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W ith uncertainty prevailing in Afghanistan, India on Wednesday said it is wary of Pakistan’s role due to its close links with the Taliban and asserted that Afghan soil must not be used to foment terror- ism. Conveying this concern to Russia and the USA, New Delhi also sought an assurance about safety and security of minorities, including Sikhs and Hindus there. These points were main takeaways of the separate high- level meetings between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval with his Russian counterpart General Nikolay Patrushev and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns. While the India-Russia talks were held on Wednesday, the interaction between Doval and Burns took place on Tuesday. As regards the talks between Doval and Patrushev, sources said India underlined Pakistan’s ties with the Taliban and other international terror- ist organisations. India wanted Pakistan to ensure that Afghanistan soil is not used for stoking terrorism while highlighting close ties between the ISI and the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e- Mohammad, they said. A Russian read-out of the delegation-level talks said the two countries paid attention to intensifying joint work by “spe- cial services and military bod- ies”. They also decided to hold further interactions on the anti-terrorist tracking, com- bating illegal migration, and drug trafficking. “As a follow-up to the tele- phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 24, an exchange of views took place on the mili- tary, political and socio-eco- nomic situation in Afghanistan,” the Russian read- out said. It said the two sides agreed to coordinate on the Afghan issue in multilateral formats. They also touched upon humanitarian and migration problems in this country, as well as prospects for the Russian-Indian joint efforts aimed at creating conditions for launching a peaceful settle- ment process on the basis of an intra-Afghan dialogue, the statement said. The importance of defin- ing parameters of the future State structure of Afghanistan by the Afghans themselves, as well as the need to prevent the escalation of violence, social, ethnic and confessional con- tradictions in the country, were emphasised, it added. The two NSAs also delib- erated on threats from drugs networks operating from Afghan territory, the role of regional countries and details of Indo-Russia cooperation to meet the current and future challenges, sources said. On Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs said Patrushev was visiting India at the invitation of Doval. After the Modi-Putin conversation, Russia said the two leaders expressed the intention to enhanced cooperation to counter the spread of “terror- ist ideology” and the drug threat emanating from Afghanistan and agreed to form a permanent bilateral channel for consultations on the issue. On Monday, Russian ambassador to New Delhi Nikolay Kudashev said that there is “ample scope” for coop- eration between India and Russia on Afghanistan and both sides have been in regu- lar touch with each other on the latest developments in the war- torn country. He also said that Russia is as concerned as India that the Afghan soil should not be a source of spreading terrorism to other countries and there is a “danger” of terror being spread to the Russian territory as well as Kashmir. A s part of its long-term strategic game plan, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz Hameed’s visit to Kabul earli- er this week was to ensure implementation of a list of its demands, including reduction of the number of Afghans in the Presidential Palace in Kabul and to ensure the significant presence of the mercenaries of the Haqqani Network to mon- itor the activities of the Taliban leaders. Hameed, according to sources tracking the develop- ments there, also discussed with the Taliban leadership ways to fill important positions at the top in the future Government and army there with ISI-Pakistan Army “stooges” and mercenaries of its jehadi terror conglomerates besides resolution of the dis- pute over the Durand Line in favour of Islamabad. In addition, the ISI chief also ensured the swift launch of the violent attacks on Panjshir Valley with aerial and ground support from the Pakistan Air Force and the Pakistan Army to quell the resistance from the National Resistance Front. Counter-Terrorism expert Dr Rituraj Mate said, “The Taliban regime needs legiti- macy from its own citizens but apparently it is working at ISI’s behest to win over the hearts and minds of its people. It is not going to work in Afghanistan as Pakistan has itself failed in restive Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa regions.” Hameed’s meddling in Afghan affairs could also be indicative of the dissensions within the Pakistani politico- military-ISI combine. Pakistan PM Imran Khan is himself a Pathan and his party is ruling in Pakhtun areas like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, making him a popular face among the Afghan origin people. The ISI could be seeking to fuel conflict between the Pakhtuns from either side of the Durand Line on the one hand and between the Pakistanis and Pathans within its jurisdiction to make Khan unpopular, Dr Mate added. The presence of the Haqqani Network fighters in the Presidential Palace will keep close tabs on the workings of the interim Government and take measures in line with Pakistani interests. The ISI bid also suggests it does not rely on the Afghan cohorts. The ISI is already planting the terror commanders of its terror affil- iates as Governors of the provinces. Pro-ISI Haqqani Network’s chief Sirajuddin Haqqani’s placement as Interior Minister in the interim Government in Kabul will ensure postings of Pakistanis as Governors and key appoint- ments in the police and future army with ISI’s favourites, the sources said. “Hameed also pushed with the Taliban leadership to raise a professional army and include former members of the Afghan National Defence Force, many of whom were planted by ISI- Pakistan Army, leading to the quick control of the provinces by Taliban. The Taliban leaders led by Abdul Ghani Baradar opposed the raising of the pro- fessional army as Taliban is essentially an insurgent outfit relying on guerilla tactics to maintain supremacy,” Counter- Terrorism expert of Afghan origin Ajmal Sohail told The Pioneer. Continued on Page 11 A t least one person died and 33 others went missing after a boat carrying over 120 passengers collided with a ferry steamer and sank in the Brahmaputra river near Nimati Ghat in Jorhat district of Assam on Wednesday, officials said. Three officials of the Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been placed under suspension for alleged negligence of duty, while senior ministers admitted that there were lapses and the “guilty” will be punished. The accident occurred when the private boat ‘Ma Kamala’ was headed to Majuli from Nimati Ghat and ferry ‘Tripkai’, operated by the State’s Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department, was coming from the riverine island. “The boat capsized and sank,” an official of the IWT Department said. Another IWT official said more than 120 passengers were on board the boat but many of them were rescued by life- guards on ‘Tripkai’. A woman died in hospital after she was rescued from the river, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) Chief Executive Officer Gyanendra Tripathi told PTI. “We have reports of around 33 people missing. Several teams of NDRF and SDRF are carrying out rescue operations and it will continue whole night,” Jorhat Superintendent of Police Ankur Jain said. The deceased was identi- fied as Porimita Das who hails from Guwahati and was working as a faculty in a college in Majuli. Continued on Page 11 C hina on Wednesday announced USD 31 million as aid to Afghanistan, its first after the Taliban seized power in Kabul, as it backed the Afghan militant group’s inter- im Government, saying it is a “necessary step” to restore order and “end anarchy”. Taking part in the first meeting of Foreign Ministers of the neighbouring countries on Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will pro- vide Afghanistan with 200 mil- lion yuan (USD 31 million) worth of grains, winter sup- plies, vaccines and medicines as per its requirements, official media here reported. The meeting convened by Pakistan was also attended by Foreign Ministers from Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of them the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan. Russia was conspicuously absent at the meeting hosted by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Wang said China will pro- vide Afghanistan with 200 mil- lion yuan ($31 million) worth of grains, winter supplies, vac- cines and medicines as per the needs of its people, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Wang said China has decided to donate 3 million vaccine doses to the Afghan people in the first batch. Continued on Page 11 T he talks between the farm- ers’ unions and the Haryana Government remained inconclusive for the second consecutive day on Wednesday in Karnal with farmers announcing to con- tinue their protest outside the mini-secretariat there. The sit-in outside the Karnal mini-secretariat, fol- lowing a mahapanchayat in the same city, had begun on Tuesday evening over the demands of registration of a case against IAS officer Ayush Sinha, compensation for a farmer who died and those who got injured during police lathi-charge on farmers on August 28 in Karnal, the Assembly constituency repre- sented by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. After their talks failed on Tuesday, the Karnal District Administration on Wednesday again invited Samyukt Kisan Morcha leaders in a bid to end the stand-off. However, anoth- er round of talks which lasted for three hours failed to resolve the deadlock. Bharatiya Kisan Union Rakesh Tikait told the media persons after the meeting that the talks completely failed because of the Government’s adamant attitude. Continued on Page 11 R eadying for the Assembly polls in five States which are less than six months away, the BJP on Wednesday appointed organisational States election-incharge for them. The party named Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Bhupender Yadav as poll-heads for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur respec- tively. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has been put in- charge of Goa with Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Darshana Jardosh as deputies. Besides key State of Uttar Pradesh with 80 Lok Sabha seats, the BJP will be looking at retaining power in Uttarakhand and Manipur. The Congress has much in stake in Punjab as a ruling party where the AAP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BSP alliance are its main rivals. The BJP is not seen as a major player in Punjab after the exit of SAD from the National Democratic Alliance last year in protest against three farm laws passed by the Modi Government. The BJP has put its poll- experienced Ministers as in- charge of the four States who are to be backed by deputy-in- charge, again mostly Union Ministers. The maximum focus is on winning UP which has PM’s constituency Varanasi. Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya who quit her post may throw her hat in the State elections. Continued on Page 11 U ttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya submitted her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday. Maurya, who had completed three years in office as the State’s Governor last month still had two years left in her tenure. According to sources, she cited personal rea- sons for her resignation though speculation is rife that she may be given an important position as a BJP leader in her home State of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections there. Maurya was sworn in as the Uttarakhand Governor in August 2018 after her prede- cessor Krishna Kant Paul com- pleted his tenure. She has served at various positions in the past. She was the Mayor of Agra from 1995 to 2000 while in 2001, she was a member of the State Social Welfare Board. I n a major step towards ensur- ing gender parity, the Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that women will now be eligi- ble for induction into the National Defence Academy (NDA). The apex court had last month pulled up the Armed forces for keeping women candidates out of the NDA and allowed them to appear for the entrance exam- ination of the NDA. The three Services chiefs visited the headquarters of the NDA, the cradle of grooming officers for the Army, the Navy and the IAF, late last month to take stock of the infrastructure catering to women cadets. The NDA was founded in 1954 in Khadakvasala, Pune and till now admits only male cadets. It is the only tri-service institution in the world. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, told a bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh that the Armed forces and the Government have decided that women candi- dates will be inducted for per- manent commission through the NDA. Continued on Page 11 T he Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has said that Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations will not be allowed at public places in the national Capital in view of the Covid-19 situation. The authorities released the order late on Tuesday and said District Magistrates and Deputy Commissioners of police will ensure that Lord Ganesha’s idols are not set up in tents or pandals. “It should be ensured that crowds do not gather at any religious or social place,” it added. Permission will also not be granted for any procession, it said and advised people to cel- ebrate the festival at home. Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated this month and con- sidering the prevailing restric- tions on gatherings and con- gregations and the present sit- uation of the Covid-19 pan- demic, it has been decided that the celebrations of the festival may not be allowed in public places, the order stated. Meanwhile, the city record- ed 41 new cases of Covid 19 in the past 24 hours. According to Covid-19 health bulletin, Delhi State Health Department, 75079 tests were conducted; the positivity rate 0.05 per cent and 13 patients have been recovered. T he Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday gave its go-ahead for a 17,000 cr deal for the procurement of 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space SA Spain. Sixteen aircraft will be pro- cured off the shelf within 48 months of signing of the con- tract and 40 aircraft will be manufactured in India by TATA Consortium within ten years of signing of the contract. This is the first time that a military aircraft will be manu- factured in India by a private company. All 56 aircraft will be installed with indigenous Electronic Warfare Suite. The project will give a boost to the aerospace ecosystem in India. Kabul/Peshawar: At least 14 members of the Taliban’s hard- line interim Government in Kabul are on the UN Security Council’s terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund and his both deputies, raising concern of the international community over the composition of the new Cabinet in Afghanistan.

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With uncertainty prevailingin Afghanistan, India on

Wednesday said it is wary ofPakistan’s role due to its closelinks with the Taliban andasserted that Afghan soil mustnot be used to foment terror-ism. Conveying this concern toRussia and the USA, NewDelhi also sought an assuranceabout safety and security ofminorities, including Sikhs andHindus there.

These points were maintakeaways of the separate high-level meetings betweenNational Security Adviser(NSA) Ajit Doval with hisRussian counterpart GeneralNikolay Patrushev and CentralIntelligence Agency (CIA) chiefWilliam Burns.

While the India-Russiatalks were held on Wednesday,the interaction between Dovaland Burns took place onTuesday.

As regards the talksbetween Doval and Patrushev,sources said India underlinedPakistan’s ties with the Talibanand other international terror-ist organisations.

India wanted Pakistan toensure that Afghanistan soil isnot used for stoking terrorismwhile highlighting close tiesbetween the ISI and theLashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, they said.

A Russian read-out of thedelegation-level talks said thetwo countries paid attention to

intensifying joint work by “spe-cial services and military bod-ies”. They also decided to holdfurther interactions on theanti-terrorist tracking, com-bating illegal migration, anddrug trafficking.

“As a follow-up to the tele-phone conversation betweenRussian President VladimirPutin and Indian PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onAugust 24, an exchange ofviews took place on the mili-tary, political and socio-eco-nomic situation inAfghanistan,” the Russian read-out said.

It said the two sides agreedto coordinate on the Afghanissue in multilateral formats.They also touched uponhumanitarian and migrationproblems in this country, aswell as prospects for theRussian-Indian joint effortsaimed at creating conditions forlaunching a peaceful settle-

ment process on the basis of anintra-Afghan dialogue, thestatement said.

The importance of defin-

ing parameters of the futureState structure of Afghanistanby the Afghans themselves, aswell as the need to prevent the

escalation of violence, social,ethnic and confessional con-tradictions in the country, wereemphasised, it added.

The two NSAs also delib-erated on threats from drugsnetworks operating fromAfghan territory, the role ofregional countries and detailsof Indo-Russia cooperation tomeet the current and futurechallenges, sources said.

On Tuesday, the Ministryof External Affairs saidPatrushev was visiting India atthe invitation of Doval. Afterthe Modi-Putin conversation,Russia said the two leadersexpressed the intention toenhanced cooperation tocounter the spread of “terror-ist ideology” and the drugthreat emanating fromAfghanistan and agreed toform a permanent bilateralchannel for consultations onthe issue.

On Monday, Russianambassador to New DelhiNikolay Kudashev said thatthere is “ample scope” for coop-eration between India andRussia on Afghanistan andboth sides have been in regu-lar touch with each other on thelatest developments in the war-torn country.

He also said that Russia isas concerned as India that theAfghan soil should not be asource of spreading terrorismto other countries and there isa “danger” of terror beingspread to the Russian territoryas well as Kashmir.

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As part of its long-termstrategic game plan,

Pakistan’s Inter-ServicesIntelligence (ISI) chief FaizHameed’s visit to Kabul earli-er this week was to ensureimplementation of a list of itsdemands, including reductionof the number of Afghans inthe Presidential Palace in Kabuland to ensure the significantpresence of the mercenaries ofthe Haqqani Network to mon-itor the activities of the Taliban leaders.

Hameed, according tosources tracking the develop-ments there, also discussedwith the Taliban leadershipways to fill important positionsat the top in the futureGovernment and army therewith ISI-Pakistan Army“stooges” and mercenaries of itsjehadi terror conglomeratesbesides resolution of the dis-pute over the Durand Line infavour of Islamabad.

In addition, the ISI chiefalso ensured the swift launch ofthe violent attacks on PanjshirValley with aerial and groundsupport from the Pakistan AirForce and the Pakistan Army toquell the resistance from theNational Resistance Front.

Counter-Terrorism expertDr Rituraj Mate said, “TheTaliban regime needs legiti-macy from its own citizens butapparently it is working at ISI’sbehest to win over the heartsand minds of its people. It is notgoing to work in Afghanistanas Pakistan has itself failed inrestive Balochistan and KhyberPakhtunkhwa regions.”

Hameed’s meddling inAfghan affairs could also beindicative of the dissensionswithin the Pakistani politico-military-ISI combine. PakistanPM Imran Khan is himself aPathan and his party is rulingin Pakhtun areas like KhyberPakhtunkhwa region, makinghim a popular face among theAfghan origin people. The ISIcould be seeking to fuel conflictbetween the Pakhtuns fromeither side of the Durand Line

on the one hand and betweenthe Pakistanis and Pathanswithin its jurisdiction to makeKhan unpopular, Dr Mateadded.

The presence of theHaqqani Network fighters inthe Presidential Palace willkeep close tabs on the workingsof the interim Governmentand take measures in line withPakistani interests. The ISI bidalso suggests it does not rely onthe Afghan cohorts. The ISI isalready planting the terrorcommanders of its terror affil-iates as Governors of theprovinces. Pro-ISI HaqqaniNetwork’s chief SirajuddinHaqqani’s placement as InteriorMinister in the interimGovernment in Kabul willensure postings of Pakistanis asGovernors and key appoint-ments in the police and futurearmy with ISI’s favourites, thesources said.

“Hameed also pushed withthe Taliban leadership to raisea professional army and includeformer members of the AfghanNational Defence Force, manyof whom were planted by ISI-Pakistan Army, leading to thequick control of the provincesby Taliban. The Taliban leadersled by Abdul Ghani Baradaropposed the raising of the pro-fessional army as Taliban isessentially an insurgent outfitrelying on guerilla tactics tomaintain supremacy,” Counter-Terrorism expert of Afghanorigin Ajmal Sohail told ThePioneer.

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At least one person died and33 others went missing

after a boat carrying over 120passengers collided with a ferrysteamer and sank in theBrahmaputra river near NimatiGhat in Jorhat district of Assamon Wednesday, officials said.

Three officials of theInland Water Transport (IWT)Department have been placedunder suspension for allegednegligence of duty, while seniorministers admitted that therewere lapses and the “guilty” willbe punished.

The accident occurredwhen the private boat ‘MaKamala’ was headed to Majulifrom Nimati Ghat and ferry‘Tripkai’, operated by the State’sInland Water Transport (IWT)Department, was coming fromthe riverine island.

“The boat capsized andsank,” an official of the IWTDepartment said.

Another IWT official saidmore than 120 passengers wereon board the boat but many of

them were rescued by life-guards on ‘Tripkai’.

A woman died in hospitalafter she was rescued from theriver, Assam State DisasterManagement Authority(ASDMA) Chief ExecutiveOfficer Gyanendra Tripathitold PTI. “We have reports ofaround 33 people missing.Several teams of NDRF and

SDRF are carrying out rescueoperations and it will continuewhole night,” JorhatSuperintendent of Police AnkurJain said.

The deceased was identi-fied as Porimita Das who hailsfrom Guwahati and was working as a faculty in a collegein Majuli.

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China on Wednesdayannounced USD 31 million

as aid to Afghanistan, its firstafter the Taliban seized powerin Kabul, as it backed theAfghan militant group’s inter-im Government, saying it is a“necessary step” to restoreorder and “end anarchy”.

Taking part in the firstmeeting of Foreign Ministers ofthe neighbouring countries onAfghanistan, Foreign MinisterWang Yi said China will pro-vide Afghanistan with 200 mil-lion yuan (USD 31 million)worth of grains, winter sup-plies, vaccines and medicines asper its requirements, officialmedia here reported.

The meeting convened byPakistan was also attended byForeign Ministers from Iran,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan andUzbekistan, all of them theneighbouring countries ofAfghanistan.

Russia was conspicuously

absent at the meeting hosted byPakistan’s Foreign MinisterShah Mahmood Qureshi.

Wang said China will pro-vide Afghanistan with 200 mil-lion yuan ($31 million) worthof grains, winter supplies, vac-cines and medicines as per theneeds of its people, state-runXinhua news agency reported.

Wang said China hasdecided to donate 3 millionvaccine doses to the Afghanpeople in the first batch.

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The talks between the farm-ers’ unions and the

Haryana Governmentremained inconclusive for thesecond consecutive day onWednesday in Karnal withfarmers announcing to con-tinue their protest outside themini-secretariat there.

The sit-in outside theKarnal mini-secretariat, fol-lowing a mahapanchayat inthe same city, had begun onTuesday evening over thedemands of registration of acase against IAS officer AyushSinha, compensation for afarmer who died and thosewho got injured during police

lathi-charge on farmers onAugust 28 in Karnal, theAssembly constituency repre-sented by Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar.

After their talks failed onTuesday, the Karnal DistrictAdministration on Wednesdayagain invited Samyukt KisanMorcha leaders in a bid to endthe stand-off. However, anoth-er round of talks which lastedfor three hours failed to resolvethe deadlock.

Bharatiya Kisan UnionRakesh Tikait told the mediapersons after the meeting thatthe talks completely failedbecause of the Government’sadamant attitude.

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Readying for the Assemblypolls in five States which

are less than six months away,the BJP on Wednesdayappointed organisational Stateselection-incharge for them.

The party named UnionMinisters DharmendraPradhan, Pralhad Joshi,Gajendra Singh Shekhawat andBhupender Yadav as poll-headsfor Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,Punjab and Manipur respec-tively. Former MaharashtraChief Minister DevendraFadnavis has been put in-charge of Goa with UnionMinisters G Kishan Reddy andDarshana Jardosh as deputies.

Besides key State of UttarPradesh with 80 Lok Sabhaseats, the BJP will be looking atretaining power in

Uttarakhand and Manipur. TheCongress has much in stake inPunjab as a ruling party wherethe AAP and Shiromani AkaliDal (SAD)-BSP alliance are itsmain rivals. The BJP is not seenas a major player in Punjabafter the exit of SAD from theNational Democratic Alliancelast year in protest againstthree farm laws passed by theModi Government.

The BJP has put its poll-experienced Ministers as in-charge of the four States whoare to be backed by deputy-in-charge, again mostly UnionMinisters. The maximum focusis on winning UP which hasPM’s constituency Varanasi.

Uttarakhand GovernorBaby Rani Maurya who quither post may throw her hat inthe State elections.

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Uttarakhand Governor BabyRani Maurya submitted

her resignation to PresidentRam Nath Kovind onWednesday. Maurya, who hadcompleted three years in officeas the State’s Governor lastmonth still had two years leftin her tenure. According tosources, she cited personal rea-sons for her resignation thoughspeculation is rife that she maybe given an important positionas a BJP leader in her homeState of Uttar Pradesh ahead ofthe Assembly elections there.

Maurya was sworn in asthe Uttarakhand Governor inAugust 2018 after her prede-cessor Krishna Kant Paul com-pleted his tenure. She hasserved at various positions inthe past. She was the Mayor ofAgra from 1995 to 2000 whilein 2001, she was a member ofthe State Social Welfare Board.

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In a major step towards ensur-ing gender parity, the

Government on Wednesdayinformed the Supreme Courtthat women will now be eligi-ble for induction into theNational Defence Academy(NDA). The apex court hadlast month pulled up theArmed forces for keepingwomen candidates out of theNDA and allowed them toappear for the entrance exam-ination of the NDA.

The three Services chiefsvisited the headquarters of theNDA, the cradle of groomingofficers for the Army, the Navyand the IAF, late last month totake stock of the infrastructurecatering to women cadets. TheNDA was founded in 1954 inKhadakvasala, Pune and tillnow admits only male cadets.

It is the only tri-serviceinstitution in the world.

Additional SolicitorGeneral (ASG) AishwaryaBhati, told a bench comprisingJustice SK Kaul and Justice MMSundresh that the Armed forcesand the Government havedecided that women candi-dates will be inducted for per-manent commission throughthe NDA.

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The Delhi DisasterManagement Authority

(DDMA) has said that GaneshChaturthi celebrations will notbe allowed at public places inthe national Capital in view ofthe Covid-19 situation.

The authorities releasedthe order late on Tuesday andsaid District Magistrates andDeputy Commissioners ofpolice will ensure that LordGanesha’s idols are not set upin tents or pandals. “It shouldbe ensured that crowds do notgather at any religious or socialplace,” it added.

Permission will also not begranted for any procession, itsaid and advised people to cel-ebrate the festival at home.

Ganesh Chaturthi will becelebrated this month and con-sidering the prevailing restric-tions on gatherings and con-gregations and the present sit-

uation of the Covid-19 pan-demic, it has been decidedthat the celebrations of thefestival may not be allowed inpublic places, the order stated.

Meanwhile, the city record-ed 41 new cases of Covid 19 inthe past 24 hours. According toCovid-19 health bulletin, DelhiState Health Department,75079 tests were conducted; thepositivity rate 0.05 per cent and13 patients have been recovered.

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The Cabinet Committee onSecurity on Wednesday

gave its go-ahead for a �17,000cr deal for the procurement of56 C-295MW transport aircraftfrom Airbus Defence and SpaceSA Spain.

Sixteen aircraft will be pro-cured off the shelf within 48months of signing of the con-tract and 40 aircraft will bemanufactured in India byTATA Consortium within tenyears of signing of the contract.

This is the first time that amilitary aircraft will be manu-factured in India by a privatecompany.

All 56 aircraft will beinstalled with indigenousElectronic Warfare Suite. Theproject will give a boost to theaerospace ecosystem in India.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modiis expected to inaugurate the

10-day Diwali celebrations inAyodhya as the Uttar Pradesh gov-ernment will host Deepotsav, thelast mega event of YogiAdityanath’s tenure as chief min-ister before Uttar Pradesh goes topolls in early 2022.

UP Minority Affairs MinisterMohsin Raza, in a statement onWednesday, said: "This time a newrecord will be made in Deepotsavat Ayodhya as more than sevenlakh diyas will be lit in thepresence of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi. This will be aworld record."

Mohsin Raza further said thatthe prime minister would inaugu-rate the Deepotsav on November3 in the presence of several digni-taries. The Diwali celebrations inthe temple town will be very spe-cial this year with the Deepotsavtheme likely to be designed byNitin Chandrakant Desai, theperson who has made magnificentsets for several Bollywood block-busters.

The sets of the star-studdedRamlila on the banks of Saryu andcity’s landscape will be decoratedto imitate the Treta Yug of LordRam.

Meanwhile, senior officialsof the Tourism and Culturedepartments and AyodhyaDevelopment Authority havebegun preparations on a war foot-ing for the event, which will alsowitness a new Guinness record oflighting 6.5lakh diyas.

“Over 7,000 students, mainlyfrom Saket Degree College, will bedeployed at the ghats of Ayodhyato light the diyas. The wholeprocess will be rehearsed thrice sothat everything goes well on theDeepotsav day,” a senior official inthe district administration saidand added that officials from theGuinness Book of World Recordwould be there to witness theevent.

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The Yogi Adityanath-led governmentwith its zero tolerance policy towards

crime and criminals has emerged suc-cessful in not just curbing crimes but alsoin instilling a sense of security among thecommon man. As a result of the sus-tained efforts Chief Minister YogiAdityanath in implementing an effectiveand strict law and order system across theentire state, the police have identifiedaround 1,800 criminals at the districtlevel and strict action has been takenagainst them, claimed an officialspokesman of the government.

With this, the Yogi government hasalso taken action against professionalcriminals, mafia elements and others dis-turbing peace and this set a standard forothers in the country, the spokesmanadded.

The police have so far seized illegalassets and properties worth about Rs 2.5billion of criminals. To put an end tocrimes, the government has worked in amission mode to identify criminals at dis-trict-level as ‘habitual offenders’.

The spokesman claimed that till themonth of July, the police have identifiedaround 800 criminals at the district level

and as many as 668 accused have beenarrested by registering more than 8,000cases. In addition, three dreaded crimi-nals have also been killed in encounterswith the police. Properties of as many as12 criminals have been attached as wellas provisions of National Security Act andGangster Act have been invoked against25 and 567 accused, respectively.

Strict action is being taken againstcriminals through micro planning. Torein in habitual criminals, the police havetaken action under the Goonda Actagainst nearly 233 criminals, while 11arms licences have also been cancelled.In another move to prevent crimes, thehistory sheets of as many as 382 crimi-nals involved in offences have beenopened out of which 274 accused werearrested and sent to jail. To improve lawand order, prompt and strict action isbeing taken through micro planning toinstill a sense of fear in criminals in everycorner of the state.

The government led by YogiAdityanath is taking all possible measuresagainst people involved in crimes. Inaddition, as many as 25 criminals acrossthe state have been identified and actionagainst them has been initiated, thespokesman added.

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Taking cognisance of offi-cers showing negligence

while performing their dutiesto redress the grievances raisedby people, Chief Minister YogiAdityanath has ordered offi-cials to submit a report on thecomplaints received, resolvedalong with the action taken inThana/Tehsil Diwas and theIGRS. The chief minister saidthat resolving every grievancewas the utmost priority of hisgovernment and the purposebehind organising tehsil andthana diwas was to solve theproblems of the people at the

local level itself.Chairing a high-level

review meeting with seniorofficials on Wednesday, thechief minister said, “A detailedreport regarding complaintsreceived, resolved and pendingcases on IGRS (IntegratedGrievance Redressal System),tehsils and police stationsshould be submitted to theChief Minister's Office with-out delay. Details of the levelof satisfaction of the peopleshould also be provided.”

In this district-wise report,the functioning of each policestation and tehsil will beassessed on the basis of com-

plaints received. Along withthis, the problems encounteredon Janata-Darshan and IGRSportal are also to be includedin the report. This district anddepartment-wise report willbecome a benchmark for thequality of performance of thefield officers. The chief min-ister himself will review thiswith the district magistratesand district police chiefs, afterwhich action will be takenagainst the negligent officers.

In the form of a cen-tralised system, the facility ofthe IGRS portal is there in thestate. Chief Minister’s JanataDarshan is also being organ-

ised on a daily basis for griev-ance redressal. Instructionshave been issued that all theseprogrammes should be thor-oughly reviewed. The detailedreport is being prepared afterthe instructions of the chiefminister. As per the data, inthe last four-and-a-half years,around 18,46,968 complaintshave been received on IGRSrelated to the matters concern-ing SSP/SP, of which over18,21,033 have been disposedof. Besides, 22,45,282 com-plaints have been received onIGRS relating to matters ofTehsil Diwas, of which over22,16,017 have been resolved.

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The upcoming DefenceIndustrial Corridor in UP

will not only host bigger com-panies manufacturing dronesand missiles but also firmsthat make cartridges for armsused by the security forcessuch as assault and sniper riflesand CQB carbines, frames forpolymer frame pistols and safe-ty equipment.

Two companies, namelyDelta Combat Systems Limited(Delta) and Werywin DefencePrivate Limited, are investingRs 215 crore in the Jhansinode of the Defence IndustrialCorridor to set up their unitsfor manufacturing smallerfirearms.

The Delta Combat SystemsLimited has been allotted 15hectares of land to set up itsplant at a cost of Rs 150 crore.It will make cartridges forassault, sniper and INSAS riflesas well as CQB carbines andother weapons being used bythe armed forces. The CQBcarbines are very effective asthey can hit a target within therange of 200 metre whereasINSAS rifle, which is made onthe lines of AK-47, was exten-

sively used during the Kargilwar.

The Yogi Adityanath gov-ernment has also allotted landto companies for makingBrahmos missiles and dronesin Lucknow and Aligarh nodesof the Defence IndustrialCorridor respectively and theconstruction is expected tostart soon.

It is noteworthy that PrimeMinister Narendra Modi hadannounced the creation of aDefence Industrial Corridorin UP during the Investors'Summit in January, 2018.Subsequently, the UP govern-ment decided to establish thecorridor covering Lucknow,Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi,Agra and Aligarh districts.

It was followed by signingof MoUs worth Rs 50,000 crorewith domestic and foreigncompanies manufacturingdefence products during theDefence Expo held in Lucknowin February, 2020.

According to officials, 29companies had submitted theirproposals to the governmentfor setting up their factories inthe Aligarh node of which 19reputed firms have been allot-ted 55.40 hectares of land by

the Uttar Pradesh ExpresswaysIndustrial DevelopmentAuthority (UPEIDA). Thecompanies will be establishingtheir plants at a cost of Rs1245.75 crore.

Similarly, 11, 6 and 8 com-panies had submitted theirproposals for setting up theirfactories in Lucknow, Jhansiand Kanpur nodes of theDefence Industrial Corridor.

The most prominent com-panies setting up their factoriesin the Aligarh node of the cor-ridor are Allen & Alvan Pvt Ltdand Encore Research LLP,which will be making the mostsophisticated drones. The com-panies are investing Rs 550crore to set up their plants.

According to UPEIDAofficials, the corridor will notonly give UP a new identity butalso lead the country towardsself-reliance in defence equip-ment production, which wasunimaginable only four-and-a-half years ago before ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath tookover.

The Defence IndustrialCorridor will also see manyinternational firms set up theirplants for manufacturingadvanced weapons.

Lucknow (PNS): Enthused by theresponse to its efforts for political mobil-isation like Brahmin sammelan, Kisan –Naujawan-Patel Yatra, the SamajwadiParty has decided to intensify the cam-paign which is likely to last till next threemonths. “Bahujan Samaj Party has justcompleted the first phase of prabuddhsammelan in all 75 districts of the state towoo the Brahmin community. We cannotafford to lag behind and the party willintensify its campaign and organiseprabuddh sammelans to influence theBrahmins and other social groups,” saidMLA and president of SamajwadiPrabuddh Sabha, Manoj Pandey.

He is supervising the party’s pro-gramme for political mobilisation.

He said along with four big meetings,the SP would organise seminars at each ofthe 25 development blocks of the statespread in 75 districts. The block-levelmeetings will commence from Thursdayand are likely to be completed in a fort-

night. Samajwadi Party is also focusing itsattention on Bundelkhand region. TheBharatiya Janata Party in 2014, 2019 LokSabha elections and 2017 UP assemblyelections wiped out the Samajwadi Partyfrom its erstwhile bastion. The SP willorganise prabuddh sammelan in Bandaand Chitrakoot on September 19.

A senior Samajwadi Party leader saidthat due to the lack of efforts for politicalmobilisation by the party in the last fiveyears, it had almost lost communicationwith the masses. “The Bharatiya JanataParty has become default choice of the vot-ers in Bundelkhand as the Samajwadi Partyis missing from the ground for the last sev-eral years and intense political mobilisa-tion is the only option to revive the linkwith the masses,” the SP leader said.

Samajwadi Party is also upbeat overthe turnout of the people in the Kisan Yatrabeing taken out by party state presidentNaresh Uttam. The party claims that thepeople are no longer attracted by the face

of the leader but by the flag and identityof the party.

“Earlier, huge crowds used to gatherin the meetings addressed by MulayamSingh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav and atten-dance was low in the meetings addressedby other leaders of the party. The situationhas now changed and meetings organisedby party MLAs and leaders in different dis-tricts are drawing huge crowds which is aclear indication that the people are nothappy with the BJP government and theywant a change,” Manoj Pandey said.

Another SP leader from east UP said,“Party president Akhilesh Yadav cannotvisit each and every district and we areworking on his instruction and districtleaders are organising programmes in eachdistrict to mobilise the people, and they aregetting very good response,”

The SP leader claimed the party wasfast making inroads particularly in east UPdistricts and people were attracted moreby the party programmes than the leader.

Lucknow (PNS): Six mem-bers of a family from Ranchiwere feared drowned whentheir boat capsized midstreamin river Ganga near Akharaghat in Mirzapur district onWednesday afternoon. Amongthe missing are four girls andtwo boys. The family is visitingthe district for darshan at thefamous Vindhyachal Temple.

Chief Minister YogiAdityanath took immediatecognisance of the incident anddirected the local officers torush with teams of NationalDisaster Response Force(NDRF) and Flood Squad ofthe Provincial ArmedConstabulary (PAC) and rescuethe victims at earliest. He alsoasked them to provide the bestmedical treatment. Accordingto the local police, 11 membersof a family from Ranchi inJharkhand have come to offerprayers at Vindhyachal templeand they crossed the Ganga forbathing. When they werereturning, the boat capsizeddue to strong wind and heavyrains. Five members of thefamily and the boatman wererescued by the local villagersbut half-a-dozen others wentmissing. They were reported-ly swept away with the flow ofthe river.

Senior district officialsrushed to the spot and effortswere on to trace the missing vic-tims. Divers have been pressedto search and rescue them. Themissing persons have been iden-tified as Anisha, Khushbu,Gudiya, Shaurya , Satyam andAradhya. Meanwhile in anoth-er mishap in Shamli, the wife ofBharatiya Janata Party leaderAnil Kumar Chauhan died onTuesday after she jumped fromthe second floor of her house to

������'����� ��(��NOIDA: The Noida Media Club (NMC)on Wednesday held a condolence meet-ing on the demise of veteran journalistand former Rajya Sabha memberChandan Mitra.

Mitra, also the patron of NMC, hadpassed away on September 2 at his southDelhi residence after a prolonged ailment.He was 65.

“The demise of Shri Chandan Mitraji, the pioneer of journalism, is anirreparable loss for all of us. Today a con-dolence meeting was organised at NoidaMedia Club to pray for his soul’speace. His absence will always be there,”the NMC, a non-profit organisation ofmedia professionals in NCR, said in atweet.

Mitra, who had a stint in variousnewspapers, including the Times of Indiaand the Hindustan Times, in his longcareer as a journalist before he becameeditor of The Pioneer, is survived by hiswife Shobori Ganguly and two sonsKushan and Shakya.

The death of the columnist andraconteur, known for his sharp views onpolitics and his abiding love for old Hindifilm music, was condoled by a host ofpolitical leaders across the spectrum aswell as President Ram Nath Kovind.

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Lucknow (PNS): A day-long district-level workshop wasorganised by Pandit GovindBallabh Pant Institute of Studiesin Rural Development (PISRD)in collaboration with SanjhaPrayas network at a city hotel onWednesday. Dr SP Pandey ofPISRD gave details about theSanjha Prayas network. He saidit is a network of 20 voluntaryorganisations in Bihar and UttarPradesh working to improve thereproductive health of women,especially for safe abortion ser-vices and to increase awarenessin the community. “We as SanjhaPrayas members in Lucknow areworking with various stakehold-ers like Health department offi-cials, panchayat representatives,local NGOs and media serviceproviders to promote familyplanning and create awarenesson safe abortion among thecommunity members,” Pandeysaid. Medical officer Dr AlkaJain, who was the chief guest, saidthat the topic of safe abortionshould be discussed regularly inthe meetings and appropriateinformation be disseminated sothat maximum people can bebenefited. Representatives fromlocal NGOs also participated inthe meeting.

escape a monkey attack. The deceased, identified as

50-year-old Sushma Devi, hadgone to the terrace of her housein Kairana town. However,Sushma found herself surround-ed by a pack of monkeys. Inorder to avoid getting attackedby the monkeys, Sushmajumped off the terrace. She sus-tained serious injuries from thefall and was rushed to the hos-pital by the locals. She was pro-nounced dead by the doctors.Her husband Anil was reported-ly not present at the home whenthe incident took place. Anil isthe nephew of the late formerparty MP Hukum Singh whorepresented the Kairana LokSabha constituency from May2014 till February 3, 2018 whenhe passed away .

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Lucknow (PNS): Maintainingthe positive recovery trend --high recoveries and a low num-ber of fresh COVID-19 cases -- has reduced the active Covidcaseload in Uttar Pradesh to 214.Uttar Pradesh recorded 16 freshcoronavirus positive cases in thelast 24 hours. Another 28COVID-19 patients recovered asfresh infections also came downby 99 per cent from its peak of38,055 on April 24.

With strict screening, treat-ment and vaccination, 31 dis-tricts have given a boost to UttarPradesh’s the fight against coro-navirus as a result of which thestate’s recovery rate has climbedup to 98.7 per cent. The activeand fresh cases have declined tozero in Aligarh, Amroha,Ayodhya, Baghpat, Ballia,Balrampur, Banda, Basti,Bahraich, Bhadohi, Bijnor,Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria,Etah, Fatehpur, Ghazipur,Gonda, Hamirpur, Hapur,Hardoi, Hathras, Kaushambi,Lalitpur, Mahoba,Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Rampur,Shamli, Siddharthnagar andSonbhadra.

In what comes as anotherbig relief, none of the 75 districtsin Uttar Pradesh have reported

fresh cases of coronavirus infec-tion in double-digits lately.

Ramping up of daily testingto detect the coronavirus infec-tion has helped in the fightagainst the second wave. True tothe spirit of the trace, test, andtreat mechanism, daily sampletesting has ranged between threelakh and two lakh in UttarPradesh.

Emerging as a leader inconducting maximum Covidtests, Uttar Pradesh has tested asmany as 7,40,38,991 samples fornovel coronavirus infection sofar. Uttar Pradesh is the first stateto have crossed the milestone ofconducting seven crore Covidtests. The testing was particular-ly expanded to reach the ruralpockets of the state.

Becoming self-reliant interms of producing the life-saving oxygen, as many as 395of the 555 oxygen plants havealready been established and arefunctional while work on therest is going on in Uttar Pradesh.Twenty-five oxygen plants werefunctional in the state before thegovernment took the step of set-ting up more at a rapid pace toensure the availability of suffi-cient medical oxygen in view ofany possible future requirement.

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Those arrested were identified as MohammedAkram Khan (mastermind) of GomtinagarExtension, Anoop Singh and his wife Rajrani Singh(both of Rajajipuram). The STF team recovered a lux-ury car, several documents, four mobile phones, 13ATM cards and Rs 12,080 in cash. The accusedreportedly owned up their crime during interroga-tion. The police said Akram was the president of ateam formed by the Shine City Group of Companiesand he and his aides lured unsuspecting people intoinvesting a huge sum. He further disclosed that histeam consisted of 200 members whose job was to lurethe people into investing in the company dealing inreal estate. He said he got Rs 5 crore as commissionfor getting Rs 100 crore which was invested in thecompany while Anoop and Rajrani also got the lion’s share.

Meanwhile, a team of Vibhuti Khand policenabbed three fraudsters who would clone the fin-gerprints and Aadhaar numbers of people and thenwithdraw money from their bank accounts. They hadduped several people of lakhs of rupees in the past.The police team recovered Rs 2.98 lakh from theirpossession. Those arrested were identified as RajeshRai, Rahul Kumar Rai and Ram Saran Gaud (all ofGorakhpur).

������������ ����!�! ��"#�����$�%"��!&���!�Lucknow (PNS): An unidentified person sentobscene video clips to a Class IV girl studentattending online classes in Ghazipur police stationarea. Parents of the girl lodged a case in this connection and police launched a manhuntfor the accused.

As per reports, around midnight on August 30,the girl got a call from an unknown number andthe caller started making lewd comments. Scaredout of her wits, the girl switched off the phone andtold her father about what happened the previousnight. However, her father took it lightly. OnAugust 31 afternoon, the same person made anoth-er call but the girl’s mother did not answer it.Thereafter, the accused sent an obscene video clip.

It was only then that the girl’s mother lodgeda complaint at 1090. On September 1, the accusedagain made a video call and the woman lodgedanother complaint.

Meanwhile, the Indiranagar police arrested ateacher who was accused of making amorousadvances towards a student. The accused was iden-tified as Sudhir Kumar of Indiranagar. He is anative of Gorakhpur district.

��'���% ����(�"��! ��� )������*'���!��!�Lucknow (PNS): SGPGIMShas crossed the milestone of 22lakh RT-PCR tests for Covid,according to head of theMicrobiology department DrUjjala Ghoshal. She said itwas all due to the support ofthe UP government, thedepartment of MedicalEducation and Health, IDSP,NHM, and hospital adminis-tration. She saluted the entireteam of SGPGI for workingtirelessly since March last year.“We gradually started with afew samples and thenincreased the testing strength,”she said.

Dr Ghoshal said SGPGIwas at the third spot in the statein terms of the number ofCovid tests. She said the max-imum tests conducted in a daywere 12,800 during the peak ofsecond wave. “Currently, we aretesting 9,000 to 10,000 samplesper day,” she pointed out. Shesaid that they were getting thesamples from a few districts ofthe state. “Initially, we had fewmachines and then we gotmore and finally, we carried outpooling of the samples too. Weroped in more faculty membersand the lab was not closed fora single day. Two people arealways there in the lab becausewe have to report within 24hours,” she said.

Lucknow (PNS): DistrictMagistrate Abhishek Prakashon Wednesday issued direc-tions in view of the increasingdengue cases in Lucknow. Thedistrict has recorded a total of80 dengue cases since January.

The DM said since themosquitoes responsible fordengue spread breeds in stag-nant water, residents must pre-vent water stagnation in opencontainers, air-coolers, brokenutensils etc. He said air-coolersshould be cleaned from time totime and dried.

“These mosquitoes biteduring the day, hence oneshould cover their hands andfeet and use mosquito net andrepellents,” Prakash said.

He directed all the residentwelfare associations to followthe guidelines to preventdengue outbreak. He alsodirected Awas Vikas, LucknowDevelopment Authority andNagar Nigam to ensure adher-ence to these guidelines intheir respective areas.

Meanwhile, 60 teams con-sisting of two members eachfrom the CMO office carriedout a surveillance for thedengue larvae in many parts ofthe city. A senior official saidnotices were issued to commer-cial establishments, shops andresidential areas where larvae

were found. He said a big exer-cise was carried out in VikasNagar where they inspectedshops, basements and threemajor apartments.

“We have issued eightnotices in areas where larvaewere found in stagnant water.We found larvae in an earthenpot in one of the residentialapartments and also in sever-al shops in that area. In thebasement of a shops, therewas garbage all around. It wascleared with the help of NagarNigam,” he said. The officialsalso carried out fogging inthese areas. The officials saidthat the dengue cases havebeen scattered, with almost 95per cent being from urbanareas. “This is the time to bevigilant since it’s in the monthsof September, October andNovember that the cases are onthe rise. We have to constant-ly monitoring all the areas ona day-to-day basis in the com-ing months,” he said.

In Uttar Pradesh, the casesof dengue have also been on therise. A senior official from theHealth Directorate said thecases were largely emergingfrom Firozabad, Mathura,Varanasi and Prayagraj. Therewere 87 fresh cases inFirozabad, 22 in Mainpuri and11 in Kannauj.

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Uttar Pradesh still has a longway to go with only eight

per cent of the population hav-ing been fully vaccinated so far.According to health officials, thenumber of fully vaccinated peo-ple is less primarily because ofthe unavailability of vaccines butthey expect better figures in thecoming months when the avail-ability will improve.

Uttar Pradesh has jabbed atotal of 8.2 crore people so farwhile only 1.32 crore peoplehave been fully vaccinated. Thenumber of people requiringvaccination in the state is 15crore. A senior official from theHealth department said thepopulation coverage is less butthey end up using all the stockprovided to us by the Centralgovernment. “One can only goby the availability of the vaccine.UP is a vast state and the stockbeing provided to us is beingconsumed,” he said.

“It’s only in the last one-and-a-half months that we aregetting the number of vaccinesas per the size of the state. It wasnot the case before July. Look atHimachal Pradesh which has

given the first dose to its entireeligible population which is asmuch as that just two UP dis-tricts put together. We were notgetting adequate vaccine stockearlier,” he said.

Regarding other vaccines tobe procured by the private sec-tor, he said there are two whichhave been given the green sig-nal by the Centre but whenexactly they hit the marketwould be difficult to say.

Meanwhile, going by thepace of vaccination at privatehospitals, only some havereported a good turnout.

At Vivekanand Polyclinic,where the vaccination was start-ed on August 1, people have topay Rs 780 per dose. Around1,100 people have been vacci-nated there. It clearly shows thata majority of people want to optfor free vaccination. “The vac-cination facility is continuing aspeople often demand vaccinejabs. Besides, it helps spreadawareness about vaccination,”the hospital spokesperson said.

At another private hospital,the officials said they are wit-nessing a turnout of 100-150people for vaccination per dayand the costs ranges from Rs800 to Rs 1,200 for Covishield,

Covaxin and Sputnik.Meanwhile, citing a recent

study, doctors said that thedouble-dose coverage is impor-tant. A senior doctor and aCovid expert said, “This studywas carried out to check thelevel of antibodies in bothgroups of people; those whowho received only a single doseand also those fully vaccinated.It was found that the antibod-ies exist for a longer period afterfull vaccination. Therefore, it isimportant to fully vaccinate asmuch people as possible and assoon as possible.”

He said it’s true that UP’scoverage of population in termsof Covid vaccination is low.“One of the reasons may peo-ple’s hesitancy in getting vacci-nated when the number ofcases come down,” he added.

Meanwhile, the CMO officein Lucknow claimed that thevaccination is picking up pacein Lucknow. An official said thatit took 956 days to reach the first5-lakh mark but after that, ittook them 45 days to go from5 lakh to 10 lakh, 31 days for 15lakh, 27 days for 20 lakh, 24 daysfor 25 lakh and 14 days for 30lakh.

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Vinit was forcing Shashi to ask her parents to givethem a new sofa but the latter was reluctant. WhenVinit asked his in-laws for the replacement, theyrefused. The victim’s brother said Vinit was demand-ing a sofa, a gold chain and a bike. On Wednesday,the couple had a verbal duel and in a fit of rage, Vinitattacked Shashi. He allegedly strangled her to deathand later threw the body. On being informed, a policeteam reached the scene and detained Vinit.

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To register his protest over rising prices ofpetroleum products, a Congress MLC has

asked to be provided with a 'chulha' instead of agas stove at his government residence here cit-ing the high price of LPG cylinders.

Congress MLC Deepak Singh put forth thedemand in a letter to the incharge of the build-ing in which he has been allotted a flat, sayingthere is no chance of getting a respite from thehigh price of LPG before 2024.

“Ensure arrangement of a 'chulha' in theapartment allotted to me and all the three blocksin the multi-storey building in Dalibagh becauseas compared to the price of a cooking gas cylin-der, wood and coal are cheaper,” Singh said in theletter.

An LPG cylinder worth Rs 975 needs to berefilled twice a month, while the cost of cook-ing food on a 'chulha' will be Rs 500 per month,he claimed.

Singh said that the majority of theegislators living in his building also wanted thisarrangement as there was no chance of gettinga respite from the high price of LPG before2024.

A 14.2 kg cylinder of subsidised andnon-subsidised LPG costs over Rs 900 inLucknow, according to a price notification ofoil companies. The Congress party hasbeen attacking the government over the fuelprice hike and demanding that the burden onthe common man be eased by removing someof the taxes imposed by the Central govern-ment.

Meanwhile, Congress's national general sec-retary and party’s Uttar Pradesh in-chargePriyanka Vadra will be meeting party leaders inLucknow on September 10 and 11.

During her two-day stay in the state capitalstarting from Friday, she will hold meetings withthe office-bearers of the party organisation, asenior party official here confirmed onWednesday.

Along with the organisational review,Priyanka Vadra will also hold meetings withthe party's state election committee andadvisory committee to discuss the election strat-egy.

Earlier, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had come toLucknow on July 16 on a three-day visit.

During her stay in Lucknow, Priyanka willreview the election preparations of the Congressand try to give momentum to it. She has alreadyinteracted with party functionaries of several dis-tricts and has also taken feedback from themthrough Congress' ‘Parikshan Se Parakram’ pro-gramme to train party workers in election pre-paredness.

In view of Priyanka's visit, UP Congress pres-ident Ajay Kumar Lallu has held a meeting withother office-bearers of the party.

The UP Congress is set to release the listof candidates for the assembly elections verysoon.

Priyanka Vadra has talked to some of thesecandidates directly over the phone. She has direct-ed all these potential candidates to prepare forcontesting elections. In the first list around 30 can-didates who are strong enough to win the elec-tions could be selected.

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM)president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said

in Sultanpur that he wanted to develop Muslim lead-ership in the country as well as in Uttar Pradesh. Hesaid the no section of society could grow without lead-ership and the Majlis wanted someone from amongthe community to emerge as leader.

Owaisi slammed the secular parties –SamajwadiParty, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress –andaccused them of using Muslims as their vote banks.

"Like any other community in Uttar Pradesh whichhas political leadership, the Majlis want that Muslimstoo should have their leadership so that they have afree political voice and due share in power structure,”Owaisi said while addressing the Vanchit, Shoshit SamajSammelan on the outskirt of Sultanpur city onWednesday. When asked by the media about thedemand of SP MLA Irfan Solanki for a room in theVidhan Bhawan for namaz, Owaisi asked why SP pres-ident Akhilesh Yadav was silent on this issue.

“The SP president will never support Muslims onany issue. Akhilesh Yadav as chief minister ditchedMuslims during the worst ever 2013 communal riotsin Muzaffarnagar. Did the SP government do anythingto provide any relief to the 50,000 Muslims who wererendered homeless after the riots”," he questioned.Owaisi maintained that his party had no communalagenda and the sole aim of his party was to fight forthe Muslim community which had been ignored byall political parties. The AIMIM president sought thepeople's support as his party would contest around 100UP assembly seats in the 2022 polls. Owaisi is on athree-day tour of UP. He has visited Lucknow andAyodhya and will end his tour with a public meetingin Barabanki on Thursday.

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Lucknow(PNS): A 16-year-old Dalit boy fromAmroha was found hanging inthe bathroom of a juvenilehome in Bulandshahr.

His family alleged that hewas beaten up by upper casteinmates for “daring” to runaway with an upper caste girl.

The boy's father said in hiscomplaint to the police, "Lateon Monday night, I got a calltelling me that my son hadhanged himself. But I am cer-tain he was murdered."

On the basis of the com-plaint, an FIR was registeredagainst eight persons, fiveinmates, the girl's parents andher uncle, for murder, criminalconspiracy and under theSC/ST Act, on Tuesday.

The body was sent forpost-mortem and the report isawaited.

The deceased had beensent to the juvenile centre onJuly 30 after being held for“kidnapping” an upper castegirl he had eloped with.

District probation officerNagender Pal Singh said ahigh-level probe had beenordered into the case.

The boy's father said, "I hadmet him two days back and hesaid he was in deep pain. Hewas crying and asking me to gethim out because inmates, incollusion with juvenile homestaffers, would thrash him bru-tally. He had told me theybroke his rib and he found itdifficult to breathe. His hipbone had also been injured."

The boy, along with fourothers, had run away from thehome on August 16. The boy'suncle said the case for which hewas held was the reason whythey believed the girl's familymay have been involved.

"The boy was just 16. Thegirl lived with her family on theupper floor of our house inAmroha on rent. They fell inlove but the family moved out.The two stayed in touch. Thegirl asked the boy to meet himand take her away. He made themistake of eloping with her.The girl's family filed a policecomplaint and he was held," theuncle said.

Meanwhile in Sambhal,what began as children's gametook a violent turn and left anold man dead and four injured.

Noida (PTI): BJP’s Uttar Pradesh vice presidentArvind Kumar Sharma will be reaching out to residentsof western UP with public meetings in Noida, GreaterNoida and Bulandshahr from Friday.

Sharma, a former IAS officer and a close aide ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi, said he will be “active-ly” working in western UP now.

His visit to adjoining Bulandshahr district beginson Friday. In Gautam Buddh Nagar district, the MLCwill be holding meetings with residents of Noida onSeptember 12 and Greater Noida on September 13 andwill also interact with local trade and industry bodiesduring the visit.

After closely working with Modi for more than twodecades, the 1988-batch retired IAS officer of Gujaratcadre voluntarily retired as secretary of MSME andjoined the BJP in January.

Soon after he was made the party’s MLC in his homestate of UP, where he started working for the develop-ment of his native areas Mau and Azamgarh districts

in eastern part of the state.On his western UP reach out, Sharma told PTI,

“Greater Noida is my second home. I am a voter fromDadri assembly constituency in Gautam Buddh Nagardistrict.” “Moreover, this region is a junction of threeparts of our economy — good agriculture, good indus-trial base and excellent professional activities,” he said,terming the region as “Triveni” of development.

“So, I keep visiting. And I have further resolved andhave said publicly that I will actively work in westernUP area. This one is in my third major programme inwestern UP,” he added.

His previous visit to western UP was during the sec-ond wave of COVID-19 pandemic, mainly to distrib-ute medicines and medical equipment, and before thathe held a big rally and public programme in Ghaziabad.

“Similarly, I have been visiting various areas anddistricts of the state. From September 10 to 13, I willbe here in this area again, including Bulandshahr, Noidaand Greater Noida,” Sharma said.

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Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy CMKeshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday dubbed as“appeasement politics” the demand for a separateroom for “namaz” on the state Assembly premis-es, stressing that such a suggestion should not beconsidered as it holds no justification. Thedemand was made by Samajwadi Party MLA IrfanSolanki in the wake of the allotment of a roomfor offering “namaz” on the Jharkhand Assemblypremises.

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Shafique-ur-Barqhas also made a similar plea. The BJP is Jharkhandhas opposed the decision of allotting a room foroffering prayers, saying either the order berecalled or a Hanuman temple and places of wor-ship of other religions also be allowed on theAssembly premises.

Reacting to the demand made by the SP leg-islator, Maurya told PTI, “Such demands have nojustification, be it a state Assembly, Parliament orany other government office. There should be noseparate facility for offering namaz. If such anarrangement is made, it cannot be consideredright.

“The SP leaders are raising the issue as partof their appeasement politics and such thingsshould not be considered because neither the statenor people will gain anything out of it,” the seniorBJP leader said. He further added that there is nosuch possibility of it in UP in near future.

Solanki, a member of the UP LegislativeAssembly from Kanpur’s Sisamau, had said, “I aman MLA for the past 15 years. Many times whenAssembly proceedings are on, we Muslim MLAshave to leave the Assembly to offer namaz.”

“If there is a small prayer room in theAssembly, we won’t have to leave proceedings. Onmany occasions, if you have a question in thepipeline and it is the time for ‘azaan’ (prayer call),you can either ask the question or offer namaz,”he said. “Even at international airports, there isa room for ‘ibadat’ (prayer). The AssemblySpeaker can consider this and it will not cause anyloss to anyone,” Solanki had added.

UP Legislative Assembly Speaker HridayNarayan Dixit on Tuesday said he has notreceived any communication from the MLA in thisregard and a decision on any such demand willbe taken as per law. Asked whether a room forprayers will be given if Solanki submits a request,Dixit said, “Discussions will be held with officialsand a decision as per law will be taken.”

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The Allahabad High Court onMonday dismissed a petition

against proceedings to take over theland of Mohammad Ali JauharUniversity in Rampur initiated bythe Uttar Pradesh Government fornonadherence to certain conditionson which the land for the institutionwas granted to a trust in 2005.

Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwaldismissed the petition filed byMaulana Mohammad Ali JauharTrust seeking quashing of a reportsubmitted by Sub-DivisionalMagistrate (SDM) in March 2020on the constructions over the landas well as the order dated January 16,2021 by Additional DistrictMagistrate (Administration)Rampur for vesting of the land in thestate.

It is yet another setback forMohammad Azam Khan,Samajwadi Party MP from RampurLok Sabha seat, who is the presidentof the Trust. His wife Tazeen Fatima

is the secretary and son AbdullahAzam Khan is an active member ofthe Trust. Both Azam Khan andAbdullah are currently lodged atSitapur district jail and are facingseveral cases.

Citing the SDM’s report, thecourt said a mosque was construct-ed over the land which was only foreducational purposes. Thus, it is aviolation of the permission grantedby the state government.

The court said that no interfer-ence was required in the orderpassed by the ADM to initiate pro-ceedings under Section 104/105 ofthe UP Revenue Code, 2006 for vest-ing of University’s land in UP Govti.e. taking over the land given to theTrust.

The court said, “It is a casewhere a large part of the land hasbeen purchased as well as a certainpart of the land belonging to tenureholders and Gram Sabha has beenencroached upon by a formerCabinet Minister of the state forestablishing an educational institu-

tion pursuant to an Act which hascome up in the year 2005.”

“The finding has not beenassailed by placing documentaryproof that the plots in question werepurchased by the Trust and does notbelong to Gram Sabha or the tenureholders who have initiated pro-ceedings under Section 134 of theCode,” the court said.

In 2005, the then SamajwadiParty government enacted theMohammad Ali Jauhar UniversityAct, paving the way for the creationof the university.

Thereafter, the state govern-ment granted permission to theTrust to acquire 400 acres of landagainst the ceiling of 12.5 acres(5.0586 hectares) for the establish-ment of the University while impos-ing certain conditions, one of whichwas that the land will be used onlyfor educational purposes.

According to law, if such a con-dition is violated, the permissiongranted by the state governmentstands withdrawn.

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The long shadow of COVID-19which has engulfed the world

shows that global cooperation andsolidarity are no longer a matter ofchoice but of survival, panellists said atan peace symposium organised onlineby Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) onWednesday.

The webinar also marked thelaunch of BSG’s new symposium series‘Dialogue in Action: EmpoweringHumanity’. The webinar was based onSoka Gakkai International (SGI) pres-ident Daisaku Ikeda’s 39th PeaceProposal titled ‘Value Creation in aTime of Crisis’. The panellists highlight-

ed that the core philosophy of respectfor each person and for the environ-ment has become an absolute necessi-ty.

In his opening remarks, Director ofAll-India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria saidthe concept of ‘Leave no one behind’ isthe most relevant in these pandemictimes. “We need to address socialinequities that the pandemic hashighlighted,” he said.

Every year since 1983, Ikeda hasauthored a peace proposal offering pos-sible solutions to global issues. He hasdone this as a steadfast supporter of theideals and potential of the UnitedNations. BSG has organised peace

symposia every year, based on theseproposals, with the aim of makingIkeda’s vision a reality.

“Our shared efforts to respond tothe pandemic can serve as a foundationfor generating global awareness of theessential role of human solidarity intransforming the crisis,” Ikeda said inthis year’s proposal. The panellistsconcurred that the current crisis canonly be resolved through a new era ofcooperation.

Reaffirming the role of educationin value creation, Shaheen Mistri,founder and CEO, Teach for India, said:“There has never been a time in histo-ry when we have needed to operate asmuch with love as we do today, and my

belief is that our schools can play a hugerole in building not just learners, but ahumane society.”

Drawing inspiration from the peaceproposal, founder and chairperson theImpulse NGO Network HasinaKharbhih said, “We must be fearlessand faithful around the change we wantto see, especially during the time of cri-sis.”

BSG chairperson Vishesh Guptasaid: “I am confident that the doors toa hope-filled future will be thrown wideopen the moment we decide to cher-ish the spirit of compassion to treasureeach life and to be alongside thosewho are vulnerable and in need of sup-port.”

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Lucknow (PNS): A car owner wasdrugged and looted by an Unnao residentin Malihabad. The victim was traced by hiskin in Para police station area and a casewas lodged in this connection on Monday.The accused was identified as Ram KumarSingh of Makhi locality in Unnao while thevictim as Mohammed Zafar of Barabanki.

As per reports, Zafar had purchasedthe car (Tata Indigo) from Sahaj Ram ofKursi road in Lucknow and used to ferrypassengers on booking. On Monday, RamKumar booked a trip to Unnao and bothleft for the destination. On the way, bothhad lunch at a dhaba. Zafar alleged thatRam Kumar spiked his tea and after he wasdrowsy, the accused took control of thesteering wheel. “He asked me to sit next tohim as he drove the car. On the way, hepushed me down and sped off with the car,two mobile phones and Rs 5,000 in cash,”Zafar alleged. “After I regained conscious-ness, I found myself with no money. Also,there was no transport available on theroad. My brother Mohammed Akbar andother kin found me when I was walkingdown the Agra-Lucknow Expressway,” hetold the police. However, he said he was notharmed in the process.

The police registered a case in this con-nection and launched a manhunt for theaccused, who was nabbed later. Theaccused reportedly owned up his crime. Hedisclosed that he changed the registrationnumber plate of the car which he looted.He said he asked Zafar to take theMalihabad route and also offered him foodat the dhaba.

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lic sector units of our national infra-structure will ruin the future of ourhugely populated country. Talking onthe financial policy lapses of presentgovernment Mohd Osama, an activist,described the worse effect of unneces-sary privatisation. He said that Indiabegan its developmental journey withproud public assets and many publicsector units to fulfill the promise of eco-nomic development and its notfavourable to sell great strategic assetsto corporates.

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Rangon Ki’, was inaugurated at theHazratganj metro station onWednesday. The exhibition, organisedby ‘Artembryo’, an art group of localartists, was inaugurated by UPMRCMD Kumar Keshav. The first day wit-nessed a large footfall of art lovers.Keshav also interacted with the artists.Speaking on the occasion, he said, “Ourobjective is to promote the art, cultureand heritage of the city. The style ofthese paintings ranges from tradition-al to contemporary.”

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celebrated 26th Foundation Day held onWednesday.

The chief guest on the occasion wasGurucharan Das, an author and man-agement guru. He shared with the audi-ence his stories which left the audiencein awe.

UPMRC MD Kumar Keshav, whowas the guest of honour, talked aboutthe two upcoming projects in Kanpurand Agra. The institute honoured itsalumni, mothers of students and Covidwarriors.

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Chief Medical Officer(CMO) Dr VB Singh,

while reviewing the block-wiseworks of ASHA workers andSanganis (associates) here onTuesday, took action against 10ASHA workers who werefound inactive towards thenational programmes of theHealth department and askedthe Medical Officer-in-Chargeto relieve them from theirduties. It was the same daywhen Chief Minister (CM)Yogi Adityanath honouredRenu Pandey, Mukhya Sevikaof Sewapuri block and AnitaVishwakarma, an Anganwadiworker of Harahua of the dis-trict by giving citations to themin Lucknow. They had per-formed well during the

National Nutrition Month con-ducted last year when Varanasihad made its place among thebest 10 districts. Meanwhile,the nutrition month in thedistrict was started withGodbharai and Annaprashan atSikraul Primary School by UPMinister of State (IndependentCharge) Ravindra Jaiswal.

In the meeting, the CMOreviewed the progress made invarious national programmesbeing run by the Health depart-ment like Ayushman BharatYojana, Janani Suraksha Yojana,Janani Shishu SurakshaKaryakram, Pradhan MantriMatru Vandana Yojana apartfrom Safe Motherhood, FamilyWelfare and regular vaccinationprogrammes. He said thatASHA workers and Sanginiswho are found showing negli-

gence in their work during thelast three months would faceaction. Along with this, theCMO also warned the BlockCommunity Process Managers(BCPMs), who are found inac-tive in communicating properinformation in the monthlymeetings, would also be pun-ished.

Besides, special campaignfor Covid sensitisation andcommunicable disease controlwas started in the district. Thisspecial campaign will run tillSeptember 16 in rural andurban areas. On the first day,the CMO also reviewed thecampaign.

WHO’s SMO Dr Jayashilaninformed that a total of 112houses were inspected and the25 teams working in the districtfound on the first day that

some citizens of more than 45years are still getting omittedfrom COVID-19 vaccination.Similarly, patients with fever arealso being found. Later, theCMO directed the DistrictImmunisation Officer, DistrictMalaria Officer and DistrictSurveillance Officer to ensurecovering of those people hav-ing symptoms of communica-ble diseases and above 45 yearsof age who were left out ofCovid vaccination during thecampaign.

ACMO Dr AK Maurya, DrVS Rai, Dr AK Pandey, DHIEOHarivansh Yadav, DistrictMalaria Officer Sharat ChandraPandey, SRC Dr AshaRaghavan from WHO, DrSatrupa and Dr Shahid fromUNICEF were present in thismeeting.

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Members of British HighCommission and British

Council interacted with thedirectors of institutes and deansof faculties of Banaras HinduUniversity (BHU) to discusskey areas of collaborationbetween BHU and British edu-cational institutions here onTuesday. The delegation com-prised Richard Barlow, Head ofPolitical & Bilateral Affairs,British High Commission,Katy Budge, MinisterCounsellor (Political & Press),Rowan Kennedy, DeputyDirector, British Council Indiaand Vishu Sharma, Head,Higher Education (NorthIndia).

Speaking on the occasion,Richard Barlow said thatChevening fellowship andscholarship are very popularand successful programmesand there are a large number ofstudents, researchers and pro-fessionals from India who havecompleted these programmes.He called upon researchersand faculty members of BHUto take the opportunitiesoffered by British Council.

Rowan Kennedy said thatBHU has a very long history ofcollaborations with the UK

institutions. He elaborated ona new initiative launched by thecouncil, Going GlobalPartnership Grant, aimed atIndia-UK partnerships for co-creation of joint programmes ofstudy. ‘British Council looksforward not only for researchcollaborations but also formobility. A greater mobility ofstudents and faculty membersto study and work is encour-aged through various initia-tives,’ he said, adding that withthe focus on internationalisa-tion of higher education in theNational Education Policy(NEP)-2020, new avenues arebeing opened for enhancingcollaboration between Indianand British institutions.

Vice-Chancellor (acting)

Prof VK Shukla, in his presi-dential remarks, laid thrust onfurthering bilateral collabora-tions between BHU and UKinstitutions. ‘There are manyareas where BHU has greatstrength and has a lot to offer,like hydrogen energy, climatechange, health and life sci-ences,’ he said, adding that forcollaborations in health and lifesciences, there cannot be abetter place than BHU as thisgreat institution offers a largenumber of disciplines at oneplace, making it favourable forinter-disciplinary research,especially in the backdrop of apandemic. ‘NEP puts a greaterfocus on exchange programmesand other reformative mea-sures. This makes it a golden

opportunity for institutions aswell as students and facultymembers to enter into new col-laborations and benefit mutu-ally,’ said Prof Shukla.

Conducting the discussionProf HP Mathur, Chairman,International Centre and Dean,Faculty of Management Studies(IMS) said that currently BHUhas 65 MoUs with institutionsacross the globe for collabora-tion in various areas. Amongthese, four MoUs are withBritish institutions in the areasof medicine, social sciences,humanities and natural sci-ences. He informed that thereare more than 400 foreign stu-dents from 49 countries study-ing in different departments.Prof AK Tripathi, Director,Institute of Science, Prof SKSingh, Dean, Faculty ofMedicine, Prof RameshChand, Director, Institute ofAgricultural Sciences and ProfSK Dubey, Director, Institute ofManagement gave presenta-tions about their respectiveinstitutes and highlighted thestrengths and possible areas ofcollaboration with UK institu-tions. Prof RK Mall, Director,Institute of Environmental andSustainable Development, gavea brief about the institute andkey areas of research.

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District Magistrate (DM)Kaushal Raj Sharma held

a meeting with the representa-tives of political parties to dis-cuss the polling centres andvoter’s list here on Tuesday.Intensive on-site inspectionwas done by the returningofficers (ROs) in response to 25complaints and suggestionsreceived from various politicalparties and other levels foramendment in polling places inview of Election Commission'sguidelines and Covid pandem-ic.

Out of these, 12 sugges-tions were accepted. At presentthere are a total of 2,920 pollingbooths in the district. With 441new booths proposed, the totalnumber of booths would beincreased to 3,361 includingwith 432 booths proposed inPindra, 434 in Ajgara, 401 in

Shivpur, 461 in Rohania, 439 inVaranasi North, 343 inVaranasi South, 451 in VaranasiCantt and 400 in Sewapuri.Mostly there are booths for upto 1,100 voters and one to fivebooths have been kept at apolling centre.

The DM insisted on mak-ing the voter list in sequence

and for this, he stressed formaking a coordinationbetween the BLOs and BLAs soby visiting every house of theirrespective area, they caninclude all the voters of a fam-ily in the list, expecting the gen-eral public of the city to displayhouse numbers at properplaces.

He has also expected fromthe general public that offi-cers/employees who haveretired/transferred from BLWand BHU campuses and othergovernment residentialcolonies and their names areregistered in the Vidhan Sabhavoter list, get the name of sucha voter verified from the voterlist so that such voters shouldget their names included in thevoter list with their current res-idence addresses.

The meeting was alsoattended by city BJP presidentVidyasagar Rai, Ashok Patel,Sanjay Sonkar, BSP’s ShivKumar Sonkar, Jitendra Yadavfrom SP, RK Chaudhary, SunilYadav, Aditya Yadav, IqbalAhmed, Havildar Yadav fromRLD, Janmejay Singh fromCPI (M). ADM(Administration) and officersof the Election departmentwere also present.

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Four years ago, when a closerelative died due to lack of

proper menstrual hygiene andinadequate sanitation, VandanaSingh wasted no time inlaunching a battle to spreadawareness among rural womenon the issue to save lives.

She started distributingsanitary pads among women inrural areas and gives away 500to 1,000 pads once in a weeknow.

Vandana, an English lec-turer at Chandra Shekhar AzadInter College, Puravnara,(Soraon), devotes all her sparetime to her mission. She takesalong sanitary pads wherevershe goes and distributes itamong women. Till now, shehas distributed over 1.25 lakhsanitary pads and aims totouch the 5 lakh-mark.

Now famous as the ‘PadWoman’ of the city, Vandana,spends about 10 per cent of hersalary every month purchasingsanitary pads. ‘Sanitation andhygiene are very important forwomen during menstruationand can be a matter of life anddeath. Lack of proper sanitationduring the menstrual cycle candevelop severe illness,’ saidVandana.

‘When I started distribut-ing sanitary pads among ruralwomen, people used to crack

jokes on me. I continued toinform rural women aboutmenstrual hygiene and gavethem sanitary pads for free,’ sheadded. ‘Women and girls inrural areas are still not awareabout don’t know about men-strual hygiene and end up suf-fering. We need to spreadawareness,’ said Vandana.Shealso bought five sewingmachines for girls and womento impart training to make san-itary pads and become self-reliant.

PANDA ATTENDSTRIBUTE PROGRAMME:Senior Divisional SecurityCommissioner, Agra divisionof North Central RailwayPrakash Panda attended theAnnual Tribute Programmeorganised at Martyrs Memorialsite located at Hot Spring,Ladakh. Twenty-five policeofficers from different parts ofthe country are selected toparticipate in the programmeevery year. Police personnel arealways ready in the service ofthe country, and do not hesitateto lay down their lives to pro-tect their country.Demonstrating suchindomitable bravery, in 1959ten policemen had laid downtheir lives in an unequal battlewith armed Chinese soldiers. Amemorial site has been con-structed at the place of martyr-dom of those martyrs at Hot

Spring situated at an altitude of16000 feet. Every year 25 policeofficers from different parts ofthe country are chosen to payhomage to the martyrs at thismemorial site, who reach theplace of martyrdom through adifficult journey and payhomage to the brave martyrs.

This year Sr. DSC of AgraDivision/Agra/NCR PrakashPanda was selected to representRPF as a part of annual policeparty visit to Hot Spring situ-ated in Aksai area of Ladakh.After a long and difficult jour-ney through road viaChandigarh- Kullu- Keylong-Sarchu- Leh- Phobrang-Tsogsalu, he reached the Hotspring to pay homage. Pandapaid tribute to the brave mar-tyrs by participating in this pro-gramme remembering the val-our of the martyrs along withthe All India Police Party.

It is a proud moment forNorth Central Railway as theexperience of Sr.DSC/Agra/North CentralRailway will be a source ofinspiration for RPF personnelin motivating them to completetheir work with full efficiencyand valour.

RESHUFFLED: TheSenior Superintendent of Police(SSP) has once again reshuffledin the Police department. Manyhave been given the charge ofthe police station, while many

have been given the responsi-bility of additional in-chargeinspector in the police station.There has been a stir in thepolice department due to thefrequent transfers here. Ifsources are to be believed,many more SOs of the policestations can be removed.Therefore, their work is beingreviewed.

In the reshuffle made lateon Tuesday night, InspectorSanjay Kumar Dwivedi hasbeen made Additional In-Charge Inspector Nawabganjfrom Police Lines, InspectorRamkewal Patel has been madeAdditional In-Charge InspectorPhaphamau from Police Lines.

On the other hand, Sub-Inspector Rakesh Kumar Raihas been shifted fromSurajkund outpost in-charge tostation in-charge Ghurpur, SIVinod Kumar Singh has beenmade station in-chargeKaundhiara from outpost in-charge Kohdar Ghat Meja.Rajesh Upadhyay, the stationin-charge of Ghurpur, has beenposted in the Investigation CellCrime Branch. Similarly, a dayearlier, Inspector Anil KumarSingh was made Additional In-Charge Inspector Naini andDharmendra Kumar Dubeywas made Additional In-Charge Inspector Daraganjfrom Investigation Cell CrimeBranch.

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The Sangam city has set arecord of highest vaccina-

tion in a single day as 90,696jabs were administered torecipients of all age groups inthe district on Tuesday undera special vaccination campaign.

The vaccination was held atover 400 sites on Monday andSangam City bagged the thirdposition in the state afterLucknow (first) and Sitapur(second).

With this, the authorities ofthe district Health departmentclaimed to have given jabs toover 20 lakh recipients of all agegroups till September 7.

District Immunisation

Officer (DIO) and AdditionalChief Medical Officer (ACMO)Dr Teerath Lal told thenewspersons that the depart-ment aimed to cover maximumnumber of recipients in a sin-gle day campaign and we havebeen successful to cover asmany as 90,696 recipients in asingle day.

Before this, a total of 90,483recipients were administeredjab in a mega vax drive held onAugust 5. He, however, saidthat we would be taking up vac-cination exercises in remote vil-lage areas to cover a sizablenumber of rural beneficiaries.

In the Sangam City, asmany as 20,02,517 jabs havebeen administered to recipients

of all age groups till September6 including 15,88,706 of firstdose and 4,13,811 of seconddose.

Moreover,officials of thedistrict Health departmenthave set a target of administer-ing Covid vaccine to around46.10 lakh people, including 34lakh recipients aged between 18and 44 and 12.10 lakh above 45years of age.

On Tuesday, as many as90,696 recipients were givenjabs in a single day whichincluded 84,217 of the first doseand 6,479 of the second dose.

Moreover, roughly 43 percent of the targeted 46.10 lakhpeople have been vaccinatedagainst coronavirus in the

Sangam city so far.Interestingly, the number ofpeople who are now fully vac-cinated against COVID-19 inthe city crossed the 4.13 lakhmark. Besides, over 15.88 lakhrecipients were given the firstdose.

A senior health official,meanwhile, said ‘Recipients ofall age groups are quite enthu-siastic to get inoculated as theycontinue to wait for long dura-tion for their turn in longqueues at Covid vaccinationsites in urban as well as ruralareas.’ He added, the number ofwomen recipients is alsoincreasing at pink booths aswomen too don’t want to missa chance to get vaccinated.

VARANASI (PNS): In a majorsuccess, the rural police onWednesday arrested the kid-napper of a minor boy just aftertwo hours of the kidnapping forransom. The SP-Rural AmitKumar announced a cashreward of � 25,000 for thepolice team which achievedthis success. Producing beforethe media persons at Rohaniapolice station, Kumar informed

that one Ashok Kumar, residentof Monhansarai, lodged a com-plaint about the kidnapping ofhis minor son, aged around 6years, from a dhaba onWednesday morning. On thebasis of the complaint, theRohania police lodged a namedFIR under the section 364-A ofIPC against Madan Lal Patel,resident of Karchana inPrayagraj. Acting on the com-

plaint, Kumar formed a jointteam of Rohania police,Surveillance team and CrimeBranch which traced the loca-tion of the kidnapper atGangapur in Rohania throughsurveillance. The joint teamraided the place and succeed-ed in nabbing the kidnapperwith the boy just after twohours of the kidnapping,Kumar informed and patted

the back of the teams jointly ledby the in-charge of CrimeBranch Ashwani Chaturvedi,in-charge of Surveillance teamArun Pratap Singh and StationOfficer of Rohania police sta-tion Harinath Bharti.

The boy was handed overto his father. Kumar alsoannounced a cash reward of �25,000 for the police team forits success.

VARANASI (PNS): Under theAmrit Mahotsav being cele-brated by the CentralGovernment on the occasion of75 years of the independence,the Income Tax Department(Range-I), Varanasi onWednesday honoured LalitUpadhyay, a member of IndianHockey Team which made thecountry proud by winningbronze medal in TokyoOlympics. Honouring LalitUpadhyay, who is also localboy, with memento andangvastram, the ChiefCommissioner, Income TaxVinod Kumar Tiwari empha-sised on making the sports as

charitable to give a boost to var-ious games and said that thereis talk about hockey each andevery where because the IndianHockey Team brought anymedal for the country inOlympics after 1972. By hon-

ouring the Olympics medalist,the income Tax Department isfeeling proud, he added.After receiving the honour,Lalit said, ‘It is my own strug-gle where I am at present buthe is not satisfied with the

bronze medal and has startedpracticing and working outhard from right now to colourthe change of medal in theParis Olympics in 2024.’ TheAdditional Commissioner,Income Tax Liyakat Ali saidthat to honour an Olympicsmedalist is a proud moment forall of us and the JointCommissioner, Income TaxGirindra Pratap Singh saidthat the department will feelmore proud while honouringhim when the Indian HockeyTeam will win a goldmedal under his leadership.Ashwani conducted the pro-ceedings.

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Samajwadi Party workerstook to the streets of

Prayagraj on Wednesdayagainst inflation.Demonstration was held nearthe All Saints’ Cathedral of theCivil Lines. During this, sloganswere raised against the BJP gov-ernment against the increasingprices of pulses, mustard oil,petrol, diesel etc.

Women activists protestedagainst the rising prices ofcylinders. During the demon-stration regarding the LPGcylinder, the women said thatif the price continues to rise likethis, then soon they will have

to resort to the stove. Due tothe rising prices, the poor isfinding it difficult to managetwo squares meal in a day.

The demonstration wasled by senior Samajwadi Partyleader, former MP and RajyaSabha member Kunwar ReotiRaman Singh. During this, hetargeted the state government.He said that this government isa government of dictatorship.There is no place for the farmerand the poor in this. Eversince the BJP governmentcame, the prices of gas, diesel,petrol have increased so muchthat common man is facing dif-ficulties in buying it. The priceof pulses and mustard oil has

reached � 200, which is becom-ing beyond the reach of thepoor.

He asked the governmentto immediately stop the risingprices and bring them underthe purview of GST so thatpeople can get the same at fairprices.

Former MP Reoti RamanSingh said that the governmentis misleading people by talkingabout free gas under theUjjwala scheme. Due to theincrease in the price of gas, thepoor are under compulsion tocook food on the stove. FormerMLA Haji Parvez Ahmed, Cityunit President Syed IftekharHussain, General Secretary

Ravindra Yadav, formerDistrict PresidentKrishnamurthy Yadav etc. werepresent in the protest.

Talking about the farmers’movement on the Kisan Bill,Haji Parvez Ahmed said thatthe people are now remember-ing the works done in theAkhilesh Yadav government.The state’s first metro, expresshighway is the gift of his gov-ernment.

There has never been somuch inflation in the SP gov-ernment. He said that the ris-ing prices of things will bestopped as soon as the SP gov-ernment comes in the nextassembly elections.

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For the convenience of the passengers the rail-way administration has decided to extend the

running period of 05301/05302 Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus (BDTS)-Gorakhpur sum-mer special train for three trips. All coaches inthem will be of reserved class and passengerstravelling in them will have to follow the Covid-19 prevention guidelines, Chief Public RelationsOfficer (CPRO) Pankaj Kumar Singh said. The05301 Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus summerspecial train will be run from Gorakhpur onSeptember 17 and 24 and October 1 and 05302Bandra Terminus-Gorakhpur summer specialtrain will be run from Bandra Terminus onSeptember 18 and 25 and October 2. However,this train will be run as per its pre-determinedroute, timing and rake composition.

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In the rake composition of the following spe-cial trains the railway administration has decid-ed to make the following changes permanent-

ly, CPRO PK Singh said. In 02429/02430Lucknow-New Delhi-Lucknow special trainfrom September 10 from Lucknow and fromSeptember 11 from New Delhi in place of twoair-conditioned (AC) third class coaches twocoaches of AC third economy class will beattached. As per the changed rake composition,a total of 20 coaches, including nine of AC third,two of AC third economy class, six of AC sec-ond class, one of AC first class and two of gen-erator-cum-luggage van will be attached in thistrain. On the other hand, in the 02229/02230Lucknow Jn-New Delhi-Lucknow special trainfrom September 15 from Lucknow Jn and fromSeptember 16 from New Delhi in place of onecoach each of AC third and sleeper class, twocoaches of AC third economy class will beattached. As per the changed composition, in thistrain a total of 22 coaches, including has sevenof sleeper Class, two of AC third economy class,four of AC third class, one of AC first class, fourof AC second class, two of general class, one ofgenerator-cum-luggage van and one of SLRDclass will be attached. Notably, 83 berths areavailable in one third class economy coach.

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Vindhyachal Divisional CommissionerYogeshwar Ram Mishra while chairing the

meeting of Regional Transport Authority (RTA)on Tuesday directed the officials to regulate ply-ing of e-rickshaws under traffic rules. On theproposal of RTO and its secretary SanjayTiwari some routes were extended as per theneed of the people. The DC directed clearly that

it should be ensured that no vehicle plied on theroute other than the one prescribed one for it.He directed the RTO to ensure that drivers andconducters followed the dress code and hadroute permits positively. About e-rickshaws theDC directed the the police, Traffic and Transportdepartments city magistrate to make a policy forfitness, route permit, driving licence etc to reg-ulate its plying. The other matters like CNG etcwere also discussed. The meeting was attend-

ed by the deputy transport commissioner,Mirzapur DM, RTOs, ARTOs and other officialsconcerned.

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH:National Nutrition Month formally kicked offat Zila Panchayat on Tuesday. MLA CityRatnakar Mishra said it has been the traditionof our culture that we consider pregnantwomen as fortune of the family so ‘Godh Bharai’function has been an essential part of life inIndian families. MLA Majhawan ShuchismitaMaurya said children were the future of thenation and a healthy mother was the need of thehour to give birth to a healthy baby. She appealedto women to take nutritional diet not only forthemselves but for the future of the child. DMPraveen Kumar Laxkar was of the view that mix-ture of jaggery, gram and groundnut was verynutritious for the children. He directed theAnganwadi workers to make available nutritionaldiet to all registered children at their doorstepwithout fail. Besides, he made it clear that lax-ity in work will not be tolerated. On the occa-sion the DM performed the ‘Godh Bharai’ of 15pregnant women and distributed kits amongthem. Annaprashan of some babies was per-formed by the DM. The programme was con-ducted by RN Singh and vote of thanks was pro-posed by PO ICDS Vani Verma. The programmewas also attended by Chief Medical Officer(CMO) Dr PD Gupta, Basic Shiksha Adhikari(BSA) Gautam Prasad and Anganwadi staff.

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Teachers’ Day was celebrated at Divine MercySchool (DMS). Principal Father Alaa

Ramesh welcomed the chief guest, AdditionalDistrict Magistrate (ADM) Poonam Nigam,by presenting her a bouquet. On the occa-sion she garlanded the photograph of formerPresident of the country, Dr SarvepalliRadhakrishnan. After that they visited eachclassroom which was decorated by stu-dents. She appreciated the students andadded that the future of the country was intheir hands. She said that we should be dis-ciplined in order to achieve goals in life. In

the end Father Alaa Ramesh presented amemento to ADM Poonam Nigam.

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Under the ‘Azadi Ka AmritMahotsav’ on the 75th

anniversary of India’s inde-pendence Fit India FreedomRun was organised on Tuesdayin Banaras Locomotive Works(BLW). The run organised bythe Mechanical department ofBLW was flagged off by Principal ChiefMechanical Engineer (PCME) Amitabh. It start-ed from Kundan, displayed near BLW CentralMarket. After passing via Bhulanpur, InterCollege intersection and Surya Sarovar it againended near Kundan. In it a large number of offi-cers and employees of Mechanical departmentparticipated. PCME Amitabh himself ran in theforefront and also raised slogan in memory of

freedom fighters, whichencouraged other runnersand also gave strength to FitIndia Freedom Run. Onthe occasion ChiefMechanical Engineer(CME)/SE, Sunil Kumar,Deputy Chief MechanicalEngineer/Plant, SK Singh,Deputy Chief Mechanical

Engineer/T&M Sammi Nayyar, Deputy ChiefMechanical Engineer/Spare KS Tyagi, DeputyChief Safety Officer US Srivastava, Deputy ChiefMechanical Engineer/Engine Jitendra Agrawal,Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer/Block BLNag, Works Manager BP Gupta, AK Singh, SKArya, Munna Ram, Pradeep Kumar, PublicRelations Officer (PRO) Rajesh Kumar and a largenumber of officers and employees participated.

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Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL), theSingrauli (MP)-based subsidiary of Coal

India Limited (CIL) while catering to theincreasing energy demand of the nation, hasdespatched its highest ever coal to power sec-tor under the dynamic leadership of Chairman-Cum-Managing-Director (CMD) of NCL andMCL PK Sinha. Scripting another chapter in itsglorious history, the company despatched thehighest ever coal four lakh tonnes on Mondaybreaking its previous record of 3.87 lakh tonnescoal despatch in a day. CMD PK Sinha has con-gratulated the NCL and MCL teams for the stel-lar performance of the companies in this toughCovid pandemic time. Sinha is also headingNCL’s sister company MCL, the Orissa-basedcoal-producing subsidiary of Coal India Limited(CIL) which has despatched 5.19 lakh tonnes ofcoal on Monday. Combining the two companiesthe total despatch comes around 9.19 lakhtonnes under his leadership. The companydespatched its coal on Monday through 111Railway coal rakes and other modes, including69 rakes through Merry Go Round (MGR)mostly for pit head thermal power plants(TPP). NCL has also sent the highest ever 42Indian Railway rakes to upcountry coal con-

sumers in different states of the nation likeRajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, etc.Chasing the fiscal target of 126.5 MT coaldespatch, NCL has despatched 49.76 MT of coaltill date with remarkable 17 per cent Y-o-Ygrowth. The company has produced 45.89 MTof coal till date. Aiming to dispatch its coalthrough eco-friendly modes, NCL is working onnine first mile connectivity projects planned tobe operational by 2023-24 with a capital expen-diture of about � 2,700 crore to make the coun-try self-reliant in the coal sector and for the ener-gy aspiration of the nation. NCL operates withits 10 opencast coal mines with high capacityheavy equipment and uses eco-friendly modessuch as coal handling plants, MGR, IndianRailway, belt pipe conveyor, and other latest tech-nology in coal despatch systems.

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Asmooth, hassle-free andefficient parking system

boasting of smart parking solu-tions was inaugurated atMotijheel Kargil Park here onWednesday.

Kanpur DivisionalCommissioner Dr Raj Shekharand Kanpur MunicipalC o m m i s s i o n e rShivasharanappa GN, theKanpur Nagar Nigam chiefengineer and Smart City offi-cer of Tech Mahindra were pre-sent at the time of inaugura-tion.

Dr Shekhar said under theongoing Smart City project, 43smart parking areas with amobile app-based system andall-mode payment facilitieswould be developed that wouldbe easy and convenient to usefor the people.

He said the parking crisishad emerged as a major prob-lem in the city on account ofthe increasing number of vehi-cles. He said the stationaryvehicles were the main culpritsthat retarded the pace of thecity traffic and created bottle-necks across the city.

He said looking into theneeds for systematic and smartparking solutions at variousplaces in the city, Kanpur SmartCity had taken up a project todevelop 43 parking areas ofKanpur Nagar Nigam intosmart parkings. He said 43parking areas would be devel-oped, having facilities for park-

ing nearly 1.500 four-wheelersand 2,500 two-wheelers.

Dr Shekhar said the park-ing lot had hi-tech sensorbased parking lots, POSmachine based hand-held tick-et machines, QR code basedticket fee calculation systemand LED display system forparking vacancy information.He said the whole system of 43sites was connected with theIntegrated Command &Control Centre (ICCC) of

Smart City at Nagar Nigamoffice.

He said daily and real-time information was collect-ed and disseminated from theICCC for efficient manage-ment. He said the CEO ofSmart City and Tech Mahindrahad been directed to developthe ‘all modes of payment’ (alle-wallet compatible) enabledsoftware system for makingeasy payments by people usingthe facility

The divisional commis-sioner directed Tech Mahindrato install sufficient CCTVs atall 43 parking areas so that theyall could be monitored direct-ly from ICCC centre of SmartCity. He said the two projectswould be completed in onemonth and would provide a lotof breathing space for com-muters and the menace of hap-hazardly parked vehicles wouldbe solved to give speed to theKanpur traffic on roads.

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All the big industrial andcommercial houses which

have an approved electricityload of 1150 kVA and abovewill now be able to cut downtheir energy costs. With thegovernment keen on bringingdown the cost of the commer-cial and industrial consumers,Altinium Energy PrivateLimited will now act as abridge between the power gen-erators and the big consumers.Under the plan it has beendecided to install a separatemeter and this will help in cut-ting down the price of powerbetween 50 paise and Rs 2.

Managing director ofAltinium Energy PrivateLimited, Amit Kumar, whileaddressing the concluding ses-

sion at Merchants ChamberHall on Wednesday, said ener-gy was one of the major partsof the economic infrastructure,being the basic input needed tosustain economic growth, andthus there existed a strongrelationship between econom-ic development and energyconsumption.

He said the more devel-oped a country was, the high-er was the per capita of energyconsumption and vice-versaas human civilisation reliedheavily on different sources ofenergy.

He said there were twomajor sources of energy --conventional and non-con-ventional. He said non-renew-able sources of energy wereavailable in limited quantitiesapart from hydro-electric

power and could also be clas-sified under commercial andnon-commercial energy. Hesaid commercial energysources were coal, electricityand petroleum as the con-sumer needed to pay the priceto buy them. He said similarlyoil was considered to be liquidgold and one of the crucialsources of energy in India.

Kumar said the sustainableeconomic development andgrowth of any country wasclosely related to the develop-ment and security of its ener-gy sectors thus great emphasisshould be given to the devel-opment of non-conventionalenergy sectors and their prop-er utilisation for the benefit andbetterment of mankind. Hesaid such initiatives would alsobe helpful in creating many

employment opportunities atall levels, especially in ruralareas, and thus mainstreamingof non-conventional andrenewable energy technologieswas becoming very essential forthe developing countries. Hesaid to ensure the use of ener-gy produced from renewableenergy sources, the proposedplanning method was based onthe genetic algorithm approach,which solved a cost minimisa-tion problem by consideringseveral input parameters.

He said these input para-meters were the consumptionfor each unit, the time intervalin which the unit operated, themaximum value of the elec-tricity produced from renew-able sources, and the distribu-tion of energy production perunit of time.

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while addressing a special ses-sion for imparting sports train-ing to special children said spe-cial training would be impart-ed at local, district, and statelevels as well. He said theselected candidates would beprovided year-round sportstraining and opportunity toparticipate in athletic compe-titions in various sports forchildren and adults.

He said children with phys-ical disabilities needed specialequipment or other assistance

such as specially trained coach-es, teachers or guides to par-ticipate in exercise and sports.He said around 80 per cent ofchildren with functional limi-tations on physical activitywere either overweight or obeseand if given the right help, chil-dren with physical disabilitiescould participate in almost anysport or exercise.

He emphasised upon theneed for motivation from ded-icated parents, physical thera-pists, teachers, and communi-ty members.

Singh said every child haddifferent needs and every movewas adapted individually for

each particular child. He saidit was important to find fitnessactivities for kids with specialneeds which could be difficult.He said every child had aunique diagnosis and his or herown challenges and prefer-ences but many of them strug-gled with participating insports. He said physical activ-ity offered them importantbenefits, just as it does for kidswithout special needs.

Singh said one had to focuson functional exercise thattranslated into everyday activ-ities like a chair squat. He saidmost of the children carriedstress and had a lot of tightness

in their shoulder area, so per-forming a shrug would becounter-productive towardsfunctional training. He said thecoach needed to focus on whatwas the level of functioning ofan individual and based on thelevel of functioning, what weresome functional exercises theywould be able to do. He saidthere was an imperative need toencourage a family member orcaregiver to be involved in theprocess.

Children from specialschool, Prerna, Ummeed, AshaKiran, Healing Hands, SpasticCentre and around 32 peopleparticipated in the session.

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With a view to facilitate theallottees of

house/plot/flat in speedy exe-cution of mutation/registry oftheir property, anpurDevelopment Authority ViceChairman Arvind Singh hasdirected the financial con-troller to devise a simple pro-cedure. Under the new system,whenever an allottee depositsthe amount against his/herhouse/plot/flat with the bank,the latter would quickly makean online basic feeding andprovide a link of the transactionon KDA server. At the sametime, the bank would also pro-vide a link to the allottee toenable him/her to get a digitalcopy of the money receipt.This would facilitate KDA toeffect posting of the amountagainst the respectivehouse/plot/flat in its bookswhen it was deposited by theallottee in the bank.

The VC also directed theFC to soon fix a meeting withrepresentatives of all the bankswith him for detailed discus-sion on the issue. The proposedsystem would facilitate KDA inspeedy execution of muta-tion/registry of properties andprevent the allottees from fac-ing unnecessary problems.Under the prevailing system,whenever an allottee depositsthe amount in the bank, the lat-ter transfers the money inKDA account. Whenever anallottee submits an applica-tion for registry of his/herproperty, it is forwarded to theaccounts department alongwith a copy of money receiptsfor verification. This leads todelay in execution of the reg-istry and unnecessary problemsto allottee.

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The condition of his friendwas stated to be critical.

Police registered a caseand launched raids to nab theassailants.

According to reports,Raghvendra Singh (22) and hisfriend Shivam had gone toparticipate in a 'bhandara' atBrahmadeo Ashram in Loharivillage on a bike on Mondaynight. There, he had a disputewith Abhishek over some pettydispute. Both were pacified bythe other devotees presentthere.

When Raghvendra andShivam proceeded towardsPama police outpost to file acomplaint, Abhishek threat-ened them with dire conse-quences. Thereafter, Abhishekfollowed them with his two car-borne accomplices andknocked their bike inSikarderpur village. AfterRaghvendra fell on the road,Abhishek repeatedly mowedhim down.

Hearing noise, when vil-lagers rushed to spot, car-borne assailants sped away.The injured were admitted toCommunity Health Centre(CHC) from where they werereferred to district hospital inKanpur Nagar. During treat-ment, Raghavendra succumbedto his injuries while the condi-tion of Shivam was stated to becritical.

WOMAN’S BODYFOUND IN RIVER: Mysteryshrouds the killing of a womanwhose body was recoveredfrom a hessian sack found inthe river Rind in Kortha villageunder Sadh police station ofGhatampur Kotwali onWednesday morning. Whenvillagers saw some stray dogsscratching the body after drag-ging the sack from the river,they informed the police. Theidentity of the deceased couldnot be ascertained. Policebelieve that the body wasdumped into the river afterkilling the woman somewhereelse. Station Officer RavindraMishra said it appeared that thewoman was killed about 6-7back. Aged around 30, thedeceased wore a maroon print-ed kurta. The body appeared tohave flown with the water andgot entangled in stones atDhobi Ghat after which it wasdragged by some stray dogs onthe bank of the river.

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In an effort to enhance theIndian Air Force’s (IAF)

capabilities to transport per-sonnel and equipment, theCabinet Committee onSecurity(CCS)on Wednesdayapproved the procurement of56 C-295MW transport aircraftfrom Airbus Defence and SpaceS.A., Spain. The deal is worthover �17,000 crores.

Giving details here, officialssaid 16 aircraft will be procured

off-the-shelf within 48 monthsof signing of the contract and40 aircraft will be manufac-tured in India by TATAConsortium within ten years ofsigning of the contract.

This is the first project ofits kind in which a military air-craft will be manufactured inIndia by a private company. All56 aircraft will be installedwith indigenous ElectronicWarfare Suite. The project willgive a boost to aerospaceecosystem in India wherein

several medium and smallenterprises(MSME) spreadover the country will beinvolved in manufacturing ofparts of the aircraft.

This plane is capable of air-lifting five to ten tons and fit-ted with latest technology willreplace the ageing Avro planesnow in service since 1960s. Thenew aircraft has a rear rampdoor for quick reaction andparachute dropping of troopsand cargo.

The manufacturing pro-

gramme will provide majorboost to the `AtmanirbharBharat Abhiyan’ as it offers aunique opportunity for theIndian Private Sector to enterinto technology intensive andhighly competitive aviationIndustry. The project will aug-ment domestic aviation man-ufacturing resulting in reducedimport dependence andexpected increase in exports.

A large number of detailparts, sub-assemblies andmajor component assemblies of

aero structure are scheduled tobe manufactured in India. Theprogramme will act as a cata-lyst in employment generation in the aerospaceecosystem of the country andis expected to generate 600highly skilled jobs directly,over 3,000 indirect jobs and anadditional 3,000 medium skillemployment opportunitieswith more than 42.5 lakh manhours of work within the aero-space and defence sector ofIndia.

It will involve develop-ment of specialised infrastruc-ture in form of hangars, build-ings, aprons and taxiway.During the process of manufac-turing in India, it is expectedthat all the suppliers of TATAConsortium who will beinvolved in special processeswill gain and maintain global-ly recognised NationalAerospace and DefenceContractors AccreditationProgram (NADCAP) accredi-tation.

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The Union Cabinet onWednesday approved the

production-linked incentive(PLI) scheme worth �10,683crore for textiles sector with anaim to boost domestic manu-facturing and exports. Thecabinet “has approved the PLIscheme for textiles for MMF(man-made fibre) apparel,MMF fabrics and ten seg-ments/ products of technicaltextiles with a budgetary out-lay of �10,683 crore,” TextilesMinister Piyush Goyal toldreporters here.

Prime Minister NarendraModi later tweeted that the PLIscheme will make India emergeas hub for global textiles man-ufacturing and enhancewomen empowerment. “Ourtextiles sector plays a vital rolein the economy. In order to givea further boost to the sectorand strengthen our endeavourto create an AatmanirbharBharat, the Cabinet todayapproved a PLI Scheme for tex-tiles,” he said.

“Through the PLI Schemein textiles, India seeks toemerge as a hub for global tex-tiles manufacturing. The PLIscheme will further womenempowerment and accelerateprogress in the aspirationaldistricts,” added Modi.

PLI scheme for textiles ispart of the overall announce-ment of the scheme for 13 sec-tors made earlier during theUnion Budget 2021-22, with anoutlay of �1.97 lakh crore. Thescheme for textiles will helppromote production of highvalue MMF Fabric, Garmentsand Technical Textiles in thecountry. The incentive struc-ture has been so formulatedthat industry will be encour-aged to invest in fresh capaci-ties in these segments, saidGoyal.

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Facing the ever present threatof a two-front war simultane-

ously with Pakistan and China,the IAF is looking at procuringaround 350 aircrafts in the nexttwo decades, Air Chief MarshalRKS Bhadauria said here onWednesday.

In an address at a conferenceon the Indian aerospace sector,he also talked about the need fordeveloping asymmetric capa-bilities to bolster the IAF’s over-all strength in view of challengesfrom China. “Looking at thenorthern neighbour, we have to

have niche technologies whichmust be built in-house by ourown industry for reasons ofsecurity,” the IAF chief said.

Emphasising that Indiabecoming self-reliant in thedefence sector is crucial fordealing with various challenge,Bhadauria said the IAF is look-ing at procuring around 350 air-craft from within the country inthe next two decades. He, how-ever, said it is a rough projection.

The IAF chief also said theTejas light combat aircraft pro-ject has instilled confidence inthe aerospace industry in India.

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In the midst of farmers’protests, the minimum sup-

port price for rabi crops has beenincreased between �35 and �400for the the 2021-22 crop year(July-June) and 2022-23 market-ing season. The CabinetCommittee on Economic Affairs(CCEA) chaired by PrimeMinister -Narendra Modi hikedthe MSP for six rabi crops -Wheat, Barley, Gram, Lentil (Masoor), Rapeseed, Mustardand Safflower - with an aim toensure remunerative prices tothe growers for their produce.

According to a statementissued by the government, theMSP for wheat has beenincreased by �40 to �2015 perquintal from �1,975 per quintal.The cost of production of wheatis estimated at �1,008 per quin-tal. The Government has pro-cured a record of over 43 milliontonnes of wheat during 2021-22rabi marketing season.

After the CCEA decision,Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid the Cabinet’s approval toincrease the MSP for Rabi cropswill ensure maximum remuner-ative price for farmers and alsoencourage them to sow a widevariety of crops. “Taking anoth-er big decision today in the inter-est of farmer brothers and sisters,the Government has approvedthe increase in MSP of all Rabicrops,” Modi tweeted.

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Education MinisterDharmendra Pradhan on

Wednesday hit back at RahulGandhi for demanding thepostponement of medicalentrance exam NEET, sayingthe Congress leader was a“pseudo expert” with an “over-flowing vanity and a misplacedsense of entitlement”.

Criticising Rahul Gandhifor “questioning the wisdom” ofthe Supreme Court and expertson the NEET schedule,Pradhan said that “yuvraj(prince)” should stick to “hisexpertise of concocting liesthan issuing statements onmatters he has no understand-ing of ”.

The minister’s responsecame after the former CongressPresident called for the post-ponement of the NEET exam-ination as many other exami-nations are scheduled aroundSeptember 12. Alleging that thegovernment is “blind” to stu-dents’ distress, Rahul Gandhihad urged the Centre to let stu-dents “have a fair chance” in theexams.

On Monday, the SupremeCourt refused to defer theNational Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UGexamination scheduled forSeptember 12, saying it doesnot want to interfere with theprocess and it will be “veryunfair” to reschedule it.

“Rahul Gandhi perceiveshimself to be an expert oneverything without having aniota of knowledge. Overflowingvanity & misplaced sense ofentitlement of a failed crownprince is no alibi to meddle intothe schedule of examinations,give undue stress & make thestudents suffer,” Pradhan tweet-ed.

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trials of delivering medicinesand vaccines through dronesunder the ‘Medicine From TheSky’ project. The trial flightswill be conducted fromSeptember 9 to October 10 atVikarabad (Hyderabad), and amajority of them will be by techstart-up Skye Air Mobility.This will make Telangana thefirst state in the country to starttrials of Beyond Visual Line ofSight (BVLOS) drone flights fordelivery of COVID-19 vac-cines.

According to the Telanganagovernment, the MedicineFrom The Sky (MFTS) project’sfirst two days of trials will beflying in the visual line ofsight, which involves dronesflying between 500 and 700meters from the base and theycan be seen with the naked eye.

Delhi-based drone deliverytech firm Skye Air Mobility hastied up with Blue Dart to ini-tiate a three-phase trial forTelangana Government thatstarts with flying drones, eachcarrying 175 vaccines. BVLOSdrone flights are those that gobeyond 500-700 metres fromthe eye’s vision or beyond thevisual line of sight.

From September 11onwards, BVLOS drone flightswill take place for 9-10 km dis-tances. These flights will bewith consignments of vaccines,medical samples and otherhealthcare items, it said.

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and Hindustan, the CPI andMA Jinnah were enthusiasticsupporters. This was Jinnah’sway of gobbling up the wholeof Bengal (Muslim majority)instead of only East Bengal.Whatever cuts up India, theCPI was at its service. Evenafter Jana’b Akhtar’s faux pas,two communist leaders werein his support on televisionchannels, in whatever little Ihave seen.

The secret behind thisopportunist compact appearsto be fundamentally the fearof Hindus. In their percep-tion, anyone else who comesto power — capitalist, social-ist or communist — can be,after an effort, defeated in anelection. The CPM in WestBengal and the Congress inmany States are examples.But, in their assessment, oncea Hindu party gets intopower, it would be difficult todislodge it. It would build upa Hindu vote bank and itsnumbers would be large,larger certainly than anyother vote bank, whetherworking class or minority.The animosity betweenProphet Mohammed andMarx would show when oneof them acquires supreme

power across the country.Pakistan has no visible com-munist, even in Bangladesh(which had tall Leftist lead-ers like Maulana Bhashani)they have since long beenwiped out.

To go back to Akhtar,does he not realise that hiscommunity as a whole hasnowhere to migrate and theywould be reluctant to emi-grate? Why then should lead-ers like him provoke Hindusinto animosity? Pakistan,which should have been theirhaven, began to close its gateson the morrow of Partition.Punjab took Panjabis fromthe east. Most other Muslimswere diverted to Sindh, whichis where nearly all mohajirshave had to gather. Nowthere is no more space,though Balochistan is oneplace where there is no prob-lem of space. But how manyIndians would find it wel-coming? Elsewhere in theworld, the gates are closing, ifthey have not already closed.What is the future but to inte-grate in India? Why shouldAkhtar sahab disturb theatmosphere? Remember,except for the Trump riot innortheast Delhi, there has

been no rioting for sevenyears or more. We shouldleave it at that. The advice toAkhtar should be to keep hismouth shut.

The question thatremains is what in Akhtar’smind could be the benefiteither to his lyrics, himself orhis community? No matureperson speaks in publicloosely to the harm of any-one, certainly not himself.Javed sahab is of course a vet-eran and anyone who has methim would assess him to benot only mature but alsowise. He is also a gentlemanand, therefore, he must havesaid about the RSS what hedid to tell off the Sangh toimprove itself by giving up allthoughts of a Hindu Rashtra.He should have known thathe is safer in such a Rashtrathan in a Nehruvian politywhere there was frequentcommunal rioting to tellMuslims that Hindus aredangerous; you better supportus because we are the onlyparty which can protect you.

(The writer is a well-known columnist, anauthor and a former memberof the Rajya Sabha. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

�������������������� �������Sir — We wholeheartedly welcome theBill introduced in the Tamil NaduAssembly to give workers ‘the right to sit’in workplaces. It is a much-neededpiece of legislation; a change in tune withthe times. It will benefit lakhs of work-ers who have been hitherto forced tostand on their feet literally for hours. Inshops and showrooms, workers havebeen made to stand even when there areno or few customers. It is a fallacy to saythat the quality of service to customersis affected when the workers are occa-sionally allowed to sit.

The new legislation recognising theright to sit will ease the pain of stand-ing (during working hours) which work-ers have had to bear for the sake of ekingout a living and enable them to experi-ence the ‘lightness of being’. With the newlaw coming into effect, when workers sit,they cannot be said to be derelict in theirduty. Soon, the owners of establishmentswill have to abide by the new law andprovide a chair to each worker. The ‘rightto sit’ also restores the dignity of labourwhich no worker, however humble,should be deprived of.

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�� ������ ��� ����Sir — Team India has learnt the art ofwinning matches overseas and thathas been proved once again at the Ovalafter Team India registered a remark-able win against the hosts. As a matterof fact, the England team has beenblown away by India in this five-matchTest series. England collapsed at 210after a brilliant opening partnership. Asteady pace coupled with spin attackshattered its middle and lower middleorder in a matter of time. JaspritBumrah’s magical spell turned the tidefor tourists and it was refreshing to seeIndia’s winning ways. It was an all-roundshow that saw Team India lead the seriesby 2-1 with one match to go.

Spin legend Shane Warne and formerEngland captain Nasser Hussain praisedVirat Kohli for his captaincy. Virat had

earlier surpassed MS Dhoni as India’smost successful Test cricket captain.India recorded their first Test win at theOval since 1971, which marked their firstever win in England. The stupendouswin saw India displace Pakistan from thetop spot in ICC Test rankings. It is amorale booster for the final Test, whichis to be played in Manchester.

CK Subramaniam | Mumbai

� ���� ����������������������Sir — Amidst the raging pandemic, theInitial Public Offering (IPO) of compa-nies got oversubscribed overwhelming-ly. The shares are issued at high premi-ums, priced through the book-buildingprocess. ‘Make hay while the sun is shin-ing’ seems to be the driving spirit in thestock market, which has been witness-ing a prolonged bull run.

Though India has secured only the139th spot out of 149 countries in theUN World Happiness Report 2021, thispart of the country in the stock mar-

ket is filled with happiness abound. In2021, until now, companies garneredabout �74,000 crore from the public;of it, the ‘Offers for Sale’, wherein theentire subscription money goes into thekitty of the promoters, amounted to�40,000 crore.

The gross amount from freshissues, which remains with companies,was about �34,000 crore only.Interestingly, the fresh issues weremainly for repayment and/or prepay-ment of the borrowings fully or partial-ly, funding the working capital require-ments and meeting public issueexpenses of the companies. Certaindeclared common objectives, such asmeeting the expenses of ‘general cor-porate purposes’ and achieving thebenefits of listing equity shares on thestock exchanges, were sketchy.

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Islamist forces standing againstvirtually the rest of the world.The RSS, meanwhile, is a socio-cultural organisation which alsoruns many schools. No RSSsevak is on record to have fireda single bullet. Some believeAkhtar is a communist but to mehe appears to be a Left liberal.His statement has done untolddamage to Indian Muslims.

In my eight-year endeavourto learn spoken Urdu, I havemade more than several friendsin Akhtar’s community. In thelast few years, many of them,their relatives and friends havebegun to integrate with the newIndian ethos, that is to live as anequal Indian without appease-ment. The Nehruvian ethos haspassed and is being replaced bya Hindu-coloured era withoutbeing against any religion.Akhtar sahab’s statement, quiteunprovoked, has disturbed theswitchover from what has passedto the new whose dawn has bro-ken. A number of Hindus, whowere helping the cause of inte-gration, may go back and saythat even a communist Muslimis a Muslim first. I do appreci-ate that religion is the compassof his life. So much so that theirwomenfolk are trying to breakthe shackles of the rules laiddown by religion.

Prime facie, it would appearthat Islam and communism aresharply different. The Muslimlives by his religion all day whilethe Marxists reject god and callreligion the opium of the mass-es. In the Soviet Union, mostmosques were converted toshops, municipal offices or partyhangouts. Many a youthful CPMmember used to enjoy declaringthat they were pure atheistseven on the floor of Parliament.But historically, in India, theMuslim parties and the commu-nists have been allies. The CPI(then undivided) only support-ed the Partition and even split-ting the country into 16 nation-alities, if need be. At the otherend, when Sir Abdul Rahimand Fazlul Rahman were nego-tiating with a prominent Hinduleader for a united Bengal as athird dominion plus Pakistan

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After coming to power in TamilNadu this May, the ruling DMKand its supporters have been rat-tling incessantly, directly or

obliquely, about the sovereignty andintegrity of India.

Anna Durai abandoned the demandfor a separate Dravida Nadu in 1963 butstill, the late M. Karunanidhi, when he wasthe Chief Minister, acted against sover-eignty and integrity of the nation on onepretext or another. When some battalionsof the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF)returned to Chennai after finishing thetask assigned to them by IndianGovernment, Karunanidhi, then in office,refused to welcome them.

When LTTE cadres killed EPRLFPadmanabha and 12 others in the busylocality in June1990, Karunanidhi, whowas both CM and home minister, ensuredthat the murderers escaped to Sri Lankavia Rameswaram. This serious act of cross-border terrorism emboldened the LTTEto even carry out the assassination of RajivGandhi. Karunanidhi is alleged to haveshared crucial information about LTTE’sillegal activities he received from Indianintelligence agencies with the Lankangroup. This was precisely the reason whythe DMK Government was dismissed bythe then Chandrasekhar Government.

Whenever Karunanidhi wanted rep-resentation in the Union cabinet for hisfamily members, he described theGovernment and the ruling party withterms of endearment. However, when nosuch opportunity existed, he lambasted theCentre and proposed the concept ofIndia as a federation of states.

Since DMK came to power in TN inMay 2021, it has resorted to indirect meansto challenge the Centre. Earlier, it used todescribe the Centre as ‘Maththiya Arasu,meaning Central Government but nowthey call it ‘Ondriya Arasu’, meaningUnion Government. It is to send a subtlemessage that the Centre is no longer thepowerful “Central” Government but onlya “Union” Government.

There was a controversy over aKMDK chief ER Easwaran dragging theState Governor into a controversy over theissue of ending his assembly address witha salutation to the nation. The DMK web-site still retains the reasons for the objec-tive of forming a separate Dravida Nadu.All these indicate that DMK is more inter-ested in highlighting its fissiparous ten-dencies.

There are many regional parties in thestates which face the national parties astheir political opponents. Shiv Sena,Telugu Desam, Nationalist CongressParty, Biju Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party,Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United),Janata Dal (Secular), TMC, TRS and YSRCongress, have all been playing their pol-itics but irrespective of whether they arepart of the Government in Delhi or not,they donot speak or act in a way that chal-lenges the integrity of India.

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Tax is a source of revenuefor a Government of acountry. However, taxes

can at times come in the wayof subjective development ofindividuals or a company andfurther push these individualsand large business houses tofind a way to avoid them byusing loopholes in tax laws andguidelines.

There is a thin line of dis-tinction between tax avoid-ance and tax planning.Taxplanning is the arrangement offinancial activities in such away that maximum tax bene-fits are enjoyed by making useof all beneficial provisions inthe tax laws. Tax avoidance isdodging tax without actuallybreaking the law. Tax planningis something which is expect-ed from a taxpayer and taxavoidance is something which

is beyond the expectation ofthe government.

Tax havens or offshorefinancial centresare the most-preferred route by companiesworldwide to minimize theirtax burden by avoiding taxes.These countries or jurisdic-tions offer minimal tax liabil-ity to foreign individuals andcompanies and do notrequire businesses to operateout of their territories toreceive tax benefits.

Some of the top tax havensin the world are Bermuda, TheNetherlands, Luxembourg,Cayman Islands, Singapore,the Channel Islands, Isle ofMan, Mauritius, Switzerland,and Ireland, etc. Some of the50 biggest US companies thathave allegedly stashed approx-imately $1.6 trillion offshoreinclude Microsoft, IBM,

General Electric, Pfizer, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Walmart.

Till now, Apple booked anamount of $214.9 billion off-shore. It uses Ireland as a taxhaven. Apple would haveowed the US Government$65.4 billion in taxes if taxhaven benefits were not used.On a much lower scale, Nikeholds $10.7 billion offshore. Ituses Bermuda as a tax haven.It would have paid $3.6 billion

for taxes if tax haven benefitswere not used. This impliesNike pays a mere 1.4 per centtax rate to foreign govern-ments on those offshore prof-its, indicating that nearly all ofthe money is officially held bysubsidiaries in tax havens.Similarly, Goldman Sachsholds $28.6 billion offshoreand also uses Bermuda as a taxhaven.

Overall, the Americancompanies earned over $4.2trillion in profits globally, butthey used offshore tax havensto lower their effective overalltax rate to just 25.9 per cent,which was well below the USstatutory rate of 35 per centand even lower than the aver-age levels paid in other devel-oped countries.

Large Indian companieshave also taken advantage to

loopholes in Indian taxationlaws. Before 1995, Reliancewas infamously known aszero tax company in India, asit used to pay zero or close tozero tax each year throughsubsidiaries and by exploitingthe loopholes in the taxationsystem. The subsidiaries usedto make raw materials andother components in countrieswith low tax rates and theIndian parent company pur-chased these raw materials atprices more than the tangiblecost, thereby reducing theirnet income and the sub-sidiaries escaped from payingtaxes in India.

Similarly, Tata Industriessold their shareholding inIdea cellular in 2007 to BirlaTMT Holdings through itssubsidiary called Apex situat-ed in Mauritius and through

this, avoided to pay tax inIndia. Income tax officialsflagged this deal and deter-mined the capital gains tax inthis deal was to the tune of Rs1,00,000 crore. However, theIncome Tax AppellateTribunal held that as there wasno transfer of assets by a taxresident of India to a non-res-ident, they cannot be taxed oncapital gains that arose on saleof Idea shares by its Mauritiussubsidiary.

Governments worldwideface huge loss of revenue dueto these tax avoidance strate-gies. According to theFebruary 2021 report by UNHigh Level Panel on FinancialAccountability, Transparencyand Integrity, every year, coun-tries collectively lose some-where between $500-600 bil-lion due to the universal glob-

al corporate practice of prof-it-shifting.

However, the recent G7accord could be the beginningof the end for tax havens.OnJune 5 this year, G7 countriesreached a landmark deal toimpose higher global taxationon large multinationals byagreeing to back a minimumglobal corporation tax rate ofatleast 15 per cent on globalprofits.This means that if acorporation pays lower rates ina particular country, theirhome Governments could‘top-up’ their taxes to theminimum rate, thus eliminat-ing the advantage of ‘shiftingprofits’. This could be theground-breaking decision tostop the menace of tax havens.Or would the corporate giantsstill find new loopholes? Onlytime will tell.

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No other party in India hascast aspersions against the BJP, theCentral Government, or PrimeMinister Narendra Modi as muchas Shiv Sena in the last seven years.But their anger and frustration hasbeen only against BJP and Modiand not directed against India. InOdisha, BJP is the main opponentfor BJD and is waiting to replaceBJD at the next state assembly elec-tions. It also is a case of a region-al party versus a national party butBJD never resorted to politics ofbalkanisation of India. EvenMamata Banerjee, who foughtferociously against BJP in therecent West Bengal assembly elec-tions, never raised the idea of aseparate State. These regional par-ties were part and parcel of theCentral Government on one ormore occasions and now they arenot but they never question theirallegiance to India.

Political parties and its mem-bers can register with the ElectionCommission and contest electionsonly after they openly subscribe toIndian sovereignty and integrityand that is the precise reason whyarmed groups with fissiparous ten-dencies never participate in thedemocratic process of elections.When elected representatives takeoath as members of a legislativeforum, they are bound by the sov-ereignty and integrity of India. Theallegiance to Indian sovereigntyand integrity becomes completewhen the elected representativesbecome part of the ruling establish-ment, taking charge of the admin-istration of the State as Chief

Ministers and Ministers. Any vio-lation in this regard would makethem constitutionally untenableto remain as elected representativesor continue to hold office.

In February 2014, when the billfor bifurcating Andhra Pradeshinto Telangana and residual AP wasintroduced, the MPs of coastalAndhra used all disruptive tacticsto stop the bill including using pep-per spray against members in theHouse. Once the bill was passed,however, the political lives of manypoliticians in coastal Andhracrashed completely and many leftpolitics to defend their businessesand wealth in Hyderabad.

In Kashmir, both the Abdullahand Mufti families enjoyed thepowers of ruling Jammu andKashmir for many decades, leav-ing hardly any space for otherpolitical outfits to grow and chal-lenge them. When the CentralGovernment removed Article 370and converted the state into twoUnion Territories, the two fami-lies were depoliticized with imme-diate effect. The action came at atime when J&K politicians andnearly all thinktanks, liberals andjournalists in India stronglybelieved that Article 370 will stayfor ever and no Governmentwould dare to remove it.

The victory of DMK in 2021also gave rise to the false hope thatencouraging speeches and actionsagainst Indian sovereignty andintegrity in Tamil Nadu can go onrelentlessly and no one will stop it.Kashmir politicians never usedthe term “Union” Government to

represent the Central Government,but now they live in the “Union”Territory of J&K. DMK politi-cians day inand day out have beenusing the term “Union” to indicatethat the Central Government isafter all the conglomeration ofstates and nothing beyond thatsince May 2021.

If the Central Governmentcan muster a majority inParliament, it may go ahead withthe decision to carve a new State orStates or union territories in anypart of the country. Although theopinion of the state legislatures isto be sought, the President is notbound by it. Even the resolutionpassed by the State Assemblies forokaying or rejecting a proposal fora new state has no bearing on thePresident once Parliament approvesit.

The DMK’s victory in theassembly elections has blurreditspolitical reality to a large extent.Every pillar of the Indian admin-istration has defined responsibili-ties as per the Constitution andthey should try to act well withinthe authority and power they havebeen vested with. If DMK contin-ues its speeches and activities thatquestion the sovereignty andintegrity of India, the rising sunmay become a setting sun infuture. The DMK leaders whostated that the bifurcation or trifur-cation of Tamil Nadu can neverhappen may have to witness thesame. As it is, recent rumours of thedemand for carving a separate stateof Kongu Nadu from Tamil Nadushocked the DMK.

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Script Open High Low LTPIDEA 8.75 9.03 7.82 8.07IRCTC 3331 3425 3265.05 3292.25KOTAKBANK 1755 1829 1755 1817.9RELIANCE 2454 2455 2406.15 2430.6VEDL 294.55 301.75 294.1 298.95NAUKRI 6181.3 6748.35 6181.3 6720.45BHARTIARTL 679.7 684 665 667.8INDUSTOWER 243.8 248.25 231.4 235.8BPCL 483 492.9 481.45 489.35TATAMOTORS 294.4 298.7 291.65 295.05SRTRANSFIN 1345 1381.45 1337.8 1364.65HAL 1374.5 1391.35 1352.1 1367.25INDUSINDBK 1010 1021.5 992.75 999.3IEX 570.95 595.8 565.7 591.7TATASTEEL 1428.7 1442.7 1418.4 1429.8TATAPOWER 130.9 133.45 129.5 133.2SBIN 429 435.3 427.95 431.45JSWENERGY 254.7 267.4 251.25 266.55TRENT 1000.05 1050 995.3 1036.4AUROPHARMA 746 747.85 736.7 743.5AARTIIND 909.9 916 885 910.65MUTHOOTFIN 1539.95 1563.7 1524.2 1545.8PEL 2608.1 2608.1 2554 2579.2BANKBARODA 78.2 80.5 77.8 79.35GRASIM 1563 1609.65 1553.65 1576.9HDFCAMC 3125.5 3298 3125.5 3267.1TCS 3815 3815 3756 3774.1HDFCBANK 1568.25 1580.45 1566 1577.1ITC 212.05 213 209.7 211.2JUBLFOOD 4109 4109 4010 4050.15MARUTI 6836 6856.3 6755.25 6784.8SAIL 120.45 121.75 119.15 120LUPIN 986 990 973.55 981.95NATIONALUM 96 99.2 94.95 96.4INDIAMART 8726 9270 8726 8992.05TRIDENT 23.75 24.75 23.75 24.75BAJFINANCE 7463 7511 7412.75 7462.4LICHSGFIN 427.25 428 415 418.35ADANIPORTS 747.45 752.7 738.3 746.55HAVELLS 1449.8 1454.25 1418.25 1432.2ONGC 118.95 119.5 117.5 118.95LT 1685 1694.05 1658.1 1665.85INFY* 1704.45 1704.45 1683.5 1693UPL 755 772.5 747.85 761.9HCLTECH 1182.6 1191 1166.95 1188.6BOMDYEING 99.3 102.8 97.8 98.45HDFCLIFE 739 746.8 734.3 743.45CANBK 156 161.15 155.7 157.7WIPRO 675.2 676.2 660 662.35PNB 37.4 38.35 37.25 37.65VOLTAS 1194.95 1218 1179.65 1205.75ICICIPRULI 705 724.5 705 716.85EXIDEIND 186 186 181.15 183.05SRF 10160 10247.95 10001.5 10167IBULHSGFIN 226.4 231 226.4 229.8ASHOKLEY 120.85 122.1 119.55 121.6HDFC 2840 2851.1 2802.5 2828.1COALINDIA 147.1 149.75 146.35 148.95MINDTREE 3829.75 3829.75 3739.05 3749.5DRREDDY 4900 4940 4861.65 4910.25TVSMOTOR 560 560 543.95 546.9KEI 776 840.75 774.25 825.5IBREALEST 143.9 150.5 141.85 148.5APOLLOHOSP 4878 4899.85 4792.75 4813.75CANFINHOME 621.8 650.9 616.2 640.2ADANIENT 1560 1578 1538.55 1555.85DELTACORP 225.5 229.5 220.05 222.55BHEL 55.35 56.25 55 55.7DEEPAKNI 2385 2405 2338.5 2360.4SWSOLAR 355 364.3 342 349BAJAJFINSV 16715 16887 16534 16563.7JINDALSTEL 399.3 403.45 393.2 395.75ALKYLAMINE 4099 4099 3961 4020.9TATACHEM 830 835 813.15 832.55NAM-INDIA 420 439 413.45 435.6JKPAPER 243.2 258.05 242.4 252.5UJJIVAN 131 144.4 126.1 143.15JUSTDIAL 998.9 1008 988.85 998TECHM 1437.1 1443.65 1420 1427.55WELSPUNIND 141.8 144 135.35 137.35HINDALCO 464.9 465.8 455.25 456NESTLEIND 20370 20517.9 19783.6 19876.65ESCORTS 1401.05 1408 1374 1383ALLCARGO 231.95 245 229.05 243.75BSOFT 416 416 399 399.65CIPLA 948 953.5 940.1 952.05LAURUSLABS 666 667.5 655.5 657.05IDFCFIRSTB 47 47.6 45.7 46.2ICICIBANK 717.7 722.7 715.15 720.7M&M 756 757.5 749 754.6WHIRLPOOL 2279.8 2320 2245.7 2293.45ADANIPOWER 89.6 97.75 88.55 97.75IOC 111.75 112.9 111.25 112.5ARVINDFASN 255.5 268.55 255.45 266.05AXISBANK 790.4 797.15 784.05 794.65CONCOR 725.45 741.75 718.7 735.85DLF 336 337.35 329.5 334.45BAJAJ-AUTO 3760 3769.95 3718 3724.95MOTHERSUMI 212.8 212.8 208.25 211.05M&MFIN 169.95 170.8 165.55 168HINDUNILVR 2798 2810 2765.05 2798.7ATUL 9289 9317.25 9228.9 9274.6POLYCAB 2418.8 2454.9 2387.1 2403.9NAVINFLUOR 4140 4140 3962 4005.5APLAPOLLO 1765.25 1874.95 1765.25 1844.7EICHERMOT 2817.95 2817.95 2763.65 2799.8TATACONSUM 875.4 881.3 856 879.85

ZEEL 178.5 180 176.65 177.45GAIL 144.9 146.45 144 145.05BEL 194.5 199.4 194.3 197.2LTI 5445.5 5447.25 5320 5413.7FINCABLES 478 480 471 478.45SBILIFE 1241.5 1241.5 1212.65 1219.9ASIANPAINT 3339 3359.15 3298.45 3331.2PIIND 3372.1 3491.2 3356.85 3380.5MHRIL 240 254 231.65 236.95CAPPL 829.6 854.15 810.95 840.5SBICARD 1085 1122.4 1081.05 1108.4PRESTIGE 451.3 455.15 433.95 443.7SUZLON 6.07 6.2 5.93 6.1IDBI 39.45 39.8 38.5 38.65EDELWEISS 79.6 84.95 79.35 81.2ABCAPITAL 112.8 115.6 112.8 114.6NTPC 114.3 114.55 112.35 113.95DIXON 4377 4400 4279.5 4311.6MPHASIS 3018.4 3018.4 2933 2957.65FINEORG 3133.2 3188 3074.5 3103.3FEDERALBNK 81.55 83.45 81.4 83.05FORTIS 277.5 283.2 274.3 280.3SHREECEM 30699 30966 30244.7 30791.7COFORGE 5220 5220 5084.3 5135.5L&TFH 84.45 85.5 83.95 84.7SUDARSCHEM 646 683.95 645.4 670.3HFCL 74.55 75.45 72.5 74.95DIVISLAB 5223.5 5223.5 5047.05 5087.35PVR 1360 1386.4 1340.35 1352.65TITAN 2033.45 2067.25 2016 2056.9INDIGO 1962 1962 1924.55 1948.8LINDEINDIA 2614.9 2655 2535.25 2551.35CHOLAFIN 574.85 583.75 567 576.6AFFLE 4700 4904.05 4625 4904.05MFSL 1088 1104.55 1075 1089.4METROPOLIS 2875 2949.9 2862.9 2928.15JSWSTEEL 688.4 691.6 682 686.85TIINDIA 1401.95 1428 1371.2 1382.6HINDPETRO 268 271.2 266 269.9NMDC 151.8 152.85 150.8 152.25GHCL 360.05 391.6 360 387.85PFC 128.6 132.8 126.95 132.2PIDILITIND 2332 2338 2283.4 2312.2RBLBANK 173.9 176.55 171.85 173.8PAGEIND 32185.95 32245.6 31500 31895.8JAICORPLTD 139.8 141.2 135.7 137.1LTTS 4315 4361.1 4266 4339.85RECLTD 150.15 158.35 150.15 157.65SUNTECK 386.8 393.4 383 385.95SUNPHARMA 769.8 778.7 763.95 777.2BAJAJELEC 1345.5 1369 1329.3 1352.95AMBUJACEM 442.95 442.95 433.55 436AUBANK 1169.2 1188 1153.9 1181.65VIPIND 484.2 490.95 472.15 482.2BANKINDIA 58.2 58.8 57.3 57.5BANDHANBNK 282.9 287.55 281.4 285.95GLENMARK 530 530.05 518.4 520.1IDFC 51.8 53.1 50.7 52.55ABFRL 217 219 212.55 214.4GUJGAS 700.85 702.5 685.65 688.9GRANULES 328.2 332.5 326.45 329.1ICICIGI 1581 1616 1581 1611.5BATAINDIA 1742 1763.25 1725.95 1733.3ZENSARTECH 438.3 458.55 428.1 450.15TATACOFFEE 213 214.5 210.2 211.95PFIZER 6026 6164.8 5987 6091.95IGL 564.65 567.9 560.4 564.95RVNL 31.65 31.8 30.8 31OIL 182.8 190.95 181 189.7ULTRACEMCO 8017.05 8070.6 7950 7991.9HINDCOPPER 117.55 118.45 116.15 116.95NOCIL 278 278.9 271 277.55POWERGRID 171.9 173.5 170.25 172.9TATAELXSI 4915 4915.2 4823.15 4864DMART 3955 3976.9 3924.45 3933.35SCI 106.65 110.25 106.35 108.7ACC 2460.65 2487.4 2432 2447.5GRINDWELL 1414.85 1465 1383.85 1420.2BRITANNIA 4108.55 4108.55 4016.9 4061.45UBL 1586.05 1615.75 1573.3 1593.45HEROMOTOCO 2790 2808.75 2781 2800.3STLTECH 272.85 284.8 272.85 279.15CENTURYTEX 887 887 861.4 869.35ALKEM 3788.85 3809.95 3685 3752.95APOLLOTYRE 219 219 214.1 214.9ATGL 1260.45 1393.05 1260.45 1393.05CROMPTON 483.4 489 475 485.45PERSISTENT 3562.45 3562.45 3452.1 3464.9GREAVESCOT 135.6 140.6 133.9 137.95TORNTPOWER 474 485.2 464.75 482.3KTKBANK 62.6 64.6 61.55 63.4CADILAHC 552.15 558.1 551.45 555.55GODREJCP 1113 1126.85 1101.7 1108.95ASTRAL 2090 2111.65 2060.15 2073.95RADICO 897.5 908.95 886.6 893.25BRIGADE 400 413 393.5 401.45INDIACEM 183.5 184.95 180.45 182.75MRF 81680 81680 79835 80187.3MCX 1638.2 1666.65 1618.1 1628.85AEGISLOG 255 267.95 249.45 259.55SHK 156.7 170.25 155.95 168.25RAIN 232.4 235.9 228.1 229.4SIEMENS 2225 2225 2173.65 2210.55STAR 600 608.35 588.75 595.85BIOCON 363 363 353.8 355.6BALKRISIND 2474.1 2483.95 2425.1 2475.05INDHOTEL 144 148.4 142.8 146.75ADANIGREEN 1091 1158.45 1091 1155.8

REDINGTON 137.5 143.25 136.85 141.5BHARATFORG 782.65 782.65 766.1 772.75OBEROIRLTY 795.5 796.5 768 774.4SOBHA 770 814.4 741.65 784.65MAHABANK 18.7 18.8 18.1 18.2RELAXO 1185 1196.95 1175 1181.3GODREJPROP 1588.35 1594.15 1565.9 1583.45CUMMINSIND 1039.5 1057.55 1033.3 1040.9RAYMOND 435.05 443 431 433.6MOTILALOFS 800 818.15 799.45 802.75SPICEJET 70.95 70.95 69 69.6LALPATHLAB 4083.2 4186.55 4054.3 4085.1COROMANDEL 792 792.95 779.4 788.6NCC 77.25 78.85 75.8 76.95DISHTV 15.48 15.8 14.7 14.96FSL 190.4 192.3 188.5 189.3WOCKPHARMA 415.9 424.5 410 416.45IRCON 44 45.7 44 44.95JKLAKSHMI 740 746.5 725.8 730SUNTV 485 486.5 479.55 482.4MAHLIFE 852 881.95 836 838.1JSL 163 163 157.15 159.4OFSS 4760 4785.6 4694.05 4710.8MANAPPURAM 163.85 166 162 164.75DABUR 642.9 642.9 634.4 640.75VRLLOG 335.2 353.15 319.35 349.5ISEC 731.4 738.4 720.35 728.7AMARAJABAT 722 725.5 716.55 720.7HONAUT 40400 41758 39830 41503.7BLUEDART 6473 6494.25 6307.45 6368.4GMRINFRA 30.45 30.8 30.15 30.5AJANTPHARM 2181.1 2195.6 2137.8 2159.75BEML 1342.35 1369.05 1336 1340.85HSCL 45.95 46.7 45.35 46.05MGL 1189.2 1189.2 1165.65 1176.45COLPAL 1731.35 1737.75 1701 1706.3BASF 3507 3531.25 3395.25 3437.5SYMPHONY 997 1034.95 983.8 1009.7VTL 1995 2020 1979.25 1987.35PETRONET 231.5 232.1 228.75 230.35UJJIVANSFB 18.8 19.2 18.65 18.9SPARC 293.7 297.65 289.5 291CESC 832 840.05 827.45 829.45MARICO 562 563 551.1 560.95SUNDRMFAST 878.4 904.95 853.3 861.7CHAMBLFERT 311.4 314.95 309.4 312.7DALBHARAT 2300.3 2331 2286 2296.55UNIONBANK 34.85 35.3 34.7 34.85NBCC 44.3 44.4 43.75 43.9TATACOMM 1399 1399 1364.1 1369.8

IPCALAB 2507.5 2548.9 2474 2537PNCINFRA 375 375.3 365 368.85ORIENTCEM 160.8 167 160.45 161.3GRAPHITE 640 641.55 631 633.05VENKYS 2891.9 2934.9 2869.95 2899.4IFBIND 1119 1143 1091 1094.7CGCL 508.65 514.3 500.8 512.7CARBORUNIV 815.95 846.45 806 840.1HERITGFOOD 438.9 453.65 428.5 448ORIENTELEC 334 348.6 330.4 344.5QUESS 833.65 866.9 833.6 861.5IOB 19.6 19.85 19.55 19.6ADANITRANS 1661 1745 1602 1724.6BOSCHLTD 14363.35 14404.55 14193.8 14277.45SANOFI 8229 8297.6 8128.75 8182DBL 520 524.75 508.05 513.4IRB 176.35 177.85 173 174.25INDIANB 123 125 122.25 123.2TATAMTRDVR 138 140 137.55 138.5NLCINDIA 52 52.75 51.95 52.5CENTRALBK 20.45 20.65 20.4 20.45ITI 117.85 122.55 117.25 118.85MINDAIND 706 706 691 695.35AAVAS 2430 2441.5 2395.35 2427.25RALLIS 298.4 298.4 289.55 290.85ABBOTINDIA 19655.6 20100.05 19655.6 19991.55PHILIPCARB 243.45 245 240.3 241.7APLLTD 763 771.3 760.9 765.8BAJAJHLDNG 4270.75 4360.5 4235.75 4327.3CUB 154 156.5 153.6 155.35EIDPARRY 410.1 414.5 404.35 406.2TORNTPHARM 3082.25 3108.9 3050.25 3098.3TAKE 53.25 55.45 53 53.85SOUTHBANK 9.82 9.99 9.82 9.87LAXMIMACH 7934 8045 7785 7804.85

PTC 102 103.2 101.1 102.65INFIBEAM 45.15 45.2 43.65 43.8CYIENT 1019.85 1034 1017.1 1029.85SUPREMEIND 2113.8 2150 2107.6 2140.75J&KBANK 35.7 36.65 35.7 36.1CREDITACC 679.95 705 679.95 697.25VBL 934.9 938.65 922.85 928.05TIMKEN 1648.05 1709.6 1645 1695.2HINDZINC 329.1 330.45 324.4 329.7BERGEPAINT 839.7 839.7 827.2 831.9ASTERDM 221.9 222.05 216.25 219.8KPITTECH 332.55 333.55 326.4 329.55VGUARD 265.6 265.6 260.4 261.8VAIBHAVGBL 778 794.05 778 783.7VINATIORGA 1843.5 1915 1843.4 1898.15BBTC 1214 1218.95 1195 1198.85RAJESHEXPO 617.4 620.1 604.3 611SKFINDIA 3185.95 3194.45 3106 3162.25DCAL 187.8 194.6 185.65 193.25CENTURYPLY 415 425.3 408.85 419.95JBCHEPHARM 1783.4 1793.3 1750 1788.5SUMICHEM 410.9 417.1 406.4 407.7CARERATING 693.2 715 680.5 708.85PGHH 14075 14404.45 13650 13718.8HEG 2259.8 2274.55 2216.85 2233.45JINDALSAW 120.3 120.55 117.6 118.2SHANKARA 569.85 576.85 564.3 568.65SHOPERSTOP 249.5 259.35 245.95 251.9REPCOHOME 301.1 315 299.2 309.55WABAG 336.9 339.55 331.5 332.4BAJAJCON 261.75 261.75 250 251.45JSLHISAR 291.3 294.9 288 289.8FLUOROCHEM 1657.85 1693.85 1657.85 1664.05UFLEX 486.05 496.45 481.25 494.2MMTC 46.85 46.95 46 46.35PGHL 5376 5396 5331 5346.8KNRCON 327.8 327.8 315.75 316.8JYOTHYLAB 177 182.8 175.15 177.4KEC 429.05 433 423.05 431.65BIRLACORPN 1311.95 1338.55 1282.95 1305.8ADVENZYMES 368.75 372.2 364.6 366.2DCBBANK 96 97.1 94 94.65SCHAEFFLER 7428.85 7560 7396.65 7523.2HATHWAY 23.7 24.2 23.6 23.95CRISIL 2777.65 2805.75 2763.75 2794.45NBVENTURES 114.9 114.9 106.35 109.4KAJARIACER 1201 1209 1171.05 1195.75IFCI 11.2 11.71 11.13 11.31WELCORP 118.1 119.1 117.6 118.35ASTRAZEN 3220 3229.8 3155 3175.6INDOCO 469.8 469.8 459.2 460.8NHPC 27.2 27.6 27.2 27.5JMFINANCIL 89.25 90.5 89 89.5SONATSOFTW 845.1 855 836.35 844.3ZYDUSWELL 2356.05 2391.75 2333 2340.9FCONSUMER 7.16 7.2 7 7.06KPRMILL 2020 2028.8 1980.8 2008.3NIACL 160.35 163.55 156.9 158.3BAYERCROP 5400 5436.55 5354 5368KRBL 251.9 259.45 249.45 257.9GARFIBRES 3350 3483.6 3287.55 3439.55DCMSHRIRAM 940 940 913.25 921.3ENGINERSIN 72.35 72.65 71.6 72TV18BRDCST 36.3 36.3 35.65 35.75BLUESTARCO 828 841.1 823.05 836.6LEMONTREE 38.65 39.2 38.4 38.85JKCEMENT 3540 3557.45 3438.55 3487.95AMBER 3150.2 3201 3130.4 3143.1JUBLPHARMA 635.05 641.6 632.8 638.7FINOLEXIND 171.9 171.9 168 169.15CASTROLIND 134.95 136.3 134.45 135.75GMM 4541 4591.9 4523.7 4568.45SYNGENE 622 622 612.5 614.05SCHNEIDER 114.9 116.25 114.1 114.5SJVN 26.75 26.95 26.5 26.65DHANUKA 816.3 823.5 806.25 820.5BALRAMCHIN* 361.5 361.7 353.7 355.3GMDCLTD 69.55 70.35 68.35 68.6GNFC 339 341 331.45 332.65JKTYRE 155 155 152.4 152.85JCHAC 2240.8 2271.15 2215 2248.25INTELLECT 648.4 650.05 634.95 635.45GSPL 349.25 349.3 343 348FDC 349.9 356.7 345.35 348.45LUXIND 4067.75 4073.95 3968.35 3986.65VARROC 283.5 287 272.05 273.55GICRE 146.7 147.4 144.65 144.95DEEPAKFERT 415.85 423 405 417.5AVANTI 562.5 562.5 552.45 555.1KANSAINER 613.05 623.3 613 615.35GODREJAGRO 663.6 667.75 657.65 660.5SHRIRAMCIT 2372.05 2396 2319.4 2355TASTYBIT 18701.95 18701.95 18264.55 18390.55POWERINDIA 2360 2373.15 2308 2327.85HEIDELBERG 263.6 266 261.05 261.55ABB 1870 1896.2 1861.65 1873.8ASHOKA 102.95 103.8 102.1 102.35RAMCOCEM 1057.35 1059.15 1034.25 1044.7RATNAMANI 2135.4 2148.95 2116.65 2142.15NATCOPHARM 982.45 989 972 974.05SOLARINDS 1728.15 1755 1702.65 1742.3ESABINDIA 2184.4 2184.4 2063.55 2100.8CSBBANK 300.35 303.1 296.4 299.8SIS 486.5 486.9 480.1 482.6TEAMLEASE 4447.55 4532.65 4371.9 4458.9MAHLOG 714 736.05 707.45 733.65TIMETECHNO 71.35 72.5 71.25 71.7HIMATSEIDE 249.8 254.85 244.95 247.85

TATAMETALI 1032.35 1036 1023.5 1026.8EIHOTEL 104.4 108.1 104.4 106.1FORCEMOT 1378 1415.5 1374.6 1408.9RCF 73.65 74.25 73.1 73.6GODREJIND 569.9 570.8 560.05 562.5GALAXYSURF 3160.9 3183.55 3113.3 3130.5MOIL 173.9 173.9 168.95 169.35MAHINDCIE 225.25 225.55 219.1 219.9CCL 407.5 408.15 404.25 405.55NAVNETEDUL* 102.5 102.75 100.8 101.2EMAMILTD 587 587 575.1 581.75

GESHIP 358.05 363.95 355.85 359.45PHOENIXLTD 887.3 887.3 861.5 868.65CEATLTD 1303.8 1316.25 1290.55 1297.55EQUITAS 123.1 128 123.1 125.55GUJALKALI 457 457 448.4 449.9BDL 396.45 399.95 393.95 395.55VSTIND 3376.95 3387.95 3333.6 3368.15GPPL 103.2 104.15 100.9 101.25RITES 278.2 278.2 271.3 274.4RHIM 359.35 365.75 358 361.7ECLERX 2165 2218 2164 2203.05HAWKINCOOK 6161 6199.9 6120 6156.75GSFC 104 104.05 102.25 103WABCOINDIA 7309.6 7435 7262.65 7400.95COCHINSHIP 374.8 374.8 367.75 371.3BALMLAWRIE 133.45 134 132.4 132.85CHENNPETRO 110.95 113.2 109.8 111.4THYROCARE 1250.7 1258.55 1227.55 1240.45INDOSTAR 297.8 306.45 296.65 299.05FRETAIL 46 46.5 45.6 45.95JAMNAAUTO 87.5 87.55 85.45 85.7UCOBANK 12.85 12.96 12.79 12.81GLAXO 1491.55 1531.7 1487.7 1519.55HUDCO 42.6 43.05 42.5 42.7MINDACORP 126 126.3 124.35 124.7VMART 3727.3 3727.3 3491.2 3550.1TCNSBRANDS 662.2 674.85 656.75 660.05TTKPRESTIG 8726 8760.8 8650.05 8683.95STARCEMENT 106.1 107.45 106.1 106.6KALPATPOWR 417 417 409.5 413.55PCJEWELLER 26.65 26.65 25.6 25.7GET&D 134.45 135.35 132.15 133.55PRSMJOHNSN 127.35 128.55 125.5 126.2THERMAX 1425.65 1431.25 1400.45 1402.35KSB 1191.8 1205.9 1189 1194.35TCIEXP 1449.1 1460.2 1441.5 1448.4GRSE 197 198.55 194.4 195BLISSGVS 110 111.4 110 110.65MAHSEAMLES 312.5 316.75 310.1 311.1AIAENG 2075.95 2076.15 2021.2 2038.75CERA 4343.6 4434.6 4333 4408.65ENDURANCE 1643.6 1643.6 1591.25 1597.45LAOPALA 300.4 305 295.75 297.7GULFOILLUB 610 617 603.1 608.35IIFL 283.9 286.95 276.4 280.45PARAGMILK 130 136.25 130 132.85MRPL 43.6 43.6 42.65 42.8SUPRAJIT 315.7 317.95 310.8 312.55NESCO 592.2 599 589 593.75MIDHANI 185.25 185.5 183.6 183.9NILKAMAL 2812.7 2890.65 2794.5 2864.15SPANDANA 632.65 640.5 626.85 635.33MINDIA 24426.65 24494.05 24300.95 24349.6INOXLEISUR 310.5 310.5 304.45 306.3SOMANYCERA 714.85 714.85 682.2 695TATAINVEST 1260 1266.4 1257.6 1263.9GILLETTE 5997.05 6049.95 5955 5975.6AKZOINDIA 2236.6 2238.25 2210 2225.2JTEKTINDIA 101.4 102.5 99.85 100.15EPL 233.85 238.8 233.5 237.7CHOLAHLDNG 676.85 680 661.3 661.45DBCORP 91.7 91.7 89 89.1GODFRYPHLP 982.9 984.15 973 977.15GDL 259.95 263 255.55 260.85PNBHOUSING 641.55 657 641 644.8TVTODAY 311.4 314.15 306.2 306.95TNPL 135.7 137.65 135.05 136ERIS 773.75 774.5 763.5 771.45IIFLWAM 1580 1604.4 1576.85 1596.9SFL 2280.65 2324.25 2280.65 2299.85MASFIN 774.75 780.25 752.4 758.9SWANENERGY 132.15 133.95 130.9 132NH 521.25 528.1 516.65 524.9GEPIL 322.75 324.75 317 319.4ITDC 387.6 390.15 383.15 384.1WESTLIFE 535.3 535.3 522 524.9MAHSCOOTER 4558.8 4566.15 4536.65 4537.45TVSSRICHAK 2150.05 2158.15 2122.25 2137.9JAGRAN 57.2 58.15 56.95 57.55OMAXE 82 82.6 80.2 80.35

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The textiles ministry is aim-ing to notify production

linked incentive (PLI) schemefor MMF (man-made fibre)and technical textile sectorswithin a week, and issuedetailed guidelines by the endof the current month, a topgovernment official said onWednesday.

Textiles Secretary UPSingh also said that the min-istry has undertaken a com-prehensive consultation with allthe concerned stakeholdersbefore finalising the scheme.

“There will be good takersof the scheme. We are target-ing to notify the scheme with-in a week. And by September-end, we will be issuing thedetailed guidelines,” Singh toldPTI.

A portal is being devel-oped for implementing thescheme, which aims at boost-ing domestic manufacturingand creating a world-class facil-ity for the sector, he added.

“Tentatively, we are think-ing of opening the window forthe industry to apply for thescheme from November 1 toDecember 31. Everything willbe online, like submitting appli-cations, approval process anddisbursal of incentives,” Singhsaid. Talking about the impor-

tance of MMF and technicaltextiles, he said the governmentis targeting to increase textilesexports to USD 44 billion thisfiscal and USD 100 billion inthe next five years.

There is also an aim toincrease the size of the indus-try from USD 140 billion toUSD 250 billion in the comingyears, “so this growth willcome not only from cotton butfrom MMF and technical tex-tiles,” he added.

The Union Cabinet onWednesday approved the pro-duction-linked incentive (PLI)scheme worth Rs 10,683 crorefor the textiles sector.TheCabinet has approved the PLIscheme for textiles for MMF(man-made fibre) apparel,MMF fabrics and ten seg-ments/ products of technicaltextiles.

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The Government will stick tothe September 15 deadline

for investors to put in bids forbuying national carrier AirIndia, an official said.

This is in stark contrast tothe extension of deadline forpreliminary bids five times.

Salt-to-software conglom-erate Tata Group was amongthe “multiple” entities that hadput in preliminary bids for buy-ing loss-making Air India inDecember last year.

After analysing the pre-liminary bids, eligible bidderswere given access to the VirtualData Room (VDR) of Air Indiafor doing due diligence, fol-lowing which investors’ queries

were answered.Following that, in April

the Government had initiatedthe process for inviting finan-cial bids and fixed September15 as the deadline for puttingin bids. The official said oncethe bids come in by September15, the Government will decideon the reserve price. The dealis expected to be closed byDecember-end. In July,Minister of State for CivilAviation VK Singh hadinformed Parliament thatfinancial bids for the carrierwill be received by September15. The Government is sellingits entire 100 per cent stake inAir India that has been inlosses ever since its merger withdomestic operator Indian

Airlines in 2007.The stake sale process got

delayed due to the pandemicand the Government hadextended five times the dead-line to submit preliminary bidsfor the national carrier.

The airline, which startedas a mail carrier in 1932, willgive the successful bidder con-trol of 4,400 domestic and1,800 international landing andparking slots at domestic air-ports, as well as 900 slots at air-ports overseas.

Besides, the bidder wouldget 100 per cent of the low-costarm Air India Express and 50per cent of AISATS, which pro-vides cargo and ground han-dling services at major Indianairports.

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Strong inflows in new fundoffers (NFOs) and a stable

SIP book helped equity mutu-al funds attract a net invest-ment of �8,666 crore in August,making it the sixth consecutivemonthly infusion, amid anuptrend in stock markets.

This was much higherthan a net inflow of �22,583crore seen in July, data from theAssociation of Mutual Funds inIndia (AMFI)showed onWednesday.

Equity schemes saw netinflow of Rs 5,988 crore in June,Rs 10,083 crore in May, �3,437crore in April and �9,115 crorein March. Prior to this, equityschemes had consistently wit-nessed outflows for eightmonths from July 2020 toFebruary 2021.

The inflow pushed assetsunder management (AUM) ofthe mutual fund industry to anall-time high of �36.6 lakhcrore at August-end from �35.32 lakh crore at July-end.

“Overall positive flows inthe open-ended mutual fund(MF) schemes and marketindices touching all-time high,helped the Indian MF indus-try’s net AUMs breach record�36 lakh crore milestone inAugust 2021,” N S Venkatesh,Chief Executive, AMFI, said.

According to the data,

inflows into equity and equity-linked open ended schemeswere at �8,666.68 crore inAugust. Kavitha Krishnan,Senior Analyst ManagerResearch, Morningstar India,said the record flows into NFOscombined with a stable sys-tematic investment plan (SIP)book have largely contributedto the flows into equity. “Theindustry continues to see netinflows in August too, asinvestors have invested Rs 6,863crore in equity oriented NFOs,”Harshad Chetanwala, co-f o u n d e rMywealthgrowth.Com, said.Arun Kumar, Head ofResearch, FundsIndia, saidmany investors who were stay-ing on the sidelines are slowlygetting back.

This trend is also gettingreflected in the record NFOcollections. “The decline of thesecond wave, increase in vac-cinations, sharp equity rally inthe recent past, and the stabil-ity of the markets despite thesecond wave have added toinvestor comfort and confi-dence,” he added.

Within the categories ofequity funds, flexi-cap seg-ment saw highest net infusionof Rs 4,741 crore, followed byfocussed fund that witnessed anet investment of Rs 3,073crore and sectoral funds thatattracted Rs 1,885 crore.

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The Sensex and Nifty closedwith modest losses for the

second straight session onWednesday amid lack of freshbuying triggers and a lacklus-tre trend overseas. A weaken-ing rupee, which tumbled forthe third consecutive day, fur-ther sapped risk appetite.

After swinging over 400points in a choppy session, the30-share BSE Sensex ended29.22 points or 0.05 per cent

lower at 58,250.26. Similarly, the broader NSE

Nifty slipped 8.60 points or0.05 per cent to 17,353.50.

Nestle India was the toploser among the Sensex com-ponents, shedding 2.44 percent. Maruti Suzuki slipped1.33 per cent after the country’slargest carmaker said its totalproduction in August declinedby 8 per cent due to the glob-al semiconductor shortage.

Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Auto,TCS, L&T, Infosys and Tech

Mahindra were among theother laggards.

On the other hand, KotakBank topped the winners’ chartwith a gain of 2.94 per cent, fol-lowed by Titan, NTPC, SunPharma, Axis Bank, HUL andSBI. In the broader markets,textile stocks were in focus afterthe Cabinet approved a pro-duction-linked incentive (PLI)scheme worth �10,683 crore forthe textiles sector with an aimto boost domestic manufac-turing and exports.

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The Government is believed to have slashedthe outlay for the automobile sector under

the production-linked incentive (PLI) schemeto about Rs 26,000 crore and the proposal isexpected to be approved by the Union Cabinetsoon, sources said. Last year, the governmenthad announced a PLI scheme for the automo-bile and auto components sector with an out-lay of Rs 57,043 crore, earmarked for five years.

The sources did not disclose the reason for

revising the scheme to Rs 25,938 crore, but stat-ed that the focus is now more on battery elec-tric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

The Cabinet may take up the proposal forconsideration next week, one of the sources said.

Component segments which are expectedto be covered under the scheme include auto-matic transmission assembly, electronic powersteering system, sensors, super capacitors, sun-roofs, adaptive front lighting, automatic brak-ing, tyre pressure monitoring system, and col-lision warning system.

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In response to the new cabinetannounced by the Taliban for the

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the resis-tance front in Panjshir province led byAhmad Massoud has said that they willdeclare a parallel government in thecountry after consultations.

The front termed the Taliban’s care-taker government as illegitimate and avivid enmity with the people ofAfghanistan, Khaama News reported.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistanannounced a 33-member caretaker gov-ernment on Tuesday, which will be led byMullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund.

The front in its statement reiteratedresistance against the Taliban and addedthat the Taliban are a threat to the regionand the world.

“The resistance front acknowledgedthat they will establish a transitionaldemocratic and legitimate government,which will be forged based on the votesof the people and will be acceptable to theinternational community,” the resistanceforce said. The front has asked the UN,UNHRC, EU, SARC, ECO, and the mem-ber states of OIC to stop cooperation withthe Taliban.

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Terming the Taliban-unveiled new ‘caretaker’

Government in Afghanistanas ‘illegal’, the anti-Talibanforces in the country haveurged the international com-munity not to recognise it.

The interim cabinetannounced on Tuesday hasdrawn criticism from the US, asit consists entirely of Talibanleaders or their associates anddoes not include any womanmember. The US expressed con-cern at figures linked to attackson US forces, reported the BBC.

The interim cabinet is ledby Mullah Mohammad HassanAkhund, who is on a UNblacklist. Another figure,Sirajuddin Haqqani, is wantedby the American FBI.

The Panjshir provincebased National ResistanceFront (NRF) asserted that theannouncement of the Taliban’scaretaker cabinet is “a clear signof the group’s enmity with theAfghan people.”

The Taliban insist theyhave now defeated the NRF inthe Panjshir Valley north ofKabul, but NRF leaders say

they are still fighting.In a statement, the US

state department has said: “Wenote the announced list ofnames consists exclusively ofindividuals who are membersof the Taliban or their closeassociates and no women.”

The statement added thatthe US would “judge the Talibanby its actions, not words.”“Washington would continue tohold the Taliban to their com-mitments to allow safe passagefor foreign nationals andAfghans with travel documents,including permitting flightscurrently ready to fly out ofAfghanistan,” it asserted.

“We also reiterate our clearexpectation that the Talibanensure that Afghan soil is notused to threaten any othercountries,” it said, adding: “Theworld is watching closely.”

The Taliban on Tuesdaynamed Mullah Hassan Akhundas the Prime Minister ofAfghanistan’s caretaker gov-ernment.

Mullah Abdul GhaniBaradar and Abdul SalamHanafi will be the acting deputyPrime Ministers.

Mullah Mohammad

Yaqoob, son of the late Talibanco-founder MullahMohammad Omar, wasappointed the acting defenceminister.

Amir Khan Muttaqi is theacting Foreign Minister andSarajuddin Haqqani, son ofthe founder of the Haqqaninetwork, was named as the act-ing Interior Minister.

A Taliban spokesman saidthe appointments of the inter-im government are not final asthese are acting positions, andthe remaining posts will beannounced at a later date.

The spokesman stressedthat it is an “acting” govern-ment and the group will try toinduct people from other partsof the country.

The formation of theAfghan caretaker governmentwas announced after theTaliban claimed on Mondaythat it had completely capturedPanjshir, the last holdoutprovince of Afghanistan’s 34provinces. The Taliban previ-ously promised to build aninclusive government andexpressed hope that the Afghanpeople would help in the coun-try’s transition.

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Berlin: Germany’s foreign minister has respondedskeptically to the Taliban’s announcement of an inter-im government line-up for Afghanistan.

The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-maleinterim government stacked with veterans of theirhard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battleagainst the U.S.-led coalition. Germany was a majortroop provider for that alliance.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in astatement that his country is ready to providehumanitarian aid via the United Nations and will con-tinue to speak to the Taliban to secure the departurefrom Afghanistan of former employees and others.

He added that any commitment beyond that willdepend on the Taliban’s behaviour. AP

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Russia’s emergency situa-tions minister has died

during drills, the ministry saidon Wednesday.

Yevgeny Zinichev, 55,“tragically died in the line ofduty during inter-agency exer-cises to protect the Arctic zonefrom emergency situations,while saving a person’s life,” theministry said in a statement carried by Russiannews agencies.

The ministry didn’t offerany details about where orhow he died.

Kabul/Peshawar: At least 14members of the Taliban’s hard-line interim government inKabul are on the UN SecurityCouncil’s terrorism blacklist,including acting PrimeMinister Mullah MohammadHasan Akhund and his bothdeputies, raising concern of theinternational community overthe composition of the newCabinet in Afghanistan.

Specially designated globalterrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani,who carries a reward of USD 10million US bounty on his head,is the acting interior ministerwhile his uncle – Khalil Haqqanihas been named as acting min-ister for refugees. Acting defenceminister Mullah Yaqoob, actingforeign minister Mullah AmeerKhan Muttaqi and his deputySher Mohammad AbbasStanikzai are all listed under theUNSC 1988 SanctionsCommittee, also known as theTaliban Sanctions Committee.

“At least 14 members of theTaliban’s interim government

are on the UN Security Councilblacklist, BBC Urdu reported.

The 33-member interimCabinet includes four of the fiveleaders known as the “TalibanFive” who were once held at theGuantanamo Bay prison. Theyinclude Mullah MohammadFazil (deputy defence minister),Khairullah Khairkhwa (infor-mation and culture minister),Mullah Noorullah Noori(Borders and Tribal Affairsminister) and Mullah AbdulHaq Wasiq (Director ofIntelligence). The fifth memberof the group, Mohammad NabiOmari, has been appointed asgovernor of eastern KhostProvince recently.

The “Taliban Five” leaderswere released from GuantanamoBay prison by the Obamaadministration in 2014 inexchange for US Army deserterBowe Bergdahl. Fazil and Nooriare accused of ordering the mas-sacres of ethnic Shia Hazara,Tajik, and Uzbek communities inMazar-i-Sharif in 1998. PTI

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Pakistan Foreign MinisterShah Mahmood Qureshi

on Wednesday hosted the firstministerial meeting ofAfghanistan’s neighbours sincethe Taliban took over in Kabul,saying that even though the sit-uation in the war-weary coun-try is “complex and fluid”, its“new reality” required theworld to discard “old lenses”and proceed with a “realisticapproach”.

Qureshi issued a series oftweets as he chaired the firstvirtual meeting of Foreign

Ministers of China, Iran,Tajikistan, Turkmenistan andUzbekistan - the neighbours ofAfghanistan. “The situation inAfghanistan remains complexand fluid. We hope the politi-cal situation stabilises leadingto normalcy soon. The newreality requires us to discard oldlenses, develop new insightsand proceed with arealistic/pragmatic approach,”he said in one of his tweets.

The meeting comes a dayafter the Taliban unveiled ahardline interim governmentled by Mullah MohammadHasan Akhund, with key roles

being shared by high-profilemembers of the insurgentgroup, including a speciallydesignated global terrorist ofthe dreaded Haqqani Networkas the interior minister.

He said that at the centre ofthe endeavours must remainthe well-being of the Afghanpeople, who have sufferedenormously due to conflict forover 40 years.

“In the wake of recentdevelopments, the key priori-ties are to prevent a humani-tarian crisis and to take steps toprevent economic meltdown,”he said.

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were driven by Red Crossworkers to the morgue of alocal hospital, where they werestacked wall-to-wall on thefloor of a room awaiting trans-port to a larger facility for iden-tification. Relatives of prison-ers trickled in to the prisonthroughout the day to checkand see whether their lovedones were among those killed.

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The regular Afghan Governments inthe past and the present Taliban regime areall opposed to respecting the sanctity of theDurand Line drawn in 1893 by BritishIndia following the Anglo-Afghan war.Afghanistan claims sovereignty over theFederally Administered Tribal Areas innorthwestern Pakistan merged with neigh-bouring province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in2018. FATA existed from 1947 until beingamalgamated with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,a tribal area inhabited mostly by Pashtunswho also live in a sizable portion of north-ern Balochistan, a restive province ofPakistan.

According to open source information,the Durand Line is the 2,670-kilometreinternational land border betweenAfghanistan and Pakistan. It was originallyestablished in 1893 as the internationalborder between British India and theEmirate of Afghanistan by MortinerDurand, a British diplomat of the IndianCivil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan,the Afghan Emir, to delineate their respec-tive spheres of influence and improvediplomatic relations and trade.

Under the British Raj, Afghanistan wasconsidered an independent State althoughthe Britishers controlled its foreign affairsand diplomatic relations. Afghanistanhad already ceded the regions of QuettaPishin, Harnai, Sibi, Kurram and Khyberto the British Raj by the 1879 Treaty ofGandamak during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The Durand Line left abouthalf of the Pashtun homeland underBritish rule, now under control of Pakistanthat was partitioned from India in 1947.The Afghans have been contesting the sov-ereignty of these regions under Pakistan’scontrol.

In 1901, the Pashtun-majority North-West Frontier Province was formally cre-ated by the British administration on theBritish side of the Durand Line. Post par-tition, the NWFP was under the controlof Pakistan and contested by Afghans.

“By making a deal on the Durand Linewith Taliban, the ISI is seeking to resolvethe issue of controlling the Afghan terri-tories under its control and sanctify its sov-ereignty over these areas,” Sohail added.

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China is also ready to provide moreanti-epidemic and emergency materials toAfghanistan under the China-South AsianCountries Emergency Supplies Reserves.

Wang said China would work withcountries in the region to help Afghanistanrebuild its economy and society, as well asfight terrorist groups and the illegal drugtrade.

The Taliban on Tuesday unveiled ahardline interim government led byMullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, withkey roles being shared by high-profilemembers of the insurgent group, includ-ing a specially designated global terroristof the dreaded Haqqani Network as the

interior minister.Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry

spokesman Wang Wenbin told a mediabriefing here “China attaches importanceto the Afghan Taliban’s announcement ofthe formation of an interim governmentand some key roles”.

“This has put an end to the anarchy inAfghanistan that lasted for over threeweeks and is a necessary step forAfghanistan to restore domestic order andpursue post-war reconstruction”, he saidresponding to a question on the formationof the interim government.

Significantly, state-run Xinhua report-ed Wang Wenbin’s comments with aheadline “China welcomes Taliban’sannouncement of caretaker government”.

The spokesman also highlighted theTaliban’s statement that the interim gov-ernment is formed to restore social andeconomic order as soon as possible.

He also reiterated China’s stand thatthe Taliban should establish a broad basedand inclusive political structure.

“We hope Afghanistan will establish abroadly based and inclusive politicalstructure, follow moderate and prudentdomestic and foreign policies, resolutelycombat all types of terrorist forces, and liveon friendly terms with other countries,especially its neighbours”.

Beijing also supports the Afghan peo-ple in independently choosing a develop-ment path suited to the country’s condi-tions, he said, adding that China willrespect the sovereignty, independenceand territorial integrity of Afghanistan.

Asked whether China would recognisethe new administration considering thatBeijing has been calling for an “open andinclusive” government, Wang said theChinese Embassy in Afghanistan is oper-ating normally, suggesting that Beijingalready has its diplomatic presence inKabul.

“We stand ready to maintain com-munication with the new Afghan gov-ernment and leaders”, he said.

“We hope the new Afghan adminis-tration in the capacity of interim govern-ment will broadly solicit the opinions ofall ethnic groups and factions and live upto the expectation of the Afghan peopleand aspiration of the international com-munity. We noted that the Afghan Talibanstressed that all people will benefit fromthe new administration”, he said.

When asked about the statement byThe National Resistance Front (NRF)which is fighting the Taliban forces inPanjshir valley in Afghanistan the inter-im government is illegal and its appeal tothe international community to not torecognise it, Wang has called for unityamong all Afghan political parties and fac-tions.

“China sincerely hopes that all partiesin Afghanistan will meet the urgent desireof the Afghan people and the expectationof the international community, resolverelevant differences through consulta-tion, ensure a smooth transition, enable thewar-scarred Afghan people to get rid ofwar and conflict as soon as possible andestablish lasting peace,” he said.

A Taliban delegation headed by itssenior leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradarhad visited China in July and held talks

with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang.

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Three more persons are undergoingtreatment at the Jorhat Medical Collegeand Hospital, a senior doctor said. JorhatDeputy Commissioner Ashok Barman toldPTI that 42 people have been rescued sofar and nobody has been recovered fromthe water yet.

“After sinking, it swept around 1.5 kmaway and stuck in the bed of the river. Theboat is upside down now and we are notable to turn it around. Once we can do that,we will be able to see if anybody is stuckthere,” he added.

The Army will join the operations onThursday morning with some advancedmachines, Barman said.

The NDRF and SDRF have started arescue and search operation, but they arefacing difficulties as it was pitch dark.

President Ram Nath Kovind andPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressedgrief over the boat accident.

“My thoughts go out to the victims,survivors and their families. Rescue andrelief efforts are on to save as many livesas possible,” Kovid said.

“All possible efforts are being made torescue the passengers. I pray for everyone’ssafety and well-being,” Modi tweeted.

Responding to Modi’s tweet, AssamChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmasaid he is personally supervising the res-cue operations.

“All the injured are being diligentlyattended to,” he added in a tweet.

Union Home Minister Amit Shahcalled up the chief minister to enquireabout the accident and took an update onthe rescue operations and conditions ofthose rescued so far.

“Anguished to learn about the tragicboat accident in Assam. Have spoken toCM Shri @himantabiswa, the state admin-istration is doing everything possible torescue the people. We are continuouslymonitoring the situation. Also assured fullsupport from the Central Government,”Shah tweeted.

In a statement, Assam GovernorJagdish Mukhi expressed concern over theaccident and said the state governmentwith its men and materials has launcheda massive rescue operation.

“All possible steps are being taken torescue the victims and give adequatemedical attention to the rescued people,”he added.

The Chief Minister too expresseddeep concern over the boat accident anddirected the district administrations ofMajuli and Jorhat districts to undertakerescue missions expeditiously with the helpof NDRF and SDRF.

He also ordered Power Minister BimalBora to immediately rush to the site.Transport Minister Chandra MohanPatowary is also on the way to NimatiGhat, around 315 km from Guwahati.

Sarma asked Principal Secretary toChief Minister Samir Kumar Sinha tomonitor the developments round-the-clock.

The Chief Minister will visit NimatiGhat on Thursday, a CMO statement said.Union Minister of Shipping, Ports andWaterways Sarbananda Sonowal, whohails from Assam, also expressed deepanguish and concern on the accident in theBrahmaputra.

He spoke with Sarma over phone andtook stock of the ongoing rescue and reliefoperations.

“Officials of the Ministry have beendirected to provide all necessary supportto help the victims,” a statement fromSonowal’s office said.

Meanwhile, three senior officials of theInland Water Transport Department havebeen suspended for negligence of duty andTransport Secretary Jadav Saikia wasasked to carry out an enquiry about theaccident, an official release said.

“Three officials, namely BikramadityaChoudhury, in-charge Executive Engineer,IWT, Dibrugarh Division; Mukut Gogoi,in-charge Assistant Executive Engineer,IWT, Jorhat Sub-Division and RatulTamuli, Junior Engineer, IWT, JorhatSub-Division have been placed undersuspension,” it said

After reaching Nimati Ghat onWednesday night, Bora said, “There mustbe some lapses. Otherwise, this accidentwould not have taken place. These all willbe looked into in the coming days.”

Patowary said, “Departmental actionwill be taken against those found guilty.”

The ASDMA has opened helplinenumbers to disseminate information relat-ed to the accident. These are 1070, 1079and 1077, a spokesperson of the agencysaid.

Officials of the IWT Department saidonly one ramp at Nimati Ghat is func-tioning at present as water level in theBrahmaputra is high due to monsoonrains.

IWT Department officials said onlyone ramp at Nimati Ghat is functioning atpresent as water level in the Brahmaputrais high due to monsoon rain.

“As only one ramp is operational, anyoutgoing ferry has to give way to theincoming one. ‘Ma Kamala’ had to leavethe ghat to give way to Tripkai. After it hadgone just a few metres, the two collided,”an official said. As ‘Ma Kamala’ is run byprivate parties, they did not have a systemto give tickets to passengers, and hence theexact number of people on the boat at thetime of the accident is not known, the offi-cial said.

Senior leaders of major political par-ties expressed grief over the accident. BJPAssam unit president Bhabesh Kalitatermed the collision of two vessels an“unexplained mystery” and demanded a“high-level” probe into the incident.

Assam Congress president BhupenKumar Borah said a party delegation willvisit the Nimati Ghat on Thursday to takestock of the situation.

AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmalblamed the IWT for the accident anddemanded compensation to all the affect-ed persons.

Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi said, “Iurge the govt of Assam to take emergencymeasures to save the lives of the people.”

Assam Jatiya Parishad presidentLurinjyoti Gogoi criticised the IWT

Department for failing to take steps toensure safety of the people though suchincidents had taken place earlier.

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The BJP has drafted seven leaders,Anurag Singh Thakur, Arjun RamMeghwal, Shobha Karandlaje andAnnpurna Devi Yadav along with SarojPandey, Vivek Thakur, and CaptainAbhimanyu - as co-in-charges for the pollsin UP.

Reflecting its eagerness not to leaveanything to chance in the high-stakeelectoral battle in UP, the BJP has alsoappointed organisational in-charges for itssix geographical regions.

MP Sanjay Bhatia, Bihar MLA SanjivChaurasia, BJP national secretaries YSatya Kumar and Arvind Menon, UPleader Sunil Ojha and the party’s co-trea-surer Sudhir Gupta will head the westernUttar Pradesh, Braj, Awadh, Gorakhpur,Kashi and Kanpur regions respectively.

West Bengal MP Locket Chatterjeeand party spokesperson RP Singh are co-incharges for the Uttarakhand polls.

Union Minister Pratima Bhoumikand Assam Government Minister AshokSinghal will be co-incharges for theManipur polls, the party statement said.

Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puriand Meenakshi Lekhi have been namedco-in-charges for the Punjab polls alongwith MP Vinod Chavda.

Meanwhile, Independent MLA andformer Minister in the UttarakhandGovernment Pritam Singh Panwar onWednesday joined the BJP in presence ofUnion Minister Smriti Irani. Panwar is anMLA from Dhanolti in Uttarakhand.

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The ASG sought apex court’s permis-sion to place the details on record throughaffidavit and sought status quo in this year’sexams as this needs procedure and infra-structural changes.

The top court said it has been peri-odically nudging the authorities to do itthemselves and it believes that they are bestsuited to evolve the whole.

“The idea is when nothing happens,the court steps in. Let me assure you it’snot a happy situation to step in and wewould like the Armed services to do itthemselves. They are very respected forcesof the country but on gender equality theyhave to do more and sometimes the resis-tance does not come out well,” said thebench. The apex court was hearing a pleafiled by advocate Kush Kalra raising theissue of exclusion of eligible and willingfemale candidates from joining the pres-tigious NDA solely on the ground of sexwhich allegedly is a violation of funda-mental right of equality.

The matter will now come up in thecourt after two weeks.

Bhati said, “It is a delight to share this.Women will be admitted in the NDA. Wewill place a detailed affidavit. On June 24,

the exam was postponed to November thisyear. Please grant status quo in these examsas this needs procedure and infrastructuralchanges.”

In the hearing on August 18, the courtcriticised a “mindset problem” when itcame to equal service opportunities formen and women in the country’s Armedforces, and warned the Government “youbetter change”. About 300 cadets areinducted into the NDA every semesterafter clearing the entrance examinationconducted by the Union Public ServiceCommission (UPSC).

So far, women candidates appear andqualify for courses in the Officers TrainingAcademy (OTA) of the Army and similarinstitutions of the IAF and the Navy.

Moreover, they join these institutionsafter securing the basic graduation degree.In the case of the NDA, candidates are eli-gible for the examination conducted by theUPSC after clearing the plus two stage ofthe school. The selected candidates thenundergo rigorous training for four yearsbefore branching out to the specialisedinstitutions of the Army, IAF and the Navy.

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Tikait announced that farmers willcontinue their dharna outside the gates ofKarnal mini-secretariat till their demandsare accepted by the Government. Farmersfrom Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will alsojoin the protest in Karnal, he said.

The protest against three Centralfarm laws will continue at Delhi borderswhile another protest will now continue inKarnal, he added.

SKM leader Yogendra Yadav said thatthe State Government is not even ready tosuspend the IAS officer, leave alone reg-ister a case against him over this contro-versial statement on the day of lath-icharge on farmers in Karnal.

Scores of farmers, including SKM lead-ers Rakesh Tikait, Gurnam Singh Charuni,Yogender Yadav, Balbir Singh Rajewalamong others had spent a night outsideKarnal mini-secretariat on Tuesday overtheir demands. Despite deployment ofheavy police force, imposition of pro-hibitory orders, suspension of mobileinternet services, thousands of farmers hadmanaged to reach outside the mini-sec-retariat on Tuesday evening and had laidsiege to the building.

After Wednesday’s meeting, KarnalDeputy Commissioner Nishant KumarYadav said that a meeting was held withthe farmers’ delegation for three hours buttalks failed as the farmers’ leaders remainedadamant over their demands.

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Bringing together a selection of canvas-es created by Shobha Broota over thelast two decades and the recent mul-

timedia flatworks and sculptures that speakof Mekhala Bahl’s intense engagement withmaterials and processes, Gallery Espace setthe stage for a broader deliberation onabstract art practices in the world of con-temporary Indian art through its simulta-neous solo shows at the Centre forContemporary Art, Bikaner House, NewDelhi. The exhibition, which commencedon Saturday, September 4, will be on displaytill September 14, with Sutra: ShobhaBroota’s Explorations Of Thread And Colourhoused on the first floor while the Shape OfA Surface – A Solo Exhibition Of RecentWork by Mekhala Bahl occupying all ofground floor.

“By juxtaposing the artworks of thesetwo women artists, with their highly diverseabstract art practices, the Gallery offers acritical view of the historical narrative ofabstractionist art practice in the Indian con-text that has largely been framed by two pos-tulates – the impact of Western artists suchas Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and theNew York Abstract Expressionists, and theengagement with indigenous philosophiesand texts, and propositions and ideas of mys-ticism, meditation and transcendence,through these exhibitions,” remarked RenuModi, the founder and director of GalleryEspace.

As we sauntered across the ground floor,examining the works displayed by Bahl forShape Of A Surface, her third solo exhibi-tion with Gallery Espace and fifth solo showin Delhi, which includes multimedia worksmade between 2016 to 2021 we can’t helpbut take note of the artist’s intense engage-ment with the physical and material process-es of printmaking, which seem to be at thecore of her show. When we looked her up,we understood that her highly experimen-tal approach – using multiple mediums andbringing together printmaking, painting anddrawing – has been the foundation of herpractice for more than two decades and itunderlies these works too, as she transformsconventionally called ‘flatworks’ or ‘paint-ings’ into sculptures through the act of lay-ering different materials and utilising mul-tiple methods of mark making. We got ourhands on some notes by art historian andthe curatorial advisor of the show, LatikaGupta, who expressed, “Shape Of A Surface’

includes three-dimensional objects andthese mark a distinctive evolution of Bahl’soeuvre as an artist. The exhibition alsoincluded works that experiment with usingphotography as a starting point, the surfaceof which is then layered into a complexabstraction that is as rewarding as it is chal-lenging.”

It was when we were strolling throughthe ground floor that something etherealcaught our eye. Leading up to the first floor,an intricate crochet was invitingly hung fromthe banister. And we took the bait withoutany second thoughts. Knowing that the firstfloor would house Broota’s works, we hadsome vague idea of what we were in for butviewing her works, and later talking to theillustrious artist herself, was a lesson whichdrove home the message that we shouldlearn to experience life with an open mind.

Showcasing over 50 paintings and alarge body of over 40 drawings in her firstsolo in Delhi after a gap of eight years, Sutrafeatures Broota’s canvases created over thelast two decades using everyday materialssuch as wool, thread, plastic and other mate-rials. Broota, who was born in 1943, trainedas a classical Indian vocalist before study-ing fine art, and it’s no wonder that her art‘aspires to the condition of music’, to bor-row the words of Victorian essayist WalterPater. Like our classical raagas, her canvas-es have a tranquility and deceptive simplic-ity.

Her abstract forms allow for meditativereverie untethered to the confines of a nar-rative, her lines have rhythm and subtlemovement, her colours, a rich resonance,and her surfaces a texture that is complex,yet moving. Our eyes take in the warmthemitted by her works, one after the other,and we turn around the corner to bump intothe artist herself. Well, she was somewhatoccupied tending to someone who referredto herself as Broota’s fan. We cannot help butoverhear the septuagenarian talking to theyoung artist, encouraging her to explore herindividuality and different mediums. “Keepdiscovering, experimenting and growing.Life is all about growth. Don’t worry aboutwhether what you do is right or wrong. Don’tworry about the end-result, because thereis no such thing as failure or success. Justkeep on striving for growth,” Brootaexpressed, to the delight of her beaming fan.

And we were hooked, what storiesmight she have lived through? In a long and

celebrated career, Broota has worked in sev-eral genres — from the early portraits, towoodcuts and etchings in the ‘70s and ‘80s,to the more recent oil and acrylic paintings,and ‘relief ’ works where fabric, thread, silk,or wool – sometimes hand-knitted - isstretched across the canvas to create intri-cate grids and patterns. Speaking of herworks, acclaimed art critic Ranjit Hoskotewrote in his essay, “Depth echoes againstdepth as the edge between forms is dissolved,and the space of the painting becomes animage of the cosmos. Having traced an itin-erary through figurative painting, portrai-ture from the life, images of birds, as wellas a range of media including print-mak-ing, dry pastels and oils, Broota works sole-ly with a technique that involves flickingpaint from a brush onto the surface of thepainting with the fingers; neither brushworknor spraying come into play.”

When she turned to us, we can sensethat she was effortlessly smiling beneath themask, and we suspect that is her natural dis-position. It was a delight speaking with her,

especially since she elaborated on ourqueries with the utmost patience. Even whenwe posed some questions that seemed sillyin retrospect.

We started off by asking her why shechanged her medium of expression, with theshift from vocals to the canvas, and pat camethe reply, “I wouldn’t say my medium ofexpression has changed. I was interested inall kinds of creative activities. The desire toknow more about oneself is present in allthe arts. I was a vocalist because I simplyreceived the opportunity to pursue my inter-est and I took it without any secondthoughts. My heart still sings, its just thatmy throat cannot really cope with the voicein my head. (laughs, before continuing) Ithink it is not a good idea to distinguishbetween the different media of arts, be it thenumerous forms of dance, writing, singingor even theatre, for that matter. If someoneasks me, I would always recommend themto pursue every opportunity to explore art,and yourself, that comes your way, if pos-sible. Expressing yourself is only natural, why

not try and be better at it, with every pass-ing moment? Let’s not forget that wehumans are the composite whole of so manythings, whatever you experience is embed-ded within your subconscious. Sure, youmight forget some bits, some very impor-tant bits, even. But it is extremely importantto not stop and crib. Keep exploring.”

Intrigued, we knew we had justscratched the surface, and we had to presson. We quiz her about her style of working,starting off with portraiture and nowexploring abstracts, with threadwork. “Mystyle of working emerged from the desire tofind my own language, my own identity.After all this time I can say that my workfeels like it is a part of me. It is a combina-tion of everything, what I have learned, andunlearned. If I had missed out on even oneopportunity that I have availed of in my past,I would have been a different person; henceI am grateful for every stage, and everythingI have experienced, in my life,” she remarkedsoftly.

When we wonder how she started with

threadwork, she catches us off-guard byretorting, “How do you think one startspainting?” Not quite sure, we respond withthe first thing that comes to mind, “Well, wesuppose it starts with simply getting hold ofsome colours and scribbling on a piece ofpaper...?” And she beamed at us, her eyeslit up in delight, she said, “There you go. AsI was exploring various media, I got myhands on some thread and started playingwith it and here I am.”

As our conversation branched to mat-ters not limited to art, Broota went on to saydefinitevely, “If you wish to do somethingwith every ounce of your being, and you acton that thought, you can do anything. Butif you have given up on yourself, even ifsomething is handed to you on a platter,nothing will come out of it.”

Her words left us with a sense of inspi-ration, that seems hard to come by in theseuncertain times. If you fancy the idea ofbeing moved by art, do visit Bikaner Housebefore September 14. If you are lucky, youmight get to chat with the wise artist as well.

Oscar-winner AR Rahman has creat-ed mellifluous music that has made

international headlines and PadmaBhushan and Oscar winner Gulzar haswritten unforgettable lyrics definingIndia over the decades. Sandeep Singh,under his banner of Legend GlobalStudio, has brought both these legendstogether for his forthcoming presti-gious project — the biopic on businesstycoon Subrata Roy.

AR Rahman shares his sentiments onthe collaboration, “Gulzar saab’s soulfullyrics are extremely inspiring for amusician and I hope I can do justice tothe lyrics and the story. I am looking for-ward to this collaboration.”

Gulzar adds, “It will be wonderful tocollaborate with Rahman again. Roy’s lifeis enigmatic and inspiring. Rahman is awonderful artist and musician and I lookforward to this collaboration.”

Singh expresses his delight, “It givesme unbelievable joy to bring these leg-ends of lyrics and music together for aproject that is extremely close to myheart. I have been an ardent admirer ofthe work of Rahman ji and Gulzar saab.Their contribution to the cinema cannotbe measured and I am humbled that theyare a part of my project. Roy sir’s life isa tremendous story of grit, determina-tion, and success and it needs the sup-port of these two geniuses to realise thisdream on 70 mm. I am humbled andoverwhelmed”

News of the biopic first broke lastmonth when it was announced thatSingh had acquired the rights of the film.The film is reported to be one that willspan several continents and traverse thetycoon’s journey over the decades. Titleand cast of the biopic is expected to beannounced shortly.

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Ashutosh Gangal, the general manag-er (GM) of Northern Railways, held

a safety review meeting with the depart-mental heads of Northern Railways andwith DRM’s through video-call fromBaroda house, NR headquarter office inNew Delhi. Amongst many issues, empha-sis was laid on safety on tracks, enhance-ment of speed, freight, punctuality, andtrain operations. He instructed that worksof passenger amenities like provision ofescalators, lifts, washable aprons, improve-

ment in station building, circulatingareas, and so on, should be given priori-ty and must be completed in a stipulatedtime-frame.

Gangal also released a booklet on thesystem map of Northern Railways.Speaking on the occasion, he emphasisedon punctuality of trains and freightearnings.

Safety is the prime focus over railways.The GM emphasised on improving themaintenance standards of tracks, level

crossings and construction of boundarywall along the track in high speed sections.He took serious note of the trespassing online and advised the divisions and thesecurity department to check the trespass-ing and book offenders under differentrailway acts and penalise them includingjail-term, if need be. He also suggestedmaking efforts to clear encroachmentnear the railway tracks, in order toensure safety. On improving the infra-structure, the GM laid greater focus onthe level crossings (LC), which should berevamped and road surfaces improved.Moreover, the road users should be sen-sitised not to cross the lines when the LCgates are closed.

Gangal said that monsoon rains havebeen very heavy in many spots acrossNorthern Railways. Sometimes, this posesgreat difficulty in train operations overstretches where water has collected overthe tracks. Northern Railways continuous-ly monitored the water logging and putin efforts in clearing the tracks. This wasimplemented by pressing additionalpumps for water evacuation. Moreover,the local rain overflowed rivers anddrains, resulting in floods, in the embank-ments of the rail lines compounding theproblem of train movement.

Northern Railways is committed toproviding safe, smooth and efficient ser-vices to its customers.

An MoU was signed by PramitKumar Garg, the director of

business development, DMRC andRituraj Vyas, general manager ofplanning, YEIDA, for preparing aDetailed Project Report (DPR) forthe Greater Noida–NoidaInternational Airport Metro corri-dor. A feasibility study was also pre-pared for extending the DelhiMetro Airport Express line beyondNew Delhi Railway Station toGreater Noida for connecting ter-minal three of IGI airport onSeptember 3.

NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated ener-gy company, congratulates archer

Harvinder Singh for his exemplary perfor-mance in the men’s Recurve event at the TokyoParalympics. Singh, who won bronze at theTokyo Paralympics, became the first archer tobring home a medal in Paralympics archery.

NTPC has been supporting and promot-ing archery in India with a partnership withArchery Association of India (AAI).

On this historic occasion, NTPC familycongratulates Singh, the AAI, along with thecoaches and managers for their commitmenttowards the sports.

NTPC, in partnership with the federationof AAI, has intended to work towards increas-ing competitiveness among archers by organ-ising various competitions for improved andcontinuous training and mentoring.

National Ranking Archery Tournament(NRATs) and National ArcheryChampionships (NACs) are also part of thisofficial agreement. In addition, the Indianarchery team of different age groups is also sentto participate in various international tourna-ments for exposure and match practice.

While energising India’s growth story,NTPC is steadily working towards being a sus-tainable energy company. Apart from lendingsupport to India’s growth, NTPC has also beena pillar of support for holistic development forits communities and society at large. NTPChas supported development of sports in Indiaand the step towards supporting the AAI since2018 is one of the milestones in the long-cher-ished journey.

The Council of Architecture(CA) successfully conducted

the third test of NATA (NationalAptitude Test in Architecture) onSeptember 3, 2021. The first testof NATA was held on April 10while the second was conductedon July 11 this year.

The third test has been con-ducted with candidate atten-dance of over 92 per cent at 181centres, at 150 cities in India andat six international cities.

The results for the NATA testwill be declared on or beforeSeptember 8, 2021, on the NATAportal at www.nata.in

For candidates who have

appeared in two tests, the bestmarks secured in the twoattempts shall be taken as thevalid score for admission to BArch course.

NATA is an aptitude test andthus, shall evaluate the aptitude ofa candidate to study architecture.NATA has been designed toassess the aptitude of candidatesusing different testing formatsand techniques. They help CAidentify the candidates who havereal aptitude to study architecture.

Architects play a major rolein the development of a nation.CA wishes success to the futurearchitects of our country.

The Institute of CompanySecretaries of India (ICSI)

has opened nominations forICSI nat ional awards for‘Excel lence in CorporateGovernance’ for the year 2021.

This year the institute isadding a new category, the‘Best PCS Firm Award’ in addi-tion to the following existingawards: 21st edition of the ICSInational awards for ‘Excellencein Corporate Governance’, thesixth ICSI CSR ExcellenceAwards, the third ICSI ‘Best

Secretarial Audit Report’award.

Since its inception, the ICSInational awards have beenacknowledging and rewardingthe efforts of both individualsand corporates in implement-ing innovative practises towardspromoting good governance.

Being one of the most pres-tigious awards of the country,the ICSI national awards fosterthe spirit of good governanceand honour those who practisesuch professional excellence.

To commemorate 75years of India’s inde-pendence, the

Government of India is cel-ebrating the ‘Azadi KaAmrit Mahotsav.’ As a partof the celebration, theMinistry of FoodProcessing Industries is cel-ebrating ‘Food ProcessingWeek’ from September 6-12, under which theMinistry is organising var-ious programs.

On September 7, thesuccess story of the benefi-ciary of the PMFMEscheme, Ranju Garg ofHoney Flo Organics, waspublished on the Ministry’swebsite in the‘Aatmanirbhar Enterprises’series.

A Workshop on ‘OneDistrict, One Product’ wasorganised by the Ministry ofFood Processing Industriesand Department ofAgriculture, Lakshadweep.An amount of �1.06 Croreas seed capital amount hasbeen transferred to 12District ProjectManagement Units(DPMU) of SRLM for 311SHG enterprises under thePMFME Scheme in the

state of Chhattisgarh.It was a historic day for

the food processing indus-try as the Union Ministerfor Food ProcessingIndustries, PashupatiKumar Paras and Ministerof State for Food ProcessingIndustries, Prahlad SinghPatel, virtually inauguratedfive food processing pro-jects in the states of Assam,Gujarat and Karnataka.

The total cost of thesefive projects is about�124.44 crores, and theMinistry has given a grantof �28.02 crores for theseprojects. These projects willalso provide direct and indi-rect employment to about

820 people and benefitabout 7,700 farmers in thecatchment areas.

In his address, Parassaid that the central sectorscheme – Pradhan MantriKisan Sampada Yojana waslaunched in 2016-17, keep-ing in mind the need of thefood processing sector. Theprimary objective of thisscheme is to promote clus-ter-based development offood processing activities.The scheme can also beseen as a comprehensivepackage that will createmodern infrastructurewith efficient supply chainmanagement from farm toretail outlets.

He further added thatproviding better income foragricultural products andgenerating employment areamongst the government’stop priorities. TheGovernment of India is con-stantly striving to make thecountry a flexible food econ-omy and the world’s foodfactory. The government hasmade food processing amajor-thrust area of‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’. Takingforward the commitment,five projects have beenlaunched in which theMinistry has been instru-mental.

Delighted over thelaunch of the projects andcongratulating all the pro-moters, Patel commentedthat their success would senda message and inspire others.He added that if somethingisn’t damaged or over-pro-duced, and we are workingtowards saving it, it is not forindustry or any individual,but for the nation. If thefarmer gets the right price forthe agricultural produce, andthe processed food is export-ed worldwide, it willstrengthen the Indian foodprocessing sector.

CS Nagendra D Rao, president of TheInstitute of Company Secretaries of India

(ICSI), has been unanimously elected as thevice-president of the Corporate SecretariesInternational Association (CSIA), for the year2022.

As the global voice of corporate secretariesand governance professionals, CSIA was estab-lished in the year 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland,and reconstituted as a company limited by guar-antee in Hongkong in 2017. It represents a net-work of more than 1,00,000 corporate secretariesand governance professionals in more than 100countries all over the world.

Having created a platform where the bestpractices, knowledge, and experiences from all

over the world are shared, ICSI has evolvedbeyond national boundaries. Appointment ofRao, as the vice-president of CSIA, reaffirms theICSI’s role as an inclusive body in the global gov-ernance map.

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SRM Institute of Science andTechnology (SRMIST),

Kattankulathur, has receivedthe first place in AICTENational Level Clean andSmart Campus Award 2020 (ACampus first step towardsSustainability) under the‘University/Deemed to beUniversity’ category for theiroutstanding clean and smartcampus.

The certificate of excel-lence was presented by UnionMinister of Education,Dharmendra Pradhan, and

was received by vice chancel-lor of SRMIST, Dr CMuthamizhchelvan.

Dr P Supraja, assistantprofessor from the depart-ment of Networking andCommunications, School ofComputing, SRMIST, has beenawarded as ‘best teacher’ underAICTE- Visvesvaraya BestTeacher Award 2021, in recog-nition of her teaching excel-lence in technical education.

This certificate of excel-lence is aimed to recognize themeritorious faculties on

Teachers’ Day annually, atnational level. It encouragesthem to update themselves tothe ever-changing needs ofhigher education at globallevel and, thereby, becoming aneffective contributor towardssociety.

The third award wasreceived by team Clotech fromSRMIST. They were awardedsecond prize in the category‘Barriers in AccessingAdequate Health Care Service’for presenting aprototype/innovative solution

of 'Niramay', under the theme‘India’s Economic Recoverypost COVID; ReverseMigration and RehabilitationPlan to support Atma NirbharBharat’.

Team Clotech includesSandeep K Lakhera, GauriNerpagar, Tanuj ChowdaryYalamarthy, Praveen Kumarand Dharani Vasan. Thefounder chancellor of SRMIST,pro chancellors and the entiremanagement of team SRMISTcongratulate the awardees andwish them luck ahead.

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The Kala Nidhi Division ofIndira Gandhi National

Centre for the Arts organised thelaunch of the book Jammu andKashmir : The Wounded Paradiseby eminent journalist JawaharlalKaul yesterday. It is published byKhama Publishers.

Manoj Sinha, honourablelieutenant governor of Jammuand Kashmir graced the occasionas the chief guest and launched thebook. Rambahadur Rai, the pres-ident of IGNCA trust presidedover the function. DrSachchidanand Joshi, membersecretary of IGNCA, and DrRajneesh Shukla, the vice-chancel-lor of Mahatma GandhiAntarrashtriya HindiVishwavidyalaya, Wardha, werethe other speakers in the pro-gramme.

Prof Ramesh C Gaur, thedean and head of Kala NidhiDivision, IGNCA, introduced theprogramme and delivered thewelcome address.

The author described thebook as his personal engagementwith Kashmir, and its unknownhistories and issues. It also incor-

porates the optimism to rebuildthe paradise.

Shukla termed the book as theauthor’s firsthand experienceabout Kashmir that chronicles thereasons for its changing nature fordecades. He pointed out how theauthor has looked at the journey

of Kashmir from 1940s till 2019from a very personal point of viewwhile closely touching upon var-ious moments that are otherwiseoverlooked by writers and gener-al readers. This book aims at find-ing ways to rebuild Kashmiriyat.Dr Joshi underlined the fact that

rather than being a socio-politi-cal or geographical account ofKashmir, the book by Kaul is anemotional history of Kashmir.He mentioned that author’s dia-logues with the younger genera-tion of Kashmir inspired him topen the book which not only diag-

noses the wounds of the paradiseon Earth but also holds hopes andaspirations for rebuilding theplace again, and attempts at bring-ing back its lost glory.

In his speech, Sinha praisedthe author for writing such a per-sonal historical account ofKashmir, bringing out historiesmissed out by other scholars. Theseeds of this book lie in his love forKashmir. It speaks about the past,present and future of Kashmir andthe way forward for Kashmir togain its lost glory. He termedKashmir as the 'spirit of our con-sciousness'. He assured the authorthat some of his dreams forKashmir are being acted upon andhighlighted on the various positivemeasures that the UnionGovernment, under the leadershipof the PM, has taken for redevel-oping Jammu and Kashmir.Closed doors of various publicfacilities have been opened.Facilities like electricity, road con-struction, health, youth employa-bility, health care, development ofwater bodies, regaining lost lands,industrialization, food process-ing have been widely extended to

the people and much progress hasbeen achieved towards that direc-tion. Laws have been modified foreasy access to resources of the landby the people. He termed the bookas a must-read, for the scholars, onKashmir.

As the concluding remarks asthe chairperson of the event, RamBahadur Rai shared personal anec-dotes about the author whileinforming the audience about thestory behind the book and the zealof the author to bringing out thebook while fighting against Covidat a hospital. He called the bookthe 'Kathoponishad on Kashmir'because of the author’s closeengagement with the book even inthe wake of his extremely criticalhealth.

It was attended by about 80participants at Samvet auditoriumof IGNCA, including the MP ofAyodhya Lallu Singh, Usha Joshi,Manoj Mishra and others. Theprogramme was also broadcastedlive on Facebook and YouTube,and the recording of the pro-gramme will soon be available onIGNCA Youtube channel for thosewho were unable to attend it.

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Railway of Kolkata, has stressed on timely comple-tion of all on-going metro projects in the city. During ahigh level review meeting held yesterday, Joshi took stockof the progress of all on-going projects and instructed con-cerned officials to expedite all pending works so that metroprojects can be completed within the deadline.

The GM also reviewed the progress of works fromPhoolbagan to Sealdah metro station of the East-Westmetro corridor.

The issues related to imparting training and manpow-er planning for opening of Sealdah metro station werealso discussed. Joshi also emphasized on further improv-ing Metro Railway colonies and rolling stocks maintenancepractices.

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The housing commissioner,Pawan Arora, on September

8, took a state-level review meet-ing for the successful imple-mentation of Abhiyan-2021 withadministration towns. It willcommence from October 2, inthe boardroom of the divisionalheadquarters.

In the meeting, Arora direct-ed the disposal of the pendingcases related to the Mandal onpriority.

The commissioner informedthat during the Abhiyan-2021with administration cities, a totalof 20 cases related to housingboards will be disposed off onpriority. These include cases ofbuilding maps, cases of transferof names, reorganization of sub-division of plots, registration byrevalidation of unregistered pat-tas, extension of building con-struction period, allotment letter,refund to allottees/applicants,no dues certificate on deposit offull amount, one-time lease.Letter, transfer sale mutual/nom-ination/death case, change inincome group, demand for bal-ance balance/other amount,information about change ofaddress, earnest money refund,registration of contractors, hous-ing registration, approval ofbuilding maps and cases likereturn of security deposit, issueof possession letter and regular-isation will be disposed off

immediately.The commissioner directed

that all pending cases during thecampaign should be reduced tozero. Negligence of any kind willnot be tolerated. Along withthis, services like allotment let-ter, lease discharge certificatewill be provided to the applicanton the spot immediately. Arorainformed that for the successfulimplementation of Abhiyan-2021 with administration towns,a nodal officer will be appoint-ed at the state level for effectivemonitoring of problems on a reg-ular basis.

He informed that Rajasthanhousing board will conduct a sur-vey to bring new housingschemes in 200 small towns ofthe state. For this, a mobile appnamed RHB Awas will belaunched. In this app, people'sopinions regarding the size of thehouse, income group, and so on,will be recorded. After obtainingpermission from the state gov-ernment, the housing board willlaunch the housing scheme bytaking acquisition action in viewof the availability of land.

In the meeting, the chiefengineers K C Meena, G SBaghela, financial advisor SanjaySharma, additional chief engi-neer Nathuram, K S Chaudhary,Sanjay Punia, residential engi-neers and senior officers of theboard were present.

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Sports Minister AnuragThakur on Wednesdayfelicitated the 17medal-

winners from the TokyoParalympics, saying he expectsthem to shatter more records inthe 2024 Paris Games after rais-ing the bar with a stupendousperformance this time.

The Indian para-athletesregistered their best-ever perfor-mance in the Tokyo Games bywinning an unprecedented 19medals, including five gold,eight silver and six bronze.

Shooters Avani Lekhara(gold and bronze) and SinghrajAdana (silver and bronze) werethe ones to finish on the podi-

um twice.“It was my dream to win a

medal for my country and I hadtrained hard for it. Has it sunkin? not yet. I am so happy andgrateful,” said the 19-year-oldLekhara, who became the firstIndian woman to win aParalympic gold.

Thakur lauded her and allothers who finished on thepodium, presenting them withmementos to honour their feats.“I recall in the 2016 Paralympics,the size of the Indian contingentwas 19, while this year thecountry has won as many as 19medals. You have shown usthat the human spirit is the mostpowerful of all,” Thakur said atthe function where the medal-

winners were given a standingovation.

“Our medal tally hasincreased by about five times.For the first time we have wonmedals in table tennis andarchery, competed for the firsttime in canoeing and powerlift-ing. We equalled two worldrecords and we broke evenmore. India’s para athletes deliv-ered a perfect podium finish,” headded.

He offered government’sfull support to the athletes.“The government’s approach inextending support to athletes forinternational competitions hasundergone a transformationalchange. The government willcontinue to support India’s par-alympians with facilities andfunding so that they may con-tinue to excel internationally.

“We’d like to encouragemore regional and national tour-naments for our paralympiansso they can regularly competeand hone their skills,” saidThakur.

The function was alsoattended by Thakur’s predeces-sor and current Law and JusticeMinister Kiren Rijiju andMinister of State for SportsNisith Pramanik among others.

Also present on the occa-sion were Sports Secretary RaviMittal, Sports Authority of IndiaDirector General SandipPradhan, ParalympicCommittee of India PresidentDeepa Malik.

Malik thanked the govern-ment for constant support. Indiahad sent a 54-strong contingentto the Games, the country’sbiggest ever.

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Veteran India speedsterMohammed Shami has

recovered from his nigglesand is fit to play the final Testagainst England inManchester, start ingSeptember 10.

Shami and fellow seniorpacer Ishant Sharma wererested from the Oval Test thatIndia won by 157 runs to take2-1 lead in the five-matchseries as the duo was nursingniggles.

It is learnt that Shami hadjoined the team’s training ses-sion on Wednesday, two daysbefore the commencement ofthe final Test.

“Shami is fit. And whenShami is fit, he is an automat-ic choice,” a senior BCCI offi-cial privy to the develop-ments, told PTI.

Shami’s fitness status willcertainly help captain ViratKohli and only available coachVikram Rathour to mull onavailable options ahead of thefifth game.

As of now among theIndian bowlers, Bumrah isway ahead in terms of quan-tum of overs with 151 of themsent during the seven inningsacross four Tests which iseffectively more than 21 oversper innings.

Bumrah has 18 wickets to

his credit but with a T20World Cup to play and beforethat an Indian Premier Leaguewhere he has commitmentstowards Mumbai Indians, itwill be interesting to see howhis body holds up during thelast five days of this longseries. India, who are againeyeing a series win in Englandafter 14 years, would ideallywant their best eleven to be onthe park but at the same timealso needs to be aware of theworkload management of thepacers.

In case that Bumrah isrested, keeping in mind thenext two months of continu-ous T20 cricket, then Shamiwill straightaway replace him.

But if Bumrah plays the

last Test which he would wantto as India need to close in onthe series win, thenMohammed Siraj will have tomake way as both UmeshYadav (6 wickets in the game)an Shardul Thakur (two fiftiesand 3 wickets) can’t bedropped.

According to manyexperts, Manchester is one ofthe venues, which despite it’spacer-friendly nature couldprovide some assistance for asecond spinner in which casethe ti l l-now ignoredRavichandran Ashwin can fitin.

Rohit, Pujara fitness The medical team is still

assessing both the senior play-ers Rohit (knee injury) andCheteshwar Pujara (ankle)but it couldn’t be ascertainedwhether they have partially orcompletely recovered. It’slearnt that Rohit is recoveringwell and chances of him beingavailable are still bright but adecision would only be takenafter medical team gives a goahead.

If Rohit fails to get fit intime, the choice is betweenAbhimanyu Easwaran,Mayank Agarwal and PrithviShaw. In case of Pujara’sabsence , it will be a two horserace between Hanuma Vihariand Suryakumar Yadav.

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His team ended up on thelosing side but England

captain Joe Root believes that thepitch for the Oval Test againstIndia was a “brilliant example”of a good Test track and hewould like to see more of theseduring the home season and thecounty circuit.

England are having a forget-table summer at home, havinglost to New Zealand in June andtrailing India 1-2 in the ongoingfive-match series.

The wicket at The Oval

aided the pacers early on beforebecoming a batting beauty. Onday five, Indian bowlers stillmanaged to get enough out of itfor a famous win.

“Home advantage is alwaysgoing to be there. In this coun-try at times with the weather, theamount of rain can disrupt howyou prepare a pitch. But frommy point of view I encouragejust really good Test wickets,” hesaid in an online press confer-ence here.

“If we’re going to be the bestteam in the world we’re going tohave to be play on good wick-

ets which are flat in certain peri-ods. We’re also going to have tobe able to learn to deal with thescoreboard pressure.

“We should also be able todeal with the pressure of spin-ning wicket towards the backend of the Test match,” headded. Preparing a green top canalso be counter-productive forEngland against a high qualityIndia pace attack. Root has notseen the wicket for the fifth Testyet but he has gained a lot ofknowledge on the conditions atOld Trafford by playing thricelast year.

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When Leylah Fernandezwins a pivotal point at the

US Open — and she’s wonenough of them to become thetournament’s youngest semifi-nalist since Maria Sharapova in2005 — the teenager with theexciting game and enthusiasm tomatch raises her right fist orwindmills her arms, firing upherself and the crowd.

What often happens next,after good points or bad, is justas important to the success of theunseeded Canadian left-han-der with the quick reflexes:She’ll turn her back to the courtand her opponent, face the wallbehind the baseline for a fewmoments, gather herself andrepeat whatever that day’smantra of choice is.

During Tuesday’s 6-3, 3-6,7-6 (5) victory against No. 5 seedElina Svitolina in Arthur AsheStadium, which followed winsover past U.S. Open championsand former No. 1s Naomi Osakaand Angelique Kerber,Fernandez focused on self-belief.

“I was only thinking oftrusting myself, trusting mygame. After every point, win orlose, I would always tell myself,‘Trust my game. Go for my

shots. Just see where the ballgoes,’” said Fernandez, whoturned 19 on Monday and hadnever been past the third roundin her previous half-dozen major

appearances. “I see what I’m feel-ing. I see if there’s one phrasethat really catches me or thatmakes me more motivated thanthe others. I just keep it through-out the match.”

It’s working. Another Canadian moved

into the semifinals when 21-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime’sopponent Tuesday night, 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain,stopped playing in the second setwhile trailing 6-3, 3-1 because ofan issue with a muscle in hisright leg. Alcaraz was coming offtwo five-set wins in a row —including against No. 3 seedStefanos Tsitsipas — that madehim the youngest male quarter-finalist in New York since 1963.

“It’s really tough to end agreat tournament like this,”Alcaraz said, “but I had nochoice.”

The 12th-seeded Auger-Aliassime is the first man fromCanada to reach the U.S. Opensemifinals and plays No. 2 DaniilMedvedev next. Medvedev, a 25-year-old from Russia, earned aspot in the final four at FlushingMeadows for the third consec-utive year by stopping the sur-prising run of Dutch qualifierBotic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5.

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Iconic former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni wason Wednesday brought in as mentor of India’s 15-

member T20 World Cup squad by the BCCI, a movethat took everyone by surprise.

“Former India Captain M S Dhoni to mentor theteam for the T20 World Cup,” announced BCCI sec-retary Jay Shah in a press conference to unveil thesquad for the event scheduled to startOctober 17 in the UAE and Oman.

“(I) spoke to him in Dubai. He agreedto be mentor for WT20 only and I dis-cussed with my colleagues and all areon same page. I spoke to captain (ViratKohli) and vice captain (Rohit Sharma)and everyone agreed,” he added.

The 40-year-old Dhoni retired

from international cricket last yearhaving played his last game in2019 World Cup semi-final.

It is believed that he hasbeen brought in for his experiencein devising white ball strategyand for also knowing how to win

crucial ICC tournaments whichhas not been the case with his suc-

cessor. One of the most suc-

cessful captains in the his-tory of Indian cricket, theenigmatic wicketkeeper-batsman led India to twoworld titles — the 2007T20 World Cup in SouthAfrica and the 2011 ODI

World Cup in India. ASHWIN INCLUDED IN SQUADNew Delhi: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwinwas on Wednesday included in India’s 15-membersquad for the T20 World Cup alongside IshanKishan, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy.

The 34-year-old Ashwin last played white-ballcricket for India in 2017. Kishan and Chakaravarthyhave been rewarded for their consistent performancein the IPL and the few opportunities they got with theIndian team. The T20 World Cup starts October 17in the UAE and Oman.

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