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  They said India will insist Jcases begun to dip, five pop- Government has not been able on a faster disengagement ulated States — Kerala, to strengthen its health infra- 
 process in the remaining areas Maharashtra, Punjab, structure as well as inculcate like Hot Springs, Gogra, and Chhattisgarh and Madhya Covid-norms.” 
  
 Depsang to bring down tension Pradesh — have started expe- He also emphasised on in the region. riencing an upsurge in daily focussing on the areas where  Officials were hopeful of cases. sero-survailance surveys have early agreement to mutually Daily Covid-19 cases in the been negative. “Those suscep- pull back troops from country climbed to about tible of the virus should be   78,9: Patrolling Point 15 and 17A in 14,000 after nearly 22 days given priority while imple- Gogra as normalcy was taking India’s tally to menting the anti-Covid norms ndia and China on Saturday restored to a large extent in the 1,09,77,387, while the recover- as well boost health system.” Iemphasised their commit- adjacent Pangong region. ies surged to 1,06,78,048. Speaking at a webinar ment to ensuring peaceful dis- However, a mutually Only two States, organised by the International engagement from the stand-off acceptable plan to disengage Maharashtra and Kerala, Centre, Goa, Director General sites in Ladakh at the earliest. from the Depsang plains could account for 75.87 per cent of of the Council for Scientific and The flashpoints include Hot take longer, sources said. This total number of active Covid- Industrial Research Dr Shekhar Springs, Gogra, and Depsang military officials were to meet region in the past also saw 19 cases. At the same time, 78 Mande said, “In Kerala and in Valley. 48 hours after the complete pull stand-offs and intervention at per cent of the new deaths were some parts of Maharashtra the This reiteration came dur- back from Pangong. The meet- the higher levels were resorted reported from just 5 States, the number has been increasing in ing the tenth round of talks ing on Saturday between Lt to defuse tension, they added. Union Health Ministry said. the past few days and that between Corps Commanders General PK Menon and Major Sources said the tension in Health experts have called    
 
          
       might be a reflection of the fact of the two armies at Moldo bor- General Liu Lin was the first the Depsang Plains was due to for dual efforts to address the 
         that people have become com- der meeting point at the Line one since the pull back. China blocking Indian patrol emergence of the virus by placent and believe that the of Actual Control (LAC) in Besides taking stock of the parties from accessing Patrol ramping up vaccinations and Meanwhile, the Ministry sessions, as per the provision- which had variants. worst is behind us. The worst Chushul. The two military offi- situation post the withdrawal at Points (PP) 10, 11, 11A, 12 and implementation of safety pro- said 18 States/UTs have not al report till 8 am on Saturday. It’s not only Maharashtra is not over and unless we fol- cials along with their respective Pangong lake, the two com- 13. That was due to the reason tocols to curb transmission. reported any Covid-19 deaths These include 63,28,479 health- and Kerala, but in the last low all precautions, we will not delegations also reviewed the manders also discussed ways to that the Indian patrols have to “In the past week, in the last 24 hours. These are care workers (first dose), seven days, Chhattisgarh too be able to get over the pan- pullback process from the disengage from Hot Springs, go beyond a feature called bot- Maharashtra has exhibited a Telangana, Haryana, J&K (UT), 8,47,161 healthcare workers has seen a rise in daily active demic so easily.” southern and northern banks Gogra, and Depsang valley, tleneck area on foot. spike in the number of daily Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, (second dose) and 35,39,564 new cases. In the last 24 hours, Rajeev Jayadevan, scientif- of the Pangong Tso (lake). sources said here. Turn to Page 4 new cases, accounting for high- Tripura, Assam, Chandigarh, frontline workers (first dose). 259 daily new cases have been ic adviser and former president Both armies on Thursday est number of daily new cases Lakshadweep, Manipur, Dr Rahul Bhargava, reported. of the Indian Medical completed the withdrawal of in the country today. In last 24 Meghalaya, Ladakh (UT), Director-Bone Marrow “Similarly, Punjab has also Association, said the varia- tanks and troops at the hours, 6,112 daily new cases Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland, Transplant Programme, Fortis shown a sudden spike in the tions in cases were expected, Pangong friction point. This is R  have been reported in the Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman Memorial Research Institute, number of daily new cases given how viruses behave in a seen as the first step in bring- State,” the Centre said, adding and Nicobar Islands, Dadra Gurugram, said Covid inap- reported in last 7 days with 383 large geographical area. ing peace and tranquility at the that infections have increased and Nagar Haveli and Daman propriate behaviour, air travel daily new cases in last 24 Jayadevan also said what LAC after the ten-month-long  ! by 37 per cent in Mumbai as and Diu. and high density population in hours,” said the Ministry in a India is witnessing could be stand-off. The process started the State capital recorded 823 The Ministry added that a Maharashtra and Kerala are statement. called a “stochastic spread” of in a synchronised manner on cases on Friday, the highest sin- total of 1,07,15,204 Covid-19 causing upsurge in the cases. Dr Jugal Kishore, Head of novel coronavirus, where no February 10. gle-day spike in infections since vaccine doses have been The Government had also lift- Department of Community uniformity in daily outcomes As per the agreement 
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He was seen the Centre and States should The Governing Council respect of their ward, may the retail price of petrol, which Forum here. Con social media as part of walking unarmed towards the work together and make coop- pointed out that the country presents a platform to discuss approach the school principal shot above 100-mark in some She went on to explain the psy-war, showcased the brav- Chinese PLA to stop trans- erative federalism more mean- still imported grain worth inter-sectoral, inter-depart- through a manual application places in Rajasthan and tax structure and how produc- ery of an Indian Army officer gression into Indian territories. ingful which, he said, should 65,000 crore that can be put mental and federal issues. It for his or her consideration,” Madhya Pradesh and is at an tion cuts by oil cartel OPEC during the Galwan Valley India lost 20 soldiers in the “trickle down to districts in in farmers pocket. Modi said comprises the Prime Minister, the Directorate of Education all-time high elsewhere in the and its allies had led to a rally clashes in Eastern Ladakh. clash. China released this order to promote growth.” farmers need to be given incen- Chief Ministers of States and (DOE) said in a letter to country, is made up of Central in the international oil prices, The officer of Bihar video on Friday as part of its The PM also made a strong tives to invest in agriculture. Union Territories with legisla- schools. and State taxes. leading to a hike in retail rates Regiment, who hails from the psy-war to depict India’s case for giving the private sec- The Prime Minister urged tors and Lieutenant Governors The age criterion has been Taxes make up for about 56 in India. She, however, said the Senapati district of Manipur aggression during clashes in tor “full opportunity to become to focus on storage and pro- of other UTs. fixed by the DOE every year per cent of the record high answer may lie in bringing and was commissioned in Galwan Valley. The video went a part of Government’s cessing of agricultural products Andhra Pradesh Chief since 2018 and relaxations have diesel rates. Sitharaman, who petrol and diesel under the 2018, was seen leading his men viral on all the platforms of Aatmanirbhar Bharat pro- to reduce wastage. He stressed Minister YS Jagan Mohan been granted in previous ses- had increased Central Excise Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the front in Galwan social media. gramme.” on the need to export Reddy reiterated that the sions too. duty on petrol and diesel by a regime, which will end the Valley during the confronta- The video was released Addressing the sixth meet- processed foods rather than Central Government was For admissions in nursery, record margin last year to mop cascading impact of taxes and tion against the Chinese after China for the first time ing of the Governing Council raw foods to increase profits. obliged to grant Special KG and class 1 there is an up gains arising from interna- bring uniformity. People’s Liberation Army accepted it lost four soliders of NITI Aayog, Modi said farm Modi said reforms are very Category Status to Andhra upper limit. The child cannot tional oil prices plunging to Currently, the Central (PLA). He is a Captain in the during the clash. 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The Chief Minister also Old Hanuman Temple on Saturday The day long chanting rituals Since the launch of the policy in August 2020, three wheelers emerge as the elhi Chief Minister Arvind said that the youth possesses and chanted Hanuman Chalisa. was also led by Delhi Congress Vice highest selling EV segment in Delhi. 5534 new EV three-wheelers have been reg- DKejriwal on Saturday the potential and the energy to AAP senior leader and MCD in- President Mudit Aggarwal. istered, with more users coming forward to make the switch. embarked on the importance of start new businesses which is charge Durgesh Pathak prayed for The ancient Hanuman temple In the second week of the Delhi government's Switch Delhi campaign, many promoting the manufacturing why India needs to aggressive- world peace at Lord Hanuman's tem- located in Chandni Chowk was users, environmentalists, celebrities and industry leaders have come forward to sector and start-ups for the eco- ly promote start-ups to create ple in along with the residents of demolished a few days ago the Delhi express their support and applaud the campaign. nomic progress of India. jobs in the country. the area. Municipal Corporation. Talking to The campaign focused on generating awareness on the benefits of EV three- Addressing the Niti Aayog Kejriwal said, "I would like Pathak said that the North Delhi media, Aggarwal blamed chief min- wheelers along with the benefits offered under the Delhi EV policy for those who Governing Council Meeting, to shift PM's focus to two Municipal Corporation had demol- ister Arvind Kejriwal terming him an want to make the switch from ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles to elec- he said that the Central and issues. In the last 70 years, our ished this temple of Lord Hanuman outsider and thus the Chief Minister tric. "We are constantly receiving positive feedback from OEMs that a lot of peo- State Governments should country has never given impor- but the people have re-built it with has neither any knowledge of the cul- ple have expressed interest to make the switch from ICE to electric. Delhi gov- come together to build manu- tance to the manufacturing their faith. "People choose their gov- ture of Delhi nor of Chandni Chowk ernment has led the way in promoting e-rickshaws for the last few years by giv- facturing hubs across the coun- sector, as a result of which peo- has captured our markets and ernment with trust and expectations, area. ing a subsidy of Rs 30,000. After the EV policy, the same subsidy has been extend- try, to provide facilities and give ple are leaving the manufac- Chinese products are replacing we are doing everything possible to "Even though the people voted ed to e carts/loaders and e-autos," he said. tax breaks to MSMEs, manu- turing sector and are moving Indian products on a large fulfill their expectations. The BJP in him and made him CM, but the truth “Subsidies provided by the Delhi government under Delhi’s EV policy on elec- facturers, and industrialists, towards the trading and service scale. We should aggressively Delhi has crushed the trust and expec- is that he has nothing to do with pub- tric three wheeler autos reduce the total cost of ownership of the electric three- for import substitutes and sectors. Our country is lagging pursue manufacturing," he said. tations of the people. The people of lic emotions. Both the Delhi govern- wheeler by up to 26 per cent. By switching to electric three wheeler auto, an indi- exports. behind in the manufacturing The chief minister said, Delhi are perturbed by the BJP's rule ment and the BJP's MCD are engaged vidual buyer can save approximately Rs 29,000 annually. Similarly, the subsidies " India has never given sector." "The youth of our country in the MCD, and they want to entrust in manipulating the public by doing provided on electric three wheeler e-rikshaw under the policy reduce the total cost importance to the manufac- "We witnessed that India needs to come to the forefront. the AAP government with this respon- politics of mere allegation," Aggarwal of ownership by up to 33 per cent,” Gahlot said. turing sector in the last 70 years had to confront two issues in The youth possesses the poten- sibility," he added. said in a Press statement. Delhi’s EV policy and the Switch Delhi campaign have been well-applauded and it is lagging behind in this the last year. First is COVID, tial and the energy to start new Reacting to this, Delhi BJP Aggarwal also said that the Delhi by environmentalists, celebrities, and the industry. Switch Delhi is an eight-week sector, which has made China which hugely affected the man- businesses. If the Central and Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Congress has started a movement , mass awareness campaign by the Delhi Government to sensitize each and every capture the markets. It is nec- ufacturing sector and many State governments come Kapoor said that it is sad that AAP which led to demonstrations there, Delhiite about the benefits of switching to EVs to the environment as well as to essary to aggressively pursue jobs were lost. Secondly, on one together and provide facilities leader Durgesh Pathak has vitiated the recited Hanuman Chalisa and creat- make them aware of the incentives and infrastructure being developed under Delhi’s manufacturing for India's eco- hand, we saw how China has to our youth, we will have a atmosphere by giving a political state- ed a mass movement. "The local peo- EV policy. The campaign aims at informing, encouraging, and motivating each nomic progress, creation of been challenging us on the bor- huge contribution to the ment after visiting the Hanuman ple pitched in and now the temple has and every person in Delhi to switch from polluting vehicles to zero-emission elec- jobs, and GDP growth, he der, and on the other hand, it progress of the nation." Mandir rebuilt by local people at been restored," he added. tric vehicles. /6D    656  
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elhi Police has registered a case against former DBahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), MP Akbar Ahmad 'Dumpy' after a complaint was recieved by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Shazia Ilmi accusing him of misbehaving with her at a private party. According to a senior police official, Ilmi alleged that Ahmad allegedly started "misbehaving with her and passed lewd remarks" at a dinner party in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area on February 5. Ingit Pratap Singh, the DCP, Southwest district said that they received a complaint from Illmi, and based on it, the case was registered against Akbar Ahmad 'Dumpy' on February 7. The DCP said that an investigation is under- way. Ilmi on Saturday alleged Ahmad was "very much abu- sive and humiliating" towards her at the gathering. She said a complaint was filed by her with the police. Police said the case was registered under sections 506 (threatening) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).        78,9:

elhi Police has arrested two brothers for allegedly killing Da person who used to physically assault one of them in north Delhi’s Sadar Bazar area. The accused have been identified as Ram (34) and Kamal (40), residents of Basti Julhan, Sadar Bazar. According to Anto Alphonse, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North district, the complainant Suresh Kumar reported that on Friday around 9:30 pm, he was pre- sent in his house when he heard noise from street. “He reached at Sarla Chowk, Basti Julahan, where he saw that Ram was quarrelling with his brother-in-law Jai Kishan alias Jacky (34). During quarrel, Ram went to his house and immediately returned with one knife along with his elder brother Kamal. Kamal caught Jacky and Ram stabbed him on his stomach. Meanwhile, one local resident Saurav tried to save Jacky but Ram also assaulted him with knife,” said the DCP. “Saurav got down and the knife hit him at the back- side of his neck and he ran away from the spot to save his life. Jacky also tried to escape but the accused pushed him on road. They kicked him multiple times and then fled from the spot,” said the DCP. “Jacky was rushed to Hindu Rao Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, while Sourav is out of danger. During investigation, police apprehend- ed Ram and Kamal,” said the DCP. (    && &    )

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he Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police has Tarrested a 41-year-old man who had allegedly duped sev- eral people by inducing them in his ponzy scheme to the tune of 8 crores. The accused has been identified as Gopal Dalapati, who was arrested by the EOW police team outside gate no 2 of Saket Court Complex pon February 18. According to Dr O P Mishra, the Joint Commissioner of Police, EOW, the First Information Report (FIR) was reg- istered on the complaint of Gopal Singh and other com- plainants in which they have alleged that they have been induced by alleged company Weird Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. and Weird Industries Limited through their director and representatives to invest in their small savings schemes for better return. “It has been alleged that accused persons cheated the small investors in the name of doubling and tripling the invested amount on maturity. The accused persons also issued Debenture Certificates and collected huge amounts about 8 Crores. After collecting the huge amounts, the com- pany closed their offices and ran away,” said the Joint CP. “During probe, it was revealed that the accused along with his associates launched schemes for high returns to vic- tims. Accused persons with his associates had operated their illegal business from Kolkata and Delhi by opening their offices. After collecting around eight Crores from victims, the alleged companies closed their offices in Kolkata and Delhi and disappeared,” said the Joint CP.       +,- +.+,  !-

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  ' Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala recoveries in the state to while cautioning about the pos- precautions were being taken so Speakingto reporters here, oting in the civic polls in women. Of the 11,121 polling on Saturday registered 4,650 9,67,630. Currently, there are sible second wave of Covid-19, that the state does not reach such he said necessary precautions VSix major cities of Gujarat booths, 2,255 are sensitive and new Covid-19 cases and 13 58,606 people are under treat- Karnataka Health Minister K a stage. The Minister also said have to be taken at least till will be held between 7am and 1,188 have been designated as  
  related deaths taking the total ment in the state. Sudhakar on Saturday said the health departmentis seek- March end by compulsorilyfol- 5pm on Sunday amid tight very sensitive,” a poll official number of those affected in the There are 2,47,780 people according to experts till March ingcooperation from Home and lowing things like wearing security and adherence to said. Kanpur: The minor girl, who state by the deadly virus to under observation in the state end it is crucial. Revenue departments besides masks, maintaining distance, COVID-19 norms, officials Votes will be counted on was found along with her two 10.30 lakh. out of which 8,989 are in iso- Also ruling out any COVID district administrations to con- and all those who have the said. February 23, following which, cousins in an agriculture field Chief Minister Pinarayi lation wards of various hospi- curbs like lockdown or curfew trol COVID spread in districts opportunity should get vacci- The municipal corpora- on February 28, polls to 31 dis- in a village in Unnao district, Vijayan said thestate has test- tals. PTI measures in Karnataka for now, bordering Kerala and nated. “The Union Health tion elections in Ahmedabad, trict and 231 taluka panchay- was taken off ventilator support ed 65,968 samples in the last 24 Maharashtra, states that have Ministry has said vaccinations Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, ats, as well as 81 municipalities on Saturday after showing hours and the test positivity seen a spike in cases in recent are likely to be given to common Bhavnagar and Jamnagar are will be held, he added. improvement, a senior police rate was 7.06 per cent. Till now, days. citizens from March....Now being seen as a test for Chief During the campaign, the official said. 1.09 crore samples have been Karnataka has issued new frontline warriorsand health Minister Vijay Rupani as it may BJP played the “development” The girl has shown tested by the state. guidelines mandating all those workersshould take vaccines,” he set the tone for the card, while the Congress, which improvement and doctors “Out of the total cases coming from Kerala and said. Assembly polls slated for next has been out of power in these decided to take her off the ven- reported today, 76 reached the Maharashtra to the state to Further stating that there year. Votes will be cast for a local bodies for a long time tilator, Kanpur Deputy IG state from outside while 4,253 carry a negative RT-PCR test is no spike in the number of total of 575 seats with each now, cited “lack of amenities” Preetinder Singh said. contracted the disease through report not older than 72 hours. cases in Karnataka and the mor- ward having four corporators, and the recent fuel price hike The girl is still not in a their contacts. “There are laws on one side, tality rate is 1.3 per cent, the and 2,276 candidates, com- to turn the tide. condition to speak to the police The sources of infection of but civic senseis also required in Minister said, “we will have to prising 577 from the BJP, 566 The Aam Aadmi Party has and narrate the incident, the 295 are yet to be traced. Twenty protecting our own health, so stop the possible second wave in from the Congress, 470 from claimed it would be an effective DIG said. six health workers are also people of the state have to the same way.” AAP, 91 from NCP, 353 from alternative to the BJP and The doctors are constant- among the infected,” Vijayan understand and make necessary “There is a senseabout the other parties and 228 Congress, while Asaduddin ly monitoring the girl's condi- said in a press meet. changes in their conduct by fol- second wave coming in Independents, are in the fray, Owaisi's AIMIM will make its tion and taking care of her, he Meanwhile, 5,841 people lowing necessary precautions... Maharashtra and Kerala.It officials informed. local bodies poll debut having said. recuperated from the disease Till March end is an important should not come in our state, we “The total number of vot- fielded 21 candidates in six Heavy deployment of on Saturday taking the total stage according to the technical have to control it,” he said. PTI ers in the six cities stands at wards in Ahmedabad. police force has been made at the hospital to ensure the safe- ty and security of the girl. On primary assessment,           -       D  ,  
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           Centre and States will have to cent dependent on imports to the GST Council agrees on one rate soon from the other friction of the 25-35 buried people to bring out the bodies with          talk.” Stating that the states levy meet its oil needs and so retail rates then all over the country there can points too. have been recovered so far, top maximum care. H    M5  #  ad valorem rates of sales tax or VAT are linked to international prices. be one fuel price rather than On February 11, Defence police officials said. During the excavation which help them get more revenue “So long and short of it is (that) the Chennai being more expensive Minister Rajnath Singh The tunnel has already work inside the tunnel, 13 whenever prices go up, she said it states and the Centre have to sit than New Delhi or New Delhi more announced in Parliament that been dug at a level of 166m bodies have been found so far.  R , 555 won’t serve any purpose if the together and see whether there is expensive than Mumbai. India and China reached an deep and 6m in slope. Water is The rescuers are working on Centre were to take the moral high a way in which the retail price of “That anomaly can be agreement on disengagement continuously being pumped two major places - one inside From Page 1 ground and bring down excise duty fuel is at a reasonable level,” she addressed if it is under GST. And in the North and South banks out of the tunnel, officials said. the tunnel and other at the The tenth Corps commander meeting between to zero. “I can do that (cut taxes) said. that can be just one tax which can of Pangong lake that mandates Rescuers had recovered remains of the Rishiganga pro- India and China, began at 10 am on Saturday. if I have a certain guarantee that my Sitharaman said as a finance be shared by both Centre and both sides to “cease” forward one body at Helang area near ject in Reni. Sniffer dogs are The Indian Army didn’t react to the video of the revenue foregone will not be an minister she cannot be one minis- State,” she said. Petrol and diesel deployment of troops in a Joshimath on Friday even as also being used in the rescue clash released by China and maintained silence over opportunity for somebody else to ter in the Union government to say prices have been increased for 12 “phased, coordinated and ver- they used dog squads, binocu- operation near Reni village. the issue. India and China have been engaged in a get into this space and gain that,” how much the price can be straight days, taking them to an all ifiable” manner. lars, rafts and other equip- A total of 12 teams of ten-month-long standoff at the Line of Actual she said. decreased and whether that would time high of Rs 97 per litre for Under the agreement, he ment in their search operation SDRF are searching for bodies Control. The confrontations began on the north bank “If all of us are talking about not guarantee the States to earn petrol in Mumbai and over Rs 88 said, China will pull back its for 142 missing persons. Nearly using binoculars, sniffer dogs of Pangong Lake, both in the waters and the bank consumer prices (on fuel to) come more money. “Because every mark for diesel. Retail pump prices troops to the east of Finger 8 204 persons went missing after and rafts from Reni village to as Chinese incursions increased in early May last year. down (and the) tax raised by the government needs more money, differ from state-to-state depend- areas in the northern bank of the February 7 deluge in the downstream Srinagar town On February 10, disengagement began at the Centre, tax raised by the states are needs revenue and at the same time ing on the local taxes (VAT) and Pangong lake while the Indian Rishiganga river. area. IANS northen and southern banks of Pangong Lake. not holier than one another.” The I can see a relief that not one addi- freight. PTI personnel will be based at their permanent base at Dhan Singh Thapa Post near Finger 3 in the Kashmir as a Union Territory. in rural and urban India. He take full advantage of this ly to boost economic growth. region. Similar action would 4  555 Prime Minister said India said, another innovative ini- scheme and attract more and Prime Minister stressed take place on the south bank of has made up its mind to tiative is going on in which more investment. He said pol- on the need to promote inno- the lake as well, he said. From Page 1 progress rapidly and doesn’t houses are being built by mod- icy framework and cooperation vation and use technology as In his statement in “Rapid industrialization of want to lose time. ern technology in six cities. between Centre and state is also much as possible. He said every Parliament, the Defence the State is possible only if SCS He said the positive In the last 18 months since very important. State and every district in the Minister also said it was agreed is accorded,” he asserted in his response received for this year’s Jal Jeevan Mission came into Modi said a holistic country has a speciality and to convene the next meeting of speech during the virtual meet- Budget has expressed the mood existence over 3.5 crore rural approach has been adopted potential and government is senior commanders of both ing. He also sought quick of the nation and the youth is households have been con- over the years, from agriculture shortlisting and value-adding sides within 48 hours of com- approval of revised estimates of playing a pivotal role in setting nected with piped water con- to animal husbandry to fish- to these thousands of products pletion of the disengagement in Polavaram project. the mood. nections. eries. He said, as a result, the hailing from different districts the Pangong lake areas so as to Punjab Chief Minister “AatmaNirbhar Bharat He said, ‘BharatNet country’s agricultural exports through marketing for resolve all other remaining skipped the meeting as he was campaign is the way to build an scheme’ has also become a have increased significantly exports. issues. reportedly indisposed. India that produces not only for major game changing feature to even during Corona. Modi said in past few years At present, more than one The agenda of the meeting its own needs but also for the give internet connectivity to Prime Minister said ease of opening of bank accounts, lakh troops besides tanks and included deliberations on agri- world. He said, country’s pri- remote villages across the living and ease of doing busi- increase in vaccination and heavy artillery guns from both culture, infrastructure, manu- vate sector is also coming for- nation. ness will go hand in hand. Laws health facilities, free electrici- sides are deployed in forward facturing, human resource ward with energy”, said Modi. Prime Minister said the and regulations have to be ty connection, free gas con- areas near the LAC in Ladakh development, service delivery He said the fund allocated Central Government has intro- amended for brighter future of nection to empower the poor since the face-offs began in at grassroots level, health and for infrastructure in the current duced Production Linked the nation. has reflected a phenomenal May last year. Incidentally, the nutrition. Budget is highly appreciated Incentive, PLI schemes for var- He made a strong pitch for change in their lives. The Prime first stand-off took place at the The sixth meeting wit- and it will generate employ- ious sectors. He said, this is an repealing archaic laws and Minister expressed happiness Pangong Lake. It saw the sol- nessed the entry of Ladakh for ment for thousands. excellent opportunity to making it easier to do business that during the COVID period diers from two sides exchang- the first time, in addition to the Modi said, since 2014, over increase manufacturing in the in India stating that the centre people saw how Centre and ing blows and some of them participation of Jammu and 2.4 crore houses have been built country and States should also and states need to work close- States worked together. received injuries.       +,- +.+,  !.

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Goyal said, Indian Standard (BIS) is the TDirectorate has filed a pros- rely on stay-at-home restric- tions and effective vaccination work of Bureau of Indian no one should feel the need to only national body that ecution complaint tions. This is the suggestion by could fully interrupt transmis- Standards (BIS), Consumer go abroad to get quality frames standards. It has come (chargesheet) against Punjab- epidemiologists and demogra- sion without the need for phys- Affairs, Food and Public certification. Saying lab test- out with over 20,000 stan- based Kudos Chemie Ltd. and phers from WorldPop at the ical distancing. In all cities, full Distribution Minister Piyush ing in India should be of dards for various products its directors for forging docu- University of Southampton, in ‘stay-at-home’ lockdowns would Goyal on Saturday said, it’s world standards, Goyal said, and services so far. There are ments to seek loan from a con- collaboration with The Chinese no longer be necessary. time to embark on Mission modern equipment and latest also about 50-odd agencies sortium of banks and diverting University of Hong Kong. The The team’s results also sug- one nation one standard and technologies should be used that have framed about 400 the funds to the tune of about findings are published in the gest strong physical distancing make India the leader in set- there. standards in the country. 350 crore. journal Nature Human interventions implemented for The agency said it has filed Behaviour. short periods of time may be the Prosecution Complaint In their study, they used more effective than mild, longer against Kudos Chemie Ltd., anonymised mobile phone term ones. -      Kudos Holdings Pvt Ltd. and its geolocation data with epi- The author and spatial epi- directors, Jitendra Singh and thiscase, the immovable prop- niary benefit of 7 crores to the demiological and coronavirus demiologist, Dr Shengjie Lai, Gurmeet Sodhi before the erties amounting to 343 crore accused Binay Prakash who case data from China to model Senior Research Fellow in Special Court (PMLA), stand attached by ED,”it said. offered to sell the shares of the the potential impact of vacci- Geography and Environmental  #$(   Chandigarh under the Further investigation, in company on premium, afteral- nation and physical distancing Sciences at the University of Prevention of Money this case, is in progress, it location of the coal block to the on virus transmission. Southampton said, “Our   81  78,9: petition before the CCPD society so that they can spend Laundering Act. added. Ranchi-based firm. They predicted the effect of research provides a framework which he had moved for jus- their life with dignity and The ED initiated the inves- Meanwhile, in a separate Further investigation different combinations of inter- and set of outputs that can be n an order aimed at sending tice. enjoy their basic fundamental tigation on the basis of a CBI case, the ED has filed a revealed that the accused Binay ventions on low, medium and used by policy-makers and pub- Ia message to private sector The Employee State rights equally with others. If FIR dated April 7, 2017 under Supplementary Prosecution Prakash placed the Proceeds of high density cities in the coun- lic health authorities to identi- companies ignoring the rights Insurance (ESI) too rejected private establishments shall be the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Complaint before the Special Crime in the banking system try. fy appropriate levels of inter- of their disabled employees, the his application seeking pen- left out of scope of Section Sections relating to cheating, Court of Bharat Parashar, and subsequently the amount The impact of physical dis- vention to keep Covid-19 out- Court of Chief Commissioner sion as it contended that his 20(4) it may amount to creat- forgery and criminal conspira- Special Judge (PC Act), New was siphoned off/ tancing in containing future breaks in check over time. for Persons with Disabilities case does not fall within the ing hinderance in path of cy for bank fraud with the con- Delhi under PMLA in a case of routed/invested through the resurgences of Covid-19 “Although our study was (CCPD), under the Union purview of the existing rules. achieving aims and objectives sortium of banks led by Punjab illegal allocation of coal block entities of Binay Prakash group depends greatly on the intensi- based on data from China, our Social Justice and Commissioner for sought to be achieved by National Bank. in Jharkhand against Domco owned/controlled by him. ty of measures, population den- methods and findings are Empowerment Ministry, has Persons with Disability Upma RPwD Act, 2016.” “The ED investigation Pvt. Ltd. and its directors Binay Identified assets in form of sity, and the availability of vac- applicable to cities worldwide asked a Ghaziabad-based pri- Srivastava after hearing both Therefore, said Srivastava, revealed that Prakash, Rita Prakash and their immovable properties held in cines across geographical areas with similar levels of population vate firm to restore the job of the sides on January 12, 2021 this court by exercising its suo Jitendra Singh and two other firms. the name of Binay Prakash and time. The researchers set density and social contact pat- a worker who was terminated observed that the employer of motu powers to investigate, Gurmeet Sodhi, directors of The agency initiated inves- group amounting to 3.96 out to gain a greater under- terns.” from the service after he met Pattanayak violated employ- vested in it by virtue of Section Kudos Chemie Ltd, prepared tigation on the basis of a CBI crores and movable properties standing of the relationship Director of WorldPop, with a mishap, causing him 60 ment rights of the latter as 75(b) of RPwD Act, 2016, forged export bills and got FIR under IPC sections relating amounting to 3.04 crores were between these factors. Professor Andy Tatem, added: per cent locomotor disability. guaranteed under the Rights decides to take cognisance of them discounted with the banks to criminal conspiracy and provisionally attached. The The team predicts that in “Previous studies have assumed The case pertains to one of Persons with Disabilities the complaint against the fraudulently. They also divert- cheating against Domco Pvt. Adjudicating Authority under most cities, vaccination pro- that when people reduce mobil- Tusarkanta Pattanayak, who Act, 2016. employer of the complainant, ed loan funds to the related Ltd. and its promoters/directors PMLA has already grammes and physical distanc- ity, they proportionately reduce worked with a private firm, “Section 20(4) of the Act i.e.Bio-Med Private Limited concern Kudos Holdings Pvt. and other unknown persons for confirmed attached prop- ing combined will be enough to their social contacts, but this BioMed Pvt Ltd, since 2006. lays down that if any employ- and recommends it to cancel Ltd. being a shell company and submitting false information erties worth 6.88 crores and contain virus resurgence with- isn’t necessarily the case and as On December 30, 2016, while ee acquires disability during the termination letter and re- through round-tripping showed with dishonest intention to the properties worth 12 lakhs are out the need to greatly restrict more SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in the office when he was not course of his employment, he employ him on any such post the diverted funds as their own authorities while applying for a under the process of confir- population mobility. come online, there is an urgent feeling well, his company shall not be dispensed with his which is suitable for a capital and took more loans captive coal block and securing mation, it said. Containment in this study was need to understand the rela- manager advised him to get services; further, such employ- Divyangjan. Further this court from the banks. Directors of the allocation of “Lalgarh (North)” Earlier, a Prosecution defined as maintaining a low tionship between these factors, medicine from the nearby ee cannot be even reduced in recommends that the employ- company alsoused company coal block in West Bokaro Complaint under PMLA was transmission rate, or ‘R’ below so we can adjust and tailor inter- dispensary and take rest. But rank or pay scale. Though, er shall not reduce the pay loan funds for buying proper- Coalfield, Jharkhand. The irreg- filed before the court here on one. ventions and open up sections as his fate would have it, Section 20(4) lays down man- scale of the complainant. ties in individual names. In ular allocation led to a pecu- December 13, 2018. The researchers report cities of society in a safer way.” Pattanayak met with a serious date for government estab- However, the Court was accident on his way to the dis- lishments. Yet, this court, con- silent on the ESI contention pensary. It made him perma- sidering the objectives of that “after conducting detailed find out and will send him to  #4 nently disabled (locomotor RPwD Act 2016, concludes investigation it was found that          the right place,” she said in disability at 60 per cent). that effect of this provision at the time the complainant another tweet. However, instead of must also be extended to non- met with the accident, he was The 19-year-old pistol      empathising with Pattanayak’s government establishments. not commuting for employ-  3    O  P shooter also demanded action condition, his company pres- “ ment purpose, rather he was against two Air India employ- 
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In In her order she further commuting from one place to ees for allegedly “harassing” 2019, the company handed said that “Objective of this Act another for personal reasons   78,9: hind.” Rijiju responded by through the “ordeal” despite and “insulting” her. him a termination letter, the is to assimilate the therefore, he could not be tweeting: “You are India’s carrying all valid documents Denying Bhaker’s charges, complainant alleged in his Divyangjans into main stream granted pension. “ rjuna awardee and Tokyo pride.” and clearance from the Air India, in its reply to AOlympics medal prospect The 19-year-old Olympics Directorate General of Civil Bhaker, tweeted, “Our Delhi Manu Bhaker has demanded shooter made a sensational Aviation (DGCA) for travel- Airport team has confirmed action against two Air India charge against Air India, say- ling with her weapons and that the official at our counter %?4(6B   ' employees for allegedly ing that employees of the ammunition. had only sought for valid doc- “harassing” and “insulting” the national airline treated her “Not allowing me to board uments as per rules for the car- pistol shooter while she tried to “like a criminal” for carrying flight AI 437 at IGI Delhi and riage of your weapon on   78,9:   "  *;< board a flight to Bhopal from guns on board the aircraft. asking now 10200rs despite all board. In absence of the same, Delhi. Air India, however, Taking to Twitter, Bhaker was valid documentation and legitimate specified charges rime Minister Narendra   78,9: Industrial Security Force West Bengal, 45 are earmarked rebutted her claims. headed to Bhopal Shooting DGCA permit . Top of that for the arms were conveyed to PModi will visit the poll- (CISF) and the Sashastra Seema for Tamil Nadu, 40 for Assam, After being stopped at the Academy for training alleged Manoj Gupta Air India you”. bound States of Assam and t least 25,000 Central Bal (SSB) will be utilised for 30 for Kerala and 10 for Indira Gandhi Airport, 19- that the national carrier did incharge doesn’t recognise The airline further added West Bengal on Monday to AArmed Police Force conduct of the upcoming elec- Puducherry. year-old Manu tweeted her not allow her, in the first DGCA @narendramodi that no one sought a ‘bribe’ launch and lay the foundation (CAPF) personnel have been tions. “These numbers are based ‘problem’, tagging Sports instance, to board her sched- @HardeepSPuri @AmitShah and that “you were issued stones of several projects. earmarked to be deployed for A CAPF company has an on the preliminary assessment Minister Kiren Rijiju and Civil uled flight from Delhi to @VasundharaBJP shall I pay boarding pass on your assur- The PMO said he will ded- the forthcoming assembly polls operational strength of about that was undertaken by the Aviation Minister Hardeep Bhopal, citing no permission this Bribes or!!!!” the ace ance of furnishing valid doc- icate to the nation important in four states and the Union 100 personnel. Election Commission after its Singh Puri, among others. to carry her guns and shoot- shooter tweeted. uments before boarding. projects of the oil and gas sec- Territory of Puducherry, offi- These forces work under meeting with senior home After Rijiju’s intervention, ing equipment. “Think this type of behav- Immediately after the official tor in an event organised at cials said on Saturday. the command of the Ministry ministry officials sometime Bhaker eventually boarded the Bhaker further claimed iour is not acceptable. Manoj valid documents were shown Silapathar in Assam, and also They said the Union home of Home Affairs (MHA). back. AI 437 flight. She thanked the that the airline employees even Gupta is not even human. He by you at the boarding point, inaugurate and lay the founda- ministry has directed that a Assembly polls in West “Some addition in num- sports minister in her last demanded a bride from her. is treating me like I am a crim- you were allowed to board”. tion stones of engineering col- total of 250 companies of the Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, bers many take place once the tweet: “Thank you Lashing out at Air India, the inal. Also his security in Air India also tendered an leges during the event. Central Reserve Police Force Kerala and Puducherry are EC announces the final dates @KirenRijiju sir. Got boarded Commonwealth Games and charge. Such people need basic apology and added that the Later in the day, he will (CRPF), Border Security Force due in April-May this year. for polls and the number of after strong support from all of Youth Olympics gold medallist training of behaviour hope- airline has always encouraged inaugurate several railway pro- (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Officials said while 125 phases,” a senior officer privy you. Thank you India. jai stated that she had to go fully Aviation ministry will and respected sportspersons. jects at Hooghly in West Bengal. Police (ITBP), Central companies are being moved to to the development told PTI. $$
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He also called support. that “America is back, the The president also partic- and that has a lot to with Joe for cooperation in addressing Biden’s turn on the world transatlantic alliance is back,” ipated Friday in a virtual meet- Biden having become the pres- economic and national securi- stage came as the US officially after four years of a Trump ing of the Group of Seven ident of the United States of ty challenges posed by Russia rejoined the Paris climate administration that flaunted its industrialized nations, where America,” Merkel said. and China and identified agreement, the largest interna- foreign policy through an leaders managed to work “His speech just now, but cyberspace, artificial intelli- tional effort to curb global “America First” lens. Biden’s campaign theme into also his administration’s first gence and biotechnology as warming. Trump announced in Speaking to the annual their closing joint statement, announcements, have con- areas of growing competition. June 2017 that he was pulling Munich Security Conference vowing to “work together to vinced us that this is not just “We must prepare togeth- the US Out of the landmark virtually, Biden ticked through beat Covid-19 and build back talk but action.” er for long-term strategic com- accord, arguing that the pact a daunting to-do list — sal- better.” Biden made his address to petition with China,” Biden would undermine the vaging the Iran nuclear deal, “Welcome back, America,” a global audience as his admin- declared. American economy. meeting economic and securi- said European Council istration this week took steps to His message was girded by Biden announced the U.S. ty challenges posed by China President Charles Michel, effec- reverse key Trump adminis- an underlying argument that Intention of rejoining on the and Russia and repairing the tively summing up the mood of tration policies. democracies — not autocracies first day of his presidency, but damage caused by the coron- the Munich conference. He said that the U.S. Stands — are models of governance he had to wait 30 days for the avirus pandemic — that he said But while such happy talk ready to rejoin talks about that can best meet the chal- move to go into effect. He has would require close coopera- conveyed the palpable sense of reentering the 2015 multilateral lenges of the moment. The said that he will bake consid- tion between the US and its relief among allies at Biden’s Iran nuclear deal abandoned by president urged fellow world erations about climate change Western allies. full-throated commitment to the Trump administration. The leaders to show together into every major domestic and Without mentioning mending frayed US-Europe Biden administration that “democracies can still foreign policy decision his Donald Trump’s name once in relations, plenty has changed announced Thursday its desire deliver.” administration faces. his speech, Biden mixed talk of over the past four years in ways % 4   '  ;<     = 7   to reengage Iran, and it took At the G-7, administration “This is a global existential a reinvigorated democratic creating new challenges. action at the United Nations officials said, Biden focused on crisis,” Biden said. alliance with a rebuke of his China has cemented its Populism has grown through Angela Merkel noted that some gic and economic concerns aimed at restoring policy to what lies ahead for the inter- Biden also encouraged G- predecessor’s approach, a mes- place as a fierce economic much of Europe. And other differences between the U.S. that are not always in sync with what it was before national community as it tries 7 partners to make good on sage warmly received by competitor on the continent as Western countries have, at And Europe remain “compli- Biden on Russia as well. Trump withdrew from the deal to extinguish the public health their pledges to COVAX, an Western allies. the US has reconsidered long- moments, sought to fill the vac- cated.” Europe sees China’s Still, Merkel, who had a in 2018. and economic crises created by initiative by the World Health ‘I know the past few years held national security and eco- uum left as America stepped economic ambitions as less of strained relationship with Biden also spoke out about the coronavirus pandemic. He Organization to improve access have strained and tested the nomic priorities embedded in back from the world stage. an existential threat than the Trump, didn’t hide her prefer- the two-decade war in announced the US will soon to vaccines, even as he reopens transatlantic relationship,” the transatlantic alliance. German Chancellor US does and has its own strate- ence for an American foreign Afghanistan, where he faces a begin releasing $4 billion for an the US Spigot. 6"       -    
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Earlier in the week in with China’s recently enacted countries’ economic structures Germany from a nerve agent jail terms ranging from seven judge and the prosecutor, argu- Mandalay’s Yadanabon dock, Some 500 police and sol- Mandalay, security forces Coast Guard law, which may and to use force in defending poisoning that he blames on the to 15 days. ing that they could have a where tear gas and rubber bul- diers descended on the area cracked down on state railway escalate the ongoing territori- China’s maritime claims in dis- Kremlin. Russian authorities Speaking before the ver- much better life in a new lets were used on protesters near Yadanabon dock after workers in a similar fashion al and maritime disputes,” State puted areas, strongly implies have rejected the accusation. dict, Navalny referenced the Russia. earlier in the day. dock workers joined the after they joined the civil dis- Department Spokesperson Ned this law could be used to intim- Navalny, 44, an anti-cor- Bible as well as “Harry Potter” “Just imagine how won- The Irrawaddy news web- national civil disobedience obedience movement. Price told reporters during a idate the maritime neighbours ruption crusader and President and the animated sitcom “Rick derful life would be without site also confirmed the deaths movement, refusing to work Less than an hour after the conference call. of China, Price said. Vladimir Putin’s most vocal and Morty” as he urged constant lying,” he said. on social media. until the military junta that 8 pm curfew started on China is engaged in hotly “We are further concerned critic, appealed the prison sen- Russians to resist pressure from “Imagine how great it Security forces had been seized power in a Feb. 1 coup Wednesday, gunshots were contested territorial disputes in that China may invoke this new tence and asked to be released. the authorities and challenge would be to work as a judge increasing their pressure reinstates the democratically heard as more than two dozen both the South China Sea and law to assert its unlawful mar- The Moscow City Court’s judge the Kremlin to build a fairer when no one would be able to against anti-coup protesters elected government. police officers with shields and the East China Sea. Beijing has itime claims in the South China on Saturday only slightly and more prosperous country. call you and give you directions earlier Saturday, using water Protesters and residents helmets marched past railway built up and militarised many Sea,” he said. reduced his sentence to just “The government’s task is what verdicts to issue.” cannons, tear gas, slingshots were forced to flee the neigh- workers’ housing. Numerous of the islands and reefs it con- The United States reminds over 2 1/2 years in prison, rul- to scare you and then persuade He insisted that he was and rubber bullets against borhood amid the violence, as videos posted on social media trols in the region. China of its obligations under ing that a month-and-half you that you are alone,” he said. unable to report to the author- demonstrators and striking security forces chased after showed muzzle flashes as shots Both areas are stated to be the United Nations Charter to Navalny spent under house “Our Voldemort in his palace ities in line with his probation dock workers in Mandalay. them. There were reports of were heard, and some police rich in minerals, oil and other refrain from the threat or use arrest in early 2015 will be also wants me to feel cut off,” he requirements while he was At least five people were sounds that resembled gunfire. shot slingshots and threw rocks natural resources and are vital of force and to conform its deducted from his sentence. added, in a reference to Putin. convalescing in Germany after injured by rubber bullets and A group of journalists was at the buildings. 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I and therefore businesses can The government wants my. Sitharaman said spending hit a record high of 9.5 per cent government in coordination rate cut and other initiatives of In the biggest reduction in would now like to see private continue to concentrate on these units to be running, to be is required this year as well as of the Gross Domestic Product with the RBI has played a role the Government, and unleash 28 years, the government in investors and private indus- their core activities, she said. kept up and running profes- next year for sustaining growth. (GDP) in 2020-21. to ensure that the interest rates ‘animal spirits’ by enhancing September 2019 slashed cor- try...Coming forward with the With regard to disinvest- sionally as the economy has Therefore, the government For 2021-22, the deficit remain stable. investments to make India one porate tax rates by up to 10 per- so called ‘animal spirits’ to ment, the Finance Minister very high demand for many of has committed to spend on has been pegged at 6.8 per cent He also expressed hope of the fastest growing centage points to attract private show that it is possible to pull said the government has iden- these items of production such infrastructure and capital of GDP, which will be further that rates would remain stable economies of the world. investment and reinvigorate India up and keep it high as one tified the core sector where it as steel, coal or copper, or expenditure over the next sev- lowered to 4.5 per cent by the over the next 12-18 months. The government has been the sagging economy. The tax of the fastest growing will have bare minimum pres- many such things in which eral years which will give the fiscal ending March 31, 2026. “We need to ensure that as waiting for the expansion by break resulted in financial economies. It is now on your ence and the rest will be PSUs are there for decades multiplier effect, she added. “We are very clearly telling the size of the borrowing goes the private sector, she said implication of Rs 1.45 lakh shoulder entirely,” she said. allowed for public-private part- now. She urged the industry to About 7,000 projects have even the credit rating agencies up, we are able to keep the while reminding India Inc of crore on the exchequer. Addressing industry lead- nership. make best of the disinvestment been identified under the that every country is going long-term interest rates stable, various measures including Base corporate tax rate for ers at an All India Management The past strategy of disin- policy announced in the National Infrastructure through this pandemic, and on the basis of which business corporate tax rate cut, policy existing companies was Association (AIMA) virtual vestment in trickles has not Budget. Pipeline (NIP) with projected every country has to spend to and industry take the invest- consistency, ease of doing busi- reduced to 22 per cent from 30 event, the Finance Minister really been so successful in Earlier this month, the investment of a whopping Rs keep the stimulus going. ment decisions,” Kotak said. ness, among others to facilitate per cent, and to 15 per cent said the recent Budget has spreading the ownership pat- Finance Minister presented a 111 lakh crore during 2020-25. So every country’s ratings Exuding confidence that investment. from 25 per cent for manufac- addressed several issues which tern, she said, adding, it was not Rs 34.8 lakh crore-Budget for On the fiscal deficit man- will have to be in relative the future of India is bright, “We need capacities to be turing firms incorporated after were so critical for India to have enthusiastically received. 2021-22. agement, she said, the govern- terms..However, because we’ve Kotak said: “We now really ramped up, we need expansion, October 1, 2019, and starting a clearer path for the next “So, I want to have an effi- The Budget has laid ment has given a glide path and given the glide path, fiscal need to get our animal spirits we need more production of operations before March 31, decade or more. cient, more meaningful, pur- emphasis on increasing capital asked the rating agencies to see deficit is something which we’ll back... And the time has come many such items which are 2023. 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The industry body has Accordingly, domestic yarn demand is attributed to the a YoY basis due to the impact sequentially in January to 77.34 GSIA led by its economic activity and employ- initiatives should be properly also demanded that the gov- production increased in global supply curbs on Xinjiang of a second wave of Covid-19 lakh passengers from 73.27 President Damodar Kochkar ment in the state. monitored and executed. ernment should Stop arbitrary January 2021, led by a strong region (China) cotton, which is in the US and Europe. lakh reported for December presented pre-Budget memo- All these years, mining was The GSIA has said that revenue collection without giv- export and moderate domestic benefitting Indian domestic “This would also impact 2020. randum to the chief minister the major contributor to states state government should ing due consideration to prac- demand during December spinners.” the near-term order book posi- However, on a year-on- ahead of the Budget Assembly revenue and other sectors were ensure that Single Window tical situation on the ground. 2020. “While exports are likely to tion of ready-made garment year basis the January numbers Session scheduled to begin in not given the desired attention System is properly implement- Stop insisting NOCs “While yarn production moderate during January- exporters for the upcoming stood 39.50 per cent lower March. by the state government. ed. from certain departments and was substantially lower on a February 2021 with likely shut- fashion season.” than 127.83 lakh reported for “We request that a Public After the closure of the At present, online services marking routine files to the YoY basis up to 8MFY21, down of mills ahead of Chinese “During November 2020, the corresponding period of the Procurement Policy for Micro mining industry and the are not very effective, process Ministers. Improve work cul- exports increased by higher new year, demand resumption knitted apparels volumes previous year. and Small Enterprises (MSEs) tourism sector not picking up is cumbersome and the gov- ture in the Departments so that single digits YoY due to a is likely by March 2021.” remained stagnant with reali- At present, airlines can should be introduced in line as expected due to coronavirus ernment staff is not trained to files are not held up with friv- healthy demand from neigh- Consequently, cotton sations gaining by high single operate up to 80 per cent of with Central Government pandemic, manufacturing provide assistance. olous queries, the Association bouring countries,” prices surged by 7-10 per cent digit yoy basis; on the contrary, their pre-Covid capacity. Policy making it mandatory for industry is the only sector The server infrastructure has said. “China’s demand for Indian MoM during January 2021, woven apparels volumes yarn resumed to pre-Covid led by a strong export demand increased by 8.2 per cent and levels during November- for cotton yarn. realisations fell substantially December 2020, as against a “The international prices yoy basis. During 2020, India volume drop from Bangladesh rose by 13-17 per cent YoY, led exports to the US fell 20-25 per and Vietnam during same peri- by the buoyant China demand cent YoY in both volume and od.” for US cotton, which is having value terms.” %  4    "           78,9: launched Rural e-Mobility CSC is a Special Purpose Programme at our 100 CSC Vehicle (SPV) under the o promote the use of elec- centres that will be providing e- Ministry of Electronics and Ttric vehicles across India, scooters and e-rickshaws to IT. “Our programme will not CSC e-Governance Service people. The company has tied only add environmental bene- Common Services India Ltd up with various e-vehicles fits but also create new models has launched Rural e-Mobility manufacturers and also finan- of inclusive development in Programme whereby urging cial institutions for offering terms of connectivity in remote people to switch to electric attractive loans to people in corners of our country. We will vehicles to preserve and con- rural areas. We are also setting organize roadshows and bike serve the environment by up charging infrastructure at rallies across India to promote reducing their carbon foot- our CSCs for convenience of our Rural e-Mobility print. our customers,” said CSC Programme,” said Tyagi.One “We are focusing on rural Managing Director Dinesh such mega roadshow was orga- areas for which we have Tyagi. nized in New Delhi on Friday. >:      &     

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The intensity of the action Figures released by the National Crime Records changed my life,” she says. <:AB(#<: to them,” she says without disclosing her iden- depends on the mindset at that moment or the Bureau (NCRB) found that between 2018 and The sad part of Rakshima’s story is that after ,$9$.@$A<: tity. availability of the tools of crime to the accused. 2020 there have been nearly 1, 600 victims of acid the incident the man was left without even the Psychologists feel that low conviction rate is This is the reason that every sane person in India attacks in the country. At least one acid attack slightest feeling of guilt. “I can recall the expres- <:$;.:<A57 also behind increasing cases as criminals know favours ban on open sale of acid. I am not say- is perpetrated every day. However, the country sions on his face after the incident. He was sat- that they can get away with the heinous crimes ing that it will put a full stop to the crime, but with the highest number of acid attacks has the isfied that he did what he wanted, that he ruined <:< N8:<(7D< or at least they will get a window where the vic- it will be a step towards curtailing the atrocious lowest number of convictions — less than five an innocent life and that he successfully fed his 57 (7D< tims will drop the cases after tiresome rounds act,” says Sharma. per cent — according to activists who work close- false ego. Within seconds, I fell unconscious and of courts. “I have had the experience of inter- Experts feel that fast track courts should be ly with victims. Women have been at the receiv- woke up only to see my disfigured face. I didn’t 7@$79D acting with many people with criminal bent of constituted to adjudicating, these matters , ing end of men’s ire, and the trend is not stop- cry or shout. I was numb. I started thinking about <:AO#<$79@ mind, and the sheer disrespect to the law comes India’s population is humungous and so are the ping. what it takes for people to become so coward and directly from the delays in such proceedings. number of cases, more fast track courts should No doubt, women are being heard and go so down in life that they don’t shy away from :$8<:A Though courts cannot be blamed entirely when adjudicate these matters, so that punishments movies like Chhapaak are being made, the ruining lives. I was devastated, but was deter- ,<;A,7, we see the huge number of cases as against minis- could be imposed and justice should prevail. respect that women deserve is far from their mined to never cry over the cowardness of a man cule number of judges in India. A mechanism “Section 326 A & 326 B should be imposed per reach. Chhapaak was inspired by the story of who has nothing to do in his life. My beauty lies :A5B;96@(: has to be put in place; the Government also has the prevailing law, and Indian Penal Code. Also Laxmi Agarwal, who was burnt with acid in inside me,” she tells you. K6$$/A7 to step up the efforts to arm the courts with ade- there should be awareness workshops conduct- Delhi in 2005 when she was barely 15 years of However, Rakshima is not an exception, quate number of judges,” says Pulkit Sharma, a ed by NGO and on social media, awareness ses- age. She protests banning the sale of acid in India another girl in her early 20s faced the same sit- ,$(<7,8$57 clinical psychologist. sions should be conducted to cease and control and supporting acid attack survivors. Many other uation. Her dreams shattered along with that acid A.:<(<< “India the nation of Goddesses, chat poojan, the increasing aggression and frustrated instincts acid attack victims are working for this cause, bottle. “Revenge, the sense of not taking no as Durga Pooja, Maa Saraswati, a nation which in the males, they should be educated to accept to save other girls from such henious, heart ren- an answer for anything and looking down upon chants jai mata di as soon as a voyage or a jour- a rejection, a no. Human values need to be dering incidents. “Question is why and who do women are a few reasons why these horrendous ney commences, a nation which believes that our imbibed in them, they need to be properly we have to save our girls from? We need to save crimes take place. There have been so many Goddesses are most powerful, how ironic is it trained that females are not their property. them from the males who undergo rejection, of debates around the topics, but I want to ask what that the same nation tragically tops the global Human life is precious,” suggests Sareen.       +,- +.+, & 8! Osaka has done it again Q< % R  59$;A7

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  ?7   Grand Slam title. Chelsea. Luis Suarez will be up return to Champions League showpiece on Sunday evening Twelve of his 20 straight against English opposition again action next week. with the phenomenal record of clearly an advantage, Medvedev me it does definitely have a heard (commentator) Jim wins have been against top-10 in midweek and the Uruguayan Robert Lewandowski never losing a final on was also in electric form. positive effect. Courier calling him a master players and he has won three of went closest to finding an netted his 26th league goal Melbourne’s famous blue “Of course it contributes to “But it’s not a decisive fac- chess player because of the way his last four against the 17-time equaliser, his bending free-kick this season for Bayern, but Champions League first leg courts in eight attempts span- more confidence, prior to com- tor in the way the match is he tactically positions himself Grand Slam-winning Serb. in the second half coming back Frankfurt deserved the win tie at Lazio. ning 13 years. ing into the finals knowing that going to go forward, because on the court, and it’s true,” he “Playing Novak seven off the post. Suarez has now thanks to first-half goals by Frankfurt’s win gives Djokovic will also be play- I never lost in the finals or each year is different.” said. times already is just a huge gone three league games with- Japan midfielder Daichi hope to Bayern’s league rivals ing his 28th Grand Slam final, semi-finals just makes me feel Medvedev is unbeaten “You know, he’s definitely a experience,” he said. out scoring for the first time this Kamada and Amin Younes. as second-placed RB Leipzig in contrast to the Russian’s more comfortable being on since last November, including very smart tennis player.” “(But) I think when he’s in season. After their 3-3 league can cut Bayern’s lead to two second. the court,” he said. a straight-sets drubbing of the the zone he doesn’t miss. He Jose Luis Morales had draw at home to strugglers points if they win at Hertha But the 33-year-old, who “But each year is different, Serb at the ATP Finals in ‘HE’S THE FAVOURITE’ goes down the line, cross, fore- already put Levante in front after Armina Bielefeld last Berlin on Sunday. swept past qualifier Aslan although it does have a mental London, with Djokovic deem- Medvedev, who has hand, backhand, he doesn’t half an hour and while Atletico Monday, Bayern again wob- It was Bayern’s third Karatsev in the semi-finals, effect on me. Maybe on my ing him “the man to beat”. dropped just two sets so far, miss. That’s what is the tough- huffed and puffed for most of bled ahead of Tuesday’s league defeat. said while experience was opponents, I don’t know, but on “He's just so solid. Also, I insisted that despite having all est part of playing against him.” the second half.       +,- +.+, & 88 Pujara not sure about SG pink ball swing    :5,, he pink ball usually ' P      moves around a lot in Ttwilight but India bats- man Cheteshwar Pujara on Saturday said it is difficult to  > *   predict how much the SG ball will swing in the first ever Test under lights at the refurbished    :5,, here during a virtual media over. But there will be enough Motera Stadium here. conference. time to play some County India annihilated England eady to re-enter the IPL “Talking about county games. We also have a couple by 317 runs in a rank-turner at Rbandwagon after seven cricket, I will still have enough of practice games before the Chepauk to level the four- years, Cheteshwar Pujara says time before we play the Test series begins in August. match series one-all and all eyes competing in the T20 league England Test series,” Pujara, “There’s plenty of time to are now on the pitch here for won’t hamper his prepara- who has earlier played for play county cricket but it’s the third Test begins from feb- tions for the away Test series Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire always good to be back in ruary 24. against England since he will and Yorkshire, said. IPL.” India do not have a lot of have plenty of County games India will play five Tests Asked whether he dis- experience with the pink-ball, to play before the Test assign- against England later this year. cussed this with CSK, Pujara % "  1, having played just two games. ment. Pujara has a solid tech- said: “Nothing on that part... “We are not sure how much Unsold for seven seasons, nique but due to his slow bat- But I always wanted to play the ball is going to swing Pujara was finally picked by ting style he is not considered shorter format of the game.”   16=  around for this particular Test,” MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super fit for the slam-bang format. “So my focus once this Pujara said in a virtual media Kings at his base price of 50 But he is looking forward to (ongoing) Test series gets over interaction after the first net lakh for this year IPL. make a mark in this format will be on the IPL, and then   78,9: rested. session. “I’m really glad to be part too. once IPL gets over then I’ll Mohammad Shami and “Early on it might swing a of the IPL. It’s good to be back “Once IPL gets over, there think about county games shan Kishan, Suryakumar Ravindra Jadeja were not bit, but maybe going forward as again, and I would like to will be a window where I can and then there is a big series IYadav and Rahul Tewatia on included as they they are still the match progresses, it might thank CSK for taking me,” the play a few county games. That coming up against England in Saturday earned their maiden recovering from injuries they not be a lot of swing but we India Test number three said call I will take once IPL it gets August...” India call-up for next month’s suffered on the Australia tour. never know with the pink ball five-match T20 series against Pant comes back into the it’s very difficult to predict.” England as the selectors team following a stellar run in Pujara said the pitch looked move could backfire. team and make sure that we good show.” rewarded them for their stu- Tests in Australia and his a decent one to him but “a lot Pujara said they’re unsure win this Test,” he added. The India No 3 has not pendous performances in the good form has continued in the could change with three-four whether to keep a grass cover India had a horror show in been able to convert his starts IPL. home series against England. days left for the Test”. or not. their last pink ball Test, against and was dismissed by English Wicket-keeper batsman Bhuvneshwar returns to the “It’s a different ball game “To be honest it’s very dif- Australia in Adelaide, where leftarm spinner Jack Leach in Rishabh Pant, all-rounder Axar side having recovered from a with the red ball. With the pink ficult to predict whether you they crashed to their lowest- successive Tests at Chepauk. Patel and pacer Bhuvneswar hamstring injury he suffered in ball, it’s very difficult to judge can keep the grass cover or can ever total of 36 to succumb to But Pujara said he’s confi- Kumar also returned to a fresh- the IPL. or assess anything before the take it off. an eight-wicket defeat. dent about his batting and looking squad. Axar, who last played a T20 match begins because some- On the Motera stadium, he reverse as well. I will always “We are in a stage where we Pujara said playing a pink- preparation and a three-figure The selectors named a 19- in February 2018, is also back times you’re expecting some- said: “It’s a new stadium, it’s a remember the Test,” he said don’t have a lot of experience as ball game at home is a differ- mark is just “a matter of time”. man squad for the series start- having performed consistently thing but it turns out something new pitch. Once we play more recalling his 206 not out against players but we are trying to fig- ent challenge altogether. “I’ve got good starts but ing March 12 in Ahmedabad in the IPL. His selection comes else with a pink ball. games we’ll get to know about England here in November ure out... We’ll see. “It was a different ball- there have been two unfortu- with an aim to try out new after he took a five-wicket haul “I would just try to keep the pitch. But it’s a beautiful sta- 2012. “It’s very difficult to say game altogether, we were play- nate dismissals. I’m doing well faces such as Kishan, Yadav and in his maiden Test and is a like- things very simple as a player, dium we all are enjoying here. India have so far hosted a anything about it because we ing in Australia. The ball was in preparation and confident Tewatia in a World Cup year. for-like replacement for Jadeja. and not worry too much about We had a gym session yester- solitary pink ball Test against have played just one day-night swinging around a lot and we about my batting. I’m sure a All three had a stellar IPL Mystery spinner Varun the pitch,” Pujara said. day. Bangladesh on a green top at game (in India) which was had a bad session, one and half three-figure score will come though Yadav has formed the Chakravarthy, who missed the “I’ve played so many Test “Personally, I’ve some fond Eden Gardens in November with the SG ball. The domestic hours of poor batting that led soon and it’s just a matter of backbone of Mumbai Indians’ Australia series due to an matches but with pink ball I memories of the last time I 2019 as they bulldozed their games (Duleep Trophy), was to the disaster. time,” he said. batting over the years. injury, has also been named in also don’t have enough experi- played in 2012 which was right neighbours by an innings and with Kookaburra balls. “Here we are playing in our Asked if Hardik can make Questions were raised the team. ence. I don’t think experience after my engagement.” 46 runs inside three days. “I feel it’s an important own conditions, the ball is also the eleven, he added: “It’s good when Suryakumar Yadav did Left-arm pacer T Natarajan matters a lot when you are play- “In the old stadium, it was But against England who game for us to qualify for the different with the SG ball and to see him back in his rhythm. not make the team for the has expectedly retained his ing just one off game in a Test helpful for the spinners. But if boast of a star-studded pace line World Test Championship so the guys have played a Test with He seems in good nick. I’m not series in Australia but his long place following an impressive series with the pink ball,” he you bat well, there was value for up in James Anderson, Jofra we would try to focus on the the SG ball so we are pretty con- allowed to say anything at this wait has finally ended. debut series in Australia. said. your shots. The ball would Archer, Stuart Broad, such a things what we want to do as a fident that we will put up a stage”. Kishan too had a good Both Kishan and Pant have IPL and has been in red hot been named as wicketkeepers, form in white ball cricket. He so it remains to be seen if K L got the call-up on a day when Rahul will continue to keep the he smashed 173 off 93 balls for wickets. Jharkhand in the Vijay Hazare T20I squad: Virat Kohli   ,   #   Trophy. (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice- Tewatia, who plays for captain), KL Rahul, Shikhar Rajasthan Royals and Haryana, Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer,   7,$A Elite Group A game as they hammered 12 fours and a six, Chasing 247 in the stipu- had smashed West Indian Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik kicked off their Vijay Hazare and found an able ally in skip- lated 50 overs, Uttar Pradesh Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wicket- kipper Ishan Kishan Trophy campaign on a win- per Krunal, as they stitched a had a slow start and were in an over in the IPL last year keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket- Ssmashed a blistering 173 off ning note here on Saturday. crucial 138-run stand for the 150/4 in 32 overs, but then, the to pull off a stunning win for keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, just 94 balls to lead Jharkhand Invited to bat at the third wicket. Kolkata Knight Riders left- his team. Varun Chakravarthy, Axar to a massive 324-run victory Kholdvad Gymkhana ground, Baroda lost Solanki and hander took charge of the Left-arm wrist spinner Patel, Washington Sundar, over Madhya Pradesh in an Baroda bundled out Goa for Krunal in quick succession, proceedings, hitting seven Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson Rahul Tewatia, T Natarajan, Elite Group B game of the 263 and then chased the tar- but Ninad Rathwa (10 not boundaries and one six in his and Manish Pandey have been Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Vijay Hazare Trophy, here on get with nine balls to spare as out) and Abhimanyusingh 61-ball knock. dropped from the side while Chahar, Navdeep Saini and Saturday. they rode on Solanki's 108 off Rajput (6 not out) took them Rain halted play at 45.2 pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been Shardul Thakur. Invited to bat, Jharkhand 132 balls and half centuries home in 48.3 overs. overs with UP placed at 215/4, posted a mammoth 422 for from skipper Krunal Pandya Brief Scores: which was nine runs more nine, shaped by Kishan’s whirl- (71 off 77 balls) and opener Goa 263 all out (Snehal than the par score of 207, at wind knock, and then bundled Smit Patel (58 off 64 balls). Kauthankar 81; K D Eknath the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. ;     out the opposition for a mea- For Goa, Snehal 43; Atit Sheth 3/50; Krunal UP’s opening duo of gre 98 in 18.4 overs, with Kauthankar top scored with a Pandya 3/62) lost to Baroda Abhishek Goswami (54 off 67 pacer Varun Aaron (6/37) 100-ball 81, hammering six 264/5 (Vishnu Solanki 108, balls) and Karan Sharma (40 doing the bulk of the damage. fours and two sixes after they Krunal Pandya 71; Amit off 74 balls) initially struggled 3,+@*;  The 22-year-old left-hand- lost openers Ishaan Gadekar Verma 2-39, Amulya to get going against the ed Kishan single-handedly (7) and Aditya Kaushik (7) Pandrekar 1-35) by five wick- Karnataka new ball bowlers,   78,9: tore apart the MP attack, strik- early. ets. Abhimanyu Mithun and ing 19 fours and 11 sixes in his Baroda bowlers led by At C K Pithwala Ground: Prasidh Krishna, managing XIP is now Punjab Kings and its co-owner Ness Wadia on knock. pacer Atit Sheth (3/50) and Hyderabad 349/5 (Tilak only nine runs in the first five KSaturday said the franchise needed to rebrand itself after After Jharkhand lost open- left-arm spinner Krunal Verma 156 not out, Tanmay overs. so many years of IPL and the name change was something it er Utkarsh Singh (6) early, Pandya (3/62) kept making in- Agarwal 86; R A Dey 2/45, A The pair put on a century wanted since 2019. Kishan conjured up a 113-run roads even as Kauthankar did S Sarkar 1/42) beat Tripura 236 stand but they lost three wick- Wadia feels Punjab Kings is a simpler name compared to second-wicket stand with not get a steady partner. (Milind Kumar 67, Bikram ets for nine runs as the defend- Kings XI Punjab and will connect more with their fan base. Kumar Kushagra (26) to lay Skipper Amit Verma (24), Kumar Das 65; C V Milind ing champions looked to seize “We just felt that we wanted to relook at things. We need- the foundation for a big score. wicket-keeper KD Eknath 5/43, B Sandeep 2/37) by 113 the momentum, But Rinku ed to rebrand and reinvent ourselves after so many years. As Kishan, who opened the (43), Suyash Prabhudessai runs. turned it around with his brisk they say if something doesn’t work, change it and try and get innings, continued playing his (39), Darshan Misal (20) and At Lalbhai Contractor half-century. it working,” Wadia told PTI, referring to the team’s title-less shots before being caught by Lakshay Garg (23) could not Stadium: Chhattisgarh 231 all Put in, a depleted run in the IPL since the event’s inaugural edition in 2008. Shubham Sharma off Gaurav convert their starts into big out (Shashank Chandrakar 92, Karnataka, who were missing “Kings XI Punjab had a reference to the playing XI. Punjab Yadav. scores. Ashutosh Singh 47; Arzan the services of K L Rahul, Kings is more inclusive and will resonate better with the fans. Kishan reached his indi- Sheth and Krunal, were Nagwaswalla 6/54, Chintan Mayank Agarwal, Manish “We had been thinking of a name change for last couple vidual 50 in 42 balls, 100 in 74 Anukul Roy smashed seven Kishan 173, Anukul Roy 72; well complimented by pacer Gaja 2/50) lost to Gujarat Pandey and K Gowtham, also of years. COVID came in 2020 so we put it on hold. We thought balls and 150 in 86 balls. sixes and three fours in his 39- Virat Singh 68; Gourav Yadav Lukman Meriwala (2/43), who 232/7 (Dhruv 38, B H Merai got off to a slow start. if we could do it at the big auction next year or the smaller Courtesy Kishan’s hero- ball 72 and ensured that his 4/73, Shubham Sharma 1/44) was recently picked up by 38; Veer Pratap Singh 2/38) by The promising Devdutt auction this season, so finally decided to do it this year.” ics, Jharkhand posted the team went past the 400-run beat Madhya Pradesh 98 all Delhi Capitals and all-rounder three wickets. Padikkal (52 from 84 balls; With the COVID caseload coming down drastically in highest total by an Indian mark. out (Abhishek Bhandari 42; Babashafi Pathan (1/43). 7x4) laid the foundation before India, the upcoming edition is set to be played in the coun- domestic side. Aaron wreaked havoc to Venkatesh Iyer 23; Varun Baroda lost opener Kedar  9&  & No. 6 Aniruddha Joshi’s blaz- try. Wadia is excited about the IPL returning home. Virat Singh (68 off 49 leave Madya Pradesh tottering Aaron 6/37, Bal Krishna 2/8) Devdhar (0) early, but Smit Rinku Singh smashed an ing 48-ball 68 (4x4, 6x4) “The UAE has had a huge amount of cases recently. India balls; 5x4, 3x6) and Sumit at 21 for five. by 324 runs. Patel and Solanki rallied the unbeaten 62 as Uttar Pradesh propped up their total. is safer at this point. We just need to make sure that strict pro- Kumar (52 off 58 balls, 5x4) It was just a matter of time innings with their 95-run stunned defending champi- In the second match at tocols are in place, like we had in the UAE. also played their parts to per- as they were eventually bun- ""  stand for the second wicket to ons Karnataka by nine runs via Alur, Railways thrashed Bihar “Hopefully, some part of the stadiums will be filled with fection as all the MP bowlers dled out for 98 as their all top- Vishnu Solanki's stroke- bring them back into the con- the VJD Method in their rain- by 10 wickets with openers spectators. I don't see full crowds being allowed for the games. had an off day in the field. order batsmen faltered. filled century and bowlers' test. truncated Vijay Hazare Trophy Mrunal Devdhar (105 not out) I am the sure the right decision will be taken in due time. We However, there was more Brief Scores: splendid show set up Baroda's Solanki took on the Goa Group C opener here on and Pratham taking 29 overs are still two months away from the tournament,” said Wadia. action in store as all-rounder Jharkhand 422/9 (Ishan five wicket win over Goa in an bowlers with utmost ease and Saturday. to cruise to a 190-run target.  P
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The clear segregation between home mitting to sustainability and have placed sus- was shared on Twitter, where a self-discipline for attaining effective results. and work has today blurred, integration, of an tainability on top of their agenda. The serious- user pointed out use of disposable Thus, the design of the workplace is such that ‘enforced’ kind is in place which is different ness of climate threat and the growing aware- plasticV bottles in the Board meeting of the supports the basic and core idea in a more from the voluntary work from home which ness around environmental issues is making company. This promptly led Mr. Mahindra to accommodating and comprehensive manner. companies used to give. Thus, in this process organisations commit to reducing their contri- take ownership and banish plastic bottles from When employees find the conviction among of transformation and management of bution to pollution and depletion of natural meetings and replace them with environment their leaders, they tend to behave in the man- unprecedented situation, HR is gaining resources. friendly alternatives. ner that supports green and sustainable way of smoothly greater importance. Indian organisations have become a part of This simple narrative points out how the working in an interrelated and interlinked way. the Carbon Disclosure Project thereby commit- organisers of the meeting had not thought A Green workplace is an eco-friendly and     ting to reduce emission of carbon but recent about the environmental implications of their focused organisation and leans towards the  reports show that CDP has pulled up 20 Indian actions (using plastic bottles in the meeting), adoption of business practices that are justifi- Although, work from home (WFH) was organisations for their weak sustainability dis- when the company is actively promoting envi- able in nature, energy efficient, and well suited always advocated by HR fraternity (as it gives closures. A recent CDP India Annual Report ronment and sustainability, and this may be to the complex as well as the ever-changing the opportunity for work life integration), the also discloses that Indian companies are not true for employees across organisations as well, world of business. It advocates the model based actual decision to allow the employees to work much concerned about deforestation and do not who are neither aware nor committed to the on 3Rs — reduce, reuse, recycle. It is not only from home was a difficult one. The principal make a realistic assessment of the impact of environmental cause. Hence, employee green building and green infrastructure, rather risk to firms when allowing employees to work their business on deforestation. This indicates involvement becomes important for organisa- it has a much broader scope. It encompasses from home is a potential inability to monitor the lack of seriousness to take environmental tions on its sustainability journey. green competencies, green attitude, and green those employees to the same degree as would impact of business into consideration. Smart organisations know how to ensure behaviour, which is combined synergistically to be possible if he or she worked in a traditional This is where the role of leadership becomes core values of their organisation. This can hap- help the organisation become green or sustain- office setting. highly significant. Integrating sustainability and pen either by persuading their employees or by able. Values are the essential characteristic that During Covid-19, the situations are differ- environmental issues into the strategy of busi- giving them a clear message. Organisations both employees and organisations uphold and ent. Everyone is worried about health and well- ness can only be accomplished at the highest that have made greening a priority for them- operate at multiple levels (societal, organisa- being related aspects. Supply chains are dis- level of the organisation. We need the business selves expect environment-centric behaviour tional and personal), thus playing a fundamen- rupted. Daily and essential works are taking leaders to step up and work towards becoming from their people and this has resulted in judi- tal role in shaping the organisation’s culture more time as no support is available at home. more sustainable. There are examples of leaders cious utilisation of resources. In addition, con- with regard to a shift towards greater sustain- More than that, all the family members are who have taken sustainability to be the most sistent assessment of environmental impact ability. available all the time at the same place with important driver of their business. 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All these usual. digital way of working, prevalence of electronic rate vocabulary and integrating sustainability as environmental changes will have far reaching Global industry analyst Josh aptly men- mail, video conferencing software, and mobile a value in the organisation’s culture. impact on humanity and life force on the plan- tioned at Perspectives 2020, “For us in HR, it is communication through ubiquitous cellular et. They would be designed in such a way that really time to be the heroic leaders of the communications networks, the usage of electric-  they work on People-Planet-Profit (PPP) response.” Thus, the HR is experimenting and ity, paper will go down. 
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People think that difficult for the mind to remain clean. Dharma and religion are synonymous but this is erroneous. Dharma is universal, eternal and a guide to rightful conduct.  That is why righteousness is the core of the idea of Dharma. The next principle of religion is Righteousness is the basis of rightful conduct and religion ‘Mercy’. How to be merciful within this is a means to understand the nature of rightful conduct. society? Again every religion of the Offering prayers in a place of worship is only a part of world teaches us that we must be mer- Dharma. However, Dharma is much more. The Taittreya ciful and show mercy to all. It is sac- Upanishad brings out the essence of Dharma very succinct- rifice, it is Austerity. The non-violence ly in the Shikshavalli section. When the pupils complete their must be based on ‘faith in God’. Faith learning in the gurukul, the Guru delivers the final lesson, can move mountains, We must have called Dikshant, like the convocation of present times. The faith. crux of this final lesson lies in these two terms — Satyam vada, Dharmam char. That is adhere to the truth and fol-   low the path of righteousness or Dharma. These two terms The fourth principle of religion is are also the essence of Dharma. It lies in action. Action that truthfulness. What is the truth? The is rightful, action that is ethical. But the issue is how to eval- answer lies in simply not telling lies in uate this action. How to determine the rightfulness. This is our daily affairs. We should be hon- the question that is most difficult to answer. Individuals have est and straight forward in all our deal- their own interpretation of Dharma and every one believes ings in this world That is called that he or she has followed the path of Dharma in the action he world is full of uncertain- Mahabharata war which occurred Buddhist, a Christian it is not so Morality. Lord Krishna says in taken. This is the reason why people tend to justify their ties and the fact is that one more than 5,000 years ago between important. The question is how we are Bhagavad Gita that the definition of actions. It is an ego defense mechanism that leads to justi- can never change the con- Kaurvas and Pandavas. The war was developing our love for God through truth is to know that all living beings fication. It is ego that is the reason for this mechanism called dition of this universe. based on certain principles or rules the process of following these four are part of me and they are in me and rationalisation. 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All these actors all MPP hearings because of employment. to Section 240 of the INA. The US-Mexico Border and ask for America has introduced the moved from one part to the demand a safe, humane and the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, the Section 235 of aliens generally remain in asylum, (either at a port of MPP. During the Fiscal Year other parts of the globe, either affordable process of migration. During the Trump era, his the INA addresses the inspec- Mexico throughout the dura- entry or after crossing the bor- 2019, America encountered a looking for a better life or to Today, what is happening administration continued sub- tion of the aliens seeking tion of their removal proceed- ders between the port of entry) security and humanitarian cri- escape adversities in life. With to the thousands of migrants at jecting people to the pro- admission into the US and pro- ings. Only issue is that while are given notices to appear in sis in its South West border globalisation, the process of the US-Mexico border is draw- gramme without knowing vides specific procedures waiting for the final decision of immigration court or sent back when nearly one million migration has become easier, ing the attention of the entire when their cases could be regarding the treatment of the immigration trial, the to Mexico. Meanwhile they migrants who entered the better and transparent. world. Most of these migrants heard in the court. those not clearly entitled to immigrants, particularly are instructed to return to a country illegally or without The first World Migration are coming from the Central On Biden’s first day in admission. Further Section 235 women, children and aged specific port of entry on a spe- proper documentation were Report was released by the American countries such as office, the Department of (b) (C) (2) provides that “in the people suffer a lot in the hands cific date and time for their apprehended or encountered International Organisation of Honduras, Guatemala, El Homeland Security immedi- case of an alien… who is arriv- of the authority. Once their next court hearing. by the US Customs and Border Migration (IOM), a UN Salvador, etc. The steady flow ately announced that it would ing on land, (whether or not at removal proceedings are com- However, the MPP is dif- Protection (CBP). Therefore, to agency, in the year 2017. A lot of immigrants leaving these stop placing new asylum seek- a designated port of arrival) pleted, the aliens who receive ferent from another process address this imminent crisis, has happened since then across North Central American coun- ers into the MPP. This may be &<6 &  from a foreign territory con- final orders of removal are regarded as “Metering”. Under the Trump Administration the world. In the last two years, tries simply reflect the grim a critical first step in that tiguous to the US, the Secretary turned over to the US Metering, it takes months for used all appropriate resources, the world has witnessed his- realities of life for millions of direction, but it simply fulfils of Homeland Security may Immigration and Customs migrants before they are even and authorities to secure the toric changes at the interna- children and their families. his election promise to end the return the alien to that territo- Enforcement authorities. allowed to approach US border borders, enforce immigration tional level: the member states The root causes of this perva- programme. However, the lat- ry pending a removal pro- Further, the aliens who officials to just start the process and customs laws, facilitate of the UN have come together sive migration are manifold: est report say that even Biden’s ceeding under Section 240 of are granted relief from removal of asylum. The waitlist of these legal trade and travel, counter to finalise two global compacts crushing poverty, endemic White House is indicating that the INA. But individuals in including asylum will be migrants are managed by traffickers, smugglers and on the international manifes- crime, environmental crises, it is not the time to rush. An such removal proceedings have allowed to remain in the US, themselves and by local shelters transnational criminal organ- tations of migration and dis- gang-related violence, extor- orderly immigration protocol the ability to seek relief or pro- consistent with the existing or Mexican authorities. Finally isations and finally to interdict placement, which are: a) Global tion, high rates of domestic vio- would certainly take time. To tection from removal, includ- laws and policies. the US Government only drugs and contraband. Thus to Compact for Safe, Orderly and lence, sexual abuse of girls dismantle Trump legislations ing asylum. The origin of the MPP decides how many people are restore the normal process of Regular Migration and b) and forced recruitment in var- may be easy, but the truth It has been regarded as one goes back to December 2018. allowed to request asylum each safe and orderly immigration, Global Compact on Refugees. ious street gangs. Besides, many behind many of these laws of the most controversial pieces On that very month, the day. But the disheartening fact and to reduce incentives for The finalisation of these of the horrific tales of migra- and regulations reveal many of legislation of the Trump era. Trump Administration is that on some particular days, aliens to try illegal entry meth- two historic compacts is the tion are accompanied with the fault lines of 21st century But now the question is that announced the creation of a the US officials do not call any- ods and to make meritless case result of sustained efforts realities of scarce social services America. And Biden needs to how does it work? The aliens new programme known as one for processing their appli- for entry or removal from pro- brought by states, internation- and very limited opportunities tread carefully. subject to the MPP are placed ‘Migrant Protection Protocols’ cations in certain locations. tection, the legislation called al agencies, human rights bod- to learn or to earn a decent liv- into removal proceedings (MPP). It’s often referred to as This uncertain wait today is the MPP was brought into ies, civil society organisations, ing. Hence millions of migrants (The writer is an expert on under Section 240 of the INA the “Remain in Mexico”. Under prolonging and the migrants practice. and even private actors to from these countries keep international affairs)

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