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Chinese deployment in briefed Defence Minister age the peace that existed on the border areas but can also have The Army Chief updated Pangong Tso area of eastern Rajnath Singh of the prevailing “ripples and repercussions” in the broader bilateral relation- Rajnath Singh, who also Ladakh, which is seen as a seri- ground situation and the ship, and demanded that Beijing stop its activities in eastern returned to New Delhi after a ous cause of concern by the Chinese Army’s increased Ladakh. The only way to resolve the current military standoff three-day visit to Moscow on Indian Armed forces. The build-up at several places along along the LAC in eastern Ladakh was for Beijing to realise that Thursday, about the level of two sides are face to face at the LAC. trying to “change the status quo by resorting to force is not the preparedness of the forces to Finger Four of the Pangong The Army Chief returned right way forward,” India’s ambassador to China Vikram Misri deal with any exigencies on the lake area, where the Chinese after a two-day visit to forward said in a hard-hitting interview to PTI. ground in view of the Chinese have stayed put and are refus- areas there. The important Army’s refusal to disengage in ing to go back. briefing came at a time when military build-up in the have also ramped up their any meaningful manner. The Chinese Army is the Chinese have not pulled Depsang valley in Eastern troop strength. Besides giving the latest reported to be occupying the back their troops and the Ladakh in the last few days On Naravane’s briefing to position on the LAC and oper- crucial ridgelines on top of Indian Armed forces are now even as the two Armies were the Defence Minister, sources ational readiness to meet any Finger Four, overlooking the prepared for a long haul. holding parleys to restore peace said the Army chief on his first challenge, the Army chief also forward Indian positions. After a massive Chinese at the LAC, the Indian forces visit met the injured jawans in apprised the Minister of the Reports say that the Chinese side has brought in vehicles, tents, and boats covering the " # $% #%&&'()*'#+,'-./# eastern part of the Finger Four and Finger Eight. % $ 600 in UP. Even in the USA grain to 15 crore people. Even .'+'/%.#%-.#)..' The Chinese are not allow- with population of 33 crore, poor people without ration ing the Indian Army to patrol $ $ casualties were 1.25 lakh card were provided foodgrain +'/%.#-0%1)2-)-'4,' now up to Finger 8 and block- while the UP Government and 5,000 crore were trans- ing them near Finger 4 itself. through strenuous efforts ferred to bank accounts of 3.25 Washington: The US is reviewing its global deployment of Continued on Page 10 saved the lives of over 85,000 crore women. Never before in forces to ensure that it is “postured appropriately” to counter patients from the virus,” said the history of country after the growing Chinese military threat to countries like India, the PM. independence was such help Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, Secretary of State Mike Lauding the Yogi given to the poor by the Pompeo has said. The top US diplomat said this in response Government’s effort of evac- Government,’’ said the PM. to a question during the virtual Brussels Forum 2020 of the aunching the Atma uation and rehabilitation of On his part, Yogi said as German Marshall Fund on Thursday. LNirbhar Uttar Pradesh migrant labours, Modi said, many as 1.25 crore people Rozgar Abhiyan on Friday, “Over 35 lakh workers were being given jobs and self Prime Minister Narendra returned to UP and there employment and loans of Modi hailed Chief Minister was a huge threat of commu- 10,600 crore were being dis- Yogi Adityanath for turning nity spread of the infection. tributed online to 4.03 lakh the coronavirus crisis into an Not only did the State MSME units. opportunity. The PM launched Government served the State Yogi said as many as 60 the scheme through video but also the entire nation by lakh workers were given jobs conferencing in New Delhi, in diligently managing the cri- under different schemes of ndia’s tally of coronavirus the presence of Yogi. sis.” Rural Development depart- !" Icases crossed half-a-million The Abhiyan is a cam- Appreciating Yogi for his ment like PM Avas Yojna, date is July 26. The HRD mark on Friday with paign to provide employment devotion for the people of Rural roads and MNREGA. Ministry is now flooded with New Delhi: Schools in Delhi will remain closed till July 31 in Maharashtra reporting more to 1.25 crore migrant workers UP, Modi said, “The Chief The CM also said 26.12 fter the Supreme Court requests by students and par- view of the Covid-19 situation, while online classes and activi- than 5,000 cases and 175 deaths and others, who lost their Minister did not even attend lakh workers in rural areas and Aapproved the Centre’s deci- ents demanding postponement ties shall continue, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in 24 hours. jobs during pandemic-induced his father’s funeral and pre- 1.63 lakh labourers in urban sion to cancel the remaining of Joint Entrance Examination announced on Friday. Maharashtra registered lockdown. The Abhiyan will ferred to be in Lucknow to areas have come out of quar- CBSE board X, XII exams, the Main (JEE) and National Sisodia, who is also the city’s Education Minister, made the 5,024 new coronavirus cases, cover 31 districts of Uttar supervise the situation. antine centres and 4.71 lakh HRD Ministry and other stake- Eligibility cum Entrance Test- announcement after a meeting with officials of the Directorate taking the tally of cases in the Pradesh, which witnessed the Realising its gravity, the workers were still in quaran- holders like engineering, med- Undergraduate (NEET) 2020. of Education (DoE) on how to reopen schools. Among issues State to 1,52,765, while the influx of more than 30 lakh Government worked on a war tine centres. ical, and other professional Ministry sources said early deliberated upon during the meeting were a 30 to 50 per cent number of fatalities reached migrant labourers from dif- footing for setting up shelter The UP Government institutions are in a fix about this week, HRD Minister reduction in syllabus to ease students’ stress, and class-specific 7,106 with 175 new deaths. ferent parts due to the lock- homes and quarantine centres launched the Rojgar Abhiyan the conduct of the entrance Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank plans for online activities as well. Maharashtra is India’s down. “A comparative study besides setting up 60,000-per- aiming to provide basic ameni- tests for admissions into IITs, held two review meetings with worst affected State accounts of measures taken by differ- son strong vigilance commit- ties and means of livelihood to AIIMS and other institutions. engineering and medical insti- from across the country. have made the HRD Ministry for nearly one-third of India’s ent States to fight the pan- tees for quarantine of migrants and rural workers, HRD Ministry sources said tute officials and the director- Sources said if the Ministry to call for an urgent meeting of total positive cases. demic reveals the enormity of migrants.’’ who became jobless due to the a decision will be taken early general of the National Testing decides for postponement then all the stakeholders to deliber- Delhi reported 63 deaths success achieved by Uttar “Arrangements of pandemic-induced lockdown. next week in this regard after Agency, or NTA, to discuss NTA will work on the options ate on the fate of entrance tests. and 3,460 positive cases on Pradesh. Demographically, unprecedented scales were The State has set a record by a meeting of the HRD Ministry, “various issues” related to edu- of conducting NEET in both “After the recent decision Thursday, taking the total UP is ahead of Britain, made for providing free food becoming the first State in the the Home Affairs Ministry and cation during COVID-19. online and offline modes in a on CBSE Board exams, stu- number of cases to 77,240 France, Italy and Spain. grain to migrant labours. country to give job opportu- the Health Ministry. National Testing Agency staggered manner. dents have sought clarifica- including 47091 recovered/dis- Number of casualties in pros- Aiming that no one slept hun- nities to one crore people in The JEE Main 2020 exam (NTA) conducts NEET and The development of last tion on JEE and NEET exams charged/migrated, 27,657 perous nation is over 1.3 lakh gry, the Government distrib- one go.