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Courtesy The StraitstimesBeijing Aug 12,

The death toll from typhoonLekima in eastern China roseto 44 people on Mondaymorning (Aug 12), accordingto official data, as the stormcontinued up the coast,racking up billions of dollarsin economic losses and widelydisrupting travel.An additional 12 people wererecorded dead from the storm,including seven from Zhejiangprovince and five fromShandong, with 16 peoplemissing, according to data fromprovincial emergency bureausand state media.State broadcaster CCTV hadput the death toll at 32 onSunday.Typhoon Lekima made landfallearly on Saturday in China’sZhejiang province, with winds

Death toll rises to 44 as typhoon Lekimawreaks havoc in eastern China

gusting up to 187kph.The centre of the storm hassince travelled north throughShandong and off the coast.Many of the earlier deathsoccurred when a natural damcollapsed in Zhejiang after adeluge of 160mm of rain withinthree hours.The Shandong EmergencyManagement Bureau said

more than 180,000 people wereevacuated in the province,adding to an ear lierevacuation of roughly 1million people in Zhejiang andJiangsu provinces as well asthe financial hub of Shanghai.The latest update f romShandong brings the totalestimated economic toll of thestorm to 18 billion yuan (S$3.53

billion) in China, includingdamage to 364,000ha of cropsand more than 36,000 homes.Shandong alone estimated thetotal economic impact onagriculture was 939 millionyuan.Qingdao, a popular tourist hubin eastern Shandong, issueda red alert on Sunday, closingall its tour ists sites andsuspending 127 trains and alllong-distance bus services,according to official media.Lekima is China’s n inthtyphoon this year. China’sstate broadcaster said onSunday more than 3,200flights had been cancelled butthat some suspensions onhigh-speed railway lines hadbeen lifted.The typhoon was expected toweaken as it heads northwestoff the coast of Shandong intothe ocean.

By a C0rrespondentPalwal, August,12,

Pioneering in providing latestin healthcare across DelhiNCR and North India, FortisHospital Faridabad has nowextended its serv ices atPalwal with the inaugurationof its first Neuroscience OPDat Apex Hospital yesterday.This is aimedat benefitting residents ofPalwal and its neighboringareas. The OPD will be operationalon second Sundays everymonth to allow ease ofaccess for patients in andaround Palwal for superspecialist consultations. Thiswill also drastically cut downon travels for neurosciencerelated consults for bothpatients and their caregivers.The main objective of settingup such OPD services inPalwal is to extend bestservices to those wheretravelling for consults is nota viable option. Highlyexperienced and wellqualified doctors from FortisEscorts Hospital, Faridabadhave already created theirown milestones and are nowinclined towards serving thesociety for ensuring betterhealth.Dr. Rohit Gupta Director -Neuro Surgery, Fort isEscorts Hospita l,Faridabad, addressed thegathering and shed light onthe growing incidence ofneurological ailmentsincluding acute stroke,chronic migraine, epilepsy,Dementia, PD among manyothers amongst people in tierIII cities. Emphasis was laidon the rising cases ofneurological problemsamong all age groups andtimely intervention is the key

Fortis Escorts Hospital,Faridabad inaugurates its firstneurosciences OPD in Palwal

to treatment.“Awareness about thesymptoms of neurologicaldisorders and importance oftimely intervention should bemade more prominent amongthe masses. Delay in treatmentespecially in cases of stroke,leaves more than one-third ofthe v ictims permanentlydisabled and over 25% diewithin 1 year. Patien tssuffering from acute strokeneed to arrive to the hospitalwithin the stipulated windowperiod which makes themeligible for thrombolytictherapy, providing a likelihoodof significant recovery in over50% of the cases.” Said DrRohit Gupta.According to the dataprovided by the NeurologicalSociety of India, prevalenceand incidence rates of commonneurological disordersincluding epilepsy, stroke,Parkinson’s d isease andtremors are found to be higheramong the rural population.With over 60 lakh peoplesuffering from epilepsy, highfatality rates of stroke (around35%), calls for urgentstrategies to establishoutreach neurology servicesto cater to remote and ruralareas.“There is high prevalence ofsmoking, systo lichypertension, high fastingblood glucose level, and lower

high-density lipoproteincholesterol in our populationat a younger age predisposingthem to various neurologicalconditions at a younger age.Lack of awareness, lower ratesof literacy and poor primaryhealth care services are the keyattributable factors.Advancements inneurosciences with theavailability of thrombolysistherapy for treatment of stroke,Botox therapy for treatingchronic migraine, Deep BrainStimulation for treatingParkinson’s disease, etc havemade it possible to treat anysuch condition therebyimproving the victim’s qualityof life.” Added Dr Gupta. ”It’s disappointing that mostof us just accept the pain as anormal part of life instead ofidentifying and eliminating theroot cause of the problem. Backor neck pain should not beneglected. Raising awarenessamong the masses about thesymptoms of such neurologicalailments will aid in ear lydiagnosis of the condition andtimely treatment will help insolving the complication withina short span of time providingcomplete recovery. FortisHealthcare is determined toexpand its reach and bring thebest quality healthcare to thepeople of Haryana.” said Dr. ,VP / Zonal Head, Fort isHealthcare Ltd.

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National News

AgencySrinagar Aug 12,

People in Jammu and Kashmiron Monday marked Eid al-Adha or Bakrid amid massivesecur ity scale-up andcontinuous communicationblackout af ter its specialstatus was revoked last week.People could be seen flockingto local mosques to offerprayers in small groups. Largegroups of people were notallowed to assemble and trafficrestrictions were also in place,reports ANI.Senior state administrativeand police off icials —divisional commissionerBaseer Khan, inspectorgeneral of police SwayamPrakash Pani and Srinagar’sd istr ict magistrate ShahidChoudhary — held a meetingwith local clerics on Sundayto oversee prayerarrangements and ensurepeaceful celebrations.Choudhary had posted onTwitter on Sunday, saying hevisited some of the mosquesand grounds where prayersare being offered.“I am conscious of the fact itneeds a lot more for a normaland enjoyable Eid. We aretrying to reduceinconveniencies and easefacilities. Just had anelaborate meeting withImaams for prayerarrangements. Visited venues(sic),” he tweeted along withphotographs from themeeting.

Quiet Eid in Kashmir, people offer prayers atlocal mosques amid tight security

The bureaucrat also said thatmore than 250 ATMs havebeen made functional inSrinagar and bank brancheswere also open.Baseer Khan said theadministration was doingeverything to ensure apeaceful Eid.Authorities had on Sundayeased the restrictions put inplace before the NarendraModi-led central governmentin some areas on Sunday tofacilitate preparations for thefestival, officials said.“The situation in the state hasremained normal so far. Nountoward incident has beenreported from anywhere sofar,” said a tweet by the officialhandle of the J-K police onSunday.At least two reports said thatsecurity was stepped up insome parts of Srinagar onSunday. Television newschannel NDTV said policevehicles were seen makingannouncements ask ingpeople to return to theirhomes. News agency Reuterssaid its reporter saw a policevan driving around one partof Srinagar announcing thatrestrictions had been imposedagain after being relaxed earlierin the day.There was, however, no officialconfirmation on therestrictions being reimposedin the city.Authorities said that whilethere were reports of sporadicprotests, no violence wasreported anywhere in the

Valley.“Everything is peaceful. Therestrictions have eased andthere has been a lo t ofimprovement in public andtransport movement,”Choudhary said.In Jammu, life appeared to bereturn ing to normal asrestrictions under section 144of CrPc were completely liftedin five districts. In the otherfive districts, restrictions wererelaxed to facilitate Eidpreparations, according to anofficial who did not wish to benamed.Magistrates have beendeployed at critical spots toact as facilitators for theconvenience of the generalpublic, an official statementsaid. Jammu and Kashmirgovernor ’s administrationissued an advisory sayingthat 300 special telephonebooths were being establishedto help people communicatewith their kin.The district administrationswere constantly reviewing thesituation in Jammu andKashmir and they wouldfacilitate people to offerprayers at mosques during Eid,an official told PTI, asking notto be named.Last Fr iday, people wereallowed to v isitneighbourhood mosques andoffer prayers there. However,large gather ings were notallowed in any part of theValley.“The government isconscious of the ground

situation and doing utmost sothat there is a minimuminconvenience to the people.Every day something or theother restrictions are relaxed.We will take decisions onlifting restrictions on phonesas early as possible,” theofficial added.District magistrates have madearrangements for Eid-ul-Azha,the official statement said,adding that treasuries, banksand ATMs were madefunctional even on a holidayin the run-up to the festival.Authorities in Srinagar saidthere have been sporadicinstances of stone-pelting byprotesters but no gun firing bysecurity forces in the past sixdays. Television imagesshowed cars and peoplemoving in some parts ofKashmir.All India Radio quoted chiefsecretary BVRSubrahmanyam as saying thatpeople were coming out oftheir homes for Eid shopping.Union minister of state forhome G Kishan Reddy said onSaturday he hopedprohibitory orders would be“fully peaceful in the coming10-15 days”.While officials said that theValley remained peaceful, Eidfestivities largely remainedmissing on the streets onSunday.“Earlier, Eid used to becelebrated with great fervour.This time, very few people areon the streets and people arenot buying th ings likeprevious years,” said GowharAhmad, a resident of the oldcity.“Though restr ictions wereeased in the morning, mostshops didn’t open despiteEid ,” said Fayaz Ahmad,owner of a readymade clothesstore at Sr inagar ’s RegalChowk.Restrictions were imposed inJammu and Kashmir toprevent security threats asParliament effectively revokedArticle 370 last week, endingthe special status of Jammuand Kashmir, and passed a billbifurcating it into two UnionTerritor ies — J&K andLadakh. All communicationlinks have been disruptedsince August 5, after theCentre’s decision on Article370.

AgencyNew Delhi Aug 12,

Prime Minister Narendra Modihas asser ted that h isgovernment will leave no stoneunturned to make India a betterbusiness destination. In anexclusive interview to anEnglish daily, Mr Modi said, thevision of the NDA governmentfor the next five years is tohave investment-led growthand it is targeting 100 lakhcrore rupees worth ofinvestment in the coming fiveyears. He said, the governmentis working on policies to

Govt will leave no stone unturned to makeIndia a better business destination: PM

promote inflows from domesticas well as foreign sources toachieve this vision. Mr Modi added that it willentail further liberalising thecountry’s FDI policy,simplification of labour laws,further enhancing ease ofdoing business, power sectorreforms, asset monetisationand asset recycling in publicsector, and reforms in banking,insurance and pension sectors.The Prime Minister said theprivate sector must continue tobelieve in the India storyassuring that he will do his bestto make India a better place to

do business. Mr. Modi said,the Centre is working towardslong-term growth, not the kindwhich happened between 2008and 2014. Saying that setting highergoals and objectives andachieving them had been thehallmark of the NDA regime, thePrime Minister added that theCentre has laid a solidfoundation for h igh andsustainable growth over thelong run. He said, India hasbroken the perception thatdeveloping countries cannotgrow at a higher rate for areasonable period.

AgencyNew Delhi Aug 12,

Virat Kohli scored f iveconsecutive half-centur iesduring the ICC World Cup butthere was a sense of uneaseamong his fans and perhapsin the mind of the man himself.Any p layer would beoverjoyed with that kind ofconsistency in internationalcricket,but when it comes toKohli, there is always thatdesire to see him score acentury and it finally cameafter a gap of 11 innings inTrinidad and Tobago in the2nd ODI against WestIndies.The Indian captain won

Virat Kohli eclipses Brian Larawith century in Port-of-Spain

the toss and elected to batf irst under clear sk ies.However, Shikhar Dhawanwas dismissed very early inthe innings by SheldonCottrell which forced theskipper to walk out and takecontrol of proceedings - andtake control he did. A coverdrive off Kemar Roach got hisinnings rolling and the ODIrun-machine never lookedhassled at any point during hisinnings. He lost Rohit Sharmaand Rishabh Pant, but foundsolid support in Shreyas Iyer.The 42nd ODI centuryseemed inevitab le as theskipper almost cruised his waypast the mark.

The weather in Trinidad washot and humid and thisoppressive heat started to takea toll on the players. Kohliwanted to break free as histired limbs were sapped offenergy. However, Car losBrathwaite got the better of hisattempt as his attempted heaveover deep mid-wicket wascaught comfortably by KemarRoach at long off.He walked out to a standingovation and like it has becomea norm, with every Kohlicentury a record iscreated.His120 became thehighest ODI innings by anycaptain in the West Indies. Hewent past Brian Lara’s 116which was scored against SriLanka at Bridgetown back in2003.Also, as a captain, he hasscored more hundreds thanfifties in Tests and ODIs, whichshows his remarkableconversion rate and appetitefor runs. “Feels good to get a hundredwhen the team wanted me toget one. Shikhar and Rohitdidn’t get a big one. One ofthe top three has always gotthe big one. A senior man hadto step up and today was myopportunity to step up. It wasimportant to string in a lot ofdot balls,” Kohli said at theend of the match.

AgencyNew Delhi Aug 12,

India beat West Indies by59 runs v ia Duckwor th-Lewis method in the secondODI at Po r t-of -Spain inT rin idad la s t n igh t. Byvirtue of the win, India tooka 1-0 lead in the three-matchs er ie s. T he f i rs t ODIbetween the two sides was

India beat West Indiesby 59 runs via D/Lmethod in 2nd ODI

washed out. India rode on Kohli’s 120off 125 balls and ShreyasIyer’s 71 to post a challenging279 for seven after opting tobat. West Indies were thenset a revised target of 270runs to chase off 46 oversunder Duckworth-Lewismethod. In pursuit, the WestIndies were bundled out for210 in 42 overs.