RNI NO.: DELENG/2005/15351 MILLENNIUMPOST.IN REGD. NO.: DL(S)-01/3420/2018-20 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI | KOLKATA VOL.16, ISSUE 241 | Tuesday, 31 August, 2021 | New Delhi | Pages 12 | Rs 3.00 No Half Truths City: Pg 3 Nation: Pg 5 Film: Pg 12 Schools prepare: Staggered lunches, Haryana, Punjab CMs trade ‘Halsey has given a brave max use of gates recommended barbs over farmers’ unrest new era to dive into’ ‘AFGHAN SITUATION RAISES NEW SECURITY QUESTIONS’ 3rd wave could peak Rockets fired at Kabul airport but between Oct & Nov US flights continue to take off KABUL: Rocket fire apparently Intensity expected to be 1/4 of Covid second wave; targeting Kabul’s international Takeaways airport struck a nearby neigh- » The rockets did not halt bourhood on Monday, the eve India logs 42,909 new cases, 380 fresh fatalities of the deadline for the US troops the steady stream of US to withdraw from Afghanistan military C-17 cargo jets OUR CORRESPONDENT after 20 years of war. The Islamic taking off and landing State group claimed the attack, at the airport NEW DELHI: India may see and there were no immediate » The Taliban tightened their a third wave of COVID-19 reports of casualties. peaking between October The rockets did not halt the security cordon around the and November if a more viru- steady stream of US military airfield after the attack, lent mutant than the existing C-17 cargo jets taking off and clearing away massive ones emerges by September, landing at the airport. Afghan- crowds of Afghans who but its intensity is expected to istan’s IS affiliate launched a were desperate to flee be much lower than the sec- devastating suicide bombing the country in the waning ond wave, a scientist involved on Thursday at one of the air- in the mathematical model- port gates that killed at least Locals view a vehicle damaged by a rocket attack in Kabul, on Monday PTI days of the US-led airlift ling of the pandemic said on 169 Afghans and 13 US service Monday. members. airfield after the attack, clear- car had what appeared to be across town in the Salim Kar- Manindra Agrawal, an IIT- The extremist group is far ing away massive crowds of six homemade rocket tubes wan neighbourhood, striking Kanpur scientist who is part more radical than the Taliban, Afghans who were desperate mounted in place of back seats. residential apartment blocks, of the three-member team of who seized power in Afghan- to flee the country in the wan- IS and other militant groups witnesses said. That neigh- experts that have been tasked istan earlier this month after ing days of the US-led airlift. routinely mount such tubes into bourhood is some 3 kilometres with predicting any surge in capturing most of Afghanistan Taliban fighters are now sta- vehicles in order to move them (less than 2 miles) from the air- infections, said if no new vir- in a matter of days. The two tioned along a fence near the undetected. port. There were no immediate ulent emerges, then the situa- Beneficiaries show their Aadhaar cards as they wait in a queue to receive vaccine dose, in Nadia district, groups have fought each other main runway. “I was inside the house with reports of injuries. tion is unlikely to change. on Monday PTI in the past, and the Taliban have In the capital’s Chahr-e-Sha- my children and other family Five rockets targeted the If the third wave peaks, pledged to not harbour terror- heed neighbourhood, a crowd members, suddenly there were airport, said Navy Capt. Bill the country may see only 1 country crossed the 64-crore ist groups. quickly gathered around the some blasts,” said Jaiuddin Urban, a spokesman for the US lakh daily cases as against Highlights mark on Monday, the Union The Taliban tightened their remains of a four-door sedan Khan, who lives nearby. military’s Central Command. more than 4 lakh when the Health ministry said. security cordon around the used by the attackers. The Some of the rockets landed Continued on P4 deadly second wave was at » India saw a single-day More than 53 lakh its peak in May. The second rise of 42,909 new (53,37,042) doses of the vac- wave killed thousands and Covid infections, which and under the direct cine were administered on India won’t allow Chinese PLA’s Covid: Heart- infected several lakh. took the total tally of state procurement Monday, according to a provi- “Status Quo is when no cases to 3,27,37,939, category, the ministry sional report compiled at 7 pm. wrenching to new mutant comes and New while active cases said on Monday More than 63.09 crore unilateral action on LAC: Rajnath Variant is when 50% more COVID-19 vaccine doses infectious mutant comes by registered an increase » A new variant of have so far been provided to see survival September. As one can see, for the sixth consecutive SARS-CoV-2, the virus the states and Union Terri- OUR CORRESPONDENT Chinese forces had ignored the the only scenario with some day, according to Union which causes Covid, tories by the Centre for free agreed protocols. of children at semblance of the third wave Health ministry data has been detected and under the direct state pro- CHANDIGARH: Defence “We cannot allow the Chi- is New Variant one for epsilon updated on Monday in South Africa and curement category, the minis- minister Rajnath Singh said nese Army PLA to act on the stake, says SC = 1/33. In this scenario, new try said on Monday. on Monday that India wants a LAC in a unilateral manner cases rise to ~1 lakh per day,” » More than 63.09 crore many other countries Further, more than 21.76 solution to the border dispute under any circumstances. Agrawal tweeted. COVID-19 vaccine globally which could lakh (21,76,930) doses are in with China through dialogue “That is what the Indian OUR CORRESPONDENT Last month, the model doses have so far been be more transmissible the pipeline, it added. and asserted that the gov- Army did that day in Galwan suggested that the third wave provided to the states and evade protection More than 4.87 crore ernment would never allow and bravely confronted the NEW DELHI: COVID-19 could peak between October and Union Territories provided by vaccines, (4,87,39,946) balance and the sanctity of borders to be PLA soldiers and forced them has devastated many lives and and November and the daily by the Centre for free according to a study unutilised COVID-19 vac- violated. Defence minister Rajnath Singh to retreat,” he said while term- it is heart wrenching that the cases could shoot between cine doses are still available The Modi government has delivers address on ‘National ing it as a ‘historic’ incident. survival of children who lost 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh every day with the states, the ministry made it clear to the forces that Security’, via video conferencing, India wants a solution to either or both parents dur- if a more virulent mutant tions, which took the total updated at 8 am. maintained. any unilateral action on the in New Delhi, on Monday PTI the border dispute with China ing the pandemic is at stake, of SARS-CoV2 drive fresh tally of cases to 3,27,37,939, The number of active cases A new variant of SARS- Line of Actual Control (LAC) through dialogue, the Defence the Supreme Court said, but infections. while active cases registered has increased to 3,76,324 and CoV-2, the virus which causes should not be ignored, he said. there have been perception minister said and asserted that expressed satisfaction over However, no mutant that an increase for the sixth con- comprise 1.15 per cent of the Covid, has been detected in Singh was delivering vir- differences on the border with the government will never schemes announced by the was more infectious than the secutive day, according to total infections. It said active South Africa and many other tually the third Balramji Dass China. Despite this, there are compromise on issues of the Centre and states to provide Delta, which drove the infec- Union Health ministry data cases in the country increased countries globally which could Tandon Memorial Lecture some agreements, protocols “country’s borders, its honour succour to them. tions during the third wave, updated on Monday. by 7,766 cases in a span of 24 be more transmissible and organised by Panjab Univer- which the armies of both coun- and self-respect”. The Apex Court said that emerged. The death toll has climbed hours. evade protection provided by sity on the issue of national tries follow to conduct patrols. “We will never allow the satisfactory progress has been India saw a single-day rise to 4,38,210 with 380 fresh The number of vaccine vaccines, according to a study. security. Referring to the clashes in east- sanctity of borders to be vio- made by the Executive in of 42,909 new Covid infec- fatalities, according to the data doses administered in the Continued on P4 The Defence minister said ern Ladakh last year, Singh said lated,” he said. Continued on P4 identifying children who have either become orphans or have VIOLATION OF COVID NORMS IN AGRA RALLY lost one of their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. In today’s “We are glad that the UoI (Union of India) and the state paper AAP leaders Sisodia, Sanjay Singh booked over Tiranga Yatra governments/Union Territo- ries have announced schemes ..