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He also day after Prime Minister pointed out that people have ()"*)+$ ANarendra Modi expressed been found violating the concern over massive crowds at Covid-19 norms in several ndia and China on hill stations and marketplaces, parts of the country, especial- IWednesday reaffirmed their the Ministry of Home Affairs ly in public transport and at hill commitment to resolve dis- (MHA) on Wednesday wrote stations. putes regarding the Line of to all States and Union “With the decline in the Actual Control (LAC) through Territories (UTs) asking them number of active cases, States sustained dialogue and hold the to take steps to control crowd- and UTs have started re-open- next round of military-level ing and shed complacency. ing the activities in a gradual talks as soon as possible. Dushanbe indicated that the in a negative manner, he said. The Ministry has also asked manner …However, blatant that each infected individual is This resolve came from stalemate persisting on the The two military com- States to make officers per- violations of Covid norms have on average passing on the dis- &'( the highest diplomatic level of LAC in Eastern Ladakh may manders met last in the first sonally responsible for any lax- been observed in several parts ease to less than one person. !) !) ! the two countries when see some positive develop- week of April to firm up ways ity in strict enforcement of of the country, especially in "You may be aware that any External Affairs Minister S ments in the coming days. to disengage from three friction Covid-appropriate behaviour. public transport and at hill sta- increase in 'R' factor above 1.0 Jaishankar held nearly an hour- In fact, the next round of points including the Hot In a letter to all States and tions. Consequently, an is an indicator of spread of !"" long bilateral meeting with his parleys between the two mili- Springs, Gogra and the UTs, Union Home Secretary increase in the ‘R’ factor Covid-19. #$%& Chinese counterpart Wang Yi tary commanders may be Depsang Valley. Ajay Bhalla said massive (Reproduction number) in Therefore, it is important on the sidelines of the ongoing announced in the next few However, there was no for- crowds are thronging the mar- some of the States is a matter that the authorities concerned ' %#$(""& Shanghai Cooperation days, sources said here. ward movement with more of concern,” read the letter. shall be made responsible for Organisation (SCO) meeting in Jaishankar told Yi that a pro- than one lakh soldiers from The 'R'-factor indicates the ensuring Covid Appropriate ) * ) ("% Dushanbe, Tajikistan. longed confrontation and the both sides now in an eyeball- speed at which the infection is Behaviour (CAB) in all crowd- #$!%((& Incidentally, this was the existing situation were not in the to-eyeball confrontation at spreading in the country. An ed places, such as shops, malls, second one on one and face to interest of either side. It was vis- these stand-off sites for more * %"% 'R'-factor below one indicates markets, market. face meeting between the two ibly impacting the relationship than a year. Foreign Ministers since the + ' ,"!%#$!"& stand-off began in May last year at the LAC in Ladakh. The , ) #$("& first dialogue was in Moscow in $ September last year during the ,P , !"(!#$ & SCO meeting. ("%#$%(!& The latest communique Q-R 2 from the Government after the crucial meeting in ( ()"*)+$ ' %(!#$& ()"*)+$ he Supreme Court (SC) on TWednesday took suo motu nion Health Minister cognisance of the Uttar Pradesh UMansukh Mandaviya on (UP) Government's decision to Wednesday accused “politi- allow the Kanwar Yatra amid cians” of making “misleading” ()"*)+$ ing the region besides the the Covid-19 pandemic, statements and creating panic Afghanistan situation and post- despite an appeal by the Prime among people by raising false n the backdrop of the wors- Covid recovery. Addressing Minister himself against any alarms about vaccine shortage Iening situation in the conclave of Foreign large gatherings in the country. in the country. Afghanistan, India on Ministers of the SCO, A Bench headed by Justice In the first of a series of Wednesday proposed a three- Jaishankar said, “The world, Rohinton F Nariman issued a plexed about the happenings in tweets posted in Hindi, point way forward to restore region and the Afghan people notice to the UP Government view of the fact that the UP Mandaviya said, “To ensure June 19 itself, informed the peace. all want the same end state.” and posted the case for hearing Government has allowed the vaccination in Government States how many vaccine doses With the Taliban surging He then outlined three on Friday, July 16. religious yatra from July 25. and private hospitals, the will be made available to each ahead in many parts of the points for restoring peace. The The Bench also comprising The Bench said that it was Centre provided 1,14.6 million of them. country, External Affairs first proposal is “an indepen- Justice BR Gavai referred to the a “little disturbed” to read that doses to State Governments in "After this, on June 27 and Minister S Jaishankar said the dent, neutral, unified, peaceful, statement of Prime Minister UP has chosen to continue with June. For July, the availability of July 13, the States were international community is democratic and prosperous Narendra Modi that no com- the Kanwar Yatra, while doses has been increased to 135 informed in advance about the against the “seizure of power by nation.” promise can be made on Uttarakhand given its earlier million." number of doses available, in violence and force” and will not In a series of tweets after Covid-19 containment and said experience, has decided In another tweet, he said batches, each day for the first “legitimise such actions.” the meeting of the contact that the citizens were per- against it. that the Union Government, on and second fortnights of July. Presenting his country’s group of the SCO, he said the views on the issue at the two- second proposal is “ceasing day Shanghai Cooperation violence and terrorist attacks Organisation (SCO) in against civilians and State rep- Dushanbe, Tajikistan, resentatives, settle the conflict Jaishankar also said fighting through political dialogue, and + , # % 0 # %+ terrorism and curbing terror respect interests of all ethnic # %+ ) # & 4 finance are big challenges fac- groups. !" # $% ()"*)+$ 28 per cent representing an increase of 11 per cent over the The MHA has also asked n a big relief to the Central existing rate of 17 per cent of States and UTs to sensitise law IGovernment employees and the basic pay/pension. In view enforcement agencies for the -.-/0$ pensioners, Union Cabinet on of the unprecedented situation compliance of the order issued Wednesday hiked the Dearness which arose due to the Covid- by the Supreme Court on n a major supervisory action, Allowance and Dearness Relief 19 pandemic, three additional March 24, 2015. Ithe Reserve Bank of India from 17 per cent to 28 per cent. installments of Dearness ()"*)+$ The Ministry further said (RBI) on Wednesday indefi- The DA hike was frozen due to Allowance (DA) to Central it has requested States to imme- nitely barred the US-based the Covid pandemic for the Government employees and fter the Supreme Court diately withdraw cases booked Mastercard from issuing new past 18 months. Dearness Relief (DR) to pen- Aquestioned the legality of under section 66A of the IT credit, debit and prepaid cards Briefing mediapersons, sioners, which were due from filing cases under a law which Act, 2000 in States and UTs. with effect from July 22 for its Information and Broadcasting 01.01.2020, 01.07.2020 and it has struck down, the Home Section 66A of the IT Act failure to comply with data Minister Anurag Thakur said 01.01.2021, had been frozen," Ministry has written to States ment the MHA said, "The was used to punish online storage norms. the new increased DA and DR said a Government statement. asking them to refrain from fil- Union Ministry of Home communication which is con- Mastercard, a major card will be with effect from July 1. The increase reflects the ing cases under Section 66A of Affairs (MHA) has requested sidered "grossly offensive, men- issuing entity in the country, is "The Cabinet Committee additional installments aris- ! " # % % the IT Act and also withdraw States and Union Territories acing or for sending commu- the third company to have chaired by Prime Minister ing on January 1, 2020, July 1, #&'# () * +% " # such cases. (UTs) to direct all police sta- nication which the sender been barred by RBI from Narendra Modi has approved 2020 and January 1, 2021. The %, " . %& " In an advisory to the States tions under their jurisdiction knows to be false to cause acquiring new customers after increase the Dearness rate of Dearness /% 0 " #0 % " and UTs, Union Home not to register cases under the annoyance, inconvenience, American Express Banking Allowance to Central Allowance/Dearness Relief for # 1 %. 2" % Secretary Ajay Bhalla has repealed Section 66A of the danger, obstruction, insult, Corp and Diners Club Government employees and the period January 1, 2020, to " # 3 %.4 ! " pointed out this provision of Information Technology Act, injury, criminal intimidation, International over data storage Dearness Relief to pensioners March 30, 2021, shall remain at + + #&'#5 & 4 law is now invalid.