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W ith China making repeat- ed bids to breach Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the last three-four days in Ladakh, India has also taken counter measures by “readjusting” its troop levels at the disputed Pangong Tso (lake). This will negate any Chinese threat in the north bank of the lake. The armed forces have fur- ther increased vigil all along the 4,000 km LAC from Ladakh in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east. All the border guarding forces besides the Army were directed to enhance patrolling in their respective areas of responsibility. The coming weeks may see the deployment of additional forces along the LAC. Against this backdrop, the Brigadier-level talks on Wednesday after the foiled Chinese attempt to intrude did not yield any results, sources said here. This was the third round in the last three days and more parleys were expected to take place in the next few days to restore peace, they added. On the latest Indian mili- tary step at the Pangong Tso (lake), sources said it is required to deal with the sort of situation that developed on the intervening night of August 29-30 when the Indian Army foiled a major transgression effort on the southern banks of lake by nearly 300 Chinese troops. A swift manoeuvre by the special forces commandos and regular Army troops denied the Chinese the element of surprise and the Indian Army is now dominating all the major hill- tops there including the “Black Top” and “Helmet Top”. Giving details of the important action by the Indian forces on the northern banks, sources said “as part of pre- cautionary deployment on August 30, some readjustments of our positions on our side was carried out.” It assumes significance as China dominates the ridgeline there besides “Finger 4”. Finger means mountain spur. The readjustment or tactical deploy- ment will now check any fur- ther aggressive move by the Chinese there, sources said. In fact, the ongoing stand- offs for almost four months now began in early May from northern banks of the Pangong Tso when the Chinese forces intruded and obstructed an Indian patrol near Finger 4. It resulted in exchange of blows leaving several soldiers from both sides injured. Chinese troops are now fanned out between Finger 4 and Finger 8 area which length wise is about 5 km. The Indian Army is denied to patrol and the Chinese have also erected huts and makeshift bunkers. Despite five rounds of talks at the Corps Commanders level between the two armies, the Chinese forces have not with- drawn from this region leading to tension. The “brazen” and “provocative” attempt to alter the LAC on August 29-30, meanwhile, has further height- ened tension on the entire 1,600 km long LAC in Ladakh sector. The Chinese tried at least three times more to breach the LAC on August 31 and September 1 on the southern banks of the Pangong lake, Chumar, and Depsang. However, prompt counter- measures by the Indian forces did not allow the matters get out of hand. Both sides have now deployed additional troops in the last three days on all the flashpoints. The two armies have also brought forward their tanks and heavy guns. In order to maintain unhindered logistical move- ment, the 400-km long Srinagar-Leh highway is now partially closed for the gener- al public to allow movement of Army convoys. A mid the ongoing border dispute, India on Wednesday banned the 118 more Chinese apps, including the famous PUBG. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released the complete list of the 118 banned apps citing a series of reasons related to breach of security. Earlier, India banned 59 apps, including Tik Tok. “The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has received many complaints from various sources, including several reports about the misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitious- ly transmitting users’ data in an unauthorised manner to servers that have locations out- side India. The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to nation- al security and defence of India, which impinges upon the sov- ereignty and integrity of India is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures,” said the Ministry. F or the first time in the his- tory of Parliament, there will not be any Question Hour. The Government has claimed it took this decision this Monsoon Session of Parliament which starts on September 14 keeping in view safeguard relat- ed to coronavirus pandemic, but the move has outraged the Opposition MPs. Opposition leaders said they were conveyed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that to deal with Question Hour requirement, Ministers would need to be briefed by officials of their Ministries and this would raise the number of vis- itors to Parliament during Covid times. While senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to mark his protest, Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien of the Trinamool Congress said the pandemic was being used as an excuse to “murder democracy”. The Question Hour, the first hour in the House, allows members to ask the Government questions. Rajnath, who is also the Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha, reached out to senior Opposition leaders, including Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Trinamool’s Derek O’Brien before finalising the plans. “MPs required to submit questions for Question Hour in Parliament 15 days in advance. Session starts 14 September. So Question Hour cancelled? Opposition MPs lose right to question Govt. A first since 1950? Parliament overall work- ing hours remain same so why cancel Question Hour? Pandemic excuse to murder democracy,” O’Brien said. In view of the coronavirus pandemic, Private Member’s Business, usually fixed for every Friday has also been skipped. The session will have stag- gered timings to accommodate MPs of one House in both chambers and follow strict physical distancing norms. On the first day, the Lok Sabha will have its proceedings from 9 am to 1 pm. Thereafter, from September 15 to October 1, the Lower House will have its sitting from 3 pm to 7 pm. Similarly, from the second day, the Rajya Sabha will be transacting its business between 9 am and 1 pm. The two-hour break between 1 pm and 3 pm will be used to disinfect both the chambers, said an official. The session will have 18 sittings, which includes two working Saturdays and Sundays each, and will end on October 1. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said questioning the Government is the oxygen of parliamentary democracy. A s actress Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit was grilled by the CBI for the second consecutive day in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, the late actor’s fam- ily lawyer Vikas Singh on Wednesday alleged that certain television channels were trying to tarnish the image of Sushant’s family to benefit the “accused” Rhea and that the actor’s mental problems start- ed only after Rhea’s entry into his life. A day after he and his wife Sandhya were questioned for more than eight hours, the CBI officials questioned Indrajit Chakraborty once again in connection with the actor’s death case. However, Rhea, her brother Showik and moth- er Sandya Chakraborty were called for questioning on Wednesday. Indrajit and Sandhya Chakraborty are among the persons named along with Rhea, her brother Showik, Sushant’s ex-manager Shruti Modi and others in an FIR lodged by the actor’s father KK Singh with Rajiv Nagar police station in Patna. It was on the basis of this FIR that the Supreme Court ordered the transfer of the Sushant Singh Rajput death case to the CBI on August 19. Rhea, her parents, her brother and others have been booked as part of this FIR under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful con- finement), 380 (theft), 406 (breach of trust), 420 (cheat- ing), 306(abetting suicide) and 120-B(conspiracy) of the IPC. Realising that the wind is blowing against his client, Sushant’s family lawyer Vikas Singh slammed television channels for “spreading canards’ against the actor’s family, in an apparent effort to counter a narrative that has emerged in the public domain that Sushant’s family mem- bers, particularly his sisters Meethu and Priyanka, were very much in the know of the fact the actor was suffering from depression and schizo- phrenia in the run-up to Sushant’s death. Addressing a news confer- ence, Vikas Singh said, “Three sisters of Sushant met me today…they told me that they were upset because a malicious campaign is being carried out in the media to tarnish the image of the family to provide benefit to the accused Rhea”. The late actor’s family lawyer said, “Sushant Singh Rajput’s three sisters and his father are pained by a negative, false campaign against the fam- ily. The campaign relates to his mental health. A campaign is being car- ried out in the media that Sushant’s family knew about his depression, his bipolar disorder and still the same was con- cealed. The FIR filed (in the case) very clearly says that Sushant, after Rhea came into his life, started having mental problems. The FIR very clear- ly says that Rhea was respon- sible for his problems”. A fter being shut for over five months, all Metro services will restart from September 7 across the country in a gradual manner, except in Maharashtra. As per the new guidelines, Metro having more than one line will open different lines starting from September 7 onwards in a graded manner so that all corridors become oper- ational by September 12. Daily hours of operations will be staggered for the first few days until it is fully oper- ational by September 12. The frequency of trains will be reg- ulated to avoid passenger crowding at stations and in trains. Announcing the guide- lines, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Metros having more than one line should open different lines starting from September 7 onwards in a graded manner so that all corridors become oper- ational by September 12. As per the guidelines, only asympto- matic persons will be allowed after thermal screening, while symptomatic patients will be sent to the nearest hospital/Covid Care Centre. There are 17 Metro corpora- tions in the country. According to the Ministry, Metro trains will not stop at stations where passengers are found not main- taining social distancing. For the Delhi Metro, which is the largest and most suc- cessful Metro in the country, for the first two days only the Yellow Line from Samaypur Badli to Huda city centre will function from September 7. Initially, the Metro will be open from 7 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm till September 10. From September 11, the Metro will be functional from 7 am to 1 pm, 4 pm to 10 pm. Delhi Metro will run from 6 am to 11 pm from September 12. T he PM CARES fund, set up in March 27 this year by the Modi Government for coron- avirus pandemic, received 3,076 crore till March 31, says an audit report published on the PM CARES website. The Congress has asked the Government to make public the names of donors “like any NGO or trust is obliged to do.” The audit report said that declaration had been made on the total donations received from India and abroad till March 31. However, the dona- tions received after March is not known yet. According to the audit report made public on the PM Cares site, 30,76,62,58,096 was the final balance of the bank account linked to the PM’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES) fund. Of the total amount, 3,075.85 crore is known to have come from domestic con- tribution while 39.67 lakh from foreign contribution. The details of the donors have not been made public by the Government yet. The audit statement also says PM CARES has also received an interest of around 35 lakh. The fund was set up with an initial corpus of 2, 25,000 with the announcement of the Prime Minister on March 27 and was soon flooded with donations from common men, celebrities, politicians, Members of Parliament, Government officials and pri- vate donors across the country and abroad. The PM CARES fund is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Other ex-offi- cio members of the trust are Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a Netflix petition against a Bihar lower court order restraining it from using Sahara group chief Subrata Roy’s name in its web series “Bad Boy Billionaires”. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, however, granted liberty to Netflix to withdraw the plea and approach the Araria court to avail appropriate remedy against the order. PTI T he Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Jammu and Kashmir Languages Bill 2020 which will make five languages — Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri, and English — the official lan- guage of the region. “This has been done based on demand by the people,” said Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar. “I want to thank the PM for for the inclusion of Dogri, Hindi, and Kashmiri in the other two existing official lan- guages. It is not only a fulfill- ment of public demand of the region but also in keeping with the spirit of equality ushered after August 5, 2019,” said Union Minister Jitendra Singh. RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008

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Actual Control (LAC) in thelast three-four days in Ladakh,India has also taken countermeasures by “readjusting” itstroop levels at the disputedPangong Tso (lake). This willnegate any Chinese threat inthe north bank of the lake.

The armed forces have fur-ther increased vigil all along the4,000 km LAC from Ladakh inthe west to Arunachal Pradeshin the east. All the borderguarding forces besides theArmy were directed to enhancepatrolling in their respectiveareas of responsibility. Thecoming weeks may see thedeployment of additional forcesalong the LAC.

Against this backdrop, theBrigadier-level talks onWednesday after the foiledChinese attempt to intrudedid not yield any results,sources said here. This was thethird round in the last threedays and more parleys wereexpected to take place in thenext few days to restore peace,they added.

On the latest Indian mili-tary step at the Pangong Tso(lake), sources said it isrequired to deal with the sortof situation that developed onthe intervening night of August29-30 when the Indian Armyfoiled a major transgressioneffort on the southern banks oflake by nearly 300 Chinesetroops.

A swift manoeuvre by thespecial forces commandos andregular Army troops denied theChinese the element of surpriseand the Indian Army is nowdominating all the major hill-tops there including the “BlackTop” and “Helmet Top”.

Giving details of theimportant action by the Indianforces on the northern banks,sources said “as part of pre-cautionary deployment onAugust 30, some readjustmentsof our positions on our side wascarried out.”

It assumes significance asChina dominates the ridgelinethere besides “Finger 4”. Fingermeans mountain spur. Thereadjustment or tactical deploy-ment will now check any fur-ther aggressive move by theChinese there, sources said.

In fact, the ongoing stand-offs for almost four monthsnow began in early May fromnorthern banks of the PangongTso when the Chinese forcesintruded and obstructed anIndian patrol near Finger 4. Itresulted in exchange of blows

leaving several soldiers fromboth sides injured.

Chinese troops are nowfanned out between Finger 4and Finger 8 area which lengthwise is about 5 km. The IndianArmy is denied to patrol andthe Chinese have also erectedhuts and makeshift bunkers.Despite five rounds of talks atthe Corps Commanders levelbetween the two armies, theChinese forces have not with-drawn from this region leadingto tension.

The “brazen” and

“provocative” attempt to alterthe LAC on August 29-30,meanwhile, has further height-ened tension on the entire1,600 km long LAC in Ladakhsector. The Chinese tried atleast three times more to breachthe LAC on August 31 andSeptember 1 on the southernbanks of the Pangong lake,Chumar, and Depsang.However, prompt counter-measures by the Indian forcesdid not allow the matters get

out of hand.Both sides have now

deployed additional troops inthe last three days on all theflashpoints. The two armieshave also brought forward theirtanks and heavy guns.

In order to maintainunhindered logistical move-ment, the 400-km longSrinagar-Leh highway is nowpartially closed for the gener-al public to allow movement ofArmy convoys.

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Wednesday banned the 118more Chinese apps, includingthe famous PUBG.

The Ministry of Electronicsand Information Technologyreleased the complete list of the118 banned apps citing a seriesof reasons related to breach ofsecurity. Earlier, India banned59 apps, including Tik Tok.

“The Ministry ofElectronics and InformationTechnology has received manycomplaints from varioussources, including severalreports about the misuse ofsome mobile apps available onAndroid and iOS platformsfor stealing and surreptitious-

ly transmitting users’ data in anunauthorised manner toservers that have locations out-side India.

The compilation of thesedata, its mining and profilingby elements hostile to nation-al security and defence of India,which impinges upon the sov-ereignty and integrity of Indiais a matter of very deep andimmediate concern whichrequires emergency measures,”said the Ministry.

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For the first time in the his-tory of Parliament, there

will not be any Question Hour.The Government has claimedit took this decision thisMonsoon Session of Parliamentwhich starts on September 14keeping in view safeguard relat-ed to coronavirus pandemic,but the move has outraged theOpposition MPs.

Opposition leaders saidthey were conveyed by DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh that todeal with Question Hourrequirement, Ministers wouldneed to be briefed by officialsof their Ministries and thiswould raise the number of vis-itors to Parliament duringCovid times.

While senior Congressleader Adhir RanjanChowdhury wrote to LokSabha Speaker Om Birla tomark his protest, Rajya Sabhamember Derek O’Brien of theTrinamool Congress said thepandemic was being used as anexcuse to “murder democracy”.The Question Hour, the firsthour in the House, allowsmembers to ask theGovernment questions.

Rajnath, who is also theDeputy Leader of the LokSabha, reached out to seniorOpposition leaders, includingLeader of the Opposition

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congressleader in the Lok Sabha AdhirRanjan Chowdhury andTrinamool’s Derek O’Brienbefore finalising the plans.

“MPs required to submitquestions for Question Hour inParliament 15 days in advance.Session starts 14 September. SoQuestion Hour cancelled?Opposition MPs lose right toquestion Govt. A first since1950? Parliament overall work-ing hours remain same so whycancel Question Hour?Pandemic excuse to murderdemocracy,” O’Brien said.

In view of the coronaviruspandemic, Private Member’sBusiness, usually fixed for everyFriday has also been skipped.

The session will have stag-gered timings to accommodateMPs of one House in bothchambers and follow strictphysical distancing norms.

On the first day, the LokSabha will have its proceedingsfrom 9 am to 1 pm. Thereafter,from September 15 to October1, the Lower House will have itssitting from 3 pm to 7 pm.

Similarly, from the secondday, the Rajya Sabha will betransacting its businessbetween 9 am and 1 pm.

The two-hour breakbetween 1 pm and 3 pm will beused to disinfect both thechambers, said an official. Thesession will have 18 sittings,which includes two workingSaturdays and Sundays each,and will end on October 1.

Congress MP ShashiTharoor said questioning theGovernment is the oxygen ofparliamentary democracy.

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Indrajit was grilled by the CBIfor the second consecutive dayin the Sushant Singh Rajputdeath case, the late actor’s fam-ily lawyer Vikas Singh onWednesday alleged that certaintelevision channels were tryingto tarnish the image ofSushant’s family to benefit the“accused” Rhea and that theactor’s mental problems start-ed only after Rhea’s entry intohis life.

A day after he and his wifeSandhya were questioned formore than eight hours, the CBIofficials questioned IndrajitChakraborty once again inconnection with the actor’sdeath case. However, Rhea,her brother Showik and moth-er Sandya Chakraborty werecalled for questioning onWednesday.

Indrajit and SandhyaChakraborty are among thepersons named along withRhea, her brother Showik,Sushant’s ex-manager ShrutiModi and others in an FIRlodged by the actor’s father KKSingh with Rajiv Nagar policestation in Patna. It was on the

basis of this FIR that theSupreme Court ordered thetransfer of the Sushant SinghRajput death case to the CBI onAugust 19.

Rhea, her parents, herbrother and others have beenbooked as part of this FIRunder sections 341 (wrongfulrestraint), 342 (wrongful con-finement), 380 (theft), 406(breach of trust), 420 (cheat-ing), 306(abetting suicide) and120-B(conspiracy) of the IPC.

Realising that the wind isblowing against his client,Sushant’s family lawyer VikasSingh slammed televisionchannels for “spreadingcanards’ against the actor’sfamily, in an apparent effort tocounter a narrative that has

emerged in the public domainthat Sushant’s family mem-bers, particularly his sistersMeethu and Priyanka, werevery much in the know of thefact the actor was sufferingfrom depression and schizo-phrenia in the run-up toSushant’s death.

Addressing a news confer-ence, Vikas Singh said, “Threesisters of Sushant met metoday…they told me that theywere upset because a maliciouscampaign is being carried outin the media to tarnish theimage of the family to providebenefit to the accused Rhea”.

The late actor’s familylawyer said, “Sushant SinghRajput’s three sisters and hisfather are pained by a negative,false campaign against the fam-ily. The campaign relates to hismental health.

A campaign is being car-ried out in the media thatSushant’s family knew about hisdepression, his bipolar disorderand still the same was con-cealed. The FIR filed (in thecase) very clearly says thatSushant, after Rhea came intohis life, started having mentalproblems. The FIR very clear-ly says that Rhea was respon-sible for his problems”.

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After being shut for over fivemonths, all Metro services

will restart from September 7across the country in a gradualmanner, except in Maharashtra.

As per the new guidelines,Metro having more than oneline will open different linesstarting from September 7onwards in a graded manner sothat all corridors become oper-ational by September 12.

Daily hours of operationswill be staggered for the firstfew days until it is fully oper-ational by September 12. Thefrequency of trains will be reg-ulated to avoid passengercrowding at stations and intrains.

Announcing the guide-lines, Union Housing andUrban Affairs MinisterHardeep Singh Puri saidMetros having more than one

line should open different linesstarting from September 7onwards in a graded manner sothat all corridors become oper-ational by September 12. As perthe guidelines, only asympto-matic persons will be allowedafter thermal screening, whilesymptomatic patients will besent to the nearesthospital/Covid Care Centre.There are 17 Metro corpora-tions in the country. Accordingto the Ministry, Metro trainswill not stop at stations wherepassengers are found not main-

taining social distancing.For the Delhi Metro, which

is the largest and most suc-cessful Metro in the country,for the first two days only theYellow Line from SamaypurBadli to Huda city centre willfunction from September 7.Initially, the Metro will beopen from 7 am to 11 am and4 pm to 8 pm till September 10.From September 11, the Metrowill be functional from 7 am to1 pm, 4 pm to 10 pm. DelhiMetro will run from 6 am to 11pm from September 12.

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Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan has said that we

will provide every possiblehelp at all cost to the flood andrain affected families in orderto help them in coming out ofthis crisis.

Chouhan was interactingwith flood affected people ofSomalwara, Bamori, Dehri andNanbhet area of Shahganj ofSehore district today. He men-tioned that along with RBC 6(4),the farmers will also be helpedunder the Prime Minister CropInsurance scheme.

Apart from wheat, 5 litrekerosene will also be providedto the affected families. ChiefMinister Chouhan reached res-cue centers set up in Shahganjand distributed food items.The Member of Parliamentfrom Vidisha, Shri RamakantBhargava, public representa-tives and officials were presenton this occasion.

The Chief Minister told thevillagers that they need notworry, Government is withthem and his priority duringthe flood catastrophe was tosave lives of the people. Imyself monitored the reliefand rescue works the wholenight without sleep.

Chouhan said that hetalked to the Prime Minister,Defence Minister as well asArmy and got the people evac-uated to safer places by airlift-ing them by helicopter fromflood affected areas. He furtherstated that he has informationabout all the areas and hasinstructed the administrationto provide help in all the areas

by conducting survey imme-diately.

The Chief Minister saidthat whether the flood causedby Narmada river or any otherriver or runnels, the damagecaused to paddy and othercrops will be compensated.People, whose houses are dam-aged will also be given everypossible relief.

Chouhan directed the col-lector to give half quintal wheatto the families, whose housesare damaged by floods. Healso talked separately to all theflood affected people. ChiefMinister also reached theRescue Center and three reliefcamps set up in Shahganj anddistributed food items there.

He assured that all arrange-ments will be made for theirrehabilitation. Member ofParliament Shri Bhargava alsolauded the efforts of theGovernment.

Chouhan said that the Statewas reeling under the coronacrisis, when he took over theGovernment and there were noarrangements to combat thiscrisis. In a short time, we havenot only arranged facilities butalso ensured substantialincrease in the recovery rate byincreasing the corona tests.

In the same way, we willsolve this crisis, caused byheavy rains and floods verysoon. All possible assistancewill be provided to all affectedfamilies and farmers.

Chouhan assured all theflood affected people that theyneed not worry, every possiblehelp will be provided by theState Government. He furthermentioned that it is a matter ofsatisfaction that there has beenno loss of life in any way in thisflood. No one needs to beworried; the State Governmentis standing with you.

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Madhya Pradesh HousingBoard should reserve

space for parks, sports grounds,community buildings, schools,hospitals and bus stops inwhatever project it makes.

Proper arrangements forsewage, roads and water mustbe ensured in all projects.Urban Development andHousing Minister BhupendraSingh gave these instructionsduring the review of works ofMadhya Pradesh HousingBoard.

Singh said that action forrecruitments on vacant postsmust be taken. He reviewed theongoing projects under AtalAshray Awas Yojana separate-ly.

He told to make reasonableproposals for sale of L.I.G.houses. He directed to com-plete the Kosmi Betul projec-tor by December 2020.

While reviewing the ongo-ing projects including depositwork in the State, the UrbanDevelopment and HousingMinister told to give informa-tion about why the work isbeing delayed along with theproject-wise reasons.

He said that all projectsshould be completed withintime-limit.

Urban Development andHousing Minister Singh saidthat he will inspect the ongo-ing works in DeendayalComplex of Sagar and inDamoh.

He said that special care of

civic amenities in all projectsmust be ensured.

Singh reviewed the worksgoing on in Gaurav and Newarihousing complex, Kilandev,Sapphire Park in Bhopalbesides Indore, Gwalior,Burhanpur, Jabalpur, Rewa,Satna, Maihar, Sanawad,Khandwa, Sagar, Damoh,Betul, Ishagarh, Mungawali,Chhindwara and other dis-tricts.

Singh directed to exploresites for new projects wherework can be done. He told tomake projects of houses innewly formed districts also.Principal Secretary UrbanDevelopment and HousingNitesh Vyas, CommissionerM.P. Housing Board BharatYadav and other officials werepresent.

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Indore which is declared thecleanest city in the country

consecutively 4 time in a row isnow boosting the revenue gen-eration for the State as with lock-down getting unlocked, the peo-ple are focusing more on buyingplots and houses.

Indore District registrar BalKrishna Mourya told ThePioneer that the present registrytax for the single month August2020 is 89 crores which is �3crores more than the registry taxcollection for the single Augustmonth 2019.

The total registry tax col-lection for the last 4 months hastouched the mark of �300 crores

against the target of �1320 croresfor this year 2020-2021. Thereare maximum 39 slots of doingregistry in a day to a single reg-istrar and total 23 sub registrarsare posted in Indore district atdifferent locations.

Due to ongoing corona pan-demic we are keeping utmostcare and precaution and webook the slot of the buyer andpurchaser and give them thetime in advance for their registrywork so they do not makeunnecessary crowd.

Immediately the registry isdone online and the competeregistry documents is handedover to them on the spot so theydon’t have to come to office any-more.

Indore district is a businesscapital of Madhya Pradesh.Educational hub, Internationalairport and also the availabilityof better health care service

attracts people from all over MPto settle in Indore. Non ResidentIndians who are native ofMadhya Pradesh also prefer tohave atleast one residence inIndore besides their home dis-trict.

Indore rural area whichcomprises of four tehsils includ-ing Indore, Mhow, Depalpurand Sanwer is farm based. Butnow due to the growing indus-trialization at Pithampur indus-trial area, various colonies areemerging in in the Indore ruralarea.

Besides, recently Indoremunicipal corporation has alsoadded more than 60 villages ofIndore rural tehsil and villagearea into its jurisdiction which isnow also giving a boost to thedevelopment of colonies, edu-cational institutions, hotels ,mar-riage gardens and farm houses inthe Indore rural and tehsil areas.

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Sagar Group’s Sagar Instituteof Science and Technology,

School of Management Studies(SISTec-MBA) Gandhi Nagarhas launched its ‘KnowledgeSeries’.

The two months series willwitness presence of expertsfrom Industry and academicsto share insights, future trendsin the management areas ofhuman resources, marketing,branding & advertising, bank-ing and finance, retail etc onthe continues changing prac-tices during the current sce-nario and emerging futuretrends.

So far, sharing of invest-ment mantras by Avijit Bakshi,

Ravi Changle AI workshop, RJTeena on power of radio, SunilKumar Verma workshop onpayroll management, ProfDebapriyo Nag web connect onEthical dilemmas in leadershipand workshop on Mechanics ofFinancial Markets with livetrading session by PriyaAgarwal have been undertak-en in knowledge series.

Analysing Top 30 LargeCap Stocks of the Sensex byPriya Agrawal, Consultant,Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)on September 5th and‘Contemporary Banking andTechnology Interface byMayank Kewaliya, Work FlowAnalyst, TCS, Mumbai onSeptember 12 are the forth-coming knowledge series work-

shop with link details availableon websitewww.sistecmba.ac.in.

This year SISTec School ofManagement Studies (SISTec-MBA) has bagged the IconAward for EducationalExcellence in MBA at My FMIcon Award 2020.

This year, SISTec has alsofeatured in prestigious AtalRanking of Institutions onInnovation Achievements(ARIIA-2020) setup byMHRD's Innovation Cell(MIC), Ministry of EducationGovernment of India.

In 2020, SISTec has alsobeen recognized with theaward of ‘Best Placements inCentral India by ZEE TVMPCG whereas SISTec MBA

already featuring n Top 10Best Institutes for FinanceStudies in 2018 by TheKnowledge Review on equip-ping students with a significantlevel of knowledge and skills fora remunerative and successfulcareer.

Siddharth Sudhir Agrawal- Managing Director SagarGroup said, “Our SISTec MBAKnowledge series promotemanagement fundas which areeasy to understand and execute. The series brings usone more step closer with ourmission of 'Building Nation'and contribute to ‘AtmanirbharBharat.’ We are committed withour efforts to provide qualityeducation and skill develop-ment to our students.”

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When the whole world hassuffered through the time

of the pandemic, here peoplehave a book on love and hope.Saranya Umakanthan’s ‘One Day,Life Will Change’ is a bookabout inspiration when everyonerequires it the most. Everyonefaces highs and lows but it is dur-ing the lows that we learn, grow,and come out as mature and sen-sible individuals.

A university topper twiceacademically, Saranya is a soft-ware engineer by profession.With her novel, she has venturedinto the world of inspiringromantic story. With her passionfor writing, she wishes to leavean imprint in people’s hearts,weaving beautiful stories withher words.

“With ‘One day, life willchange’, I have ventured into theworld of inspiring romance. Thestory with its inspiring title hascreated a ripple in this pandem-ic. People are waiting for that day,to see the change. Though whenI came up with this title, I neverhad an inkling of what wasabout to hit us”, said SaranyaUmakanthan.

The story follows a girl -Samaira, who has lost absolute-ly everything in her life includ-ing hope. She miserably drownsinto the sea of shattered dreamswhen she meets the dynamic,ever-ambitious Vivian whowants to be one of the top entre-preneurs in the country. Heinspires her to pick up the frag-ments of her broken life.

This book is about howthey tackle the hardships that lifethrows at them with a smile andsucceed together in the journeyof life.

The book combines bothgenres i.e romance and inspira-tion. Saranya has glued themtogether in this novel.

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The Elysian Magazine, as apart of The English Literary

Society, functions as a safespace for all writers a-like tocome together, learn from eachother, share their experiencesand their works. This is a partof Amity Law School, Noida.

They believe that literatureis one of the most interestingand significant expressions ofhumanity. It is the immoralityof speech. It takes a great dealof history to produce a little lit-erature. Literature speaks thelanguage of imagination, andthe study of literature is sup-posed to train and improve theimagination. And as a society,they have always encouragedindividuals to not only takepart in specific fields of litera-ture but also various other

spheres with utmost passionand enthusiasm.

One such step, towardsdoing the same was conductinga series of Online CreativeCompetitions.

Prof Aditya Tomer, Addl.Director/Joint Head, AmityLaw School, Noida is theEditor-in-Chief of The Elysianand Sumitra Singh, Asst. Prof,Amity Law School, Noida is theEditor and Faculty Convenor.The student team of TheMagazine is presided by AdityaJain (Convener), KashishMathur (Joint-Convener), JatinShivdasani (Secretary PublicRelations), Sanjana Bhargava(Media Head), MaitheliHazarika (Literary Head),Kiratjeet Kaur (Creativity andDesigning Head) and AsmitaSingh (Operational Head).

Recently, the magazine was

inaugurated through the videoconferencing platform Zoomand broadcasted live onFacebook.

It received a very warmresponse from everyone whoattended the inauguration, andTeam Elysian’s efforts werepraised throughout.

Chief Guest who gracedthe afternoon with his presencewas Rahul Ram. He is a famil-iar Bass Guitarist, socialactivist, and also a world-renowned music composer.

In his speech, he statedhow the year 2020 would besubstantially different from the

year 2021, considering theworldwide pandemic. Apartfrom his lively personality,which impressed all attending,he also motivated the youngminds to live one’s life pas-sionately and with creativeexpressions.Ram has a greatunderstanding of the ways oflife. Since he went to IITKanpur, he was able to converseto the student-viewers aboutthe importance of excelling intheir chosen field, but also toremember and enjoy life alongthe way!

On occasion, Editor-in-Chief, Prof Aditya Tomer,Addl.Director/Joint HeadAmity Law School, Noida, con-gratulated the efforts of theOrganising Team of TheElysian and motivated theTeam to stay positive duringthe Pandemic situation.

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Marking the second day of Habib TanveerSmriti Natya Mahotsav, Teesra Mantra

was presented online. The play was presentedon Tuesday.

The theatre fest is organized by theSangam Natya Samiti Bilaspur. The playTeesra Mantra is based on the Jataka Katha,presented by Rang Triveni Literary andCultural Committee, Bhopal, was aired onthe Facebook page of Sangam Natya SamitiBilaspur. The play was directed and con-ceptualised by director of Madhya PradeshSchool of Drama Sanjay Upadhyay and pre-sented by Rang Triveni, Bhopal. Sending outmotivational message, the story of the playwas adopted by Yogesh Tripathi.

The play shared the story with the mes-sage of sacrifice, friendship, love, truth andrevenge. The story is about friendshipbetween the King Sainka of Varanasi king-dom and Naagraj.

The play began with introducing kingand Naagraj. One day the king saw somepeople hurting Naagraj and as soon as hereaches there he stopped people from hittinghim and saved Naagraj’s life. Naagraj inreturn of thanks wanted to gift him a ‘NaagKanya’ to which the king denies. ThenNaagraj gifted him a mantra, with which hecan just call Naag Kanya anytime to himpalace and even can see her. The king accept-ed the spell. One day the king used the spelland sees Naag Kanya with another man.Angered with her action, the king calls her

and beated her badly. Naag Kanya went toNaagraj and complaint about the king.Naagraj ordered few Naag Yuvak to go andmurder the king.

But as soon as they went inside thepalace, they overheard the king confessinghis mistake to the queen. Naag Kanya wasnot satisfied with this, instead she wantedrevenge. Hence, Naagraj gave the king a spellwith which he can listen to animals talking.He also told the king, not to disclose thesecret or else he will die.

One day queen asked him on what theking was laughing. The king decided to tellher the truth. Seeing this Lord Indra wasunhappy and he gave the king another spellwith which the king’s life was saved and thiswas Teesra Mantra.

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Another spell-bindingepisode of ‘Junior

Hunarstan’ was held onWednesday at Facebook LiveStream. It was organised by agroup Kala, Kebab aur Kisse.The event was hosted by SanyaAcharya, founder of FirstInstagram Radio Saniya kaRadio.

The children of 12 to 15years gave spellbinding per-formances. Hunarstaan was

organised with a purpose toprovide an online platform fortalented children to showcasetheir talent before the art lovers.

There were solo singingmusical performances. Theperformers not only presentedthe new filmy tracks but alsosang some of the musical tracksfrom old movies.

The little children beauti-fully presented dance perfor-mances, few Bollywood tracksadding charisma in the onlineopen mic. The musical per-

formance by young artistsadded much zest in the openmic. The audiences were seentotally engrossed in the melo-dious music performed by theyoungsters of the city.

The immense talent ofyoung girls and boys of the citywas a must watch for the liveaudience. The open mic wasorganised with a purpose toprovide an online platform fortalented people to showcasetheir talent before theBhopalites.

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Eggs that have always been asource of rich protein, are

once again in the limelight inMadhya Pradesh, as Womanand Child Development(WCD) Minister Imarti Devihas once again decided to gowith her old plan of fightingmalnourishment with eggs.

Imarti Devi, a staunchJyotiraditya Scindia loyalist,who worked in Kamal NathGovernment had worked in thesame capacity and had pro-posed eggs against malnutri-

tion.Then in opposition,

Bharatiya Janata Party hadvehemently opposed the movefrom the Minister. Now theMinister by their side, BJP issinging a different tune.

BJP leader DhairyavardhanSingh on the issue said thatthese are Minister’s personalviews but was quick to add thatthe Minister has been lookingafter the department for longand is saying what she feels fitto fight malnutrition.

Singh also cited a surveyfinding which claims that

49.5% persons in the State arenon-vegetarian while 50.5%are vegetarian. The leader alsoclaimed that Minister’s viewsshould not be seen in one-sidedmanner as she has also claimedthat if the severely malnour-ished kids don’t prefer eggs,

they could be offered fruitdiet.

Singh also claimed thatnothing has been decided andthese are only different ideasdiscussed as of now.

Congress leader JPDhanopia however lambastedthe BJP for double standards.Our stand is clear that egg indiet should not be forced ontosomeone but it’s intriguing tosee BJP siding with the ideacontrary to their previous standwhere they opposed the simi-lar move during CongressGovernment, Dhanopia said.

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Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan held a meeting of

officials in Shahganj of Sehoredistrict, after interacting withthe flood victims. He instruct-ed the officials concerned toensure every possible facility atall rescue centres for floodaffected people.

Relief distribution work hasto be commenced soon afterconducting the survey of hous-es first and then crops. CMChouhan further instructedthat along with soybean, the sur-vey of paddy crop damaged byflood will also be conducted.

Chief Minister Chouhan

held the meeting with officialsas regard to damage caused byheavy rains and issued necessaryinstructions. The Collector ShriAjay Gupta informed in themeeting that about 8,300 hous-es have been affected by floodin Budhni and Nasrullaganjblock. He further mentionedthat along with the houses, sur-vey of damaged ground wells,pipeline etc. will also be done.

The Chief Ministerinstructed the officials of elec-tricity department that arrange-ment of power supply shouldbe made at places where theelectricity lines are damaged.Repair of electricity poles andlines should be done. CMChouhan sought informationfrom the public works depart-ment that how big is the dam-age to roads and culverts. Heinstructed that a proposalshould be sent soon, so that the

repair work could be undertak-en after the approval of theamount.

Chouhan has said that halfquintal wheat to each familyshould be given in flood affect-ed areas at the earliest. In themeeting, Chief Medical andHealth Officer Dr SudhirKumar Dahriya informed thattablets of chlorine to purifywater and medicines for feverand malaria as well as ORS pow-der etc. are being distributed.

Divisional CommissionerKavindra Kiyawat, IG,Collector Ajay Gupta,Superintendent of PoliceShashindra Chouhan, Memberof Parliament RamakantBhargava, Rajendra SinghRajput, Ravi Malviya,Ramnarayan Sahu as well asother public representativesand officers were present onthis occasion.

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Under the direction of theCollector and District

Magistrate, necessary actionis being taken by the joint teamof Revenue, Police andMunicipal Corporation, onthose who do not wear masks.On Wednesday, 1007 viola-tors were sent to temporary jail.Giving information, AdditionalDistrict Magistrate Smt.Bidisha Mukherjee said that thecampaign is being organized bya jointly formed team underthe guidance of CollectorAshish Singh to prevent thecorona infection. Action isbeing taken against those whodo not wear masks in the cam-paign and they are being keptin a temporary made inMadhav College. Such individ-uals are spending about fourhours in temporary for notwearing masks. It is compul-sory to take two masks for Rs

10 each while swearing to wearthe masks while releasing thearrested person from tempo-rary jail, and pledge to followthe social distancing.Additional District MagistrateSmt. Bidisha Mukherjeeinstructed the individuals inthe temporary jail to be built inMadhav College to leave theirhomes with compulsory masks.Also, social distancing shouldalso be compulsorily done. Hesaid that despite repeated pub-lic instructions, some peopleare not using masks while theyare out of their homes, so the

joint team is campaigning andcapturing people wearing non-masks and being kept in tem-porary jails. He is beingreleased from a temporary jailwithin a specified time-limit.ADM Smt. Mukherjee saidthat similarly the directors ofthe business institutions of thecity have been instructed towear masks themselves andcustomers coming to theirplaces should be instructed towear masks. In addition, thedirectors of their institutionshave also been instructed to fol-low the social distancing in cus-tomers. If the above instruc-tions are not followed, neces-sary action will be taken onthose institutions. TillWednesday, 2 September, peo-ple who are not wearing masksare kept in the temporary jailat Madhav College and they arereleased after certain time andthey are being given two-domask paid.

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The Potterheads of the citywill learn making

Hogwarts WitchcraftUniversity in watercolour. Adaylong watercolour onlineworkshop ‘A Hogwarts Night’will be held on Saturday.

The workshop will beorganised by Studio Ikigai,Mumbai online. It is to benoted that Harry Potter is oneof the celebrated fictional char-acter created by author JKRowling.

During the workshop, theparticipants will learn about thebasics of painting and then theywill be taught about the watercolour technique over canvas.The participants will learnabout the basic strokes.

To begin the workshop, theexpert will tell the participants

about subject selection.Notably, for a creative art piece,it is important to choose thesubject wisely. The subject withsharp features adds life to thepainting. Besides, the partici-pants will be taught to drawHogwarts. Later, in the nextsession, they will be told aboutthe colour making and shading.

The workshop will be allabout the light and shadow,proper colour mixing and howbring out the best fo the emo-tions over canvas.

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Atalk series ‘Baaton BaatonMein’ is being held everyday

on Instagram. Marking its 119episode, renowned musicianGauri Pathare talked about herlife and love for music.

Hosted by renowned artcritic Sunil Mishr, the series isbeing held for the art lovers.During the talk show Suniltalked about Gauri’s passion formusic and her journey. It is to benoted that the series is all aboutmeeting with renowned person-alities of classical dance andmusic world. They talk abouttheir struggles, life and successduring the talk show.

Gauri Pathare is an Indian

musician and a winner of the AllIndia Radio competition.

During her early years, shewon numerous inter-collegiate,inter-university and inter-statetrophies. She also won the AllIndia Radio competition.

Path are was the vocalaccompaniment to Pt. SureshTalwalkar for his tail maala con-certs in her initial years. Inaddition to singing, Pathare hasbeen interested in cooking andhas appeared on a number ofcookery shows.

Gauri has blended Jaipur,Gwalior and Kirana Gharanagayaki to form her own style ofKhyal presentation. She has beentrained in various voice culturetechniques by Ustaad

Syeeduddin Daagar (cousin ofWasifuddin Dagar), a notedDhrupad Dhamar singer.

Gauri has performed at mostof the prestigious classical musicfestivals in India including SawaiGandharva Mahotsav, Tansenfestival, Chandigarh SangeetSammelan, Kesarbai KerkarSammelan, Pt. KumarGandharva Sangeet Sammelan,etc. She has frequently per-formed in India, France,Switzerland, USA, Australia,Canada, Dubai, UnitedKingdom and Singapore.Gaurihas conducted numerous classi-cal music workshops overseasand has had her live perfor-mances broadcast on Australianradio.

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Terming the BJP ruled-Municipal Corporation a

den of corruption, the AamAadmi Party (AAP) nationalspokesperson Raghav Chadhasaid that if the BJP is incapableto run it properly, they shouldhand over the keys to AAP forits better functioning.

In an interview with ThePioneer, he said the three cor-porations have miserably failedto provide even the basicamenities such as health, pri-mary education and ensuringcleanliness in the city.

“MCD today stands for‘most corrupt department’.

Irrespective of how muchmoney you put into it but allgoes down the drain as noth-ing happens on ground. Themunicipal corporations couldpay salaries and clear dues to itsstaff easily they would havespent even 20 per cent of itsbudget for the development ofthe city,” he said.

Talking about ways tomake corporations self reliant,carrying out new developmen-tal projects and managingexpenses within the same bud-get, he said there are plenty ofways to generate revenue frommunicipal corporations such asproperty tax, parking, healthtrade license and grants fromthe centre and Delhi Govern-

ment.“There is no paucity of

funds but the intention to servepeople and provide them basicamenities and ensure sanitationis just not there. BJP ruled

municipal corporations areclueless & totally devoid ofideas and plans and havemessed it up completely. TheDelhi Government is runningwith a surplus budget because

our goal is clear to serve thepeople.

On the issue of takingcredit of reducing coronaviruscases in Delhi, he said “If BJPthinks that this is the result ofindividual efforts, then HomeMinister Amit Shah shouldimmediately visit Uttar Pradeshand Bihar, Maharashtra andRajasthan where cases are up.If one person can control coro-na after taking a few meetingsin Delhi he should take meet-ings in all the states to controlcases,” he added.

“Imitation is the best formof flattery. BJP is adopting ourfoot imprint not only in Delhibut also following the educa-tion and health model intro-

duced by the AAP governmentand it is a welcome step becausewe came in politics to changeit,” he said.

Commenting over role ofFacebook in fueling riots thathad erupted in northeast Delhiearlier this year, Chadha saidthat till now, according to com-plains received on mails, evi-dences collected, statementsof witnesses, the Peace andHarmony Committee has“prima facie” found thatFacebook was “complicit” inthe North East Delhi riots ofFebruary 2020 and thus decid-ed to summon its officials.

BJP leaders' names havesurfaced in the proceedings ofDelhi Assembly’s Peace and

Harmony Committee that howthey fueled the riots in northeast Delhi earlier this year, hesaid, adding that the DelhiAssembly has become the firstassembly in India to telecastlive proceedings to maintaintransparency and to make peo-ple aware about the functionsof Vidhan Sabha.

On the issue of labourersand those who lost jobs duringthe Corona crisis, Chadha saidthat the Delhi Governmenttransferred Rs 5,000 assistanceamount into the bank accountsof thousands of registered dailywage labourers associated withconstruction work in the city toassist them during the lock-down.

“The Government alsostarted a job portal and provid-ed lakhs of jobs. The govern-ment will further extend all thehelp required,” he said.

He also said that providing24*7 clean drinking water toeveryone is a dream of theKejriwal government and lotsof initiatives have been taken tomeet the demand.

“Delhi Jal Board is produc-ing 930 MGD water now fromall water treatment plants. Weare talking to neighbouringstates, working on rechargingground water, rainwater har-vesting to increase the produc-tion up to 1150 MGD to meetthe requirement of all the res-idents of Delhi,” he said.

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The Haryana Governmenton Wednesday resumed

registration of property inurban areas of Gurugram andadvocated for e-appointmentsat Tehsil and Sub-Tehsil officesin order to bring transparencyin the registration of deeds.

With this, anyone can bookhis appointment from any-where across the countrydirectly by visiting https://jam-abandi.nic.in web portal of theRevenue department.

According to a notificationissued by the state govern-ment on Monday the links"Appointment for DeedRegistration" and "Check DeedAppointment Availability" areavailable at "PropertyRegistration" link on jama-bandi.nic.in web portal.

However the revenue offi-cials are reviewing the processfor registration in urban areasand expecting that the e-appointments process will takea week's time for smooth func-tioning at Tehsil offices.

The revenue officials alsoinformed that registration ofproperty has been resumedbut the Transfer Deed yet to beresumed.

Deputy CommissionerGurugram, Amit Khatriinformed that they havereceived guidelines from thestate government in connectionwith registration of property inurban areas.

“To bring transparency inproperty registration we are inprocess to digitise all the land

records of urban and ruralareas across the district andwith this new initiative by theState Government anyone canbook an e-appointmentthrough the web portal of theRevenue department.

Earlier for an appointmentanyone used to visit the tehsil office twice but with thisportal in a single visit the vis-itor can register their proper-ty in one go as they alreadyhave an appointment at tehsiloffices,” said Amit Khari deputy commissionerGurugram.

Talking more about techni-cal points about e-appoint-ment system district revenueofficer, Basti Ram informedthat after having an appoint-ment through portal one willget date, time and an E-mailfrom the concerned tehsil officefor the property registration.

“If someone’s property fallunder section-7A of theHaryana development and reg-

ulation areas act 1975 theowner of the property willhave to obtain no-objectioncertificate (NOC) from urbanlocal bodies and the town andcountry planning department(DTCP) and the same will beupdated in system automatical-ly and if anyone did not obtainNOC form the departments theregistration of property will notbe executed,” Basti Ram said.

The officer furtherinformed that the same processwill be followed on governmentland and forest land.

Amidst allegations of scamin property registration with-out obtaining a no-objectioncertificate from urban localbodies and the town and coun-try planning department, theHaryana Government had halt-ed registration of all propertiesacross the state on July 23.

Seven revenue officialsfrom Gurugram have beenplaced under suspension inconnection with the scam.

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Out of 180 inmates ofBhondsi jail who had

undergone Covid-19 check-ups on Sunday and Monday,the test results of 33 have beenfound positive for the virus.The test results of 15 prisonerswere to be detected positive onTuesday while 18 results werereceived on Wednesday.

Apart from Bhondsi jailcases, 18 commandos of theNational Security Guards(NSG) have also tested positivefor coronavirus at the NSGcampus in Manesar.

The health departmenttested 44 suspects, of which 18commandos were found to becorona positive.

Chief Medical OfficerGurugram Dr Virender Yadav,while confirming the cases atthe jail and NSG campus said,a team of health department is

collecting more samples atboth the places. Contact trac-ing of those found infected isbeing done.

With the detection of thesecases at both the locations, “Ateam of health departmentcamped inside at both thelocations for the contact trac-ing of the infected persons tocheck the possibility of furtherspread of the virus,” said Yadav.

The jail authorities claimedthat as per the protocol fol-lowed at the district jail, theysaid, all new prisoners are

being kept in the other cordonto avoid their contact withother inmates. With this strat-egy the possibility of spread ofinfection at large is less.

Despite several corona pre-vention measures already injail, it is not yet clear how theseprisoners got infected.

Earlier in April a jailwarder of Bhondsi jail wastested positive for the disease.

To prevent contamination,the jail premises and all the bar-racks are regularly being sani-tised by the MunicipalCorporation of Gurugram(MCG) and the medical teams,”Yadav said.

Apart from this, OnWednesday, there were a totalof 12,297 Covid-19 cases in thecity, of which 1,145 were activecases, with 133 deaths so far. Inthe past 24 hours, there were184 fresh Covid cases in thedistrict, as per the govern-ment’s bulletin.

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The Delhi Police has arrested three men while two juveniles wereapprehended in national Capital for allegedly robbing a cab dri-

ver of his belongings including his vehicle to visit Murthal to havethe famous parathas for dinner. The accused have been identifiedas Pankaj (19), Sagar (20) and Abhijeet (19), all residents of Nangloiin outer Delhi. Police said that their trip to Murthal was unfortu-nately cut short after a quarrel broke out between the group overthe place of visit. “After beating up the cab driver and robbing hisvehicle, an argument broke out between them. While some of themwanted to go for a trip to Shimla others wanted to stick to their ear-lier plan of visiting Murthal but finally, they all ended up visitingan eatery in Paschim Vihar and collected eatables and spent the timein car,” said A Kaon, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP),Outer district. “On August 30, the accused had booked the cab viaan app through a stolen phone and when the vehicle reached itspick up destination in Krishna Mandir, Najafgarh road, Nangloi,the accused confirmed the OTP and boarded the vehicle.

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The Delhi Metro announced to resume the services in three stagesfrom September 7 to 12 for the general public.According to DMRC the services in stage one will be resumed

on September 7 on yellow line including Rapid Metro of Gurugram.While the services on blue and pink line will be restored onSeptember 9 and services on red Line and violet Line will be resumedon September 10.

The passengers will be allowed to board the train between 7am to 11 am in the morning and 4pm to 8 pm in the evening onyellow, blue, pink, red and violet lines. In stage two, the services onmagenta line, grey line will be restored on September 11 and pas-sengers will be allowed to board trains between 7 am to 1 pm inthe morning and 4 pm to 10 pm in the evening, it said.

Airport Express Line Services on all lines will be availablethroughout the day between 6 am to 11 pm from September 12,the DMRC said in a statement.

Train services will commence with adequate frequency as theywere before 22nd March 2020 which may be increased ordecreased as per requirement. However, due to an increase in dwelltime of trains at stations, there will be a minor increase in timerequired for performing a trip, it said.

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Upping the ante further,Chief Ministers of six

non-BJP-ruled dispensationshave written to the Centre toremind it of its "constitu-tional", "moral" and "legal"responsibilities in the stand-off over the �2.35 lakh-croreshortfall in GST compensa-tion and financial relief due tothe States. The States remind-ed the Centre it had a legalduty to reimburse States' lossof revenue in the first fiveyears of the GST regime.

The letter comes afterFinance Minister NirmalaSitharaman last week dubbedthe pandemic an "act of God"and said it had hurt GST col-lection. She said the totalshortfall for fiscal 2021 was�97,000 crore and, includingcompensation because of thepandemic, states were owed�2.35 lakh crores.

The Centre asserted thatthese dues would be clearedbut not before saying that itwanted to stay clear of avoid-able borrowing when it couldbe done at the States’ levelfrom the markets. However,the States said this wouldaffect tax receipts after 2022,as they would have to repay

loans from future collections.The letters written by

West Bengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee, Kerala CMPinarayi Vijayan, Delhi CMArvind Kejriwal, Tamil NaduEdappadi K Palaniswami,Telangana CM KChandrasekhar Rao andChhattisgarh CM BhupeshBaghel called on the Centre toreconsider its stance of askingstates to meet the shortfall byborrowing from the markets.Other CMs who are inprocess of writing to theCentre are Punjab CMAmarinder Singh hisRajasthan counterpart AshokGehlot, according to sources.

In her letter, Banerjeesaid the "GST imbroglio"amounted to a "betrayal" of

trust and reminded PrimeMinister Narendra Modi thatin December 2013 the solereason why BJP was opposingGST was because it did nottrust then government ofIndia in honouring GST com-pensation to states. "Today(those) words are ringing truein our ears as we are losingour trust in the BJPGovernment at the centre,"the Bengal Chief Ministerwrote.

Banerjee pointed out theCentre's repayment optionsrequired States to borrowmoney at a time when manyare unable to pay salaries toemployees. The centre, shesaid, was better placed toborrow since it would incur alower rate of interest than

States. The Kerala CM reminded

the Centre that "it was agreedupon that States would beassured of an annual com-pounded growth rate of 14per cent in GST revenue...during the initial five years"."From April 1, 2020, no com-

pensation has been released tothe states," he added.

Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal said it was anextremely onerous burden onStates already reeling underfinancial crisis due to short-fall in revenue collectionsand increased commitment of

expenditure from COVID-19 response. Kejriwal too saidassurance of compensationto meet shortfall in collectionswas one of the pillars onwhich the entire GST edificerested.

Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister Edappadi K

Palaniswami, whose party isan alliance of BJP, said thatMacro-economic indicatorscount "overal l generalGovernment deficit and bor-rowing" and not who bor-rowed while Telangana ChiefMinister K ChandrasekharRao expressed concern over

“the Centre abdicating itsresponsibility of compensat-ing states”. And ChhattisgarhChief Minister BhupeshBaghel wrote: “You are wellaware that as per constitu-tional provisions the centre isaccountable for providingGST compensation,"

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Former Congress presidentRahul Gandhi on

Wednesday slammed PrimeMinister Narendra Modi andlisted issues such as GDPreduction, job losses, highestdaily COVID-19 cases andexternal aggression at the bor-der as "Modi-made disasters".

The party, for its part,attacked the Centre over thesuicides of farmers and labour-ers, citing data issued recentlyby the National Crime RecordsBureau (NCRB).

Rahul has listed six issuesthe country is facing andtermed them as "Modi-madedisasters".

"India is reeling under

Modi-made disasters:Historic GDP reduction -23.9%, HighestUnemployment in 45 years,12 crore job loss, Centre notpaying States their GST dues,Globally highest COVID-19daily cases and deaths andExternal aggression at ourborders," Rahul Gandhitweeted.

Congress spokespersonRandeep Singh Surjewala ina series of tweets targeted thegovernment, alleging that theeconomic misery was caused

due to the "mismanagementof the BJP Government".

"In just one year, 2019, asmany as 42,480 farmers andlabourers died by suicide inthe country. The figures of

NCRB show that youth, farm-ers and daily wage labourersare the most affected by theeconomic misery due to themismanagement of BJP gov-ernment. Farmers were

forced to die by suicide andModiji remained seated withpursed lips," Surjewala said ina tweet in Hindi.

In another tweet ,Surjewala gave a breakup ofthe daily suicides based onthe NCRB data.

"A total of 116 farmersare forced to die by suicideevery day. Not only this, in2019, as many as 14,019unemployed people wereforced to died by suicidewhich means 38 unemployedpeople were forced to endtheir lives in a day. Most wor-rying is that these figures arefor the period before thecoronavirus pandemic. Modiji, how do you sleep at night?"he asked.

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As part of austerity measuresin view of the falling econ-

omy due to the Covid-19 pan-demic, the Centre has prohib-ited the printing of calendars,diaries, schedulers, coffee tablebooks and other printed mate-rials by all its ministries anddepartments and directed themto publish them in digital for-mat. The Government has alsostopped hospitality reimburse-ment until further orders.

Issuing the directives, theFinance Ministry cited globalbest practices and the adoptionof digital technologies toincrease productivity to back themove.

“Given the prevailing cir-cumstances in which the worldis increasingly moving towardsadopting digital force-multi-pliers for productivity, theGovernment of India hasdecided to follow this bestpractice,” it said in a state-ment.

It also said all public sectorunits and state-run banks alsohave been directed to go digi-tal in terms of these regularlyprinted materials.

“There is to be no activitytowards printing wall calendars,desktop calendars, diaries andother such material for use inthe coming year by anyMinistries/Departments/PSUs/PSBs and all other organs of thegovernment,” added the min-istry statement.

It noted that there is to bea concerted effort towardsincorporating innovative meth-ods in such matters. Usingtechnological innovations forplanning, scheduling and fore-casting is well known to be eco-nomical, efficient and effective,added the statement.

“Prime Minister NarendraModi and his Governancemodel have always seen tech-nology as an enabler. Integratingtechnology into our work is inline with his vision,” it said.

Further, post the directive,coffee table books too won’t bepublished by the ministries andgovernment departments andenterprises.

The ministry directed thatinnovative digital and onlinesolutions, which will achieve the“same result” as physical calen-dars or diaries, are to be priori-tised and to be put into practice.

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India reported an average 381suicidal deaths per day in

2019 with the total number ofsuch fatalities standing at1,39,123 during the year,according to the latest datareleased by the National CrimeRecords Bureau (NCRB).

The figures for 2019 suggesta 3.4 per cent jump in suicides(1,39,123) in contrast to 2018(1,34,516) and 2017 (1,29,887),according to the data.

The rate of suicide (inci-dents per 1 lakh population)marginally rose by 0.2 per centin 2019 over 2018.

The suicide rate in cities(13.9 per cent) was higher ascompared to all-India suiciderate (10.4 per cent) in 2019,revealed the NCRB statistics.

Suicide by ''hanging'' (53.6per cent), ‘consuming poison’(25.8 per cent), ''drowning'' (5.2per cent) and ''self-immola-tion'' (3.8 per cent) were theprominent means of commit-ting suicides during the year, thedata for 2019 highlighted.

Family problems (otherthan marriage-related issues)were behind 32.4 per cent of sui-cides, marriage-related prob-lems (5.5 per cent) and illness(17.1 per cent) togetheraccounted for 55 per cent of thetotal suicides in the country in

2019.For every 100 suicidal

deaths, 70.2 were male and29.8 females, as per the NCRBdata collated from the record-ed police cases.

About 68.4 per cent of themale victims were married,whereas the ratio was 62.5 percent for female victims.

Maharashtra topped the listin number of suicides with18,916 cases followed by 13,493in Tamil Nadu, 12,665 in WestBengal, 12,457 in MadhyaPradesh and 11,288 inKarnataka, accounting for 13.6per cent, 9.7 per cent, 9.1 percent, 9 per cent and 8.1 per centof total such casualties respec-tively.

These five states togetheraccounted for 49.5 per cent ofthe total suicides reported in thecountry and the rest 50.5 percent suicides were reported inthe remaining 24 States andseven Union Territories, thedata suggested.

Uttar Pradesh, the mostpopulous state, reported com-paratively lower percentageshare of suicidal deaths,accounting for only 3.9 percent of the total suicides in thecountry.

Maximum cases ofmass/family suicide werereported from Tamil Nadu (16)followed by Andhra Pradesh

(14), Kerala (11), Punjab (9) andRajasthan (7), reveals the NCRBdata.

As much as 12.6 per centsuicide victims were illiterate,16.3 per cent up to primarylevel, 19.6 per cent up to mid-dle level and 23.3 per cent up tomatric level. Just 3.7 per cent oftotal suicide victims were grad-uates and above in educationalqualification.

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The Union Ministry of Health onWednesday released Standard

Operating Procedures (SOPs) onpreventive steps such as maintain-ing physical distancing, mandato-ry use of face covers/masks, fre-quent hand-washing with soap atthe examination centres during theCovid-19 pandemic.

Arrangements for personalprotection gears like face cov-ers/masks, and other slogistic likehand sanitisers, soap, sodiumhypochlorite solution etc. have tobe made by the examination cen-tres.

Only asymptomatic staff andstudents can be allowed inside theexamination hall.

Also, only those examinationcenters which are outside the con-

tainment zone shallbe allowed to holdexaminations whileuniversities/ educa-tional institutions/examination con-ducting authorities/examination cen-tres may plan outthe examinationschedule in a stag-gered manner so asto avoid over-crowding at anyexamination centreon any day, as perthe guidelines.

Examinationcentres are fre-quented by a largenumber of students(as well as their par-ents) and staff tillthe entire durationof the exam andtherefore, it’s vital to

plan and conduct these examina-tions, while following specific pre-ventive measures, the Ministrysaid about the need for the guide-lines.

As per the SOP, the physicaldistancing of at least six feet is tobe followed at exam centres as faras feasible. The use of face cov-ers/masks should be made manda-tory. Frequent hand-washing withsoap for at least 40-60 seconds evenwhen hands are not visibly dirtyshould be practised. The use of

alcohol-based hand sanitisers (forat least 20 seconds) can be madewherever feasible. The installa-tion and use of Aarogya Setu Apphave also been advised to all, as faras feasible.

The examination centre shouldhave a designated isolation roomfor isolating any person who isfound symptomatic at the time ofscreening or during examination,till such time medical advice maybe sought, says the guidelines.

Entrances of exam centres

should have mandatory handhygiene and thermal screeningprovisions.

If any examination func-tionary/examinee fails to meet theself-dec-lara-tion

criteria, they shall not be allowedentry.

All staff and students to beallowed entry only if using facecover/masks.

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The NCRB data revealedthat 36 personnel of the

Central paramilitary forceslike BSF, CRPF, CISF, ITBP,SSB, NSG, Assam Rifles com-mitted suicide in 2019, takingthe toll such casualties to 433in the last six years. Out of the433 suicide deaths in theForces during the six-yearperiod, the least (28) numberof cases was reported in 2018and the maximum (175) in2014. The number was 60 in2017, 74 in 2016 and 60 in2015. As on January 1, 2019,the strength of the CAPFs was9,23,800 personnel.

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As the number ofCovid-19 cases

rises and patients seektreatment, the UnionHealth Ministry hasdeveloped frequentlyasked questions(FAQs) to furtherbuild the ICU/clinicalmanagement capaci-ties of doctors fortreatment of the crit-ical patients infectedby the virus.

For instance, theMinistry has clarifiedthat drugs likeRemdesivir andtocilizumab and plas-ma therapy are exper-imental therapies andshould not be used asempirical therapy forsuspected cases. It hasalso cautioned the

doctors handling theCovid-19 cases tocounsel and be empa-thetic with suchpatients as they tendto be in depression because ofa number of reasonsincluding staying inisolation, anxietyrelated to disease andsocial stigma, amongothers.

“Remdesivir andTocilizumab shouldbe used only inproven Covid-19patients, where clini-cally indicated,” theministry said, under-lining that there is noevidence to supportthe use of these twodrugs in asympto-matic patients withcomorbidities.

As far as the role

of plasma therapy isconcerned, the FAQssaid that convales-cent plasma collectedfrom ABO matcheddonors with highneutralizing titers canbe given to patients atrisk of developingsevere Covid in earlystages of the disease.However, it shouldalso be considered ane x p e r i m e n t a l therapy and shouldbe used with caution, it stated.

In one of theanswers, the ministrysaid, Tocilizumab isan experimental ther-apy, has a limited role,and should be usedonly in patients withcytokine syndromeafter ruling out activeinfections.

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With an increasing number of non-Covid patients being admit-ted in the emergency department of the AIIMS here, hospital

authorities have suspended routine OPD admissions in general andprivate wards for two weeks. However, routine OPD services to enablepatients seek medical advice and counselling, which were recentlyresumed will continue. (Archana)

To accommodate the increasing number of serious non-COVIDpatients in the emergency department of the All Indian Institute ofmedical Sciences (AIIMS) here, hospital authorities have suspendedroutine OPD admissions in general and private wards for next twoweeks.

However, routine OPD services to enable patients seek medicaladvise and counselling, which were recently resumed will continue,AIIMS Medical Superintendent, Dr D K Sharma, said.

"In view of the need to optimise usage of available inpatient bedsfor hospitalisation of seriously ill emergency/semi-emergency patients,it has been decided to temporarily stop routine OPD admissions togeneral wards as well as private wards in AIIMS hospital and all cen-tres with immediate effect for a period of two weeks which will bereviewed after that," a circular issued by Sharma said.

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Wednesday permitted Indianairlines to increase the number of

domestic passenger flights to 60per cent of their pre-COVID ser-vices, according to an officialorder.

On June 26, the Ministry ofCivil Aviation had allowed theairlines to operate a maximum of

45 per cent of their pre-COVIDdomestic flights.

The ministry had restarteddomestic passenger servicesfrom May 25, after a gap of twomonths due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.

However,the airlines wereallowed to oper-ate not morethan 33 per centof their pre-COVID domes-tic flights.

Modifyingits previousorder of June 26where it had putthe 45 per centlimit on thenumber ofdomestic flights,the ministryissued an orderon Wednesdaystating that, "45per cent capac-ity may be readas 60 per centcapacity."

The averageoccupancy ratein domesticflights sincetheir resump-tion in India onMay 25 hasbeen around50-60 per centonly.

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Jammu: A JuniorCommissioned Officer(JCO) of the IndianArmy was martyred in aceasefire violation byPakistan on the line ofcontrol in Rajouri dis-trict on Wednesday.

The JCO receivedcritical injuries during'unprovoked' ceasefireviolation by the Pakistan Army.

According to official sources,“the JCO identified as SubedarRajesh Kumar was deployed at aforward post in the Tarkundi sec-tor when the Pakistani Army start-ed targeting several forward postsin the area”. In response, Indianarmy too retaliated strongly andeffectively to silence the Pakistaniguns.

This is the second incidentwhere a JCO of the Indian armymade a supreme sacrifice in the last

four days. Earlier,another JCO identi-fied as NaibSubedar RajwinderSingh,hailing fromAmritsar, hadattained martyrdomin the Nowsherasector of Rajouri onAugust 30.

M e a n w h i l e ,fresh ceasefire violations werereported from Kirni and Qasba sec-tors of Poonch late Wednesdayevening.

According to a Jammu basedMinistry of Defence Spokesman Lt-Col Devender Anand, “a JCO wasmartyred in the forward area ofRajouri while fresh ceasefire vio-lation was reported along the lineof control in Qasba and Kirni sec-tors of Poonch on Wednesday”. Hesaid, the Indian Army retaliatedbefittingly. PNS

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Two people including a 70-years-oldcorona positive woman died. 136

people, including a senior municipalcorporation official, have been foundinfected took the cumulative number ofcovid-19 cases in the district to 4603.Today 117 patients recovered andreturned to their homes. Current activecases in the district are 1410. In the lastfive months, 97599 people have beentested.

Today, a 65-year-old man, residentof Rafatganj, infected with the coronavirus, died at around 7 a.m. He was alsoa diabetic patient and was admitted toPandit Deendayal Upadhyaya JointHospital since 29 August. According toCMS Dr. AB Singh, death is expectedto be due to cardiac arrest. The seconddeath was recorded in SJD hospital

where a 70-years-old woman, residentof Gyan Sarovar, was admitted.

Today, 136 people were recordedpositive in JN Medical College, PanditDeendayal Upadhyay Joint Hospital,Private Lab and Antigen Test. A totalof 2717 samples were screened. Amongthe infected people, 69 are young and49 are women and a senior municipalofficial is also included. However,being a resident of Prayagraj, his nameis not included in the list. 7 people werefound infected in Brija Nagla, 6 in SaraiMan Singh, 5 in KarpoorinagarNaurangabad and 2 recorded in JNMC.District Magistrate Chandra BhushanSingh said that infected people areeither admitted to covid-19 hospitals orrecommended home isolation based ontheir symptoms. Samples have beentaken for family members and they arekept in-home quarantine.

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When a voice rises fromAligarh, a city of lock and

education, it goes very far andwhen an issue is raised from thestudent’s platform then it willsurely make a headline.Something similar happenedon 12th December 2019, afterDr. Kafeel Khan's speech atBaab-e-Syed gate of AMU.

His provocative speechshook the administration andthe government. Special TaskForce was assigned to arrest Dr.Kafeel and on 29th January2020, STF arrested him fromMumbai airport. NSA has beenslapped on him which causeda political stir.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadraalso wrote a letter to the ChiefMinister in the favor of Dr.Kafeel Khan. Now after theHigh Court order, the entireopposition is putting the gov-ernment in the dock.

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Serious towards road accidents, theUttar Pradesh Government has decid-

ed to conduct a crash investigation on thelines of aircraft accidents. Uttar Pradeshis the first State in the country to con-duct such an investigation.

Agra to Noida via Aligarh YamunaExpressway has been selected for crashinvestigation. The government has start-ed survey work in association with SaveLife Foundation of Delhi.

Under this, suggestions will be madeafter studying various aspects of acci-dents. Separate nodal officers have beenappointed in each district from thetransport department and traffic police

to investigate the accidents on thisexpressway passing through five districts.Agra-Lucknow Expressway is proposedto be selected in the next phase.

Crash investigation happens in thecountry so far due to an aircraft accident.This investigation goes to the bottom ofthe accident, so that future types of acci-dents can be prevented. On the reportof the International Road Federation, acrash investigation of vehicle accidentswas started in Europe and Britain.

A technical examination of theaccident-prone vehicle is done to findout the cause of the accident. Researchis done on the length, width, height ofthe road and the materials used to makeit.

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Dr C V Krishnaswami andhis team of medical

researchers based out ofChennai have come out with aGrand Health Ensurance Plan,a revolutionary, completelytransparent and inclusivehealth insurance model to pro-vide health for all at unbeliev-ably low premiums.

Dr Krishnaswami, 82-year-old medical scientist and awidely respected diabetologist,studied all health insuranceschemes operational in manydeveloped countries likeBritain, USA (National Health Service ) and under-stood their shortcomingsbefore developing a scheme inwhich the rich pay for theirhealth insurance with whichthe poor too would get quali-ty medical care.

Speaking to The Pioneer,Dr Krishnaswami said theexorbitant costs charged bycorporate and private hospitalswere the direct result of the lob-bying by pharma companiesthat saw big opportunities inconverting Healthcare intoMedical care.

“The focus shifted fromhealth oriented to economy ori-

ented. Mortality rates due toAdverse Drug Reaction andunnecessary interventions shotup many fold,” he explained.

The attraction of thisscheme is that those who earn�30,000 per month and theirfamilies need not pay any-thing for the health insuranceand they will get quality med-ical care which the rich gets incorporate hospitals.

Dr Krishnaswamidescribes the NHS as a polit-ically controlled State monop-oly that is inefficient, outdatedand unsustainable.

“It sentences thousands ofcritically ill people to death byputting them on waiting lists ayear or more long or by deny-ing them life-saving drugsmade in Britain and exportedelsewhere. Britain has themost nationalised health ser-vice in the developed world andsuffers the consequence of hav-ing the worst health service inthe developed world in never-ending crisis causing unneces-sary misery and premature death,” said DrKrishnaswami quoting from areport by The King’s Fund, anorganisation that gives insighton health and care policies.

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After the Congress it is the turnof the Trinamool Congress to

express concerns about theFacebook’s alleged prejudicialways. In a letter to FB CEO chiefMark Zuckerberg, TMC leader inRajya Sabha Derek O’ Brien hassaid that his party has enough evi-dence to substantiate the chargesthat the virtual platform wasbiased towards the BJP which hasin fact come up as a strong con-tender for capturing power inBengal in the next year’s Assemblyelections.

Referring to the company’salleged role during the 2014 and2019 general elections, O’Briensaid as India’s second-largest

opposition party, the TrinamoolCongress has had “serious con-cerns about Facebook’s role dur-ing the 2014 and 2019 generalelections in India.”

Expressing his apprehensionsabout the FB’s alleged political biasin controlling the collective polit-ical mind of the electorate hequestioned the company’s act ofblocking some of Facebook pageswhich was anything but impartial.

“With the elections in theIndian state of West Bengal justmonths away, your company’srecent blocking of Facebook pagesand accounts in Bengal also pointsto the link between Facebook andthe BJP. There is enough materi-al now in the public domain,including internal memos of

senior FB management, to sub-stantiate the bias,” O'Brien said.

Informing that the TMCraised the matter in Parliament inJune last year, he said “We wereoptimistic that the issues andconcerns we raised on the floor ofParliament 14 months ago wouldempower other political parties and the media to alsoaddress this substantiveissue.” Earlier the Left leadershiphad also expressed concern at theincreased meddling of the ITplatforms in the Indian politicalaffairs “controlling electionprocess.” Senior Left leader SamikLahiri said “if this is not allowingIndia to be re-colonised by theforeign capitalist interests thenwhat is.”

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Measurement of handgrip strengthon dynamometer could be a sim-

ple way to help identify patients at riskof developing type 2 diabetes,researchers have said after measuring themuscular handgrip strength of 776men and women without a history ofdiabetes over a 20-year period.

The study is published in the jour-nal Annals of Medicine.

In the 779 study subjects, the riskof type 2 diabetes was reduced byaround 50 per cent for every unitincrease in handgrip strength value, saidscientists at the universities of Bristol andEastern Finland in a paper published inthe journal Annals of Medicine.Reduced muscular strength, which canbe measured by handgrip strength, hasconsistently been linked to early death,cardiovascular disease and disability.

Until recently, there was inconsistentevidence on the relationship betweenhandgrip strength and type 2 diabetes.

In a recent literature review of 10 pub-lished studies on the topic, the sameresearchers demonstrated that peoplewith higher values of handgrip strengthhad a 27 per cent reduced risk of devel-oping diabetes.

However, while findings from thisreview suggested handgrip strengthcould potentially be used to predict type2 diabetes, researchers needed to testthis formally using individual patientdata.

In the latest study, the researchersfrom Bristol Medical School and EasternFinland’s Institute of Public Health andClinical Nutrition followed 776 men andwomen aged 60-72 years without a his-tory of diabetes over a 20-year periodand measured the power of their handgrip strength using a handgripdynamometer.

Patients were asked to squeeze thehandles of the dynamometer with theirdominant hand with maximum iso-metric effort and maintain this for fiveseconds.

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Abrupt diversion of AanganwadiWorkers (AWWs) towards

Covid-19-related tasks has disrupt-ed their usual activities of providingfood supplementation under ICDSwhich is likely to increase the num-ber of underweight kids by millions,researchers have said.

They have called for modifiedparameters that focus on borderlinechildren for better identification ofat-risk groups and calibrate policyimplementation accordingly.

Researchers from IndianInstitute of Health ManagementResearch (IIHMR) University notedthat a 0.5 per cent weight loss inthese children, belonging to thepoorest 20 per cent of households inRajasthan will add about 20,849 and144,460 cases of underweight andseverely underweight children,respectively, to the country’s exist-ing burden.

Led by Dr Sunil Rajpal, AsstProfessor, Health Economics,IIHMR University, the study titled‘Living on the Edge’, has been pub-lished in the Journal of ‘Global

Health Science’.“Precision targeting is one of

the fundamental requirements

of any development policy or pro-gramme. However, the success ofsuch interventions depends on howprecisely the policy can identify thetarget, i.e. at-risk population. Stateslike Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are atrisk of experiencing a relativelymuch larger increase due to a high-er population base along with massin-migration. Therefore, it is imper-ative to escalate the efforts forrestoring the ground-level nutritioninterventions,” said Dr Rajpal.

“People belonging to the poor-est section of society are mostlyemployed in the unorganised sector.They have been pushed to the brinkdue to a lack of access to the rightfood and widespread job loss. Thismakes ensuring food supply tothese people an imperative. Failingto provide them, especially children,the requisite nutrition will havelong-term health and economicconsequences for India,” said Dr P.R.Sodani, Pro President, IIHMRUniversity.

According to Government data,as many as 115 million childrenbetween the ages of 6 and 14 aredependent on school lunches fortheir daily dietary requirements,which aimed to address India’schronic malnutrition problem.

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Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmirrecorded 641 fresh cases of thenovel coronavirus, raising thetally to 38,864 while the deathtoll from the disease rose to 732with 15 fatalities in the past 24hours, officials said onWednesday.

Among the new COVID-19 cases, 274 were from theJammu region, while 367 fromthe Kashmir Valley.

Jammu district reported amaximum of 167 new cases,followed by 131 in Srinagar dis-trict, the officials said.

There are 8,053 activeCOVID-19 cases in the UnionTerritory, while 30,079 patientshave recovered from the infec-tion so far, they said. PNS

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In a major spike in infections, Maharashtraon Wednesday logged an all-time high of

17,433 new infected cases, while 292 morepeople succumbed to the pandemic in var-ious parts of the state.

In a development that put the statehealth machinery in a spot of bother,Maharashtra notched a record of sorts byrecording 17,433 cases, surpassing the high-est-ever daily infection tally of 16,867recorded on August 29.

With fresh infections, the total numberof infections jumped from Tuesday’s figureof 8,08,306 to 8,25,739.

With fresh deaths, the total number ofdeaths in the state crossed 25,000 mark totouch 25,195.

Of the 292 deaths reported onWednesday, Pune topped the list with 39deaths, while there were 38 in Nagpur, 34in Mumbai, 21 in Thane, 20 each in Nashikand Kolhapur, 15 each in Jalgaon, Sangli andPalghar, 13 in Solapur and 11 in Raigad.

Similarly, on the lower side, there were7 deaths in Latur, 6 each in Satara andOsmanabad, 5 in Ahmednagar, 4 in Gondia,3 each in Nandurbar, Amravati andYavatmal, 2 each in Dhule, Ratnagiri andJalna and one death each in Aurangabad,Hingoli, Parbhani, Beed, Nanded, Buldhana

and Bhandara. In addition, one person fromanother state died in Maharashtra.The dis-tricts like Nagpur, Nashik, Kolhapur, Jalgaon,Sangli and Palghar witnessed big spikes,while as many as six districts witnessed zerodeaths.

With 34 fresh deaths, Mumbai’s Covid-19 toll rose from 7,693 to 7,727, while theinfections increased by an alarming 1,622 totouch 148,569.

Pune district with 1,82,212 infected casescontinued to be the worst-affected city-dis-trict in Maharashtra. The number of deathsin Pune increased from 4121 to 4160.

Thane district remained on the thirdspot --after Pune and Mumbai – with1,35,604 total cases, while the pandemic tollrose from 3840 to 3861.

In a related development, as many as13,959 patients were discharged from hos-pitals in the state after full recovery, takingthe total number of patients discharged fromvarious hospitals after full recovery since thesecond week of March this year inched clos-er to 6 lakh figure to touch 5,98,496. Therecovery rate stood at 72.48 per cent. Themortality rate in the state is 3.05 per cent.The state health authorities pegged the num-ber of “active cases” in the state at 2,01,703.

Out of 42,84,000 samples sent to labo-ratories, 8,25,739 have tested positive (19.27per cent) for COVID-19 until Wednesday.

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Last year, visiting Arab princes fromSaudi Arabia and United ArabEmirates (UAE) were given Pakistani

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s privilegedtreatment of personally chauffeuring themin a bit to dial up charm offensives. Pakistan’ssituation was precarious as its coffers weredangerously depleted and in dire need ofArab largesse. Also embarrassingly forPakistan, both monarchies had justexpressed displeasure at the Pulwama ter-ror attack. While the princes did loosen theirpurse strings and provide generous finan-cial support, something was amiss. Soon theUAE announced its highest civilian award,i.e. Order of Zayed, for the Indian PrimeMinister for boosting “comprehensive strate-gic ties.” A few years earlier, the Saudis hadconferred their highest award, KingAbdulaziz Sash, on the Indian PrimeMinister.

Whispers of Pakistani unreliability andundercutting were gaining credence inRiyadh and Abu Dhabi – the Arab monar-chies were picking signs of trapeze artistImran Khan’s growing dalliances with theirnemesis of Turkey, Malaysia, Qatar and Iran.In the imploding world of Organisation ofIslamic Countries (OIC), fissures havedeveloped, and new power centres areemerging to the discomfiture of Saudi-UAEled Gulf Sheikhdoms. Within that churn,Pakistan is no longer perceived as a depend-able ally.

This sudden dissonance was contrary toPakistan’s traditional status as Saudi Arabia’s“closest Muslim ally.” From supportingPakistan in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, oppos-ing the creation of Bangladesh, supportingPakistani machinations in Afghanistan andKashmir, to even supposedly funding the“Islamic Bomb,” the Saudis were once themost generous Pakistani supporters.Pakistanis had reciprocated by providingsecurity to Saudi Arabia in terms of military,training and weaponry, as also affording thesingular honour of taking Riyadh into con-fidence before conducting its atomic tests.The Saudis also entrusted the formerPakistani Military Chief, General RaheelSharif, to lead the Riyadh-based 41 nation,Islamic Military Counter-TerrorismCoalition (IMCTC). UAE was part of thistriumvirate and had conjointly recognisedthe Pak-backed Taliban government inAfghanistan and was the only countryalong with Saudi Arabia to hail the Pakistaniatomic tests as a “bold decision.” Also, ener-gy, commerce and expat repatriation madeboth these Sheikhdoms life-sustaining forgovernments in Islamabad. Above all, the co-religiosity and the Shariaisation project ofPakistani dictator, General Zia-ul-Haq, in the80s was principally funded and abetted bythese two nations. UAE’s founding father,Sheikh Zayed, used to consider Pakistan hissecond home and when Dubai’s airlineEmirates was launched, it was PakistanInternational Airlines (PIA) that the Emiratis

turned to. The cash-rich Arabroyalty was feted and they treat-ed beholden Pakistan as theirbackyard, with private houbaragrouse hunting trips arrangedfor their princelings.

But the times soon changedand new considerations andurgencies kicked in with the“war on terror,” Arab Spring,deepening of sectarian faultlinesand the independent assertionof countries like Turkey. ButPakistan refused to change itsways and was embarrassinglycaught harbouring global terror-ist Osama Bin Laden till he was“taken out” and continued play-ing havoc in Kashmir andAfghanistan. Pakistan alsorefused to participate in theSaudi-UAE’s war in Yemen,fearing sectarian repercussionson its own soil, to the chagrin ofRiyadh and Abu Dhabi. ButPakistan’s unpardonable undo-ing with the Saudi-UAE duo wasits growing proximity withTurkey and assuming over-enthusiastically that it couldnow flex its muscle within theummah with the support ofTurkey. While countries likeTurkey, Malaysia, Qatar andIran have historically claimed“fraternal” relations withPakistan – they are nothingcompared to the financial, ener-gy, diplomatic and strategicsupport that had been given bythe Arab duo. Imran Khan hadungratefully partaken the

opportunity to cock a snook athis biggest benefactors.

Pakistani Foreign MinisterShah Mehmood cuttinglyaccused the Saudi-led OIC of“dilly-dallying” on Kashmir andin an unprecedented manneralluded to breaking ranks bysaying, “I’ll be compelled to askPrime Minister Imran Khan tocall a meeting of the Islamiccountries that are ready to standwith us on the issue of Kashmir.”The Arab duo noted the impliedimport of the loaded statementthat intended to shame themand repercussions soon fol-lowed.

They decided to halt theircrucial three-year aid plan toPakistan after just a year. Theyrepeatedly snubbed Pakistanon Kashmir. UAE faced thewrath of “Boycott UAE” trend-ing on Pakistani social media, asit was postured that only Turkey“stood by” Islamabad. To makematters worse for an increasing-ly isolated Pakistan, UAE hasnow recognised Israel and thathas weakened Pakistan’s abilityto rake up issues like Palestineand more specifically, Kashmir,as the practicalities of the loom-ing economic crisis, fight againstCovid pandemic, fight againstextremism and quest for region-al peace override all manufac-tured passions of Islamabad.Pakistan’s duplicity of terror isglobally established and its abil-ity to run with the hare and hunt

with the hound on terrorism inKashmir is becoming indefen-sible for one-time allies likeSaudi Arabia and UAE, whoseek progressive equations withthe West, India and even Israel.Meanwhile, Pakistan is harpingand walking the opposite direc-tion of revisionism and religiousextremism.

It has tried to mend fencesby dispatching the Chief of theArmy Staff to Riyadh but SaudiCrown Prince Mohammed BinSalman refused to meet GeneralQamar Bajwa. Imran Khan isboxed into a tight corner as theSaudi-UAE duo has called thebluff on Pakistan trying to be tooclever by half with Turkey andhas made normalcy condition-al to Islamabad reneging onAnkara. Abandoning Turkey atthis stage will lead to a loss offace for Pakistan as it will countas yet another act of Pakistan’spatented untrustworthiness andunreliability. Clearly ImranKhan has bitten more than hecan chew – he remains saddledwith a flailing economy, disrupt-ed aid lifelines, isolation amonghis traditional allies and a self-ish agenda of Kashmir, in whichnot too many are interested. Theproverbial chickens are cominghome to roost as Pakistan mullsover yet another botched act ofbiting the hand that fed it.

(The author is former LtGovernor of Andaman &Nicobar Islands and Puducherry)

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Sir — This refers to the report,‘Road deaths up despite tougherMVA,’ in The Pioneer onSeptember 2. It is a matter ofgrave concern that the nationalCapital tops in fatalities causedby road accidents. Although it isthe drivers who are heldaccountable for the fatalities inmost of the mishaps, one cannotoverlook the poor infrastructureof the roads as a serious cause.

During an inspection by theofficials of the Public WorksDepartment last year, more than2,000 major potholes were foundon the roads of Delhi.

This is terribly alarming aspotholes are one of the biggestcauses of fatal accidents, espe-cially where two-wheelers areconcerned. Besides this, brokenfootpaths, dislocated kerbstones, pillars in the middle ofthe road in many places anduncontrolled growth of treesaffecting traffic flow are some ofthe other anomalies whichaccount for the increasing num-ber of road accidents in thecountry.

It is distressing to note thatIndia ranks first in the world in

terms of road accidents with1.46 lakh fatalities annually asper the latest report of theInternational Road Federation,Geneva. The Government must

review this report and takeurgent action to improve the sit-uation and put an end to thesemeaningless deaths that can beavoided with a little bit of plan-

ning and competence by theauthorities. Of course, we needto change our behaviour, too.

Tushar AnandPatna, Bihar

����������������Sir — Just around four years ago,the IMF chief had extolled theIndian economy as the “brightspot in the dim and dusty globaleconomic scenario.” It would beeasy to say an evil eye caused oureconomy to get eclipsed soonafter. But there were too manybad decisions. First, it suffered therash of demonetisation. Then itgot trapped in lakhs of crores ofNPAs, the decimation of MSMEsand joblessness. Demonetisationproduced no black money either,the raison d’être of an exercisewith historical consequences andprecedence.

Tughlaq had done much thesame in shifting the capital fromDelhi to Daulatabad and back.But the return trip of a bounc-ing economy, never easy in thebest of times, has now been sav-aged by the Coronavirus. TheFM has already classified thispandemic as an “act of God.”The disastrous demonetisation,too, could be bracketed in thisclassification. God help us!!

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The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus in thecity of Wuhan in China towards the end of lastyear became a major health emergency and

a global pandemic. Over the last 10 months or so,different parts of the world have been the epicen-tres of this contagion. Governments around theworld have reacted to this unprecedented situationby taking extreme measures like closing internation-al borders and air space, imposing restrictions ondomestic travel, prohibiting huge gatherings likesporting or religious events, shutting down enter-tainment hubs and educational institutes. The tollof the virus on both personal and economicaspects has been tremendous with the huge loss ofhuman lives and slowdown of economies around theworld impacting several industries and the finan-cial markets. Governments have responded by pro-viding a slew of measures to aid the ailing industryby providing liquidity and slashing interest rates,among others.

The insurance industry is one such industry thathad to react quickly to this situation to develop newproducts in the face of the growing spread of theCoronavirus and the socio-economic uncertaintiesit brought in its wake. Lack of education and aware-ness have been the main reasons for India beinglargely under-insured, particularly in the area ofhealth insurance, with only 18 per cent of the urbanand 14 per cent of the rural population availing pro-tective schemes. The Insurance Regulatory andDevelopment Authority (IRDA) recently made theavailability of the standard health policy, CoronaKavach, mandatory. Though it can’t replace the nor-mal mediclaim policy, and all standard indemnitypolicies are covering Coronavirus in India, if peo-ple don’t have a health insurance, or if they are notadequately covered by their health insurance, itwould make a lot of sense to buy this special poli-cy. Especially given the fact that India now has near-ly 37,69,523 confirmed cases of COVID-19, thethird-highest in the world after the US and Brazil.There are no drugs as yet to fully cure patients andwork on the vaccines for the virus is still in the trialstages.

While most people with mild symptoms recov-er with the medicines prescribed by doctors, inextreme cases, infected people require hospitalisa-tion and ventilator support. That is where the billsgo up exponentially and this is where a person whodoes not have health insurance or whose cover isnot adequate will be most vulnerable as the out ofpocket expense will be huge. The features ofCorona Kavach are very standard and cover bothindividuals and families, and it is available in onebasic mandatory cover offered on indemnity basisand one optional cover available on benefit basis.Corona Kavach is a single premium plan where thesum insured is in the multiples of �50,000 where themaximum sum insured is �5 lakh, minimum being�50,000. Not only is the Corona Kavach a standard-ised policy, which is uniform across all the insur-ers, it is also very comprehensive, covering home-care and Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha andHomeopathic treatment, PPE and treatment of co-morbidities when hospitalised, including any ven-tilator and ICU charges, ambulance cost upto �2,000,pre and post-hospitalisation care upto a certain num-ber of days and daily cash allowance of 0.5 per centof the sum insured for a certain number of days.Some insurers do not have a cap on the room rentas long as the room availed is a single private one.

Then there is the Corona Rakshakwhich is an optional benefit-based coverthat can be issued by life insurance com-panies also in addition to health and gen-eral insurance firms. The maximum suminsured is �2.5 lakh, which is offered aslumpsum and can be used at will, espe-cially during home quarantine, on treat-ment, medicines and for nursing charges.The tenure of the policy and waiting peri-od remains the same as that of CoronaKavach. The requirement for claim in theCorona Kavach policy is a positive diag-nosis of Coronavirus from a Government-authorised centre and hospitalisation for24 hours. For Corona Rakshak, otherthings being same, the hospitalisationrequirement is for 72 hours. One is alsounsure of the amount of additional coverrequired if an health insurance policy isa part of the portfolio. An individualshould have a health insurance cover of�8-10 lakh, so depending on this, an addi-tional coverage of Corona Kavach can betaken, to top up your existing health pol-icy. But remember to choose a top-upCorona Kavach policy from the samecompany as your basic health policy toclaim cashless benefits for both. In mostof the cases, co-morbidities will also becovered during the claims. The premiummay vary from as low as �127 per monthto as high as �14,927, based on the suminsured, availing family cover, age of theinsured and so on. The IRDA has givena go-ahead to 29 general and health insur-ance companies, both State-owned andprivate, to market the Corona Kavach pol-icy. Some of the prominent State-ownedinsurers marketing this policy are SBIGeneral Insurance, National Insurance,New India Assurance, Oriental Insuranceand United India Insurance. Otherrenowned private players include AckoGeneral Insurance, ICICI LombardGeneral Insurance, HDFC ERGO General

Insurance and Star Health and AlliedInsurance among others. So how do youchoose the insurance company? There aresome factors, among others, that can helpyou make a wise decision.

Affordability: Choose an insurancecompany that can provide these policiesat an affordable premium.

Choose family coverage: It is alsoimportant to cover your entire family and,therefore, choose an insurance companythat offers coverage to family.

Network: A health emergency canstrike you, anytime and anywhere.Therefore, choose an insurance compa-ny that has a wide network of hospitalsaround the world.

Healthy claim settlement ratio:Choose an insurer who has a high claimsettlement ratio, which means it settlesmore claims than others when comparedto the total claims received.

Although the Corona Kavach is verycomprehensive, there are still circum-stances which are not covered. First, if thediagnosis is negative or not from aGovernment-approved centre. Second, ifhospitalisation is not required and thepatient undergoes only day care proce-dures. Third, if medicines are bought with-out proper prescription; fourth, if the treat-ment is availed outside India and fifth anyvaccination, inoculation expenses used forprevention of the condition are not cov-ered in the policy. So we have to be care-ful about different situations under whichour claims may not be processed. One ofthe reasons a claim may not be approvedis the choice of the line of treatment. It isa grey area as only treatments, which areapproved by the Indian Government, arerecognised by the health insurers. Forexample, the recently-tried plasma ther-apy is not officially recognised by theGovernment. The insurance companiesare claiming that they have eased their

norms to make it easier for their customersto settle claims, like accepting email sub-missions and in some cases, on meetingcertain conditions, without policy docu-ments. The LIC settled more than 561COVID-19 death claims amounting tonearly �27 crore till the last week of July.Although this data looks impressive,there are a number of cases where the kinof Corona warriors like doctors andnurses, who died of Coronavirus, are bat-tling to claim the insurance money. Redtapism is making their lives hell and thefamilies of the deceased health workers arestruggling to prove that they contractedthe deadly infection in the line of duty toclaim the �50 lakh insurance provided bythe Government.

In some cases, insurance claims werenot approved of doctors and nurses wholaid down their lives in taking care ofpatients as they were not CentralGovernment employees. Although theGovernment has provided an insurancescheme for frontline workers like sanita-tion workers, ASHA workers, ward boys,paramedics, doctors, nurses and special-ists, it fails to cover their treatment and islimited to their death. Even after monthsinto this pandemic, several claims arerejected due to the confusion about the eli-gibility and other requirements buriedwithin the fine print of policy guidelinesof the insurance companies.

Although, the Government has takena positive step to introduce a standard pol-icy for battling Coronavirus, hospitalisa-tion and other medical costs associatedwith it, it should also make it easier for theclaims to be settled. Though the insurancemoney can never replace our loved ones,the bereaved family members can at leasthope to pick up the remaining threads oftheir lives with it.

(The writer is Associate Professor,Amity University, Noida)

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According to the PopulationCensus of 2011, there arenearly 104 million elderly

people (aged 60 years or above) inIndia, which has a ratio of 53 millionwomen and 51 million men. Areport released by the United NationsPopulation Fund (UNPF) andHelpAge India suggests that thenumber of elderly is expected to growto 173 million by 2026, which isroughly, 18 crore by the next sevenyears. That’s just a figure, thoughscary enough to tell the story of thechallenge we have right in front of us:Our elders and our responsibilitiestowards them.

Today, the world is facing anunprecedented crisis caused by aninvisible virus, which has the worstimpact on the elderly. However, this

susceptibility is not just limited to theCoronavirus as their immunity getscompromised as they age.

I would specifically like to drawattention to the elderly in HimachalPradesh as I belong to that beautifulState. The number of elderly peoplein Himachal is growing very fast.According to a United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP)report, Himachal has seven lakhpeople aged 60 years or more, whichis 10.2 per cent of the total popula-tion of the State, higher than thenational average of 8.6 per cent. Theelderly population in Himachal isprojected to grow at a rate of 3.1 percent annually and is expected to reach1.1 million by 2026, which will beabout 15 per cent of its total popu-lation by that year. A whopping 90per cent of the population lives inrural areas, so it can be said that anincreasing elderly population is amajor phenomenon in the ruralareas of Himachal.

The significant thing here isthat this elderly population is equal-ly distributed in these districts. As perCensus 2011, Hamirpur has 13.8 percent of the total population of theelderly, followed by Bilaspur (11.9 per

cent), Kangra (11.7 per cent) andAuna (11.5 per cent). Solan andSirmaur (8 per cent) have the lowestproportion of the elderly. Aboutthree-quarters of the elderly (71 percent) live with their family membersand they play an important role infamily decisions such as arrangingsocial and religious events, buyinghousehold items and property.

If we look at the lockdown thatwas imposed for more than 100 daysto deal with the Corona epidemic ina positive light, then it has given usan unprecedented opportunity tocommunicate and commune with theelders.

Things like sitting with them, lis-tening to their experiences, eatingtogether may seem to be insignificantor too small but through these, we areseeing the social institution calledfamily strengthened in society.Recently, in an online discussion heldby the Dadi Dada Foundation, a not-for-profit social organisation work-ing for the rights of the elderly inIndia, I put forth some points that canhelp create a good environment insociety for the elderly.

Give them your time: First,increase communication with the

elderly and spend time with them.Often we leave the elders to live intheir own world. Even if they wantto say something, we tend to ignoreit. This leads to a communication gap,which further gives rise to many psy-chological complexes in them andthat creates social disorder.

Discharge your duties towardsthem: Fulfil your duties towards theelderly and give them care and ser-vice. The obligation is to fulfil themoral and social needs of the elder-ly. Do not forget that to make youreach this point in life, they have dis-charged small responsibilities bydepriving themselves of many world-ly satisfactions.

Learn the rites, rituals and val-ues from the elders and adopt themfor life. Our children spend so muchtime on their mobile phones, gadgetsand so on but taking out time forgrandparents is not one of their pri-orities. Motivate children to receivevalues from their grandparents. Butfirst of all, apply these morals to yourlives as you can teach children morefrom your actions than words.

Make them your role model:Share the achievements of the elder-ly when you talk to the young ones

in your family. Today, our societylacks role models. We continue toseek role models in movies andbooks. Whereas in every householdyoungsters can be inspired by theachievements of their elders, fromtheir real life experiences and hardwork.

Take them along through thechanges in life: Often the elderly areleft out because of the rapid changesoccurring in our lifestyles. To dealwith that, we must include the eldersin our lifestyle changes. Often weassume that they would not be inter-ested in technology, fashion andsocial media and so on. However, itis not like that. At one time, our elderswere the drivers of change in theirgeneration. So we need to introducethem to changes in technology,lifestyle, innovation, social media andfashion in our generation.

Take advantage of their experi-ence: Take suggestions from them atevery turn of life. Later, it dependsupon you whether you fully accepttheir advice or not. But certainly, theirexperience will enrich your decision-making process. Experience-based onage cannot be acquired from a book,so take their opinion whenever there

is confusion or a new turn in yourlife. You will see that some positivesolution will always come out of theconversation to the challenge you arefacing.

Don’t leave them alone: Today,the biggest challenge for the elderlyis increasing loneliness and mentaldepression. In the metropolitan citiesin their pursuit of material things,children are lagging in the dischargeof their duties towards the parentsand grandparents.

Just by managing their carebased on financial help, you cannotassume hundred per cent executionof, and exemption from, your duties.After the birth of a child, untilhe/she begins to speak and walk, thepresence of the mother is indispens-able for the kid. In the same way,elders expect the same affection andintimacy from their children after atime.

Financial support is a must: Asage progresses, the needs and pref-erences of the elderly change. Theywill have to be provided with finan-cial security for every requirementincluding medicines, treatment, foodand clothes. Support them financial-ly if they are not independent and get

banking services and facilities forthose who have pension and othersocial security assistance from theGovernment or other organisations.

Do keep in mind that the elder-ly are the pillars of our society. Thestronger we make them, the strongerthe all-round development of oursociety and nation will be. For thewelfare and care of the elderly, wemust protect the already existingsocial support systems and tradition-al social institutions such as the fam-ily and kinship, neighbourhoodbonding, community bonding andcommunity participation.

Recently we celebrated SeniorCitizen’s Day and Ganesh Chaturthi.Remember the mythological story ofGanesha? To prove his superiority,Ganesha’s brother Karthik went offon a journey of the three worlds whileGanesha simply circumambulated hisparents. When asked why he did so,he answered that his parents Shivaand Parvati constituted the threeworlds and thus he was given the fruitof knowledge. Do give your parentsand grandparents that status in life.

(The writer is General Manager,Corporate Communications, withPower Grid Corporation of India)

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Joe Biden plans to hammerPresident Donald Trump on

Wednesday for not helping thenation’s schools reopen safelyduring the coronavirus pan-demic, as the Democratic chal-lenger tries to keep the spot-light on the Republican incum-bent’s handling of the out-break and the nation’s overallsecurity.

Biden and his wife, Jill, alongtime college professor andformer high school teacher, willmeet with public health expertsto talk about school reopeningoptions.

Then the candidate willdeliver remarks – his secondspeech in three days – outlin-ing his ideas and accusing thepresident of making the coun-try less safe.

The event in Wilmington,Delaware, is the latest in a seriesof dueling efforts by Trump andBiden to cast the other as athreat to Americans’ day-to-day security.

It will highlight their vast-

ly different arguments, withTrump steering debate toward“law and order” and Bidenpushing a broad referendum onTrump’s competence.

“President Trump has noplan,” said Biden adviserSymone Sanders, previewingthe former vice president’sremarks on schools and thepandemic. “Instead,” she con-tinued, “he thinks that a fear-mongering campaign stokingviolence is going to help him.”

Biden, she said, “is demonstrating what a safeAmerica could look like” bytalking to experts about schooloptions in a pandemic, whileTrump tries to capitalize on the fact that some racial justice protests have led toproperty damage or turnedinto violent clashes withcounter-protesters.

Trump put his approach ondisplay again Tuesday on a tripto Kenosha, Wisconsin, a citystill reeling from protests andviolence after another Blackman, Jacob Blake, was shot bypolice.

Washington: China is seekingto set up more robust logisticsfacilities in about a dozencountries, including three inIndia’s neighbourhood, to allowthe PLA to project and sustainmilitary power at greater dis-tances, according to a Pentagonreport.

In addition to the threeneighbours of India -- Pakistan,Sri Lanka and Myanmar -- theother countries where China isconsidering to base its militarylogistics and infrastructurefacilities are Thailand,Singapore, Indonesia, UnitedArab Emirates, Kenya,Seychelles, Tanzania, Angolaand Tajikistan, the report saidon Tuesday.

In its annual report“Military and SecurityDevelopments Involving thePeople’s Republic of China(PRC) 2020” that was submit-ted to the US Congress, thePentagon said these potentialChinese military logistics facil-ities are in addition to theChinese military base inDjibouti, which is aimed atsupporting naval, air andground forces projection.

“A global PLA (People’sLiberation Army) militarylogistics network could bothinterfere with US military oper-ations and support offensiveoperations against the UnitedStates as the PRC’s global mil-itary objectives evolve,” the

Pentagon said in the report.China has probably already

made overtures to Namibia,Vanuatu, and the SolomonIslands, it said, adding theknown focus areas of PLAplanning are along the SealLines of Communication fromChina to the Strait of Hormuz,Africa, and the Pacific Islands.

Similarly, the Pentagonsaid, Beijing uses the One BeltOne Road (OBOR) intitiativeto support its strategy ofnational rejuvenation by seek-ing to expand global trans-portation and trade linkages tosupport its development anddeepen its economic integra-tion with nations along its

periphery and beyond.“OBOR projects associated

with pipelines and port con-struction in Pakistan intend todecrease China’s reliance ontransporting energy resourcesthrough strategic chokepoints,such as the Strait of Malacca,”it said.

China leverages the OBORto invest in projects alongChina’s western and southernperiphery to improve stabilityand diminish threats along itsborders, the report said.

First announced in 2013,China’s OBOR initiative is a sig-nature foreign and economicpolicy advanced by PresidentXi Jinping. PTI

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China on Wednesday con-demned a Pentagon report

for claiming Beijing wants todouble its stockpile of nuclearwarheads within a decade as itseeks to deter the United Statesfrom any intervention linked toTaiwan.

The Pentagon’s annualstudy on China’s military powerissued Tuesday said it hasalready matched or outstrippedthe US military in several areasof defence.

It added that the People’sLiberation Army aims to beready to win any conflict withthe US over self-ruled Taiwan,which Beijing considers part ofits territory.

China’s defence ministrycalled the report “utterlywrong” and a misinterpretationof Beijing’s “defence policy andmilitary strategy”.

The report “defamedChina’s military modernisa-tion, defence expenditure,nuclear policy and other issues”,the ministry said in a statement.

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Washington: The Biden cam-paign has announced the launchof ‘Hindu Americans for Biden’,as part of its efforts to attract theover two million members of thecommunity in the US andaddress their issues, includinghate crimes.

I n d i a n - A m e r i c a nCongressman from Illinois, RajaKrishnamoorthi, is scheduled toaddress the first meeting of‘Hindus for Biden’ on Thursday,the organisers said on Tuesday.

The move from the Bidencampaign comes over a fortnightafter the Trump campaign onAugust 14 announced the for-mation of the ‘Hindu Voices forTrump’. In the November 3presidential election,Democratic presidential candi-date Joe Biden and his Indian-American running mate KamalaHarris will challenge incumbentRepublican President Trumpand Vice President Mike Pence.

This is, perhaps, for the firsttime in the history of the USpresidential elections that thetwo major political parties havemade an outreach coalition forthe Hindus in the country. PTI

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agreed to allow UAE flights to“all countries” to overfly thekingdom, state media reportedWednesday, days after allowingan Israeli aircraft to pass overen route to Abu Dhabi.

Saudi Arabia has acceptedan Emirati request to allow“crossing the kingdom’s air-space for flights heading to theUAE and departing from it toall countries”, the official SaudiPress Agency said, citing asource from the civil aviationauthority.

Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu mean-while announced thatMonday’s historic first com-mercial flight of an Israeli air-craft direct to the United ArabEmirates across Saudi Arabiawould not be the last.

“Israeli planes and thosefrom all countries will be ableto fly directly from Israel toAbu Dhabi and Dubai, andback,” Netanyahu said, withoutgiving any timeline.

The announcements comeafter a US-Israeli delegation vis-ited Abu Dhabi on Monday, onthe first direct commercialflight from Tel Aviv to mark the

normalisation of ties betweenthe Jewish state and the UAE.

Saudi Arabia has said it willnot follow the United ArabEmirates in establishing diplo-matic ties with Israel until theJewish state has signed aninternationally recognisedpeace accord with thePalestinians.

But the kingdom has cul-tivated clandestine relationswith Israel in recent years, in ashift spearheaded by de factoleader Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman.

In a sign of its cooperationwith Israel, Saudi Arabiaallowed Monday’s historicflight to cross its airspace, halv-ing what would otherwise havebeen a long detour around theArabian peninsula.

However, Saudi Arabia, theArab world’s biggest economyand home to Islam’s holiestsites, faces more sensitive polit-ical calculations than the UAE.

Not only would a formalrecognition of Israel be seen byPalestinians and their sup-porters as a betrayal of theircause, it would also hurt thekingdom’s image as the leaderof the Islamic world. AFP

Taipei: Ethnic Mongolians,including students and parents,in China’s Inner Mongoliaregion are demonstrating theiranger in rare public protestsagainst a new bilingual educa-tion policy that they say isendangering the Mongolianlanguage.

A high school student inthe city of Hulunbuir said stu-dents rushed out of theirschool on Tuesday anddestroyed a fence before para-military police swarmed inand tried to return them toclass.

“We senior students weretalking and we thought we hadto do something,” said the stu-dent, Narsu, who like mostMongolians has only onename.

“Although this doesn’tdirectly affect us now, thiswill have a huge impact on usin the future.”

The policy, announced onMonday ahead of the start of thenew school year, requires schoolsto use new national textbooks inChinese, replacing Mongolian-language textbooks. Protesterssay they were aware of demon-strations and classroom walk-outs in Hohhot, the provincialcapital, as well as in the cities ofChifeng and Tongliao and XilinGol prefecture.

Nuomin, the mother of akindergarten student inHulunbuir, said she saw policein places she normally would-n’t and a metal barrier in frontof one school. She has kept herchild home since Monday. AP

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Berlin: Tests carried out onRussian opposition leaderAlexei Navalny showed that hewas poisoned by a Novichokchemical nerve agent, theGerman government saidWednesday, demanding expla-nations from Moscow.

“It is a shocking event thatAlexei Navalny has become thevictim of an attack with achemical nerve agent inRussia,” said governmentspokesman Steffen Seibert in a

statement.“The government con-

demns this attack in thestrongest terms. The Russiangovernment is urgentlyrequested to provide clarifica-tions over the incident.”

Tests carried out by the German army in consulta-tion with the Charite hospitalin Berlin, where Navalny is being treated, had found“unequivocal evidence of a chemical nerve agent from

the Novichok family,” Seibertsaid.

Navalny, 44, fell ill afterboarding a plane in Siberia lastmonth. He was initially treat-ed in a local hospital beforebeing flown to Berlin for treat-ment.

The Charite hospital hasreported “some improvement”in Navalny’s condition but henevertheless remains in a med-ically induced coma and on aventilator. AFP

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Paris: Thirteen men and awoman went on trialWednesday over the 2015attacks against the CharlieHebdo satirical newspaper anda kosher supermarket in Paristhat marked the beginning ofa wave of violence by theIslamic State group in Europe.

Seventeen people and allthree gunmen died during thethree days of attacks in January2015. Later that year, a separatenetwork of French and Belgianfighters for Islamic State struck

Paris again, this time killing130 people in attacks at theBataclan concert hall, thenational stadium, and in barsand restaurants.

Those on trial in France’sterrorism court are accused ofbuying weapons, cars, andhelping with logistics. Most saythey thought they were helpingplan an ordinary crime. Three,including the only womanaccused, are being tried inabsentia after leaving to joinIslamic State. AP

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Bangkok: Thailand’s PrimeMinister on Wednesday con-gratulated his countrymen onthe nation having achieved 100days without a confirmed local-ly transmitted case of the coro-navirus, even as security alongthe border with Myanmar isbeing stepped up as a measureagainst the disease.

Health officials did nothighlight the milepost, butPrime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha described it as a “goodaccomplishment”. AP

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Islamabad: Pakistan onWednesday rejected controver-sial American blogger CynthiaRitchie’s application for visaextension and directed her toleave the country within 15days. Ritchie had, in June,alleged that she was raped byPakistan's former interior min-ister Rehman Malik and accusedex-prime minister Yousaf Raza

Gillani and another former min-ister of physically manhandlingher in 2011.

The Ministry of Interiortook the decision after theIslamabad High Court (IHC)asked authorities to make afinal decision about the status ofher stay in the country.

The IHC Chief Justice AtharMinallah in June had sought an

explanation from the ministryabout the status and terms andconditions of the visa issued toRitchie on a petition filed by anactivist of the Pakistan PeoplesParty (PPP), asking it to explainif she was entitled to makingpolitical statements, the Dawnnewspaper reported. PTI

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The Government has giventime till November 30 for

authorities, like DGAP, to com-plete anti-profiteering relatedcompliance, which falls duebetween March 20 andNovember 29.

In a notification, the CBICsaid “where any time limit forcompletion or compliance ofany action, by any authority,...

Under section 171 of thesaid Act, which falls during theperiod from the March 20 toNovember 29, 2020, and wherecompletion or compliance ofsuch action has not been madewithin such time, then, thetime-limit for completion orcompliance ... Shall be extend-ed up to November 30, 2020”.

Section 171 of GST Actdeals with anti-profiteeringmeasures.

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Central ministries and PSUshave cleared payments to

the tune of over �6,800 croreowed to micro, small and medi-um enterprises in the last threemonths, the government saidon Wednesday.

It said almost three-fourthsof the monthly dues have beenpaid during the same month bymost of the ministries andCPSEs. The pending amountsare expected to be released inthe normal course of businessand within 45 days. TheMSME ministry, in a statement,said that “more than �6,800crore have been paid by theMinistries and CPSEs in thelast three months alone”.

In May, Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman had saidthat MSMEs’ receivables fromthe government and CentralPublic Sector Enterprises

(CPSEs) will be released with-in 45 days. The Ministry ofMSME said it followed up onthis announcement vigorouslyand took up the matter with thecentral ministries, CPSEs andstate governments.

Particularly, very activefollow up has been done withthe heads of CPSEs, it added.

To make the reportingeasy, regular and seamless, adedicated online format hasbeen made for reporting themonthly payments and pen-dency, the ministry said. TheMSME Development Act of2006 provides that such duesshould be paid within 45 days.“However, it is seen that MSMEsuppliers of goods and servicesdo not receive their due pay-ments within stipulated time.Public and private entities docross this time limit and hencethey cause hardship to theMSMEs,” the statement said.

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Flipkart Wholesale, digitalB2B (business-to-business)

marketplace unit of Walmart-owned Flipkart Group, onWednesday said it has startedoperations in three Indian citiesand will connect local manu-facturers with retailers.

The move will allow thecompany to compete moreaggressively against rivals likeUdaan and Amazon, whichoperate wholesale business inthe country.

“We are starting with fash-

ion (including apparel,footwear and accessories) inGurugram, Delhi andBengaluru, and we will expandto 20 more cities by year-endand in categories such as homeand kitchen, and grocery,”Flipkart Wholesale Senior VicePresident and Head AdarshMenon told PTI.

He added that FlipkartWholesale is a one-stop solu-tion for the retail ecosystemthat will offer Indian business-es a wide selection of productsat significant value, powered bytechnology.

The aim is to help kiranasgrow their business using tech-nology, Menon said.

In July, the Flipkart Grouphad announced launch ofFlipkart Wholesale and acqui-sition of 100 per cent interestin Walmart India that operat-ed the ‘Best Price cash-and-carry’ business.

Menon said the ‘Best Pricecash-and-carry’ outlets, whichsupport more than 1.5 millionmembers, including kiranasand other MSMEs, continue tooperate separately.

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Online learning andupskilling has witnessed

an uptick in demand followingthe Covid-19 pandemic andcourses on digital skills andremote working have emergedas the top picks for Indian pro-fessionals, according to globalprofessional network LinkedIn.

As per LinkedIn LearningData, in India, there has beenan increase of 245 per cent inthe number of hours spent on

virtual learning from July 2019to June 2020, compared to ayear earlier. LinkedIn onWednesday came out with theannual Most Popular Courseslist, a round-up of top coursestaken most by LinkedIn mem-bers in the past year (from July2019 to June 2020) and offersinsight into topics that profes-sionals globally are keen tolearn in the current scenario.The list is based on the num-ber of unique learners based inIndiaand across the globe.

Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd is aleading Pharmaceutical com-

pany from India. As per IQVIA(IMS), Intas is the 9th largestcompany in India having astrong presence in chronictherapeutic segments. Intasalso has expertise in bloodplasma products through itswide range of Albumin,Immunoglobulins andCoagulation Factors used in thetreatment of various lifesavingconditions. It has been thefirst to launch 4 plasma prod-ucts in the country.

The R&D team at Intas hasdeveloped COVID-19 specificHyperimmune Globulin astreatment for patients sufferingfrom moderate to severeCOVID-19 infection.Hyperimmune Globulin alsohas potential for use as pro-phylaxis for all high-risk pop-ulation in contact with

COVID-19 patients. Thiscould be an important thera-peutic option that can poten-tially help combat the diseaseuntil a vaccine is available.Intas is among the world’s firstto adopt this approach fortreating COVID-19 patients.This will be a Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) initiativefromIntas in collaboration withall Indian Blood Banks,thatwill help to procure convales-cent plasma (plasma extractedfrom patients recovered fromCOVID-19 infection).

Intas has received permis-sion from the Drug ControllerGeneral of India (DCGI), toconduct clinical trial by usingthe newly developed COVID-19 specific HyperimmuneGlobulin. After establishing itsusefulness in the clinical trial,this product will be availablefor use in treating COVID-19.

Gurugram: RITES Ltd. (NSE:RITES, BSE: 541556), the lead-ing Transport InfrastructureConsultancy and Engineeringfirm, conducted its 46thAnnualGeneral Meeting on28th August 2020 throughvideo conferencing due to theCovid-19pandemic.

During the AGM, theshareholders approved all theresolutions including the adop-tion of Audited FinancialStatements of the company forthe FY 2019-20 and approval offinal dividend of �6 per share.This is in addition to the ear-lier two interim dividendswhich take the dividend payoutof the company to 67% on thestandalone PAT of FY 19-20.The cut-offdate for final divi-dend payout was 20th August2020 (end of the day).

The Govthas given

one year exten-sion up toSeptember 1,2021 to LCGoyal asChairman andM a n a g i n gDirector, India TradePromotion Organisation. Hehas been serving as theChairman & ManagingDirector of India TradePromotion Organization sinceSeptember, 2015. Goyal is a1979 batch retired IAS officerof Kerala cadre served as theUnion Home Secretary in 2015apart from holding several keypositions at the Centre and inthe State of Kerala.

CS Vishwakarma, IOFS, hastaken over charge as the

Director General of OrdnanceFactories (DGOF) andChairman of the OrdnanceFactory Board (OFB) w.e.f. 1stSeptember 2020 from Shri HariMohan, IOFS, who superan-nuated from service.

Vishwakarma, an IOFSofficer of the 1984 batch, holdsa Masters Degree inTechnology and a BachelorDegree in MechanicalEngineering with Honours.Before taking over as theDGOF & Chairman, he was theAdditional DGOF andMember of the ArmouredVehicles Group.

In a career spanning 36years, he has contributed sig-nificantly in various capacitiesacross the country. Some of his

assignments were at the GunCarriage Factory Jabalpur, theOrdnance Factory Trichy, theOrdnance Factory Dehradun,the Ordnance Factory Kanpur,the Ammunition FactoryKhadki (Pune), the MachineTool Prototype FactoryAmbernath (Mumbai) and atthe headquarters of theOrdnance EquipmentFactories.

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Equity benchmarks notchedup gains for the second

straight session on Wednesday,propelled by market heavy-weight Reliance Industriesamid upbeat global cues.

However, border ten-sions with China and a weak-ening rupee capped the upside,traders said. After starting ona choppy note, the BSE Sensexgained momentum in late-afternoon trade, before finallyclosing at 39,086.03, up 185.23points or 0.48%. On similarlines, the broader NSE Niftyclimbed 64.75 points or 0.56per cent to close at11,535.Mahindra andMahindra (M&M) was the topgainer in the Sensex pack, ral-lying 5.77 per cent, followed byPowerGrid, Tata Steel,IndusInd Bank, RelianceIndustries, HCL Tech, ONGCand Infosys. RelianceIndustries jumped 1.97%,accounting for over half of theindex’s gains.

On the other hand, BajajAuto, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma,HDFC, Nestle India and HULwere among the laggards, shed-ding up to 2.62 %. “After ini-tially trading with uncertainty,the markets gained strength, insync with positive global cues.European and Asian marketsgained from encouraging eco-nomic data which could beassumed as an indicator towardsan economic recovery in mostof the major economies.“Encouraging US, Chinese andEuropean manufacturing dataand also the expectation that USwould bring in additional stim-ulus kept up the buoyancy in themarkets. “Domestically,investors chose to ignore theborder tensions with China,which led to the volatility in theopening trades. With marketsreacting to stock specific newsand with heightened volatility,investors are advised to remainalert, trade cautiously and keepbooking profits,” said VinodNair, Head of Research at GeojitFinancial Services.

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Markets regulator Sebi hasordered attachment of

bank and demat accounts oftwo dozen defaulters in thematters of three companies -- Mass Infra Realty, SkymargAgro Industries India and LifeCare Real Developers -- torecover dues totalling nearly �40 crore.The defaulters are 11directors of Mass Infra Realty,five directors of SkymargAgro, Life Care and its sevendirectors, the regulator said inthree separate notices.

The decision has beentaken after Mass Infra Realtyand Skymarg Agro failed tocomply with Sebi’s direction torefund money to investors to

the tune of �37.9 crore and�30.67 lakh respectively.

Sebi had directed MassInfra Realty and SkymargAgro in April 2016 andNovember 2017, respectively,to refund money to investors.

The two companies hadraised funds through issuanceof securities without comply-ing with public issue norms.

In case of Life Care, theregulator initiated proceedingsto recover over �73 lakh fromthe company and its sevendirectors after they failed topay the fine imposed on themin January, 2019. The pendingdues include the initial fineamount of �65 lakh, interest of�8.1 lakh and a recovery costof �1,000.

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The National Company LawTribunal (NCLT) has

approved the sale of educationassets of debt-ridden IL&FS toLexington Equity Holdings Ltd(LEHL). A two-memberMumbai bench of the NCLTapproved the sale of IL&FS’s73.69 per cent stake inSchoolnet India, formerlyknown as IL&FS Education &Technology Services, to FalafalTechnology Pvt Ltd.Falafal Technology is a step-down subsidiary of LEHL,which already owns 26.13 percent stake in Schoolnet.

Schoolnet has two sub-sidiaries - IL&FS ClusterDevelopment Initiative (ICDI)and Skill Training AssessmentManagement Partners(STAMP) - and also owns 80per cent stake in IL&FS Skill

Development Corporation(ISDC). “We are of the viewthat the sale of education assetshas been done within the res-olution framework and thesame is approved and record-ed,” NCLT said in an orderdated August 31.

The tribunal has alsoallowed other reliefs regardingthe deal sought by IL&FS.According to the order, theCommittee of Creditors (CoC)has already approved the dealwith a voting share of 75.46 percent by value.

Justice D K Jain, whois supervising the resolutionprocess of IL&FS, hadapproved the Schoolnet deal onJune 4, 2020. The resolu-tion process of IL&FS is beingdone on the lines of corporateinsolvency resolution processunder the Insolvency &Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

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sustainable materials and theircurrent knowledge, Lenzing

Group (Lenzing), a global leader in sus-tainably produced wood-based special-ty fibers, announced findings from itsglobal consumer perception survey. Itassessed the perception and behaviourof the conscious consumer towards sus-tainable clothing, home textiles and rawmaterials.

A total of 9,000 respondents acrossnine countries aged between 18 and 64were surveyed using online question-naires. The report provided a glimpseinto consumer habits towards pursuinga sustainable lifestyle, their knowledgeof the raw materials and home textiles,their perception towards the brands andpreferred product descriptions. Thesurvey also reflected the need for clos-er collaboration within the clothing andhome textile industries to provide con-sumers with more transparent informa-tion about the products that they pur-chase. Here are the key findings of thesurvey:

�Conscious consumers actively engagein pursuing a sustainable lifestyle andare constantly educating themselvesabout raw materials.

Almost all (86 per cent) respondentsbelieved in purchasing clothes madefrom sustainable raw materials. It was akey component of living a more sustain-able lifestyle. They frequently purchasedproducts from the brands that are com-mitted to using sustainable raw materi-als (80 per cent) or recycled products (77per cent). The survey revealed that themajority of respondents actively learnedabout sustainability through researchingthe production process of the products(76 per cent in clothing and 74 per centin bedding and home textiles). They alsotend to read label hang tags (88 per centin clothing and 86 per cent in beddingand home textiles). Most of the respon-dents were willing to pay an average of40 per cent more for clothing or hometextile products with descriptions thatreflect sustainability.

When shopping for clothes andhome textile products, around 44 percent of the respondents considered the

material type to be their most importantchoice, which was above price, design,brand reputation and function.

�Products described as eco-friendly ornatural with a biodegradable or recy-clable afterlife appeal to consumers.

When asked about the definition ofsustainable clothing, respondents con-sidered products being processed ormanufactured using eco-responsibletechniques. They preferred productsmade from natural, organic or botanicmaterials. Over 80 per cent of therespondents expressed that they were“extremely interested” or “very interest-ed” in slow fashion and purchasingclothes made from sustainable rawmaterials.

When asked about their preferencefor clothing and home textiles, half ofthem said that they would be more like-ly to purchase a product described as“eco-friendly” or “natural”. Whereasover 60 per cent of respondents weremore likely to purchase products with a“recyclable” or “biodegradable” afterlife.Given the popularity of such terms,brands should provide greater clarity anddetailed information to the customersabout the materials that they have used,production process and afterlife of theproduct.

�Brands with greater transparency onraw materials and ingredients cangain consumer trust.

Most of the respondents considered

brands that were transparent with theiringredients (83 per cent) and the originof their raw materials (82 per cent) astrustworthy. At the same time, they alsoconsidered brands that were transparentabout their production process (82 percent), sustainable practices (81 per cent)and where their raw material comesfrom (82 per cent) as trusted ones.Approximately 87 per cent of the respon-dents believed that knowing what rawmaterials were used in their clothing andhome textile products was important tobuild confidence in a brand.

“The findings of this survey provethe value of the group’s ongoing effortsin driving the sustainability dialogueacross the textile supply chain, from yarnmakers to consumer brands. Based onthe survey, we gained a more compre-hensive understanding of consumerperceptions globally. The rating of mate-rial type being the top consideration fac-tor when shopping for clothing andhome textile products has also echoedour belief that consumers value andactively look out for sustainable prod-ucts. This survey provided us, our part-ners and brands with insights to curatemore targeted strategies and pro-grammes to drive sustainability, not onlyon raw materials, but also productafterlife. In the long run, we hope tobring optimal value for the clothing andhome textiles industry supply chain andhelp brands achieve new heights, drivesustainability and safeguard our planet,”said Florian Heubrandner, VicePresident of Global BusinessManagement Textiles at Lenzing.

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tile industry is essential for drivinggreater transparency.

Though sustainability has been a hottopic among brands to enhance trans-parency, there is still room for the sup-ply chain to evolve communications onraw materials, production process andproduct afterlife. Given consumers arealready actively searching for sustainableproducts, it is important for the indus-try and brands to revolutionise howtechnical knowledge is translated intoconsumer language on websites, prod-uct tags and labels.

To drive this change, the companyhas been taking the lead with a three-pil-lar approach to increase industry collab-oration and shift towards sustainabilityby ensuring a higher degree of trans-parency and enabling verification of rawmaterial origin from production processto final garment. The three-pillarapproach covers special fiber identifica-tion technology, a blockchain-basedtracking system and proactive supplychain collaboration and planning.

“We are thrilled to see more con-sumers embrace a sustainable fashionlifestyle by making informed purchas-es based on research and reading prod-uct labels. With rising consumer expec-tations towards sustainability, over thepast few years, we have been transform-ing and upgrading the Tencel brandexperience through proactive engage-ment programmes on sustainable cellu-losic fibers,” said Harold Weghorst,Vice President of Global BrandManagement at Lenzing.

“Consumer interest in eco-friendlyand biodegradable products aligns withour ongoing commitment to bringbrands and consumers more sustainableand biodegradable options to the cloth-ing and home textile industries. Derivedfrom sustainably sourced wood, Tencelbranded fibers offer breathability, qual-ity and biodegradability to clothingand home textile fabrics that are used inour everyday lives. While we continueto advocate for innovation in sustainableraw materials, we will continue to gobeyond fibers and look for new ways toengage brands and consumers, enablingthem to embrace sustainability anytime,anywhere,” added Weghorst.

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana isundergoing a massive physical

transformation for his next, a pro-gressive love story that is beingdirected by filmmaker AbhishekKapoor. It has come to light that heis being severely elusive on hissocial media and hasn’t been post-ing new images of himself. All thatpeople are getting to see are hisendorsement shoots that he haswrapped some time back.

Ayushmann fueled this theoryfurther through his new socialmedia update. The actor told hisfans that he has indeed started histraining to achieve the desiredphysique. He captioned thisscreenshot: ‘Here we go!’ andtagged his director Abhishek.This practically confirms thatAyushmann has begun histransformation journey.

Ayushmann plays a crossfunctional athlete in the film. Heput up a screenshot of him dis-cussing his training schedulewith his trainer Rakesh Udiyar.However, he again refrainedfrom coming online andshowing himself whichmeans there could be vis-ible changes due to histransformation.

“It is now certain thatAyushmann is hiding his look. Heis purposely being elusive on socialmedia because he doesn’t want any-one to get a glimpse of his transfor-mation before he starts shooting.Since he plays a cross functional ath-lete for the first time, Ayushmann

will have to change his bodytype completely and thatfirst look is definitely a bigvisual for everyone to catch

hold off. He is definitelyprotecting his look orelse why would he notupload his images?”says a trade source.

“Ayushmann canreally protect hist r a n s f o r m a t i o nbecause he is inChandigarh and wethink he intends to do

just that till the first lookis released by him. By the

way he is being elusive, itseems like it will be a lookto watch out for. Abhishekand Ayushmann have defi-nitely planned a big sur-prise for the audience. So, let’skeep an eye on how andwhen Ayushmann’s lookcomes out,” says the source.

Discovery has continued itstradition of featuring icon-

ic Indians by getting AkshayKumar on-board in the latestepisode of Into The Wild WithBear Grylls. Akshay follows thefootsteps of superstar Rajinikanthwho made his TV debut earlierthis year with the show. Notably,last year, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi featured in amemorable episode of Man vsWild with Bear Grylls and PMModi. Shot at Bandipur TigerReserve, the show will follow allmilitary style drills with formerBritish military personnel BearGrylls taking charge along withAkshay Kumar, son of a militaryofficer.

The buzz around AkshayKumar’s episode is immense asthe show featuring PM Modigenerated historic high ratingsfor the infotainment genrewhereas Into The Wild withRajinikanth is the second high-est rated show ever in the genre.

“I have always admired BearGrylls for his energy, passion andwhat he has stood for all theseyears. It was a humbling experi-ence being with him in the wildas he went about unfolding onechallenge after another. It is dif-ferent out there as compared tothe movie sets as there is noback-up — that sense of realismis very overpowering. Bear is aknowledge reservoir and hedipped well into his knowledgeof surviving in the wild, andshared interesting and new tech-

niques with me,” said Akshay.“What I found interesting aboutthe show is how nicely purposeis incorporated in an entertain-ing, survival and adventure-ledshow. With regards to Bharat KeVeer, it is a project which remainsclose to my heart and I will con-tinue to use all opportunities tohelp promote it with an aim to

ensure that more and more coun-trymen become a part of it,”added he.

“I did my homework prior tomeeting Akshay. I knew he is asuperstar but what struck me themost during our time togetherwas his humility, his easyapproach. He is, at heart, still thatguy next door. Lots of common-

alities between the two of us —including passion towards fitness,dedication to family et al, I real-ly enjoyed being with him.Akshay’s eyes lit-up with themention of a new challenge andbelieve me, not many celebrities,across the world, have reacted sowarmly to some harsh tasks thatI can conjure,” said Grylls.

Megha Tata, ManagingDirector – South Asia, Discovery,said, “Bear Grylls’ expedition inIndian wilderness with iconicIndians has already emerged as themost wanted, the most watchedshow in the infotainment genre.Akshay, the khiladi himself, fits thebill perfectly as we aim to ensurethat this IP garners unprecedent-ed traction.”

Beyond Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, Grylls has alsohosted prominent celebrities in thepast such as then sitting AmericanPresident Barack Obama, KateWinslet, Roger Federer, JuliaRoberts and many more. (Whilethe show streams on September 11on Discovery Plus at 8 pm, thebroadcast premiere of the show isscheduled for 8 pm on September14 across 12 Discovery channels.)

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Promoting widespread finan-cial inclusion is key to

ensure continued developmentand growth of any nation. InIndia, the rapid penetration offinancial services over the yearshas been quite noteworthy, andthe increasing ownership ofsmartphones, especiallyamongst the low-incomegroups of the country, has beeninstrumental in reforming thefinancial services landscape ofthe country. As per a marketresearch from techARC, Indiahad about 502.2 million smart-phone users as of December2019. A stark improvement ascompared to the previous years,it implies that over 77 per centof Indians now have access towireless broadband throughtheir smartphones. A crucialstudy conducted byASSOCHAM and PwC revealsthat the number of smartphoneusers in India is likely to rise by84 per cent to 859 million by2022.

The reasons for this notablesurge in smartphone ownershipacross the nation could becheaper smartphones,improved distribution, expan-sion of networks by the opera-tors, high-speed connectivity,etc. As smartphones make theirway to an increasing number ofhouseholds, especially the poorones, more businesses now gaineasy access to a gamut of finan-cial services at affordable costs— all this with just a few clicks!With this successful marriage ofsmartphones and financial ser-vices leading to more Indiansparticipating in the country’sfinancial sector, financial inclu-sion would certainly not be adistant goal to achieve.

Digital banking is already awidespread trend across tier-1

and tier-2 cities. However, thechallenge has been to reachthose umpteen number of peo-ple in tier-3 and tier 4 cities,and other towns and ruralareas, which have for long beendevoid of participating in thissector. By giving these peopleaccess to basic financial instru-ments and allowing them toavail easy credit, the internet-enabled smartphones can giveenough power in the hands ofthe poor.

Right from creating a bankaccount to making payments,transactions, fund transfers,applying for loans, managinginsurance, pensions, chequebook requests, etc, smartphonescan allow people to fulfil alltheir financial requirements,without them having to physi-cally visit banks or any otherfinancial institution. The intro-duction of Unified PaymentsInterface (UPI) has also con-tributed towards the seamlessshift to digital payments.

In times like these when theworld has come to a standstilldue to the pandemic ofCOVID-19, smartphone own-ership could indeed be a boon,mobile banking apps can allowall financial transactions, pay-ments, and transfers digitally.Benefits of digital bankaccounts could be enjoyed sit-ting in the safe vicinity ofhomes.

Having said this, thoughincreased smartphone owner-ship has paved a bright way forfinancial inclusion in India,there is still a long way to go.Barriers like lack of financial lit-eracy, irregular incomes, etc,still continue to prevent largesections of the society fromparticipating in the formalfinancial landscape.

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The SRM Institute ofScience and

Technology (SRMIST),Kattankulathur, is offer-ing free education to300 students fromPerambalur parliamen-tary constituency. Thiswas announced bySRMIST’s FounderChancellor andPerambalur MP, Dr TRPaarivendhar in 2019,which will be followed

this year too. This wasalso a part of DrPaarivendhar’s electionmanifesto.

Students from thePerambalur Lok Sabhasegment, who wish topursue Engineering, Arts

and Science,H o r t i c u l t u r e ,Management, HealthSciences, etc, are eligibleto apply. Applicants fromeconomically weakersections will be selectedbased on their perfor-

mance in their respectiveboard examinations.

The scheme willcover complete tuitionfees and be renewed onthe basis of academicperformance. In view ofthe COVID-19 pandem-ic, hostel facilities willnot be provided thistime.

Dr Paarivendharsaid that the SRM groupwould strive to make

education at private uni-versities beneficial tothose from the econom-ically weaker section. Hesaid, “Students shouldutilise this opportunityto pursue higher studies,”assuring that the deserv-ing students will alsoget placements.

(Applications can besubmitted online on orbefore September 10,2020.)

The Life Insurance Corporation ofIndia (LIC) entered 65th year of

its existence on Tuesday. In its 64 years,it has spread its wings to 14 countriesand has also ventured into other finan-cial services through its subsidiariesand associates.

Starting with an initial capital of�5 crore in 1956, LIC has asset baseof �31,96,214.81 crore, with life fundto the tune of �31,14,496.05 crore.National priorities and obligation ofreasonable returns to the policyhold-ers are the main criteria of their invest-ments. The total funds invested for thebenefit of the community at large are�30,69,942 crore as on March 31.

LIC serves its customers througheight zonal offices, 113 divisionaloffices, 74 customer zones, 2048branch offices, 1526 satellite offices,3,354 life plus offices and 31,556 pre-mium points. It has over one lakhemployees, 12 lakh agents and 28.92crore plus policies in force. It offersa bouquet of 28 plans for sale underIndividual Business, each catering tothe needs of various segments of thesociety viz endowment, term assur-ance, children, pension, micro insur-

ance, health insurance and unit linkedproducts.

During 2019-20, it registered agrowth of 25.17 per cent in the newbusiness in terms of the first year pre-mium. The total first year premiumamounted to �1.78 lakh crore at theend of March 31, capturing 68.74 percent market share. As on that date, itsmarket share in terms of number ofpolicies was 75.90 per cent garnering2.19 crore new policies, highest in sixyears.

Pension & Group SuperannuationBusiness crossed one lakh crore andcollected �1,26,696 crore as NewBusiness Premium Income registeringa growth of 39.46 per cent.

The company’s focus has nowshifted to improving the online anddigital presence in order to remaincustomer-centric, improve pricingand create operational efficiencies. Ithas provided digital platform for newbusiness and servicing operations toboth, internal and external customers,

including channel platforms likebanks and other agencies. ItsCustomer Portal System is designedto enhance the digital experienceand provide online services to the cus-tomers. The Customer Mobile App,which is available on both Androidand iOS, has more than 34 lakh users.MPIN based access to mobile appli-cations is in place for ease of use to thecustomers.

It has also leveraged various dig-ital platforms for electronic premiumpayments to provide a seamless expe-rience to customers. Renewal premi-um collection transactions throughthe digital infrastructure have reached40.23 per cent. It has launched a chat-bot, named LIC Mitra, for the conve-nience of online visitors to the corpo-rate website. It is capable of answer-ing a variety of questions on the plansavailable for sale, servicing relatedqueries and also premium paymentinquiries.

On this anniversary, they re-ded-icate themselves to the welfare of thecustomers in true spirit of theirmotto, Yogakshemam Vahamyaham— thy welfare is our responsibility.

The Jay Prakash NarayanInternational Airport, Patna, is

under the works for some moderni-sation with a project cost of �1,216.90crore. The airport is one of India’sfastest growing in terms of annualpassenger growth in last five yearswith the existing terminal handlingalmost 4.5 million passengers perannum.

The project, which includes con-struction of a new integrated termi-nal building with state-of-the-artfacilities, cargo complex, multi-levelcar parking, air traffic control-cum-technical building, Airport FireStation, and New Apron with 14 air-craft parking bays, is scheduled to becompleted by March, 2023.

After the completion, the annu-al handling capacity of the airportwill be increased to eight million pas-sengers per annum with total area of7,00,000 sqft having separate depar-ture (upper) and arrival (lower) lev-els with departure level connected viaa flyover to airport entry gate and viaa link bridge to the multi-level carparking.

The new integrated terminalbuilding will be a 4-star GRIHA-rated energy-efficient building,

which will be equipped with 52check-in counters, in-line baggagehandling system, five conveyor beltsfor arriving passengers, well-con-

nected with lifts and escalators, cen-trally air-conditioned, five aero-bridges and interiors depicting thearts and culture of Bihar. Provision

of commercial space of 62,000 sqfthas also been kept for world-classshopping facilities (multi-brandretails and F&B) for passenger

delight.A five-storied building in three

lakh sqft area to manage 750 passen-ger vehicles and top floor of 31,000sqft. commercial area is going toenhance parking and, in turn, pas-senger convenience. The parking willbe connected with the departure levelof the new terminal building througha link bridge for pedestrian move-ment.

The existing terminal building ofthe airport is also being extended andmodified to de-congest and enhancepassenger experience. With the com-pletion of extension work inSeptember 2020, new areas ofapproximately 2,000 sqm will beadded in the existing terminal. Thiswill result in an increase of check-incounters from 15 to 20; arrival con-veyer belts from two to three; spacefor placing five Hand BaggageScanning Machines (from existingthree), Registered Baggage ScanningMachines (from existing three),Four Female Frisking Booths (inplace of existing two).

This additional infrastructurewill significantly reduce waitingtime in queues and improve passen-ger movement.

Rajiv Chaudhr y, GeneralManager Northern & North

Central Railways held a perfor-mance review meeting with thedepartmental heads of NorthernRailway through video conferenc-ing from Baroda House, NR head-quarter office. Among variousissues, deliberations were on safe-ty, enhancement of speed, infra-structure and train operations.

Keeping safety as the primefocus, he emphasised on improvingthe maintenance standards oftracks, coaches, wagons and loco-motives. He also advised on train-ing the staff and crew of the trains.

He added that maintaining thetracks and its setup during the peaksummer, monsoon and winter sea-son should be done with utmostcaution, as this is the time whencases of rail fractures, weathering,corrosion and displacement ofsleepers are encountered. He alsoemphasised on periodical removalof vegetation and tree choppingalong the tracks.

Speed enhancement of pas-senger trains to 160 Kmph andbeyond is a challenging work takenby them. In this regard, infra-structure upgradation work inexisting sections are being assessed

and planned. Some sections whichare on high density routes, havetheir own challenges, as obtaininglong blocks for carrying out worksis a major constraint. Executionstrategies are being planned in theform of pre-fabrication of struc-tures so as to complete maximumwork in the short period allottedwithout disputing the normal traintraffic.

To encourage use of railwaysfor movement of freight, goodssheds are being revamped for easeand convenience of loading andunloading of goods. Many railwayyards are also set for futuristic

remodeling. This will enhancecapacity for coaches and wagons.Staff deployment for such dedicat-ed works will be increased, so as tocomplete the projects efficiently.

Speaking on the Stat ionRemodeling of Ayodhya, Varanasiand Lucknow Railway stations,GM advised to put in sincereefforts to plan and execute thework. Expressing satisfaction onthe performance of the variousdepartments, Chaudhary said, “Thepandemic is far from over, it is tobe ensured that all laid down rulesof staying safe from COVID are fol-lowed strictly all over NR.”

To achieve one billion tonnes(BT) coal production by FY2023-24 and make the nation

“Aatmanirbhar” in coal, Coal IndiaLtd (CIL) will invest over �1.22 lakhcrore in about 500 projects related tocoal evacuation, infrastructure, pro-ject development, exploration andclean coal technologies. UnionMinister of Coal and Mines PralhadJoshi said on Tuesday while address-ing a Stakeholders Meet organised byCIL through video conferencing.

“Engagement and involvement ofall concerned stakeholders in compa-ny’s affairs will reduce and uncover theproject risks. Such two-way interac-tions help pave way for mutually ben-eficial newer ideas, improvementareas and project-related expecta-tions,” said Joshi.

Out of the proposed spend of over�1.22 lakh crore, CIL has planned toinvest �32,696 crore on coal evacua-tion, �25,117 crore on mine infra-structure, �29,461 crore on projectdevelopment, �32,199 on diversifica-tion and clean coal technologies,�1,495 crore on social infrastructureand �1,893 crore on explorationworks by FY 2023-24.

Addressing the stakeholders, Joshisaid that avenues for business oppor-tunities with CIL are huge. The com-pany would be investing around�14,200 crore by FY 23-24 in twophases for its 49 First Mile connec-tivity projects. First Mile connec-tivity is the transportation of coalfrom pitheads to dispatch points.This will make coal transporta-tion and computer-aided load-

ing more efficient. Similarly, in atransformative plan to increase coaloutput and reduce import dependen-cy of coal in the ensuing years, CIL hasidentified 15 greenfield projects tooperate through MDO mode thatwould entail a total investment planof about �34,600 crore, out of whichlikely investment ending in FY 24 willbe about �17,000 crore.

For evacuation infrastructure,investments in rail logistics likedeveloping major railways (about�13,000 crore), railway sidings(about �3,100 crore) and pro-curement of own wagons (�675crore) would total up to a like-ly investment of over �16,500crore by FY 23-24. “Coal Indiaand its subsidiaries are engagedin procurement of various

types of goods, works and servicesamounting to approximately �30,000crore per year. This is where the roleand importance of stakeholder stepsin,” said the Minister.

“Coal India, in its endeavour toprocure goods, works and services infair, transparent and equitable man-ner, has made numerous updates,changes in its manuals and guidelinesfor the benefit of vendors and stake-holders to enhance the ‘Ease ofDoing Business’ and adherence toprinciples of transparency,” Joshiadded.

Secretary (Coal) Anil KumarJain, CMD CIL Pramod Agarwal andother senior officials from theMinistry of Coal and CIL attendedthe meet and interacted with thestakeholders.

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Dr Rajendra Prasad Singh, for-mer CMD, POWERGRID and

independent director, Azure PowerGlobal Ltd, has been nominated asChairperson of Board of Governors(BOG) of Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT), Bhubaneswarfor three years with immediateeffect.

Dr Singh is known for his sin-gular contribution in bringingeconomy in project cost as well asoperational cost through his non-conventional approach. In spite ofinterruptions in getting WorldBank loan due to sanctionsimposed after India tested nucleardevice at Pokharan, POWERGRID,under his leadership, built theTalcher-Kolar (Odisha-Karnataka)2,100 km transmission system in 33months with an investment of�3,300 crore against an estimatedtime of 42 months and expenditureof �4,200 crore. It was nine monthsahead of its schedule with a costsaving of �900 crore. This feat wasrecognised by the then PrimeMinister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee,who as PM inaugurated the projectand held it as an example for oth-ers to emulate.

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Suresh Raina has broken hissilence over his unexpected

pullout from the IPL, saying hereturned to India for his familyand he might even fly back toDubai to rejoin the ChennaiSuper Kings for the tournamentbeginning September 19.

Raina, whoannounced his interna-tional retirementalongside M S Dhonion August 15, also rub-bished reports claiming arift between him and hislongtime franchise.

The contingentrecorded 13 Covid-19cases, including two play-ers, and Raina’s pulloutwas attributed to that.

“It was a personaldecision and I had tocome back for my fami-ly. There was somethingthat needed to beaddressed immediatelyon the home front. CSKis my family too and

Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) is veryimportant to me and this was atough decision,” Raina toldCricbuzz.

“There is no issue betweenCSK and me. Nobody will justturn their back on �12.5 croreand walk away without a solidreason. I might have retired frominternational cricket but I’mstill young and I am looking for-ward to playing for them in theIPL for the next 4-5 years,” he

said.He also dropped ahint on rejoining

the team inDubai whenasked abouthis futurewith CSK.

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even whilequarantining

here. You neverknow you might see me in

the camp there again,” saidthe southpaw.

Team owner NSrinivasan was not happy

when he first got to know aboutRaina’s withdrawal from thetournament. The batsman saidthe former BCCI president islike a “father figure” to him andhas every right to snap at him.

“..He’s always stood by me

and is close to my heart. Hetreats me like his younger sonand am sure a lot of what he saidwas taken out of context. Ekbaap apne bacche ko daant saktahai(A father can scold his son).

“He didn’t know the real

reasons for me leaving when hegave those comments. Now he’sbeen informed about them andhe even sent me a messagethereafter. We’ve chatted aboutit and both CSK and I just wantto get over with it,” said Raina.

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This was the sort of matchAndy Murray came back for,

the sort of competition andcomeback he always lived for,the reason he went throughtwo hip operations and all thehard work that followed.

And it was the type of vin-tage Murray performance —undaunted by a deficit, adjust-ing on the fly, muttering all theway — that was too compellingnot to watch, so while there areno fans allowed into this USOpen because of the pandemic,fellow pros made their way intothe stands to see the popular2012 champion save a matchpoint Tuesday and, eventually,win.

Playing his first Grand Slammatch in nearly 20 months,toiling on his metal hip for 4hours, 39 minutes in ArthurAshe Stadium, Murray puttogether his 10th career come-back from two sets down andbeat Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4.

“It was pretty emotionalstraight after the match fin-ished, when I got back to thelocker room — sort of look atmy phone, see the messagesfrom family and friends, theteam and stuff. They’re the peo-ple that have kind of seen me gothrough everything, been there,seen the tough times,” said

Murray, who next plays 15th-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime, a20-year-old from Canada.

“I don’t know how many ofus actually believed I’d be backkind of winning matches likethat.”

The 33-year-old Murray,who was treated for blisters onhis two big toes by a trainer dur-ing a medical timeout said,“That’s by far the most tennis I’veplayed since 2019, really.”

And so many of the sport’sbiggest names were there to wit-ness it.

They included NovakDjokovic, Dominic Thiem,Naomi Osaka, GarbiñeMuguruza and others, somenoshing while sitting on the bal-conies of their personal“lounges” — Ashe suites thatnormally bring in hundreds ofthousands of dollars during thistournament but were assigned toseeded players because of theban on spectators.

“It’s rare that you have lotsof, like, players watching yourmatch,” Murray said. “In someways, that can be a little bit dis-tracting, if you look up andyou’ve got guys that are in theTop 5, Top 10 in the worldwatching you and stuff.”

Thiem, a three-time majorrunner-up, and Muguruza, atwo-time Grand Slam champi-on but never in New York,advanced earlier, as did 2014 USOpen champion Marin Cilic.

A player who can appreci-ate Murray’s journey perhaps asmuch as anyone is AndreyKuznetsov, a 29-year-oldRussian who missed about 2½years because of his own hipinjury. Kuznetsov eliminatedSam Querrey 6-4, 7-5 (6), 6-2,becoming the first unrankedman to win a Grand Slammatch since Nicolas Kiefer at

Wimbledon in 2007.

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Making quick work ofan opponent for achange, Serena

Williams wrapped up her102nd career US Open matchwin to break a tie with ChrisEvert for the most in the pro-fessional era.

Then Williams headedback out to the Arthur AsheStadium stands on Tuesdaynight, her dog in tow. Williamshad a match to watch — herolder sister’s, which did notwork out as well.

Serena Williams, whoturns 39 this month, defeatedKristie Ahn 7-5, 6-3. ButVenus Williams, who is 40, lostin the US Open’s first roundfor the first time in 22 appear-ances, beaten 6-3, 7-5 by No 20Karolina Muchova.

It is the fourth time in thepast five Grand Slam tourna-ments that Venus exited in heropening match.

“I just ran out of timetoday,” Venus said.

Venus, who won two ofher seven major singles cham-pionships in New York, was

trying to become only thethird woman in her 40s to wina US Open singles match.

“We would have neverthought we would still be outhere, to be honest,” Serenasaid.

“I love my job. At the endof the day, I love what I do. I’vealways said, ‘You can’t do it for-ever,’” she said after delivering13 aces and droppingonly six points onher serve.

“One of thesedays,” Serena said,“it’s going to end.”She has won 23Grand Slam singles titles, themost in the professional era,which began in 1968; onlyMargaret Court collectedmore, with 24.

Six of Serena’s trophiescame at the US Open, and shealso was the runner-up fourtimes, including each of thepast two years.

Entering Tuesday, Serenahad been 3-2 since tennismatches resumed after a hia-tus because of the coronaviruspandemic — and all five wentthree sets. So Tuesday’s matchwas a welcome change.

“It’s been years — since the‘90s — since I won a match instraight sets,” Serena joked.

“I’ve been playing a ton oftight matches,” she said. “I feltlike, all right, I just wanted tobe ‘Serena-focused’ from thefirst point to the last point,no matter what happens.”

Her career mark at thehard-court event is 102-13, a winning percentageof .887.

“In a weird way, Ifeel like every time Icome here, I’m beingtold I broke anotherrecord,” Serena said.

“It’s cool. I don’tthink I appreciate it

enough, which is unfortu-nate,” she said. “But I’m in themiddle of a Grand Slam, so it’snot the time to be focused forme on records when I’mthinking about winning atournament.”

CLIJSTERS OUTKim Clijsters’ first Grand

Slam match in eight yearsended in defeat whenthe Belgian veteran wasbeaten in three sets byEkaterina Alexandrova.

Clijsters, 37,launched the secondcomeback of her career

earlier this year only to see herreturn thwarted by the Covid-19 crisis.

However she raised hopesof scoring a massive upset overher 21st-seeded Russian oppo-nent on Tuesday after takingthe opening set. Alexandrovaasserted her class thereafterthough, levelling in the secondbefore completing a 3-6, 7-5,6-1 win.

Australian Open champi-on Sofia Kenin advanced tothe second round with a

straight-set win

over Yanina Wickmayer.The 21-year-old Moscow-

born second seed neededjust over an hour to score a 6-2, 6-2 win over her unseededBelgian opponent. She willnow play Canada’s LeylahFernandez in the secondround.

Tenth seed GarbineMuguruza, the 2016 FrenchOpen champion and 2017Wimbledon winner, advancedto round two with a 6-4, 6-4victory over Japan’s NaoHavino.

She dedicated the win tocompatriot Carla SuarezNavarro, who revealed onTuesday that she had beendiagnosed with Hodgkin lym-phoma and will require sixmonths of chemotherapy.

“You know, she’s such anice woman, so sweet, so kind,so humble. When these thingshappen to these good people,I feel, like, so sad about it,” saidMuguruza.

And ninth seed JohannaKonta beat compatriotHeather Watson 7-6 (9/7), 6-1 in a tie dubbed the Battle ofBritain.

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Veteran al l-rounderMohammad Hafeez praised

teenage debutant Haider Ali’s com-posure after the pair combined toset up Pakistan’s five-run victoryover England in their tour-endingthird T20I at Old Trafford onTuesday.

It was Pakistan’s first victory in66 days of being in a bio-securebubble in England and meantthey squared this three-matchseries at 1-1 after a 1-0 loss in lastmonth’s three-Test series.

Hafeez made 86 not out andHaider 54 in Pakistan’s 190-4.

There was a 20-year age gapbetween the 39-year-old Hafeezand the 19-year-old Haider butyou would not have known itwhile they shared a stand of exact-ly 100 after coming together at 32-2.

Hafeez’s knock followed his 69in England’s five-wicket win at OldTrafford on Sunday and was hisfourth fifty in his last five T20Iinnings.

Haider came in at 2-1 afteropener Fakhar Zaman was out forone but demonstrated a maturitywell beyond his years during a 28-ball fifty featuring five fours and

two sixes.“He was good under pressure

and just expressed himself,” saidplayer of the series Hafeez ofHaider in a post-match interviewwith Sky Sports.

“I was just trying to back himevery time, tell him ‘you are play-ing well, continue like that,’” headded. “It is great to see youngsterscoming from our system and per-forming well.”

England were 69-4 in their

chase before Moeen Ali, whoshould have been stumped by for-mer Pakistan captain SarfarazAhmed on seven, revived theirhopes with 61.

But when veteran pacemanWahab Riaz, in for the injuredMohammad Amir, ran out Chris

Jordan and then caught andbowled Moeen, England were 174-8 with seven balls left.

They needed 12 off two ballswhen Tom Curran hit a six.

But Curran could not repeatthe shot when paceman HarisRauf bowled a last-ball yorker.

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World champion P V Sindhu haspulled out of next month’s Thomas

and Uber Cup Finals due to “personal rea-sons” and could also miss the subsequentSuper 750 tournaments in Denmark.

The Thomas and Uber Cup Finals,scheduled to be held from October 3 to11 in Aarhus, Denmark is the first tour-nament in the revised calender

“Sindhu will not be able to participatein the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals dueto some personal reasons,” the OlympicSilver-medallist’s father P V Ramanatold PTI.

“She has some personal work, sounfortunately she will have to skip theevent. We have informed the BadmintonAssociation of India about her decision,”he added.

The Thomas and Uber Cup Finalswill be followed by the Denmark Open I(October 13-18) and Denmark Masters(October 20-25).

Asked if she would be participatingin the two 750 events in Denmark,Ramana said: “Actually that is also (indoubt) ... I mean the entries have been sentfor both the events, but it depends on herpersonal work if she would be able to playboth or not. “She may have to skip onetournament in Denmark. If she cancomplete her personal work then she willplay one.”

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Sumit Nagal becamethe first Indian ten-

nis player to win around at a Grand Slamin seven years whenhe downed AmericanBradley Klahn in his

first round match, set-ting up a contest against worldnumber three Dominic Thiem.

Returning to the FlushingMeadows where he took a set off

Roger Federer last year, the Indiangot past the local rival, ranked justa rung above the Indian at 126th inthe world, 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in twohours and 12 minutes on Tuesdaynight.

Somdev Devvarman was thelast Indian to win a main drawmatch at a major and incidentally,it was at the US Open in 2013 whenhe beat Slovakia’s Lukas Lackoafter coming through qualifiers.

“I qualified for a junior Slam in2013 here and then the men’s and

now to win my first round heremeans a lot. I enjoy playing hereand it has worked out in my favourfew times,” Nagal said.

Somdev, who retired in January2017, had reached the secondrounds of Australian Open, FrenchOpen and US Open in 2013 apartfrom playing a second round at theWimbledon in 2011 but neverwent beyond that.

Up next for him will beAustria’s top player Thiem, whoadvanced when his Spanish rival

Jaume Munar retired before thestart of the third set. Thiem wasleading 7-6(6), 6-3 when Munarfound it difficult to continue as heinjured his knee during the secondset.

A fierce fighter, Nagal hardlycares for reputations and is expect-ed to make it tough for the worldnumber three on Thursday.

“I am ready and excited to playhim. It’s going to be fun and (I will)see where I stand in terms of mytennis level,” he said.

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In his first high-profile cap-taincy assignment, K L Rahul

is looking to lead from the frontand use the nuggets of leader-ship knowledge he has collect-ed while observing the likes ofM S Dhoni, Virat Kohli andRohit Sharma.

Rahul has been handedthe Kings XI Punjab captaincyafter two stellar seasons withthe bat at the top of the order.

“Of course. They have beenthe most inspiring cricketersand leaders in the last 10 yearsat least. Having the opportu-nity to play under them is greatlearning,” Rahul said whenasked about the possibility ofseeing shades of Kohli andDhoni in his captaincy.

“Both (Kohli and Dhoni) ofthem are completely differentindividuals and lead the teamdifferently. But their passion forthe team is the same, theyalways want to win and push

the team together.“I also want use the same

approach with my team andlook to lead from the front. Itshould feel like a team, itshould feel like family.”

Rahul said he has pickedup the tricks of the leadershiptrade not just from his Indiaskippers but also oppositioncaptains.

“We are always constantlywatching the game on the field,I always keep my eyes open tolearning. You learn a lot watch-ing the likes of Rohit (MumbaiIndians captain and India cap-tain at 2018 Asia Cup).

“Guys like KaneWilliamson. Hopefully, it (thelearnings) is all stored in theback of my head (for me to usein the tournament),” said thestylish opener.

To start with at least, Rahulwill be opening the batting andwicket-keeping besides plottingthe opposition’s downfall ascaptain. It could be too muchwork in a high-pressure eventlike the IPL but Rahul is excit-ed about the challenge.

“I don’t know if it is goingplay a part or hamper anythingbut I am quite looking forwardto the responsibility, it is some-thing I have always enjoyed. Iam going in with an openmind and learn on the go,” hesaid.

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Ricky Ponting remains at oddswith R Ashwin on the con-

tentious issue of ‘Mankading’but proposes introducing a one-run penalty for batsmen backingup too far at the non-striker’s endfor stealing a single.

The Delhi Capitals coach, astaunch critic of the practicenamed after former India all-rounder Vinoo Mankad, backedthe senior India off-spinner whenhe asked if the batsman shouldalso be penalised for leaving hiscrease at the non-striker’s endbefore a ball is delivered.

Ashwin, who will turn out forDelhi Capitals in the upcomingIPL, asked Ponting: “Now noballs are being looked at veryclosely, every single ball of a T20game... Can the batsman also bereprimanded on a similar line ifhe crosses the line?”

Ponting responded in thepositive.

“I think so,” the Australiangreat said.

“There should be some sortof run penalty. Like if you are toget to the top of your bowlingaction and stop, and it shows that

the batsman is cheating, he is outof his crease, I think put a runpenalty on him.

“... And do it right from thestart, because that will stop himstraightaway. Imagine taking 10runs off the team total becauseyou have taken a yard out of yourcrease. It’s got to be... Those sortof things need to be looked at.”

The issue became a talkingpoint when Ponting, head coachof Ashwin’s team Delhi Capitals,said he would have a discussionwith the bowler on the controver-sial manner of getting a batsmanout.

.�%�&����%�����/���&�%����%-5�����"���New Delhi: Suresh Raina is likea “son” to him but ChennaiSuper Kings owner NSrinivasan on Wednesday saidthe all-rounder’s return to theside this IPL season after anunanticipated pullout would bedecided by the team manage-ment led by skipper MahendraSingh Dhoni.

“I have treated him like one(son). The reason for CSK’ssuccess in IPL over the years isbecause of the fact that fran-chise never poked its nose intocricketing matters,” Srinivasansaid.

“We own a team, we own

the franchise but we do notown players. Team is ours butplayers are not. I don’t own theplayers,” he added.

For Srinivasan, the deci-sion on Raina will lay with theteam management, whichmeans skipper Dhoni and CEOKS Viswanathan.

“I am not the cricket cap-tain. I have never told them(team management) whomto play, whom to take in theauction, never. We have thegreatest captain of all times. So,why shall I even interfere incricketing matters?” Srinivasansaid. PTI

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Australia coach Justin Langersaid his side would be ready to

face a “dangerous” England teamafter he watched them duringtheir T20 series against Pakistan.

Langer’s men face England inthree T20s at Southampton,with Friday’s opener at theAgeas Bowl their firstmajor match since March,before playing the 50-over world champions inthree ODIs inManchester.

Langer told a confer-ence call from Australia’straining base inSouthampton onWednesday that he waswary of Eoin Morgan’s men.

“Dangerous... that’s what

I made of England. I’ve watched theway Eoin Morgan plays, it’s excitingto watch, he just comes out andsmacks it from ball one.”

“They’ve been the best one-dayteam in the world for a fewyears now.... We came heretwo years ago and got

smashed 5-0,” addedLanger, who said beingwhitewashed had put“hairs on the chest” ofa youthful team.

“We came herelast year, won twoout of three games,

just didn’t win the bigone in the (World Cup)semi-final. They are avery good cricket team,well led.

“We know what toexpect and we’ll be ready.”

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The veteran Sri Lankanpacer is unavailable for the sea-son due to personal reasons.“Lasith Malinga has requestedunavailability for the season forpersonal reasons and to be withfamily back home in SriLanka,” a media release issuedby Mumbai Indians said.

Pattinson will join MI,currently based in Abu Dhabi,this weekend. PTI

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