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NEW DELHI, Aug 31:

Former President Pranab

Mukherjee passed away on

Monday at Army's Research

and Referral Hospital here,

informed his son and Con-

gress leader Abhijit Mukher-

jee. He was 84.

“With a Heavy Heart, this

is to inform you that my fa-

ther Shri #PranabMukherjee

has just passed away inspite

of the best efforts of Doctors

of RR Hospital & prayers

,duas & prarthanas from peo-

ple throughout India! I thank

all of You,” his son tweeted.

“There is a decline in the

medical condition of Pranab

Mukherjee since yesterday. He

is in septic shock due to his

lung infection and is being

managed by team of special-

ists. He continues to be in deep

coma and on ventilator sup-

port,” the Army hospital had

said this morning.

He was admitted in Hospi-

tal on August 10 in a critical

condition. He had a large

brain clot for which he un-

derwent emergency life sav-

ing surgery.

Mukherjee was also found

to be COVID-19 positive.

Centre announces 7-day

national mourning in

honour of former Prez

Centre has announced a

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

ITANAGAR, Aug 31:

Arunachal Pradesh Governor

Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra has

extended his warm greetings

to the people of the State,

particularly the Adi brethren

on the festive occasion of

Solung Festival.

He wished that the festiv-

ity continues to showcase

the rich and vibrant heritage

of the Adi community, add-

ing on to the magnificent

culture of Arunachal

Pradesh.

In his message, the Gov-

ernor said that festivals are

an inseparable part of the

socio-emotional life of the

people. “The festivity of the

Solung is the unique way of

the Adi community to pay

their obeisance to Mother

Nature for her benevolence

to mankind. It provides an

opportunity to present the

unique tradition and happy

Governor, CM extend Solung greetings

NOTICE

The office and Press of

Echo of Arunachal will

remain closed on Sept 1

on account of Solung fes-

tival. Therefore, the daily

will not hit the stands on

Sept 2.

— Editor

ways of Adi fold. I am confi-

dent that the Solung and oth-

er community festivals ob-

served in the State will carry

forward the age-old ethnici-

ty of the tribes of the State,

besides the promotion of rich

legacies of the State,” he

said.

On this auspicious occa-

sion, I offer my prayers to

‘Kine Nane’, the Goddess of

crops and prosperity, ’Dadi

Bote’, the God of animal

kingdom,’Doying-Bote’, the

God of Wisdom and all other

benevolent deities to show-

er their blessings to the en-

tire mankind and herald a

long period of peace,

progress and prosperity for

one and all, the Governor

further said, while appealing

all Arunachalees to come to-

gether to beat the menace of

COVID-9 pandemic.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister

Pema Khandu has greeted

the people on the joyous

occasion of Solung, the

most important festival of

the Adis.

“Ours is a distinct state

with several communities re-

siding side by side for ages

maintaining their unique in-

digenous culture and tradi-

tions. Despite our diversity,

we, as Arunachalees are

united and take pride in our

indigenous cultural heritage.

This cultural mosaic has to

be maintained, preserved

and propagated at all costs

while keeping intact our uni-

ty in diversity. I believe this

celebration of Solung would

prove a major catalyst to-

wards achieving this goal,”

the CM said, in a separate

message here this evening.

Khandu said that despite

the COVID-19 pandemic, the

spirit and energy of Solung

will not dampen and called

upon everyone to join the

celebrations. He, however,

requested the revelers to fol-

low all prescribed norms of

social distancing etc so that

the spread of the virus is

avoided.

State Assembly Speaker

Pasang Dorjee Sona has also

extended warm greetings

and good wishes to the peo-

ple of Arunachal, especially

the Adi community on the

auspicious occasion of Sol-

ung festival.

“On this auspicious occa-

sion, I offer my prayers to

Almighty Donyi-Polo to

bless each one of us with

their choicest blessings,” the

Speaker said in his festival

message. He also expressed

hope that the festival will

usher in universal peace,

bumper harvest, prosperity

and good health for all.

Fish farmers urged to adoptscientific methods of farming

ZIRO, Aug 31: Lower Sub-

ansiri Deputy Commissioner

Swetika Sachan advised the

fish farmers to adopt scien-

tific methods of fish farming

to increase productivity.

Inaugurating the fish farm-

ers training and skill devel-

opment programme at Tarin

High Altitude fish farm at Si-

iro here today, she also sug-

gested them for producing

fish feeds locally to mitigate

the cost factor.

“To assist such initiatives

of the farmers the Govern-

ment has rolled out the

Kissan Credit Card for pro-

viding working capital to

farmers,” she said in her ad-

dress and advised the farm-

ers to avail the benefit.

District Fisheries Develop-

ment Officer Laigi Lasa and

District Agriculture Officer

Tasso Buttung also spoke and

urged the participants to uti-

lize the opportunity to improve

their skills on fish rearing.

District Veterinary Officer

Hano Tama spoke about in-

tegrated livestock cum fish

culture while Assistant Di-

rector of Textiles and Handi-

crafts Hage Tatan dwelt at

length about integrated seri-

culture cum fish culture.

Around 50 fish farmers at-

tended the training pro-

gramme held under the aus-

pices of National Fisheries

Development Board. The

farmers will be trained on pre

and post stocking measures,

identification of cultivable

species and their morpholo-

gy, food and feeding habits

of different species, fish pa-

thology and breeding tech-

niques. (DIPRO)

seven-day national mourn-

ing as a mark of respect to

former President Pranab

Mukherjee, who passed

away on Monday evening at

Army's Research & Referral

Hospital, New Delhi.

The State Mourning will

be observed throughout In-

dia from August 31 to Sep-

tember 6 both days inclusive.

During the period of State

Mourning, the National Flag

will fly half-mast on all build-

ings throughout India, where

it is flown regularly and there

will be no official entertainment.

The date, time and venue

of the State Funeral will be

intimated later, a Home Min-

istry statement said.

People from all walks of

life mourn Pranab

Mukherjee's death

Nation mourned the death

of former President Pranab

Mukherjee with people from

all walks of life expressing

grief and shock and describ-

ing it as ''loss of a colossus''.

President Ram Nath

Kovind called him "a colos-

sus in public life," who

served Mother India ''with

the spirit of a sage''.

He described the passing

away of the former President

as ''passing of an era'' and

said he had brought the

Rashtrapati Bhavan closer to

the people.

''His decision to discontin-

ue the use of the honorific

'His Excellency' was histor-

ic,'' Kovind added.

Vice-President M Venkai-

ah Naidu said Mukherjee

brought dignity and deco-

rum to every post held by

him, during his long and dis-

tinguished public service.

Prime Minister Narendra

Modi, in a series of tweets,

said he had left an indelible

mark on the development tra-

jectory of the nation.

''As India's President, Shri

Pranab Mukherjee made

Rashtrapati Bhavan even

more accessible to common

citizens. He made the Presi-

dent’s house a centre of

learning, innovation, cul-

ture, science and literature.

His wise counsel on key pol-

icy matters will never be for-

gotten by me,'' the Prime

Minister said.

Congress chief Sonia Gan-

dhi said Pranabda had been

an ''integral and prominent

part of national life, the Con-

gress and the central gov-

ernment,'' over the course of

his five decades in politics.

''It is hard to imagine how

we can do without his wis-

dom, experience, advice and

deep understanding of so

many subjects. He brought

distinction to every post, es-

tablished a genuine rapport

with colleagues across the

political spectrum and

served our country with the

utmost dedication,'' she add-

ed. (UNI)

ITANAGAR, Aug 31: The

mental heroics of a nonage-

narian, who beat the novel

Coronavirus today, marked

the day in which the State

recorded a total of 78 Covid-

19 cases and also discharged

63 patients following their

recovery from the virus, tak-

ing its tally of confirmed cas-

es to 4112, including 1220

active and 2885 discharged

cases coupled with seven

casualties.

A bulletin issued by the

Directorate of Health Ser-

vices here late this evening

stated that the 90-year-old

man, an APST has tested

negative for COVID-19 by

repeat antigen test today.

Earlier, he had tested posi-

tive for COVID-19 on Au-

gust 20 last. The ‘Corona

winner’, who was kept in

strict home isolation, is a

postoperative case for can-

cer prostate surgery which

was done in Guwahati. Now

he has fully recovered from

COVID-19.

Of the 78 cases registered

in the last 24 hours in 17 dis-

tricts, Itanagar Capital Com-

plex (ICC) was at the top with

22 infections. West Kameng

recorded nine cases, Chang-

90-yr-old Corona ‘winner’ dots the dayState records 78 cases, 63 recover too

lang eight and Tawang sev-

en. Papum Pare contracted

six cases, East Kameng five

and four each came from

East Siang and Lower Siang.

Two cases each were found

in West Siang, Lower Dibang

Valley, Tirap and Shi-Yomi.

One each was detected in

Lower Subansiri, Namsai,

Anjaw, Upper Subansiri and

Lohit.

Nine of the ICC cases were

reported from Paid Quaran-

tine (Ita), eight from Bander-

dewa check gate, four from

TRIHMS (Nlg) and one from

RKMH (Ita).

Eight of the West Kameng

infections were detected in

GH-Bomdila and one is a mil-

itary personnel. In Chang-

lang, four are IRBn person-

nel returnees from ICR, two

are Assam Rifles personnel

detected in QF (Quarantine

Facility), one is a returnee

from Bengaluru and one is a

driver.

Of Tawang cases, four are

GREF personnel, two are mil-

itary personnel detected in

QF and one is a driver. The

Papum Pare cases included

four detections from Gumto

and two from Hollongi check

gates.

In East Kameng, three are

IRBn personnel returnees

from ICR and two are also

returnees from ICR. The East

Siang cases comprised two

detections (driver & handy-

man) from Ruksin check

gate, one is an APP person-

nel returnee from ICR and

one is a caretaker from Juve-

nile Home, Pasighat.

Of Lower Siang contrac-

tions, two are returnees from

Assam, one is a GREF per-

sonnel and one is a primary

contact of positive case de-

tected earlier.

Both West Siang cases are

truck driver returnees from

Likabali; In LDV, one is a

GREF personnel returnee

from Delhi and one is a re-

turnee from Assam; the two

Tirap cases are CRPF & As-

sam Rifles personnel detect-

ed in QF, and Shi Yomi dou-

ble cases are truck driver re-

turnees from Assam.

The lone Lower Subansiri

case is an APP personnel re-

turnee from ICR; the Namsai

one is a CRPF personnel re-

turnee from Uttar Pradesh;

the Anjaw case is a returnee

from Assam; the Upper Sub-

ansiri case is a GREF person-

nel detected in QF, and the

Lohit one is an ITBP person-

nel also detected in QF.

Of the total infections, 72

are asymptomatic and six are

symptomatic, as per the bul-

letin.

Of the 63 positive cases

released today in nine dis-

tricts, Papum Pare was

placed first with 18 recover-

ies, followed by 17 each in

Changlang and ICC. East

Kameng discharged four,

while two each in Anjaw and

West Kameng. One patient

each was released in Kamle,

Tawang and Lohit.

Meanwhile, a Cabinet

meeting was held at the Civil

Secretariat here today to dis-

cuss on the adoption and

implementation of the MHA

Order vide MHA Unlock 4.0

guidelines.

Accordingly, notification

on ‘Unlock guidelines for

ICC Region for management

of COVID-19 pandemic’ was

issued by the GoAP.

Also, another notifica-

tion on ‘the protocol and

guidelines for the state of

Arunachal Pradesh’ was

issued for strict compli-

ance of all with immediate

effect (from 1st to 30th

Sept, 2020)

ITANAGAR, Aug 31: State

Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD

Mishra, Chief Minister Pema

Khandu and Speaker Pasang

Dorjee Sona mourned the

demise of former President

of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Reports stated that the

former President passed

away this afternoon after

suffering a ‘septic shock’

due to lung infection. He was

admitted to Army’s Research

and Referral Hospital in Del-

hi Cantonment on August 10

and was operated the same

day for removal of a clot in

his brain.

The Governor said that in

his demise, India has lost a

towering statesman, who

has made immense contribu-

tion in the political field of

Independent India.

“A scholar par excellence,

Late Mukherjee will be re-

membered for his integrity

and compassion. He was

admired across the political

spectrum and by all sec-

Governor, CM, Speaker mourn ex-Prez Pranab Mukherjee’s demisetions of society,” the Gov-

ernor said.

He on behalf of the people

of Arunachal Pradesh and on

his own behalf conveyed

heartfelt condolences to the

bereaved family and prayed

to the Almighty for eternal

peace of the departed soul.

“I am deeply shocked and

saddened by the sad demise

of former President of India,

Pranab Mukherjee. India

has lost a legendary leader

and a statesman. My deep-

est condolences to the be-

reaved family. May his de-

parted soul rest in peace,”

Khandu said in a condo-

lence message.

Khandu remembered late

Mukherjee as a quintessen-

tial seven-time parliamentar-

ian starting his political jour-

ney as a Member of Rajya

Sabha in 1969. He was re-

elected four more times be-

fore winning his first Lok

Sabha election from Bengal’s

Jangipur in 2004. He was re-

elected in 2009.

“Late Mukherjee was a

formidable political strate-

gist, draftsman and parlia-

mentarian with an astute le-

gal mind. Elected India’s

President in 2012, late

Mukherjee will always be re-

membered for leaving be-

hind the legacy of a presi-

dent who spoke his mind to

the government and yet,

kept the bridges and friend-

ships intact.

People of Arunachal

Pradesh will always be in-

debted to him for having a

soft corner for the state

throughout his political ca-

reer,” Khandu added.

“Deeply saddened by the

news of the passing away of

Pranab Mukherjee Ji, former

President of India and veter-

an political leader. My heart-

felt condolences to the be-

reaved family in this hour of

grief. May his soul Rest In

Peace. He was a great son of

the soil. His contributions to

the nation will always be re-

membered,” Speaker PD

Sona said.

Arunachal Pradesh Con-

gress Committee president

Nabam Tuki also condoled

the demise of former Presi-

dent of India, ‘Bharat Ratna’

Pranab Mukherjee.

In his passing away, the

nation has lost a great vi-

sionary leader, thinker, intel-

lectual, policy maker, states-

man and a great human be-

ing. He was a thorough sea-

soned parliamentarian, a tall

& multidimensional figure

of Indian politics, stated the

former CM.

His contribution for the

Indian National Congress

party in various capacities

during his political tenure

and distinguished service

towards the nation as Presi-

dent of India from 2012 to

2017 will always be remem-

bered, Tuki said and prayed

to Almighty God for eternal

peace of the great soul.

| Staff REPORTER |

ITANAGAR, Aug 31: The

Nyishi Ethnic Students of

Arunachal (NESA) has

urged the Arunachal Pradesh

Government to reconsider the

resolution on the inclusion of

the State under 6th Schedule

of the Constitution which

was passed by the Assembly

on August 27 last.

Addressing a press confer-

ence here today, NESA pres-

ident Biri Chattum said, “The

resolution, which was moved

in the State Assembly by

Home Minister Bamang Fe-

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lix, was “an act of eyewash

by the State Government to

fool the people of the State”.

“Bringing the State under

6th Schedule is like opening

the floodgates for those re-

gions demanding Autono-

mous District Councils

(ADCs),” the NESA presi-

dent commented.

Condemning the resolu-

tion, the NESA appealed to

the State Government to re-

consider it within a week,

Chattum said. He also urged

Chief Minister Pema Khandu

to not allow creation of Mon

and Patkai Autonomous Dis-

trict Councils.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

HAYULIANG, Aug 31: With

poultry having high poten-

tial to revive farmers econo-

my affected due to COVID-

19 pandemic in the hilly eco-

system, which can thrive on

local resources but needs

technical backstopping on

scientific management, use

of local resources and pre-

vention of diseases, Dr San-

tosh Kumar, SMS (Animal

Science) of KVK, Anjaw or-

ganized a day long hands on

training on ‘Scientific poul-

try farming with local re-

sources’.

During the technical ses-

sion, Dr Kumar explained

about use of local resources

for construction of poultry

house and weeds for litter

KVK, Anjaw holds hands on training

on ‘Scientific poultry farming’

management.

During practical classes,

brooding, feeding, housing,

health management of DOCs

and bio-security measures

of poultry farm were demon-

strated and imparted techni-

cal knowledge on the same.

Farmers from Bijiliang clus-

ter farming group, Hayuliang

sub-division participated in

the programme, which was

conducted under the guid-

ance of Dr Manish Kanwat,

Sr scientist & head, KVK,

Anjaw.

From Page-1Reconsider resolution...

He also urged that the Government along with all the

community based organizations (CBOs) especially the in-

tellectuals should once again meet on the subject to look

out for future ramifications.

While advocating for implementing Article 371(A) like

that of Nagaland or Article 371(G) of Mizoram instead of

bringing the State under 6th Schedule, Chattum said those

Articles do not have the provision of providing ADC which

is there in the 6th Schedule.

The NESA has given a seven days ultimatum to the Gov-

ernment to address its demand, failing which it threatened

to go for a democratic movement, which shall be announced

after one week.

2 areas in Tirap dist put

under containment zoneKHONSA, Aug 31: In view of rise in Covid-19 positive

cases in Tirap district, Pansumthong village and the whole

area of Bank Colony, Khonsa have been put under con-

tainment zone for 14 days, with effect from August 29.

Tirap District Magistrate cum DC Bhanu Prabha has an-

nounced this through an order. In this context, the DFCSO,

Khonsa has stated the consumers of containment zone

areas can avail essential commodities in phone/whatsapp

numbers – 98612862106 / 8794789085.

Consequent upon the declaration of containment zone,

District Medical Officer Dr Koblem Mossang has consti-

tuted the rapid response teams for contact tracing in the

areas, which include Dr Monto Lowang, MO and his team

at Upper Bank Colony, Dr Foren Aran, MO and his team at

Lower Bank Colony, and Dr K Mongchan, MO and her

team at Pansumthong village.

The number of Covid-19 active cases in Tirap stood at

39, as on 30th August.

The DC while reiterating her appeal to the denizens of

the district to abide by MHA guidelines said that even

after ‘Unlock 4’ declared by MHA – SOPs must be main-

tained by every individual by using masks, sanitizers, keep-

ing social distancing, avoid crowd and handshakes, stay

indoors, aver unnecessary venturing out and no spitting

in public places.

Further, the DC said that self-awareness about SOP is

the most important weapon to defeat Covid-19 in the re-

gion. (DIPRO)

Bid to assess performance of

crops distributed during Covid-19HAYULIANG, Aug 31: During this ‘lockdown’, ICAR-KVK,

Anjaw has been actively working for improving the liveli-

hood of the farming community of Anjaw district by dis-

tributing seeds, planting materials, advisory on various

aspects of agriculture, horticulture and veterinary during

Covid-19. In an effort to assess the performance of the

crops distributed during Covid-19, Khoisnam Naveen, SMS

(Agronomy) visited the maize demonstrations field under

Metengliang circle today.

The performance of the maize crops were found satisfac-

tory and farmers have been actively involved in selling

their farm produce from their field itself and fetching good

amount of money by supplying the fresh maize corn pro-

duces to the local residents of the district.

During these visits, Naveen also monitored the work

progress of cluster farming in Metengliang circle.

DC inspects JJB, YupiaYUPIA, Aug 31: Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner Pige

Ligu, who is also the Chairman of Juvenile Justice Board

(JJB), Yupia, today inspected the JJB office here and en-

quired about the present status of the Board.

During the inspection, JJB Member Kani Nada Maling

and Probation Officer of District Child Protection Unit,

Yupia, Tarh Nagu apprised the DC about the difficulties

being faced to conduct case proceedings due to ‘dilapi-

dated’ condition of JJB room. The DC assured to take up

the matter on priority basis. The team also urged upon the

DC to make the JJB as a role model in the State. Advocate

Licha Tatam, chairman, Child Welfare Committee, Yupia also

accompanied the team. (DIPRO)

Vills populace under Mariyang

sub-division sensitized on CovidYINGKIONG, Aug 31: A Covid-19 awareness programme for

villages under Mariyang sub-division was conducted on 28th

August last under the chairmanship of Khoda Lasa, CO-cum-

chairman Covid-19 Monitoring Committee Mariyang.

The objective of the prgoramme was to build cooperation

between Govt agencies and villages in prevention of the

pandemic and Covid-19 monitoring effort by way of normal

development and economic activities in the sub-division.

The CO explained in detail on procedural and medico-

legal aspect of Govt guidelines and standard operating

procedures (SOPs). He also apprised the house of Disaster

Management Act, 2005. He informed that govt. is taking all

necessary steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and

that there is no reason to panic and impose customary

lockdown in villages.

Such customary lockdown without sanction from lawful

authority is creating hurdle in socio-economic develop-

ment initiative of the govt and causing annoyance to pub-

lic at large, said Lasa.

He urged that five simple basic steps viz face cover, so-

cial distancing of six feet, hand wash/hygiene, no spitting

in public place and prohibition of consumption of alcohol,

tobacco products in public place are to be compulsory

adopted by each village to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

On the occasion, copies of govt guidelines and SOPs on

Covid-19 were distributed to the participants. (DIPRO)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India

on Monday overtook Mexi-

co in total numbers of deaths

from COVID-19--64,469---

and became the third coun-

try in the world, after United

States and Brazil, with high-

est fatalities.

As per the worldometer, a

site recording coronavirus

cases and deaths on real time

basis, Mexico has tallied

64,158 deaths, nearly over 300

fatalities less than India.

According to Union

Health Ministry, India re-

corded another 78,511 COV-

ID-19 cases and 971 more

deaths in the past 24 hours.

This is for the fifth consec-

utive day, the country has

recorded more than 70k cas-

es in a single day.

India's trajectory of daily

cases of the coronavirus dis-

ease is now the highest ever

At 64,469, India's COVID-19death toll third highest in world

recorded by any country.

The total number of coro-

navirus cases now stand at

36,21,246, which includes

7,81,975 active cases,

27,74,802 cured/discharged/

migrated.

Maharashtra remains the

most-infected with 7,80,689

cases and 24,740 deaths, fol-

lowed by Andra Pradesh

4,24,767 infections and 3,884

fatalities and Tamil Nadu with

4,22,085 cases and 7,231

deaths.

Former President Pranab

Mukherjee, who had tested

positive for COVID-19,

passed away after suffering

from brain clot and respira-

tory problems. He was 84

years old.

The Union Health Minis-

try informed last 5 lakh re-

coveries have been record-

ed in only eight days.

Union Home Minister Amit

Shah, who was hospitalised

for post Covid-care on Au-

gust 18, was discharged from

Delhi's AIIMS.

Karnataka government is-

sued guidelines for Unlock

4.0 allowing metro rail servic-

es to start from September 7

in a graded manner.

The West Bengal Govern-

ment further extended the

lockdown in the containment

zones till September 30.

Worldwide, in fatalities,

the US is at the top with 1.87

lakh deaths, followed by Bra-

zil with 1.20 lakh fatalities.

India remains the third

worst-affected in the total

number of cases with more

than 36 lakh cases recorded

so far. Again, the US with

over 61 lakh and Brazil with

more than 38 lakh cases, are

leading. (UNI)

RONO HILLS, Aug 31: A

six-day online Refreshers

Course for Coaches and In-

structors of Sports Authori-

ty of Arunachal (SAA) be-

ing organized by Centre of

Excellence for Sports Sci-

ence, Department of Physi-

cal Education, Rajiv Gandhi

University in collaboration

with SAA, GoAP got under-

way here today.

Various topics related to

high sports performance

shall be covered during the

six days course by several

renowned experts and

sports scientists from SAI

and other reputed speakers

from across the nation.

RGU vice chancellor Prof

Saket Kushwaha, in his in-

augural speech, spoke on

work ethics in sports, edu-

6-day refresher course for SAA

coaches & instructors beginscation and administrative re-

sponsibility. He discussed

about the importance and

role of the coaches and train-

ers in the whole sports eco-

system. He said that the hard

work of the coaches and

trainers are reflected through

the performance of the play-

ers under them.

He also informed that the

RGU is introducing course

in sports viz three in MSc

including Sports Physiolo-

gy, Sports Biomechanics

and Strength Training &

Conditioning, and MA in

Sports.

Dr Shailendra Kumar Sin-

ha, former Sports Scientist

with an experience of more

than 25 years, deliberated the

role of Sports Science &

Sports Technology for high

performance sports. He

opined that these days coun-

tries cannot perform at elite

level unless they are

equipped with scientific

knowledge and support.

He suggested that if SAA

adopts scientific approach

and defines priority sports

like combat sports and

sports related to strength

and power there will be a

visible result with active

training and support of the

coaches.

Gumnya Karbak, Director

SAA, Tadar Appa, Director

Sports, GoAP, Dr Anil Mili,

HoD, Dr Tadang Minu, Jt

Coordinator and Dr Vivek

Kumar Singh, Coordinator of

the Course encouraged the

participant to successfully

complete the course.

RONO HILLS, Aug 31: Aone-day online workshop on‘Research Ethics and Plagia-rism’ was organized by theDepartment of History incollaboration with InternalQuality Assurance Cell(IQAC), Rajiv Gandhi Uni-versity here on Monday.

Speaking at the inauguralsession, RGU Vice Chancel-lor Prof Saket Kushwaha,while pointing out that stu-dents try to find an easy es-cape by copying researchcontent from other sources,said in order to keep a checkon research misconduct,students should be first en-couraged to identify theirarea of research and made to

submit a preliminary conceptnote to the concerned de-partments.

RGU Pro-VC Prof AmitavaMitra said advancement intechnology is both a boonand bane in research becauseit makes research materialsreadily available for studentsbut at the same time allowsstudents to misuse technol-ogy in the form of plagiarism.He hailed the Dept of Historyand IQAC for conductingsuch a relevant workshop onthe importance of honestyand integrity in conductingresearch work.

Prof Sarah Hilaly, Head,Dept of History said that theidea behind organizing the

workshop came from theUGC mandate to have a man-datory paper on researchethics within the course workof PhD programmes in alluniversities across the na-tion. Prof Rama Chandra Par-ida, Director IQAC spoke onthe relevance of the topic.

The speakers were ProfSalil Mishra, Pro-VC, Ambed-kar University, Delhi, ProfSarah Hilaly, Dr RadhanathTripathy & Dr Meera Yadavof Delhi University, and DrTopi Basar, National LawUniversity and Judicial Acad-emy. The technical sessionwas moderated by Prof SaritK Chaudhuri of the Depart-ment of Anthropology, RGU.

RGU organizes virtual workshop

on Research Ethics and Plagiarism

NAHARLAGUN, Aug 31: A

one-day seminar cum aware-

ness programme on ‘tradition-

al folklore, folk dance and

music of Arunachal Pradesh’

followed by a two-day train-

ing on ‘traditional, folk art,

preservation of old manu-

script, literature, dissemina-

tion and cultural activities of

Arunachal Pradesh’, spon-

sored by Ministry of Culture,

Govt of India, were held here

from August 25 to 27.

Attending the seminar as

resource person, Jaro

Bagang, a well-known expert

of Nyishi customary laws

and indigenous folklore,

stressed on preservation of

local dialects through day-

to-day use of it and urged

upon tribal parents to teach

their respective wards on lo-

cal dialects with the rich his-

tory of folklore.

He said that the programme

has created a good platform

to showcase the talent and the

folk art skills will generate self

employment and source of live-

lihood to the youth, through

cultural tourism.

Kasha Blayu, another re-

source person, emphasized

on preservation of culture

through documentation es-

pecially among the tribes of

Arunachal who do not have

languages in written form.

He encouraged the youth to

participate in such kind of

programme in the near fu-

ture. He hoped that the New

Education Policy 2020 will

help promote tribal culture.

The event was followed

by a colorful cultural dance

from the participants. Earli-

er, the chairman, Changkiu

Bagang VFMC, Chungma

Bagang welcomed the

guests, resource persons

and the participants.

Seminar on ‘traditional folklore, folk

dance and music of Arunachal’ held

GUWAHATI, Aug 31: TheCOVID 19 pandemic and con-sequent lockdown in Assamwill lead to fall in growth rate,increase in unemploymentand poverty, and the govern-ment’s revenue will decline,while sectors such as agricul-ture will face complex andcascading impact.

This was stated in a ‘Re-port on Economy of Assamin the Backdrop of COVID 19Pandemic’ by State Innova-tion and TransformationAayog (SITA), laid in thestate Legislative Assemblyhere today.

The Report said, there willbe ‘distinct and significantimpacts on the economy’ atthree different levels – mac-ro-economic level, sectorallevel and cross cutting oroverarching level.

The growth rate of thestate’s economy is expectedto lower by 1.3 to 5.2% in-current fiscal, which sug-gests a potential loss in theGSDP equivalent to Rs 4,442to Rs 17,770 crore at currentprices.

The lockdown has caused

a total loss in GSDP worthRs 27,463 crore at the currentlevel of prices, with agricul-ture and allied sector aloneestimated to face a loss ofabout Rs 3,875 crore.

Manufacturing, construc-tion, trade and hospitality,real estate and transport sec-tors are among the sectorsthat have incurred major loss-es, as per the Report, withthe estimated loss indicating‘minimum losses’.

It has been estimated that67 lakh people’s livelihoodwill face vulnerabilities ofmyriad kind, unemploymentrate in the state will rise to 16to 27% from present 8%, andconsequently, poverty ratemay go up to about 50% inthe state.

As per the Report, the im-pact of COVID 19 on agricul-ture would be rather complexand cascading, and hence,will be far-reaching and thesector is expected to witnessthe most significant impactsindirectly.

The tea and rubber plan-tations, livestock, fish pro-duction, among sectors,

have incurred heavy lossesdue to the lockdown.

The impact is found moreprominent among the MS-MEs and unorganized sec-tor, with estimated loss of Rs318 crore, affected about 5.4lakh workers in the sector.

The handloom and servic-es sectors have also felt theburnt of the lockdown, run-ning losses in hundreds ofcrores and loss of jobs.

Some overarching con-cerns have also been high-lighted in the Report, whichcomprise issue of possibleincrease in inequality, dimen-sions of women requiringspecial attention, issue ofpossible time and cost over-run of the critical infrastruc-ture projects, and possiblechallenges for flood manage-ment this year.

Recommending ‘extraordi-nary measures and innova-tive approaches’, the Reporthas called for policy deci-sions, concerted relief mea-sures, support measures, ef-ficient resource manage-ment, and institutional ar-rangements. (UNI)

Drop in growth and revenue, rise in unemployment

and poverty in Assam due to COVID-lockdown

SHILLONG, Aug 31: Sever-al people, who earn their live-lihood, primarily from thetourism sector are happywith the decision of the Me-ghalaya government to re-open three of the most re-nowned tourist spots in andaround the state capital onlyfor the locals on a trial basisfrom September 1, albeit,keeping with all safety pro-tocols in these times of thepandemic.

Local cabbies and pettytraders are all looking forwardto a way ahead to rejuvenatetheir economy, which hasbeen hit hard due to the clo-sure of all tourist spots in thecity and the state in generalever since March this year.

The announcement of theState Health and FamilyWelfare Minister, AlexanderLaloo Hek that the State gov-ernment will re-open the Ele-phant Falls, Upper Shillong,Nehru Park, Umiam (Bara-pani) and Ward’s Lake,Shillong under strict condi-tions has been met with cau-tious optimism.

“I am glad that this deci-sion has been taken duringthe maize season,” says eld-erly tribal lady, who has beenselling freshly roasted cornsat Upper Shillong, with maize

being cereal of the season.“Yes, we are happy but

concerned too and hope thatpeople strictly keep to thesafety norms as Covid cas-es are surging with eachpassing day,” says an anx-ious elderly lady, who staysat a locality close to the icon-ic Ward’s Lake in the city.

Welcoming the govern-ment’s decision to re-openthe three tourist spots, whichare sprawling and spaciousenough for maintainingphysical distance betweenvisitors, most of those whoearn from the tourism sectorsaid that they would main-tain the safety protocols.

“I am getting ready to takepassengers to the ElephantFalls and also Nehru Park,Barapani, especially younglovers on first timedates,”winks a taxi driver,who has suffered a steep fallin his income due to the pan-demic that has made peopleavoid public transport ingeneral.

In fact, the ‘better half’ oftheir faces covered in ethni-cally designed homemademasks, a young couple can-didly admits that they are des-perate for a romantic getawayto take off their face coversand breathe in freedom.

There is a feeling of joyand enthusiasm among thepeople, mostly youngsters,who have been forced tostay confined to their ownpremises due to the pandem-ic-induced lock-downs anddeclaration of containmentzones.

“I am eager to go to theWard’s Lake again, one ofthe most mysterious andbeautiful places in the city,”said one of the regulars, who,along with others had beenjogging around the British-era Lake and also boating inits waters for long.

The tourism sector in thestate, which had witnesseda tremendous surge over thepast years with a large num-ber of people depending di-rectly or indirectly on it forlivelihood, has been theworst hit due to the ongoingpandemic.

All small time traders areupbeat with the prospect ofvisitors, albeit local, crowd-ing around once again, main-taining physical distance ofcourse, to rejuvenate the lo-cal economy by buying en-try passes and indigenoussnacks and also hiring localcabs to and fro the serenebeauty spots that aboundthe Scotland of East. (UNI)

Tourism industry in Meghalaya eager

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Fresh clash in Ladakh: Indian Army ‘thwarts’ China'smove to unilaterally change status quo at Pangong Tso

Contempt case: SC fines Bhushan Re 1; he agrees to pay

NEW DELHI, Aug 31:

Amid the simmering bor-

der tension between India

and China in Eastern

Ladakh, a fresh clash be-

tween the troops of two

Himalayan nations broke

out on the intervening

night of August 29-30 Au-

gust on the southern bank

of Pangong Tso.

As per a statement from

Indian Army, a Brigade Com-

mander-level flag meeting is

in progress at Chushul to

resolve the issue.

According to the state-

ment, on the night of 29/30

August, the People’s Lib-

eration Army (PLA) troops

violated the previous con-

sensus arrived at during

military and diplomatic en-

gagements amid the ongo-

ing standoff in eastern

Ladakh.

The PLA troops carried

out provocative military

movements to change the

s ta tus quo , sa id the

statement.

“Indian troops pre-empted

this PLA activity on the

Southern Bank of Pangong

Tso Lake, undertook mea-

sures to strengthen our po-

sitions and thwart Chinese

intentions to unilaterally

change facts on ground,” it

added.

It further said that the

Army is committed to main-

taining peace and tranquil-

lity through dialogue, but is

also equally determined to

protect its territorial integrity.

As per the sources in the

defence establishment, the

crash occurred in the Chushul

sector of eastern Ladakh.

The area has remained a

concern since the stand-off

between the two countries

began in early May.

India has moved in addi-

tional troops than what was

already deployed in wake of

the clash. (UNI)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The

Supreme Court on Monday

imposed a token fine of 'Ru-

pee One' on civil rights law-

yer Prashant Bhushan after

he was found guilty of crimi-

nal contempt for

‘scandalising the court’.

The court gave the verdict

on a suo motu criminal con-

tempt case pertaining to two

tweets by Bhushan. One

tweet was over a photo-

graph of Chief Justice of In-

dia (CJI) Sharad A Bobde

astride a bike and another on

the Apex court’s role in the

past six years.

"We are imposing fine of

Rupee one on advocate

Prashant Bhushan in con-

tempt case. If he fails to pay

the amount, he will be sen-

tenced to 3 months in jail and

suspension of his practice for

3 years," the bench headed

by Justice Arun Mishra or-

dered.

The Bench was unhappy

to note that after holding

Bhushan guilty of contempt,

the court gave an opportu-

nity to the convict to

apologise but instead he

gave statements and inter-

views to media which was

against the dignity of the

court.

The court said that it has

taken the appeal of Attorney

General K K Venegopal "to

not punish" the senior law-

yer into consideration and

imposed a nominal fine of

just Rupee one.

"If we have not taken the

cognisance of such conduct,

it would have send a wrong

message to lawyers and liti-

gants throughout the coun-

try," the Bench stated.

The court gave time till

September 15 to Bhushan to

pay the fine, otherwise he

would be liable for the pun-

ishment.

Bhushan, later in the day,

said he will obey the order

and pay Rupee one as a fine

to the court but also men-

tioned that he has the right

to seek a review of the con-

viction and sentence.

"I propose to submit my-

self to this order and will re-

spectfully pay the fine, just

as I would have submitted

to any other lawful punish-

ment," the senior advocate

said while holding a press

conference in Press Club of

India.

Bhushan said he has the

greatest respect for the in-

stitution of the Supreme

Court. "I have always be-

lieved it to be the last bas-

tion of hope, particularly for

the weak and the op-

pressed who knock at its

door for the protection of

their rights, often against a

powerful executive," he

stated.

He clarified that his tweets

were not to disrespect the

Supreme Court or the judi-

ciary as a whole, but "were

merely meant to express my

anguish, at what I felt, was a

deviation from its sterling

past record".

"This issue was never

about me versus the Judges,

much less about me vs the

Supreme Court".

When the Supreme Court

of India wins, every Indian

wins, he added.

The Apex Court on August

14 held Bhushan guilty of

contempt and advice him to

apologise which the advo-

cate rejected. (UNI)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31:

Union Minister of Health and

Family Welfare Harsh

Vardhan along with

Karnataka Chief Minister B

S Yediyurappa digitally dedi-

cated the Super Specialty

Trauma Centre (SSTC) in

Vijayanagar Institute of

Medical Sciences, Ballari to

the nation.

Afterwards, MoS HFW

Ashwini Kumar Choubey

inaugurated the Express

Feeder Line, ICU wards and

the 13KL Liquid Medical

Oxygen Tank of the facility

and Dr K Sudhakar, Minister

of Medical Education, Gov-

ernment of Karnataka, inau-

gurated the state-of-the-art

CT Scan that is capable of

taking 128 cross section

slices, an official release here

said.

The SSTC has been built

with an investment of Rs 150

crore under the Pradhan

Mantri Swasthya Suraksha

Yojana (PMSSY).

It has departments of

Emergency and Trauma,

Neurosurgery and Orthope-

dics. This new block has

eight Operation Theatres,

including 6 modular ones,

200 super specialty beds, 72

ICU beds, 20 ventilators and

state-of-the-art CT Scan and

digital x-ray machine. This

facility will have a training

capacity of 27 PG students.

Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates Super SpecialtyTrauma Centre at Ballari in Karnataka

Recalling the contribution

of former Prime Minister Atal

Bihari Vajpayee and former

External Affairs Minister

Sushma Swaraj in seeing the

projects get off the ground,

Dr Harsh Vardhan said

"Phase III of PMSSY was

announced only after 2019

and Ballari got its Trauma

Centre within the next year.

Work for the 74 medical col-

leges to be opened in the

aspirational districts are in

full swing."

A new AIIMS for the state

was under active consider-

ation and of the four medical

colleges that were being built,

one each in the aspirational

districts of Chikkamagaluru,

Haveri, Yadgir and

Chikkaballapur, he said and

added that so far, 157 medical

colleges had been opened

with Central financing and

local monitoring by the State

administration, an official re-

lease here said.

Yediyurappa thanked the

Union Government for its

proactive role in strengthen-

ing the health infrastructure

in Karnataka and requested

the Health Minister to con-

sider upgrading the ESI Hos-

pital in Gulbarga to AIIMS

so that people of the region

were better served.

Karnataka ministers Anand

Singh and B Sreeramulu, Dr

B Devanand, Director, VIMS,

Ballari were also present at the

event hosted by B Nagendra,

MLA for Ballari rural con-

stituency. (UNI)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The

World Health Organization

(WHO) on Monday pub-

lished a first indicative sur-

vey on the impact of COVID-

19 on health systems based

on 105 countries’ reports.

Data collected from five

regions over the period from

March to June 2020 illustrate

that almost every country (90

per cent) experienced dis-

ruption to its health services,

with low- and middle-income

countries reporting the

greatest difficulties.

Most countries reported

that many routine and elective

services have been sus-

pended, while critical care -

such as cancer screening and

treatment and HIV therapy –

has seen high-risk interrup-

tions in low-income countries.

"The survey shines a light

on the cracks in our health

systems, but it also serves

to inform new strategies to

improve healthcare provi-

sion during the pandemic

and beyond,” said Dr Tedros

Adhanom Ghebreyesus,

WHO Director-General.

"COVID-19 should be a

lesson to all countries that

health is not an ‘either-or’

equation. We must better pre-

pare for emergencies but also

keep investing in health sys-

tems that fully respond to

people’s needs throughout

the life course", he added.

The survey ‘Rapid assess-

ment of continuity of essen-

tial health services during the

COVID-19 pandemic’ was

conducted in 159 countries

(all WHO regions except the

Americas). 105 responses

were received (66 pc re-

sponse rate) from senior min-

istry of health officials cov-

ering the period from March

to June 2020. The purpose

of the survey was to gain

insights and perspectives on

both the impact of the

COVID-19 pandemic on up

to 25 essential health ser-

vices in countries and how

countries are adapting strat-

egies to maintain essential

services. (UNI)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The

Health and Family Welfare Min-

istry will deploy high-level Cen-

tral teams in the states of Uttar

Pradesh, Jharkhand,

Chhattisgarh, and Odisha which

are seeing a sudden surge in

Covid cases and some are also

reporting high mortality.

The teams will support the

state efforts towards strength-

ening containment, surveil-

lance, testing and efficient clini-

cal management of the positive

cases. They shall also guide the

states in effectively managing

the challenges related to timely

diagnosis and follow up, an of-

ficial release here said.

Each of the multi-sectoral

teams will comprise an epi-

demiologist and a public

health expert.

Of the four states, Uttar

Pradesh has the maximum active

cases of 54,666, followed by

90 pc countries report disruptions to essential

health services since COVID-19 pandemic: WHO

Health ministry to rush Central teams toUP, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha

Odisha (27,219), Chhattisgarh

(13,520) and Jharkhand which

has 11,577 active cases.

In terms of total/cumulative

cases till date, Uttar Pradesh

has 2,25,632, Odisha (1,00,934),

Jharkhand (38,435) and

Chhattisgarh has 30,092 cases.

The most number of

deaths are reported in Uttar

Pradesh (3,423) while

Odisha, Jharkhand and

Chhattisgarh are reporting

482, 410 and 269 deaths cu-

mulatively, the release said.

As an ongoing effort, the

Central Government has been

deputing Central teams from

time to time to visit various

states to interact with the au-

thorities and get a first-hand

understanding of the chal-

lenges and issues being faced

by them to strengthen their

ongoing activities and remove

bottlenecks, if any. (UNI)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31:

Pandits say Covid-19 is not

only a crisis, but also an op-

portunity- debates and dis-

cussions may go on relating

to other fields- but in the

sphere of education it is re-

ally true and unique as the

pandemic has opened up

some rare and unthinkable

avenues, which, earlier, were

not even dreamt of.

According to reports, post

NEP 2020, with the focus on

multidisciplinary learning on

technical institutes and the

need to nurture creative ac-

tivities, the Academy of Clas-

sical Music and Folk Arts

was launched on August 20

at the IIT, Kharagpur.

Classical music maestro Pt

Ajoy Chakraborty, who is

leading the '100 Ragas Initia-

tive' at the IIT, has advocated

for ''blurring of boundaries''

between disciplines.

He believes that music and

the creative fields can help

engineers think from a ''much

broader perspective" and

increase their confidence.

"Music and the perform-

ing arts help in developing

several traits which are not

yet nurtured by the educa-

tion system. The fundamen-

tal traits of innovation are

abilities to focus, improvise,

communicate and have the

courage to bring about

change, all of which are de-

veloped through training in

music and other performing

arts,'' Pt Chakraborty ob-

served.

At the Academy, Pt

Chakraborty will be working

on the formulation of the

deep structure of Indian

ragas as part of the '100

Ragas Initiative' to forge a

connection between the cre-

ative arts and the cognitive

sciences.

Virendra Tewari, Director,

IIT, Kharagpur, said, "NEP

2020 has chalked out a clear

path for interdisciplinary

studies,including fine arts

and music, which will create

space in the mind of engi-

neers and strengthen their

though process through an

immersion in creative av-

enues."

"The setting up of the

Academy at the IIT,

Kharagpur reaffirms that sci-

ence and music are comple-

mentary, the latter being

the"'be all and end all" of the

Universe," Mr Tewari main-

tained.

Modern innovation, ac-

cording to Pt Chakraborty, is

rooted in collaboration and

communication, but gradu-

ates from the existing envi-

ronment of competition are

often found to be lacking in

these virtues.

"Music helps in under-

standing and developing

collaboration-be it in west-

ern symphonies or in the im-

promptu 'Jugalbandis' in In-

dian music," he said.

Agreeing to the 'view,'

Pallab Dasgupta, professor-

in-charge of the Academy,

said " Scientific excellence

does not come from rote

learning but from the ability

to innovate, apply and com-

municate knowledge. All

these traits are automatically

developed through training

in music and arts. I have

learned sitar for many years

and can advocate how this

has helped me in developing

my research abilities."

Mr Dasgupta, further

Happy news on 'Happy Onam': Engineeringstudents learning music, fine arts at IIT

said, "We have excellent

brains in the campus who

have gone through an edu-

cation system that sup-

pressed everything other

than memorising facts and

formulas. Many of them

would have loved to do

something else. We cannot

change all that,but if we can

bring about a change in

their perspective and level

of happiness, then we will

help them evolve into supe-

rior human beings."

He informed that the Acad-

emy will provide metro-

credit courses in areas con-

necting music, fine arts and

technology apart from lec-

tures and workshops.

The Academy also plans

to offer such courses to

people interested in music

across the world, Mr

Dasgupta added. (UNI)

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: India

on Monday overtook

Mexico in total numbers of

deaths from COVID-19--

64,469---and became the

third country in the world,

after United States and Bra-

zil, with highest fatalities.

As per the worldometer, a

site recording coronavirus

cases and deaths on real

time basis, Mexico has tal-

lied 64,158 deaths, nearly

over 300 fatalities less than

India. The US is at the top

with 1.87 lakh deaths, fol-

lowed by Brazil with 1.20 lakh

fatalities.

India also remains the third

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The

anti-terror probe agency NIA

on Monday said it has ar-

rested an agent of Pakistan’s

intelligence agency Inter-Ser-

vices Intelligence (ISI) in con-

nection with its investigation

in the espionage case of de-

fence/ISI in Uttar Pradesh.

Officials in the agency

said that the NIA sleuths ar-

rested accused person

Rajakbhai Kumbhar, a

Mundra district resident of

Gujarat who was working as

a supervisor at the local

dockyard. He has allegedly

been found to be working as

an ISI agent, they added.

According to the NIA of-

ficials, the case arose out of

an FIR lodged at Lucknow’s

Gomti Nagar Police station

by the state’s Anti Terrorist

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The

Border Security Force (BSF)

troops of South Bengal Fron-

tier on Sunday seized huge

quantity of cosmetics, medi-

cines and miscellaneous

items worth Rs 23,25,505,

which were being smuggled

to Bangladesh through loca-

tion of Lake Bour under Bor-

der Out Post Haridaspur

North 24 Pargana district.

On a specific tip off, the the

troopers of 158 Battalion of

the border guarding force

carried out special search op-

eration near International

Boundary along the bank of

Lake Bour and observed

some suspected persons

gathered near bank of the lake

COVID-19 deaths: India now in top threeworst-affected in the total

number of cases with more

than 36 lakh cases recorded

so far. Again, the US with

over 61 lakh and Brazil with

more than 38 lakh cases, are

leading.

Meanwhile, as per Union

Health Ministry update on

Monday morning, India re-

corded another 78,511 fresh

COVID-19 cases in the past

24 hours, taking the case

tally to 36,21,246.

As many as 971 more

deaths were recorded while

60,868 patients recovered.

The recovery rate now

stands at 76.63 per cent while

total recoveries at 27,74,801.

Maharashtra remains the

most-infected with 7,80,689

cases and 24,740 deaths, fol-

lowed by Andra Pradesh

4,24,767 infections and 3,884

fatalities and Tamil Nadu with

4,22,085 cases and 7,231

deaths.

There are now 7,81,975 ac-

tive cases across the penin-

sular nation.

The Indian Council of

Medical Research (ICMR)

said it has conducted

8,46,278 tests in the past 24

hours, taking the total to

4,23,07,914 till date.

The country is all set to

enter 'Unlock 4.0' from Sep-

tember 1, which will allow

more activities outside of the

containment zones in addi-

tion to graded reopening of

Metro railways. (UNI)

NIA arrests Indian ISI agent from Kutch in UP Defence/ISI espionage caseSquad (ATS) after arrest one

Md Rashid, a resident of

Chandoli district.

The NIA took up the inves-

tigation in the case on April

6, 2020, and re-registered an

FIR under various sections of

123 of IPC and 13, 17, and 18

of UAPA, the officials said.

“During the investigation, it

was revealed that accused

Md Rashid was in contact

with Defense/ISI handlers of

Pakistan and had visited Pa-

kistan twice. He had transmit-

ted photographs of some

sensitive and strategically

important installations in In-

dia and also shared informa-

tion about the movement of

the armed forces with ISI

handlers in Pakistan,” a se-

nior NIA official said.

“Further investigation in

the case revealed that ac-

cused Rajakbhai Kumbhar

worked as an ISI agent and

transferred an amount of

Rs5,000 through Paytm in the

account of one Rizwan,

which was further handed

over to the main accused Md

Rashid,” he said. It also came

to light that the amount was

remitted to Md Rashid by

Rajakbhai Kumbhar on the

directions of ISI handlers in

lieu of the information sup-

plied by Md Rashid to ISI

agents, the official added.

Following which a search

was conducted at the house

of accused Rajakbhai Kumbhar

on August 28, 2020, and sev-

eral incriminating documents

were seized and later he was

arrested by the agency, the of-

ficials said. (UNI)

BSF seizes cosmetics, medicine & otheritems being smuggled to Bangladesh

and trying to drop some bags

in to the river and pulling it

towards Bangladesh side.

The BSF personnel chased

them due to which the smug-

glers dropped the bags behind

and fled away by taking ad-

vantage of darkness and dense

vegetation towards India side.

The patrol further searched

the area thoroughly and re-

covered 20 bags in which had

a huge quantity of cosmetics

,medicines and miscellaneous

items were stashed of worth

Rs 23,25,505 were recovered.

The seized items handed

over to custom office Petrapole

for further investigation and

legal action, the Force said in a

statement. (UNI)

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Need stronger line of defence

For most of this month, India has consistently

been contributing the most number of daily

confirmed COVID-19 infections to the world.

This week, it reported 78,508 infections on a single

day — a record single day spike — that has pushed

the infection tally to over 3.6 million. In March, when

the epidemic was yet to take hold in the country,

there was the belief that it could be vanquished. In

those days, projections based on epidemiological

modelling which indicated that millions would be in-

fected were met with denial by the government as

well as disbelief by many, especially because of how

it had pulverised health systems in Europe and the

United States. The dominant note in the government’s

narrative on how it has handled the pandemic is that

it has kept India’s death rate low. India’s confirmed

case fatality rate (CFR) is below 2% — totalling to

over 64,500 deaths. The US and Brazil, the only two

countries with more cases than India, have a CFR of

around 3% and a good number of countries that lead

the COVID-19 tally have their confirmed deaths in

that region. Were India too to have a similar death

rate, that would work out to 103,000 deaths. Whether

the nearly 40,000 averted deaths are so far evidence

of a dodged bullet, or in part due to an undercount

that results from States not reporting ‘suspected or

probable deaths’ (as required by ICMR guidelines)

and not medically certifying all deaths can only be

known by more data being made available in the fu-

ture for analysis.

That the virus has managed to infect some of India’s

most secluded tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar

Islands is a pointer that it has now set deep roots

within the country along with several other bacteria

and viruses that thrive in India’s tropical climate. Its

invincibility has contributed to the widespread adop-

tion of face covers and masks and the vital role of

maintaining hygiene and avoiding crowds. These are

welcome behavioural changes that will serve well in

the future when India will continue to grapple with

seasonal outbreaks and epidemics of influenza, den-

gue as well as its old scourge of TB. The health-care

system being pushed to its breaking point has also

underlined the country’s historical neglect of wide-

spread affordable health care as well as the paucity

of qualified personnel to treat the poor. In spite of the

availability of sophisticated labs and expert scien-

tists and doctors, India continues to struggle to de-

velop indigenous testing kits as well as conduct well-

designed trials to check for the efficacy of drugs that

might help with the infection. There must be deep

reckoning to fix gaps in the manufacturing and prod-

uct delivery chain to put in place new habits and

erect a stronger line of defence against future blights.

The inaugural programme was attended by Prof.

Saket Kushwaha, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Dr.

Shailendra Sinha, former Scientist SAI Kolkata, Mr.

Gumnya Karbak, Director Sports Authority of

Arunachal, Sri Tadar Appa, Director Sports, Govern-

ment of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Karbia Dodum, As-

sistant Director, Sports, Mr. O. B. Meitei, Mr. Nada

Apa District Sports Officers from Directorate of Sports,

staffs members of SAA and the directorate, resource

persons from across the nation and faculty mem-

bers of department to Physical Education also at-

tended the inaugural session conducted via Zoom

platform.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

GUWAHATI, Aug 31: The

current Unlock guidelines in

force in Assam will continue

to remain till midnight of

September 4, with the state

government reserving the

authority to modify the rules

without any advance notice.

In an order by Chief Sec-

retary Kumar Sanjay Krish-

na, it has been stated that all

measures as stipulated in the

last unlock guidelines order

issued on August 13 will re-

main in force till midnight of

September 4.

The latest order has noted

that though the government

of India has issued latest

unlock directives on August

29, ‘certain issues need to be

examined thoroughly before

Assam to continue with current unlock rules till Sep 4 Monsoon session of Parliament from Sep 14NEW DELHI, Aug 31: The Monsoon session of Parlia-ment will be held from September 14 to October 1.

According to a statement from the Rajya Sabha Secre-tariat, President Ram Nath Kovind has summoned RajyaSabha to meet on September 14.

'Subject to exigencies of business, the session is sched-uled to conclude on Thursday, 1 October 2020,' it said.

Another communication from the Lok Sabha Secretariatsaid the President has summoned the Lok Sabha to meeton September 14 and end on October 1.

The Monsoon session of Parliament, which is generallyheld from July-end, has been curtailed to three weeks, dueto severity of Novel Coronavirus.

The strict enforcement of COVID-19 tests for MPs andsocial distancing among MPs are some of the new mea-sures being contemplated for the upcoming Monsoon ses-sion, to ensure limited exposure of Parliamentarians andother staff in the Parliament complex to the infection, dur-ing the abbreviated 18-day session.

Also, in an effort to prevent crowding, visitors andmediapersons might not be allowed access to areas, in-cluding the Central Hall and the latter could be restricted to

the press gallery. (UNI)

Assam to follow Central SOP for teachers’ attendanceGUWAHATI, Aug 31: Toeing the line of the Central gov-ernment, the Assam government today ordered attendanceof 50% of teaching and non-teaching staff in educationalinstitutions from September 21 next.

The Education Department notified that all employees, bothteaching and non-teaching staff of Schools, Colleges, Univer-sities, Technical Colleges/Institutions and Teacher TrainingInstitutions/Colleges, will undergo COVID 19 test up to Sep-tember 18 as per protocol of District Administration and Healthand Family Welfare Department issued from time to time.

“Further, teachers (50% of teaching and non-teachingstaff at a time) should attend their respective Institutionswith effect from September 21 for which subsequent in-structions will be issued by the Education Department,Assam, based on the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)which will be developed by the MoHFW (Govt. of India),”an official statement said here.

Earlier, state Education Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarmahad announced that teachers would have to be present intheir institutions from September 1, while ‘informal classeson experimental basis’ will start for students of class 12and degree third year from September 15.

The minister, who also holds Finance and Health portfo-lios, among others, had initially maintained that the stategovernment’s protocol will remain in place even after theissuance of the Central SOPs.

The COVID 19 testing for teachers was made mandatory

in the state prior to rejoining on duty. (UNI)

Nagaland orders lock-open of hotels, stalls, barbersKOHIMA, Aug 31: As the Nagaland Government declaredlock-down ended today, Nagaland Chief Secretary TemjenToy today partially modified the Office orders on lockdownmeasures and guidelines issued from time to time forCOVIOD-19 and taking into consideration the issuance ofStandard Operating Procedures (SOPs), According to offi-cial sources on preventive measures for containing spreadof COVID-19 in shopping malls, restaurants, hotels andother hospitality units, and issuance of Guidelines dated3rd August last for similar purposes for Gymnasiums andYoga Institutes; by the Ministry of Health & Family Wel-fare, Government of India; the following activities arehereby allowed in the State of Nagaland with immediateeffect, outside the Containment Zones, subject to strictcompliance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)annexed with this order: (a) All Shopping Malls are allowedto open and function subject to strict adherence to theSOP enclosed as Annexure-A.

(b) All Restaurants are allowed to open and function sub-ject to strict adherence to the SOP enclosed as Annexure-8.

(c) All Hotels and other Hospitality Units are allowed toopen and operate subject to strict adherence to the SOPenclosed as Annexure-C.

(d) All Gymnasiums and Yoga Institutes are allowed toopen and operate subject to strict adherence to the SOPenclosed as Annexure-D. 2.

In addition to the above, the barber shops, salons, beautyparlours are also allowed to open and function subject tostrict compliance of the guidelines as enclosed as Annex-

ure-E, the Choief Secretary notification said. (UNI)

Covid cases reach 6252 in ManipurIMPHAL, Aug 31: The cumulative number of positive casesis 6,252 (General Population-4,655 and Central SecurityPersonnel-1597). The cumulative number of recoveredcases is 4,330 (General Population-3,500 and Central Secu-rity Personnel-830). The number of active cases is 1,894(General Population -1,129 and Central Security Personnel-765) while the recovery rate is 69.25 %.

In the past 24-hours, 103 persons (82M, 21F) from generalpopulation and 37 personnel from Central Armed Police Force(CAPF) were confirmed as new COVID-19 positive cases.

The positive cases are from VRDL, RIMS - 16, VRDL,JNIMS - 37, Raj Medicity - 2, Christian Hospital - 1, Jiribam— 29, Babina Diagnostics —17, Ukhrul - 4, Thoubal — 13,

Churachandpur - 5, Imphal East RAT — 11, Chandel — 5.They are from Imphal West - 26, Imphal East - 21, Thoubal- 17, Ukbrul - 8, Senapati - 3, Tengnoupal- 11, Bishnupur - 1,Kangpokpi - 1, Jiribam - 9, Churachandpur - 5, Chandel - 1.Six persons (Churachandpur - 1, Senapati - 3, Ukhrul - 1,Jiribam -1) were returnees from other states while the rest

97 were without any significant travel history. They werebeing shifted to the Covid Care facilities. All necessarymedical precautionary measures like containment and con-tact tracing are in place. Today, there was no report ofdeath. The cumulative number of deaths is 28.

In the past 24-hours, 91 persons were discharged. They

were from CAPF (1), CCC Lamboikhongnangkhong (29),UNACCO (34), JNIMS (2), RD Wing (2), DH Thoubal (3),CCC Thoubal (17) and DH Tamenglong (3) after they werefound COVID-19 free on RT PCR test.

Today 135 persons were detained and released later afterwarning by police for violating safety norms. A sum of Rs

26,000 was collected as fine. (UNI)

GUWAHATI, Aug 31: TheComptroller and AuditorGeneral (CAG) has found thebudgetary assumptions ofthe Assam government ‘notrealistic’ for the fiscal 2018-19, with control over the ex-ecution and monitoring ofbudget also ‘inadequate’,while non-submission ofUtilisation Certificates (UCs)and non-reconciliation of re-ceipts and expenditures re-flecting ‘poorly on the inter-nal control system’ and‘monitoring mechanism’ ofthe state government.

In its audit report of thestate finances for the yearended March 31, 2019, whichwas laid in the state Assem-bly here today, the CAG saidthe budgetary assumptionswere not realistic and bud-getary estimates were ‘offthe mark to a considerableextent, and control over theexecutive and monitoring ofbudget was inadequate’.

Significant policy initia-tives were not fulfilled dueto non-completion of prepa-ratory activities and supple-mentary grants / appropria-tions were obtained withoutadequate justification, the

report claimed, adding, “De-spite flagging this issue ev-ery year for the last severalyears, the state governmenthas failed to take correctivemeasures in this regard.”

Further, with regards tobudgetary management,savings during the year ac-counted for about a third ofthe budget but the control-ling officers did not surren-der the funds on time, whiledepartments also did notvary their budgets in accor-dance with their ability toabsorb the allocations.

In the quality of accountsand financial reporting prac-tices, the CAG report said non-reconciliation of receipts andexpenditure reflected poorlyon the internal control systemwithin the government andraised concerns relating toaccuracy of accounts.

The report pointed to non-submission of UCs, DetailedCountersigned Contingentbills for specific developmentprojects, by AutonomousCouncils, DevelopmentBoards and Authorities, stat-ing that it is indicated to ‘in-adequate internal controlsand reflect poorly on the

monitoring mechanism of thestate government’.

It also noted that ‘indis-criminate operation of omni-bus Minor Head 800 – OtherExpenditure affected trans-parency’ and ‘obscuredproper analysis of allocativepriorities and quality of ex-penditure’.

On the finances of thestate, the CAG noted that anincrease of 17.27% in its rev-enue receipts was registeredby the state government in2018-19 compared to the pre-vious year. With significantincrease in Non-Tax Revenueand higher buoyancy of thestate’s own revenue than pre-ceding four years due to im-plementation of the GST.

Development expenditureof the state as well as expen-diture on health and educa-tion was more than that of oth-er Special Category States.

However, the state contin-ued to be dependent on theCentral government with62% of the revenue comingfrom Central transfers andGrants-in-Aid, though thestate continued to be non-compliant with the IndianGovernment Accounting

Standards while handlingexpenditure incurred out ofGrants-in-Aid.

Pointing to violation ofrules of National PensionScheme, the CAG report saidthe state government’s act of‘shot contribution’ as well as‘retaining the balances in cur-rent account’ is ‘fraught withthe risk of unauthorised useof funds’, ‘thereby creatinguncertainty in respect of thebenefits due to the employ-ees and avoidable future lia-bility to the government’.

The state could achieverevenue surplus during twoyears out of the five-yearperiod of 2014-19 and wassuccessful in containing thefiscal deficit before 3% of theGSDP in four out of the lastfive years, and had in fact afiscal surplus of Rs 3005crore in 2015-16.

During the five-year peri-od, the outstanding debt ofthe state remained between17.08% and 18.84% of theGSDP, which was consistent-ly below the norm of 28.50%of GSDP prescribed by theAssam Fiscal Responsibili-ty and Budget ManagementAct, 2011. (UNI)

CAG terms Assam budgetary assumptions ‘not

realistic’; calls for better monitoring of accounts

any further relaxations’ and

hence, the measures previ-

ously issued will continue to

remain in force.

“These orders / specifica-

tions may be modified / al-

tered at any time depending

upon circumstances prevail-

ing in the state and without

any advance notice to any-

one,” the order added.

The state government

has, meanwhile, ordered at-

tendance of 50% of teaching

and non-teaching staff in

educational institutions from

September 21 next, in line

with a Centre directive.

The Education Department

notified that all employees,

both teaching and non-teach-

ing staff of Schools, Colleges,

Universities, Technical Col-

leges/Institutions and Teach-

er Training Institutions/Col-

leges, will undergo COVID 19

test up to September 18 as per

protocol of District Adminis-

tration and Health and Family

Welfare Department issued

from time to time.

“Further, teachers (50% of

teaching and non-teaching

staff at a time) should attend

their respective Institutions

with effect from September

21 for which subsequent in-

structions will be issued by

the Education Department,

Assam, based on the Stan-

dard Operating Procedure

(SOP) which will be devel-

oped by the MoHFW (Govt.

of India),” an official state-

ment said here.

Earlier, state Education

Minister Dr Himanta Biswa

Sarma had announced that

teachers would have to be

present in their institutions

from September 1, while ‘in-

formal classes on experimen-

tal basis’ will start for stu-

dents of class 12 and degree

third year from September 15.

The overall COVID 19 tally

in the state has increased to

1,05,774 with detection of 1980

new cases in the last 24 hours.

The death toll is nearing

300 and with seven COVID

19 casualties confirmed yes-

terday, it currently stands at

296. The number of recov-

ered COVID 19 patients in the

state is at 83,927. (UNI)

SHILLONG, Aug 31: Megha-laya on Monday recorded thehighest ever single-day recov-eries of 113 COVID-19 patients,adding up the total number ofrecoveries up to 1196, whileonly 26 new cases were detect-ed, health officials said.

Out of the 113 recoveries,Health and Family WelfareMinister, Alexander LalooHek informed 80 were report-ed from East Khasi Hills dis-trict, 26 from West Garo Hillsdistrict, three from East Jain-tia Hills district, besides twoeach from Ri-Bhoi districtand North Garo Hills district.

"Fourteen civilians fromEast Khasi Hills district, , oneBorder Security Force (BSF)trooper and four civilians inWest Garo Hills district, four

Meghalaya records highest one-day recoverycivilians in East Jaintia Hillsdistrict and one civilians eachin West Khasi Hills district andSouth West Garo Hills district,tested positive for the viralinfection," Hek informed.

Of the 26 new cases de-tected, Hek said 14 were re-ported from East Khasi Hillsdistrict, five cases that in-clude four Armed/Paramili-tary Forces and one civilianin West Garo Hills district,four each in East Jaintia Hillsand West Khasi Hills dis-tricts besides one each in Ri-Bhoi and South West GaroHills districts.

Meghalaya has so far reg-istered 2,368 COVID-19 pos-itive cases, including 1,196active cases, 1,162 recover-ies and ten deaths.

“Till date, 88,963 sampleshave been sent for testingout of which 85,924 werenegative and results 671tests are awaited. So far32,573 people have returnedto the state from outside,” hefurther informed.

Meanwhile, Deputy ChiefMinister Prestone Tynsongsaid that the government hasalso decided to allot tempo-rary vending zones to ven-dors and streets hawkers inthe State Capital.

“Five to six places have beenidentified. The Deputy Com-missioner of East Khasi Hillsdistrict would notify thesevending zones,” he added.

Tynsong said the State gov-ernment is seized of the plightof the street hawkers and ven-

dors and permanent vendingzones in the State Capital arebeing identified together withthe assistance of the UrbanAffairs department.

"Vendors and street hawk-ers who have registered withthe Shillong MunicipalBoard and the Urban Affairsdepartment would be allot-ted spots at these yet to beidentified permanent vend-ing zones," the Deputy ChiefMinister informed.

There are around 300 ven-dors who are registered withthe vending committee head-ed by Chief Executive Offic-er (CEO) of the ShillongMunicipal Board and thecommittee headed by Depu-ty Commissioner of EastKhasi Hills district. (UNI)

GUWAHATI, Aug 31: Noisyscenes dominated the As-sam Legislative Assemblyon the first day of the au-tumn session today as theOpposition parties ques-tioned the BJP-led govern-ment’s stand on the foreign-ers’ issue, leading to suspen-sion of a Congress MLA forthe Question Hour.

Congress legislator Rupjy-oti Kurmi, during a supple-mentary in the Question Hour,alleged that the governmentwas not taking the NationalRegister of Citizens (NRC) for-ward nor was it working forthe people of the state.

He maintained that the Citi-zenship (Amendment) Act,which brings the base year forcitizenship to 2014, is contra-

dictory to the spirit of the As-sam Accord, and said, “With-out implementing Clause V ofthe accord, the Centre hasformed a committee on ClauseVI, the report of which is yetto be accepted by the govern-ment. The MHA Joint Secre-tary, Satyendra Garg, who isthe member secretary of theClause VI committee, has notsigned the report.”

Refusing to accept thegovernment’s reply to hisquestion, the OppositionMLA continued to createnoisy scenes in the House,leading Speaker HitendraNath Goswami to suspend-ed Kurmi for the remainingof the Question Hour andevicting him from the Housewith the help of marshals.

Another OppositionMLA, Mamun ImdadulHaque Chawdhury of theAIUDF, continued to attackthe government pointingout that only 227 foreignerswere deported from the Statein the last seven years.

“Is this the testimony ofthe government’s steps toimplement the Assam Ac-cord?” he asked, also ques-tioning the confusion overthe status of NRC.

He added, “The CAA clear-ly violates the Assam Accord.What is happening in theNRC? What is the status ofClause VI of the Accord? Thestate government needs tocome clear on these issues.”

Reiterating the state gov-ernment’s commitment in

implementing the Accord inletter and spirit, Parliamen-tary Affairs Minister Chan-dra Mohan Patowary saidthe government has beeninsisting on 20 per cent re-verification of the names inborder districts and ten percent of the names in otherdistricts.

He said India had beenproviding long term visas torefugees and the CAA willonly make them formal citi-zens of the country.

On the small number offoreigners deported from theState in the last seven years,Patowary said cases werepending in courts and legalhassles were delaying thedeclaration and deportationof the illegal migrants. (UNI)

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Pakistan: 3 soldiers killed,4 injured in terror attack

RDIF ready to offer UK, US expert help onfast approval for COVID treatment: CEO

Early rising for a healthy, wealthy life: Myth or reality?

We have all grownup learning thisfamous quote,

“Early to bed and early torise, makes a man healthy,wealthy, and wise”. Yes, wak-ing up early leaves one withplenty of benefits. But thequestion is, is it really truefor everyone or are there in-dividuals who are born ge-netically different?

Human body is known tohave an in-built biologicalclock that is geneticallydriven. Based on this clockor what is known as the cir-cadian rhythm, individualsshow different active meta-bolic time, with some in themorning while some in theevening. In fact, 39 per centof the world population ismetabolically designed tobe active in the evening,but they have been follow-ing conventional time thataffects various aspects oftheir productivity. Adjust-ing one’s lifestyle as pertheir genetic biologicalclock helps a lot in enhanc-ing their lifestyle andhealth objectives.

From Mark Zuckerberg to

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Let us understand thismetabolism and how it im-pacts our day to day lives –

Work out: Being fit, espe-cially in time of the pandemic,has become more importantthan ever. This has led to manyof us getting into a fitness rou-tine. The time we choose towork out plays a critical rolein not just achieving the de-sired results but also to un-derstand the required inten-sity of the exercises.

Eating patterns: One of the

important parameters for ahealthy life is not what we eat,but when we eat. All of ustend to consume carbohy-drates in some form in ourdaily diet. They are one of theimportant sources of the re-quired energy for one’s body.But to process these carbo-hydrates, our body needsactive metabolism in the re-quired proportion. Else, theseconsumed carbs end up be-ing stored as fats in the body,leading to weight gain.

Professional tasks: We alldeal with work-related dead-lines and there are certain ac-tivities that require higher fo-cus or concentration levels tobe able to deliver with utmostperfection. Such tasks, prima-

rily, can be planned based onone’s productivity time, be itmorning or evening, to show-case the best of their exper-tise. In certain cases, theworking shift can also be cho-sen based on one’s geneticclock so as to make the mostof the productive hours.

Study time-table: We havealways come across twotypes of students; one whogets up early in the morningto study while the other whoprefers being awake at night.This is absolutely one of theright approaches, but choos-ing the time is subject toseveral external factors.However, if the same is in-ternally driven, based onone’s body type, the resultswill speak for themselves.

Metabolism is an act of en-abling energy in the body andis not at its peak at a similartime for all individuals. Under-standing the right time as perone’s body type can lead tobetter planning of the day foreffective results, in everythingone needs to do. And this ispossible when one under-stands what their “clock” genehas to say. (Agencies)

MOSCOW, Aug 31: TheRussian Direct InvestmentFund (RDIF) is ready to as-sist the United States and theUnited Kingdom for quickerapproval of effectivecoronavirus treatment, thefund's director general KirillDmitriev said Monday.

"The Russian Direct In-vestment Fund notes thatthe US and UK authoritieswant to follow the stream-

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31:Three soldiers were killed andfour others were injured in aterrorist attack on Pakistaniforces during a search opera-tion in the northwestern tribaldistrict of South Waziristan, astatement released by the In-ter-Services Public Relations(ISPR) said on late Sunday.

According to the state-ment, the soldiers were killed

after terrorists opened fire atsecurity forces during asearch operation in SouthWaziristan.

"Terrorists fire raid at se-curity forces blocking posi-tion during a search opera-tion in South Waziristan,"said the statement, addingthat four other soldiers alsosustained injuries during theincident.

Local media quotingsources reported that Paki-stan army personnel werebusy in a search operationin the region after knowingtip-off about the presence ofsome terrorists.

Following the attack,heavy contingents of armedforces have cordoned off thearea and started a furthersearch operation. (UNI)

lined procedure for the reg-istration of coronavirus vac-cines that was used in Rus-sia ... We support our part-ners in their drive to ensuresecurity of their people andare ready to offer full sup-port and expert help so thatthe most effective and safecoronavirus medicationcould be approved as soonas possible," Dmitriev toldreporters. (Sputnik)

MOSCOW, Aug 31: The Frenchcounterterrorist prosecutor's of-fice has prevented at least half adozen terrorist attacks in recentmonths, but details on these op-erations are not for public knowl-edge, the agency’s head, Jean-Francois Ricard, said on Mon-day.

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broadcaster, indicating thatthe operations in questionhad been held over the pastseveral months,

He noted that the terroristthreat remains high andcomes from several direc-tions, including the Iraqi-Syr-ian zone, where the IslamicState (IS terrorist group,banned in Russia) remainsactive despite a military de-feat in 2019, and the Frenchmainland, one of the destina-

tions of former IS fighters.The official added that his

office was also actively work-ing to break the terrorist re-cruitment networks that arebuilt online.

France has been engaged ina fight against international ter-rorism in several regions, in-cluding by military interferencein Sahel, Syria and Iraq andparticipation in the Global Coa-lition Against Daesh (anothername for the IS). (Sputnik)

BRUSSELS, Aug 31: TheEuropean Commission willallocate 400 million euros($477.5 million) in guaranteesto the global COVAX Facil-ity, a mechanism designed toaccelerate the developmentand fair distribution of aneffective coronavirus vac-cine, to ensure the futurevaccine's supplies reachlow- and middle-incomecountries, European Com-mission President Ursula vonder Leyen said on Monday.

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TEL AVIV, Aug 31: A high-level Israeli delegation flewfrom Israel to the United ArabEmirates (UAE) on Monday,in the first-ever commercialflight between these two coun-tries in a bid to give the finaltouches to the normalisationof relations between these twoerstwhile enemies.

Top aides to US PresidentDonald Trump and IsraeliPrime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu were on boardthe direct flight which flewfrom Tel Aviv to the UAEcapital Abu Dhabi on Israel'sflag carrier El Al on Monday,Al Jazeera reported.

Russian weather agency says2020 may break 2016 record

of hottest year in historyMOSCOW, Aug 31: Theaverage annual temperatureon Earth in 2020 could breakthe record set in 2016, whichwas the hottest year in thehistory of meteorologicalobservations, RomanVilfand, a chief scientist atthe Russian Hydrometeoro-logical Research Center, toldSputnik on Monday.

"So far, the average tem-perature [this year] on theplanet ranks second after2016, which was the hottest.Is it possible that this yearwill break the record? Such apossibility exists ... There arestill four months, we willwait," Vilfand said.

At the same time, theweather was diverse, in gen-eral, as there were both veryhot and cold periods, withthe current summer in Rus-sia being rather hot, the sci-entist added. (Sputnik)

EU to allocate over $477 mln to ensureCOVID vaccine reaches poor countries

world," von der Leyen wroteon Twitter.

The president also saidthat the European Commis-sion continued in parallel ne-gotiations with pharmaceuti-cal companies to purchasedoses of the future possibleCOVID-19 vaccines on behalfof the EU member states.

Last week, the EuropeanCommission signed a con-tract with the UK-basedpharmaceutical company,AstraZeneca, for the pur-chase of 300 million dosesof the vaccine against thecoronavirus, which will beavailable to all EU memberstates, with an option for afurther 100 million doses to bebought. The contract will alsoallow the donation to lower-and middle-income countriesor redirection to other Euro-pean countries. (Sputnik)

Flight LY971 flew overSaudi Arabia after Riyadhagreed to the Israeli requeston Sunday, which is also afirst.

The plane carrying the USand Israeli delegations toAbu Dhabi had the word"peace" written on it in En-glish, Hebrew, and Arabic.

It is also named afterKiryat Gat, a Jewish settle-ment built on the remains oftwo ethnically cleansed Pal-estinian villages, Iraq al-Manshiyya and al-Faluja.

Trump's senior adviserand son-in-law JaredKushner and National Secu-

rity Advisor Robert O'Brienled the US delegation, whilethe Israeli's are being led byMeir Ben-Shabbat.

It is expected that the offi-cials will explore bilateral co-operation in areas such ascommerce and tourism, andIsraeli defence envoys are dueto visit the UAE separately.

Israeli officials hope thetwo-day trip will produce adate for a Washington sign-ing ceremony, perhaps asearly as September, betweenNetanyahu and Abu Dhabi'sCrown Prince SheikhMohammed bin Zayed AlNahyan. (UNI)

First-ever Israeli commercial flight heads to UAE over Saudi Arabia

DHAKA, Aug 31: A govern-ment report states that a to-tal of 251 people have diedin parts of Bangladesh dueto floods triggered by heavyseasonal rains.

According to the dailyflood report of the country'sHealth Emergency Opera-tions Center and ControlRoom under the DirectorateGeneral of Health Services(DGHS) on Sunday, threewaves of devastating floodsclaimed lives in 33Bangladeshi districts sinceJune 30.

Most victims weredrowned but some died in

snake bites and lightning inthe flood-hit areas, said theauthorities.

Sarder Udoy Raihan,Bangladesh Water Develop-ment Board (BWDB) execu-tive engineer, said thecountry's overall flood situ-ation had improved in mostof the districts with waterlevels in many rivers reced-ing. And floodwaters havecontinued to recede, improv-ing the situation consider-ably, he added.

Since June, official datashowed that the floods trig-gered by heavy seasonalrains and onrush of water

from hills have left a trail ofdeath, misery and destruc-tion.

The daily disaster situa-tion report prepared by thecountry's National DisasterResponse CoordinationCenter (NDRCC) under theMinistry of Disaster Man-agement and Relief said over5 million people had beenaffected by the floods whilethousands of families wereforced to flee home.

Also the loss of crops dueto floods in Bangladesh hasbeen put at 13.23 billion taka(about 156.4 million US dol-lars). (UNI)

B'desh: Flood death toll rises to 251

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER

Your mind may be

a little cloudy most

of the day, Aries,

and you could find

it hard to ground yourself. It

may be that you're trying to

navigate by the stars, but

unfortunately, the clouds

have moved in and there are

no reference points to be

seen. The good news is that

the skies should clear later,

and you'll find there's nothing

but smooth sailing for the rest

of the night.

Praise you may

receive this

morning could make

you feel on top of

the world, Taurus, but try not

to let this feeling go to your

head. Stay modest despite

the lavish praise that may be

showered on you. By

evening, you won't be able to

get by on just talk alone.

Actions will speak much

louder than words and it's

important that you have some

sort of plan.

Things should

improve for you as

the day progresses,

Gemini. The key is to

stay loose and not be

concerned with the situation's

outcome. The future is

uncertain. You shouldn't

depend on something that may

or may not pan out the way

you want. There could be some

conflict between you and

someone with a strong ego in

the morning, but this should

resolve itself by evening.

Your emotions

could feel

restricted today,

Cancer, a feeling

that may be difficult to

shake. Take this opportunity

to calm down and relax.

You'll enjoy the good times

more when you give your

body the rest it needs.

Always pushing for bigger

and better adventures may

be fun, but it can leave you

too tired to fully appreciate

them.

LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO

It could be hard to

find your footing

early in the day,

Leo. You may be

better off sleeping in. Have a

good breakfast and relax in

the morning. By evening,

you'll be refreshed, re-

charged, and ready to take

on the town. Your emotions

may feel restricted, which

could make it difficult to fully

express yourself. You'd be

better off turning this energy

inward now.

Use the morning

to take care of

yourself, Virgo.

You could be so

concerned with the world

and the shared environ-

ment that you forget to

take care of you. Use the

early afternoon to reflect

and meditate. Gather facts

from your inner state and

use the information to

create a plan for the

future. Be flexible in your

approach.

Get to some water

today and recon-

nect with this

element, Libra. Like

lapping waves against the

shore, you may be gently

changing the landscape

around you with each word

or action. Don't underestimate

your inner strength. It could

be that you seem overpow-

ered by the things going on

around you, but don't let them

keep you from being the

person you truly are.

Emotionally

speaking, you

should be doing

quite well today,

Scorpio, especially in the

morning. This is a good time to

take charge of projects that

require definite leadership.

Don't think that you're inferior

to the people around you. Act

like you belong in a leadership

role and you'll find that others

will automatically support you

in that position. You have

what it takes to lead.

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN ACQUARIUS PISCES

You may get

frustrated today,

Sagittarius,

especially in the

morning when other people's

egos seem to be strong. It

could be difficult to relate to

people who simply refuse to

accept any opinion but their

own. Things should mellow out

by afternoon. You'll find people

start to see things from your

perspective. Remain confident

in your position despite the

vacillation of others.

People may see you

as the personifica-

tion of drama,

especially this

morning, Capricorn. This is a

good time to express your

emotions and get things out of

your system. Be sure to

release whatever pent-up

emotion you have inside. By

afternoon, it might be a good

idea to settle down and lay

low. Turn your energy inward,

come to your center, and plan

what needs to get done.

There may be a

damper on your

mood today,

Aquarius, especial-

ly in the morning. It could

seem as if everyone is

having fun but you. Having a

good time is more a state of

mind than anything else. Try

not to get trapped in a lousy

mindset. Late afternoon is a

good time to ground your

emotions. Operate from a

point of stability instead of

jealousy.

There may be some

conflict today,

Pisces, especially

in the morning.

Your general mood is quite

good, but there's a strong

force asking you to be more

realistic in your approach.

The last thing you want is for

someone else to throw a

bucket of water on your

raging fire of fun, but this is

likely to happen unless you

address the reality of the

situation.

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Guwahati 10:30 Tawang 11:40

Tawang 12:00 Guwahati 13:10

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WED Naharlagun 10:00 Guwahati 11:20

Guwahati 13:30 Naharlagun 14:50

THU Naharlagun 08:30 Guwahati 09:50

Guwahati 10:30 Tawang 11:40

Tawang 12:00 Guwahati 13:10

Guwahati 13:55 Naharlagun 15:15

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Guwahati 10:30 Tawang 11:40

Tawang 12:00 Guwahati 13:10

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TV star Nia Sharma wins KhatronKe Khiladi: Made In India

MUMBAI, Aug 31: TV star

Nia Sharma has won Khatron

Ke Khiladi: Made In India,

beating Jasmin Bhasin and

Karan Wahi in the final. The

contest was a special edition

of the reality TV adventure

game show and it was

launched earlier this month

after season 10 of Khatron

Ke Khiladi concluded.

The Rohit Shetty-hosted

Made In India edition of

Khatron Ke Khiladi featured

champions of past seasons

such as Jay Bhanushali,

Rithvik Dhanjani, Bharti

Singh, Haarsh Limbachiyaa,

Aly Goni and Karan Patel.

Dhanjani had to quit the con-

test midway because of com-

mitments.

"Khatron Ke Khiladi Made

In India started off as a fun

special edition, but it quickly

became my sole agenda to

win the season. I gave my all

to every stunt that I per-

formed on the show," said

Nia, who has earlier con-

tested in Khatron Ke Khiladi

season eight.

The season witnessed the

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Reli-

ance Entertainment, Ashiq

Usman Productions and AP

International have join

hands for the Hindi remake

of the taut Malayalam crime

thriller, ‘Anjaam Pathiraa’.

Released earlier this year,

‘Anjaam Pathiraa’ produced by

Ashiq Usman, written and di-

rected by Midhun Manuel

Thomas, revolves around a se-

rial killer who is on the rampage,

killing policemen mercilessly.

The film was a box-office

success and was also lauded

by the critics for its engag-

ing storyline and incredible

NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Dis-

covery, the entertainment

network has continued its

tradition of featuring iconic

Indians by getting Akshay

Kumar on-board in the lat-

est episode of 'Into The Wild

With Bear Grylls'.

Akshay follows the foot-

steps of superstar

Rajinikanth who made his TV

debut earlier this year with

'Into The Wild'. Notably, last

year, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi featured in a

memorable episode of 'Man

vs Wild' with Bear Grylls.

Shot at Bandipur Tiger

Reserve, ‘Into The Wild with

Bear Grylls and Akshay

Kumar’, will follow all mili-

tary style drills, with former

British military personnel

Bear Grylls taking charge

along with fit and agile

Akshay Kumar, son of a mili-

tary officer, and somebody

who has donned multiple

hats, including that of an

actor, producer, martial artist

and philanthropist.

The episode will also raise

awareness about a cause

close to Akshay Kumar’s

heart - 'Bharat Ke Veer'.

The buzz around Akshay

Kumar’s episode is immense

as the show featuring Mr

Modi generated historic

high ratings for the

infotainment genre whereas

'Into The Wild' with

Rajinikanth is the second

highest rated show ever in

the genre.

host and action filmmaker

Rohit Shetty design some

incredible stunts for the con-

testants. Nia overcame chal-

lenges that involved con-

quering heights, negotiating

explosions, swimming

through mud and, in one

round, surviving a watery

coffin. She also made a mark

on the Colors channel show

with her camaraderie with co-

contestants, especially co-

median Harsh Limbachiyaa.

"The team always showed

immense faith in me and en-

couraged me to go and give

my best. I did not want to let

go of the second opportu-

nity that Colors gave me. I

wanted to win and I would

not have been at ease with

any other result. Winning

the season brought a sense

of happiness and satisfac-

tion. It was also my answer

to those people who thought

Nia was only about makeup

and styling. No, she's not.

She is a winner and she has

proven it with this win!" Nia

added.

The grand finale on Sun-

day had a Bollywood-style

red carpet laid out for the

contestants. The finale

stunts involved pythons,

spinning stunts at towering

heights, and a three-part

heist designed specially by

Rohit Shetty, where the con-

testants had to hunt down a

necklace to win, amidst ex-

plosions, shattered glass,

and electric shock.

Manisha Sharma, Chief

Content Officer, Hindi Mass

Entertainment, Viacom18,

said "Given the fact that we

were shooting for Khatron

Ke Khiladi in India, we got a

great opportunity to incor-

porate various Bollywood

elements to the stunts, while

making it more entertaining."

Abhishek Rege, CEO,

Endemol added "I would like

to congratulate Nia Sharma

for her win and for giving

such an amazing and spirited

performance. To create such

an impactful show with the

constraints we faced due to

the pandemic speaks of the

creativity and ingenuity of

the entire Khatron Ke

Khiladi Made In India team,

and we look forward to the

next season." (Agencies)

performances by Kunchacko

Boban, Sharaf U Dheen,

Unnimaya Prasad, Jinu Jo-

seph and Sreenath Bhasi.

Shibasish Sarkar, Group

CEO, Reliance Entertain-

ment, said, “‘Anjaam

Pathiraa’ is one of those slick

thrillers that keep you on the

edge of the seat! We are

happy to remake the cult film

for audiences across the

country and the globe!”

Ashiq Usman, Managing

Partner, Ashiq Usman Pro-

ductions, said, “'Anjaam

Pathiraa' is a riveting psycho

murder thriller. I am proud to

say it was the biggest block-

buster of the year. And I am

happy to be associated with

Reliance Entertainment and

AP international for the re-

make of the film."

Sanjay Wadhwa , Manag-

ing Partner , AP International,

said, “We are happy to show-

case this gem from the

Malayalam film industry to

the world audience.” (UNI)

Reliance Ent, Ashiq Usman Productions, AP Int'ljoin hands for Hindi remake of 'Anjaam Pathiraa'

Akshay, Bear Grylls set out on classic

mission in new episode of 'Into The Wild'

“I have always admired

Bear Grylls for his energy,

passion and what he has

stood for all these years. It

was a humbling experience

being with him in the wild as

he went about unfolding one

challenge after another. It is

different out there, as com-

pared to movie sets, as there

is no back-up – that sense

of realism is very overpow-

ering. Bear is a knowledge

reservoir – and he dipped

well into his knowledge of

surviving in the wild, and

shared interesting and new

techniques with me,” said

Akshay.

"What I found interesting

about the show is how nicely

purpose is incorporated in

an entertaining, survival and

adventure led show. With

regards to Bharat Ke Veer, it

is a project which remains

close to my heart and I will

continue to use all opportu-

nities to help promote it with

an aim to ensure that more

and more countrymen be-

come a part of it," the actor

said.

"I did my homework prior

to meeting Akshay, and knew

he is a superstar, but what

struck me the most during

our time together, was his

humility, his easy approach

– he is, at heart, still that guy

next door. Lots of common-

alities between the two of us

– including passion towards

fitness, dedication to family

et al, I really enjoyed being

with him,” said Bear Grylls.

"Akshay’s eyes lit-up with

the mention of a new chal-

lenge and believe me, not

many celebrities, across the

world, have reacted so warmly

to some harsh tasks that I can

conjure," Grylls said.

Megha Tata, Managing

Director, South Asia, Dis-

covery, said, “Bear Grylls’

expedition in Indian wilder-

ness with iconic Indians has

already emerged as the most

wanted, the most watched

show in the infotainment

genre. Akshay, the Khiladi

himself, fits the bill perfectly

as we aim to ensure that this

IP garners unprecedented

traction. We are delighted to

have launched our biggest

IP in celebration of

Discovery’s 25th anniver-

sary in the country.”

'Into The Wild' with Bear

Grylls is an innovative new

format inspired by 'Man Vs

Wild', which is one of the

most watched wilderness

survival television series in

the world.

This special episode will

be showcased on Discovery

network of channels in 50

countries across Asia, Eu-

rope and Africa including

India, Japan, China, UAE,

South Korea, Singapore,

Malaysia, Indonesia, Philip-

pines, Algeria, Egypt, Mo-

rocco, Poland etc.

'Into The Wild' with Bear

Grylls and Akshay Kumar will

stream at 2000 hrs on Septem-

ber 11 on Discovery Plus.

The broadcast premiere of

the show is scheduled at

2000 hrs on September 14

across 12 Discovery chan-

nels including Discovery

Channel, Discovery HD,

DTamil, Animal Planet, Ani-

mal Planet HD, TLC, TLC

HD, Discovery ID, Discov-

ery ID HD, Discovery Sci-

ence, Discovery Turbo, and

Discovery Kids. (UNI)

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The preference will be given to the domicile of Kamle District Local Firms/enterprises with valid Dealer-

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3. The quotation papers shall be issued only to the eligible /registered /authorized /certified Firms/ Contrac-

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Changlang DistrictArunachal PradeshIPL 2020: Hazlewood

concerned about

COVID-19 outbreak in

CSK campSOUTHAMPTON, Aug 31:

Australia pacer Josh Hazle-

wood has admitted to hav-

ing some concern about the

Covid-19 outbreak in the

Chennai Super Kings set-up

in Dubai ahead of joining the

franchise for the IPL 2020.

As many as 13 personnel,

including two players, have

been reported to have tested

positive in the CSK contin-

gent so far, which has delayed

the start of the team's train-

ing and put into doubt the

early tournament schedule.

Hazlewood, who is current-

ly in the UK alongside the

rest of the Australia squad

to feature in a limited-overs

series against England, re-

vealed that everyone's been

kept in the loop about devel-

opments via WhatsApp.

"We have a WhatsApp

group with all the informa-

tion that comes through, it's

obviously a little bit of a con-

cern," Cricbuzz quoted

Hazlewood as saying.

"Ideally you'd have no

cases, they are in quarantine

now and I think that finishes

up in the next few days. All

my focus is on this tour at

the moment and when the

IPL comes closer we'll think

about that," he added.

Hazlewood, who was

bought for his base price of

Rs 2 crore by CSK in the IPL

2020 auction, said that he is

looking forward to his maid-

en stint with the MS Dhoni-

led franchise.

The pacer also revealed

that there will be discussions

with Cricket Australia in case

the numbers of the positive

Covid-19 cases go up before

the start of the tournament.

"We haven't spoken too

much about it yet, it's a few

weeks away until we get

there. I assume those things

will come up if cases are still

happening closer to the date,

then we'll touch base with

Cricket Australia and have a

chat," Hazlewood said.

The IPL is scheduled to

being on September 19 and

will be played in Sharjah,

Dubai and Abu Dhabi. (UNI)

PARIS, Aug 31: Naomi Osa-

ka climbed one place to num-

ber nine in the new WTA rank-

ings, which were released on

Monday ahead of the US

Open, after withdrawing from

the Western & Southern

Open final at the weekend.

Osaka, who is scheduled to

meet fellow Japanese Misaki

Doi in the first round at Flush-

ing Meadows, pulled out of

Saturday's final because of a

left hamstring injury.

Her withdrawal handed

the title to Victoria Azarenka

who climbed 32 places to

27th in the world.

Australian Ashleigh Barty

retains the top spot although

Wounded Naomi Osaka climbs to ninth in WTA rankingsneither she nor world num-

ber two Simona Halep are

taking part in the US Open

which is being staged with-

out spectators in a Covid-19

quarantine bubble.

Karolina Pliskova, the world

number three, is the highest

ranked player and top seed

going into the second Grand

Slam tournament of the year.

Serena Williams, 38, who is

searching for her 24th Grand

Slam singles title, rises one

place to eighth in the world.

Latest WTA rankings: 1.

Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 8717

pts, 2. Simona Halep (ROM)

6356, 3. Karolína Pliskova (CZE)

5205, 4. Sofia Kenin (USA)

4590, 5. Elina Svitolina (UKR)

4580, 6. Bianca Andreescu

(CAN) 4555, 7. Kiki Bertens

(NED) 4335, 8. Serena Williams

(USA) 4080 (+1), 9. Naomi Os-

aka (JPN) 4020 (+1), 10. Belin-

da Bencic (SUI) 4010 (-2), 11.

Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 3615,

12. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3566,

13. Johanna Konta (GBR) 3152

(+2), 14. Madison Keys (USA)

2962 (-1), 15. Petra Martic (CRO)

2850 (-1), 16. Garbine Muguru-

za (ESP) 2711, 17. Elena Rybak-

ina (KAZ) 2471, 18. Elise

Mertens (BEL) 2360 (+4), 19.

Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)

2308 (-1), 20. Alison Riske

(USA) 2256 (-1). (Agency)

HYDERABAD, Aug 31: In-

dian Super League side Hy-

derabad Football Club (FC)

have appointed highly-expe-

rienced Spaniard Manuel

'Manolo' Márquez as the

new Head Coach.

The 51-year-old Spaniard

who previously worked at

the helm in the Spanish La

Liga and the Croatian top-

flight has penned a one-year

deal until the end of the 2020-

21 season, the Club said in a

release here on Monday.

“It's a big challenge for me

to join Hyderabad FC as we

are set to begin our season

soon. The club has already

been preparing and working

on a lot of things over the

last few months so that

makes it a comparatively

smoother process for me to

settle in,” said Marquez af-

ter completing formalities.

Hyderabad FC co-owner

Varun Tripuraneni said,

“We’ve worked towards a

unified goal over the last

seven-eight months while

building our team. It has

been one of our top priori-

ties to continue the good

work that everyone has put

Hyderabad FC appoints Manolo

Márquez as new Head Coachin and we strongly believe

that Manuel Márquez is the

perfect choice to do that.

He (Marquez) has the cre-

dentials, and more impor-

tantly the experience to fit

into our club, he added.

Having worked closely with

a number of top La Liga

coaches in current CD

Leganes manager Javier Agu-

irre and former Barcelona and

Real Betis coach Quique Set-

ién, Márquez strongly be-

lieved in and is eager to con-

tinue the philosophy that

HFC has been working on

since the start of 2020.

“Given that Hyderabad FC

intends to follow the same

philosophy which I've

worked with over so many

years, I believe there are

common goals already

present. Now it's just about

hitting the ground running

and imparting those ideolo-

gies to the players,” Márqu-

ez added.

A defender by trade, the

Barcelona native turned out

for various sides in the Span-

ish leagues, before hanging

up his boots at the age of 28.

During his two-decade-

long coaching career,

Márquez has worked with

the likes of PB Anguera, AE

Prat, CE Europa, CF Badalo-

na, RCD Espanyol B, UE

Sant Andreu, and UD Las

Palmas B in the Spanish

league system.

He took charge of La Liga

side UD Las Palmas in 2017

before working with Croat-

ian top-flight side NK Istra

1961 in 2018. (UNI)

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NEW DELHI, Aug 31: Olym-

pic champion Abhinav Bin-

dra says the thrill -- the big-

gest of his life -- lasted mere-

ly two seconds after his gold

at Beijing Games where re-

lief was the first and only

emotion he felt despite

scripting history.

A web series titled 'The Fin-

ish Line' has been conceptu-

alised to relive eight defining

moments of Indian sports

through the athletes them-

selves. And Bindra was the

first guest to feature on the

show hosted by ace squash

player Saurav Ghosal.

"It was the greatest emo-

tion that I had felt. I was very

happy as this moment was

the biggest thrill of my life,

that thrill lasted for two sec-

onds and that's it," Bindra

said on the show, recalling

the moment 12 years later.

"The greatest emotion I

felt at that moment was the

feeling of relief because,

throughout my journey, I

have been very obsessive

That was my life's biggest thrill but it lasted

two seconds: Abhinav Bindra on Olympic goldwith my goal.

"All my eggs were in one

basket, certainly not the way

I promote to young athletes.

It was a huge amount of re-

lief that, what I had set out

to do in my life, I was able to

achieve that."

Bindra remains India's

only individual gold medal-

list at the Olympics and he

came tantalisingly close to

adding another podium fin-

ish at the 2016 Rio Games,

only to miss out by a point.

While it is documented,

Bindra recalled how he car-

ried on with his shooting af-

ter finding out that his gun

had been tampered with just

before the big final in Beijing.

"Just five minutes before

the big final, I realised that

the sight of my gun had

been altered just a little bit.

There was complete panic

that was running through my

head, but funnily enough,

going into Beijing I had also

trained for it.

"I was frozen for a moment

though and had no clue what

to do but giving up was not

an option. I decided that I

have to fight, hence I got up

and tried to get my sights

working in order. From there

on I shot the best 10 shots

of my life that eventually got

me the medal."

Bindra, who is also a world

championship gold medallist,

said that even before he had

shot his first competition

shot in Beijing, he consid-

ered himself as a winner in

his own eyes.

"Well at that time it was

very important for me to re-

main in the moment, I was not

thinking ahead at all and just

taking it one shot at a time,"

he said.

"There was definitely a

storm brewing up but since I

had accepted the storm, all

the things that were happen-

ing surrounding it did not

really matter to me.

"I was just trying to be

immersed in my technique

and I was actually immersed

in it. That is the difference

between really performing

well and not performing well

at the highest level," said the

champion shooter.

Besides Bindra, the other

sporting stars who have

been confirmed for season 1

of the web series are

Viswanathan Anand, Dinesh

Karthik, Pankaj Advani, Sm-

riti Mandhana, Leander Paes,

Parul Parmar and Varun

Singh Bhati. (Agency)

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PUNE, Aug 31: Bullish

about the IPL's success as a

TV-only event, BCCI presi-

dent Sourav Ganguly on

Monday said he expects the

T20 extravaganza to shatter

viewership records this year.

The IPL begins on Septem-

ber 19 and will be played

across three cities in the

UAE -- Dubai, Abu Dhabi

and Sharjah, forced out of

India due to the COVID-19

pandemic.

The tournament's build-

up hit a rough patch when

13 members of the Chennai

Super Kings contingent, in-

cluding two players, tested

positive for the dreaded vi-

rus last week.

"Crowds will watch it on

television...they (the broad-

casters) are actually expect-

ing the highest rating of IPL

this season because they

believe if (people) don't turn

up in the ground, they will

be actually watching on their

television sets," Ganguly

said while delivering an on-

line lecture as part of the

'Symbiosis Golden Jubilee

Lecture Series'.

"There is a positive in ev-

erything," he added.

Ganguly also said holding

the IPL was important to en-

sure a sense of normalcy

IPL 2020: Good

opportunity for

Dhoni to bat at no 3

in Raina's absence,

feels Gambhir

NEW DELHI, Aug 31:

Former India opener Gautam

Gambhir feels MS Dhoni

should bat higher up the or-

der for Chennai Super Kings

in IPL 2020 and promote him-

self to No 3 slot in absence

of Suresh Raina.

CSK will be missing the

services of their vice-captain

and highest run-scorer,

Suresh Raina in IPL 2020 af-

ter he decided to return home

due to personal reasons.

Two-time IPL-winning

captain Gambhir believes

CSK need some experienced

player batting at No 3 and

with Raina not being there,

Dhoni should take up that

responsibility as a batsman

for the franchise.

"It will be a good opportu-

nity for MS Dhoni to come

and bat at no 3. And he has

been away from the game for

the last one year, so he would

end up getting a lot more

balls to face and then he can

actually play the anchor in-

nings as well which he has

been doing for India for the

last couple of years,'' Gamb-

hir said on Star Sports' show

Cricket Connected.

"So, MS Dhoni at No 3 and

then they have got depth with

Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bra-

vo, Sam Curran, all those

guys they can come in. So, I

think it is going to be a great

opportunity for someone like

MS Dhoni and I am sure he is

going to relish that. Also,

Suresh Raina not being there,

you want to have some expe-

rienced player batting at No

3, so it could be MS Dhoni

now,'' he added.

The 13th edition of IPL is

scheduled to being on Sep-

tember 19 and will be played

in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu

Dhabi. (UNI)

Expecting highest TV ratings

for this IPL season: Ganguly

ROGERS, Aug 31: Indian

golfing ace Aditi Ashok fin-

ished tied 49th at the Walmart

NW Arkansas Championship

after carding two-under 69 in

the final round here.

Aditi, who was playing her

first LPGA event in the United

States since the coronavirus

outbreak, had three birdies

against a sole bogey after

starting from the 10th on Sun-

day. Her earlier rounds fetched

her scores of 69-68 for a three-

day total of five-under 208.

Austin Ernst closed with

8-under 63 to win the cham-

pionship for her second

LPGA Tour. She finished two

strokes clear of Anna Nor-

dqvist (69).

Aditi was coming off two

Aditi Ashok finishes tied 49th at NW Arkansas golf

weeks of Links golf in Scot-

land but her only other start

on the LPGA in 2020 was in

January at the Gainbridge

LPGA at Boca Raton, where

she missed the cut.

It was Aditi's first cut on

the LPGA in 2020. Her best

starts of the year have come

on Ladies European Tour

and in Australia, where she

tied 4th at New South Wales

Open and tied 24th at the

Ladies Classic, Bonville.

Four strokes behind Nor-

dqvist entering the round, Ernst

had the best score of the day,

making 10 birdies and two bo-

geys at Pinnacle Country Club.

Nordqvist closed with a 69

after opening with rounds of

64 and 62. Ernst opened with

consecutive 65s to put her-

self in position to win for the

first time in 144 starts since

the 2014 Portland Classic.

The 28-year-old former

LSU player also won the

2011 NCAA individual title.

Angela Stanford (65) and

Nelly Korda (67) tied for third

at 16 under. Jenny Shin (68)

and Sei Young Kim (69) were

15 under. (Agency)

amid the COVID-19 pandem-

ic, which has caused dis-

ruption in every aspect of

daily life.

Asked how cricketers

would feel about playing in

front of empty stands, Gan-

guly said, "...because of the

COVID and infection, you

don't want people to be too

close to each other, but

very soon you will see

there will be 30 per cent

people in the ground with

social distancing.

"They are properly tested

and allowed to enter the

ground. But I think that is

going to happen over a peri-

od of time," he added refer-

ring to the possibility of IPL's

later matches being opened

for fans depending on the

COVID-19 situation.

"...it is actually an effort to

bring life back to normal. This

will go on for another five-

six months till the vaccine

comes and I am sure every-

thing then will be back to

normal," he asserted.

He said the present situa-

tion is nothing but a small

bump.

"This is just a virus which

is already weakening and we

will hopefully get past it.

These are small bumps in our

life, and we have to get past

it. We could have easily

avoided the IPL...but then,

that's what we humans are

and that's why we have sur-

vived all the difficult times.

"There have been wars,

which people have come out

from, there have been other

bugs which people have

come out from over the

years.

"It is only because man-

kind, people like you and me,

and all of us in this discus-

sion have the mental mind-

set to say 'hey listen if peo-

ple are pushing us to the

wall, we will find a way back

and get life normal'. I think

that is important," he added.

(Agency)

PORT OF SPAIN [Trinidad

and Tobago], Aug 31: Nicho-

las Pooran played an unbeat-

en knock of 100 runs as Guy-

ana Amazon Warriors defeat-

ed St Kitts and Nevis Patri-

ots by seven wickets on

Sunday (local time) in the

ongoing Caribbean Premier

League (CPL) here at the

Queen's Park Oval.

Guyana Amazon Warriors

is now placed at the third

position in the league stand-

ings with six points from sev-

en matches.

On the other hand, Patri-

ots are at the bottom place

with just two points from

seven matches.

Chasing 151, Guyana Am-

azon Warriors got off to a bad

start as the side was reduced

to 25/3 in the sixth over after

losing Brandon King (14),

Kevin Sinclair (5), and Shim-

ron Hetmyer (1).

At that stage, Nicholas

Pooran and Ross Taylor got

together at the crease for

Warriors and the duo put on

an unbeaten stand of 128

runs for the fourth wicket to

guide Warriors to a victory.

Pooran played a knock of

100 runs off just 45 balls with

the help of four boundaries

and 10 sixes to take Guyana

to victory by seven wickets

with 15 balls to spare.

CPL 2020: Pooran's breezy ton helps

Guyana Amazon Warriors defeat Patriots

Taylor also remained un-

beaten on 25.

Earlier, Joshua Da Silva's

knock of 59 runs helped St

Kitts and Nevis Patriots to

post a total of 150/5 in the

allotted twenty overs.

Patriots were down and out

at 51/3 in the 10th over, but

from there Da Silva and De-

nesh Ramdin retrieved the in-

nings for the side to give some

respectability to the score.

For Warriors, Chris Green

scalped two wickets. (Agency)

LONDON, Aug 31: Eion

Morgan will lead the En-

gland squad for the white-

ball series against Australia

starting from September 4-16

at Ageas Bowl and Emirates

Old Trafford, while Test cap-

tain Joe Root again has again

been left out from the T20I

squad.

Root was the third-highest

run-scorer at the 2016 T20

World Cup but has not

played a T20 international for

over a year.

However, Joe Root is in-

cluded in the 13-member

ODI squad.

The National Selectors on

Monday said the three-

match Twenty20 series starts

on September 4 with three

one-day internationals from

September 11.

Joe Root dropped from T20I squad

against Oz, Morgan named captainJofra Archer, Jos Buttler,

Sam Curran and Mark Wood

all return to both series, while

Chris Woakes is back in the

50-over squad and Joe Den-

ly comes in for the T20s.

However, England will

miss the services of Jason

Roy who has been ruled out

of the T20 matches due to a

left side strain that prevent-

ed him playing in the ongo-

ing series against Pakistan,

and Ben Stokes remains un-

available for family reasons.

Roy will stay inside En-

gland's bio-secure bubble as

he aims to prove his fitness

in time for the three-match

one-day series at Emirates

Old Trafford.

"These two series against

Australia provide an exciting

end to the summer. We have

selected strong squads. We

are also continuing to devel-

op depth in preparation for

the upcoming T20 World

Cups in India and Australia

scheduled to be played in

October-November in 2021

and 2022," National Selector

Ed Smith, said in a statement.

T20 squad: Eoin Morgan

(captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra

Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Tom

Banton, Sam Billings, Jos

Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom

Curran, Joe Denly, Chris Jor-

dan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rash-

id, Mark Wood. Reserves:

Liam Livingstone, Saqib

Mahmood.

ODI squad: Eoin Morgan

(captain), Moeen Ali, Jofra

Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Tom

Banton, Sam Billings, Jos

Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom

Curran, Adil Rashid, Joe

Root, Chris Woakes, Mark

Wood. Reserves: Joe Denly,

Saqib Mahmood. (UNI)