The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali....

12
W hile face-off is still on at some friction points on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh and India is asking China to “sincerely” implement pacts to defuse ten- sion, Beijing on Tuesday claimed that the troops from both sides have completed dis- engagement and situation is “cooling down.” China made this assertion even though more than 40,000 of its troops are still deployed on the front and depth areas and its soldiers have not with- drawn from Pangong Tso (lake). The Chinese Foreign Ministry also said efforts are on to hold the fifth round of Corps Commander-level talks. It is likely to take place later this week. The last meeting took place on July 14. The Global Times, the Government mouthpiece of China, while reporting Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin’s observations, also said the disengagement on the frontline has completed in most locations following close communications between the two sides via military and diplomatic channels. “The situation is now con- tinuing to head in the direction of easing and cooling down,” the spokesperson said at a rou- tine press conference in Beijing on Tuesday. “A fifth round of com- mander-level talks is current- ly under preparations to resolve the remaining issues,” Wang said. Four rounds of comman- der-level talks and three meet- ings on border affair discus- sions and coordination have been held, he added. Wang said China hopes India can meet China halfway, implement the consensus both sides have reached and safe- guard peace and stability in the border region together. His statement came after apparently expressing concern over the Chinese reluctance to pull back its troops, India asked it last week to “sincerely implement” the agreement arrived between the two Corps Commanders on the last four rounds of parleys. Responding to a specific question on Tuesday in Beijing whether the Chinese had pulled back from friction points, including the Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, Wenbin said disengagement was completed in most areas. Last Friday, joint secretary level officers of the foreign ministries of two countries held talks under the aegis the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs. India then asked China to honour all the agreements and restore peace and tranquility. The External Affairs Ministry in a statement said after the meeting the two sides agreed “it was necessary for both sides to sincerely imple- ment the understandings reached between senior (mili- tary) commanders in their meetings till date.” India has throughout maintained since the face-offs began nearly nine weeks back that status quo ante has to be restored with the Chinese troops going back to their positions as in April last. Incidentally, the first stand- off was triggered in the Pangong Tso after the Chinese troops obstructed an Indian patrol leading to fisticuffs on May 5. The Chinese intruded more than five kms there and are yet to withdraw leading to tension in the area. In the next round of talks, the two Corps Commanders will focus on hastening the process of withdrawal of addi- tional troops from the front and depth areas, sources said here on Tuesday. India will also ask China to pull back from the Pangong Tso where the Chinese have now occupied some heights on mountain spurs. The Chinese have also built a temporary jetty in the Indian region of the lake for its fast interceptor boats. F or the first time on Monday, India recorded the highest death toll in a single day across the globe, ahead of the US and Brazil. India logged 637 deaths, a fraction ahead of Brazil, which recorded 627 deaths. While the USA recorded 570 deaths, Russia, which is placed fourth globally in terms of number of cases, was way behind at 85 deaths. India’s death rate was much higher than the USA, which is the worst-affected nation in the world. While the USA record- ed 60,271 positive cases for 570 deaths on Monday, India clocked 47,000 cases for 637 deaths. In percentage terms, India death rate was 1.35 per cent on Monday whereas the USA clocked 0.95 per cent mortality rate. India’s overall mortality rate stands at 2.42 per cent and the USA’s around 3 per cent. This suggests that both the USA and India have brought down their mortality rate. The same trend is visible in the case of the global mortality rate, which stood around 2 per cent during the last one week. The global mortality rate could come down further once South American nations like Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile check the numbers of people who are succumbing to the virus. During the last one month, Mexico has recorded a mor- tality rate of nearly 10 per cent whereas Brazil has also clocked a high mortality rate of around 4 per cent during the last one week. Both Chile and Colombia also have a mortal- ity rate of around 4 per cent. Globally, the USA leads the death tally with a total of 1,50,418 cases on Monday fol- lowed by Brazil 87,000 cases, Mexico 43,680 deaths, UK 45,000, and India 34,000. When Europe and the USA were first hit by the pandem- ic, the mortality rate was around 10 per cent in many countries including Spain, Italy, UK, and the USA. R ajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has sent a revised proposal to Governor Kalraj Mishra for convening the Assembly session from July 31 after Mishra gave his nod for convening the Assembly but with certain conditions. In its Cabinet meeting, the Gehlot Government said it was its “right” to call for the session. Transport Minister Pratap Singh said a discussion was held for the reply to be sent regarding the three points raised by the Governor. “The Cabinet wants the Assembly session from July 31. The pro- posal which was sent earlier for calling the session is our legal right and we are sending it again to the Governor,” he told reporters. “The Governor’s questions are simple and we discussed their reply. He has no right to be raising queries yet we are giving the reply,” he said. Singh also said that the Government wants no con- frontation with the Governor and hoped Mishra will now accept the Cabinet proposal for calling the session. “We want permission to call the Assembly session which is our right. We do not want any confrontation with the Governor. If he does not accept this now, then it is clear that there is no Constitution in the country,” he said. On the issue of 21-day notice required for calling the session, the Minister said that 10 days have already passed and asked why the Governor did not give a date if he is talk- ing about the notice? He said that if the Governor rejects the proposals now, the further course of action will be decid- ed. “We have no competition with the Governor, he is the head of our family,” Singh said. Meanwhile, BJP MLA Madan Dilawar filed two writ petitions challenging the Assembly Speaker’s decision to reject his complaint against the merger of six BSP MLAs with the Congress. B ollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajputs death case has taken a new turn with his father lodging an FIR against his rumoured actor girlfriend Rhea Chakaraborty and six others, including her family members, for abetment to sui- cide, police said on Tuesday. The late actor’s father KK Singh lodged an FIR with Rajiv Nagar police station under various sections of IPC includ- ing 306 (abetment of suicide) on July 25, Additional SHO Jogendra Kumar told PTI. A four-member team of Patna police is in Mumbai for investigation. Mumbai police is already probing the alleged suicide case, and has questioned sev- eral Bollywood bigwigs includ- ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under various sections of IPC, including 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 342 (punishment for wrongful con- finement), 380 (theft in dwelling house), 406 (punish- ment for criminal breach of trust), 420 (Cheating and dis- honestly inducing delivery of property) and 306 (abetment of suicide). O ut of the 50 tiger reserves in the country, Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve brims with 231 big cats — highest in the country — while three tiger habitats in Mizoram, West Bengal, and Jharkhand have no presence of the majestic animal anymore. These findings are part of the fourth All India Tiger Estimation 2018, which was released by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on the eve of Global Tiger Day, celebrated on July 29 every year. The over 600-page docu- ment — ‘Status of Tigers, Co- predators and Prey in India report for 2018 — which shows reserve-wise and State- wise tiger population, the dis- tribution reveals that three reserves — Mizoram’s Dampa reserve, West Bengal’s Buxa reserve and Jharkhand’s Palamau reserve — have no tigers left. Currently, the tiger popu- lation within the reserves is 1,923 (65 per cent of the total tiger population of India), the report said. According to the population estimation of tigers in reserves for 2018-19, Corbett has 231 tigers followed by Nagarhole and Bandipore reserves in Karnataka with 127 and 126 tigers respectively. Assam’s Kaziranga and Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh recorded 104 tigers each, the report said. It said some reserves like Similipal (Odisha), Amrabad and Kawal in Telangana, Nagarjunsagar Sri Sailam (Andhra Pradesh), Palamau (Jharkhand), Sanjay-Dubri (MP), Nameri and Manas in Assam, Buxa (West Bengal), Dampa (Mizoram), Anshi Dandeli (Karnataka) and Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh) are below their potential and require resources and targeted man- agement. “In areas where tigers have not been recorded or the pop- ulation has declined, restora- tion needs to proceed by improving protection, aug- mentation of prey, and rein- troduction of tigers from an appropriate source. “For reintroduction of tigers into Palamau, prey aug- mentation needs to be achieved coupled with the restoration of law and order,” it said. H aryana Assembly is all set to become hi-tech soon as the entire proceedings of Vidhan Sabha will be paperless. Speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Tuesday approved to carry out the necessary process to make this project a success. The entire project will cost Rs. 20 crore, out of which 60 per- cent will be borne by the Centre and 40 percent by the State Government. The project will be completed in about a year and is being carried out under Central Government’s project National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). Recently the Haryana offi- cials met with the Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs for this project. The first party in the Tri-Party MOU will be the Union Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, the second party will be Haryana Government and the third party will be Haryana Vidhan Sabha. After signing of the MoU, two committees will be formed in this regard. The MLAs will get the entire proceedings on a ‘tablet’ 45 minutes before the house starts. After making the Vidhan Sabha Hi-tech, the entire pro- ceedings of the house, includ- ing proceedings of the question hour, bills, calling attention etc. will be implemented through online mode. Fortyfive minutes before the commencement of the pro- ceedings of the House, all the online papers will be present- ed through the tabs in the House. This will save paper and the work of the House will be done in a transparent manner, officials said. N ine Covid patients died in Haryana on Tuesday which took the death toll to 406 in the state as the number of patients climbed to 32,876 with the State health department reporting 749 new cases of the disease. On a positive note the authorities discharged 712 patients of the disease from dif- ferent hospitals after their recovery on Tuesday. A total of 25,758 patients have so far recovered from the disease and the recovery rate of the State is at 78.35 percent. The doubling rate of the disease in the state is 24 days. The worst affected dis- trict-Gurugram has till now reported 8821 infections and 121 deaths. Faridabad with 8097 positive cases has report- ed 127 fatalities. Continued on Page 2 P unjab is breaking its record of highest single day spike every day, with the state report- ing a surge of 692 fresh cases on Tuesday, pushing the Covid-19 tally to 14,378. As the State breached 14,000-mark, it also reported highest number of deaths in a single day with 19 casualties reported in the past 24 hours, taking the COVID- 19 death toll to 336. For the third consecutive day, Ludhiana continued to report maximum number of cases and deaths with the dis- trict reporting 142 fresh cases and six deaths, taking the dis- trict’s tally to 2,724 and death toll to 70. Of the 19 deaths, three each were reported from from Tarn Taran, Patiala, Sangrur, and Amritsar and one from Hoshiarpur, other than six from Ludhiana. Other than 142 in Ludhiana, 73 fresh cases were reported in Amritsar, 66 in Patiala, 57 in Jalandhar, 37 in Ferozepur, 35 in Bathinda, 30 each in Sangrur and Mohali, 26 in Rupnagar, and 24 each in Gurdaspur and Kapurthala, 22 in Fazilka, 17 in Moga, 14 in Tarn Taran, three each in Pathankot and Fatehgarh Sahib, two each in SBS Nagar, Hoshiarpur and Faridkot, and one each in Barnala, Muktsar and Mansa. In Mohali, Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)’s con- troller of examination Janak Raj Mehrok has been tested posi- tive for COVID-19. The Health Department has sealed his office on the third floor of the PSEB building in Phase VIII. Samples of his immediate con- tacts in the office have been taken and they have been directed to remain home quar- antined. A total of 688 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the last 24 hours. Continued on Page 2

Transcript of The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali....

Page 1: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

������������� ����������� ������������������������ ����������� ������������������������������������������������ ���������������������� ������������� �!�� ���������������� ��!��� ������"���������� �����!����#$��������������� ���!������ !���%�!��&�����������!��� ��������� ������%�������� �'

������ ��� ������ �����!�"# ����$���% &'( )�!��*+�,�����������-������������ �����!�*��!���������������.���"�/���!��������������� �����0����!����������!����%��!������������ ������� �������+*111���������������������������������� ����������������������!������%���������*������-������!���'

� �� �� ���� !���#�" !� ������!##���� %�&(��&�')( ��#��!�������!���������������� ������!���!����������%�!�!����������������� �������2� �!�#��!3��0���2��������*������������'������������4 ������������!�%�������������������!����������!������������!��*��!��������'��

�*��� #� ������" �����!���%##����+�� ����,-�( ��������������!�����!�������������$!�����������!���� ���������!��������� ������!��2�����%�!��������������������������% �������!���� �������'���������5����!�������!�������������������6�!����������!��2����'��#������������������ ����������*����������������������'�

������"�� ��� "#�����#%����� � ����# ��./-0(( ���������.$7��� ��!����������������� �������!������� ������������������!���� ������!���//��$������4 ��������������'�

�������

����� �8)�#8097

While face-off is still on atsome friction points on

the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in Ladakh and India isasking China to “sincerely”implement pacts to defuse ten-sion, Beijing on Tuesdayclaimed that the troops fromboth sides have completed dis-engagement and situation is“cooling down.”

China made this assertioneven though more than 40,000of its troops are still deployedon the front and depth areasand its soldiers have not with-drawn from Pangong Tso(lake).

The Chinese ForeignMinistry also said efforts are onto hold the fifth round ofCorps Commander-level talks.It is likely to take place later thisweek. The last meeting tookplace on July 14.

The Global Times, theGovernment mouthpiece ofChina, while reporting ChineseForeign Ministry spokespersonWang Wenbin’s observations,also said the disengagement onthe frontline has completed inmost locations following closecommunications between thetwo sides via military anddiplomatic channels.

“The situation is now con-tinuing to head in the directionof easing and cooling down,”the spokesperson said at a rou-tine press conference in Beijingon Tuesday.

“A fifth round of com-mander-level talks is current-ly under preparations to resolvethe remaining issues,” Wangsaid. Four rounds of comman-der-level talks and three meet-ings on border affair discus-sions and coordination havebeen held, he added.

Wang said China hopes

India can meet China halfway,implement the consensus bothsides have reached and safe-guard peace and stability in theborder region together.

His statement came afterapparently expressing concernover the Chinese reluctance topull back its troops, India

asked it last week to “sincerelyimplement” the agreementarrived between the two CorpsCommanders on the last fourrounds of parleys.

Responding to a specificquestion on Tuesday in Beijingwhether the Chinese hadpulled back from friction

points, including the GalwanValley, Hot Springs and Gogra,Wenbin said disengagementwas completed in most areas.

Last Friday, joint secretarylevel officers of the foreignministries of two countriesheld talks under the aegis theWorking Mechanism forConsultation and Coordination(WMCC) on border affairs.India then asked China tohonour all the agreements andrestore peace and tranquility.

The External AffairsMinistry in a statement saidafter the meeting the two sidesagreed “it was necessary forboth sides to sincerely imple-ment the understandingsreached between senior (mili-tary) commanders in theirmeetings till date.”

India has throughoutmaintained since the face-offsbegan nearly nine weeks backthat status quo ante has to be

restored with the Chinesetroops going back to theirpositions as in April last.

Incidentally, the first stand-off was triggered in thePangong Tso after the Chinesetroops obstructed an Indianpatrol leading to fisticuffs onMay 5. The Chinese intrudedmore than five kms there andare yet to withdraw leading totension in the area.

In the next round of talks,the two Corps Commanderswill focus on hastening theprocess of withdrawal of addi-tional troops from the frontand depth areas, sources saidhere on Tuesday. India will alsoask China to pull back from thePangong Tso where theChinese have now occupiedsome heights on mountainspurs. The Chinese have alsobuilt a temporary jetty in theIndian region of the lake for itsfast interceptor boats.

�� �������!��� �8)�#8097

For the first time on Monday,India recorded the highest

death toll in a single day acrossthe globe, ahead of the US andBrazil. India logged 637 deaths,a fraction ahead of Brazil,which recorded 627 deaths.While the USA recorded 570deaths, Russia, which is placedfourth globally in terms ofnumber of cases, was waybehind at 85 deaths.

India’s death rate was muchhigher than the USA, which isthe worst-affected nation in theworld. While the USA record-ed 60,271 positive cases for 570deaths on Monday, Indiaclocked 47,000 cases for 637

deaths. In percentage terms,India death rate was 1.35 percent on Monday whereas theUSA clocked 0.95 per centmortality rate.

India’s overall mortalityrate stands at 2.42 per cent andthe USA’s around 3 per cent.This suggests that both theUSA and India have broughtdown their mortality rate. Thesame trend is visible in the caseof the global mortality rate,which stood around 2 per centduring the last one week.

The global mortality rate

could come down further onceSouth American nations likeBrazil, Mexico, Colombia, andChile check the numbers ofpeople who are succumbing tothe virus.

During the last one month,Mexico has recorded a mor-tality rate of nearly 10 per centwhereas Brazil has also clockeda high mortality rate of around4 per cent during the last oneweek. Both Chile andColombia also have a mortal-ity rate of around 4 per cent.

Globally, the USA leads thedeath tally with a total of1,50,418 cases on Monday fol-lowed by Brazil 87,000 cases,Mexico 43,680 deaths, UK45,000, and India 34,000.

When Europe and the USAwere first hit by the pandem-ic, the mortality rate wasaround 10 per cent in manycountries including Spain, Italy,UK, and the USA.

����� �8)�#8097:;�7�<�

Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot has sent a

revised proposal to GovernorKalraj Mishra for conveningthe Assembly session from July31 after Mishra gave his nod forconvening the Assembly butwith certain conditions. In itsCabinet meeting, the GehlotGovernment said it was its“right” to call for the session.

Transport Minister PratapSingh said a discussion washeld for the reply to be sentregarding the three pointsraised by the Governor. “TheCabinet wants the Assemblysession from July 31. The pro-posal which was sent earlier forcalling the session is our legalright and we are sending itagain to the Governor,” he toldreporters.

“The Governor’s questionsare simple and we discussedtheir reply. He has no right tobe raising queries yet we aregiving the reply,” he said.

Singh also said that theGovernment wants no con-frontation with the Governorand hoped Mishra will nowaccept the Cabinet proposal forcalling the session.

“We want permission tocall the Assembly session whichis our right. We do not wantany confrontation with theGovernor. If he does not acceptthis now, then it is clear thatthere is no Constitution in thecountry,” he said.

On the issue of 21-daynotice required for calling thesession, the Minister said that10 days have already passedand asked why the Governordid not give a date if he is talk-ing about the notice? He saidthat if the Governor rejects theproposals now, the furthercourse of action will be decid-ed. “We have no competitionwith the Governor, he is thehead of our family,” Singhsaid.

Meanwhile, BJP MLAMadan Dilawar filed two writpetitions challenging theAssembly Speaker’s decisionto reject his complaint againstthe merger of six BSP MLAswith the Congress.

����� �����

Bollywood actor SushantSingh Rajputs death case

has taken a new turn with hisfather lodging an FIR againsthis rumoured actor girlfriendRhea Chakaraborty and sixothers, including her familymembers, for abetment to sui-cide, police said on Tuesday.

The late actor’s father KKSingh lodged an FIR with RajivNagar police station undervarious sections of IPC includ-ing 306 (abetment of suicide)on July 25, Additional SHO

Jogendra Kumar told PTI.A four-member team of

Patna police is in Mumbai forinvestigation.

Mumbai police is alreadyprobing the alleged suicidecase, and has questioned sev-

eral Bollywood bigwigs includ-ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhattand Sanjay Leela Bhansali.Rhea Chakraborty has alsorecorded her statement.

The case has been lodgedunder various sections of IPC,including 341 (punishmentfor wrongful restraint), 342(punishment for wrongful con-finement), 380 (theft indwelling house), 406 (punish-ment for criminal breach oftrust), 420 (Cheating and dis-honestly inducing delivery ofproperty) and 306 (abetmentof suicide).

����� �8)�#8097

Out of the 50 tiger reservesin the country,

Uttarakhand’s Corbett TigerReserve brims with 231 big cats— highest in the country —while three tiger habitats inMizoram, West Bengal, andJharkhand have no presence ofthe majestic animal anymore.

These findings are part ofthe fourth All India TigerEstimation 2018, which wasreleased by UnionEnvironment Minister PrakashJavadekar on the eve of GlobalTiger Day, celebrated on July 29every year.

The over 600-page docu-ment — ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in Indiareport for 2018 — whichshows reserve-wise and State-wise tiger population, the dis-tribution reveals that threereserves — Mizoram’s Dampareserve, West Bengal’s Buxareserve and Jharkhand’sPalamau reserve — have notigers left.

Currently, the tiger popu-lation within the reserves is1,923 (65 per cent of the totaltiger population of India), thereport said. According to thepopulation estimation of tigersin reserves for 2018-19, Corbetthas 231 tigers followed byNagarhole and Bandiporereserves in Karnataka with 127and 126 tigers respectively.

Assam’s Kaziranga andMadhya Pradesh’sBandhavgarh recorded 104tigers each, the report said.

It said some reserves likeSimilipal (Odisha), Amrabadand Kawal in Telangana,Nagarjunsagar Sri Sailam(Andhra Pradesh), Palamau(Jharkhand), Sanjay-Dubri(MP), Nameri and Manas inAssam, Buxa (West Bengal),Dampa (Mizoram), Anshi

Dandeli (Karnataka) and Pakke(Arunachal Pradesh) are belowtheir potential and requireresources and targeted man-agement.

“In areas where tigers have

not been recorded or the pop-ulation has declined, restora-tion needs to proceed byimproving protection, aug-mentation of prey, and rein-troduction of tigers from an

appropriate source.“For reintroduction of

tigers into Palamau, prey aug-mentation needs to be achievedcoupled with the restoration oflaw and order,” it said.

������������ � ����������������������� ������������������������������������� �������������������������� �

������������������������������ �������

������� �� ������������������������������������ ���������� !"

������ �������� ��� ����������� �������� !�����������"#$����%����&���"'$�()�*$��������+*�

���������������� ���������������������������������#!"�������$!� � �� ���%�&����' ����������������� & �

(������������ ���� ��� �� ��������� �������)� ����������

��$�� ���������!����!����������������!������!���������������� � �����������������"���������

��.!��������!��������������!� !������������!������%�!���%�������� � ����=����>

��7��!���-���� ����������*��!��%��.�����.���������%����� ����!���� ��!������������%�!���%��������������������������!�������������!������

���� � �#���"�� ��������� ��!������������ "# � ���!����!����� +*/�*??1���� �?*�@5������������*+�*�,,�������� �*�,*@66 +*@5/ �*@@*/5@#��!� �*+�*�,5 1�++� �*�,*51,��!���������! �*�1*�/, �*�?6�������������5�*@��A������� �*1,*11� �*15,�������������?1*51?<�����������! ,+*/5� �*?/,�������������??*5�1)����$� �� @�*/@? �*??/�������������?�*1��& ������ 5,*/6� �*+@6�������������?�*5�?���� �� 5,*�?� ?61����������������?�*/1/$!���� ?+*5/� �@/�����������������/*��1������!� +6*@+@ @??�����������������,*+�,����� ++*5,, 66�������������������5*?1+9����� +�*6,@ ?1@�����������������5*,56���!���������! �/*��,������� 6+1�����������������1*+?+B��!� �6*�1, �6/�����������������6*1@�A������ �1*6/5 @6 �1*,�?

"�� �� �*�1��2+1� ��!���13���3� "# � ��$�+2�142�"�� ��*�5$�24$��

����*"+�,�,-�.�#��

����� .9��#7&��9�

Haryana Assembly is all setto become hi-tech soon as

the entire proceedings ofVidhan Sabha will be paperless.

Speaker Gian ChandGupta on Tuesday approved tocarry out the necessary processto make this project a success.The entire project will cost Rs.20 crore, out of which 60 per-cent will be borne by theCentre and 40 percent by theState Government. The projectwill be completed in about ayear and is being carried outunder Central Government’sproject National e-VidhanApplication (NeVA).

Recently the Haryana offi-cials met with the UnionMinistry of ParliamentaryAffairs for this project. The firstparty in the Tri-Party MOUwill be the Union

Parliamentary Affairs Ministry,the second party will beHaryana Government and thethird party will be HaryanaVidhan Sabha. After signing ofthe MoU, two committees willbe formed in this regard.

The MLAs will get theentire proceedings on a ‘tablet’45 minutes before the housestarts. After making the VidhanSabha Hi-tech, the entire pro-ceedings of the house, includ-ing proceedings of the questionhour, bills, calling attentionetc. will be implementedthrough online mode.

Fortyfive minutes beforethe commencement of the pro-ceedings of the House, all theonline papers will be present-ed through the tabs in theHouse. This will save paper andthe work of the House will bedone in a transparent manner,officials said.

����� .9��#7&��9

Nine Covid patients died inHaryana on Tuesday which

took the death toll to 406 in thestate as the number of patientsclimbed to 32,876 with the Statehealth department reporting749 new cases of the disease.

On a positive note theauthorities discharged 712patients of the disease from dif-ferent hospitals after theirrecovery on Tuesday. A total of25,758 patients have so farrecovered from the disease andthe recovery rate of the State isat 78.35 percent. The doublingrate of the disease in the stateis 24 days.

The worst affected dis-trict-Gurugram has till nowreported 8821 infections and121 deaths. Faridabad with8097 positive cases has report-ed 127 fatalities.

Continued on Page 2

,����-��%��)�%���������������'�������������������

- ���������� �/00������1�

����� .9��#7&��9

Punjab is breaking its recordof highest single day spike

every day, with the state report-ing a surge of 692 fresh cases onTuesday, pushing the Covid-19tally to 14,378. As the Statebreached 14,000-mark, it alsoreported highest number ofdeaths in a single day with 19casualties reported in the past24 hours, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 336.

For the third consecutiveday, Ludhiana continued toreport maximum number ofcases and deaths with the dis-trict reporting 142 fresh casesand six deaths, taking the dis-trict’s tally to 2,724 and deathtoll to 70.

Of the 19 deaths, threeeach were reported from fromTarn Taran, Patiala, Sangrur,and Amritsar and one fromHoshiarpur, other than sixfrom Ludhiana.

Other than 142 inLudhiana, 73 fresh cases werereported in Amritsar, 66 inPatiala, 57 in Jalandhar, 37 inFerozepur, 35 in Bathinda, 30each in Sangrur and Mohali, 26in Rupnagar, and 24 each inGurdaspur and Kapurthala, 22in Fazilka, 17 in Moga, 14 inTarn Taran, three each inPathankot and Fatehgarh Sahib,two each in SBS Nagar,Hoshiarpur and Faridkot, andone each in Barnala, Muktsarand Mansa.

In Mohali, Punjab SchoolEducation Board (PSEB)’s con-troller of examination Janak RajMehrok has been tested posi-tive for COVID-19. The HealthDepartment has sealed hisoffice on the third floor of thePSEB building in Phase VIII.Samples of his immediate con-tacts in the office have beentaken and they have beendirected to remain home quar-antined.

A total of 688 coronaviruspatients were discharged fromhospitals after recovery in thelast 24 hours.

Continued on Page 2

.����������%��%�� �"/'���������������������

C�!�#�������� ��������'���:���������2������3

������������� ���

��� ���'���:���������:

0����.�� 0�6��5��77�& �16D���2 ��!�� ��8-���������������

� ���!���E�����#8097��0<.A�B) $9B��0��$9<$��82)��

���.97���7�<� .9��#7&��9�#89��#<� 9F#8��$�#�G7;�F)�#�

7,�8�)7'&9��+43������������� ��������������

"!�������!��: �� ��������$���5�5;���� �������

�4��,�4,52��08���8�7��0�#�A9

64)7-8��0�F27��8H"�����;7$���I�A�&7G8����F�2�7��;�70�7����#$�0BB�7�&

���������������� �������� � �

.9:,;:("0.�7�7.�0��97�A7�&�

72�A8F

Page 2: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

�� ������������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

����������� ������ ����� ������������� ������������������������� ������� ����!������ �����������"������������#$%�%��&�����'�������(�������)*+�������(��+%$**)*�,���-��*%.)+/$*01/.�������������23��� �����������������-��))�����+44�4��������������������5����!�����6���+�������������7�������!�����6���� ��������47�27�5�78!��7��%�**!��6�������7����� �� ���9��-����6���:���6��� �;����� ������6 �(����;�������������6��3�����'����#�����6-��$� �����8�� �9�� �������<����(�-�9'����+%%***)������6*%%+/*%%*/==�������������#�����6&+0%�������$�-#4'��8��� ���-(�+)*%0*%�2��������6*%)*+/1.>1**;/1.>>**�������9#�����6/��&���������������(�������&�? �7���������9+))$*%$�,���������6*=))+)0/$//0+/=

���������� ����������������������������������������������������� ��������������� ������������������������������������������ ��������������� �� ��������������� ����� ��������������������������������������� ����������� ���� �� ���������������������������������������������������������� ������������ ����� ��������������� ��������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������� �!����������������"���������� ���������������������������� �������������������� ���� ��������������������������������� �����������������������������#��������������������������� ���� ����$����%����&�������������������������� ��������������� �����������������������'����������������������������������� ���������������"��������������������(�����������������������������

Chandigarh: Punjab ChiefMinister Capt Amarinder

Singh, SAD chief SukhbirSingh Badal, SGPC president

Gobind Singh Longowal andothers on Tuesday strongly

condemned reported attemptsto convert a gurdwara in

Pakistan's Lahore into amosque.

They also urged ExternalAffairs Minister S Jaishankar totake up the issue with thePakistan government.

"Strongly condemnattempts being made to convertholy Gurdwara Sri ShahidiAsthan in Lahore, site of mar-tyrdom of Bhai Taru Singh Ji,into mosque. Urge@DrSJaishankar to conveyPunjab''s concerns in strongestterms to Pakistan to safeguardall Sikh places of reverence,"Capt Amarindet said in a tweet.

Gurdwara Shahidi Asthanis a historic shrine where BhaiTaru Singh made the supreme

sacrifice in 1745.India on Monday had

lodged a strong protest with thePakistan High Commissionover reports of attempts beingmade to convert the famousgurudwara at the NaulakhaBazaar in Lahore into amosque.

Shiromani Akali Dal chiefSukhbir Badal urged Jaishankarto take up the issue with thePakistan government to ensurethat the character of the holyshrine was not changed in anymanner whatsoever. In a state-ment here, the SAD presidentsaid reports emanating fromPakistan indicated that con-stant efforts were being made

to convert the 18th centuryshrine of Bhai Taru Singh intoa mosque. Dubbing it as rep-rehensible, Badal said a clearcut assurance should be takenfrom the Pakistan governmentthat such acts would not beallowed. He also sought strictaction against the perpetratorsbehind it.Badal requestedJaishankar to take up the issueof safety of all Sikh and Hindureligious shrines in Pakistan atthe highest level. He said thePakistan government shouldalso ensure that Sikhs andHindus do not face any imped-iments in observing the tenetsof their faith.

President of the Shiromani

Gurdwara ParbandhakCommittee, an apex gurdwarabody, Gobind Singh Longowalalso condemned the incident.

Aam Aadmi Party MLAHarpal Singh Cheema askedPakistan Prime Minister ImranKhan to ensure safety of theplace of worship.

"Gurdwara Shahidi AsthanBhai Taru Ji in Lahore is a his-torical gurudwara where BhaiTaru Ji made supreme sacrificein 1745. I strongly condemnthe attempts to convert the holyplace. Urging @AmitShah tointervene. @ImranKhanPTIshould ensure the safety of thesacred place," Cheema said ina tweet.

����� 297�0�

Himachal Chief Minister JaiRam Thakur on Tuesday

inaugurated and laid founda-tion stones of developmentalprojects worth about Rs. 145crore in Nahan Vidhan Sabhaarea of Sirmaur district throughvideo conferencing fromShimla.

Thakur said people have toremain more vigilant againstCOVID-19 pandemic and theState Government was fullyprepared to meet any

eventuality. He said that active coop-

eration of the people of theState was required to check thespread of this virus. Accusingthe opposition leaders of politi-cizing the corona crisis, hesaid Congress leaders wereholding political rallies anddharnas by defying all norms ofsocial distancing. He said thatpeople of the State were wellaware of the nefarious designsof the Congress leaders andwould give them a befittingreply in 2022.

��������������������������������������������������� ��������� From page 1

So far 9,752 people havebeen cured of the infection.Asof now, there are 4,290 activeCOVID-19 cases in the state.

Ludhiana continued to topthe COVID-19 tally with 2,724cases, followed by 2,112 inJalandhar, 1,657 in Amritsar,1,483 in Patiala, 989 in Sangrur,768 in Mohali, 516 inHoshiarpur, 456 in Gurdaspur,338 in Pathankot, 333 inFerozepur, 331 in Bathinda, 313in Tarn Taran, 303 in Moga,302 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 299 inSBS Nagar, 262 in Faridkot, 254in Fazilka, 235 in Kapurthala,234 in Rupnagar, 213 inMuktsar, 144 in Barnala and112 in Mansa.As per the bul-letin, 14 patients are critical andare on ventilator support, while112 are on oxygen support.

.����������%��%�� "/'����������000

From Page 1“Out of 749 fresh cases, 186

were reported from Faridabad,101 from Gurugram, 59 fromRewari, 42 from Panipat, 41from Rohtak, 38 each fromPalwal and Yamunanagar. Outof critical patients admitted inthe hospitals, 129 patients wereon oxygen support while 15were on ventilator,” theHaryana Health Department’sevening bulletin stated.

According to the bulletin,there are a total of 6712 activecases in Haryana. As many as5.70 lakh samples have beentested till date in Haryana.The report of 5699 samples isawaited, it added.

��������������

���������������������������������������������������������������������

Page 3: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

���������������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

����� .9��#7&��9

Haryana Chief MinisterManohar Lal Khattar on

Tuesday urged Union Ministerof State for Housing and UrbanAffairs Hardeep Singh Puri toextend the Delhi-PanipatRegional Rapid Transit SystemCorridor upto Karnal for thebenefit of commuters of thisarea also and said that thisCorridor will not just cut downthe travel time significantlybut also bring economic ben-efits to the entire connectingregion, including Karnal.

The chief minister raisedthe demand in the meeting ofChief Ministers of all BJP ruledstates held through video con-ferencing. BJP NationalPresident, J.P. Nadda andUnion Minister of State for

Housing and Urban Affairs,Hardeep Singh Puri were alsopresent in the meeting.

Khattar said to realizePrime Minister, NarendraModi’s vision of ‘AtmanirbharBharat’ and to take this cam-paign to the ground level, streetvendors in the State are beingprovided loan facility. He saidthat the Atmanirbhar Portalhas also been set up for thispurpose and about 1.14 lakhstreet vendors in 87Municipalities of the State arelikely to be benefited fromthis.

Apart from this, the StateGovernment has also made anarrangement of loan underDRI for small traders and busi-nessmen in the State, he added.

He said to further promotethe Micro Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSMEs) in theState; the State Government hasnot only set up a separateDepartment of MSME but alsomade an arrangement ofShishu Loan and Mudra Loanto assist the entrepreneurs insetting up of such enterprisesin the State.

Referring to the steps takenby the State Government tohelp the poor and needy dur-ing the COVID-19 pandemic,he said that financial assistanceat a rate of Rs 1000 per weekthat is Rs 4000 to Rs 5000 permonth has been provided tosuch people in the State. Hesaid such needy persons arealso being identified under theParivar Pehchan Patra pro-gramme of the StateGovernment and are beingprovided financial assistance.

9������.�� � ���.���������-���#��!"���������2�.������� ����A��������� .9��#7&��9

Department of Irrigationand Water Resources,

Haryana has prepared projectsworth �3251 crore to rehabili-tate main off-takes of WesternJamuna Canal (WJC) carriersystem that is Sirsa Branch,Hansi Branch, JLN Feeder,Bhalaut Branch, Delhi Branchand Gurugram Water SupplyChannel. After the rehabilita-tion of the main carrier systemand its main off-takes, about4800 Cusec of additional waterwill be available to the Stateduring the monsoon period.

This was informed in areview meeting of the Irrigationand Water ResourcesDepartment held under theChairmanship of ChiefMinister, Manohar Lal Khattarhere on Tuesday.

Khattar directed thedepartment to prepare a time

bound action plan for execut-ing the project.

It was informed that addi-tional Capacity of 3700 Cusechas been created from HamidaHead to Munak Head to utilizethe maximum available waterduring monsoon period afterrehabilitation of WesternJamuna Canal (WJC) carriersystem at a cost of �210 Crore.Apart from this, about �200Crore is being spent on thereplacement and rehabilitationof various pumps, motors andother ancillaries of lift irrigationsystem in Mahendergarh,Rewari, Charkhi Dadri,Bhiwani and Jhajjar districts.After the complete rehabilita-tion, lifting capacity of about2100 Cusec would be restored.The entire project would becompleted by December 31,2020.

Khattar stressed on theneed of shifting towards micro

irrigation for optimum uti-lization of available water in theState and directed the depart-ment to prepare an action planof 10 years for lining of about6000 unlined water coursesout of total 15,404 watercours-es in the State.

He said that efforts wouldbe made to get the funds fromGovernment of India underIncentivizing Scheme forBridging the Irrigation Gap(ISBIG).

The Chief Minister alsodirected to complete the repairwork of bridges on prioritybasis. The department hasrecently surveyed all the 12,631bridges on various canals anddrainage networks in the Stateand found that 1,754 bridgesrequire minor or major repairs.

It was also informed that327 channels have been reha-bilitated in the State during thelast six years at a cost of �1638Crore. In addition, work on 196

channels with an estimatedcost of �641.45 Crore is inprogress.

It was informed that 18model ponds in various dis-tricts would be developed forbest utilization of ponds in vil-lages for irrigation purposes.The Irrigation and WaterResources Department,Command Area DevelopmentAuthority and Developmentand Panchayats Departmentwould jointly develop thesemodel ponds by January 2021.

It was also informed thatunder the ‘Mera Pani MeriVirasat’ scheme, the StateGovernment has decided toconstruct 1000 recharging wellsin water stressed and floodprone blocks to raise thedepleting ground water level.Work on 300 such structureshas been started and another700 would be taken up short-ly.

�#�'*1��������������������%���������������,���

����� .9��#7&��9

No less than 40 police per-sonnel recently recovered

from COVID-19 infection,including Jalandhar Rural SSPNavjot Singh Mahal, haveoffered to donate their bloodplasma to save the lives of oth-ers infected with the deadlycontagion.

“The majority of these arefrom Jalandhar Rural, withSSP Navjot Singh Mahal him-self leading the way after recov-ering from the infection,” saidthe state Director General ofPolice (DGP) Dinkar Gupta,who has been personallyreached out to his convalescentofficers and men to donateplasma after their mandatory

two-week recovery periodends, subject to fulfilling otherconditions for such donation.

Gupta said that within 24hours of the SSP JalandharRural coming forward to com-mit to plasma donation, 40other police personnel hadalso volunteered, followed bymore. The blood plasma of twocops — Assistant Sub-InspectorRam Lal and Punjab HomeGuards Lakhwinder Singh —had already been taken.

All the 33 personnel recov-ered from COVID-19 inJalandhar Rural had committedto plasma donation, said theDGP, adding that an increasingnumber of plasma donors werealso coming in from the PoliceDepartment in other districts

too.In Batala too, both the

cops who have recovered havevolunteered to donate plasmawhile in Gurdaspur, of the twopersonnel infected, one hasrecovered and has offered togive his plasma. Kapurthala hasseen 10 of the 14 infected copsrecovered and three of them arelisted as volunteers while theremaining seven had to beexcluded as they were found tohave co-morbid conditions.Jalandhar Rural currently hasseven active cases and Batalahas four.

A special link has been cre-ated by the Punjab Police forvolunteers to donate plasma tohelp out other patients whowere struggling with the dis-

ease, according to the DGP. “Aspecial campaign has beenlaunched to create awarenessamong the cured police per-sonnel to come out for thisnoble cause,” said the DGPwhile lauding the Punjab Policecorona warriors for their ded-ication to duty and service tohumanity.

With most of the volun-teers asymptomatic, theirinherent immunity was high-er, according to experts. The

DGP said that with many othercops still under treatment forCOVID-19, he expected to seemore donors coming forwardover the next few days.

As of July 28, a total of 831Punjab Police personnel hadtested COVID positive, ofwhom 336 had recovered. Ofthese 303 had recovered tillabout two weeks ago, indicat-ing that the number of plasmadonors could go up signifi-cantly in the next few days.

Currently, the Department has495 active cases and as moreand more cops get cured, thenumber of volunteers wasexpected to see a sharp rise,said Gupta.

AIIMS BATHINDA TOLAUNCH 180/day COVIDTESTING FACILITY IN 2WEEKS

The COVID-19 testing willbegin at the All India Instituteof Medical Sciences (AIIMS) inBathinda with an initial capac-ity of 180 tests a day, and in amonth’s time, will be increasedto 500 a day.Besides, a 30-bedLevel-II COVID Care Facilitywould also become functionalat the hospital within a month.

The decisions were take as

the Chief Minister CaptAmarinder Singh chaired ameeting on Tuesday to reviewthe hospital’s COVID care pre-paredness, which was attendedby AIIMS-Bathinda’s ExecutiveDirector and Chief ExecutiveOfficer Dinesh Kumar Singhand other officials.

Describing AIIMS-Bathinda as a highly prestigiousinstitute of Punjab, CaptAmarinder said that the healthinstitute would be of immensebenefit to a large number ofpatients in the Malwa belt ofthe State.The Chief Ministerassured officials from AIIMS-Bathinda all support from theState Government to facilitateCOVID care at the hospital,where some ancillary con-

struction work has beendelayed due to the novel coro-navirus pandemic.

Officials informed theChief Minister that theHospital is set to launch MRI,CT-SCAN and X-RAY facilitiessoon.Chief Secretary ViniMahajan said that the StateGovernment would extend allhelp to the institute to putCOVID care and other essen-tial infrastructure in place tostrengthen Punjab’s fightagainst the pandemic.

On the construction of aflyover to connect the NH-54to AIIMS-Bathinda, she saidthat the government Was tak-ing up the matter with theNational Highway Authority ofIndia.

������������������������������ �������������������700�#��8*�6+��.B�2��82�8#

.BG7#��B27�7G8*�++@��8.BG8�8#*)7�9�?/5��.�7G8�.�282

����� .9��#7&��9

There has been a steadyincrease in the recovery

rate of infected patients andgradual decline in fatality ratein Haryana, figures released onTuesday said.

The figures were revealedduring a video-conference heldunder the Chairpersonship ofHaryana Chief SecretaryKeshni Anand Arora with DrVK Paul, Professor, Member,National Institution forTransforming India (NITI)Aayog, Government of Indiaand officers of Government ofHaryana on COVID-19 statusin the State.

The Chief Secretary saidthat lockdown and contain-ment measures have beenenforced effectively in the Statewhile also ensuring that theeconomic activity goes on unaf-fected.

While giving a presentationthe State Additional ChiefSecretary Health and FamilyWelfare Rajeev Arora said thatin the month of June the recov-ery rate was 44.78 per centwhich has improved to 77.46per cent by July-end and ishigher than the national recov-ery rate of 63.53 percent.

He informed the officersduring the presentation thatthere was a decline in the fatal-ity rate as well. Also, the statehas been progressively increas-ing the number of tests con-ducted both under RapidAntigen Test as well as RT-PCR,and during June-July the num-ber of tests conducted in theState have doubled while thetests per million populationhave reached a figure of 21,157.The Positivity Rate in the Statehas gone down to 5.75 per cent.The logistics and medical infra-structure of the state is in place

as the testing capacity has beenincreased to 15,000 tests per dayand more testing laboratorieswould be established to furtheraugment the testing capability.Sero-epidemiological survey isalso being conducted and willbe strengthened further.

He said that the state has10,630 isolation beds, sufficientsupply of medicines, 1,080 ven-tilators etc. Moreover, plasmatherapy is also being adminis-tered for treatment of COVID-19 patients and is beingstrengthened further. Certaingood practices, including inten-sive surveys of vulnerable sec-tions of people, monitoring ofcases under home isolationthrough Medical Colleges inthe State, etc. are being followedto ensure better management ofthe pandemic. Listing out thebest practices followed acrossthe districts in the state Arorasaid that effective contact trac-

ing through a pre-designedformat within 72 hours wasbeing done in Gurugram, alsoan alliance between hospitalsand hotels was there in districtslike Gurugram and Faridabadto ensure proper facilities.Around 403 ambulances werefunctional and more were hiredon the basis of need and 956regular doctors and 206AYUSH Medical officers wererecruited in view of the pan-demic. Also, Itihas portal wasused for the identification ofemerging hospitals.

Additional Chief Secretary,Medical Education andResearch, Haryana Alok Nigamstated that the medical institu-tions are well equipped with thenecessary infrastructure &equipments and retired med-ical professionals are beinghired to augment humanresource requirements as perneed.

����!�������������������!�������"������#�$��"�������������������!���%�����"� ��!

����� .9��#7&��9

Covid-19 continued tospread its tentacles in

Chandigarh with 494 positivecases reported in the month ofJuly till now.

The city reported 24 freshcases on Tuesday taking thetotal tally of infections to 934.As the virus spread to newlocalities in July, fresh caseswere reported from Sectors 15,22, 23, 32, 40, 46, 48, 61,PGIMER, Dhanas, MauliJagran, Khuda Lahora,Sarangpur and Hallomajra.

With 24 new recoveriesreported, the total recoveredpatients are now 599 in thecity. The recovery rate in thecity was recorded at 64.13 per-cent on Tuesday. On July 2,the city’s recovery rate of pos-itive cases was 86.4 percent,

which was best in the country. While 440 COVID-19

cases were reported in aroundthree months time period(March 19-June 30), 494 pos-itive cases have been reportedin July alone. Considering thedaily surge in positive cases,the health experts anticipatethe total tally will cross 1000by the end of this month.

Till now, the city had wit-nessed its biggest single-dayspike on July 26 with 35 pos-itive cases and one death.

Not only this, COVID-19has spread to new localities inthe city. While till mid-June,Bapu Dham colony in Sector26 was seen as the hotspot forpositive cases. Of the totalnumber of infections report-ed in the city, more than 270positive cases have beenreported from BDC. And,this month, the virus spread toSectors like 20, 42, 44, 45, 51,55, 63 among other areas.

“Among 24 fresh cases, 10are contacts of previously pos-itive tested patients. A maxi-mum of five cases were report-ed from Sector 15 on Tuesday,”stated the Chandigarh HealthDepartment’s evening bul-letin.

13069 samples were test-ed in the city till Tuesdayevening. With 14 COVID-19fatalities recorded so far in thecity, the fatality rate is 1.49 per-

cent in the union territory. Notably, the first positive

case of COVID-19 in theunion territory was reportedon March 19. The positive hadcrossed 100-mark on May 4,200-mark on May 19, 300-mark on June 2, 400-mark onJune 20, 500-mark on July 8,600-mark on July 14, 700-mark on July 19, 800-mark onJuly 23 and 900-mark on July27.

������������ ���������������������������������������� ��������

����� .9��#7&��9

Free smartphones are all setto ring a bell for the youth

in Punjab, for the manufactur-ing firm has ruled out anyChinese connection which hadcaused a disconnect despite thestate government having 50,000sets ready for distribution.

With the last hurdlecleared, the Government wouldsoon distribute the 50,000smart phones among the ClassXI and XII girl students of stategovernment schools under thePhase I of the scheme. “Thecompany which has supplied50,000 smartphones to theState Government has clarifiedthat it has no connection withChina,” said the Chief MinisterCapt Amarinder Singh.

Capt Amarinder, interact-ing with the Punjab YouthCongress president and histeam during a videoconfer-ence, said that the first batch of50,000 smartphones hadarrived from the company,which had now clarified that ithad no connection with China.“These devices would be dis-tributed first among Class XIand XII girl students of gov-ernment schools, with priori-ty to those who do not havesmartphones so that theironline learning can be facili-tated during the coronaviruslockdown,” he added.

The issue of delay in ful-filling the party’s one of themajor poll promise of distrib-uting free smartphones toyouths was raised by a YouthCongress leader.

Notably, the Chief Minister,on June 29 amidst India-Chinaborder tensions, had statedthat the State Governmentwould check the “involvement”of China in an Indian firmselected to deliver these smart-phones. He had then informedthat the State Government hasgiven the contract to a firm —LAVA — for delivering smart-phones to the State for its dis-tribution among the state’syouth as per Congress’ pre-pollpromise, and the governmentis checking if the firm has anyChinese connection.

Congress party hadpromised to give free smart-phones to youths in the State inthe run up to 2017 state assem-bly polls. The Congress hadannounced in its election man-ifesto that in order to “encour-age and incentivize” youths touse digital technology in day-to-day lives, it would distributefree smartphones.

����� .9��#7&��9

Known for his uprightnessand being outspoken,

Punjab Congress MLA PargatSingh has written to the ChiefMinister Capt AmarinderSingh seeking reopening ofmore than a decade-old blas-phemy case against Sirsa-basedDera Sacha Sauda sect headGurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

At the same time, the leg-islator urged the Chief Ministerto ensure that with theCongress Government, alreadycompleting three and half yearsin office, should ensure justicein sacrilege and Behbal Kalan,Kotkapura firing cases aspromised before the 2017 polls.

Underlining that theGovernment needs to make allefforts to reopen the 2007cases, the Olympian-turned-politician pointed that it isimperative “when it is clear thatthe roots of incidents of sacri-leges in 2015 were in criminalnegligence of the PunjabGovernment in blasphemy caseof 2007”.

Notably, Dera sect head,who is currently behind bars asa rape and murder convict, wasdischarged of the charges in2007 case by Bathinda sessionscourt in 2014 due to the can-cellation report filed by thePunjab Police just before the2012 assembly polls.

Pargat Singh, Jalandhar

Cantt MLA, said that a petition,filed by advocate Jaspal SinghManjhpur challenging Derachief ’s discharge, is pending inthe Punjab and Haryana HighCourt.

He asked the ChiefMinister to get all the details ofthe case through Advocate-General and issue instructionsto take all steps to get the casereopened so that not only Derachief can be punished but alsothe entire conspiracy is broughtout.

“This case is actually anexample that if a Governmentand a political party hobnobswith an accused in a highlysensitive and important case,then how disastrous can be theresults,” said Pargat in his let-ter to the Chief Minister.

����� .9��#7&��9

Punjab and Haryana are like-ly to receive heavy rains

over the next two days. TheChandigarh MeteorologicalDept has forecast heavy rainfallin parts of Punjab and Haryanaon July 29, 30 and 31. A Metofficial said thunderstormsaccompanied with lightning islikely at isolated places on July29 and 31 in both states. Heavyto very heavy rainfall is expect-ed in the region, headded.During the monsoonseason, Haryana has so farrecorded 192 mm rainfallagainst the normal of 184.4while Punjab has recorded207.4 mm rainfall against 201.4mm recording surplus rains tillJuly 27. Meanwhile, the tem-perature levels settled abovenormal across the region onTuesday. The temperature lev-els settled upto four notchesabove normal. Chandigarhrecorded a max of 36 degreeCelsius, three notches abovenormal while the min settled at28.1 degrees, four degreesabove normal level. InHaryana, Hisar settled at amax temperature of 38 degreeCelsius, Narnaul recorded 37.8degrees, Karnal 36 degreeCelsius and Ambala recorded36.8 degree Celsius.

����� .9��#7&��9

Haryana Deputy CMDushyant Chautala on

Tuesday said that the StateGovt is committed to bring outan industrial policy whichwould attract max industries toinvest in the state by improv-ing ease of doing business.Chautala discussed HaryanaEnterprises Promotion Policy-2020 with senior officials of theindustry department and saidletters had been written to theindustrialist associations in thestate seeking their suggestions.The Deputy CM said that hewould himself hold meetingswith industrialists associationsto know their feedback or ideason how the government canfacilitate them to ensure devel-opment of the state and gener-ation of employment for theyounger generation. He alsodirected the officials to writethe letters to the Confederationof Indian Industry and TheAssociated Chambers ofCommerce and Industry ofIndia to seek the suggestions onthe industrial policy. Chautalaadded that after taking sug-gestions from stakeholders inthe state, Haryana Govt isgoing to finalise HaryanaEnterprises Promotion Policy-2020 for ensuring holisticdevelopment of the industry inthe State.

����� .9��#7&��9

Amid increasing number ofCOVID-19 cases in

Punjab, the State Governmenthas appointed young IAS offi-cers as nodal officers inAmritsar and Patiala districts toeffectively manage the risingcaseload in the twoGovernment Medical Colleges,as well as coordinate with pri-vate sector hospitals providingtertiary level COVID care.

Besides, the Chief MinisterCapt Amarinder Singh hasalso tasked the IAS officers withcoordinating between the hos-pitals in respective districtsand the State Government’sexpert health advisory com-mittee headed by Dr KKTalwar, besides managing theday-to-day functional needsand challenges relating toCOVID testing, isolation, hos-pitalization, treatment and dis-charge.

They will coordinate withthe private tertiary care hospi-tals to facilitate the best possi-ble care for the patients withstrict adherence to the fee capand other norms put in placeby the State Government.

The Chief Secretary hasalso directed all DeputyCommissioners to identifydynamic young officers in theirdistricts to track each andevery Covid patient and coor-dinate their treatment and careand ensure timely and efficienthealthcare facilities.

“With these officers func-

tioning as the one-point con-tact for all COVID-relatedneeds across hospitals andorganizations, includingCOVID care centres, isola-tion centres, quarantine facil-ities, ambulance services, theprocess of managing the crisiswill become more seamlessand smooth for the patientsand their families,” said thestate Chief Secretary ViniMahajan.

She said that the officerswill have direct access to DrTalwar’s advisory committeefor urgent intervention andwill also be available to patientsfor any support.

“The nodal officers willensure that patients do not faceany hassle or problem at anystage, and in the unfortunateevent of death of a COVIDpatient, will also facilitate cre-mation or burial as per theICMR protocols and guide-lines,” she said.

In Amritsar and Patiala,where the cases are signifi-cantly higher than in other dis-tricts, the nodal officers havebeen attached with the respec-tive Government MedicalColleges as in-charge of CovidCare

As per the orders issued bythe Chief Secretary, 2012 batchIAS officer Surabhi Malik willhandle COVID Care at GMCPatiala and 2014 batch IAS offi-cer Himanshu Aggarwal hasbeen entrusted the charge ofCOVID Care at GMCAmritsar.

!������������������������������������������������������������"���

&�������'��'��!�()()��''��������������������������������!�����!�*��!���

+��� �&, ��""�������������������-��� ������-������������.��������

����!�����"�''"����������������������!���

��� ���%��������� ����.������ ������ �����11,$����!���������� ����#�����!��

������������������

��� ��������!�" #��$�� ������ ����� % %��&���������$�����'����������#�$��� ������(������ &$����� �����%�

�����������)��'��������������

� ������*

� 2%��������������%��������������������3����������������� ����4���������%���������

� ���� ��3��%����������'�������������������������%��������3���������%����������� ��������3���3����������%������������� �� ���������������3����5%�������%���������%�6%��7������%��������8%�����������

�8.BG8�F����87��;<0F�,,'?@�J

E��������!����51*111������!����!���������������!��������*�%!�!!����%����������!�����!�����������%�!�.!�

Page 4: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

�� ������������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

����� �8)�#8097

The Election Commissionon Tuesday raised strong

objections to Jammu andKashmir Lieutenant-GovernorGC Murmu's statements indi-cating that Assembly polls inthe Union Territory (UT) couldbe held after the delimitationexercise is completed.

In a statement, the EC saidthat such statements “virtual-ly tantamount to interfering”with its “Constitutional man-date. It also said other author-ities should refrain from mak-ing such statements. It is rarefor the EC to issue a publicstatement against another con-stitutional functionary.

Tuesday’s statement cameafter Murmu again spoke onthe election timing in an inter-view. This time, he said theelections to the J&K Assemblywould be held after the delim-itation exercise. Murmu hadreportedly claimed that elec-tions in the Union Territorycan be held after the ongoingdelimitation exercise.

While taking note of var-ious statements of Murmu onelection timing in the UnionTerritory, the EC said it “takesexception to such statementsand would like to state that inthe constitutional scheme of

things, the timings etc. of elec-tions is the sole remit of theElection Commission of India”.

Before deciding the timingof any election, the EC said, it“takes into consideration all therelevant factors includingtopography, weather, and sen-sitivities, arising out of region-al and local festivities in thearea(s), where the election is totake place”.

The EC further said, “Itwould be proper for authoritiesother than the ElectionCommission to refrain frommaking such statements whichvirtually tantamount to inter-fering with the Constitutionalmandate of ElectionCommission.”

“For example, in the cur-rent times, COVID-19 hasintroduced a new dynamic,which has to be and shall betaken into consideration atthe due time. In the instantcase, the outcome of delimita-tion is also germane to thedecision. Similarly, availabili-ty of central forces and railwaycoaches, etc. for the trans-portation of CPFs are impor-

tant factors. All this is doneafter meticulous homeworkby the senior officials of theCommission and a detailedassessment in due consultationwith concerned authorities”,it stated.

The EC noted that it visit-ed the States concerned asrequired and consulted allstakeholders. “It would beproper for authorities otherthan the Election Commissionof India to refrain from mak-ing such statements, whichvirtually tantamount to inter-fering with the constitutionalmandate of the Commission”,the statement said.

The union territory of J&Kcame into being on October31, 2019 after the State wasreorganised and bifurcatedinto two Union Territories,Ladakh being the other. Thereis a provision of a state legis-lature in the union territory ofJ&K.

A DelimitationCommission set up by thegovernment earlier this yearhas started the exercise ofredrawing the assembly andparliamentary seats in J&Kand some northeastern states.Delimitation is the process offixing limits or boundaries ofassembly and parliamentaryconstituencies in the country.

#������������$%&�'()*����������������������

����� �8)�#8097

The Covid-19 pandemic hasalready started showing

adverse ripple effects on India’sAIDS response with a study bythe ICMR warning that theGovernment may miss thenational target to end the dead-ly disease by 2030. That targetwould be difficult to achieve asthe decline in annual new HIVinfections was only 27 per centfrom 2010 to 2017 against anational target of a 75% declineby 2020.

The warning comes in astudy by the ICMR-NationalInstitute of Medical Statistics,Division of Strategic information— Surveillance andEpidemiology, and the NationalAIDS Control Organizationunder the Union HealthMinistry.

As per the study publishedin the latest issue of the IndianJournal of Medical Research, thenational adult prevalence of HIVwas estimated to be 0.22 per centin 2017. Mizoram, Manipur andNagaland had the highest preva-lence of over 1 per cent.

The study found an esti-mated 2.1 million people were

living with the AIDS virus,HIV, in 2017, with Maharashtraestimated to have the highestnumber. Of the 88,000 annualnew HIV infections nationallyin 2017, Telangana accountedfor the largest share.

“HIV incidence was foundto be higher among key popu-lation groups, especially peoplewho inject drugs. The annualAIDS-related deaths were esti-mated to be 69,000 nationally,"the study said. “...At the sub-national level some states havemade better progress to reducenew HIV infection. It calls forreinforcement of HIV preven-tion, diagnosis and treatmentefforts by geographical regionsand population groups."

The States with the highestnumber of people living withHIV in 2017 were Maharashtra(0.33 million), Andhra Pradesh(0.27 million) and Karnataka(0.24 million). Telangana, WestBengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar

Pradesh and Bihar had between0.2 and 0.1 million suchpatients.

The study highlighted thatprevention of mother-to-childtransmission (PMTCT) of HIVis another critical target to beachieved by 2020. Of the 22,677such cases in India, 58.2 per centwere on treatment as ofDecember 2018. Bihar,Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh andTelangana had relatively high-er PMTCT need. However,treatment coverage was stillsignificantly lower than thenational average.

It also dwelled on 15 statesaccounting for 87 per cent of thetotal population of HIV-infect-ed persons in 2017. There weresigns of rising new HIV infec-tions in the low-burden states ofArunachal Pradesh, Assam,Mizoram, Meghalaya andUttarakhand in 2017 comparedwith 2010, the study pointedout.

����� �8)�#8097

The EnforcementDirectorate (ED) on

Tuesday conducted searchesagainst GVK Group andMumbai International AirportLtd. (MIAL) and others inconnection with alleged irreg-ularities to the tune of �705crore in operating the Mumbaiairport.

The multi-location search-es were carried out at ninepremises in Mumbai andHyderabad under the provisionof the Prevention of MoneyLaundering Act (PMLA), offi-cials said.

The agency’s search oper-ation covered the offices of theGVK group, MIAL and thepremises of GVK group pro-moters, they said.

The ED had filed anEnforcement Case InformationReport (FIR IN police par-lance) on July 7 under thePMLA after taking cognisanceof a recent CBI FIR filed againstthe same set of individualsand entities as money laun-dering is a predicate offence.

The ED is probing if gen-uine funds were laundered tocreate “proceeds of crime” andamass personal assets by illegalrouting of funds by theaccused.

The ED and CBI case per-tain to the alleged siphoning offRs 705 crore from the funds ofMIAL, a joint venture underpublic-private partnership(PPP) between the GVKAirport Holdings Limited andthe Airports Authority of India(AAI) besides other investors,

by showing inflated expendi-ture, under-reporting of rev-enues, fudging of recordsamong others.

Earlier, the Central Bureauof Investigation (CBI) hadbooked Gunupati, a director inMIAL, his son GV SanjayReddy, managing director inMIAL, the companies—MIAL,GVK Airport HoldingsLimited (a GVK group com-pany) and nine other privatecompanies allegedly used tocamouflage the inflated figuresthrough sham deals andunidentified AAI officials (pub-lic servants).

On April 4, 2006, the AAIhad entered into an agreementwith MIAL for the modernisa-tion, upkeep, operation andmaintenance of the Mumbaiairport.

����� �8)�#8097

An additional 6.7 millionkids under the age of five

across the world suffer fromwasting this year due to steepdeclines in household incomes,changes in the availability andaffordability of nutritious foodsamid Covid-19 pandemic, theUNICEF warned on Tuesday.

According to the worldbody, in India, there are stillaround 20 million childrenunder five years of age who aresuffering from wasting. Wastingis a life-threatening form ofmalnutrition, which makes chil-dren too thin and weak, and putsthem at greater risk of dying,poor growth, development andlearning.

“It’s been seven months sincethe first Covid-19 cases werereported and it is increasingly

clear that the repercussions of thepandemic are causing moreharm to children than the diseaseitself,” said UNICEF ExecutiveDirector Henrietta Fore.

“Household poverty andfood insecurity rates haveincreased. Essential nutritionservices and supply chains havebeen disrupted. Food priceshave soared. As a result, the qual-ity of children’s diets has gonedown and malnutrition rates willgo up.”

According to the UNICEF,even before the Covid-19 pan-demic, 47 million children werealready wasted in 2019. Withouturgent action, the global numberof children suffering from wast-ing could reach almost 54 mil-lion over the course of the year.This would bring global wastingto levels not seen this millenni-um.

A report published in theLancet finds that the prevalenceof wasting among children underthe age of five could increase by14.3 per cent in low- and mid-dle-income countries this year,due to the socio-economicimpacts of Covid-19. Such anincrease in child malnutritionwould translate into over 10,000additional child deaths permonth with over 50 per cent ofthese deaths in sub-SaharanAfrica.

The estimated increase inchild wasting is only the tip ofthe iceberg, UN agencies warn.Covid-19 will also increaseother forms of malnutrition inchildren and women, includingstunting, micronutrient defi-ciencies and overweight andobesity as a result of poorerdiets and the disruption ofnutrition services.

����� �8)�#8097

Calling hepatitis a seriouschallenge, Lok Sabha

Speaker Om Birla on Tuesdayurged Members of Parliament tospread awareness about liver dis-ease amid the Covid-19 pan-demic. Hepatitis is a conditionof severe inflammation of theliver tissues that could evenresult in fatality.

Observing that liver careduring the difficult times ofCovid-19 is important, Birlasaid it was the lawmakers’ dutyto sensitise people and make thefight against the pandemic amass movement.

“Hepatitis is a serious chal-lenge that can be overcomeonly with collective effort andresolve. For this, the role of pub-lic representatives, especiallyMPs, becomes crucial,” Birlasaid on the occasion of WorldHepatitis Day on Tuesday.

He was chairing the‘Empathy Conclave 2020’, organ-ised by the Institute of Liver andBiliary Sciences (ILBS) and the

Airports Authority of India(AAI) at the Parliament House.

The theme of this year’sevent was ‘Keep your liver safein times of Covid-19.’ He hopeda vaccine for it would be dis-covered soon while UnionHealth Minister HarshVardhansaid the government hadannounced a � 15,000 crorepackage to deal with the coro-navirus crisis.

Earlier, Dr Sarin said thathealth of the live was directlylinked to many diseases, like dia-betes, hypertension and heart

ailments, thus it was extremelyimportant to take care of theliver.

“If one is on medications forchronic hepatitis during thistime, they must ensure that theyhave adequate stock for anextended period of time. Thestocking up is important duringuncertain times of lockdown asskipping a day's medicine canflare up the virus and increaseliver damage risk,” said DrDinesh Kini K Director -Gastroenterology & Hepatology,Sakra World Hospital.

����� �8)�#8097

The Congress onTuesday alleged that

despite the Governmentclaiming that it hasbarred Chinese compa-nies from working in India, themeter installation project inJammu and Kashmir is beingindirectly handled by a Chinesecompany which has worked inPakistan also.

Congress spokespersonPawan Khera alleged, "TheGovernment has facilitatedback-door entry of the Chinesecompany for such a sensitivework in Jammu and Kashmir."

The party at a Press con-ference further alleged thatDongfang company is active invarious countries and has spe-cial relations with Pakistan.The company has worked inPakistan's Nandipur powerproject and is known for mak-ing software and hardware forRadio Frequency Technology.

"The company which hasgot the work in J&K to installsmart electric metres has givenits work to Dongfang which isChinese company and reportsto the Chinese Army and theGovernment. The tender has

been given by the PowerMinistry under rural electrifi-cation program," Kheraalleged.

According to the docu-ments shared by Congress, thecompany has to install onelakh smart metres in Jammuand another one lakh inSrinagar. "But in the smartmeter the important compo-nent like RadioCommunication System, thenature of work and the geo-graphical region make it asensitive issue, and when it isdone in kashmir, it a nationalsecurity issue," alleged Khera.

"There is a threat that withall the data with the Chinesecompany, this may create ablackout," said Khera.

In a statement, theCongress said that when theentire world has a threat ofcyber attack then we should becautious in handing over suchsensitive work to Chinese com-panies.

�����#�$������/����''����&����.���������,&* %�&��0����!

1����������''�����.���/����234����������������%����

��������� ������� �������������� ����!����

����������-����������567�-�����'�����������������""���"��-������ �%�8�&�9:

+,-���.�/�0��1�2�1��3

���������'����/�� ���-���'��"�;#*<��"��-�������--����

����� �8)�#8097

The Supreme CourtTuesday dismissed the

pleas seeking removal offormer Director General ofPolice (DGP) of UttarPradesh K L Gupta from the3-member inquiry com-mission set up to probe thekilling of gangster VikasDubey in police encounter.

A bench headed byChief Justice S A Bobde saidit would not allow the peti-tioners, who had referred tostatements given by Guptato the media for seeking hisremoval, to cast aspersionson the member of inquirycommission.

The commission willalso probe the killing ofeight policemen allegedly byDubey's gang and the sub-sequent encounter of thegangster and five of hispurported associates by thecops.

�������������������������%� ��/��������

� ��#���� ����% ��������"# ����$���� �� A�������������!�� ����

����������������������������������!����������� ���������� ��������������!����!'

� 7���������*� �������!��� ������� �������������������!�������!�� ���� �%����'

� #����� ��� �����!������������*����!��������� �����'�����������

����� ������ ���������������� �������������������%���� ��'

� $�%�������B�����!��� ���: � �!������!������������������� � �������������������!���������-���������'

� �������!��������������������� ���9������������8�������������'

Page 5: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

�� ��4���������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$ "# ����$������#���� ��

Patna: Torrential rain in thecatchment areas of Bihar andNepal has aggravated the floodsituation in the State with almostall major rivers flowing abovethe danger mark.

Nearly 25 lakh people havebeen displaced in the Stateand eight lost their life. Despiterelief and rescue operations bythe Bihar Government peopleare in dire straits. Traffic hasbeen affected in many areas.

According to a report by thewater resources department onTuesday, the water level of theKosi, near Veerpur barrage,was at a dangerous level at 8 a.m.Similarly, the water level in theGandak river has crossed thedanger mark near Balmikinagarbarrage.

Rivers such as the Bagmati,Budhi Gandak, Kamla Balanand Ganga are flowing abovethe danger mark in many areas.

People have left their homesand taken refuge in higherareas.

Disaster management sec-retary Ramchandra Dua saidthat in view of the increased

water level of various rivers inBihar, the disaster managementdepartment is constantly main-taining a vigil. As many as 765panchayats in 93 blocks across11 districts of Bihar have beenaffected by the surging waters.

As many as 29 relief campshave been set up in the flood-affected areas which house near-

ly 13,000 people, Ramachandrasaid. He informed that 703community kitchens are beingrun which feed 3,28,357 peopleevery day.

The floods have affected 25lakh people in the state, headded. The NDRF and SDRFteams are carrying out relief andrescue operations round theclock. Some 1,67,005 peoplehave been evacuated. However,eight persons have died due tofloods, including four each inDarbhanga and WestChamparan.

Chief minister NitishKumar has instructed engi-neers to remain stationed for 24hours at embankments so thatemergency repairs can be car-ried out. IANS

������ A�0�$<��&7

Former Karnataka Congressminister Raja Madangopal

Nayak died of Covid-19 in adesignated hospital atKalaburagi in the State's north-ern region, an official said onTuesday. He was 70.

“Nayak succumbed tocoronavirus on Monday at ESIHospital where he was admit-ted on July 23 after he was brought from his nativeplace (Surpur) in the adjacentYadigir district,” Kalaburagidistrict health official K.S.Mallikarjun told IANS onphone.

+,��������������������-�.����� ����/�0�����

Guwahati: While the annualmonsoon floods in Assamclaim hundreds of lives, dam-age crops, infrastructure andassets, the animals too are notspared. These include theendangered rhinos in theworld famous KazirangaNational Park, home to morethan 2,200 one-horned Indianrhinos.

Kaziranga National ParkDirector Karmashree P.Sivakumar said on Tuesdaythat this year at least 137 wildanimals have died so far due

to the floods while 163 havebeen rescued, even as over 95per cent of the 884 sq kmKaziranga Park was inundat-ed last week. Even with theoverall improvement in theflood situation in the state byTuesday, 75 per cent of thepark area remained flooded.

“Last year 263 animalsincluding many endangeredrhinos were killed due to thefloods while 169 animals wererescued. Currently, we are inthe middle of the four month

(June to September) longmonsoon. I do not know whatwould be the final situation.However, all-out efforts arebeing made to take care of theanimals in the entireKaziranga National Park,”Sivakumar told IANS overphone.

The animals that haveperished in the monsoonfloods this year include 14 rhi-nos, 101 hog deer, ten wildboars, five wild buffaloes, threeporcupines and two swampdeer. IANS

��������%����� �%�3���������3�����������3�� � 3� ����

������"! �������.98���7

There was no respite forTamil Nadu on Tuesday in

the number of persons diag-nosed with Covid-19 or thenumber of persons succumbedto the pandemic as 88 deathswere reported and 6, 972 newpatients were identified duringthe last 24 hours.

The medical bulletin issuedby the Government of TamilNadu said that by the end ofTuesday, there were 57,073active coronavirus cases in theState. As part of aggressivetesting, the number of labora-tories operating in the statewere increased to 119. Theselaboratories on Tuesday tested

59,584 persons for the Covid-19.

With the 88 deaths report-ed on Tuesday, the fatalities inthe State increased to 3,659.While Chennai gave hopesabout the possibilities of tam-ing the coronavirus, situation inthe three neighbouring districtsremained critical. Chengalpet(365), Kancheepuram (223)and Thiruvallur (486)remained dangerous as thenumber of patients increased inthese three districts.

Virudhunagar diagnosed586 new patients with corona.Chief Minister EdappadiPalaniswami has convened ameeting of district collectors onWednesday for devising strate-gies to counter the pandemic.

""�����#�$%����&����������!'�(���

������"! ������� AB.977

The situation in Kerala arising out ofthe spread of Covid-19 has become

grave by Tuesday, according to ChiefMinister Pinarayi Vijayan. HealthDepartment on Tuesday diagnosed1,167 new patients who had contract-ed Covid-19, said the Chief Ministerduring his media briefing on Tuesday.

While 679 persons recovered fromthe pandemic on Tuesday, the day sawthe number of persons infected throughlocal transmission reaching 888, saidthe Chief Minister. “We lost four per-sons to Covid-19 during the last 24hours and the situation in the State hasbecome really serious. All 14 districtsin the State are in the grip of coron-avirus,” said Vijayan.

There were 55 infected persons on

Tuesday who could not pinpoint thetime, place, and sources from wherethey contracted the pandemic, said theChief Minister. “The capital city ofThiruvananthapuram is grievous. OnTuesday we had 227 positive cases inthe district.

The situation is becoming worse bythe day,” he said. There are 486 hotspotsin the State while 1,167 persons wereadmitted to hospitals. “As on Tuesday,there are 10,091 Covid-19 patientsundergoing treatment in hospitals,” hesaid.

The chief minister was all praise forthe Church and Madrasa officials in theState who are supporting the initiativestaken by the Government. “The mediain Kerala is not sincere in their report-ing about the fatalities reported fromvarious places in the State,” saidPinarayi Vijayan.

�������� �������� AB0A���

The Bengal Government has extend-ed the lockdown till August 31.

Informing about the decision ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesdaysaid that the “current lockdown will con-tinue till August 31 where after theGovernment will take a further decisiondepending on the situation.”

As this is “not a complete lockdown”the lockdown protocols will apply to the-aters, multiplexes, educational institutionsand other places and ceremonies involv-ing public gathering, government sourcessaid.

Besides, the weekly lockdown willcontinue for one more month save on thedays of Bakr-Eid, Raksha Bandhan andIndependence Day, the Chief Ministermaintained adding all there will be com-plete lockdown on Sundays and anotherday in a week. “However I will request allthe people concerned to celebrate theirfestivals maintaining social distancing and

following all other rules prescribed by thedoctors,” Banerjee said.

“Complete lockdown will be enforcedon all the Sundays” she said adding “therewill be complete lockdown on August 2,5, 8, 9 16, 17 23 24 and 31.”

On the UGC’s suggestion for hold-ing the final exams in colleges Banerjeesaid “we will not be able to hold examsbecause of the grim situation and we donot want to push the students in deeperproblem.”

On the opening of the State’s educa-tional institutions she said “there is a pro-posal of opening the schools and collegesafter Teachers’ Day which is the birth dayof Dr Radhakrishnan… but that too willdepend upon the situation then … evenif the schools and colleges are opened itwill be done with 50 percent capacity.” Onthe State’s corona infrastructure she said“Bengal had a better infrastructure and sit-uation than many other States” adding theState has 56 labs conducting about 16-17thousand tests per day.

�������� �������� AB0A���

In what the critics called aploy to bring the pro-

Mamata Banerjee police offi-cers under pressure a yearahead of the State electionsBengal Governor JagdeepDhankhar on Tuesday calledfor a probe into the “financialcapabilities” (read asset) ofsenior police officers.

Raising an issue that noother Governor had raisedbefore since IndependenceDhankhar in a letter written toChief Minister MamataBanerjee said “police in theState have fingers in very pieand this does not augur well fordemocracy.”

Alleging that it was thepolice officers who were actu-ally running the State he wrote“Inputs indicate that the gov-ernance in the State is policedriven --- a worrisome scenariothat leads to a police state.”Hinting that hat a time hadcome when the police officersshould be probed, he wrote “…time to take note of the fiscalempowerment of those in thepolice, in position of authori-ty, and it will be eye-opener asmany assert.” Incidentally theChief Minister is also the State’sPolice Minister.

Hitting out at Banerjee forlodging a complaint with thePrime Minister Narendra Modiagainst him Dhankhar wrote“your observations are bereftoff any fact, premise or foun-dation --- there being not evenone illustration to sustainthese.

��''� ���������"'�����""��������������������������!�-�������������"���'��������<��' ���������������=����!� �=&

:��-���4.��/���������-��������������

-�����������$����(5(567�!������!���� �

������!����!��� �<�$�7

The Pune-based DefenceInstitute of Advanced

Technology, (DIAT) a“deemed-to-be” University,Pune has developed a low costreusable Medical Bed IsolationSystem to combat COVID-19by stopping or minimizing thespread of virus/ infectionreleased by the patient.

“This (Aashray) is a lowcost, reusable solution to main-tain proper isolation of Covid-19 patients by creating suction/negative pressure near exhale,and further filtering and dis-infecting the aerosol,” a Pune-based defence spokespersonsaid.

Bed Isolation Systemenvelopes are made up of spe-cialized material and manu-facturing process with eachtransparent and translucentenvelope measuring 7.5 feet inlength, seven feet in width and

6.5 ft height supported onmedical grade materials struc-ture.

The product is modularand portable in design and canbe suitable for different require-ments such as institutional,hospitals and home/ individualquarantine. The envelope isreusable as it is antibacterial-antifungal and can be sanitized.

“Apart from serving as abed, each envelope is capable ofhousing one set of bed, tableand chair along with somewalking space. The width of the

envelope canbe adjusted asper the avail-ability ofs p a c e .Envelope isopaque up to 3ft from bottomto maintainprivacy of thepatient,” thespokesperson

said.The entire envelope is

maintained at a low pressure(suction) with adjustable flowrate to restrain spread of virus/infection inside the hall/ ICU.

“Each envelope is con-nected to the main ductequipped with UV light and fil-ter circuit of Pre, fine andHEPA filter (recommendedfor medical application) andsuction blower. The cross flowof air from top of the envelopetowards the main duct is reg-ulated (with a flap valve) as perthe comfort conditions of thepatient,” the spokesperson said.

>?�'��/������;���������''�,� ��� ��������������������(�)$& �����.�

���8��.,�� $�#�� ����$����%�$�� ��� ��������� �� �%��#����

������!����!��� �<�$�7

In a clear evidence of the flat-tening Covid-19 curve in the

country’s commercial Capital,the daily tally of infected casescame down to a low of 700 newcases on Tuesday, while thenumber of deaths remainedrelatively low at 55.

From 1021 new casesreported on Monday, the totalnumber of infections inMumbai – which has been theCovid-19 affected city in theentire country --dropped to700 on Tuesday -- which inci-dentally during the last threemonths.

Till Monday, the number ofdeaths in Mumbai had rangedfrom 39 (July 27) to 65 (July 18)during the past ten days, thenumber of infected cases rangedfrom 992 (July 21) and 1310(July 22) during the past 10days.

With 700 fresh infections,the total number of infections inthe metropolis rose to 110,882

in Mumbai, while the totalnumber of deaths increased by55 from to touch 6,187.

The BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation (BMC),which has been waging a grimbattle against coronavirus forthe past three and a half months,was in for pleasant surprise, asthe number of new infectionsdropped to as low as 700 caseson Tuesday -- which inciden-tally was the day when highest8776 Covid-19 tests were con-ducted in the metropolis.

“The good news: Only 700cases today in Mumbai & thattoo with highest testing till datein Mumbai in a singleday(8776).This is to chase thevirus in full capacity. A majorrelief after 3 months. Caution:don’t let the guard down! Don’tlet your mask down! Only getnumbers down!,” a happyMaharashtra Minister AadityaThackeray tweeted.

“Mumbai will see moretesting with chase the virusinitiative of the @mybmc . It isalso the only city to have liber-alised testing and allowed citi-zens to “test at will”, Aadityatweeted.”Chase the Virus modelof Mumbai is being imple-mented in MMR region active-

ly that has seen a ramping up offacilities in the past few weeks.Along with MMR, rest ofMaharashtra too is taking allefforts to tackle covid pandem-ic effectively,” Aaditya added.

In another good piece ofnews, the recovery rate inMumbai has increased to 73percent, while the case doublingrate is 68 days in the metropo-lis.

In Mumbai, over 4.85 lakhCovid-19 tests have been doneso far, while the overall growth from 20-26 July is 1.03per cent.

In Mumbai, the BMC hasreplicated the “chase the virus”which it had successfully adopt-ed “chase the virus” at Dharavislum in north-centralMumbaiBeing densely popu-lated (2,27,136 persons/ sq.km), Dharavi had 491 cases inApril 2020 with a 12% growthrate and a case doubling periodof 18 days. The proactive mea-sures adopted by BMC reducedthe COVID-19 growth rate to4.3 per cent in May 2020 andfurther to 1.02% in June. Thesemeasures also ensured animproved case doubling time to43 days in May 2020 and 78days in June 2020.

5�3��9������������� ��������������������#�3���%������ �$��

���� � 0<.A�B)

For those lodged in prisonsin Uttar Pradesh, it will be

a lonely 'Raksha Bandhan' thisyear.

The jail administration hasdecided not to permit relatives,mainly sisters, from visitingprisoners and tying rakhi.

Family members, however,can send rakhis about 24 hoursbefore the festival so that theycan be sanitised and given tothe inmates.

The Raksha Bandhan fes-tival will be held on August 3this year.

.�����������������(�������������6%�

Page 6: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

Twelve weeks after the intru-sions in Ladakh, Lt Gen YKJoshi, in charge of managingthe Line of Control (LoC)and the Line of Actual

Control (LAC) in Jammu & Kashmirand Ladakh, said, “We shall continueall efforts to restore the status quo antealong the LAC,” confirming the doubtsexpressed by Defence Minister RajnathSingh about a positive outcome on dis-engagement. After three rounds of dia-logue of the working mechanism(fourth round is due on Friday) andfour rounds of talks between the mil-itary commanders (next round isexpected this week), the disengagementand de-escalation process (DDP)remains stalled with a disadvantageddisengagement at Galwan — LACshifted one km on the Indian side —and partial disengagement atHotsprings, Gogra region and Finger4. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA)is stubbornly resisting disengagementat Depsang, where it has intruded 18km on the Indian side of the LAC.

At most places, the PLA has donea Doklam: Dug down and construct-ed fortifications. The Chinese have uni-laterally altered status quo by shiftingthe LAC further west, attempting tosurpass their 1960 claim line andcushioning the G-219 strategic high-way from Kashgar to Lhasa through theAksai Chin. The ball has been in India’scourt since April 19, when intelligencereports about PLA intrusions wereignored. By default, India has accept-ed a China-dictated DDP model: Thecreation of buffer zones while India hasbeen withdrawing from its own terri-tory and forfeiting legitimate rights ofpatrolling. A July 22 Stratfor report bySim Tack notes that 26 new Chineseencampments, 22 new support basesand two new helipads have mush-roomed behind the intrusion points onthe Chinese side of the LAC.

In its negotiating strategy, India hasput the cart before the horse: Allowingmilitary commanders to determine theDDP whereas a high-level politicalengagement should have establishedthe parameters for withdrawal, factor-ing in lessons from earlier intrusions,especially front-loading restoration ofstatus quo ante, followed by theChinese golden rule of “those whoadvance first must withdraw first”and “mutual and equal security.”Instead, India accepted buffer zonesand attendant restrictions, which couldtransform LAC into LoC, given inorder to match the PLA’s deploymentof four to five combined arms brigades,India had to post three additional divi-sions ahead of its main defences toblock the intrusion points.

Interestingly, while Indiahas stressed on complete disen-gagement along the LAC andfull restoration of peace andtranquility for the smooth andoverall development of bilater-al relations, China has consis-tently avoided using the LAC(instead uses border areas) andis focussing on complete with-drawal from “friction points.”Restoration of status quo hasbeen replaced with completedisengagement and full restora-tion of peace and tranquility.Even the blind should see this.

Till date, the Governmenthas not clarified the actualground situation, except GenJoshi’s comforting but embar-rassing statement about thereinstatement of status quo.Compounding the problem isthe Government peddling afake narrative that the PLA hasnot encroached across the LACduring the Galwan clash.According to Lt Gen SLNarasimhan from the NationalSecurity Advisory Board(NSAB), Indian soldiers mayhave crossed the Chinese sideof the LAC in the melee.

Prime Minister NarendraModi and Rajnath Singh cankeep delivering veiled threats ofgiving a befitting reply whenthe intention is clearly to de-escalate. Under the muscularModi Government, two sets ofresponses have evolved againstthe adversary’s depredations— a Balakot airstrike againstPakistan and a banners-battle

of containment against China. Emboldened by India’s

familiar weakness to meet coer-cion with counter-coercion,China has begun bullyingBhutan. Though Thimphu hasmaintained silence overLadakh, it has rejected Chineseclaims to territory in easternBhutan. Until now, Bhutan hasbeen guided by India on its 24rounds of border talks withChina. But if India fails tovacate Chinese aggression,Bhutan may slip out of its con-trol and treaty obligations in itsown national interest. Popularsentiment in Bhutan is not tomess with China. K5 — KingJigme Khesar NamgyelWangchuck, unlike K4 (JigmeSingye Wangchuck, his father)may not have put all his eggs inIndia’s basket.

India’s military options arecircumscribed by the threeNos: No escalation, no shoot-ing, no war despite threats of abefitting reply. As always, Chinais the satisfied power after hav-ing annexed approximately 60sq km of the territory. It hasalready imposed heavy costs onIndia by sucking in three addi-tional divisions towards theLAC. New Delhi must containand push back intrusionsthrough dialogue, secure thestrategic highway to DaulatBeg Oldie, seize Galwan heightsand defend airfield at DBO.

An infantry brigade backedby T90 tanks and light andheavy artillery has reportedly

ring-fenced DBO. Indian forcesare currently deployed 50 to 60km ahead of its main defencesin the high mountainous ter-rain defending Leh. Any futureconflict will be in the 15,000feet high plains area fromGalwan to Depsang.

This is the first time that30,000 troops might have toweather it out in a harsh win-ter, in hostile habitat.Previously, there were not morethan 2,000-3,000 troops nearthe LAC, that, too, mainlyITBP. Further, there have beenno joint exercises between theIndian Air Force (IAF) and theArmy along the LAC due torestrictions of border protocols.

India’s best bet is leveragingits partnership with the USagainst China — Washington isin an unprecedented Cold Warwith Beijing — both militarilyand economically. DefenceSecretary Mark Esper andSecretary of State Mike Pompeohave supported India in itsresistance to Chinese bullyingand aggression. Maritime sol-idarity has been demonstratedthrough Malabar Naval exer-cises, feelers have been thrownabout upgrading the QUAD inthe Indo-Pacific region andthe building of a coalition of democracies to containChina.

But India’s ForeignMinister, S Jaishankar, is loud-thinking: About incongruenceof non-alignment, the need tomake choices and taking risks.

Still, a reset in India-China rela-tions must wait till the outcomeof DDP and restoration of sta-tus quo. Till then, India hold-ing out the threats to decouplefrom China economically willneither be easy nor bereft ofcost, so intricately entwined arethe two economies and supplychains. Although New Delhiwill wait for Beijing to undo theintrusions, some preliminarypunitive steps have been takenand signals for more have beensent out.

Punditry about China’smotives in shedding fig leaf of“hide your strength; bide yourtime” abounds: Varying fromaggression being the diver-sionary strategy for mishan-dling of the COVID-19 pan-demic to realising ChinesePresident Xi Jinping’s Chinesedream of reasserting suzerain-ty issues that are not India-spe-cific but part of reclaiming theterritory lost through historicalinjustices and unequal treaties.Putting the genie back into thebottle will not be easy forChina. Equally, an altered sta-tus quo along the LAC will beunacceptable to India. AsRajnath Singh said in Leh onJuly 17: “India will respondwith force to attempts to hurtIndia’s self-esteem.”

(The writer, a retired MajorGeneral, was Commander IPKFSouth, Sri Lanka and foundermember of the Defence PlanningStaff, currently the IntegratedDefence Staff.)

)�������� ����������&����������������������������������������������������������������������������������(

�������������������������(�������������������������������������������"������ ��������*��� �� ����� ���� +,-.�(/0 ������������ ����������������������� ���������������������1��� �����2����������������������������������������(����(�������������������������������������������)3�3�������4�������������������������������������������������������(

��������� ������������������������������������������������.����5���������������������������������������������������67���88�.�#���&�9� �+���� �����������67���������:7�����������������.�%���� �������������������������������������������������%������������������������ �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������!��(����������������������������%�������;��������������(���������������������������������������������� �����������������<�� ����(����������5��(���������������������������������������������� �=�������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������>�����������������������������(���������������&���� ���������������������������������������������

*������������������������������������� ��������������������������+,-.�(/0��������������9������� ��������������������� ���&������������������ ������������ ��������������������(�����������������?����������������������������� �������������������� ���������������������������������@�������������������(����������������� ������������������������������ ������������

.���%�������&��������������������������������������������AB7>���������������������������������������� ���������

������������������������>��������������������������4����'C������+���?��������� �������+������D +E����,��������������������� ������������������������������%�����������������(�������������������������������������������������������������������������3����3�����������������������������(���+,-.�(/0���������������������������(

������ ������������������������������������������� �����&������������������������������������������������ �������� � ����������������������� ����������������&��������9���������������&����������������������C������������������)����#������ ��������� ������������������%��������(��������������3����,������������(������������������� &���������������������������������������������������(������������,������������� ������&��������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������?���%��������=�������� �� ��� ������������������������+���� �����������������(����������������,����������=4$����������������������� ���������(�������%����������������������� ������������(����������������������������� ���������������������AB7�������� ���� ���������������������������������������������������� �������������������$��������� ���������������������������� ����������(������������������ ������������������������������������������������������������������ �����,��/6�777������ �����������������������#�=4$�������������������������������������������������������������.��� ������������������(��������4�������C����������$��� D4C�$E������������������$�������������$��� D$�$E��� +����������������������������������������������� ����������� ��������������#��������������������������� �������(���������������������*������������������+,-.�(����������������C������������������������������������������������8%���������(� ������������� �*����������.������������������������������������������C��������������������������������������������������������(������������������������������������������������������������������(��3�����������������������$�������4�������������������� ���(����������������������������������3����������,�������������5�������������������������������� �� ��������������� ������������������������� ����������������� ���� ����C�������������������(���������.��������������*�����������������������%�������������������������������-��� ������������������.������������������������������&������ �������&������������������������� ���������������.����������������������������������� ����(�����������������(������������������������ ���������C�������*��������������������� �������������������� �� ��� ���� ������-��� �������������������������������������������������������������������������(����������������(������������������������������ �#������(������C������&������ ������������ ���������������� ��������������������������������������������������������AB7�#�����������������������������������������������������������������������������(���������������(��������#���������������� �������%�����������������(C���������������������-��� ������������������������������4�������=����������F����������� ��������������������������+���������������������������������� ����������������������������������������

.��������������������������C�������������������� �� ������������������������������������������� ������������*� �������������������������� ���������������������������)����#���������������(�������������������������3����G#�������� ����%������������ ����������������(��������������������/0HB�$��������������������������� ��������� ��� ����� ���� ������� ������ �������� ������������� #�%��������������� ���������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������&��������������������������������������������$��������9��������������,������������������������������� 1������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������� �����2��������.�����1��������2������ �������������������=�����-���� �������5�����������������������������������������(����� �������������������������������C��������������������������,���������������� ����������� �9��"����������������������������������������

1���*���������

�����������

Sir — This refers to the editori-al, “Sinking under loans” (July27). The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) and the commercial banksunder it must be made indepen-dent. They need to be grantedtotal autonomy if the menace ofnon-performing assets (NPAs) isto be rooted out. The RBI mustenjoy as much independence asthe judiciary does. Interference bythe Government and politiciansholding high positions is one ofthe main reasons for NPA gener-ation. If adequate collateral secu-rity is obtained before lending,NPAs will not arise at all. Banksmust be allowed to take lendingdecisions based on merit and theprescribed norms.

KV SeetharamaiahHassan

����������������

Sir — When in power at theCentre, both the Congress andthe BJP have been accused of mis-using the office of the Governorfor political purposes. And whenin Opposition, both have allegedmurder of democracy and the

Constitution. But the Congress’idea to capture the imagination ofthe country by holding “savedemocracy” protests in theParliament failed to impress evensome of its own leaders, leavealone those in political and pub-lic circles because of the party’s

notorious past of stifling democ-racy. Starting with the thenCongress-led Government’s deci-sion to dismiss the EMSNamboodiripad-led Governmentin Kerala in 1959 to the dismissalof the Ajoy Mukherjee-ledGovernment in West Bengal in

1967, such acts of topplingGovernments are endless in theCongress’ history.

P Venkatasubbaiah’s action todismiss the SR BommaiGovernment had led to a legalbattle, which ended up in thelandmark Bommai judgement

of the Supreme Court of 1994.Many Chief Ministers have fall-en a victim to the Congress’conspiracy of dismissingGovernments despite them com-manding a majority in respectiveAssemblies. It is necessary for theCongress, especially SoniaGandhi and Rahul Gandhi, to gothrough the party’s past beforeleading any movement for thesake of democracy.

Duggaraju Srinivasa RaoVijayawada

����������������

Sir — As all our attention remainsfocussed on decoding theCoronavirus curve, surprisinglythis is the season when diseasessuch as dengue and malaria see aspike. But little empathy has beenshown for patients suffering fromthese diseases as they have beencompelled to rely on tele-medi-cine. The time is ripe to take thisvirus in our stride and battle it bytaking into account all safetyprotocols and move forward.

SrinivasVia email

� 2 � # 3 � 4 5 6 7 � � 2 8 8 5 1 !

&&&)��'�������)��!��������'���:�����������K C�!�#����������K ��� ���'���:���������:

��� ���������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

�6

)���3��������6%

�*+,��� *�9��

7���!��������������.!�"����������� � ����������(��!������������� ���������%!���%�!���% ����������%������������������� ��� ������� !�������������

��������� ��������� ��!����!����%��������������%!����������%����!�����������.BG7#"�/'�)������������������� ����������%�������������������������!����'

"0-<�&77��&�9&�L2!��!��!�����

7������� ���������7�%���!������������������������ ������'�7%������������ ���������������� �'�7��������3�������!��������������� ���� ����������������������������'

�.,0�L��!��.!��!�

.BG7#"�/���� ����������������%�!����� �� ���������������!��������-%����'��!������������!�%�����!����!����� �������������!��<��� ���'

:!#�9)�&.,0�L���������&!������� �

� 2 � 1 . / , � �

� � � � � 3 � � 2 � �� 9 � � � . , � 2 3

�����������������������

�!�������������!��������*�M� � ��!������������N=; ����,>������������!�# ���'������������������!��%�������������� ����! ���%������!�����

� !�*�%�!����������.!�*�� �������� ����������" �����������%!�����!�������������������������� �����������������'�2�����������������������������"����������� �����!���*� ���� �����*��� ��������!����!��%���������������� ��������!�� !�������"���� ��� � �!��������� ��� ����������� ������ �������!�������������������'�� ����� ���������������8��� ��!����������%���������!����� �������������������������*�� ������A���������O��*���� ��!�%���������� � ������������'��!���������������"�������!��9� ��2��!�*����� ����%�!�����!�� �"�� �� ���� !�����*� ����� �� � �� �� ��� �� ���4 ���������������!����� � ���������� ���%��� "���� �!��� ���� ��� �!������������� �!��$���������� ����!�������� ����������� ������ ���������!���������!������������'�

�!��<2*�%!�!�!���������%����������������� �!����!���������� ��*����%���� ��� ���������������"��������'��!��������������!��<2���������#������ �����4 �������������!���������������������������'��!����� �����������!����������� ���%�!����"

����������������'�$��!��������������������������"���������������!������������*�%!������������������������!���-���������!��� �������'�������� ��������������� ��������������%�������� ���� ����*�!������������ ���*����������%���������!������"�������%���7������.!�*�������� �������� ��� ����'�B��!������!����!��$;�*��������������4 ����������%��*����������� ����!�������������������!���� � ����!�������7��'�

������=�-�-���������

����!!����""������/����%�&,,&�7,0�)0-&&�><��)�6.0��

!���������7�%������� ���������������������������'������ ������A��!��*�%!����7���%�!������ �������������%���������������������������� �����'

�"��&�9&�LB������� ���!

:��%��������������������������%��������� �����������4���3����� �����������;���������%����������������������2%3��

���������������������%�������������������������6�������%������������������%������

Page 7: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

����������� ����.<��

�! ��# ��� ���!���:��! ������!�����#%%��! � #� ?����#� ��������! �"#�#�� �������� ��

!������� ��������� �� �����! ����� 6����@%#�� �����!������� �!�"�

"!����������������

#����# ��� �������#��������� ����#�"#�������! "#�#�� �����:!� �"!�����������������"������� #� �:��!�!������ ��#���� �� �����6@� ����"������! ��!������� ������������!�������� ��

-,�(��2�1��3-,�(��

Soon after the 2008 global financial crisis, 63countries prepared a National DevelopmentFramework or National Employment Policy

(NEP) to create a road map for employment gen-eration, says the International Labour Organisation(ILO). There is evidence that other nations, too, aremoving away from tackling employment issues sole-ly through the use of active labour market policies.They are moving towards development and areadopting comprehensive NEPs, bringing togethervarious sectoral measures, programmes and insti-tutions that influence the dynamic demand and sup-ply of labour and the functioning of the labour mar-ket, responding to the short, medium and long-termprospects and priorities.

The proposal to bring the NEP in India wasintroduced in 2008 during the first tenure of theUPA. An inter-ministerial group had examined theproposal but nothing concrete had emerged fromit. In UPA-II, the then Minister of Labour andEmployment Mallikarjun Kharge had said in theRajya Sabha in 2010 that the NEP was under con-sideration. In 2016, the idea of the NEP took shapeat the first meeting of the BRICS employment work-ing group, after which the NDA Government start-ed to work on it. Since then, the Government, pol-icy makers, industry bodies, media and other stake-holders are continuously debating and rooting fora comprehensive NEP policy document.

The country needs one more than ever now asit is facing the dual challenge of the highest unem-ployment rate in the last 45 years and the oneroustask of generating jobs for around 10 million entrantsin the labour force every year. Other important issuesare jobless growth, structural transformation,underemployment, informal employment, skilledworkforce, high levels of educational enrolment andaspiration of the youth, sectoral issues, decent jobsand so on. In addition, the participation of womenin the workforce is not only low but also decliningsince the 2000s. In this context, a NEP with a prac-tical vision and a comprehensive macro-economicand sectoral policy roadmap for achieving the coun-try’s employment goal is urgently required.

COVID-19, employment and livelihood: TheIndian economy had slowed down before the out-break but the ongoing pandemic has pushed it fur-ther into a recession. As per the data from the Centrefor Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), theemployment rate skyrocketed to 23.5 per cent in themonths of April and May, owing to the hard lock-down. Apart from this, the CMIE has also estimat-ed that 27 million youths in the age bracket of 20-30 years lost their jobs in April because of the lock-down. This will have a greater impact on livelihoodsin the future.

Further, these problems differ across regions andsectors of employment. Therefore, recognisingthese challenges and putting in place appropriate pol-icy responses to tackle them are a priority. As mul-tiple forces ranging from technological advances, cli-mate change to demographic changes transform theworld of work, the absence of a decisive policy actionwill further disrupt livelihoods and exacerbateinequalities. The Government needs to take appro-priate steps urgently to assess the current employ-ment situation in the country, including the macro-economic environment, demographic context andsectoral challenges in employment generation, fol-lowing which it will set targets and monitor them.

NEP amid the pandemic: Given the huge joblosses due to the contagion’s socio-economicimpact, assisting the labour force is important dur-

ing this crisis. Since numerous social pro-tection programmes are already in placefor workers, a NEP would be importantfor understanding the dynamics of ben-efits for workers, employers and theUnion and State Governments.

The recent push for a NEP on a fasttrack basis by the Minister of Labour andEmployment is a welcome move. TheLabour Minister has asked officials to lookat the employment policy while keepingin mind the challenges and disruptionsthat have occurred because of COVID-19.India has ample intellectual and practicalknowledge to formulate a policy that takesinto consideration gender, caste and eco-logical concerns. The lack of such a pol-icy could result in a warped economictransformation, resulting in avoidablestress on employment, social and genderharmony.

Labour empowerment: It is veryimportant to have an inclusive policy,which caters to the challenges and needsof the marginalised, women, divyangs(physically challenged) and so on. Theaspirational districts and the prioritysectors needing more attention must beidentified. This will go a long way inachieving the principles of ‘Sabka Saath,Sabka Vikaas, Sabka Vishwas (togetherwith all, for the development of all andwith the trust of all)’. The NEP will havean immense advisory role and create roadmaps for clarity. Moral persuasion andappropriate signalling are important toensure consistency, predictability, stabil-ity and a strong future outlook for ensur-ing confidence at par with India competi-tors. This would detail the direction of theeconomy in a holistic manner.

New investment areas, entrepreneur-ship, innovative initiatives, start-up ecosys-tems, gig economy, conventional sectors,

studies and projects would identify thenew and emerging focus areas for contin-uous feedback into the system.

Research and development is the coreof the NEP. The policies and schemes ofrelevant Ministries and committees needto be streamlined and studied to collectevidence and provide essential inputs forpolicy-making since it is an ongoingprocess.

The NEP will also be crucial forimplementation, monitoring and evalu-ation. This is important for Digital India’sobjectives and outcome-based decision-making as per the Ministry of Statisticsand Programme Implementation andNITI Aayog’s recent efforts for data andplanning. For this, the maintenance of areal-time database and repository andmonitoring of the employment status ofthe labour force is important. It wouldrequire enormous efforts in the beginningbut would yield more than proportionateresults in the immediate future.

In times of disasters and State andnational emergencies, the NEP would pro-vide a backbone and architecture tocomplement the efforts of theGovernment and maximise relief to theaffected families and enterprises. Thiswould minimise economic losses andoptimise the use of limited resources. Thiswould complement the Prime Minister’svision of a New India and help in achiev-ing the $5 trillion economy with specialemphasis on “labour respect and empow-erment.”

Atma Nirbhar Bharat and NewIndia: The NEP can provide a compre-hensive framework, with inclusive andsustainable planning, an enabling environ-ment and a holistic, impactful approachtowards decent employment and thevision of a New India. The Sustainable

Development Goal (SDG) eight focusseson promoting sustained, inclusive and sus-tainable economic growth, full and pro-ductive employment and decent work forall. The consultation paper for the draftNational Urban Policy Framework, 2018is an important document template for theNEP to start taking shape. In the past,most policy documents pertaining to theNEP, by and large, have been suggestivein nature.

There is an urgent need for a compre-hensive NEP, based on responsive real-time data analysis, integrating sectors thatwill help emerging sectoral employmentpolicies and programmes amid theCOVID-19 pandemic. The preparation ofthe NEP warrants a broad-based nation-al consensus among various stakeholders.This can be ensured through a consulta-tive process by taking various stakehold-ers’ views and the constituents’ demandsinto consideration during the policy for-mulation process.

The most important part of the NEPis to formulate a link between policyoptions, budgetary allocations and/orfinancial mechanisms, considering theconvergence among various departmentsor sectors. Further, an institutional frame-work detailing roles and responsibilitiesfor the implementation and monitoringof progress should also be part of the pol-icy document.

Such a policy document will effective-ly help in formulating appropriate employ-ment strategies which ensure decentwork, empowerment and sustainabilitytowards an ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ andcontribute significantly towards achievingthe goals of the 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development.

(Mehta is Research Director andKumar is Director, IMPRI)

=%��.������<3����3�����������%���� ��3���������6�������������������������������������������>��� �������3��%��3��������������%��������������3����������

����� �7: , 3 � � � 2 � � * 1

�!�� ������ � � ����&����!�'�

-,,(����+��.�-� ��,1"9

&����!���� �3����!���������������������������*�%��!�����������������������"����

� ������*�� ��� � ������������

/� 0�(��*�9��

�.12(-�*�3

7�#7���88#2����8��B�8��9���8G8�

�B)��2�7��72E�.7�&��98�#<�0

.9�008�&8�BE��98�97&982�<�8��0BF�8�����8�7���98�0�2�?5�F8��2���#��98B�8�B<2���2A�BE&8�8���7�&�;B$2EB����B<�#��1

�7007B��8������2�7���98

0�$B<��EB�.88G8�F�F8��'

B�98��7��B�����722<82���8

;B$0822�&�B)�9*2��<.�<��0

����2EB����7B�*7�EB���0

8��0BF�8��*2A7008#

)B�AEB�.8*�97&9�08G802�BE8#<.��7B��0

8��B0�8�����#�2�7���7B��BE��98FB<�9*�28.�B��0722<82*�#8.8��;B$2���#�2B�B�

+,-.�(/0����������������������������(�����������������*����9����,�����������&�D*9,&�E3����(@��������!�����<��������������������������������

�������&����� ������������������������������������������������������#�*9,����������3������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������� ���������������������������� �����(��������=�������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������� ��������������������������(������������������������������������

#������������������������������������ ������������������������������ ������������+,-.�(/0�������<������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������(��������������*�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������$������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ����������������(��������������������

$�������������������������������������������������(�������������������������������� ����+�����������(�������������"�������������������������������������������������������3��������"����������� ����(��������������������C *9,��������������������������������������������������������������������������(������������������"��� (���������������������(�������������� �������������������������������(�����9������������������������������������������������ ������+,-.�(/0���������������� ������������������������������"�������������������������������(����������������������������������*9,����������� ���(�����������3��������������

#�����������������������#����������������� ������������������������������������������������������(����������������������������������������������� ���������� ���������������������������������(������������������� ����������������#��������������������������������� ����������������������������(�����������������������������������������������(������������$� ���������������������������������������+������� ������������������������������������������������ �������������������������� ��������(����� �9����������� �������������������������������������(����������������������������� ������� ��(���� ��������������

3����������������������������"�������������������+,-.�(/0�������������������������������������������(���������������������������������������������(�������������������������������*�������������������������������������������������������������������(������������������������������������ ��������#������������������ ��������������������������� �������������������������� (�������������������������������������������������������������9����������������������������������������� ������������������� �������(����������������������������������������������������(����$������������������������ ���������������������������������� �������

����������������������������������������������(������� ����������������������������������������������������������� ���������������� ��������������������������������������3�������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������>������� ����������������������������������������������>�������������������������������(������ ��������������������.�������� �������������(���������������������������������������������������(�������������������������������������������������� �� �3��������������������������������������������������� �����������������������������������������(������(�����#� ��������������������������� �����������������(���������������������(������������������������������(��� ����������%����������&������������������������������������������������������������(���������������������(���������������������� �������������+,-.�(/0�������#�������������������#�*9,��������(��3������������������������������������� ���������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������(������������������������� ��������� �������,�������������������������

D���������������� ��������� �������� ����������E

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibaltweeted on July 12: “Worriedabout our party. Will we wake up

only after the horses have bolted fromour stables?” Sibal’s statement depictsthe despondent mood in the CongressParty.

Indeed, this is the question manysenior Congress leaders are asking, asthey helplessly watch the dramaunfolding in Rajasthan. Even thoughit looks as if Chief Minister AshokGehlot might manage to avert the pre-sent crisis but there is a big questionmark on the survival of the CongressParty itself. With such a fragile major-ity, Gehlot will not find it easy to keep

the flock together for long, even if hemanages to win the trust vote for now.

The party should have expectedthe blow from Sachin Pilot. The cri-sis — three months after the Congresslost a charismatic leader likeJyotiraditya Scindia and also the hard-won State of Madhya Pradesh to theBJP — was not unexpected. In fact,insiders say that Pilot was planning todo a Scindia in March itself. Butbecause of the outbreak of theCoronavirus, he deferred his depar-ture.

The fact is that the party loses aState even after winning it because ofthe internal power struggle betweenthe “old guard” and the “young Turks.”It has not been able to nip thisunhealthy rivalry in its camps nor hasit been able to strike a balance betweenthe experience of the older generationand the aspirations of the younger lot,who want to make their mark andcome out of the shadows of thesenior leadership.

No doubt, this “head in the sand”approach is not going to help as the

party had missed many wake-up callsin the last six years, after it lost boththe 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, aswell as some Congress-ruled States likeKarnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

A big party like the Congress,which ruled most of the States in thepast, must learn lessons from theongoing crisis and use them to preventsuch situations from recurring in thefuture. The Congress leadershipshould introspect about what is goingwrong within the party and how to fixit.

The party must also address theleadership vacuum at the top. SinceAugust 2019, Sonia Gandhi has beenin the saddle and she had weatheredmany crises earlier. But today, she isunable to assert herself. ThoughRahul Gandhi has quit his presiden-cy, the Congress scion continues totake most of the decisions, be it onappointments, transfers or policymatters. Hence, there is a difference ofopinion on almost every issue betweenthe “old guard” loyal to Sonia and the“young Turks” who are in Rahul’s

team. This situation is not good foreither camp as nothing gets done inthe party.

Even in the present crisis, it isRahul’s team members like RandeepSurjewala who are camping in Jaipur.The party leadership knew that Pilotwas working to split the Congress butdid nothing to mollify him. After all,Pilot is said to be close to Rahul, sothey could have worked somethingout. But nothing was done to bridgethe growing chasm. This smacks ofarrogance or a lack of understandingof the growing frustration of theyoung leaders within the party, forcedto take a back seat despite their obvi-ous talents.

The Congress leadership shouldset its house right and run a tight ship.Right now there is factionalism, indis-cipline and nepotism. All sorts of illsare dogging the party. The workers areconfused and fear that the presentstrategy of letting status quo prevail isspelling doom for them all. The partylacks direction, idealism, strategy anda new narrative. Unless these issues are

settled and shortcomings are rectified,the desertions will continue.

One might ask how Sonia man-aged to arrest the erosion when sheentered politics in 1998. She not onlyprovided leadership but also broughtthe party to power not once but twicein 2004 and 2009. But now, after morethan a decade things have changed.She brought her son to head theCongress but the mother and son didnot concentrate on building up theparty or nurturing bright, youngleaders.

No doubt the Congress was ableto win Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarhand Rajasthan but the party was notable to hold on to these States. Withthe result it has already lost MadhyaPradesh and is in the process of los-ing Rajasthan — all mainly due tointernal indiscipline and an unendingpower struggle. There is a power strug-gle going on in Punjab, Chhattisgarhand Maharashtra, too. If this is notchecked, more States like Chhattisgarhmight follow Madhya Pradesh andRajasthan. There is likely to be more

erosion as other younger leaders likeMilind Deora and Jitin Prasada mightdo a Scindia.

Rahul is expected to come back asparty chief soon and if he fails tounderstand the aspirations of theyounger leaders and apprehensions ofthe “old guard”, the present crisis in theparty will exacerbate further.

The Congress should also intro-spect why it is not able to unite theOpposition. None of the other partieshave come out in its support duringthe present crisis in Rajasthan.

On the contrary, Bahujan SamajParty (BSP) supremo Mayawati haslashed out at Gehlot and the party forweaning away six BSP MLAs fromRajasthan and merging them with theCongress. She has threatened to takethe fight against the party to theSupreme Court.

Notwithstanding all these set-backs, there is still hope for theCongress if its leadership learnslessons from the crisis and sets itshouse in order before it is too late.

(The writer is a senior journalist)

�������������������%�������������� ��������������� ������������������� ����������� ������������� �������������������������������� � ���� �������������

�� 3�(���9�1-�3

���������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

&&&)��'�������)��!

:23� ,"1 � �0�

����� ����!�������!��""�������������=���>���7������2�����=72>��������������������������� ��������������������� !����*��!���������!��������� ������ �!��!������������������%���'��!� ������%���A�� ������!��� !����������%���� ����!�� �����������!������!����"72��������������!�������*��� !�����%���� ��� ��!�������!���'

=��� �������>

A�$<0�9�2��B�.9B7.8

Page 8: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

& ��$��;���������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysiancourt sentenced former PrimeMinister Najib Razak to serveup to 12 years in prison onTuesday after finding him guiltyof crimes involving the multi-billion-dollar looting of the1MDB state investment fundthat brought down his govern-ment in a shocking electionouster two years ago.

Najib was calm and stone-faced as he became the firstMalaysian leader to be con-victed. He has vowed to appealthe verdict and took an oath inbrief remarks from the dockbefore the sentencing that hewas unaware of the graft.

Judge Mohamad NazlanGhazali sentenced Najib to 12years in jail on one count ofabuse of power, 10 years eachfor three counts of criminalbreach of trust, and 10 yearseach for three counts of moneylaundering, as well as a fine of210 million ringgit (USD 49.4million). But he ordered thesentences to run concurrently,meaning that Najib will face upto 12 years in jail.

The judge said the sentencewas “appropriate and propor-tionate” taking into account thatNajib had committed the crimefrom a “position of trust” asprime minister, his final pleaand the need to deter othersfrom committing the samecrime.

The ruling in the first of hisfive corruption trials came fivemonths after Najib’s Malayparty returned to governmentas the biggest bloc in an alliancethat took power from thereformist government that oust-ed Najib’s in 2018.

Analysts said the rulingwould bolster the prosecution’scase in Najib’s other trials andwould signal to the businesscommunity the Malaysia’s legalsystem has strength in tacklinginternational financial crimes.But others cautioned the rulingcould be overturned and hispolitical party remains in office.

“I find the accused guiltyand convict the accused of allseven charges,” the judge saidafter spending two hours read-ing out an elaborate ruling. AP

Portland (US): The mayors ofPortland, Oregon, and five othermajor US cities appealedMonday to Congress to make itillegal for the federal govern-ment to deploy militarisedagents to cities that don’t wantthem.

“This administration’s egre-gious use of federal force oncities over the objections of localauthorities should never hap-pen,” the mayors of Portland;Seattle; Chicago; Kansas City;Albuquerque, New Mexico; andWashington wrote to leaders ofthe US House and Senate.

Video from early Tuesdayshowed law enforcement offi-cers filling a street with gas todisperse protesters. Several loud

booms could be heard.Portland Mayor Ted

Wheeler and CityCommissioner Jo Ann Hardestylate called for a meeting withActing Homeland SecuritySecretary Chad Wolf to discussa cease-fire and removal ofheightened federal forces fromPortland. Earlier in the day, a USofficial said militarised officerswould remain in Portland untilattacks on a federal courthousecease — and more officers maysoon be on the way.

“It is not a solution to tellfederal officers to leave whenthere continues to be attacks onfederal property and personnel,”US Attorney Billy Williamssaid. AP

Kathmandu: Nepal’s rulingcommunist party leaders onTuesday once again failed tonegotiate a power-sharing dealbetween Prime Minister KPSharma Oli and executivechairperson Pushpa KamalDahal ‘Prachanda’, who con-vened a meeting of the power-ful Standing Committee despiteOli’s decision to postpone it.

Prachanda and some seniorleaders reached the PrimeMinister’s official residence atBaluwatar at around 11 am forthe scheduled meeting of the45-member StandingCommittee of the NepalCommunist Party (NCP) toiron out the differences betweenthe two warring factions.

However, Prime Minister’spress advisor Surya Thapa saidthe meeting was postponed.

But Matrika Yadav, a StandingCommittee member, said themeeting would be held at anycost, even if Prime Minister Olirefused to attend, theKathmandu Post reported.

Prachanda and seniorparty leader Jhalanath Khanalthen went to meet Oli only toreturn to the meeting hall afterthe latter told them to dowhatever they wished to, thepaper said. At the meetinghall, Prachanda briefed theStanding Committee membersabout his talks with Oli.

The Standing Committeemembers close to Oli did notattend the unilateral meetingconvened by Prachanda.However, 29 StandingCommittee members and twoinvitees were present at themeeting, which started ataround 3:00 pm and lasted forone hour, party sources said.

Standing Committeemember Ganesh Shah said themeeting was postponed as thetwo leaders need more time forinformal consultations to sortout their differences. The

Standing Committee meetingshave been postponed for ninetimes since June 24.

“It was against the partystatute and inappropriate forPM Oli to postpone the meet-ing unilaterally,” Partyspokesperson NarayankajiShrestha told reporters.

“Today’s meeting did notdiscuss the party’s agenda butit decided to hand over theresponsibility of conveninganother Standing Committeemeeting to party chairmanPrachanda,” he said.

Those who spoke on theoccasion criticised PrimeMinister Oli. On Wednesdaylast, a Standing Committeemeeting was briefly held at thePM’s official residence.However, the prime ministerdid not attend the meeting.

Then, the party decided toconvene another meeting onJuly 28 to review government’sperformance, finalising divisionof work among party’s cadresand leaders, and proposed gen-eral convention among otherissues. PTI

Jerusalem: Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu’seldest son Yair has apologised toHindus after he faced flak fromsome Indians who found one ofhis tweets to be “quite offensive”.

On Sunday, the 29-year-oldYair, who is very active onsocial media and often defendshis father’s policies, posted a pic-ture of the Hindu goddessDurga, with the face of Liat BenAri, the prosecutor in hisfather’s corruption cases, super-imposed over the goddess’ face.

Her many arms were alsoraised giving the middle finger.

“I’ve tweeted a meme froma satirical page, criticising polit-ical figures in Israel. I didn’trealise the meme also portrayedan image connected to themajestic Hindu faith. As soon asI realised it from comments ofour Indian friends, I haveremoved the tweet. I apologise,”Yair said in a tweet.

Attorney General AvichaiMandelbit’s face was superim-

posed over that of a tigeraccompanying the goddessunder a caption that said, “knowyour place you despicable peo-ple”.

The Twitter users were splitin their reaction over the postwith some Indians harshly crit-icising him for the offensivetweet while others giving himthe benefit of doubt andattributing it to general igno-rance about the Hindu faith inthe West.

Yair, who has been at thecentre of several controversies,was appreciated by some Israelisfor “showing courage in apolo-gising for his mistake”, but wasalso condemned in equal mea-sure by others for “being irre-sponsible”.

Earlier this month, Yairissued an apology to journalistDana Weiss for appearing tosuggest the top news anchor hadattained her position throughsexual favours, according to alocal media report. PTI

Harare: Zimbabwe’s ruling partyhas threatened the United Statesambassador with expulsion, call-ing him a “thug” and accusinghim of funding organisers ofanti-government protestsplanned for Friday.

Zimbabwe’s government inrecent weeks has increasinglyaccused the US Embassy ofsupporting anti-governmentactivists who are piling pressureon President EmmersonMnangagwa as the economycollapses amid new allegationsof corruption and human rightsabuses.

The embassy denies theaccusations of meddling in localpolitics in the southern Africancountry. Ruling ZANU-PF partyspokesman Patrick Chinamasa

on Monday said USAmbassador Brian Nichols anda “coterie of gangsters” shouldstop “mobilising and fundingdisturbances, coordinating vio-lence and training insurgency.

Our leadership will not hes-itate to give him marchingorders.” He added: “Diplomatsshould not behave like thugs,and Brian Nichols is a thug.” Theembassy did not immediatelycomment on that.

In the past week, informa-tion minister MonicaMutsvangwa and foreign affairsminister Sibusiso Moyo haveaccused Western countries ofsponsoring Hopewell Chin’ono,a prominent journalist knownfor exposing alleged governmentcorruption. AP

, ������� �*����������������� � ��� ����

5�����4;�5�.����&6�������1'�������������157���������

��������'����� �4�� ��;������������������������������,����'����84Beijing: China announced thesuspension on Tuesday ofHong Kong’s extraditiontreaties with Canada, Australiaand Britain in a tit-for-tatmove following similar deci-sions by those countries overa controversial new securitylaw.

Western nations haveangered Beijing over theirresponses to the law imposedon Hong Kong which they seeas an erosion of the civil lib-erties and human rights thecity has enjoyed since its han-dover from Britain in 1997.

The United States hasdecided to rescind HongKong’s special trading privi-leges while Washington’s “FiveEyes” intelligence partners havesuspended their extraditiontreaties with the city, with NewZealand on Tuesday joiningCanada, Britain and Australia.

The United States has sig-nalled it was preparing to dothe same.

China has accused thecountries of interfering in itsinternal affairs and defendedthe security law as crucial to

restore order in Hong Kongfollowing a wave of pro-democracy protests marred byviolence.

“The wrong action ofCanada, Australia and the UKin politicising judicial cooper-ation with Hong Kong hasseriously hurt the basis ofjudicial cooperation,” said for-eign ministry spokesmanWang Wenbin at a regularpress briefing.

“China has decided to sus-pend extradition treatiesbetween Hong Kong andCanada, Australia and UK, as

well as criminal justice coop-eration agreements.”

Wang accused the coun-tries of having used the nation-al security law as “an excuse tounilaterally announce the sus-pension of extradition treaties”with Hong Kong.

Britain suspended itsextradition treaty last week,following moves by Australiaand Canada, saying the secu-rity law had “significantlychanged key assumptions”including a provision to trycertain cases in mainlandChina. AFP

Wellington: New Zealand onTuesday announced that itwill follow the lead of its intel-ligence allies by suspending itsextradition treaty with HongKong.

The move comes inresponse to China passing asweeping new security law forthe semi-autonomous terri-tory.

New Zealand is the finalmember of the “Five Eyes”intelligence-sharing allianceto take such action after theUS, Australia, Canada and theUK previously announcedsimilar measures.

New Zealand relies onChina as its largest tradingpartner and in the past hasoften tried to avoid directpolitical confrontation.

China each year buys bil-lions of dollars worth of NewZealand’s agricultural goods,including its lucrative milkpowder which is used in infantformula. But Foreign MinisterWinston Peters said the newlaw went against commitmentsChina had made to the inter-national community.

“New Zealand can no

longer trust that Hong Kong’scriminal justice system is suf-ficiently independent fromChina,” Peters said.

He said there would beother changes to the relation-ship. New Zealand would nowtreat military and technologyexports to Hong Kong in thesame way as it treats suchexports to China, he said, andhad updated its travel advice towarn New Zealanders aboutthe risks they faced under thenew law.

Prime Minister JacindaArdern said New Zealand wasfollowing its principles.

“We do have a maturerelationship with China,”Ardern said. “There have beenoccasions where we have takendifferent positions. This obvi-ously will be one of them.”

China says the new secu-rity law is needed to combatterrorism and separatism andprevent Hong Kong frombecoming a base for under-mining Chinese state power. Ingeneral, cases would be tried inHong Kong, but the law allowsfor mainland jurisdiction insome circumstances. AP

, �< ��������� ��� =���������� �� ����1>

Tehran: Iran’s RevolutionaryGuards blasted a mock-up of aUS aircraft carrier with missileson Tuesday during militaryexercises in sensitive Gulfwaters, state television said.

The exercises — dubbed“Prophet Mohammed 14th” —were held near the Strait ofHormuz, a vital shipping lanefor a fifth of global oil output.

They were staged at a timeof heightened tensions betweenIran and its decades-old archenemy the United States.

Footage of the war gamesbroadcast on state televisionshowed the Guards’ air andnaval forces readying for anattack off the country’s south-

west coast. Speedboatsskimmed across the water information before ground forcesfired cannons and a missile waslaunched from a helicopter.

The mock-up of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier came intoview with rows of dummyfighter jets on either side of itslanding strip.

The television then cut torockets being fired out to seafrom the backs of trucks, beforeshowing damage to the hull ofthe mock-up aircraft carrier.

Another missile fired froma helicopter left a trail of smokebefore appearing to smash intothe side of the fake warship.

Armed forces were then

seen rappelling onto the deckof the vessel, before around a

dozen speedboats circlearound it. AFP

&������� �����--!�8 �������"�������������<�'"��;�����

Dubai: The United States Navyon Tuesday criticised Iran as“irresponsible and reckless” forconducting an exercise involv-ing firing a missile at a replicaaircraft carrier in Gulf waters.

“We are aware of theIranian exercise involvingattacking a mock-up of a ves-sel similar to a motionless air-craft carrier,” US Fifth Fleetspokeswoman Rebecca

Rebarich told AFP. “While we are always

watchful of this type of irre-sponsible and reckless behav-iour by Iran in the vicinity ofbusy international waterways,this exercise has not disruptedcoalition operations in the areanor had any impacts to the freeflow of commerce in the Straitof Hormuz and surroundingwaters.” AFP

����������� = ���� ��������� ������� ���� ��� ��3;(

.����%�9����������� ����%�������� ����!����

�0'�--&78��<���!��<2�������!�������%��� ������ ����������%� � ��!������!����%�!�����������2��������������!�����'�&0��� ����!�A������������A�;� �<�����!���� ���3��!���"%�� ������%������%������������� ���� �����������M�������*���������N�����������!���� ������������������A����)��*��������������������� �����'�'0�&��������3���������������������%���2!���*�� �������0����������������*��� ����������������� ���!����!���!���� ����������� ������!��� �������!����������!��������!�������� ��� �����!�������������� ������!��������� �������'

�������%� �������%�

������������!��������8 �� �����'��/��"��-�����'����������������

@�-�����.���'�� ����!���''8 ��-���������1��� .

���� $87;7�&

The head of the ChineseCenter for Disease Control

and Prevention says he hasbeen injected with an experi-mental coronavirus vaccine inan attempt to persuade thepublic to follow suit when oneis approved.

“I’m going to reveal something undercover : I am injected with one of the vaccines,” Gao Fu said in a webinar Sunday hosted by Alibaba Health, an arm of the Chinese e-commercegiant, and Cell Press, anAmerican publisher of scien-tific journals.

������"��������*� ������������������;���-����'��������

������������������������ !� �"�! �#���$�%&' �!�%��

Page 9: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

� ��������������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

����� �8)�#8097

Gold prices in the nationalcapital on Tuesday wit-

nessed a fall after rising for thepast seven days and declined �187 to �52,846 per 10 gram, intandem with weak interna-tional trends, according toHDFC Securities.In the previ-ous trade, the precious metalhad closed at �53,033 per 10gram. Silver also tumbled �1,933 to �64,297 per kg, against�66,230 per kg on Monday.

Both gold and silver havewitnessed decline after sevendays of gain, according toHDFC Securities. “Spot goldprices for 24 karat in Delhi wit-nessed correction by �187 witha decline in international goldprices,” HDFC SecuritiesSenior Analyst (Commodities)Tapan Patel said. In the inter-national market, gold was quot-ing lower at USD 1,923 perounce and silver at USD 23.60per ounce.”Gold prices wit-nessed profit-booking on dol-lar recovery,” he added.

����� �8)�#8097

Prime Minister NarendraModi will meet heads of

large banks and NBFCs onWednesday to take stock of theeconomy that has been hithard by the outbreak of coro-navirus pandemic.

According to an officialstatement, the prime ministerwill join stakeholders frombanks and NBFCs onWednesday to discuss anddeliberate on vision androadmap for the future.

“The topics on agendainclude credit products andefficient models for delivery,financial empowermentthrough technology, prudentialpractices for stability and sus-tainability of financial sector,”it said. The banking sectorplays an important role in eco-nomic growth through financ-ing infrastructure, agriculture,local manufacturing includingMSMEs. Financial inclusioncan play a big role in financialempowerment through tech-nology, it said. Senior officersfrom the government will alsobe a part of the interaction, itadded.

This is part of a series ofmeetings that the prime min-ister is holding for the last few

weeks on various sectors of theeconomy, sources said.Discussion is likely to bearound reviving the economywhich is expected to contractby 4.5 per cent in the currentfiscal, according to some esti-mates. Banks and other finan-cial institutions are imple-menting the bulk of the mea-sures announced under the�20.97-lakh crore economicpackage to deal with theCOVID crisis in May.The Govtannounced one of the world’sbiggest stimulus packages witha focus on the survival of thebusiness and setting a roadmapfor the revival of the economy.

The five-part stimuluspackage announced by FinanceMinister Nirmala Sitharamanbeginning May 13 comprised�5.94 lakh crore in the firsttranche that provided creditline to small businesses andsupport to shadow banks andelectricity distribution com-panies. The second trancheincluded free foodgrain tostranded migrant workers fortwo months and credit to farm-ers, totalling �3.10 lakh crore.Spending on agri infrastructureand other measures for agri-culture and allied sectors in thethird tranche totalled to �1.5lakh crore.

Bengaluru: Jio said on Tue itnow has aSubscriber base ofover two crore-plus customersin Karnataka. Jio said in a state-ment it has grown constantly inspite of the telecom industryseeing a continuous decline innumbers. Jio plans to connect 20lakh plus homes across variouscities in the ongoing phase ofJioFiber launch inKarnataka.”JioFiber assures cus-tomers speeds up to 1 Gigabyte& host of multiple OTT plat-form content inbuilt likeAmazon Prime, Disney +Hotstar, Zee5, AltBalaji, Colors,SunNxt, Voot etc through 4KHD set top box”, the statementadded. PTI

New Delhi: Walmart-ownedFlipkart on Tuesday announced90-minute delivery for gro-ceries as it seeks to take onAmazon.Com and billionaireMukesh Ambani’s upstartJioMart in the fast-growingIndian market. The hyperlocaldelivery service ‘Flipkart Quick’,which will also offer 90-minutedeliveries of fresh vegetables,meat, and mobile phones. PTI

����� �8)�#8097

The Government has noti-fied changes in Foreign

Direct Investment (FDI) normson civil aviation, which willpermit non-resident Indiannationals to own 100 per centstake of Air India.

The gazette notificationcomes amid the ongoingprocess of strategic disinvest-ment of Air India.

Last month, theGovernment for the third timeextended the deadline to bid forAir India as the Covid-19 fall-out has disrupted economicactivities globally.

The deadline was extend-ed by two months till August31. The divestment process forthe national carrier was initi-ated on January 27.

“These rules may be calledthe Foreign ExchangeManagement (Non-debtInstruments) (ThirdAmendment) Rules, 2020,” theofficial notification dated July27, 2020 said.

They shall come into forceon the date of their publica-tion in the Official Gazette, itsaid.

“Foreign investments in

M/s Air India Limited, includ-ing that of foreign airlines shallnot exceed 49 per cent eitherdirectly or indirectly except incase of those NRIs, who areIndian Nationals, where foreigninvestments is permitted up to100 per cent under automaticroute,” it said.

Substantial ownership andeffective control of Air IndiaLimited shall continue to bevested in Indian Nationals asstipulated in Aircraft Rules,1937, it added.

As per the present FDIPolicy, 100 per cent FDI is per-mitted in scheduled AirTransport Service/DomesticScheduled Passenger Airline(Automatic up to 49 per centand Government route beyond49 per cent).

However, for NRIs 100 percent FDI is permitted underautomatic route in ScheduledAir TransportService/Domestic ScheduledPassenger Airline.

The Government permits100 per cent FDI under auto-matic route in helicopter ser-vices/seaplane services requir-ing Directorate General ofCivil Aviation (DGCA)approval.

����� �8)�#8097

The Government must lookat rationalising levies on the

telecom sector and close longstanding legal disputes thatare a big drag on the perfor-mance of operators, in order toensure industry viability with3+1 player structure, BhartiAirtel Chairman Sunil Mittalhas said. Mittal in his message

to shareholders in the compa-ny’s latest annual report said,while it is clear that the “worstmay be behind for India’s tele-com industry”, it is yet toemerge from the woods. “Indiastill has some of the lowest datatariffs globally and the indus-try is barely able to cover thecost of capital. It requires muchmore support to repair thedeep damage to its finances and

make it viable for telecomoperators to invest in futuretechnologies,” Mittal said in thecompany’s FY20 annual report.Exhorting the Government to“look into the urgent needs ofoperators”, Mittal said thatalthough the recent tariffincrease had provided somecushion, the sector is still waybelow the levels to make theindustry viable.

������ �8)�#8097

At least in the oil sector, theglobal health emergency

caused by coronavirus is com-ing to India’s advantage. Whilethe severe demand squeezedue to the pandemic helpedIndia save on oil imports, lowglobal crude prices could helpit further in reducing sharplythe import bill.

Declining consistentlysince April, India’s oil importsfell about 29 per cent (YoY) toaround 13.44 million tonnes inJune, the lowest since October2011.

In value terms, the June oilimports stood at $4.93 billion(�37,341.70 crore), down 55.29per cent in the dollar termsfrom $11.03 billion (�76,586.73 crore) in June 2019.

In April, it fell to 16.55 mil-lion tonnes, a 16 per cent YoYdecline, from 17.28 milliontonnes reported earlier. In May,crude oil imports fell 22.6 percent, the biggest drop since atleast 2005, to 14.61 milliontonnes against the year-agomonth.If the trend continues,crude oil imports in FY21 mayfall to 180 million tonnes, 50million tonnes lower than 227million tonnes imported inFY20. At current prices, thevalue of this 50 million tonneswill be around $20 billion.

Moreover, India may fur-ther reduce its oil import billwith crude oil prices remaininglow or range-bound around$35-45 a barrel in FY21.

Assuming $40 a barrelaverage crude oil price and therupee-dollar rate holding clos-er to current levels, and month-ly imports remaining low at 15million tonnes (average), forFY21, the import bill could slipto 60 per cent of the last year’s$60-65 billion. Similar level ofimport bill was witnessed inFY16 when crude had fallen to$26 a barrel for some time.

India has already reducedoil import bill by over 60 percent in the first quarter (April-June) of FY21. In Q1FY21, oilimports were worth $13.08billion (�99,259.42 crore),which was 62.47 per cent lowerin the dollar terms from $34.85billion (�2,42,398.55 crore) forQ1FY20. According to thePetroleum Planning andAnalysis Cell (PPAC) of the oilministry, imports stood ataround 227 million tonnes inFY20 against 226.5 mt in FY19.The import bill last year was$101.4 billion against $111.9billion in FY19.

A $1 fall in crude oil priceshelps India reduce import billby almost �2,900 crore, whileone rupee fall in value of thecurrency against dollar raisesspending by around �2,700crore.

“The oil import bill mayfall below $100 billion thisyear as coronavirus and itscontinuity may have furtherdented the oil market. It couldbring down the country’s oilpurchase bill sharply,” said anoil sector expert.

While India imported $112billion crude oil in FY19, itsimport bill had transited sub-stantially lower in the previousthree financial years with oilimport bill standing at $64 bil-lion in FY16, when oil slippedon oversupply, especially withthe entry of US shale oil.

Lower volume of crudeprocessing by refiners is alsoexpected to have an impact onthe import bill.

For India, lower oil pricesact as big incentive as thecountry depends on imports tomeet 86 per cent of its require-ments. Lower import bill willalso have positive impact on thecountry’s fiscal deficit that hasslipped from earlier targets inthe wake of higher governmentexpenditure this year to curbfalling GDP growth.

����� �8)�#8097

Global forecasting firmOxford Economics on

Tuesday said it expects India’sGDP growth to lose momen-tum from late third quarter(October-December) of thecurrent fiscal as the push fromthe initial reopening fades.

It further said India faresthe worst in its Asia recoveryscorecard, implying that thecountry will likely take thelongest among majoreconomies to converge to itspre-coronavirus growth level.

Oxford Economics, in areport titled ‘India: A reopen-ing gone wrong’, said the cen-tral government’s attempts torestart the economy are alreadyrunning aground.

“In our baseline, we expectGDP growth to lose momen-tum from late Q3 on, once the

push from the initial reopeningfades and, likely compoundedby the ongoing pandemic andinadequate policy support,legacy economic headwindsre-assert themselves.

“The risk clearly is thatproactive steps by regionalGovernments, especially thericher ones, to stem the spreadof the virus bring the tippingpoint forward,” it said.

According to OxfordEconomics, early data sug-gests that the positive eco-nomic impact of the acceler-ated lockdown exit will be feltin June, with the effect rein-forced by a global growth pick-up that has aided a recovery inexports.

“The outlook beyond that,however, has turned more wor-risome.

The reopening drive isalready beginning to hit road-

blocks, amid the surge inCOVID-19 cases,” it observed.

It pointed out that newvirus hotspots have emergedacross the country since lateJune and, barring Delhi, nomajor region has had notablesuccess in containing the virus.“First, while we do see a highprobability of restrictions beingtightened anew, we do notexpect them to match the strin-gency of the phase one of thenationwide lockdown thatcaused the maximum eco-nomic damage.

“Second, the rural econo-my, which is leading the recov-ery so far, seems at a muchlower risk of shutting downagain compared to cities, andshould help cushion the down-side to domestic demand,” itnoted. India’s eco-nomic growth stood at 4.2 percent in 2019-20.

����� �<�$�7

Reversing two sessions ofdeclines, the Sensex surged

over 558 points while the Niftyrecaptured the 11,300-markon Tuesday as investorssnapped up IT, auto and finan-cial stocks amid firm globalcues.

After opening above thekey 38,000-level, the 30-shareBSE Sensex went on to touchthe day’s high of 38,555 in late-afternoon trade. It finallyclosed at 38,492.95, up 558.22points or 1.47 per cent.

Likewise, the broader NSENifty vaulted 168.75 points or

1.52 per cent to end at11,300.55. UltraTech Cementwas the top gainer in the Sensexpack, leaping 7.17 per cent, fol-lowing better-than-expectedresults.

The Aditya Birla Groupfirm reported a 38 per centdecline in consolidated netprofit at �796.31 crore for theJune quarter, but managed tobeat Street estimates.

TCS, Kotak MahindraBank, M&M, Maruti, IndusIndBank and Bajaj Auto were theother prominent gainers, risingas much as 4.69 per cent.

Only five index con-stituents finished in the red --ICICI Bank, Nestle, AsianPaints, ONGC and ITC, shed-ding up to 1.84 per cent.

Asian markets posted sig-nificant gains following upbeat

US stocks in anticipation ofmore growth-supportive mea-sures by the US Federal Reservelater this week.

“Indian benchmarkindices closed up by around 1.4per cent, with Auto and IT con-stituents contributing the most

to the gains. Some of the stocks rallied

on the basis of their earningsresults, with operating marginsand earnings visibility being thekey notables.

“Globally, there was anexpectation that the US Fed

would continue with its dovishpolicy stance, which wouldensure liquidity, especially intoemerging markets like India.Liquidity has been a key driverfor the market performance,and the Fed decision is likely tobe greeted positively. Theadvice to remain cautiousremains and investors mustaccumulate only quality stocks,”said Vinod Nair, Head ofResearch at Geojit FinancialServices.

All BSE sectoral indicesclosed with gains, led by auto(3.26 per cent), IT (2.54 percent), basic materials (2.41 percent), metal (2.32 per cent) andteck (2.18 per cent).

However, the BSE small-cap, mid-cap and large-capindices under-performed thebenchmark, with 0.61 per cent,0.76 per cent and 1.46 per centgains, respectively.

Global oil benchmarkBrent crude slipped 0.07 percent to USD 43.87 per barrel.

New Delhi: Highlighting theplight of the hospitality sectoramid the Covid-19 pandemic,the Hotel Association of India(HAI) has said that in absenceof support from the govern-ment and the RBI, the Indianhotel industry will collapse.

The industry body has reit-erated its demands includingextension of the moratoriumon interest and repayment ofprincipal for the entire finan-cial year 2021 till March 31, andthe interest due is added backto the total principal out-standing and the loan termextended by 12 months.”Thiswill solve the current cashcrunch as there is expected tobe almost no demand forFY21,” an HAI statement said.

Further for the ‘revivalphase’ interest rate should be200 basis points higher thanrepo rate.Citing a recent studyby McKinsey, the HAI said air-

lines and hotels will be theworst impacted sector in India,with around 75 per cent outputdecline in Q1 FY21 comparedto Q4 FY20.The revenue loss tothe hotel industry is expectedto be to the tune of Rs 90,000crore in the year 2020, it added.

“The Covid-19 pandemichas led to demand destructionin excess of 90 per cent for thetourism and hospitality sectorwhich employs nearly 4.5 crorepeople, provides livelihood toaround 16 crore people, andcontributes 9 per cent to India’sGDP,” it said.

While the RBI hasannounced an immediate termto avert the crisis by allowingmoratorium on loan repay-ment, HAI said that on behalfof the Indian hospitality sector,it has been recommendingmore relief measures for the“survival, revival, and thrival”of the sector. IANS

:?���� ����� �������� ��������� ����7�*��<�B2�B.A2�2�<��

�7�������%��������3�3����3 ��3�?#@�A4 ����<����3��

Mumbai: The rupee closedalmost flat at 74.84 againstthe US currency on Tuesdaydespite steller gains in equi-ty markets and stable oilprices.Analysts said month-end dollar demand fromgold importers and forexoutflows restricted gains inthe local unit. Investors arealso awaiting the outcome ofthe two-day policy meetingof the Federal Reserve thatwill conclude on Wed, theysaid. At the interbank forexmarket, the rupee witnessedhigh volatility and touchedan intra-day high of 74.71and a low of 74.90 against theUS dollar. The rupee finallyclosed at 74.84 against the USdollar, down by just 1 paisaover its last close of74.83.Meanwhile, the dollarindex, which gauges thegreenback’s strength againsta basket of six currencies,rose by 0.25 % to 93.90.“Rupee is not responding tothe dollar weakness since lastcouple of days amid month-end dollar demand from goldimporters ahead of festiveseason,”HDFC SecuritiesDeputy Head Retail ResearchDevarsh Vakil said addingthat so far this month, dollarindex has declined 3.5% whilethe rupee has appreciatedonly 0.9%. PTI

���$��!����7�<;�'������=

����� �8)�#8097

Leading stock exchangeNSE on Tuesday extend-

ed the discontinuation dateof its NOW platform toDecember 28, followingrequests from trading mem-bers.

The platform wasscheduled to discontinuefrom September 14.

“On account of requestsfrom members to extendthe deadline for NOW dis-continuation and consider-ing the prevailing situationcaused by the spread ofCOVID-19, NSE has decid-ed to revise the discontinu-ation date of NOW toDecember 28, 2020,” theexchange said in a statement.

Accordingly, membershave been urged to takeadvantage of the extendedtimelines and migrate toalternate trading platformsavailable in the market byend of December 27.

It has requested mem-bers to adhere to the time-lines since no further exten-sion will be done.NOW is aComputer to Computer Link(CTCL) facility throughwhich brokers were access-ing the exchange’s tradingplatform.

.)<��4�������%��������� �.A:��� ��3

%���@�������*�������� ��������� ����������,'2����� ���� �� �

�%( ��� �!�%!�)� ��� �� �*��"%���+%���(���(��!�%�

,$�8�� ���%������$� ���>���:0�5� � #�$(�� &�����

=�����3���������������3���� ��3�����@�)�����5����

" �$(����#�� ������!��!����7�$�� !�'�

:'�/��������""��$)#-�����'�������"� �������

,���������������������������%��������������@�, !

;���������������� ��� ������������A3����

Page 10: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

���������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$ #�����5�42,���,5��+����3�

. � �����������$�� �����%�! ���� ���������?�%���$����������� ����%��&����������������$�(�� ������ �����%�%������%���� �$��� #���&�������������� �������%��� !����'����� !����<@����

0�6�������������!�����!�� ����� �8)�#8097

The St Xavier’s High School,Ghaziabad, NH 24, organised

Mandala Workshop and AngerManagement webinar sessions viatheir Facebook page on Saturday andSunday, respectively. Jayashree Arora,a motivational speaker and film, TVand theatre actress, conducted theanger management session.

Around 500 students explorednew realms of their artistic bent in theMandala Workshop & Competitionwhich was open to the age group offive-15. The participants learnt aboutthe brief history of Mandala art formand created different patterns fromgeometrical designs during the work-

shop conducted by Karishma, an artteacher.

Arora addressed parents andstudents by suggesting tips on howto manage frustration & anxiety andcreate stronger base for communi-cation in the family. She also said:“Anger has become a common emo-tion in this lockdown, amongst par-ents, children and teachers. It can bevery well managed if we understandthe origin of this emotion scientifi-cally — our brain has two hemi-spheres- right and left. Right partbecomes active in frustration, but leftpart lets the logic sink in. In order tomanage our anger, we must give our-selves some time and let the left brainactivate the logical side.”

����� �8)�#8097

The Vedica ScholarProgramme for

Women on July 27,2020 announces thecommencement of itslatest cohort for itsManagement Practiceand LeadershipProgramme onSeptember 1, 2020.

In light of theongoing pandemic,the batch will com-mence in Septemberwith an online induc-tion model followedby a hybrid model

from October tillDecember, and in-person classesJanuary 2021onwards. Vedica hasissued detailedCOVID guidelines toensure safety of stu-dents on campus andhostel.

The programmewill start with anonline induction. It isintended to introducestudents to the strongculture, new normaland learning method-ologies of the pro-gramme.

Aerospace is a branch of engineer-ing that never ceases to kindle a

curious mind. Even in the current timesof struggles and negativity around usthat has got the entire world in a tur-moil, we can cheer as Space X becomesthe first private entity to launch humansto the International Space Station.Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon to theISS with NASA astronauts BobBehnken and Doug Hurley on board.

The Indian Space ResearchOrganisation — ISRO continues tomarch forward with the same strongspirit in announcing opportunity forDevelopment of Technologies for sus-tained Indian Human Space ProgramedSpace Exploration in April 2020. ISRO’sHuman Space Program will endeavorto send humans to destinations fromlow earth orbits and beyond.

Human Space Mission requiresinnovations and creative technologiesfor space explorations which will leadto widening of scientific knowledge,economic growth, value addition to thequality of life of a common man andthus national development. There isneed to build capabilities to derive sci-entific benefits from ISRO’s HumanSpaceflight Program. Initiatives likethese help us to understand that thereis no limit and hurdles we cannot over-come. The courses that students canexplore in Aerospace world: BTechAerospace Engineering:

�Major subjects cover: FlightMechanics, Aerodynamics, AircraftStructures, Aerospace Propulsion,Rocket Propulsion, Aircraft Design,Helicopter Engineering, Space

Dynamics and Space Science andSpace Environment,

BTech Aerospace withSpecialisation in Avionics:

�Major subjects cover: FlightMechanics, Aircraft Structures,Aerospace Propulsion, Signal andSystem, Digital Avionics, Digital SignalProcessing, Digital Signal Processing,Aircraft Electrical System, RADARTechnology, Embedded System,Avionics System and Design

For pursing a degree in AerospaceEngineering students must have agood knowledge in physics and math-ematics at school level. Coding has alsobecome an integral part of the cur-riculum. Students should be providedwith projects and assignments thatinvolve partially or completely the dig-ital system.

An aerospace engineer shouldhave a never stop learning attitude,strong sense of responsibility, a goodsense of time management. The stu-dents should keep themselves updatedto the current happenings in the field,

read a lot and subscribe to the maga-zines and articles and build a mind setfor research by accessing the latest pub-lications and targeting good quality pro-jects.

Here is a look at the career oppor-tunities Aerospace Engineering offersstudents:

Aerospace Engineers have the jobto involve in Design, System integration,Structural Analysis, Trouble Shooting.The field opens up other plethora ofcareer avenues in engineering servicesprovider organisations. The students ofAerospace Engineering have opportu-nities to become either:� Aircraft Design & Analysis Engineer � Aircraft Production Engineer � Aerospace Modelling & Simulation

Engineer� Air Defense Systems Engineer � Scientist in Defense Research and

Development Organisations � Scientist in National Aerospace

Laboratories � Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

=������������*����� ����'��"�9� ������� ��8�9

The coronavirus pandemic is thegreatest public health crisis theworld has faced in over a 100

years. It has forced educators and stu-dents to move from physical to onlineteaching spaces. The most pronouncedaspect of this immediate transition isthat a majority of students don't haveaccess to devices and high speed inter-net connectivity needed for distancelearning. When it comes to access, wefail to address something moreinequitable than access to technology— access to critical thinking resources.

The gap needs to be addressedAsk any expert about how tech-

nology is going to shape the future ofwork, and one they will all tell you thatknowledge and skills are not the onlythings you need. The ability to unlearnand relearn is essential. If we want toprepare students to solve problems wehave not yet seen, making use of tech-nologies that are yet to be created, infields that don’t exist, educators shouldmake teaching critical thinking theirpriority.

Unfortunately, critical thinkingcontinues to remain a unattended incurriculum. The core set of skills,including the ability to reason, analysemultiple perspectives, display healthyskepticism, and seek evidence in orderto support or refute claims, are hard toteach. What complicates this is the factthat it gets even harder to teach criti-cal thinking across disciplines. Forinstance, the critical thinking skillsneeded to ponder complex questionsin the field of medicine requires a greatdeal of insight into expertise that is sub-ject specific. It is vastly different fromwhat a social media marketer or a factchecker would need. Moreover, diffi-culty alone does not help us address thegap in reality. Most educators swear bythe importance of future-readiness forstudents, but only a small portion ofthem make it a point to teach criticalthinking.

The gap in critical thinking ped-agogy is one of the most significant andoverlooked challenges across all levelsof education today. Education leadersare trying to solve distance learningrelated access challenges at a time whenschools are cancelling standardisedtests till everything gets back to nor-mal. For the point of view of equity, itmeans we will return to a system wherethe underprivileged students will endup failing these exams disproportion-

ately. For teachers who make it a pointto talk about the absurdity of teachingfor tests, understanding that thesetests require a lot of critical thinkinghelps. The question is — if it is so essen-tial, why is it still not a core to teach-ing pedagogy?

The pandemic and critical think-ing

With the pandemic upending dayto day lives, teaching critical thinkingis more essential than ever before. Withthe lockdowns across the country, thecurrent situation presents a greatopportunity to teach young people tonavigate their way through the uncer-tainties when they come of age. Thepandemic and our reaction to the cri-sis have driven home the necessity toequip our students with necessarycritical thinking skills and mindset.

Adopting the willingness to incor-porate critical thinking also requires ashift in our leadership values. Decisiveand bold actions conform with thestereotypes of what is expected from a

strong leader. In complex and rapidlyshifting situations where the risk is highand the information is limited, the rigidstyle is inferior compared to the one thatis based on making thoughtful deci-sions with humility and an awarenessof the unknown. Students will benefitimmensely from instructional materi-al that can help them develop inquisi-tiveness and equip them with the abil-ity to collect and make sense of avail-able information. Even though tech-nology has made it possible to have allthe information at your fingertips, it ismeaningless unless you have the abil-ity to ask the right questions, recogniseconflicting information, evaluate theaccuracy and credibility of the infor-mation, and determine the actions thatneed to be taken in response.

For instance, in January, the direc-tor of the National Health Commissionin China noted that asymptomaticcoronavirus patients can still infect oth-ers. This makes it more challenging tocontrol. However, the CDC (Centre for

Disease Control) maintained that it didnot have clear evidence of patients beinginfectious before the onset of symp-toms, but was investigating the possi-bility. Now, faced with the prospect ofa staggering death toll, would you acton the research that says asymptomaticpatients can infect others? Or wouldyou rely on the finding that says thereis no clear evidence? Would you ratherbe right or do right? If it is the former,you will rely on information that playsto your bias. If it is the latter, then youranalysis will go towards the consider-ation of conflicting information andevaluating the costs of getting thingswrong. At a time like this, when criti-cal thinking is a matter of life and death,there is no option but to put in everyeffort to inculcate critical thinking asa habit and we need to integrate it acrossall levels of education. It is the only wayforward.

=������������,������*����������������"����--���������������������'�=���/�� ��24

A�/�-����8�������!�2����

Living in an era of changes,where anticipating ‘what next’ is

difficult, resilience and agility aretwo very important life skills. MBAcourses are designed to shape lead-ers who are resilient and have theability to evolve through adversity.When students step into theirmanagerial or entrepreneurialcareers, building resilience in theirteam and modelling their behaviourbecomes the key to accept thechange process in the organisation.

The current pandemic and theensuing uncertainty is exactly thekind of challenge that future man-agers and professionals should betrained for and sensitised to.

Role transitions are commonfor a fresher. When students enteran organisation, they tend to workon mundane and repetitive tasks.With time and experience, they arepromoted as managers or teamleaders, managing a larger team ofpeople. Through these transitions,young managers learn how torealign their priorities. Duringsuch kind of transitions, MBAgraduates learn about leadershippractices in a complex scenario.

While such learnings comewithin the organisational context,an MBA should prepare you for fac-ing the real world. Building per-sonal resilience, the ability to copewith stress and change, dealing withethical dilemmas, developing newskills, all of it come as a bundle oflearnings to build personal

resilience, thereby building organ-isational resilience.

Let us see what are the pillarsof building a resilient organisationthrough the skills learnt during anMBA programme:

Accepting and adapting to thechange: The first step to buildingresilience in an organisation is toaccept the change. Understandinghow a disruption or change can beadapted to one’s advantage paves theway towards organisationaladvancement. Adaption will alwayshelp an organisation to foreseeand reduce negative consequences.An MBA helps you to develop thenecessary skills to deal with andmanage ambiguity. Courses likeChange Management will enableyou to create lasting improvementsand transform the organisation.

Being cognizant of changes inthe market: At times of crisis, anx-iety and stress might turn employ-ees away from the external oppor-tunities and changing market

dynamics. During such times,stakeholder communication is cru-cial in order to strengthen rela-tionships. Strategic communicationas a part of your MBA course willteach you how to eliminate confu-sion during tough times, and ensurepeople are being heard. You will alsolearn how to empower people, andmaintain successful relationshipsinside and outside of the workplace.

Creative problem solving: AnMBA curriculum will alwaysencourage you to be innovative inyour thinking and foster creativeproblem solving skills. Linear orconventional thinking may nothelp to build organisationalresilience. Adversity often bringsabout innovation, and is the timeto think out of the box. An MBAgraduate is trained to think strate-gically yet in a creative manner, toassess what is missing in a businessin their field of expertise. Basis theassessment, through relevant tools,they are able to provide solutions.

Accountability: While learningleadership skills during MBA, per-sonal accountability is also anequally important skill which goesa long way. When faced with diffi-cult situations, your own resilienceas an individual in order to devel-op strategies plays an importantrole. Similarly executing and own-ership of a particular task by theentire team helps in deliveringdesired results even during times ofcrisis.

Managing business processes:Business critical processes in certainareas must be robust and compli-ant. This ensures that the internaloperations are efficient, incur lowercosts and deliver quality. This inturn also builds the trust of stake-holders and customers.Management graduates pursue adiscipline that enables them tomeasure performance and uncov-er opportunities for cost savings.This is achieved through differenttools including analysis of existingprocesses, process optimisationand aligning the business functions.

These are some of the ways thatwill help you build a resilientorganisation. With this, a lot ofmoving, changing, transformingwill take place. Bouncing back, get-ting up and fighting strong will bethe way out during crisis situations.Armed with the right skills andtools will ensure that you will be infor the long haul.

=������������*��������� ���0*������

7����������������������5 3�(��5,.�����.��. �������������������36�� �����������������������%����0�7��2 5 ��� .) �����������%�������������36���������������������

���'����� ��--����������������33������ �8)�#8097

Vidyamandir Classes, a name synonymouswith IITJEE and NEET preparation is all

set to initiate online classes for XII pass students,Rapid Success Programme from August, 2020across India. This would be the most rigorous,success-oriented programme for studentspreparing for JEE/NEET 2021 in the country.Students of this course will be entitled to a 50per cent COVID Support scholarship.

Due to the prevailing uncertainty triggeredby COVID–19 crises this course has a flexibleformat which allows a smooth exit of the stu-dents who will crack NEET/IITJEE exams inSeptember-2020 with a refund of the balancecourse fee and rest can continue the prepara-

tion for entrance exams of 2021. With an aimto provide an extra edge to the training of thestudents, VMC has conceptualised this nine-month course to emphasise on a focusedapproach of propelling students to score high-er grades within the reduced time frame. Theprogramme would also follow the VMCPedagogy for best learning outcomes that hashelped VMC students achieve the highest selec-tion rate both for engineering & medicalentrance exams. This also happens to be theonly program that gives students flexibility tokeep their options for both JEE and NEET 2020& 2021.

During the entire period of this course, 20+hours of course delivery every week from bestteachers in India (including VMC Founders)

who have a good track record of excellent resultsin the past three decades. Students also receivespecially designed study material with highfocus on the most important concepts and prac-tice questions. These courses have beendesigned for helping droppers to preparestrategically within a short period of time.

There is a strong focus on methodicallearning which brushes up the conceptualunderstanding of the students and improvedapplication to solve toughest of problems. Theprogramme design will also help them in com-prehending their weak areas and work uponthem in a short time. Students who are part ofVMC’s Fast Track Success program can alsotake admission in Rapid Success Program forthe September batch.

����� �8)�#8097

EduVantage Pvt Ltd, Ed-tech,assessment and certifica-

tion organisation, has launchedits learning app —EduVantageLearning App for kindergartento Class XII (K-12) students.The app is aimed at increasingengagement in student learningactivities, improving digital lit-eracy skills and providing anentertainment-centric effectivelearning solution while keepingthe affordability quotient inmind. It can be downloadedfrom Google Play Store and caneasily be activated using acoupon code.

The app has preloadedlearning content with classesfrom India’s best educators andfacilitators. The comprehensive

modules have been made avail-able in both English and Hindiso that more people can be ben-efitted. Ease of access has beenensured and the app provides astep-by-step guide that can helplearners navigate easily. Theactivity-based learning app canbe accessed anytime, anywhereusing mobile or web-enableddevices.

The syllabus and contentprovided on the app is suitablefor CBSE Board as well as otherState Boards and the content hasalso been mapped with NCERT.The learning modules havebeen structured for a more per-sonalised experience and expe-riential learning. Each lessonand course intuitively adjustsitself to suit the learning patternand aptitude of the child.

9������� ��'������ ��

2�7-�������������� �8)�#8097

The Sanskriti University, Mathura invites application foradmission to different diploma, under graduate, post

Graduate and Doctoral programmes for its 2020-21 batch. The university is invitingonline application for admission to

diploma, under graduate, and post graduate programmes inManagement & Commerce, Education, Special education,Humanities & Social Science, Pharmacy, Agriculture, FashionDesign & Fine Arts, Law and Legal Studies, Yoga andNaturopathy, Tourism & Hotel Management, Medical & AlliedSciences, Basic & Applied Sciences, Ayurveda, Unani,Rehabilitation, and Engineering.

Applicants seeking admission are required to fill a separateapplication form for the same. The submission of the form canbe done online or in person at the university. For online sub-mission, use the link given on the Website.

Eligibility: Applicants who have passed or will appear forthe qualifying examinations under the higher secondary (10+2)from any recognised Board such as AISSCE/IB/ICSE, or equiv-alents.

Last date to apply: September 30, 2020.How to apply: Log on to https://www.sanskriti.edu.in/admis-

sions/admission-procedure.php.

�$���� ������������ �������!������������%!����������������!�����!������������������!�� !���������*������#������7���298B�8F

=,!.2���!=!� ��B.�������!� ���� ����������� �����������!����� ��� � �'�#���7.9���729����������� �%!���������������������������!��� ����������������������� ������-��������������

�#���� �'����� � '������$���� ���%���� ��#���������! ���� ��� ���!�'���� �(���������'����������

� ���#������%������� �A�������'��

B����� �(���� '���� !�����'

�! ���� (��#�����������$�%������ !�����! ���� �$

$��������������� �������$�� �%���A�

Page 11: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

7������������� ��� ��!���� ������������7��'�)�!��!������������� ��� ��������!�����������!������

�� ��������! ����%*��"���� ����%��������!���*���� ���!���*�!������������%�����'�2���������������������������!��� ��������������������� �� ������! !����������������!����*�� ����� ��� �������� �������� ���������!����'

8�������������� ����� ���������%�!��!� ������������� ���'�)!�����!�������� !������������������������!� ������������%���������!���������� ��� ������� � ��*��!���� ����!��������!���� �����!���� ����������������������%����������!� ��'�)�!���� �����!���� �����%!���*��������������������������*

�������*���!�����*����� ��� ������� ������!��������������� ��!���� ����������'

�!��� ����%�������������� ��!������������ �������������7��'��!� !�!���������������� �*�������� �� ��� ���������� �������!��� �����������������4 �����%�!��%"� �������������!4 ��'

9�%����*��� ������������!����!��������� ������ �������������� �!����%������������������������������!����������%�����4 �����%�!����!��� ����������������������� '

�!������������%����������� ��������%�!����������������!������������ �������!��� ������� ���������� ������������ ����������������������

��� ��������!����!�����������������%����������'

������ ���������� ������������� ��!���� ��������������� ������-������������������������������������� ��������������������������� � ��������!������'�)!����!������ ���������%!���!����!������������� ���%�����"���*��!���������� � �������� �����������!�������!�������!��� ��� � �'�)�!�� ��������������*��!����� ������������������ ���������������%!���������� �����������������������������������!�� !��������� �������������'

)!���%����������������������������!��"�������� ���������� ���"������� ����*���� ������������������!��� ������ ������!�����!��� � �������%����!������!��������������������������!������������������-������'���������*������������������������������! ���������!���"���������� ����������"��� ��������� �'

7���������������!���� �����������%!������� ��������!�����������! �* ���������������������"����������������*���%������*����������������������� ����� ������������ ����������������!�

�� ����'�����*��!�� ��������!������� ���� ��������������� ����!����!�����������!����������� ������������'���������� ���!����� �������� ���!������� �� � ��!�������� ���*����� ���"���� ��������*�������������"���!�!���*�2%����*�#7A29�����������2�8�������� �����!��������� �!�������!�� ������������� ���������'

B������� �������� ���������������� �������-���������!���� ����������'�������%������!� �����������������������-�����������%�������������!�� ��%�!�����"�������������2��2'��!� !���������!��� !��������������*��!����� !������� ������������������"���� �����".BG7#"�/�%!�����!������������ ����%����������������������������!�

���������� ����')!����������������� ��������!������*

����� ���� ����� ���������������������*����������"���������� *����� �! !������������ ����!%�������� � ��*��������������� *�! !�� � ����*��%������������*����4 ������������'�!�������������������������������� � ������� ��������������������!������ ���������� ��!�����������%��!'������!���������������������������������������������������� ���%��'�P ����������� ������������������%�!�� ��������! ����!��� ���������%�!��!��4 ��������7�������� �� �����������������������������������!��� � ��'

=������������4�����*��-��9B��<'����&�"���-�A��

���������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$ #�����55

* ,1. , �

� �"!��������� �� �"�0�����(�#��!2����(���1*111"��1*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@@����������������(�� ���5*��1�1

#� ����#������%�� �� �0�����(�#��!*�&!������*�����2����(��6*111"���*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@@+���������������(�� ���5*��1�1

"#�� ���:�����������#A����������0�����(�0 ���%2����(��6*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@@?���������������(�� ���5*��1�1

����� ���� � ��"!��������!�"� :0�����(�.!�� ��!*���!��2����(��@*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@@5���������������(�� ���?*��1�1

�#�� ������ ���� ��#: ��0�����(����!2����(��+*�11"�5*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@@@���������������(�� ���/*��1�1

����!�"�� ���������%%�����: ��� ���0�����(�$! ����%���2����(��6*111"��1*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@@,���������������(�� ���+*��1�1

�#"���� �������� ���������#��0�����(�)����E����9���2����(���1*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@5+#�����(�� ���+*��1�1

����!�"�� �������� #�� �� 0�����(�)����E����9���2����(��@*111"��1*111��������!0�(�����!���'���::?@65@5?#�����(�� ���@*��1�1

�����������P ����������*����� ����������������%�!��������������!���� �����������.��������������

�!��E � ���� !��2��������%���*���������"� �� �%�!��������������������!������������������!���� ���������������������7��3�� ��%�!�������".BG7#�%����'

2���� �����!��%���������������!�������*������������� ��������������������������� �������������������� ������������� � �!*������!�2��!*�.8B*P ����������*����(�MB�����!����������������� ��%����%�!�7� �������� �7��� ����=7�7>�*�%��!������ �

�!���������������������������� ����������%������� ���� �������!��������� ���%���������Q����������������".BG7#�%����'�&����!�������������������!����������������������������������!�����"� � ��*�� ��������!�����������������������!���������%���7�7� ��� ������������������� �����!���������� ���'N

�����������������������!�����"������%� ���7������� ���"4 ����*��!��.BG7#"�/��������Q����"�������!����!���"����������������!���!�����������������������������������1�+�������%���!�R��11����������1�@'

�!���7���7��� ��������!��� ���������������!����%����

�!����������.�������� ���.���������!��������������� ���� ����!����������� ��� ���������� � ��!��������� � ���������'

������������������Q���������������������� ����������%�!���� ����������Q�!������� ������������ ����

����������!������������� ��� ������'������������*��������%�!���� ����������������� ������*������!���������������� ����������*������ ��������������������� ������������'

��������������!��9������*�#����������������� � ���������������8 ��� *�77��������*��� �%�!�!����"�����������������!��� �������

�!����� ��*�����%��� ��%������������ ������� ������� �����������������'

�!����� ����!���������������� ���!����!������������ �������������������'��!�������%�����"� �!�������#������;��*�#��2 ��G�� !���*�#������AA������*�#��2'�2������������'�����!��9������'

�!��G�������!������� ���������%����!��

�� �����!�������� ���������������0������!����� �����%���������������2����������*��1�1'

7�� !������!��� � ������*��!������!�%�����������2��������%�!�������� ���

�����������%�������!���������������B�����������#�������*���"��������������;� ����1����%����'�G�����!���� �����������.BG7# ����������� �������������� ����������� ����!�����'����������������!*��!�%��� ��������������%������ � ��!��� �!�����

����!���� �������-�������������!��� ���!�������������'

2� �����%�������� ��!�� !���� ������ ������� �������������������!���% ����������%���������'�!��� �������������������� ���������������������!����6"���!����G����'

C�������������������%��������� ����3����9

� :��� ������ �� �����%#��#��!�

� :�� � ��"!����"���#�����#��� �"#��#��� �

����� � ������"��" ����� �� ��!���"#���

,1�//3,�:

When we talk about educationin the post COVID world it isimperative one understands

how each one of us got here. The edu-cation timeline can be broken downinto pre-lockdown, during lockdownand post-lockdown period.

In the pre-lockdown era, we wereliving in a world where each one of usbelieved that education only existed inthe physical world where childrenwent to a physical school, be taught bya teacher who is present in the class-room and that was the de facto formof learning for years for almost all stu-dents and schools in India. Then thereis supplementary education, which istuitions and test preparations that pri-marily took place in coaching centersand tuition classes and a bit of it tookplace digitally.

However, did we imagine such adrastic change where all of us are lockedinto our houses and the physical formof education is replaced by online learn-ing suddenly? It was so quick that mostof us did not even get time to processthis change that was taking place.

Effective online learning can con-tribute to good screen time and here aresome parameters that can help any par-ent or school achieve that. First, onlinelearning should be age-appropriate,which means that when you teachsomeone between the age of three tofive years, you cannot have an longonline session because children thatsmall have very little attention span.Engaging the child through an activi-ty and play will definitely improvelearning and that too in a much short-er span of time and limited screen time.

Second, online learning has to bemulti-modal, where children areengaged through slide decks, worksheets, demonstrations and activities.The online session should be created ina way that allows children to pause orreplay a lecture according to their levelof understanding. Simply expectingchildren, of any age, to group stare ata monotonous online session is notgoing to help the learner and will ren-der the exercise futile.

Therefore online learning has to be

delivered in a way that it contributes togood screen time instead of becominga disconnected method of teaching thatdoesn't help the child and leads to poorlearning.

Online learning is here to stay butnot in isolation. When schools reopenthey will have to take care of two things,one being safety and hygiene at utmostpriority and second ensuring seamlesshybrid online-offline learning modelbecause all children will not be inschool on all days. This hybrid methodof learning will in turn provide a goodand higher quality of education.Government intervention through apolicy that supports creating the rightkind of online learning will definitelyabate the current worries of parents andalso help in providing the right kind oflearning to our children.

Hopefully, it works out for every-one since we can adopt good things outof offline learning and adapt to the newthings being taught by online learning.It therefore makes sense to worktowards creating online learning morerobust and mindful so that it adds togood screen time and not poor screentime.

C������������������;��3��6��9�0'����'�������� ��������� ��� ��� ����� �����'� ��)����������� ��!��� �� � ������ � �������!����'�� ����'���������*2���� ��+��

�-������������"������#�9B��A9,*� ����'�

The Victoria University ofWellington invitesapplications for its

Master of Fine Arts interna-tional scholarship.

Eligibility: Scholarshipholders must have an offer tostudy in Master of Fine Arts(Creative Practice) at theUniversity of Wellington.Supporting Documents:Applicants can provide the fol-lowing materials as part of theapplication: Pre-qualificationdegree, copies of academictranscripts, certificates ofEnglish language proficiency, astatement, and a copy of pass-port. Admission require-ments: The minimum require-ment for admission is a bach-elor’s degree in a relevant sub-ject or extensive experience.

Language requirement:IELTS overall band of 6.5, nosub-score below 6, or 90 on theinternet-based test with a min-imum of 20 in writing, or aminimum of two ratings of 5and two ratings of 4 in theVictoria University ofWellington Certificate ofProficiency in English test, orPearson Test of English, with ascore of 58 (with a commu-nicative score of not less than50).

How to apply: There is noseparate application processfor this application . You will beassessed when you apply for an

approved course at VictoriaUniversity of Wellington by

December 1, 2020.Application deadline: It is

December 1, 2020.

The University ofIndianapolis invites applica-tions for InternationalStudent Grant by providingthe 30% tuition fee annually,this grant will assist students toachieve their educational goalswithout any hurdles. Only stu-dents applying for admission atthis institution can benefitfrom this opportunity.

Eligibility: You should bean international student. Youshould have minimum GPA: Bor above. You must be accept-ed into any UG degree pro-gramme at the University ofIndianapolis. Aspirants mustsubmit the following docu-ments: Pre-qualification degree,copies of academic transcripts,certificates of English languageproficiency, a statement, and acopy of passport.

Language requirement:Applicants must have suffi-cient knowledge of English iftheir first language is notEnglish. The minimumrequirement of the university isTOEFL 70, IELTS 6.0, or PTEA54.

How to apply: Applicantsdon’t need to make a formalapplication. They will auto-matically be identified oncethey are admitted into an eli-gible course at the university.

Application deadline: It isNovember 1, 2020.

9���3�� �����%����������!������ �����%!��!�������������!��P ��3�

<�������$������'��!� ����"�����������������������������"������� "

������2���������1�1'��!�� ������

%����������� ��%����������� ���������� "��������%������� ������������� (�%!�!%����� �������"��"����

�����������! ������ ����!�%����� ������ ����'���������*����������������� ��*����������� �����%��������������������������������"��������������������4 ���"��������?�����������% ��!� ����������!��<A�&����������!��4 ���������� ����%�������4 ���'

�!�� ������������� � �!�����!� ������� �����������!������ ������!���������� ����������������"��"��������! '��!������ �����������"�� �����!���������������������������� ����*������������"

����������*������������� ��������!�� ��������������������%������� �����.BG7#"�/'

�!�� ������3�����������"��*�%!�!��������������� �!���������!��<A*�%�����������%�!������������������'7����11��� ��������������%���������������� �����%�!�<A&����������������������" � �����'

�!����%������������ ���!����������������� %�!�����"��"���������! ������� �������������� �!�������"�����%�!������������ ������'��!��%���������������"������! !�4 ������ �����������%!��������������!���%����� �����-�������"���������������*�����������������! ����"����������"������������� ���'

����������7��&����*�����"�������G.����P ��3�<�������$������*����(�MB ��������!�!��������� "����"���������������������� ������������%�������� ������������������ ������!�������������� ��������-���������!��� � �������'�)�������������!����� �������� �������������� �����!���%�������� ������! ��� ����%������� ����!���������'N

��������#��

2�� �������������� ��*������������ �������"��"���������! ����!���%���������������������������������� �������!��<A

Now that Class XII result areout, there may b some stu-dents who are still unclear

what to pursue. Here are a fewsought after courses vis-à-vis rightcareer options. Talking ofHumanities, Aristotle said:“Educating the mind without edu-cating the heart is no education atall.”

Educating the heart is feasibleonly when we enter the faculty ofArts. Unlike yesteryears that echoedone’s fascination for Science,Technology, Engineering andMathematics(STEM) courses,today, a paradigm shift can be seenfrom STEM to Arts and Humanitiesnot just because Humanities toooffers an array of bright careeroptions but more becauseHumanities teaches us how to liveas well as how to make a living.

Pertinently, a few days beforehis death, Steve Jobs had said: “It istechnology married with LiberalArts and Humanities that yields theresults that makes our hearts sing”.Although, one can have more than100 career options by pursuingBachelor and Master degrees in ahost of Humanities subjects likeAnthropology, Archaeology,

Economics, Education, English,Geography, History, Indian andForeign languages, Linguistics,Philosophy, Political Science,Psychology, Rural Studies, SocialWork and Sociology.

English and ForeignLanguages: A bachelor’s degree fol-lowed by a Master’s will help youpursue a career of blogger, colum-nist, editor, lexicographer (dictio-nary builder), teacher (Nursery toTertiary Level), proofreader, nov-elist, translator, interpreter inembassies and international organ-isations like UNESCO andUNICEF.

Political Science &International Relations: A bache-lor’s degree followed by a masterdegree will help one pursue acareer of political analyst/scientist,diplomat, intelligence specialist,lawyer, PR in MNCs, Civil Servicesand World Bank.

Mass Communication andJournalism: A degree in Journalismand Mass Communication willhelp one pursue a career of adver-tising officer, content writer, editor,interviewer, journalist, event man-ager, news analyst, news anchor andreader.

Law: A degree in law, which isone of the most sought after cours-es in Humanities, will help one pur-sue a career as a lawyer, lecturer inlaw colleges, legal advisor, legaljournalist and taxation officer.

History: A bachelor’s degreefollowed by a master’s will help onepursue a career of an archivist,archaeologist, Civil Services, histo-rian, heritage conservator, librarian,and museum curatorand or man-ager.

Sociology: A bachelor’s degreefollowed by a master’s will help onepursue a career of a correctionalcounselor, public health educator,social activist, social researcher andurban planner.

Geography: A bachelor’s degreefollowed by a master’swill help onepursue a career of a cartographer,environmentalist, geologist, GISanalyst, weather scientist andresearcher.

Fine Arts and PerformingArts: A degree in Fine Arts orPerforming Arts will help one pur-sue a career of painter, sculpturer,graphic designer, cartoonist, musi-cian, actor, dancer and photogra-pher.

Design: This degree will help

one pursue a career of costumedesigner, writer for fashion maga-zine, fashion designer for textilecompanies, boutiques, garmentexport houses, marketing and mediadepartment of fashion brands.

Hotel Management: A bache-lor’ s degree followed by a Master’swill help one pursue a career as achef, food service manager, frontoffice manager, housekeepingsupervisor in hotels, restaurants,cruise ships, railways, resorts andairlines.

Economics: A bachelor’sdegree followed by a master’s willhelp one pursue a career of businessanalyst, economist, statistician,work in banks, risk advisory asso-ciate, research associate in financialconsultancies, ministries, insur-ance and accountancy firms andpolicy maker.

Education: A bachelor’s degreefollowed by a Master’s will help onepursue a career as a teacher, humandevelopment officer, curriculumdesigner, communication expert,researcher in child development,Human Relations, education plan-ning and education technology.

=������������*��������CA�����'�,��D�,-��!�8�������!����!���

������������ ��%��3��,�3�����

������� ������D!!���

����������%���� ���������������

���%������%�������������

����AE) .8 B�2�8,

��%���� �! �� &�$�%��������

���� ����&������� � � ������������ !%����������(

�� ����(���������(���A�$#�� ���� �����$�� ����

!����

SHOWS WAYSHOWS WAY79�2!565#8�79�2!565#8�

Page 12: The Global Times ˚ ˜ ˙ · 2020-07-28 · ing filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rhea Chakraborty has also recorded her statement. The case has been lodged under

����� �8)�#8097

India’s premier spinnerRavichandran Ashwin

wants technology to be usedto track the batsman at thenon-striker’s end who is back-ing up too far, which hebelieves is an unfair advan-tage for the batting side.

He has always been con-sistent about his stand andsuggested that the technolo-gy used to check front foot noballs can be also used tokeep a tab on non-strikersbacking up even before thebowler reaches the poppingcrease.

“Just hope that tech-nology will see if a bats-men is backing up beforethe bowler bowls aball and disallow theruns of that ballevery time thebatter does so!!Thus, parity will

be restored as far as the frontline is concerned,” Ashwinput forth his view point on aseries of tweets.

Ashwin has been one ofthe big advocates of“Mankading” and his dis-missal of Jos Buttler duringKings XI Punkab's IPLencounter against RajasthanRoyals grabbed headlines lastyear.

“Many of you will not beable to see the grave disapari-ty here, so let me take some

time out to clarify tothe best of my

abilities.“If the

non-strikerbacks up 2

feet andmanages to

come backfor a 2, hewill putthe samebatsmen

on strike for the next ball,” hesaid.

“Putting the same bats-men on strike might cost mea 4 or a 6 from the next balland eventually cost me 7more runs instead of may bea 1 and a dot ball possibilityat a different batsmen. Thesame will mean massivelyfor a batter wanting to get offstrike even in a Test match,”he explained elaborately.

For Ashwin, its all aboutrestoring the balance betweenbat and ball in a game that isloaded heavily in favour ofwillow wielders.

“It is time to restore thebalance in what is an increas-ingly tough environment forthe bowlers,” he said.

Technology won't be ahindrance, feels Ashwin.

“We can use the sametech that we are proposing fora no ball check 120 balls in aT20 game,” said Ashwin.

� ���5����������������������� ���� � !"#�!$!$

���� ���.982�8�

England won the first crick-et series in four monthswhen it defeated the West

Indies in the deciding third testby 269 runs on the last dayTuesday at Old Trafford.

England snatched the bio-secure series 2-1 after losing thef irst test by 113 runs inSouthampton.

The West Indies, resuming

����� #<$�7

India captain Virat Kohli and hisdeputy Rohit Sharma continue to

occupy the top two batting spots in theICC ODI rankings while pacer JaspritBumrah stayed put in second placeamong bowlers in the latest list issuedon Tuesday.

With 871 rating points, Kohli is atthe top followed by Rohit (855) andPakistan's Babar Azam (829).

In the bowlers list, Bumrah (719)is behind New Zealand pacer TrentBoult (722), while Afghanistan’sMujeeb Ur Rahman (701) occupies thethird spot.

Ravindra Jadeja is the lone Indianto feature in the top 10 all-roundersrankings at the eight spot.Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi isleading pack in this category,closely followed by England all-rounder Ben Stokes.

Meanwhile, England’s JasonRoy and Jonny Bairstow will bein focus from the rankings per-spective as the reigning WorldCup champions kick off the ICCMen's Cricket World Cup SuperLeague with their three-matchhome series against Ireland onThursday.

Opener Roy and wicket-keeper-batsman Bairstow,who are currently ranked11th and 14th, respective-ly, in the ICC ODI playerrankings for batsman, couldwork their way back into the top 10,having both enjoyed personal bestrankings of ninth position in thepast. Roy was in ninth placein July last year andBairstow inOctober 2018.

World Cup-winning captain EoinMorgan, who is thethird best-ranked bats-

man from his side in 23rd position, willbe leading against a side for whom hescored 99 on ODI debut againstScotland 14 years ago.

With none of the England playersfeaturing in their Test series against theWest Indies named for the ODIs,England will be missing their premierfast bowlers and will be led by spintwins Adil Rashid (29th) and vice-cap-tain Moeen Ali (44th).

For Ireland, skipper AndyBalbirnie, who took over from

long-time skipper Will iamPorterfield last November andhas only led in a three-ODI

series in the Caribbean inJanuary, is ranked 46thamong batsmen.

Paul Stirling remainstheir top-ranked batsman

in 27th position, havingheld a career-high position ofseventh in 2013.

Off-spinner Andy McBrine(31st) and paceman BoydRankin (joint-40th) are their

leading bowlers accordingto the rankings.

The England-Ireland series marks

the start of them u c h - a w a i t e dSuper League thatwill see 13 teams

vie for direct qual-ifying places in the

next ICC Men's CricketWorld Cup in India in 2023.

India and seven otherteams will make it direct-ly from the league with

the remaining teams gettinga second chance through aqualifer.

Teams will be awarded 10points for a win, five for a tie,no-result or abandoned matchand none for a loss.

2�%������%���3����������������Eng seal series with Broad’s ten

9� '���E� ������?������"�������� �����������������'��������''������'���������/�� ��))����/��� ��

��!%����������S������% S�� %!�����"������������� ���������

the fifth and last day on 10-2, hada tall order to bat out the day toforce a series-saving draw, anyhope of making 399 to win longgone. The weather wasn’tgoing to save the tourists, either,though they stopped for showersthree times.

The visitors lost three wicketsin the morning session, and therest within 90 minutes after lunchto be all out for 129.

Fast bowler Stuart Broad’sfirst wicket of the day made himthe seventh man in test history toclaim 500 test wickets.

The series-winning last wick-et gave Broad 4-36 in the inningsand 10 for the match, his first 10-for since 2013.

In between the milestones,Chris Woakes bowled for 11straight overs and took 5-50.

A run out bagged the otherWest Indies wicket.

It was a bad end for the WestIndies, but the team deservedkudos for agreeing to travel to oneof the world's worst hotspots in thepandemic, following the healthprotocols, and contributing to agripping contest.

Cricket’s first internationalaction since March saw the WestIndies win the first test, andEngland the second. Both wentdown to the last day. For this thirdtest, England chose a four-manpace attack and the West Indiescouldn’t resist, falling for 197 and

129 against England's 369 and 226declared.

It was the first time since1912 that England pacers took 50wickets in a three-match series.

Broad, angry at being droppedfor the first test, proved his pointby setting up this victory onSunday.

He took four wickets to finishoff the West Indies first innings,then the first two of the secondinnings in the evening to end WestIndies’ slim hopes of batting towin. Instead, the tourists weremade to bat to survive.

The washout on Mondaymerely delayed England’s march tovictory, and the last day had an airof inevitability.