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C oncerned at the declining mask usage in the country to pre-second surge level, the Government on Friday warned people not to be lax and instead take a cue from increasing Omicron cases across the coun- tries and adopt appropriate Covid-19 behaviour seriously. “WHO is warning against the decline in mask usage. The global scene of Omicron is dis- turbing... We are now operat- ing at a risky and unacceptable level. We have to remember that both vaccines and masks are important,” Dr VK Paul, the NITI Aayog member for Health, said at a press briefing here. Clinically, Omicron is not yet posing a burden on the healthcare system but vigil has to be maintained, he said. Meanwhile, two more Covid-19 cases of Omicron variant were reported in Gujarat and 7 in Maharashtra on Friday. With this, India’s tally of the new variant infec- tion rose to 32. While in Gujarat, the wife and the brother-in-law of an NRI man, who had been found infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Gujarat’s Jamnagar a week back, were detected with the new strain, in Dharavi a 49-year-old, who returned from Tanzania on December 4, tested positive for Omicron variant. He had not taken any vaccine but has been asymptomatic, the Government said. “All cases have mild symp- toms. Omicron cases account for less than 0.04 per cent of total variants detected,” Lav Agarwal, joint secretary at the Union Health Ministry, said at a briefing. “Since December 1, total of 93 international passengers have tested positive for Covid- 19. Of these, 83 are from coun- tries that have been designat- ed “at-risk” given the Omicron breakout and 13 from other countries,” Agarwal said. “Two countries had report- ed Omicron cases till November, 24. Now, 59 coun- tries have reported cases of Omicron. These 59 countries have reported 2,936 Omicron cases. Besides this, 78,054 prob- able cases have also been detected — their genome sequencing is underway,” the official said. The Centre said the treat- ment protocol for the Omicron variant remained the same. Continued on Page 2 P rime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for better cooperation among democracies of the world with stress on increasing “inclu- siveness and transparency” and affirmed that democratic spir- it, including respect for rule of law and pluralistic ethos, is “ingrained in Indians”. The Prime Minister said India where democratic tradi- tions go back to the centuries has shown that “democracy can deliver”. Addressing “the Democracy Summit” called by US President Joe Biden, the Prime Minister said he is proud to represent the world’s largest democracy at this summit. “The democratic spirit is integral to our civilisation ethos,” said Modi reminding the summit that “elected repub- lican city-states such as Lichhavi and Shakya flour- ished in India as far as 2,500 years back. The same democ- ratic spirit is seen in the 10th century “Uttaramerur” inscrip- tion that codified the principles of democratic participation”. “This very democratic spir- it and ethos had made ancient India one of the most prosper- ous. Centuries of the colonial rule could not suppress the democratic spirit of the Indian people. It again found full expression with India’s Independence, and led to an unparalleled story in democ- ratic nation-building over the last 75 years,” the Prime Minister told the summit called by President Biden inviting select 110 countries to focus on democracies and ways to pro- mote their liberal ethos and preserve human rights. The summit was billed by the White House as an oppor- tunity for leaders and experts from some 110 countries to collaborate on defending against authoritarianism, fight- ing corruption, and promoting respect for human rights. The countries not invited to the summit called it a sub- tle way of re-starting cold war. Continued on Page 2 F ollowing the emergence of new Covid-19 variant Omicron which is gradually spreading its tentacles across the country, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Friday asked the Union Health Ministry to assess the requirement of vac- cine booster shots to tackle dif- ferent variants of the Covid-19. The Committee recom- mended that the Ministry in coordination with the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 to assess the require- ment of booster doses. “The committee would like to know whether any research has been conducted by ICMR and other concerned institu- tions regarding the efficacy of the vaccines that are being given or administered in the country against various vari- ants,” it said in a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Underlining that the nature and virulence of Covid-19 pan- demic is “unpredictable”, the committee cautioned that alert- ness and preparedness cannot be compromised at any stage. Continued on Page 2 T aking note of the improve- ment in air quality in the Delhi-NCR region, the Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for lifting curbs on construction activities. The court directed the commis- sion on air quality management to take a decision on various representations seeking easing of curbs, like ban on construc- tion activities, within a week. A special bench compris- ing Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant asked Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to com- ply with its earlier order to pay minimum wages to construc- tion workers from the cess, col- lected by them from real estate firms, as their work was hit due to the ban. The SC’s order was for the States under the NCR region. The Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh Governments will have to file compliance affi- davits on the issue related to payment of money to con- struction workers, it said. “We direct the commission to exam- ine requests of various indus- tries and organisations about relaxation of conditions imposed by virtue of our orders or otherwise as per their cir- culars. We expect the com- mission will look into this in a week’s time,” the bench said. Continued on Page 2 S tate force should never be used to either browbeat a political opinion or journalists, the Supreme Court has said, calling for “introspection from the political class across the country” over debasement in dialogue which is taking place even as it asked scribes to be more responsible in the “twitter age”. A bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh made these observa- tions while quashing the FIRs against editors of a news web portal and others, in connec- tion with articles published in West Bengal. In a country which prides itself on its diversity, there are bound to be different percep- tions and opinions which would include political opin- ions, the apex court said. That is very essence of a democracy, it said. “State force should never be used to either browbeat a political opinion or the journalists suffer the con- sequences of what is already in public domain. “We hasten to add that this does not take away the respon- sibility of the journalists in how they report the matters, more so in a “twitter age,” the bench said. Continued on Page 2 T wo Jammu & Kashmir policemen succumbed to their injuries after “unidenti- fied” terrorists opened indis- criminate firing on a police party at Gulshan Chowk area of North Kashmir’s Bandipore district late on Friday. Profusely bleeding police- men were immediately rushed to the nearby hospital where doctors present on duty declared them brought dead. The targeted killings took place after a long gap and the same were possibly executed by the “hybrid” cate- gory of terrorists. Security personnel in J&K term over-ground workers as “hybrid” terrroists as majority of them have no track record of any terrorist related activities and they mix up with the local population quite easily after executing their assigned task. According to a tweet post- ed by the Kashmir zone police, “Terrorists fired upon a police party at Gulshan Chowk area of Bandipora on Friday. In this terror incident, two police personnel namely selection grade constable Mohd Sultan & Constable Fayaz Ahmad got injured & attained martyrdom”. Following the firing inci- dent, security forces launched a massive search operation in the area to track down the footprints of terrorists. Continued on Page 2 T he nation bids an emotional farewell to first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika as they were cre- mated here on Friday. Draped in the national flag, Rawat was accorded full military hon- ours, including a 17-gun salute. The bodies of General Rawat and his wife were placed side by side at the funeral pyre at the Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment. It was lit by their two daughters Kritika and Tarini after a brief religious cer- emony. The Last Post was sounded by the Army buglers. Befitting his rank and stature, General Rawat’s body was brought to the cremation ground from Kamraj in a gun carriage. The entire five to the six-km route was lined with people who showered flower petals when the cortege passed by them. Some young men also ran the entire distance along- side the cortege shouting patri- otic slogans. Earlier in the day, leaders cutting across party lines paid their homage by visiting General Rawat’s official resi- dence at Kamraj Road here. Prominent leaders, who placed wreaths there, included Rahul Gandhi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP presi- dent JP Nadda, Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge and Minister Piyush Goyal. Kejriwal was also present at the crematorium later along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttrakhand Chief Minister PS Dhami, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Colonel (retired) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval had paid their respects on Thursday evening after the bodies of the victims of the crash were brought to Palam airbase here from Wellington, Tamil Nadu. Continued on Page 2 T he Congress has plunged in a serious crisis in Goa with several party members quitting on a day party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi was visiting the State. The Congress is fac- ing rift over the choice of alliance partners in the poll- bound State. A section of party men are also reportedly unhappy with the handling of the entire sit- uation by senior party leader and State in-charge P Chidambaram. A group of Congress lead- ers from the Goa’s Porvorim Assembly constituency resigned this morning. The group, supported by Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte, claimed the Congress was not serious about contest- ing the Assembly polls likely to be held in early 2022. AICC sources said though maintained that such prob- lems occur before elections in every party, the spate of resig- nations came after differences emerged in the Congress over the nature of its understanding with the Goa Forward Party (GFP) for the Assembly polls. Chidambaram, however, said the GFP had only extend- ed support to the Congress and refused to term it as an alliance at this stage. “The Congress party does not seem to be interested in contesting the upcoming Goa elections seriously. It is a non- starter due to the attitude of some of its leaders,” Gupesh Naik, a former zilla panchayat member, who led the group from Porvorim, stated. Another senior leader from South Goa Moreno Rebelo too resigned. Continued on Page 2 T he cases of Omicron infec- tion, a new variant of Covid-19 causing virus, have seen alarming spread in just two weeks. On November 24, only two countries had report- ed Omicron cases but by December 9 the number of affected countries rose to 59. These 59 countries have report- ed 2,936 Omicron cases. Besides this, 78,054 probable cases have also been detected, and their genome sequencing is underway. Though the symptoms of infections are mild so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the rate of hospitalisation resulting from infection is likely to rise, overwhelming the health infra- structure. Cases have been reported from the UK, South Africa, Brazil, Botswana, China, Ghana, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Hong Kong and Israel. Dr Shahid Jameel, Director, Trivedi School of Biosciences, Ashoka University and Gautam Menon, Prof of Physics and Biology, Ashoka University, on Friday said they expect the cases in India to rise by early next year. Continued on Page 2

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Concerned at the decliningmask usage in the country

to pre-second surge level, theGovernment on Friday warnedpeople not to be lax and insteadtake a cue from increasingOmicron cases across the coun-tries and adopt appropriateCovid-19 behaviour seriously.

“WHO is warning againstthe decline in mask usage. Theglobal scene of Omicron is dis-turbing... We are now operat-ing at a risky and unacceptablelevel. We have to rememberthat both vaccines and masksare important,” Dr VK Paul, theNITI Aayog member forHealth, said at a press briefinghere.

Clinically, Omicron is notyet posing a burden on thehealthcare system but vigil hasto be maintained, he said.

Meanwhile, two moreCovid-19 cases of Omicronvariant were reported inGujarat and 7 in Maharashtraon Friday. With this, India’stally of the new variant infec-tion rose to 32.

While in Gujarat, the wife

and the brother-in-law of anNRI man, who had been foundinfected with the Omicronvariant of Covid-19 in Gujarat’sJamnagar a week back, weredetected with the new strain, inDharavi a 49-year-old, whoreturned from Tanzania onDecember 4, tested positive forOmicron variant. He had not

taken any vaccine but has beenasymptomatic, theGovernment said.

“All cases have mild symp-toms. Omicron cases accountfor less than 0.04 per cent oftotal variants detected,” LavAgarwal, joint secretary at theUnion Health Ministry, said ata briefing.

“Since December 1, total of93 international passengershave tested positive for Covid-19. Of these, 83 are from coun-tries that have been designat-ed “at-risk” given the Omicronbreakout and 13 from othercountries,” Agarwal said.

“Two countries had report-ed Omicron cases tillNovember, 24. Now, 59 coun-tries have reported cases ofOmicron. These 59 countrieshave reported 2,936 Omicroncases. Besides this, 78,054 prob-able cases have also beendetected — their genomesequencing is underway,” theofficial said.

The Centre said the treat-ment protocol for the Omicronvariant remained the same.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi on Thursday called

for better cooperation amongdemocracies of the world withstress on increasing “inclu-siveness and transparency” andaffirmed that democratic spir-it, including respect for rule oflaw and pluralistic ethos, is“ingrained in Indians”.

The Prime Minister saidIndia where democratic tradi-tions go back to the centurieshas shown that “democracy candeliver”.

Addressing “theDemocracy Summit” called byUS President Joe Biden, thePrime Minister said he is proudto represent the world’s largestdemocracy at this summit.

“The democratic spirit isintegral to our civilisationethos,” said Modi remindingthe summit that “elected repub-lican city-states such asLichhavi and Shakya flour-ished in India as far as 2,500years back. The same democ-ratic spirit is seen in the 10thcentury “Uttaramerur” inscrip-tion that codified the principlesof democratic participation”.

“This very democratic spir-it and ethos had made ancientIndia one of the most prosper-ous. Centuries of the colonial

rule could not suppress thedemocratic spirit of the Indianpeople. It again found fullexpression with India’sIndependence, and led to anunparalleled story in democ-ratic nation-building over thelast 75 years,” the PrimeMinister told the summit calledby President Biden invitingselect 110 countries to focus ondemocracies and ways to pro-mote their liberal ethos and

preserve human rights.The summit was billed by

the White House as an oppor-tunity for leaders and expertsfrom some 110 countries tocollaborate on defendingagainst authoritarianism, fight-ing corruption, and promotingrespect for human rights.

The countries not invitedto the summit called it a sub-tle way of re-starting cold war.

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Following the emergence ofnew Covid-19 variant

Omicron which is graduallyspreading its tentacles acrossthe country, the ParliamentaryStanding Committee on HomeAffairs on Friday asked theUnion Health Ministry toassess the requirement of vac-cine booster shots to tackle dif-ferent variants of the Covid-19.

The Committee recom-mended that the Ministry incoordination with the NationalTechnical Advisory Group onImmunization (NTAGI) andthe National Expert Group onVaccine Administration forCovid-19 to assess the require-ment of booster doses.

“The committee would liketo know whether any researchhas been conducted by ICMRand other concerned institu-

tions regarding the efficacy ofthe vaccines that are beinggiven or administered in thecountry against various vari-ants,” it said in a report tabledin the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Underlining that the natureand virulence of Covid-19 pan-demic is “unpredictable”, thecommittee cautioned that alert-ness and preparedness cannotbe compromised at any stage.

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Taking note of the improve-ment in air quality in the

Delhi-NCR region, theSupreme Court on Fridaypaved the way for lifting curbson construction activities. Thecourt directed the commis-sion on air quality managementto take a decision on variousrepresentations seeking easingof curbs, like ban on construc-tion activities, within a week.

A special bench compris-ing Chief Justice NV Ramanaand Justices DY Chandrachudand Surya Kant asked UttarPradesh and Rajasthan to com-ply with its earlier order to payminimum wages to construc-tion workers from the cess, col-lected by them from real estate

firms, as their work was hit dueto the ban. The SC’s order wasfor the States under the NCRregion.

The Rajasthan and UttarPradesh Governments willhave to file compliance affi-davits on the issue related topayment of money to con-struction workers, it said. “Wedirect the commission to exam-ine requests of various indus-tries and organisations aboutrelaxation of conditionsimposed by virtue of our ordersor otherwise as per their cir-culars. We expect the com-mission will look into this in aweek’s time,” the bench said.

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State force should never beused to either browbeat a

political opinion or journalists,the Supreme Court has said,calling for “introspection fromthe political class across thecountry” over debasement indialogue which is taking placeeven as it asked scribes to be more responsible in the“twitter age”.

A bench comprisingJustices SK Kaul and MMSundresh made these observa-tions while quashing the FIRsagainst editors of a news webportal and others, in connec-tion with articles published inWest Bengal.

In a country which pridesitself on its diversity, there arebound to be different percep-tions and opinions whichwould include political opin-ions, the apex court said.

That is very essence of a

democracy, it said.“State force should never be

used to either browbeat a political opinion or the journalists suffer the con-sequences of what is already inpublic domain.

“We hasten to add that thisdoes not take away the respon-sibility of the journalists in howthey report the matters, moreso in a “twitter age,” the benchsaid.

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Two Jammu & Kashmirpolicemen succumbed to

their injuries after “unidenti-fied” terrorists opened indis-criminate firing on a policeparty at Gulshan Chowk areaof North Kashmir’s Bandiporedistrict late on Friday.

Profusely bleeding police-men were immediately rushedto the nearby hospital wheredoctors present on dutydeclared them brought dead.

The targeted killings tookplace after a long gap and the same were possiblyexecuted by the “hybrid” cate-gory of terrorists.

Security personnel in J&Kterm over-ground workers as“hybrid” terrroists as majorityof them have no track record ofany terrorist related activitiesand they mix up with the localpopulation quite easily afterexecuting their assigned task.

According to a tweet post-ed by the Kashmir zone police,“Terrorists fired upon a policeparty at Gulshan Chowk areaof Bandipora on Friday. Inthis terror incident, two police personnel namelyselection grade constable MohdSultan & Constable FayazAhmad got injured & attainedmartyrdom”.

Following the firing inci-dent, security forces launcheda massive search operation inthe area to track down thefootprints of terrorists.

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The nation bids an emotionalfarewell to first Chief of

Defence Staff (CDS) GeneralBipin Rawat and his wifeMadhulika as they were cre-mated here on Friday. Drapedin the national flag, Rawat wasaccorded full military hon-ours, including a 17-gun salute.

The bodies of GeneralRawat and his wife were placedside by side at the funeral pyreat the Brar Square, DelhiCantonment. It was lit by theirtwo daughters Kritika andTarini after a brief religious cer-emony. The Last Post wassounded by the Army buglers.

Befitting his rank andstature, General Rawat’s bodywas brought to the cremationground from Kamraj in a guncarriage. The entire five to thesix-km route was lined withpeople who showered flowerpetals when the cortege passedby them. Some young men alsoran the entire distance along-side the cortege shouting patri-

otic slogans.Earlier in the day, leaders

cutting across party lines paidtheir homage by visitingGeneral Rawat’s official resi-dence at Kamraj Road here.Prominent leaders, who placedwreaths there, included RahulGandhi, Home Minister AmitShah, Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal, BJP presi-dent JP Nadda, Congress leaderM Mallikarjun Kharge andMinister Piyush Goyal.

Kejriwal was also present atthe crematorium later alongwith Defence Minister RajnathSingh, Uttrakhand ChiefMinister PS Dhami, LawMinister Kiren Rijiju andColonel (retired) RajyavardhanSingh Rathore.

Prime Minister NarendraModi and National SecurityAdviser (NSA) Ajit Doval hadpaid their respects on Thursdayevening after the bodies of thevictims of the crash werebrought to Palam airbase herefrom Wellington, Tamil Nadu.

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The Congress has plunged ina serious crisis in Goa with

several party members quittingon a day party general secretaryPriyanka Gandhi was visitingthe State. The Congress is fac-ing rift over the choice ofalliance partners in the poll-bound State.

A section of party men arealso reportedly unhappy withthe handling of the entire sit-uation by senior party leaderand State in-charge PChidambaram.

A group of Congress lead-ers from the Goa’s PorvorimAssembly constituencyresigned this morning. Thegroup, supported byIndependent MLA RohanKhaunte, claimed the Congresswas not serious about contest-

ing the Assembly polls likely tobe held in early 2022.

AICC sources said thoughmaintained that such prob-lems occur before elections inevery party, the spate of resig-nations came after differencesemerged in the Congress overthe nature of its understandingwith the Goa Forward Party(GFP) for the Assembly polls.

Chidambaram, however,said the GFP had only extend-ed support to the Congress and

refused to term it as an allianceat this stage.

“The Congress party doesnot seem to be interested incontesting the upcoming Goaelections seriously. It is a non-starter due to the attitude ofsome of its leaders,” GupeshNaik, a former zilla panchayatmember, who led the groupfrom Porvorim, stated. Anothersenior leader from South GoaMoreno Rebelo too resigned.

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Allegations have surfacedthat certain officials in theWater Resources Departmenthave conspired to negate thewishes of the Chief Ministeron the vital issue of using ad-vanced German technologyfor rehabilitation of SasonBargarh canal system.

The then Engineer-in-Chief (EIC) wrote to the Wa-ter Resources Secretary inJanuary 2021 seeking admin-

istrative approval for rehabili-tation of the 60-year-old un-lined canal and its sub systemswhose carrying capacity hasreduced severely due to fre-quent breaching, piping, silt-ation and growth of weeds.

The EIC with approval ofthe Technical Advisory Com-mittee had suggested the useof a novelGerman technologyto do the lining without irri-

gation closure to avoid resent-ments of farmers. The pro-posal was approved by Cabi-net after due endorsement ofthe Finance Department andthe office of the Chief Minis-ter even tweeted the approval.

But the EIC's successorDhiren Samal allegedly incollusion with the new ChiefEngineer of the Hirakud Damproject without having any

knowledge on Hirakud Sys-tem misguided to change theapproved decision of theChief Minister. They alleg-edly conspired to replace thenew technology with the tra-ditional one on the plea thatthe new technology is expen-sive. In a "penny wise poundfoolish" move Samaleven is-sued a circular on the day be-fore his retirement mandat-ing the use of traditional ma-terial which was against theapproval of the Cabinet. It isalleged that the move is actu-ally to help some suppliers oragencies of traditional mate-rials.

Notably, former EICSamal, who has spent muchof his service period in theOdisha Computer Applica-tion Centre (OCAC) hasn't

much technical acumenabout the functioning of theWR Department.

OCC Limited has alreadyfloated a tender for the workspecifying the traditional ma-terial.

Following which manypresidents of the PaniPanchayats in westernOdisha, who were enthusedby the tweet of the CMOabout the new technologyhave expressed their appre-hensions about the success ofthe project and the period ofclosure of the canal system.

This has the potential tocreate unrest among thefarmers of the region anddamage the prospects of theruling party in the upcomingPanchayat Elections, some lo-cal leaders alleged.

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reply to a question of MPSubash Chandra Singh,Union Minister G KishanReddy in Rajya Sabha onThursday said, "On the basisof a proposal received fromthe State Government ofOdisha, the project 'Infra-structure Development atPuri, Shree Jagannath Dham- Ramachandi - Prachi Riverfront at Deuli', the UnionMinistry of Tourism hadsanctioned in March 2015 Rs50 crore with release of anamount of Rs 10 crore."

Giving detai ls of the

While the Union Gov-ernment has released only Rs10 crore for the developmentof infrastructure inJagannath Dham, Puri underits PRASHAD scheme, theholy city waits for morefunds.

That too, the amount wasreleased in March 2015,when the PRASHAD schemewas launched. Though theCentre is supposed to pro-vide Rs 50 crore under thescheme, it has released onlyRs 10 crore till now.

10 per cent and no utilisationcertificate has been receivedfrom the State Government,"he told.

However, the Centre hassanctioned over Rs 45 crorefor Kerala and over Rs 53crore for Andhra Pradesh.

The National Mission onPilgrimage Rejuvenation andSpiritual Heritage Augmen-tation Drive (PRASHAD)was launched by the Minis-try of Tourism in the year2014-15 with the objective ofintegrated development ofidentified pilgrimage andheritage destinations.

projects, Reddy said devel-opment of the Tourist Facili-tation Centre at Puri, ShreeJagannath Vishramsthali andamphitheatre, Puri beach,Gundicha Temple,

Ramchandi Temple, Prachiriver front and Maa MangalaTemple have been approvedunder the scheme.

"Till date the progress inthe project has been less than

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The Internal ComplaintsCommittee (ICC) of theCentral University of Odisha(CUO) organised a webinaron ‘Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace Act’ onThursday to commemoratethe 8th anniversary of Noti-fication of Sexual Harass-ment Act 2013.

Vice-Chancellor ProfSharat Kumar Palita said themindset of the society needsto undergo a sea change to-wards women.

Mahila Adhikar Abhiyanchairperson NamrataChadha spoke about the his-toric Vishakha judgementand also the depiction of vio-lence of women in media.She called for sensitisation of

people, especially males, anda change in the mindset ofparents.

Shyni S of the BijuPatnaik State Police TrainingAcademy, Bhubaneswar,stressed on a safe and digni-fied work atmosphere forwomen. Nalco DGM VKrishna Kumari said strong

work ethics, balance andability to work under pres-sure are the requirements tocounter instances of sexualharassment at workplaces aslegislations are not enough.

Dr Kakoli Banerjee, Pre-siding Officer, ICC, CUO,chaired the proceedings ofthe webinar.

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The Comptroller and Audi-tor General of India (CAG)found non-realisation of Rs456.46 crore towards costprice of the iron ore extractedbeyond the approved quantityby the Joint Director of Minesfrom the leaseholders.

Besides, for the year2019-20, Government offi-cials have not made avail-able assessment files, re-turns, refund registers andother relevant records in-volving tax ef fec t of Rs1,295.47 crore for scrutiny.

These were parts of aCAG rep ort l a id in the

State Assembly on Friday.While releasing two re-

ports of CAG on Revenueand General, Social Sectorat a Press meet , AGsBibhudutta Basanta andSmriti said the revenue re-port contains 27 signifi-cant findings of audit of re-ceipts and expenditure ofmajor revenue-earning de-partments.

The State ' s p er for-mance in mobilisation ofresources is assessed in

terms of tax revenue andnontax revenue, not in-cluding the State's sharesin C entra l t axes andGrants- in-Aid which i sbased on the recommenda-tions of the Finance Com-mission.

The appl icat ion oflower rate of tax during as-sessment of the unspeci-fied items under the OVATAct resulted in short levyof tax of Rs 1.63 crore andpenalty of Rs 3.26 crore.

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In a case, claimed to be thefirst in India and the seventhin the world, doctors at theSOA’s IMS and SUM Hospitalhere successfully conducted anextremely-complicated case ofBrainstem Cavernoma andMyoclonic Epilepsy recently.

Anil Mahanandia (28)from Jharsuguda, who hadbeen suffering from the seriousillness for 22 years, recoveredwell and was discharged fromthe hospital on Friday.

“This is a rare disease. If thesurgery had not been done, itcould have led to brainhaemorrhage,” Prof (Dr)

Ashok Kumar Mahapatra,Vice-Chancellor of SOA, told.

The expensive surgery wasconducted free of any cost as thepatient was covered under the

state government’s Biju SwasthyaKalyan Yojana.

This case would now be pub-lished in various national and in-ternational medical journals.

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Mahanga police stationIIC Nihar Ranjan Mohantyappeared before the SalepurJudicial Magistrate First Class(JMFC) Court on Friday inconnection with the murdercase of a BJP leader and hisassociate.

The court had earlier issueda show-cause notice to the IICseeking explanation by Decem-

ber 10 as to why coercive andpunitive action would not betaken against him as per CrPCfor not appearing before it.

The court had also soughtan explanation from him overrepeatedly buying time for fil-ing reinvestigation report andcall detail record (CDR) of threeaccused in the case. The courthad rejected a time petition filedby him. In its order, the courtalso expected the cop to furnish

the reinvestigation report andup-to-date CDR besides sub-mitting a reply to the show-cause notice.

Notably, the JMFC Courthad ordered a fresh probe into themurder of Kulamani Baral and hisassociate Dibyasingha Baral onJanuary 2, 2021 after Kulamani'sson Ramakanta had moved thecourt challenging dropping of thename of Minister Pratap Jenafrom the charge-sheet.

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As per the NationalMonetisation Pipeline(NMP), 25 AAI airports have

been earmarked for assetmonetisation from 2022 to2025, said Minister of StateCivil Aviation, VK Singh ina written reply to a questionin Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Those are Bhubaneswar,Varanasi, Amritsar, Trichy,Indore, Raipur, Calicut,Coimbatore, Nagpur, Patna,Madurai, Surat, RanchiJodhpur, Chennai,

Vijayawada, Vadodara,Bhopal, Tirupati, Hubli,Imphal, Agartala, Udaipur,Dehradun andRajahmundry.

Even after bringing theseairports under PPP mode ofoperations, the AAI will re-main the owner of the air-ports and the airports willrevert to AAI once the Con-cession Period is over.

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The Special Task Force(STF) of the Crime Branch onThursday arrested two per-sons on the charge of smug-gling deer skins in Puri dis-trict.

The accused were identi-fied as Krushna ChandraSwain and Sunil Kumar Palei,both natives of Puri district.

Based on inputs, an STFteam along with forest officialsconducted a raid near thePipili flyover and detained twopeople on suspicion. The offi-cials seized as many as fivedeer hides from the

The accused could notproduce any authority in sup-port of the possession of deerskins, for which they werehanded over to Khordha For-est Division officials along

with seized items for necessarylegal action at their end.

Notably, since 2020, 21leopard skins, 12 elephant

tasks, seven deer skins havebeen seized from the smugglerand least 50 wildlife criminalshave been arrested.

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During the year 2020-21,Odisha has imported 43,009MT fish, despite demand offresh water fish thoughindigenous fish productionin the State and export of

fish from the State havinggrown.

Answering a question ofUmetkote BJP MLANityanand Gond, StateAgriculture and FarmersEmpowerment Minister DrAruna Kumar Sahoo saidOdisha stood fourth in thecountry in 2019-20 in fishproduction.

The State Government ismaking all-out efforts to

further increase fishproduction through MatsyaPokhari Yojana involvingthe self help groups (SHGs),Sahoo stated.

The Minister said whilethe State requires 34, 675lakh eggs per annum,Odisha produces as manyas 32,189 lakh eggs, whilethe rest 2 486 lakh eggs arebeing brought from theother States.

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So with an objective ofspreading message of happi-ness, unity, harmony, brother-hood and establish worldpeace, renowned music direc-tor from Odisha RajakishoreGochhayat has created aWorld Peace Anthem – Wehave the Denizens of ourEarth.

Youth artists from severalcountries across the globehave given their voice in theanthem.

Working as Music Teacherin DAV Public School, KalingaNagar, Bhubaneswar,Rajkeshore conceptualized theanthem in 1999.

Through the anthem, hehas made an appeal to

emphasise on educating thekids of ethics and spiritualityduring the tough time of theworld.

Speaking on the noble ini-tiative, Principal, DAV PublicSchool, Kalinga Nagar,Bhubaneswar Bipin Ku. Sahoosaid “This is a noble act oftransmitting the notion ofpeace and harmony, a missionto forward global brother-hood. As a creative artist,Rajkishore Gochhayat de-serves kudos for this uniqueinitiative."

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Three-time former MLAPrafulla Majhi, who had re-signed from the Congress ear-lier this week, joined the BJDat the party headquarters hereon Friday.

The ex-MLA of Talsara inSundargarh district joined theruling party in the presence ofseveral senior leaders of theparty, including organisationalsecretary Pranab Prakash Das.

The Pradesh CongressCommittee (PCC) had re-moved Majhi from the partyearlier on December 6, a dayafter he announced his resig-nation from the party, for ‘in-discipline’ and ‘anti-party ac-tivities’.

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Business journalist TamalBandopadhyay, Bollywood ac-tress Divya Dutta and SudhaMurty, wife of Infosys founderNarayan Murty and formerWest Bengal GovernorGopalkrishna Gandhi were

among others who receivedawards for their books at theinaugural ceremony of thethree-day Kalinga LiteraryFestival (KLF) 2021 here onFriday.

Padma Shri SrinivasUdgata was awarded theKalinga Literary Award andArun Kamal the Kalinga Lit-erary International award.

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On December 10, the worldcelebrated the InternationalHuman Rights Day. Here is anactivist-lawyer from a humblebackground from Bhadrak dis-trict of Odisha who has notonly filed more than 15,000cases before the National Hu-man Rights Commission(NHRC) but also proved to bea corona warrior of rare calibre.

The turmoil and traumafaced by him while serving thecommon man during the pan-demic is immeasurable and in-expressible. When people espe-cially the elite class don’t step

out of their homes, socialworker and civil rights lawyerRadhakanta Tripathy has beentirelessly working as a saviourfor the downtrodden, vulner-able strata of society in Bhadrak,an underdeveloped district ofOdisha. During the pandemic,the district administration

recognised his workand issued him a passto move around thedistrict during theshutdown andlockdown period.

Tripathy has be-come a beacon ofhope for leprosy pa-tients, transgenders,differently-abled,

administration to resolve theissues. He has been working forhuman causes including timelymedical care, shifting of pa-tients, arrangement of funer-als and post-death rituals.

He also undertook planta-tion of hundreds of saplingsalong with a few local volun-teers at Talagopbindha grampanchayat, his native place.

An interesting and impor-tant concept he has developedduring the pandemic is obser-vation of “World DutiesDay” on June 30. He alongwith volunteers started theday with plantation at theSalandi embankment, wentto the school and theAnganwadi Centre atBhaktibrahmapur, organised

Swachchata Abhiyan there andspent time with leprosy patients.

During the pandemic, theNHRC issued notices to theChief Secretaries of all Statesand Union Territories onTripathy’s petitions coveringissues like mental health,plight of the transgender andsex workers across India. Hispetitions for students facinghardship for lack of mobilesand internet accessibility, vio-lation of human rights inquarantines and treatmentand disposal of dead bodies,plight of whistleblowers whoexpose corruption across In-dia during the pandemic aresome of the important hu-man issues raised before theapex rights panel.

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The Subarnarekha PortPrivate Limited (SPPL),which is in the process of landacquisition for the ambitiousport project worth over Rs5,500 crore, has embarked onselecting unemployed youthsbelow 30 years of the affectedareas, primarily the land los-ers, to impart vocationaltraining and ensure furthertheir engagement.

A three-day screening ex-ercise which included bothwritten and viva voce beganfrom Thursday at Baliapal, saidhead admin of the SSPLproject, Pramod Kumar.

“Besides general qualifica-tion, the ITI, diploma, BTech,BCA and MCA passed candi-

dates are also recruited. Theeligible and selected job aspir-ants would be given 6 monthstraining at JNTVTI (JN Tatavocational training institute),Jamshedpur, Kalinganagar andJoda and it will be in two phases.There would be institutionaltraining for the first threemonths, followed by on-jobtraining in rest months. The

JNTVTI is recogniedby the NSDC (Na-tional Skill Develop-ment Corporation),"Pramod Kumar.

In the meanwhile,the SPPL has inaugu-rated its office onTuesday in the districtheadquarters. Execu-tive Director Prakash

Singh, Chief HR Vikash Kumar,Admin head Pramod Kumar, KCParida, Raj Kumar Sahu andSantanu Dutta were amongother senior officials present onthe occasion.

Notably, the SPPL hasplans of establishing a port ofRs 5,500 crore at Chaumukh,in Baliapal block, besides apetrochemical project of over

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The Odisha Mining Cor-poration (OMC) organised acustomers' meet for the buy-ers of iron, chrome and baux-ite ores here on Wednesday.OMC Chairman DeoranjanKumar Singh presided overthe session.

Singh said, "The primeobjective of OMC is to pro-mote minerals-based indus-tries in the State and OMCwill take all steps to increasethe minerals’ availability atmarket prices to the industriesbased in Odisha as well asacross the country.”

OMC MD Balwant Singhin his welcome address envi-

sioned the OMC’s growthpath which can be mutuallyachieved with the support ofits customers. He invited thecustomers’ feedback to miti-gate the logistics issues.

The buyers said the stepstaken by the OMC in tech-nical and digitalupgradation and other pro-customer approach are in-

dustry-friendly.Representatives from

major buyers like JindalSteel, Visa Steel, Jindal Steel& Power, Aart i Steels,Bhusan Power & Steels ,MSP Sponge Iron, TataSteel BSL, IMFA, ShyamMetalics & Energy, Vedanta,Ardent Steel, BC Mohanty& Sons were present.

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The Panchayati Raj Depart-ment has sacked DhinkiaPanchayat Samiti MemberDebendra Swain under thePanchayati Raj institutions Actand Rules on the charges ofindiscipline.

The department has askedthe Jagatsinghpur district Col-lector to implement the orderwith immediate effect.

Swain, an anti-JSWproject activist, didn’t cooper-ate with the administrationduring consecutive tripartitemeetings held in the proposed

project site villages. He wasconducting anti-project meet-ings.

The Collector on Septem-ber 30 had asked Swain to ap-pear before the Erasama BDOto defend allegations againsthim, but he didn’t turn up.

The administration againon November 30 asked himto appear before the authori-ties as a public representativeunder the Panchayat SamitiAct and Rules, but he againskipped the hearing.

The Panchayati Raj De-partment had furnished de-tailed reports to the Govern-ment about Swain’s alleged un-lawful activities, basing onwhich the Government foundhim guilty and sacked himfrom the post on Wednesday.

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A girl of Soro in Baleswardistrict, who is allegedly fac-ing racial discrimination inNew Zealand, has sought helpof the Indian Government.

Padmavati Maharana(32), native of Kanpur under

the Soro police limits, is livingin Rangiora town under Can-terbury of New Zealand. Apostgraduate in English and ayoga expert, she has beenteaching yoga since 2018 af-ter opening a centre there.

Recently, she came underwrath of some local residentsafter she posted a video foot-

age through social media (TikTok App), appealing to peopleto shun non-vegetarian foodfor a healthy life.

She was not only trolledheavily but received uncom-fortable messages in her socialmedia accounts. She also al-leged that she was getting callsfrom unknown numbers andeven prepaid mutton-stuffedpizzas were being sent to herfrom unknown sources. Somepeople also staged demonstra-

tions before her office.She told that although she

lodged a complaint with thelocal police, it yielded little re-sult. She was forced to live inher room, closing doors andwindows as the miscreantswere abusing her in filthy lan-guage with racial remarks infront of her house. Under thecircumstances, she appealeddesperately to the India Gov-ernment to intervene in thematter to provide her safety.

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"�(�6�$�(0�*��7��*2+")�Brahmapur : Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik will visit his constituencyHinjili and Tara Tarini on December12. He will inaugurate various pub-lic welfare programmes and a bronzestatue of Biju Patnaik there. DeputyInspector General of Police, SatyaBrata Bhoi and SP Ganjam Brijesh Kumar Rai visited Hinjilto observe the law and order situation in the localityahead of the CM's tour.

�/�/��$$��*3/�$�7�3/7/8/ 2Bhubaneswar : The State Housing & Ur-ban Development Department onThursday won the Asia Pacific HousingForum Innovation Awards 2021 for itsflagship initiative the Jaga Mission. Theaward was given for Innovation in Pub-lic Policy in recognition of the Jaga Mission's SlumUpgradation programme.

"$�1 2/6�/*$�/,0��/�+(��+* /8/(Bhubaneswar: The Prin-cipal, students andstaffs of the DAV Pub-lic School,Chandrasekharpur onThursday offered richtributes to Gen Bipin Rawat, the first CDS of India who losthis life in a tragic chopper crash. Principal Dr KC Satapathypaid homage to the great son of the motherland and termedhim as a brave warrior throughout whose untimely demise isan irreparable loss for the entire nation. NCC cadets lit candlesin his memory after according salutations.

���/���7%$�"�/7�+2�/�/ (*+ Bhubaneswar : India's multi-language mi-cro-blogging platform Koo has been cho-sen as the official social media partner forthe 8th Kalinga Literary Festival-KLF 2021.The festival is a celebration of the literaryand cultural legacy of Odisha and aims to inculcate readinghabits among the youths.

" � +$31*�7+29%� /�/�*$(%� �/""�1*(/*(Paradip : Construction company SaikrupaConstruction has lodged a complaint atthe Paradip Model police station regard-ing embezzling of crores of rupees by itsaccountant. Company head Rakesh KumarPatnaik lodged the complaint on Novem-ber 22 that one Biswajit Bal, working asan accountant in the company, hasbungled crores of rupees and deleted theaccount data in computer for last several years. Patnaik saidcrores of rupees are traded annually through his organisation.He said that after lodging the FIR, he has drawn the attentionof the Jagatsinghpur district SP to the matter.

/"(�6�$(3+0+ /$(��0*/�317/*"+�($+",Phulbani: Social activistfrom Kandhamal PrasantBehera has been nomi-nated as joint secretary ofthe St John Ambulance.Honorary secretary of StJohn ambulance, OdishaCentre, Dr Sanat Pattnaik nominated Behera for two years.The appointment letter had been sent to the District magis-trate-cum-Chairman of St John Ambulance District Centreand SP and the RTO for information and necessary action.

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0��+�1/ 2%+7�"�(/(+2Brahmapur: HomeGuard attached to theGanjam police station,Somnath Reddy, was fe-licitated for his dedica-tion to duty, better traf-fic management andsuccessfully executing arrest warrants on the 59th HomeGuard Day on December 6 at Chhatrapur. Ganjam SPBrijesh Rai praised Reddy for his work.

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As many as 37 railwayprojects worth Rs 55,219c r o r e a r e a t d i f f e r e n ts tages o f p lanning , ap-proval and execution inOdisha, Railway MinisterAshwini Vaishnaw said onWednesday.

Giving a written replyt o L o k S a b h a m e m b e rPratap Sarangi, he said," A s o n 0 1 . 0 4 . 2 0 2 1 , 3 7railway projects (11 newl i n e p r o j e c t s , 1 G a u g econversion and 25 Dou-bling) costing Rs 55,219c r o r e f o r 4 , 6 4 3 k ml e n g t h , f a l l i n g f u l l y /p a r t l y i n t h e S t a t e o f

Odisha are a t d i f ferents t a g e s o f p l a n n i n g / a p -proval/execution."

Odisha is covered byEast Coast Railway, SouthE a s t e r n R a i l w a y a n dSouth East Central Rail-way.

The Railways has sub-stantially increased bud-get allocations for infra-s t r u c t u r e p r o j e c t s a n dsafety works, falling fully/p a r t l y i n t h e S t a t e o fOdisha, he said.

Average annual budgetallocation for infrastruc-ture projects and safetyworks, falling fully/partlyin the State, during 2014-

19 has been enhanced toRs 4 ,126 crore per yearfrom Rs 838 crore per year(during 2009-14).

Thus, the average bud-g e t a l l o c a t i o n d u r i n g2014-19 is 392 per centmore as compared to aver-a g e a l l o c a t i o n d u r i n g2009-14 (Rs 838 crore/year), Vaishnaw said.

He further informed thatthese allocations have beenenhanced to Rs 4,568 crorein 2019-20 and Rs 5,296crore in 2020- 21 which are445 per cent and 532 percent more than the averageallocation of 2009- 14 (Rs838 crore/year) respectively.

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City-based couple Dr SumitDash and Dimple (Tapaswini),who had been ordered by theBrahmapur SDJM Court tostay together in a rented housefor seven days, is facing domes-tic turmoil yet again.

They were staying at a rentedaccommodation in Aska.

According to Dimple,Sumit left the house along witha friend on Thursday morn-

ing, saying he was going tothe hospital for duty. But whenshe tried to contact him, shefound his mobile phoneswitched off. When she in-formed the Aska PS IIC, po-lice found that Sumit was notpresent in the hospital.

Dimple alleged that Sumithas hatched a conspiracy toabandon her and the police arenot cooperating with her.

Earlier, the SDJM Court hadordered Sumit to undertake theresponsibility of his wife keep-ing her in a rented house till thefinal disposal of the case.

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BJD official candidate fromthe Athagarh constituency.

He said thepeople of Athagarhstill recall the mo-ment when he wasdenied ticket andhis loyal supporterRamesh Rout, aliasChakara, won theelect ion with hisand his supporters’efforts.

“It was shockingas I was representing

Food Supplies and Con-sume Welfare MinisterRanendra Pratp Swain recalleda shocking incident in his po-litical life and termed it as a‘well-planned conspiracy’against him during the 2009elections.

While interacting with themedia on the sidelines of theState Assembly session, Swainsaid the incident was rejectionof his nomination paper as the

the constituencyinterruptedly since 1990.

Whole of Odish know whohad hatched the conspiracy;and thanks to the SupremeCourt for giving me justice,”he said.

Swain said in a landmarkjudgment on December 9,2011, the apex court declaredthe election process of 2009for Athagarh as null and void.

He added that this wasnot his personal victoryrather an alarm bell for theReturning Officer and entireelectioneering.

In a shameful incident, apoliceman allegedly raped amarried woman at Lakhmipurvillage under the Rambha po-lice station of Ganjam districton Wednesday.

The accused is GopalKrushna Behera, a Havildar ofthe OSAP 8th Battalion,Chhatrapur.

According to reports,Behera went to the woman’shouse at night and claimedhimself as her husband’s friend.

Taking advantage of herhusband’s absence, he threat-ened her with a sharp weaponand outraged her modesty.

But hearing the victim’sscreams her nieghbours rushedto the spot but the accusedmanaged tro escape from thespot. Then, locals went to thepolice station with the victimand lodged a complaint.

Based on the woman’scomplaint, a case has been reg-istered and police sent the vic-tim to the MKCG MedicalCollege Hospital here formedical examination.

Source said that the ac-cused had married 10 days ago.The villagers have demandedexemplary action against theaccused for committing a hei-nous crime though he was apoliceman.

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Besides, they also seized10 litre of illicit distillated li-quor and seven litre of beerfrom Hantuka village underthe Chandanpur PS.

Two villagers, KhetrabasiBaral and Basant KumarSwain, of the same villagewere arrested.

The excise officials alsoarrested Nirupama Baral andTrilochan Baral fromRamchandi Sahi in Puri townand seized 20 litre of IDLfrom them. A Hero Hondabike was also seized.

In a major drug haul, Ex-cise Department officialsseized 153 kg of Bhang byintercepting a vehicle atMoninda Chowk on theDelanga-Kanas road onThursday and arrested a per-son.

The accused identified asNabakishor Kap, is a nativeof Podadhia village underthe Khorda police station.Following the seizure, a TataACE goods carrier was con-fiscated by the officials.

In other incident, exciseofficials seized 30 litre ofcountry liquor and 7.2 litre

downtrodden and people whodon’t get two square meals aday in Bhadrak district duringthe pandemic. He not only dis-tributed snacks, ration to them,created awareness, solved issuesrelating to quarantine centresbut also fed stray animals anddrew attention of the district

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The Directorate General ofCivil Aviation (DGCA) on

Friday launched a probe intoThursday's incident whereinSpiceJet's Boeing 737 Max air-craft conducted an emergencylanding at the Mumbai airportafter one of its engines faced atechnical issue. The plane --which has registration numberVT-MXE that suffered thisissue won't fly till it is clearedby the DGCA. The Boeing737 Max resumed commercialflights last month in Indiaafter being grounded globallyin March 2019.

Moreover, the DGCA has

asked the airline, aircraft man-ufacturer Boeing and enginemaker CFM to join the probeand provide all informationregarding the engine snag.

In a statement regardingthe incident, the budget carri-er's spokesperson had said onThursday: "SpiceJet flight SG-467 operating Mumbai-Kolkatareturned back to Mumbai aftertake-off due to a technicalissue. The aircraft landed safe-ly in Mumbai."

All Max planes weregrounded in India by theDGCA on March 13, 2019,three days after the crash of anEthiopian Airlines 737 MAXplane near Addis Ababa,

which had left 157 people,including four Indians, dead.After Boeing made necessarysoftware rectifications, theDGCA had on August 26 thisyear lifted the ban on Maxplanes' commercial flightoperations.

SpiceJet, the only operatorof Max planes in the country,had signed a USD 22 billiondeal with Boeing for 205 air-craft in 2017 and has 13 ofthese planes in its fleet at pre-sent. As of now, SpiceJet is theonly Indian carrier that usesthis aircraft. Billionaire investorRakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasahas also ordered 72 of theMax.

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The Education Ministry onFriday issued an advisory to

parents warning against theadverse impact of online gam-ing on the mental and physicalhealth of children.

The Ministry said thatonline gaming has manydownsides. Playing onlinegames leads to a serious gam-ing addiction which has beenconsidered a gaming disorder.The game is designed in a waythat each level is more com-plicated and complex than theprevious one. This causes aplayer to push themselves tothe limit in order to progressin the game.

“Therefore, playing onlinegames with no restriction andself-limits leads many players to

become addicted and are even-tually diagnosed with gamingdisorder. The gaming compa-nies also emotionally compelthe child to buy more levels andalmost force in-app purchases,”the Ministry highlighted in itsadvisory.

The ministry said it hasrecommended yjay in-gamepurchases should not beallowed without parental con-sent. To avoid in app purchas-es; OTP based payment meth-ods may be adopted as perRBI’s guidelines, it said.

It also talked against avoid-ing credit/debit cards registra-tion on apps for subscriptions.Place an upper limit on expen-diture per transaction.

It further said do not letchildren buy directly from thelaptop or mobile they use for

gaming."Advise children not to

download software and gamesfrom unknown websites. Tellthem to be beware of clickinglinks, images, and pop-ups inthe websites as they may con-tain a virus and harm thecomputer, and may containage-inappropriate content," itsaid

It further mentioned thatwhile playing online games, ifsomething wrong happened,stop immediately and take ascreenshot (using the “printscreen” button on the key-board) and report it.

It also advised the parentsto play alongside their childrento get a better sense of how theyare handling their personalinformation and who they arecommunicating with.

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The Union Home Ministryhas directed the Central

paramilitary forces to find outthe actual reasons for "huge"stagnation of the constablesand Subordinate Officers intheir ranks and provide prac-tical suggestions to remedythe same after reviewing theissue and consultations with across-section of the ranks.

Stagnation refers to actualtime taken for next promotionin General Duty/operationalcadre from Constable toInspector.

As per the inputs receivedby the Ministry from theCAPFs (Central Armed PoliceForces or paramilitary forces)and AR (Assam Rifles), thetime taken for next promotionin the GD cadre in the rank ofConstable to Inspector is 13 to22 years from Constable toHead Constable, six years to 12years for being promoted fromHead Constable to AssistantSub-Inspector (ASI), six to 10years from ASI to Sub-Inspector and five to 10 yearsfrom SI to Inspector.

While a Constable in theCRPF is promoted from

Constable to Head Constable in17 years, such promotion inBSF and Assam Rifles takes 21-22 years followed by 10 years inCISF, 13-14 years in ITBP and13 years in SSB.

Likewise, the duration forpromotion from HeadConstable to ASI is six years inthe case of CRPF, 11-12 yearsin BSF and ITBP, 10 years inSSB, 11 years in CISF and fiveto six years in Assam Rifles.

For a promotion from ASIto SI, it takes eight years inCRPF, nine to 10 years in BSFand ITBP and six years in SSB,CISF and Assam Rifles.

For being promoted fromSI to Inspector, it takes nineyears in CRPF followed byeight to nine years in BSF, sixto seven years in ITBP, fiveyears in SSB and Assam Rifles

and 10 years in CISF.“From the above, it is

observed that, there is hugestagnation in Constable andSubordinate Officers level in theGD cadre of CAPFs and AssamRifles. The actual reasons forsuch stagnation are required toplug the gaps,” reads an orderof the Home Ministry.

“Competent Authority hasdesired to request that allCAPFs and AR (Assam Rifles)may kindly constitute aCommittee to review the pre-sent status and to give practi-cal suggestions to improve thesituation,” the order under-scored.

A report of the reviewexercise by the respective para-military forces and AssamRifles is expected to be sub-mitted by December 15.

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Union Health MinisterMansukh Mandaviya on

Friday said in the Lok Sabhathat the study on the effective-ness of the vaccines on the newCovid-19 variant Omicron isunderway and once the expertsgive their opinions, a decisionon the booster dose will betaken.

He also said that the coun-try trusts its scientists and thebooster policy will go aheadbased on their suggestions fol-

lowing appropriate research.Responding to a question

during the Question House inthe Lower House, he also saidthat the Omicron surfaced onNovember 1 and on November24 this was reported in SouthAfrica. The new variant hasbeen found in 59 countries sofar and every country has beenstudying the effectiveness of theexisting vaccines.

"We have initiated a studyimmediately and as of now,there are 36 labs in India wherethe 'Genome Sequencing' hasbeen done. These labs can do30,000 genome sequencing

every day and also we havebeen trying to tie up with pri-vate labs to increase the capac-ity", Mandavia informed theHouse.

Responding to the questionof Revolutionary Socialist Party(RSP) MP N.K.Premachandran, the Ministerfurther said, "We all want thecountry to achieve 100 per centvaccination and we all (MPs)should make people awareabout getting vaccinated."

He also said that India hasdone "best" while comparing

the vaccination rates to othercountries as 'our country hascompleted 86 per cent of thefirst dose'. He also requested allstakeholders to participate ingetting the vaccination drivefaster as soon as possible.

Replying to a questionasked by the BSP MemberRam Shiromani Verma aboutthe impact of Omicron onchildren, the Health Ministersaid that the study on Omicronis underway and once theexperts give their opinion, thegovernment will decide on

vaccination for children below18 years.

Mandaviya also informedthe House that there are 23cases of suspected Omicronunder observation, and theexpert teams have been inter-acting everyday on theresponse and treatment andthey are also studying the hos-pitalisation status of othercountries where this new vari-ant has been reported in largenumbers.

Responding toPremchandran's query on

Kerala Covid status, theMinister also said that he alsovisited the state personallywhen over 30,000 cases werereported and also sent an'expert team' to the state andvisited many hospitals and sug-gested the state government totake various containment mea-sures, therefore, the health pro-tocol and guidelines issued bythe Health Ministry from timeto time must be followed toarrest the Covid 19 cases at lowrate.

Replying to a question of

Congress MP Manish Tewari,who wanted to know whetherany study has been made onthe side-effects of the Covid 19vaccination, the Minister saidthat no such study has beenmade so far. He also explainedthat with "great difficulties,the people have come out fromvaccine hesitancy, so we do notwant to get a study as of nowbarring some exceptional cases.We want to get the vaccinationof all eligible populations withboth doses as soon as possible,"he added.

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The Opposition on Fridaycharged Prime Minister

Narendra Modi of doing a"volte-face" by setting a 'NetZero' target of 2070 at the cli-mate summit in Glasgow andquestioned the rationale behindit.

"Even a week before theCOP 26, the Government ofIndia did not show any incli-nation to announce Net Zerotarget. Actually, theEnvironment Secretary hadruled it out in the media," saidTMC MP Saugata Roy said inLok Sabha during a discussionon climate change.

"What prompted andunder what pressure the PrimeMinister did a volte-face inGlasgow and announced NetZero target in 2070? Is thereany credible research availableto vindicate the 2070 Net Zerotarget? Was any discussion car-ried out on the Net Zero tar-get," Roy asked. DMK MPKanimozhi initiated the debate.

NK Premachandran (RSP)accused the developed nationsof diluting their climate com-

mitments over the past threedecades since the 1992 Rio con-ference. "The principle of equi-ty has been diluted and lostover the last 30 years.'Common but differentiatedresponsibility' has become aninsignificant part of theGlasgow declaration," he saidreferring to the concept firstaccepted at the UN Conferenceon Environment andDevelopment in 1992 at Rio deJaneiro.

He rued that even the con-cept of developed and devel-oping countries had beenchanged at the COP 26 climate

summit at Glagow and accusedthe rich countries of hidingbehind poor countries in tack-ling the challenges posed by cli-mate change.

During a brief interven-tion, Environment, Forest andClimate Change MinisterBhupender Yadav said thatCentral Government is work-ing towards making use ofstubble in making biofuels andmanure in an exercise aimed atreducing incidents of its burn-ing, seen to be a source of airpollution in the region, includ-ing the national capital.

Yadav was replying to

Akali Dal MP Harsimrat KaurBadal who alleged that Punjabfarmers were being "defamed"for stubble burning and askedthe central government to pro-vide them with resources todeal with it. NTPC had recent-ly procured 3,000 tonnes ofstubble and the Governmentwill review its result to see howit can be used for biofuels, saidYadav.

Ramesh Bidhuri (BJP)lauded the Prime Minister's ini-tiatives to popularise use ofenergy-efficient LED bulbs asan alternative to traditionallighting solutions and offer

LPG subsidies which, heclaimed, has reduced thedependence on firewood forcooking. Hasnain Masoodi(NC) there is a need to shifttowards sustainable develop-ment so that nature is protect-ed. He said that PollutionControl Boards are becomingfacilitators of pollution insteadof preventing it. It is the timeto act now to protect the cli-mate, said Benny Behanan(Cong) said during the debateon Climate Change in LokSabha. The attitude of bothstates and Centre is negative onclimate change, he observed.

Jagdambika Pal (BJP) said"we should not indulge inblame game... All states irre-spective of their political affil-iation should work together onthe issue of climate change andenvironment protection." TapirGao (BJP) suggested that thereis a need to bring in environ-mental awareness from theschool level. There is also aneed to tighten laws aroundenvironmental protection sothat there is deterrence for theexploitation of nature, the BJPmember said.

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New Delhi:The NIA SpecialCourt, Patna on Friday con-victed eight Jamat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) terrorists inthe case of IED recovery andexplosion at Bodh Gaya in2018.

“Today (10.12.2021),NIASpecial Court Patna pro-nounced judgement against 08accused persons in RC-04/2018/NIA-DLI and con-victed them on pleading guiltyunder various sections of law,”the NIA said in a statement.

Those convicted u derIndian Penal Code sections,Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act and ExplosiveSubstances Act are PaigambarSheikh, Ahmad Ali, Nur AlamMomin, Adil Sheikh, DilwarHossain, Abdul Karim aliasKorim, Mustafizur Rahmanalias Shaheen alias Tuhin andArif Hussain.

The case registered onFebruary 3, 2018 pertains toplanting of three IEDs in andaround the premises ofBodhgaya temple complex. Thefirst IED was detected at theGate No. 5 of KalchakraMaidan and it had explodedwhile it was being secured.

Two more live IEDs wererecovered near SrilankanMonastery and at the stairs ofGate No-4 of Mahabodhi tem-ple.

“Investigation had estab-lished that the accused personshad hatched a conspiracy by

way of planting improvisedexplosive device at Bodh GayaTemple complex, during visit ofthe His Holiness Dalai Lamaand His Excellency theGovernor of Bihar. Accusedpersons had contacted eachother, travelled together, con-spired and procured explo-sives, fabricated and plantedthese three IEDs at Bodh Gayatemple complex on 19.01.2018,”the agency said.

Charge-sheet was filedagainst three arrested accusedPaigambar Sheikh, Ahmad Aliand Nur Alam on September27, 2018 and supplementarychargesheet was filed onJanuary 28, 2019 against sixaccused Adil Sheikh, DilwarHossain, Abdul Karim aliasKorim, Mustafizur Rahman,Jahidul Islam alias Kausar andArif Hussain.

Quantum of sentenceagainst the eight accused con-victed during the day would bepronounced on December 17by the NIA Special CourtPatna, it added. PNS

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi onFriday called for united efforts to

shape global norms for emerging tech-nologies like social media and cryp-tocurrencies so that they are used to"empower" democracy and not to"undermine" it.

In a virtual address at the Summitfor Democracy hosted by US PresidentJoe Biden, Modi said India would behappy to share its expertise in holdingfree and fair elections and in enhancingtransparency in all areas of governance.

Referring to Abraham Lincoln'sfamous quote on democracy, the primeminister also added that democracy isalso about being "with the people, with-in the people."

"The structural features like multi-party elections, independent judiciary,and free media are important instru-ments of democracy. However, thebasic strength of democracy is the spir-it and ethos that lie within our citizensand our societies," he said.

"Democracy is not only of the peo-ple, by the people, for the people but alsowith the people, within the people,"Modi said.

The prime minister also called forjoint efforts to shape global norms foremerging technologies like social mediaand cryptocurrencies.

"We must also jointly shape globalnorms for emerging technologies likesocial media and cryptocurrencies, sothat they are used to empower democ-racy, not to undermine it," he said.

This is for the second time in the lastthree weeks that Modi called for work-ing together on the need to regulatecryptocurrencies.

In his virtual address at the Sydney

Dialogue on November 18, Modi urgeddemocratic nations to work together toensure that the cryptocurrency does notend up in the wrong hands.

In his remarks at the Summit forDemocracy, Modi said the democraticspirit is integral to India's civilisationalethos and that the centuries of the colo-nial rule could not suppress the demo-cratic spirit of the Indian people.

"It again found full expression withIndia's independence, and led to anunparalleled story in democratic nation-building over the last 75 years," he said.

"It is a story of unprecedentedsocio-economic inclusion in all spheres.It is a story of constant improvementsin health, education, and human well-being at an un-imaginable scale," he said.

"The India story has one clear mes-sage to the world. That democracy candeliver, that democracy has delivered,and that democracy will continue todeliver," he added.

The prime minister also referred toIndia's 2,500-year-old democratic tra-dition.

"Elected republican city-states such

as Lichhavi and Shakya flourished inIndia as far as 2,500 years back. Thesame democratic spirit is seen in the10th Century 'Uttaramerur' inscriptionthat codified the principles of democ-ratic participation," he said.

"This very democratic spirit andethos had made ancient India one of themost prosperous," he said.

Modi said by working together,democracies can meet the aspirations ofthe citizens and celebrate the democra-tic spirit of humanity.

"India stands ready to join fellowdemocracies in this noble endeavour,"he said. Modi began by saying that heis proud to represent the world's largestdemocracy at the summit. "Indiawould be happy to share its expertise inholding free and fair elections, and inenhancing transparency in all areas ofgovernance through innovative digitalsolutions," he said.

The prime minister said differentparts of the world have followed differ-ent paths of democratic developmentand there is much to learn from eachother.

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More than seven lakh workerscame back from six Gulf

countries under the Vande BharatMission, the Centre said on Friday,asserting that the Indian missionsare pursuing with these nations thereturn of Indian workers, the real-isation of payments due to themand new recruitment in the lightof economic recovery.

To a question in Lok Sabha onwhether a large number of emi-grants employed in Gulf countrieswere forced to return to India inthe aftermath of Covid-19 pan-demic, External Affairs Minister SJaishankar said that while a largenumber of Indian workers in theGulf returned to India as a resultof the impact of Covid-19, the eco-nomic recovery in that region andtheir increasing openness to trav-el from India has now seen a returnby many of them.

"As per government's esti-mates, about 7,16,662 workersreturned from the six Gulf coun-tries under the Vande BharatMission," Jaishankar said in awritten reply.

A total of 3,30,058 Indianworkers returned from the UAE,1,37,900 from Saudi Arabia, 97,802from Kuwait, 72,259 from Oman,51,190 from Qatar and 27,453from Bahrain, he said.

During the COVID-19 pan-demic, Indian missions and postsproactively extended support toIndians both directly using theIndian Community Welfare Fund

and by coordinating with com-munity associations, Jaishankarsaid.

This included expenses on aneeds basis pertaining to boardingand lodging, air passages, emer-gency medical care, etc., he said.

The minister said that therobust framework established bythe government, especially since2014, was extremely useful inmeeting the emergency needs thatarose during the pandemic.

Apart from the liberalisation ofthe usage of Indian CommunityWelfare Fund, the role of thePravasi Bhartiya Sahayata Kendras,Mission/Post helplines, shelterhomes, etc. Were notable in thisregard, he said.

Jaishankar said it was the gov-ernment's priority to ensure dur-ing the pandemic that its impact onIndian workers in terms of loss ofemployment was mitigated.

"To that end, the Ministryand all our Missions in the Gulfwere continuously engaged withthe Governments of the Gulfnations to maintain the workers,ensure their welfare and facilitatefinancial payments due to them,"he said.

As the pandemic has recededin recent months, this focus hasshifted to pressing for the returnof workers and families on anexpeditious basis, the ministersaid.

To that end, all Gulf nationswere pressed to establish air bub-bles and ease visa, travel andhealth restrictions, he said.

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Maharashtra MinisterNawab Malik on Friday

tendered ‘unconditional apolo-gy’ to the Bombay High Courtfor ‘breaching’ his undertakingto the court that he wouldrefrain from making statementsagainst Dhyandev Wankhede,father of NCB zonal directorSameer Wankhede, and hisfamily members.

In an affidavit filed by himin response to an explanationsought from him on December7 as to why a contempt of courtnotice should not be issuedagainst him for deliberatelybreaching his assurance to thecourt, Malik tendered an“unconditional apology” toJustice S. J. Kathawalla andJustice Milind Jadhav forbreaching an undertakinggiven to the court.

“I tender my uncondition-al apology to this HonourableCourt in respect of the breach-es of my undertaking given tothis Court as recorded in theorders dated November 25 andNovember 29, 2021. I had nointention to disrespect, dis-honour, overreach or breachthe said order,” Malik said.

Malik told the court thatthe statements were made dur-

ing the course of media inter-views with journalists on sev-eral topics over a considerableperiod of time. He said that thejournalists had asked him somespecific questions and inresponse he had made suchstatements

The Minister said that theresponses given by him duringthe course of interviews weremade with a belief that theywere not covered by the under-taking given by him to the HighCourt.

Malik, however, told thecourt in his affidavit thathenceforth during the pen-dency of the defamation suitagainst him that “even if fur-ther questions are posed to himby the media in respect ofDhyandev Wankhede or hisfamily, he shall not respond orgive any comment on it."

“I however believe mystatement will not prevent mefrom commenting on the polit-ical misuse of central agencies,and the conduct of their offi-cers in the course of perfor-mance of their official dutieshereafter,” Malik said in theaffidavit.

On his part, Sr Wankhede’scounsel Birendra Saraf urgedthat the Minister must notmisuse the (above) statement to

continue making defamatoryutterances against SameerWankhede.

After taking the minister’saffidavit on record, the HCbench said that as a minister,Malik ought to use properforums to raise grievances. "Heis a minister not a layman. Youalso knows and we also knowwhat this is," the Bench com-mented.

The direction to Malik tofile an affidavit had come afterpetitioner DhyandevWankhede – who has filed a Rs1.25 crore defamation suitagainst the former – broughtto the notice of the court thatthe minister had given inter-views during which he alleged-ly continued with his tiradeagainst the Wankhede family.

It may be recalled thatMalik had on November 25given an undertaking to thehigh court tha he would refrainfrom making any defamatory

statements till the interimapplication filed in Wankhede'sdefamation suit was reheard bya single-judge of the HighCourt.

Bringing to the HC bench’snotice that the minister hadbreached his assurance,Wankhede’s senior AdvocateBirendra Saraf filed an affidavitshowing the instances whereMalik made defamatory state-ments after the order ofNovember 25.

On its part, the HC benchhad wanted to know if whatMalik had made statements inhis personal capacity or as aMinister. “If he is giving in hisindividual capacity then we willcall him here right now," thebench said.

On instructions, Malik toldthe court that he had madethose statements as spokesper-son of the NCP.

The HC bench made aprime facie observation thatMalik had breached the state-ment made before the Court.

The HC bench said thatbefore proceeding to take anyaction against Malik, it deemedit fit to direct the minister to filean affidavit setting out whyaction contempt of court shouldnot be taken against him forwilfully breaching the statement

recorded in the order.In a Rs 1.25 crore defama-

tion suit filed on behalf ofDnyandev Wankhede,Advocates Divakar Rai andSaurabh Tamhankar told thecourt: “Defendants have causedirreparable loss, damage, harm,prejudice to the name, charac-ter, reputation and societalimage of Plaintiff and his fam-ily members”.

Sr Wankhede filed the suitin the high court after Malikshared Sameer Wankhede’spurported birth certificate onhis twitter handle whichallegedly stated that the latter’sfather was a Muslim.

The petitioner alleged thatMalik had unleashed a “tirade”against his son after the NCBarrested his son-in-law SameerKhan under NDPS in Januarythis year.

The petitioner amongother things urged the highcourt: to declare the state-ments made by Malik are "tor-tious and defamatory innature", to pass permanentinjection order restrainingMalik from publishing or mak-ing statements in any kind ofmedia, including his socialmedia accounts and to deleteany statements, press releases,tweets released by Malik.

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After a lull of four days,seven more cases of Covid-

19 variant Omicron weredetected on Friday, thus takingthe total number of cases to 17in the State.

While three cases werereported from Mumbai, fourcases recorded in the areascoming under the jurisdictionof the Pimpri-ChinchwadMunicipal Corporation(PCMC)The three patientswho have tested positive forOmicron are men aged 48, 25and 37 years who have recenthistory of travel to Tanzania,UK and South Africa- Nairobirespectively.

The other four newpatients from the PCMC arecontacts of Nigerian womenwho have already confirmed asa Omicron case in previousreports.

“Of the 7 persons testedpositive for Omicron today,four have been vaccinated.One patient has received asingle dose of the vaccine whileanother patient has not beenvaccinated. One patient is three

and a half years old and is noteligible for vaccination. Whilefour patients are asymptomatic,the three remaining patients areshowing mild symptoms,” astatement issued by the StatePublic Health Department said.

Meanwhile, the authori-ties said the total number ofpassengers who arrived atMumbai, Pune and Nagpurairports since December 1 was61,439 (9768 from At-riskcountries and rest 51,761 fromother countries), while pas-sengers whose RT-PC testshave been done are 10,927 (9678 from high-risk countriesand 1249 were other countries).Similarly, RT-PCR positive andsamples sent for genomicsequencing was 25 ( 20 at-riskcountries and give from othercountries

Additionally, field surveil-lance of all international pas-sengers who have arrived since1st November is underway.

“Through airport and fieldsurveillance, 89 samples havebeen sent for genomic sequenc-ing. We have so received theresults of 47 patients,” the dailyhealth bulletin said.

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Mumbai: Aryan Khan, son ofBollywood actor Shah RukhKhan, on Friday approachedthe Bombay High Court seek-ing modification of a conditionimposed on him when he gotbail in the drugs-on-cruisecase.

Aryan's application soughtwaiver of the condition that heshall appear before theNarcotics Control Bureau's(NCB) south Mumbai officeevery Friday to mark pres-ence.

As the investigation hasbeen now transferred to aSpecial Investigation Team ofDelhi NCB, the condition thathe appear at the Mumbai officecould be relaxed, said the plea.

The application also saidthat he has to be accompaniedby police personnel every timehe visits the NCB office heredue to the large number ofmediapersons waiting outside.

The application is likely tobe heard by the high court nextweek, his lawyers said.

Aryan Khan was arrestedby the NCB on October 3 oncharges of alleged possession,consumption and sale/pur-chase of drugs following a raidon a cruise ship off the Mumbaicoast.

He was granted bail by thehigh court on October 28.

The high court alsoimposed 14 conditions on him.He was asked, among otherthings, to appear before theNCB each Friday, not to leaveMumbai without informingthe agency and not to leaveIndia without permission fromthe special NDPS court. PTI

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Kerala’s worries due toCovid-19 are far from over

as the State on Friday diag-nosed 3,972 persons with the

pandemic while death tollreached 42,579 till date.Government doctors inThiruvananthapuram andErnakulam said the number ofcases have been brought downonly by reducing the number ofsamples being tested on a dailybasis.

Health Minister VeenaGeorge said in a release that66,788 samples were testedduring the last 24 hours. Asenior doctor in theDepartment of Health said theState has been alerted about the

high number of Covid-19 casesby the Union Ministry ofHealth. “Though the Stateadministration maintains an allis well façade, the truth isentirely different. Count thenumber of ambulances speed-ing to hospitals blaring theirsirens and you can feel whattruth is,” said the doctor whodid not want his name to bequoted.

Elsewhere in the State doc-tors owing allegiance to KeralaGovernment Medical OfficersAssociation, an umbrella orga-

nization of all StateGovernment doctors continuedin their stand-up agitation forthe third day in succession.Hundreds of Government doc-tors staged a 10 to 5 demon-stration in front of theSecretariat atThiruvananthapuram demand-ing at least minimum facilitiesbefitting that of medical doc-tors in other States and restora-tion of their salaries andallowances which have beenslashed by the Administration.

“The ministers describe

doctors as frontline warriorsand other such praiseworthyterms. But more than that,what we need is good workingconditions and salaries whichwould allow us to lead reason-ably safe life. Our demands arelimited and justifiable,” said DrG S Vijayakrishnan and Dr TN Suresh, president and generalsecretary of KGMDA.

They also disclosed that thestand-in agitation would becontinued indefinitely till theGovernment accepts thedemands by them.

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Mullaperiyar Dam is brew-ing up as a major contro-

versy in Kerala as politiciansand spirituals cautioning theState Government about thepossibilities of the 126 year oldreservoir caving in becomingmore vocal from the localcommunities. P C George,seven-term member of theKerala Legislative Assemblywho is also a veteran farmerexpressed his anguish over thesilence maintained by theCPI(M) and Congress leadersin the State and their failure tospeak to Tamil Nadu ChiefMinister M K Stalin about thesafety aspects of the dam.

Swami ChaithanyaanandaSaraswthi, a monk of SreeVyasa Ashram in Idukkiexhorted Kerala Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan to effectivelyuse his Constitutional power toconvince the Tamil NaduGovernment about groundrealities.

“There is a strong feelingabout the population in Keralathat the leaders of the CPI(M)

and the Congress are hidingsomething from the people.The silence of Kerala ChiefMinister Vijayan and Leader ofthe Opposition V D Satishan isshocking. They are afraid oftheir Tamil Nadu counter-parts,” said George.

He said Tamil Nadu hasnothing to lose in the eventu-ality of a disaster inMullaperiyar. “But 45 lakh peo-ple residing in the five districtsof Kerala will perish in theresultant deluge. It is a realitythat stares at us,” said the pop-ular politician.

Last week and early thisweek saw Tamil Nadu openingthe shutters of the dam withoutinforming the Kerala authori-ties. Since the onset of theNorth East Monsoon, mostdays see heavy downpour inthe catchment area ofMullaperiyar Dam and thelakhs staying along the banksof Periyar River are in a state offear.

The Mullaperiyar Dam,owned and operated by TamilNadu Government is situatedwell inside Kerala territory.

The dam was built in 8600acres of forest land belongingto the then princely State ofTravancore. Modern historiansarue of the view that the agree-ment between the then BritishGovernment and the Maharajaof Travancore was a fraudcommitted on the latter by theformer. “The lease period of thedam constructed as per the1886 agreement was for 999years which itself is dubious,”said P Sujathan, historian andseasoned commentator.

Tamil Nadu Government’srefusal to allow the release ofthe internationally acclaimedfilm “Dam 999” speaks volumeabout the concern of theDravidian politicans in hidingthe truth, said George. “Themove was released all over theworld except Tamil Nadu in2011. The State administrationis extending the ban on thismovie under the pretext of lawand order issues,” said George.The producer of the movieSohan Roy told The Pioneerthat efforts were on to releasethe Tamil version through OTTplatform.

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After roping in the majori-ty of senior leaders from

Uttar Pradesh, Congress gen-eral secretary Priyanka GandhiVadra now plans to bring partyleaders, parliamentarians andlegislators from other states tohelp revive the grand old partyand campaign for it in the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh whichgoes to polls in the next fewmonths.

To give a final shape to herplan, Priyanka Vadra held ameeting with leaders ofRajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Delhi andHaryana in the national capi-tal on Thursday. Congressleader Deepender Singh Hoodaand UP Congress Committeechief Ajay Kumar Lallu werealso present in the meeting.

Sources said that PriyankaVadra shared the `blueprint’with the leaders and askedthem to get ready to shoulderthe responsibility of ensuringthe victory of Congress candi-dates in UP. She has already

shortlisted hundred assemblyconstituencies which the lead-ers believe to be the party’sstrongholds and she willentrust one constituency toeach senior leader, and partyMP or MLA from other states.

Recently, during theprotests by Congressmen atseveral places in UP overLakhimpur Kheri incident,Priyanka Vadra was accompa-nied by the chief ministers ofChhattisgarh and Punjab andthese two states had also givencompensation of Rs 50 lakh(total Rs 1 crore) to the farm-ers killed allegedly by AshishMishra, son of Union Ministerof State for Home, Ajay Mishra`Teni’, and his colleagues.

After the meeting withPriyanka Gandhi Vadra,Congress MLA fromChhattisgarh, Arun Vora, said,"There was a wave of enthusi-asm in the meeting. The wholecountry is looking towardsCongress. Chhattisgarh MLAswill work with their fullstrength and will form theCongress government in Uttar

Pradesh." He said that hewould work as Priyanka's asso-ciate.

Chhattisgarh ChiefMinister Bhupesh Baghel hasalready been made the observ-er for UP assembly elections byCongress.

Another party MLA fromChhattisgarh, Kuldeep Juneja,said that all Congress workerswould fight together to formthe party's government in UttarPradesh.

"Everyone has been calledto Lucknow on December 15,and then it will be decided whowill be given which assemblyconstituency. We will have tostay in Uttar Pradesh for twoand a half months and work forthe party," Juneja said.

UPCC president AjayKumar Lallu said that a meet-ing of observers had been held.

"Priyanka is fighting on theroads and giving the direction.Candidates have to work hard.There are signs of change.Congress workers are fighting,even Priyanka Gandhi wassent to jail four times.

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Prime Minister NarendraModi will inaugurate the

Saryu Nahar National Project,constructed at a cost of Rs9,800 crore, in Balrampur onSaturday.

The project will benefitaround five million farmers innine districts of eastern UttarPradesh (Purvanchal).Governor Anandiben Patel andChief Minister Yogi Adityanathalong with other ministers willbe present at the Friday’s func-tion.

After the inauguration ofthe project, the prime ministerwill also address a public meet-ing around 1 pm.

Balrampur is the politicalground of former prime min-ister late Atal Bihari Vajpayeefrom where he was elected tothe Lok Sabha for the first timein his political career in 1957.While he lost from Balrampurin 1962, he managed to emergevictorious again in 1967.

A top official said onFriday that the work on theproject started in 1978 but dueto lack of continuity of bud-getary support, interdepart-mental coordination, and ade-quate monitoring, it gotdelayed and could not see itscompletion even after nearlyfour decades.

Consequently, in 2016, theproject was brought underPradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayee Yojana with the tar-get to complete it in a time-bound manner. The renewedfocus on the project has result-ed in the project being com-pleted in only about four years.

The Saryu Nahar NationalProject has been constructed ata total cost of more than Rs9,800 crore, out of which morethan Rs 4,600 crore was provi-sioned in the last four years.The project also involves theinterlinking of five rivers --Ghaghara, Saryu, Rapti,Banganga, and Rohini -- toensure optimum usage of waterresources of the region.

Once complete, it will pro-vide water for irrigation toover 14 lakh hectares of landand benefit about 29 lakh farm-ers of over 6200 villages in east-ern UP districts like Bahraich,Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda,Siddharthnagar, Basti, SantKabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, andMaharajganj.

The farmers of the region,the worst sufferers of the delayin project, will now immense-ly benefit from the upgradedirrigation potential and will beable to grow crops on a largerscale and maximise the agri-potential of the region.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Agraresidence of Wing Commander Prithvi Singh

Chauhan, who was martyred in a helicopter crashalong with Chief of Defence Staff General BipinRawat at Kunoor district of Tamil Nadu a coupleof days back.

After meeting the martyr's family and express-ing his condolences at their home at Saran Nagarin Dayalbagh area, the chief minister said that thegovernment was firmly with the martyr's family.

“The entire country is majorly hurt by thisunfortunate accident and today all Indians standwith the martyrs,” he said.

Yogi also announced that the UP governmentwould provide Rs 50 lakh to the kin of the mar-tyr and a government job to a member of the fam-ily.

“Central and the state governments will givefull cooperation to the martyr’s family,” he said.

Union minister of state Prof SP Singh Baghelalso accompanied the chief minister to the mar-tyr’s house.

Earlier, Yogi flew to Delhi to pay his last trib-utes to late CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wifeMadhulika Rawat.

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Union Minister of State forEducation, Skill and

Entrepreneurship Development,Dharmendra Pradhan, announcedto make Gorakhpur a 'SpecialEducation Zone'.

“Developed as a knowledgecity through three functional andone under-construction universi-ties, Gorakhpur, will be made'Special Education Zone' on thelines of 'Special Economic Zone'as per requirement of the newNational Education Policy. Theidea behind the ‘Special EducationZone’ is to groom students as glob-al citizens and address problemsof the world through academicpursuits and Maharana PratapEducation Council and its stu-dents would play an importantrole in achieving this,” the Unionminister said while addressing theconcluding programme of the89th Founder's Week celebrationsof Maharana Pratap EducationCouncil as the chief guest on

Friday.Pradhan said that the new

Education Policy under the guid-ance of Prime Minister NarendraModi had been prepared in linewith the strategic changes in theglobal scenario. He said that thenew education policy aimed atmaking India the number onecountry in the world and the chil-dren of India as global citizens.

Describing Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath as an epitome ofsuccessful leadership, Pradhansaid that the former's leadershipnever bothered about issues andinstead always looked at solutions.

"Under his (Yogi’s) leader-ship, eastern Uttar Pradesh has gotthe gift of a fertiliser factory fromthe prime minister," he added.

Appreciating theGorakshpeeth for its yeomansocial service along with religionand spirituality, Pradhan said thatwhenever there was a calamity, thepeeth went ahead and awakenedthe society.

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Infamous for human rights abuse, apolice inspector was seen thrashing a

Class IV employee with a stick even ashis minor daughter wailed in traumaand shock during an agitation outsidethe district hospital at Akbarpur inKanpur Dehat on Thursday. As thepolice tried to detain the man, anotherofficer was seen pulling the child awayas the father clung to her.

Ironically, the local officers initial-ly tried to hush up the abuse claimingthat the action was “necessary” but lateras a video of the police brutality wentviral on social media, the accused copwas suspended and a probe was orderedagainst him.

The police action came after someagitating staff of the district hospitalstaged a dharna and put locks on theOPD on Thursday morning. As the copsled by Inspector Vinod Kumar Mishratried to reason, the situation deterioratedafter which a staff allegedly locked upthe cops in a room. Later the copszeroed in on one of the staff and beathim up.The local police officials initiallycame out in support of their junior col-leagues.

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Bengali led to the historic lan-guage movement, whichturned the swelling anger ofpeople in the direction of a lib-eration struggle spearheadedby the Awami League underthe leadership of SheikhMujibur Rahman, whoannounced his historic six-point programme, outlining afar-reaching blueprint forautonomy and parliamentarydemocracy, on February 12,1966.

The Government’sresponse was intensifiedrepression. It arrested Rahmanunder the Public Safety Act inMay 1967, and, in June 1968,initiated the AgartalaConspiracy Case against 35people, including him, forconspiring to engineer EastPakistan’s secession fromPakistan with India’s help. Amassive wave of public angerswept East Pakistan andassumed tidal proportionsafter a devastating cyclonehit the province’s southerncoastline on November 11,1970. One of the most severenatural disasters ever, it swept500,000 people into the seaand caused widespread devas-tation and misery. TheGovernment, slow in issuingwarnings about the cyclone,deliberately dragged its feet inproviding relief. Referring tothe consequences, Ghoshwrites: “Never in the recenthistory of liberation wars did

a natural disaster trigger sucha popular upheaval as it did inEast Pakistan. The upheavalsnowballed into Bangladesh’sLiberation War, leading tothe breakup of Pakistan.”

Events moved towards ahead after the elections toPakistan’s National Parliamenton December 7, 1970. TheAwami League swept the pollsin East Pakistan, winning 160of the 162 seats for which elec-tions were held, thus gainingan absolute majority in the300-seat strong House.Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s PakistanPeople’s Party won 81 of the138 seats in West Pakistan. AsRahman remained firm on thedemand for autonomy and hisright to form Government,and President Yahya Khanappeared accommodating as aploy, Pakistan’s ruling junta, inalliance with Bhutto, planneda crackdown. Launched inthe night of March 25, 1971,and codenamed ‘OperationSearchlight’, its sheer savagery,which has few parallels in his-tory, led to resistance, whichturned into a liberation warwith India’s assistance. Anincensed Pakistan attackedIndia on December 3, 1971.The rest is history.

Manash Ghosh’s booknarrates, lucidly and coherent-ly, the unfolding of the entirechain of events from the ori-gins of the Bangladeshis’ alien-ation to the struggles leading

to the crackdown, the libera-tion war waged by the MuktiBahini, trained and equippedby India, Indira Gandhi’sefforts to mobilise global sup-port against the PakistaniGovernment and military’sreign of terror that led to thearrival of 10 million refugees(nearly double the number,according to unofficial esti-mates) in India and, finally, theliberation of Bangladesh.Information ferreted out fromsources and daring directreportage from the ground,both during the pre-war peri-od of resistance to Pakistaniforces and the war, combine toportray in vivid detail a goryas well as heroic chapter ofcontemporary history. Somedetails in this unputdownablebook are chilling. Ghosh citesYahya Khan remindingPakistan’s Dhaka comman-ders on the eve of the launchof ‘Operation Searchlight’ ofwhat he had told them inFebruary when the plan for itwas being conceptualised: “Atleast three million Bengalismust die such a terrible andviolent death that the rest ofthe population would beforced to eat out of our hands.”

Pakistan’s military did killthree million Bangladeshisbut could not prevent the lib-eration of Bangladesh.

(The author is ConsultingEditor, The Pioneer. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

������������������ ������Sir — After braving scorching heat, a bit-ter cold winter and even a deadly secondwave of COVID-19 for 378 days, theprotesting farmers reached a deal on a raftof demands that had sparked year longagitation by farmers. People wonder whyPrime Minister Narendra Modi softenedhis stance and apologised to the nationthat his Government would repeal thelaws. Interestingly, the Government alsoagreed to provide compensation to thefamilies of the farmers who died duringthe protest, while the Government hadearlier told Parliament that it had norecord of the number of farmers who diedduring the protests.

This change of stance by theGovernment is nothing but an attempt towoo the voters ahead of the upcomingAssembly elections in Punjab and UttarPradesh. After the Government assurance,the SKM suspended the agitation but theywill hold a review meeting on January 15.If the Government doesn't fulfill itspromises, they may resume the protest.Interestingly, for our Opposition leaders,particularly for Mamata Banerjee, tobecome the face of Opposition, theyshould open their eyes to learn from theSKM’s powerful move which led to thevictory for farmers and successfully chal-lenged the arrogant Government.

Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee | Faridabad

������ ��������������������Sir — The Central Board of SecondaryEducation is known for its rich educationand innovation in teaching process and itsstudent-friendly approach when it comesto academic and co-curricular matters.During the Coronavirus pandemic, theCBSE truly cared for lakhs of its studentsgiving priority to the safety of students bytaking measures like cancelling examina-tions and going for alternative methods toaward marks to students. The board's fore-sightedness was much appreciated whenit came out with the plan of two terms forclasses tenth and twelfth this year.

However, the board's current objectivetype exams have brought in a lot of crit-icism from students as these were very

tricky, confusing and stress-inducing.Students of class twelfth got the shock oftheir lives when the English exam hadthem bewildered because of its confusingnature. Mathematics also had them tenseas it was lengthy. The problem was evenraised in Parliament and a request wasmade to the Education Ministry to makeevaluation liberal. The MP who raised avery genuine issue also urged the educa-tion ministry to consider making the eval-uation process a little more “liberal”. Healso expressed anguish as students weretotally depressed and mentally down andthis could affect their future prospects also.

M Pradyu | Kannur

���������� � ������������Sir — The Reserve Bank of India'sMonetary Policy Committee (MPC) hasdecided to leave key interest ratesuntouched and continue with its accom-modative stance for now in order to sus-tain growth which is not showing signs

of picking up strength and momentum.The MPC continues to be optimistic onthe growth front, pegging it at 9.5 per centin the ongoing fiscal. While the expec-tation is supported by most early indica-tors, its sanguineness on the inflation per-haps is not.

Although transmission from policyinterest rate signals to the retail consumerlevel has been quite sluggish in the past,a sharp tightening could have a dispro-portionately larger impact on retail bor-rowers who have been bailing out thebanking sector on the credit growth frontafter the easing of lockdown restrictions.With a future COVID-19 wave notruled, the timing could prove awkwardfor lay consumers. Anyway, it is a rightstep in the direction in the present cir-cumstances.

Gundu K Mani | Ghaziabad

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The publication ofManash Ghosh’s book,Bangladesh War: Reportfrom Ground Zero

(Neogi), could not have beentimed better — shortly beforeDecember 16, 1971, when thePakistani military in what isnow Bangladesh, surrenderedto their Indian counterparts inDhaka. Thus ended a war whichhad begun on December 3, 1971,with Pakistan attacking India,and which was one of the turn-ing points in the history of the20th century, which has seen sev-eral momentous developments.

The list is formidable. Itincludes World War I and II; therise of Nazism and Fascism; theBolshevik and Chinese revolu-tions; the emergence of weaponsof mass destruction and thedropping of atom bombs onHiroshima and Nagasaki; India’sIndependence and the process ofdecolonisation that followedglobally; the beginning, waxingand end of the Cold War; the riseof non-alignment as a globalphenomenon; the dissolution ofthe Soviet Union and human for-ays into space and landing onmoon.

The India-Pakistan wardeserves to be in the list becauseIndia’s comprehensive victoryled to the emergence of a newnation, Bangladesh, and the endof one of the most monstrousperiods of repression in history,during which the Pakistani occu-pation regime and its militarykilled three million Bangladeshisand raped over 400,000 women,besides devastating vast stretch-es of the country.

The emergence ofBangladesh, about to celebrate 50years of its existence, came as theculmination of developmentsthat began immediately afterthe creation of Pakistan andstemmed from the sustainedexploitation of the eastern wing,called East Bengal until 1955,when it was christened EastPakistan. Besides economicexploitation, there was a system-atic effort to erase the easternwing’s cultural and linguisticheritage and identity, and keep itin a state of political subjugation.The attempt to impose Urdu asthe sole official language ofPakistan at the expense of

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Tourism, along with travel, is oneof the largest service industries inIndia, estimated to be worth over$200 billion in 2018. However,

being one of the most contact-intensiveand socially active sectors, tourism hasbeen among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The consistent rise in thenumber of infections and mortalities andconsequent protection measures like lock-downs, quarantines, and curtailment oftravel through most of 2020 and the firsthalf of 2021 wrought havoc on the indus-try.

The criticality of the tourism sector forIndia’s economy is evident from the factthat it directly contributed an estimated 2.7per cent to GDP and 6.7 per cent to theemployment of the country in 2019-20.And if the indirect shares of related ser-vices were to be included in these estimates,the corresponding shares would go up to5.2 per cent and 15.3 per cent, respective-ly. These numbers are also substantiatedby international assessments of the vasteconomic potential of one of India’s sun-rise industries. And we are talking of real-ly large numbers.According to the esti-mates based on the structure of India’sThird Tourism Satellite Account pre-pared by the National Council of AppliedEconomic Research (NCAER), tourism isexpected to have exclusively generatedGross Value Added to the tune of Rs. 5.18lakh crore (or $70 billion) and supportednearly 34.83 million jobs in India in 2019-20.

The latest Travel and TourismCompetitiveness Report (TTCR), releasedin 2019,also ranked India 34th out of 140countries overall. As per this report, Indiaimproved its ranking in tourism compet-itiveness by six places in just two years,which was the greatest improvementamong the top 25 per cent of the countriesranked. The TTCR, which is published bythe World Economic Forum, ranks select-ed nations according to the Travel andTourism Competitiveness Index, whichscores from 1 to 6 the tourism-related per-formance of a given country in three sub-indices, viz., regulatory framework; busi-ness environment and infrastructure; andhuman, cultural, and natural resources.

In view of these remarkable growth fig-ures achieved by the tourism industry inrecent years, Covid-19 has undeniablyacted as a huge dampener. Althoughtourism has seen a marginal revival postthe decline in Coronavirus cases after theebbing of the second wave during April-June 2021, the emergence of the latest vari-ant of the virus, Omicron, again threatensto neutralise the gains of the last fewmonths for the industry. In this context,it is important to take stock of the currentsituation and examine the potential gainsand losses for the tourism industry toenable it to chart a roadmap for recoveryand renewed profitability in the long run.

Another recent study by NCAERshows that the overall economy saw a

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decline of 20.1 per cent in the firstquarter of the fiscal year 2021, andof 5.1 per cent in the second quar-ter, but rebounded to record agrowth of 4.3 per cent in the thirdquarter, all in nominal terms.Incontrast, the tourism economy orTourism Direct Gross Value Added(TDGVA) saw correspondinglymuch greater declines of 42.8 percent and 15.5 per cent in the firstand second quarters, and continuednegative growth even in the thirdquarter of 2021, recording a fall of1.1 per cent. Commissioned by theMinistry of Tourism to assess theactual impact of the pandemic onIndia’s tourism sector in terms ofloss of incomes and employment,the NCAER study also outlines theneed for key policy measures torestore growth in the industry andoffers recommendations for itsrenaissance, as it were.

The decline in tourist activity islargely driven by the near-completehalt in arrival of internationaltourists that caused the TDGVA toplummet by as much as 61.7 percent in the first quarter of 2020-21from the corresponding level of theprevious year. However, NCAERfinds that the fall in TDGVA result-ing from a slump in domestictourist arrivals has been muchmore conspicuous and 20-30 per-centage points higher than thedecline in foreign tourist numbers.

It is thus obvious that contraryto the perception that internation-al tourists bring in all the lucre, itis actually domestic travellers whoset the cash registers ringing for theindustry. NCAER projects thatdomestic tourism, through sheervolumes, will primarily drive therecovery in the tourism economy,

enabling it to regain its pre-pan-demic level by 2024-25. However,given its huge volume in terms ofthe number of trips, the totaltourism expenditure incurred bydomestic tourists is well over 70 percent higher than the total interna-tional tourism expenditure.

It seems that we have come along way from the genesis oftourism as a global industry in 1937when the League of Nations, theprecursor of the United Nations,defined the term ‘tourist’ as ‘onewho goes to another country forpleasure or business or for reasonsof health’. The Government ofIndia too accepted the definition,categorising a ‘tourist’as ‘a foreign-er who comes to India for reasonsof pleasure or sightseeing or in arepresentative capacity to attend aconference of an international char-acter.’ This was reflected in India’sfirst tourism policy in October 1956when the Estimates Committee ofthe Ministry of Tourism andTransport tabled a report before theLok Sabha Secretariat, highlightingthe need to promote India as a glob-al tourist destination as the annu-al foreign exchange earningsbrought into the country by inter-national travellers had gone upfrom �7.1 crores in 1951 to �10.1crores in 1955.

Today, however, theGovernment’s priorities havechanged significantly. The currenttourism policy, in line with the‘Atmanirbhar’ initiative, focuses onprimarily promoting domestictourism to revitalise the sectorthrough measures such as the‘Dekho Apna Desh’ campaign afterthe suspension of internationaltravel due to COVID-19. Prime

Minister Narendra Modi too hasurged all Indians to visit at least 15destinations within India by 2022 tokeep the spirits of the industry alive.

Speaking at the recent Travel,Tourism and Hospitality e-Conclave organised by FICCI, theSecretary, Tourism, Government ofIndia, Arvind Singh, revealed plansto promote unknown tourist spotsand lesser-known facets of populartourist destinations in the country.A uniform policy engaging with allStates to lift travel restrictions andboost domestic travel while follow-ing Covid-related protocols is onthe anvil. This would be part of anew national Tourism Policy focus-ing on promoting sustainable andresponsible travel for MICE (meet-ings, incentives, conferences andexhibitions) tourism as well as forwellness and eco-tourism.Accordingly, massive vaccinationdrives are reportedly being under-taken in tourist hotspots through-out the country, where travel andhospitality staffers are being treat-ed as frontline workers.

The NCAER study also recom-mends the introduction of innov-ative measures in pandemic timesto entice potential outboundtourists to visit ‘Swadeshi’ localesinstead, and furthering the conceptof ‘working holidays’ or ‘work fromhome by travelling to an interest-ing destination’, engendered bylockdowns and office shutdowns.As they say, every adversity nurturesa hidden opportunity. It remains tobe seen if India’s tourism industrywill rise to the occasion by uncov-ering this opportunity to rejuvenateitself while successfully deflectingthe challenges posed by the virusand its mutations.

(Poonam Munjal is SeniorFellow and AnupmaMehta is Editor at

NCAER. The viewsexpressed are personal.)

Adecorated soldier anda strategist par excel-lence, General Bipin

Rawat, the first CDS and a"go-getter" in his words andby his actions, is no more. Idid not share camaraderiewith Gen Rawat but I had thepleasure of meeting him ona number of occasions; onesuch being on August 2 thisyear at his South Block officein New Delhi. Khadi andVillage IndustriesCommission (KVIC), whichI head as its Chairman, hadconceptualized making theworld’s largest National Flagmade of Khadi fabric.Making the flag of a hugedimension — 225 feet long,150 feet wide and weighing1400 KG — was not a chal-lenge for KVIC artisans, butdisplaying it with full honour

and dignity definitely was. Ireached out to Gen Rawatseeking his advice and armysupport to display the flag inall its glory.

Upon reaching his office,I was received by Brig LSLidder, the Defence Advisorto the CDS who also lost hislife by the side of the CDSyesterday, who took me toGen Rawat. In no time, BrigLidder impressed me with hisdeep knowledge and love forKhadi.

The meeting with GenRawat started by introducingthe concept of theMonumental National Flag,its dimensions and signifi-cance in the celebrations ofthe 75 years of Independence.I gave him a few ideas. GenRawat appreciated the ideasand quickly said "You just

prepare the Flag and give itto us; I take the responsibil-ity of displaying the flagacross the country with fullhonour". The sheer hardwork of the artisans that hadgone into making this flagand its symbolism in the75th year of Independencewas deeply appreciated byGen Rawat, who instantlyoffered to become the custo-

dian of the monumentalNational Flag. Gen Rawatfully understood this flagwould play an essential rolein instilling the feeling ofnationalism in the youthsand boosting the morale ofthe defence forces.

In the same meeting, itwas decided that the flagwould drape a hilltop in theborderlands of Leh. He alsopromised to display the flagon Air Force Day, Navy Dayand Army Day. Gen Rawatalso suggested displaying theflag in Arunachal Pradeshalong the Indo-China borderand also cruising it all alongthe Indian coastal stretchusing naval ships. KVIChanded over the flag to theIndian Army on September19, at Mumbai.

In my other meeting with

Gen Rawat, I was surprisedto know that in just 15 days,he got examined all my sug-gestions for displaying theflag and explained to me atlength the feasibility of dis-playing the flag at SignatureBridge in Delhi, Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai,and flying it over Rajpath.Trials of displaying theMonumental National Flagwere conducted in the air aswell as on the sea. He knewthe significance of this largenational asset and exudedunparalleled commitmentand dedication to the cause.The flag was airlifted fromMumbai to Leh where it wasunveiled on October 2 tocommemorate GandhiJayanti. The flag was latertaken to the Hindon Airbaseat Ghaziabad on October 8,

to mark the celebration of AirForce Day.

I requested him to dis-play the flag at the Red Fortin New Delhi on completionof 100 crore vaccinations inthe country, which he read-ily accepted. The next desti-nation was the Western Coastin Mumbai, where the IndianNavy displayed the flag on4th December to celebratethe Navy Day.

All through this, I wasconstantly in touch with GenRawat over phone and everytime I spoke to him, I discov-ered the depth of his patrio-tism.

I can say with full author-ity that without the person-al vision and support of GenRawat, thousands of peopleof the country would nothave watched their flag com-

mand some coveted nation-al spaces in Delhi, Mumbaiand on several other proudmonumental locations. Theworld’s largest national flagwill continue to fly and drapemany more national monu-ments across the countryduring this year. And everytime we display it to theworld, we are reminded of adistinguished servant of thenation in whose mind noth-ing stood higher to the causeof our collective security.

KVIC joins me inexpressing deep condolenceson the passing away ofGeneral Rawat, his wife andall other defence personnelwho lost their lives by hisside. We wish peace to a soulthat helped the citizens of thisnation for four decades to livein peace.

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London: A British appellatecourt has opened the door forJulian Assange to be extradit-ed to the United States byoverturning a lower court rul-ing that found the WikiLeaksfounder's mental health was toofragile to withstand theAmerican criminal justice sys-tem.

The appellate court rulinghanded down Friday is likely tobe appealed.

A lower court judge earli-er this year refused anAmerican request to extraditeAssange to the U.S. To face spy-ing charges over WikiLeaks'publication of secret militarydocuments a decade ago.District Judge Vanessa Baraitserdenied extradition on healthgrounds, saying Assange waslikely to kill himself if heldunder harsh U.S. Prison con-ditions.

The United Statesappealed, challenging thenotion that Assange's mentalhealth made him too vulnera-ble to withstand the U.S.Judicial system.

PTI

Islamabad:The bannedTehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) will not extend themonth-long ceasefire dealnegotiated with the PakistanGovernment, the militant grouphas announced, in a major set-back to Prime Minister ImranKhan's efforts to secure a peaceagreement with the dreadedoutfit waging war against thestate for decades.

The Pakistani Taliban hasbeen behind many majorattacks on Pakistani securityforces and civilians over the last14 years, including the attackon an Army school in Peshawarin 2014 that killed over 150people, mostly children.

A statement issued by theTTP on Thursday accusingthe Pakistan government offailing to honour the deci-sions, including the release oftheir fighters.

It gave out details of thesix-point agreement reachedwith the government under theaegis of the “Islamic Emirate of

Afghanistan” (IEA) on October25, 2021, the Dawn newspaperreported.

The two sides, according tothe agreement, had accepted thatthe IEA would play the role ofa mediator and that both sideswould form five-member com-mittees each which, under thesupervision of the mediator,would discuss the next course ofaction and demands of each side.

Both sides, it said, hadalso agreed to observe amonth-long ceasefire fromNovember 1 to November 30,2021, and that the govern-ment would release 102“imprisoned mujahideen” andhand them over to the TTP

through the “IEA and thatboth sides would issue a jointstatement regarding the cease-fire on November 1, 2021”, thereport said.

According to the state-ment, the government not onlyfailed to implement the deci-sions reached between the twosides but on the contrary, the

security forces conducted raidsin Dera Ismail Khan, LakkiMarwat, Swat, Bajaur, Swabiand North Waziristan andkilled and detained militants.

“Under these circumstances,it is not possible to extend theceasefire,” the TTP said.

Earlier in an audio mes-sage, TTP chief Mufti NoorWali Mahsud announced anend to the ceasefire and askedhis fighters to resume attackspast 12 am. The ceasefire hadcome into effect on November9, the report added.

In the message, Mufti Noorcan be heard as saying thatsince the TTP has not heardback from the mediators or thegovernment, therefore, pastmidnight, his fighters reservethe right to resume attackswherever they were.

The TTP decision to endthe ceasefire is a big setback tothe government's efforts tosecure a peace agreement withthe militants waging war againstthe state for decades. PTI

Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico):Rescue workers rushing to ahighway accident found a hor-rific scene of death and injuryafter a freight truck jammedwith as many as 200 migrantstipped over and crashed intothe base of a steel pedestrianbridge in southern Mexico.

The migrants inside thecargo trailer were flipped, tossedand crushed into a pile that min-gled the living and the dead.

By late Thursday, the deathtoll stood at 53, and authorities

said at least 54 people had beeninjured.

It was one of the worst sin-gle-day death tolls for migrants

in Mexico since the 2010 mas-sacre of 72 migrants by theZetas drug cartel in the north-ern state of Tamaulipas.

Volunteer rescuers hauledbodies off the pile by their armsand legs, while some migrantsscrambled and limped toextract themselves from thetwisted steel sheets of the col-lapsed container.

One young man, pinned ina heap of unmoving bodies,wriggled to free the lower halfof his frame from the weight ofthe dead piled atop him, hisface wrenched into a grimaceof life extracting itself from theclutches of death. PTI

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The manufacturing sector,which constitutes 77.63 percent of the Index of IndustrialProduction (IIP), grew twoper cent in October, accordingto data released by the NationalStatistical Office (NSO) onFriday.

The mining sector outputrose 11.4 per cent in October,while power generationincreased 3.1 per cent.

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ed double-digit growth in thefour months from May toAugust this year. Then itslipped to 3.3 per cent inSeptember this year and furtherto 3.2 per cent, mainly due towaning low base effect.

In October 2021, the IIPstood at 133.7 points comparedto 129.6 points in the samemonth last year. The indexstood at 124 points in October2019, as per the NSO data.

Thus, the data showedwaning of the low base effect.The IIP growth witnessed dou-ble-digit growth from Mayonwards this year, mainly dueto the lower base effect.

The IIP had grown by 4.5per cent in October 2020.

During April-October this

year, the IIP grew 20 per centagainst a 17.3 per cent con-traction in the same period lastyear.

The data showed thatindustrial production recov-ered in September 2020 andsurpassed the pre-pandemiclevel of September 2019. TheIIP had grown by one per centin September 2020.

Industrial productionplunged 18.7 per cent in Marchlast year following the COVIDoutbreak and remained in thenegative zone till August 2020.

With the resumption ofeconomic activities, factoryoutput rose 1 per cent inSeptember 2020 and grew 4.5per cent in October. PTI

New Delhi: The Governmenthas issued 200 notices to e-commerce players during theJanuary-November period thisyear for violations of declara-tion of the "country of origin",Parliament was informed onFriday.

Minister of State forConsumer Affairs MinisterAshwini Kumar Choubey, in awritten reply to the RajyaSabha, said around 2,116 caseshave been booked for violationsrelated to the declaration,including the Country ofOrigin, by the state govern-ments during this year.

"For violations of declara-tion of the country of origin bye-commerce companies, 200notices during the period ofJanuary 1 to November 30,2021, have been issued by the

Legal Metrology Division,Department of ConsumerAffairs," the Minister said.

About �38,70,000 in theform of compounding fees hasbeen realised from e-com-merce companies, he said.

The minister informed theUpper House that theGovernment has amended theLegal Metrology (PackagedCommodities) Rules 2011wherein as per Rule 6(1)(aa)the name of the country of ori-gin or manufacture or assem-bly in case of imported prod-ucts should be mentioned onthe package.

This has been done tofacilitate the consumer in tak-ing an informed and consciousdecision based on the countryof origin of the product, hesaid. PTI

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A depreciating rupee andsubdued trend in global mar-kets also weighed on sentiment.

After a choppy session, the30-share BSE Sensex ended20.46 points or 0.03 per centlower at 58,786.67. Similarly,the broader NSE Nifty slipped5.55 points or 0.03 per cent to17,511.30.

Titan was the top laggardin the Sensex pack, shedding1.39 per cent, followed byHDFC, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank,HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra.

On the other hand, AsianPaints, SBI, M&M, TCS, BajajFinserv and ICICI Bank were

among the winners, spurting asmuch as 3.25 per cent.

According to marketexperts, participants were in

wait-and-watch mode ahead ofindustrial production datadomestically, as well as USinflation numbers. PTI

New Delhi: Realtors bodyCREDAI on Friday said thatthere has been no impact of thenew Omicron variant on theproperty market so far andgrowth in sales volumes is likelyto continue.

"There has been no signifi-cant impact of the new Omicronvariant on India's realty marketand the growth momentum postfestive sales is expected to con-tinue," CREDAI said in a state-ment.

As many as 25 cases ofOmicron variant of Covid-19

have been reported so far in India.For the time being, CREDAI

said it is not expecting any dis-ruption in project constructionpace. The deliveries of projectswill also remain unaffected unlessthere is a significant rise in theinfections in the months to come.

Credai President HarshVardhan Patodia said:"Developers have learnt from theprevious two waves of the pan-demic and are fully prepared tomanage any disruption pertain-ing to supply chain and laboursupply to a large extent." PTI

Washington: Prices for US consumersjumped 6.8% in November compared witha year earlier as surging costs for food, ener-gy, housing and other items left Americansenduring their highest annual inflation ratesince 1982.

The Labor Department also reportedFriday that from October to November, pricesjumped 0.8%. Inflation has been intensify-ing pressure on consumers, especially lower-income households and particularly foreveryday necessities.

It has also negated the higher wagesmany workers have received, complicated theFederal Reserve's plans to reduce its aid forthe economy and coincided with flagging

public support for President Joe Biden.Fuelling the inflation has been a mix of

factors resulting from the swift rebound fromthe pandemic recession: A flood of govern-ment stimulus, ultra-low rates engineered bythe Fed and supply shortages at factories inthe US and abroad.

Manufacturers have been slowed byheavier-than-expected customer demand,Covid-related shutdowns and overwhelmedports and freight yards.

Employers, struggling with workershortages, have also been raising pay, andmany of them have boosted prices to offsettheir higher labour costs, thereby adding toinflation. PTI

New Delhi: Private bank IndusInd Bank on Friday said theRBI has given approval to Life Insurance Corporation toincrease its stake in the bank to nearly 10 per cent.

The bank has received an intimation from the RBI onDecember 9, 2021, that it has granted its approval to LIC,a shareholder of the bank, to acquire up to 9.99 per centof the total issued and paid-up capital of the bank, the banksaid in a regulatory filing on stock exchanges.

The state-run insurer holds 4.95 per cent of the totalissued and paid-up capital of the bank.

The RBI approval is subject to compliance with thedirection on 'Prior Approval for Acquisition of Shares andVoting Private Sector Banks' as well as regulations of theSEBI and any guidelines or regulations. PTI

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Thud, thud, thud… My heartwas beating so fast. I thoughtit would burst out of my chest.The forest was silent while thebreeze was whistling through

the trees though not a bird was in sight.The dry leaves rustled as I stepped onthem, treading slowly to avoid looserocks. Every few metres, there was a shortclimb and my heart would lurch into mymouth. I wasn’t fit for this, I told myguide, who was patiently guiding meback to the road. I was the last person leftin the forest. There was no way outexcept the path we were on — “no shortcut,” he said. And he was the onlyhuman in sight. He couldn’t jump, skipand run over the rocks and the narrowforest path because I was struggling withmy breath.

I was wearing special rubber bootsbecause we were coming back afterexploring the fabulous Krem KrungKrang Muhabon (krem means cave)near the village of Lakadong. Besides theadventure, it housed evidence of all theclimatic changes Earth had gone throughthousands of years. But right now, myfocus was on reaching the road becauseI needed water.

Everything was a novelty-the forestwalk, the green trees, the silence, the freespirit and the beautiful sky. The specialsuit was now tied around my neck. It was too hot to walkin the suit that had a strong resemblanceto what the astronauts wore (or in thepresent context the hazmat suit) —guarding against branches, rocks and tinyparticles and insects who didn’t likehumans. It was not a good idea to leavewithout a water bottle, I said aloud. I tooka few deep breaths every few metres.

It had been close to seven hours sinceI had drunk even a sip. I didn’t have awatch with me, but the movement of thesun showed that day would soon beengulfed by night in a couple of hours.I would soon hit the road but, for Earth,light and darkness didn’t matter. Despitethe slow progress and the seemingly longroute, I was elated. With every deepbreath, I patted myself for ticking off cav-ing from my wish list. After all, this tripwas thanks to the first-of-its-kindMeghalayan Age 2020 festival, curated by E-factor Entertainment under the aegisof Meghalaya Tourism.

����'��������Geologists’ measure geologic time

scale, defined by Wikipedia as “a systemof chronological dating that relates geo-logical strata (stratigraphy) to time. It isused by geologists, paleontologist, andother Earth scientists to describe the tim-ing and relationships of events that haveoccurred during Earth’s history”.

Just to give a bigger picture, we arein the geological epoch called theHolocene, which began about 11,650years ago. This is divided into three parts-beginning with Greenlandian, going toNorthgrippian and then comes the pre-sent Meghalayan Age, which can betraced to the last 4,200 years. The evi-dence of this time scale lies in the cavesof Meghalaya. Hence, the name.

Going through the dummies guideson the web, I read that this definition wasgiven in 2018 by the InternationalCommission on Stratigraphy (ICS), asubcommittee of the International Unionof Geographic Sciences. This geologictime scale is based on the study of chem-ical signatures in stalagmite in theMeghalayan caves. As per data collect-ed by experts, a mega drought, lastingalmost two decades, caused the end ofglobal societies close to 4,200 yearsback.

Did I know this when I was crawl-ing over lose rocks of Krem Krung KrangMuhabon? No! I didn’t even realise thatstalagmite and stalactite were giving usa clue about the planet’s history and theevents that it had seen. I just knew it wasan adventure for a curious traveller. AndI knew that this treasure needed to bepreserved for everyone who lovedNature.

Cavers love this abode of the clouds.For obvious reasons — it is a treasuretrove of caves that lie unexplored. On thewebsite, indiancaving.org.uk, I found awealth of information about life in thecaves, the species that thrive here and therivers that flow through it. And I keptthinking, I should have explored KremKrung Krang Muhabon at a slower pacewith a scientist. Maybe the caves will callagain but till then these few hours mademe feel like a child with a trophy of beingpart of this planet.

All through the exploration, theguide instructed us not to touch any-thing, as the formations would stopgrowing. Nature is delicate and fragile.

While I had seen these formations indocumentaries, seeing them in personmakes for an absolutely different, almostsurreal, experience. Just for the record,a stalagmite means dripping and thisrock formation rises from the floor dueto the accumulation of material deposit-ed from ceiling drippings. I gazed stu-diously at the white crown near my foot.It had been a hero’s journey, goingdown through a non-existent path intothe dark to see these magnificent things.I was dressed in the suit, wore rubberboots so that I wouldn’t slip and therewas a small light on my helmet. Yes,cavers need to be ready for this.

It had taken me precisely five min-utes to reach the bottom but for the guideit was a matter of few seconds. I gropedfor ways to crawl down. He later told methis was a dif f icult cave for a beginner and I patted myself for mysuccessful attempt.

The little light streaming out of thebulb on my helmet turned everythingeerie. Had it not been for the big groupwith me, I think I would have beenscared because it was dark, actuallypitch dark is the more apt description.Only some rays streamed in through thewide opening but did not reach where Istood. Close to a wall, I saw a stalactite,an icicle-shaped formation hanging fromthe ceiling. The tip looked sharp and we

had been told not to touch anything,break or carry back with us. These for-mations are produced by precipitation ofminerals from water dripping throughthe cave ceiling. Nature was only to beseen, studied and enjoyed.

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ing experience and the guides werenatives, well-versed with the state’s awe-some past and adept at living withNature. What looked like uncharted,unmapped, secret spaces to me, wereactually explored spaces.

In February 2015, an expedition,‘Caving in the Abode of the Clouds’, hadbeen organised to study the ancient land-scapes. This comprised 32 cavers fromAustria, Poland, Romania, Netherlands,Switzerland, US, UK and members of theMeghalaya Adventurers’ Association.Accompanying them were five scientistsfrom India, Switzerland and the UK, whoconducted bio-speleological studies ofthe area. In 2014 also, Jaintia Hills hadbeen explored and 2015 was a continu-ation of this. During this, the team foundmore new caves and mapped close to 15.3km of new cave passage. While we hadseen just a tiny bit of the cave with timebeing short and the group being large,Krem Muhabon’s exploration hadrevealed the cave’s length to be close to1,248 metres.

Cavers have been exploring these inMeghalaya for almost 23 years. There aresaid to be over 1,580 caves in the stateand 970 have been fully or partiallyexplored. These cave systems compriseriver-cave passages mixed with massiveand richly-decorated relics along withmagnificent clean-washed shafts. Onlyserious cavers can go into some as thereare vertical drops and waist-deep water,besides bats.

My concept of caving changed in amatter of hours. These were not mererocks but living beings that thrivedwhen undisturbed. It wasn’t just anoth-er adventure activity; it was a meetingwith Mother Earth. And I came backwith a promise to train myself for theseexhilarating territories.

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stones are synonymous with time.Meghalaya does mean abode of clouds in

Sanskrit. From caves to monoliths,Meghayalan Age 2020 festival was an eyeopener of sorts.

Meghalaya was carved out of the erst-while state of Assam in January 1972. Itis the wettest region in the country with70 per cent forest cover. All the modernamenities are available but the smaller,quieter parts still run on cash and wordof mouth. The three main regions areKhasi, Garo and Jaintia hills. We glampedit out at Jaintia Hills for this culturalextravaganza comprising dance perfor-mances, musical nights and sightseeingtours.

“The society here is matrilineal,”explained Phang who had travelled withus to the cave in Lakadong area. Thisyoung guide talked about the popularadventure sports here, giving me newgoals like canyoning, not meant for theweak-hearted or weak-bodied. InMeghalaya the youngest daughter inher-its everything and looks after the parentstoo. The children carry the mother’s sur-name. It truly is a futuristic society, liv-ing in perfect harmony with the moth-er principle of nourishment. Nativesspeak Khasi but English is common here.Of course, in the interiors, the Khasidialect varies and even townies have aproblem understanding that, as I discov-ered during a market tour with PriyankaMawrie, another young guide.

Shillong, the capital, has many pubsand a vibrant life. “Meghalayans love rockmusic,” said Phang. I had been toShillong, Mawlynnong, Dawki and theliving root bridges on an earlier trip. ButJaintia Hills were a different ballgame.With Priyanka leading me, we exploredthe serene Tyrshi Falls and NartiangMonoliths.

“The monoliths were a meetingground,” she said, “and marked the ritesof passage of the Jaintia kings. Peoplewould gather to have tea here. Even nowa festival is held annually to celebrate theJaintia kings and these monoliths.” Now,we could call them a graveyard of sorts.The sun sets early in the northeast andwe were short on time. We just aboutmanaged to catch the fantastic view fora few seconds and hurriedly walkedthrough the 100m complex. These mono-liths are said to be the tallest in the world.

Most of the place looked like around table with chairs all around.Later, I came to know that the tall upright

stones were known as ‘mehris’ or ‘Ki MooShynrang,’ represent the male. The flattable stone was ‘Ki Moo Kynthai’ or thefemale. Folks say that people in that erawere as strong and tall as giants.

Nartiang was the summer capital ofthe Jaintia rulers. Some experts are of thebelief that the monoliths marked theestablishment of the market from Raliangto Nartiang. There is a legend thatexplains this. On a rainy afternoon LuhLyngshkor, a Jaintia ruler was caught ina heavy shower and sought something tosave himself. He approached an oldwoman at Raliang, a village nearNartiang, for a bamboo to protect him-self. Eyeing the well-built ruler, thewoman told him to use a giant stone0slab at the market as cover. Luh went tothe market, picked the giant stone slaband reached Nartiang. And the placewhere he kept the giant stone slabbecame the market. Eyeing the big stone,I thought, it didn’t seem plausible. Butthen legends are not based on visualtruth.

The sun had set and we realised thatwe couldn’t make it to the Durga Templein the neighbourhood. But we had seena weekly market on the way and decid-ed to explore that. The rain had leftbehind slush and the market was closing.The dark skies made it difficult to seemuch. However, Priyanka took us insidewith the help of a young girl who hadcome there with her parents to sell somespices and vegetables.

Lakadong area is very well known forits turmeric. And black sesame is alsoused a lot in Khasi cuisine, so we boughtsmall packets of these two. We also tast-ed a black bean sauce which certainly isan acquired taste, locally made muffinsand lots of green shoots. The vendorscame from the neighbouring villages andthe market offered everything from veg-etables, meats, to household goods,bamboo baskets and sitting stools ormuras. I would have liked to bringthese back to Delhi along with the fernsplants, but I didn’t know the airport rules.

All too soon the dream whereevenings and mornings were spent undera beautiful sky, with amazing peoplegorging on food that is low on calorieswas over. But there still remained thepromise of more adventure sports and afitter me to achieve that goal of canyon-ing the next time around.

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Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2021 showstarted with a bang and the talented

contestants of this season have alreadymanaged to impress the audience.However, viewers are in for a special treatas legendary actress Zeenat Aman willappear as a special guest.

While each contestant entranced herduring the shoot, it was Laj, Ananya, andYumna’s power-packed performance toHare Ram Hare Krishna’s title track andDum Maaro Dum that left her spell-bound. The song also made the veteranactress so nostalgic that she sharedseveral anecdotes about the song.Ananya also asked Aman about hericonic look for the song Dum MaaroDum and to everyone’s surprise, theactress revealed an untold story abouthow Dev Anand was the one whodecided her look for this song.

Talking about the same, Amanrevealed, “When the song was being shot,Dev sahab was in two minds about it. Hewasn’t sure if we should use it for themovie, but he was convinced about itfinally. After the song was locked, my lookbecame a topic of discussion. With thesong being so personal to my character,I decided to give it a personal touch withstraight, long hair with a middle partition.But Dev Sahab felt that my charactershould wear shades and have a hippielook since the song is being shot aroundhippies as well. She should also be care-free and not really bothered with anythingand be very bindaas. So, we basically col-laborated to finalise this iconic look forthe song.”

(Tune into Sa Re Ga Ma Pa thisSaturday and Sunday at 9 pm, only on

Zee TV.)

Ihad heard of Ghazala Wahab, the per-son — long before her book, Born AMuslim: Some Truths About Islam in

India, started making waves — througha common friend. And not surprising-ly, when we connect over a concall, thename comes up as the ice breaker. Butother connections hover beneath theobvious and the stated (co-religionistwoman from a small-town middle-classfamily who does not harbour fundamen-talist thought) make what she says easyto comprehend while creating parallelnarratives in my head.

Wahab, a journalist with many yearsbehind her, has woven a personal narra-tive with a historical perspective. Theintensely personal account seeks tounderstand how Islam, which has putdown its roots in the country, hasbecome so reviled by a section of theright-wing. This quest has been award-ed the Book of the Year at the TataLiterature Live! Festival for the year 2021in the non-fiction category the work.

Excerpts from the interview:

�What prompted you to write thebook?

The origin of the book was in mywriting on terrorism. It was here that Icame a lot across what we call Jihadi orIslamic terrorism. And these terms usedto bother me as I was also sold out on theidea that there was indeed terrorism inthe world. One of the threats that Indiafaces is terrorism and I completelyagreed with the idea that a lot of terror-ists were Muslims. So, my approach wasresearching what is in the religion thatprompts Muslims to engage in these actsof violence. And that’s how I got inter-ested in the subject. But my entire per-spective on terrorism changed. Thiswas the starting point.

�Coming to an understanding is onething but reaching out to a largeraudience by putting this on paper isanother. Did that happen organically orwas it a conscious decision?

The conscious part was that I want-ed to write about what I thought was amisconception about Islam amongMuslims. How they understood a lot ofverses and how they should not betaken out of context as these wererevealed at a particular time answeringto a particular problem and should notbe taken to be directions for perpetuitywere the issues that I was looking at.Then, there was the hijab and full-facecovering... issues that I felt strongly aboutwhich I felt needed to be criticised. It wasa conscious decision to write this andreach out to as many Muslims as I could.Telling them how they had misunder-stood their religion and how due to thismisunderstanding and their dogged-ness, they have allowed their religion tobecome a subject of ridicule.

When I started reaching out to across-section of society, I realised that myapproach was one-sided. I enlarged its

scope because this idea of identity poli-tics or the community sticking to anidentity largely stemmed from insecuri-ty. So, I realised that the sources of thisinsecurity had to be understood. Werethere internal or external reasons? Andthat is how the scope of the book con-tinued to grow. What you see is the resultof this.

�There is a chapter about your familyfacing police action post riots. Therewere riots in North East Delhi and ithas been alleged that the police actionwas one-sided. Would you say there areparallels?

If you just draw a parallel with NEDelhi riots then it would be reducing thesubject to just one particular incident. Wehave had a history of communal violencein India. A lot of times we call them com-munal riots but, more often, it is one-sided violence. What had happened to uswas not particular to us. A lot of peoplehad faced attacks on lives and propertyand were subjected to police action

against them in the name of maintain-ing law and order. This has been a trend.So, there have been various incidents ofviolence post-Independence. This is aplaybook that has not changed with time.These have happened time and timeagain. It is unfortunate but true.

�Has this violence become more insti-tutionalised now?

No, I wouldn’t say that. It was alreadyinstitutionalised in the manner in whichlaw enforcement agencies would blinkand look the other way for a few hourstill a particular mob or communitycould vent their anger. They would let the‘milk boil over’, so to say. If some peo-ple lose their lives or properties are burntduring the time, it was considered to bea small price to pay. I’ve forgotten theresource right now but Indira Gandhi hasrecorded in the case of Hindu-Muslimviolence that there are certain occasionswhere you have to let the events take theircourse before the police can intervene.I don’t remember the context in which

she said this but it is on record. (“One hasto let such events take their own coursebefore stepping in,” said the formerPrime Minister Indira Gandhi, whilereplying to Financial Times when askedwhy she had not acted earlier to stop theviolence during Assam's Nellie massacreof February 18, 1983, when the State wasunder President's Rule.) The worst partof this institutionalised ‘look the otherway approach’ by the law enforcementagencies is that you don’t question lawenforcement agencies as you worry orfear that it will affect or impact theirmorale. Commissions are instituted butthe police hierarchy is not held account-able. Charge sheets are filed againstunknown people. This idea of holdingpeople accountable is just not there andit is nothing new.

What we have now are a lot of vigi-lante groups that are doing the dirtywork. This has created a pervasive senseof fear which was not there earlier. I havenot grown up with it. When I wasgrowing up or people I have spoken with

say that the violence was a periodic event.Things would heat up and then theywould calm down. Things would go backto usual. It did not lead to any wholesalerelocation or fissures. People wouldmove to Muslim majority areas becausethere is security in numbers but a per-manent fissure in society, where you haveto constantly watch your back, did notexist. If you had business interests,which were inter-community, you wouldgo back to working with them. All thathas changed to some extent.

�As you point out, you had not expe-rienced this kind of discrimination orviolence but people lower down in eco-nomic and social status did. Was it eas-ier writing it as an outsider-insider?

I wouldn’t say it was easier though itdid give me the advantage of access.People did talk to me as I was an insid-er and from the community as well as ajournalist who had not written on thecommunity but had a larger perspectiveon national issues as I had a large bodyof work out there in the public domain.This put me at an advantage. I wouldn’tsay it was easier because writing aboutviolence never is or maybe I am a littlesentimental about these matters. WhenI write on warfare or terrorism, I bringa certain human element to these issues.I do develop a certain emotional connec-tion. When I was writing about commu-nal violence and tracing its history post-Independence, it was a very disturbingexperience. Writing this tract was themost difficult part of the book. I did notsleep for many many nights after writ-ing this chapter

�You’ve been the editor of Force, amagazine for Defence, for a long time.Did that change your perspective giventhat not very many Muslims are a partof the armed forces?

No. I had not done any work on thecommunity except for writing on terror-ism. I have not really engaged with theIndian Muslim community before Istarted work on the book. It did not pre-pare me for anything when I started writ-ing this book. As for not many peoplebeing in the armed forces but there arenot many Muslims in any of the main-stream Government organisationswhether it is Civil Services or others. Thenumbers are very limited.

�Treating Muslims as a monolith whoare not patriotic is something that hasgained credence despite evidence to thecontrary... Where did the communitygo wrong which led to the building ofthis narrative?

When a narrative is built, it has lit-tle to do with the community. It is beingbuilt by others. Treating Muslims as amonolith is just facilitating stereotyping.If you go into details and diversities, thestereotype will just fall flat. That isdeliberate.

The community cannot be held

responsible as a Muslim cannot do any-thing to change perspective. They aredoing whatever they can or whateveranyone in India has done. Even todaywhen you pick up the newspaper and yousee someone selling a defence secret, Ithink, a lot of Muslims scroll downimmediately to check the name of theperson and are relieved to see that he isnot a co-religionist. I am also guilty ofdoing that. Despite all this, being accusedof being fifth columnists or not beingpatriotic enough is a perception createdby vested interests. And unless it isreversed by those who have created thisperception or by the majority commu-nity who stand up and say this is false andwe won’t go by it, Muslims can’t do muchabout it. They are the victims here.

�Was your book aimed at changingthese perceptions?

Yes (a very thoughtful one). And Ihave said that in my introduction that itallays a lot of misconceptions bothamong the Muslims and also among thenon-Muslims. I hope that people can siftbetween the myths and realities of thecommunity in India. And that they starttalking to each other and understandeach other better.

�Would you say that the kind of vio-lence Muslims face has changed overthe years?

It has become more widespread. Bigevents of communal violence may havereduced but everyday incidents of vio-lence have actually increased. The con-sequence of this is that an increasingnumber of Muslims are not getting aplace in the mainstream and are ratherrelinquishing the space to recede to theirghettos. A non-Muslim professor told methat many of his colleagues who hadproperties in south Delhi have soldthese, often at a loss, to go back to Okhlaand Jamia because they felt that they willbe safer and more comfortable there.Ideally, that should not be happening.They should not be ceding these placeswhich have been acquired with much dif-ficulty. But if you are so insecure, it isunfortunate and should not have hap-pened.

�Did you anticipate the book wouldwin a prize?

No, I didn’t it was a very very pleas-ant surprise.

�What did you hope the readers wouldcarry back?

They apply the rational part of theirmind rather than the emotional and theywould realise that the answers are allthere in the public domain. They wouldrealise what they are told is not correctand it is not difficult to find the truth.

�Any more books coming up?I am working on one book ad it

would be out in a year and a half or twoyears.

Zee TV is all set to present Indianaudiences with a first-of-its-kind

devotional singing reality show —Swarn Swar Bharat. It celebrates Indianvalues and takes us back to our rootsthrough a unique blend of insightfuland relatable stories narrated in verseand soulful devotional music cutting

across all demographics. The show isproduced by Fathom Pictures andKailasa Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

Renowned poet Dr KumarVishwas and veteran singers —Padmashree Kailash Kher andPadmashree Suresh Wadkar will beseen as judges, evaluating perfor-mances of the contestants on parame-

ters of sur, bhaav and saar while pop-ular actor Ravi Kishan will be the hostof the show.

Swarn Swar Bharat is a humblecontribution to the Prime Minister’sinitiative Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav —the 75th anniversary of Indian indepen-dence, that endeavours to celebrate ourrich cultural heritage across the world.

Renowned actor, writer, musician and poetPiyush Mishra has joined the multi-language

micro-blogging platform, Koo. Mishra will lever-age the self-expression platform to engage withfans and share his poems, lyrics and thoughts inHindi.

Kooing from his handle @itspiyushmishra,the actor posted a couplet in Hindi —

Thoda nazara, chatpat baateinYahi kahani, aate jaateThodi hasi hai, thode latifein,Thoda tarana, chatpatein baatein Bas yaaro yahi baatein, kahaniya, tarane aur

latifein ab Koo par karengeA graduate of the National School of Drama

(NSD), Mishra started his career as a theatre actorand made his Bollywood debut in 1998 in ManiRatnam’s Dil Se. He has acted in films like TheLegend of Bhagat Singh, Maqbool, Gulaal, amongstothers.

Welcoming Mishra to the platform, a Koospokesperson said, “We are elated to have the vet-eran actor, writer, poet and musician PiyushMishra on our platform. We are certain thatPiyushji, who is also well-known for his poeticand literary talent, will not only leverage our plat-form to connect with his fans and followers butbe an inspiration to upcoming actors and per-formers across India.”

As an inclusive platform that empowersIndians to express online in their mother tongue,the Koo App is well represented by popular actorslike Anupam Kher, Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon,Shraddha Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, who activelyengage with fans across a slew of native languages.

The celebrity coupletied the knot at a pri-

vate ceremony in the SixS enses For t B ar waraHotel, Sawai Madhopur,Rajasthan, with friendsand family in attendance.The initial photographsshow Vicky Kaushal fol-lowing Katrina Kaif andthen the two waved at thepaparazzi gathered at adistance from the venue.

Kaif wore a bridallehenga crafted by acedes igner SabyasachiMukherjee for her specialday, Kaushal is said tohave worn a beige sher-wani after his sehrabandi.

The couple also madeit official that they wouldsoon host a reception inMumbai for those whowere not invited to thevery private marriage cer-emony at SawaiMadhopur.

Kaushal headed to themandap in a vintage carwith his baraatis, includ-ing brother SunnyKausha l , go o d f r iendAngad Bedi and membersof his family. The coupletook the pheras in the tra-

ditional way, thus bringingto an end the celebrationsthat took off on December7.

After a lot of hushhush, the couple took toInstagram to share theirintimate wedding pho-tographs.

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Delhi batter Yash Dhull will lead a 20-member India squad in the upcom-

ing Under-19 Asia Cup scheduled to beheld in the UAE from December 23, theBCCI announced on Friday.

There will be a preparatory camp inBengaluru ahead of the tournament andthe governing body also named a 25-member squad for the same, whichincludes five standby players.

“The All-India Junior SelectionCommittee has picked a 20-memberIndia U19 squad for the upcomingACC U19 Asia Cup to be played in theUAE from 23rd December,” the govern-ing body said in a statement.

“The selectors have also announceda 25-member squad for a preparatorycamp at the National Cricket Academyin Bengaluru from December 11th-19thahead of the ACC event.”

Dhull was a leading run-getter inthe Vinoo Mankad Trophy earlier thisyear. He averaged 75.50 for his 302 runsfor the DDCA in the five matches thatthe team played during the tournament.

The Board, however, said that India’ssquad for the U-19 World Cup slated forJanuary-February next year in the WestIndies will be announced later.

Two-time defending championsIndia have won the ACC U-19 Asia Cupsix times in the last eight editions, whilesharing the trophy with Pakistan in 2012.

India U-19 Asia Cup squad:Harnoor Singh Pannu, AngkrishRaghuvanshi, Ansh Gosai, S K Rasheed,Yash Dhull (Captain), AnneshwarGautam, Siddharth Yadav, KaushalTambe, Nishant Sindhu, Dinnesh Bana(wk), Aaradhya Yadav (wk), RajangadBawa, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, GarvSangwan, Ravi Kumar, Rishith Reddy,Manav Parakh, Amrit Raj Upadhyay,Vicky Ostwal, Vasu Vats (subject to fit-ness clearance).

Standby players who will attendpreparatory camp at NCA: Ayush SinghThakur, Uday Saharan, ShashwatDangwal, Dhanush Gowda, PM SinghRathore.

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Joe Root set a record for mostruns in a calendar year by anEngland test batter and shared

an unbroken 159-run stand withDawid Malan on Friday to lead arally in the Ashes series openeragainst Australia.

Root was ubeaten on 86 andMalan was 80 not out whenEngland reached 220-2 at stumpson Day 3.

The England skipper has 1,541runs so far in 2021, beating MichaelVaughan’s record of 1,481 runs in2002. Mohammad Yousuf holdsthe test record with his 1,788 runsin 11 matches for Pakistan in 2006.

England is still 58 runs behind.But after being dismissed for 147 onDay 1 and conceding a 278-runfirst-innings deficit, the third-wick-et pair finally gave England a ses-sion of dominance.

Root faced 158 deliveries, hit 10boundaries and was one run shy ofhis highest previous score in anAshes test Down Under. Malanfaced 177 deliveries as the pair gotthrough almost two full sessions.

Malan said the only way forEngland to go forward was to for-

get the first innings, not be “sittingducks” and just take the attack backto the Australian bowlers. But hesaid the job was only half done, andEngland needed at least another250-300 runs to pressure Australia.

With Root still there, it’s possi-ble.

“He seems to somehow find away of putting the pressure back onthe bowlers,” Malan said. “It’s greatsigns for us as a team that Joe isplaying well out here and leadingfrom the front.”

Australia resumed Friday at343-7 and added 82 for the lossthree wickets in the morning ses-sion, with Travis Head bowled for152 by Mark Wood to end theinnings at 425.

England’s openers survived toreach 23 without loss at the firstinterval but both were out early inthe afternoon session and the totalwas 61-2 when Root joined Malanat the crease.

Opener Rory Burns narrowlyavoided an unwanted pair, gettinga reprieve after being given out lbwto Mitchell Starc without scoring inthe first over of England’s secondinnings two days after being bowledout by the Australian left-arm pace-

man on the first ball of the series.This time, a successful review

showed the ball may have gone overthe stumps.

But he was out in the first overafter lunch without addition to hisscore or the England total when hewas caught behind of Australiacaptain Pat Cummins for 13.

Haseeb Hameed compiled 27from 58 deliveries before he gloveda legside catch off Starc to wicket-keeper Alex Carey in the only otherEngland wicket to fall on Day 3.

Conditions were perfect forbatting on the middle day at theGabba, which started with Headmarshalling Australia’s lower order.

He put on 85 for the eighthwicket with Starc (35) and 29 for theninth with Nathan Lyon (15) to pro-long Australia’s innings and keepEngland in the field in subtropicalhumidity.

Lyon was out to Mark Woodwhen Head was on 147 andAustralia was on 420, leaving No. 11Josh Hazlewood to hang aroundlong enough to help his teammatecross 150.

Head reached the milestonewith a boundary against left-armspinner Jack Leach, his innings

including 15 fours and four sixes. Italso took Leach beyond 100 runsconceded in 12.1 overs.

But with the batters trying tokeep the run-rate up, pacemanWood bowled Head to finish theinnings and return 3-85. OllieRobinson had figures of 3-58 andWoakes had 2-76. Stokes, playinghis first test match since March, had0-65 off 12 overs and appeared tobe struggling with his fitness.

Veteran Australian openerDavid Warner didn’t field on Fridayafter being hit in the ribs while post-ing his 94 in the home team’s firstinnings of 425. Team officials saidhis absence was because of bruising.

Marnus Labuschagne, whoscored 74 in Australia’s innings, saidit was important for the hometeam to keep building pressureand get wickets with the new ball,due after 10 overs on Saturday.

England hasn’t won a test inAustralia in a decade and hasn’t wona test at the Gabba since 1986, whileAustralia’s loss to India here inJanuary was its first at the Brisbanevenue since 1988.

“We know the Gabba,”Labuschagne said. “We know thetemplate here.”

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Indonesia’s Mulyo Handoyo and Malaysia’s Tan KimHer are set to return as India’s singles and dou-

bles badminton coaches with the national federationhoping to finalise their appointments by the end ofthis month.

Tough taskmaster Mulyo, who has coachedAthens Olympic gold medallist Taufik Hidayat, hada brief stint in India and is credited for the successof men’s singles players like Kidambi Srikanth, B SaiPraneeth and HS Prannoy in 2017.

Tan Kim Her, on the other hand, is the manresponsible for forging India’s best doubles pair ofChirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, who underhis guidance won the Commonwealth Games silver,played a vital role in the team gold in 2018 and alsobroke into world’s top 20. “Mulyo and Tan Kim Herare among the few top names who applied for the postsafter we advertised for it and BAI (BadmintonAssociation of India) wants to avail their services asthey have prior experience of working with our Indianplayers,” BAI secretary Ajay Singhania told PTI.

BAI had advertised for the coaches’ posts onNovember 18 after men’s singles coach Agus DwiSantoso departed last month, few weeks before thecompletion of his contract.”Mulyo and Tan have beenin the Indian set up so we are favouring them andwe are hoping to get their services from the IndiaOpen in January.

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The upcoming AsianChampions Trophy in

Dhaka will be a perfect plat-form for the fringe players toshowcase their talent andstake a claim in the first team,said Indian men’s hockeyteam captain ManpreetSingh.

The tournament, origi-nally scheduled to be heldlast year, has been postponedmultiple times due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, andwill now be played fromDecember 14 to 22.

This will be India’s firstouting after the team’s his-toric Olympics bronze medalwinning campaign earlierthis year. The ManpreetSingh-led side will be with-out eight players from theTokyo Games squad, includ-ing the likes of veteran goal-keeper PR Sreejesh who has

been rested, “With nearly 10 players

who were part of the TokyoOlympic squad being rested,this is a fantastic opportuni-ty for the players who hadbeen waiting on the sidelinesto get a chance to perform ina major international tourna-ment. This will be a goodplatform for them to show-case their talent and tempera-ment,” said Manpeet beforeleaving for Dhaka on Friday.

Defending championsIndia would begin their cam-

paign on the opening dayagainst Korea before lockinghorns against Japan,Malaysia, Pakistan and hostsBangladesh in the single-pool tournament for tophonours.

“This is our first outingafter the Tokyo Olympics sonaturally there is a lot ofexcitement among the play-ers. We have had a goodtraining camp inBhubaneswar and I feel sincethe weather here is quitesimilar to that of Dhaka, wewon’t take long to acclima-tise,” the skipper said.

“It will be a good tourna-ment not just in terms ofcompetition but also tounderstand about otherteam’s capabilities. We assessthe progress of other Asiancountries ahead of the all-important Asian Games andAsia Cup next year,’ the acemid-fielder added.

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Heavyweights ATK MohunBagan would be eyeing to

plug holes in its defence to avoidthe ignominy of a hat-trick ofdefeats when it takes on an unbeat-en Chennaiyin FC in an IndianSuper League match here onSaturday.

After starting off in style withthumping wins over KeralaBlasters FC and arch-rivals SC EastBengal, the Mariners haveslumped to back-to-back lossesagainst nemesis Mumbai City FCand Jamshedpur FC to slip out oftop-five. Against quality opposi-

tion in MCFC and JFC, the green-and-maroon brigade’s defence hasbeen terribly out of shape, leakingseven goals in two matches.

Their two national defendersPritam Kotal and Subhasish Bosehave failed to live up to the expec-tations in the absence of injuredTiri and Sandesh Jhingan, who hasleft for Croatian club Sibenik.

Habas would hope Tiri, thestar Spanish central defender,plays the full 90 minutes, even asit seems a far-fetched reality as heis yet to gain full fitness.

Chennayin FC have been themost resolute in their defence thisseason, letting in the least numberof goals — two — from threematches. In such a scenario, Habaswould look to rearrange his forma-tion and may ring in a few changeswith Michael Soosairaj a possibil-ity in the left wing.

While trying to bolster thedefence, ATK Mohun Bagan hassuffered in its attacking play,something that was seen in its 1-2 loss to the Red Miners.

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The Cricket Club of India (CCI) felicitat-ed young shuttler Taarini Suri, who won

twin triple crowns in the European circuitlast month. In recognition of her achieve-ments, the CCI Executive Committee head-ed by its sporting president Premal Udaniand the badminton sub-committee hon-oured Taarini, coach Hufrish Nariman andthe youngster’s parents.

Udani presented Taarini with a plaque,a cash award and gift vouchers.

The talented 14-year-old Taarini, whotrains under renowned coach and formerace badminton player Hufrish Nariman atthe Prakash Padukone Badminton Academyat the CCI courts, had clinched the girls’ sin-gles Under-15, girls’ doubles Under-17, andthe mixed doubles Under-17 titles at the FZFORZA Finnish Youth 2021 BadmintonChampionship in Finland in earlyNovember.

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Villarreal clinched the finalplace in the last 16 of the

Champions League onThursday, while Leicester failedto advance in the EuropaLeague.

Villarreal beat Atalanta 3-2 away in a game postponedfrom Wednesday because ofheavy snow in northern Italy.

The Spanish side onlyneeded a draw to advance asrunner-up from Group F butjumped out to a 3-0 lead by the51st minute, with ArnautDanjuma scoring twice.Atalanta answered with goalsfrom Duván Zapata and sub-stitute Ruslan Malinovskyi butit was too late to turn thingsaround.

Atalanta finished third in

the group and will enter a play-off to get into the last 16 of thesecond-tier Europa League,the competition Villarreal wonlast season.

Leicester faced a must-win game at Napoli to advancein the Europa League but lost3-2. Spartak Moscow securedtop spot of Group C with a 1-0 away victory at Legia Warsaw.

Also, Eintracht Frankfurt,Galatasaray and Red StarBelgrade made the next roundwhile Bayer Leverkusen, Lyon,Monaco and West Ham hadalready qualified with a gameto spare.

Only the eight group win-ners go straight into the roundof 16 — the runners-up entera playoff with the eight teamswho finish in third place in theChampions League groups.

In the inaugural EuropaConference League, JoseMourinho’s Roma reached thenext round after a 3-2 win atCSKA Sofia and Basel was thelast to reach the round of 16.

Another big team in thecompetition, Tottenham, hadits game against Rennes post-poned after a coronavirus out-break at the English club thatwould have deprived managerAntonio Conte of at least eightplayers who have tested posi-tive. A new date for the matchhas not been announced.

AZ Alkmaar, Copenhagen,Feyenoord, Gent, LASK, andRennes had already won theirgroups in the third-tier compe-tition.

The draw for the next stageis scheduled for Monday.

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Group C, all four teams couldstill qualify for the round of 16ahead of the final round.

Leicester had a disastrousstart to the game at Napoli.

Forward Adam Ounasgave Napoli early lead fourminutes into the game with alow shot. Twenty minutes later,Eljif Elmas doubled the advan-tage.

Leicester pulled one backthree minutes later whendefender Jonny Evans foundhimself at the right spot in thearea to reduce the lead andKiernan Dewsbury-Hall equal-ized in the 33rd after arebound.

But Napoli recovered withElmas scoring again in the sec-ond half.

A 1-1 away draw againstFenerbahçe was enough forEintracht Frankfurt to claimGroup D. Olympiakos finishedsecond after a 1-0 loss to hostAntwerp.

Galatasaray held Lazio to a0-0 draw in Rome to advancefrom Group E, leaving itsItalian opponent in second.

Red Star drew 1-1 withBraga after Aleksandar Kataiconverted a penalty kick toequalize after the Portugueseclub took the lead throughGaleno’s spot kick. The resultmeant Red Star stayed onepoint ahead of Braga atopGroup F.

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ous leader Bodø/Glimt ofNorway, which was held 1-1 atZorya Luhansk in Group C.Roma was 3-0 up after TammyAbraham netted his secondgoal in the 53rd, before CSKAnetted two consolation goals.

In Group G, Vitesse beatMura 3-1 to sit second, leadingTottenham by threepoints.Arthur Cabral scoredtwice for Basel in a 3-0 victo-ry against Qarabag to advanceas winner in Group H.

Denmark’s Randers placedsecond in Group D despite a 1-0 loss to Alkmaar while a 1-1home draw against AnorthosisFamagusta secured secondplace in Group B for PartizanBelgrade.

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