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Attackers struck Taliban
vehicles in an eastern
Afghanistan on Wednesday,
witnesses said, killing at least
two fighters and three civilians
in the latest violence since the
group’s takeover of the country
in mid-August.
In one attack, gunmen
opened fire on a Taliban vehi-
cle at a local gas station in the
provincial capital of Jalalabad,
killing two fighters and a gas
station attendant, witnesses
said. A child was also killed,
they added.
Another child was killed
and two Taliban were wound-
ed in a separate attack — a
bombing of another vehicle.
Another bombing of a Taliban
vehicle in Jalalabad also
wounded a person nearby,
although it was unclear if that
person was a Taliban official or
not. The witnesses spoke on
condition of anonymity for
fear of retribution.
No one claimed immediate
responsibility for Wednesday’s
attacks, although the Islamic
State group, which is head-
quartered in eastern
Afghanistan, took responsibil-
ity for similar attacks in
Jalalabad last week that killed
eight.
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Shares of Zee Entertainment
Enterprises Limited
on Wednesday zoomed
nearly 32 per cent after
announcement of a merger
with Sony Pictures.
Leading media firms Zee
Entertainment and Sony
Pictures on Wednesday said
they have received in-principle
approval for a merger that will
combine both companies’ lin-
ear networks, digital assets,
production operations and pro-
gramme libraries.
The stock jumped 31.86
per cent to close at C337.10 on
the BSE. During the day, it ral-
lied 39 per cent to its 52-week
high of C355.40.
On the NSE, it zoomed
30.50 per cent to close at
C333.70. The company’s mar-
ket valuation also jumped
C7,823.98 crore to C32,378.98
crore on the BSE.
Buying was also there in
other group stocks, with Zee
Learn zooming 14.30 per cent
and Zee Media Corporation
gaining 4.92 per cent
on the BSE.
Detailed report on P9
Brasilia: Brazil’s Health
Minister Marcelo Queiroga
tested positive for Covid-19
hours after accompanying
President Jair Bolsonaro to the
United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) in New
York on Tuesday, the
Government said.
Queiroga will remain in
New York in quarantine, the
Government’s communications
office said. “The Minister is
doing well,” the statement said.
It added that the rest of the del-
egation tested negative for
the virus.
Bolsonaro, a vaccine skep-
tic, defied UN rules that asked
all those attending the
Assembly to be vaccinated. He
has bragged about not getting
vaccinated.
Agencies
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Amidst chanting of mantras
and following all the ritu-
als Akhara Parishad chief
Mahant Narendra Giri was
given Bhoo Samadhi on
Baghambari Gaddi Ashram
premises under a lemon tree as
per his wish, on Wednesday
afternoon. Office-bearers of
all 13 Akharas were present
there at the time of the Bhoo
Samadhi.
Prior to the Samadhi, his
body was taken to the mortu-
ary of SRN Hospital for post-
mortem examination, and then
was taken to the Sangam for
bathing it with the sacred
waters of the Ganga, the
Yamuna and the Saraswati.
The mortal remains,
placed in a flower bedecked
lorry, were moved around the
city to let people pay their
homage to the Brahmaleen
seer before the Samadhi.
Thousands of sants, disci-
ples and devotees marched
through the route raising slo-
gans for the Mahant. The van
was stationed at Bare
Hanuman Mandir near the
Sangam for Darshan. Narendra
Giri was the Mahant of this
temple.
Though the detailed post-
mortem report is awaited, what
had been briefed suggested
that the the cause of death was
suffocation. A ‘V’ mark was
seen on the neck of the
Mahant.
Under video camera
watch, a panel of five doctors
performed autopsy.
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The Supreme Court on
Wednesday put the
Government on notice in two
separate matters related to girls.
Maintaining that induc-
tion of women to the NDA
cannot be postponed by one
year, the Supreme Court
allowed female candidates to
take the exam in November
this year and not wait till May
2022 as requested by the
Government.
Hearing a separate matter,
the apex court directed the
Centre to file an affidavit with-
in two weeks on the issue of
induction of girls in the
Rashtriya Indian Military
College (RIMC) in Dehradun
saying the issue cannot be
delayed further. Refusing to
accept the Centre’s request to
allow women candidates to
appear for the National
Defence Academy (NDA)
entrance from next year, the
apex court said it doesn’t want
women to be denied their
right. The Centre had told the
top court that a notification
allowing women candidates
to appear for the NDA exam
will be out by May next year.
A Study Group has been con-
stituted by the Defence ser-
vices, comprising experts to
expeditiously formulate a com-
prehensive curriculum for
women cadets at NDA, it had
said, adding that a Board of
Officers has been convened to
give a holistic and futuristic
proposal for training of women
Cadets at NDA incorporating
all relevant aspects.
A Bench headed by Justice
SK Kaul said the armed forces
are the best response team to
deal with emergency situa-
tions and it is hopeful that nec-
essary arrangements will be
put in place to pave the way
for the induction of women in
NDA without delay.
Additional Solicitor
General Aishwarya Bhati,
appearing for the Centre, stat-
ed that the Study Group has
been constituted by the
Defence services to examine
the changes in curriculum,
infrastructure, fitness training,
accommodation facilities, etc,
and sought for skipping the
upcoming NDA entrance
examination, scheduled to be
held on November 14.
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As he left for his three-day
US tour, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Wednesday
said his interaction with world
leaders, including President
Joe Biden, will strengthen the
Indo-US Comprehensive
Global Strategic Partnership
and consolidate ties with Japan
and Australia.
Issuing a statement before
leaving for the US, Modi said
he will conclude his visit with
an address at the United
Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) focusing on the press-
ing global challenges, including
the Covid-19 pandemic, the
need to combat terrorism, cli-
mate change and other impor-
tant issues.
The PMO tweeted his pic-
ture just before Modi boarded
the plane for the US where he
will take part in a wide range
of programmes. He will be
accompanied by National
Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit
Doval and External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar besides
Foreign Secretary Harsh
Shringla and some other top
officials there.
“I will be visiting the USA
from 22-25 September, 2021,
at the invitation of His
Excellency President Joe Biden
of the United States of
America. During my visit, I
will review the India-US
Comprehensive Global
Strategic Partnership with
President Biden and exchange
views on regional and global
issues of mutual interest,” said
the PM.
“I am also looking forward
to meeting Vice-President
Kamala Harris to explore
opportunities for cooperation
between our two nations par-
ticularly in the area of science
and technology,” he said.
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The Centre on Wednesday
informed the Supreme
Court that an amount of
C50,000 will be given by the
States as ex-gratia to the kin of
all those who died of Covid-19
and also to those who die of the
disease in future. The ex-gra-
tia assistance will also be given
to the kin of those who died of
the virus due to involvement in
Covid-19 relief operations or
activities associated with the
preparedness for dealing with
the pandemic, the Centre said.
In an affidavit, the Centre
said the National Disaster
Management Authority
(NDMA) has made these rec-
ommendations.
The ex-gratia assistance
will be subject to the cause of
death being certified as Covid-
19 as per the guidelines issued
by the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare and the ICMR,
the Government said. It added
that the ex-gratia assistance will
be provided by States from the
State Disaster Response Fund.
On September 3, the top
court had expressed displeasure
over delay in framing of guide-
lines for issuance of death cer-
tificates to the families of those
who died of Covid-19. The SC
had in its June 30 verdict
directed the NDMA to recom-
mend within six weeks the
guidelines for ex-gratia to the
family of the Covid victims.
On June 30, Justice Ashok
Bhushan-headed bench
ordered the Centre to imple-
ment the mandated ex-gratia to
Covid victims, which was can-
celled by the Government,
when Covid started spreading.
Before the first lockdown,
as per NDMA guidelines, C4
lakh was granted as ex-gratia
when a calamity is declared as
a national disaster. But after
declaring the lockdown, an
order was issued to cancel the
ex-gratia provision.
The Prime Minister-
chaired NDMA received flak
from the SC for it.
The SC also ordered steps
to simplify guidelines for
issuance of “death certifi-
cates/official documents stating
the exact cause of death, that is,
‘Death due to Covid-19’” for
enabling dependents to get
benefits of welfare schemes.
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Pakistan allowed India to
use its airspace for Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to
travel to the US. The PM’s
plane avoided Afghanistan as it
has closed its airspace for any
commercial use since the
Taliban took control.
India had sought permis-
sion from Pakistan regarding
the usage of Pakistan’s airspace
for Modi’s flight to the US, for
which Islamabad gave a nod.
In the past, Islamabad had
denied this access when
President Ram Nath Kovind
and Modi travelled abroad in
2019.
This move was to protest
against abrogation of Article
370 giving special status to
Jammu Kashmir.
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Dubai: Sunrisers Hyderabad
pacer T Natarajan tested posi-
tive for Covid-19 but the team’s
IPL match against Delhi
Capitals on Wednesday went
ahead as scheduled after the
remaining contingent was
found to be negative. Left-arm
pacer Natarajan, who is com-
ing back from a knee surgery,
has been isolated along with six
close contacts which also
include out of favour India all-
rounder Vijay Shankar.
“Sunrisers Hyderabad play-
er T Natarajan tested positive
for Covid-19 at a scheduled
RT-PCR test. The player has
isolated himself from the rest
of the squad,” a BCCI release
stated. P12
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Aday after New Delhi
slammed the UK for
adopting a “discriminatory”
policy against Covishield and
warned of “reciprocal mea-
sures,” the British Government
on Wednesday added it to the
list of approved Covid-19 vac-
cines but kept India out of the
eligible countries list flagging
the vaccine’s certification. Fully
vaccinated Indians will thus
still have to undergo a 10-day
self isolation or quarantine
after their arrival in Britain.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca
Covid-19 vaccine, manufac-
tured by the Serum Institute of
India, was recently excluded
from a list of eligible Covid-19
vaccines recognised under
Britain’s reviewed internation-
al travel norms, effective from
October 4.
The updated UK travel
guidelines now said,
“Formulations of the four list-
ed vaccines, such as
AstraZeneca Covishield,
AstraZeneca Vaxzevria and
Modern Takeda, qualify as
approved vaccines.”
The site explains that from
4 am, October 4, those who
have taken vaccines from a “rel-
evant public health body” in
specific countries will be con-
sidered “fully vaccinated”. That
list does not include India.
This suggests that Indians
vaccinated with two doses of
Covishield, produced by SII,
will still need to quarantine
even though India is now on
the Amber list.
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Amarinder Singh’s decision
to break away from the party
he served for decades, the for-
mer Punjab Chief Minister on
Wednesday announced his
decision to pitch a strong
candidate against “Super CM”
Navjot Singh Sidhu.
His assertion came almost
simultaneously with a tweet
from his OSD saying,
“Reverting Back in a Big
Bang,” with Capt Amarinder’
picture and superimposed
caption — Capt 2022.
Virtually raising a banner
of revolt, Amarinder criti-
cised Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi for their
“inexperience”, adding “their
advisers are misguiding them”.
Also taking a dig at Sidhu
Company over charges of
no action against the Badals
and SAD leader Bikram
Majithia, Amarinder chal-
lenged them to “throw the
Akalis leaders behind bars if
they can”.
At the same time, he came
down heavily on his bête noire
Sidhu for “interfering” in his
successor Chharanit Singh
Channi’s domain by “dictating
the terms”. Not sparing even
Congress supremo Sonia
Gandhi, Amarinder declared
that he had offered to quit as
Punjab CM three weeks back
she had asked him to contin-
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Ecologically sustainable aqua-
culture based on symbiotic
technology is set to revolu-
tionise the coastal aquaculture
industry in the country. The
aquaculture based on symbiot-
ic technology is a guaranteed
way for achieving Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's
vision for doubling the aqua
farmers' income, said Tamil
Nadu J Jayalalithaa Fisheries
University (TNJFU) vice-chan-
cellor G Sugumar. He was
speaking after inaugurating the
project on standardised pond-
based culture technique for
commercially important marine
finfishes and pond-based recir-
culated aquaculture system
(RAS) for vannamei shrimp at
Chippikulam near
Thoothukudi. Sugumar said
the initiative launched by Kings
Infra in association with the
university to promote the pro-
ject would help the aquaculture
farming practice to be truly sus-
tainable in the country. The
recirculated aquaculture sys-
tem (RAS) empowers farmers to
utilise water to the maximum
sustainable levels by eliminating
possible wastage by converting
the same to another resource.
Speaking on the occasion,
chairman and managing direc-
tor of Kings Infra, Shaji Baby
John said the company aims at
training over 5,000 farmers in
the coastal region by utilising
the technology being devel-
oped under this joint collabo-
rative project. Stressing on the
importance of doubling farmers'
income for the growth of the
economy he said the ecologi-
cally sustainable aquaculture
provides the best possibility for
the coastal farmers to realise the
dream of augmenting their
income. The joint venture
would develop a standard tech-
nology on developing the
framework for sustainable aqua-
culture technology in a step-by-
step manner incorporating the
necessary scientific inputs and
technical requirements. The
next stage would be creating a
knowledge-sharing platform for
extending the developed tech-
nology to the farming commu-
nity and also to provide on-farm
training, he added.
The Kochi-based Kings
Infra has been advocating the
need for an environmentally
sustainable aquaculture for the
past many years. Sustainable
aquaculture has considerable
scope for growth as 49 per cent
of global demand for human
consumption of fish is con-
tributed by aquaculture.
Aquaculture shrimp con-
tributed 74 per cent value of the
Indian seafood exports worth
Rs 43,717 crore exports in FY
2021.
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The Roorkee mayor Gaurav
Goel sprayed insecticide
in various wards of the munic-
ipal corporation as part of the
measures being taken against
dengue in the city.
He said that the special
cleaning and awareness cam-
paign against dengue will con-
tinue to prevent the rise of
dengue in the city. He also
spoke about the general steps
to be taken by the public to pre-
vent breeding of the dengue
causing mosquitoes.
Municipal councillors and
officials were also present on
the occasion.
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Discussions were held on the smart city concept on the third
day of a five-day online faculty development workshop spon-
sored by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Gurukul Kangri
Vishwavidyalaya in Haridwar. On day three of the workshop,
deliberation was made on Smart City concept of the government
of India. Department of Electronics and Communication head
and the workshop convener Vipul Sharma said that lectures were
held in three sessions on the third day of the workshop.
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The anti-drug task force
(ADTF) of Dehradun
police nabbed two persons
with 14.42 kilogrammes of
Ganja on Wednesday. The duo
allegedly used to sell the con-
traband mostly to school and
college students.
The police informed that
the two accused are 19 and 26
years old and belong to
Darbhanga in Bihar.
They were caught during
the checking of vehicles in the
morning near the Mata
Mandir area in Ajabpur.
According to the police, the
accused told during the inves-
tigation that they both bring
Ganja from Bihar at cheaper
rates and then sell it here to
school and college students
and some labourers for more
profit.
The officials informed the
police that they have registered
a case against both the offend-
ers in Nehru Colony police sta-
tion and that they will be pre-
sented in the court soon.
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Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar will
inaugurate 71 Har-Hith stores
on October 7 in the state.
“These stores have been set
up in 19 districts across the
state and will be inaugurated by
the Chief Minister through
video conferencing,” said an
official spokesman.
He said that there is a lot of
enthusiasm among the youth
towards the Har-Hith retail
store scheme in Haryana. The
Chief Minister has directed to
give priority to the families
identified through the Parivar
Pehchan Patra scheme in the
Har-Hith Stores scheme. If the
beneficiaries identified under
the Chief Minister Antyodaya
Parivar Utthan Yojana take a
loan under this scheme, then
the government will bear the
interest of one year on their
loan, the spokesman informed.
The Chief Minister on
Wednesday presided over a
review meeting regarding the
Har-Hith Retail Store scheme.
So far ,1258 youth have
applied under this scheme.
After completion of all these
formalities, 71 Har-Hith stores
will start functioning from
October 7.
Giving details, the
spokesman said that under the
Har-Hith retail store scheme of
the Chief Minister to promote
business, employment and
modern market in rural areas
of the state, 1258 applications
have been received so far, out
of which 982 have been sur-
veyed and 509 who have been
found eligible have been given
the benefit of this scheme. Of
these, agreements have been
signed with 151. Out of these,
95 applicants have taken Mudra
loan and 56 applicants have
applied with their own money.
During the meeting, the
Chief Minister directed the
officers to make a plan to open
5000 booths of Vita. He said
that there should be a Vita
booth at every bus stand, rail-
way station, hospital, market
etc. He also directed to make
portable cabins and open
booths so that more and more
people get employment.
The Chief Minister also
directed that the products of
other companies should also be
kept at these booths so that the
quality of our products can be
improved according to the
competition. Apart from this,
efforts should be made to open
Vita booths in Chandigarh as
well, he said.
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On the occasion of world
car free day, Himachal Chief
Minister Manohar Lal Khattar,
his Cabinet Ministers, BJP
MLAs and senior officers rode
bicycles from the Chief
Minister's official residence to
the Civil Secretariat, Sector 1
here on Wednesday.
The Civil Secretariat is
nearly two km from the Chief
Minister's official residence in
Chandigarh. While Khattar
came to office by bicycle, he
went back home on an e-
scooter to give a message of
environmental protection to
the public. In the past also, the
Chief Minister had been seen
riding a bicycle to his office.
While talking to the medi-
apersons on the occasion, the
Chief Minister said that he had
decided to not use his official
car for the entire day. I came to
the office by bicycle, complet-
ed my work in the office till the
afternoon and returned to my
residence by e-scooter wearing
a helmet. Even after the lunch
break, I came to the office by
e-scooter and participated in
the cabinet meeting, he said.
The Chief Minister said
that before 2000, the
Environment Transport
Association used to observe
green transport week in the
middle of June and fixed
Tuesday as annual car free day.
As many as 46 countries agreed
to observe world car free day
on September 22, 2000. It is
being observed continuously
since then. But now due to
environmental awareness, the
number of countries observing
this day is increasing, he said.
Khattar said that the pur-
pose of this day is to create
awareness about environmen-
tal protection among the peo-
ple, to make them aware about
the harm caused to the envi-
ronment by excessive use of
motor vehicles and to encour-
age them to use public trans-
port or cycle or even walking.
While calling upon the
people of the state to protect the
environment, he said that the
environment is getting pollut-
ed due to the continual increase
in the number of vehicles.
People have considered vehicles
as status symbols, due to which
employees and officers use
vehicles as the main mode of
commuting even when they
stay close to their offices, the
Chief Minister said. He called
upon people to take a pledge to
adopt a car-pooling system or
to travel on foot or cycle to
nearby places. He further
informed that Haryana
Government is promoting to
establish oxyvans in the state
and for this, about 3 crore
saplings are also being planted
by the forest department.
Students are being motivated
towards plantation, he added.
The Chief Minister also
informed that while taking
steps to reduce pollution levels,
till now plying of CNG buses
was being encouraged in
Gurugram, but now the
emphasis will be laid on run-
ning e-buses and e-autos there
too. He also inaugurated an
awareness exhibition on e-
vehicles organized at the Civil
Secretariat here. While taking
a round of the exhibition, he
inquired about the 'World Car-
Free Day’ as well as charging
stations set up by Haryana
Government, various schemes
to promote e-vehicles and
schemes like subsidy, Oxyvan,
CNG buses in Gurugram, vehi-
cle-scrap policy etc.
Subsidy will be given for
purchasing e-vehicles
Khattar said that in order to
encourage more usage of e-vehi-
cles in the state, the Haryana
Government will give subsidy to
the people for purchasing e-
vehicles. Electric vehicle poli-
cy chalked out by the State
Government will be launched
soon, he said. The policy pro-
poses to waive off road tax, reg-
istration fee, state toll tax and
provide an incentive of upto at
least Rs one lakh for new vehi-
cles. The Chief Minister said
that the government has also
formulated a vehicle-scrap pol-
icy for the discontinuation of
vehicles older than the pre-
scribed period in the NCR
region.
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Haryana Government on
Wednesday appointed
Justice Somnath Aggarwal
(retd.) of Punjab and Haryana
High Court as Commission of
Inquiry to ensure fair and
transparent investigation into
the incident of lathicharge on
farmers at Bastara Toll Plaza in
Karnal on August 28.
A decision to this regard
was taken in the meeting of the
state cabinet held under Chief
Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
The Commission of
Inquiry will inquire into the
circumstances leading up to
and including the action by the
Police at Karnal on August 28
and the use of force against the
demonstrators, an official
spokesman said. He said that
the Commission will also
ascertain persons responsible
for said situation and further
will inquire into the role of IAS
Ayush Sinha, the then Karnal
sub divisional magistrate, in the
police action on farmers.
Justice Somnath Aggarwal
(retd) had in the past headed
Haryana Backward Classes
Commission.
Haryana Police had lath-
icharged a group of farmers at
Karnal’s Bastara toll plaza on
August 28 while they were
heading to protest against a BJP
meeting where Chief Minister
Manohar Lal and senior BJP
leaders were present.
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Haryana Home and Urban
Local Bodies Minister,
Anil Vij on Wednesday direct-
ed the concerned officers to
immediately open alternate
routes from Haryana to Delhi
due to closure of Singhu bor-
der and Tikri border due to
the ongoing farmers' agitation
for ten months now.
Vij while presiding over a
meeting of senior officers
here, asked them to start the
repair work of alternate routes
so that the general public
does not face any kind of
problem while commuting to
Delhi on these routes from
Haryana. The government
also released the list of alter-
nate routes which will be
repaired from Thursday
onwards. While giving
instructions to the officers,
the Home Minister said that
keeping in mind the conve-
nience of the people, the alter-
nate routes will have to be
repaired at the earliest and
work in this regard will start
from Thursday itself.
He said that short term
tenders will be issued soon. Vij
also asked the officials that the
work being done by NHAI on
NH-44 should be started
immediately so that there is no
problem in the movement of
people. On this, Vij assured
the concerned officers that if
there is any problem in start-
ing this work, the help of
police will also be provided to
NHAI. Similarly, he said that
HSIIDC roads are the main
alternative routes from
Sonepat to Delhi and they
should be repaired at the ear-
liest. Also, regarding the
Kundli-Manesar-Palwal
(KMP) Expressway, he direct-
ed the officers concerned that
there must be a provision of
public toilets at KMP.
Earlier speaking on the
issue of farmers’ unions not
attending the meeting of the
state-level committee on clear-
ing road blockade due to agi-
tation, Vij said that the
Supreme Court will be
apprized about the matter and
Home Minister Amit Shah
has already been informed
about the same. Vij said that
the case is slated to come up
for hearing on September 24,
while an early hearing has also
been sought.
He said that an affidavit
has also been filed regarding
efforts being made and the
present situation and now fur-
ther course of action will be
taken as per the court orders.
Notably, the farmers’ leaders
did not attend the meeting
convened by Haryana
Government’s high-powered
committee on Sunday over
clearing the blockade on
national highway-44 on the
Kundli-Singhu border.
Following the directions of
the Supreme Court, the State
Government had last week
constituted a state-level com-
mittee comprising Additional
Chief Secretary, Home, Rajeev
Arora as chairman to hold
talks with farmers’ organiza-
tions.
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The aquaculture based on symbiot- ic technology is a guaranteed way for achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for doubling the aqua farmers' income, said Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) vice-chan- cellor G Sugumar. He was speaking after inaugurating the project on standardised pond- based culture technique for commercially important marine finfishes and pond-based recir- culated aquaculture system (RAS) for vannamei shrimp at Chippikulam near Thoothukudi. Sugumar said the initiative launched by Kings Infra in association with the university to promote the pro- ject would help the aquaculture farming practice to be truly sus- tainable in the country. The recirculated aquaculture sys- tem (RAS) empowers farmers to utilise water to the maximum sustainable levels by eliminating possible wastage by converting the same to another resource. Speaking on the occasion, chairman and managing direc- tor of Kings Infra, Shaji Baby John said the company aims at training over 5,000 farmers in the coastal region by utilising the technology being devel- oped under this joint collabo- rative project. Stressing on the importance of doubling farmers' income for the growth of the economy he said the ecologi- cally sustainable aquaculture provides the best possibility for the coastal farmers to realise the dream of augmenting their income. The joint venture would develop a standard tech- nology on developing the framework for sustainable aqua- culture technology in a step-by- step manner incorporating the necessary scientific inputs and technical requirements. The next stage would be creating a knowledge-sharing platform for extending the developed tech- nology to the farming commu- nity and also to provide on-farm training, he added. The Kochi-based Kings Infra has been advocating the need for an environmentally sustainable aquaculture for the past many years. Sustainable aquaculture has considerable scope for growth as 49 per cent of global demand for human consumption of fish is con- tributed by aquaculture. Aquaculture shrimp con- tributed 74 per cent value of the Indian seafood exports worth Rs 43,717 crore exports in FY 2021. Z_Xd:_WcRe`ScZ_XWRc^Vcd f_UVcdfdeRZ_RS]VRbfRTf]efcV ?=BQ AA:44 The Roorkee mayor Gaurav Goel sprayed insecticide in various wards of the munic- ipal corporation as part of the measures being taken against dengue in the city. He said that the special cleaning and awareness cam- paign against dengue will con- tinue to prevent the rise of dengue in the city. He also spoke about the general steps to be taken by the public to pre- vent breeding of the dengue causing mosquitoes. Municipal councillors and officials were also present on the occasion. 5RRUNHH0DRUKHDGV DQWLGHQJXHGULYH ?=BQ AA:44 Discussions were held on the smart city concept on the third day of a five-day online faculty development workshop spon- sored by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya in Haridwar. On day three of the workshop, deliberation was made on Smart City concept of the government of India. Department of Electronics and Communication head and the workshop convener Vipul Sharma said that lectures were held in three sessions on the third day of the workshop. C]Qbd3YdiS_^SU`dc TYcSeccUTY^g_b[cX_` ?=BQ 347A03D= The anti-drug task force (ADTF) of Dehradun police nabbed two persons with 14.42 kilogrammes of Ganja on Wednesday. The duo allegedly used to sell the con- traband mostly to school and college students. The police informed that the two accused are 19 and 26 years old and belong to Darbhanga in Bihar. They were caught during the checking of vehicles in the morning near the Mata Mandir area in Ajabpur. According to the police, the accused told during the inves- tigation that they both bring Ganja from Bihar at cheaper rates and then sell it here to school and college students and some labourers for more profit. The officials informed the police that they have registered a case against both the offend- ers in Nehru Colony police sta- tion and that they will be pre- sented in the court soon. 3ROLFHQDEGXRZLWK NJ*DQMD ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will inaugurate 71 Har-Hith stores on October 7 in the state. “These stores have been set up in 19 districts across the state and will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister through video conferencing,” said an official spokesman. He said that there is a lot of enthusiasm among the youth towards the Har-Hith retail store scheme in Haryana. The Chief Minister has directed to give priority to the families identified through the Parivar Pehchan Patra scheme in the Har-Hith Stores scheme. If the beneficiaries identified under the Chief Minister Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana take a loan under this scheme, then the government will bear the interest of one year on their loan, the spokesman informed. The Chief Minister on Wednesday presided over a review meeting regarding the Har-Hith Retail Store scheme. So far ,1258 youth have applied under this scheme. After completion of all these formalities, 71 Har-Hith stores will start functioning from October 7. Giving details, the spokesman said that under the Har-Hith retail store scheme of the Chief Minister to promote business, employment and modern market in rural areas of the state, 1258 applications have been received so far, out of which 982 have been sur- veyed and 509 who have been found eligible have been given the benefit of this scheme. Of these, agreements have been signed with 151. Out of these, 95 applicants have taken Mudra loan and 56 applicants have applied with their own money. During the meeting, the Chief Minister directed the officers to make a plan to open 5000 booths of Vita. He said that there should be a Vita booth at every bus stand, rail- way station, hospital, market etc. He also directed to make portable cabins and open booths so that more and more people get employment. The Chief Minister also directed that the products of other companies should also be kept at these booths so that the quality of our products can be improved according to the competition. Apart from this, efforts should be made to open Vita booths in Chandigarh as well, he said. +DUDQD0WR LQDXJXUDWH+DU+LWK VWRUHVRQ2FWREHU ?=BQ 270=3860A7 On the occasion of world car free day, Himachal Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, his Cabinet Ministers, BJP MLAs and senior officers rode bicycles from the Chief Minister's official residence to the Civil Secretariat, Sector 1 here on Wednesday. The Civil Secretariat is nearly two km from the Chief Minister's official residence in Chandigarh. While Khattar came to office by bicycle, he went back home on an e- scooter to give a message of environmental protection to the public. In the past also, the Chief Minister had been seen riding a bicycle to his office. While talking to the medi- apersons on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that he had decided to not use his official car for the entire day. I came to the office by bicycle, complet- ed my work in the office till the afternoon and returned to my residence by e-scooter wearing a helmet. Even after the lunch break, I came to the office by e-scooter and participated in the cabinet meeting, he said. The Chief Minister said that before 2000, the Environment Transport Association used to observe green transport week in the middle of June and fixed Tuesday as annual car free day. As many as 46 countries agreed to observe world car free day on September 22, 2000. It is being observed continuously since then. But now due to environmental awareness, the number of countries observing this day is increasing, he said. Khattar said that the pur- pose of this day is to create awareness about environmen- tal protection among the peo- ple, to make them aware about the harm caused to the envi- ronment by excessive use of motor vehicles and to encour- age them to use public trans- port or cycle or even walking. While calling upon the people of the state to protect the environment, he said that the environment is getting pollut- ed due to the continual increase in the number of vehicles. People have considered vehicles as status symbols, due to which employees and officers use vehicles as the main mode of commuting even when they stay close to their offices, the Chief Minister said. He called upon people to take a pledge to adopt a car-pooling system or to travel on foot or cycle to nearby places. He further informed that Haryana Government is promoting to establish oxyvans in the state and for this, about 3 crore saplings are also being planted by the forest department. Students are being motivated towards plantation, he added. The Chief Minister also informed that while taking steps to reduce pollution levels, till now plying of CNG buses was being encouraged in Gurugram, but now the emphasis will be laid on run- ning e-buses and e-autos there too. He also inaugurated an awareness exhibition on e- vehicles organized at the Civil Secretariat here. While taking a round of the exhibition, he inquired about the 'World Car- Free Day’ as well as charging stations set up by Haryana Government, various schemes to promote e-vehicles and schemes like subsidy, Oxyvan, CNG buses in Gurugram, vehi- cle-scrap policy etc. Subsidy will be given for purchasing e-vehicles Khattar said that in order to encourage more usage of e-vehi- cles in the state, the Haryana Government will give subsidy to the people for purchasing e- vehicles. Electric vehicle poli- cy chalked out by the State Government will be launched soon, he said. The policy pro- poses to waive off road tax, reg- istration fee, state toll tax and provide an incentive of upto at least Rs one lakh for new vehi- cles. The Chief Minister said that the government has also formulated a vehicle-scrap pol- icy for the discontinuation of vehicles older than the pre- scribed period in the NCR region. 7PahP]P2bWd]bRPaU^aPSPh_TSP[bc^2XeX[ BTRaTcPaXPcP]SaTcda]bW^TQhTbR^^cTa ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Haryana Government on Wednesday appointed Justice Somnath Aggarwal (retd.) of Punjab and Haryana High Court as Commission of Inquiry to ensure fair and transparent investigation into the incident of lathicharge on farmers at Bastara Toll Plaza in Karnal on August 28. A decision to this regard was taken in the meeting of the state cabinet held under Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The Commission of Inquiry will inquire into the circumstances leading up to and including the action by the Police at Karnal on August 28 and the use of force against the demonstrators, an official spokesman said. He said that the Commission will also ascertain persons responsible for said situation and further will inquire into the role of IAS Ayush Sinha, the then Karnal sub divisional magistrate, in the police action on farmers. Justice Somnath Aggarwal (retd) had in the past headed Haryana Backward Classes Commission. Haryana Police had lath- icharged a group of farmers at Karnal’s Bastara toll plaza on August 28 while they were heading to protest against a BJP meeting where Chief Minister Manohar Lal and senior BJP leaders were present. 7PahP]PP__^X]cb2^XbbX^] ^U8]`dXahc^_a^QTX]c^:Pa]P[ [PcWXRWPaVT^]UPaTab ?=BQ 270=3860A7 Haryana Home and Urban Local Bodies Minister, Anil Vij on Wednesday direct- ed the concerned officers to immediately open alternate routes from Haryana to Delhi due to closure of Singhu bor- der and Tikri border due to the ongoing farmers' agitation for ten months now. Vij while presiding over a meeting of senior officers here, asked them to start the repair work of alternate routes so that the general public does not face any kind of problem while commuting to Delhi on these routes from Haryana. The government also released the list of alter- nate routes which will be repaired from Thursday onwards. While giving instructions to the officers, the Home Minister said that keeping in mind the conve- nience of the people, the alter- nate routes will have to be repaired at the earliest and work in this regard will start from Thursday itself. He said that short term tenders will be issued soon. Vij also asked the officials that the work being done by NHAI on NH-44 should be started immediately so that there is no problem in the movement of people. On this, Vij assured the concerned officers that if there is any problem in start- ing this work, the help of police will also be provided to NHAI. Similarly, he said that HSIIDC roads are the main alternative routes from Sonepat to Delhi and they should be repaired at the ear- liest. Also, regarding the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway, he direct- ed the officers concerned that there must be a provision of public toilets at KMP. Earlier speaking on the issue of farmers’ unions not attending the meeting of the state-level committee on clear- ing road blockade due to agi- tation, Vij said that the Supreme Court will be apprized about the matter and Home Minister Amit Shah has already been informed about the same. Vij said that the case is slated to come up for hearing on September 24, while an early hearing has also been sought. He said that an affidavit has also been filed regarding efforts being made and the present situation and now fur- ther course of action will be taken as per the court orders. Notably, the farmers’ leaders did not attend the meeting convened by Haryana Government’s high-powered committee on Sunday over clearing the blockade on national highway-44 on the Kundli-Singhu border. Following the directions of the Supreme Court, the State Government had last week constituted a state-level com- mittee comprising Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Rajeev Arora as chairman to hold talks with farmers’ organiza- tions. 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- 3. dccPaPZWP]S 347A03D=kC7DAB30H kB4?C414A!!! ?=BQ 347A03D= The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Ganesh Godiyal has accepted that pres- sure is on the Congress party after BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have announced the names of the persons who would be the face of their par- ties in the upcoming assembly elections in Uttarakhand. He however added that the works and developmental activities during the term of the Congress government in the state are the face of the Congress party. The PCC president said this when asked by The Pioneer about pressure on the Congress to declare its face in Uttarakhand since the BJP has declared that Chief Minister Puskhkar Singh Dhami would be its face while AAP has made Colonel (Retd) Ajay Kothiyal its CM candidate. Launching an attack on the CM Dhami for going on an overdrive of announcing sops without making provision for the budget, Godiyal said that the economy of the state is in shambles. He said that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report has mentioned that in the last four and half years the burden of debt on Uttarakhand has increased by a whopping Rs 39,000 Crores. Godiyal said that the situation is such that the State Government in order to pay salaries and pensions has to borrow money. He said that the CM is making only the announcements and weaving a web of lies to fool the people of the state. The PCC president said that the Congress party is taking the services of econo- mists and other experts for drafting its manifesto and the document would have the party’s plan to revive the econ- omy of the state. Godiyal claimed that rampant corrup- tion has occurred in the pur- chase of medical equipment. He said that the CM Dhami should get this and the scams of Kumbh testing and higher education investigated failing which it would become clear that he is protecting the cul- prits. when asked to comment on the statement of former Chief Minister Harish Rawat that he want that someone from Dalit community is made the CM of Uttarakhand , Godiyal said that any person who is suited to lead the state should be made the CM. He added that Congress party has always worked for developing leadership among Dalits and downtrodden sections of the society and had made a Dalit PCC president, speaker of Vidhan Sabha and Rajya Sabha MP. ?=BQ ?0DA8 The registrar of Govind Ballabh Pant institute of Engineering and Technology at Ghurdauri in Pauri district, Sandeep Kumar has been sus- pended by the institute’s board of governers. The board’s vice chairperson and additional chief secretary Radha Raturi stated in the letter that Sandeep Kumar is being suspended with immediate effect since dis- ciplinary action is being con- templated against him due to allegations of irregularities. Kumar is accused of tampering with records pertaining to his appointment in the institute, misleading the board of gov- erners during his selection to the post of registrar in the insti- tute, financial irregularities and not handing over files and records of the institute which were in his custody apart from alleged ìrregularities in the procurement of goods, work and services in the institute. It is also mentioned in the letter that the board reserves the right to add any further alle- gation that is appropriate in the light of information obtained during inquiry. During the period of suspension, Kumar will not do any official work. The newly appointed registrar professor Y Singh confirmed the suspension of Sandeep Kumar. Pauri district magis- trate Vijay Kumar Jogdande is the administrator of the insti- tute. The president of joint employees association Bharat Singh Negi said that the asso- ciation and the local people had undertaken an agitation against the irregularities allegedly orchestrated by Sandeep Kumar and had also met the chief minister seeking an inquiry. Kumar was appointed in the institute to the post of training and placement officer in 2006. He was appointed as in-charge registrar in 2016 and again in 2017 before being appointed the full-time regis- trar of the institute in 2019. ?=BQ 347A03D= The state health department reported 23 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid- 19) and 16 recoveries from the disease in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. Death of no patient was reported from the disease on the day. The cumu- lative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,43,428 while a total of 3,29,695 patients have recov- ered from the disease so far. In the state, 7391 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date. The recovery percentage from the disease is at 96 while the sample positivity rate on Wednesday was 0.13 per cent. The state health depart- ment reported six new patients of Covid -19 from Dehradun, four each from Pauri and Pithoragarh, three from Uttarkashi, two from Chamoli and one each from Haridwar and Tehri on Wednesday. No new cases of the disease were reported from Almora, Bageshwar, Rudraprayag and Udham Singh Nagar districts on the day. The state now has 256 active cases of Covid-19. Dehradun with 126 cases is at the top of the table of active cases while Pauri has 30 active cases. Tehri has only one active case of the disease now. In the ongoing vaccination drive 58,241 people were vaccinated in 953 sessions in the state held on Wednesday. As per the data of the state health department 72,77,865 people in the state have received the first dose of vaccine while 28,76,500 have received both doses of the vac- cine. ?=BQ 347A03D= The Health Minister of Uttarakhand Dhan Singh Rawat called upon the union health and family welfare minister, Mansukh Mandavia in New Delhi on Wednesday. In the meeting Rawat request- ed that an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) should be opened in the Kumaon region of the state. He said that the people of Kumaon division have been demanding a super speciality centre in their area for quite some time and the demand can be fulfilled by opening an AIIMS in the region. Rawat told the Union minister that the state health department has made necessary prepara- tions to tackle the probable third wave of the pandemic of Covid-19. He said that work on set- ting up four new medical col- leges and upgradation of health centres is going on in the state. Rawat told Mandavia that one crore vaccine doses have been administered in the state and the target to completely vaccinate the entire 18 plus population would be achieved in the month of December. Rawat was accompanied by the health secretary Amit Singh Negi and the Principal of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) Dr Ashutosh Sayana in the meet- ing with the minister. ?=BQ 9B780C7 Abear was shot dead by Forest department officials in Joshimath late on Tuesday night in the ongoing human- wildlife conflict situation in this part of Chamoli district. While it is being stated that the bear was shot in self-defense, some observers opine that the department personnel did not conduct its tranquilisation effi- ciently which led to the fatal incident. Black bear sightings are not uncommon in Joshimath though they have increased near human settlements in recent times due to various fac- tors including improper garbage disposal. Late on Tuesday night, a bear reached the inhabited area of Sinhdhar. The locals informed the forest depart- ment about the bear. The department personnel reached the area along with a team equipped to tranquilise the animal. However, the bear ran away downhill as the person- nel neared it. The bear was hid- ing in a field with the person- nel approached it again to tranquilise it. After the tran- quiliser dart was shot, the agi- tated bear rushed forward and one of the department person- nel crowding the site shot it. Forest range officer Chetna Kandpal said that the bear was a female. Her body was buried after post mortem examina- tion. The department will con- tinue to patrol the area, she added. ?=BQ 347A03D= The Congress party has demanded termination of the membership of Purola MLA Rajkumar from the Uttarakhand Assembly. Rajkumar had recently joined the BJP. The Leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Pritam Singh submitted a petition to Vidhan Sabha sec- retary Mukesh Singhal on Wednesday in which the demand was made. In the peti- tion Singh said that Rajkumar contested the assembly election of the year 2017 on the symbol of Indian National Congress from Purola assembly con- stituency and was elected to the fourth assembly of the state. He said that on September 12, 2021 Rajkumar joined the BJP in Delhi in presence of BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan, Anil Baluni, Madan Kaushik and others. In his petition Pritam Singh further added that since Rajkumar has left the Congress party on his own he becomes ineligible for the membership of the house under the provisions of tenth schedule of the constitution. He demanded that the member- ship of Rajkumar should be ter- minated and the seat repre- sented by him should be declared vacant. The CLP leader added that Rajkumar should be barred from attend- ing the proceedings of the house in the capacity of its member till action on the peti- tion is taken. ?=BQ 347A03D= In a significant development the union ministry of health has given its approval to the Gandhi Centenary Eye Hospital (GCEH) for setting up an eye collection centre. The hospital would be the first centre in the state to have this facility. The director general (DG) state health services, Dr Tripti Bahuguna has directed the hospital authorities to start the centre before November 1 this year. The GCEH has been granted permission for starting the eye collection centre under the National Programme for Control of Blindness. The director National Health Mission, Dr Saroj Naithani said that the necessary infra- structure and facilities would be developed in the GCEH for the centre. Terming the permission as a great achievement, Dr Naithani said the people resid- ing in the areas near to Dehradun especially Garhwal division would get the benefit of eye transplant. She clarified that the GCEH would only act as the eye collection centre and the collected eye ball would be kept at the eye banks of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh or Himalayan hospital Jollygrant, Dehradun. It is worth men- tioning here that there are more than 40,000 people with vision impairment. In India cornea transplant is done in about 50,000 people. ?=BQ ;0:B0A Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait said that despite governmental pressure, the protesting farm- ers are not relenting. Addressing a Mahapanchayat of protesters at Laksar in Haridwar district on Wednesday, he said that the agitation will continue till the farm laws are repealed. Tikait said that Prime Minister Narendar Modi had promised to double the income of farmers by 2022 but farmers are far from achieving this. He said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to ful- fill its promise of providing employment to the youths. He also alleged that Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah were close to the Ambanis and Adanis. Stating that farmers are suffering due to various irregularities he opined that traders will also go hungry if the farmers lack money to continue farming. Referring to the coming Assembly elections in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, Tikait said that the people of these two states will give a befitting reply to politi- cians not working for their welfare. During his address, Tikait focused considerably on polit- ical and other issues along with agricultural issues. µ4`_Xf_UVcacVddfcVe` R__`f_TVWRTVZ_FYR_U BPhbcWPc2^]VaTbbWPb P[fPhbf^aZTSU^a STeT[^_X]V[TPSTabWX_ P^]V3P[XcbP]S S^f]ca^SST]bTRcX^]b *KXUGDXULLQVWLWXWH UHJLVWUDUVXVSHQGHGIRU DOOHJHGLUUHJXODULWLHV 3_fYT!)*#^UgSQcUc !bUS_fUbYUcY^Eµ[XQ^T ?=BQ 347A03D= The Nainital district admin- istration has directed municipal bodies to install separate bins in marketplaces for the proper disposal of used face masks. The chief develop- ment officer (CDO) Sandeep Tiwari told The Pioneer that the usage of face masks has increased considerably in the past two years due to the Covid- 19 pandemic but their dispos- al with the regular garbage can cause damage to human health and the environment. He said that the administration wants people to develop a habit to dis- pose of their face masks sepa- rately as their usage may poten- tially increase with time. Many people throw used face masks in garbage bins and in open areas which can be harmful to humans as well as the environment. The admin- istration is considering used masks as a bio-hazard and working for their proper dis- posal across the district. As an initiative, I have recently direct- ed the municipal bodies to set up separate bins in crowded locations in their respective areas for the disposal of the used masks within one week, said the CDO. He informed that the municipal bodies of Nainital and Haldwani have been direct- ed primarily to install the sep- arate bins for masks disposal and others will follow it after- wards. Tiwari stated that the administration is also consid- ering making incinerators avail- able in the municipal offices for proper masks disposal to avoid any further possibility of the spread of any kind of infection. Till then, the used masks will be disposed of like biomedical waste, said Tiwari. =PX]XcP[23SXaTRcbX]bcP[[PcX^]^U bT_PaPcTQX]bU^adbTSPbZbSXb_^bP[ 1TPabW^cSTPS X]Q^cRWTS caP]`dX[XbPcX^] PccT_c 2^]VSTP]SbSXb`dP[XUXRPcX^]^USTUTRc^a APYZdPa´b0bbTQ[hTQTabWX_ 2;?[TPSTa?aXcP BX]VWbdQXcb _TcXcX^] 'KDQ6LQJK GHPDQGV$,,06 IRU.XPDRQUHJLRQ TTcbD]X^] X]XbcTaP]SPeXP X]=Tf3T[WX (HFROOHFWLRQ FHQWUHWRFRPH XSLQ'RRQ :RQ¶WUHOHQWWLOOIDUP ODZVDUHUHSHDOHG %.8OHDGHU7LNDLW ?=BQ 1064B7F0A The authorities have ordered closure of the government high school at Bilauna for three days after a class VIII student tested positive for Covid-19. The chief education officer (CEO) has issued an order to close the school for three days and conduct Covid tests of all students who came in contact with the positive student in this school situated near Bageshwar city. The student found infected hasbeenkeptinhomeisolation. The school management informedthedepartmentaloffi- cials about the student of Bilauna's government high school being found Covid pos- itive. The CEO Padmendra Saklanihasinstructedtheschool managementtoclosetheschool for the next three days and san- itizetheschoolbuildingproperly. BRW^^[R[^bTSU^acWaTTSPhb PUcTabcdST]ccTbcb_^bXcXeT ?=BQ 347A03D= In view of the increasing number of dengue patients in the city which has risen above 15 patients, the municipal com- missioner Abhishek Ruhela has directed the health section of the Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) to keep a complete record of the fogging being done by the sanitation workers. Recently, many locals from different locations have approached the commissioner for regular fogging in their areas as a preventive measure against dengue as many stated that fogging is not being done in several areas of the city for weeks. On the other hand, the officials of the health section have been claiming constantly that fogging is being done reg- ularly across the city. According to them, the workers are car- rying out regular fogging in areas like Indiranagar, Vasant Vihar and Seemadwar where most of the dengue patients have been found so far and fog- ging in other areas is being done in regular intervals. Due to this, Ruhela has directed the officials of the sanitation section to maintain a complete record of when and at which place, the fog- ging is being done by the cor- poration. He said that the corpora- tion will take public feedback on the fogging and the report on regular fogging will help in maintaining transparency too. =e^YSY`QS_]]YccY_^Ub TYbUSdcd_[UU`V_WWY^WbUS_bT ?=BQ 347A03D= The Dehradun Mayor Sunil Uniyal 'Gama' inspected the ongoing construction works under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in the Kaulagarh area on Wednesday. Along with the officials of Peyjal Nigam, 'Gama' also inspected the sewage treatment plant of the minimal liquid discharge (MLD) system. The officials informed the mayor that com- pletion of this treatment plant which is being constructed with a budget of Rs seven crore will considerably min- imise waterlogging in the near- by areas during monsoon. They said that the plant will be ready by March next year. ‘Gama’ asked the officials to complete the work as soon as possible to avoid any inconve- nience to locals. µ*DPD¶LQVSHFWV$0587 ZRUNLQ.DXODJDUK ?=BQ 347A03D= In view of the Pulse Polio drive on Sunday, the Dehradun district administra- tion has directed the health department officials tocarry out a detailed homework and work plan to maximise the polio vac- cination in the areas where chil- dren are more vulnerable to be deprived of the vaccination. In a virtual meeting with the offi- cials of various departments including health, education, Panchayati Raj and women empowerment and child devel- opment, the additional district magistrate (ADM) Shiv Kumar Barnwal directed to ensure the implementation of Covid-19 guidelines in all the vaccination centres. He asked the officials to minimise the physical contact with the children as much as possible during the vaccination and if required, parents should be asked to help in giving polio drops. The ADM also asked the health department to allot the duty to staff for the polio drive without causing any disruption in the ongoing Covid vaccina- tion drive. The district immunisation officer Dinesh Chauhan also informed during the meeting that polio vaccination will be administered in every health centre of every block of the dis- trict this Sunday except Chakrata and Kalsi. Subsequently,hesaid,theseven- day door to door polio vaccina- tion drive will be started from Monday too. He also informed that vaccination will be admin- istered in a total of 1,245 booths including 1,169 permanent booths, 56 transit booths and 20 mobile booths with the help of 249 supervisors. Besides this, 1,002 teams with the help of 334 supervisors will conduct the door to door drive across the district, added Chauhan. 14=TYbUSdcXUQdXTU`d d_g_b[_^]QhY]YcY^W `_Y_fQSSY^QdY_^ ?=BQ =08=8C0; Hearing the case for release of a Pakistani citizen arrested on charges of spying, the Uttarakhand High Court maintained the sentence hand- ed out to Lahore resident Abid Ali alias Ajit Singh. Handing out its judgement, the single bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani directed the govern- ment to cancel his bail bond and take him in custody, adding that there was ade- quate proof against Ali and that he had violated the Passport Act. On January 25, 2010 dur- ing the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, the police had arrest- ed Ali in Roorkee under the Official Secrets Act, Foreigners Act and Passport Act. The police found maps of army installations in Meerut, Dehradun, Roorkee and other locations, one pen drive and various documents pertaining to sensitive information. On raiding his accommodation in Macchi Mohalla, the police had found about a dozen SIM cards concealed behind a switch board and the ceiling fan. Finding him guilty, the lower court had sentenced him to seven years imprisonment in December 2012. His counsel had filed an appeal or his release but did not state correct facts about his address and other details. A Court in Haridwar had issued orders for his release but the jail superintendent sub- mitted an application in the court and the office of the senior superintendent of police stating that the person was a foreign citizen and that a per- sonal bond and other formal- ities had to be fulfilled before his release. The Government filed a special appeal against the order of the lower court stating that the same should be cancelled as there was ample evidence of Ali spying. CXZPXc^_X]TScWPc caPSTabfX[[P[b^V^ Wd]VahXUcWTUPaTab [PRZ^]Thc^ R^]cX]dTUPaX]V 8]8]SXPR^a]TP caP]b_[P]cXbS^]T X]PQ^dc$ _T^_[T +PDLQWDLQVVHQWHQFH LQ3DNHVSLRQDJHFDVH
- 4. ]PcX^]# 347A03D=kC7DAB30H kB4?C414A!!! ?=BQ =4F34;78 There are no issues with the CoWin app or the vaccine certification process, National Health Authority CEO RS Sharma said on Tuesday, a few minutes after a revised UK advisory accepted Covishield as a valid vaccine but said double- jabbed Indians still have to quarantine because of “vacci- nation certification issues”. “There are no issues on CoWin with certification... sys- tem is entirely WHO compli- ant. We continue to have dis- cussions with the International Civil Aviation Organisation. The UK High Commissioner visited me on September 2. They wanted to understand the system... technical aspects,” Dr Sharma told NDTV. “A resource has been allo- cated and two further conver- sations have happened with their team. These were techni- cal-level conversations,” he explained. The British High Commission said: “We are engaging with the Government of India to explore how we can expand UK recognition of cer- tification to people vaccinated by a relevant public health body in India.” The UK’s updated travel advisory now says: “Formulations of the four list- ed (i.e., recognised in the UK) vaccines, such as AstraZeneca Covishield, AstraZeneca Vaxzevria... qualify as approved vaccines”. Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla, whose facility manufactures (and then ships back to the UK) Covishield said that he was “delighted” with the recognition but warned “the matter for travel and quaran- tine is not resolved” The rules also consider who have received jabs under public health bodies in Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahrain, Brunei,Canada, Dominica, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea or Taiwan as fully vaccinated. Changes in UK rules are most likely to affect students, who are now returning in large numbers to British universities or travelling to Britain to start new courses. The change will mean they will have to pay extra for quarantine. ?`ZddfVdhZeY4`HZ_Raa [RSTVceZWZTReZ`_+ ?9246@ ?=BQ =4F34;78 The Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday thanked Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for resuming ship- ments of covid-19 vaccines for COVAX, a multilateral initia- tive aimed at fostering global access to coronavirus vac- cines from October. Taking it to twitter Tedros said, “Thank you Health Minister Mansukh Mandviya for announcing India will resume crucial COVID19 vac- cine shipments to COVAX in October. This is an important development in support of reaching the 40% vaccina- tion target in all countries by the end of the year.” Mandaviya on Monday had said that India will resume exports of covid-19 vaccines from October in order to meet its commitment for global supplies through COVAX. The Minister had further said that with the production of covid-19 vac- cines being accelerated, the central government will receive over 30 crore doses in October followed by 100 crores additional doses in the next three months. COVAX, the vaccines pil- lar of the Access to covid-19 Tools Accelerator, is co-con- vened by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and World Health Organization (WHO), working in partnership with Unicef, vaccine manufacturers across developed and devel- oping countries and World Bank, among others. The COVAX earlier this month cut the forecast for the availability of doses for 2021 by 25% citing export restric- tions on Serum Institute of India (SII). The major reasons for the reduction in the num- ber of doses that COVAX expected to receive in 2021 were export restrictions and uncertainty around the resumption of exports from SII, a key COVAX supplier, and increased challenges at manufacturing sites that sup- ply COVAX. There are 11 vaccines in the COVAX portfolio, includ- ing Covishield. F736_aPXbTb 7TP[cWX]´bSTRXbX^] c^Tg_^acePRRX]T 2WP]VTbX]D: ad[TbPaT^bc [XZT[hc^PUUTRc 8]SXP]bcdST]cb ?=BQ =4F34;78 The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust, run by the Travancore royal family, seeking to exempt it from the audit of 25 years as ordered by the top court last year. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the audit should be completed as early as possible, preferably within three months. “It is clear that the audit contemplated was not intend- ed to be confined to the tem- ple only but with respect to the trust. This direction has to be seen in light of the reports of the amicus curiae in the case as recorded in order dated 2015,” said the bench, also comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi. The apex court, however, refrained from pass- ing any order on the plea of the Trust to exempt it from the administrative supervision of the Administrative Committee constituted by it saying that it requires factual analysis. The Administrative Committee of the Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala had on September 17 told the apex court that it is in great financial stress and the offerings are not sufficient to meet the expenses, while seek- ing an audit of the temple-relat- ed trust run by the Travancore royal family. All temples in Kerala are closed and while this temple’s monthly expenses are C1.25 crore, “we are able to hardly get 60-70 lakh rupees. Therefore, we have sought certain direc- tions,” senior advocate R Basant, appearing for the com- mittee, had said. The temple is in great financial stress and “we are not able to function”, Basant had said, alleging that the Trust is trying to avoid its obligation by not making their record available for audit. The Trust has 2.87 crore in cash and 1.95 crore in assets as per the 2013 auditors’ report and that is why the entire thing has to be gone into to find out how much money it has, he had said. The Trust is consti- tuted as per court’s order and it must contribute to the tem- ple, Basant had told the bench. Senior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for the Trust, had argued that it is a public Trust made by the Royal fam- ily and has no role in admin- istration. The Trust was just mentioned by the Amicus Curiae in the case, not as part of the petition, he said. B2]XgTb?PSP]PQWPcT_[T cadbc_[TPc^TgT_cUa^PdSXc BT]X^aPSe^RPcT 0aeX]S3PcPa P__TPaX]VU^acWT CadbcWPSPaVdTS cWPcXcXbP_dQ[XR CadbcPSTQhcWT A^hP[UPX[hP]SWPb ]^a^[TX] PSX]XbcaPcX^] A094B7:D0AQ =4F34;78 Canada has suspended flights from India until September 26. The flights may be resumed from September 27 but it would depend on the results of Covid-19 tests con- ducted on arrival in Canada on passengers travelling from New Delhi on three flights on Wednesday. Air Canada has nonstops on Delhi-Toronto and Delhi-Vancouver routes. Air India flies to Canada direct from Delhi. “As Canada prepares for the return of direct flights from India to Canada, Transport Canada has announced an extension of the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) that restricts all direct com- mercial and private passenger flights to Canada from India until September 26, 2021, at 23:59 EDT. As a first step, on September 22, 2021, three direct flights from India will arrive in Canada and all pas- sengers on these flights will be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival to ensure that the new measures are working,” the Canada government said. If a high number of posi- tive Covid-19 results are found, the planned lifting of the flight ban on September 27 will be reconsidered. Once the restriction on direct flights expires, travellers eligible to enter Canada will be able to board direct flights from India to Canada must have proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test from the approved Genestrings Laboratory at the Delhi airport taken within 18 hours of the scheduled depar- ture of their direct flight to Canada. “Prior to boarding, air operators will be checking the travellers’ test results ensuring they are eligible to come to Canada, and that fully vacci- nated travellers have uploaded their information into the ArriveCAN mobile app or website. Travellers who are unable to meet these require- ments will be denied boarding,” it said. “After the resumption of direct flights, travellers who are eligible to enter Canada who depart India for Canada via an indirect route will con- tinue to be required to obtain, within 72 hours of departure, a valid negative COVID-19 molecular test from a third country – other than India – before continuing their journey to Canada,” it added. ?=BQ =4F34;78 Demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the large drugs haul in Gujarat and in the alleged bribery case involving e-com- merce firm Amazon, the Congress on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer the nation on these “very serious” issues of national security. “Theseissuesareconcerned with the country’s security and thoseinvolvedintheseissuesare guiltyofseditionandthatiswhy the prime minister will have to answer the nation,” Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, a day after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 2,988.21 kg heroin worth crores ofrupeesfromtwocontainersat the Adani-operated Mundra port in Gujarat’s Kutch district and subsequently. Those involved in these casesare“traitors”,Surjewalasaid adding “Should this matter now not be investigated by a special commission of sitting judges of theSupremeCourtandaspecial SIT be put at their disposal?” He also rejected suggestions of seeking a CBI probe, saying, “How can CBI probe those who are its bosses?” He said the shocking revelations in the two cases have shaken the con- science of the country. On the Amazon case, he said it has now come out that the e-commerce giant spent Rs 8,546 crore in “legal fees”, whereas India’s Law Ministry’s annual budget is only C1,100 crore. “The so-called alleged bribery of C8,546 crore was being given to whom in the Modi Government? Who received the money? Was this money given to annihilate the trade and business of crores of small shopkeepers, MSMEs and traders so that e-commerce companies like Amazon could take away their businesses and livelihood,” he asked. 2^]VbTTZbB2[TS _a^QTX]c^SadV bTXidaTUa^6dYPaPc 2P]PSPbdb_T]SbU[XVWcb Ua^8]SXPcX[[BT_cTQTa!% ?C8Q =4F34;78 The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked both the Uttar Pradesh Government and officials of Allahabad High Court to sit together and jointly submit the suggestions for regulating the matters of bail applica- tions during the pendency of the appeals of the convicted persons. The top court said that if the suggestions are not given, then it may formulate some guidelines on its own. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B R Gavai said that Allahabad High Court registry has 20-25 page suggestions which are like counter-suggestions to those already given by Uttar Pradesh government. The top court was informed that Allahabad High Court had filed the sug- gestions last evening. “State Government has said something and now you (Allahabad High Court) have said something. They have given suggestions and now you have given counter-sug- gestions of 20-25 pages. How are we supposed to zero in on the most suitable ones? If you are unable to give sug- gestions then we will formu- late some guidelines on our own,” the bench said. Additional Advocate General Garima Prashad, appearing for Uttar Pradesh, said that sometime be given to them as now they have come to know about the thinking of the High Court and they will sit together and compile the most suitable sug- gestions. The bench said that the High Court may itself issue some directions which may meet its expectation and both the UP government and reg- istry staff of the High Court can sit together and sort out the problem. It posted the matter for further hearing on October 5. The top court is hearing 18 criminal appeals of the convicts in heinous offences seeking bail on the ground that they have spent seven or more years in jail and be granted bail as their appeals against the convictions are yet to be listed for regular hear- ing in the high court due to the long pendency. The High Court has given a slew of suggestions to the top court like in cases of seri- ous and grave offences, rights of the victim and his family should be considered before granting bail to an accused. ?=BQ =4F34;78 With 2 more FIRs on Wednesday, the CBI has so far re-registered as many as 40 cases related to post poll vio- lence in West Bengal following the Calcutta high court orders. Out of the two new cases , the first was earlier registered at Jhargram police station in Jhargram district as FIR No.55/2021 dated March 21, 2021. The case was lodged on the allegations that the accused, residents of Pindrakuli in the district, attacked the victim on the same day with sharp weapons due to their alleged political rivalry, while the vic- tim was sitting in a tea stall. The victim was admitted to Jhargram Super Speciality Hospital. Later, the victim suc- cumbed to the injuries. The other case was earlier registered at Narendrapur police station in South 24 Parganas district as FIR No. 588/2021 dated May 6 on the allegations that the accused and others attacked the house of the complainant on May 5 this year due to alleged politi- cal rivalry. It was further alleged that the victim (complainant’s hus- band) who tried to intervene with the miscreants, was attacked. The victim was rushed to the May 6, he suc- cumbed to injuries. The CBI is taking over cases of post-poll violence in West Bengal in compliance with the orders of Calcutta High Court passed in connec- tion with a clutch of writ peti- tions. The HC had passed the orders on August 19 and took over the investigation of these cases earlier registered at dif- ferent police stations of West Bengal on various allegations. CBI has so far registered 40 cases and Investigation is con- tinuing in these cases. %,ILOHVWZRPRUH ),5VLQ%HQJDO SRVWSROOYLROHQFH 8UPWXVW]dQTa ^U_^bXcXeT2^eXS (aTbd[cbPaT U^d]ScWT _[P]]TS[XUcX]V^U cWTU[XVWcQP]^] BT_cTQTa! fX[[QT aTR^]bXSTaTS :RUNWRJHWKHUWRVXJJHVWFRQYLFWV¶EDLO SOHDV6WR83*RYW$OODKDEDG+ ?=BQ =4F34;78 Children with Down’s syn- drome have a lower chance of survival from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a particular high-risk form of blood cancer, than children without the disabil- ity, new research published in Lancet Haematology has said. In other words, children at higher risk of their cancer coming back usually receive more intensive treatment. But that’s not possible for children with Down, as they tend to have more side effects from treatment. The syndrome is a genetic disorder – but the possible effect of DNA changes in leukemia cells in Down’s Syndrome was still unknown. In a new study, scientists from the Princess Máxima Center and the Erasmus Medical Center compared the effect of therapy in leukemia patients with and without Down’s Syndrome . The international study, involving researchers from the United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia and Australia, was In the Netherlands, the study was funded by the Princess Máxima Center Foundation and the Children’s Oncological Center Rotterdam Foundation. To account for differences in known risk factors, data from 136 leukemia patients with Down’s Syndrome were matched with those from 407 children who did not have Down’s Syndrome . The matched ‘duos’ had the same age, ALL subtype, and blood results at diagnosis. That’s how the researchers knew that any differences that remained were linked to Down’s Syndrome . Their analysis showed that the levels of leukemia cells decreased equally well in both groups of children after the first month of treatment. But the scientists discovered an important dif- ference in longer-term out- come between children with and without Down’s Syndrome in the so-called Ikaros form of ALL. A DNA error in the Ikaros gene leads to a more aggressive form of the disease in all children with leukemia. But children who also had Down’s Syndrome had an even worse outcome than children without the disabil- ity, the researchers found. Naomi Michels, PhD stu- dent in the Den Boer group, also part of the Oncode Institute, was involved in the study. ‘The Ikaros gene main- ly increases the risk of cancer coming back,’ she said. ‘Children with Down’s Syndrome and Ikaros ALL were more likely to see their leukemia return within five years of treatment.’ This was the case in 37 per cent of these children, compared with 13 per cent of Ikaros ALL patients who did not have Down syndrome. In other types of ALL, there was no notable difference between children with and without Down syndrome. The researchers believe the difference has to do with an interaction between the genetic changes in Down’s Syndrome and the Ikaros gene. Michels: ‘We need to continue the search for treat- ments with fewer side effects – such as targeted therapies and forms of immunotherapy – in order to be able to bet- ter treat children with Down syndrome who have this high- risk form of ALL.’ 2WX[SaT]fXcW3^f]´bBh]Sa^TWPeT [^fTaRWP]RT^UbdaeXeP[Ua^0;;)BcdSh 80=BQ =4F34;78 The Co-founder and Joint Managing Director of Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, Suchitra Ella has said that vaccines should not be a barrier to enter into any nation. Amid the ongoing row over new UK travel restrictions that consider fully Indian vac- cinated as unvaccinated and prescribes 10-day quarantine, she said, Vaccines must not be entry barriers for nations. Underlining that India has supplied billions of doses of Covid-19 vaccine the world over, Suchitra Ella tweeted, Our vaccines will prove yet again that they are world class. According to the new UK rules, Indian travellers who have received both doses of the Covishield vaccine manufac- tured by the Serum Institute of India (SII) will be considered unvaccinated and will have to undergo self-isolation for 10 days, though the UK has revised its travel policy to include Covishield as an approved vac- cine after India raised strong objections. Bharat Biotech Co-founder tweeted, Our vaccines will prove yet again, are world class. India has supplied billions of doses world over. Covid-19 taught us enough life lessons, vaccines must not be entry bar- riers for nations, when NRA approved licensed, crossed 800 mn doses, no small achieve- ment. India's mass vaccination program is being run with mainly two vaccines Covishield and Covaxin. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has developed Covaxin in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research. Covishield has been developed by researchers at the University of Oxford and pharma giant AstraZeneca. However, the WHO chief scientist Dr Saumya Swaminathan has said that all countries are supposed to follow the WHO recommendations. EPRRX]Tdbc]^c QTT]cahQPaaXTaU^a ]PcX^]b)1WPaPc 1X^cTRW2^5^d]STa 80=BQ =4F34;78 President Ram Nath Kovind reiterated on Wednesday that India has been at the fore- front of the global efforts to forge a decisive and coordinat- ed response to the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure collective healthand economic well-being. Kovind also stated that under the world’s largest vacci- nation campaign, Indians have received more than 800 million doses so far. The President was speaking after accepting the credentials from Ambassadors/High Commissioners of Iceland, Gambia, Spain, Brunei Darussalam and Sri Lanka in a virtual ceremony, a commu- nique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. Kovind added that India’s engagement in the United Nations and other multilateral fora has resulted in mutually beneficial partnerships. “India remains committed to a just and equitable global order, keeping in mind the interests of the developing coun- tries and the under-represent- ed,” he said. 8]SXPPcU^aTUa^]c^U V[^QP[aTb_^]bTc^ 2^eXSRaXbXb)?aTi
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Attacking the BJP she said “khelbo, lorbo, BJP ke harabo … Bharat theke tariya charbo (we will play, fight and defeat the BJP and banish it from India),” the Chief Minister said attacking the Centre and the other saffron Governments of the country including the one running in Tripura. The Chief Minister who was defeated from Nandgram seat is seeking election from Bhawanipore her home con- stituency from where she won in 2011 and 2016 before leav- ing this seat for Nandigram in 2021. Bhawanipore was earlier vacated by sitting MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay to let Banerjee contest from this seat.The TMC had trailed to the BJP from this Assembly segment in 2019 parliamentary elections. Hitting the BJP with its own weapon Banerjee ques- tioned the BJP’s Government’s clamping of restrictive orders in Tripura apparently to stop YMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee from orga- nizing rallies in that State. Referring to the oft repeat- ed allegations by saffron lead- ers that “Mamata Banerjee Government does not allow Durga Pujas, Laxmi Pujas in Bengal … but now they have imposed Section 144 in Tripura till November 4 … now I am asking how will Durga Pujas, Laxmi Pujas or even the Kali Puja will take place in Tripura … so Are you not stopping the Pujas in that State.” Aware that her “outsider” plank had yielded results dur- ing the April-May Assembly elections Banerjee once again raised the issue saying “the BJP is once again bringing outsiders to Bhawanipore to defeat me ... but I am the daughter of this area … the people will never jettison me … the BJP had brought all kinds of people from all over the country but all of them were discarded by the voters … again the outsiders who are coming to Bengal will get a befitting reply.” Listing her exploits the Chief Minister said how her Government had dug 3.5 lakh ponds all over the state to har- vest rain water and how she has been working round the clock to introduce the people-friend- ly policies like “Swasthya Saathi (health insurance for all), Sabuj Saathi (free cycles to school stu- dents), C10 lakh worth Students’ Credit Cards, Kanyashree (scheme for girl students,” Banerjee said the Centre was allowing the two ports of Bengal to lapse into non-use. “But we are constructing a third port at Tajpur near Digha,” she said adding if she is allowed to remain the Chief Minister more developments will follow. “If I am defeated Someone else will be the Chief Minister but that is not all … my question is I want to per- form … I want to work for you and so I have come once again to you,” she said. HV¶]]a]RjWZXYe`fde3;A+ 5ZUZ B0D60AB4=6D?C0Q :;:0C0 Alleged post-poll violence claimed yet another victim when the BJP’s candidate for the Magrahat West Assembly seat Dhurjati Saha succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday. The saffron outfit imme- diately said that it will petition the National Human Rights Commission seeking inter- vention and demanded that the ongoing court-monitored CBI investigation into the post- election violation be extended to cover the Wednesday’s inci- dent. Saha was attacked on the counting day as the election results started pouring in. “He was trailing during the count- ing and when he came out of the counting station Trinamool Congress goons led by local TMC MLA Ghyasuddin Molla attacked him giving him head injuries … the next day he was hospitalized ... and finally he succumbed to his injuries today,” Saha’s family members alleged demanding CBI inves- tigation into the case. BJP MP Arjun Singh who visited the hospital too said, “he was beaten up by the hench- men of local TMC MLA after counting trends showed he (Saha) was trailing. He had to be admitted to the hospital the next day… we are bringing it to the notice of the NHRC and will demand a CBI investiga- tion.” After leaving incommuni- cado for the most part of the day Molla later told in the evening that he had nothing to do with the incident. New Bengal BJP president Dr Sukanto Majumdar said “this is the instance of a demo- cratic government being run by Mamata Banerjee … where even as candidate is not spared … the TMC goons promoted by the State Government has killed Dhurjati Saha who was a dedicated and honest party man … this the blackest day in the Bengal’s politics.” The death of Saha takes place amid ongoing CBI inves- tigation into the post-poll vio- lence in Bengal. A five-member bench of the Calcutta High Court acting upon a recommendation of the NHRC had earlier ordered a court-monitored CBI inves- tigation into the incidents of violence. The death of the BJP can- didate comes at a time when a petition --- seeking quashing of the High Court order --- filed by the State Government is pending before the Supreme Court. In the petition the State has claimed that it had acted on 58 percent of the reported cases of violence. Besides it has also said that most of the violence took place during when the Election Commission was at the helm and not the TMC Government. On whether the Wednesday’s incident could have any impact on the Apex Court decision a set of lawyers said “we cannot say that it won’t … the Supreme Court will take into account everything legal and factual.” %-3FDQGLGDWHLQMXUHGLQ SRVWSROOYLROHQFHGLHV 78C:0=370A8Q 90D The Jammu Kashmir administration headed by Lt-Gov Manoj Sinha on Wednesday issued orders of dismissal of six more employ- ees, three each from Kashmir and Jammu divisions for hav- ing terror links and working as Over Ground Workers (OGW). At least eleven (11) employees including two sons of Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahuddin were also dis- missed from their services by the UT administration on July 10, 2021. According to official sources, two police constables, two school teachers, a range officer in the Forest department and a junior assistant in the Public Works Department were dismissed from their services after a designated committee recommended their cases under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution. The dismissal orders were issued by the Commissioner/Secretary to the General Administration department on Wednesday. According to these orders, two police constables identified as Showkat Ahmad Khan hail- ing from Budgam and Jaffer Hussain Butt from Kishtwar were dismissed from their ser- vices with immediate effect. According to police records, Jaffer Hussain Butt was arrested by the police and chargesheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a case on gun-running while khan is alleged to have been involved in looting of weapons from an MLC’s house. He was posted as a PSO with a Legislative Council member. He was detained under the PSA in 2019. According to police, Jaffer, currently on bail,is alleged to have provided his car to Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and facilitated their safe move- ment, a fact which is explained in the NIA chargesheet. Another Government employee Abdul Hamid Wani, a resident of Bijbehara in Anantnag, who was working as a teacher had a history of working as a district comman- der of the now-defunct terror- ist outfit, Allah Tigers. He managed his employment without any selection process. Banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadre had played a key role in inducting him in the govern- ment services. As per police records Wani was among the key speakers and organisers during the 2016 agitations fol- lowing the death of Burhan Wani, the poster boy of banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen. According to official sources, Junior assistant Mohd Rafi Butt, also a resident of Kishtwar and posted in the Road and Building Department, was sacked for providing logistical support to Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Kishtwar and for providing them a safe environment to execute terror plans. His name also figures in an FIR registered by the NIA. He was arrested and is at present on bail. Liyaqat Ali Kakroo, a res- ident of Baramulla in North Kashmir and a teacher by pro- fession since 1983, was arrest- ed in 2001 which “revealed that he was a locally trained terror- ist”. An explosive substance was recovered from his pos- session and he was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for two years in 2002. He was subsequently acquitted by the court in both cases. Tariq Mehmood Kohli, a resident of Poonch and posted as a range officer in the Forest Department, was also sacked for allegedly being involved in smuggling of illegal arms, ammunition, explosives, including hard drugs and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Pakistan, the officials said. He is alleged to have remained in touch with active militants and is recorded as an OGW in police records. %9:6^ecT_[^hTTbbPRZTSU^acTaa^a[X]Zb Tca^f^aZTabRT[TQaPcTPUcTaCd]]T[1^aX]VPRWX]T³DA90´Qa^ZTcWa^dVWPccWTBWXePYX]PVPaBcPcX^]Ua^1P]VP[^aT2P]c^]T]cBcPcX^]X]1T]VP[dad^]FTS]TbSPh ?C8 TQTab^UcWTCaPSTab´5TSTaPcX^]bcPVTP_a^cTbcSdaX]VcWT9Pd1P]SWbcXaPVPX]bccWT^_T]X]V^U]TfbW^fa^^bP]S aTcPX[TabW^_b^UAT[XP]RTPacX]9Pd^]FTS]TbSPh ?C8 ?C8Q :I78:34:4A Various Muslim organisations on Wednesday urged Catholic Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt to withdraw his con- troversial love and narcotic jehad state- ment, saying no religious leaders should make such immature remarks. Their meeting held here to discuss the issue also said that the Bishop of Pala, through the statement, was aiming at the Muslim community. Addressing the media after the meet- ing, Indian Union Muslim League leader Panakkad Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal, who chaired the session, said no religious leader should make such immature state- ments or comments. Such remarks would not help main- tain communal harmony and strengthen the secular credentials of the state, Thangal said and urged the Government to strongly and effectively intervene in the issue. He said the leaders of Muslim com- munity did not make any immature response to the Bishop's statement. Thirteen Muslim religious organisa- tions attended the meeting. Veteran IUML leader and Lok Sabha MP E T Muhammed Basheer said he sup- ports the demand of various political par- ties to convene an all-party meeting to dis- cuss the issue. In the wake of the Bishop's contro- versial love and narcotic jihad remarks a few days ago, leaders of various religions met at Thiruvananthapuram on Monday last and called for steps to strengthen the secular fabric of Kerala society. Thrissur: India's first-ever mosque and the oldest in the sub-continent is all set to wel- come back devotees and gen- eral public after regaining its past glory and grandeur. The classic beauty and humble style of the Cheraman Juma Masjid, dating back to 629 AD, was restored after a painstaking renovation and conservation process spread over nearly 30 months under the state-run Muziris Heritage Project (MHP). Located at Kodungallur taluk in this cen- tral Kerala district, the heritage structure was recreated in tune with its original character and aesthetics, at a cost of C1.14 crore, P M Noushad, Managing Director of MHP, said. Besides the renovation and conservation initiative, which started in May 2019, a two-storey Islamic Heritage Museum was also constructed in the mosque campus spend- ing nearly Rs one crore and its internal refurbishment is going on now, he noted. After sub- mitting the letter of completion to the government, the MHP authorities are now awaiting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's date to reopen the oldest mosque for visitors. It is expected to happen any day.. We are waiting for a convenient day of the Chief Minister for the inaugural function. If the Covid-19 situation is com- pletely under control, it may happen within the next two week, Noushad said. PTI 8]SXPb^[STbc ^b`dTbTcc^ aT^_T]PUcTa aT]^ePcX^] db[X^aVP]XbPcX^]bPbZ 2PcW^[XR1XbW^_c^fXcWSaPf WXb²]PaR^cXRYTWPS³aTPaZ ?C8Q ?0C=0 Rashtriya Janata Dal presi- dent Lalu Prasad on Wednesday reiterated the demand for a caste census and favoured “breaking” the 50 per cent ceiling on reservations if the population of SCs, STs and OBCs was found to be more than half of the total. Prasad, who has been con- valescing in Delhi after his release from jail earlier this year, made the remarks while addressing a training camp of his party workers organised here to which he got connect- ed online. “I was the first one to raise the demand for caste census. I had made the demand on the floor of the Parliament,” said the multiple-term former MP and the railway minister in the UPA-1 Government. The former Bihar Chief Minister, who has ended up spending a long time behind bars following his conviction in fodder scam cases, said “my demand is for the welfare of all, SCs and STs included. Quotas have been decided taking into account a census conducted before Independence. We must have a fresh estimate of the population of different social segments”. “The existing quotas have been insufficient. And even these are rarely filled, resulting in huge backlogs. Let there be a fresh caste census and all get quotas in proportion to their population. If it needs breaking of the 50 per cent barrier, so be it,” said Prasad, who owes his rise in politics to the Mandal churn of the 1990s. Prasad's younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, who is the leader of the oppo- sition in state assembly, had recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to broach the issue of caste census as part of a delegation headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar – an arch rival of the RJD supremo. The Centre's contention that only enumeration of SCs and STs was proposed has trig- gered demands that the same be done for OBCs as well. A cap of 50 per cent on quotas has been fixed by an order of the Supreme Court. Prasad, who is in his late 70s and suffers from multiple ailments, spoke for less than 30 minutes and the audience were left pining for his wit and repartee that had made him a legend in his heydays. He, nonetheless, sought to assure his foot soldiers that his health was improving and he will soon be in Bihar, touring all districts to energise the rank and file. DVWHFHQVXVDPXVWOHW FDSEHEURNHQLIUHTXLUHG/DOX Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the Yogi Adityanath Government of usurping the credit of his developmental work in Uttar Pradesh and failing to even read the BJP manifesto, forget about keeping its poll promises. In a statement, he also charged the saffron party Government with weak- ening the democracy of the country by “sustained attack on various institu- tions”. “The BJP has no shame (laaz) that it did not read even a single page of its 'sankalp patra' of 2017 Assembly elec- tions and failed to implement any of the promises,” Yadav said, adding ahead of the assembly polls, they have now begun beating their own trum- pet through advertisements. This attitude of breaking promis- es (wadakhilaphi) is a form of cor- ruption. Spending State resources without doing any work of public interest is betrayal with the people, he said. The SP president alleged that the saffron party would try to “manipu- late” voting at the booth level during the elections early next year and asked party workers to be cautious of it. Arrears of sugarcane growers ride in electricity rates, problems of weavers and unemployed youths, atrocity against women and rising crime graph are the hallmarks of the BJP rule in UP, he said. Yadav also attacked the Union Government accusing it of weakening the country's economy by demoneti- sation and enforcing GST. The Government which weaved a dream of five trillion economy is con- spiring to confuse people with the help of advertisements, he said. 2:@XQcdQ[U^SbUTYd V_b_ebg_b[Y^E@* 1[XYUcXIQTQf Jaipur: In his first Cabinet meeting after undergoing angioplasty last month, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Wednesday reviewed his administra- tion's public outreach programme which is slated to be launched on October 2. The Prashashan Sharon ke Sang and Prashasan Gaon ke Sang (the administration with cities and vil- lages) focuses on works like lease allotment and a min- ister Wednesday said various relaxations will be given to people during the campaign. It was Gehlot's first Cabinet meeting after he recovered to good health fol- lowing his angioplasty at the SMS Government hos- pital here last month. After the Cabinet meeting, Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas told reporters that the preparations for the scheme were reviewed and the Chief Minister instructed the min- isters to visit districts during the campaign. The Rajasthan Government is focusing on the development of the State and welfare of people. For this, Prashasan Sharon ke Sang and Prashasan Gaon ke Sang campaign will be launched from October 2 across the State for works like lease allotment etc, he said. PTI *HKORWFKDLUVILUVW DELQHWPHHW DIWHUDQJLRSODVW ATeXTfbb^^]c^QT[Pd]RWTSfT[UPaTbRWTT Bengaluru: Karnataka logged 847 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections to 29,70,208 and the toll to 37,668. The day also saw 946 discharges, tak- ing the total number of recoveries in the State so far to 29,18,890. Out of 847 new cases reported on Wednesday, 312 were from Bengaluru Urban, as the city saw 219 discharges and six deaths. The total number of active cases in the state is at 13,621 While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.57 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 2.36 per cent, a health department bulletin said. Coming behind Bengaluru Urban in number of deaths was Dakshina Kannada (5) and Udupi (2), followed by others. Among new cases, Dakshina Kannada accounted for 108, Mysuru 74, Shivamogga 52, Udupi 48, Hassan 46, followed by oth- ers. PTI '#]Tf2^eXS RPbTb!STPcWb X]:Pa]PcPZP