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EIGHT CHILDREN AMONG 12 DEAD IN BHIWANDI BUILDING COLLAPSE; SEVERAL FEARED TRAPPED
PM LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF NH PROJECTS WORTH OVER RS 14,000 CR
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD 27°C - 37°C
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Monday Mayhem! `4.23 lakh cr wiped out as markets crash Mumbai: The Sensex dived 812 points while the Nifty closed below the 11,300-mark on Monday, in tandem with a global selloff after a resurgence of coronavirus cases in Europe stoked fears of another round of lockdowns. Denmark, Greece and Spain have imposed fresh restrictions on activities to tackle a surge in COVID-19 infections. Britain too is considering a second nation-
wide lockdown, prompting investors in Europe to offload travel, consumption and banking stocks. Falling for the third straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex index ended 811.68 points or 2.09 per cent lower at 38,034.14. Similarly, the NSE Nifty tumbled 254.40 points or 2.21 per cent to finish at 11,250.55. IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, tanking
mark indices succumbed to profit booking in the second half of the trading day and ended more than 2% down. It was in sync with global cues which turned negative following a surge in infections in various countries including in Europe. All sectoral indices ended in the red, with BSE telecom, realty, metal, auto, healthcare and basic materials cracking up to 5.77 per
8.67 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, M&M, Maruti, Axis Bank and Bajaj Finance. Only three index components ended in the green -- Kotak Bank, Infosys and TCS, rising up to 0.86 per cent. The market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies fell to Rs 1,54,76,979.16 crore, wiping off Rs 4.23 lakh crore of investor wealth. Indian bench-
cent. Broader BSE midcap and smallcap indices crashed as much as 3.61 per cent. In rest of Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul ended significantly lower. Stock exchanges in Europe witnessed heavy selloff in opening trade, declining up to 3%. In the forex market, the rupee strengthened 7 paise and closed at 73.38 against US dollar. —PTI
RS SUSPENDS 8 ELDERS Decision on Bihar elections in a day or OVER UNRULY BEHAVIOUR two, says CEC Arora Venkaiah Naidu rejects motion of no confidence against Harivansh; Oppn hits out at govt, MPs hold protest at Parliament premises
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Monday suspended eight MPs, including TMC leader Derek O’Brien and Sanjay Singh of AAP, for the remaining part of the Monsoon session over their “unruly behaviour” during the passage of farm bills. With this these eight MPs went on an indefinite sit-in inside Parliament complex. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu termed the behaviour of members during the passage of the bills on Sunday as “very unfortunate, unacceptable and condemnable” and one that has “tarnished the image of Parliament, particularly elders’ House.” He also rejected notice for a no-confidence motion moved by Leader of Opposition Turn to P6
OPPN PARTIES HIT OUT AT GOVT OVER SUSPENSION
Eight suspended Rajya Sabha MPs display placards as they stage a protest over their suspension, during ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday night. —PHOTO BY PTI
OPPN SEEKS MEETING WITH PREZ OVER FARM BILLS New Delhi: A day after two contentious farm bills were passed by Rajya Sabha amid a bedlam, a number of non-NDA parties wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind over the manner in which the government “pushed through its agenda” and urged him not to grant his assent to the proposed legislations. According to sources, leaders of various political parties including Congress, Left parties, NCP, DMK, SP, Trinamool Congress and RJD have in a memorandum to the President sought his intervention in the matter and asked him not to sign the bills.
New Delhi: Opposition parties hit out at the government on Monday over the suspension of 8 RS MPs and are holding a protest on the Parliament premises against the move. “Suspension of the 8 MPs who fought to protect farmers’ interests is unfortunate,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a tweet. Opposition parties like Congress, CPI(M), Shiv Sena, JDS, TMC, CPI, and Samajwadi Party held a protest on Parliament premises. P5
Farm bills need of hour, mandis & MSP will stay: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Monday that the farm sector reform bills passed by Parliament were the need of 21st century India and again reassured farmers that the government purchase of their produce coupled with the
minimum support price mechanism will continue. With opposition parties vehemently criticising the legislations as “anti-farmers” and protests continuing in states like Punjab and Haryana, Modi again mounted a strong defence of Turn to P6
GOVT HIKES WHEAT MSP BY `50 TO `1,975 PER QUINTAL New Delhi: Government on Monday hiked MSP of wheat by Rs50 per quintal to Rs1,975 per quintal to encourage farmers to increase cultivation of the crop. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by PM Modi and was announced by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
Dr. Anita New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner of India and chairperson A-WEB, Sunil Arora spoke about the tough predicament faced by Election Management Bodies across the world: Whether and how to hold scheduled elections in a state of public health emergency such as Covid-19. The CEC said the Commission would take a decision on Bihar elections within the next two to three days after visiting the state. Arora said this after inaugurating an international webinar on the theme ‘’Issues, Challenges and Protocols for Conducting Elections
CEC Sunil Arora speaking at International Webinar hosted by Election Commission of India, in New Delhi on Monday.
during COVID-19 : Sharing Country Experiences” on completion of one year of Chairmanship of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB). It was hosted by the Election Commission of India
on Monday. According to ECI’s press note, it was an occasion for democracies world over to come together to share experiences of conducting elections during COVID-19. Turn to P7
Congress to launch nationwide protest against Farm Bills Aditi Nagar New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said it will launch a nationwide agitation against the farm Bills passed by Parliament and also initiate a campaign for collecting two crore signatures of farmers and the poor against these proposed legislations. At a press conference
after a meeting of the party’s senior leaders, general secretary KC Venugopal said the Con-
gress will also launch a massive signature campaign in which it aims to collect two crore signatures from farmers and the poor people against farm bills. The press conference was attended by AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala at AICC headquarters. Turn to P6
RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPT REVIEW MEETING
‘Issue Shramik Card to those completing 90 days’ work under MGNREGA’ Ensure receipt are handed to workers under performa-6, CM Gehlot directs officials Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that ‘Shramik Cards’ should be issued to workers who have completed 90 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA (MGNREGA) in the state. “NREGA workers are eligible for facilities
like building and other construction (BOCW) workers and this will enable them to have access to various social security schemes including accident insurance, treatment etc,” Gehlot said while directing officials that the Department of Rural Development and Pan-
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Rajeeva Swarup during the review meeting.
chayati Raj to give priority to the implementation of all its schemes. Gehlot was reviewing the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department through video conference at the Chief Minister’s residence on Monday. He told the officials of the Rural Development Department that more and more NREGA workers in Rajasthan should be provided work as per their demand and there should be no delay in giving work and pay-
ment of wages to any NREGA workers. “When work is demanded by the workers under MGNREGA, they should be given a receipt in prescribed Form-6 at the Panchayat level, so that it can be put to work as required. In case the receipt is not provided by the Employment Assistant, Gram Vikas Adhikari or Sarpanch at the Panchayat level, it should be ensured that the receipt is provided at the
level of Block Development Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad or District Collector. Help of social workers and members of civil society can also be taken in this work,” Gehlot stressed. He said that arrangements should be made for rural women to make markets available for the sale of various handloom products etc. prepared by women self-help groups formed by Rajivika. Turn to P6