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F inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced an ambitious 6 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) aimed at unlocking value in infrastructure assets across sectors ranging from power to road and railways as well Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi. The Finance Minister had announced the monetisation plan in her annual Budget speech in February. Sitharaman said the asset monetisation did not involve selling of land and it is about monetising brownfield assets. Projects have been identified across sectors, with roads, rail- ways and power being the top segments. “NMP estimates aggregate monetisation potential of 6 lakh crore through core assets of Central Government over the four-year period from FY 2022 to FY 2025,” she said. “Ownership of assets will remain with the Government and there will be a mandatory hand-back.” Asset monetisation will unlock resources and lead to value unlocking, she said. Union Budget 2021-22 had identified monetisation of operating public infrastruc- ture assets as a key means for sustainable infrastructure financing. Towards this, the Budget provided for prepara- tion of a “National Monetisation Pipeline” of potential brownfield infra- structure assets. NITI Aayog in consultation with infra line ministries has prepared the report on NMP. The aggregate asset pipeline under NMP over the four-year period is indicative- ly valued at 6 lakh crore. The estimated value corresponds to 14 per cent of the proposed outlay for Centre under the National Infrastructure Pipeline (43 lakh crore). The end objective of this initiative is to enable “infra- structure creation through monetisation” wherein the public and private sector col- laborate, each excelling in their core areas of competence, so as to deliver socio-economic growth and quality of life to the country’s citizens, she added. In the railways sector, as many as 400 railway stations, 90 passenger trains, 741-km Konkan Railways and 15 rail- way stadiums and colonies are planned to be monetised for an estimated 1.2 lakh crore. Monetising 28,608 circuit kilometres of power transmis- sion lines is estimated to gen- erate 45,200 crore and anoth- er 39,832 crore will come from 6 GW of power genera- tion assets. The telecom sector will give 35,100 crore from mon- etising 2.86 lakh km of BharatNet fiber and 14,917 signal towers of BSNL and MTNL. Close to 29,000 crore each is estimated from mon- etising warehouses and coal mines. A s India is engaged in a big rescue operation to bring out its citizens from strife- torn Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief Parliamentary lead- ers of various political parties on August 26 about the situ- ation there. This forthcoming all- party interaction comes at the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said here on Monday. He said the physical briefing will take place at 11 AM on Thursday in Parliament House Annexe. “Floor leaders of political parties would be briefed by EAM @DrSJaishankar on the present situation in Afghanistan, on 26th August, 11am in Main Committee Room, PHA, New Delhi. Invites are being sent through email. All concerned are requested to attend,” Joshi tweeted. “In view of develop- ments in Afghanistan, PM @narendramodi has instruct- ed that the MEA brief Floor Leaders of political parties. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs @JoshiPralhad will be intimating further details,” Jaishankar tweeted earlier. Sources said first ever brief- ing of this sort is expected to focus on India’s evacuation, and Afghanistan situation. T he third wave of Covid-19 could hit the country any- time between September and October, an expert panel set up by an institute under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has predicted. It has called for sig- nificantly ramping up the vac- cination pace as well as health infrastructure facilities in coun- try. The committee of experts also said that children will have a similar risk as adults since pediatric facilities, doctors and equipment like ventilators, ambulances, etc, are nowhere close to what may be required in case a large number of chil- dren becoming infected. The report, which has been sub- mitted to Prime Minister’s Office, observed that only around 7.6 per cent (10.4 crore) people are fully vaccinated in India. If current vaccination rate is not increased, India can wit- ness six lakh cases per day in next wave, report said.“Leading experts have repeatedly warned of an imminent third Covid-19 wave in India. Epidemiologists predict a series of surges till we achieve herd immunity through infection or vaccination and disease becoming endemic,” report said.The NIDM report quoted prediction of experts from IIT Kanpur which sug- gested three likely scenarios for third wave based on level of unlocking. In scenario one, it said that third wave could peak in October with 3.2 lakh posi- tive cases per day. A n 11-member delegation from Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded a caste-based cen- sus across the country. In a U-turn, the BJP too seemed to revisit its stated policy of not holding caste cen- sus. Senior BJP leader from Bihar and Rajya Sabha mem- ber Sushil Modi on Sunday said his party has always sup- ported the caste-based census and been part of the resolution passed in the Bihar Assembly in favour of a caste census. The leaders of all 10 main political parties having mem- bers in the Bihar Assembly were part of the delegation. Replying to a written query in the Lok Sabha on July 20, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the Central Government has decided as a matter of policy not to enumerate caste-wise population other than SCs and STs in the census. Given the OBC pitch of the BJP and Assembly polls in UP early next year, Sushil Modi’s statement signifies the ruling party’s reversal of its policy on caste-based census. Asked about the Prime Minister’s stand on the issue, the Bihar Chief Minister said Modi did not “deny it” (caste census) and heard out every- one. He said the leaders of all political parties from Bihar put their views on the caste-based census before the Prime Minister. “During the meeting, we all urged the PM to reconsid- er the Union Government’s decision not to hold caste- based census except for SCs and STs. The Prime Minister assured us to think over our demand,” Kumar told newspersons. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, son of former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad, who represented the RJD in the delegation, said, “Now, we are waiting for the decision of the PM on our request.” BJP’s another ally Aapna Dal too had sought a caste- based census as Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav during the debate over 127 Constitution (amendment) Bill on OBC in the Rajya Sabha last month called for the caste census. Maharashtra and Odisha too have requested the Centre to collect caste details in the forthcoming census. New Delhi: Amid deepening crisis in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the war- torn nation, a large number of Afghan refugees in India vocif- erously protested in front of the UNHCR office here on Monday demanding release of “support letters” from the UN agency to migrate to other countries for better opportu- nities. New Delhi: Three copies of Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib and 75 people, including 46 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, are being evacuated from war- ravaged Afghanistan on an IAF plane, people coordinating the evacuation efforts with the Indian Government said on Monday. Nearly 200 more Afghan Sikhs and Hindus are still stranded in Afghanistan. A head of an emergency G7 meeting on Afghanistan, the Taliban on Monday warned that there will be “consequences” if the US and the UK sought an extension to the August 31 deadline for the US-led troop withdrawal from the war- torn country. Speaking to Sky News in Doha, Qatar, Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen stated that the month-end deadline was a “red line”, as any extension would imply an extended occupation of the country. He said the timeline had been laid out by US President Joe Biden and threatened “consequences” if the US and the UK sought an extension to that deadline. “It’s a red line. President Biden announced that on August 31 they would with- draw all their military forces. So if they extend it that means they are extending occupation while there is no need for that,” Shaheen said. “If the US or UK were to seek additional time to con- tinue evacuations — the answer is no. Or there would be consequences. It will cre- ate mistrust between us. If they are intent on continuing the occupation it will provoke a reaction,” he said. The warning came as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson convened an emer- gency G7 meeting on Tuesday in his role as current Chair of the Group of Seven countries — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the UK. T he State on Monday report- ed a further decreased Covid-19 caseload with 761 new cases in the 30 districts and the State pool. The total tally increased to 10,01,698. Notably, the State had recorded 853 positive cases on Sunday.And again, out of the new cases, 101 children in the age group of 0 and 18 years test- ed positive. A total of 60,791 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the test positivity rate (TPR) was 1.25 per cent. The active cases stood at 8,917. Out of the new cases, 443 were from quarantine and 318 local contacts. Khordha district reported the day's highest 289 cases followed by Cuttack with 117, Baleswar 52, Jajpur 35, Mayurbhanj 24, Sambalpur 20, Bargarh and Jagatsinghpur 18 each, Angul 16, Kendrapada 15, Puri 13, Deogarh and Dhenkanal 12 each, Sundargarh 10, Bhardrak eight, Rayagada and Keonjhar five each, Ganjam, and Kandhamal three each, Balangir, Gajapati and Malkangiri two each and Nabarangpur, Subarnapur, Jharsuguda and Boudh one each. Besides, 64 positives were detect- ed from State Pool. Meanwhile, another 68 patients succumbed to the disease. PURI: Finally, after a gap of four months, the Jagannath Temple here reopened for devotees on Monday. The devotees had a darshan of the Holy Trinity from 7 am. “The devotees will be allowed to have darshan of the Lords from 7 am to 7 pm from Monday to Friday. The temple will remain closed for public darshan on all Saturdays and Sundays,” said Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator Dr Krishan Kumar. “Last week, over 50,000 devotees paid obei- sance to the Lords. Now, with the opening of the temple for devotees from all places, we expect around 15,000 to 20,000 footfalls every day,” he said. He appealed to all devotees to follow the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.Three-tier security arrangements have been made to facilitate smooth darshan of the deities. Police have set up a special centre to take feed- backs from devotees, said Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh.“We have taken feedbacks from more than 40 people and the arrangements are being appre- ciated. Around 12 platoons of forces have been deployed in and outside the temple,” Singh said.After allowing servitors’ families and Puri citizens, the temple is now open for all devotees.Apart from Saturdays and Sundays, the shrine will also remain closed on major festive occasions to avoid any ransmission of Covid-19 on account of huge gatherings. A queue system has been put in place for the devotees, who will make entry through the barri- cades opposite to the shoe- stand, situated on the north- east side of the temple complex. After darshan, exit would be through Uttaradwar. PNS I n view of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic like- ly to affect a large number of children, the State Government is upgrading all infrastructure required for their treatment, said Health Services Director Bijay Mohapatra on Monday. Answering a query whether a special Covid Hospital would be set up for children, Mohapatra said it is not possi- ble to set up separate hospitals for the adults and children. But facilities for treatment in the existing Covid hospitals would be upgraded.He said that the Government would set up a Covid centre of excellence at the Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack at the earliest.“It is expected that the third wave of Covid-19 is likely to reach its peak in October. Around 23 per cent of the infected children will be hos- pitalised during the period. The Health Department is fully braced up to meet any eventu- ality,” said Mohapatra.Now we are having around 12 to 13 per cent infection among children during the end of the second wave of the pandemic which had reached its peak after 64 days, said Mohapatra. “Third wave is now approaching. We have to be fully prepared to keep more hospital beds and logistics ready as more children are likely to be affected during this period,” he said. “Though the pandemic will not affect the children severely, people should not be complacent. The Health Department is keeping an eye on the daily infection rate among children to keep things under control,” Mohapatro added. T he Supreme Court on Monday directed the par- ents of five-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and mur- dered in Jadupur village of Nayagarh district in July 2020, to approach the Orissa High Court. The apex court passed the direction while hearing a plea by the child’s mother for a CBI probe into the sensa- tional case. The victim’s mother had initially filed a writ petition and later a Special Leave Petition (SLP) at the apex court for a CBI investigation. The girl’s father said, “We will appeal in the High Court as directed by the apex court. We will fight for justice for our daughter.” Notably, the minor was kidnapped on July 14, 2020 when she was playing outside her house. Her skeletal remains were recovered from the backyard of her house nine days later. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Crime Branch led by Arun Bothra, which probed the case, had arrested the prime accused, a native of Jadupur. Eight months after his arrest, the Children’s Court in Nayagarh recently framed charges against the 17-year- old prime accused. BHUBANESWAR: Bhubaneswar on Monday regis- tered a drop of Covid-19 cases with 168 new ones, with which tally rose to 1,05,680 in city.Out of 168 new cases, 133 were local contacts and 35 from quarantine. The local contacts included 8cases each in Nayapalli and Patia, followed by seven each in Old Town and Jharpada and six in Laxmisagar.The active cases in city stood at 3,408. Meanwhile, seven more patients succumbed to disease in city, mounting total death toll to 987. However, 185 persons recovered from disease in last 24 hours, increasing total recoveries to 1,01,264. PNS

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Finance Minister NirmalaSitharaman on Monday

announced an ambitious �6lakh crore NationalMonetisation Pipeline (NMP)aimed at unlocking value ininfrastructure assets acrosssectors ranging from power toroad and railways as wellJawaharlal Nehru stadium inNew Delhi.

The Finance Minister hadannounced the monetisationplan in her annual Budgetspeech in February.

Sitharaman said the assetmonetisation did not involveselling of land and it is aboutmonetising brownfield assets.Projects have been identifiedacross sectors, with roads, rail-ways and power being the topsegments.

“NMP estimates aggregatemonetisation potential of �6lakh crore through core assets

of Central Government overthe four-year period from FY2022 to FY 2025,” she said.“Ownership of assets willremain with the Governmentand there will be a mandatoryhand-back.”

Asset monetisation willunlock resources and lead tovalue unlocking, she said.

Union Budget 2021-22 hadidentified monetisation ofoperating public infrastruc-ture assets as a key means for

sustainable infrastructurefinancing. Towards this, theBudget provided for prepara-tion of a “NationalMonetisation Pipeline” ofpotential brownfield infra-structure assets. NITI Aayog inconsultation with infra lineministries has prepared thereport on NMP.

The aggregate assetpipeline under NMP over thefour-year period is indicative-ly valued at �6 lakh crore. The

estimated value corresponds to14 per cent of the proposedoutlay for Centre under theNational InfrastructurePipeline (�43 lakh crore).

The end objective of thisinitiative is to enable “infra-structure creation throughmonetisation” wherein thepublic and private sector col-laborate, each excelling in theircore areas of competence, so asto deliver socio-economicgrowth and quality of life to thecountry’s citizens, she added.

In the railways sector, asmany as 400 railway stations,90 passenger trains, 741-kmKonkan Railways and 15 rail-way stadiums and colonies areplanned to be monetised for anestimated �1.2 lakh crore.

Monetising 28,608 circuitkilometres of power transmis-sion lines is estimated to gen-erate �45,200 crore and anoth-er �39,832 crore will comefrom 6 GW of power genera-tion assets.

The telecom sector willgive �35,100 crore from mon-etising 2.86 lakh km ofBharatNet fiber and 14,917signal towers of BSNL andMTNL.

Close to �29,000 croreeach is estimated from mon-etising warehouses and coalmines.

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As India is engaged in a bigrescue operation to bring

out its citizens from strife-torn Afghanistan, ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankarwill brief Parliamentary lead-ers of various political partieson August 26 about the situ-ation there.

This forthcoming all-party interaction comes atthe direction of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,Parliamentar y AffairsMinister Pralhad Joshi saidhere on Monday. He said thephysical briefing will takeplace at 11 AM on Thursdayin Parliament House Annexe.

“Floor leaders of politicalparties would be briefed byEAM @DrSJaishankar on thepresent s ituat ion inAfghanistan, on 26th August,11am in Main CommitteeRoom, PHA, New Delhi.Invites are being sent throughemail.

All concerned arerequested to attend,” Joshitweeted. “In view of develop-ments in Afghanistan, PM@narendramodi has instruct-ed that the MEA brief FloorLeaders of political parties.

Minister of ParliamentaryAffairs @JoshiPralhad will beintimating further details,”Jaishankar tweeted earlier.

Sources said first ever brief-ing of this sort is expected tofocus on India’s evacuation,and Afghanistan situation.

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The third wave of Covid-19could hit the country any-

time between September andOctober, an expert panel set upby an institute under Ministryof Home Affairs (MHA) haspredicted. It has called for sig-nificantly ramping up the vac-cination pace as well as healthinfrastructure facilities in coun-try. The committee of expertsalso said that children will havea similar risk as adults since

pediatric facilities, doctors andequipment like ventilators,ambulances, etc, are nowhereclose to what may be requiredin case a large number of chil-dren becoming infected. Thereport, which has been sub-mitted to Prime Minister’sOffice, observed that onlyaround 7.6 per cent (10.4 crore)people are fully vaccinated inIndia.

If current vaccination rateis not increased, India can wit-ness six lakh cases per day innext wave, report said.“Leadingexperts have repeatedly warnedof an imminent third Covid-19wave in India. Epidemiologistspredict a series of surges till we

achieve herd immunity throughinfection or vaccination anddisease becoming endemic,”report said.The NIDM reportquoted prediction of expertsfrom IIT Kanpur which sug-

gested three likely scenarios forthird wave based on level ofunlocking. In scenario one, itsaid that third wave could peakin October with 3.2 lakh posi-tive cases per day.

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An 11-member delegationfrom Bihar led by Chief

Minister Nitish Kumar onMonday called on PrimeMinister Narendra Modi anddemanded a caste-based cen-sus across the country.

In a U-turn, the BJP tooseemed to revisit its statedpolicy of not holding caste cen-sus. Senior BJP leader fromBihar and Rajya Sabha mem-ber Sushil Modi on Sundaysaid his party has always sup-ported the caste-based censusand been part of the resolutionpassed in the Bihar Assemblyin favour of a caste census.

The leaders of all 10 mainpolitical parties having mem-bers in the Bihar Assemblywere part of the delegation.

Replying to a written queryin the Lok Sabha on July 20,Union Minister of State forHome Nityanand Rai said theCentral Government hasdecided as a matter of policynot to enumerate caste-wisepopulation other than SCs andSTs in the census.

Given the OBC pitch of theBJP and Assembly polls in UP

early next year, Sushil Modi’sstatement signifies the rulingparty’s reversal of its policy oncaste-based census.

Asked about the PrimeMinister’s stand on the issue,the Bihar Chief Minister saidModi did not “deny it” (castecensus) and heard out every-one.

He said the leaders of allpolitical parties from Bihar puttheir views on the caste-basedcensus before the PrimeMinister.

“During the meeting, weall urged the PM to reconsid-er the Union Government’sdecision not to hold caste-based census except for SCsand STs. The Prime Ministerassured us to think over our

demand,” Kumar toldnewspersons.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav,son of former Bihar CM LaluPrasad, who represented theRJD in the delegation, said,“Now, we are waiting for thedecision of the PM on ourrequest.”

BJP’s another ally AapnaDal too had sought a caste-based census as SamajwadiParty leader Ramgopal Yadavduring the debate over 127Constitution (amendment) Billon OBC in the Rajya Sabha lastmonth called for the castecensus.

Maharashtra and Odishatoo have requested the Centreto collect caste details in theforthcoming census.

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New Delhi: Amid deepeningcrisis in Afghanistan after theTaliban took over the war-torn nation, a large number ofAfghan refugees in India vocif-erously protested in front of theUNHCR office here onMonday demanding release of“support letters” from the UNagency to migrate to othercountries for better opportu-nities.

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New Delhi: Three copies ofSikh scripture Guru GranthSahib and 75 people, including46 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus,are being evacuated from war-ravaged Afghanistan on anIAF plane, people coordinatingthe evacuation efforts with theIndian Government said onMonday. Nearly 200 moreAfghan Sikhs and Hindus arestill stranded in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan, the Taliban onMonday warned that therewill be “consequences” if theUS and the UK sought anextension to the August 31deadline for the US-led troopwithdrawal from the war-torn country.

Speaking to Sky News inDoha, Qatar, Talibanspokesperson Dr SuhailShaheen stated that themonth-end deadline was a“red line”, as any extensionwould imply an extendedoccupation of the country.

He said the timeline hadbeen laid out by US PresidentJoe Biden and threatened“consequences” if the US andthe UK sought an extension tothat deadline.

“It’s a red line. PresidentBiden announced that onAugust 31 they would with-draw all their military forces.

So if they extend it that meansthey are extending occupationwhile there is no need forthat,” Shaheen said.

“If the US or UK were toseek additional time to con-tinue evacuations — theanswer is no. Or there wouldbe consequences. It will cre-ate mistrust between us. Ifthey are intent on continuingthe occupation it will provokea reaction,” he said.

The warning came asBritish Prime Minister BorisJohnson convened an emer-gency G7 meeting on Tuesdayin his role as current Chair ofthe Group of Seven countries— Canada, France, Germany,Italy, Japan, the United Statesand the UK.

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The State on Monday report-ed a further decreased

Covid-19 caseload with 761 newcases in the 30 districts and theState pool. The total tallyincreased to 10,01,698.

Notably, the State hadrecorded 853 positive cases onSunday.And again, out of thenew cases, 101 children in theage group of 0 and 18 years test-ed positive. A total of 60,791samples were tested in the last 24hours and the test positivityrate (TPR) was 1.25 per cent. Theactive cases stood at 8,917.

Out of the new cases, 443were from quarantine and 318local contacts. Khordha districtreported the day's highest 289cases followed by Cuttack with117, Baleswar 52, Jajpur 35,Mayurbhanj 24, Sambalpur 20,Bargarh and Jagatsinghpur 18each, Angul 16, Kendrapada 15,Puri 13, Deogarh and Dhenkanal12 each, Sundargarh 10,Bhardrak eight, Rayagada andKeonjhar five each, Ganjam,and Kandhamal three each,Balangir, Gajapati andMalkangiri two each andNabarangpur, Subarnapur,Jharsuguda and Boudh one each.Besides, 64 positives were detect-ed from State Pool. Meanwhile,another 68 patients succumbedto the disease.

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PURI: Finally, after a gap offour months, the JagannathTemple here reopened fordevotees on Monday. Thedevotees had a darshan of theHoly Trinity from 7 am.

“The devotees will beallowed to have darshan of theLords from 7 am to 7 pm fromMonday to Friday. The templewill remain closed for publicdarshan on all Saturdays andSundays,” said Shree JagannathTemple Administration (SJTA)Chief Administrator DrKrishan Kumar. “Last week,

over 50,000 devotees paid obei-sance to the Lords. Now, withthe opening of the temple fordevotees from all places, weexpect around 15,000 to 20,000footfalls every day,” he said.

He appealed to all devoteesto follow the StandardOperating Procedure (SOP)issued in view of the Covid-19pandemic.Three-tier securityarrangements have been madeto facilitate smooth darshan ofthe deities. Police have set upa special centre to take feed-backs from devotees, said PuriSP Kanwar Vishal Singh.“Wehave taken feedbacks frommore than 40 people and thearrangements are being appre-

ciated. Around 12 platoons offorces have been deployed inand outside the temple,” Singhsaid.After allowing servitors’families and Puri citizens, thetemple is now open for alldevotees.Apart from Saturdaysand Sundays, the shrine willalso remain closed on majorfestive occasions to avoid any

ransmission of Covid-19 onaccount of huge gatherings. Aqueue system has been put inplace for the devotees, who willmake entry through the barri-cades opposite to the shoe-stand, situated on the north-east side of the temple complex.After darshan, exit would bethrough Uttaradwar. PNS

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In view of the third wave ofthe Covid-19 pandemic like-

ly to affect a large number ofchildren, the State Governmentis upgrading all infrastructurerequired for their treatment,said Health Services DirectorBijay Mohapatra on Monday.Answering a query whether aspecial Covid Hospital wouldbe set up for children,

Mohapatra said it is not possi-ble to set up separate hospitalsfor the adults and children. Butfacilities for treatment in theexisting Covid hospitals wouldbe upgraded.He said that theGovernment would set up aCovid centre of excellence atthe Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack atthe earliest.“It is expected thatthe third wave of Covid-19 islikely to reach its peak inOctober.

Around 23 per cent of theinfected children will be hos-pitalised during the period.The Health Department is fullybraced up to meet any eventu-ality,” said Mohapatra.Now weare having around 12 to 13 per

cent infection among childrenduring the end of the secondwave of the pandemic whichhad reached its peak after 64days, said Mohapatra. “Thirdwave is now approaching. Wehave to be fully prepared tokeep more hospital beds andlogistics ready as more childrenare likely to be affected duringthis period,” he said.

“Though the pandemicwill not affect the childrenseverely, people should not becomplacent. The HealthDepartment is keeping an eyeon the daily infection rateamong children to keep thingsunder control,” Mohapatroadded.

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The Supreme Court onMonday directed the par-

ents of five-year-old girl, whowas allegedly raped and mur-dered in Jadupur village ofNayagarh district in July 2020,to approach the Orissa HighCourt.

The apex court passedthe direction while hearing aplea by the child’s mother fora CBI probe into the sensa-tional case. The victim’smother had initially filed awrit petition and later aSpecial Leave Petition (SLP) atthe apex court for a CBIinvestigation.

The girl’s father said, “Wewill appeal in the High Courtas directed by the apex court.We will fight for justice forour daughter.”

Notably, the minor waskidnapped on July 14, 2020when she was playing outsideher house. Her skeletalremains were recovered fromthe backyard of her housenine days later. A SpecialInvestigation Team (SIT) ofthe Crime Branch led byArun Bothra, which probedthe case, had arrested theprime accused, a native ofJadupur.

Eight months after hisarrest, the Children’s Court inNayagarh recently framedcharges against the 17-year-old prime accused.

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Recently, a plan to openbeach shacks in Puri had

kicked off a row. The tourismplan was heavily opposed bythe religious leaders and by afew local CSOs on the groundof religious sanctity and moralbehaviour. The protests final-ly led to the Government ofOdisha dropping the beach

shacks project. The entireepisode showed that religiousplaces, its sanctity and religioussentiments have an intransigentimpact on tourism. There aretwo schools of thought whichdecipher the impact of tourismin religious places. One schoolof thought sees tourism inreligious places as an econom-ic booster.

It further describes tourismas a way to generate jobs andpromote local tradition, artand culture. Some scholars ofthis school of thought saytourism in religious placesbrings social cohesiveness andreflects a new image of society.

Another school of thoughtanalyses the negativesocio–cultural impact oftourism in religious places. Itsays tourism destroys religiouspurity and its traditional lifestyle.The societal and moralvalues of local culture may becompromised. Crimes and

anti-social activities mayincrease due to foreigners’involvement. Bad habits andconsumption of illegal drugsmay spike up. And finally thereligious places convert into anenjoyment zones. The tusslebetween tradition and moder-nity has been continuing and ithas been affecting our societyin every possible way. Sotourism is not an exception.

A study by GeorgetownUniversity and Brigham YoungUniversity reveals that freedomfrom orthodox belief is one ofthe key determinants toenhance economic growth.Further, the study says less tra-ditional outlook leads to moreinnovations and helps toachieve an apt GDP.

Religious or spiritualrestrictions in a particular placemay provoke young entrepre-neurs to invest their talents andresources elsewhere. Both hos-pitality and tourism sectors

have suffered a lot due to thepandemic. And, it is also a factthat it is not showing any goodsign to recover. Tourism sectorall across the globe is comingout with many innovative waysto attract visitors. TheGovernments, experts andindustries have worked in a col-laborative way to recalibrate thetourism sector urgently. Thereason behind this is the mag-nitude and coverage of tourismon economy.

Let’s come out of this the-oretical part. A report titled‘Travel and Tourism EconomicImpact-2021’ by the WorldTravel and Tourism Council,published in June, emphasisestwo important things such asimpact of travel tourism onGDP and employment andeffect of Covid-19 on travel andtourism sector.

It is to reveal by theWTTC report that travel andtourism was one of the world’s

largest sectors in 2019 account-ing for 10.4per cent of globalGDP and 10.6per cent of alljobs. As far as new job was con-cerned, the travel and tourismsector was responsible for cre-ating one in four of all new jobsacross the world during 2014-2019. Due to Covid 19 and itsrestrictions on travel, thetourism industry has beentremendously affected. As aresult, the global contributionto GDP dropped to 5.5percent in 2020.

As far as women job par-ticipation is concerned, 54percent of women are in travel andtourism sector worldwide.Further, this is the only sectorwhich accommodates almosttwice as many women employ-ers as other sectors. Due to thepandemic imposed economicfallout, 62 million jobs were lostin 2020 in the tourism sectoronly. In India, travel andtourism had been contributing

to the GDP, but due to pre-vailing pandemic, its contri-bution has been declining. In2020, total travel tourism con-tribution to GDP was 121.9 bil-lion USD compared to 191.3billion USD in 2019. Due totravel closure during pandem-ic, the contribution towardsGDP has fallen.

Restrictions on domesticand international travels havemade the situation more pre-carious. The flow of domesticand international tourists is lessin number. For example, in2019 domestic visitors spend-ing in India was 140.1 9 billionin USD whereas in 2020, it wasonly 97.1 9 billion in USD.

As far as international vis-itors spending in India is con-cerned, in 2019 it was 30.8 9billion in USD as compared to12 9 billion in USD in 2020.The sector is in a vicious circleof economic loss, unemploy-ment and low flow of money.

The Governments across theworld are trying to boost trav-el and tourism sector and savemillions of jobs. The OdishaGovernment has

been working with manyalternatives and possibilitiesto galvanise the travel andtourism sector such as intro-ducing Eco Retreat, CruiseBoat, Beach Shack, and eco-tourism and water tourism. Inorder to popularise Odia cui-sine, “Nimantran,” a chain ofhotels by OTDC is planned toopen after pandemic.

The Odisha Government isworking to invite potentialnational and internationalinvestors for investment in thetravel and tourism sector. Localyouths are targeted to getemployment in the sector.Many women Self Help Groupsare also roped in to create start-ups in hospitality industry.However, tourism in religiousplaces needs a special attention

and must be meticulously han-dled. The places like Puri whichhas a deep religious importancewith socio cultural ingredi-ents should be treated careful-ly. Sanctity of religious placesmust be maintained. But foroverall development of anyplace which is basically a reli-gious tourist place, we need acycle of interaction and inter-relation between Governments,local communities and for-eign visitors.

Tourism plans and policiesmust be balanced with respectto atavistic belief in ancient cul-ture and natural resource. Wealso need to think of localemployment, local hoteliersand local trades. A partnershipwith local communities shouldbe promoted if we need an eco-nomic recovery.

(Dr Parida is an AssistantProfessor in Sociology,[email protected])

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The Vigilance police onMonday carried out simul-

taneous raids on properties ofsix former Government offi-cials in different parts of theState in connection with amajor land fraud case probe.

As per reports, the housesearches were continuing atnine places including the twincities of Bhubaneswar, Cuttackand also in Bhadrak andJagatsinghpur districts. Asmany as nine Vigilance teamsled by an Additional SP, 11DSPs, six Inspector rank offi-cers are conducting raids atmultiple locations in four dis-tricts. The officials who areunder scanner include formerKujang Tehsildar RameshChandra Panda, formerJagatsinghpur Sub-CollectorMahendra Prasad Mohanty,

former Jhimani Circle RevenueInspector Santosh KumarMallick, former Paradigarh RINarendra Kumar Lenka, for-mer Kujang RI SubashChandra Das, and PanduaCircle RI Jyoti Bhusan Barik.

The raids are being con-ducted over charges of crimi-nal misconduct, misappropri-ation, forgery and criminalconspiracy by these formerGovernment officials in ille-gally settling valuableGovernment land underOdisha Government LandSettlement Act in favour of in-eligible beneficiaries underVasundhara scheme.

The Vigilance Directoratehad registered a case underSections 13(2), 13(1)(a) ofPrevention of Corruption(Amendment) Act, 2018 andSections 466/409/120-B of theIPC in this connection.

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Police on Monday arrestedsix persons in connection

with a massive loan fraud atthe Gurudijhatia CooperativeSociety at Athagarh of Cuttackdistrict. The fraud had come tothe fore following the suicideattempt by two farmers beforethe State Assembly inNovember 2020.

Police said the six accusedwere identified as PrabodhaRanjan Parida (Peon), BijayaKumar Das (Secretary) andSangram Kesari Sahoo(Assistant Secretary) ofGurudijhatia Society. Theother three accused were iden-

tified as-Athgarh CentralCooperative Bank’s ClerkChitrananda Jena, SupervisorNiranjan Parida and CashierBabaji Charan Pradhan.

All of them are residents ofCuttack district. Sources saidthat over Rs 1 crore wassiphoned off from the coop-erative bank accounts of manypeople in the district.

The duped farmers hadalso submitted a memoran-dum at the cooperative societytwo days back asking author-ities to reveal the data on theamount of loan sanctioned intheir names. The farmers fur-ther alleged that though theyhad asked to reveal the details

of the loan amount six monthsago, the concerned bankauthorities are yet to providethem with the details.

Choudwar SDPOSatyabrata Lenka said, “Wereceived a complaint regardingthe loan fraud in the name ofmany farmers at theGurudijhatia CooperativeSociety.”

Based on the FIR, aninvestigation was launchedand we found evidence againstthree staff of the concernedsociety and three officials ofCentral Cooperative Bank.They have been arrested andforwarded to court,” the SDPOadded.

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BHUBANESWAR: The StateGovernment has prepared aspecial action plan in view ofdeficit rainfall across the Stateduring this monsoon. “As manyas 30 blocks in 15 districtsreceived below-normal rainfallthis year. Keeping this in mind,a special action plan has beenprepared accordingly in everyPani Panchayat,” saidAgriculture Secretary SKVashishth after attending ameeting chaired by ChiefSecretary Suresh ChandraMahapatra at the Lok SevaBhawan here on Monday. TheState witnessed deficit rainfallin August. Top officials in the

Agriculture Department dis-cussed as to how they woulddeal with the situation if therain deficiency continues innext 10 days. “At the meeting,emphasis was laid on threeaspects. There was a discussionon how to make the best use ofthe existing irrigation projects.It was also discussed that agri-cultural workers will be pro-vided jobs under MGNREGAor other State schemes if nec-essary.

Further talks will be held atthe Pani Panchayat level forrevival of lift irrigation pro-jects,” Vashishth told reporters.However, the official denied thereporta of a drought-like situ-ation in the State due to thesubdued monsoon. “Currently,we are in a moisture stress con-dition. And there is no droughtsituation in the State,” he added.

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After being closed for publicduring the second wave of

corona, religious institutionsreopened in Bhubaneswar onMonday with adherence toCovid-19 protocols. TheBhubaneswar MunicipalCorporation (BMC) has issuedthe following guidelines:

�No devotee is allowedinside the Garbhagriha of atemple and is permitted fordarshan from a safe distanceonly. There shall be no offeringslike bhoga in the temple.

�The religious institutionauthorities shall ensure thatdevotees maintain social dis-tancing of 6 feet among them.

�At any point of time, notmore than 25 persons will beallowed at any temple/ mosque/church/ gurudwara.

�The religious institutionauthorities shall ensure RT-PCRtesting of their priests/ sevayatsand only RT-PCR negative andfinal Covid vaccination certifi-cate holder will be allowed toperform rituals. The priests/sevayats shall put on masks at alltimes.

� The institution authori-ties shall make provision forhand washing/ hand sanitiser fordevotees at entry and exit points.

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Inaugurating an e-servicestraining programme for the

advocates here for four dis-tricts, Orissa High Court ChiefJustice Dr S Muralidharappealed to the participants toensure justice reaches to the lastman, using modern technolo-gy. “It is time to become tech-nology savvy and advocatesneed to keep pace with the lat-est knowledge,” said the ChiefJustice during the inauguralspeech. This will be furtherhelpful in establishing trans-parency, impartiality andpromptness in judiciary, headded. “But the whole aimbehind the training pro-

gramme is to adapt new tech-nology with the sole aim ofcoming to the use of promptdisposal of cases and help theneedy whose voice is hardlyheard,” Dr Muralidhar saidfurther.

“We have to update with themodern technologies and

knowledge available in everyfront including the judicialprocess. And advocates need tobe familiar with it; otherwisethe system will fall behind,” theChief Justice said.

Notably, 10 participantsfrom each district, namelySambalpur, Sundargarh,Jharsuguda and Bargarh aretaking part in the programme,who as master trainers willimpart training to other advo-cates in their respective dis-tricts. This will enhance theknowledge of the advocates tobecome part of the skilledjudiciary process as per the cur-rent technical know-how. Chief

Justice Dr Muralidhar in hisspeech highly praised the artand culture of Sambalpur. Hewas overwhelmed to see theglorious Hirakud dam that hasbeen serving the people of theState for more than sevendecades.

District Judge ofSambalpur Biranchi NarayanMohanty, District BarAssociation president DrPramod Rath, secretary RabiRanjan Pujari and all otherjudicial magistrates of the dis-trict were present.

Later, the Chief Justice helda meeting with all the judges.Bar Association president DrPramod Rath highly praisedthe initiative as it would expe-dite the process with saving alot of time and resources of thepeople seeking justice fromcourt of law. It would alsodecrease the piling number ofcases in the courts includingthe high court, he opined.

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In A significant breakthrough,the Commissionerate police

on Monday arrested PradipSahu alias Dilu, one of the keyaccused in the sensationalDipu-Om double murder casein November 2013 in Cuttack.

The accused, who hadgone underground for the lastfive years, was finally nabbedfrom Rayagada by a policeteam led by Cuttack DCPPrateek Singh.A pistol, sixrounds of bullets and threemobile phones were recoveredfrom his possession. Pradip isthe one of the close associates

of gangster siblings Sushil andSushant Dhal Samant, whowere earlier arrested in con-nection with the double mur-der case.

Commissioner of PoliceSaumendra Priyadarshi saidthat the accused was at large forthe past five years and a policeteam managed to nab himafter getting reliable informa-tion regarding his presence inRayagada.

“Pradip alias Dilu is one ofthe key member of theDalasamant gang. Preliminaryinvestigation revealed that hewas looking after tender relat-ed works. So far we have foundfour cases registered againsthim at Chauliaganj police sta-tion,” said Priyadarshi. Notably,Manoj Mallick alias Dipu andOm Prakash Swain alias Om,who worked for theDhalasamant brothers, went

missing in 2013. Later, police had arrested

Sushant and Sushil on January29, 2016, for their allegedinvolvement in the kidnap-ping and murder of Dipu.Later, the siblings were alsocharged with the kidnappingand murder of Om.

Police then had revealedthat Dipu and Om wereallegedly abducted from theirhouses in Cuttack and killed ata farm house near Athagarh inCuttack district in November2013.

Later, their bodies weretaken to Paschimi Singhbhumin Jharkhand where they wereburnt using petrol and laterdumped. Sources said Dipuand Om used to extort moneyfor the Dhalasamant gang. Andboth of them were killed overthe dispute over collection ofthe booty.

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The Odisha University ofAgriculture and

Technology (OUAT), estab-lished in 1962 as the secondoldest agricultural universityin the country, is going to cel-ebrate its 60th FoundationDay on August 24.

This year, the universityhas planned to celebrate theDiamond Jubilee year withmultifarious activities for thebenefit of students, farmersand other stakeholders.

The Diamond Jubilee yearwill witness a series of invit-ed lectures by scientists/fac-ulties of international repute,Mega Farmers’ Fair,Entrepreneurs Conclave, stu-dent interface, creation ofinfrastructure, etc.

The university is provid-ing quality education on agri-culture and al lied areasthrough 10 constituent col-leges, a Centre for PostGraduate Studies and 10Agro-Polytechnics.

The research activities areundertaken by eight RegionalResearch and TechnologyTransfer Stat ions, fourRegional Research andTechnolog y TransferSubstations, sevenCommodity ResearchStations and 52 All IndiaCoordinated ResearchProjects.

Besides, the universitytakes up extension activitiesthrough 31 Krishi VigyanKendras and various exten-sion projects.

During last couple ofyears, the university has takenup innovative policy initia-tives to strengthen academic,research and extension edu-cation activities.

Some of the efforts arecreat ion of Technolog yManagement Cell, OUATFoundation Fund, OUAT CSRpolicy, Krishi KalingaInnovation Council, OUATKalinga, etc. There was initi-ation of Foundation DayLecture, Mega Farmers’ Fair,students’ exposure to inter-national laboratory and manymore.

Ti l l date, more than29,000 students have beengraduated from the universi-ty. The university has received“University of Year Award”under Agri-EducationAwards- 2021 instituted byAgriculture Today group ofNew Delhi. Similarly, theUniversity has enhanced itsrank to 20th position amongall the agricultural universitiesof the country as per ICARRanking 2020.

A student of College ofAgriculture, Chiplimasecured first position in veg-etable science in JuniorResearch Fel lowshipExamination 2018-19 con-ducted by ICAR, New Delhi.A student of College ofVeterinar y Science andAnimal Husbandr y,

Bhubaneswar secured firstposition in Senior ResearchFellowship Examination 2020.

The students have baggedChampion Trophy in the AllIndia Inter AgriculturalUniversities Youth Festival(AGRIUNIFEST) held atIGKV, Raipur duringFebruary 8-12, 2020.

Twenty four under grad-uate students have been sentfor International exposure toUniversity of Nebraska, USA;Asian Institute of Technology,Thailand and InternationalRice Research Institute,Philippines.

The OUAT Kalinga, theunique brand of theUniversity was launched withan objective to provide seeds,quality planting materials,farm implements, animalbreeds, mushroom spawn,fish seed and other techno-logical products to the farm-ers at right time and at anaffordable price.

It is necessary for upscal-ing, out-scaling and com-mercialization of knowledgeand technologies generatedfrom the university. With thisobjective, the ‘TechnologyManagement Cell’ has beenestablished to oversee man-agement of various technolo-gies available with the uni-versity by sharing with dif-ferent stakeholders.

The university has regis-tered ‘Krishi KalingaInnovation Council’ as a not-for-profit Section-8 Companyto render four major servicesl ike Agri-TechnologiesCommercialization (ATC),Agri Business Incubation(ABI), Agri-ConsultancyServices (ACS) and Serviceson Agricultural Skill (SAS).

It will help to incubateand nurture technology andknowledge-based ventures tostart-ups by providing space,infrastructure, access to busi-ness support services, guid-ance on marketing and advi-sories on IPR.

During 2020-21, 341 finalyear students from College ofAgriculture, Bhubaneswar,Chiplima and Bhawanipatnaand College of Horticulture,Chiplima have worked in dif-ferent blocks of the State asAgriculture DevelopmentAssociates (Krushi UnnatSahayogi) in association withofficials of State Departmentof Agriculture and Farmers’Empowerment.

The Biotech–KISAN isfunctioning in the districts ofKalahandi, Balangir,Kandhamal, Gajapati andDhenkanal with the objectivesto disseminate location spe-cific, clientele specific andproblem solving technologicalsolutions to the small andmarginal farmers includingfarm women; establish net-working of farmer-scientistthrough physical and digitalspace; develop band offarmer-scientists as connois-seur of agri-tech agents toprovide last mile service andensure livelihood and incomesecurity by adoption of inte-grated remunerative agri-enterprises.

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BRAHMAPUR: In the 2ndphase of school transformationproject, Chief Minister NaveenPatnaik on Monday inaugu-rated 10 more modernisedschools in Hinjili block inGanjam district.

Parents are expected to bemore interested to enrol theirchildren in Governmentschools instead of privateschools. In the first phase, theCM had dedicated 10 suchschools in Sheragada andHinjili blocks of Ganjam dis-trict on August 21.

Patnaik said, "Our chil-dren in Odisha are no less thantalented." They have a lot ofpotential. They can make his-tory if given the opportunity.”The programme was moderat-ed by 5-T Secretary VKPandian from the Lok SevaBhawan in Bhubaneswar.

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Chief Secretary SureshChandra Mahapatra

directed the departments ofAgriculture and Farmers’Empowerment andCooperation to work out ajoint marketing frame(JMF)with the NationalAgricultural CooperativeMarketing Federation of India(NAFED).

A high level meeting onMonday presided over by theChief Secretary noted thatsome varieties of fruits, veg-etables, pulses, oilseeds andmillets could be produced andmarketed on large scale in theState in collaboration withNAFED.

Mango, jack-fruit, pineapple, watermelon, pumpkin,elephanta-potato, ginger, arher,ragi, peanuts, sunflower, greengram, black gram, Bengalgram, sweet corn, mandia,bajara, maize, , toor k-18,scented rice ( baasumati), mus-tard, chilly, brinjal, turmeric,dhaniaa, potato, onion etccould be marketed in collabo-ration with NAFED.

Managing DirectorNAFED Sanjeev Chadhaattending the meet mentionedthat NAFED as a farmers’cooperative is also the nodalagency of Government of Indiafor implementation of pricesupport schemes and price sta-bilisation schemes.

The Federation would pro-vide different support andassistances to farmers for cul-tivation, procurement, brand-ing and marketing of the cashcrops in collaboration with theState agencies. Odisha pro-duces many organic millets,fruits and vegetables. Thetribal population in 119 TSPblocks and 22 ITDAs are most-ly accustomed with productionof organic varieties which couldbe marketed under specialbrand. Organic cultivation clus-ters have also been created inthe districts like Koraput,Rayagada and Kandhamal.

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One short story, thirty-six worldlanguages and such critical

motifs as epidemics and women’seducation at its backdrop: Call it apublishing phenomenon or onewhich defies formulaic attributes ofan anthology.

“Rebati: Speaking in Tongues” hasbeen a sensation of sorts and

commendation must go to the pub-lisher Dhauli Books for first con-ceiving the idea and then putting thethought into practice.

Fakir Mohan Senapati,acclaimed as the father of modernOdia literature and the one who wasa trendsetter of several genres ofOdia writing in the late nineteenthcentury, wrote this iconic shortstory more than 120 years ago.Written against the background ofthe cholera epidemic that devastat-ed the family of the protagonist

Shyam Bandhu Mohanty, thehuman drama depicted in the storyfar outweighs the epidemiologicalreason. The cuss of modern educa-tion also comes to the fore, rathersubtly, in the short story.

First published in 1898 in “UtkalSahitya”, Rebati is still unspoiled inits treatment of the human tragedythat unfolds alongside the pestilent.Because the story provides a ‘radi-cal and poignant view of gender,modernity and colonial Indian soci-ety’, it has genuinely a timelessexistence.

Says the blurb: “It is a tragic talem in which the dream of self-actu-alisation of a young girl througheducation comes crashing as muchbecause of a rampaging epidemic asof a mindset deeply hostile tochange. Rebati loses her parents andher suitor to cholera. In a strangeand ironic quirk of fate that is as baf-fling as brutal, Rebati is seen by no

other than her loving grandmoth-er as having brought on this tragedyupon her family for having deniedthe undesirable”.

The genius of Senapati is toevoke the complex social reality ofthe late nineteenth-century colonialOdisha, an evocation that includesthe inevitability of change, the resis-tance to it and the human cost ofboth.

If Rebati resonates today beyondthe border of its creator’s home andworld, it is because of its narrativewit and penetrating insights into aworld in transition. The storybelongs to every reader who touch-es it.

A massive book of almost sevenhundred pages, “Rebati: Speaking inTongues” features interpretations ofthe original story into three dozenlanguages of the world - 23 sched-uled languages, two non-scheduledlanguages of India and twelve for-

eign languages such as Ahomiya,Balochi, Bangla, Bodo, Dogri,English, French, German, Gujarati,Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada,Kashmiri, Khasi, Konkani, Maithili,Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi,Nepali, Polish, Punjabi Gurmukhi,Punjabi Shahmukhi, Russian,Sambalpuri-Koshli, Sanskrit,Santhali, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Spanish,Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Urdu andUzbek.

A respectable part of theendeavour is that most of the Indianas well as the foreign translators areacclaimed authors in their respec-tive languages and, evidently, havegiven their best to render Rebati.

Says Manu Dash, editor of theanthology (who is also a translator,curator of the annual Odisha Art &Literature Festival), “This is the firstsuch attempt in the publishing his-tory and has been prepared, keep-ing research scholars, professors of

literary studies and students ofcomparative and world literaturearound the globe in mind. Thismakes the compendium a veritablecollector’s item.”

Two things stand out conspic-uously in the book: One, showcas-ing the rich legacy of Odia literatureto the national and internationalaudience and, two, pooling uptranslators from across continents.

Coming closer to the concept of‘world literature’ first used by theGerman writer and statesmanJohann Wolfgang von Goethe,Rebati isn’t a small accomplishmentbecause this piece of writing hasnow been circulated to an audienceoutside the country of origin.

If dissemination of literaturefrom and to countries across theglobe has been more forthcomingafter the advent of social media,books like Rebati only adds to thatkind of organic phenomenon. As

new trends emerge in the world lit-erature and the implications oftranslations on literature are feltmore acutely besides the impact thatliterature has on culture manifest-ing itself, restating a story like thisone is well-timed.

If the world literature can be anamazing tool to examine globalisa-tion and can provide a marvellousexample of how information isshared across languages and cul-tures, this translated anthology is afitting tribute to the idea of globoseliterature in the present times.

With a foreword byChandrahasa Choudhury and ascholarly introduction by ProfHimansu S Mohapatra andDebendra K Dash besides an exclu-sive cover portrait by internation-ally-renowned artist Jatin Das,“Rebati: Speaking in Many Tongues”is a milepost in the contemporaryliterary publishing.

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Rayagada ITDA PA TukuBarik inaugurated Covid

Sahayata Kendras (CSKs orCovid Help desks) forNiyamgiri tribals while flaggingoff a mobile awareness vehiclein presence of Medical Officer,Community Health Centre(CHC) Bissamcuttack DrAnsuprava Choudhury, CDPOSusila Sabar and MedicalOfficer in-Charge KhambesiPHC Dr Unnati Rana.

It was organised by theChild in Need Institute (CINI)in partnership with CSR wingof IndusInd Bank Ltd atKhambesi PHC underBissamcuttack block with sup-port of Rayagada administra-tion. T Barik, Dr A Choudhury,local tribal leader Jitu Jakesika

and Sarpanch Drinja Jakesikaalso distributed wellness,hygiene and kitchen garden kitsto the invited families andfrontline workers on the occa-sion. The second wave ofCovid-19 has severely affectedOdisha. It also affected the par-ticularly vulnerable tribalgroups (PVTGs) residing inRayagada district.Unprecedented fear, improperCovid appropriate health andnutrition behaviours and mythsamongst SC, ST and PVTGsled to multi-fold challengesand complexities for them tofight against Covid pandemic.

The intensive drive forcommunity campaign withengagement of ICDS and front-line health workers would helppromote Covid appropriatebehaviours and vaccinationdrive. Hygiene kits would alsobe provided to frontline work-ers of Bissamcuttack block forsafety measure and preventivecare.

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The Alumni Association ofthe Balikuda High School

in Jagatsinghpur district hasdecided to donate Rs 25 lakhin the first phase for devel-opment of the school underthe Mo School initiative of theState Government.

It was resolved in a meet-ing held on Sunday atBhubaneswar under the chair-manship of Bijaya KumarSwain, an old student of theschool and a former Principalof the Maharishi College ofNatural Law, Bhubaneswar.

Water Resources andInformation & PublicRelations MinisterRaghunandan Das, who is analumnus of the institution,was also present in the meet-ing. He appealed to the mem-bers of the association to

come forward with volun-tary contributions in order todevelop the infrastructureand atmosphere of the schoolthat has an emotional impacton the lives of its alumni.

It was decided that thedevelopment of the schoolwould be done without affect-ing the e-Type structure of thebuilding. The associationwould endeavour to collectdonations to the tune of Rs 50lakh; and at the first phase, Rs25 lakh would be generatedfrom among the memberspresent in the meeting.

Members of the associa-tion praised the districtCollector for his activeinvolvement in the school’sdevelopment. All alumni havebeen requested to send themoney to the Mo Schoolaccount of Headmaster of theschool.

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Avirtual meeting ofBuilding and Wood

Workers International (BWI)affiliated forestry unions washeld where concerns wereraised regarding employmentand safety of forestry workersin the post Covid-19 pan-demic situation.

It was resolved to strength-en the organisation and pressfor a national legislation forthe employment guarantee,social security and healthcare

of forest workers. Vice chair-man of BWI Asia Pacific andformer Rajya Sabha MP Dr RCKhuntia participating in thediscussion said the dignity oforganisations like ILO andthe forest certificating organ-isations like SFI, FSC andPEFC could be utilised toprotect the interest of forestworkers and also create apolitical lobby. Representativesof Malaysia, Indonesia,Myanmar, Thailand,Netherland and SouthAmerica participated.

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The School of Fine Art(SOFA) at Bargarh and

ORIOZ Association ofAustralia organised an onlineart competition among non-resident Odia (NRO) childrenin Australia on the occasionof75thIndependence Day.Asmany as 74 children partici-pated in the competition. InJunior group

Mihit Maiti was declaredfirst where as Nisca Mohapatraand Pari Jena were second andthird respectively. In seniorgroup, Barenya Satapathy gotfirst position and MuskanLenka and Palak Patel got sec-ond and third position respec-

tively.ORIOZ Association pres-ident Dr Nalani Pati, secretarySulipta Satapthy, DebashisSamanta, Monalisha Mohanty,SOFA president DibyashankarDebta and secretary RajendraSikandra thanked participants.

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The Vedanta Aluminiumdistributed agricultural

resources like seeds of variouscash crops and vermicompostunits to local farmers inJharsuguda, helping themrestart their livelihood postsecond wave of Covid-19.

This was conducted as partof Vedanta Jharsuguda’s sus-tainable livelihood project‘Jeevika Samriddhi’, which aimsto introduce small and mar-ginal farmers to better, moreefficient, and sustainable meth-ods of farming, thereby increas-

ing their quantum of yield andsustained return on agriculturalinvestments. Vedanta alsoorganised a training and con-sultation visit by AssistantHorticulture Officer, Kolabira,Surendra Delki to facilitatefarmers’ access to expert adviceon crop management.

Besides sensitising farmerson the advantages of organicfarming and seed treatment, healso spoke about the variousGovernment schemes on agri-culture that the farmers canbenefit from.

Speaking on Vedanta’sinterventions in sustainablelivelihood, Deputy CEO,Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda,Deepak Prasad said,“Sustainable livelihood is a keyfocus area in our community

development agenda, and wehave several high-impact pro-jects on skill development,women’s empowerment, agri-culture, entrepreneurship, etc.running at Jharsuguda. Withthe local communities recov-ering from the impacts ofCovid-19, we are extending oursupport on various fronts to

help them restart their liveli-hood.” Launched in 2017,Jeevika Samridhhi, a joint ini-tiative by Vedanta and SEWA(Social Education for Women’sAwareness), Jharsuguda, isimplemented in Gudigaon,Keldamal and Siriapali vil-lages, involving more than 250farming households.

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Even as the proposed prawnGheries eviction at

Balikuda coast has beendeferred till November 15 dueto protest launched by Gheriowners, the Forest depart-ment has lodged an FIRagainst hundreds of protestorsfor preventing the adminis-tration from carrying out evic-

tion drive on August 18.Reports said that Kujang for-est department range officerRanjan Kumar Mishra follow-ing instruction from DFORajnagar lodged the FIR inBalikuda police station againstthe protestors.

Meanwhile, the policehave registered a case bearingnumber 302/2021 under sec-tion 148/186/506/147/341 and149 IPC and carried out aninvestigation, informedBalikuda police station IICDilip Kumar Sahoo. Notably,the Forest Department allega-

tions revealed as on August 18forest officials from Kujanga,Rajanagar, revenue officerBalikuda Tehsil, police per-sonnel from Balikuda andBandar police stations and aMagistrate reached at Naupalavillage under KusupurPanchayat for conductingprawn Gheries evictionallegedly built in forest land.

The prawn pond growersvehemently opposed the evic-tion drive at the spot and didnot allow the Governmentemployees in discharging theirduties.

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The Odisha Beach SafetyCommittee has strongly

opposed the Government'splan to open beach shacksunder Mada Kudia scheme inParadip.

Demanding immediatewithdrawal of the project inParadip beach, the committeemembers took out a rally fromParadip Mausi Maa Temple to

Paradip ADM office and hand-ed over a memorandum to theADM.Increasing the number ofliquor stores on the beach willincrease crime and create socialunrest in the area, the com-mittee members said.According to the 2011 census,the population of Paradip isonly 76,000 but there arealready 44 licenced liquorstores in the port town as ofnow.

So activists have opposedthe increase in the number ofliquor stores that has encour-aged liquor consumption in thearea. The rally was attended byBaburam Chowdhury,

Pitambar Tarai, Chitta Swain,Pabitra Mishra, Prasant KumarRout, Naveen Pradhan,Debabrata Sahu, Dhruba

Charan Mohapatra, VishnuCharan Muduli, Aditya RanjanRoutray, Shailendri Senapati,Arjun Sahu among others.

BRAHMAPUR: In a bid toresolve the conflicts betweenthe Gopalpur Port Authority(GPA) and the Port Workers’Unions, an important meetingwas held at the GanjamCollectorate recently.It wasattended by SP, Ganjam, ADMGanjam (Revenue), Sub-Collector, Chhatrapur, GopalpurPort Limited VP, Gopalpur PortMazdoor Union president,Gopalpur Port Dock WorkersUnion secretary, Gopalpur PortKarmachari Sangha president

and District Labour Officer,Chhatrapur. The crucial meetingchaired by Ganjam CollectorVijay Amruta Kulange resolvedthat guaranteed 56 rakes shall begiven per month and a total of672 rakes per annum will be pro-vided to workers in old siding,subject to availability of rake andbusiness growth. No work will beprovided in new sidings. Theworkers will not go to new sid-ing area. Besides, biometricattendance of all workers will becompulsory. A GrievanceRedressal Committee (GRC)will resolve all disputes and nounions will take the law andorder to their hands. PNS

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Ateam of functionaries ofdistrict BJP unit met

Union Ministers DharmendraPradhan and AshwiniVaishnaw and submitted acharter of demands for thedevelopment of the district.

The team headed by dis-trict BJP president UmakantaMohapatra, besides demand-ing a new railway division inBaleswar, also demandedearly completion of the pro-posed Rupsa-Digha rail pro-ject.

The other demandsincluded the daily running ofSamaleswari express whichis currently weekly and itsstoppage at Jaleswar station,daily running of Baripada –Puri express, reservationcounter at Bhograi, shiftingof loading and unloadingactivities of the railway toSomnathpur logistic park, aflyover near Bampada levelcrossing, a train connectingBaleswar and GhatagaonTarini and an IT park on a1,000 acre patch of land, etc.

Similarly, the team hand-ed over a charter of demandsto Education MinisterPradhan which includedestablishment of a Sainikschool in the district, twomore Kendriya Vidyalayas,one each at Nilgiri andBhograi, own building of KV-II and a training college offisheries in Baleswar.

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Aspecial webinar on thetopic “Ek Bharat Sresth

Bharat” was organised by theBombay College of Pharmacyon Sunday to mark the 75thyear of Indian Independence.The webinar chaired by IndianPharmacists’ Association,Maharashtra Chapter chair-man Dr P Shiv Kumar dis-cussed how cultural relationsplay important role in buildingunity and integrity. Two knownpersons from Brahmapur, stage

anchor Hrusikesh Panigrahiand advocate Srikanta Padhi,joined as guests and discussedon a range of issues.

While Panigrahi spoke oncontemporary cultural rela-tions between Odisha andMaharashtra and importanceof ‘Samarpan Tatwa’, Padhistressed the need on youth par-ticipation in unity initiatives.The webinar was coordinatedby Dr Premlata Ambre and DrNitin Manyar. Students of thecollege sang an Odia patrioticsong in chorus.

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Acase has come to the forehere in the Nikirai police

limits in which an old manfaced the wrath of his alcoholicson and sustained injuries ashis son assaulted him with abamboo stick after he denied toprovide money to him for con-suming liquor. According topolice, Bimbali Sahu, a residentof Benipur lodged an FIR at theNikirai police station alleging

that her son Pramod KumarSahu attacked her husbandNarendra Kumar Sahu in a fitof rage.Even earlier, Pramodhad driven his father from thehouse as the latter refused toprovide him Rs 50,000 forbusiness purpose. Locals hadintervened and amicably settledthe matter. Police have regis-tered a case and are conduct-ing an inquiry into the matter,informed Nikirai police stationIIC Kalandi Behera.

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Due to supply of wrongblood type, a patient

allegedly died on Sunday. AnFIR was lodged at theJharsuguda Sadar police sta-tion against a private nursinghome later.

Ramani Panda (62), wifeof Rohit Pandey in Debadihivillage of Jharsuguda town,was admitted in a nursinghome on August 20. As allegedby the brother of the patient,Tularam Naik of Kurebagavillage, the patient was feelingweak due to shortage of blood.

The blood group of thepatient , i.e. B negative iden-tified on August 18, was pre-sented to the hospital author-ities.

But, overlooking thereport, another group "Onegative" was administered tothe patient by the nursinghome people for which thepatient died, it was charged inthe FIR.

Due to negligence of thehospital people, the patientdied for which strong actionwill be taken against thedefaulters after joint inquirywith CDMO, said IIC of SadarPS.

When asked, SP BikashChandra Dash said that aninquiry committee would beformed under chairmanship ofCDMO and police would takeaction accordingly.

CUTTACK: The Vigilancepolice on Monday caughtDevraj Das, Assistant BlockEducation Officer (ABEO),Muribahal block in Balangirdistrict while accepting a bribeof Rs 5,000. Das had demand-ed the bribe from a com-plainant for finalisation ofinquiry proceedings drawnagainst him. Following thetrap, simultaneous searcheswere conducted on the resi-dential rented house of Das atMuribahal in Balangir districtand his house at native villageGudiapokhari under the Pipilipolice station in Puri district.Later, the accused was arrest-ed and forwarded to court.

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Ensuring gender parity in thearmed forces, a selection

board of the Indian Army onMonday cleared the way for thepromotion of five women offi-cers to colonel (Time Scale)rank.

This is the first time thatwomen officers serving withthe Corps of Signals, Corps ofElectronic and MechanicalEngineers (EME) and theCorps of Engineers have beenapproved to the rank of colonel,officials said here on Monday.

Previously, promotion tothe rank of colonel was onlyapplicable for women officersin the Army Medical Corps(AMC), Judge AdvocateGeneral (JAG) and the ArmyEducation Corps (AEC).

The widening of promo-tion avenues to more branch-es of the Indian Army is a signof increasing career opportu-nities for women officers, offi-cials said here while announc-ing the latest decision.

Combined with the deci-sion to grant permanent com-mission to women officersfrom a majority of branches ofthe Indian Army, this stepdefines the Indian Army’sapproach towards a gender-

neutral Army.The five women officers

selected for Colonel Time Scalerank are Lt Col SangeetaSardana from the Corps ofSignals, Lt Col Sonia Anandand Lt Col Navneet Duggalfrom the Corps of EME and LtCol Reenu Khanna and Lt ColRitcha Sagar from the Corps ofEngineers. These officers havecompleted 26 years of “reck-onable service.”

This comes days five afterthe Supreme Court allowed eli-gible women to take the exam-ination for admission toNational Defence Academy(NDA). The top court, how-ever, said that the result of theexamination would be subjectto final adjudication of the

petition. It is the first time everthat women candidates willappear for the NDA entranceexamination since it wasfounded in 1954.

The three Services chiefslast week visited the NDA totake stock of the creation ofinfrastructure catering to thepossible entry of womencadets.

Incidentally, the threechiefs including Army chief MM Naravane, AdmiralKarambir Singh and IAF chiefR K S Bhadauria are from thesame batch of the NDA. Plansare already afoot since lastfew months to create infra-structure for women cadets,sources said.

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After Zydus Cadila, the phar-ma firm from Gujarat that

was authorised by the DCGI forits needle-free ZyCoV-D Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12years and above, it is learnt thatthe top drug regulator is likelyto give approval to the Covaxinvaccine of Hyderabad-basedBharat Biotech soon for kids foremergency use.

The administration of twodoses of Covaxin vaccinationhas been completed amongchildren and blood sampleshave been sent for the third timeto check the effectiveness interms of producing antibodiesamong children, according to anews agency which has quoteda source in the Union Health

Ministry.A total of 90 children were

subjected to Covaxin trials inKarnataka. However, the trialwill take 210 days to complete.As it will take another 5 to 6months from now, they can’twait till then in the current cir-cumstances to release the vac-cination for children, sourcesadded.

“Final report will come onthe 210th day. The Governmentand DGCI can take calls any dayafter the 56th day of the trialEmergency use. However, thestudy period will be there for210 days. Before also, whilereleasing Covid vaccines foradults the government of Indiaand DCGI did not wait till thecompletion of 210 days.Vaccines were released earlier,”

they said.Cheluvamba Hospital in

Mysuru attached to MysoreMedical College and ResearchInstitute (MMCRI) entrustedwith the conducting ofCovaxin’s Clinical trials on chil-dren has sent third blood sam-ples of children to designatedlaboratories.

It is one among the fivemedical institutes identified inthe country, which had got theinstitutional ethics committeeapprovals for Covaxin’s clinicaltrials on children. The trials arebeing done in the monitoring ofprincipal investigator andAssociate Professor, departmentof Paediatrics Dr. Pradeep N.

The Covid vaccination trailfor children comprises admin-istration of two vaccinationsbetween 0 and 28th day alongwith blood sampling. On the56th day, there will not be vac-cination but blood samples willbe collected. There will beanother blood sampling on the118th and also on 210th day ofthe trail.

DGCI will give approvals ina phased manner first startingwith children aged 12 years andabove in the first phase. Theapprovals will be given forrelease of vaccines for 6 to 12years of children and later forchildren aged between 2 to 6years.

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The United States hasapproved a record number

of Indian student visa applica-tions in 2021. This comesdespite the many challengesthat people are facing in trav-elling abroad. As per the USembassy, more than 55,000 stu-dents and exchange visitorshave or will board planes tostudy in the United States thisyear. The statement by the USembassy in India comes amidreports of students in severalother countries struggling to gettheir visas although the classeshave begun. “This year, morethan 55K students are boardingplanes to study in the UnitedStates, an all-time record inIndia,”the US embassy Indiatweeted.

The second wave of Covid-19 forced the Mission to delaythe commencement of its stu-dent visa season by two months.“More students are beingapproved every day. The USMission looks forward toanother great student season as

it facilitates study for springsemester students over thecoming few months,” the USmission in India said in a state-ment. In July, the resumption ofvisa services allowed afterdeclining in COVID-19 cases.

“The U.S. Embassy andConsulates opened additionalhours for visa appointmentsand made every possible effortto ensure timely arrival foracademic programs for as manystudents as possible. Ultimately,these efforts paid off, as morestudents than ever beforereceived visas to study in theUnited States,” the US embassyadded.

The Covid-19 pandemiccreated tremendous logisticalchallenges for the U.S. Mission’sconsular teams. Embassies and

Consulates typically begininterviewing fall semester stu-dents for a given year in May,but the second wave of Covid-19 forced the Mission to delaythe commencement of its stu-dent visa season by two months.In July, as soon as conditionsallowed for the resumption ofvisa services without endan-gering applicants’ health andsafety, consular teams workednot only to match, but surpass,their pre-Covid workload

New international studentenrollment in the United Statesdropped 43% in fall 2020 fromthe year prior, months afterCovid sent the world into lock-down. Similarly, the number ofnew students who actuallymade it onto campus in persondeclined by 72 per cent.

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The Supreme Court onMonday directed the

Centre, Uttar Pradesh andHaryana Governments to finda solution to the nine-month-long road blocks due to theprotests by farmers.

A Bench headed by JusticeSanjay Kishan Kaul said thatwhile farmers have the right toprotest, roads cannot beblocked indefinitely. “Theymight have right to a place toagitate but roads cannot beblocked like this,” said JusticeKaul, adding that Central gov-ernment and concerned Statesto devise a solution.

“You have to find a solu-tion. The solution lies in thehands of Union of India andconcerned States,” the Courtsaid. The apex court was hear-ing a plea by a resident of Noidaseeking relief against roadblockade by protesting farmersagainst the controversial farmlaws for the past nine months.

The petitioner, MoniccaAgarwal contended despitevarious directions passed by theapex court to keep public roadsclear, they have not been fol-lowed. The petitioner said thatbeing a single mother with

medical issues, it has become anightmare for her to travelfrom Noida to Delhi. The UPGovernment, in its response,informed the Court that it is inthe process of requesting farm-ers to clear the area forsmoother traffic.

In an affidavit filed beforethe top court, the Uttar PradeshP Government said that it istrying to convince farmersabout how protests by blockingroads is not permitted as perthe Supreme Court’s earlierjudgments. Efforts are under-way to “make farmers under-stand the grossly illegal act ofblocking roads”, the affidavitsaid. “At present, there areabout 800-1000 protestors inthe area, however, a crowd ofup to 15,000 protestors collecton their call within hours fromadjoining towns and villages,”said the UP Government.

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Multi-storied buildingsconstructed with

Thermocol or ExpandedPolystyrene (EPS) could bethe future earthquake-resis-tant buildings, researchers atIIT Roorkee have found.

EPS, which is used as acomposite material in core ofreinforced concrete sandwich,could resist earthquake forceson up to four-storey buildings,they found after testing a full-scale building and a number ofwall elements constructed withthermocol sandwichedbetween two layers of concreteat the National Seismic TestFacility (NSTF) of theDepartment of EarthquakeEngineering, IIT Roorkee. Theproject was developed underthe Fund for Improvement ofS&T Infrastructure (FIST) pro-gramme of the Department ofScience & Technology (DST).

Research scholar, AdilAhmad who conducted thetests, evaluated the behaviourof the constructions under lat-eral forces, as earthquakescause a force predominantly inlateral direction. The investi-gation was supplemented withdetailed computer simulationof a realistic 4-storey building.Prof. Yogendra Singh, super-vising the research, shared thatthe analysis shows that a four-storey building constructedwith this technique is capableof resisting earthquake forces,even in the most seismic zone(V) of the country, without anyadditional structural support.

They attributed this earth-quake resistance capability tothe fact that the EPS layer is

sandwiched between two lay-ers of concrete having rein-forcement in the form of weld-ed wire mesh. The researcherssaid that the force being appliedon a building during an earth-quake arises due to the inertiaeffect and hence depends onthe mass of the building.Thermocol resists earthquakes

by reducing the mass of thebuilding.

Besides resisting earth-quakes, the use of expandedpolystyrene core in concretewalls of a building can result inthermal comfort. The core pro-vides the necessary insulationagainst the heat transferbetween building interior andexterior environment. This canhelp in keeping the buildinginteriors cool in hot environ-ments and warm during coldconditions. India suffers a largevariation of temperature indifferent parts of the countryand during different seasons ofthe year. Therefore, thermalcomfort is a crucial consider-ation along with structuralsafety.

The technology also hasthe potential of saving con-struction material and energy,with an overall reduction incarbon footprint of buildings,said the researchers.

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The All India Gem JewelleryDomestic Council (GJC)

on Monday claimed that barringbig corporates, most jewelleryshops remained shut inresponse to a nationwide strikecall given by 350-odd jewelleryassociations to protest the newgold hallmarking rules. TheGovernment, however, claimedthat there was no impact as avery small section of jewellersclosed their shops.

The Ministry of ConsumerAffairs released photos of bigcorporate jewellery showroomslike Tanishq, Kalyan Jewellers,Malabar Gold and Diamonds,PC Jewellers, PP Jewellers,Heera Panna Jewellers, AnandJewellers, Kunal Jewellers,Caratlane, Shree GaneshJewellers, Talwarsons Jewellers,Lalchand, Epari SadashivJewellers, Caratlane — whichremained open in differentparts of the country.

The jewellery bodies areagainst the Government’sHallmarking Unique ID(HUID) system which they saidhas nothing to do with the puri-ty of gold but is just a trackingmechanism. GIC has claimedthat there has been a very

strong response to a nationwidestrike against the HUID system.Shops are closed for a day.

“Big corporates in the jew-ellery sector never participate insuch strikes. Mostly individualand family-run jewellery shopsin all four zones are shut for aday,” GIC said. However, inTamil Nadu and Kerala, shopswere shut till 12.30 pm due tothe Onam festival, the jewelersbody said.

The Ministry said the saidcall of strike was itself based onuntenable grounds and anattempt was made to misinformfellow jewellers about the vari-ous provisions of hallmarkingscheme. The ministry alsoreleased letters of jewellers’bodies — All India Jewellers andGoldsmith Federation (AJGF),Swanakaar Sabha, Gems andJewellery ManufacturerAssociation Organisation(GJMA), Sarva SwarnkaarSamaj Netrutva Vikas Sansthawhich opposed the strike andsupported the HallmarkingUnique ID (HUID) system.

“As expected, the misguid-ed attempt by these limited setof persons to disrupt the normalfunctioning of jewellery busi-ness today, has failed miserably,”the ministry said.

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The Supreme CourtMonday said that demo-

lition of all unauthorisedstructures standing on Aravaliforest land in Faridabad’sKhori village has to continue,even as the municipal corpo-ration informed it that somefarmhouses have already beenrazed there.

The apex court, whilehearing an application filed byowners of some marriagehalls which have receivednotices from the civic body,said that Faridabad MunicipalCorporation has to proceedand demolish the unautho-rised structures as per law.

A bench comprisingJustices A M Khanwilkar andDinesh Maheshwari said thatas per previous order of theapex court, the intervenorsare supposed to make repre-sentation to the concernedauthority which will consid-er them.

“Let the corporationdecide on your representationand after that is decided, wewill consider what course ofaction can be adopted.

Today, all unauthorisedstructures are being demol-ished and that has to contin-ue,” the bench told the coun-sel appearing for the ownersof some marriage halls.

The counsel appearing for the municipalcorporation told the benchthat they have filed a compli-ance report in the matter onMonday and as far as repre-sentat ion is concerned, there is already adirection by the court and theauthority will consider it inaccordance with law.

“We have already demol-ished few farm houses,” thelawyer appearing for the civicbody said.

When the bench said itwould hear the matter aftertwo weeks, the counselappearing for marriage hallowners submitted that in themeantime, the authorityshould not demolish their structureswhile they consider their rep-resentation.

The bench told the coun-sel that they can make repre-sentations and the authoritywill consider it.

“If it is unauthorised, ithas to be demolished as per the presentlaw and legal position. Thecorporation has to proceed.Let them proceed,” the benchobserved and posted the mat-ter for hearing on September6.

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ing pleas related to conferringof senior designation to lawyersby the some high courts byusing "arbitrary and discrimi-natory" secret voting as a normand mentioned that “somedevelopment” might take placein a week to two.

A bench headed by ChiefJustice N V Ramana took noteof the submissions of senioradvocate Indira Jaising, onwhose PIL the apex court hadcome out with a slew of guide-lines for designating lawyers asseniors in 2017.

Jaising has sought urgentlisting of her fresh miscella-neous application alleging thatsome high courts have beenusing secret voting process asthe norm for conferring seniordesignation which is “arbitraryand discriminatory” andshould be declared so.

The designation of lawyersshould be on the basis ofmarks given by the designatedcommittee and the votingshould be resorted to "only"when it is "unavoidable", shesaid, adding that some highcourts use the voting methodas a norm and not an excep-tion.

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about senior designation invarious courts.

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also requested for senior des-ignation. I want to take thisup," said the CJI.

The bench, also compris-ing Justices Surya Kant andAniruddha Bose, referred tothe demise of senior advocate Soli Sorabjee, whowas one of the members of theapex court's panel for takinginitial decisions on applicationsof lawyers for grant of seniordesignation and said that a newappointment has to be made.

"You know one of ourseniors Soli has passed away.We have to replace", the benchsaid, adding that a three-judgebench would hear the case.

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Talibs as they call them there arepretty honest people … I

thought they would be ferociousraw-flesh eaters like … but what Isaw … they were pretty humble …sweet-tongued and most impor-tantly hospitable.

That is how TamalBhattacharya one of the evacueesfrom war-torn Afghanistan wholate on Sunday evening returned toKolkata depicted the “goodTalibans” so to say. Tamal who hailsfrom Nimta area of North 24Parganas was among the 150 peo-ple who were allegedly abducted bythe Taliban militia before beingreleased later.

“It was not abduction as such… we were detained and taken toa location where our identity proofand other documents were checkedby the Talibs, said this teacher froman international school in Kabul.

“The only offensive thing aboutthem was perhaps their automaticrifles … otherwise they looked pret-ty calm, friendly and behaved welland respectfully with the women inthe group,” he said.

On the dread of being shot hesaid “we had initial apprehensionsbut things turned out to be quiteopposite … in fact we told that theTaliban people apprehendingattacks on us and so they had decid-ed to shift us to safer places … a

school in this case … as Talibanapprehended that many splintergroups could attack the us they tookour charge to protect us … theyhosted us in a school and evenplayed cricket with us … one ofthem even asked me to teach himEnglish … then they treated us toKabuli Pulao before seeing us off.”

On the general atmosphere inKabul, Bhattacharya the only son ofhis aged parents said “there is ten-sion … roads are empty, shops areclosed but nothing like the way wethought earlier happened … therewas no mass killing etc.”

On the most remarkablechange he witnessed in Taliban 2.0he said jeans and western attiresvanished overnight from the shopsand women went behind the burqaas immediately as the prices of gen-eral products including eatablescame down with their quantityincreasing by almost 50 percent.

“We loved taking Nan andmutton in the food corners whichcame for about Rs 160/- per plate.Now with the coming of Talibansthe price had not only come downbut also the quantity had increasedby half … this is because thetraders are not allowed to makeextra profit or cheat people,” he said.

Abhijit Ghosh from Behalasaid he and the entire lot of for-eigners with him passed dreadfulnights. “I was working at a NATObase as a cook … my employers

immediately shifted us on prioritybasis after the Talibans entered …we heard that some people werebeing searched for … the peoplewho had backed the western forces.”

On whether he would return toAfghanistan again he said he wouldprefer not to “but for that ourGovernment has to make somearrangement for us … I am the onlybread-earner in my house … I willexpect that the government doessomething for us or else I will haveto go out.”

But the family of SanghamitraDafadar from Behala is not as luckyas the Bhattacharyas or Ghoshs.

Sanghamitra a mother of twochildren has been working as anurse in Kabul. “We are in touchwith my daughter through face-book. She is in trouble and we areworried … her job has gone andbeing a woman she cannot go outof her house … her elder son is 19-year-old and he has to be sent outto bring daily ration … one day hewas caught by t he Talibans andthey were asking him to join hisranks … they told him that ‘you arehandsome and well built … whydon’t you join us … he ran backhome saying he would first takepermission from his family …since then he has not come out ofhis house … I heard that they willbe evacuated soon … but how soonwe do not know,” Ruby Dafadar hermother said.

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In a swift operation jawans ofthe special operations group

of Jammu & Kashmir police onMonday evening gunned downtwo terrorists in Khad Millground at Aloochi Bagh inSrinagar.

Inspector General ofPolice, Kashmir range VijayKumar told reporters, "the twoterrorists killed in the operationhave been identified as AbbasSheikh and Saqib Manzoor".

Names of both these ter-rorists had figured in the list ofmost wanted terrorists issuedby the Jammu & Kashmirpolice in the first week ofAugust 2021.

IGP said, Abbas Sheikhused to claim he was chief ofTRF (The Resistance Front) butin reality both the slain terror-ists were associated with LeT.

Claiming it to be a big suc-cess for the security forces,Kumar said, "after confirmingthe information about theirpresence in the area 10 plainclothes policemen fromSrinagar police launched theoperation".

"As they zeroed in on thelocation of the terrorists theychallenged them, warned them.In response the terrorists firedback on the policemen andduring retaliatory firing boththe terrorists were killed in theoperation".

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After eliminating 100 ter-rorists including several

top commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad andHizbul Mujahideen sinceJanuary this year the IndianArmy has once again appealedto the local youth on the pathof terrorism to surrender andjoin the mainstream.

The passionate appeal wasmade by Lt-Gen YK Joshi,Goc-in-C Northern Commandheadquarters in Udhampur onthe occasion of 23rd anniver-sary of homecoming of 23boys who “were forced to pickup arms'', but were rescued bythe Army in the Gurez sectorand handed over to their fam-ilies later in 1998.

"The youth on the path ofterrorism will be given a secondchance to come back and inte-grate with their families andjoin the mainstream and leada normal life, like these indi-viduals had done, two decadesback", Army Commander said.

Lt-Gen Joshi along with

other senior officers interactedwith these youth and theirfamilies after felicitating themat a simple ceremony atMansabal Lake park in CentralKashmir's Ganderbal district.

Highlighting the role of theparents the Army commandersaid, "parents have an impor-tant role to play, in ensuringthat their children do not fol-low the path of violence, whichonly brings pain and misery,not only for the ones who jointerrorism, but also their imme-diate and extended families".He said, the Army is steadfastin its resolve of ethical conductand ensuring full support tothose who want to leave thepath of violence.

Defence PRO in SrinagarCol Emron Musavi said, therescued boys are now leadingnormal, happy lives and aremarried and have families oftheir own, with children, whothemselves nurture dreams ofhaving successful careers, andbeing responsible citizens of thecountry.

Sharing background of the

event, Defence PRO ColMusavi said,"On 23 Aug 1998,a group of 23 young Kashmiriboys was apprehended, whileattempting to cross the LC.These young boys were beingcompelled into a path of mili-tancy through false promises bya fellow Kashmiri by the nameof Abdul Hamid @ BambarKhan, a resident of Ganderbal,into joining terrorist tanzeemsand were being taken to POK".

"Over a period of 10 daysfrom 04 Aug to 14 Aug 1998,Bambar Khan, with the help of

local OGWs, had collectedthese 23 young boys, all with-in 18 years of age, either byforce or through radicalizationand had kept them in thedense jungles of Ajas.Thereafter the group movedacross the Shamsha Bari rangeinto Gurez Tulail Valley, withthe aim of going across the LC,into POK. They were then to betrained there in terrorist activ-ities and thereafter reinfiltrateback into Kashmir and indulgein terror acts, at the behest ofthe masterminds in Pakistan",

the Defence PRO said. "On 23August 1998, information wasreceived by the BrigadeHeadquarters, that a largenumber of youths were seen inthe jungles near theKishenganga River.

"An operation waslaunched. It was led by (thenCaptain) and now BrigadierBudhwar. This group of youthswas sighted in the lower reach-es of the forest. The soldiersheld fire, as the terroristsaccompanying these youths,had run away taking cover ofthe thick foliage and vegetation.These young boys on seeing theIndian Army soldiers, shoutedfor help and immediately sur-rendered. The troops quicklytook control of the situationand helped them to cross theriver, which was in spate andescorted them to Gurez, wherethey were medically examinedand were given food, water andwarm beds to sleep. Thereafterthey were brought to HQ 15Corps in BB Cantt and werereunited with their parents",Col Emron Musavi said.

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Central public sector under-taking (PSU), National

Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC), has snapped 275megawatt power from UttarPradesh from midnight ofAugust 20 for not clearingdues that were outstanding formore than 45 days.

In a communication to theUP Power CorporationLimited, the Central PSUinformed it that it would reg-ulate 275.60 MW from August20 to 29. The action is a follow-up on NTPC’s warning toUPPCL on August 12 that it

would regulate the supply of5,512 MW power from its gen-erating stations from August 20as it had not cleared outstand-ing dues for more than 45 days.

The Uttar Pradesh PowerCorporation has sought andreceived state governmentguarantees for PFC-REC loans

of nearly �4,900 crore for pay-ment of outstanding dues ofcentral generating stations,independent power producersand renewable energy genera-tors.

As of July 31, the UPPCL’spending dues to power gener-ation companies have risen to�24,461 crore, out of whichdues of Central generating sta-tions amount to �4,270 crore,while that of independentpower producers are of �4,675crore. Dues payable to renew-able energy generators are �388crore, while those of state gen-erating stations are �15,128crore.

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Chief Minister YogiAdityanath said that for-

mer Chief Minister KalyanSingh was a developing man aswell as a patriot and a devoteeof Ram. He strengthened theorganization of the BJP andtook the party forward. ChiefMinister Yogi came to Aligarhon Sunday. Here he paidhomage to the mortal remainsof former Chief MinisterKalyan Singh at AhilyabaiHolkar Stadium and told indetail about Kalyan Singh'sstruggle and achievements byholding a press conference.

The Chief Minister saidthat today every Ram devoteeis a staunch national devoteeand is mourning the physicaldeath of a Ram devotee.Former Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Kalyan Singh is no

more with us. His mortalremains were brought to thedistrict Aligarh, which was his'Karmabhoomi' and'Janmabhoomi'. The attach-ment that his supporters fol-lowers have for their late leaderfor six decades! All of us aregetting to see a vision of himhere. Kalyan Singh has a rela-tionship of about nine decadesin the district. In public life, hespent about seven decades inthe district Aligarh. Drawinginspiration from PanditDeendayal Upadhyay, he madeprograms, made plans andrealized the fear-free riot-freevision. The work done by himwill always be unforgettable forthe administration. Even inthe present times, all of us arelearning from his work andefforts.

Aligarh is fortunate, todaythe people of Aligarh are feel-

ing proud that among them forthe son of Mother India, whotook the state forward withcomplete transparency, andpurity. Hundreds and thou-sands of people present heretoday have had the opportuni-ty to live and interact with himin close time.

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There is a cure for the prob-lem of suicidal tendencies,

a disturbing trend which hasclaimed many young lives inIndia. say Dr Jayant Athavale,a hypno-therapist and SeanClarke, a researcher based atMaharshi Adhyatma VishwaVidyalay, Ramnadhi, Goa.

The National CrimeRecords Bureau states that 1.39lakh Indians committed suicidein the year 2019, out of which67 per cent was in the 18-45 agegroup.

The treatment is based ona system of knowledge datingback to thousands of yearsand was culled out of the price-less Vedic and Sasthras. “All

these years, we did not have sci-entific monitoring equipmentto study changes that tookplace in the mind and body tomake a foolproof observation.With modern gadgets whichcould measure changes in ener-gy levels in body and mind, itis time for us to tell the worldthat, yes, we can completelycure the tendency to commitsuicide,” Sean Clarke, a formerIndian Navy officer who left hisjob to pursue his passion inresearch.

According to Dr Athawaleand Clarke, practicing spiritu-ality and the ‘personalitydefects removal process’ canhelp prevent suicide. The sci-entists make it clear that this isnot a new finding but a scien-tific truth explained in Vedas

and Sasthras. Chanting thename of God is an easy yetpotent spiritual practice thatcan generate tremendousamount of positive energy toovercome defects in a person’smind, Clarke told The Pioneer.

This finding was substan-tiated with Universal AuraScanner, developed by DrMannem Murthy, a formerscientist with the Departmentof Atomic Energy.

The Aura Scanner is capa-ble of detecting variations inenergy generated during anyphase of one’s life. “We foundthat persons chanting OmNamo Bhagawate Vasudevayaor Shri Gurudev Datta gener-ate positive energy and act aspowerful protection againstdistress. Daily chanting of these

slokas or the one which iscomfortable to the chanterhelps to increase the positiveenergy within oneself and thisnullifies the possibility of neg-ative energies,” said Clarke.

A person’s capacity to facestress depends on how muchenergy he has available to faceit, said Dr Athawale. “Whenthere are more personalitydefects and unfinished busi-ness, the mental energy at hisdisposal is less. Unfinishedbusiness refers to unpleasantincidents in the past like a failedrelationship or childhood trau-ma which causes anxiety. Manyproblems have a spiritual rootcause, destiny or karma beingone of them,” said Dr Athawale.

Dr Murthy and his daugh-ter Geetha , working on Aura

Scanner with which they mea-sure the amount of positiveenergy generated/released dur-ing recitation of vedic hymnssay that the chanting couldresult in exciting results.

“Hymns or mantras arehaving high positive energyand by chanting them repeti-tively one can increase theenergy field or their vibration.Mantras refuel the enrgy,” saidGeetha.

According to Clarke, per-sons belonging to Christianityand Islam could recite hymnslike Hail Mary or Allah basedon their beliefs and the resultwould be the same. “The factis that chanting make a differ-ence and we have been observ-ing this for the last fourdecades,” he said.

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Lucknow:: Amid chants of ‘JaiShri Ram’ and recitation of‘shlokas’, the mortal remains offormer Chief Minister andBharatiya Janata Party’s Hindumascot Kalyan Singh (89) wereconsigned to flames on thebanks of the river Ganga nearNarora in Bulandshahr in thepresence of several Union min-isters and numerous VVIPs onMonday.

The cremation of the RamJanmabhoomi movementchampion was carried out withfull state honours at BansiGhat and Kalyan Singh's sonand Etah MP Rajveer Singh litthe pyre. Rajveer was assistedby his son and UP ministerSandeep Singh. The familymembers and supporters of thedeparted leader participatedin the cremation and bid adieuto Babuji -- as Kalyan Singhwas fondly known. Around 20priests performed the ritualswhich went on for about 30minutes and the pyre was lit ataround 4 pm.

Earlier, Singh’s mortalremains were brought fromMaharani Ahilyabai HolkarStadium in Aligarh to his nativevillage in Atrauli. Kalyan Singhbreathed his last due to sepsisand multi-organ failure atSanjay Gandhi Post-GraduateInstitute of Medical Sciences inLucknow on Saturday, wherehe had been admitted for 48

days. The UP Government hadannounced three days’ statemourning and declaredMonday as a public holiday.

On Sunday, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi rushed toLucknow to pay his tributes toKalyan Singh where he wasjoined by Defence Minister

and Lucknow MP, RajnathSingh. The mortal remainswere taken to the VidhanBhawan and BJP State officefrom the residence of KalyanSingh before being airlifted toAligarh and kept at AhilyabaiHolkar Stadium for people tohave darshan.

Union Ministers RajnathSingh, Smriti Irani, AshwaniChoubey, Ajay Bhatt,Mahendra Nath Pandey, ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath,Uttarakhand Chief MinisterPushkar Singh Dhami, UPDeputy Chief Minister KeshavMaurya, UP BJP chiefSwatantra Dev Singh alongwith others gave ‘ahuti’ on themortal remains. Earlier theseleaders along with formerUnion Minister Uma Bhartiand several UP Ministers andsenior BJP leaders paid floraltributes at the cremationground.

Security forces also pre-sented a guard of honourbefore the body was taken forcremation.Earlier, the funeralprocession from Atrauli toNarora, covering around 29km, took over two hours aspeople thronged the roads atseveral places to pay theirrespect to the great leader of theregion. PNS

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In a new revelation in the draftcharges filed before a special court

in Mumbai, the NIA has said that theaccused in the Elgaar Parishad-cum-Bhima-Koregaon riots casehad recruited students from variousuniversities, including the JawaharlalNehru University (JNU) and TataInstitute for Social Sciences (TISS)for terror activities.

“...you accused no 1 to 10 alongwith the wanted accused no 17 to 22being the active members of thebanned terrorist organisation CPI(Maoists) and its frontal organisa-tions recruited students from vari-ous universities, includingJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)and Tata Institute for Social Sciences(TISS) for commission of terroristactivity,” the NIA stated in the draftcharges filed before the court ofSpecial Judge D E Kothalikar lastweek.

The alleged recruitment of thestudents of JNU, TISS and other uni-versities is one of three fresh reve-lations that have been made by theNIA in its draft charges which willbe formalised and formally framedagainst the 22 accused in the much-discussed sensational case.

The other two new revelationsare: the NIA – which had earlier saidthat the accused in the case had con-spired to wage a war against theGovernment of India – has for thefirst time said that the accused had

also conspired against theMaharashtra government.

“The accused no 1 to 10 alongwith the deceased accused number 16(Father Stan Lourduswamy of TamilNadu who died in Mumbai while incustody on July 5, 2021) and abscond-ing accused 17 to 22 being the activemembers of the banned terroristorganisation CPI (Maoists) and itsfrontal organisations had conspiredwage a war against the Governmentof India and the State Government..,”one of the draft charges said, addingthat they conspired to overthrow thegovernments at the centre and in thestate (both BJP).

One of the draft charges throwsup the connection of Nepal andManipur. “For the purpose ( ofwaging the war against theGovernment of India and the stategovernment) conspired to demandand organise Rs 8 crore for annualsupply of M-4 (sophisticatedweapon) with 4,00,000 rounds andother arms and ammunition througha designated supplier from Nepaland Manipur and conspired to over-awe the Government of India andstate government by means of crim-inal force, show of criminal force,thereby committed the offence pun-ishable under section 121 A of theIndian Penal Code,” another chargein the draft charges said.

Interestingly, the much-dis-cussed sensational allegation – thatthe Pune police had made in the ini-tial weeks of investigations in the

case— that the weapons and ammu-nition required to be procured by theaccused were linked to a conspira-cy aimed at “assassinating” PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.

At that the Pune police hadtalked about an allegedly incrimi-nating letter recovered from the lap-top of Human Rights activists RonaWilson Jacob on April 17, 2018which the investigators suspectedmight be Rona himself. Addressedto one comrade Prakash, the pur-ported letter States: “We are think-ing along the lines of another RajivGandhi-type incident. It soundssuicidal and there is a good chancewe might fail but we feel the partymust deliberate over our proposal.Targeting his road shows could be aneffective strategy. We collectivelybelieve that survival of the party issupreme to all sacrifices”.

Among other things, the pur-ported letter had stated: “Modi-ledHindu fascist regime is bulldozing itsway into the lives of indigenous adi-vasis, in spite of big defeats like Biharand West Bengal. Modi has suc-cessfully established BJP govt inmore than 15 states. If this pace con-tinues then it would mean immensetrouble for the party on all fronts.Greater suppression of dissent anda more brutal form of Mission 2016(OGH). Com. Kisan and few othercomrades have proposed concretesteps to end Modi-raj”.

“Defeating Hindu fascism hasbeen our core agenda and a major

concern for the party.... We are try-ing to consolidate ties with like-minded organisations, pol. parties,representatives of minorities acrossthe country,” the letter had stated.

The arrested accused in thecases are: Sudhir P. Dhawale, VernonS. Gonsalves (both of Mumbai),Arun T. Fereira of Thane, SagarGorkhe of Ahmednagar, RameshGaichor of Pune, Surendra P.Gadling, Shoma K. Sen, Mahesh S.Raut (all of Nagpur), Anand B.Teltumbde of Yavatmal, all inMaharashtra.

Two are from New Delhi - RonaJ. Wilson and Gautam Navlakha, P.Varavara Rao of Hyderabad, SudhaBharadwaj of Faridabad, Hany BabuM. Tharayil of Trichur, and the lateFr. Stan Lourduswamy of TamilNadu, who died on July 5 in Mumbaiwhile in custody. The absconding-accused are: Milind Teltumbde alias-es Dipak and Sahyadri of Yavatmal,Prakash Goswami aliases Navin andRitupan Goswami of Assam, KishanBose aliases Prashanto of Kolkata,Mupalla Laxman Rao, alias Ganpati,Chandrashekhar, Manglu, andDeepu.

It may be recalled that thescanned copies of 10 “incriminating”letters were among the virtual andphysical documents recovered by theinvestigators during their simulta-neous raids conducted by the inves-tigators on April 17 2018 ahead ofthe arrest of Wilson and otheraccused in the case.

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your service”, parades and yel-low-ribbon symbolism hadbecome the societal norm, andthe shift was palpable as theVietnam Veterans earlier hadnot been showered with thesame fervour, dignity and fan-fare coming home from a warthat they had clearly lost. The billfor the Vietnam war (like forAfghanistan now) had beenprohibitive and the economicconsequences of the same werefelt by the entire citizenry — theinevitability of the same with therecent Afghan war, with anestimated payout of $6.5 trillionby 2050 in terms of just the costof interest towards borrowedmoney for Afghanistan opera-tions will haunt and pinch forlong. What the US got for itsmilitary operations in 20 yearsis the shameful return of the“enemy” even before the lastAmerican troop had flownaway. Special permissions arebelieved to have been soughtfrom the Taliban to ensure thesafe passage of the retreatingAmerican soldiers!Unquestionably, the AmericanMilitary is defeated once again,this time by the disorderlyassemblage of the incongruous-ly armed and trained Talibanmilitia.

Authoritarian countries likeChina or Pakistan have theirown suppressive and repressiveformulas to hide their failuresand myth-make their Military’sprowess by simply denying thetruth. While the 1962 Indo-China war is a reality, but so wasinglorious fate of the ChineseMilitary in 1967 (Nathu La andCho La clashes) just as it did notown up to its losses in GalwanValley recently, till almost a yearlater! The Sino-Vietnamese War(1979) that led to a spectacularperformance from the numer-ically and materially inferiorVietnamese forces is brushedaside in the Chinese narrative.In Pakistan, despite the repeat-ed disgrace of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, even worse fate in 1971and the more recent Kargilwar, the bloated and over-enti-tled Pakistani Military remainsbeyond questioning. Murmursof sub-optimal performanceaside, no one can openly doubtthe Pakistani Military as it con-trols all the essential levers ofgovernance and perceptionmanagement.

In 2021, the post-Afghanistan optics and per-ceptions of the AmericanSoldier will require a lot morethan just Hollywood produc-

tions, Congressional bravado orflag-waving ceremonies — hardquestions will follow and dailyimages of the turbaned Talibanmocking its might will impactthe institution of the USMilitary, psychologically andpermanently. America’s longestwar (Afghanistan) and its sec-ond longest war (Vietnam), asalso its unsettled status in theMiddle Eastern theatre, will bein sharp contrast to the gloriesof the “Greatest Generation” ofWorld War II, or the soonthereafter Korean War. Thehollowness of George Bush’sTexan drawl at the joint sessionof the US Congress 20 years ago,before sending the Americantroops to Afghanistan, “Thecourse of this conflict is notknown, yet its outcome is cer-tain”, will haunt and traumatisethe American soldier andnational conscience immeasur-ably. The entire edifice of the USMilitary from its intelligenceassessment, firepower, plan-ning, cutting-edge technology tothe ‘GI Joe’ imagery will be shat-tered beyond immediate repair.

(The writer, a military vet-eran, is a former Lt Governor ofAndaman & Nicobar Islands andPuducherry. The views expressedare personal.)

������������������� ���������� �Sir — As it becomes increasingly evidentthat it would be impossible to dislodgethe saffron party from power if theOpposition parties continue to tread thelone path, the mounting efforts by a fewleaders to resurrect a united Oppositionappear fully justified. Just as the Britishextended their unwelcome stay in thecountry to have an uninterrupted reignof nearly 200 years over it, a dividedOpposition is only strengthening thehands of the Modi Government. Ofcourse the general elections are yet a fewyears away, but to have envisaged a unit-ed front to challenge the might of the BJPin the country at this stage speaks for theseriousness of the venture.

In Goa too, there are sufficient hintsof a combined Opposition being envi-sioned to topple the BJP in the ensuingAssembly polls. But these have beenmore of plans than anything concretebeing attempted. Somehow in Goa, aselsewhere in the country, an ‘Opposition-combine’ is only thought of at the lastmoment after all available options havebeen exhausted for parties that consti-tute the Opposition. But, as a stop-gaparrangement, nothing much can beexpected to come of these endeavours.Such ‘provisions’ need to be made muchearlier which also gives the electorate suf-ficient time to adjudge the new alliance.

Pachu Menon | Goa

������������������������������Sir — The Northeast is tired of askingfor a separate time zone. Many politiciansfrom the Northeast have tabled therequest for a separate time zone over theyears but to no avail. The Centre is underthe impression that setting up an inde-pendent time zone in the Northeastwould brew separatist tendencies in thepeople. However, it’s worth noting thatRussia has nine different time zoneswhile the US has six and barely do theyhave any such tendencies. On the otherhand, China’s policy to adhere to onlyone time zone for enhanced nationalunity has backfired on them quite often.

In winters when the sun sets by 4pm in the Northeast, offices and indus-tries have to remain open till 6 pmwhich means unnecessary consumptionof electricity. In summers when the sunrises by 4:30 am, nearly five hours ofnatural daylight is wasted by the timepeople go to their offices. The tea gar-dens in Assam follow a schedule whichis one hour ahead of the IndianStandard Time (IST) to put the daylighthours to better use. It is a humblerequest to the Government to facilitatea separate time zone to the Northeastfor the greater good of the region as wellas the country.

Noopur Baruah | Tejpur

������������������������������Sir — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)president Mehbooba Mufti has asked theCentre to take a lesson fromAfghanistan. This is a highly derogato-ry statement coming from the formerChief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.This is also a veiled instigation from herto the terrorists to follow the footsteps

of the Taliban in Kashmir. Of course,nothing better can be expected from aperson who called terrorists the ‘sons ofsoil’. The statements and remarks ofMehbooba have taken her to a new low.On one hand she asks the youth not topick up arms while on the other she citesexamples of Taliban who took overAfghanistan at gunpoint. She cannot eatthe cake and have it too.

The Indian army is capable of deal-ing with worst case scenarios and hasproved its mettle by making Kashmir asafer place to live in. Mehbooba wantsthe Centre to return what it snatchedfrom them. She must realise that whatwas given was only a temporary arrange-ment. One can’t go on saying ‘temporary’permanently. Mehbooba has drawn ref-erence to the talk of India and Pakistanfor ceasefire to happen. She cannot feignignorance to the fact that Pakistan hasviolated ceasefire pact several times.

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militia of 75,000-odd Talibanis, arebandied with the additional ele-ment of considerable airpower atthe Afghan Military’s disposal. Torub in the humiliation, even theessentially clueless Joe Biden com-mented: “The Afghan militarygave up, sometimes without tryingto fight.” While the bleak commen-tary on Afghan troops is true, how-ever, the spin doctors inWashington DC have successful-ly managed to deflect the much-needed criticism of the perfor-mance of the world’s most power-ful military against a motley mili-tia — despite the $2 trillion bill,nearly 2500 American soldiersreturning in body bags, and theunprecedented access to all formsof military wherewithal, air coverand unanswerable military con-duct. When the din and dust onAfghanistan under the Talibandoes settle, serious questions on theperformance and psyche of theAmerican soldier will be awkward-ly unavoidable and embarrassing,just as it has been so for the AfghanArmy soldier.

Never mind the actual realityof Vietnam earlier or Afghanistantoday (as, indeed, many failures inbetween), the creatively positedvirility, ‘heart’ and moral purposeof the quintessential AmericanRambos dominate the popularimagination. This manufacturedreel-life stories tell the tale that theignorant public wants to believe,not necessarily accept. The pioneer“American spirit” that tamed thewilderness of tropical rainforestsand soggy rice fields in Vietnam,to the dustbowl swirls around thesun-baked Afghan swathes, isdeceptively charming, but oftenincomplete. Real images of the flee-ing Americans escaping clumsily ina helicopter from rooftops inSaigon or that of American troopsflying out without informing any-body from Bagram AirforceStation, are not exactly in themould of Captain America!

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While writing the chapter onBabri Masjid titled, ‘When ItAll Came Crashing Down’ inmy book, ‘Not Just A Civil

Servant’, I did face a dilemma. KalyanSingh was understood to be the ‘real cul-prit’ behind this demolition but I hadsome first-hand knowledge about whathad happened on the day of demolition.I wondered whether that should beshared with the readers. There was noth-ing illegal about what I wrote but thedilemma was on account of being privyto some private conversations andwhether I should release such private con-versations into the public domain with aview to placing certain facts before thepublic.

Babri Masjid was a bone of contentionbetween the Hindu and the Muslimcommunities since the 19th century.Although the disputed structure wasapparently built during 1520-29 CE byMir Baqi on the orders of the MughalEmperor, Babar. The mosque was locat-ed on a hill known as ‘Ramkot’. TheHindus believed that Baqi had destroyeda pre-existing temple of Rama at the site.They also believed that Rama was bornhere. This belief emanates from the doc-uments of Sawai Jai Singh.

In fact, in the Kapad-Dwar collectionin the City Palace Museum of Jaipur, thereis a sketch map of the Babri Masjid site.The map portrays an open courtyard anda built structure resembling Babri Masjidwith three domes. The courtyard is men-tioned as ‘Janmsthan’ and shows a ‘RamaChabutara’.

In 1853, a group of Hindu asceticsoccupied the site and claimed ownershipover the structure. In 1855, after aHindu-Muslim clash, a boundary wallwas constructed to avoid further disputes.Accordingly, the Muslims offered prayersin the inner courtyard and the Hindus onthe raised platform.

The dispute acquired a legal dimen-sion when in 1877, Syed MohammadAsghar, the guardian of the structure, fileda petition with the Commissioner ofFaizabad requesting for restraint onHindus who had raised a Chabutara onthe spot regarded as the birthplace ofRam.

In December 1949, Akhil BhartiyaRamayan Mahasabha organized a 9-days recital of the ‘Ramcharitmanas’ justoutside the mosque. On the morning of23rd December, 1949, the event’s organ-isers announced that the idols of Ramaand Sita had appeared miraculously andexhorted Hindus to come for ‘darshan’.Given the sensitivity of the issue, theGovernment declared the mosque a dis-puted area and locked the gates. Theunlocking of the gates took place in theyear 1986 when all Hindus were givenaccess to the site.

A massive campaign was subsequent-ly launched to build a Rama temple on thesite. It was against this background that

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In the year 2000, five yearsafter the Taliban came topower in Afghanistan,

nobody elsewhere cared whathappened in that land-locked,benighted country. It was ruledby angry rural fanatics whotormented the local peoplewith their demented rules forproper ‘Islamic’ behaviour, butit was not a military or diplo-matic priority for anybody.

It is about to return to thatisolated and isolationist exis-tence. Neither then nor nowdo the Taliban even have a for-eign policy. They are more likea franchise operation whosevarious elements share certainbasic principles - e.g. foreign-ers, women and democracy arebad - but whose members areprimarily focused on localissues and personal ambitions.

This is not the first time

that the country has been insuch a mess, and about theonly useful thing that the cur-rent lot of foreign invaders cando on their way out is offerrefuge abroad to as many aspossible of the Afghans whotrusted their promises. Thatwill certainly not be morethan ten or twenty percent ofthose who earned their protec-tion.

The Russians and theAmericans share the blame forthis catastrophe. It’s hard tobelieve that an uninvadedAfghanistan could have peace-fully evolved into a prosperousdemocratic society with equalrights for all, but ‘uninvaded’is the only condition in whichit could conceivably haveapproached that goal.

There was the germ ofsuch a locally-led modernisa-

tion process in the overthrowof the king in 1973 and theproclamation of an Afghanrepublic. Other Muslim-majority states have made thattransition successfully - Turkeydid, for example, despite itscurrent government - but theAfghan attempt did not pros-per.

Violent resistance by tra-ditional social and religiousgroups started at once, and thetottering new republicanregime was overthrown in1978 by a bloody military

coup. The young officers whoseized power were Marxistswho imposed a radical reformprogramme.

They gave women the voteand equal access to education,carried out land reforms, andeven attacked the role of reli-gion. By 1979, the Marxistregime was facing a massiverevolt in conservative ruralareas, and one faction asked forSoviet military help.

The moribundCommunist leadership inMoscow agreed, and 100,000Soviet troops entered thecountry. The subsequent wardevastated the country for adecade - with much help fromthe United States.

“The day that the Sovietsofficially crossed the (Afghan)border, I wrote to PresidentCarter: We now have the

opportunity of giving to theUSSR its Vietnam War,” saidformer US National SecurityAdviser Zbigniew Brzezinski .He immediately started send-ing money and weapons to therural rebels who later becamethe Taliban.

It took ten years, $40 bil-lion of clandestine US militaryaid, and around a millionAfghan dead, but by 1989 theTaliban and their variousIslamist rivals forced theRussians to pull out. Shortlyafterwards the Soviet Unioncollapsed, and Brzezinski arro-gantly but implausibly claimedcredit for it.

“What is most importantto the history of the world?” heasked. “The Taliban or the col-lapse of the Soviet empire?Some stirred-up Moslems orthe liberation of Central

Europe and the end of the coldwar?” In reality, the SovietUnion was heading for col-lapse anyway, but the ‘stirred-up Moslems’ turned out to bea fairly large problem.

The Taliban took power inKabul in 1996 after a long all-against-all war between thevarious Islamist groups, andruled most of the countrybadly and brutally for fiveyears. Then an Arab Islamistcalled Osama bin Ladenabused the hospitality of theTaliban leader Mullah Omarby launching the 9/11 attacksagainst the United States in2001.

That led to another twen-ty years of war: the Talibanagainst another set of foreign-ers who understood little aboutthe country’ recent historyand why it made local people

profoundly mistrustful of‘helpful’ foreigners.

Even now Americans don’trealise how closely they haverecapitulated the Soviet expe-rience in the country. The end-ing that is now unfolding wasforeordained from the start,although it has taken twice aslong to arrive because theUnited States is much richerthan Russia. Nevertheless, theaftermath will also be thesame.

The various factions ofthe Taliban will split, mostly onethnic lines, and another civilwar of uncertain length willfollow. The rule of the winnerswill be as cruel and arbitraryas it was last time. And the restof the world will rapidly loseinterest, because Afghanistanwon’t pose a serious threat toanywhere else.

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The writer is a retiredIAS officer and worked

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was Chief Minister. Thisis a chapter from his

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the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP),under the leadership of KalyanSingh, came to power in UttarPradesh and I was appointed asDirector, Information and PublicRelations.

Kalyan Singh had taken on hisjob in the right earnest. He wascertainly concerned about theRama Mandir issue but on assum-ing office, he made his intentionsclear to provide honest and pur-poseful governance. He was keenon conveying a message that hemeant business. His vision wentmuch beyond the Mandir.

His objective was to build anew and vibrant Uttar Pradesh. Alist of such officers who had hon-est credentials for manning criti-cal posts like District Magistratesand Secretaries of Departmentswas drawn up at his behest.Certain social evils, like masscopying in school examinations,were sought to be reined in. TheCabinet Meetings would go on forhours, discussing policies on var-ious issues before taking a final call.He got a set of extremely brightofficers like Sanjay Aggarwal andAnant Kumar Singh (both ofwhom rose to become Secretariesto the Government of India sub-sequently) to his Secretariat.

He was leaving no stoneunturned to achieve his objective.Improvements were clearly in evi-dence in the form of delivery ofservices at the field level and in thepostings of competent officers.These officers were provided secu-rity of tenure (the State was oth-

erwise notorious for its flourishing‘transfer industry’) and necessarybacking to carry out the task ofimplementing policies.

He did want a grand temple atAyodhya and was diligently work-ing towards a peaceful and amica-ble consensus. There were indeeda few options emerging. One suchoption was the construction of anew masjid close to the site. Heeven gave an example of the shift-ing of mosques when Aswan Damwas being constructed in Egypt.This idea was gradually gainingcurrency. He was engaging inten-sively with all the stakeholders.However, he was totally against theaggressive posturing that was thehallmark of right-wing religiousorganisations.

Ironically, what emerged in thejudgement of the Supreme Courtin 2019 was the solution thatKalyan Singh had been working onand attempting to convince vari-ous parties to come around to!

However, what happened onthe 6th of December, 1992, shockedhim as well. Those who believethat Kalyan Singh was the manbehind this demolition overlookthe fact that he had an absolutemajority in the assembly. Whywould he want to bring his owngovernment down in case theMasjid gets demolished? He wouldhave surely known the conse-quences of the demolition. In hisrepeated interactions with thecentral leadership, he was arguingagainst the congregation of karse-vaks at the site.

This became evident on the 6th

of December in his telephonic con-versation with Bhairon SinghShekhawat, the then ChiefMinister of Rajasthan. I was pre-sent when this conversation tookplace. Kalyan Singh was livid. Hereiterated that he was against sucha congregation, but he was over-ruled and no one listened to him.His reservation about such a con-gregation was not based on anyapprehension of a mishap (he wassome how convinced that thestructure will never come down inthe manner it finally did) but withregard to the unnecessary distrac-tions that such events created. Hewas opposed to the congregationin July as well but, fortunately, nountoward incident happened then.

The other argument oftenraised is, why didn’t he allow thecentral forces that were stationednearby to handle the situation? Itis a fact that Kalyan Singh didn’tpermit the central forces to takeover or seek their assistance, but itdoes not automatically imply thathe did not allow the central forcesto come in because he wanted thedemolition to take place.Moreover, a similar event hadtaken place in July and then thedust had settled down peacefully.

Kalyan Singh believed that, asin July, the karsevaks would goback after performing pooja andthat no harm would come to theMasjid. However, on this occasionhe was wrong. The structure camedown and, with it, brought downhis government.

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Afirefight just outsideKabul’s international air-

port killed at least one Afghansoldier early on Monday,German officials said, the lat-est chaos to engulf Westernefforts to evacuate those flee-ing the Taliban takeover of thecountry.

The airport shooting cameas the Taliban sent fightersnorth of the capital to eliminatepockets of armed resistance totheir lightning takeover earli-er this month.

The Taliban said theyretook three districts seized byopponents the day before andhad surrounded Panjshir, thelast province that remains outof their control.

Afghanistan’s securityforces collapsed in the face ofthe Taliban advance, despite 20years of Western aid, trainingand assistance. Tens of thou-sands of Afghans have soughtto flee the country since, fear-ing a return to the brutal rule

the Taliban imposed the lasttime they ran Afghanistan.That has led to chaos at the air-port in Kabul, the main routeout of the country.

Gunfire broke out near an

entrance to the airport, whereat least seven Afghans died aday earlier in a panicked stam-pede of thousands of people.The circumstances of theshooting, which occurred

around dawn, remainedunclear.

The German militarytweeted that one member of theAfghan army was killed andthree others were wounded by

“unknown attackers.” AnItalian humanitarian organi-zation that operates hospitals inAfghanistan said it had treatedsix patients with bullet woundsfrom the airport. The USMilitary and NATO did notimmediately acknowledge theshooting. There was no com-ment from the Taliban.

The tragic scenes aroundthe airport have transfixed theworld. Afghans poured ontothe tarmac last week and someclung to a US Military trans-port plane as it took off, laterplunging to their deaths. Atleast seven people died that day,in addition to the seven killedon Sunday.

The Taliban blame thechaotic evacuation on the U.S.Military and say there’s noneed for any Afghans to flee.They have pledged to bringpeace and security afterdecades of war and say theywon’t seek revenge on thosewho worked with the U.S.,NATO and the toppled AfghanGovernment.

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The Taliban’s longtimespokesman has urged

imams in Afghanistan to giveassurances to Afghans abouttheir security and safety.

Zabihullah Mujahid saidon Monday at a gathering ofclerics in the capital Kabulthat they are responsible forkeeping their constituents calm.

He also urged them to“clear the baseless propaganda”he says is being disseminatedby the US about the Taliban.

He says: “Imams, keep yourpeople calm, we should indoc-trinate people to support theIslamic government andIslamic Emirates ofAfghanistan.”

Moscow: Russia says it will notinterfere in the stand-offbetween the Taliban and theiropponents in Afghanistan.

Kremlin spokesman DmitryPeskov said on Monday thatleaders of the Collective SecurityTreaty Organisation memberstates discussed the standoffand its implications of “anothercivil war in Afghanistan”.

He says, “Of course, no oneis going to intervene in theseevents.”

Taliban spokesman saidMonday the group’s forces havesurrounded Panjshir, the onlyone of Afghanistan’s 34provinces that has not yet fall-en to the Taliban. SeveralTaliban opponents have gath-ered in Panjshir. AP

(�� ���,������� 4��������/������������Kabul: Afghanistan’s biggestfemale pop star Aryana Sayeedon Thursday confirmed herescape after the Talibantakeover of Kabul city.

“I am well and alive andafter a couple of unforgettablenights, I have reached Doha,Qatar and am awaiting myeventual flight back home toIstanbul,” Aryana Sayeed toldher 1.3 million Instagram fol-lowers.

As women and girls pleadfor their livelihoods understrict Taliban rule, Sayeed, 36,who had recently starred as ajudge on a singing competitionshow on Afghan television,told reporters she left via UScargo jet, reported New YorkPost.

The singer is among thelucky few as expats fromaround the world struggle tofind flights out of the country.

Agencies

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Facing criticism over his pol-icy on Afghanistan, US

President Joe Biden hasdefended his move to withdrawAmerican troops from the war-torn country, saying history willrecord this as a “logical, ratio-nal and right decision”.

The Taliban seized powerin Afghanistan on August 15,two weeks before the US wasset to complete its troop with-drawal after a costly two-decade war.

The insurgents stormedacross the country, capturing allmajor cities in a matter ofdays, as Afghan security forcestrained and equipped by the USand its allies melted away.

Thousands of Afghannationals and foreigners arefleeing the country to escapethe new Taliban regime and toseek asylum in different

nations, including the US andmany European nations, result-ing in total chaos at Kabul air-port and deaths.

The Biden administrationhas come under criticism, espe-cially the OppositionRepublican Party, for the with-drawal of the US forces fromAfghanistan as the Talibancaptured power, resulting inchaos and deaths.

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The UK Government said onMonday that it has rein-

forced its staff presence inKabul to assist with the evac-uation of British nationals fromthe Afghan capital.

Five staff from the Foreign,Commonwealth andDevelopment Office (FCDO)have joined 14 already workingon the evacuation operation inKabul, four of them arriving onMonday morning and one onSunday night.

“This brings the total FCDOstaff currently in Kabul to 19.This includes AmbassadorLaurie Bristow, staff from BritishEmbassy Kabul and FCDOrapid deployment team mem-bers,” an FCDO statement said.

“Alongside UK military,these staff are working roundthe clock to support evacua-tions on the ground in Kabul,”it said.

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Pakistan and its intelligenceservice have played a key

role in fostering the Talibanand allowing it to eventuallytake over Afghanistan, a topRepublican lawmaker hasalleged, stating that it is dis-gusting to watch Islamabadcelebrate the group’s victorythat will bring “untold brutal-ity” to Afghans.

Congressman SteveChabot, Co-Chair of the IndiaCaucus, said in his address tothe virtual gala of HinduPolitical Action Committee onSunday that he applauds theIndian government for wel-coming the Afghan religiousminorities who have a goodreason to fear persecution atthe hands of the Taliban andtheir evil rule.

“In contrast, we all know

that Pakistan and particularlyits intelligence services playeda key role fostering the Talibanand allowing them to eventu-ally take over. It’s just disgust-ing to watch Pakistani officialscelebrate the victory of thisgroup that will bring untoldbrutality to the Afghan people,”Mr Chabot said.

“Pakistan’s own persecu-tion of religious minorities,however, gets a lot less attentionhere in America than itdeserves. We would do well toeducate our fellow citizensabout these abuses.

Persecution is particularlymanifests in the heinous prac-tice of the kidnapping, forceconversion to Islam and forcedmarriage of underage Hindugirls to older Muslim men,” hesaid. Such allegations are not mere hearsay, he noted.

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China is once again criticis-ing the United States over

Afghanistan, saying Americacannot simply abandon thewar-torn country.

“The United States is theroot cause and the biggest exter-nal factor in the Afghan issue,”

Foreign Ministry spokespersonWang Wenbin said on Monday.“It cannot just run away like this.”

He called on the US to helpmaintain stability, avoid chaosand rebuild Afghanistan.

“I hope the US side canmatch its acts with words, takeon its responsibilities inAfghanistan and put into prac-

tice its commitments toAfghanistan in terms of devel-opment and reconstruction,and humanitarian assistance,”he told a daily briefing.

China has expressed readi-ness to work with all parties inAfghanistan, including theTaliban, to rebuild the war-tornnation.

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At least 22 people were killedand rescue crews searched

desperately on Sunday amidshattered homes and tangleddebris for dozens of people stillmissing after record-breakingrain sent floodwaters surgingthrough Middle Tennessee.

Saturday’s flooding in ruralareas took out roads, cellphonetowers and telephone lines, leav-ing families uncertain aboutwhether their loved ones sur-vived the unprecedented deluge.Emergency workers were search-ing door to door, said KristiBrown, a coordinator for healthand safety supervisor withHumphreys County Schools.

Many of the missing live inthe neighborhoods where thewater rose the fastest, saidHumphreys County SheriffChris Davis, who confirmedthe 22 fatalities in his county.The names of the missing wereon a board in the county’semergency center and listed ona city department’s Facebookpage.

Washington: The US gave fullapproval to Pfizer’s Covid-19vaccine on Monday, a mile-stone that could lift publicconfidence in the shots andspur more companies, univer-sities and local Governments tomake vaccinations mandatory.

The formula made byPfizer and its German partnerBioNTech now carries thestrongest endorsement fromthe Food and DrugAdministration, which hasnever before had so much evi-dence to judge a shot’s safety.

More than 200 millionPfizer doses have been admin-istered in the US — and hun-dreds of millions more world-wide — since December. But upto now, they were dispensed inthis country under what isknown as emergency useauthorisation from the FDA.

“The public can be veryconfident that this vaccinemeets the high standards forsafety, effectiveness and man-ufacturing quality the FDArequires of an approved prod-uct,” acting FDACommissioner JanetWoodcock said. AP

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Threats against the Indian-origin community in South

Africa do exist after the recentviolence, but the Governmentis doing everything in its powerto counter it, MahatmaGandhi’s granddaughter ElaGandhi said on Monday.

Protests against the incar-ceration of former presidentJacob Zuma on July 7 rapidlydevolved into orgies of lootingand arson in the two provincesof KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

Zuma has been sentencedfor contempt of court after herepeatedly refused to testify atthe Commission of Inquiryinto State Capture, where sev-eral witnesses have implicatedhim in corruption.

Some media reports onthe violence which wracked theprovinces of KwaZulu-Nataland Gauteng last month saidthat Indian-origin South

Africans bore the brunt ofthe attack, some even statingthat ‘many’ of the 330 peoplekilled as looters went on therampage were of Indian origin.

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Competition Commissionof India (CCI) on Monday

imposed a penalty of Rs 200crore on Maruti Suzuki forrestricting discounts offeredby its dealers and directed thecountry’s largest car maker tocease and desist from indulgingin unfair business practices.

Passing an order, the fairtrade regulator also flaggedpractices like appointing‘Mystery Shopping Agencies’and preparing ‘Mystery AuditReports’ as part of enforcing thecompany’s discount controlpolicy.

The watchdog slapped thefine of Rs 200 crore as it foundthat Maruti Suzuki India Ltd(MSIL) indulged in anti-com-petitive conduct of Resale PriceMaintenance (RPM) in thepassenger vehicle segment by

way of implementing discountcontrol policy vis-a-vis dealers,an official release said onMonday.

MSIL had an agreementwith its dealers whereby thedealers were restrained fromoffering discounts to the cus-tomers beyond those pre-scribed by it. In other words,the company had a discountcontrol policy and dealers whowanted to offer additional dis-counts were required to com-pulsorily seek the company’sprior approval, as per the reg-ulator.

According to the CCI, anydealer found violating the pol-icy was threatened with impo-sition of penalty, not only uponthe dealership but also upon itsindividual persons, includingdirect sales executive, region-al manager and showroommanager.

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The Centre on Monday saidthere was “no impact” of a

nationwide strike called by a“very small section of jew-ellers” against gold hallmarkingrules.

However, 350 associationsand federations including AllIndia Gems and JewelleryDomestic Council (GJC) whichsupported the strike said theyreceived a “strong response” asmost shops barring big corpo-rates remained shut for the day.

“The strike called by a very

small section of jewellers hashad no impact,” the ConsumerAffairs Ministry said in a state-ment.

The said call of strike wasitself based on “untenablegrounds” and “an attempt wasmade to misinform fellow jew-ellers” about the various pro-visions of the hallmarkingscheme, it said.

“As expected, the mis-guided attempt by these limit-ed set of persons to disrupt thenormal functioning of jew-ellery business today has failedmiserably,” it added.

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HDFC Bank on Mondaysaid it aims to regain the

two per cent market share inthe credit card market it cededto rivals during a recent ban,within a year by aggressivelytapping into its existing depos-itor base. The bank will alsofocus on forging new partner-ships to sell more cards and willnot deviate from its conserva-tive approach on taking creditrisks as it goes aggressive in themarket, its group head for pay-ments and consumer finance,digital banking and IT, ParagRao, told reporters.

On August 17, RBI liftedthe ban on HDFC Bank whichhad prevented it from issuingnew credit cards fromDecember 2020. However, therestrictions on launching newdigital initiatives are yet to belifted. Its smaller rivals, includ-ing ICICI Bank and SBI Card,have utilised the opportunitycreated by HDFC Bank’sabsence to narrow the gapwith the market leader in thelast eight months.

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To provide continued riskcover to its policyholders,

state-run insurer Life InsuranceCorporation of India (LIC) onMonday launched a specialcampaign for the revival oflapsed individual policies.

Under the ‘Special RevivalCampaign’, policies of specificeligible plans can be revivedwithin five years from the dateof the first unpaid premium,subject to certain terms andconditions, the insurer said ina release.

The campaign has beenlaunched from August 23, 2021

to October 22, 2021, the releasesaid. Policies which are in alapsed condition during thepremium paying term and notcompleted policy term are eli-gible to be revived in this cam-paign, it said.

“The campaign islaunched for the benefit ofthose policyholders whosepolicies lapsed as they were notable to pay premiums on timedue to unavoidable circum-stances,” the release said.

The insurer is offeringconcessions in late fee for plansother than term assurance andhigh risk plans, depending onthe total premiums paid.

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The RBl on Monday said ithas imposed a penalty of Rs

20 lakh on the NE & ECRailway Employees’ Multi-StatePrimary Co-operative Bank,Gorakhpur for contraventionof certain norms.

In a statement, the RBIsaid the inspection report of thebank based on its financialposition as on March 31, 2019revealed non-adherence/vio-lation of specific directionsissued to it under theSupervisory Action Framework(SAF).

Based on the report, ashow cause notice was issued.

“After considering thebank’s reply and oral submis-sions made during the personalhearing.

RBI came to the conclusionthat the aforesaid charge ofnon-adherence/violation ofRBI directions was substanti-ated and warranted impositionof monetary penalty,” the cen-tral bank said.

It, however, added that thepenalty is based on deficienciesin regulatory compliance and isnot intended to pronounceupon the validity of any trans-action or agreement enteredinto by the bank with its cus-tomers.

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The Sensex and Nifty madea positive start to the week

on Monday as IT, banking andfinance counters saw robustbuying amid a supportive trendin global equities.

A strengthening rupee,which climbed 17 paise againstthe US dollar, added to themomentum.

Recovering from a two-session slide, the 30-share BSESensex darted up 226.47 pointsor 0.41 per cent to close at55,555.79. Similarly, the broad-er NSE Nifty advanced 45.95points or 0.28 per cent to16,496.45.

HCL Tech was the topgainer in the Sensex pack,spurting 4.10 per cent, fol-lowed by TCS, Bajaj Finserv,Nestle India, Bharti Airtel,Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindraand Kotak Bank.

On the other hand, M&M,Bajaj Auto, UltraTech Cement,PowerGrid, ITC, Asian Paintsand Tata Steel were among thelaggards, shedding up to 2.50per cent.

“Heavy selling continuedin small and mid-cap stocks,while headline indices tradedpositive due to strong supportfrom IT stock and positiveglobal peers. The key factor forthe correction is the good per-

formance during 2020-21, lead-ing to peak valuations whileliquidity is expected to nor-malise in the future.

“The ongoing correctionwill provide an opportunity forlong-term investors to re-enterquality stocks,” said VinodNair, Head of Research atGeojit Financial Services.

Mumbai:A Reserve Bank-appointed committee has sug-gested a four-tier structure forthe urban cooperative banks(UCBs) depending upon thedeposits and prescribed differ-ent capital adequacy and reg-

ulatory norms for them basedon their sizes. The RBI com-mittee said that UCBs can besplit into four categories - Tier-1 with deposits up to �100crore; Tier-2 with depositsbetween �100-�1,000 crore.

Kattankulathur:SRM Instituteof Science and Technology(SRMIST), Kattankulathur hassigned a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) in thefield of Intellectual PropertyCooperation andCommercialisation with theMSME - TechnologyDevelopment Centre (PPDC),Govt of India, Ministry ofMSME, and IntellectualProperty Facilitation CentreEC - Chennai.

The MoU aims at increas-ing IP co-operation and com-mercialisation between the twoinstitutions by way of:Sensitization on IPR among theMSME and public majorly in 4districts - Chennai,

Chengalpattu, Kancheepuramand Tiruvallur; Facilitating theservice for IPR Filing forMSMEs, SRMIST Facultymembers, students and outsideresearchers; Facilitating StartupMentorship; Conduction ofWorkshops/ Seminars.

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month high of 74.22 againstthe US dollar on Monday,supported by a firm trend indomestic equities and weakAmerican currency over-seas.

However, surging crudeprices in the internationalmarket restricted the rupee’sgain, forex traders said.

At the interbank forexmarket, the local unitopened strong at 74.27against the greenback andmoved in a range of 74.22 to74.30 in the day trade.

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The Centre on Monday setSeptember 15 as the dead-

line for IT major Infosys toresolve all issues related to theincome tax filing e-portal sothat taxpayers and profession-als can work seamlessly on thewebsite. This after Infosysmanaging director and chiefexecutive officer Salil Parekh,who was summoned by theCentre, met Union FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamanto explain his company’s effortsto sort out the glitches.

According to the ministryof finance, Parekh explainedthat he and his team are doingeverything to ensure thesmooth functioning of the por-tal. “Further, Parekh said thatover 750 team members areworking on this project andPravin Rao, COO of Infosys, ispersonally overseeing this pro-ject. Parekh also assured thatInfosys is working expedi-tiously to ensure a glitch-freeexperience to the taxpayers onthe portal,” the ministry said ina statement.

With the new I-T portalremaining unavailable foralmost two consecutive days,the Finance Ministry had“summoned” Parekh onMonday to explain to FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamanthe reasons for continued

glitches even after over twomonths of launch.The IncomeTax department said that theportal itself has becomeunavailable since August 21.

At the meeting, Sitharamanhas expressed annoyance andconcerns of the governmentand the taxpayers about thecontinuing glitches in the e-fil-ing portal of the Income TaxDepartment even after twoand half months since itslaunch, which was also delayed.Sitharaman sought an expla-nation from Infosys for therepeated issues faced by tax-payers.

The ministry emphasisedthat there is a need for puttingin more resources and effortson the part of Infosys so thatthe much delayed delivery ofagreed services is ensured. Mr.Parekh was also sensitised onthe difficulties that the tax-payers were facing and the

problems that are arising onaccount of the delays in thefunctioning of the portal.

The Finance Minister alsomade it clear that the issuesfaced by taxpayers on currentfunctionalities of the portalshould be resolved by the teamby 15th September, 2021 so thattaxpayers and professionalscan work seamlessly on theportal.

Meanwhile, the companyin a late-evening tweet saidemergency maintenance of theportal has concluded and thesite is live.

The new income tax e-fil-ing portal “www.incometax.gov.in’, developed by Infosys,had a bumpy start from the dayof its launch on June 7, as itcontinued to face tech glitcheswith users complaining thatcertain functionalities wereeither unavailable or workingslow.

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Thinking is one of the prima-ry functions of conscious

brain and the process itself iscontinuous unless we focus onstopping the thoughts fromforming. Overthinking on theother hand is complained whenan individual is continuouslyanalysing and building scenariosover something.

Most people feel they areexhausted because of thinking allthe time, analysing and categoris-ing experiences, interpretingand projecting them and re run-ning the same or alternate pro-jections.

This is called obsessive rumi-nation and is particularly promi-nent in anxious people. Theconsequences can be from lackof concentration to inability toenjoy the present and is oftenassociated with anxiety andmood disorders.

The performance at workthus declines, interpersonal rela-

tionships suffer and productiv-ity is reduced.

Therefore, relaxation andmediation practices are recom-mended to still the mind. But it’seasier said than done. Peoplewith this problem are so habit-uated to it, that in any given sce-nario, the processes of analysis,interpretation and projectionbecome automatic and often-times people don’t know if thereis any other way. Seeking profes-sional help us thus advisablebecause changing a patternstakes time and an exhaustedmind is also impatient andimpulsive.

One needs to first acknowl-edge the problem and need toconsciously decide to change. It’slike promising yourself to changea habit like smoking or drinking.

Next step is to draw a plan,like as soon as one realised thatone is stuck on a thought or ascenario, one needs to tell one-

self to stop. It will take more thanone attempt to do that, sopatience and consistency are thekey.

One may take help of afriend or family member also,asking them to distract them orindulge in a creative activitythat one enjoys. Physical exercise,dance, music and art help too. Atwork also, if one feels one isrepeatedly thinking of the whatand how instead of doing it, writedown the thoughts once andthen keep them aside, tellingoneself to get back to the processif a new scenario turns up.

Detaching oneself from theoutcomes of a process is age oldwisdom of The Bhagwat Geetawhich serves the essence of thisexercise. Focus on the works andnot the rewards, and if one is ableto do that, reward will automat-ically come.

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There is a reason whypeople drink coffee whenthey feel tired. It contains astimulant called caffeine —the most commonlyconsumed psychoactivesubstance in the world.After you drink coffee, thecaffeine is absorbed intoyour bloodstream. Fromthere, it travels to your brain.In the brain, caffeine blocksthe inhibitoryneurotransmitter adenosine.

Looking to burn fat?Caffeine is found in almostevery commercial fat-burning

supplement. It’s one of the fewnatural substances proven toaid fat burning.

Studies have shown thatcoffee drinker’s overall risk ofpremature death is 25% lower

than of those who don’t drinkcoffee and prostate cancer inmen by 20 %, andendometrial cancer in womenby 25 %.

It has been over a year now sincethe pandemic hit worldwide.And during this time, people

who have tested positive and recov-ered have complained of manycomplications that they are now suf-fering. Dr Chetan Rao Vaddepally,consultant pulmonologist at theYashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad tellsyou that besides the organs compli-cations like acute liver failure, gas-trointestinal complications likeacute bowel ischaemia and gan-grenes and skin complications likehemorrhagic bullae with intra-bul-lae blood clots and dissectinghematomas, Isolated herpetiformlesions, petechial rash, there are sev-eral complications that have comeup. Some of these complicationsthat have risen post recoveryinclude:

Poor exercise tolerance: This ismainly a complication caused dueto the corona virus infection andreduced physical movement. Thiscan be due to the affect or the dam-age done by the virus on lungs,heart, blood vessels or musclechanges.

Cardiac complications: Recentstudies reported an increased riskof heart failure in COVID-19patients. Post-COVID cardiac com-plications like acute coronary syn-drome (ACS), Acute MI (stroke),dysrhythmias, persistent hypoten-sion, infective myocarditis havebeen reported.

Heart damage or cardiac mus-cle injury complication is seenafter several days or weeks of recov-

ery. The infection from COVID-19can lead to inflammation in variousparts of the body resulting in theweakening of the heart muscle,abnormal heart rhythm and couldeven cause blood clots in blood ves-sels. Complications like Myocarditisor an inflammation of the heartleads to it not pumping bloodproperly, causing the narrowing ofthe arteries, triggering high BP, andthus leaving one susceptible to aheart attack.

Renal injury or failure compli-cations: Elevated levels of proteinin the urine and abnormal bloodwork confirm kidney problems inpatients, even in those who did nothave renal issues before Covid.Hypertensive and diabetic COVID-19 patients are at a higher risk ofkidney complication post COVID-19. Some complications may evenrequire dialysis. This organ acts likea filter for the body by flushing outthe extra water, toxins and waste

products from the body. Thus, itsproper functioning plays a vital role.Blood clots can stifle the tiny bloodvessels in the kidneys leading to itsdamage.

Central nervous system com-plications: Reported complicationsinclude; acute strokes, encephalopa-thy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, tasteimpairment, smell impairment,vision impairment and neuropathy.

Acute necrotizingencephalopathy: Acute necrotizingencephalopathy(ANE) is animmune mediated disease which isusually seen after infection withmycoplasma,influenza A and her-pes simplex virus. However it wasrecently reported in post-COVIDpatients and seen in children rarely.

Multiple cases of MIS-C arebeing reported in the pediatricpopulation. As COVID is a pro-inflammatory condition we tend tosee these complications with directinjury to the central nervous system.

Direct invasion of virus is alsoanother possibility. ANE is a lifethreatening condition. It needsimmediate ICU admission, MRI tolook for abnormalities in the brain,EEG to look for subclinical seizuresand CSF analysis to rule out CNSinfection.

Vascular complications:COVID-19 is an infectious diseasethat leads to a proinflammatory andprothrombotic state, resulting inboth micro- and macrovascularthrombosis, and both arterial andvenous thrombotic events.One-third of patients hospitalized due tosevere COVID-19 developsmacrovascular thrombotic com-plications, including venous throm-boembolism, myocardialinjury/infarction and stroke.Complications like acute pul-monary thromboembolism, deepvein thrombosis, acute limbischemia/ gangrene, mesentericischaemia are seen.

Insomnia: This is a sleep dis-order which affects the central ner-vous system where the sleep cycleof the person gets affected, leadingto slower recovery. Various factorscan trigger this state which includesanxiety, stress and loneliness. Thisis more so for patients who stayalone for weeks in hospitalisation orisolation, thus making insomnia apost COVID complication.

The list of complications keepsincreasing. In order to avoid suchcomplications, it is wise to avoidexposure to the infection by ensur-ing precautions.

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Millennial women are focused on their careers, and they wantto build a life for themselves before they decide to tie the

knot or start a family. Women are independent to make theirown choices like get married or have babies.

Once a woman has reached a certain point in her career,she might start thinking about having a child. However, it sohappens sometimes that women are ready to have a child (withor without a husband/wife) they go for a regular check-up andrealize that they have either a low chance of getting pregnantor are infertile. It is ideal for women to plan for a pregnancyat the right time but if they are not able to plan then there arealternatives for that.

Now what we do know is that women have a limited num-ber of eggs, and they are born with those. However, over timethese eggs might either get damaged or depleted due to vari-ous medical conditions and factors in one’s life. That is why doc-tors are now advising young women to, get a check-up aroundtheir late teens and early 20s so that they are aware of their repro-ductive health and to figure out if they have any health con-

dition that might impact theiregg quality or problems withthe eggs.

Technology has upgradedso much so that women cannow freeze their eggs. Eggfreezing can be a great way topreserve good-quality eggs.Women who might have fewereggs or are undergoing radia-tion for cancer treatment gen-erally get their eggs frozen asradiation can harm the eggs ina way where they will not berecoverable. In this processwomen not only invest in eggfreezing, but they invest intheir emotions as well. Weknow the fertility of a womandeclines with age (the number

and quality of eggs in the ovary declines after a certain age, andthese days women are delaying getting married to pursue theirdreams. One does not have to be too worried about the pro-cedure of egg freezing as it is simple.

�It involves a series of hormonal injections which are givenover a period of 10 days.

�Once the eggs are mature, the woman is then given a shotof general anaesthesia and the eggs are then retrieved.

�The retrieved eggs are then frozen at an extremely lowtemperature, somewhere about minus 190 degrees Celsius.

�The frozen eggs are then safe with the lab till she decidesto use her eggs and conceive a child.

�Cryo-preservation (egg freezing) is potentially helpingyoung female professionals to control their reproductive des-tiny.

Information about yourself and being aware of your bodycan be one of the greatest things to happen to a woman. Earlier,people tried to convince women that they could not have it all.A husband, a child, and a career at the same time. However,the latest technology has helped women is changing their lifeforever. Women can decide when to have a child without anypressure from society because her body clock is not the thingthat decides her career or family plan. She, herself decides whenshe wants to start a family without being worried whether shewill conceive or not. It is rightly stated that knowledge is power,and we should encourage more young women to become awareof their bodies from a younger age so that they can take theright step towards having a family and a career.

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Now that a majority ofus are working fromhome, it means that

we are spending far moretime in sitting in front of ourlaptops and working. Thereare many people out therewho are working 12-14hours a day. This haslead to many eyeproblems likestrain, itchinessand even pain.Here are a fewthings that onecan do tosoothe them.

Drink plen-ty of water to stayhydrated.

Ensure that youget seven-eight hours ofsleep.

Take a break every 20minutes, take your eyes offthe computer screen andfocus on another object for

at least 20 seconds. Drink at least two cups

of green tea. It helps todefend against damage tothe retina and lens.

Eat red berries, kiwi, redand green bell peppers,

tomatoes, broccoli,spinach, and

juices madefrom guava,

grapefruit,a n do r a n g e .These haveVitamin Cand keep

eyes healthy. If you are

a non-vegetari-an, eat fish. Fish

are rich sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

The fish that containsthe most beneficial levels ofomega-3s include: Tuna,salmon and sardine.

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Honey has been an intrinsic part ofour dietary history. From being anessential in Ayurveda to a specially

sourced superfood staple sitting on theshelves of our grandparents' homes, it wasthe sweet treat that cured many an ailmentin our homes. The true potential of honeyis still to be realised as there are some manyunfounded misconceptions and mythsabout honey. Here is an attempt to debunksome of the most prevalent ones.

This nectar harvested by bees is loadedwith essentials that our body needs —Oligosaccharides (plant sugars linked inchains, mostly used in treatment for stom-ach ailments and high cholesterol levels ),B and C vitamins, minerals like calcium,zinc, iron, magnesium and antioxidants. Avariety of studies conducted over the yearshave proven what our ancestors knew -

Oral health: According to some stud-ies , honey reduces the amount of acid pro-duced in the mouth, which stops the bac-teria from producing dextran — a compo-nent of dental plaque, thus helps to stop thegrowth of the bacteria as well. Studies pit-ting Manuka honey against two leadingmedical oral treatments for dental plaqueshowed that honey was equal to one and sig-nificantly better than the other. Its effectswere studied on gingivitis and ulceration aswell, showing significant improvement inpatients during trial .

Heart health: Honey is laden withantioxidants like phenolic compounds,flavonoids and pinocembrin. Antioxidants,especially phenolic compounds andflavonoid have shown reduced risk ofheart diseases and stroke in various epi-demiological studies. Some studies showthat buckwheat (Kuttu) honey can increasethe capacity of antioxidants in the blood byhelping the arteries to dilate, which enablesadequate blood flow to the heart. Theantioxidants also inhibit platelets fromforming blood clots as well as prevent LDLcholesterol.

Respiratory health: Sore throats andcoughs can benefit from a soothing effectof honey along with conventional medicineto cure the ailment.

Gut health: Honey could have a twofoldbenefit in bettering the gut microbiotawhich is the core of our health and immu-nity. On the one hand it encourages the ben-eficial bacteria in the way of potential pre-biotics and while the studies on this areearly, it definitely has antibacterial proper-ties as well which synergistically enhancethe probiotic efficacy against pathogens.

Wound healing: The viscosity and thehygroscopic qualities of honey makes for aneven spread on the wound bed, creating afavourable environment for healing. Giventhat honey has antioxidant, antibacterial andanti-inflammatory properties, studies haveshown that it can be used as a wound dress-ing to promote rapid and improved heal-ing. This is effective due to honey’s anti-bac-terial action, secondary to its high acidity,osmotic effect, anti-oxidant and hydrogenperoxide content. The use of honeyimproves wound healing in acute cases, painrelief in burn patients and decreasedinflammatory response in such patients.

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If the BAFTA-nominated young Bollywood actorAdarsh Gaurav gets an opportunity to change anything

about India, it is the persistence of pay disparities basedon gender.

“If we wish to build a better society, we need to stopgender-based pay disparities,” Gaurav commented. “We’reconstantly talking about gender equality and there are manyareas that need to be worked on, including changing ourmindset, but I would like to stress the issue of pay dispar-ities. It exists even in the film industry.”

Gaurav started acting at a young age and has appearedin films such as My Name Is Khan, Mom and the short filmRukh alongside Manoj Bajpayee, but he was internation-ally acclaimed for his character, Balram Halwai, in theOscar-nominated film, The White Tiger. It was this rolethat brought him a BAFTA nomination for Leading Actor.

Continuing on the subject of gender-based pay dispar-ities, he said, “If I only talk about the principal actors of afilm, whether male or female, both of them are workingfor an equal number of days and putting in an equal amountof work based on the demands of the characters they play.

Then why just because one is a man and the other isa woman, there should be a pay disparity? I know pay dis-parities exist everywhere but being an actor, I can only talk

about our industry. Pay disparities based ongender exist and I think we should put anend to that.”

Gaurav also spoke up in favour of “thefreedom of creative expression”. He addedthat, as an artist, he felt negatively about the

industry’s practise of remaking films.“I believe that making remakes

take away the freedom of original-ity,” Gaurav claimed. “Creatinganything original, be it a story,song or anything, takes time butit is worth investing our ener-gy in it. To create an originalstory, we have to be very, veryrooted, observant and well-

aware of things happeningaround us,” he expressed.

“Creativity, as in inspiration,comes from reality, and when wemake films based on reality, it cre-ates an instant connection with theaudience. It also reaches a globalaudience because the story is moreauthentic, and therefore better,” heconcluded.

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Young actor Tahir Raj Bhasin enticed hisaudience with his brilliant perfor-

mance as a negative lead in Mardaani.While the newcomer was cast oppositeRani Mukerji, who was playing the role ofa firebrand cop chasing a cold-bloodedhuman trafficker, Bhasin managed to holdhis own with his spine-chilling villainousact. Mardaani released on August 22,2014, and on the seventh anniversary of thefilm, Tahir reveals Mardaani, produced byYash Raj Films, has played a huge role inhis life, earning him the industry’s recog-nition as an actor to watch out for.

Bhasin expresses, “Mardaani was anexplosive break for me. My life transformedwith its release and has never been thesame. The film has played a central role inthe recognition I have received as a pow-erful actor. As a debut film, Mardaani cutthrough the clutter and its uniqueness layin how Walt, the anti-hero, was projectedand stylised by Pradeep Sarkar. People hadseen the boy next door, Mardaani gavethem the bad boy next door.”

The actor mentions he had learnt a lotfrom Mukherji who pushed him to deliv-er a knock-out performance. He continues,“Sharing screen space with Rani Mukherjiwas a challenge and hugely rewarding.Being cast against a star of her staturemeans you have to up your game and thisled to the need to show peak performancefrom day one.”

He adds, “I was working with a starwhose work I have grown up watching andon set and I learnt through her example. Iunderstood how to be extremely focusedwhen it counts and to relax so one can stepout of the zone when you don’t need to bein it. I also saw a sterling commitment tothe craft and a work ethic that I try to carrywith me to date.”

After starting as a negative lead inMardaani, Bhasin followed it up withanother tremendous anti-hero role inForce 2. After shining consistently in his

next few films like Chhichhore, and so on,he was cast to play romantic leads. He willnow be seen in Looop Lapeta as a roman-tic lead opposite Taapsee Pannu and in YehKaali Kaali Ankhein, in which he has beenpaired with Shweta Tripathi. Tahir alsoplays the role of Sunil Gavaskar in KabirKhan’s 83.

Bhasin commented, “2021 is the yearof the romantic hero chapter for me. In mytwo exciting projects set for release, LooopLapeta and Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhen, I willbe exploring romantic dramas. I grew upon a staple dose of 90’s Bollywood romanceand that’s what I channel as I slip into thisavatar.”

“As an actor it’s a huge compliment thatthe scripts I get now are mostly romanticleads and this pushes me to be more ver-satile with every successive project. Thejourney from anti-hero to hero has been anadrenaline rush and I am thrilled that theaudience will experience a side of me thatthey have not seen before,” he concluded.

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With climate change, global warmingand deforestation becoming the

realities that we are faced with, people aregrowing more concerned about the futureof the planet. With constant conversationsabout deforestation, plastic pollution,our carbon footprint and how the quali-ty of life for future generations will becompromised because of the environmen-tal damage caused, the concept of an eco-friendly lifestyle is becoming paramount.

Everyone is now willing to take stepstowards making this planet a better placefor our communities and generations tocome. Charity begins at home. Since ourhome is where we spend most of our time,it is the best place to start.

Can we make our urban homes eco-friendly without calling an architect orcausing major lifestyle changes? Theanswer is yes. It is about taking small stepsevery day, making slight switches andchanging some habits that can make anyhome eco-friendly and sustainable.

Without further ado, here are a fewsmall yet practical ways in which you canmake your home sustainable and eco-friendly:

Reduce plastic wasteEvery person generates around 500-

800 grams of solid waste every day.Managing such vast quantities of waste,especially plastic, has become a pressingissue for the country.

While going to zero plastic in one shotmay not be possible, we can start by tak-ing small steps such as gradually replac-ing plastic containers with ceramics,steel or glass to store and cook food. Whileyou are at it, also replace the householdgarbage bags with compostable garbagebags and carry an eco-friendly cloth bagwhen picking up vegetables, fruits orsnacks.

Reducing plastic is one of the ways tomake your home eco-friendly that is alsogood for your overall health.

Reuse household itemsWhen you are replacing plastic con-

tainers with glass ones, look around to seeif there are any jars or objects you canrepurpose before running to the store.Empty coffee jars make excellent contain-ers for spices and powders, for instance.

Similarly, when before buying new furni-ture, think of eco-friendly ways to spruceup the house.

Daily items such as disposable coffeecups and tissues are easy for us to use butharm the environment. But, there is aneasy way to deal with this, switch toreusable coffee cups and bamboo tissuesor cloth napkins which you can use againand again.

Opt for upcycled productsProducts you choose for your home

go a long way towards reducing your car-bon footprint on the planet. To start small,replace plastic cutlery and daily essentialssuch as toothbrushes with upcycled bam-boo toothbrushes and cutlery that has 0per cent negative impact on nature.

Choose furniture made from recycledwood or other materials that might oth-

erwise go to a landfill or be thrown away.To give your home an aesthetic yet sustain-able upgrade, go for older antiques insteadof showpieces made of plastic or metal.

Switch to green powerGreen energy refers to the energy gen-

erated from natural resources such aswind, sun, biomass and water that can benaturally replenished, unlike fossil fuels.Moving away from the traditional sourcesof energy is a key step to combat climatechange.

Now, choosing green power does notmean that you have to change your elec-tricity provider. It refers to making smallchanges such as replacing regular lightswith LED or CFL bulbs as much as pos-sible and installing solar photovoltaic pan-els on your roof to heat water.

Switch to green appliancesAppliances usually consume a huge

amount of energy; it is ideal if we couldtake advantage of technological innova-tions and shift to more energy-efficientappliances. They can help us save ener-gy and money, along with protecting theenvironment.

So, when it’s time to get a new refrig-erator, a washing machine or any newappliance, look for the products that meeta high level of energy efficiency. Check the‘star label’ on the appliance to get thedetails of the efficiency of the productalong with various other particulars.This will allow you to compare modelsand choose the best one in terms of ener-gy efficiency.

It is now more important than everto adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle. Whilesome people feel that making changes inour homes to be more environmentallyconscious will not make a difference, thesewill, if we rally together on this.

(The author is the co-founder ofBeco, an Indian eco-friendly home,kitchen, and personal care brand.)

The National Centre for thePerforming Arts (NCPA)was the brainchild of JRD

Tata and Dr Jamshed JehangirBhabha (brother of nuclear physi-cist Homi Jehangir Bhabha), twovisionaries, who foresaw India'sneed for an all-encompassingworld-class performing arts cen-tre, when it was still a young inde-pendent nation. Those who thinkDr Homi’s work was of more useto the country than Dr Jamshed’s,in all probability, are not aware ofthis one time when Dr Jamshedhad sought out JRD Tata’s helpfor setting up NCPA, which wasfounded in 1969. As Dr Jamshedrecalled, “I apologised for takingup his time when he had toattend to so many matters regard-ing the steel company. I shallnever forget his reply: ‘No,Jamshed, you should not under-estimate what the NCPA is doing.One day, perhaps, the NCPA’swork may be more important forthe country than the work of thesteel company.’”

Tata wasn’t entirely wrongabout his grand vision given thelegacy that the cultural institutionhas built over the past fivedecades. From a humble begin-ning in a small rented space inAkash Ganga building onBhulabhai Desai Road, todaythe NCPA houses five theatressprawled over eight acres on thesouthern tip of Nariman Point,and hosts over 600 events eachyear spanning all art forms,topromote and preserve India’sheritage of music, dance, theatre,film, literature and photography.

On August 21, the NCPAcommemorated the 107th birthanniversary of Dr Bhabha by pre-senting the Jamshed BhabhaMemorial Lecture, wherein everyyear, a distinguished speaker

from diverse disciplines is invit-ed to speak on art and cultureand allied fields. In the 2021 edi-tion of the series, eminent physi-cian and author Dr Farokh EUdwadia, emeritus professor ofmedicine, author, and a PadmaBhushan awardee, delivered a lec-ture on ‘Art and Mankind’ anddiscussed why art deserves aplace of importance in all humanendeavours.

Khushroo N Suntook, chair-man of NCPA, kickstarted pro-ceedings by addressing the gath-ering. “The last year and a halfhave been a gloomy time for theperforming arts. I am extremelycurious as to what Dr Bhabha’sreaction would have been to thecurrent problems… Back in1997, after four-five years’ worthof work, mere months before its

completion, a fire destroyed hislong-cherished dream project ofcreating a world-class perform-ing art space in Mumbai. But the,then, 83-year-old Dr Bhabha issaid to have responded with asimple, ‘Tomorrow, we beginreconstruction.’ Two years later,in 1999, the Jamshed BhabhaTheatre (JBT) was inaugurated.I wish he was with us, with hisindomitable spirit, in these uncer-tain this time also. The impor-tance of art in our daily lives waskeenly understood by him and itwas a pleasant surprise that DrUdwadia suggested the samesubject when he agreed to speakat this memorial lecture on DrBhabha’s birthday,” Suntookobserved.

After Dr Udwadia took tothe podium, he patiently waited

for the applause to fade awaybefore sharing something abouthis patient and friend, “DrBhabha was a dreamer whodreamed and got to live hisdream. Everyone is a dreamer,but how often does one turn hisdreams into reality? He wassomeone who went againstnorms to live his dreams.”

Dr Udwadia’s love of art andliterature has been a constantcompanion and guide in his dis-tinguished career spanning sixdecades, explained how art andhuman existence are inseparablylinked by saying, “Art is thebreath, smiles and tears of allmankind. When life climbed itsevolutionary ladder to becomehuman, art became part of what’shuman. You cannot separate artfrom mankind. It is a great com-

municator and brings people,societies and countries together.Art builds bridges across coun-tries, sometimes a bridge overtroubled waters. Art is not onlyimportant but essential to man;it is a window to the worldaround us. Don’t forget — art andscience are twin pillars that havemarked the ascent of man fromearly history to the present timesand it is the balance between artand science that will determineour future.”

Theorising that art led thepath to the civilisation of man, DrUdwadia continued, “Apart fromart offering a window to the out-side world, it lends some much-needed perspective into the worldwithin us all. It nourishes ourspirit, our stream of conscious-ness. It enriches our feelings andin doing so, art moulds us into abetter, more civilised humanbeing. Talking about feelings,man is driven by emotions…Can you imagine a world withpoor emotions? Semi-robots,moving around the world, howsad would it be? When immersedin the rapturous beauty of sometranscendental art, the worldceases to exist — you lose your-self. You delve deep within your-self, you discover yourself anew.Isn’t that incredible? Discoveringand rediscovering yourself helpsyou in knowing yourself betterand you are able to, perhaps.”

Touching upon our country’sstoried and colourful heritage, heexpressed, “As Indians, we shouldbe proud of our heritage…We area civilisation, a vibrant one at that,which goes back about 5,000years. The cultural heritage of thiscountry is second to none. Thelight of civilisation shone onthis country when the rest of theworld was in bleak darkness,

except perhaps Egypt and China.I don’t think that there is anyother country which possesses agreater store of treasure thanwhat we possess. Be it poetry,visual art, literature, songs, dance,music, theatre, rites and rituals,languages. Now, it should gowithout saying that this heritagehas to be passionately preserved.And for this, it is imperative thatthe people in this country beaware of art and participate in art,and its functions. However, thereis a strange apathy that peoplehave towards art in this country.Look at the number of people vis-iting museums and exhibitionsin, say, London or New York, andcompare it with the footfall ourcountry’s museums entertain.”

What can we do to changethis apathy, you ask? “I remem-ber a sentence from Dante’sgreat work, The Divine Comedy.It goes, ‘It is at school that Ilearnt, O’ Dante, to tread the paththat was to lead me here.’ I amtaking it out of context to say thatit is at school that we need toteach children the relevance ofart. Art must be a subject verymuch like physics, geography,language or mathematics. Itshould not be a side show, itshould not be about ‘teachingart’ but it should be about try-ing to make children practiceart. Be it songs, theatre, or anyform of visual arts, it is onlywhen children, who have prac-ticed some form of art, matureand have to make their own wayin the world that they realise howmuch art really matters. Theywill learn to protect the art theypractice…” remarked DrUdwadia.

(You can catch the completeproceedings of the event on NCPAMumbai’s YouTube channel.)

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Veteran India custodian PR Sreejesh was among threeshort-listed for Goalkeeperof the Year award for menwhile Savita Punia was amongthree short-listed in thewomen’s category.

The Indian men’s teamhead coach Graham Reid andwomen’s team counterpartSjoerd Marijne were amongthree nominees for FIH Coachof the Year award for men andwomen.

Harmanpreet had scored awhopping six goals from eight

matches from his drag-flick tohelp the Indian men’s teamclinch a historic Bronze, itsfirst Olympic medal in 41years.

Gurjit was also a pivotalmember of the Indianwomen’s team that reached thesemifinals for the first timebefore losing to Great Britainin the Bronze medal play-off.

India’s Sharmila Devi wasnominated for FIH RisingStar of the Year Award forwomen while Vivek Prasadwas named among men. PTI

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The best ever Olympics justwent by for India and the

country looks good for itsbest ever Paralympics with anunprecedented 54 inspira-tional athletes eyeing a medalhaul that might just surpassthe double digit figure for thefirst time at the showpiece,starting here on Tuesday.

The likes of star javelinthrower Devendra Jhajhariaand high jumper MariyappanThangavelu — both 2016 RioParalympics Gold winners —will lead the biggest ever con-tingent.

India is competing in ninesports in the Paralympics andthe expectation of unprece-dented success would not bewide off the mark as at leastfour Indians are ranked top ofthe world while six are atnumber two and around 10are at number three in globalstandings.

Jhajharia, who lost his lefthand due to electrocution asa child, is going strong even at40 and is aiming for a hat-trick of Gold medals in the F-46 category after finishing ontop of podium in 2004 and2016. He is current worldrecord holder in the event.

Mariyappan, who waspermanent disabled at the ageof five when a bus crushed hisright leg below the knee, is

another para athlete seeking todefend the Gold he had wonin 2016 in T63 high jump,though he is currently rankedworld number 2.

He will also hold thecountry’s flag during theopening ceremony onTuesday.

World champion SandeepChoudhary (F-64 javelinthrow) is the third Gold medalcontender from the 24-strongpara athletics team. He isworld number one and worldrecord holder also.

Other medal prospectsfrom para-athletics are reign-ing world champion SundarSingh Gurjar and Ajeet Singh(also in F-46) and NavdeepSingh (F41) — all para-javelinthrowers.

The ParalympicCommittee of India is hoping

to win 10 medals from paraathletics.

Badminton will make itsdebut at the ParalympicGames in Tokyo and Indiahave some of the brightestmedal prospects.

World No 1 and multiple-time world champion PramodBhagat is a top Gold medalcontender in men’s SL3 event.

World No 2 shuttlerKrishna Nagar (SH6) andTarun Dhillon (SL4) are otherpara shuttlers who are expect-ed to do well.

The experienced ParulParmar, a two-time formerworld championship Goldmedallist, and young PalakKohli (SL3-SU5), whose onehand did not develop proper-ly at birth, will carry highhopes of returning with amedal in the women’s catego-ry.

India is also banking on itsshooters and archers to rise tothe occasion in Tokyo.

India’s campaign beginsfrom August 25 with para tabletennis players Bhavina Pateland Sonal Patel in action andIndia’s first medal is expectedto come on Friday when paraarchery events begin. Oncepara athletics events begin onSaturday, a medal rush isexpected to start.

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New Delhi: Olympic Bronzemedallist Bajrang Punia willnot compete in the upcomingwrestling WorldChampionships after beingadvised a six-week rehabilita-tion to treat the ligament tearhe suffered in his right knee inrun up to the Tokyo Games.

The World Championshipswill be held in Oslo, Norwayfrom October 2-10 and Bajrangwill not be able to begin his mattraining until the rehabilitationprogramme is compete.

Bajrang recently under-went an MRI scan toknow the extent of theinjury he suffered inRussia in June before theOlympics.

“It’s a ligament tearand I have beenasked to follow arehabilitationprogrammefor sixweeks. Iwon’t beable tocompete atthe WorldChampionship,”Bajrang said..

There is noranking series

event lined up in the remain-der of the year and Bajrangsaid his season is over.

“The Worlds was the onlymajor championship in thecalender for this year. I don’tsee myself competing in anyother tournament this sea-son,” he added.

Bajrang had suffered theinjury in the run up to theTokyo Games when he com-peted at a Russian tournament— Ali Aliyev in June.

“Since it was my firstOlympics and I had a dream to

win an Olympic medal, Icompeted through pain inTokyo. I had to do it.”

Bajrang said he wasnot consulting any specif-ic physiotherapist for his

rehabilitation.“I am doing it

myself inSonepat. Thedoctor hasadvised a fewexercises, that Iam doingeveryday nowin gym. Themat- t ra in ing

time will also go into the rehab,” he

said. PTI

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India vice captain AjinkyaRahane on Monday dis-missed criticism he and

Cheteshwar Pujara faced forslow batting during the Lord’sTest against England, sayingthey have played long enough toknow what suits the team’sinterest.

Rahane even laughed offthe flak they faced on socialmedia by saying that only“important people” are talkedabout.

Rahane (61 off 146 balls)and Pujara (45 off 206) tooknearly 50 overs to add 100 runsin their partnership.

“I am happy that people aretalking about me. I have alwaysbelieved that people talk aboutimportant people, so I am nottoo concerned about that. It’s allabout contribution for theteam,” Rahane said ahead of thethird Test, starting here onWednesday.

Asked again if criticismmotivates him, he said,

“Everything motivates me.Playing for the country moti-vates me. I am not botheredabout criticism.”

Pujara took 35 balls to getoff the mark at Lord’s but hisslow innings along with that ofRahane’s eventually did nothurt India, with the visitors win-ning the match by a whopping151 runs.

Rahane, in the context ofthe win, said that he was pleasedwith the way he played.

“I always believed in contri-bution and that contributionwas satisfying.

“You think about your owngame but team performance isultimate. You think about yourmethods, your good inningsand what suits you but ultimate-ly whatever team needs wefocus on that.”

Asked about his discussionwith Pujara in the middle,Rahane said it was all abouthanging in there.

“The communication wasall about short targets and buildit on from there. Cheteshwar, we

always talk that he plays slowbut that innings was reallyimportant for us. He batted for

200 balls. We back each other.“Cheteshwar and I have

been playing since long, weknow how to handle pressure,how to handle certain situations.Whatever we can’t control, weare not thinking about that,” hesaid.

The Headingley will be anunknown territory for the cur-rent Indian team since none ofthe players have the experienceof playing there. But for Rahane,that is not something which is

worrying the side.“When you are playing in

the UK, your line and lengthsare very important and that’s achallenge as a bowling unit.2014 when we came here, wewere a young unit, the guys werestill learning. Now we are expe-rienced.

“All the bowlers have playedall over the world, they knowhow to bowl in ceratin situation.We focussed on bowling inright areas.”

����������������� �3$����Leeds: England pacer MarkWood was on Monday ruledout of the third Test againstIndia with a ‘jarred’ shoul-der, dealing another blow tothe under-fire hosts.

Wood had hurt hisshoulder while fielding dur-ing the second Test at Lord’s.

“England seamer MarkWood has been ruled out ofthe LV= Insurance third Testagainst India with a jarredright shoulder,” the ECBsaid in a statement.

“Wood sustained theinjury on the fourth day of

the second Test at Lord’s andwill not be fit to play atEmerald Headingley startingon Wednesday.

“He will remain withthe squad in Leeds and willcontinue his rehab with theEngland medical team.The31-year-old will be assessedat the end of this Testmatch.”

Seamer SaqibMahmood, who was calledup as cover for Broad, couldbe handed a Test debut. The24-year-old has played sevenODIs and nine T20Is. PTI

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India channelled their aggres-sion to their advantage to

script a famous win at Lord’swhile England failed to rile upthe opposition players despiteregular attempts and that issomething Joe Root is lookingto avoid in the third Test.

The second Test was playedin an intense atmosphere withplayers of both teams not shy-ing from constant sledging.

With India leading theseries 1-0, one expect moreaggression from Virat Kohli’steam but Root said his team haslearnt its lessons from the pre-vious game and will not be

drawn into the conversationsneedlessly.

“There’s the theatre andeverything else surroundingthe game. We’ve got to makesure that we play the game howwe want to play and we lookafter that as best as we can, andnot get too distracted or drawninto anything that’s not honest,”said Root in the virtual pre-match media interaction.

“We’ve got to be genuine toourselves, genuine to how weare as individuals and how weare collectively and be as goodas we can, the way that we go.Virat’s team will play how theyplay, I just want us to go out andbe the best version of ourselves.”

Root has already admittedto tactical blunders that cost hisside the Lord’s Test. Their emo-tions also got the better of them.

“I think there were alwaysconversations you always try tofind one percenters in ways youcan deal with different situa-tions. “We’ve done some goodlearning off the back of the lastgame I think we could havemanaged certain areas differ-ently, me as the captain, wecould have gone about thingsslightly differently.

“We have got three massivegames to play in this series,there’s a lot to play for. And youknow we’re desperate to bounceback strongly," he said.

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Tokyo: The TokyoParalympics opening cere-mony will feature the flag ofAfghanistan as a ‘sign of sol-idarity’, InternationalParalympic Committee chiefAndrew Parsons said onMonday even as the country’sathletes were forced out of theGames after Taliban’s takeoverthere.

Afghan athletes wereforced to withdraw from theGames as all flights out of cap-ital Kabul got cancelled afterthe Taliban seized control ofthe strife-torn nation. PTI

Afghanistan flag willbe part of openingceremony: IPC chief

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Alexander Zverev backedup his Olympic triumph

with a fifth ATP Masters 1000title as he crushed AndreyRublev 6-2, 6-3 in Cincinnation Sunday.

The German needed lessthan an hour against his long-time childhood friend andrival to lift the trophy and puthimself into a solid positionwith the US Open starting aweek from Monday.

“The US Open starts in aweek’s time, so obviously Iwant to keep it up and I wantto maybe play even betterthere,” Zverev said.

Women’s world number

one Ashleigh Barty ofAustralia was similarlyimpressive in winning herfifth title of the season at thecombined ATP and WTAevent, cruising past Swiss wildcard Jil Teichmann 6-3, 6-1.

The Australian, who willkeep a firm grip on the num-ber one ranking as the finalGrand Slam of the yearapproaches, took control mid-way through the opening setand was never truly threat-ened.

“It’s been an awesomeweek, with each match it wasgetting progressively better,”Barty said.

“Today I was able to trustmyself and play with confi-

dence, which was importantin a big final.

“I’m excited to get match-es in tough conditions here inCincy going into New York.”

Zverev showed no effectsfrom the stomach discomfortwhich forced him to take amedical timeout during hisdraining semi-final victoryover Stefanos Tsitsipas onSaturday.

Zverev won his 11thmatch in a row and his fifthagainst Rublev, a player he’sbeen playing since their juniordays.

The German came intothe week with six defeats inprior Cincinnati appearances,but turned that negative on its

head.“My first win here was on

Wednesday and now I’m hold-

ing the title four days later,” hesaid.

“It’s been an incredible

week, I had a lot of greatmatches. It’s a great feelinggoing into the Open.”


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