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Protesters walked through the fields to reachthe venue of the ‘kisan panchayat’ at Kaimlavillage in KarnaldistrictofHaryana on Sunday. Jasbir Malhi PVAIDYANATHANIYER BUDGET ’21 Soon after NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 WITH THE uptickinthe econ- bail, police omybetterthan what most Protesters disrupt BJPevent in Khattarhits back:only economists estimated posteas- ing of lockdown restrictions, the pick up Para Union Finance Ministryisofthe Karnal, force CM to cancel visit amendments, Govt viewthathigher spending at this in another stageofrecovery —ratherthan COUNTDOWN that severalpersons suffered in- earlier —will give abiggerpush SUKHBIRSIWACH juries duringthe confrontation. won’t repeal farm laws to growth. IN&OUTOFCOVIDSHADOW terror case KAIMLAVILLAGE(KARNAL), On Monday, the Supreme EXPERT According to sources, the JANUARY10 Courtisscheduledtohear a EXPLAINS Prime Minister’s Economic

clutchofpetitions related to the VARINDERBHATIA AdvisoryCouncil, Niti Aayogand ED Siraj Hussain ARUNSHARMA AROUND 1,000farmprotesters laws,with talksbetween the CHANDIGARH,JANUARY10 the Chief Economic Advisor’s of- Spend JAMMU,JANUARY10 stormedthe venue of ahigh-pro- Centreand farmer unions failing FromTheIndianExpresspanel Haryana CM fice, have pushedfor an expan- morewhen file “kisan panchayat” organised to make anyheadway despite ofspecialists,exclusiveinsight FORCED TO scrap his visit to ManoharLal sionarybudgettoreinforcethe PLAIN E ● growthlow SOONAFTER he wasgranted bail by the ruling BJP in Haryana protesters camping on Delhi's Karnal Sunday afterfarm pro- Khattar nascent recovery.All have advo- EX by theNIAcourtinacaseofterror Sunday, forcing Chief Minister outskirts foroveramonth. testers took over the venue, cated the Keynes mantrato funding,PDP youth wing leader Manohar Lal Khattar to cancelhis The panchayatinKaimla, or- FARM Haryana Chief Minister Finance MinisterNirmala AFISCAL stimulusin Waheed-ur-RehmanPara wasde- visit to thesiteonthe outskirts of ganisedbylocal BJP MLA Manohar Lal Khattar accused Addressing apress confer- Sitharamanduring pre-Budget 2021-22 will be mostef- tainedagain forquestioningina Kaimla village in Karnal district. Harvinder Kalyan, waspartof PROTESTS, Opposition parties and stateBKU enceinChandigarh afterhis visit consultations. fective to spur growth, separateterror-relatedcase. The incident also sawclashes the party's plan to hold such BIGPICTURE leader Gurnam Singh Chadhuni to thevenue of aBJP “kisan pan- British economistJohn particularly withmany The CounterIntelligence between supporters of the BJP meetings to mobilise supportfor of inciting people to disrupt law chayat” in Karnal's Kaimla village MaynardKeynes had argued parts of the economy wing of Jammu and Kashmir event and opponentsofthe the laws.However, the protest- EXPLAINED andorder,and insistedthatthe wascancelled, Khattar said: “The that free markets cannotbere- showing clear signsofa Police detainedParaimmedi- Centre's newagriculturelaws, ers had warnedthat theywould PAGE 11 Centrewill notrepeal itsnew Government is notgoing to liedupon to fuel GDP growth nascentrecovery.Having atelyafter his release from with leaders on both sides saying CONTINUEDONPAGE2 agriculturelaws. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 when thereisarecession,ofthe preserved itsspending District Jail, Ambphalla, on kind India and the world, has power, the government Saturdayevening. witnessedin2020following the planstospend morein “Wehad receivedamessage Explosion in THE EDITORIAL PAGE Covid-19pandemic.In2020, sectorssuchashealthcare, from Counter Racism stops play in Sydney as consumer confidence hit anew housing and construction- Intelligence low, and theyavoideddiscre- heavy infrastructure, Kashmir(CIK) equipment BUDGET:INDIA’S tionaryspending; this ledtoa whichpositively impact to collect Para India draw hard line on abuse NEWDEALMOMENT demand collapse, forcing firms manyindustries. from jail as he likely began BY SAJJID ZCHINOY CONTINUEDONPAGE2 waswanted PAGE 8 by themfor MIHIRVASAVDA fire in which questioning in &SRIRAMVEERA connection NEWDELHI,MUMBAI,JAN10 WaheedPara with FIR No. 10 kids died 31 registered RACISM STOPPED playatthe Looking for lithium toehold, India with them in SydneyCricketGround Sunday. Srinagar,” asenior jail official said. In line with the recentglobal TABASSUM The official expressedigno- trend, wheresportspersons are BARNAGARWALA findsasmalldepositinKarnataka rance about the details of the FIR. starting to draw the line between MUMBAI,JANUARY10 While the police's counter intel- banter and racist abuse from the ent of the lithium-ion recharge- learnt to have shown the pres- ligence wing remainedsilent, stands, the Indian cricketteam THE FIRE that killed10babies in ANILSASI able batteries thatpowerelectric ence of 1,600tonnes of lithium sources said the FIR pertains to a put their foot down and ensured Police remove agroup of spectators afterMohammedSiraj ahospital in Bhandara, NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 vehicles (EVs), laptops and mo- resources in the igneous rocksof terror funding case. that the Test againstAustralia in complainedtoumpires,inSydneyonSunday. Reuters Maharashtra, early on Saturday bile phones. the Marlagalla-Allapatna region “It is an open FIR and Sydneywas haltedfor 10 min- waslikelycausedbyanexplo- ALONGSIDE Amovetotap into Preliminarysurveys by the of Karnataka’s Mandyadistrict. Waheed's name is notmen- utes Sundaytillagroup of unruly sion in one of the severalradiant the global lithium value chain, Atomic Minerals Directoratefor Agovernment official said tioned. Severalof(PDPchief) spectatorswereevicted. Saturdayevening that if some- of Australia’s secondinnings, Siraj warmers in the SickNew-born India has initiated aconcerted Exploration and Research the AMD is carrying out surface Mehbooba Mufti's relativesand The break in playfollowedan thing likethis happens again, we walked up to stand-incaptain CareUnit (SNCU),believe the of- domestic exploration push for (AMD), an arm of the and sub-surface exploration for aides have already been ques- incident on Saturdaywhen will immediatelyidentifythem,” AjinkyaRahane, and umpires ficials who carriedout aprelim- the alkali metal, avital ingredi- Department of Atomic Energy,is CONTINUEDONPAGE2 tionedinthis case,” asource said. Indianpacers Jasprit Bumrah an Indian team management of- PaulReiffeland PaulWilson. inaryinspection at the hospital “This case wasfiledafter and MohammedSiraj said racist ficial told TheIndianExpress. The 26-year-old debutant on Sunday. Waheedwas arrested by the commentsweredirected at On Sunday, Day4of theTest, from Hyderabad said that asec- The radiant warmer burst NIA,” the source added. them as theyfieldedonthe as Bumrah wasabout to start tion of the crowdraciallyabused intoflames afterthe explosion — CONTINUEDONPAGE2 boundaryline. “Wehad decided running in duringthe 86th over CONTINUEDONPAGE2 the firstoftwo loud noises heard by hospital staffthat night—and the seven-day-old babyinside “was foundburnt likecoal”, offi- Covid curve doesn’t bend in Kerala cials said. The babyhad been aban- donedonaroadside, and but why stateisn’t overly worried yet brought to the hospital by police. This and nine other babieswere number of deaths.Infact, Kerala CONTINUEDONPAGE2 AMITABHSINHA P7 has one of the lowest death &LIZMATHEW countsamong the major states. PUNE,NEWDELHI,JAN10 With morethan 8lakhcon- firmedinfections so far, Kerala BUSINESSASUSUAL IN THE lastfourmonths, Kerala has the fifthhighestcaseload in has recordedmorethan 7lakh the country. But thereare 11 BY UNNY coronavirus infections,morethan states that have recorded more anyother stateinIndia. Forthe deaths than Kerala, including last45days,ithas consistently states likeChhattisgarh,Gujarat, been the topcontributor of new THEEXPRESS Madhya Pradesh, andPunjab, ‘Our cultureis cases. The state nowhas thehigh- INTERVIEW that have threetofivetimes different.They(BJP) estnumber of active cases in the fewercases. can’tcreate fear of country, comprising almost30 The stategovernmentsays other religions here. per cent of India’s total. ‘OUR DAILYTOLL that unlikemanyother places, But while Kerala is the worst NEVER WENT Kerala had managed to avoid a It won’tworkinTN’ hotspotofthe epidemic in the BEYOND 25’ “sudden peak”, and thathas en- KANIMOZHI countrynow,whatisremarkable KKSHAILAJA sured fewerdeaths. LOK SABHA MP, DMK is that the rise in cases has notre- KERALA HEALTH MINISTER “In other states, the cases PAGE 12 sultedin asimilar increase in the CONTINUEDONPAGE2 From LahoretoLondon to New Yo rk via India: VedMehta’sunflinching gaze —and prose

PAGE 1 ageof86. Born in 1934 in Lahoretoa the firstinstance of what novel- ANCHOR “Weare extremelysorry to Punjabifamily, youngVed lost istand critic Nilanjana SRoy de- learn about thepassing of Ved his vision at the ageofthree. scribed as Mehta’s “needtoset it Mehta. Hewasamasteroftheau- Remarkablyfor that time, his fa- all down”. “It waswritten out of tobiographical genreand apio- ther,aLondon-educated public afeelingthat Icould partlyalle- AMRITADUTTA neer of Indian writing in English. health officer refusedtobelieve viatealifeofdeprivation by writ- BENGALURU,JANUARY10 We will remember him forhis thatwas apermanent setback; ing about it,” Mehtawrote. keen insight intoIndian society he sent him firsttoaschoolfor In the next twodecades, IN THE beginning, arguably, was and what it means to bridgethe the blind in Bombay—and then, Mehtafound amentor in The VedMehta. Long before writers gapbetween theeastand the at the ageof15, to another blind NewYorker editor William suchasSalman Rushdie, Amitav West,” said Meru Gokhale, pub- school in Arkansas, US. Shawn, who encouraged him to Ghoshand Vikram Seth would lisher, Penguin Press, Penguin VED MEHTA He wasastudentinCalifornia write on subjectsasvariedas become theambassadorsof Random House India. 1934-2021 when he beganwritinghis first theology and philosophy, RK Indian English writing to the Mehtaleavesbehind are- book, Face to Face (1957) —the Narayanand Satyajit Ray. In a West,ayoung man born in pre- markable legacy as amemoirist, autobiographyofayoung man 2009 Idea Exchangeheld in the Independent India found a and essayistfor The NewYorker Mehtaand hisfamily, whichhe in his 20s, who had overcome Delhi office of The Indian Express, voice and space in the New York —and aman who, early on, wrote about, over three decades, great odds, from blindness to the he recalled: “One thing Ilearnt literarysceneinthe 1960s. seizedupon his subject:the re- in his 12-volume autobiography, tumult of Partition, to fashion a from The NewYorker wasthe MehtadiedinNew York at the markable lifeand times of Ved Continents of Exile. sturdy self-independence.Itwas CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Karnal protests hold 700ralliestobreak farmers' functions till the matter is re- General hospitalat1.30amon agitation.Wewill opposewher- solved.Theadministrationshould Saturday. blockthe event as “thecentral everBJPholdssuchralliesbecause have allowedfarmersto stagethe “Inquiryisstill going on.We government is holdingmeetings this agitation is to save the coun- protestnear the venue instead of Govt looks at ‘expenditure’ budget will submit thereport in afew withfarmerleaderswhiletheBJP try,”hesaid. stopping them at the national days.Atthispoint we cannot is holding functions to mobilise MLAKalyansaid senior BJP highway,whichisseveralkilome- comment on howorwherethe supportinfavour of anti-farmer leaders on the stage, including tres away,” he said. to stop investing.Indepressing FRBM Act, the government was crease spending arehealthcare vide anew glide path forreduc- fire started. Butwewill go into laws”. statepresident Om Prakash KarnalDeputyCommissioner times likethese, Keynes said expectedtoreduce itsfiscal and construction-relatedactiv- ingdebt levels. eachand everydetail,”Dr On Sunday,despitethe police Dhankar, Education Minister Nishat Kumar Yadavtold The onlygovernment intervention deficit to 3per cent of GDP in ities,beitinfrastructure orhous- TheRevisedEstimateforfis- Sadhana Tayade, director of the launching amild lathicharge,us- KanwarPal Gujjarand Sports IndianExpress:“We haddeployed through higher spending can 2020-21. But while presenting ing.Publicspendingintheseac- caldeficit forthe current finan- DirectorateofHeath Services ing watercannons and tear gas, MinisterSandeepSingh, were 1,500policemen to maintain law revive demand andrestore sta- the Budget,Sitharaman hadin- tivitieshave ahugetrickledown cial year maybearound6.5 per (DHS), who is heading the six- andsettingupsevencheckpoints, takentoatemple nearby“forse- and order during the event.” bility. vokedtheescapeclauseforhav- effect, and benefit manyindus- cent of GDP. In makingprojec- member committee,said. the protesters managed to reach curitypurposes”. Yadavsaidpolicehavenot re- Withadditionalspendingby ing deviated from the target for tries from cement to steelbe- tions fornextyear,the govern- Chief MinisterUddhav the venue through wheat fields “Those whoentered the rally ceivedany informationaboutany India in the pandemic year re- 2019-20and2020-21totheex- sides creating durable jobs,” a ment maybudget onlynormal Thackeray visited thehospitalon surrounding the area. Theytook venuewere anti-socialelements, injuries.IGP(Karnalrange)Bharti stricted to less than 1.5per cent tent of 0.5 per cent of GDP; the government source told The increases in departmental and Sundayand metthe families of over the site, and damaged the notfarmers. Therewas laxity on Arorawasseenmonitoringsecu- of the GDP,the government has Budget Estimateoffiscaldeficit Indian Express. ministerialallocationsgiventhat the babieswho had died. stageandatemporaryhelipadset the partofpolice although they rity arrangements. preserved enough gun powder for2020-21 was3.5 per cent of With the GDP expectedto capacities to spend cannotim- “I offeredmycondolences to up forKhattar's arrival. had made arrangements. How Congress general secretary to utilise in financialyear 2021- GDP. postanegative growthof 7.7per provesuddenly. the parents. Therewill be astrict Haryana BKU president did they(agitators) reachthe RandeepSingh Surjewala ac- 22. “There is good clarity on the “The FRBM Actisrigid; it cent in 2020-21, thegovern- Thatbeso, FinanceMinister inquiryintothis incident and we GurnamSinghChadhunilaterre- venue?”the MLAsaid. cusedthestategovernmentof re- economic damageinflicted;in takesawaythe flexibility of ac- ment expects astrongrebound Sitharaman is mostlikelytoan- will take actionagainst those referred to the incident in avideo However, local farm leader sorting to “event management” hindsight, thereisafeeling the tively pursuingacounter-cycli- nextfinancialyear.Butevena14 nounce some specific high-ex- sponsible,” theCMsaid. messageand said that“we have Rajender Arya accusedBJP sup- and organisinga“sarkari maha- government approach of very cal policy,” asource said. A percentin2021-22(over2020- penditureschemes or pro- Hospital sources said the pre- got itdonecertainlybecausethey porters of stone-pelting and at- panchayat”. targeted spending during the counter-cyclical policy entails a 21), would mean agrowthrate grammes forpublic housing, mature babywasadmittedinthe (BJP) were holdingaprogramme tackingfarmers. “The Chief Senior INLD leader Abhay firsttwo quarters of 2020-21 higher than normal govern- of notmorethan 5.5 per cent healthorother infrastructure. “out-born”section and kept in a inKaimlavillageparalleltoourag- Ministershould understand the Singh Chautala said the opposi- worked.Openingthe purse- mentspendingwhentheecon- over 2019-20. Theresourcesconservedduring radiant warmer to help maintain itation”. “The BJPsaystheywill feelingsoffarmersandavoidsuch tion to “BJP’s kisan panchayat has stringsnextfinancialyear will omyispowering down. “In ex- High spending will mean the year and the fiscalrestraint hisbodytemperature.Thewarm- sent aclear signal that the anti- yield maximum gains,” said a traordinarytimeslikethese,the highgrowth, and this itself will shownin2020-21may give her ers were linedupinarowinthe farmerlawswon’t be tolerated.” source, who did notwishtobe government has to make asub- be an antidote to bring deficit sufficient elbowroom to go for SNCU.Theonethathadtheseven- named. stantial intervention on the ex- down, said asource. While the an ambitiousexpenditurepro- day-old boywas completely gut- Khattar Towardsthis end, the penditureside, especiallywith combineddebt of theCentre gramme in the comingyear. ted, and the adjoining warmers repeal these laws.Itiscertain. Finance Ministryisalsoconsid- acollapseindemandandnopri- and states as apercentage of Besides,the government oneithersidewere partiallydam- Even if stategovernments areto ering areviewofthe Fiscal vate sectorinteresttoinvest…,” GDP stood at 72 percent last mayalso consider allowing aged.Babiesinthosetwo warm- be exempted,there will onlybe Responsibility and Budget the sourcesaid, underlining the year,itisexpected to touch85 states to borrowmore. In the ersalsosufferedburninjuries.The amendments.Aresolutioncanbe ManagementAct in line with Keynesian economic philoso- per cent giventhe shrinking of current financial year,under a other babiesdieddue to smoke reachedafter discussion on cer- therecommendationsof theNK phy. the GDP this year,and higher special assistance scheme, the inhalation. tain points. But Idon't thinkthe Singh panel, whichsuggested “Itwillbemorean‘expendi- government borrowings. It is in Centrehas already approved District officialssaidhospital Governmentisgoingto withdraw that the debt-GDP ratio (as op- tureBudget’than arevenue this backdrop that theFinance capital expenditure worthRs managementservicesfirmFaber theselaws. Iamhopeful thatdis- posedtofiscaldeficit) be taken Budget;afterconsultationswith Ministrymay announcemaking 9,879.61crore and released Rs Sindoori conductedanequip- cussions aregoing in the right di- as the primary target forfiscal various stakeholders, the areas debt-GDP ratio as the primary 4,939.80 croreofthe totalRs ment audit at the SNCU on rection, that is whythe next date policy.Under the amended wheretheministryiskeentoin- target forfiscal policy,and pro- 10,250crore allocated to states. September 2, 2020, and found all of meeting has been fixed.” equipment working and in good Askedaboutthelaws,hesaid: condition.Abi-annualcalibration “Wheneveranew policyismade, of equipment wasconducted on italways takestimeto seeitsben- Kerala: Most daily cases but veryfew deaths September 16,and the reports efits. Had we waited forsome were normal. time,wewould have gone to the went up and have startedto Also, the fact that the statehas Union Government and said that come down, but thatresulted CASECOUNT receivedalarge number of Lithium therewerediscrepanciesinthese in higher number of deaths. people from other countries. lithiuminpotentialgeologicaldo- laws.Ibelieveweshouldwaitfor Our main strategy has been to That might be adding to the mains of the country. Thefind in at leastone year to seeits bene- prevent the spread to very Cases Deaths CFR susceptiblepopulationaswell. Mandya is extremelysmall in fits.Eventoday, these farm legis- large numbers of peopleall at Maharashtra19,65,55651,1962.60% Butitisverydifficultto explain quantitative terms, but it marks lations arenot binding on farm- once, and limitthe number of what exactlyishappening some initial success in the at- Karnataka 9,26,767 12,157 1.31% ers.Mandisarethere,MSPisthere deaths,”KeralaHealthMinister without looking at relevant tempttodomesticallymine the andshallalwaysbethere.Onlyan KKShailaja told TheIndian Andhra8,84,6897,128 0.81% data. Thereare other states silver-whitemetalbyway of alternative has been giventothe Express in an interview. Tamil Nadu 8,25,53712,215 1.48% whichreceivedlarge numbers hard-rock extraction of theore. farmers.If theyget MSPoutof the With 3,305 deaths as on of internalmigrants,butnever Indiacurrently imports all its Kerala 8,06,6043,327 0.41% mandi,whywouldfarmersobject Saturday(including onesthat had suchaprolongedsurge,” lithium needs. to that? It will benefit them.” the stategovernment has as- Delhi6,29,80110,666 1.69% he said. The domestic exploration Blamingtheviolenceon“cer- sessedtohavebeen causedby As on January 9, 2021. Includesdeaths thatstates have Gautam Menon,professor push, whichalso includes ex- tain unscrupulous elements,” he co-morbidities), Kerala has a assessed to be causedbyco-morbidconditions. of physics and biology at ploratoryworktoextractlithium said: “Wehaveastrong demo- mortality rate of about 0.4 per AshokaUniversity,offeredan- from thebrine poolsofRajasthan cratic set-upinour country, the cent, three and ahalf times other plausible explanation. and Gujarat and the mica beltsof Constitutiongivesalltheserights. lowerthan the national aver- “This is also justanin- Odisha and Chhattisgarh, comes We have neverstoppedanyone age.Maharashtrahasamortal- formedguess, butone of the at atime when India hasstepped fromexpressingtheirviews.Even ity rate of 2.6, while thefigure WHEREKERALASTANDS possible reasons we can think up itseconomic offensive against amid Covid-19, we made ade- forDelhiis1.7. is related to Kerala’surbanisa- China, amajor source of lithium- quatearrangements fortheir “In Kerala, our dailydeath 60000 Keralahasthefifthhighestcaseload, tion.Because Kerala is nowal- ion energy storageproductsbe- safetyand security.But the viola- tollneverwentbeyond35.And 50000 mostentirelyurbanisedwith ing importedintothe country. tion of Constitutionalprovisions theseare mostlyelderly peo- butranks12thinthenumberofdeaths very high density of popula- The Marlagalla-Allapatnaarea, is unpardonable,” he said. ple or thosewith co-morbidi- 40000 tion, and thereare hardlyany along the Nagamangala Schist 51,138 ties. Kerala’s achievement has 30000 open rural spaces in the state, Belt, whichexposes mineralised Para been in limiting the deaths. 20000 thereportingof casescouldbe complexpegmatites (igneous 5

AlokBambroo,anassociateof Even now, astatewith such 12,153 12,208 higher.Inotherstates,amajor- rocks), is seenasamong the most 10,654 9,902 8,469 10000 7,127 5,437 4,335 3,691

Para’s counsel senioradvocate P population density,the death 3,469 3,30 ityofcasesaregettingreported promising geological domains NRaina,saidthe docket contain- rate islessthanhalf apercent,” 0 from the urban centres. There forpotentialexploration for a a h h ra rh

ing the courtorder grantingbail Shailaja said. rat is areasonable chancethat lithium and other rare metals, of- es ngal des Delhi Nadu atak Kerala to Para wasgiven to jail officials But while the death rate asht cases emerginginthe villages ficials said. rad Be Punjab Andhr Guja ttisga Pra mil

around 4pmonSaturday. has been kept in check, rela- rP arenot beingreportedinthose Thereare,however, two Karn Ta hya Mahar However, they delayedhisrelease tively speaking,thecontinuing West states.Keralahasnoruralareas caveats. First, the newfind is cat- Chha foranother twohours saying the trendofaveryhighnumberof Utta and, therefore, the cases may egorisedas“inferred”, oneofthe Mad documentswerebeingprepared, freshinfectionsinKerala,when notbehidden,” he said. threecategories into whichmin- untilaninspectorandsomeother all otherstateshaveseentheir “Wecanseesomesupport- eral resources aresubdivided, in policemen from CIKreachedthe numbers declining, is someone point were reporting over other states, it happenedinre- ingevidenceinthecasesthatare order of increasing geological jailinavehicleandpickedupPara, thing thatisnot very well ex- 10,000casesaday,are nowfind- verse. Alargerproportion of being reportedfromMumbai confidence.The‘inferred’mineral Bambroo said. plained. ingnewcasesinthe lowerhun- populationgot infectedinitially, and Pune, forexample. In these resource is the partofaresource Bambroosaid the policemen Since September 1, the state dreds. butthatmeanttherewerefewer adjoiningcities, the numbers forwhichquantity,grade and told Para they were taking him to has reported morethan5,500 “It is intriguing, no doubt. susceptible people left. But as I have notreduced considerably mineral content areestimated thejointinterrogationcentre(JIC) cases everyday on average. On And in the absenceofsero-sur- said, thisisjustaguess. It is not over the lastone month. Of onlywithalowlevel of confi- forquestioning.“OnSunday, Ivis- 70 of these days,the statewas veydata,itisdifficultto saywhat basedonany dataorevidence,” course,theyhavereduceddras- dencebasedoninformationgath- ited theJIC here,but officials told thesinglebiggestcontributorof exactlyisresulting in these Prof Gagandeep Kangof ticallyfromtheir peaks.But in ered from locations suchasout- me that theywerestillquestion- casesinthecountry. Duringthis numbersinKerala. It is possible Christian MedicalCollege, the lastone month, thesenum- crops, trenches, pits, workings, ing him,” Bambroo said. He said same time, dailynumbers in thatbecauseKeralamanagedto Vellore, said. bers seem to have stabilised. anddrillholesthatmaybeoflim- the police didnot disclosethe Maharashtracame down from contain the spread in the first DrShahidJameel,directorof Theseurbanpocketswouldalso itedoruncertainquality,andalso grounds of Para's detention after apeakofabout 24,000to about phase,itisnowleftwithalarger theTrivediSchoolof Biosciences have better reporting of cases of lowerreliability. the bail order. 3,000.AndhraPradesh, Tamil proportion of people who are at Ashoka University,agreed. compared to the interior areas, Second,the lithium find is Nearly oneand ahalfmonths Nadu, and Karnataka, whichat uninfected,and susceptible. In “Thatcansurelybeapossibility. forexample,” Prof Menon said. comparatively small,considering afterhewas arrested by the NIA the size of theprovenreserves in foralleged terror links, Para was Bolivia (21milliontonnes), on Saturday granted bail against January11, 2020. abusers, allthe players —includ- dentsofreally patheticthingssaid ple in the lowertier” of the stand Argentina (17million tonnes), apersonal bondand suretyofRs Para's arrest had come three ingthebatsmen,Australiacaptain on the boundarylines, this is the at Sydney. Australia(6.3milliontonnes),and 1lakh each. Special JudgeSunit days afterhehad filedhis nomi- TimPaineand Cameron Green — absolutepeak of rowdy behav- “Theyhavebeen quitenasty China (4.5 million tonnes). Gupta said that “offences,partic- nation from Pulwama forthe stood together at the middle of iour.It’ssad to see this happen on and hurling abuses as well.But Over165crore lithiumbatter- ularly falling under Unlawful District Development Council the ground. the field,” Kohli tweeted. thisisthetimetheyhavegoneone iesareestimatedto have beenim- Activities Act(UAPA), arenot elections. He wonthe election Playresumedonlyafterpolice Kohli’s side wasatthe receiv- step ahead and used racial portedintoIndia between2016- prima facie made out againstthe while in custody. evicted six people from the ing end of racistchantswhen abuses...Itisdefinitelynot accept- 17 and 2019-20 (up to November applicant/accused”. (WITHBASHAARAT ground fortheir actions. Cricket India toured Australia in 2018. able in this dayand age. 30, 2019). Para,who is consideredto MASOODINSRINAGAR) Australiasaidtheyhavelaunched Eventhen,fanswere ejectedfrom Sometimesthisroots back to up- have beeninstrumentalinthere- an investigation intothe incident theMelbourneCricket Groundon bringing. This mustbedealt with Ved Mehta vivalofthePDPinsouthKashmir, Sydney “parallel with the New South Day1ofthe Boxing DayTest. an iron fist and(officialsmust) minuteyou startthinking about wasarrestedbythe NIAon himwhilehewasfieldinginfront Wales police”. The International Afterthe day’s playSunday, make surethis doesn’t happen yourreadersyouare lost.”Shawn, November 25 following adisclo- of the Brewongleand Clive Cricket Council, too, condemned whenIndia were 98 fortwo and again,” Ashwin said. whoconsideredMehtaaprotege, surestatement by Hizbul Churchill stands —the same area the incident. needed309 moreruns to win, calledhis “prose style-airy, ele- Mujahideen's Naveed Baba, who of thegroundfromwherethe CaptainViratKohlisaid“racial spinnerRAshwinacknowledged Hospitalfire gant, marvellouslyclear”. had been arrested along with racistchants were madeSaturday. abuseisabsolutelyunacceptable”. thatplayershadexperienced“this killedinthe fire that brokeout in FULLREPORTSON then DySP Davinder Singh on As he pointed to the alleged “Havinggonethroughmanyinci- in the past, especiallyfrompeo- the SNCU of BhandaraDistrict www.indianexpress.com

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Total3,468* 6,16,054 10,678 93,92,354 *T BRIEFLY ONE CENTRE IN EACH HOSPITAL:JAIN Contact tracing picked up Labourerkilled inbuilding Vaccinetoarrivethisweek, after September in capital collapse NewDelhi: A34-year-old YOUR RIGHT labourer diedafter apor- 89sitesfinalisedfordrive CONTACTSTRACEDPERPATIENT tion of an under-con- TO KNOW struction house collapsed ■March -Sep22 ■ Sep23 -December27 on him at Dwarka Sector vaccines free of costtoevery one AN EXPRESS RTI 12 Sunday.“The labour- ASTHASAXENA across the country: "Weare North Central Northeast ers were constructing the NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 monitoring the situation very APPLICATION 4.09 15.57 2.16 16.65 3.31 17.24 basement whenthe part carefully. From ourside,every Shahdara of the structurecol- THE DELHIgovernment has fi- decision regarding Covid vacci- 3.13 15.81 lapsed,” said DCP nalised89sites —including gov- nation willbefor the benefit of SOURAVROYBARMAN Northwest 1.83 9.59 East (Dwarka) SKMeena. The ernment and private hospitals — the citizens of Delhi." NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 1.63 14.7 victim,identifiedasShek forthe Covid-19vaccination Meanwhile, the city reported West Angar,was takento drive,set to begin from January 399newcasesof Covid-19and12 FOREVERYCovid-19patient in 2.12 14.78 NewDelhi Venkateshwarhospital 16 across the country. deaths in 24 hours, taking the to- Delhi, twocontactsweretraced 1.97 14.8 wherehewas declared Health MinisterSatyendar talnumber of casesandthedeath and isolatedbetween March and dead on arrival. Police Jain said, "Thecentral govern- toll to 6,30,200and 10,678 re- September 2020, whichsharply Southwest South Southeast said theyare taking legal ment has finalisedaround 5,000 spectively. The overallpositivity rose to 14 during the rest of the 1.76 15.07 1.31 15.44 1.57 14.40 actioninthe case. ENS sites across the country. As per rate has been recordedat0.51%, year.This is as per official figures theCentre's instructions, Delhi while the death rate basedon obtainedbyThe Indian Express government has prepared these Covid testingunderwayatAnand Vihar Sunday. GajendraYadav datafromthe last 10 days is 2.94%. throughthe Rightto Information and December 27.Out of all the Gambhir 89 sites —40government and 49 Jain said the cityhas been Act. The DirectorateGeneral of Why contactsittracedand isolated in inaugurates private hospitals. Therewill be witnessing lessthan 1,000cases Health Services (DGHS), with contact total, 2.46 lakh were testedout of one vaccination centreinevery nated in the firstphase."Thefirst Jain further said. The listoffront- aday forthe last15days. "The whichthe RTIapplication was tracing? which21,964werepositive. footballfield hospital and 10 healthcare staff batchofvaccines will arrive by lineworkers will also include positivity rate was0.65%. Forthe filed, saidthat betweenMarch However, dataalso shows that will be deployedateachcentre TuesdayorWednesday.Inthe teacherswho worked duringthe last15days, Delhihas continu- and December 27,asmanyas onlyinafraction of thecases did NewDelhi: EastDelhi BJP to handle the drive." firstphase, healthcare workers pandemic. ouslywitnessedalowerpositiv- 40,96,410 contactsof4,63,422 pa- HEALTH EXPERTS around district surveillance teams man- MP Gautam Gambhir The government has pre- will be vaccinated.Thereafter, Jain said Chief Minister ity rate... The Covid-19 situation tientsweretracedintotal, of theworldhavestressedon agetotrace contacts of positive Sundayinaugurated a pared alistof2,25,000 health- frontline workers and thoseaged Arvind Kejriwalhas already re- in Delhi has improved alot and which1,17,981testedpositive. the importance of tracing cases within 72 hours. Out of the professional football field careworkers who will be vacci- above50will be giventhe dose," questedthe Centretoprovide is nowundercontrol," he added. The improvement in contact and testingtotacklethe 40.96lakhcontacts, only1.19lakh in Ambedkar Sports tracing between September end pandemic as notisolating were tracedwithin three days,ac- ComplexinTrilokpuri and December is reflectedin data potential Covid-19sus- cording to DGHS data. area of his constituency. —between March and pectscarriestheriskof ex- Delhi government officials The field, measuring 30 Irked by salary delay, teachersincivic September 22, when Delhi had posing morepeopletothe saidthat initially, teamsmanaged meters by 50 metres, has 2,05,014 positive cases, 4,29,766 virus. According to the to trackdownover10people per been overlaid with a50- contactsweretraced. Between Covid-19protocolforcon- infected patient but tracing fig- mm thickartificial turf. schools say won’t help in vaccination drive September 23 and December 27, tact tracing, asympto- ures dippedascases surged. 2,58,408 cases came up and matic,directandhigh-risk “Figures once again improvedto- had earlier suggested drawing 30 minutes by ourdoctors and 36,66,644 contactsweretraced. contactsofaconfirmed wardsthe end, especiallyduring 2heldwith ABHINAVRAJPUT Civiccorporationshave help from the group. He had also paramedical staff. If aperson has The lowrateofcontact trac- caseshouldbetestedonce the thirdwaveofthe virus in heroinworth NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 earmarked158 places saidteachers in schools run by the anyreaction to the vaccine,it will ing possiblyexplains whyalarge "betweenday5andday14 November.The wave couldbe Delhigovernmentand the MCDs bemanagedat the centre. If aper- number of cases between March of coming in contact". It containedtoalarge extentdue to Rs50lakh THE MCD teachers’ union has said as vaccination centres —who have been actively in- son’sconditionbecomesserious, and September 22 went unde- alsosays thatlow-riskcon- enhancedcontact tracingand iso- theywillnot assist the civic bod- volvedinCovid-19duty —will be aCATSambulancewill take them tected,official figures show. tacts"does notmean no lation,” said asenior official. NewDelhi: A35-year-old ies withthe Covid-19inoculation includedinthe listoffront line to the nearesthospital,” he said. During this period, only28,624 riskcontactandequalem- According to central govern- woman and an auto-rick- drive due to inordinatesalaryde- 2020,” he said. workers to be vaccinated. South body mayorAnamika contactswho tested positive phasis mustbegiven for ment guidelines, personswith a shawdriverwerearrested lays.Ram NiwasSolanki, general NorthMCDMayorJai Prakash Around 158places have been Mithilesh said the proposedvac- could beisolated.During the later low-riskcontactsasthey history of close proximity to forallegedly supplying secretaryofthe Municipal said, “The Delhi government earmarkedasCovid-19vaccina- cine centresare being evaluated period, due to enhancedcontact arepotential sources for Covid positive patientsare identi- drugs in the national cap- Corporation Teachers’ should open itseyesatleast now tion centres —58health unitsby by thestate government before tracing, as manyas1.18lakh pos- transmitting the disease". fied as contacts. Among this cat- ital, police said Sunday. A Association, said,“We do noteven and payMCDstheir dues”. AAP South MCD, 32 by EastMCD and they arefinalised. itive contactscould be isolated. egory, thosewithco-morbidities total of 150grams of have moneytoreach the vaccina- MCD in-charge Durgesh Pathak 68 by North MCD. Prakash saidbig hospitalsun- Abreak up in numbers shows arecategorisedashigh-risk and heroinworthRs50lakhin tion sites.” hit back,saying MCDs areunable East MCDMayor NirmalJain der the North MCD,including that contact tracing figures im- second in terms of district-wise the rest aregrouped as low-risk. the international market Kuldeep Khatri, president of to paystaff due to corruption. said about 100beneficiaries will Kasturba and Hindu Raohospi- proved uniformlyacross all 11 case count —managed to trace High-risk contactsare advised wasrecoveredfromthem, the Shikshak Nyay ManchNagar While thereisnoofficial an- bevaccinatedin aday at eachcen- tals,have been identifiedasvacci- revenuedistrictsofthecapital. For 36,192contactsbetween March home quarantine for14days. theysaid. PTI Nigam, said teachers arestrug- nouncement declaringteachers tre. “The exercise will be carried nation centres along with smaller example, Southwestdistrict — and September.The same district Datashows that 33,48,468con- glingto evenput food ontheirta- to be partofthe drive,Deputy in three steps, i.e, examination, healthcentres,polyclinics and whichhad 58,661infections till tracedasmanyas5,97,274con- tactsfinished14-day homequar-

bles. “WewerelastpaidinJuly ChiefMinister Manish Sisodia vaccination, and observation for dispensaries. around December 31 and comes tactsbetween lateSeptember antine till December 27.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 ANANDVIHAR SIRIFORT SHADIPUR DWARKA-SECTOR8 SKYWATCH Very Poor Poor Moderate Very Poor FORECAST: Jan 11 Mainlyclear sky.Mist 306 274 136 306 or shallowfog in the AQI AQI AQI AQI morning PM: 2.5 05PM: 2.5 00 0500 05PM: 10 00 0 PM: 2.5 500 MAX: 17 MIN: 7 4 THE CITY 0-50 Good 51-100 Satisfactory 101-200Moderate 201-300Poor 301-400VeryPoor 401-500 Severe 3°Cbelownormal 0.4°Cbelownormal THOUAheadSANDS SIGNofUP FROMR-PUNJABDayprotest,drivetorecruitvolunteers

ing event. Meetings arealso be- protestsites had takenout atrac- AMILBHATNAGAR ing held with local panchayats to tormarch on theEastern and NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 garner supportfromlocals. Western Peripheral Expressways Volunteers arelikelytoarrive in preparation forthe main event. AS PART of preparations fora in tractortrolleys forthe protest, large protest on Republic Daydur- and ameeting will be held by the Eventsthis week ing whichfarmers would bring Sanyukt Kisan Morchatodecide To markthe festival of Lohri, theirtractors intothecapital,farm when theyshould arrive. farmershavecalledfor burning unions arecarrying out amass re- “Thereisanunofficial call for copies of the billsonJanuary13. cruitmentdrive in villages across at least1lakh tractortrolleys,but On the occasion of Mahila Kisan Punjab.Overthe lasttwo days, that is our minimum estimate. DiwasonJanuary 18,women thousands have signedup. Thenumbers willbeway more will be leading the movement at Farmer unions had earlier an- sincemanyare eagerto join.Talks the tehsil, districtand city level nouncedtheywould march to have been inconclusive and we and at the protest sites. The day the capital on January26iftheir have plans forRepublic Day. A will markthe contribution of demandstorepeal the farm laws database of the newrecruitswill women in the field of agricul- arenot met. Rajinder Singh, vice- help us manageeverything,” said ture, said farm leaders. president, Kirti Kisan Union Jatindar Singh Pal, an IT profes- On January20, the occasion Punjab, said: “Webegan the drive sionalfromNew Zealandwhohas of the Prakash Parv of Guru lastFriday andithas receiveda been volunteering in the security Gobind Singh, farmers said an good response. This is being done team since the protests started. oath will be takentomakethis so that our movement is well or- On the firstday of the recruit- “struggle successful”. ganised.We will note down de- ment drive by the KisanKirti Meanwhile,the Navnirman tails of all volunteers who will Union, morethan 3,500persons Kisan Sangathan is settotakeout travel to Singhu aheadofRepublic signedup. According to the a‘Delhi Chalo Yatra’ from Day. We areexpectinglakhs of unions, mostvolunteers aremen Bhubaneswartothe capital’s people from Punjab to turn up...” aged between 18 and 25. borders between January15and The drive is being held in ru- Organisersclaimedthe number 21.HundredsofNAPM workers ralareas of thestate,whereunion of registrations will increase af- have already reachedthe members arecarrying out aware- terMakar Sankranti and Lohri. Shahjahanpur border in ness programmes fortheupcom- Lastweek,farmers across Rajasthan, farmers said.

At the dangal organisedatGhazipur border on Sunday.Union leaders said the wrestlers came from Delhi, UP,Rajasthan and Haryana. AbhinavSaha Over 50 professional wrestlers turn up: ‘Won’t let them fightalone,farm bills must be repealed’

the ground. them fight alone. Ihavepartici- something newand we were all ilymembers who arefarmers JIGNASASINHA The twowereamong agroup pated in national-levelmatches surprisedtosee different locks and these farm laws mustbere- NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 of over 50 professional wrestlers and love wrestling; IamhappyI and positions. We arehappy that pealed. Icame here to support from different states who arrived wasableto entertainthefarmers.” theycame heretosupportus.” farmers... Theycheeredfor me AT 1PMonSunday, farmers at at the border to lendtheirsup- Hundredsoffarmers hud- Leaders of the BhartiyaKisan when Ithrew my opponent out the Ghazipur border gathered in porttothe farmers’ protest. dlednear the stagetosee the Union leaderssaid the wrestlers of the ring. It felt good. We will acircle around alarge mat Meenakshi, awrestler from players. Rajkishor Singh, a came from Delhi,Uttar Pradesh, come hereagain if we gettime.” placednear the stagewheretwo UP,said,“We have come here to farmer from Punjab, said, “There Rajasthan and Haryana. Some of The matches went on for wrestlers stood facing each supportthe farmers who have were alot of people near the them have participated in state- three-four hours, with eachbout other.Withinminutes, the been protesting herefor more stage. We had to stand on road- leveland national champi- lasting five-ten minutes, after crowderuptedincheers as one thanamonth…Ourcoachinvited blocks to see the matches but it onships. whichthe players interacted Farmers protesting at Tikri border. GajendraYadav of theplayers heldher opponent us to come here. We aretheir wasfun. Manyofushavenever Suraj Pehelwan, awrestler with the farmers and raisedslo- in aheadlockand threw her on brothers and sisters and won’t let seen awrestling match. This was from Haryana, said, “I have fam- gans with them. SC, OBC CBIarrests 2men for purchase, sale Govt officialmissingsince scholarship of child porn on social media sites returnfrom Covid facility deadline cloud-basedwebsitescontaining he has gainedmonetary benefits EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CBI said an accused objectionable material,including and wasindulging in these activ- Additional PRODelhi Police JIGNASASINHA extended NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 wasadvertising sale of child pornography, andpaid him ities since 2019," Joshi said. Anil Mittal said the investigation via Paytm." The accusedwereproduced NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 is on. THE CENTRAL Bureauofinvesti- objectionable material CBI spokesperson RCJoshi before aSaket courtand re- Asenior police officer told gation has arrested twomen for including child said the accused, thereafter, al- mandedtojudicial custodytill A45-YEAR-OLDDelhi govern- The Indian Express, “Nalin left EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the alleged sale and purchase of legedly publishedanadvertise- January22. ment officer has been missing his walletand phone behind. The NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 child pornographyonsocial me- pornography ment forsale of said material on On November 16,the CBI had foramonth, following his dis- teams were askedtolook at dia. The accusedhavebeen iden- on Instagram Instagram."On receiptofpay- arrested ajunior engineer from charge from aCovid facility. CCTVs and conduct local en- AFTER SC and OBC students tifiedasNeerajKumar Yadav, a mentsvia Paytm/GooglePay UP's Chitrakootdistrict on alle- Nalin Chauhan, adeputydirec- quiries. Lastweek,wefound that were givenless than 10 days to BTechengineer,and Kuljeet from customer(s)/seekers, the ac- gations of sexuallyabusing over toratthe Directorateof Nalin Chauhan is adeputy Nalin walked from his house to producerequisite documentsto Singh Makan. Instagram account. It wasfurther cusedallegedly shared thesaid 50 children in Chitrakoot, Banda Information andPublicity, was director at theDelhigovt’s Mori Gate. We arelooking applyfor agovernment post- According to the CBI, the "ac- allegedthat the said accusedhad objectionable material with them and Hamirpur districts. Later,it lastseenoutside his home in DirectorateofInformation there.” matricscholarship, the educa- cused(Yadav) wasadvertising purchasedlarge volume of data through WhatsApp, Telegram, arrested aman from Kashmir for NorthDelhi’s TisHazari on and Publicity Meanwhile, the familyhas tion department has extended sale of objectionable material, in- from another accused person Instagramand other social media running achild sexabuse racket December 10. shared Nalin’s photo on social the deadline afterschools cluding child pornography, on an (Makan), whichwas stored over platforms.Itwas also allegedthat along with his US-basedwife. According to his family,Nalin media and pastedhis pictureon pushedfor the same. tested positive forCovid on team of doctorshad cometotest walls and at other public places. On January1,Delhi govern- November 20 and wasadmitted us forthe virus. Nalin got thetest Nalin’s brother Bharat ment-run and government- Cop’sson, Help found to Lok NayakHospital fortwo done outside and went backto Chauhan has also come to Delhi aided schoolsreceivedanotice 10 more ducks weeks. He wasinthe ICU and the apartment. After20-30 min- from Poland, wherehelives,to from the education department underwent plasma therapy, and utes, Iwent to the apartment to look forhim.Hesaid the family asking that theycompletethe shopkeeper hanging at wasdischargedonDecember 5. give him coconutwater and food doesn’t knowwhat happened. onlineentryofthose eligible for found dead,Sanjay Nalin, who liveswithhis wife but he wasn’t there. All of us had “Wewould text eachother al- the ‘postmatric scholarship’ for and their twochildren aged 13 Covid and couldn’t meeteach mostevery day. Iwantedhim to studentsbelonging to Scheduled fileFIRs employer’s and 15,and his father,aged70, other… The test reports came af- come to Poland and stay with Caste and Other Backward lake shut for visitors wasstaying in aone-room flat terhewent missing; he doesn’t me forsome time. Afterhe Classes, in class XI and XII by after scuffle residence next to theirhomeafter his dis- have Covid now. Iwish he comes tested positive,hewas takento January 10.Inbothcases, stu- charge. backhome,” she said. the ICU and wasalone. Ican un- dents arerequiredtoproducean His wifeAlpna filedamiss- The security guardoutside derstand he mighthavebeen income certificatefromthe SDM EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ing person’s complaint at Civil the apartment told the family worriedbut we don’t knowwhy office showing that the student’s NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 Lines police station on that Nalin leftafter telling him he left. His condition wasbetter annual familyincome is less than December 10.“Ilastsaw him he would be backinafew min- when he came back home,” he Rs. 2.5 lakh. POLICE ARE looking intoascuffle A19-YEAR-OLD woman who outsideour house at 11 am.A utes. said. The time crunchcaused between ashopkeeper and the worked as adomestic help was manyteachers to worrythat son of apolice officer in Dwarka found hanging at her employer’s their studentswould miss outon afterapurportedvideo of the in- flat in Dwarka lastFriday. Her these scholarships. cident went viral on social me- familysaid she had been work- Traffic Police: CCTV footage “The income certificates area dia on Sunday. ing therefor four-fivemonths. big problem. We knowfromex- According to police, Police said the apartment is perience that it is notpossible for Divyanshu,son of former Delhi ownedbyacouplewho work as for violations, not street crime parentsofour SC and OBC stu- Police Special Cell officer Mohan softwareengineers in Gurgaon. dents to getthe document in such Chand Sharma, who wasmar- At the time of the incident, the shorttime. Ourschool’s scholar- tyredinthe2008BatlaHouseen- couple and their twochildren CCTVsystems meant to record ship in-charge said she wasafraid counter, got intoafight with a At Sanjay Lake, Sunday. AbhinavSaha were at home. MAHENDERSINGH The order wasissued movement of vehicles passing that theremightbezeroapplica- shopkeeper namedSanchit on Policesaidthebodywasfound MANRAL afterJCP (traffic) on that stretchorspecific inci- tions from our school this year,” Saturday. hangingfromthe ceilingfan. DCP NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 dents. Even images/recordings said ateacher at aSouth Delhi In his complaint, Divyanshu the Ghazipur poultrymarkets for (Dwarka) SantoshKumar Meena Manish Kumar Agrawal captured by these cameras are government school. told police that he and his cousin EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 10 days.Aseniorgovernmentoffi- said the woman livedwith the THEDelhiTrafficPolicehas asked noticedthat severalIOs notpreservedfor long durations. Following appealsfrom had gone to the shop to gettem- NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 cial said, “Four crowswerealso familyattheirapartment and all district police and specialised were repeatedly asking However, trafficviolations which schools, the planning branchof pered glass fortheir mobile founddeadnearRedFortandafew would occasionallygohome: unitsnot to seek CCTVfootage arerecorded areonlyoffiveto the education department has phones but an argumentbroke TENMOREduckswere founddead other places on Sunday.” “The crime team has collected from theirsurveillance cameras forCCTVfootage six seconds’ duration and are nownotifiedanextension till the out afterSanchit delayedit. in SanjayLakeatEastDelhi’s The DDAsaid parks at Hauz samples. We arewaiting forthe as these areonlymeant to cap- kept forrecord.” end of the month. “This branch Divyanshu alsoallegedthe shop- Trilokpuri Sunday,taking the total Khasand Dwarka Sector 9and postmortemreporttoascertain turetraffic violations andnot Agrawal, in his order,categor- hasbeenreceivingtelephonecalls keeper misbehavedwith them. number of deaths to 27 over the SanjayLakehavebeen closedfor the cause of death.” street crimessuchassnatching roadsidecrime. Some IOs even icallysaid these cameras do not and some schools have also vis- In the video, Divyanshu is lastthree-four days.Authorities visitors as aprecautionarymeas- Meanwhile, the woman’s and robbery. Theorder wasis- give notice under Section 91 CrPc recordincidentssuchassnatch- ited this office citing difficulty seenarguing with Sanchit and have declared it an “alertzone”. ure, and disinfection is being car- familyalleged she waskilledby suedafter JCP (traffic) Manish to the in-charge of RLVD/OSVD ing, robbery, etc. “These cameras, facedbystudentsinobtaining the men hurlabuses at each Ninety-one crowshavealsodied riedout in areas wherebird her employers and protested Kumar Agrawalnoticedthat sev- branch... to provide CCTVfootage at the most, can provide specific documents/certificateswithinthe other.Heisaccompaniedbytwo across DDAparks at Begumpur, deaths have been reported. outside theirhome. Her brother eral investigating officers were re- and related information...,” states trafficviolation-relatedinforma- shortspanoftimeandthenenter- men —his personal security of- SaritaVihar, Dislhad Garden and “Medicine is being giventothe alleged:“We want police to ar- peatedly askingforCCTVfootage, the order,issued on December tion only. Therefore, allIOs at the ingdetailsby lastdateJanuary10, ficers —who allegedly threaten Dwarka in the lastweek. other birds as per instructions,” rest them. We mether aday be- even when it wasrefused. 29 by JCP Agrawal. groundlevelaswellasSHOs,ACPs 2021. Theyrequestedthatthelast the shopkeeper and his assistant. According to asenior DDAof- said aDDA official. fore and shewas fine.OnFriday, “... Investigating officers (IOs) CrPC Section 91 deals with arerequiredto beproperly briefed datemay be extended,” it said. DCP(Dwarka)SantoshKumar ficial, samples of the birds have Around104sampleshave been we received acallat6pm. They from various police stations visit “summonstoproduce docu- in thisregard. Anyone who needs Beneficiaries of the scholar- Meena saidcrossFIRswere regis- been takenbyofficials of the sent to aJalandhar lab fortesting told us my sisterwas unwell and RedLightViolation Detection ment or other thing forthe pur- informationaboutanytrafficvio- ship forSCstudentsreceive teredunder sections of violence, Delhi government’s Animal and the reportsare expected on we should take her home. When (RLVD)/Over SpeedViolation pose of anyinvestigation”. lation,thereisnorequirement to Rs 230 per month for10months, criminal intimidation, theft. "To Husbandrydepartment. Monday.CMArvind Kejriwalhad we got there, we found her hang- Detection (OSVD) branchof The order further states, serveanoticeunder Section91of while beneficiaries of the OBC verify the version of both parties, Amid birdflu fears, the Delhi said surveillance teams and rapid ing... When Iasked them about Delhi TrafficPolice headquarters, “Traffic surveillance cameras are CrPC. Instead, alettermay be scholarship receive Rs 160per CCTVfootage of nearbyshops is governmentSaturdayhadbanned responseteamsareworkingunder the incident, theysaid theywere Todapur,seeking CCTVfootage meantonlytocapturespecific dulyforwardedby theDCPof dis- month for10months. being scanned," said the DCP. the importoflivebirds and closed all district magistrates. busy and didn’tnotice.” of suspected vehicles involvedin trafficviolations. Theseare not trict/unit concerned,” it states.

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DEEPTIMANTIWARY NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 FROM RECEIVINGinstructions on radio frequency sets and GEARINGUPfor elections in five walking alone intoterrorsitua- states in the coming months, the tions, to detectinginfection with Election Commission has re- the novelcoronavirus and the mindedthese statesnot to assign onsetofcancer,the government anypoll-relateddutytoofficials is lookingatutilising the poten- who have been chargedfor any tial of security dogs formuch lapse in anyelection in the past. morethan sniffing and tracking. In an advisorytothe chief Following the establishment Afterthe Home Ministryset up a‘Police K9 Cell’, an exercise secretaries of Assam, Kerala, of a“Police K9 Cell” in the Police has beguntoexpand the role of dogs. Express West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Modernisation Division of the Puducherry,the poll panel has Home Ministry, the government also said that officers against has begun an exercise to bring quainted/familiarizedwith the cussedonimprovingthesecurity whom it had recommendeddis- existing capabilities of dog handler’sradiodevicevoicerecog- capabilities of itsdog squads by ciplinary action in the pastand squads up to international lev- nitionby theK9sandfurtherease settingbenchmarks,trainingpro- whichispending or has resulted els, and to helpthe animals ac- to deployK9s with K9 Vision tocols,andguidelines;alsosothat in apenalty shouldalso notbe quirenew capabilities suchas System and Canine Remote squads across the country have deployedfor poll-related work. medical disease diagnosis, Deployment System,” the Police the same capabilities. This, they The advisory, sent last wildlifeprotection, and anti-traf- K9 Journal says aboutthe new said,willhelpinteroperabilityand month, said anyofficer, who is ficking work in the long run. tech andtraining. sharing of resources. due to retire within the coming Home MinisterAmit Shah Col (Dr) PK Chugh, who “Weare also lookingatdevel- six months, should notbeasso- recentlylaunchedthe first headedthis training programme oping dual purpose dogs. ciated with anyelection-related “Police K9 Journal”inwhichbest at the NSG and is currently Currentlymostforces have two duty. practices and innovative ideas Consulting Director at the Police sets of dogs —sniffers and at- The terms of the legislative forimproving dogsquadswill be K9 Cell, said the innovation tackers. But thereare breeds assembliesofWestBengal, Tamil discussed. would go alongway in notonly suchasGermanshepherdand Nadu, Assam, Kerala and “Dogs areagreatforce multi- saving soldier’s lives, but would Belgian malinois, whichhave Puducherryare comingtoan plier with aproventrack record also provide crucial information both capabilities and can be used end on different dates in May overcenturies.Somehowwehave about the location of terrorists or forbothpurposes,” Chugh said. and June this year.Assembly notfocused on them as muchas explosive devices inside avenue. In the long run, the Ministry elections arelikelytotakeplace we should.Arecent Bureauof “If we look at precedence, also plans to develop capabilities sometime in April-May. PoliceResearch andDevelopment mostsoldier deaths happen in suchasdisease-detection dog The poll panel has also asked (BPR&D) reportsaid we need the firstburst of fire whenweare squads. “A model is being devel- these states to ensurethat offi- 35,000 moredogs. At the same notaware of the situation inside opedinternationallyfor even de- cers directlyconnected with the time, our training facilities, mod- abuildingorhideout. In this case, tection of cancer,hypertension, conduct of elections arenot ules and care-givinghas notfixed atraineddog with aradio setcan seizures and nervous disorders. postedintheir home districts even the basics. So we aretrying go in with his handler passing on Theyhavebeensuccessfullyde- and thosewho have spent three to create an ecosystemwhere directions.The dog can relayback tected by dogs. We willcertainly years in adistrict in thepastfour thingsget standardised, and we crucial information to thecontrol catchuptothatstandard in the years. can become world-class,” asen- room or even wristdevicesofsol- long run,” Chugh, who is also a It is usual forthe poll panel ior Ministryofficial said. diers who can then storm the member of the International K9 to issue suchdirections ahead of The country’s elitecounter- place. If aterroristissighted,the Working Group forCovid Lok Sabha or assemblypolls to terror force, the National dog canbeinstructed to attack Detection Dogs, said. ensurethat officials do notin- Security Guard(NSG), has al- him,”Col. Chugh said. Everydisease has avolatile terfereinthe election process in ready trainedits dogs to walk During the 26/11attacks,one organic compound(VOC) associ- anyway and the exercise re- alone intoanongoing terror at- of thechallenges that security atedwith it. The VOCs give aspe- mains free and fair.“To ensure tack or hostage situation, and re- forces facedwas theenormity of cificodour to body fluids, which free and fair election, the layinformation backtocontrol the TajPalaceHotel, and the ab- canbedetected by dogs. Commission has been following room and to soldiers preparing sence of information on the lo- Currentlythisisbeing done in- aconsistent policy to theeffect to storm the scene. AMotorola cation of terrorists and IEDs. Maj. ternationallythrough sweatand that officers directlyconnected radio setpouch is fixedonthe Sandeep Unnikrishnan of the urine. In thecaseofCovid,due to with conduct of elections in an dog's collar to conveyvoicecom- Indian Army, then serving in the administrative difficulties of col- election going state/UT arenot mands when it is farand outof NSG, had losthis lifewhile lecting urine, body odour is be- postedintheir home districtsor itshandler's sight. storming the hotel. ing reliedupon. places wheretheyhaveserved “Thishashelpedinsettingthe Home Ministrysources said FULLREPORTON forconsiderablylongperiod,” foundationfor getting ac- the government is currentlyfo- www.indianexpress.com the advisorysaid.

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New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 6 GOVT &POLITICS THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 CabinetrejiglikelyonJan13:BSY IN PROUD MEMORYOFTHE 36 VEER BIHARIS OF THE afterDelhimeetwithShah,Nadda DELHI CONFIDENTIAL 2ND BATTALION, THE BIHAR REGIMENT,WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES ON 11 JANUARY1948, WHILE ESCORTING AREFUGEE TRAIN FROM PAKISTAN, AND, While his rivals have been THROUGH THEIR SACRIFICE, SAVED THE LIVES OF LIZMATHEW ED Bidto mobilising leaders againstthe 1200 REFUGEES. NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 boost veteran, he has been playing his Capt Gurbachan Singh Grewal,SC, Jem Shyam Bahadur Singh,KC, PLAIN E strength cards carefully. Recently, when ● Sep Shankar Hembrom,SC, Nk Rama Pati Singh, L/Nk Sita Ram, THE LONG-AWAITED expansion EX the central leadership stalledhis Sep Hari Charan, Sep Dharam Nath Singh, Sep Manki Jarika, Sep of Karnataka cabinetmay take plan to grant backwardcastessta- Barnabas Soy,Sep Pothlu Singh, Sep Junas Dangwar,Sep Ram placeonJanuary13,Chief Minister ALTHOUGH Yediyurappa tus to Lingayats, the community Autar,Sep Sena Bhadru Singh, Sep HarnandSingh, Sep Bala Din, BSYediyurappasaidSundaynight has alwaysenjoyedthe he belongs to and his keysupport Sep Roen Surin, Sep Ram Raj Singh, Sep Jawahar Singh, Sep Sheo afterreturningto Bengalurufrom backing of Prime base, the Chief Minister told the Charan Birua, Sep Ishwar Dutt Topno, Sep Joseph Tuti, Sep Sani Delhi.Earlier in the day, Yediyur- MinisterNarendraModi, media that he would do it after Charan Karwa, Sep Jamuna Singh, Sep Budhwa Munda, Sep Sheo appa had an hour-long meeting Home MinisterAmitShah hisrivals in stateBJP have the central leadership givesa Kumar,Sep Pirthi Singh, Sep Gopi Nath Singh, Sep Sheo Nandan with Union Home MinisterAmit with BJPchiefJPNadda,CM recentlyintensifiedtheir green signal. Rai, Sep Dwarka Singh, Sep Babuni, Sep Lal Dhari Singh, Sep Shah, BJP president JPNaddaand BSYediyurappaand BJP demand forareplace- Meanwhile,asection of party Sheo Prasad Singh, Sep Ram Prasad, Sep SudarshanSingh, Sep party general secretaryin-charge Karnatakain-charge Arun ment at the toppost. The leaders aretalkingabout thepos- Muni Lal, Sep Paika Dhan forthe stateArunSingh. Singh in Delhi, Sunday. PTI CM wantstostrengthen sibilityof aleadershipchange.The Your gallantry will always serve as an inspiration for THE HUDDLE “Aroundsixto sevenministers his position by inducting BJP leadership, theyargue, could us. We,the fraternity of The Veer Biharis, salute you. willbeinducted.Thelistwillbefi- some leaders of his makesomeoffersto Yediyurappa, CATAmeetingofCongress general secretaries and in-charges The Bihar Regiment Association nalisedonMonday.Wewillprob- talof34ministers, has 27 now. choice intohis govern- including asuitable position for of states on Saturday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadrasaid the party ablyhavetheinductiononJanua- Besides representativesfromdif- ment. Amit Shah’s pres- him and aUnion Ministerberth should do something outside the boxorthink aboutaninno- TAMIL NADU geNerATIoN AND DIsTrIbUTIoN CorPorATIoN LTD. ry 13 ahead of Sankranti festival. ferentfactionsandtheoldguards, enceinSunday’s meeting forone of his sons, in exchangeof vative wayofprotestoverthe farmers'issue to forcethe me- expression of Interest Notice :TANgeDCo/PP-01/2021 We want the BJP national presi- the Chief Ministerwould have to is being seen as apositive him allowing achangeofguard. dia to take notice. She felt regular press conferences by the TANGEDCOinvites Expression of Interest (EoI) from the eligible consulting firms across dent to attend the swearing-in,” accommodatesomeofthosewho signal from the BJP lead- “Noclearplans have been party attacking the government is perhaps nothaving the de- the nation to indicate their interest in providingassistance/support to TANGEDCOfor the Yediyurappa said afterhis arrival enteredtheAssemblythroughre- ership in favour of drawnupyet about aleadership sired impact,according to those present at the meeting.The effectiveload forecasting,suggesting schedule of power, optimizing purchase/sale of power inBengaluru.“Thereare somedif- centbypolls.Theaspirantsinclude Yediyurappa. change. Therehas to be aplanto party should think about something different, shesaid. In that and Deviation SettlementMechanism. The prescribed formatofthe application form, EoI documentand anyother details required maybedownloaded from TANGEDCOwebsite ferencesonthenamesthatwillbe BJP MLCs AHVishwanath, R rehabilitate Yediyurappa before context, she gave the example of US Democratic lawmakers (www.tangedco.gov.in) from 11.01.2021 /12:00 hrs. finalised. We will announce it to- ShankarandMTBNagaraj,whose anythingisdonesinceheisamass takingaknee forGeorge Floyd in June lastyear.Atthe endof Lastdate forsubmission of eoI: 10.02.2021 before 15:00hours. morrow,”headded. resignation as MLAs in the previ- tral leadership, sources said, was leader,”aBJPlegislatorstatedtwo themeeting,the party, however, decidedtotakeout rallies to Chiefengineer/PPP,TANgeDCo DIPR/ 112 /Tender/2021 Earlier in the day, askedabout ous Cong-JD(S) combine brought of the viewthatthe 78-year-old is months ago. RajBhawans in all statecapitals on January15. Andinstates thereshuffle,Yediyurappatoldre- the government down and paved thebestbetforthepartyasthereis Recently,BJP in-charge Singh wherethe farmers' issue does nothavemuchtraction, the porters in Delhi, “The party lead- the wayfor the BJP comingto no one else in the Karnataka unit hadstatedthatnoleadershipcha- protestwould be over fuel price hike. ers will give good news soon. I power, saidsources.Asmanyas11 to matchhis popularity. ngeisonthecards,butpartyMLA have discussedthe political situ- out of the 17 Congress and JDS Yediyurappa’s son BYVijay- BasavarajPatilYatnalhadsaidthe ation in the state. The party lead- rebelshave alreadybeeninducted endrahad accompanied him to central leadershipisconsidering ersaskedmeto sendalistofparty in the cabinet. Delhi. While some of Yediyur- achangeofguard.OnSunday, Yat- KEPT OUT candidatesto BelagaviLokSabha, Sources close to the Chief appa’srivalshadlabelledhim“su- nalsaidbigchangesarelikelyafter Basavakalyana and Maski Ministersaidtherehavebeenfresh per CM”, the central leadership Sankrantibut did notelaborate. WHEN PRIME MinisterNarendraModiformeda85-member Assemblybypolls.” movesbyhis rivals in the party to has appointed him as vice-presi- WITHINPUTSFROM high-levelcommittee to commemorate the 125th birth an- Thestate,whichcanhave ato- “unseat”him. However, the cen- dent of state BJP. ENS,BENGALURU niversaryofNetaji Subhas ChandraBoseonSunday, it had members notonlyfromthe BJP, but also from the Congress, NCPand BJD and even the ailing Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Solankicremated But no one from the All India ForwardBloc (AIFB),aparty Maharashtra downgrades Raj foundedbyBose, found place on the panel. The AIFB in fact Ahmedabad:Former Union min- had been campaigning forformationofsuchacommittee and ister, GujaratCMand Congress theyhad givenmemorandum twice to thePrime Minister veteranMadhavsinh Solanki was Thackeray, Fadnavissecurity with this demand. But when the panel wasindeedformed, on Sundaycremated with full none from the party wasincluded. statehonoursinAhmedabad. The93-year-olddiedSaturday at Haribhau Bagade, formerstate fi- his Gandhinagar residence. PTI EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE nance minister Sudhir Mungant- DIFFERENT STROKE MUMBAI,JANUARY10 iwar,formersocialjusticeminister RajkumarBadole as well as legis- AT Atime when manyinthe BJPare expressing their angst TWOFORMERCMs,aformerGov- latorsRamKadamandPrasadLad againstthe protestingfarmers, RPSingh, aprominentSikh Classifieds ernor,two servingUnionministers —has been withdrawn. face of the party,has been expressing sympathies forthe farm- andtheMaharashtraBJPpresident BJP’s PraveenDarekar,Leader ersinsuchamanner that it does it doesnot crosshis party were amongthosewhosesecurity Thackeray,Fadnavis to have of Opposition in the Legislative lines. Afterhis tweets in Punjabi, in whichhepouredout sym- PERSONAL coverwas either withdrawnor ‘Y-Plus security with escort’ . Council, wasnewly assigned‘X’ pathies forthe farmers forthe hardships theyare facing at the downgradedbyMaharashtragov- categorysecurity. protestsites, anumber of people have come out on social me- IJAG ROSHNI W/o HEMANT ernment on Sunday, inviting crit- BJPleaderRamKadam,whose dia, suggesting that the party makehim partofthe talks. YADAV, H.No.- 88/21STREET icism from the Opposition. graded the security extendedto security coverwas withdrawn, Sources said Singh himselfhad suggestedtothe party leader- NO-4, NEAR POSTOFFICE, GUR- WhilethesecuritycoverofCM his wife, Amruta,and daughter, said, “Thisisrevenge politics.” ship that he would go and sit with the farmers at the Singhu GAON (HARYANA)-122001, Uddhav Thackeray’s predecessor Divija,from‘Y+’categoryto‘X’cat- Fadnavissaid,“Ineverdemanded border to talk to them andconvince them. However, as it ap- have changed my name to JA- and current Leader of Opposition egorywhile striking offthe one securityevenaspartychief,itwas pears, the BJP leadership is notyet convinced. GROSHANI. 0040559534-5 DevendraFadnavis wasdown- previouslyenjoyedbyhis aunt, onlyasCM, when therewere graded, the ‘Y+’ coverenjoyed by Shobhatai Fadnavis —aformer threats, Iwas givensecurity.This LOST & FOUND formerCMNarayan Rane was ministerand asittingMLC. won’t affect my movement at all. withdrawnfollowingathreatper- The government newlygran- We arenot thekind of leaders Farmerstodiscuss R-Day ception reviewexercise carried ted‘X’ categorysecurity coverto whodependonsecurity,wework LOST AND FOUND The original Sale Deed doc bearing No. 4837, out by stateHome department. Shiv SenaMLAVaibhav Naik,who among the people.” tractor march after Government of Jammu &Kashmir registeredatDLF Housing & As per the government order, defeatedRaneinthe2014 Assem- StateHomeMinisterAnilDes- Construction Pvt. Ltd. of Fadnavis, who wasearlier enjoy- blypolls. It alsodowngraded the hmukhsaidthedowngradingwas DIRECTORATE OF FLORICULTURE SRINAGARKASHMIR property no E-27 Greater ing ‘Z+’ security,will nowbeget- security coverofthe CM’s cousin as per aroutine threat perception January 15 meet with govt Tel-0194-2474234 Fax-2482032 –email:- Kailash Part I, New Delhi ting only ‘Y+’security with an es- andMNS chief RajThackeray from review. He said NCPchief Sharad [email protected] registeredbySmt. Lila Vati w/o cort. Sources said that abullet ‘Z’ categoryto‘Y+’ with an escort. Pawarhad calledhim, offeringa Sh. Dina Nath Gandhi is RAAKHIJAGGA Subject:-Extension No.01. misplaced. If anyone findsit, proof vehiclethatwasapartofhis Thesecuritydetailof BJPlead- downgrade in his security cover. kindly contact- Poonam convoy will nowbewithdrawn. ers —includingUnionMinister “Pawar is anational leader,has LUDHIANA,JANUARY10 In viewofnoresponse,the last date forsubmission Gandhi at 9717328613, The government also down- Raosaheb Danve,state BJP presi- been aUnion ministerbut he bar- of bids invited vide this office e-Tender Notice 9968701752. 0040559839-1 dent Chandrakant Patil, for- elyany securityinthelastfouryea- FARMERSWILLplantheJanuary26tractorparadeaftertheirJanuary15 No.13 of 2020 dated.12.12.2020 for Outsourcing mer AssemblySpeaker rs. Even Ajit Pawarhad no escort.” meeting with the Union Government. This wasdecidedatameeting PUBLIC NOTICE of Sanyukt KisanMorcha(SKM) at Singhu border of Entry Ticketing System of Mughal Garden onSundayevening. JoginderSinghUgrahan,pres- Nishat, Shalimar, Cheshmashahi &Green Park ident of BKU Ugrahan, said, “The issue of tractor Harwan Srinagar is herebyextended as per the parade on R-Daywas kept pending forthe time- detailsgiven below: - being.ItwasdecidedunanimouslybySKMto dis- cussitaftertheJanuary15meetingwiththeUnion 1. Period of downloading of bidding document 11/01/2021 from 11:00 AM Government. We will have an exclusivemeeting to 27/01/2021 up to 2:00 PM on this subject afterJanuary15.” 2. Bid submission StartDate 12/01/2021 from 10:00 AM The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination 3. Bid submission End Date 27/01/2021 up to 2:00 PM Committee (AIKSCC) Sundayevening said that if 4. Date &time of Opening of Tenders 01/02/2021 at 2:00 PM talksfailyet again, tractor parade will notonlybe held in Delhi but in all 718districtsofIndia. Otherterms and conditions shall remain same as Krishanaprasad,memberof WorkingCommittee laid down in the aforesaid Tender Notice. of AIKSCCandaformerKeralaMLA,said,“Itwillbe By Order the biggestpublic movement in India post- Sd/- Independence.Over500unions arewithAIKSCC. Accounts Officer Thereismobilisationoffarmers (Member Secretary) ineverydistrictwhethertheyare No:-DFK/GS-519/4327 Dated:- 09/01/2021 ''IMPORTANT'' connectedwithAIKSCCornotas DIPK-11526/20 Whilst careistaken priorto it is apeople’s movement now.” acceptanceofadvertising Punjab’s farmer unionsare copy, it is notpossible to verify its contents.The Indian recruitingvolunteersfortheJan- Express (P) Limited cannot be uary26programme. Kirti Kisan held responsible for such contents,nor forany loss or Union(KKU)heldarecruitment damageincurredasaresult of drive at Sangrur. “Though plan- transactions withcompanies, associations or individuals ningfor themarch is yettobe advertising in its newspapers done, we have to ready volun- or Publications.Wetherefore teers. The duties can relateto EDUCATIONAL recommend that readers make necessary inquiries maintaining discipline, sanita- National Central Council of beforesending anymoniesor tionandtrafficcontrol,”saidKKU Vocational Training Invited entering into any agreements withadvertisers or otherwise generalsecretaryRajinderSingh. Application for Start Training actingonanadvertisement in and Study Centre any manner whatsoever. www.nccvt.in Mob-7499647774 0090280260-1 EDUCATIONAL MAGH MELA 2020 Prayagraj Mela Authority Triveni Bhawan, Triveni Bandh, Daraganj, Prayagraj +91 532 2500775 /+91 532 2504011, [email protected] Notice Inviting E-Tender- For Provision of Tentage and Temporary structures for Magh Mela 2021-Public Accommodation by Prayagraj Mela Authority The Prayagraj Mela Authority Invites Bids of Tender No. 20/MM 2020-21 for “Provision of Tentage and Temporary structures for Magh Mela 2021-Public Accommodation” The Request for Proposal Documentsshall be made available on the Uttar Pradesh E- Procurement website Https://etender.up.nic.in from 11/01/2021 for Tender No. 20/MM 2020-21. Interested parties may download/upload their proposal from 1400 hrs 11/01/2021 till 1600 hrs 16/01/2021 for Tender No. 20/MM 2020-21 via Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). The bids received by interested parties shall be opened in the presence of the respective bidders at 1700 Hrs on 16/01/2021 for Tender No. 20/MM 2020-21. Details regarding the tender shall be made available on https://etender.up.nic.in District Magistrate, Prayagraj /Vice Chairperson, ´fÂf Àfa£¹ff- 1826(1)/´f³ýiW-¸ff.¸fZ.(2020-21) dQ³ffaI 10 ªf³f½fSe, 2021 Prayagraj Mela Authority

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BRIEFLY J&K:Heavysnowfall ‘Dailytollneverwentbeyond25...Kerala’s declared state-specific achievementhasbeenlimitingdeaths’ naturalcalamity

KERALAHEALTH Minister KK with comorbidity. Kerala’s section of people will always In the meetingonvaccine,I EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SHAILAJA speakstoLIZ achievement has been limiting flout protocols.Wecannotex- told them that Kerala should get JAMMU,JANUARY10 The teachers’ protest MATHEW on whythe stategov- deaths. Even now, astate with pect 100per cent compliance in it on an emergency basis. Ialso Manoj ernment is notworriedabout suchpopulation density,the anysociety.With widespread demandedthat keeping the TO EXPEDITE disbursement of Sinha the high number of active cases death rate is half per cent. andintense campaign,80per population and itsvulnerability relief and ex-gratia fordamage TRIPURA being reportedfromthe state. cent of the population started in mind, the stateshould get causedbysnowfall, Jammu and Joblosses: Kerala’s surge startedin wearing masksand using hand morevaccines. Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor lic due to heavy snowfall and the Kerala has the highest September andthe festival sanitisers. Iinformedthem the stateis Manoj Sinha on Sundaydeclared futurecourse of action. Anotherteacher number of activecases,itis season of Onam and some Otherwise, the statewould ready forvaccine distribution ‘Heavy Snowfall’ as astate-spe- On being apprisedabout reporting the maximum political activitieswere have been worse than and waiting. Therewas no denial cific natural calamity under the shortageofsmall rescue vehicles diesbysuicide number of cases everyday, blamed. Other states also had Maharashtra. We have good from their side, nor wastherean StateDisasterResponse Force formovement of people requir- almost one fourth of the festivals likeDiwali and health facilities, but we have assurance. Ithink we will get (SDRF) norms. ing medical assistance, particu- Agartala: The mass nationaltally.Why arethe Chhath etc, but no other state three big challenges –popula- priority. The Lieutenant Governor larly in remote areas and areas retrenchment of numbersnot coming down? facedthiskind of asituation. THEEXPRESS tion density,the high number of waschairing avirtual meeting with narrowlanes, the Lt teachers has allegedly Kerala has been making a Actually, therewas no such oldage population, and lifestyle Has the outbreak of other with all DCs and SSPs of Kashmir Governor directed that 4x4 res- ledtoasecond suicide systematic effort to control the rise in the festival season. In a INTERVIEW diseases. diseases like birdflu or division to take stockofthe ad- cue vehicles /ambulances be by an educator even as pandemic. In apandemic, there pandemic, it gets spread to max- mutated strainscomplicated ministration’s winter manage- providedtosnow-affected dis- WITH asit-in stir in Agartala will be apeak,nomatter howwe imum number of people and The stategovernment has the state’sefforts? ment measures, especiallysnow trictswith immediate effect. KKSHAILAJA entered its35th day trytocontrol it...And our strat- then comes down. In other requestedthe Centretogive Kerala’s terrain is fertile for clearance efforts. He asked the officers to be KERALA HEALTH MINISTER Sunday. Rumi egyhas been delaying the peak, states, cases went up and started Kerala priority in providing infectious diseases. It is our ef- Earlier,‘Heavy Snowfall’ did moresensitive and responsive to Debbarma,30, died to avoid asudden peak which coming down, but resulted in the vaccine.Whatisits fective health system and the notfigure in the listofNatural the issues of the public and take afterconsuming poison would lead to crisisinhospitali- moredeaths. Our main strategy deaths due to infectious dis- response? stategovernment’s effort that Calamities under SDRF norms, necessarymeasures. on Saturday. While sation and arise in the number wastoprevent the spread to eases. In fact, the number of The Centrepointsout Kerala prevent gravecalamities in the due to which disbursement of “Be visible and take early authorities blamed of deaths. With our tracing- maximum number of people at deaths in Kerala in 2020 is less still has the highestnumber of state. relief and ex-gratia fordamage measures. Need more feet on the familyissues, her quarantaine-break the chain once and limit the number of than that of the previous year. cases. But thereisanother issue The number of waterbodies due to heavysnowfall wasnot ground. Quicklyreachout to the colleagues claimedshe programme, we delayedthe deaths. We neverfacedacrisis That’s what the statistics till -- the reporting system. It will get in Kerala attract alot of migra- possible forthe districts’ disas- people to addresstheir needs wasdepresseddue to peak whichhelpedustoim- with hospital bedsorshortageof November showed. We arewait- exposedsoon. While we were tory birds and the statebecomes termanagement authorities. and requirements,” the Lt job loss. On January2, proveour healthsystem–more health workers... ing forthe December tally. Once told about other states whichdo prone to diseases likeavian flu. Now, processing of ex-gratia Governor told the officials. UttamTripuram32, beds, moreICUs, oxygen flow it is done, we will publicise the notproject theactual number of Thereisalso an issue —asin- relief under SDRF will become Taking cognizance of media wasfound hanging in etc. We gotthattime. In some Areyou satisfiedwith the data. cases, Kerala’s reporting system gledeathinKerala is reported faster,thereby giving hugerelief reports,social media posts and South Tripuradistrict. states likeMaharashtraand results of your efforts? is reallyeffective. nationallyand internationally. to the affected people living in grievances receivedfromthe Both were among Tamil Nadu, the peak came quite We have takenmaximum Arepeople following social We do notleave asinglecase Some other states had so many snowboundareas, said an offi- public, the Lt Governor asked the 10,323teachers who fast and the number of deaths careand efforts. Idonot feel distancing and wearing unnoticed.The Centre is aware deaths, but it nevergot suchat- cial statement. administration to identify gaps lostjobs over a“fauly” went up... But in Kerala, our daily guilty at all. But we did notwant masks? of it also. Even in Thursday’s tention from the media… During the meeting, the Lt and take immediatemeasuresto recruitment process. death toll neverwent beyond 25 anydeaths to happen. However, No matter howintense our meeting, the Centredid not FULLINTERVIEWON Governor sought adetailed re- fill them to redress the issues Protesting teachers -- mostlyelderly people or those in anormal year,wehavemany awareness campaign is, asmall blame the state... www.indianexpress.com portonissuesfacedbythe pub- facedbythe people. meanwhile, blockeda road near the protest siteonSunday. ENS Cave-in halts movement on TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE ACTIVECASES:223,335 Jammu-Srinagar highway RAJASTHAN 314 CASES: DAYSSINCE 10,450,284 DEATHS:150,999 cleared thestrandedvehicles Manarrested PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 181,096,622 | RECOVERIES: 10,075,950 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and those carrying essential sup- onespionage JAMMU,JANUARY10 plies to the Valley. CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS On Sundaymorning, the road charge JAN9 18,645 20119,299843,307 WITHINHOURS of therestora- wasopenedfor movement of all tion of vehicular trafficfrom vehicles from Jammuside to- Jaipur: Rajasthan Police Jammu to Srinagar on Sunday, a wardsSrinagar.The vehicles has arrested a42-year- nearly 150-ft-long stretchof were plying smoothlyuntil old man on the charge of road cavedinnear Ramban, evening, when anearly 150-ft- spying forPakistan, police snapping the surface link be- long stretchofone lane of the said. Satyanarayan tween the twocitiesagain. road connecting avital bridge Paliwal, aresidentof The 300-km highway,con- cavedinatKela Morh near Jaisalmer,was picked up sidered thelifeline to the Ramban. by police and interro- STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES Kashmir Valley, wasopenedfor “Thereshall be no vehicular gatedbyintelligence ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK movement of all vehicles in the movement on Jammu-Srinagar agencie. He wasarrested Meghalaya 16327morning afterseven days. national highway towards under the Official Secrets Daman 36 -6 The road had been blocked Kashmir Valleyand vice versa Act, police said. Paliwal Puducherry 328 -11 duetoheavy snowfall and land- due to sudden damageofbridge wasintouchwith a ON ARRIVAL slides lastweek, sources said, at Kela Morh, Ramban. Thereis Pakistani intelligence STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING adding that during Fridayand no optionalcarriageway avail- agency and wassharing Passengers who arrivedfromthe UK undergo Covid-19tests at Kempegowda International ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK Saturdaythe authorities had able," said atraffic advisory. information related to the AirportinBengaluru on Saturday. ANI West Bengal 8,0342,974 Indian Armythrough so- Rajasthan 6,730 2,065 cial media, Additional Uttar Pradesh 11,422 1,894 Director General (intelli- Yogi: Land mafia leaders gence) Umesh Mishra STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES said. Documentsonthe Making arrangements forfree ONJAN9TOTAL troubled by demolition Armywerefound on his Kerala 5,528 806,604 phone,hesaid. PTI Maharashtra3,5811,965,556 vaccine for everyone: Mamata EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Uttar Pradesh 1,286 592,896 MAHARASHTRA LUCKNOW,JANUARY10 dressedtothe frontlineworkers. timelymanner,” Banerjee added. STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS Yogi Sailordieson EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Banerjee also expressedher Earlier,KeralaChief Minister ONJAN9TOTAL IN AN apparent dig at his prede- Adityanath warshipfrom KOLKATA,JANUARY10 gratitude forall suchworkers for PinarayiVijayan had made a Maharashtra5851,196 cessor and Samajwadi Party (SP) their selfless service to the peo- similar announcement. Kerala UttarPradesh 24 8,493 president Akhilesh Yadav, Chief bulletinjury CHIEF MINISTER Mamata ple of the state. will alsogotothe polls along MinisterYogi Adityanath on ards around their necksandbeg- Kerala 22 3,327 BanerjeeonSundayannounced “The government is taking with Bengal. The Bihar Cabinet Sundaysaid leaders of the land ging formercy while bulldozers Mumbai: ANavysailor her government wasmaking steps to ensurethat everycitizen has also giventhe nod to provide DataasonJanuary9,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical mafia were troubledthat land raze down the properties of Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays wasfound dead on arrangementstoprovide free of the statereceives free dosesof free vaccines to the state’s resi- aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive belonging to the poor and mafiosos and their henchmen. boardawarship on Covid-19vaccine to people in the the Covid-19vaccine,” she dents, apromise the BJP made in traders wasbeing freedbyhis He added, “Earlier,the mafia Sundaywithabullet state. In response,the BJPac- added. itsmanifesto forthe Assembly administration. usedtocapturethe land of the injury, an official said. cusedBanerjee of trying to take India is settolaunchaCovid- elections held in October- MoE suggests survey to enrol On Friday, Yadavhad said poor and businessmen.Today, Ramesh Choudhary credit forthe Centre’s efforts. 19 vaccination drive from November lastyear. that the government’s drive to when bulldozers arerunning (22) waspostedon In an open letter,Banerjee January16, with priority givento The BJP,meanwhile, took a students, relaxing detentionnorms demolish illegallyconstructed overthe chests of theseland boardINS Betwa, a said that “Covid warriors” or nearly threecrore healthcare dig at Banerjee. BJP IT-Cell chief houses and buildingsseemed mafiosos, the criminals have run Navy spokesperson said frontlineworkers suchaspolice and frontline workers across the Amit Malviyaaccused the chief NewDelhi: The Education learning loss due to theshut- likeaction targeting political ri- away but their ‘rehnuma’ [lead- in arelease. The sailor's personnel, home guards,civil de- country. ministerof“rushing to take Ministryhas askedstatestocon- down of schools. vals. He warned that the party ers] arefeeling troubled. They service issue rifle was fence volunteers, and correc- Banerjee’s announcementof credit” forthe Centre’s efforts. duct adoor-to-door survey to The move is particularly that comes to powerinnext did notfeel troubled when the found next to him, the tional home and disasterman- free vaccination foreveryone “Pishi [Banerjee] wasadisas- identifyout-of-school children aimedatidentification,admis- year’s state elections would take land of the poor,oftraders or a release said, but did not agement employees would be comes months ahead of the state terwhen it came to managing and prepareanaction plan for sion and continuededucation of similar action againstthose in common person wastaken. specify if it wassuicide. administered thevaccine on a elections that arelikelytobe Covid. From doctors to police- their enrollment as partofefforts migrant children, theysaid. poweratpresent. Theyare having problems when The sailor,who recently priority basis. heldinApril-May. men, everyone protestedagainst to mitigateimpact of the pan- Exploring the option of class- Respondingtothe SP chief these properties arefreed from returnedtothe warship “I am happytoinform that “Wehaveseen howyou ded- Chief Minister’s apathy. But now demic, especiallyonmigrants, room-on-wheels and classes in while inaugurating the suchcriminals…The leaders of afterleave,hailedfrom our government is making icated yourself to your jobs de- that the Centrehas announced according to officials. small groups at the villagelevel, ‘Mukhyamantri ArogyaMela’ in these criminals have uneasiness, Jodhpur in Rajasthan. arrangementsfor reaching the spitethe fear of the pandemic. free priority vaccination for3 The ministryhas also recom- increasing access of children to Farrukhabad district, Adityanath because their henchmen areto- The matter is under vaccine to all people of the state Keeping that in mind, Iwantto crorefrontline workers across mendedrelaxing detention onlineand digitalresources, are said thosewho used to spread daybegging fortheir lives. They investigation by the free of anycharge,” the chief assureyou that your vaccine the country, Pishi is rushingto norms to prevent drop-outsthis among the recommendations fear among people were now arescared that the bulldozer police. ENS ministerwrote in the letter ad- doses will be senttoyou in a take credit,” he tweeted. year and measures to address made by theministry. PTI visiting police stations with plac- might turn towardsthem.”

GUJARAT Manheldover Ahead of minister’s India visit, Oli says 65% turnout for Former MLAUmesh Kushwaha trafficking issues should be settled by dialogue civic body polls racket in Himachal appointed Bihar JD(U) president tions to reachanew height, and Rajkot:The police have YUBARAJGHIMIRE things aremoving in that direc- Shimla: Local body elections party's statepresident, the JD(U) positions in the party and in the arrested aman from KATHMANDU,JANUARY10 tion,” he said. recordedaturnout of 65.80 per SANTOSHSINGH appearstobetrying to caterto government.” GiridihinJharkhand for Oli addressedthe 59-mem- cent with severalCovid-19pa- PATNA,JANUARY10 itscoreLuv-Kush support base, Kushwaha, who won his alleged involvement NEPAL PRIME MinisterKPOli on berUpper House amid the boy- tientscasting their votes, state as the combination of the two Assemblyelections from in the trafficking of Sundaysaid the countryisdeter- cott by 23 members from the ri- election commission officials BARELYAfortnight afterRajya caste groups has come to be Mahnar in Vaishali in the 2015 women. According to minedtobring backthe 370sq- valCommunistParty of Nepal in told reporters. Sabha member RCPSingh was known in statepolitical circles. elections, losttoRJD's Veena the police, Rakesh Singh km area of Kalapani- protestagainstthe dissolutionof With Covid protocol in place, made the national president of JD(U) spokesperson Neeraj Singh in the 2020 polls. Sources (30), from Kodarma Limpiadhura-Lipulek at the KPOli the House of Representativeson around 1.97 lakh people cast the JD(U), the party on Sunday Kumar told The Indian Express: said the party firstdiscussed the district in Jharkhand, trijunction of Nepal-India and December 20. their votes for401 wardsin29 pickedformer MLAUmesh “Umesh Kushwaha has been a name of former minister wasinvolvedinsending China (Tibet)under itsposses- The issue is being fought in municipalcouncils and 21 nagar Kushwaha as itsnew statepres- committed party worker.His el- RamsevakSingh,also from the women to people in sion through dialogue with been “under possession of India the Supreme Court of Nepal and panchayats of the state. ident, replacing the ailing evationtothe postofstate pres- same caste,for thestate presi- Gujarat, Delhi and other India. during the last58yearsbelongs Oli has assertedthat the House Thoughmunicipal and pan- Bashistha NarayanSingh. ident has shown that asmall dent postbut settledfor states. Police officials in Addressing the Rastriya to Nepal”. “It wasunderNepal’s cannotbereinstatedbythe chayat elections in the hill state The elevation of low-profile worker can rise to aseniorlevel Kushwaha in the final moments Rajkot said that they Sabha, the Upper House of Nepal possession duringthe previous court. arenot held on party symbols, Vaishali leader to thepostofthe in the party structure.” at itsstate executive. were tippedoff about Parliament, Oli said the issue 146years,”hesaid. “Some peo- Oli has been criticisedbyhis HimachalPradeshChief Minister statepresident has come as a Asked if the party has been Although the JD(U) had full- the presence of Singh in would be raisedduringthe ple blame me forthe downslide political opponentsand the civil Jai RamThakur thanked voters surprise to manyashewas not focusing toomuchonthe Luv- time statepresident in Bashisha Jharkhand afterafew Foreign Affairs MinisterPradeep in Nepal-India relations. Do I society over the dissolution of forthe BJP’s “historic win”. counted among even second- Kush factor,Kumarsaid: “The JD NarayanSingh, he wasnot able arrestsweremadein Kumar Gyawali’s visittoIndia have to seal my lips and main- the House. “Howcan aPrime Himachal Congress chief rung JD(U) leaders. (U) givesrepresentation to all to look afterday-to-day affairs of Rajkot in the pastthree starting January14and hoped tain silenceonissues?” he said. Ministernot dissolve theHouse Kuldeep Singh Rathour too With RCPSingh, an OBC sections of society.Thereisno the party because of ill-health. days in connectionwith that the issue will be resolved “I believe all pending issues in ademocracy? Howisit claimedvictoryin70per cent of Kurmi leader,asthe partyna- need to read betweenthe lines Ashok KumarChoudhary had the trafficking case. ENS peacefullythrough negotiation. should be settledthrough dia- againstthe Constitution?,”he the civic bodieswherethe tional president and Kushwaha, as the party has leaders from all been functioning as the state He said the area that has logue as Iwant Nepal-India rela- asked the RastriyaSabha. polling washeld on Sunday. PTI an OBC Koeri leader,asthe caste groups holding prominent president forsometime.

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8 THE EDITORIAL PAGE the ground —FREDERICK DOUGLASS India’s new deal moment

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OWNINGTHE CRISIS Sajjid ZChinoy Solution to impasse on farm laws lies primarilyinpolitical domain —morewithgovernment than court INDIA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERYisbeing char- substitution effect as muchasthe pace of the sustain. With manufacturing utilisation rates acterisedbythree distinct forces that needto recovery.Greater scaleand formalisation un- below70per cent pre-COVID, an investment bedisentangled.First,Indiahasbrokenthelink doubtedlyaugurwell formedium-termpro- revival,inturn,willdependcruciallyonthede- HE NARENDRA MODIgovernment, it seems, is turning to the Supreme Court between virus proliferation and mobility ear- ductivity but could increase near-termlabour mand dynamics. Exportsshouldbenefitfrom to extricateitselffromthe political mess arisingfromthe farmers’ protests lierandmoresuccessfullythanmanycountries. market frictions and boostpricing power. strengthening global growth as the worldgets againstits agricultural reform laws.AtFriday’s failedtalkswith the farm Rising mobility and normalising economicac- Allthis, therefore, increases prospectsofa progressively vaccinated and the Georgia-in- unions, the government side is reported to have suggestedthat the farmer tivity,rather thansparkinganother wave of in- K-shaped recovery from COVID, aphenome- ducedbluewaveresultsinmoreUSfiscalstim- Tunions can go to the court, whichcan be requestedtohold dailyhearings fections, have coincidedwith COVID cases nonplayingoutglobally. Householdsatthetop ulus. But willthis be enoughtostoke aprivate falling by 80 percent since September.India’s of the pyramid arelikelytohaveseen their in- investment revival? Or willfirmslookthrough to decideonthe constitutional validity of the three laws.Onthe face of it, nothingwrong cumulative deathtoll permillionisnow less comes largely protected, and savings rates thenextfewquartersandremaincautiousgiven —courtsare the onlyplacewhere anylaw can be challenged.But this lobbing of the ball thanhalfthe emergingmarket average,andan forcedupduringthelockdown,increasing“fuel the stillelevateduncertainty? to thecourt—withthe Union AgricultureMinister, NarendraSingh Tomar,saying that the order of magnitude belowdeveloped in the tank” to drive futureconsumption. It’s againstthisbackdropthatthe upcom- apexcourt has the right to examine legislation enacted by Parliament —isfraught.More economies. Consequently, the progressive re- Meanwhile,householdsatthebottomarelikely ingbudget presentsIndiawithitsNew Dealmo- so with the unions claiming theyaren’tinterestedinthe court’sinterventioninwhatisa turn towardspre-COVID activity levels has oc- to have witnessedpermanent hitstojobs and ment. An unprecedented infrastructurepush “policymatter”. In astrangereversal of roles, thegovernment is theone seeking judicial curredmuchsooner thanexpected.Activity incomes. These cleavagesare already visible. undertheNewDealin1935 createdmillionsof review whereas thepurportedly affected party insists on an out-of-courtresolution. jumpedbackupto95per cent of pre-COVID Passengervehicle registrations (proxying up- jobsandregeneratedregionaleconomicdevel- levelsby October,andhasbeeninchingupsince. per-endconsumption)have grownabout4per opment in the US.India mustseek inspiration What the current standoffclearly reflectsisapolitical failureonthe partofthe gov- Thisisbeingcomplementedbythe much- cent since Octoberwhile two-wheelers have from this. Giventhe prevailing demand uncer- ernment beginning with the unseemlyhaste with whichthe three laws were passed, awaitedpick-upincentralgovernmentspend- contracted 15 per cent. tainties, thebudgetrepresentsanopportune firstvia the ordinancerouteand then in Parliament, with littledebate and no proper ing,whichsurgedinNovemberandisexpected What arethe macroimplications of aK- momentfortheCentre,inconjunctionwiththe stakeholder consultation during drafting and then the badmouthing of critics as rogue el- to remain strong forthe rest of the year.These An unprecedented shapedrecovery?With the top10per cent of states, to embarkonalarge physicaland social ements. The laws,ofcourse, arewell-intended. Allowing crop purchases outside state-con- dynamics should reduce the full-year growth infrastructure push under India’s householdsresponsible for25-30per (healthandeducation)infrastructurepush.The trolledmandis, creating alegal framework forcontract farmingagreementsand remov- contraction to 6.5 per cent,lessthan the NSO’s the NewDeal in 1935 centoftotal consumption,one couldargue benefitsare self-evident. This will simultane- advance estimateof7.7percent and muchless consumption would getaboost as thispent- ouslyboost near-term aggregatedemand, ing stockholding and movement restrictions on produce aremuch-neededreforms for thanpreviouslyfeared. created millions of jobs up demand expresses itself. But it’s important crowdinprivate investment,createjobstosoak Indian agricultureinthe 21st century. The ultimatebeneficiaries of these reforms, which These areveryhopeful developments but, and regenerated regional nottoconflatestockswith flows,and levels up the unemployed, and improvethe econ- address the reality of the country’s transition from astructurallydeficit to surplus producer, juxtaposedwith astronger-than-expected re- economic development in with changes. Upper-income households have omy’s external competitiveness. Job creation, arethe farmers themselves. The government’s readiness to discussthe farm laws “clause- covery,isconfirmation of labourmarket scar- the US.India must seek benefitted from higher savingsfor twoquar- health and education,inturn, will be astart to by-clause” with the unions, and even to undertake amendments, could well have been ring. CMIE’s labour marketsurvey still reveals ters. What we arecurrentlywitnessing is a helpmitigateCOVID-inducedinequalities. inspiration from this. Given shownatthe time of introducing the bills.Equallyironicalisthe Supreme Court nowpro- 18 millionfeweremployed(about5percentof sugar rushfromthose savings beingspent. The question is: Howwill this befinanced? thetotalemployed)comparedto pre-pandemic This is, however, aone-timeeffect.Tothe ex- With the consolidated fiscal deficit projected posingan“independent” expertpanel to break the impasse —overthe same billsthat the prevailing demand levels. The employment rate gradually im- tent that households at the bottom have ex- above 11 per cent of GDP,gradual near-term the government refusedtorefer forscrutinytoParliament’s ownselect committee. A uncertainties, the budget proved till September but has weakenedsince represents an opportune perienced apermanent loss of income in the consolidationcoupledwithacrediblemedium- court-appointedpanel sittingonjudgment on alaw passedbyParliamenthas itsown then, even as the economy has progressively forms of jobs and wage cuts, this will be are- term fiscal plan willbekey to anchoringthe consequences, intendedand unintended. openedup. This also shows up in the PMI sur- moment forthe Centre,in curringdragondemand, if the labourmarket bond marketand underscoring an adherence The situation at Delhi’s borders is taking amounting toll. The Centre’s strategy to tire veys whereemploymentislaggingactivity,and conjunction with the states, does notheal faster. to macro stability. Howthen canpublic invest- out the protesters does notseem to be working. With Republic Dayapproaching and in demand forMGNREGAjobswhichare still to embark on alarge physical Second, to theextent that COVID has trig- mentincrease meaningfully if the headline Parliament convening forthe Budget session,the images of protesting farmers, already 50percenthigherthanthepreviousyear.These geredaneffectiveincometransferfromthepoor deficit mustcome down?Onlyifthe publicin- labour marketpressures increase risks of and social (health and to therich,this willbedemand-impedinginthe vestment push is financedbyaggressiveasset braving winter nightsout in the open, areespeciallydisquieting. Theyalso sendout dis- medium-term economic scarring, and arenot education) infrastructure steadystate,becausethemarginalpropensityto sales (strategic sales, disinvestment, land and turbing signals in the midstofthe world’s biggestanti-COVID-19drive.The government incompatible with asharpernear-term re- push. Thebenefits are self- consume at the bottom is higher than that at infrastructure monetisation).Inthismanner, mustfind apractical solution—whichcan onlybepolitical.And it should do this quickly. bound because the recovery appears to be led evident. This will the top, justasthe marginal propensity to im- expenditure to GDP can actually risenextyear Hopingfor the courts to do it is notpolicy. by capital and profits, notlabour and wages. portatthe topishigher than at the bottom. —generatinganexpansionaryfiscalimpulseto Even within labour,blue-collar workers are simultaneously boost near- Third, if COVID-19reduces competition or the economy—whileautomatic stabilisers (a likelytohavebeendisproportionatelyimpacted term aggregate demand, increasestheinequalityof incomesandoppor- normalisation of taxrevenues next year) are vis-à-vistheir white-collar counterparts. crowd in private investment, tunities, it could impingeontrend growth in usedtoreduce the headline fiscal deficit. Athirdphenomenonislarge firmshave en- create jobs to soak up the developingeconomiesby hurtingproductivity India’sfaster-than-expectedreboundisvery TOWARDS RECONCILIATION dured thecrisisbetterand aregaining market and tighteningpolitical economyconstraints. encouraging.Butgivenlabourmarket pressures shareattheexpenseof smallerfirms.To theex- unemployed,and improve Policy will,therefore,needtolook beyond and prospectsofaK-shapedrecovery around Suspension of hostilities by Qatarand Arab Quartetcould be tent thereisamigration of activity from the in- the economy’sexternal the next fewquarters and anticipatethe state the world, the economywillneedtobecare- formal/SMEfirmsto largerfirms,taxcollections of themacroeconomypostthesugarrush.The fully nurturedandstoked.Thebudget presents firststepinending heightenedconflict amongGulf kingdoms competitiveness. Jobcreation, and Sensex/Nifty earnings shouldget aboost, health and education, in turn, key, of course, is whether the private sector acrucial opportunity to makeabig down pay- even holding the economic pie constant. It’s, starts re-investing and re-hiring, and thereby ment towardsthis end. T IS NOT yetareal reconciliation,but Qatar and itsGulf Arab neighbours have therefore,importantto interpret thedatacare- will be astart to help mitigate sets theeconomyontoamore virtuous path. agreedlastweektosuspend three years of intense hostilities. Nudged by the fullybecause some variables will reflect this COVID-induced inequalities. Barringthat,thelabour-market hysteresiscould ThewriterisChief India EconomistatJPMorgan UnitedStates and local mediation from Kuwait, the Arab Quartet—Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, andthe United Arab Emirates —liftedtheir unsuccessful blockade IagainstQatar at the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The agreement to normalise relationswas part of thesharedcommitment to “solidarity and stability”. Pessimists saythe agreement to normalise relationsbetween theArabQuartet and Qatar merelypa- pers over deepening mutual distrust. Optimists would hope thatisthe firststepinending THE SAVARNA GAZE adestructivephase of internecine conflict among the Gulf kingdoms. Qatar,once deferential to Saudi political guidance, has in recent years carved out an independent regional path. Doha’s dalliance with Iran, Turkey,and theMuslim Brotherhood Whycan’t mainstream filmmakers imagine Dalits as people, notstereotypes? —all of whomarelockedinintenseideologicaland political conflictswiththe Arab Quartet —had steadilybuilt up regional resentment. The negative coverage of the Arab Quarteton thepopular Al Jazeera TVchannel,ownedbyQatar,addedinsultto injury. Ledbyanirate UAE Rehnamol Raveendran and the impetuousSaudi crownprince,Mohammedbin Salman, the Arab Quartetactedde- cisively in 2017 to cut offdiplomatic ties with Doha and enforce ablockade. The Quartet THE POSTER OF Richa Chadha’s upcoming prejudices and stereotypical attitudes against broom norcan the valour of the Battle of also issuedalistof13conditions forending the siege. Theyincludedanend to Al Jazeera’s movie, MadamChief Minister, stands out for marginalisedcommunities. By reducing Dalit Koregaon be underminedbyuntouchability itscrudity in aworld of politicalcorrectness. identity to abroom,the makers of Madam imposedonMahars. Theportrayal of aDalit hostile propaganda, downgrading of diplomatic ties withIranand ending of militaryco- The movie apparently narratesthe storyof Chief Minister proveRajamani right. character in Pa Ranjith’s Kaala displays thein- operation with Turkey.Qatar rejected theallegations, refusedtoimplement the demands, an “untouchable” woman, who becomes the In contrast,mainstream filmmakers rep- trepidityofthe hero.InfilmssuchasRanjith’s and found ways to dodgethe blockade with the supportofIranand Turkey.But as the costs chief ministerofastate. Thefilmmakers de- resent upper-caste protagonists bereft of any Pariyerum Perumal and Nagraj Manjule’s of the conflictsmountedandthegeopoliticallandscapeof the region begantochange,Qatar cidedtocommunicatetheir theme of aDalit caste prejudices and stereotypes, and as fig- Sairat,bothstories of Dalit-savarna love,you and the Quartethaverecognisedthe urgency of ending the standoff. woman’s success in the posterbydepicting TheDalit imagination of ures with authority and agency.That’s nota will neverfind Dalitsdepicted with degrad- With the Joe Biden administration determinedtorestore relations with Iran, the Arab the protagonistholding abroom with the coincidence.Itisbecausecaste consciousness ingsymbols. tagline “untouchable, unstoppable”. The their ownidentity, conspicuouslyshapes the imagination. Case Moreimportantly, the upper-caste imagi- Quartetsaw the importance of restoring ameasureofGulf unity.Qatar might bepleasedthat posterhas arousedthe indignation of many undoubtedly,isdifferent in point:The Brahminheroofthe movieArticle nation appears to promote acultureof it hassuccessfully stood upto pressures, but itcan’tafford apermanent conflict with itsGulf foramplifying astereotypicalportrayal of from howthe upper castes 15. Similarly,the poster of abiopic on former gaslighting Dalit voices. It is unfortunatethat Arab neighbours. India, whichhas hugestakesinthe bilateral relations with all Gulf coun- Dalit identity. perceive them. They seek Tamil Nadu Chief MinisterJJayalalithaa, Chadha dismissedthe criticism againstthe tries and morebroadlyinthe stabilisation of aregion, wasquicktowelcome the movesto- The cognitive structures of upper-caste Thalaivi, depictsthe subject of the biopic with casteistposteras“cancel culture”. Instead of wardsregionalreconciliation. The Gulf hosts morethan 8million Indian migrants, who filmmakers, unfortunately, butunsurpris- their identities in the respect and authority. defending thestereotypicalportrayal of ahith- send home billions of dollars in remittances everyyear.The Gulf is also one of the biggest ingly,seem unable to think beyond abroom portrayal of gallantry, The Dalitimaginationoftheir owniden- erto marginalisedcommunity andgaslighting as afundamental symbolofDalitidentity. tity,undoubtedly,isdifferent from howthe the voices of criticism,the actorand others as- marketsfor Indian goods and is the mostimportant supplier of hydrocarbons to itsecon- virtuousnessand sacrifices The usageofthe word “untouchable”inthe of Dalit leadersand assertive uppercastesperceive them. Theyseektheir sociated with the movie mustcommittoa omy. Whilethe dangersofinstability have easedfor the moment, Delhi needs to sustain posterhintsnot onlyatthe moralbank- identities in the portrayal of gallantry, vir- genuine introspection. the current intense levels of political engagement with the Arab Gulf. ruptcy of the overrepresented upper-caste symbols of resistance. Badri tuousness, and sacrifices of Dalit leaders and Thecontent of the postercan’t beinsulated folk in the showbusiness but reveals the Narayan’s2006 book, assertive symbols of resistance. Badri from criticism citing the transformative con- marketing strategy as one that sells dehu- Wo menHeroesand Dalit Narayan’s 2006 book, Women Heroes and tent of the movie. The DiscreetCharm of manising wordsfor profit. Dalit AssertioninNorthIndia, Culture, Identity Savarnas couldserveasareference forall those The posterhas only vindicated the prem- AssertioninNorth India and Politics, exploredhow Mayawati’s im- who ventureintocreative spaces, to unlearn Freeze Frame EPUnny iseofRajeshRajamani’s TheDiscreetCharmof explored howMayawati’s ageasaDalitleaderwas builtupbyidenti- their preconceivednotions.Toni Morrison’s Savarnas,asatireonupper-caste prejudices image as aDalit leader was fying her withalongline of historical Playing in theDark: Whiteness andthe Literary againstDalits. In the shortfilm,the characters built up by identifying her women figures knownfor their valour, like Imagination should bemandatoryreadingfor embarkonadesperatesearch foranactor Jhalkaribai, Udadevi, Mahaviridevi, filmmakers. who “lookslikeaDalit” and, thus, fits intotheir with along line of historical AvantibaiLodhi andPannadhai. imagination of a“Dalit”. Rajamani’s film calls women figures known for In anyofthe Dalit imaginations,Udadevi The writer taught political science at Delhi out the deep-rooted,often normalised, caste their valour and Jhalkaribaican neverbeseenwitha University

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ANJAIAH ACTS and members of Parliament from the state. been worked out, thevisiting monarch said. THE ANDHRA CHIEF MinisterTAnjaiah has He had formal talkswith the PM and infor- asked his entirecabinettoresign to help him CHINALAUDS PM mal discussions at adinner hostedbyher. reconstitutehis ministry. He will consult the CHINAHAS WELCOMED the statement of high command before finalisinghis team. Prime MinisterIndiraGandhithat India and POLISH WORKERSSTRIKE This is in line withthe thinkinginthe high Pakistanshould standtogether rather than get MILLIONS OF POLISH workers defiedthe gov- command that his team is oversizedand re- embroiledinthe big powerrivalryinthe ernment and stayed offworkdemanding a quires pruning. He has startedconsultinghis IndianOcean. “It’shardfor others to guess five-day, 40-hour week.Small shops, depart- cabinetcolleaguesabout theprocess.The whatshe meant by ‘getting embroiled’ but the ment stores and some other offices remained CM’s decision comes afteranassurance from necessitydoesexistforthe subcontinental na- open in Warsawand othercities. But in other the high command that no dissident activ- tions to stand together,” notedthe Xinhua. major enterprises, including shipyardsand ity will be tolerated if some of the ministers steel-making units, the workers heeded the aredroppedinthe pruning process. Anjaiah AIRLINK WITH BHUTAN call by theindependent unionSolidarity and himself is nothappywiththe sizeofhis cab- BHUTAN AND INDIA will soon be linked by joinedthe strike. Labour MinisterJanusz inet,the constitution of whichowesalot to air,Bhutan’s king Jigme SingyeWangchuk Obodowski warnedthat workers who had the suggestions of former CM Chenna Reddy said. The outlinesofthe proposed link have abstainedfromworkwill lose aday’s pay.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The crisis theUSiscurrentlyfacing cannot be resolved through violence, but 9 THE IDEAS PAGE only through peaceful, legal and democratic means.” —THEDAILYSTAR America’sbrokendemocracy The open

To heal itself, it will needtointrospect about howanarcissistic leader wasable to expose classroom the fragilityofits institutions and push themtothe brink The pandemic is an opportunity to reimagine schools as places forcommunity learning, where childrenofall backgrounds can study together

public schools, or hand over their precious land and managementstoprivate organisa- tions.Whyisthegovernmentgoingheadlong with this privatisation? Doesn’t it knowthat inAmerica,England,JapanandFinland--the Peter Ronald mostadvancedcountries —the best schools aregovernment schools?The digital divide deSouza betweentherichandpoorhasalsowidened. The poor do nothaveaccesstomobiles,laptops and internetconnectivity. ONE IS TEMPTEDtosee the bizarre rioting Arvind Gupta In suchascenario, one can tryand con- in the US Capitol by thousands of Donald ceive of neighbourhoodlearningspaces.The Trumpsupporters seeking to stall pandemic forced millions of adultstowork President-elect Joe Biden’scertification by THECRITIQUEOF schoolas an institutionhas fromhome.Manypeoplerealisedthatanof- Congress as aone-offevent, aunique de- developedand growninthe pasthalf acen- fice is notneededtodoproductivework. In scentintomadness by an essentiallyrobust tury. Education theoristEverett Reimer the process, some have realised the boring democracy.Suchareading is fundamen- wrote School is Dead in the1960s. Danger natureofroutine office and factoryjobs and, tallywrong. Themobsstorming the hal- School, aclassic publishedbyBrazilian edu- simultaneously, discoveredtheirownpoten- lowedprecinctsofAmerican democracy,on catorPaulo Freire’s group in the late1970s, tial. Manyhaveleftbusy,polluted cities,and January6,werenot an exceptional lapse but captured through scathing cartoons the returnedtosmall towns and villages. were,infact, asymptom of asickdemoc- harm whichschools inflict on our children. We muststrive formoreneighborhood racy.American democracyiscriticallyill. It Mostschools arecaged jails, whereanalien learning spaces as we reimagine the school. suffers from five disorders. curriculum designed by some “experts” is Large housingsocietiesalreadyhave commu- The firstmalady, and perhaps the one thrustdownachild’s gullet. nity halls. Smaller ones can easily allocatea mostdifficult to treat, is the breakdown in Today, manyschools aregargantuan dedicatedspace,whereadultscansharetheir the cultureofbipartisanshipthatwas so in- corporateenterprises with thousands of skillsandexperienceswithyoungones.Every trinsic to American politics. It kept the sys- CRSasikumar children on their rolls, and forall practical housingsocietyshouldhave an“activitiescen- temworking. Difference and consensus, in- purposes theyare run likefactories,orbet- tre”, wherechildren can makeand do things. tense competition and compromise, all “winner takesall”stake since defeatisfor los- discourse. Muchhas been written about terstilllikemini-armies. The websiteofa Inthe1960s,Englandhadalot of commu- producedapolitical pragmatism thatwas at ers. In suchapolitics,institutions getenfee- elitecapture of institutions, so letmedwell private school in Lucknowboasts of nitycolleges. Here,anyone who had anyskill the heartofAmerican democracy.This has bled, democraticconventions getignored, hereonthe captureofdiscourse. Gaetano 56,000 students, forinstance. couldofferacourse.Andanyonewhowanted nowbeen abandoned. The speeches deliv- and the locus of powershifts from the office Mosca, the Italian theoristofelites, referred Butprogressive thinkershavealwaysen- to learn askill or subject could join in. No de- ered by Republican senators on the floor of to thepolitical leader.Officials, seen as to it as “political formulas”. Theseare argu- visioned“freeschools”forchildren.Thegreat greeswererequired.Thecourseswerewide- the house, minutes afterthe assault on the Wilhelm Reich’s “little men”,develop an at- mentsand explanationsusedbyelitesto Russiannovelist,LeoTolstoy,foundedaschool ranging,fromhaiku,Chineseart,limerickwrit- Capitol, were hostile and unyielding. Instead titude of complicity with the leader.In getthoseoverwhom theyrule to accept forthechildrenof poorpeasantsathishome, ing, potterytobicycle repairs! We needto of closing ranksand accepting the logic of Trump’s America, the little men have come their ideas and arguments. Political formu- Yasnaya Polyana,withoutanystrictschedule, reimagineschools–asplacesforcommunity defeat, of embracing the national interest to the centreofgovernment. las give legitimacy to eliterule. American homework or physical punishment. Maria learning.Schoolshave averynarrowvisionof whichtheir leader MitchMcConnell had ear- The thirdpolitical illness, whichthrives democracy todayisatextbook illustration MontessoriwasthefirstItalianwomanto be- ateacher—someonewithaBEddegree.How lier in the dayarticulated,alarge number of in tandem with the above two, is the debili- of howthe political formula of neo-liber- come adoctor;she went on to work out the aboutenvisioningtensof thousandsofretired Republican Congressmen chose to pander to tation of institutions. Institutions arethe life alism has been usedbycapitalistelites to “stagesofdevelopment” in children which professionals as teachers? Theywillbring the President’s narcissistic delusion of a and soul of ademocracy.Theycheck the ex- notjustaccumulatewealth but to makethe became the basisfor hereducationalphilos- years of practical experience to learning. stolen election. Partisan interestgot mor- cesses of power, socialiseelected representa- non-elitefeel that such accumulation is in ophy,which tooemphasisedchildren’s free- The government canuse thepandemic phedwith the national interest. Forthem, tivesintothe do’sand don’tsofdemocratic the public interest. From the World dom and choice. Tagore’s critiqueofrote to better itsown schools.First, by improving the enemywas the Democratic party and not politics. Theyembody the rules and conven- Economic Forum to the humble corridors learningisarticulated in the classic tale The the infrastructureand makingthe schools the mobs,the electoralsystemand notthe tions that maintain thebalance between pri- of Niti Aayog, the“political formulas” of Parrot’s Training (Totaakahini). Asmall pro- morewelcoming.Cleantoilets,drinkingwa- hooligans who were undermining it. vate andpublicinterests.Trumptoreinto neo-liberalism economics rule. As Jean Paul gressive school in Japanrun by avisionary ter, library, atinkering lab, and aplayground Bipartisanship in America is dead, killedby thesechecks and balances.When his chiefs Satrewould have said,Davos speaks and principalhasbeenimmortalisedinthe best- will help. Second, by making learning fun. an ideologicalchauvinism thatsees competi- of staff, andseveral of his secretaries opposed Niti Aayogprovides theecho. Trumpisneo- sellingTottochan.Perhaps,thelongestlasting Instead of segregating children by agethey tors as theenemy within. This is amindset his views,hejustreplaced them.When the liberalism’s loudestspokesperson. libertarianschoolintheworldisSummerhill. can have classes with mixedagegroups. The that is difficult to treat. It is built on apsychol- mainstream media, such as CNN, TheNew The above maladieshavegainedalife, and It wasfoundedin1921, ahundred years ago children can also learn at their ownpace. ogy of hatethat residesdeep in the soul of its York Times and The Washington Post,wrote becomepossible, becauseofthe fifthmalaise in England, by ASNeill with thebelief that Third, locatethe champions —the “heroes” proponents. It is incapableofcompromise about his transgressions, he mockedthem Themore appropriate term in American society —its increasing inequal- school should be made to fitthe child rather within the government system —and use and challenging to cure. describingthem as purveyors of “fakenews”. is to see Trump not as a ity.Itprovides thesoil forTrumpianmobilisa- thanthe other wayround. them as effective resourcepeople. Without The second maladyfeeding thefirst, and In his drive to dominateinstitutions,Attorney tion. This increasing inequality of American Usually,governmentschoolshitheadlines anycashincentives,simplybybringinginno- perhaps dependent on it, is the rise of the GeneralWilliam Barrbecame hisbulldog. populist leader but as a capitalism needed aspokesmanand acover, forall the wrong reasons —awall cavesin, a vatorsto thefore,manyteacherswillfeelmo- plebiscitaryleader. The moreappropriate The leader of the Senate, MitchMcConnell, plebiscitaryone. A to convert alie into atruth. Trumpprovided roof collapses,orchildrenfallsickafteramid- tivated.Fourth,by invitingestablishedNGOs term is to see Trumpnot as apopulistleader becamehis praetorian guardand Lindsey plebiscitaryleader speaks both. He changed the vocabularyofpolitics, daymeal. Butthe AAP government in Delhi to help bring in best practices from all over. but as aplebiscitary one. Aplebiscitaryleader Graham his dancing cheerleader.Mark directly to his followers over making it respectabletomock, deride, de- vowedtomakegovernment schools better During the pandemic, 1.5millionpeople speaksdirectlytohis followers over the Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefsof nounce and heap scorn on one’s political ad- thanprivate ones.Theyachievedthissuccess logged into archive.org everyday.Itisthe heads of institutions that aresupposedto Staff, who accompaniedTrumpfor aphoto- the heads of institutions that versaries. Attention had to bedistractedfrom by improving infrastructure(no stinky toi- largest repositoryofbookswith 28 million constrain him but have,asshown, little op to achurch in Washington, afterithad are supposed to constrain the real challengeofincreasingequality. lets), giving dignity to teachers,constituting booksfor free downloads. We needtobuild powertodoso. Arelationship of devotion been forciblyclearedofprotesters, apolo- him but have,asshown, little Trumpmade vigilantepolitics, especially of school management committees and by in- suchafreearchive forIndian languages. The develops between the leader and followers gisedfor this compromise. the Whitesupremacistvariety,alegitimate volving many good NGOs forinnovating recent announcementthatthe government that is unmediated by the institution’s tem- One has, over the lastfouryears, watched powertodoso. A aspect of American politics. It is worrisome learning methods. In 2015,therewereonly will buy bulk subscriptions of scientific jour- pering logic. The leader provides the follow- with horrorand disbeliefasthe custodians relationship of devotion thathis model of politics is nowavailablefor 17,000 classrooms. In justthree years, AAP nals so that everyone can access them is a ers with meaning, with aviewofthe world of America’s democratic institutions suc- develops between the leader other plebiscitaryleaders. With his politics of added another 8,000 classrooms; 11,000 step in the right direction. that speakstotheir anxieties and insecuri- cumbed to the narcissism of their plebisci- and followers that is hate, in this climateofinequality, it is little moreclasses areunder construction. Once We need schools where childrenwith ties. ThisisessentiallyMax Weber’s thesis tary leader.Evensmall conventions, although wonder that the masterofvituperative social completedtherewill be 36,000classrooms. different backgrounds —class,caste,reli- on the charismatic personality.Trumpfitsit symbolicallysignificant, that establishedthe unmediated by the media posts brought the Capitol under siege. InIndia,schoolshave always beendeeply gions, abilities —can study together and learn to aT.Hebuilt his constituency withphrases principle of conflict of interestwerecast institution’s tempering logic. To heal itself, American democracy will need segregated.The 1966 Kothari Education to careand empathise. In DavidHorsburgh’s and slogans suchas“makeAmerica great aside by Trumpwhenheappointedfamily Theleader provides the more than justthe replacing of Trumpwith Commission’s recommendation foracom- Neel Bagh School in Kolar,Karnataka, chil- again”,“drain the swamp”,“lockher up”, members to high office and refusedtore- followers with meaning,with Biden. It will need to examinewhy anarcis- monschoolsystemwasneverimplemented. dren could learnattheirown pace. They “stopthe steal”, that created apartisancon- lease his income taxreturns as had been the sistic leader,with plebiscitarypower,was able Today, which school achild goes to depends could study Class VTelugu,Class III English stituencybothinthe street andwithinthe convention with previous presidents.Trump aview of the world that to expose the fragility of itsinstitutions and onhersocio-economicstatus.Thepandemic andClass VII math allatthesametime.They elected chambers. It waswilling to walk with took asledgehammer to institutions. They speakstotheir anxieties and push them to the brink. has furthered and exacerbated this divide. learnt to work with people with different him to the endsofthe earth. Social media were unable to corralhim. He exposedthe insecurities. This is COVID-19hit parentseconomically.Many skillsandabilities.Theyalsolearntcoopera- aided theprocessofpartisan constituency fragility of their checks andbalances. Biden essentially Weber’sthesis on The writer is DDKosambiVisiting Professor were unabletopay school fees. Some re- tion, groupwork, compassion, human dig- formation. It exaggerated the feeling of griev- will have to work hardtorepair them. at Goa University.Hehas justpublished with movedtheir children from private schools nity and plurality of opinions. anceand promised thatthe leaderwould ad- The fourth malaise is the elitecapture the charismatic personality. Rukmini Bhaya Nair abook titled Keywords andputthemingovernmentschools.Butthe dress the problem. Trumpwas playingfor a of notjustinstitutions but of the political Trump fits it to aT. forIndia. Viewsexpressed arepersonal governmentistryinghardtowithdraw from Arvind Gupta is atoymaker and educator Areform for the future LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR US TRUMPED IDEAS Newfarmlawsare meantto usherinmodernpracticesinagriculture THISREFERSTOthe article, ‘Theattack on America’ (IE, January8).The audacity ONLINE of Donald Trump-inspired goons to be- Syed Zafar Islam siegethe US Capitolplacesanindelible ONLYINTHE EXPRESS stain on theworld’s oldestdemocracy. THE LATESTROUNDoftalksbetween the gov- forms forthe benefit of his allegedcapitalist bone of India’s economy, contributes amas- erations.PMModi’s vision should be seen in True to his name, he did trumpthe ● SMARTTESTS ernment and farmers’ representativeshas friends. But nothing can be farther from the sive 55 per cent while the shareofindustries thisbackdrop. democracy.The countrywhich is con- MUSTGOON: once again concludedwithout an agreement. truth. PM Modi has launchedthesereforms is 26 per cent. The twotogethermakeup In fact,it’s notall doomand gloom. We sidered abeacon of light forother AMARPATNAIK The good news is that the twosides have forthe benefit of the farmers and their future much of the GDP but the populationdepend- have bits of everything going in the farm sec- democracies nowmustbeitselfgroping agreedtomeetagain on January15. Let’shope generations. The newlawsare meant to take ent on them is justabout 40 per cent. tor, largely due to market forces. Forexample, in the darktoknowwhy this has hap- ● REDEFINING AGRI the farmers from the country’s northern states notjustthe farm sector forwardbut benefit Year afteryear,the GDPcontribution of big private players already operateinthe pened. The answer isnotfar to seek.The MARKETS: showflexibility in understanding whythe the entirecountry. agriculture andalliedservices is going agriculturesector.The ITC’s annualfarming country, rivenbycontradictionsand con- SHIRISH JOSHI government hasundertakentoreform the Even if the Modi government had not down. We should have arrested the decline sector turnoverisRs7.5 thousandcrore.They flictsonvarious issues, did nottakeno- agriculturesector. framedthese newlaws, Iwould have de- alongtime ago. The UPAgovernmentnever have been doing contract farming of sorts tice of the shadows being castby www.indianexpress.com Time is non-partisan and it judges us ruth- manded reforms in the farm and alliedsec- did so.The Narendra Modi government has through the “E-Choupal”scheme that has Trump’sdemonic demagogy and ac- lessly. If we do notembarkonreforms in agri- tors. We need reformsbecausemuchofour done that. brought 40 lakh farmers under it. The com- tions. This assault is also amessagefor cultureand alliedsectorsnow,wewill have agricultural practices aretrappedinthe past. Consider thisaswell:Onlythe US has pany aims to hit the one croremarksoon. other countries, wherehis counterparts failedthe future generations. Theywillnot The productionofcrops is lopsidedand dis- morecultivablelandthanus. Butweproduce Thereare privateplayers in agro-businesses aretrumpeting him as arole model. BEHOLDEN TO OPTICS forgiveuswhentheylookbackattoday’s tribution is even moreskewed. We produce four times less crops than the US. China has tooand thus farit’s been ahappy relation- Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Discomfort stubborn but misguidedopposition to the muchmorewheat and rice than we need. But less arablelandthanusand yet, as agriculture ship betweenthe twosides —cases of ex- zones’ (IE, January7). Thequantifiable newfarm laws. our fruit, lentils and vegetable production is expertAshok Gulati says,itproduces three ploitation, if any, arenegligible. BUILDERS’HOUSE achievementsinthe India-US relation- The needfor reform has been felt forthe muchless than our requirement. We do not timesmorecrops than us. Afew start-ups areusing newtechnolo- ship duringthe Donald Trumpadminis- lastthree decades andthat’s whythe MS find muchuse forscience, modernmachines Fortyper cent of ourarable land is afflicted gies suchasdrones and satelliteimages to THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘A House tration wasthe outcome of astrongbi- SwaminathanCommittee wasset up to come and satellite imagesfor data analysis and are with degradation and infertility.Itproduces analysethe quality of soiland seeds and deter- fornew India’ (IE, January8). While lateral partnership built over years. This up with solutions to address the malaise in notimaginative about irrigation. The sector is fewernutrientcrops andatless than itsca- mine howmuchwater aparticular crop needs the GDP is likelytocontractby7.7 per administrationhas narroweddownthe thesector. Youneedhugepolitical will and starved of capitaland bereft of start-ups. pacity.Deforestation is chipping away at cul- at whattime. cent this financial year and 1,663“ma- scope of this engagement to atransac- courage of conviction to initiatereforms in Thepaddy andwheat farmersappear to tivable land. Monsoon rains bring floods and But the developmentisunevenand not jor projects” worthRs25.47lakh- tionalrelationshipthatisveryhighonop- agriculture, on whichnearly 60 per cent of have little or no regard forthe demand and deficient rainfall causes drought. Our water spread across the country.Itneededgovern- croreare pending foryears(as per the tics, alignedtoservedomestic political the country’spopulation is dependent.The supply cycle in the market because theyknow management system is outdatedand uses a ment intervention. It neededtobegiven a latestMoSPI report), what explains interests.Contrarytothe submission twoUPA governmentshad neither anyinter- that the government will buy their produce, lotofthe underground water, causing the wa- direction. Hence the newfarm laws.Infact, the logic —and the hurry —behind made by Ambassador Justerthat US estinthe welfareoffarmers nor the political demand or no demand.This is notanideal tertable to deplete fast. we need morereforms.Thisshould justbe splurging Rs 20,000 croreonanew CAATSA sanctionswerenever designed will to implementthe Swaminathan farm practice. China beganits farm reforms in 1980. the beginning. Hopefully, the entireagricul- Parliament andother buildings unless to harm friends,theyhavedirectly im- Committee report. Justimagine this: The farm and alliedsec- Agriculturescientists believe it takesmore tural system is remodelledtoservethe farm- it’stoappease thebuilders? pacted India’s strategicinterests. If Prime MinisterNarendraModihad so tors contributeonly17per cent to our GDP, than 30-40 yearsoratleast twogenerations to ing community. Varin Dhir, Ahmedabad Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata desired, he could have easilylet things drift. while theyconstitute60per cent of the coun- enjoythe fruitsofreform. If we startnow,we He is being accusedofinitiating these re- try’s population. The services sector,the back- will bedoing agreat service to our futuregen- Thewriter is aBJP MP

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seas, making him the toastofhis Within minutes, teams of Dewang made up his mind. He of the expensive dronegetting Local panchayatmember A gether,tryingtokeep afloat. SHAJUPHILIP coastalvillage,Thalikulam, in fishermen ventured intothe sea, wanted to pitchinand help lo- lostinthe sea were high. Mehaboob says thevillageisin- Later,wegot tiredand one of us, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Thrissur district. launchingtheirsearch operation. catethe fishermen, and he knew However, he insistedand debted to Dewang.“He hasno Vijayan, felt he would drown. JANUARY10 According to Dewang, The CoastGuardwas also in- his drone can help. we allowedhim to tryhis drone linkswiththefishingcommunity Othersalso startedfloating away around noon on January5,he formed and they sent arescue “Atfirst, Ithought about fly- to help locate the fishermen,” norourcoast.Yet,inanhourof cri- in different directions. Finally, we AFTER THE Covid lockdown was heardfromhis father Subil EJ, boat.But the search teams re- ing from the shore. But forbet- says Gopi. sis, the young man extendedhis were spotted by adrone, leading announcedlastyear andcam- who owns ajewelleryshop, turnedempty handedhours later. terresults, Idecided to venture Dewang says the fishermen helpinghand.Had it notfor him, to our rescue,” says Iqbal. puses were shut, 19-year-old about avesselwithfourfisher- “I heardfrommyfatherabout in the sea,” he says. on the rescue vessel guidedhim the missingfishermenwould Dewang says it did cross his Dewang Subil returnedtohis vil- menfromthe villagegoing miss- theincidentaround noon and Afterobtainingpermission initiallyabout the possible loca- have floatedaway,’’ he says. mind thathemay losehis drone, lageinKerala from Bengaluru. ing in the high seas. sevenhours had elapsedbythen from the authorities, Dewang tion of themissingpersons. “They Kappam Veettil Iqbal, 49,one whichcostRs1lakh, in the wa- Four months ago, the computer The fishing vessel had leftthe [since the fishermen went miss- hoppedontoavessel along with told me the incident might have of the rescuedfishermen, says ter. “While flying it, twice Ifeared science student with apassion for villageinthe early hoursofthe ing]. When Irushedtothe coast, afew fishermen foranother happenedaround 11 nautical aftertheir vessel sank,theyclung that the drone would be lost photographybought abattery- day. Hours later,itwas caughtin Isaw thedejectedfishermenwho search operation. miles from the shore. Though I on to floating wreckageand while landing. But then my operateddrone —hewantedto rough sea, and got damaged. had returnedafter failing to trace Local legislator Geetha Gopi flew thedronetowards thedirec- emptykerosene cansfor hours. thought wasonlytofind the fish- capturethe best images. Beforethe hugewaves sank the the four,” says Dewang, afourth says initiallytheywerereluctant tions theysuggested, nothing Iqbal wasonthe vessel with ermen,” he says. Lastweek, Dewang and his vessel, one of the fishermen on semesterB-Tech student at Christ as Dewang wasnew to sea. could be spotted. In aflash,Ide- Chembanadan Kuttan, 59, The DJIMavic Air2drone has drone did muchbetter. They boardmanaged to makeadis- University,Bengaluru, who is cur- “Wedissuadedhim from go- cidedtotryanotherdirection.” he Chembanadan Vijayan, 58 and arangeof8km and can flyata savedthe livesoffourfishermen tress call to afellowfishermanin rentlyattending classes online. 19-year-old Dewang Subil ing intosea as he does noteven says.“This ledtothe spotting of Puthanparan Subramanian60. height of 500m.It has 30- who went missing in the high mainland. Almostimmediately, knowswimming. Also, chances the four missing fishermen.” “For some time, we were to- minutebatterybackup. UP:Rapevictim Bastar visit: Baghel nephewstill unveils projects missing,police worth Rs 328 crore EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Puducherry Chief Minister BIJAPUR,JANUARY10 V. Narayanasamyduring the Bhupesh protest. PTI filecharges CHHATTISGARH CHIEF Minister Baghel Bhupesh BaghelonSundayan- nouncedand inaugurated works All five accusedare kin of those of over Rs 328 croreinBijapur estland, we will work on Puducherry: district of Bastardivision. schemes to provide them with arrested over the gangrape,murder Baghel, who is on atwo-day land parcels," he said. visit to Bastardivision,interacted Speaking to the public, the Cong, allies with children afterinaugurating CM said that the stategovern- MANISHSAHU ArewardofRs1lakh abio-diversityparkinthe LWE- ment is working to provide elec- call off stir LUCKNOW,JANUARY10 has been announced hit district. tricity to the entireregion."We The CM announcedthat the arealready fighting and winning POLICE HAVE filedachargesheet forinformation on the ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL statewouldpurchase millets againstmalnutrition. Our prior- against Bedi againstfivepeoplearrestedin boywho went missing grownlocallyunder the ity is to makethe people of connection with the alleged kid- on October 2 Ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections, Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM)chiefKamal Haasan MinimumSupportPricefromthe Bastar self sufficient by linking napping of asix-year-old takesout arallyinCoimbatoreonSunday. PTI next sowing season. He did bhu- them to small businesses, so that PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA nephewofthe Unnao gangrape mipoojanof tworiveroverbridges theyhaveenough opportunities PUDUCHERRY,JANUARY10 victim who wasburnt to death tion to transfer the investiga- and morethan10rural roads. to grow economically,"hesaid. in 2019. tion to the CBI is pending in the While inauguratingthe Loha The CM visited Atmanand THE RULINGCongress-led All five accusedare the fam- High Court. Dongri bio-diversity parkin English medium school, where Secular Democratic Alliance ilymembers of those arrested in “The reportofapolygraph Bird fluin8states; culling Bijapur city,Baghel playedsoft- he stressedthe importance of (SDA) in Puducherry on Sunday connection with the gangrape test conducted on theaccused is ball and volleyball with school learning English as it is aglobal endedits three-day agitationde- and murderofthe 23-year-old awaited.Wehavebeen sending children. "People of Bastarhave language. He also visited manding the recall of Lt woman, who wasset on fire letters to theForensic Science immense talent and skills. We Gothans and metself-help Governor Kiran Bedi, aday ahead while she wasonher wayto LaboratoryinLucknow to send ops on, advisories issued will provide platforms and all groupsofwomen involvedin of schedule, citing Pongal festiv- court to attend ahearing in her us the polygraph test report,” help possible to maketheir tal- making compostout of cow- ities. case. SHO Singh said. ent shine," he said. dung among other businesses Chief MinisterV Although the boyisstill miss- The boy, aClass Istudent, Solan district on Saturday. A itive”and addedthat the steps The CM also handedout likerearing of fish and chicken Narayanasamy, who addressed ing, sources said the policefiled went missing on October 2last EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE number of crowshavebeen takenare “mainlypreventive”. Forest Land Rightcertificates to and growing mushrooms. "In participantsonSunday, said that the chargesheetas90days of year while he wasplaying out- LUCKNOW,PUNE,LUDHIANA, found dead in different parts of “Our basic effort is to stop the tribals. "In Bastar, no one will be Bijapur,morethan8,000people as Pongal festival wasbeing cel- stipulated time from the dayof side his house withfriends. In SHIMLA,JANUARY10 the stateoverthe lastfew days. spread to humans at anycost,” landless. If because of some rea- arebenefitting from bamboo-re- ebrated in the Union territory, the arrestswas ending. Unnao her complaint to thepolice, the In Maharashtra,which lastre- he said. sons the applicantsdon't getfor- lated activities," Baghel said. the number of days of the Superintendent of Police rape victim's sisteralleged that THE BIRD flu outbreak has been portedcases of avian Influenza in Earlier,inalettertoall protestwas reducedfromfour to SureshraoAKulkarni said the twolocal residentshad seen the confirmedineight states. 2006,Animal Husbandry Divisional Commissioners and three. chargesheetwas filedonthe ba- boylasttimewiththe accused. The Centre’s Department of Commissioner said orders have District Magistrates, the depart- The protest waslaunchedon sis of circumstantial evidence Afterthe boywentmissing, Animal Husbandryand Dairying been issuedfor culling birds ment directed that strict surveil- Varanasi: BJP ex-MLA January8with the ruling party againstthe accused. three police constables, who put out astatement on Sunday, within 1kmofthe epicentrein lance of migratorybirds coming accusing Bedi of "impeding de- “Theaccused arelodgedin were deployedfor thesecurity confirming the outbreak in Parbhaniand Latur.“A10-km sur- near waterbodies and poultry velopmental plans and welfare jail and we filedachargesheet of the rape victim’s family, were sevenstates--Kerala, Rajasthan, veillance zone has been created farms should be ensured. It said thrashedfor remarks measures of the elected govern- underIPC Section 364(kidnap- suspended. Madhya Pradesh, Himachal and we arekeeping very strict poultrybirds and eggs should ment." ping or abducting in order to Although theaccused who Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and watchonthe situation,” he said. notbetransportedinopen vehi- about college student Narayanasamysaid the agi- murder) lastweek. Effortsare have been arrestedin connection Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh animal cles and all poultrymarkets tation againstBediwouldbecar- being still made to trace the boy,” withthe rape-murdercasewere Lateinthe evening, husbandrydepartment is put- should be closed at leastone day riedout in different modes, said Santosh Kumar Singh, also questionedinconnection Maharashtra’s Animal ting in place severalprecaution- in aweek forsanitisation. addingthat asignaturecam- Station House Officer of Bihar with the kidnap, theydeniedany HusbandryCommissioner arymeasures, while urging peo- Meanwhile, the state-run EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE paign would be held on January Police Station. involvement, thepolice said. Sachindrapratap Singh told The ple to avoidgoingtozoos and Guru Angad DevVeterinaryand LUCKNOW,JANUARY10 22 and ademonstration on ArewardofRs1lakh has The23-year-old woman was Indian Express that samples birdsanctuaries and coming in Animal Sciences University in January29. He saidaday-long also been announcedfor any rapedinDecember 2018 but the from the statehavetestedposi- contact with anykind of bird. Punjab on Sundayissuedanad- VARANASI police have begun an bandh between February15and information on the missing case wasregisteredinMarch tive forthe avianinfluenza virus. Authorities have been asked visoryfor poultryfarmers and inquiryafter avideo emergedin 20 wasamong the other protests boy. Severalpoliceteams have 2019.OnDecember6,2019, she Results of samples from Delhi to ensurethat anyunnatural chickenconsumers. whichformer BJP MLAMaya plannedbythe SDA. been formedand searches are died in aDelhi hospital, aday af- areawaited. death of abirdisreported. The advisorysaid that Shankar Pathak is seen holding He lashedout at Bedi who al- being carriedout, sources said. tershe wasset ablazewhile trav- On Sunday, as manyas215 Twored jungle-fowls found though thereisnoreportofany his ears and seeking forgiveness legedly hadbeen "impeding all Awrit petition seeking adirec- elling to thecourt. migratorybirds were founddead dead at Kanpur Zoological Park birdflu case in Punjab, poultry from agroup of people beating Ascreengrab of the incident developmental plans..." in Pong Dam Lakewildlifesanc- earlier this week tested positive farmers needtobemorevigilant him forallegedly passing re- "Thereisaclearplan on the tuaryinHimachal Pradesh, tak- forthe influenza. and followproperpersonal hy- marks about acollegestudent. partofthe NDAgovernment at ing the total number of migra- Kanpur Chief Veterinary giene and safetymeasures. The policefound that the in- gising to themob while theyas- the Centretodismantle the sep- Man shot dead in tory waterbirds suspected to Officer RPMishra,the culling of “Proper cooking on more cident occurredonthe campus sault him. aratestatus of Puducherryand have diedofbirdflu to 4,235, of- birds in aone-km area of the zo- than70°C killsinfluenza viruses. of acollegeinthe Chaubepur PindraCircle Officer to mergeitwith neighbouring ficials said. ological parkhas started. Farm-to-farm transmissionusu- area of Varanasi on Saturday. The AbhishekKumar Pandeysaid Tamil Nadu," he alleged."We will Meerut;kin, MLA Meanwhile, forthe fourth Principal Secretary(Animal allyoccursthrough the move- 70-year-old formerlegislator is that aftercoming to knowabout notlet this happen." dayinarow,alarge number of Husbandry) Bhuvnesh Kumar ment of the live birds, people and the chairman of the institution. the video apolice team went to Theopposition AIADMK and dead poultrybirds were found said the outbreak “isn’tatalarge contaminated vehicles,equip- The police said theycame to the collegeand found it locked. BJPdescribed the agitation as "a dumpedbythe side of the scale in the state as justtwo birds ment etc,” the advisory said. knowfromlocal people that The police failedtocontact politicallymotivated initiative seek policeaction Chandigarh-Shimla highway in in Kanpur have been tested pos- WITHPTIINPUTS Pathak wasattackedfor al- Pathak. "Pathak hasconveyed and an attempttocover up the legedly making remarksabout a that he does notwant to lodge Congress government'sfailureto woman student of the college. anycase,”said apolice officer. fulfill poll promises." EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE On reachinghome, sheinformed The police contacted the stu- The Centrehas deployed MEERUTJANUARY10 BJP MLA Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg her familyabout the incident. A dent’s familybut they also re- CAPF and CISF personnel to Sangeet group of people, includingthe fusedtolodgeacomplaint. The maintain lawand orderhere. TENSION PREVAILED at Meerut’s Som woman’s familymembers and police claimedthat the former The SDAhad plannedto Sardhana town on Sunday discuss need for climate action neighbours, then went to the MLAand his alleged attackers picket RajNivas,the office-cum- morning as dozens of local resi- collegeand accostedPathak. kneweachotherfor alongtime. residence of the Lt Governor, as dentsand familymembers led lackofpolicing in the area. We habitsofthinking of themselves In the video doingthe rounds BJP Varanasi chief Hans Raj partofthe protestagainstBedi by theBJP MLA,SangeetSom, re- arenot ready to toleratelaxity on EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE as partofasmall circle of indi- on social media, agroup of peo- Vishwakarma said, “Pathak forher allegedfailure to approve fusedtoperform the lastrites of partofthe lawenforcers espe- SHIMLA,JANUARY10 viduals. “According to today'sre- ple areseen pushing Pathak and twice wonthe Assemblyelec- the proposals of the government a25-year-old man who wasshot ciallywhenour Chief Minister ality,thinking in termsof'my thrashing him. The former BJP tions from Varanasi. He is notac- forvarious welfareand develop- dead by twounidentifiedper- Yogi Adityanath has repeatedly PEOPLENEEDtoenhance their self, my family, my nation' has MLAisrepeatedly heardapolo- tive in party activities.” mental schemes. sons on Saturdaynight. The been assuring people of the state knowledgeabout the environ- become unrealistic. An individ- restivecrowd raisedanti-police to provide acrime-free society. ment and demand action against ual's future is nowlinked to the slogans and put up ablockade by We will notsit idle till the killers climatechange,saidyoung en- GretaThunbergand the entirehumanity and planet, to a placing the dead body near the arearrested,” theruling party vironmental activistGreta Dalai Lama happier humanity and ahealth- Hindu Mahasabha opens Godse library: bus stand, demanding immedi- MLAtold the SP (Rural) Keshav Thunberg while virtuallyinter- ier world,” he said, adding that atearrestofthe culprits. Kumar Maurya,who along with actingwith TenzinGyatso, the it's an encouraging sign that ‘Will show that he was true nationalist’ Sachin Prajapati,aresidentof other officers, reachedthe spot 14th Dalai Lama, and climate social norm. Because if we are young peoplelikeThunbergare Sardhana’s Khewanlocality, was afterSom intervened changescientists Sundayduring enough people who demand genuinelyconcerned forthe fu- Jaiveer Bharadwaj,vice-pres- Godse as the assassination of shotdead by twobike-borne as- The protesters were placated alivestreamevent. changeand advocateclimate ac- tureofthe planet. IRAMSIDDIQUE ident of the Mahasabha,said, Gandhi wasplotted in the city— sailantsaround 10 pm on Saturdaynight but tempers ran During adiscussion on 'The tion, we will reachacriticalmass He said that when he was BHOPAL,JANUARY10 “The librarywas opened to put with apistolalso being pur- Saturdaywhenhewas returning high again on Sundaymorning Crisis of ClimateFeedbackLoops' and will no longer be possible to young, he sawplentyofsnowin before theworld the true nation- chasedthere. home afterhavingdinner with a when the familymembers –self-perpetuating natural ignore.” the high mountains of Tibetbut TO MARKthe occasion of alist that Godse was. He stood Previously, atemple dedi- friend at alocal restaurant. The backedbylocal residents refused warmingsystems which feed “It's notasmalltask but it's it had starteddecreasing gradu- VishwaHindi Diwas, the Akhil and died foranundividedIndia. cated to Godse wasset up by the killers firedtwo bulletsathim, to perform lastrites of Sachin af- uponthemselvestoamplify –at something that we simplyneed ally, and asimilartrend is notice- BhartiyaHindu Mahasabha on The purpose of the libraryisto Mahasabha at theirGwalior of- causing instant death, the police terthe police handedoverthe awebcastorganisedbythe Mind to do because there's no other able around Dharamshala, his Sundayopenedalibrary in instil true nationalism which fice. It wasremovedfollowing an said. body to them afterthe post- and LifeInstitute, she said: “We option. Restoring Natureisnot present home. “EventuallyTibet Gwalior dedicated to the lifeand Godsestood forintoday’s igno- uproar by the Congress. As news of the killing spread, mortem. needtoeducateourselvestoun- onlyasolution to theclimatecri- maybecomeadesert, somesci- ideology of Mahatma Gandhi's rant youth.” Meanwhile, protem Speaker Sachin'sfamily members and lo- “Wehavelaunchedamas- derstand the global processes sis, but also to the biodiversity entists say,”hesaid. The Dalai assassin Nathuram Godse. Bharadwaj said India wasdi- Rameshwar SharmaonSunday cal residentsmarched to the sive manhunttotrace the killers linked to the climatecrisis, to see crisis and so on,” added Lama suggestedthat areassuch The Godse Gyan Shala was videdtofulfill the ambitions of calledthe partitionofIndia a Sardhanapolice station where and arehopeful of getting suc- what's happening to our planet. Thunberg. as Australia and Western Africa inaugurated at the Jawaharlal Nehru and mistake by Mahatma Gandhi. “It theywerejoinedbythe local BJP cess very soon.The blockade was People mustlearn as muchas Speaking during the event, whichhavevastdeserts may Mahasabha's office at Daulat Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who wasMahatma Gandhi’s mistake legislator,SangeetSom. liftedafter around twohours on theycan –there'sunlimited the Dalai Lama said that all 7.8 startconvertingsea waterinto Ganj.Itcontains literatureon both wanted to govern anation, that Mohammad Ali Jinnah suc- “He (Sachin) has been killed a Sundayafternoon,”said Vinay amount of information –and billion humans mustact as a potablewater on alarge scaleto howGodseplotted the assassi- while Godseopposedit. ceededindividing India intotwo shortdistance from the local po- Kumar ,the acting in-charge of spread thisinformation to create singecommunity to battlethe supporthuman populations and nationofMahatma Gandhi,his Gwalior waschosen as the parts,” he told reporters in lice outpost...Thishas exposed Sardhana police station. asocial movement and shift the climatecrisis, and shedtheir past cultivation in desert areas. articles and his speeches. siteofthe librarydedicated to Bhopal.

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EXPLAINED AGRICULTURE Gas pipeline from Kochi to Mangaluru: hurdles Farm protests, big picture crossed, and why it matters The protestbythousandsoffarmersatDelhi’sbordershavebrought to focus arange of issues in agriculture THETWOBRANCHES in India.One of thecountry’s leading policy experts provides aprimer on some important questions. MANGALORE BENGALURU forces? TerminalpointofMainLine EXPERT Farmerscannotbeleftentirely to themercy (phaseII):542.45km of market forces.Farmers growingnon-MSP EXPLAINS crops,especiallyfruitsandvegetables,have ex- periencedhugevolatility in prices over the KARNATAKA KANNUR Siraj years. The price deficiency paymentscheme did notsucceed in MP.So, direct income sup- Hussain portistheonlyway to shieldthemfromsuffer- AREEKODE inghugelosses. Apredictable trade policycan PIPELINEROUTE: FromThe Indian Express panel MainLine(phaseII) also help in attracting private investment in of specialists, exclusiveinsight the agriculturechain whichcan act as ashield Malappuram TheBengalururouteisnearing againstvolatility. Option contracts through completion.Itbranchesoffat FPOscanalsobringstability,butmostfarmers GAIL’sKochi- KoottanadinPalakkad,andenters angalurunaturalgas arenot educated enough to deal with future pipeline(444km) Koottanad TamilNadu,goingtoCoimbatore THE FARMERS’ agitationonDelhi’s border is markets,sotheyneedsupportand guidance wasopenedbyPM beforereachingBengaluru. now45daysold,andthegovernmentappears from the government. lastweek to have made up itsmind that it will neither KERALA TAMIL NADU put on holdnor repeal the three laws hurried Can procurement be abolished? What will KOCHI passedbyParliament in September 2020. happen to PDS then? Government ministers have been explaining The procurement system in India serves the beneficial provisions of the laws,and so- Tractor rallyagainstfarmlawsonDelhi’s outskirts. AbhinavSaha twopurposes —purchases on MSP supports Delays since 2007 cial media is full of stories about howfarmers farmers, and subsidised distribution of pro- SHAJUPHILIP in Punjab have been “exploiting” the system cured grains under PDS supportsIndia’s eco- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,JAN10 In 2009, the then CPM-ledgovern- of procurementofcropsatminimumsupport Arewheat and ricethe onlycrops for areabletoget only asmallamount of these nomicallyvulnerable. As per recent National ment headedbyVSAchuthanandan price (MSP). WhilePunjab and Haryana have whichfarmers receive MSP? subsidies. FamilyHealthSurvey(NFHS)dataonmalnour- ON TUESDAY,Prime MinisterNarendra gave single-windowclearance to the becomethefocusof thefarmers’agitation,the WhilethegovernmentdeclaresMSPfor23 Anumber of subsidies meant foragricul- ishment in India, malnutrition indicatorsfor Modi dedicated to the nation the project, whichshouldhavebeencom- currentscenarioinagricultureisnot veryhope- crops, onlywheat and paddy (rice) arepro- turealsoflowtobusinesses,e.g.,grantgivento women and children have worsenedoverthe Kochi-Mangalurunatural gaspipeline pleted in 2013.However,proteststook ful in otherstatestoo. Some important issues curedinlarge quantities as theyare required food processing unitsand cold chain projects. years.Withthisinfocus,thePDSsystemislikely of the GailAuthority of India Limited place as local people wantedthealign- arediscussedbelow. to meet therequirementof PDS,whichisabout to stay inthecomingyears.Butthegovernment (GAIL). The keyinfrastructureproject ment along asea routerather than 65 milliontonnes. Then whyisitsaid that Indian farmer are will do well to preparea10-year roadmap of has come about afterovercoming through inhabited areas;theyfelt the What is the current situation of landin nettaxed? PDSto 2030sothatonlytherequiredquantities protests in Kerala, misconceptions pipelinewas atickinggas bomb. agriculture? Is it onlythe farmers of Punjab and AspertheICRIER-OECDreport,despitethe of wheat and rice areprocured. about safety, and along delay. AftertheCongress-ledgovernment Areaunderagriculture hasbeenshrinking Haryana who benefit from procurement? plethoraofschemes run to supportand sub- headedbyOommenChandycameto —itreducedfrom159.5million hectares (mn In2019-20,Punjabprocured92.3%of itsrice sidiseIndianfarmers,becauseofregressive poli- Is thereagenuine fear of higher consumer The terminal, since 2013 powerin2011, the CPM, then in oppo- ha) in 2010-11to157 mn ha in 2015-16—but production. Haryana procured 89.2%, while cies on the marketing side (both domestic and prices due to changes in the Essential The pipeline willdeliverliquefied sition,chose to stand with the protest- the number of operationalholdings has been Telangana procured 102% of itsproduction. In internationaltrade policies) and the deficit of Commodities Actand the entryoflarge natural gas(LNG) sourced from ater- ers.Whenevenlocalleadersof therul- rising(increasedfrom138.3million to about thecaseofwheat,Punjabprocured72% of its basic infrastructurefor storage, transportation corporates in the food businessthroughe- minalinKochi built by PetronetLNG in ingUDF joinedthe agitation, the 146million).Thisreflectsinthefallingaverage production this year,while Haryana and MP etc.,Indianfarmerssufferednetlossesandthus commerce and modern retail? 2013 at acostofRs4,500.However, for government suspendedthe survey. landholdings’sizeof farmers,whichhascome procured62% and 66%respectively. emergedtobenettaxeddespitereceivingsub- Incaseof high-valueagriculturalcommodi- want of pipeline connectivity,itcould GAIL toosuspended all contracts. The down from 1.2hatoabout 1.08 ha. sidies.Between 2014 and ties in whichIndia is in deficit or has onlymar- notbeutiliseduntilnow. Theterminal’s governmentevenpulledupthenChief Intheabsenceof anestimateofthenum- Which other crops are 2016,Indianfarmerswere ginal surpluses (likepulses), thereisagenuine objective isto supply naturalgasfordo- SecretaryJijiThomson forhaving said beroffarmers in the country, the number of protected by the on averagenet taxedto fear of stocking by corporates, especially those mestic and industrial useinKerala and the pipelinewould be laidatany cost landholdings is takenasits proxy. This means government through THEEXPERT the tune of 6%. whichare in modern retail and e-commerce. SouthIndia.ItisSouthIndia’sfirstLNG- and the protestors would be arrested. thatIndiahasabout146million—orabout14.6 various measures? Thegovernmentmustmakeitcompulsorythat receiving,regasificationandre-loading During the UDF regime, only48kmof crore—farmers.About 86%ofthem have an Since2015-16, thegov- SIRAJ HUSSAIN, IAS (retd), What is the levelof theykeep theirstock in Warehousing terminal withacapacity of five million the444-km pipeline could be laid. averagelandholding size less than 2hectares; ernmenthas been procur- has dealt with issues agricultural subsidies DevelopmentandRegulatoryAuthority-regis- metric tonnes per annum. The pipeline wasplanned at an es- theyare referred to as India’ssmalland mar- ing larger quantities of related to Indian in other countries? teredwarehouses only,sothat the private timated costofRs2,915 crorein2009. ginal farmers (SMF). The SMFs operateon pulses through National agriculturefor mostofhis As per the same stocks areknown to the government. Phases and sections Duetothedelays,its costwentupto Rs about 47.35% of the total agri-area. Morethan Agricultural Cooperative career.Hewas Secretary, ICRIER-OECDreport, The project,conceivedin2007, en- 5,750 crore. half of India’sfarmersresideinthefive statesof MarketingFederation of MinistryofFood while Indian farmers What role should stategovernmentsplay visages pipelines from Kochito UP,Bihar,Maharashtra, MP,and Karnataka. India (NAFED) and Small Processing,and Secretary, were nettaxed (i.e., re- in getting farmers fair prices? Mangaluru and to Bengaluru. In the Expedited by Vijayan Farmers’ Agri-business MinistryofAgriculture, ceivednegative support), If India has to move away from procure- firstphase, a44-km line waslaid in While in opposition, the CPM had Is fragmentation of landaproblem? Consortium (SFAC)for and Chairman and farmersinthe firstworld ment-basedsupport, at present restricted to Kochi, linking the terminal with local stood with the agitators. But, afteras- Smallerlandholdingsproduce smaller maintaining abufferstock Managing Director of FCI. countries of Norway, certain cropsonly, amoreattractiveincome industrial users, including Bharat suming office in 2016,Chief Minister pocketsofproduce, aggregation of which be- of 2million tonnes. Cotton Since retiring from the Switzerland,Japan,Korea, supportschemehasto beconceived.However, Petroleum Corporation Limited.To PinarayiVijayan placedthe GAIL comesessential forevenatrolley-load to be is procuredbyCotton IAS, he has been aVisiting United States, and it has to be coupledwith muchhigher invest- take natural gastodomestic con- pipeline in his 100-days projects.As carriedtoanagriculturalproducemarket com- Corporation of India, while Senior Fellowatthe Australia receivedthe ment,bothpublicandprivate,inagri-infrastruc- sumers, Indian OilCorporation (IOC) Vijayanhad the party under his firm mittee(APMC)mandioranearby market.Due groundnutisprocured in Indian Councilfor highestpositivesupport. ture. The RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) enteredintoapactwith Adani Gas Ltd. control, no one in the CPM or Left to smallholdings causedbyfragmentation, some states likeGujarat. Research on International EvenfarmersinIndonesia incentivisedthe states, whichincreasedtheir The second phase of the pipeline DemocraticFront questionedhis deci- small and marginal farmers areforcedtosell Some horticultural Economic Relations. receivedmuchhigher expenditureonagriculture.TheCentre’sassis- passes through sevendistrictsofKerala sion, and local leaders steppedback theirproduceatfarm gate itself. This is espe- products arealso procured positive support.Ukraine tance forsuchstatesshouldbehigher. to carry natural gasfromKochi to from their protest.The Centretoo ciallysoinstatesthat have aweak networkof in asporadic manner,e.g., wasanother country like SeveralDecentralisedProcurement(DCP) Bengaluru via Palakkad, with another wantedKeralato give toppriorityto the APMC mandis. apples in J&K in 2019-20 India that emergedtobe states likeOdisha and Chhattisgarhclaim that leg taking it to Mangaluru. The Kochi- project as theLNG terminal in Kochi and onioninMaharashtraalmost everyyear. taxing itsfarmers. theyincur losses in procurement operations Mangaluru line (444 km) has been wasincurring hugelosses. What% of the country’s workforceis Sugarcane is notprocuredbythe govern- and these arenot fullyreimbursedbythe openedwhile the Bengaluru leg is To winoverlandowners,Vijayanin- engaged in agriculture?Dothe workers ment but itsfarmersare assuredofFair and What arethe subsidies enjoyedbythe Centre. However, precise dataonlossesin- nearing completion, officials said. creasedthe compensation amount for needtobeweanedout?How? Remunerative Price (FRP) paidbysugar mills. middle classes and the rich? Areother curredbythem is notinthe publicdomain. Already 2,750 domestic gascon- theacquiredland, and reducedthe As per recent estimates from the Labour In some states,the governmentdeclares State sectors of the economyalsosubsidised? nections have been giveninKochi and widthof thelandto beacquiredwasre- Bureau, 45% of India’s workforceisemployed Advised Pricewhichishigher than the FRP. The EconomicSurvey of 2014-15devoted What should the government do over the work forsupplyofnatural gasinother duced. Afterlaying the pipeline,farm- in agriculture.According to Census 2011,55% Juteisanother crop protected by the gov- asection to subsidies enjoyedbythe middle next five years to makeIndian agriculture towns is going on. The pipeline sup- ers were allowedtocultivate,except of theagri-workforce comprises agri-labour- ernmenteventhough it is notdirectlypro- classes. These includehigher interestrates on morecompetitive? plies 3.8 million cubic metres of gasa deep-rootedcrops.Althoughrightwing ers,i.e.,thosewhodonotownlandandwork for cured.UnderJutePackagingMaterial(JPM)Act, savings,incometaxexemptions,railways,elec- SeveralstatesofIndiahavealready daytoindustrialand residential cus- MuslimoutfitsSocialDemocraticParty wagesonthe land of others; less than 45% are 1987,the Government has decidedthat100% tricity,LPG, gold, and aviation turbine fuel achievedproductivitylevelsseenindeveloped tomers in Kochiand is settocross 4 of India (SDPI) and WelfareParty of “farmers” who ownand cultivate land. Indian of foodgrainsand20%of sugarshallbemanda- (ATF).Higher education in government insti- countries. But thereare also states that have million cubic metres in the city itself. India (ofJamaat-e-Islami) ledprotests agriculturecannotsupport suchalarge popu- torilypackedindiversified jutebags. tutions is highlysubsidised.The government lowproductivity.Focusedresearch on crops Menagaluru has apotential of 2.5 mil- inmanyplaces,andtheproteststurned lation through growth in agriculturealone. alsoprovides protection to industrybyway of growninlow-productivity states candeliver lion cubic metres per day, The capac- violentinKozhikodedistrictin2017,the If horticultureand dairyare more productivity-linked incentive schemes, high better seeds, whichcan withstand the chal- ityutilisation of the LNGterminal will government ensured that work pro- Is rice the onlywater-guzzling crop? profitable, whyare farmers notgiving up importtariffs,and regulatorytweaks. lengeofhigher temperaturedue to climate go up to 25-30%. ceededunder policeprotection. It is said that 1kgofsugar requires about MSP crops andswitching to these? change.Drought-tolerantvarietiesof seedsare 1,500-2,000 litres while 1kgofricerequires Milkproducersandfarmersgrowingfruits Whyare farmers agitating when the also neededfor crops growninrain-fed areas. 5,000litres.Thereare variationsacross states. andvegetablesareequallyproneto fluctuation governmentsays the newlawswillhelp Good quality seeds can enhance productivity Akgofsugar producedfromcanecultivated in market prices.Exceptfor dairycooperatives them? And whyare Punjabfarmersatthe by 15-20%.Recentsuccessesinhigherproduc- in UP consumes 1,044litres of water, while in in Gujarat, the milk federations arefundedby forefront of the agitation? tivity vegetables and maize provethis. Maharashtraittakesdoublethat—2,086litres. state governmentsthrough various means. The farmersofPunjab, Haryana and other In 2018,aworking groupofNitiAayog, In Maharashtra, sugarcaneiscultivated on 4% states that have robustAPMC mandis and an chaired by Dr Parmod Kumar,published a of thecultivablelandbutconsumesmorethan What arethe subsidies givento efficientsystemof procurementaremorefear- study,‘Demand supplyprojectionstowards 70%ofirrigationwater. Duetothehighreturns agriculture in India? ful of the three laws.Theyfear that these laws 2033’, whichpointed out that India on sugarcane compared to other crop combi- Farmers in India areprovided supporton signalthebeginningof theendofopen-ended will still have surplus in wheat and rice. In nations and assured marketing, the area un- both the input and output side. On the input procurement of wheat and paddy.Theyfear coarse grains the domestic requirement will der sugarcane has been going up even in wa- side,anaverage Indian farmerreceivessubsi- thatthe success of these states in creating the be largely met, but therewill be adeficit of 5- ter-stressedregions. dies on fertilisers, seeds, farm machineryand infrastructurefor procurement maynow be- 7million tonnes in pulses. Amassive deficit of ThethreeActspassedbyParliamentdonot equipment, electricity, logistics,etc.Onthe comethe reason forwithdrawal of supportof morethan 50 milliontonnes is projected for touchthesugarsector.InPunjab,sugarisgrown output side, the MSP regime offers supportin the Centre. oilseeds.To meet thisgapinoilseeds,Indiawill onlyon1.2% of gross croppedarea. So theydo states havingrobustprocurement infrastruc- need thebestagricultural practices of Punjab notbenefit from policies favouring sugarcane. ture. However, small and marginal farmers Can farming be leftentirelytomarket and Haryana. NationwidepoweroutageinPakistan:cause&effect,previoushistory

powerdistribution system has notkeptpace “Ithadwhatwe calla‘cascadingeffect’and atorsintheirhomes, CNN reported. paybillsorto stoptheftandwastage,thehigh did managetobring in some reform includ- RAHELPHILIPOSE with powergenerationordemand.Outages shut down the powersystem, choking about Internetconnectivity in the countrycol- priceofoilallcontributedto thegovernment's ing augmenting powergenerationcapacity, NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 occur frequently, and have even triggered 10,320megawattsof electricity,”heexplained. lapsed.Connectivitywasat“62percentof or- inabilitytopay thesubsidyto privateandpub- but the distribution system hasnot been im- massive public protests in citiessuchas Urging people to remainpatient, he later dinarylevels”,accordingtoNetblocks,anNGO lic powergenerating companies, whichin provedforuptakeofadditionalpower. Hence, CITIES AND towns across Pakistan, including Lahoreand Karachi. tweetedthat he waspersonallyoverseeing whichmonitorsinternetoutages.Meanwhile, turn meant these companies could notpay the demand-supply gapremains,leading to Islamabad, were plungedintodarkness for restoration efforts. “Our teams arestillwork- #Loadsheddingand #PakistanBlackOut oil and gassuppliers to keep up generation, frequent tripping, and as it happenedyester- severalhours on Saturday nightfollowing a What happenedonSaturdaynight? inginthe Gudduareatoinvestigate therea- quicklystartedto trendonTwitter,withthou- leading to “intersectional debts” and disrup- day, a“cascading” failureupthe chain. massivenationwideelectricityoutage.Power Shortlybeforemidnight, massive power sonsthatcausedthefault,buttheheavyfogis sandssharingimagesof theircitiesandlocal- tions,according to a2015United States Whileoutages arefrequent, especiallyin supplywas restored by Sundaymorning in outageswere simultaneouslyreportedby res- making their job difficult,” the ministersaid. ities shroudedinnear-complete darkness. InstituteofPeace report(Rashid Aziz and thesummer,nationwidefailuresarerare.The themaincities,andaninvestigationlaunched idents of allmajorurbancentresinthecoun- Some social media usersevenwondered MunawarBaseer Ahmed). The paper esti- lastonewasin2018,whenpowersupplywas to determine the cause of the outage. try, including Lahore,Islamabad, Karachi, What wasthe impact? whether the outagewas aprelude to amili- mated that the energycrisiswas shavingoff partiallydisruptedforoverninehours.Before “The system is stablenow and electricity Rawalpindi and Multan, as well as several In themidst of the ongoing coronavirus tary takeoverorwar. about 2% from the GDPannually. that,in2015, around80% of the countrywas supplyhasbeenrestoredinmajorcitiesof the smaller towns and cities. pandemic, manyfeared that the blackout Between 2008 and2015, there wastalk leftwithoutelectricity afteranalleged mili- country,”Pakistan’s Energy MinisterOmar Addressing an early morning press con- would cause major disruptions at hospitals. Howcommonare powercutsin on and offabouthow India could export tantattackonasupplyline.Anoutagesimilar Ayub told reporters on Sunday, warning that ference in Islamabad, EnergyMinisterAyub However, since mosthospitals rely on back- Pakistan? powertoPakistan, but that remainedtalk as to the one on Saturdaytookplace in 2013. it could take hours forelectricity to return said powersupplysnappedat11:41pmdue up generators, therewerenoimmediate re- Pakistanbegan to experience frequent bilateraltensions took centrestage. Beforethat,in2006,aneight-hournationwide everywhere. to a“technicalfault"attheGuddupowerplant ports of anysuchadversities. powercutsin2009, when the Pakistan The energy crisis became ahugeelection blackout triggered rumours that then The nationwide blackout wasthe worst inSindhprovince.Theblackoutwastriggered In Karachi, peopleclaimedtohaveseen People'sPartywasinpower. Thepoliticalde- issue in 2013,and oneofNawaz Sharif's main President Pervez Musharrafhad been un- thecountryhasexperiencedinrecentmem- by asuddendropinthe frequency of the long queuesatgas stations in the cityaspeo- termination to keep powertariffsbelowthe campaign promiseswas to rectify the situa- seated in acoup at atime he wasawayona ory, but it is by no means the first. Pakistan’s powertransmission system. ple queueduptobuy petrol to powergener- costofsupply, inabilitytoget consumers to tion.Inhisabruptlyshortenedtenure asPM,he 18-daytourabroad.

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The‘DMK leader talksabout fighting polls without Karunanidhi, says DMKisatforefront of fighting BJP’s polarising tactics in TN,claims Rajinikanthwould nothave been afactor,and rules out anytensionwith the Congress over seat-sharing talks. The session wasmoderated by National Editor (Mumbai) Nirupama Subramanian

NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: Youhave happens on social media. And, it’s politi- The needs, the problems, the issues, alreadystarted campaigning in the cal parties like us whostill take to the everything changes,and everyparty has to westernand southern districtsof streetsand meetpeople. Nobody is keep reinventing and adapting to changes. Tamil Nadu. This willbethe first againstlearning another language, That cannotbedenied... The DMK is a

Assemblyelection that the party will whether it is Hindi, Malayalam, German cadre-basedparty and we reachout to peo- contestwithout your father and or anything... We aresaying don’timpose ple directly. Now, of course, with modern formerDMK chief MKarunanidhi. alanguageonus. Don’ttakeawayour technology,andwe know that the BJPuses Howdifficultwill this election be for right to choose. You social media... we also the party as youtakeonthe AIADMK don’thavetomake have to adoptsocial that hasthe BJP’ssupport? thechoice forus, It’snot even twoyearssince ‘ media to reachout. We have already facedthe Lok Sabha WHY whether we have to Lok Sabha elections... As We have to make it election without him (M Karunanidhi), learn Hindi or partofour election under the leadership of MKStalin. He KANIMOZHI Sanskrit. If people time goes by,Opposition process... Thisisone steered theparty to an amazing victory. justwant to learn thingwe have to keep Exceptfor one seat, Theni, we wonevery- he DMK’s face in onlytwo languages, will come together and workingat. This elec- thing else. The difference in votes between Delhi, Kanimozhi has theyhavethe right to work out howtodeal with tion, investment and the winning and the losing candidates T choose… Ithink we ‘ employment arethe wasinlakhs. So, Ithinkwehavealready emerged as a still believe in social issues facing the nation mostimportant is- proven that we can win... Our founding prominent woman leader in justice. That is the sues in Tamil Nadu. leaders have made sure that the coreide- coreofthe Dravidian We have to talk to ology of the party is very firm in the minds Tamil Nadu in recent years. As ideology.Idon’t think people about it and of the cadreand all the leaders... It is well- we have movedawayfromthat. give them the confidence that Tamil Nadu established... Our present leader has been the state gearsfor polls, the will be put backonthe growth path. in the party formanyyears, he knowshow Thoothukudi MP has begun MANOJ CG: Do youthink the Congress to guide us in these elections.Wehave has failedtoprovide leadership for NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: The DMK faith in his leadership. campaigning,raising the Opposition at the nationallevel? is focusing alot on women’s rightsin Of course,thereare going to be chal- employment,women’s issues All the opposition parties have to come itscampaign. AfterJayalalithaa’s lenges. The AIADMK is going to com- together to work towardscreating a death,thereisnobig woman leader in pletely depend on moneyfor votes. The strong Opposition. We can’t expectonly Tamil Nadu politics.Doyou see BJP, we all know, nevershies away from one party to do that... Ithink it (the yourself taking thatplace? using anything to win an election. So that Opposition coming together at the na- I’vealwaystaken up women’s and hu- will be achallenge. They(the BJP) will use tional level) will happen as time passes by man rightsissues…Thereisaneedfor their usual techniques of polarisingvot- because it has notevenbeen twoyears morewomen’s participation in politics, ers, bringing in religion, whichhas never since the Lok Sabha elections. Parties are and that is whythe DMKhas been insist- happenedinTamil Nadu... This is notjust also concentrating on stateelections. We ing on 33 per cent reservation for achallenge in theseelections, it is alarger have elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and women… Idon’t understand whythe BJP, issue that the entirecountryhas to deal in West Bengal... As time goes by,the whichmadeitapart of itsmanifesto,is with. The DMK will be at the forefront of Opposition will come together more refusing to bring it in. working againstit. strongly and work out strategies on how Idosee women coming in largernum- What Ihaveseenduring campaigning bers forour election campaignbecause is that people arequitefed up with the thereare alot of issues whichhavenot AIADMK. Theyalwaysgiveintowhat the been addressed. The self-help groups, for Centrewants, they neverstand up forour example, had created asolid base for rights. Take thefarmers’ issue. Even manywomen,especiallyinrural areas, though thereare no protests in Tamil and enhancedtheir social participation. Nadu,whenyou speaktofarmersindivid- But because the SHGs arenot getting loans ually, theyfeel very letdownbecause of and supportfromthe government, they the AIADMK government’s support to the arenot functioningasbefore. Thishas farm Bills. People aredisillusionedwith takenawayempowerment from these the AIADMK government, and theybe- women and theyare quitedisillusioned. It lieve that aDMK governmentisthe an- is amajor issue in this election. swer... Employment is ahugeissue in these elections and whenthe DMKcomes PVAIDYANATHAN IYER:InDecember backtopower we will bring in invest- 2018,Stalin had proposedRahul mentsand industrysothatthereismore Gandhi as the prime minister employment.Administration will alsobe candidatefor the 2019 Lok Sabha muchbetterunder aDMK government. elections. Since then,therehas been a lotofconfusion about the UPA LIZ MATHEW:Sofar it seems that in alliance. Do UPAmembersmeet? the Tamil Nadu elections youare The UPAinTamil Nadu is very strong going to followthe Bihar formula, and we areworking together.Wedo wherethe DMK will contesttogether meet... We shared thestage in supportof with the Congress and the Left.But the farmers protestinginDelhi.Our leader giving the Congress moreseats in hadinvited leaders from all partiesto Bihardidn’t work very well forthe come and be partofit. As farasTamil Opposition’s alliance. Will youkeep Nadu goes, Idon’t think there’s anyconfu- thatinmindduringseat-sharing sion. We work togetherand thereare reg- talks? ular meetings. At thenational level, in Idon’t think therewill be anyissue Delhi, leaders meetwhenthereisaneed over allocationofseats. Thereisagood to... When Parliamentisinsession, we understandingbetween theleadership of have regular meetingsabout howweare the Congress and the DMK. We willbe going to respond to aBill etc. able to work around it (the seats) to everybody’s satisfaction. Everybody under- Illustration: Suvajit Dey NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: Recently, stands thatitisanimportant election for MKStalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin the statealso. lem here... They(the BJP) will notbeable ARUN JANARDHANAN: But do you ARUN JANARDHANAN: Where do you to deal with the issues facing the nation. waselevatedtostarcampaigner.He to createfear of other religions... That is think the BJP has made parties place Kamal Haasan in Tamil Nadu has also become the secretary of the LIZ MATHEW:The BJP wastryingto whattheyplaywith, andthat will not such as the DMK and the CPM in politics, giventhatanalliance with his AMRITH LAL: Tamil languageand youth wing of the party.Are these woosuperstarRajinikanth.Will his work in Tamil Nadu. Kerala morecareful while talking partydoesn’tseemlikely? cultureusedtobeavery important signs of aleadership progression in decision to exit the poll fray before about religion? With Kamal Haasan or without him, aspect of theDravadian movement the DMK? even enteringitaffect theBJP’s PVAIDYANATHAN IYER:The BJP has the DMK is winning this election. If and Dravadian assertion. Now, Idon’t think we should be discussing prospectsinthe state? found resonance among some NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN:Also,how Haasan wantstoworkwith the DMK or increasingly, both theDMK andthe leadershipright now. We have aleader Mr Rajinikanth has givenastatement sections in Tamil Nadu. Over the next do yourespond to the charge by the the latter withhim, it is adecision that the AIADMK generallytend to speak more and everybody is focusing on his leader- saying thathewill notenter politics, and five years, do yousee theparty BJP,and by manyothers on social leadership has to make.Wedid very well about governance.The emphasison ship. This whole election is about the DMK

whyitisnot right and fair to do it nowand emerging as an importantplayerin mediaplatforms, that the DMKisan in the Lok Sabha elections without any culture and languagehas reduced… coming backtopower. Our election cam- getothers involvedand then letthem the state? atheistparty in astate wherepeople newadditions to the alliance. So, who When the Jallikattu protests happened, paign is completely focusedonour CM down... Idon’t know Theywould want arequitereligious. Theyare religious comes in and goes everyone asserted candidate,MKStalin. if they(the BJP) can to become apromi- in anon-communal way, but people out is the party lead- thatitisanimportant find anybody on a nent party (in Tamil in TamilNadu arereligious... ership’s decision. partofour culture. So, NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: The CBI ‘ par withhim. Can’t denythat BJP has Nadu), and it cannot Whyshould someone be chargedfor Whyshouldwedefend ‘ nothing has changed hasappealedagainstthe acquittals in Also, even if he grown in the state... But, be denied that they being an atheist? It’s notacrime.Why HARISH being atheists?... TheDMK whenitcomes to pro- the 2G case.Will it become an issue in (Rajinikanth) had areworking towards should we defend it? Idon’t thinkthereis DAMODARAN: Do tecting our culture the election campaign? comeintopolitics, I not growth that should it. And,Icannotdeny aneedtodefend it. Iamanatheistand I youthink Tamil is not against Hindus... and language...See, We have all been acquitted.Nobody don’t think it would the fact that the BJP am very proud of it. The DMKhas athe- politicshas gone Tamil is notbeing wasconvicted.The judgehas very clearly have made adiffer- worryus... And, despite all has morecadres and ists,but our leader MKS(Stalin) hassaid beyond the We stand against caste, threatenedtoday. said that thereisnoevidence... Howcan ence in this election. the confusion, AIADMK leaders nowinthe that 90 per cent people in the party are Dravidian identity? untouchability... We believe Even if the Central they use this againstthe DMK? ‘ state. But Idon’tthink Hindusalso. So, it is notlikethe DMK is Periyar (E V ‘ government and the PVAIDYANATHAN will sort themselves out it has had asignifi- againstHindus.WehaveMuslims,we Ramaswamy) in social justice BJP aretrying to im- NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: IYER: As somebody cant growth that have Christians, agnosticsand atheists. statue being pose Hindiindiffer- Following Rajinikanth’sdecision to who has been a should worryus. We arenot sayingthat we areaHindu vandalisedwould ent ways,Tamil (lan- notenter politics, do youthink the partofTamil Nadu Theyare working to- party or an atheistparty.When Anna (C N have been guage) is in avery spacefor film stars in politics has politicsfor manyyears, howdoyou wardsit... And, despiteall the confusion Annadurai) startedthe party he said there unimaginableonce. Do youthink the comfortable space. It’s notbeing threat- reduced? look at the attemptsatpolarisation in within the AIADMK, eventuallytheywill is one God, thatGod can be anything to politicsisnow moreconservative? enedinany way. Thereisnoneedtotalk Iwill notsay that. Who youare,what the statethatyou mentioned? How be able to sortthemselvesout. anybody.Or, youdon’thavetohaveaGod. Periyar’s statuewas vandalisedbe- aboutpreservingthe languageassuch. If youstand for, and what youare capable doesitimpact the state’s secular Idon’tthink we have to defendourselves cause of the weak,backbone-less govern- thereisathreattoour cultureand it has to of is what is going to decidewhatyou be- fabric? ARUN JANARDHANAN: The BJP seems forbeing atheists. ment that we have.The policeshould have be protected,it’s notjustpoliticalparties... come in politics. Just becausesomebody is Fortunately, theBJP,atthe most,tries to be working to aplan. Theyare (On being careful) They(the BJP) are takenaction but they arescared to do so. thepeople alsoreact...The DMK has to talk apopular star...Ifyou’retalking about to paint the DMK as an anti-Hindu party trying to become the main opposition saying that the CPM and the DMK are But in one way, Ithink,attacking Periyar about governance and development be- somebody likeMGRamachandran, he or somethinglikethat...Theyhaven’t been party in Kerala and Tamil againstthe majority,sowehavetogivean ideologicallyand even vandalising his cause we have had zerogovernanceand wasnot justastar.Hecame from the able to sayanythingagainst theminori- Nadu by 2026.Doyou see that explanation. We have to saythatweare statues... it has brought in moreyouth development in the past10years. Dravidian movement and he worked for ties in Tamil Nadu. And, theyalsounder- happening?And,can yousay that the notagainstthe majority.Ifwewill fight who areinterestedinfinding out about the DMK formanyyears. He hadabase stand thateventhe Hindus in Tamil Nadu DMK will neverallywith the BJP in forthe Muslims, we willfightfor the Periyar andhis ideology.You cansee on VANDITA MISHRA:You said that and that is what made him what he was. arenot likethat (communal). Ithink,even the future? Hindustoo...The DMKdoes notwant to social media platforms thatnow thereis religiondoesn’tplaythe same role in So, Iwill notsay that no other film star can in Kerala, people will notacceptdivisions ... The DMK is one of the mostvocal take away the right to believe from any- astrong presence of people defending the Tamil Nadu as it might in the ever makeitinpolitics... Youcan come on religious lines.Wehaveall livedto- parties againstmanyofthe things that body.But of course, we stand againstthe Dravidian ideology.Theyare notapartof northern states. But apart from from anyfieldbut youwill have to under- gether comfortably... Even caste-wise... the BJP stands for. Idon’t see the possi- caste system, againstuntouchability, the AIADMK or DMK. So, Idon’t think it religious mobilisation, the BJP putsa stand the kind of hardworkthat is Therehavebeen no issues in living with bility of an alliance with the BJP againstanybody whotakes away others’ has become negotiable. People aredoing lotofenergy intoconstantly needed. This doesn’t happen overnight people from other religions, or atemple because we stand fortwo different rights on the basis of caste or religion. We it (defendingthe ideology)fromthe com- manufacturing some kind of because youare aface whicheverybody being built... It’s adifferent kind of culture things completely... Ireally believe that believe in social justice. We arenot saying fortsoftheir homes on social mediaand mobilisationamongpeople on likes or youhavebeenpopular in films. here. People don’t feel threatened. They in Tamil Nadu and Kerala politics, you everybody should become an atheist. We notonthe streets. That is the change. And, different issues. Howcan regional People mayrecognise youmorethan any- areverycomfortable. Idon’tthink polar- cannotdividepeopleonreligiouslines don’t forceitonanybody.Being an athe- Covid-19alsohas contributedtoit. parties reinvent themselvestoface body else, butyourface doesn’t mean that isation on religious lines would be aprob- very easily. istalso is notwrong in ourparty. Mostofthe exchangeofideas now this challenge? people will acceptyou as aleader.

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TOPOFTHE STORMING OF THE CAPITOL: CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY INTENSIFY Pompeo lifts curbs WORLD DemsseekanswersfromJusticeDept on US-Taiwanties IDREESALI& DAVIDBRUNNSTROM onTrumproleamidimpeachmentthreat WASHINGTON,JANUARY10 SECRETARYOFState Mike Pompeo on Saturdaysaid he was TopGOP Senator says Trumpcommitted impeachable offences; Pence to attend Biden inauguration lifting restrictions on contacts Christine Aschbacher between US officials and their Taiwanese counterparts,amove THENEWYORKTIMES likelytoanger China and in- US SecretaryofState AUSTRIA JANUARY10 crease tensions between Beijing MikePompeo Ministerquits and Washington in the waning DEMOCRATSHAVEasked lead- days of President Donald ED overallegations ers of the US Justice Department Trump’s presidency. formoreinformationabout China claimsdemocratic and Lockingina

ofplagiarism PLAIN what the department is doing to separatelyruledTaiwanasits E ●toughstance AUSTRIA’S LABOUR investigateand prosecutethe at- Trumphas been blamed for ownterritory. EX MinisterChristine tack on the Capitol,including the inciting the mob that While the US, likemostcoun- Aschbacherhasresignedaf- role that President Donald stormed the Capitol tries, has no officialrelations THE REVERSALofthis long- terallegationsthat shepla- Trumpplayedinthe attack. with Taiwan, the Trumpadmin- standing policy justdays be- giarisedsomeof heruniver- Five people diedinthe riot, istration has ramped up backing fore theinauguration of a sity work,but deniedany including apolice officer, and offences”.Toomey alsobecame forthe island country,with arms newadministration in the US wrongdoing and said she dozens have been arrested. the second Republican senator sales and laws to help Taiwan is suretoanger the Chinese wasstepping down to pro- “Wewritetorequestanim- to call forTrumptoresign, deal with pressurefromChina. government, and is seenby tect her family. Aschbacher, mediateand urgent briefing on telling hostChuckToddon In astatement,Pompeosaid analysts as an effort to lockin amember of the conserva- the steps the Federal Bureauof NBC’s“Meetthe Press”:“Ithink that forseveral decadesthe State Trump’s tough stance on tive AustrianPeople’sParty, Investigation is taking to inves- the best wayfor our country, Departmenthadcreatedcomplex China. It willbepolitically allegedly copiedatleastone tigateand pursue forprosecu- Chuck, is forthe President to re- internal restrictionsoninterac- tricky forBidentoundothis fifthofher doctoral disser- tion the instigation, planning, sign and go away as soon as tionswithTaiwanesecounterparts largely symbolic deepening of tationfromothersources,as and execution of the deadlyter- possible.” Lastweek,Senator CLASHES IN SANDIEGO: San Diego police clashwith protesters on Saturday. Supporters of by American diplomats,service ties with Taiwan, making it all wellaspartsof herdiploma roristattackonthe United States Lisa Murkowski, aRepublican US President Donald Trumpclashedwith counter-protesters in San Diego, California,on members and other officials. the moredifficult forthe new thesis,saidacademicStefan Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, by from Alaska, had also calledon Saturday, prompting police to declare thegathering an unlawful assemblybecause of actsof “The United States govern- governmenttoattempt to im- Weberwho specialises in President Donald Trump, his the President to resign. violence. Officers were hitwithrocks,bottles and eggs,police said, and thecrowd directed menttooktheseactionsunilater- proveUS-China relations. plagiarism.Aschbachersaid supporters, and outside groups,” Lawmakersplantoformally pepperspray at them. AP ally,inanattempt to appease the she had written her disser- Democratic leaders said in alet- introduce the proposal to im- Communistregime in Beijing,” tationandthesis“to thebest teronThursdaytoChristopher peachonMonday in the House. Pompeo said in astatement. comedthe move.“Decades of of her knowledge andbe- Wray,director of the FBI. Democratic RepJames “TodayIamannouncing that discrimination, removed. A lief”.Shesaid“thehostility... AJustice Department Clyburnsaid thevoteonthe im- Rioters seen in viral posts arrested Iamlifting all of these self-im- hugeday in our bilateral rela- andthe insultsare unfortu- spokesman said Saturdaythat peachment could happen as posedrestrictions,”headded. tionship.Iwill cherish everyop- natelybeing unloaded not the department has receiveda soon as Tuesday.But, he said the Man held forthreatening Nancy Pelosi Amazon&Apple An official with Biden’s tran- portunity,” Hsiao Bi-khim, onlyonme, but also on my separaterequestfromCongress Democratic leadershipacknowl- sition said that once Biden was Taiwan’s de factoambassador in children, and with unbear- forinformation related to the riot edgedthat atrial in the Senate is tured prominentlyonsocial me- also cut off Parler in office he would continue to Washington, tweeted. able force”. REUTERS and is working to fulfill it. unlikely to be completed before RICHMCKAY dia wearing horns, afur pelt, face support “a peaceful resolution of OnSunday, state-runmediain Trump’s role in the carnage TrumpleavesofficeonJan 20. JANUARY10 paint and brandishing aspear PARLER, Asocial networkthat cross-strait issues consistent China sharplycriticisedPompeo, underpins the articles of im- Clyburnsuggested that Speaker adornedwiththe US flag, turned pitches itself as a“free speech” al- withthe wishesand best inter- accusing himof“seekingtomali- peachment that House Nancy Pelosi wasconsidering FEDERALAGENTS arrested two himself in to police. ternative to Twitter andFacebook ests of thepeople of Taiwan”. ciouslyinflict along-lasting scar” AFGHANISTAN Democratshavedrawn up,ac- impeaching nowbut notsending moreCapitol Hill rioters whose Agents also arrested Adam and has hostedmillionsof Taiwan’s government wel- on bilateral ties. REUTERS Roadsidebomb cusingthe President of inciting the article to the Senatefor trial images had gone viral, of one car- ChristianJohnson,whosephoto as President Donald Trump’s sup- an insurrection. forweeks. rying offthe House Speaker’s hesmiledandwavedwhilecarry- porters,wastakenoffApple’sApp kills3inKabul The Democrats’ bid to quickly Meanwhile, US Vice lectern and another who wore ing offHouse Speaker Nancy Storehours afterGooglemade a US,Canada,Australia, AROADSIDE bomb ex- impeachTrumphas gainedsup- President MikePence will attend horns and afur pelt. Pelosi’s lectern also went viral. similar move.Later,Amazon told plodedinAfghanistan’s port, and atop Republican said Biden’sinaugurationonJan 20, Dozens of people have been Another man, Cleveland Parler it would bootthe company capital Sunday, killingat the President’s role in thedeadly an aide said on Saturday, asplit chargedfollowing the storming Meredith,wasdetainedinconnec- from itsweb-hosting service on Britain condemn Hong leastthree people in ave- riotwas worthy of rebuke. with Trump’sdecision nottogo. of the Capitol on Wednesday, tion with making threatstoPelosi Sunday. Theactionswere partofa hicle.Itwasthelatestattack Republican Senator Pat Pence had alwaysbeen likelier to with the FBI askingthe publicto afteranFBI agent read aJan 7text widercrackdownby tech compa- to take placeasgovern- Toomey, of Pennsylvania,said attend the inauguration than help identifyparticipants. messages in whichMeredith niesonTrumpand some of his Kong arrests of activists ment negotiators in Qatar Saturday he believedTrump Trump, whowas an almostcer- Jacob AnthonyChansley, also talked about “putting abulletin most extreme supporters after resume peace talkswith had committed “impeachable tain to skip the ceremony. known as JakeAngeli, who fea- hernogginonLiveTV”.REUTERS Wednesday’s riot. NYT the Taliban. Tariq Arian, REUTERS Hong Kong police had spokesmanfortheinterior MELBOURNE,JANUARY10 arrested morethan 50 minister, saidaspokesman Gunman kills 3, injures4 democracy activists forthe ministry’s public FOREIGN MINISTERS from the protectionforces—asecu- United States, Canada, Britain following dawn raids rity force—was oneofthe in Chicago shooting spree and Australia condemned last on Wednesday three killedinthe attack. week’s arrest of over 50 democ- One other personwas Theshooter, 32-year-oldJason racy activists in Hong Kong in a woundedhesaid. No one ASSOCIATEDPRESS Nightengale,then“justrandomly” joint statementonSunday, call- and Chinese central authorities immediatelyclaimed re- CHICAGO,JANUARY10 walked intoanapartment building on China to respect the free- to respect the legallyguaranteed sponsibility.The Islamic ing ablockaway, whereheshota dom of the people on the island. rightsand freedoms of the peo- Stategrouphasclaimedre- AMAN killedthree people and 46-year-old security guardand a Hong Kong police made the ple of Hong Kong without fear of sponsibilityformultipleat- woundedfourothersinaseriesof 77-year-old woman,Brown said. arrestsonWednesdayindawn arrest and detention.” tacksinthecapitalinrecent shootingsoverroughlyfourhours The guarddiedand the older raids, the biggestcrackdown Hong Kong’s mostpromi- months. AP that startedonChicago’s South woman washospitalisedincriti- since China imposedasecurity nent pro-democracy advocates Sideand ended with his death in cal condition, the Chicago Tribune lawin2020, whichopponents were arrested as authorities said BRITAIN ashootout with police. reported. Nightengale then went sayisaimedatquashing dissent lastyear’s unofficial voteto Investigators aretrying to de- to aconveniencestore and fired in theformer British colony. choose opposition candidates in Harry,Meghan termine amotivefor the attacks, shots,killing a20-year-old man “It is clear that the National city electionswas part of aplan whichbegan Saturdayafternoon and wounding an 81-year-old Security Lawisbeing used to to “overthrow”the government. toquitsocial with the killing of a30-year-old woman.Heshotandinjureda15- eliminatedissent and opposing On Thursday, US Secretaryof media:report Vehicles’headlights arethe onlylightsseenonaroad in Rawalpindi on Sunday. AP university student who wasshot year-oldgirlafterleavingthestore. political views,” the foreign min- StateMikePompeo said in the head while sitting in his car, Hethendrove16kmandshot isters said in the joint statement Washington maysanction those PRINCEHARRYand wife Chicago police Superintendent andinjured another woman in a issuedbyAustralia’s Foreign involved in the arrestsand will MeghanMarkle,theDuke David Brownsaid. He didn’tre- restaurant.Soonafterthat,hewas MinisterMarise Payne. send the US ambassador to the and Duchess of Sussex, Massive poweroutage leaves lease anyofthe victims’ names. killedinashootout with police. “Wecallonthe Hong Kong United Nations to visit Taiwan. have reportedly decided to quit social media as theyfocus on their roles in large parts of Pakistan in the dark the US away from front- Indonesialocates blackboxes of crashed jet line British royalty. later Sundaythatpower hadbeen to arestoration of powerinthe According to The Sunday ZARARKHAN restored to muchofthe country. rest of thecountryinphases. boxeshad been identified. Times,the couple who had ISLAMABAD,JANUARY10 The blackout wasinitiallyre- Ayubsaidinanews conference FRANSISKANANGOY& “Hopefully, we canretrieve announcedtheir decision portedonsocial media by resi- Sundaythatthe Guddupower BERNADETTECHRISTINA them soon,” said militarychief to step backfromofficial AMAJOR technical fault in dentsofmajor urban centres, in- plantinsouthern Sindh province JAKARTA,JANUARY10 Rescuersfinddebris Hadi Tjahjanto, without giving royalduties to relocate Pakistan’s powergeneration and cluding Karachi, Lahore, developedafault at 11.41pmthat of theSriwijaya Air an estimated timeframe. with their one-year-old distributionsystemcausedamas- Islamabadand Multan. The min- triggered theshutdown of other INDONESIAN AUTHORITIES on passenger jetinthe Therewerenoclues yetasto son Archie lastyearwillno sive poweroutagethat plunged isterandhisspokesmanthentook powerplantsinseconds. Sundaylocated the blackboxes Java Sea Sunday. AP what causedthe crash, the first longer use platforms such thenationintodarknessovernight, to Twitter to updatethe country. Later,aspokesman forthe of the Sriwijaya Air jetthat major aircrash in Indonesia since as Twitter and Facebook. the energy ministersaid. Ayub urgedpeople to be pa- MinistryofEnergy,said the crashedintothe sea soon after 189passengers and crew were The duo arereportedly re- Hours afterthe lateSaturday tient. He said the cause of the Tarbela and Warsak plants, both taking offfromthe capital passengers and crew was minutes aftertake-off. killedin2018whenaLion Air jecting social media as outage, Energy Minister Omar poweroutagewas being investi- in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Jakarta,ashuman bodyparts headedonadomestic flight to IndonesiaNational Transport Boeing 737Max in 2018 also partoftheir new“progres- Ayub said on Twitter that power gatedand work wasbeing done province, had come backonline and pieces of the plane were Pontianak in West Kalimantan SafetyCommittee (KNKT) chief plungedintothe Java Sea soon af- sive role” in America. PTI wasbeing restored in phases, to fire up Pakistan’s main Tarbela and powerwas being restored to retrieved. on Saturdaybeforeitdisap- SoerjantoTjahjono said the loca- tertake-offfromSoekarno-Hatta starting with Islamabad. He said powerstation, whichwould lead the transmission system. AP The Boeing 737-500with 62 peared from radar screens four tionsofFlight SJ 182’s twoblack International Airport. REUTERS

FOR YEARS,SHE WORKED ANONYMOUSLY WITHIN THE AGENCY TO HELP SCIENTISTS INTENSIFY STUDIES OF ACHANGING PLANET Inside the CIA, scientist Linda Zall became aspy forplanet Earth

is allowedtotalk about—and ad- The accumulatedriches included were fast becoming hotspots of then aDemocratic senator from Zallthenfocused on how WILLIAMJBROAD mirersarepraisingherhighlyclas- up to sixdecades of primedataon global warming and melting ice. Tennessee and nowaleading cli- Earth’s changing environment JANUARY10 sifiedstruggle to putthe nation’s planetary shifts in snowfall and “It gave us the firstreal meas- mateactivist,wrotealetterasking would mostlikelypromptsecu- spysatellites ontoaradical new blizzards, sea ice and glaciers. urementsoftheicebudget—how the agency to examine whether rityissuesandcrises.Inlate2009, LINDAZALL playedastarringrole job: environmental sleuthing. “Noneof thiswouldhave hap- muchlossyou have from season the nation’s spyfleet might ad- theCIAsetupaCenteronClimate in US science that ledtodecades “It wasfun,” she said of her CIA penedwithout her,” said Jeffrey K to season,” said DJamesBaker, dress environmental riddles. The Change and National Security.Its of majoradvances. But she never career.“It wasreallyalot of fun.” Harris,whoworkedwithZallasdi- whodirectedtheNationalOceanic agencyputZallontothequestion. mission wastohelp US policy- described her breakthroughs on Zall’s programme,established rector of the National and Atmospheric Administration Quickly, shesawhow thenation’s makersbetterunderstandtheim- television, or had bookswritten in 1992, wasakind of wayback ReconnaissanceOffice,which runs from 1993 to 2001 and served on archiveofsurveillance observa- pact of floods, risingsea levels, abouther,orreceivedhighscien- machine that looked to as long the nation’s fleetoforbital spies. Zall’s CIA advisorypanel. tions could alsoserve to population shifts,state instabili- tific honours. One database of sci- agoas1960.Insodoing, it pro- The top-secret images that In normal science, wherecol- strengthenassessmentsofEarth’s ties and heightenedcompetition entific publications lists hercon- videdanew baseline forassess- Zall succeededinrepurposing Linda Zall at her home in Clermont,Florida. NYT laborators sharecredit, Zallmight changing environment. fornatural resources. Newsre- tributions as consisting of just ing the pace and scope of plane- forenvironmental inquiries have beenlistedonpapersasaco- By October 1992, the CIA was portsannouncingtheprogramme three papers, withaconspicuous tary change. Ultimately,itled to came from satellites thatwere author or even alead author.But so confident in theability of spy again made no mention of Zall. gaprunning from 1980 to 2020. hundredsofpapers,studies and some of Washington’s crown cence plate. lites orbit on north-southpaths notinatwilightzone wheresci- satellites to solve environmental She retired from the CIA in The reasonisthat Zall’s reports —someclassifiedtop se- jewels. The spysatellites would An accident of fate letthe fleet that pass close to thepoles. encewaspartopen,partsecret.For mysteries that it establisheda 2013.Medeawasneverthesame. decadesof serviceto sciencewere cret,some public, some by the zeroinonsuchtargets as deadly assess atop environmentalcon- Spies had littleuse forsweep- decades, hers wasahidden hand. large task force. Zall wasput in The agency shut it down in 2015, doneinthe secretive warrens of National AcademyofSciences, weapons and render images that cern—theextentto whichvastex- ing Arctic and Antarctic images. Zall’s environmentalism for charge andrecruiteditsmembers, and the Trumpadministration the CIA.Now,at70, she’stelling the premier scientific advisory in some cases were said to be panses of Arctic and Antarctic ice But theydazzledenvironmental- the CIA beganin1990 when for- mainly Earth scientists. She made sure therewas no revivalof herstory —atleastthe partsshe group to the federalgovernment. good enough to showacar’s li- were retreating. Manyspy satel- ists because the Earth’s poles mer US Vice President Al Gore, named her group Medea. the programme. NYT

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INSURANCE WATCH PASSENGER VEHICLE SALES SLIDEOVER LAST FIVE YEARS ED CHARGESHEET ON `7,000-CRORE FRAUD PAPERLESS POLICIES Automakersseekreliefonnew ‘Kapoor directed ‘Challenges exist, Yes Bank not to but e-insurance fuelefficiency,emissionnorms recover loans from

said Srivastava,pointing that ad- accounts seeing SANDEEPSINGH herence to newnorms lifts the Cox and Kings’ NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 Pandemicdisruption: costofacquisition. Seekingmoretime WhileIndiahasahugepoten- found that “the bonding andin- 100% growth’ EVEN AS pent-up demand lifted tialforgrowthof PVsales,experts KHUSHBOONARAYAN terdependence”between Kerkar passengervehicle(PV)salesinthe pointtoaslowdown in the pace MUMBAI,JANUARY10 and Khandelwal was“eyecatch- thirdquarterafter it got derailed fortransition of growth of first-time buyers.“If ingandinseparableinallrespect”. GEORGEMATHEW ‘MOSTPOLICIES inthefirstandsecondquartersfol- thepaceof first-timebuyerspicks THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate “InitiallyPeter Kerkar,Anil MUMBAI,JANUARY10 VIAeIAINFUTURE’ lowing the pandemic and lock- SHIFTINGTOCAFE-2and BS-VIstage II would notonlybe- up, it will lead to higher replace- (ED)hasallegedthatRanaKapoor, Khandelwal andNaresh Jain and down announcement in March, comemoredifficult forthe auto industryamidthe pan- mentdemandandadditionalpur- formerchairmanandco-founder otherassociates were working in THEINSURANCEsectoriswit- theautoindustrycontinuesto lan- demic-leddisruption but also raise costofacquisition.Inthe chase,” said an industryinsider. of YesBankLtd, instructed bank tandem and usedtodivert the nessinga100percentgrowth ■Madhusudhan ML, guish on the growth front. current sales scenario, industry insiders sayafurtherrise in As of now, while first-time officials to notrecoverloans of moneyfromthe companyfor year-on-yearinnewelectronic MD &CEO of NDML, Terming the recent growth in PV acquisition costs forconsumers couldadd to the concerns. buyersaccountfor almost 50 per Rs3,642crorefromCox andKings their personal use. Around 2018, insurance accounts(eIA), or said in the future, salesasafalseeuphoria,theindus- centof totalsales,24 percentisre- Ltd, even though the defaulting the group startedfacing financial dematting of insurancepoli- mostpolicies would tryhasnowrequestedthegovern- placement demand and the re- travel firm had raised Rs 4,387 difficultiesandinvestigatingagen- cies in the paperless format. be issuedonlyvia an mentto defertheimplementation maining26percentisdemandfor crorefromselling itsUKfirm ciesandregulatorybodiesstarted The number of people open- e-insurance account of fuel efficiencynorms and sec- numbers,industryinsiders say sumer,ittakes up the acquisition additional car purchase. HolidayBreak Education, in interveninginthematteroffinan- ing newstockbroking ac- ■ An e-insurance ond stageofemissionnorms to thatPVsaleshave suffereddespite costsignificantly. Besides,hightax “Weare stillintheinitialphase January2019, accordingtothe cial irregularities.Once theinves- countsand buying insurance account, or eIA,isthe April2024,inabidto keepthecost adecent GDP growth rate. ratesandrisingservicetaxandin- of economic developmentand statementsgiven by twosenior tigating agencies startedinvesti- policiesonlinehas soared portfolioofinsurance of acquisition stable. “The primaryreason forthat surancecosthasalsotakentheac- thereishugepotentialforgrowth YesBankofficialstothe agency. gation,theystartedblamingeach eventhoughmostofficeswere policies of a Industrydatashows that has been the sharp riseincostof quisition costhigher forcus- but we needtoconvert potential These statements areapartof other to save themselves...,” said non-operational duetothe policyholder held in while the compoundedannual acquisitionof carsinIndia.Almost tomers,” said Srivastava. intoreality and the costofacqui- theprosecutioncomplaint(charg- the ED complaint. lockdown in the wake of an electronic form growth rate (CAGR) of PV sales 50 per cent of the car buyers in Assalessuffer, theindustryhas sitionhasto betakencareof,”said esheet)filedbyEDintheRs7,000- The ED has arrested Kerkar, Covid-19pandemic. with an insurance stood at 12.9 per centfor the five- Indiaare first-time buyersand nowmadearepresentationto the Srivastava.Hefurther said that crorebankfraudpertainingto the Khandelwal and the company’s “Iforeseeinthenearfuture repository yearperiodbetweenMarch2005 since price elasticityfor carpur- governmenttodefer the imple- companies aredoing their bit to nowbankruptCox andKings.The internal auditor Naresh Jain in wheremostofthe policies andMarch 2010,itfellsharplytoa chase is highinIndia, it is amajor mentation of CorporateAverage reduce the acquisition costbyin- EDhasallegedthatCoxandKings connectionwiththemoneylaun- wouldbeissuedonlythrough CAGR of 1.3per cent forthe five- factor forslowdown in growth,” Fuel efficiency (CAFE-2) regula- creasing localisation and becom- sold HolidayBreak Educationfor dering case. It has also been ar- an e-insurance account and thepolicyisnotissued’kindof year period between FY15 and saidShashankSrivastava,ED,sales tions and BS-VI stageIInorms to ingmoreefficientandproductive, £460million afterdefaulting on restedKapoorforallegedly taking we areworking with afew of uncertaintyinmindsof custo- FY20.BetweenFY10andFY15,the and marketing,MSIL. April2024. As of now, the CAFE-2 however, “anotherfactorthatwill loan repaymentstoYes Bank and kickbacksinlieuof grantingloans the largerinsurance compa- mers. While suchchallenges sales rose by 5.9 per cent. If rising costofraw materials normsthataimto make carsmore leadtocostreduction is econom- “siphoned” the saleproceeds. to severalcompanies that have nies in this direction,” said exist,we seetremendoussco- In fact, the CAGR forPVsales is afactor, insiders saythat high fuel efficient areset to come into iesofscale and that will come in Coxand Kings owes Rs 5,500 nowdefaulted on repayments. MadhusudhanML,MD&CEO, pefortheconceptandaresee- between 2000 and 2010 stood at taxrates andshiftfromBS-IV to effect in 2022 and BS-VI stageII once we see volume growth.” croretobanksand financial insti- Kapoor,whoisinjudicialcustody, NSDL Database Management ing over 100per cent growth 10.3 per cent and that between BS-VIinaquicktimehasliftedthe norms areset to come intoforce Manyinthe industry feel that tutionsanditisoneof thetopbor- has denied these allegations. Ltd(NDML),apartofNational year-on-yearintheadoption,” 2010 and 2020 has been 3.6 per acquisition cost. “In European beginningApril2023. besideslowercostofacquisition, rowers of YesBank.The listed The ED probealso found that Securities DepositoryLtd the NSDL chiefsaid. cent. So, clearly the growth rate markets,thetransitionfromEuro “Becauseof pandemicleddis- alargerbaseof carbuyerswillde- travelfirmwassentto bankruptcy between 2004 and 2019,Kerkar (NSDL),thenation’slargest se- He added that Irdai has has sloweddownoverthe last 4toEuro6took 9years, but in ruption, we have requestedthe penduponsustainedhighgrowth court in October 2019,after it de- allegedly diverted Rs 426crore curities depository. mandatedtheissuance of on- decadeand moresooverthe last Indiathe shifthappenedinjusta governmenttodefer the imple- of the economyasthatwillbring faulted on payments. and Rs 71 crorefromCox and The capital market popu- line policies through IR and five years. Though carsalesare period of three years and since all mentation of both Cafe-2 norms in more people intothe job cycle TheEDcomplaintagainstCox Kings to itsgroup companies larisedthe dematerialisation currentlyallpoliciessoldthro- closelyrelatedtoGDP growth the costispassed on to thecon- and BS-VI stageII, to April 2024,” who will generatedemand. andKingsanditsarrestedpromo- V-HotelLtd and Tulip Star Hotel of stocks in the twodecades ughinsurancecompanies’on- terAjayAjitPeter Kerkar has alle- Ltd, respectively. andimmenselybenefittedthe lineportalsareissueddigitally gedthatthe topthree customers Asperthechargesheet,Kerkar entireecosystem including throughIRs.“Insurancecomp- of CoxandKings—AKTravel,Hol- has allegedly transferredatleast users to seamlesslytransact. anieshave understoodtheim- AMID COVID idayBreak TravelandWorldwide $15.34millionoutof thesalepro- “Similarly,the Irdaihas taken portance and convenience of Travels —operated from theresi- ceedsof HolidayBreakEducation the initiativetowards the cre- eIA and have adoptedvarious 25-30:Numberofpeoplewho Practices that need to be denceof oneof thedirectorsof Liz to KuberInvestment Mauritius ation of an e-insurance ac- strategiestodrive adoption. ‘Cities hit worst, but keyto migratetothecitiesfromrural adopted to realise potential TradersandAgentsPvtLtd,acom- PvtLtd, aMauritius-basedfirm countwithanidea to help Thisproactive non-regulatory areaseveryminute of cities: pany ownedbyKerkar. controlledbyhim. According to users easilyaccess and man- initiative fromafew of thepro- The agency has alleged that the agency,Khandelwaland Jain post-pandemic growth’ Using data to help manage agetheirmultiplepolicies,”he gressive insurancecompanies 25million:Numberof ■ Kerkar,alongwiththefirm’schief have directlysiphonedRs275 cities and direct emergency told The Indian Express. hasyieldedimmediategainin Cities have borne thebrunt of thevirus outbreak,but will be households,i.e.35%ofallurban financialofficer Anil Khandelwal, crorefromCox and Kings to com- operations eIAistheportfolioof insur- terms of operationalefficien- keytopost-pandemic growth as they account fornearly 70% households,whichcannot indulged in circular trading by paniescontrolledbythem. Empowered and capable ancepoliciesof apolicyholder ciesandreductioninprintand of theGDP,astudy by WEF withIDFC Institutesaid affordhousingatmarketprices ■ “purchasingairticketsfromother In April 2019, The Indian heldinanelectronicformwith dispatchcost.” governance group companies of Coxand Express, in aseries of stories, re- an insurance repository(IR). Hsaid all physical policies Doubleblowforvulnerable ■ Investment in transport and Kings and sellingittoanother portedthataforensicauditfound This will help an eIA holder canbeconvertedto electronic populations:Vulnerable infrastructure to fuel groupcompanyEzeego One Coxand Kings did related party keep trackofinsurance poli- formatandapolicyholdercan populations,including productive urban economies TravelsandToursLtd,to inflatethe transactions worthRs21,000 cies (lifeaswellasnon-life) addtheirexistingpoliciesheld low-incomemigrantworkers, ■ Rethink of outdated booksofaccounts”.“Thepurchase croreoverfouryears(2015-2019) acrossmultipleinsurersinone in physical form to an eIA.“All havesufferedthedualblowsof planning norms and of tickets from Coxand Kings by to siphon offfunds. It also found place. The Insurance Regulat- apolicyholder has to do is lostincomeandweak regulations EzeegowasaroundRs2,000crore that the travel firm had falsified oryandDevelopmentAuthor- openaneIAandsharethepol- social-protectioncoverage and sale to Coxand Kingswas records, bookedsales worth ity of India(Irdai) has allowed icy details likepolicy number duringthepandemic Source: World Economic Forum/ around Rs 400-500 crore,” said Rs 9,000 croretoover160 cus- four entities to carry out IR andinsurername.Thisiscom- IDFC Institute/PTI the Directorateinits complaint. tomers who arebogus or do not business:NSDLNationalInsu- pletely apaperlessprocessfor The ED said itsprobe has existand inflated bank balances. rance Repository(NIR), CDSL thecustomeranddoesn’ttake InsuranceRepository, KARVI morethan afew minutes. As Insurance Repositoryand the insurance policy is issued INTERVIEWWITH CFO, TCS CAMS Insurance Repository. in electronic form the hassles FY21: Currency in circulation ‘Apple, Whilethe benefitsofhav- associated with the process- ‘Growth momentum inganonlineaccountareobvi- ing of claims forphysical poli- Hyundai ous,somefactorsare affecting cies likeavailability of docu- up 13% in first nine months the adoption of eIA in India. mentstothe nominee,lossin “Awareness about the eIA as a transit,authenticity,mutilated IntheApril-Decemberperiod TheRBIinitsannualreportfor willsustainasdeal set to agree product and itsbenefitstakes document,etc.are elimi- ENSECONOMICBUREAU of FY2020,ithadgrownbynearly 2019-20,releasedinAugust2020, thetopspotasthemajorfactor nated,”Madhusudhanadded. NEWDELHI,JANUARY10 6per cent. hadalsomentionedthatdemand affecting the adoption. Each Currently, 2.9 million cus- AccordingtoCareRatings forcurrencystartedto increasein pipelineishealthy’ EV tie-up’ stakeholderwillhave to take a tomers managetheir insur- THE CURRENCY in Circulation Chief EconomistMadanSabnavis, the wake of heighteneduncer- step towardseducating their ance policies with NIR. “The (CiC) grew by around 13 per cent thegrowthincurrencyincircula- tainty causedbythe COVID-19 TATA CONSULTANCYServices respectivecustomers on the eIA helps insurers in saving inthefirstninemonthsof thecur- tion so farinthe current fiscalhas pandemic. (TCS) has reportedastellarset of REUTERS features andbenefitsofeIA,” costs by eliminating the re- rent fiscalaspeople preferred been high as people were accu- The central bank also took a numbersfor theDecember quar- SEOUL,JANUARY10 Madhusudhansaid. quirementof printinganddis- holdingontocashasaprecaution- mulating morecash to meet any series of measures in order to ter, thestrongest growth in last The other challengethat patching thecompletepolicy arymeasureamidtheuncertainty exigency during thelockdown. meetthe enhanceddemand. nineyears. VRAMAKRISHNAN, HYUNDAI MOTOR and Apple Inc usuallycomesupisthepercei- kit to the customer through causeddue to the Covid-19pan- “Wheneverthereisacrisis- During the calendar year CFO, TCS, tells SHUBHRA TAN- plan to signapartnership deal on vedloss of customer owners- physicalmeans either by post demic. likesituation, thereisatendency 2020,CiCgrew 22.1percent,orRs DONinaninterviewthatthere are autonomouselectriccars by hipby thedistributionecosys- or courier.Acost-benefit CiCgrew by Rs3,23,003crore, forhouseholdsto latchontocash. 5,01,405 crore, to Rs 27,70,315 indicators to suggestthe growth March and startproduction temasissuanceofapolicy analysis conducted by NIR for or 13.2 per cent, to Rs 27,70,315 That is the reason therehas been croreasonJanuary1,2021. is sustainable.Edited excerpts: around 2024inthe UnitedStates, digitallyisseenasonelessop- one of the largest insurance croreasonJanuary1,2021from an increase in demand forcash. CiC includes banknotesand VRamakrishnan localnewspaperKoreaITNews re- portunitytointeractwiththe playersshowedareductionof Rs24,47,312 croreasonMarch 31, Whatyouseeisnothingelsebuta coins. At present,RBI issuesnotes Despitesalaryhikes being portedonSunday. Thereportfol- customer.“Thenistheissueof printanddispatchcostbyover 2020,accordingtorecentdatare- precautionarymotiveover- in denominations of Rs 2, Rs 5, Rs rolledout, margins were lows astatement on Fridayfrom ‘unless Isee aphysical copy, 70,” he said. leasedbythe Reserve Bank of whelming everything,” Sabnavis 10,Rs20, Rs 50,Rs100,Rs200,Rs strong... signtheir products, services and Hyundai that it wasinearly talks India (RBI). said. 500and Rs 2,000.WITHPTI Thebiggestfactordrivingmar- supplychain etc. So, it is ongoing withAppleafteranotherlocalme- gins is growth whichwas seen and as important as areasofcost dia outletsaid the companies across verticals. But moreimpor- optimisationanddrivingefficien- aimedtolaunchaself-driving BRIEFLY tantly, theabilityof peopleto work cies.Also,decisionsonbudgetsare electriccarin2027, sendingHyun- Co-operative banks must fearlessly face fromanywherealsoincreasedthe madethroughtheyear.However, dai shares up nearly20per cent. fungibility. So,if youare drivingef- wherever theyfollowthe calen- Hyundai Motordeclined to `6,657-crore ficiencies,theytranslateintogains. daryear as thefinancialyear,itis comment on the reporton inflowingold competition from private ones: Gadkari Also, we continued to be disci- onlyinthe next fewmonthsthat Sunday, andreiterated Friday’s plined in other areas of discre- budgetswill be finalisedand dis- commentsthatithasreceivedre- ETFsin2020 tionaryspending. Currency also cussed,soitisaearly to comment. quests forpotential cooperation wasbenign in the quarter, which fromvariouscompaniesondevel- NewDelhi:Economicdown- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE is important. The Indian market grew opingautonomous EVs. Apple turndueto coronaviruspan- MUMBAI,JANUARY10 sharply duringthe quarterat had no immediatecomment. demic and weakness in the Will this margin growth about 18 per cent. What were An updatedversion of theIT US dollar encouraged in- IN ORDER to bolsterthe co-oper- sustain in the coming quarters the levers forthis growth and news reportremoveddetails,in- vestorsto infuseawhopping ative sector,therewillbenoforced as well? is it sustainable? cluding productionlocation and Rs 6,657crore in gold ex- privatisation of co-operative We areseeingthegrowthmo- One has to look at the growth capacityand thetimeframe for change-tradedfunds (ETFs) banks, Union Road Transport& mentumandbelieve thiswillsus- number on the backofanear 25 signing the agreement and in2020.Incomparison,anet Highwaysand MSME Minister tain sincethe deal pipeline is per cent decline in Q1 and 5per launchingthe pilot vehicles. inflowofjustRs16crore was Nitin Gadkari said at the Loksatta healthy. The potential is visibleas cent or so in Q2. So, when you The previous version said the seeninthe entire2019. PTI Urban Co-operative Banking multiple industries arefortifying have had suchatrough, the re- companiesplannedtobuild the (UCB) e-conclave,onJanuary7. Union MinisterNitin Gadkari at the LoksattaUrban and reiterating the benefitsof bound is expected to be sharp. cars at Kia Motors’ factoryin Gadkari, who wasthe chief Co-operativeBanking e-conclave,Mumbai. Ganesh Shirsekar technologyadoption.Adoptionof Also,businessesinIndiaaremore Georgia, or invest jointlyinanew Niolaunches guestatthe e-conclave,saidthat cloudtoreimagine processes project-drivenand arealways factoryintheUnitedStatesto pro- firstelectric as arepresentative of the Centre withinthecompanyanddriveef- lumpy.Moreimportantly, some duce 100,000 vehicles around andalsoasarepresentative of the omyofthe countryand the state. to the Banking Regulation Actin TITLE PARTNER ficiencies is alsoontherise, so the of the transactional-basedserv- 2024. The full annual capacity of sedanmodel people, he would act as abridge Gadkarifurthersaidthatwhile September2020,bringingco-op- WorldWebSolutions margins should remain resilient. icesliketechnology-basedassess- the proposedplant would be between the co-operative banks privatisation of co-operative erative banks under the supervi- SUPPORTED BY mentsfor multiple competitive 400,000vehicles.KiaMotorsisan Shanghai: Chineseelectric in Maharashtraand the Finance bankshas been discussedsince sion of theRBI. ■ SaraswatCoOpBankLtd. Has the pandemic had an examinations were nothappen- affiliateofHyundai Motor. vehicle(EV)makerNioIncis Ministry, RBI, NABARD and the 1996, neitherthe central govern- Afterthe amendment, in an- ■ UsmanabadJantaSahakariBankLtd. impact on the IT budgetsof inginthe lastfew quarters as ex- The reportalso said Hyundai taking on conventional stategovernment. He addedthat ment nor the ReserveBank of other circulartoall banks, the ■ AbhyudayaCoOpBankLtd. clients? 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Reuters reported last Audi further,launching on pression on lawmakers in Delhi. that co-operative banks must conservecapital to supportthe ■ DombivaliNagriSahakariBankLtd. thatitisnolongerjustanITsolu- passports etc, whichislinked to month that Apple wasmoving Saturdayits firstsedan Theministersaid that co-op- fearlesslyfacetheincreasingcom- economyand absorb losses. tionbutabouthelpingcompanies transactions,theactivityhascome forwardwithautonomous car model as it eyes agreater erative bankshaveenabled the petitionfrom privatesectorbanks. With the aim of providing a find uses. Firms likeusprovide back.Theopportunitiesare really technologyandaimedtoproduce shareofthe world’s largest commonman to have the finan- In amoveaimedatprotecting platform to discuss the issue, Heads,chairmen,CEO’sof various thosetechnology-ledsolutionsfor good and seeing the uptickinthe apassenger vehicle that could in- carmarket. 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New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 SPORT 15 Badminton fixing row: Players tanked Fightforspaceattheheart at Hong Kong, Macau and Lucknow ofCummins-Pujaracontest SHIVANI NAIK JANUARY 10

EIGHT INDONESIANS were sanctionedthis By exploring angles around offstump, pacerhas testedtheIndian’s technique week formatchfixing andbetting, in what is known in badminton doubles circles as “nyabon”. In apanel Integrity Unit investiga- SRIRAM VEERA Though he has pace, Cummins tion reportbythe Badminton World JANUARY 10 doesn’t blowawaythe batsman. Federationthat concludedafter eventsdat- ingasfar back as 2015,the kingpinofthisse- THE ENTIREbattle between PatCummins He alters their reality.Ball by ries of fixedmatches wasnamedasHendra and Cheteshwar Pujarahas narroweddown ball. He is notanoverwhelming Tandjaya (HT). to the smallestreal estate of trouble around forcebut acounterintuitive A32-year-old doublesfloater on the the offstump. Unlikemostbatsmen, Pujara lowercircuit, Hendratold investigators has near-total control over hishands.He explorer of angles, abowler who “nyabon” meant “playing amatchtofix a doesn’t chase balls (the shotinthe has made Pujarafeel notfear, particular result.” Melbourne chase wasanaberration), does- ‘Nyabon’ is inspired eitherfromthe n’t stab at them, doesn’t lethis hands wander but doubt. hornedtabbycat of thevideogame ahead or away.The bat is tuckedin, held Bloodstained, lurking in wait to settle a softlytospongeout the venominamisbe- grudge, or simplymeans “sink (a game)” in having ball and is also the lastline of defence when he is slightlywider on thecrease. He Sundanese languagefromwestern Java. In the interviewsconductedwith kingpinHendraTandjayabyinvestigators, ‘nyabon’ in case it tiltsintowards theoff stump. The combines it with his release angle. He then But in the interviews conducted with worth95millionrupiah were revealedacross 10 fixedmatches. Representational method has been his childhood friend, but sprinkles in some finger magic. Unlikesome Hendrabythe investigators, “nyabon” worth Cummins is nowforcingittobetray him. bowlers whose fingers slide down the seam 95 millionrupiah(INR4lakh96thousand) Though he has pace, Cummins doesn’t moreoften than not, Cummins’s fingerprints were revealedacross 10 fixedmatches, and A32-year-old doubles floater on tigation states: “HT namedand discussed7 blowawaythe batsman. He alters their real- lead one to thewondrous worldof 4playerapproaches were turneddown, re- the lowercircuit, Hendratold other players (notthe subjectofthis hear- ity.Ballbyball. He is notanoverwhelming MohammadAsif. Theycut theballin. They portedbywhistleblowers.Hendra admitted investigators “nyabon” meant ing) withwhomhehad engagedinactual or forcebut acounterintuitive explorer of an- rip it out.Significantly, theycan rip it out from to making “20 million rupiahinbetting” con- attemptedmatchfixingwith him and oth- gles, abowler who has made Pujarafeel not awider angleofrelease. vincing compatriots to lose. “playing amatchtofix a ers, or that he knewhad betting accounts.” fear,but doubt. Cummins’ is alabour of crick- It’s notanillusion. Theball actuallydoes Four players neverrespondedtosum- particular result.” ‘Nyabon’ is Sometimes afix would fall through -like eting intelligence, amatter of working out come in the air from thatangle. Pujara plays moning by the investigation panel, includ- with Aditiya Dwiantoro (AD).“HT had prom- barelyvisible flaws in Pujara, causing inter- the line. The past predictsbad news about ing 41-year-old Ivandi Danang(ID), who inspired eitherfromthe horned isedhim money, but therewas notagood nal injuryratherthan mere body blows. thefuture. Buthecan’t abandon his child- Hendracalled “boss” in the interviews after tabbycat of the videogame market,” the reportreads. At other times, los- It’s notaset-up.Itisn’t about slippingin hood method, now. So,hepresses forward confessing to be ropedintofixingbyhim. Bloodstained, lurking in wait to ing needednoeffort. In his doublesmatchat asurprise deviator from the norm;it’s not cautiously, peering across ever so carefully. Danang wasactive on thecircuit in 2010, Vietnam, Dwiantorowas told “toplaynor- about slanting afew balls in and then taking He knows theballwilltail outbut can’tbe went AWOL in 2013,and resurfacedin2016, settle agrudge, or simplymeans mallybecause Hendra knewADwould lose, one away.Pujaraismade of sterner stuffthan absolutelycertain of it. That angle of release at HongKong and Indonesia, whereHendra “sink (a game)” in Sundanese and HT had betonhim to lose.” Prior to the that. The king of patience doesn’t getdis- means the ball can justwaftinalong with is supposedtohavepulledoff twoofhis ear- languagefromwestern Java. tournament, Dwiantorodid notknow tracted so easily.That wasthe attemptinthe the line and knockthe pad or the offstump liestfixes. Hendra. “AD neededthe moneybecause his lastseries in Australia. Lessons have been if he isn’t alert. Approaches to the whistleblower(WB) father had died.” learnt. PatCummins has dismissedPujara Cummins adds one final layertothis. He at Scottish Open in November 2015,atNZin Mixed doubles playerFadillaAffni’s (FA) Pujara’s method has one ‘flaw’. The need four timesthis series —caughtbehind keeps it backoflengthtotry andupset August2017and US in July 2017,werere- line with Mitra.dotand Temanjudi, wherehe grief waspreyed upon. “She washis mixed to hold the bat inside theline,onthe off- thrice and at gullyonce. AP file Pujara’s balance. Pujarahas ashortforward buffedand reportedtothe authorities. The held accounts. Hendra(HT) himself had doubles partner in the ChineseTaipei Open stumpline.It’s the fulcrum, the soulofhis press and justfreezes therewhen the ball investigation said, “They(whistleblower) slowlybeing lured.“At firstIDhad asked HT 2017 who wasinfinancial difficultybecause technique. The bat is on that line; aball out- is shortoflength. It’snot freezingout of have known HT since 2011 through junior to fixhis ownmatches, but HT had declined herparents had died. He had manipulated a side it is allowedtofly pastthe edge due to his tilt. He then layers it withcounterintuitive shockbut an attemptatstillness to holdhis badminton.InNovember 2015,during the because he did notwanttolet down his matchbut had miscalculated thescore.He abnormal control over his hands. Theydon’t deceptions. balance.When the ball straightens or comes early rounds of theScottish Open, theyre- sponsors. ID setupanonlineaccount to had asked her to score17inthe second set, jerk.The deviatingball can’t land akiss. in, he can tapthem away without much ceivedtextmessages from HT in whichhe transfer moneytoHT. The account allowed but his betwas for18inthe second set, and Pujaradoesn’t leave as manyballsasM Straight line, latecurve fuss.But Cummins’wider angle means the offered3000 (currency unknown) to lose HT to receive cash from an ATM. He also re- he had lostthe bet. As aresult, FA wasonly Vijaydid in his pomp. He likes to feel bat on Conventionally, bowlers come close to straightening is actually aleg cutter in many their firstmatch. The WB declinedand asked ceivedcash from ID in person whichwas paidexpenses,but wanted moremoney.” ball, preferring to spongeout trouble rather the stumps when theywant to take the ball ways. HT to nevercontact them again.” usedtobet on badminton (and other sports), Agrippina Prima HarmantoPutera, son than outright rejection. He has built atech- away.It’s notonlyeasier to bend them away The betrayal starts now. The hip can and he usedtobet with ID. HT also received of former Indonesia coachSigit Pamungkas, nique around that basic urge.His game is to from there, but it also makes it curvelate threaten to open up. The hands starttoitch. Invitation to manipulate moneyintohis ownbankaccount,” the in- receivedasix-year ban and afine of USD playthe line and his carefully-constructed from astraight line. But Pujara’s method is Pujarapresses hardtokeep them in line.But At theUSOpeninJuly2017, Hendraoffered vestigation reveals of their conversations on 3000.Agrippina had betting accountsand technique allows himtodothat. It lets him built to handle this. The bat will be held in the finger-magic from that angle takesthe AUD3000 to lose their firstmixed doubles Line app. Hendraadmitted he had betap- had asked Hendra forinformation about tapthem away,and hold his bat in line when line, and the ball can dink away,and late at ball justabout away forthe fatalcollision match. ThereafterHendrawould inundate proximately20million rupiah (1 lakh INR) bets.Healso claimedtohaverefusedtomess the ball swings or seams away.Itletshim that. No problem. withthe edge.IfCummins had bowled this themwithmessagesrequestingthesamema- in his firstinterview. with amatchresult. push short-of-length balls to gullyorpoint. Cummins usuallycutsthe ball in when from closer to the stumps, the ball would nipulation.“Inparticular,HTinvitedtheWBto Hendra’s biggestsnarewould be the 2017 Agriprinnawas at the Cipayung National It lets him nourish his urge to playthe line, he goes close to thestumps. Mostbowlit comfortablycut away.Ifhedidn’thavethose secure ascore“under 14 14”atareducedoffer Hong Kong SuperSeries, whereheinduced Training Center and had wontwo titles with without danger.Until now. wider from the stumps and as batsmen it’s Asif-fingers, it would have been blunted by of AUD2500.” At the NewZealandOpen, partner Androw Yunantototankhis opener current WorldNo.1Marcus Gideonfrom Some have magic in theirfingers, some easier to play that angle, but whenithap- the bat on the off-stumpline. Pujarawould Hendra“invitedtheWBto manipulateamatch for10millionrupiah (around INR 50,000). A 2011-3. Howeverhis career drifted. “Mymis- areintelligent;bowlerswho combine cere- pens from the stumps, the inward move- still have takenhis batawayfromdangerif by winning 21-16, 21-17.” fixatMacauwould fetchYunantoclose to take is notreporting. HowdoIreport? He bral and physical magic arerare. Cummins’ ment starts lateand theangle is tough to play. notfor Cummins’pace. Thereisnotime to During the investigation, Hendrawould INR73,000.The duo would land up at Syed asked for matchfixing,Idon’t want to.Ithink game is built around making the batsmen Pujara’s game canstill handle this, thoughhe getout. Thereisnowhere to go.Pujara’s real fess up that while he setbetswith compa- Modi tournament in Lucknowand make INR it’s justenoughtoleave it at that, it won’t be think the ball is goingtocomeinwiththe will keep short-leg and the leg-side fielders estate of trouble might be reallytinybut nies, he would receive paymentsfrom 36000 eachfor athree-set loss. this big,” Agrippina told Bola Sports,adding line. LikeJasprit Bumrah, to an extent. His an- ever alert. Cummins’ arthas allowedhim to take over Danang or recoverhis outlaybybettingon- In what points to adeeper rot,the inves- he would appeal. gled release point suggests ahintofinward Cummins usuallygets theball to go away the property. OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry&TLewis CROSSWORD 4324 DAYTODAY BYPETERVIDAL

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New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JANUARY11,2021 SPORT 16 BCA to write BRIEFLY to BCCI Adrenalinerushendsminiclassic Serena,Osakatojoin about Hooda’s topmeninAdelaide Rohit looked in total control in second innings, before a moment of indiscretion brought about his downfall Sydney:Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak ‘misconduct’ Djokovic in playing apre-Australian SANDIPG SCORECARD Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide JANUARY10 afterservingtheir quarantine in the AUSTRALIA VS INDIA DEVENDRAPANDEY South Australian city,Tennis Australia MUMBAI,JANUARY10 LESS THAN 15 minutes and three overs be- SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND (TA) said on Saturday. The“ADay at fore stumps, Rohit Sharma lethis instinct Toss: Australia, chose to bat the Drive”event will take place at the BARODA ALL-ROUNDER Deepak Hooda has conquer his reasoning. He wheeledawaya AUS1ST INNINGS 338 city’s Memorial Drive Tennis Centre been pulled up for'misconduct' and 'walking pull shotintothe deep shadows on hisleg- IND 1STINNINGS 244 on Jan.29, aweek before the delayed away from responsibility' by the CEO of the side, wherepouncedMitchell Starc, seem- AUS2ND INNS 312/6d (o/n 103/2) Grand Slam gets underwayat statecricket association on Sunday. Aday ear- ingly outofnowhere, to complete acatch, MLabuschagnecsub(Saha)bSaini 73 Melbourne Park. lier,Hooda had written to theBaroda Cricket sliding on his knees, to end the Indian (118b,9x4) Association (BCA) to informthem about his opener’s mostfluentouting outside Asia till SSmithlbwbAshwin 81(167b,8x4,1x6) unavailabilitybecause captain Krunal Pandya date. The latewicketpushedIndia to 98/2 at MWadecsub(Saha)bSaini 4(11b,1x4) 80%wantOlympics had repeatedly abusedhim in front of other stumps, afterAustraliahad setthem adaunt- CGreencsub(Saha)bBumrah 84 cancelledordelayed: playersandstoppedhimfromtraining.Hooda ing 407for avictory. (132b,8x4,4x6) has stepped out of thebio-bubble since. Itwasacruelendto aknockthatpromised TPainenotout 39(52b,6x4) Japanesesurvey In an email to Hooda, BCAchief executive so muchmore. Sharmawas in utter control ■ Extras (b1,lb4,nb3) 8 officer (CEO) Shishir Hattangadi said the issue fromthemomenthestrodeout.Hisdiscretion ■ FoW:1-16(Pucovski,5.5ov),2-35(Warner, Tokyo:About80%of peopleinJapansay of Hoodawalking out of the team, though he and judgement stood out;therewereno 9.2ov),3-138(Labuschagne,46.1ov),4-148 this year’sTokyoOlympicsshould be wasvice-captain,andgoingto themediawould fringesof extravaganceorindulgence,nothing (Wade,48.6ov),5-208(Smith,67.4ov),6-312 cancelledordelayedasworriesmount betakenupwiththeBoardofControlforCricket outrageous or out of the world, nothing that (Green,86.6ov) about arecordsurge in coronavirus in India and the IPL governingcouncil. troubledhim even fleetingly. But in the mid- ■Bowling:JBumrah21-4-68-1;MohdSiraj25- casesacrossthecountry, aKyodoNews "Thereisnoteam that doesn't have differ- dle of this dreamyknock, kickedinmomen- 5-90-1,NSaini16-2-54-2,RAshwin25-1-95-2 poll showedonSunday. Thesurvey ences but to walk away andtalk to themedia tarymisjudgement,orasplit-secondstreakof found35.3%wanttheGamesto becan- givingonlyyourside of thestory is acaseof carelessness. When instinct overpoweredac- INDIA 2ND INNS 98/2 (Target407) celled and44.8%favoured another de- seekingunwarrantedpublicityandputtingself quired wisdom without anyapparent tussle. RSharmacStarcbCummins 52 lay. Theworld’s biggestmulti-sports before the game," Hattangadi wroteinthe The pull is to Rohit Sharmawhat afore- (98b,5x4,1x6) event,postponedlastyear,isscheduled email to Hooda.The CEO also mentionedthat hand chip is to RogerFederer.Hecould play SGillcPainebHazlewood 31(64b,4x4) to be held from July23-Aug. 8inthe he had had awordwith the IPL team Hooda the stroke with his eyes blindfoldedorlegs CPujaranotout 9(29b,1x4) Japanese capital. Prime Minister plays for(KingsXIPunjab). boundinchains. PatCummins’ shortball ARahanenotout 4(14b) Yoshihide Sugadeclaredastate of "Ihave hadachatwithyourfranchiseeand pausedinthe airafter landing on middleand ■ Extras (lb1,nb1) 2 emergencyforthegreaterTokyoregion Ihaveenough reason to decipher that we will leg as if imploring Sharma to pull it intothe ■FoW:1-71(ShubmanGill,22.1ov),2-92(Rohit on Thursday andcould extend the makesurewewritetothe BCCI of your mis- shadows in the fine-legregion. Sharma Sharma,30.2ov) measuretoother areas as Japan strug- conduct...After thefeedbackfromthe team swayed his body atrifle, got under the ball ■Bowling:MStarc6-0-27-0,JHazlewood8-3- gles to contain asurge in infections. management(andothers)Ihavereasonto be- and swivelled. Everything about the stroke 11-1,PCummins9-1-25-1,NLyon9-3-22-0,C Suga’ssupportratehas tumbledsince lieve we will take up this matter as seriously wasprecise,exceptfor the placement. Green2-0-12-0 he took office in September. REUTERS withintheassociationaswe willwiththeBCCI Sharmagaveadisbelievingstare.Whenhe Beforegetting out for52, Rohit Sharma wasuntroubledinhis 98-ball sojourn. AP Day5: LiveonSonySportsNetwork,5am and the IPL GoverningCouncil." walkedbacktothepavilion,hewouldhave re- Hooda'scommitmenttotheteamwasalso playedthatshotseveral timesinhis head and Messi,Griezmann questionedinthe email. cursedand cussedhimself. At the untimeli- abit and de Villiers took asliding catch, run- Those were moments when Sharma balls in the corridor. The bounce wasvari- netfourforBarca "By walking away from aresponsibility of nessofthe stroke,atthe imprecision of the ningnearly 20yards.Butherehehadonlyhim- could have stampedhis undisputed quality able, so he ditched his stapleon-the-rise vice-captaincyandleavingtheteambecauseof shot, at the sheer consequence of the stroke, self to blame. Forthe Cummins’ delivery had on matches, stabilisedhis role in the side, and drives, and instead leant intofuller deliveries. Barcelona:Lionel Messi andAntoine adifference youhavesent outamessagethat or at the inconsequenceofthat delivery.He little zip or zing, and Starchad to makeonlya silencedthe critics. Yet, thoseknocks ended Starcwas treatedtoabrace of gorgeous cover Griezmanneachscored twiceas youholdyourself above theteamandthatem- had time to duck, space to leave,orhecould couple of steps. It wasneither alooseball, nor up as case studiesofself-inflicteddoom. drivesinanover. The firstwas ahalf-volley BarcelonathrashedGranada4-0 away bodiesyourattitudeandcommitmentto your have glideditfiner, as he oftendoes, he could aloose shot. It wasjustthe wrong shot at the Thereissomething inherentlytragicabouta outside off-stump, whichhejustcoaxed on Saturdaytowin athirdconsecutive team," the email stated. have rolledhis wrists over it and kept it along wrongtime.Inthatsense,Sharma’sdeparture batsman consistentlydefeating himself, through the covers. Forthe next, his front- La Ligagame forthe firsttimethissea- "As an association and being custodians of the ground. He could have doneanything but seemedpredestined. when his owninstinctsconspirehis down- foot glidedout, before his hands justbrush- son. Griezmann openedthe scoring in thisgame,wewillfollowazero-tolerancepol- flayitstraightintothe hands of the fielder.An fall. Thereisnoallure to failure. strokeditthrough extracover.Inthe next the 12th minutewhile Messi struck icy on issues," Hattangadi, aformerMumbai opportunitytoascertainhis overseas creden- Instances of indiscretion Yet, Sundayatthe SydneyCricketGround over,Sharmaemphatically pulled Cameron twicebeforethe break to makeitfour batsman further,wrote. tials slippedthrough his hands. Such fleetingmomentsofindiscretion wasanother moment when it seemedthat Green forasix. The brutal and the graceful, in goalsinhislasttwo matchesandgo top OnSaturday, inanemailsenttoBCA,Hooda It wasnot the firsttimethough that his define his overseascareer.Hecould rattleout no one else but Sharma could defeat Sharma. the space of sevenballs. of the league's scoring charts with11 made aseries of allegations againstPandya. favouritestrokehas forsaken him in acrucial quiteafewsuchinstances.The return catch Forhewas utterly untroubledinhis 98-ball Gill’s departuresaw Sharma embrace a goals. Frenchforward Griezmann "Atthis moment,Iamdemoralised, de- hour of his career or amatch. Memoryrolls to Nathan Lyon in Adelaide 2014.The at- sojourn. He, or his opening partner Shubman moredefensive approach. Apartfromthe scoredasecondgoalafterhalftime.The pressedandunderpressure...atleastfromlast back to themorningoftheCenturionTestthree temptedslash offShane Watson in Brisbane, Gill, wasundaunted by the monstrous score flickedfour offLyonthat ushered in his half- win put Barcelona four pointsbehind couple of days,myteam captain Mr Kurnal years ago, when he wasbattingfluidlyon47, the under-edged sweepinSydney, or the Australia had setthemtochase, striking a century, he kept risksaloof. He seemedin- leadersAtleticoMadrid.Second-placed Pandiyahas been abusing languagetomein chasing 287, and attemptedtohookKagiso mosthideousofall, the heave offLyon, in- fine balancebetween attackand defence. clinedtobat out the dayand had he man- Real Madrid were onepoint behind front of my teammates and also other states' Rabadaandendeduplobbingacatch to ABde tendedtoplungeintothe Torrens riverout- Sharmahad lotoftime to hang back at the aged it, India would have sparked faint hopes Atletico afterbeingheld at Osasuna to teams who have comefor participation at Villiers at fine-leg. At least, he could console side the Adelaide Oval but nestledinthe crease and defend. His footwork wasprecise, of afourth-innings heist. But that wasnot to 0-0. AFP Reliance stadium Vadodara," Hooda wrote. himself thinkingthatRabadahadhurriedhim hands of mid-wicket, in 2018. hands soft, and he did notreachout forthe be,ashis instinct conquered his reasoning.

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