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New Delhi: Bhupinder Singh, “Further, Bhupinder Singh poll-bound Punjab.
alias Honey, the arrested accepted that he received the Single phase assembly polls
nephew of Punjab Chief seized cash in lieu of facilitation will be held in the state on
Minister Charanjit Singh in sand mining operations and February 20 and Channi has
Channi, has “accepted” that he transfer/postings of officials,” been declared as the Congress
received C10 crore cash in lieu the ED claimed. chief ministerial candidate by
of facilitating sand mining It said Honey was issued party leader Rahul Gandhi on
operations and transfer or post- summons for his personal Sunday.
ing of officials in the border appearance before the agency The counting of votes is
State, the Enforcement on February 3 along with some slated to be held on March 10
Directorate (ED) claimed in a premises and another about C2 documents. along with four other States.
statement on Monday. crore cash from a linked per- “In response, he appeared The money laundering
He was taken into custody son identified as Sandeep and tendered his statement, case was filed by the ED in
by the federal probe agency in Kumar. wherein he, inter-alia, stated November last year after taking
Jalandhar on February 3 as part The agency said in a state- that he is involved in the min- cognisance of a Punjab Police
of its money laundering inves- ment that it has recorded the ing related activities, but took (Rahon police station, Shaheed
tigation into alleged sand min- statements of Kudratdeep an evasive approach when con- Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar)
ing operations in Punjab. Singh, Bhupinder Singh fronted with incriminating FIR of 2018 that pressed
Honey is the son of (Honey), Honey’s father data,” it said. charges under various sections
Channi’s sister-in-law and he is Santokh Singh and Sandeep Honey, Kudratdeep Singh of the IPC and that under the
in ED custody till Tuesday. Kumar during the searches and Sandeep Kumar are stated Mines and Minerals
The agency had conducted and it was “established” that the to be the directors of a com- (Regulation of Development)
raids against Honey and others seized C10 crore “belonged to pany called Providers Overseas Act, 1957 to probe allegations
on January 18 and seized about Bhupinder Singh s/o Santokh Consultants Pvt Ltd that was of illegal sand mining.
C7.9 crore cash from his Singh.” raided by the ED last month in Continued on Page 2

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PLA soldier involved in the
On Thursday, MEA
Spokesperson Bagchi said that
border clash with Indian sol- China has chosen to “politicise”
he Centre on Monday told diers at the Galwan Valley in an event like the Olympics
T the Supreme Court that
Aadhaar card is not mandato-
2020 as a torchbearer for the
Winter Olympics, China said erately provocative”. Republican
and that the Charge d’Affaires
of the Indian embassy in
ry for registration of Covid-19 on Monday that his selection Senator Jim Risch, a Ranking Beijing will not be attending
vaccination on the CoWIN met the “standards” to pick up Member of the powerful US the opening and the closing
portal. participants for the event and Senate Foreign Relations ceremonies of the Beijing
A bench of Justices DY it should be viewed in an Committee, also said that the Winter Games.
Chandrachud and Surya Kant “objective and rational light”. US will continue to support the Twenty Indian Army per-
was informed by the Ministry China in a provocative sovereignty of India. sonnel laid down their lives in
of Health and Family Welfare move fielded Qi Fabao, the reg- Asked at a media briefing the Galwan clashes that marked
that any one of the nine iden- imental commander of the here on Monday whether field- the most serious military con-
tity documents, including pass- People’s Liberation Army ing Qi in the torch relay went flicts between India and China
port, driving licence, PAN card, (PLA), who was injured during against China’s view that in decades.
voter’s Id card and ration card, the June 2020 clash in the Olympics should build bridges, In February last year,
can be produced for vaccina- Galwan Valley in eastern Foreign Ministry spokesman China officially acknowledged
tion. Ladakh, as a torchbearer for the Zhao Lijian said, “I want to that five Chinese military offi-
The apex court took note Olympics Games Torch Relay, stress that the torchbearers of cers and soldiers were killed in
of the submission and dis- which led India to diplomati- the Beijing Winter Olympics the Galwan clashes with the
posed of a plea filed by cally boycott the opening cer- are broadly representative and Indian Army though it is wide-
Siddharthshankar Sharma, emony of the games on Friday. they meet relevant standards”. ly believed that the death toll
who claimed that the Aadhaar In New Delhi, External “We hope relevant sides was higher.
card was being mandatorily Affairs Ministry Spokesperson can view it in an objective and The diplomats of the US,
insisted upon for administering Arindam Bagchi had described rational light,” he said. European Union and several
Covid-19 vaccination on the the Chinese action of honour- To a follow-up question western countries boycotted
CoWIN portal. ing the commander as “regret- whether the move ignored the opening ceremony to high-
The SC had on October 1, table”. India’s sensitivities, Zhao said, light their allegations of human
2021, issued notice to the Top US lawmakers have “What I want to say is the rel- rights violations against Uygur
Centre on the PIL. also described the Chinese evant sides can view the choice Muslims in China’s restive
Continued on Page 2 move as “shameful” and “delib- of the torchbearers in objective region of Xinjiang.
RANCHI | TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 08, 2022 02
4 Jharkhand labourers die, several injured during electrification work 16 trainees given certificates under RKVY
PNS Ranchi
PNS BERMO/GIRIDIH nder the Rail Kaushal
our migrant laborers of differ-
U Vikas Yojana (RKVY) by
F ent blocks of Bokaro and
Hazaribagh in Jharkhand died
East Central Railway, indus-
try-based training was given
to boys and girls in electronics
after an electric tower collapsed and instrumentation trade for
between Chaple and Sendripali making them skilled and ca-
under Kharsia police station area pable for employment in the
of Raigadh district of Chhattis- Signal and Telecom Training neer, ECR and Principal, Sig-
garh. Several people have been Center of Danapur Division nal and Telecommunication
injured due to the tower falling. as the second batch from Training Center, Danapur
According to the information, 17.01.2022 to 07.02.2022. wished all the trainees for
the dead include four labourers - During this training, the youth bright future. Along with this,
Govind Bhuia, Duggal Bhuia, been injured. All are being dent of the youth of were given training in diode, certificates have been distrib-
Suresh Ravidas and Ishwar resi- treated at Raigarh Medical Col- Jharkhand being engulfed in transistor, IC, power supply, uted to a total of 27 youth and
dent of Govindpur under Vishnu- lege Hospital. death. Even before this many soldering, multimeter, use and girls in total two batches
garh police station area in the As soon as the news of the inci- people have died. repair of transformer etc. under this scheme.
limits of Hazaribagh district. dent was received, the family The youth of Jharkhand have to On Monday after the end of It may be noted that "Rail
The incident is being told be- members were in a bad condi- go abroad to earn their liveli- the training period, 16 quali- Kaushal Vikas Yojana" was
tween 3 and 4 pm on 5 tion. On the other hand, Sikan- hood. Where they have to face fied and qualified trainees launched in Indian Railways
der Ali, a social worker working various kinds of problems. He were given certificates by R. on 17.09.2021 by Minister of
February,2022 L. Yadav, Chief Signal Engi- Railways, Communications &
Sources said that during line for the benefit of migrant labor- has requested the state and cen-
ers, expressed his deep condo- tral government to take effective neer, ECR in the premises of Electronics and Information
shifting, the entire tower fell on Signal and Telecommunica- Technology, Government of
the workers when there was a Four labourers died on the spot have suffered serious injuries. lences about this incident and measures to protect the interests
of these laborers. tion Training Center. On this India for skill development
thrust in the pillar. in the incident and 3 labourers Some other people have also said that this is not the first inci- occasion, Chief Signal Engi- among youth.

Bokaro, Hazaribagh MLAs pay NML spreads awareness on Covid-19 safety

PNS Jamshedpur
tributes to Lata Mangeshkar C awardee Lata Mangeshkar. Wreaths
SIR-National Met-
allurgical Labora-
how one can re-
duce the risk of
getting infected by
following the guid-
were paid to the picture of the vet- tory (NML), ance given by local
eran singer. BJP workers condoled Jamshedpur organised a authorities and all
her death. Legislator Narayan said workshop on COVID- other protocols an-
that he was deeply saddened to know 19 – An Awareness on nounced at national
about the passing away of the leg- Health and Safety re- and regional levels.
endary singer. She was the melodious cently on a virtual plat- He elaborated on
voice of India, who devoted her en- form. The event was steps that every-
tire life to enriching Indian music and organised under DST- body should take to
her death is a great loss to the music Women Technology protect himself or
world. Park in association with herself and others
Also Hazaribagh MLA Manish the Department of Sci- around them and
Jaiswal who was present with Bokaro ence & Technology, emphasized on the
MLA in condolence said that he too Government of India importance of get-
is deeply pained, anguished and sad- and National Institute of delivered the welcome ad- have been planned which ting vaccinated. He
dened by the passing away of Lata Advanced Manufacturing dress. She welcomed the will be implemented jointly informed the audience about
Mangeshkar. Not only the country, Technology (NIAMT), for- guest speaker and the audi- by CSIR-NML and all the symptoms usually
but the whole world has lost such a merly known as NIFFT, ence and briefly introduced NIAMT. Establishing an exhibited by the patients
veteran singer, who gave innumer- Ranchi. the DST project on Women incubation centre and a and advised on when to seek
able songs to bring joy in life with The main objective of the Technology Park (WTP). common facilitation centre emergency medical atten-
her melodious voice. Lata didi's as- programme was to spread As mentioned by her, the for women entrepreneurs is tion. He addressed a number
cetic life is a unique example of awareness among the peo- objective of this DST proj- also a part of the WTP pro- of issues related to Covid
vocal meditation. BJP District Gen- ple about the importance of ect (supported by SEED) is gramme, as highlighted by vaccination. The presenta-
eral Secretary Sanjay Tyagi, Mahen- good health and the safety capacity building and en- Dr. Tarafder. tion was very informative.
RAHUL SHARMA Bokaro queen, saying she will forever remain dra Rai, Panna Lal , Vinay Kishore, protocols they are expected trepreneurship develop- The guest speaker of the There was a question and
in everyone’s heart. Adjoining the Avinash Jha, Rajiv Malakar, Jhantu to follow in this pandemic ment for women of evening program was Dr. answer session following
De, Prakash Chatterjee, Golu Upad- the presentation of Dr.
A ll the fraternity on Sunday con-
doled the death of legendary
singer Lata Mangeshkar and paid
same condolence a tribute meeting
was organized in the residential of-
fice of Bokaro MLA Biranchi
hyay, Manjeet, etc. expressed grief
and prayed to the almighty to bestow
situation.
Mita Tarafder, chief scien-
tist and head of KRIT Divi-
Jharkhand. Various pro-
grams like a certificate pro-
gram, job-oriented training
A. K. Arya, Sr. Medical Of-
ficer, CSIR-NML. He high-
lighted all aspects of
Arya. The virtual program
was attended by more than
glowing tributes to the melody Narayan on the death of Bharat Ratna eternal peace for the departed soul. sion at CSIR-NML and need assessment study Covid-19 and explained 40 people.

SBU provides good placements even during pandemic Iron Ore Screening Unit inaugurated in BSL
PNS Ranchi Home opportunities avoiding gistics and Healthcare. Compa- PNS Bokaro
field jobs. This change in priority nies which recruited from SBU
or the last two consecutive has also limited the scope for campus are Earnst & Young, nder the leadership of
Fyears educational institutes
across the country had to comply
students from places like Jhark-
hand and Bihar where the job op-
Volvo Eicher, Futurense Tech-
nologies, Wipro, Aditya Birla
U Director Incharge BSL
Amarendu Prakash Iron
with the government regulations tions are limited. Group – AB Fashion & Retail, ore screening unit to get
and to shift to Teaching-Learning At the time when MNCs and AB Insulators , AB Capital , +30 mm size fraction of
from home in accordance with other companies have changed Motherson -Sumi, iNurture, Bu- Iron Ore Lump for use in
the restriction imposed to uphold their hiring pattern and reduced reau Veritas, Murugappa Group SMS in Bokaro Steel Plant
the safety of the students and numbers for fresh talent due to – Chola Finance, TCI, Byju’s, was inaugurated by Execu-
curb the spread of the virus. COVID-19 pandemic and pre- Extramark, HDFC Mutual tive Director (Works)
However, human resilience and vailing uncertainties, SBU place- Funds, Tata- AIG, Ceasefire, Atanu Bhowmik. CGM
willingness to change saw online ment cell provided continuous ICICI-Prudential Life, UpGrad (Services) Sanjay Kumar,
tutorials replace classroom learn- support to students to make them and they have offered various CGM (PPC&SC) Anil
ings for imparting education to employable and placement salary ranges from 3 LPA to 9 Kumar, CGM (RMHP) D
the students of the country. ready. Despite the critical situa- LPA. Kumar, CGM(BF) MP
As the crisis prolonged, students tion of global pandemic the uni- The highest package of Rs 9 lacs Singh, CGM(SMS-NEW)
of passing out batches faced a versity placement cell has was bagged by a B.Tech. CSE A Kumar,
major challenge for their place- managed to attract premium student and Rs. 7 lacs by an CGM(CO&BPP) Rakesh
ment opportunities and the same companies like Ernst & Young , MBA student. Significantly SBU Kumar, CGM(PF) A Sahu,
continued with the institution’s Volvo-Eicher, Wipro, Tata AIG, students have bagged multiple CGM(Refractoriness) VP
placement cell. Despite this tense HDFC Mutual Fund etc. So far job offers from the reputed com- Upadhayay, CGM(CED)
pandemic situation they adjusted 70 plus companies have ap- panies in virtual campus place- Shaligram Singh,
to it as the show must go on. proached for final placement and ment drives, which are still going CGM(Traffic) AK Jha,
Many have decided not to hire another 40 companies for intern- on at the University. We The suc- CGM (SMS-2) MR
full time employees and are in- ships with various salary ranges cess rate of placement from the Gupta, CGM (MRD) R
stead recruiting students for un- up to 9 LPA for the universities’ first batch was 100 per cent for Dhawan, Unit Head
paid internship or on a monthly various set of students from B. MBA students in the year 2020, (FSNL) S k Poolu, other fall of scrap in SMS. The use ect. mitigate the problem of short-
stipend followed by pre place- Tech., MBA. BCA, BBA, BBA however in 2021 placement suc- Chief General Managers and of screened Iron Ore lump in After the commissioning of age of scraps in Steel Melting
ment offer. This pandemic has CM, B. Com. and Diploma Engi- cess rate was overall 80 per cent senior officials were present SMS for Steel making will re- Continuous Casting in SMS- Shop (SMS), it was felt neces-
changed the hiring scenario and neering. for MBA, BBA and Diploma on the occasion. There was duce the consumption of scrap New, production from Slab- sary to use Screened Iron Ore
students – parents priorities com- Most of the students were hired candidates. For 2022 batches it leadership of DIC Amarendu for facilitating smooth pro- bing Mill at BSL was stopped Lump in convertors of SMS as
pletely. Now, parents are not al- by TOP MNCs from different started on a very high note and Prakash and guidance of ED duction of Steel. GM (MRD) resulting in a shortage of a substitute of scrap. Use of 1
lowing students to get jobs in sectors like BFSI, EdTech, Con- the process is going on and is ex- (Works) Mr. Bhowmik, R Dutt & Dhananjay Kumar scraps generated through the Tonne of screened Iron ore
distant places and metro cities. sulting, Software, ITES, HR pected to reach 90 per cent of screening unit was installed played a significant role in the Slabbing Mill route to the lump replaces nearly 3 Tonne
Also, they look for Work From Consulting, Manufacturing, Lo- success rate with big brands. by FSNL to cater to the short- execution of the whole proj- tune of 350 Tonnes/Day. To of scrap requirements.
Train derailment
Work of foot overbridge at Tatanagar station delays further affects operations NPU conducts 'hold
PNS Jamshedpur Chakradharpur end of the railway
on Dhanbad -
Gaya section
over' examinations
station will be of great advantage. M FAIYAZ AHMAD inations, said Khan.
T he ambitious project of foot
overbridge being built at Tatana-
gar railway station at a cost of Rs
"The old abandoned bridge was con-
verted into a foot overbridge. This
will also benefit passengers entering
Pankaj Kumar
Dhanbad
DALTONGANJ Pro vice chancellor of
the Nilamber Pitamber
1.90 crore will not be completed in
the month of February. The target to
the railway station from the Bur-
mamines-end, the second entry to T rain derailment near Pa-
harpur affected train
T he Nilamber Pitam-
ber university today
began taking its hold
university Dr Deep-
narayan Yadav had only
last week announced
complete the project was set for the the railway station," he said. movement on Dhanbad - over examinations. that hold over examina-
month of February itself. However, The Tatanagar station assumes im- Gaya section on grand chord It conducted examina- tions would be con-
some of the important work is still portance as it falls on the Howrah- section affected movement tions of MBA, MCA, ducted in strict
pending. Mumbai route. Several important of trains for around six hours accordance with the
trains travel via Tatanagar, including today. Several important BDS and BSc Nursing
Chakradharpur Railway Division's today, said the univer- covid appropriate be-
DRM Vijay Kumar Sahu is putting the Rajdhani Express and Duronto trains inducing three Rajd-
efforts to complete the project in Express. hani express trains namely sity controller of the ex- haviour.
time. With the completion of the The Tatanagar station assumes im- Sealdah, Howrah and aminations A Jabbar Yadav had given the
foot overbridge, the second entry portance because it is located on the Bhubaneswar rajdhani ex- Khan. start date of the hold
gate of the station will also be Howrah-Mumbai main route. Sev- press trains remained The examinations which over examinations on
started. Work on this has been going eral important trains travel via stranded at different stations started today will con- and from February 7 and
on for a decade. It is still pending Tatanagar, including the high-profile till the down line was re- clude on February 14. the university did stick
due to several screws in the work. In Rajdhani Express and Duronto Ex- stored at 11.15 Am after re- The examinations were to this schedule.
press. The station sees a daily traffic pairs of tracks. According to semester and supple- University sources said
this work, many earlier contractors reports an election special
have also caused loss of lakhs to the of 90 mail, express and passenger train returning from Hapur mentary both. the entire examination
railways. trains, besides a footfall of more in UP to Kolkata after drop- There are two examina- control crew of the uni-
Meanwhile, the work on platform than 60,000 passengers. ping security personnel for tion centres fixed for the versity will be hands
number five of Tatanagar railway “Tatanagar is significant because it election duty derailed near above mentioned exami- full of various examina-
station has been completed. The sec- falls on the Howrah-Mumbai main Paharpur station at around 5 nations. tions which for the
ond entry will be started after the muri, Baridih, Sakchi, Sidhgora, door. line. It is the busiest passenger junc- Am. Two bogies of the train One centre is fixed at Coronavirus were put on
foot overbridge is connected to the Baradwari, Mango, Govindpur, Funds to the tune of Rs 1.75 crore tion in the state and hosts around 80 have derailed causing dis- the Daltonganj based the back burner but with
Burmamines end. Jemco etc. will get its benefit. Rail have already been spent for develop- trains every day. Dhanbad, which is ruption of trains on both GLA college while the now ease of the curbs
With the completion of the station's passengers can park their cars and ing the second entrance, work for a much smaller station, has escala- lines. Senior railway offi- other is at SSJSN col- the university is racing
second entry work, half the popula- bikes only in the Burmines station which began in 2010. tors,” senior functionary of the pas- cials rushed to the spot and lege Garhwa. against time to clear its
tion of the city will benefit from it. parking lot. After this, a ticket The official went on to say that work senger association U.K. Srivastava bridging the train on tracks entire back log of the
the downine too was re- A total of 118 examinees
People of Burmamines, Telco, Gol- counter has also been built right next for the foot overbridge on the reasoned. were to take their exam- examinations.
stored at 11.15 around am.
RANCHI | TUESDAY | FEBRUARY 08, 2022

Documentary on Jharkhand’s flora, fauna, culture to feature in Jamaica

Two member team
visits Ranchi and
Khunti districts
PNS Ranchi

A documentary on Jharkhand’s
natural beauty, tribal culture
and traditions, women’s empower-
ment, agriculture self-help groups
etc will be shown in Caribbean
country Jamaica.
A two-member team from Jamaica
visited Khunti and Ranchi districts
of Jharkhand. The team got infor-
mation about various tourist places
of Jharkhand, culture and tradition
of tribals here, working of women
of self-help groups, agriculture etc. camera and asked the women Gutjora.
Carroll Francis and Arlo Fiedler Various dances are an important ditional food.
were in the team. Both are mem- about the change in their lives. The On the second day of the tour, the part of the tribal tradition of Jhark- The documentary, being made on
bers of the PBCJ, the public rela- team also witnessed the traditional Jamaican team visited Rampur hand. The team from Jamaica the instructions of the High Com-
tions system of Jamaica. jewellery being manufactured Panchayat, Sidraul and danced with local artists from mission of India, will help preserve
The Jamaican team captured the under the Adiva brand. Lalkhatanga in Namkum Block. Jharkhand. The team of local the history of the Indian commu-
natural beauty of Jharkhand in To know how women empower- Here, the team closely watched the artists gave information about the nity in Jamaica. Especially the
their camera on the first day. The ment is bringing a change in the implementation of the schemes dance. Carol, who hails from Ja- emotional attachment of the Indian
team witnessed the Dassam Falls lives of women in Jharkhand, the being run under MGNREGA. The maica, said that she is very im- living here will increase. The doc-
at Khunti, followed by the lac team also reached micro drip irri- team came to know how the vil- pressed by the culture of umentary will be showcased in Ja-
products being carried out through gation, poly nursery horticulture, lage is developing through Jharkhand and the work being maica at the IndiaAt75 event on Chief Minister Hemant Soren alongwith his family
the Van Dhan Vikas Kendra in chicks hardening center being im- schemes by providing employment done by the women. The tribal tra- the 75th anniversary of independ- members outside Maa Kamakhya temple in Guwahati,
Siladon, the manufacturing of var- plemented by Sakhi Mandals at to the people in the rural environ- dition of Jharkhand is amazing. ence of India to the people of Assam on Monday. The CM was in Guwahati to cele-
ious products under Palash on Livelihood Resource Center at ment. The Jamaican team also enjoys tra- Jharkhand living in Jamaica. brate his 16th wedding anniversary on Monday. PNS

Tourist places being developed in

Fresh, active cases of Covid-19 decline in State Things seem to be getting better. The corona infection started
Simdega to give boost to livelihood
While in Ranchi the active cases are spreading rapidly, but in a few days PNS Ranchi
839 there are eleven districts where the situation started improving.
active cases are below 50. The dis- However, critical care experts say n a bid to boost tourism in the
trict which is having the least active
cases is Jamtara. The eleven districts
that even after the situation of co-
rona is better, people will have to
Iministration
district, Simdega District ad-
has given new
where active cases are below fifty follow the guideline, because even look to tourist places like Ke-
are Palamu 48, Garhwa 46, Lo- now the corona is not completely laghagh, Dangaddi, Ketungad-
hardaga 35, Khunti 34, Latehar 30, over. ham located in Simdega, which
Gumla 29, Pakur 28, Sahibganj 20, As fresh cases and active cases are is not only attracting tourists to-
Godda 19, Ramgarh 16, Jamtara 11. declining day-by-day, it is visible wards itself, but the livelihood
As per experts the effect of the new at government as well as private of the local people is also get-
variant of coronavirus was less be- hospitals too. The number of in- ting empowered.
cause most people have been vacci- fected persons at government hos- The captivating nature here is A view of Kelaghagh Dam in Simdega. PNS
nated. As per health department pitals has reduced. In RIMS, out of fascinated by the tourists. Not
figures, 96 per cent of the population the reserved beds of 250 beds, only only this, these tourist places coming. The role of the local killing the enemies during the
who are 18 years of age have got the 25 beds are occupied by patients have been covered with basic people was decided in this war. The district administration
first dose of vaccines while 61 per who are infected with corona. At facilities for tourists, due to work, which the people here has marked the heritage of it
cent have been fully vaccinated. the same time, there is not a single which an unprecedented in- have happily accepted. This fa- and the hill to be recognized as
Those who took the vaccine came corona patient admitted in Sadar crease in the number of tourists cilitated the district administra- a tourist spot. In order to see
A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a under the grip of corona, but the Hospital. Apart from this, private has been registered. tion and ensured beautification the panoramic view of the
student, in Ranchi on Monday. Pix by Vinay Murmu level of infection was not as high. hospitals have reduced beds in The work of beautifying the of tourist places and indirect mountain and to make the
At the same time, the government view of the decrease in the number tourist places of Simdega, neg- employment to the people. people aware of the specialty
PNS Ranchi the third wave of Covid-19 was is further protecting the front line of fresh corona cases. There is not lected for years, is being done There are many such tourist of the mountain, the work of
picking up, but on Sunday the active workers and those with comorbidi- a single infected person admitted at for the last one year. Through places in Simdega, which can- beautifying it has been
A ctive caseload in Ranchi came
under 1,000-mark in relief that
cases of corona are declining day by
cases in Ranchi were 839. Across
the State, the active cases were
recorded to 2,616.
ties by giving booster doses. Sig-
nificantly, the effect of the third
private hospitals. According to the
Health Department, out of 3055 in-
the District Tourism Promotion
Committee, development
not be ignored. Bhanwar Pahar
is one of these which are a
symbol of mythological her-
launched on the ground. Soon
the work of beautification of
the mountain will be com-
wave of Corona remained in fected in the state on February 5, works are being done by mark-
day. In Ranchi, the active cases The speed of the third wave of Jharkhand in the second week of 2831 are asymptomatic and 224 are ing the tourist places in the dis- itage. It is said that Bhanwar pleted and handed over to the
touched 1,277 on January 1 when Covid-19 has stopped in Jharkhand. January. asymptomatic. trict where tourists keep Pahar has been instrumental in tourists.

Languages row set to DC seeks weekly vaccination report from officials

intensify in Jharkhand PNS Ranchi have taken both doses of
COVID vaccine in all pri-
CMPDI CMD inaugurates Ultra-
PNS Ranchi government notified Bho- sound Machine
jpuri, Angika and Maithili
as the regional languages
R anchi Deputy Com-
missioner (DC),
vate and Government
schools of the district.
T he language row in
Jharkhand is going to
intensify in coming days, as
for the district-level recruit-
ments recently. The protes-
Chhavi Ranjan, on Mon-
day, reviewed the COVID-
Meanwhile, the Ranchi
district administration is
CMD, CMPDI, Manoj
Kumar, inaugurated the
19 vaccination work in the making constant efforts to newly installed Ultra-
representatives of Magahi, tors are demonstrating district and inquired in de- connect transgenders with
Bhojpuri and Angika against the policy claiming sound Machine- Color
tail about 15 plus, 18 plus the mainstream. DDC, Doppler system facility
speaking communities and that these languages should and prescribing dosage. Ranchi, Vishal Sagar held
those opposing these lan- be replaced with Khortha, at Ramakrishna Mission
He directed the Deputy a meeting with District TB Sanatorium, Tupu-
guages headed by Adivasi which is predominantly Development Commis- Social Welfare Officer,
Chatra Sangh and Moolvasi spoken in the area. sioner (DDC) to submit Shatrunjay Kumar and dana, Ranchi which was
group have decided to in- While the Manch is oppos- the weekly report of all the Kumud Jha of NGO Di- entirely funded by CM-
tensify their agitation. ing State Education Minis- Block Development Offi- vyam Dreams, which is PDIL under CSR at a cost of Rs 10.50 lakhs. Kumar
Recently, State Education ter, the members of Adivasi cers (BDO) for the last working to uplift of trans- said, this Ultrasound Color Doppler system will help in
Minister Jagarnath Mahto Chhatra Sangh (ACS) are one month. He said that gender community. In the early diagnosis of TB and other diseases which will
is reported to have said that against inclusion of Bho- how much target was meeting, while discussing benefit people of nearby areas. Earlier in December
Bhojpuri, Magahi will be jpuri, Maithili, Maghi and given to all the BDOs and Ranchi DC Chhavi Ranjan during a meeting in Ranchi topics related to making 2021, CMPDI inks an MOA with Ramakrishna Mission
removed from the list of Angika as regional lan- how much they have on Monday. PNS Aadhar Card and transgen- TB Sanatorium, Tupudana for installation of Ultrasound
languages in the State re- guages in the State gazette achieved, tell through the der certificate, providing Color Doppler system. Rupali Gupta, President, Kas-
cruitment policy. The All for job recruitments. report. available by Wednesday Hospital, Sadar Hospital, shelter, COVID-19 vacci-
so that how many people Bundu Sub-Divisional turi Mahila Sabha; Manoj Sahay, GM (HRD/CSR);
India Bhojpuri, Magahi, Few days back the mem- During the meeting, Ran- nation and health check- Suman Rastogi, Chief Manager (Personal/CSR),
Maithili Angika Manch bers of Adivasi Chhatra jan, while reviewing the have shifted or migrated Hospital, Resaldar CHC, up to the transgender
Sangh (ACS) burnt the ef- and how many have taken Ranjan directed the Civil Swami Satsangananda, Secretary, Ramkrishna Mis-
(AIBMMAM), which is prevention and vaccina- community to get the ben- sion TB Sanatorium and others were present on this
backed by RJD’s splinter figy of government at the tion of COVID-19 infec- the vaccine elsewhere. Surgeon to cancel the dep- efits of various schemes,
outfit RJD Loktantrik, has Albert Ekka Chowk to The DC gave a stern warn- utation of teachers above occasion.
tion, gave necessary the DDC gave necessary
strongly condemned protest the government de- directions to the senior of- ing to the BDOs and class 9th. Along with this, guidelines to the DSWO.
Mahto’s recent remarks cision. ACS president ficials of all the cells. MOICs of Bero, Lapung, in view of the decline in Sagar directed to set up RRD secures 4th position in e-Drishti
where he allegedly termed Sushil Oraon said, “The Ranjan reviewed the booth Mandar, Tamar, Kanke, the cases of COVID, he camps for making Aad-
Biharis as intruders and State government’s deci- wise door to door survey Ratu and Sonahatu, saying also directed to start the haar cards for transgen- Ranchi Railway Division
sought his immediate resig- sion to include Bhojpuri, work during the meeting. that they should improve treatment of general pa- ders, for COVID-19 has got the fourth posi-
nation on moral grounds. Maithili, Maghi and Angika While directing all the the performance as per the tients in the fourth and vaccination and health tion in the entire Indian
The Manch has demanded is wrong. They could be re- EROs to work with the set target, otherwise the fifth floors of Sadar Hos- check-ups. The DDC said Railways in the month of
the resignation of the Edu- gional languages of Bihar BDO, he said that they salary will be stopped and pital. that arrangements should December in the leader-
cation Minister. but not Jharkhand. Even should collect booth wise departmental action will During the meeting, the be made to set up camps ship of Divisional Rail-
Dhanbad and Bokaro have Bangla and Oriya are not data for door to door sur- be recommended. DC instructed the District around the place where way Manager Pradeep
been on the boil for the past regional languages of the vey. He directed to make While reviewing the depu- Education Officer to re- the transgender group is
tation in District COVID port how many teachers Gupta and the work of
several days after the State State.” the report related to this living. his team. Ajmer division

AJSU Party launches Jan Sangrah-Dhan Sangrah campaign

has got first place, second place Secunderabad divi-
sion, third place Dhanbad division has got. For the first
time, Ranchi Railway Division has secured the place
in the "First Five". E Drishti is a website, on which the
PNS Ranchi On the occasion, many prominent Performance Index (KPI) ranking is released by the In-
faces from different sections joined
dian Railways with the objective of improving the vari-
A JSU Party President Sudesh
Kumar Mahato today said that
for the AJSU Party, which has wit-
the AJSU party. Sudesh Kumar
Mahto got them the membership of
the party and said that people who
ous parameters by increasing the competition among
the railway divisions. Under this, passenger facilities
nessed many agitations, struggles, care about Jharkhand and like waiting room, platform, cleanliness, CCTV, ATM fa-
campaigns, the fund collection Jharkhandis are joining the AJSU cility at stations, cleanliness fortnight, hospital, busi-
campaign will further strengthen party from the State, country and ness promotion, lighting and Wi-Fi facility at stations,
the relationship of engagement abroad. We have the responsibility safety work, operational efficiency, income etc. Rele-
with the common people with po- of saving water, forest, land as well vant photos and information are uploaded. Ranchi Di-
litical and moral accountability. as conscience, he said. vision has secured this position on the basis of 88.62
The objective of the campaign is At the launch of the programme, per cent score among all the divisions of Indian Rail-
clear and comprehensive. It is not Giridih MP Chandraprakash ways for December 2021 released by Indian Railways.
just a program, but a foundation Choudhary said that land-related
for building the Jharkhand of to- and public issues have been para-
morrow. mount for us along with public in- SBPS student shines at an Inter-
terest. Jan Sangrah-Dhan Sangrah
The party chief was addressing a
gathering during the launch of the Abhiyan will give it a new look. national Meet
Jan Sangrah - Dhan Sangrah cam- It will give courage to move for-
paign at the Central Office of ward and change the political sit- It's yet another proud mo-
AJSU here on Monday. uation and will inculcate the spirit ment for Sarala Birla Public
"Jan Sangrah-Dhan Sangrah Ab- of collectivism and public partic- School, Ranchi as its stu-
hiyan is a preparation to save the ipation. dent performed exception-
principal amount from the Jan Giridih MP Chandra Prakash ally well in the 5th Edition of
Dhan of Jharkhand. Our under- AJSU Party Chief Sudesh Kumar Mahto alongwith others during Jan Sangrah Dhan Sangrah Choudhary, Gomia MLA Dr. Critical Thinking Round
standing is to create a new political programme in Ranchi on Monday. Pix by Ratan Lal Lambodar Mahto, Central Chief Table that was conducted
culture in this way," he said. Instructor Sanjay Basu Malik, by Sunbeam Lahartara,
“When every worker and supporter forward and change the political people's movement of Jharkhand of language. In fact, the govern- Central Chief Spokesperson Dr. Varanasi. It was an Interna-
of the party extends their hands to situation. This campaign will run and will give voice to public is- ment, which failed on every front Devsharan Bhagat, Central Vice tional level Inter-School
the people, then the spirit of collec- till March 31. One lakh active and sues. “The government wants to in two years, is trying to hide its President Hassan Ansari, Union competition wherein Ayushi Choudhary of class XII re-
tivism and public participation will 10 lakh people are being prepared spread hatred by making language failures. But the people of Jhark- General Secretary Rajendra ceived the Critic's Choice Award for the event Creative
be infused. It will give strength to through this campaign,” he added. a weapon and wants to disturb hand have understood everything. Mehta, Prof. Vinay Bharat, Sanjay Writing (Poetry). The school is proud of her remarkable
the expectations of the common The AJSU chief said that the year Jharkhand. The government has People have also started assessing Mahato, Bharat Kashi, Hakim achievement as it was the outcome of her consistent
people. Obviously this campaign 2022 is a year of struggle for the put Jharkhandi identity and con- the work of the government Ansari, Harish Kumar, Gautam
will give us the courage to move party. The party will join every science in danger under the guise faster,” he said. Singh etc were present. efforts.
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Goodwill Ambassador for Bangladesh, Brazil, India, ed ED custody of accused till which Rs 8 crore and most of Prevention of Money Kovind, who is Visitor to the Social media surfaced with Trinamool Congress, reshared
Leprosy Elimination, said: “The Indonesia, Nepal, Nigeria, 08.02.2022,” the agency said in the papers were seized from Laundering Act (PMLA) in a University, has approved the Pandits’s old twitter posts a tweet by the vice-chancellor
impact of the coronavirus pan- Papua New Guinea, Portugal, a tweet. premises linked to Honey bribery scam relating to grant appointment of Santishree which includes her criticism on from last year, in which she
demic has been particularly Senegal, Sierra Leone, Honey was arrested under alone. of permission accorded by the Dhulipudi Pandit as JNU Vice- the protesting farmers, had referred to Indian
hard on people affected by Tanzania, Uganda and the the provisions of the About Rs 2 crore cash was Dental Council of India to Chancellor. Her appointment Christianity, Nathuram Christians as 'rice bag con-
leprosy and their families who United Kingdom . Organised Prevention of Money seized from the premises linked start various dental colleges. is for a period of five years,” a Godse, verts'.
were in a vulnerable situation by Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Laundering Act (PMLA) late to a person identified as The ED had initiated money senior MoE official Posts at the account under "The new Vice-Chancellor
to begin with. Disease) Initiative, the cam- on Thursday night after sever- Sandeep Kumar. laundering investigation on said. the name ‘Dr. Santishree of JNU refers to Christians as
“Lockdowns and other paign includes awareness-rais- al hours of questioning at the The ED filed a criminal the basis of an FIR registered by M Jagadesh Kumar, who Dhulipudi Pandit ’ call protest- 'rice bag converts'. She will now
measures to prevent the spread ing activities and outreach to agency's office in Jalandhar. case under PMLA in this case ACB, CBI, Chennai against Dr was holding the charge of act- ing farmers “parasites”; head one of India’s elite liber-
of the virus have caused many Governments, webinars tar- During the questioning, in November. S Murukesan, a leading Dentist ing VC at JNU after his five- retweeted a tweet claiming al arts universities Education
problems at the field level, geting youths and healthcare he was evasive in his replies, The case is based on a 2018 and others. year term ended last year, was that MK Gandhi’s last words Min should clarify if that’s
making access to medical ser- professionals including para- leading to his arrest. The ED FIR at the Shaheed Bhagat last week appointed as the being “He Ram!" is a “myth”; how Christian students at JNU
vices difficult, causing loss of medics like nurses then produced him before the Singh (SBS) Nagar police sta- Mines and Minerals chairman of the UGC. and describe anti-BJP students are going to be treated & if this
livelihoods and exacerbating and ASHA relevant PMLA court on Friday tion that pressed charges under (Regulation of Development) Santishree Dhulipudi and teachers, at the university is Indian govt policy," Gokhale
the difficulties that persons workers. that granted him to ED custody the Indian Penal Code and Act, 1957. Pandit is an alumna of JNU Pandit has been picked to wrote on Twitter.

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sound — not overly
implies that the 12 to 14 chee-
tahs that are intended to be
brought from South
Africa/Namibia/Other African
The Ministry is in the
process of holding consultation
meetings with African coun-
tries for bringing Cheetah.
was first conceived in 2009 by
the then Union Environment
Minister Jairam ramesh.
Under the ongoing
lations of cheetah in India
with occasional 'immigrants'
brought in from Africa, as and
when needed," notes the Action
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=4F34;78 erant — predators-wary, and years should not be “hostile to (8-10 males and 4-6 females) Project Tiger, Rs. 38.70 crore Ministry to initiate Cheetah
capable of hunting wild prey. each other,” explained the offi- for establishing a new cheetah has been allocated to the chee- reintroduction plan in the
he Opposition on Monday These are ‘some’ of the ‘quali- cial. population would be imported, tah introduction project for the country.
T lashed out at the
Government for "fomenting
ties’ that the Government is
looking for in Cheetahs that it
The Ministry has plans to
fit such introduced cheetah
as a founder stock for five years
initially and then as may be
years 2021-22 to 2025-26, said
Union Environment Minister
The other sites recom-
mended for holding and con-
social divide in the country, plans to bring from abroad in with satellite/GSM-GPS-VHF required by the program, as per Ashwani Kumar servation breeding of cheetah
failing to provide jobs and the country as part of its wild- radio-collars before their the official. Choubey. in India, in controlled wild con-
unable to secure the border cat reintroduction plan. release in the wild so as to Cheetah is the only large “The primary aim is to ditions are Nauradehi Wildlife
with China". The treasury, Other qualities that the enable monitoring remotely. carnivore to have become establish a free-ranging popu- Sanctuar y, Gandhi Sagar
however, said the nation was on Cheetahs should have is that Under the 'Action Plan for extinct in the 1950s in India. lation of cheetahs in and Wildlife Sanctuar y –
the "path of rapid progress". they should be in the repro- Introduction of Cheetah in Initially, the plan to reintroduce around KNP in Madhya Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife
Participating in the debate ductive age and “socially toler- India' the Government is cheetahs was in 2021, howev- Pradesh. Further, this popula- Sanctuary , both in Madhya
of motion of thanks to the ant of each other”, said an offi- mulling to introduce at least 50 er, it got delayed due to the tion in KNP will be managed Pradesh, Shahgarh bulge in
President’s Address, Congress cial from the Union Ministry of Cheetahs in various national COVID-19 pandemic. The as a metapopulation with other Jaisalmer, Mukundara Tiger
leader Anand Sharma said the Environment Ministry. It parks over five years. idea to bring back the species two to three established popu- Reserve, both in Rajasthan
document did not mention

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one lakh troops from India and raised concerns over the part of) the party whose gov-
China were facing each other "decline" in the overall alloca- ernment gave an affidavit in
in Ladakh but the government tion for agriculture in the court that Lord Ram was a fic-
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about the situation pointed those expecting an they will build the Ram Temple Amrit Mahotsav) across 33 isfaction that efforts have been
there. increase in the outlay for the quickly. he Government on states and UTs, a Union Health reflected in the latest National
He said during the height
of the 1962 conflict with China,
sector.
Devegowda claimed an
On Covaxin, Javadekar
said some people called the
T Monday launched the
Intensified Mission
Ministry statement said.
Mandaviya noted that
Family Health Survey which
has indicated increased cover-
Parliament discussed the situ- appeal to remove GST from all COVID-19 vaccine the ''BJP's Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0, hop- while the pace of routine age.
ation there with then MP Atal farm inputs was left unheard. vaccine" and refused to take it ing to fill the inoculation gaps immunization has slowed "Vaccines are one of the
Bihari Vajpayee taking part in The subsidy on food and petro- but when Prime Minister due to slow down of routine down due to Covid pandemic, most effective, affordable and
it. Sharma also criticised the leum products was decreased Narendra Modi took Covaxin immunization in the wake of IMI 4.0 will immensely con- safe methods to protect infants,
move to subsume the flame at which would impact the cost of it silenced all the critics glob- the Covid-19 pandemic. It also tribute in filling the gaps and children and pregnant women
Amar Jawan Jyoti into the eter- cultivation and cost inputs, he ally. aims to make lasting gains make lasting gains towards from diseases and mortality.
nal flame at National War said, adding the budget alloca- Referring to Congress towards universal immuniza- universal immunization. The minister virtually
Memorial. tion for agriculture and allied leader Digvijaya Singh's speech, tion. It will ensure that Routine launched the IMI 4.0 portal
The senior Congress leader sectors has disappointed all Javadekar said he claimed that It is the largest inoculation Immunization (RI) services and released the “Operational
also urged the ruling combine those who were expecting an subsidies have been reduced in drive globally where annually reach the unvaccinated and Guidelines for IMI 4.0 --
to stop deriding the previous increased outlay. the present regime when in fact over 3 crore pregnant women partially vaccinated children "Strengthening Immunization
governments and said they Prakash Javadeka(BJP)said the theft of subsidy has been and 2.6 crore children are cov- and pregnant women, he said. to May. These states and UTs, dedication of the frontline vac- in Urban Areas-A framework
had set up institutions like the it was "strange" that those who plugged by the government. ered through the Universal In the first round (Feb- include Himachal Pradesh, cinators who brave difficult ter- for Action” -- a handbook for
Indian Institute of Technology allegedly issued orders of firing Participating in the debate, Immunisation Programme, April 2022), 11 states will con- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, rain and weather to ensure that "Mahila Arogya Samiti on
and Bhakra Nangal dam. on devotees of Lord Ram were while Minister for State for Union Health Minister duct IMI 4.0. These are Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, the farthest village and house- Urban Immunization" and
Sharma also expressed today claiming that they will Social Justice and Mansukh Mandaviya said after Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Jammu Odisha, Bihar, Puducherry, hold are covered with the pro- awareness material developed
concern over the rising trend of build the Ram Temple faster. Empowerment Ramdas launching the drive virtually in and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Delhi, Punjab, Goa, Tamil tection of vaccines. as part of the campaign.
hate speeches and urged Prime It was in an apparent ref- Athawale said that the country presence of health officials of Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Nadu, Haryana, Telangana, "The healthcare workers As on April 2021, during
Minister Narendra Modi to erence to the firing on kar has progressed under the lead- various states and Union Sikkim, Tripura and Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, are providing a great service to the various phases of Mission
take note of them. Modi will sewaks in Ayodhya during the ership of Prime Minister Modi, Territories. Chhattisgarh, the statement Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya the nation. Their dedication is Indradhanush, a total of 3.86
reply to the President’s Address Mulayam Singh Yadav gov- Rakesh Sinha (BJP Nominated) The IMI 4.0 will have three said. Pradesh, the statement said. an inspiration to me and to crore children and 96.8 lakh
on Tuesday in the Rajya Sabha. ernment. accused the Congress of being rounds and will be conducted The others (22 states) will The Union health minister others for contributing to pregnant women have been
Former prime minister and Referring to Ram Setu, soft towards China. in 416 districts (including 75 conduct the rounds from April saluted the commitment and nation building," he added. vaccinated, the statement said.
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politicians and important per-
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without objection, Sarma said
mediapersons after a cabinet
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positions which require cover,
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Assam Police, comprising 4,240
personnel, were earlier engaged
he stand-off between asked Srenivasan. visions of the Constitution. 2) Guwahati: Assam Chief Security Advisory Committee, drawn in the days to come, and no longer be a "status symbol". as PSOs, with half of them
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THE Tamil Nadu Government
Meanwhile, Chief Minister
M K Stalin while addressing
If the Bill is opposed to the
Directive Principles of State
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma set up to review threat percep- “this will help us in getting two The security advisory com- allotted to politicians. PTI

has deteriorated to almost a rallies across the State on Policy. 3) If the Bill is against
point of no return with the
former sending back to the
Monday claimed that it was BJP
which imposed the NEET
the larger interest of the coun-
try. 4) if the Bill is of grave
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medical courses in the State, sion of the conspiracy to deny ratifies nor rejects or returns Governor Arif Mohammed
according to seasoned political education to people because of the Bill, but simply keeps the Khan on Monday gave his
observers. their status. We will resend the Bill pending for an indefinite Ahmedabad: Nearly 40,800 assent to the ordinance pro-
The DMK’s mouthpiece Bill back to the Governor,” period,” said Prof Das. children up to the age of two mulgated by the Left govern-
Murasoli has been waging a said Stalin on the eve of the Governor Ravi had said in and 9,000 pregnant women ment of the State to curb the
war against the Governor lam- special session of the Assembly the Republic Day Message to will be covered under the powers of Lokayukta.
pooning and ridiculing him which has been convened to the people of the State that Intensified Mission The decision of the
and this has played a significant send the Bill again to the before the introduction of Indradhanush 4.0 that was Governor was criticised by the
role in the worsening of the ties Governor. NEET, the share of students launched by Union Health Opposition Congress party
between Raj Bhavan and Fort Constitutional experts are from Government run schools Minister Mansukh Mandaviya which alleged that there was a
Saint George (Tamil Nadu’s of the view that Tamil Nadu in the seats at Government from New Delhi, the Gujarat deal between the ruling Left
seat of power). Government would not get Medical Colleges was hardly government said on Monday. and the BJP and that they
“Though the NEET was any breakthrough when it one percent. “ Thanks to the Under the Union govern- would legally fight against it.
introduced by the UPA sends the Bill back to the affirmative action of 7.5 per ment's Mission Indradhanush, The CPI, an ally of the rul-
Government during the tenure Governor. “ The Governor has cent reservation for NEET eligible children and pregnant ing Left, also expressed dis-
of Manmohan Singh as Prime no pocket veto (power to qualified Government school women will be administered pleasure over it while the
Minister, the DMK and its approve or disapprove) the students, the number has vaccines for diseases like jaun- Assembly session is scheduled
leaders kept quiet at that time”, Bill. He can reserve the Bill for improved significantly”, he had dice, TB, diphtheria, polio, a week away.
pointed out Kolahala the consideration of the said. The Governor had further pneumonia, measles and rubel- The Governor signed the
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Chennai. He said that it was a Das, constitutional expert who education at the Government Gujarat Health Minister apprised Khan of the circum-
Constitution bench of the heads the Department of schools in Tamil Nadu. Rushikesh Patel and MoS stances that led to an ordinance
Supreme Court which ordered
NEET should be the screening
test for admission to all under-
Constitutional Studies in
Government Law College,
Thrissur, told The Pioneer.
Tamil Nadu is the only
State which has been demand-
ing the scrapping of NEET
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Tamil Nadu heaved a sigh
system in the Intensive Care
Unit. The doctors attending to
him faced anxious moments on
last Tuesday and Wednesday as
Medical College Hospital,
throughout the hospitalization
of Suresh and accompanied
him to his house at
sign the ordinance by saying
the CPI(M)-led dispensation
was trying to promulgate it at
a time when complaints of
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Thiruvananthapuram after his
discharge from the hospital.
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government were
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burden, the Lt Governor said nies and ensuring global best Commerce Department briefed Kottayam Medical College “I was involved in a road people in the State were cam- "We have not taken a dif-
o facilitate investments in during the launch ceremony at practices in our regulatory the chair about the key features Hospital on Monday morning accident last month and was yet paigning against him asking the ferent stand but only raised one
T Jammu and Kashmir,
Lieutenant Governor Manoj
Raj Bhawan.
Referring to the industrial
institutions and systems.
We are strengthening
of the J&K Single Window
system. J&K Single Window
after a weeklong face off with
death.
to recover from it as this per-
son from Kottayam called me
authorities to ban the former
from catching snakes. Suresh
question that is what was the
emergency situation forcing
Sinha Monday launched the J reforms in J&K, the Lt J&K’s power & road infra- System has emerged as a “One Suresh was bitten by a requesting to catch the cobra Gopi, MP, asked the Snake the government to take the
& K Single Window Clearance Governor said that in the last structure, improving connec- Stop Solution” for cobra while he was trying to which was holed up in his Master to continue the good path of ordinance. Even now,
System integrated with the one year, since the launch of the tivity and law & order situation. investors/applicants ensuring catch the reptile from the courtyard. Hence I rushed to work he was doing but urged we do not have any clarity on
National Single Window sys- new Industrial development We have launched a massive hassle free services, he added. courtyard of a house in Kottayam and while catching him to restrain himself from that matter.
tem. With this J&K has become scheme, our policies have program costing about Rs. One It was informed that the Kottayam district for releasing the snake I had a sudden bout playing with snakes. We hope the government
the first UT to be integrated evolved to make Jammu & Lakh Crore to upgrade our Integrated Single Window it in deep. Though Suresh of back pain which diverted my What makes Suresh is his will issue a statement when the
with the National Single Kashmir more competitive and infrastructure,” the Lt Governor System will facilitate new could successfully tame the attention for a few seconds. selfless service to the society. Bill is introduced in the
Window System. Now global lucrative for industries and said. There is an air of opti- investments locally & globally reptile, the snake in a bit of This resulted in the snake bit- “Suresh does not charge any- Assembly on why an ordinance
investors can apply for all their service enterprises. mism and I am fully con- either through National Single anger bit Suresh on his thigh. ing me,” Suresh told journalists thing from the people who seek was issued urgently," CPI State
business approvals in J&K “These reforms have vinced of positive outcomes, he Window System or through The Snake Master managed to waiting outside the hospital. his services to catch snakes. secretary Kanam Rajendran told
through the National Single helped us receive investment added. Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, J&K Single Window System put the snake in the bag but he People in Kerala and Tamil Despite our best efforts to pay at the reporters.
Window system. As many as proposals worth Rs.70,000 Chief Secretary said that the (www.singlewindow.jk.gov.in) collapsed immediately after Nadu offered special poojas least the auto charges when we Meanwhile, Leader of
130 industrial services have Crore in different sectors with- administration is making con- with user friendly interfaces this and lost consciousness. and prayers in temples and had sought his services, Suresh Opposition in the Assembly V
been made online on a single in a year,” he added. stant efforts to be among top and timely approvals. After first-aid in a private hos- churches for the speedy recov- declined the same with love. D Satheesan said the State gov-
window system & more than After years of poor perfor- performers in Ease of Doing It was informed that 130+ pital, he was rushed to ery of Suresh. V N Vasavan, People like Vava Suresh belong ernment has now ensured that
160 services would be inte- mance in industrialization, Business and Ease of Living, services are hosted online Kottayam Medical College Kerala’s CPI(M) minister for to a rare genre,” said Sreejith the Lokayukta would henceforth
grated this year. Jammu & Kashmir is at a new and bring fundamental change through Single Window Portal where he was on life support cooperation was present in the Panikker. only bark not bite. PTI
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ment to strengthen the indus- being given to the growth of monthly progress review meet- have been identified and
trial ecosystem in a manner dynamic sectors including real ings with all stakeholder uploaded on RCB portal, GoI
that the benefits percolate to all estate, horticulture and tourism departments involved, ensuring before the deadline (31st
sections of our society in so as to create increased successful implementation of January 2022). Mangaluru: The hijab-saffron wear the shawls if hijab-wearing
Jammu & Kashmir. J&K Single employment opportunities, G2B & G2C services on Short films on “New shawl row in the junior colleges girls were allowed in classes.
Window Clearance System is a said the Lt Governor. The Lt ground. Further, he added that Jammu & Kashmir vision & at Kundapur in Karnataka's They agreed to enter the class-
historic move by the UT Governor observed that the all services shall be covered development”, “J&K Single Udupi district continued on es removing their shawls only
Government to facilitate invest- J&K Government is taking under the ambit of J&K Public Window (JK-SW) System” & Monday, with students in two after the principal assured them
ments in J&K. We are ensur- reformative measures for link- Service Guarantee Act, 2011. “Integrated National Single junior colleges trying to defy the that no hijab-wearing students
ing ‘Ease of Doing Business’ & ing Jammu & Kashmir into a Ranjan Prakash Thakur, Window System (NSWS)” were Government order mandating will be allowed to enter class-
‘Ease of Living’ through mini- web of partnership with the Principal Secretary to J&K showcased on the occasion. uniforms stipulated by the State rooms. At the Government PU
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Ahmednagar (7687), Nashik IURP&HQWUHVD\V aggressive policy of population
control.Although Jaiswal took
Justice N Nagaresh while
extending the interim order
based on intelligence inputs.
The channel, on the other
be defeated and Akhilesh to
win in Uttar Pradesh," Banerjee
Ram ji to Ayodhya ... He has
revived Kashi Vishwanath and
registered in the state since the
outbreak of Covid-19 in the
(4801), , Aurangabad (3768)
and Satara (2864)
%LKDUDOUHDG\ no name in his post, he left lit-
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also reserved judgment on the
pleas moved by Madhyamam
hand, contended that MHA
clearance was only required at
said calling upon all to back the
SP.
will revive Mathura too."
Meanwhile in an unrelated
state in March 2020 went up
from 1,43,074 to
Of the 7,56,55,012 samples
sent to various laboratories
JHWWLQJGXHDLG attack.
The former BJP chief whip
Broadcasting Ltd -- which oper-
ates MediaOne -- its employees
the time for fresh permis-
sion/license and not at the
"It would have been good development the Bengal Chief 1,43,098. across the state so far, 78,10,136 Patna: The Nitish Kumar attached a screenshot of ques- and a journalists union chal- time of renewal.
for us to contest in UP ... But Minister set all controversies Mumbai, where the daily have tested positive (10.32 per Government in Bihar came tions raised in Lok Sabha last lenging the Centre's decision to It had also contended that,
then we thought that would regarding distribution of tick- infections have been dropping cent) for COVID-19 until under fresh attack on Monday week by Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias bar telecast of the news channel. according to the uplinking and
lead to division of votes ... So ets --- among Trinamool steadily for more than two Monday. from state BJP president Sanjay Lalan, the JD(U)'s national pres- The court said it will pro- downlinking guidelines, secu-
we decided to support Akhilesh Congress supporters --- for weeks now, witnessed a drop in Currently, 6,73,875 peo- Jaiswal whose party seems ident, and Kaushalendra Kumar nounce the verdict on Tuesday, rity clearance was only required
ji in his fight against the BJP," coming civic elections. the number of cases from 536 ple are in home quarantine annoyed with junior ally JD(U)'s who is the party MP from February 8.The Centre, during at the time of application for
the Bengal Chief Minister said "The party endorses the list to 356. With the latest cases, while 2383 people are in insti- shrill demands for special assis- Nalanda, the home turf of the arguments on Monday, fresh permission and not at the
before leaving for Lucknow. published and signed by our the total number of cases in tutional quarantine. tance from the Centre. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. contended that a security clear- time of renewal of licence.
She will be holding a joint designated leaders ... That Mumbai mounted to Meanwhile, no fresh Jaiswal, who is also the Lok The JD(U) MPs had sought ance once issued cannot con- The Kerala Union of
press conference with the SP should clear all confusions," 10,51,729 Omicron case was recorded in Sabha member from Pashchim to know whether the Narendra tinue forever. Working Journalists (KUWJ),
chief and a virtual rally at UP Banerjee said. As 18,423 Covid-19 Maharashtra on Monday, Champaran, came out with a Modi government would con- Assistant Solicitor General Pramod Raman -- editor of
capital on February 8, TMC A large section of TMC patients were discharged from resulting in the total number of lengthy Facebook post asserting sider "special category status", on V Manu also opposed in the MediaOne -- and some employ-
sources said. rank and file had revolted after the hospitals across the state the new Covid-19 variant cases that Bihar was already getting the lines of Jammu and Kashmir, court the pleas moved by the ees of the channel, represented
Banerjee was also likely to the publication of candidates' after full recovery, the total remaining static at 3,334. more central help than states like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh trade union and the employees, by senior advocate Jaju Babu,
visit Varanasi later in February list with hundreds of support- number of people discharged Of the total infected peo- Maharashtra and West Bengal, and states of the North East, for saying that the issue was contended before the high court
but the date is yet to be fixed, ers staging dharnas and from the hospitals since the ple, 2023 have been discharged which were almost of the same Bihar and other states identified between the central govern- that hundreds of employees of
party sources said. blockading streets in almost second week of March 2020 from the hospitals after they demographic size. as economically and industrial- ment and the company. the channel will be deprived of
Reacting to Banerjee's UP districts from Nort Bengal to increased from 75,38,611 to tested negative in the RT PCR He pointed out deficiencies ly backward by NITI Aayog He contended that the pleas a livelihood if the Centre's deci-
visit Bengal Opposition Leader South Bengal. 75,57,034. The recovery rate in tests. of the state like sub-optimal recently. PTI by the employees and the trade sion is not set aside. PTI
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GHYHORSHGDIHDURIYXOQHUDELOLW\VHOIPDQDJHPHQWDQG 1946 showed how much blood
WKHIDLOXUHWRDFFHSWYLUWXDOOHDUQLQJ could be spilled in the golden
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WXVRIWKHLUSDUHQWVWRREHFDXVHWKDWKDVDGLUHFWEHDU minority in the east has had to intellectual reformers like mukhya mantri nor a murkha reverse whether to win elec-
come away to West Bengal. Vidyasagar, Michael (foolish) mantri; I am only a tions, score brownie points or
LQJRQWKHLUFKLOGUHQ6FKRRODXWKRULWLHVZLOOQHHGWR From being India’s premier Madhusudan or leaders like thutho Jagannath (of Puri).” regain popularity with people.
TXLFNO\DVVHVVWRZKDWH[WHQWRQOLQHWHDFKLQJLPSDFWHGWKHVWXGHQWV·DELOLW\WRJUDVS industrial State, Bengal today Banerjee or Surendra Nath Jyoti Basu was a gentleman, However, times are not the
ZKDWWKH\ZHUHEHLQJWDXJKW6RPHSULYDWHVFKRROVDUHFRQVLGHULQJHGXFDWLRQPRG gropes for the wheels of produc- Pal, or excellent clerks or like any Marxist anti-capital- same as in Gopalkrishna
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You have said in His preneurs or even traders. that the State cannot manage Bengal thought today, India
RIWKHFKLOGUHQ·VDGGLFWLRQWRGLJLWDOGHYLFHVHVSHFLDOO\DPRQJXUEDQFKLOGUHQGXULQJ Majesty’s Opponent (page 324) Even sons of zamindars industries. would think tomorrow.
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WREHDVVHVVHGDVZHOO2QWKHRWKHUKDQGWKHPDJQLWXGHRIWURXEOHVWKDWFKLOGUHQIURP companion on his final journey, unionism than buy out going was Ashok Mitra, a dyed-in- debt, its people need to earn
SRRUIDPLOLHVSDUWLFXODUO\LQUXUDODUHDVKDYHIDFHGLV\HWWREHFDOFXODWHG/DFNRI fought for Pakistan in the concerns sold by departing the-wool Marxist, who dis- more and the State has to
Kashmir war. The Prime industrialists. Yes, Bengalis C8<4B0A4=>C played a portrait of Marx develop rapidly.
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Minister then was Netaji’s cho-
sen elder brother and a Left lib-
are also excellent lawyers and
doctors, like the genius Dr
C74B0<40B8= larger than I have seen any-
where. Mitra was recom-
For it to develop rapidly,
a committee of, say, five per-
FDVHVZDVUHSRUWHGLQ.HUDOD·V0DODSSXUDPGLVWULFWZKHUHDEULJKWVWXGHQWLPPRODW eral, Jawaharlal Nehru. Should Bidhan Chandra Roy who 6>?0;:A8B7=0 mended to Basu on the plea sons should be appointed, of
HGKHUVHOIEHFDXVHVKHIDLOHGWRDWWHQGRQOLQHFODVVHVIRUZDQWRID79VHWDWKRPH you not cancel your disapproval
about the Right honouring
could predict from a dis-
tance that a person had jaun- 6>:70;4³B30H that he had been the chief
economic advisor to Prime
whom at least three should be
with industrial experience. If
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Subhas Babu? If we do not con- dice coming or bad kidneys. F74=F70C Minister Indira Gandhi. a few of these members are
fuse the future of 10 crore peo- When it came to business, Jyotida’s successor was from outside the State, so be
DQXQOLNHO\PDQQHULWPXVWEHUHFRJQLVHGIRUZKDWLWLV³ DFU\IRUKHOS ple with ideology, a lot of India they felt it was the function of 14=60;C7>D67C Buddhababu, a refined, edu- it. So long as they have imag-
will come to support Bengal to
rebuild its economy. A great
baniks like the Sahas, Lahas,
Dahas et al, who are OBCs in
C>30H8=380 cated gentleman who visited
China while being Chief
inative minds which under-
stand Bengal from all view-
?82D1<; many people, even of West the caste hierarchy. This was F>D;3C78=: Minister; he came back points, it should be fine.
Bengal, believe that it was the unlike northern and western mightily impressed. He tried Remember, entrepreneurs
Left which converted its garden India, where banias are con- C><>AA>F to copy China, rather Sinofy from outside, whether Indian
of industry to a graveyard. I have
been an active witness to this
sidered twice-born and wear
the sacred thread.
C>30H14=60; Bengal without understand-
ing. He overlooked the fact
or foreign, would come to
invest in Bengal because they
conversion. It can revive to its The Congress did pro- 70B07D64341C that his was a province of see prospects of profit and not
pristine glory; I will hasten to
claim that the people of Bengal
duce upright and competent
Chief Ministers, Dr Bidhan 8CB?4>?;4=443 India and not an independent
country. He shouldn’t have
because they are invited. West
Bengal has the potential to
are as skilful as any. Roy (same as the doctor), C>40A=<>A4 used sale proceeds of land to bloom as brightly as any
Even at Independence, Prafulla Sen, Siddhartha partly revive the loss-making flower can. Just quarrel less
Bengal was more an agrarian Shankar Ray but economic 0=3C74BC0C4 PSUs. But he is an upright and smile more, certainly for
economy than an industrial
one. Nearly all the industries
development was more saint-
ly than political. One CM was
70BC>34E4;>? gentleman of a high order,
nevertheless.
the supreme honour done to
its greatest political son,
had been set up either by the so fed up of his United Front A0?83;H In the light of these cir- Subhas.
British or a few Indian entrepre- Ministry that he sat on a cumstances, the State (The writer is a well-
neurs, but all from outside the dharna opposite the Writers Government should opt to be known columnist, an author
province. Bengalis were either Building, the Secretariat. normal and civil in its behav- and a former member of the
saints like Sri Ramakrishna, Upon a journalist asking him, iour with the Centre. Lately, Rajya Sabha. The views
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over five years or C800,000 crore per >E4A0A278=6 will be focused mostly on enhanced 2025-26. This is amusing. share is lowered to say 1/3rd,
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sector to partner with it in giving the B<0;;50A<4AB* has been extended to new entities out a revised trajectory of FD annually. Mammoth sums can be
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many contradictions. It
pines too high but may not cre-
is on assumption that retail or
CPI inflation would be at 2.6 per-
cent instead of actual 5.6 percent.
ties, is sold for C12,100 crore to
Tatas on budget day. The buyer
profits from a one-million-
crore household savings and
Jan Dhan deposits swelling to
C39,000 crore. But the house-
ment, health and labourers need
more support. So does lowering
of income tax rates to match cor-
ate 60 lakh jobs and boost con- Inflation is global. It means the tonnes-a-year plant in Odisha, holds with C18000 crore debts porate tax. People need more
sumption. total expenditure is inappropri- 2500 acres of land and a mine are not spending. cash for consumption boost else
It is a time of crisis. Farmers ately calculated. Two years back with 102 million tonnes of prime The kisan expects more. manufacturing industry would
and youth are showing their dis- C89F1:9B0A:0A there was seven percent contrac- iron ore. The LIC and four The farm sector alone has sus- be suffering.
pleasure. The micro and MSME tion; means actual growth is far banks are on the same sale tained growth of around 4 per- The nation needs more peo-
sectors are in distress. People in less. block. Such ‘privatisation’ is too cent but 86 crore lost their land. ple-oriented approach than mere
the public sector are worried Her arithmetic is conflicting. costly. Possibly 52 percent of them 25000 km roads, airports and
about job losses due to possible The government being short on It has tax revenue of C27.58 crore were in the informal self- digital connectivity that help
privatisation. The economy hit revenue earning is dependent on being reduced as there are fewer ment. Now another Rs 9259 lakh crore and wants to have cap- employed economy till demon- the corporate builders, toll col-
by the pandemic has to come debt. It proposes to borrow buyers. It has come down to crore has been allocated to AI ital expenses of C7.5 lakh crore, etization, according to an SBI lectors and fee extractors.
back to health and business C14.95 lakh crore and of this C65,000 crore for fiscal 2023, Assets Holding Ltd (AIAHL), a 35.4 percent more from the pre- study. Except about 15-20 per- Irrationally high tolls and cess-
must be on track to boost jobs C11.6 lakh crore will be raised from C78,000 crore in 2022 and new PSU, to handle AI’s unset- sent C5.5 lakh crore but this year cent, including a chunk of farm- es ideally be scrapped to keep
and growth. Finance Minister from the shaky market. If the C 1.75 lc in 2020-21. But trans- tled debt and non-core assets. So, it spent 48 percent less. This can- ers who lost their lands, are now prices in check. Taxes are not
Nirmala Sitharaman appropri- government picks up all the ferring even profit-earning 171 Government spends over Rs not create more jobs. It reduces labourers. Should we not revive “hiked” but devious cess robs
ately bites the bullet of increased money, the credit will be more public assets, as per 71316 crore (and plus Rs 51970 allocation on rural develop- that low-cost people-initiated more and hike prices.
public expenditure but curious- expensive. As RBI rate rise is like- Manmohanomics, to the private crore losses!) to “sell” the mam- ment, health and other pro- informalisation? It is cheaper The budget cannot have
ly cuts down on welfare and ly the cost of borrowings will sector seems fashionable. The moth AI.The UPA minister, grammes. The C50,000 crore than unicorns and employs contradictory projections and
slashes key subsidy by 27 percent. increase. For creating jobs pub- Air India deal cost a fortune. who drove profit-making AI for MSMEs is bank credit. The more. The nation needs to has to be more imaginative to
The 8-9 percent growth pre- (The writer is a senior lic sector is needed but it is being During 2021-22, the Centre and Indian Airlines to losses dur- FM could not count on huge sav- rethink. Even MGNREGA allo- overcome the difficult days
sumption is far from reality. journalist. The views edged out. The market is chop- infused equity of Rs 62,057 crore ing 2005-07, escapes unscathed. ings for boosting consumption cations have been reduced to Rs and help the country sustain-
Total expenses are calculated at expressed are personal.) py. The disinvestment target is to clear AI dues before disinvest- The first PSU steel plant as people are not spending. Pre- 73000 crore from Rs 98000 crore ably grow.
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other ex-Soviet nations from House said in a statement. The allies have continued to ignore said Sunday that Russia could potentially result in as many as any Asian countries are effects after holiday events and

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the standoff over Ukraine
joining NATO, halt weapons
deployments there and roll
French presidency said Macron
sought to ensure "good coor-
Moscow's security demands.
Continuing high-level diplo-
invade Ukraine "any day,"
launching a conflict that would
50,000 casualties as he made
appearances on a trio of Sunday
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19 infections after the widely-
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Monday Edwin Tsui, an official
intensified Monday, with back NATO forces from dination" with Biden in the macy, German Chancellor Olaf come at an "enormous human talk shows. celebrated Lunar New Year with Centre for Health
French President Emmanuel Eastern Europe. Washington call."The security and sover- Scholz is set to meet with cost." US officials, who discussed holidays, as health officials Protection.“With our current
Macron set to hold talks in and NATO have rejected the eignty of Ukraine or any other Biden in Washington Monday The senior adviser to internal assessments of the grapple with highly-transmis- containment measures, we
Moscow and German demands. European state cannot be a sub- for talks also expected to focus President Joe Biden offered Russian buildup on the condi- sible omicron variant and hope we can still contain dis-
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Macron, who is set to meet ject for compromise, while it is on Ukrainian standoff. Scholz another stark warning the day tion that they not be identified, expectations that numbers will ease.”
Washington to coordinate in the Kremlin with Russian also legitimate for is set to travel to Kyiv and after US officials confirmed sketched out a series of indi- continue to rise in coming Hong Kong currently
policies as fears of a Russian President Vladimir Putin Russia to pose question of Moscow on February 14-15. that Russia has assembled at cators suggesting that Putin weeks. requires all cases to be hospi-
invasion mount. The concen- before visiting Ukraine its own security," Macron said National Security Adviser least 70% of the military fire- intends to start an invasion in The Lunar New Year, talized. On Monday, authorities
tration of an estimated 100,000 Tuesday, said last week that his in an interview with French Sullivan, who spoke in a round power it likely intends to have the coming weeks, although the which is China’s biggest holi- announced that close contacts
Russian troops near Ukraine priority is "dialogue with Russia newspaper Journal du of appearances on Sunday talk in place by mid-month to give size and scale are unclear. day, was celebrated across Asia of infected persons will be
has fuelled Western worries and de-escalation."Before head- Dimanche published on shows reiterated that Russian President Vladimir Putin the They stressed that a diplo- on Feb. 1 even as pandemic allowed to isolate at home,
that it heralds a possible offen- ing to Moscow, Macron had a Sunday Putin's spokesman, Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to option of launching a full- matic solution appears to restrictions in many countries starting from Tuesday. Those
sive. White House national call Sunday with US President Dmitry Peskov, described Germany "will not move for- scale invasion of Ukraine. remain possible. Among those kept crowds and family outings who test positive while in
security adviser Jake Sullivan Joe Biden. Macron's visit as "very impor- ward" if Russia attacks Ukraine. "If war breaks out, it will military indicators: An exercise to a minimum. home isolation will be trans-
warned Sunday that Russia They discussed "ongoing tant," but sought to temper Biden and Scholz are expected come at an enormous human of Russia's strategic nuclear Hong Kong’s authorities ferred to a hospital. Hong
could invade Ukraine "any diplomatic and deterrence expectations, telling reporters to address pipeline during their cost to Ukraine, but we believe forces that usually is held each are confronting record cases Kong has aligned itself with
day," triggering a conflict that efforts in response to Russia's that "the situation is too White House talk, which will that based on our preparations fall was rescheduled for mid- that are straining its so-called China’s “zero-COVID” policy
would come at an "enormous continued military build-up complex to expect a decisive mark their first face-to-face and our response, it will come February to March. That coin- “zero-COVID” policy. On that aims to totally stamp out
human cost." Russia has denied on Ukraine's borders, and breakthrough after just one since Scholz became head of at a strategic cost to Russia as cides with what US officials see Monday, the city reported a outbreaks, even as many other
any plans to attack its neigh- affirmed their support for meeting." He noted that "the German government nearly well," Sullivan said.Sullivan did as the most likely window for new high of 614 local infec- countries change their
bour, but is urging the US and Ukraine's sovereignty and ter- atmosphere has remained two months ago. not directly address reports that invasion. tions. “We expect there will be approach to living with virus.

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country, state TV reported. The report said 104
patients died from the disease since Sunday,
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I a new head of state Monday,
as key factions foiled the
world powers are resuming
on Tuesday after breaking off
when the Islamic Republic announced 85 new
deaths over a day’s time. Monday’s new tally
at a cemetery in Pakistan's
Punjab province, a member of
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new senior staffers as he tries
attempt by boycotting the par-
liament session. A two-thirds
for a bit over a week for diplo-
mats to return home for con-
more than doubled that of Feb. 1, when the an organisation representing to restore his flagging author- quorum of the legislature’s 329 sultations.
death toll was 50. the minority community said ity — including a communi- members is required for an The European Union,
With 132,934 total deaths by Iran’s official on Monday. cations chief who has called electoral session. Monday’s vote which chairs the talks in
count, the country has the highest national toll Jamaat Ahmadiya Punjab lockdown-breaching govern- could not be held as lawmak- Vienna, announced the
in the Middle East. Iran says it has has vacci- spokesperson Aamir ment parties “unforgivable.” ers, many of them allied with resumption on Monday. The
nated some 80% of its population above age 18 Mahmood said that a group of The prime minister hired powerful Iraqi cleric Muqtada United States pulled out of the
with two vaccine shots. It has only vaccinated people in Premkot, district Guto Harri, an aide from his al-Sadr, stayed away. Only 58 Vienna accord in 2018 under
27% of that group with three shots. Hafizabad, some 110 kms from days as London mayor who has lawmakers showed up. then President Donald Trump
Authorities say aggressive omicron variant Lahore, approached police recently been critical of The failure to elect a pres- and reimposed heavy sanc-
is now dominant in country and have urged hos- complaining that Islamic vers- Johnson, to try to regain con- ident reflects the deep divisions tions on Iran. Tehran has
pitals to prepare for a new wave of hospitaliza- es are inscribed on the tomb- trol of the government’s mes- among Iraq’s political factions responded by increasing the
tions. “Every day we see a 10 to 15 percent stones of a number of graves in saging after weeks of turmoil that have only grown since the purity and amounts of urani-
increase in cases,” said Nader Tavakkoli a health the Ahmadis graveyard. that have led some in the rul- Oct. 10 parliament elections, um it enriches and stockpiles,
official in Tehran province, the semiofficial The group threatened that ing Conservatives to call for his whose results have been reject- in breach of the accord.
ISNA news agency reported on Monday. The Ahmadis cannot display removal. He also appointed a ed by political groups sup- U.S. President Joe Biden
Monday report said 2,615 patients were in crit- Islamic verses/symbols on senior Cabinet minister, Steve ported by neighboring Iran. has signaled that he wants to
ical condition—220 more than Sunday. AP their homes or graves, he Barclay, as his new chief of staff. Iraqi politicians have so far rejoin the deal. Britain, France,
said."On Sunday, police along Visiting a hospital cancer failed to agree on a compro- Germany, Russia and China are
with local clerics and lawyers center Monday outside mise candidate for the country’s still parties to the accord with
reached Ahmadi graveyard and London, Johnson said he was top post, and the delay Monday Iran and have been trying to
demolished tombstones of 45 “focused completely” on clear- raised concerns of a presiden- salvage it.
graves inscribed with Islamic ing a backlog of millions of tial vacuum that would also “Negotiations seem to be at
verses," Mahmood told PTI. medical procedures built up prevent the appointment of a the final stage which requires
The enraged extremists during the pandemic. prime minister. determination and energetic
also warned Ahmadis living in It’s one of a pile of critical Political analyst Ihsan al- efforts from all participants to
area to remove Islamic verses issues, including a squeeze on Shammari said the failure to get to the destination point,”
displayed on their houses oth- household finances from infla- elect a president is a prelude to Russia’s delegate to the talks,
erwise they will demolish them tion and a looming tax hike, political crises that will con- Mikhail Ulyanov, said on
too, he added. that are being overshadowed by tinue to rage in Iraq until a con- Twitter.
On other hand, police said Johnson’s personal woes.“I sensus can be reached. Diplomats from the three
tombstones from Ahmadi think what people want is for “Continuing to violate consti- European countries said when
graves have been removed on the government to focus, not tution is an indication of depth talks paused after a month on
application of a group of on stuff going on at (the gov- of political differences between Jan. 28 that negotiations were
lawyers and warned Ahmadis ernment district of ) the political blocs and political reaching ffinal stage, and that
not to use same in future. Westminster. forces in Iraq,” he said. required political decisions.

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saying that he is a recent victim. The EU
Delegation to Uganda in a statement Monday
expressed concern over “a situation that for more
than a year has seen a significant increase of
reports of torture, arbitrary arrests, enforced dis-
appearances, harassment as well as attacks
against human rights defenders, members of
opposition and environmental rights activists.”
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projected to grow at 9.2 per in the definition of MSMEs, others. Mumbai: Equity benchmark PowerGrid, international precious metal sectors banks that are to be pri- State for Finance said.
cent to Rs 147.5 lakh crore in new PSU policy, commercial- Ease of Doing Business Sensex crashed 1,024 points to NTPC, Tata Steel, SBI and prices, according to HDFC vatised, Minister of State for Further, he said, "DIPAM
2021-22, Minister of State for isation of coal mining, higher 2.0 reforms, human capital end below the 58,000-level on Ultratech Cement, climbing Securities. Finance Bhagwat Karad has informed that the repre-
Finance Pankaj Chaudhary FDI limits in defence and space formation through universali- Monday as investors fretted up to 1.88 per cent. In the previous trade, the informed Parliament on sentations with regard to
said on Monday. sector, development of the sation of quality education and over policy tightening by cen- "Domestic markets are precious metal settled at Rs Monday. strategic divestment of CPSEs
In a written reply to a Land Bank and Industrial the establishment of a digital tral banks amid elevated infla- volatile ahead of the state elec- 47,851 per 10 grams. The Government had in and banks received from vari-
query in the Lok Sabha, Information System. university, urban development, tion. Unabated foreign fund tions, witnessing a steep fall led Silver also gained Rs 635 to Budget 2021-22 announced its ous stakeholders including the
Chaudhary said the govern- It also includes the revamp export promotion, clean and outflows added to the gloom, by FII selling and weak global Rs 61,391 per kg from Rs intent to privatise two public employee's unions from time to
ment has implemented sever- of the viability gap funding sustainable mobility, extension traders said. Declining for the cues. US bourses were under 60,756 per kg in the previous sector banks (PSBs) during time are duly examined as per
al major reforms in recent scheme for social infrastruc- of ECLGS by Rs 50,000 crore to third straight session, the 30- pressure as strong US jobs trade. the year. "As per inputs received the extant disinvestment poli-
years to boost investment and ture, new power tariff policy Rs 5 lakh crore were also share BSE Sensex plummeted data gave rise to fears of sharp- In the international mar- from Department of cy of the government."
GDP growth. and incentivising states to announced in the Budget, he 1,023.63 points or 1.75 per cent er than expected Fed rate hikes, ket, gold was trading in the Investment and Public Asset Replying to another ques-
"As per the first advance undertake sector reforms, said. Replying to another ques- to finish at 57,621.19. resulting in a spike in the bond green at USD 1,812 per ounce Management (DIPAM), the tion, he said, as many as 73,552
and first revised estimates of among others, he said. tion, Chaudhary said the num- Similarly, the broader NSE yields. "The volatility in the and silver was flat at USD government has not yet decid- cases of frauds involving Rs
GDP released by the National The Emergency Credit ber of persons living below the Nifty slumped 302.70 points or market is likely to continue due 22.75 per ounce. ed on the banks that are to be 2.51 crore were received by
Statistical Office (NSO), the Line Guarantee Scheme poverty line in India has been 1.73 per cent to 17,213.60. to high chances of interest rate "Gold prices traded high- privatised. The amendments to banks during 2019-20.
size of real GDP has been (ECLGS) was launched to pro- estimated at 27 crore in 2011- The Sensex has now shed lift-off by the RBI given domes- er with spot gold prices at the relevant Acts are required He said, this number
increased from Rs 105.3 lakh vide collateral-free guaranteed 12. This estimation was based 1,937.14 points in three ses- tic inflation and policy tight- COMEX trading at USD 1,812 to be done before initiating the declined to 69,818 cases involv-
crore in 2014-15 to Rs 135.6 loans for business enterprises in on erstwhile Planning sions, with the market capital- ening by global central banks," per ounce on Monday. Gold process of privatisation," Karad ing Rs 2.07 crore in 2020-21, as
lakh core in 2020-21 and esti- various sectors affected by Commission estimated pover- isation of BSE-listed firms said Vinod Nair, prices extended gains sup- said in a written reply to the per the RBI data on frauds
mated to be Rs 147.5 lakh crore COVID-19, he said. ty lines and poverty ratio in plunging by over Rs 5.82 lakh Head of Research at Geojit ported by weaker dollar despite Lok Sabha. reported by Scheduled
in 2021-22," he said. Continuing with the 2011-12, following the extant crore during the period. Financial Services. The Reserve of rise in US bond yields," The government has Commercial Banks in the cat-
In FY 2020-21, he said growth supportive measures, Tendulkar Committee HDFC Bank was the top Bank of India (RBI) on Sunday Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst received representations from egory of fraud 'Card/Internet -
that as a major part of its pol- he said the Union Budget 2022- methodology and released loser in the Sensex pack in announced postponing the (commodities) at HDFC bank unions wherein they have Debit Cards, Credit Cards and
icy response to the pandemic, 23 has announced a 35.4 per through a Press Note issued on Monday's session, tumbling meeting of the rate-setting Securities, said. PTI expressed their views and con- Internet Banking'. PTI
the government while provid- cent increase in the outlay of July 22, 2013. 3.65 per cent, followed by L&T, MPC by a day in view of
ing a safety net to the vulner- capital expenditure, PM No estimates of poverty Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Maharashtra declaring a pub-
able sections of the society GatiShakti National Master have been released by the gov- HDFC, Kotak Bank and Wipro. lic holiday on February 7 to
implemented several structur- Plan for seamless multimodal ernment thereafter, he said. Only five counters man- mourn the death of legendary
al reforms to strengthen private connectivity and logistics effi- PTI aged to close in the green -- singer Lata Mangeshkar.

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2,58,329 units last month, down 10.12 per cent from
2,87,424 units in January 2021.
in India, announced the commencement of
production at its fully automated formula-
tion facility Seedling India Pvt Ltd. PNS
New Delhi: As international oil (NALCO), one of India's largest
prices near USD 93 per barrel for integrated manufacturer and
the first time in 7 years, India on exporter of alumina and alu-
Monday said it strongly prefers minium, has surpassed sever-
responsible and reasonable pric- al milestones in its journey of
ing and has conveyed serious business excellence in Q3 of
concerns over crude oil price financial year 2021-22. The
volatility. Company registerednearly 3.5-
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fluctuations in international clock C831 cr in Q3 of FY22, a
prices of crude oil and petroleum jump of 246%compared to Rs.
products in recent few months," 240 crore in Q3 of FY21.
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and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli broken the highest profit figure
said in a written reply to a ques- clocked since inception for the
tion in the Rajya Sabha. first nine month period, with
India is 85 per cent depen- Net profit of Rs. 1,926 crore for
dent on imports to meet its oil the period ending Dec 2021, a
needs and domestic petrol and 5-fold increase and a substan-
diesel prices are linked to inter- tial jump of 429% over 364 Cr
national oil rates. posted in corresponding peri-
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glasses on the top of your head and yet
search for them all over the place?
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the young but not anymore.
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inability to focus or concentrate are some
of the symptoms of brain fog. You might feel
disoriented or confused. Sometimes you
15 million people worldwide suffer knee joint failure each year due might forget a particular word that is utter-
to the breakdown of surrounding cartilage in the joint. ly common in your language, but you’re
The fact that 15 per cent of the Indian population suffers from seemingly unable to recollect.
cartilage decay every year and by 2030, an estimated 67 million
Indians ages 18 years or older are projected to have doctor-diag-
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can also cause brain fog. Of course, it can
by preventing the bones from rubbing against each other. Thus also be triggered due to something as com-
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from rubbing against each other (such as the cartilage in the knees
and elbows) and also reduces friction in the joint with movement.
It also holds some bones together, such as rib cartilage.
X result from treatments that
are used to fight cancer. For
those undergoing radiation therapy
swallowing
Y Difficulty in talking
Y Taste disorders
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tastes bland
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if you're someone who has been chronical-
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seven to eight hours of good quality sleep.
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of rapid cartilage loss increased by 11 per cent excess weight was toms of dry mouth are common. Y Skin Rash Y Combine liquid and solid foods to COVID or other kinds of infection like H
a significant factor as well. The cartilage between our bones gets During cancer treatment, saliva Y Dry skin and eyes make it easier to swallow Pylori infections. Residence of any type of
compressed by standing, sitting and other daily activities as the day production actually increases because Y Oral candidiasis Here are some other guidelines to infection in your body can cause your brain
goes on. Degeneration of cartilage starts after the age of 40 years of irritation caused by radiation or Y Parotid gland enlargement follow to prevent oral complica- to not function, as all your body’s optimal
and above and sometimes earlier in case of injuries to the joint. chemotherapy. During treatment, tions and alleviate dry mouth: level of energy and all the crucial resources
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you are young, and this gradually changes into bone and grows cult to control. Once the treatment ment are more prone to oral compli- 8]S^aT<TSXRP[2^]bd[cP]c feels dry on the back burner at that time.
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early as those having a sedentary lifestyle have weak muscles result- This can be a temporary side effect radiation therapy and chemotherapy teeth and gums 2 to 3 times a day stress can trigger brain fog. Some medica-
ing in the pressure of the body centering on the joints. This caus- or lead to a permanent loss of saliva hinders the growth of new and fast BP[XePWPb for two to three minutes every tions, especially anti-allergy meds, antihis-
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I old lady was successfully
operated on for double
tumors at Indraprastha
surgery from where the chest
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case, keeping in view her
B reast cancer treatments can be quite phys-
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patients. It becomes pivotal for them to have a
loss of movement and functional activities and deformity in the Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. comorbidities like blood positive attitude towards the whole procedure
joints. Many of the changes in our cartilage result in more from With underlying conditions pressure and diabetes which besides adhering to the guidelines suggested by
disuse than from simple aging. Regular exercises, stretching, main- like hypertension, obesity was kept under control the healthcare experts. Dr Manish Singhal,
taining healthy exercise habits, maintaining weight helps improve and diabetes mellitus, the through medicines, both the Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology,
our cartilage strength. lady presented with two tumors were removed in a Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi, said
lumps in her neck and chest. single surgery through the if the patient develops a trust on his/her doc-
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was causing discomfort while chest. Her postoperative peri- automatically won.
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According to the studies, the strengthen your own bones. these lumps were not painful, cessfully under the supervi- in this patient, thyroid discharged in 48 hours. is battling with, practicing a light form of exer-
proteins present in chicken, The chicken broth, which the swelling in chest and the sion of Dr Praveen Garg, swelling and swelling inside The ongoing pandemic cise regularly is important to generate happy
particularly its limbs, aid to is high in most of these min- prominent bulge in the neck, Senior Consultant, Surgical the chest were separate and has caused a delay in preven- hormones that will strengthen your endurance
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contemporary masters
come together in a blue-chip
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founder Virendra Kumar at the
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next art project while being engrossed in
chores such as cooking or picking up
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other hand, when you finally get down to
as Sainik Farms. Virendra work with your brushes, ready to make your
passed away last year. solidly in enamelled petrifica- next masterpiece, suddenly every idea you
Amongst the 17 works of tion or delineated in thin have might not seem appealing enough. This
Souza five works are ultimate colour with calligraphic into- is what we know as the infamous creative
masterpieces in composition. nations, the cityscapes of Souza block.
Begin with Untitled girl with a are purely plastic entities with For a design professional, creative
mirror, a 1962 tempera on can- no reference to memories or blocks can be very frustrating. When you
vas, of a romantic nuanced mirrors.” (J. Swaminathan, rely on your creativity as your daily moti-
nude created in graceful curves ‘Souza's Exhibition’, Lalit Kala vation, apart from paying the bills and build-
and appreciation of the feminine Contemporary 40, New Delhi, ing your reputation, you cannot afford to be
form unlike Souza’s later nudes March 1995, p. 31) short of ideas or the energy to put them into
that were more puerile in facets. Showing online for the action. At this juncture, the first thing to
Souza was known for the next five months, this exhibi- remember is that every artist goes through
heads he created as a subject of tion is a treat for tired eyes. It creative blocks. You need to constantly prac-
themes ranging from kings to reaffirms Virendra Kumar’s tise, observe, try a new method, do some-
priests to individuals with mon- place as an astute and philatel- thing that helps you remain inspired, and
strous faces and surreal dynam- ic collector with an eye for rar- repeat this process until you succeed; this
ics of design. This head of a king ity. In tribute to Virendra might seem to be cumbersome, but here are
1964, has about it a robust ren- Kumar on his 89th birth a few tips to help you get started when your
dering of domination, damna- anniversary, director Sunit creative well seems to run dry -
tion and an expression of evil Kumar says,” There was a time
acts of suppression and obses- when the evolution of style Make Art Every Single Day
sion with power. was the result of a hard-won Pablo Picasso once rightly said,
The next head is a 1950 struggle against the prevailing “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you
masterpiece of a girl’s profile cre- commercial trends. It was working.” Whatever your craft might be —
ated with deft details and cross- precisely at those crossroads whether it's writing, painting, or podcast-
hatched magnificence. Violet in the history of India that ing — you must find the drive and discipline
Head has a strong Picassoic Virendra acted as the princi- within yourself to sit down and do it every
flavour though the nose stud pal tastemaker and visionary single day because eureka moments arise
and large earrings give it the vil- depict what is most likely the Behind them, a majestic moon done with Christian symbolism patron for serious, avant- from consistent efforts. If you want to be most extraordinary ideas surface when
lage belle insignia. view from his studio on a illuminates the stylised sky and a veritable personification garde artistic expression.” The inspired, you have to seek it actively. your mind is at peace and when you are in
The fourth is a radiant Red dreamy sunset evening. With a recalling the Catholic architec- of London. Writing about early years between the 1950s your happy zone. Just like spending time on
Moon (1966) that is reminiscent combination of meticulous lines ture that informed so many of Souza’s urban landscapes, fellow and 70s tell a tale of vintage Use The Power Of The Internet actual projects is essential, so having some
of his Spanish series. Here, and crosshatches, Souza fore- Souza’s landscapes in the 1950s. artist Jagdish Swaminathan vitality. The Internet has made everything con- fun; this takes away restrictions, eliminates
Souza captures a simultaneous- grounds the few trees in this A gorgeous drawing of a noted, “Souza’s cityscapes are the venient and accessible. Finding inspiration deadlines, and stretches your muscles like
ly bright and austere scene, scene, and a few bare branches landscape is Churches and congealed visions of a mysteri- (Picture courtesy: Kumar is at your fingers. You can scroll through nothing else.
using strong warm colours to just visible and sprinkled. Houses (1958). It is a landscape ous world. Whether standing Gallery, Delhi) your screen, port yourself to a place,
research the new findings or some ancient Read Art Quotes Daily
culture. Through blogs and forums, you can Nothing beats reading the words of your

Collaborate, create and celebrate

ritish Council, the United residency with 72 Muslim potter fami- even connect with people from around the fellow artists for motivation. A constant sup-

B Kingdom's international organisa-

tion for educational opportunities
and cultural relations announced anoth-
lies of Gundiyali in Gujarat; and a col-
laboration to revive and strengthen the
local economy around wool in the Kutch
world. You can see videos and hear podcasts
from artists who inspire you to ensure that
your learning curve keeps moving upwards.
ply of inspirational quotations about art is
a great way to stay inspired. Look for a daily
newsletter with inspiring artwork and
er set of grant winners for its coveted CWTbTR^]Sa^d]S^UPfPaSTTb¯ U^a1aXcXbW2^d]RX[b reaching out to 100 women weavers. Visit your favourite art page on social media quotes, or try using a beautiful daily calen-
global programme — Crafting Futures: As part of second round of Crafting or watch that comedian who tickles your dar with your favourite artist's work. These
India-UK Collaboration Scheme 2022. 2aPUcX]V5dcdaTb8]SXPD:2^[[PQ^aPcX^]BRWT\T!!!c^ Futures: India-UK Collaboration funny bones to keep the endorphins in small, regular reminders can be effective,
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jointly awarded to a partnership of two STeT[^_P]SbcaT]VcWT]RaPUcbbTRc^aX]8]SXP¯ WPeT Scheme, applications were invited for
project proposals from India and the UK
check. The only drawback is that this
information overload might sometimes
especially when you need an extra push to
get to work. So put these little sources of
organisations — an organisation in India
and a compatible UK organisation.
QTT]P]]^d]RTS1hC40< E8E0 organisations, out of which three more
projects have been chosen which will
make you feel overwhelmed. So it's always
good to spend some time off-screen after
inspiration on your home office desk and
think about them, when you're struggling
Jaipur Rugs Foundation & University of benefit from monetary and technical sup- your regular internet surfing to help your to stay motivated.
Arts London, IICD and West Dean port to collaborate with craft communi- ideas take shape.
College of Arts and Conservation, ties in India to co-develop and co-deliv- Challenge Yourself
University of Liverpool & INTACH er projects that support the crafts sector. Talk About Your Ideas If you are feeling low on inspiration,
Hooghly Chapter have been shortlisted. All three awardees aim to impact the It's always good to share your thoughts challenge yourself, do things that you
Crafting Futures supports collabora- craft sector whilst uplifting the artisans and ideas with people around you or those wouldn't normally. Try being an illustrator,
tion to strengthen the crafts sector in across various cities. The collaboration who have similar interests as you. The inputs a photographer or even a baker. There is
India through exciting and innovative between Jaipur Rugs Foundation and you receive at the initial stage of your art pro- always something you haven't tried or are
projects which addresses inclusion across University of Arts London will help rural ject might help you streamline your work scared to... so, now is the moment to try it.
communities, explore solutions for glob- women to learn new skills to earn dig- better and make the necessary changes. The most disastrous failures are always the
al environmental challenges and gener- nified incomes and gain financial inde- However, do not rely entirely on the opin- most significant sources of learning and
ate new propositions for the relationship pendence. The programme will address ions of others. Trust your instincts and inspiration. Failing or succeeding is just an
between craft and technology. the skill gaps in Indian artisan commu- believe in ideas. outcome; it is the creative journey that mat-
Jonathan Kennedy, Director Arts nities and help them expand their eco- ters. Perhaps you're working on projects that
India, British Council, said: “Our recent nomic opportunities through design Soak In Nature aren't all that different from what you've
research with Fashion Revolution con- and entrepreneurship. Nature is all around us and deep with- done before. Challenging yourself might be
firms the Covid-19 pandemic has been The partnership between IICD and in us; we are inseparable from it. If you look a great way to get motivated, as it helps you
particularly tough and remains challeng- West Dean College of Arts and close enough, every leaf, blooming flower, come face-to-face with your abilities and
ing for livelihoods of crafts organisations, Conservation focusses on the potters of or birds perching on a tree branch has a opens the door to new opportunities.
women artists and artisans. The British Baswa district in Jaipur through exchange story to tell. When I walk into a garden, I
Council has continued its commitment of knowledge between India and UK can't help but get a sense of wonder that Make Art Like No One Is Watching
to strengthening the Indian crafts sector, Memorial Institute (SSMI); reviving the ceramic practices whilst focussing on triggers my imagination. As someone who The fear of making mistakes, even
for improving livelihoods, and develop- urban 'living' crafts and develop oppor- design and technology. frequently switches mediums and tech- small ones, often prevents us from finding
ing contemporary craft skills and tradi- tunities for collaborations by urban Last, the partnership between niques, I rely on nature as a constant source inspiration. We don't want to risk our
tions with a series of UK partnerships.” craftspeople in Kolkata, Goa and University of Liverpool and INTACH of inspiration. progress by doing something that might not
The first round of Crafting Futures Bangalore presenting their crafts work at Hooghly Chapter will work with women work out. Make art just because you enjoy
India-UK scheme saw projects from the Unbox Festival; improving the liveli- artisans in Kolkata who work in the silk Sit Back, And Make Time For the process, experiment, try new things, or
vocational training of Pinguli puppetry hoods of skilled craftswomen in Gujarat industry. With Patch-WORK, West Some Fun go with the flow without worrying about the
artisans in Maharashtra; business skills through new product designs and use of Bengal and an app-enabled e-commerce Don't stress yourself out waiting for outcome; this can be very liberating.
training and empowerment of women modern marketing methods for the network, the partners aim to train the inspiration to strike at the right time and
artisans through sustainable processes in Indian and European market; collabora- artisans with new business skills and cre- place. It doesn't always work like that; (The author is the founder & principal
crafts working at Swami Sivananda tion to develop an international artists' ate products for the global market. instead, play, have fun and enjoy life. The artist, ZA Works Design)

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forward's powerful shot into the cor-
ner of the Granada goal gave Madrid
Adama Traore was enjoying a
happy return to Camp Nou and his
pace was vital as he beat Mario
Hermoso in the 22nd minute to cross
from Gavi to head in Barca's second
be worried about new signing Daniel
Wass who looked to suffer a knee
injury in a bad challenge from Torres.
Villarreal continue their climb up
the table with a 2-0 win away to third-
lose ground on Real Madrid.
Two goals from Brais Mendez
gave Celta a 2-0 home win against
Rayo Vallecano, who made had sev-
eral changes to their team ahead of
a win they deserved for an improved and just before halftime Barca placed Betis thanks to a Pau Torres next week's Copa del Rey semifinal.
second-half display after an even breached Atletico's defence a third header just before halftime with Two controversial penalties
first 45 minutes, and moves them six time, Xinhua reports. Gerard Pique Etienne Capoue sealing the win with helped Mallorca to a win in their rel-
points clear at the top of La Liga. headed against the bar and after seven minutes left to play. egation duel against Cadiz, with the
Real Madrid were without Ferran Torres was unable to turn the Valencia rested several first-team spot-kicks taken by Silva Sevilla and
Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema on ball in, Ronald Araujo provided the regulars ahead of their forthcoming new signing Vedat Muriqi overturn-
Sunday night and in the first half they finish to make it 3-1. Dani Alves rifled Copa del Rey semifinal in Bilbao on ing Ruben Alcaraz's seventh-minute
struggled without the Frenchman. a loose ball home from outside of the February 11 for their 0-0 draw at goal for Cadiz.
FC Barcelona moved into fourth penalty area to make it 4-1 in the 49th home to Real Sociedad in a match that Elche made it five games without
place in La Liga after a thrilling 4-2 minute after Atletico again failed to had more chances than the final defeat as they came back from conced-
win over Atletico Madrid in the clear a ball into their area. Luis score suggests. ing a goal to Joselu to beat Alaves
Camp Nou Stadium. Atletico opened Suarez then nodded Atletico back into Osasuna goalkeeper S ergio 3-1. Pere Milla netted twice after
the scoring after a neat combination the game and Atletico's chances of get- Herrera saved Ivan Rakitic's 92nd- the break and Fidel added a third
between Luis Suarez and Yannick ting a point increased when Alves was minute penalty to hold second place with five minutes left to play as
Carrasco saw the Belgian beat Marc then sent off for putting his studs into Sevilla to a 0-0 draw in the El Sadar Elche extended Alaves winless
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hosting major international tourna-
ments. On balance, the five associa-
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in the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League at the
and Ireland in a bid to land hosting tions have decided to focus solely on Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Tuesday.

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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the 2030 FIFA World Cup," said the Kerala Blasters FC on 26 points from 14 games.
Wales and the Republic of Ireland
have agreed to focus on a bid to host
UEFA EURO 2028, the third-largest
statement.
"It would be an honour and a priv-
ilege to collectively host UEFA EURO
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life, scoring a brace in their 5-0 rout of NorthEast
United FC to take his tally to 14 goals this season and
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statement read. A statement from the
five association boards insists a "sim-
2028 and to welcome all of Europe. It
would also be a wonderful opportu-
nity to demonstrate the true impact
overall tally to 49 in the competition.
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helping Hyderabad in the process. Ogbeche has scored
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of hosting a world-class football tour-
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five goals in his last three matches. A hat-trick in a
4-0 win over SC East Bengal and a brace in the last
game. "ATK Mohun Bagan have good
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be very difficult news," Marquez said.
Hyderabad have scored 33 goals
bare their misery -- describing 'crying like crazy'
after being hauled out of bed at 3 a.m. before being
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aged in any of their Hero ISL seasons.
fed miserable food in rooms too small for exercise,
Daily Mail reported.
If they win against ATK Mohun Bagan, Beijing is attempting to hold a virus-free event
80=BQ 07<430103 it a bit fuller. I knew that if the length they will extend their record of most in the midst of a pandemic, cutting off competi-
was not right, there were 80 per cent wins in a row. tors and their teams in a bubble where tests must

Ihadndia leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal

revealed that captain Rohit Sharma
told him to focus more on bowl-
chances of him hitting me for a six,"
added Chahal, who had rattled
Pollard's off-stump on his very first
For Juan Ferrando's ATKMB,
they have games in hand but will
need to win them to stay in touch
be taken every day, with anyone who tests pos-
itive dragged off to isolation.
But conditions in isolation are reported-
ing googly ahead of the first ODI ball to him. with the top-four pack. The ly dire. Valeria Vasnetsova, a Russian biath-
against the West Indies. Responding to Sharma's ques- Mariners are now in sixth place lete, claims she was served the same inedible
In the match on Sunday, Chahal tion on the changes he witnessed with 20 points from 12 games and meal three times a day for five days in a row
took 4/49 in 9.5 overs as West Indies while fielding at slip, Chahal dis- the fact that they drew three out - and that it left her so emaciated that her
were bowled out for just 176, which closed that he had brought changes of their last four matches could 'bones (were) sticking out', the report said.
was chased down by India with six to his angle while releasing the ball. come back to haunt them. Head of German team Dirk Schimmelpfennig
wickets in hand. "I have changed my angle a bit, espe- also blasted 'unacceptable' conditions for his ath-
In a post-match video uploaded cially when here it is a slow wicket. letes, saying isolation rooms are too small, not
by the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI), Chahal, awarded
'Player of the Match' revealed to
Sharma that how his pre-match
When I was not a part of the team,
I was thinking about the improve-
ment I can make. I used to see that
other bowlers used to get a bit side
SENEGAL WINS FIRST-EVER AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS TITLE hygienic enough, the food is poor and PCR tests
that athletes must take to free themselves are not
being given, Daily Mail reported. Natalia
Maliszewska, a Polish speed skater, described being
insight helped him plan to bamboo-
zle the West Indies batters, especial-
arm while bowling. I also noticed
while bowling in the nets that the
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"You had told me before the
match and even I thought I missed
more effort from the wrist as well."
Sunday's match was India's ILQDORQSHQDOWLHVRQ6XQGD\HYHQLQJ that left her 'crying and crying'. During one 'night
of horror' she said officials dragged her out of bed
that during the South Africa tour, I 1000th ODI and Chahal made it at 3 a.m. in order to take her back to the athlete's
was not bowling a lot of googlies. It more memorable by picking 100 80=BQ H0>D=34 winning spot-kick as Senegal village after ruling she was Covid-free -- only to later
was in my mind that when a hard- wickets in the format, the second- beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties to say they made a mistake before taking her back into
hitter sees the ball in the slot and fastest Indian spinner to reach the enegal are the new kings of win their first-ever AFCON tro- solitary. There are currently 387 people from the
decides that he will hit it, I have a
weapon, the googly, which is very
three-figure mark.
"It feels great. My career has seen
STeranga
African football as the
Lions won the Africa
phy.
After reaching the AFCON
athletes' bubble in Covid isolation in China,
though this also includes members of their teams
important for a leg-spinner," said lots of ups and downs in the last five Cup of Nations (AFCON) title final in 2002 and 2019 and los- and press. The exact number of competitors in soli-
Chahal. years. But it's a very good feeling beating Egypt in the final on ing, Senegal restored their repu- tary is not clear, but is thought to be in the dozens.
"You had told me that the more when you take 100 wickets in any for- penalties on Sunday evening. tation on the African football Vincent Zhou, an American figure skater and
googlies I bowl, my leg-spin will mat. It's a big thing. I had never The final ended 0-0 after 120 scene with the victory at the medal hopeful, was among athletes to test positive
become more effective. I keep bowl- imagined I will achieve it this early. minutes with a major opportu- Olembe Stadium in Cameroon's on Monday and was taken to isolation. Austrian
ing them to you at the nets and then I will continue to do bowling with the nity coming from a penalty for capital city of Yaounde. snowboarder Sabine Schoffmann also tested pos-
I realised that maybe I should try a same approach," stated Chahal. Senegal that was missed by Sadio Egypt will soon have a itive. Jukka Jalonen, head of Finland's ice hockey
bit more of these in the matches. I Sharma signed off by telling Mane just seven minutes into the chance for revenge when the two team, said on Sunday that China is violating the
wanted to mix up the deliveries I Chahal to maintain his right mind- match. After a tense shootout, sides meet again next month in human rights of one of his star players by keeping
bowl and like we planned when set and joked about IPL auctions Senegal's most precious player a two-legged play-off for a spot him in isolation despite team doctors clearing him
Pollard came in, you told me to bowl coming on February 12 and 13. and forward Mane scored the at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. to play, Daily Mail reported.

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our season against two quality sides, during the final of FIH Men's Series well as training.
he Indian men's hockey team so it's a great thing. Our focus is to Finals Bhubaneswar Odisha 2019, "We have a busy 2022 year, with
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they play France in the opening
match of the FIH Pro League here
step-by-step. These FIH Hockey
Pro League matches will help us pre- _[Phcf^\PcRWTb Qualifiers Odisha 2019. The overall
head-to-head record since 2013
we need to ensure that we are fully
prepared. I think the FIH Hockey
on Tuesday. pare for the forthcoming major P_XTRTPVPX]bc belongs to the visitors, with India Pro League 2021/22 matches will
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men's hockey team won the 2020
Tokyo Olympic Games bronze
The last time India met France
was during the 2015 Fintro Hockey
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the 26-year-old Harmanpreet said,"
but will also give us the understand-
ing about where we stand with
medal after more than four decades, World League Semi-Final Antwerp, eXRTRP_cPX] South Africa are a quality team. They regards to our game as well as train-
the Manpreet Singh-led side is set to with the former winning the match 7Pa\P]_aTTc are currently ranked 10th in the ing.
embark on a new mission in South
Africa with the hosts and France
3-2.
Harmanpreet said the match will
BX]VWbPXScWTh world, and are capable of beating any
team on a given day, so you just can't
"You see, there's always room for
improvement, so apart from execut-
their first opponents of the year. be challenging for his team. "We fTaTaTP[[h underestimate them. It will cer- ing our skills and plans, our focus
The world No. 3 side will play haven't played against France in a TgRXcTSPQ^dc tainly be a good challenge for us, and will also remain on improving our
two matches apiece against South
Africa and France and India vice-
long time. They are a really good
side, and, no doubt, it will be a chal-
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team like South Africa."
game, and that's where I think Pro
League matches will play a vital
captain Harmanpreet Singh said lenging match for us," he said. PbbXV]\T]c opportunities. We are looking for- win," the vice-captain added. Harmanpreet added that these role." Harmanpreet added.
they were really excited about the "Our focus will remain on play- ^U!!! ward to tomorrow's match. We will The Manpreet Singh-led India matches will not only help the team After a two-day break, India will
first assignment of 2022. ing good hockey, executing our definitely give our 100 per cent, and will then square off against South gain experience but also give them play France on February 12 and
"We are really excited for our skills, and making the best out of the hopefully, start the campaign with a Africa on February 9. The last time the understanding about where they South Africa on February 13.