3 4 H4 ( !&!%I " %&!%I " I 7%897:+/,2 F ' 3"6 ,=/77#-5/ F+ ! 7 (+"" ! 20(,/ *+!$(.. *0.1 4;1<;77G: ;G749774 : 7 +6)9+O'+ +:)6 76 ;;++;;4 7'; :6);< :' !" !*+*.0.+; +212. $ %'( $) 1" " " .)!2 67879: ./ mid an increase in active !&!&,!$ R ACovid-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday and at least ten States )*+,*-)*./0 reporting a sharp surge, the 120*2/. Bengaluru: Karnataka Centre has called for strict Government on Saturday restrictions in districts wit- 2*.2*),.1-.0 announced a special surveil- nessing a positivity rate of lance measure making manda- more than 10 per cent. It also 3 )*0/*+0*,)2 tory a negative RT-PCR cer- released 15 per cent of the 1)4*0,- tificate for people arriving to 12,185 crore Covid-19 emer- the State from Kerala and gency package to the States to 3 2*0-*4,+ Maharashtra. The negative cer- improve health infrastructure. tificate should not be older than Kerala, Maharashtra, E,)*0)*4+-1,*5-5 72 hours irrespective of the vac- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, cination status, said the Odisha, Assam, Mizoram, ! ))*50*4,+1.0*,.2 Government in a circular. Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh '16;8 duty gripped by the fatal coro- and Manipur are among the !P!.5*0-*+.21+*5/4 navirus infection. Your losses States that are either witnessing ) * +, o honour the contribution cannot be fully compensated a surge in new Covid cases or .-*-5*-541+*5/, Tof the media and lend a but we can provide some sup- a rise in positivity rate, the " helping hand to the kin of port to your families. Our gov- Union Health Ministry said in +2*),*.,-1-/ scribes who died of COVID-19, ernment is committed to pro- a statement. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath viding all support to journalists Apart from focusing on from the States. handed over cheques of Rs 10 and we will continue to encour- strict containment measures, ! “All districts reporting pos- - lakh each to their families at an age them.” States were also told to “ramp itivity rate of more than 10 per event organised at Lok Bhawan Praising the efforts of jour- up vaccination in the 60+ and allocation of 12,185 crore development of health infra- ing a positivity rate between 5- cent in the last few weeks need Chandigarh: The Punjab in Lucknow on Saturday. nalists, Yogi added, “The media 45-60 age categories as evi- under the Covid-19 Emergency structure across the country.” 10 per cent, States have been to consider strict restrictions to Government on Saturday Families of 55 journalists did the work of sharing true dence shows 80 per cent of the Response and Health System Amid the threat of the told to ramp up testing. “Any prevent or curtail the move- allowed the reopening of schools received the financial assis- and factual news in the time of mortality is from these vul- Preparedness (ECRP-II) third Covid wave, the Union laxity at this stage will result in ment of people, formation of for all classes from August 2 as tance of Rs 10 lakh each and the global health crisis on the nerable age-groups.” The Package. Cabinet on July 9 had approved deterioration of the situation in crowds and intermingling of it further relaxed restrictions. the beneficiaries included the basis of which the government Centre’s fresh review comes In a tweet, the Minister the 23,123 crore package, these districts,” the Centre has people to prevent the spread of The State Government had kin of senior print media jour- got an opportunity to prepare amid concern over a third said, “15 per cent of the total including 12,185 crore Central warned. infection,” an official state- allowed the reopening of nalist Subhash Mishra and TV a strategy and successfully Covid wave. amount of Emergency Covid- share, to prevent a repeat of the The measures were dis- ment read. schools for classes 10 to 12 presenter Rohit Sardana. implement it in a time-bound Union Health Minister 19 Response Package fixed by disastrous events surrounding cussed at a review meeting held India recorded 41,649 from July 26. Expressing sincere condo- and planned manner. While we Mansukh Mandaviya said on the Central Government to the second wave of the Covid by Union Health Secretary coronavirus cases and 593 fatal- “All schools are allowed to lences to the bereaved families, controlled the first coronavirus Saturday that an amount of empower the country to fight pandemic in case a third wave Rajesh Bhushan that was also ities in the last 24 hours end- open for all classes from August the chief minister said, “We wave, we also started the vac- 1,827.8 crore has been sent to Covid-19 which means strikes. attended by the Indian Council ing at 8 am on Saturday, 2. They shall follow proper pro- have witnessed many editors, cination programme for health the States and Union 1827.80 crore has been sent to With 46 districts recording of Medical Research Director- according to the Union Health tocols to ensure Covid-19- journalists and members of workers, corona warriors along Territories. The amount con- the States and UTs. This pack- more than 10 per cent positiv- General Dr Balram Bhargava, Ministry’s latest update. appropriate behaviour,” accord- the media fraternity losing with media persons as it is a stitutes 15 per cent of the total age will prove helpful in the ity rate, and 53 districts record- besides top health officials Continued on Page 9 ing to fresh guidelines. their lives while fulfilling their Continued on Page 9 . ")- & ' " &' ($ O " P " # ! 0 ! 1;1+4+ 67879: # $ ore than a fortnight after here was no breakthrough Mhe lost his Ministerial Tin the 12th round of talks ! + berth in the Union Ministry, between India and China for former Central Minister and resolution of the stand-offs at joint team of security Asansol BJP MP Babul Supriyo the Line of Actual Control Aforces on Saturday elimi- on Saturday announced that he (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. nated one of the masterminds was quitting politics. India called for early disen- ! " # ! of the ghastly Pulwama terror He would not link this gagement of troops from the " ! ! P % attack Mohd Ismail Alvi, alias decision to his being dropped retained till recently when he, friction points as a prerequisite Saifullah alias Lamboo alias as a Minister. He would also along with 11 other Ministers for restoring normal ties. Adnan, without suffering any According to police Sharing details of the fire- not make it clear whether he including his State party col- This was the main take- the local level commanders, the first week of May when the collateral damage in a clean records, there were 19 accused fight, the GoC Victor Force, was joining any other party league Debashree Chowdhury, away from the 12th round of Indian security establishment is Chinese troops tried to trans- operation at Nagberan-Tarsar terrorists /OGWs involved in Major General Rashim Bali while commencing his Bengali was dropped. talks between the Corps wary of such a proposal. gress the LAC at several points forest area of south Kashmir’s the Lethpora terror attack case. told reporters in Srinagar, “We Facebook post with the word Supriyo said he had on sev- Commanders of the two The two sides may agree in starting from the Pangong Tso Pulwama district. Out of 19, seven terrorists were getting a lot of intelligence “Alvida or (goodbye!).” eral occasions went to Home Armies starting at 10.30 am at the coming weeks to disengage (lake). Ismail, who had managed were killed in encounters, seven from the Jammu & Kashmir “Alvida! I am not going to Minister Amit Shah and BJP the Moldo border meeting from the Hot Springs and The two Armies disen- to dodge the security forces on terrorists/OGWs arrested and Police as well as from the any political party, TMC, president JP Nadda to express point on the Chinese side. Gogra, sources said here on gaged from the southern and a number of occasions in the five still absconding. locals about the movement Congress, CPI(M) nobody has his desire to quit but on all the The talks took place after near- Saturday. However, India will northern banks of the Pangong past, ran out of his luck on Ismail, a Pakistani nation- and the way Ismail was ill called me … I am not going occasions he was “inspired” ly three months after the last examine all the points ema- Tso in February this year. Saturday morning when a joint al and an Afghan war veteran, treating the locals in the gen- anywhere … one does not against doing so. round of engagement. The two nating from the talks before However, the stalemate con- team of security forces zeroed was a highly trained terrorist, eral area of Tral bowl.” need to be in politics to do “Over the past few days, I sides may issue an official giving the go-ahead. tinues since then as regards the in on the cluster of dhoks in the especially in making IED. Major General Bali said, social work,” he wrote. have repeatedly taken the deci- statement after the end of the Besides reiterating its stand other three friction points higher reaches of Dachigam. Ismail was closely associated “For the last 15 days there were Supriyo, an actor-singer- sion to leave politics to hon’ble talks. on complete withdrawal of despite military and diplomat- As per police records, with Jaish chief terrorist about three reports of his sex- turned-politician who joined Amit Shah and hon’ble Naddaji At present, face-offs are on troops from all the friction ic level talks.