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announcements, Union Atmnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan Gadkari said the change in vices unit was increased to C1 Development Act came into is already well-established Indian Association of effectively plan and manage so
Minister Nitin Gadkari and package are in place. This will definition of MSME will help crore of investment and C5 being in 2006. After the pack- across large sections or sub- Preventive and Social Medicine that the healthcare delivery
Prakash Javadekar said these help in attracting investments the small and medium enter- crore of turnover. The limit of age announcement on May populations in the country,” (IAPSM), and Indian system is not overwhelmed.
two packages will help the and creating more jobs in the prisers to get more help from small unit was increased to C10 13, the Government received they said while painting a Association of Epidemiologists This seems to have been
millions of MSME units to tide MSME sector,” said Gadkari, financial institutions. He said crore of investment and C50 several representations that the gloomy picture of the state of (IAE) is damning in nature and achieved albeit after lockdown
over their bank NPA problems adding that new single window that the Government has also crore of turnover. Similarly, the announced revision was still the deadly disease in a report also slams the Government 4.0 with extraordinary incon-
and get more loans as well as portal ‘Champions’ will take formed C4,000 crore distressed limit of a medium unit was not in tune with market and which has now been submitted for failing to take timely ade- venience and disruption of the
new fund infusion. “With care of the grievances of MSME asset fund for the revival of increased to C20 crore of invest- pricing conditions and it to the Prime Minister. quate steps to contain the dis- economy and life of the gener-
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researchers have discovered BHIM App." adding that S3 buckets are a Minister Narendra Modi to sideration the correct financial were in self-quarantine Monday "The ministers and officials resume normal day-to-day
that about 7.26 million records "We have come across some popular form of Cloud storage take immediate action against strength of our country like less following a meeting last week fall into the category of low risk functions in a few days will
linked to users of mobile pay- news reports which suggest across the world but require global rating agencies Moody's, debt to GDP ratio, and other fac- with Tourism Minister Satpal contacts as they were not in close depend on what their test
ments app BHIM were left data breach at BHIM App. We developers to set up the secu- Fitch and S&P, alleging that tors," Dubey said in the letter. Maharaj, who has tested posi- contact with Satpal Maharaj. reports say," he said.
exposed to the public by a would like to clarify that there rity protocols on their accounts. they are "trying to destabilise" Despite making millions of tive for coronavirus. They can function in a normal Dehradun District
website. has been no data compromise "We reached out to the India's economy as part of a dollars via their Indian sub- Satpal Maharaj, his wife way and there is no need to Magistrate Ashish Shrivastava
The exposed data included at BHIM App and request website's developers to notify "Chinese conspiracy". sidiaries, the Lok Sabha mem- and 21 other people – family quarantine them," state Health said swab samples of all min-
sensitive information such as everyone to not fall prey to such them of the misconfiguration in Though these rating agen- ber said, these rating agencies members, staff and his follow- Secretary Amit Negi said. isters and officials who took
names, dates of birth, age, gen- speculations. NPCI follows high their S3 bucket and to offer our cies are based in the US, "China have failed to bring in any ers staying in the same house- But the CM and the three part in the meeting have been
der, home address, caste status level of security and an inte- assistance. After not receiving has invested in these firms for advantage or value addition to hold – have tested positive, an other ministers — Harak Singh taken.
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from VPN review website provide a robust payments Response Team (CERT-In), May 31. to put these foreign rating ters and officials who attended remain in self-quarantine as a employees who were directly or
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data is extraordinary, affecting also said that the website that It appears CSC established treat our country as a third- ness and its citizens," he said were taken for testing on Office said. taken for testing,” he said.
millions of people all over India leaked the data was developed the website connected to the grade country. Therefore, and requested the prime min- Monday, an official said. "They will remain in self- “People who came in con-
and exposing them to poten- by a company called CSC e- misconfigured S3 bucket to India's sovereign rating remains ister "to take immediate action The state health depart- quarantine at least for the tact with them are also being
tially devastating fraud, theft, Governance Services LTD. in promote BHIM usage across low,” he said. and protect our country from ment said there was no need for next few days during which traced," Shrivastava added. PTI
and attack from hackers and partnership with the Indian India and sign up new mer- Incidentally, Moody's on this Chinese conspiracy".
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last month after the researchers
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support price (MSP) at a level Enterprises (MSMEs) and help- first cases of the infection in the India on charges of espionage, dence by pretending that he liquor shops will open on a Supplies Corporation and Chadha directed the
of at least 1.5 times of the cost ing 50 lakh street vendors as investigative agencies, sources was to extract details of move- needed information about rail daily basis now. Earlier, they Delhi Consumer's Cooperative administrative and engineering
of production. part of "Atmanirbhar pack- said Monday. ment of Army units through movements for his brother were being allowed to open on Wholesale Store - while 389 are staffs to consider the unutilised
Welcoming the Union age". The junior-level officials trains by befriending railway who was supposedly doing a odd-even basis. owned by private players. capacity at the earliest only for
Cabinet's decision to fix the min- The Union Cabinet, have been sent on leave and staffers, police said on Monday. story on the Indian Railways However, those in con- Of these 389, about 150 are summer months in order to
imum support price for kharif chaired by Prime Minister asked to remain in quarantine The two officials, Abid and for which he was willing to tainment zones will remain located in shopping malls, hence cater the growing demand dur-
crops, including paddy, cotton Narendra Modi on Monday, till they are in perfect health to Hussain and Muhammad pay, said Anil Mittal, closed. not allowed to open. PTI ing the peak summers.
and maize, Nadda said the approved provisioning of join duty, they said. Tahir, were caught by the Additional PRO (Delhi Police).
Government has also extended C20,000 crore as subordinate The senior officers refused Special Cell of the Delhi Police However, police said the
the crop loan repayment to
August 31 along with rebate and
debt to provide equity support
to stressed MSMEs and pro-
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two affected colleagues.
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Gurugram have already sealed "Therefore, in exercise of
massive traffic was report- their borders with the national the powers conferred under
ed at Delhi-Gurugram and capital as the number of the section 10(2)(l) of the Disaster
Delhi-Noida borders on Covid-19 cases saw a spike, with Management Act 2005, it is
?0AE4B7B70A<0Q is no reason to panic because sealed by Municipal Monday after commuters came majority of the cases linked to directed that the guidelines
6DAD6A0< of the sudden surge since most Corporation of Gurugram out in huge numbers on the those travelling to Delhi. will remain in force up to June
cases that have emerged are (MCG) and health officials first day of the Unlock-1. Applicable from Monday, 30. With effect from June 1 to
he Gurugram district related to Delhi with those have initiated the sanitation The queue on Delhi-Noida June 1, the fresh order issued by June 30, the lockdown 5.0 will
T reported 129 more coron-
avirus positive cases on
testing positive either being
people who visited the capital
works.
"All the patients are isolat-
Direct (DND) was almost two-
kilometer long.
the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA) spoke of the expanded
be limited only to containment
zones and only a elimited num-
Monday. The situation is recently or their contacts. ed at different government, Many among the com- fresh guidelines a day ahead of ber of activities will remain
alarming here with 100 cases Health official said that ESI and private hospitals. Their muters came out from their the end of lockdown 4.0. prohibited throughout the
reported ten days ago and now several of them are wholesale family members are also put cars after they stuck for long as "In exercise of powers country," it added.
the tally has zoomed up to 903 vegetable dealers in Khandsa under home quarantine. The the police deployed at the bor- CaPUUXRR^]VTbcX^]Pc3T[WX=^XSP3XaTRc3=3PbR^_bP[[^f^][h_PbbQTPaTabc^ under section 6(2)(i) of the As per the order, interna-
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The total coronavirus cases pharmacists, depot holders, ing in contact with them," he The Delhi Police asked the The vehicular traffic on the capital also witnessed a surge as (NDMA) has directed the entertainment parks, theatres,
are at 903 in Gurugram, includ- sanitation workers and some said. people who did not have pass- roads have increased by over 40 a number of vehicles were seen undersigned to issue an order bars, auditoriums, assembly
ing 284 who were cured and other infected patients who Increased screening and es to return back. Many among per cent on Monday morning on the streets in areas like to extend the lockdown in halls, and political, sports,
discharged from hospitals. have a travel history to Delhi, testing, the official said, is them traveling without passes as several office-goers came out Jhandewalan, ITO etc. containment zones up to June entertainment, academic, cul-
While 615 are undergoing who, along with their con- another reason why the num- started returning in the same to attend their offices, accord- Similar, scenes were wit- 30, and reopen prohibited tural and religious functions,
treatment. tacts, are testing positive. ber of cases has seen a steep rise lane that also created traffic ing to the Delhi Traffic police. nessed at the Delhi-Gurugram activities in a phased manner and other large congregations
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arrested four people for alleged- placed advertisement for thou- istered a complaint with police Centre, the NMC headquar- who tested positive of
ly duping over 4,000 people by sands of jobs. They charged alleging that it received griev- junior engineer employed ters," the official said. Coronavirus on Sunday.

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promising them jobs under the
Centre's flagship Ayushman
aspirants C300 to C500 as regis-
tration fees, the police said.
ances from public regarding an
"unscrupulous agency" which
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Municipal Corporation (NMC)
The junior engineer got
fever on May 18 and he was on
“Out of these, 40 who test-
ed positive are health care
fight against Covid-19 will Bharat scheme. According to Anyesh Roy, was portraying a false association died of coronavirus on leave since then. He was admit- workers and 39 are field staff,”
ieutenant Governor of always be remembered. My The accused have been iden- the Deputy Commissioner of with the scheme. The details of Monday, a senior official ted to the Lady Hardinge he said.
L Delhi, Anil Baijal, and Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal on
deepest condolences to the
bereaved families,"
tified as Umesh (37), Rajat Singh
(33), Gaurav (26) and Seema
Police (DCP), Cyber Cell, the
National Health Authority, the
the website — https://ayush-
man-yojana.org — were obtained
said. He was tested positive on
May 30.
Medical College and Hospital
on May 20, he said.
The official said that a
total of 95 staff including health
Monday paid condolences to Delhi police on Monday Rani Sharma (33). agency that administers the and the payment gateway and the "Unfortunately, one of the At least 79 staff of north care personnel have been
the two Delhi Police assistant also paid homage to two mem- Police said that the accused health assurance scheme bank account linked with it junior engineers of the civic Corporation tested positive till placed under home quarantine
sub-inspectors (ASI) who died bers of its staff, "who made the had created a fake website that Ayushman Bharat Pradhan analysed during investigation. body died due to Covid-19 now including a principal of a till now.
of coronavirus infection. greatest sacrifice in this
Baijal in a tweet said, fight against COVID", call-
"Extremely saddened at the ing them "corona warriors".
death of two Delhi police brave- Kejriwal saluted the
hearts in the line of duty. Their brave ASIs and said the
untimely demise is (a) great loss entire Delhi is with their
for Delhi Police. Supreme sac- families in the pain.

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deployed trained staff at the air- Delhi Police Commissioner
port for performing thermal SN Shrivastava has direct-
screening of the drivers.” Every ed to install 'picket points'
taxi driver has to undergo which will be making gen-
mandatory thermal screening. eral public aware about the
In case of any abnormality in various guidelines and
body temperature, the driver is instructions issued by the
refrained from driving the Governement. Police said
vehicle and instead advised to that these picket points will
meet the airport health officials be installed in all 15 dis-
for next steps,” said Delhi air- tricts of the national
port official. Capital.

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uation, a Wildlife SOS vet-
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zoo, received emergency Dental X Ray machine all the
dental treatment amidst the way from Agra to New
lockdown emergency. Delhi.
While dental pain As the lockdown pre-
impacts eating, sleeping and vented normal vehicular
other activities in human movement, the NZP
beings, animals like tigers Director sent a vehicle with
also face the same. It impacts an officer from the zoo to
their behaviour and other Agra to bring the Wildlife
routine activities. SOS veterinary team and the
Delhi Zoo officials equipment. The X Ray
observed that Sita — the equipment enabled the vet-
tigress — was under stress erinary team to examine
and had stopped eating as and detect a root abscess in
the painful abscess in her the lower left canine of the
lower canine was affecting tigers jaw.
her behaviour. The entire medical pro-
After observing her least cedure was carried out by the
interest in activities, Zoo NZP Veterinary team and
officials conducted a pre- the Wildlife SOS Veterinary
liminary examination which team working together. The
revealed swelling in the abscess was drained and
lower gum close to the lower treated with antiseptic solu-
left canine and realised that tion and anti inflammatory
this was causing the tigress medication. The tigress has
immense pain and discom- been placed under observa-
fort thus requiring immedi- tion and is recovering well.
ate medical intervention to Dr. Suneesh Buxy, IFS -
help alleviate pain. DIG and Director NZP
Zoo officials consulted Delhi Zoo, said, “The NZP
with experts from the Indian vet team and Wildlife SOS
Veterinary Research Institute have done a good job with
(IVRI) in Bareilly and the providing treatment. This
Wildlife SOS veterinary team has brought significant
to carry out digital radiog- improvement in the overall
raphy and biopsy for proper health of the tigress.”
diagnosis however the prob- Meanwhile Zoo officials
lem was that during the are monitoring her recovery
lockdown how would a dig- and treatment of infected
ital radiography machine be area is carried out daily.
brought for this purpose. “She is active and eating
Without delaying in pro- without any discomfort,” a
viding treatment, the Central Zoo official said.
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Assembly, elected in 2015, will phases covering north and announced. compared to the other worst-hit owing to the Covid-19 pan- ed services,” IMA national
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The BJP has been sharing The Rashtriya Janata Dal apprehend that a campaign low (See Box). “There are thousands of said.
power with the JD(U), headed is also planning to counter restricted to the "digital" mode The case fatality rate is 2.83 (14.33 per cent), Spain (12.12 trends are being noticed: while single doctors, couple doctors This stimulus package,
by Chief Minister Nitish Shah’s “virtual rally” by its own would be of disproportionate per cent. On May 18, it was 3.15 per cent) and other around the recovery rate is increasing and group of doctors who which requires clarity will
Kumar since 2005, barring a “Garib Adhikar Divas” rally on advantage to the BJP, which per cent while on May 3 , it was eight other developed nations on one hand, case fatality is have established clinics, nurs- allow these institutions to sur-
four-year gap from 2013-17. June 9. has a well-oiled IT cell, and by 3.25 per cent and on April 15 it where case fatality is compara- going down on the other. ing homes and small hospitals vive and continue serving the
Bihar would be the focus of BJP’s national president virtue of being in power at the was 3.30 per cent. tively higher than India. A total of 91,818 patients providing healthcare in almost people, Dr Sharma added. The
most of the 2,000 virtual video this week said that Centre for more than six years, “A steady decline can be “Through a graded, pre- have been cured of the disease, all the districts and towns of IMA represents private med-
conferences, rallies or meetings Coronavirus has restricted the can marshal resources with far seen in the case fatality rate in emptive and pro-active with recovery rate at 48.19 per the country. They provide ical professionals in the coun-
announced across the States by scope of real poll campaigning greater ease than its rivals. the country. The relatively low approach, we are taking sever- cent amongst Covid-19 patients. affordable healthcare and are try.
the BJP in the next one month. but the party would launch Last moth, Nadda had death rate is attributed to the al steps along with the The testing capacity has accessible 24X7. The Government has
The Central and State leaders, electioneering sticking to new addressed a meeting of Bihar continued focus on surveil- States/UTs for prevention, con- increased in the country “Most of them fail to come announced a major economic
to begin with, will address and norms of ‘social distancing’ core committee leaders lance, timely case identification tainment and management of through 472 Government and under the definition of MSME. package for the MSMEs which
mobilise booth-level workers in and taking to face masks. through video-conferencing and clinical management of Covid-19. 204 private laboratories (total It is also true they have been have been given a special con-
the State through video-con- Bihar's Deputy Chief and exchanged views relating the cases,” he said. These are being regularly 676 laboratories). badly affected in the current sideration to help them bail out
ferencing. Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, to electioneering, including In comparison, said the reviewed and monitored at the Cumulatively, 38,37,207 sam- lockdown situation. Many of from financial crisis in the
According to Bihar BJP had, interestingly, spoken of the subject of stranded official, the USA has 5.92 per highest level,” he added. The ples have been tested so far for them have been closed. Some wake of Coronavirus pan-
President Sanjay Jaiswal, the the possibility of ‘virtual cam- migrants from the State. cent, UK (14.07 per cent), Italy official also said that two specific the infection. of them may not revive at all. demic.

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R Venkaiah Naidu and Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Birla on
to the chamber of Lok Sabha.
Also the sittings of both the
The two officials were also
directed to examine in detail
be undertaken to enable virtual
meetings and the time likely to
are empowered to convene
regular meetings of respective T he Congress on Monday
asked the Government to
“While the Government
has briefly commented upon
troops occupied Indian
Territory in the Galwan River
Monday discussed about the Houses can be held on alternate various technical and other be taken in this regard were committees on their own. take all political parties and the resolving the crisis diplomati- Valley and Pangong Tso Lake
conduct of Monsoon Session of days. arrangements to be ensured to also discussed. However, in view of the country into confidence over cally, the Modi Government in Ladakh?
Parliament under social dis- Taking note of reports sug- enable smooth functioning of Taking cognisance of the feedback being received from restoration of the status quo must take all political parties It asked from the govern-
tancing norms in the wake of gesting that the fight against the both the Houses. long existing rules regarding some members of Parliament ante on the border with China. and the countr y into ment to clarify that the Chinese
the coronavirus pandemic. coronavirus is likely to be a Parliament usually meets confidentiality in respect of about their inability to travel Congress’ chief spokesper- confidence on restoring the sta- transgressions into Galwan
Naidu and Birla also explored long haul, Naidu convened the in July-August for the monsoon meetings of the committees on account of quarantine son Randeep Surjewala said tus quo and protecting India''s River Valley threaten the
“virtual Parliament” as on meeting at his official session. It was adjourned sine and the implications of hold- norms in various states, they there can be no compromise on territorial integrity,"Surjewala operation of "Darbuk-Shyok-
option in the long run and to residence which was also die on March 24, ahead of ing virtual meetings, Naidu felt that it may be better for the India’s security and territorial demanded at AICC Press con- DBO Road" vital to servicing
adopt technology to enable attended by the Secretary schedule, amid growing con- and Birla opined that it chairmen of various integrity and posed a set of ference. Indian troops in Sub-Sector
Parliament Sessions to tide Generals of both the houses. cerns over the Covid-19 out- would be necessary to refer the committees to convene meet- questions to the Government The Congress said that North and Karakoram pass.
over situations when regular The presiding officers break. issue of virtual meetings to the ings after ascertaining the like- on the situation at the border umpteen news reports reflect Have they crossed into
meetings are not possible. directed the Secretary Generals “Both the Secretar y Rules Committees of both the ly attendance of Members. in Ladakh. that Chinese forces have made Indian Territory even beyond
Both the Presiding officers to examine the feasibility of Generals briefed the Chairman Houses, the sources said. Officials informed that the He questioned the “silence” serious transgressions into China''s own “Claim Line”,
also referred the issue of virtual using the central hall of and Speaker on issues con- Regarding the view average attendance in the of the Government on the Indian Territory at three points pitched hundreds of tents, con-
meetings of parliamentary Parliament appropriately to nected with the proposed vir- expressed in some quarters meetings of the eight “brazen Chinese transgression” in Ladakh and Sikkim. structed concrete structures
committees to the Rules ensure social distancing norms tual meetings of various com- that presiding officers can sus- department-related Standing into Indian territory. “Reports of Chinese Army and built a few kilometres of
Committees of both the Houses during the upcoming mon- mittees of Parliament," said pend the Rules, officials have Committees of Rajya Sabha The Congress leader also moving thousands of troops in road along the LAC in Galwan
in view of the soon session. the official. pointed out that such suspen- over the last three years has expressed concern over issues Galwan Valley and Pangong River Valley as also on the
confidentiality aspect of the They noted that since there Measures include provid- sion requires a motion to be been about 45 per cent. raised by Nepal and hoped the Tso Lake Area (Ladakh) are north bank of Pangong Tso
deliberations. is no requirement of main- ing a safe technological plat- carried in the House and pre- This in effect means that Government would find a last- shocking and audacious Lake? And is it correct that
Parliament officials said taining confidentiality of the form, complying with the rules siding officers cannot super- on an average, 14 of the 31 ing solution to it. attempt on our “territorial Chinese troops have
several options are being con- proceedings of both the of confidentiality of delibera- sede rules by issuing directions. members of each committee “Why has the Modi integrity”, said the party leader. occupied the “Finger Heights
sidered including holding the Houses, which are open to tions in such meetings and the Both Naidu and Birla attended the meetings, they Government not taken the The grand old party said if near Pangong Tso Lake?'” asked
meeting of Lok Sabha in the general public besides being difficulties in ensuring the noted that the chairmen of var- said. nation into confidence vis-a-vis these reports are true, the the Congress.

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months basis. There will be no
penalty on early repayment of
loan.

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testing of national portability
transactions — required for
“Further, constant efforts
are being made by this
T Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on
Monday launched PM Svanidhi,
The scheme is applicable to
vendors, hawkers, thelewalas,
T Sikkim and Mizoram —
have joined the 'One Nation-
ration card portability has been
completed in these three states-
Department to expand the
reach of national portability to
or Pradhan Mantri Street
Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi
rehriwalas, theliphadwalas in
different areas/contexts who
One Ration Card' scheme, tak- Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram. the beneficiaries of other scheme, which is a special micro- supply goods and services. Street
ing the number of states and So far, ration card portability has states/UTs also in association credit facility plan to provide vendors belonging to the sur-
union territories (UTs) which been enabled in 17 states and with respective state/UT gov- affordable loan of up to C10,000 rounding peri-urban/rural areas
have joined the scheme to 20. UTs—Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, ernments," Paswan said. to more than 50 lakh street are also included.
Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and The Food Ministry is doing vendors, who had their busi- The scheme targets to ben-
Manipur will also be added to Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, all necessary arrangements to nesses operational on or before efit over 50 lakh Street Vendors,
the national cluster by August. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, include remaining 13 states and 24 March. The scheme is valid who had been vending on or
Union Food and Consumer Jharkhand, Kerala, Karnataka, UTs to the national cluster. until March 2022. before 24 March, 2020, in urban
Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, A central technical team has Under the scheme, vendors areas including those from sur-
Paswan said on Monday said Rajasthan, Punjab, Telangana, imparted the requisite orienta- can avail working capital loan of rounding peri-urban/ rural
necessary infrastructure work - Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. tion training to the technical up to C10,000, which is repayable areas.
- upgradation of electronic Under the 'One Nation- teams and concerned officers of in monthly instalments within The duration of the scheme
Point of Sale (ePoS) software, One Ration Card' initiative, eli- these states through video con- one year. On timely/early repay- is till March 2022. The street
integration with central gible beneficiaries would be ferencing and necessary guide- ment of the loan, an interest sub- vendors belonging to the sur-
Integrated Management of PDS able to avail their entitled food- lines/instructions for the imple- sidy of 7% per annum will be rounding peri-urban/ rural areas
(IM-PDS) and Annavitran por- grains under the National Food mentation of national/inter- credited to the bank accounts of are being included as beneficia-
tals, availability of ration Security Act (NFSA) from any state portability were also pro- beneficiaries through Direct ries under the urban livelihoods
cards/beneficiaries data in cen- Fair Price Shop in the country vided to them, Paswan said. Benefit Transfer (DBT) on six- programme for the first time.

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on its knees. idol which was kept in the
virtual meeting between Sources in the gallery in Adelaide, Australia
A Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and his Australian coun-
Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI) said that the three cul-
for 17 years was traced a year
ago.
terpart Soctt Morrison sched- turally significant artefacts, a Three years ago, Australia
uled on June 4 is also likely to pair of ‘Dwarapala’ (door had returned three artefacts,
witness the latter handing over guardians), dating back to including an idol of goddess
online the exquisitely carved 15th century, are from Tamil Pratyangira, stolen from a
stolen artefacts, including two Nadu. The ‘Nagaraja' (serpent Shiva temple in Cuddalore
Nayak period dwarapalas or king), belonging to 6th or 8th district in Tamil Nadu. In
temple gate guardians and a 6th century from either Rajasthan 2014, then Australian Prime
or 7th Century serpent king or Madhya Pradesh, was at Minister Tony Abbott had
(Nagaraja) of display at National Gallery of returned two statues of
Rajasthan/Madhya Pradesh, Australia. It had reportedly Nataraja and Ardhanariswarar
stolen from India. purchased them from idol stolen from temples in the
The Australian smuggler Subhash Kapoor. state.
Government had earlier However, extensive they have a virtual meeting on said. Both India and Australia
planned to return the three research undertaken by the June 4. After that, we will send In September last year, a are a party to the UNESCO
antiquities of cultural signifi- Gallery prompted it to volun- the two Dwarapalas to Idol 600-year-old Nataraja idol 1970 Convention on the
cance during the official visit of tarily return these artefacts to wing of Tamil Nadu which has worth Rs 30 crore which was Means of Prohibiting and
Morrison to India in January India. “We are expecting the registered a theft case in the stolen 37 years ago from a Preventing the Illicit Import,
early this year. But the plan Australian leader to virtually matter while the Serpent King temple at Kallidaikurichi in Export and Transport of
went for a toss, first owing to handover the idols to our will be handed over to a muse- Tirunelveli district, Chennai, Ownership of Cultural
forest fires in Australia followed Prime Minister Modi when um in Red Fort,” the sources Tamil Nadu was returned to Property.
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at a crucial time ahead of the
next year’s Assembly elections
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employment in the field of
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conference with Home
Subhas Sarkar, Hooghly leader
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which the BJP is seeing as a
chance to bring about a second
:D<0A274;;0??0=Q :>278 ing to the pandemic taking the futuristic technology, said a services looked jovial and Minister Amit Shah, the Bengal Pratap Banerjee, Raju Banerjee, change in Bengal.
tally to 184. release by the Tamil Nadu pleased as they welcomed the BJP has effected massive orga- and Mehfuza Khatoon too have The reshuffling --- which
he day Tamil Nadu chose to Chennai, Chengalpattu, Government. passengers onboard by offering nizational reshuffling that saw been made the party’s State vice further tightens the strangle-
T relax the lockdown and
allow factories, IT companies
Kancheepuram
Thiruvallur districts topped
and Despite the ever increasing
number of patients, the State is
them hand sanitizers.
“It has been lifeless 65 days
shunting of a known “plain-
speaker” senior leader Chandra
presidents.
Former women’s wing
hold of Ghosh in the State party
--- also takes place ahead of the
and business establishments the table with the highest num- limping back to normalcy as away from the growling of the Bose a scion of Netaji Subhas leader Locket Chatterjee, the five-day video conference with
to resume operations saw 1,162 ber of covid patients. Dr Ram the lockdown which was in engines and the cacophony of Chandra Bose. current Hooghly MP has been Shah who would speak to all
persons testing positive for Subramanian, member of the force for the last 65 days has the passengers. We have never The name of Bose who was made the General Secretary of the party workers and office
coronavirus, the highest num- medical team advising the entered its last phase. Barring experienced such a phase in out a vice president of the Bengal the party along with JP Singh bearers from June 8 onward,
ber of cases to be registered on Tamil Nadu Government said the four districts of Chennai, three decades of service,” said party unit would not appear in Mahato and others. Locket sources said.
a single day. On Sunday 1,149 the increase in the number of they are the most vulnerable Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram Manoharan, a driver in the new list of office bearers Chatterjee is replaced by fash- Meanwhile Ghosh on
persons had tested positive for patients need not cause any group,” said Dr Ram and Chengalpattu, lockdown is Sivaganga bus station while get- even as State BJP president ion designer Agnimitra Paul as Monday made it clear that his
the pandemic. kind of apprehension in the Subramanian, a specialist in being relaxed all over the ting ready for the routine trip announced the new list of func- the State party Mahila Morcha party was switching on to the
According to the release minds of the people. “The infectious diseases. remaining 33 districts, though to Karaikudy. tionaries even as critics said the president. Sabyasachi Dutta agitation mode keeping the
issued by the Government of responsibility of the citizens is Chief Minister Edappadi remnants of the restrictions are M K Stalin , leader of the new list makes it apparent that another TMC turncoat and next year’s elections in mind
Tamil Nadu on Monday, 23,495 to make sure that they wear Palaniswamy on Monday laid still visible. Opposition, who is also the the party is looking for street close associate of senior leader even as he brought new alle-
persons have been tested pos- masks and observe social dis- the foundation for a C 235 crore State-owned transport president of the DMK said in fighters rather than ideologues Mukul Roy has been made the gations against the TMC
itive till date in the State. tancing. Software Park to be built by buses started plying in 33 dis- a statement that the hike in the to counter the Trinamool party’s state secretary. Vocal Government accusing it of
Taking into account the num- Also, see to it that children Tamil Nadu Industrial tricts with stringent regulations number of coronavirus cases in Congress in the next year’s leader Sayantan Banerjee too large-scale housing corrup-
ber of persons cured and dis- below the age of 10 and senior Development Corporation at like social distancing and face the State is due to the failure of Assembly elections. have made a general secretary tion.Crores have been siphoned
charged from hospitals, there citizens (those above the age of Pattabiram, a Chennai sub- masks. Employees of Tamil the government to properly According to the new list while party MP Soumitra Khan off in housing scam which is a
were 10,138 active cases in the 60) remain at him because urb. The park named as Tidel Nadu State Transport conduct the tests. Barrackpore MP and a former has been made the Yuva big scam and the party will take
strongman of the TMC Arjun Morcha president. up this cause soon along with
Singh has been promoted to the The reshuffling takes place other issues,” he said.

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Adityanath has directed officials to provide ration kits
ple from other districts in vehicles for commuting. “The local people would and C1,000 to all destitutes who do not have ration
Tamil Nadu. Similarly, every Travellers who are plan- not agree to work on the salary oa may make room for allowing more cards. In his meeting with Team 11 officials on
Chennaite desiring to go out of
city limits to other districts in
ning to come to Tamil Nadu
have been asked to collect e-
which we pay to the migrant
labourers and hence it is not
G activities, other than those specified by
the Central government in Unlock-1, Chief
Monday, the Chief Minister said that efforts should
also be made to provide ration cards to these people.In
the State should undergo tests passes from the portal viable to open the shops,” said Minister Pramod Sawant hinted on Monday. the rural areas, the ration kits and C1,000 will be given
for coronavirus, according to tnepass.tnega.org. Both air and the owner of a popular eatery. “All activities which have been allowed from the funds allotted to village heads while in the
the guidelines formulated by train passengers coming to Most of the tea and coffee by the Central Government will be allowed urban areas, the same will be provided by municipal
Department of Health. Tamil Nadu have to get e-pass shops in Chennai were owned in Goa too, but as Goa, we may take some corporations, the Government spokesman said.
Though autorickshaws are from the Government portal, and operated by Keralites. other steps too. We will finalise the decision “If any such persons are not registered under the
plying in the city, only two pas- said the department of health. With the advent of coro- by today evening about some other relax- Ayushman Bharat Yojana or the Mukhya Mantri Jan
sengers could travel at a time Eateries and restaurants navirus, they returned to their ations which can be made,” Sawant told Arogya Yojana, he should be provided necessary
making the common man’s are the establishments which native places in Kerala, which reporters outside his official residence. treatment all the same,” he said. IANS
vehicle literally out of his rich. have been hit hard by the has dampened the spirit of the
The auto drivers are fleecing coronavirus and the resultant population in the Metro,
the passengers due to a host of
reasons which include restric-
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lockdown. Most of these
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76 new coronavirus cases took 66 on Monday morning. The coronavirus affected Maharashtra on Monday from 12.91 per cent to 16.88 per cent. However,
the state's total tally on Monday Koyambedu market connec- form of increase in the rate of recovery during the period from May 1 to May 31, the recov-
to 3,118 even as 34 patients tion again surfaced on Monday, of patients by 26.47 per cent during the last one ery rate increased by 26.47 per cent from 16.88 per
were cured and discharged to with the state nodal officer month — from 16.88 per cent on April 30 to cent to 43.35 per cent, which doctors fighting the
take such cases to 2,169. The reporting that eight of the pos- B0D60AB4=6D?C0Q :>;:0C0 issue with the Government dance. 43.35 per cent on May 31, even as coronavirus Covid-19 battle is pretty impressive.
number of active cases in the itive cases detected in the past with increased fare,” said Nalini The Bengal Government claimed 76 lives and left 2,361 others infected In terms of numbers, as many as 39 out of
state now stands at 885. With 24 hours had visited the he City of Joy tended to Goswami and IT had extended lockdown on in various parts of the State during the last 24 total 302 patients recovered from March 9 (when
two deaths in Kurnool district, Chennai market. IANS T miss a heart beat on
Monday the first day of “unlock
professional.
As the people tried to avail
June 1, permitting total atten-
dance in MSMEs, mining, jute
hours. The number of deaths dropped in
Maharashtra from 89 on Sunday to 76 on
the first coronavirus case was recorded in the
state) to March 31. In the following month from
1.0” even as things degenerat- of the skeletal public transport and tea industries. Monday. There had been a total of 591 deaths April 1 to April 30, 1773 patients out of total
ed into a mega mix-up when whatever government buses Expressing great concern in Maharashtra during the previous six days. On 10498 patients were discharged from various
citizens threw all cautions to were running got jam-packed over the way things were shap- May 26 (Tuesday) the state had witnessed 97 hospitals after full recovery.
the wind thronging public with passengers, the more con- ing up post lockdown Dr, deaths, while there were 105
places and boarding packed up scious people complained Sumit Jana said “it seems that deaths on Wednesday, 85
public buses—that ran far and adding the policemen were the people are preferring jahan deaths on Thursday, 116 deaths
few between —in mad desper- nowhere to be seen to enforce (livelihood) to jaan (life). on Friday and 99 deaths on
ation to reach their work places. the social distancing norms. People don’t seem to under- Saturday. Sunday’s Covid-19
While people spilled over Monday saw a number of stand that they are at great risk toll was 89.
to the streets thronging market religious places opening up in and the way the number of The number of new infect-
places in thousands at the end Bengal with the exception of cases are going up we soon ed cases dropped from 2487 on
of 67 days confinement, the Kalighat, Dakshineshwar tem- climb up the list of worst Sunday to 2361 on Monday. At
enforcers of law were hardly to ples and Belur Math. While affected countries.” a time when Covid-19 appears
be seen around, sources com- busy religious places like the Dr AK Nandi a virologist to be peaking in Maharashtra,
plained. three “Shakti Peeths” of said, “the people will have to the increase in recovery rate has
“We have been forced to Birbhum district, Thanthania understand that they have been brought some solace to doctors
come out of our houses taking Kali Temple and Lake Kali given a respite from lockdown waging a relentless battle
great risk on our lives as we Temple in Kolkata opened up because to remain afloat eco- against the pandemic.
have been asked by our respect- with limited visitors. nomically and not to go and As per the statistics put out
ed offices to join work. But here The Jute, mining and Tea party. If they do not understand by the state health department
we have no adequate public industry to functioned nor- it now then they will be in for on Monday, the recovery rate
transport because the large mally after the Government a big trouble as the cases are stood at 12.91 per cent on March
majority of public buses are not allowed these sectors to func- going to rise in June and July 31, twenty two
running because they have an tion with 100 percent atten- in heaps and bounds.” days after the

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Gandhinagar : With the here.
announcement of relaxations in
lockdown norms, the wheels of
administration in Gujarat start-
Entering the SS-1 com-
plex, where the Chief Minister's
office is located, Rupani chant-
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ed rolling again, here on ed the “Vaishnav jan to tene re Lucknow: The Islamic Centre of India has issued
Monday, after more than two kahiye”, favourite hymn of a fresh advisory regarding opening of mosques
months of shutdown. Mahatma Gandhi. from June 8.
The Government offices, The Chief Minister and Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali,
including the Secretariat, other Ministers kept 2-minute chairman of the Centre, said that people should
returned to normal function- silence to pay respects to all wait for 15 days before going to mosques.
ing. However, curbs continued those who lost their lives due He asked people not to crowd in mosques
for offices located in contain- to Covid-19. and added that people above 65 years and chil-
ment zones and employees At the Secretariat, employ- dren below 10 years should not visit mosques in
residing in those areas. ees and visitors were allowed the pandemic.
According to the govern- only from Gates No 1 and 4 The Maulana said that the Friday prayers
ment announcement, all shops after thermal screening. would be held in four different groups so that
outside the containment zones The state transport buses, social distancing is maintained. He said that all
have been allowed to operate the Ahmedabad Municipal carpets and rugs would be removed from
from Monday. Sports com- Corporation-run (AMC) mosques and a distance of six feet would be
plexes and stadia have been AMTS and BRTS also started maintained between each person.
allowed to open -- not for operating, barring in the con- The mosque would be cleaned with disin-
spectators, only for sportsper- tainment areas. fectants before and after each prayer.
sons and games. The dedicated state trans- The cleric said that soap would be provid-
Gujarat Chief Minister port buses, ferrying govern- ed for 'wuzu' (washing of hands and people
Vijay Rupani and other ment employees from should bring skull caps from their homes,
Ministers attended their offices Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar, instead of using the ones provided in a mosque.
at the 'Swarnim Sankul' com- also plied at 50 per cent All those visiting the mosques should wear
plexes of the State Secretariat, strength during the day. IANS masks, the advisory said. IANS
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JURZWK7KHSURSRVHGIXQGRIIXQGVZRXOGKHOSOLVW060(VRQVWRFNH[FKDQJHKRS both in Beijing and New Delhi. Thus, the
common urge for some societal distrac-
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COVID-19. Alongside came the trade war US ignoring the virtues of quiet sides will move on to the next set we make it worse with thunder-
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President Tsai Ing-Wen, who has brazen- does not. This is reflected in well-nigh forgotten. of China. Uber-nationalism that
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WKRXJKIDUPHUVPD\KDYHIUHHPDUNHWEHQHILWVGLVPDQWOLQJDUHJLPHQWHGSURFXUH ther blow. Chinese President Xi Jinping tion are a standard feature of
C7428C8I4=AH armed forces are numerically matters, that is in defence bud-
is desperately looking for distraction and Chinese diplomacy and no and materially lesser than the gets. All talk of mass exodus of
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is showcasing some “wins.” He is punting
on the tried and tested formula of patri-
amount of serving tea on a
swing can undo that basic
70BC>?DC PLA. However, the Chinese
would know better than most
US firms from China to India is
more social media fantasy, like
FLHVPD\QRWORRNDWVXFKDOWUXLVWLFSULRULWLHVDVFUHDWLQJDEXIIHU<HWZHPXVWUHPHP otism to “manufacture” distraction. instinct. When Xi was being per- ?A4BBDA4>= that numeric superiority is not the cadre call for boycotting
EHUWKDWDWOHDVWRXUVXUSOXVIRRGUHVHUYHVKHOSHGXVVRPHZKDWGXULQJDQHPHU In such times, the media becomes the
foremost weapon for subterfuge and
sonally charmed in Ahmedabad,
the People’s Liberation Army
C746>E4A=<4=C enough. Limited combat opera-
tions against India in 1967 at
Chinese products. A bulk of this
lopsided trade with China is
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SDULVRQ:LWKSULYDWHGDLULHVUHIXVLQJWREX\LQJH[WUDPLONSURGXFHGRQO\FRRSHUD sions from real issues. It is in this back-
drop that a rather bizarre, loaded and fac-
fracas at that very moment. The
same China, which selectively
>;350B78>=43 more expansive war against the
Vietnamese forces in 1979 would
itself.
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when he said, “It is necessary to explore
ways of training and preparing for war
tango,” will have no qualms to
veto India in favour of an inter-
?A>54BB8>=0; get a bloody nose, both times.
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to revert to old-fashioned and
professional diplomacy that is
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normalised.” The supposed “enemy” was
not named. It could be anyone — Taiwan,
Azhar.
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in any tangible combat experi-
the glare of the media lens or
with one eye permanently fixat-
RIZHOOGLVWULEXWHGPDQGLV DQGLQYHVWLQORQJHUVKHOIOLIHRISURGXFHE\ZD\RIDWWHQ the US or India — given the prevailing dis- “hometown diplomacy” is rem- =424BB0A8;H ence whereas Indian soldiers are ed on electoral prospects. China
GDQWLQIUDVWUXFWXUHOLNHFROGFKDLQVVWRUDJHJUDGLQJWUDQVSRUWDWLRQDQGVRRQ sonance. The Indian media does no ser-
vice in biting the bait with its own pro-
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fears India as a “moral idea”
which intrinsically resonates
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the citizenry to adopt their own diversion-
ary views. Uber-nationalism is also fod-
between India and China date
back to decades but a consensus 6;0A4>5C74 just how much. They will limit
their activism to the levels
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pensation has maintained an unusual
down of that diplomatic under-
standing is apparent. Rhetoric on
?4A<0=4=C;H sub-continent. They just found
a convenient opening for limit-
rhetoric, strengthening military-
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2XUPDQXIDFWXULQJDQGFRQVWUXFWLRQJURZWKLVDOPRVWIODWOLQLQJDQGFHUWDLQVHFWRUV against Pakistan. Somewhere, the chinks and not escalated. Beyond a 4;42C>A0; diplomacy and the Government beat China at its own game by
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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WKHDQWHIRUWKH&KLQHVH “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.” The first
7KHWKUHHVHFWRUVZKHUH,QGLDDQG&KLQDKDYHUHFXUUHQFHRIGLV announcement was about the Centre’s decision
SXWHVDUHLQ$UXQDFKDO3UDGHVK6LNNLPDQG/DGDNK7KH$UXQDFKDO to enact a legislation to enable direct purchase of
VHFWRULVODUJHO\GRUPDQWGHVSLWH&KLQD·VFODLPWRWKHHQWLUH6WDWH7KH specified commodities — under entry 42 of the
6LNNLPVHFWRULVVWUDWHJLFDVDQ\&KLQHVHURDGDQGLQIUDVWUXFWXUHGHYHO Union List and entry 33 of the Concurrent List
— from farmers outside the designated
RSPHQWLQLWVSUR[LPLW\FDQWKUHDWHQWKHQDUURZ6LOLJXUL&RUULGRUZKLFK Agricultural Produce Market Committees
LVWKHJDWHZD\IURP,QGLDWRWKHVHYHQ6WDWHVRI1RUWK(DVW,QGLD7KH (APMCs). Next was the move to enact a Central
'RNODPVWDQGRIIIRUGD\VIURP-XQHWR$XJXVWDPSO\GHPRQ law on contract farming to provide a legal frame-
VWUDWHGWKHVWUDWHJLFUHOHYDQFHRIWKLVVHFWRU work for farmers to engage with processors, aggre-
,WLVLQWKH/DGDNKVHFWRUWKDWWKHJHRVWUDWHJLFLPSOLFDWLRQVRIWKH gators, large retailers and exporters in a fair and
IDFHRIIDQGLQFXUVLRQVDVVXPHVLJQLILFDQFH7KH&KLQHVHKDYHPDGH transparent manner. Third was the decision to
DQLPPHQVHLQYHVWPHQWRIELOOLRQLQWKH&KLQD3DNLVWDQ(FRQRPLF amend the Essential Commodities Act (ECA),
&RUULGRU&3(&SURMHFW5HFHQWDVVHUWLRQVE\,QGLDRQLWVULJKWWR*LOJLW 1954 and take off pulses, cereals, edible oil, oil
%DOWLVWDQWKURXJKZKLFKWKH&3(&SDVVHVRQLWVZD\WRWKH.DUDNRUDP seeds, onions and potatoes from the purview of
3DVVLQWKH6KDNVJDPYDOOH\LOOHJDOO\FRQFHGHGE\3DNLVWDQWR&KLQD this archaic law.
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look at the existing regulations. At present, trade
ZKHQWHUUDLQDQGZHDWKHUSXW,QGLDDWDGLVDGYDQWDJH8QOLNH'RNODP in agri-commodities is governed by a highly- 50A<
ZKHUHWKH&KLQHVHPRYHPHQWZDVUHVWULFWHGWRWKHVLQJOHWUDFNZKLFK restrictive legislation viz. the APMC Act. This A45>A<B
WKH\ZHUHWU\LQJWRGHYHORSDORQJDQDUURZYDOOH\LQ/DGDNKWKH/$& empowers State Governments to specify market 0A4
LVRSHQDQGUXJJHG7KHUHDUHYDULRXV´GLVSXWHGDUHDVµDQG´DUHDVRI areas — where farmers bring their produce for 8=C4=343C> laws. In a daring move, the then BJP which comes in conflict with “social dis- three months, these States have gone a
GLIIHULQJSHUFHSWLRQVµIURPWKH'%2LQWKHQRUWKWR)XNFKHLQWKHVRXWK sale. These are operated and regulated by mar- 2A40C4 Government, led by Devendra Fadnavis, tancing” — a pre-requisite for prevent- step further by bringing an element of
WKHSRLQWRIHQWU\RIWKH,QGXVULYHUIURP7LEHWWR,QGLD7KHVFHQHRI ket committees. There are a total of about 5,000 0?0A0;;4; had approved in August 2018, an ing the spread of the deadly virus. permanence. That serves as the icing on
WKHUHFHQWVFXIIOHKDVEHHQRQWKHEDQNVRIWKH3DQJRQJ7VR/DNH,WV such markets or mandis across the country. 0AA0=64<4=C amendment to the Maharashtra Due to the dire need for adhering the cake. But some doubts remain.
FHQWUDOLW\WRWKHHQWLUH/$&LQ/DGDNKDQGSUR[LPLW\WRWKH6SDQJJXU The stated objective of the APMCs is to pro- 5>AB4;;8=6 Agricultural Produce Marketing to “social distancing”, Modi asked the For one, most States continue to
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mote organised marketing of farm commodities 50A<?A>3D24 (Development and Regulation) Act, States to suspend certain provisions of turn a deaf ear to the Centre’s wish. Even
to ensure fair play, achieve an efficient system of 0=320=2>4G8BC 1963, in sync with the Centre’s model their respective APMC laws for three in the four States, where the changes
ODUJHVFDOHPRYHVE\WKH&KLQHVH+HQFHLWKROGVRSHUDWLRQDOLPSRU buying and selling of commodities, protect law. That was done through the ordi- months to make way for purchase of have been brought about, these will have
WDQFHWRERWKDUPLHV farmers from intermediaries and traders and to F8C7C740?<2B nance route. But Fadnavis was forced to farmers’ produce directly from their to be passed by the State Assemblies in
7KHZHVWHUQ/DGDNKUHJLRQRI'%2SURYLGHVDEXIIHUDJDLQVW&KLQHVH ensure better prices and timely payment for the C74B408<0C withdraw the Bill on November 28, 2018 doorsteps by large farmers’ producers the end. Given the deep-rooted vested
GLUHFWDFFHVVWR6KDNVJDPYDOOH\DQGWKH6LDFKHQKHLJKWV,QGLDWKHUH produce. Far from achieving these objectives, 1A40:8=6 from the legislative council, a day after organisations (FPOs), large buyers such interest, a Maharashtra-type fiasco can’t
IRUHVWURQJO\KROGVRQWR'%2+HUHWKH*DOZDQYDOOH\KDVZLWQHVVHG farmers are being exploited by a network of C74<>=>?>;H it was passed. as processors, millers, exporters, coop- be ruled out. In this backdrop, the
VLPLODUVWDQGRIIVLQWKHSDVWZLWK&KLQHVHHQFDPSPHQWVGHWHFWHGIDU licenced traders and middlemen, who have a >5054F The continued writ of the APMCs eratives, individual traders and so on. Centre’s decision to enact a Central law,
LQVLGHWKHDOLJQPHQWRIWKH/$&LQWRWKHYDOOH\6WURQJGHSOR\PHQWV complete stranglehold over these platforms. ;824=243 has meant that there is no free move- Some States like Madhya Pradesh, wielding the rarely-used power under
DORQJWKH/LQHRI&RQWURO/R&DW.DUJLODQG'UDVVRSSRVLWH3DNLVWDQ While on one hand, farmers don’t get to sell CA034AB0C ment of farm products even within the Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka the Constitution to regulate inter-State
KDYHDOVRWREHPDLQWDLQHGE\,QGLDDWDOOWLPHV5HLQIRUFHPHQWVDQG their entire produce at the Minimum Support <0=38B State, forget free inter-State trade. With responded by making amendments in trade and intra-State trade, makes
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Price (MSP), on the other, no alternative platforms 2A40C4 several pieces of State legislation creat- their APMC laws (using the ordinance major sense. The law will enable an enti-
are available where they could sell. Even 2><?4C8C8>= ing impregnable zones, even the much- route as none of the State Assemblies are ty to buy farm produce from farmers
IURPWKHSODLQVDQGZLOOUHTXLUHDFFOLPDWLVDWLRQWRRSHUDWHLQKLJKDOWL Government agencies don’t come forward to buy trumpeted electronic national agricul- in session, courtesy the prevailing emer- directly anywhere in the country, even
WXGHDUHDVRIWRIHHW/RJLVWLFVDQGVXVWHQDQFHRIIRUFHV when the market price dips below the MSP.
0=3C7DB ture market (e-NAM) has failed to take gency). As per the amendment, the outside the regulated market yards.
DUHDNH\IDFWRUHVSHFLDOO\LQ/DGDNK Actually, the problem is much deeper. 74;?1>C7 off. The processors, exporters and other entire State is declared as a “single mar- At the same time, the amendment
7KH3HRSOH·V/LEHUDWLRQ$UP\3/$IRUFHVLQYROYHGLQWKHVNLU This has to do with a cozy nexus between 50A<4AB0=3 large buyers have no incentive to invest ket” wherein a trader can get a single in the ECA to remove fetters such as
PLVKHVDUHQRWWKHLUUHJXODUDUP\EXWWKH%RUGHU'HIHQFH5HJLPHQWV politicians and grain traders that has existed and 2>=BD<4AB in agri-infrastructure. The archaic ECA licence for purchase of agricultural stock limits (these limits will be imposed
%'5EDFNHGE\3/$JDUULVRQVDQGFDPSVZLWKDFFOLPDWLVHGWURRSV flourished for decades. A grain trader has a fun- F74C74A (1954) with its draconian provisions, produce from any mandi within it. only in exceptional circumstances) will
DORQJWKH&KLQHVH(DVW:HVW+LJKZD\,QFRQWUDVW,QGLDQUHJXODUWURRSV damental interest in ensuring that he minimis- >A=>CC74B4 especially with regard to stock limits, Further, it allows trade in all farm com- enable large buyers viz. processors,
JHWVXFNHGLQDVUHLQIRUFHPHQWVDQGUHDGMXVWPHQWVRIFRPPDQGDQG es his payout to the farmer for the grains he buys. 02CD0;;HB44C74 acts as a further disincentive. modities, including livestock, outside the millers, exporters and so on, to scale up
FRQWURODUHQHFHVVLWDWHGDVWKH,QGR7LEHWDQ%RUGHU3ROLFHIRUFH,7%3 He can succeed in this gameplan if the farmer is ;867C>5C7430H All this boils down to farmers not regulated APMC markets. purchases, thus providing sustained
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left high and dry by State agencies. So, he collab- A4<08=B getting a remunerative price for their This has not only kept COVID–19 support to farmers. The proposed
orates with the politicians in the ruling establish- C>14B44= produce on the one hand and con- at bay (as the traders went to the farm- Contract Law —enforceable in all States
+HQFHWZRLPSHUDWLYHVIRUWKH'HSDUWPHQWRI0LOLWDU\$IIDLUVDQG ment to ensure that State agencies remain weak sumers having to pay a high price on the ers’ doorstep instead of the latter hav- — will clearly lay down rules of the game
0LQLVWU\RI'HIHQFHWRUHVROYHLQWKHSUHVHQWZLOOEHLQWKHILHOGVRI and de-motivated. other — even as a number of interme- ing to go all the way to the mandi) but for a processor/large retailer that it must
FRPPDQGDQGFRQWURORIERUGHUPDQDJHPHQWIRUFHVDQGORJLVWLFSUH This nexus has also come in the way of diaries in the supply chain appropriate also fetched a remunerative price for follow to ensure that farmers are not
SDUHGQHVV7KHRIILFHRIWKH&KLHIRI'HIHQFH6WDII&'6LVEHVWVXLW amending the APMC Act to make way for alter- a major slice of what the latter pays. their produce by offering more choice, taken for a ride.
HGWRUHVROYHLQWUDVHUYLFHFRRUGLQDWLRQRIERWKDUHDVDVDOVRLQWHUPLQ native channels of selling, such as direct purchase Needless to say, that the resulting low resulting in higher income. No wonder, These farm reforms are intended to
LVWHULDOUHVROXWLRQRIWKHFRPPDQGDQGFRQWUROODFXQDHRIIRUFHVRQ by bulk buyers, processors, exporters and so on income not only keeps farmers poor but amid the gloom and doom in most create a parallel arrangement for selling
WKH/$&,QGLD·VDSSURDFKPXVWLQFOXGHDP\ULDGRIDJHQFLHVDQGDOO (the revenue State Governments get from levy of also boomerangs on overall economic other sectors of the economy, agricul- farm produce and can co-exist with the
HOHPHQWVRIQDWLRQDOSRZHU7KHDQQXDOGHIHQFHDOORFDWLRQVKDYHEHHQ market fee on transactions at the mandis has growth through reduction in rural pur- ture is expected to show a positive APMCs. These aim at breaking the
VKULQNLQJUHJXODUO\H[SHUWVVD\WKHSHUFHQWDJHDYDLODEOHIRUPRGHUQL proved to be another major deterrent. In 2017, chasing power. The extant state of growth rate of over three per cent dur- monopoly of a few licenced traders at
the Modi Government had passed a Model affairs is not good for boosting exports ing the current year (of course, this will mandis, create competition and thus
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O\GHWHU&KLQD,QVXFKDVLWXDWLRQDQGLQWKHSRVW&RURQDUHGXFHG visions to give more options to farmers for sell- come as a blessing in disguise. It In retrospect, there is some reason light of the day remains to be seen. For
UHVRXUFHEDVNHWWKHSULRULWLVDWLRQRIUHTXLUHPHQWVUDWKHUWKDQDGLOX ing their crop and greater flexibility to traders gripped India at a time when the Rabi to rejoice over the changes in APMC now, the Government deserves some
WLRQRIZHDSRQTXDOLWDWLYHUHTXLUHPHQWVLVUHFRPPHQGHG7KHUHPXVW such as ‘single pan-State licence’ for buying from crop, mostly the winter staple wheat, was laws by the aforementioned States, accolades for at least putting on the table
EHDSXVKWRZDUGVRSHUDWLRQDOLVLQJWKH5RKWDQJWXQQHOWRIXOOFDSDF anywhere in the State). ready for harvest. April–May is the peri- which has enabled private trade to com- long-pending reforms in agri-market-
LW\HVSHFLDOO\LQYLHZRIORJLVWLFVXVWHQDQFHDQGWURRSUHLQIRUFHPHQWV True to its nomenclature, the model law is a od when farmers congregate at the man- plement efforts of State agencies in ing, which if carried through, will be
IRUWKHURDGFORVHGSHULRGVWDUWLQJLQ1RYHPEHU mere showpiece as until hitherto (prior to the dis. Being the only platform where farm- ensuring record procurement from the truly revolutionary.
7KHZULWHULVDYHWHUDQDQGFRDXWKRURI¶0DRLVW,QVXUJHQF\DQG COVID–19 crisis, to be specific), a majority of ers could sell their produce, this would farmers. While Modi had asked for sus- (The writer is a New Delhi-based
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years ago, economist Amartya Sen 1,000 boys stood at 914 — which is the campaign of 2015, to incentivise major consequence of such preference practice and directed the Tamil Nadu research and documentation on this
argued that 100 million women were lowest since Independence. Now that retention of the girl child. Several State poses a serious risk to bodily integri- Government to pass an order imple- subject globally. Further, it is also crit-
“missing.” However, much before this the registration of births is compulso- Governments have also implemented ty of intersex infants and children. menting the ban. However, infanticide ically important to initiate a dialogue
usage was coined, the phenomenon ry, the SRB data is considered to be innovative initiatives like the “Cradle Intersex children in India are at con- of intersex babies and children con- on the need for an international
behind the phrase was a reality in quite accurate. The problem is graver Baby” scheme of the Tamil Nadu stant risk of forced surgical and med- tinues to be an ignored issue in India. instrument to prevent intersex infan-
India, reflected in the practice of sex in five States (Andhra Pradesh, Government. Launched in 1992, the ical intervention in the form of sex It is estimated that every year, more ticide and a complete ban on sex nor-
determination, selective abortions Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and aim of the scheme was to encourage normalising surgeries to align their than 10,000 intersex children are malising surgeries.
and female infanticide. There were no Tamil Nadu) which have an SRB equal parents to give female children up for body as per the normative definition born in India. Having already established a legal
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Bureau (NCRB) started collecting infanticide has been the focus of a Health Centres (PHCs). The two-fold children are assigned as male at birth. authentic population data of intersex has a unique opportunity to lead the
data on this crime in 2014. However, wide range of the Government’s objective was to prevent female infan- This heinous practice is wide- children in the country. intersex human rights movement if it
he recent killing of a one-day- the consequences of killing the girl efforts since the 1990s, with some suc- ticide and also stop illegal sale of spread in several Indian States, includ- Over the years, various United can proactively put an end to intersex

T old girl child in Tamil Nadu’s

Tiruvannamalai district has
brought to the fore the unending prac-
child before or after birth are clearly
reflected in the skewed sex-ratios in
the country.
cesses and many challenges. The
child sex ratio has continued to be on
the decline even after the enactment
babies.
This measure of the Tamil Nadu
Government also encouraged report-
ing Kerala, which claims to be a model
State in terms of human development
indicators. Even worse, the medical
Nation (UN) committees have high-
lighted this issue. In 2019, expressing
concern over the “mercy killing” of
infanticide. To achieve these goals, the
Centre and States must undertake
urgent steps to ensure prevention and
tice of female infanticide. The murder In 2016, the Government released of a Central law in 1994 banning the ing of this crime unlike other States community also justifies such proce- intersex children with disabilities, the prosecution in cases of female and
was discovered on the complaint of an data based on the civil registration sys- use of prenatal diagnostic tests for sex where the cases are massively under- dures, displaying a shocking ignorance UN Committee on Rights of Persons intersex infanticide.
alert medical officer who suspected tem. It showed that the sex ratio at determination. Aside from this legal reported. In addition to improving law of intersex human rights. For instance, with Disabilities recommended the (Singh is Executive Director, Srishti
foul play. birth (SRB) had fallen from 946 girls measure, the Union and State enforcement and preventing access to doctors working in a hospital in Government to “protect intersex chil- Madurai-LGBTQIA+ student volunteer
Being the second reported for every 1,000 boys in 1949 to 877 in Governments have undertaken sever- ultrasonography, measures like Kerala have admitted performing dren from attacks against their lives movement and Madurai is the elected
instance of female infanticide from the 2014. A deeper crisis is revealed al policy initiatives such as the “Cradle Baby” scheme are critical. such surgeries on intersex children and and any related harmful practices.” Intersex Representative and Executive
region, this case has demonstrated that when the data on girls in the age group National Action Plan of 1991 to The preference for the male child have also highlighted the preference The “missing intersex children” Board Member of International
this evil practice is alive even during of zero-six years is examined. In Balika Samriddhi Yojana in 1997 to leading to a skewed sex ratio has been of parents for the male child. In 2019, phenomenon is not limited to India. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and
the current pandemic. Nearly 30 2011, the number of girls below six per the latest Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao well-documented. However, another the Madras High Court outlawed this There is an urgent need for more Intersex Association, Geneva)
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rency senior unsecured rating
too has been lowered to Baa3
India’s rating in 1998.
The negative outlook
ty and persistent stress in parts
of the financial system, all of
M Sensex on Monday rallied
879 points on heavy buying in
M on Monday downgraded
India’s sovereign credit rating
from Baa2, and its short-term
local currency rating to P-3
reflects dominant, mutually-
reinforcing, downside risks
which policymaking institu-
tions will be challenged to
financial, FMCG and energy
stocks as the Government start-
for the first time in more than from P-2. The outlook remains from deeper stresses in the mitigate and contain. ing the process to unlock the
two decades, saying policy- negative. economy and financial system The agency said its economy boosted investor sen-
makers will be challenged to “The decision to down- that could lead to a more upgrade of India’s ratings to timent. Positive cues from the
mitigate risks of low growth, grade India’s ratings reflects severe and prolonged erosion Baa2 in November 2017 was global markets also helped the
deteriorating fiscal position Moody’s view that the country’s in fiscal strength than Moody’s based on the expectation that key equity indices extend gains
and financial sector stress. policymaking institutions will currently projects, it added. effective implementation of for the fourth session in a row.
Downgrading India’s rating be challenged in enacting and Moody’s said slow reform key reforms would strengthen After skyrocketing 1,250
by a notch to ‘Baa3’ from implementing policies, which momentum and constrained sovereign’s credit profile points during the day, the 30-
‘Baa2’ assigned in November effectively mitigate policy effectiveness have con- through a gradual but persis- share BSE Sensex settled 879.42
2018, Moody’s estimated India the risks of a sustained period tributed to a prolonged period tent improvement in econom- points or 2.57 per cent higher
GDP shrinking by 4 per cent — of relatively low growth, sig- of slow growth, compared to ic, institutional and fiscal at 33,303.52.
first full fiscal contraction in nificant further deterioration in India’s potential, that started strength. The NSE Nifty surged
more than four decades, as the the general Government fiscal before the Covid-19, and it “Since then, implementa- 245.85 points or 2.57 per cent
country faces a prolonged peri- position and stress expects this to continue well tion of these reforms has been to finish at 9,826.15. Bajaj
od of slower growth. in the financial sector,” Moody’s beyond the pandemic. relatively weak and has not Finance was the top gainer in tough sanctions over China’s well while Pharma stocks came
Accordingly, India’s for- said. Moody’s said India faces a resulted in material credit the Sensex pack, rising around new national security law for under selling pressure,” Deepak
eign-currency and local-cur- ‘Baa3’ rating is the lowest prolonged period of slower improvements, indicating lim- 11 per cent, followed by Titan, Hong Kong and Chinese PMI Jasani, Head Retail Research,
rency long-term issuer ratings investment grade -- just a growth relative to the country’s ited policy effectiveness,” Tata Steel, SBI, M&M, HDFC, data showed fresh signs of HDFC Securities, said.
have been downgraded to Baa3 notch above ‘junk’ status. potential, rising debt, further Moody’s said. IndusInd Bank and Reliance economic recovery, he added. Asian shares advanced to
Industries. On the other hand, “The market further ral- three-month highs on Mon as
Sun Pharma, Nestle India and lied in the afternoon session progress on re-opening
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the laggards.
with much broad-based buying
seen in both large and mid cap
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over riots in the US cities and
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mark Brent crude futures were
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il marketing companies T
he Government’s decision
to increase the turnover
P (PNB), the country’s sec-
ond-largest state-owned lender,
data and reacted positively to
the government’s decision to
under which the nationwide
lockdown effectuated on March
On the currency front, the
rupee appreciated 8 paise to pro-
O have hiked the prices of
non-subsidised cooking gas
limit for medium units from C
100 crore to C250 crore will
on Monday said it has reduced
its repo-linked lending rate
come up with a phased re-
opening of all activities outside
25 will be relaxed to a great
extent, including opening of
visionally close at 75.54 against
the US dollar. India is likely to
and aviation turbine fuel with help infuse technology and (RLLR) by 40 basis points containment zones beginning shopping malls, restaurants and receive 102% rainfall of a long-
effect from Monday. promote automation in certain (bps) to 6.65 per cent from 7.05 June 1,” Paras Bothra, President religious places. “Buoyant Asian term average this year, the IMD
The price of the 14.2 kilo- sectors and boost outbound per cent. The bank’s marginal of Equity Research, Ashika and European markets helped said on Monday in its 2nd long
gram cylinder of non-sub- shipments, according to cost of funds-based lending Stock Broking, said. Positive sentiments. Volumes were also range forecast, raising expecta-
sidised LPG gas in Delhi has exporters. rate (MCLR) has also been sentiments also supported after healthy suggesting high deliv- tions for higher farm output in
been raised by C11.50 from Federation of Indian revised downwards by 15 bps US President Donald Trump ery activity. Financials, India, which is reeling from the
May to C593 per cylinder. Export Organisations President across all tenors. stopped short of specifying Materials and Auto stocks did new coronavirus pandemic.
In Kolkata, Mumbai and Sharad Kumar Saraf said that
Chennai, the price of LPG has exclusion of exports turnover
been raised at C616, C590.50 from total turnover will help in
and C 606.50, against C 584.50, internationalisation of MSMEs
C579 and C569.50 per cylinder and will bring their focus on Jaipur: In the ongoing fight
respectively. The highest exports. “This will also bene- against Covid, all departments
increase was witnessed in fit a lot of gems and jewellery of Government of Rajasthan
Chennai with a hike of C37 companies, who would have played their important role.
from the price in May. breached the MSME criteria The main corona warriors
The Government current- due to sheer cost of their were Doctors, Paramedical
ly subsidises 12 cylinders of inputs,” he said in a statement. Staff, Police, District
14.2 kilograms each per house- The cabinet on Monday Administration, Revenue
hold in a year. Additional pur- approved further increasing Officers, Teachers, Sanitation
chases have to be made at the the limit for medium manu- Staff, Media Personnel and
market price. facturing and service units to newspaper hawkers, NGOs and
In a statement on Sunday, C50 crore of investment and philanthropists.
Indian Oil Corp said that the C250 crore of turnover. The Department of
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“For the month of June, matic and will also infuse tech- Government including the
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International prices of LPG. margins are so low. through various forms.

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owned Power Finance
Corporation (PFC), India’s
leading NBFC, on Monday
announced the appointment of
Ravinder Singh Dhillon as its
Chairman and Managing
Director. RS Dhillon assumed
the charge of the post of
Chairman & Managing
Director, PFC w.e.f 01st June
2020 upon the superannuation
of Rajiv Sharma. Dhillon brings
with him close to 36 years of
rich and varied experience.
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we are ready with our strict protocols.” hol-based hand sanitisers. Apart from chased at local farmers’ market is safer
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become climate conscious and
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8³7^]Tbc[h8 es Wajid’s current situation. His I thought he would be discharged in to spread awareness for nature The actor says she wants
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recently. He had been admitted to judged the 2018 show alongside Hud Dabangg in Dabangg (2010), worry, I am ok, I am good, I will be towards this cause. On this Earth. At this time and in this
cWT[PbcSPh8 Surana Hospital at Chembur where Wajid and Richa Sharma, expressed Mashallah in Ek Tha Tiger (2012) alright’. He was such a strong person World Environment Day, current scenario, there are
PbZTSR^PRc^a his condition had deteriorated and his grief by mailing us some of their and more. and a pillar of positivity.” Bhumi is looking to bring many issues that the world is
9^W]3PeXS was on a ventilator for the last few photographs from the show sets and Music composer and singer “Rest in harmony my friend. more awareness on this burn- facing as an impact of the cli-
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You are in my thoughts and prayers.” The duo went on to compose rience during the time. She told us, Raghunatha famines, forest fires, droughts, to save our planet.”
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T in two forms- either chewing
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and this also causes acne.
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ing, riding, weight lifting), emaciation, trauma, and day sleep- khaini) or smoking (cigarettes & Risk of lung cancer is up to 30 skin. It removes dirt from the surface of the
ing. Psychological conditions such as grief, anger, lust, and anx- beedi). Tobacco consumed in any times higher in long term smok- ven from studies before subside as soon as the habit is con- skin and keeps the face fresh, and will not
iety are also known to play a key role in aggravating menstrual
problems.
form is extremely addictive because
of nicotine and three hundred can-
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smoker. Moreover, tobacco smok-
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proof underlining the deleterious
trolled. Near normal body system
settings can soon be restored.
dry out the skin as soaps do.
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According to Ayurveda, poor diet and inefficient digestion cer causing carcinogens. Chewing ers may be more susceptible to impact of tobacco use on lung There have been several stud- take a healthy diet, exercise, hydrate your-
are the main causative factors for these disorders. Improperly tobacco accounts for major con- contracting COVID-19, as the act health and its causative connotation ies reiterating the deadly effect of self at regular intervals, sleep well and have
digested food leads to the pro- sumption of tobacco in India, mak- of smoking involves contact of fin- with respiratory diseases is all over smoking on lungs. foods which are rich in Vitamin D. So that
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the new ball doesn’t swing a lot
as well. So whenever I see bats-
he will certainly miss applying men say the ball is swinging or
saliva on the ball and feels an seaming and that is why I got
alternative should be provided out - the ball is supposed to do
to maintain the red cherry. that.
The ICC Cricket “Because it doesn't happen
Committee, led by former so much in the other formats,
India captain Anil Kumble, it's a new thing for the batsmen
recommended a ban on using when the ball is swinging or
saliva on the ball as an inter- seaming,” said the 26-year-
im measure to deal with the old.
COVID-19 pandemic. The Ahmedabad-born
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not allow the use of artificial unusual position as he has
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move. months due to the lockdown done all the hard work then as
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tougher for the bowlers and
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coronavirus outbreak.
When India will play next
E “defining pair” which builds
the narrative and the duo of
“So, it’s a knock-on effect,
so in every era, there’s always a
and current fast bowlers, feels is not clear yet and Bumrah Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma defining pair and in the mod-
there ought to be an alterna- said he is not sure about how is a special one for India in ern era, it’s Rohit and Virat for
tive. his body will hold up when he modern times, says Sri Lankan India for sure.” Sangakkara rec-
“I was not much of a hug- returns to action. legend Kumar Sangakkara. ollected the era of Dravid and
ger anyway and not a high-five “I really don’t know how Kohli and Rohit have aggre- Ganguly and drew a parallel
person as well, so that doesn’t your body reacts when you gated nearly 36,000 runs (35,930 with Kohli and Rohit where
trouble me a lot. The only don't bowl for two months, runs) across three formats and batsmen have been destructive
thing that interests me is the three months. I'm trying to Sangakkara feels the duo has the despite being orthodox in their
saliva bit,” said. keep up with training so that same aura which Sourav technique.
“I don’t know what guide- as soon as the grounds open Ganguly and Rahul Dravid had “If you look at Rahul and
lines we’ll have to follow when up, the body is in decent shape. in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Dada, both of them are ortho-
we come back, but I feel there “I’ve been training almost “There is something very dox batsmen. They play beau-
should be an alternative,” he six days a week but I’ve not special about Virat and Rohit. tiful cricket shots and are very
added. bowled for a long period of That fact that rules have technically correct. Dravid may
Bumrah said not being time so I don’t know how the changed and run-scoring might be a little bit more so, but the
able to use saliva makes the body will react when I bowl the have become slightly easier in ability to be as destructive with
game more batsman-friendly. first ball. one-day cricket, but it's incred- such rate and precision stroke-
“If the ball is not well “I’m looking at it as a way ibly hard, the volume of crick- making is something that has to
maintained, it’s difficult for the to renew your own body. We’ll et that India athletes play,” be really admired.”
bowlers. The grounds are get- pacer Bishop pointed out that new balls, so it hardly revers- the batsmen keep complaining never get such a break again, Sangakkara said on Star Sports’ “If you take the modern-
ting shorter and shorter, the the conditions have been °8F0B=>C<D27>50 es at the end. about the swinging ball. so even if you have a small nig- ‘Cricket Connected’. day game, India has two of the
wickets are becoming flatter favourable to the fast bowlers 7D664A0=HF0H0=3 “We played in New “Whenever you play, I've gle here and there, you can be Sangakkara feels that Kohli best players in Virat and Rohit,
and flatter. over the last couple of years, =>C0786758E4?4AB>= Zealand, the ground (bound- heard the batsmen - not in our a refreshed person when you and Rohit deserve the respect who play orthodox cricket but
“So we need something, Bumrah nodded in agreement. 0BF4;;B>C70C ary) was 50 metres. So even if team, everywhere - complain- come back. You can prolong also for the fact that players who are just absolutely destruc-
some alternative for the “In Test match cricket, yes. you are not looking to hit a six, ing the ball is swinging. But the your career,” he said. from bygone era didn't have to tive in any format of the game.
bowlers to maintain the ball so That is why it’s my favourite 3>4B=³CCA>D1;4<40 it will go for six. In Test match- ball is supposed to swing! The Bumrah has risen rapidly constantly play three formats. You don’t have to muscle the
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conventional swing.” day cricket and T20 cricket… going.” give throwdowns, isn’t it? about his longevity due to his and Virat but understand that good cricket shots and results
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Smith in best shape despite not picking up bat TheUKECB has welcomed the
government’s decision
Sport Oliver Dowden on
Saturday gave the green light
next step for recreational play-
ers to begin playing at their
that we can provide support for
cricket clubs who will be eager
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little over 7000 cases reported fessional sports behind closed
for live competitive sport to
return behind closed doors in
clubs again,” England and
Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
to see their communities safe-
ly playing in small groups.”
games than India would give op Australian cricketers so far. doors which allows the board safe and carefully controlled said in a statement. “We extend our thanks to
Australia ‘slight advantage’
when the two sides clash under
T resumed training on
Monday at the Sydney
“I’m probably in the best
shape I’ve been in in years,
to go ahead with its plan of
hosting international cricket
environments from June 1.
“We are extremely heart-
The board added that it
will study the guidelines laid
all those in Government who
have worked hard to support
flood lights in December but Olympic Park with batting doing lots of running, lots of starting next month. ened by Saturday's announce- down by the government to the return of sport and we look
the Virat Kohli-led side has the mainstay Steve Smith saying gym stuff at home. It’s been a In the latest health and ment from the Secretary of safely resume the game. forward to seeing players from
batsmen to stand up to the that he is in his best shape in couple of months of good safety guidelines designed to State, which will support the “Over the coming week, we across the game start returning
challenge. years after putting the bat hard work,” said Smith ’. prevent the spread of coron- return of professional, domes- will seek to understand the spe- to the field,” it added.
Cricket Australia last week aside for two months to focus “I haven’t touched a bat,
confirmed that India will tour on physical and mental fitness. really. A couple of little drills
Down Under for a full tour
comprising four Tests, three
ODIs and three T20Is. The sec-
David Warner and
Mitchell Starc were among
those who reported for train-
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affair, starting from December began behind closed doors. getting myself fit and strong
11 in Adelaide. Australia is one of the less- and refreshing mentally,” he
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pink ball games, perhaps, than 80=BQ 20?4C>F= standards. He failed to live up matches. Rabada couldn’t fea-
India which might be a slight to the expectations on the ture in the fourth Test as he was
advantage,” the Aussie star ers who are able to adapt to for us, we wanted to play first opposition player. You got to
batsman said in a Facebook
session, hosted by Sony Sports
anything, so I see it being a
pretty amazing contest,”he said.
Test there for a long period of
time,” the 30-year-old said.
admire someone like that and
what he has done for Indian
Stheouth Africa speedster
Kagiso Rabada reflected on
previous season and admit-
India tour and scalped just
seven wickets in three Tests as
the hosts romped to a 3-0 vic-
handed a one-Test ban for his
celebration after taking the
wicket of England Test captain
India. India will first clash with Smith, one of the world's cricket.” ted he felt out of place and tory. Joe Root in the third Test.
“India played pretty well in Australia in a T20I series best Test batsmen, also Asked about his compar- rusty. Rabada, who has been “The past season was a dis- “It’s passion, but everyone
the day-night game they played beginning October 11 and admired the way the Indian isons with the Indian icon, he leading the Proteas’ bowling appointment,” Rabada was has their opinion and they are
at Kolkata. It’s a different game then return to defend the captain goes about chases in said, “I admire Virat a lot. He's attack for a while now, also quoted as saying by entitled to their own opin-
but they certainly got the bat- Border-Gavaskar Trophy with white-ball cricket. an amazing player. The way opened up regarding his on- ESPNCricinfo. “Even though I ion," Rabada said.
ters that can stand up to the the opening match at Gabba, “Look at his average in they play the game now, the field aggression, which has see that my stats are okay, I just “I have identified things
conditions when it gets tough where the hosts have tremen- winning chases in one-day sheer passion he has for crick- gotten him into trouble many- felt really rusty and a bit out of that I needed to identify and I
with the Pink Ball. And their dous record. cricket. It’s phenomenal. He’s et... His body sort of trans- a-times in recent past. place.” will address them with the
bowlers, they stand the seam “Our record at Gabba so good under pressure and formed over time. He's so fit, The 2019-20 season was Rabada did better on home people that are closest to me
up with quality.” (Brisbane) against anyone, is calm. Just gets the job done strong and powerful now. rather indifferent for Rabada, soil against England, where he and who I feel should be help-
“They are world class play- good to be fair, that is a fortress and unfortunately for an Pretty amazing for cricket.” according to his own high scalped 14 wickets in three ing me address it.”

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M anchester United extended Odion Ighalo’s loan

spell until January 2021 on Monday to ensure the
W and the seasoned Vikas Krishan
were on Monday nominated for the
Panghal had told PTI in a recent interac-
tion. he Spanish league is resuming in
who are fighting to overcome” the
pandemic. Pre-recorded applause
Nigerian striker will be able to finish the 2019/20 sea-
son with the Premier League club.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the
Boxing Federation of India, which picked
Commonwealth and Asian Games
Gold-medallist Krishan (69kg) won the
T less than two weeks with Real
Madrid playing its games at the club’s
uploaded in videos by fans will be
played in the 20th minute of match-
Ighalo’s initial loan deal from Shanghai Shenhua only Olympic-bound names as its nom- Arjuna award in 2012. The 28-year-old training center. es.
expired at the end of May, but the 30-year-old has been inees for the annual honours. had turned professional in 2018 after his Madrid will host Eibar on June “We have created this initiative
rewarded for an impressive return of four goals in eight The BFI has nominated world CWG top finish followed by a third Asian 14 at the 6,000-capacity Alfredo Di to help fans be a part of La Liga's
appearances for United before football was shut down Bronze-winning trio of Lovlina Borgohain Games medal — a Bronze. Stéfano Stadium, a venue used most- return and also as an opportunity for
by the coronavirus pandemic in March. (69kg), Simranjit Kaur (64kg) and Manish He returned to the amateur circuit last ly by the club’s “B” team at the them to show their support for the
“Manchester United have reached agreement with Kaushik (63kg) for the Arjuna awards. Of year with the South Asian Games, winning Ciudad Real Madrid center on the heroes of the COVID-19 pandem-
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua to extend the these, Borgohain has won the world a gold there before qualifying for the city’s outskirts. ic,” said league president Javier
loan deal for Odion Ighalo,” United Bronze twice, the most recent being last Olympics at the Asian qualifiers in Jordan Madrid is not stopping renova- Tebas, who gave his weekly interview
said in a statement. year. in March this year. tion work at the Santiago Bernabéu to league broadcaster Movistar on
“He will now remain with the For the Dronacharya awards, the BFI Of the three Arjuna contenders, Stadium as all remaining league Sunday.
Reds until 31 January 2021, enabling has finalised the names of national Kaushik has had a great run for the past cou- games are likely to be played with- “We want them to feel close to
him to build on an impressive start women’s coach Mohammed Ali Qamar ple of years, winning a Bronze in his maid- out fans because of the coronavirus their team, even if they cannot be in
to life with the club he supported as and assistant coach Chhote Lal Yadav. en world championship (2019) to qualify pandemic. the stadiums cheering them on, and
a boy.” “The nominations of the athletes and for the Olympics after a Silver at the 2018 The league on Sunday con- for players to feel the support of their
Ighalo could prove an impor- coaches have been on the basis of their Commonwealth Games. firmed the dates and times of the first fans.”
tant addition to Ole Gunnar performance during the last four years,” Both Kaur and Borgohain booked two rounds of matches to be played Most games will be played late
Solskjaer’s squad ahead of the BFI said. their Tokyo tickets at the Asian qualifiers. after the competition was stopped in the day to take into account high
a packed schedule once The 24-year-old Panghal (52kg), also Qamar, an Arjuna awardee, was India’s mid-March because of the pan- temperatures in Spain, but some will
games get back under an Asian Games champion, has not won first Commonwealth Games gold-medal- demic. The first game will be the be brought forward based on favor-
way later this month. any national sports award. He was being list in boxing and has been in charge of the Seville derby between Sevilla and able weather forecasts. There will be
“They (Shanghai) nominated for the Arjuna award for the women's camp for over a year now. This was Real Betis on June 11 at 10 p.M. a couple of matches at 1 p.M. Local
have been great past three years but was not considered after serving as an assistant coach for one Local time (2000 GMT). time in the first weekend.
towards us, allowing by the selection committee because of a year. Defending champion Barcelona, The second division will resume
him to play for his 2012 “inadvertent” dope offence. Yadav is closely associated with six-time which has a two-point lead over Real June 11 with the second half of the
dream club,” said “He is allowed to compete for the world champion M C Mary Kom and she Madrid after 27 rounds, will resume game between Rayo Vallecano and
Solskjaer last week. country and his medals are celebrated. He has been crediting him for keeping her at Mallorca on June 13, while Atlético Albacete, which was suspended at
“It’s been a dream deserves to be honoured as well,” BFI focussed in the past couple of years. Madrid visits Athletic Bilbao the fol- halftime in December after
for him and hopefully Executive Director R K Sacheti told PTI. Former world-medallist N Usha has lowing day. Ukrainian Roman Zozulia of
he can finish what he started “Youth level ki galtiyan to sab jageh been nominated for the Dhyan Chand The league has announced that Albacete was subjected to Nazi
and win a trophy with us.” maaf hoti hain. I didn't do it intention- award for lifteime contribution to sports. every game will include an “applause taunts by opposing fans.