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PROCESSION OF 10TH MUHARRAM ASHOORACHIEF JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI HOISTED THE

NATIONAL FLAG IN THE HIGH COURTTelangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheTelangana High CourtChief Justice Hima Kohlihas hoisted the NationalFlag in the High Courtpremises and ad-dressed the people. Onthis occasion SeniorJudges Justice M.S.Ramchandra Rao, Jus-tice A. RajashekharReddy, Justice P.Naveen Rao along withAdvocate General BS Prasad, State Bar Council; Chairman NarsimhaReddy and others have participated in the function.“

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Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheRehearsal of El-ephant for the pro-cession of 10thMuharram Ashoorawere attended byMirza Riyaz-ul-Hassan Affandi MLCAIMIM, Dr.NisarHussain Hyder AgaShia Waqf BoardM e m b e r ,Hasanuddin AijazMujawar Alawa-e-Bibi and AlamdarWalajahi Corporator

Dabeerpura Division were present.“

TelanganaMedia Se-nior StaffR e p o r t e rSyed SaeedQuadri“TheAIMIM FloorL e a d e rAkbaruddinOwaisi hashoisted aFlag on Eveof 75th Inde-p e n d e n c eDay at OwaisiSchool of Ex-c e l l e n c e ,R i y a s a t hNagar.“

AIMIM FLOOR LEADERAKBARUDDIN OWAISI HOISTSNATIONAL FLAG AT OWAISISCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

Telangana Media Senior Staff ReporterSyed Saeed Quadri“The Flag Hoisting Cer-emony held at DCP Office, South Zone,Hyderabad City on the occasion of 75th Inde-pendence Day.

FLAG HOISTING CEREMONYHELD AT DCP OFFICE SOUTH

ZONE, HYDERABAD

RACHAKONDA POLICE COMMISSIONER MAHESH MBHAGWAT SAYS "LAW & ORDER PLAYS A VITALROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION"

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“The75th Independence Day Celebra-

tions were held across RachakondaCommissionerate and Sri Mahesh M.Bhagwat IPS., hoisted the NationalFlag at the Commissioner of PoliceOffice on Sunday at Neredmet. Speak-ing on the occasion, Commissioner ofPolice extended their wishes to theStaff and stated that celebrating Inde-pendence Day is a pride moment foreveryone in the Country. The Commissioner of Police has reminded ev-eryone about the significance of being a responsible citizen. Commis-sioner of Police has opined that internal security is still a bigger challengeto the country. He stated that maintaining Law and Order is the primeresponsibility of the Police Department. The Law and Order plays a vitalrole in the development of the Nation, Commissioner of Police added. Hedirected the Staff to work as a team and serve the people better.“

Telangana Me-dia Senior StaffReporter SyedS a e e dQ u a d r i “ T h eKhairtabad MLAD. Nagender andGHMC Mayorhave unfurled Na-tional Flag on theoccasion of 75thIndependenceDay at RoadNo.12, NBTNagar, and TRSParty Workerswere present.“

KHAIRTABAD MLA D.NAGENDER & GHMCMAYOR G.VIJAYLAXMI UNFURLEDNATIONAL FLAG AT NBT NAGAR

AIMIM CHIEF BARRISTER ASADUDDIN OWAISI UNFURLTHE NATIONAL FLAG AT YAKUTPURA

Telangana Media Se-nior Reporter SyedSayeed Qadri: Barris-ter Asad uddin OwisiPresident AIMIM andHyderabad MP unfurlthe National flag on 75thIndependence day Cel-ebration at Yakutpuraand others singing na-tional Anthem after un-furling the National Flag

STATE MINISTER SABITA INDRA REDDYUNVEILS THE NATIONAL FLAG AT GACHI

BOWLI PARADE GROUNDSTelangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“The

Telangana State Minister Sabita IndraReddy has unveils the National Flagat the Gachi Bowli Parade Ground inRanga Reddy District Center on theoccasion of the 75th IndependenceDay. The Minister has addressed thepeople of the District and honored thefreedom fighters, handed over the bestservice Certificates, Minister has vis-ited the stalls of various Departmentsand Distributed Assets.“

GHMC MAYOR G.VIJAYLAXMI PARTICIPATESAS CHIEF GUEST AT IKON AWARDS“

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Saeed Quadri“TheGHMC MayorG.Vi jay laxmihas partici-pated as ChiefGuest at IkonAwards andgave awards toExemplary Pro-fessionals fromvarious walksof Line in 2018at Park Hotels.On the occa-sion IT Secre-tary Jayesh

Ranjan, Commissioner of Technical Education, Navin Mittal, IAS and otherdignitaries were part of the event. “

AIMIM CHIEF HYDERABAD M.P. ASADUDDINOWAISI ALONGWITH PARTY LEADERS VISITS

EX-CORPORATOR KHAJA BILAL'S HOUSETelangana MediaHyderabad“The AIMIMChief and HyderabadM.P. Asaduddin Owaisi,with Ex-MayorHyderabad MohammedMajid Hussain, AIMIMYouth Icon YakutpuraIncharge Yaser Arafat atKhaja Bilal Residence,Hyderabad.“

STATE IT & MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION MINISTER SRIKTR HOISTS NATIONAL FLAG AT PARADEGROUND AT RAJANNA SIRCILLA DISTRICT

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Saeed Quadri“TheTelanganaState IT &MunicipalAdminis-t r a t i o nMinisterS r iK.TarakR a m aRao hasho i s tedthe Na-t i o n a lFlag atthe Pa-r a d eG r o u n do f

Rajanna Sirisilla District Center on the occasion of 75th Indian Indepen-dence Day. The Minister has received a guard of honour from the Police.Later, addressed the people of the District. “

STATE MINISTER KTR LAUNCHED TSIC'SONLINE INNOVATOR EXHIBITION 2021

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed SaeedQuadriTelanganaMedia SeniorStaff ReporterSyed SaeedQuadri“This In-dependenceDay, MinisterKTR launchedTSIC's OnlineInnovator Exhi-bition 2021 thatpaints the inno-vation land-scape ofTelangana tocheck the 105 innovations across 33 Districts.“

Telangana Media Senior Staff ReporterSyed Saeed Quadri“The Flag Hoisting Cer-emony held at Dabeerpura and TappachabutraPolice Station on the occasion of 75th Indepen-dence Day.“

FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY ATDABEERPURA & TAPPACHABUTRA

POLICE STATION

TELANGANA NRIS CELEBRATEINDEPENDENCE DAY IN UK

Telangana Media Hyderabad: The TelanganaAssociation of the United Kingdom (TAUK) cel-ebrated Independence Day in London. Vicepresident of the association, Sushumna Reddy,hoisted the Indian national flag at the TAUK of-fice in Reading, a city near London and said,“Many great leaders from the country took partin the freedom movement. Although their pathswere different, their goal was Independent India.”

EDITORIALENGLISH DAILY HYDERABADTELANGANA MEDIATELANGANA MEDIA 2Monday, August , 16, 2021Editorial / Health

SOUTH ZONE TASK FORCE AR-RESTS 2 PERSONS FOR ILLE-GAL ZARDA MANUFACTURING

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONSAT CP OFFICE, BASHEERBAGH

TELANGANA BJP CHIEF B.SANJAY VISITS GOV-ERNMENT HOSPITAL, MALKAJGIRI & INQUIREDABOUT THE HEALTH OF PARTY CORPORATOR

Telangana Media Senior Staff ReporterSyed Sayeed Quadri“The Illegal noxious zarda

manufacturingracket busted byi n s p e c t o rS.Raghvendraof South ZoneTask Force 2persons heldfor indulging inmanufacturing& selling of nox-ious tobacco ofbrand "rocket"t o b a c c oS h a i l e n d r aPrasad andSudesh Kumarboth residentsof Khairtabadhas appre-hended bytaskforce andseized 10 lakhsworth value to-

bacco and machines from Pathergatti Area ofMir Chowk Police Station limits accused per-sons along with seized property handed overto Mirchowk Police the above raid was carriedout under the supervision of DCP Task ForceG. Chakravarthy.

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheIndepen -dence DayC e l e b r a -tions held inC o m m i s -sioner ofPolice Of-f i c e ,Basheerbagh,Hyderabad.Smt.N.SudhaRani ChiefAdministra-tive Officer,

Office of the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad unfurled the Flag.Sri.Narender Singh, Chief Accounts Officer, Sri.A.Srinivas, RI Care TakerCP Office Building, Sri, Srinivas, Superintendent, President, MinisterialStaff Association, Sri. K.Karunakar Reddy, Inspector Main PCR, Sri.MohdIsmail, JAO, Sri.MA Haleem, PA to CP Hyd, Sri.Mohd.Ashfaq, Dy.AO CPCamp, Smt.Padmaja,Jr.Asst and staff have attended the program. LaterSmt. N. Sudha Rani Chief Administrative Officer said that my heartfeltwishes for the 75th Independence Day, probably here there is hardly any-one who woke up on the midnight of 15th August 1947 to hear India's trystwith destiny. We are born in an independent country and hence probablyunderstand very little about the insult of being governed by a foreign power.Let's wake ourselves up again today, revive the stick of discipline, thereare golden colours with the blood of the martyrs of this independenceDay, we all bow down to such martyrs. Our Nation has gone throughmany difficult times including wars and have emerged unscathed andvictorious. Today, we are collectively facing a covid19 pandemic threatthat has created a global health crisis and has had a deep impact on ourlives. May the victorious tricolor be lovely may the flag be elevated, nomatter what its life may be? We are the pride of the young nation. Wepledge for a united India. Long live Mother India.“

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheTelangana BJPChief andKarimnagar M.P.B. Sanjay hasvisited the Gov-ernment Hospi-tal, Malkajgiriand inquiredabout the healthof BJP Corpora-tor who was at-tacked by TRSActivists.“

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheA I M I MParty Chiefa n dHyderabadM.P. Bar-r i s t e rAsaduddinOwaisi hash o i s t e dN a t i o n a lFlag on theoccas ionof 75th In-

dependence Day at different places in Hyderabad Madina Building,Bholakpur, Yakutpura, and Shaikpet.“

AIMIM PARTY CHIEF & HYDERABADM.P.BARRISTER ASADUDDIN OWAISI

HOISTED NATIONAL FLAG

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Saeed Quadri“The sur-roundings ofthe lake be-came a favoritetourism placefor the people tocome and haverelaxed for re-freshens theirminds andhealing theirsouls by the se-rene environ-ment of the place. Because of the mass gathering around Hussain SagarLake, the question of security and Suicidal deaths, crime control as comeinto a major image of the Hyderabad City Police. Lake Police staff whohave put in their earnest endeavor to keep on modifying the police sur-veillance on public who come for attempting suicide in Hussain SagarWater. The Lake Police has started with the view to make the lake areatourist-friendly, vices free and crime-free area. In the month of August2021, Lake Police saved 23 human lives, and In this present week total15 lives have been saved by Lake Police. The number of persons savedby Lake Police and number of persons died, during the year 2021 is shownin the following table:-“S. No Year No. of persons saved No. Personsdied“1 2021 up to 13-08-2021 285 13“2 Last One week15 2“Sri. Anjani Kumar IPS Commissioner of Police Hyderabad hasappreciated and felicitated by giving mementos to Smt.B.Dhana Laxmi,Inspector Lake Police Station Police Constables Sri. Abhilash Yadav,L.Raju, N.Naveen Kumar and Home Guards Sri.Krishna Yadav,Sri.B.Yadagiri, Sri.Syed Dawood, Sri.Imam Basha, Sri. K.Ashok Goudfor their good work done by rescued the persons from committing sui-cide in Hussain Sagar Lake.“

HYDERABAD POLICE COMMISSIONERANJANI KUMAR APPRECIATES & FELICI-

TATES LAKE POLICE PERSONNELSTelangana Me-dia Senior StaffReporter SyedS a y e e dQuadri“The Na-tional Flaghoisted by BJPState President B.Sanjay Kumar,M.P. at Dr ShyamPrasad MukherjiBhavan, BJPState Party Office, Nampally.“

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“The 75thIndependence Day was celebratedtoday at the Pocharam MunicipalOffice under the chairmanship ofMunicipal Chairman B.KondalReddy. The event were graced byVice Chairman Radia Nayak, Mu-nicipal President M. SurenderReddy and Executive PresidentG.Balesh.General SecretaryN.Shekhar, Municipal Commis-sioner Suresh, Councilors, Co-op-tion Members Mohammed AkramAli, leaders, Activists, Municipal StaffPocharam Municipality have partici-pated.“

INDEPENDENCE DAY CEL-EBRATES AT POCHARAM

MUNICIPAL OFFICE

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheStation HouseO f f i c e rKeesara Po-l ice StationSri .NarenderGoud has inau-gurated (13)CCTV Cam-eras at HeavenDown Colony,Godumakunta.On this occa-sion SarpanchM a h e n d e rReddy, MPTCJ y o t h i

Praveen, Deputy Sarpanch Anjaneyulu, Ward Members and ColonyElders have participated.“

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheAbdullapurmet Police Station has conducted Community CCTV Aware-ness Program in Gunthapally Village of Abdullapurmet. On this occa-sion Sarpanch, Deputy Sarpanch and elders have attended the Pro-gram. Sarpanch Sri K.Venkatesh came forward and donated One Lakhand the remaining village elders donated two lakhs rupees.“

ABDULLAPURMET POLICE STATION CON-DUCTS COMMUNITY CCTV AWARENESS PRO-

GRAM IN GUNTHAPALLY VILLAGE

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS AT BJPPARTY OFFICE NAMPALLY

KEESARA POLICE INSPECTOR NARENDERGOUD INAUGURATES (13) CCTV CAMERAS

Telangana Media Senior Staf f Reporter Syed SayeedQuadri“A suspect in a theft case attempted to escape by jumpingfrom the second floor window of Asifnagar Police Station on todayafternoon. His condition is stable, the police said. Salman, was

summoned to the Asifnagar police station along with four othersas part of a probe into a case of theft of Rs. 56 lakh reported at awarehouse in Asifnagar early this month. The owner of the pre-mises Wajid, who runs a factory at Asifnagar had gone to his na-tive place Bihar early this month and on returning he found cashof Rs. 56 lakh missing from the godown and lodged a complaintwith the Asifnagar Police.““Today, Wajid brought a total of fivepersons to the police station suspecting that all of them were in-volved in the theft of money. Around 2 pm, while the police werequestioning them, Salman slipped and went to the window of thesecond floor and leapt down,” said A R Srinivas, Joint Commis-sioner of Police West Zone.“

MAN JUMPS FROM ASIF NAGARPOLICE STATION BUILDING

Counting the castesCaste is a reality in India one cannot wishaway. For centuries, it served as an instru-ment of exploitation and discrimination; a formof social injustice that is being addressed bysuccessive governments since indepen-dence with varying outcomes. There is astrong case for undertaking a caste censusin the country to enable policymakers to fine-tune the affirmative programmes so that thebenefits reach the needy sections. Since theentire architecture of India’s reservation policyis based on caste, a clear enumeration ofpopulation based on caste is required to as-sess the exact ground situation. Accurate dataon the caste composition is needed tomaximise the gains of policies such as res-ervation in education and employment. It isno surprise then that during the recent de-bate in Parliament, the entire opposition ad-vocated caste census. Given the SanghParivar’s reported view that the caste cen-sus might end up highlighting the fault linesof the Hindu society and thereby hamper itsvision of creating a unified monolithic votebank, the BJP is yet to take a public stand onthe issue. A caste census was last held in1931 and discontinued thereafter. Every cen-sus in independent India from 1951 to 2011has published data on the population of Sched-uled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, but noton other castes. As a result, there is no properestimate for the population of OBCs. In thepast, the national parties, including the Con-gress and the BJP, had opposed its reintro-duction ostensibly on the ground that enu-meration will lead to perpetuation of caste iden-tities.But the stark reality is that caste continues tobe a key determinant in public affairs and ac-cess to resources. The UPA government helda Socio-Economic Caste Census in 2011, butthe data was not released. In the absence ofupdated data, political parties and public in-stitutions extrapolate from the 1931 Censusand National Sample Survey to formulate poli-cies. Accurate data on caste will help bothpolitical parties and the governments in plug-ging the gaps and leaks in the welfareschemes and improving social outreach. Acaste-based census is required because inat least 30 States and Union Territories, thereservation for backward classes hascrossed the upper limit of 50% set by theSupreme Court. There is a need to be flex-ible about this ceiling, given the socio-eco-nomic realities. The States must have thefreedom and flexibility to evaluate the back-wardness of various vulnerable sections anddecide on the quantum of quotas in tune withthe ground situation. In this context, the re-cent passage of the 127th ConstitutionAmendment Bill in Parliament, restoring therights of State governments to make their ownOBC lists, is a welcome development.

TELANGANA MEDIA 3Monday, August , 16, 2021International

Earthquake of magni-tude 7.2 strikes Haiti,revives memories of

2010 horror

20 years, $83 billion went into buildingthe Afghanistan military: How did

Taliban break it so quickly?

Rush of troops to Kabul tests Joe Biden'swithdrawal deadline from Afghanistan

The last-minutedecision to send 3,000US troops toAfghanistan to helppartially evacuate theUS Embassy is callinginto question whetherPresident Joe Bidenwill meet his 31 Augustdeadline for fullywithdrawing combatforces. The vanguardof a Marine contingentarrived in Kabul onFriday and most of therest of the 3,000 aredue bySunday.Officials havestressed that the newlyarriving troops’ missionis limited to assistingthe airlift of embassypersonnel and Afghanallies, and they expectto complete it bymonth's end. But theymight have to staylonger if the embassyis threatened by aTaliban takeover of

The surrenders seemto be happening as fastas the Taliban cantravel.In the past severaldays, Afghan securityforces have collapsedin more than 15 citiesunder the pressure of aTaliban advance thatbegan in May. OnFriday, officialsconfirmed that thoseincluded two of thecountry’s mostimportant provincialcapitals: Kandaharand Herat.The swiftoffensive hasresulted in masssurrenders, capturedhelicopters andmillions of dollars ofU . S . - s u p p l i e dequipment paradedby the Taliban ongrainy cellphonevideos. In somecities, heavy fightinghad been underwayfor weeks on theiroutskirts, but theTaliban ultimatelyovertook theirdefensive lines andthen walked in with littleor no resistance.Thisimplosion comesdespite the UnitedStates having pouredmore than $83 billion inweapons, equipmentand training into thecountry’s securityforces over twodecades.Building theAfghan securityapparatus was one ofthe key parts of theO b a m aa d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’ sstrategy as it sought tofind a way to hand oversecurity and leavenearly a decade ago.These efforts producedan army modelled inthe image of the USmilitary, an Afghaninstitution that wassupposed to outlast theAmerican war.But it willlikely be gone before theUnited States is.Whilethe future of Afghanistan

Port-au-Prince (Haiti): Apowerful 7.2-magnitudeearthquake struck Haition Saturday, causingseveral deaths and top-pling buildings in the di-saster-plagued Carib-bean nation still recov-ering from a devastat-ing 2010 quake.Theepicenter of the quake,

which shook homesand sent people scram-bling for protection, wasabout 100 miles (160kilometers) by roadfrom the center of thedensely populatedcapital Port-au-Prince."Lots of homesare destroyed, peopleare dead and some areat the hospital,"Christella Saint Hilaire,who lives near the epi-center, told AFP. "Ev-eryone is in the streetnow and the shockskeep coming."The long,initial shock was felt inmuch of the Caribbean.It damaged schools aswell as homes onHaiti's southwesternpeninsula, according toimages fromwitnesses."I can con-firm there are deaths,but I don't yet have anexact toll," said JerryChandler, who headsthe country's civil pro-t e c t i o na g e n c y. R e s i d e n ts

Kabul by then. OnFriday the Talibanseemed nearly withinreach of contesting thecapital.“Clearly fromtheir actions, itappears as if they aretrying to get Kabulisolated,” Pentagonspokesman John Kirbysaid, referring to theTaliban's speedy andefficient takedown ofmajor provincialcapitals across thecountry in recentdays.Biden had giventhe Pentagon until 31August to complete thewithdrawal of the 2,500to 3,000 troops thatwere in Afghanistanwhen he announced inApril that he wasending U.S.involvement in the war.That number hasdropped to just under1,000, and all but about650 are scheduled to

be gone by the end ofthe month; the 650 areto remain to help

protect the USdiplomatic presence,including with aircraftand defensive weaponsat Kabul airport.But

Thursday's decision todispatch 3,000 freshtroops to the airport

adds a new twist to theUS withdrawal. Thereis no discussion ofrejoining the war, butthe number of troops

needed for security willdepend on decisionsabout keeping the

embassy open andthe extent of a Talibanthreat to the capital inthe comingdays.Having the Aug.

31 deadline pass withthousands of U.S.troops in the country

would be awkward forBiden given hisinsistence on endingthe 20-year U.S. war bythat date. Republicans

have already criticizedthe withdrawal as amistake and ill-planned, thoughthere’s little politicalappetite by either partyto send fresh troops tofight the Taliban.Kirbydeclined to discussany assessment ofwhether the Talibanare likely soon toconverge on Kabul,but the urgentmovement of extraU.S. t roops in toAfghanis tan toassist the embassydrawdown is clearev idence ofWashington's worrythat after the rapidfall of major cit iesth is week wi thre la t ive ly l i t t le

Afghan governmentresistance, Kabul isendange red .K i r byreiterated the Bidena d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s

shared images on so-cial media of the ruinsof concrete buildings,including a church inwhich a ceremony wasapparently underwayon Saturday in thesouthwestern town ofLes Anglais.The USGSissued a tsunami warn-ing, saying waves of up

to three meters (nearly10 feet) were possiblealong the coastline ofHaiti, but it soon liftedthe warning.A magni-tude-7.0 quake in Janu-ary 2010 transformedmuch of Port-au-Prince and nearby cit-ies into dusty ruins, kill-ing more than 200,000and injuring some300,000 others.Morethan a million and a halfHaitians were madehomeless, leaving is-land authorities and theinternational humanitar-ian community with acolossal challenge in acountry lacking either aland registry or buildingcodes.The quake de-stroyed hundreds ofthousands of homes,as well as administra-tive buildings andschools, not to mention60 percent of Haiti'shealth-care sys-tem.The rebuilding ofthe country's main hos-pital remains incom-

plete, and non-govern-mental organisationshave struggled to makeup for the state's manydeficiencies.The latestquake comes just overa month after PresidentJovenel Moise was as-sassinated in his homeby a team of gunmen,shaking a country al-

ready battling poverty,spiraling gang violenceand COVID-19 .Policesay they have arrested44 people in connec-tion with the killing, in-cluding 12 Haitian po-lice officers, 18 Co-lombians who were al-legedly part of thecommando team, andtwo Americans of Hai-tian descent.The headof Moise's security de-tail is among those de-tained in connectionwith the plot allegedlyorganised by a groupof Haitians with foreignties.Police have is-sued wanted-personsnotices for severalother people, includinga judge from Haiti'shighest court, a formersenator and abusinessman.Moisehad been ruling the im-poverished and disas-ter-plagued nation bydecree, as gang vio-lence spiked andCOVID-19 spread.

seems more and moreuncertain, one thing isbecoming exceedinglyclear: The UnitedStates’ 20-yearendeavor to rebuildAfghanistan’s militaryinto a robust andindependent fightingforce has failed, andthat failure is now

playing out in real timeas the country slips intoTaliban control.How theAfghan military came todisintegrate firstbecame apparent notlast week but monthsago in an accumulationof losses that startedeven before PresidentJoe Biden’sannouncement that theUnited States wouldwithdraw by 11September.It beganwith individual outpostsin rural areas wherestarving andammunition-depletedsoldiers and policeunits were surroundedby Taliban fighters andpromised safe passageif they surrendered andleft behind theirequipment, slowlygiving the insurgentsmore and more controlof roads, then entiredistricts. As positionscollapsed, the

complaint was almostalways the same:There was no airsupport or they had runout of supplies andfood.But even beforethat, the systemicweaknesses of theAfghan security forces— which on papernumbered somewhere

around 300,000 people,but in recent days havetotaled around just one-sixth of that, accordingto U.S. officials — wereapparent. Theseshortfalls can be tracedto numerous issuesthat sprung from theWest’s insistence onbuilding a fully modernmilitary with all thelogistical and supplycomplexities onerequires, and which hasproved unsustainablewithout the UnitedStates and its NATOallies.Soldiers andpolicemen haveexpressed ever-deeperresentment of theAfghan leadership.Officials often turned ablind eye to what washappening knowing fullwell that the Afghanforces’ real manpowercount was far lowerthan what was on thebooks, skewed by

corruption and secrecythat they quietlyaccepted.nd when theTaliban started buildingmomentum after theUnited States’announcement ofwithdrawal, it onlyincreased the belief thatfighting in the securityforces — fighting for

President AshrafGhani’s government —wasn’t worth dying for.In interview afterinterview, soldiers andpolice officersdescribed momnts ofdespair and feelings ofabandonment.On onefront line in the southernAfghan city of Kandaharlast week, the Afghansecurity forces’seeming inability to fendoff the Taliban’sdevastating offensivecame down topotatoes.After weeks offighting, one cardboardbox full of slimy potatoeswas supposed to passas a police unit’s dailyrations. They hadn’treceived anything otherthan spuds in variousforms in several days,and their hunger andfatigue were wearingthem down.“Thesefrench fries are notgoing to hold these front

assertion that Afghansecurity forces havetangible advantagesover the insurgents,including a viable airforce and superiornumbers. Thestatement serves tohighlight the fact thatwhat the Afghanforces lack ismotivation to fight ina c i rcumstancewhere the Tal ibanseem to haved e c i s i v emomentum.StephenBiddle, a professor ofin ternat ional andpubl ic a f fa i rs a tColumbia University,said in an interviewthe announcementthat 3 ,000 U.S.troops are heading toKabul to help pull outAmerican diplomatsand embassy staf fl ikely made Afghanmorale even worse

lines!” a police officeryelled, disgusted by thelack of support theywere receiving in thecountry’s second-largest ci ty.ByThursday, this frontline collapsed, andKandahar was inTal iban control byF r i d a y

m o r n i n g . A f g h a ntroops were thenconsol idated todefend Afghanistan’s34 provincial capitalsin recent weeks as theTaliban pivoted fromattacking rural areasto targeting cities. Butthat strategy provedfutile as the insurgentfighters overran cityafter city, capturingaround half ofA f g h a n i s t a n ’ sprovincial capitals in aweek, and encirclingKabul.“They’re justtrying to finish us off,”said Abdulhai, 45, apolice chief who washolding Kandahar ’snorthern front line lastweek.The Afghansecurity forces havesuffered well over60,000 deaths since2001. But Abdulhaiwas not talking aboutthe Taliban, but ratherhis own government,

TELANGANA MEDIA 4Monday, August , 16, 2021Technology

Quality of ‘Parliament Expansion’“

What can we achieve by simply increasing thenumber of MPs? It is more important for thefunctioning of Parliament to be more effective. Itrequires creative thinking. A member of the rulingparty in Parliament was saying that the BJP-ledNational Democratic Alliance government wasplanning to increase the number of members inthe Lok Sabha from 543 to a thousand. He wassaying that the number of Rajya Sabha memberswould also be increased. The new building forParliament is coming into shape and will havehuge pavilions for the Lok Sabha and RajyaSabha. The new grand hall of the Lok Sabha willbe able to seat 888 members of the Lok Sabhaand 384 members of the Rajya Sabhaindependently. If a joint meeting is held, there willbe an arrangement for 1224 people to sit in theLok Sabha.“In fact, the expansion of Parliamentis not a new concept. In April 2017, PranabMukherjee had publicly called for the expansionof Parliament numerically. The then Presidentwas of the view that the number of members wasfixed by the 42nd Amendment taking into accountthe 1971 census. It was extended till 2026 by the84th Amendment to the Constitution of 2001. Weare electing representatives in the Lok Sabha onthe basis of the 1971 census. The population hasmultiplied in the last few decades. This hascreated a strange situation. 80 crore voters areelecting 543 Lok Sabha members. They arerepresenting 128 crore people. A Lok Sabhamember is representing 16 to 18 lakh people, sohow can he reach these people alone?“With thecountry's population more than doubling,restrictions on constituency restructuring needto be lifted. This number should be increased toone thousand, it is said. But there needs to bemore creative thinking in this regard. The BritishParliament has 650 members, the CanadianParliament has 443 members and the USCongress has 535 members. So why can't theIndian Parliament expand, even if it seems like agood question, why can't it? But behind thesearguments, it is assumed that the questionremains as to what the numbers are. There areserious disputes over the accountability ofParliament. Over the last decade, it has beenrunning on exceptions rather than rules, what isthe problem? It was clear from an article by BJPRajya Sabha leader Arun Jaitley how the BJP itselfhad taken a stand on the functioning ofParliament. In an article dated August 28, 2012,he had said that if the debate in Parliament isbeing used to reduce the accountability ofParliament, then the government has to use otherparliamentary weapons to expose the oppositionon various issues. In that sense, it is possiblethat the disruption of the work was an inventionof the opposition, Jaitley had said. What Jaitleyhas written has been the suffix in Parliament forthe last nine years.“In fact, the BJP and theCongress should find a way out of this. The day-to-day work of the Parliament ends at six o'clock,after which there should be a three-hourdiscussion on the current burning issuessuggested by the Opposition. The provision inthe Tenth Appendix to the Prohibition of MigrationAct needs to be amended. The same is true ofthe private bill I have tabled. My point is that the

Bharat Samachar Correspondence D.S. Patel“Maritime Security and India

The Prime Minister said that the UnitedNations Security Council should have acomprehensive system of maritime boundaries.There is a need to adopt a solid maritime securityapproach in today's world order. The issuesraised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in theSecurity Council did not come suddenly, but Indiahas been working on it for many years.“PrimeMinister Narendra Modi's views on maritimesecurity at the UN Security Council are important.India's position has always been that disputescannot be resolved without maritimecooperation. This is Narendra Modi's first timechairing the UN Security Council.“Many yearsago, Vijayalakshmi Pandit presided over theGeneral Assembly of the United Nations; But shewas not the Prime Minister. The presidency ofthe Security Council is very important in termsof international politics. The meeting chaired byPrime Minister Narendra Modi has two sides. Thefirst is to promote maritime security and thesecond is to strengthen internationalcooperation.“Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasemphasized on contribution based oncooperation. Maritime security has beendiscussed before and rules have been set. TheUnited Nations Conference on the Law of theSea was convened in 1982, and the rules weredrafted in 1988. The protocol in this regard wasfixed in 2005. The importance of maritimesecurity has increased in recent times. We haveseen what is happening in the South China Searight now. There are many challenges in theIndian Pacific region. Two special ships havebeen deployed to deter pirates. These ships aredesigned to protect merchant ships as well ascargo. Gas, oil and various other commoditiesare still transported mainly by sea. All countriesneed to come together to overcome theseobstacles.“The Security Council meeting wasalso attended by Russian President VladimirPutin, the head of Vietnam and US Secretary ofState Blinken. This shows that even largecountries take maritime security seriously.Considering China and Pakistan, their behaviorhas always been different from the rest of theworld. India has already said what Narendra Modisaid at the conference. In 2018, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi had made it clear that the strategybeing implemented by India in the Indo-Pacificregion was not against any one country. Whilethe US saw this as part of an effort to put pressureon China, the real role of India has remainedneutral.“The Prime Minister has said that thereshould be a system based on comprehensiverules regarding maritime boundaries. He hopedthat all countries should respect and abide bythe internationally defined maritime boundaries.The United States did not sign the 1982Convention; But treats it as international law.Disputes can only be resolved by following therules. Prime Minister Modi said that the

provisions of the Tenth Appendix should be usedonly for no-confidence motions, adjournmentmotions, finance bills or other financial matters.When the legislators adopted the principle ofadult voting, it was not intended to give theindividual the right to vote, but to delegateparliamentary power only to political parties. Thepeople's representatives should have the rightto vote on various issues in Parliament on thebasis of their good conscience, looking after theinterests of the constituency and giving dueconsideration. Their votes should not besuppressed under the whip bulldozer.“It is notintended to disrespect anyone working on theagenda, but some changes are needed in thisbody as well. Why shouldn't an impartial personfrom outside the political parties be appointedto this post? They can also be judges. It is timeto consider such a proposal. If such a changetakes place, the functioning of the House will beas impartial as possible. What can we achieveby simply increasing the number of MPs? Wedo not need to have a Lok Sabha or a RajyaSabha, the National People's Congress ofChina. A huge increase in the number ofmembers of the Lok Sabha will increase thepower of the executive board and thegovernment seems to be making the samemove.“The 73rd and 74th Amendmentsinstitutionalized the rights of the statelegislatures and local bodies under them for thedevelopment of the country. The job ofParliament is to make laws for the country. Insuch a scenario, a massive increase in thenumber of members in the Lok Sabha wouldfurther reduce the effectiveness of those housesand further worsen the situation. Numberinflation is not the answer. The fire of the party-based system will only hurt the country club.The country club will be run at the expense ofthe taxpayers.“Expansion of Parliament If outof a total electorate of more than 91 crores, oneconstituency of seven lakh sixty thousand voterswould be formed, then their number would betwelve hundred. This population-basedrestructuring would be unfair to states like TamilNadu, which controls the population. At present,his turnout in Parliament is 7.2 per cent, whichwill come down to 6.4 per cent. Kerala's sharewill increase from 3.7 per cent to 2.9 per centand Andhra Pradesh's from 4.6 per cent to 4.3per cent. Odisha's share will go up from 3.9 percent to 3.6 per cent. On the other hand, UttarPradesh's share will go up from 14.7 per centto 16 per cent. Bihar's percentage will increaseto 7.8. (Current 7.4 per cent) Madhya Pradeshwill increase from 5.3 to 5.7. Maharashtra willalso increase from 8.8 per cent to 9.7 per cent.This process threatens to widen the north-southvalley further. This is not a desirable thing forthe federation. In this regard, there is a need torestructure the Rajya Sabha. The idea was thatthe people's representatives representing thestates in the Rajya Sabha would look after theinterests of the states. If the Rajya Sabha isformed on the lines of the US Senate on theprinciple of 'equal share for each state', it willbe conducive to the formation of a federation.

Bitter and comfortingAlthough the GR has finally decided that

private educational institutions should reducetuition fees by 15 per cent, it remains to be seenhow effective its implementation will be.Considering the situation of both the parents andthe administrator, a solution can be found.“In thelast one-and-a-half years, the state educationdepartment has been pursuing the policy ofdharsodi, reversing the decisions taken and theresulting ‘tu tu mein mein’. The court has cast ashadow over the Eleventh Admission CET. Nowthe issue of school fees has come up again.Fifteen days ago, the government announced atariff cut; But when the time for action came, therounds were made. The reason for this is thatonly a few ministers in the state cabinet meetingslammed him. As a result, the tariff ordinancewas not passed on Wednesday. It is not safe tosay that the race will not be divided again, even ifthe GR finally tries to resolve the issue onThursday.“Schools have been locked for a yearand a half due to Corona's death. Most schoolsteach students online. Since the students havenot gone to school, the school has saved themelectricity, water, sanitation, library, laboratory,gymkhana and in some cases eventransportation. As schools do not have this cost,they should pay 25-50 per cent fee reduction, ademand was made by parents, socialorganizations and some parties. Moreover, onlineeducation has increased the burden of parentson the cost of internet and mobile. Incidental costshave also increased, with many schools teachingonline half the time than usual. That time also

needs to be extended. Moreover, the question ofwhether children remain raw in education due toonline is different. In a Rajasthan governmentcase, the Supreme Court had approved a 15per cent cut. Following the same thread, the fightfor tariff reduction was also starting inMaharashtra. He seems to have succeededright now. This is an intimate issue forparents.“The demand is justified and objectivedue to issues such as loss of employment byCorona, decline in salary or income ofprofessionals, deterioration of financial position.In such a situation, educational institutionsshould lend a helping hand and also provideconcessions. Some organizations have donethe same. This concession is required for theacademic years 2020-21 and 2021-22. He wasrelieved after his parents knocked on the courtdoor. On the other hand, a few days ago, theKolkata High Court had ordered that if theeducational institution does not pay the fees, theeducational institution of the students can bestopped and the competent parents should paythe fees. That is why there should be a wide-ranging discussion on fee reduction. Only byunderstanding the side of parents andeducational institutions and the problems facingthem can a concrete solution emerge.“In fact,in the last 15-20 years, we have had a huge cropof private educational institutions. So much sothat today there are 40 per cent students ingovernment schools and 60 per cent in privateschools. Schools that charge Rs 15,000 to Rs50,000 are called 'budget schools',

challenges and issues with the neighboringcountries have been resolved amicably.Therefore, the need for a co-operative systemhas increased, Modi said. Today, even pirates orterrorist organizations use the sea route. It is thecollective responsibility of all nations to meetthese challenges. India is already working on thisissue on the basis of international cooperation.There is a need to adopt a solid maritime securityapproach in today's world order. The PrimeMinister said that it was possible to find a peacefulsolution to the dispute through talks instead ofchoosing the path of tension and conflict.“In2015, India took the lead on the sea issue. Theaim is to develop and protect everyone in theAsia-Pacific region. This was mentioned byPrime Minister Narendra Modi in the SecurityCouncil. India made it clear that its goal was tocarry out the development process and progressof all countries. At the East Asia Summit, Indiamentioned seven things for peace and stabilityin the Indo-Pacific region. There is vast wealthin the sea and all countries will have to cooperateamong themselves to get it out; Otherwise therewill be futile arguments and it can lead to conflict.Some issues have also been added to addressthe situation created by climate change and tomaintain the balance of the oceanic situation.India has been working on this at its own leveland has also expressed its views in theinternational arena. All in all, the issues raisedby Modi in the Security Council did not comesuddenly, but India has been working on it formany years.“For the eighth time, India has hadthe opportunity to chair the United NationsSecurity Council. We have come to thisorganization so far as a temporary member oras a president. Each time we focused onresolving global disputes through dialogue. India,along with the five permanent members of theSecurity Council, has been instrumental inbringing about a change in the situation in theUnited Nations. India has always played acooperative role since the founding of the UnitedNations. You contributed the most to the PeaceCorps. In this connection, India has always takenthe lead in resolving international disputes. In afew days, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankarwill chair the Security Council meeting. It will focuson empowering the peacekeepers and ensuringtheir security. Meanwhile, another importantmeeting will be held to prevent terrorism. Thewhole world, including the Indian community, isfacing terrorism. It also needs to be takenseriously by the international community. The roleof the Security Council is expected to be large asit is a powerful body. Apart from these issues,there are also issues like the situation inAfghanistan, environmental protection, violenceand so on. India has also raised these issues fromtime to time. India has also played a positive roleon the Palestinian issue.

Could Corona be more affordable than this?Corona has disrupted social life as a

whole. In such a crisis, the rulers have a bigresponsibility to stabilize the society. However, hehas legal rights in his hands, so it is not law andorder that enforces law and order. No law andorder can be run on the strength of sticks or gunsin the hands of the police. So, it runs on thepatience of the people and the belief ingovernment justice.“The government will makedecisions for us in the community interest and insome cases a decision that is difficult for otherswill ultimately be in the interest of the majority ofthe people, so the common man feels thatpersonal trouble is his responsibility and he ispatient. So even if governments and societies arenot happy, they are happy. On the contrary, peopleare beginning to feel that the government is beingrun by Hadelhappy, and that the feeling ofoverthrowing the government is taking root in thesociety. As that perception becomes more andmore affected, the law or rules etc. becomemeaningless and obscure.“Gradually, it seemsthat Maharashtra is moving in the same direction.A woman was recently stopped by police fortraveling without a coronapas by train. When shewas fined, her temper flared and she slanderedthe state government on social media. You don'thave five hundred rupees to pay the fine. Do whatyou want, instead threatening the police. Thepolice baton fell there. Because, the woman wastaking pictures of it from her smart phone and ina very short time, the pictures went viral.“Youwon't even wear a mask and die if you get corona;But the police also lost their limbs when sheslammed Humberda in front of all four of themsaying that she would not abide by any restrictionsof the government. The reason was obvious. Heroutcry was ingrained in the minds of everyonearound her. The rulers who are unaware of it areexposed to such incidents and the woman whois unaware of it is not responsible. Her behavioris punishable by not having a pass or not

completing two doses of the vaccine. There is alimit. So how are the responsible ministers andofficials in the government treating the lives ofmillions of students and parents indiscriminatelyfor the last few days?“For example, millions ofstudents pass the written test on the basis ofassessment by canceling the written test of classX and then the written test for admission to classXI is announced again. If it is possible to take thatexam, then what is the problem in taking theregular exam of class X? Is the exam safe whenthere is Corona and if there are variants like Delta,Zika? What kind of logic is this? And from whosefertile brain was it born? Such a decision couldnot be overturned by the court. Why can't theeducation minister understand those who are ina decisive position in the government system thateven small child can understand? Why should itbe time for the court to intervene? Two days ago,the school education minister held a pressconference to announce the start of school fromAugust 17 and before the tone of hisannouncement went up in the air, the state healthminister announced to the task force that thedecision had not been approved. That is not theend of the game.“The school and its staff comethere to shake off the dust in the classroom andstart sanitation. As soon as the school starts fromthat day from the office of the Chief Minister, thisorder is revoked. If you look at all this, then thereis no doubt that there is a nursery rhymecompetition in the state. Two or three decadesago, a nursery rhyme sung by the children of theMangeshkar family became very popular. Is thegovernment running by making him the mantraof our administration? ‘Tell me, Bholanath, will itrain?’ Is the song. Does the Minister of Educationrun his ministry by singing the same song? Thenumber of crores of children and teachers,education staff is not small.“Don't such ministersrealize that we are playing with the lives of somany people?

TELANGANA MEDIA 5Monday, August , 16, 2021Sports

Vinesh Phogat sends WFI apology for in-discipline at Olympics, participation inWorld Championships still uncertain

India vs England: SunilGavaskar says to avoid bias,

neutral umpires a mustLondon: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday gave a thumbs up tothe quality of umpiring by the Englishmen in the ongoing Test series be-tween India and England but said he would still prefer neutral umpires.TheICC had made it mandatory to have one neutral umpire in a Test in 1994before making it two for a match in 2002.However, due to the travel re-

strictions with regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had temporarily al-lowed home umpires to officiate in all the World Test Championshipsmatches."I would still want to see neutral umpires because after you ex-haust your 2-3 reviews, there could still be a decision that could be game-turning," said the former India skipper while commentating during daythree of the second Test."To avoid the finger of bias, you should haveneutral umpires."Gavaskar said he is happy with the on-field decisionstaken by the home umpires in the ongoing series and the series in Aus-tralia in January."The quality of umpiring in this series (between India andEngland) as well as in Australia has been brilliant. Can't say that about itduring our (playing) days though," he said.Michael Gough and RichardIllingworth are the two on-field umpires in the second Test, while RichardKettleborough and Chris Broad are the third umpire and match refereerespectively.

Suspended wrestler Vinesh Phogat has sent her apologyto the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which had barredher from competitions on grounds of indiscipline duringthe Tokyo Olympics but the parent body may still not allowher to compete inthe upcoming WorldChampionship.Vinesh,who exited from theTokyo Games fol-lowing her shockquarterfinal defeat,was suspended bythe WFI for not stay-ing and training withher Indian team-mates and for sport-ing the name of herpersonal sponsor onher singlet instead ofthe official sponsorof the Indiancontingent.A day af-ter her suspension,Vinesh had revealedher physical andmental struggle dur-ing the Games where she did not have the services of herpersonal physio.The 26-year-old on Friday replied to thenotice sent to her by the WFI."WFI has received the replyand Vinesh has apologised," a source, aware of the devel-opments, told PTI."But it is very much possible that de-spite apology, she may not still be allowed to travel to theWorld Championship," the sources added.The WFI is notpleased with the way private sports NGOs like OGQ andJSW, who sponsor many Indian athletes, are handling theIndian wrestlers as it feels they are "spoiling" them.TheWFI has said that it will not allow them to interfere in the Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Indian

para badminton coach hopeful toreturn with minimum of five med-

alsNew Delhi: A seven-member Indian para badminton team for the To-kyo Paramalypics was on Saturday accorded a warm send-off withcoach Gaurav Khanna exuding confidence about his players return-ing with a rich haul of medals.Badminton will make its debut at theParalympic Games in Tokyo and India have some of the brightest medalprospects like world No.1 Pramod Bhagat (SL3), Krishna Nagar (SH6)and Tarun Dhillon (SL4) in their ranks.The experienced Parul Parmarand the young Palak Kohli (SL3-SU5) will carry high hopes of return-ing with a medal in the women's category.The team also comprisesSuhas L Yathiraj (SL4) and Manoj Sarkar (SL3), who qualified after theBadminton World Federation (BWF) granted two bipartite quotas tothe country."We have a very strong team representing the country at

the Paralympics. Out of the six best players of the world selected forthe Paralympics, two are Indians. Two from SL3 and two from SL4category in men's singles," Khanna, a Dronacharya awardee, saidduring a virtual press conference."So I am pretty sure our players willbring medals and a realistic expectation will be a minimum of fivemedals. We are going to get five medals, including three golds, for thecountry."The Tokyo Paralympics, which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, starts on August 24.Palak, who will be pairing up withParmar, a two-time former world championship gold medallist, for theSL3-SU5 women's doubles event, said she is focussed on her prepa-ration for the games."There will be pressure in the Paralympics as Iwill play three events in a day. But I have prepared well under mycoach. So my complete focus has been on my preparation and I'mconfident of my performance," the 18-year-old said.The send-off eventwas organised at the Gaurav Khanna Excellia Badminton academywith Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) president Deepa Malik, jointsecretary of Badminton Association of India (BAI) Prabhakar Rao andIndian Olympic Association Treasurer Anandeswar Pandey joiningvirtually.A 54-member Indian team for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympicswas on Thursday given a warm send-off by Sports Minister AnuragThakur and the national governing body.India will compete in ninesports.

MotoGP 2021: Jorge Martin beats outFabio Quartararo to grab pole ahead

of Austria GP

affairs of the senior wrestlers in future.Vinesh is supportedby OGQ while Bajrang Punia gets support from JSW.It hasalso been learnt that Sonam Malik, who has apologised forher misconduct, may also be barred from appearing in the

trials for the World Championship, scheduled to be held inNorway from 2-10 October.The WFI had accused Sonam(62kg) of misconduct as she sought help from SAI offi-cials for procuring her passport from the WFI office beforeleaving for Tokyo.The trials are expected to be held in thelast week of this month.The source also added that DivyaKakran, who was also served a notice for misconduct threemonths back, may also be barred from appearing in thetrials. She competes in the 68kg category.The WFI willdecide on the fate of the three wrestlers either on Mondayor Tuesday.

Jorge Martin grabbed pole position for a second straightweek at the Red Bull Ring as he smashed a nine-minuteold lap record in the dying seconds of Saturday's AustrianGrand Prix qualifying.On the fastest track in MotoGP,championship leader Fabio Quartararo seemed to have

sealed pole position when he smashed the record set lastweek by fellow Frenchman Johann Zarco last weekendahead of the Styria Grand Prix.Quartararo's time of 1 min22.677 sec was three-tenths of a second faster than any-one else nine minutes later when Martin set off on onelast with qualifying time about to expire.He took advan-tage of Ducati-Pramac team-mate Zarco's slipstream tograb pole."When I'm in the first sector up by three tenths,I was impressed, I was thinking 'Oh! I can make the pole',"said the Spanish rookie. "But I make a mistake in the lastcorner and I had some doubts.""This pole position is un-believable," said Martin who won on only his sixth MotoGPstart last weekend."I'm living a dream. I love the bike. We'reliving a great moment."Martin rode straight off to practicehis starts, lining up alongside Quartararo. The two ex-changed playful but vigorous slaps.Quartararo, who fin-ished third last Sunday to stretch his championship lead,had mixed emotions after locking up a front-row start on atrack where Yamaha's slightly lower top speed leaves itat a disadvantage."The pole position would be even bet-ter," he said. "I did the best I could. I'm happy to be on thefront row. Jorge is super fast. It's a shame. A little bit dis-appointed but a good place to start the race."Martincrashed twice in free practiceet last week by fellowFrenchman Johann Zarco last weekend ahead of the StyriaGrand Prix.Quartararo's time of 1 min 22.677 sec wasthree-tenths of a second faster than anyone else nine min-utes later when Martin set off on one last with qualifying

time about to expire.He took advantage of Ducati-Pramacteam-mate Zarco's slipstream to grab pole."When I'm inthe first sector up by three tenths, I was impressed, I wasthinking 'Oh! I can make the pole'," said the Spanish rookie."But I make a mistake in the last corner and I had some

doubts.""This poleposition is unbeliev-able," said Martinwho won on only hissixth MotoGP startlast weekend."I'mliving a dream. I lovethe bike. We're liv-ing a great mo-ment."Martin rodestraight off to prac-tice his starts, liningup alongsideQuartararo. The twoexchanged playfulbut vigorousslaps.Quartararo,who finished thirdlast Sunday tostretch his champi-onship lead, hadmixed emotions af-

ter locking up a front-row start on a track where Yamaha'sslightly lower top speed leaves it at a disadvantage."Thepole position would be even better," he said. "I did the bestI could. I'm happy to be on the front row. Jorge is superfast. It's a shame. A little bit disappointed but a good placeto start the race."Martin crashed twice in free practice, onceon Friday and again on Saturday morning and had to gothrough pre-qualifying to earn one of the last two places inthe top-ten shootout for pole."I always work well under pres-sure and today was one of those days," he said. "Aftercrashing in FP3 I wasn't confident."He said he still had painin his knee , once on Friday and again on Saturday morn-ing and had to go through pre-qualifying to earn one of thelast two places in the top-ten shootout for pole."I alwayswork well under pressure and today was one of those days,"he said. "After crashing in FP3 I wasn't confident."He saidhe sti l l had pain in his knee from the morning'scrash.Ducati's strength on the track brought it four of thefirst six positions on the grid.Factory rider FrancescoBagnaia was third, 0.43sec slower than Martin.Zarco, thesecond Pramac rider, was fourth and Australian Jack Miller,on a factory bike was sixth.Sandwiched between them onthe second row will be Spaniard Marc Marquez on a Honda4.Yamaha, on the other hand, only have Quartararo on thegrid after suspending Maverick Vinales for the way hetreated his bike last Sunday.Former seven-time championValentino Rossi will start from 18th.

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Towards united, integrated,democratic and secular India“

On the eve ofIndia's Independence,towards midnight onAug. 15, 1947, firstPrime MinisterJawaharlal Nehrudelivered a "Tryst withDestiny" speech, whichspoke on the aspectsthat transcended Indianhistory. Considered tobe one of the greatestspeeches of the 20thcentury, he said longyears ago we made atryst with destiny, andnow the time comeswhen we shall redeemour pledge, not wholly orin full measure, but verysubstantially. “““At thestroke of the midnighthour, when the worldsleeps, India will awaketo life and freedom. Amoment comes, whichcomes but rarely inhistory when we stepout from the old to thenew when an age ends,and when the soul of anation, longsuppressed, findsutterance. It is fitting thatat this solemn moment,we take the pledge ofdedication to the serviceof India and her peopleand the still larger causeof humanity,” he said.““In the run-up toindependence, a vileplan was devised by ahandful of powerfulprinces to remainindependent. The planwas led by thechancellor of thechamber of princes.The Nawab of Bhopalwas operating under thedirect patronage ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah,Lord Wavell and theBritish Prime MinisterWinston Churchill tocreate a third dominioncalled Princesestan,along with India andPakistan. ““It waspanned that the 565princely states wouldstay outside the ambitof the two free statesand retain paramountcyunder the aegis of thedeparting British. Thesuccess of such amalevolent plan wouldhave made the newlyindependent nationunstable andvulnerable. But threepersons Pt Jawahar LalNehru, Sardar Patel andLord Mount Battenbattled the rulers of theprincely states at everytwist and turns andfoiled the nefariousBritish plan to balkanizeIndia.““At the 1929Lahore session of theIndian NationalCongress, the PurnaSwaraj declaration, or"Declaration of theIndependence of India"was promulgated, and26 January 1930 wasdeclared asIndependence Day.The Congress called onpeople to pledgethemselves to civildisobedience and "tocarry out the Congressinstructions issuedfrom time to time" untilIndia attained completei n d e p e n d e n c e .Celebration of such anIndependence Day wasenvisioned to stoke

nationalistic fervouramong Indian citizens,and to force the Britishgovernment to considergranting independence.Congress observed 26January as theIndependence Daybetween 1930 and1946. The celebrationwas marked bymeetings where theattendants took the"pledge ofi n d e p e n d e n c e ” .Jawaharlal Nehrudescribed in hisautobiography that suchmeetings werepeaceful, solemn, and"without any speechesor exhortation”. Gandhienvisaged that besidesthe meetings, the daywould be spent in doingsome constructivework, whether it isspinning, or service of'untouchables,' orreunion of Hindus andMussalmans, orprohibition work, oreven all these together”.Following actualindependence in 1947,the Constitution of Indiacame into effect on andfrom 26 January 1950.“-Arrival of LordMountbatten““In 1946,the government inBritain realized that ithad exhausted itscoffers due to WorldWar II. It also realizedthat it had neither themandate at home, theinternational support northe reliability of nativeforces for continuing tomaintain control in anincreasingly restlessIndia. On 20 February1947, Prime MinisterClement Attleeannounced that theBritish governmentwould grant full self-governance to BritishIndia by June 1948 at thelatest.““The newviceroy, LordMountbatten, advancedthe date for the transferof power, believing thecontinuous contentionbetween the Congressand the Muslim Leaguemight lead to a collapseof the interimgovernment. He chosethe second anniversaryof Japan's surrender inWorld War II, 15 August,as the date of powertransfer. The Britishgovernment announcedon 3 June 1947 that ithad accepted the ideaof partitioning BritishIndia into two states; thes u c c e s s o rgovernments would begiven dominion statusand would have animplicit right to secedefrom the BritishCommonwealth. ““TheIndian IndependenceAct 1947 of theParliament of the UnitedKingdom partitionedBritish India into the twonew independentdominions of India andPakistan (includingwhat is nowBangladesh) with effectfrom 15 August 1947,and granted completelegislative authorityupon the respectiveconstituent assembliesof the new countries.The Act received royal

experience for the end-user. Hyphen solves thatproblem.”Hyphen enables developers to offer instantaneousvalue transfers between EVM chains, various L2s, andsidechains. It also enables quick onboarding from L1 to L2s,further solving the scaling and congestion issues onEthereum. It is a superhighway network that connects L2communities while expediting network effects and increasingcomposability and interoperability. By maintaining andrebalancing token liquidity on both sides of the chain andinstantly transferring tokens on the second chain afteraccepting tokens on the first chain, it is able to provide cheaperand instant transfer of funds across blockchain ecosystems.“Itis evident that the future of web3.0 will be multichain but ETH2.0alone cannot onboard the next billion users,’’ continued SachinTomar, CTO of Biconomy. “For a multichain future to becomea reality, L1s, sidechains, & various scaling solutions need tobe seamlessly integrated removing any friction for the end-user. Hyphen provides the instant and seamless bridgestructure that will provide the infrastructure for a collaborativeand connected web3.0.”The Hyphen mainnet launch comeson the heels of an exceptional year, in which Biconomyannounced a $9M private funding round led by DACM andMechanism Capital, the upcoming launch of its native token$BICO, and its expansion to support over 30 Dapps

Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd has signed a pact with Jaipur-basedMalaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) to conductproduct research and development in the iron and steelindustry.The partnership is for three years, JSHL said in astatement.In the statement, JSHL said it has “signed an MoU(memorandum of understanding) with MNIT, Jaipur... With thispartnership, JSHL envisions to take up research, new productdevelopment, solid waste management, and skill developmentalong with MNIT.”It added that the three-year partnership kickedoff with a joint research proposal submission under thegovernment’s ‘promotion of research and development in ironand steel sector’s scheme.According to the statement, the twoentities aim to develop geopolymer, a sustainable alternativeto portland cement used in the construction sector. Theincreasing use of portland cement in concrete productionextensively emits greenhouse gases.As part of the MoU, JSHLwill also organise national seminars and take up workshops

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for awareness and skill development for students andfabricators. MNIT will introduce short-term diplomacourses in its curriculum which will be supported byJSHL.JSHL Senior Vice-President (Manufacturing) VijayBindlish said, “Under this MoU, we will initiate a series ofinnovative projects with MNIT by bridging our infrastructuraland industrial excellence and MNIT’s technical andeducational prowess.”Bindlish added that this initiative willhelp develop an ecosystem of practical knowledge,innovation, and sustainability aided by the youth of thecountry.MNIT Jaipur Director Udaykumar R Yaragatti said,“With this innovative partnership, our students will getexposure to hands-on industry experience, beyondacademics, before they enter their fields of choice asprofessionals.”Yaragatti added that this will help them trainbetter and excel at industrial practises. “I am certain thatthis will enable them to aid the society at large.

An Avaliya doctor from Bangladesh has developed a low costlife saving device from a bottle of shampoo. The device has sofar saved the lives of many children. Hospitals in developingcountries do not have the capacity to spend millions of rupeeson devices like ventilators.“But as an alternative to that, thedevice developed by Dr. Mohammad Jobair Chishti is savingboth the cost of the hospital and the dumb life.“"It was my firstnight as a trainee (intern) and I saw three kids leaving this world.I was so devastated that I burst into tears."“In 1996, Dr.Mohammad Jobair Chishti was working in the PediatricsDepartment of Sylhet Medical College in Bangladesh. He vowedthat evening to try to prevent child deaths frompneumonia.“Pneumonia kills an estimated 920,000 children andadolescents each year in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.After two decades of research, Dr. Chishti's efforts weresuccessful and he succeeded in creating a low cost device.Which has the potential to save the lives of thousands ofchildren. Pneumonia affects the lungs. Streptococcus (strepthroat) bacteria or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infects thelungs.“This causes swelling of the lungs. Filling with fluid orpus reduces their ability to absorb oxygen. Hospitals indeveloping countries use ventilators to help children withpneumonia breathe. But, the cost of each such machine isaround 9 lakh 70 thousand.“It also has to be run under thesupervision of specially trained staff. In a developing countrylike Bangladesh, it is very expensive.“The World HealthOrganization recommends low oxygen intake for severepneumonia. Even so, one in seven children with pneumoniadies.“While working in Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Chishti saw abubble seapap machine. This device delivers continuouspositive airway pressure (CPAP). Which can prevent lungclosure. This device also allows our body to absorb enoughoxygen. But this device is expensive. When he returned to theInternational Center for Diarrhea Disease Research inBangladesh for work, he started making this simple andinexpensive CPAP device. He and his colleagues picked up auseless plastic shampoo bottle. Fill it with water and put a plastictube on one side. "The children inhale oxygen from the oxygentank and exhale through a tube, which goes into a water bottlethat forms bubbles in the water." Says Dr. Chishti. The pressurefrom the bubbles keeps the small air sacs in the lungs open."We've tried it on four to five other patients before. We've seena good change in a few hours."“"The doctor worked very hard.A pipe was taken to take oxygen, and then a white round bottlewas attached to it. This caused bubbles to form in the water."Kohinoor Begum said. Kohinoor Begam's daughter was treatedwith the same device. "I was very happy when my daughterfelt better after this treatment." After two years of study, Dr.Chishti published the same research in The Lancet magazine.The study found that children who were treated with the bubblingCPAP system had a much lower mortality rate than the low-flow oxygen method. At just Rs 81, the device has been shown

Pneumonia: How did a bottle of shampoosave a baby's life?

to reduce mortality by 75 per cent. The device makesefficient use of oxygen which has brought down the annualcost of oxygen to the hospital from 19 lakh 55 thousandto 3 lakh 19 thousand. Dr. ARM Luthful Kabir, who worksin the Department of Pediatrics at Ad-Din Women'sMedical College, says, "It needs to be studied at thenational level. But, the initial results are inspiring." Is. "“Sofar, this low-cost lifeguard has saved the lives of 600children.“Dr. Chishti has now been promoted. He is thehead of the hospital's clinical research department. Theyhave 3 children and spend as much time with the childrenin the ward as their own children. When asked what hethinks of the oath he took twenty years ago, he says, "Ihave no words to express." He thinks every hospital in adeveloping country should have a bubble CPAP device."On that day, we can truly say that the number of deathsdue to pneumonia has come close to zero."

assent on 18 July1947.““Millions ofMuslim, Sikh and Hindurefugees trekked thenewly drawn borders inthe months surroundingindependence. InPunjab, where theborders divided the Sikhregions into halves,massive bloodshedfollowed; in Bengal andBihar, where MahatmaGandhi's presenceassuaged communaltempers, the violencewas mitigated. In all,between 250,000 and1,000,000 people onboth sides of the newborders died in theviolence. While theentire nation wasc e l e b r a t i n gIndependence Day,Gandhi stayed inCalcutta in an attemptto stem the carnage.On 14 August 1947,the Independence Dayof Pakistan, the newDominion of Pakistancame into being;Muhammad Ali Jinnahwas sworn in as itsfirst Governor-Generalin Karachi. TheConstituent Assemblyof India met for its fifthsession at 11 pm on 14August in theConstitution Hall inNew Delhi. Thesession was chairedby President RajendraPrasad. ““Themembers of theAssembly formallytook the pledge of beingin the service of thecountry. A group ofwomen, representingthe women of India,formally presented thenational flag to theassembly. TheDominion of Indiabecame anindependent countryas official ceremoniestook place in NewDelhi. Nehru assumedoffice as the first primeminister, and theviceroy, LordM o u n t b a t t e n ,continued as its firstgovernor -genera l .Gandhi’s name wasinvoked by crowdscelebrating theoccasion. He howeverdid not participate inthe official events.Instead, he marked theday with a 24-hour fast,during which he spoketo a crowd in Calcutta,encouraging peacebetween Hindus andMuslims.“““-Kashmirand Article 370““Sincei n d e p e n d e n c eKashmir hadremained a restlessregion, despite theefforts of thes u c c e s s i v egovernments to bringan end to the conflict.Article 370 was alwaysdescribed as the rootcause of the Kashmirproblem. The BJPdecision to make itinoperable by ac o n s t i t u t i o n a lamendment was awatershed moment inKashmir history andwas expected to drawa more palpablereaction from Kashmirisand the internationalcommunity.

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Requirement of CitizenEmployment Guarantee Scheme

The implementation of the Urban Employment GuaranteeScheme, similar to the National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme, is essential for inter-regional equalityfor workers. Implementing a comprehensive employmentguarantee scheme for urban and rural areas across thecountry through further research is essential to eradicatemigration and death in times of economiccrisis.“Employment has been an important priority ofeconomic policy in our country since independence. Forthis, continuous efforts were made to invest in small scaleindustries, infrastructure and agriculture. Out of this, duringthe drought of 1972-75, Maharashtra formulated theEmployment Guarantee Scheme and then continued to useit as and when required. This Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme was later adopted at the national level in a revisedform. It is currently implemented across the country as theMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme; But there is currently no effective plan in the countryto guarantee civic employment to the unemployed in urbanareas.“The Parliamentary Labor Standing Committeerecently submitted a report to Parliament. The report wason declining employment in the organized and unorganizedsector and rising unemployment and subsistenceshortages. The key findings of the report are as follows -Covid-19 resulted in huge, heartbreaking plight of millions ofmigrant workers, its question was not taken very seriouslyat the outset, relief work started 2 months late after SupremeCourt directive Given by the Supreme Court.“For such urbanunemployed - arrangements should be made. For this, civicemployment guarantee scheme should be started.

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Netgear Nighthawk RAX50 Review:This Future Proof Wi-Fi Router Is

UncomplicatedThe last few months taught you the importanceof a Wi-Fi router, didn’t they? No longer can yousimply assume that the basic box that yourinternet service provider, or ISP supplies as aformality will suffice. Finding that your phone orlaptop has no Wi-Fi signal in one part of yourhome or having internetcrawl to a standstill asyou attempt to navigatea Zoom call even as yourchild is trying to learn theways of the world on vir-tual classes on MicrosoftTeams, is absolutely nofun. There are no twoways about it. You needa good Wi-Fi router, andone that can not onlyhandle the growing dataconsumption but also beable to handle more andmore devices at home—phones, TVs, laptops, PCs, tablets, smartspeakers and more. The new Netgear NighthawkRAX50 drops in at just the right time then.This IsA Router Ready For The Future: The NetgearNighthawk RAX50 Wi-Fi router is priced aroundRs 18,799 and there’s a reason why this doeshave a slight premium over some of its siblings,including the Nighthawk RAX40 (around Rs12,399). This is as future proof a Wi-Fi router asyou would find this side of Rs 20,000 and onethat isn’t a Wi-Fi mesh. This is a Wi-Fi 6 router,which means it supports the latest Wi-Fi gen-eration taking up the theoretical network topspeed ceiling as well. There are more streamsfor your devices to utilize for faster internetspeeds and this router is also primed and readyfor broadband lines as fast as 1Gbps. TheNetgear Nighthawk RAX50 Wi-Fi router is pow-ered by a triple-core 1.5GHz processor and thecompanion Netgear Nighthawk app (free for An-droid and iPhone) makes setting this up as wellas configuring it a breeze. This is a 6-streamrouter which has 4×4 streams for 5GHz up to4.8Gbps speeds and 2×2 for the 2.4GHz bandwith up to 600Mbps speed. It is a surprisinglybig drop off for 2.4GHz but to be fair, you’re notlikely to be using this band for video calls on yourPC or 4K streaming on your TV.This is a Night-hawk series router and Netgear has designed

Gold Price Now at 5-Month Low butMay Touch Rs 50,000 Soon. Is it

Right Time to Buy?Gold prices in India hit lowest in the last fivemonths at the starting of this week. The yellowmetal price hovered around Rs 46,000-46,500-range, almost Rs 10,000 down from the all-timethroughout the week. The decline was due toimproved US employment data and stronger USdollar, according to the analysts. Spot goldprices havedropped byaround Rs2,100 in thismonth so far. Isit right time toinvest in thesafe-haven as-set? Know whata n a l y s t ss u g g e s t “ T h eUS Dollar couldcontinue to re-main firm in theshort run as in-vestors wil lmove to thesafe haven ap-peal of thegreenback amidrising Covid-19 delta variant infections. So, wecould witness come more correction in the shortrun," opined Sriram Iyer, senior research ana-lyst at Reliance Securities.For those who areplanning to invest in the precious metal, he sug-gested, “In the longer we still feel there could beone more leg up for gold and investors lookingfor returns in the longer-term horizon can enterat current levels and keep buying at anydips."The gold demand in the country increasedby 19.2 per cent to 76.1 tonne during the April-June quarter this year, largely due to low baseeffect, according to a report by the World GoldCouncil (WGC). In value terms, India’s gold de-mand witnessed 23 per cent growth during April-June quarter at Rs 32,810 crore. Gold Invest-ment demand in value terms went up by 10 percent at Rs 9,060 crore during the quarter underreview.old Price Today Below Rs 46,400, AroundRs 10,000 Down from All-Time High. Buy orSell?s the prices have significantly dipped andthe economy is gradually opening up after

this to look the part very much. Futuristic, edgyand aggressive, something that is indicating fastspeeds and top-notch performance from theoutset.The High Hopes That Rest On Its Shoul-ders: This is a Nighthawk series router andNetgear has designed this to look the part very

much. Futuristic, edgy and aggressive, some-thing that is indicating fast speeds and top-notchperformance from the outset. The thing is, looksonly can do so much, but the Netgear NighthawkRAX50 Wi-Fi router does seem to be followingthrough on the spec sheet with the potential too.You get one WAN and 4 LAN ports, all Gigabitethernet, mind you. This would be very useful ifyou have a home broadband line that’s up andaround the 1Gbps mark. Four fairly tall externalantennas for range and coverage, and in myexperience, the Netgear Nighthawk RAX50 Wi-Fi router is adequate for most three-bedroomapartment sizes—that should give you a faircomparison with your home size. But placementwill make a big difference in quality of connec-tivity, and you may be able to achieve that bymoving it a few inches forwards or upwards—itis usually that simple to improve Wi-Fi range athome.The thing is, looks only can do so much,but the Netgear Nighthawk RAX50 Wi-Fi routerdoes seem to be following through on the specsheet with the potential too. You get one WANand 4 LAN ports, all Gigabit ethernet, mind you.This would be very useful if you have a homebroadband line that’s up and around the 1Gbpsmark.You’ll Get This Running In No Time: Set-ting this up is seamless. Gone are the days whenyou had to fish out a laptop,

SIP Mutual Fund Calculator:Know How To Earn Rs 10Crore When You Turn 50

With financial awareness increasing in youngearning individuals, several investment schemesare buzzing in the market. One of them is theSystematic Investment Plan (SIP). SIP is an in-vestment vehicle offered to investors by mutualfund companies. People put in small amountsover a period of time instead of lump sums inmutual fund SIP. It is very attractive among youngprofessionals since it only requires monthly or

quarterly small investments with a huge maturityamount.People can get huge returns in these mu-tual fund schemes since they receive compound-ing interest. In compounding interest, people getinterest on their accumulated interest over theyears as well as people who are serious aboutinvestment should start their journey with a mu-tual fund SIP calculator. The second step shouldbe to identify the best mutual fund scheme whichsuits their investment limit, and give them de-sired returns.Through mutual fund SIP, peoplecan get returns of as high as Rs 10 crore whenthey turn 50, given that they started their invest-ment early on. “To on their principalamount.Financial experts believe that people who

are serious about investment should start theirjourney with a mutual fund SIP calculator. Thesecond step should be to identify the best mu-tual fund scheme which suits their investmentlimit, and give them desired returns.Throughmutual fund SIP, people can get returns of ashigh as Rs 10 crore when they turn 50, giventhat they started their investment early on. “Toget ?10 crore at the age of 50 is an ambitious

target andfor that theinvestor hasto start in-vestment asearly asp o s s i b l esay at 25years ofage,” Tran-scend Con-s u l t a n t s ’K a r t i kJhaveri wasquoted assaying byMint.MoneycontrolP a r t n e r swith Finity toRoll Outtheir Exclu-

sive Offering for Direct Mutual Funds, Investingto Become low-cost, Easy and SimpleAadhaar-Based Online Registration Facility Launched forMutual Fund DistributorsKartik suggested eq-uity mutual funds for this, noting that itmaximises the profit as one can receive at least12 percent return during the investmentperiod.The mutual fund calculator, if one as-sumes the return to be 12 percent, shows thatone needs to start with Rs 15,000 monthly in-vestment at 25 and increase it by 15 percentannually to reach the target of Rs 10 crore. Ac-cording to the mutual fund SIP calculator, aperson will get Rs 10.19 crore when he/sheturns 50 years old.

Realme Watch S, Redmi WatchGPS & More: Best Smartwatches

Under Rs 5000 In August 2021Smartwatches are one of the most popularwearable device out there. Over the past fewyears, the smartwatch market has expanded toaccommodate much more affordable and eas-ily-accessible products for a category that wasmore of an expensive affair initially. Currently,there are smartwatches in all budgets, starting

with good products that you can get for up to Rs3,000 and go all the way up to the Apple Watch-like price range of over Rs 40,000. In this listicle,we will look at some of the best smartwatchesto buy in India at a price of up to Rs 5,000.NoiseColorFit Ultra was launched earlier thismonth.Noise ColorFit Ultra - The Noise ColorFitwas launched earlier this month in India at a priceof Rs 4,499 and is available for purchase viaAmazon India. The smartwatch comes with a1.75-inch display, an aluminium case, and asingle button on the side. The smartwatchcomes with a heart rate monitor, an SpO2 moni-tor, and a menstrual cycle tracker. Thesmartwatch supports 60 sports modes and israted to last up to 9 days on one charge.TheRealme Watch S is priced at Rs 4,999 in

IndiaOximeter vs Smartwatch: Can WearablesTrack Blood Oxygen Reliably and Which OneShould You Buy?Realme Watch S - Priced atRs 4,999, the Realme Watch S comes with a1.3-inch display, IP68-certified water resistance,an SpO2 sensor, a heart rate monitor, and twobuttons on the right side of the dial. The Realme

Watch S has 16 sportmodes, more than 100watch faces, and isclaimed to provide up to15 days of batterybackup on a singlecharge.The TicWatchGTH fromMobvoiicWatch GTH -The TicWatch GTH fromMobvoi will be launchedduring Amazon’s PrimeDay sale later this monthat a price of Rs 4,799.The smartwatch comeswith a 24-hour skin tem-perature monitoring fea-ture, an SpO2 sensor, a

respiration rate monitor, and more sensors. Thesmartwatch has a 5ATM water resistance rating,and comes with 14 workout modes. TheTicWatch GTH is claimed to offer up to 10 daysof battery life.GoQii Smart Vital comes with fea-tures like an SpO2 sensor, a body temperaturemonitor, blood pressure tracker.oqii Smart Vital -The Goqii Smart Vital is priced at Rs 4,499 in In-dia. The smartwatch comes with features like anSpO2 sensor, a body temperature monitor, bloodpressure tracker, and offers users 3 months offree personal coaching. The smartwatch also has24×7 heart monitoring and Auto Sleep tracking. Itcomes with IP68 water and dust resistance andis claimed to offer up to 7 days of batterybackup.The Redmi Watch GPS costs Rs 3,999in IndiaRedmi Watch GPS - The Redmi Watch

months of restrictions to curb Covid-19 sec-ond wave, the demand for gold will increaseduring the upcoming festive season, believedjewellers and analysts. “As the Indianeconomy opens, pent-up demand will driveprices higher till the year end," Iyer said.Onthe future outlook of gold, Sriram Iyer said,

“On the domestic side, initially Rs 45,500-45,00 for 10 grams will be key, and a breakbelow will pull prices to Rs 44,000 for 10grams. However, if prices do take support atthe lower levels, we could prices move highertowards Rs 50,000 by the end of the year."TheReserve Bank of India purchased a record 29tonnes of gold, as part of its forex reserves,in the first half of calendar year 2021, accord-ing to a report. “This is a great time for inves-tors to either begin or build on their existinggold investment. Gold remains a safe havento invest in for avid investors and centralbanks across the globe. Recent media re-ports also pegged RBI’s gold reserve at over700 tonnes, up 27% in the last two years. Theycan choose from traditional units ike goldcoins, and bars, or opt for dynamic productslike Digital Gold, which has grown significantlyin the last year,” said Vikas Singh, managingdirector and chief executive officer, MMTC-PAMP.

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Netrikann movie review: Thriller, starringNayanthara, is an engaging story of un-

derdogs but offers few surprises

Bhuj movie review: AjayDevgn in slow motion doeslittle for what is anyway agodawfully dull war saga

Independent accounts of the eventsthat inspired Bhuj: The Pride of In-dia are hard to find on newswebsites. Strangely, the availablereports all seem related to the film.That said, the facts that emergefrom them are actually mind-bog-gling.Here’s what I could find. In the1971 India-Pakistan war, Pakistanibombs reportedly destroyed an In-dian Air Force (IAF) base inBhuj.SquadronLeader Vijay Karnikofthe IAF, who was stationed in Bhuj,was asked to rebuild the airstrip sothat Indian military planes could ferrysoldiers to the base to defend itagainst further attack. The hitch wasthat there was no labour availablefrom within the defence forces forthe job. Karnik approached villagersnearby for help. According to themedia, about 300 civilians, mostlywomen, volunteered and recon-structed the runway within 72hours.Writer-director AbhishekDudhaiya and his co-writers appar-ently did not find this extraordinary

real-life feat impressive enough fora Bollywood venture. So, they havereduced 72 hours to one night foreffect, given Ajay Devgn (playingKarnik) repeated slow-motion shotsin which he strides purposefully to-wards something, and indulged inall sorts of embellishments to dressup a story that should not haveneeded any window dressing ifscripted by a skilled team.The com-bined effect of these gimmicks isthe opposite of what I assume theywere trying to achieve: Bhuj: ThePride of India is godawfully dull.In thefirst hour, the film looks all set to beyet another stereotypical Bollywooddeshbhakti drama withdialoguebaazi and drum rolls. Itopens with a voiceover – laid onsketches and photographs –summarising the history of India andPakistan from 1947 up toBangladesh’s War of Liberation andthe events in the film. Cut to Presi-dent Yahya Khan of Pakistan chid-ing his military commander, TikkaKhan, for killing “only 30 lakh people”in what was then East Pakistan.Thegenocide in East Pakistan is a mat-ter of historical record and a blot onhumanity, but the writing of the linesin that scene are so bombastic thatthey reduce a tragedy to cartoonmaterial.Bhuj movie review AjayDevgn in slow motion does little forwhat is anyway a godawfully dullwar sagaAjay Devgn in a still fromBhujYahya: “In 1947 I realised thatthe only way our flag would touchthe sky is if it was hoisted over pilesof dead bodies instead of the plainground. Less bodies would meanour downfall. And you could onlymuster up 30lakh bodies?!”Tikka:“We’ve resorted to public massa-cre, janaab. But Hindustan hastaken over a vast area. Our forcescannot even set foot there.”Yahya:“Isn’t this the same Hindustan thatwe ruled for 400 years with an ironfist?”“We”?The use of that pronounhere is insidious, but the conversa-tion is too laughablymelodramatised, and Bhuj in its

Netrikann — Nayanthara’s latest outing, directed by MilindRau — begins with a woman typing on her phone franticallywhile driving down the middle of a highway. If that doesn’tgive you some anxiety right there, I don’t know if the rest ofthe film will. Because from there, it is a rather plainaffair.Netrikann is the story of Durga, an ex-CBI agent ondisability support after losing her eyesight in a road acci-dent. One day, she falls prey to a sexual predator who kid-naps and violates young women. Even though she escapesby a whisker, she becomes determined to catch him andbring him to justice. How she does this makes the rest ofthe film.For a thriller, Netrikann offers few surprises. We knowwithin the first few minutes that the villain is a psychopath;and the unusual trio of a visually impaired woman, a deridedcop, and a nonchalant youth will get him in the end. The‘thrill’ should have been in the how, but those are few and farbetween. The simplest of questions, some cajoling of wit-nesses, an undercover operation, a WhatsApp group mes-sage and voila! The kidnapper is in custody.Despite its sim-plicity, Netrikann is rather engaging. Within the first few min-utes, we learn rather casually that Durga is a CBI agent. Iwas expecting a flashback, showing her in training, as thetop of her batch, sharpshooter, President medal, salutingthe flag and so on. None came. This is not the kind of filmthat spoon-feeds you, it expects you to get it and get along.So,without much fanfare, the film gets to the crime and investi-gation. The intervalblock is gripping,even if predictable, itkeeps us hooked toDurga’s side. Thesequence whereDurga pretends notto be visually im-paired is clever. Theclimactic fight deftlystraddles dramaticflair and realisticpossibility.The bestpart of the film, forme, however, wasthat right till the end,Durga never losesher vulnerability. Ev-ery time there is a‘mass’ moment forNayanthara, it’squickly followed by agrounding event for Durga.For instance, after the threaten-ing punch dialogue — which was also used in the trailer —she struggles to find the doorknob. The film is clear that sheis observant, not a superwoman.Netrikann movie reviewThriller starring Nayanthara is an engaging story of under-dogs but offers few surprisesNayanthara too appears morecomfortable in her vulnerability than in her superstardom.The interaction between her and the villain inside the policestation, which is meant to be her superstar moment, feelsforced with Nayanthara reaching to her deepest darkest ro-botic self while speaking those lines. But her struggle withself-loathing and self-pity comes through more meaningfully,even humanely, if you will.Manikandan is excellent as thederided cop with a heart of gold, also called Manikandan inthe film. He embodies the self-awareness and desperationthat’s needed to play that character, without getting dramaticabout it. We see him begging, pleading and wheedling hissuperiors to help him. Even when completely let down byhis boss, all he can muster is, “po ya” (a rather respectful

entirety too boring to be considereddangerous and effectivepropaganda.Bad bad PakistaniYahya, very bad Tikka – that’s reallyall that the scene tries toestablish.How can one possiblytake a war flick seriously when,sandwiched between episodes in-volving extreme violence, we getKarnik awkwardly serenading hiswife on their wedding anniversary,surrounded by other IAF personneland their wives dancing stiffly withribbons and red balloon hearts inhand?Before 35 minutes are up,Karnik also hears a top-rankingPakistani official utter this code, “TajMahal is a symbol of love” and re-sponds with an impromptu rhyme:“Agar Taj Mahal pyaar ki nishani hai,toh Hindustan tumhare baap kikahaani hai (If Taj Mahal is a sym-bol of love, then India is your bigDaddy.)” Waah, waah! And next,grandly: “What do you know of ouraukaat? We are the descendantsof the great Chhatrapati Shivaji

Maharaj who brought the Mughalsto their knees and wrote India’s his-tory with his blood.”So far, soformulaic.As the minutes tick alongthough, even the bombast is cutdown, and what we get is extensive,monotonous action.Terrible writing,sleep-inducing direction and somepretty bad acting – there’s so muchthat’s wrong with Bhuj: The Prideof India, that an in-depth analysis ofits politics (including the BigBrother-style condescension towardsBangladesh in the closing VO)makes no sense.evgn’s swag asKarnik does little for Bhuj. SanjayDutt as Pagi Ranchhod BhaiSavabhai Rabari, an Indian agenton the border, is too heavy on hisfeet to be convincing as a warrior.Sharad Kelkar as Lt Colonel R.K.Nair – a brave Malayali soldier whomarried a Muslim woman with aphysical disability, as we are point-edly told by the VO – tries to makesomething of this nothing-ness.Bhuj movie review AjayDevgn in slow motion does little forwhat is anyway a godawfully dullwar sagaSonakshi Sinha in a stillfrom BhujAmmy Virk as a fighterpilot who speaks at the speed oflightning when he delivers aspeech to his men, Ihana Dhillonas a dead wife in moony flash-backs who mucks up the only lineassigned to her and PranithaSubhash as Karnik’s wife are sobad that they are worth watching.For me, the unwittingly comicalhigh point of the film is a glamor-ous Mrs K in a sexily draped saricosying up to her Mister – withwhom she has zero chemistry –on the damaged runway while heis all set to restore it.Meanwhile,Sonakshi Sinha, whose characterSunderben – leader of the villag-ers– should have been the star ofthis enterprise, is reduced to adreary, albeit impeccably dressed,interlude. Seriously, the rebuildingof the airstrip is handled in an evenless interesting fashion than every-thing else in Bhuj.

Beckett movie review: John DavidWashington tries really hard to save this

film, but it remains a complete misfireFernando Cito Filomarino’s Beckett begins in the

middle. The first line of dialogue one hears in the film is thatof Beckett (John David Washington) apologising to hispartner, April (Alicia Vikander) during an early morningsnuggle. One gets a sense that they had fought the nightbefore, indicating they’ve been together for a while. CitoFilomarino drops us right in the midst of these two loversvacationing in the mountains of Northern Greece, as we findout soon after.This is the second time in two weeks, afterThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, where a Hollywood filmcentres its action around the crisis in Greece. Even though,unlike the Ryan Reynold-starrer, Beckett doesn’t immediatelyfill you in. The political unrest in Athens trickles down slowlyinto the American couple’s idyllic vacation in the mountains.Beckett and April are sitting in a cafe holding hands andwhispering sweet nothings into each other’s ears, as a newschannel in the background overlooks the main square inAthens being prepped for a protest rally. April tells Beckettthat they were supposed to be staying in a hotel overlookingthe main square, when they spontaneously made their wayto the mountains.It’s a strange experience, watching Beckett,especially if one’s going in completely blind. The first 10mins suggest it’s one of those intense European coupledramas featuring Hollywood stars hell-bent on showcasingthey’re ‘actors’. Then, there’s a car crash. The viewer mightsense elements of a film about survivor’s guilt, or a man

way of saying “get lost”). It is his earnestness that makesthe comedy portions chuckle-worthy. His introductionscene, which gets him the moniker, Sambar, is a fantasticforeshadowing of what he becomes in the end. Every timehe says “scene-u” and imagines himself being vindicated,he makes us root for him more.It’s hard to tell whether hischaracter is written with more visual detailing than Durga’s,or that Manikandan fills these gaps as an actor, but hemakes it work and how! For instance, Durga has a flash-back, montage song, multiple conversations, and scenesexplaining her redemption arc to the audience, butManikandan only gets fleeting moments. We never get abackstory for why he’s derided, except for a passing com-ment by colleagues. But Manikandan, the actor, never letsus forget that he’s a desperate underdog too. He makesthe character not just relatable but also immensely likableand life-like.In stark contrast, Ajmal Amir as the psycho-path kidnapper is as if he jumped right out of a comic book.His exaggerated expressions, staccato dialogue deliveryis less menacing than disgusting. Despite Durga appear-ing tiny in front of his towering figure, he doesn’t look like hestands a chance against her at all. It doesn’t help that thecharacter is written awkwardly too. He gets a pointlessbackstory as if to ‘explain’ his predicament of being a psy-chopath. There are names of some medical “disorders”thrown in, for good measure. Without giving away too much,

I wouldn’t be surprised if gynaecologists took offense.Theproblems, however, begin much before that. The order ofscenes is odd. For instance, we are shown the villain muchbefore Durga’s encounter with him. The film sets out toestablish for the viewer that the character is a psychopath.In that process, we lose out on the surprises of timelydiscovery.Immediately after an accident in which Durgaloses her brother and her eyesight, the film jumps to a songabout moving on — Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum (this tooshall pass). The film doesn’t give her the time to mourn.So, when conversations around her guilt appear later, it leftme wondering if she hadn’t moved on, as the song sug-gested earlier. The film, at times, gets rather trope-ytoo.Overall, Netrikann is an interesting investigative thrillerdriven by a group of underdogs. If there was a follow-up TVseries where visually impaired Durga and earnestly incom-petent Manikandan chase down criminals of Chennai, Iwould have most certainly watched. I hold it against MilindRau for eliminating all possibilities of that.

dealing with unfathomable grief. And when the viewer allowsthe film to breathe and find its legs, it takes a sharp left andgoes in an entirely different direction. Beckett becomes apure ‘man-on-the-run’ genre film from hereon.Beckett moviereview John David Washington tries really hard to save thisfilm but it remains a complete misfireIt’s obviouslyunexpected, but as a viewer, you’re on-board because thefilm shifts gears from being a moody, inward-lookingrelationship story about an American couple, to a man tryingto escape assailants (local cops from around where his carcrashed) and finding his way to the American embassy. Thepace picks up, Beckett’s paranoia fills the screen as he can’thelp but constantly look over his shoulder. He crossesstreams, walks for miles, hitches rides with ‘activists’, allwith a fractured left hand. Being a black man with a brightblue plaster in a largely white country, makes him easy tospot. And yet, Washington doesn’t quite fit the everymanmould.Looking at his performance, especially in the robustaction scenes, it’s hard not to be reminded of Washington’srole in last year’s Tenet, where he took part in many similarcombat sequences.He runs and he runs… atop the hill,jumping from ledges, taking desperate measures to survive.But the stunt work never lacks finesse, hardly making himseem like the same American tourist he played in thebeginning of the film. It obviously isn’t pristine like The Matrix,but it also isn’t sloppy like an everyman.

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India gears up to celebrate 75th Independence Day,PM to deliver speech from Red Fort

India is set to celebrateits 75th IndependenceDay this year. The oc-casion is being ob-served as a 75-weekfestival called 'Azadi kaAmrut Mahotsav'. Itwas launched on 12March this year and willcontinue till 15 August2023.While launchingthe programme, PrimeMinister Narendra Modihad said, "The AzadiAmrit Mahotsav meanselixir of energy of inde-pendence; elixir of in-spirations of the war-riors of freedomstruggle; elixir of newideas and pledges; andelixir of Aatmnirbharta.Therefore, thisMahotsav is a festival ofawakening of the na-tion; festival of fulfillingthe dream of good gov-ernance; and the festi-val of global peace anddevelopment."Thisyear, the theme of theIndependence Day cel-ebrations is 'NationFirst, AlwaysFirst'.efore the megacelebrations gain mo-mentum let's find outwhat to expect on 15August.Prime MinisterNarendra Modi will lead

statement. Six personnel have been awardedwith the PMG for gallant action during violent faceoff on 18 May in the Finger IV area while the restsix have been decorated with the same medalfor their gallant action near Hot Springs in Ladakhon the same day, the statement said."This is thehighest number of gallantry medals awarded tothe force for the bravery of its men in border faceoffs, skirmishes and border guarding duties,"

ITBP spokes-person VivekKumar Pandeysaid. In easternLadakh, theITBP troops notonly effectivelyused shields toprotect them-selves but alsor e s p o n d e dfiercely to ad-vancing Chi-nese PLAtroops andbrought thesituation undercontrol during

"fierce" face offs and skirmishes, the statementsaid."With highest order of professional skills,ITBP troops fought shoulder-to-shoulder andbrought the injured (army) troops to the rear.""Even when the ITBP troops fought the wholenight, they received minimum casualties by giv-ing befitting reply to the stone pelters of thePLA," it said. At certain places, the statementsaid, the troops gave a "determined" standofffor about 17-20 hours throughout the interven-ing night (15-16 June) in extremely challengingconditions."Due to the high-altitude training andsurvival experience of the force at the icy Hi-malayan deployments, ITBP troops kept thePLA troops at bay and due to the all out andbefitting response of ITBP troops at severalfronts, many areas were safeguarded." "TheITBP troops showed highest level of devotion,courage, determination, utter disregard to per-sonal safety even in injured condition and ex-hibited great professional skills in the face ofviolent physical scuffle with the PLA," it said.Twenty Indian Army soldiers were killed duringthese clashes. China had claimed the casu-alty figures on its side were five, which is widelybelieved to be much higher.

20 ITBP personnel awardedmedals for bravely fighting

Chinese PLA in LadakhNew Delhi: Twenty personnel of the India-ChinaLAC guarding Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)force have been awarded gallantry medals fordisplaying bravery during standoff and clashesbetween militaries of the two countries in theeastern Ladakh region last year. These medalsfor bravery are among the total 1,380 servicemedals announced by the Union government forvarious central and state police forces on the

eve of Independence Day.There are twoPresident's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG),628 Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), 88President's police medal for distinguished ser-vice and 662 police medals for meritorious ser-vice in the latest awards list. Sub Inspector AmarDeep of Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) andlate head constable Kale Sunil Dattatraya (post-humously) of the CRPF are the only two recipi-ents of the top bravery medal — President'sPolice Medal for Gallantry.The maximum gal-lantry medals at 257 (1 PPMG and 256 PMG)were earned by the JKP, followed by the CentralReserve Police Force at 151 (1 PPMG and 150PMG), an official list released by the Union homeministry said. Among the 23 gallantry medals forthe ITBP, twenty are for operations that took placeduring the May-June 2020 clashes with the Chi-nese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Ladakhwhere the central paramilitary is deployed shoul-der-to-shoulder with the army as part of its pri-mary mandate to guard the 3,488-km-long icyLine of Actual Control (LAC).Out of the 20, eightpersonnel have been awarded the PMG for theirgallant act, meticulous planning and tacticalinsightfulness and for defending the motherlandin Galwan Nalla on 15 June, the force said in a

JeM module tasked to triggerblasts in Jammu on I-Day eve

busted, four terrorists arrestedJammu: In a major success, secur i tyforces have busted a module of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) tasked to trigger vio-lence by planting a vehicle-based IED onthe eve of Independence Day here by ar-resting four terrorists and their associates,officials said on Saturday.Giving details, apolice spokesman said that four Jaish ter-

rorists, including an Uttar Pradesh resi-dent, and their associates were arrestedby the Jammu Police in a drive to root outmilitant presence in the district."They werep lann ing to co l lec t a rms d ropped bydrones and supply them to active terror-ists of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Kashmir val-ley; planting a vehicle-based IED in Jammubefore 15th August and reconnaissance ofimportant targets in other parts of thecountry," he said.Muntazir Manzoor aliasSaifulla of Prichoo Pulwama, a member ofJeM, was the first to be arrested in thischain and from him one pistol, one maga-zine, eight live rounds and two Chinesehand grenades were seized, the spokes-man said. His truck used for transportingweapons to Kashmir was also seized, headded.Subsequently, three more Jaish ter-rorists, including Ijahar Khan alias SonuKhan of Mirdan Mohalla in Kandala ofShamli d istr ict , Uttar Pdesh, were ar-rested, the spokesman said.Khan dis-closed that a JeM commander in Pakistan

the nation in celebratingthe day from the ram-parts of the RedFort.The prime ministerwill arrive at 7.18 am atthe Red Fort, he will bereceived by Defenceminister Rajnath Singh,minister of state for de-fence Ajay Bhatt anddefence secretary AjayKumar. He will intro-duce the general officercommanding (GoC),Delhi Area, LieutenantGeneral Vijay KumarMishra, AVSM, to theprime minister.TheGoC will then conductModi to the SalutingBase where a com-bined inter-servicesand Delhi police guardwill present general sa-lute to the the primeminister.Thereafter, hewill inspect the Guardof Honour. The Guardof Honour contingentwill consist of one of-ficer and 20 men eachfrom the army, navy, airforce and Delhi police.Indian Navy is the coor-dinating service thisyear. The Guard ofHonour will be com-manded by Com-mander Piyush Gaur.The naval contingent will

be commanded by LtCommander SunePhogat, the army con-tingent by Major VikasSangwan and the airforce contingent bySquadron Leader ABerwal. The Delhi po-

lice contingent will becommanded by Addi-tional DCP (West Dis-trict) Shri SubodhK u m a rGoswami.Followingthis, the prime ministerwill proceed to the ram-parts of the Red Fort.The GoC Delhi area will

conduct him to the daison the rampart to hoistthe National Flag.Theprime minister will hoistthe National Flag at 7.30am and deliver the cus-tomary address to theNation at 7.33 am.Lt

Commander PPriyambada Sahoo willassist the prime minis-ter in hoisting the Na-tional Flag. It will besynchronised with the21 Gun Salute fired bythe valiant gunners ofthe elite 2233 Field Bat-tery (Ceremonial). The

ceremonial battery iscommanded by Lt ColJitendra Singh Mehta,SM and the Gun Posi-tion Officer will be NaibSubedar (AIG) AnilChand.After beinghoisted, the Tricolour

will receive a 'RashtriyaSalute'.The NationalFlag Guard comprisingfive officers and 130men from the army,navy, air force and Delhipolice will present theRashtriya Salute. Com-mander Kuldeep MNeralkar from the Indian

Navy will be in com-mand of this Inter-Ser-vices Guard and PoliceGuard. The navy contin-gent in the National FlagGuard will be com-manded by Lt Com-mander Praveen

Saraswat, the armycontingent by MajorAnshul Kumar and theair force contingent bySquadron Leader RohitMalik. The Delhi policecontingent will be com-manded by AdditionalDCP (South West Dis-trict) Shri Amit Goel.The

navy band, consisting of16 men will play theNational Anthem duringhoisting of the NationalFlag and the ‘RashrityaSalute’.For the first timeever, this year as soonas the National Flag ishoisted by the primeminister, flower petalswill be showered at thevenue by two Mi 17 1Vhelicopters of the IndianAir Force in Amrut for-mation. Captain of thefirst helicopter will beWing CommanderBaldev Singh Bisht.The second chopper iscommanded by WingCommander NikhilMehrotra. Thirty-twoOlympic winners, in-cluding javelin throwerSubedar CommanderBaldev Singh Bisht.The second chopper iscommanded by WingCommander NikhilMehrotra. Thirty-twoOlympic winners, in-cluding javelin throwerSubedar NeerajChopra, India's firstever Gold medallist intrack and field, alongwith two Sports Author-ity of India (SAI) officialshave been invited toparticipate in the cel-

by the name of Munazir alias Shahid hadasked him to collect weapons from nearAmritsar that would be dropped by a drone,he said.He was also asked by Jaish to doreconnaissance of Panipat oi l refinery,which he did and sent videos to Pakistan.He was then tasked to do the reconnais-sance of Ayodhya Ram janmabhoomi but

was arrested before he could accomplishthe task, the spokesman added.Other ter-ro r i s ts , Tousee f Ahmed Shah a l i asShowket of the Jeff area of Shopian dis-t r i c t was tasked by JeM commanderShahid and another Jaish terrorist by thename Abrar in Pakistan to take up accom-modat ion in Jammu which he did, thespokesman said. He was then asked to pro-cure a second-hand motorcycle for causingan IED blast in Jammu. The IED for this pur-pose would be dropped by a drone, thespokesman said. Shah was arrested beforehe could complete th is task, headded.Jahangir Ahmed Bhat of the Bandzooarea of Pulwama district has been arrestedas well and he is a fruit merchant fromKashmir who was constantly in touch withShahid in Pakistan and had introducedIjahgar Khan to him, the police off icialsaid.Bhat was further recruiting for JeM inKashmir and the rest of the country, hesaid.Further investigation on the work of theremaining module is in progress, police

ebrations at the RedFort.Around 240 Olym-pians, support staff andSAI and sports federa-tion officials have alsobeen invited.To honourthe corona warriorswho played a vital roleNeeraj Chopra, India'sfirst ever Gold medallistin track and field, alongwith two Sports Author-ity of India (SAI) officialshave been invited toparticipate in the cel-ebrations at the RedFort.Around 240 Olym-pians, support staff andSAI and sports federa-tion officials have alsobeen invited.To honourthe corona warriorswho played a vital rolein fighting the invisibleenemy, COVID-19 , aseparate block on thesouth side of the ram-part has beencreated.At the conclu-sion of the primeminister's speech, thecadets of National Ca-det Corps (NCC) willsing the National An-them. Five hundredNCC cadets (army,navy and air force) fromdifferent schools will betaking part in this festi-val.

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India vs England: Disciplined KL Rahullearns the art of patience to stamp hisauthority and reinvigorate Test career Karachi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has allowed participat-

ing nations in the upcoming T20 World Cup to bring 15 players and eightofficials for the tournament in the UAE.An official of the Pakistan CricketBoard (PCB) confirmed on Friday that the ICC had set 10 September asthe deadline for participating nations to submit their final 15 players and

eight officials, including the coaches and support staff."The ICC has alsoallowed all participating nations to bring additional players with their squadsbecause of the COVID-19 situation and bio-secure bubble but the con-cerned boards will have to bear the costs of these additional players," hetold PTI.Paul Collingwood with the World T20 trophy after England wonthe 2010 edition. Image: Twitter/@T20WorldCupThe T20 World Cup, thefirst since 2016, will be held from 17 October to 14 November in Omanand three venues in the UAE -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.The quali-fying tournament of eight nations including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka andIreland will be played until 23 September in Oman and one venue in theUAE.Four teams will qualify for the Super-12 stage which begins from 24September in the UAE."It is now up to the boards to decide how manyadditional players they want to have with their main squads given theCOVID-19 situation because if any player tests positive or they are injuryissues, the teams can take replacements from their additionalplayers."The ICC has informed the boards that they can make any last-minute changes in their squads until five days before the quarantine pe-riod for teams begins."But the boards have to send their squads by 10thSeptember."The tournament was scheduled to be held in India but due tothe COVID-19 situation, the ICC moved it to UAE.

ICC T20 World Cup: Participatingnations allowed to bring 15 play-

ers and eight officials to UAE

India's highest run-getter (84 and 26) toput India in the driver's seat before rainplayed spoilsport. And then becameIndia's first centurion in the series atLord's.Patience and discipline have beenthe key to Rahul's success so far in theseries. This is the new version of Rahulwe are witnessing. Calm, composed and

a more assured one. For a naturally giftedplayer, we've always talked about Rahul'sflair and flamboyance but in England, thetalk around Rahul is of discipline andperseverance.KL Rahul leaving one alonein the England Test series. The way he'sleft the ball has stood out. He's looked tobide time in the middle, settle down andthen up the scoring, unlike the impatientRahul of the old.The innings at Lord's wasof high class. The way he constructed it.The way he approached it. And the wayhe paced it. He started off cautiously, keptleaving the balls or defending it solidly.There was hardly a false stroke as hegave the first and the second hour to thebowlers with movement in the air and offthe pitch amidst probing spells fromJames Anderson, Ollie Robinson, MarkWood and Sam Curran. His first 20 runscame off 105 balls at a strike rate of 19.But more importantly, he had seen throughthat challenging period, specifically theperiod which had enticed Joe Root to bowlfirst. Then, the sun was out, the move-ment subsided and the pitch went a bitflatter. The conditions changed.And so didRahul's approach.Off his 108th ball, hecharged down the track to Moeen Ali and

"It was very frustrating that the oppor-tunities weren't coming my way, it wasonly practice, practice, practice hi horaha tha. As a player, you want to bein the middle and challenge yourselfso I kept waiting for my opportunity,"said KL Rahul after scoring 84 in thefirst innings in Nottingham Test.Thatopportunity wasn'tmeant to arrive assoon as theNottingham Test inEngland for Rahul.He hadn't playedred-ball cricket forIndia in the last twoyears. He had goneout of favour after astring of failures. Inthis period he hadplayed just oneFirst-class match,the Ranji Trophysemi-final betweenKarnataka and Ben-gal in 2020. Hisscores in thatmatch read 26 and0. He was only play-ing white-ballcricket. Even if he was in the squadin Tests, he was warming bencheswith middle-order packed andShubman Gill and Mayank Agarwalabove him in the pecking order. It'snatural that the frustration wasgrowing.When Rahul arrived in En-gland, he wasn't even the second-choice opener in the squad. He wasthe backup middle-order batsman.Then came a dramatic turn of events.Shubman Gill suffered a shin stressfracture which ruled him out of theseries. It meant Mayank Agarwalwould get the opening spot alongsideRohit Sharma. Rahul got a chance inthe warm-up game against CountySelect XI and hit a century coming inat 5.Then Prithvi Shaw was called upfor cover from the Sri Lanka tour whichmeant that Rahul still wasn't in thefray to open. And then two days be-fore the first Test, Agarwal was hit bya bouncer in the nets and was ruledout of the match with a concussion.That rare opportunity knocked onRahul's door and he wasn't going itlet it go this time.In challenging condi-tions in Nottingham, he finished as

Roger Federer says timing of re-turn to courts still 'uncertain'

Roger Federer said Friday the timingof his return to the courts was still un-certain, just weeks ahead of the USOpen, but the tennis legend remainedupbeat after turning 40.Federer, who

has only played 13 matches in 2021,having been out for more than a yearwith two knee surgeries, pulled out ofthe Tokyo Olympics and subsequenttournaments to rest his knee.After turn-ing 40 on Sunday, Federer said he waslearning to adjust to the facthat recov-ering from niggles takes two weeks

rather than two days.The US Open getsunderway on 30 August but Federer didnot say whether he would be taking partin the last of the year's four majors."I'mfine. I was on holiday. I haven't done any-

thing for a while because of my knee. Ihad to stop everything after Wimbledon,"he told Blick newspaper."This week, Ihave to meet my doctors and my team,and then we will see what happens next.For now, everything is still a bituncertain"Federer reached theWimbledon quarter-finals but pulled out

of the Tokyo Games and then with-drew from the ATP Toronto and Cin-cinnati Masters — the last majortune-ups for the US Open.Federer

said it was hard todeal with theuncertainty."It wasdifferent before. Thequestions weresimple: what is myplace in the ranking?What will my nexttournament be?", hesaid."Today, it'smore difficult: how doI feel when I starttraining again? Whatare my goals? Howto reconcile all thiswith the family? Whatdoes the rest of theteam say?"I ammuch more enthusi-astic than before, theattitude is different.It's really completely

different from 10 yearsago."Federer is a 20-time GrandSlam champion, a record he shareswith his younger rivals NovakDjokovic and Rafael Nadal.Thesports star said he celebrated hislandmark birthday privately withfamily and friends, and felt surpris-ingly good the following day."I woke

Berlin: An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Mainz squad has cast a cloud onthe eve of the new Bundesliga season, with Germany's professionalfootballers urged to get vaccinated.The 2021/22 season kicks off Fridaywhen Monchengladbach host defending champions Bayern Munich, whoare seeking a tenth straight German league title.Most football stadiums inGermany's top-flight this weekend will be around one-third full as clubswelcome back a restricted numbers of fans.Supporters must prove theyare fully vaccinated or show a negative test result.Some clubs, like FCCologne, are even offering vaccinations for their supporters.However, anoutbreak of the coronavirus at Mainz has disrupted their plans ahead ofSunday's game against last season's runners-up RB Leipzig.Three play-ers and a club employee have tested positive for COVID-19 , while a

further eight members of the squad are in quarantine to contain thespread.Of the four who tested positive, two have been fullyvaccinated.Sunday's match is set to go ahead, but Mainz coach BoSvensson may have to use reserve players as, under league rules, amatch can only be postponed if fewer than 16 players are available.TheGerman Football League (DFL) has not made vaccinations compulsoryfor players and club staff, but the outbreak in Mainz has sparkedwarnings.'Sensitive issue'"Vaccinating is the best way back to normality,"said Bayern Munich's new coach Julian Nagelsmann."Of course, this of-fers a certain protection. But the players know that this is a sensitiveissue."You can see that now in Mainz."Nagelsmann says that within theBayern squad and coaching team, there is a "very good vaccination rate,better than the current one in our society".Around 52.3 million people inGermany — or 63 percent of the population — have so far received atleast one dose of the vaccine.In a circular sent to Bundesliga clubs, DFLboss Christian Seifert appealed to the league's professional players toget jabbed."Everyone is free not to be vaccinated - but then this must beaccompanied by the obligation to ensure that one does not become in-fected with the virus," Seifert warned.The fear is that the season could bedisrupted, and matches postponed, if the virus takes hold at Bundesligaclubs.reiburg head coach Christian Streich this week used a press con-ference to appeal bluntly to anyone not yet vaccinated to book an appoint-ment."With clear common sense and a sense of responsibility — therecan only be one decision, he insisted.

Bundesliga: COVID-19 outbreakin Mainz squad casts cloud over

German league's restart

smashed it over long off for a six.His first boundary of the innings, inthe 41st over. The shackles werebroken. The next 143 balls pro-duced 107 runs at a strike rate of72, studded with 11 fours and a six.A cluster of glorious cover drives fol-lowed as Rahul put on an exhibition.

47 percent of his runs on Day 1were scored through that point andcover region. He stamped his au-thority right through the innings andlooked in control. A stark contrastto the way he batted three years agoin England.He's gone back to thedrawing board, analysed his short-comings and come back stronger.The lessons have been learnt andthe corrections executed. In the lasttour to England, he kept failing be-fore he provided a glimpse of hisactual talent with that counter-at-tacking century at The Oval, whichwas perhaps the best batting sur-face in that series.In that series, hewasn't able to curb his natural in-stincts. He was going for too manyshots and that affected him. Onchallenging pitches, against themoving ball and a world class at-tack, it was a dangerous approach.In 2018, he attacked 38 percent ofthe deliveries outside the off stumpand left alone 50 percent. Fast for-ward to 2021 Nottingham, the at-tacking percentage came down to17 percent

11Monday, August , 16, 2021TELANGANA MEDIAINTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

MEMBERS & BOWENPALLY INSPECTORATTENDS FLAG HOSTING CEREMONY

Telangana Media Senior Staff Reporter Syed Sayeed Quadri“TheI n t e r n a t i o n a lHuman RightsC o m m i s s i o nChief SecretaryAmjad Khan andMedia InchargeIsrar Ali withB o w e n p a l l yInpector of PoliceRavi Kumar asChief Guest hasdistributed foodpackets andsweets to theneedy people asan act of

kindness.“

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS ATJUBILEE HILLS TRAFFIC POLICE STATIONT e l a n g a n aM e d i aHyderabad“The7 5 t hIndependenceDay NationalFlag hoisted atJubilee HillsTraffic PoliceS t a t i o nInspectors alongwith the staffwere present.“

RTA OFFICIALS SEIZE SEVERAL FOREIGNLUXURY CARS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES

Telangana MediaHyderabad“The RTAOfficials seize severalForeign Luxury Carsplying in the city byevading taxes. The RTAOfficials have seized allthe above imported carsat the Airport for Non-Payment of TelanganaState Road Tax atShamshabad.“

TV 11 NEWS CHANNEL VIDEO JOURNALIST MOHAMMAD ASIFBIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS AT HISRESIDENCE BEGUMPET PRAKASH NAGAR

35th HYDERABAD SAILING WEEK 2021Telangana Media HyderabadThis is the season in Hyderabad when

gusting winds andthundering cloudsmarks the beginning ofthe day. Day 1 atHyderabad SailingWeek was even moreexciting. Beautifulsight of the sailsamongst picturesqueview of the BuddhaStatue was a sight towatch. Laser sailorshad a tough day asthere was no respitefrom strong winds.

Wind was ranging from 14-15 knots and was gusting upto 18 knots. Thelake proved true to it’s name Hussain Sagar as with the gusting windsone could easily spot waves and sea horse. In Laser Std class it was atough fight between Mohit Saini andIsraj Ali. Mohit Saini covered up thelead as he got two gun position inrace 1 & 3 but Israj Ali is still in leadas he got a gun in race 2. In Laser4.7 Class Akshay Vincent Ccovered up the lead as he got twogun position in race 1 & 3 but BalleKiran Kumar is still in lead as hegot a gun in race 2. In Laser Radial(Men) category there was a tough fight amongst Rammilan Yadav,Sikhanshu Singh & Awnish Yadav. Finally Rammilan Yadav got a gun positinin race 1, Shikanshu Singh got a gun position in race 2 & Awnish Yadav gota gun position in race 3. In Laser Radial (Women) category enthusiasticspirit between R Aswini and Veera V Vaishnavi. Finally R Aswini got a gunin race 1 and Veera V Vaishnavi got a two guns in race 2 & 3. ArjunaAwardee, Hony Capt Rajesh Choudhary, VSM was guest of Honour forthe day. A prize Distribution ceremony was conducted for winners of daysraces. Overall it was a good day for sailors to sail.

Scientists are becom-ing more and moreconcerned with theemergence of a syn-drome termed “longCOVID”, where a sig-nificant percentage ofsufferers of COVID-19experience long-lastingsymptoms.Stud iessuggest symptoms re-main for approximatelyfive-24 percent of con-firmed COVID cases,at least three to fourmonths afterinfection.The risk oflong COVID is nolonger thought to be di-rectly linked with eitherage or the initial sever-ity of the COVID illness.So younger people,and people with initiallymild COVID, can stilldevelop long-COVIDsymptoms.Some long-COVID symptoms be-gin quickly and persist,whereas others ap-pear well after the ini-tial infection haspassed.Symptoms in-clude extreme fatigueand ongoing breathingcomplications.Whatparticularly concernsus as neuroscientistsis that many longCOVID sufferers reportdifficulties with atten-tion and planning —known as “brainfog”.So how doesCOVID affect thebrain? Here’s what weknow so far.How doesthe virus get to ourbrains?There’s evi-dence connecting res-piratory viruses, includ-ing influenza, with braindysfunction. In recordsof the 1918 Spanish flupandemic, reportsabound of dementia,cognitive decline, and

COVID-19 R-value above 1 in five states, shows Delta

variant ruling nation, says NITI Aayog's VK Paul

Explainer: What we know about post-recov-ery symptoms associated with 'long' COVID

production number ofaround 1 and it is morethan 1 in some states.An increasing trend is acause for concern. So

a profound word of cau-tion: Himachal has Rnumber of 1.3 and forPunjab it has been re-corded at 1.3 and show-ing an increasingtrend."Though there is astabilisation in the over-all number of cases westill have significant rea-

difficulties with move-ment andsleep.Evidence fromthe SARS outbreak in2002 and the MERSoutbreak in 2012 sug-gest these infectionscaused roughly 15-20percent of recoveredpeople to experience

depression, anxiety,memory difficulties andfatigue. There’s no con-clusive evidence theSARS-CoV-2 virus,which causes COVID,can penetrate the bloodbrain barrier, whichusually protects thebrain from large anddangerous blood-bornemolecules enteringfrom the blod-stream.But there’s datasuggesting it may“hitchhike” into thebrain by way of nervesthat connect our nosesto ourbrains.Researcherssuspect this becausein many infectedadults, the genetic ma-terial of the virus wasfound in the part of the

nose that initiates theprocess of smell —coinciding with the lossof smell experienced bypeople withCOVID.How doesCOVID damage thebrain?These nasalsensory cells connectto an area of the brain

known as the “limbicsystem”, which is in-volved in emotion,learning and memory.Ina UK-based study re-leased as a pre-printonline in June, re-searchers comparedbrain images taken ofpeople before and afterexposure to COVID.They showed parts ofthe limbic system haddecreased in sizecompared to people notinfected. This could sig-nal a future vulnerabil-ity to brain diseasesand may play a role inthe emergence of long-COVID symptoms.COVID could also indi-rectly affect the brain.The virus can damageblood vessels and

cause either bleedingor blockages resultingin the disruption ofblood, oxygen, or nutri-ent supply to the brain,particularly to areas re-sponsible for problem-solving.he virus alsoactivates the immunesystem, and in some

people, this triggers theproduction of toxic mol-ecules which can re-duce brainfunction.Although re-search on this is stillemerging, the effects ofCOVID on nerves thatcontrol gut functionshould also be consid-ered. This may impactdigestion and the healthand composition of gutbacteria, which areknown to influence thefunction of thebrain.The virus couldalso compromise thefunction of the pituitarygland. The pituitarygland, often known asthe “master gland”,regulates hormoneGiven the already sig-nificant contribution of

brain disorders to theglobal burden of disabil-ity, the potential impactof long COVID on pub-lic health is enor-mous.There are majorunanswered questionsabout long COVIDwhich require investi-gating, including how

the disease takes hold,what the risk factorsmight be and the rangeof outcomes, as wellas the best way to treatit.It’s crucial we begin tounderstand whatcauses the wide varia-tion in symptoms. Thiscould be many factors,including the viralstrain, severity of the in-fection, the effect ofpre-existing disease,age and vaccinationstatus, or even thephysical and psycho-logical supports pro-vided from the start ofthe disease.Whilethere are many ques-tions about longCOVID, there’s cer-tainty about one thing:we need to continue

sons to be concerned,reasons to be vigilantand significant reasonsfor us to enforce pan-

demic control mea-sures in every possibleway," he said.Agarwalfurther said 44 districtsacross 11 states andunion territories, includ-ing Kerala (10), Manipur(10), Mizoram (6) andArunachal Pradesh (5),reported a weekly posi-tivity rate of more than

10 per cent in the weekending August9.However,districts withmore than 100 dailycases have declined

from 279 in week end-ing on June 1 to 48 inweek ending on August8, 2021, Agarwal in-formed.Only one statehas more than 1 lakhactive cases, eightstates have activecases between 10,000and 1 lakh, and 27

states and UTs haveless than 10,000 activecases currently."I wouldlike to emphasise onceagain that this is no time

to lower the guard.Staying vigilant, follow-ing Covid-appropriatebehaviour, compliancewith masks, avoidingcrowds and not creatingcrowds even in closerooms, avoiding unnec-essary travels, all theseprecautions continue to

be very, very importantfor us," Paulstated.Agarwal saidKerala reported 51.51per cent of the totalCOVID-19 cases re-corded in India in thepast seven days. Thesouthern state currentlycontributes 43.77 percent of the total activecases in the country,followed byMaharashtra with18.48 per centcases.For Kerala, it isclear that containmentmeasures must bepaid more attention to."We do not have to al-low the spread and thatis the policy of the gov-ernment that we talkabout containment notmitigation. We need tobring herd immunitywith vaccines and notinfection," Paulsaid."One more mes-sage is that Delta vari-ant is ruling the nation,in fact ruling the world.Everywhere you cansee the spread of Deltaand because of it surgeacross many countrieshave been reported,"

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Bihar CM Announces 11% Dearness AllowanceHike for Govt Employees, Pensioners

Patna: Bihar ChiefMinister Nitish Kumaron Sunday announcedan 11 per cent hike ofdearness allowance forstate governmentemployees andpensioners with effectfrom July 1. Addressinga gathering afterhoisting the Tricolour atthe Gandhi Maidanhere on the occasion ofthe 75th IndependenceDay, Kumar made theannouncement ofraising the DA from 17per cent to 28 per cent.The financedepartment will soonissue a notification for

More Youths Will BeGiven Tickets in 2022Assembly Polls, Says

Punjab Cong ChiefNavjot Sidhu

Chandigarh: Punjab Congresschief Navjot Singh Sidhu onSunday said during the upcomingstate assembly polls, youths willbe given more tickets than theygot during the last one. Sidhu alsotrained guns at the previous SAD-BJP regime accusing them ofpatronising mafias inPunjab.Without naming anyone,the cricketer-turned-politicianalso took potshots at the AAP,claiming that they were after himto join their party. The newlyappointed Punjab PradeshCongress chief was addressingthe state Youth Congressworkers at the Congress Bhawanhere. A march was also taken outby Youth Congress workers onthe occasion of IndependenceDay.Addressing the gathering,Sidhu promised youths that hewould honour the merit andadded that he wanted youths toget opportunities. Any talent isnothing without any opportunity,he stressed.He further said hehas put up a bed at the PunjabCongress Bhavan for addressing

Union Ministers Call on RS Chairman,Demand Action Against Oppn

Members for Unruly Scenes in HouseNew Delhi: Seven Union ministers metVice President and Rajya Sabha ChairmanM Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday and de-manded action against some Oppositionmembers for their alleged unruly acts in theHouse on August 11.The ministers metNaidu and describedthe Opposition mem-bers' actions as "un-precedented, ex-treme and violent",sources said.Theysaid the ministershanded over amemorandum to thechairman in this re-gard. During the meeting with Naidu, thedelegation also referred to marshals beingprevented from discharging their duties in-side the House.Naidu said he will look intothe matter and take a decision regardingthe appropriate course of action. The min-isters who called on the Rajya Sabha chair-man were Piyush Goyal, Pralhad Joshi,Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, DharmendraPradhan, Bhupender Yadav, Arjun RamMeghwal and V Muraleedharan.RajyaSabha Deputy Chairman HarivanshNarayan Singh was also present at the

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Independence Day 2021: PM Modi Batsfor 'Sabka Prayas', Calls on 'Can Do'

Generation to Take India ForwardNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the 75th year ofIndependence from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort on Sunday as

he laid out the roadmap for his government for the next two years andcalled on Indians to participate in “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav".Pitchingfor a “100 per cent India”, PM Modi said it is essential to fully utilise thecountry’s capabilities to take it to new heights in the 21st century. Headded, “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayaasis very important for the achievement of all our goals." “Now we have tomove towards making 100 per cent efforts. We have to make sure that100 per cent of villages have roads, 100 per cent of households have abank account, 100 per cent of beneficiaries should have AyushmanBharat cards and 100 per cent of eligible people should have a gasconnection under the Ujjwala scheme,” PM Modi said as he deliveredhis customary address to the nation.PRIDE IN MADE IN INDIA’India willhave to increase both its manufacturing and exports moving forwardon the path of development, PM Modi said as he talked about the launchof the country’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for trials atsea. “That’s why I tell the manufacturers that your every product is thebrand ambassador of India. As long as that product is in use, the buyerwill say - yes it is made in India,” he said.

the increase indearness allowance forstate governmentemployees andp e n s i o n e r s , "Kumar said afterhoisting theTricolour at theGandhi Maidanhere.The chiefminister also saidthe stategovernment 'si n c e n t i v escheme for otherbackward classes(OBC) ande c o n o m i c a l l ybackward classes(EBC) forexaminations of Bihar

Public ServiceCommission andUnion Public Service

Commission wouldnow be extended togirls of all sections ofthe society. Under thisscheme, thegovernment providesRs 50,000 to a

candidate who clearspreliminary exams ofBPSC and Rs one lakh

to an aspirantwho passesU P S Cprelims.Kumarclaimed thatthe state hasprogressed inall sectors,i n c l u d i n ge d u c a t i o n ,h e a l t h ,

agriculture, tourism,industry and socialjustice. Stressing onthe need for an efficientand effective leadershipto ensure the quality ofeducation in the state,

Kumar said the annualincome slab of Rs 2.5lakh for students'families belonging toSC,ST, OBC and EBCcategories to avail theCentre's post-matricscholarship will beincreased to Rs 3 lakh.There will be a principalteacher cadre forschools. Principalteachers will now beappointed throughc o m p e t i t i v eexaminations," he said.Kumar announced thatthree colleges will beopened under theBihar AgricultureUniversity.

meeting. Naidu also held a meeting withPanel Vice Chairman Sasmit Patra, whowas in the chair when the unruly incidentstook place in the Rajya sabha.Anti-corrup-tion Ombudsman Lokpal Gets 1,427 Com-

plaints in 2019-20;613 CasesAgainst State GovtOfficialsCentrePlans to ReviveProcess of Regu-lar Visits by UnionMinisters to J&K,Says MoS JitendraSinghThe chair-man visited theParliament House

on Saturday and watched the entire videorecording of the scenes in the House, in-cluding the scuffle involving some mem-bers and marshals, on August 11. Naiduand Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have dis-cussed the matter earlier and have hintedat strong action against the erring MPs.Thesources said the Rajya Sabha chairman isexploring various options, including the set-ting up of a high-powered committee, tolook into the incidents and recommendsteps to avoid their recurrence in the fu-ture.