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I n an encouraging turn for secondary education post the lockdown and complete shutdown of physical conduct of schools for almost a year, the Central Government-run flag- ship Kendriya Vidyalayas has noted that an average of 42 per cent of students of Class IX, 65 per cent of Class X, 48 per cent of Class XI, and 67 per cent of Class XII are back to schools to attend face to face classes. The data has been com- piled from all Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) across India. The Ministry of Education (MoE) believes these figures are dynamic and trends indicate a consistent increase every day. “Face-to-face classes for Classes 1 to VIII have also been started in some KVs where State Governments have per- mitted to open schools for junior grades,” said a senior MoE official. When in school, the wearing of masks have been made compulsory for students, teachers and staff, besides following a strict hand hygiene routine, and sitting six feet apart in classrooms. Similarly, during this month end the Centre and State Governments across the country have received numbers of consent from other chain of schools, (private and public) to bring back the students to the classroom benches. “Regular contact with par- ents and guardians is being established by the schools in case of any apprehension. Students are being permitted to attend classes with the prior consent of their guardians,” said a Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) official. An Education Ministry official said the SOPs issued by the State and Central Governments are being fol- lowed completely in view of the pandemic. “All KVs have been clearly advised to follow staggered timings for the students of various classes and ensure ade- quate safety measures, includ- ing maintenance of proper physical distancing in the class- rooms. However, for students who are not attending school, the provision of online classes is also there. Students are also in touch with their teachers through various digital plat- forms,” explained the official. When KVs started opening up from October onward in a phased manner, the attendance of both the teachers and stu- dents was minimal. But things started improving when Covid cases began to decline across the country. The full strength of the boarding chain of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been allowed, given the annual exams schedules beginning the third week of February. The annual board examinations of Class X and XII are already scheduled for May-June 2021 and most likely these will be conducted by all the means in offline mode. The Government schools run by Delhi Government have started full normal days while private and public schools are scheduled to open to maxi- mum strength in consultation with their respective Parent Teachers Associations. T he Centre on Monday announced “sweeping changes” to the country’s map- ping policy, specifically for Indian companies, to enable them to create substantial advances in mapping and ulti- mately empowering small busi- nesses that “will lead to a one lakh crore rupees geo-spatial economy”. Commenting on the map- ping reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms will unlock “tremen- dous opportunities” for our country’s start-ups.” “India’s farmers will also be benefited by leveraging the potential of geo-spatial and remote sensing data. Democratising data will enable the rise of new technologies & platforms that will drive effi- ciencies in agriculture and allied sectors,” he said. Union Science & Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a joint Press con- ference with Union Minister for Space and Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh to unveil the mapping policy reforms. “By liberalising the geo- spatial guidelines, the Government has taken a his- toric decision that will lead to a one lakh crore rupees geo- spatial economy. Today’s announcement heralds unlock- ing of geo-mapping from restrictive use to wider use in the interest of nation building and creating an Atmanirbhar Bharat,” said Singh. Vardhan said, “The next generation of technologies will use hyper-resolution maps. Availability of comprehensive, highly accurate, granular and constantly updated represen- tation of geospatial data will significantly benefit diverse sectors of the economy and will significantly boost innovation in the country and greatly enhance the preparedness of the country for emergency response.” The availability of data and modern mapping technologies to Indian companies is also crucial for achieving the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and a five trillion-dollar economy, he said. “With the advent of pub- licly available geospatial ser- vices, a lot of geospatial data that used to be in the restrict- ed zone are freely and com- monly available now and some of the policies/guidelines that used to regulate such informa- tion have been rendered obso- lete and redundant,” said Vardhan. “What is readily available globally does not need to be regulated. For Indian entities, there would be complete dereg- ulation with no prior approvals, security clearances, licences, etc, for acquisition and pro- duction of geospatial data and geospatial data services includ- ing maps,” he announced. Vardhan pointed out that all geospatial data produced using public funds, except clas- sified geospatial data collected by security/law enforcement agencies, will be made accessi- ble for scientific, economic and developmental purposes to all Indian Entities and without any restrictions on their use. Government agencies and others need to collaborate and work towards openlinked geospatial data. “Stakeholders benefitted will include practically every segment of society, from indus- try to academia to government departments,” he emphasised. This is a transformative reform, the Minister added. Speaking on the occasion, Singh said the Centre has taken a historic decision to com- pletely deregulate Geospatial Map-making and unshackle the Geospatial sector in India for the first time. Y ou may be two-three tril- lion dollar company but people value their privacy more than the money,” the Supreme Court told WhatsApp on Monday as it sought the US- based instant messaging firm’s reply on a fresh plea challeng- ing its new policy to share users’ data with parent com- pany Facebook and others. It is the duty of the judi- ciary to protect citizens’ priva- cy, the top court said, asking WhatsApp as also the Centre to file replies on affidavit within four weeks on the plea which alleged that lower standards of privacy are being applied by the firm for Indians in comparison to its European users of the app. WhatsApp told the top court however that Europe has a special law (General Data Protection Regulation) and if such a law is passed by Parliament then it will follow it. A bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said, “People have grave apprehen- sions that they will lose their privacy and it is our duty to protect them”. “You may be two or three trillion dollar company but people value their privacy more than the money. People gave grave concern about their pri- vacy,” the bench said, adding that “there is apprehension that WhatsApp will share the information and data about their circuit of message with others”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said it is the concern of the nation and they cannot be allowed to share users’ infor- mation with anyone. “They have to follow the law of the land. They cannot be allowed to share data of users with anyone,” Mehta. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for WhatsApp, said there is no discrimination in the new privacy policy. “The privacy policy which will be applied in India is same for the whole world except for Europe. In Europe they have a special law. If Parliament pass- es such law, then it will also fol- low it,” Sibal said. The apex court issued notice to the Central Government and the Facebook-owned app on an interim application filed by Karmanya Singh Sareen in a pending petition of 2017, which has been referred to the Constitution bench. T he Bombay High Court on Monday refused to quash an FIR registered against late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Priyanka Singh and a New Delhi doctor in the alleged bogus medical pre- scription case, while it quashed the complaint filed against Sushant’s other sister Meetu Singh in the same case. Hearing a petition chal- lenging an FIR registered by the Mumbai Police on the basis of a complaint filed by late Sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty in September last year, an HC Bench of Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik ruled that the probe into the FIR in which Priyanka Singh and Dr Tarun Kumar of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital have been named as accused would continue. “There is prima facie case found against Priyanka Singh and there should not be any impediment against investiga- tion against her,” the two- member HC Bench observed. However, the HC Bench quashed the complaint regis- tered by the Mumbai Police against Sushant’s other sister Meetu Singh. Reacting to the High Court’s order, Rhea’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde said, “We are satisfied with the verdict. It appears ultimately Rhea Chakraborty’s cry for justice and truth has prevailed.” It may be recalled that on September 7 last year, Sushant’s ex-girlfriend and actress Rhea Chakraborty filed a complaint against the late actor’s sister Priyanka Singh and a New Delhi-based doctor for alleged forgery and violation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and Tele Medicine Practice Guidelines, 2020. She had also named Sushant’s other sister Meetu Singh in her complaint. Rhea — who was under the scanner of the CBI, Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the Sushant death case — had lodged a written complaint with the Bandra Police station against Sushant’s New Delhi-based sister Priyanka Singh, Dr Tarun Kumar of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and others with forgery under Indian Penal Code, 1860. She had accused Priyanka, Dr Kumar and oth- ers for allegedly generating a bogus medical prescription depicting SSR as an Out Patient Department person. On their part, the late actor’s sisters Priyanka and Meetu had challenged the FIR registered against them and claimed that the FIR was lodged to “concoct a whole new story entirely different from the statements made” by Rhea before the Supreme Court and media platforms. They had sought investi- gation into the malicious and malafide activities of the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Government, for which they had sought dam- ages under public law. Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the sisters, argued that there was a delay of 91 days in filing the FIR, which was not explained by Chakraborty. He also pointed out that the allegations of prescribing banned medicines were base- less as the medicines could have been prescribed to a patient in the first consultation as per the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines. T he Delhi Police has arrested three men for allegedly dup- ing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s daughter. The accused have been iden- tified as Sajid (26), a resident of Nuh in Haryana, Kapil (18) and Manvinder Singh (25), hailing from Mathura. Police said the trio were nabbed from the Bharatpur-Mathura border with the help of technical surveillance. However, the main accused identified as Waris (25) is still on the run. Recently, CM’s daughter was allegedly duped of 34,000 by one of the four, who had approached her as a buyer on an e-commerce platform, where she had put up a sofa on sale. She was approached by a man who showed interest in making the purchase. To check if the account details shared by her were correct, he initially transferred a minimal amount of money into her account. Subsequently, the man sent a QR code to the seller and asked her to scan it so that the amount fixed under the deal could be transferred to her account but instead, 20,000 got deducted from her account when she fol- lowed the instructions of the buyer, a senior police official said.“The three worked on com- mission basis for Waris. Manvinder got multiple bank accounts opened for Kapil and Sajid using fake documents, for which he received a commission. The cheated amount was trans- ferred to Waris’ account,” said the senior police official. When she enquired about it, the man claimed that he had sent a wrong QR code by mistake and sent another link to her, asking her to follow the same procedure. But again 14,000 got deducted from the seller’s account when she scanned the QR code, he said. An FIR under the relevant sections of the IPC was registered on February 7. During scrutiny of bank account details and transactions, it emerged that the money was withdrawn from an account registered in the name of Kapil at Agra, said the senior police official. T he Telecom Ministry will set up Digital Intelligence Unit (DIU) and a consumer protection system as part of continuing efforts to tackle the menace of pesky calls as well as to take strict action against financial frauds perpetrated using telecom resources. The move follows a direc- tion from Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who chaired a high-level meeting to look at ways to address rising concerns of consumers over unsolicited messages on mobile phones, repeated harassment through SMSes promising loan transactions through fraudu- lent ways. It is also aimed at making digital transactions more safe and secure. “In the meeting, the Minister of Communication directed officials to take strict action against erring telemar- keters and individuals involved in harassment of subscribers. Further, the minister observed that telecom resources are also being used to carry out finan- cial frauds and dupe the com- mon man of his hard-earned money. Clear directions were issued to the officials to take strict and tangible action to stop such activities immedi- ately,” a statement said. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) already has regulations in place to check pesky calls. O ffices where even a large number of Covid-19 cases are reported on the premises can now resume work follow- ing proper disinfection without closing or sealing the area, as per a fresh set of guidelines (SOPs) to contain the spread of Covid-19 in offices issued by the Union Health Ministry. “If a larger number of cases are reported at the workplace, the whole block or building should be disinfected before work is resumed,” the Ministry said. Officers and staff residing in containment zones should inform the same to their super- visory officer and not attend office till the containment zone is denotified. Such staff should be permitted to work from home, it said. Offices in containment zones shall remain closed except for medical and essen- tial services and only those out- side will be allowed to open up, the SOPs said, adding that only asymptomatic staff or vis- itors shall be allowed entry, individuals must maintain a minimum distance of six feet in common places as far as feasi- ble, and use face covers or masks at all times. “They must be worn prop- erly to cover the nose and the mouth. Touching the front portion of the mask or face cover to be avoided,” the Ministry said. It also underlined practis- ing frequent hand washing with soap for at least 40 to 60 seconds, even when hands are not visibly dirty, and use of alcohol-based hand sanitiser for at least 20 seconds wherev- er feasible. Meetings, as far as possible, should be done through video conferencing and large physi- cal gatherings continue to remain prohibited, the SOPs stated. S tate Tiger Force has arrest- ed 16 accused with 4 leop- ard skins and 25 kg pangolin scales. During interrogation of these accused, it was found that the organs of wild animals were sold in the name of tantra- mantra and witchcraft. Chief Conservator of Wildlife Alok Kumar Singh has appealed people to stay away from superstitions and myths being spread regarding the organs of wild animals. This will help in control- ling the killing of innocent and rare wildlife. There is a provision for harsh punishment of up to 7 years for those accused in such cases related to wildlife. RNI Regn. No. MPENG/2004/13703, Regd. No. L-2/BPLON/41/2006-2008

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Page 1: ˇ ˆ˜ ˘ˇ˙ ˇ - dailypioneer.com...Priyanka Singh and a New Delhi-based doctor for alleged forgery and violation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985,

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In an encouraging turn forsecondary education post

the lockdown and completeshutdown of physical conductof schools for almost a year, theCentral Government-run flag-ship Kendriya Vidyalayas hasnoted that an average of 42 percent of students of Class IX, 65per cent of Class X, 48 per centof Class XI, and 67 per cent ofClass XII are back to schools toattend face to face classes.

The data has been com-piled from all KendriyaVidyalayas (KVs) across India.The Ministry of Education(MoE) believes these figures aredynamic and trends indicate aconsistent increase every day.

“Face-to-face classes forClasses 1 to VIII have also beenstarted in some KVs whereState Governments have per-mitted to open schools forjunior grades,” said a seniorMoE official. When in school,the wearing of masks havebeen made compulsory forstudents, teachers and staff,besides following a strict handhygiene routine, and sitting sixfeet apart in classrooms.

Similarly, during thismonth end the Centre andState Governments across thecountry have received numbersof consent from other chain ofschools, (private and public) tobring back the students to theclassroom benches.

“Regular contact with par-ents and guardians is being

established by the schools incase of any apprehension.Students are being permitted toattend classes with the priorconsent of their guardians,”said a Kendriya VidyalayaSangathan (KVS) official.

An Education Ministryofficial said the SOPs issued bythe State and CentralGovernments are being fol-lowed completely in view of thepandemic.

“All KVs have been clearlyadvised to follow staggeredtimings for the students ofvarious classes and ensure ade-quate safety measures, includ-ing maintenance of properphysical distancing in the class-rooms.

However, for students whoare not attending school, theprovision of online classes isalso there. Students are also intouch with their teachersthrough various digital plat-forms,” explained the official.

When KVs started openingup from October onward in aphased manner, the attendanceof both the teachers and stu-dents was minimal. But thingsstarted improving when Covidcases began to decline acrossthe country.

The full strength of theboarding chain of JawaharNavodaya Vidyalaya has beenallowed, given the annualexams schedules beginning thethird week of February. Theannual board examinations ofClass X and XII are alreadyscheduled for May-June 2021and most likely these will beconducted by all the means inoffline mode.

The Government schoolsrun by Delhi Government havestarted full normal days whileprivate and public schools arescheduled to open to maxi-mum strength in consultationwith their respective ParentTeachers Associations.

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The Centre on Mondayannounced “sweeping

changes” to the country’s map-ping policy, specifically forIndian companies, to enablethem to create substantialadvances in mapping and ulti-mately empowering small busi-nesses that “will lead to a onelakh crore rupees geo-spatialeconomy”.

Commenting on the map-ping reforms, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi said thereforms will unlock “tremen-dous opportunities” for ourcountry’s start-ups.”

“India’s farmers will also bebenefited by leveraging thepotential of geo-spatial andremote sensing data.Democratising data will enablethe rise of new technologies &platforms that will drive effi-ciencies in agriculture andallied sectors,” he said.

Union Science &Technology Minister Dr HarshVardhan held a joint Press con-ference with Union Ministerfor Space and Atomic EnergyJitendra Singh to unveil themapping policy reforms.

“By liberalising the geo-spatial guidelines, theGovernment has taken a his-toric decision that will lead to

a one lakh crore rupees geo-spatial economy. Today’sannouncement heralds unlock-ing of geo-mapping fromrestrictive use to wider use inthe interest of nation buildingand creating an AtmanirbharBharat,” said Singh.

Vardhan said, “The nextgeneration of technologies willuse hyper-resolution maps.Availability of comprehensive,highly accurate, granular andconstantly updated represen-tation of geospatial data willsignificantly benefit diversesectors of the economy and willsignificantly boost innovationin the country and greatlyenhance the preparedness ofthe country for emergencyresponse.”

The availability of data andmodern mapping technologiesto Indian companies is alsocrucial for achieving the visionof Atmanirbhar Bharat and afive trillion-dollar economy,he said.

“With the advent of pub-licly available geospatial ser-vices, a lot of geospatial datathat used to be in the restrict-ed zone are freely and com-

monly available now and someof the policies/guidelines thatused to regulate such informa-tion have been rendered obso-lete and redundant,” saidVardhan.

“What is readily availableglobally does not need to beregulated. For Indian entities,there would be complete dereg-ulation with no prior approvals,security clearances, licences,etc, for acquisition and pro-duction of geospatial data andgeospatial data services includ-ing maps,” he announced.

Vardhan pointed out thatall geospatial data producedusing public funds, except clas-sified geospatial data collectedby security/law enforcementagencies, will be made accessi-ble for scientific, economicand developmental purposes toall Indian Entities and withoutany restrictions on their use.

Government agencies andothers need to collaborate andwork towards openlinkedgeospatial data.

“Stakeholders benefittedwill include practically everysegment of society, from indus-try to academia to governmentdepartments,” he emphasised.

This is a transformativereform, the Minister added.

Speaking on the occasion,Singh said the Centre has takena historic decision to com-pletely deregulate GeospatialMap-making and unshacklethe Geospatial sector in Indiafor the first time.

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You may be two-three tril-lion dollar company but

people value their privacy morethan the money,” the SupremeCourt told WhatsApp onMonday as it sought the US-based instant messaging firm’sreply on a fresh plea challeng-ing its new policy to shareusers’ data with parent com-pany Facebook and others.

It is the duty of the judi-ciary to protect citizens’ priva-cy, the top court said, askingWhatsApp as also the Centre tofile replies on affidavit withinfour weeks on the plea whichalleged that lower standards ofprivacy are being applied by thefirm for Indians in comparisonto its European users of the app.

WhatsApp told the top

court however that Europe hasa special law (General DataProtection Regulation) and ifsuch a law is passed byParliament then it will follow it.

A bench of Chief JusticeBobde and Justices ASBopanna and VRamasubramanian said,“People have grave apprehen-sions that they will lose theirprivacy and it is our duty toprotect them”.

“You may be two or threetrillion dollar company butpeople value their privacy morethan the money. People gavegrave concern about their pri-vacy,” the bench said, adding

that “there is apprehensionthat WhatsApp will share theinformation and data abouttheir circuit of message withothers”.

Solicitor General TusharMehta, appearing for theCentre, said it is the concern ofthe nation and they cannot beallowed to share users’ infor-mation with anyone.

“They have to follow thelaw of the land. They cannot beallowed to share data of userswith anyone,” Mehta.

Senior advocate KapilSibal, appearing for WhatsApp,said there is no discriminationin the new privacy policy.

“The privacy policy whichwill be applied in India is samefor the whole world except forEurope. In Europe they have aspecial law. If Parliament pass-es such law, then it will also fol-low it,” Sibal said.

The apex court issuednotice to the CentralGovernment and theFacebook-owned app on aninterim application filed byKarmanya Singh Sareen in apending petition of 2017,which has been referred to theConstitution bench.

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The Bombay High Court onMonday refused to quash

an FIR registered against lateBollywood actor Sushant SinghRajput’s sister Priyanka Singhand a New Delhi doctor in thealleged bogus medical pre-scription case, while it quashedthe complaint filed againstSushant’s other sister MeetuSingh in the same case.

Hearing a petition chal-lenging an FIR registered by theMumbai Police on the basis ofa complaint filed by lateSushant’s girlfriend RheaChakraborty in September lastyear, an HC Bench of JusticesSS Shinde and MS Karnikruled that the probe into theFIR in which Priyanka Singhand Dr Tarun Kumar of RamManohar Lohia Hospital havebeen named as accused wouldcontinue.

“There is prima facie casefound against Priyanka Singhand there should not be anyimpediment against investiga-tion against her,” the two-member HC Bench observed.

However, the HC Benchquashed the complaint regis-tered by the Mumbai Police

against Sushant’s other sisterMeetu Singh.

Reacting to the HighCourt’s order, Rhea’s lawyerSatish Maneshinde said, “Weare satisfied with the verdict. Itappears ultimately RheaChakraborty’s cry for justiceand truth has prevailed.”

It may be recalled that onSeptember 7 last year, Sushant’sex-girlfriend and actress RheaChakraborty filed a complaintagainst the late actor’s sisterPriyanka Singh and a NewDelhi-based doctor for allegedforgery and violation ofNarcotic Drugs andPsychotropic Substances

(NDPS) Act, 1985, and TeleMedicine Practice Guidelines,2020. She had also namedSushant’s other sister MeetuSingh in her complaint.

Rhea — who was under thescanner of the CBI,Enforcement Directorate (ED)and Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) in the Sushant deathcase — had lodged a writtencomplaint with the BandraPolice station against Sushant’sNew Delhi-based sisterPriyanka Singh, Dr TarunKumar of Ram Manohar LohiaHospital and others withforgery under Indian PenalCode, 1860. She had accused

Priyanka, Dr Kumar and oth-ers for allegedly generating abogus medical prescriptiondepicting SSR as an Out PatientDepartment person.

On their part, the lateactor’s sisters Priyanka andMeetu had challenged the FIRregistered against them andclaimed that the FIR waslodged to “concoct a whole newstory entirely different from thestatements made” by Rheabefore the Supreme Court andmedia platforms.

They had sought investi-gation into the malicious andmalafide activities of theMumbai Police and theMaharashtra Government, forwhich they had sought dam-ages under public law.

Senior Advocate VikasSingh, appearing for the sisters,argued that there was a delay of91 days in filing the FIR, whichwas not explained byChakraborty.

He also pointed out thatthe allegations of prescribingbanned medicines were base-less as the medicines couldhave been prescribed to apatient in the first consultationas per the TelemedicinePractice Guidelines.

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The Delhi Police has arrestedthree men for allegedly dup-

ing Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal’s daughter.

The accused have been iden-tified as Sajid (26), a resident ofNuh in Haryana, Kapil (18) andManvinder Singh (25), hailingfrom Mathura. Police said thetrio were nabbed from theBharatpur-Mathura border withthe help of technical surveillance.However, the main accusedidentified as Waris (25) is still onthe run.

Recently, CM’s daughter wasallegedly duped of �34,000 byone of the four, who hadapproached her as a buyer on ane-commerce platform, whereshe had put up a sofa on sale.

She was approached by aman who showed interest in

making the purchase. To checkif the account details shared byher were correct, he initiallytransferred a minimal amount ofmoney into her account.

Subsequently, the man senta QR code to the seller and askedher to scan it so that the amountfixed under the deal could betransferred to her account butinstead, �20,000 got deductedfrom her account when she fol-lowed the instructions of thebuyer, a senior police officialsaid.“The three worked on com-mission basis for Waris.

Manvinder got multiple bankaccounts opened for Kapil andSajid using fake documents, forwhich he received a commission.The cheated amount was trans-ferred to Waris’ account,” said thesenior police official.

When she enquired about it,the man claimed that he had senta wrong QR code by mistake andsent another link to her, askingher to follow the same procedure.But again �14,000 got deductedfrom the seller’s account whenshe scanned the QR code, hesaid.

An FIR under the relevantsections of the IPC was registeredon February 7. During scrutinyof bank account details andtransactions, it emerged thatthe money was withdrawn froman account registered in thename of Kapil at Agra, said thesenior police official.

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The Telecom Ministry willset up Digital Intelligence

Unit (DIU) and a consumerprotection system as part ofcontinuing efforts to tackle themenace of pesky calls as well asto take strict action againstfinancial frauds perpetratedusing telecom resources.

The move follows a direc-tion from Telecom MinisterRavi Shankar Prasad, whochaired a high-level meeting tolook at ways to address risingconcerns of consumers overunsolicited messages on mobilephones, repeated harassmentthrough SMSes promising loan

transactions through fraudu-lent ways. It is also aimed atmaking digital transactionsmore safe and secure.

“In the meeting, theMinister of Communicationdirected officials to take strictaction against erring telemar-keters and individuals involvedin harassment of subscribers.Further, the minister observedthat telecom resources are alsobeing used to carry out finan-cial frauds and dupe the com-mon man of his hard-earnedmoney.

Clear directions wereissued to the officials to takestrict and tangible action tostop such activities immedi-ately,” a statement said.

The Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (Trai)already has regulations in placeto check pesky calls.

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Offices where even a largenumber of Covid-19 cases

are reported on the premisescan now resume work follow-ing proper disinfection withoutclosing or sealing the area, asper a fresh set of guidelines(SOPs) to contain the spread ofCovid-19 in offices issued bythe Union Health Ministry.

“If a larger number of casesare reported at the workplace,the whole block or buildingshould be disinfected beforework is resumed,” the Ministrysaid.

Officers and staff residingin containment zones shouldinform the same to their super-visory officer and not attendoffice till the containment zoneis denotified. Such staff shouldbe permitted to work fromhome, it said.

Offices in containmentzones shall remain closedexcept for medical and essen-tial services and only those out-side will be allowed to open up,the SOPs said, adding thatonly asymptomatic staff or vis-itors shall be allowed entry,individuals must maintain a

minimum distance of six feet incommon places as far as feasi-ble, and use face covers ormasks at all times.

“They must be worn prop-erly to cover the nose and themouth. Touching the frontportion of the mask or facecover to be avoided,” theMinistry said.

It also underlined practis-ing frequent hand washingwith soap for at least 40 to 60seconds, even when hands arenot visibly dirty, and use ofalcohol-based hand sanitiserfor at least 20 seconds wherev-er feasible.

Meetings, as far as possible,should be done through videoconferencing and large physi-cal gatherings continue toremain prohibited, the SOPsstated.

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State Tiger Force has arrest-ed 16 accused with 4 leop-

ard skins and 25 kg pangolinscales.

During interrogation ofthese accused, it was found thatthe organs of wild animalswere sold in the name of tantra-mantra and witchcraft.

Chief Conservator ofWildlife Alok Kumar Singhhas appealed people to stayaway from superstitions andmyths being spread regardingthe organs of wild animals.

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Atwo-day international webi-nar on ‘Democracy of

Criticism’ at Atal Bihari VajpayeeHindi University was held.

The two-day internationalwebinar was organized underthe joint effeorts of Atal BihariVajpayee Hindi University, D.Enza College, California (US),World Hindi Jyoti, Californiaand Central Hindi Institute ofAgra. The first session waspresided over by Prof. RamdevBhardwaj, Vice Chancellor,Atal Bihari Vajpayee HindiUniversity, Bhopal.

Chief Guest KusumKhemani, well-known writer,President, Indian Language,Council, Kolkata, KeynoteSpeaker Prof. Arjun Chavan,Dean, Shivaji University,Kolhapur, Maharashtra,Sandeep Awasthi, Co-Coordinator, was a well-knownwriter and educationist.

In his presidential address,Prof. Ramdev Bhardwaj saidthat criticism in democracy is

inevitable in the present envi-ronment and it should be dis-cussed. Democracy is the bestsystem of civilized society.

The basis of democracy iscriticism, the more criticism,the stronger it can be defined,is useful for society, the work ofthe edge in democracy shouldbe criticized, healthy environ-ment and discussion should bethere, disagreement, discus-sion are the ways to build theessence of democracy.

The components of debate,dialogue, support democracy inthe environment of India.Philosophers Socrates, Aristotlehad a long tradition forCriticism. The tradition ofconsultation in the Cabinet ofkings, the tradition of criticismin the Parliament of India, setsdemocracy in a global envi-ronment.

This method has been con-sidered the supreme system,because the ideas of illiteratepeople can be used in the soci-ety. Participation of the lastman's social and national con-

tribution to a healthy democ-racy, there are many examplesin our Parliament, when theystand in discussion, are moti-vated to live decent lives, BharatRatna Atal Bihari Vajpayeecriticized Pandit Nehru inParliament plenty of times.

There was criticism byVajpayee during encroachmentby China. This new emergencegave a strong boost to democ-racy in India. In Hindi litera-ture, religion and solution areexpressed in Premchand's nov-els. In his literature the empow-erment of society wasexplained. He further said thatdisagreement is the soul ofdemocracy, the basis of devel-opment.

The conclusions drawnfrom this webinar were that thediscussion of expansion andgathering in small groups is aforce. Willingness to endurewith our educational institu-tions develops, along with intel-lectual development, current-ly we have become digital, weare getting separated from each

other as a result of which we getcriticism.

He also aaid thatDemocracy will be strength-ened only if we have to havefaith in discussion, debate andredebate. The webinar wasconducted by co-ordinatedSandeep Awasthi.

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The city theatre artists por-trayed the lifespan and

struggles of Subhash ChandraBose in a Hindi play ‘I amSubhash’ at Dhar.

Directed by one of thenoted theatre artisteChandrahas Tiwari, the play iswritten by a renowned play-wright of the city Dinesh Nair.Further, the artists of The RisingSociety of Art and Culture gavea mesmerizing performancebefore the Bhopalites.

The story of the play trav-els from the time of college daysof Subhash Chandra Bose,where he first began his fightagainst the British Rule.Beginning, the struggle againstthe British at college level, he gotinvolved with the freedomstruggle lead by MahatmaGandhi.

The play included all themajor incidents where SubhashChandra Bose began his fightand formed Azaad Hind Fauj.His death is merely doubtful so,the play did not highlight abouthis death, but the character ofSubhash Chandra Bose steps onstage and addresses the audi-ence, saying “I will always bealive in every heart and wouldcontinue my fight against theinjustice and for the freedom.”

The audience enjoyed theplay with lot of enthusiasm.Further, the artists of the playcaptivated the interest of thespectators and managed to grabthe applauses of the viewers.

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Talented player of MadhyaPradesh State Equestrian

Academy, Prannoy Khare, giv-ing a brilliant performance wona silver medal in the SeniorNational EquestrianChampionship Grade OneShow Jumping.

Prannoy Khare won thismedal by overtaking the coun-try's top horsemen at the SeniorNational EquestrianCompetition GradeOne (140cm) Show Jumping held at AGLStables Delhi from 9 to 15February 2021. Prannay KhareSenior National EquestrianCompetition Grade One(Advance), M.P. Became thefirst player of the StateEquestrian Academy.

State Sports and YouthWelfare Minister YashodharaRaje Scindia applauded andcongratulated the academy'stalented horseman PrannoyKhare at the Senior NationalEquestrian ChampionshipGradhavan show-jumping. Shesaid that Prannoy has madeMadhya Pradesh proud by earn-ing a silver medal in the SeniorNational Championship.

Director Sports and YouthWelfare Pawan Jain said thatPrannoy is a talented horsemannot only of Khare Pradesh.Pranay's achievements haveincreased the pride of the statein the last four years.

Director of sports expressedhope that by winning medals ininternational competitions,Prannoy Khare will enhance the

honor and pride of the country.The Academy's equestrian

player Prannoy Khare has wonfive medals including threegold, one silver and one bronzeat the International EquestrianChampionship. While he haswon 24 medals including 17gold, 05 silver and 02 bronze inJunior National EquestrianChampionship and sevenmedals including two gold, foursilver and one bronze in senior,Madhya Pradesh. Apart fromthis, 51 gold, 44 silver and 32bronze medals have beenearned so far in the Regionaland Premier Equestrian Leagueand Horse Show.

Prannoy Khare is trainedunder the guidance of CaptainBhagirath, the head instructorof the equestrian academy.

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The Piplani police havebooked a Pharmacy student

for sexually assaulting a 25-year-old girl for the past sixmonths at Bharat Nagar; policehave started search for theaccused.

Police said that the accusedidentified as Sudhanshu wasbooked after the victim lodgedcomplaint against the accused ofsexual exploitation for the pastsix on the pretext of marriage.

The victim in her com-plaint stated that she met theaccused in the year 2020 with theaccused and developed rela-tionship later. The accused waspursuing B.Pharma while victimwas pursuing nursing in thesame college.

The accused continued tosexually exploit her and laterwhen she asked for marriage theaccused escaped with excusesand recently refused for marriageafter which the victim lodged acomplaint with the police.

Based on the complaintpolice registered a case andbooked who escaped. Theaccused confessed that he sexu-ally exploited the victim andthreatened her of life after shestarted to ask him for marriagein the past few months. Thepolice registered a case of sexu-al assault against the accused.

Meanwhile, a 16-year-oldminor girl was sexually assault-ed by a youth at AmaltashColony ; Shahpura police haveregistered a case against theaccused.

According to the police, theaccused, Ayush alias Uttan wasbooked for threatening and sex-ually assaulting the victim. Theaccused lured the victim to ahouse where victim used towork as domestic help when thehouse owner was not present.

Based on the complaint andafter the preliminary investiga-tion, the police have registeredcase against the youth under sec-tions 506 and 376 of the IPC.

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Crime branch sleuths arrest-ed three persons, involved

in drug trafficking nearDupadia jod and recovered11.8 kg worth Rs 1.4 lakh wererecovered and a bike fromtheir possession on Sunday.

Acting on a tip off, threepeople who were carryingdrugs and detained and whenthey were searched, drugs wererecovered from their posses-sion. A motorbike bearing reg-istration MP04MN5242 fromtheir possession.

The accused confessed thatthey were involved in drugpeddling and used to bringdrugs from Odisha and wouldsell in small packets in differ-ent parts.

The nabbed drug peddlerswere identified as KamatiPujari, Jagannath Angel ofOdisha and Shivraj Maina aliasGolu of Vidisha. The drugpeddlers were carrying drugs ingunny bag and when it was

searched 11.8 kg of Cannabiswas recovered.

The modus operandi byrevealed by Shivraj who used tohide his identity and wouldorder delivery from drug ped-dlers in Odisha and every timedrug peddlers would contactwith different number andlater they would dispatch thedrugs through his men whichagain would be different forevery delivery.

The accused would sellthe drugs in small parts inBhopal, Vidisha and nearbyareas of these two places.

The police have registereda case under of Narcotic Drugsand Psychotropic Substances(NDPS) Act and have startedfurther investigation. Policesaid that the network of sup-pliers and distributors would beunearthed during the furtherinvestigation.

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Seven hundred women helpdesks will be set up for the

prevention of crime againstwoman in the country, DGPVivek Johri discussed with thefield officers through video con-ferencing (VC) about the newarrangement. The desk will beformed in three categories. Morepolice officers and employeeswill be deployed in police sta-tions where the number ofcrime against woman is high.

Orders have been issued toall the districts from thewomen's cell which wouldlaunched on 8 March (NationalWomen's Day) in all the policestations. The 700 Women's Deskwill be known as the URJA HelpDesk. This desk is divided intoA, B and C categories based onthe number of female offenses.

DGP Johri discussed withconcerned officials of all thedistricts in this regard. Thedesks in the police station areaof more than 75 woman crimesoccurring in a year will beplaced in A category. A femalesub-inspector, two head con-stables and four constables willbe deployed here. In a year, on40 to 75 women offenses, thedesk will be placed in B cate-gory, there will be four posts ofwomen sub-inspector or assis-tant sub-inspector and fourposts of head constable or con-stable. In the C category, therewill be a desk where less than40 complaints come every yearand have three posts of womensub-inspector or head consta-ble and constable. The womanin-charge of the police stationconcerned will be in charge ofthe desk.

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Under the latest and popularonline series of Indira

Gandhi Rashtriya ManavSangrahalaya entitled Exhibit ofthe Week’ the ‘Kudi’- a metalcontainer for carrying or storingwater collected from 1998. TheFolk community of Jodhpur,Rajasthan.

It’s Measurement Height - 59cm., Cir.- 136 cm. displayed inthe audience as The ThirdExhibit of the month of February,2021 through official website,Facebook, Instagram and twitterpage of the IGRMS.

In this regard DPraveenKumar Mishra, Director, IGRMSsaid that Indira Gandhi RashtriyaManav Sangrahalaya (NationalMuseum of Mankind), Initiallythis series will focus on themasterpieces from its collectionwhich are considered as uniquefor their contribution to thecultural history of a particularethnic group or area.

The integrity and graceful-ness of a cultural object appearto have been heavily influencedby the geographical conditionswhere the people live. In thedesert villages of Rajasthan,where a scant rainfall is evident,the women folk spend half oftheir daily chores traveling long

distances to fetch water for theirdomestic use. To fulfill this basicneed, they use various types oflocally manufactured containersin this arid region.

Regarding this objectSudeepa Roy said that Kudi isone such kind of container usedfor transporting water from adistant source to the house. Thebody is constructed with around-shaped belly having anarrow and constricted cylin-drical neck extended to a sturdyand chunky mouth.

The exterior part is beauti-fully woven with perfectly tight

strips of animal hide, and thisweave-pattern also has a loop-like structure extended on eitherside of the vessel that serves asthe handle.

The provision of these sidehandles allows two persons to liftand carry the water easily fromthe source to the destination.Typically, the Lohars (local iron-smiths) prepare this kind ofvessel, mainly using iron andleather as raw materials. Theheating and continuous ham-mering technique are used toforge and shape this magnificentpiece of an iron vessel.

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A40-year-old Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) died after his scoot-er was hit by a speeding car at Vidisha road under Chhola

Mandir police station area late in the night on Sunday.Police said that an injured TTE was taken to a hospital where

he was declared dead. The deceased was identified as SanjayMishra of Paras Colony was on his way home after work.

The accident took place at around 11.30 pm. The errant cardriver escaped the spot leaving the car. The car is having vehi-cle registration number of Indore and based on the registrationnumber search has been started.The deceased was posted withcentral railways as TTE.

The car was moving speedily and due to which the scooterwas damaged severely and resulted in death of Sanjay.The bodywas sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation.The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPCand started further investigation.

Meanwhile, a 23-year-old youth committed suicide by hang-ing with the ceiling at Ashoka Garden on Sunday.

Adi Chouhan was found hanging at his residence on Sundayand was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declareddead.Police were informed and after preliminary investigationthe body was sent for the post mortem.The police have regis-tered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started fur-ther investigation.

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Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan has given instructions

to start tribal hostels soon. ChiefMinister Chouhan said that hostelsare being started for the purpose ofproviding residential facility to thestudents of tribal class keeping inview the Class-10 and 12 board andcollege examinations. In hostels, itwill be mandatory to follow the nec-essary precautions for protectionfrom Covid-19.

This decision will benefit about34,000 school level students of Class10 and 12 in general hostels and res-idential schools and 8 thousand stu-dents of college level. There are 1195senior hostels, 152 college hostels, 126specialised institutions like residentialschools, girls’ education complexes,Eklavya Adarsh ??residential schoolsand Gurukulam schools run by theTribal Affairs Department in the state.

Keeping in mind Covid-19, only

students of class 10 and 12 will beallowed to stay in hostels for the pur-pose of ensuring cleanliness, hygieneand social distancing. This facility willnot be available for students of class9th and 11th. The ashrams, juniorhostels will not be opened yet. Theconsent of the guardians will be nec-essary to stay in the hostels.

Each hostel will have a separatequarantine room. Hostel superin-tendents will be trained in collabo-ration with Health Department toensure adherence to guidelinesapplicable for protection from Covid-19 in hostels. Each hostel will be affil-iated with the nearest governmenthealth centre. The mobile number ofthe doctor of the health centre will bewritten on the notice board of thehostel. There will be arrangement forregular health checkup in hostels.

Instructions have also been givento all divisional, district and blocklevel officers and principals to inspecthostels regularly.

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Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had dis-cussion over tea with Environment and New and

Renewable energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dang.Dang apprised Chouhan with the departmental

schemes. Minister Dang informed Chief MinisterChouhan that farmers are being benefited from theprovisions of power generation under Kusum Yojana.This revolutionary change is taking place. After wide-spread implementation of the scheme not only thefarmer will get electricity produced from solar ener-gy but the amount of additional production will bedeposited in the accounts of the farmers due to thearrangement of storage of electricity. It will also helpin preventing transmission losses. While the gov-ernment will also benefit from this, ten-hour powersupply will be ensured to farmers every day.

Dang informed that the scheme of supplying solarpower in Government buildings has been successful.Roof top scheme has been popularized by setting upthe plant on the roof of government offices. RenewableEnergy Minister informed that efforts are being madeto increase wind energy production and its use withthe implementation of new solar policy in the state.

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State BJP president and MPVD Sharma said Prime

Minister says that challengeshave to be turned into oppor-tunities and our party membershave turned challenges intoopportunities. At the time ofthe by-election, former chiefminister Kamal Nath had saidthat the BJP's organization washis target.

“BJP is a cadre-base orga-nization and our worker solvesall the challenges with greatforce and its strength lies in thebooth level worker,” saidSharma while talking to themedia on completion of oneyear term as State President.

He said that party workershave displayed important ofstrength at the booth level inthe by-elections. In the last oneyear, our workers have pro-duced results through theirhard work and on this basis BJPwill win with a strong majori-ty in the upcoming urban bodyelections.

Sharma said that BJP had

given the responsibility of statepresident a year ago and dur-ing tenure efforts were made toshoulder responsibilityassigned to me to the best.

He said that people likeKushabhau Thackeray, PyarelalKhandelwal, Sunderlal Patwa,Kailash Joshi have raised theorganization and in the last oneyear, he had tried to acceleratethe growth of the organization

in the same manner.Focus has been to make the

booth more strong and strongand to move forward on thesame basis. Our organization ofthe state is already an idealorganization. Now, accordingto the new parameters of thepresent era, our state organi-zation can become number-1in the country, in the last oneyear our focus has been on this.

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The Transport departmentand government driver

training institution Indoreorganized a one-month freetraining camp for four-wheel-er driving so that the womencan become self-dependent.

Total 50 women weretrained in this training camp.Tourism minister Usha Thakurprovided certificate and learn-ing license to the women. Afterone month these women willbe provide permanent license.On this occasion Patel motorsprovide appointment letter tothree women.

Deputy commissionertransport Sapna Jain, DSP traf-fic Santosh Upadhyaya, ARTOArchana Mishra, Arto NishaChouhan, principal of ITI D AMahajan and in charge of gov-

ernment training institutionanil Sharma were present.

While addressing the ben-eficiaries minister Usha Thakursaid that this driver training willbring a positive change in thelife and will make all the womenself-dependent. She said that

training changes the life. First setyour goals and then work for it.We should work with honesty.Minister Usha Thakur appreci-ated the efforts of transportdepartment to contribute inself dependent Madhya Pradeshand self-dependent India.

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Bhopal Branch of ICAI ofCIRC observed “Sports

Meet week” from February 9 to14. The Sports Week wasorganised for its members atBhopal Branch of CIRC ofThe Institute of CharteredAccountants of India.

As many as 125 CharteredAccountants participated inthe event. There were variousindoor and outdoor gamesplayed during the sports week.The games like Table tennis,Chess, Carom and Ludo wereplayed. All the participantsshowcased enthusiasm duringthe sports week and exhibitedthier talent in each match.

In Carrom, CA MayankAgrawal and CA Zuber Ullah

Khan won the match. In TableTennis singles CA NitinBarjatya won the match. CAZuber Ullah Khan nagged thetitle of Runner Up. In doublesmales CA Nitin Barjatya andCA Shrey Barjatya won thematch. CA Kirti Daga and CAAnunay Sharda bagged therunner up trophy.

The matches in Chess wasalso played. CA Anunay Shardawon the match and CA AdityaShrivastava was the runner up.

In Ludo doubles CAHarjeet Hasija and CA AdityaShrivastava won the match.CA Anunay Sharda and CAAshu Jain were the runner upsof the match. The entire weekproved to be helpful for main-taining the wellbeing ofCharted Accountants.

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After the arrest of 21-year-old Disha Ravi, a Delhi

court has issued non-bailablewarrants against activists NikitaJacob and Shantanu in con-nection with Delhi Police'sinterrogation into the toolkitcase. The arrest warrant againstactivist-lawyer Nikita Jacobcame hours after 21-year-oldclimate activist Disha Ravi wasremanded to five-day DelhiPolice Special Cell custody.

Meanwhile, the DelhiPolice on Monday also allegedthat climate activist Disha Ravialong with two other suspectsNikita Jacob and Shantanu cre-ated the "toolkit" documentrelated to the farmers' protestand shared it on social media.

Addressing a pressconference, Prem Nath, theJoint Commissioner of Police,Cyber Unit of Delhi Policesaid that Disha, Shantanu andNikita created and edited thetoolkit.

"Disha sent the toolkit toGreta Thunberg through theTelegram app. Disha deleted awhatsapp group which she cre-ated to spread the toolkit. Dueprocedure was followed duringDisha's arrest," he said.

"Shantanu attended a zoommeeting organised by 'pro-khalistani' group Poetic JusticeFoundation (PJF) and Jacob

was also one of the editors oftoolkit document," said theJoint CP.

Ravi was sent to five dayspolice remand on Sunday by aDelhi court here. Meanwhile,police teams are conductingraids in Mumbai and otherplaces to nab the duo.

The Delhi Police had onSunday claimed that Ravi wasan editor of the "toolkit Googledoc" and "key conspirator" inthe document's formulationand dissemination.

"She was the one whoshared the toolkit doc withGreta Thunberg," the DelhiPolice claimed in a tweet.

Thunberg, a teen climateactivist, had shared the "toolk-it" to lend her support to thefarmers' agitation against thethree agri laws.

In the document, variousurgent actions, including cre-ating a Twitter storm andprotesting outside Indianembassies, were listed whichwere needed to be taken to sup-port the farmers' protest.

The toolkit has been citedby some critics as a "proof " ofher conspiracy to fuel protestsin India.

The police on Sunday toldthe court that her custody wasrequired to probe an allegedlarger conspiracy against thegovernment of India and toascertain her alleged role relat-

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Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal condemned the

arrest of 21-year old climateactivist Disha Ravi, saying thatthe arrest is an attack ondemocracy.

“Arrest of 21 yr old DishaRavi is an unprecedentedattack on Democracy.Supporting our farmers is nota crime,” Kejriwal tweeted.

Senior Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader and nationalspokesperson Raghav Chadhaon Monday said that this is notjust an arrest but an extrajudi-cial “abduction”. “The AAPdemands immediate releaseof Disha Ravi. The NarendraModi government wants toscare the youth of India so thatthey do not raise their voiceagainst the BJP,” he added.

“The AAP wants to appealto all the youth of our countryto get united and raise yourvoice against the BJP. I wonderhow a government which hasa massive majority is scared ofa 21-year-old climate activist.The BJP ruled central govern-ment sent the Delhi police toBangalore to arrest this youngactivist. The Prime Minister ofour country has the oppositionparty “Naraz Fufi” because weprotest against the govern-ment. It is unfortunate thattoday due to this mindset theBJP is treating the young pro-testors as “Naraz Fufi”," hesaid.Chadha said, "The Modigovernment at the Centre isscared, fearful and petrified bythe voice of the youth of India.Young students have been rais-ing their voice persistentlyagainst the policies and lawsimplemented by the BJP gov-

ernment. But the BJP does notlike the youth of our countryand that is why they havearrested India's daughter, a21-year-old student and cli-mate activist,” he said.

The AAP leader furthersaid “The BJP cries hoarseabout the Emergency and howfreedom of expression wasmercilessly trampled uponduring that indeed dark peri-od. In fact, several BJP leadersthemselves went to jail forobjecting to the suspension offundamental rights. They exer-cised their democratic right toprotest back in the 70s andwear their jail-time as a badgeof honour.

How different are theynow? It would not be incorrectto say that what the BJP isdoing now is far more sinister,far more insidious than whathappened in 1975.”

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ing to the Khalistan movement.Delhi Chief Minister

Arvind Kejriwal has calledRavi's arrest “unprecedentedattack on democracy” while theSamyukta Kisan Morcha(SKM), which is leading thefarmers' protest at Delhi's bor-ders, too condemned theactivist's arrest and demanded

her immediate release.Thousands of farmers

protesting the Centre's newagri laws had clashed with thepolice during their tractorparade on January 26.

Over 500 police securitypersonnel were injured whileone protestors died during theRepublic Day violence.

Earlier, the Delhi Policehad asked Google and somesocial media giants to provideinformation about e-mail id,URLs and certain social mediaaccounts related to the creatorsof the "toolkit" shared byThunberg and others onTwitter in connection with thefarmers' protest.

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As part of its phased reopen-ing amid Covid-19 out-

break, the Delhi Universitywill allow research scholarsand faculty members to accessfour more libraries across itscampuses.

After allowing access to thecentral library last week, the var-sity reopened the Central ScienceLibrary, Ratan Tata Library,South Delhi Campus Library,and Faculty of Law Library forPhD/MPhil scholars and facul-ty members on Monday.

It announced that userswill have to make prior regis-tration to use the library facil-ities from 10 am to 4 pm onweek days.

"Library facilities underDelhi University Library System(DULS) will be made opera-tional in phases. In the firstphase, only bona fide facultymembers, PhD/MPhil scholarswill be allowed to use library

reading room facilities. Thereading room facilities would belimited from 10 am to 4 pmduring the week days i.E.Monday to Friday," the univer-sity said in a notice.Visitors will have to takepermission through e-mail tothe librarian before visiting thelibrary.For the central library, allreading rooms on researchfloor and three rooms on the

ground floor will be availablefor the visitors.

At the Central ScienceLibrary, two reading rooms onthe first floor will be madeavailable to the visitors, it said.The Ratan Tata Library at theDelhi School of Economicswill make the reading hall at theground floor and the periodi-cal section at first floor acces-sible to visitors.

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With the arrest of a man, theEconomic Offences Wing (EOW)

on Monday claimed to have busted aracket involving multi level marketingacross the country. Police said that theaccused was evading arrest for last nineyears. The accused has been identifiedas Kapil Dev Pasricha and he was alsodeclared 'Proclaimed Offender' (PO) bythe local court.

According to Dr O P Mishra, theJoint Commissioner of Police, EOW, anFirst Information Report (FIR) was reg-istered after a joint complaint wasreceived wherein the complainantalleged that the Director Kapil DevPasricha and others of the alleged

Company, Money Bhandar (B.P.Jewelers Pvt. Ltd.) duped gullibleinvestors of West Bengal, Orissa andAssam, by providing money backscheme with lucrative package of inter-est after a fixed period of deposit.

"After obtainingfunds from investors,the accused companyclosed their offices andfled away withoutreturning the assuredsum of money to theinvestors. Large num-ber of investors havebeen duped by accusedcompany and itsDirectors," said the

Joint CP."During investigation, it was

revealed that the accused Kapil Dev wasthe authorized signatory of the companybank account and after receiving themoney from investors the same was uti-lized for personal luxury.

The Company was not registered asNBFC with RBI and as such not autho-rized to accept public deposits.

About six to seven crores of fundsof gullible investors was obtained on thebasis of false assurance, " said the JointCP.

Chandigarh: The second dose ofCovid-19 vaccination pro-gramme started in all Punjab’sGovernment Hospitals onMonday. “The second dose ofvaccine is being administered tothe health workers, who had gottheir first shots on January 16when the drive was launched byPunjab Chief Minister in MohaliDistrict Hospital,” said the stateHealth and Family WelfareMinister Balbir Singh Sidhu.The Minister said that with this,Punjab Government is movingforward firmly in the fightagainst corona pandemic and allHealthcare Workers’ vaccina-tion to be scheduled at least oncefor the first dose by February19.

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No new Covid-19 cases werereported from 188 dis-

tricts across the country butinfections doubled inMaharashtra in the last twodays while Gujarat extendednight curfew in four majorcities amid the coronaviruscrisis even as Union HealthMinistry said on Monday thatthose above 50 years of agemight get vaccinated fromMarch this year.

Vaccination drive foraround 27 crore Indians abovethe age of 50 will begin threeweeks from now, Union HealthMinister Harsh Vardhan saidon Monday.

“Three weeks from now,the government will start giv-ing doses of coronavirus vac-cines to 27 crore persons abovethe age of 50,” he said at a pressbriefing here. An expert groupon vaccination will discusshow to pay for the doses forthose above 50, he added.

The vaccination for front-line workers began earlier thismonth. Commenting on theprivate healthcare sector’s rolein the vaccination process, hesaid that such facilities andworkers were already a part ofthe drive.

“During emergency useauthorisations (EUA), it is thegovernment’s responsibility tokeep things under control;open market sales are not partof the EUA,” he added.

The Minister said that nonew cases of Covid-19 have

been reported in 188 districtsof the country in the pastseven days. India’s total ActiveCaseload currently stands at1.39 lakh (1,39,637) onMonday. The active caseloadconsists of 1.28% of India’stotal positive cases as 33 States& UTs have reported less than5,000 active cases in the last 24hours. Tripura and Daman &Diu & Dadra & Nagar Havelicurrently have only 2 activecases each.

Six States account for 80per cent of the daily deaths.Maharashtra saw the maxi-mum casualties (40), compos-ing nearly 44.44 per cent of thedaily deaths. Kerala followswith 15 daily deaths and TamilNadu reported 6 casualties.

At least, 11,649 new dailycases have been recorded in thelast 24 hours with 86.4 percecnt of the daily new cases arefrom 6 States. Kerala reportsthe highest daily new cases at4,612. It is followed byMaharashtra with 4,092, whileTamil Nadu reported 470 new

cases. The Gujarat Governmenthas extended night curview inAhmedabad, Surat, Rajkot andVadodara till February 28 tocheck the spread of Covid-19infection.

Vardhan emphasised theimportance of social distanceand appropriate healthcarebehaviour amid the pandemicdespite falling number of coro-na cases in the country.

“It is crucial that peoplecontinue to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour which Ihad called a social vaccine,along with the real vaccine,” hequipped.

Meanwhile, the HealthMinistry said that a new flag-ship programme — PrimeMinister Atmanirbhar SwasthaBharat Yojana — has beenannounced in the UnionBudget 2021-22. “The Budgetrefers to a holistic approachtoward health and healthcare.Allocation to the health sectorfor 2020-21 is 1.8 per cent ofthe Gross Domestic Product,”the Ministry added.

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After meeting with groups offarmers unions and farmer

producers organisations’ lastweek, the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee onMonday held another round oftalks with eminent academi-cians and professionals fromthe agriculture sector via video-conference and sought theirsuggestions and view pointsover the three farm legislations.This was the 10th round oftalks by the committee mem-bers. At present, the talksbetween the UnionGovernment and the farmers’unions are at a standstill as boththe sides stuck to their stands.

‘In total, 7 eminent acade-micians and professionals inthe field participated throughvideo conferencing for detaileddeliberations with the com-mittee members,’ the commit-tee said.

According to the commit-tee, all the seven academiciansand professionals from thefield of agriculture gave theirdetailed views and suggestionson the three farm laws. The dis-cussion was led by Dr. PramodJoshi along with other panelmembers namely Dr. AshokGulati and Anil Ghanwat. Thecommittee will hold delibera-tions with government officialsand procurement agencies onFebruary 18. The committeemembers requested the partic-ipants to give their views on thethree farm laws.

The three-member panel

has interacted with a largenumber of farmer unions,farmer producer organisations(FPOs) as well as senior offi-cials of state agriculture mar-keting boards and private man-dis to understand their pointsof view on the contentiousfarm laws.

It had also held online andin-person deliberations withtop organisations includingAmul, ITC, FCI, Sugna Foods,Horticulture ProduceExporters Association, AllIndia Rice Miller Association,etc over the reforms. The panelwill submit its recommenda-tions pertaining to the Laws tothe SC within two monthsfrom the date of its first sitting.

The Committee has heldnine rounds of deliberationswith stakeholders engageddirectly or indirectly in theagriculture sector so far. Thethree-member committee hasbeen holding consultationswith stakeholders, both onlineand in person.

The 11 rounds of the talksbetween the Centre and 41protesting farmer unions has sofar remained deadlocked eventhough the former has offeredconcessions including suspen-sion of the legislations for 18months, which the unions haverejected.

The protesting farmersunder the banner of SanyuktKisan Morcha (SKM) — hasrefused to talk to the committee-continue to protest at Delhi’sborders - Tikri, Singhu, andGhazipur for over 80 days.

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Congress on Monday lashedout at the Centre and

termed the massive hike inprices of LPG cylinders as“Narendra Modi’s ruthless act”and called it an immoralGovernment which is breakingthe back of every housewifeand common man”. TheCongress demanded the rollback of the price hikes and theincrease in excise duty, whichwas imposed earlier this monthduring the Union Budget pre-sentation. The party alsoflagged petrol and diesel prices;both were hiked for a seventhstraight day.

“Narendra Modi’s ruthlessand immoral Government isnot only being unjust to farm-ers, but is now breaking theback of every housewife andcommon man,” Congressspokesperson Supriya Shrinate

said at a Press conference a dayafter the centre hiked the priceof LPG cylinders in the nation-al capital.

Former Congress chiefRahul Gandhi also spoke outagainst the price hike, accusingthe Narendra Modi govern-ment of “looting from thepublic”.

“In 10 days, the price ofLPG (liquified petroleum gas)cylinder has increased by � 75.On February 4 it was increasedby rs 25 and now fromFebruary 15, it has beenincreased by �50,” Shrinatesaid.

“Not only this, sinceDecember 2020 the price hasincreased by by �175... in 2months... you will rememberthere were two increases of�50,” she added, “This cylinder (gesturing to one onthe table) which sold in Delhifor �594 in December, today

sells for � 769.”Presently, the centre sub-

sidises purchase of 12 cylindersof 14.2 kg each per householdevery year. The customer hasto make any additional pur-chases of LPG cylinders at themarket price.

“As you all know, petroland diesel prices have crossed �100... whether it ispetrol, diesel or LPG prices, itaffects both the rich and the poorest... but the Governmentdoes not care,” she said, point-ing out the centre has raisedexcise duties a dozen times sofar and earned �24 lakh crore.

“The same excise duty inour Government was �3.50 perlitre for diesel (it is now �32 perlitre). For petrol it was Rs 9 perlitre (it is now �33 per litre).Only by withdrawing this, willthe general public will get huge relief,” theCongress spokesperson said.

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The sensitivity of the AssamRifles to peoples’ woes

due to bad road connectivityon either side of the BarakRiver in Manipur affectingscores of villages in the arealed to an urge to undertake therepair work of the 22-km-

stretch of the Tamei-Dikuiramroad in Tamenglong district.

The project that waslaunched by 44 Assam Rifleson October 12 last year wascompleted on January 4. Buteven before the formal inau-guration of the vital link roadon February 9, the connectiv-ity project linked the hearts ofthe local people, especiallyyouth and women who toiledalong with the paramilitarypersonnel in completing therepair work in a record 85

days despite all odds.Facing years of neglect

by the local administration,this road is vital link for thefar flung and inaccessibleareas of Tamei subdivision ofTamenglong district ,Manipur. It not only providesconnectivity to Dikhuiramvillage but also to Langparam,Taiparam, Katang, Magulong,Inem and several other vil-lages. The importance of thelink cannot be overstated as itsutility does not end just in

Manipur butextends to theneighbouringState ofN a g a l a n dtoo. The roadfurther con-nects to thetown ofTenning inPeren districtof Nagalandand beyondto the impor-tant city ofDimapur inthe region viadistrict head-quarter Perenand Jaluki.This roade f f e c t i v e l yprovides analternate con-nectivity tot h eTamenglong-D i m a p u rlink, openingthe doors ofopportunitiesin terms ofbetter marketaccess, avail-ing educa-tional facili-ties as well asvarious gov-e r n m e n t a l

schemes.The road was inaugurated

and dedicated to the locals ofthe area on February 9, thisyear by IGAR (EAST) as ahuge crowd from nearby vil-lages cheered on. In order torecognise the true spirit of“bhagidari” displayed by thelocals, the Assam Rifles hasrightly dubbed the connec-tivity link as “People’s EffortsRoad”.

Dikuiram is a villagelocated on the banks of BarakRiver in Tamei subdivision ofTamenglong district, Manipur.It is located approximately 22km away from Sub DivisionalHeadquarters at Tamei by asingle road. It is through this

road alone that approximate-ly 35 villages in the hinterlandare connected to Tamei. Thevillagers from both sides ofBarak River in Manipur andNagaland are presently depen-dent on this vital road foraccessibility to health andbetter market facilities in thenearby Tamei.

“Given the apathy of thelocal administration, thesevillages were subject to acutehardships owing to the dilap-idated condition of the roadand a few of the residents ofthe areas had to lose theirbeloved ones for failure inaccessing better health facili-ties in time. The youths wereunable to get quality educa-

tion due to lack of road infra-structure in these villages.They were also unable to getfull benefits of various gov-ernment schemes as the vil-lages are only connected withSub-div HQ with a singleTamei- Dikuiram road,” alocal said.

Despite Covid restric-tions, the 44 Assam Riflesextended its support to repairthe vital Tamei - Dikhuiramroad by employing men andmachines to free the roadfrom potholes, water logging,bamboo bushes falling on theroad and a collapsed drainagesystem. The late monsoonrains and the prevailing secu-rity situation in the area fur-ther created impediments inthe works. But the determinedhands of the Assam Rifles per-sonnel and the locals, espe-cial ly the youth fromDikhuiram vil lage alsopledged to toil in the sunlightin their bid to achieve self-reliance.

Now the fully operational

Tamei-Dikhuiram road inTamenglong district is all setto herald a new wave of devel-opment propelling economicprosperity and sustainedpeace due to a forged rela-t ionship of cooperationbetween the local populationand the security forces like theAssam Rifles engaged in curb-ing insurgency in the region.

At the inaugural eventearlier this month, the IGAR(E), with the Commandant ofTamenglong AR in atten-dance, sought the cooperationfrom the villagers so that thesecurity forces and the civilpopulation can work in tan-dem to tread on the path ofdevelopment.

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The India MeteorologicalDepartment (IMD) on

Monday said warmer nighttemperatures are likely to con-tinue over the plains of NorthIndia during the next fivedays.

The IMD in its forecastsaid that night temperatureswill continue to be higher overthe plains of northern Statesduring the next five days. TheIMD said that several areas innorthern States will continueto experience dense in themorning for the next two dayswhile it has issued ‘orange’alerts for the subdivisions ofMadhya Pradesh, interiorMaharashtra, Chhattisgarh,and Vidarbha.

After a relatively dry peri-

od of one and a half months,central India is set to experi-ence turbulent weather condi-tions over the next few days.“Under the influence of a winddiscontinuity in lower levelsover Central India, its south-westward movement andmoisture incursion from theBay of Bengal, light to to mod-erate rainfall at a few placeswith isolated thunderstorm,lightning & hailstorm likelyover East Madhya Pradesh,Vidarbha and Chhattisgarhduring 16th17th February isexpected,” the IMD said.

Under the influence of thetrough system, Marathwada,Madhya Maharashtra, SouthMadhya Pradesh, Jharkhandand Odisha may also witnessisolated to scattered rainfallduring February 16-19.

All these subdivisions havebeen kept under a orangewatch from Wednesday toFriday to ‘be updated’ aboutthe adverse weather condi-tions.

However, central Indiacould turn cooler byWednesday, while southernand eastern parts of the coun-try will be cooler than normalfrom Thursday onward.

The eastern and north-eastern states have recorded73% less rainfall than normal.Central India has received64% less rainfall than normaland the States of North-WestIndia have received 34% lessrainfall than normal. SouthIndia has been the onlyregion with more than nor-mal rainfall during this peri-od.

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BJP on Monday asserted theenvironmental activist

Disha Ravi’s arrest has “ total-ly exposed the nefarious con-spiracies of the break Indiaforces to demean the integrityof India.” “These people not only created a toolkit whichperpetrated the 26th Januarydisruption,but also collidedwith a banned organisation“Poetic Justice Foundation” topromulgate the Kalistani designto belittle India”, said BJPspokesman Sambit Patra.

“As far as the Opposition particularly theCongress is concerned in anattempt to attack PM Modithey have always stood withanti-India forces”, he said.

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The Supreme Court Mondaygranted 5-day interim bail

to journalist Siddique Kappan,arrested on his way to Hathraswhere a young Dalit womanhad died after being allegedlygang-raped, to visit his ailingmother.

A bench headed by ChiefJustice S A Bobde, however,said that during his visit heshall not give any interview tothe media, including socialmedia.

The bench, also compris-ing Justices A S Bopanna andV Ramasubramanian, said thatKappan will not meet membersof the public except his relativesand doctors concerned.

It said he will be escortedby a team of Uttar Pradeshpolice officers and police inKerala will cooperate withthem.

Senior advocate KapilSibal, appearing for KeralaUnion of Working

Journalists (KUWJ), statedthat Kappan's mother could nottalk on video conference andthe doctors have said she might

live only for two or three moredays.

Solicitor General TusharMehta, appearing for the UttarPradesh government, said how-ever that the condition ofKappan's mother was not as

serious as was being projectedand no medical certificates areprovided.

"There are posters in Keralaand the wife of Kappan is col-lecting money in his name as ifhe is a martyr... When he goesto Kerala to visit his motherpolitical opinions would beformed," Mehta said.

The bench said it was tak-ing Sibal's statements on facevalue and "we will not allow him(Kappan) to be paraded and hewill go to his house under pro-tection of armed guards".

On November 16 last year,the top court had sought aresponse from the Uttar Pradeshgovernment on the plea chal-lenging the arrest of the jour-nalist on his way toHathras.Sibal had sought bailfor the journalist saying thatthere was nothing against himin the FIR lodged at Mathura byUP Police.

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath on Monday launcheda scheme to provide free coaching forcompetitive exams like NEET and IIT-JEE to students at the district level andsaid under it, aspirants from rural areasand marginalised sections will get qual-ity guidance.

He through video conference alsointeracted with some of the 50,192 stu-dents selected under the Abhyudayascheme. “Coaching under the schemewill begin from tomorrow. I want toassure everyone that these classes willhelp aspirants achieve their goals,” thechief minister said.

This scheme aims at providing qual-ity guidance and teaching to all aspirantscoming from diverse backgrounds likerural areas, poor families and margin-alised sections, who are not able to affordand avail private coaching services,

Adityanath said. He stressed that thescheme is meant for holistic developmentof the youth and will provide coachingsimilar to that given in Kota in Rajasthanand Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

“When about 30,000 competitiveexam aspirants were stuck in Kota andAllahabad (both coaching hubs for com-petitive exams) due to COVID-19, wedecided to have similar coaching facili-ties in the state,” Adityanath said afterlaunching the scheme through video con-ference.

Coaching centres under the schemewill be set up at the divisional level inthe first phase and at the district level inthe second phase for aspirants prepar-ing for competitive exams like NEET andJEE (Mains and Advanced), and thoseconducted by the CDS, NDA and UPSC,among other tests, according to a state-ment. PTI

Jalgaon (Maharashtra): At least 15 labourers were killed,and two others injured in Maharashtra when a truckladen with papayas overturned near Kingaon village ofJalgaon district early on Monday, police said.

Investigating Officer of Yaval Police Station InspectorSudhir Patil said that the incident happened around 1a.m. when the truck apparently lost control and over-turned near a temple.

“The deceased were labourers hailing from Raver andsurrounding areas. Two injured have been admitted toa rural hospital here for treatment,” Patil told IANS fromthe accident site.

The deceased comprised seven males, 6 women andtwo minors, and the process of identification is currentlyunderway, he added.

Eyewitnesses said the impact of the accident was suchthat the bodies were mangled and some of the victimswere crushed under the huge vehicle.

Around dawn, the police deployed a crane to lift upthe overturned truck and remove bodies trappedunderneath.

Though the cause of the accident is not clear, localssaid that the roads in and around Yaval on the Dhule-Jalgaon section are riddled with potholes which makesdriving a nightmare especially in the dark.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths.“Heart-wrenching truck accident in Jalgaon. Condolencesto the bereaved families. May the injured recover at theearliest,” Modi said in a tweet. IANS

New Delhi: Union Ministry ofMinority Affairs is organising 26th “Hunar Haat” of indigenousartisans and craftsmen fromacross the country at JawaharlalNehru Stadium in New Delhifrom 20 th February 2021 whichwill be formally inaugurated byUnion Minister for Petroleumand Natural Gas ShriDharmendra Pradhan on 21 stFebruary 2021.

Union Minister of State(I/C) for Ports, Shipping andWaterways Shri MansukhMandaviya will grace the occa-sion as the Chief Guest.

The 26 th “Hunar Haat” willbe organised with the theme of“Vocal for Local” from 20 thFebruary to 01 st March 2021where more than 600 artisansand craftsmen, including a largenumber of women artisans,from more than 31 States/UTswill be participating.

KOCHI: Even as the ElectionCommission of India is gettingready to announce the scheduleof the Assembly election to fiveStates, the Government of Keralais on a media blitzkrieg spree. Allnewspapers and satellite TVchannels carry multi-pageadvertisements titled “My KeralaMy Pride” enlisting variousachievements claimed to havebeen made by the CPI(M)-ledGovernment of Kerala, thetenure of which would come toan end in mid-May. ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan hasbeen considerate in releasing theadvertisements, running to hun-dreds of crore rupees, to allnewspapers ranging from theBJP-owned Janmabhumi to theIslamic fundamentalists man-aged Madhyamam.

Most pages in these dailiescarry the publicity materialsprepared by commissioned pro-fessional advertising agenciesand released through theDepartment of Public Relations,Government of Kerala. “At nopoint of time in the past I havecome across such a media blitz.This is mind boggling,” saidSuresh Gopinath, a reputedauditor based in Ernakulamwho is also a CPI(M) fellow trav-eller.

But what makes the public-ity controversial, are the claimsmade by the Government ofKerala and the news reportswhich appear in the vernacularmedia. The news appearing inthese dailies openly contradictwhat is listed as the achieve-ments by the State administra-tion.

“Kerala, Numero Uno in theHealth Sector”, claims the adver-tisement. But the front pages ofall newspapers, exceptDeshabhimani, the mouthpieceof the CPI(M), are reports aboutthe daily figures of Covid-19patients which have causednational concern. J P Nadda, BJPchief, who was the union healthminister during 2014-19 saysthat more than half of theCovid-19 patients in the coun-try are from Kerala. PinarayiVijayan, chief minister, hadclaimed on May 8, 2020 thatKerala was a Covid-19 free stateand the national media sangpaeans to the Chief Minister andHealth Minister K K Shyalaja.The latter figured in the cover ofa renowned fashion magazine.All such claims and myths havebeen burst by the Governmentitself with the health ministercautioning about another seriesof stringent measures.

Kolkata: Left Front workers resorted to violentprotests attacking police and jamming roads in var-ious parts of Bengal after one of their youth wingworkers, who was injured in Thursday’s policelathi-charge, succumbed to his injuries on Monday.

Maidul Islam Midda the 31-year-old activistof the Democratic Youth Federation of India, theyouth wing of the CPIM, died on Monday. Anautho-rickshaw driver from Bankura district hadjoined the Left Front called Nabanna (State sec-retariat) march when he sustained injuries whenpolice used water cannons, burst tear gas shells andlathi-charged the rallyists.

Even as the politics heated up in an alreadycharged pre-poll atmosphere Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee promptly offered job and finan-cial help to the victims of the family iterating how-ever that the “real reason of the his death wouldbe known after postmortem.”

Doctors said the victim who had sustainedmuscular injuries to his leg died of excessive pro-tein loss resulting in kidney failure and consequentcardiac arrest.

While the DYFI State secretary Sayandip Mitracalled it a “political murder by the Chief Minister’spolice,” State Minister Subrata Mukherjee said, “Iam aware of the CPIM’s game plan to obtaincorpses before the elections … Police wererestrained on that day. But if someone wants tocommit suicide, no one can help them.” PNS

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After getting “good feedback”from her Government’s last

moment schemes like DuareySarkar (Government at door steps)and health insurance schemes forall, Bengal Chief Minister MamataBanerjee on Tuesday launched anew scheme christened “Maa” orthe Mother.

The new scheme will entailoffering low cost meal to the poorthroughout the State. As per thenew scheme the people will get aplate of rice, dal, vegetable and eggcurry, Banerjee who launched theproject virtually said adding theGovernment will bear a subsidy ofRs 15 per every plate.

Self-help groups will operatethe kitchens from 1 pm to 3 pmevery day and such kitchens will beset up everywhere in the state grad-ually, the Chief Minister who hasalready announced free life timeration for the people should shereturn to power said leading to the

opposition parties to saying that shewas pursuing dole politics to winthe elections.

Senior BJP leader SuvenduAdhikari who earlier left the TMCsaid “instead of offering lollypopsto the people the Chief Ministershould restore the 5.5 lakh StateGovernment jobs that she has dis-continued after coming to power.

Banerjee who earlier slammedthe Centre for increasing petrol andgas prices making life miserableand compared its policies with thatof her own Government alsoattacked New Delhi for arresting22-year-old climate activist DishaRavi saying the BJP governmentshould first take action against itsown IT cell which, she alleged, wasspreading fake news.

“Why should there be two setsof rules? Arresting a critic of gov-ernment policies is not unaccept-able. The BJP should first takeaction against its own IT Cellmembers who are spreading fakenews,” the Chief Minister said.

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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh State ElectionCommission (SEC) on Monday issued a notification toresume the stalled electoral process for 87 urban local bod-ies, including 12 municipal corporations, with voting slat-ed to be held on March 10.

The notification pertains to the resumption of the elec-toral process with respect to 12 MCs as well as 75 nagarpanchayats in 13 districts from the stage of 'withdrawalof candidature'.

State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda RameshKumar said: “With the issuance of the notification, ModelCode of Conduct has come into force in the urban areasof Andhra Pradesh from Monday. It shall remain in forcetill the completion of the election process.”

The electoral process was stopped midway in March2020 due to coronavirus pandemic.

“The commission decided to resume the paused elec-tion process for urban local bodies from the stage whereit was stopped on March 15, 2020 -- from the stage of 'with-drawal of candidature',” the SEC added.

The withdrawal of candidatures will recommence from11 am till 3 pm on March 2. The last date for withdraw-al of papers is March 3, with the publication of the finallists of contestants scheduled for the same day.

The SEC will conduct re-elections in any of the localbodies, if required, on March 13. Votes will be counted onMarch 14.

The MC polls will be held in Vizianagaram, GreaterVisakhapatnam, Eluru, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam,Guntur, Ongole, Chittoor, Tirupati, Kadapa, Kurnoool, andAnantapur.

The commission initially started the elections processfor the urban local bodies on March 9, 2020 and proceededtill the stage of scrutiny of nominations on March 14, 2020.It stopped the process midway on March 15 due to coro-navirus.Following these interruptions, Andhra witnessedseveral skirmishes between the state government and theSEC.

Meanwhile, two phases of the four-phased rural localbodies elections have been completed in Andhra Pradesh. IANS

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and Congress on Monday criti-cised the BJP leadership afterTripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's reportedcomments to extend the base ofthe saffron party in Nepal and SriLanka.

The opposition parties saidthat the ruling Bharatiya JanataParty's plan and target to expandits base in Nepal and Sri Lanka areagainst India's foreign policiesand these cannot be done as thetwo countries are sovereignnations.

Deb while addressing a partymeeting here on Saturday report-edly quoted Union Home MinisterAmit Shah, and said: “WhenHome Minister was the BJP'sNational President he during ameeting with us in Agartala hadsaid that we have extended ourbase across India. Now we have togo to Sri Lanka and Nepal.”

The Chief Minister said thatthe BJP would form governmentin West Bengal, Kerala, TamilNadu and the party would remainin power in Tripura for 30 years asthe CPI-M would be finished inthe next assembly elections in2023.”The BJP is the largest partyin India now. It has maximum numbers of MPs,MLAs and other elected mem-bers,” Deb said.

The BJP, however, also sup-ported the Chief Minister's views.Party spokesman NabenduBhattacharjee said that not only SriLanka and Nepal, the BJP's phi-losophy is being extended in many

Asian and African countries.“Our targets and plans are not

to form governments in thosestates. Our “Pracharaks” (func-tionaries) are broadening BJP'sphilosophy and belief in thosestates. If the people of those coun-tries accept our principles andviewpoints then the future courseof action would be shaped,”Bhattacharjee told the media onMonday.

Sharply criticising the ChiefMinister's announcement,Communist Party of India-Marxist central committee mem-ber Jitendra Chowdhury said thatDeb's speech is a combination ofarrogance and ignorance.

Chowdhury, a former TripuraMinister, said that Deb's speech ina public forum portrayed theapproach and method of gover-nance that was prevailing inTripura after the BJP-IPFT(Indigenous People's Front ofTripura) alliance came to powerthree years ago.

“The BJP-led governmentsboth at the Center and the stateshave forcefully muted all kinds ofcivil liberties, freedom of speechand all pillars of democracy whilea total lawlessness has been pre-vailing in Tripura.

“It has been revealed furtherfrom Deb's speech that the topbrass in BJP is engaged in theinternal affairs of our neighbour-ing countries, which is contrary toour long cherished foreign policysince independence,” the veterantribal leader and former Lok Sabhamember said. IANS

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Jammu: Six people were killedin a road accident in J&K'sDoda district on Monday,police said.

A vehicle on way fromDoda to Batote went out of thedriver's control and droppedinto a deep gorge at RangiNallah, they said.

“Relief and rescue teamswere immediately rushed to thespot after receiving news aboutthe accident. Six bodies havebeen recovered. The exactnumber of people in the vehi-cle is being ascertained,” policesaid.

The hilly Doda district isnotorious for its treacherousroads and accidents oftenbecome fatal on these roadsbecause of road rage among thedrivers. IANS

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has come up with a compre-hensive plan to check all formsof pollution in the state.

S Chandrashekhar, membersecretary Bihar State PollutionControl Board (BSPCB), saidthat the department is going toinstall 24 monitoring stations ata cost of Rs 36 crore in differ-ent districts of Bihar to analyseair pollution. The officer saidthese monitoring stations will beinstalled in the next 2 months.Bihar already has 11 monitor-ing stations and 6 of them areinstalled in Patna.

“We signed an MoU withthe United NationsEnvironment Programme(UNEP) on February 12 toensure a climate resilient andlow carbon development path-way in the state. Under this, wewill use GOAI technology of

remote sensing and artificialintelligence to monitor air pol-lution. We have asked everyindustrial unit to use bricklesstechnology,” Chandrashekharsaid.

Bihar is a rapidly growingeconomy and is committed toenvironmental sustainability bymoving towards a climateresilient and low carbon devel-opment pathway. With an aver-age of over 10% growth, Biharhas registered higher growththan the Indian economy in thelast three years.

At the same time, Bihar isalso a state that is highly vul-nerable to climate change,which threatens to undermineits developmental efforts. Citieslike Patna have a number of realestate construction projects andindustrial units currently oper-ational here. IANS

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New Delhi: The Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI) has arrest-ed a Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS),working with EnforcementDirectorate (ED), Bengaluruand a private person in a briberycase. A case was registeredagainst both the accused —MTS of ED, DChennakeshavulu and the pri-vate person Veeresh besidesunknown others on a com-plaint.

“It was alleged that the saidMTS approached the com-plainant at a hotel in Bengaluruand introduced himself as an

Enforcement Officer and toldhim that he needed to search hishouse in the light of several com-plaints against him,” the ED saidin a statement.

It was also alleged that theaccused carried out search atcomplainant’s house anddemanded an amount of Rs 2crore to close the complaintsagainst him, it further said.

The complainant allegedlydelivered an amount of Rs 6 lakhto the private person as instruct-ed by the accused official. It wasfurther alleged that the com-plainant received another call

next day and was instructed tohand over the remaining moneyto a person waiting at the des-ignated place.

The complainant met theperson and insisted for the pres-ence of the accused official tosettle the matter.

Searches were conductedat the premises of the accusedofficial and the private person byCBI.

Both the arrested accusedwere produced before theCompetent Court, Bengaluru onMonday and remanded to five-day police custody. PNS

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Mumbai: A day afterMaharashtra reported over4,000 COVID-19 cases, high-est single-day tally in more thana month, the daily count onMonday fell but remainedabove the 3,000-mark for thesixth straight day as the stategovernment warned of “harshdecisions” after the recentspike.On Monday, the numberof daily cases dipped to 3,365in Maharashtra, where 4,092infections, the highest single-day rise since the first week ofJanuary, were reported onSunday.

Also, 23 more patients suc-cumbed to the infection, whileover 3,100 people recoveredfrom the infection.

The state has registered20,67,643 positive cases tillnow, an official statementsaid.Maharashtra reported2,216 new cases on February 8and 2,515 a day later.

On February 10, the num-

ber of daily cases surged to3,451 and the single-day risehas been above the 3,000-marksince then.Apart fromMumbai, Nagpur andAmravati cities in the Vidarbharegion reported over 400 newCOVID-19 patients in a day onMonday.

Describing as “alarming”the recent rise in fresh COVID-19 cases in some districts ofMaharashtra, Deputy ChiefMinister Ajit Pawar on Mondaywarned of taking some “harshdecisions” and asked people tobe prepared.

Speaking to reporters inAurangabad, Pawar expresseddispleasure over people notfollowing the pandemic-appro-priate behaviour and violatingguidelines.

“Harsh decisions can betaken and people shouldremain prepared. If certaindecisions are not taken in timethen we will have to pay a

heavy cost later,” he added.Notably, a central team

which visited parts ofMaharashtra earlier this month,had in a meeting with ChiefMinister Uddhav Thackerayon February 8 noted that ruralareas of Vidarbha -- particu-larly in Amravati, Akola,Yavatmal and Bhandara dis-tricts -- reported higher posi-tivity rate.

On the other hand, thenumber of patients dischargedfrom hospitals across the stateon Monday stood at 3,105, thatis, more than double of thosewho headed for homes postrecovery a day earlier.

A total of 1,355 patientswere discharged on Sunday.

The number of recoveredpersons in the state stood at19,78,708, the government said.

The number of active casesin the state increased slightly to36,201 on Monday from 35,965a day earlier. PTI

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In a development that will notonly boost its capabilities but

also cement India’s position as asubmarine building nation, theIndian Navy received the thirdScorpene Submarine of ProjectP-75 – to be christened as INSKaranj – from the state-runMazagon Dock ShipbuildersLimited (MDL) here onMonday.

Ahead of its formal com-missioning into Indian Navy as,the MDL delivered the thirdScorpene Submarine of ProjectP-75 to the Navy officials. TheAcceptance Document wassigned by Vice Adm NarayanPrasad, AVSM, NM, (retd),Chairman & Managing DirectorMDL and Rear Adm BSivakumar, VSM, Chief of StaffOfficer (Tech), Western NavalCommand in the presence ofMDL Directors and Navy per-sonnel at MDL.

“With the delivery of Karanj,

MDL has lived up to its reputa-tion as one of India's leadingshipyards with capacity andcapability to meet requirementsand aspirations of the IndianNavy in all dimensions,” anMDL spokesperson said.

The delivery of threeSubmarines namely, Khanderi,Kalvari and now Karanj, reaf-firmed India’s membership inthe exclusive group of submarinebuilding nations.

The fourth submarine Velalaunched May 6, 2019, has com-menced her sea trials, while thefifth submarine Vagir --launched on November 12 2020-- has commenced her harboursea trials whilst the sixth sub-marine is presently in theadvance stage of outfitting.

Two SSK submarines builtby MDL in 1992 and 1994 arestill in service today, after morethan 25 years a clear testimonyof MDL’s quality of construction.

The state-of-the-art tech-nology utilized in the rebuilt

Scorpene has ensured superiorstealth features (such asadvanced acoustic absorptiontechniques, low radiated noiselevels, hydro-dynamically opti-mised shape etc.) and the abili-ty to launch an attack on theenemy using precision guidedweapons. The attack can belaunched with both torpedoesand tube launched anti-shipmissiles, whilst underwater oron surface.

The stealth of this potentplatform is enhanced by the spe-cial attention provided to hercharacteristic underwater sig-natures. These stealth featuresmake her invulnerable,unmatched by most submarines.

Scorpene submarines canundertake multifarious types ofmissions i.e Anti-Surface war-fare, Anti-Submarine warfare,Intelligence gathering, MineLaying, Area Surveillance etc.The Submarine is designed tooperate in all theatres of opera-tion, showcasing interoperabil-

ity with other components of aNaval Task Force. It is a potentplatform, marking a transfor-mational shift in submarineoperations. MDL also achievedexpertise in submarine refits bysuccessfully executing theMedium Refit-cum-Upgradation of all the four SSKclass submarines of the IndianNavy. It is presently carrying outthe Medium Refit and LifeCertification of INS Shishumar,the first SSK submarine.

MDL has always been at theforefront of the nation’s pro-gressive indigenous warshipbuilding programme.With theconstruction of the Leanderand Godavari class frigates,Khukri class Corvettes, MissileBoats, Delhi and Kolkata classDestroyers, Shivalik class StealthFrigates, the SSK submarinesand the Scorpene submarineunder its belt, the history ofmodern day MDL almost mapsthe history of indigenous war-ship building in India.

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Page 6: ˇ ˆ˜ ˘ˇ˙ ˇ - dailypioneer.com...Priyanka Singh and a New Delhi-based doctor for alleged forgery and violation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985,

lease and mortgage of the landor premises of the farmer. Hereagain, a dispute redressal mech-anism is envisaged and provid-ed for in Section 13(1).

The third law is the amend-ment to the EssentialCommodities Act, 1955. Theamendment says the supply offoodstuff, including cereals,pulses, potato, onions, edibleoilseeds and oils, “may be reg-ulated only under extraordi-nary circumstances which mayinclude war, famine, extraordi-nary price rise and naturalcalamity of grave nature”. Howcan any farmer have any objec-tion to this major initiative?

In short, the laws free thefarmers and traders from archa-ic laws, lift the barrier on inter-State and intra-State trade,bring in competition so thatfarmers are no longer at themercy of the cloistered taluk-level market and are exposed toprevailing prices. In otherwords, market forces will takecharge and mandis will becomemore competitive while theMSP system will continue. Thisliberates farmers from thestranglehold of the APMC andcommission agents and cartels.

If there is any section of thepopulation which should beworried about the consequencesof the new farm laws, it shouldbe the consumers. Now that the

Government has amended theEssential Commodities Act anddeprived itself of the right tointervene in respect of stocksand prices of some key essen-tials, the consumers will be atthe mercy of market forces.How are the farmers affected?

Finally, a word about theUPA’s hypocrisy with regard tothe laws. Since manyGovernments, including theones run by the UPA andsteered by the Congress for 10years, have dabbled in farm lawreforms over the last 20 years,their protests today sound hol-low. The politician who hasdone the biggest somersault isthe NCP’s Sharad Pawar. As theUnion Minister for Agriculturein 2010, he strongly advocatedamending the APMC Acts bythe States to encourage the pri-vate sector to provide “alterna-tive competitive marketingchannels in the overall interestof farmers/producers and con-sumers…”. He argued then thatagriculture needs “well-func-tioning markets to drivegrowth” and the involvement ofthe private sector “is essential”.He also drew the attention ofChief Ministers to his earlier let-ters to them in 2005 and 2007and to the draft APMC Rulesformulated by his Ministry.

In November 2011, hereturned to this subject and, in

a letter to Madhya PradeshChief Minister Shivraj SinghChouhan, reiterated that theagriculture sector needs well-functioning markets to driveinclusive growth and “the pri-vate sector needs to play animportant role in this regard”.Pawar is now singing a differ-ent tune. He says the mandiswill be affected and MSP is notguaranteed to farmers who sellto corporates. This is difficultto understand because farmerswill never lose the option to sellto the Government at MSP.

Also, the contention thatthis has been suddenly thruston the farmers is totally base-less. The opening up of theagriculture market has been inthe air for 20 years. The Centrecirculated a model AgricultureMarketing Act in 2017 and 11States adopted it fully and sixStates, partially. Finally, thefarmers of Punjab, Haryanaand Western Uttar Pradeshhave to realise that India com-prises 28 States and eightUnion Territories. Farmers inmany States have expressedhappiness over the new farmlaws. Mere geographical prox-imity to Delhi cannot meanthat they have the last word.

(The writer is an authorspecialising in democracy stud-ies. The views expressed arepersonal.)

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assessment of the threefarm laws will indicatethat politics rather than

logic is driving the opposition tothese enactments, which seek toempower farmers and open up themarkets while ensuring a safety netby way of continuing the mini-mum support price (MSP) systemand the Agricultural ProduceMarket Committees (APMCs).

The first of these laws, TheFarmers’ Produce Trade andCommerce (Promotion andFacilitation) Act, 2020, enablesfarmers to sell their produce out-side the notified APMC yards.

Section 3 of this Act gives thefarmer the freedom to carry oninter-State or intra-State trade,while Section 4(3) says every trad-er who transacts with farmers shallmake the payment within threeworking days. The law enables theGovernment to develop a PriceInformation and MarketIntelligence System for farmers’produce and provides for a time-bound dispute redressal mecha-nism. Therefore, the grower getsthe option to either stick to theAPMC or look for markets outside.

It is difficult, therefore, to fath-om the opposition to these pro-visions from farmers because theonly ones hurt by this law are thecommission agents and dalals,who are allegedly misleading thefarmers and funding the agitation.

The second law is the Farmers(Empowerment and Protection)Agreement of Price Assuranceand Farm Services Act, 2020,which gives farmers the right toenter into a contract with retailers,wholesalers and agribusiness firms,processors, wholesalers or exportersfor the sale of future farming pro-duce at a pre-agreed price.

Section 3(1) of the Act says theminimum period of the farmingagreement should be one crop sea-son or one production cycle of live-stock with a maximum period offive years. The payment for farmproduce should be on delivery but,for seed production, the buyer hasto pay two-thirds of the agreedamount on delivery.

But the most important pro-vision in the Bill relates to inalien-ability of farm land. It declares thatno agreement shall be entered intofor any transfer, including sale,

SOUNDBITE���������������� ����� ���������Sir— It is a matter of disappointment thatKerala saw its confirmed COVID-19 casesgo past the one million mark. The State,which once fought COVID-19 so bravelyand was a success story, has again plungedinto the menace.

This comes when Coronavirus casesin other States are decreasing. Kerala is onlythe second State after Maharashtra to haverecorded so many cases. It has witnessed themost unusual trajectory of the epidemic inthe country. It was the State where the firstCoronavirus case in India was detected inJanuary last year. For the next six months,it seemed to be the model State as far as con-taining the spread was concerned. PerhapsKeralites have stopped bothering about itand stopped taking adequate precautionsthat led to the surge in cases. Further, theimmigrants from foreign countries havecontributed immensely to the increase inthe number of cases.

The need of the hour is for the StateGovernment to make its quarantine rulesmore stringent. It is really a matter of shamethat the State has the highest number ofactive cases right now, almost half of theentire country. The increase in Corona casesin the coastal State is a cause of concern foreverybody.

CK Subramaniam | Mumbai

�������������� ��� ��� ����Sir —This is not the first time we havecome across disastrous blasts in fire-works units in Tamil Nadu resulting in theloss of several lives. As many as 17 peo-ple, including seven women, were killedand 35 others injured in an accident at aunit at Achankulam near Sattur on Friday. Every time such a calamity strikes, the

Government announces some financialcompensation to the bereaved families anddoes away with its responsibilities. As mostof the victims are from a poor background,the case will slowly go into oblivion andsoon the factory would be allowed toresume operations. The corrupt babus andnetas will try their best to bury the mat-ter or brush it aside. The poor families who

cannot afford good lawyers will eventual-ly lose the legal battle in court and will haveno option except to forget the tragedy andthe perpetrators. One really wonders whether those who

are complicit will be taken to task. Thereis no hope that action will be taken againstthe licensing authorities, concerned labourofficers, controllers , factory inspectorsbesides the operators and lease holders ofthe factories. All these officers should bepulled up for dereliction of duty and crim-inal charges should be slapped againstthem. An exemplary punishment shouldbe awarded to those guilty. This will actas an eye opener for all others who willperform their duties sincerely. Even the lifeof poor matters but the Government andauthorities just don’t care.

Tharcius S Fernando | Chennai

���������������������� ���Sir —Disengagement is good as it reducestension, but it should not be done at thecost of national security. The surrender-

ing of areas traditionally controlled byIndia means we were surrendering ourrights forever. Galwan Valley is Indian ter-ritory and never a disputed land. In my view, the Government is not under-standing the importance of the disengage-ment and creation of the buffer zone intrue sense. China is getting belligerent andPakistan continues to promote terrorism.

India is facing multiple challenges at theborder, a two-front war-like situation. TheGovernment must take the country andthe Opposition into confidence at suchtimes.We must stand united against theforeign forces hell bent on destroying ourpeace and territorial integrity. Also,China can help Pakistan in Siachen. Thecountry is facing serious challenges fromboth China and Pakistan and must takecalibrated steps.

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In view of the complaints by the Confederationof All India Traders (CAIT) regarding blatantviolation of the Foreign Direct Investment

(FDI) policy and the Foreign ExchangeManagement Act (FEMA), 1999, by Amazon andWalmart-owned-Flipkart, Union CommerceMinister Piyush Goyal alluded to it while issuinga clarification to ensure that the e-commerce sec-tor works “in the true spirit of the law.” Earlier inDecember 2020, the Ministry of Commerce hadasked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and theEnforcement Directorate (ED) to take necessaryaction against these global e-commerce giants.The above actions may not enthuse when viewedin the backdrop of numerous such representationsmade in the past by CAIT and other associationsof small traders, to no avail. At the outset, let ustake a look at the extant FDI policy under whichAmazon and Flipkart have come to India. As perthe guidelines issued in early 2016 (Press Note 3),100 per cent FDI is allowed under the so-calledmarketplace model.

The marketplace is a platform where vendorssell their products to consumers even as its ownermerely acts as a facilitator. The marketplace ownerprovides services such as booking orders, raisinginvoices, arranging delivery, accepting payments,handling rejections, warehousing and so on. But,s/he can’t hold inventory and undertake direct sell-ing. The permission for 100 per cent FDI in themarketplace is subject to two main riders, that is“the entity cannot permit more than 25 per centof total sales on its platform from one vendor orits group companies. Further, it can’t directly orindirectly influence the sale price.” Sans any men-tion as to “who the vendor is”, a firm linked tothe marketplace — either its subsidiary or a JointVenture (JV) with an Indian company — is eli-gible. Thus, contrary to the real intent of the pol-icy, which disallowed the marketplace owner fromdirect selling to individual consumers, the fineprint permitted them to do so — albeit by its sub-sidiary or JV. This is precisely what e-commercemajors such as Amazon and Flipkart/Walmarthave been doing even though they came in as mar-ketplace operators. A clarification to the PressNote 3 issued on December 26, 2018, said: “Theowner of the marketplace or its subsidiary or itsJV with an Indian company can’t have ownershipof the seller.” Further, “a seller/firm on the plat-form can’t source more than 25 per cent of itsinventory from a firm connected with the latter.”The owner can get around both; first, by havingless than 50 per cent shareholding in the seller firmand argue, s/he has no control (albeit majority)over the latter and second, by its wholesale armrestricting supplies to the seller within the 25 percent threshold.

As a consequence, the hold of e-commercegiants over Indian retail continues; they are dom-inant sellers themselves, giving little space to mil-lions of small vendors for whose benefit thisunique policy dispensation of marketplace wasdesigned. Meanwhile, Reliance Industries Limited(RIL) which last year received a major foreigninvestment of �1,50,000 crore (�43,450 crore fromUS internet giant, Facebook alone) in its 100 percent subsidiary Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) fortotal shareholding of 30 per cent has also joinedthe bandwagon. JPL has within its fold a range

of businesses including e-com-merce which is powered by JioMartcommerce. The platform offerstechnology-enabled wherewithalto help 30 million stores to deliverproducts to consumers in theneighbourhood (the plan is to tar-get a mammoth 400 million ofthem using the database ofWhatsApp — a 100 per cent sub-sidiary of Facebook) at theirdoorsteps. The business model is ahybrid of online and offline retailwhich will also integrate with itselfthousands of retail stores spread allover India operated by RelianceRetail Limited (RRL). Like Amazonet al, Reliance/Facebook, too, willbe operating as direct sellers, con-trolling inventory, giving discountsand so on, which is not in sync withthe policy on FDI in the e-com-merce marketplace that prohibitsthe inventory model and direct sell-ing. Yet, they can get around by cit-ing that foreign shareholding in theseller firm is less than 50 per centor a wholesaler linked to JioMartowner (Reliance/Facebook) willkeep its supplies to the vendor with-in the 25 per cent threshold.

The continued opaqueness inthe policy — even after the clarifi-cation to Press Note 3 issued onDecember 26, 2018 — has ensuredthat the foreign majors don’t violatethe rulebook even as their opera-tions go against the very spirit of thepolicy. No wonder, numerous rep-resentations by CAIT et al as alsopetitions before the courts havefailed as the latter go by the fineprint, which suits these giants. It is

therefore, unlikely that the latestaction of the Commerce Ministryasking the RBI and the ED to takeaction against these global e-com-merce giants will lead to any posi-tive outcome.

What about the Ministry issu-ing a clarification to the rules tofully reflect the true spirit of the lawas hinted by Piyush Goyal?

Thus, Press Note 3 can bemodified to say that “the owner ofthe marketplace or its subsidiary orits JV with the Indian company can’thave even one per cent sharehold-ing of the seller on the platform.”Further, “a seller/firm on the plat-form can’t source any suppliesfrom a firm connected with the lat-ter.” The above two stipulations willensure that the owner of the mar-ketplace platform has no connec-tion whatsoever with the seller onits platform — neither by way ofholding any shares in the latter’sfirm nor making any supplies to it.

This way, the fine print will bein sync with the spirit of the poli-cy i.e. to ensure that the foreigncompany only performs the role ofbringing sellers and buyers on acommon platform to conducttransactions and nothing beyond.Has the Government thoughtthrough the implications of goingthat far? Apart from being almostimpossible to implement (thisinvolves a microscopic watch onshareholding patterns includingcross-holding through a maze ofsubsidiaries and JVs as also thestock flow of each and every selleron the platform; Alas! We don’t

even have a regulator), this will tan-tamount to asking the foreignmajors to pack up. This will beviewed as a retrospective change ofpolicy and give a wrong signalabout India not being an attractivedestination.

For taking decisions, theinvestors are guided not merely bythe declaration of intent but moreimportantly, they go by what thepolicy document says (this is whatmatters when courts pronouncetheir verdict). It is here that theGovernment faces a ‘Catch-22’ sit-uation as the fine print of the 2016guidelines permitted direct sellingby marketplace owner (albeit indi-rectly).

Now, if, the Government re-writes the Press Note 3 — as indi-cated above — foreign majors willbe justified in arguing that this willbe a retrospective change of poli-cy; even the judiciary may upholdtheir stance. This course should beavoided. A pragmatic approachwould be one wherein, Team Modilegitimises direct selling by foreigncompanies in Indian retail — notjust online but also offline — with-out any riders. This will create alevel playing field and enable allentities, including brick and mor-tar players, to accept FDI up to 100per cent. Sans these changes, Indianretail will be cartelised by the likesof Amazon/Walmart and so on andthose who know how to exploit thevagueness in extant policy dispen-sation, making the consumers vul-nerable to exploitation in the medi-um to long-term.

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The recent flash floods inRishiganga river inChamoli district of

Uttarakhand had wreakedhavoc in the region and broughtuntold misery to the localsand families of those workerswho died in the catastrophe.The incident came as a surpriseto the scientific communityand locals as floods usuallyoccur during the monsoonseason and a deluge of such amagnitude was highly unex-pected in winter months.

The UttarakhandGovernment and the Centre’sdisaster management apparatusswung into action for the res-cue and relief operations.Though many lives have beensaved since then, it was alreadytoo late for those who drownedor were swept away by the flashflood.

So strong was the surge ofwater in Dhauliganga andRishiganga rivers that it ripped

through two hydel projects.The bodies of victims are stillbeing found at different loca-tions by the river, but rescuershave so far failed to reach any-one — dead or alive — in thetunnel network at the NationalThermal Power Corporation’sTapovan project.

In the meanwhile, satelliteimages have confirmed that thedebris accompanying the delugeearlier this week has blocked astream that joins the Rishigangariver, forming a temporarylake, which if breached, cancause another flash flood andmore devastation.

Uttarakhand is situated inthe western Himalayas, whichis of recent origin geologicallyand is an unstable mountainzone due to the gradual tecton-ic shift in the Himalayan platetowards the north every year.This makes it vulnerable toearthquakes and undergroundgeological changes which sud-

denly release energy and causenatural upheavals of giganticproportions, disturbing the eco-logical foundation of the regionand taking a toll on humanlives.

Glaciers are a slow-movingmass or river of ice, formedthrough the gradual accumula-tion of snow on mountains.This accumulation takes placeover decades. It is natural forglaciers to melt and breakbecause of climatic factors andalso due to underground geo-logical changes.

However, disasters like theglacier burst that took place inChamoli, are compounded byunabated and irresponsiblehuman activities and lopsidedGovernment policies with scantregard for environmental laws.However, this poor decision-making with regards to theenvironment by the bureaucratsand politicians is not just lim-ited to Uttarakhand but can be

witnessed all over the nation.The unscientific and haphazardconstruction of roads andbuildings on the hilly slopeswithout proper risk assessmentand other technical detailsincurs a heavy cost on theenvironment across India andUttarakhand. However, con-struction of dams and smallhydroelectric projects all along

the rivers in Uttarakhand is theroot cause of the misery we facetime and again in the State. TheTapovan 520-Megawatt (MW)and Rishiganga 13 MW pro-jects have been completelywashed away in this flood.More than 50 hydroelectricprojects were either sanctionedor are running in Uttarakhandand these were sanctioneddespite expert opinion againstthem. Even today many casesare pending in the SupremeCourt on this issue.

It is argued that the geolog-ical movement of the glaciersmight have been triggered bythe regular blasting of the hills.For such recurrent tragedies,the governance structures are tobe blamed.

The Ministry ofEnvironment, Forest andClimate Change, over the lastseveral years adopted an expe-ditious approach in giving clear-ances to hydroelectric and other

developmental projects. Thiswas allegedly done withoutundertaking proper scrutinyand brushing aside objectionsconcerning the environmentthat were raised time and again.It must be held accountable.

Be it mining or any otherdevelopmental projects, compli-ance with necessary conditionswas never monitored in a sys-tematic manner. InUttarakhand in most of thesehydro projects the disposal ofmuck and sludge is done in anunscientific manner. This isone of the main reasons forsuch calamities taking epicproportions.

It is high time theUttarakhand Government andthe Centre pay heed to the envi-ronmental experts who hadbeen advising the two govern-ments to change their develop-ment focus. It must be sustain-able and not reckless and unsci-entific. The Government must

set its priorities right and act onit before it is too late. If we con-tinue to inflict irreversible dam-age on the environment, naturewill act in its own manner torestore its balance.

The management of ourecology must be given equalpriority by policymakers, if notprecedence, over otherapproaches in resources man-agement. Over the years theshare of the environment in theUnion Budget has declined. Itis a pittance considering themagnitude of integration need-ed for the holistic manage-ment of natural resources andto tackle the challenge of cli-mate change. It is worthremembering an old saying:“Progress is impossible withoutchange and those who cannotchange their minds cannotchange anything.”

Top babus and Ministers atthe Centre and State mustadhere to this advice.

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Donald Trump took in thewin at Mar-a-Lago, sur-

rounded by friends and fami-ly. His lawyers celebrated withhugs and smiles. One joked,“We’re going to Disney World!”

Now acquitted in his sec-ond Senate impeachment trial,Trump is preparing for the nextphase of his post-presidencylife. Feeling emboldened by thetrial’s outcome, he is expectedto reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation at hisclub in Palm Beach, Florida,and is eyeing ways to reasserthis power.

But after being barred fromTwitter, the former presidentlacks the social media bullhornthat fueled his political rise.

And he’s confronting aRepublican Party deeply divid-ed over the legacy of his jarringfinal days in office, culminat-ing in the Jan. 6 storming of theCapitol. Searing video images

of the day played on loop dur-ing his impeachment trial,which ended Saturday.

Trump remains popularamong the GOP base, butmany Republicans inWashington have cooled tohim. Never before have somany members of a president’sparty — seven GOP senators,in his case — voted for hisremoval in a Senate trial.

Some may work to counterefforts by Trump to support

extreme candidates in nextyear’s congressional primaries.

Undeterred, friends andallies expect Trump to resumefriendly media interviews afterweeks of silence. He has metwith political aides to discussefforts to help Republicans tryto take control of the Houseand Senate in the 2022midterms elections. He remainsfixated on exacting revengeon Republicans who support-ed his impeachment or resist-ed his efforts to overturn theresults of the November elec-tion won by Democrat JoeBiden.

“I imagine you’ll probablybe hearing a lot more from himin the coming days,” senioradviser Jason Miller said.

In a statement after thevote, Trump offered few clues,but was defiant as he told sup-porters their movement “hasonly just begun.”

“In the months ahead Ihave much to share with you,and I look forward to contin-uing our incredible journey

together to achieve Americangreatness for all of our people,”he said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, whospoke with Trump on Saturdaynight, acknowledged thatTrump is “mad at some folks,”but also “ready to move on andrebuild the Republican Party”and “excited about 2022.”

In their conversations,Graham has stressed to Trump,who has threatened to start hisown party to punish disloyalRepublicans, that the GOPneeds him to win.

“I said, ‘Mr. President, thisMAGA movement needs tocontinue. We need to unite theparty. Trump-plus is the wayback in 2022,’” Graham, R-S.C.,told “Fox News Sunday.”

“My goal is to win in 2022to stop the most radical agen-da I’ve seen coming out of theDemocratic presidency of JoeBiden. We can’t do that with-out Donald Trump, so he’sready to hit the trail and I’mready to work with him,”Graham said.

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After former PresidentDonald Trump’s acquittal

at his second Senate impeach-ment trial, bipartisan supportappears to be growing for anindependent September 11-style commission into thedeadly insurrection that tookplace at the US Capitol.

Investigations into the riotwere already planned, withSenate hearings scheduledlater this month in the SenateRules Committee. HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has asked retired ArmyLt. Gen. Russel Honoré to leadan immediate review of theCapitol’s security process.

Lawmakers from bothparties, speaking on Sunday’snews shows, signaled thateven more inquiries were like-ly. The Senate verdictSaturday, with its 57-43 major-ity falling 10 votes short of thetwo-thirds needed to convictTrump, hardly put to rest the

debate about the Republicanformer president’s culpabilityfor the Jan. 6 assault.

“There should be a com-plete investigation about whathappened,” said Louisiana Sen.Bill Cassidy, one of sevenRepublicans who voted toconvict Trump. “What wasknown, who knew it and whenthey knew, all that, becausethat builds the basis so thisnever happens again.”

Cassidy said he was“attempting to hold PresidentTrump accountable,” andadded that as Americans hearall the facts, “more folks willmove to where I was.” He wascensured by his state’s partyafter the vote.

An independent commis-sion along the lines of the onethat investigated the Sept. 11attacks would probably requirelegislation to create. Thatwould elevate the investigationa step higher, offering a defin-itive government-backedaccounting of events.

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Donald Trump’s acquittal athis second impeachment

trial may not be the final wordon whether he’s to blame for thedeadly Capitol riot. The nextstep for the former presidentcould be the courts.

Now a private citizen,Trump is stripped of his pro-tection from legal liability thatthe presidency gave him. Thatchange in status is somethingthat even Republicans whovoted on Saturday to acquit ofinciting the January 6 attack arestressing as they urge Americansto move on from impeachment.

“President Trump is stillliable for everything he didwhile he was in office, as an

ordinary citizen, unless thestatute of limitations has run,”Senate Minority Leader MitchMcConnell of Kentucky saidafter that vote. He insisted thatthe courts were a more appro-priate venue to hold Trumpaccountable than a Senate trial.

“He didn’t get away withanything yet,” McConnell said.“Yet.”

The insurrection at theCapitol, in which five peopledied, is just one of the legalcases shadowing Trump in themonths after he was voted outof office. He also faces legalexposure in Georgia over analleged pressure campaign onstate election officials, and inManhattan over hush-moneypayments and business deals.

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Security forces in Myanmarintensified their crack down

against anti-coup protesters onMonday, seeking to quell thelarge-scale demonstrations call-ing for the military junta thatseized power earlier this monthto reinstate the elected gov-ernment.

More than 1,000 protesterswere rallying in front of theMyanmar Economic Bank inMandalay, the country’s sec-ond-largest city, when at least10 trucks full of soldiers andpolice arrived and started fir-ing slingshots toward the pro-testers before they even got outof the trucks, according to aphotographer who witnessedthe events.

The soldiers and policethen attacked the protesterswith sticks and slingshots, andpolice could be seen aiminglong guns into the air amidsounds that resembled gunfire.Local media reported that rub-ber bullets were also fired intothe crowd, and that a few peo-ple were injured.

Police were also seen pointing guns toward the protesters.

In the capital, Naypyitaw,protesters gathered outside apolice station demanding therelease of a group of highschool students who weredetained while joining in anti-coup activities.

One student who man-

aged to escape told reportersthat the pupils — thought torange in age from 13 to 16 —were demonstrating peaceful-ly when a line of riot policesuddenly arrived and beganarresting them. It wasn’t clearexactly how many studentswere rounded up, but esti-mates put the figure at between20 and 40.

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Bangladesh authorities sent afourth group of Rohingya

refugees from Myanmar to anewly developed island in theBay of Bengal on Mondaydespite calls by human rightsgroups for a halt to the process.

The roughly 2,000Rohingya who had been livingin the sprawling refugee campsof Cox’s Bazar were sent toBhasan Char, an island specif-ically developed to accommo-date 100,000 of the 1 millionRohingya who have fled fromneighbouring Myanmar, M.

Mozammel Haque, a com-mander of the Bangladeshnavy, told reporters.

With Monday’s group,more than 7,000 refugees havemoved to the island since theprocess started in December.

The government has saidthe arrangement is good for therefugees and the island isdesigned to offer better livingconditions. While human rightsgroups have criticized the movesand some are being forced to goagainst their will, the govern-ment has insisted that refugeesmoving to the island have doneso voluntarily.

Beirut: Israel fired several mis-siles early on Monday targetingareas near the Syrian capital,Damascus, Syria’s state newsagency reported. An oppositionwar-monitoring group said thestrikes killed six Iran-backedfighters.

The SANA news agencyclaimed that Syrian air defens-es shot down most of the mis-siles, which it said were firedfrom Syria’s Israeli-occupiedGolan Heights.

The Britain-based SyrianObservatory for HumanRights, an opposition war mon-itor with a network of activistson the ground, said the strikeshit positions of the Syrianarmy’s Fourth Division in themountains near the highwaythat links Damascus with the

Lebanese capital of Beirut. Itsaid another strike hit Syrianarmy positions in Kisweh, justsouth of Damascus.

The Observatory said thatof the six Iran-backed fighterskilled, four were near theDamascus-Beirut highway andtwo in Kisweh. Weaponsdepots were also struck inboth areas, it added.

Israel has launched hun-dreds of strikes against Iran-linked military targets in Syriaover the years but rarelyacknowledges or discusses suchoperations. Israel views Iranianentrenchment on its northernfrontier as a red line, and hasrepeatedly struck Iran-linkedfacilities and weapons convoysdestined for Lebanon’s militantHezbollah group. AP

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German prosecutors saidMonday they have charged

five Tajik men with being mem-bers of the Islamic State group,accusing them of participatingin a cell of the extremist organ-isation in Germany.

Federal prosecutors filedthe indictment at theDuesseldorf state court, wherean alleged associate of the fivewas convicted last month ofmembership in IS for co-founding the German cell andsupporting two plannedattacks. He was sentenced toseven years in prison.

The suspects now chargedwere identified only asFarhodshoh K., MuhammadaliG., Azizjon B., Sunatullokh K.And Komron B., in keepingwith German privacy rules.

Lahore: Pakistan’s deposedprime minister Nawaz Sharif ’sdaughter Maryam Nawaz saidon Monday that she will notleave the country to join herfather in London for her treat-ment despite the Imran Khangovernment’s apparent offer togo abroad.

“Even if someone (from thegovernment) comes to myhome and offers me to goabroad, I will decline it straight-away,” she said while talking toreporters at her Jati UmraRaiwind residence here. PTI

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“It seems the new presidentwants to help migrants,” Osoriosaid as he got ready to check into a cheap hotel in downtownTijuana before heading to theUS “They’re saying he is goingto help, but I don’t know for

sure how much is true or not.” The 63-year-old is among

thousands of people who havecome to the US-Mexico borderwith the hope they will be able toask for asylum and make their wayinto the U.S. Now that Trump isno longer in office. While Bidenhas taken some major steps in hisfirst weeks in office to reverseTrump’s hardline immigrationpolicies, his administration hasn’tlifted some of the most significantbarriers to asylum-seekers. AP

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2.03 per cent in January oncostlier non-food manufac-tured items and experts areprojecting further uptick in therate of price rise in the next fewmonths.

The WPI inflation was1.22 per cent in December,2020 and 3.52 per cent inJanuary last year.

While food articles sawsoftening in inflation, the sharprise in the WPI inflation inJanuary was led by manufac-tured non-food products, fueland power, and crude petrole-um and natural gas, datareleased by the Commerce andIndustry ministry showed onMonday.

Food inflation in Januarystood at (-) 2.8 per cent, against(-) 1.11 per cent in the previ-ous month. In vegetables andpotatoes, it was (-) 20.82 per

cent and 22.04 per cent respec-tively.

Core inflation rose to a 27-month high of 5.1 per cent inJanuary 2021.

In non-food articles, infla-tion was higher at 4.16 per cent,while in the fuel and powerbasket it was (-) 4.78 per cent,during the month underreview.

ICRA Principal EconomistAditi Nayar said a deeper dis-inflation in primary food arti-cles helped to cushion theimpact of the sharp rise in coreinflation.

Rising demand andstrengthening pricing powerwill make core inflation risefurther to as much as 7-7.5 percent during April-June quarter,according to ICRA.

“... The headline WPIinflation is set to record largeupticks over the course of thenext few months. We nowexpect the WPI inflation toaverage 5-5.5 per cent in

FY2022, unless the availablevaccines turn out to be inef-fective against new COVID-19variants, causing commodityprices, consumer confidenceand business sentiment toplunge,” Nayar added.

The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) in its monetary policydecision on February 5, keptinterest rates unchanged for thefourth consecutive meetingand said that the outlook forcore inflation is influenced bythe escalation in cost-pushpressures seen in recentmonths.

Petroleum product priceshave reached historic highs asinternational crude pricessurged in recent months andthe high indirect taxes remain,both in the Centre and States.These, along with the sharpincrease in industrial raw mate-rial prices have resulted in abroad-based increase in pricesof services and manufacturingproducts in recent months.

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The country’s exports grewby 6.16 per cent to USD

27.45 billion in January, accord-ing to data by the commerceministry.

Imports too grew by 2 percent to about USD 42 billion,leaving a trade deficit of USD14.54 billion during the monthunder review, the data showed.

Exports during April-January this fiscal dipped by13.58 per cent to USD 228.25billion, while imports declinedby 25.92 per cent to USD300.26 billion.

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Demand for completed res-idential properties is rising

compared to that for under-construction flats, as the shareof ready-to-move-in homes inthe total housing sales in 2020rose to 21 per cent from 18 percent in the previous year,according to News Corp-backed realty brokerage firmPropTiger.

A total of 1,82,640 unitswere sold in the 2020 calendaryear, of which 21 per cent werein the RTMI (ready-to-move-in) category and 79 per centwere under-construction,PropTiger said quoting its RealInsight report for 2020.

In 2019, a total of 3,47,590units were sold of which 18 percent were RTMI, it said in astatement.

PropTiger research foundthat the share of RTMI in thetotal sales has been on the risesince 2016.

The share of RTMI in total

sales during 2015 was 7 percent, which increased to 10 percent in 2016, 12 per cent in2017, 15 per cent in 2018 and18 per cent in 2019, the state-ment said.

“Risk-averse home buyersare increasingly opting forready-to-move-in flats.

Even in under-construc-tion properties, the preferenceis towards branded developersor those with an impeccabletrack record of execution,”said Dhruv Agarwala, GroupCEO, Housing.Com,M a k a a n . C o m a n dPropTiger.Com.

Among various cities, theshare of RTMI units in the totalsales was the highest inChennai at 32 per cent andlowest in Hyderabad at 12 percent, during 2020.

However, the share ofRTMI units in the total salesincreased the most in Delhi-NCR at 27 per cent in 2020,from 17 per cent in the previous year.

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Equity benchmark Sensexrallied over 610 points to

finish above the 52,000-markfor the first time on Monday,tracking significant gains infinancial stocks amid a positivetrend in global markets.

After touching a recordhigh of 52,235.97 during theday, the 30-share BSE indexended 609.83 points or 1.18 percent up at 52,154.13.

Similarly, the broader NSENifty soared 151.40 points or 1per cent to finish at a recordhigh of 15,314.70.

It touched an intra-daypeak of 15,340.15.

Axis Bank was the topgainer in the Sensex pack,climbing around 6 per cent, fol-lowed by ICICI Bank, BajajFinance, SBI, IndusInd Bank,HDFC and Kotak Bank.

On the other hand, DrReddy’s TCS, Tech Mahindra,HUL and Asian Paints wereamong the laggards.

“Indian marketopened on a positive followingupbeat peers in Asia as Nikkei225 crossed 30,000 for first timein more than three decadeswith Japan’s economy growing

12.7 per cent on an annu-alised basis in October toDecember last year,” saidNarendra Solanki, Head-Equity Research(Fundamental), Anand Rathi.

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The Reserve Bank onMonday set up a commit-

tee to draw a vision documentfor strengthening urban coop-erative banks (UCBs) andexploring the potential of con-solidation in the sector.

The committee, to beheaded by former RBI DeputyGovernor N S Vishwanathan,will suggest “effective mea-sures for faster rehabilitationand resolution of UrbanCooperative Banks (UCBs)and also assess their potentialfor consolidation in the sec-tor.”

The panel will “draw up avision document for a vibrantand resilient urban co-opera-tive banking sector havingregards to the Principles ofCooperation as well as depos-itors’ interest and systemicissues,” said the terms of refer-

ence of the committee whichwill be required to submit itsreport to the RBI in threemonths.

The eight-member panel,including former chairman ofNabard Harsh KumarBhanwala, will also review thecurrent regulatory and super-visory approach and recom-mend suitable measures tostrengthen the sector, takinginto account recent amend-ments to the BankingRegulation Act, 1949.

As per the terms of refer-ence of the committee, it will“take stock of the regulatorymeasures taken by the Reserve Bank(RBI) and other authorities in respect ofUCBs and assess their impactover the last five years toidentify key constraints andenablers, if any, in fulfilmentof their socio-economic objec-tive.”

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Despite a dip in global tech-nology spending amid the

coronavirus pandemic, thecountry’s information tech-nology sector is set to post a 2.3per cent rise in revenues toUSD 194 billion in the currentfiscal, Nasscom said onMonday.

The industry added 1.38lakh people to its workforce ona net basis during the year, tak-

ing the total number ofemployees to 44.7 lakh, theNational Association ofSoftware and ServiceCompanies (Nasscom) said inits review of the current finan-cial year ending March 31.

Over the past few years,the industry has been clockinga revenue growth in higher sin-gle digits or double digits as thedemand forIT services in adigitising world continues togrow.

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meet the GST compensation shortfall, taking thetotal amount released so far to �95,000 crore.

Till now, 86 percent of the total estimatedGST compensation shortfall has been releasedto the states and Union Territories (UTs) withlegislative assembly. Out of this, an amount of�86,729.93 crore has been released to the statesand �8,270.07 crore to the three UTs with leg-islative assembly (Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir,Puducherry). The remaining five states -Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram,Nagaland and Sikkim - do not have a gap in rev-enue on account of GST implementation, itadded. The Centre had set up a special bor-rowing window in October 2020 to meet theestimated shortfall of �1.10 lakh crore in rev-enue arising on account of implementation ofGST. The finance ministry in a statement saidit has released the 16th weekly instalment of Rs6,000 crore to the states to meet the GST com-pensation shortfall. The amount has been bor-rowed this week at an interest rate of 4.64 percent. “So far, an amount of �95,000 crore hasbeen borrowed by the Central Governmentthrough the special borrowing window at anaverage interest rate of 4.7831 per cent,” it added.

In addition to providing funds through thespecial borrowing window to meet the shortfallin revenue on account of GST implementation,the Centre has also granted additional borrowingpermission equivalent to 0.50 per cent of GrossStates Domestic Product (GSDP) to the statesto help them in mobilising additional financialresources.

New Delhi:Amazon had askedfor USD 40 million (around Rs290.41 crore) in compensa-tion from Future Group for thedeal with Reliance Industries,and Amazon’s claim of notbeing informed of the deal isincorrect, documents submit-ted to the emergency arbitratorof SIAC by the Kishore Biyani-led firm said. According to the submission byFuture Group in October lastyear, Amazon was well aware ofFuture’s Rs 24,713 crore dealwith RIL.

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This last one year has beentesting times for everyone.

Each person out there has react-ed to the lockdown that followeddue to the present pandemic indifferent ways. While it broughtout the worst in some people, inothers, it was the best. Theyturned to their kitchen to honetheir cooking skills, while oth-ers chose to pick up a paper andpen to pour their thoughts.People as young as seven-year-old took to writing and thisincludes Mahesh Ratnam Rajan,director of the strategy for atechnology company, wholaunched his first book Illusionsof Control on February 7, 2021.The book is a fiction based onhuman behaviour.

It was the isolation coupledwith his experience of travellingaround the world and seeing itfrom a different perspective thatinspired Rajan to write thisbook — how people reactedwhile confined to their homes.The book highlights histhoughts on how an invisibleenemy can turn one’s plansupside down.

“While writing this book, Iwas apprehensive about mywriting skills and the topic thatI had chosen to write on. To geta feel about how people wouldreact to what I had written Idecided to send it to my friendsand asked for their opinion.They liked it and encouraged meto go ahead. I poured out all myexperiences and the lessons thatI have learnt even if it was forbusiness,” Rajan tells you.Writing a book, he says, makesone learn patience, an extreme-ly valuable lesson.

“This book gave me themost important lesson - that ofpatience. There were times whenI thought what I am writing did-n't make sense and I needed toredo. I did just that. I began fromscratch. This is the momentwhen most people give up. But,the love for the book and themotivation to pen my thoughtskept me going. I learnt to bepatient and went step by step anddid things as required,” he says.

He tells you that one shouldnever fear roadblocks that comein life; instead, one should con-

tinue to work towards theirgoal.

“When one writes a story ora book for that matter, there arehigh chances that it might not goas one had planned. One mayfeel that it is not relevant. Themantra is to keep writing evenif you feel it is not good. Give itto your friends or family to readwho will give an unbiased feed-back. If you want to be a writer,be open to criticism. Learnfrom your mistakes, try to notrepeat them and go back to writ-ing again,”he opines.

His timing of course, todebut as a writer came at thewrong time. “I picked out a real-ly bad time to launch a book. Ireached out to a couple of pub-lishers and they were reluctantto take a new book especiallyfrom a new author. Every writerout there should try to get intouch with different publishersthrough networking. Everythingtoday happens because of net-working. Self-publishing is agood option as the writer is in-charge on how the book comesout,” Ranjan says.

Sometimes redemption isfound in the most unexpect-

ed of places. True Frog is anIndian-origin personal carebrand that advocates beautywith integrity with its non-toxic, vegan, harmful chemical-free & CG-friendly products.Their Deep Conditioning maskintensely hydrates and restoresthe thirstiest, most over-processed hair, from root to top.Packed with natural ingredientsand with extracts of vinegar,apple, lemon, Tucuma Butter,Quinoa protein, beetroot, chiaseed, etc and it is formulated tohydrate, restructure and trans-form hair in distress.

Suitable for damaged, dull,frizzy, dry hair, the mask rebal-ances, intensely hydrates, andmakes it up to one’s hair for allthe love that it has been miss-ing. Also effective with hardwater. True Frog DO NOTADD Sulphates, Parabens,Silicones, or any other harmfulchemicals and ensure that theirproducts are environmentallyfriendly and have allergen-free fragrances.

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They’re also high inVitamin C, an antioxidant thathelps promote iron absorptionand is involved in tissuerepair andimmune func-tion. What’smore, theirhigh fiber con-tent helps sup-port regularityand gut health. Not to mention,how important is to haveVitamin C during Corona.Hence, it makes brussels sproutall the way more imporant toadd to one’s diet.

Brussels sprouts containsmall amounts of vitamin B6,potassium, iron, thiamine,magnesium and phosphorus.Antioxidants are compoundsthat reduce oxidative stress inyour cells and help lower yourrisk of chronic disease.

One study foundthat when partici-pants ate about 2cups (300 grams) of

Brussels sproutsdaily, damage totheir cells fromoxidative stressdecreased by

28 per cent.They may also

come with added health ben-efits, including the potential toreduce the risk of cancer,decrease inflammation andimprove blood sugar control.

In winters, it has been oftenseen that the incidences ofkidney stones and UTIsincrease as the intake of flu-

ids in people’s diet decreases dur-ing the season. Our kidney’s func-tion in the body is predominant-ly filtering out the waste productsthrough urine and maintaining awater balance. This further enablesthe proper f low of blood.Therefore, to have the properfunctioning of the kidney andother parts of the body, it’s vitalthat we take fluids in large quan-tities.

Experts believe that the kidneycan handle excess water but if thebody has too little then it hampersthe functioning of the kidney thatfurther results in Urinary TractInfection (UTI), kidney stones andRenal failure. All these can lead tokidney damage if not treated quick-ly.

Dehydration is primarilycaused due to the less intake of fluid.There are three ways the body loseswater: breathing, sweating, andurine production. Each personmust consume enough liquid toreplace that given off to maintainhealthy body functioning. A personweighing between 68-90 kilogramswould need to drink a minimum 2litres of water regularly. Stressingthe system by chronic dehydration

causes the kidneys to work harder.Why does dehydration lead to

UTIs? We know that water is a major

factor for urine production. Ourbladders are like the containers,which store urine, until and unlesswe go to the washroom and pass theurine. So, when a bacteria goesinside those bladders from theurethra then it remains there till weurinate. So, if we don’t drink waterthen the bacteria gets enough timeto multiply in the urethra, causingUTI. Each time you use the wash-room, you are actually flushing outthese bacteria through your urine.Drink water throughout the day.You can also consume fruits, whichare high on water, including water-melons, berries, peaches and grape-fruit. In case you're not feelingthirsty, take part in physical activ-ity as much as you can so that youend up drinking adequate quanti-ty of water.

Can water intake avoid thekidney stones?

Almost 60-70 per cent of bodyweight is made up of water, whichis essential for the functioning of theoverall body. Dehydration hap-pens when you lose an excessamount of water from the bodyeither through diarrhea, vomiting,sweating, or extra losses in yoururine, such as poorly controlled dia-

betes. Kidney stones are also a resultof dehydration. When we drinkenough water then the formation ofstone-forming crystals from stick-ing to the walls of the kidneys canbe avoided. Urologists also recom-mend drinking more water foranyone who is going throughpainful kidney stone, regardless ofthe type of the stone.

Here are five strategies for stay-ing well-hydrated despite the chillywinters:

�In order to make yourselfconscious about your fluid intake,start writing down how much wateryou’re drinking. Continue doingthis for a week.

�Make a habit of drinking aglass of water in the morning themoment you get up from your bed.Take a sipper with you and ensurethat you’re sip from it at least twicean hour.

�If you are bored of drinkingnormal water, you can add lemonto add a tangy flavour to it.

�If you are having a hot bev-erage like tea or coffee, then makesure that you’re drinking a glass ofwater prior to having it.

�To avoid dehydration, makesure that you’re running a humid-ifier to counter the effect of theheater or blower.

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Clouding myths pertaining to the post-surgical quality of lifeof knee replacement have kept many patients with chronic

knee pain in the dark. While there is a dire need to raise aware-ness among masses about the advancements in technology in hisfield of joint replacement surgeries, also a minor effort from thoseundergoing such surgeries to adapt to a healthy lifestyle can alsoturn out the outcomes to be more fruitful.

During a primary knee replacement surgery, the knee jointis replaced with an implant, which is in most of the cases suc-cessful. But sometimes due to loosening of the implants or wearout, a revision procedure may be required. Depending upon thecondition, the revision surgeries may include replacement of par-tial components of the implants, Unicompartmental jointreplacement or complete replacement.

According to the recent data provided by Joint registry(ISHKS), over 35,000 total knee replacements (TKR) have beenperformed in India last year and there is an upsurge in these pro-cedures in the last five years. As per an estimate around 20 croreIndians (especially above the age of 50 years) suffer from someform of knee related problems. The major reasons attributableincludes degenerative arthritis like osteoarthritis, RheumatoidArthritis, Unicompartmental arthritis among many others.Among such majority of population atleast 20 per cent of them

are having a poor quality of lifeand are suggested for an imme-diate knee replacement proce-dure.

Though most of the TKRare sustainable in more than 90per cent of the cases and havea life of around 15-20 years, butover time if the knee replace-ment fails due to variety of rea-sons. In such cases patients mayrequire to undergo a RevisionTKR (RTKR) due to theincreased swelling and painfulknee joints. The patients mayalso feel stiffness, instability thatmay hinder in their day-to-dayactivities.

In some of the cases due to trauma or an injury to the bonemay make it harder for the surgeon to use standardised implantsduring a revision surgery, where specially designed implants arerequired. Avoiding such complications of injury to the joints oradjacent areas and taking certain precautionary measures canensure an enhanced lifespan of the implants and avoids the needfor a revision knee replacement surgery.

Maintains an optimal Body Mass Index (BMI): Poor eat-ing habits and a sedentary lifestyle often post surgery ends upin unwanted weight gain. It is thus advised to eat a healthy andbalanced diet along with regular mild exercises to maintain theBMI.

Physical activity and regular exercise: Regular exercise isa must, and always consults the treating doctor for the moder-ation, before taking up heavy workouts. It is usually advised forbrisk walking, basic physical exercise likes aerobics for atleastfive days a week. This will not only help in strengthening the mus-cles but also helps in proper settling and adjustment of theimplants. Regular exercise will also benefit the patient for a pro-longed life of the implant.

Avoid cross legged sitting immediately after surgery:Adapting to a table chair lifestyle for initial few months post aknee replacement will reduce the wear and tear allowing theimplants to settle better as per the curvature of the actual bone.Consult the surgeon when to involve in such activities.

Yearly check-ups: TKR patients must visit the surgeons year-ly to keep a check on loosening in the joint which can be dealtwith time.

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and not-so-hot pimple thenext morning. Fret not.Here are a few reme-dies that have gotyou covered.

Try aloevera. We allknow the ben-efits of usingaloe vera onour skin, butwhat we mightnot know is that itcan also help treatpimple scars. It has sooth-ing and antibacterial prop-erties that help reduce irri-tation and redness. It isextremely beneficial for skinconditions like blemishesand skin infections. Forbest results, use the geldirectly from the plant andapply it to the marks.

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There are several diseases that are clas-sified as rare or “orphan”. Such diseasesaffect fewer than 200,000 people glob-

ally. The majority of rare diseases are inher-ited, having remained silent in the previousgenerations. Genetic alterations/disturbancesare the prime cause of such conditions. Wewill be highlighting on one such disease,Joubert Syndrome (JS), named after the pedi-atric neurologist Marie Joubert who first iden-tified it in 1969.

JS is a brain malformation in which anarea of the brain called cerebellar vermis isabsent or underdeveloped. What this regiondoes is that-it controls balance and coordi-nation; therefore, affected individuals gener-ally tend to have gait issues, inability to con-trol voluntary movements, and decreasedmuscle tone. Other systemic issues have alsobeen reported; however, the exact cause forthis is not clearly known.

The condition manifests from infancy,and is first observed as weak muscle tone.Episodes of unusually fast or slow breathingmay also be noticed. Gradually, children suf-fer from difficulty in coordinating move-ments, show abnormal eye movements, anddelayed/impaired language and motor skills.Mild to severe intellectual disability may alsooccur. With age, affected individuals may alsodevelop liver, kidney, and hormonal abnor-malities. Since the condition appears to havefeatures similar to other neurodevelopmen-tal conditions, additional investigations arerequired to diagnose JS. A characteristicmolar tooth sign is seen on brain MRI.Considering its rare presentation, only symp-tomatic and supportive treatment is availablefor patients. The majority of the treatmentsrevolve around pharmacological manage-ment of systemic conditions, with rehabili-tation and occupational therapy for languageand motor skills-related issues. Nonetheless,the treatments provide temporary reliefonly from symptoms, making the patientdependent on family members for their life-time in many cases.

Among the newer therapeutic advances,gene therapy/gene editing has been proposedfor the management of JS. However, the treat-ment is still under investigation and may takeyears to be translated to the clinical set-up.On the other hand, regenerative medicine andcell-based therapy may be considered to indi-vidually target each pathology of JS. Forexample, the multidifferentiation potential ofmesenchymal cells and neurotrophic effectcan play a role in enhancing brain activity.

Likewise, cells and tissues of the kidneyand other organs damaged by the diseaseprocess can be regenerated by cell-based ther-apy, owing to the self-renewing and paracrineproperties of mesenchymal cells. Of course,rehabilitative and allied treatments such asphysiotherapy, occupational therapy,oxygen/stimulation-based therapies will berequired for superior outcomes. However, thisholistic approach of regenerative medicineand allied therapies will ensure more defin-itive, safe and long-term effects compared toconventional pharmacological treatments.Nonetheless, considering the rare presenta-tion of JS, it is also important to counsel thefamily and ensure long-term follow up ofpatients to initiate prompt treatment.

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After Dear Zindagi, ShahRukh Khan reunites with

Alia Bhatt on a quirky moth-er daughter story, Darlings,this time, as a producer.According to a source, theentire film is developed by RedChillies and was narrated toAlia sometime back. “Sheloved it and instantly came onboard the film,” a sourceshared.

The film marks the direc-torial debut of Jasmeet K Reen,who has worked as an associ-ate director and chief assistantdirector on multiple films andpreviously written films likeForce 2, Fanney Khan andPati Patni Aur Woh. The filmrides on a formidable ensem-ble fronted by Alia, with actorslike Shefali Shah, Vijay Varmaand Roshan Mathew on board.It is said to be a quirky storyabout an endearing mother –daughter duo, played by Aliaand Shefali, who are navigat-ing through crazy circum-stances in life. “It’s set inMumbai against the backdropof a middle-class family andtraces the lives of two women,as they find courage and lovein exceptional circumstances,”the source added.

An official announcementof the film is expected thisweek and according to the

source, the film will go on thefloors as early as the firstquarter of 2021. “In-fact, thefilm is gearing up for a releasethis year itself. The pre-pro-duction work is going on fullswing, and the team is allready to take it on floors verysoon in Mumbai.”

Apart from Darlings,SRK’s production team isworking on multiple films onthe production front, withLove Hostel featuring BobbyDeol, Vikrant Massey andSanya Malhotra all set to go onfloors, and Bob Biswas withAbhishek Bachchan in thepost-production stage. Thefilm is gearing up for aSummer 2021 opening. Thereare multiple other subjectsthat are on the verge of gettingstarted, including SRK’s nextacting stint, which is expect-ed to go on the floors after theYRF production, Pathan.

Shah Rukh Khan is cur-rently shooting for Pathan,which features him the lead asan agent with DeepikaPadukone too joining him onthe mission. John Abraham onthe other hand plays the antag-onist of Pathan. The follow upto this film for the superstar isexpected to be RajkumarHirani’s forthcoming socialcomedy.

Digitalisation has remained abuzz word in India for quitea long time now. Several

businesses have been investing theirtime and money in new technologiesto make their services digitallyaccessible. For instance, today we useso many apps on our smartphonesfor numerous routine activities likebooking a cab, making payments,ordering food, and what not. In fact,our reliance on these digital tools hasonly increased over the years, andundoubtedly these solutions havesimplified our lives to a great extent.But the real question is, can everyIndian access these services as wedo?

Evidently, the country has beenwitnessing a rapid rise in smart-phone penetration. However, a majorpart of our population still finds itdifficult to consume content inEnglish. Although many people —even those hailing from tier 2 and 3towns — are able to buy smart-phones because of their affordablecosts, they can’t make the most ofeach and every application, and insome cases, they can’t even usethem properly. This is primarilybecause most people don’t know theEnglish language and hence itbecomes extremely difficult for themto search and discover content. This

is where the role of an enhanced appstore ecosystem (EASE) comes intothe picture.

�The need for an enhanced appstore ecosystem

The importance of local lan-guages in a densely populated anddiverse country like India can’t beoverlooked. The country comprises1.15 billion mobile phone users, ofwhich 520.1 million hail from ruralareas, as highlighted by the TelecomRegulatory Authority of India(TRAI). To tap into these potentialcustomers, addressing the languagebarrier should be the top priority.Imagine when 520.1 million userswill be able to digitally converse intheir preferred dialect. Naturally,they will find content more relatablewhile also enjoying the highly per-sonalised user experience.

According to the Google KPMGreport, 70 per cent of Indians finddigital content in the local languagemore reliable, 88 per cent of Indianlanguage internet users are morelikely to respond to a digital adver-tisement in their preferred languagecompared to English, and 90 per centof video consumption is donethrough local languages. This clear-ly shows the astronomical growthopportunity that regional markets

hold at present, enabling app devel-opers to innovate the app storeecosystem using the power of local-isation.

�Government’s role in strengthen-ing local language content develop-ment

In the recent budget 2021-22, thegovernment has proposed to set upa National Language TranslationMission (NLTM), owing to thegrowing demand for accessing onlineservices in local languages. Themove will provide a significant boostto the existing regional language ini-tiatives in the country, and encour-age agencies to translate scienceand technology-related content intolocal languages, which otherwise isavailable only in English.

Doing so will also widen thereach of digital content and allowmore people to access it, thus help-ing them consume it in their pre-ferred language. NLTM is a greatexample that showcases the increas-ing relevance of Indian languages inevery service and solution thattoday’s businesses offer to con-sumers.

While television, for ages, hasserved as the primary screen, wehave now entered an era wheresmartphones are replacing it. Appdevelopers should thus come up withmore innovative offerings that aremobile-based rather than TV-driven.Moreover, the growing preference ofIndians towards regional content hasemerged as a newly found opportu-nity, and app developers shouldstrive to leverage it. An enhancedapp store ecosystem (EASE) is a greatway to bring innovation to the nextbillion consumers, help thembecome a part of the digital world,and drive awareness around howdigital tools can add value to theirlives.

To bank on EASE, app develop-ers can also experiment with otherelements like voice and video thathave always existed but have notbeen reaped yet. These can be thenext two powerful tools that busi-nesses can add to their existingportfolio of products, and servecustomers in a more personalisedmanner. As we advance in 2021,businesses must figure out new waysto simplify the app store ecosystemso that the next billion users can useit to meet their day-to-day aspira-tions more seamlessly than everbefore.

(The writer is Co-Founder andCEO of an app and content discoveryplatform, Indus OS.)

No matter how intimidating it is tostyle print on print, it definitely

sparks your inner Carrie Bradshaw. Asdesigners venture into the space ofunconventional prints on the runway, iteventually trickles down and is widelyexperimented by all fashion enthusiastsalike.

We take the liberty of narrowingdown some of the most sought after#PrintOnPrint trends by taking cues fromensembles by popular designers.

PAIR WITH NEUTRAL TONESIf your personal style leans more

towards subtle and minimal, you can startby pairing your prints with neutral toneslike whites or nudes. Whether it is abright blue texture like Kunal AnilTanna’s play on stripes or a mix ofpastel block prints, like Vedika M’sspin on hand painted drapes,you’re sure to make a memo-rable style statement with thesestunning visual textures.

LAYER IT UPAmp up the dimension

and vivacity of your ensembleby mixing conspicuous printswith layering. A zebra tex-tured cape on a colourblocked ensemble, likeZwaan’s or a solid bandi ona densely textured co-ord set, by Kunal AnilTanna, these can helpadd depth to an oth-erwise simple attire.And if you’re lookingto go one step further,

opt for a single print through all layerslike Gulabo Jaipur or use contrast coloursand prints like Vedika M.

TRUE TO TRADITIONAs long as you keep your accessories

to a bare minimum, you can get extreme-ly creative with your prints in tradition-al silhouettes. A prairie printed sari or ablend of pastel stripes on bell sleeves canredefine demure elegance like no otheras seen in ensembles by Ridhi Mehra,Gulabo Jaipur and Vedika M.

COOL CO-ORDSWhile mixing prints is purely instinc-

tive, there is also a different fascinationaround wearing the same print from headto toe. If you choose to go indie, you cango crazy mixing different textures. Frombig and bold to floral and dainty, exper-

iment with prints in different silhou-ettes like angarakha kurtas, peplumtops, bishop sleeves and flare pants,as seen above by designers Sukriti& Aakriti and Ridhi Mehra.

SEXY SINGLETONSThere’s nothing more

sophisticated than donning asingleton with a striking printthroughout the ensemble.

Ideally, opt for flowy silhou-ettes that flatter your body

while looking absolutelychic like Zwaan colour-

blocked or striped tex-tures or Ridhi Mehra’s

Persian play onthe classicanarkali.

Abhishek Banerjee hasbeen in the Hindi film

industry for over a decade.He was impressive in filmssuch as No One Killed Jessica,Phillauri and Ajji amongothers, but it has only been inthe past few years that hestarted getting noticed inmainstream Bollywood, withroles in films like Stree,Dream Girl and Bala, and hisact as Hathoda Tyagi in theweb series Paatal Lok.

Talking about why ittook him so long to getnoticed, Abhishek said, “Ithink there can be many fac-tors, but it is all assumptionsbecause I don’t have a clearanswer to that. If you ask meit has been five years since Ihave felt like a camera actor.”

The actor, who hasworked with several bigdirectors as a casting direc-tor in the past, said that helooked at what was not work-ing for him as a performer.

“I looked at what was notworking for me as an actorbecause of course I was closeto the directors I was work-ing with. I knew a lot of peo-ple and if still I was not get-ting cast in a good role thatmeant that people lackedtrust in me as an actor andperformer. So, first I had towork towards that and then

there were few people likeDevashish Makhija, AmarKaushik and KarneshSharma (who cast me),” hesaid.

“These guys showed a lotof faith. Why am I takingtheir name is not because ofPataal Lok or Stree. (Bala andStree director) Amar Kaushikhas seen me since No OneKilled Jessica and he had castme in Go Goa Gone. Whenno one was casting me these

guys were already castingme. Karnesh Sharma castme in Phillauri. Those guysshowed trust. So, chanceswere given and in thosechances you had to workhard and then it happened,”said Abhishek.

“Also, I am talking like acasting director because thisgoes for all the actors. Even(Scam 1992 lead actor) PratikGandhi and Jaideep Ahlawat,it is not that they have start-

ed working today. I tookJaideep’s audition 11 or 12years ago when we had justpassed out from the Film andTelevision Institute of India(FTII),” he recalled.

“There are a lot of actorswho are already in Bombay,are good but gaining thattrust of directors takes timeand they also slowly have toprove themselves with everyrole,” Abhishek summed up.

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