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Vijay Rupani unveils policy for e-vehicles with subsidies; industry welcomes move Agency News: AHMEDABAD Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday announced state government’s Gujarat Electric Vehicle Policy – 2021, to promote use of electric vehicles in the state. Targeting to have at least two lakh e-vehicles on Gujarat roads in the next four years, the policy offers subsidy on purchase of two-wheelers, three-wheelers and fourwheelers.Addressing media persons while announcing the policy, Rupani said that it has been announced with multiple aims like to decrease consumption of petrol/diesel, to save foreign exchange and make Gujarat less polluted. Under the policy, subsidy of Rs 20,000 will be offered for twowheelers, Rs 50,000 for threewheelers and Rs 1.50 lakh for four-wheelers. The subsidy will be paid to the vehicle owner in his/her bank account
Addressing media persons while announcing the policy, Rupani said that it has been announced with multiple aims like to decrease consumption of petrol/diesel, to save foreign exchange and make Gujarat less polluted.
through direct-benefit-transfer. An official release stated that the subsidy benefit will be available on two-wheelers worth up to Rs 1.50 lakh, three-wheelers worth up to Rs 5 lakh and four-wheelers worth up to Rs 15 lakh. “The policy has been introduced with assumption that in the next four years, two lakh vehicles will be on Gujarat roads under the same. It is estimated that this will help save fuel worth Rs 5 crore and reduce
carbon emission of 6 lakh tonne per year,” the CM said. The subsidy will be available on purchase of any vehicle, private or commercial. And in four years, it is estimated to cause a financial burden of Rs 870 crore on the state exchequer, said the government release.It added that Union government is also offering various benefits on purchase of electric vehicles and the subsidy announced by the state government will be in addition
to that.Under the policy, the CM said, the government would also develop charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. He added that 278 charging stations have been sanctioned in the state under the Union government’s policy to promote use of electric vehicles. The state government will provide capital subsidy of upto Rs 10 lakh to set up 250 more charging stations in the state. Rupani said that these charging stations could be set up by anybody at fuel stations or hotels on highways so that owners of e-vehicles can travel long distance.
The official release said that the policy also aims to make Gujarat a hub of manufacturing electric vehicles and ancillary products and to promote youths in setting up start ups in the field of electric mobility, thereby saving environment from air and noise pollution. industry upbeat Reacting to the state government’s policy announcement, Shailesh Chandra, president, Passenger Vehicles Business, Tata Motors, said, “We welcome the move by the Gujarat Government, offering incentive support for all categories of electric vehicles.
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PM Modi says India’s economic response to Covid-19 not a ‘one-size fits all’ model Agency News: NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a blog on Tuesday that India’s economic response to the Covid-19 pandemic did not follow a ‘one size fits all’ model, in line with the spirit of federalism.“For a federal country of continental dimensions, finding policy instruments at the national level to promote reforms by State Governments is indeed challenging. But, we had faith in the robustness of our federal polity and we moved ahead in the spirit of Centre-State bhagidari (partnership),” the prime minister wrote in a blogpost, titled “Reforms by Conviction and Incentives”, on LinkedIn. He stated that despite
the challenge of raising resources for public welfare amid a pandemic, the states “were able to raise an extra Rs 1.06 lakh crore in 2020-21.” This was thanks to the Centre’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat package, which increased borrowing for state governments, allowing an extra 2 per cent of GSDP. One per cent of this was made conditional on the implementation of certain economic reforms.“This nudge for reform is rare in Indian public finance.
After 2019 refusal, JD(U) now Gupkar alliance leaders agree to keen to join Union ministry attend PM Modi’s all-party meeting Agency News: NEW DELHI
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UK health minister: Data looking good on easing Covid lockdown British health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday the Covid-19 data looks encouraging and currently suggests England’s lockdown can fully end on July 19 as planned because a recent rise in cases is not resulting in deaths.”We’re on track for the opening on the 19th of July, and we will watch vigilantly and we’ll look at the data in particular at the start of next week,” Hancock told BBC radio.”But I would say that the data, over the last week or so, has been encouraging, and especially looking at the number of people who are dying, that is staying very, very low, and it shows that the vaccine is working”.
No new Covid-19 death in Jharkhand, total cases at 3,44,543 Jharkhand has not reported any single-day Covid-19 fatality, while 138 fresh cases raised the tally to 3,44,543, a health department bulletin said on Monday.The state now has 1,596 active cases and 3,37,848 patients have recovered from the disease, it said. The death toll stands at 5,099.The recovery rate has improved to 98.05 per cent, better than the national average of 96.30 per cent. No fresh cases were reported.
The JD(U), which had declined the BJP’s offer to join the Union Cabinet soon after the NDA formed the second government under Narendra Modi in 2019, looks keen on joining the Centre now.This comes amid Bihar Chief Minister and party chief Nitish Kumar’s visit to Delhi on Tuesday, and speculation on a Union Cabinet reshuffle. On Monday, JD(U) national president R C P Singh said his party and the BJP are sharing power in Bihar and there could be no surprise if JD(U) joins the Union Cabinet sooner or later. Singh, however, emphasised that Nitish’s scheduled Delhi visit is for “personal reasons”, and that no political reason should be attached to it.The JD(U) has 16 Lok Sabha and five Rajya Sabha MPs, and the party is learnt to have received feelers from BJP about joining the Union government. An NDA leader said: “The BJP may well have (next year’s) UP Assembly polls in mind,
This comes amid Bihar Chief Minister and party chief Nitish Kumar’s visit to Delhi on Tuesday, and speculation on a Union Cabinet reshuffle. and Nitish Kumar could play an important role in wooing OBC Patel/ Kurmi votes in Purvanchal and adjoining areas.”Meanwhile, a source in Pashupati Paras faction of LJP said Paras could also be included in the possible Union Cabinet expansion. Paras has already said that he will quit as LJP faction’s Parliamentary party leader if made a Union minister.JD(U) leader R C P Singh, who had spoken about the NDA giving due “share” to its alliance partners a fortnight ago, told the media on Monday: “We have been with BJP since 1996, and our top leaderships have no tension. As and
when we join the Union Cabinet, there would always be better coordination. We are already together in governing Bihar.”Asked about the importance of a “double engine” government at the Centre, Singh said, “Whether it is a single-engine government or double-engine one, it is about thinking how Bihar can progress.” Asked about his name doing the rounds as a probable ministerial candidate, he said: “My name has been doing the rounds since 2017. Let people speculate… Our top leader takes a call on such matters after due discussion.”
Countries screening FDI amid security concerns Agency News: NEW DELHI Amid a gradual reduction in dependence on Chinese production base, security considerations have prompted at least 25 countries and the European Union members to put in place screening mechanisms for foreign direct investment amid the pandemic.UNCTAD’s latest World Investment Report pointed to the growing trend of companies diversifying their production bases, especially from China. For instance, Apple and Intel reduced their assets in China by 20% and more than 80%, respectively. Countries such as India are scouting for such investment opportunities, with the Modi government getting Apple vendors to relocate some of their plants to the country.
UNCTAD’s latest World Investment Report pointed to the growing trend of companies diversifying their production bases, especially from China. Through the PLI (productionlinked incentive) scheme, the government is hoping to tap into this growing breed of companies.The report also highlighted three instances of Chinese companies withdrawing investment proposals due to national security reasons. The list included Canada blocking Shandong Gold Mining’s
plans and Germany prohibiting EMST, controlled by a Chinese company, buying a radar maker. China Mengniu Dairy also withdrew a proposed acquisition in Australia in 2020. Security screening of investment proposals adopted by countries — ranging from Australia, Korea and Japan to the UK, the US and Canada,
Gupkar alliance chairperson Dr Farooq Abdullah confirmed that all leaders from the PAGD, who have been invited to the meeting with the PM, will be attending.
Agency News: NEW DELHI The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Tuesday agreed to attend the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, alliance chairperson Dr Farooq Abdullah said.After a meeting of the alliance leaders at his Srinagar residence, Abdullah told reporters: “Mehbooba Ji, Mohammed Tarigami sahib and I will attend the all-party meeting called by the Prime Minister. We hope to keep our agenda before Prime Minister and Home Minister.” People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, referring to Article 370, said that the alliance came together to talk about “what has been taken
from us.” “It is wrong, illegal and unconstitutional. Till you restore this, you cannot bring peace to the region,” she said post the meeting.CPI(M) leader MY Tarigami said that the Prime Minister has not informed them of the meeting’s agenda. “We will reiterate the agenda of the PAGD. We will appeal to the PM to reconsider the guarantees given to us under the Constitution,” he said. The
PAGD is a six-party alliance of mainstream parties which came into existence after the Centre revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.In a first since the abrogation and the split of J&K into two Union Territories, PM Modi has scheduled an all-party meeting on June 24, inviting all mainstream political leaders. Abdullah, Mufti and Tarigami are among the many leaders that were placed under house arrest on the midnight of August 5, 2019, the day Article 370 and 35A were scrapped.Speaking
to a top official of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), who is involved in the initiative, said there was only a single-point “agenda” for the meeting: the early handing over of power to elected representatives and an end to President’s rule.Earlier, the National Conference and the People’s Conference had welcomed the move. National Conference, while calling it a “good change”, said there is realisation at the Centre that it cannot move forward in J&K without the mainstream political parties.
Is Covid wave 2 over? Positivity rate below What is a DNA5% for 15 days, but experts say end still far based vaccine The Delta plus variant has been formed due to a mutation in the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India and considered one of the drivers.
Agency News: NEW DELHI India has crossed the important milestone of a Covid positivity rate of less than 5% for 15 consecutive days, conforming to the WHO’s recommended requirement for a region to reopen, but experts are wary of declaring the devastating second wave over. With 42,640 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, the lowest in 91 days, and a positivity rate of 3.21%, it would seem the present phase of the Covid-19 crisis is over and it is a good time to lift restrictions.This optimistic picture, however, must be edged with abundant caution, said several scientists, citing the emergence of new variants, the still high absolute number of cases, the many districts where positivity rate remains over 5% and concerns over reliability of data.“With the current positivity rate at less than 5%, India’s Covid-19 second wave is on the wane as quickly as it rushed to its peak, but the end of it may yet be far away as more transmissible new variants such as Delta plus
variant are emerging,” said Naga Suresh Veerapu, associate professor at the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS), Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR. The Delta plus variant has been formed due to a mutation in the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India and considered one of the drivers of the second wave in the country and also in several others including the UK.The test positivity rate or TPR -- the percentage of all coronavirus tests performed that turn out to be positive -- is an important metric through which the public health system keeps tabs on the level of Covid transmission.
The WHO recommends that test positivity should remain at 5% or lower for 14 days before countries or regions reopen.In February this year, the country was celebrating the end of the first wave and conveniently ignored an imminent second wave, Veerapu said.“The Delta variant that emerged in March spread across the different parts of India, then cases surged to the peak yielding a second wave. The second wave conjoined with the first when the latter was at 1 per cent positivity rate,” he told PTI.Public policy expert Chandrakant Lahariya added that while cases are on the decline, the absolute number of cases.
As the world collectively battles the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists are now looking towards developing a DNA vaccine which can train the human immune system to ward off the infection, before it even takes root.Referred to as thirdgeneration vaccine, a DNAbased vaccine uses engineered DNA to induce a response against the virus.According to the World Health Organisation, this “radical new approach” offers several advantages over traditional vaccines, which include “improved vaccine stability, the absence of any infectious agent and the relative ease of large-scale manufacture. The technology, still in its nascent stage, has been developing rapidly in the recent times. If approved, Gujaratbased pharmaceutical major, Zydus Cadila, will become the first DNA vaccine.According to official sources, Zydus Cadila is likely to apply for emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D in a few days. Apart from adults, data is also being collected on if the vaccine can be administered to children belonging to the age group of 12 to 18 years.
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‘Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin shows 77.8% efficacy in SUNVILLA SAMACHAR phase 3 trials’ Sasikala Has Her Own Gameplan To Agency News: NEW DELHI Take Over Faction-Ridden Aiadmk Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin Editorial
Will V.K. Sasilala, a one-time close confident of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa make a comeback? It is a question mark as politics is changing fast in the state. ‘Chinnamma ‘as she was known, has had her ups and downs in the past four decades. She enjoyed power as the shadow of Jayalalithaa but she never did understand that she was only the shadow, not Jayalalithaa. She took over the party and almost became Jaya’s successor in 2017 but the BJP spoiled her plans and she went instead to Pappana Agraharam jail in Karnataka for four years.In 2017, on a sunny February morning, Sasikala stopped at Jayalalithaa’s grave before going to Bangalore jail and thumped the memorial platform three times with her palm vowing to avenge her enemies. Now after her release and a month after the AIADMK lost power in the Tamil Nadu polls, she is all set to return to active politics. In a recent alleged phone conversation with one of the party cadres, Sasikala confirms her plans to take the political plunge.She has been sending confusing signals about her future. Significantly 2021 is not 2017. Much has changed in the past four years. Her two handpicked leaders – the former chief ministers O. Panneerselvam (OPS) and E. Palaniswamy (EPS) have captured the party where they do not want her to return. Sasikala had been involved in separate power tussles with both leaders earlier.The intensifying feud between EPS and OPS even after the defeat as well as the come-back plans of Sasikala. is threatening to break the party again. Both had flexed their muscles to become the leader of the opposition. Finally, Palaniswami won the fight, as most of the legislators were from the western region, where he had strong support. Sasikala is eager to avenge this setback as the equations have altered between OPS and EPS since the recent electoral debacle.Though she cannot contest until 2027, there is no legal ban to head a party. It is a mystery why Sasikala announced her retirement from politics in March and why she wants to come back now. The timing she has chosen to test the political waters is also significant for the AIADMK is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of power. The cadres, especially the EPS backers, are opposed to her emerging again as a power center in the party. EPS is one of the big hurdles for her return to the AIADMK because he senses threat to his own position in the party.The latest is two viral audio clips of a phone conversation between her and one of the party men recently. In the leaked audio clip she says “we will for sure streamline the party…certainly, I will come.” She said “You don’t worry at all. Sure. We will resolve all the problems in the party. I will come. I will definitely come. You take care and be safe.” For now, she has sent enough signals to her supporters that she is ready and waiting.Will Sasikala achieve her ambition? Though age is against her, those who know her believe she will not throw in the towel easily and will weigh her options to see how she can stage a comeback. The second hurdle is her own corrupt image. Her first effort to float an outfit AMMK through her nephew TTV Dhinakaran became a flop in the recent Assembly polls, though initially, he won the R.K. Nagar bypolls in 2017. Now she wants to find a place for herself in politics.Thirdly, though she has served her jail sentence there are other cases in the courts. She is particularly troubled by a case involving the purchase of properties with demonetized currency. With a central government and the state government hostile to her.she is skating on thin ice. Fourthly, according to insiders, Sasikala is in no hurry as her target is the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. By that time she wants to get back in the good books of the BJP to establish herself and her nephew as players using her money power. She wants to do this either by dividing the AIADMK or expanding her nephew’s AMMK. Being Jayalalithaa’s shadow in Tamil Nadu politics since the eighties Sasikala has been a backroom player and knows the ins and out of Dravidian politics. She and her family were called the “Mannargudi mafia” who ruled during Jaya’s regime.Chinnamma’s future hangs in balance for now. It depends on many factors. When one week in politics is said to belong, another three years is too long. One cannot predict what will happen - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara by then.
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Man drills hole in wall of bank, steals over Rs 55 lakh Agency News: NEW DELHI A 34-year-old man was arrested for allegedly burgling over Rs 55 lakh after breaking into a bank from an adjoining underconstruction building in east Delhi’s Farsh Bazar area,” police said on Tuesday. “Without knowing about the accused, the bank officials had earlier entrusted him the task of fixing a hole in the wall inside their premises that he had himself drilled for committing the crime,” police said.”The accused was wearing a helmet at the time of the burglary to hide his identity,” they said.Police also said that another person was arrested who received some amount of the stolen money. “The two accused men have been identified as
Hariram and Kalicharan (39), both residents of Vishwas Nagar,” they said.”On Monday around 10.15 am, police received information regarding a burglary in a bank in Vishwas Nagar area. Police inspected the spot and found that a hole was made in a wall of the server room of the bank from the adjacent under-construction building. Another hole in the wall of a strong room in the basement was made and cash worth Rs 55,03,330 was stolen from the vault,” a senior police officer said. “During investigation, various teams were formed for collecting information from frequent visitors, guards, contractual staff and any details of people who have entered in the locker room over the last six months,” police said.
has demonstrated 77.8% efficacy in phase 3 trials, reported ANI quoting sources. The Hyderabad-based firm had earlier submitted the trial data to the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) of the Indian drug regulator.The expert panel has approved the trial data, which was conducted on 25,800 subjects, as per reports.Bharat Biotech’s indigenously developed Covaxin is one of the three vaccines currently in use in India. Covishield, developed by AstraZeneca and manufactured locally by Serum Institute of India and Russia’s Sputnik V are the other two
The expert panel has approved the trial data, which was conducted on 25,800 subjects, as per reports. vaccines being administered The company has developed the vaccine in association with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Jet Airways restart approved by bankruptcy court Agency News: MUMBAI : In a major step towards its resurrection, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday cleared the resolution plan submitted by Kalrock-Jalan consortium. The consortium will now apply for the relevant government approvals before it can recommence operations.”The NCLT approval will be valid for 90 days from today, following which the airline will have to approach the tribunal again for an extension,” said a source. “This is the first airline to get an approved to restart operations under India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,” the source added.
The NCLT approval will be valid for 90 days from today, following which the airline will have to approach the tribunal again for an extension,” said a source. Mounting debt had forced Jet Airways to suspended its flights in April 2019. After over a year of being shut down in last October,
a Jet Airways committee of creditors approved the revival plan submitted by the KalrockJalan consortium. The company proposed to invest Rs 600 crore
to repay creditors to acquire about 90 % stake in the carrier. With the NCLT clearance the focus now will be on Jet Airways slots. In March the ministry of civil aviation submitted before the bankruptcy court its unwillingness to hand over Jet Airways airport time slots for arrival/departure to the new entity.Jet Airways had about 700 time slots that allowed it to land/depart from congested airports like Mumbai, Delhi. These slots, one of the major assets of Jet Airways, were temporarily reallocated to other airlines after Jet suspended operations. The ministry said that Jet will need to apply afresh for these slots and the airline may or may not be granted those slots.
Vietnam to receive 1 mil- Parking for 3,000 cars, a lion doses of AstraZeneca metro station to come up in vaccine weekly from July central Delhi Agency News: HANOI
AstraZeneca vaccine would come from.The health ministry did not immediately respond
to a request for comment and AstraZeneca in Britain was unable to immediately provide comment.Vietnam’s mass immunisation drive and vaccine procurement has lagged behind many countries, with only 121,681 of its 98 million people fully vaccinated so far. About 2.5 million people have received one dose.The country has had one of the best records in Asia for containing the virus, but an outbreak since late April, its biggest so far, has hastened government efforts to shore up supplies. Separately, Vietnam’s homegrown vaccine Nanocovax has completed a phase three clinical trial on 1,000 volunteers and will continue to test 12,000 other people, the government said.
‘World’s happiest country’ seeks migrants
India reports 42,640 new cases, 1,167 deaths in last 24 hours
One million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine will be transferred to Vietnam weekly starting next month to fulfil its order of 30 million doses within this year, state media reported on Tuesday.Vietnam, which has so far received about 4.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, has relied heavily on the AstraZeneca brand for its inoculation programme, which started in March. Its vaccines have come via donations, the Covax vaccine sharing scheme and government procurements. Vietnam’s order of 30 million doses will be fulfilled within 2021,” Vietnam News Agency reported.The report did not state which country the
Vietnam, which has so far received about 4.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, has relied heavily on the AstraZeneca brand for its inoculation programme, which started in March.
Agency News: HELSINKI Repeatedly dubbed the happiest nation on the planet with world-beating living standards, Finland should be deluged by people wanting to relocate, but in fact it faces an acute workforce shortage.”It’s now widely acknowledged that we need a spectacular number of people to come to the country,” recruiter Saku Tihverainen from agency Talented Solutions told AFP.Workers are needed “to help cover the cost of the greying generation”, the recruiter explained. While many Western countries are battling weak population growth, few are feeling the effects as sharply as Finland.With 39.2 over-65s per 100 working-age people, it is second only to Japan in the extent of its ageing population, according to the UN, which forecasts that by 2030 the “old age dependency ratio” will rise to 47.5.The government has warned that the nation of 5.5 million needs to practically double immigration levels to 20,000-30,000 a year to maintain public services and plug a looming pensions deficit. Finland might seem like an attractive destination on paper, scoring high in international comparisons for quality of life, freedom and gender equality, with little corruption, crime and pollution.But anti-immigrant sentiment and a reluctance to employ outsiders are also widespread in Western Europe’s most homogenous society,
Workers are needed “to help cover the cost of the greying generation”, the recruiter explained. and the opposition far-right Finns Party regularly draws substantial support during elections.After years of inertia, businesses and government “are now at the tipping point and are recognising the problem” posed by a greying population, said Charles Mathies, a research fellow at the Academy of Finland. Mathies is one of the experts consulted by the government’s “Tale nt Boost” programme, now in its fourth year, which aims to make the country more attractive internationally, in part through local recruitment schemes.Those targeted include health workers from Spain, metalworkers from Slovakia, and IT and maritime experts from Russia, India and Southeast Asia.But previous such efforts have petered out. In 2013, five of the eight Spanish nurses recruited to the western town of Vaasa left after a few months, citing Finland’s exorbitant prices.
India on Tuesday reported 42,640 daily new Covid cases, the lowest in over three months, pushing the country’s total tally to 29,977,861, according to the data updated by the Union health ministry at 9am. This is the 15th day in a row when the daily new cases remained below 1 lakh. On Monday, the country reported 53,256 new cases, lowest in 88 days. The daily recoveries have overtaken the number of daily cases for the 40th consecutive day, with 81,839 patients discharged in the last 24 hours. The country’s active caseload has further declined to 6,62,521.Meanwhile, the daily positivity rate stands at 2.56%, less than 5% for 15 consecutive days. The weekly positivity rate is 3.21%.After a dip, the testing increased to 16,64,360 on Monday. Overall, 39,40,72,142 samples have been tested so far, according to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).In a major feat, the country administered 86.16 lakh vaccine doses yesterday, which is the highest ever single day vaccination achieved in the world so far, according to health ministry. With this, the country has administered over 28.87 crore vaccine doses so far. Maharashtra leads the states with 2.8 million vaccine doses being administered, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
While the Metro station will connect this part of the city to other parts of the capital, the MLCP will help residents and traders by providing ample parking space.
Agency News: NEW DELHI The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has paved the way for an underground Delhi Metro station with a multi-level car parking (MLCP) facility above ground. Delhi Metro interchange station in the next few years as part of the Janakpuri West-RK Ashram Marg corridor of Phase-IV. While the Metro station will connect this part of the city to other parts of the capital, the MLCP will help residents and traders by providing ample parking space, the lack of which is a major problem at present.Recently, DDA approved the change of land use of the 6.4-acre plot for the MLCP “to cater to the acute demand of parking in the area” from “Residential (Redevelopment)” to “Transportation (MLCP)”. A DDA official said the proposed modification would help North Delhi Municipal Corporation construct the MLCP at Nabi Karim Metro Station at Idgah Road. DDA has invited objections and suggestions from the public regarding the landuse modification.The fully
automated facility, which will have enough space to accommodate more than 3,000 cars at a point of time, is going to be jointly developed by DMRC and NDMC as part of an integrated station complex. An MoU for the Nabi Karim project was signed last year.DMRC has planned the underground interchange facility for the upcoming Janakpuri West– RK Ashram Marg corridor and the proposed Inderlok– Indraprastha corridor of the Phase-IV project. The Metro station will come up with four underground levels and, on the surface, the building will have nine floors, including the six-storey car parking facility and a three-storey commercial complex. The total land area will be around 25,000
square metres.DMRC will construct the integrated sub structure for the station and NDMC will build the super structure for the parking as well as commercial facilities through a concessionaire. NDMC would also operate and maintain the parking facility and the commercial block, officials said.DMRC had identified the piece of land as it had to construct an interchange station. NDMC, which owns the land, also had plans for a MLCP-cumcommercial facility. After a series of meetings, a solution was found by combining the two projects as an integrated complex, the official said. DMRC had earlier constructed a multilevel parking facility at the New Delhi Metro station of the Airport Express Line.
Abu Dhabi opens up free Covid-19 vaccines to tourists Agency News: DUBAI Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is offering tourists free Covid-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens and residency visa holders.There is no indication that the change applies to Dubai, the most populous emirate, or the other five emirates that make up the UAE.isitors with visas issued by Abu Dhabi and passport holders eligible for tourist visas when they arrive in the UAE through Abu Dhabi can book free vaccines, according to information provided by the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), which operates the emirate’s public health infrastructure.Holders of expired residency or entry visas are also eligible for free vaccinations, Abu Dhabi Media Office said on June 11.Job losses and travel restrictions
during the pandemic mean some people’s residency visas have expired or have been cancelled when they were made redundant.UAE Health authorities said this month nearly 85% of the eligible population had received at least one vaccine dose, but did not say how many had had two doses.Infections have risen in the UAE in the past month, and Abu Dhabi still has restrictions on entry, including home quarantine and PCR testing at intervals after arrival. People driving from other emirates are tested to show they are not infected.Travellers from 27 countries including China, Germany and the United States
Job losses and travel restrictions during the pandemic mean some people’s residency visas have expired or have been cancelled when they were made redundant. can enter without quarantine on arrival.SEHA offers Covid-19 vaccines by China’s stateowned drugmaker Sinopharm and by Pfizer/BioNTech in Abu Dhabi.Dubai Media Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether eligibility criteria was to change. Dubai Health Authority information says vaccines are given only to citizens and holders of valid Dubai residency visas.
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Rhea Chakraborty shares childhood pic and talks about ‘weathering a storm’
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A week after Sushant Singh Rajput’s first death anniversary, Rhea Chakraborty has penned a cryptic note on ‘weathering a storm; and shared a childhood picture of herself. On Tuesday, Rhea took to her Instagram Stories and shared the note.Rhea Chakraborty wrote, “And just like that.. She weathered the storm, for indeed it’s always darkest before the dawn.” She then shared a picture in which she was seen learning how to walk and wrote, “I thought mom was teaching me to walk. Who knew I would learn to fly.”
‘Pace did not drop’: Laxman lauds BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Shami’s spell on Day 5 of WTC final Neeraj says his character in Agency News:NEW DELHI After no action on day 4 of the World Test Championship (WTC) final between Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson-led New Zealand, all eyes were on the Indian pace attack of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ishant Sharma. And boy, did they deliver. The trio was so good that even VVS Laxman was left impressed. After resuming the day on 101/2, the Kiwis found themselves struggling at 135/5 at lunch on Day 5. Courtesy of disciplined lines with attacking lengths, Shami and Sharma picked up two and one wickets, respectively, to bring India right back into the game.Shami first dismissed Ross Taylor for just 11, off 37 balls, in the 64th over of the
VVS Laxman was left impressed by India pacer Mohammed Shami’s spell in the first session of Day 5 of the WTC final, where he picked up two crucial wickets.
innings. Sharma then sent Henry Nicholls packing on seven, as he edged the ball to Rohit Sharma in the slips, before Shami picked up
his second scalp of the match by disturbing BJ Watling’s timber. The Kiwi wicketkeeper-batsman, playing his last Test match, was
Uganda Olympic team quarantined in Japan after virus case Agency News: TOKYO
Eight members of the Ugandan Olympic team have been quarantined in Japan until early July, a local official said Tuesday, after a coach tested positive for coronavirus on arrival last week.The ninemember delegation including boxers, coaches and officials, arrived on Saturday just over a month before the pandemicpostponed Games.But despite being vaccinated and testing negative before travel, a coach tested positive during screening at Tokyo’s Narita airport.The
coach was isolated, and the rest of the squad was allowed to leave for their training base in Izumisano, southern Osaka.”But our local healthcare centre questioned the eight members and designated them as close contacts with the person who tested positive,” a city official told AFP.”Now we are requiring
The nine-member delegation including boxers, coaches and officials, arrived on Saturday just over a month before the pandemicpostponed Games. them to stay inside the hotel until July 3,” the official said, adding that the city was still looking into the possibility of allowing training outside the hotel.
dismissed for one.Speaking to Star Sports during the lunch break show, VVS Laxman heaped rich praise on Shami, saying his intensity and consistency earned him the two crucial wickets. “That’s what you get from your experienced bowlers. All three (Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammed Shami) are experienced bowlers and they know what to do. They learn from their mistake. What does experience give you? Experience gives you how to quickly adapt and that’ exactly what Shami
did.”The other night, while he was unplayable and he looked good because the majority of times, the batsmen were getting beaten, but the wicket-taking delivery was missing. Whereas today, the fuller he bowled, he got the reward for change in that length. But also the intensity; he bowled a long spell but from the first ball till the last ball of the spell, the pace did not drop down. This means he worked on his fitness and the intensity was really great to see,” explained Laxman.”
Wembley to have crowd of 60,000 for Euro semis and final: UK govt Agency News: MANCHESTER Crowd capacity at Wembley Stadium will be increased to more than 60,000 fans for the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020, the British government said on Tuesday.The new levels mean the stadium will be at 75% capacity for the final three games, which conclude with the final on July 11. All ticket holders will need to have either a negative COVID-19 test or proof of full vaccination - two doses received 14 days before the fixture.The announcement came after Italian Prime
Minister Mario Draghi called on Monday for the final to be moved from England due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country.Wembley’s capacity has been set at 22,500 for the three group and the round of 16 match between Italy and Austria on June 26 but will rise to 40,000 for the other round of 16 match on June 29 which could feature England.”We are thrilled that more fans will now be able to walk through the Wembley turnstiles and enjoy the finals of Euro 2020,” said culture secretary Oliver Dowden.
Nirmala Sitharaman meets Infosys officials, Largest Boeing 737 MAX reviews tech glitches on new I-T e-filing portal model set for maiden flight Agency News: NEW DELHI Sitharaman, along with minister of state for finance Anurag Thakur, revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj, CBDT chairman Jagannath Mohapatra and other senior ministry officials, went point by point on the issues facing the new portal with officials of Infosys - the vendor which developed the site. While there was no official word on what transpired at the meeting, a statement issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) said “the technical glitches shall be addressed fast”.ICAI representatives attended the meeting on Tuesday. The portal launched on June 7 continued to face glitches, including longer logging in time,
inability to generate OTP for Aadhaar validation, non-availability of ITRs for past years.Several stakeholders have submitted written inputs highlighting the issues facing the portal as well as areas that need to be fixed. The stakeholders have also highlighted weak user interface, inability to view old demand, grievances and intimation orders as the issues that need to be fixed.The ICAI in a statement issued after the meeting said that it has been asked to provide its continuous support
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday reviewed with Infosys officials the technical glitches that continue to mar the new income tax e-filing portal. and inputs to CBDT and Infosys, in resolving the issues, as early as possible.“The income tax department said the new portal was aimed at making compliance more taxpayer-friendly, however the technical glitches shall be addressed fast, for convenience of all,” the ICAI statement said.The e-filing portal w w w. i n c o m e t a x . g o v. i n was launched on June 7, which the tax department as well as the government said was aimed at making compliance more ta
Agency News: SEATTLE Boeing Co prepared to stage a maiden flight of the largest member its 737 MAX family on Friday, in a further step towards recovering from the safety grounding of a smaller model.The first voyage of the 737 MAX 10, expected around 10 a.m. local time (1700 GMT) in the Seattle area, heralds months of testing and certification before it enters service in 2023.In an unusual departure from the PR buzz surrounding first flights, the event was being kept deliberately low-key as Boeing tries to navigate overlapping crises caused by the 20-month grounding in the wake of two crashes and the COVID-19 pandemic. Boeing’s 230-seat 737-10 is designed to close the gap between its 178-to-220-seat 737-9, and Airbus’s 185-to-
The first voyage of the 737 MAX 10, expected around 10 a.m. local time (1700 GMT) in the Seattle area, 240-seat A321neo, which dominates the top end of the narrowbody jet market, worth some $3.5 trillion over 20 years.However, the market opportunity for the 737 MAX 10 is constrained by the jet’s range of 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km), which falls short of the A321neo’s 4,000 nm.Boeing must also complete safety certification of the plane under a tougher regulatory climate following two fatal crashes of a smaller 737 MAX version grounded the model for nearly two years - with a safety ban still in place in China.Boeing has carried out design and training changes on the M
Sherni is ‘an impediment between Vidya and nature’ Agency News: Mumbai Multi-faceted performer Neeraj Kabi believes it is critical for directors to study the basics of acting to be able to extract an extraordinary performance from actors.The 53-year-old actor and theatre personality, who currently features alongside Vidya Balan in the Amit Masurkar-helmed Sherni, a movie about the man and animal conflict, said he was keen to work with the National Award-winning director.Neeraj Kabi Vidya Balan starrer Sherni said he first met Amit, best known for has received great reviews Newton, when the aspiring director from critics after its release attended his acting workshop in 20072008.“Amit had said he wanted to on Amazon Prime Video on make films but wanted to learn the June 19. Neeraj Kabi plays craft so that he can direct his actors. her senior in the film. When a director says ‘be yourself’, it is wrong to say to an actor because if I am being myself then I am not acting. I am not supposed to be myself, I am supposed to be the character. “Similarly, when a director says ‘relax’, I cannot because my character can’t. There are these little myths in the industry. And that is why directors must also learn acting, it is important. Amit did that and it was a pleasure working with him,” Neeraj told PTI in a Zoom interviewSherni has received great reviews from critics after its release on Amazon Prime Video on June 19.
Swara Bhasker’s Sheer Qorma to be screened at Indian Film Festival Stuttgart Agency News: Mumbai Filmmaker Faraz Arif Ansari’s Sheer Qorma, a love story between two queer women, is set to be screened at the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart.The 18th edition of the film gala, scheduled to be held from July 21 to 25, will be held in a virtual format in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Sheer Qorma, which stars Swara Bhasker, Divya Dutta and Shabana Azmi, is nominated for the best film and German Star of India award at the festival. Swara Bhasker took to Twitter and wrote that she was honoured with the film’s selection and nomination. “Huge! #SheerQorma will have its German Premiere at the prestigious #IFFStuttgart! Also nominated for the best film award and German Star of India award. Grateful to the entire team at Indisches Filmfestival Stuttgart,” the 33-year-old actor wrote. Also read: Kareena Kapoor says she was ‘exhausted and in too much pain’ after two babies and four months postpartumThe film is billed as a heartrending narrative of the longing for love and acceptance, felt by “queer children in their parental homes that plays out through delicate story-telling, told through characters of courageous queer women of colour”. The lineup for Indian Film Festival Stuttgart also includes actor Shefali Shah’s Sheer Qorma, which stars Swara Bhasker, maiden directorial Divya Dutta and Shabana Azmi in lead roles, project, a short film titled Someday and has been nominated for the best film and Malayalam feature The German Star of India award at the festival. Great Indian Kitchen.
Soha Ali Khan, Suriya, Radhika Apte receive Covid-19 vaccine
Indian companies’ m-cap grew fastest last year, presents financial stability risk: Economists Agency News: MUMBAI Indian companies’ market capitalization has grown at the fastest pace last year among major economies despite contraction in GDP, economists from SBI said, flagging the risks to financial stability it poses.Further, retail investors have shown higher interest in markets and their numbers have increased by 1.42 crore in FY21 and another 44 lakh in April and May, they said in a note, wondering if this will be a lasting behavioural change or
is transitory.The economists at the country’s largest lender attributed the growth in equity markets to lower returns on other financial instruments amid a low rates regime, increase in global liquidity, and even a tendency to spend more time at home because of mobility restrictions which led many to trade more. The 30-share benchmark index BSE has rallied from 28,000 points in early April 2020, to over 52,000 points at present. The rise in the stock market without significant development in
The economists at the country’s largest lender attributed the growth in equity markets to lower returns on other financial instruments amid a low rates regime the real economy may raise the issue of financial stability which as per our financial stability index shows modest improvement in April 2021, but lower than the peak witnessed in December 2020. However, it is expected to have declined in May 2021,” it warned.It can be noted that
in the past, the Reserve Bank has also expressed risks of financial stability because of the fast growth in stock markets.The note said the 30-share benchmark of BSE grew 1.8 times in the last year, which was the fastest among major economies, beating others like benchmarks in
Russia (1.64 times), Brazil (1.60) and China (1.59).A sector-wise analysis of Nifty-50 reveals that financial services are the clear winners with Rs 157 lakh crore increase in their market cap during the past one year. IT is another major sector whose market value has increased significantly, followed by oil and gas, consumer goods, automobiles, metals and pharma, it said.From a returns perspective, it said sectorwise one-year return indicates that IT and materials have performed better.
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Tamil actor Suriya and Bollywood actors Radhika Apte and Soha Ali Khan took to Instagram to share pictures after receiving their Covid-19 vaccine shots.
South star Suriya, actors Radhika Apte and Soha Ali Khan on Tuesday received their jabs of the coronavirus vaccine.Suriya, 45, took to Instagram and shared a picture of himself getting vaccinated. The Tamil actor had tested positive for Covid-19 in February. Radhika, who is reportedly in the UK, got her second dose of vaccine and posted a picture on Instagram. “Twice jabbed,” the 35-year-old actor captioned the picture, using the hashtag “long live NHS”. The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for healthcare systems of the United Kingdom.Soha Ali Khan, 42, posted a video of herself getting vaccinated. “Got the jab! #COVID19 #Vaccine How about you? Video credit and vaccine partner @kunalkemmu,” Soha wrote, tagging her actor husband Kunal Kemmu. The central government launched the nationwide drive in March this year to vaccinate everyone above 60 years of age and those aged between 45 and 59 with co-morbidities.Also read: Kareena Kapoor says she was ‘exhausted and in too much pain’ after two babies and four months postpartumFrom May 1, the central and state governments started vaccinating people aged between 18 and 44. India recorded 42,640 Covid infections, the lowest in 91 days, taking the total tally of cases to 2,99,77,861, while active cases fell below 7 lakh after 79 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.
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Parents protest over capitation fees Parents of students studying in a private school in Athwalines area staged a protest outside the district education officer’s (DEO) office on Monday morning demanding that DEO take a decision on the school’s action of taking capitation money. Parents under the banner of All Students’ and Parents’ Welfare Association said that the DEO had not been taking any action as the issue was sub-judice so far. “The school had moved the high court against the DEO’s earlier probe report that it had collected capitation money, but the high court last week gave an order in our favour,” said Chirag Thakkar, president of the association.He added that the DEO’s earlier probe had concluded that the school had collected capitation money. “Since the issue is no more sub-judice we want the DEO to bring a final decision in 10 days otherwise we will sit on a dharna,” Thakkar said. The parents have alleged that the school will have to pay crores of rupees as fine as it had been collecting capitation fees since 2005.
DG appointment at children’s varsity challenged A petition in the Gujarat high court has challenged the appointment of Harshad Shah as director general and in-charge vicechancellor of the Children’s University, claiming that he does not have educational qualification to hold the position. Petitioner Vishal Patel filed the quo warranto petition through advocate Sudhanshu Jha claiming that Shah has been appointed to the office in violation of university rules. The petitioner, who claims to be a social worker, submits that section 15 of the Children’s University Act requires a person’s qualification as eminence in academics, research and public service for 20 years for appointment as VC and DG. Shah was a bank clerk and after taking voluntary retirement, he started a dealership of twowheelers in Bardoli for 25 years. He is only qualified up to BSc in Science and does not even qualify for the post of a higher secondary teacher, the petition states.
The commissioning of the ambitious cross-country pipeline of Gujarat State Petronet Ltd (GSPL) from Mehsana to Bhatinda has been delayed by three to four months due to the second wave of Covid-19.The 1,670km pipeline linking Mehsana in Gujarat to Bhatinda in Punjab was earlier scheduled to be commissioned in June. The natural gas trunk pipeline project, which passes through Jaipur in Rajasthan, is estimated to cost Rs 5,500 crore. “This project is now expected to be up and running by September or October,” according to a senior company official aware of the development. “The delay has been due to Covid-related restrictions including in the neighboring state of Rajasthan,” the official said. “Also, the shortage of labourers during the second Covid wave contributed to the delay.”Earlier, GSPL, a Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) group company, had proposed
The 1,670km pipeline linking Mehsana in Gujarat to Bhatinda in Punjab was earlier scheduled to be commissioned in June. to take the pipeline project all the way to Srinagar, covering a distance of another 750odd kilometres in the process. However, GSPL abandoned its plans last year due to financial viability issues, the official said.
At 67, this grandma fulfills her 50-year-old PhD dream
Charges framed against 13 in Takshashila fire case Sunvilla News: SURAT Charges were framed against 13 of the 14 accused by a local court here on Monday in connection with the fire at Takshashila Arcade in May 2019 that claimed 22 young lives.Those charged by the court include Jignesh Paghdar, administrator of the building Savji Paghdar, building owners Harsukh Vekariya, Dinesh Vekariya and Ravindra Kahar; Bhargav Butani, owner of the coaching class; executive engineers of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) Parag Munshi and Jayesh Solanki; deputy engineers of SMC Vinu Parmar, Himanshu Gajjar; deputy chief fire officer Sanjay Acharya, fire officer Kirti Modh and deputy engineer of Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited Dipak Nail. Charges were not framed against SMC junior engineer Atul Gorsawala as he had obtained a stay on the process.Of all the accused charged today, Gajjar, Munshi, Gorsawala, Solanki, Parmar, Jignesh alias Jignal, Modh, Acharya and Naik are out on bail. Butani, Savji, Kahar, Harsukh and Dinesh are currently in jail.
It took me almost 50 years to achieve something that I had aspired for when I was a teenager.
Sunvilla News: VADODARA She had dreamt of becoming a doctor after a Parsi businessman told her father that she was brilliant in academics. But Usha Lodaya had to abandon her aspirations after she got married at the age of 20. But almost five decades later, the gritty lady fulfilled her dream when she passed her viva for PhD on Sunday .At the age of 67, Usha, a resident of Harni Road, has got a doctorate degree!“It was a dream come true. I can now prefix Dr in my name. It took me almost 50 years to achieve something that I had aspired for when I was a teenager. Though not medical but I did get a doctorate degree,” an elated Usha told. She completed her PhD in Jainism from Maharashtra-based Shatrunjay Academy with focus on the peace tenets preached by the religion.“I had made up my mind to become a doctor when I was in seventh standard. I got engaged by the age of 16 but I continued my studies and pursued BSc at Jhunjhunwala College in Mumbai. But I had to quit in the first-year after
I got married when I turned 20,” Usha, who shifted from Mumbai to Vadodara after wedding, said.She was in tears as she wanted to study further. “I got busy with family life later but the urge to complete my studies always remained. So, I decided to pursue academics again nine years ago,” Usha added.She first completed her bachelor’s degree from Shatrunjay Academy in Jalgaon, Maharashtra and then pursued Masters in Jainism. Four years ago, Usha got registered for PhD under her guide Dr Jaydarshita Shriji Maharaj who was a professor in a Mumbai college. “Pursuing PhD was tough as I had to study and take all the guidance online.
Veer narmad south Gujarat university increases seats for other board students Sunvilla News: SURAT
We have requested the court to admit the documentary evidence and the next hearing has been scheduled on July 5,” said Piyush Mangukiya, lawyer representing families of the victims. “With the framing of charges, the trial will begin against the accused. Witnesses will be questioned and evidence will be recorded by the court,” said special public prosecutor P N Parmar.“We have requested the court to admit the documentary evidence and the next hearing has been scheduled on July 5,” said Piyush Mangukiya, lawyer representing families of the victims.On May 24, 2019 fire had engulfed a tuition class
running on illegally constructed 4th floor of Takshashila Arcade. A total of 22 students died and 19 others were injured in the incident. Some lost lives as they jumped from the fourth floor to save themselves. Initially, the accused were charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including causing death due to negligence. Later police added sections for forging papers after more evidence was found.
For students passing the standard 12 examination from boards other than Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB), more seats will be available at the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) from next academic session. A decision in this regard was taken at a syndicate meeting held at the university campus on Monday.Till now only 10% of the total intake of the university was available for students belonging to boards other than GSEB. Now, the university has decided that 80% seats will be reserved for GSEB students while the remaining 20% will be available for students from other boards.Also, the university syndicate decided to impose a fine on MTB Arts College for late submission of exam forms. The syndicate ordered a fine of Rs 25 per form from the college. “Students had submitted the forms in college well in advance.
Second wave peak was 16-fold rise in Ahmedabad Except Ahmedabad, which recorded 16-fold rise (from 354 to 5,790), three other major cities recorded below or at-par with state average increases.
Sunvilla News: AHMEDABAD On November 27, Gujarat recorded its highest number of cases of the post-Diwali surge at 1,607. Compared to that, the April-May surge saw a peak of 14,605 on April 30, nine times higher. Except Ahmedabad, which recorded 16-fold rise (from 354 to 5,790), three other major cities recorded below or at-par with state average increases. Surat recorded a nine-fold rise (238 to 2,176), whereas Rajkot and Vadodara recorded sevenfold and five-fold increases, respectively.“The analysis can be seen as a surge in areas outside the eight municipal corporations. The biggest takeaway from the second wave is there is
a need to look beyond urban areas to ensure control of the pandemic. Compared to urban areas, there is still a smaller number of tests carried out per capita to find new cases,” said a city-based epidemiologist. There was a slight increase in the share of the eight municipal corporations – Ahmedabad, Surat,
Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Gandhinagar – in the 31-day comparison of Nov-Dec 2020 and AprMay 2021. Compared to 56% last year, this year it was 61%.Analysis of the deaths in the second wave changes the picture – compared to 87% of deaths from cities in one month
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of the first wave, the share plummeted to 52% in one month of the second wave. While the highest number of deaths in a day doubled for Ahmedabad during the two peaks – from 13 to 27, the increase was greater for other cities – sevenfold for Surat, and more than ten-fold for Vadodara and Rajkot.
Sometimes I had to travel to the academy at Chaalisgaon in Jalgaon but my family including my son Bhavesh and daughter Minal fully supported me,” Usha said.Tragedy struck when just one-and-half years after she started her PhD as her husband Khirendra Lodaya passed away. But she collected herself and remained committed to her doctorate studies. It took her four years to do the research and write the thesis. “The selfimposed lockdown was, in fact, a blessing for me as I could focus on writing my thesis,” she said.“She was always a determined lady. We are proud of her as she pursued her dreams in an age when people prefer to retire,” Bhavesh said. So what are her future plans? “Well, I would like to teach the students interested in pursuing Jainism studies,” Usha said.
Leopard rescued in Surat for the second time in seven months Sunvilla News: SURAT In an unexpected reunion within seven months, forest officials were surprised to find that a leopard they had recently rescued from a well in Mandvi of Surat district was the same that was saved as a cub in October last year. The female leopard cub had suffered serious injuries that damaged vision in one eye earlier. This time, the leopard fell into a well nearly 30 foot deep while chasing prey. Forest officials were happy that the leopard cub has survived and is growing healthy. This time too, the cub was rescued and released safely. The leopard was identified through Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The cub was earlier rescued while injured near Tarsada village. “It was around three months old and had an injury on its face. It used to fall even while standing due to the vision loss in one eye,” said U D Raulji, range forest officer, Mandvi.The leopard was hit by some vehicle while crossing the road and separated from its mother. It was later treated
The female leopard cub had suffered serious injuries that damaged vision in one eye earlier. at Mandvi, but as its condition did not improve, it was sent to Navsari Veterinary College for treatment. After treatment for over two weeks, its condition improved.“We kept the cub near a spot where the mother leopard frequented daily with another cub. After checking the cub for two days, she picked it up on the third day,” Raulji added.
11-year-old girl dies while making dance video A case of accidental death was registered at Mahidharpura police station on Sunday.
Sunvilla News: SURAT In an unusual accident, an 11-year-old girl got strangulated when a dupatta got entangled around her neck when she was believed to be making a dance video at her home in Jadakhadi locality of Mahidharpura area. The girl was found hanging from the iron grill of the window when her father returned from work on Saturday evening. A case of accidental death was registered at Mahidharpura police station on Sunday. Police said that the girl’s mother had left for work after lunch and had instructed her not to leave the house and take care of her brother. The girl’s father, who works as a security guard of a building in the same area, was also away at work.When he returned late in the evening, the son was playing in the house, but the girl was standing numb near the window. On looking closely, he found her unconscious and was not responding to his call. He took the girl to
SMIMER Hospital where she was declared dead before admission. Police were informed by the hospital authorities as her death was suspicious. “Prima facie it seems that she got strangled because of the cloth she had tied on the grill while dancing. Her parents told us that she used to like dancing and would record her dance videos,” said a police official. Several of her dance videos were also found on her father’s mobile phone.“We are waiting for a detailed postmortem report and forensic investigation report to know the cause of death, but when her father saw her the cloth
Show up or face FIR, Gujarat health department writes to 1,012 doctors Sunvilla News: AHMEDABAD In one of the biggest drives at the tail end of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, the state health department on Monday issued notices to 1,012 doctors who are on bond, to report to their respective districts or face an FIR under the Epidemic Diseases Act.The notification, issued by state health commissioner Jai Prakash Shivahare, stated that 213 of these doctors are currently working with private hospitals, whereas 799 others have not responded to the notice from the department.‘A show-cause notice will first be issued on why action under the Epidemic Diseases Act should not be taken against them. If the doctors have already paid their bond, a copy showing
this should be submitted to the CDHO of the district to cancel the notice. If a doctor is already working with a state governmentrun or GMERS hospital, proof of it should be presented to CDHO,’ the notification states. The notification states that if any doctor is on notice period with a private hospital, evidence of it should be presented. If candidates are not fulfilling any of these conditions and do not respond to the notice in seven days, they will face an FIR under the Epidemic Diseases Act, the notification adds. Sources privy to the development said the threat of punitive action has not gone down well with many junior doctors who are preparing for further studies or working with private establishments.
was entangled around her neck,” said RK Dhuliya, inspector of Mahidharpura police station.The family originally hails from Nepal and the girl’s parents have two older daughters too who live back in their village. On May 12 too, a 13-year-old boy had died under similar circumstances in Sarthana when he was trying to perform a stunt for a video. The boy was found hanging from a rope on the balcony of his house on the backside. Due to his obsession with performing stunts and recording videos, his mother had barred him from using a mobile phone.
1,700 people cheated in work from home scam Cybercrime police have held a 24-year-old man from Surat for duping unemployed people by luring them with the promise of good incomes from data entry work. The targets were told they could earn while working from home. Police nabbed accused, Hardik Vadalia, a resident of the Dabholi area of Surat, on Sunday. Police said Vadalia ran a call centre where he employed 5 women who ensnared people with job offers. The accused had cheated about 1,700 persons from whom he took amounts ranging from Rs1,000 to Rs10,000. He is estimated to have made Rs17.4 lakh. Cops said that he usually took small amounts so that no one would file a complaint. Cybercrime police began probe after a 37-year-old from Vatva filed a complaint.
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