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GOVT PREPARES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY HEATMAP LETTERTOFACEBOOKTODAY BUSINESSASUSUAL BY UNNY Electricitytointer-statetransport:Faster Housepanel to ask Facebook to explain growthpick-upwhereCovidcontrolbetter ‘inaction’ on hate , TN had 40%cases, but STATE-WISEPERFORMANCEOFCOVID-19ANDMACROECONOMICINDICATORS posts linked to BJP postedsharp rise in goods movement Covid19Indicators Macroeconomicindicators (MomGrowthin%) 13200% 12100% (YoYgrowthin%) -100% 2540% Cong seeksJPC probe; Prasad hits better in states with higher con- Deterioration Improvement Deterioration Improvement THE WORLD AANCHALMAGAZINE trol over cases and recoveries. States Covidcases Electricity Totalassessable MGNREGA backwith CambridgeAnalytica barb &ANILSASI While this mayseem intu- (Actualvalues,Julyend) consumption valueE-WayBill workcreated NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 itive,itneeds to be seen in the (megaunits) (`crore) (lakhpersonday) backdropthateconomicrecovery Active Death Recovered May June May June May June LIZMATHEW,KARISHMA AHEATMAPbasedonstate-wise is cruciallylinked to adozen All- 564845 36564 1095541 102930 106490 898714 1240092 5683 6403 MEHROTRA&MANOJCG Shashi NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 Tharoor Covid-19datadeveloped by the states, whichalso account for85 Maharashtra 150967 14993 256158 13294 11124 104450 161915 121 84 Department of Economic Affairs per cent of the Covid-19caseload. headsHouse TamilNadu 57968 3935 183956 8988 9003 63308 92331 187 376 in theUnionFinanceMinistryre- Within states, the twobiggest THE PARLIAMENTARYStanding panelonIT vealsthat economicindicators in- growth drivers —Maharashtra UttarPradesh 34968 1630 48863 10204 11769 60663 98940 723 831 Committee on Information TRUMP CONSIDERING cluding electricity consumption, and —makeup40 71995 2321 49779 6046 5293 63698 86437 209 245 Technology will lookintothe re- PARDON FOR e-way bill generation and MN- per cent of confirmedcases. 14091 2440 44907 9541 8959 98086 137473 132 128 portinThe Wall Street Journal Sources said the committee EDWARDSNOWDEN REGAworkcreation, arelooking CONTINUEDONPAGE2 that Facebook’s toppublic policy Secretariat will writetoFacebook PAGE 7 executive in India,citing busi- Mondaydemandingits explana- nessreasons,didn’t apply“hate- tion and is also likelytosummon speechrules” to at leastfour in- the social media company. dividualsand groups linked with The WSJ had reportedthat THE EDITORIAL PAGE the BJP who were “flaggedinter- Facebook India’sPublicPolicy Declared minor, son nallyfor promoting or partici- Director Ankhi Das told staff pating in violence”. members that “punishing viola- GOVTSHOULD “I will certainlylookintothe tions” by BJPpoliticians “would of RTI activist gets bail BORROW,SPEND issue and the committee will damagethe company’s business BY HARISH DAMODARAN seek the views of Facebook,” prospectsinthe country, PAGE 8 committee chairman Shashi Facebook’s biggestglobal market after 5months in jail Tharoor told TheIndian Express. CONTINUEDONPAGE2

SANTOSHSINGH WillbackIndia against threats ED PATNA,AUGUST16 Outreach

on border, says Biden; Harris PLAIN AWEEK after TheIndianExpress E ● toIndia reportedthat the 14-year-old EX son of an RTIactivistinBuxar has The Indian Express reported speaks of Gandhi, pluralism been in jail since Februaryafter the case in itsAug 8edition. JOE BIDEN,who is lead- police declared him an adult American community afterhe ing in opinion polls while arresting him on charges SHUBHAJITROY choseSenatorKamalaHarris,who againstDonald Trump, underthe Arms Act, the state UpendraNath Verma had or- NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 isof partIndianancestry, to behis has sought to address Juvenile Justice Boardhas de- dered aprobe to find out if local runningmate,Bidensaidthatbe- Indianconcerns over clared the boyaminor,and police were responsible forde- IN Aclear signal to Chinaand ing “democracies with diversity” China, Pakistan, and H1B granted him bail. claring the boyanadult. Theboy HOMAGE TO VAJPAYEE Pakistan, Democratic Presidential CONTINUEDONPAGE2 visas. His wordswillgive The bail order wasissued wasarrestedwhile he wasre- candidateJoe Biden on Sunday South Blockconfidence — Friday, and the boyislikelytore- turning home afterappearing President RamNath Kovind and Prime MinisterNarendraModi with familymembers of saidhewouldstandwithIndiain thoughbothheand turn home Monday. forhis Class 10 examson Atal Bihari Vajpayeeonthe second death anniversaryofthe former PM, at SadaivAtal, his confronting the threatsalong its THE INFLUENTIAL Harris also mentioned Following the reportpub- February29. memorial in NewDelhi, on Sunday. Prem Nath Pandey borders. INDIAN AMERICANS pluralism and diversity. lishedonAugust8,Buxar SP CONTINUEDONPAGE2 In firstremarks to the Indian EXPLAINED, PAGE 10

TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Chetan Chauhan, Indian 167 CASES: RECOVERED:18,62,258 cricket’s man of steel and DAYSSINCE 25,89,682 DEATHS:49,980 PANDEMIC UP minister, dies of Covid BEGAN TESTS: 2,93,09,703 | DOUBLING TIME: 26.93**

VISHALMENON NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 Chauhan,73, suffered FROM HIS firstTestmatchin multiple KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING 1969 to UP Sports Ministerin organfailure 24HOURS GROWTH* 2017,ChetanChauhan had come TOWATCH CASES TIME** alongway.And yet, he will al- ■ Maharashtra 5,84,754 12,020 2.17% 33.14 ways be remembered forwhat On Sunday, that journeycame ■ Delhi 1,51,928 1,276 0.76% 95.25 he wasinbetween: Sunil to an endwhenChauhan suc- Gavaskar’s courageous opening cumbedto multipleorganfailure ■ Tamil Nadu 3,32,105 5,860 1.91% 37.69 partner,Delhicricket official, and afterhehad tested positive for ■ Karnataka 2,19,926 8,818 3.56% 20.20 manager of the Indian team that Covid lastmonth. He was73. ■ Andhra 2,81,817 8,732 3.80% 18.94 got embroiled in the “monkey- “He wasput on lifesupport gate”controversy in Australia. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast 7days**Calculated over7-day growth CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY Giantscreens to audio 2.01 8.93 63,490 NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: consolesatseats,RS 1.93 8.84 53,322 Deathsasaratioof Positives against Becoming sick vs positive cases (in%); number tested recovering; more readyfor new session indicator of progress (in %); indicatorof recoveries for 14 days in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak startinthe firstweek of DataasonAugust15,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive LIZMATHEW September —the firsttime MPs NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 will convene in both Houses af- terthe Covid lockdown nearly FROM GIANT screenstoanultra- six months ago. ‘Despite Covid,nofunds violet air-purifying system, au- Sources said the RajyaSabha dio consoles at eachseat to spe- secretariat has been “working crunchfor JalJeevan... Will cial cables forreal-time overtime forthe pasttwo meet 2024target by all means’ transmission, RajyaSabha will weeks” to ensure that the meas- GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT have various precautionary ures arereadyfor testing,re- JAL SHAKTI MINISTER measures in place inside the hearsal and final inspection later PAGE 11 chamber and galleries forthe this week following directions Monsoon session thatislikelyto CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Rain gauges to sprouts, anew wayof learning through communityschools

community leaders and asked if LOCKDOWN theywouldlet us tryit. We could LESSONS teachthe children in small groups,withallprecautions—but CHANGING in open spaces. The community CLASSROOMS agreed, as theytoo were worried aboutthechildren being deprived AN EXPRESSSERIES of education,” says Gurubasappa Rakkasagi, a32-year-old English teacher at the school. AMRITADUTTA In afew weeks, therewere BENGALURU,AUGUST16 eight vatara shaale (orcommu- nity schools) up and running in IN THE firstweekofJune, about At acommunity school in Okalivillage, Gulbarga. Express one village—out of community the time schools usuallyre-open hall verandahs, temples, and afterthe summer break in other open spaces. Childrentroop Karnataka, the teachers of Okali lage, Gulbarga district, to float an avirus pandemic, what if the in to the centre nearesttothem Government Higher Primary idea —ifchildren couldnot go to school came to them? and aretaughtinmixedgroups of School drovedowntoOkalivil- school because of the coron- “Wegatheredthe parentsand CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Facebook vation and maths skills. Now, Iseemyself notasateacher, Presidential candidate“of South “Wehad no blackboards and but as afacilitator of achild’s Asian descent”. She invoked by number of users.” textbooks.So,we hadto innovate learning,” he says. Power to transport: Faster growth Mahatma Gandhi,Martin Luther Referring to hate-speech — and teachthrough storytelling King, and India's freedom strug- calling forviolence againstmi- and activities. Forexample, I ChetanChauhan gle,spokeof“valuesliketolerance, norities—allegedly by would tell them astory,and ask around 4amonSaturday. His pluralism, and diversity”, and BJPMLA TRajaSingh, thereport thechildrento imagineandtake it health had takenaturnfor the pick-up where Covid control better mentioned“howmuchprogress” cited “current and former” forward,” says Rakkasigi. worseoverthepasttwo days after India had made “in the fight for Facebook employees as saying It’sanideathathascaughtthe he seemedtobeimproving.We Electricity consumptionfor pandemic-related parameters, in terms of Covid-19casere- Maharashtra and Gujarat as justice”inthesevendecadessince thatDas’sinterventionispartofa imaginationofeducatorsacross were hopefulof himbeingableto thewholecountryrecoveredto whiletheeconomicdatasetsare covery share—Maharashtra moderatelyvulnerable with Independence. “broader patternoffavouritism” the state, as well as the attention overcomeCovid,"saidChauhan’s 106billion unitsinJune, ase- comparedonayear-on-yearba- and Tamil Nadu —has been a MDRs of 29.19and 17.12, re- Biden referred to the spectre by thecompanytowards therul- of the government. brother Pushpendra. quentialimprovementfrom103 sis.Twoothereconomicindica- corresponding improvement spectively. of “systemicracism”andthe“rise ingparty. “The department had given Chauhan is the second UP billion unitsinMay.Compared torsusedindevelopingtheheat in economic indicators of elec- The agency’s estimateput of hatecrimes”intheUS,andem- Citing the WSJreport, the the teachers the option of work- Ministertodie of Covid-related with the previous year,the map —GST collections and ve- tricity generation, e-way bills the manufacturing sector’s pathisedwith IndianAmericans Congress Sundaydemandeda ingfromhome,buttheirconnec- complications afterKamla Rani strongestrecoveries were seen hicleregistrations—(notshown issuance,vehicle registrations, employment close to 6million whohavebeen “targets”. He de- Joint ParliamentaryCommittee tion withstudentsdrove them to Varun earlier this month. in Karnataka, AndhraPradesh, in the map) were moreofout- but divergent trend in MGN- inter-state migrant workers scribed the Trumpadministra- (JPC) probe. Addressing apress thinkof analternative forthema- On the cricket pitch, by his Punjab and , ac- liers,showingnodirectcorrela- REGAworkcreation. While the and across different states. tion's“crackdownonlegalimmi- conference,Congressspokesper- jorityof studentswhodonothave ownassessment in the past, cording to the data. tionwithstates'performanceon work created underthe Construction sector,whichis gration” and the actions on H1B son AjayMaken said: “Wewant access to internetortechnology. Chauhanwasnot amastertechni- Thevalueof e-way bills,sug- Covid-19caserecoveries.Delhi, scheme in June morethan dou- moredependent on intra- visas as “sudden and harmful”. to asktheBJP…tellusRashmiDas, When we sawthemtaking the cianlikehisgoodfriendGavaskar. gesting improvement in intra TamilNaduandKarnatakawere bledto376 lakh person days for statelabour,will have limited “While it sometimes maynot who wasapresident of ABVP’s initiative,weprovided them all Neitherdidhepossessthesupple and inter-state movementsof exceptionsthoughwithastrong TamilNadu,inMaharashtra, operational disruption as in- feel likethe America of your JNUunit,whatisherrelationwith thesupportwecould,”says Nalini wrists of thelegendaryGundappa goods,alsopickedupstronglyin pickupinvehicle registrationin the work under the employ- tra-state movement of people dreams, we will overcome and AnkhiDas,FacebookIndia’sPublic Atul, commissioner of public in- Vishwanath nor the languid JuneoverMayacrossstates,but June on asequential basis, the ment guaranteescheme has been graduallyrelaxed. build backbetterthan ever,” he PolicyDirector,how issherelated struction, Gulbarga. strokesthatmade Dilip the rate of year-on-year growth datashowed. On YoYbasis, dropped31per cent,asign of Manufacturing sector is facing promised.TheDemocraticcandi- to her?”RashmiDaswasunavail- Lastmonth, StateEducation Vengsarkar suchatreat to watch. wasweaker in states suchas states suchasTamil Nadu, reverse migration and inter- high risk with unavailability of datestartedhismessagebywish- able forcomment. MinisterSSuresh Kumar called Instead, he made up through Maharashtra,TamilNadu,Delhi Karnataka,Chhattisgarh, mittentlockdowns in industrial skilled labouradding to signif- ing everyone on India'sIndepen- “The reportsays action was up the headmasterofthe Okali sheer gutsand conviction that and , whichrecordeda and recordedsignif- hubs. States such as icant pressureonthe output, dence Day. “Weshare aspecial nottakenbecauseof thebusiness school to applaud their efforts. helpedhim blunt some of the higher number of Covid-19 icantpickupinJune. Maharashtra, , leading to under-utilisedca- bondthatI'veseendeepenedover interests of Facebook,wewould Earlier this month, the education sharpestbowling attacks around cases.E-way billsare requiredto Amongstthe differenteco- , and , pacity.Some micro, small and manyyearsasUSSenatorand also liketoknowwhatare those department issued instructions the worldduring the1970s and begeneratedby aregisteredGST nomic indicators, the biggest have enforcedlocalisedlock- medium enterprises (MSMEs) Vice President,” he said. businessinterests which arestop- to putinplace a“continuous early 80s.But forall thecourage, taxpayerfor the movement of improvement in June wasseen downs with some opting for arealso witnessing challenges Biden recalledhis role in the ping Facebook and Whatsapp. Is learning programme”, Vidya- therewereheartbreaks,too.Inhis goods, if the value of the con- in mobility indicators suchas weekend closures and some in meeting demand recovery India-UScivil nuclear deal: “15 there anydealthatyouvitiatethe gama, that has elementsincom- 40Test innings,hecouldneverget signmentexceedsRs50,000for e-way billswith significant rise others forshutdowns in indus- from exports due to the labour yearsago,Iwasleadingtheefforts atmosphereinIndia…polarise monwiththevatara shalemodel. athree-digit score. Outofhis 16 inter-state movement. It is a (on aYoY basis) seeninAndhra trial hubs. shortage.This subduedre- to approvethe historic civilnu- society on the basis of caste and “Wehaveasked teachers in fifties, he has twoscores of 90s proxyfor apickupinmanufac- Pradesh, Telangana, , But, the impact of reverse sumption of businessactivity clear deal.” As Senators in 2008, religionwhichistheagendaof the eachschoolto devisethreeimag- and five in the 80s. turing and consumptionactiv- Assam and Jammu &Kashmir, migration triggered by the has also been reflectedinthe Biden and Obama had voted in BJPandtheRSS…andinreturnfor inaryclassrooms —1)madeof But then, Chauhan’s career ity,signifiedbythe improve- along with MGNREGAwork pandemiconIndian states and latestNomura India Business favour of the deal in Congress. thatwewill help youmakegains studentswho have no accessto waswell beyond statistics. It was mentininterstate movementof creation with states such as sectors,asassessed by India Resumption Index, whichre- Biden recalledthat he had said at in India’s market?” technology2)studentswhohave about precious runs forwhich he goods. Tamil Nadu andAssam moving Ratings, shows thatthe manu- mainedbroadlyunchanged at the time that the worldwould be “Whatsapphas appliedfor a aphone butnot internetand 3) had to toil hard.Likethe 88 he Also,withreversemigration outofthe redcontractionary facturing firms in Delhi and 70.4 forthe week ending “a safer place” if the US and India license forWhatsapp Pay. What studentswho have access to all. scored againstamenacing Jeff from urban to rural areas, work zone from the previous month. Haryana aremoresusceptible August2. became closer friends and part- is the deal forthatlicense…what Teachers will have to be in touch Thompson on afast-as-lightning created under MGNREGAal- The other indicators —elec- to the reverse labour migra- “While business resump- ners.AsPresident,“I'llcontinueto arethe conditions?”Maken said with the firsttwo groups,once a trackinPerthin1977.Or, the93in mostdoubledonayear-on-year tricity consumptionand vehi- tion thanthe firms basedout tion remains stuckat~30ppbe- believe andcontinuewhat I've at apress conference with his week,either by going to their Lahorethefollowingyearagainst basisinJuneto reach6,403lakh cleregistrations—remained of Maharashtraand Gujarat. lownormal,harddatareleased longcalledforincluding—stand- party’s Technology and DataCell homesorgatheringtheminsmall aPakistanattackthat had Imran person days.Maharashtra, the subduedonYoY basis sincethe The topfivemigrantsreceiv- so far(auto sales, electricity ingwithIndiaandconfrontingthe headPraveenChakravartyandso- numbersincommonareas--and Khan and Sarfraz Nawazatthe biggestCovid-19hotspotand outsetofthe Covid-19 pan- ing states areMaharashtra, consumption) have improved threatsitfacesinitsown region cialmedia headRohan Gupta. devise learning plans accord- peak of theircareers. destination migration state, demic. GSTcollected in all Delhi, Haryana, West Bengal in July. We believe theuptickin alongitsborders,”Bidensaid.The The Congress demand came ingly,”says KrishnaSKarichanna- OnSunday, Chauhan’sformer however, recordedafallin statesshowedasequential im- and Gujarat. Basedonthe July activity data reflectspost- statement of supportcameas hours afterUnion MinisterRavi var, Director of Secondary Edu- India and Delhi team-mates MGNREGA employmentinJune provement in June, but slipped overall vulnerability of the lockdown normalisation and India and China remain lockedin ShankarPrasadreactedsharplyto cation.Startingfromnorth MohinderAmarnathandMadan bothonaYoYandsequentialba- in July, reflecting an anomalyof states linked with high-to-low pent-updemand, but with aborder standoffinLadakh for CongressleaderRahulGandhifor Karnataka, the teacher-ledinitia- Lal described him as “gutsy” and sis, partlydue to intra-state mi- the improvement in June being inter-state migrant depend- daily cases continuing to pick morethan three monthsnow. his tweet: “BJP &RSS control tive hasbeenadoptedacrosssev- a“fighter”. “He nevergaveup, grantworkersreturningto their mainlydue to extendedreturn ency ratio (MDR) inthe manu- up, the freeze in the NIBRI indi- BothBidenandHarrisrecalled Facebook &WhatsApp in India. eral districtsofthe state. But its nevershied away from the battle jobs in cities. filing deadlines forlarge tax- facturing sector,Ind-Rahas cates agrowingriskthat these- Harris's mother Shyamala Theyspreadfake news andhatred seedlayinanonlinediscussionby against pacers...gutsand afight- The Finance Ministrydata payers. classifiedDelhi andHaryana quential improvement in activ- Gopalan Harris in their speeches. through it and use it to influence agroup of teachers, including ingspiritiswhatIwill remember uses asequentialcomparison Onenoteworthy trend as highlyvulnerable with ity could taper,” the research Biden said Chennai-born the electorate.” Rakkasagi, all members of the about his career.Hehad his ups forCovid case count and other among the twobiggeststates 93.52 and 51.74MDRs and firm said. Shyamala'simmigrant storywas Prasadtweeted:“Losers who BharatiyaGyanVigyan Samiti and down, wasout of the team, “inspiring”andof “purecourage” cannotinfluence people even in (BGVS),whorefuseto believe that and everytime he came back -- a —likethe stories of the “sacri- theirownpartykeepcribbingthat online education is the onlyan- fighterwhocommandedrespect fices”and“family's courage” of the entireworld is controlledby swer to the challengesposed by in ourteam,” Amarnath said. Rajya Sabha ready forsession other Indian Americans. BJP &RSS. Youwerecaughtred- the pandemic. “He wasthe perfect batting Harris said her grandparents handedinalliancewith Cam- “Technologymightensureen- partner forSunny.Weneeded from the Upper House cussedduring ameeting held both areinclose proximity.Also from former Prime Ministers had “taught her [mother] that bridgeAnalytica &Facebook to gagement,butnotlearning.Some someonewhocouldstandupand Chairman,VicePresident M by Naidu and Lok Sabha under consideration,said Manmohan Singh and HD when yousee injustice in the weaponise databefore the elec- of uswonderedwhatcouldbethe blunt the pacersagainstthe new Venkaiah Naidu. Speaker Om Birla on July17. sources, is an ultravioletgermi- Deve Gowda, and Union world, youhaveanobligation to tions&now have thegallto ques- alternative —and the idea of a ball in allconditions, and Chetan According to theplan, To ensurephysicaldistanc- cidal irradiation system in the Ministers Ramvilas Paswan do something about it”. This,she tion us?” Sources in the BJP re- vatara shaalacame up,”says did it,”hesaid. whichisstill being firmedup, ing protocols in RajyaSabha, air-conditioning system. The and Ramdas Athawale. said, “inspired my mother to ferred to the 2019 takedown of Chegareddy FC,agovernment ForMadanLal,whatstoodout members of RajyaSabha and the measures will include four IndianExpress reported on Other Union Ministers will march andshoutonthestreetsof morethan700pages,groupsand school teacher in Belavanki, wasthat Chauhan “nevergot an- Lok Sabha arelikelytomeet 85-inchdisplayscreens in the August7about similar plans in occupyseatsfor theruling Oakland,atthe height of the civil accountsinIndia. In the largest Gadagdistrict,andvice-president gry”. “It showedinhis calm bat- separatelyonalternatedays,or chamber and six 40-inch the Lok Sabha. When Rajya party in the House, while par- rights movement, amovement crackdownof fake accountsinthe of BGVS,Karnataka. ting, and in the grit he displayed through separatesessions in screens in the four galleries to Sabha convenes, members will ties will be allotted seatsinthe whose leaders includingDr country, Facebookhadstatedthat Towardsthe end of May, in trying to makeDelhicricket the mornings and evenings, so enable members to watchthe be seated in the chamber and chamber and galleries based MartinLutherKingJrwere them- it had detected “coordinated in- Chegareddyhadturnedhishome better.Hewas my roommateon that space in both Houses can proceedings. Allseatsinthe galleries, and the Lok Sabha on their respective strengths. selvesinspiredbythenon-violent authentic behaviour” in these intoone suchlittle school,and the1978tourof Australia,atough be utilisedtospread out the galleries will be fitted with chamber.There will be 60 Placards will indicatethe par- activism of Mahatma Gandhi”. pages,someof whichwerelinked lateropenedtheschoollibraryfor tour wherewewon matches.He seating. consoles forthe participation membersinthe RajyaSabha ties accommodated in each She recalledvisiting Madras to theCongress IT Celland and similar interactionswithsmall would relaxbylisteningtosongs Sources said the Rajya of all members. Special cables chamber and 51 in thegalleries, gallery. Those seated in the Lok (Chennai), and enjoying “good some to SilverTouch groups of students. intheroom,andhumalongwhen Sabha chamber and galleries, arebeing laid to connectthe leavingout the firstrow.The re- Sabha chamber will be accom- idlis”. Shesaidshe went on “long Technologies,acompanythathas Intheconstraints,healsosaw in the mood. He wasaman of and the Lok Sabhachamber, twoHouses fortransmitting maining 132willbeseatedin modated in twoblocks,one for walks”withhergrandfather, who worked forthe government and an opportunity to shift thechil- simple tastes, really,”Lal said. will be usedtoseat members. audio-visual signals of pro- the Lok Sabha chamber. the ruling coalition and the would tell her about India's free- theBJP.Facebookandothersocial dren’s experience from “learning Afterretirement, Chauhan “All thesearrangementsmark ceedings both ways forreal- The Prime Minister, Leader other forthe rest.Seating in the domfighters,“andexplainthatit's media platformshavebeen at- outcomes”andsyllabusto obser- didn’t distance himself from the afirst. Thesession will be held time participation. of the House, Leader of official and press galleries will on us to pick up wheretheyleft tacked across political lines in vation, datacollection and read- game. Afitness enthusiast, old- in compliance with social dis- Therewillbepolycarbonate Opposition and leaders of also followsocial distancing off”. “Those lessons areabig rea- both US and India fortheir al- ing.“Iaskedthechildrento getan timersatFerozShahKotla recall tancing norms,”said sources. sheetstoseparatethe official other parties will be seated in norms -- eachwill accommo- son whyIamwho Iamtoday,” legedly biased contentmodera- assortment of seeds from their his regular morningwalkswhile The arrangementsweredis- galleryfromthe chamber as the RajyaSabha chamber,apart dateonly15people. Harris said. “Our community is tion practices. Theyhavebeen home and plant them in small he served the Delhi&Districts boundtogetherby somuchmore summonedtoParliamentary pots.Then, theyhad to take a Cricket Association(DDCA)insev- than our shared historyand cul- committeesinIndia as well as to worksheetand note down the eral capacities. and said that monkeyswere the BJP governmentinUP. caseonpriority,and declaredthe scheme, Saat Nischay(on village ture.Thereasonthereisakinship the US Congress. time neededfor each seedto Appointed as manager for deities thatcouldnot beinsulted. Chauhan is survivedbyhis boyasaminorafter the father roads, sanitation and drinking betweeneveryonewasaproduct AskedabouttheWSJreport,a sprout,” says Chegareddy. India’s tour to Australiain2008, Harbhajandidnottestifybecause wifeandtheirson.“Iwasintouch submitted an affidavit. We also water),MNREGAandpaddypro- of the South Asian diaspora, no Facebook spokesperson told The Histasksinvolvedthechildren hewasinthethickofthingsagain Chauhan said he did notspeak with him when he wasinhospi- had the school authoritydeclar- curement by the Primary matter howdiverseour back- Indian Express:“We prohibithate takinganinterestintheir imme- duringthe infamous ‘monkey- English.”Duringhisplayingdays, tal. He told me, ‘Let’s meetsoon, I ing that the boywas born in April AgricultureCredit Society under grounds maybe, we also share a speechandcontentthatincitesvi- diateenvironment.“Iaskedthem gate’scandal.While the too, Chauhan waspartofacon- amcomingto Delhi',”saidMadan 2006.” the Cooperative Department. setofvalues, values forged by olenceandwe enforcethesepoli- to interview theirfathers about Australians insistedthat troversy in Australia thathad Lal.“It’satragedyhowthingssud- Pandeysaid Buxar Police will overcomingthecolonialpast,not cies globallywithoutregardto thetypeof fertilisertheyuse,their HarbhajanSinghhadusedaracial threatenedtosnowball.During denlyturned.” nowhaveto“take upthecasedif- Biden, Harris only inonenation,butintwo,”she anyone’s political position or experienceof harvest...andwrite slur againstAndrew Symonds the1981 Test inMelbourne,when ferently” as the boycannotface wasa“mutualstrength” of India said, referring to Indiaand party affiliation.While we know about it. It wasaway to develop while batting, Sachin Tendulkar, Gavaskar decided to walk offin RTI activist trial. and the US. Pakistan. thereismoretodo,we’remaking theirlanguageskills, makethem whowasatthe other end,saidhe protestafter being adjudged lbw Speakingto TheIndianExpress, TheRTIactivisthadearliertold The twocountries “willhave The speeches cameaday af- progress on enforcement and ask questions and become little hadn’t heardanything. It wasthe to DennisLillee,heaskedhispart- the boy's father said: "Itfeelslike The Indian Express thathis son an honestconversation, butal- tertheBiden-Harriscampaignis- conduct regular auditsofour researchers,” he says.Thereare politicianinChauhanthathelped ner to followhim. “You arethe adream afteralong nightmare. had hitched aride with twomen ways as close friends”, he said. suedapolicy document which processto ensurefairnessandac- close to 27 suchschools in Gadag quell tempers, and playarole in captain and whatever yousay,I My son will come backtous, fi- from his village on amotorcycle, Expression his faith in Harris, said the Biden administration curacy.”Meanwhile,theCongress alone. Across the state, several ensuringthat the tour that am behind you,” Chauhan told nally. HesufferedbecauseIaman whichwas stoppedbypolice in Biden,whowasVice-Presidentto wouldplace“highpriority”onthe demand foraJPC probehas also suchexamples of government seemedtobeonthevergeofcan- Gavaskar.Manager Shahid RTIactivistandmy queries,espe- the Rajpur areaofBuxar.The po- President BarackObama from India-US relationship. setoff adebatewithin. Aparty teachers’ innovation through the cellation went ahead. Durranisteppedintosoothetem- ciallyonMNREGA job cardsand lice claimedtheyrecovereda 2008-16, said: “Like Barack The document said that the leadersaidthataJPCwouldmean vatara shale model abound. MikeProcter,who wasthe pers, better sense prevailed and procurement of paddyoverthe country-madepistolfromtheac- Obama asked of me,I'm asking Democratic candidatebelieves thattherulingpartywoulddecide ForAravindKudla,ateacherin matchreferee in that Test,wrote Chauhan stayed back. last10years, had been hurting tivist’sson andalivecartridge Kamala Harris be the lastperson therecan be no tolerance forter- onthechairperson. “Whyshould Moodambailu in Dakshin later in his book “Caught In The Longafter he hadquit the some people.” eachfromthe twomen. in the room, askthe toughques- rorism in SouthAsia, cross-bor- therebeaJPCnow whenitisvery Kannada district, who made his Middle”thatitwasChauhanwho game in the mid-80s, Chauhan However, he said,the police The activist, who has been tions of me, providecounsel,and der or otherwise, and that the muchthe responsibilityofthe IT studentswriteanessayonthe “informed(Australia captain shifted to politics, getting elected action has meant that his son has fighting corruption at the local mostofallto always representbe- Bidenadministrationwouldwork committeeto lookintotheissue,” monsoon as it washedoverthe Ricky) Ponting that the racism twice as MemberofParliament lostayear in school. “He had level,hadallegedthathissonwas liefsand possibilities.” Bidende- withIndiatosupport arules- asked aCongress leader.That stateand helpedthem makea charge wascompletely made up, from Almorah in UP on aBJP scored 83 per cent in the five pa- framedbythe peoplehewas try- scribed Harris as “smart,tested, basedand stable Indo-Pacific re- Tharoor heads the panel is also a raingauge to measuretherainfall, because as Indians it wasjustnot ticket.In2016, he wasappointed pers he wrote. He had to appear ingto unmask,andthattheywere prepared”for the role. gioninwhichnocountry, includ- pointtheOppositionunderlined. the newexperimentsinlearning possible forthem to be racist". to head theNationalInstitute of forhis final paper when he was in league with the local police. Harris, who toospoke at the ing China, would be able to signalahopefulrealisation.“Ithas Procter wrote:“Chauhan also FashionTechnology(NIFT),which arrested,” the activistsaid. Accordingto him,hehadfiled virtual event organisedby'South threaten itsneighbours with im- Schools givenustime to rethink. Before producedanalbum of photos triggered acontroversy overhis LalanPandey, theboy'slawyer, several RTIapplications to un- AsiansforBiden'intheearly hours punity. 20-25,throughactivitiesthataim Covid, we would teach, but the withprincesandprincessesinre- suitabilityforthepost.Hewasre- said:“Weare veryhappythatthe coveralleged irregularities in the of SundayIndia time, identified FULLREPORTSON to develop languageskills, obser- child would notbeable to learn. galdressbutwithmonkey heads, placedayearlaterwhenhejoined Juvenile Justice Boardheardour Bihar government’s flagship herself as the firstVice www.indianexpress.com

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19-YEAR-OLD’S DEATH IN ACCIDENT New challenge for EWS kids in private schools: Callrecordsofover Parents have no money forbooks,uniform

will be asked to buy booksand at this time. “Thisisaproblem SUKRITABARUAH uniforms, and Iwon’t be in apo- everyyear.Families pulltogether 10,000Bulletowners NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 sition to do that,” said the father whatever theyhave—but they of aclassIIstudentataMayur have nothing this year,” she said. ISSUESWITH distribution of free Vihar school. Advocate KamalGupta, bookstoEWS students in private Awoman, whose son was counselor of Action Committee tracked,twoarrested schools have become exacer- admitted to aschool in class Ithis UnaidedRecognisedPrivate bated this year becauseofthe fi- year,said she wasnot anticipat- Schools, said, “Transfer of funds nancial crisis families arefacing. ing large costs whileavailing the to schools forthis purpose has According to provisions of EWSprovisions. nothappenedthis year.” the Right to Education Act, 25% “Wedidn’tevenhave asmart- An education department of- AMILBHATNAGAR of seatsatentry-levelclasses in phonebutboughtonelastmonth ficial saidthe possibilityofclear- NOIDA,AUGUST16 privateschools arereserved for afterborrowing moneysohe ing these funds earlier this year children from families with an An official said the possibilityofclearing funds earlier could could attend online classes. We could be considered.“Usually AFTER SCANNINGthrough call annual income of less than Rs 1 be consideredthis year. Archive have no moneyright now; my these funds startmoving to records of 10,719 Royal Enfield lakh and disadvantaged groups husbandworks as alabourer. I schools by July because we need Bulletowners in Bulandshahr, including disabledchildren. have boughtsomesheetsof paper schools to submit estimates and policeonSundayzeroedinon These children areentitledto being transferredbythe govern- uniforms ourselveswithout re- forhim.Itold theteacher Icannot documentsfirst. Since somedo the one that wasallegedly in- free textbooks, notebooks, sta- ment. As aresult, parentsend up imbursement from the school. buy booksrightnow and told her notsend the dataontime, the volved in an accident that killed tioneryand uniforms, forwhich spending moneythemselves, We’vebeen spendingRs9,000- to letmeknowifthereare anyold process carries on till December 19-year-old Sudeeksha Bhati. schools aresupposedtobereim- and then await reimbursements. 10,000,but this year it’s justnot booksfromprevious years Ican sometimes. Parentsmakethe Bulandshahr SSPSantosh Kumar bursedbythe stategovernment. However, the financial con- possible. Fornow,he’s attending collect from the school,”she said. payments at the beginning of the Singh said that 10 police teams Everyyear,thereare com- straints on families this year has online classes on my smart- JyotiMohare,whoworkswith school year and arereimbursed also scannedfootage from 12 The accused, Deepak Chaudharyand Raju, were arrested on plaintsbyparentslateintothe made the situation more difficult. phone. We usedleftoverpages NGOJOSH in EastDelhi and helps later.But this year it is tricky be- CCTVcameras and questionedat Sunday; Sudeeksha Bhati (right) year thattheydid notreceive the “My son wasadmitted to the of last year’snotebooksfor afew parentsthrough the EWSprocess, cause of the parents’ economic least 1,000 people. free booksand uniforms from school three years agointhe months, and I’verecentlybought has been going from school to situation. We willdiscuss the Bhati, hailing from Greater schools, whichschools in turn EWScategory, and everyyear we him some cheap notebooks. But school to ask whytheyare not possibility of clearing payments Noida’s Dadri district, had se- Police, call detail records (CDR) of footage, between 8.26 and 8.29 claim is because of delayinfunds have been paying forbooksand I’mafraid that if school opens, I providing study material forfree early this year,” the official said. cured 98 per centinthe CBSE 10,719 Bullet ownerswere am, the twomen could be seen boardexams and had gone on to scanned, and it wasfound that getting petrol at astationonthe receive ascholarship of Rs 3.8 “between 8amand 8.30 am on stretch, andBhati and the ac- Court finds man guiltyof croretopursue entrepreneurship Monday,when the accident took cusedwereaminuteawayatthe in Babson College in place,onlyone owner'sCDR time. Massachusetts. Backhome since could be trackedonthe route. The SSP saidthat at 8.39 am, employing 9-yr-oldathome March,she diedinaroad acci- That person is Chaudhary.” theBullet crossed ashop in dentonTuesdaywhile she was The accusedwerearrested ImliyavillagefollowedbyBhati's of sentence will be heardon riding pillion behindher cousin. from Bhood area in Bulandshahr. vehicle 20 seconds later.The SSP ANANDMOHANJ August 28. They were heading to arelative’s Apolice officer said, “When we said thatthe family’sallegations NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 The boywas rescuedon place in Aurangabad. seizedthe motorcycle, we found that the accusedwereharassing December10, 2013 afteratip-off According to police, twomen severalchanges... We already had Bhati didnot holdup. “Asper ADELHI courthas convicted a that he wasemployedatahouse —Deepak Chaudharyand Raju — images of the Bulletfromthe CCTVfootage,atnopoint does man accusedofemploying a9- in Badarpur. He hadtestifiedthat were ridingthe Bullet that CCTVgrabs. The accused, when theaccused’s vehiclecross the year-oldboy as adomestic he did household chores there. brakedin front of Bhati’s vehicle, questioned, admitted that some bikeBhati wason.”The SSPsaid worker at his home, even though He saidhewas nottreated badly causing it to skid. The girl's fam- parts of themotorcycle hadbeen that Chaudharyclaimedthere the child turning hostile during and his mother receivedRs1,000 ilyhad also alleged thetwo men modified.” wasananimal cartahead of their cross-examination, observing as wagesfor his work. harassedher and droveina Policealso checkedCCTVs to bikebecause of whichatempo that the child’s statement is pos- Ayear later,the child “turned zigzag manner,but police said establish the sequence of events, abruptly stopped, whichinturn siblya“tutored” ,and “toact hostile and statedhis mother was theyhavefound no evidence to and it showedBhati riding with forced them to brake. upon the same would lead to employedat the house of the ac- back this claim. her cousin at 8.25 am near Bhood But the victim’s father, miscarriageofjustice”. cused, and he had been studying The SSP said, “The accused crossing. Oneofthe accused JitendraBhati, maintainedthe ac- Additional Chief there,” the court said. painted their Bulletbikeadiffer- could be seen riding the Bullet cusedhad harassedBhati prior to Metropolitan Magistrate Vijeta “Even thoughheclaimedhe ent colour, changed the number eight minutes earlier on the same the mishap.“The bikewas fol- AFESTIVAL,SOME RESTRICTIONS Singh Rajawatheldthe accused, wasnot assaulted,exposingthe plate, suspension and lightsafter stretch, and he picked up the lowing Sudeeksha, her uncle and Parveen Babbar,guilty under the child aged 9yearstodohouse- theyreadaboutBhati’s death otheraccusedat8.22amnear a the cousin and zigzagging on the Statues of lordGaneshafor sale under the Barapullah Flyover, ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. JJ Actaswell the Child Labour holdchores does cause unneces- through media reports." hospital in the area. emptyroad wherethere were no Settingupidols in pandals at public places and processionsduring Ganesh Chaturthi as well (Prohibition and Regulation) Act. sarymental and physicalsuffer- According to Bulandshahr Policesaid that as perthe cameras.” as Muharramhas been prohibited in view of the pandemic this time. AbhinavSaha The argumentsonthe quantum ing to him," the courtsaid. Rs 5crorefor 5-year Metro to construct bridge plan to tackle city’s over Yamuna for new line Bridgewas also builtfollowing EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE this method. It will makethe ‘monkey menace’ NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 bridgelook better," aDMRCoffi- cial said. THEDMRChasstartedconstruct- The design of the bridgewas ing abridgeoverthe Yamuna on finalisedusing the ‘Building SHIVAMPATEL itsupcomingMajlisPark-Maujpur Information Modeling’ (BIM) NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 corridor, in what will be the technology,through whicha3D Metro's fifthleapoverthe river. model of the bridgewas created FUNDS OF over Rs 5crore were The new560-metre-long with intricatedetails of the pro- sanctionedbythe Environment bridge,partofMetro'sPhaseIVex- posedstructure,DMRCsaidina MinistryinMarch foraproject to pansionproject,willcomeupbe- statement. control increasing conflict be- tweentheiconicSignatureBridge “For the finalisation of the tween monkeysand humans in andWazirabadBridge.Itwillcon- Phase4designs, DMRC’s engi- Delhi, but theprogramme did nect the proposedSoorghat and neersare usingthe BIM platform, notstart due to thecoronavirus In 2018,Delhi recorded950 Sonia Viharstations. through whichtheyhavebeen lockdown. cases of monkey bites. Archive "This will be the firstever able to finalise the designs even The Delhi forest department MetrobridgeoverYamunatobe during the days of thepandemic has nowasked the Ministryto builtusing the cantilevercon- when physical meetingsweren’t revalidate thesanctionedamount estimating the population of struction method, under which possible.Allmandatoryapprovals forthe current financial year so monkeys,understanding their horizontal structures stretchout fromtheconcernedagencieshave thatthe Wildlife Institute of India behaviour and movement pat- from pillars that aresupported been obtainedfor the construc- (WII)canbegintheproject,spread terns by fitting them with radio- onlyonone end. The Signature tion of thebridge,” it added. over a5-year period and focused collars, identifyingconflict on the Rhesus Macaque species. hotspots,using scientific meth- Chief WildlifeWarden ods forsterilisation, and training Prabhat Tyagi told The Indian forest and municipal staffincon- Express,“We areexpectingthe flict management. Ministrytoapprove(the revali- The projectwould collect de- dation) soon… The Institute mographic data, suchasgroup would requireacoupleof size, gender and ratio of females months to setupinDelhi before to malesandinfants,whichwould the project begins.” helpwithanappropriatepopula- The problem of “increasing tion management strategy. monkey menace” in Delhi, as “A minimum of 20 troops will mentionedinthe subject of a be identifiedand adult females meeting held by theInspector will be fitted with aGPS/GSM General of Forests (Wildlife) on transmitter,and thedominant June 24,has grownoverthe past male and twoorthree adult male severalyears. and females will be fitted witha In 2018,the city recorded VHFtransmitter.The troops will around 950 cases of monkey be systematicallymonitored to bites, withevenMPs and bu- understand their movement pat- reaucratsliving in NewDelhi terns,” the proposal states. Municipal Council area facing in- Behavioural monitoring of creasingdisturbance from the sample troops would also be simians, officials said. done to understand howhuman Catching and releasing mon- resources contributetotheir nu- keysinAsola Bhatti Wildlife tritional requirements, and area Sanctuary, which is the approach specific mitigationplans will be takensofar,doesnot helpsolve prepared. the issue,and ascientific method The WII has listedtwo meth- is needed, officialsadded. odsfor mitigation of conflict — “Foraging forfood in garbage immuno-contraception, which dumps, raiding agricultural crops, involves injecting acontraceptive food provisioning and other fac- vaccine,andsurgicalsterilisation, tors have allowedmacaques in previouslyusedbyHimachal human-dominatedlandscapes to Pradesh and gov- thrive,” states aproject proposal ernmentstocontrol theRhesus prepared by the WII forDelhi. Macaque species. The institutehas been roped The decision on which in forthe project following un- method to use will be takenaf- successful attemptsbythe Delhi teranestimation of the popula- forest department to engage a tion and severity of theproblem. vendor forsterilisation by float- Officials said the firstyear of the ing three tenders between 2018 project wouldinvolve popula- and 2019,whichnoone took up, tion estimation, the next three officials said. years would be focusedonster- As per the proposal, the 5- ilisation, followedbytraining year programme would involve and monitoringinthe fifthyear.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 THECITY THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,AUGUST17,2020 BRIEFLY ForCMbirthday, oximeters meantfor villages Teenbeaten Employerheld stead of sendinghim gifts. ing livesbydetecting drop in oxy- upatparty EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE In July, he directedtheparty's genlevelsintime," Kejriwal NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 UP unit to distribute oximeters in tweeted. Delhi, meanwhile, Gurgaon: An FIR was villages. AAP RajyaSabhaMP recorded652 newCovid cases asdomestic lodged against"10-12 THE AAM Aadmi Partywill setup SanjaySingh is currentlytouring and eight deaths. people" on Saturdayfor facilities to checkoxygenlevels the state as part of theparty's at- Among the firsttowish the allegedly beating up a17- across 30,000 villages, Delhi tempts to expandits base. AAP chief on Sundaywas Prime year-oldboy at aparty in Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal "Alreadyreceivedcommit- MinisterNarendraModi, who Gurgaon on July23, with said Sunday, buoyedbycommit- ment for30,000 oximeters. Am tweeted," Birthdaywishesto helpkillsself police suspecting the in- mentstodonatethousands of overwhelmed. Will nowset up Delhi CM Shri@ArvindKejriwal cident mayberelated to oximeters responding to hisap- 'oxygenjaanchkendra' in 30,000 Ji. Praying forhis long and an argument on social peal made on IndependenceDay. villages. Will help setitupin healthylife." Familysays confinedsince Covid struck media. Kejriwal, who turned52on morevillages.Thank youdonors. "Thank yousir foryour warm Sunday, had appealed to AAP We will trainvillageyouthand wishes," Kejriwal responded. He other side, and onlymanaged to workers and volunteers on give them oximeters to setupoxy visitedthe Hanuman Temple at Kejriwal and his wifeSunitaatHanuman Temple, Sunday. PTI SOMYALAKHANI ask if she had eaten food." ‘Sceniclake’ Saturdaytodonateoximeters in- kendras.This willhelpusinsav- Connaught Place during the day. NEWDELHI, AUGUST16 She said theemployers simi- inRajinder larly stopped her son, Mithun, A19-YEAR-OLDwoman working from meeting hissister. Nagarsoon as adomestic help in Rohini al- She said that she lastspoketo Joining BJP: ‘Over 50 To end congestion, SouthMCD legedly committedsuicide herdaughteroverthe phone on NewDelhi: A"scenic lake" Wednesdaynight at herem- Wednesdayevening. willbecreated between ployer's house, following which "She told me that the family villages Dasgharaand from Shaheen Bagh’ to roll out RFID across capital police have arrested the em- had gone out and thatshe will eat TodapurinRajinderNagar ployer, businessman Kanwal once theyreturn... At midnight, I assemblyconstituency Kishore, foralleged abetment to got acall from my eldestdaugh- following rejuvenation of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ABHINAVRAJPUT suicide. terwho worksinahouse nearby awater body in thearea, NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 According to police,ever that Khushbu is no more. I DJBvice-chairmanRaghav since the Covidpandemicstruck, rushed to the employer's house Chadha saidSunday. THE BJP on Sundaysaid that sev- TO END confusionand traffic her employers had stoppedher but again, theydidn't even letme eral Muslim residentsof jams at toll booths, the South from meeting her family. seeher face," said Paswan. Shaheen Bagh, where amassive DelhiMunicipal Corporation, The woman, Khushbu, had Sheallegedthatforthelastfew Manfakes protestagainstthe Citizenship whichisthe nodal agency for been working at Kishore's house weeks, Khushbu had expressed robbery,held AmendmentAct washeldfor collectingtolltaxes from vehi- forfiveyears, and had been afull- her desiretoquit, andalsocom- months, have joinedthe party. cles entering the capital, will be- time help forthe last two,her plainedthattheemployer"would NewDelhi: A44-year-old Delhi BJP president Adesh Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta ginthe second phase of radio- motherMiraPaswan(40) said. onlypay her Rs 1,000 amonth man wasarrestedfor al- Gupta said over 100people from and other leaders withthe frequency identification(RFID) "Her mother allegedthat ever from hersalary, and keep the rest legedly staging afakerob- the community had joinedthe joinees,Sunday. AbhinavSaha system —coveringall of Delhi. since the lockdown, her daugh- of Rs 5,000withhim". beryto dupehisemployer party as theysupportthe Prime Under this,automatic toll de- terwas notallowed to go out of "Theywould tell her that they of Rs 10 lakh, since he had Minister’s effort to reachout to duction deviceswill be placed at Automatictoll deductiondevices will be placedat111 the employer's house. She said were saving that moneyfor her allegedly slappedhim and everysection of society and end someone from the government 111 locations, fromwhere 20 per locations, from where20per cent of vehiclesenter Delhi that everytime shewent to meet wedding,"she said. notincreasedhis salary triple talaq: “These people were should come hereand end the cent of vehicles still enter Delhi. her daughter,she wasnot al- Paswan said that before the foryears, police said. influencedbyBJP's effort to confusion. Todaytoo, Isaid that if The South civic bodyhad in lowed. The mother alleged that lockdown, shewouldvisither reachout to everyone, and not thereissome confusion, Iwill Julylastyear introduced the RFID Mostofthesetoll plazasare in it, he said. herdaughter wasnot beinggiven daughter at leastfourtimes a use them as avotebank.Today's raise it on the party platform. We systemat13 tollboothsinthecap- areasclose to the Noida-Delhi The corporation, afterhold- food properly,thatshe felt iso- week. Biodiversity event shows that Muslims’ faith will sit together with them over ital —fromwhere 80 per cent of border,likeVasundhara Enclave ing ameeting withEnvironment lated,and wanted to leave the Aday afterthe incident, parktocome in the party has increased.” CAAconcerns.” vehiclespassthrough—todeduct and NewAshok Nagar, or in Pollution (Prevention&Control) job,"said DCP (Rohini) PK Mishra. Paswan and afew neighbours Delhi BJP leader Nighat Asif Anis, an architect who toll and Environment Gurgaon. Authority,has decidedthat the On Wednesday, Kishor and and relatives went to theem- upatAravallis Abbasssaidthosewho joinedthe livesinthe area, wasamong CompensationChargesautomat- Since manyentrypointsstill exercise will be completedby his familyof11went out fora ployers' house in Rohinisector 6, party —over50fromShaheen those who joined. “The protest ically from commercialvehicles. do nothavethe RFID system in January31, 2021. Meanwhile, it party and lockedthe house from where stone-peltingtookplace. Gurgaon: To preventen- Bagh and the rest fromOkhlaand wasnever againstany party but AseniorSouthMCDofficialsaidit place, it wascausing confronta- plans to introduce hand-held de- the outside. DCP Mishrasaid, "The resi- croachment, the Haryana Nizamuddin —includedpeople againstthe Act,” he said. Asked if wasseenthat dieselvehiclesthat tion betweendrivers and collec- vices by Novembertoimprove "When theyreturnedat dentsofthe area calledthe police government will develop who supported CAAaswell as he supports theCAA or not, he were over 10 years old and hence tors. “This cannotbeencour- better enforcement of collection. night, theysaw thatshe had and in the stone-pelting, at least abiodiversityparkinthe those who were againstit. said, “I am neitheragainstitnor notallowedon theroad were us- aged duringthese Covid times,” The civic body on Fridayalso committed suicide. Thereare no four personnel were injured. An AravallisatGurgaon's Social activistShahzad Ali, in itsfavourbecause whether it ing relatively lesserknown entry the officialsaid.For instance, waived thepenalty imposed on apparentinjuries on her body but FIR has been filedinthismatter Kasanvillage,on100acres who wasamong thosewho comes or notdoesn't affect the pointstoenter thecapital. whendrivers purchase atag of motorists fornot havingRFID we areawaiting the post- as well." of panchayat land. ENS joined, said, "People who were peopleofthe country. This is the According to EPCA,40% of the Rs 200and go to non-RFIDtoll tags or nothaving recharged mortemreport," said Mishra. Paswan said, "I went thereto protesting herewanted that time to focus on abigger crisis.” pollution in Delhi is vehicular. plazas, theyare notabletouse them, until October 15. Khusbhu is survivedbyher ask the employerquestions, to parentsand six siblingswho live getjustice. We areangry. How in aslum in VijayVihar. couldtheyconfine my child like Her mother told TheIndian this?"The FIR, filedatthe behest ‘Happiness classes good, Express,"Since the pandemic of acomplaint receivedbythe started, theyconfinedmydaugh- general secretaryofthe block, now need more research’ terathome. Everytime Iwent to said, "Wecame to know… that visit her,the familywould mis- some relatives(presumably) of both in and outside of class- behave withmeand ask me to the deceasedaccompanied by EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE rooms in Delhi schools. getlost. Theywould saythatifmy some anti-social element triedto NEW DELHI,AUGUST 16 Studentsare morereflective daughter metme, she wouldget take thelaw in theirhands...As about small argumentswith Covid because we live in aslum... residents, we feel apprehensive... ASTUDYbyresearch group their peers, and moreinsightful Once Ibegged them and theylet The ladies,elderlies and children Brookings Institution hasfound in understanding home dy- her cometill thegateofthe have become restless becauseof that while thereisanecdotal namics,”read anotebythe au- house, and Isaw her from the today's ruckus." supportfor positive outcomes thors of the study. of the Delhi government’s flag- “As childrengrow, it will ship Happiness Curriculum, take time to confirm the long- Manrun over in Hauz Khas evaluating itsoutcomes will be term impact of the pro- amorecomplexprocess and gramme...,” saidthe report, NewDelhi: A33-year-old secu- office in Hauz Khas, when he has suggestedafirststepto- ‘Development of student and rity guardonhis waytoworkon washit allegedlybyacar," said wardsitthrough surveys for teacher measures of Happiness abicycle diedafter he wasal- Atul Kumar Thakur,DCP both students andteachers. Curriculum factors’, whichhas legedly hit by acar in South (South). “The Happiness Curriculum been authoredbyEsther Care, Delhi's Hauz Khas. Police arescanning CCTV has alreadyshown positive im- Vishal Talreja, Aynur Gul Sahin Police said the injured, cameras to trace the vehicle. provementsinrelationships and Sreehari Ravindranath. Farooq Ahmed, wasrushedto "Multiple teams areworking on AIIMS Trauma Centrewherehe the case and we have received diedduring treatmentSaturday some vital clues," Thakur said. TAMIL NAdU geNerATIoN ANd dISTrIbUTIoN corporATIoN LTd. evening. Ahmedissurvivedby The victim's brother-in-law NOTICE INVITING TENDERS (e-TeNderINg proceSS) his wifeand their 10-year-old Manudeem said, "He sustained son and seven-year-old daugh- severe head injuries... and died Sl. 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BIHARMINISTER SACKED Need free speech protection to Expelledfrom DELHI CONFIDENTIAL raise judiciary corruption: Bhushan word corruptioninawidesense fense to contempt proceedings EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to includeany act of impropriety under S. 13 (b) of the Contempt of JD(U),Rajak NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 other than merelyfinancialcor- Courts Act”. ruption”and“therefore,to exam- Bhushan saidvariousjudg- FACINGCHARGES of criminal inewhetherimputingcorruption ments,reports,andstatementsof contempt over hisremarks in an to ajudgewouldamountto perse judges have also discussedcor- settorejoinRJD interviewtoTehelka magazine in contempt,onewouldfirstneedto ruptioninthejudiciaryinthepast 2009,Advocate PrashantBhushan examineasto whattheword cor- and referred to observationson has told the Supreme Courtthat Prashant Bhushan ruptionhasbeennormallyunder- the subject in the 1964 3MLAsexpelled by RJD, may join JD(U) thereis“no effectiveprocedure” stood to include”. Parliamentaryreport of the currently“to dealwithcorruption He said the word corruption Committee on Prevention of in the judiciary” and, therefore, plexand political. Therefore, at “hasbeen defined, discussedand Corruption. SANTOSHSINGH lawyersraisingsuchissuesinpub- present thereisnoeffectivepro- elaborated in...the Prevention of “Without the allegations (of PATNA,AUGUST16 lic interestmustfall withinthe ceduretodeal with corruption in Corruption Act, 1988, the UN corruption) againstajudge being ambit of free speech. the judiciary other than the pub- ConventionAgainstCorruption,in documented and investigated in IN Acrucial political develop- In written submissions to the lic and particularly through variousjudgmentsofthisHon’ble the manner further providedun- mentaheadofthe upcoming court, he pointed out that the lawyers who knowfromexperi- Courtaswell as British and derthe Judges InquiryAct, to es- Bihar Assemblyelections, leader BOOSTING BONDING Supreme Courtinthe 1995 case, C ence the extent of corruption in Americancourts,Law tablishtheveracity,theallegation from the ScheduledCaste com- RavichandranIyervsJusticeAM the judiciaryorvis avis aparticu- Commission reports,etc” and per se cannotamounttocon- munity,Shyam Rajak wason LOKSABHA Speaker Om Birla has found anew waytodevelop Bhattacharjee&Ors,had“indicated lar judge. Anyexercise of alleging addedthat“discussionofcorrup- temptinsofar as it wouldnullify Sundaydismissedasministerin abonding with MPs across parties. Earlier,every MP usedto thatmembersof thebarandothers corruption in the public interest tion in the judiciaryorvis avis a the constitutionalprovisions and the Nitish Kumar government getamessage from the Speaker on his or herbirthday, but should notspeak in public but use mustthereforesquarelyliewithin particularjudge(asafacetof‘mis- statutoryproceduresfor im- and expelledfromthe JD(U). ShyamRajak nowBirla has asked theLok Sabha channel to air aprogramme onlytheinhouseprocedurewhich the domain of freedom of speech behavior’) is necessaryfor the peachmentof ajudgeongrounds Rajak,who leftthe RJDtojoin on their birthdays,including greetings and ashortdocumen- has been devisedfor receiving under Article 19 (1) (a) and the process of impeachment andre- of misbehaviorincludingcorrup- the JD (U) in 2010,would rejoin tary on them. Another suggestion he has giventothe secre- complaintsagainstjudges”. dutyof lawyersinparticularto the movalofjudges, thisbeing acon- tion,” he contended. the RJD on Mondayinthe pres- told TheIndianExpress,“Rajak tariat is to ensurethat member-related programmes arean- “It is howevernow clearthat institution of the judiciary,”the stitutional remedy”. On August14, theSupreme ence of Leader of Oppositionin has been dismissedfromJD chored by daughters of members concerned.The families the internal procedureisinade- submission said. He contendedthat“allega- CourtheldBhushanguiltyof con- the AssemblyTejashwi (U)for hisanti-party activities should be involvedinmaking them,hehas suggested. quateandineffective;andtheim- Bhushan said he had already tions of corruption cannotbeper temptinanothercaseovertwoof Prasad Yadav. and indiscipline. The CM also peachmentprocedureistoocom- explained“that he hadusedthe secontemptbecausetruthisade- his tweets. While the RJD is upbeat with dismissedRajak from the return of Rajak,who was his cabinet.” ISTANBUL MEET knowntobeclose to RJD chief Welcoming Rajak,RJD and former Chief MinisterLalu spokespersonMrityunjay RELATIONS BETWEEN Indiaand Turkey maybestrainedover Bengal Governor: Raj Bhavan under Prasad, the JD (U) looksset to in- Tewari said, “ShayamRajak had President Recep TayyipErdogan’s statements on Kashmir,but duct three RJD MLAs who were been with us foralong time and softpowerdiplomacy is on. Bollywood actor Aamir Khan expelledfromthe party playedacrucial role. This is like Saturdaymet Turkey’s FirstLady Emine Erdoganduring his surveillance,documents getting leaked on Sunday. homecoming forhim. His return visit to the country. Theydiscussed Khan’s ongoing movie FarazFatmi, MLAfromKeoti will surelyboost theparty.A project, whichheisplanningtoshootinTurkey, and cultural in Darbhangaand sonofformer leader likeRajak leaving JD (U) influences and social sector projectsatthe Presidential palace The Governor said, “On is no secret.Any employeeofRaj RJD MP MAAFatmi; shows howhegot disenchanted in Istanbul. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE August14, adocument waselec- Bhavancould have accessedit.” Maheshwar Yadav, MLAfrom with Nitish Kumar.” KOLKATA,AUGUST16 tronicallyshared using an app TMC MP Mahua Moitra Gayghat in Muzaffarpur,and At one point, Rajak wascon- Jagdeep from here. That document came tweeted, “... (He) nowclaims he Prema Choudhary, MLAfrom sidered numbertwo to Lalu QUESTION TIME WESTBENGALGOVERNOR Dhankhar backtomefromthe highestau- &WBRaj Bhavanpremises un- Patepur in Vaishali were report- Prasad in the RJD along with JAGDEEP Dhankhar on Sunday thority of the government... der surveillance. Believe me, edly in touchwith JD (U) leaders RamKripal Yadav—now a FOOD MINISTRYofficialsmay have to face some tough ques- alleged that the RajBhavanwas Publicservantscannotact like that’s something your bosses forawhile. BJP MP. tions from members of the ParliamentaryStanding under surveillance and docu- “I am pained to saythatthe political servants. Therehas to be from Gujarat do better than any- Rajak’s decision to quit the JD Askedabout thethree RJD CommitteeonLabour as theywillbrief the committee mentsfromhis office were ei- RajBhavanisunder surveil- political neutrality... My internal oneelse —any of us would be (U) does notcomeasasurprise MLAs settojoin JD (U),Tewari Mondayabout the social security and welfaremeasures for ther leaked or being “procured”. lance...Iwilldoeverythingto inquirywillbecompletedsoon novices at it.” —itislearnt that he had been said Fatmi, Yadavand inter-state migrants, unorganisedand informal sector work- He saidhehas initiated aprobe protect itssanctity.Alistorpa- enough. Iwilltakelegal steps StateBJP president Dilip feeling sidelinedinthe govern- Choudharyhad lostthe confi- ers. The meeting comes at atime when alarge numberofmi- and those responsible “mustpay per that should notgoout of Raj once the inquiryisover.” Ghosh backedthe Governor and ment and the party. dence of the RJD leadership be- grant workers have walked backtotheir villages. And asub- aheavy price”. Bhavanwithoutmysanctionis The ruling TMC reacted claimedthat the police were An SC community leader cause of their “anti-party activi- stantial quantity of free foodgrains announcedfor them as The Governor made the alle- getting circulated outside. sharplytothe allegations. TMC working as informers. “Thestate representing Phulwari Sharief in ties” and it did notmatter which partofthe government’s packagehas notreachedthe bene- gations in his address to the me- Documentsare procured.Ihave MP SougataRoy said, “Our police areworkingasanin- the Assembly, he hadbeen made party theyjoined. ficiaries. Officials from the MinistryofHousing andUrban diaatRaj Bhavanafter an event initiated averyserious critical Governorhas made unfounded former of the stategovernment aministerinthe last cabinet With Fatmi settojoin JD(U), Affairs will also brief the committee headedbyBJD MP marking the second death an- probeintoit. Those who have allegations. If he thinksthat he is and the TMC has no work than expansion. the party maygain in the Bhartruhari Mahtab. niversaryofformer Prime done this mustpay aheavy under surveillancethen he to tapour leaders’ phones and JD (U) ministerand Darbhangaregion because of the MinisterAtalBihari Vajpayee. price,”Dhankhar said. should give proof. The guestlist carry out surveillanceonus.” spokesperson Neeraj Kumar influence of Fatmi’s father. Landlady locks PATEL, VENUGOPAL ALSO ON PANEL TO TACKLE INFIGHTING AAP’s UP office, Afterfloortest,Maken new partyalleges police pressure Cong in-charge Lucknow: AAP RajyaSabha MP SanjaySingh on Sundayalleged MANOJCG thatthe landlady had asked the NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 partytovacate itsstate office at Gomti NagarinLucknowowing WITH THE floor test in Rajasthan to alleged policeduress.He over,the Congress central leader- claimedthis wasdoneafter he ship on Sundayset in motion an had flagged“failures of the state exercise to find along-lasting so- government” on many fronts. lutionto theinfightinginthestate Landlady unit that recentlyput theAshok MeeraKumar, Gehlotgovernmentincrisis. however, de- The party removedAvinash niedany police Pande as AICC in-chargeofthe AjayMaken has replacedAvinash Pande (extreme left) in pressureand stateandannouncedcomposition Congress’s Rajasthan unit said that she of athree-member panel to “ad- did notwantto dresstheissuesraisedby(Sachin) PTI renewthe rent Pilot and the aggrieved MLAs”. secretarytoCongress president piness with Pande’sstyle of func- Sanjay Singh agreement Seniorparty leader Ajay Sonia Gandhi, Venugopal is con- tioning in his talkswiththe cen- with the AAP. Makenwillbethe newgeneral sidered close to . tralleaders.HehadaccusedPande Lucknow secretaryincharge of Rajasthan. Both of them had workedbehind of favouringChief MinisterAshok Police Commissioner Sujeet Pande’s removalwas oneofthe thescenesto persuade Pilottore- Gehlotand acting withbias. Pandeysaid, “Wenever do such conditionsreportedly putforward turn to the party fold. Maken, on Sourcesinthehighcommand things. Thatisall Ihavetosay.” by Pilot, who wasremovedas the other hand, and senior party said the plan to shiftPilot to Delhi Meanwhile, asixth FIR was stateCongress chief and Deputy leader Randeep Surjewala had and makehim AICC general sec- filedagainstSingh at Lucknow’s Chief Ministeramid the recent stayed in Rajasthan as AICC ob- retary of an important statemay Hazratganj police stationfor his tussle. servers forabout amonth as the nothappenimmediately. “Allthat remarks that “a specific caste is The three-member commit- party worked hardtoresolve the will happen afterthe committee runningthe government”. teeformedto lookinto issuesthat political crisis. holds deliberationswithall sec- Singh said, “Because the AAP ledtothe political crisiswill have Pande’s removalisseenasa tionsof thepartyinRajasthan.The and Ihavebeen raisingpublic is- veteranpartyleaderAhmedPatel, logical next step to thetrucetalks next setofchangeswill be partof suesinUttar Pradesh,the land AICC general secretaryincharge held between Pilotand senior that,” asenior leader told The owner wasunderpressuretoen- of organisationKCVenugopaland Congress leaders afterwhichhe IndianExpress.Those close to sure that she does notrent the Maken. had calledoff his rebellion. Gehlot, however, claimedthat premisestous.” ENS While Patelisformer political Pilothadexpressedhisunhap- Pilot maybeshiftedtoDelhisoon. Pawar family maintains silence, BJP says Parth not joining party

in Ayodhya and said it was“rein- Sharad Pawarishis grandfather.” MANOJMORE stallation” of the Hindu faith and Therewasspeculationthatthe PUNE,AUGUST16 “theendof alongbitterbattle”,trig- entirePawar familywould meet geringspeculation.“Parthisnotthe inBaramationIndependenceDay. AMID SPECULATION thatParth onlyonewhosaysJaiShriRam,the However, Sharad Pawarand his Pawarmay jointhe BJP afterbe- entireworldsays that,”Bapat said. daughter,MPSupriyaSule, kept ing reprimandedbyhis grandfa- Meanwhile,senior NCPleader away from Baramati. Deputy ther and NCPpresident Sharad Praful Patil said in Mumbai that Chief MinisterAjit Pawarand his Pawaroverhis tweetdemanding Sharad Pawarhad all waswellwithin the party and brother Srinivas Pawarwerein aCBI probeintoactor Sushant reprimandedParth Pawar thePawar family. “Thistalk of Baramati forthe pasttwo days. Singh Rajput’s death, the BJP has forseekingaCBI probeinto Sharad Pawarversus Ajit Pawar “Thereisnotruthinthe spec- said he wasnot joining the party. SushantSingh Rajput case fight is nottrue… Andthe issue ulation that SrinivasPawar had “ParthPawarisnot joiningthe endedafter Pawarsaheb made come to Baramati because of BJP and we will nottakehim into the comment,” he said. some familymatter. Srinivas our party,” said Pune BJP MP wadedintothe controversy,say- In Jalna, Public Health Pawarand his wifevisit Baramati GirishBapatatanIndependence ing that Parthwas mature and MinisterRajeshTope said, “Pawar everySaturday and Sunday,” said Dayfunction. wasover18yearsold. “Parth is familyisanidealfamilyand NCPBaramati city chief Imtiaz Inapublicreprimandto Parth, mature,over18 yearsoldandcon- united one… Pawarsaheb is the Shikalkgar. the NCPchief had described him tested the MavalLok Sabha elec- seniormostleader.” AfterParth wasrebuked by as“immature”andsaidhedidnot tions,” Rane said, alluding to the In Kolhapur,Parth’smaternal Sharad Pawar, neitherParth nor give much importance to his “ut- NCPchief’sremarks. aunt Vijaya Patil, said, “Parth is a hisfatherAjitPawarhasmadeany terances”. Recently, Parthalso expressed sensitive youngmanbutIamsure publicstatements. Sharad Pawar BJP leader NarayanRane too views in favour of the Ramtemple hewillforgeteverything.Afterall, toohas notsaid anything.

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ACCUSED CHARGED UNDER POCSOAND SC/STACT, FACENSA TOO PM has mandated TRACKINGTHESPIKEINDEMAND IB to carry on talks, Twoheldforrape-murderofUP ■ Households availing MGNREGA work (in cr.) 5.5 5.3 9 5.53 5.48 5.27 5.12 5.12 5.06 4.99 4.7 4.5 4.82 4.14 says NSCN-IM 3.4

minor,autopsyfindsnomutilation 2.1 Naga groupsaysGovernorRavihas 7

and promisedall possiblehelp. the time of the incident. have been causedbythe sharp 9 1* created ‘imbroglio’ in peace process MANISHSAHU The victim'smothersaid the The sugarcanefield belongs edgesofsugarcane leaves. In -08 LAKHIMPURKHERI,AUGUST16 girlhad gone outsidetorelieve to Sanjay’s uncle Jhanu Lal Yadav. manycases of strangulation,the 2011-12 2010-11 2016-1 2017-18 2012-13 2015-16 2014-15 2018-19 2013-14 2019-20 2009-10 2006-07 2007 2008-0

herself around 2pmonFriday. Acaseofmurder and destruc- victim’stongueiscaughtbetween 2020-2 ABHISHEKSAHA TWOPEOPLE have been arrested “When she did notreturn after tion of evidence has been regis- their teeth. Sanjayand Santosh Source: nrega.nic.in *From April 1toAugust 16 GUWAHATI,AUGUST16 forthe rape and murder of a13- an hour,myhusband and Iwent teredatIsha Nagarpolice station. have confessedtohavingstrangu- year-oldgirlwhose bodywas to look forher,” she said. An uncle of the victim said he lated thegirlwith her scarf.” The BLAMINGNAGALAND Governor Governor foundinasugarcane field in avil- “Wesaw SanjayGautamand had initiallythought thebody accusedfearedthatshewouldtell RNRavi, who is alsothe govern- RNRavi lageinLakhimpurKheridistrictof Santosh Yadavstandingneara wasmutilated.“On Saturday, I her parents about the sexual as- In less thanfive ment's interlocutor forthe Naga Uttar Pradesh on Fridayevening. sugarcane field around 500m told mediapersons that my sault,SHO Singh said. peacetalks,for creatingan“im- The girl’s familyhad alleged from our home. Iasked them if niece’s eyes had been gouged Santosh’s elder brother Raju broglio” in the peaceprocess, the months. on Saturdaythather eyes had theyhad seen my daughter,and out and her tongue had been Yadav(42) said he wassure NSCN-IMsaid SundaythatPrime The NSCN-IM has demanded been gouged out and her tongue theysaid theyhad not.” slashedbecause that is what ap- Santosh, who is agraduate, mar- monthsofFY21, MinisterNarendra Modi had Ravi’s removalasthe Centre's in- slit;howeverpolice said the au- According to themother, they peared at firstsight. Isaw blood ried, and the father of ababyboy, giventhe mandate of continuing terlocutor.Ontheotherhand,Ravi topsy carriedout by apanel of looked in severalother places in near her eyes,and hertongue wasinnocent. “Santosh had gone discussions to the Intelligence made veiledattacks on the outfit three doctorsdid notcorrobo- the villagetill it startedtorain washanging out,” the uncle said. to cut leavesfor animals. It is un- Bureau(IB)and addedthat the in his Independence Dayspeech rate theseclaims. heavily. Around 5pm, theyre- Lakhimpur Kheri fortunatethat the girl’s familyar- NREGA demand move did notmean the peace on Saturday. The arrested persons, turnedtothe sugarcanefieldbe- SuperintendentofPolice rivedthereatthe same time.” process had been downgraded. On August14, Th Muivah, the Santosh Yadav(25) and Sanjay cause the girloften went thereto Satendra Kumar said neither the Sanjay’s father Ramjeevan Astatement by theNSCN-IM chief of the NSCN-IM, said the Gautam (19), were neighbours relieve herself, the mother said. panchayatnama nor the post too, said his son wasinnocent. at all-time high —the largestNagagroup among Nagaswill “co-existwithIndia” of the victim,and were seen “Searching, we found her mortemreportmentionedany “The girl’s familyhas promised thoseengagingwiththeCentre— but will notmerge with India. close to wherethe body was body,with ascarf wrapped mutilation. Afterthe autopsy me that theywillask police not releasedonSundayevening said, Muivahalso touchedupon the found. AcourtinLakhimpur around herneck. Blood wasooz- confirmedrape,policehad to frame anyinnocent in the data showsthatafter an initial “Onthecurrentstatusof thetalks, contentious issues of aseparate Kherihad sentthem to judicial ing from near her eyes, and her addedchargesofrape and sec- case.” Sanjay,who is notmarried, HARIKISHANSHARMA dip in April duringthe lockdown, NSCNputonrecordthatPM-level Naga flag andConstitution. The custody on Saturday, Dhaurahra tonguewasout,”themothersaid. tions of the Protection of Children has studiedtill Class 5. NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 the demand forworkunder talk has notgonedownto sameday, theNSCN-IMsaiditwas (Lakhimpur Kheri) Circle Officer The girl’s father said he had from Sexual Offences (POCSO) In atweet,BSP supremo MGNREGAcontinuedtorisein IntelligenceBureau-leveltalk.The “unthinkableforNagasto sideline AbhishekPratapAjeya said. toldpolicethathehadseenSanjay Act, SP Kumar said. The accused Mayawati said in Hindi: “The THE DEMANDfor work under the current financial year.The Interlocutor carries the mandate the Naga flag in the solutionthat Neither of the accusedhas a and Santosh near the spot. “I also have been chargedunder the rape of aDalit minor... andher the MGNREGAhas soared to an number of households that of the PM.NSCNhas been talking both, the NSCN and Government criminal background, Ajeya said. told them (police)thatIhave no SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities) brutal killing is extremelysad all-timehigh, with about 5.53 availedworkunder the scheme to Ravi as Interlocutor and notas of India, is trying to find...” Thevillage,whichisaround50 enmity with anyone. Police must Actaswell. “Wewillalso invoke and shameful... Whereisthe dif- crorehouseholds availing the ru- rose to 3.30 croreinMay—55 per Governor.But since Ravi created TherelationshipbetweenRavi kmfromtheLakhimpurKheridis- have arrestedSantoshandSanjay the National Security Act(NSA) ference between the govern- raljob guarantee scheme in just cent higher than the correspon- an imbroglio in the talksprocess, andtheNSCN-IMdeterioratedaf- trict headquarters, has asizeable basedonsome evidence.” againstthem, theSPsaid. mentsofthe SP andBJP?” four-and a-half months of the ding month lastyear.The in- the PM gave themandatetocon- terthe former wrote to Chief Dalit population.Police were de- The father,57, is alabourer. Isha Nagarpolice station SP chief Akhilesh Yadav current financial year. crease washigher in the follow- tinue the talkstoateam of the IB MinisterNeiphiu Rio, coming ployedinlarge numbersinthevil- Both he andhis wife areunlet- StationHouseOfficerSunilKumar tweeted: “Under theBJP’s rule, This is the highestdemand ing months. In June this year,the as afast-trackchannel forcom- downharshlyoverthelawandor- lageonSunday. Leadersof several tered. Theirtwo sons, aged 25 Singh said: “Therewas an injury the harassment of girls and the scheme has seen since itsin- number of households that municationandclearthepending dersituation. parties visited thevictim's family and 17,werenot in the villageat nearthevictim’seye,whichcould women is at itspeak.” ception in 2006-07, an analysis availedMGNREGAwork pointsinthe competency.Once Pointingto“rampantextor- of dataavailable on the MGN- reached3.89 crore—77.95 per everythingisclear,theagreement tions andviolence”, Ravi had al- REGAportalshows. cent higher than the 2.16 crore will be at the political levelofthe leged that “armedgangs” were 5months on, The earlier recordwas in figureinthe same month last Prime Minister.” running parallel governments, 2010-11, when 5.5 crorehouse- year.The figurecrossed2.70 “Giventhe natureofRavi’s “challengingthelegitimacyof the holds availedofMGNREGA crorethis July—79.96per cent handling of the Indo-Nagapoliti- stategovernment”.Thestategov- Vaishno Devi work—but that wasthe figurefor higher than lastJuly. calissue,itispertinentto pointout ernment had saidhisassessment the whole financial year. Astatewise break-up of the thattalksare onpoliticalissuesfor wasnot “factual”. yatra restarts The unprecedentedspikein datashows thatatleastnine allNagasandcoveringallNaga ar- Then, through the state's thedemand forunskilledwork states—, Nagaland, West eas. But surprisingly,Mr. Ravi re- Home Department, the govern- with curbs under MGNREGAcomes in the Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, ducesthe talkstothe stateof ment had askedits employees to wake of the Covid-19outbreak, ,Uttarakhand, , Nagaland only.Thisisnot onlya self-declareifany of their family whichhas disruptedeconomic and Haryana— mockery of theFramework members and relativeswere EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE activity in cities and forced a registeredovera100per cent in- Agreement, co-authoredbyhim membersofundergroundorgan- JAMMU,AUGUST16 large number ofmigrantstore- crease in the number of house- while representing the Prime isations— later,itsaid the order turn to their villages. holds that worked under MinisterofIndia, but an insult to waspassedatRavi'sinsistence. CALLEDOFFduethetheCovid-19 About 5.48crore households MGNREGAinJulythisyear,in Nagasasawhole,” it added. The NSCN-IM had calledthe or- pandemic,the Vaishno Devi pil- availedMGNREGAworkinthe comparison to thecorrespon- Sunday's statement comes der“oneretrograde step worked grimageinJammu and Kashmir last fiscal, shows the dataonthe ding month lastyear. amid altercations betweenthe outinsidiouslytocrippletheNaga resumedafternearly five months portal. However, thenumber of In Mayand June this year,12 NSCN-IM and Ravi over several political movement...” on Sundaywith hundreds of pil- householdsthatavailedMGN- and 15 states, respectively,have grims proceeding to the holy REGAduring the current year has registered an increase of over a shrinefromKatraamidanumber already reachedabout 5.53 crore 100per centinthe number of Work at HC J&K: Two held Aman sanitisesamosqueinSrinagar ahead of itsreopening.Placesofworship across of precautions. The firstpilgrim till August16. Andifthe present households that worked under Jammu and Kashmiropenedtheir doors on Sunday aftermonths of lockdown. Shuaib Masoodi departedfromKatra in Jammuat trends continue, it maygoupfur- the scheme in comparison to the suspended after over communal 6.50am,asourcesaid,addingthat ther by the end of the fiscal. same months lastyear. around244peoplehadleftforthe The scheme,whichguaran- In all, 175.56 croreperson- staff test positive socialmedia clip shrine as of 6:30 pm. tees 100days of wage employ- days have been generated till The pilgrimagehad been sus- ment to everyrural household in August16across the country 4G restored inJ&K’s Ganderbal, pendedonMarch 18.OnAugust one financial year,was launched againstthe labour budget of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ARUNSHARMA 4, the Jammu and Kashmir ad- in the 200mostbackwardrural 280.69 croreperson-days forthe JAIPUR,AUGUST16 JAMMU,AUGUST16 ministrationdecidedtoreopenre- districtsofthe country in 2006- entirefinancial year.Inthe cur- Udhampur dists on ‘trialbasis’ ligiousplacesfromAugust16,sub- 07.Itwas extendedto130 more rent fiscal, Rs 48,610.68crore has WORK AT the Jaipurbenchof THE JAMMU and Kashmir Police jectto observanceof protocol.The districtsin2007-08and across been spent under the scheme. Rajasthan High Courtwillre- Sundayarrestedalocal leaderof ers shall be provided access to to only the websites white-listed administrationalso fixedadaily the country from 2008-09. Out of this, about Rs 35,211.31 main suspendedfor the next an organisation calling itself BASHAARATMASOOD the Internet, theseservices shall by the government and restrict limitof5,000 pilgrimsfor the Amonth-wise analysis of the crorehavebeenspent on wages. three days aftersome staffre- “Bharat Raksha Manch” foral- SRINAGAR,AUGUST16 notbemadeavailableonprepaid the speedto2G. shrine. The Shri MataVaishno centlytestedpositive forCovid- legedly making derogatoryre- SIM cards unless verifiedasper The ban on 4G Internetwas Devi ShrineBoard,however, de- 19,officialssaid. marksagainstareligious head in HIGH-SPEED mobileInternet norms applicable forpost-paid challenged by aNGO. The cidedtoallowonly2,000pilgrims Cloudburstmay Accordingtoanotice issued avideo clip on social media. One wasrestoredintwo districts— connections,” the order added. Supreme Court panellooking per dayfor the firstweek. by the Registrar General of the other person wasalsoheld in one eachfromKashmir Valley The move comes nearly a intothe issue had recommended Theboardhasmadeitmanda- high court, testswill be con- this connection. and the Jammu province—on week afterthe Home Ministry itsrestoration on a“trial basis”. tory forthe pilgrims to wear ducted during this period on the The video clip made by alocal Sunday, over ayear afterthe submitted in the Supreme Court The panel had recom- masksorface covers. Everyper- have set offIdukki courtpremises. news portal—and featuringone services were suspended that 4G Internet services would mendedthatthe districtschosen sonproceedingto theshrineisbe- Therewas abriefscareafter Satpal Hindu, aclass 7dropout throughout the erstwhile state. be restored on a“trial basis and forthe trial “should notbeinany ing scannedthrough thermal the result of the firsttestofthe who is an electricianatapresti- “High-speedmobile data calibrated manner in specified areas adjoiningthe International scannersatentrypoints.Children landslide: official Chief Justicecame in positive gious club in Jammu city—has services in the districtsof limited areas”. Border/LineofControl” and that below10years,pregnantwomen, and Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot put the administration and po- Ganderbal (Kashmir) and Aftersuspending phone and the area shouldhave“lowinten- people with co-morbidities and tweetedout his concerns. lice on tenterhooks. Udhampur (Jammu) shall be re- Internetservices on August5last sity of terrorists activities and those above 60 years have been VISHNUVARMA “The CJ’s firstsample had re- JammuInspector Generalof stored forthwith, on trial basis, year—the daythe Centrere- minimal spill-overeffects”. advisedtoavoid theyatra. MUNNAR,AUGUST16 turnedpositive buttwo subse- Police, MukeshSingh, said Satpal, while in rest of thedistricts, the vokedthe erstwhilestate’s spe- Ganderbal is considered one The pilgrims coming from quent testsconducted in thelast along with one Deepak,has been Internetspeedshall continue to cial statusand bifurcated it into of themorepeaceful districtsin outside J&K, as well as from the ACLOUDBURSTonthe night of 48 hours forconfirmation have arrested.The video seemedto be restricted to 2G only,” twoUTs —the government had the Valley. Udhampur wasse- redzones of theUnionTerritory, August6could have setoff the returnednegative,” said Jaipur’s have been “maliciouslypostedto Principal Secretary(Home), restored mobile Internetservices lected as it hasnoproximity to arerequired to produce adocu- deadlylandslide in Pettimudi in Chief Medical and Health Officer createcommunal tension’’, said Shaleen Kabra, said in an order. on January25. But, it hadasked the border.Mostdistrictsin mentcertifyingthemasbeingfree Kerala's Idukki district, in which NarottamSharma. apolicespokesperson. “While postpaid SIM cardhold- service providers to limit access Jammu areconsidered peaceful. from Covid-19. nearly 70 people—includingplan- tation workers and their kin— were killed, atop official said. GUJARAT “Apreliminaryinvestigationis Dehradun soldier’s body found going on with the help of geolo- Commercial centre is now Covid gists.OnAugust12,forest officials Operations at Idukki on hadgoneupto thesite believedto Sunday. PTI/NDRF DG 7months afterLoC avalanche betheoriginof thelandslide.They hospital where 26 have recovered aresaying amajor landslip has urgedDefence MinisterRajnath takenplacethere. Alot of debris hill, burying four rows of living ShaikhtoldTheIndianExpress: 16 patientsatHibaHospital. LALMANIVERMA Singh to intensify theefforts to snowballedandcamedown,”said quarters of the workers. Power KAMAALSAIYED “My brother who wasalsoin- “Firstmyfather-in-law,Mohan DEHRADUN,AUGUST16 find Rajendra. Prem Krishnan, the sub-collector and communicationlines were SURAT,AUGUST16 fected withthe viruswas in apri- (60), got infected and then it Rajendra Dinesh said the ArmyinMay in-charge of Devikulamtalukthat snappedinthe region, leading to vate hospitaland Ipaid Rs 12 lakh wasmymother-in-law,Shilpa SEVEN MONTHS afterGarhwal Singh declared Rajendra abattlecasu- encompasses Pettimudi. news of the landslide reaching ON AUGUST13, Surat-resident forhis treatment. It made me (58),”she said. Mohan and his Rifles Havildar RajendraSingh alty,but Rajeshwari and her chil- “Ithinkacloudburstmay have othersonlythenextday, delaying Dipak Rathod tested positive for thinkof convertingthiscommer- wifewereearlier undergoing (35) from Dehradun went miss- dren were hopeful forhis return takenplacebecauseIwaslooking government rescue operations. Covid-19 andwas admittedto cialcomplexintoatreatmentcen- treatment at the SMIMER hospi- ing in an avalanche while pa- duty,hewas posted in Gulmarg till12:30pmonSaturday when at the rainfalldata. On August5, As of Sunday, 58 bodieswere SMIMER Hospital in the city.On trefor Covid-19.” taland were shiftedtoHibahos- trolling at the Line of Control (LoC) at the LoC. On January9this year, she receivedacall fromaSubedar 31 cm rainfall wasrecorded. On recoveredfromtherubblewith12 Saturday, the 46-year-old was He waived the rent foracou- pitalafewdays ago. Anitasub- in Gulmarg, his familyreceived we receivedinformationfromthe Major-rank officer who said August6,62cms of rainfall was moremissing. referred to HibaHospital,are- pleoftenantswho were told to sequently tested positive and information about the recovery Armythathehad gone missing Rajendra’s body has been found recorded, double the previous Rekha Nambiar,the NDRF purposedcommercial centrein vacatethe premises.The hospi- wasshifted from SMIMER of his body on Saturday. afteranavalanche,” said Dinesh near the same place from where day'samount.Itwasraining non- commanding officer who ledthe Adajan area that went out of tal, equipped withanICU ward Hospital to Hiba Hospital on According to Rajendra’srela- Negi, aretired Armyman and he went missing. “But still she stop on August4,5and 6. It was search and rescue operationsin business during the lockdown and oxygen facilities, wasset up Saturday. tives, the ArmyinMay declared Rajendra’s cousin. wantstosee hisbody to come to the same in Munnar.Wenever Pettimudi,saidthereasonsforthe and reopened as aCovid-care in the 30,000-squarefeetspace SMC deputy health commis- hima“battle-casualty”andChief Dinesh said that when the that conclusion,” he added. thoughtit(Pettimudi) wasasus- landslide arepossiblygeological centreonJuly25. in Shreyam complex, wherehis sioner Dr Ashish Naik said: “At MinisterTrivendraSingh Rawat ArmycouldnottraceRajendrafor According to battlecasualty ceptiblezone.Soalandslipwould and hydrological. “Thisisahighly Sinceits opening, 26 patients office functions on the ground present onlypatients with mod- earlier this month sent acondo- three days,hehad losthope. certificatedatedMay21, Rajendra have takenplace and debris flow stable region. The landslide has have beendischargedfromthefa- floor.Shaikh nameditafter his eratesymptoms areshiftedto lencemessagetohiswife, butshe “During my service, Ihad been went missing (presumeddead) is seen as the initial reason, ac- originated almost5km away.If cility and 16 arebeingtreated. two-year-old granddaughter. Hiba Hospital. We willfurther had refusedtoaccept that postedinSiachen and Iamaware on January 9, 2020 due to snow companiedbyheavy rain." yousee thephotos, it’s probably Thebrainchildbehindtheshift SMC has deployed27nurses, decideonshifting mildlycritical Rajendraisdead sincethe body that no one can survive under slide (natural calamity) while per- Acloudburstisaphenomenon 200metresatits widest, but has is 63-year-old Kader Shaikh, the 3BAMS doctors, 2MBBS doctors patientsafter seeing therecov- had notbeen recovered. suchsnowcover formorethan forming operational duty on the in whichaparticulargeographi- runalmost5kminlength...(there owner of this commercial centre and 2MDdoctors at the facility. eryrate. The ICU ward is empty The eldestamong four sib- twodays.Itold this to his family. Line of Control in Operation calareareceivescopiousamounts couldhave been)ahugeaccumu- who himself recoveredfrom Patientswith moderatesymp- at present.” lings, Rajendrajoinedthe But his wife Rajeshwarirefused Rakshak. of suddenrainfallinashortperiod lationofwater andonceitstarts, Covid-19 inJune.Therealtydevel- toms arebeingreferredfrom Shaikh said: “I am happy that Garhwal Rifles regiment in 2001. to accepthis death as the body On Sunday, theChief Minister of time. it's likeanavalanche. It carries its opercreated the85-bed hospital SMC-run SMIMERhospital and patientshereare gettingfreetreat- He is survivedbyhis wife had notbeenfound. We sent tweetedthat Rajendra’s body had Local residentsinPettimudi owndirtand earth material. That to provide affordable treatment NewCivil Hospital to Hiba ment, and will be happier when Rajeshwari,two daughters and communicationsto Defencemin- been found and he saluted him have also confirmedwitnessing adds to the momentum and as it forthosewho couldnot payfor Hospital. theyrecoverand go home. I ason. istryofficials with arequesttoin- forthe supreme sacrifice. non-stoprainforalmostfourdays comesdown, it washes away all treatmentinprivatehospitals,and AnitaSindhwari (35), ares- wanted to help peopleirrespec- “Rajendralastcame to tensify the search,” saidDinesh, Dinesh said the body is in leading up to thenight of August thetreesinthepath.Itaddsto the handeditovertothe Surat ident of HoneyParkroadin tive of their caste,creed and reli- Dehradun in October 2019 for who retired in 2015 as Naik. Srinagar Base Hospitaland will be 6around 11 pm, when slushand destructionasitgoes. This Municipal Corporation (SMC). Adajan area, is also one of the gion... it has been fulfilled.” Diwali and when he resumed Chief MinisterRawat, too,had brought to Dehradun on Tuesday. debris floweddownthe sideofa (Pettimudi) wasthe end-point.”

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taskforceamid RUSSIASAID on Sundayithad riftwithFauci told Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenkoitwas ready to offer US PRESIDENT Donald militaryassistance if necessaryas Trumphas foundanew demonstrators held thebiggest doctor forhis coronavirus protestyet againstwhattheycall task force—and this time Lukashenko’s riggedre-election. there’s no daylightbe- The protestinthe Belarusian tween them. Trumpan- PRESSURE BUILDS ON THAI GOVTASPROTESTS GROW capital, Minsk,attracted around nouncedthat Dr Scott 200,000 people, aReuters re- Atlas, afrequent gueston Pro-democracy protesters at arallyinBangkok on Sunday. Thousandsgathered in Thailand’scapital forthe rallythat porter estimated.Atleast two FoxNewsChannel,has suggestedthe movement’sstrengthmay have extendedbeyond the collegecampuses whereitblossomed. The student-led protesters have diedand thou- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenkoaddresses his joinedthe WhiteHouse as movement has three coredemands: holding newelections, amending theconstitution and endingthe intimidation of sands have been detainedin supporters gathered at Minsk’sIndependent Square. AP apandemic adviser.Atlas, critics of the government. Reuters demonstrations since last the former chiefofneuro- Sunday’s vote. radiology at Stanford People carriedred and white Putincouldpushfor ‘Union State’ UniversityMedicalCenter, flags and chanted “Lukashenko has no expertise in public step down” and “Wewon’t for- health or infectious dis- Trump says he is considering getorforgive.” AS TENS of thousands ing the country. Soon af- eases.Buthehaslongbeen OpponentsofLukashenko, in protestedagainst him, ter, Russia annexeda acriticof coronaviruslock- powerfor 26years, saythe vote Belarus President partofUkraine. Putin downs and has cam- pardon forEdwardSnowden wasriggedtodisguise the fact Alexander Lukashenko could tryasimilar ploy paigned forkidstoreturn that he has lostpublicsupport. addressedasmaller in Belarus. He has long to theschools. Atlas’ hiring He denies losing,citing official group of people who were tak- triedtoget Lukashenko to comes amid tensions be- toward Snowden, calling him “a results that gave him just over ing out apro-government rally agree to mergeBelarus with tweenthePresidentandDr RAPHAELSATTER spywho should be executed.” 80% of the vote. in Minsk.During Lukashenko’s Russiaand createafull-fledged Anthony Fauci,the US’ top WASHINGTON,AUGUST16 Trumpsaid on Saturdayhe The Kremlin said Russian speech, the crowdchanted ‘Union State’, effectively putting infectious diseases expert. thinksAmericans on both the Robert Trump President Vladimir Putin had “Maidan won’t take place”,ina Putin in charge of bothnations. US PRESIDENT Donald Trump political leftand theright aredi- told Lukashenko Moscowwas reference to the 2014 An opportunity to send troops saidonSaturdayheisconsidering videdonSnowden. ready to assistBelarus inaccor- Euromaidan Revolution in intoBelarus could rekindle the apardon forEdwardSnowden, “It seems to be asplit deci- Donald Trump’s dance with acollectivemilitary Ukraine, whichresulted in the idea of astronger Union State, FRANCE the former US National Security sion,” Trumptold reporters. pact if necessaryand that exter- then Ukrainian President flee- whichfirstcame up in 1999. Govtpushesfor Agencycontractor—now livingin “Manypeoplethink he should be brother Robert, nal pressurewas being applied Russia—whosespectacularleaks somehowtreated differently. to the country. widermaskuse shook the US intelligence com- And other people think he did who shunned the It did notsay wherefrom. the Belarusian border.NATOsaid addingthatBelaruswould“dieas AFTER FRANCErecorded munity in 2013. Snowden livesinRussia, very bad things.” spotlight, dies Shortlybeforethe opposition it wascloselymonitoring the sit- astate”ifnew polls were held. itshighestone-dayrisein The Republican President's wherehewas givenasylim Some civil libertarians have protest, therewas tightsecurity uation in Belarus, but that there “I have neverbetrayed you virusinfectionssinceMay, commentsfollowed an inter- afterhis leaksshook theUS praisedSnowdenforrevealingthe as Lukashenko’s supporters wasnomilitary build-upatthe and willnever do so,” he said. thegovernmentispushing viewhereTrumpgavetothe intelligence community extraordinaryscope of America’s gathered in central Minsk forthe country’s western border. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, forwider mask use and NewYorkPost this week in which in 2013. Reuters digital espionageoperations in- STEVEHOLLAND firsttimesince theelection to Lukashenko, who has alleged Lukashenko’s opposition rivalin tighter protections formi- he said of Snowden that “there cluding domestic spying pro- BEDMINSTER,AUGUST16 voice their supportfor himand aforeign-backedplottotopple thecontestedelection,hadcalled grant workers and in arealotofpeople thatthink that grammes thatsenior US officials watchhim give afieryspeech. him, said Belarus wasunder forahuge“March of Freedom” slaughterhouses. But he is notbeing treated fairly”by ticand international surveillance hadpubliclyinsisteddidnotexist. ROBERTTRUMP,the younger Lukashenko, under pressure pressure. throughMinskandinothertowns Francestillplanstoreopen US lawenforcement. operationscarriedoutby theNSA. But suchamove would hor- brother of US President Donald from the European Union for “NATOtroops areatour gates. andcitiesonSunday. AReutersre- schoolsnationwideintwo “I’m going to startlookingat Snowden’s Russian lawyer, rify manyinthe US intelligence Trumpand abusiness executive cracking down on hisopponents, Lithuania, Latvia,Poland and our portersaidthe Minsksegment weeks, and thelabor min- it,” Trumptold reporters about a AnatolyKucherena, told RIA news community,someof whosemost who avoidedthe spotlight,died said NATOtanksand planes had native Ukraine areordering us to washuge, with around 200,000 istersays thegovernment possible pardon, speaking at a agency the United States should important secretswereexposed. on Saturdaynight, aday afterthe been deployed15minutes from hold newelections,”hesaid, people present. REUTERS is determined to avoid a news conference at his notsimplypardon him, but Trumphas harshlycriticisedpast President visitedhim in aNew newnationwide lock- Bedminster, New Jerseygolf club. should drop all possible prosecu- leaders of the US intelligence York hospital. down that would further US authoritiesfor years have tions againstSnowden as he had community and FBI, and on President Trumpannounced Confusion in UK hobble the economyand wanted Snowden returned to notcommitted anycrimes. Thursdaytookaimatthebureau’s the death in astatement. threaten jobs. France’s in- the United States to face acrim- “He wasacting notonlyin current director Christopher “It is withheavy heartIshare as exam regulator fectioncounthasresurged inaltrial on espionagecharges the interestofthe American cit- Wray,his ownappointee. that my wonderful brother, launches review inrecentweeks,blamedin brought in 2013. izens, but in the interestofall the The US Justice Department Robert,peacefullypassedaway partonpeoplecriss-cross- Snowden fledthe United humankind,”Kucherena said. filedalawsuitlastSeptember tonight. He wasnot justmy of guidelines ing the country forwed- States and wasgiven asylum in Trump’s softening stance to- againstSnowden,arguingthatthe brother,hewas my best friend,” dings,familygatheringsor Russiaafterheleakedatrove of se- ward Snowden representsa memoir he publishedlastyear, the President said. annualsummervacations cret files in 2013 to news organi- sharp reversal. Shortlyafter the Permanent Record,violated non- “He willbegreatlymissed, with friends. AP zationsthatrevealedvastdomes- leaks,Trumpexpressedhostility disclosure agreements.REUTERS but we will meetagain.His PANPYLAS memorywillliveoninmyheart LONDON,AUGUST16 ASIA forever. Robert,Iloveyou. Rest in peace,”Trumpsaid. THE BRITISH government was US,SKoreato Phone service beginsbetween Robert Trump, who at 71 Aglass-coveredbus stop designedtostopthe spread of urgedSundayto“getagrip” over startdrillsscaled wasyounger than the 74-year- Covid-19,with athermal imagingcamera,UVsteriliser,air howgrades arebeing awarded old President, wasabusiness conditioner and CCTVcameras, in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters to school studentsinEngland, downduetovirus UAE and Israel as ties open executive and real estate devel- who were unabletotakeexams THE US and South Korea oper.Unlikehis reality TV star earlier this summer because of willbegin their annual portant step toward advancing brother,Robert Trumpshunned SKorea accuses church the coronavirus pandemic. jointmilitaryexercisesthis JONGAMBRELL Israeli news websites states’ interests,” Handel said. the limelight. The latestconfusionemerged week,Seoul’s Joint Chiefs DUBAI,AUGUST16 that had previously Also Sunday, Israeli news Trumphad visitedhis ailing lateSaturdaywhen English exam websites that had previously brother on FridayatNew York- pastor as Covid cases surge regulator Ofqual launchedare- of Staffsaid Sunday. But a been blockedalso spreadingcoronavirusout- TELEPHONESERVICE between been blockedbyUAE authorities, Presbyterian/Weill Cornell viewonits ownjust-published break has forced the allies the United Arab Emiratesand became accessible in likethe Times of Israel, the Medical Center before going to Christian sect backinFebruary. guidance on howstudentscan his golf club at Bedminster, New REUTERS South KoreaonSunday appeal grades awardedundera to scale backthe training Israel beganworking Sundayas the UAEonSunday JerusalemPostand YNet,could program mainlyinvolving the twocountriesopeneddiplo- be accessedwithout using Jersey, forthe weekend. SEOUL,AUGUST16 reported279 newcases. complicated system. computer-simulated war maticties, part of adealbrokered means to bypass internet filter- Thecauseof deathwasnot re- Aside from infections linked Inabriefstatement hoursafter scenarios.The drillsfrom by the US that required Israel to Foreign MinisterSheikh ing in the Emirates. vealed. Trumptoldreporters on SOUTHKOREA accusedacon- to the church,therewerealso issuingthe guidance, Ofqual said TuesdaytoAug. 28 could halt itscontentious plan to an- Abdullah bin ZayedAlNahyan In the UAE, afederation of Fridaythathis brother was“hav- servative pastoronSundayofvi- smallerclusters, including30 the policy setting out the criteria stillirkNorthKorea,which nexWestBank landsought by had called his Israelicounterpart sevensheikhdomsonthe ing ahardtime” with an undis- olatingself-isolationrulesand cases linked to aStarbucksoutlet forstudentstomakeappealswas portraysthe drills as inva- the Palestinians forafuturestate. GabiAshkenazi. Arabian Peninsula, arecorded closedillness. Aperson familiar obstructing contact tracing at a in the city of Paju,north of Seoul. “beingreviewed”by itsboardand sionrehearsalsandthreat- Associated Press journalists Israeli Communications messageinArabic and English withthesituationsaidthebrother church where 240infections The surge prompted authori- thatfurtherinformationwouldbe enedtoabandon stalled in Jerusalem and Dubai were MinisterYoaz Handel issued a would typicallyplayprior to had been on blood thinners. have fuelledthe country’s worst tiesonSundaytoreimposetighter released“in duecourse.” nucleartalksifWashington able to call eachotherfromboth statement “congratulating the Sundaysaying calls to +972 ABC News had reportedthat outbreak in over five months. social distancing curbs in the No reason wasprovidedfor persists with what it per- landline andcellular phones reg- United Arab Emiratesonremov- numbers could notbecon- Robert Trumpwas hospitalised The focus on theSarang Jeil Seoul metropolitan area. The the sudden change, whichis ceivesas“hostile policies” isteredtoIsrael’scountrycode ing the blocks.” nected.The advent of internet in the intensive care unit at Church,led by Rev. JunKwang- healthministrysaiditfiledacom- likelytocause further anxiety toward Pyongyang. AP +972 from around 1.15 pm. “Manyeconomic opportuni- calling allowedpeople to get Mount Sinai hospital in New hoon, revivedbad memories of plaint againstJun,agovernment among teenagers,who received Over an hour later, Emirati of- ties will open now, and these around the ban,though these York formorethan aweek in the country’s biggestoutbreak, critic,forviolatingrulesby partic- resultsfor their final-year A-level ficials acknowledgedthat trust-building steps areanim- toowereoften interrupted. AP June. REUTERS among followers of asecretive ipating in arallyonSaturday. exams lastweek. AP

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party beganpubliclyconsider- tween China, whoserising mili- Yearslong effortsbyAbe to Korea’s expanding nuclear arse- governingpartysaiditwouldneed MOTOKORICH ing whether the countryshould tary aggression has reverberated revise the pacifistclause in the nal and China’s muscle-flexing to explorealternativesafter the TOKYO,AUGUST15 acquireweapons capable of acrossAsia,andtheUnitedStates, constitution have metwith during the pandemic, Michishita cancellationofthe system,which strikingmissile launch sites in whose once-ironclad commit- strong opposition. Komeito, the and other security analystssaid would have served as ashield to SHINZO ABE is facing some of enemy territoryifanattackap- mentto guaranteeingtheregion’s parliamentarycoalition partner it should be onlynatural forthe interceptincoming missiles. the toughestchallenges of his peared imminent. security has come intoquestion. of the prime minister’s party,the countrytoconsider bolstering its Kono saidthat although Aegis record-settingtenureasJapan’s Suchacapacity would be un- In asignofthe sensitivities LiberalDemocrats, has indicated defenses. In apoll this month by Ashorerepresented agood form prime minister, with persistent remarkable formostworld pow- around theproposal,TaroKono, that it does notsupport the ac- NHK,the public broadcaster, half of defence forJapan in principle, flare-ups of the coronavirus, an ers.But forJapan, whichon Japan’s defence minister, spoke quisition of long-rangemissiles. of respondentssaid Japanshould the costofhardwareadjust- economymired in recession and Saturdaycommemoratedthe evasively abouttheideaof acquir- “IntheJapanesecontext,itcan acquireweapons thatcouldstop ments, necessarytoensure that apublic fedupwith his govern- 75th anniversaryofthe end of inglong-rangemissilesduringan be scandalous” to make sucha missile attacks before theyare rocket boosters would notfall on ment’shandling of the crises. WorldWarII—and75yearsof re- interviewattheDefenceMinistry. proposal, said Narushige launchedfromenemyterritory. Japaneseterritory, would bepro- YetAbe’s administration is nouncing combat —the proposal “Logicallyspeaking, Iwon’t Japan Prime MinisterShinzo Abereviewingmembers of the Michishita,directorof theSecurity The current discussion about hibitive.Given thatexpense,he focusing on adifferent threat, is fraught. In considering loosen- sayit’sazeroper cent” chance, Self-Defence Forces in 2018. AP andInternationalStudiesProgram acquiringlong-rangemissileswas said, “I don’t think it’s worthit.” one thatlines up with along- ingrestrictions on Japan’s ability said Kono, who notedthat any at the National GraduateInstitute prompted by the government’s ButKonosaiditwasimportant running preoccupation forthe to attacktargetsinothercountries, suchacquisitionwould needto forPolicyStudiesinTokyo.“People decisioninJuneto cancelaplanto to “sendaclearmessage”to North prime minister: the prospect of thepartyhasrevivedaprotracted include complexradarand sur- reallydecidedanything yet.” fist constitution, whichwas put getfreakedout when peoplestart buy aUSmissile defence system, Koreaaboutthecountry’stieswith ballistic missile attacksby North and politicallysensitive debate. veillance systems and the train- Kono’s tiptoeingreflectsthe in placebyAmerican occupiers speaking about ‘strikes.’” known as AegisAshore, that theUSand“ourresolve aboutpro- KoreaorChina. The discussion is taking place ing of militarypersonneltouse Japanesepublic’s strong identi- in 1947 and limitsmilitaryaction But giventhe increasingrisks would have been deployed in tecting Japanagainstany missile This month, Abe’s political as Japan finds itself caughtbe- them. “The government hasn’t fication with the country’s paci- to instances of self-defence. around Japan, including North northern and western Japan. The offensive from NorthKorea.” NYT

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National ID would improvemedical care, patient experience. INDIA HAS NEVER experiencednegative eco- would run out. The same goes with busi- n’t causedtoo muchofpermanent damage. Challenges of privacy,doctor shortageswill have to be addressed nomic growth since 1979-80, and before that nesses. Manyhaveshut or areoperatingata The truth is thatgrowth had already slid to in 1972-73, 1965-66and 1957-58. All these fraction of their capacity and pre-lockdown 3.9 per cent in 2019-20 and we don’tknow were drought yearswith1957-58 also reg- staffstrength. The ones still makingprofits howmanysolvent firmswould remain even T’S FITTINGTHATthe launch of theNational Digital Health Mission (NDHM) was isteringasignificantbalance of payments areconserving cash. If at all theyare invest- afterthe COVID uncertainties lift. the centrepiece of Prime NarendraModi’s speechonthe country’s 74th (BOP) deterioration and 1979-80witnessing ing, it is to buy out struggling competitors Thesecond reason fornot doing muchis, Independence Day. With comorbidities —mostofthem lifestyle diseases that the second global oil shockfollowing the and nottocreatenew capacities. Justas of course,the stateofgovernment finances. Indians have become increasinglyprone to in the past15years —emerging as one IranianRevolution. households areuncertain about jobs and in- In 2007-08, the year preceding the global fi- Iof the main causes of mortality in the ongoing COVID-19pandemic, the salience The real GDP decline of 5-10per cent that comes, firms don’t knowwhendemand for nancial crisis, the Centre’s fiscal deficit was various agencies areprojecting for2020-21 their productswill reallyreturn. only2.5 percentofGDP,whereas it stood at of arepositorythatcan alert thephysician to apatient’s medical history at the clickofa would be the country’s firstevernot trig- This demand-side uncertainty and the 4.6 per cent in 2019-20, excluding “off- computer key cannotbeoverstated. “Every Indian will be givenahealthIDthatwill work gered/accompaniedbyanagricultural or a resulting economic contraction is something budget”financingofexpenditures through likeahealthaccount. This account will contain details of everydisease, the doctors you BOPcrisis. newtoIndia.And it stands out in asituation borrowings forced on the likes of FCI. The visited,the medicines youtook and the diagnosis,” PM Modi said. The healthIDwill al- This time round, notonlyhavefarmers wherefood stocks and forexreserves areat spacefor afiscal stimulus, in other words, is lowpatientstovirtuallysharefiles between hospitals and doctors. The creation of adig- harvestedabumperrabi crop,and look set recordhighs. Meanwhile, banksare also fac- very limited compared to that time. ital ecosystem forhealthcareand the attempt to leverage IT to enhance the well-being of to repeat it in the ongoingkharif season, pub- ing aproblem of plenty.While their deposits But it is equallyafactthat between 2007- lic cereal stocksat 94.42 million tonnes as on areup11.1per cent,the corresponding credit 08 and 2019-20, the Centre’s outstanding peopleinthe countrywill, however, requiresurmounting challenges, includingcorrect- July1were also 2.3 times the required level. growth has been justRs5.37lakh croreor5.5 debt-GDP ratiohas come down from 56.9 to ing some of the medical sector’slongstandingproblems. The January-March2020 quarter wasthe per cent. With very littlecredit demand, the 49.25 per cent. So has general government In 2017,theNationalHealthPolicy underlinedtheneedforarepositoryof medical infor- firstin13yearstohaverecorded acurrent bulk of their incremental depositsare being debt, whichincludes the liabilities of states, mation of the country’s citizens. Ayear later,the Niti Aayogproposedthe creation of aNa- account BOPsurplus. June even sawasur- invested in government securities, which from 74.6 to 69.8per cent. Economists such tional Health ID “toreduce the risk of preventable medical errors and significantlyincrease plus on the merchandise trade account for have increasedyear-on-year by Rs 7.21 lakh as Olivier Blanchardhaveshown that public the quality of medical care”. This urge to createapatient-centric system has, by all accounts, the firsttimeafter January2002. Foreign ex- crore or 20.3per cent. debtsare sustainableprovidedgovernments changereserves were at an all-time high of In demand recessions, thereare hardly canborrowatrates belownominalGDP informedconversations on the NDHM in the pastthreeyears. The welcome endeavour has, $538.19billion on August7,rising by $60.38 any villains. No one is hoarding food, driving growth (that is unadjustedfor inflation). The however, notgiven adequateattention to afundamental problem of the country’s health- billion since end-March amidstthe novel up oilprices or shorting the rupee. Youcan- latter averaged 11.1 per cent during the caresystem—the shortage of medical personnel.Despiteimprovementsinthe pastsix coronavirus and the lockdown. notblame consumersfor notspending. Nor NarendraModi government’s firstterm from years, at 1:1,450, the country’s doctor-population ratio does notmeetthe WHO’snorm of That makesthe currentcontraction to- can employers be faultedbeyond apoint for 2014-15to2018-19. As against this,the one doctor for1,000 people. The situation is compoundedbythe poor stateofprimary tally different from the previous ones which sacking theirstaff.Everyone is being perfectly weighted averageinterestrateonCentral health centres in muchofthe country. Thereare fears, therefore, that tasking the already were “supply-side” induced.There’s no Everybodyknows the rational and virtuous. In mostcases, the com- government securities ruledbetween 6.97 strainedmedical system withdigital documentation would affect the success of the health shortage todayoffood, forexorevensavings: petence, commitment or integrity of indi- per cent in 2016-17and 8.51per centin2014- Aggregatedepositswith commercial banks solution. If there’s anybody vidualsisn’t under question.Tobemoralistic 15.Onlywithnominal GDPgrowth falling to ID scheme. In fact, physician burnout is one of the main reasons forthe digital health ecos- as of July31wereRs14.17 lakh croreor11.1 at all that canspend and is to insult the millions of migrant labourers 7.2per cent in 2019-20, and mostlikelyzero phereremaining aworkinprogress in technologicallyadvancedcountries, suchasthe US. per cent higher thanayear ago. The closest invest today, it is the thrownout of work and entrepreneurs who this fiscal, has the Blanchard debt sustain- The corebuilding blocks of theNDHM—the Health ID and Health Facility Registry— parallelone could draw is with the 2000-01 government. There are two have losteverything theyhad put intotheir ability formula come under threat. shall be owned, operated and maintainedbythe government.However, privateopera- to 2002-03 period of the Atal Bihari businesses.This is apurelyeconomic prob- The Modi government can take lessons tors will have equalopportunities to integratewith these systems and createproductsfor Vajpayee-ledgovernment.The Food probable reasons, though, lem —ofpeople with even incomes not from the Vajpayeeperiod when the weighted the market. Suchlinkages across public and private players couldenhancemedicaleffi- Corporation of India’s (FCI) grain stocks in whyitisn’t doing that. The spending and savings notgetting invested. averagecostofCentral borrowings more July 2002 were 2.6 timesthe buffer norm and At some point when all this reducedspend- thanhalvedfrom12.01per cent in 1997-98 ciency and improvethe patient’sexperience. Patientscan choose the documents they first is the expectation/hope the countryran current account surpluses in ing and investmentsleads to afurther con- to 5.71per cent in 2003-04. We areseeing would liketoshare, with whom andfor howlong. Even then, giventhe asymmetrical re- 2001-02 and 2002-03. But the economydid- that once the worstofthe traction of incomes, it is bound to squeeze something similar happening: In the lastfour lations between health service providers —doctors, hospitals, insurance companies — n’t contract then;growth merelyfell from 8 pandemic is behind us, out savings as well. months, yieldson10-year Indian govern- and medical careseekers, apprehensions of privacy breaches arenot unfounded. The per centin1999-2000 to an averageof4.5 people will start spending Everybody knows the solution. If there’s ment bonds have softenedfrom6.5 to 5.9 per country’s dataprotectionlaw —inthe worksfor almost threeyears—will have to factor cent during the next three years. and businesses, too, will anybody at all that can spend and invest to- centand even morefor states —from7.9 to in suchconcerns,arm patients withsafeguards. In thecomingmonthsand years, the What we nowhaveisaclassic “western- day, it is the government. Thereare twoprob- 6.4 per cent —despitemassive fiscal slip- style” demand slowdown that postCOVID- spring back to life. However, able reasons, though, whyitisn’t doing that. pages. Interest rateswillfall further as banks government and the country’s legal, IT and medical systems will have to come together 19 has turnedintoafull-fledged recession this assumes the economy The firstisthe expectation/hope that once have nobody to lend to. to translatethe NDHM’spatient-centric vision intoreality. bereft of consumption and investment de- wasn’t doing all that badly the worstofthe pandemic is behind us, peo- Governmentsshould borrowand spend. mand. Households have cut spending as they previously and that the ple will startspendingand businesses, too, Theyneedworry onlyabout GDP growth, have sufferedincome, if notjob, losses. Even will springbacktolife. However, this as- real and nominal. those with jobs aresavingmorethan spend- lockdownhasn’t caused too sumes the economy wasn’t doing all that THE BOYFROM RANCHI ing because theyaren’tsurewhen their luck muchofpermanent damage. badly previously and thatthe lockdown has- [email protected] Win, lose or retire, Mahendra Singh Dhoni neverlosthis poise or perspective.His legacy will endure

FTER 16 YEARS in India colours, Mahendra Singh Dhoni leftthe interna- tional stagemuchbeforethe deadline. Having witnessedfromclose quar- APROGRESSIVE ECONOMIC AGENDA ters several high-profile departures, mostofthem delayed, Dhoni knew the pitfalls of over-staying in the dressing room. In Indian cricket,your Areputation and pastrecords canonlyensurethe opening applause that Production, devolution, universalism, market-building arekey to wrestnarrative laststill thetime youwalkdownthe pavilion stairsand reachthe crease.The momentthe famouslyfickleSubcontinent cricket fans spotvulnerability,theypounce. Lateinhis career, questions were beingaskedaboutDhoni’s role in the team. However, till his last game, the AnushKapadia erstwhile finisher remainedthe team's harbinger of hope. Theman whopreferred to be on the fringes of mostteam celebrations —Dhoni, extreme left, backrow —leftonhis own THERIGHT-WINGHAScapturedthe“reform” market-building. Fiscal powermustbetransferredtothe state terms.Win, lose or on the edge of retirement, he neverlosthis poise or perspective. narrative.Progressivesfocus almostexclu- The firstprinciplemustbeproduction. and local levelifweare to getpolicies form- Those tracing Dhoni's footprintsonIndia's cricketing mega-scape would be spoilt for sively on amelioration ratherthan transfor- “Self-reliance” captures this rhetorically, but fitfor specific markets and conditions, if we mation. Whatthenisthe progressivevision thatishardlyanew thought. The symbol on aretoreverse ourinternal colonialism. choice.The boyfromJharkhand proved that mega-stardom wasnot the preserveofpedi- forthe economy? our flagistherebecause colonialism (associ- Welfareiscritical, but itsgoverning princi- greedplayers withrefinedskill sets.Dhoni joinedthe national team duringthe days of We naturallyneedameliorationgivenour ated,let us recall,withfree trade)ledtode-in- ple mustshift to universalism.The techno- Galacticos, cricketers scientific in their approachand vouchedfor by the coachingmanual. wretched,entrenchedpoverty.Yet to lead dustrialisation and “drain of wealth”. This was craticobsessionwith targeting, fuelledbyelec- It wasanera when Tendulkar,Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble, Laxmanweretalkedup as Beatles withsocialsecurity is to constantlyplayonthe acommon colonial experience so mostpost- toralcompetition and fortifiedbycold Plus One. In the Indian dressing room, at the high tableoftalent,Dhoni, withhis tennis-ball backfoot. It istooperateasa“small-c conser- colonial nations optedfor “import-substitu- middle-class morality,mustcease.Dividing circuit borrowed helicoptershots,was theAverage Joe. Blameitonthe tenacity and that vative”, focussedonsmall-bore, targetedpoli- tion industrialisation” (ISI). That the right- people intoscheme-basedcategories also di- cies through well-calibrated schemes. It’s all wingis nowreheatingthisoldchestnutsurely vides us politically.Wecan onlyexplain the chip on the shouldersofself-made small-towners,Dhonididn't mimic thegreats. He had very technocratic and plumbing-oriented. pointstoits salience. But ISI 1.0was adisaster current crisis if we acceptthatwedonot really respect but he wasn't in aweofseniors. Whilehis contemporaries —Harbhajan, Yuvraj, Meanwhile,the revolutionariesare tobe above allbecauseitwasaneconomist’svision, see eachother as full citizens, but merelyas Zaheer,Sehwag—settled in comfortable coteries,Dhonikeptadistancefromthe team's foundontheright.True,theyoftenhave scant all production functions and no real sense of objectsofwelfare under some scheme. severalpowercentres.Later when he went on to be the captain, he would have his own regard forthe important plumbingdetails,but production. Development is morethan acol- Entitlementsmustbeuniversal rights.We trustedaides. Dhoni wasaborn leader,hebelieved in tightgroups,but he wasnogroupie. theycapturehearts and minds. Their policies lectionof capital goods. It is theprocessofim- needauniversal basic income and universal So what next forDhoni? Known to keep the worldatarm's length, he doesn't show drive inequality,instability,and ecologicaldis- port-replacing done right. Being morepro- healthcarenow. aster, yetpeoplekeep voting them in. Well- ductivemeansbeing able to makeyourself Finally,market-building.Progressiveshave his emotions or reveal his plans. In these timesoftrendingopinionsand popular twitter meaningprogressiveslamenttheirrationality what youimportedyesterday,allowing you to stop thinking about “The Market” as aden stands, he doesn’t believe in public pontification. He is aone-of-kind celebrity who is an of the masses while ossifying intowhat to importbetterstufftomorrow. of vice. Thereisnosuchthing as “The Market,” influencerwithout beingthe slave of social media. Settledinafarm outside Ranchi, he is George Orwell calleda“permanent and pen- It is populartosay that the exportrouteto onlyspecific markets that do specific things. aconsummaterecluse. Who knows,the next step of the natural-born leader and influ- sionedopposition”. Generations of progres- prosperity is nowclosedwith the end of hy- Markets areallocation mechanisms, informa- Welfare is critical, but its encer could take him closer to public service —the grandestsport. sivesremain untestedbythe rigours of rule perglobalisation. But whatapplies to normal- tion processors,waysofbeingsocial. Markets and lose sharpness. governing principle must sizednationsdoesnotapplytous.Asif we need long predatecapitalism; theywilloutlastit. The right neverletsacrisis go to waste. shift to universalism. The reminding, we areanextremelyunevencon- Progressivesneedtolearn to design and en- Crises areusedtoroll out policies thatthink technocratic obsession with tinent. Our poorerregions still have ashotto gineer them forworkers and farmers. tankshavehad sittingonthe shelves. “export” their waytoprosperity,with richer Production,devolution, universalism,and Freeze Frame EPUnny Progressivesare always caught short, never targeting,fuelled by electoral regions playing consumers.Our current pat- market-buildingcan all begivenhigher spec- missing an opportunity to miss an opportu- competition and fortified by tern is justthe reverse: Rich states import ification indetailed policies. But policy with- nity.What then shouldIndianprogressives cold middle-class morality, labourfrompoorerstatesandsendthemman- out vision onlyleadsto apermanent and pen- seek forthe economy? What areour big must cease. Dividing people ufactured goods alongthe colonial pattern. sionedOpposition. ideas? We can outline some general princi- Production, therefore, means focusing on ples, necessarilyincomplete.Let’s call these into scheme-based categories cities and towns in poorer regions of India, The writer is assistant professor,Department production, devolution, universalism, and also divides us politically. leading to thesecond principle of devolution. of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay

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GUJARAT TENSE MORADABAD SIMMERS FOOTBALL RIOT THE GUJARATGOVERNMENT declared MORADABADHAS PROVED once again, as AT LEAST12football fans were killedina Kheda, Mehsanaand Sabarkanth districtsas Aligarhdid in the past, howchildishlysimple stampede and over 100injured following disturbed areas under an ordinance prom- it is to startaserious communal conflagra- clashes betweensupporters of rivalteamsin ulgated on August16. Earlier,Ahmedabad tion in Uttar Pradesh. No onereallyknows if the EastBengal-Mohun Bagan senior divi- city had been declaredadisturbed area. The apig or pigs actually entered the Eidgah com- sion league encounter at Eden Gardens.The declaration lateinthe evening followedre- pound during Eid prayers on August13. If police said 10 bodiesweretaken to the SSKM ports of disturbances from Nadia in Kairadis- theydid, were the animals drivenpurposely hospital and twotoSambhunathPandit trict, at Mehsanaand Kalorl in Mehsana dis- or didtheystray in? Arumourthat apig had Hospital.The casualty figurecould be higher, trict and in Modasa in Satarkantha district. been letloose in the compound wasenough the police said. Of over 100people injured, At Mehsana, 11 persons were injured when to startapitched battlebetween the Muslims 24 were admitted to different hospitals in se- the police firednine roundstoquellarioting and the police, whichlater degenerated into rious condition. The trouble started15min- mob that attackedamarketand held up traf- afull-fledged communal riotall over the utes intothe second half when twoplayers of ficonthe national highway.Meanwhile, the town. The result —110 persons killed, 138in- the rivalteamswereinvolvedinafight on situation in Ahmedabad areas waslargely jured and communal shockwaves touching the field. Afree-for-all ensuedonthe normal afterthe Armywas calledout. half adozenotherUPtowns. stands.

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■ Agri volume@NCDEX(No.ofcontractsinmillion) ■Agri tradedvalue@NCDEX(inLakhCr.) 60 18 Prashant Bhushan judgment spells out achilling 50 15 lessonwhichundermines that mostvaluable 40 12 30 9 fundamental right —the freedom of speech 20 6 10 3 dertheextantlaw, justificationwasnot ade- 0 0 fence. My onlyraison d’etre wasthat one oweditto posteritynottositidleevenasthe

2011 fountain of justice waspolluted.The resolu- 2017 2012 2015 2013 2016 2018 2014 2010 2007 2005 2003 2009 2006 2008 2004 2019* tionswerepassed,albeitwithmuch-heated Source: National Commodities and DerivativeExchange (NCDEX) *UptoJuly31st debate:Onejudgeresigned,twoweretrans- ferredandtwo were deniedany furtherjudi- cialwork. Fortunately, we had Justice Chittatosh Mukerjee as the Chief Justice of Iqbal Chagla the Bombay High Courtand Justice Sabyasachi Mukerjee as the Chief Justice of India.AninterestingsequelwaswhenIcalled IWRITETHISwithadeep senseofanguish, on the CJI in Delhi (I had become the presi- acridecoeurfromsomeonewhohasover55 dent of the Bombay Bar Association). He re- years of practice, held the judiciaryingen- ceivedmeathis residence. Agrim-facedCJI eral, and the SupremeCourtinparticular,in and asked:“Mr Chagla, do youintendtodo thehighestesteem,respectandregard.That thisagain?”“Goodheavens,no,Chief Justice, my faith in theinstitutionhas on occasion once wasenough”,Ireplied. “Then, mayI CRSasikumar been shaken cannotbedenied—mostno- congratulateyou?Itneededtobedone. Our tablywheninADM Jabalpur,the infamous ownenquiries revealedtheywerebad eggs judgment,theSupremeCourtdenied,during anddeserved to be removed.” Contrary to the Emergency,the citizen’smostfunda- my assurance,itfellto my lot,five yearslater, mental right to lifeand liberty.That it took to move aresolutionagainstasittingChief Getting agri-markets right nearly 40yearsto rightthatwrongandover- Justice of the BombayHigh Courtcalling for rule that judgment is disappointing, but at his resignation on grounds of corruption. the same time itrecognises the ability of the Again, the resolution wascarriedand the Courttocorrect, revive andregenerate. chief justice resigned. Newagricultureinfrastructurefund is amajor step forward. Policymakers mustalso realise potential of Prashant Bhushan,is, forme, another In the wordsofLordAtkin, “justice is not ADM Jabalpur moment when the Court, acloisteredvirtue”.Ibelieve theSupreme futures markets,havestablepoliciesfor them whomwe have always proclaimedtobethe Courthas missedagreat opportunity to dis- defenderof thefreedomofspeech,hasby its play judicialstatesmanship.While express- and howearnestly, the states,FPOs, and in- ume of contracts traded on agri-futures judgmentcurtailedthatveryfreedomby the ingitsdisapprovalof whateverBhushanhad dividual entrepreneurs implement the re- wasmorethan1,000million in 2015;inthe exerciseof itscontempt jurisdiction--ajuris- saidoneitheroccasion,andeventhoughthe forms initiated by the Centre. US, it wasmorethan 300million(in the US, diction wherethe Courtisjudge, victim and wordsmight constitutecontemptunder an Since NABARD is also responsiblefor the value of eachcontract is normallymuch prosecutor.Isay so notonlybecause of the archaic law, thejudgescould nevertheless the creation of 10,000 more FPOs, it can higher than in China and India.) judgment, but because of the manner in have said thattheir shouldersare broad createapackagethat will help these out- Howdowefix thispuzzle to have afull whichittookupand conducted thematter. enough to treatsuchcommentswith the fits realise better prices. Hereare afew setofright instruments forfarmers to min- Let’sbeclear:PrashantBhushangivesthe contempt they deserve; or adoptthe ap- missing elementsofthe puzzle. Thereisno imise their marketrisk and have better clear impression that it treated Bhushan’s proachofLordDenning when he said that FROM PLATETOPLOUGH doubt that moreand better storagefacili- price realisation? First, as NABARD forms tweets astheoccasionfortheCourtto flex its theywouldneverusethecontempt jurisdic- ties canhelp farmers avoid distress selling 10,000 FPOs and creates basic storagefa- muscleand makeclear that it will nottoler- tion to upholdtheirown dignity for“that by Ashok Gulati immediatelyafter theharvest, when prices cilities through the AIF,itshould devise a atecriticism. It appears that when it was mustrestonsurer foundations”. In words aregenerallyattheirlowest.But small compulsory module that trains FPOs to use found that his tweets regarding the Chief thatbearrepetition,hesaid:“Wedonot fear ON AUGUST9,Prime Minister Narendra farmerscannotholdstocksfor long as they the negotiable warehouse receiptsystem Justice of Indiaand themotorcycle mayap- criticism, nor do we resent it. Forthereis Modi launchedthe Rs 1lakh crore have urgent cash needs to meetfamilyex- and navigatethe realm of agri-futuresto pearto betootrivial,itbroughtupan11-year- something farmoreimportant at stake. It is AgricultureInfrastructureFund (AIF) to be penditures. Therefore, thevalue of the stor- hedgetheir marketrisks. old contempt caseagainst him. That no less than freedom of speech itself.” usedoverthe next four years. This fund will agefacilities at theFPO levelcould be en- Second, government agencies dabbling Bhushan’s commentshad notloweredthe Instead, the judgment spells out achill- be usedtobuild post-harveststorage and hancedbyanegotiable warehouse receipt in commodity markets —the Food Court’sesteemorbroughtitintodisreputefor ing lessonthat undermines thatmostvalu- processing facilities,largely anchored at the system: FPOs can give an advance to farm- CorporationofIndia (FCI), National 11 years, that it did notmerit disposal during able fundamentalright, the freedom of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), but ers, say75-80per cent of the value of their Since NABARD is also Agricultural Cooperative Marketing apandemic when matters of fargreater im- speech.Andso,where,indeed,dowe go from can also be availedbyindividual entrepre- produce at the current marketprice. But responsible forthe creation Federation of India (NAFED), StateTrading portance were pending, wasnot aconsider- here? Thereare editors of leadingnewspa- neurs. The fund will also be usedtoprovide FPOs will needlarge workingcapital to give Corporation (STC)—should increase their ation.Thependingmatterswere,amongoth- pers,historians,legalscholarsandintellectu- loans, at concessionalrates, to FPOs and advances to farmers againsttheir produce of 10,000 more FPOs, it can participation in agri-futures. That is how ers,challengesto Article370,electoralbonds, alswhohave innouncertaintermscriticised other entrepreneurs through primaryagri- as collateral. Unless NABARD ensures that create apackage that will China deepenedits agri-futures markets. the Citizen Amendment Actand, of course, theSupremeCourt.Theyhave,onvariousoc- culturecredit societies (PACs). NABARD will FPOs gettheir workingcapital at interest help these outfits realise Third, the banksthat give loans to FPOs habeas corpus petitions and thefundamen- casions, said thatithas become“an institu- steer this initiative in association with the ratesof4to 7per cent —likefarmers get better prices. Here are afew and traders should also participateincom- talrightsofthe peopleofKashmir.The clear tion that speaksthe languageofthe execu- MinistryofAgricultureand Farmers forcroploans —the merecreation of stor- modity futures as “re-insurers” of sorts for impression that the Courtconveys is that tive,and has become indistinguishable from Welfare. The implication of this forthe agefacilities will notbeenough to benefit missing elements of the the healthygrowthofagri-markets. Finally, Bhushan mustbeheld up as an example — the executive”; “that the transformation of Central government budget is notgoing to farmers. Currently, most FPOs getalarge puzzle. There is no doubt government policy has to be morestable he is asenior advocatepractising in the the Indian stateintoarepositoryofrepres- be morethan Rs 5,000croreoverfour years chunk of theirloans forworking capital that more and better storage and marketfriendly. In the past, it has been Supreme Courtwithanenormousreputa- sion... would nothavebeen so easy without in terms of interestsubvention subsidy. The from microfinance institutions at rates toorestrictive and unpredictable. Arise in tionasanactivistwhohasmadealastingcon- thewillingnessof theSupremeCourtto look creation of the AIF presumes that thereis ranging from 18-22 per cent per annum.At facilities canhelp farmers agri-prices would oftenresult in the ban- tributionto publiccauses.Thelessonmustgo theother way, and occasionallytojoin in the already large demand forstorage facilities suchrates, stocking is noteconomicallyvi- avoid distressselling ning of agri-futures. MostIndian policy- out, loud and clear,thatifthe Courtwillnot project”; “that the Supreme Courthas letus and other postharvestinfrastructure. able unless the off-seasonpricesare sub- immediately after the makers look at agri-futuremarketsasdens baulk at disciplining someone of his reputa- downinrecenttimes,throughacombination The fund is amajor step towardsget- stantiallyhigher than the prices at harvest harvest,when prices are of speculators. These markets areblamed tion, then woebetide anyone who dares to of avoidance,mendacity,andalackofzealon ting agri-marketsright. The NarendraModi time. forany abnormal price rise or fall. Sadly, criticise.ThesignificanceofPrashantBhushan behalf of politicalliberty”;“theCourtoftoday government had earlier issuedthree ordi- This brings me to thesecond missing generally at their lowest. But our policymakers don’t realise that these isnotthathehasbeenfoundguiltyof outspo- maycometobeviewedby future generations nances related to the legal framework of item in the getting agri-markets right puz- small farmerscannot hold areimportant tools of pricediscovery.By kenand trenchantcriticism but the test that of Indians notmerelyasanexecutiveCourt, agri-marketswith aviewtobringing about zle: The futureofthe agri-futures markets. stocks forlong as they have banning/suspending agri-futures at the hasbeenapplied,andwhich,broadly, comes butasacollaborationistCourt”;“thatbycon- some degree of liberalisation. These ordi- Avibrant futures marketisastandardway urgent cash needs to meet drop of ahat,theykill the price messenger. to this:If thewordsorconductshakethecon- victingPrashantBhushanforcontempt,it(the nances relatetoamendmentsinthe of hedging risksinamarket economy. Thereafter, their policy actions on the price fidenceof thepublicinthejudiciarythesame Supreme Court) diminishes itself”. Essential Commodities Act, allowing farm- Severalcountries —beitChinaorthe US — family expenditures. front areakin to shooting in the dark—sev- constitutecontempt.Every criticism,there- Eachofthe above comments, as well as ers to sell their produce outside the APMC have agri-futures markets that aremulti- Therefore,the value of the eral times theyshootattheirown feet. fore,nomatterhowmeasuredandresponsi- thisarticle,maywellbesaidto affectthecon- mandis and encouraging farming contracts ple times the size of those in India. The storage facilities at the FPO The bottom line is that India needs to ble,willalwaysinthatsenseaffectthepublic’s fidence of the publicinthe SupremeCourt. between farmers, processors, exporters value of tradedcontractsonagri-futures in level could be enhanced by a notonlyspatiallyintegrateits agri-markets confidence in the judiciary. We areall,therefore,underthe present dis- and retailers. Changes in the legal frame- the NCDEX, the largest agri-commodities (one nation, one market) but also integrate If onemight be permitted some anec- pensation, guilty as charged. Is this, then, work areanecessarycondition,thoughnot derivativesexchangeinIndia, wasRs18.3 negotiable warehouse receipt them temporally—spotand futuresmar- dotalevidence of thematurity of approach whattheSupremeCourtinPrasantBhushan asufficient one, forgetting agri-markets lakh crorein2012. It fell to Rs 4.5 lakh crore system: FPOs cangive an kets have to converge. OnlythenwillIndian in mattersofcontempt. In 1990, it fell upon soughttoachieve?And has it openeda right. Creating post-harvest physical infra- in 2019,and by July2020ithad plummeted advance to farmers, say75-80 farmers realise the best price fortheirpro- myselftomove resolutionsagainstfivesit- Pandora’sboxthatwillrequirethesagacityof structureisasimportant as the changes in to Rs 1.5lakh crore(see graphic). In terms per cent of the value of their duce andhedge market risks. ting judges of the BombayHigh Court,im- afutureCourttoclose? the legal framework.The AIF will help fill of volume, the number of contractsfell pugning their integrity and calling fortheir this gap. Itspositive impact will be evident from about 44 millionin2012to12.5 mil- produce at the current The writer is InfosysChair Professor for resignation.Iwaswarnedbyfriendsthatthis ThewriterisaSenior Advocate and former in due course, dependingupon howfast, lionin2019. In contrast,inChina, the vol- market price. AgricultureatICRIER constitutedclearcriminalcontempt andun- Presidentofthe BombayBar Association The echo chamber strikes back LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR POSTWITH CARE IDEAS Facebookisinthedock;we needtoresistLeft-Congressassaultonfreespeech THIS REFERS TO the editorial, 'Bengaluru challenge', (IE, August 14). ONLINE Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Thecommunal violence in Bengaluru hasput social media platforms under ONLYINTHE EXPRESS scrutinyonce again. Thereisanurgent IN GEORGE ORWELL’S 1984,itwas athought- quote Kapil Mishrabut saynothing on Sonia The problem, however, is muchlarger, Afterthe decline of the gripofmain- needfor legislationonsocial media. ● AMBEDKARAND crime to actuallydisagreewiththe view- Gandhiwho exhortedpeople in Delhitodo and intellectuallyrootedinthe fake “post- stream media as the sole arbiteroftruth, the People toomustbehaveresponsibly. POLITICALRESERVATION: pointsestablishedbyBig Brother. Thelatest “aar paar ki ladai” (preparefor the final battle). truth” worldphenomenon bandiedabout by battle fornarrativeshas movedtosocial me- Ayushi Singh, Agra RAJASEKHARVUNDRU manifestation of this Orwellian conceptisthe Thereare millionsofposts mockingHindu abunch of elitists afraid to lose their power dia. Originally,these were notplatforms that Left-Congress cabal’soutrageoveraWestern gods and abusing right-of-centreleaders. But of labellingviews as thoughtcrimes.Scared theLeft-Congress controlled, becausethere MILK PURITY ● ATALJI,YOU media house’s hit-job on Facebook, an al- Facebook's advanced algorithms andcom- of being shown the mirrorofreality, an en- were no gatesorgatekeepers.However, since STILLGUIDEUS: ready Left-Congress-leaningplatform. Truth, munity standardsfail to catchthem. tirecabal has decidedtorallytheir comrades then, aplanned campaign hastaken over THIS REFERS TO the report, ‘Drive PRABHATJHA as in the case of 1984,isacasualty.Merely However, unsuspecting commonpeople run- and undertakehit jobs on thosewho do not these platforms too. againstmilk adulteration’ (IE, August scratching the surface reveals howthisstorm ning pro-right-of-centrepages aresuspended fullycomplywith their dictums. This latestround of manufactured out- 13).TheMaharashtragovernment’s an- in ateacup is merelyanexercise to browbeat with no right to appeal. Sadly, the real storyhas been missedin rage should be seen as theLeft’sinternecine nouncement of acrackdown against www.indianexpress.com Facebook for“allowing” certain opinions to What the Leftwantsisnotdiversity in or- the entirediscussion —the actual scam by warfaretocontrol analready-Congress and milkadulteration is astepinthe right even exist. ganisational culture. It wantsfull compliance. Facebook that hasbeen brushedunder the Left-leaning platform and punish them for direction. But crackdowns musthavea It is no secret globallythatFacebook has Hence,itdoes notsuffice forthem if mosthir- carpetfor toolong.Funding and validating even the mostminor of thoughtcrimes—al- surprise element. The stategovernment offoninvestments. been hauledupbyvarious government bod- ings in FacebookIndia come from Left- “eminent journalists”belongingtothe pro- lowing alternative viewpoints. Thisisyet an- should also ensurefollowupmeasures. SanjayChopra, Mohali ies forcontrolling the flowoffacts. The Congress background. Thereare examples of Leftcabaland empowering them to be- other attempt to regain amonopolyovernar- Lackofsincere effortscould be the main SingaporeParliamentaryhearings in this con- current and former Facebook executiveswith come the arbiters of truth on Facebook is rativesand disenfranchisingalternate reason behind rampant adulteration. DEMOCRATS AHEAD text have become rather famous —represen- linkstothe former government andopposi- the game,whereas anything thatgoes versions. Armedwith the powerofanorgan- MDAthalye, Dombivili tativesofFacebook were pulledupfor their tion parties, and some of themhavebeen againsttheir viewsand opinions is deemed ised cabal, the gatekeepers believe that they THIS REFERS TO theeditorial ‘Candidate smugattitude.In itsparentcountry, theUnited openly critical of theprime ministeraswell. fake.Out-of-job Left-leaning journalists and can continue to perpetuatethe same one- TAXPAYER BENEFITS Kamala’ (IE, August13). SenatorKamala States,aSenatehearing hadlaid barethe hoax To accuse them of being pro-BJP is laughable. their views count as gospel truth to the sidedmonopoly. Harris’s career already boasts astring of neutrality by cornering Facebook on “using Nordoes it bother the gatekeepers that gatekeepers,but the Prime Minister’s The moresocial media platforms fall to THIS REFERS TO theeditorial,‘Good of firsts andnow she has become the the powers of monopolytocensor political the Congress party wascaughthand-in-glove speechonIndependence Daygot labelled tendentious voices from the Leftand become steps on tax’ (IE, August14). Thelaunch firstblack woman and the firstperson speech”,particularly conservative viewpoints. with Cambridge Analytica, an infamousbig- as fake news.Isitjustacoincidence that the echo chambers, the moretheywilllosetheir of aplatform to simplify taxes, acitizens of Asiandescent to be on the ticketofa In India, too, we have seen examples of data-enabled democracy manipulator that batteryofFacebookcertifiedeminent“fact- credibility. We should all stand up and resist charterontaxes andthe prescription of major party.Ifitwins, she will also be Facebook actuallyfilteringout non-Leftand has interfered in severalcountries’ electoral checkers” haven’t yetbeen able to fact- this organisedassault by theLeft-Congress professional commitments by the tax America’s firstwoman vice-president. non-Congress viewpointsthrough manufac- processes andhas used Facebookasits checkany of Rahul Gandhi’s claims? ecosystem on our fundamental righttoexer- department arewelcome steps. They Opinion polls have consistently been tured labels of “fakenews”. Theyare even ac- weapon. Theyactually had the Congress hand It is surprising but notshocking to note cise ourfreespeech within the boundaries willhelptaxpayers in resolving tax placing Joe Biden ahead of Trumpboth cusedofusing shadowbanning algorithms. symbol in their office but this controversy thatFacebook even allowed paid promotion setbyIndian law. compliance difficulties that arise from nationallyand in swing states, though What the Left wantsisnot control over wassilently buried.Imaginethe uproar if the ofposts using morphedpicturesofPMModi the complexityofthe lawand filing muchcan changebyNovember 3. hatespeechbut unfettered freedomofhate same linkagehad been found with aBJP with aPakistanflag, whereas pages that al- The writer is aformer MinisterofState of processes. This willhaveapositivespin Vandana, Chandigarh speech to itsideologically-alignedmembers. member’s son-in-law’s father’s nephew’s lowopposingviewpointsoften losetheir Information and Broadcasting (2018-19) That is whyyou would hear MarkZuckerberg brother’s son. monetisationfor merelystating facts. andaBJP MP

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ANTHONY FAUCI, topinfectious dis- Fauci said. Education, discusses the newNationalEducation Policy andthe roadmap forimplementing it easesexpertinthe United States and In remarksmade earlier,Fauci had coronavirus adviser to President acknowledgedthatthe chances of the Donald Trump, has said it wasun- novelcoronavirus vaccine being even likelythatavaccineagainstthe novel 90% effective were slip, but that even coronavirus would be 100% effective, a50-60%vaccine would be “accept- but even half an effective vaccine able”. “Thechances of it being 98%ef- would be good enough to bring back fective is notgreat, whichmeans you On implementing the NEP normalcy within ayear. mustnever abandonthe public health We have divideditintothree parts.First, Faucisaidif avaccinebecameavail- approach… Youhavegot to think of thereare certain reforms whichare non-fi- able early next year,asexpected,then the vaccine as atool to be able to get nancial. Say, reformingthe regulatorystruc- the pandemic could be broughtunder the pandemic to no longer be apan- ture: It is notfinancial, butrequires newleg- “goodenoughcontrol”by theendof the demic, but to be something that is islation to be approved by Parliament. The nextyear.“If youget avaccineinto2021, well controlled,” Fauci wasquotedby second is wherewedohavearequirement of throughout the year,Ibelieve, by the CNBC as saying lastweek. funds but it can be achieved... To give an ex- year2021, theendof theyear,wewillbe A50% effectiveness would mean ample, we spend about Rs 1,500crore ayear asgoodbacktonormalaswe that the vaccine would offer on technology and adult education, on dif- possiblycan.That doesn’t onlya50% chance of protect- ferent platforms. If we pool these things to- Higher Education SecretaryAmitKhare mean–so,Iwantto beclear– ing an individual againstthe gether through the National Education and (left)inconversationonZoomwith thatyou aregoing to eradi- infection.Alternatively,italso Technology Forum, perhaps with the same RitikaChopra, Senior Assistant Editor, catethis virus. Theonlyvirus means that only50% of the funding, we willbeabletoachieve much The Indian Express that we have ever eradicated peoplewhoareadministered more. And the thirdare reforms whichwill inthehistoryof theplanethas the vaccine can be expected requireheavy investment. Forexample, the beensmallpoxforhumans.Butwe can to gettheprotectionagainstthedisease. National Research Foundation, or providing shift foracertainmedium of instruction, the getitunder good enough control that RUSSIAN VACCINE: Fauci, who breakfastbeforemid-daymeals, with heavy AUDIENCE QUESTIONS other shiftcan have the othermedium… itissolowthatitdoesn’t interfere with has made no secret of his scepticism expendituretobeshared by the central gov- Afterall, theentirefocus of the policy is to the kind of normal lifethat we want,to forthe Russian vaccine againstthe ernmentand the states. On setting up schoolcomplexes What if astudent missespre-primary give morechoice,not to reduce their choices. getthe economy back,toget employ- novelcoronavirus, once again said Thereare two-teacher schools and if Firstly, because we aretalking of uni- ment back,”Fauci said in the PBS thathe“seriouslydoubted”that vac- On taking the states on board one of them is absent forsomereason, versalisation of early childhood careand On families in whichachild’s mother Newshour programme, according to a cine’s safetyand effectiveness, accord- Manystatesare in different levels of edu- then youhaveone teacher forabout 40 education, the attempt will be to enrol all tongue is different from local language transcriptonthe PBSwebsite. ing to areportinTheNew York Times. cationaldevelopment.The anganwadi andthe students, spread across different classes. of them at agethree itself,eitherinanan- Everyfamilyhassomehomelanguageand “I don’t thinkitisgoing to be 2024. “... If we wanted to take thechance of pre-schooling system, manystatesalready The school complexwill solve this prob- ganwadi or aplayschool. But in case it is notverydifficult even formigrants. Iread Ithinkitisgoingto bemoreliketheend hurting alot of people or giving them have it,and thereare otherstateswho just lem: youhavemoreteachers, better re- somebody fails to do so,orsomebody is sometime backthat in the Boardexamsin of 2021,”hesaid whenasked whether something that doesn’t work,we startfromgrade 1. Thereare universities which sources. The negative side is, whatabout nothere—maybesomebody returns Kerala,thechildwhostoodfirstwasachildbe- the pandemiccould continue till 2024 could startdoing this, youknow, next aresmall and thereare other universities the distance achildwillhavetotravel, say from abroad and theyhavenot done their longingtoamigrantfamilyfromBihar.Some as has been suggestedbysome. “Of week if we wanted to,” Fauci was whichhaveahuge number of affiliatedcol- in the hillyareas, if we makeaschool pre-school —then theydon't needtore- schoolscatermostly to migrantworkers.Sayin course, if we do nothandle it properly, quoted as sayingatapanel discussion leges, and theyfinditdifficulttochangetothe complexthat is 8-10kmaway. So that is peat. The policyitself says thatthrough a Surat,therewillbesomeareaswhichwillhave if thereisnot asafeand effectivevac- on Friday. “But that’s notthe waythis newsystem. So thefirstthing that we aredo- whywehavenot made it compulsory, bridge-type course easilytheywillbe moreGujarati and therewill be some areas cine, this could go on forafew years,” works,” he said. ingistogoinasequentialmanner.For exam- but we have said that preferablywhere abletoenter,sothereisnoreason to be whereyouwillhave migrantworkerscoming, ple, if we wish to changeto5+3+3+4, the first youhavealarge number of small schools, worriedthat children will be madetore- and one or twoschools where youhavemore thing will be to have anational curriculum particularly in hillyareas, they canbe peat in casetheyhavenot joined pre- migrantworkerscanbeinadifferentmedium. INDIA ACTIVE CASES 677,444 framework forthis.The second will beto take brought under one complex. school. on boardthe states notbyforce, but by inform- On whether centralinstitutionscould ingthemof thebenefits thatarelikelytoaccu- admit based on boardexams rather than 700000 mulate. Moststatesare okaywith5+3+3+4 the evaluationwill be of the projectand not areawhichwas earlierpartofOdishabutwas entrance tests because the developmentofachild takes of the institution. This also willbetherein included in Jharkhand and the peoplethere The real issue is that thereare anumber of place at an early age... in fact, Tamil Nadu al- 2021, or maybeDecember thisyear. speak in Odia. Their bookscome from the gov- Boards. The equivalence of, say, CBSE with 607,384 readyhas activity-basedlearningfortheearly On the school side, the GiftedChildren ernmentof Odisha, sothatflexibilityhas been ICSE, withthe UP Boardand Maharashtra years. Manyother states already have it. So Programme has alreadystarted the group givenbythe policy.Sothisissue can be easily Board, is the difficulty.Now withthe typeof 677,444 thesereformscanbebroughtinimmediately. programme for5+3+3+4. The remaining part resolvedbecause the policy says “preferably” competitionthat we have,the difference in 600000 Theacademicbankof creditwe aretalking of this academicyear is being utilisedtode- —itisnot mandatoryeverywhere. Forexam- the evaluation, in the levels and types of ques- about, that reform is notverydifficult...Once velop aframework.Once we have the frame- ple, if thereisaschoolinthe defence sector tions, it is very difficult to have them moder- we have thisacademicbankof credit,thenext work,stateswhichare willingtohavethat and the defence personnel keep moving, we ated.Sothese boardexams will be there, but LAST 10 DAYS stage will be to have the multiple entryand system can startin2021. cannothavethe locallanguagetherebecause what is perhaps moreimportant is that the Aug6 Aug15 exit, because thecreditsneedtobestoredin In the Boards, whichtaketime to change— itmay createdifficulty forthe personnel. evaluation or the assessment will be 360 de- thebank.Thatbankwillbereadyby December. Iwas therewhen theseBoards changed in Secondly, people arepresuming that the grees. 360 in the sense, the other talentsthat 500000 Here,thechangewillstartfromcentralisedin- 1978, when we shiftedfromregular higher- teaching of English will getdiscontinued. We achildhas, sayinwhat we call extra-curric- stitutions and stateinstitutions will have a secondaryto12yearsor10+2 —forsome time aretalkingofmedium of instruction: The ulars.Sowefill up all themarks and then we Note:The August 15 figureinthis graphisbased on government updateonAugust16 choice to joinasand whentheyare ready. we will have the twosystems running paral- medium of instruction will be up to grade5 put one or twosentences aboutextra-curric- lel. Forexample, if Ihavestudied athree-year onlyinthe mother tongue or regional lan- ulars—this is good and this is very good. On meetingthe 2040 deadline course… it will be very difficult formetojoin guage. But as asubject, suppose mother Actually, thereare some subjects which INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLD TOTAL CASES Whywehavewritten 2040 —achild who the other courses. Those who areinMPhil, tongue teaching is in Urdu. Hyderabad may have themarks,whichare considered to be 2,589,682 21,498,193 is born in 2020,when she or he graduates by theyhaveamisunderstanding that their have some areaswheretheyspeak Urdu, important, whereyou have the best four and 2040, theywould have crossedthe entirely course will getdiscontinuedimmediately. other areas wheretheyspeak Telugu, so they best five.Soweare shifting away from that Source: MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, neweducation system.Startingfromhigher We’ll take carethatall those who areenrolled can have their teaching and the medium of system, givingaholisticprogress cardtothe Welfare,updatedat11pmonAugust16 updatedat11pmonAugust16 education, the firstthingwill be to introduce till this year areable to complete their course instruction in one languageand theycan student, wherethe other achievementsare thecreditbank.Intheinstitutionsofexcellence and then we shifttothe newsystem. have the other languageasasubject. They equallyimportant. Theyare apartofthe —20ofthem have been identified —were- Ontheschoolside,thesequencewillrequire have either Telugu or English or anotherlan- progresscardand it also tells the child and questthemto developmodularcourseswhere classes to have their framework.Then the sec- guage. So this policy givesimmense scope, theparentsthat other avenues areopento entryand exit is possible. Therefore, the new ond (step) is to have syllabi, particularly class3 and flexibility is there. It is notastraitjacket, him or her.Togiveaconcreteexample, if he courses willhavetobemodular,where exit is onwards, because the firstfiveyears areactiv- one- size- fits-all... or she is good in music, right nowitwill ap- possible aftertwo semesters, four semesters ity-based.Aftersyllabi,if required,therewillbe Thirdly, English-medium schools. Some pear onlyinthe extra-curriculars. What we and six semesters. Beforewestart the aca- achange of textbooks—but onlyifrequired. parentsare very worriedthat their child is in areplanning is that the holistic reportcard demic session 2021-22, we will have the aca- grade 5or4,and what will happen. As Isaid, will also have acolumn about his music abil- demicbankof creditworking,allcentralinsti- On what is different this time in the the changewillbeintroducedfromgrade 1or ities and dependingonthe choice of the stu- tutions would have shiftedtothe newsystem emphasis on mother tongue maybefromanganwadi, that is from pre- dent, he or she in higher education can study of four-year courses with multiple exits. About doubtsrelated to implementation, school.Thosewho have alreadyreachedacer- physics along with music, he or she can have The common entrance testswhichhave I’llclarify. Firstthingsfirst.Whathasbeen writ- tain levelinthat five-year period, that is up to music as one subject, physics and maths as been proposedfor highereducational institu- teninthe policyismother tongue/regional grade 5, theywillnot be asked to re-learn. So another twosubjects. tions willbeinplacefor the central institu- language, because manystateshavemanydif- the newsystemstartswiththe newbatch. tions. But forstate institutions, because of dif- ferent languages.For example in Jharkhand, We arenot going foracompulsory model. Transcribed by Mehr Gill ferent languagesatthe Boardlevel,thatwill where Icomefrom,thereare certaintribalar- At everylevel we want to give achoice. So if take time. TheNational Research Fund …(the eas that have their languageasSanthali, and youhave12schools in one locality,some of EDITED EXCERPTS. university) can applyfor aresearch grant and Hindi-speaking areas, and thereisacertain them alsorunning in shifts, we can haveone VIDEO: YOUTU.BE/4ZPVPRPEIY4 ThegrowthofIndianAmericans,inpublicofficeandindustry

2004,thesameyearwhenHarrisbecamethe Gujarat, took to the hotelindustryand grew Indian on television wasthe Simpsons char- NUSHAIBAIQBAL DA of San Francisco.She went on to become INDIANS IN AMERICA to dominateit. Others were entrepreneurs acter Apu. Now, Indian American actors NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 theAttorney-Generalof theStateofCalifornia in Silicon Valleyafter thedigital revolution suchasKalpen Suresh Modi or Kar Penn, in 2010,and waselected to the US Senate in of the 1980s. Aziz Ansari and Mindy Kaling star in lead- THE RISE of Kamala Harris, daughter of an 2016.The following year,fourIndian CHART1:INELECTEDPOSITIONS CHART3:POPULATIONOF In 1997,Ramani Ayer became the CEO of ing roles,playing Indiancharacters in prime Indian mother,asthe Democratic Party’s Americans were elected to the US House of 1960 1 INDIANAMERICANS the Fortune 500financialfirm The Hartford, time shows that depictawarts-and-all pic- candidate forVice President representsa Representatives, and morewereelected to becoming the firstinthe list of Indianlead- tureofthe so-calledmodel minority. 1995 1 1980 3,87,223 coming-of-age of the Indian American com- theSenateand Congress of other states. ers heading American businesses. munity in the United States. Twootherpersons of Indian origin — 2000 2 1990 7,86,694 Indian Americans, who makeup1%of ■ ■ ■ Harris wasborntocivil rightsactivist BobbyJindal and Nikki Haley—also served 2005 4 2000 16,78,765 the US population,own athird of all Silicon parentsayear before theImmigration and as Governors of Louisiana and South 2010 7 2010 31,83,063 Valley start-ups, according to Nirvikar Due to thelucrative fields in whichmost Nationality Actof1965was passed; this Act Carolina, respectively,inthatperiod. Singh, SanjoyChakravorty and Devesh of them were employed,the median in- 2015 7 relaxed the quotaregime Source: US Census Reports Kapur,authorsofthe book TheOtherOne come of an Indian American household thatrestricted foreigners. At ■ ■ ■ 2020 10 Percent:Indians in America. About 8% of all ($44,696 in 1990) washigher than that of that time, therewas one Erg Source: Websites of theUSFederal andstate CHART4:NON-IMMIGRANT high-technology firms in the US were all Asian communities at that time. Today, it Indian Americanlawmaker Today, moreIndian Houses, Senates andAttorneys'offices foundedbyIndian Americans. is $90,711 forthe Indian Americans —still in the US House of Americanshold public office VISASGRANTEDTOINDIANS At present, 2% of the Fortune 500com- muchhigher than the Asian-American av- Representatives—the AnExpress than ever before (Chart 1). 2010 4,73,571 panies of American origin —including erageof$67,022. Punjab-born Dalip Singh ResearchGrOup However, politics is far CHART2:PROMINENT 2011 4,93,952 Microsoft, Alphabet,Adobe, IBM, and Many Indians living in the US today Saund, also from California. from being the onlysphere MasterCard—are ledbyIndian American were beneficiaries of visa programmes for Report 2012 5,08,850 LikeSaund, Harris chose in whichthe Indian dias- BUSINESSLEADERS CEOs. studentsorhigh-skilled professionals that acareer in law. She worked porahas gainedinfluence in Arvind Krishna CEO, IBM 2013 5,98,355 One in everyseven doctors in America is allowedthem to stay and work in America. in the office of the District the lastfew decades. SatyaNadella CEO, Microsoft 2014 7,08,771 of Indian descent;President Donald Thenumber of suchnon-immigrant visas AttorneyofAlameda county in 1990. Soon To begin with, in absolutenumbers,the Trump’s topconsultant on healthcareis hit apeak in 2017,but has sincebeen de- Shantanu Narayen President, 2015 8,57,068 after, the Congressional Caucus on India and population of IndianAmericans has grown Seema Verma. clining (Chart4). CEO &Chairman,Adobe Indian Americans wascreated in 1994 to ten-fold between 1980, the firstUSCensus 2016 8,64,987 And over half of allmotelsinthe US are Harris,aNorthern California native, is work on India-US ties and the interests of to count Indians as adistinct ethnicity,and Sundar Pichai CEO, Alphabet 2017 9,00,704 ownedbyIndian Americans, although there in favour of amoreimmigrant-friendlyap- Indian Americans. The same year,Nimi 2010 (Chart 3). SanjayMehrotra President and 2018 8,72,316 arenoaccurateestimates. proach. ABill she co-sponsored,which was McConigleywas elected to theWyoming Historically,Indians in the US worked CEO, Micron Technologies In addition, the current generation of vetoed in theSenate, would have granted statelegislature, becoming the second in medicine, science &technology, engi- 2019 8,16,975 IndianAmericanscomprisespolitical ac- permanent residentstatustoworkers Source: fortune.com Indian Americanrepresentativeinthe US. neering and mathematics-related jobs. Source: US Bureau of ConsularAffairs tivists,comedians and Hollywood and TV from India and Chinawithpendinggreen The SenateIndia Caucus wascreated in Some, likethe Patelcommunity from artists. Foralong time,the most visible cardrequests.

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Jal Shakti MinisterGajendraSinghShekhawatpromises arobustNational WaterPolicyinthree-four months, says while cleaning the Gangaisapriority,we can’t have acut-off datefor it,reiterates the BJP hadnoinvolvement in Rajasthan crisis,and urgesstatestolaunchgroundwater conservation initiatives

LIZ MATHEW:Weare nowfacing an unprecedented health crisis. What challenges does the coronavirus pandemic posetothe Jal Jeevan Missionwhichwas announcedbythe Prime MinisteronAugust 15 lastyear? Everysector hassufferedbecauseof the pandemic. Individuals, departments and even governmentshavebeen affected by it. Afterthe firstphase of the nation- wide lockdown wasannouncedonMarch 24,everything came to astandstill. On March 26, the Prime Ministertold me to look at the lockdown as an oppor- tunity.Thereare afew things that contam- inateacountry’s rivers and waterre- sources. We believe industrial effluents areone of the primarycauses. ThePrime Ministertold me that the lockdown is an opportunity to study the contribution of industrial effluentsinpolluting ourwater bodies since all businesses areshut now. We startedthe study and continuedit through the second phase of the nation- wide lockdown as well. It providedusvery good insightsand inputsfor policyplan- ning in thefuture. As farasdrinking waterisconcerned, all through lockdown one and twowe did long video conferences withstate governments, both at the ministerand secretarylevels. Tworoundsofmeetings were held, and with some states we even had three rounds. We urgedstatestopre- paretheir action plans forthe current year and forthe coming three years as well. By the time the lockdown ended, everystate had discussedits annual ac- tion plan with us and we had approved it as well. Afterthe second phase of the lock- down, we got permission to work on wa- ter-related activities. We told states that thisisagood opportunityfor us.Weknew Jal Shakti MinisterGajendra Singh Shekhawatatthe Idea Exchangesession that afterthe lockdown alot of people would be lookingfor jobs. Manypeople had returnedfromforeign countries and Ithink forthe next sixmonths we When we designatedthe National wanted employmenthere. WHY GAJENDRA SHEKHAWAT shouldnot raise thisissue. Yes, we have to Mission forCleanGangaasanauthority We told states that youalready have be prepared.Thereare manypanchayat in 2017,wegot all thepowers. We can pe- funds from the government and nowyou TheJal Jeevan Mission, a and municipalelections coming up. The nalise the stategovernment, municipal- can begin work by using these(unem- kind of political situation Rajasthanhas ity,industryorindividual (if theycon- ployed) people. In villageswhichalready Rs 3.5lakhcrore project seen in the last35days,the waythe gov- tributetopolluting theGanga). had infrastructuresuchaswater tanksand to provide drinking water ernment split intotwo factions… Areall Adraft (of the GangaAct) has been tubewells, retrofittingworkcould get to all rural households by the issues thatledto thesplit settlednow? preparedand once all the departments started.Invillages where60per cent of Giventhe situation, Muralidhar Rao, our give theirinputs, it will be sent to the the homes had waterconnections,wetold 2024, is one of the Modi general secretarymay have told our work- Cabinetfor approval. The process is un- states to provide it to the remaining 40 per government’s flagship ers and MLAs to stay prepared. derway. The Act(law) willcome. The cent as well. The process also helpedpeo- Gangaisamatter of faith forusand will ple getjobs as plumbers, masons, fordig- programmes. As in- HARIKISHAN SHARMA: The Ganga always be apriority forus. ging trenches, forfittings… So as we en- AssociateEditor charge of the JalShakti covers nearly 1,000km in Uttar sured that drinking waterreaches Liz Mathew moderated Ministry, whichwas Pradesh and the stretchisalso one of LIZ MATHEW: ThePrime Ministerhad everyone, the mission has also helpedcre- the exchange with the the mostpolluted partofthe river. As announced 2024asthe deadline for atejob opportunities formanyinthese formed last year by perthe UttarPradesh government’s the Jal JeevanMission. Due youthink Union Minister difficult times. combining the erstwhile report to theNationalGreen Tribunal, the Covid crisis and the lockdowns Iamveryhappythatafter thelock- 290 drainsstill flow intothe Ganga that followedhavedelayedthe down, closeto45lakhwater connections MinistryofDrinking lakh water connections and itstributaries in the state. About project? have been established. Forty-fivelakh Wa ter and Sanitation daily.Recently,the 80 of these flowintothe Ganga It will be completedbyall means. homes have gotdrinking water. HARISH DAMODARAN: Whatwillthe and MinistryofWater directly. Canyou elaborateonthe totalcostofthe Jal JeevanMissionbe, Jodhpur MP wasseen as government’sefforts to clean the LIZ MATHEW: During theRajasthan LIZ MATHEW:Inthe backdrop of the and howwillyou managethe funds Resources, River river? Also, therewas talk of aGanga crisis, therewas speculationthatthe the main face of the BJP pandemic, howwill expenditurecuts foritinthe wake of the pandemic? Development,and Act. What is itsstatus now? leadership wanted to promote youas by Central and stategovernments The totalexpenditure, including the in Rajasthan with a Afterdetailed studies, research,data the face of the BJP in Rajasthan. It was affect waterprojects? stateand Government of India’s share, Ganga Rejuvenation, collection, policy planning and prepara- also because Vasundhara Raje has The revenues of both thestatesand the will be around Rs 3,60,000 crore. The Shekhawatand histeam crisis-ridden Congress tion, work on cleaningthe Gangaprac- been chiefminister formultiple Centrehavebeen affected by the coron- Centre’s sharewillbearound Rs 2,20,000 tically beganin2016. Iwanttogiveyou terms and she is alsothe party avirus pandemic. However, the finance crore. Therewill be no hurdles in provi- claim to be ensuringone targeting him examples of afew towns. In Varanasi, national vice-presidentnow.Are you department and the Prime Ministerhave sion of the Centre’s share. therewere29major drains. Of these, 27 looking forwardtogoingbacktostate assured us thatthe JalJeevanMission will nowhavetraps (tocapturewaste). politics? notface anyfunds-related issue. But yes, HARIKISHAN SHARMA: Youhavesaid outofits 500homes have waterconnec- worked in the field on the committee. The Whenevertherewas talk of pollution of From the background that Icome the states have to give their share. that as part of the Jal JeevanMission, tions, we have ensuredthatconnections firsttime Ispoketothe team, Igavethem the Ganga, pictures of Kanpur’sSisamau from, the individual is notimportant. In Northeaststatesand hillystateshaveto one lakh newwater connections are also reachthe remaining 100. We never justone vision, whichboththe Prime Nala were flashed. It is nowapicnic and 2018,when therewas talk about making give 10 per cent, and the other states have being established everyday,and that saidwehaveprovided connection to the Ministerand Iwantedtosee happen. Itold selfie point. Of Kanpur’s 48 drains, only me the party statepresident, then tooI to contribute50per cent. so farone croreconnections have first400 homes. We said that 100per them that this should be the country’s last eight do nothavetraps installedonthem had said the same thing. Forus, it is not When the NarendraModigovernment been provided.How manyofthese cent people should have waterconnec- waterpolicy. Itold them that the water now. In Rishikesh and Haridwar,no about getting apost. It is about fulfilling a came to powersix years ago, fiscal deficit connectionshavebeen provided tions. Taking credit is notmyaim, my aim policy should be likethe Gita, Bible and drains areleft. Iagree that 80 drains may responsibility and doinggood work.My wasabig challenge.Wehaveachieveda underold schemesbyprevious state is to deliver. Quran, adocument whichholds relevance still be left, but youalso have to see that philosophy is that wherever one works, lotofsuccessincontrollingit. Adifficult andCentral governments? Should the many, manyyearsafter it waswritten. I we have installedtraps on or shut nearly he or she should work forthe country. situation hasemergedbecause of the pan- credit be giventothem? ESHA ROY: The National WaterPolicy am happytoinformyou that afew days 500drains. We have neversaidthat we WhateverIcan delivertoday, Ishould fo- demic. To ensurethat thereare no hurdles Firstly, we can’t distinguish the UPA hasbeen pendingfor manyyears. agoIdid areviewmeeting on the first have completed100 per cent work on cus on that and work. to investment in development pro- government’s schemes or schemes by the What is itsstatus now? draftofthe policy. cleaning the Ganga. grammes,the borrowing limit of states stategovernments when it comes to In 2012,aNationalWater Policy was It wasaverydetailed meeting and I When we look at waterquality param- HARISH DAMODARAN: How can we has been increasedfrom3per cent to 5 drinking water. Forthe past 20 years, sev- devised. But Ithinkacomprehensivedoc- have urgedthe team to work further on a eters, dissolvedoxygenlevelsare very im- improvethe efficiency of canal use in per cent. This will ensurethat theydon’t eral waterschemes have been launched ument could notbeprepared. Idon’t want fewpoints. In the next three-four months, portant. Onlyintwo stretches in Uttar the country? feel stressedand we complete the mis- under different names. It’s the same for to criticise those who made the effort to we willcomeupwith arobustwater pol- Pradesh and three-four stretches in West In Punjab, about 65 to 70 per cent of sion in time. sanitation and schemes forhousing... In put it together,but Ithinkwecouldn’tde- icy.Itold theteam that we have so farfo- Bengal the dissolvedoxygenisbelowthe irrigationisdone through underground all these schemes, before NarendraModi velop aholistic approachtoworkonthe cusedonthe supplyside and that we must desiredlevel in theGanganow.Wework waterorsupplementedbyunderground LIZ MATHEW:Asthe political crisis became Prime Minister, therewas apiece- country’s waterissues. nowalso focus on demand management to complete all our projects, butthere can- water. It is amatterofconcern. The un- unfolded in Rajasthan, youwerethe meal approachtowork.Modiji gave these In 2019,when the Jal Shakti Ministry and people’sparticipation. The Prime notbeacut-offdatetoclaim that the derground waterreserveinPunjab is de- face and voice of the BJP.Boththe BJP schemesanew definition.Hesaidwewill waslaunched, under the guidance of the Ministerhas been underlining the need Gangaisclean now. The issue of pollution pleting fast… and youkeptinsisting thatyour party complete everyprojectthat we take up. Prime Ministerwebegan work on anew forpeople’sparticipation to ensurethe of Gangawas there before we were born, Of course states needtoworkonthis. didnot have anyroleinthe crisis. But When we gave gascylinders, we didn’t ask policy.For thefirsttime, we got subject success of anyproject. and will remain in the futuretoo, but we Butbecause it is astate subject, theyhave can youcompletely denythe BJP’srole people about their political leanings, matter experts on board. Earlier,commit- The newpolicywill includesurface needtoestablish adirection. Let’s firstre- to take the initiative.Chief Minister in whathappenedinthe state? when we openedbank accountsfor them, tees with bureaucratsasmembers were water, groundwater,the use of water, the storewhat we have lostinthe past and Amarinder Singh has startedaPani Bachao Ihavebeen answering this question we didn’t ask them fortheir religion or setupfor suchwork. Thesebureaucrats re-use of water, sewage water, drinking devise ways to makeitsustainablefor the PaiseKamao (SaveWater,Earn Money) forthe past35days.Let me give youthe caste.Weare committed to providing consulted experts andframedthe policy. water... Everything will come under it. coming days. initiative.Wehad requestedhim to pro- answer Igaveatelevision news channel benefit of schemes to 100per cent of the Since Independence,water policy has Ipersonallybelieve that things cannot vide electricity through ameter,evenifit recently. Imagine ahusband and awife country’s population. been formulated four times. LIZ MATHEW:The Rajasthanunit of be kept clean by making laws.Ifthereisa is free.People should knowhow much areliving in ahouse in agoodneighbour- My statement whereImentionedthe Imade Mihir Shah (economist, water theBJP has asked itsMLAsand needtoenactlawstostoppollutioninthe electricity theyare consuming.Sohetook hood. One daytheyhaveafight. The ar- onecrore figureisanold one. The figure policy expert, and former member of the workers to be readyfor elections. Gangaorany other riverinthe country, some measures in some districts. This gument intensifies and theycomeout on nowwillbemuchhigher.Wehavepro- erstwhile Planning Commission) the Giventhe situationinthe Congress, do then under the subject of waterinthe helpedincalculating theaverage con- the streets. The accuse eachother of many videdconnections to all types of villages. chairman of the committee. Igot water yousee the BJP forming agovernment Environment Protection Act, the govern- sumption of electricity.For example, if a things. It is onlynatural forneighbours to If avillagehas the infrastructureand 400 experts and retired bureaucratswho have in the stateinthe near future? ment of India has unlimited powers. farmer whoconsumeselectricityworth come out of their houses to see whatis Rs 1lakh in ayear, reduces the usage to happening. Some maypeepfrombehind Rs 40,000,the remaining Rs 60,000 will their curtains, some maycomeout on the be deposited in his bank account. In this road to seewhatishappening. If youcall Fornext 6 months,weshould not raise this issue (change of agovernment in Rajasthan). Ye s, we way, less electricity will be consumedand watching the fight ‘involvement’, then yes have to be prepared. Panchayat, municipal polls are coming up. Thepolitical situation in waterwill also be saved. the BJP wasinvolved(in the Rajasthan cri- So all stategovernmentshavetotake sis). But whydid theyfightand come out Rajasthan in the last 35 days, the way the govt split into twofactions… Areall issues settled? similar steps. The Indian government is on the street in the firstplace? We had no ready to helpthe states with whatever role in that. measures theyundertake.

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FACELESSASSESSMENTCAMEINTOFORCELASTTHURSDAY,APPEALSFROMSEPT25 INTERVIEWWITHMINISTEROFPOWERANDNEW&RENEWABLEENERGY ‘We believewehave to switch over Lackofspecificsoncharter,backendtech to renewables... we will not only meet forfacelessassessmentcouldtestI-TDept our commitment, we will exceed it’ WITH ECONOMICactivity still in the(maximum)wehavereached the process of restarting follow- is55percent.Beyondthat,ramp-

D there.Butgoingahead,withmore showthatlegislative backing for timely decisions. ing the nationwide COVID-19 ing is an issue. AANCHALMAGAZINE E Moredata, data, morequeries might get the charterismissing inIndia un- “It’s nottoo specific, whereas lockdown, MinisterofPowerand Hydrohasterrificramp upand NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 more raisedtothe taxpayer.There is a less it’s notified to amend the law the earlier Citizens’Charter had Newand Renewable Energy RK ramp down.And,itisbecause of PLAIN E likelihoodthat taxpayers’ re- along withalackofspecific time- morespecific rights with precise Singh expectsdemand forpower hydrothat, on April 5th,for nine ● disputes AS THE country’s direct taxation EX sponses maynot be sufficient in lines as wasearlier in the case of timelines. Thereisalsonomech- to “gallop”.Inaninterviewto minutes, (wewereabletoman- regimemovestowardsanew sys- terms of taxadministration and the I-TDepartment’s Citizens’ anismformakingtheserightsjus- PRABHA RAGHAVANand ANIL ageduring the mass lights-off temoffaceless assessment, ap- THE RESULTS of the pilot hence, maycreatescope forlegal Charter. tifiable. The government should SASI,Singhdiscussedpentupde- event). The demanddropwas al- pealsandtaxpayers’charter, there project forfaceless assess- disputes,” the person said. Forinstance,the Citizens’ considerissuing case-specific mandfor power, thestatusofthe most32,000MWinatimeframe areconcerns thatthis mayhave ment were promising, Queries sent to the Central Charterdefinesthetimelineforis- guidelines forthe charter,”atax Centre’s emergency liquidfunds of 2-3minutes,andasimilar...re- been expandedacrossthe board withthe backend tech- BoardofDirectTaxesandRevenue suanceofrefundalongwithinter- expertsaid. to bail outdiscoms and itsfocus bound, again in 2-3 minutes.Ifit abit prematurely.Eventhe first nology “running well so Departmentby TheIndianExpress esttobesix months forelectron- As per a2017OECD survey on hydropower as India shifts to- had notbeenmanaged well, the batchofcases of faceless assess- far”. But with time, more remainedunanswered. Asenior icallyfiledreturns and nine whichcovered 55 countries, 32 wardsrampingupits renewable “It was only in April grid would have been in danger. mentpickeduplast yearareyet to dataand more queries Income TaxDepartment official, months forother returns or the hadtaxpayerrightsdefinedinlaw capacity.Edited excerpts: that we had amajor Hatsoff to my engineers. They becompleted,alongwithincom- could be raisedfromtax- however, said the backend tech- timelinefor decisiononapplica- while 13 countries hadthe tax- tried it outearlier,theyhad car- plete functionalities in the online payers, creating scope for nologicalsystemhas “run well so tionforrectificationistwo months payerrightssetoutindocuments Do yousee COVID-19 dip (in power riedout their assessments, plan- system developedfor rolling out morelegal disputes for far”forthepilot projectoffaceless andonemonthforgivingeffectto publishedbythe administration impacting India’sdemandfor demand). But, Ican nedforitandwere confident,they the scheme. the taxadministration. assessmentandthat’swhythede- appellate/revision order.Inthe but notinlaw.The remaining10 powerinthe long-term?How tell you this: from had carriedout dryrunsand said Withrespectto thelatesttech- cisiontoexpand wastaken up. taxpayers’ charter, however, spe- countries did nothaverights doesthe government plan to what Ihave seen, I it will happen. Idon’tthink any nology to supportthe expansion Though,onthe issueofapos- cific timelinesare notthere, with recognisedineitherlaw or in ad- mitigatethis? think our demand is other countryhas done this. So, of facelessassessment across the sibility of riseindisputes,theoffi- itstatingthatthetaxpayersareex- ministrative documents. OnthefirstofAugust 2020,the going to gallop” we aredetermined. Our govern- board, thereare concerns of the problems areexpected as the tax cialsaidthatitwillbeknownonly pected to be honestand compli- OnThursday, thegovernment energy requirement was3,719 ment is clear.Webelieve that we technology backend notbeing administrationmovesto theface- afterafew years once these face- ant,keep accuraterecords, re- launchedthe ‘Transparent million units. The corresponding RK SINGH have to switch overto renewables fully developed.“Thefirstbatchof lesssystem, addingthatthe new less assessmentscome through. spondand payintime, and know Taxation-HonouringTheHonest daylastyear,itwas 3,713million and we will notonlymeetour facelessassessmentcasesisyetto system mayleadtomorequeries Forinstance,withtheCentrehav- theinformationandsubmissions Platform’ enabling ataxpayers’ units,meaning therewas an in- commitment, we will exceedit. be completed. Some of the IT and hence, morescope forlegal inglaunchedfacelessassessment made by their authorisedrepre- charter, faceless assessmentand crease in 2020. So, we arealready 32,628croreare pendingbecause functionalities in the backend are disputes over the coming years. for58,000 cases last October, sentative,whilethe I-T appeals. The faceless assessment wherewewere(lastyear),despite of therequirement of relaxation With the government missing, so it mayhavebeen pre- “The experience of the pilot around 14 percentofthose cases Departmentiscommittedtotreat scheme and taxpayers’ charter the fact that we knowall indus- of UDAY limit. Pending forpro- expectedtonotify abasic maturetoexpandatthis junc- project wasmainlyfor returned have been disposedofinthe nine taxpayers as honestunless there came intoeffect from Thursday, tries have notopenedfullyand, cessing is Rs 2,076 crore. Thetotal customs duty on solar ture,” an officialinthe know said. income cases, having onlysome months since the launch. is areason to believe otherwise, while the facility of faceless ap- despitethefactthat,inmanyparts we’relooking at is Rs 1,06,000 equipment in addition to Another person awareofthe junk cases of mismatch. So not Cross-countrycomparisons have fairandimpartialappealand pealswillbecomefunctionalfrom of thecountry, thereare stillrestri- croreagainstRs90,000crore. ongoing safeguard duties, do developmentssaidthattransition muchdisputecould have arisen on the taxpayers’ charteralso reviewmechanism and provide September 25. ctions. So, anyapprehensionthat Butitisgoingto go up,because youexpect this to impact thatdemandwillgo downjustno stateslike Jharkhand,forexample, addition of solar capacity longerholdswaterasofnow.Iwill (want) to apply, but theyhave and tariffs? Taxpayers need not file big money spends in say(thedemand)willincreasebe- some formalities to go through. We areveryclear in our mind COVID IMPACT cause the economyhas not Theyhavetoget agovernment that,(regardlessof)whetherthere startedfulltiltasyet,and when it guarantee.Jharkhand has indi- maybeaslowdownbecause of ITR, data to be collected from third parties ‘159 listedcos’cumulativeEBITDA (does) ... we arebound to grow. catedthatithastheintentto apply Atmanirbhar Bharat or Makein ItwasonlyinAprilthatwe had forRs5,039 crore. India...we believe thatitisimpor- to expensiveschools”. fell over `22,500crinMar quarter’ amajordip(indemand).But,Ican tant.It’sabsolutelyimportantand ENSECONOMICBUREAU PROPOSEDNEW The I-TDepartmentisrelying tell youthis: from what Ihave In terms of fresh capacity necessary that if we have the de- NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 moreonvoluntary compliance As manyas159 companies listedonthe BSEcumulatively seen, Ithinkour demand is going addition, thermal is broadly mand, we createjobs here, and LISTDELETED and will notexamine affairs of to gallop. It is goingtostart grow- tapering out and you’ve (not) in other countries. sawadecline of `22,538 croreintheir EBITDAinthe three AFTER Atweet by MyGovIndia honesttaxpayers,theofficialsaid, ingagainatthesamerate asitwas pushedfor hydro. Giventhe The apprehensions of aslow- and other government Twitter ■Aproposedexpanded adding,“Aperson who has made months ended March 2020, compared to theDecember growing,if notfaster. Because,Isee fact that thereissomuch down in this field also,Ithink, are handlesonThursdayrevealedthe listofreportable purchasesof luxuryitemsorspent quarter,anEYIndia report said thatpentupdemandreleasingit- resistancetoconventional unfoundedbecause,during the proposedexpansionof reportable financial transactions sizeableamountforhotelbillsare self —wehad connected about storage-basedhydro projects, lockdown, we finalisedbids of al- financial transactionstoinclude waspostedThursdayon potentialtaxpayersandshouldfile Companiesin12sectors: 2.70crore houses ... in 15 months. is it aparticular technology most8,000-9,000 MW.And the hotelpaymentsoverRs20,000, Twitter by MyGovIndia, his/her ITR. No doubt, the third Marchquarterresults The International Energy Agency that is being preferred? participation in the bids wasas lifeinsurance premium payment whichitlater deleted party reporting of high-value announcedtillJune5oftop calleditthefastestandthelargest Almostevery developed competitive as ever.Wewerethe over Rs 50,000 and healthinsur- transactions made by suchnon- 300BSE-listedcompaniesand expansionofaccess anywherein countryhasutilisedmostofits hy- onlycountrywhichwasfinalising ance premium payment over Rs ■ The graphic detailing filerswouldallowthedepartment 115globalfirmsspanningover the world, at anypoint of time. So droprojectsandwe have seen,by bids during COVID-19. 20,000,donations and payment the newlist, however, to nudgesuchpersons to filetheir 12sectorswereanalysedto allthatisthatdemandwe willsee. experience,thathydroprojectsin Asafeguardduty is an inade- of school/collegefees over Rs 1 still remains on the returns and paytheir due tax.” evaluateimpactofCOVID-19 They’ll buy fans, they’ll buy cool- facthelptheenvironmentanddo quateinstrument forimpelling lakhayear,aFinance Ministryof- socialmedia platform In July, however, the Centre disruptionsonparameterslike: ers,they’llbuy heaters. notleadtoenvironmental degra- peopletomakeinIndia because ficialonSundaysaidtheinforma- from other government had launchedarevised Form ■ Reportingcalendar dation. All this propagandagoing of itsshort duration and thatis tion on these transactions would handles on Twitter 26AS whichincludedhigh-value ■ Profitability Howmanystateshave on(againsthydro projects)hadal- whathappened...forexample,the becollectedfromthirdpartiesand transactions from the Statement ■ Financialposition Provisionsof159companies: submitted applicationsfor the ready delayedus. A1,000-MW safeguardduty which wasim- the taxpayers will nothavetofile of FinancialTransactions(SFT) ■ Liquidity Around`25,000croreof emergency one-time injection hydroplant replacinga posedfor twoyearswas just thisinformationthemselvesinthe bring moretransactions suchas from this assessment year.The ■ Disclosures aggregateprovisionswas to clear discom dues? How 1,000-MWthermalplantwilllead waited out fortwo years. Or they income taxreturn (ITR). domesticbusinessclassairtravel, government had said it has been recordedfor159companies: much have theyrequested and to CO2emissions being avoided (developers)timedtheirdevelop- The proposedlistoftransac- purchase of whitegoods, jew- receivinginformationabouthigh- Sectorsthatsawmajor ■ `17,000croreofcreditloss howmuchhas been in billionsoftonnes. It’s totally mentinsuchaway so that they tions waspostedonTwitterby elleryandpaintingsoverRs1lakh valuetransactionssince2016,but negativeinfluenceofpandemic provisionbyBFSIsector sanctioned? Arethereany clean ... it leads to flood modera- will have to buy the modules and MyGovIndia, whichlater deleted under itsscanner.The release of “now, all suchinformation under andunfavourable ■ `2,000croreofimpairment challengeswherecertain tion and, of course, it also leads to panelsafter theimpact of that the tweet. The graphic detailing the newlisthad coincidedwith differentSFTswillbeshowninthe macro-economicchanges: provisionmostlycontributedby states areconcerned? increasedaccessto drinkingwater (safeguardduty) blows over. The thenewlist,however, stillremains the launchof‘Transparent newForm26AS”. Thenew listof ■ BFSI(banking,financial power,metalandmining We’vegot applications of and improved agriculture. So, it extension nowwas possible only onthesocialmediaplatformfrom Taxation-HonouringtheHonest’ transactions also could getre- servicesandinsurance) sectors about Rs 1.02 lakh croreand an- has multiple benefits. forone year.After that, therewill other government handles on having facelessassessment,ap- flectedinForm26ASgoingahead. ■ Aviation ■ `5,500croreofinventory otheraboutRs35,000croreappli- Afterbeingstalledfor anum- be atwo year gap. Twitter including from Minister peals and taxpayers’ charter. “ItisstatedthattheForm26AS ■ Automotive write-downsbyoil&gassector cations will come as soon as the berofyears, nowwehavetaken (Withbasiccustomsduty),20 of Statefor Finance Anurag Tha- The Finance Ministryofficial forany taxpayer, from nowon- ■ Power,oil&gas UDAY relaxation happens, for offagain. Subansiri has started. per cent is whatitwill be in the kur, regional Press Information termeditas“themostnon-intru- wards, will displayinpartEof the ■ Travel Source: EY India/PTI whichwehavefloated aCabinet Three-fourcommitteeswentand firstyear.That’swhatwe have rec- Bureauhandles, and those of sive way” to identify the non-fil- Form,differentfieldssuchas,type note.Almostevery statehas everycommittee said it is fine. ommended, and we have said Indianembassiessuchas‘Indiain erswhoclaimincomelessthanRs of transaction, name of SFT filer, (placedarequest). No stateis Dibang also,the scheme is taking thatitshould go up ... in the next Qatar’ and‘India in Ireland’. 2.5lakhperannumbutspend“big date of transaction,single/joint Why this is important: The pandemic has pushedinvestor missing,exceptthosestateswhich off.Basically, if youwantgreenen- yearortheyearafterthat,depend- The Indian Express hadre- moneyonvarious items suchas partytransaction,numberof par- communication to newer heights by making the corporate have notbeenable to applybe- ergy,you havetohavehydro. ing on howquicklyour manufac- portedFridaythattheIncomeTax business class air travel, foreign ties, amount,mode of payment world answerable on many indicatorsother than cause of the UDAY limits. Otherwise,you can’tbalanceit turingcapacitiescomeup.Butwe Department, with an aim to travel,spendbigmoney inexpen- andremarksetc,”aFinanceMini- financial numbers The loan applicationssanc- with thermal. Thermal, youcan areveryclearinour mind that it widen the taxbase, proposes to sive hotelsandsendtheirchildren stryreleasedatedJuly 18 hadsaid. tionedisRs68,000 croreand Rs ramp upanddown,butrightnow, has to be Make in India. BRIEFLY Media often capturessentiments correctly Over `2K cr so far in Aug: After 5mths, FPIs invest in debt market inflowsfor the firsttime after sofarthisyear.Totalequityinflows Foreign investors had with- Communication ahead of monetary policy, says RBI study ENSECONOMICBUREAU February,”said an analyst. insinceJanuarysofarhasbeenRs drawnoverRs1,20,000crorefrom withtaxpayers of the actual monetary policy an- do notrepresent theviews of the MUMBAI,AUGUST16 Accordingtofiguresavailable 15,191 croreasFPIshadpulledout the debt and equity markets in PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA nouncement by thecentral bank. RBI, the article said. It further said from NSDL, FPIs remainednet in- closetoRs62,000croreinMarch. March dueto theeconomicslow- tobefromNeAC MUMBAI,AUGUST16 “Itisfoundthat(media)senti- that with growing importance of AFTER PULLINGout funds from vestors in the firsthalf of August, Analysts areexpecting more down and lockdown inducedby ment concentration wasdirec- central bank communication in the debt market in the lastfive pumping in Rs 28,203crore in inflows in the comingmonthsin the COVID-19 pandemic.Foreign NewDelhi: The Income Tax MEDIA OFTENcaptures thesen- tionally in sync with the policy marketeconomies, the role of months, foreign portfolio in- both debt and equities on netba- the wake of higher returns from exchangereserves swelledby department has issued timents correctlyahead of mon- rate decision exceptonfew occa- electronic and print media has vestors (FPIs) have invested Rs sisintheperiod.Foreigninvestors Indiawhencomparedto otherde- $3.623billion to arecordhighof guidelines forthe demarca- etarypolicyannouncementsby sions,” said the article on ‘Policy gained importance. 2,056croreinthedebtsegmentin invested anet sum of Rs 26,147 velopedand emerging markets. $538.191billion during the week tion of roles of officers for the central bank,says astudy by rate expectationsinmedia,’writt- “Mediadisseminates,explains the monthofAugust so far. croreinequitysegmentinAugust. Bondyieldsarealsoshowingsigns endedAugust7,RBI data showed the implementation of face- theReserveBankof Indiaofficials. en by GeethaGiddi andShweta andinterpretsnews to thegeneral FPIs had withdrawnaround TotalFPI outflows from the debt of anuptrenddueto theriseinre- last Friday. IntheweekendedJuly lessassessment,makingthe Severalmedia organizations, Kumari, Big DataAnalytics Divis- public,andalsoconveys concerns, Rs93,000crorefromthedebtseg- and equity segmentsin2020 so tailinflation.“Indianmarketswill 31,theyhad risenby$11.938 bil- National e-Assessment based on experts’analysis and ion, Department of Statistics and perceptions and opinions of vari- mentincalendaryear2020sofar, farworkout to Rs 69,945crore. likely seegreaterportfolioinflows lionto reach$534.568billion.The Centre (NeAC) as themain movement of key macroeco- Information Management, RBI. ouseconomicagentstothepolicy with March witnessingthe max- Significantly,the hybrid seg- as highforex reserves cut ex- reserves had crossedthe half-a- gatewayfor communica- nomicvariablesintheimmediate Theviews expressedinthisar- makers, either directlyorindi- imum outflow of Rs 60,376 crore. ment registeredinflows of Rs changeraterisks,” Bank of trillion markfor the firsttimein tion with ataxpayer. past, project policy action ahead ticle arethoseofthe authorsand rectly,”itadded. “The debt segment is witnessing 3,033crore in August, the highest AmericaSecuritiessaidinareport. the week endedJune 5. Goldimports Pro-active cybersecurity solutions for SMEs Trump says looking at ‘China must guard decline81% against rebound in inApr-Jul gain currency, but high costs a major impediment pressuring otherChinese shadow lending’ NewDelhi: Goldimports, making organizations morevul- net,whichisbeingusedbyevery- companies after ByteDance whichhaveabearingonthe AASHISHARYAN Small and nerableto attack,”theagencysaid one else. From aclosedroom, it REUTERS current account deficit, fell NEWDELHI,AUGUST16 in itsreport. has gone to thecommon space,” BEIJING,AUGUST16 81.22 per cent to $2.47bil- medium-sized One of themainreasonsfor the expertadded. REUTERS lionduringApril-Julyperiod THE DEMAND forpro-active cy- enterprises (SMEs) are the rise in cybersecurity related Though companies have ac- BEDMINSTER,NEWJERSEY, CHINAMUSTguardagainstany of 2020-21due to asignifi- bersecurity solutions has risenin among those sectors incidentsisthe increase in the ceptedthe fact that theyneedto AUGUST16 rebound in off-balance sheet cant fall in demand in the thelastthree months as compa- numberof accesspointssinceem- do moreinorder to protect their lending in the so-calledshadow wake of COVID-19pan- niesacrosssectorscontinueto opt whichmostlydonot ployeesconnecttothesameoffice dataandemployeesfromsuchse- US PRESIDENT Donald Trump banking sector,and must dispose demic,asper data from the forletting employees work from have the resources to networkfromhome. Unlikeinan curitybreaches,thecostofimple- has said that he could exertpres- of non-performingassets as soon CommerceMinistry. home, according to experts. ward offcyber attacks officeenvironment,wheretheyin menting apro-active cybersecu- sure on moreChinese compa- as possible, the headofthe coun- “COVID-19 has forced busi- aprotected local area network rity solution and the recurring nies such as technologygiant TheUSPresidenthas been try’sbankingandinsuranceregu- nessesto lookatcybersecuritynot whichpreventsunauthorisedac- costs associated with it areahin- Alibabaafter he movedtoban critical of China,while also lator said on Sunday. 2020:‘World as aproblemthat theyneedto (SMEs),whichmostlydonot have cess to outsiders,the work from drance, US-basedcyber security ByteDance-ownedTikTok. praising itspurchases of Afterthe outbreak of the new toseeover3% solve,but more in terms howit the resources to ward offsuchat- home(WFH)situationhasforced companyProtectedIT’sIndiapres- Asked at anews conference agricultureproducts. File coronavirus this year,high-risk canusedasabusinessadvantage. tacks,globalcybersecurityexpert companies to exchangecrucial ident MannyChadha said. whether therewereother partic- bankswithcomplex structures contraction’ We arelikelytofind morebusi- agencySophos saidinareport. dataoverthe internet. “The biggestconstraint that ularChina-ownedcompanies he maystage acomeback, Guo nesses opting forapro-active so- In asurvey conducted by the This datacan easilybeinter- the companies have is budget. wasconsidering aban on, suchas ownerByteDanceFridaytodivest Shuqing, chairman of the China NewDelhi: Globaleconomic lutionand notbecause some reg- company, 82 per cent of the 300 ceptedand forged with or stolen, Dependingonthesizeof thecom- Alibaba, he replied: “Well, we’re theUSoperationsof TikTokwithin Banking and Insurance growth is expected to seea ulatorymeasuresask them to do Indianfirmsitcontactedreported acybersecurityexpertwhoworks pany, itcouldcostupwardsof a$1 looking at other things, yes.” 90 days,the latestefforttoramp RegulatoryCommission,wrotein contraction of over3per so,”Pooja Haldea,senior advisor being hit by ransomware and with government security agen- million easily. And then thereis Trumphas been piling pres- up pressureoverconcernsabout an article publishedinthe centin2020,TataSteelchair- atCenterforSocialandBehaviour breachofcyber security of their cies,said.“Itisliketravellingonthe yearly recurringcosts.Soforlarge sure on Chinese-ownedcompa- the safetyofthe personal datait CommunistParty journal Qiushi. manNChandrasekaransaid, Change said. employees.“Cyberhygieneisgen- highway.Inpre-pandemic times, government entities, that is no nies, suchasbyvowingtoban handles. “A slightrelaxation of regula- terming it the “worstcon- Among those whichcouldbe erallypoorinIndia, and pirated youhadyourownprivate road,so concern,but that costbecomesa short-video app TikTok from the Trumphas been sharplycriti- tionsmayleadto afullresurgence, traction”since1930s. PTI impacted themostare small and technology abounds,creating youcould monitor who comes major hindrance forMSMEs,” United States. calofChinawhilealsopraisingits and all previous effortswould go medium-sized enterprises weaknessesincyberdefensesand and goes. Now, it is on the inter- Chadha said. The US ordered itsChinese purchasesof agricultureproducts. to waste,”Guo wrote.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,AUGUST17,2020 LyonsetupCLsemifinalclashwithBayern Olympique Lyonnais stunned pre-tournament favourites Manchester Citywith a3-1 victory to move into the semi-finals of theChampions League wherethey will face 13 SPORT Bayern Munich. REUTERS ‘I came and said Dhoni (would be the captain). ‘Responsible for Chauhan Iexercised all my authority as BCCI president’ missing out on two Test tons’ N. Srinivasan recalls howhevetoedselectors’ move to sackDhoni as ODI captain afterTestseriesloss in Australia in 2011-12 SUNILGAVASKAR think that wasthe mostunfair (move)and without fanfare, without publicity. AUGUST16 SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY Iamglad that Istood my ground,” But everybody wantstoplaywithhim. KOLKATA, AUGUST 16 Srinivasan told this paper. Theywant to excel, theywanttolookgood “AAJA, AAJA, gale mil, afterall we areinthe Srinivasan wasinstrumental in ap- in his eyes. He is aheroofevery Indian mandatoryovers of life” wasthe usual greet- ADAY afterMahendraSingh Dhoni called pointing Dhoni as Chennai Super Kings cricketer. Team meetings would lastafew ingofmyopening partnerChetanChauhan time on his international career, N captain in the inaugural seasonofthe minutes, that’s all. He will communicate whenever we metoverthe lasttwo or three Srinivasan revealed howheexercised his Indian Premier League (IPL)in2008. Over directly to the players. He will communi- years. The meetings were invariablyathis authority as then BCCIpresidentin2011- theyears, the former India captain’s bond cate during the game, (or)beforethe game. belovedFerozeshah Kotla wherehewas in 12 to ensurethat he wasretainedasthe withSrinivasan and Chennai hasstrength- Hiscommunication to the players was charge of thepitchpreparation. As we hugged India captain. ened. Following Dhoni’sinternational re- neverpublic. Iwould saytohim that “no, no we must have During India’s tour of Australia in 2011- tirement, Srinivasan paid aglowingtrib- “He is anatural. Basically, he is nota another centurypartnership” and he would 12,following a0-4 debacle in the Tests, the utetothe great ’keeper-batsman. complicated person.Heisaperson with laugh andsay “arre then selection committee had decided to “MahendraSingh Dhoni is an excep- great clarity of mind. Anyfame will sit baba youare the cen- remove Dhonifromcaptaincy, without tional person, exceptional cricketer and a lightlyonhim.”According to Srinivasan, turymaker,not me”. even pickinghis replacement, forthe en- very,veryfair person.Ihavehad thepriv- Dhoni playedabig partinthe explosion of Neverinmy wildest suing ODI tri-series. Srinivasan came to the ilegeofknowinghim, moving with him for public interestinT20 cricket, including the nightmares could Ibe- selection meeting straight from agolf over adecade. Ihaveinmylifetimemet IPL. “I think that MahendraSingh Dhoni is lieve thathis words course to thwartthe move. and seen great cricketers, peoplewho had one of the reasonsfor the burstofinterest about being in the “This was2011. Indiahad wonthe great cricketing skills. MS is an exception. in T20 league cricket,includingthe IPL. The mandatoryoversof life SUNILGAVASKAR WorldCup. And (then) in Australia, we did- He onlythought of Indiaand the team he people of Indiahaveembraced T20 cricket would come true so soon. n’t do well in the Tests. So, one of the se- playedfor,” Srinivasan said. and (its) manyheroes, but MS Dhoni is It’s so hardtobelieve that hislaughter and lectorswantedtoremovehim (Dhoni)as He also recounted pastselection meet- special. cheerful banter won’t be therethe next time I theODI captain. The point is, howdoyou ingsand Dhoni’s impartiality andfairness “A fewmonthsago,pre-Covid, the go to Delhi.Talkingofcenturies,Ifirmlybelieve remove him as the ODI captain? He had in them. (CSK) team assembledhere(Chennai) to that Iwas responsible forhim missing out on wonthe WorldCup (just afew months “I have seen himinselection commit- startpractisingfor theIPL. 15,000 to twooccasions,bothinAustraliainthe1980/81 ago). They(selectors) had noteven teemeetings. Whatever viewheexpressed 20,000 peoplecame to thestadium and seriesDownunder. thought of who would be his replacement. waslogical, to the pointand he never chanted, ‘Dhoni, Dhoni,Dhoni’...You don’t InthesecondTest inAdelaidehewason97 Therewas adiscussion and then (before N. Srinivasandid notapprove the decision takenbythe selectors in 2011-12to showedany prejudice. Ithink in this as- see that crowdfor aTestmatchinmany whenmy teammatespulledmeoutofmychair the formal meeting) Isaid therewas no replaceMSDhoni as ODI captain. PTI pect he toweredovereverybody else.I places in India. No publicity wasgiven (for in front of the TV and dragged me to the play- wayinwhichhewould notbeaplayer. have come across so manypeople in busi- practicesessions). People heardhewas ersbalconysayingImustgettheretocheermy “In fact, it wasaholiday. Iwas playing ness life, sporting life, but it will notbe practisingand theycame. Thatishis pop- partner.Iwas abit superstitious about watch- golf. Icame back. SanjayJagdale wasthe “There was apparently some “I have come acrosssomany easy to equalhis equanimity,poiseand ularity.Heisanicon of Indiaand in Tamil ingfromtheplayersenclosureasthenthebats- (BCCI)secretary at that time andhesaid, prejudice somewhere, which was people in business life, sporting sense of fair play.” Nadu and Chennai, he is very special. manwouldgetoutandsowouldalwayswatch ‘Sir,they(selectors) arerefusingtochoose reflected…Ithink that was the life,but it will not be easy to equal The ex-BCCI and ICC chief referred to “I don’t know howthe bond between on the dressing room TV. the captain. Theywilltakehim (Dhoni) in most unfair (move) and Iamglad his (Dhoni) equanimity, poise and an observationmadebylegendaryleg- himand TamilNadu and Chennai devel- Once the landmarkwas reached, then I the team’.Icame and said MS Dhoni spinner Anil Kumble to explain Dhoni’s oped. In the early seasons of the IPL, he would rush to theplayers balconyand join in that Istood my ground.” sense of fair play.” N. SRINIVASAN (would be the captain). Iexercisedall my leadership skills.“On the field, he (Dhoni) would come, he would go (out) on his mo- thecheers.However, hereIwasintheAdelaide authority as the (BCCI)president,” wasunbeatable.Infact,Anil Kumble torbike. People took to him.” balconywhen DennisLillee came in to bowl Srinivasan told The Indian Express. selections needed theBoard president’s on the team’s resultsinTests.And the for- summeditwhen he said –when CSK came Dhoni will continue as CSK captain in and would youbelieveChetanwas caught be- Former India batsman Mohinder approval. Lodha reforms have empowered mer BCCIpresidentstillbacks his judge- back(in the IPL) and therewas an auction the IPL and the team is aiming forits fourth hindfirstball.Iwaslividandtoldtheplayersoff Amarnath, who wasamember of the se- chief selector to take final call on selection ment. and everybodycriticisedthe management title. “He can playfor CSK as long as he for having got me to the balconybut thatwas- lection panel backthen, had spoken about matters. “See, therewas apparently some prej- sayingthatthe team wasold –‘Igivethe wants. At present, letCSK win the IPL. One n’tgoingtochangewhathad happened. Srinivasan blocking the “unanimous deci- India had wonthe WorldCup under udicesomewhere, whichreflected.He team six out of 10 on paper.Onthe field, it of the reasons forCSK’s successunder The second occasion that Ibelieve wasre- sion” to sack Dhoni as captain. “TheBoard Dhoni’s captaincy in April 2011,but an age- (Dhoni) has wonthe WorldCup foryou. is close to 10 out of 10 because Dhoni will Dhoni is that he neverthinksbeyond the sponsible forChetanmissingahundred was president did notapprove the unanimous ing Test side had sufferedcleansweeps in After1983, India wonitagain and yousay, be leading’.Idon’tthink anygreater trib- match.Henever gets digressed. And we when Ilostmyhead afterbeing abused by the decisiontoreplace MahendraSingh England and Australia in the subsequent ‘I don’t want him to be the ODI captain’! utecan be giventohim.” will followthe same policy now(withre- Australians.Tryingtodraghimoffthefieldwith Dhoni,”Amarnath told CNN-IBN in 2012. season.But Srinivasan didn’t see anylogic Lefttothem(selectors),theymight have He added: “He (Dhoni) knows howto gardstoDhoni’s futureatCSK afterhe memusthavedisruptedhisconcentrationand As per the old BCCIconstitution, team in removingDhoni from captaincy based (droppedhim as aplayer). Idon’t know. I getthe best out of each player.Hedoes it hangs up his boots),” Srinivasan said. he wasout short of acenturyalittle later. PTI

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