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Under Corona shadow: Parl’s Monsoon Session begins today First session being held amid coronavirus pandemic; all safety measures been taken to conduct session as per guidelines issued for COVID-19
Amit Shah being at AIIMS for medical checkup, everyone will miss an aggressive & towering Home Minister in House. Now, Speaker Om Birla has a larger responsibility to play Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Parliament is fully prepared for the 18-day Monsoon Session from Monday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic with many firsts, including sitting of the two Houses in shifts without any off day, entry only to those having a negative COVID-19 report and compulsory wearing of masks. In run-up to the session, while over 4,000 people including MPs and staff have been tested for COVID-19, most parliamentary operations have been digitalized, entire premises
SHAH IN AIIMS FOR MEDICAL CHECKUP New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted for “a complete medical checkup” before the beginning of Monsoon Session of Parliament, said AIIMS Delhi on Sunday. “Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble Home Minister was discharged from AIIMS, after his post-COVID care on August 30. As per advice given at discharge, he has now been admitted for a complete medical checkup before Parliament session for one-two days,” statement from Chairperson, Media and Protocol Division, AIIMS read.
WARNE IS RR BRAND AMBASSADOR Dubai: Rajasthan Royals on Sunday announced that former Australian spinner Shane Warne will be its brand ambassador for the second year in a row. Along with it, Warne will also essay the role of team mentor for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
CONSPIRACY TO MALIGN MAHARASHTRA: UDDHAV Mumbai: Facing flak from detractors on both political and coronavirus fronts, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said a conspiracy is afoot to malign Maharashtra. “Whatever political storms come, I will face... I will fight coronavirus too,” Thackeray said in a televised public address. A day after COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed the 10-lakh mark, Thackeray said his government has done effective work to tackle the pandemic. Speaking in the backdrop of political criticism over demolition of
Actor Kangana Ranaut during a meeting with Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, in Mumbai on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
actress Kangana Ranaut’s bungalow in Mumbai and the way his government han-
‘Yoga, walks, Chyawanprash effective post recovery’ New Delhi: Consuming Chyawanprash, turmeric milk and immunity promoting AYUSH medicine like mulethi powder, Ashwagandha, amla fruit are believed to be effective in the post-recovery period, Union Health Ministry informed in the guid-
ance note for post-Corona management protocol for patients who have recovered from the coronavirus disease. It has been reported to the Ministry that after the illness, recovered patients may continue to witness a wide variety of signs. See P6
dled the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, Thackeray assured people that he would fight
the political crisis too. “I will have to remove the mask of Chief Minister Turn to P6
Vaccine possible by 2021: Min New Delhi: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said no date for launching the Covid-19 vaccine has been fixed yet. “It may be ready by the first quarter of next year,” the minister said as he addressed first episode of his Sunday Samvaad — a social media interaction programme. His comments come a day after pharma giant Astrazeneca announced the resumption of its vaccine trial after it got a go-ahead from British regulators. Its India partner Serum Institute of India has paused the trials after it was issued a show-cause notice by Drug Controller of India.
Hopeful that all members will be present and will engage in fruitful discussions in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. —Om Birla,
Speaker, Lok Sabha
sanitised and doors made touch-free. The first-of-its-kind Monsoon Session will see Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha sitting in two different shifts, while special seating arrangements have been made for MPs in adherence to social distancing guidelines.
Barring on the first day, Rajya Sabha will convene in morning shift from 9 am till 1 pm, and Lok Sabha in evening shift from 3 pm to 7 pm. The chambers of both houses along with their respective galleries will be used for sitting of the members in each shift. Turn to P6
Photos on flights not banned, says DGCA
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA “clarified” on Sunday passengers can take photos and videos inside flights but can’t use any recording equipment that creates chaos, disrupts flight operations, violates safety norms or is banned by the crew members. On Saturday, the regulator had said that a scheduled flight will be
suspended for a period of two weeks if anyone is found taking photographs inside the plane. Two days back, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had asked IndiGo to take “appropriate action” after it found alleged violation of safety and social-distancing protocols by mediapersons in the airline’s Turn to P6
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FORMER UNION MINISTER RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH PASSES AWAY New Delhi: Former Union Minister and ex-Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Sunday, where he
was admitted and was being treated for post-COVID complications. He was 74 years old. Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav took to Twitter to post: “Dear Raghuvansh Babu!
What did you do? I told you the day before yesterday, you are not going anywhere. But you went so far. I am speechless. I am sad. Will miss you very much.” Related reports P5
A’bad cop escorts narcotics of ` 1 cr in uniform, caught A drug peddler nabbed with him had photos of Narendra Modi & Shankersinh Vaghela on FB page First India Bureau Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch on Sunday arrested an Assistant Sub Inspector, who operated as a carrier in uniform in a narcotics racket, and 3 other drug-peddlers with MDMA drugs worth nearly Rs 1 crore.
Police sources said the role of ASI, Feroz Khan Nagori, was to escort the consignment to the city to ensure it went unchecked from Mumbai. While travelling from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, he sat in the front seat in uniform and before entering the city changed into civvies.
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Officials of Ahmedabad Crime Branch with the five accused and the money recovered in the bust.
Crime Branch sources said that they were inquiring if he had in the past escorted consignments like this. He has served at several police stations in Ahmedabad in the past. One of the accused persons, Shehzad Tezabwala, who has a history of drug peddling and was arrested in 2019 with one consignment, has posted his photograph with former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela on
his facebook page. Among his other posts were “Stop killing Rohingya Muslims”, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo. He had also contested an assembly election on a regional party’s symbol. Acting on a specific intelligence, the Crime Branch sleuths intercepted a vehicle entering the city at the CTM Square. During the search, they recovered 995 gram of MDMA drug with an estimated mar-
ket value of Rs. 99.5 lakh. Besides ASI Nagori and Shehzad, the police arrested Arif Kazi and Imran Padhiyar. This consignment was brought from Mumbai. In recent times, this is the biggest seizure. Earlier in July, 3 persons were arrested with MDMA drugs with Rs 34 lakh, while another consignment of the same material worth Rs 25 lakh was seized from a car parked outside a hotel in Sidhpur in Patan district in August.