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A fter the CAG disclosed that the French manufac- turers of the Rafale jets have failed to meet their offset oblig- ations, the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020 unveiled here on Monday has done away with the offset clause itself in all future cases of Government to Government defence contracts the type of which India and France Governments entered into as a part of the Rafale deal. The Congress had launched a scathing attack on the NDA Government last year alleging that an Indian indus- trial house was favoured in bag- ging offset contracts worth over 30,000 crore in the Rafale deal. Offset clause was brought in to allow the Indian defence industry to acquire world-class technology and tie-ups with foreign vendors. The foreign companies supplying weapon to India are mandatorily oblig- ed to plough back at least 30 per cent of the total contract value if the tag is over 300 crore. In the Rafale deal, the offset cap was raised to 50 per cent. The CAG observed in its report last week that in most of the deals critical frontline tech- nology from abroad did not come in. In the Rafale deal, the Government watchdog observed that, “For instance in the offset contract relating to 36 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), the vendors M/s Dassault Aviation and M/s MBDA ini- tially proposed (September 2015) to discharge 30 per cent of their offset obligation by offering high technology to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The DRDO wanted to obtain Technical Assistance for the indigenous develop- ment of engine (Kaveri) for the Light Combat Aircraft. Till date, the vendor has not con- firmed the transfer of this technology.” The CAG report said in many cases it was found that the foreign vendors made var- ious offset commitments to qualify for the main supply contract but later were not earnest about fulfilling these commitments. Under the new policy, the offset guidelines have also been revised to give preference to defence majors offering to manufacture products in India instead of meeting the offset obligations through other means, officials said. However, the offset clause is not applicable to the Government to Government deals and single-vendor con- tracts. The Rafale deal is one of the most prominent such con- tracts in the recent past. In such deals, the Government, from which the weapon platform is procured, stands guarantee for all issues, including delivery schedule and availability of critical spares besides mainte- nance. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the DAP that features steps to turn India into a glob- al manufacturing hub of mili- tary platforms, reduce timelines for procurement of defence equipment and allow purchase of essential items by the three services through capital budget under a simplified mechanism. The latest DAP also incor- porates new chapters on infor- mation and communication technologies, post-contract management, acquisition of systems developed by the state- run defence entities like the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), they said. S enior IPS officer Purushottam Sharma is in trouble over his video in which he was seen assaulting his wife with serious blows. After the video went viral on social media since Sunday midnight, the State Government on Monday removed him from the post of Special DG Prosecution and attached him to Home depart- ment in State Mantralaya. However, as expected, no FIR of domestic violence was reg- istered against him till the fil- ing of this report. In the video clip of his res- idence, he was seen beating his wife by putting her down in a professional police manner. It was said that his son, who is an IRS officer has sent this video to Home Minister and the DGP seeking justice for his mother. Later, Sharma, a Director General-rank officer, has justi- fied his actions, calling it a 'family dispute', saying it is 'not a crime'. In the widely-shared video, Sharma, 1986 batch IPS officer, is seen arguing with his wife. In seconds, he holds her, pins down her to the floor and thrashes her. Two other men can be seen in the room (Apparently the orderlies or domestic helps), with one of them coming near the couple. Two pet dogs are seen barking and walking around the room as the wife is being assaulted. The officer is also seen showing injuries on his hand even as he continues yelling at his wife. "If my nature is abusive, then she should've complained earlier. This is a family dispute, not a crime. I am neither a vio- lent person nor a criminal. It is unfortunate that I have to go through this. My wife stalks me and has put cameras in the house," the police officer told media persons in the after- noon. He said they have been married for 32 years and that his wife had complained against him in 2008. "But the point is, since 2008, she has been living in my house, enjoy- ing all facilities and travelling abroad on my expenses," he said. The wife was assaulted allegedly after she confronted Sharma with his friend. Continued on Page 3 I n a move to make the recent- ly enacted farm sector legis- lation ineffective, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday directed Chief Ministers of four Congress- ruled States to look into the possibility of passing laws to override these measures. A statement issued by party general secretary KC Venugopal said CMs of Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Pudducherry have been told to pass laws under Article 254 (2) of the Constitution that allows State legislatures to pass laws that could negate the “anti- agriculture” Central laws encroaching upon the States’ jurisdiction under the Constitution. “This would enable the States to bypass the unaccept- able anti-farmers provisions.” T he CBI has not drawn any conclusion in the death case of filmstar Sushant Singh Rajput and all angles of the incident are being probed, the agency said here on Monday. “The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting (a) professional investigation relat- ed to death of Shri Sushant Singh Rajput in which all aspects are being looked at and no aspect has been ruled out as of date,” a CBI spokesperson said in statement. Rajput, 34, who debuted with the much acclaimed ‘Kai Po Che’ movie seven years ago, was found dead in his apartment in suburban Bandra in Mumbai on June 14 this year. His family members suspected this to be a case of abetment to suicide or plain murder. R ailway passengers may have to shell out addition- al 10-35 for their ticket fares as user charges for availing redeveloped stations with state of the art amenities and to help the national transporter in raising funds for redeveloping more stations, sources indi- cated. This is part of a proposal being finalised by the Railways which will soon be sent for Cabinet nod, the sources said. The user fee, the sources said, will vary according to the class — it would range between 10 and 35 with the higher price for AC first class pas- sengers. The Railways had earlier clarified that user fee would be levied only across stations which will be redeveloped and those that have high footfalls. Of the 7,000 total railway stations in the country, around 700-1,000 fall in this category, it had said. D onald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in the year he was elect- ed US president and also in his first year in the White House, according to a media report, which also said that he or his companies paid $145,400 taxes in India in 2017. Trump entered the 2016 presidential race as a Republican and was elected in a surprise victory over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. “Donald J Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presi- dency. In his first year in the White House, he paid anoth- er $750,” the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing tax return data extending over 20 years. The report came just days before Trump’s first presiden- tial debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden on Tuesday and weeks before the November 3 presidential elec- tion. Trump paid no income taxes at all in 10 of the previ- ous 15 years — largely because he reported losing much more money than he made, the report said. The US President imme- diately dismissed the report as “totally fake news”. US Presidents are not required by law to release details of their personal finances, but every one since Richard Nixon has done so. A day after shooting girl friend — who is battling for her life in a hospital in the national Capital — the 35- year-old Delhi Police Sub- Inspector (SI) on Monday shot dead his father-in-law Ranveer Singh (60) in Bhainsi village near Lakhan Majra in Rohtak, Haryana. Police said the accused, Sandeep Dahiya, a permanent resident of Sonipat in Haryana and at present residing at Government allotted accom- modation at Shalimar Bagh Police Colony, is also embroiled in a matrimonial dispute with his wife and a case has been registered against him at Rohtak Police Station. Police said Dahiya was posted at Lahori Gate Police Station in North Delhi. Dahiya had shot his girl- friend of 1 year around 7:30 am on Monday, near Delhi’s Sai Mandir on GT Karnal road. “Ranveer (Dahiya’s father- in-law) was standing outside his house when Dahiya came and shot him from a very close range and fled from the spot,” said the Rajinder Singh, the Station House Officer (SHO), Lakhan Majra Police Station. “Ranveer died on the spot. On the basis of the statement given by Ranveer’s son Manjeet, a case under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered and manhunt is on for the accused,” the SHO said. Police said on September 27 Dahiya was deputed for duty in general “gasht” from 9 pm to 1 am, but he didn’t turn up for duty and hence he was marked absent. Dahiya joined the Delhi Police in 2006 as constable and after passing the exam, he became Sub Inspector in 2010. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police departmental enquiry also found him guilty. “He was on medical rest for 2 days on pretext of stomach pain and joined duty on September 25. Since he has been the Division officer, a 9MM pistol with 10 rounds was allotted to him,” said a police officer. T he Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is expected to issue a set of new Unlockdown-5 guidelines on Tuesday for restoring normal life and business activities to deal with the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 pan- demic. The MHA had already consulted all States regarding the new guidelines which are expected to allow opening up of the education sector, research field and domestic civil aviation sector. Many States have already taken deci- sion on the opening up of undergraduate classes only from November 1. The new guidelines are expected to allow relaxations in opening up of malls and cine- ma halls subject to the State Government’s decisions. In education sector already 50 per cent of the teachers and staffers are allowed to attend campuses for higher classes in schools. Lower level classes are expected to be open only after December or January. On domestic civil avia- tion, the Union Home Ministry has consulted the Civil Aviation Ministry and other stakehold- ers and is expected to allow operation of more flights. However, in international sec- tor, talks are going on with sev- eral countries. The number of people allowed to assemble in public spaces may be increased in the new guidelines. The States like Bihar where Assembly elections are going to take place from October 28 and simultaneous by-elections are happening are expected to get the relaxation in the number of people. At present maximum 100 people are allowed in proces- sions or meeting up in public places. Increased frequency of Metro trains is also expected to be introduced. New Delhi: A Congress MP from Kerala moved the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of the contentious new farm Act. TN Prathapan, who repre- sents Thrissur Lok Sabha con- stituency in Kerala, has alleged that the Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 is violative of right to equality (Article 14), prohibi- tion of discrimination (15) and right to life and liberty (21) of the Constitution. A fter deploying more than 30,000 additional troops on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, the Indian defence forces have opera- tionalised an array of missile systems, including the Brahmos, Nirbhay and Akash, to ward off any threat from bel- ligerent China. With no letup in tension on the LAC in Eastern Ladakh since the stand-offs began in early May, the security estab- lishment is not taking any chances. Ready for a long haul, the Government has has- tened the supply of prefabri- cated tents and other related equipment to enable the troops to withstand tempera- tures of minus 20 degrees Centigrade. On the other hand, missiles, tanks and frontline fighter jets are also on full alert all along the 4,000 km LAC stretching from Ladakh in the west to Arunachal Pradesh in the east. The missiles were deployed recently to nullify any advantage China may have by bringing forward its missile in the Tibet region and Xinjiang. The indigenously- designed and manufactured Brahmos supersonic cruise missile has a range of more than 400 km. It can take out any targets, including tanks and missiles, from far away. Similarly, the indigenous- ly-designed and manufactured Akash surface to air missile has a range of 80 km and can neutralise any threat from air. RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008

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After the CAG disclosedthat the French manufac-

turers of the Rafale jets havefailed to meet their offset oblig-ations, the Defence AcquisitionProcedure (DAP)-2020unveiled here on Monday hasdone away with the offsetclause itself in all future casesof Government to Governmentdefence contracts the type ofwhich India and FranceGovernments entered into as apart of the Rafale deal.

The Congress hadlaunched a scathing attack onthe NDA Government last yearalleging that an Indian indus-trial house was favoured in bag-ging offset contracts worthover �30,000 crore in the Rafaledeal.

Offset clause was broughtin to allow the Indian defenceindustry to acquire world-classtechnology and tie-ups withforeign vendors. The foreigncompanies supplying weaponto India are mandatorily oblig-ed to plough back at least 30per cent of the total contractvalue if the tag is over �300crore. In the Rafale deal, theoffset cap was raised to 50 percent.

The CAG observed in itsreport last week that in most ofthe deals critical frontline tech-nology from abroad did notcome in.

In the Rafale deal, theGovernment watchdogobserved that, “For instance in

the offset contract relating to36 Medium Multi RoleCombat Aircraft (MMRCA),the vendors M/s DassaultAviation and M/s MBDA ini-tially proposed (September2015) to discharge 30 per centof their offset obligation byoffering high technology to theDefence Research andDevelopment Organisation(DRDO). The DRDO wantedto obtain Technical Assistancefor the indigenous develop-ment of engine (Kaveri) for theLight Combat Aircraft. Tilldate, the vendor has not con-firmed the transfer of thistechnology.”

The CAG report said inmany cases it was found thatthe foreign vendors made var-ious offset commitments toqualify for the main supply

contract but later were notearnest about fulfilling thesecommitments.

Under the new policy, theoffset guidelines have also beenrevised to give preference todefence majors offering tomanufacture products in Indiainstead of meeting the offsetobligations through othermeans, officials said.

However, the offset clauseis not applicable to theGovernment to Governmentdeals and single-vendor con-tracts. The Rafale deal is one ofthe most prominent such con-tracts in the recent past. In suchdeals, the Government, fromwhich the weapon platform isprocured, stands guarantee forall issues, including deliveryschedule and availability ofcritical spares besides mainte-

nance.Meanwhile, Defence

Minister Rajnath Singhunveiled the DAP that featuressteps to turn India into a glob-al manufacturing hub of mili-tary platforms, reduce timelinesfor procurement of defenceequipment and allow purchaseof essential items by the threeservices through capital budgetunder a simplified mechanism.

The latest DAP also incor-porates new chapters on infor-mation and communicationtechnologies, post-contractmanagement, acquisition ofsystems developed by the state-run defence entities like theDefence Research andDevelopment Organisation(DRDO) and Defence PublicSector Undertakings (DPSUs),they said.

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Senior IPS officerPurushottam Sharma is in

trouble over his video in whichhe was seen assaulting his wifewith serious blows.

After the video went viralon social media since Sundaymidnight, the StateGovernment on Mondayremoved him from the post ofSpecial DG Prosecution andattached him to Home depart-ment in State Mantralaya.However, as expected, no FIRof domestic violence was reg-istered against him till the fil-ing of this report.

In the video clip of his res-idence, he was seen beating hiswife by putting her down in aprofessional police manner. Itwas said that his son, who is anIRS officer has sent this videoto Home Minister and theDGP seeking justice for hismother.

Later, Sharma, a DirectorGeneral-rank officer, has justi-fied his actions, calling it a'family dispute', saying it is 'nota crime'.

In the widely-shared video,Sharma, 1986 batch IPS officer,is seen arguing with his wife. Inseconds, he holds her, pinsdown her to the floor andthrashes her. Two other mencan be seen in the room(Apparently the orderlies ordomestic helps), with one ofthem coming near the couple.

Two pet dogs are seen barkingand walking around the roomas the wife is being assaulted.

The officer is also seenshowing injuries on his handeven as he continues yelling athis wife.

"If my nature is abusive,then she should've complainedearlier. This is a family dispute,not a crime. I am neither a vio-lent person nor a criminal. It isunfortunate that I have to gothrough this. My wife stalks meand has put cameras in thehouse," the police officer toldmedia persons in the after-noon.

He said they have beenmarried for 32 years and thathis wife had complainedagainst him in 2008. "But thepoint is, since 2008, she hasbeen living in my house, enjoy-ing all facilities and travellingabroad on my expenses," hesaid.

The wife was assaultedallegedly after she confrontedSharma with his friend.

Continued on Page 3

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In a move to make the recent-ly enacted farm sector legis-

lation ineffective, Congresspresident Sonia Gandhi onMonday directed ChiefMinisters of four Congress-ruled States to look into thepossibility of passing laws tooverride these measures.

A statement issued byparty general secretary KCVenugopal said CMs of Punjab,Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh andPudducherry have been told topass laws under Article 254 (2)of the Constitution that allowsState legislatures to pass lawsthat could negate the “anti-agriculture” Central lawsencroaching upon the States’jurisdiction under theConstitution.

“This would enable theStates to bypass the unaccept-able anti-farmers provisions.”

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The CBI has not drawn anyconclusion in the death

case of filmstar Sushant SinghRajput and all angles of theincident are being probed, theagency said here on Monday.

“The Central Bureau ofInvestigation is conducting (a)professional investigation relat-ed to death of Shri SushantSingh Rajput in which allaspects are being looked at andno aspect has been ruled out asof date,” a CBI spokespersonsaid in statement.

Rajput, 34, who debutedwith the much acclaimed ‘KaiPo Che’ movie seven yearsago, was found dead in hisapartment in suburbanBandra in Mumbai on June 14this year. His family memberssuspected this to be a case ofabetment to suicide or plainmurder.

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Railway passengers mayhave to shell out addition-

al �10-�35 for their ticket faresas user charges for availingredeveloped stations with stateof the art amenities and to helpthe national transporter inraising funds for redevelopingmore stations, sources indi-cated.

This is part of a proposalbeing finalised by the Railwayswhich will soon be sent forCabinet nod, the sources said.

The user fee, the sourcessaid, will vary according to theclass — it would range between�10 and �35 with the higherprice for AC first class pas-sengers.

The Railways had earlierclarified that user fee would belevied only across stationswhich will be redeveloped andthose that have high footfalls.

Of the 7,000 total railwaystations in the country, around700-1,000 fall in this category,it had said.

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Donald Trump paid just$750 in federal income

taxes in the year he was elect-ed US president and also in hisfirst year in the White House,according to a media report,which also said that he or hiscompanies paid $145,400 taxesin India in 2017.

Trump entered the 2016presidential race as aRepublican and was elected ina surprise victor y overDemocratic nominee HillaryClinton.

“Donald J Trump paid$750 in federal income taxesthe year he won the presi-dency. In his first year in theWhite House, he paid anoth-er $750,” the New York Timesreported on Sunday, citingtax return data extending over20 years.

The report came just daysbefore Trump’s first presiden-tial debate with Democraticrival Joe Biden on Tuesday

and weeks before theNovember 3 presidential elec-tion.

Trump paid no incometaxes at all in 10 of the previ-ous 15 years — largely becausehe reported losing much moremoney than he made, thereport said.

The US President imme-diately dismissed the report as“totally fake news”.

US Presidents are notrequired by law to releasedetails of their personalfinances, but every one sinceRichard Nixon has done so.

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Aday after shooting girlfriend — who is battling

for her life in a hospital in thenational Capital — the 35-year-old Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (SI) on Monday shotdead his father-in-law RanveerSingh (60) in Bhainsi villagenear Lakhan Majra in Rohtak,Haryana.

Police said the accused,Sandeep Dahiya, a permanentresident of Sonipat in Haryanaand at present residing atGovernment allotted accom-modation at Shalimar BaghPolice Colony, is also embroiledin a matrimonial dispute withhis wife and a case has been

registered against him atRohtak Police Station.

Police said Dahiya wasposted at Lahori Gate PoliceStation in North Delhi.

Dahiya had shot his girl-friend of 1 year around 7:30 amon Monday, near Delhi’s SaiMandir on GT Karnal road.

“Ranveer (Dahiya’s father-in-law) was standing outsidehis house when Dahiya cameand shot him from a very closerange and fled from the spot,”said the Rajinder Singh, theStation House Officer (SHO),

Lakhan Majra Police Station.“Ranveer died on the spot.

On the basis of the statementgiven by Ranveer’s son Manjeet,a case under section 302 ofIndian Penal Code (IPC) wasregistered and manhunt is onfor the accused,” the SHO said.

Police said on September27 Dahiya was deputed for dutyin general “gasht” from 9 pm to1 am, but he didn’t turn up forduty and hence he was markedabsent.

Dahiya joined the DelhiPolice in 2006 as constable andafter passing the exam, hebecame Sub Inspector in 2010.Meanwhile, the Delhi Policedepartmental enquiry alsofound him guilty.

“He was on medical rest for2 days on pretext of stomachpain and joined duty onSeptember 25. Since he hasbeen the Division officer, a9MM pistol with 10 rounds wasallotted to him,” said a policeofficer.

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The Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) is expected

to issue a set of newUnlockdown-5 guidelines onTuesday for restoring normallife and business activities todeal with the restrictionsimposed due to Covid-19 pan-demic.

The MHA had alreadyconsulted all States regardingthe new guidelines which areexpected to allow opening upof the education sector,research field and domesticcivil aviation sector. ManyStates have already taken deci-sion on the opening up ofundergraduate classes onlyfrom November 1.

The new guidelines areexpected to allow relaxations inopening up of malls and cine-ma halls subject to the StateGovernment’s decisions.

In education sector already50 per cent of the teachers andstaffers are allowed to attendcampuses for higher classes inschools. Lower level classesare expected to be open only

after December or January. On domestic civil avia-

tion, the Union Home Ministryhas consulted the Civil AviationMinistry and other stakehold-ers and is expected to allowoperation of more flights.However, in international sec-tor, talks are going on with sev-

eral countries. The number of people

allowed to assemble in publicspaces may be increased in thenew guidelines.

The States like Bihar whereAssembly elections are going totake place from October 28 andsimultaneous by-elections are

happening are expected to getthe relaxation in the number ofpeople.

At present maximum 100people are allowed in proces-sions or meeting up in publicplaces. Increased frequency ofMetro trains is also expected tobe introduced.

New Delhi: A Congress MPfrom Kerala moved theSupreme Court on Mondaychallenging the constitutionalvalidity of various provisions ofthe contentious new farm Act.

TN Prathapan, who repre-sents Thrissur Lok Sabha con-stituency in Kerala, has allegedthat the Farmers'(Empowerment andProtection) Agreement of Price

Assurance and Farm ServicesAct, 2020 is violative of right toequality (Article 14), prohibi-tion of discrimination (15) andright to life and liberty (21) ofthe Constitution.

!���� 234�+3/56

After deploying more than30,000 additional troops

on the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in Ladakh, the Indiandefence forces have opera-tionalised an array of missilesystems, including theBrahmos, Nirbhay and Akash,to ward off any threat from bel-ligerent China.

With no letup in tensionon the LAC in Eastern Ladakhsince the stand-offs began inearly May, the security estab-lishment is not taking anychances. Ready for a longhaul, the Government has has-tened the supply of prefabri-cated tents and other relatedequipment to enable thetroops to withstand tempera-tures of minus 20 degrees

Centigrade. On the otherhand, missiles, tanks andfrontline fighter jets are also onfull alert all along the 4,000 kmLAC stretching from Ladakhin the west to ArunachalPradesh in the east.

The missiles weredeployed recently to nullifyany advantage China may haveby bringing forward its missilein the Tibet region andXinjiang. The indigenously-designed and manufacturedBrahmos supersonic cruisemissile has a range of morethan 400 km. It can take outany targets, including tanksand missiles, from far away.

Similarly, the indigenous-ly-designed and manufacturedAkash surface to air missilehas a range of 80 km and canneutralise any threat from air.

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Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan has said that the

mask is a type of vaccine to pro-tect from Corona. Masks mustbe used by everyone mandato-rily. It is a great weapon fordefence.

Chouhan called upon peo-ple to develop the habit ofwashing hands frequently withsoap and sanitising also, apartfrom wearing masks to protectagainst Corona. These habitsmust be adopted by every citi-zen. Chouhan said that Coronavirus is a new challenge beforethe world.

The form, effects and treat-ment of the disease is unknown.The whole world is in panic dueto its fatality. Under these cir-cumstances, the courage,patience and dedication withwhich the medical staff hasbeen working, putting theirlives at risk, and by not lettingpeople lose faith, is remarkablein the history of humanity.Chouhan greeted all doctorsand paramedical staff on behalfof the eight crore people of thestate and thanked them.

Comparing this dedicationwith the incident of Dadhichi,Chief Minister Chouhan saidthat it is the duty of the gov-ernment and society to expresstheir gratitude to the medicalstaff for the role played bythem in this period of crisis.Chouhan was addressing theSeva Samman programme,organized in honour of Coronawarriors of the medical field atMinto Hall on Monday.

Chouhan said that financialcrisis does exist, but there willbe no lack of resources andmoney in the war againstCorona. Be it availability ofdoctors, paramedical staff or thearrangement of equipment andmaterials, supply will continue.We are constantly movingtowards the creation of newmedical colleges. He said thatthe Government stands with theCorona warriors at every stepand under all circumstances.

TheChief Minister said thatthe country faced Corona pan-demic with great understandingas a result of Prime MinisterNarendra Modi's foresight.Lockdown made arrangementspossible. Prime Minister ShriModi called for turning the dis-aster into an opportunity.Though this fight againstCorona is long but our strategyis accurate. We will constantlystrive with patience, courage,enthusiasm and will continue tomarch towards the creation ofself-reliant Madhya Pradesh inthis disaster.

On this occasion, Chouhanalso interacted with the Coronawarriors of the medical field,who gave their contributions inwar against Covid-19 pandem-ic. Service honours and digitalletters of appreciation wereissued to all doctors and healthworkers on behalf of ChiefMinister Chouhan. The pro-gramme began with the MadhyaPradesh Gaan.

One lakh affected peoplehave recovered so far in State.

Welcoming Chief MinisterChouhan, Public Health and

Family Welfare MinisterPrabhuram Chaudhary said thatChouhan has been reviewingCorona situation almost dailyand continuously monitoringthe situation besides encourag-ing the medical staff. Chaudharysaid that strong measures arebeing taken to prevent infectionin the state as per the guidelinesof the Government of India. Outof one lakh 24 thousand Coronaaffected people in the state, onelakh people have recoveredcompletely, which is a bigachievement.

Chaudhary informed thatcontinuous efforts are beingmade in the direction of testingand increasing resource capac-ity. Testing capacity in the statehas been increased to 30,000 aday. There are currently 716fever clinics. The availability ofbeds is also sufficient.

Medical Education MinisterVishwas Sarang said that ChiefMinister Shivraj Singh Chouhanhas proved the first line ofMadhya Pradesh Gaan Sukh kadata dukh ka saathi . Due to hisstrong will power and efforts, thesituation of Corona in the stateis under control today.Expressing his gratitude to thedoctors and paramedical staff,Sarang said that God has madedoctors the most fortunatebecause the doctor has the abil-ity to save lives. The joy throughservice to the suffering human-ity is mostly in the fate of doc-tors. Chouhan interactedthrough video conferencing withthe Corona warriors of the med-ical field, contributing during theCovid-19 pandemic period.

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Amovie depicting the life ofIndian Navy officers and

how the navy works ‘IndianNavy Today’ was screened atShaurya Smarak here onMonday.

The Indian Navy is a wellbalanced and cohesive three-dimensional force, capable ofoperating above, on and underthe surface of the oceans effi-ciently safeguarding the nation-al interests.

The film was screenedunder the regular film screen-ings held at Shaurya Smarakevery day. The movies screenedhere are based on Indian Army,Navy and other armed forces. .Produced by Films Division,this film Indian Navy Today isproduced by B. N. Mehra anddirected by IN Engineer.

It is to be noted that the filmfeatured about the brave hearts

who protects the country fromseas and oceans. The film fea-tures about the advanced tech-nologies used by the Navy evenin submarines. The same watersurface is equipped with veneer,fatal warheads equipped withdeadly weapons. Modern mis-siles to combat the problem ofair in the air above the surfacesurface, the combatants. Thereare also the capabilities of theaircrafts to be there on theships.

The Chief of the Naval Staff(CNS) exercises operationaland administrative control ofthe Indian Navy fromIntegrated Headquarters ofMOD(Navy). He is assisted bythe Vice Chief of the Naval Staff(VCNS) and three otherPrincipal Staff Officers, name-ly the Deputy Chief of theNaval Staff (DCNS), the Chiefof Personnel (COP) and theChief of Material (COM).

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Five persons including thehusband of a victim woman

involved in burglary at MotiMahal under Talaiya policestation area were arrested onSunday. Valuables worth �2lakh was also recovered. .

Police said that five mis-creants were identified asMohammad Gufran ofBudhwara, Shahrukh ofBhoipura, Shaffan Qureshi ofBudhwara, MohammadRizwan of Barelagaon andMohammad Iqbal ofNariyalkheda.

The victim, Sairabano,lodged a complaint against herson-in-law Gufran who alongwith four others broke thelocks of his house and escapedwith goods worth �2 lakh.

In her complaint, Saira

stated that her daughter Sabawas married to Gufran and onSeptember 13 he took Saba tohis relatives and during the visitSaba informed her that Gufraninformed Rizwan over phonethat Saba is outside and takegoods by breaking the locks ofthe house.

After receiving the infor-mation Saira along with her sonvisited house and found thathouse was ransacked and whenthey enquired neighboursrevealed that Gufran’s driverRizwan, Iqbal, Saffan andShahrukh broke the lock andtook the valuables.

Based on the complaintpolice registered case under sec-tions 457, 380 and 120 (B) of theIPC and nabbed the five. Thenabbed accused were grilledand during which they confessedthe burglary at Saba’s house.

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Sagar Public School RohitNagar’s 11-year-old Sagarite

Aayurv Waghdware of class IIIutilised the time this pandemicand wrote a book as bloomingauthor and future novelist – ‘Thesix magical rings'.

Aayurv penned more than1700 words in his 30 page book.This Class III student has prob-ably become the first youngchild writer of city. The illustra-tions in the book have also beendone by him. Shivani Algiwaleand Ms Meenakshi Katare havebeen his mentors since he start-ed writing.

A year back, Aayurv wasgifted a book from his motherwhich engrossed him and tick-

led his thoughts to pen downhis thoughts and share it withthe world. This was the startingpoint of Aayurv passion forwriting. His Book Six MagicalRings is not an ordinary begin-ning of struggles, love, hope andfriendship. It talks about main-taining the balance of the uni-verse. He has beautifullypenned down as what happens

to the universe once is stolenand how the Brave Dineosisputs it back to place. Aayurvadded a lot of finishing workwith illustrations to add andconnect with universe on thebasis of his thoughts. Aayurvsaid, “"I have worked very hardto write this book during pan-demic. I dedicate the book tomy family and school whobelieved in me.

The morning awake andlate night workings now giveme sense of satisfaction todevelop a fighting spirit with anot let it go attitude. Do readmy book to know the magicalrings around our universe.”Principal Madhubala Chauhanhas congratulated Aayurv andfamily for the achievement.

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Under the latest and popu-lar online series of Indira

Gandhi Rashtriya ManavSangrahalaya entitled Exhibit ofthe Week’, the "Tanjavoor KalOvium (Tanjavoor Painting) –Tanjavoor painting depictingthe image of Lord Krishna, col-lected from the Nagarthar /Chettiyar community ofKarikudi, Shivganga, TamilNadu was exhibited onMonday.

Its measurement is -Height-158 cm, Width-127 cm. Thisis the last Exhibit of the monthof September. 2020 throughofficial website, Facebook,Instagram and twitter page ofthe IGRMS.

In this regard PraveenKumar Mishra, Director,IGRMS said that this TanjavoorKal Ovium (Tanjavoor Painting)depicts Lord Krishna seating ona couch flanked by two femaleattendants; one holding a chouriof peacock feather and theother is portrayed with a bowlof butter offering to lord krish-na. Tanjavoor Kal Ovium(Tanjavoor Painting consistsgenerally of vivid red, deep-green, chalk-white, turquoise-blue and the lavish use of goldfoil and inset of glass beads.Sometimes precious stones arealso used in the paintings. TheRaju community of Tanjavoorand Tiruchi, well known asChitragara and the Naidu com-munity of Madurai are the tra-

ditional artists who skilfullyexecute paintings in theTanjavoor style. It is said that theartists originally migrated from“Rayalseema” region of Andhra.

Paintings were made ondifferent themes and the qual-ities of which differs accord-ing to the patron’s interest,urgency and most important-ly influence and financialcapacity. However, the art wasby and large a sacred task tobe performed with a reason-

able degree of ritual purity andhumility by the master crafts-men.

Generally, Tanjavoor KalOvium (Tanjavoor Painting)was made on a canvas, past-ed over a plank of wood(jack-fruit or teak) withArabic gum. In the past,artists used natural colourslike vegetable and mineraldyes, whereas the presentday artists use chemicalpaints.

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A63-year-old woman diedafter she fell from a scoot-

er near Labour Colony whileshe was on her way to housewith her daughter late in thenight on Sunday. The Piplanihas started investigation.

Police claimed that thewoman fell while she was onher way back to home with herdaughter at around 11.30 in thenight and was rushed to near-by hospital where she diedduring treatment.

According to the police, thewoman identified as Mannu

Bai sustained severe injuriesafter she fell from scooter. Thedaughter of deceased failed tospot speed breaker due to dark-ness and due to which Mannulost her control and fell whichled to her death.

On the receipt of the infor-mation a police team reachedthe spot and started furtherinvestigation. After the pre-liminary investigation the bodywas sent for the post mortemand the police have registereda case under section 174 of theCrPC and have started furtherinvestigation.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old

youth committed suicide byhanging with the ceiling atSohaya Village under Berasiapolice station area on Sunday.

According to the police inthe morning Jai Singh Kewatwas found in hanging when hisfamily members returned fromfarms after work. The body wassent for the post mortem anda case under section 174 of theCrPC was registered.

Police said that during theinvestigation it was found thatthe deceased went to farms forwork with the family but aftersometime he returned andcommitted suicide.

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Amega collection of Hindibooks was put on display at

Swami Vivekananda Library onMonday.

In this collection, this megacollection library of Total 45Hindi Books were put on dis-play.

Library Manager YatishBhatele said that in this collec-tion, read popular books inHindi, popular books like ZakirHussain and Outliers, andother very good titles havebeen included. In this megaHindi collection, many titleshave been translated fromEnglish to Hindi books. Inthis collection, Mega Hindicollection on different topics ofHindi literature / biography /fiction / non fiction / history

etc. has been included in thelibrary collection.

In collections such asMovie DVD Collection /English Books Collection /New Magazine Collection /New Hindi Books Collection /Children's Books Collectionetc. are included in the librarymembers' library from time totime. Similarly, the library alsotakes books / DVD / magazineetc. suggestions from its mem-bers from time to time.

Every month a collection ofHindi books is being includedin the library. Books will be dis-played on Sunday. Memberscan reserve them and memberswill issue on next Saturday.New books are released everyMonday in the library andHindi books have been includ-ed in this collection.

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Special Court (POCSO)Bhopal court on Monday

sentenced five gang rapeaccused to life imprisonmentwhile three accused includingwoman who pushed 15-year-old minor in flesh trade weresentenced rigorous imprison-ment of 20 years.

The accused were life sen-tenced who are Sufiyan aliasBhaiya alias Kabutar, ShahRukh, Faizal alias Faisal, Altaf,Arun Yadav alias Ganguly in thecourt of Special Court (POCSO)Bhopal by Kumudini Patel forgang raping the minor girl.

The court sentencedPriyanka Chauhan, AnkitMaheshwari, Prakash Kajoriawith 20 years of rigorous impris-onment and fine.

Priyanka was the woman

who held victim captive andoffered her to the accused forsexual assault in return ofmoney.

Notably, on December19,2018 victim’s mother lodgedcomplaint of her missing daugh-ter who had gone to tailor forclothes but never returned.

Later, she appeared at thepolice station on January 1, 2019and stated that Sufiyan lured herof marriage and took her toGanguly where along with herone four persons at the housesexually assaulted more girl.The other girl took victim toPriyanka where she was readiedand later she was pushed intoflesh trade and was offered tomany in hotels and cars inBhopal and she was also sexu-ally assaulted in Mandideepand Jabalpur. The number ofaccused was 17 who sexuallyassaulted the victim.

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Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan has said that a

tale of development is beingwritten in the state with theguidance and help of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi. Newchapters will be added to thistale of development.

Chouhan was addressingthe inaugural function of 1.5k.m. long flyover, constructedin Morena at a cost of Rs. 108crore via webcast from Bhopal.Union Minister for Agriculture,Panchayati Raj and RuralDevelopment Narendra SinghTomar was the Chief Guest ofthe programme, held inMorena. Union Minister ofState for Road Transport andHighways General V.K. Singh,Union Minister of State forSteel Phaggan Singh Kulasteand Member of Rajya SabhaJyotiraditya Scindia attendedthe programme online.

Expressing gratitude to theUnion Minister for RoadTransport Nitin Gadkari and

Union Minister NarendraSingh Tomar, Chief MinisterChouhan said that with theconstruction of flyover, themovement will be convenientand comfortable in Morena.Today, a new chapter has beenadded in the development ofMorena. He further mentionedthat the area is moving forwardon the path of developmentwith the activities like upgrad-ing Morena to MunicipalCorporation, construction ofhospital and collectorate build-ing, road network and expan-sion of irrigation facilities.

The work is also underwayas regard to starting of SainikSchool in Bhind and to bringwater from Chambal inMorena.

The development activitieswill be continued. Morenawill establish its distinct iden-tity in the country. ChiefMinister Chouhan thankedUnion Minister ThawarchandGehlot for setting up DivyangParisar in Gwalior. ChiefMinister Shri Chouhan further

stated that the AgricultureBill brought on the initiative ofUnion Minister NarendraSingh Tomar will prove to bea milestone in the direction todouble farmers income.

On the occasion of inau-guration, Union Minister forAgriculture, Panchayati Rajand Rural DevelopmentNarendra Singh Tomar saidthat the flyover will save fuelas well as time. Along withthis, people will get rid of pol-lution and accidents. UnionMinister of State for RoadTransport and HighwaysGeneral V.K. Singh said on theoccasion that better roadsaccelerate development. Thisflyover will change the condi-tion of the area and lead toprogress. Member ofParliament Shri Vishnu DuttSharma, Minister of State forFarmers Welfare andAgriculture DevelopmentGirraj Dandotia, formerMinister Rustom Singh andMunshilal were present at theprogramme.

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Higher Education MinisterDr. Mohan Yadav per-

formed Pooja during founda-tion stone laying progamme atthe land for the construction ofa new building of theGovernment Library atDussehra ground near theMata temple.

On this occasion, he saidthat Ujjain been a religious city,action is being taken to builda religious headquarters here.Just as the headquarters ofrevenue is Gwalior, the head-quarters of Income Tax Indore,similarly the work of makingUjjain a religious headquarters,is done.

Ujjayini is a city of knowl-edge, science, culture etc., by col-lecting books related to differentsubjects etc. in governmentlibrary, students can earn knowl-edge for the students and the cit-izens.

Minister Dr. Yadav said thatRs 30 lakh has been sanctionedfrom the CSR item of Gas

Authority Limited for con-struction of new library build-ing. On the occasion of foun-dation stone laying progamme,Dr. Yadav announced to provideRs. 30 lakh more from the MLAfund for making the governmentlibrary project better. At present,the government library is beingoperated in a private building.After the construction of thenew building, the public will getthe benefit of the library.

Dr. Yadav expressed hisviews and said that due toUjjayini being the city of jus-tice, an effort will also bemade to establish a judicialtraining center.

The Kothi Mahal andMaharajwara will be madeheritage and those comingfrom outside can be accom-modated at these places, so thatarchaeological buildings can beseen. In order to spread theancient importance of Ujjainimore, it is necessary to have areligious headquarters inUjjain. Efforts have beenintensified for this.

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Abook talk was conductedvirtually on Monday at

AISECT university.Under the auspices of

Rabindranath TagoreUniversity under VishwanRang, Vanamali creationPeeth, Bhopal and AisectPublicat ion presentedNational Vanamali KathaSamman, the new book "TenStories: Mamta Kalia" bysenior writer of Hindi litera-ture Mamta Kalia.

The session was con-ducted on a virtual platformthrough a zoom medium.

It is worth mentioning thatthe prestigious publicationinstitute of the country, ICECTPublication, started the bestpublication of the books ofeminent Hindi writers of Hindiliterature, honored withNational Vanamali KathaSamman under the Vanmaliseries dedicated to the lateJagannath Prasad Choubey'Vanmali'. is. "Ten Stories:Mamta Kalia" is an importantbook in the Vanamali series.The publication of books ofleading writers of the countrycontinues in the Vanamaliseries.

Presiding over the pro-gramme Santosh Choubey,senior poet storyteller, directorVishwa Rang and ChancellorRabindranath Tagore University

in his address said that Mamtais very rich in simple and easypersonality and her languagealso reflects this. Mamta ji's sto-ries make you feel very simple,easy and illuminate your mindtill the end. This method is nowleft with very few people.

The famous storytellerNaveen Sagar and senior nar-rator critic Dhananjay Verma,who is called Kahapanen, isvery much seen here by Mamtaji. It was necessary to have sto-rytelling in the story of Vanmalitoo.

The use of language is veryspecific in Mamta stories. Urduhas been used very naturally inthe 'Kamaal' story. Brajbhashais a very good use in the story'Nirmohi'. Flavor of the lan-guage, the departure of thelanguage is reflected in themovement of other languages??and dialects.

The great work of rasmataabout language is in Mamta ji'sstories. All the stories of Mamtaji are very interesting, interest-ing, meaningful and rasamay.Mamta read the 'Peetha' story.This is my favorite story.

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Parents protested at TowerChowk after a video of a

school in Ujjain went viral,threatening to expel studentsfrom class and online groupsfor non-payment of fees andif the decision is not revokedthey would boycott by-elec-tion to be held in 28 places.

A video in which theschool teacher is threateningto withdraw from the classand online group if the feesare not deposited went viralon Monday. In protest parentsdemonstrated. Significantly,after the lockdown is over,

online classes are being con-ducted by the school operatorsthrough which the parents ofthe students are being forcedto deposit fees and threaten tobe removed from the school.Due to deteriorating eco-nomic condition in theCorona era, parents are con-tinuously protesting about noschool no fees. State ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChauhan has been requestedby his parents.

The Chief Minister hasassured the parents that theschool cannot be removed iffees are not paid. Despite this,on Monday, a video of Kalidas

Montessori School teacherhas gone viral, in which it isbeing threatened to drop outof class and online group fornot depositing fees.

No clear instructions havenot been issued by theEducation Departmentregarding fees. Parents saidthat if the Madhya PradeshGovernment does not take aquick decision in this matter,then the parents of studentsstudying in schools will notvote in the areas where the by-elections are taking place.Parents say that they will paytheir fees only when schoolstarts.

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Punjab on Monday reported1271 fresh cases of the

novel coronavirus on Monday,besides 46 casualties, taking thestate’s COVID-19 tally to1,11,375 and death toll to 3284.

In a little respite to thestate, it is for the fifth day ina row that Punjab has report-ed less than 2000 cases in asingle day, against the previ-ous trend of reporting above2000 cases.

Of the total 46 deaths,highest eight casualties werereported from Jalandhar; fol-lowed by seven from SASNagar (Mohali); six each fromHoshiarpur and Ludhiana;five from Gurdaspur; fourfrom Amritsar; two each fromKapurthala, Pathankot, andTarn Taran; and one eachfrom Bathinda, FatehgarhSahib, Mansa, and Sangrur.

Maximum 180 infectionswere reported from Amritsar,fol lowed by 138 fromLudhiana, 127 from SASNagar (Mohali), 101 fromJalandhar, 88 from Gurdaspur.79 from Pathankot, 76 fromPatiala, 72 from Hoshiarpur,62 from Bathinda, 49 fromKapurthala, 37 from Faridkot,36 from Ropar, 33 from SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr), 30from Moga, 27 from Sangrur,23 from Fatehgarh Sahib, 22from Mansa, 19 fromFerozepur, and 18 each caseswere reported from Muktsar,Fazilka, Barnala, and TarnTaran.

A total of 2,033 patients— including 273 f romMohali, 229 from Amritsar,213 from Ludhiana, 211 fromFerozepur, 160 f romJalandhar, 154 from Patiala,120 each from Hoshiarpurand Pathankot, among others

— have been discharged inthe past 24 hours after recov-ering from the contagion tak-ing the total number of recov-eries to 86,013.

The state still has 19,483active cases, of which 422patients are on oxygen sup-port, and 68 are critical and onventilator support.

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Going strict on checking theillegal influx of paddy from

neighbouring states in Mohalidistrict mandis (grain mar-kets), the DeputyCommissioner Girish Dayalanon Monday directed the MandiOfficials to take legal actionagainst the arhtiyas violatingPunjab Agriculture ProduceMarketing Committees(APMC) Act by selling ‘otherState paddy’ in local mandis.

Reviewing the paddy pro-curement scenario, it wasbrought into the notice of theDeputy Commissioner thatmandis adjoining Haryanaborder tend to face glut andprocurement process is ham-pered due to unprecedentedarrival of paddy from otherstates via local commissionagents.

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Another video of Sharmacaught by his wife at the resi-dence of a young woman alsowent vital along with the firstvideo.

Reacting to the incident,Madhya Pradesh ChiefMinister Shivraj SinghChouhan said, "He has beenrelieved of his duties. If anyonewho holds a responsible posi-tion is found to be indulging inillegal activities and takinglaws into his hands, then actionwill be taken against them, irre-spective of who they are."

Home Minister NarottamMishra said, "I too have seenand read about it. If there's anyofficial complaint, then we'llsee."

The National Commissionfor Women (NCW) has takennote of the video and its chief,Rekha Sharma, has written tothe Chief Minister, seekingappropriate punishment forthe officer. "Such incidentssend a wrong message to thesociety," the NCW tweeted.

Later in the evening, theHome department has issued ashow-cause notice to SpecialDG Purushottam Sharma forhis act against the IndianServices Rules. He has beengiven time to reply to thenotice by 5.30 pm on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, State WomanCommission has issued anotice to Sharma demandingan explanation regarding avideo of domestic violenceagainst him and sought replyappearing personally by 12.30pm on October 05.

Besides, the Commissionhas written to Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan forregistering an FIR againstSharma and providing securi-ty to his wife, as she has raisedvoice against her husband.

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Congress president SoniaGandhi on Monday direct-

ed Punjab, Rajasthan,Chhattisgarh and PudducherryChief Ministers to explore thepossibility of passing laws tooverride the three agriculturalBills passed recently by theParliament.

A statement issued by partygeneral secretary (organisa-tion) K.C. Venugopal said thatthese States have been told topass laws under Article 254 (2)of the Constitution that allowsState legislatures to do so tonegate the “Anti-Agriculture”Central laws encroachingupon the States’ jurisdictionunder the Constitution.

“This would enable theStates to bypass the unaccept-able anti-farmers provisions inthe three draconian

Agricultural laws includingthe abolition of MSP and dis-ruption of APMCs inCongress ruled States. Thiswould also alleviate the farm-ers from the grave injusticedone by the ModiGovernment and BJP,” thestatement said.

Former party chief RahulGandhi alleged that the agri-

culture-related laws are a“death sentence” for farmerswhose voice has been crushedboth inside and outsideParliament. “The agriculturelaws are a death sentence toour farmers. Their voice iscrushed in Parliament andoutside. Here is proof thatdemocracy in India is dead,”he said on Twitter.

He tagged a news reportalong with his tweet thatclaimed that Opposition mem-bers demanding a division ofvotes were on their seats whenthe farm bills were passed inthe Rajya Sabha, while the gov-ernment said they were not.The Congress is also protest-ing against the farm lawsacross the country.

Punjab Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh hasstarted work on the lines asadvised by the party highcommand. He has been con-templating to amend theAgriculture Produce MarketCommittee Act and declarethe entire State as a principalmandi yard. This would cir-cumvent the provisions in The

Farmers Produce Trade andCommerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Bill, 2020, whichwas passed in Parliament.

The declaration of mandiyards ensures that any pro-curement outside their ambitis considered illegal, farmersdo not get a price less than theMSP, and the State gets itsmandi fee.

Chhattisgarh ChiefMinister Bhupesh Baghel toohad recently said his govern-

ment would take legal steps toensure that private players didnot get entry into the agricul-ture sector. At least 40 per centof paddy production inChhattisgarh is procured bythe Food Corporation of Indiafor the Central pool.

And unlike Punjab andHaryana, where farmers havelarge land holdings, 86% ofChhattisgarh’s land holdingsare of less than 5 acres.

The Congress is also con-

sidering the option of movingthe Supreme Court againstthe bills. “Certainly all optionsare open. I believe it strikes atthe heart of federalism, whichhas been held repeatedly to bepart of the basic structurefrom Keshavanada Bharati toBommai judgements.Therefore, you have not heardthe end of the story yet,”senior party leader and RajyaSabha MP Abhishek Singhvisaid.

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Agroup of 32 former publicservants on Monday

backed the farm reform lawsenacted by the ModiGovernment and claimed that“disinformation” is beingspread over the issue to nega-tively impact the morale offarmers. The group includesformer finance secretary SNarayan, former banking sec-retary D K Mittal, formerdefence secretary G MohanKumar, former petroleum sec-retary Saurabh Chandra, andformer civil aviation secretaryK N Srivastava.

The farm Bills, passed by

Parliament, mark the water-shed in the liberation of India’sfarming community from theshackles of exploitative prac-tices that slow-pedaled theirprogress, the former civil ser-vants said.

Targeting the critics of themeasures, the group in a state-ment said, “We have reasons toapprehend the disinformationwhich certain sections withinour society are trying to spreadin the country. We have recentinstances of untruths and dis-tortions being paraded beforethe public with hugely negativeimpact on the morale of theminorities, students, and nowthe farmers.”

The general public hasevery reason to suspectattempts by well-known “vest-ed interests” to destabilise thecountry and create disaffectionamong the minorities, studentsand farmers, it alleged.

In an apparent reference tothe Congress, the group saidthe emancipation of the farm-ers from the middlemen andempowering them with thefreedom to choose where andhow to sell their produce wasenshrined in the manifestos ofcertain political forces whichoppose it now.

The statement said the gov-ernment has introduced a def-inite game-changer in a

farmer’s life through the “far-sighted” legislations. Majorimpediments which retardedthe seamless growth of thefarming fraternity of India aregiven the go-by through thepassage of these monumentalActs.

Citing the proposed bene-fits of these laws, including free-dom to farmers to sell their pro-duce anywhere they want andallowing them to enter intocontracts with traders, thegroup said it is objectionable to“incite” farmers and create dis-affection by wrongly suggestingthat their interests are beingbartered in favour of multina-tional concern.

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After allowing procurementof kharif crops in Punjab

and Haryana in advance toplacate farmers’ anger overfarm Bills, the Centre has nowallowed all remaining procur-ing States to commence withtheir procurement operationsfor paddy for the year 2020-21(Kharif crop) with effect fromSeptember 28 itself.

The Centre on Monday

came out with the latest dataof paddy procurement in thelast 48 hours to allay anyapprehensions over the mini-mum support price (MSP)buying. Meanwhile, the min-istry of consumer affairs hasallowed procurement of 13.77LMT of Pulse and oilseedsfrom Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Maharashtra, Telangana andHaryana.

With the latest procure-ment data, the government

aims to send a clear message- it has no intention of scrap-ping the MSP and that it hasput in a mechanism for pro-curement of not only summer-sown paddy but also pulsesand oilseeds this year. Farmersin Punjab and Haryana andseveral other states are protest-ing against new farm lawswhich they feel will lead toprocurement in the hands ofcorporates and the end of theMSP regime.

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Clinically-approved drug“Teicoplanin” is a poten-

tial therapeutic option againstCovid-19 and can be 10 timesmore effective than severaldrugs being currently used, aresearch by Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT), Delhi hasfound. Teicoplanin is an FDA-approved glycopeptide antibi-otic, which is regularly usedfor treating Gram-positivebacterial infections with lowtoxicity profile in humans.

The research by the insti-tute’s Kusuma School of

Biological Science screened anassemblage of 23 approveddrugs, which have shownleads towards being thera-peutic options for coron-avirus.

“While the ef fect ofTeicoplanin was comparedwith other important drugs inuse, Teicoplanin was found tobe 10-20 fold more effectivethan the chief drugs beingused against SARS-CoV-2,such as Lopinavir andHydroxychloroquine in ourlaboratory conditions,” saidAshok Patel, Professor at IITDelhi.

Patel, who led the researchwas also assisted by DrPradeep Sharma from AIIMS.The research has been pub-lished in the InternationalJournal of ‘BiologicalMacromolecules’.

“Recently, there has beena clinical study carried outwith Teicoplanin at SapienzaUniversity in Rome. However,a more detailed clinical inves-tigation is required on a largecohort, in different stagesmild, moderate and criticallyill patients to conclude thedefinite role of Teicoplaninagainst Covid-19,” Patel said.

Globally, over 3.2 crorepeople have been infectedwith Covid-19, and the totalnumber of deaths from thedeadly virus now stands atover 9.80 lakh.

Globally, over 3.2 crorepeople have been infectedwith Covid-19, and the totalnumber of deaths from thedeadly virus now stands atover 9.80 lakh. In India toocases are on increase withcoronavirus tally crossing 60lakh mark on Monday whilethe death tol l from thepathogen climbed to 95,542with 1,039 more death.

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At a time when India isstruggling hard to combat

Covid-19 which has spread toalmost all the States in thecountry, scientists have alarm-ingly found the presence ofantibodies for another virus— cat que virus (CQV) — inhuman serum samples testedfrom across India.Incidentally, as in Covid-19,which has killed over 95,000people so far, the CQV is alsosaid to be largely reported

from China.The arthropod-borne

virus (arboviruses) is usuallycarried by culex mosquitoesand pigs, and could cause fatalillness in humans. In fact,Swines are the primary mam-malian host of the CQV.

While antibodies of thevirus have been found, thescientists at National Instituteof Virology (NIV)- ICMRdid not stumble upon thevirus in any of the 883 humanserum samples they tested.

The scientists said that

the arthropod-borne virus(arboviruses) is usually car-ried by culex mosquitoes andpigs, and could cause fatal ill-ness in humans.

The presence of an anti-body against a virus in aperson indicates that the per-son had at some point of timebeen infected by the virus.

But the study, which waspublished in the latest issue ofIndian Journal of MedicalResearch (IJMR), did notfind the presence of the actu-al virus in any of the samples

tested.Cat que virus, the pres-

ence of which is usuallyreported from China andVietnam, causes febrile ill-nesses, meningitis and pae-diatr ic encephalit is inhumans.

“Anti-CQV IgG antibodypositivity in human serumsamples tested and the repli-cation capability of CQV inmosquitoes indicated a pos-sible disease causing potentialof CQV in Indian scenario,”the scientists said.

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Union HealthMinister Dr

Harsh Vardhan onMonday released the100-year timelinehistory of the IndianCouncil of MedicalResearch (ICMR) andinaugurated a mobilestroke unit and aCOVID Vaccine andClinical Registry por-tal to be hosted by theresearch institute.

Dr. BalramBhargava, DirectorGeneral, ICMR, Dr.R. Hemalatha,Director, ICMR-NINand other senior offi-cials and scientistswere also present.

While launchingthe Mobile StrokeUnit, the Ministersaid, “It is dishearten-ing to see the suscep-tibility of people toheart disease andhypertension. Timely

treatment can reducefatality and preventpeople from disabili-ty. In view of the largeburden of stroke andabsence of stroke carefacilities in Assam,this initiative will go along way in address-ing the needs of thepeople in this area.The mobile unit ,through tele-consul-tation ensures timelyand appropriate treat-ment to people”.

He also laudedthe healthcare per-sonnel who are work-ing selflessly to servethe people even at at ime when theresources are limiteddue to Covid-19 pan-demic.

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The Indian embassy inBrussels on Monday

issued an advisory askingIndian citizens to report tothe police there as well asthe mission on the natureof demand or threat fromcalls received from aspoofed number of theembassy.

The modus operandiof the callers is that mostof the calls originate from0032-2-6409140. “It maybe mentioned that it is theregistered Embassy num-

ber butc a l l e r sh a v espoofedt h i snumber,”reads theadvisory.

“These fraudsters inti-mate the unsuspecting vic-tim about some wrong orinadequate information inhis/her passport or immi-gration records due towhich a case is registeredby Police in India or inBelgium. Hence, perpe-trators demand that a fineor penalty needs to bepaid through WesternUnion moneytransfer/purchase I-tunecards through their cred-it/debit cards or else depor-tation proceedings wouldbe initiated,” the advisoryoutlined the modusoperandi.

The advisory furthersaid, “All concerned are,therefore, advised to bevigilant and to be on guardagainst these fraudstersand their nefarious designsto extract money fromunsuspecting victims. It isreiterated that Embassydoes not call up people toask for money, etc. andhence such calls be ignoredand reported promptly.”

Through the advisory,the Indian Embassy in

Brussels sought to drawthe attention of the Indiancommunity inBelgium/Luxembourgabout the fraudulent callsbeing received by themembers of the Indiancommunity, especially stu-dents and professionalsfrom unscrupulous ele-ments using the name ofIndian Embassy andspoofed telephone num-bers.

The callers generallyspeak English and some-times Hindi. “It is request-ed that in the event ofreceiving such calls, thenumber from which callhas originated, date andtime of call, contact num-ber on which call wasreceived and nature ofdemand or threat may befurnished to Police as wellas Embassy of India,Brussels at [email protected],” it said.

In some instances, thecriminals have allegedlyused the telephone num-bers of BelgianImmigration/ForeignOffice, it added.

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Union Home MinisterAmit Shah on Monday

held a meeting with top offi-cials of his Ministry and dis-cussed several “important”and “key” matters, officialssaid.

This was for the first timeShah visited his North Blockoffice to chair a meeting afterreturning from the AIIMShere, where he underwent ahealth check-up recently.

The home minister had areview meeting of the MHAwith senior officials of theministr y where “severalimportant matters and keyissues” were discussed, ahome ministry official said.

However, it is not imme-diately known as to what keyissues were discussed at themeeting.

Home Secretary AjayBhalla and other senior offi-cers attended the meeting.

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Like Nirbhaya, a 19-year-oldDalit victim of gangrape

wants to share her horrificrape story with JN Medical col-lege about her brutal assault buther tongue is silent as monsterscut her tongue, fractured threebones of her neck, and injuredher spine brutally. For 15 days,she is on a ventilator and on lifesupport. All four accused arearrested.

The victim’s father allegedthat the families of all fourrapists are from the uppercaste and are continuouslythreatening to take back thepolice case otherwise it willlead to worse consequences.Police have registered a caseagainst all four rapists, arrest-ed, and sent them to jail. PACis deployed in the village tomaintain law and order.

19-year-old Nirbhaya ofthe Chandiya police stationarea of Hathras is doing strug-gle for life but different partieshave started politics. Bheemarmy and SP party presidentcame to Aligarh and said that

Uttar Pradesh has become theState of suppression for Dalitswhere Dalit elder and girls arenot safe. He alleged that in thelast few months, more than 10Dalits have been killed everyday and criminals get politicalprotection. The way this Dalitdaughter has been gang-raped,now her family is being threat-ened clearly shown that theseupper caste people have polit-ical protection. Bheem armywarned to protest if the girldoes not get justice and willpunish those who will perse-cute out sisters and daughters.

BSP chief Mayawati tweet-ed that the girl was first brutallybeaten and then gang-raped,which is shameful and pun-ishable. Sisters and daughters ofour society are not safe in theState.

Former district president ofSamajwadi Party RubinaKhannum Said that the admin-istration must shoot such mon-sters publicly or else womenwill burn these accused alive.Because of this Nirbhaya case,women of Chandiya are boil-ing. She further added that thewomen are not safe in this

Government and criminals getthe protection of the govern-ment.

The Brother of the victimsaid that the condition ofNirbhaya is very critical and thedoctors of JN Medical Collegehave not yet told us officially totake her to Delhi while the JNMedical College Dr. FakhrulHuda, Head of Neuro Surgerysaid that the girl's family hasnot requested to take the girl toDelhi. Whereas ChandraShekhar Azad and Ajay KumarLallu(State Congress President)said that law and order in thestate is collapsed. Congressdemanded from this govern-ment to admit her to AIIMSDelhi from Aligarh’s medicalcollege by airlift so that hercondition will improve.

On the other hand, theDalit family is in panic. Thevictim’s father said that thehigher caste people will targethis daughter in the future aswell. My daughter and thedaughter of Delhi have a sim-ilar case, but TV and NationalNews Channel are silentbecause they are also sup-pressed by this Government.

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Subahani Haja Moideen, 36,an IS activist from

Thodupuzha in Idukki districtwas sentenced by a NIA court inKochi to life imprisonment forwaging a war in associationwith terrorist forces against Iraq,India’s friendly nation. The courtobserved that the NIA whichprobed the case against Moideenhas succeeded in establishingthat he had aligned with IS andwaged war against Iraq.

This is the first case of its

kind filed in Kerala by the NIAagainst a person for aligningwith a terrorist organizationand waging war against India’sfriendly country.

Judge P Krishnakumarfound Moideen guilty underIPC Section 125 (waging waragainst a friendly nation ofIndia), 120 B, and UAPASections 20, 38 and 49.Moideen has to pay a fine of Rs2,17,000 under these Sections.

The judge said that the sen-tence was based on the interestof the civil society. The NIA

found that Moideen had leftIndia for Turkey in 2015 andreached Iraq via Istanbul. Hislocations were identified bytracking the spots from where helogged into his Facebookaccounts.In a Facebook chat hehad with one of his associates,Moideen had made it knownthat he wanted to join the IS tokill the enemies of Islam.Moideen was taken into custodyby the NIA along with the groupof youth who had assembled atKanakamala in Kannur districtto plan a war against India.

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Trouble is brewing up inAIADMK over the choice

of the Chief Ministerial candi-date to lead the party in the2021 Assembly Election whichmay take place in the monthsof March-April as the tenure ofthe current House is coming toan end by May 2021.

The executive committee(the highest policy decisionmaking body of the party)which met at Chennai onMonday turned out to be astormy affair as the incumbentChief Minister Edappadi KPalaniswami and his deputy OPanneerselvam had a wordyduel over who should be theChief Ministerial candidate.

K P Munusamy, MP, aclose associate ofPanneerselvam , announcedat the end of the proceedingsthat the party would meet

again on October 7 when thename of the chief ministerialcandidate would be declared.

Party insiders told ThePioneer that Chief MinisterPalaniswami said the he hadhandled the Covid-19 pan-demic in an exemplary mannerand even the Prime Minister ofthe country had complimentedhis for the ‘good work’. He alsopointed out that the State hasseen a number of entrepreneursmaking a beeline to set upindustries and Tamil Nadu reg-istered overall developmentduring the last four years.

But Panneerselvamclaimed he agreed to bury allthe differences and accepetedthe post of deputy chief min-istership only for this term(2016-2021). “I was the natur-al choice of Amma(Jayalalithaa) for the post ofchief minister on both theoccasions when she had tostep down. Palaniswamy is the

choice of Chinnamma (V KSasikala, late Jayalalithaa’s closeaide who is undergoing impris-onment in the disproportion-ate asset case) and was appoint-ed by unseating me for no mis-takes of mine,” saidPanneerselvam.

It is known that lady lucksmiled on Palaniswami in theform of Supreme Court verdictin the Disproportionate Assetcase in 2017 February. The apexcourt upheld the verdict deliv-ered by the Bangalore SpecialCourt which had sentencedSasikala and others to four yearsrigorous imprisonment. Sasikalawas to be sworn in as ChiefMinister on February 16 but herdreams were shattered by theSupreme Court verdict onFebruary 14. Palaniswamy wasa stopgap arrangement as chiefminister as Sasikala wanted toinduct TTV Dhinakaran, hernephew, as chief minister in herabsence.

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The HIV continues to be aglobal health problem and

the prevention of this infectionis a challenge to the IndianGovernment.

In Aligarh district 41% ofchildren living in slums and 49%living on streets are sufferingfrom malnutrition along with analarming 38% of street childrenreported as HIV positive. Manyof these children are thrown intothe flesh trade.

According to the study ofLATA organization and thehealth department of the Union

Government on 560 children inthe age group of 8 to 15 years,68% were male and 32% female.56% of boys are living on thestreets while 44% are living inslums with families. Mostlythese are a daily wager. Thisstudy reveals that 4700 childrenare living at railway & bus sta-tions and Barchi bahadur areawith their families. They are vul-nerable to violence and abuse.Many them are forced into theflesh trade.

BB Gupta, General Secretaryof LATA said that 21% of thesechildren are found deficient invitamins A, B, and iron.

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An Indian soldier receivedinjuries during 'unpro-

voked' ceasefire violation alongthe line of control in Macchalsector of North Kashmir'sKupwara district on Monday.Ceasefire violation was alsoreported from Nowshera inRajouri district of Jammuregion where Pak army target-ed several forward villagesusing mortar shells.

According to Defencespokespersons based in

Srinagar and Jammu, Indianarmy gave a befitting reply andretaliated effectively.

In Srinagar, Col RajeshKalia, Defence spokesman said,"Pakistan initiated an ' unpro-voked' ceasefire violation alongthe line of control in Macchalsector of Kupwara by firingmortars and other weapons onMonday". He said, one soldierreceived injuries and was evac-uated to a nearby hospitalwhere his condition was statedto be stable. He said, Indianarmy gave a befitting response.

In Jammu, Lt Col DevenderAnand said, "Pakistan armyinitiated ceasefire violationaround 3.50 p.m along the lineof control in Nowshera sectorof Rajouri". He said Pak armyused small arms and mortars totarget the forward locations.Indian army too retaliated effec-tively, he added.

Meanwhile, Indian armyjawans remain in a state of highalert to prevent any major infil-tration bid or surprise attack bythe Border Action Team ofPakistan army in the region.

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Adreaded Lashskar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) comman-

der, directly responsible forthree major terror attacks inwhich at least 21 security per-sonnel were killed in action, wasone among the two terroristsneutralised by the joint team ofsecurity forces in villageSamboora of Awantipora areain South Kashmir's Pulwamadistrict late Sunday night.

After the gunfight endedlate sunday night, the securityforces maintained the tight cor-don and retrieved the deadbodies from the encounter siteMonday morning. During theoperation, the dreaded terror-ists had attempted to escape andhad even shifted their locationrepeatedly but were trackeddown by the joint team ofsecurity forces and neutralised.

Addressing a press confer-ence in Awantipora Districtpolice lines, Director Generalof Police, Dilbagh Singh,flanked by senior army andCRPF officers said, the gun-fight that took place atSamboora, Pampore was a suc-cessful operation and securityforces achieved “big success” bykilling one of the longest sur-viving terrorist commander ofLashkar-e-Toiba outfit and hisclose aide. Singh said the LeTterrorists have been identifiedas Aijaz Ahmad Reshi andSajad Ahmad Sofi. "They wereboth residents ofAwantipora",he added.

DGP said, Aijaz Reshi wasoperational commander of LeTand was active alongsideBurhan Wani, poster boy ofHizbul Mujahideen. Reshi wasworking as Over GroundWorker (OGW) in 2015 andjoined LeT before BurhanWani,” the DGP told reporters.

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In a breakthrough of sorts sixpeople out of whom four are

Bangladeshis, were arrestedfrom the Birbhum district ofBengal Bengal's for hatchingplans to assassinate aTrinamool Congress politician,police said.

“The police arrested theaccused persons on Sundaynight from Taltore villagewhich is not far from the ViswaBharati Shanitiniketan a centraluniversity created by PoetLaureate Rabindranath Tagore.

The police said theBangladeshis were “suparikillers” --- who were workingas masons in the nearby areas--- and had been given contractto kill a senior TMC leaderfrom the district.

“The six were arrested onthe basis of some specific infor-mation we received. Detailscannot be divulged for thesake of the investigation,” dis-trict superintendent of policeShyam Singh said.

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There was more trading of fire between the RajBhavan and Nabanna (State secretariat) with

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar once againattacking the Mamata Banerjee Government forrunning a police state drawing strong reactionsfrom the Trinamool Congress quarters which hitback saying “he is the worst Governor we have seenin our State.”

Bengal was a specific case of “collapsing ruleof law” the Governor on Monday said alleging“ruthless killing of the opposition workers.”Dhankhar who had earlier fought several letterwars with the Chief Minister said adding the State

Government was currently “leaning on the crutch-es of police” which should otherwise have beenused for safeguarding human rights.

As the “administration and law and order hastotally collapsed” the Government “on the crutch-es In Bengal the “administration and law and orderhas totally collapsed,” and there was an express needfor the Government to run without police crutch-es the Governor said hours after the reports of theRaj Bhavan’s request for additional budgetary allo-cation being turned down by the State Governmentbecame public. “Today the administration is inservitude and virtually crawling,” the Governor saidasking the officials to come out of the clutches ofthe political bosses.

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Though only 4,538 newCovid-19 cases were

reported in Kerala on Monday,Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayansaid the details remainedinconclusive as the entire datafor the day could not be col-lected.

“The details collected inthe second half of the daywould be furnished on Tuesdayand hence the numbers wouldbe higher than normal,” saidVijayan while briefing themedia on Monday. Vijayanruled out the possibility of anylock down in the backdrop ofthe surging number of Covid-19 cases. He said 20 patientssuccumbed to the pandemic onMonday. “We are experiencingthe doubling of Covid-19patients on every 20 days.

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Mumbai: For the first time in28 days, Maharashtra's Covid-19 deaths and cases plummet-ed drastically, thoughMumbai's total cases breachedthe 2-lakh mark, health officialssaid here on Monday.

After recording 184 fatali-ties on August 31, Maharashtrawitnessed just 180 deaths onMonday, a significant dropfrom the peak of 515 deathsrecorded on September 15,taking the state's death toll to35,751.

The state recorded 11,921new cases on Monday, thelowest since August 31 whenthere were 11,852 new infec-tions -- and steeply fallingfrom the peak tally of 24,886recorded on September 11) --taking the state's Covid tally to13,51,153.

The state's recovery ratealso shot up -- from 76.91 percent to 77.71 per cent -- whilethe mortality rate stood at 2.65per cent on Monday.

On a positive note, 19,932fully recovered people returnedhome on Monday, taking thetotal number of discharges to10,49,947 till date, much high-er than the 265,033 active casescurrently present in the state.

As per the figures releasedon Monday, there was onedeath roughly every 8 minutesand 497 new cases added everyhour to the state's tally.

Of the 180 deaths, Mumbailed the chart with 40 fatalities,followed by Thane (24), Pune(19), Chandrapur (14), Satara(12), Kolhapur (10), Sangli andYavatmal (8 each), Aurangabad,Hingoli and Amravati (5 each),Jalgaon and Solapur (4 each),Nashik, Osmanabad andGadchiroli (3 each), Palghar,Beed and Nagpur (2 each), andRaigad, Ahmednagar,Ratnagiri, Latur, Nanded,Akola and Buldhana (1 each).

Continuing in the sub-50range for the third day this

month, Mumbai recorded 40fatalities which took up its tollto 8,834, while the number ofcases shot up by 2,055 to takethe city's tally past the 2-lakhmark to 200,901.

Of the total 8 circles, thesituation in Mumbai circle(MMR, comprising Mumbai,Thane, Palghar and Raigad)remains on the brink as deathsspiral and cases pile up.

MMR's fatalities shot up by67 to 15,533, and with anoth-er spike of 4,098 new infectees,the total cases shot up to471,712.

With another of 35 fatali-ties, the Pune circle's (com-prising Pune, Solapur andSatara districts) death tollincreased to 7,725 and thedaily case tally zoomed up by2,583 to 358,375 cases.

Nashik circle has so farrecorded 3,607 fatalities and178,439 cases, followed byKolhapur circle's 2,771 deathsand 91,711 cases, and Nagpurcircle's 2,344 deaths and103,621 cases.

Latur circle recorded 1,458deaths and 54,536 cases,Aurangabad circle had 1,309fatalities and 51,167 cases, fol-lowed by Akola circle with870 deaths and 40,046 cases.

Meanwhile, the number ofpeople sent to home quarantineincreased to 19,75,923, whilethe number of those in insti-tutional quarantine went downfrom 30,467 to 29,922 onMonday. IANS

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Jaswant Singh fought his lastfight, as he always did, withrestraint, dignity and recti-tude that typified his life.Recently, life had ebbed slow-

ly for the proverbial and literal lastof the knights (former cavalryofficer from the distinguishedCentral India Horse Regiment) ashe silently passed into his Valhalla.The 82-year-old soldier, states-man, scholar and politician alwaysstood out in public imaginationwith his ramrod straight posture,sartorial sense, stifled baritone,measured words and Queen’sEnglish. Singh was the quintessen-tial “officer and a gentleman” onduty. A pleasant oddity in themucky world of politics. Part ofAtal Bihari Vajpayee’s eclecticgroup of “diversities”, Singhbrought the mellifluous imprint ofhis rural desert district, Rajput war-riors’ ethos and scholarly correct-ness that won over many hard-nosed diplomats from across theworld for his professional profun-dity and efficacy.

Once touted as Vajpayee’s trust-ed “Hanuman”, Singh belonged toa political era when one could bean honourable gentleman, digni-fied and yet a politician. He is mostrecognised as Vajpayee’s globe-trot-ting troubleshooter as ExternalAffairs Minister, but he complet-ed a rare “D-E-F” in ministerialportfolios, as he was also Defenceand Finance Minister. Vajpayeepersonally stood up for his friend“Jassu” whenever the knives wereout from within, against a manwho was clearly uncomfortablewith the puritanical section of hisparty. But the sagacious Vajpayeesought no echo-chamber. Instead,he cherished and valued the formersoldier’s ability to uplift a simpledraft in English into the most sub-lime expression. They were men ofletters who respected each other fortheir “differences” and not fearedthe same. Such political large-heartedness was not to last and avery different and distinct strain ofpolitical instinct was brewing with-in his own party. It was clear thatthe space for independent-mind-ed liberals and intellectuals wasdiminishing. Like his co-soldierand party colleague, Major GeneralBC Khanduri, the narrow form ofnationalism was on the rise. It wasan unknown space and anathemafor even old soldiers, and soonSingh was banished.

He was an intellectual rebel, not

a rabble rouser, a fine differenceand a handicap, one that hewould soon discover. He had leftthe Army as he was sick of“Sir’ing” and “empty posturing.”To expect such a man to panderto political insecurities andinsensitivities that were risingwas unimaginable. In suchchanging times, there couldn’tbe a political space for a JaswantSingh, Arun Shourie, YashwantSinha and so on.

Today, when both nationalsecurity and diplomacy aregoing through extreme turbu-lence and relying on hyperbole,jingoism and “economies oftruth” — the reassuring andunflinching visage of Singh inthe backdrop of a nuclear test,the Agra Summit, Kargil or inthe midst of confabulationswith Madeleine Albright andStrobe Talbott, is a fleetingmemory of the distant past.

A politician’s journey is rifewith incidents that are bothlaudatory and fetching. Singh’spolitical life was no different —the perennial question of himaccompanying terrorists toKandahar to secure the releaseof 160 hostages is the foremost.What is rarely posited in suchquestioning is if that was anindividual decision or onecleared by the CabinetCommittee on Security (CCS),chaired by the Prime Minister,Home Minister and the “D-E-F” ministerial trinity? While noone really stood up and vocal-ly clarified (though, no onedenied either) that it was a col-lective call — Singh was left to

carry this can of blemish forposterity, singularly on his hall-mark epaulette-strapped shoul-ders. On the contrary, the post-incident questioning always leftthe one-time soldier bemused,saddened and even let down byhis colleagues, but beyond apoint, he did not stoop toname-calling; he was too muchof a thoroughbred gentleman todo that. Singh was among thefirst to blow the bugle about hisparty’s changing tenor, agendaand direction, and thereaftersought a “serious inquiry.” Littledid he know of the changingand irreversible winds, andsoon the soldier was ironicallyslammed for “indiscipline.”Later, his lettered expression byway of a seminal book, Jinnah:India, Partition, Independence,was to be a convenient excuseto get rid of unwanted eruditionwithin the new and rising ranks.Gujarat was the first State to banthe book, an indication of thingsto follow. Singh’s propheticwords then had been that it wastantamount to “banning think-ing.” A fruition of that politicalreality plays out today. It was aregrettable political end for thedistinguished career of the nine-time parliamentarian, who inhis earlier book, A Call toHonour: In Service of EmergentIndia, had invoked the memo-ries of the sun-lit land of hischildhood within the four wallsof “honour, courage, loyaltyand faith” — old fashionedadjectives that sadly don’t res-onate anymore.

His wood-panelled office was

among the most impressivepersonal libraries and with Bachplaying in the background, itwas a statement of class, cultureand pedigree that was equally atease in his desert dhani with thehauntingly beautiful music ofhis native bards, Langas andMangniyars.

Singh was a man of chivalriccodes — a civilisational code, asoldier’s code and even anunderstated feudal code thatunderstood the fine differencebetween respect and servility —he was gracious and respectfuland was always respected back,even by people across the “aisle.”Politicians like him acknowl-edged their political opponentsas equal patriots and humanbeings and he was befittinglyconferred the “OutstandingParliamentarian Award” in2001. More comfortable with hisbooks, writings, horses and anabiding spirit of enquiry —Singh abhorred illiberality, big-otry and the swaggering abuseof power. True to any proud sol-dier’s moral compass, he valuedrespect more than anything, butas the cavalier once invoked, hewas ultimately, “put out to pas-tures.”

Today Vajpayee’s “Hanuman,”who seldom rested, will be laidto rest, as it were, in a betterworld — as they say of old sol-dier’s, “they never die, theyonly fade away.” The nation losta patriot, a statesman, a soldierand above all, a decent man.

(The writer, a military veter-an, is a former Lt Governor ofAndaman & Nicobar Islands)

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���������� �����Sir — Amid farmers’ protests,particularly in Punjab andHaryana, President Ram NathKovind approved the three con-troversial farm Bills. Leaders of18 parties had also approachedthe President last week, urginghim not to give his assent to theBills, calling the way in whichthey were passed “tyrannical”and “unknown to ourConstitution”. The Government’sdictatorial approach in passingthe farm Bills, when it didn’t havethe majority in the Upper House,and now the President’s decisionto not heed the Opposition onthe matter and act against thenation’s conscience, only suggeststhat neither Harivansh NarayanSingh, Deputy Chairman of theRajya Sabha, nor the Presidentare working as independent enti-ties but rather as puppets of theCentral Government. ShiromaniAkali Dal chief Sukhbir SinghBadal rightly called it a “dark dayfor democracy”. The Oppositionparties need to come togetheronce again to challenge this cav-alier attitude and arrogance andwork out a nationwide campaignto make themselves count.

Bhagwan ThadaniMumbai

����� ���������Sir — Before the pandemic,India produced approximately600 tonnes of biomedical wasteper day. However, now theamount of biomedical waste hasincreased exponentially. For acountry of more than 1.3 billionpeople, we have only 198Biomedical Waste TreatmentCentres (BMWTCs) and 225

medical centres with captivewaste treatment facilities. Weneed to make sure that we are notfurther polluting the environ-ment while fighting the virus.

The Government shouldincrease its biomedical wasteincineration capacity by employ-ing mobile incinerators asWuhan did. Additionally, prop-er segregation of waste should becarried out at all the centres so

that medical waste isn’t dumpedin public places.

Rahul ChouhanUjjain

��������������Sir — Farmers’ protests haveintensified after the Presidentgave assent to the three Bills onSunday. Their main objection isdismantling of the existing

Agricultural Produce MarketCommittee mandis, which willleave them at the mercy of bigcompanies. They also fear that ifthe mandi system comes to anend, so will the minimum sup-port price system. TheGovernment should make nec-essary amendments and ensurethat the farmers do not suffer.

BO ChangaWest Bengal

������������Sir — A 22-year-old woman wasallegedly raped by two Railwayofficers at the Bhopal station.This incident took place just daysafter a 19-year-old was raped byfour upper caste men in Hathrasdistrict. The culprits had cut offher tongue and severely injuredher spinal cord. Currently, she ison a ventilator fighting for her lifeat a hospital in Aligarh. TheGovernment must ensure thatthe women of this country aresafe. New laws need to be intro-duced and a strict and swift jus-tice system should be put inplace.

Khushbu VedUjjain

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The Narendra Modi Government recentlypassed three Bills on labour reforms enshrinedin three labour codes, namely The Industrial

Relations Code, 2020, The Occupational Safety,Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and TheCode on Social Security, 2020. Along with The Codeon Wages, 2019, passed by the Parliament last year,these four labour law reforms are being bandied aboutas the most crucial second generation amendmentsthat will make it easier to do business, improve thecompetitiveness of the Indian industry, make it amanufacturing hub and pursue the “Make in India”agenda successfully. Even as the landscape of theselegislations is vast, there are four areas which will havefar-reaching implications for the way the Centre andthe States will be regulating businesses and ensur-ing the welfare of workers. These include (I) con-solidation (call it merger) of existing 29 CentralLabour Acts into four codes; (II) increase in thethreshold for retrenchment, closure or lay-off for afirm (without Government permission) from exist-ing 100 to 300 workers; (III) giving greater flexibil-ity to the States in enacting legislation and (IV) pro-viding for universal social security for workers. Atthe outset, let us recognise that labour is on theConcurrent List of the Constitution; therefore,both the Union Government and the States have thepower to legislate on the subject. Hitherto, there were29 Central Labour Acts besides 200 State-enactedlaws and amendments. This meant that a companywas required to take a number of licences, registra-tions, permissions, renewals and file numerousreturns periodically under different Acts. Forinstance, it had to file one annual return each underthe Payment of Wages Act (1936), the MinimumWages Act (1948) and the Payment of Bonus Act(1965).

Shockingly, even a MSME (micro, small andmedium enterprise) is required to maintain at least10 different formats of wage registers, four formatsof accident registers and four of muster rolls underdifferent Acts. The regulations at the State level areeven more complex. Each State enjoys the right toformulate specific rules with respect to applicabili-ty thresholds, forms, formats, calculations, dates, fre-quency of submissions, filing types (paper-based vs.digital) and so on. This results in different due dates,multiplicity of forms and formats, duplication inrecord-keeping requirements, redundancies, com-plex procedures, ambiguous interpretations and soon. As a result, companies which operate in sever-al States face a nightmare.

Consolidation of the extant 29 laws into fourcodes should help firms in getting rid off this night-mare. They can look forward to a significant reduc-tion in the number of licences, registrations,renewals, returns and registrations earlier requiredunder different Acts. As a result, the compliance bur-den will go down. For instance, under The Code onWages, 2019, a firm needs to file a single annualreturn against three different annual returns earli-er. Correspondingly, at the State level too, business-es will be unshackled.

As regards (II), under the extant law, employ-ers of industrial establishments such as mines, fac-tories, plantations and so on, with at least 100 work-ers, were required to take prior permission of theCentral or the State Governments before retrench-ment or closure of workers. Together with a myri-ad of regulations and compliances, which increasein proportion to the scale of operations, this was amajor impediment in the way of firms growing insize and creating more jobs. It also takes away theflexibility of firms to adjust their labour deploymentin sync with changing demand conditions. It affectstheir ability to stay afloat in a competitive environ-

ment especially when the economy is ina downward phase. It also prompts themto hire contract workers, which is not agood sign especially for their social secu-rity. This has seriously impacted formal-isation of the economy. Out of about 63million enterprises, only one million or 1.5per cent are in the formal sector.

This preponderance of the so-calledunorganised informal economy (itaccounts for roughly 50 per cent of theGross Domestic Product and 80-90 percent of the workforce) is the inevitable out-come of imposing such restrictions.

The increase in threshold under TheIndustrial Relations Code, 2020 shouldcome as a big relief, as firms having up to300 workers will get the much-needed flex-ibility to adjust to the changing businessenvironment. But what is the sanctity offixing the threshold at 300? Why shouldenterprises employing workers in excessof this be subjected to approval?

In the contemporary economic milieu,wherein the ability of firms to competedepends largely on the scale of operations(even start-ups in a matter of few years getinto the position of giving jobs to thou-sands of workers), imposition of such arbi-trary thresholds viz. 100 or 300 or evenhigher — a legacy of the socialist era — istotally out of place. This needs to be doneaway with.

The Code provides for “fixed-termemployment” through contract workers ona pan-India basis. Currently, companieshire contract workers through contractors.With the introduction of fixed-termemployment, they will be able to hire work-ers directly under a fixed-term contract,with the flexibility to adjust its tenure basedon the seasonality of industry. Theseworkers will be treated on a par with reg-ular workers. It will be a win-win for boththe companies and those aspiring for jobs.

The Code does not take away theworkers’ right to go on strike. However, ithas been made mandatory to give 14 days’notice for giving time to sort out differ-ences through harmonious discussionduring this period. Doing away withmultiplicity of unions and introduction of

the concept of a “negotiating union” is awelcome move. Coming to (III), under thepresent law, States have limited powers toexempt factories from labour laws. Forinstance, The Factories Act, 1948 allowedexemption from its provisions in cases ofpublic emergency only for a period of threemonths. For making changes or givingexemptions from the law for longer dura-tion, they had to approach the CentralGovernment. Now, the UnionGovernment has given a lot of flexibilityto States while implementing these Codes.For instance, The Occupational Safety,Health and Working Conditions Code,2020 empowers the States to exempt newfactories from any of the provisions of thenew law for more economic activities andemployment opportunities. No timeline forgiving exemption to factories is pre-scribed as against three months at present.It also exempts existing establishmentsfrom any of the provisions of the new Codein case of an emergency provided that cer-tain conditions are fulfilled.

Under the Industrial Relations Code,2020, States can allow easier retrenchment,or closure norms for more firms througha notification, without the need to seek theCentre’s approval. For instance, unlike inthe past when they could increase thethreshold only after seeking the approvalof the President and then getting it passedby the legislature (16 States had hiked thethreshold to 300 workers following thislengthy procedure only), now a State cando it by issuing an executive order.

The State can also exempt new estab-lishments from “any or all provisions” ofthe law dealing with industrial disputes,retrenchment and trade unions “uncon-ditionally” for a specific period of time asit thinks fit. This can be done in “publicinterest.”

Though, prompted by the dire needto press the accelerator for industrialisa-tion at a fast pace, these provisions mayhave given too much discretionary powerto State bureaucrats. They need to use thesejudiciously and while granting exemptions,they should ensure that workers’ interestsare not compromised.

As regards (IV), The Code on SocialSecurity, 2020 provides for universal socialsecurity for workers by expanding theambit of Employees’ Provident FundOrganisation (EPFO) and Employees’State Corporation of India (ESCI) and set-ting up of a social security fund to coveraround 400 million unorganised sectorworkers. However, some clauses are a bitrestrictive. For instance, only sites with 10or more building and other constructionworkers are covered. Likewise, forProvident Fund, only establishments with20 or more workers are covered. This willresult in exclusion of millions of MSMEs.

Worryingly, the Code does not stresson social security as a right and does notmake any reference to its provision as stip-ulated by the Constitution of the country.Plus, it does not lay down a clear date forenforcement. This will leave workers vul-nerable without social protection. It is vitalthat social security protection be made uni-versal for the entire nation’s workforce.However, the Code makes whimsical cat-egorisations that will deprive millions ofworking poor of their rights.

While the Code defines multiple cat-egories, most are obscure and have notbeen revised to determine whether a work-er belongs to the organised or unorgan-ised sector. For instance, platform and gigworkers are not defined as part of the unor-ganised workforce, even though lakhs ofpeople are employed as such. Similarly, theword “establishment” in the Code shouldhave been altered to make sure that allworkers come under the ambit of socialsecurity protection.

To sum up, the enactment of the fourCodes is a big leap forward in labourreforms but there still needs to be somemore thought put into the protection ofworkers. As for the outcome, a lot willdepend on how the States respond as theyare the ones who have to implement, frameand notify the rules and do the follow up.If, they don’t and keep the regulations com-plex, the intended benefits won’t percolatedown to the last worker. Both the Centreand States have to work towards this.

(The writer is a policy analyst)

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The tenure of former US PresidentBill Clinton can best be describedas tumultuous. The jury is out

regarding many of his decisions exceptone: The nomination of Justice RuthBader Ginsburg as an Associate Justiceof the US Supreme Court in 1993.Both, supporters as well as detractors,of Justice Ginsburg do converge on thefact that her tenure was one of the mosteventful ones in the Supreme Court inthe past 50 years. Justice Ginsburgpassed away on September 18, afterclose to three glorious decades in theUS top court. Later dubbed the

“Notorious RBG”, she was a pioneer ofthe women’s liberation movement inthe US and a significant portion of herlife’s work was towards ushering in gen-der just laws. Ginsburg was inspired bythe civil rights movement and saw thisfeminist activism as its extension andlogical successor.

Growing up in the inherentlyunequal America of the 1940s-1960swith its institutionalised and main-stream sexism, Ginsburg was quicklyconfronted with the discriminatory sys-tem. Despite having served on theHarvard Law Review (considered asymbol of intellectual brilliance) andgraduating top of her class at Columbia,no law firm in New York City wishedto hire a woman at the time. Similarly,she lost a chance of serving as a LawClerk to Justice Felix Frankfurter of theUS Supreme Court, who unabashed-ly told her that he wasn’t ready to hirea woman.

Confronted by this harsh reality,Ginsburg turned to activism. From1972, she began a close relationshipwith the American Civil Liberties

Union, and co-founded its Women’sRights Project. Within two years shehad taken part in more than 300 gen-der-related cases. One of her most icon-ic wins at the Supreme Court wasFrontiero v Richardson (1973), whichdecided that compensation and otherservice benefits cannot be given differ-ently on the basis of gender alone. Thecase particularly challenged the servicerules of the US Air Force prohibitinghusbands of women officers frombeing listed as dependents for the pur-poses of housing and other benefits.This was based on the assumption thatmen are the family bread-winners andwomen the caretakers. Of the total sixcases argued in the apex court by Justice

Ginsburg, she won an astonishing five,setting the foundation for a revolutionin gender justice-oriented jurispru-dence, which has subsequently beenemulated across the world.

In her attempts to persuade an all-male Supreme Court, Ginsburgfocussed on male applicants. Thisstrategic litigation allowed her to con-front the justices with the harmfuleffects of gender discrimination onmen such as themselves. Winning theirempathy in this manner, she managedto shake the foundations of the sexistsystem to the advantage of both menand women.

Ginsburg also landed severalteaching positions and became the firstwoman tenure lecturer at ColumbiaUniversity. Subsequently, she func-tioned as a surprisingly moderate fed-eral judge. Her appointment as aSupreme Court Justice was, therefore,met with a great deal of suspicion fromfeminist activists, who feared that shewould not be the most passionate advo-cate for women’s rights.

Justice Ginsburg proved them

wrong. Her years at the apex court werecharacterised by her staunch belief ingender equality and her support forLGBTQIA+ and minority rights. Shewas the author of the majority opinionin US vs Virginia, wherein the courtstruck down as discriminatory thepractice of male-only admissions in theVirginia Military Academy. This judg-ment revolutionised the USConstitution’s “equal protection oflaws” clause (14th Amendment) byadding equality on the basis of genderto the traditional interpretation ofequality on the basis of race. Referringto the apex court’s decision in Brownvs Education Board of Topeka,Ginsburg stated that if racially segre-gated schools were declared unconsti-tutional, then so should separate mil-itary academies for women for theywould not impart the same level of mil-itary training as the male ones. JusticeGinsburg’s verdict in the VirginiaMilitary case in particular served to bea great inspiration behind the IndianArmy permitting the commissioningof women officers.

Faced with a conservative-leaningSupreme Court, Justice Ginsburg oftenhad to turn to dissenting opinions aswell. She famously disagreed with themajority’s view in Bush vs Gore that themanual vote recount for the presiden-tial election ordered by the FloridaSupreme Court was unconstitutional.In Shelby County vs Holder, themajority held the federal pre-clearancefor changes in the voting laws of Stateswith a history of racial discriminationto be unconstitutional. Justice Ginsburgvehemently protested, stating that thispre-clearance effectively protectedagainst racial voting discrimination andthat the judgment resembled “throw-ing away your umbrella in a rainstormbecause you are not getting wet.”Some of her other influential dissentsdealt with issues such as gender work-place discrimination and reproductivehealth.

Justice Ginsburg’s death has causeda political storm in the US. PresidentTrump plans to fill Ginsburg’s seat assoon as possible by replacing her witha woman, loyal and conservative can-

didate. This would present the conser-vatives with a “super majority” in theapex court. Democrats met this newswith a wave of protests and called topostpone any nomination until afterthe presidential election in November.Such a super majority would put theright to abortion, among others, on ashaky pedestal. A part of Ginsburg’slegacy in the fight for gender equalitycould, therefore, be at serious risk ofbeing erased. This is a troublesome tes-timony that the fight against discrim-ination in the US has not been won yet,but is on the contrary facing a threatof regression. Regardless, it goes with-out doubt that Justice Ginsburg’s wasone of the most influential figures inthe fight for women’s rights and liber-al thought in the US. Her highlyrespected, brilliant mind will be missedin these times of growing insecurity.

(Manubarwala is the incumbentGlobal Peace Ambassador to India.Ghulam obtained a LL.M with a spe-cialisation in human rights from GhentUniversity, Belgium. Both are LL.M can-didates at the University of Cambridge)

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Beijing: US-China frictionflared again Monday, withBeijing firing back at accusa-tions by Washington that it isa leading cause of global envi-ronmental damage and hasreneged on its promise not tomilitarise the South ChinaSea.

A document issued lastweek by the State Departmentcited China’s record on issuesfrom greenhouse gas emis-sions to air and water and soilpollution, illegal logging andwildlife trafficking.

“While the Chinese peoplehave suffered the worst envi-ronmental impacts of itsactions, Beijing also threatensthe global economy and glob-al health by unsustainablyexploiting natural resourcesand exporting its willful dis-regard for the environment,”the document said.

Department spokespersonMorgan Ortagus followed thatwith a statement Sunday say-ing China has “pursued a reck-less and provocative milita-rization” of disputed outpostsin the South China Sea’s SpratlyIslands, adding that China’sruling Communist Party “doesnot honor its words or com-mitments.” AP

Washington: China is using itsmilitarised outposts in theSouth China Sea as platformsof coercion to assert controlover waters it has no lawfulclaim over, the United Stateshas said, demanding PresidentXi Jinping to honour his com-mitment that these maritimeconstructions “would not tar-get or impact any country”.

Beijing claims almost all ofthe 1.3 million square-mileSouth China Sea as its sover-eign territory. China has beenbuilding military bases on arti-ficial islands in the regionwhich, in parts, is claimed byBrunei, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Taiwan andVietnam.

Beijing has impeded com-mercial activity like fishingand mineral exploration byneighbouring nations in recentyears, saying the ownership ofthe resource-rich maritime ter-ritory belongs to China forhundreds of years.

US State Departmentspokesperson Morgan Ortaguson Sunday said five years agoon September 25, 2015 theChinese President, standing in

the White House Rose Garden,promised ‘China does notintend to pursue militarisation’of the Spratly Islands, andChina’s outposts ‘would not tar-get or impact any country’.

Instead the Chinese gov-ernment backed by the ChineseCommunist Party (CCP) haspursued reckless and provoca-tive militarisation of these dis-puted outposts, deploying anti-ship cruise missiles, expandingmilitary radar with signal intel-ligence capabilities, construct-ing dozens of fighter jet hangarsand runways capable of accom-modating combat aircraft,Ortagus said.

“The CCP uses these mil-itarised outposts as platforms ofcoercion to assert control overwaters to which Beijing has nolawful maritime claim,”Ortagus said.

They serve as staginggrounds for the hundreds ofmaritime militia vessels andChina Coast Guard ships thatregularly harass civilian carri-ers and impede legitimate lawenforcement activities, offshorefishing, and hydrocarbondevelopment by neighbouring

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said

Monday the United States will use its diplomatic and military influence in theregion to try to ease a volatiledispute between NATO alliesGreece and Turkey over ener-gy rights in the easternMediterranean.

Pompeo began a five-dayregional tour Monday in thenorthern Greek city ofThessaloniki, days after Greeceand Turkey committed torestarting a diplomatic dia-logue on the dispute that trig-gered a dangerous militarybuild-up — and fears of mili-tary conflict — in the disput-ed maritime area over the sum-mer.

Washington: Republicanincumbent President DonaldTrump and his Democraticchallenger Joe Biden are all setto share the stage for the firsttime on Tuesday night whenthey will be going head-to-headin the first of the three presi-dential debates.

Dubbed as the “Super Bowlof American Democracy”,Trump, 74, and Biden, 77,would respond to questions ontheir track record, the SupremeCourt, economy, race and vio-lence in cities and integrity ofthe elections at the CaseWestern Reserve Universityand Cleveland Clinic inCleveland, Ohio — a key bat-tleground state.

Popular Fox news anchorChris Wallace would moderatethe first debate, which wouldstart at 9 pm EST (6:30 amIST). Steve Scully from C-SPAN Networks and KristenWelker from NBC News wouldmoderate the other two presi-dential debates on October 15in Miami (Florida) andOctober 22 in Nashville(Tennessee), respectively.

Vice President Mike Pence,61, and Democratic vice-pres-idential candidate KamalaHarris, 55, will participate inthe only vice-presidentialdebate, to be hosted by USAToday journalist Susan Page, inSalt Lake City in Utah onOctober 7.

All the four debates arebeing organised by theCommission on PresidentialDebates (CPD). The debateswould be of 90 minutes dura-

tion. In August, the CPD had

turned down a request of theTrump campaign for a presi-dential debate in earlySeptember.

Trump told reporters onSunday that former New Jerseygovernor Chris Christie andformer New York mayor RudyGiuliani were helping him pre-pare for the debates. The twowere seated in the press brief-ing room along with the WhiteHouse Press Secretary KayleighMcEnany during the news con-ference by the president. PTI

Yerevan: Armenia andAzerbaijani forces kept fightingMonday over the disputed sep-aratist region of Nagorno-Karabakh after hostilities brokeout the day before, with bothsides blaming each other forresuming the deadly attacks.

The Azerbaijani Defence

Ministry claimed thatArmenian forces started shellingthe town of Tartar on Mondaymorning, while Armenian offi-cials said the fighting continuedthroughout the night and Bakuresumed “offensive actions” inthe morning.

Azerbaijan’s DefenceMinistry told the Interfax newsagency Monday that over 550

Armenian troops have beenkilled, a claim that Armenianofficials denied.

According to Nagorno-Karabakh officials, 31 service-men have been killed so far.Armenian Defence Ministryspokesman ArtsrunHovhannisyan said Mondayover 200 people have beenwounded. AP

Washington: The bombshellrevelations that PresidentDonald Trump paid just $750in federal income taxes theyear he ran for office and paidno income taxes at all in manyothers threaten to undercut apillar of his appeal amongblue-collar voters and providea new opening for hisDemocratic rival, Joe Biden, onthe eve of the first presidentialdebate.

Trump has worked fordecades to build an image ofhimself as a hugely successfulbusinessman — even choosing“mogul” as his Secret Servicecode name.

But The New York Timeson Sunday revealed that hepaid just $750 in federalincome taxes in 2016, the yearhe won the presidency, and in2017, his first year in office.

He paid no income taxeswhatsoever in 10 of the previ-ous 15 years, largely because hereported losing more moneythan he made, according to theTimes, which obtained years’worth of tax return data thatthe president had long foughtto keep private.

The development comes ata particularly precariousmoment for Trump, whoseRepublican campaign is strug-gling to overcome criticism ofthe president’s handling of thepandemic. It hands Biden aneasy attack line heading intoTuesday’s debate. And withearly voting already happeningin some states and ElectionDay just over a month away,Trump may be running out oftime to turn his campaignaround.

“Donald Trump needs thiselection to be about Joe Bidenas a choice,” said longtimeGOP consultant Alex Conant.“This keeps the focus square-ly on Trump’s character and thechaos going into the mostimportant night of the cam-paign, the debate.” Of course,Trump has repeatedly faced —and survived — devastatingturns that would have sunk anyother politician.

That includes, mostnotably, the stunning “AccessHollywood” tape released inOctober 2016, in which Trumpwas recorded bragging aboutkissing and groping women

without their permission. Thevideo’s release came just twodays before Trump was set toface then-candidate HillaryClinton in their second debateand was considered a deathknell to his campaign at thetime.

White House press secre-tary Kayleigh McEnany told“Fox & Friends” on Mondaythat Democrats are replaying“the same playbook they triedin 2016 — the same playbookthat the American peoplerejected and will do so again.”

At this point in the race,with voting already underwayin many states and so few vot-ers still undecided, it is unclearwhether any new discoveriesabout Trump would make anydifference. Trump’s supportover the years has remainedremarkably consistent, pollsover the course of his presi-dency have found.

Yet the tax allegations go tothe very heart of Trump’sappeal, especially among theblue-collar voters in states likePennsylvania, Wisconsin andMichigan who propelled himto the presidency in 2016. AP

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District Judge Carl Nicholsissued a temporary injunctionat the request of TikTok, whichthe White House has called anational security threat allegingthat its Chinese parent firm istied to the Beijing government.

The opinion was sealed, sono reason for the decision wasreleased in a one-page order bythe court in Washington.

The Trump administrationorder sought to ban new down-loads of the app from midnight(0400 GMT Monday) butwould allow use of TikTokuntil November 12, when allusage would be blocked. Thejudge denied TikTok’s requestto suspend the November 12ban. AFP

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Phoenix: They came fleeingwar and persecution in coun-tries like Myanmar, Eritreaand Iraq, handpicked by theUnited States for resettlementunder longstanding humani-tarian traditions.

Now, tens of thousands ofrefugees welcomed into theUS during the Obama admin-istration are American citi-zens, voting the first time inwhat could be the most con-sequential presidential contestof their lifetimes.

With some states alreadysending out early ballots, thefirst-time voters from Arizonato Florida are excited butmindful of their responsibil-ity in helping to choose thecountry’s next leader. AP

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Islamabad: Afghanistan’s topofficial in negotiations withthe Taliban arrived in Pakistan’scapital Monday on a three-daytrip during which he will meetwith the country’s prime min-ister and other governmentofficials.

Abdullah Abdullah, wholeads the Afghan High Councilfor National Reconciliation,was received by top governmentofficials on arriving inIslamabad.

Apart from meeting withPrime Minister Imran Khan,the Afghan reconciliation

leader also will meet withPresident Arif Alvi, ForeignMinister Shah MahmoodQureshi and other officials.

The council represents theAfghan government in historicpeace negotiations with theTaliban which began in Qataron September 12.

Those talks represent themost-serious effort yet at end-ing decades of war inAfghanistan that followed the2001 US-led invasion that top-pled its Taliban government,which then hosting al-Qaidaleader Osama bin Laden who

planned the September 11attacks.

The Afghan-Taliban talkscome after a deal signed inFebruary between the US andthe Taliban. That aims to allowthe US to withdraw fromAfghanistan and end thelongest military engagementin American history.

Many Taliban leaders havelived in Pakistan since the1980s. In those years they werepart of the Afghan mujahedeen,allies of the US in ending the10-year occupation of the coun-try by the Soviet Union. AP

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Madrid: Spain’s Supreme Courton Monday effectively barredCatalonia’s regional presidentfrom his office for refusing toremove a banner that called forthe release of imprisoned sep-aratist leaders and was dis-played on a public buildingahead of the 2019 general elec-tion.

The ruling that QuimTorra disobeyed Spain’s elec-toral law triggers a new periodof political uncertainty in thenortheastern region where ademand by some for indepen-dence has triggered the coun-try’s biggest constitutional cri-sis in decades.

According to the existingregulations, Torra’s deputyshould take over as president-in-charge until the regionalparliament elects a new leaderor a new election is held. Pro-secession activists reacted bycalling for protests laterMonday in the regional capital,Barcelona.

In their ruling, the panel ofjudges unanimously agreed touphold last year’s decision by alower court to ban Torra fromholding any public office for 18months and fine him 30,000euros (USD 35,000).

Torra, a staunch separatistwho became the head ofCatalonia’s government fol-lowing the 2017 push for theregion’s independence fromSpain, had previously criti-cised the case as an act ofrepression against the democ-ratic mandate of voters in theregion.

His predecessor, CarlesPuigdemont, who fled toBelgium after the Spanish gov-ernment deposed him for push-ing ahead with an indepen-dence declaration, criticisedthe court’s decision. AP

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Industry body COAI has cau-tioned that any decision on

de-licensing or administrativeallocation of high commercialvalue E and V bands spectrumwill violate prevailing policyframework, create non level-playing-field for licenced telcosand cause huge revenue loss tothe government.

In a letter toCommunications MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad, theCellular Operators’ Associationof India (COAI) on Mondaycalled for allocation of spec-trum in these specified bands“through transparent auction toaccess service providers imme-diately”.

The COAI emphasisedthat these bands “are extreme-ly valuable resources for Indiafor 5G as well as backhaul formobile broadband”.

Radiowaves used for trans-

mitting signals to mobilephones are referred to as theaccess spectrum while back-haul spectrum augments sig-nals between mobile towers atthe back-end.

“...Any decision of de-licensing or administrativeallocation of high commercialvalue spectrum in E and Vbands: is technically not fea-sible, will be contrary to theprevailing policy frameworkof spectrum allocation, con-trary to the principle pro-mulgated by the Hon’bleSupreme Court, contempt ofHon’ble Supreme Court...,”the COAI said.

Such a move would alsolead to non-level playing fieldfor licensed telecom opera-tors, will not guarantee the effi-cient use of these bands, and“cause huge revenue loss to theexchequer”, COAI DirectorGeneral S P Kochhar said, inthe letter seen by PTI.

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Benchmark equity indicesSensex and Nifty surged as

much as 1.6 per cent onMonday, lifted by intense buy-ing in financial stocks on hopesof capital support to public sec-tor banks and stimulus mea-sures for the economy.

The BSE Sensex settled592.97 points or 1.59 per centhigher at 37,981.63, while theNSE Nifty surged 177.30 pointsor 1.60 per cent to 11,227.55 -- the second straight session ofrise for the indices.

In the Sensex pack,IndusInd Bank was the topgainer, rising around 8 percent, followed by Bajaj Finance,Axis Bank, PowerGrid, ONGC,Sun Pharma, ICICI Bank andM&M. On the other hand,Hindustan Unilever, Infosysand Nestle ended in the red.

All sectoral indices endedwith gains, with BSE power,bankex, auto, realty, utilities,finance and metal rallying up

to 3.40 per cent. Broader mid-cap and smallcap indicessurged outperformed thebenchmark, rising up to 2.68per cent.

“Key Indices ended high asbulls led the charge backed byfinancials and well supportedby auto and pharma.Expectations of a stimulus cou-pled with capital support tostate-run banks fuelled therally in late afternoon trade,” SRanganathan, Head ofResearch at LKP Securities,said.

Vinod Nair, Head ofResearch at Geojit FinancialServices, said global cues werealso positive following posi-tive industrial profits datafrom China, setting asideconcerns about the increasingvirus infections and relatedimpact.

Indian markets were alsobanking on further stimulusand other measures by thegovernment to boost the econ-omy, he said.

According to traders,domestic equities also trackedstrong buying sentiment inglobal equities ahead of the firstUS presidential debate.

Global investors are eyeingthe first US presidential debate,set for Tuesday, between USPresident Donald Trump andDemocratic candidate JoeBiden.

It could influence thecourse of US policies and islikely to affect share pricesacross the world, analystssaid.

Bourses in Hong Kong,Tokyo and Seoul ended on apositive note, while Shanghaiwas in the red.

Stock exchanges in Europewere trading with strong gainsin early deals.Meanwhile, international oilbenchmark Brent crude wastrading 0.68 per cent lower atUSD 42.12 per barrel.

In the forex market, therupee settled 18 paise lower at73.79 against the US dollar.

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In a major push to domesticmanufacturing in the coun-

try, the government proposesto pump in over �3 lakh crorethrough an umbrella produc-tion linked incentive (PLI)scheme that will run simulta-neously in 10 identified sectorsfor a period of five years.

Sources privy to the devel-opment said that the NitiAayog has been entrusted withthe task to finalise a cabinetnote proposing extension of thePLI scheme with separate bud-getary allocation for each iden-tified sector for the next fiveyears starting FY22.

The allocation will have tobe worked out within the con-fines of the suggestions givenby the expenditure departmentbased on expected savingsfrom the withdrawal of theexisting Merchandise ExportsIndia Scheme (MEIS) intro-duced in April 2015 to promotemanufacturing and exports ofspecified goods from India.

“A plan for a mega �3 lakhcrore PLI scheme has beenfinalised by an empoweredgroup of secretaries chaired bythe cabinet secretary early thismonth. The allocation underthe expanded PLI has beenworked out on the basis of sav-ings made by withdrawal of theMEIS scheme and liabilities onaccount of the new exportincentive scheme, Remission ofDuties or Taxes on ExportProducts (RoDTEP). This willensure that there is no imbal-ance on account of introduc-

tion of PLI,” said the sourcequoted above.

Under the proposed PLIscheme, the government willincentivise domestic produc-tion in 10 areas to begin with.These include battery storage,solar PV modules, electronics(laptop, server, IoT devices,specified computer hardware),automobile and auto compo-nents, telecom and networkingproducts, textiles, food pro-cessing, speciality steel andwhite goods (air conditionersand LED).

Apart from these, largescale electronic manufacturing(mobile phones), pharmaceu-tical drugs and medical devices,which already have anapproved PLI scheme, wouldbe provided full budgetaryallocation for next five years.

In the discussions by theEGoS, the highest allocation ofclose to �60,000 crore (over thenext five years) has been pro-posed for automobile and autocomponent sectors. This iswith the belief that this sectorcould help India become aglobal hub of manufacturingand source house for globalindustries.

The next highest allocationhas been proposed for largescale electronic manufacturingat �40,000 crore, where themobile phone manufacturingsector is already getting a PLI.

The PLI for pharma sectorhas also been proposed for ahigher allocation of �30,000crore to give a boost to pro-duction of API that is largelyimported at present.

Chennai: The RBI should takea prompt and correct action ofmerging the 93-year-oldLakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB)with a nationalised bank, a topleader of one of the largest bankunions said.

“There are a number ofcorporate vultures that are cir-cling the small-old generationprivate banks for a take over.These regional banks havetheir own tradition and cultureand taking them beyond cer-tain borders and expandingtheir size will result in failure,”All India Bank Employees’Association (AIBEA) GeneralSecretary C.H. Venkatachalamtold IANS. IANS

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Government ownedNational Bank for

Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD), thesecond largest lender toReliance Commercial FinanceLimited (RCF) with over�1,100 crore of secured loanexposure has given clean chit toRCF and has removed its redflag.

NABARD is a part of theconsortium of lenders and issignatory to an Inter CreditorAgreement (ICA) executedbetween the lenders of RCFunder June 7, 2019 circular ofRBI on resolution of stressedassets.

NABARD had classifiedthe account of RCF as Red Flag

on February 25, 2020.Thereafter lenders conducted adetailed forensic audit by GrantThornton (GT).

At a meeting of theConsortium of Lenders led byBank of Baroda, held on FridaySeptember 25, 2020, NABARDinformed the consortium oflenders that having examinedthe GT forensic report, it foundno element of fraud and hastherefore removed the red flag.

Earlier, Delhi High Courton August 14 had stayed amove by Bank of Baroda, theleader of Consortium of Bank,to classify the accounts asfraud, restraining banks fromtaking any other coerciveaction till the next hearing.Similar action of PunjabNational Bank was also stayed

by Delhi High Court on 11thAugust, 2020.

As per information report-ed on Central Repository ofInformation on Large Credits(CRILC), Indian Bank andFederal Bank have classifiedtheir exposure to RelianceHome Finance Ltd (RHFL) asa fraud account.

Indian Bank having anexposure of only Rs. 120 crore,made such classification on29th August, 2020. The expo-sure of Federal Bank to RHFLis 100 crore -- out of the totalRHFL debt of over Rs 10,000crore. Action of Indian Bankand Federal Bank is despite theDelhi High Court staying suchaction by the lead bank Bankof Baroda on 14th August,2020.

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India’s residential market gotback to action as the lock-

down restrictions eased in thethird quarter of 2020. Housingsales, during the July-September quarter, jumped up34 per cent compared to theApril-June quarter, which waslargely impacted by the nation-wide lockdown, showed areport by JLL Research.

A total of 14,415 unitswere sold during the quarterended September, as against10,753 units sold during theprevious quarter.

The report showed thatMumbai accounted for 29 percent of the total sales during theperiod under review, while 22per cent of sales was con-tributed by Delhi-NCR.

Growth in sales activitywas also driven by strongerdemand in Chennai,Hyderabad and Pune.

Ramesh Nair, CEO andCountry Head, India, JLL, said:

“We are feeling cautiously opti-mistic about the residentialmarket, driven by sales volumesin Mumbai and Delhi. A com-bination of favourable factorssuch as low mortgage rates,attractive prices combined withdevelopers’ lucrative paymentplans together reinforce thelonger-term potential of thesector. For end users, the next12 months are ideal to buy ahouse.”

“In the subsequent quar-ters, the translation of demandinto sales will primarily hingeon enhanced consumer confi-dence, which, in turn, dependsupon the continued imple-mentation of progressive gov-ernment policies amidst thegradual revival of the Indianeconomy at large,” he added.

Residential market activi-ty is also being supported byrenewed interest from NRIs inQ3 2020, resulting in more pentup demand in the market andincreased enquiries receivedby developers, the report said.

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Amid widespread farmers’protest against the new

farm laws, the Centre onMonday came out with the lat-est data of paddy procurementin the last 48 hours to allay anyapprehensions over the mini-mum support price (MSP)buying.

With the latest procure-ment data, the Governmentaims to send a clear message -it has no intention of scrappingthe MSP and that it has put ina mechanism for procurementof not only summer-sownpaddy but also pulses andoilseeds this year.

Farmers in Punjab andHaryana and several otherstates are protesting againstnew farm laws which they feel

will lead to procurement in thehands of corporates and theend of the MSP regime.

“About 5,637 tonnes ofpaddy at MSP of �1,868 perquintal has been procured fromfarmers of Haryana and Punjabtill September 27. The pro-curement of paddy for theremaining states commencedfrom today,” the UnionAgriculture Ministry said.

Paddy worth �10.53 croreMSP value has been procuredfrom 390 farmers of Haryanaand Punjab in the last 48 hours,it said in a statement. Paddyprocurement in the ongoing2020-21 Kharif MarketingSeason has just started fromSept 26. The Govt has kept arice procurement target of495.37 lakh tonnes in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season.

Besides paddy, the Govtthrough its nodal agencies hasprocured 34.20 tonnes ofmoong worth �25 lakh MSPvalue from 40 farmers in TamilNadu till September 24.Similarly, 5,089 tonnes of copra(the perennial crop) havingMSP value of �52.40 crore hasbeen procured, benefitting3,961 farmers in Karnatakaand Tamil Nadu against thesanctioned quantity of 95.75lakh tonnes for AndhraPradesh, Karnataka, TamilNadu and Kerala, it said. Basedon the proposal from the states,the ministry said it has givennod for procurement of a total13.77 lakh tonnes of kharifpulses and oilseeds from statesof Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Maharashtra, Telangana andHaryana.

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Blood cancer occurs whenthere is an abnormal bloodcell growth which inter-rupts the normal blood cell

functioning. When it comes totreating blood cancer, treatmentdepends on the type, age of thepatient and stage of the cancer.However, the most common treat-ment includes chemotherapy, radi-ation and blood stem cell transplant.

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Every year, over one lakh peo-ple are diagnosed with blood can-cer in India. Most often blood can-cer can be treated by administeringchemotherapy. However, forpatients who cannot be treatedwith a chemo, their only hope ofsurvival is through a blood stem celltransplant. A blood stem cell trans-plant infuses healthy blood stem

cells from a matching donor to thepatient. Lymphoma, Leukemia,Myeloma and Hodgkin disease &other blood disorders such asAplastic Anemia & Thalassemia canbe treated with a blood stem celltransplant. A successful bloodstem cell transplant in 70 per centto 90 per cent of these patients maygive them a second chance at life,depending on the disease conditionand the donor type.

On registering as a potentialblood stem cell donor

While lack of information is thebiggest challenge faced by all poten-tial blood stem cell donors today,multiple myths associated withblood stem cell donation pose agreater threat. These include acommonly believed notion that afew health risks are associated withthe procedure; you are putting yourlife at risk by donating your bloodstem cells etc.

A successful stem-cell trans-plant requires a perfect HLA type.There is a possibility of finding theperfect match from a donor of thesame ethnicity. Sadly, patients ofIndian ethnicity have a hard time infinding a match due to lack ofpotential donors.

Blood stem cell registries like

DKMS-BMST help in unrelateddonor transplant process that coun-sel donors, enroll donors, get theirHLA typing done, facilitate searchof the donors and later facilitate theblood stem cell collection andtransplant. To reduce the gap and toensure each blood cancer patientlooking for a matching donor findsone, it is important to each of us toregister as a potential blood stemcell donor.

Blood stem cell transplantduring the pandemic

COVID-19 has definitelyimpacted healthcare delivery espe-cially in blood cancer treatment.The virus poses a risk for blood can-cer patients as they are immunedeficient and are more prone toinfection than any of us. We also seean impact on potential donor reg-istration drives due to social dis-tancing guidelines. This gap can beminimised by encouraging peopleto register online as potential donorsand give patients suffering fromBlood Cancer or other blood disor-ders like Thalassemia a secondchance at life.

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PCOS is a severe genetic, reproductive and metabolic disor-der and is one of the leading causes of female infertility in India.It affects the way the functioning of the ovaries, which results inirregular periods, excess androgens (male hormones) in the bodyand polycystic ovaries. Studies suggest that up to 60 percent ofwomen with PCOS also suffer from some form of mental illness.It can be attributed to the physical symptoms and nature of PCOS,which is so serious that the mental illness is often overlooked.Though there is no scientific research to prove what leads to dete-riorating mental condition , it is generally considered to be causedby coping with the PCOS. But with so many women affected, it isimportant to try and identify whether or not there is a more spe-cific cause for anxiety and depression in women with PCOS andhow it can be prevented.

Link between PCOS and bipolarWhen researchers at the University of Cardiff assessed the men-

tal health history of more than 17,000 women diagnosed with thecondition, the results showed those with PCOS were more likelyto be diagnosed with depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. It’sstill not clear what actually causes the condition whether it runs

in families or related to abnor-mal hormone levels like high lev-els of insulin. Other issues asso-ciated with PCOS, such as excesshair growth and acne, can alsolead to low self-esteem.

All these can also lead tosevere mood swings, which cancause a general feeling of insta-bility. It’s not that they aren’t feel-ing guilty of their mood swingsand not being able to deal withlife. All these mixed feelingsactually worsen their mentalstate and can fuelled the symp-toms of depression and anxiety.For not being able to open upabout all these issues also caus-es severe mental illness.

Even women, who are try-ing to get pregnant, also experience several mental turbulencesbecause of with depression and anxiety caused by infertility.

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states)�Interpersonal sensitivityIt can be treated in two ways: treating the PCOS from its roots

and treating the mental conditions arising from it. Many medicinesare used to balance the blood sugar and insulin levels, normalizebody weight and getting hormones balanced. One also needs tobring some lifestyle modifications including regular exercise, dietmanagement by avoiding junk food and low-suger diet and opt-ing for healthy nutritious diet.

Treating the mental health issues needs a multifacetedapproach. Cognitive behavioural therapy can be helpful in treat-ing PCOS and anxiety attacks, and talk therapy can help peoplewho are experiencing PCOS-related depression or general self-esteem issues. Even penning down your feelings will help to under-stand your patterns and triggers for mental illness. This will enableto practice self-care and stress reduction.

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Scraps and bruises arecommon if one hasboys. There are a few

remedies that can helptreat them. For bruis-es my motheralways madeus eat onionor any redvegetablebecause itis believedto gostraight tothe red cellsand helpr e p r o d u c emore. There isonly one side effect — onesmells of onion all thetime.

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physical activities. To ensure that theheart keeps running, you need to followspecific rules. It does not necessarily meanthat you have to stop eating things random-ly, but you should seek the advice of a healthexpert.

Without raising an alarm, the fact is thatmost of the youngsters face health issuessuch as Diabetes, thyroid, or hypertension.Most of these ailments or health problemsare related to the quality of food that theyconsume. It is essential to include nutrient-vitamin rich food in diet to increase the life-line of a healthy heart. Usually, we ignorethe signals that our heart gives us as we relyon old perception that heart diseases areonly limited to a certain age. On the con-trary, the fact is that one in four deaths inIndia is because of cardiovascular diseasesand stroke is responsible for more than 80per cent of this burden. On World HeartDay, here are a few food items that can behelpful to keep your heart healthy.

Berries: Berries are also full of antiox-idant polyphenols, which help to reduceheart risks. They are a great source of fiber,foliate, iron, calcium, Vitamin A, andVitamin C, and they are low in fat. You canadd berries like strawberries, blueberries,raspberries with your everyday cereal oryoghurt.

Nuts: A handful of nuts like almondsand walnuts will not only be healthy foryour heart but will satisfy your hunger aswell. Walnuts and almonds have plantomega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E, magnesium,folate, fiber, heart-favorable monosaturat-ed and polyunsaturated fats, and phytos-terols. Almonds help to lower blood pres-sure as well.

Seeds: Flaxseeds contain omega-3 fattyacids, fiber and phytoestrogens to boostheart health. Chea seeds also provideomega 3, fiber and protein and can be eatenwhole. You can sprinkle it on your break-fast cereal, on top of low-fat yoghurt, mixinto muffins, or combine into your smooth-ies.

Green veggies: Vegetables like spinach,brocolli, and asparagus contain Vitamin Cand E, potassium, folate, calcium, and fiber.Spinach makes an excellent base for saladsand can be used on sandwiches in place oflettuce. Broccoli tastes great added tosoups, mixed in with veggie dips, added tosalads, or mixed with a brown rice dish.Asparagus makes an excellent heart-healthyside dish. Grill or steam lightly and sprin-kle with some balsamic vinaigrette.

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In the midst of the campaign, NGO hasdistributed food to over 12000 families fromUdaipur, Delhi, Bhilwara, Alwar, Pali, Noida,Bikaner and Sirsa in various cities.

The NGO is also conducting healthscreening and clothing distribution camps.Amidst the lockdown NSS regularly undertookfood distribution operations in Haryana,Uttarakhand and Maharashtra, where over13,800 families got ration kits, 1,37,000 foodpacks, 68000 masks, 800 PP kits.

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clinical trial being conducted inthree Indian hospitals is showing that acombination treatment of an AyurvedicRemedy called ‘Immunofree’ by CorivalLife Sciences, and a Nutraceutical called‘Reginmune’ by Biogetica has showngroundbreaking results against the pre-sent Govt SOP of conventional meds forcoronavirus treatment.

The interim report shows thatpatients on the natural treatment areresolving most symptoms earlier thanthose on conventional medicines.Furthermore, numerous tests such as Creactive protein, Procalcitonin, D Dimerand RT-PCR for novel coronavirus arealso showing 20 to 60% better improve-ment for the natural treatment, whencompared to conventional treatment.

Numerous subjective endpoints suchas body pain and fatigue are also leaning

towards the natural treatment. BothClinician’s Global Assessment ofSymptoms and Subject’s GlobalAssessment of Symptoms clearly showedimprovements on both arms showingmore significant data in the Test group.86.66% of patients on the natural proto-col have tested corona negative on day 5vs 60% of patients on the conventionaltreatments. Moreover, on the 10th daytest, all patients were negative, whichcould help in keeping the hospitals lessoccupied.

This CTRI approved trial is beingconducted on Moderate COVID-19 pos-itive patients. What sets this trial apartis the fact that it is the only time wherehalf the patients in the trial have beengiven only natural treatment, which isbeing compared against the conven-tional treatment in use in India forCOVID-19 patients.

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Indian-Australian choreographer AshleyLobo is an advocate of movement

related wellness. He believes dance is adoorway to physical, mental and emotion-al health. His message is particularly per-tinent on September 29 which is observedas World Heart Day. This initiative by theWorld Heart Federation, aims to spreadawareness about cardiovascular diseases(CVD), including heart disease andstroke. Research has connected CVDs tosedentary, unhealthy lifestyle, unbal-anced diet, excessive use of tobacco andalcohol.

Ashley reminds us that in Indiaalone, the prevalence of CVDs is estimat-

ed to be around 54.5 million. As individ-uals, we may not always be able to con-trol ambient air pollution or other envi-ronmental risk factors, but we can miti-gate lifestyle risk factors. We could eathealthier, cultivate better habits and yes,dance!

Says Ashley, “Dance, I always say, is

not just about technique but also the heartand spirit. When you move to music, youshift the energy within and around youbut there is research that shows us thatdance is good for the heart as well. Whenyou are dancing, you are working out,engaging multiple muscle groups, sweat-ing it out just as you would if you were

on a running track or in a gym. Itreally doesn’t matter how you dance,as long as you do!”

The choreographer has stu-dents from various age groups,and he recommends dancing as ameans to not just find joy in everyday ennui but to keep the heartpumping to the beat of good healthand peppy music. He concludes,“Don’t forget that heart is an organtoo that needs to be exercised. Weall have access to music and if westart moving a little every day, wewill be happier and also dance ourway to better heart health.”

The COVID-19 outbreak hashad severe economic conse-

quences across the globe, whichhas led to dramatic changes inhow businesses act and con-sumers behave. The scenariohas hit the F&B industry sobadly that now they are forcedto change their interiors andmenu to cater the current needsand safety concerns of people.Going with the current situa-tion, Priyank Sukhija, MD &CEO of First Fiddle F&B PvtLtd, introduces a new concept,which encourages people to

dine out with safety at its prior-ity as he unveils the new lookhis restaurant — Dragonfly.

Says Priyank, “Our industryhas been unlucky since thebeginning of the pandemic.Gradually, when unlock hap-pened people returned torestaurants despite the restric-tion of liquor sales. When the

restrict ions were f inal lyremoved, the second wave ofcases came in and scared cus-tomers again. It was due to thisreason that we thought of cre-ating something which pre-sents a safe alternative solutionto our patrons. We actually dida research for approximatelytwo months to think what could

fit in with social distancingnorms yet look spectacular.Hence, pods were the answer.”

So that’s how they wereintroduced, for each partygroup who wants to dine outwithout being concerned abouttheir safety. “We created podswhich are open from the top,have a capacity to host up to 12

guests, enclosed with acrylicwalls, allowing them the view ofthe restaurant as well. The con-cept is created to make sure thateach of the diners feel safe,” sayshe.

The partitions, the walk-ways between them and just thearea needed to allow the swingof the doors of each pod eats upthe floor space of the restaurantbut Priyank feels that it’s total-ly worth it if it helps gain thetrust of the customers and keepthem secure. The processincludes thorough sanitising ofeach pod after every seating.While the servers will be in fullprotective gear, the more cau-tious parties can ask them toleave their food and drinks onthe small serving tables placed

right outside the door so that noone enters their protective bub-ble.

Priyank, along with FirstFiddle’s corporate head chefSagar Bajaj, has curated a menuthat comprises almost 80 percent of exotic signature delica-cies. The menu offers a blend ofAsian fusion and Europeanfusion dishes, modified to suitthe tastes of Indians without los-ing the flavours of the authen-tic cuisines. Not only this, therestaurant has also introduceda few immunity booster dishesand cocktails in the menu.

Priyank believes that adapt-ing innovative interiors will sure-ly increase footfalls as people arevery conscious now and areeagerly looking for such creativeas well as safe experiences. “Podswill ensure your safety withinconfined limits, yet people will beable to enjoy the feel and servicesof the restaurant,” says he.

Do cats always land on their feet?Could a squid sink a ship? Isspider silk really stronger than

steel? Endlessly curious presentersTim Warwood and Adam Gendle risklife and limb to discover the truthabout animals in a new series —Animal Impossible. In a fresh take onnatural history filmmaking, the intre-pid pair conducts audacious stunts,including a nerve-wracking swim witha great white shark, to find answers.However, they find more than theyexpected, discovering a whole host ofstrange and remarkable truths aboutthe animal kingdom. Locations includeNamibia, South Africa, Morocco,Germany, UK, USA, Canada, CostaRica, Guyana and China. Excerpts:

�Why did you want to be involvedwith Animal Impossible?

Tim Warwood: I have to be care-ful about how I answer this as my wifemight read it. But basically, it was agreat opportunity to meet some incred-ible animals up close and personal,while travelling the globe. It’s a nobrainer to be honest. And to do it withmy best mate was too good to be true.I also like to be the person that regalsfacts and stories so the whole seriesprovides me with loads of ammo.

Adam Gendle: Same as Tim real-ly! I’ve never had the opportunity to seewildlife like that and travel to somany incredible places. It seemed like

the job of a lifetime. Being able to shareit with my best mate makes it all themore special even if I did have to lookat him in a skin-tight zorb suit in thebull’s episode.

�What’s going to surprise peoplemost about it?

Tim: So each episode has that onesingle fact which we set out to discov-er the truth behind. But we learn plen-ty of other facts along the way. I thinkI find some of those just as amazing.In the ‘can you fool a sniffer dog’ forexample, I can’t believe that dogs canbe taught to sniff out of USB sticks!

Adam: I think it might surprisepeople that they’re watching a wildlifeshow without wildlife experts present-ing it. That’s one of things that makesit more exciting and fresh. We’re notexperts at all but we get to experiencethese incredible animals and react tothem in the same way anyone watch-ing at home would. They’ll definitely

be surprised by some of the facts wefind out along the way too.

�How was it like working with yourbest mate on this series?

Tim: Terrible. I did this show to getaway from my wife but ended up beingforced to spend the whole time withhim (laughs). It’s all good. It’s great tohave Gendle there. Sometimes whenthe experts are telling us that every-thing will be ok, even though I knowthey are the experts with all the expe-rience, all you need tohear is — ‘it will bealright mate’ — fromyour best friend.

Adam: It was bril-liant. We’ve known eachother all our lives and hadsome incredible times but Ithink this year has been onanother level. It’s great tohave your best friend therejust so you can say ‘can you

believe we’re doing this’. In themoments where we’ve both been pet-rified, the other one always makes ajoke to relax the other, which worksmost of the time.

�Who was the most accurate at pre-dicting which facts were true orfalse?

Tim: Me. I am generally the clever-est of the two of us. I am the worsttimekeeper though. And I always losestuff.

Adam: Me! Maybe it was prettyeven but yes, Tim does lose everything.He lost about seven metal water bot-tles over the whole series. I kept onethe whole time so I’m better than him(laughs).

�What all did you discover?Tim: I think the sniffer dog one.

You can’t fool a sniffer dog. Also, thecat one. Cats always land on their feet.In fact, quite a few of them. And obvi-ously sharks are mindless man-eaters.That’s a big one as many people in theworld are scared of sharks. So hopeful-ly on the quest to prove that one wrong,we can help a few people with their fearof the deep.

Adam: Definitely Sharks are mind-less man-eaters and Piranhas can stripyou to the bone. Mainly because I wasthe one putting my body on the linewith the challenges for those ones. I gota bit obsessed with sharks in generaland followed every shark channel onInstagram.

�Which animal fact outcome sur-prised you the most?

Tim: The spider silk vs steel fact onpaper is the one which you think toyourself. ‘No way is that real’... Thelearning we did on that journey isbonkers. I like the fact that spiders pro-duce seven different types of silk onaverage by seven silk glands. A singlespider does not possess all seven glandsbut has at least three if it is male(dragline, attachment and swathingsilk) or four if it is female. The addi-tional one is for egg sac silk. They usedifferent silk for building differentparts of the web. Guess what? Theynever actually run out of silk. Also, keepyour eye out for what the cichlid fishdoes in Germany. It looks like a gold-fish but it can blow your mind.

Adam: Yes, I have to agree with Timon that one. The spider silk thing wasnuts and everything I learnt about spi-ders over the course of that episode waspretty incredible, especially because Iwas terrified of them to begin with. Ifwe talk about cichlid fish, I was blownaway by how smart they are. Althoughmost cichlids are found at relatively shal-low depths, several exceptions do exist.The deepest known occurrence isTrematocara at more than 300 m (980ft) below the surface in LakeTanganyika, African Great Lake.

�You did a lot of stunts on the show.Which one was the scariest?

Tim: Personally, going in the cor-ral with a bull was pretty sketchy. I was-n’t keen on that at all. But overall, prob-ably watching Gendle climb into thewater with a Great White Shark was thescariest. It was beyond ridiculous. I heldmy breath for 20 minutes.

Adam: Scary for you! How doyou think I felt? Yes, the great

white shark was something I’llnever forget. When I watchedthe show, the whole thingcame back to me, the nervesof waiting and the excite-ment of being in the water,and of course the relief of notbeing bitten in half.

(The series premieres onOctober 5 at 9 pm on SonyBBC Earth.)

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Even on a night whenJuventus was outplayed

for long stretches, the nine-time defending Serie Achampion managed to sal-vage a point in a 2-2 drawat Roma.

Cristiano Ronaldoscored twice, including asecond-half equalizer witha towering header afterJuventus had been reducedto 10 men, while JordanVeretout had a brace forRoma.

"We got back into it,even after the red card,"Ronaldo said.

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son this could prove to bean important point."

Veretout put Romaahead in the 31st with apenalty following a hand-ball from Adrien Rabiot,who was trying to block ashot from Veretout.

Ronaldo then equal-ized from the spot afterLorenzo Pellegrini used hisarm to block the five-timeBallon d'Or winner.

Veretout scored his sec-ond in first-half added timeas Roma tore past Juventus'veteran but aging centerbacks Leonardo Bonucci

and Giorgio Chiellini.Henrikh Mkhitaryanescaped down the left flankand crossed for Veretout,who used one touch to get

away from a defenderbefore shooting past goal-keeper Wojciech Szczesny.

Juventus was reducedto 10 men in the 62nd whenRabiot picked up his secondyellow card for sticking hisboot into the left thigh ofMkhitaryan.

Moments earlier, Romaforward Edin D�eko strucka shot off the post after hismarker had already fallen tothe ground.

Juve then had a chanceto equalize when Ronaldovolleyed directly at goal-keeper Antonio Mirante.

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While all the limelight wastaken away by Rahul

Tewatia during RajasthanRoyals’ historic win over KingsXI Punjab, it was the incredibleinnings from Sanju Samsonwhich laid the platform for theSteve Smith-led side duringtheir chase at the Sharjah CricketStadium.

Samson scored 85 runs asRoyals chased down the targetof 224 — highest ever in histo-ry of the Indian Premier League— with four wickets in hand andthree balls to spare. His 42-ballknock was studded with four 4sand seven 6s.

Taking note of Samson'sinnings on Sunday, CongressMP Shashi Tharoor said onTwitter: “What an absolutelyincredible win for RajasthanRoyals! I've known SanjuSamson for a decade and toldhim when he was 14 that he

would one day be the next MSDhoni. Well, that day is here.After his two amazing inningsin this IPL, you know a world-class player has arrived.”

However, Gautam Gambhirand S Sreesanth don't want the25-year-old to be comparedwith the former India captain.

"Sanju Samson doesn’t needto be next anyone. He will be‘the’ Sanju Samson of Indiancricket,” tweeted Gambhir reply-ing to Tharoor.

“He is not next Dhoni, he isSanju Samson the one and only.He should have been playingfrom 2015 regularly in all for-mats. Please don't compare him,if he had given right opportuni-ties then, he would have beenplaying like this for India andwould have won World Cups,”said Sreesanth while replying to

the Congress MP. “I am sure hewill still keep playing well and it'snot just these two innings...Heis gonna break a lot of records

too and win many more worldcups for our country. So pleasedon't compare him toanyone...he is an amazing

Malayali from our Gods owncountry. His best is yet to come,”he added.

The right-handed batsmanhad scored 74 runs off just 32deliveries in Royals' first matchof IPL 2020 which his side wonagainst Chennai Super Kings by16 runs.

Rajasthan Royals brandambassador Shane Warne hadpraised Samson and said it wasshocking to see that a talent likeSamson is not a part of TeamIndia across all formats.

“I have said for a long timeand I think Sanju Samson isprobably one of the most excit-ing players I have seen for a longtime. I am surprised that he isnot playing all forms of cricketfor India,” Warne had said in anInstagram live session done bythe Royals before Sunday’s game.

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Former India fast bowlerIrfan Pathan believes

Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) should avoid bowl-ing Shivam Dube at thedeath in the upcom-ing matches of theIndian PremierLeague (IPL).

RCB haveso far playedtwo matchesin the tourna-ment. In the firstmatch, they regis-tered a 10-run winagainst SunRisersHyderabad (SRH)while in the next game,the Virat Kohli-led sidesuffered a crushing 97-run defeat against KingsXI Punjab.

“Look, I think theywill get better as soon asChris Morris comesin. I see Morris com-ing in, (Dale) Steyngoing out andthey are set-tled. What Idon’t wantfrom RCB is

Shivam Dube bowling the deathovers,” said Pathan whilespeaking on Star Sportsshow Cricket Connected

ahead of RCB’s clash againstMumbai Indians to be

played at the DubaiInternational CricketStadium on Mondayevening.

“They have a betterteam, they have better

batsmen comparatively.They are not just

dependent on ABde Villiers or Virat

Kohli. Thisyear they haveAaron Finchas well,

(Devdutt) Paddikal startedvery well,” he added.

According to the for-mer India all-rounder,Navdeep Saini should

bowl a minimum of twoovers at the death as “he’sthe guy who can nail those

yorkers as wellas he can justbluff the bats-men andbowl bounc-

ers at the deathas well”.

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AB de Villiers turnedthe clock back with hismagnificent hitting

after Aaron Finch andDevdutt Padikkal's stroke-filled half-centuries tookRoyal Challengers Bangalore'sto an imposing 201 for 3against Mumbai Indians in anIPL game despite anotherfailure from skipper ViratKohli.

It was De Villiers, whoused all his might during thedeath overs to smash his wayto an unbeaten 55 off 24balls, taking the score past200-run mark. His inningshad four sixes and as manyboundaries as the swift yetbrutal assault of JaspritBumrah (0/42 in 4 overs)will be remembered for along time.

Even James Pattinson(0/51 in 4 overs) received a lotof stick as two speed mer-chants accounted for 8 off the10 sixes in the RCB innings.

The remaining couple werehit off MI's most successfulbowler Trent Boult (2/34).

The last five overs pro-duced 78 runs with ShivamDube scoring 27 not out off10 balls.

While Australia’s whiteball skipper Aaron Finchscored 52 off 35 balls to gethis team off to a flying start,the extremely elegantPadikkal upped the ante inthe later half with somedelightful big hits, scoring54 off 40 balls. The duo added81 runs for the opening stand.

Padikkal's innings wasstudded with five boundariesand two sixes and a goodstand of 62 runs for the thirdwicket with De Villiers, whothen provided the final flour-ish as he has been doing foryears now.

The tall upright Padikkal’ssecond IPL half-ton will beremembered specially for twosixes off fast bowler JamesPattinson. The first was whenthe left-hander rocked on the

backfoot and punched it overmid-off and the next was astand and deliver straightinto the sight screen.

This was after Finch tookon the MI attack in thePowerplay overs and attackedboth Bolt and Pattinson withgreat gusto. When leg spinnerRahul Chahar was introducedinto the attack, Finch hit himfor three boundaries as the 50came off 31 balls. At thatpoint Padikkal was only on 16.

Once Finch was holedout off a Boult slower, incame Kohli and looked asrusty as the last match duringhis nine ball stay. MI skipperSharma changed Chahar'send, it yielded result as adelivery stopped on Kohliand his lazy inside out loftedshot was gleefully accepted atextra cover by Rohit.

Once De Villiers came in,Padikkal, changed gears asboth started attacking thebowlers as a square cut offKieron Pollard brought up hishalf century.

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Off to the best possible start with two winson the trot, a confident Delhi Capitals

will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling whenthey take on the winless SunrisersHyderabad in an IPL match here on Tuesday.

Both sides have endured contrastingcampaigns so far.

Delhi head in to the game after twomorale-boosting victories. The ShreyasIyer-led side edged past Kings XI Punjab ina thrilling Super Over before thrashingChennai Super Kings comprehensively tojump to the top of the points table.

On the other hand, Sunrisers are theonly side yet to register a win in the tour-nament, having lost both their games andDavid Warner and his men will be desper-ate to turn things around.

In their opening encounter, despiteopener Jonny Bairstow (61) and ManishPandey (34) putting Sunrisers in a winningposition in a chase of 164, the team failedto cross the line.

Against Kolkata Knight Riders, themiddle-order failed to fire and the team set-tled for a below-par total which the bowl-ing unit couldn’t defend.

Wriddhiman Saha was particularly slowand would be expected to play an inningsmore suitable to the format.

For Delhi, the South African pace duoof Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje haslooked sharp with the new ball while spin-ners Axar Patel and Amit Mishra have per-formed splendidly in the absence of

Ravichandran Ashwin.Ashwin suffered an injury in the team’s

first outing and is likely to miss the matchagainst Sunrisers.

“It is not a major injury, he bowled inthe nets yesterday, he will comeback verysoon. He is being monitored by physio, todayagain he will bowl at the nets. Maximum, he

might miss one more match,” Amit Mishrasaid in a pre-match presser.

In batting, the onus will be on seniorssuch as Shikhar Dhawan to lay the founda-tion, and he will have the talented PrithviShaw at the top of the order for company.

Rishabh Pant and Iyer have also lookedin good nick, after rescuing the team froma spot of bother in the first game, the twopitched in with valuable runs against CSK.

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinishas proved he is handy with the willow whileShimron Hetmyer can also compliment thestrong batting line up.

For Sunrisers to do well, they wouldneed to look beyond Warner and Bairstow.The side must click as a batting unit to postits first win of the season on Tuesday.

The 2016 champions replaced theinjured Mitchell Marsh with Afghanistan off-spinner Mohammad Nabi, who played aquick cameo with the bat and also bowledan economical spell later.

However, with the batting unit lettingthem down in both outings, Sunrisersmight consider bringing in KaneWilliamson, who has recovered from hisinjury, to provide stability to the line-up. Hewould be coming in place of Nabi.

Sunrisers spinners led by Rashid Khancontinue to impress but the side is lackingan out and out pace bowler who can hit thedeck and push the batsman back off a goodlength.

Australian fast bowler Billy Stanlake isan option but with only four overseas slotsavailable, his inclusion looks unlikely.

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BCCI President SouravGanguly on Monday said

the Board will do all it can toensure that India’s home seriesagainst England remains in thecountry and domestic tourna-ments kick off at some pointdespite the “fluid” COVID-19situation.

“...Priority is to make this(series against England) happenin India. We will try to makethis happen on Indian grounds.The advantage in UAE is theyhave three stadiums (AbuDhabi, Sharjah and Dubai),” hesaid in a media interaction hereaddressing speculation thatUAE could be the host forIndia given the COVID casecount here.

BCCI has recently signed aMemorandum of

Understanding with theEmirates Cricket Board forgreater cooperation in con-ducting matches there.

“We also have the samefacility in Mumbai — CCI,Wankhede and DY Patil. Wealso have Eden Gardens. Wehave to create a bubble. We wantto hold our cricket in India,that's where the game is, that'swhere the heart is. But we aremonitoring the COVID situa-tion,” Ganguly said after beingnamed brand ambassador of theBengal Peerless group here.

“Everything is fluid. It'sbeen hard for the last sixmonths to keep everything inorder. You want your cricket tohappen. You want lives to getback to normal, there are play-ers involved. But you also wantto have a close look at theCOVID situation,” Ganguly

added.On to domestic cricket and

under normal circumstances,the BCCI would have alreadystarted its mega season withRanji Trophy and DuleepTrophy, the U-23 CK NayuduTrophy, Vijay Hazare andDeodhar Trophy, and the SyedMushtaq Ali Trophy.

In 2019-20 it hosted 2036domestic games across variousage groups in the men’s andwomen's category but creatinga bio-bubble for so many teamsacross the country will be nextto impossible given the virusthreat.

“We are monitoring it. Wewant to have our domestic sea-son. We have all the combina-tions, situations ready in ourmind. We will try and make ithappen as much as we can,” hereiterated.

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U.S. Open championDominic Thiem advanced

to the second round of theFrench Open by beating formerU.S. Open champion MarinCilic 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.

The third-seeded Austrianwon his first major tournamentat Flushing Meadows two weeksago and is among the favoritesagain at Roland Garros after los-ing the past two finals to RafaelNadal.

Thiem broke the imposingCroatian's serve six times in coolconditions on Court Philippe

Chatrier.Cilic led 2-0 in the third set

but Thiem reeled off the nextfive games before Cilic heldagain.

Thiem will next faceAmerican qualifier Jack Sock.He beat Reilly Opelka 6-4, 6-4,6-3.

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Luis Suárez quicklymade an impact at

Atlético Madrid. Formerteammate Lionel Messiwas his usual impressiveself for Barcelona.

Suárez, who had hisdebut Sunday withAtlético after being told hewas not wanted byBarcelona, scored twiceand had an assist in thenearly 20 minutes heplayed in Atlético’s 6-1rout of Granada in theSpanish league.

Messi, who was forcedto stay at Barcelona aftertelling the club he wanted

to leave, scored once andhelped his team beatVillarreal 4-0 in its leagueopener under new coachRonald Koeman. It wasMessi's first official gamewith Barcelona since theclub denied his request toleave in the offseason. Hewas outspoken against theclub but had promised togive his best in what couldbe his final season atBarcelona.

Messi celebrated asusual after scoring fromthe penalty spot in the35th minute at the Camp

Nou Stadium. He lateralso played a role in theown-goal by Pau Torresbefore halftime, as theVillarreal defender tried tointercept a cross by theArgentina great.

Messi missed a fewother chances to score inthe comfortable openingwin for Koeman. The 17-year-old Ansu Fati, one ofthe players helping tomake up for Suárez’sabsence in attack, putBarcelona on its way tovictory with goals in the15th and 19th minutes.

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did in the IPL but veteran Delhi Capitals leg-spin-ner Amit Mishra says he has stopped thinking aboutwhy he didn’t get what he “should have”, contentwith the name he made for himself. Mishra is sec-ond behind Lasith Malinga in the list of highestwicket-takers in the IPL with 157 scalps in 148matches. “I don’t know if I am underrated. I usedto think too much earlier, so mind used to getdiverted, now I just focus on my job,” he said in anonline press conference ahead of the clash againstSunrisers Hyderabad here on Tuesday.” Warnesummed it up in a tweet that Tewatia would remem-ber for a long time.

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