Chennai, Mar 1: Following is the bullion markets
opening rate here today.
1 Gm Gold 22 Ct : 4,35
1 Gm Silver : 73.30
(UNI)
Bullion Market Opening Rates
*Schools reopen for classes 8th to 12 for students in Kashmir*
Srinagar, Mar 1 : Most of the students from 9th to 12th standard on Monday attended schools in Kashmir Valley amid COVID-19 protocol.
The schools are opening in staggered manner and many schools have applied an odd-even formula which entails having only 50% of students on campus on any given day.
Teachers of the elementary classes (up to class 8) have been asked to attend the schools from March 1 for preparation while students shall physically attend the classes from March 8, an official told GNS.
Last week, colleges opened in Kashmir more than 11 months after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic that had prompted closure of educational institutions across the valley.
Even before the covid-19 forced their closure, the educational institutes remained closed for nearly a year on account of the security and communication clampdown following the revocation of the Article 370 on 5 August 2019.
The educational institutions reopened in summer zone areas of Jammu last month. While the educational institutes for 9 to 12th had started from February 1, the class work for the students of classes 1 to 8 resumed a week later.
In the revised guidelines on COVID containment measures issued in January this year, the administration had allowed schools, colleges, higher educational institutions, technical or skill development institutions to reopen from February 1.
The government has time and again stressed that the notified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) guidelines shall remain unaltered and shall be followed in “letter and spirit”. (GNS)
Maharashtra’s Marathwada region reported 639 fresh cases during the past 24 hours
Aurangabad, Mar 1: Intensity of positive corona virus seen continuous in urban parts of the eight districts of Maharashtra’s Marathwada region reported 639 fresh cases during the past 24 hours, health authorities informed on Monday .
However,the authorities also reported that six patients of corona positive were succumbed during the same period.
Details from all the district headquarters collected by UNI show that out of the eight districts of the region are,Jalna district recorded 171 cases and 4 deaths followed by Aurangabad registered 256 new cases and 2 deaths ,Jalna had 79 new cases and two deaths ,Beed had 43 cases and single death, Parbhani had 33 cases and single death,Nanded had 90 cases,Latur had 86 cases ,Hingoli had 32 cases and Osmanabad registered 20 new cases.
As per official data, 8,293 more corona cases and 62 deaths were reported from across the state during the past 24 hours, taking the state’s cumulative case tally to 21,55,070.
Meanwhile, 3,753 patients were cured and discharged from hospitals during the same period across the state, taking the total number of recoveries so far in Maharashtra to 20,24,704.
With this, the state’s recovery rate has now declining to 94.35 per cent as well as and the death rate stand at 2.40 per cent.
According to the health officials, so far, a total of 52,157 patients have succumbed to the disease in the state and more than 77,008 active patients are currently under treatment in Maharashtra.
(UNI)
District Collector has imposed 7-day curfew in Hingoli district
Hingoli,Mar 1: On the backdrop of spreading corona virus in district , District Collector and Chairman of District Disaster Management Ruchesh Jayavanshi has imposed a 7-day curfew in the entire Hingoli district which was begin from 0700 hours on Monday and will enforce till March 7.
According to the sources ,During the curfew, for all kinds of movements in the entire district and for all establishments, shops, canteens banned.
However , milk selling center, milk sellers will be allowed to operate from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, all government, semi-government offices, banks in the district will continue to function, All religious places of worship, places of worship, all schools, colleges, all Marriage halls, lawns in the district will be closed down, Drug stores will be allowed to continue during this period,journalists and their office staff will be allowed to come and go for reporting and office work during this period, petrol pumps in the district will continue to supply fuel only to government vehicles, essential service vehicles and agricultural service related vehicles, licensed canteens for outside students, stranded citizens outside the district, hotels will be allowed to open from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm only for parcel facility.
Those who will violate orders of curfew will be considered a punishable offense under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Disaster Management Act, 2005. It should be noted that action will be taken under the Prevention Act 1897, Maharashtra Covid-19 Measures Rules 2020,sources added.
(UNI)
Slogans battles begin in Bengal as ECI announced eight-phase poll for 294 seats
Kolkata, Feb 27: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s election
strategist Prasant Kishor on Saturday claimed that one of the key
battles for democracy in India will be fought in West Bengal and
people here are ready with their message ” Bangla Nijer Meyekei
Chay”, while opposition BJP launched a counter poster saying “Bengal
Wants Its Daughter, Not Pishi”.
Prasant Kishor, who is managing the All India Trinamool Congress
campaign on his Twitter account said the people of West Bengal
are determined to show the right card ” Bangla Nijer Meyekei Chay”
(Bengal only wants its daughter).
To counter TMC slogan, the BJP’s poster says, “Bengal Wants Its
Own Daughter, Not Pishi” and has the nine faces of the party’s
female leaders in Bengal.
The poster has the faces of BJP leaders including Rupa Ganguly,
Deboshree Chaudhary, Locket Chatterjee, Bharti Ghosh, Agnimitra
Paul, Mafuja Khatoon among others.
(UNI)
Amit Shah is expected to visit Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of Modi’s Brigade rally on Mar 7
Kolkata, Feb 27 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected on a two-day visit to Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Brigade rally here for the BJP
on March 7.
BJP state president Dilip Ghosh said the party has to gear up in full motion to build up confidence among the supporters as well as the common people for a change of guard in the administration of the state.
While Mr Shah is expected to lead two roadshows, one on Tuesday from Tala in north Kolkata to Chowringee in the hub of the city, and on the following day from Rash Behari Bose Road to
Rabindra Sadan in south Kolkata.
Narendra Modi, who frequently visiting the state either for official purpose or to boost up the party functionaries, is expected to address a BJP’s election rally at the Brigade Parade
Ground on March 7.
The BJP is aiming to unseat the Mamata Banerjee government in the
eight-phase elections for 294-seats assembly beginning March 27
as announced by the Election Commission of India on Friday.
Ruling party MP Sougata Roy claimed that the visit of Amit Shah was unproductive as ” he has hardly any impact on the Bengali voters.” He said his visit to Bhowanipur in south Kolkata would make any impact among the ” Gujarati and Punjabi voters there as the Sikh community is not liking the BJP, the Lok Sabha MP representing Dum Dum said.
Incidentally, the Bhowanipur assembly segment is represented by TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
BJP leader Amit Malviya alleged that “TMC hoodlums vandalised BJP’s Lokkho Sonar Bangla raths in the godown in Kadapara on EM Bypass on Friday”.
In a Twitter account, Mr Malviya said the ” Raths were damaged and LEDs were stolen. This is going to be one tough election for the EC to manage given the culture of political violence perpetrated by the TMC. People of West Bengal will respond!”
(UNI)
Bullion Market Opening Rates
Chennai, Feb 27: Following is the bullion markets
opening rate here today.
1 Gm Gold 22 Ct : 4,331
1 Gm Silver : 72.50
UNI.
Two militant associates of LeT held in Hajin: Police
Srinagar, Feb 26 (KNO): Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that acting on specific information, Bandipora police along with 13 RR and 45 BN CRPF apprehended two militant associates of LeT.
He said in a joint operation at Bonikhan Mohalla area of Hajin Town, arms and ammunition including two live hand grenades and eight live rounds of AK 47 were recovered from their possession.
The officer identified the arrested militant associates as Ghulam Mohi- Ud -din Khan, son of Nazir Ahmad Khan of Paribal Hajin and Riyaz Ahmad Bhat, son AB Ahad Bhat of Bonikhan Mohalla Hajin.
On preliminary enquiry, it was revealed that the accused were associated with militant outfit LeT and were providing shelter, logistics and other material support to active militants of LeT in Sumbal and Hajin area.
In this regard, police said that a case under FIR number 16/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Hajin and further investigation has been taken up—(KNO)
TSIA & CSS Corp Co- Author a Report on Outsourcing Trends in 2021
Kolkata, Feb 26 : CSS Corp, a new-age IT services and technology support company
in association with The Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA), has released a
co-authored report named ‘2021 Trends in Outsourcing’.
The report uncovers two major 2021 trends in outsourcing- increase in outsourcing contracts
and service providers creating sophisticated digital capabilities’ businesses to meet the needs
of enterprise customers.
The first key trend predicts an increase in outsourcing contracts this year, as many companies
were grappling with their business continuity plan due to several reasons like lack of infrastructure
and inability to transition to 100% work-at-home model. The second key trend focuses on how
service providers have begun creating separate business units to make digital capabilities easily available to meet the requirements of large enterprise customers.
Leading service providers have made great advances in sophisticated digital capabilities,
including artificial intelligence and robotic process automation. This has led them to identify opportunities to effectively scale operations and accelerate development of digital expertise
in support functions across enterprise customers.
The report highlights the trends and patterns that are going to be mainstream in support
outsourcing in 2021 and how enterprises can leverage the right digital support partner. It
showcases how the outsourcing value proposition has evolved in areas such as near-shore
outsourcing, outsourcing of non-traditional functions like sales that form a significant portion
of costs in XaaS companies and the rise of outcome-based commercial models.
It also talks about how outsourcing can enable organizations to expand into new geographies.
The pandemic has ushered in an era of work-from-anywhere which has further dwindled location dependencies and provided a fillip to remote operations.
John Ragsdale, Distinguished Vice President, Technology Research, TSIA, said, “Technology companies are increasingly forming strategic relationships with outsourcers to not only help scale support operations cost-effectively and guarantee a high-quality customer experience, but also to accelerate digital transformation. 2021 will see this trend amplify further and service providers like
CSS Corp are well placed to emerge as strong outsourcing partners for technology organizations.”
“The Covid-19 crisis has emphasized the need to adopt digital technologies to build agility and resilience in the organization’s operations. Technology service providers like CSS Corp, have
deep industry expertise in enabling business transformation for its customers and driving impact
by blending human ingenuity with cutting-edge intelligent technology tools. As organizations look
to strategize in a post-Covid business environment, it will be critical for them to strengthen their
core capabilities while partnering with apt service providers to help them in their digital journeys,
driving innovation and creating better experiences for customers.” said Sunil Mittal, Executive
Vice President, CSS Corp.
Prioritizing technology innovation in response to a rapidly changing world has never been more important. The ‘2021 Trends in Outsourcing’ report is a useful tool for companies wanting to rapidly accelerate their digital automation journey with insights on effectively partnering with technology
service providers to leverage their full potential.
(UNI)
Pink-ball Test: India all-out for 145 at tea against Eng, Root picks first ever fifer
Ahmedabad, Feb 25: India were bowled out for 145 in their first innings on the second day of the Pink Ball Test against England as Joe Root (5/8) picked up his first ever fifer, here on Thursday.
After wrapping up England’s innings at 112 and ending the opening day at 99 for 3, India resumed with Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane and the crowd at Motera expected the hosts to put up a good score on the board.
But things didn’t go according to plan for India as England spinners Joe Root and Jack Leach orchestrated a well laid collapse for the hosts. Jack Leach, England’s only recognised spinner in the playing XI, sent back Rahane and Rohit to nullify India’s advantage.
However, India still had a long tail and the dangerous Rishabh Pant still to fire. But, things changed drastically when England captain Joe Root introduced himself in the bowling attack.
Root on his first delivery sent back the dangerous Pant. He then dismissed Washington Sundar and Axar Patel in quick succession to bring England right back in the match.
Ravichandran Ashwin showed some fight to score 17 runs to extend India’s lead past the 20-run mark but got out to Root while trying to do counter-attack.
Ishant Sharma hit a big six off the bowling of Jack Leach to take the lead beyond 30 runs. But, Root picked up the last wicket of Jasprit Bumrah to claim his maiden five-for in Test cricket.
India were bowled out for 145 at the end of the first session and had a first innings lead of mere 33 runs.
Brief Scores: England 1st Innings: 112 all out India 1st Innings: 145 all out in 53.2 overs (Rohit Sharma 66, Virat Kohli 27; Jack Leach 4/54, Joe Root 5/8).
(UNI)