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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2020, MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00, WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM FarmerNEXT ROUND TOMORROW,unionsGOVTbeginEXPLOREStalksWAY OUT withCentre;say notopanel,agreetorevertwithobjections We proposeda Haryana ally JJP suggests: panel, but unions said talk to all, Why not add aline on MSP says Agriculture ing one line?" AjayChautala SUKHBIRSIWACH said. MinisterTomar CHANDIGARH,DECEMBER1 Dushyant's younger brother and JJP leader Digvijaysaid WITH MOSTofthe 10 JJP MLAs the JJP would decide its"future HARIKISHANSHARMA coming out in supportofthe strategy" depending on talks &LIZMATHEW protesting farmers, the BJP ally between farmers and the Centre. NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 in Haryana Tuesdaybackedtheir The farmers aredemanding demand forassured MSP for that either the MSP guarantee be MOVINGTOresolve the standoff crops. JJP chief AjaySingh weaved intothe current farm with farmers protesting at the Chautala, the father of Haryana laws or aseparatelaw be intro- On adverse reaction gatesofDelhi againstnewly en- Deputy Chief MinisterDushyant ducedtoensurethe same. On acted farm laws,the Centre Chautala, said the Centreshould Tuesday, severalJJP MLAs, some openedtalksTuesdaywith consider inclusion of MSPs in the of whom have been backing the claim from Chennai, farmer representativeswho, Farmer leaders with Cabinetministers at Vigyan BhawaninDelhi Tuesday. Tashi Tobgyal farm laws. farmers' objections to the new while notwarming up to itssug- "What is the problem in writ- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 gestion of forming acommittee Centre says no need to look intotheir demands, agreedtocontinue the dialogue. Rabi sowing over, farmers Trudeau backs protest; Following the meeting that BUSINESSASUSUAL to stop vaccine trial lastedthree-and-half hours in BY UNNY Vigyan BhavaninNew Delhi, have time on their side ‘ill-informed’, says India Union AgricultureMinister Ethics committee, regulator in place NarendraSingh Tomar,who led the “kala kanoon (blacklaws)”. If the talkswith the farmers, told HARISHDAMODARAN that isn'tenough, they also want SHUBHAJITROY to probeany adverse event, says govt reporters: “The meeting was NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 the minimum supportprice NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 good, and we have decidedto (MSP) forcrops to be made an hold the next round of talkson MOSTNEGOTIATIONS startfrom entitlement, with the full force AS CANADIAN Prime Minister ‘Situation is KAUNAINSHERIFFM December 3. We wanted asmall maximalistpositions. It isn’t any of lawrather than amerepolicy Justin Trudeaucame out in sup- concerning’ NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 group to be constituted,but the different in the current announcement. portofthe protesting farmers, farmer leaders wanted the talks standoffbetween the The NarendraModi India respondedsharplyon UNDERLININGTHATseveral to be held with everyone. We do Centreand farmer government, on the Tuesdayagainst“ill-informed by recognising the news coming checks areinplace to trackad- nothaveaproblem with it.” unions over the three other hand, has ruled comments” on the “internal af- from India about the protestby verse reactions reportedinclin- Tomar,Railway Minister agricultural reform leg- out anyrollback, or even fairs of ademocratic country”. farmers. The situation is con- ical trials forthe Covid vaccine

EXPLAINED E● Piyush Goyaland Ministerof islations. putting on hold the im- Speaking to Canadian-Sikh cerning. We areall very worried candidatebeing developedby State(Commerceand Industry) The farmer body plementation of the community leaders at an online about familyand friends. We Serum InstituteofIndia (SII), the At Serum InstituteofIndia Som Prakash spoketorepresen- representatives, mostlyfrom newlaws. Forit, these Acts, SPORTSPERSONS TO event on the occasion of knowthat’s areality formanyof CentreTuesdaysaid itsinitial as- on Monday. Reuters tativesof35farmer unions who Punjab and Haryana, arede- whichrelatetodismantling the RETURN AWARDS IN Gurpurab, Trudeausaid: “I you. Letmeremind you, Canada sessment “did notnecessitate CONTINUEDONPAGE2 manding acomplete repeal of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PROTEST PAGE 12 would be remiss if Ididn’t start CONTINUEDONPAGE2 stoppage” afteraChennai-based trial participant sought compen- ICMR and SII arethe Indian sation of Rs 5crore from the partners of the vaccine being de- Pune companyfor suffering a velopedbyOxfordUniversity “severe adverse reaction”. and AstraZeneca. On Sunday, SII Public office has to face criticism, In itsfirstpublic remarksover had said the trial participant’s al- the notice, the government also legation was“malicious”, his said that it has no role to playin medicalcondition wasnot allow youth to express: Bombay HC suchclaims filedanywherein linked to the vaccine trial, and the country. “ICMR has no role in that it would seek damages of Rs ` 85 per kilo SSShinde and MSKarnik was cluding Yuva Sena member endorsing or notendorsing ale- 100crore. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE hearing aplea filedbySunaina Rohan Chavan, filedpolice com- galclaim filedanywhereinthe “What is important to re- MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 Holey(38), aNaviMumbai resi- plaintsagainst her. country,”Union Health Secretary member is that adverse events ` 114 per kilo dent who wasbooked by the She wasbooked under Rajesh Bhushan said. do occur with drugs, vaccines, or STATINGTHATa“public office in Mumbai and Palghar police for Sections 505 (statementscon- ICMR chief Dr Balram anyother health intervention. It ademocracy” has to face criti- allegedly making offensive re- ducing to public mischief) and Bhargava said the initial assess- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ` 139 per kilo cism, the BombayHigh Courton marks on social media against 153A (promoting enmity be- ment conducted by the regula- Tuesdaysaid “ultimately, the Chief MinisterUddhavThackeray tween different groups) of the toronthe basis of documents ` 62 per Dozen people have to find abalance be- and his son AadityaThackeray in Indian Penal Code and provi- sent to it by independent moni- NOT SPOKEN OF Voting in Kulgam on Tuesday. Shuaib Masoodi tween the rightsofthe entireso- Julythis year. sions of the IT Act. toring bodies “did notnecessi- VACCINATING ENTIRE ciety and individual rights”. The Holeysought interim protec- On October 30, the courthad tate stoppageofthese trials”. COUNTRY: GOVT P12 courtalso observed that “if we tion from arrest and quashing of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 do notallowthe younger gener- all FIRs and chargeslevelled DDC Phase 2: South ation to express, howwill they againsther. RT-PCR TESTS knowthat what theyare ex- The Mumbai and Palghar po- A-G CONSENT TO pressing is right or wrong”. lice had filedthree FIRs against CONTEMPT AGAINST Only 1,565 passengers Kashmir pulls down The division benchofJustices Holey, afterseveral persons, in- COMIC ARTIST PAGE 8 Valley turnout to 33% In name of conversion, UP ‘love tested, many slip away total voters casttheir votes in the BASHAARATMASOOD, second phase. In Jammu, the at Mumbai airport NAVEEDIQBAL, turnout wassignificantlyhigher jihad’ law targets inter-faith unions ARUNSHARMA at 65.54per cent, placing the Daily, thousands of passen- ZAINAGEER(SOPORE), overall poll percentageofthe Shifts burden of proof, keeps ‘allurement’ wide open TABASSUM gers who arenot carrying aneg- JOURIAN,DECEMBER1 Union territoryat48.62 per cent. BARNAGARWALA& ative RT-PCR reportare slipping INSIDE Over 1.35 voters in Kashmir The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition purpose of unlawful conversion” SANJANABHALERAO away without being testedat the AFTER AN encouraging first division and 2.41lakh voters in APURVAVISHWANATH of Unlawful Conversion of or “vice-versa” will be “deemed MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 airport. Against250-260 daily phase of the District Jammu division casttheir BENGALURU,DECEMBER1 Religion Ordinance, 2020, prom- null and void” by afamilycourt testsatthe airport, the railways Development Council ballottoselect repre- ulgatedlastweek,inthe name of unless aprior sanction to convert IN THE week since the aretesting 2,000-2,500incom- (DDC) polls, the sentativesfor 25 and 18 SHIFTINGthe burden of proof of seeking to end conversion and marry is receivedfromthe Maharashtragovernment an- ing passengers from these four Kashmir Division sawa constituencies, respec- alawful religious conversion through unlawful means, specif- district magistrate. nouncedacompulsoryCovid-19 states, but the number of passen- dip in voter turnout in tively,inthe second from the converted to his/her icallyprohibitsany conversion “Thereisnolegal basis for RT-PCR test forpassengers trav- gers arriving by train is farhigher. twodistrictsinsouth — phase of the DDC polls. partner;defining “allurement” formarriage, even if it is with the prohibiting conversions, even elling from Delhi, Rajasthan, Goa The Maharashtragovern- Anantnag and Shopian Dooru villageof in sweeping terms; disregarding consent of the individual except solelyfor marriage,” said Jayna and Gujarat, only1,565 domestic ment rules entail that passen- —inthe second phase. DECISION Zaingeer constituency agency of the person converting; when prior sanction is obtained Kothari, senior advocateand co- passengers arriving at the airport gers arriving from the four states Polling percentagein 2020 in Baramulla district — different jail terms depending on from the state. founder of Centrefor Lawand have been tested. at the airportneedtocarry a Pulwama was8.67per J&K the native place of gender;legitimising the intru- Section 3ofthe Ordinance, Policy Research,aBengaluru- The newrule came intoeffect negative reportofanRT-PCR test NAVAL VERSION OF cent, the lowest,just DISTRICT, Hurriyat Chairman sion of the stateand thirdparties being seen as atemplatebymany basedlegal advocacy group. “By on November 25, but the scant done 72 hours before arrival, and BRAHMOS TESTED P8 likeinPhase I. LOCAL POLLS Syed Ali Shah Geelani — in the choice of who an individ- BJP-ruledstates, prohibitsany involving the state, the police personnel at the airportare un- at railway stations, atest96 Compared with the markedadeparture ual wishes to marry –the new unlawful conversion and conver- and the familyofthe individuals able to ensurethat all those ar- hours before arrivalatstation is SC REJECTS CHANDA 41 per cent turnout in the Valley from the pastbypolling 11 votes. Uttar Pradesh “love jihad law” sion generallyfor marriage. Its seeking to marry,the lawat- riving without anegative RT-PCR required.Those notcarrying this KOCHHAR APPEAL P7 in the firstphase, the Election “Wealways boycottedpolls here, raises severalquestions of Section 6specifies that “anymar- tempts to onlystopall inter-faith test reportfromtheir departure reporthavetobetestedatthe Commission said onlyathirdof CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Constitutional propriety. riagethat takesplace forthe sole CONTINUEDONPAGE8 point aretested. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Aheadofpolls, apromise: Vote forGoa ForwardParty, getcompulsory siestahour

PAGE 1 It wasanoff-the-cuffre- your mood and makes youmore tive when it comes to con- Cansaulim, then whyask for 1.30 and 4.30 pm while their ANCHOR mark, but Sardesai, whose party alert,” he says. tentious social and environment suchafastlife, whydoweneed counterparts from Gujarat and has been aggressive about its Thesiestahour is sacrosanct issues that affect us. Look at the suchtrains? All this is basically Rajasthan remain open through push for‘Goan identity’, later formostGoans —any attempt statetoday. Youdonot have to to turn Goa intoacorridor.This the day.” told The Indian Express thathe at anyofkind of engagement overload asmall place with too doesn’t suit our wayofliving,” However, Sardesai, who was SMITANAIR wasserious about the needto between the afternoon hours is muchofhugeinfrastructure. I he adds. in the NDAgovernment foras PANAJI,DECEMBER1 preserve“sussegad”—thattyp- considered without grace and am notagainstconnectivity.But Political commentator long as lateManohar Parrikar icallyGoan characteristic that lacking in concern. what is rail connectivity and Cleofat Coutinho Almeida says wasCMand who has struckstri- IN GOA,wherecampaigning for lies somewherebetween being Mostshops pull down shut- who aretrains for?” this is probablythe firsttime dent positions in the past the 2022 polls is settokickoff laidbackand indolent. ters and professional appoint- Goa todayisseeing work on sussegad has come up on apo- against“outsiders” in the state, next year,the firstelection “Sussegad is derivedfromthe mentsdon’t getdone, with the at leastthree big-ticket infra- litical platform, and says says,“Look at our markets. They promise has been made: “impo- Portuguese word sossegado, general consensus being that structureprojects--electricity, Sardesai’s promise can’t be areslowlybeing takenoverby sition of compulsorysiesta whichmeans arelaxed,carefree, lunchshould be followedby railway and road-widening -- takenseriouslyintoday’s age. Marwari traders who liketo hour”. chilled-out attitude that’s asso- siesta,beforereturning to work with deadlines setfor 2022. “My father,Irecall, would work even on Sundays.They Illustration: Suvajit Dey Speaking at apress meet, ciated with Goa. The word around 4pm. “If aguy is coming by train to take his siesta very seriouslyand keep shops open 24/7,which Goa ForwardParty leader and sosseg meanspeace.And mind While manyassociatethe af- forlaziness. Even though we He says the needtopreserve Goa and the train suddenly so did the older generation. But maymakeatouristhappy, but former BJP allyVijai Sardesai you, an afternoon nap is an inte- ternoon nap with laziness, are sussegad,westill meetour sussegad is tiedtothe fight slows down at the Ghats, what these aredifferent times, and I frankly, no one is happy.” said that if made chief minister, gral partofsussegad.Itisclini- Sardesai wouldn’t hear of it. deadlines. It is the cultureof againstbigger changes sweep- the big deal? Letitslowdown, personallyfeel we should all Meanwhile, Sardesai isn’t he would ensureacompulsory callyproventhat ashortnap or “Instead of being partofthe rat Goa. Everyone needs to learn ing across the state. no. Youare coming to Goa, after work now. Yousee the differ- losing anysleep: he takesacom- siesta hour anytime between 2 siesta boosts your memory, im- race, Goans liketotakeiteasy, from this and respect this,” he “Sussegaddoesn’t mean we all. If forthe sakeofspeed, you ence in howGoan establish- pulsorysiesta foratleast30 and 4pm. proves job performance, lifts whichshouldnot be mistaken adds. areunresponsive or notpro-ac- bring down homes in mentsremain shut between minutes everyday. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020

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Mumbai airport 23, the BMC had written to has become faster,” the WR Twitter,the courtasked the gov- Airports Authority of India and spokesperson said. hold talkswith 35 people, so yourspecificobjectionsto these sider making it binding in law, ernment lawyer:“Will youact station or airportbeforetheycan CEO Mumbai International Farmers theyshouldprovidenamesof 5- three laws,the proposedelec- notthroughanamendmentbut againstevery person who says be allowedtogohome. Airportthat “onlyafter taking Digging heels in 10 people with whom discus- tricity Bill and the ordinance on via an executive order while something on Twitter and how While the Brihanmumbai the test,the passengers will be monopolyofAPMC mandis in have been camping forthe last sionscouldbeheld.Butthiswas pollution...whytheyare wrong... framing rules forthe laws. manyactions will youtake?” Municipal Corporation (BMC) is allowedtogohome by the sale and purchase of crops, en- six days at Delhi’s borders. notacceptable to the represen- give us arejoinder.Theyasked “It should notbeanissue as Additional public prosecutor responsible forscreening pas- AirportOperator.” The letter abling contract farming and do- Later,Tomar also metwest- tatives. us to submit it tomorrow, and both the government and the JPYagnik told the courtthat the sengers at railway stations, at the stated that the responsibility of ing away with stockholding re- ernUPfarmerleaders,including “During the interaction, it we willmeetagainthedayafter. party arecommitted to MSP,” a police were trying to investigate airport, according to BMC offi- arranging testing centres falls on strictions in foodstuffs,represent BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, at has been suggestedbythe We said there’s no needfor a BJP leader said. “Anyway,talks the intention behind the posts cials, it is the Mumbai the airportand passengers can astatement of itscommitment Krishi Bhavan. These farmer Government to the representa- committee,” he said. meansgive-and-takefromboth afteracomplaint wasregistered. International AirportLimited be chargeddirectlyfor the test. to economic reforms. leaders were notpresent at the tivesofFarmers Union to iden- “Theysaid it is possible to sides. We aresurethe farmers When the courtindicated that that mustscreen and test pas- Velrasu said half of the pas- From abargaining stand- Vigyan Bhawanmeeting. tify the specific issues relatedto find asolution the dayafter to- arealso awareofthat,” the prima facie, it wasnot inclined sengers. MIAL has, however, re- sengers landing at Mumbai air- point, the farmers areprobably “Tikait from the BKU called Farm Reform Acts and share morrow, or else we will have to leader said. to agree with him, he submitted questedthe BMC to deputecivic portare from Delhi, Gujarat, better placedatthe moment. In me. Theyalso work forfarm- with the Government on sit again. We said we areready Sources said both the gov- that the accusedmustnot be let officers since it is unable to man- Rajasthan and Goa. Civic officials Punjab and Haryana, notonly ers… Theycame hereand dis- 02.12.2020 forconsideration. fordiscussions.EvenParliament ernment and the ruling BJP are offcompletely,and therehad to agethe incoming passenger load said Delhi remains apoint of has harvesting of kharif paddy cussedissuesregardingtheActs These issues will be discussed runs fortwo months... agricul- keen to find asolution, but are be some restraint on Holey’s with itsexisting staff. concern with high number of been completed, even sowing of and other needs of the agricul- during the fourth round of tureisthebackboneof thecoun- in no mood to withdraw the part. AbhinavMishra, who took a cases diagnosedevery day, and a wheat forthe newrabi season is turesector.Weasked them to meeting to be held on try...we cansitanddiscuss…but farm laws. The benchthen noted: “A flight from Amritsar to Delhi and hugepopulation from Mumbai virtuallyover. Mostfarmers have give us their issues in writing. 03.12.2020,” the Ministrysaid – the agitation will continue... in The government's stand on public office in ademocracy has then to Mumbai on November has startedvisiting Goa for also done their firstround of We will also consider these," tworounds of talkswereheld fact,itwillbestrengthened…till the laws,whichitsays benefit to hear criticism dayinand day 27,said he wasnot stoppedat tourism purposes making it an- urea applicationand irrigation. Tomar said. before the farmers from Punjab our demands aremet,” he said. farmers, wasmade clear by out. Ultimately, the people have anypoint and asked to produce other point foreasy transmis- It means theyhavetime to Following the meeting at and Haryana showeduponthe Jamhoori Kisan Sabha gen- Prime MinisterNarendraModi to find abalance between the the RT-PCR report. Norhad he sion of coronavirus. Gujarat and sparefor agitation. Punjab and Vigyan Bhavan, farmer leaders borders of Delhi, and the talks eralsecretary(Punjab)Kulwant in his Mann Ki Baat address last rightsofthe entiresociety and undergone anytestbeforear- Rajasthan witness dailymove- Haryana farmers generallyplant expressedthe hope that their Tuesdaywas the thirdround. Singh Sandhu said, “First, they Sunday. individual rights. We,the judges rival. ment of people to and from their wheat before mid- demands would be considered “It wasassured that the wanted to talk onlytofarmer Reassuring farmers on the have been asked nottowatch On November 29, another Maharashtra. “When the num- November.This leewayinwheat and the issues resolvedsoon. Government of India is always unions of Punjab but we told benefitsofthe farm laws,the TV,Twitter,and we do notknow passenger who landedfromGoa berofpassengers is huge, they maynot be available forsugar- The MinistryofAgriculture, in a committed to protect the inter- them that this is an all-India Prime Ministersaid that with anything. We come to the courts by an afternoon flight said sev- might run intosome operational cane growers in western Uttar statement, said, “Various issues estoffarmers and is always protestand farmer representa- thelatestreformsintheagricul- with afresh mind. We have eral passengers managed to issues -- likelackofstaff to keep Pradesh. related to Farm Reform Acts openfordiscussionsforfarmers’ tivesfromacross the country turesector,farmers have got adoptedademocratic struc- leave without being directed to atight trackofpassengers. We This "free time” is something were discussedatlength and welfare,” the statement said. willparticipateinthetalks.They newopportunities.OnMonday, ture.” testing kiosks. As per protocol, will again speak to them (air- that the government maynot talkswereheld in acordial at- Emergingfromthemeeting, proposedformation of acom- at aprogramme in Varanasi, he It added, "However, the when aflight lands, passengers port) that theycarry out testing have fullyanticipated.The tim- mosphere.” BharatiyaKisan Union (Punjab) mittee,we didnotagree.We will said the government had no in- younger generation will find with RT-PCR negative reports properly,” Velrasu said. ing of the capital siegeand abil- “During the deliberations, general secretaryJagmohan continue our protest.” tention to deceive farmers and something to writeon(social areallowedtoalight first. The re- Meanwhile, the testing ity to stay put foratleastthe next the Union Agricultureand Singhsaid,“Themeetingwasal- Major Singh Punnawal, the laws provide them newop- media). If we do notallowthe maining passengers, exceptfor kiosksatthe six railway stations fewweekscould well work to Farmers WelfareMinisterpro- right… We told them thereare Punjab general secretaryofthe tions and legal protection. younger generation to express, those with aconnecting flight to (CSMT,Mumbai Central, Dadar, the protesters’ advantage. posedtoconstituteanexpert manyprovisions in these new All India Kisan Sabha, said, BJP leaders have been at- howwill theyknowthat what another city,are directed to- BandraTerminus, LTTand Incidentally, government committee to put forththe is- Billswhichare againstfarmers... “Governmentaskedusto create tacking the Opposition parties theyare expressing is right or wardstesting kiosksfroma Borivali) in the city have been agencies have procured arecord sues of farmers so as to resolve theyproposedthatacommittee asmall committee, with repre- for“misleading”farmersonthe wrong?” screening point near the aero- streamlinedafter confusion and 202.77lakh tonnes (lt) of paddy them with mutual consent but be setup... the attitude of gov- sentativesofthegovernmentas newlaws. But the BJP does not The courtwill continue to bridge. chaos in the firstcouple of days from Punjab this time, as against the representative of the ernmentsalways is to setup well. We said creating acom- wanttheissueto lingerbecause hear the plea on December 3. On the ground, however, of the newrules coming into 162.33ltin2019-20. The govern- Farmers Union suggestedthat committees and commissions, mittee means putting the issue itcoulddentitsimageasaparty thereare very fewofficials to force. An additional supportstaff ment mayhaveundertakenthis all the representativeswill at- and the deliberations areun- intocold storage. The discus- that protectsthe interests of DDC polls handle the hugecrowd de- of five-six security guards at sta- unprecedented purchase from tend further round of discus- ending... we outrightlyrejected sions will happen with every- farmers,amongwhomitenjoys but this time we have come out scending from eachflight. tions monitor passengers com- the state--the MSP value works sions with the Government to the proposal.” one, and we will all come, but considerablesupport.Theparty to vote because we have to keep Severalare notbeing asked for ing from the four states, main- out to Rs 38,283crore -- to dis- resolve the matter amicably,” “Then they(government) onlyafew of us will speak.” also does notwant the protests the BJP away from Kashmir,” their RT-PCR reports.The testing taining queues and guiding pel apprehension about the new the Ministrysaid. said give us your objections in WiththeMinimumSupport to spread to other states. said 37-year old villager Firdous kioskshavebeen stationednear them fortesting. laws undermining the existing It is learnt that the ministers writing. We said we have al- Price(MSP)beingthemaincon- Ahmad. “I have votedfor the baggagecollection belts, making On average, everyday, open-endedprocurement and conveyedtounion representa- ready givenadetailedmemo- cern of the farmers, the govern- WITHMANOJCGAND (People's) Alliance candidate. I it easy forthose unwilling to un- 10,000 passengers alight at the APMC mandi system. tivesthat it would bedifficult to randum. But theysaid give us ment, sources said, could con- KRISHNKAUSHIK know, theyhavealways ditched dergo the test to collect their sixrailway stations from Delhi, The worst-case scenario for us in the pastbut this time it is bags and leave without being Goa, Rajasthan and Gujarat, and theCentrewould be if the farm- choosing between the greater stopped. 2,000-2,500are tested. ers forceittoconcede to their MPfromSloughandshadowRail Jogi RamSihag, who has been at KurukshetraonSeptember 20. ine the reporttofind out “if there evil and the lesser evil,” he said. When aflight lands, passen- However, the number of passen- maximalistdemands. That Minister, tweeted. the forefront in supporting the DigvijayChautala said he re- is one-to-one correlation be- Near the Line of Control in gers areunwilling to wait for gers testing positive forCovid- would include notjustrevoking John McDonnel, another farmers, said it waswrong to say spectsthe sentimentsofthe tween the adverse event and the villages in Akhnoor and Khour long duration in queues. The ex- 19 has remainedlow.Between or puttingonhold itsfarm laws, Labour MP,wrote:"This sortof that onlythose from Punjab Independent MLAwho with- vaccination. Onlyafter the reg- sub-divisions in Jammu district, isting manpoweratthe airport November 25 and November 29, but also making MSP alegal oppressive behaviour against were protesting. “Haryana farm- drew supporttothe govern- ulator examines all of these re- people linedupatpolling sta- is inadequate to quicklyscreen only20passengers have tested right. In other words, farfrom peacefulprotesters...tarnishesthe ers areasactive... If the agitation ment. “It is agood thing that ports... it givesago-ahead forthe tions undeterred by Pakistani everypassenger’s RT-PCR report. positive forCovid-19. “Not moving forward, this would reputation of India”. PreetKaur continues, the participation of Sangwan has stood by the farm- trials,” he said. mortarshelling and small arms AMIAL spokesperson said everyone alighting at the sta- amount to areversal beyond Gill, aLabour MP from Haryana farmers is likelytobe ers,” he said. Asked about BJP “In the present case, Serum fire.Polling continuedbeyond the task of screening passengers tions without negative RT-PCR even the pre-reform situation. BirminghamEdgbaston,tweeted: greater than of Punjab farmers,” leaders’ charge that the farmer Institute’s vaccine trial’s clubbed the official 2pmclosing. fortheir RT-PCR reports and di- reportistested. Our teams check While MSP is declared for23 "Shocking scenes from Delhi." Sihag said, underlining that agitation was"politics of the phase 2/3 and phase 3permis- On Fridaylast, twosoldiers recting them towardstesting the temperaturebeforeadvising crops, thereare limitstoits en- In Australia, RobMitchell, farmers "had notallowedpoliti- Opposition", Digvijaysaid, “The sion has been givenbasedonex- were killedinPakistani firing booths is the BMC’s. “Weonly forantigen test,but theremight forcement whether through Labour MP from McEwen in cisation" of the agitation. head of the BJP has himself said amination of these documents... along the LoC in the Battal area, organise testing facility.Wehave be manywho maybeunde- government procurement or Victoria, spokeinthe country’s In October,Sihag had refused that this is notpolitical but an The adverse event being re- while aPakistani drone had acapacity to test 3,000-5,000 tected as theydon’t have symp- forcing others, suchasprivate Parliamentinsupportofthefarm- to acceptthe postofHaryana agitation of farmers.” Amit Shah ferred to in case of the vaccine droppedweapons including two passengers in aday whichcan toms,” said ahealth staffat traders, processors, organised ers."Iurge theIndiangovernment Housing BoardChairman on the recentlysaid that he nevercalled developedbyOxford-Serum AK47rifles, apistoland ammu- be scaledupto10,000 if re- Dadar kiosk.Testing at railway retailers and exporters, to pay. to showrestraint," he said. issue of the newfarm laws,say- it apolitical protest. happenedinOctober.All these nition in Akhnoor sub-division’s quired,” the spokesperson said. stations has also been quicker In the US, lawyer and ing, “Till the laws areamended five processes, please don’t as- Sohal Khud area. The BMC, however, main- because onlysymptomatic pas- Trudeau Republican Partyfunctionary and thereisguarantee forMSP Vaccine trial sume, have notbeen complied Showkat Ali, 34,aBakerwal tainedtheyhaveasked the air- sengers aredirected towards willalways betheretodefendthe HarmeetKDhillon tweeted: “As on crops, Ibelieve Ishould not is the role of the regulator,after with,” Bhushan said. who along with his familyand portauthority to screen all do- testing booths unlikeatthe air- rightsofpeaceful protesters. We the Punjab-born descendant of acceptany office of profit in the collating all data, to ascertain or Asked if the government en- herdmoved to highland pas- mestic passengers and take local portwhereeachpassenger is believe intheprocessof dialogue. farmers, my heartbreakstosee government. Iamthe son of a refutewhether thereisacausal dorses the move by SII to claim tures in Poonchduring summer police’s aid if passengers refuse supposedtoundergo atest. We’vereachedout through mul- Punjabi farmers assaulted... Hear farmer firstand an MLAlater." link to the event and the inter- Rs 100crore in damages, the and returnedtoDhok Khalsa in to co-operate. “The BMC doesn’t ACentral Railway official tiple means to the Indian author- them,meetwiththem,&compro- The party's Narwana MLA, vention. So that causal link, Health Secretarysaid: “In nor- winter,said he wasvoting forde- conduct RT-PCR testsfor domes- said currentlythereare no CR ities to highlight our concerns. mise, PM Modi.” RamNiwas Surjakhera, and whether it has to be ascertained mal circumstances, vaccine de- velopment on the ground. tic passengers. It has to be done trains from Delhi and Rajasthan. This is amoment forall of us to The Sikh diasporaiswidely Tohana MLADevender Singh or refuted,has to be done by the velopment usuallytakes 8-10 “Whether Article 370isthereor by the airportoperator.For in- “Punjab Mail from Delhi will pull together.” He also tweeteda present in Canada, UK and Babli also supportedthe farm- DCGI (Drugs Controller General years. But giventhe size and the notmakes no difference to us. ternational passengers, aBMC startthis week.Since the trains video of the interaction. Australia,andsomehave deepin- ers. “Theyare fighting forthe of India)...This is done purelyon impact of the pandemic, we are The administration remained team monitors and conducts from Goa arefew on the central The MinistryofExternal fluence in the political system. right cause. Thereisfull partici- ascientific basis and the assess- trying to crash that timeline into the same and barredour entry testsand ensures that all are line we arenot experiencing Affairs' official spokesperson pation of Haryana farmers in the ment is done with objectively 16-18months...when youhave intoforestenclosures wherewe tested (for Covid-19),” said addi- crowding at stations,” the CR AnuragSrivastava,withoutnam- JJP watching agitation. Even from my con- basedcriteria,” Bhargava said. this context, thereisapotential- had been taking our herdsince tional municipal commissioner spokesperson said. ingTrudeau, said: “Wehaveseen farm laws from the start, came stituency,farmers aregoing to The Health Secretarysaid the ity that commercial interest generations,’’ he said. PVelrasu. Aspokesperson from some ill-informedcommentsby out in their support. join the agitation. Theyare fac- firstofseveral measures put in would dictatecertain strategic In Dangerpora, also in Velrasu added, “People trav- Western Railway said theyonly Canadianleadersrelatingto farm- Regretting that "annadata" ing problems in Narwana place formonitoring the trial is actions on partofcommercial Baramulla’s Zaingeer con- elling in big groups arerefusing facedissue of crowding in the ers in India. Suchcommentsare aresitting on the roads, Ajay mandi. Paymentshavenot been the “prior informedconsent entities. Governmentsofthe day stituency,therewas asteady to gettested. In suchascenario, firsttwo days at Bandratermi- unwarranted,especiallywhen Chautala said, "Thereare state- made fortheir paddy due to the form” listing possible adverse have nothing to do with it.” trickle of voters. During the last we have asked the airportau- nus. “Since RT-PCR testsare not pertaining to the internal affairs mentsbythe (Union) delayinlifting of the produce," events. “Second, these vaccine three Assemblystints, the legis- thority to take help of local po- carriedatthe railway stations of ademocratic country.” AgricultureMinisterand the Surjakherasaid. trials aremulti-centric and Bombay HC lator representing the Sopore lice.” anymoreand onlyantigen is WhileTrudeauisthefirsthead Prime Ministerhimself that we Babli said: “The farmers are multi-site; the subjectsare given directed Holeytoappear before constituency wasfrom In aletterdated November used, the process of screening of acountrytospeak out on the will continue MSPs. Then it fighting fortheir rights. The the vaccine under medical care, the police and cooperatewith Dangerporaand villagers in protests,heisnot theonlyforeign should be added(in the docu- Constitution has giventhem the theyare monitored.Every site the investigation. “The job of po- neighbouring Shiva villagecom- politicianto doso.At leastadozen ment). What is the problem in right to struggle in apeaceful has an institutional ethics com- lice officers is difficult during plainedthe MLAdidn’t pay membersof parliamentfromthe writing one line?... We want a manner.Being the son of a mittee,which is independentof these times. Sometimes they muchattention to their area. WRITEBACK UK, Australia, Canada and a solution as early as possible.” farmer,IrequestModiji and the sponsors and government. have morethan 12-hour shifts. Braving chill, voters turned Republican Partyfunctionary With 10 MLAs in the 90- Khattarji to fulfill their demands, Wheneverthereisanadverse Then theyhavetodobandobast out in large numbers at the RESPONDINGTOareportinThe Indian Express titled“EC ready to al- fromtheUShave alsovoicedtheir member Assembly, the JJP -- whichevercan be met, by com- event, the ethics committee formorchas and processions. polling stations in the twin con- lowpostalballots forNRIs, Govt can bypass Parliament (Dec 1)”, a supportfor the farmers. JannayakJanataParty -- is ajun- ing forwardwith alarge heart." givesits findings...tothe regula- With all these odds, the Mumbai stituencies of Bandiporein spokesperson forthe Election Commission of India sent arejoinder “The reports of peaceful pro- ior alliance partner in the While admitting that the issue torwithin 30 days,” he said. Police is considered as one of the NorthKashmir,recording a Tuesday: testers being brutalizedinIndia Manohar Lal Khattar-ledgov- was"moreprominent" in Bhushan said the DataSafety best in the worldafter Scotland 69.66per cent turnout. “It is completely incorrect to aver that EC has in their communi- aretroubling...Healthydemocra- ernment. An Independent legis- Punjab, he said, "Some farmers and Monitoring Board(DSMB), Yard,” Justice Shinde had said. In contrast, mostvoters in cation to Secretary, MinistryofLaw and Justice, Govt. of India either cies allowpeaceful protest,” lator,Sombir Sangwan, on from Haryana have also partici- “that is independent of the gov- On Tuesday, advocate South Kashmir's Pulwama, triedtoinsinuateand/or suggestthat Govt. can bypass Parliament. CanadianDefenceMinisterHarjit Tuesdaywithdrew supportto pated,wherever the govern- ernment and the vaccine man- AbhinavChandrachud, who rep- Anantnag and Shopian stayed The supremacy of Parliament in legislative matters is toowell-known Singh Sajjan tweeted. the stategovernment. ment could notsucceedincon- ufacturer” and consistsofdo- resented Holey, submitted that away.These three districtsreg- to all the stakeholders.The same can be challenged onlyinacourtof While India and Canada have While Dushyant is yetto vincing them or the farmers main knowledge experts,“also thestate cannotcurtail the fun- isteredalow turnout:8.67per law, because the entireedifice of our parliamentarysystemisbased astrong bilateral relationship, it comment on the ongoing could notunderstand the laws." monitors the clinical trial on a damental right to speech, and cent, 16.09 per cent and 17.28 on the system of checks and balances. The... communication of EC has witnessedups and downs farmer agitation, Digvijaysaid Guhla MLAIshwar Singh day-to-daybasis”. “Theycan also she wasmerelyexpressing her per cent, respectively. onlysent apreliminarynoteonthe possible additional options to over the lastfew years as the Tuesdaythat the JJP waskeep- said, “Thereshould have been recommend if theydecide to opinion when criticising the StateElection Commissioner expeditethe process, of following ElectronicallyTransmitted Postal Canadian leadership has triedto ing aclose watchonthe out- awareness before introducing temporarilyhalt the trial or con- government's policy. KKSharma said that within Ballots (ETPBS) form of voting forIndians living overseas, whichhas woothe Sikh diaspora. come of the meeting between the laws.This situation would duct an investigation,” he said. “True, but we also have to en- Kashmir,Bandiporareported been pending formorethan adecade.” Some Opposition MPs in the farmers and the government. nothaveemergedthen. Asolu- “Four... the rules statethat surethat the fundamental right the highestvoting percentage, The Indian Express replies: The report, whichaccuratelysum- British parliament also tweeted The JJP's other minister, Anoop tion will come out of adialogue." wheneverthereisanadverse of one persondoes notcause and Pulwama the lowest.In marises the EC’s communication to the LawMinistry, explainedthat their supportfor the farmers. “I Dhanak,MinisterofState, While of the remaining JJP event, aForm-5 has to be filled harm to another person,” the Jammu, Poonchreportedthe to extend the facility of postalballots to overseas voters, the govern- stand with farmers of the Punjab Labour &Employment, said: MLAs, Naina (legislator from by the Chief Investigator and the benchsaid. highestvoting averageof75.07 ment onlyneeds to amend the Conduct of Election Rules 1961,and andotherpartsof India,including “MSP of crops should be given, Badhra) is AjayChautala’s wife, reportissubmitted to the regu- When Chandrachud showed per cent and the rural areas of “doesn’t requireParliament’s nod.” The headline wasmeant to our familyand friends," whichisbeing giventofarmers." RamKaran Kala (Shahabad) had lator,” he said. The ethics com- the courtavideo clip of Holey, the Jammu district recorded conveythat. TanmanjeetSingh Dhesi, Labour The party's Barwala MLA, joinedafarmer protestin mittee and the DSMB also exam- whichshe had postedon nearly 70 per cent voter turnout. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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BMC STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN BMC to test food delivery UrmilajoinsShivSena, Jadhav under scanner as agents, salon staffers and saysimpressedwith audio clip goes viral, BJP security guards for Covid demands his resignation of development worksworth Rs In aweek starting November Uddhav’sworkasCM EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 2.17 croreincorporator ward 206 SANJANABHALERAO 18,4,086 shopkeepers, hawkers MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 in Eward(Byculla). The firm had MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 18.28 lakh and helpers have been tested in bagged the contract through e- TOTALCOVIDCASESIN GNorth. Of them, 51 have tested THE BJP on Tuesdaydemanded tendering. As Deoraexpressedhis AFTER CONDUCTINGCovid-19 MAHARASHTRA positive forCovid-19. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Maharashtra faced the resignation of ShivSena inability to withdraw from the antigen testsonhawkers and According to BMC data, P MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 leader and BMC Standing works, Jadhavisallegedly heard Active Cases 89,098 various challenges shopkeepers ahead of Diwali, the South ward (Goregaon West) like the Covid-19 Committee Chairman Yashwant asking him if he wanted to con- BMC has decidedextendedthe NewCases 4,930 has the highestvirus growth rate NEARLYAmonth afterthe Maha Jadhavfromhis postafter he was tinue working with BMC or not. drive to fooddeliveryagents,salon of 0.5 per cent, followedbyR Vikas Aghadi government pro- pandemic, heavy rain and heardthreatening acontractor to While Jadhavisacorporator TotalDeaths 47,246 cyclone, and the MVA staffers and security guards. The NewDeaths 95 Central (Borivali) with 0.43 per posedher name forone of the 12 withdraw from projectsinan from ward 206, his wifeYamini move is aimedatchecking the cent. The overall growth rate for Governor-nominated seatsin government has purportedaudio clip, which Jadhavisthe Byculla MLA. post-festivalspikeininfections. Quarantined5.44lakh the city is 0.34per cent. the statelegislative council, ac- performed very well in went viral on social media. BJP Meanwhile, BJP leader Vinod Following the gradual relax- Tested 1.09 crore Sandhya Nandedkar,Assistant torUrmila Matondkar formally this one year. As aCM, group leader Prabhakar Shinde Mishrasaid, “Jadhav's direction ation of lockdown restrictions, Municipal Commissioner of R joinedthe ShivSena on Tuesday he (Uddhav) interacted said that Jadhav's act of threaten- is aclear cutinterferenceinad- the BMC had in September be- North,said:“Wehaveheldspecial in presence of Chief Minister ting separated," said Matondkar ing acontractor is shameful and ministrative work.” gantoconduct antigen testson 2,84,191 camps near marketsand promi- UddhavThackeray. in response to aquestion on with the people like an brought bad name to the BMC. Jadhav, however, deniedall hawkers and shopkeepers in ar- TOTALCOVID nent shopping locations. In a Matondkar,49, who con- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister elder family member “Jadhavshould take moral re- allegations.“The allegations of eas that have witnessedavirus CASESINMUMBAI week,starting November 18,we tested the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- Yogi Adityanath's meeting with whenever required.” sponsibility and resign... Ahigh- threatening the contractor are growth rate of morethan one per NewCases 724 have tested around 645shop- tions from the Mumbai North film personalities. levelprobeshouldbeordered.The false. Since the contractor's work cent. From November 18,ahead keepersandhawkers.No onehad constituency on aCongress Responding to questions on —URMILA MATONDKAR contractor has filedacomplaint wasnot satisfactory, Iwas ask- TotalDeaths 10,893 of Diwali, the civic body again be- tested positive among them.” ticket,quit the party citing "petty actor Kangana Ranaut, ACTOR withpoliceandtheBMCcommis- ing the BMC administration not gantargetedCovid-19testing for NewDeaths 9 Cward, whichincludes the politics" lastSeptember. Matondkar said she has been sioner and said that if he or his to give the contract to this com- aweek forhawkers, shopowners, city’s biggesttextile marketsof Matondkar recentlytook on fel- given"unnecessaryimportance" to hatethe other religion or to familyisharmed,thenJadhavwill pany. The same contractor had helpers and transporters in Bhuleshwar and Kalbadevi, has lowactor Kangana Ranaut, who and thereisnoneedtospeak oppose and hateour ownreli- be responsible,” said Shinde. done worksinMulund in BJP crowdedmarketsaswell as for ersto theircustomersiscontained. one of the lowest virus growth equated Mumbai to "Pakistan about it now. gion. IamHindu by janma In the purportedaudio clip, corporator's wards. This is BJP's BESTand MSRTC drivers to tap “Almostall service providers ratesof0.18 per cent. Chakrapani OccupiedKashmir" and targeted Almostamonth ago, the (birth) and karma (work). Jadhavisheardasking ployagainstme,” he said, adding possible super-spreaders. areworking in the city now. Alle, Assistant Municipal the chief minister. UddhavThackeray-ledgovern- Religion is notsomething to Surajpratapsingh Deora—arep- that he has written to Chief The GNorth ward,whichcov- With these tests, the aim is to Commissioner of Cward, said: Matondkar,after joining the ment recommendedher name showoff but to keep in the heart resentative of Yash Corporation MinisterUddhavThackerary to ersDadarandMahim,begantest- control the spread of the virus “Weare regularly setting up rapid party,said she wasimpressed forone of the 12 Governor-nom- and is amatter of faith." —towithdraw from the contract scrap the e-tenderingprocess. ing food delivery agentson and also forresidentstofeel safe antigen testing kiosksnear mar- by Thackeray's work afterthe inated seatsinthe statelegisla- Tuesday. BMC officials said the when theyavail food delivery or kets, offices and restaurants. We MVAgovernment completeda tive council from the Sena quota. testswerecrucial to ensurethat salon services,” said Kiran conduct free testsatthe kiosks year in office. "Maharashtra Matondkar,who joinedthe Sena the transmission of the virus Dighavkar,Assistant Municipal andare trying to maximise the facedvarious challenges like at the Thackeray residence in through hawkers and shopkeep- Commissioner of GNorth. number of testsconducteddaily.” the Covid-19pandemic, heavy Matoshree, said she would work rain and cyclone, and the MVA as ashivsainik. government has performed Talking about her name be- very well in this one year.Asa ing recommendedfor MLCby Will decide on peak hour local train travel CM, he handledthe situations the Sena, she said, "Uddhavji very well and interacted with told me that my name is being for lawyers by end of week: Govt tells HC the people likeanelder family recommendedtofurther in- member wheneverrequired.I crease social and cultural stan- that since the HC has resumed resumption of “compulsory” am very impressedbyUddhav dards of the legislative council. I EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE physical hearings in alimited physical hearings at itsprincipal Thackeray's work," she said am very fortunatefor it." MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 manner,itwas necessarythat seat from December 1. However, while addressing the media. The actor further said the lawyers arepermitted to com- the associations representing The actor further said she did Congress had also offeredher the THE MAHARASHTRA govern- mutebylocal trains during peak thousands of lawyers and senior notsee anypossibility of MLCseat, but she respectfullyre- ment told the BombayHigh hoursto reachthecourtthatstarts advocates had written to Chief Bollywood moving to Uttar fusedfor some other reasons. CourtonTuesdaythat it will de- functioning at 11 am everyday. Justice (CJ) Dipankar Dattaseek- Pradesh. "Bollywood industry Clarifying her stand on join- cide by the end of this week Kumbhakonisaidthestatewill ing “todefer the holding of physi- and Mumbai have ablood rela- ing apolitical party with a whether or notitcan allow hold ameeting with the con- calcourts...and...allowlawyersthe tion. Idonot see anypossibility Hindutvaideology,Matondkar lawyers to travel by suburban lo- cernedstakeholdersandtakeade- option of appearing virtually of Mumbai and Bollywood get- said, "Secularism does notmean cal trains during peak hours. cisionby theendof thisweek.The should theyfeel at risk”. AdvocateGeneral Ashutosh courtpostedthe pleas forfurther On Tuesdaymorning, judges Kumbhakonimadethestatement hearing on December 9. of theHCadministrative commit- before adivision benchofChief The court, meanwhile, di- teeand senior lawyers held a JusticeDipankarDattaandJustice rected the statetoinform it about meeting. The CJ heardtheir griev- GirishSKulkarnithatwashearing the “action plan” forphysical re- ances and said an appropriatede- public interestlitigations (PILs) openingof consumercourtsacross cisionshallbetakeninduecourse. filedbythe Bar Council of the stateinnon-containment MaharashtraandGoa(BCMG)and zones from December 9. other lawyers seeking directions The HC washearing aPIL to the statetoconsider practising filedbythe Consumer Courts advocates as essential service Advocates Association, which providers and permit them to had submitted that since the travelby localtrainsto attendhear- lockdown began, consumer ings in trial courts.Additional courts have been non-func- Solicitor General Anil Singh, rep- tional as thereare no facilities to resenting the Railways,also said conduct virtual hearings. thattheministrywillconsidersug- “Today, district courts arefunc- gestions made by the petitioners. tioning, then whynot consumer On October 22, the courts?Giveusaroad map,” the Maharashtragovernment hadon HC asked the government. an “experimental basis” allowed Meanwhile,morebenchesof lawyers affiliated with the BMCG the HC resumedphysical hear- and registeredclerks to take local ings on Tuesdayafter March trains during non-peakhours for whenthecourthadstartedhear- professional purposes. On ingsthroughvideoconferencing. Tuesday, the courtextendedthe The benches in HC will nowsit samefacilityto thelawyersandthe dailyfor nearly four-and-a-half clerks till further orders. hoursonan“experimentalbasis”. Senior counsel Milind Sathe The HC administration on andadvocateShyamDewani,ap- November 27 had issuedastan- pearing forthe petitioners, said dard operatingprocedureforthe WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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Govt sets up four-member YOGI ADITYANATH IN MUMBAI Nobody can body to probe ‘irregularities’ Uddhavsaysnoindustry shift Bollywood outside in Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan Mumbai: BJP vestigation. The detailedreport storagecreated wasnot suffi- willgooutofMaharashtra EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE afterthe investigation will have cient to meetrequirementsas EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 to be submitted to the govern- wasexpected. MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 ment within six months. The The BJP termedthe decision THE STATEgovernment on open inquirywill look intoall as- by the MVAasa“malicious” EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE STATEBJP president Chandrakant Tuesdayconstituted afour- pectsofviolations, including fi- move.Chief spokesperson of the MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 Patil on Tuesdaysaid therewas member committee to investi- nancial bungling, substandard BJP KeshavUpadhye said, “The no question of shifting Bollywood gate intoalleged irregularities in work and costescalations in the probeisaninsult to public ON THE dayUttar Pradesh outside Mumbai. Bollywood has the Jalyukt ShivarAbhiyan (JSA). waterconservation projects. movement on waterconserva- Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath aspecial attraction and appeal, The scheme wasthe flagship In October,the cabinettook a tion. The JSAwas amovement arrivedinMumbai with aplan whichisnot possible outside project of former chief minister formal decision to probethe JSA. undertakenthrough hugepub- to wooBollywood and other in- Mumbai, he added. DevendraFadnavis in order to In September,aCAG reportex- lic participation to end drought dustries to setupbase in his Patil's remarkscame ahead of makeMaharashtradrought- posedshortcomings in the JSA. in Maharashtra." state, Chief MinisterUddhav UttarPradesh Chief MinisterYogi free. The reportsaid, “Despitespend- He also said it wasevident Thackeray declared on Tuesday Adityanath's arrivalinMumbai. The Maha Vikas Aghadi gov- ing Rs 9633.75 croreinJSA,it that the government wanted to that no industrycould be taken On Wednesday, the UP CM has ernment ledbyChief Minister had little impact in achieving undermine the good work done out of Maharashtra, and the convenedameeting with UddhavThackeray decidedto waterneutrality and increasing under the Fadnavis government. "different culture" herewas a Bollywood actors, producers and order an open inquiryintothe ground waterlevel." Another Moreshocking is the decision to draw forindustries from other directors. He has also conveneda project following aCAG report, objection raisedbyCAG was probethe good work,whichwas states. meeting with business leaders to whichpointed to irregularities “lackoftransparency” in carry- ownedand shouldered by vil- "Some people arecoming exploreinvestment in the Hindi and lackoftransparency in the ing out the project. It raised lagers to tackle watercrisis, he todayand will meetyou urging heartland. "I believe Bollywood in project carriedout between questions on itsexecution and added. youtocome (for investment) to Mumbai plays asignificant role in 2014 and 2019. monitoring. The Congress, however, has their state. But theyare not generating employment. The sec- The stategovernment reso- The JSAwas an ambitious welcomedthe investigation. awareofour magnetic power. torcannotberelocated outside lution (GR) issuedonTuesday project, whichwas imple- Congress spokesperson Sachin It is so powerful that no indus- Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath with actor AkshayKumar in Mumbai on Mumbai," he said. stated,"Afour member com- mented across drought-hit vil- Sawant said, “In the past, we had tries from Maharashtrawill go Tuesday. Express "As farasthe UP CM's visit is mittee ledbyretired deputy lages in Maharashtra. It was oftenraisedscam in the JSA.But to their state. Instead, the in- concerned, it mustbetohold de- chief secretaryVijay Kumar has launchedinDecember 2014.Till it wasoverlooked.Our stand dustries from other states may liberations with film industry been appointed to investigate 2019,under JSA, 22,586 villages wasvindicated when CAGre- come to Maharashtra," said During his visit to Mumbai, setting up of afilm city in Noida. happen," he added. leaders to study and seek their the JSA. Other members in the were covered. Totalexpenditure portestablishedwrongdoings. Thackeray at an event of the the Uttar Pradesh CM is sched- Thackeray said Maharashtra Thackeray further said dur- help forsetting up an alternative committee include aserving ad- incurredon6.41lakh workswas The government has done right IMC Chamber of Commerce uledtomeetindustrialists,per- wasmaking progress as it had inglockdown, the government film city in UP.Thereisnothing ditional police commissioner, Rs 9633.75 crore. These arethe to expose the scam." and Industry. He urgedthe IMC sonalities from the film indus- adifferent culture. "Weare not signedapact worthRs60,000 wrong if anystate wantstoset Anti-Corruption Bureau, chief factsthat the CAGalso acknowl- However, BJP leaders argued to be the brand ambassador of tryand launchthe listing of jealous if other states progress croreand effortsontopavethe up anew film industry. Thereis executive engineer,water re- edgedinits report. it wasunfair to dismiss the en- Maharashtraasthat will en- LucknowMunicipal further.Let them progress by waytoimplement these proj- nothing wrong to study existing sources department, and direc- The CAGfindings were based tireproject. Out of 6.41lakh courageinvestment in the Corporation's first-everbond on competing with others. But if ects. "Weaim to bring one lakh film unit models including tor, statewater commission." on asample study.Itrandomly works, CAGreportshortlisted state, notjustfromthe other BombayStock Exchangeon someoneattemptstoforcibly croreinvestment in Maharashtra Bollywood to understand how The committeewill identify selected 120villages. In 80 vil- only120 samples. Of these, in 83 parts of the countrybut abroad December 2. Earlier,the UP gov- take away businesses to their in the coming year," the chief the sector worksorwhat areits villages to facilitatethorough in- lages, the study showedwater works, objections were raised. as well. ernment had announcedthe states, then Iwill notallowitto ministeradded. logistics," Patil added. SHEETAL AMTE-KARAJGI’S DEATH On run for two Police, civic officials refuse to years, man held for rape divulge postmortem findings of mentally the second consecutive dayto found. It has also emergedthat VIVEKDESHPANDE speak about the findings of the Sheetalhadapparentlyappliedfor challenged NAGPUR,DECEMBER1 post-mortemconducted at afirearm licence sometime back Chandrapur District Hospital on but her application wasrejected. woman THE POLICE and civic officials re- Monday. Collector VijayGulhane "The Bhamragad police in fusedtodivulgeany details of the said, "Theywill divulgethe find- Gadchiroli rejected the applica- postmortemreportofSheetal ings afterforensic experts give tion,"Pandesaid,refusingto spec- SAGARRAJPUT Amte-Karajgi, granddaughter of their opinion." ify the period when the applica- MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 latesocialactivistBabaAmte,who The room of her residence at tion wasmade and rejected. diedatAnandwan, the worldfa- Anandwan in whichSheetalwas Gadchiroli District Law IN OCTOBER 2018,an18-year-old mous leprosy asylum setupby found dead waslockedfromthe Officer Harish Bambole, how- mentallychallenged teenager AmteatWarorainChandrapur inside. Her husband wasawayin ever,said, "As farasIknowthere wasrapedinadarkdesertedlane district, on Monday. office. The door had to be broken wasnoapplication by her name in Tardeo, 70 km from her home. Sheetal(39) wasinconflict open. She wasdeclared dead af- with us forfirearm." Forthe lasttwo years, adedicated with her brother Kaustubh (43) terbeing rushedtothe district Gadchiroli Collector Dipak police team from Tardeo has been overcontrolof Amtefamily'sproj- hospital. Deputy Superintendent Singla said, "The application trying to nab the accused, who in ectsatWaroraand Somnath in of Police Nilesh Pande said, "The comes to the Collector first. The abid to avoid arrest,had crossed Chandrapur district. Sheetalhad doorhadto bebrokensinceitwas Collector seekspolice opinion. If over to Nepal. Finally, aphone call opposedhis inclusion in the boltedfrominside.We have found the police reject the plea afteras- lastmonth helpedtrace the 38- MaharogiSeva Samiti(MSS)trust some syringes and alot of medi- sessingthethreatperception,then year-old culprit to Patna. that runs the project. Kaustubh cines and we needtoestablish theCollectorofficedoesn'tprocess The man, Manoj Saha, wasar- hadresignedfromthetrustabout whetherthosesyringeswere used it further." rested lastweek and a five years agofollowing accusa- by her.That will take some time." Gadchiroli Superintendent of chargesheetwill soon be filedin tions of irregularities by Sheetal. Police have seizedsome elec- Police Ankit Goyalsaid, "I am not the case, police said. An officer ’TIS THE SEASON Seniorsinthefamily, includingfa- tronic gadgetsfromher room. awareofany suchapplication." said the charge of gangrape made ther Vikas and uncle Prakash Responding to unconfirmedre- Pande, however, maintained againstthe accusedwill be Orangetrees in Nagpur areinfull bloom and the fruit is being harvestedinmanyplaces likeAmravati district. Agood crop Amte,aswellasothertrusteeshad ports thatitwasacaseof deathby "wehavedocumentsthat show dropped, as the survivor, now20 has arrivedinalarge quantity at the APMC market in Mumbai. NarendraVaskar beeninsistingontakinghimback. suicide,thepoliceonMondayhad she had appliedfor firearm but years old, had told police in 2018 No officialwasforthcomingon said no "suicide note"has been her plea wasrejected". that she wasrapedbythree men. "She is still traumatised. Wheneverthereisamention of anysexual assault around her,my Step up investment on ongoing infra Owner of Thane’s iconic daughter starts shouting. The in- cident has leftadeep scar," said the woman's father.Police said on projects, govt tells departments Mamledar Misal chain dies October 10,2018, the woman had fought with her sisters and left the house. She took atrain to up demand and revive the econ- these. The government has also foreconomic revivalhas recom- Mumbai Central and sleptona SANDEEPASHAR omywhilecurbingthinspreading permitted100percentutilisation mendedfundingof ruralroadand EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE road at Tardeo, whereSaha forced MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 of funds,"asenior official said. of funds sanctionedunder the lo- irrigationworksthroughborrow- MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 himself on her in the weehours. Afterimposing afreeze on cal area development funds allo- ings at 3.5 per cent interestunder "She returnedhome after24 THE STATEgovernment on newcapital worksfor the first cated to legislators and also the the RIDF.After presenting aRs LAXMAN MURDESHWAR, hours (October 11)and we no- Tuesdaydirected state-run de- sevenmonths of the lockdown, fundssanctionedaspertheworks 4.34lakh crorebudget for2020- owner of Thane's iconic ticedachangeinher behaviour. partmentstostepupinvestment Maharashtrahad partiallyeased approved under the district plan. 21 and an increasedallocation of Mamledar Misal, passedaway When Itook her intoconfidence, in ongoing infrastructureand de- the curbs fordepartmentsin- InMarch,FinanceMinisterAjit 4.1per cent over the revisedesti- on Tuesday. He was85. she told me of her ordeal," said velopment works. volvedinjobandassetcreationon Pawarhad increasedthe annual mateof2019-20 in March,rev- The business that Laxman's the father.The woman had then The directivescome at atime the backofanimprovement in allocation of this discretionary enuelossesdueto thecoronavirus father Narsingh Murdeshwar saidshewasrapedbythree men. when private sector capital ex- cashflows andincomeinOctober. fund from Rs 2crore to Rs 3crore lockdown had forced the stateto startedbydishing out the spicy Accordingly,acase of gangrape penditureinthe statehas con- As per orders issuedon perlegislator.Thefinancedepart- impose a67percentcutindevel- street staple in the canteen of wasregistered. Eventually, police tracted and cut in revenues has November,all suchdepartments menthasalsoalreadyliftedspend opment (scheme) spend in May. then Mamledar (case holder) managed to identify the accused alsoimpactedthestate'sabilityto were permitted to utilise 75 per curbs on development works This is the deepestevercut in ex- officer in 1952, grew intoa as Saha, who did odd jobs in invest in development works. cent of their sanctioneddevelop- fundedunder the Rural pendituresince Maharashtra's chain of 20 outlets in Mumbai Mumbai. Aftercommitting the In anotification issuedbythe ment funds for2020-21. Fearing InfrastructureDevelopmentFund formation. In his budget speech and Thane. crime, he escapedtohis native state's finance department on that therewill bearush to under- (RIDF) scheme of the National for2020-21inMarch,Pawar had What drew customers to place at Sitamarhi district in Bihar. Tuesday, the government has take newdevelopmentworksre- Bank forAgricultureand Rural estimated atotal capital outlay the restaurant wasthe unre- "Soon afterthe FIR wasregis- asked departmentstomakesure sultinginthinspreading,thegov- Development (NABARD). (spending whichleads to asset lentinglyspicy Misal, always tered, we were informedthat the that67 percentof thereleasedde- ernment has nowissued With the government forced creation) of Rs 45,124crore,but served with multiple glasses of culprit had escapedtoBihar and velopment funds areutilisedfor guidelinesclearly directingthede- to borrowtomeetits monthly the prolonged lockdown and water. ateam wassent to his native completion and paymentsofon- partmentstoprioritise ongoing wage bill, an expertcommittee spend curbs have meant that the The fieryred Misal, sprin- place," said an officer.However, going works. "The idea is to spur worksand paymentsrelated to formedbyCMUddhavThackeray target is unlikelytobemet. kledwith finelychoppedonion Saha managed to cross over the and served with twopavs, is the border and flee to Nepal. signaturedish that has main- Police said Saha stayed at his tainedits tasteoverthe sister's place in Nepal forafew New policy targets 16,400 MW of green power decades. The generous sprin- Laxman Murdeshwar came to Thane from Murdeshwar in months. "He stoppedusing his kling of spices in the Misal is Karnataka aged four.Heiscredited with standardising cellphone but stayed in touch clearances forpushing renew- around 10 per cent at present - come out with atransition pol- gradedasveryspicy,medium operations of Mamledar Misal and formalising recipes of the with afriend in Mumbai. Saha SANDEEPASHAR able energy powerprojects. is targettedtogoupto25per icy forongoing projectsap- and less spicy.Eating up the dishes served afterhetook over the business following his would call him from atelephone MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 But with the Covid-19pan- cent by 2025. proved under the previous five- "veryspicy" dish became asort father’s death. Express booth and ask forupdates on the demic worsening Maharashtra's Sticking to the MERC's RPO, year policy sanctionedin2015. of sportamong Misal lovers investigation," the officer said. MAHARASHTRA IS settofinalise financial condition, sources said the stategovernment is targeting The previous government had over the years. "Recently, he calledhis friend anew compositepolicy on re- the stateisunlikelytoannounce to go up to 16 per cent by 2022 it- announcedfiscal incentives, in- FondlycalledLaxman Laxman's son Damodar. the canteen in the Mamledar to take an updateonthe investi- newable energy,asper whichit fresh fiscal incentivestopush so- self. The policy aims at achieving cluding electricity duty conces- Mama Murdeshwar,hecame to Anand Ralegankar,acon- office in Thane and it gradually gation and gave away his loca- has setatargetofachieving lar and wind energy projectslike an installedcapacity of 12,000 sions, fora10-year period for Thane from Murdeshwar in sultant with the Misal chain, gainedpopularity and became tion...," said Assistant Inspector 16,400MWofinstalledcapacity it had in the past. MW solar energy alone. The cur- green powerplants. Fora Karnataka at the ageoffour.He said that therewereexpansion ahousehold name." Sachin Mane. The woman iden- within five years and attract an The MaharashtraElectricity rent installedcapacity of renew- smooth transition to the new is credited with standardising plans on the cards. "It was Laxman wasingood health tifiedhim at the police station. investment of Rs 75,000 crore. RegulatoryCommission (MERC) able energy is 9,000 MW. policy,the government plans to the operations of the place and startedbyLaxman Mama until recently, Ralegankar "She told her father then that According to sources, the had earlier issuedapolicy an- To achieve the settarget, the allowongoing projectstocon- formalising the recipes of the Murdeshwar's parents. His added. He, however, fell ill last therewas onlyone culprit... As newpolicy,whichmay soon be nouncing itsrenewable pur- newpolicy drafthas setfixed an- tinue availing the benefitsif dishes served afterhetook over mother firstprepared Misal Mondayand wasadmitted to a onlyone person has committed tabledbeforethe stateCabinet, chase obligation (RPO) from nual targetsfor eachcategoryof theycompletedtheir projects the business following his fa- with the idea of providing a hospital. The natureofhis ill- the offence, achargesheetwill be will be focussedoneasing busi- 2020 to 2025. According to it, the renewable powers. in atime-bound manner, ther's death. The mantle has wholesome meal to people at ness is yettobeknown, said filedunder sections of rape," said ness processes and number of shareofrenewable energy - The government will also sources said. nowbeen passedonto an affordable price. Theyran Ralegankar. the officer.

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PROTEST AGAINST FARM LAWS Sweden India Nobel Twoplotsbelongingto Shetti: Won’t allow any Union Dawoodfamilyauctioned Memorial Week Mumbai: Twoplots of land and astructurebelonging to gang- minister in state if Centre ster Dawood Ibrahim's family starts virtually today wasauctionedoff forRs1.10 does not address concerns croreonTuesdayafter it was establishedtohavebeen pur- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE chasedfromproceeds of crime. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Swabhimani Shetkari MUMBAI, DECEMBER 1 The properties were located at MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 Sanghatana president Lote villageinKhed. IN ITS 13th year now, the Sweden India NobelMemorial The properties were pur- THE SWABHIMANI Shetkari Raju Shetti termedthe Week will be held virtuallystarting Wednesday. chasedbyRaviKate, aRatnagiri Sanghatana on Tuesdayheld street farm laws ‘anti-farmer’ Sweden India NobelMemorial Week 2020 comprises resident, who deposited Rs 27.5 demonstrations in Kolhapur,Pune some trademarkeventslikeSweden India Nobel lakhasearnest money. The auc- and Aurangabad to showsolidarity Memorial Quiz, acompetition forcollegestudents, and tion wasconductedonline by the with agitating farmers of Punjab and Minimum SupportPrice, whichisba- the NobelLecturealong with severalnew webinars, competent authority under the Haryana againstthe farm laws passed sic to ensurefinancial stability of farm- panel discussions and workshops. Smugglers and Foreign Exchange by the Centre. ers,” he told mediapersons. "I am very proud to present the Sweden India Nobel Manipulators Act(SAFEMA) Terming the laws “anti-farmer”, “TheUniongovernmentshouldnote Memorial Week… Iamalso happythat this year we through videoconferencing. party president Raju Shetti warned that the protestisnot limited to Punjab can present it as adigital format with innovative,en- Forasecond consecutive theywould notallowany Union min- and Haryana. Farmers across country, gaging content," said Anna Lekvall, Consul-General of MISSION ZERO time, no bidder showedinterest isterinMaharashtraifthe Centredoes including Maharashtra, aresupporting Sweden in Mumbai. in buying aSantacruz flat worth notaddress the farmers' concerns. theagitation,”addedShetti,whoseparty Launchedin2008, the Sweden India Nobel Healthcarestaffers collect swab samples forCovid testing, in Thane on Tuesday. Deepak Joshi Rs 3.45 crorebelonging to late “In the name of reforms, the Centre is apartner in the Maha Vikas Aghadi Memorial Quiz (SINMQ), will be held in avirtual and drug lordIqbal Mirchi. ENS is giving absolutepowers to corporate government of Maharashtra. interactive avatar this year. and big business houses. Instead of “If the Centrefails to address the is- Interestedcollegestudentscan registeron empowering farmers, theyare going sues, we will notallowany Union min- www.swedeninindia.com by December 4. The grand fi- Man lays down on tracks as train Minor boy chokes on rubber to become morevulnerable, being left istertostepintoMaharashtra. We will nale will take place on December 9onZoom. at the mercy of big business houses. barge intotheirprogrammesandmeet- The winner of the firstprize will take home approaches, saved by two cops Moreover, the lawdoes notguarantee ingsandforciblyendthem,”saidShetti. Rs 1lakh. balloon in Mumbai, dies The NobelMemorial Week 2020 will also entail a waspulling intothe station. CEO Forum, avirtual interaction between Swedish EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Even as the train's motorman Hospital nearby. An officer at Trade MinisterAnna Hallbergand over 200Swedish MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 had little time to slowdown EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Andheri police station said that companies. completely,two police consta- MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 doctors at Criti CareHospital re- The NobelLecturewill focus on the importance of TWOPOLICEMEN savedthe life bles on duty on the platform ferred him to Nanavati hospital. encouraging girls and young women to study science. of a19-year-old youth, who laid jumpedand pulledPraveen off AFOUR-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD “By the time the family Titled'SHE STEM! Women leading the way', the lecture down on train tracks at Kurla the tracks with the train justa boydiedafterchokingonarubber reachedNanavati hospital, Devraj is aimedathighlighting the importance of women in railway station, following an ar- fewfeetaway. balloon in his home at Andheri hadpassedaway. Hewasdeclared science and will be followedbyapanel discussion with gument with his wife. Senior Inspector of Kurla EastinMumbai on Sundaynight. broughtdeadonarrivalatthehos- woman scientists and entrepreneurs from Sweden and The incident took place on railway police station, MA The police identifiedthe de- pital," said the officer.Acase of ac- India. platform 1at10.56 am on Inamdar, said his constables ceasedasDevrajNag. Devraj and cidental death wasregisteredat In addition, therewill also be the celebration of Monday, when Praveen Prajapati rescuedthe young man at great his sisterwereplaying with a AndheripolicestationonMonday. the India-Sweden HealthcareInnovation Centre, and his Rani were having a risk to their ownlives. balloon when he accidentally Dr RSukhdev, head of the the announcement of the winners of the Health heated argument. “Wecalledthe youth's elder swalloweditand it became forensic department at Dr RN Innovation Challenge, apanel discussion on the trans- In the middle of the argu- brother to the police station. lodged in his throat. Cooper Hospital, said that formation of astart-up to asuccessful enterprise, and ment, Praveen climbed offthe The youth wascounselledbe- When Devraj's father Suraj Devraj’s body waslater shifted Sweden-India Health TalksonInfection Control and platform in afit of rage and laid fore he wasallowedtoleave,” wasunable to remove the bal- to the government hospital fora Oncology. down on the tracksjustasatrain he added. loon, he rushedhim to Criti Care postmortemexamination.

OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, STEM WATER DISTRI. &INFRA CO. PVT.LTD. SMS HOSPITAL, JAIPUR E-Tender Notice No. 2(1st Extention) for 2020-21 (Swai Ram Singh Road Tonk Road, Jaipur,Rajasthan 302004) E-EOI are invited by STEM Water Dist. &Infra. Co. Pvt. Ltd., Thane. No.F-10()/Contract/smsh/2020/10681 Dated:- 24.11.2020 For the following work : NOTICE INVITING BID Name of Work :Supplying, Lowering, laying 1850 mm Dia. (OD) (NIB No. 10681 dated 24.11.20) pipeline for shifting work and provision of 1850 mm Dia. (OD) Pipe Duct for future expansion of pipeline due to across the Kalyan Ring Bids for the Supply of Shirting Polly Cloth 90 C.M. (in different Colour) &Cashment Road of 45 m. R.O.W. at Adharwadi, Kalyan Estimated Cost Rs. Cloth 90 C.M. (Cotton in difierent Colour) etc. Twoyears rate contract are invited 1,38,55,272/-. The details can be viewed and downloaded online from interested bidders up to 17.12.2020 on 04 PM. Other particular of bid may be directly from STEM's web site https://stem.abcprocure.com. visited on the procurement portal (http://sppp.rajasthan.gov.in or No. Tender Activity Date Time http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in.) for the state. 1 Document downloaded start date 03.12.2020 12.00 UBN No. MCJ2021GLRC00138 2 Document Downloaded Date 17.12.2020 15.00 Sd/- DIPR/C/9313/2020 PMedical Superintendent 3 Bid Submission end date 17.12.2020 15.00 4 Opening of Envelope No. I 17.12.2020 15.00 5 Opening of Envelope No. II 21.12.2020 15.00 Sd/- Managing Director

Government of India Office of the Executive Engineer, BhaBha atomIc ReseaRch centRe Chambal Project Division, Kota hot LabUtility& engg. services section north site, trombay,mumbai–400 085 E-mail:- [email protected] Phone No. :- 0141-2327211 No:- Tender/2020-21 /2393-2410 Date:- 25.11.2020 notIce InvItInG e-tendeRs E-Tender No. 14/2020-21 The Chief Engineer and Head, HLU&ESS, Bhabha Atomic On behalf of Governor of Rajasthan E-NIT no. EE/CP/14 of 2020-21 is invited Research Centre, North Site, Trombay,Mumbai –400 085 on from eligible bidder for “Renovation/Modernisation of Hostel No.1, Hostel No.2, Smart Class Room, Seminar Hall, Soil Testing Lab, Toilet Blocks, behalf of the President of India invites online item rate tenders on Park Space and Mess etc. at IMTI Kota(Raj.) under National Hydrology two bid system for following works :- Project”. Interested bidders can participate in tendering under 1. NIT No. BARC/HUES/UC-21/04/2020-21, Name of work – e-procurement procedure. Other details are available on following website 01) http:/water.rajasthan.gov.in Excavation, construction of RCC pedestal, inspection, special 02) http:/sppp.raj.nic.in repairs on RCC &allied civil works at RLG premises, BARC, 03) http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in Trombay,Mumbai-400085. Estimated cost –Rs.82 Lakhs. Earnest Sd/- Money – Rs.1,64,000/-: Period of completion –10months, Tender NIB Code: WRD2021A0425 (Neeraj Agarwal) Processing Fee -Rs. 4838/-. Dates for downloading of tender UBN No. :WRD2021WSOB01696 Executive Engineer documents:03/12/2020 (10:00 Hrs) to17/12/2020 (18:00 Hrs.) DIPR/C/9270/2020 Chambal Project Division Kota Last date and time of closing online submission of tender – 04/01/2021 (15.00 Hrs.) Date and time of online opening of FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Part –A: 07/01/2021 (14.00 hrs.) OF MAHARASHTRA National Health Mission (Govt. of Maharashtra Enterprise) Changes if any,inthe above scheduled dates etc. will be notified CIN :U45200MH1974SGC017206 OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, GOREWADA PROJECT,NAGPUR Odisha State Health & only in the website www.tenderwizard.com/DAE Regd. Office:- Hindustan Lever Godown Square, Fetri, Mahurzari Road, Nagpur-441501 Contact for assistance /clarifications 24x7 @ 9969395522 Email- [email protected] Ph.No. 0712-2667477, 2667411, 2667484 E-386 Family Welfare Society GST NO. 27AAACF2982K1ZD Shri. Rudresh, email::[email protected] TENDER NOTICE Health &FWDepartment, Govt. of Odisha CONSTRUCTION OF CEMENT CONCRETE ROAD Annex Building of SIH &FW, Nayapalli, Unit-8, Chief Engineer,HLU&ESS Divisional Manager,Gorewada Project, FDCM Ltd., Nagpur invites proposal from firms/companies to participate in the competitive biding process to Bhubaneswar- 751012 “Construction of Cement Concrete Road for Pickup and Drop Station and other related works” at Gorewada International Zoo, Nagpur. For the detailed E-tender document, interested bidders should visits website: Advt. No:- 23/20 Date: 01.12.2020 www.mahatenders.gov.in Request for Proposal (RFP) for Operation &Management Tender Submission would be online and the deadline to submit the proposal is 25/12/2020 (upto 03:00 pm). of Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) in partnership Regd Office: PSEB Head Office,The Mall, Patiala -147001 Sr.Tender No. Name of Tender Tender Fee EMD No. with GST (Rs.) mode under NHM. CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813, Website: www.pspcl.in 18% (Rs.) Odisha State Health &Family Welfare Society invites application as per 1FDCM/DM/GP/I.S./ “Construction of Cement 1180/- 1,05,580/- E-Tender EnquiryNo. 297/P-1/EMP-W-11759 Dt. 23.11.20 2020-21/1157, Concrete Road for Pickup the prescribed RFP document from credible entities registered under Tender ID: 2020 POWER 56594 1 Dt. 28.11.2020 and Drop Station and other related works” at Gorewada Society Registration Act/ Indian Trust Act/ Company Act./ Institutions like Scope of Work: To engage Transporter fordeliveryofLDO to International Zoo, Nagpur. Medical Colleges/Hospitals run under Govt./ Public Sector/Pvt. Sector GGSSTP.Ropar Sd/- for operation &management of one Urban Primary Health Center EMD: @2% of tender value. (Pramodkumar Panchbhai) Divisional Manager (UPHC) at Burla in Sambalpur district in partnership mode. Date &time upto whichtender shall be received 01.01.2021 upto Gorewada Project, Nagpur Sealed proposals as per the prescribed RFP document are invited from 11.00 A.M. Date &time of opening of tender 08.01.2021 upto 11:30 A.M. interested eligible bidders for “Operation and Management of UPHC” at Tender specification can onlybedownloaded from PSPCL Burla in Sambalpur district. The eligibility criteria and detailed Officeofthe Executive Engineer,Project Division, website &https://eproc.punjab.gov.in &nohardcopyofthe same requirementsfor “Operation &Management of UPHC” and the formats R.R. Nagara Zone, BBMP Office Building, 2nd Floor, will be issued by this office. for submission of proposals are set forth in the RFP document which Neharu Road, BEML Layout, Bengaluru-560 098 NOTE: can be downloaded from the website: www.nhmodisha.gov.in. No.: BBMP/EE/Proj/RRN/TEN/15/2020-21 Date: 01.12.2020 1. In case anydifficulty regarding uploading of the tender the prospec- Interested bidders fulfilling the eligibility criteria may submit their tivebidders are requested to get clarification from this office and or proposal with EMD &documentsasset forth in this RFP in asealed Shortterm tender notification e-procurement System Government of Punjab.Contact No.+91- envelope clearly super scribing the name of the UPHC on the envelop (Two Cover System) (Through GOK e-Procurement Portal only) (172)- 2970284/63. lt is also requested to get their digital signature to the CDM&PHO, Sambalpur on or before the last date for submission Tenders on item rate basis are invited by the Executive well in time so as to submit tenders through e-tendering only. of application mentioned in the RFP. 2. It is informed that In case tender process is not completed due to Proposal(s) complete in all respect should reach the District by Speed Engineer (Project Division) on behalf of Commissioner, anyreason, no corrigendum will be published in newspapers. Post/Registered Post/Courier only on or before 21/12/2020.The BBMP for the work mentioned below under the Karnataka Details regarding corrigendum maybeseen on website. proposal(s) shall be opened in the concerned district on the date and eproc.punjab.gov.in time mentioned in the RFP.Incomplete applications/applications Transparency in Public Procurement Rules 2000 in Sd/- received in an open envelop/applications received after the due date/ prescribed format from the registered GoodsSupplier RTP-52/2020 SE/Head Quarters, 111231/Pb GGSSTP,Roopnagar. applications of the blacklisted NGOs and Trustswill be summarily of BBMP or equivalentregistration with CPWD /KPWD / rejected. The authority reserves the right for cancellation of the selection Railways /MES or any State Government Organizations. /modification of the selection guideline without assigning any reason Amount put to GOVERNMENT OF GOA thereof. No personal inquiry shall be entertained. Sl. EMD Name of the Work Tender (Rs. in Sd/- (in Rs.) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT No. Lakhs) Mission Director,NHM & WORKS DIVISION-III. Member Secretary,OSH&FW Society Providing Medical St. Inez, Panaji-Goa OIPR-10084/11/0016/2021 equipments to maternity 1 591.00 8,87,000/- Hospital in Yeshwanthapura E-Tender Notice No. PWD/D.III(PHE)/ASW/2020-2021/15 Dated :01.12.2020 at Ward No. 37. THE Executive Engineer,WorksDivision-III (PHE-N)PWD, St. Calendar of Events: (1) Documents can be downloaded Inez, Panaji-Goa, invites on behalf of The Governor of Goa from e-Procurement website from: 08.12.2020 onwards. online lumpsum bids on two bid system for following work. (2) Pre-bid meeting at the Office of Office of Chief Engineer, Name of work : Construction of 25MLD Water Treatment RR Nagara Zone, Ideal Homes: 14.12.2020 at 4:00 p.m. Plant on Madai River at Ganjem-Ponda including Rising (3) Last date for submission of Tender document: Mains, Conveying Mains &Reservoirs at various places in 22.12.2020 upto 4:00 p.m. (4) Opening of Technical Bid: Ponda, Bicholim, Sanguem &Sattari Taluka.- Designing, detail engineering and construction of 25 MLD Water 23.12.2020 at 11:00 a.m. (5) Opening of Financial Bid: Treatment Plant including all Civil, Mechanical, Electrical Will be Intimated to the Technically Qualified Contractors. and Instrumentation work on turnkey basis on Madai In the event of the specified date of tender opening RiveratGanjem Ponda, including Operation and being declared aholiday for the employer,the tenders Maintenance for aperiod of two years. will be opened at the appointed time and location on Earnest Money : Rs. 55,03,430.00 the next working day.Further details may be obtained (i) Period of completion :600 days including monsoon. from the above office, during office hours or website (ii) Last date of online application is 08.12.2020 upto 1500 https://eproc.karnataka.gov.in hrs. Sd/- Executive Engineer,Project Division, (iii) Last time and date of submission of bid :29.12.2020 upto 1500 hrs. R.R. Nagara Zone, BBMP The bid forms and other details can be obtained from the web site : https://www.goaenivida.gov.in.The press notice is also available on www.pwd.goa.gov.in DI/Advt./1191/2020 'Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, Maintain Hand Hygiene' WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020 MAHARASHTRA 7

GRADUATES, TEACHERS CONSTITUENCY POLLS Shirdi Sai Sanstha Pune district sees SCdeclinestointerferewithBombay denies imposing dress code higher turnout HCorderonICICIBanksackingKochhar for devotees EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE nominated Amol Pawarinthe In January2019, the boardof cation of Deepak Kochhar.One termination... This waswrong as PUNE,DECEMBER1 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE graduates' constituency. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ICICI Bank,after considering an of the grounds he cited forgrant it wasagainstthe norms,” PUNE,DECEMBER1 Vacancies in these con- NEWDELHI,MUMBAI, investigation conducted by re- of bail wasthat the adjudicating Rohatgi said on behalf of Chanda THE SHIRDI Sai Sanstha on stituencies were created due to DECEMBER1 tired Supreme Courtjudge, authority under the Prevention Kochhar. Tuesdaydeniedspeculations VOTINGFOR the graduates' and the resignation of BJP stateunit Justice BN Srikrishna, sacked of MoneyLaundering Act “Whether the termination that it has banneddevotees who teachers' constituency seats chief Chandrakant Patil, who THE SUPREMECourtTuesday Kochhar and decidedtoclaw (PMLA) had said lastmonth that can be done without approving enter the temple premises wear- went offsmoothlyinthe five dis- wonthe Legislative Assembly declinedtointerferewith a backall bonuses giventoher the assets of Kochhar and his the resignation is aquestion... ing shorts or mini skirts. trictsofPune Division on elections from Pune city's BombayHigh Courtorder up- since2009whenshe took wife, attachedbythe ED, did not Youcannotconvert resignation "Wehavenot imposedany Tuesday. The election –the first Kothrud lastyear,fromthe grad- holding the January2019deci- charge of the toppost. qualify as proceeds of crime. intotermination. Thereisno ban...Weare notenforcing any in the statesince the Covid-19 uates' constituency.The tenure sion of the ICICIBank to termi- The ICICI Bank and Chanda The ED had opposedthe bail question of termination as there dress code in the temple prem- pandemic hit the country–will of DattatrayaSawant, who was natethe services of Chanda Kochhar came under regulatory application, stating that Kochhar wasnoprevious approval as per ises," said Kanhuraj Bagate, CEO decide the fate of twoseatsinthe representing the teachers’ con- Kochhar as itsManaging scrutinyafter The Indian Express was“misleading” the courtby the clause,” he said. of the Shirdi Sai Sanstha. Legislative Council, one each stituency,endedinJulythis year. Director and CEO. firstreportedonMarch 29, 2018 linking twoseparateproceed- The benchsaid it wasthe RBI Bagatesaid some activists from the graduates' and teach- Atotal of 4.26 lakh voters are The benchofJustices Sanjay that Videocon Group promoter ings. It said the adjudicating au- whichcould raise the issue with had complainedtothe Sanstha ers' constituencies. registeredtovoteinthegraduates' Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Mahesh- Venugopal Dhootprovided thority’s decision, whichit ICICI Bank.“Youwereinservice about objectionable outfit of Despitethe restrictions in constituencyand72,545votersin wari and Hrishikesh Roytold crores of rupees to afirm he had would challengebeforethe ap- with aprivate bank.RBI has to devotees visiting the temple for place, and health concerns due teachers' constituency in Pune Senior AdvocateMukul Rohatgi, setupwith her spouse, Deepak propriateforum, wasseparate deal with the bank saying that Sai darshan. "Taking note of the to the ongoing pandemic, the Division. In both constituencies, representing Kochhar who had Kochhar,and tworelatives, six from the criminalchargesthat no approval wastaken,” it said. complaints, we have requested voting percentagesaw aconsid- Punedistricthasthehighestnum- come in appeal, “Weare notin- months afterthe Videocon Deepak Kochhar wasfacing be- Later,the benchpointed out devotees to enter the temple erable jumpcompared to the berofregisteredvoters,at1.36lakh clinedtointerferewith the High Group got Rs 3,250 croreasloan WasMD, CEO of ICICI Bank fore the PMLAcourt. that RBI had givenpost-factoap- premises wearing traditional percentagerecordedduring the and 32,201voters respectively. Courtorder.This falls within the from ICICI Bank in 2012. In the Supreme Court, proval, but Rohatgi arguedthat and cultural Indian outfit. This is lastelection six years ago, said Ingraduates'constituency,Solapur realm of private bank and em- In December 2017,the CBI Rohatgi, appearing forChanda the RBI could notdothat. When justarequest.. We arenot en- election officials. district has the lowest number of ployee.” had registeredapreliminaryen- abusing her official position”. In Kochhar,said the BombayHigh he pointed to the impact that the forcing anydress code," he said. By the end of polling at 5pm registeredvoters, at 53,813,and Kochhar had movedthe High quiry(PE) intothe sanctioning of September this year,the Courtdismissedher petitionon entireexercise has had on his Bagatesaid everyday 7,000 in Pune district, 44.87per cent in the teachers' constituency, Court, contending that the ter- the loan. In January2019, the CBI Enforcement Directoratear- the ground of maintainability. client’s reputation, the bench devotees arrive forSai darshan registeredvoters in graduates' Sangli has the lowest number of mination wascommunicated booked the Kochhars, Dhootan- rested Deepak Kochhar in con- He said the bank had con- said, “You can claim damages.” from across the country. "Before constituency and 58.43 per cent registeredvoters at 6,812. months afterICICI Bank ap- dothers and said Chanda nection with itsprobe intoanal- verted her retirement from serv- Rohatgi maintainedthat the Covid, the figurewas around in teachers' constituency had “The voting took place proved her voluntaryresigna- Kochhar had “dishonestly” leged moneylaundering case. ice intotermination. He said this RBI had no jurisdiction to grant 15,000 devotees," he said, casttheir votes. The voting per- smoothlyand the credit forthis tion in October 2018.Termina- granted loans to the tune of hun- The ED registeredacase based wasdone without the approval post-factoapproval and urged adding that the Sanstha wasget- centages in Pune district, during goes to the polling station staff, tion from service, she said, was dredsofcroresofrupees to the on the January2019CBI FIR. of the ReserveBank of India. the courttoask the central bank ting Rs one croredonation every the lastelection held six years who reallyworkedhard, and the therefore“illegal, untenable and Videocon Group “in contraven- On Tuesday, aspecial courtin “The bank recalledmyearlier to explain, but the benchdid not week from devotees. ago, were only21.93 per cent in health department staff, who unsustainable in law”. tion of rules and policy ... by Mumbai, rejected the bail appli- resignation and converted it into grant the request. Pune graduates' constituency ensured that the SOP to ensure and 50.31per cent in the teach- safevoting wasstrictlyfol- CONGRESSFORMS ers' constituency,said officials. lowed,” said Pune District STATEPANELFOR This year,enthusiasm about Collector Rajesh Deshmukh. the Legislative Council election Deshmukh said that apart LOCALBODYPOLLS wasmuchhigher than usual, from campaigns by political par- with candidates and political ties and candidates, the Election Mumbai: The Maharashtra parties using novelmethods to Commission's initiative to make Congress on Tuesdayannounced reachout to voters, and senior the voting process easier also the appointment of astate level party leaders holding rallies in playedarole in bringing out election management commit- supportofthe candidates. The morevoters this year. teefor the upcoming local body main electoral fight in both seats “Since the polling stations are polls in the state. The committee, is between candidatesofMaha relatively faroff,compared to to be headedbyMaharashtra Vikas Aghadi (the ruling alliance those of stateorparliamentary Congress president Balasaheb of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP), polls, due to smaller numbers of Thorat, has been taskedwith the and the opposition BJP. voters, manypeople find it diffi- responsibility of formulating the The MVAhas nominated cult to locatethe voting booths. SLICE OF party's strategy. ENS Arun Lad forthe graduates' con- This year,the Election stituency and Jayant Asgaonkar Commission had made available NOTICE forthe teachers' constituency, asearch option on the voters' list LIFE No.DUBA/Cons/434/ MR/20-(283) againstBJP's Sangram so that theyknewinadvance DATED:29/11/2020 Deshmukh and JitendraPawar, wheretheyhad to go to casttheir Aman walkspasta MR. ROHIT JOSHI S/o ANILKRISHNAKANT JOSHI respectively,for the twocon- votes. We had givenaccess to the mural of acrowdedlocal RESIDENT OF-201/278, 2nd FLOOR, SURABHI, stituencies. The Maharashtra system to candidates and politi- train under the Dadar CHS, SECTOR-1 CHARKOP,KANDIVALI WEST,MUMBAI PIN:400067, MAHARASHTRA Navnirman Sena (MNS) has cal parties so that theycould bridgeinMumbai on INDIA nominated Rupali Patil and the help voters with this informa- Tuesday. Amit Chakravarty PRESENT ADDRESS -FLATNO231 LAYA RESIDENCES JUMEIRAH VILLAGE CIR- AamAadmi Party(AAP) has tion,” said Deshmukh. CLE DUBAI UAE PO BOX NO 113388 TELE -04-3848888 AND MISS. -OJASWI TIWARI MALEGAON BLAST CASE DAUGHTER OF- JAGDISH CHANDRA TIWARI RESIDENT OF-NIGLATTALLA KAINCHI, Pay Rs 1lakh to BMC for not NAINITAL PIN :263132,UTTARAKHAND, INDIA Court tells NIA to summon witnesses, asks PRESENT ADDRESS- FLATNO411 AL ZUBAIDI BUILDING JUMEIRAH VILLAGE challenging standing committee CIRCLE DUBAI UAE, PO BOX NO 20116 TELE -04-8085200 all 7accused to appear before it tomorrow ABOVE MENTIONED INDIAN NATIONALS ARE PRESENTLYRESIDING IN THE UAE HAVE GIVEN NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE rules, HC directs corporator BETWEEN THEM UNDER THE FOREIGN MAR- Avinash Rasal, appearing for that it would notgrant exemp- The NIA said that it is mak- RIAGES ACT,1969. IF ANY ONE HAS ANY OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED MARRIAGE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NIA,said that since mostwit- tion from appearance to anyac- ing all effortstoconduct a HE/SHE SHOULD FILE THE SAME WITH THE Standing Committee member Yashwant JadhavonOctober 21 MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 nesses in the case arefrom cusedunless acogent reason is speedy trial and that 140wit- UNDERSIGNED ACCORDING TO THE PROCE- DURE LAID DOWN UNDER THE ACT/RULES EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE wasrequired to be an elected and he had subsequentlymoved Malegaon near Nashik or out- provided. Meanwhile, the NIA nesses have deposedinthe WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 member and thereforeShirsat's courtchallenging the order,on THE SPECIAL courtconducting side Mumbai, it maybedifficult on Tuesdayfiledareplytoanap- case so far. While maintaining PUBLICALTION OF THIS NOTICE. disqualification wasjustified. the ground that it was'illegal' and trial intothe 2008 Malegaon blast to summon them to appear be- plication filedbythe kin of avic- that it had notsought adjourn- (Jitender Singh Negi) (Marriage Officer) THE BOMBAY High Courton The benchthen questioned in 'colourable exercise of power'. case on Tuesdaydirected the fore the courtamid the Covid-19 tim seeking that the trial be ex- ments, the agency claimedthat Consulate General of India Tuesdaydirected BJP-nominated the lawyer as to whythe same The ShivSena-ledBMC, dur- National Investigation Agency pandemic. He also sought time pedited and evidence be mostofthe time, the hearings P.O. BOX:737, DUBAI (UAE) FAXNO. 0097143970453 BMC corporator Bhalchandra wasnot includedinthe plead- ing the 'urgent' general body (NIA) to summon witnesses forthe NIA to contact witnesses. recordedbysummoning wit- were adjourneddue to re- Email:[email protected], Shirsat to payRs1lakh to the ings earlier and whyhewas ar- meeting convenedonOctober while asking all sevenaccusedto The court, meanwhile, said nesses. quests made by the defence. [email protected] civic body fornot challenging the guing without preparations. 23, ratifiedthe Standing appear before it on Thursday, the that all accusedinthe case – Homepage:www.cgidubai.gov.in Municipal Corporation Standing The courtthen sought Committee's decision to disqual- next dateofhearing. Pragya Singh Thakur,Prasad Committee Rules and for'wast- Shirsat's presence, afterwhich ify Shirsat. The trial, whichbegan last Purohit, Sameer Kulkarni, Ajay ing BMC's time' in his petition he appeared before the bench The move came afterthe HC year,was stalledafter the previ- Rahirkar,Sudhakar Dhar againstthe decision of the civic and confirmedthat he waswill- on the same morning (October ous judgehearing the case re- Dwivedi, Ramesh Upadhyayand body's general body ratifying the ing to challengethe Standing 23) had granted interim relief to tired in February. Pending noti- Sudhakar Chaturvedi–should Standing Committee's decision Committee Rules. Shirsat said Shirsat to continue as amember fication from the Union appear before it on Thursday. to disqualify him. that the rules referred to by the of the Standing Committee un- government to appoint anew So far, 140witnesses have The HC on Tuesdaycontin- BMC were contrarytothe til the courthears his plea. judge, the lockdown wasim- been examinedbythe prosecu- uedthe interim relief to Shirsat Mumbai Municipal Corporation The HC had allowedthe gen- posedinMarch.OnTuesday, tion, mostofthem victims of the to remain amember of the Act. The courtthen pulledup eral body of the BMC to proceed Special JudgePRSitretold the blast, who have sufferedinjuries. Standing Committee till further Shirsat and asked if suchincom- with the meeting to take adeci- prosecution and the defence Six persons had losttheir lives orders and said that it will hear plete preparations were justified sion as to whether Shirsat should that trial should resume and the while over 100wereinjured in his plea on Wednesday. in the matter with 'high stakes.' be allowedtocontinue as a NIA should summon witnesses. the blastonSeptember 29, 2008. Adivision benchofJustice SJ The HC then asked Shirsat to member of the committee. It, Special Public Prosecutor Lastyear,the courthad said Kathawalla and Justice RIChagla payRs1lakh as fine to the BMC however, had asked the civic washearing Shirsat's plea and it by Tuesdayevening in case he body nottoimplement the deci- wasinformedbyadvocate wanted to challengethe rules, sion, if it wasaverse to petitioner Amogh Singh that Shirsat whichhecompliedwith. Shirsat till next hearing. wanted to challengethe rules Shirsat wasdisqualifiedfrom The courthad earlier allowed that the civic body had reliedon, the Standing Committee by the Shirsat to amend his plea and through whichithas said the chairman and ShivSena leader challengeBMC’s decision.

RISING STRAY POPULATION IN MUMBAI BMC to hire vans, dog catchers for sterilisation & anti-rabies programme

will provide sevenvans fortwo years (2014 to 2019)the civic EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE years. Eachvan will have four body has sterilised90,703 dogs, MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 skilledstaffers who will lead the whichisveryless. As per the dog sterilisation drive and vacci- norms of Animal WelfareBoard THE BRIHANMUMBAI nation programme. of India (AWBI), 30 per cent of Municipal Corporation (BMC) is The BMC will spend Rs 2.51 the total dog population should planning to hireseven vans croreonthe contract. The pro- be sterilisedannually. along with skilleddog catchers posal will be tabledbeforethe "Considering the dog population to control the rising dog popula- Standing Committee on Friday in Mumbai, everyyear about tion and implement an anti-ra- forfinal approval. 32,000 dogs needtobester- bies vaccination scheme effec- As per the BMC census done ilised. In 2019,only18,912 dogs tively in the city. in 2014,therewere95,174dogs in were sterilisedwhichisfar less," The BMC has said that due to the city.Ofthese it wasfound that said aBMC official. lackofstaff and resources, itsdog 25,935dogs were notsterilised. Under the Animal Birth sterilisation project and vaccina- According to the Dog Control Control Programme, dog sterili- tion scheme forrabies have been department, one female dog sation is being executed by hit hard. According to civic offi- givesbirth to an averagefour pup- BMC staffand NGOs. Nowthe cials, thereare onlyfour dog pies and in one year these pup- newcontractor has been given catcher vans forthe entirecity. pies areready forreproduction, atargetofcatching 34,944dogs. The BMC has finalisedacon- leading to an exponential rise in In 1994,the BMC had forthe first tractor forhiring the vans. The the population of stray dogs. time initiated the dog sterilisa- contractor,Aarti Corporation, According to BMC data, in six tion project. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020 FROMPAGEONE BSF SI killed

11 of theordinancecanbeinitiated non-profit society. riagesandintroducesmorerestric- in firing ‘Love jihad’ againstpersonswho“caused”the The lawdoes notapplytoin- tions to be allowedtomarry.“In marriages.” conversion. This includes those ter-faith marriages under the the Special MarriageAct, public Apartfromthepersonseeking whocommittedtheoffence,omit- Special MarriageAct, whereboth documentationofdetails of the across LoC to convert,eventheindividualpre- tedtoact and prevent the offence individuals can retain their reli- prospective bride and groom and siding over the conversion is re- and those who aid, abet,counsel gious identities but applies solely itsdisplayduringthenoticeperiod in Rajouri quired to makeanapplication to or procurepeople forthe offence. to inter-faith marriages whereei- is itself currentlyunder challenge thedistrictmagistrate.Themagis- Section12 of thelawplacesthe therthehusbandorthewifeseeks before the Supreme Courtasitis trate,throughthepolice,willthen burdenof provingthatanindivid- to convertto adifferentreligionto detrimental to the safetyofthe lookintothe“realintention”,“pur- ual lawfullyconverted on people marry under personal laws. couple. This lawtakes it one step pose” and “cause of the proposed who “caused” or “facilitated”the The Special MarriageAct, further and requires the police to religious conversion.” The UP law conversionandnotontheindivid- whichalso requires aone-month be satisfiedoftheir intentions,” hasasweepingdefinitionof what ual. This means that even if a noticeto thestatestatingintention Obulesh said. it calls “allurement” -- one of the woman, who has converted,says to marry is deemedproblematic The offence under the ordi- unlawful aspectsofconversion. thatshehadconsentedto thecon- to couples who seek to marry nance is non-bailable and cogniz- From the promise of “anygift”, version, this will notbesufficient. againstwishes of the familyor able whichmeans that an arrest “gratification” to “betterlifestyle” The individual’s partner will have community at large.During the canbemadewithoutawarrant.A and “divine displeasureorother- to provethe real intention of the notice period, the magistratein- minimum punishment of one wise”, the term encapsulates any conversion. The lawalso allows vites objections to the proposed year whichcan beextendedupto benefitexpectedfromconversion. parents,siblings,oranyotherper- marriage, whichcould be chal- five yearsisprescribedandrepeat While “anygift” could include son related to the individual con- lenging to couples. offences can carry double the BSF Sub-Inspector even non-material gifts likeareli- verted,byblood or marriage, to Conversion and marriage maximum sentence. Men are Paotinsat Guite gious text, the promise of abetter question the conversion. throughreligiouslaws isoneof the awardedahigher punishmentif lifestyle arefutureeventswhich “Rightto convertto anotherre- legal routes inter-faith couples of- convictedof causingconversionof Anaval version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfullytest-fired by the Indian mayormay nothappenbutcould ligion is afundamental right. This tentaketoavoid this one-month awoman, minor or aperson be- Navy in the BayofBengal on Tuesday. PTI EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE still be usedtodeclareaconver- lawstrikes at the heartofit,” said notice to the state, even at the risk longing to ScheduledCaste or JAMMU,DECEMBER1 sion unlawful. Ashwini Obulesh, women and of losing their rightsunder per- Tribe,theminimumsentenceisof If themagistrateisnot satisfied, child rightsadvocateand co- sonal law, likeinheritance. The twoyears whichcan extend up to ABSF sub -inspector waskilled thencriminalactionunderSection founder of Dhwani Legal Trust, a newlaw,however, barssuchmar- 10 years. Naval version of BrahMos tested on Tuesdayinunprovokedfiring from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of OSMANABADJANATA SAHAKARI BANK LTD, OSMANABAD. Delhi HC from warship in Bay of Bengal Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). BR, DATTACHOWK, SOLAPUR. Identifying the deceasedoffi- (Multi-State Bank) followedbytwo teststhe next and airframe section along with cer as Sub-Inspector Paotinsat RE-PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE seeks NCRB EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE day--one by the Armyand an- manyother ‘Made in India’ sub- Guite, an official BSF spokesper- Sale of Assets of M/s Pandhe Infracons Pvt Ltd R/o 157 RailwayLine ,Solapur (InTerms of Securitization And PUNE,DECEMBER1 other by IAF. systems wasflight tested from son said he waspostedatafor- Reconstruction of Financial Assets And Enforcement of Security Interest Act 2002. (SRFAESI) The Navy tweetedfromits of- Integrated Test Range. ward defence location in Rajouri 1. Pursuant to the possession taken by the Authorised officer,under SRFAESI Act,2002 forrecovery of the secured reply on debts of Osmanabad Janata SahakariBank Ltd. Branch Datta Chowk, Solapur.amounting of Rs.26,59,25,633.00 (Inword THE NAVALversion of the ficial handle on Tuesday, “Indian On October 17,the navalver- sector. Rs –Twenty six Core fifty nine lac Twenty fiveThousand Six Hundred Thirty Three Only )and interest thereon from 01 /07/ BrahMos missile wassuccess- Navy hones itscombat readi- sion of BrahMos wassuccess- The incident came on aday 2020 and with cost and charges MIs Pandhe Infracons Pvt Ltd Dirctor 1. Pandhe Rohini Anil 2. Pandhe Ankur Anil 3. Pandhe category for Pooja Ankur R/o 157 Railway Line,Solapur,the following properties on “AS IS WHER IS BASIS “and “AS IS WHATISBASIS fullytest-fired on Tuesdaymorn- ness. Brahmos AShM (Anti Ship fullytestfired from Indian Navy’s when the forceiscelebrating it's “will be sold by public auction on dates mentioned against each of them at Osmanabad Janata SahakariBank ltd. Br.Datta ing from the Indian Navy’s Missile) launchedbyINS indigenously-built stealth de- 56th Raising Day. Chowk,Solapur.TIME 1.00 PM at the respectivesites as per brief particulars given here under: transgender Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvijay strikes the target ship stroyer INS Chennai, hitting atar- He waskilledduring acon- Sr. Description of Boundaries as Reserved Earnest Date No. properties price (Rs.) Money of Ranvijay,hitting adecommis- at max rangewith pinpoint ac- getinthe Arabian Sea. On spicuousactof braveryinnot only (with all details) deposit(Rs.) Sale persons in sionedtargetship in the Bayof curacy in BayofBengal.” October 30, it wasfired from a retaliating to enemyfire, but also 1. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat No.108, 6290000.00 25000.00 04/01/ Bengal as partofaseries of tests The MinistryofDefence in an Sukhoi jetthat took offfroma savedthe livesofmanyofhis col- trict and sub District Raigad, Taluka Karjat within the West :Gat No.109, 2021 of the supersonic cruise missile. official statement said that the fighter aircraftbase in Punjab leagues, the spokesperson said. limits of village Shelu Grampanchayatbearing Gat South :Gat No.110, 10:30 No.39/14, Admeasuring 00 Hector 37 Ares Pot North :91 AM report On November 24,the Indian test wasconducted at 9amand and the missile hit atargetinthe Inspector General of BSF for Kharaba 00 Hector 12 Ares,Assesed at Rs.00-25Ps. Armyhad successfullylaunched that “the missile performed BayofBengal. Jammu frontiers, NSJamwal Its boundarymarks as under. BrahMos from Car Nicobar highlycomplexmanoeuvres and The Indian Navy beganin- said SI Guitewas a“gallant and 2. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat No.91 391000.00 25000.00 04/01/ EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Islands in a‘top-attack’ configu- hit bull’s eyeofthe target”. ducting BrahMos on itsfrontline sincereborder man”. trict and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the (part), West : 2021 limits of village Shelu Grampanchayatbearing Gat Gaothan Land 11:20 NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 ration, hitting atargetinthe Bay In September and October, warships from 2005 and has the The BSF retaliated strongly No.91/1, Admeasuring 00 Hector 02.30 Ares PotKharaba South :Gat No. AM Bengal. The launchwas firstina too, the Army, Navy and IAF ver- capability to hit sea-basedtar- and effectively on PakistanArmy 00 Hector00-03 Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 02-06 Ares 109,North :Gat No. THE DELHI High CourtTuesday series of launches of the various sions of BrahMos were tested. gets beyond itsradar horizon. posts, the IG said, adding that the Assessed at Rs.00-12Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. 91 (part) asked the National Crime versions of the missile over the On September 30, BrahMos sur- The navalversion has been suc- sacrifice of the Border man will 3. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat No.122, 6120000.00 25000.00 04/01/ trict and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the West: Village 2021 Records Bureau(NCRB) to in- following days in adisplayof face-to-surface supersonic Land- cessful tested time and again in notgoinvain. limits of village Shelu Grampanchayatbearing Gat Boundary,South : 12:10 form it about anydecision re- India's tactical cruise missile Attack Cruise Missile (LACM) sea-to-sea and sea-to-land SI Guitewill be cremated No.123/5, Admeasuring 00 Hector 36 Ares PotKharaba Village Boundary, PM garding the demand forinclu- triad. The November 24 test was featuring an indigenous booster modes. with full statehonours in his na- 00 Hector 04 Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 40 Ares North :Gat No.123 Assessed at Rs.00-28Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. (part) sion of transgender persons as a tive village, said aPRO forthe BSF. 4. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat No.133 3400000.00 25000.00 04/01/ separatethirdgender in itsan- Guiteisthefourthsoldierto be trict and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the (part),West :Gat No. 2021 nual reportonprison statistics. killedinunprovokedceasefirevi- limits of village Shelu Grampanchayatbearing Gat 122 (part), South :Gat 1:00 In response to asubmission olationsoverthelastweek.Those No.133/2/B,Admeasuring 00 Hector 20 Assessed at No.122 (part), North : PM SC questions Gujarat Rs.00-10Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. Gat No.133 part) that the matter waspending be- killedincludeSubedarSwatantra 5. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat No. 10370000.00 25000.00 04/01/ fore acommittee, the court Singh in Poonchand Naik Prem and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of 133/10, West :Gat 2021 asked the counsel representing Bahadur Khatri and rifleman village Shelu Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.133/2/C, No.126, South :Gat 1:50 NCRB to seek instructions. “How Sukhbir Singh both in Rajouri. Admeasuring 00 Hector 61 Ares PotKharaba 00 Hector 16 No.133/2B&122, PM long will it take,” the division over hospital fires Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 77 Ares Assessed at Rs.00- North :Gat No. 49Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. 133/3 benchofChief Justice D.N.Patel 6. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat No.133 9690000.00 25000.00 04/01/ and Justice Prateek Jalan asked out in the correct fashion. davit said that “toensurethat AG grants consent and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of (part), West :Gat 2021 as it observed that prima facie EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Appearing forthe Centre, adequatesafetymeasures are villageShelu Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.133/10, No.133/ 2C,South : 2:40 Admeasuring 00 Hector 57 Ares PotKharaba 00 Hector 02 Gat No.133(part), PM the prayers were “verypertinent NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 Solicitor General Tushar Mehta put in place by the respective for contempt Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 59 Ares Assessed at Rs.00- North :Gat No. and reasonable”. pointed out that acommittee stategovernmentsasper the 62Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. 133/9 The courtwas hearing aPIL THE SUPREME CourtonTuesday headedbyretired High Court applicable rules and guidelines, proceedings 7. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat 2550000.00 25000.00 04/01/ seeking adirection to NCRB for raisedquestions over the Gujarat judgeJustice DAMehtawas en- and to ensurethat suchinci- trict and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the No.217,West :Gat 2021 against comic artist limits of village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.220, 3:30 recognition and classification of government’s affidavit in amat- quiring intothe fire in Rajkot. dentsdonot happen again”, the No.218/2, Admeasuring 00 Hector 15 Ares Pot South :Gat No.227 PM transgenderpersonsasaseparate terrelated to incidentsoffireat “But what about Central government, through Kharaba 00 Hector 02 Ares,Assessed at Rs.00-22Ps. Nort:223 thirdgender in their annual pub- Covid-designated hospitals in Ahmedabad?” asked Justice the Home Secretary, Ministry PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Its boundarymarks as under. licationof ‘PrisonStatistics,India’. Rajkot and Ahmedabad. The Shah. of Home Affairs has, in aletter NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 8. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat No.22/7, 11560000.00 25000.00 04/01/ and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of West :Gat 2021 It has been arguedinthe plea court, whichhad takensuo motu Eight Covid patientsadmit- datedNovember 30, written to village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.22/10, No.22/11,South : 4:20 that it finds itsbasis in aSupreme cognisance of five deaths in the tedtothe Shrey Hospital in all Chief Secretaries of the ATTORNEY GENERAL KK Admeasuring 00 Hector 68 Ares PotKharaba 00 Hecto29 Gat, No.22/ 2,North AM Courtruling “wherein it has un- Rajkot fire on November 27,said Ahmedabad were killedwhen a States and Union Territories, Venugopalhasgrantedconsentfor Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 97 Ares Assessed at Rs.00- :Gat, No.22/11(part) 47Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. equivocallygiven legal recogni- “everything is good” according blaze engulfed itsICU on August raising “serious concern for initiating contempt proceedings 9. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat No22/8A 4760000.00 25000.00 04/01/ tion to the transgenders, in ad- to the state’s response. 6. non-adherence of the fire againstcomicartistRachitaTaneja and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of West :Gat No.23/1 2021 dition to declaring their right to “Wehaveseen your counter The benchasked Mehtato safetymeasures by the author- forher alleged objectionable village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.22/15/C, South :Gat 5:10 self-determination of gender”. affidavit. Your stand is contrary look intothe reportand ensure ities in the respective tweetsagainsttheSupremeCourt. Admeasuring 00 Hector 28 Ares PotKharaba 00 Hecto08 No.22/15A PM Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 36 Ares Assessed at Rs.00- North :Gat No.15/B to your ownChief Electrical that abetteraffidavit is filedin States/UTs”. Sources said Venugopal 12Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. Engineer,who says thereare is- the apexcourt. Mehtatold the The affidavit also said that on grantedconsent on aletterfroma 10. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat No.24/1 40290000.00 25000.00 05/01/ The courtwas hearing a sues with wiring. According to benchhewould look intothe re- November 28, the Directorate lawstudent who sought his con- trict and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the West :Gat 2021 your counter,everything is portand talk to the stategovern- General (FireServices, Civil sent forinitiating contempt of limits of village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.22/9B 10:30 PIL seeking adirection No.23/2/B/2, Admeasuring 02 Hector 37 Ares. South :Gat No.21 AM good,” Justice MRShah, sharing ment on this. Defence &Home Guards), courtproceedings againstTaneja. Assessed at Rs.02-22 Ps.Its boundarymarks as North :Gat No.24/5 to NCRB forrecognition abenchwith Justices Ashok The benchwill hear the mat- MinistryofHome Affairs, wrote “TheAttorneyGeneralhasgranted under. and classification of Bhushan and RSubhash Reddy, teragain on December 3. to all the Chief Secretaries seek- hisconsentforinitiatingcontempt 11. That, the agricultural land property situated within dis- East :Gat No.11 2193000.00 25000.00 05/01/ told the stategovernment’s Meanwhile, the SG informed ing astatus reportbyDecember proceedings againstRachita trict and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the West :Gat No.13 2021 transgender persons as limits of village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat South :Gat No.5 11:20 counsel. the benchthat the Union Home 4onthe implementation of fire Taneja,” said the source. No.12, Admeasuring 00 Hector 12-90 Ares.Assessed North :Gat No. AM aseparatethirdgender Justice Shah said factscannot Ministryhas filedanaffidavit ex- safetyguidelines. The consent of either the at Rs.00-53 Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. 11(part) be suppressedand needtocome plaining the steps takenbythe States and UTshavealso been AttorneyGeneral or the Solicitor 12. That, the agricultural land property situated within district and sub East :Gat No.13/1 3230000.00 25000.00 05/01/ Centreinre- asked to send by December 4the General is necessary, under District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of village Damat West :Gat No.14/3 2021 Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.14/1, Admeasuring 00 Hector 19 South :Gat No.14/2 12:10 sponse to the status of the NOCs issuedtohos- Section 15 of the Contempt of Ares.Pot Kharaba 00 Hector 02 Ares,Total Ares 00 Hector 21 North :Gat No.13 PM fire tragedies. pitals and nursing Homes and CourtsAct,forinitiatingcontempt Assessed at Rs.00-47 Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. The affi- their renewals. proceedings againstaperson. 13. That, the agricultural land property situated within district and sub East :Gat No.15/2, 15810000.00 25000.00 05/01/ District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of village Damat West :Gat No.15/4 2021 Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.15/3, Admeasuring 00 Hector 93 South :Gat 1:00 Ares.Pot Kharaba 00 Hector 99 Ares,Assessed at Rs.01-25 Ps. No.14/1,North :Gat PM out of that 00 Hector 49 Ares,Its boundarymarks as under. No.16/1,2 Tarigami moves SC 14. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat No.15/3, 26350000.00 25000.00 05/01/ and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of West :Gat No.20/2 2021 village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.15/4, South :Shiv of 1:50 Admeasuring 02 Hector 73 Ares.Pot Kharaba 00 Hector Bhadwal village PM 12 Ares,Total Area 02 Hector 85 Ares Assessed at Rs.02-44 North :Gat No.16/3 against order on land Ps.out of that 01 Hector 55 Ares,Its boundarymarks as under. 15. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat 3400000.00 25000.00 05/01/ and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of No.22/9B,West : 2021 village Damat Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.22/9/A/3, Gat No.23/C 2:40 Admeasuring 00 Hector 20 Ares.Pot Kharaba 00 Hector 02 South :Gat PM purchase in J&K Ares,Total Area 00 Hector 22Ares Assessed at Rs.00-13 Ps. No.22/7,North :Gat Its boundarymarks as under. No.23/3 16. That, the agricultural land property situated within district and sub East :Gat No.23/2B/2 5100000.00 25000.00 05/01/ District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of village Damat West :Gat No.22/ 2021 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.22/9/B,Admeasuring 00 Hector 9A,South :Gat 3:30 30 Ares.Pot Kharaba 00 Hector 33 Ares,Total Area 00 Hector No.22/7 North :Gat PM NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 63Ares Assessed at Rs.00-27 Ps.Its boundarymarks as under. No.22/8 17. That, the agricultural land property situated within district East :Gat 10710000.00 25000.00 05/01/ CPM LEADER MohammedYusuf Tarigami and sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of No.70,West :Gat 2021 on Tuesdaymoved the Supreme Court village Bhadwal Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.66/6/B No.66/7A/1 4:20 admeasuring 00Hector63 areas pot Kharaba 00 Hecror 07 South :Gat No.66/4, PM againstthe central notification allowing ares,Total area Hector Assessed at Rs.00-47 Ps.Its bound- North : people from other parts of the countryto arymarks as under. VillageBoundary buy land in Jammu and Kashmir. 18. That, the agricultural land property situated within district and East :Gat 5440000.00 25000.00 05/01/ Inhisapplication,Tarigami,whohasal- MohammedYusuf Tarigami sub District Raigad ,Taluka Karjat within the limits of village No.66/7B/1,West : 2021 Bhadwal Grampanchayatbearing Gat No.66/7/A/2, Gat No.66/8 5:10 ready filedawrit petition challenging the Admeasuring 00 Hector 32 Ares PotKharaba 00 Hector 03 Ares, South :Gat PM abrogation of Article 370, whichgranted Total Area 00 Hector 35 Ares Assesed at Rs.00-27Ps.Its bound- No.66/4,North : special status to J&K, and the state's reor- nant source of livelihood formorethan 70 arymarks as under. VillageBoundary ganisationintotheUnionTerritoriesof J&K per cent of J&K’s population and contribute 2. The aforesaid properties shall not be sold belowthe reservedprice mentioned above.Intending bidders are required to deposit andLadakh,urgedthecourttostaythecen- nearly 50 per cent to Gross Domestic State the earnest deposit stated above by wayofpay order/ demand draft payableatsolapur (Branch) and favoring Osmanabad Janata Sah. Bank ltd. Br.Datta Chowk Solapur.A/C of M/s Pandhe Infracons Pvt Ltd Dirctor 1. Pandhe Rohini Anil 2. Pandhe Ankur Anil 3. tral notification dated October 26, 2020 till Product. “However, over the pasttwo Pandhe Pooja Ankur R/o 157 Railway Line ,solapur,(borrower) drawnonany nationalized or scheduled bank, the said deposit shall his petition is decided. decades, agricultural land in Jammu and be adjusted in the case of successful bidder,othervise refunded on the date of sale itself.The earnest moneydeposit will not carry anyinterest. 3. The successful bidder shall have to deposit 25% of the sale price adjusting the EMD paid already with 48 hours of Inhisplea,Tarigamicontendedthatthe Kashmir has been shirking as aresult of di- the acceptance of bid price by the Authorised officer respect of the sale by wayofpay order? demand draft favoring Osmanabad government’s powertomakesuchlaws version of agricultural land forrapid ur- Janata SahakariBank ltd, Br.Datta Chowk, Solapur.A/c of drawnonany nationalized or sched M/s Pandhe infracons Pvt Ltd Diretor 1. Pandhe Anil Vasantrao 2. Pandhe Robini Anil 3. Pandhe Ankur Anil 4. Pandhe Pooja Ankur R/o 157 Railway Line,solapur uled comes from the “Jammu and Kashmir banisation. It has also come to light that bank immediately after the fail of hammer failing which the earnest deposit shall be forfeited. 4. The purchaser shall deposit thebal- Reorganisation Act, 2019 whichinitself is agricultural focus has graduallyshifted ance 75% of the sale price along with the poundage fee@2%uptoRi1000/- and @1%exceeding Rs.1000/- on or before 30 the unconstitutional” and hence the notifica- from cultivation of foodgrains,” he said. dayofconfirmation of the sale by the Authorised officer or such extended period as agreed upon in writing by and solely at thedis- cretion of the Authorised officer in case of failure to deposit the balance amount within the prescribed period the amount deposited tion is also without forceoflaw. “Thepresentamendmentwillonlycre- shall be forfeited. 5. All properties are being sold subject to condition prescribed in the second scheduled to the income tax act .1961 The plea said the amendment to the ateasituationwherethesaidchangeinland and rules made there under.The highest bid will be approvedbyAuthorized officer.6.Inspection of property (ies) will be permitted at site to the Intending Officer on 23/12/2020(date) at 1:00 time pm. (site The complete address of the property (ies) .In caseof Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, useforcommercialpurposesisaccelerated movableassets.complete address where the assets are located. 7. Place of auction shall be on morgage properties in everyvillage. 1970,made through the notification, will therebyforcing the people of Kashmir to 8. The Authorised officer is not bound to accept the highest offer or anyorall offers and he mayreject the same without assigning anyreason therefore.9.Tothe best of knowledge and information of the Authorised officer no other encumbrance exists on the allowany non-residentto buyagricultural shiftfromagriculture. Gradually, Jammu property.( in case there in anyencumbrance known to the Brach, the same maybementioned here) 10. All information relating to landandto useitfornon-agricultural/com- andKashmirwillhave to rely onotherstates rules and regulation and also anyother information about public auction is made available at our Branch. 11. Bank working time;10.30.a.m Mondaytosaturday. 5.30 p.m. 2&4thSaturdayHoliday Sd mercialpurposewiththepermissionof the forits food demands as agriculturewill no Date :01/12/2020 Authorised officer government. longerbepreferred,whichisnot inthebest Place.:Solapur Osmanabad Janata Sahakari Bank ltd, He submitted that agricultureand al- interests of the people of Jammu and Br.Datta Chowk, Solapur. liedsectors continue to be the predomi- Kashmir,” Tarigami said in his plea. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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INDIA ACTIVE CASES 435,603 What’s emergency use approval

500,000 Pfizer has appliedfor emergency use authorisation of itsvaccine; Moderna and Serum Institute of India too 435,603 plan to apply to the respective authorities. What is the process ,and howisitdifferent from full approval? 440,962

450,000 countrieslikethe UK. AMITABHSINHA& In the lasttwo weeks, AstraZeneca and PRABHARAGHAVAN OxfordUniversityhave publishedinterimfind- PUNE,NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 ingsof theirvaccine’sefficacy,addingitwillbe LAST 10 DAYS put thesetogether forascientific journal and Nov21Nov 30 ON MONDAY,USdrugmaker Moderna said it approachregulatorsaroundtheworldforEUAs 400,000 wasapplyingforemergencyuseauthorisation or permission to conduct additional trials. It is forits Covid-19vaccine. Afew days earlier, possiblethatSIIwillpushforanEUA to market Note: The Nov30figure in this graph is based on thegovernment updateonDec 1 Pfizer appliedfor emergency use authorisa- the vaccine in Indiasooner,onthe basisofthe tion forthe vaccine it has developedincollab- resultsofits small-scale trials in India, as well oration with BioNTech. In India, Serum as the largerdataset from the global trials. INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLD TOTAL CASES Institute of India,whichistrialling aversionof 9,462,809 63,522,286 theAstraZeneca-Oxfordvaccine,hassaiditex- Howoften has EUAbeengranted? pectstoseek emergency use authorisation EUAisarelatively recent phenomenon. Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, within the next twoweeks. AccordingtoJoshua Sharfstein,vicedeanfor Welfare,updatedat11pmonDec1 updatedat11pmonDec1 Public Health Practice and Community What is emergency use authorisation? EngagementattheJohnsHopkinsBloomberg Vaccinesandmedicines,andevendiagnos- Schoolof PublicHealth,theFDAgranteditsfirst tic testsand medical devices, requirethe ap- EUAfor the civilian population in 2009. In an provalof aregulatoryauthoritybefore theycan interviewpublishedonthe school websitein Mass screening finds be administered. In India, the regulatoryau- October,Sharfsteinsaid the firstEUA allowed thorityisthe Central Drugs StandardControl the useofTamiflu drug forinfantsand young Organisation(CDSCO). VialsofCovishield vaccineinside avisual inspection machine at the Serum children forthe treatment of H1N1 infection. over 300 asymptomatic Forvaccines and medicines, approval is Institute of India, Pune. Reuters Sincethen,EUAshave beengrantedforsev- grantedafteranassessmentof theirsafetyand eral medicines,diagnostics, and equipment effectiveness,basedondatafromtrials.Infact, likeventilators or even PPEs,but neverfor a cases in Wuhan approvalfromtheregulatorisrequiredatevery 50% effective in preventing the disease. This He also observed that some of the drugs vaccine.AnEUA can be granted onlyinade- stageofthesetrials. This is along process, de- dataneededtobegenerated from “well over” that have receivedrestrictedemergency ap- clared public health emergency;previous signedtoensurethatamedicineorvaccine is 3,000 trial participants, “representing ahigh provalsinIndia,likeitolizumab,were notsub- EUAs came during the spread of the Ebola AMASS screening programme of teens aged under 17,and the highest absolutelysafeand effective.The fastestap- proportionof participants”enrolled.Thesepar- sequentlyincluded in the country’s Covid-19 virus, Zika virus and MERS coronavirus. morethan 10 million Wuhan resi- among peopleagedover60. Further provalforany vaccineuntilnow—themumps ticipantsneededtobefollowedupfor anyse- Clinical Management Guidelines. :So, what Remdesivir or faviparir,whichreceived dentsidentified300 asymptomatic swab testing of 1,174close contactsof vaccineinthe1960s—tookaboutfour-and-a- riousadverseeffectsforatleastonemonthaf- wasthebasisforthe‘approval’andwhyisthat EUAfor treatment of Covid-19, including in cases, but none were infectious. The these 300asymptomatic positive half years afteritwas developed. terall dosageshad been given. notgood enoughfor it to be includedinthe India,areexistingdrugsapprovedforotherail- resultsare publishedinthe journal cases were allnegative. In emergency situations,likethe current treatment protocol?” he said. ments. Theycould notbeadministered to NatureCommunications. Whatthe findingsshowed, in ef- one, regulatoryauthorities around the world What is the processofgetting an Covid-19patientswithoutextensive trials,but The mass testing project took fect, wasthatthe infection prevalence have developedmechanisms to grant interim emergencyuse authorisation in India? HowwillaCovid-19vaccine getanEUA in becausetheyshowedpromise in limitedtest- place over twoweeks at the end of wasverylow 5-8 weeksafter the end approvals if thereissufficient evidence to sug- Experts andactivists sayIndia’sdrugregu- India, then? ing, in specifiedconditions, theywerethere- May—after the city’s stringent lock- of lockdown. The researchers said this gestamedicalproductissafeandeffective.Final lationsdonot have provisions foranEUA,and Thatremains to be clearly spelt out. Asen- fore “repurposed”for Covid-19patients down wasliftedinApril. The study confirms that transmission of Covid- approvalisgrantedonlyaftercompletionof the the process forreceiving one is notclearly de- ior governmentofficialearlier told The Indian through EUAs. found no ‘viable’ virus in the asympto- 19 can be successfullycontrolledby trialsandanalysisof fulldata;untilthen,emer- finedorconsistent. Despitethis, CDSCOhas Expressthatanycompany seekingto launch a matic cases, and the close contactsof well implemented interventions, in- gencyuseauthorisation(EUA)allows themed- been granting emergencyorrestricted emer- vaccineapproved elsewherewouldhaveto Is therearisk in using aproduct that has these positive asymptomatic cases did cluding mask wearing,hand hygiene, icine or the vaccine to be usedonthe public. gencyapprovalsto Covid-19 drugsduringthis conductlocaltrialsto proveitissafeandeffec- only been granted an EUA? nottestpositive.The researchers, social distancing, contract tracing, and pandemic —for remdesivir and favipiravir in tive on the Indian population. According to the US FDA, thepublichas to however, cautionedthat their findings lockdown restrictions. When can EUAbegranted? June, and itolizumab in July. Inthecaseof theAstraZeneca-Oxfordcan- be informedthat aproduct has onlybeen do notshowthat the But while the cases In the US, the Food and Drug “Westilldon’tknowthestorybehindthese didate(AZD1222), Serum InstituteofIndia is granted an EUAand notfull approval. In the viruscannotbetransmit- identifiedinWuhan were Administration(FDA)grantsanEUA onlyafter approvals —wehaven’t seen the clinicaltrial conducting trials of itsversion, Covishield,on case of aCovid-19 vaccine,for example, peo- tedbyasymptomatic car- asymptomatic, thereis it has been determined that the“known and datapublishedanywhereandwe haven’tseen around 1,600participantsinIndia. Bharat ple have to beinformedabout the knownand riers. What this means, plenty of evidence else- potentialbenefits outweigh the known and the protocols that were followedfor each Biotech is currentlyconducting phase 3trials potentialbenefitsandrisks,andthe“extentto instead, is thatstrict non- whereshowing that peo- potential risksofthe vaccine” (or medicine). drug,” said Murali Neelakantan, lawyer and of itsvaccine,Covaxin, and has saiditwill not whichsuchbenefits or risks areunknown”, pharmaceutical inter- ple infected withCovid- ThismeansthatanEUA applicationcanbecon- formerglobal generalcounsel forCiplaand beapproachingCDSCOforanEUA. DrReddy’s andthattheyhavearightto refusethevaccine. ventionssuchasmask- 19 maybetemporarily sideredonlyaftersufficientefficacydatafrom GlenmarkPharmaceuticals. Laboratories(DRL)ishopingtostartphase2/3 Therehas been an ongoing debateover wearing, hand washing, PAPER asymptomatic and infec- phase3trialshadbeengenerated.AnEUA can- “TheUSFDAregulationsareclearaboutthe trialsof theRussianSputnikVvaccine;itisun- whether people have theoption of refusingto social distancing and tious before going on to notbegrantedsolelyonthe basis of datafrom conditions and process forreceiving an EUA. clear whether it plans to seek an EUA. take the vaccine.Incidentally, no countryhas lockdown have helped CLIP develop symptoms. Also, phase 1orphase 2trials, although these too In India, I’vegone through the entirelegisla- SIICEOAdarPoonawallahassaidthecom- made vaccination compulsoryfor itspeople. reduce the virulence of the asymptomatic cases needtoshowthe product is safe. tiontryingtofindanyclausethathasaremote panyplans to applyfor EUAintwo weeks, but Initially,all vaccinesare likelytobedeployed Covid-19. NEWRESEARCH in Wuhan were identified ForCovid-19vaccines, the FDAhas speci- chance of being used foreither emergency or has notspecified the process. He had earlier on emergency use authorisations only. Final The study wasled by afteravery stringent fied that it would consider an application for restricted use and still haven’t found anypro- hintedatSII approachingCDSCO forsuchap- approvalfromrespective authoritiesmay take researchers at the lockdown —bythen, the EUAonlyifphase3datashoweditwasatleast visionthat allows it here,” he said. proval onlyafter AZD1222 receivedEUA in severalmonths, or years. Huazhong University of Science and epidemic had been already brought Technology (HUST) in Wuhan, China, under control. in collaboration with researchers at Again, antibody testing showed the NorwichMedical School, that almost two-thirds of the asymp- In tree rings, warning of Brahmaputra floods University of EastAnglia, UK. tomatic cases had previouslyhad Wuhan wasthe mostseriouslyaf- Covid-19. Becausethe riskofpeople fected city in China. Afterstringent in- being infected wasgreatlyreduced, The rings showedthat the post-1950s pe- rings, the scientists built a696-year chronol- that using the discharge recordwould un- terventions and lockdown measures when people areexposedtoalow EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE riod wasactually one of the driestsince the ogy (1309 to 2004). derestimatefutureflood hazardby24-38%, from January23, the city’s lockdown dose of virus, theymay tend to be NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 1300s. Therehavebeen muchwetterperi- Theythen compared the rings with his- without factoring in climate warming — wasliftedonApril 8. The mass screen- asymptomatic as aresult of their own ods in the past. Projectingfromall those pe- toricalrecordsgoing back to the 1780s, it whichwould onlyincrease the frequency of ingwas carriedout betweenMay 14 immunity.Therefore, the researchers EVERYYEAR,the Brahmaputrafloods vast riods, the researchers concludedthat de- turned out that the widestrings linedup futureflooding. andJune 1, to assessthe post-lock- stressed, it would be problematic to areas in India’s Northeast,particularly Assam, structive floods probablywillcome more neatlywithknown major floodyears. Thus, Higher temperaturesdrive more evapo- down risk of Covid-19. apply theresultsofthis research to and continues itstrail of destruction in frequentlythan thought. theyextrapolated theyearly riverdischarge ration of ocean waters, and in this region The 300asymptomatic cases were countries whereCovid-19outbreaks Bangladesh, from whereitfinallyflows into If one projectsfrommodern discharge in the centuries precedingmodern records. that waterends up as monsoon rainfall. That found among people aged between have notbeen successfullybrought the BayofBengal. Foryears, scientists have records, the researchers said, one would be is whyscientists believe that warming cli- 10 and 89.The asymptomaticpositive under control. been looking with concernatthe river’s po- underestimating the danger by 24%to38%. The findings matewill intensify the monsoon rains in rate wasthe lowest in children and Source: University of EastAnglia tentialfor catastrophic flooding in thefuture, “If the instrumentssay we should expect From ariver-flowgauge in northern coming decades, and in turnincrease sea- especiallyasthe climatewarms. It turns out floodingtowardthe end of the centuryto Bangladesh, records showedamedian dis- sonal flooding. thatthis potential has been underestimated come about everyfour-and-a-half years, we charge some 41,000cubic metres per second “High dischargeswill continue to be as- so far—evenwithoutaccounting fora aresaying we should reallyexpect flooding from 1956 to 1986, and43,000cumfrom sociated with an increasedlikelihood of flood warming climate. This is the conclusionofa to come about everythree years,” lead au- 1987 to 2004. hazardinthe future,” the study authors newstudy publishedinthe journal Nature thor Mukund Palat Raosaid in astatement The tree rings, in contrast, showedthat wrote. Theysuggestedthat this could be Communications. issuedbyColumbia University,fromwhere 1956-1986was in onlythe 13th percentile counteractedtosomeextent by “potential he recentlyearnedhis PhD. forriver discharge,and 1987-2004 wasinthe changes in policy,land use, or infrastructure What’s different 22nd. The rings did showsome other rela- that mayameliorateflood risk”. Existing projections of the Brahmaputra What tree rings show tively drytimes, in the 1400s, 1600sand As it is, the river, which originates in the floodingare basedonobservations of rain- Tree rings grow wider in years when soil 1800s. But theyalso showverywet periods TibetanHimalayas, already floods areas fall patterns.Discharge records of the river, moistureishigh.Indirectly, widerringsreflect of extreme floodingfor whichthere wasno along itscourse. Whileflooding in Assam is however, datebackonlytothe 1950s in morerainfall and higher riverrunoff. comparable periodduring 1956-2004.The widelyreportedevery year —nopermanent Bangladesh, whichthe newstudy analysed. The study looked at rings of ancient trees worstspell lastedfromabout 1560-1600, solution has been found yet—low-lying ar- The study is basedonanexaminations of sampledat28sites in Tibet, Myanmar,Nepal 1750-1800, and 1830-1860. eas of Bangladesh tooare hit very hard.In tree rings, whichshowedrainfallpatterns and Bhutan, at sites close enough to be af- 1998,70% of Bangladesh went underwater, going backseven centuries —long before dis- fected by the same weathersystems as the The takeaways while serious floods also came in 2007 and charge records were compiled. Brahmaputrawatershed. Analysing the The researchers said their findings mean 2010,the researchers noted. J&K’sRoshniAct:whoithelpedownland,andwhyit’sbeenscrapped

What wasthe RoshniAct? much didthe government earn? Whyhas it been controversial? When wasthe Actscrapped? cians, bureaucratsand businessmen were BASHAARATMASOOD Formallythe Jammu and Kashmir State At thetimeitpassed theAct, the govern- In its2014report,the CAGtermedthe In October 2018,then Governor SatyaPal enumerated with parents’ names, residence, SRINAGAR,DECEMBER1 Land(Vestingof Ownershipto theOccupants) ment expected to transfer the ownershipof schemeaRs-25,000-crorescam.Itflaggedir- Malik repealedthe Roshni Actprospectively. job profile and affiliation. Forothers, only Act, 2001,itwas passedbythe then National 20.46lakhkanals(1.02lakhhectares)of state regularities and said arbitraryreduction of “AllpendingproceedingsundertheActshall names and parents’ names were specified. THE JAMMU&Kashmir administrationhas Conferencegovernment ledbyFarooq land—16.02lakhkanalsinJammuregionand prices by astandingcommittee wasdoneto stand cancelledimmediately... anyaction recentlyreleasedaseries of lists of alleged Abdullahtogiveownershipto peopleinpos- 4.44lakhkanalsinKashmir.Thegovernment benefit politicians and influential people. takenunder the provisions of the repealed Whydid groups in Jammu campaign beneficiaries of the Roshni Actof2001, now session of stateland,withacut-off of 1990, setaspeculative target of Rs 25,000crore. Shortlyafter the government had ap- Actshall notbeinvalid,” his order read. againstthe Roshni Act? scrapped,whichgaveownershiprightstothe and againstapaymentasdeterminedbythe However, transfer of ownership wasap- proved theAct,the then StateVigilance InSeptember2019,Malikorderedaprobe Someright-wingsgroupsinJammuhave unauthorisedoccupantsofstate landagainst government. Since the aim wastogenerate proved foronly6.04lakh kanals —5.71lakh Organisation filedanFIR againstsome peo- by thestate Anti-Corruption Bureauintoall alleged the Roshni Actwas meanttochange payment of apremium. Political leaders and resourcesforhydroelectricpowerprojects,it kanals in Jammuand 33,392 kanals in ple who didn’t satisfy the criteria but man- dealingsundertheRoshniScheme.Following the demographyofthe Hindu-majority bureaucratshavebeenamongthosenamed. wascalledRoshni (Light) Act. Kashmir.And only 3.48lakh kanals land was aged to vest ownership of land under the this, another petitionwas filedinthe High Jammu district. “The courtobservation has The transfersare being probed by the CBI. In 2005, the PDP-Congress coalition gov- actuallytransferred. The government re- scheme. Aprominentcasecameto beknown Courtseekingtransferof theprobetotheCBI. provedthattherewasademographicchange. Following arecent order by the Jammu ernment ledbyMufti Mohammad Sayeed visedits target to Rs 317.55 crore, and earned as the Gulmargland scam, in whichseveral Thirty thousand casesoflandtransfer were &Kashmir High Court, the administration amended theAct to relaxthe cut-off year onlyRs76.46crore —Rs54.05 crorefrom topbureaucratsare accusedofillegallytrans- What did the courtsay? reportedinthestategovernmentorder,outof has annulledthe Act(it wasearlier repealed from1990to 2004.Inalateramendment,the Kashmir (targetRs123.49crore)and Rs ferringlandofthe GulmargDevelopment In October this year,the High Courtde- whichover25,000 cases were from Jammu prospectively)and decidedtoretrieve land Ghulam Nabi Azadgovernmentset the pre- 22.40 crorefromJammu region (targetRs Authority to private parties. Oneofthe main claredtheRoshniAct“illegal,unconstitutional andonly 4,500fromKashmir,”saidpetitioner transferredunder the Roshni scheme. miumat25% of the market rate and the cut- 194.06crore). accusedinthiscase,IASofficerBaseerAhmad and unsustainable” and held allotmentsun- and lawyer Ankur Sharma,who heads the Right-wing groups in Jammu have de- offdateat2007. The government gave free Ownership of 3lakh kanals (17,500 Khan,was appointed Adviser to theLt derthe Actasvoid ab initio.Itordered aCBI group Ik JuttJammu. scribed thescheme as being aimedat ownershiprightsonagriculturallandto farm- hectares) has been vested in Jammu region Governorof J&KinMarch thisyear.Noaction probeintotransfer of ownership, sought ac- Governmentfigures show that owner- changingthe demographyofJammu re- ers occupyingit, who onlyneededtopay Rs as against33,000 kanals in Kashmir.In wastaken againsttop bureaucratsinsimilar tion againstbureaucratsinvolved, and asked ship rightshavebeentransferred for44,912 gion, while mainstream political parties 100per kanal of land as documentation fee. Kashmir,mostofthis land had been leased cases in Jammuregion. Apetition wasalso the government to make public the names of kanals in Jammudistrict —whichismore have accusedthe government of being se- outto businesshousesandforresidentialpur- filedinthe High Courttocheckviolations of prominentpeopleallottedland.Inlistsof ben- than the landtransferredinthe entire lective againstMuslims. Howmuchwas transferredand how poses, in some cases foralmost100years. the Actbasedonthe 17 FIRs. eficiaries made public sofar,names of politi- KashmirValley. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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MEND AND REPAIR Ashok Gulati

Centre’s taxcollectionspickeduppace in October.Itshould FARMERS HAVE PROTESTED againstthe re- Another demand is making theMSP Exchanges wherefarmerscan buy “put op- centlyenactedfarm laws by converging on statutoryand legallybinding even on the pri- tions” at MSP before they even sowtheir increase itsspending, impartapositive impulse to economy Delhi’s highways connectedtoneighbour- vate sector,implying that anyone buying be- crops, and if the market prices at the time of ing states. The agitation is primarilyled by lowMSP could face prison. Letmesay that it harvestturnout to be belowMSP,govern- IRRORINGTHE TREND in the broader economy, the fiscal position of Punjab farmers, although some other is notthe firsttime that suchademand has ment can compensatethem partlyfor lower the central government is beginning to showsigns of improvement. groups have also joined.Ibelieve everycit- been raised.Itcameupseveral times even market prices. Iconsider it afeasible option, Datareleasedbythe Controller General of Accountsshows that after izen has the right to protest peacefully. But during the time of the UPAgovernment in and it can kickinimmediately. contracting in the firsthalf of this financial year,the Centre’s gross tax blocking highways reveals their intention 2004-13, and it wasrejected everytime. I The fourth option is to totallydecen- Mcollections turnedmarkedlypositive in the month of October.The is to createchaosand disruption, which considerthis impractical as thereare 23 com- tralisethe MSP,procurement, stocking, and maygoout of hand. modities forwhichMSPsare announced, but publicdistribution system (PDS).Since improvementin collectionswasquitebroad-based, drivenbyhigherindirect taxesand per- Here, letmealso saythat Ifeel thereisa in actual practice onlywheat and rice enjoy manystatesand activists aresayingthat sonal income taxes. However, despitethis, the Centre’s gross taxcollections at the end of gross communicationfailure on the part of MSPs in anymeaningful manner,and that agriculturalmarketing is astate subjectand, October stood at Rs 8.75 lakh crore, Rs 1.76 lakh crorelower than lastyear’s collections. thecentralgovernment to explain to farm- tooonlyin6-7 states. Punjab is the biggest through these laws,the Centreistrampling At the aggregatelevel, the Centre’s gross taxcollections grew by ahealthy17per cent in ers what these laws are, and howtheyare in- gainer as its95-98per cent of market arrivals over their jurisdiction, then whyevenhave October.Muchofthis improvement can be traced to higher indirect taxcollections, which tendedtobenefit them. This communication of wheat and paddy areprocured at MSP by acentralMSP?SinceMSP and procurement grew by 23.6 per cent in October,with revenuefromcentral GST, excise and customs all gapwas fullyexploited by some politicalpar- stateagencies on behalf of the Food existbasicallytosupportfarmers forsup- ties and social activists,who themselvesare Corporation of India (FCI). The FCI is over- plying grains to the FCI to feed into the PDS, showing healthygrowth,asconsumption activity pickedup. Over the April-October pe- facing an existentialistthreat and believe that loadedwith grain stocks that aremorethan letthe whole moneyonso-calledfood sub- riod, indirect taxesweredownonly6.5 per cent compared to lastyear.Under direct taxes, the NarendraModigovernmentcan do no 2.5 times the bufferstock norms, indicating sidy be allocatedtostatesonthe basis of revenuefrom personal incometaxes maintainedits upwardtrajectory, growing at a16.6per good forthis country. Amassive misinfor- massive economic inefficiency in the grain their shareinall-Indiapoverty/proportion cent in October,upfrom2.6 per cent lastmonth, while corporatetax collections continue mation campaign waslaunched, saying that management system, costing the tax-payers of vulnerable population, all-India wheat to contract, though the pace of decline has easedconsiderablyinrecent months. The gov- these laws areasell-out to corporatehouses, Since manystates and thousands of crores without serving anypur- and rice production, all-India procurement ernment’s proceeds from disinvestment as well as from non-tax sources continue to re- will abolish the MSP system, dismantle pose, and that, too, at atime when the coun- of wheatand rice, etc. APMC mandis, and even capturefarmers’ activists are saying that trydesperatelyneeds funds to tackle COVID- Awell thought-out formula is neededto main amajor source of concern. As againstadisinvestment target of Rs 2.1lakh crore, col- lands.Nothing can be further from the truth. agricultural marketing is a 19 at home and China on itsborders. I allocate, say, Rs 1,00,000 croreoffood sub- lections in the firstseven months have been onlyRs6,178 crore, while non-tax revenue Neither do the laws sayanything about state subjectand,through consider this policyoption impractical be- sidy.And then letthe states decide what collections have remainedatless than athirdofthe budgeted target,asagainst72per cent it, nor is the MSP/APMC system going to dis- these laws,the Centre is cause if the government cannotcope up with should be the stateMSP and letthem han- lastyear.But, despitethe improvement in itstax receipts,the Centrehas nowcut backtax appear with these laws.Yes, what would cer- excess production of justwheat and rice in dle procurement and stocking costs.The devolution to states to Rs 37,233crore in October,fromRs41,965 croreinSeptember —in- tainlycome underpressure is the highcom- trampling over their anymeaningful way, think of howitwill han- deficit states can invitetenders forsupply- dicative of the severe adjustment likelytobemade to the budgetedshareofstatesinthe di- mission of arhtias, mandifees and cess that jurisdiction, then why dle 23 commodities under MSP. ing them required quantities or,evenbetter, visible taxpool on account of loweroverall taxcollections. states collect, whichaccount forasmuchas even have acentral MSP? In caseofexcess production, the private theymay introduce cash transfers in the PDS 8.5 per cent over the MSP in Punjab, amount- sector will notcome forwardtobuy at MSP, system. Iwould go astepfurther and include The GDP datareleasedbythe National Statistical Office revealedthat government Since MSPand procurement ing to roughlyRs4,500to5,000 croreeach and the government will nothavethe another Rs 1,00,000 croreoffertiliser sub- spending actuallydeclinedinthe second quarterofthe current financial year,imparting year.Asubstantial chunk of this is neverau- exist basically to support wherewithal to buy all and stockthem sidy and free up fertiliser prices from any acontractionaryimpulse to theeconomy. Whilethis trend reversedinOctober,with cen- dited by the Comptroller and Auditor General farmersfor supplying grains withoutany viableoutlet. It will massively controls. Still further, even includeanother tral government spending growing by 9.5per cent, total central government spending in (CAG)ofIndia. to the FCI to feed into the distort markets, makeIndianagriculture Rs 1,00,000,say,ofMNREGA.Letthe Finance the firstseven months of the year remainedatalmostthe same levelaslastyear.Thus, de- What arethe policyoptions nowthatthe PDS, let the whole money non-competitive andstocking of these will Commission work out aformula fordistri- spitethe announcementofvariousrelief packages, therehas notbeen anysignificant farmers have dug in their heels?Punjab be financiallyunsustainable. And then,why bution of this Rs 3,00,000 croreamongst farmer leaders, includingtwo majorpolitical on so-called food subsidybe only23commodities, whynot 40? This states basedonsome tangible performance pick-up in public spending. Merelymeeting itsbudgeted expendituretargetwould now parties, demand repeal of these laws.Idon’t allocated to states on the type of statesocialism is asurepathtofi- indicators. And the Centreshouldget offfrom implyanincrease in spendingof33.7 percent over the November to March period, which think that would be in the largerinterestof basis of their share in nancial disaster. MSP,PDS, fertiliser subsidy,and MNREGA. would impartapositive impulse to theeconomy. thecountry’s peasantry,asrepealingwould The thirdpolicy option is to use the Price This would be true decentralisation, and mean bringing backcontrols,licence rajand all-India poverty/proportion Stabilisation Schemetogivealifttomarket can be accomplishedprovidedenough the resultant rent-seeking. Remember milk, of vulnerable population, prices by pro-actively buyingapartofthe ground work is done well in advance. But will poultry, fishery, etc. don’tgothrough the all-India wheat and rice surplus whenevermarket prices crash,say this be acceptable to farmer leaders/oppos- mandi system and their growth ratesare 3to production, all-India morethan 20 per cent belowMSP.Itcan be ing states/activists?Onlytime will tell. RIPPLEOFUNCERTAINTY 5times higher than that of wheat andrice. done directlybyNAFED-type agencies that Overall, almost90per cent of the agri-pro- procurement of wheat arealready active in the case of pulses and Gulati is InfosysChair professor for Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientistthreatens renewalof duce is sold to the private sector. and rice,etc. oilseeds, or use Commodity Derivatives agriculture nuclear deal with US, could escalateconflict in region

NLIKE QASEM SOLEIMANI,the Iranian general in charge of the Quds Forceofthe RevolutionaryGuardkilled by aUSdrone strikeinJanuary, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh wasnot ahousehold name within Iran or well Uknown outside it. But Fakhrizadeh is widelyregardedasakey figure ENGINEER AND BUILDER in Iran’s nuclear weapons programme and his assassination latelast month —for whichnoone has yetclaimedresponsibility —will have serious geopoliti- cal implications in West Asia and beyond. That he wasaccompaniedbyseveral body- Leaders like FCKohli laid thefoundation forIndia’s IT boom guards to thelast, even when he waskilledinanambush attackonarural road outside Tehran, attests to howseriouslyIrantook his security. Fakhrizadeh’s assassination, coming soon afterSoleimani’s killing, has ledtospeculation NDayasindhu about the perpetrators’ motives. Iran has hintedthat Israel and Saudi Arabia arebehind the FCKOHLI, the long-time CEO of Tata ensured that companypersonnel were Burroughs, aleading US computer manufac- attackand has vowedrevenge. At the same time, the government has attemptedtodown- ConsultancyServices (TCS) who passed trainedoncomputers. When Tata Electric turer,for ajoint venturewith Tatastosell and playFakhrizadeh’s importance, and giventhe natureofthe ambush on Iranian soil, seems away lastweek,playedapivotal role in nur- CompanyinstalledaWestinghousecom- service Burroughscomputers in India. Soon, to want to discouragespeculation that the assassins mayhavehad help from locals on the turing information technology (IT) in India. puter in the late1960s, it wasamong the few TCSbegan writing softwarefor Burroughs — ground. The official response has been two-fold: President Hassan Rouhani appears to be With his Queen’s Universityand in the worldatthe time to use acomputer one of itsfirstoffshore-basedsoftwareserv- counselling patience, arguing for“revenge” at atime and place of Iran’schoosing, while the MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology (MIT) forefficientlycontrollingthe powergrid. ices project. Afew years later,Kohli and other IRGC seems to favour immediateretaliation. What is immediatelyinthe spotlight, though, electrical engineering pedigree, he could In 1968,the executive leaders in Tata Sons, senior Indian technocratsdeclinedaplan to have emigrated to adevelopedcountry. includingJRD Tata,wantedKohlitojointheir mergeTCS with the Tata Burroughs joint is the Iran nuclear deal whichDonald Trumppulledout of and aJoe Biden WhiteHouse However, he chose to join the Tata Electric newdivision, Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS), venture, as theybelievedthat TCS, an all- will likelyconsider rejoining. ForbothIsrael and Saudi Arabia —Iran’s rivalinthe Great Companyinthe early 1950s. whichhad a“large”ITconsulting practice Indian entity, hadtobenurtured independ- Gamein West Asia and NorthAfrica—sucharapprochementwouldbedetrimentaltotheir Kohli was, firstand foremost, an engineer. consisting of afew professionals. Notsurpris- ently. TCSnow has an annual revenueof interests.Thus far, since the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran has conducted asortofcold war, acting He kept abreastofthe latest in electrical and ingly,one of his firstdecisions at TCSwas to re- about $22 billion and employs over 4,53,000 largely throughproxies suchastheHouthirebelsinYemen,rather than engaging in adirect electronics engineering throughouthis life, Kohli wasahands-on cruit almost the entireclass of IIT-Kanpur’s professionals. and sought out like-mindedengineers to en- MTechelectrical engineeringdepartment, While Kohli believedinkeeping TCSin- conflict. Aretaliation to the Fakhrizadeh assassination could changethe dynamics of this con- engineer and among the flict forthe worse and, in the bargain, scupper anymeaningful renewalofthe nuclear deal. sure that the discipline is puttothe best use with specialisation in computer science. dependent, he wasalso welcoming of the forthe country. One such electrical engineer earliest to learn the Howhavethe bets Kohli placedinthe best global companies when he believed Thereare many within the US establishment and the Democratic partywho strongly from Mumbai in the early 1950s wasPK fundamentals of computers 1960s turnedout today? According to that their technology would be useful for support Israel and want Bidentoseek greaterconcessionsfromIranwhile re-negotiating Kelkar, who went on to becomethe firstdi- and Fortran programming. Nasscom, India’s IT and IT-enabledservices India. Achangeinpolicyinthe late1970s the deal. Suchamovecouldpay off, or resultinstrengthening more radical forces within rector of the Indian InstituteofTechnology, sector has annual revenues of about $191 bil- ledtoIBM, the largest US computer com- Iran. On the other hand, Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalitiongovernment seems to be on the Kanpur.Kelkar and Kohli playedanimpor- He started the processof lion and employs over four million profes- panythat operated in India through afully vergeofcollapse,and thereare protestors on the streetsofJerusalemdemanding his res- tant role in ensuring that IIT-Kanpur obtained computerisation in Tata sionals. Onecan trace this growth backtoa ownedsubsidiary, to shutshop in India. ignation. BetweenIranand Israel,then, the next fewweeksaugur atime of uncertaintyin an IBM 1620 computer with aid from the USA Electric Company. In 1968, fewhundred professionals in TCSand other Kohli playedarole in IBM re-entering the in 1963 —the machine became thenucleus Indian IT companies in the late1960s. From countryinthe early 1990s as aTatajoint the region. NewDelhi has thus farmanagedto maintain strong ties across the Middle East. he joined Tata Consultancy forIndia’s firstcomputercentre in an educa- ahandful of studentsgraduatingwith aspe- venture, Tata Information Systems. Today, Thisisatime to wait and watch, while continuing thepolicy of bipartisan friendship. tional institution. As apartofthe IIT-Kanpur’s Services (TCS), whichhad a cialisation in computer science in the late IBMoperates independentlywith alarge interviewboard, Kohli also recruited young ‘large’ IT consulting practice 1960s,India grantscloseto2,00,000 com- presenceinIndia, as do over athousand IT faculty to teachcomputer programming, who consisting of afew puter scienceand related degrees today. The and R&D subsidiaries of multinational cor- went on to becomedoyens of computer sci- professionals. One of his Indian IT and IT-enabledsector has notonly porations. ence education in India. earnedvaluable foreign exchangefor the It is thanks to IT leaders likeKohli that INHER NAME Kohli wasahands-on engineer and first decisions at TCS wasto country, but also providedquality jobs to col- India earnedits place as aglobal IT leader.He among the earliestparticipantstolearn the recruit almost the entire legeeducated youth, including first-gener- will continue to inspiregenerations of pro- Girls in an Uttarakhand district find their names on their fundamentals of computers and Fortranpro- class of IIT-Kanpur’s MTech ationgraduates. fessionals to leverage technology forthe bet- gramming in acomputer training course of- While servingonthe global boardofthe terment of India and the world. houses. It is aclaim worthnurturing feredbyIIT-Kanpur.Hestarted the process electrical engineering, IEEE(InstituteofElectrical and Electronics of computerisation in Tata Electric Company with specialisation in Engineers) —one of the world’s foremost The writer is co-founder and CEO of itihaasa HAT’SINAname?Patriarchy teachesawoman, early on,toset- with the material management function, and computer science. professional bodies —hezeroedinon Research and Digital. Viewsare personal. tle foraslender grip on the primaryblockofidentity —her name. It changeswith marriage,asseveral women take on theirhus- W band’s familynametomarkthe transition from one social unit to another.Some communities areknown to go further andre- name anew brideentirely. In India,itistiedwiththe persistent cultural belief, affirmedby DECEMBER 2, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO rituals, myths, music and cinema, that girls are parayadhan,destinedtobewrenchedaway from their tiesand rights in their maternalhome,tocedethe spacetheyonceownedinit. BIHAR BLINDINGS Opposition described as abarbaric attack sightofsix can be saved. And so,the pushby the district administrationof Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal to encour- ADISSATISFIEDOPPOSITION in the Rajya by thepolice.The DMK and afew inde- agefamilies to put up nameplates bearing their daughters’ name on their houses is are- Sabha todaystagedawalkout on the issue pendentsdid notjoin the walkout. PROTESTS ON SATI freshing step. In doing so, the government hopes to createawareness about gender rights of blinding undertrials in Bihar despitethe SEVERAL HUNDRED RESIDENTS of the Prime Minister’s assurance expressingher COURT STEPS IN walledcity watchedwith curiosity athree- and women’s right to ownproperty.Indeed, that Indian homes struggle to make space for “verydeep agony” and the Home Minister’s THE SUPREME COURTtodaydirected two hour confrontation between adozen ar- women’s names is an indication of aharsh economic logic —that marriageisaninstitution statement owning responsibility forwhat of itsofficers to visit theBhagalpur jail in ticulatedemonstrators and areligious pro- meant forthe aggrandisement of male property and familywealth, notwomen’s financial happened. The government’sassurance Bihar and give afirst-hand reportofthe cessioninhonourofSati at the parade health. Progressive changes in lawhavenot been enough to dentthat logic. Even if women that it would order an enquirybyaninde- eyepuncture incidentsalleged by the 15 grounds.The demonstrators representing have the right to claim ashareintheir parents’ property,thereislittle social legitimacy for pendent agencyand the announcement undertrials. Chief Justice YVChandrachud organisations suchasthe StreeSangharsh suchanassertion. But, as studies have shown, the ownership of property makes aspectac- that the Prime Ministerhad decidedtogive and Justice Chinnappa Reddy,who stud- Samiti, Legal Aid Cell forWomen ex-gratia relief of Rs 15,000 to eachofthe iedthe reportofthe doctor whoexamined (Congress-I), and National Federation of ulardifference to women’s resilience, bringing down levels of domestic violence and poverty. victims did notsatisfy the Opposition, eight of them, said “the incident would Indian Women protestedinfront of the The administration of Pauri Garhwal, also struggling with afalling child sexratio —a whichthought that the gruesome case de- shockthe conscience of humanity.This is shamiana of Rani Sati SarvaSangha.Two warning that female worthhas been found wanting by aruthless social calculus—hopes served amoresubstantive response from aflagrant violation of Articles 19 and 21”. hundred-odd men, women and children to prod families to see their futureingirlchildren. Anameplateonthe door might not the government. The walkout came at the Meanwhile, acommittee of three of the Sangha shouted counter-slogans lead to anewer home within, but it is surelyanaspiration worthseeding forthe future. end of athree-hour debate on what the ophthalmologists has saidthat the eye- and chanted “hymns”toSati. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The factisthat China-Australia relations remainedwarm in the past. But now, Canberraimplements awolf-style policy toward China and has become the most 11 THE IDEAS PAGE savage accomplice of US suppression of China.” —GLOBALTIMES,CHINA Sow the seeds of trust All the smoke MoreAmericans nowagree, with good scientific Demand forMSP as alegal rightisnot well-advised. But farmers’apprehensions about role of mandis reason, that marijuanashould be legal. India must and terms of procurementundernew laws needtobeaddressed join other countries in decriminalising itsuse

people in the countrywho owneduptous- ing marijuanain2019tothe government of India. Giventhat admitting to such be- haviour in astate-sponsored survey could lead to prison or,morelikely, beingextorted intopaying abribe, even this substantial figuremustbeviewedasaconservativees- timate.While the NCBhas assumed the pa- Sukhpal Singh triotic task of defending India’s moral pu- Vikram Patel rity from harmful foreign influences,itmay benefit from ahistory lesson: Marijuana WHATWAS SEEN as alocalisedPunjab-spe- has along and colourful history of usein cific protestagainstthe twonew (farm pro- AMIDST THEDIN of the US elections India, dating backatleasttwo millennia duce trade and commerce and contract whichhas leftapolarisednation even and the laws criminalising itsuse were im- farming) and one amended(essentialcom- moredivided, manyhaveoverlooked the posedbyforeigners. modities)union Acts about agricultural mar- fact that Americans did unitearound one First, it wasthe British who triedtoban kets has become anational event, withnew issue —getting stoned. Alongsidethe the substance on severaloccasions, finally farmer groups and national-levelfarmer al- presidential election, the question of giving up when itsown commission de- liances joining the protests on the borders of whether marijuana, whichisavailable in clared that that “themoderateuse of these Delhi.The government claimsthat the farm various forms in India (ganja, charas and drugs is the rule” and that even amongst Acts arefor the benefit of farmers and that bhang),should be legalisedfor recre- the “exceptional” excessive users“the in- farmers have notunderstood the same. The ational or medicinal use waspresented to juryisnot clearly marked”and that “the ef- farmers aredemanding arepeal of the three voters in anumber of states. Even if folks fect on society is rarely appreciable”. These Acts,thoughECA amendment is notanew in NewJerseyand Arizona disagreedwith astute observationshavewithstood the test Act, and making MSP alegal rightofthe those in Montana and SouthDakotaasto of time, with hundredsofstudies over the farmer.Thereisnodoubt that thereissome who theypreferred to be the President, pastcenturyconfirming theseconclusions. confusionamong farmersabout some as- theyall agreedthatgetting wasted should India continued to resistforeign pres- pectsofthe newActs. Forexample, the way be legal.Since 2012,when Colorado be- sureafter independence when, in 1961,it production agreementisdefinedhas ledto came the firststate to approve the recre- opposedthe inclusionofmarijuana in the fear among farmersaboutcontract farming ational use of marijuana, two-thirdsof Convention on Narcotic Drugs, citing itsrole being moreabout corporatefarming though Americanstatesnow allowits usefor me- in itssocial and religious customs.The in- the Actclearly says that farmer land can’tbe dicinal purposes,including15justfor fun. ternationalcommunity allowedIndiaare- leased, mortgaged or bought by the contract- And Americans, who were imprisonedfor prieve on twoconditions —that the govern- ingagency.But it is important to examine the CRSasikumar toking, can look forwardtoBiden’s presi- ment would notexport marijuana and that merits and feasibility of the twodemands of dency,not onlybecause it promises de- it would be ultimatelycriminalisedin25 protesting farmers. sidesthe minimum guaranteedprice, apre- farmers ‘the right to sell at MSP’ maybe criminalisingthe use of marijuana but years. And thus India’sown Narcotic Drugs The FarmerProduce Tradeand mium or bonuswhichwill be linked to APMC brought out.” alsothe rubbingout of past convictions. and Psychotropic Substances Actwas con- Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation)Act, or e-trading price. This goes againstthe very But the demand forMSP as alegal right is Foracountrywhich,onlyafew decades ceivedin1985which, while criminalising popularly known as APMCmandi bypass conceptofcontract farming.The contract notwell placed.Ifprivate playersdecidethat ago, had launched itsinfamous “war on marijuana,continuedtopermit the use of Act, creates anew “trade area” outsidethe price shouldbelefttothe contracting par- theywill notbuy at MSP and rather import drugs”, imprisoning millions of young peo- bhang (equivalent to banning cigarettes, but APMC marketyards/sub-yards whereany ties to decide. Further,ifthe understanding is agricultural produce, and FCI decidestonot ple (mostoften, blackmen) forusing drugs, allowing beedis). buyer withaPermanent Account Number that mandisare notdiscoveringprices well, procurefarmproduce forvarious reasons, the remarkablemarch towardslegalising Thereisnodoubtthat marijuanause has (PAN) can buy directlyfromfarmersellers then whypeg the contract pricetosuch where will the farmer sell? Punjab’s amend- the mostcommonlyuseddrug of allisre- itsrisks, as do all other substances whichaf- and the stategovernmentcan’t impose any mandi price? The government mustgoback mentstofarm Acts —making MSP manda- flected in the dramaticshiftinpublic atti- fect thebrain. Onehasto beparticularly con- taxesonsuchatransaction. Therefore, it is to the2003ModelAPMCAct,whichalso had tory forwheat and paddy and anypurchase tudes towardsmarijuana with over two- cernedthat, with legalisation in wealthy expected that this would lowerbuying costs model contract agreement with mandatory punishable with imprisonment or fine if thirds of adultsnow supporting its countries,newer hybrid strains of marijuana forbuyers and that would automatically and optionalprovisions in acontract. farmer is forced to sell at belowMSP —are legalisation, up from justabout10per cent whichcontain muchhigher concentrations meanhigher prices forfarmers. But buyers In the 2003 Model APMC Act, the APMC ill-advisedasthis lawwill discourageprivate 50 yearsago.Overthis period, attitudesto- of the active ingredient(THC) arebeginning buying at lowercostdoes notnecessarily wassupposedtoresolve the disputes. This Thedemand forMSP as a buyers from buying. Further,how can it be wardsmarijuana have also softenedglob- to swampthe market. Thereisevidence that meantheywouldpass on the costsaved on wasabettersystembecausethe farmer legal right is not well placed. proved that afarmer has been forced to sell ally, with Canada and Uruguaynow offer- these morepotent forms of the drugare procurement to sellingfarmers. The claim is knewand wasfamiliarwiththe system. If private playersdecide that her produce at belowMSP if afarmer des- ing nationwide marijuana stores, while dangerous foryoungpeople with vulnera- alsomade thatnow farmerswouldhavea Further,when alicence is giventoatrader or peratetosellendsupconsentingtosell at severalothershavedecriminalisedits use. bilities to develop mental health disorders choiceofchannels.This is somewhatmis- commission agent, thereisacounterparty they will not buyatMSP and belowMSP? It is difficult to enforce sucha This transformation is foundedupon a and this is whystrict regulations must be placedasthe majority of the farm produce risk assurance. In majoragricultural states, rather import agricultural law. Private agricultural marketscannotbe substantial body of science demonstrating partofany policytolegalisemarijuana.Only acrossIndia (withthe exception of states APMCs aremulti-stakeholder elected bod- produce,and FCI decides to run through suchdiktats. thatthe harms associatedwith marijuana legalisation offers the opportunity forim- likePunjab and Haryana) does notgo ies. OnlyPunjab has nothad an election to not procure farm produce for Currently, selling in the private market use were greatly overestimatedand that, plementing effective harm minimisation through APMCs. Anybody with aPAN card APMCs in the last40years. In the newtrade is the last option forfarmerswhere public likeall substances whichaffectour mental policies forthe vast,criminalisedsystems of allowed to buy agricultural produce could area, thereisnomechanism to provide coun- various reasons, where will procurement does nottakeplace. By creat- health, society should respond to itsuse productionand sale areoutside the scope of mean afree-for-all situation, whichisnot terparty risk. the farmer sell? Punjab’s ing stringent rules (fine or imprisonment), through progressivepublichealth policies anyregulation. desirable. The apprehension aboutMSP andpro- amendments to farm Acts — the government maycreateasituation —inshort, as withalcohol, rather thanban- Reassuringly, the winds of changeare Contract farming, as practised in India curement going away comes from Acts be- making MSPmandatoryfor wherefarmers would notbeable to sell at ning them and criminalising users, to im- blowing as amotleycrew of politicians, across crops and regions formanyyears, has ing linked to some previous policy docu- all. Maharashtraattempted this legalityin plement arange of strategies to control their like-mindedcops, an assortment of sadhus shown that marginal and small farmers are mentslikethe ShantaKumar Committee wheat and paddyand any 2018 in itsAPMCAct but had to reverse it af- use and reduce theharms associated with and civil society groups, suchasthe Great generallyexcluded. The problems theyface reportand the CACP reports suggesting re- purchase punishable with terprotestsbytraders. It is important to re- them. These strategiesinclude healthedu- Legalisation Movement (a fittinglytrippy include highlyone-sided(pro-contracting ducedprocurement and an end to open- imprisonment or fine if alise that MSP is apolitical or administra- cation, agerestrictions, taxation, limiting name!),join achorus to demand legisla- agency) contracts, delayedpayments, undue ended procurement from states likePunjab farmer is forced to sell at tive promiseordecision made by the the dose of the active ingredientsand ac- tive reforms. Andifscience and common rejections and outright cheating besides poor to cut down costs of FCI. It is feared that FCI government to farmers. Whyshouldapri- cess to counselling forthose who wish to sense aren’t sufficient, invoking our ancient enforcement of contract farming regulation itself maystart procuring directlyfromthe belowMSP —are ill-advised vate playerbetiedtoitand be penalised? stop. In doingso, yourootout thecriminal scriptures and rejecting colonial prejudices by the stategovernments. Therefore,arobust newtrade area to cut down buying costs like as this lawwill discourage On the other hand, when the government mafias, emptyjails of young peoplewhose maybeaneffectiveargumentfor our times. contract farming regulation wasneeded. The market fees and arhtiya commission. It is private buyersfrom buying. is trying to liberalise and open the market onlycrime wastohaveabit of fun, free up It surelycan’t be long before millions Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) moreabout the changes in the “social con- Further,how canitbeproved to encourageprivate buyers, thenitcan’t, at precious police time to go afterthe real around this countrycan lustilysing Dum Agreement on PriceAssurance and Farm tract” between the state’s farmers and the the same time, mandateatwhat pricethey crooksand generateanew source of in- maro dum or the iconiclyrics of Bob Marley, ServicesAct has definedFPOs (farmer pro- Union government that is the root cause of that afarmer has been forced should buy. comefor thestate. the talisman of marijuana aficionados from ducer organisations) as farmers,whichre- this apprehension. to sell her produce at below Forsmall and marginal farmers, APMC These dramatic changes in attitudes KingstontoCandolim, “I feel so high, Ieven strictsthem to the supply side, whenthere The demand forlegal backing to MSP also MSPifafarmer desperate to mandi is the lastresort channelofsale. If stand in starkcontrast to theexuberant ef- touchthe sky,sohereIcome again”. Iknow is hardlyany FPO in farm production, and ig- arises from the fact that the government has APMCs arereducedinimportance,theywill fortsbyIndia’s Narcotics Control Boardto manyofyou willbehumming the rest of nores their role as contract farming agencies. been announcing MSP for23crops, but pro- sell ends up consenting to loserather than gain unless moreofthem investigate, interrogate and arrest people this song. Further,the contract farming Actdoes not curement is limited to afew crops and afew sell at belowMSP?Itis areorganisedintoFPOs and become attrac- with small amountsofmarijuana. If they provide forremedies when companies can- states and farmers end up selling at below difficult to enforce sucha tive to private agencies forcontract farming keep this up, theyare going to needawhole The writer is the Pershing SquareProfessor cel contractsorthereisdelayintaking deliv- MSP.Also, CACP in one of itsreports in 2017- law. Private agricultural or direct purchase. lotmoreofficers to chase the 30 million of Global HealthatHarvardMedical School eryofproduce. 18 (kharif) suggestedthat “toinstil confi- Another problematic aspect of the Actis dence among farmers forprocurement of market cannot be run The writer is aprofessor at IIM that it says thesponsor would also pay, be- their produce, alegislation conferring on through suchdiktats. Ahmedabad.Views arepersonal LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR

WAIT AND SEE THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘A killing & IDEAS Our tribe of love the newMiddle East’ (IE, December 1). The geopolitical rivalrybetween the ONLINE major actors in West Asia has ahistoric genesis but the present stateofpoliti- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS Liberty of inter-faithcouplesmustbecelebrated,not reviled calpolarisationinthe region has been orchestrated by the outgoing adminis- ● TRUTHABOUTJNU: tration of US PresidentDonald Trump SACHIDANANDSINHA NusratJafri and his close advisor and confidant, Jared Kushner.The transitionteam of ● DEALINGWITHTRUMPISM WHEN MY CHRISTIAN cousin described the selveshalf-Muslimand half-Christian, but in alchemymadeithappen is amystery we are Our son inheritsanevenricher culturethan Joe Biden has already signalledareview AFTERTRUMP: communion bread as sweetand meltingon truth, we were always justabunchofkids, still unravelling;beingrule-breakers proba- me, in so manyways! And yetIhope he gets of major US policies overseas, and the SUBRATAMUKHERJEEAND the tongue, my elder sisters and Ibecame de- who had the luxurytosay that theyknewa blyhad alot to do with it. We dated foreight to be Indian before anything else. Middle Eastissuretofigureinits listof terminedtoget ataste of it during amass we little bit morethan the others about asec- years before we had our three marriagecer- What is it about inter-faith relationships priorities. The political eliteinthe South SUSHILARAMASWAMY were attending. Justbeforeour turn,the ond religion. In our liberal home, we even emonies, to make assortedgodshappy, in- thatmakes people sceptical or unsureabout Asian region should desistfromjump- www.indianexpress.com school matron magicallyappeared and gen- had the liberty to criticise both religions. My cluding the ones governing the land. amatch? What is it about another’s culture ingthe gun, inviting foreign conflictsin tlytook us aside —communion bread it father,aphysics lecturer,had alwaysplaced The nikah ceremony sawfullattendance that makes peoplefeel the needtoprotect the region is notgoing to serveanyone’s seems, is notfor the unbaptised. deepemphasis on education firstand then from the in-laws’side. Curiosity foradifferent theirs? In an ideal world, it would be no one’s interest. Growing up in ahousehold with theology,ifany at all. We celebratedEid with cultureand the famous Lucknow cuisine business whomawoman should choose to Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata from getting greedy and luredby prom- Christianity and Islam flowing freely, we as muchfervour as Christmas and Easter. I were topreasons forthe high turnout. Come marry.Women areleading in all fields,surely isesfromthe opposition.Perhaps,that is were exposed to an intermingling of cultures remember singing hymnswith carol singers to think of it, we should have walkedtheaisle theyare capable of finding their ownsuit- LOYALTY NEEDED toomuchtoexpect? that can onlymakeone’s childhood richer. on foggy December evenings justasvividly to honour the Christian side too. able boys.Atwhat stagedid the statefeel the Melville XD’Souza, Mumbai Sometimes it ledtofauxpas likethe one at as we would sing Nauhasonsultrysummer Iremember howaguesthad remarked, needtostepin? THISREFERS TO the report,‘Karnataka the church,orthis other time, when my sis- Muharramnightswith our cousins. “howMuslim Ilooked”onthe dayofthe Ifeel uneasy breaking down people into MLC, whodefectedto BJP,can’t bemade A TRESPASS ter, thoroughlyconfusedabout whose side In 2011,myown inter-faith marriage met nikah and howBengali Ilooked on the dayof theirreligious identity or to even further dis- minister’(IE,December 1). An MLAwho of relativeswas visiting, exclaimed, “Adaab little to no resistance from either of our the Bengali shaadi. To me, however, Ilooked sect them and divide them intocastesand has defected from the earlier govern- THIS REFERSTOthe editorial, ‘Strikeone’ Amma”, to an old conservative Christian rel- Muslim/Hindu families. Questionsabout likeany other bride,neitherMuslim nor classes. Notfittingintoany one boxisthe ment cannotbemade aministerdue to (IE, December1). In 2018,the Supreme ativeofmymother. That innocent confusion food, oddlytoppedthe listofconcernsfrom Bengali. Justahappybride! biggestlegacy of amixed cosmopolitan up- some technicality.Defections from one Courtaffirmedinthe case of Hadiya(for- ledtoimmenseawkwardness but gave the some relatives. While Iamavegetarian Shia My husband and Iare twofiercely bringing. The liberty to choose, to celebrate party to another arenot anew practice. merly Akhila) andShafinJahan thatno familyananecdote to laugh at forever. And, Muslim (yes we exist), my husband is a independent individuals, and religion and acceptisundeniable. Why, even the free- The whole system needs arevamp. one had arighttointerfere in the mar- of course, our questfor the sacramental biryani-loving, fish-hating Hindu Bengali hardlyfeatures in ourdailylives.Wehave domtocriticise and question one’s culture Drastic electoral reforms arethe needof riageofconsenting adults. By register- bread is still on. from Delhi.He’s the type who would appre- mutual respect forour communities and is perhapsthe biggestboon of this amalga- thehour.Inorder to safeguardthe inter- ing itsfirst case underthe newanti-con- My parentshad an inter-faith marriage ciateshami kebab,onlyifthe recipedidn’t cultural backgrounds, unless, of course, the mation. In acountrythat seemstobeatthe ests of all political parties, it would only version law, based on acomplaint from in 1970,whenitwas difficult but notagainst have anychana dal in it. I’m the boring non- conversation is around the best golgappas brink of losing this freedom to proposednew be fair to suggestthat the candidates be the father of ayoung woman, the Uttar anylawsofthe state. Theyfacedtheir share foodie who unabashedlyadmits that bain- in the country. While my vote undeniably laws,myonlyprayer is that the Dylan Jafri requiredto file an affidavit or some kind Pradeshgovernment has trespassedon of opposition from their respective families, gandishes areher favouritefood item — goes to Lucknow, he sticks strong with Roys andthe MeeraPamela Jafris (my of abond that theywould owe allegiance an inalienable right guaranteedbythe but noneenoughtodeter the two, who re- muchtomymother-in-law’s consternation. Bengali Market. mother)ofthe worldincrease their tribe. The to their party forthe entireterm, if Constitution. mainedhappilymarriedfor 39 years till my My husbandand Imet while doing a We arenow raising our son calledDylan tribethat stems from love and love alone. elected.This would stop our politicians SSPaul, Nadia dad passedawayin2009. Master’s in mass communication in Delhi. Jafri Roy(whose namewill surelykeepall Whilegrowing up, we oftencalledour- Love happened, as theysay.Whatspecific those he meets over the years fascinated). 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020 12 EXPRESS NETWORK Health Secy: Govt ‘New farm laws will be disaster’: Issuessorted hasn’t spoken RLD plans protests across UP aftermeeting, of vaccinating HARIKISHANSHARMA MP farmers to NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 mark Dec 3as claimsTMC; entire country DESCRIBINGTHEthreenewfarm laws as a“disaster” forfarmers, ‘anti-corporate former Union ministerand na- Priority to vaccinatecritical tional president of RashtriyaLok day’, intensify Suvendusilent Dal (RLD) Ajit Singh on Tuesday mass of population, break chain saidhispartywillholdprotests at agitation districtheadquartersacrossUttar expertgroup on vaccine admin- Pradesh on Wednesday. ATRIMITRA KAUNAINSHERIFFM istration is also discussing “By bringing the newfarm IRAMSIDDIQUE KOLKATA,DECEMBER1 NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 whether the population that has laws,the government wantsto BHOPAL,DECEMBER1 already recoveredfromthe infec- hand over the trade in farm pro- THE TRINAMOOL Congress on WITH THE countryexpected to tion will have to be vaccinated. duce to big capitalists... This will FARMERS ACROSS 52 districtsof Tuesdayevening claimedtohave witness itslargest vaccination “This is one of the mandates the be adisasterfor the farmers. Our Madhya Pradesh areall settohit “sortedout” all issues with rebel drive –againstCovid-19—next national expertgroup on vaccine partyopposestheselaws.Wewill Protesters at the Delhi-Haryana border on Tuesday. AP theroadsto participateinachakka party leader Suvendu Adhikari year,the central government on administration (toexamine if the holdprotests againsttheselaws at jaam on December 3toprotest following ameeting between the Tuesdaysaid itspriority will be people who have developedan- district headquarters in UP on againstthe three farm Bills and former ministerand some sen- Suvendu Adhikari, to firstvaccinateacritical mass tibodies againstthe virus should Wednesday,”Singh told The seek assurance on aMinimum ior party leaders. Prashant Kishor of the population and break the be vaccinated). Other countries Indian Express over phone. 30 medal-winners SupportPrice (MSP). Sporadic TMC veteranand Lok Sabha chain of transmission of the arealso examining it. No final de- “Theyhavepracticallyended protests held in different parts of MP SougataRoy,and party MPs virus, indicating that the entire cision has been taken...” Bhushan MSP in some states. Forinstance, the stateare settointensify with Sudip Bandopadhyayand his familyand other close associ- population maynot be manda- said. (APMC)mandiswere dismantled back farmers, ready meetingscalledatvillagelevelsto Avishek Banerjee, besides politi- ates. He will probablyannounce torilyvaccinated. Bhargava,however, pointed by theNitishKumarGovernment mobilise farmers aftertalksre- cal strategistPrashant Kishor, his stand afterthat,” this aide During the weeklybriefing out that currently, the World inBiharin2006.ThereisnoMSP- mainedinconclusive on Tuesday. were present in the meeting with said. on the pandemic, Union Health Health Organization’s mandate basedprocurementinthestate.In to return their awards The protesters will also mark Adhikari. AfterAdhikari's resignation SecretaryRajesh Bhushan reit- during the conduct of clinical tri- UPalso,MSP-basedprocurement December 3as“anti-corporate “All issues have been sorted from the Cabinetlastweek,there erated that the “government has als is to vaccinatewithout ascer- is nottaking place properly,” said “I and my three brothers, day” againstthe farm Bills and out. Hopefully, tomorrowhewill wasspeculation that would join notspoken about vaccinating taining if the volunteer has de- Singh, who served as Agriculture NITINSHARMA Balkar Singh Cheema, Kuldeep the 36th anniversaryofthe makeastatement and clarifyhis the BJP.After Tuesday's meeting, the entirecountry”. “Important velopedantibodies against MinisterintheVajpayee-ledNDA CHANDIGARH,DECEMBER1 Singh Cheema and Gurmeet Bhopal Gas Tragedy. stand,” Roysaid afterward. Lok Sabha MP and BJP statepres- to getfactual information on the virus. government between 2001 and Singh Cheema, have represented Dr Sunilam, atwo-term MLA Adhikari, who resignedasa ident Dilip Ghosh said, “This is an these (on vaccinating the entire “Thereare twoissues linked 2003. FORTHE lasttwo days,former India in basketball and all of us from Multai in Madhya Pradesh stateministeronFriday, however, internal matter of the TMC. Iwill population),” Bhushan said. in this (on vaccinating those who He said MSP of paddy in UP is Indian basketball playerand could achieve national and inter- and amember of working com- did notmakeacomment;hedid notsay anything on this. But I DG ICMR Dr Balram have antibodies). One, if some- aroundRs1,900perquintalbutin Arjuna awardwinner,Sajja Singh national glorydue to the efforts mittee of All India Kisan notreplytomessages sent on his have spoken about the suffocat- Bhargava said the decision will one has antibodies and if you the absence of proper procure- Cheema,has been contacting fel- of our father Surjit Singh, who SangharshCoordination phone either.Asked forhis reac- ing situation within TMC, so any- largely depend on dataonthe ef- give the vaccine, can youdevelop ment, farmers areforcedtosell lowArjuna and Padma award- owned20acres of land in village Committee (AIKSCC) under tion, his father,TMC MP Sisir one who wantstocome with us, ficacy of the vaccine candidates. anyvaccine-associated adverse their crop at around Rs 1,100per winning sportspersons in Dabulian near Kapurthala. A which250 farmers organisation Adhikari, said, “If it is true, Iam including Suvendu Adhikari, will “The question would depend on reaction; second, if we measure quintal. Punjab to makethem rallyin farmer provides food notonlythe have come together,said, “We happy.” be welcome in our party.” the efficacy of the vaccine; there the antibodies, can we avoid vac- When askedwhy western UP supportofprotesting farmers country, but also to players and will be holding an anti-corporate According to veteranleader Adhikari wasseen as distanc- is arange, it maybe60per cent cine to that person, and there- farmers arenot protesting and return their awards to the we all arewith them in this fight. daytohighlight what happens Roy, the meeting took place in ing himself from the TMC forthe efficacy in someone or 70 per fore,can we spareour vaccines,” againstthe three farm laws while President. The laws reek of something bad when free hand is giventocor- NorthKolkataand lastedmore pastseveral months –hewas or- cent in another,” he said. “The he said. “Regarding the firstone, those in Punjab have been Cheema has got the support forthe farmers,” said 63-year-old porates likethe Union Carbide than twohours. “Wemet with ganising programmes without second issue is that our purpose thereisenough datatoshow protesting since the promulga- of morethan 30 former Olympic Cheema, who spoketoThe Indian whichwent scott free. The pres- Suvendu at around 6pm. It was the party banner,and an outfit is to break the chain of virus that adverse reaction does not tion of the ordinances in June, and continental medal winners, Express from the private ward of surewill onlyintensify until our held in averycordial atmos- called‘Dadar Anugami (Brother’s transmission. If we areable to happen. However, thereisdis- Singh said, “Punjab has awell-es- including Gurmail Singh and aJalandhar hospital. demands aremet and the three phere. Suvendu has some reser- Followers)’ wasplacedindiffer- vaccinateacritical mass of peo- cussion still going internation- tablishednetwork of (APMC) Surinder Singh Sodhi —mem- “I had sufferedfromCovid- farm laws arerepealed." vation on some issues...but he is ent places. ple and break the transmission, ally. The WHO has clearly stated mandis. Forevery 4-5 villages, bers of 1980 MoscowOlympic 19 lastmonth... Ihavejustcome The protestwill receive sup- very muchwith us.” Adhikari, who wasMinister we might nothavetovaccinate in all itsSolidarity vaccine trials thereisamandi. However, west- gold medal winning Indian out of ICUand IhopethatIwill portfromemployeesof themandi Roysaid, “Therewas aneed in Charge of Transport, Irrigation the entirepopulation.” that we don't needtomeasure ern UP does nothavesuchanet- hockeyteam .The group now recoverintime to join all the board, manyofwhom have not forameeting to sortout all is- and WaterResources, was “Also, the role of masksisim- the antibodies, even find out that work.This is the reason that plans to writetoPresident Ram players in returning the awards... beenpaidtheirdueswithpaucity sues.... Youcannotsay achapter known to have expressedhis dis- portant and that will continue person had Covid-19, and go farmers arenot so organisedin Nath Kovind on Wednesdayto so far, morethan 30 players have of funds. FULLREPORTON has endedatany point of time in appointment at the party foros- even afterthe vaccination be- ahead and give it (vaccine). That this partofthe country.” seek an appointment. joinedour initiative..” www.indianexpress.com politics, but Iamhopeful that to- tensiblynot giving him the posi- cause we arestarting with a is in the mandateofWHO at the morrowSuvendu will hold a tion he deserved,unlikeother small population at atime. moment.” Meanwhile, Bhushan press conference and will clarify senior members. The difference Therefore, mask will continue to said the Health Ministryhas Kerala govt his stand.” became public on November 10, be usedtohelp break the chain written to all states to setupan Aclose aide said Adhikari re- when TMC held aseparatemeet- of viral transmission,” Bhargava expertgroup to study the mar- turnedhome in Kanthi, Purba ing to mark‘Nandigram Day' at said. Bhushan said the national ket and determine testing rates. gets Speaker Medinipur,soon afterthe meet- Nandigram, while Adhikari held nod to file ing. “InKanthi, he will talk with arallyatTekhali More. TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Vigilance 274 CASES: ACTIVECASES:4,35,603 case against DAYSSINCE 94,62,809 DEATHS:1,37,621 PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 14,13,49,298 | RECOVERIES: 88,89,585 Chennithala

CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS NOV30 31,118 48241,9859,69,322 SHAJUPHILIP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,DEC1

THECPI(M)-LEDLDFgovernment inKeralaonTuesdayobtainedthe Speaker’s sanction to registera Vigilance case againstLeader of Opposition in the Assembly, At a‘DuareSarkar’ campinsouth Kolkata, Tuesday. Partha Paul Congress’s Ramesh Chennithala, STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES Security officers patrol during the Hyderabad civic elections on Tuesday. AP in the bar briberycase under the ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK previous Congress-ledgovern- Maharashtra90,5578,655 ment. The development comes ‘Govt at doorsteps’ Rajasthan 28,653 4,537 before Kerala goes to the local After noisy campaign, GHMC body pollsnextweek. Madhya Pradesh 14,771 2,435 ChennithalasaidtheSpeaker’sac- drive launched in STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING tion is politicallymotivated. ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK polls record only 35% polling The government had last Andhra 7,8405,554 month decidedtorevivethe case Bengal, BJP says public Delhi 32,885 4,444 in 2010 and 45.29 per cent at some places between work- againstChennithala and two EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE other Congress leaders —both Chhattisgarh19,6352,291 recordedin2016. ers of TRS and BJP,and those be- funds used to campaign HYDERABAD,DECEMBER1 Turnout was35.80 per cent longing to the TRS and the ministers in the previous UDF STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES until 5pmand the final poll per- Congress, but polling in general term —after bar baron Biju ONNOV30 TOTAL AFTER Ahigh-decibel campaign centagewould be releasedafter remainedpeaceful. Ramesh’s recent claim that the Maharashtra3,837 18,23,896 by the BJP and TRS, the Greater compilation. Repoll wasordered in ward owners’associationhadallegedly EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Mamata targets Delhi 3,726 5,70,374 HyderabadMunicipalCorporation Fear of the pandemic as well number 26 owing to asymbol paidthembribetoget barhotelli- KOLKATA,DECEMBER1 (GHMC) elections on Tuesday as ageneral lackofinterest mix-up involving the twoLeft cence feereduced. Centre over Kerala 3,382 6,02,983 recordedjustover35per cent seems to have affected voting. At parties —CPI and CPI(M), PTI re- He also alleged that Kerala WITH AN eyeonthe 2021 PM-CARES STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS polling, leaving all parties jittery. some polling booths, therewas ported, quoting officials. Ballot Congress (M) leader Jose KMani, Assemblyelections, the Mamata ONNOV30 TOTAL The polling per cent is signif- notasingle voter until 4pm. papers were usedinall 150 nowwith the LDF,had offeredRs BanerjeegovernmentonTuesday Kolkata: ChiefMinister Delhi108 9,174 icantlylowerthan 42.20 per cent Some skirmishes were reported wards. 10 croretowithdraw the bribery launchedits massive ‘Duare MamataBanerjee on Maharashtra8148,217 charge againsthis latefather,K Sarkar’(governmentatdoorsteps) Tuesdayaccusedthe Mani, who wasthe then state outreachprogramme to ensure Centreofusing central West Bengal 48 8,424 Finance minister. people receive the benefitsof11 agenciestobulldozeIndia’s DataasonNovember30,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical Posters causing Covid patients to Following Ramesh’s allega- state-run welfareschemes. The federalstructure,andques- Researchandstategovernments.Oftenthenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive tions, the Vigilance conducted a Opposition,however, tore intothe tionedthe BJP-ledgovern- quickverification reportand ap- stateadministration,withtheBJP mentaboutthePM-CARES be treated like untouchables: SC proachedSpeaker P accusing the Trinamool Congress Fund.“Youareraisingques- Sreeramakrishnan, seeking his (TMC)of startingitselectioncam- tions about the Rs 25,000 PLAN TO SEND DEFAULTERS FOR COVID SERVICE touchables,” Justice Shah said posters or other signageoutside sanction to registeracase against paign with public money. relief we have givento Our position on mask proposal like EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE when Solicitor General Tushar the residences of those found Chennithala,whowasalegislator People were seen queuing up those affected during NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 Mehtapointed out that although Covid positive.” atthetimeof theallegedincident. in at least20,000camps setupin CycloneAmphan,butwhat that of Hamlet, Gujarat tells HC the Centrehad notprescribed The benchasked the peti- TheVigilanceDepartmenthas alltheblocks,panchayatsandmu- about the lakhs and crores PUTTINGUPposters or other sig- this, some states were following tioner,Kush Kalra, to respond to soughtGovernor’ssanctionto reg- nicipal wardsinthe state. of moneydonated to PM- An advocateappearing as nages outside homes of Covid- it on theirown, perhaps to pre- the Centre’s affidavit and fixed istercases againstformer minis- Thecampaignaimstohighlight CARES Fund? Wherehas EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE party-in-person had earlier pro- positive people mayend up vent inadvertent contact. the matter forhearing next on ters and Congress leaders KBabu adozengovernmentprogrammes themoneygone,”Banerjee AHMEDABAD,DECEMBER1 posedthat apartfrompenalising making the occupantsbeing Mehtaalso referred to an af- Thursday. and VSSivakumar basedon —KhadyaSathi, Swasthya Sathi, said at apress conference those found moving without treated as “untouchables”, the fidavit filedbythe Union Kalrahad earlier movedthe Ramesh’s allegations. caste certificates, Sikshashree, Jai afterastate Cabinetmeet- THE STATEgovernment claimed masks, theyshould be sent for Supreme Courtobserved on MinistryofHealth and Family Delhi High Court, seeking that On Tuesday, the Speaker also Johar,TaposiliBandhu,Kanyashree, ing. ENS thatitfounditself inthepositionof community service at Covid cen- Tuesdayevenasthe Centresaid Welfareinthis regard. guidelines be framedtodoaway gave sanctionforVigilanceto reg- Rupashree,Aikyashree,MGNREGS, Prince HamletinShakespeare’s tres to createaneffective deter- it had notauthorisedany such The affidavit states, “the cen- with the practice of pasting such isteracase againstIUML legisla- and Krishak Bandhu —and seeks playand referredto thesoliloquy, rence. AdvocateGeneral Kamal practice. tral government, through the posters. He contendedthat the torKMShaji on chargesofal- to reachout to those who have reachwill be organisedinfour “Tobe,ornottobe...”, sayingitwas Trivedi, appearing forthe state The remarks came from a MinistryofHealth and Family identities of Covid-19patients legedly takingabribeofRs25lakh been leftout, according to asenior phases, ending on January30. notinapositionto take adecision government,acknowledgeddur- benchofJustices Ashok Welfare(MoHFW) has already being made public, and being forallocating abatchofclass XII a official StateBJP presidentDilip or frame amodality on the pro- ingthehearingthatthoughtheis- Bhushan, RSubhash Reddy and communicated to the Additional put up on social media groups, governmentaidedhighersecond- Municipal Affairs minister Ghosh said, “Theyare using pub- posalto imposecommunityserv- sue of people repeatedly flouting MRShah while hearing aplea Chief Secretaries/Principal etc, is “leading to stigmatisation aryschool during previous gov- FirhadHakimsaid,“Thisisarevo- lic moneyfor their election cam- ice at Covid carecentres forthose the rule forwearing masksre- againstdifferent stategovern- Secretaries/ Secretaries (Health) and drawing of unnecessaryat- ernment. lutionarysteptaken by our gov- paign. After10years, if the state repeatedly found notwearing quires to be addressed, the gov- mentsfor posters being put up of all States and UTs(Union tention”. This, in turn, resultsin Chennithalasaid,“TheCPI(M) ernmenttoensurenoone is left governmenthasto launchacam- masks. The stategovernment’s ernment is unsureofhow “post- outside homes of coronavirus Territories) pointing it out that these people “shying away and has threatenedtoregistercases out. All those who areeligible for paign to ensureeverybody gets submission came in relation to a implementation”ofsucharule patientsstaying in isolation. the MoFHW Guidelines do not deliberatelychoosing nottotest againstadozen UDF leaders, but theschemeswillgetthebenefits.” the benefits, then the TMC lead- suomotuPILconcerningCovidis- wouldbetakencareofbythegov- “Hardreality is different. contain anyinstructions or guid- themselves”, the petitioner we arenot going to stop exposing The camps will function from ers should be ashamedofthem- sues at Gujarat HC Tuesday. ernment. These people aretreated likeun- ance regarding affixing of stated. corruption.” 10 amto 4pmeveryday. Theout- selves.” WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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TOPOFTHE WORLD Iran’sParliament advancesbilltostop nuclearinspections

Ajit Pai ASSOCIATEDPRESS TEHRAN,DECEMBER1 UNITED STATES AjitPaitostep IRAN'S PARLIAMENT on Tuesday advancedabill that would end downasFCC UN inspections of itsnuclear fa- cilities and requirethe govern- chaironJan20 ment to boostits uranium en- richment if European signatories Washington: Ajit Paihas to the 2015 nuclear deal do not announcedhis intent to provide relief from oil and bank- step down as the chair- ing sanctions. man of the Federal The votetodebatethe bill, CommunicationsComm- WORLD’S LONELIEST ELEPHANT FINDS AFRIEND whichwould needtopas ission on January20, the through severalother stages be- dayJoeBidentakesoathas Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliestelephant”, made contact with anotherofhis species forthe firsttimeineightyears fore becoming law, wasashow Protesters burn pictures of US President-elect Joe Biden and the 46th US President. Pai afterlanguishingalone in aPakistanzoo foryears.The Asian elephanthas been movedtoasanctuaryinOddar Meanchey, of defiance afterthe killing of a US President Donald Trumpduring ademonstration. Reuters is the highestranking Cambodiathat houses other pachyderms afteraworldwide campaign forhim to be rescued. Four Paws via AP prominentIraniannuclear sci- Indian-American official entistlastmonth. in the Trumpadministra- The official IRNAnews otherparliamentaryvote to pass, Fakhrizadeh's killingonIsrael, tion. “It has been the hon- agency said 251lawmakers in as well as approval by the whichhas long wagedacovert our of alifetime to serveat the 290-seat chamber voted in Guardian Council, aconstitu- waragainstTehran and itsprox- the Federal Communica- UK’s newpoints-based visasystem opens favor, afterwhich manybegan tional watchdog. ies in the region. Israeli officials tions Commission, includ- chanting “DeathtoAmerica”and The bill wasfirsttabledin have declinedtocomment on ing as Chairman of the FCC earlier,points will be awarded ise in the fields of engineering, and be able to supportthem- “DeathtoIsrael”. parliament in Augustbut gained the killing, and no one has over the pastfour years,” ADITIKHANNA forajob offeratthe appropriate science, tech or culture,” she said. selves(usuallybyhaving at least The bill would give European newmomentum afterthe killing claimedresponsibility. Pai, 47,said in astatement LONDON,DECEMBER1 skill level, knowledge of English People willnormallyneedto 1,270pounds available). countries three months to ease of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who Some Iranian officials have on Monday. He also and being paid aminimum be paid at least25,600pounds The SkilledWorkervisa lasts sanctions on Iran's key oil and headedaprogrammethatIsrael suggestedthat the International thankedPresidentDonald THE UK'S newpost-Brexit salary. per year unless the “going rate” foruptofiveyearsbeforeit gassector, and to restoreits ac- andthe West have alleged wasa Atomic Energy Agency,which Trumpfor giving him the points-basedvisa and immigra- “This government promised forthat job in the wider economy needs to be extended. Alongside cess to the international banking militaryoperation looking at the has been regularly inspecting opportunity to lead the tion system, described by the to end free movement,totake is higher.Applicationsare made the work visa, anumber of other system.The US imposedcrip- feasibility of building anuclear Iran's nuclear facilities in recent agency in 2017,toformer government as “simple, effective backcontrol of our bordersand online, and as partofthis, people routes arealso nowopen forap- pling sanctionsonIranafter weapon. years as partofthe 2015 agree- President BarackObama and flexible”,openedfor appli- to introduce anew points-based will needtoprove theiridentity plications,including Global President Donald Trumpunilat- The International Atomic ment, mayhavebeen asource of forappointing him as a cations from Tuesday. immigration system.Today,we and provide their documents. TalentVisa, forpeople who can erallywithdrew from thenu- EnergyAgency says that “struc- intelligence forFakhrizadeh's commissioner in 2012, The UK HomeOffice said ap- have delivered on that promise,” “Once someoneoutside the show theyhaveexceptional tal- clear agreement, triggering ase- tured programme” endedin killers. and to Senate Majority plicantsfor the newSkilled said Home SecretaryPriti Patel. UK has gone through all these ent or exceptional promise in the riesofescalationsbetween the 2003. US intelligence agencies Iran beganpubliclyexceed- Leader McConnellandthe Worker Visa can nowapplyto “This simple, effective and steps,theywill usuallyget ade- fields of science, engineering, twosides. concurredwith that assessment inguranium enrichment levels Senatefor twice confirm- work and live in the UK from flexiblesystemwill ensureem- cision within three weeks,” the humanities, medicine, digital The bill would have authori- in a2007report. setbythe nuclear agreement af- ing him. PTI January 1, 2021, when the Brexit ployers can recruit the skilled Home Office said. technology or arts and culture. ties resume enriching uranium Israel insists Iran still main- terthe US restored sanctions. It transition period ends to bring workers theyneed, whilstalso Applicantswill needtohave The Student Routeand Child to 20%,whichisbelowthe tains the ambition of developing currentlyenriches agrowing ura- European Union(EU) migrants encouraging employers to train enough moneytocover the ap- Student Routeunderthe new threshold neededfor nuclear nuclear weapons, pointing to nium stockpile up to 4.5% purity. in line with non-EU countries, and invest in the UK's workforce. plication feewill rangebetween system openedearlier,in weapons but higher than that re- Tehran's ballistic missile pro- That's still farbelow SRI LANKA suchasIndia. We arealsoopening routes for 610poundsto1,408 pounds, October,toeligible international quired forcivilian applications. gram and research intoother weapons-grade levels of 90%, Topcourtjunks Under the newpoints-based thosewho have an exceptional plus ahealthcaresurcharge studentsfor the next academic It would also commission new technologies. Iran long though experts warn Iran now immigrationsystemunveiled talent or showexceptional prom- (usually624 pounds per year) year. PTI centrifuges at nuclear facilities has maintainedthatits nuclear has enough low-enrichedura- Muslimpleas at Natanz and the underground programme is forpeaceful pur- nium to reprocess intofuel forat againstCovid Fordosite. poses. leasttwo atomic bombs if it Two killed, Covid-19 vaccine sprint as The bill would requirean- Iran has blamed chose to pursue them. cremations several injured Colombo: Sri Lanka's SArabiatoallow Nepal ruling party fails to Supreme Courton as car ploughs Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Tuesdaydismissedpeti- commercial tions filedbymembers of into pedestrians settle dispute between the Muslimcommunity seek emergencyEUapproval Israeli planes to againstthe government's in German city regulation that makes cross its airspace, Oli, Prachanda factions cremations mandatory THENEWYORKTIMES forCovid-related deaths. BERLIN,DECEMBER1 REUTERS says US official Some 12 petitioners had FRANKFURT,DECEMBER1 YUBARAJGHIMIRE challenged regulation, AT LEAST twopeople were killed REUTERS KATHMANDU,DECEMBER1 claiming it impinged on and severalothers seriouslyin- MODERNAAND Pfizer- WASHINGTON,DECEMBER1 the fundamental rights of juredin the city of Trier in south- BioNTech areinatightraceto THE NEPAL CommunistParty the nation’s 9per cent westernGermany on Tuesday, launchtheir COVID-19vaccines SAUDIARABIAagreedonMonday (NCP) on Tuesdayfailedtosettle Muslim minority. when an SUVspeddowna in Europe afterbothappliedfor to letIsraeli airliners cross itsair- the disputebetween Prime According to the Johns pedestrian street in thecitycen- emergency EU approval on spaceenroutetothe UAEafter MinisterKPSharmaOliandadis- KPSharma Oli and Pushpa Hopkins University data, ter, the police said. Tuesday, though therewas un- talksbetween Saudi officials and sidentgroupthatwantshimto re- Kamal Dahal'Prachanda' Sri Lanka has reported The police said theyhad ar- certainty over whether arollout WhiteHousesenioradviserJared sign from his post, adding further 23,987 cases and 118 rested the driver, a51-year-old could begin this year. Kushner,asenior Trumpadmin- woesforthebeleagueredregime. deaths. PTI man from the surrounding area, The applications to the istration official said. The dissidents, ledbyNCP co- Oliinsistedthatnousefulpur- and confiscatedhis vehicle.They European Medicines Agency Kushner and Middle Easten- chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal posewouldbeservedby continu- CHINA urgedpeople to avoidthe area to (EMA) came aday afterModerna voys AviBerkowitz andBrian 'Prachanda', command the sup- ing with the meeting, but was allowrescue workers to attend to sought emergency use forits Acoronaviruspatient in the ICU at Oslo UniversityHospital Hook raisedthe issue shortlyaf- portofatleastfiveout of nine overruledbyamajorityofthecen- Spacecraft the injured. shotinthe United States and Rikshospitalet. NTB via Reuters tertheyarrived in Saudi Arabia members of the central secre- tral secretariat members. successfully “Wehaveatleasttwo dead morethan aweek afterPfizer fortalks. “Wewereable to rec- tariat. The talksare to continue andasmanyas15severelyin- and BioNTechdid the same. oncilethe issue,” the official said. Initially, Oli scored awin over Wednesday, an NCPspokesman landsonmoon jured,and we aretrying to getan US drugmaker Pfizer and its ule maybesubject to changeas The agreement washam- Prachanda's faction, forcing the said. overviewofthe situation,” German developmentpartner COVID-19PRESENT itsevaluation proceeds. mered out hours before Israel’s party to shiftthe secretariat Sources said that if the cen- Beijing:China successfully Wolfram Leibe, themayor of BioNTechsaid their vaccine could The European Commission, firstcommercial flight to the UAE meeting to his residence, citing tral secretariat fails to come to landedaspacecraftonthe Trier, told the regional public be launchedinthe European INUSINDEC2019, the EU executive body, said it wasplannedTuesday. The Israir athreat to his life. anyconclusion Wednesday, it moon’ssurface on broadcaster, SWR.“Our priority Union as early as this month. SAYSCDCSTUDY would likelygiveits final author- flight wasatriskof beingcanceled However, Prachanda's fac- will be referred to the party's43- Tuesday in ahistoricmis- rightnow is to save lives.” “Wecan starttodeliver ization foravaccine’s rollout with no overflight agreement. tion refusedtowithdraw areso- member standing committee. siontoretrieve lunar sur- It wasnot immediatelyclear within afew hours (of an ap- Covid-19 hadinfectedpeople days afterarecommendation by The direct flights areanoff- lution submitted twoweeksago, Theysaid that Olifaces two face samples, Chinese howthe driverwas able to enter proval),” said SierkPoetting, intheUSinDecember2019,a the EMA. shootofnormalization deals alleging corruption and an au- difficult choices:toeither go by statemedia reported. the pedestrianzoneinTrier. head of operations and finance fewweeksbeforeitwas offi- Both Moderna and Pfizer- Israel reachedthis year with the thoritarian styleoffunctioning, themajority and quit at leastone China launchedits Suchpedestrian areas are at BioNTech. cially identifiedinChina and BioNTechhavereportedprelim- UAE, Bahrain and Sudan. and refusedtotender an uncon- of the twoposts he holds, or to Chang’e-5probe on found in manyGerman cities, and “Wehavebeen stocking up. about amonthearlier than inaryfindings of morethan 90% “Thisshould resolve anyis- ditional apologyfor the meeting split the NCPbeforethe issue November 24.The un- security at entrances wasin- And everything that is therecan healthauthoritiesfound the effectiveness in trials of their sues that should occur with to proceedfurther. goes to thestanding committee. crewed mission, named creasedafter a24-year-old really be distributed within afew firstUScase, as per aCDC vaccines. Israeli carriers taking people afterthe mythical Chinese Tunisian droveatruckintoa hours.” study publishedMonday. The EMA said on Tuesdayit from Israel to the UAEand back goddess of the moon, Christmas market in Berlin in The EMA cloudedthe time- The findings strengthen had startedarolling review of and to Bahrain,” the official said. aims to collect lunar ma- December 2016,killing12 people. line,however,whenitsaid it the theorythat the virus was Johnson &Johnson’s vaccine Kushner and histeam were Azerbaijan fully reclaims terial to help scientists Pictures from the scene on would complete itsreviewfor spreadingaroundthe world candidateafter preliminaryre- to meetSaudi CrownPrince learn moreabout the Tuesdayshoweddozens of am- thatvaccine by December 29 at well before authorities be- sultsshowedittriggered pro- Mohammedbin Salman later disputedlands around moon’s origins. REUTERS bulances and police carsparked the latest, and forModerna’s shot came awareofit. duction of antibodies and im- this week,aswell as the emirof on the streetsofcentral Trier. by January12. It addeditssched- mune cells againstthe virus. Kuwait. Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia sinceaseparatistwar Nepal’s female soldiers break taboos to tackle Covid crisis ASSOCIATEDPRESS thereendedin1994. That warleft BAKU,DECEMBER1 notonlyNagorno-Karabakh itself being deployed forthe firsttime combat duty,hospitals, ord- Outside the Pashupati cre- but large chunksofsurrounding REUTERS as the nationof30million peo- nance, engineers and disasters mation house, wailing relatives AZERBAIJAN ON Tuesdaycom- landsinArmenian hands. KATHMANDU,DECEMBER1 ple tries to manage the bodies of before.This is the firsttime they threw marigolds and vermillion pletedreclaiming territory In 44 days of heavy fighting COVID-19victims amid the aremanaging the bodies from powder over an iron fence ontoa cededbyArmenia under a thatbegan on September 27,the FOUR WOMEN wearing protec- growing pandemic. hospitals andtransporting them whiteshroud covering the body Russia-brokered peace deal that Azerbaijani militaryrouted tive gear liftthe bodyofacoron- “I feel privileged and happy to thecrematorium,” Poudyal of a58-year-old man. ended six weeksoffierce fight- Armenian forces andwedged avirus victim at the Pashupati forbeing givenachance to do the told Reuters.“Youcan sayitis Three other bodies, with tags ing over Nagorno-Karabakh. deep intoNagorno-Karabakh, crematorium in Nepal’s capital, work that wasdone onlybythe breaking the borders …break- bearing their names and ages AzerbaijaniPresident Ilham forcing Armenia to accepta Kathmandu,and hand it over to males so far,”said one of the ing the glass ceiling.” pinnedtothe bags, laid on the Aliyev hailedthe restoration of Russia-brokered peace deal that crematoryworkers -ascene women, a25-year-old corporal Nepal’s armyisresponsible ground next to awhitehearse as control over the areas as ahis- took effect November 10. unimaginable in the conserva- namedRachana, who asked to formanaging the bodies of coro- crematoryworkers worked past toric achievement. The Lachin region, whichlies tive countryinrecent years. be identifiedbyjustone name. navirus victims across the na- the midnight. “Weall livedwithone dream between Nagorno-Karabakh and Women touching adead “Society is changing ... Ihavenot tion. “It is my duty to remove the andnowwefulfilledit,”Aliyevsaid Armenia, wasthe lastofthe three body is still acultural taboo in been to my familysince Istarted The pandemic has killed dead bodies and Iamproud of in an addresstothe nation.“We areas on therim of Nagorno- Nepal. But rightsfor women my newduty,but my friends are 1,508 peopleinthe country and what Iamdoing,” said Krishna wonavictory on the battlefield Karabakh to be surrenderedby have improved sincethe major- happy. Theythank me and say, Female soldiers wearing PPE lift astretcher with the body of infected 233,452 since the virus Kumari, another soldier in the andonthepoliticalarena,andthat Armenian forces Tuesday. ity-Hindu countryemerged ‘You have performedadifficult acoronavirusvictim at acrematorium in Kathmandu. Reuters wasfirstdetected in January, ac- group. victoryopens anew erafor our The peace agreement was from adecade-long conflict in task carefullyand maintained cording to official data. The 37-year-old sergeant country. It willbeanera of devel- celebrated as avictoryin 2006 and abolishedits cen- your personal safety. Thank you’. Health workers saythe pan- added: “The work is physically opment,security and progress.” Azerbaijan, but sparkedmass turies-old feudal monarchytwo Ifeel happy.” matorium. women soldiers in newroles, demic will onlyworsen as win- demanding ... and we have Nagorno-Karabakh lies protests in Armenia, with thou- years later. On their firstday on the job Nepal Armyspokesman partofaprogramme to em- tersetsinand limited healthin- proved that women arecapable within Azerbaijan but has been sands taking to the streetstode- The women carrying corpses last month, thefour movedsix Shantosh B. Poudyal said the powerthem. frastructure, including critical of doing difficult tasksduringthe under the control of ethnic mandthe ousterofthe country's in Kathmandu, all soldiers, are bodies from ahospital to acre- 95,000-strong forcewas putting “Women were deployedin carebeds, is stretched. pandemic.” Armenian forces backed by prime minister. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 14 CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST POLICY WATCH COLLECTIONRISES1.4%TO`1,04,963CR,BUTGROWTHSLOWS Covid effect: Ed-tech NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TARIFFS GSTmop-upabove`1lakhcr firms corner $1.95 bn Existingpacts under funds so far this year for2ndstraightmonthinNov non-profitactivity...itisonlywhen stress, industry PRANAVMUKUL thedigitaleconomypickedup,the NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 digitalsolutions--whichcouldgo centhigher that the revenues were filedfor themonth of directlytotheparents--happened says will mount ENSECONOMICBUREAU ED from these sources during the November up to 30th November ACCELERATEDADOPTIONof tech- to break the myth that education NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 Growth same month lastyear,” the fi- 2020. nology productsinthe education cannotscaleup. The revenue op- PLAIN E uneven nance ministrysaid in astate- The government settled Rs sector and arobustdemand sce- portunitiesforeachofthesestart- ● legal challenge CONTINUINGTOpostayear-on- EX ment Tuesday. 22,293 croretoCGSTand Rs nariodueto thepandemichasled ups is significant,” SunilKGoyal, year increase forthe thirdmonth “The trendofimprovedcol- 16,286 croretoSGSTfromIGST to the “ed-tech” segment in India managingdirectorandfundman- Tariffriselikelyfor most; couldtrigger in arow since the slumpincol- GROWTH IN taxcollec- lections three months in arow as regular settlement. Afterthis, –mainly controlledbystartups ager of YourNestVentureCapital, lection in April, the Goods and tions is unevenamong pointstostability returning in the total revenueearnedby likeByju’s, Unacademy, Vedantu, told The Indian Express. upwardrevision in govt’s urea spend Services Tax(GST) mop-uprose states as manystateshave economic activities across the CentreisRs41,482crore as CGST Toppr etc–raising arecord$1.95 Accordingto arecentreportby 1.4per cent to Rs 1,04,963 crore recordedadecline in col- countryand it is expected that and by states is Rs 41,826 croreas billion from private equity and Inc42Plus,India’sed-tech market in November (for sales in lections. The growth rate thistrend is sustainable in the SGST, theMinistrysaid. GSTrev- venturecapitalist(PE/VC) funds size is estimated to grow nearly KARUNJITSINGH The newnormshave October). The collectionswere forGST mop-up slowed coming months. However, there enues have been higher than Rs 1 thisyear.Theamount,raisedsince four-fold over the next five years, NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 facedcriticism from higherthan Rs 1,03,491 crore down to 1.4per cent year- is adecline in collectionsinkey lakhcrore in 8out of the 12 the beginning of the year till date, from the current $2.8 billion to recordedinNovember 2019,but on-year in November, statessuchasMaharashtra, UP, months of 2019-20 fiscal, but col- is31 percenthigherthanthecom- $10.4 billion in 2025. THE NEW unifiednatural gas stakeholders that it belowRs1,05,155crore in compared to 10 per cent Delhi,Karnataka, Telengana lections this have been severely binedfunding of $1.48billion col- Lastweek,Mumbai-basedaf- pipeline tariffregulations no- would lead to October 2020. and 4per cent expansion whichcouldindicatethat the re- impacted due to the Covid-19 lected in the preceding five years. ter-school online learningplat- tifiedbythe Petroleum and consumerscloserto GSTcollections,whichhad in October and vivalineconomic activities has pandemic and the economic Those trackingthe sector said form Toppr reporteddoubling of Natural Gas RegulatoryBoard slumpedtoarecordlow of September,respectively. notbeen uniform across the contraction thereafter. Forsix investor interestined-techcom- itsrevenuesinthelast12months, (PNGRB) maylead to arisein sources of gasending Rs 32,172crore in April, afterthe countryasGujarat, AP,Tamil months,GST mop up wasmuch panies has been mainlydue to along with a125 per cent growth tarifffor amajority of users up subsidisingthose governmentimposedanation- Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha have belowRs1lakhcrore mark. Covid-19, whichforcedschools in subscribers forliveclasses each suchassteel and fertiliser wide lockdowntocurbthe recordedincrease in collections “Asexpected,GST collection and colleges to shut down and monthand100percentgrowthin plants,whichcouldresultinan located further away spread of the coronavirus, has per centexpansion in October during the same period,” said MS forNovember has also crossedRs promptedpeopleto upgradetheir thefreeuserengagementmonth- upwardrevisioninthegovern- been picking up thereafterand and September,respectively.“In Mani, senior director,Deloitte 1lakh croremark,though the in- skills forashrinking job market. on-month.Thecompanyisfunded ment’ssubsidyspendonurea. ingLNGterminalsonthewest has remainedabove Rs 1lakh line with therecent trend of re- India crease of 1.4per cent over According to datasourced by SAIF Partners, HelionVenture The tariffregime notified coastofIndia.Fertiliserproduc- croremarkfor twoconsecutive covery in the GSTrevenues, the Of Rs 1,04,963 crorein November 2019 is much lower fromVentureIntelligence,eightof Partnersand Fidelity Growth by the current two-member ers and powerplantsare months now. Analysts, however, revenuesfor themonthof November,Rs19,189crore is than comparative numbers for the top10deals, of over $100mil- Partners, among others. PNGRBwilllikelyfacelegal amongkeyusersof naturalgas notedthatgrowth in taxcollec- November 2020 are1.4 per cent Central GST; Rs 25,540crore State the lastmonth.The trend con- lion,inthe segment happenedin Goyalpointed out that cur- challengesdueto theimpactof locatedcloseto injectionpoints tion is unevenamong states as higher than the GSTrevenues in GST; Rs 51,992 croreIntegrated tinues to reinforce the belief that 2020.Theseincludetwo roundsof rentlythe moneybeing invested the newnorms on existing of naturalgas.The Fertilizer manystateshaverecordedade- the same month lastyear. During GST(including Rs 22,078 crore economyisrecovering fast.Now funding of $300millioneachinto in ed-techstartups is going into agreementsbetween suppli- Ministryhasalsoincomments cline in collections. the month, revenues from im- collected on import of goods), that the festival season is over, Byju’s—firstinJanuaryledby Tiger brand building and reaching out ers and consumersofnatural on the draftregulations noted Growth in GSTcollections, port of goods was4.9 per cent and, Rs 8,242 croreCess, includ- one would have to see if Decem- Global and the second in June by to “decisionmakersinthefamily”. gas, including commercial that an increase in the landed however, sloweddownto1.4 per higher and the revenues from ing Rs 809 croreonimport of bercollection is also buoyant,” SilverLake,DSTGlobalandothers. “The content development and agreementsinked by pipeline costofnaturalgaswouldlikely cent year-on-year in November domestic transaction (including goods, the statement said. Ato- said Pratik Jain, partner &leader, US-basedTigerGlobalalsobet contentcollationislikeashortpe- developersafterbaggingproj- lead to an increase in the sub- as comparedto 10 percent and 4 importofservices) are0.5 per talof82lakh GSTR-3B returns Indirect Tax, PwC India. on Unacademylastweek,invest- riodoftwo,two-and-a-half years. ectsthroughacompetitive bid- sidyburden of the govern- ing an undisclosed amount in the Once that is done, it is all about dingprocess,accordingto mul- ment. “... anyupwardrevision startup along with investment reachafterthat.Itisalsoaboutget- tiple industry players who in pipeline tariffwillleadto an firmDragoneerInvestmentGroup, tingthebestcustomerservicepeo- spoketoThe IndianExpress. increaseinthe deliveredcost PANDEMIC IMPACT taking the online learning plat- ple,bestteachers,gettingmultiple The regulations marka of gastotheureamanufactur- form’s valuation up to $2 billion. front-end sales people,” he said. shiftfromthe existing system ingunitsresultinginincreased TigerGlobal fundedVedantu, an- Notably, manyofthe larger whichchargesconsumers subsidyburdenonthegovern- ‘States’ debt likelytosoar 36% Shareofaggregate Keyreasonsforshrinking other ed-techcompanyinIndia. fundraises by ed-techfirmshave basedonthedistancefromthe ment,”saidtheUnionFertilizer 90%grossstatedomestic economicoutput: “The opportunity to improve followedextravagant marketing source of gasand the number Ministryinits commentson this year,reach decadal high’ productaccountedforbythe ■ Fallinggoodsandservicestax livesthrough online education is campaigns. Forexample,Byju’s of pipelinesusedtoaproposal the regulations. top18states,includingGoaand (GST)collections enormousbecauseof itssheerac- raised$150million in July2019, involving aunifiedgas tariff TheFertiliserAssociationof Pandemic-hit states could see arecord36% jumpin excludingDelhi,onwhose ■Stickyrevenueexpenditureof cessibility.The Unacademyteam andduringthesamemonth,itwas system, with one tarifffor gas India notedinits comments indebtedness to `68 lakh crorethis fiscal, adecadal high, financesthereportisbased thestatessincelateMarch has innovated rapidlytobuild a selected as the sponsor forthe transportedwithin 300km that the newsystemwould leadingplatformthatistakinged- Indian cricket team’s jersey. andanothertariffforgastrans- likelyraise the costofplants as their revenue is seen plunging 15%, aCrisil report said 6%:Expectedrevenuedeficit Whyisitimportant:Allthe ucation to thefarthestcorners of Similarly,while Unacademywas portedbeyond 300kmfrom producing15 milliontonnesof thatstatesmayface,upfrom revenuesourcesofstateswill India. We areveryexcited to part- one of theofficial partners of the the source of the natural gas. ureaperannumby overRs400 1.5%inFY20 takeahit,withalmost65%of nerwithUnacademyandlookfor- IndianPremierLeague,Byju’swas The move has facedcriticism crore. National Fertilizers Ltd thedeclineattributabletoafall ward to seeing it scalefurther,” said to be in the race forthe title from asectionofstakeholders notedthat under the new 2.7%:Possiblecapitaloutlay instateGSTcollections,and Scott Shleifer,partner at Tiger sponsorship. Even as firms in the as one whichwould leadto regime existingcustomers in thisfiscal,fallingfrom3.8% GSTcompensation Global, had said in astatement. ed-techsegment have reeledin consumerscloserto sourcesof the second zone would also paymentsandtaxdevolutions TigerGlobal is notthe only recordinvestments, PE/VCfunds gasending up subsidising cross-subsidisecostumersutil- 8.7%:Likelygrossfiscaldeficit, tothestatesfromtheCentre’s marquee investor in India’s ed- have turnedawayfromnon ed- thoselocated further away. ising higher tariffpipelines. risingfrom5.3%in2019-20 owntaxpool.Theytogether tech segment, whichhas seen big tech firms in the education sector. The move,whichPNGRB Sincethenewnormsaresetto formnearly50%ofstates’ namessuchasFacebook,Softbank, Afterraising $115 million in said is aimedatreducing the be revenue-neutral for 2-4%:Contractionineconomic revenuereceipts Naspers, General Atlantic and 2018 and$522 million in 2019, cost of gastransportationfor pipelines, anyrise in volumes outputofstatesinFY21 Surge(Sequoia Capital’s early- non ed-techcompanies raised consumersfurtheraway from on higher tariffpipelines Source: Crisil/PTI stagestartupinvestmentvehicle). only$41 millionfromseven deals sourcesof gas,effectively seeks wouldhave to beborne by the “InIndia,educationhasbeena this year so far. to levyaweightedaveragetar- entiresystem, expertsnoted. iffof14pipelines—clubbedas Agovernment official said the national gasgrid —toits the Petroleum Ministrywas ‘Toyota Bidadi users,evenif theyuseonlyone currentlystudyingtheregula- PV sales growthsustains on ‘Paceofmanufacturing of these pipelines.Another tionsandhadnotreceivedany unit strike may complication stems from the representationsby industryre- fact that four of these 14 garding thenew regulations. pent-updemand, festivehigh activity slows in Nov, spread to other pipelines have been handed The officialdid note that there outafteratariff-basedcompet- were significant legal issues industries’ itive bidding process, withthe thatcouldarisedueto thenew sevenmonths.Eversince the an- PMI hits 3-monthlow’ result thatforcedchangesto regulations including the is- ENSECONOMICBUREAU However, almostall nouncement of lockdown in the tariffstructurenow effec- suesofthe sanctityofexisting NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE manufacturers March,allmanufacturershave re- tively raises question marks contractsand the bidding ported agrowth in m-o-m sales ENSECONOMICBUREAU IMPROVEMENTIN BENGALURU,DECEMBER1 overthesanctityof thebidding process forbid out pipelines. BARRINGINDUSTRYleader witnessedadecline in forthe lastsix months. MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 BIZCONDITIONS process,multiplestakeholders Industrysourcesnotedthat MarutiSuzukiIndiaLtd(MSIL),all month-on-month sales While MSIL announceda17 ALABOURunion strikeand lock indicated.Thereisalso the is- it waslikelythat the newreg- othermajorautomobilemanufac- per cent fall in salesoverOctober THE NATION’Smanufacturing outattheToyotaKirloskarMotors sueofthe lackofclarity of set- ulations would be challenged turersgainedfromthefestiveand forthe firsttime in 2020, Hyundai and Honda sawa sector lost momentum in ■ Posting 56.3 in (TKM) at Bidadi near Bengaluru, tlementmattersowingto “the by industryplayers negatively pent-updemandandannounced sevenmonths dip in m-o-m sales by 13.8 per November with the latest November,the whichhas nowgone on for23 complexrevenue settlement” affected by the newtariff growthindomesticpassengerve- centand7.8percent,respectively. PurchasingManagers’Index(PMI) seasonallyadjusted days,has the potential to spread to the pipeline operators, regime. Experts also said that hicle sales in November. M&MandTKMtoosaw theirsales declining from the October level, IHS Markit India to other industries in the region if whichthe regulator has leftto industryplayers seeking legal WhileMSILannouncedsaleof in November.While Tata Motors fallby 2.2percentand31 percent, IHS Markit surveysaid. Manufacturing notresolved, the Karnataka be thrashedout by the service remedies againstthe newtar- 1,35,775 unitsofpassenger vehi- witnesseda108percentriseinPV respectively,overthatinOctober. Whileposting56.3inNovem- Purchasing Managers’ EmployersAssociationhassaidin providers themselves. iffsystemmay raise the issue cles (PVs) in November,witness- sales at 21,641 units, M&M sawa ThedeclineinNovembersales ber, theseasonallyadjusted IHS Indexhighlighted a alettertothestatechief secretary. Moststakeholders —asis thatthepostofmember(legal) ing a2.4 per cent dip in salesover 24 percentgrowthinsales(18,212 over that in October,despite Markit India Manufacturing strong improvement The twocar manufacturing indicative from amajority of on theboardhas been vacant that in the corresponding period units) over the year-agoperiod. Diwali falling in November,has PurchasingManagers’Index(PMI) in business conditions plantsatthe TKM’S Bidadi unit the100-oddstakeholderswho since March 30. The Supreme lastyear,HyundaiMotorIndiaLtd Honda and TKM announced raisedquestionsoverthesustain- highlighted astrong improve- hadgone intoaninitiallockdown sent in their commentstothe Court recentlysuspendedthe —thesecondlargest carmanufac- growthinsalesby 54percentand ability of demand revival. ment in business conditions, the on November 10 afterthe union PNGRBonthedraftregulation functioning of the Central turer —announceda9.4 per cent 2.4 per cent, respectively. “Givenstrong rural growth headlinenumberwasdownfrom of increase,” it said. calledastrikeoversuspension of —haveexpressedthe view ElectricityRegulatoryCommi- rise in sales in last month. Whilethe broader industry andsignsofimprovementineco- 58.9 in October to athree-month Pollyanna De Lima, econom- anemployeedueto “breachofdis- thatthenewtariffswouldlead ssion until it appointsamem- Other major players likeTata continues to witness growth in nomicactivities,we arehopefulto low. “All three broadareas of the icsassociatedirectoratIHSMarkit, ciplineand unacceptablebehav- to higher costs of gastrans- ber(legal).Anemailedrequest Motors, Mahindra&Mahindra sales on year-on-year basis, al- seethispositive momentumcon- manufacturingindustryrecorded said: “The Indian manufacturing iourwithinthefactorypremises”. portationforindustrieslocated forcommentstoPNGRB on (M&M), Toyota KirloskarMotors mostallmanufacturerswitnessed tinuepostthefestiveseason,”said expansion, with growth ledby sectorremainedontherightpath Following intervention of the nearthesourcesof gas,includ- theseissueswasunanswered. (TKM), and Honda Cars tooan- adeclineinmonth-on-month(m- VeejayRam Nakra, CEO, automo- consumer goodswhichwas the to recovery,withstronggrowthof LabourDepartmentof theKarna- nouncedgrowthindomesticsales o-m) sales forthe firsttime in tive division, M&M. only sectortosee astrongerrate neworders.” taka government, whichprohib- itedthestrikeandthelockout,the factoryattemptedtoreturn to BRIEFLY Q2 GDPdata, normalcyfromNovember 20but Eye on high retail Nasdaq proposes board another lockout wasdeclared on November 23 over failureofem- FlipkartFY20 vaccine hopes ployees to obey factoryrules. lossnarrows inflation, RBI may The unaffiliated Toyota propel Sensex diversity rule for listedcos Kirloskar Motors Employees NewDelhi:FlipkartIndiahas Unionhas said that the workers narrowedits FY20 losses to maintain status quo closer to 45K BoardDiversity and consulting went on strikeoveran“unscein- Rs 3,150.6 crore, as against MICHELLECHAPMAN NEEDFORATLEAST2 firmDeloitte,womenheldjust22 tificincrease in workload” im- the previous financialyear. inOctoberandthepersistinghigh NEWYORK,DECEMBER1 DIVERSEDIRECTORS of Fortune 500seatsin2018as posedatthe factoryfrom ENSECONOMICBUREAU number of Covidcases. ENSECONOMICBUREAU against20ayearearlierand16 per November 9, withthe aim of in- MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 Shanti Ekambaram, group MUMBAI,DECEMBER1 THE NASDAQ stockexchangeis ■ The rule would require cent in 2010.Whitemen held 66 creasing the production speedof BHELindustrial president–consumer banking, seeking US authoritytorequire mostNasdaq-listed of Fortune 500boardseatsin cars at the twoplants, whichem- systemshead WITHRETAILinflationremaining KotakMahindraBank,said,“With THE SENSEX on Tuesdaysurged morediversity in boardrooms of companies to have or 2018.Blacksheldnearly 9ofseats ploy6,500workers. persistentlyabove itscomfort inflation continuingtotrend well further andinchedclosertothe Nasdaq-listedcompanies or for explain whytheydon’t in2018 asagainstnearly 8in2010. InalettertotheChief Secretary NewDelhi: Bharat Heavy level, the ReserveBank of India is above RBI’s medium-termtarget 45,000-level, aided by encourag- thosecompanies to explainwhy have at leasttwo “We’retaking the leadership of Karnataka, the president of the Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has likelytokeepthe benchmarkin- of 4percent,thereislimitedroom ing second quarterGDP dataand theycan not. It is the firstmajor diverse directors herebecausetherehasbeensolit- KarnatakaEmployersAssociation appointedRenuka Geraas terest ratesunchanged when the foraratecutintheupcomingpol- positive globalcues drivenbythe bourse to pursue sucharequire- tle actiononthis front and we do BCPrabhakarcalledformeasures itsDirector (Industrial Monetary Policy Committee icy.All in all, expect the MPC to prospectforavaccine-driveneco- ment. Theproposalfiledwiththe thinkitsanimportantthingforus to end the strikeand lockout at Systems &Products). PTI (MPC) unveils itsnextmonetary maintain astatus quoonrates nomic recovery.The Sensexral- US Securities and Exchange cludeshavingoneboardmember to do to createamoreinclusive Toyota,including arrestsofunion policy reviewonDecember 4. withanaccommodative bias.” lied506 points to 44,655.44and Commission on Tuesday, if ap- who self-identifies as female and capitalist societyandwe thinkthis leadersand imposition of curfew Bankers and rating agencies “Weexpect the RBI to retain the NSE Nifty indexgained140 proved would requireall compa- one who self-identifies as either isastepforward,”saidCEOAdena in the Bidadi region, to allowthe ITmigrationat said the MPC is expectedtofactor the policy rate at 4per cent and pointsat13,109.05 as the rallyfu- nieslistedontheexchangetopub- anunderrepresentedminorityor FriedmanonCNBC.Friedman,the return of workers to the factory. UnionBank initsdecision-makingthenascent continue with the accommoda- elledbyforeignportfolioinvestors liclydisclose consistent LGBTQ. Foreign companies and firstwoman to lead amajor US The Toyota Bidadi factory, signsofimprovement in thedo- tive policy stance despitethe gathered momentum. transparent diversity statistics smaller reporting companies bourse, wasnamedCEO in 2016. spread over 432 acre, employs Mumbai:UnionBankof Ind- mesticeconomywhilealsorecog- buildupininflationarypressures,” Meanwhile, the rupee surged about their boardofdirectors . would have additionalflexibility. Companies that do notmeet around6,500peopleandcanpro- ia has achievedITintegra- nisingthefragilenatureofthisre- CareRatings said. Retail inflation 37 paisetosettleat73.68against ItwouldrequiremostNasdaq- Corporateboards areover- thediversityrequirementwillnot duce up to 3.10 lakhvehicles.The tionof allbranchesof erstw- covery and the underlying has been inchingupwards in rec- the US dollar on Tuesday, buoyed listedcompaniestohaveorex- whelminglywhiteand male. bedelistedfromNasdaq,shesaid, twoplants at Bidadi produce the hile Corporation Bank. ENS downsiderisks,includingretailin- entmonthsandroseto a9-month by foreign fund inflows intodo- plain whytheydon’t have at least As per the 2018 BoardDivers- but will have to outline the ob- Innova,the Fortuner,the Toyata flation whichwas at 7.6per cent highof7.6 per cent in October. mestic equities. ENSWITHPTI twodiverse directors. This in- ity Census from the Alliance for structions to doingso. AP Yaris and the CamryHybrid. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER2,2020 “It’s very simple. Maxwell hit acouple of (switch-hit) shots and Warner did (Sunday) night. All you've got to say is that if the batsman changes the order of his hands or his feet (as the 16 bowler runs in), then it's an illegal shot.” SPORT IAN CHAPPELL ON THE SWTICH-HIT BRIEFLY Searching for the magic spell

If JaspritBumrahand MohammedShami rebound in the dead rubber,itwill help in the bigger battles ahead

features arguablytwo of the finestseamers SANDIPG ever,Bumrah and Shami. Saini, too, is touted DECEMBER1 as the futureofIndia’s fast bowling. It would be acrying shame if theyleave this tour with- ASTRANGE caginess seems to have clutched out match-influencing performances. Jasprit Bumrah and MohammedShami in Winning the thirdODI would be the step- this series. Shami’s reputation of erraticism, ping stone. The ODI series might be unsal- Lewis Hamilton had mild glorious one dayand sloppythe next, is the vageable, but thereare still the T20s and Test symptoms on Mondayand was defining thread of his career.But Bumrah has matches to be conquered. informedthat a‘contact’ prior to shown astaggering ability to blend intothe So dead rubber though the thirdODI is, his arrivalinBahrain had also conditions and formats. With the ease of thereisalot riding forIndia. A) Avoid aclean tested positive. File flicking aswitch, he changes his avatars, tools, sweep,B)Enable the primarybowlers to re- thought patterns, and even instincts. gain the elusive rhythm, C) Showresilience This year,though, has been an aberration, and doggedness. Of the three concerns, the Hamiltontests as it’swithmostthings.InNew Zealand early second assumes the foremostpriority. in 2020 and Australia now, Bumrah has Precisely, because the nucleus would remain positiveforCovid-19 struggledwith his lengths. muchthe same through the series. In his alacrity to fixthe malaise, he has Sakhir: The Mercedes-AMG Petronas messeduphis lines. To nail both, he has lim- High-scoring venue F1 Team says seven-time world ited his variations, using those as an obliga- But Manuka Oval, with itshistoricallyflat champion Lewis Hamilton has tested tion than as genuine weapons. So the off-cut- surfaces and high scores, doesn’t seem to be positive forCOVID-19and will miss ters, slowerdeliveries and such-like the mostideal venue fororchestrating aturn- the Sakhir Grand Prix this weekend. variations have been usedsparingly as if he’s around. The totals in the lastfour ODIs here The team issuedastatement saying bereft of self-belief. Bumrah betrays the im- read 378, 262, 348, 323, 411, 210, 372, 289. Hamilton wastestedthree times last pression that he is bowling within himself Some of the Indians players would remem- week and returnedanegative result and notquiteenjoying the whole process. He berthe lasttime theywerehere. The pursuit eachtime, the lastonSundayafter- smiles less often, his eyes don’t glow as of 348looked imminent before theylostnine noon at the Bahrain International sparklingly as theyusedto, and the spunk wicketsfor 46 runs, eventuallyfalling short Circuit wherehewon the Grand Prix. seems to have desertedhim atouch. Jasprit Bumrah has takenjustthree wicketsineight ODIs this year,eachscalp costing him 146runs and 152balls.File by 23 runs. Arepeat could be disastrous this "But he up woke Mondaymorning Something seems to shackle him, which’s time around. with mild symptoms and wasin- strangegiven that he had asplendid IPL. Unless theyarrestthe losing streak,the formedatthe same time that acon- Bumrah has grabbed onlythree wickets the wicketsare so good to bat on. Youwill see ever Australia choose to pair him with — Thakur and TNatarajan lurking. But having adverse momentum will be toohot to han- tact prior to arrivalinBahrain had in eight ODIs this year,eachscalp costing him topbowlers notgetting wickets(once in a MatthewWade, Marcus Labuschagne or invested in him, there’s no harm in persisting dle or reverse, and Australia areruthless in subsequentlytestedpositive," the 146runs and 152balls. while). So that is acceptable.” AlexCarey —theywould consume time to with him in adead rubber. flogging adead horse. It’s oftenthe plight of team said. "Lewis, therefore, took a His economyrateisstill alaudable 5.76 Maybe, it’s justamatter of asingle spell. bed intotheir newrole. It presentsBumrah Likeithappenedwith Kuldeep Yadav, visitors Down Under. further test and returnedapositive but above his career rate of 4.66. Even in the Likebatsmen frequentlyvouchfor the one and Shami the ideal opportunity to attack who offers the team management an alter- Theyrarelyrecoverfromearly knockouts. result. This has since been confirmed twoTests in NewZealand, he wasnot any- stroke that suddenlybrings their touchback, full-throttle and settle intoarhythm. native to replace an underwhelming So by the time the Test series winksin, which by aretest." Hamilton is in isolation wherenear his usual standards. It could just theyneedthat one searing spell to revive YuzvendraChahal. But Yadaviswoefully is alittle morethan afortnight away,their in accordance with the health proto- be alean patchevery athlete endures, only their self-belief. Or maybeabrilliant deliv- Backing Saini shortofgame time —hewas lastspotted morale will be in pureshambles. In anut- cols in Bahrain. REUTERS that Bumrah’s so central to India’s aspirations erycould do the trick. Equallyimportant is howNavdeep Saini bowling on October 18,inanIPL game shell, though the thirdODI is adead rubber, in this tour that theycan’t afford him to have Alengthyspell upfront could catalysethe is dealt with. Still cutting his teethatthis againstSunrisers Hyderabad. It wasone of thereismuchatstake forthe Indian team. As apoorseries, or even an averageone. Bumrah turnaround. Nowthat David Warner,the level, he should notbeallowedtobrood over his better performances this year,his three muchasit’s about restoring pride or saving Morecasesdetected at his absolutepeak is what India wantson tempo-setter,isruledout due to injury, the twin failures in Sydney, wherehewas overs conceding 18 runs. He could fare no face, it is about arresting alosing streak that atNewcastle this tour,especiallyastheywould be without Shami and Bumrah could breathe more concertedlytargetedbythe Australian bats- worse than conceding 160in19overs as can soon overwhelm them. skipper ViratKohli forthree of the four Tests. freely. Separating the super-prolific Warner- men. Benching him could further demoralise Chahal has in this series. If he dusts up some It’s likethe continent itself, it growson London:Newcastle United players KL Rahul offeredwords of comfortafter AaronFinchpair,whichaveragesashade un- him. Having identifiedhim as apotential old magic, he could push his case forTest youthe moredays youspend there. And in have been told to stay away from the the second ODI: “It is about time achampion der 100againstIndia, has been as tough as pace spearhead in the future, he should not matches too. Bumrah’s hands arethe keys to spareTeam training ground afteranoutbreak of playerlikethat will come backand deliver denying SteveSmith back-to-backhundreds. be lettodrift, his confidence should notbe Some of India’s previous bowling attacks India this fate. COVID-19atthe club, Sky Sports re- and getwicketsfor us. Youalso have to un- It’s almosthalf the job done. ForFinchisnot lefttowane. The temptation to replace him have looked ineptthe moment their names portedonTuesday. Five individuals derstand that in NewZealand and Australia, exactlythe mostfluent of starters. And who- is understandable, with options likeShardul were listedinthe squad. But the present crew 3rdODI: Live on Sonynetwork,9.10am at the club have tested positive for COVID-19sofar,three prior to Newcastle's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace lastweek and twomoreover Why is football considering concussion subs the weekend.Sky Sports said Newcastle's training ground was closedonMondayand is settobe “clear or suspected central nervous system their presentation. The challengefor physios guards but theyare yettobemade manda- closedonTuesdayaswell as theyas- SHASHANKNAIR (brain) impairment, apotential cervical spine andteamdoctorsisexacerbatedby thelackof tory.Inother sports likerugby, the ‘If in doubt, sess the situation. REUTERS NEWDELHI,DECEMBER1 injuryorskull fracture”. timecurrentlyaffordedtotheminfootball,and take them out’ philosophyisadhered to.The In 2018,Fifacame up with three concus- thefactthatassessmentsare conductedonthe NFL introducedaconcussion protocol in 2009 ASICKENINGclash of heads between Arsenal sion-related rules. The firststatedthat play pitchundertheglareofplayers,coaches,man- that theycontinue to tweak as and when new TennisplayerPerez defender David Luiz and Wolverhampton could be stoppedfor up to three minutes to agersand,innormalcircumstances,thousands studies emerge.Under the Madden rule, if, af- bannedforfixing Wanderers forwardRaulJimenez –with the assess if aplayerwas concussed. The second of fans,” Griggs told The Indian Express. teranexamination on the sidelines, the player latter needing surgeryafterafracturedskull - rule aimedtogiveteam physicians powerover is suspectedto beconcussed, he is to betaken Madrid: Spanish tennis playerEnrique has prompted calls forarethink on howfoot- the playerorteam management in deciding What is the newrule being considered? to the lockerroom forfurther inspection. If Lopez Perezhas been bannedfrom ball deals with suchincidents. whether aplayercould continue on the pitch. The newconcussion rules currentlybeing physios detect concussion, players aren’t al- the sportfor eight years forhis in- And the thirdallowedasecond mulledwould allowateam to lowedtoplay. volvement in match-fixing activities What happened? team physician to have video ac- makeapermanent substitution in three separateinstances in 2017,the In the fifthminuteofthe Premier League cess to the injurysoastomakean in case of aconcussion as diag- Areother forms of brain-related issues as- Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said. The game on Sunday, the twoplayers jumpedin off-the-pitchdecision. nosedbythe team physio, ac- sociated with football? 29-year-old Perez, who reachedaca- the air as Gunners winger Willian delivereda cording to areportinThe Studies have correlated concussions with reer-high singles ranking of 154in corner,resulting in aclash of heads. While Whydon’t existing guidelines Guardian. But this comes with a dementia with aUniversity of California San 2018 wasalso fined$25,000."The dis- Jimenez wasstretchered off, Luiz continued work? risk since the prospect of aper- Francisco (UCSF) study showing that concus- ciplinarycase washeardbyanti-cor- to play. It wasthis decision by Arsenal that in- Headway is an organisation manent substitution maymake sion almostdoubles the chances of dementia ruption hearing officer Richard citedoutburstoverfootball’s concussion rules. that helps people rebuild their players and team management in senior citizens. England and Manchester McLaren on 5November 2020," the Luiz endedupwith sevenstitches to the head livesafter abrain injuryand has reluctant to be completely hon- Unitedlegend BobbyCharlton has been diag- TIU said in astatement."He found that and waseventuallysubstituted at half time beenvocalinitscampaignaboutfootball’scon- estabout their symptoms. nosedwithdementiaand headinginfootball Enrique Lopez Perezbreachedthe aftercontinuing to bleedunder his bandage. cussionprotocols.Headway’sdeputychief ex- has come under the scanner because of recent rules of the Tennis Anti-corruption ecutive LukeGriggs said that one of the rea- Is football behind in itsconcussion-related events. Astudy conducted by University of WolverhamptonWanderers forward Programme three times at tourna- What is the current concussion rule? sonsthecurrentprotocolsaren’teffective isthe rules? Glasgow showedthat former professional Raul Jimenez (L) and Arsenal defender mentsin2017, with twofurther The current Fifa protocols statethat med- pressurephysios areput under.“Concussion Yes. Cricket has introduced‘like-for-like’ footballers had an approximatelythree-and- David Luiz clash during the game on chargesunproven. REUTERS ical professionals on the field mustlook out isnotoriouslydifficultto diagnosedueto itsof- substitutes, with the discretion of the match a-half times higher rate of death due to neu- Sunday. Jimenez fractured his skull. formandatoryconcussion symptoms like ten-hidden symptoms that can be delayedin referee. Batsmen aresupposedtowear neck rodegenerative diseases. Like in other corners of the world, India too had its ‘Maradona’

at the naivete of some of their older colleagues. found it difficult againstdouble-covering – SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY Deywas the ‘prince charming’ of the someone closing them down, while the KOLKATA,DECEMBER1 Calcuttamaidan in the 1980s. He arguably other defender/midfielder waiting forthe had the best-everleftfootinIndian football, second ball. Onlythe original Maradona ADiegoinevery nation AWICKEDleftfoot,closecontrolanddribbling, whichbrought in the ‘Indian Maradona’ could turn the firstmarker, skip pastthe sec- an intuitive positional sense, that grand abil- moniker.Ashis contemporaries would at- ond, nutmeg the thirdonaregular basis.” Argentina understandably has had many‘newMaradonas’. But themoniker ity to zip forthadefence splitting pass while test,Dey’s football thrivedonaestheticism. In the early ‘90s, DutchgiantsPSV transcended geographic boundaries and playing levels. causingpulse-racingexcitementinthestands. Eindhoven, managed by BobbyRobson and KrishanuDeyhaditall.Andwithadiminutive Fantastic control boasting of some worldstars, came to GHEORGHE HAGI SAEED AL-OWAIRAN frame and sudden acceleration, India quickly “Krishanu had fantastic close control. Calcutta forthe Tata Super Soccer series. (ROMANIA) (SAUDI ARABIA) foundforhimfootball'smoststratosphericad- Dribbling wasthe very essence of his game Therewas amoment in the firsthalf during The ‘Maradona of the He wascalledthe ‘Maradona jective -Indian Maradona. and he could do it both ways,inside and out- their game at Salt LakeStadium –Dey took a Carpathians’. Made 124 of the Arabs’ forhis famous As tributes pouredin forthe Argentine leg- side. He also had averygood peripheral vi- ball facing his owngoal and on the turn, went international appearances. goal againstBelgium at the end, the NewYork Times drew up alistlast sion, whichhelpedhim supplyexcellent past four opposition players who looked per- 1994 WorldCup. week of players from farflung football out- through balls and quality final passes,” plexed. Afterthat, the Eindhovenplayers ANDREAS HERZOG posts,who remindedspectators of the riffing Mohun Bagan legend SubrataBhattacharya, startedtomarkthe ‘Indian Maradona’ closely (AUSTRIA) ALI KARIMI magic of DiegoMaradona. India had fallen an Arjuna awardee, told The Indian Express. and stubbed him with their physicality.Did The ‘Maradona of the Alps’ played103 (IRAN) header-and-heels forits own‘Maradona’ in Bhattacharya mother-hennedDey,when physicality makeDey uncomfortable? times forAustria, including twoWorld His dribbling had earnedhim the ‘Asian the 1980s and early ‘90s. The Kolkatan with a the latter joinedBagan in 1982. He later “That would be an oversimplification,” Cups, wonthe UefaCup with Bayern Maradona’ moniker. sumptuous leftfootwas nominatedby NYT as playedagainsthim severaltimes afterDey Bhattacharya observed. Munichand wasafree-kickspecialist. India's claimant to the exalted comparison. movedtoEastBengal in 1985. Among all the “Tostart with, youdon’t expect an Indian ALEX LOPEZ Looking forDiego's successors has been a defenders, Bhattacharya wasthe mostsuc- footballer to matchthe physicality of the HIDETOSHI NAKATA (HONDURAS) favouritepastime forpunditsand fans alike cessful in neutralising the otherwise unstop- European players and shine. Geneticallythey (JAPAN) He became the ‘Honduran Maradona’ since Maradona's march to the the summit of Krishanu Deyhad alethal leftfoottoo. pable Dey. arestronger than the mostfromour partof The ‘Maradona of the Orient’, Nakatawon afterthe 2012 Olympics. worldfootball in the 1986 WorldCup at He passed away at 41. EastBengal Club “I knewhis game inside out, which the world. Also, we neverhad their groom- the Serie Atitle forRoma in 2001.Played Mexico. From Romania’s Gheorghe Hagi to helpedme. The trickwas to close him down ing. Backthen, we didn’t even have the con- in three WorldCups. GEORGI KINKLADZE Japan’s Hidetoshi Nakata, the world with aplayerwho would go with power, ceptofstrength and conditioning coach. We (GEORGIA) drummedupanticipatoryexcitement over Maradona ‘Argentina'ar Krishanu’ (the while youwaited forthe second ball. See, we had very little idea about sports science and RYAN BELAL The Maradona of the Caucasus, his many‘newMaradonas’ across the globeand Krishanu of Argentina). aretalking about Indian football hereand the injurymanagement. India football wasstill (SAUDI ARABIA) dribbling made him acult heroat across generations. At leastuntil the early ‘90s, fanaticism was contextisimportant. Krishanu’s styleand amateur –players had to getajob apartfrom The ‘Maradona of the Desert’ earnedthe ManchesterCity. Deydiedyoung, in 2003 at 41 years of akey component of Calcuttafootball. That was rhythm, in Calcuttaclub football and Indian playing football. Manydefenders herere- sobriquetafter he scored with ahandball age. His top-flight career in Calcuttaclub areason whymidfielder Goutam Sarkar be- football, had been similar to Maradona and sortedtorough football to stop Krishanu. But in the Saudi league. ROBERTO MERINO football and the national team spanned12- came ‘chhoto Beckenbauer’ (little hence he wascalledthe ‘Indian Maradona’, it wasn’t that he got intimidated.Hecould (PERU) odd years. His rise in Indian football coin- Beckenbauer) and Maradona, ‘Argentina'ar Bhattacharya said. take akick,”headded. HAYDEN TINTO Showedearly promise and wasdubbed cidedinfact with Maradona’s magic in Krishanu’. Modern-dayfans, grownuponan He put things in perspective:“Even in As Bhattacharya recalled, in his pomp, (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO) the ‘Maradona of the Andes’. Didn’t quite Mexico. Overzealous EastBengal fans put overdose of international and European club Europe and/or Latin America, at the highest Dey’s dribbling wasindeedsome heady edge Aclassical violinist, he wascalledthe live up to his promise. him on ahigher pedestalthen, calling football, would of course have ahearty laugh level, the majority of the ‘newMaradonas’ of the seat stuff. ‘Caribbean Maradona’ forhis skill. ENS

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