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Commission (UPPSC) besides alleged that rules were violat- Corporation (BMC) elections, MNS chief and Patil, Raj’s con- We never think in negative ducted searches on the office Mela, 2021. Investigation further other unknown private persons ed with regard to relaxation of Maharashtra BJP president fidant Bala Nandgaonkar said: terms. We were constructive premises of Novus Path Labs, “These Labs hardly carried revealed that testing was on the allegations of irregular- mistakes in Hindi Shorthand Chandrakant Patil called on “In the recent past, Rajasaab and positive in approach when DNA Labs, Max Corporate out any Covid test (Rapid claimed to be done in the ities, resulting in selection of Test in order to favour certain MNS chief and Prime Minister had sent video clips about his we contested the polls on our Services, Dr Lal Chandani Labs Antigen Test and RT-PCR name of the persons, who some undeserving candidates candidates, it said. Narendra Modi’s bitter critic speeches on north-Indians set- own. Even now we are con- Pvt Ltd; and Nalwa Test), but made fake entries for never visited Kumbh Mela. through Additional Private The Commission had on Raj Thackeray at the latter’s res- tled in Mumbai. May be the structive in our approach,” Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. and res- the Covid testing and raised Due to false negative testing by Secretary Examination, 2010. June 15, 2015 had approved idence here on Friday. two leaders must have dis- Nandgaonkare said. idential premises of their bogus bills in order to earn ille- these Labs, positivity rate of The agency on Friday con- relaxation of 5 per cent errors Amid speculation doing cussed that issue. On his part, Patil said: Directors at Dehradun, gal financial gains. An amount Haridwar at that time was ducted searches at the premis- in Hindi Shorthand Test, can- rounds in the State political cir- But, the issue is the MNS “There is no proposal about the Haridwar, Delhi, Noida and of 3.4 crore has already been shown at 0.18 percent against es of the then Controller of didates who had committed cles for the past few days, Patil chief’s domain. Hence I have BJP and MNS joining hands for Hisar in connection with fake received by them from the actual 5.3 percent Examination, at Lucknow, mistakes up to 8% were also drove to the MNS chief’s resi- nothing to say much on that”. the 2022 BMC polls”. Covid testing scam during Uttarakhand Government as During the search pro- Prabhunath. allegedly declared qualified for dence “Krishna Kunj” resi- Asked if the MNS would have It may be recalled that in Kumbh Mela at Haridwar. part payment,” the agency said ceedings, ED has seized The UPPSC officials the third phase of the dence near Shivaji Park in a tie-up with the BJP for the the February 2017 BMC polls, The ED had initiated a in a statement. incriminating documents, allegedly entered into conspir- Examination under the north-central Mumbai at BMC polls, Nandgaonkar said: the Shiv Sena—which cur- money laundering investiga- Modus operandi used by bogus bills, laptops, mobile acy by abusing their official Computer Knowledge Test, it around 11.30 am and spent 40 “No can predict as to what will rently rules the Mumbai civic tion on the basis of the FIR reg- these Labs was that these labs phones and property docu- position. alleged. minutes with the latter. happen in politics. In politics, body – had won 84 seats fol- istered by Uttarakhand Police. used single mobile ments. Search has resulted in “It was further alleged that It was also alleged that the Though there was no offi- anything can happen at any lowed by BJP: 82, Congress: 31, During the money laun- number/false mobile num- seizure of cash to the tune of Rs UPPSC had advertised 250 advertisement rules were cial word on what transpired at time”. NCP: 9, MNS: 7 and others: 14. dering investigation, it was ber/single address/ same 30.9 lakh. posts of Additional Private relaxed for few candidates and the meeting, the two leaders are “When Chandrakant Patil The Sena and BJP had con- revealed that the said Labs Specimen Referral Form (SRF) The searches continued till Secretary (APS) for direct were allowed to change their understood to have discussed came out of meeting, he was in tested the polls on their respec- were given the contract by for multiple persons for show- going to Press. recruitment as APS-2010 Computer Certificates. the possibility of their parties a happy mood. He told me tive strengths. 2         +,- ( R * 444 #  "R;;;    444   3    From Page 1 From Page 1 From Page 1 Pratapgarh (UP): A six-year-old   The unheralded youngster placed herself Answering the second question, the top court said no appeal The CJI said though judges complaints to girl was allegedly raped by two sole second on the leaderboard and in line for lies against an order made by a court for ensuring the enforcement the Chief Justice or the concerned head of the teenage boys in a village in a medal after carding a three-under 68 in the of the EA’s award as done by FRL in this case against the single- district, when they complaint to the police or Nawabganj area here, police  third round. judge order restraining it from going ahead with the merger deal the CBI or others, these agencies do not said on Friday. Aditi fired five birdies and two bogeys on with RRL. respond. The incident took place on From Page 1 the day. She was three-under after picking up “The second question posed is thus answered declaring that “They think it is not a priority item for Thursday when the girl was India has all along insist- shots on fourth, sixth and seventh holes no appeal lies under Section 37 of the Arbitration Act against an them. The IB, CBI they are not helping the judi- playing outside her house and ed that China has to disengage before bogeys on ninth and 11th pulled her order of enforcement of an Emergency Arbitrator’s order made ciary at all. I am making this statement with a two teenagers (ages 14 and 15) from all the friction points in back. under Section 17(2) of the Act. As a result, all interim orders of sense of responsibility and I know the incident took her to a secluded place and Eastern Ladakh as a prerequi-      ,7,0 However, she made amends with birdies this Court stand vacated. The impugned judgments of the that is the reason I am saying this. I do not want raped her, Additional site for normalizing ties. on the 15th and 17th to keep herself in the hunt. Division Bench, dated 8th February, 2021 and 22nd March, 2021, to divulge more than this,” the CJI said. The Superintendent of Police Rohit India has also made it clear ith no let up in the spread With a storm forecast for the next two days, are set aside. The appeals are disposed of accordingly,” the judg- bench termed the issue “serious” and told Mishra said. Later, the girl that status quo ante has to be Wof the Covid-19, there is every possibility that she might just ment said. Venugopal that some interest has to be taken reached home and told her restored at the LAC in Eastern Maharashtra on Friday logged clinch the first ever Olympic medal in golf for “There can be no doubt that the legal fiction created under to help the judiciary. family members about the inci- Ladakh. It means China has to 187 deaths and 5,539 infec- India if she holds on or play does not happen Section 17(2) for enforcement of interim orders is created only for Admitting that judges dealing with crimi- dent after which they regis- pull back its troops to its posi- tions, even as 5,859 patients because of weather. the limited purpose of enforcement as a decree of the court. To nal cases are very vulnerable and there has to tered an FIR in this connection. tions as they were in April last were discharged after full The event will become a 54-hole affair if extend this fiction to encompass appeals from such orders is to be safety measures for them, Venugopal said he year. recovery from various hospitals storm prevents play on Saturday and Sunday. go beyond the clear intention of the legislature,” it held. The two would file his written note on the issue. At present, more than one in the state. “I think no matter how I do this week peo- provisions, analysed extensively by the apex court in the verdict, The bench also issued notice to the CBI after lakh troops from both the With 187 fatalities report- ple have heard about golf, and they continue deal with the interim measures ordered by an arbitral tribunal and it was informed by the Jharkhand Government sides are deployed at various ed on Friday, the total number to tune in if they have extended the golf cov- section 17 (1) says: “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the that investigation into the death of the judge in sensitive points at the LAC in of deaths in the State increased erage in India, because I’m in the top three or arbitral tribunal may, at the request of a party, order a party to take Dhanbad has been handed over to the probe Ladakh leading to from 1,33,530 to 1,33,717, whatever,” she said. any interim measure of protection as the arbitral tribunal may con- agency. The court asked all the States to file sta- tension. while the infections— with “I think that’s good itself. People seeing golf sider necessary in respect of the subject-matter of the dispute.” tus reports explaining what security they are The build-up started after 5,539 new cases – climbed instead of the other sports, it’s always good to Section 17 (2) provides that the arbitral tribunal may require providing to the judicial officers. the Galwan brawl on June 15 from 63,36,220 to 63,41,759. get more people aware of the game.” a party to provide appropriate security in connection with an inter- At the outset, Jharkhand’s advocate gener- last year in which 20 Indian As 5,859 patients were dis- The same, however, could not be said of im measure ordered. al Rajiv Ranjan told the bench that the State had army personnel, including the charged from the hospitals Punia, who entered the Games as an over- The verdict, which also referred to the recommendations of constituted a 22-member special investigation commanding officer, were across the State after full recov- whelming favourite to be among the top two the law commission, said an EA’s ‘award’ would undoubtedly be team (SIT) which had arrested the two drivers killed. More than 30 Chinese ery, the total number of people at least. an order which furthers these very objectives -- to decongest the of the auto-rickshaw which had hit the judge soldiers were also killed in the discharged from the hospitals After just about making it to the semifi- court system and to give the parties urgent interim relief in cases when he was on a morning walk on July 28. fight but Beijing is yet to con- since the second week of March nals following two close wins, the second seed- which deserve such relief. Referring to the Dhanbad incident, the bench firm the casualties. last year increased from ed Punia was outmaneuvered by Azerbaijan’s “Given the fact that party autonomy is respected by the Act said it is an unfortunate case where a young judi- 61,24,278 to 61,30,137. The Haji Aliev in the last-four stage, and that there is otherwise no interdict against an Emergency cial officer lost his life. recovery rate in the State stood leaving him with a bronze to fight for on Arbitrator being appointed...And would consequently be covered “We cannot ignore the State’s negligence. We static at 96.66 per cent. Saturday. by Section 17(1)..,” it held. know in the Dhanbad area there are mafias, coal There was disappointment as usual in the While the two companies did not immediately comment on mafias. Advocates were killed, judges were athletics arena despite a creditable performance the judgment, a legal expert who did not wish to be named, said attacked but in spite of that, the state has not by the men’s 4x400m relay team. that FRL is expected to file a review plea. done anything,” the bench observed.

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The highest been identified as Prem Chand. “Investigation has revealed bid was auctioned for the New ;; 3425) sive and targeted surveillance to identify susceptible pool Police said that he duped that the accused Prem Chand Delhi zone at a 45 per cent and testing in areas, locations and augment the genome around 64 farmers of approx- had been duping the farmers premium at 315 crore,” elhi Lieutenant-Governor and specific activities to ascer- sequencing efforts with an aim imately 3.5 crore. Chand since 2017-18 on the pretext of sources said. D(L-G) on Friday chaired tain and address any trends of of prioritising vaccination. The belongs to a well-settled fami- giving them higher rates of Under the previous excise the 23rd meeting of the Delhi concern after detailed discus- health department was advised ly and is a graduate in com- interest on the money they had ;; 3425) new Excise Policy 2021-22 regime, a total of  6,358 crore Disaster Management sions and deliberations with accordingly,” they said. merce from Delhi University, earned by selling their crops to aims at minimising corruption were collected in the fiscal Authority (DDMA) to review experts. “The issue of opening of police said, adding their team him. These farmers believed he Delhi Government’s and providing fair competition year 2019-2020 after collection the Covid-19 situation in the Health experts while schools and educational insti- arrested him on August 3 from him and let him keep their TExcise Policy has turned in liquor trade, as seen in the of excise from Indian and for- national Capital and the pre- appreciating the efforts under- tutions was also deliberated Faridabad money to get them better out to be an all-around smash- recent tender bidding process. eign liquor, VAT collected from paredness of the Government taken to achieve and maintain upon in detail. In accordance Police said that the farmers returns as he assured them that ing success by breaking all “The 20 zones that have wholesale and retail sales, HCR to deal with cases in coming the current status also stressed with the advice given by the sold their produce to him as he his Narela mandi shop and res- estimates and targets of revenue been awarded have already excise, and retail licencing fees, months. upon continued vigil and cau- experts, it was decided to set up has a shop in the Narela grain idence were worth crores of generation from the bidding generated around 5,300 crore they said. Delhi Chief Minister tion and suggested that all a committee of experts along market. Since he was in debt rupees,” said the Additional CP. process, sources in the in revenue in the bidding “Additionally, rationalisa- Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy Chief steps relating to preparedness with officials of education and due to business losses, he start- “But when the farmers Government said. The policy is process. The tender process tion of liquor prices under the Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP for any probable surge/wave of health departments to evaluate ed retaining the proceeds of the demanded their proceeds and set to take up excise revenue forbids a bidder from bidding new policy will help plug coun- senior leader and Health infections in terms of hospital and finalise a detailed plan farmers’ crops by inducing investment back, he fled the figures to 0,000 crore. The in more than two zones, which terfeit liquor that was earlier Minister Satyendar Jain, Chief infrastructure and oxygen and comprising Standard them with the assurance of mandi. Subsequently, the farm- Government has already will bring in more players into widespread due to high excise Secretary Dr VK Paul-NITI drugs availability should be Operating Procedure (SOPs), higher returns and issued ers came to know that the earned around 5,300 crore in the market, thus preventing rates. The penetration of non- Aayog, CP-Delhi, Dr Randeep put in place and opera- preparedness of the schools to receipts for the same. shop-cum-residence of Narela the initial rounds where instances of monopolisation. duty paid liquor from neigh- Guleria-AIIMS, Professor tionalised by the end of August. adhere to and implement it, But when farmers started mandi was mortgaged with licences in 20 zones were Under the previous excise pol- bouring States will also be Balram Bhargava-ICMR, Dr “It was also suggested that vaccination of teachers and asking for their investments, banks and due to non-pay- awarded. Zone-wise revenue of icy regime, the yearly growth rapidly plugged as liquor in SK Singh-NCDC, Krishna the comfort provided by the staff of the schools, addressing neither did he return the ment, the property was auc- around 265 crore is further rates in revenue were limited to neighbouring States will stop Vatsa-NDMA and other senior current controlled situation be concerns of parents of the stu- money nor did he pay the tioned by bank. During the expected to be received from five to seven per cent. But being cheaper than in Delhi, officials attended the meeting. utilised for undertaking an dents and the involvement of interest and he fled to course of the investigation, the bidding of the remaining 12 under the new policy, a growth helping the Government recov- According to sources pre- advanced sero survey that takes all stakeholders in this decision. Faridabad in Haryana where he Non Bailable Warrant was also zones. of around 35 per cent is expect- er large amounts of lost busi- sent in the meeting, it was into account extended epi- A decision in this regard will be had been hiding till now, police issued against him the court,” The Delhi Government’s ed and is well on track to be ness,” they added. decided to undertake aggres- demiological dimensions so as taken thereafter,” they said. said. said the Additional CP. "  ,D  "* #''$    .  *  @5*    $ 
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The vaccine also Institute. showed protection against “The Government is help- Oxford and AstraZeneca, he Covid-19 related hospitalisa- ing us and we are facing no said the present capacity is tion and death, it said. financial crunch. We are 130 million doses per month thankful to Prime Minister and they always try to   3425) to Sharjah and Dubai already   3425) the cumulative number of at 2.72 per cent. Recovery rate Narendra Modi for all the increase it further. started on August 5. coronavirus cases reported is at 97.36 per cent. 1,997, Karnataka with 1,785 are cooperation and support,” Earlier in the day, bu Dhabi's Etihad Airways UAE residents, students and or the third day in a row, globally could exceed 200 mil- Kerala, which remains a other southern states with high news agency PTI quoted Ponawalla also met Health Awill resume flights from professionals working for UAE FIndia on Friday recorded lion by next week. concern with the most number number of daily cases. Poonawala. Minister Mansukh New Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, government agencies are now more than 40,000 cases of Sources said that the of Covid cases in a day, report- Telangana reported 582 cases in When asked about vac- Mandaviya, who tweeted that Bengaluru and Trivandrum allowed to travel to the country. coronavirus infections, a four Indian Government may soon ed 22,040 cases. It also report- a day. cines for kids, he said, “The he had a productive discus- from August 7 as the United Incoming travellers must also per cent increase in the num- allow private labs to do genome ed 117 deaths. The Southern The Government informed Covovax vaccine for kids will sion on the supply of the Arab Emirates recently relaxed take a PCR test on day four and ber over the previous day rais- testing as it is not able to expe- State is likely to witness more Lok Sabha on Friday that of 83 be launched in the first quar- Covishield vaccine with the some travel restrictions from day eight,” the airline said. ing concerns of a rise in the tra- dite the process at its own 128 than a two-fold increase in the Delta virus cases registered, 33 ter of the next year most SII CEO. people travelling from India. It Among other conditions, jectory and as a total of 83 cases labs under the INSACOG net- number of Covid-19 cases in are from Maharashtra, fol- likely in January-February.” Last month, an expert also said that from 10 August, travellers from India, Pakistan of Delta plus variant of Covid- work. Presently, only govern- the coming days as the R- lowed by Madhya Pradesh with He said he is hopeful that for panel of India's Central Drug flights will be added from and Sri Lanka will need to 19 have been detected in the ment approved labs can con- value in some districts is above 11 and Tamil Nadu 10. adults Covovax will be Authority recommended Ahmedabad (for transit only), quarantine for 10 days on country till August 4. duct genome testing. 1, the state's health minister, Responding to a question launched in October, depend- granting permission to Serum Hyderabad and Mumbai in arrival in Abu Dhabi and “wear These could just be the Overall, India reported Veena George, warned. on whether private laboratories ing on DCGI approvals. Institute of India (SII) for India. This does not mean that a medically approved wrist- reported cases with many more 44,643 fresh Covid-19 cases on She said in the Assembly are permitted to do genome It will be a two-dose vac- conducting phase 2/3 trials of travelers from India will now be band for the duration of your unreported one might be doing Friday, which was a four per on Friday that genome sequencing of coronavirus, cine and the price will be Covovax on children aged 2 allowed to travel to Dubai, as quarantine (that) will be pro- the rounds in the country, cau- cent increase in the number of sequencing had found around Minister of State for Health decided at the time of launch, to 17 years with certain con- the UAE government has not vided by the authorities at Abu tioned experts, citing examples cases from Thursday. The 90 per cent of the patients in Bharati Pravin Pawar in a writ- he added. ditions, official sources had completely lifted the travel Dhabi airport after you clear of 135 countries where the country also reported 464 the state were infected with the ten reply said inclusion of pri- On production capacity of earlier said. restriction on India. UAE citi- immigration. highly-transmissible Delta vari- virus-related deaths during the Delta variant, which has the vate labs in Indian INSACOG Covishield, the vaccine being The trials would cover zens and transit passengers UAE recently allowed some ant of Covid-19 are being last 24 hours. Daily test posi- potential to spread quickly. (SARS-CoV-2 Genomic manufactured and supplied 920 children, 460 each in the from India are now allowed to more categories of travellers reported. 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The river basin and other chal- ject to specific criteria for Nicobar islands, Puducherry, House also passed the Central lenges which are not covered design and operation. The Diu & Daman and Dadra & Universities Amendment Bill to Jaitley had made a commitment Narendra Modi brought the under the agreement. It also treaty also gives the right to Nagar Haveli are the other start a new university in to set up a high powered com- bill,” she said. recommended that India Pakistan to raise objections to States and UTs with the status. Ladakh without any debate mittee to look into the provisions Congress leader Adhir should constantly monitor the designs of Indian hydroelectric With all rural households and got adjourned for the day of the 2012 law as the NDA gov- Ranjan Chowdhury raised the Chinese actions so as to ensure projects on the western rivers. of Jind and Palwal in Haryana around 12:30 noon. ernment did not believe in ret- Supreme Court's reference to that they do not pursue any The committee recom- recently being connected with Union Finance Minister rospective taxes. Jaitley had said the Pegasus matter as a "seri- major interventions on the mended that the government tap water supply, now, all house- Nirmala Sitharaman described that the present government ous" issue amid a din in the Lok Brahmaputra River which should examine the feasibility holds in 21 of the 22 districts in the 2012 legislation as “bad in did not believe in retrospective Sabha when it was set to pass could adversely affect India's of making the maximum use of Haryana have potable water law and bad for the investors' taxes but the law could not be a bill to end all retrospective national interests. the provisions of the Indus facilities. Mewat is the only dis- sentiments”. Rajendra Agrawal, amended at that time as there taxation imposed on indirect The panel observed that Water Treaty in terms of full trict where nearly 82 per cent who was in the chair, declared were court cases, she said. transfer of Indian assets. He there is no water treaty between utilisation of all accessible water families are currently connect- the bill passed after clause-wise The finance minister said claimed the bill has been New Delhi and Beijing but a of the eastern rivers and the ed with piped water supply . discussions of the bill and a once the lawsuits were settled brought following "directions" Memoranda of Understanding maximum utilisation of the Every family of Mewat will brief statement by Sitharaman. in September and December from the Supreme Court and on Brahmaputra and Sutlej irrigation and hydropower have tap water connection by The finance minister said there 2020, the government had also ruling at international rivers have been signed by the potential of western rivers early September and Haryana were 17 litigations due to the started consultations with var- arbitrations, which has gone two nations, which will be in including permissible water will be the sixth state in the retrospective tax law and even ious stakeholders, including against the Indian government. force for five years and are storage country to have 100 per cent the Supreme Court had said in the Law Ministry. “Now we "The same Supreme Court renewed regularly. The panel observed that households having domestic 2012 that the tax could not be have come up with this bill at yesterday said that Pegasus is The report tabled in the although the Indus Water water connections, the ministry levied for the indirect transfer the next available opportunity. also a serious issue," he said parliament said that under the Treaty has stood the test of said in a release. of shares of foreign companies. We are fulfilling the words amid ruckus in the House, Indus Waters Treaty signed time, it is of view that the treaty “It is expected that the tar- “The bill has been brought as given in this august house by prompting the Chair to switch between India and Pakistan in was framed on the basis of get will be achieved as early as a clarification,” she said. former finance minister Jaitley off his microphone. He could 1960, all the waters of the east- knowledge and technology the last week of August or the Sitharaman said in 2014, the and the government under the not be heard due to loud ern rivers -- Sutlej, Beas and existing at the time of its agree- first fortnight of September,” a then Finance Minister Arun leadership of Prime Minister protests in the House. Ravi -- are allocated to India for ment in the 1960s. ministry official said.     9   - )'$      +       * P &    *             3425) he NGO, Centre for Public TInterest Litigation, led by <   3425) Prashant Bhushan, on Friday moved the Supreme Court fter facing the wrath of netizens, challenging the appointment of AUS-based micro-blogging plat- Gujarat-cadre IPS officer form Twitter restored the verified Rakesh Asthana as Delhi Police ‘blue tick’ on cricket legend and for- Commissioner and the exten- mer Indian cricket team captain sion of his service by one year. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's account The CPIL urged the apex court (@msdhoni) within a couple of hours secretary Suresh Soni and the current to direct the central govern- after removing it earlier on Friday. The Sampark Pramukh Aniruddha ment to produce the July 27 blue tick on Twitter is used to indicate Deshpande. However, after facing order it issued, approving the that the profile is 'verified' which is a severe criticism the social networking inter-cadre deputation of loosely defined term. site had restored the verified badge of Asthana from Gujarat cadre to Dhoni, the captain of India's 2011 the Vice President of India M AGMUT cadre. The petition World Cup-winning team, has 8.2 Venkaiah Naidu's Twitter account. said that the Centre has total- million followers on his Twitter As per Twitter, it holds the sole ly violated the landmark account. Although Twitter has given no power to remove the blue verified Prakash Singh Judgment of clarification on the removal of the blue badge and verified status of a Twitter Supreme Court on appoint- tick, the social media giant is facing the account at any time and without ment of police chiefs. wrath of netizens. Dhoni's last tweet was notice if an account changes its user- The petition also urged the made on January 8 this year in which name (@handle), becomes inactive or court to set aside the Centre's he had shared the link of his video from incomplete, or if the owner of the order to extend Asthana's ser- his strawberry farm, which means the account is no longer in the position for vice period. It termed the blue tick was taken away almost seven which they were initially verified and extension of his tenure as well months after his last tweet. do not otherwise meet criteria for ver- as appointment as “illegal” as This is not the first time Twitter ification since leaving such position. he did not have a residual has removed a high profile blue tick Twitter may also remove the blue tenure of mandatory six without any prior notice. Earlier, the tick verified badge if an account is months of service at the time social networking site withdrew the found to be in severe or repeated vio- of his appointment as blue verified badge from Vice lation of the Twitter Rules including Commissioner of Police since President of India M Venkaiah Naidu's impersonation or intentionally mis- he was to retire within 4 days. Twitter account and several others RSS leading people on Twitter or for rea- The 1984-batch IPS officer, functionaries including joint secre- sons such as hateful conduct policy, serving as the director general taries Krishna Gopal and Arun Kumar, abusive behavior, glorification of vio- of Border Security Force, was former general secretary Suresh Joshi lence policy, civic integrity policy, pri- appointed Delhi Police alias "Bhaiyyaji", former joint general vate information policy, etc. Commissioner on July 27. *    !"#"$

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5*     "* done as early as possible so as … but now it has come down Bhawaniporre, Sobhandeb ith another three months to enable the electorate get to a few hundred with Chattopadhyay, his seat to KOCHI: The turmoil in Lakshadweep The law makers had approached the Lucknow: Sleuths of the Anti Terrorists Wleft for Bengal Chief themselves represented in the infectibility rate dropping to allow the Chief Minister to islands over the “reforms move” initiated by administration under rule 5 of the Squad (ATS) arrested another member of Minister Mamata Banerjee — House,” TMC secretary gener- about 1-and-a half percent … contest from that seat in the the Administrator returned to the limelight Lakshadweep Islands (Restrictions on Entry a gang involved in human trafficking a “non-Member” in House — al and senior Minister Partho it is the best time to hold elec- bypolls. after a brief lull as the Kerala High Court on and Residence) rules 1967. The MPs had told involving Bangladeshis and Rohingyas into to get herself elected to the State Chatterjee said emerging from tions and allow the people of A TMC delegation com- Friday directed the Island administration to the court that their visit was to have a fact the country, from Hyderabad on Thursday. Assembly a delegation of the meeting with the CEO. these constituencies to enjoy prising senior MPs had met the take a fresh decision on the latter’s earlier check on the impact of administrative On July 27, the ATS had busted the Trinamool Congress leaders The Minister said “initial- their democratic rights.” full bench of ECI on July 15, move to deny two Members of Parliament actions and reforms under the present gang by arresting three of its members and on Friday met Election ly we saw the ECI was taking Elections in two seats of seeking early bypolls. from the State the permission to visit the Administrator on the people of had claimed that the group was involved Commission of India officials initiative in holding the elec- Rejinagar and Raghunathganj Even though the archipelago. Lakshadweep. in trafficking women and children to set- demanding early holding of by- tions but suddenly we find in Murshidabad district were Trinamool Congress roared Justice P B Suresh Kumar, while dis- But the Additional District Magistrate tle them in cities like Ghaziabad, Noida elections to five Assembly that there is no activity on their cancelled after Congress and back to power for the third posing a petition filed by the Congress MPs of the Union Territory rejected the applica- and Delhi with the help of forged docu- seats. part to hold elections … it is the RSP candidates died of corona. time in the recently concluded Hiby Eden and T N Prathapan challenging tions through an order, and this order was ments. “We had come to meet the same ECI which had held elec- Subsequently two BJP MPs, elections the Chief Minister the administration’s refusal to grant them challenged by the MPs on the ground that As official communiqué released on Chief Electoral Officer to tions in eight phases despite Nesmith Pragmatic and was defeated in Nandigram by permission to visit the islands to take stock it was issued without notice to the petitioners. Friday said that acting on inputs from the remind him and the ECI that our repeated objections Jagannath Sarkar, who won her protégé-turned-adversary of the inconvenience caused to the popula- The Court noted that as per Rule 7, an appli- earlier arrested members of the gang, the elections to two Assembly seats because of the pandemic situ- the assembly polls resigned Suvendu Adhikari who joined tion because of the proposed reforms, cation preferred under Rule 5 of the said ATS sleuths nabbed a fifth member of the and by-elections to other five ation then … at that time the the Ranaghat and Cooch Behar the BJP a few months before asked the additional district magistrate and Rules cannot be rejected without giving to gang, Mohamed Ismail of Mangdu district constituencies are pending and State was witnessing 17 to seats. Later two other TMC elections. She lost by 1,900 collector S Asker Ali to take a fresh decision the applicant a reasonable opportunity to in Myanmar from Hyderabad (Telangana) that the Commission should 18,000 cases daily with an MLAs died of corona infection. votes. in the matter of granting entry permits. represent his case. PNS on Thursday evening. PNS  =;    *    %  -     # P5       '
 
     ,7,0 now and has been moved out bank at Virar (East) branch in ed as Dubey tried to head out of the Intensive Care Unit the neighbouring Palghar dis- of the bank’s branch. Dubey KOCHI: The soul of Vismaya, dismissed manager of a (ICU) of the Lilavati Hospital trict but was caught by the local attacked both of them with the the 24-year old house surgeon Aprivate bank, who is being in Mumbai. She continues to people while trying to flee the razor he was carrying. who was found dead under tried for allegedly killing a undergo treatment for stab place after the incident. Yogita, who sustained mul- mysterious conditions in her deputy manager of ICICI injuries on her neck and shoul- At 8 pm on Thursday, tiple injuries on her throat, husband’s house at Kollam on Bank's Virar (East) branch and der, at the hospital. Dubey had barged into the shoulder and other parts of her June 21 , got some relief as the trying unsuccessfully to com- Apart from facing the bank branch wearing a mask, body, succumbed to her Kerala Government on Friday mit a heist at the same bank, charges of murder, attempt to when the two lady employees injuries later, while Shradha announced the dismissal from was remanded by a Vasai court murder and bank robbery, deputy Manager Yogita and suffered injuries on her neck service of S Kiran Kumar, her to judicial custody for 14 days Dubey is also being investigat- cashier Shradha (32) were clos- and shoulder. Shraddha, who is husband. in the sensational case. ed for allegedly defrauding ing the shutters of the bank. By undergoing treatment at a local Kiran Kumar who was A Vasai court sent Anil Axis Bank where he worked then, all the bank staffers had hospital, is said to be `out of working as an assistant motor Dubey (35)— who had alleged before the crime, to the tune of left for the day. danger’. vehicle inspector with the stabbed ICICI Bank’s Deputy 26.84 lakh. Dubey allegedly threat- Dubey, who was trying to Government of Kerala has been Manager Yogita Nishant Vartak It may be recalled that on ened the two lady employees escape using his car that he had placed under suspension fol- Choudhary (36) and attempt- the night of July 29 (Thursday), with a sharp razor, forced them parked outside the bank lowing the big outcry against ed to murder Shradha Dubey had stabbed to death to open the locker, asked them branch, was caught by the him and his parents for assault- Devrukar (32) while trying to Yogita, a lady Deputy Manager to fill his bag with cash and passers-by --who heard the ing and tormenting Vismaya commit a robbery at the bank of the ICICI Bank's Virar (East) jewellery worth 1.38 crore screams of the two lady demanding more money as on July 29 – to judicial custody and injured lady cashier and once they complied, he employees, as he ran towards dowry. Governor Mohammed for 14 days. Shradha of the same bank tried to flee the place with the his car. The passers-by handed Arif Khan visited the bereaved Shradha, who was injured branch, as he tried unsuccess- looted booty. Duibey over to the Virar parents of Vismaya to console in the July 29 attack, is “stable” fully to commit a heist at their Yogita and Shradha resist- police. them and he sat in a day’s fast to express his anguish over the unprecedented increase in the P        5   suicides/murders of newly mar- ried girls following pressure      9 from in-laws and husbands for       '* more dowry. The dismissal of   9   Kiran Kumar means that he     6) been the party treasurer for the misuse of the party’s mouth would not be able to get any jobs     last 40 years and has not fur- piece Chandrika for the same. in Government services here- uslim League, the second nished any statement of Hyder Ali Shihab Thangal is the after. Raipur: Mlargest constituent in the accounts during this period. All chairman and managing direc- Announcement about dis- Chhattisgarh Congress-led UDF in Kerala is leaders are afraid of him and are tor of the daily. Moyeen Ali is missal of Kiran Kumar from is being on the verge of a ‘civil war’ as reluctant to disclose these the vice president of Youth Government Service was made awarded at party supremo Hyder Ali details,” said Mueen Ali. League, the youth wing of the by Kerala Minister for Transport national- Shihab Thangal’s son has raised He alleged that party The Muslim League in Anthony Raju on Friday. Kiran level in eight a revolt against P K Kunhalikutty was behind the Kerala has always been head- Kumar, a fellow traveller of the sub-cate- Kunhalikutty, general secretary sudden hospitalisation of Hyder ed by the senior member of the CPI(M) and his parents with gories for the of the League. Syed Mueen Ali Ali Shihab Thangal. “This is the Thangal family from connections to the power and excellent per- Shihab Thangal alleged during first time in the history of the Kodappanakkal in mighty had made unsuccessful formance in procurement, pro- a press meet held at League party a member of our family Malappuram. Syed Abdul bids to wriggle out of the case. cessing and marketing of minor House, the party head quarters, has been summoned by an Rehman Bafakki Thangal was The dismissal of Kiran Kumar forest produces and for imple- on Thursday that Kunhalikutty investigating agency and it is succeeded by his son-in-law from service is the first action of mentation of Van Dhan Yojana was the cause for the major because of Kunhalikutty,” he Mohammed Ali Shihab its kind in the State against those in the State under the leader- embarrassment faced by party alleged. Thangal who in turn was suc- seeking dowry. ship of Chief Minister Bhupesh chief Shihab Ali Thangal who Though the Muslim League ceeded by his younger brother According to the minister, Baghel. was recently interrogated by the leadership had kept the news Hyder Ali who is the present Kiran’s conduct was in violation Two awards are being con- Enforcement Directorate in about Hyder Ali Shihab head of the party. of Kerala Civil Services ferred upon the State for new connection with money laun- Thangal’s interrogation by the There is widespread resent- (Classification, Control & products and innovations. dering to the tune of 10 crore. Enforcement Directorate a ment among the party cadre Appeal) Rules 1960 under sec- Tribal Cooperative Marketing The fact that Mueen Ali secret, K T Jaleel, former min- against the “extra-constitution- tion 11 (1) (viii). The govern- Federation of India Ltd, used the party head quarters ister in the LDF Government al power” wielded in the League ment employees have a conduct Government of India New itself as a venue to fire salvos at revealed on Thursday that the by Kunhalikutty. League insid- rule which explicitly bars accept- Delhi (TRIFED) has Kunhalikutty, considered as the investigating agency had indeed ers whisper that the party lead- ing and giving dowry (93 (c)) announced these awards on the strong man of Muslim League, questioned the former. ership was being used by which is considered a social evil. basis of performance of various shows that all is not well with This was in connection Kunhalikutty as per his whims Kiran was suspended on June 22 States. the party. “Kunhalikutty has with money laundering and and fancies. and a memo was issued. PNS +    
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Simultaneously,    B6         S     China used its foreign aid and its partic-  # B6              ipation in the nuclear non-proliferation           #    ( regime as tools to convince the world that             )  it is a serious partner in the development in various regions. The recent discovery of two new nuclear bases in China has caused a lot of flutter in the national and international media. One has to analyse China’s strate- gic behaviour from close quarters to gain a comprehensive understanding. Currently, China is only shedding its E/.7. camouflage. Beijing’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplo- /.).)D4 ic, enough attention could not be that involves the use of military In any case, given the primary macy and its nuclear proliferation are relat- .)..30 paid to its expanding arsenals. deception, propaganda, and legal understanding that since any of the ed to its tactical vulnerabilities rather than Today, as China seeks to find for warfare without resorting to the ICJ. silos can accommodate missiles and a position of strength. The world has wit- ... itself a “just” world order based on A significant question that arises is a rough estimate of the distance nessed a complete rejection of the 37.)7 its own principles and philoso- why would a country build two between Xinjiang and Ladakh is International Court of Justice (ICJ) deci- 323207. phies, and perceives itself as an estab- nuclear bases with silos to accom- around 1200-1300 kilometres, it is sion on the South China Sea issue, the pres- .)./.+ lished power, its nuclear proliferation modate 100 nuclear missiles at a quite a possibility that in the future,             ence of its nuclear submarines in the Indian 5.3 is an attempt to showcase its status single place in a desert and invite it may resort to nuclear coercion in Ocean Region, debt trap policies, belittling as a supreme nuclear power. its discovery and subsequent inter- its open hostilities. The possible     "          of its neighbours, and other regional .375/ The relative availability of tac- national attention? future deployment of Chinese inter- 2     %      6 powers. Its insecurity viz- a- viz the Quad ,5( tical mobility and military technol- Experts put forth the view that mediate-range missiles such as DF    .--   )!;       and its trade wars with the US have led 3.)/. ogy are the major determinants of it can be a tactic to confuse the US 21 D compounds the threat to  0:=   B              ( Beijing to adopt the path of nuclear pro- .) offensive dominance. In this con- and India about the strategic loca- Indian security.    B6 #               liferation. 2D/8 text, China’s building up of villages tions of its nuclear missiles and China may shift to a launch- In 2018, China’s nuclear scientist Qian on the Indo-China border, moving should be treated as a part of mili- on-warning posture since it is  E            ( 7520.).         B6 # B6   (( Hu received the ‘State Supreme Science and of sophisticated artillery, and now tary deception. Another aspect of building a space-based early warn- Technology Award’ for successfully build- /0058 the discovery of the silo dumps this discovery could be that proba- ing system with the help of Russia.                  ( ing an ‘underground steel wall’ nuclear shel- )3 point out to the direction of China’s bly China is strategically condition- Once completed, it would mean                 )   * ( ter that could stop the hypersonic missiles ./.+558 preparedness to launch surprise ing the countries, especially India that China’s nuclear missiles and 7 (* (7               and overcome its tactical weakness. In his 32.33+ offensive actions which may be of and the US, to accept an ongoing or warheads would always be in an   (       # B6       ( conversations with the media that are avail- shorter duration and relatively future nuclear proliferation. 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ndia today stands at the cusp again renewed its focus on the establishment of the semicon- tured products are to be con- arate dedicated corridors in less than a decade because of another telecom revolu- telecom market. The latest buzz ductor industry which is the sumed in India itself. should be earmarked for Chinese products are cheaper Ition. On one hand, we have is the introduction of the backbone of the microelec- One important aspect of BharatNet. Once all the villages than European products. the 5G technology all set to Production-Linked Incentive tronics industry. There are sev- the telecom revolution is the are connected with a robust Recently the Indian gov- transform the mobile world (PLI) scheme for the telecom eral huge gaps that need to be fast growth of rural telephony broadband network, it would ernment has defined policy while, on the other hand, the sector which the Union Cabinet plugged in to ensure India's with a special emphasis on rural add to India’s GDP and make changes to restrict Chinese ambitious BharatNet project  ,-$ recently approved with a bud- smooth entry into the big man- broadband. Under the the villages prosperous. firms from participating in can revolutionise the economy getary outlay of 12,195 crores ufacturing league, which today BharatNet, Prime Minister And to make this happen, government tenders. These in rural India through a robust to promote manufacturing of is controlled by the western Narendra Modi has set up an domestic companies need to restrictions need to be extend- broadband infrastructure. telecom and networking prod- curement of ‘Made In India’ nations and China. ambitious target of taking fibre produce optical fibre cables ed to other foreign players too India today is the world's ucts in India. products for domestic con- In the past, the government to six lakh villages in 1000 days. and the related telecom equip- to safeguard the interests of the second-largest mobile market. Through this policy, India sumption, besides granting an took some half-hearted initia- The Union Cabinet recently ment to decrease dependency domestic industry. We are also the second biggest will move towards self-reliance extension of tax benefits for tives for chip manufacturing. A approved a public private-part- on imports. The core transmis- India must follow an inclu- market in terms of broadband in telecom manufacturing. By telecom industries covered by semiconductor laboratory was nership model for the rollout of sion network also needs to be sive and strategic approach to users. Our teledensity in rural incentivizing large-scale man- the PLI scheme. What is also set up long back, but this could BharatNet project for broad- upgraded. protect its telecom ecosystem, areas has crossed the 60 per ufacturing in India, domestic needed is the inclusion of spe- not meet the demand and band services in villages in 16 One area of concern is the without compromising on the cent mark. India is one of the value addition will increase cialised service sectors like requirements of the Indian States with a viability gap fund- Chinese dominance in the growth of markets, or the world's largest data con- gradually. The provision of a submarine cable-laying and industry due to a lack of prop- ing of 19,041 crore. The Indian telecom market. enthusiasm for flagship sumers. We are fast moving higher incentive to MSME will maintenance under the PLI. All er vision and planning. To Telecom Ministry has also Chinese telecom equipment schemes that can give impetus towards a total digital econo- (The writer is the Chairman encourage domestic telecom this will make India self-reliant chart the success story in chip floated a global tender to speed manufacturers today rule the to private investments. To this my. These facts showcase the of the Telecom Equipment manufacturers to become part in the manufacturing of tele- manufacturing, the govern- up the entire process. global market. In India too we end, India can do well by Indian telecom market's and Services Export of the global supply chain. com gears. ment needs to set up at least a To make this a success, the see the Chinese dominance not obtaining technology trans- Promotion Council splendid journey in more (TEPC). The views However, the industry feels One area of concern which few industries in India direct- government should provide just in the equipment market fers from friendly countries than the last two decades. expressed are personal.) that the Government should the government has failed to ly or under the PPP model with free right-of-way for laying the but also in the mobile handsets instead of going for research The Government has once ensure reservation for pro- address over the years is the the assurance that the manufac- cable. Wherever possible, sep- market. All this has happened and development work.    !"#"$  3

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It’s upto that year. However, in 2018, he end of women’s individual ated history and surpassed all Janneka (Schopman) now,” the was re-designated the stroke play round 3. expectations by entering the Dutchman told media in a vir- women’s coach in a rejigging Hockey: India lost to Great semifinals for the first time. tual press conference. of roles. PTI Britain 3-4 in women’s But the maiden Olympic Bronze medal match. medal remained out of bounds Wrestling: Bajrang Punia as world No 4 Great Britain, who “We are feeling so disappointed because we were so close. beat Ernazar Akmataliev were Gold-winners in the 2016 We were 2-0 down and then we equalised and we were (Kyrgyzstan) 3-3 in opening Rio Games, came out on top in 3-2 up. I don’t know what to say, but yeah it hurts a lot round, beat Morteza Cheka the pulsating encounter. because we couldn’t win the Bronze medal.” Ghiasi (Iran) 2-1 in quarter- India’s best performance in —RANI RAMPAL finals, lost to Haji Aliyev the Olympics before this was a (Azerbaijan) 5-12 in semifi- fourth-place finish in the 1980 “It was a very tough loss but we put in a lot of effort. nals of men’s 65kg freestyle Moscow Games but there were It was a tough loss, but every single player gave their 100 event; will play for the no semifinals in that edition as per cent.” Bronze medal. only six teams competed in a —GURJIT KAUR Seema Bisla lost to Sarra round-robin format and the ,    ' -  P      +   !  +, Hamdi (Tunisia) 1-3 in first top two featured in the final. round of women’s 50kg The heartbreak came a day Britishers found the net four freestyle event. after the Indian men’s team times through Elena Rayer ended a 41-year-old medal (16th), Sarah Robertson (24th), ,&!/!0#% $& &0$%* #,66#$ IN ACTION TODAY drought by clinching Bronze skipper Hollie Pearne-Webb Athletics: Neeraj Chopra with a 5-4 win over Germany. (35th) and Grace Baldson (48th) New Delhi: Shattered by the “All of you have played Modi praised Vandana pride in you. After so many Modi also applauded head in the final of men’s javelin The Indians played their to emerge winners. heartbreaking loss that saw really well. You left everything Katariya and Salima Tete for years hockey, India’s identity, has coach Sjoerd Marijne for his throw. (04:30pm) hearts out and overcame a two- them miss out on a Bronze in the past five years, sweating their performances. Katariya, been reborn. This is all because efforts. Golf: Aditi Ashok and goal deficit to lead 3-2 at half NETHERLANDS WIN GOLD medal, members of the Indian it out for the sport. Your hard whose family was subjected to of your efforts,” Modi said. “You have tried your level Diksha Dagar in women’s time. But a desperate Great The Netherlands won their women’s hockey team broke work and sweat didn’t get a allegedly casteist slurs after the The 70-year-old also best, I am seeing how you have individual stroke play Britain gave their everything in fourth Olympic women’s hock- down during a telephonic con- medal but it has become the semifinal match, scored four enquired about Navneet Kaur, encouraged them. I am thank- round 4. (03:00am) the second half and scored two ey title by defeating Argentina 3- versation with Prime Minster inspiration for crores of girls in goals in the entire competition. who was seen with bandages on ful to you, I wish you all the best Wrestling: Bajrang Punia goals to snatch the match from 1 in the final. All the action came Narendra Modi, who lauded the the country. I congratulate the “Vandana and everyone her face to stop the bleeding for the future,” Modi said. in men’s 65kg freestyle India’s hands. in the second quarter, when the side for its inspirational display coach and all of you,” said played well. And everyone from an injury during the Marijne responded, “Thank bronze medal match; either India scored three goals in Netherlands struck three times at the Tokyo Olympics. Modi as the team gathered though Salima was brilliant.” match. you for your encouragement sir. second or third bout after a span of five minutes through in the space of six minutes to Modi called the team after around the phone. After a brief silence Modi Skipper Rani informed him The girls are a bit emotional 03:15pm start) Gurjit Kaur (25th, 26th minutes) build a commanding 3-0 lead. its agonising 3-4 loss and con- The players couldn’t fight urged the players to stop crying. that the forward had to get four right now, but I have told them Live on SONY TEN and Vandana Katariya (29th) to Argentina did grab one goal soled the distraught players, back tears as Modi praised “Please everyone, stop cry- stitches while thanking the PM to take pride in what they have & SIX Network stun Great Britain. But the back from a penalty corner. who were seen sobbing. their efforts. ing the entire country is taking for his encouragement. achieved.” PTI  &    All eyes on Neeraj today

Tokyo: Indian golfer Aditi the lower half of the leaderboard Tokyo: All eyes will be on grasp in 1964 and 1984 edi- Ashok carded a three-under 68 after an erratic one-over 72, her Neeraj Chopra to deliver India’s tions. in the third round to hold on to third successive over-par card of elusive Olympic medal in ath- Chopra’s performance on the second position and remain the week. letics and end a wait of 100 Wednesday was one of the in strong contention for the This is Aditi’s second years when he competes in the best performances by an Indian country’s maiden Olympic Olympic appearance. She had men’s javelin throw final here in the Olympics, as he finished medal in the sport on Friday. finished tied 41st in the 2016 Rio on Saturday. ahead of Gold medal favourite The Bengalurean, who has de Janeiro edition. A pre-tournament medal and 2017 world champion her mother, Maheshwari, on the The tournament faces pos- contender, the 23-year-old Johannes Vetter of bag, shot five birdies against two sible interruption and the final Chopra fuelled country’s Germany. bogeys and moved to 12-under, round could even be cancelled expectations by topping The Indian camp three strokes adrift of leader because of the forecast of a trop- the qualification round here is hoping that Nelly Korda of USA who card- ical storm on Saturday and with a stunning first round Saturday should ed a two-under 69 in the penul- maybe even Sunday. throw of 86.59m. turn out the finest timate round. The organisers have brought A farmer’s son day of Indian ,##11   Four players — New forward the tee times for the from Khandra vil- athletics. Zealand’s Lydia Ko (66), final round and have the option lage near Panipat “I have always Australia’s Hannah Green (67), of playing on Sunday morning in Haryana can wanted an Olympic Denmark’s Kristine Pederson if weather permits. script history by medal since I first       (70) and Japan’s Mone Inami They are hopeful of com- winning the became AFI president (in (68) — shared the third spot ) 99        !   pleting 72 holes, but if 72 holes elusive medal, 2012) and I am hoping the with totals of 10-under 203. cannot be completed, the tour- which the likes dream will be realised   A  Aditi fired five birdies and enth holes before bogeys on 17th to keep herself in the hunt nament will revert to being a 54 of late Milkha before the end of my two bogeys on the day. She was ninth and 11th pulled her back. for a historic medal. holes tournament. That would Singh and P T term,” Athletics Federation Tokyo: The Indian men’s had to run the longest distance three-under after picking up However, she made amends The other Indian golfer in mean Aditi will have Silver Usha let it slip of India President Adille 4x400m relay quartet shattered after starting the race in lane shots on fourth, sixth and sev- with birdies on the 15th and fray, Diksha Dagar, remained in behind Nelly Korda’s Gold. PTI from their Sumariwalla said. PTI the Asian record during the number 2. Olympics heat race but missed Yahiya said he’s happy that qualifying for the final round the team broke the Asian - 
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Aamozish was launched by Rekhta Foundation to pro- mote Urdu literature. What led to the launch of Aamozish? Yes, as a matter of fact, dur- ing the lockdown people had a lot of time on their hands which prodded them on to engage with learning something; right after the first lockdown, I am sure you remember how easily and exten- sively people took to online classes. See, I learnt the script the conventional way but I know not everyone can afford to devote their time and energy to do the same. That was the thought which led to the launch of Aamozish, back in 2017, so that people could learn the Urdu script at their leisure, wherever they are, whenever they wish to. Subsequently, we have come up with a vocabulary learning online model called Alfaaz, which teaches over 100 commonly used words in Urdu poetry.

Is there anything else that you would like to add for our readers? Yes, I think it is quite unfortunate how people nor- mally link language with reli- gion. It is erroneous, if you see over the years, the biggest people who have done some- thing for Urdu have nothing PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE to do with religion. There was Munshi Naval Kishoreji in Lucknow who was the biggest publisher of his times and he 8  9
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Delhi estab- what it was? there is a dearth of resources Urdu is primarily a lished a legacy of poets whose Back when I was a child, and time and, back then, Hindustani language, it was words set hearts ablaze for the my father would love listening there was a dearth of quality born here and developed here. times to come and keeping in to ghazals on his record play- content on the internet. I It is such a beautiful lan- mind the love, with all its er. Even though I could not thought if I could set up guage, no wonder people are wine-infused passions and understand the meanings of something which provided drawn to it. I am fortunate to experiences of yearning, that most words, the music was in the resources to people, it have kickstarted the work preoccupied classic poets of the air and I would listen in as could help in the preservation done by the foundation. We the city, Sanjiv Saraf has com- well, and could not help but of our amazing heritage. We had no plan or vision, it was piled an anthology of 65 ghaz- fall in love with its soulful, started this foundation on a just a journey where every day als by 10 classic Urdu poets melodic nature. When I grew very small scale, I think there we discovered new things and from Delhi. Featuring works up, I recognised the music, he were not more than 50-60 incorporated those new by Sauda, Dard, Meer, played, as ghazals by Mehdi people in the beginning, but things. Our website gives us Mushafi, Zafar, Zauq, Ghalib, Hassan, Farida Khanum and here we are! Now it has access to data that enforces the Momin, Shefta and Dagh, Begum Akhtar. While I could become so widely popular thought that this language Nava-e-Sarosh also offers to not understand Urdu when I that The Rekhta Foundation has nothing to do with reli- the reader rhymed English was younger, I always had this Do you have a personal has grown to become the gion, people from all across trans-creations of the select- sense of familiarity with sung favourite among the poets world's largest repository for the world frequent our plat- ed ghazals so that the work ghazals. But reading Urdu you selected for your book? Urdu poetry. It has become a form. can be enjoyed for the rhythm poetry came much later, dur- I have no hesitation in tremendous resource for any- I also feel that this is just that the original Urdu-lan- ing my college days. I could saying that my favourite is one who wishes to have some- the beginning of a journey. All guage embraces. not help but fall in love with probably everyone else's thing to do with Urdu poetry. the languages in India could As a patron of Urdu poet- the language employed, after favourite; Mirza Ghalib's work use something like Rekhta. ry and a resident of Delhi, the all, it is considered to be most is absolutely phenomenal. The last time Jashn-e- That is something I cannot lay book is the fruit of Saraf’s tire- apt to convey romantic One feels he has got some- Rekhta was held in Delhi, enough emphasis on. After less efforts at preserving and notions. When emotions stir thing for every emotion, even was back in 2019. With the English emerged as the stan- furthering the significance of in your heart, you will find if it is a fleeting emotion or an recent conclusion of Jashn-e- dard for the mainstream, Urdu poetry in a fast-paced that it is the perfect language obscure thought, the way he Rekhta UK, over the inter- every other language has world. His careful curation for communicating those feel- describes it so beautifully in net, is there any chance we taken a backseat. There is and trans-creations render ings, and with those realisa- his ghazals is simply breath- will see the Jashn in Delhi, some brilliant literature in these ghazals readable to tions, I got engrossed with taking. You have to read his any time soon? Bengali, Tamil, Malayali, novices of classic Urdu poet- Urdu poetry. And of course, works to know what I am talk- Well, we did run some Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi cul- ry. The selection of works that back then, during my college ing about. (laughs) online programmes but that tures. I would love to work made their way to this book days, I was not familiar with doesn’t compare to the phys- with people who are passion- caters to a wide readership— the Persian script, I was read- After being a fairly success- ical festival, by any means. ate about these languages and those who want to experience ing Urdu in Devanagari ful businessman, you found- There are some conversations am eager to support plat- Delhi of the past, those who (Hindi). ed the Rekhta Foundation. underway and I hope we forms along the lines of Jashn- wish to engage with the musi- What's the story behind the should be able to host Jashn- e-Rekhta for other languages. cality of rhymed verses and, Some choice works of some conceptualisation of The e-Rekhta in Delhi sometime We need to provide the most significantly, those who renowned poets have been Rekhta Foundation? in 2022. As much as we want- relevant tools to the masses so like to explore the themes of selected for your Nava-e- I was very bored and pret- ed to organise it this year, if we that they can learn the vocab- love, as conceptualised by Sharif, but on what basis ty much tired of being a busi- did, it would have turned out ulary or the script. In these classic poets. did you shortlist them? Was nessman. It's very taxing to set to be a super spreader consid- times where technology pro- Entrepreneur, investor it just based on pure senti- up a facility and then one ering the popularity of the fes- vides us with the means, we and mentor, Saraf juggles mental value? more and another. The rigma- tival. The sheer magnitude should not let this opportuni- many roles, but his passion for Oh, no, not really. When role was becoming very repet- and the energy of the Jashn in ty pass us by. Urdu poetry is what is closest I started doing this I thought itive, to be honest, and while Delhi are immense. ' That is what I have in to his heart. As the founder of that the book must have some I did experience some level of Urdu is very much a part mind now, to reach out to the Rekhta Foundation— kind of common theme success, I thought that as long of Delhi's ethos, so there is a people who share my passion. which hosts the world’s largest between the different poets as my family's needs were very strong affinity for Urdu I don't know the other lan- and most popular resource for and so, all these poets — that being taken care of, I could poetry over here. The last guages so I cannot take the the Hindustani language and I chose to feature in the book take it a little easy and pursue time we organised the festival lead, unfortunately, but I literature— it can be claimed — are from Delhi. That is the something close to my heart. in Delhi, we registered a foot- would be happy to provide the that he has been the focal common thread... whether it And thus began my second fall of over 1,20,000 people assistance and the processes to point of the revival of the pop- be Meer or Ghalib. tryst with Urdu poetry, I start- over just two days, so I hope enable that.

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