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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `6.00 (`8 PATNA &RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM J&K Gehlotsends Khattar:Weekend ONEYEARAFTER another note AUGUST5 for sessionon lockdowns do not ANEXPRESS SERIES July 31; Cong work, no such attacks Gov plans in Haryana HAMZAKHAN &MANOJCG JAIPUR,NEWDELHI,JULY26 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CHANDIGARH,JULY26 THE ASHOKGehlotgovernment ‘ASLONG AS has sent afresh recommenda- AWEEKEND lockdown serves J&KREMAINS tion to Governor Kalraj Mishra no purpose in the fightagainst asking forasession of the the novelcoronavirus, Haryana UT,IWILL NOT Rajasthan AssemblyonJuly31. Chief MinisterManohar Lal CONTEST The Governor had returnedan Khattar said on Sunday. His gov- earlier recommendation by the ernment wasmaking continu- ASSEMBLY government, asking forclarifica- ous effortstorebuild confidence ELECTIONS’ tions on six specific points. Defence MinisterRajnath Singh, MinisterofState forDefence ShripadYesso Naik,Chief of Defence StaffGeneral Bipin Rawat, in the people, andtherewereno The fresh recommendation ArmyChief General MMNaravane, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Chief Marshal RKSBhadauria paid tributeat plans to impose anymorelock- Forfirst time sinceJ&K wassent lateonSaturdaynight, theNational WarMemorial, on the occasion of Kargil VijayDiwas, in NewDelhi on Sunday. PTI REPORT,PAGE6 downs, the Chief Ministersaid. wassplit,Omar Abdullah afterthe cabinetmet forasec- The Covid-19situation in breakshis silence ond time earlier in the evening. Haryana wasunder control, case “Allqueries have been answered MANN KI BAAT numbers were better thanmany THE IDEAS PAGE in the latestrecommendation, other states, and near normalcy PAGE 11 through whichwehavesought had returnedacross the state, CM Manohar Lal Khattar at an Assemblysession from July Khattar said at an online Idea the Idea Exchange, Sunday 31,” aCongress leader said. PMonKargilDiwas:Tothewicked, Exchangewith The Indian Express. UntillateonSundaynight, “A lockdown will notserve RajBhavanhad notrespondedto anypurpose unless it is imposed lockdown can be imposed.But if EXPERT the fresh recommendation.Ina fora14-dayperiod.Imposinga we actuallywant to achieve re- EXPLAINS videoreleasedinthe evening as needlessenmitycomesnaturally lockdown over the weekend or sults, then aweekendlockdown Rukmini partofthe Congress's 'Speak Up fortwo days merelygives the im- serves no purpose,” he said. Banerji ForDemocracy' campaign, Chief pression that somethingisbeing Severalstateshaveimposed FromTheIndianExpresspanel MinisterGehlotsaid he hoped ‘Our conduct, speech mustalwaysseek Armydisplayeddeeds of valour, done,” the Chief Minister said. short-durationorlocalisedlock- of specialists,exclusiveinsight the Governorwould act soon. when India demonstrated her “Unless we isolateanin- downs as the countryasawhole “Until now, we have notre- to boostmorale, honour of our soldiers’ ‘Hazards of might, the whole world fected personfor acontinuous went intoaphased'Unlock'from ceivedareply,”Gehlotsaid. “The Corona are watched... It wasthe victoryof 14-dayperiod, they will con- June 8. In BJP-ruledUttar GETTING Governor is along-timepolitician, main lockedinconflict with the farfrom high morale and braveryofour tinue to infect others. If we want Pradesh, arangeofrestrictions sociable and vyavahar-kushal EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PLAinLadakh, with the disen- being over’ armedforces in the truestsense to work onlyonperceptions, come intoeffect everyweekend. KIDSBACK (well mannered), so Ihope that NEWDELHI,JULY26 gagement process stalledbythe of the term.” then yes, of course aweekend CONTINUEDONPAGE2 he givesusthe order soon, and we Chinese reluctance to step back However, “these days,battles TOSCHOOL will call the Assembly.”The gov- NEEDLESS ENMITYwithevery- from severalplaces in the high- —whichmeans,tothe wicked, arefoughtnot just on borders; ernment wouldliketheHouse to one comes naturallytothe altitude border area. enmitywithoneandallfornorea- theyare fought within the coun- How is the prolonged discussthe Covid-19crisis, the wicked, Prime Minister Backin1999,Modi said, son comes naturally. Peoplewith trytoo,onmanyfrontssimulta- TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE closure of schools affecting “ruinedeconomy” due to the NarendraModisaid in his Mann Pakistanhad embarkedupon its suchadisposition keep thinking neously,”the PrimeMinistersaid. children? What are they lockdown, and have some politi- ki Baat radio address on Sunday, Kargil misadventure, “nursing of harming even their well-wish- “And everycountryman hasto CASES: RECOVERED:8,85,576 losing out on, and how can it cal discussions as well, the chief as the nation observedKargil delusions of encroaching upon ers…,” the PrimeMinistersaid. decide his or her role in that.” 146 ministersaid. VijayDiwas, the anniversaryof Indian soil” at atime when India India, he said, had extended Thereare occasions when DAYSSINCE 13,85,521 DEATHS:32,063 be made up? What should PANDEMIC schools do when they are In New Delhi, theCongress the Indian Army's victoryover wasmaking effortstofoster ahandoffriendshiptoPakistan “without paying heedtothe BEGAN TESTS: 1,62,91,331| DOUBLING RATE: 19.70** able to finally open? accusedthe Governor of acting Pakistan21yearsago. good relations with that country. at that time, but had instead essence, we encouragecertain in apartisan and “motivated” The Prime Minister's mes- “As it is said, 'Bairu akaran sab been stabbed in the back. “But thingsonsocialmedia that are EXPLAINED manner.The queries that Mishra sagecame as Indian soldiers re- kahu son, jo kar hit anhit tahu son' afterthat, when our gallant CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PAGE 9 had raised“reflected asorry state CONTINUEDONPAGE2

Ex-CBI chief Twomonths into MSME ED Sharprisein KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING says Maulana sanctions, TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** PLAIN E ■ Maharashtra 3,66,368 9,251 2.85% 25.26 ●disbursals credit scheme, 43% of EX Azad, Leftists ■ Tamil Nadu 2,06,737 6,988 3.21% 22.43 ■ Delhi 1,29,531 1,142 0.91% 79.22 Rs 3lakhcrsanctioned SANCTIONS AND dis- ‘whitewashed bursementsunder collat- ■ Karnataka 90,942 5,072 6.21% 11.60 sanctions have risen to Rs 1.30 eral-free MSME loans ■ Andhra 88,671 7,813 10.31% 6.98 Islamic rule’ SUNNYVERMA lakh crorefromRs1.10lakh crore scheme have picked up NEWDELHI,JULY26 on July1,with both private and pace with private banks *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculatedover7-day growth state-ownedbanksstepping up joining state-owned CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT BANKSHAVEsanctioned43.5per credit deployment,according to lenders in expanding centofthetargetedRs3lakhcrore mostrecent data. credit deployment. Along 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTEDTODAY underthe Emergency Credit Line Disbursementsasapropor- with other measures 2.49 7.81 48,661 MNageswara Nidan Singh Sachdeva,who wasreleasedlastweek after Guarantee Scheme(ECLGS) for tion of the totalamountwas27.35 aimedattimelyclear- NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: Rao being abducted from agurdwarainAfghanistan, wasamong stressedMicro,SmallandMedium per cent at Rs 82,065 croreason ance of dues, the scheme 2.31 8.50 36,145 those who arrivedinNew DelhionSunday. ANI Enterprises(MSMEs)asonJuly23, July23, up from 17.41per centor seems to be helping in Deaths as aratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs withsanctionsanddisbursements Rs 52,255 croreasonJuly1. improving the liquidity positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more DEEPTIMANTIWARY rising sharplyoverthe lastfew Under the ECLGS scheme, position of MSMEs, en- indicatorofprogress (in %);indicator of recoveries for 14 days NEWDELHI,JULY26 weeks, officialdatashow. banksare offering up to Rs 3lakh abling them to survive in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak Fourmonths after Kabul Twomonths afterthe launch croreofgovernment-guaranteed the economic downturn. DataasonJuly25,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive RAISINGQUESTIONSof propriety of the scheme, cumulative loan CONTINUEDONPAGE2 and service rules, former interim attack, Afghan Sikhs in CBI director and serving IPS officer,MNageswaraRao, claimedon WORLD Twitter Saturdaythat Indian his- Delhi: ‘Feels like home’ BUSINESSASUSUAL ‘Left on atruck to see family, but tory had been “distorted”with the “whitewashing” of “bloody been undergoing treatment af- BY UNNY Islamic invasions/rule” and AMILBHATNAGAR tershrapnel hither eye. Ihope I now Iamreturningtosave them’ namedprevious Education NEWDELHI,JULY26 can gether treated here,” he said. Ministers who“were in charge of The others who were granted with maintaining social distance again. The citiesare slowly re- Indian mind space” for20“outof “THIS FEELSlikehome,” said visas include Nidan Singh ASADISTRICT at the Patna airport. And his opening, and the companies, in 30 years (1947-77)”. GurjeetSingh afterhereached Sachdeva,55, who wasreleased UNLOCKS voice is gentle: “Areyou going for real estate forinstance, aredes- Afternaming “Maulana Abul Delhi on SundayfromKabul.The lastweek afterbeing abducted work?Isthe situation bad at peratefor their workers to return. KalamAzad —11years(1947- 30-year-old wasamong the11 from another gurdwarainPaktia home?” Then, to makethem Manish Kumar is from Bihpur AN EXPRESS SERIES 58)”; “Humayun Kabir,MC persons who were granted province, and a15-yearold girl smile, he confides: “I haven’t in Bhagalpur,adistrict thathas Chagla &FakruddinAli Ahmed— short-term visas afterrepeated who is the daughter of avictim been inside an aircraft, either.” been the focus of aseries by The PROTESTSWIDEN 4years(1963-67)”; and, “Nurul appeals following an Islamic of the Kabul attackand wasre- DIPANKARGHOSE Beginning May, ahugeinflux Indian Express to understand how Hassan —5years(1972-77)”, Rao State-backedattackatthe Guru cently“rescued” from an alleged PATNA,JULY26 of returning migrants, unable to thefight against Covid, and the ACROSS U.S.: posted: “Remaining 10 years Har RaiSahib gurdwarain attempt at forced conversion sustain themselvesinlocked- unlockdown, plays out in asmall CLASHES IN SEATTLE other LeftistslikeVKRVRao.” Kabul’s Shor Bazar on March 25. and marriage. THEY STAND close to eachother, down cities, walking kilometres, town. AND PORTLAND These lines were partofase- Singh had arrivedwith his In astatement, the Ministry THE EDITORIAL PAGE bags slung over shoulders, noses starving in trains, reachedthe Kumar says he spentfour days ries of four slides that Raoposted eight-year-old daughter who of External Affairs said those pressedagainstthe glass. They succour of home in Bihar.But in Mayonatrain from Delhi.Now, STAFF LEAVE U.S. along with atweet that started wasinjured during the attackin who were granted visas include GONETOTHEDOGS watchflightsland and take off, then, with no work,and thelock- he will spend twohours on a CONSULATE IN with the line, “Story of Project which25people were killed. “I members of the “Sikh and Hindu BY COOMI KAPOOR passengers in PPEs being ferried down affecting the ruralecon- plane back, the ticket paid forby CHENGDU Abrahamisation of Hindu losttwo cousins. Forthe past minority community of PAGE 10 in buses. “Bhai,” an airportstaffer omyaswell with falling agricul- areal estate company. “I don't PAGE 12 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 three months, my daughter has CONTINUEDONPAGE2 breaksin. He has been tasked tural prices,theyare leaving CONTINUEDONPAGE2

PAGE 1 ANCHOR With cardboardpartitions, Surat’sdiamond hub reinvents the wheel

Katargamand Varachha turning masksand sanitisers. “Working in mind the risk factor forwork- Datacollated from Gujarat's taining polished stonesthatpass KAMAALSAIYED hotspots. on the wheels is an intricatejob ers, who arelikeour family Covidbulletin showed11,672 through several hands before SURAT,JULY26 The outbreak has prompted and eachusuallyhas four dia- members, we have fixedcard- cases and 359deathsinSurat till reaching the markethavecome the Surat Municipal Corporation mond polishers.One of them board from cartons as partitions Sunday. However, The Indian under the scanner formaking FROM PUTTINGupmakeshift (SMC) to registercases and pe- worksonthe table (the top) of on each wheel to enableatleast Express hadreportedonJuly21 handlers vulnerable to infection. cardboardpartitions at emery nalise around 100factories for the diamond, the second on the twopolishers to work,” he says. about an unexplainedmismatch The wayout:ultravioletlight as wheels wherediamonds arepol- notmaintaining social distanc- crown, the third on thegirdle Today, Virani’sfactoryhas between the death toll provided disinfectant, although thereare ishedtousingUVlight as disin- ing norms. Among the curbs, the andthe fourth on the pavilion over 150emerywheelsengag- by the district and thestate.Till safetyconcerns over direct skin fectant forpaper sachets that SMC hasdirected companies to (the bottom),” says Virani. ing 600workers in twobatches July24, the gapwas 186withthe exposure. passthrough multiple hands, the deploy only50per cent of their All of these areparts that of 300eachonalternatedays, district reporting 521deathsand Ravi Ghelani, atraderin diamond hub of Surat is finding workforceatatime. needtobepolishedtoadd value, who cut rough diamonds thestate's official dashboardlog- Varachha, is among those who newsolutions in adesperatebid But owners saythishas ledto he says. bought from the bigger players ging only335. has startedusing UV lightstodis- to revive businessinalabour- multiplechokepointsinfacto- “Wewereready to abideby intosmaller stones of lowercarat In Varachha, meanwhile, dia- infect the sachets.“Since the sa- intensive industryamidstrin- ries —atthe emerywheel,for ex- the SOPs but maintaining social value, and polish them. mond factories in Hirabaug and chetsare made of paper,the reg- gent Covid curbs. ample, says BhupatVirani, who distancing wasaproblem. It be- “Weare surviving somehow Sneh MudraEstate have also ular use of sanitiser can damage According to industryesti- owns the BVirani Diamond comes hardfor asinglepolisher in this tough situation,” says startedusing cardboardparti- them. Many traders have pur- mates, over 1,700workers in the Estate in Varachha. to work alone... it takesmore Workers at the emerywheel inside adiamond factoryin Virani, adding that his unit em- tions to optimise the number of chasedthe UV lights,” says diamond businesshavetested The SMC has allowedonly time and labour cost, and pro- Surat. Hanif Malek ployed1,000 polishersbefore polishers at the wheels. Ghelani. positive,withthe hubs of one worker at eachwheel, with duction goes down. So keeping the virus struck. Similarly,paper sachetscon- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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MSME scheme Guarantee TrusteeCompany. PM Modi celebrations, Modi said, “will be Subsequently, Raoposted of 10 menwerebeing flown to theSOPsandevenstartedcollect- statepresident Govind Singh Of the totalsanctioned inverydifferentcircumstances— Sunday: “Are we truetoour Delhi, from wheretheywillbe ing apenaltyofRs100eachfrom Dotasraannouncedthattheparty loans —anextra20per cent of amountof Rs1.30lakhcroreason detrimentalto thecountry,”Modi in the midst of the coronavirus National MottoSatyamevJayate takentoaconstruction sitein polishers who arefoundwithout will notprotestatthe Jaipur Raj outstanding loans to their MSME July23, privatesector bankshave said. “Thereare times whenwe pandemic”. He said:“Iurgethe =Truthalone Triumphs? Mostly Haryana’s Manesar.Hewas call- masks,” says Patel, who employs BhavanonMonday. Gehlothad borrowers thatare non-NPA. sanctionedloansworthRs58,673 keep forwarding things out of youth, the people of my country NO.Contrarily, we tellblatantlies ing“asafavour”,becauseKumar’s about 6,000 polishers in batches earlier warnedthat “it won't be With three months still to go,the crore; the remainingRs71,818 sheer curiosity.Despiteknowing to take apledgeoffreedom from in the name of political correct- wifewas hiscousin, and she had of 3,000eachonalternate days. our responsibility if the entire scheme is on course to meetthe crorehas been sanctionedby thatitiswrong,we keepdoingit.” the pandemic... Take aresolve for ness, whichwelearn early in our dialledhim,desperateforherhus- (WITHSOHINIGHOSHIN populationof thestategheraosthe Rs3lakhcroretarget,atopsource public sector banks. Private sec- The Prime Ministerrecalled aself-reliant India, aresolve to educationthatteachesusbundles bandtofindwork.Theothernine AHMEDABAD) RajBhavan.” in the banking industrysaid. torlendershavefocussedon thatAtalBihariVajpayeehadsaid learn and teachsomething new of lies.No wonderweare aNation arefromKishanganj. LaunchedonMay 23, the largeraccounts. thatthe Kargil warhad giventhe and aresolve to earnestlycarry of Hypocrites, notTriumphers.” “This has startedfor thepast Gehlot Khattar scheme is open until October 31 Disbursement by private sec- nation a mantra —“andthe out our duties.” Whencontactedby TheIndian twoweeks,”says Singh.“Foryears, of affairs of obfuscation, obstruc- Khattarruledoutthepossibil- oruntilRs3lakhcrorehasbeenis torbanks stood at Rs 34,433 mantra was—beforetaking any The PM remindedthe people Express,Rao said he was“busy” Iget calls when people want to tionanddilatorytacticsonflimsy, ity of re-imposingalockdown in sanctioned, whicheverisearlier. crore; forpublicsectorbanks at important decision, we should that despite the successes in en- and would “get back” but did not arrangefor labour in Delhiand frivolous, and non-jurisdictional anypartofHaryana.“Thereare no All MSME borroweraccounts Rs 47,631crore.Average dis- think whether our step, our ensuring arecovery rate andmor- despiterepeated reminders. Haryana.Thistime,theysaidwork grounds”,Congressspokesperson suchplans,” he said. withcombinedoutstandingloans bursement per borrowerbypri- deavourisbefittingto thehonour talityrate thatisbetterthanmany Raowas appointed CBI in- needsto startquicklybecausethey Abhishek Singhvi said at apress “It does notappear thatthe of upto Rs25croreasonFebruary vate banks wasRs14.95 lakh, of the soldier who laid down his other countries, “the hazards of terim director on October 23, havetomeettargets.Theyare pay- conference. cases will abruptlystopcoming 29, and annual turnover of up to whilePSU banksdisbursed an lifeinthose remote mountains”. Coronaare farfrombeingover”. 2018,following aturf warbe- ingforthetickets,anditisthefirst The Gehlotgovernment, in,”theChief Ministersaid—“but Rs100crore inFY2019-20,areel- averageofRs2.66lakh per bor- Itwastimeto understandandac- tween then director Alok Verma flight forthese workers.” whichfaces achallengefromfor- we arecontinuouslymaking ef- igible under the scheme. rower. ceptthis mantra,Modi said. Ex-CBI chief and his deputyRakesh Asthana. “Have to meettargets”isaline merdeputychief ministerSachin fortstobuildpeople'sconfidence. Forbanksand financialinsti- StateBank of India has dis- “Friends”, the Prime Minister Civilization”. He listedsix points Shortlyafter takingcharge,Rao the workers arefamiliar with.It Pilotand 18 MLAs loyaltohim, Thepanicthatwasearlierprevail- tutions,theinterestratehasbeen bursedthe highest amountofRs said, “in times of war, whatever below: “1.DenyHindustheir orderedmore than 100transfers, meanslonghoursofbackbreaking wantsafloor test so that it can ing in people is no longerthere”. cappedat9.25 per cent, while for 15,112 crore, followedbyCanara we sayordohas immense bear- knowledge, 2.Vilify Hinduism as includingthatof theinvestigating work,perhaps onemeal aday at proveits majority, and be spared The Haryana government re- NBFCs it is 14 per cent. 100per Bank (Rs 5,796 crore), Punjab ing on the morale of the soldier, collection of superstitions, 3. officer of the high-profile ICICI night, roti and dal,maybe pickle. of anothercountintheAssembly views theprojectionsonCovid-19 cent guarantee coverage will be NationalBank(Rs 5,295 crore), evervigilantattheborder,aswell Abrahamise Education, 4. Abra- Bankloanscaseaday aftertheFIR Theyhavebeen told that arrange- forthe next six months. cases every15days,Khattarsaid. providedbyNationalCredit Bank of Baroda(Rs 4,947 crore). as the morale of his family. We hamise Media &Entertainment, wasregistered.Hewas givenhis mentswillbemade“onsite.”“This Asuccessfulfloortest willalso “Thenumberwe hadprojectedon should neverforgetthis… and 5. ShameHindusabout their current posting in Julylastyear. usuallymeans matsonthe floor, allowthe Congress to letits min- June1wasquitehigh,sowe made thatiswhy ourconduct, our de- identity,6.Bereftofglue of Raohashadacontroversialca- and at the most, afan and abulb isters and MLAs out of Jaipur's preparationsaccordingly.But the PROGRESSREPORT meanour,our speech, our state- Hinduism Hindusociety dies.” reer with questionsoverhis per- wherewesleep.Weknowthat Fairmont hoteland resort, where reality is that even todaybedsin ments, our limits, our aims… Rao, who is Director-General ceivedproximityto Hindutva ide- evenpaymentswillnotbeontime, theyhavebeen kept fortwo several hospitals across the state MSMELoans ■ Sanctions ■ Disbursals whatever we do and say, must Home Guards, Fire Services and ology,andabouthiswife’salleged and notuntil the work is over.But weeksnow.While seekingases- arevacant,”hesaid. July1 1,10,34352,255 distinctlybeconducive to en- Civil Defence, and is due to retire financial transactions with a we have been told that the com- sion of theAssembly, thesecond “Werecentlyreviewedthese hancing the morale andhonour onJuly31, didnotprovideanyfur- Kolkata-basedcompany. He has panywillgiveRs300 aday,” says recommendation of the cabinet projections and aimedat15,000 July15 1,23,345 68,311 of our soldiers. Countrymen therexplanation.Servicerulesfor deniedchargesof“unaccounted Murari Lal, from Kishanganj. did not, however, make aspecific activeCovid-19 cases.Butcurrently July23 1,30,491 82,065 bound by athread of unity,with IPS officers specify that theycan money” being held by his family. BeforeMarch,Lal livedina mention of afloortest. the number of active cases is far the Mantrathatthe Nation is writearticlesinpublicationsonly The firstslide RaopostedSat- shantyinGurgaon, working on a Afterthe Governor did notact less. We analysedthe situation on Loans underEmergency CreditLine GuaranteeScheme above everything else bolsterthe forscientific,cultural and literary urdayhadtheheading,“1stphase constructionsite.Whenthelock- on the cabinet’s original recom- July15, andwewill do so again on All figures in `crore Source: Finance Ministry strength of our soldiers much purposes and musthaveadis- of Deracination of Hindus”, and a down wasannounced,his in- mendation on Thursday, Gehlot August1and actaccordingly.” morethan thousand fold.” claimer that the opinions ex- timeline of Education Ministers. comedriedup.Theshantywason had accusedhim of acting under The pandemic posedamajor Thisyear’sIndependenceDay pressed aretheir personalviews. Incidentally, HumayunKabir rent,andfoodformoneywasrun- “pressurefromabove”,andhadled economic challenge, Khattar said. became Education Ministerin ning out. Everytimehestepped aprotestof hisMLAsatRajBhavan. “In the April-June period, our rev- 1958soonafterAzad'sdeath.MC out to find work,hehad to evade The protestwas calledoff afteran enue receipts were in deficit by Rs Chaglaheldthepositionbetween the police, and count himself “assurance”bytheGovernorwho, 5,000crore,whilewe incurredex- 1963 and 1966,and wassuc- lucky if he receivedafood packet however, askedfor the govern- traexpenditureofaroundRs4,000 ceededbyFakruddin Ali Ahmed, from an NGOdistributingrelief. ment's response on six points. crore.” However, the situationhas whileSaiyidNurulHassanwasin Besides,hewasafraid.And all Mishra said thecabinetnote begun to improveinJuly, he said. charge between1971and 1977. he could think about were his hadnot mentionedthedatefrom Around50,000entrepreneurs VKRVRaowasanotedecon- wife, twodaughters, and his old whichthe session wastobe and permitted industries had re- omistfromTamilNadu who motherathome.“Ispentdays try- called. No reasonhad been given sumedfunctioning, and some 40 playedakey role in establishing ingto findaway homeandfinally forcallingthesessionatshortno- lakhpeoplehadreturnedtowork, the Indian Council of Social leftonatrucktosee them.But tice,andnoagendahadbeenpro- Khattarsaid,whiledescribingthe Science Research,and went on to now, Iamreturningto save them. posed. A21-daynoticeisnor- initiativestaken by the govern- becomeVice Chancellor of Delhi Thereare nojobsinBihar.Evenin mallyrequired to call asession, mentto providerelief to industry. University,PlanningCommission the village,there areexpenses. Mishrasaid, and also sought de- “Haryanahasover77 percent member and Education Minister Howlongwillmychildren eat tailsonlogisticsof holdingtheses- recovery,whichisagood recov- between1969 and 1971. PDSrice and salt? Howwill they sion in the middle of the pan- eryrate.Barringtwo-threestates, In his post, Raoalleged that buy vegetables? The monsoons demic. The Governoralso sought Haryanahasaverygoodrecovery theywereamong thosewho en- arehereand we will needanew clarificationonthereasonforcall- rate.ThemortalityrateinHaryana gagedin“industrial scale distor- roof. Howwill we buy fertiliser ingthesessionif thegovernment is1.32.We aretryingtofurtherin- tion of history,negation and and seeds? The city has Covid, I indeed has amajority. crease our testing. Currently, we whitewashing of bloody Islamic know, andthevillage doesn’t.But Singhvi counteredeachof aretesting12,000-13,000 sam- invasions/rule”. His postclaimed nofatherwantshischildrento go thesequeries. plesdaily. We feel thatmoreand that roads and public places in hungry,”hesays.All overPatna He rejectedasabsurdthe moretestingwillhelpidentifyin- Delhiarenamedafter“invaders”, airport, groups suchastheseare Governor's reference to thefact fections and will resultinmore and thatthere is “Nomention waiting forflights —toDelhi, that cases related to disqualifica- peoplerecovering. We have also aboutKrishna/Pandavas,theorig- Bengaluru, Hyderabad. Often, tion of some MLAs were pending startedplasmatherapy,”theChief inal buildersofDelhi.” theyare askedquestionsby other in the Supreme Court and the Ministersaid. Rao'spostallegedthissystem passengers,masksfirmlyontheir Rajasthan High Court. “Whether patronisedpro-Leftacademics faces: Where aretheygoing? Is theAssemblySpeakerdisqualifies Afghan Sikhs and sidelinedpro-Hindunation- thistheir firstflight? Aretheyex- or does notdoso, cannot, per se, Afghanistan”. “India has granted alistscholars. It went on to claim citedto travelinanaircraftforthe affect the holding of asession or a appropriatevisaand facilitated that in the 1980s,the openingof firsttime? Theinitial responseis numbers test on thefloor of the theirtravelto India.Weappreciate “Ramjanmabhumi gates” and to nod in unison, or forone to re- House.Whethertheapexcourtor the effortsofthe Governmentof telecastofTVserials suchas spond, “yes,thereishappiness”, theHighCourtdecidesonewayor the Islamic Republic of “Ramayan and LavKush... re- afraidto disagree.Butonemanin another,itcannotaffectthecalling Afghanistaninextending neces- awakenedHinduspirit”. the Kishanganj group, olderthan of asession or the exercise of sarysupportforthesafereturnof “The sustainedhardworkof the others, is unable to stop him- powerofGovernorunder Article these families,”itsaid. RSS/VHP couldgalvanise this Re- self. “What happiness? If Inever 174, which, obviously, doesnot The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara HinduisedHindusocietyleadingto gettosit inside aplanemyentire arise before either the Speaker or Management Committeehad unprecedented growth of the BJP life, Iwould notcare. No mancan the twocourts,” he said. arranged ticketsand accommo- (From2MPs in 1982 to 85 in 1989 be happyifhis wifeand children “Suchflimsyclutching at dation forthe AfghanSikhs. On and120 in 1991),” the postsaid. areunhappy,”hesays. Another straws”underlinesthe“trueulte- Sunday, they were takento In the 1990s, the postalleged, voice, braver now, snaps: “What riormotives of personsholding Gurdwara Rakab Ganj to com- thesecondphaseof “deracination willwedowiththeplane...eatit?” highconstitutionalpostsandtheir plete themandatory14-dayCovid of Hindus”started.“Anti Hindus so-calledadvisers”,hesaid.Onthe quarantine. Manywillcontinue havingunderstoodtheprocessof Surat issues of the date, agenda, and to stay there,saidofficials.“There- re-Hinduisationin1980s,started These makeshiftmeasures, reason forcalling the session at turneeshadanemotionalreunion an intensiveand extensive de- however, have onlybarelyman- shortnotice, Singhvi said: “If the withtheirfamilymembersatthe Hinduisation of everyaspectof aged to keep business afloat. “The Governor’s office is unaware of airportfollowing whichthey publiceducationandinstruction.” industryisfacingatoughtimedue the elementary fact that an were takentothegurdwara.They Rao's postallegedthis started to the curbs and hardlyany de- agendaissentafterthedateofthe were givenlangarandtheirneeds with “AbrahamisationofNCERT mandintheinternationalmarket,” Assemblysessionisnotified,then willbetakencareof,”saidamem- syllabi” with lessons on “The says Babubhai Katheriya, who anextremelysorrystateofaffairs berofthe gurdwara committee. Central Islamic Lands”, “Islamic headsSurat’sdiamondassociation. exists,where ignorance of basic Amongthosewhoreachedthe Traditions”and“MughalCourts”. “Wehavespentalloursavings. procedures is blissincausingun- gurdwarawas 70-year-old This, the postsaid, wasfollowed Now, withworkonlyonalternate constitutionaldelay.” Balwant Kaur,who losther two in the field of artand cinema. days,our salaryhas gone down. I The spokesperson described sonsandsixotherfamilymembers InJanuary, Raowroteanarticle wasearning around Rs 25,000 Mishra’s queries as “superficial, intheattack.Lastweek,thedaugh- forRSS mouthpiece Organiser everymonth, nowit's Rs 12,000. clearly motivated, digressive and terofoneof herslainsonswas“res- wherehearguedfor acomplete We cannotforceourownerseither, extraneous”, and said theywere cued” by other familymembers ban on foreign funding forNGOs as theyhavesaved our jobs. How “comingfromthehighestauthor- following the alleged attempt at inIndia.Inthepastfewdays,hehas can we run our homes with such ities of the central government forced conversion and marriage. takentoTwitterinsupportof aban limitedincome?”asksHiteshPatel, and being parrotedwithout The mental toll has made her onmeatexports,andclaimedthat apolisher who has been working changeashismaster’svoicefrom apprehensive of public interac- Hindu-Sanskrit literature wasa in Virani's factoryfor 15 years. RajBhavan”. In Jaipur,the tion but she expressed her relief goodsourceforcinema.Healsode- LaljiPatel,the owner of Governor on Sundaymet Chief withasmallsmile.“Hersonswere scribedcertaincomediansas“self- Dharmanandandiamonds, SecretaryRajeeva Swarup and offeringardasonthesecondfloor loathing anti-Hindus”. whichisamongtheleadingplay- DGPBhupendraYadav andasked of thegurdwarawhentheterror- ersinSurat with branches in the them about the Congress's istsentered.Shelostsons,cousins ‘Left on atruck’ US, UAEand China, says his fac- plannednationwide protestto in the attack. Then,the girl was knowthe company's name, and I tory wassealedfor 14 days and “Save Democracy —SaveConsti- kidnapped. We aregladwecan don'twanttogo. But the children the premises disinfected after18 tution” outside RajBhavans on take careofher,” said aDelhi- arehungryathome,”hesays. workers tested positive. 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2men barge FOCUS ON JUVENILE CRIME ‘Inscrutable indolence’: Court raps into house, kill 23-yr-old 1,300minorscaught police overfootage recovery delay in Faridabad said in itsorder. forcrimesin6months ANANDMOHANJ It notedthat during the course NEWDELHI,JULY26 of argumentsonthe plea by Kalita EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE foracourt-monitored probe, the GURGAON,JULY26 Shrivastavaalsoemphasised OBSERVINGTHATpolicewerein investigating officer had in- MAHENDERSINGH On the directions of the that detailedanalysis of eachju- a“state of inscrutable indolence”, formedthe courtthatpolicewere A23-YEAR-OLD woman was MANRAL police chief, 37 minors venile with acriminal recordbe aDelhi courtrequestedthe force in the process of collecting rele- murdered allegedly by twomen NEWDELHI, JULY 26 conducted by DCPs to assess to ensurefairinvestigationina vant video footage, including who bargedintothe room where have been counselled howmanyare still involvedin NortheastDelhi riots case. It was from Metrostations and photog- she wassleeping with her family, AS MANY as 325 juveniles have to joinvocational crimes, and howmanyhave brought to thecourt’s notice that raphers engaged by police. including her three nieces and been apprehended forheinous courses, while 219have turned18but haven’t mended police were yettoseize or pre- “Regretfully, ACPHriday nephews,and allegedly slit her crimes, and 1,014for non- their ways.“He asked all DCPs serve relevant videofootage from Bushan and inspector Anil Kumar throat in front of them in heinous ones,inthe lastsix joinedYuva—askill to take correctiveactiontore- camerasinstalledatJafrabad and have failedtopoint out the Faridabad on Saturdaynight, po- months,the DelhiPolice’s half- development initiative form them, and progress in this Maujpur Metrostations and from Courtwas informedthat police areyet to seize footagefrom seizureofthe relevant video licesaid.According to the FIR,the yearly statisticsshow. matterwillbemonitored regu- photographers. cameras at Jafrabad and Maujpur Metrostations. Archive footage,” the court recorded. It incidenttookplacebetween2.30 This data wasprepared after by Delhi Police larly.All DCPs have been also di- Stressing on theimportance addedthat police failedtoshow am and 3aminDaulatColony, Police Commissioner SN rected to take strictlegal action of the video footageasapieceof if anyrequest/notice wasserved Ballabhgarh. The victim, Bharti, Shrivastava asked DCPs to againstcriminalswho recruit evidence in the case, Additional Ranawhileextendingthejudicial “Theysay apictureiswortha upon Metroofficialsforpreserva- wasone of five siblings. analysecrimerecordsofjuve- and 230 dailydiaries have been youth in their groups,” the offi- Sessions JudgeDharmender Rana custody of PinjraTod activists thousand wordsand avideo is tion of video footage, so as to save “When Bharti wassleeping in niles to ascertain the magnitude filedagainst them. cer said. requestedthe DCP concernedto Devangana Kalitaand Natasha worthathousandpictures. Police important footage. her room...some men carrying of the problem, and to assess “With 50 juveniles, the Severalincidents of minors personallymonitor theprobeand Narwal, and former Congress seem to bein astate of inscrutable “This is notthe task of this sharp weapons came intothe howmanyhaveturned18and Northeastdistrict has seen most involved in snatching,robbery ensurethat the “sterling imageof municipalcouncillorIshratJahan indolencein collection of relevant courttodirectpoliceastohow room,...and killedher,” allegedher whethertheyare still commit- apprehensions forheinous crime, and thefthavebeenreported of Delhi Police remainsblemish- till August14. They arebeing in- video footage. The indolence is a andwhat evidence is required to father Omprakash. “When her ting crimes. while 32 have been apprehended late—the mostrecent incident free, and the flowofthe course of vestigated by theDelhi Police cause of concern as evidence in be collected.However, this court aunt... made anoise, theypicked Senior police officers believe from Northwestand 29 from took place on July 8inWest justice remains unsullied”. SpecialCellinaUAPAcaseper- criminalmattersisinvariably is duty bound to ensureafair in- up oneofthechildren andthreat- that manycriminals have been South. In non-heinous crimes, 116 Delhi’s RaghubirNagar,where The order waspassedbyASJ taining to the Delhi riots. ephemeral in nature...,”the court vestigation,” it said. enedthattheywouldkillher too,” arrested in the lastthree to four have been apprehendedfrom a25-year-old manwas stabbed he alleged.Omprakash said years who continue to run their Outer Delhi, 89 from Dwarka, and morethan 28 times by three ju- GOVT.OFNCT OF DELHI Bharti’s cousin claimedthat two operation from inside jails. To 86from Outer-North.In FIRsof in- veniles,after an argument over OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR men had allegedly threatenedto spread fear and maintain their cidentsinvolving juveniles, too, them performing bikestunts. LOK NAYAKHOSPITAL :NEW DELHI-110002 kill his daughter on Saturday. dominance, police said, they Outer Delhi leads with 115, fol- Following the directions of “Theaccusedhavebeeniden- rope in juveniles, manyof lowedby92inCentral districtand the policechief, 37 juveniles ESTABLISHMENT-III No F. 40/E-III/LNH/1338-43 Dated: 07/07/2020 tifiedthrough certain keyevi- whom want to gain attention or 78 eachinOuter Northaswell as have been counselledtojoin vo- ORDER dence and CCTVfootage,and makeaquickbuck. inDwarka,” aseniorpoliceofficer cational courses, while 219have raids arebeing conducted to nab Datashows that 959 FIRs said. joinedYuvaactivities —askill Whereas, Sh. Ravindra Godra (Roll. No 02021317), Staff Nurse/Nursing Officer had joined this them,” said SubeSingh, PROof have been registeredagainstju- In arecent crime review development initiative by Delhi Department on 23.11.2015 (F/N) and after that he was unauthorized absent from his duty w.e.f 28.11.2015. Memorendums has been issued to the official to join duty immediately vide no. F.40/E- Faridabad Police. veniles until July11this year, meeting via video conferencing, Police. III/LNH/3365-67 dated 17.9.2019 and F.40/E-III/LNH/1085-87 dated 12.5.2020 respectively. And whereas, Sh. Ravindra Godra (Roll. No 02021317) was initially appointed on 23.11.2015 and was on probation period from 23.11.2015 to 22.11.2017. However,hedid notcomplete his probation Portal to connectemployers, job seekers period. And whereas, Memos dated 17.9.2019 &12.5.2020 for unauthorized absentee w.e.f 28.11.2015 after five days working, he has neither joined his duty nor gave any correspondence/ information to the JasmineShahisfinalising the to unlock,the continuedsuspen- department. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE measures that arelikelytobean- sion of Metroservices has been And whereas, on account of the above said facts&circumstances, it is apparent that Sh. Ravindra NEWDELHI,JULY26 nouncedbyChief Minister bothering the stategovernment. Godra had remained unauthorized absent from duty during the period of his probation when Central Arvind Kejriwal.Labour minis- "The decision on resumption Civil Services (Temporary Services) Rule 1965 had been in force. THE DELHI government is setto terGopal Raitold PTI, "In the of Metroservices lieswiththe Now,therefore taking into account all the factsand circumstances of the case I, Dr.Suresh Kumar, revive aportaltoconnect em- next fewdays,the government Centre... So long as it remains un- Medical Director,Lok Nayak Hospital after having consciously gone through all the records and ployers with job seekers as part will launchajob portal.” available, the city justcannotun- reaches the conclusion that temporary service of Sh. Ravindra Godra (Roll. No 02021317), Staff of aseries of measures to help "Thefocuswillbeongetting lockcompletely," said the official Nurse/ Nursing Officer to be terminated. the city's economyrecoverfrom all kinds of business activities to in the Chief Minister's Office. In pursuance of sub-rule (1) of rule 5ofthe Central CivilServices (Temporary Services) Rule 1965, I, the impact of Covid-19and the Portal will be up in days:Rai resume including opening of es- In 2017,the government had Dr.Suresh Kumar,Medical Director,LNH hereby give notice to Sh. Ravindra Godra (Roll. No 02021317) that his services shall stand terminated with effect from the date of expiry of aperiod of restrictions enforcedtocurb its tablishmentsinmalls and hotels, launchedaportal, whichitsaid one month from the date on which this notice is served on or,asthe case may be tendered to him. spread. Senior officials said that among others,"said the official. would act as acommon platform Sd/- a12-membercommittee Development Commission of WhileDelhi wasamong the forbothemployers and job seek- (Dr.Suresh Kumar) headedbyDialogue and Delhi (DDC) vice-chairman firstmajor cities in the country ers. The portalnow lies defunct. DIP/Shabdarth/0165/20-21 Medical Director,L.N. Hospital

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In Cong rejig, MARKED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY Doctor for whomfraternity those active in relief work FewerCovid-19patients came together dies of Covid to find spot “As his condition kept dete- ARANYASHANKAR riorating,hetold hisfather to sell dyingsoonafteradmission NEWDELHI,JULY26 their landand arrangemoney in new team because he felt he might recover A27-YEAR-OLDdoctor for at GangaRam. Aftersome days, At thetime, manyhospitals were whosetreatmentthe capital’s the familytransferredhim PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE refusing treatment and sent pa- medical fraternity had joined there,” he said. NEWDELHI,JULY26 NEWDELHI,JULY26 tientstoRML hospital.” hands to collect funds diedof As the billmounted at the At Safdarjung Hospital, the CovidatSir Ganga RamHospital hospital, the Resident Doctors’ WITH THE coronavirus pan- OF THOSE who diedafter con- reportsays,the percentage on Saturdaynight. Dr Joginder Association of BSAalso wrote to demic showing signs of im- tracting Covid-19between June death rate droppedfrom40% in Chaudhary (27),ajunior resident Chief MinisterArvindKejriwal provement in the national capi- 1and June 12,67% arrivedinhos- June to 31%inJuly. At Lok Nayak at Baba Saheb Ambedkar (BSA) seeking financial assistance. His tal, Delhi Congress leaders have pitals in acritical condition and Hospital, Delhi’s biggestCovid- Hospital, fought amonth-long father,too, wrotealettertothe startedfocusing on the pending diedwithin four days of admis- onlyfacilitywith 2,000beds, the battle with the virus, having medical director of SGRH, re- restructuringofthe unit. sion. And, according to data percentagedeath rate dropped tested positive on June 27. questing the administrationto Consultations with senior shared by the Delhigovernment, from 28% in early June to 16%in “He wasinacriticalcondition Dr Joginder Chaudharywas waivemedicalexpenses,which leaders have begun and party 34%diedwithin24hours of ad- early July. OnlyRajiv Gandhi when he wasbrought to our hos- ajunior resident doctor had shotuptoaroundRs3.4 workers who actively partici- mission. Super Speciality Hospital sawa pital. He wasimmediatelytaken at BSAHospital lakh. The next day, the hospital pated in relief work during the Amonth on, between July 1 marginal increase —from6%in to the ICU and wascontinuously offeredthat assistance. pandemicwillbeincludedinthe and 12,the percentageofpeople Swab samples being takenfor Covidtesting at the Swami earlyJune and 7% in early July. monitored by ateam of doctors. Sangwasaid therewas im- newteam, said Delhi Congress dying within four days of admis- Parmanand Prakritik Chikitsa Kendra. Abhinav Saha Kejriwal has nowdirected Therewerenoco-morbidities momentsashehad to rush back provement in Joginder’s condi- president Anil Kumar. sion dippedto37%, and of those Healthdepartment officials to but his conditionturnedcritical. to his villagetwo days ago. “His tion around July16: “Heasked “Wehavebeen doing exten- dying within 24 hours to 15%. focus on government hospitals It wasacase of surgical emphy- mother is also admitted to ahos- forhis phoneand even texted his sive relief work in Delhi to help Earlier this month, Chief withthe highestdeath ratesor sema, and he went intoshocklast pital; she had been very stressed friends that his situation had im- people during the pandemic for MinisterArvind Kejriwal had those having highestproportion night,” saidDrDSRana,chair- about her son’shealth. She still proved,but afterthathis condi- the lastfivemonths. This was sought areport on Covid-19 CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL of deaths of people placedin man of Sir GangaRam’s board. doesn’t knowhe’s no more,” tion went downhill. He was enough time to find out which deaths in the city.While the first TOTALCASES Total Vacant wardsinstead of ICUs, and rec- Chaudharyhad joinedthe Sangwa said. eventuallyintubated,his blood party leaders were active and reportfocussedpatientspre- HOSPITALBEDS 15,301 12,481 ommend specific measures that casualty department of BSAin He said Joginder wasinitially pressurefell,and hiskidneys committed to execution of party scribedhome isolation,the health 1,30,606 needtobeadopted. November lastyear.Son of a under home quarantine, but was startedfailing.Doctors triedtheir programmesand campaigns,” department wasthen told to VENTILATORS 1,188760 Delhi government officials farmer,hehailedfromSingrauli hospitalisedafter he developed best but he could notbeatCovid. he said. analyseotherparameters as well. said widespread testing, from an in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch breathing issues. “On seeing his He passed away around 2am.” Dailycases Recoveries Deaths Tests Senior Delhi Congress lead- Adetailed analysis of deaths averageof5,500tests per dayto district. chestX-Ray,doctors at BSAre- According to Sangwa, ers said Kumar has startedcon- by the Healthdepartment shows July 25 1,1422,137 29 20,509 anaverageof21,000tests perday Rameswar Sangwa, afamily ferred him to Lok Nayak Joginder wasanathletic man sulting themand those in the a44% declineindeaths in the na- July 26 1,0751,8072117,533 in early July; distribution of over friend, said Joginder’sfather Hospital. Over there, we were with akeen interestinfootball. AICC forrestructuring the unit. tional capital between early June Total11,904* 1,14,875 3,8279,46,777 59,000oximeters to thoseunder Rajinder Chaudhary(51)could- told he’s in aprecarious condi- “He wasdue to getmarriedsoon, “Theparty willstart re- and early July. While1,089 peo- home isolationtocheck their oxy- n’t be with his son in his final tion,” said Sangwa. but lifehad otherplans,” he said. structuring the PCC thatisal- ple diedbetween June 1and 12, *Total active cases gensaturation rate regularly;im- mostnon-existent for6-7 this number droppedto605 be- proved response time of ambu- years. It will be followedbyre- tween July1and 12. ernment Covid hospitals sawa in the first12days of July, the lances andanenhancedfleetthat organisation at blockand dis- The Delhi government also 55% reduction,” astatement is- Delhi government said. went from 134atthe beginning Man who killed Traffic ACP trict levels,” said asenior Delhi said that deaths in Delhi govern- suedbythe government said. Smriti Tiwari, thehospital’s of lockdown to 602 in early July; Congress leader. ment Covid hospitals sawa58% Thehighestdeath rate (cal- spokesperson,said: “The hospi- along with afocus on ICU bedsin Kumar wasappointed Delhi reduction between early June culated as the number of deaths talhas been the nodal centre the city were themainreasons in hit-and-run absconding Congress president in March.His and July—from361 deaths to versus the total number of ad- ever since the pandemic started behind the improvement. predecessor Subash Chopraquit 154deaths. “In comparison, missions) wasseen at Ram in India.Earlier,all patients were On Sunday, the city saw1,075 in Februaryafter theparty failed deaths in private Covidhospitals Manohar Lohia Hospital. The fa- brought to thehospital in avery newcases and 21 deaths. Theto- lane, he spedontothe highway to winevenone seat in the 2020 sawa25% reduction fromJune tality rate stood at 81%inthe first critical condition. Manyofthem talcaseloadisnow at 1,30,606 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and fledtowards Delhi. There Delhi Assembly elections. to July, anddeaths in Central gov- 12 days of June but dippedto58% diedwithin minutes of reaching. and the death toll stands at 3,827. NEW DELHI, JULY 26 wasalotofmud on the license plateofthe truckand Icouldn’t THE MAN accused of running note down thenumber.” BRIEFLY over a58-year-old Assistant According to police,the op- Commissioner of Police, who erator and driverwerebusy wasmanagingtraffic near clearing trafficwhen the truck AAPslams Rajokri flyoveronSaturday hit the ACP. night,isstill absconding. Acase has been registeredat SDMC’sbid The policeman,ACP Sanket Vasant Kunj police station un- Kaushik, waspostedwith the der IPCsections279 (rash driv- tohiketaxes Delhi TrafficPolice. Police said he ing) and 304A(death by negli- washit by amini-truck, with the gence). NewDelhi: The AAP driverstopping foramoment On Sunday, apost-mortem Sundayopposedapro- and looking backbeforefleeing. wasconducted and the ACP’s posal to hiketaxes on The injured ACPwas rushedto ACPSanket Kaushik body wasreturnedtohis fam- electricity,professional AIIMS Trauma Centrebut was ily, whocarriedout the lastrites. services and commercial declareddead on arrival. DelhiPolice Commissioner SN propertyby theBJP-ruled DCP (Southwest) Devender operator and driveralso Shrivastavapaidtributeto South civic body,which Arya confirmedthe incident:“We steppedout of the vehicle. Kaushik at the TrafficHQin maycome up forconsid- haven’t caught theaccuseddriver In the FIR, Lal said: “We Todapur on Sunday afternoon. eration at the civic body’s yet. Multiple teams of Delhi Police parkedthe car near Umraohotel ACPKaushik is survivedby House meeting on areworkingonthis case.” and ACPsir walked towardsthe his wife, twodaughters and a Monday. AAPDelhi con- According to theFIR,regis- service lane. He waswalkingon son. He joinedDelhiPolice as a venor Gopal Raide- teredonacomplaintby the rightsideofthe road,near sub-inspectorin1989and was mandedarollbackofthe Kaushik’s driver, assistant sub- the Gurgaon border.Amini- postedinSouthwestdistrict. proposal, calling it a“be- inspector Munni Lal, the inci- truckwas speeding anddriving Police saidhewas promotedto trayal”. “The BJP has used dent took place around 8pmon rashly. ACPsir wasmowed the rank of inspector in 2006. all the extramoneygiven Saturday. down and dragged till amovable During this time,heworkedin by the AAP government Policesaid Kaushik wasac- divider.The drivercrashedinto the Central district, Security and to MCDs fortheir corrup- companiedbyhis operatorand the divider. Ishouted at the Trafficunits of DelhiPolice. tion. Nowtheyhavede- WORK IN PROGRESS driver. Kaushikgot out of the ve- driverand told him to stop. He In 2017,hewas promoted to cidedtoincreasetaxes,” hicle afterhesaw the traffic stoppedfor amoment and the ACPrank,and twoyears Raialleged. Repair work in progress on Sunday at Bhairon Marg. Abhinav Saha snarlnearthe flyoverand went looked back, but he waswear- later,hewas transferredtothe to clear it. Following him, his ing amask.Fromthe service Trafficdepartment. Panelonsexual harassmentlaw Need changeinCentre strategy tobeformed ESIC’s plasma bank hits roadblock

NewDelhi:The Delhi gov- on containment zones, says Jain ageoffiveplasmaunitsget is- has notbeeninaugurated be- ernment decidedtoform SAKSHI DAYAL suedonadailybasis. cause we arewaiting to do it at afive-memberpanelto 15 days.Thereare containment Therehas to be separate sets of GURGAON, JULY 26 “The quantity of plasma aslightlybiggerlevel so that monitor the lawagainst EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE zones in Delhi whichhavenot policiesforvariousregions.Think unitsisstill aproblem, but not thereismoreawareness sexual harassment of NEWDELHI,JULY26 been unsealedoverthe lastthree aboutit,25%of thepopulationgot THE FARIDABAD District to the same degree as it wasa among peopleabout it… The women at workplace to months. As per the Centre’s infected andalso recovered. It is a Administration’s plans to setup fewweeksago because many bank will provide plasma to ensureeffectiveimple- WITH THE number of contain- guidelines, acontainment zone goodthinginaway.SoIthinkpoli- aplasma bankatthe of our ownstaff and students, anyone who needs it,regard- mentation. The decision ment zones crossing 700inthe can be unlocked 28 days from ciesshouldbeframedkeepingdif- Employees’ StateInsurance who have recoveredfromcoro- less of whether theyare located wastaken in areview city,the Delhigovernment has the dateofthe lastdischarge. ferent considerations in mind... Corporation (ESIC) Medical navirus, have donated plasma in Faridabad or anyother dis- meeting chaired by pitchedfor achangeinthe “I feel the Centreneeds to re- We believe containment zones Collegeand Hospitalinthe dis- units, and arewilling to donate trict,” said Deputy Women and Child Centre’s containment zone strat- viewits containment zone policy. should notbecontainedfor eter- trict —the firstinHaryana —has again as well. In that sense, we Commissioner Yashpal Yadav. Development Minister egy,arguingthat the one-size- The serosurveyshowedthat 24% nity,insteadtheyshouldbesealed hit awall as officials from the have an optimum supply, but ESIC hospital, in coordina- RajendraPal Gautam, fits-allapproachshould be re- peoplemay have already con- formaximum 15 days,” Jain said. hospital struggle to motivate Arecoveredpatient donating notsomuchexcess as to call it tion with the RedCross Society, who said the panelmay placedbypolicies that take local tracted thevirus in Delhi; it’s al- Thereare 714containment recoveredpatientstocome for- plasma at ESIC hospital aproper bank yet,” said Dr organisedthe firstofits donor include some govern- factors intoaccount. readybeenamonthsincethatsur- zones, housing apopulation of ward forscreening and plasma Nimisha Sharma, nodal officer screening camps at the Mini ment officers, members Delhi Health Minister vey. In thenextsurvey, the share over4lakh,inDelhinow. Themax- donation. forthe plasma bank. Secretariat on Friday. Officials of the NGO’s and civil so- Satyendar Jain Sundaytold re- will probably go up to 35-40%. So imumnumberof sealedzonesare According to officials, ato- exceeds the supply, andthe do- Shesaid that currently, the said plans arebeing made to or- ciety members. porters that the Centreshould thepolicyperhapsneedsareview. in the Southeastdistrict (124), fol- talof72peoplehavedonated nated plasma unitsget usedup hospitalhas “around15to20 ganise asimilar camptoscreen also explorethe possibility of not “It is difficult to implementa lowedcloselybySouthwest(120), plasma unitsinthe district so within days,said officials at the units” in reserve. police personnel who have re- Manheldfor keeping an area sealedfor over uniformpolicyacrossthecountry. West (105) and North(83). far. However, the demand far hospital, adding that an aver- “Formally, the plasma bank coveredaswell. dupingwomen

NewDelhi: A34-year-old COVID FALLOUT man wasarrestedfrom Palam ViharExtension forallegedly duping At SadarBazaar, Rakhi fails to bringfestive cheer this year severalwomen, espe- ciallywidows anddi- vorcees, whomhemet even on Saturday, when traders network—usedbythe traders to cities forrakhis by train,some- localtrainsnot running now, on matrimonial sites on ANANYATIWARI saymostoftheir customers ar- tour Mumbai, Kolkataand times even flights. People value thereisnodemand...Wehaven’t the pretextofmarriage, NEWDELHI,JULY26 rive at SadarBazaarmostlyvia Ahmedabad forgoodsand also their livesalso and arefearful bought anythingthis year,weare police said. trains from across NCR, Uttar the means fortraders to arrive at due to the virus.” selling lastyear’s stock.” HIT BY the lockdown and alin- Pradesh, Bihar and other neigh- Delhi to buy goods —werecited Another wholesaler Deepak The Indian Railways is cur- gering fear of Covid amongcus- bouring states. as the main reasons forthe drop Jaisal (37) reiterated,“We usu- rentlyrunning only 230 “special 16-yr-old tomers, wholesalers at Sadar The wholesale rakhi traders in sales by mosttraders. allyorder Rs 1-1.5 lakh worthof trains” on important routes as fallstodeath Bazaar arewitnessing an unusu- source theirproductsfrom RiteshSharma(34), awhole- rakhis,but did notthisyear as lo- against13,000 regular trains allylow demand forrakhis just Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, saler at Sadar Bazaar,said, “There caltrainswereshut. Around80 before thepandemic. TheIndian NewDelhi:A16-year-old over aweek before thefestival and even Rajasthan. Mostoftheir is alockdown in UP on week- per cent of thetrade is gone.” Express hadearlierreportedthat boydiedafter he al- on August3.Several tradersare customersare local Delhi traders ends, otherwise traders from Rahul Dabla, awholesaler at even in these trains, as of July legedly fell offthe roof either relying on leftoverstock and thosehailing from the Ghaziabad, Meerut, Baghpat, SadarBazaar,said, “I go to these 22, full occupancywas reported of his house while flying from lastyear or have sourced National CapitalRegion,and be- Faridabad and Lucknow, all cities on tour for10-15days in only in 20 percentofthe trains. akiteinShahdara’s substantiallylowernumber of yond in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Wholesaler Rahul Dabla said he did notbuy anything this come directlytothismarket by February-March to buy rakhis Another wholesaler,Montu Seemapuri Friday. ENS goods this season. Fear of the virus, lockdown year and wasselling last year’s stockofrakhis. Express trains. Usuallyweekends arere- worthRs10-15lakh, sometimes Khosla (60), said, “Weare seeing The demand remainedlow and thelackofthe regular train markablybusy.Wealso tour even worthRs20-25 lakh. With only40per cent of our business.”

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NEH InternationalSchool world outsideand face with Shas carved out aniche courage and confidence the for itself in East Delhi for challenges that confront them in itsacademicexcellence.Within their areasoflearning. avery shortspan of time,hav- It's my humble request to all ing just completed 15 years,the the parents to gift their children OUR MISSION: “Buildingonthe triad of school hasmadeamark in the withtheir "time" as that by far field of education. My sincere will be thebestpresent.Iagain Student-Teacher-Parent relationship, SIS will support, appreciation to the Director emphasise on the importance of challenges and opportunities,and instillthe necessary Mrs Kamlesh Jacob,Principal their presence rather than their knowledge, to enable students to reach their highest MrsAlka Mathur,Vice-principal presents.Ialsowish to sensitize SHREYAGUPTA Ms Komal, staff and students, the parentstonot burden the potential in school, career and citizenship” whose hard work, sincerity and children with theirown patron- Class XII dedication has brought the izing ambitions and longings. My schooltonew heights.Iam also advicetothe teacherstofocus thankful to the parents,whose on each and every child,monitor 97.6% continuous support and help and mentor them, appreciate has madethismissionagreat their achievement and encour- IAMabsolutely thrilled withmyClass XII CBSE board results andwould like to acknowledgeevery teacher success. age them to overcometheir who helped me achieve this feat.Withouttheir hard Our unceasing andsincere ef- shortcomings and to create ap- workitwould have been impossible.Aspecialthanks forts encourage the students to propriate,meaningfuland par- to allthose teachers who went an extramiletohelp develop communication skills ticipative learningsituations. me.Myheartfelt gratitude to Principal Ma’am forher and to groom their personality SUBHASH DHINGRA Iwish all the students the very constant support and encouragement.Thanks to my which enables themtostand out Chairman, best for achieving 100% result in Economicsteacher for having faith in me so thatI with their heads held high in the SNEH InternationalSchool classXand XIICBSEresults. couldsecurefull100 marks.FurtherIthankmyVice Principal &Maths teacherMs.Komalfor helping me achieve my academicgoals.My parents weremy MRS KAMLESH JACOB MS ALKA MATHUR biggest support as theyensuredthat Ialways had Director,SNEH InternationalSchool Principal, SITUATED in the heart of EastDelhi on Vikas Marg, acrossthe river enough time andresourcestostudy and preparefor SNEH International School Yamuna, SNEH International School has once again struck it big with the exams. its spectacular CBSE Board results. Attaining ascendancyinBoard result, Ipreparedasuitable time table and worked accord- ingtoitand followed it strictly.Ikept practicing sam- the school has secured 100 percent result for the Tenth ple papers,and assessedmyachievement chart by Consecutive year in Class XII and for the Twelfth consecutive constantly taking revisiontests. year in Class X, since its inception. My journey at SNEHInternationalSchoolhas been Standing amidst tall pine trees, the School’s greenery forms the lungs amazing. Our teachers are wonderful mentors and in- and beautyofthe area. The school is fully air conditioned and well equipped deedwork harder than us.Regardingmyfuturecareer plans, Ihave planned to either go for BMS (Bachelor of with IT enabled classrooms,ATAL tinkering Lab, State-of-the art Computer, Management Studies)oropt forBCom Honors on Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Language laboratories and merit basis in agood college in the University of Delhi, two multipurpose auditoriums whichprovide an elegant,functional and owing to my great interest in finance and manage- versatile space for assemblies, concerts, lectures and gatherings of all kinds. mentstudies. IAMdelightedthat our studentshave Adoptingthe holistic approach to education,the schoolnot only focuses on done exceptionally wellinClass Xand XII academic excellence but also helps its students find their full potential. The Board Exams.The 100% result exemplifies school provides apositive milieu by offering an array of activities like WHEN it wastimefor the 10th and12thBoard results the school’sculture of excellence;it is a Robotics,Codecademy, Astronomy, Archery,Taekwondo, Skating,Fine MAHI GUSAIN to be announcedevery year,weall would be waiting testimony of ourstudents’ talent and ef- Arts,Clay Modelling,IndianClassicalMusic &Dances, Theatre & for each student’smarksindifferent subjects to ap- forts.The board results onceagain demon- CLASS XII pearonthe screen and rush to see finallywho had strate our consistent and splendid track Instrumental Music to name afew,thusproudly creatingindomitable topped in thedifferent streams andwhat their per- record,and strengthen our position of be- SNEH achievers. With the remarkable academictrack record of thestudents 93.4% centage was.This wasawonderful time of cama- ing amongst the top performing schools in andtheir exemplary performance in co-curricularevents, SNEH raderie, teachers were congratulated personally and East Delhi. International School has indeed carved out aniche for itself in the world of ATrip Down Memory Lane… sweets were shared.It didnot happen this year,the Besides students,itisthe unwavering education. IALWAYS saw myself as an average student but thanks to the new wayoflife dictatedbythe Covid-19 is to do every- commitment of ourTeachers andParents school and my teachers for their immense support and guidance thing‘online’.So we all sat in our homes waiting to be who could identify their problems and that helped me realize my real potential.They honed me,shared told what the results were. Such it is every year with bring solutions without criticizing them. with me their knowledge,and opened my eyes to the many realities 100% results in both10th &12th.Students have done Together they could create an atmosphere PARENTSPEAK of life.The reinforcement classes after school hours boosted my confidence. verywell andbroughtlaurels to theirAlmaMater.AsI both at homeand in schoolwhich was In near future Iaspire to get adegree in History Honours from looked at the marks ourstudents got in different sub- conducive to learning,were able to reduce jects,Iwished this hadbeen a‘normalyear and that MEENAKSHI AGGARWAL Delhi University and Ialso wish to discover &learn new things and stress but at the same time couldbring out IHAVE been associated with SNEH International gain more experience in other aspects of life. we could have celebrated our childrens’achievements the best in achild,our teachers could give together and not have to do this‘virtually’. School as my son,ChiragAggarwal has been study- individual attention to our students being here sinceKG. Ifound this journey withthe Iwant to congratulate each and every one of our stu- AYUSH BUDHIRAJA causeofthe right student- teacher ratio in school very pleasant, interesting &successful. dentsand wish them allthe best for the future.They will aclassroom.Our averageresult is be- Theschool hashelped him by bringing out his hid- CLASS XII need the life-skillsIhopewehave successfullyim- tween 80% to 90% both in Class Xand dentalents&giving wings to his imagination.Theem- parted to them in their time at SNEH International as XII.Students do remember thisage-old phasis giventothe cocurricular activities is commendable. 93.2% well as the presence of mind and ability to deal with the quote“ATTITUDE,not yourAPTITUDEde- Theinvolvementand concernofnon-faculty mentors&the management ‘new normal’.Ihopethings will be better soon but the termines yourALTITUDE”.Turn your has helpedhim in variousways.Teachers of the School have played an im- My Aspirations worldmay never be the same again,butIdohope our dreams intoreality with determination, portant partinhelping students to acquire knowledge, competence, and students continue to be successful in today’sworld. enthusiasm and faith in yourself. virtue. CLEARING my boardexams withflyingcolours is only the first Ithank the School for the important role it has played in shaping my child step to the long journeyahead. It is asuccessfulending to anew into arespectableyoung adult that he is soon to become.Iadmire and ap- beginning.I want to thankthe school, my teachers, family & plaud the positiveinfluence and moral guidanceimpartedtoour children. friends for providing me the support and guidance to choose my dreams with full confidence and perseverance.Myjourney at CLASS XTOPPER SNEHhas been the one which Iwould cherishfor my lifetime.Ias- DEEPAKMATHUR pire to be asoftware engineerbyclearing my IIT JEE mains with family who gave me unconditional support; my 100% percentile. HANSAWANI teachers who have helped me tirelessly ;and my TEACHERS emerge as expertswho shape the fu- friendswho have been with me throughout the year. ture of the child.Thus therole of selection of SAINI Ihave always believed in revising the important school which can provide the childfreedom to en- topics.Taking notes of them as Igothrough the joy his innocence and nurture his skills withut- CHIRAG AGGARWAL CLASS X chapteract as briefpointers. Iaspiretobecome asci- most care and love (Sneh)isimportant. CLASS XII entist/researcher and my choice of taking Science in Sneh International School withits excellent class XI is certainly astep towards it.Myfavorite teachers and staff has been just able to do thesame for 98% subjectischemistry and Iwould like to pursue 92.8% my child who has come along wayfrom taking the baby stepstotakinggi- something in it. Year 2020 is abig challenge be- ant stepsonapath which makes us proud filledparents.The extra- curricu- cause of Covid-19, but Iamthankful to my school Reminiscences THIS success is not all mine.Iwould liketothank Re- management for making learning easily available laractivities,infrastructureand exposure to the outsideworld andevents spected Principal Ma’am whose kind and encouraging during this period of crises.Our teachers are working blending it beautifully with academics have enhanced the overall person- BEING at SNEH(my 2nd home) wasjustlikebeing in awarm co- coon .I would liketothank the school, all my teachers, especially words have always guided me.The credit also goes to my tirelessly in the best waypossible. ality of my daughter.Thanks to theSNEH Family. my Biology teacher for explainingeach andevery concept clearly, my family and friends for helping me excel in academics &moreimportantly makingmeabetterhuman being.Thankyou for your guidance and willingnesstohelpand givemethe confidence to realise my dream of becoming adoctor. Proud to be a PRABHJOT SINGH SHRAYGUPTA ROUNAK GUPTA Snehite!!! CLASS X CLASS X CLASS X 97% 96.7% 96.5% ISHITANIJHAWAN CLASS XII MY joy knew no bounds whenIsawmyresult. Iwouldliketo SCORING 100 in mathematics and 98 in science wasnot easy. “TEACHERS at SNEH arelikethe magnetswho have given right share the credit of my success with my teachers, parents andof To achieve this,I followed NCERTbooks strictly.Iwould liketo direction to my compass”.With the guidance of my Hindi and IT 90.4% course my Principal Ma’am whowas aconstantpillar in this jour- acknowledge every teacher who has helped me achieve what I teacher,Iwasable to score 98 and 100 respectively in their subjects. ney.Daily assignmentsgiven bythe teachers proved to bevery thought waspossible only in my dreams.The guidance and My heartfelt gratitude to the School Principal who guided and Best Almamater beneficial .They were always ready to clear our doubts irrespective support given by them is ineffable. reposed faith in me by giving numerous opportunities to prove my of ourqueriesasked at odd hours.Ihaveoptedscienceand aspire SNEH hasbeen more than just atemple of knowledge for me,ithas mettle &nurturing my potential. to become an engineer. been likeafamily which has helped me grow into what Iamtoday.I have learnt more than what is there in textbooks.Iam so grateful for the opportunities and the platform that Ihave been given through- ANSHUL ARORA DISHITAGADHIA HIMANSHU AGGARWAL out my school life to become abetterperson in all aspects and showcase my talent.Moreover,the calibre of the teachers is incom- CLASS X CLASS X CLASS X parable.Their guidance and motivation has enabled me to move a step forward in achieving my goal of setting up my own business 95.2% 94.5% 94.2% and becoming asuccessfulentrepreneur.

IFEEL ecstatic of my accomplishments by being the subject topper MY journeyinSNEH hasbeen awholesome experience.Itislikea IT’S beenalong journey from writing alphabets to writing para- Roll of Honour Class XII second home to me.Myschool has played amajor roleinmy graphs and articles and Icherish every moment of the journey.I of my school in Social Science and Hindi securing 99 and 98 marks K.K.Krutikashri 95.8% grooming. Iremember this onetime whenour Chairman Sir would also takethe opportunity to thank my school management respectively.Success has come to me through proper guidance and Manmeet Singh 94.6% support of Principal ma’am,teachers and parents.Myteachers encouraged me totakepartinanATL workshop andsincethenI and our school’sATL team.TheAtal Lab proved to be ablessing in provided me not only with academic knowledge but with have developedmyinterestinthe same. Ialso actively takepart disguise for me.Ithelped me enhance my scientific temperament Rachit Aggarwal 94.6% emotional support too. in ScienceExhibitions,Olympiads,Inter-House Competitions etc. and gave food to my thoughts. Yukta Goel 94% Vishal Das 93.2% Areeba Awan 93% Roll of Honour Class X ShakshamSharma 92.8% Swastik Sharma 92.6% GarimaKansal 95.8% Khagesh Sharma 94% Navya Jain 92.5% Diya Jaiswal 92.3% Yashraj Arora 91.7% Avneet Kaur PriyanshiAggarwal 91.8% DipshitaMalik 95.2% Manan Chugh 93.3% PranjalMathur 92.3% Ansh Arora 92.2% GovindGoyal 91.5% Dhingra 90% Himanshu Maheshwari 91.2% Prerna Mehta 94.8% KrishArora 93% Ananya Gupta 92.3% VidishaSharma 92.2% Vansh Khurana 91.3% Punya Jain 90% Himanshu Parakh 91% Muskaan Singhal 94.3% Suhani Aggarwal 92.8% Komakshi Inesha Gupta 91.8% Guraasis Singh 90.5% Pranay Grover 90% PrachiGaneriwala 90.2% NamanJain 94.2% Janvi Goel 92.5% Manocha 92.3% Harshit Sharda 91.7% Muskan Trivedi 90.3% Lavanya Sharma 90% Ansh Dhalla90%

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PM praisesCovid Ifenemystateattacks,willgive contribution of J&K sarpanches, DELHI CONFIDENTIAL befittingreplylikeinKargil:Rajnath civic body chief EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE JAMMU,JULY26 proud, that because of this com- obeisance and salutation to the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE mitment of our armedforces our bravesoldiers of the Indian PRIME MINISTER NarendraModi NEWDELHI,JULY26 countrylives asecure and proud Armed Forces who sacrificed Sundaylaudedthe contribution life,” he said. their livestoprotect themother- of twowomen sarpanches and a PAYINGHOMAGE to thesoldiers Comparingthe duties of each land from the enemy. municipal committee chief in who laiddowntheir livesduring citizentothat of asoldier,Singh “The countrywillalways re- tackling Covid in their respective the 1999 Kargil War, Defence said, “If the soldiers areworking member the courage, valour,re- areas in Jammuand Kashmir. MinisterRajnath Singhon to protecting the countryonthe straint and determination of our In his Mann Ki Baat pro- Sundaysaid that India is apeace- borders, then it is our responsi- fallen heroes and will march gramme, the PM mentioned the loving nation “but is ready to bility to maintainthe unity, in- ahead taking inspirationfrom SarpanchofJammu’s TrewaGram take anymeasures to defend its tegrity and fraternity of the their supreme sacrifice.” Panchayat,BalbirKour,whosetup unity and sovereignty during nation.” At the WarMemorial, Singh a30-bedquarantinecentreonthe TEA INVITE acrisis”. Saluting the soldiers who wasaccompanied by Ministerof panchayatpremises.ThePM also Releasing avideo message on had diedduring thewar,Singh Statefor Defence Shripad Naik, mentionedZatoona Begum, SET TO vacatethe government bungalow in Lodhi Estate, Twitter on KargilVijay Diwas, said he bowedtotheir families, Chief of Defence StaffGeneral SarpanchofChontliwar CongressgeneralsecretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadrahas invited theanniversaryofIndia’svictory “who despitelosing their loved Bipin Rawat, and the Army, Navy PanchayatinGanderbal.“Shedis- the next occupant of the house to tea. Congress sources said over Pakistaninthe Kargil War, ones, remained steadfastintheir and Air Forcechiefs. tributedfreemasksand ration in she has written to Anil Baluni and his family, inviting them over Singh said, “Whatever we do for Defence MinisterRajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff supportofthe national resolve Meanwhile, BJP president JP theentireareaandprovidedseeds before she movesout. ARajya Sabha MP and head of the BJP’s national security,wedoitinself- GeneralBipin Rawat, ArmyChief General MMNaravane, to drive outthe enemiesfrom Nadda tweetedonthe occasion, and apple saplings to help the lo- media department, Baluni has been allocated the35Lodhi defence,and nottoattack... Chief of NavalStaff Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Marshal our territory”. saying, “Weexistbecause you cal farmers,” the PM said. Estate bungalowwherePriyanka had been livingfor over two (However) if anyenemystate RKSBhadauria at the WarMemorial in Delhi. PTI The ministeralso said that he arethere. The countrywillnever The PM also talked about the decades. Sources in theBJP said Balunihad received theletter. has attackedus, then we have wasgratefultothose who “de- forget your valour,bravery and control measures takenbythe proven that likeKargil, we will spitebecomingdisabledinbat- sacrifice.” Municipal Committee president give abefitting reply.” the nation’s self-respect, but it bend in front of anyexternal tle, continue to servethe coun- Also paying his tributeon of Anantnag, Mohammad Iqbal. Singh’s statement comes wasand will remain asymbolof pressure, and also that we area tryintheirown ways and have the day, senior Congress leader Iqbal, he said, required asprayer LETTER EXCHANGE even as India is involvedinama- abig step towardsthe injustice.” responsible nation.” setexamples worthy of emula- RahulGandhi tweeted: “Onthe forsanitisation of his area. “And jor militarystandoffwith China Quoting then Prime Minister Asoldier does notbelong to tion by the nation”. Kargil VijayDiwas Ipay tribute whenhecameto knowthatitcan IN AlettertoUnionEnvironment MinisterPrakash Javadekar in eastern Ladakh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Singh said anyreligion,class or caste,Singh Later writing in the visitor’s to the bravewho sacrifice beprocuredfromanothercityfor on Saturday, former Environment MinisterJairamRamesh The Defence Minister said, that the action of the armed said, but has the sole duty of book at the WarMemorial in everything to defend the Rs 6lakh, he made his ownma- strongly objected to the draftEnvironmental Impact “Kargil wasnot justasymbol of forces “provedthat Indiawillnot service towardsthe nation. “I feel NewDelhi, Singh said, “I paymy country.” chinefor just Rs 50,000.” Assessment, saying that the drafthas provisions to “routinely legitimise illegalities” and that it seems to have “a mindset that sees environmental regulation as an unnecessaryregu- Mid-day meals TEHELKA STING latoryburden”.Javadekar Sundayrespondedwith aletter, stating that Ramesh’s “suggestions areunfoundedand based discontinued: on misinterpretation”. Javadekar also observed that Ramesh Jaya Jaitlyamong sent his letter while simultaneouslyreleasingittothe media. Patna HC seeks report from three convicted of NEW HANDBOOK Bihar Chief Secy AGROUP of doctors in Homoeopathic medical colleges un- corruption, arguments der the Ayush Ministryhavecome out with ahandbook on Homoeopathicmanagement of Covid-19.The book,prepared SANTOSHSINGH by ateam headedbyAmarBodhi, AssociateProfessor in Dr B PATNA,JULY26 on sentence to begin RSur Homoeopathic Medical Collegeand Research Centrein Delhi, has the working model formanaging an epidemic, THE PATNAHigh Courthas asked fluence with public servant) of guidelinesfor selection of potency and dose of medicine,and the Bihar Chief Secretarytofile EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the Prevention of Corruption Act. details of 15 Covid patientstreated andcured by by August13adetailedreport on NEWDELHI,JULY26 The courtisscheduledto Homoeopathicmedicine, including their symptoms, proce- the status of the distribution of hear argumentsonthe quantum dures and method of treatment. The doctors have submitted grains afterthe mid-daymeal ADELHI courthas convicted for- of sentence on July29. aproject before the Centralgovernment seeking permission scheme wasdiscontinueddue to mer SamataParty presidentJaya The courthas mentionedin forclinical testsofthe medicines even forcritical patients. schoolsbeingshutasper lock- Jaitlyand twoothers in acorrup- the July21order ameeting at the down protocols. The order came tion case filedin2001inthe officialresidence ofthenthen de- on July24after Bihar Advocate wake of asting operation by fence ministerGeorge Fernandes, BIRTH ON RESCUE BOAT General Lalit Kishore had earlier Tehelka.com. whereSamuel, aprosecutionwit- BSP whipto6party MLAs requestedanadjournment. Special JudgeVirender Bhat ness,wasintroducedtoJaitlyand A25-year-old woman, rescuedfromGobari villageofEastChamparan district, gave birth to a The High CourtonJuly7had held Jaitlyalongwith former he “sought her blessings” forhis girlonboardanNDRF rescue boat plying on the swollen Burhi Gandak riverinflood-affected takensuo motu cognizance of a Samata Partyleader Gopal “companyand hisproduct” and who joined Congress: Bihar on Sunday. Nearly 15 lakh people have been affected by floods in 11 districtsofBihar, reportinThe Indian Express, Pacherwaland Major General “offeredasum of Rs 2lakh” to and at least 10 have losttheirlives, thedisastermanagement department said. ANI whichhad highlighted that chil- (retd) SPMurugai guilty of cor- Jaitlywho instructedhim to “han- VoteagainstGehlot govt dren in Bhagalpurdistrict had ruption and criminal conspiracy. doverthe moneytoaccused takentorag pickingafter the dis- Theywerechargesheetedaf- Gopal Pacherwalknowingthat it The party said it will inter- continuance of the mid-day ter Tehelka.com airedthe sting wasbribemoney”. DEEPMUKHERJEE vene in aBJP leader’s plea in the ‘LONGLEGAL PROCESS… WILLBETRAUMATIC FOR COMPLAINANT’ meal scheme as schools were operation, whichshowedthe ac- The courtfoundthat it was JAIPUR,JULY26 high court, seeking the MLAs’ closeddue to thelockdown. cusedpurportedlyaccepting agreedthat Samuel would paya disqualification, or will file asep- Harassment complaint against Adivision benchofChief bribes from reporters of the por- sum of Rs 1lakh eachtoSurekha THE BSP Sundayissuedawhip to aratewrit petition. Justice SanjayKarol and Justice S tal—who posedasrepresenta- and Murgaiand asum of Rs 2 six party MLAs who joinedthe The petitionhas been filedby Kumar,onthe basis of the July6 tivesofafictitious company— lakh to Jaitly, the order said. Congress last year,directing BJP MLAMadan Dilawar, chal- ABVP chief to be withdrawn news report titled“School shut,no forsupply orders forhand-held Thereafter, Surekha con- them to vote againstthe Ashok lengingthemergeroftheBSPleg- mid-daymeal, children in Bihar vil- thermal imagers from the tacted Pacherwaland ropedhim Gehlotgovernmentinany no- islators withthe Congresslast lagebacktowork selling scrap”, MinistryofDefence. in the conspiracy,itsaid. confidence motion or otherpro- year.Dilawar’spleaistobeheard process and traumatic forthe said, “The news article highlights According to the CBI, Jaitly “Therefore, both the accused ceedingsheld duringthe on Monday. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE complainant. She has made it an issueof public importance and entered acriminal conspiracy Pacherwaland Jaitly,having Assemblysession in Rajasthan. MLAs Deepchand, Sandeep CHENNAI,JULY26 clear that she cannotundergo relevance... Adequatenutrition is with Murugai,Pacherwal and joinedthe conspiracy at alater In apress note issuedfrom Kumar,Joginder Singh Awana, suchtroubles. Ialso had acon- essential forschoolchildren’s Surender Kumar Surekha—who pointof timewiththeknowledge Delhi and signedbyBSP national Wajib Ali, RajendraSingh Gudha AHARASSMENT case against Dr Subbiah versation withthe accusedand health and well being. Children eventuallyturnedapprover —in about the objectand having general secretarySatish Chandra and Lakhan Singh metSpeakerC ABVP national president Dr Shanmugam he told me that he wantstobuild arekeptawayfromschools and 2000-01and obtainedRs2lakh agreedtoperform the task as- Misra, the party said that if the PJoshiinSeptember and submit- Subbiah Shanmugam maynot ahealthyrelationshipwithmy Anganwadi centresto restrict the as illegal gratification forherself signedtothemtowards itsfulfil- MLAsviolatethepartywhip,they tedanapplicationformergerinto be probed further as the victim’s aunt and her familyasacorrec- spread of Covid-19.” from MathewSamuel,arepre- ment,arealsoguiltyof theoffence will face disqualification under the Congress. Thereafter, they familyhas decidedtowithdraw complaint had been withdrawn tive step. So Imade up my mind The courtdirected thegov- sentative from Tehelka.com who of conspiracy,” the court said. para2(1) (b) of the Xth Schedule. were inducted. the complaint. ChennaiPolice on Saturdaynight,acompro- to step back, and getthisissue re- ernment to submit adetailedre- posedasrepresentative of afic- “Jaitlyreceivedasum of Rs 2 The note said all six BSP MLAs At present, without the 19 had filedacase14daysafter the miseletterpurportedly by the solved. Iwillformallysubmit my plywithin twoweeks. titious firm “toget the supplyof lakhs through Pacherwalfrom have been informedthat since rebelMLAsincludingSachinPilot, complaintwas lodged. apartment association had not letter to thepolice tomorrowto On July14, the courtasked Hand Held Thermal Cameras Samuelasamotive/rewardfor BSPisarecognisedNationalParty, the Congress has 88 MLAs —in- As per the complaint,the ac- been signedbyBalaji withdraw the complaint,” he the stategovernment to submit (HHTC) from the Ministryof agreeing to accomplishthe task therecannotbeany mergerun- cluding the six from BSP and the cusedhad urinated,and Vijayaraghavan, the complainant said. adetailedcompliance reportre- Defence forthe fictitious firm”. giventoher i.e. to exertpersonal derpara(4)of theXthScheduleat Speaker.Thepartyisbackedby10 dumped garbage, muckand and nephewofthe 62-year-old. Dr Shanmugam wasbooked garding the distribution of grains The three accused, along influence upon the concerned the statelevel unless there is a Independents, one RLDMLA and usedsurgical masksatthe Talking to TheIndian Express, under IPC Sections271 among children. Afteradirector- with Surekha, were aparty to the Ministers/ Officers in pushing mergerofthe entireBSP. twoBTP legislators. doorstepofa62-year-old widow Vijayaraghavan said he has de- (Whoeverknowingly disobeys levelofficial submittedthe com- criminal conspiracy,the court the product of the companyof The statement cited two Oneof thetwoCPMMLAshas living alone at her apartment in cidedtowithdraw the com- anyrule made and promulgated pliancereport, the courtsaid, held. Samuelintothe Indian Army,” SupremeCourtjudgmentstosay pledged supporttothe govern- aChennai city suburb forde- plaint. “An FIR has been filed. Let by the government) and 427 “Considering the importance of Jaitly, Pacherwaland Murgai the order read. amergercannotbeclaimedinthe ment,butthepartyisyettotakea mandingaminimal rent to use that take itsdue course. (mischiefcausing damagetothe the issue,weare of theviewand were convicted of conspiracy The courtalsoheldthat present case underany “illegal or stand. If the Congress secures the her parking slot. However, ourentire familyisun- amount of fiftyrupee)and un- direct that letacomprehensive under Section 120-B of the IPC MurgaireceivedRs20,000 from unconstitutional order of the supportofbothCPMMLAs,itwill While the ABVP’snational der stress. If we take it forward, it der the Tamil Nadu Women affidavit be filedbythe Chief with Section 9(Taking gratifica- Samuel on January4,2000forthe Speaker”. have thebacking of 103MLAs. leadership had claimedthat the is reallygoing to be along Harassment (Prevention) Act. Secretary, Government of Bihar.” tion, forexercise of personal in- “assistance rendered by him”. Pandemic claims colonial vestige: Centre plans to table first draft Rlys to enddak messenger system of fifth science policybyOctober

prove savingsonEstablishment tail the use of messengers, grad- had to communicatewith differ- process to develop it beginning technology and to have focused It is this gapthatthe newSTIP IRAMSIDDIQUE related expenditure, Boardhas uallymoving to settingupe-of- ent railway bodies, whichwere ESHAROY earlierthisyear,andthepolicyset streams of national priorities and istrying to close,whilebeingable MUMBAI,JULY26 desiredthat alldiscussion among fices to review files. then working independently. NEWDELHI,JULY26 to be tabledbyOctober.With the societalneeds likehealth, water, to meettheneedofscientificsolu- officialofRailways, PUsand rail- Adak messengerisentitled Despiteapostalservice and Covid-19pandemic highlighting energy etc,” DSTSecretary tions fornational problems THE COVID-19pandemic has wayboard should be invariably to adailytravelling allowance of the Railways’own internal THE MINISTRYofScience and theurgencyforapushtoward sci- Professor Ashutosh Sharma said. and crises. dealt afatal blow to theage-old held over Video Conferencing, Rs 500, whileapersonal mes- postalnetwork calledthe Free Technologyissettocomeoutwith entificsolutionsof crises,thegov- “Problem-solving is usually “Oneof theproblemswiththe Indian Railways tradition of per- accordinglybooking of personal senger gets about Rs 800per day. Service, officials continuedto the firstdraft of India’sfifth ernment is keen to begin theim- multi-dimensional and inter-in- 2003 and 2013 STIPs is thatnei- sonal and dak messengers. messenger/Dak messenger As theygoupand down the rely heavilyondak messengers. Science, Technology and plementationof thenew policyby stitutional -- no one scientistcan ther wasreally properly imple- In the latestmovetotrimex- shouldbestoppedimmediately." country, theyare compensated “During wars or awar-like Innovation Policy (STIP) next year. solveasingleproblem,whichhas mented.And this is because the penditure, the Railway Boardhas Dak messenger and personal forany other transportation that situation, important movement this month. To this end, theministryhas manydimensionstoit. That is policies were made by one gov- urgedofficialstostopthe use of messenger arepickedfromoffice theymay have to hire other than of manpower, arms and ammu- The policy, in whichthe gov- setupasecretariat with in-house whyour focus is to makethe pol- ernment but during the imple- these messengers, apracticedat- peonstoplaywhatwas consid- trains in 3-Tier AC coaches, often nition (bythe Railways)was ernment forthe firsttimehas de- experts under the Department of icy moreinclusive.For instance, mentation process,anothergov- ing backtothe colonial era, and eredacrucialroleupuntilrecently on Rajdhani trains. communicated through these cidedtotakea“bottom-up”ap- Scienceand Technology (DST) in receivinginputsfromfarmers, ernmenthadcometo power. Our instead use video conferencing –ferrying“secret”and“confiden- With roughlyover5,000dak channels of trustedmessengers,” proachinorder to address the order to reachthis target. who willhavespecific problems, idea is that the policy shouldbe forany communication. tial” messages within the messengers and nearly as many said aretired official. everydayconcernsofIndians, “TheSTIP itself shouldbedy- and maybeevensolutionsto formulated and implemented With train operations sus- Railways,between departments personal messengers, the The method remainedintact comes afterthe ministryhas un- namic and thereforereviewed thoseproblems,”hesaid. withinthetenureofthesamegov- pended, the Railways sawits rev- and up and down the hierarchy. Railway is estimated to be even as the eraoffaxes and dertakenoneof itsbiggesteverex- everyyear to keep pace withthe AspertheGlobalCompetitive ernment so that the policy is ac- enueslideby nearly 58percentin Officialssaid with the advent spending about Rs 10 croreon emails dawned. “Therewas lit- ercises, in consultation with sci- changesintechnology,sincetech- Index, India wasranked 56th in tuallyimplemented,” said May. Theallowancesof thehand- of technology,the system was their allowances annually. tle acceptance to the use of fax entific agencies,institutes,civil nology itself is developingsorap- 2003 againstChina at 44. ProfessorAkhileshGupta,headof pickedpersonalanddakmessen- little morethan acolonial era The system is said to be as old and emails and aletterwith a society organisations, industry, idly.Itshould notbestatic, likeit However, India slippedto71st the STIP 2020 Secretariat at DST. gers, apartfromtheir salaries, vestige, and wasbeing ram- as the 160-year-old organisation signatureinink remainedheav- studentsandteachers,andinvolv- hasbeensofar, wherethepolicyis place in 2014,while China im- Therehavebeen four science were amajorburdenonestablish- pantlymisused, withmessen- –the word ‘dak’ finding itsearli- ilyrelied on,” said an official. ing as manyas15,000 visited once everydecade. Our proved to the 28th rank. policies in the countrysofar. The ment cost, an official said. gers being usedby officialstorun estmentioninthe Manualof The direfinancialcondition stakeholders. thrustareas arehow to achieve Meanwhile,theGlobalInnovation firstwas developedbyHomi In aletteronJuly26, the personal errands. OfficeProcedures,andgrew inrel- of the Railways has proved to be TheSTIPwillalsobeoneofthe sustainable development, intelli- Index(GII) ranked India at 76th Jehangir Bhaba and wastabled in Railway Board stated,“As a Over the lastdecade, the evance with the formulation of a the final nail in the coffinfor the fastesttobeboth formulated as gentmachinesandAI,to befuture place in 2014,while China wasat Parliament by then Prime measure to reduce costand im- Railways has been trying to cur- Railway Boardin1905.TheBoard system. well as implemented,with the ready with areas likequantum the 29th position. MinisterJawaharlal Nehru.

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ADD-A-2,JANGPURA-B, NEAR- THREE PRISONERS, including a Police have issued summons JUNE 20: Statementsof RAJDOOT HOTEL,NEW DELHI- 14 individuals, 110014,changed my Minor policeman dismissedfromserv- ONE OF the times in the pastfew to severalactors in thisconnec- ice, escapedfromJalgaon prison months when volunteers from tion, including Kangana Ranaut. including his family son’s name NAVJOT SINGH members,recorded CHADHA to NAVJOT SINGH. in Maharashtraaround early on Mercy Angels,agroup facilitat- On Sunday, Maharashtra 0040542936-3 Saturdayafterthreateningaguard ing Covid-19funerals in Home Minister Anil Deshmukh JUNE 27: Twoformer withapistol, police said. Bengaluru, brokedownwas at said Bandra police summoned employees of Yash Raj I, NIPIN RAI S/o-NARESHRAI R/o.House.No.-141, The Jilhapeth police station, the cremation of a17-day-old. filmmaker MaheshBhatt and Films questionedabout Singhalpur-Village,Shalimar- under whose jurisdiction the The parentsofthe newborn the manageroffilmmaker Karan the actor’s contract Bagh,Delhi-110088,have prison falls, has registeredacase were in quarantine aftertesting Johartorecordtheir statements with the production changed my name,from againstSuresh Magare, Gaurav positive forcoronavirus and their in this connection. Deshmukh company Nripen Ray,S/oNarendra Ray PatilandSagarPatil.Afourthman, relativeswerebackhome in said if needed, Johar toowill be to NIPIN RAI,S/o NARESH JULY8:SanjayLeela RAI,for all,futurepurposes.& anaccomplicewaitingoutsidethe north India. calledin. Bhansali’s statement my Actual,Date-of-Birth- jail with abike, has been identi- “The babywas handed over Police have earlier recorded recorded 12.02.1977. 0040542936-2 fied as Jagdish Patil, police said. in abag. Nobody waswith that statements of topexecutivesof JULY9:Director Policesaid Magare,aconsta- child so we were the familyand Yash RajFilms, includingAditya Shekhar Kapur e-mails ble at Jalgaon district, wasdis- we performedthe lastrites. Alot Chopra.Sushanthad signeda his statement to the missedafter being arrested in of us cried,” says Dr Taha Mateen, three-film contract with Yash Raj police December from Baroda foral- founder trusteeofHBS Hospital Films (YRF), but partedways legedly stealing abikeand later whichstarted the Mercy Angels The volunteers of Mercy Angels come fromdiversebackgrounds—thereare doctors,social with YRF in 2015 and did not JULY 18: YRF chairman robbingagoldsmith in Pune. programme in March. workers, IT professionals, students and businessmen. Express complete thethirdfilm in the AdityaChopra’s Gaurav and Sagar,lodged in With Bengaluruwitnessing contract. Police have also statement recorded JalgaonjailsinceNovember2019, aCovid-19surge,social service recordedthe statementsof JULY22: Film critic were arrested in twocases of da- initiativeslikeMercy Angels are mandated 12-feetgravesinstead from five or six regular ones,” “There is unimaginablepres- Sushant’sdomestic help and his RajeevMasand calledin coity and attempt to murder. at the forefront of ensuring dig- of conventional graves four to says Wasim Zubair,avolunteer sure. The Mercy Angels alone are friends. Journalists writingon forquestioning MagareisfromPahur village nifiedfunerals forthe victims. five feet in depth. with Helping Hands,agroup fa- notable to meet thedemand. films, too, have been questioned. while Gaurav and Sagar arefrom On Friday, Mercy Angels Afew days ago, Ahmedand cilitating Muslim burials. We needmorevolunteers. This Amalner in Jalgaon. member Tanveer Ahmedwaited his team were notallowed to en- While volunteers from is justthe beginning,” says Dr According to thepolice, in aPPE kit beside afreshlydug teraburial groundwith the body Mercy Angels bring bodies to the Mateen. 80,000 cases in July, Andhra ''IMPORTANT'' Gaurav andSagar had lefttheir graveatthe Christian cemetery of an 86-year-oldman due to re- KhudusSahebburialground, “The coronavirus does not Whilst care is taken prior to barracksearly onSaturdayforthe in Kalpalli forthe arrivalofa65- sistance from local residents. theyare then takentothe site of distinguishonthe basis of reli- acceptanceofadvertising jail office, whichtheywereas- year-old man’s body.Fiveothers, Ahmed says many Christians theburial by the Helping Hands gion. If we distinguish, it be- orders Remdesivir doses copy, it is not possibletoverify signedtoclean. “Magarejoined including apriest, waited with have optedfor cremations. volunteers—22 of them aresta- comes inhuman. We go by the its contents. The Indian Express (P)Limitedcannot be the twomen.Together, they ran AhmedinPPE kits. “What is happening is thatif tionedatthe grounds through wishes of thefamilyand per- state is nowcarrying out 50,000 held responsible for such towardsthegate.Theythreatened When the body arrivedinan youdig toodeep, manyare wary the day. form the lastrites,” he adds. SREENIVASJANYALA testsper day. Thefocus of the contents, nor forany lossor the guardwith apistol, snatched ambulance arranged by Mercy that some graves will collapse. In One of the volunteers is 70- The volunteers of Mercy HYDERABAD,JULY26 testing is on high risk groups — damage incurredasaresult of transactions with companies, the keys from hispocket,opened Angels,Ahmed and his associate manyChristian burial grounds, year-oldAbdul Majeed. Angels and Helping Hands are the elderly,those withco-mor- associations or individuals thegate andescapedonthebike,” Naveed Iqbal, whorecentlyre- youcannotbring in aJCB. The “Wedoitfor free. The only from adiverse rangeofprofes- WITH THE number of critical bidities, industrial workers, and advertising in its newspapers or Publications. We therefore inspector Babu Roham said. coveredfromCovid-19, lowered graves arecloseand it has to be thing we askpeople to do is to sions— thereare doctors, social Covid-19patientsand deaths people working or living in con- recommend that readers The jail staffhavetold police it intothe gravewith helpfrom manuallydone,” says Ahmed. pray forus,” said Zubair.“By the workers, IT professionals, stu- from the infection in Andhra finedspaces. make necessary inquiries that inmateswereearlier caught others. “A youngsterfromthe mercy of God, none of us has dentsand businessmen. Pradeshrisingsharply,alongwith The number of deaths in the beforesendingany monies or enteringinto anyagreements trying to procurethings from the The man diedatSt Lingayat community diedre- tested positive.Wetakeall pre- “Everysingle time, we take ajumpofover80,000intheover- statecrossedthe 1,000 mark withadvertisers or otherwise rear side of the jail. “Relativesor Philomenas Hospitaland al- cently. Lingayats generallybury, cautions.” “What we aredoing someone’s lovedone (for last all number of cases this month, Sunday. actingonanadvertisement in any manner whatsoever. friends throw thingsfromout- though local authorities insisted but he wascremated,” he says. is about humanity,” says rites), apartofusdies,”says thestategovernmenthasordered “Looking at the number of side. These three inmates may on acremation, the family “When there is aCovid-19 Sarfaraz, another volunteer. MohammedAzmath, an IT pro- 90,000 doses of anti-viraldrug Covid-19cases, at least7-8 per have procured thepistolsimi- wanted aburial. “The family death, we inform the familyof At thecrematoriums where fessional and state-level Remdesivir. cent will needcritical care. The larly,” said Roham. reachedout to us. Itoldthem the serviceofMercy Angels and the lastrites forCovid-19victims weightlifter,who is avolunteer According to official data, 90,000 doseswehaveordered that if theycan getpermission other groupsand provide them arebeing carriedout, volunteers withMercy Angels. 1041 deaths have been reported would be sufficient even if the foragrave to be dug at Kalpally, contact numbers,” said Dr Asima oftenhavetowait forlong, says The group has nowalso in the statesofar —707 of them number of positive cases we can facilitate the burial,”says Bhanu, nodal officer at the Ahmed. startedfacilitating funerals for from July13to25. The case count touches 2lakh. People in critical Ahmed. Covid-19facilityinVictoria “Wehavetobookanonline non- Covid deaths when family in the statehas gone up from care need 5-7 doses —acostof “Weare reallythankful to Hospital. slot. On July 23, awoman died membersstayfar off. Recently, 14,515 on June 30 to 96,298asof Rs 35,000 per course,”Health Mercy Angels volunteers,” says The Khudus Sab Muslim bur- and twovolunteers took the Sudeep Saha, 37,fromWest July26. MinisterAKKrishna Srinivas PavanKumar,arelative of the ialground,one of the biggest body from SakraHospital. They Bengal—who wasestranged HeteroPharmawilldeliverthe told The IndianExpress. 65-year-old. burial grounds in the city,has went to anearbycrematorium, from his familyand livedalone firstconsignmentof15,000doses On the risingnumber of Therehas been resistance to seen burials of 140Covid-19vic- butweretold that the machine in Bengaluru—diedand his fam- this week while the remaining cases, Srinivas said, “people need burial of Covid-19victims at tims in Julysofar. wasdamaged.Theyhad to bring ilyreachedout to Mercy Angels. will be deliveredoverthe next notworry about the high rate of Christian burial groundsdue to “Thereare around eightto the body to Hebbaland hadto “It is an opportunity to serve. We threeweeks,accordingto officials. positive patientsasitreaches a stigma. Also,authorities have nine Covid-19 burials daily, apart wait for90minutes,” he says. have to do it,” says Ahmed. Officials said Sundaythatthe peak and is bound to slide.” HC asks Goa to decide on leave extensionfor doc within aweek Panaji: The High Courtof when he returnedhome af- positive forCovid-19and The benchofJustices MS BombayatGoa has asked terspending over 90 days had been shiftedtoaCovid Jawalkar and MS Sonak said the statetotakeupdiscus- working at the state’slone carefacility.Hetestednega- the matter needs the atten- sions and decide within a Covid medical facility in tive lastweek. tion of the state, considering BHARATCOKING COAL LIMITED week on relieving Dr Edwin Margao. He had been re- In her petition to the “theyeoman’sservices ren- ‘AMini Ratna Company’ Gomes—who wasonCovid- lievedfor three weeksand court, Dr Gomes’s wife dered by Dr Gomes during (A Subsidiary of Coal India Limited) 19 duty with ateam of four videos of his welcome by Ubaldina Noronha claimed this difficult period and the forover90days—of his duty familyand friends had gone he wasnot being relievedof valuable experience he has NOTICE and to extend his leave. viral on social media. his duties by the adminis- gained”,whichthebenchfelt, All the tenders* issued by Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) Dr Gomeshit the head- Soon afterhereturned tration and thatauthorities will be “most valuable to the for procurement of Goods, Works and Services are available lines earlier this month home, Dr Gomes had tested were pressuringhim. stateadministration”. ENS on website of BCCL www.bcclweb.in, Coal India Limited (CIL) e-procurement portal https://coalindiatenders.nic.in and Central Public Procurement portal https://eprocure. US to West Asia, Kerala govt’s digital gov.in. In addition, procurement is also done through GeM portal https://gem.gov.in. *This is applicable to all Open (Domestic/Global) Tenders classes find learners across continents issued through e-procurement portal of CIL. from severalcountries. As much Sadat said that since several SHAJUPHILIP as 442TBdatahas been reported placesinKeralahavebeen de- Chhattisgarh Tourism Board THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, from 141countries. Of the total clared Covid-19 hotspots, 2nd Floor,Udyog Bhawan, Ring Road No 1, Telibandha, Raipur,Chhattisgarh 492006 T: 0771-4224600, 4224611, F: 0771-4066425 JULY26 viewership of the classes arrangementsweremade for Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.chhattisgarhtourism.cg.gov.in through web-streaming, 10 per preparation of classes with the NOTICE INVITING TENDER ‘FIRST BELL’, thedigitalclass- cent is steadilyfromthe US, supportof2,000-odd high-tech Proposal in the prescribed format is invited form eligible applicants for room startedbythe Kerala gov- Europe and West Asia. That schools from different districts. following two Tenders ernment to imparteducationto shows we have aglobal audi- The statebegan digital Tender 1. NIT No 1318/III/OPERATIONS/CTB/2020, Raipur,Dated: 21. 07.2020 41 lakhstudentsinthe stateafter ence.Weassume expatriates classes on June 1, thebeginning REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for Management Contract for Chhattisgarh schools shut due to thelock- from Kerala would be making of the academic year.Asmanyas Tourism Properties Pre-Bid Queries Submission –12.00 hrs on 13/08/2020 down, has gainedaglobal audi- their wardswatchthe classes.” 2.42 lakh studentsdid nothave Last Date &Time for bid submission–15.00 hrs on 05/09/2020. ence, officials said. The CEO added: “Apartfrom access to TV or the Internetat Tender 2.NIT No 1319/III/OPERATIONS/CTB/2020, Raipur,Dated: 21. 07.2020 KAnwar Sadat, theCEO of the tremendous response the their homes,leadingtoaspon- Request for proposal for selection of agency for Operations &Maintenance of Kerala Infrastructureand webstreaming of classes get taneous mass movement to en- proposed properties of Chhattisgarh Tourism Board Technology forEducation (KITE) everyday,thereisregular view- suredigital learningfacility for Pre-Bid Queries Submission –12.00 hrs on 14/08/2020 —the state’s nodalagencyfor ICT ership in YouTubechannel, the under-privileged. Last Date &Time for bid submission–15.00 hrs on 07/09/2020. education in schools—said: whichisalso from outside TheKITE VICTERS, under the The details of applications and terms and conditions areavailable on the website http://cggovttourism.ddns.net, http://eproc.cgstate.gov.in Any “Even as TV remains the main Kerala. The averagedailyview- education department, has al- amendment /modification in the tender document, will only be uploaded medium forstudents, theweb ership of classes in YouTube ready aired 1,000 classes on the website and shall not be published in any newspaper. streaming platform of KITE alone is 54 lakh, whichtranslates through the FirstBellpro- --Sd-- VICTERShas had aresponse into5lakh hours aday.” gramme. Managing Director 1310 Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, Raipur

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385,036 Mexico EXPERT 375,961 Peru EXPLAINS 2,394,513 Rukmini Banerji Brazil 1,385,685 India 343,592 434,200 From The Indian Express panel Chile South Africa of specialists, exclusive insight TOTALCONFIRMED:16,100,905 DEATHCOUNT:645,482 What willthisprolonged absencefrom Source: Johns Hopkins University,updatedat11pmonJuly 26 . JHU’s India tally and Health school mean forchildren in acountry Ministry’s tally (below) maynot match if these areaccounted at different times. likeIndia? The Covid-19crisisisunprecedented. Time will tell what the implications of pro- longedschool closurewillbe. However, once How coronavirus tricks immune schools open, basedonpasttrends, it will be critical to trackschool enrolment, dailyat- system with camouflage tendance and basic learning. From the firstAnnual Status of Education LIKE AN intruder deacti- worksites that produce Report(ASER) in 2005 to ASER2018, data pro- vating an alarm before proteins. The modifica- vide estimates of children’s basic learning lev- entering abuilding, the tions by the virus serve as els foralmostall ruraldistrictsofIndia. These coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 acamouflage, the re- datashowthatwhile overallschool enrol- has been found to have searchers explained. ment levels have been well above 95%nation- the same advantageen- “Because of the modifica- allyfor morethanadecade, the proportion tering cells. Astudy in PAPER tions, whichfool the cell, of girls (agegroup 15 to 16)still out of school NatureCommunications the resulting viral mes- has declinedslowly 22.6%to13.5% between describes howthe coro- CLIP sengerRNAisnow consid- 2006 and 2018.These hard-won gainsofen- navirus achievesthis. ered as part of the cell’s rolment and school completion mustnot get Thevirusproducesan owncode and notfor- erodeddue to the combination of schools be- NEWRESEARCH enzyme callednsp16, eign,” lead author Yogesh ing closedand economichardships in the whichitthen uses to Gupta of the University of family relatedtoCovid-19. Booksfor the newsession lieunclaimedatamunicipal school in EastDelhi. Amit Mehra modify itsmessenger RNAcap. In lay TexasHealth ScienceCenter at San As farasattendance is concerned,inpre- terms, messenger RNAcan be de- Antonio said in astatement. Covid times,therewas wide variation across scribedasadelivererofgeneticcodeto Source: UT HealthSan Antonio the country, ranging from less than 60%of This datafrom2019inUttar Pradesh sug- We shouldremember that the year-on- levelofreading and arithmetic rather than enrolledchildren present in school on any geststhat the “summer loss” in reading abil- year calculations arebasedonASER meas- by theirgrade. random dayinstateslikeUttar Pradesh, Bihar ity is less than 10 percentagepointsfor chil- urementsthat aredone eachyear around Datafromthe programme showgains in INDIA COUNT: 13,85,522 (32,063 DEATHS) and Jharkhand to well over 85% attendance dren who have completedStd III or StdIVand October.Hence these figures include notonly reading of 14 percentagepointsinStd IIIand in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and arealready reading at StdIIlevel.The levelat some gain during the school year but also 15.9 percentagepoints for StdIV. This oc- RESTOFINDIA Tamil Nadu. As schoolsreopen,bringing whichreading is being measured maybeim- some loss during the summer vacations. Also curredinathree-month period when afo- TOP10STATES AndamanandNicobarIslands290 everychildbacktoschool on aregular basis portant in this context. Childrenwho areal- giventhe sudden and prolonged school clo- cusedintervention foracquiring foundational ArunachalPradesh1126 will be abig challenge, especiallyinstates ready able to read asimple storyfluently(Std sure, thereisastrong likelihood that learning skills wasimplemented in adetermined Assam 31086 wherenormal attendance patterns arerela- II leveltext) maybeless likelytoslipbackas loss will be deeperthan the usual summer manner by thestate government. This means 63,742 UP Chandigarh 852 1,29,531 Chhattisgarh 7087 tively lowand variable. compared to children whose reading skills loss.Hence, the overall learning for the2020- that an outcome typicallyseen afterayear’s Delhi 36,604 DadraandNagarHaveli 860 It is well known that basic learning lev- arenot yetasdeveloped. 21 school year will dependverymuchonac- worthof“business as usual” schooling is pos- Bihar Goa 4686 els of primaryschool children in India are tivitiesthatare startedand sustainedafter sible to achieve in three months. If the same Haryana 30538 HimachalPradesh2049 worryingly low. Using alarge-scale nation- In terms of learning, schools reopen. high-prioritypush had startedatthe begin- JammuandKashmir17305 allyrepresentative sample of rural children, howmuchdochildren ning of the school year and been continued Jharkhand 7836 ASER 2018 shows that in StdVafter more gain year on year? How What arethe long- foralonger period, amoresubstantial rise Kerala 18098 than four years of schooling, onlyhalfofall different willitbethis term implications of mayhavebeenvisible. 56,377 Ladakh 1276 TODAY’SEXPERT West Bengal children can read aStd II leveltextfluently. year? this accumulated 54,626 MadhyaPradesh 26926 RUKMINI BANERJI is the Manipur 2176 Close to 18%still cannotdecode simple In the lastten years, in learning loss? What evidence can guidethe way Gujarat 52,466 CEO of PrathamEducation Meghalaya 646 words, 13%can read wordsbut notsentences government primary An recentlyreleased forwardfor governments? Telangana Mizoram 361 Foundation, an NGO 3,66,368 and 19%can read asimple setoffoursen- schools in India, how study by Jishnu Das et al Thispromisingpossibilityof “learninggain” Maharashtra Nagaland 1289 working to providequality 88,671 Odisha 24013 tences (at StdIlevel) but as yetcannotflu- muchdochildren gain in about Pakistanshows mustbeconsidered as plans aremadefor the educationtoyouth and Andhra Pradesh Puducherry 2654 entlyreadastory or achapterfromaStd II reading ability between that even four years after wayforward beyondtheCovid-19 crisis.What children of India. With Punjab 12684 textbook.EvenbeforeCovid hit us earlier this one school year and the the earthquake of 2005, canweanticipatewhen schools reopen? 90,942 Rajasthan 35298 Pratham since 1996,she 2,06,737 year,thiswide diversity of learning levels has next? As an example, we children in the area were The datafromUPsuggests that once Karnataka Sikkim 499 hasled theeffortbehind Tamil Nadu Tripura 3862 been achronic problem of our classrooms can use ASER datafor ba- farbehind expected lev- schools open, we mustdefinitelynot go back theinternationally Uttarakhand 5961 foryears. The majorityofchildren, especially sic reading in Uttar els of learning. to “business as usual”. Children mustbe acknowledgedAnnual in government schools, areseveral years be- Pradesh forthe past Interestingly,the authors “metattheir ownlevel” when schools open. StatusofEducationReport Union Health Ministryupdateasof11pm, July26. Some states mayhave hind grade level. When schools reopen it is decade to answer the attributeonlyasmall per- Asimple, oral one-on-one assessment of ba- (ASER) from 2005 to 2015. reportedhigher numbers. Onlystates/UTswith at leastone case listedabove. likelythatthisvariation of learning levels in question. The year-on- centageofthe learning sic capabilities likearithmetic and reading Herperspective is based 8,85,577 PATIENTS DISCHARGED IN 35 STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES eachgrade will have widenedfurther;the year learning gain analy- deficit to school closures. should be done by eachteacher with each on acombination of lowerend of the distributionwill have be- sis using ASER datafor Mostofthe difference is child. This will notonlyhelp reconnect extensive fieldexperience come thicker. the period 2012 to 2018 due to what happened teacherswithindividual children, but also andresearch practice. Have aquestion on the COVID-19outbreak and whatyou should/should notdo? shows twobroad trends. when children returned give the teacher asense of the current spread [email protected] Thereisalot of talk thesedaysof First, the gains forthis to school. of learning levels in her group. Astrongcon- “learning loss”. What doesthismean, reading levelare lowerin certedeffort on foundational skills —basic andwhy doesithappen? early grades as compared to the year-on-year Is “catch-up” ever possible? reading and arithmetic is neededassoonas In education literature,“learningloss” gains in reading in higher grades. Forexam- Letmegobacktotherecent example schoolsopenand attendance stabilises.For usuallyrefers to loss in children’s learning ple, forchildren movingfromStd II to StdIII from Uttar Pradesh. In 2019,the UP govern- at leastafewhours during eachschool day, during the long summer vacationsinwest- to StdIV, at leastinthe period up to 2016,we ment’s focusedlearning improvement effort this campaignshouldbecontinuedfromthe ern countries, especiallyinthe US. can see learninggains between5and 10 per- (GradedLearning Programme) wasimple- time of school reopeningtill the next sum- Thereisnotmuchresearch on “learning centagepoints. Whereas forchildren mov- mented forroughly 3months towardsthe mer vacations. loss” in India.One possible recent sourceof ing from StdVItoStd VII to StdVIII, the pro- end of the 2018-19school year.Instructional Helping children who have fallen behind dataisavailable from Uttar Pradesh. In the portion of children reading fluently(at least time at school levelranged from aminimum to “catchup” is the single mostimportant act 2018-19school year,the UP government in at StdIIlevel) increases by 10 to 15 percentof 45 days to 70 days of at least2-3 hoursper foreffectivelyaddressing concerns about eq- partnership with Pratham conductedafoun- agepointsinayear.Secondly, in morerecent daydevoted to building foundational learn- uity.The announcement of the National dational learning improvement intervention years, particularly between2016and 2018, ing skills of reading and arithmetic. Basedon Foundational Literacy and Numeracy calledGradedLearning Programme (GLP). As year-on-year gains have been higher forall keyelementsofPratham’s “Teaching-at-the- Mission providesthe right moment forthe partofthis, children were assessedin January, grades as compared to similar grades in pre- Right-Level” approach, children in StdIII, IV countrytotakebuilding foundations seri- in lateApril and then again in August2019. vious years. and Vweregroupedfor instruction by their ouslyonce schools reopen. Afghanistan’sSikhs&Hindus:howmanyremain,whytheywanttoleave

When did SikhismreachAfghanistan? Afghan Sikhs and Hindusstarted the exodus got citizenshipand the rest arelivingas DIVYAGOYAL Sikhism founder Guru Nanak visited and leftthe country,”InderjeetSingh writes. refugees or on long-term visas. Mostare liv- LUDHIANA,JULY26 Afghanistan in the early 16th centuryand UndertheMujahideen,therewerewide- inginDelhifollowedbyPunjabandHaryana.” laid the foundations. As per the history of spreadkidnappings,extortion,propertygrab- SINCE AterrorattackbyanISgunman killed his travels recordedinthe earliest janam- bing incidents, religious persecution, which Howmanyare left in Afghanistan? 25 Sikhs at GurdwaraHar RaiSahibinKabul sakhis,itwas during hisfourth udaasi (trav- becamethetriggerpointforexodus.Afterthe Notmorethan 700. Chhabol Singh, on March 25, thesmall Sikhand Hindu els) during 1519-21, with his companion Taliban took over,persecution continued. member,managing committee, Gurdwara communities in Afghanistan have made Bhai Mardana,that Guru Nanak reached Dashmesh PitaSri Guru Gobind Singh ji multiple appeals to the Indian government Afghanistanand visitedpresent-dayKabul, Wheredid thosewho movedout settle? Singh Sabha Karte Parwan, Kabul, said, for“immediateevacuation”. Alook at these Kandahar,Jalalabad,Sultanpur.All these “The Afghan government (in the months “Thereare around 650 Sikhs (90-100 fam- communities’ history in Afghanistan: places nowhavegurdwaras. Theseventh before theMujahideen took over entire ilies) and nearly 50 Hindus left here... No Sikh Guru Har Raitoo playedapivotal role Kabul) issuedspeedy passports under a one wantstoliveherenow afterthe gurd- Whendid Hinduism reach in sendingSikh missionaries to Kabul . schemecalledAab Gangpilgrimagepass- wara attackinKabul on March 25.” Afghanistan? “Several documentsrecordthe thriving port. The IndianEmbassyset up an on-the- “The attackwas thefinal nailinthe cof- Accordingto historianInderjeetSingh,au- trade of Hindus and Sikhs in Afghan society go visa department... Some 50,000 people fin... Gurdwaras arealsohomes forSikhsin thorof AfghanHindusandSikhs:AHistoryofA but today99per cent of them have left the leftAfghanistanunder this scheme and Afghanistanasmostofthem don’thavetheir Thousand Years,Hindu rulers oncereigned country. Afghanistannow refuses to ac- came to India,” said InderjeetSingh. ownhouses. Also, Sikhs in Afghanistantook over Eastern Afghanistan including Kabul. knowledgethem as their natives but they From India, manymovedtoother coun- heartfromthe CitizenshipAmendment Act “Islam entered Afghanistaninthe 7thcen- have made contribution to their mother- tries.“Themajorityof AfghanHindusarenow in India, knowing that getting Indian citizen- tury. TheZunbil dynastyisbelievedtobethe land despiteaturbulentjourney. Can an settledinGermanyand Sikhsinthe UK. ship would beeasier,” said Khajinder Singh. earliestHindus who ruledoverKandahar to Afghan be aHindu or aSikh? History says, Others live in Austria, Belgium, Holland, Ghazni of Afghanistan, from 600to780 AD. YES,”Singh writes in his book. AgurdwaraatKarte Parwan in Kabul. Pritpal Singh France,CanadaandtheUS,”saidPritpalSingh, Will the CAAhelp them? Later the Hindu Shahi dynasty ruled. They an Afghan Sikh settledinLondon and direc- The CAA,2019,whichreduces the period were replacedonlybytheendof the10thcen- When did theyleave,and why? torofthe documentary Mission Afghanistan. of mandatorystayinIndia from 11 years to turybyGhaznavids, who maintainedHindu Singh said therewereatleast 3lakh Sikhs Jalalabad washit by rocketsfired by the theColdWar. TheUSanditsalliesstartedpro- five years forminorities from three coun- forces,” Singhsaid. “It wasonlyin1504that and Hindus in Afghanistanuntil the 1970s. Mujahideen and 17 Sikhs were killed. viding weapons to Mujahideentofight a HowmanyAfghan Sikhs areinIndia? tries including Afghanistan, will help those Mughal Emperor Babur captured Kabul… In 1988, aman with an AK-47stormeda An exodus startedin1992 when the proxywaragainst theSovietoccupation.The Khajinder Singh, head of the Afghan AfghanSikhs and Hindus who movedto Baburusedtorefer to Kabul as ‘Hindustan’s gurdwarainJalalabad and gunneddown13 Mujahideen took over.“The Sovietinterven- Sovietswithdrew in1989…TheMujahideen Hindu Sikh WelfareSociety in Delhi, said, India before thecutoffdateofDecember 31, ownmarket’and the province of Kabul re- Sikhs and four Afghan soldiers. In 1989, tion,whichstartedin1979,lastedforadecade captured Kabul in 1992 and deposed “Approximately, thereare 18,000 Afghan 2014.The rulesfor CAA, however, areyet to mained with Hindustanuntil1738.” GurdwaraGuruTeg Bahadur Singh in and Afghanistanbecame abattleground for President Najibullah… Alarge number of Sikhs living in India, of whom 50-60% have be framed by the Home Ministry.

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The court’s 13 questions could prise open spaces in apolitical BEINGLOCKED IN during apandemic has Programme Implementation. AfterGandhi tion of funds by some animal welfareorgan- made me moreconscious of the hazards of wasleftout of the cabinetinModi2.0,the isationspatronisedbythe AWBI. Expertses- party —and also risk judicial over-reach my environment, mostnotablythe menac- AWBI has finally been returnedtoits rightful timatethatbarely10per cent of India’sdogs ing stray dogs. Amonth back, Iwas mauled home,Animal Husbandry,whichisunder have been sterilisedand immunisedout of a HE POLITICAL, LEGAL and constitutional issues raised by the unfolding by arabid dog inapark. Thecanine also bit a Giriraj Singh,who is moreconcernedabout possible 60 million. Since the ABC rules were Rajasthan drama will requirecareful disentangling. But afew things areal- three-year-old child, twopet dogs and three cows andHindutva. actuallypassedbythe Ministry of Culture, it ready clear:Thereisevidentbad faith on all sides, ashadowoverthe cred- securityguards. On my neighbourhood Gandhi’s iron grip over her fiefdom is still is amootpoint whetherthe ministryhad the ibility of everyplayer. Chief MinisterAshok Gehlottried to stampout the WhatsApp group, thereare severalhorrorsto- evident. Even thefieryGiriraj Singh confesses authority in the firstplacetopasslawsona Trebellion within by bizarreactsofheavyhandedness likethe sedition no- ries of elderly personsand children beingbit- his ministryhas reallynoeffectivepowers. subjectwhich it lackeddomain knowledge. tenbystray dogs, apparentlyunusuallyfrisky His private secretarywonders whyIshould The ABC offers no scientific method forasys- tice served by his government to his owndeputy,whichbecame the trigger forthe cur- because their usualbiscuit feeders were ab- be apprehensive aboutretaliation from the tematic vaccination drive and stabilising the rent unravelling. The Sachin Pilotcampofdissenting MLAs has takenrecourse to an uned- sent during the lockdown. ferocious dog lobby—after all, even he had country’s canine population. ABCrules con- ifying cloak-and-dagger resortpolitics. Governor Kalraj Mishra,bysitting on the chief But in the eyes of the AnimalWelfare an FIR filedagainsthim by thesevigilantes. traveneall Indian statemunicipalActs, which minister’s demand forafloor test —the most transparent wayofsettling doubtsabout the BoardofIndia(AWBI),the victimsare really My visitwas in the aftermathofarecentnear- mandateremovalofstraying animals from government’s continuing viability —isinviting accusations of partisanship. The Courts — the dogs. An AWBI circular actuallycom- unanimous proposal from the residentsof streetsand public places, both forthe protec- both the high court, whichhas stayed disqualification proceedingsagainstthe 19 MLAs mentsthat aperson getting in the wayofa EastNizamuddin to their welfareassociation tion of peopleand animals. dog“canbeperceivedasanexample of to ensure that thenumber of feeding spots Unsurprisingly, India has by farthe high- by the assemblySpeaker and framed13questions thatrecastthe matter as onethat in- provocation”. Adog whichbites human be- forstray dogs be cut down from astaggering estnumber of rabies cases in the world volveslargerquestions of freedom of expression and basic structureofthe Constitution, ingsrepeatedly cannotnecessarilybetermed 33 —inacommunity of some 270houses — (around 33 percent), followedbyCongo.In and the Supreme Courtwhichhas so farplayedalong —havescarredtheir ownrecord anuisance andavet is liable to be sued if he to areasonable 10.(Ironically, thedogsare contrast, our neighbouring countries have when it comes to protecting and seen to be protecting dissent. putsthe biting dog to sleep at his master’s re- largelyfed by paid employees of awoman performedfairly well by adopting scientific Andyet,the 13 questions framedbythe Rajasthan High Courtstrikeachord. This is so quest. The consequenceofsuchaperverse who livesinafarmhouse miles away from the principles. Our “humanistic” ABC rules miss because of apolitical culturedefinedbyananti-defection lawwhich, in itszeal to prevent lawisthatsome timeback, theowner of a colonyand seldom visits.Likemanydog feed- the rabies component entirelyand do not rabid Great Dane simplythrew his dog over ers, who shoulder none of the responsibility even mention re-immunisation. According “aayaram, gaya ram” politicsorhorse trading, has shrunk the open spaces within parties, the Sunder Nagarnursery wall,whereitbit whichgoes along with feeding an animal, she to aconservative WHOestimate,thereare excessively empowering the party high command at the costofthe freedoms of legisla- and infected manyother canines and hu- perhapsassumes she has earnedher placein 20,000annual rabies deaths in India. But un- tors. In the backdrop is also the trend of bruteelectoral majorities, whichmakes dissent mans. Citing AWBI rules, stray dog feeders heavenbyher presumed charity.) likeCOVID-19mortalities, thereislittle con- withinthe political behemoth as important as, if notmorevital than,the oppositionwith- frequentlythreatenresidentswho object to The proposal to cut down the feeding cern over these recurring deaths, mostlyof out. In this context, the high court’s prodding could open up space forawider delibera- dogbowls at their doorsteps with an FIR TheAWBI, despite all its spots evoked an angryand threatening children. According to government records, tiononsome vital issues —onwhat “defection” means, and wherethe line is to be drawn charging “criminal intimidation’’. Small won- loftyclaims, has not phone call from Maneka Gandhi’s sister, thereweresix million dogbites in 2017. between “crossing over” and intra-party dissent. Can the “expression of dissatisfaction or der that mostResident WelfareAssociations Ambika Shukla,who even complainedthat The AWBI alone cannotbeblamed. arereluctant to tangle with the vocaland ag- compiled dataonthe dog the elderly in our colonyweredemonstrating Judicial overreachand judicial procrastina- disillusionment and the strongly worded opinion againstthe partyleadership”, be seen gressive dog minders in their neighbourhood. population and vaccinations aggressive behaviour by walking around tion arealsoatfault. In 2010,JusticeVKJain as conduct falling under the ambit of Para 2(1)(a) of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, ManekaGandhi,the formidable animal in the last twodecades. Two with sticks.(The obvious reason, self-protec- of theDelhi HighCourt overturnedthe com- whichdeals withanMPorMLA who “hasvoluntarilygiven up his membership of such rightsactivist, has almostsingle-handedly internal reviewsbythe tion, eluded her.)Myrepeatedefforts over binedwisdom of the country’s civic laws and political party”? Afterall, the 19 rebelMLAsinsistthattheyremain with the Congress, de- framedand still oversees the country’s bizarre the lasttwo yearstoget an idea from those disregarded therecommendation of the spitetheir grievances withGehlot’s leadership. The high court’s questions also problema- policyfor dogs forsome twodecades. Environment Ministryhave who have appointed themselvesthe apostle of ahimsa,Mahatma Gandhi, whose tise the party whip and itsapplicability. Officialdom and her political superiors have acknowledged the failure of guardians of the colony’s straydogs of the well-consideredopinion on the advisability of discreetly distanced themselves, despitethe actual population and the number who were the elimination of straydogsisamatter of In 1992, afive-judgeConstitution benchofthe Supreme CourtinKihoto Hollohan up- the Animal Birth Control impracticality andunscientific natureofpro- (ABC) (dogs) rules, and sterilisedand vaccinated proved futile. record. JusticeJain’s order on feeding stray held the constitutional validity of the Tenth Schedule and castaspecific prohibition on grammeswith acavalier disregardfor health Gandhi’s formidablearmyofdog feeders, dogs and forbidding the municipality to pick courts intervening in disqualification matters ahead of the Speaker’s ruling. As the mat- issues and human suffering. pointed out fashioning themselvesinher mould, areac- them up openedaPandora’s box. In 2012,the tercomes up again before the Supreme Courttoday, therefore, thereisexisting jurispru- When she wasfirstappointedMoS misappropriation of funds countable to no one. Karnataka High Court decreedthat the au- dence and law, and unchartedterritoryahead. Theprocess that has begunwiththe Environment in 1989, Gandhi persuaded by some animal welfare Irecount my neighbourhood’s tale be- thorities did, in fact, have aright to remove Rajasthan HC’s 13 questions could lead to less opacity and greater openness in the build- then Prime MinisterVPSingh to hand to her causeitisamicrocosm of what is happening stray dogs or practice euthanasia in cases the Animal WelfareBoard of India (AWBI) and organisations patronised by in the countrytoday.The AWBI, despiteall its wherehuman livesneededprotection. But ing blocks of parliamentarydemocracy.But treading intothe innerlives of parties could detach it from itsreal home, the Animal the AWBI. Experts estimate lofty claims, has notcompileddataonthe dog aftereight years, the Supreme Court is in no also be fraught with risks—it is aslipperyslope from reform to imperilling autonomy. Husbandryand Dairying portfolio. This pe- that barely 10 per cent of population and vaccinations in the lasttwo hurry to pass an order,whichcould greatly culiar practice continuedand she retainedthe India’sdogs have been decades. Twointernal reviews by theenvi- benefit our unprotected street children. control of the boardasministerof ronment ministryhaveacknowledgedthe Environment, SocialJustice and sterilised and immunised failureofthe Animal Birth Control (ABC ) The writer is consultingeditor, PROTECT THE PEACE Empowerment, Culture, and Statistics and out of apossible 60 million. (dogs) rules, and pointedout misappropria- The Indian Express

AletterfromGovernor evokes asharpresponsefromNaga rebels.Caremustbetaken to keep conversation going

ECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN Nagaland suggestthatatenuous peaceis increasinglycomingunder strain. Agovernment directive earlier this THE PROPAGANDA FRONT month that all itsofficialsmustdeclareifany relative wasworking for underground organisations has evoked astrongreaction from the NSCN R (I-M).The stategovernment has sinceclarifiedthat the directive wasis- Pakistan's information warcampaign againstIndia needs attention suedonthe order of the governor, RNRavi. TheNSCN(I-M),the mostpowerful rebel group in the stateand asignatorytothe 2015 framework agreement, suspectsthat the gov- TilakDevasher ernment wantstoreduce the Naga political cause to alaw and order problem. The framework agreementthatpromised aresolution of the Naga issue washailed as THERE HAS BEEN asharp increase in ocratic polity,decisive government,adevel- the Indian Armyisviolating the human rights “historic” by Prime MinisterNarendraModi, butthe differences that persistedbetween Pakistan’s vicious information warcampaign oping economic powerhouse and strong for- of Kashmiris.Recently,theyare propagating the Centreand the rebels could notberesolvedinthe pastfiveyears. An indication of the againstIndia.Ananalysis would reveal three eign policy.This has been done by trying to that India is preparing afalse flag operation stress in the peace talkswas aJune 16 letter from Governor Ravi to Chief MinisterNeiphiu triggers: The Balakot attackofFebruary2019, polarisesociety anddisrupt social cohesion. and genocide of Muslims in Kashmir. Rio, in whichhespokeabout rampant “extortions and violence” and “armedgangs” run- the return of the BJP government in the May The expectation is that suchastrategywould What is noteworthyisthat the same anti- ning“parallelgovernments” in thestate.While the stategovernmentsaidthe assess- 2019 elections andthe August2019revision have acascading effect, adverselyimpacting India narrative is repeated ad nauseam from of Article370. India’s secular and democratic credentials, everymedium and platform —whether it is ment wasnot “factual”,the NSCN (I-M)described thegovernment directive as “despica- Balakot demolishedPakistan’s longstand- scare foreigninvestmentandleadtoquestions politicians like ImranKhanor ShahMehmood ble”, “insulting” and “demeaning” and “incompatible with the spirit of Indo-Nagapeace ing assumption that the nuclear equivalence about itsinternational image. Qureshi, the ISPR, or print, electronic and so- process”. The situation has turnedworseafter an anti-extortion squad of NagalandPolice guaranteedthat India would notretaliate The key platforms forthis strategy are cial media. shotanalleged member of NSCN (Khaplang) on June 23 in Kohima. againstterroristattacks.The return of the BJP Twitter,WhatsApp, YouTubeand Facebook. One indicator of Pakistan’s strategy is avail- At therootofthe present trouble is the perception regarding the status of rebelgroups government signalledthat India would con- Alarge number offakesocial media accounts, able in the PakistanArmy’s Green Book 2020. suchasthe NSCN (I-M) in Naga society. The rebels portray themselvesasfreedom fighters tinue to followamuscular policy forthe next especiallyonTwitter,havebeencreated.Even An articlebyLt. GeneralRaza Muhammad five years.The Article370decisiondemolished though Twitter is notthe most popular plat- Khan(Retd.) states:“Withthe proliferationof and believe that, as political workers, theyhavethe rightto“tax” people. Governor Ravi, the centrepiece of Pakistan’s nationalism — form in terms of numbers in either India or the internet, nowadays nothing can escape whohas workedtirelesslyasthe Centre’sinterlocutortobring peacetothestate, hassought “Kashmir banegaPakistan” —and raisedap- Pakistan, it is perhapsthe mosteffectiveform exaggeration, distortion andfabricationto ma- to diminish this claim and privilegethe authority of the electedgovernment overthe rebels. prehensionsabout India’s plans forPakistan of instant communication. Pakistanhas de- nipulateperceptions on crucial issues of peace This has the potential to delegitimise the claims of rebels, including the NSCN (I-M), in rep- OccupiedJammu and Kashmir (POJK). velopedmalicious narrativesembellished and security.” Another article by oneFarzana resenting the Nagasintalkswith the Centre. The 2015 frameworkagreement, whichbuilt Thesedevelopmentshaveforcedittoshift with fake audio and video clips. The use of Shah states: “A singlevideoclip or picturecan on the 1997 ceasefirebetween the Centreand the NSCN (I-M), has givenrise to hope that the emphasis of itsanti-India strategy from handles with phoneyMiddle Eastern identi- changethe perception of India, whichithas fomenting terrorism supportedbyaninfor- ties is the latestaddition to itsbag of tricks. built so painstakinglyoverthe years.” the country’s longestsurvivinginsurgency can besettledpeacefullytothe satisfaction of all mation warcomponent to aninformation war Internal developmentsand dissent in India ForIndia, therehas to be arelentless vigil the stakeholders. Peace has alarge constituency in Nagaland, of course. However, this con- supportedbyterrorism. have been manipulated,packaged and used and battle againstthis campaign justasthere stituency mayhavealsoinvestedinthe NSCN (I-M) to represent what theybelieve is the Pakistanhas twomaininstrumentswork- What is noteworthyisthat to develop anarrative damagingIndia’s social has been againstterrorism fomented by “unique history,cultureand position of the Nagasand their sentimentsand aspirations”. ing in tandem forthe furtherance of this pol- the same anti-India narrative fabric. Keythemes include India disenfran- Pakistan. Even though the Indian polity is icy —the ISI andthe Inter-Services Public is repeated ad nauseam from chising Muslims, and the “fascistIndian gov- strong, suchpersistent venomous attackscan Relations (ISPR). The ISPR is aone-stop-shop ernment’s” Hindutvasupremacistideology. temporarilydamageour social fabric. We forthe infowar againstIndia. It has, overthe everymedium and platform On J&K, the key themes are: Kashmir is a mustnot allowourselves, wittinglyorunwit- Freeze Frame EPUnny years, recruited thousands of youth, trained —whether it is politicians "disputed territory" awaiting solution under tingly,tofall prey to suchmachinations to po- them in the mechanics of social media and likeImran Khan or Shah the UN resolutions; India needs to talk to larise society, even temporarily. usedthem to project anti-India themes. Mehmood Qureshi, the Pakistantoresolve the issue and since India The corePakistani objective is to demol- refuses to talk,there must beinternational in- Devasher is Member,National Security ish “Brand India” by attacking itskey compo- ISPR,orprint,electronic tervention; Kashmiris want “azaadi”; Advisory Boardand author of threebookson nents —aninclusive andsecularsociety,dem- and social media. Kashmiris arewaging ajihad againstIndia; Pakistan. Viewsare personal

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ASSAM DETENTE SIXTH PLAN DRAFT has constituted 26 working groups and THEASSAM GOVERNMENT released15of THE DRAFT SIXTH plan document will be three task forces to work out details of the the 114detentsheld under preventive cus- ready by the end of December this year and plan. It is also planning to solicit the views tody as afirststeptoimplement the accord will be placed before the National of experts to build anational consensus on forthe resumption of negotiations on the Development Council forconsideration the objectivesand modalities of the new foreigners’ issue.KRamamurthy, senior ad- and approval early in 1981.The Planning plan. visor to the Governor, told reporters at Commission is currentlyengaged in Dispur thatanimportant announcement preparing adraft “plan framework”, which INDIA BEATS USSR would be made on July25. He said theblock- will be discussedbythe NDCtowards the INDIA BEATTHE SovietUnion 4-2intheir ade on jute, plywood and bamboo had not endofnextmonth. The purpose of this con- cruciallastleaguematch in the Olympic yetbeen liftedbythe sponsors of the move- sultation will be to elicit the views of the HockeyTournament in Moscowtoday.India ment. The agreementenvisages unilateral NDC members on the broad outlines of the nowmeets Spain on July29todecidethe but simultaneous actions by thegovern- plan and the major policies and directions firstand second positions. Indialed 2-0 at ment and the agitators in implementing the necessaryfor itseffectiveimplementation half time.For India, the goal scorers were: accord. The agitators had agreedtoend their before thedetailsofthe programmes and Surinder Sodhi (2), Davinder Singh and M struggle, barring the blockade on oil. policies areworkedout.The Commission KKaushik.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JULY27,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The US must be told that while Pakistan values its relationship with America, Islamabad cannot isolate itself regionally by alienating neighbourswith whom 11 THE IDEAS PAGE Wa shington does not get on..” —DAWN An Indian first

Dadabhai Naoroji strove to be inclusive.Today’s majoritarian nationalism representsabetrayal of the principles he bequeathedtoIndia

represent all of India. In Bombay, Naoroji was welcomedby around5,00,000people—half of the city at the time —and honoured by Hindu priests and the city’s Muslim qazi. He wasreceivedbymillhands in Ahmedabad. Hindus and Muslims in Delhi placedNaoroji at the head of aroaring procession down Chandni Chowk.InAmritsar,Sikh granthis ledaspecial service forthe Indian MP at the Dinyar Patel Golden Temple. In Lahore, Naoroji wasparadedpasttem- ples, mosques, and gurudwaras. To markthe DADABHAI NAOROJI WASanIndian first. He Congress sessionandwelcomeitspresident, wasthe firstmodern Indian economic Muslim poets recited Urdu couplets and thinker,thefirstIndianelectedto theBritish Hindu women sungbhajans. And it washere Parliament, and the firstleadertoestablish in Lahorethat Naoroji declared to Congress swaraj as the goal of the Congress. But delegates thattheywereIndians first—that Naoroji wasanIndian firstinanother im- theywere“above all”Indiansinspiteoftheir portant way. Throughout his career,he differing backgrounds. stressedonanIndian national identity The Indianpress issued afairly unani- whichoverrode religious, caste,classoreth- mous verdict:These demonstrations re- nic differences.“Whether IamaHindu, a vealedthe powerofinclusive politics.A Muhammadan, aParsi,aChristian, or of any Bengali paper declared,“this timethe Hindu, other creed, Iamabove all an Indian,” he told the Musalman,the Sikh,the Bengali, the the Congress in 1893. Hindustani, the Mahratti, the Parsi,the Over acenturyafter his death, Indiais in Panjabi and the Madrasi have spokenwith critical needofrememberingNaoroji’s one voice.” Newspapers also offeredastark brand of nationalism. In all his political activ- repudiation to the charge that aminority ities, the Grand Old Man of India, as he was member could notrepresentthe country. known, strove to be inclusive.Today’s stark “The fact can no longer be denied by the CRSasikumar majoritarianism, underthebanner of avery mostprejudicedAnglo-Indian …[who] will different form of nationalism, representsa find it difficult in futuretoforgetthatMr. striking betrayal of the principles that Dadabhai is the real representative of the Naoroji bequeathedtoIndia. whole of India.” Those wordswerewritten As aParsi,amemberofasmallbuthighly in the columns of the Mahratta,Bal influential community,Naoroji wasespe- Gangadhar Tilak’s paper.Some cartoons ciallyattunedtominority concerns. It helped from theearly 1900sdepictedthe GrandOld that he grew up in Bombay, where, in the Man, aZoroastrian, as aHindu sadhu med- While J&K remainsaUnion Territory, 19th century, all political ventures had to be itating under the banner of swaraj. cross-communalinorder to succeed.Helis- The Indian nationalism of Naoroji’sgen- tenedtoMaharashtrian assessmentsof eration wasfar more popular and pervasive colonialexploitation, compiledeconomic than is commonly believed. But it did have datawith aKonkani Muslim, and rana notable limitations. Naoroji wasblindtothe Iwill not contest Assembly elections... newspaper with aKapol Bania. His firstpo- issueofuntouchability,aglaring omission litical venturedrewinpeople from all across givenhis close study of Indianpoverty.He India.This cosmopolitanism playedadefin- endorsedswadeshibut hesitatedabout tac- Having been amember of the mostempoweredAssemblyinthe land and that, too, as leader of that Assembly for ing role in launching Indian nationalism, tics he sawasunconstitutional,suchas whichwould have been impossiblewith- mass boycotts andstrikes. Manyearly na- six years, Isimplycannotand will notbeamember of aHouse that hasbeen disempoweredthe wayourshas: out deep personal networksacross commu- tionalists,however, were open-minded, Vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference breaks his silence nal divides. progressive,and welcomedcriticism. It is Afterthe Congress wasestablishedin likelythat if Naoroji had livedfor one or two 1885, he laboured to makeitreflectiveof moredecades, he would have seen the lim- states but this wasthe firsttime astate was to accede and then fight alongside Indian India’sdiversity. Naorojiexpendedgreat ef- itations of hisearlier views and embraced downgradedtoaUnionTerritory. J&K forces to push back Pakistani invaders in fort to reachout to Muslims, particularly af- some of the ideas propagatedbyGandhi’s To this day, Ifail to understand the need 1947 waswithout parallel. It allowed India terthe educationalist Sayyid AhmadKhan generation. forthis move,excepttopunish and humil- ONEYEARAFTER to proudlystamp itssecular credentials for repudiatedthe organisation in 1887,and af- What would Dadabhai Naoroji makeof iatethe people of the state. If the reasonfor all to see. All that J&K asked forwas to have terawaveofcommunal violence wracked India today? He would be troubledbythe carving out aseparateUnion Territoryfor AUGUST5 certain safeguards built in the Constitution northern India and Bombayin1893.He chauvinismand anti-intellectualism that Ladakh wasthe public demand amongthe to protect this unique status. Therewas no mentored Joseph Baptista,anEastIndian animates the current leadership. These run Buddhistpopulation of the area, then the ANEXPRESS SERIES time stamponthese safeguards. Christian who later became an associateof counter to the traditions of Indian national- Omar Abdullah demandfor aseparatestate forthe people It wasunderstood that so long as J&K re- Bal Gangadhar Tilak.And he overcame an ism.Withthehorrorof19thcenturyfamine of Jammuisamuch older demand. If the mained apartofIndia, the special status en- anti-Congress reactioninstigatedby his fel- victims in mind,he would befuriouslycam- demandwas conceded on religious joyedbyitwould remain. This is what lowParsis. paigningforrelief of migrantworkers caught IT’SALMOSTAyear since the tectonic grounds, then it ignored thefact that Leh makes it all the moredistressing to see what Afterhewas elected to the British amidstlockdown restrictions.Hewould,un- changes of August5,2019, were forced on and Kargildistricts, whichtogether make wasdone lastyear.J&K has kept itsside of Parliament in 1892, Naoroji declared him- fortunately, see aparallelbetweencontempt thepeople of Jammu and Kashmir without up the Union TerritoryofLadakh, are the promise by remaining apartofthe self to bean Indian representative,someone forthe poor in his dayand ours. so muchasaby your leave.It’sstillimpos- Muslimmajority and the people of Kargil Union, the last30years of militancy whowould fight onbehalf of allofhiscoun- Aboveall, he would be saddenedbythe sible to come to terms with what Isaw be- arevehementlyopposedtothe idea of be- notwithstanding. It has participated in the trymen and countrywomen. This wasim- atmosphereofovert majoritarianism, as ing rolledout on my television setthat ing separated from J&K. democraticprocessesand triedtoshare in mediatelychallenged by several British well as the cynical deployment of commu- morning. Hours earlier,atthe stroke of mid- Many reasons were giventojustify the the nation’s development, but the promise Conservative MPs. Howcould aParsi repre- nalism even in the face of acalamity likethe night, Ihad been placedunder house arrest, complete dilution of Article 370when it was made with it wasnot kept.This is one of sent acountrywithaHindu majority and a COVID-19epidemic. Suchobservations and and would be shifted to agovernment guest being rammedthrough Parliament, none those momentswhen it’simportant to ask sizeableMuslimminority?Howcould any- reactions might cause Dadabhai Naoroji, house by theend of theday.The nominated stands the test of basicscrutiny. It wasal- whether it is better to be popular or to be one represent India when,theseBritons India’s firstnationalist, to be brandedasan representative of theUniongovernment leged that Article 370has fuelledsepa- right. Removing J&K’s special status may claimed,India wasnot anationbut acollec- “anti-national.” And that is atragic irony usurpedpowers, thatshould have been ratism and allowedmilitant violence to have been the popular thing to do but go- tion of squabbling communities? whichwemustbelefttoponder over. vested withthe legislatureand apopularly thrive in Kashmir,anend wassupposedto ing back on anation’s sovereign commit- In December 1893, Naoroji returnedto elected government, to rewriteJ&K’scon- herald the end of terrorism. If that be the mentsisnever going to be theright thing India in order to preside over the annual PatelisAssistant Professor of History at stitutional relationship with the rest of case, then whyisitthatalmost ayear later to do. Congresssessionin Lahore. Hisjourneyfrom theUniversity of South Carolina and the India. The Parliament of India spent less the sameUniongovernment is forced to tell We,inthe J&KNational Conference, do BombaytoLahore wasanaffirmation that author of Naoroji:Pioneer of Indian than aday eachinthe Lok Sabha and the the Supreme Court that violence in J&K is notagree with what hasbeen donetoJ&K someone from aminoritycommunitycould Nationalism RajyaSabha to changemorethan70years increasing?Article 370has kept thepeople Some of us, senior nor do we acceptwhathas been done. We of history,toundothe sovereign commit- of J&K in povertywas anotherclaim. Even a office-bearersofthe shall oppose this, our opposition will con- ments made to thepeople of J&K and to dis- cursoryglance at povertyfigureswould J&K National Conference, tinue in the highestcourt in the land in the member the state. show that J&K has some of thelowest lev- form of the legal challengefiledinthe Afterthe re-electionofPrimeMinister els of povertyinthe country. Article370 was had ameeting with the Supreme Court lastyear.Wehavealways LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR NarendraModi, rumoursstarted to float alleged to have deniedJ&K investment. PM just days before the believedindemocracy and peaceful oppo- about the intentions of the BJP to use itsab- Prior to the outbreak of militancy in the August 5developments. sition.Sadlythese very democratic rights solutemajority in the LokSabha to imple- state, J&K wasamongstthe most progres- It’snot ameeting Iwill were trampledonayear ago. Dozens of BENGAL’SWOES mentits poll promise of abrogatingArticle sive states with agrowing industrial base mainstream politicians were placedin“pre- IDEAS 370and Article 35Aofthe Constitution. and impressive investment in manufactur- forget in ahurry. One dayI ventive arrest”and manymoreunder ille- THIS REFERS TO theeditorial, ‘Bengal Fears reachedafever pitchwhen plane ing. Tourism wasasectorthat wascoming maywrite about it but galhouse arrest.Infact,anumber of these pitch’ (IE, July 23).WestBengalChief ONLINE loads of centralpara-militaryforces where in to itsown as farasinvestmentswerecon- proprietyprecludes me from leaders arestillunder illegal detention a MinisterMamata Banerjee is guilty of flown in to Srinagar and dispatchedall over cerned. What has stoppedJ&K from attract- year later. The National Conferencehas lost the same crimes she accuses the BJP of. ONLYINTHE EXPRESS the state. ing investment is the security environment saying more than that we left thousands of workers and office-bearers to Freedom of speechhas been acasualty The people were treated to categorical and that’s whyayear afterthe momentous the meeting with a militant violence because of our choice to under hergovernment. Thestate’s ● ASYMBOLOFINJUSTICE: denialsbythe occupantofthe highestof- changes therehas been no investment completely different remain amainstream political party while healthcaresystemhas totallycollapsed, DHRUVJADHAVAND fice in the state, the Governor,that J&K’s worththe mention. impression about what was opposingthe separatistpoliticsthat grew the lawand ordersituationisextremely ADITYAWAKHLU special statusfaced no threat. He debunked It wasalsoclaimedthatJ&K has re- in the late1980s.Given theorchestrated poor andher party workers areguiltyof going to unfold in the rumours, explainedawaythe additional mainedbackwardbecause of Article 370. In campaign againstmainstream political par- rampant corruption. ● ECONOMICSOFDATA: the next 72 hours. forces suggesting theywererequired for fact, acomparison with a“developed” state ties in mostofthe nationalmedia, particu- SSPaul, Nadia PARMINDERJEETSINGH Assemblyelections later in the year.So likeGujarat would showthatwecompare larly at the hands of the ruling dispensation, whatdoes one conclude from this? Thatthe farmorefavourablyinanumber of human it’seasytofind oneselfasking whether the WRONG DEBATE occupant of suchahighofficedeliberately development indices. Finally, it wassug- sacrifices were worthit. liedtothe peopleorthathewasn’t kept in- gested that Article370 wasalwaysmeant As forme, Iamveryclearthat while J&K THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘ www.indianexpress.com formed? IknowwhatIbelievebut youcan to be atemporaryprovision.Whattheyfor- remainsaUnionTerritoryIwill notbecon- EclipsingSushant’(IE, July 23). The draw your ownconclusions. Some of us, gettoadd to this sentenceisthat it wastem- testingany Assemblyelections. Having unfortunatedeath of SushantSingh senior office-bearers of the J&K National porarybecause of the little matter of the been amember of the mostempowered Rajput has resulted in amud-slinging pression thatheorshe is perfect in all Conference, had ameeting with the PM just United Nations Security Council resolution Assemblyinthe land andthat, too, as the exercise on Twitter.Rather than focus the parameters usedtoevaluateanan- days before the August5developments. It’s 1947 of 1948,but that’s an entirely differ- TheNational Conference leader of that Assemblyfor six years, Isim- on mental health problems and cor- swer.This could foster adangerous notameeting Iwillforgetinahurry.One entop-edinitself. has lost thousands of plycannotand willnot be amemberofa rective measures to setright the power complacency amongststudents. They dayImay writeabout it but proprietypre- Even the SupremeCourt,asrecentlyas workersand office-bearersto House that has been disempoweredthe playinthe film industry, the debate arenot likelytoalwaysget high grades. cludes me from saying morethan that we 2018,has held that Article 370“had ac- militant violence because of wayours has. has degenerated intoname-calling Thepurpose of the education system leftthe meetingwithacompletely differ- quired apermanent status by virtue of its With almost allofmyseniorcolleagues over nepotism,favouritismand poli- shouldalwaysbetodrawthe best out ent impression about what wasgoing to un- years of existence making itsabrogation im- our choice to remain a still detainedintheir homes, the NC is yet ticsinthe industry. of studentsaswell as leave room for fold in the next 72 hours. possible”. Anyway youwish to look at it, mainstream political party to meettodecide itsnextpolitical course RDSingh, Ambala improvement. In one fell swoop,everything we had other thanthe political justification of an while opposing the of action andIwill work diligentlyto AnushyutaBasu, Delhi feared cametopass. election promisebeingfulfilled, thereisno separatist politics that grew strengthenthe party,carry forwardits HIGH ON MARKS J&K’s special status, an important,per- constitutional, legal, economic or security agenda and continue to represent the as- RIGHT TO DISAGREE haps even indispensable,partofthe state’s justification forwhat wasdone to J&K on in the late 1980s. Given the pirations of the people while we fight THIS REFERSTOthe article, ‘A race to accession to theUnion, wasrevoked.With August5,2019. Thisiswhat forms the basis orchestrated campaign againstthe injustices heapedonJ&K in the the bottom’ (IE, July23).Without un- THIS REFERS TO the editorial, Two it, went the framework that determined of the National Conference’s case in the against mainstream political lastone year. dermining the hardworkthat ahighly tweets (IE,23July). It is dangerous for who abonafide resident of J&Kwas. Truth Supreme Court. ranked student putsinhis or herstud- democracy whencriticism of the be told, the BJPpushing this wasn’t acom- The special constitutional statusen- parties in most of the Omar Abdullah, former Chief Ministerof ies,the marking system followedby Supreme Courtisseenasacontempt pletesurprise —itwas part of itspoll agenda joyedbyJ&K wasnot afavourdonetothe national media,particularly Jammu and Kashmir,Union Ministerinthe the Central BoardofSecondary of court. This is based on the assump- fordecades.Whatcameasashockwas the state. It formedthe basis of thestate’s ac- at the hands of the ruling VajpayeeGovernment and vice presidentof Education.The topper, forexample, tion that the courts can neverbe humiliation heaped on the statebydown- cession to India. At atime when states were dispensation, it’s easytofind JKNC, wasdetained by theJ&K scores100 per centmarks in Class XII wrong. grading it and splitting it intotwo Union asked to choose between accedingtoIndia administration on August4-5, 2019,and, in the Humanities, whichgives an im- Robert DAbreo, Vasai Territories. Over the lastseven decades, or to Pakistan, religion wasthe overwhelm- oneself asking whether the subsequently,under thePublic SafetyAct. He Union Territories have been upgradedto ingdeterminant.For Muslim-majority J&K sacrifices were worth it. wasreleased, after232 days,onMarch 24.

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TOPOFTHE ONE MAN KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED Migration to Australia WORLD ProtestswidenacrossUS:Clashesin set to reduce by over 2lakh due to Covid-19 Seattle&Portland,shootinginAustin Indians likely amongworst affected Deployment of Feds triggers resurgence of nationwideproteststhathad wanedinrecent weeks NATASHACHAKU Govt reportsays while MELBOURNE,JULY26 international borders Rishi Sunak AUSTRALIA’SMIGRATION intake areexpected to reopen MIKEBAKER&NICHOLAS will drop significantlyto31,000 in January, atwo-week BRITAIN BOGEL-BURROUGHS in 2020-21from232,000in 2018- quarantine period will UKconsiders SEATTLE,JULY26 19 due to theeffectsofthecoron- avirus pandemic, according to a remain in place for ethnicminority WEEKSOFviolent clashesbe- governmentreport.The drop is arrivals to Australia tween federal agentsand pro- Protests go likelytoimpactthousandsfrom figuresoncoins testers in Portland, Oregon, gal- national again India, whichisone of the largest London: UK Chancellor of vanisedthousands of people to sources of migration to Australia. The reportfurther said that theExchequerRishiSunak march throughthe streetsof While theeffectsofthe pan- theinternational borders were isreportedlyconsideringa American cities Saturday, inject- THE CUSTODIAL death of demicontheAustralianeconomy expected to reopen in January proposalfor influential ing newlifeintoproteststhathad GeorgeFloyd in Minneapolis arestillevolving,migration,which next year,but atwo-week quar- ethnic minority figures to largely wanedinrecent weeks. in Maytriggered massive isakey driveroftheeconomy, has antine period would remain in be featured on aset of UK One of the mostintense global protests and ana- beenhitfollowingtravelbansand place forarrivalstoAustralia. coinstocelebrateBritain's protests wasinSeattle,wherea tional movement in the US border closures imposedtostop “Futuremigrationlevelsre- diversity.According to The dayofdemonstrationsfocusedon againstracialinjusticeand the spreadofCovid-19. main highlyuncertain,due to SundayTelegraph,plans police violence leftatrailofbro- police brutality.Itresulted in The AustralianEconomic and the path of the pandemic and have been submitted to kenwindowsandpeopleflushing sustained, widely-supported Fiscal Updatereport,releasedon the natureand duration of meas- theRoyalMintto work out pepper spray from their eyes. At demonstrations across the Thursdaybythe treasurydepart- ures takentocontainits spread some proposals as the least45protesters had been ar- US and, along with the pan- ment, said that the NetOverseas athomeand abroad. Indian-originfinancemin- rested,and both protesters and demic, contributed to rising Migration (NOM) is significantly “The government imple- isterreflectsupon acam- policeofficers sufferedinjuries. disapproval of President affectedby theinternationaltravel mented international travel paigntoput influential Carrying signssuchas“Feds Trumpinanelectionyear. restrictionsandconstraintsonthe bans in March 2020. This pre- black,Asianand minority Go Home”, some among the However, theprotestshad ability of applicantstomeetvisa vented all arrivals on visitorand ethnic (BAME) figures crowdofabout 5,000 protesters wanedinrecent weeks, ex- application requirements. temporarymigration visas and from history on aset of stoppedatthe siteofafuture ceptincertain pocketssuch “The NOM is assumed to fall prevented Australiancitizens coinstitled“Service to the youth detention centreand lit as Portland. Then, Trump from 232,000 in 2018-19tobe and permanent residentsfrom Nation”.Thecandidatesin buildings thereonfire. Some Lawenforcement officers sent in federal agents to 154,000 in 2019-20 and 31,000 departing Australia,” the docu- the running include Noor smashed windows of nearby face offwith protesters in Portland againstthe wishes in 2020-21,”itsaid. ment said. InayatKhan, whowas the businesses, ignited afireinacof- Seattle (above), Washington, of local authorities. The Feds The Indian community in According to the treasurer, firstIndian-origin World feeshop and blewan8-inchhole and Portland (left), Oregon, were involved in some vio- Australia is comprisedofnearly Josh Frydenberg, no decision WarIIspy forBritain,and through the wall of the Seattle as protestsagainstracism lent clashes with protesters, sevenlakh people, and India is wastaken yetonwhen Khudadad Khan, the first Police Department’s EastPrecinct and policebrutality spread and that has nowresulted in one of the topsources of skilled Australia's travel ban will soldierof theBritishIndian building, the policesaid. “Atthis across major US cities on aresurgence of nation-wide immigrantstoAustralia. be lifted. Armytobecome arecipi- point, we declaredthe eventtobe Saturday. AP,Reuters protests in the US. Approximately90,000stu- In Australia, Covid-19has ent of theVictoria Cross. ariot, and severalorders to dis- dentsare studying in Australian infected over 13,900people perse were given,” Seattle police universities. and killed155 others. PTI chief Carmen Bestsaid. areseenmarching through anin- from inside thevehicle. That per- Earlier,agroup of nursesin hadbecomeariotandorderedthe The policeresponded by fir- tersection when acar blares its son wasdetained and is cooper- scrubshad joinedanorganised crowdtoleave.Federal agents MALAYSIA ing flash grenades, showering horn.Secondslater,fiveshotsring ating with officers, she said. group of mothers in helmets and firedteargasand leftthe court- 24Rohingya protesters with pepper spray and out,followedshortlyafterby sev- The federal courthouse in fathers in hardhats, all assem- houseto drive protestersfromthe North Koreadeclares feareddrowned abruptlyrushingintocrowds, eral moreloudbangs. Portland has been the sceneof bledagainstthe fence of afederal streets, continuing to stretchthe knocking people to theground. The man who waskilledmay nightly, chaotic demonstrations courthousewherefederal agents boundariesoftheir authority. emergency over first offresortisland InAustin,Texas,thepolicesaid have approachedavehicle with forweeks, whichcontinued —adeployment that has been a Protestersinseveralcitiessaid one man wasshotand killedjust arifle before he wasshotand again intoSunday morning, as key focus of the recent demon- videosof federalagentsfiringtear- MALAYSIAN AUTHORI- before 10 pm. during aprotest in killed,OfficerKatrina Ratcliff thousands participatedin strations —havebeen assembled. gasand shoving protesters in TIES launchedasearch on the city’s downtown. In alive said.Ratcliff saidthe personwho marches around the city,the 59th Shortlyafter 1am, the Portlandhadbroughtthemto the suspectedCovid case Sundayfor 24 Rohingya video from the scene, protesters shot and killedthe man had fired consecutive dayofprotests there. Portlandpolice said the protest streetsSaturday. NYT refugees who went missing while trying to swim REUTERS to shorefromaboat off SEOUL,JULY26 the resortisland of Staff leave American Langkawi. Muslim-ma- NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong jority Malaysia has long Un declaredan emergency and a been afavoured destina- consulate in Chengdu lockdown in aborder town after tion forRohingya aperson suspectedofbeing in- Muslims seeking abetter fectedwith thenovelcoronavirus Kim Jong Un heldan lifeafter escaping a2017 as deadline nears returnedfromSouthKorea after emergency meeting of the militarycrackdown in illegallycrossingthe border,state ruling party lastweek Myanmarand,morere- media said on Sunday. cently, refugee camps in If confirmed, it would be the Bangladesh. Malaysia’s firstcaseofficiallyacknowledged withthe vicious virus returned coastguardsaid 25 peo- by NorthKoreanauthorities. on July19after illegallycrossing ple had triedtoswimto Kim convenedanemergency the demarcation line,” KCNA said. shorelateonSaturday politburomeeting in response to KCNA didnotsay if theperson whentheir boat wasnear what he calleda“critical situation hadbeen tested,but said an “un- the west coastofthe is- in whichthe vicious viruscould certainresultwasmadefromsev- land but onlyone besaid to have enteredthecoun- eral medical check-ups of the se- reachedland. try”, state-run KCNA reported. cretion of that person’s upper Aperson who defected to respiratoryorgan and blood”, FRANCE Aremovalvan stands inside the US consulateassecurity South Koreathree years agore- prompting officials to quarantine Churchvolunteer personnelguards the front gate in Chengdu, Sichuan turnedacross the fortifiedbor- thepersonandinvestigateanyone province, China, on Sunday. Reuters der to the town of Kaesong this hemayhavebeenincontactwith. admitstoarson HURRICANE HANNA BATTERS TEXAS COAST month with symptoms of Covid- One analystsaid the an- 19,KCNAreported. nouncement wasimportant, not incathedral already their worstindecades AfloodedstreetinCorpus Christi, Texas,Saturday. Hurricane Hanna battered the south Texas “An emergencyevent hap- only becauseNorth Koreawas FRENCH AUTHORITIES MARTINQUINPOLLARD amid disputes over trade and coastwithblisteringwinds and crashing waves intothe early hours of Sunday, leaving a penedinKaesong City wherea forthe firsttime reporting asus- detainedand chargeda CHENGDU,JULY26 technology,the Covid-19 pan- large area already badlyhit by Covid-19bracing fortorrential downpours and potential flash runawaywho went to thesouth pected coronavirus case but also repentant church volun- demic, China’s territorial claims floods. Adisasterdeclaration wasissuedfor 32 counties in Texas. AP threeyears ago, aperson who is because it suggesteditwas ap- teer Sundayafter he told STAFF OF the US consulatein in the South China Sea and its suspectedtohavebeen infected pealing forhelp. investigators that he was Chengdu made final effortsto clampdown on Hong Kong. responsible foranarson clearthe premises on Sundayas Police asked people to move attackthat badlydam- security remainedtight outside, on when crowds formedout- ‘Who Wants to Be aMillionaire’ host Regis Philbindies Kabul writes aged a15th-century aheadofaMondayclosureor- side the consulate, as onlook- Gothic cathedral. The dered by BeijingasChina-US re- ers took photosand videos of by Philbin’s eponymous syndi- He washostofthe prime- to UN over man wasearlier ques- lations continuetoworsen. what theyexpected wouldbe DAVIDBAUDER catedmorningshow, butitsheart time game show, “Who Wants tionedand then released Amini touristatmosphere the lasttime to see thecom- NEWYORK,JULY26 wasinthe first15minutes, when to Be aMillionaire,” briefly tele- ‘violation’ of afterthe July18blaze prevailedoutside the facility on pound in US hands. The street he and co-hostKathie Lee Gifford vision’s mostpopular showat that destroyed the or- atree-linedstreetonahot wasclosedtotraffic, exceptfor REGIS PHILBIN, the genial host —on“Live!withRegisandKathie the turn of the century. It gener- territory by Pak gan, shattered stained- Sunday, as onlookers shared consular or police vehicleslet whosharedhislifewithtelevision Lee” from 1985-2000 —orKelly ated around $1 billion in revenue glass windows,and sidewalk space withdozens of through by police. viewers over morning coffee for Ripa —on“Live!with Regis and in itsfirsttwo years —ABC had blackenedthe insides of uniformedand plainclothes po- China on Fridayordered the decades and helpedhimself and Kelly”from2001 untilhis2011 re- said it wasthe mostprofitable YOSHITASINGH the CathedralofSt. Peter lice oppositethe entrance. closureofthe Chengdu con- some fans strikeitrichwith the He was88years old tirement —bantered about the showinTVhistory —and helped UNITEDNATIONS,JULY26 and St.Paulofthe west- Consulateclosures in sulateinthe southwestern pro- game show“WhoWantstoBea eventsoftheday. Viewerslaughed makePhilbinhimself amillion- ern Frenchcity of Houstonand Chengdu have es- vide of Sichuan. That meansan Millionaire”,has diedat88. atPhilbin’smockindignationover airemanytimesover. It also AFGHANISTAN HAS written to Nantes. His motive re- calatedasharp deterioration in evacuation deadline of 10 am on Philbin diedofnatural causes to astatementfromhisfamilypro- notgetting the best seat at a made his question to contest- the UN Security Council over mainedunclear. ties between the world’s two Monday, according to the editor Fridaynight,justoveramonthbe- videdbyspokesmanLewis Kay. restaurantthenightbefore,orbe- ants, “Is that your final answer?” continued“violations” of itster- biggesteconomies, whichwere of astate-run tabloid. REUTERS forehis 89th birthday, according Celebrities routinelystopped ing henpeckedbyhis partner. anationalcatchphrase. AP ritorybyPakistani military forces and said it will ask the 15-nation UN body to take necessary measures and actions to end them if the situation is notde- SHE BUILT AN ILLUSTRIOUS FILM CAREER,PUNCTUATED BYASUCCESSFUL FIGHT TO LOOSEN STUDIOS’GRIP ON ACTORS escalated bilaterally. Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Adela Olivia de Havilland, astarof‘Gone Withthe Wind’,dies at 104 Razwrotetothe President of the Security Council,Germany, to re- portonthe mostrecent viola- sicHollywoodbeautyandanhon- the modern era. supporting actress, though the in1935 onthestrengthofherper- expired,insisting that because of tions of the Afghan territoryby ROBERTBERKVIST ored screenactress whose very She had shown similargrit a awardwenttoanother member formancethatyearasHermia,the thesuspensions she wasstillthe Pakistan’s militaryforces and JULY26 name and bearing suggested decade earlier,inher break- of the cast, Hattie McDaniel, who defiant daughter who resists an studio’s property forsix more said the “incursion” representsa membership in akind of aristoc- through role, when she held her playedMammy. arranged marriage, in Max months. De Havilland sued. The reiteration of violations as Kabul OLIVIA DE Havilland, an actress racy of moviedom. Though she ownagainsther formidable co- De Havilland wasundercon- Reinhardt’s film adaptation of A case dragged on forayear and a had previouslyexpressedits who gained movieimmortality wastypecastearly inhercareeras stars —ClarkGable, Vivien Leigh tract to Warner Bros.when the Midsummer Night’s Dream. half but the California Supreme concerns to the Security Council in Gone With theWind,thenbuilt thedemureingénue,shewenton and Leslie Howard —inGone film’s original director,George Afterher success in Gone Courtruledinher favour in 1945. in Februaryand August2019. anillustriousfilm career,punctu- to earn meatier roles that ledto With theWind. Cukor,working forMGM, invited With theWind,deHavilland re- What became known as the de Razsaid in the letter that on ated by asuccessful fight to five AcademyAward nomina- As Melanie Hamilton Wilkes, her to audition forthe role of turnedtoWarnerwiththe ex- Havilland decision established July 15,Pakistan militaryforces loosen the studios’ grip on con- tions, twoofwhich brought her the beau and then wifeof Olivia de Havillandina Melanie.(Hewaslaterreplacedby pectation of more challenging that astudio could notarbitrar- began“unprovokedartillery attract actors, diedonSundayather the Oscar,for To EachHis Own Howard’s AshleyWilkes, she promotional photo for Gone Victor Fleming.)After getting the roles. Forthe mostpart, theydid ilyextendthe duration of an ac- tacks” againstAfghan border home in Paris. She was104 and (1946) and The Heiress (1949). brought intelligence and grace With theWind (1939). Reuters part,shehadto pleadwithherstu- notmaterialise. tor’s contract. posts andcivilian residential ar- one of the lastsurviving stars of Those roles came to her in no to her portrait of awoman dioboss,JackWarner, to lendherto She begantorefuse roles she In the 1950s, she startled eas in the Sarakano and Asad Hollywood’s fabledGolden Age. small partbecause of the resolve whose shy, forgiving,almosttoo the MGM production,whichwas considered inferior. Warner re- Hollywood when she aban- Abaddistricts of Kunar Province. Her death wasconfirmedby sheshowedwhenshe stood up kindlynaturestood in sharpcon- in-law, Scarlett O’Hara(Leigh). beingoverseenby DavidSelznick. taliated by suspending her sev- donedittoliveinParis witha Kabul was“currentlywork- her publicistLisaGoldberg. to the studios and wonabattle trasttothe oftenvenomousjeal- De Havilland’s performance Warner had signedDe eral times, foratotal of six newhusband, though she kept ingtode-escalate the situation De Havilland wasbothaclas- thathelpedpush Hollywood into ousy of her high-spirited sister- ledtoanOscarnominationasbest Havillandto aseven-yearcontract months, and, afterher contract her American citizenship. NYT bilaterally”, he added. PTI

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‘PRIVATETRANSFERS EXPECTED TO SLOW TO $55-60 BILLION IN FY21’ Non-personal data governance: ‘RemittancestoIndialikelytodecline25%; Why draft framework by govt panel has no penalprovisions fallinoilpricestohitflowfromGulfregion’ shouldpromote cross-borderdata Indiadecided to adoptthe final AASHISHARYAN flows andincreasedata-sharing laws on the same, Gopalakrish- incomes of migrant workers and on education, and reduce child NEWDELHI,JULY26 opportunities”, Venkatesh nan, the chairpersonofthe com- ENSECONOMICBUREAU ‘INDIALARGESTRECIPIENTOFREMITTANCES’ henceremittance flows to India. labour in disadvantaged house- Krishnamoorthy,countryman- mittee said during the webinar. MUMBAI,JULY26 India’sforex reserves have holds. Afallinremittances affect AGOVERNMENT committee on ager forBSA,aMicrosoft-estab- The current draftonnon-per- ■AUBS reportsaid India is ■India’s CAD, excluding risen to the fifthlargest in the families’ ability to spendonthese non-personal data, headedby lishedtradegroupof commercial sonal datagovernance frame- REMITTANCES TO India areesti- the largest recipient of remittances, would have world($516 billion),and seem in areasasmoreoftheirfinanceswill Infosysco-founder Kris Gopala- softwaremakers, said. work,therefore,hasnopenalpro- matedto declinesharplybyabout remittances (in value terms) been ahigh $101 billion (3.5% reasonable shape, basedonare- bedirectedto solve foodshortages krishnan,lastThursday said that In cases of disputebetween visionsmentionedso far. Though 25 per cent in FY2021amid the in the worId and received of GDP) as against$25 billion serveadequacymetrictowith- andimmediatelivelihoodsneeds. all non-personal raw twoentities on it doessay that thereshould be a economic crisis inducedbythe nearly $76billion of flows (0.9% of GDP) with transfers stand volatility due to global risk “For the firsttimesince FY04, datamustbeshared whether anon-per- “minimumthresholdof anonym- COVID-19pandemicand shut- (2.7% of GDP) in FY20 in FY20, it added aversion. Forexreserves cover86 we estimate the economytoreg- between companies sonal dataset should ity” basedon“acceptable standa- down,accordingto aglobalbank- per cent of external debt as of isterasmallsurplus in the CABof forahealthyinnova- be shared or not, the rds”, the standards have notbeen ing group. “Based on an analysis, FY20,upfrom68percentinFY14 0.4 per cent of GDPinFY21. The tionecosystemto de- non-personal data definedinthe draftsuggestions. we expect private transfers to as lockdown and the decline in would have been ahigh $101 bil- butbelow138percent asof FY08 surplusshouldbeledbyweakdo- velop. In awebinar, authority willbethe “Webelieve thatthenon-per- slowto$55-60 billion in FY21on globaltradeareset to hittheglobal lion (3.5 per cent of GDP) as (the year before the credit crisis). mestic demand and loweroil the committee ex- adjudicating author- sonal data should be freelyavail- ayear-on-yearbasis,”Swissbank- economicgrowth.Kerala—which against$25billion(0.9percentof Importcoverfor reservesis15 pricesleading to acollapseinim- plainedvarious as- ity.Dependingonthe ableforinnovation.Thoughsecur- ing group UBS said. is one of thelargest recipientsof GDP) with transfers in FY20, the months,muchbetterthan7mon- ports rather than astrong export pectsofnon-per- sourceof thedataand ityof alldatawillbetheobligation India is the largest recipient of remittancesinIndia—isexpected reportsaid. “Going forward, the thsinFY13&14.4monthsinFY08. recovery.Wedon’texpectthesur- sonal data, such as the various whetheritisanonymisedinaway of the non-personal data author- remittances(invalueterms)inthe to witness adecline in remit- recentsharpfallinglobalcrudeoil AsperarecentWorldBankre- plusCABtrendto besustainedfor kindsof datawhichcanbeshared thatnoindividualcanbere-iden- ity,other standardsand rules on worIdandreceivednearly $76bil- tances. The projected fall, which priceswillaffectGulf Cooperation port,remittancesto lowandmid- long,” the reportsaid. betweencompaniesandwhythe tifiedfromthe dataset,the three securitywillcomeintoplacewith lionofflows (2.7 per cent of GDP) would be the sharpestdecline in Council(GCC)growth(62percent dle-incomecountries(LMICs)are Risingcrudeprices,gradualre- draftsuggestion does notmakea categories have been divided. practice, and will evolve over in FY20. These flows help boost recent history,islargely due to a shareinremittance inflows).” projected to decline by 19.7 per covery in domestic demand and mentionof theexactpenalprovi- time,” Parminder JeetSingh, a household income,support pri- fallinthewagesandemployment Accordingto theUBSanalysis, cent to $445 billion, representing onlyamodestrecoveryinexports sions. The nine-member panel What arepublic, community,& member of the committee said. vate consumptionandaddstabil- of migrant workers,who tend to every10per cent decrease in oil alossofacrucialfinancinglifeline couldreversethe trend. “Weesti- had, while releasing the draftre- private non-personal datasets? ity to currentaccount balance bemorevulnerable to loss of em- pricesreduces remittances to formanyvulnerablehouseholds. mateCAB to swing to adeficit of port, kept time tillAugust13for All datacollected by govern- What arethe globalstandards (CAB), UBS said in areport. ployment and wagesduringan Indiaby 7percentinthelongrun. Studiesshowthatremittances 0.3 per cent of GDP in FY22, the publictosendsuggestions. mentanditsagenciessuchascen- on non-personal data? Many Indians working in the economic crisis in ahostcountry. Similarly,weakeconomicoutlook alleviatepoverty in LMICs,im- though still lowerthan the sus- sus, data collected by municipal In May2019, theEuropean Gulf region had recentlylostjobs India’scurrentaccountdeficit of the United States would ad- provenutritional outcomes, are tainable rangeonbelowtrend What is non-personal data? corporations on the total taxre- Union (EU) came out with areg- and morelayoffs areinthe offing (CAD), excluding remittances, versely affectemploymentand/or associated withhigherspending GDP growth,”itadded In itsmostbasic form, non- ceiptsinaparticularperiodorany ulation framework forthe free personal dataisany setofdata informationcollectedduringexe- flowofnon-personal datainthe whichdoes notcontain person- cutionofall publiclyfundedwor- EU,inwhichitsuggestedthat Puri sells HDFC allyidentifiable information. This ks has been kept underthe um- member states of the Union GAIL officials opposing unbundling of marketing, inessencemeansthatnoindivid- brellaof publicnon-personaldata. would cooperatewith eachother Bank stake worth ualorlivingpersoncan be identi- Anydataidentifiersaboutaset whenitcame to datasharing. transmission businessessay no response from govt fied by lookingatsuchdata. of people who have either the Suchdata, the EU had then around `840 cr Forexample, while orderde- same geographic location, reli- ruled, would be shared by mem- turegas market,” saidarepresen- if theypurchasegasfromitasthey tails collected by afood delivery gion, job, or other common social berstateswithoutanyhindrances, ENSECONOMICBUREAU KARUNJITSINGH The GAIL Officers tative of GOA, noting that the gas arenot ableto negotiate transmis- service will have thename, age, interests will form the commu- and that theymustinform the MUMBAI,JULY26 NEWDELHI,JULY26 Association had, in 2018, marketingandtransmissionbusi- sion agreementswith GAIL for gender,and other contact infor- nitynon-personaldata.Forexam- “commissionany draftact which nesses were able to add stability shorterdurations and relatively mationof anindividual,itwillbe- ple, metadatacollectedbyride- introducesanew datalocalisation HDFC BANK managing director OFFICERSAT GAILLtd—thestate- written to the PM and to GAIL’s overall financial health smallvolumes.InFY19,thetrans- comenon-personal data if the hailingapps,telecomcompanies, requirementormakeschangesto andCEOAdityaPurihassoldover ownedgas marketing andtrans- the Petroleum Ministry in scenarios where the profitabil- missionofnatural gasmarketed identifierssuchasnameandcon- electricitydistributioncompanies an existing datalocalisation re- 74 lakh shares of the bank esti- mission company—continue to opposing the move ity of the gasmarketingbusiness by GAIL accounted foraround 86 tact information aretaken out. among others have been put un- quirement”.Theregulation,how- matedto bewortharoundRs840 opposethegovernment’splansto maybehit by fluctuations in in- MMSCMD (million metric stan- The government committee, derthecommunitynon-personal ever,had notdefinedwhat non- croreatthe current market price. unbundle itsgas transmission ternational naturalgas prices. dardcubic metres per day) or 80 whichsubmitted itsreport, has datacategorybythe committee. personal dataconstitutedof, and The stakesale, executed be- businessandgasmarketingbusi- whichthe government hopes to AnotherGAIL officer noted percent of the total transmission classifiednon-personaldatainto Private non-personaldatacan had simplysaid all datawhichis tweenJuly21and 23,brought nesses, and claimthat the Centre addresswiththeproposalistoas- that profitsfromthe gasmarket- of 107MMSCMD total gastrans- three main categories, namely bedefinedasthatwhichisprodu- notpersonalwould be under the down Puri’s holding in the bank has notrepliedtoorapproached surenatural gasconsumers of ingbusinesshadhelpedthecom- portedbythestate-runcompany. public non-personal data, com- cedbyindividuals, whichcan be non-personal datacategory. to just 0.01per cent from the ear- the GAIL Officers Association equal access to GAIL’s12,200-km panyinvestinfurtherbuildinggas In January, then GAIL chair- munitynon-personal data and derived from applicationofpro- Inmanyothercountriesacross lier0.14 percent.Histermissetto (GOA) on their concerns regard- gaspipeline networkwhichac- infrastructure,andthattherewas man Ashutosh Karnatak had said private non-personal data. prietarysoftwareorknowledge. the world, thereare no nationw- end in October when he attains ingthe proposed unbundling. countsfor around 70 percent of concern about viability of these it wasinthe process of executing idedataprotectionlaws,whether the ageof70. GOAhad, in 2018,written to the gaspipeline networkinIndia. businesses as separateentities. 5,500-kmof naturalgaspipelines Can non-personal datasets Howsensitive can forpersonalornon-personaldata. Hesold74.20lakhof the77.96 the PrimeMinisterand the RepresentativesofGOA said “The businesses supplement to boost the shareofgas in India’s be shared? non-personal databe? lakhsharesinthe bank and Puri’s PetroleumMinistry to express its thattherewasunderutilisationof andcomplementeach.Whatever energyconsumptionbasket to 15 In itsvirtual press conference Unlikepersonal data, which What areas doesIndia’s remaining holdingofthe bank is opposition to themove, citing GAIL’s pipeline networkand that we earn from production plants, percentby 2030formthecurrent on July23, thenine-member contains explicitinformation non-personal datadraft miss? now3.76lakh shares, valuedat concernsabouttheviabilityof the theyhad receivedinformation, it goes intoinfrastructureproj- 6.2 per cent. FormerGAIL chair- committee clarifiedthat all raw about aperson’sname, age, gen- Thoughthenon-personaldata overRs42croreasofthelastclose. twobusinessesasseparate enti- based on an RTIplea,fromthe ects,” said aGOA representative, manBCTripathihasalsosaidthat non-personaldatacollectedby der,sexualorientation,biometrics draftisapioneerinidentifyingthe According to abank ties and the impact of the move Petroleum and Natural Gas who did notwish to be quoted. theCentreshouldwaitforthenat- anycompany or companies can and other genetic details, non- power, role,andusageofanonym- spokesperson,theshareswere al- onthecompany’splansto expand RegulatoryBoard (PNGRB) that An industryanalyst, who ural gasmarket to maturebefore and mustbeshared forabetter personal dataismorelikelytobe iseddata,thereare certainaspects lottedto Purioveraperiodof time itspipeline network. Recently, therehad been no complaintsal- askedto remainanonymous,said unbundlingGAIL’sgasmarketing ecosystem to develop.However, in an anonymisedform. suchascommunitynon-personal atdifferentpricepointsand"notat PetroleumMinisterDharmendra legingmisuseof marketpowerby unbundlingof thetwobusinesses and transmission businesses. if acompanydevelopsits ownal- However, incertaincategories data,wherethe draftcould have par". "Therefore, the netamount Pradhan had reaffirmedthe GAIL made to the regulator. mayimpact GAIL’s plans to ex- AGOA representative saidun- gorithm to process rawnon-per- such asdatarelatedtonationalse- been clearer, experts said. “Non- realisedbyPuriisnotRs840crore. Centre’splansto unbundleGAIL’s Capacity utilisation forGAIL’s panditspipelinenetwork.Thean- bundling would lead to loweref- sonaldata,theycanrefuseto share curity or strategic interests such personal dataoften constitutes Theacquisitioncostofsharesand gasmarketing and transmission transmission business stood at alystdid,however, note thatthere ficiency.The MinistryofPetro- suchprocesseddatawithother as locations of governmentlabo- protected tradesecrets andoften thetaxpayableonthetransaction businesses to makeitmorecom- around 52 per centinFY19. wasaconcern,especiallyamong leum and Natural Gasdid not companies, the panel explained. ratoriesorresearch facilities,even raisessignificantprivacyconcerns. has to be accounted foraswell," petitive and“increasecredibility.” “Suchamovemay besuitable smallerbuyersof naturalgas,that respond to emailedrequests for Datacan be requestedbythe if providedinanonymisedformit Thepaperproposesthenebulous he said. One of the major concerns when India becomes amorema- they canonlyuseGAIL’spipelines commentfromTheIndianExpress. sovereign forpurposes suchas canbedangerous. Similarly,even conceptofcommunitydatawhile crime and pandemic mapping, if the data is about the health of a failing to adequatelyprovidefor cyber-security or to keep up with communityoragroupof commu- community rights,” Udbhav Oxford vaccine: CDSCOmay take up SIIrequest for human trials this week changes in asector forappropri- nities,thoughitmay beinanony- Tiwari, public policyadvisor at ateregulatoryinterventions. The misedform,itcanstillbedangeo- Mozilla,said. plicationto conductlatestage clin- opment.SII hasatieupwith He had also told The Indian trials, we arehoping to have the non-personaldatamustbe us,thepanelopined.“Possibilities Others also believe that the fi- PRABHARAGHAVAN icaltrialsforthevaccinecandidate, Swedish-British pharmaceutical Express earlierthatthe firm in- vaccine by theend of this year. sharedincasesinvolvingnational of suchharm areobviously much naldraftofthenon-personaldata NEWDELHI,JULY26 said asenior government official companyAstraZeneca to manu- tendedtoconduct thesephaseIII However, itwillstartreachingout security or if demandedbythe higherif theoriginalpersonaldata governance framework must in the know. The Subject Expert facture at leastabillion dosesof trialsonaround 5,000 participa- to masses properly by the first stateorrequestedbythe right is of asensitivenature. Therefore, clearly definethe roles forall par- INDIA’S APEX drug regulator is Committee(SEC)forCOVID-19 re- this vaccine forlow-and middle- ntsinhotspotcities likeMumbai quarterofthe next year,” Poona- agencies in alegal case. the non-personal dataarising ticipants, suchasdataprincipal, likelytotakeupSerum Institute lated proposals maymeetonthe income countries. andPune,asitwouldgive thefirm wallasaid.SIIintendsto manufac- Some experts,however, be- fromsuchsensitivepersonaldata datacustodian,anddatatrustees. of India’s(SII) requesttostart hu- matterTuesdayorWednesday, LastMonday, encouraging abetteridea of the effectiveness turearound 60-70milliondoses lieve thatproposedrestrictionson maybeconsidered as sensitive “Regulation mustbeclear and mantrialsforAstraZenecaandthe the official added.Ifthe SECap- preliminarydatafromearly stage of the vaccine candidate. amonthof thevaccine,whichitis international datatransfers and non-personal data,” it said. concise to provide certainty to its University of Oxford’s COVID-19 proves the application, SII will be trialsof thevaccinecandidate,de- “Withthe government fast calling Covishield, and plansto requirementsoflocaldata storage market participants,andmustde- vaccine candidateinIndia in the able to conduct trials on thou- velopedbyUniversityofOxfordin trackingeverything, we arehop- manufacturearound 300-400 could disruptcompanies’opera- Aretherepenal provisions for marcaterolesandresponsibilities firsthalf of the week, The Indian sands of Indian participantsin collaboration with AstraZeneca, ing to getapprovals soon,post million doses by theyear’s end. tions, as well as increase the costs misuse of non-personal data? of participantsinthe regulatory Express has learnt. Augusttotestthesafetyandeffec- waspublishedintheLancetmed- whichwewill beginPhase IIIhu- BasedonSerum’s agreement of providing services in India. Unlikethe Personal Data framework.The reportisunclear On Saturday, the Pune-head- tiveness of the vaccine candidate. ical journal. Poonawalla said at mantrialsinIndiaaroundAugust. withAstraZeneca,thefirmwillbe “Cross-border datatransfers Protection Bill draft, the current onthesecounts,andrequirespub- quarteredfirmapproachedthe When contacted,the insti- thattimethatSIIwouldapproach Forthe phase III trials, we plan to distributing50percentof thevac- have become essential to secure framework onnon-personaldata licconsultationandmoredeliber- Central Drugs StandardControl tute’s CEO Adar Poonawalla de- CDSCOfor approval to conduct li- have 4,000-5,000peopleinIndia. cineto India,whiletheremaining thebenefitsofavibrantglobaldig- is justasuggestive draftonthe ation,” said Kazim Rizvi, founder Organisation(CDSCO)withitsap- clinedtocommentonthe devel- censuretrialsthefollowingweek. “Basedonthe success of the will be giventoGAVIcountries. ital economy. The framework things that could be includedif of policythink-tankTheDialogue. BRIEFLY Resilient India Inc weathers tumultuous June quarter 403 infraprojects showcost 1,686: Projects factories, engineering majors like centy-o-y—werereassuring, down costs;the costs pertonne Amendments worth `150 crore and ENSECONOMICBUREAU Larsen&Toubro(L&T)would be withthemanagementattributing fell 7per cent y-o-y as the lower toInd-AS overruns of `4.05lakh crore above monitored by the NEWDELHI,JULY26 aiming forhigher levels of execu- it to faster increase in rural de- freight, powerand deferment of Ministry of Statistics tioninthecomingquarters;atL&T mand. MD &CEO Sanjiv Mehta certain flexiblecosts more than NewDelhi: The Centrehas As manyas403 infrastructureprojects have been hit by cost and Programme IN Aquarterwhen business was the workforcehas increasedto has,of course,cautionedthenear- offset higher fixedcosts. amendedcertain Indian overruns of over`4.05 lakh croreowing to delays and other Implementation impacted by anationwide lock- within 20 per cent of the com- term outlook remains uncertain BajajAutopostedbetter-than- Accounting Standards (Ind- reasons, according to theMoSPI’sreport forMarch 2020 (MoSPI) down, ashortageofworkers and pany’s peak requirements. and that it is difficult to estimate expected grossmargins even as AS), including the standard abrokensupplychain,India Inc Britannia, of course, managed to marketgrowth and demand. revenues fell 60 per centy-o-y, relatingto lease.Ind-AS103, `20,66,771.94 CRORE: REASONSFORTIME nonetheless displayed resilience. resume operationsatmostofits Demandforcertainfoodproducts, thankstoanexpected plungein 116and some other stan- Total original cost of OVERRUNS,ASREPORTED From here on, restoring the sup- manufacturing facilities in the however, couldremain strong. volumes. With user-industries dardshave beenchangedby implementation of the 1701 BYIMPLEMENTING plychain,will, however, beeasier very firstweekofthe lockdown. Britannia, whichturned in a virtuallyshut, steelmakers bore CorporateAffairs Ministry. projects AGENCIES: thanreviving demand. Astellar setofnumbers from strongperformanceinQ1FY21as the bruntofthe inactivity. ■ Delays in land acquisition, The star performers in the Infosysand arich$7-billion deal it wasabletoovercomelogistical JSWSteelreportedalossinthe Dieselprice `24,71,947.66 CRORE: forest clearance and supply of three months to June,among the haul at TCSisevidencethe IT sec- challengesto meet thesurgingde- quarter, thefirstsinceQ3FY16,on Anticipated cost of equipment early birds,werethe software torwill bounce backquickly; the mand,shouldcontinueto dowell the backofa25 per centfall in implementation of all projects nears`82/litre ■ Fund constraints firmsbutmakersof foodproducts TCSmanagement is confidentit even afterthe unlocking. shipmentsanda22percentdrop `4,05,175.72 CRORE: ■ Geological surprises and consumer goods also exe- can matchlastDecember quar- Companies have managed to in realisations. Analysts arenot NewDelhi:DieselpriceDelhi cuted efficientlytocash in on de- ter’s rupee revenues in the com- reinincosts,whereverpossible,to sureifthecompanywillbeableto Overall cost overruns, i.e. ■ Geo-mining conditions Sundayinchedtowards the mand,muchofwhich surfacedin ing winter quarter. While staples protect theirmargins. Despite maintainsalesvolumesfor2020- ■ Slow progress in civil works Rs 82 per litre-markfollow- 19.66 per cent of original Juneasconsumersmadepent-up businesses were notexpected to slowervolumeswhichfell 33 per 21 at the previous year’slevels, as ■ Shortage of labour ing the secondconsecutive cost Source: MoSPI/PTI purchases. With migrantlabour fare toobadly, HindustanUnile- centy-o-y, ACC’sresultsbeat ex- the management has said it dayofpricehike,asthefuel’s making itsway backtoworkat ver’svolumes—afallofonly7per pectationsasitwas able to bring would. FE price wasincreasedby15 paise per litre. PTI ‘1,474 untraceable risky exporters may face stern action’ Review of Customs exemptions, laws: ‘Alibaba,Jack porterinatwo-stageverification CBIC invites suggestions from stakeholders Masummoned’ PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA IGSTrefund is suspendedinall suchcases where withhardly3-4documentsasper NEWDELHI,JULY26 thereisadverse reportpost-verification about the requirement, sources added. The CBIC has invited com- “Inthis context, suggestions NewDelhi: An Indian court Dataanalytics by CBIC’s PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA mentsonthe same by August21. areinvited in respect of reviewof hassummonedAlibabaand THE REVENUE department is exporterorhis suppliers, as per sources DirectorateGeneral of Risk NEWDELHI,JULY26 Acomprehensive reviewwould existing Customs exemption no- itsfounder JackMainacase planningsternactionagainst1,474 Management (DGARM) whichis be undertaken by September. tifications in prescribed format inwhichaformeremployee ‘risky exporters’who were un- followedbyfield-levelverification KICKSTARTINGTHEprocesstore- Finance MinisterNirmala below. The suggestions mayin- in India says he waswrong- traceablebutclaimedGST refunds So far, IGSTrefunds of more is available to genuine exporters by CGSTofficershave found1,474 viewexisting exemptions and Sitharaman in the FY21Budget clude: The needfor reviewofa fullyfired afterobjecting to worthRs2,029crore,sourcessaid. than Rs 1.37 lakhcrore have been to resolve refund related issues, ‘risky’ exporters including 7Star laws of Customs, the Central had announcedthat areviewof particular notification, Amend- whathesaw as censorship Integrated GST(IGST) refund disbursedandonlyaboutRs2,026 theysaid,addingCustomsofficials ExporterswhotriedtoclaimIGST BoardofIndirect Taxes(CBIC) has existing Customs exemption no- ment in wording of the notifica- and fake news on company is suspendedinall such cases croreispending, whichisbeing have been sensitisedtoexpedite refund of Rs 2,029 crorewereun- invited suggestions from stake- tifications would be undertaken tion forbringing clarity,Conso- apps, documents seen by where thereisadversereport processedasperlaw, sourcessaid. refunds to genuine exporters in traceable at their declared place holdersonaligningtheruleswith to identifythosenotifications lidation of similar entries and Reuters showed. REUTERS post-verification about the ex- Agrievance redressal mecha- thesedifficult COVID-19 days. of businessandthereforetheirre- the needs of changing times and whichmay have outlivedtheir Extent of use of the notification,” porterorhis suppliers, theysaid. nismwitha24x7mobilehelpline The CBICverifies eachex- fund has been rejected. ease of doing business. utility or have become outdated. the CBIC said.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JULY27,2020 Going ahead with England tour to help resumption of cricket: PCB Pakistan CricketBoard came underintensepressure on whether to send its team forthe England series or not after10playerstested positive forCOVID-19but eventually went ahead with the tour to ensureresumption 14 SPORT of the game amid the pandemic,atop official said. PTI

Strange bedfellows United 3rd, Chelsea 4th Twomatches, whichhad abearing on eachother,decided Champions League qualification Idiosyncratic openingpair of Burns &Sibleyput England in acommanding position THINK OF the greatestPremier Leaguefi- nal matchdayand Martin Tyler screaming SANDIPG Sergio Aguero’s name in 2011-12comes to JULY26 mind. The Argentine scored andwon the Premier League forManchesterCity with AT THE endofthe thirdday,the outcomeof probablythe last kickofthe season. the matchisstill unknown but it would re- Therewas no such once-in-a-lifetime quireanepic rescue act from the West Indies thriller as the longestPremier League sea- to retain the Wisden Trophy. The scriptran son concludedonSunday. The end of perfectly forEngland—theywinkledout West Liverpool’s 30-year title wait had slightly Indies for197 runs and seizedalead of 172 diminishedthe excitement even as runs, to whichtheyadded another 226 runs ManchesterUnited beat LeicesterCity to and setthe tourists atargetof399. qualify fornextseason’s UEFAChampions Thecornerstone wastheir openers—Rory League and Chelsea joinedthem in the Burns and Dom Sibley,putting together their continent’s eliteclub competition. first100-run association in their 10th outing, However, the absenceofsupporters in the the firstbyEngland’s openers in the post- stands did take something away from the Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard(right)celebrates with team-mates after Alastair Cook era. That theyaverage 43 spectacle of thefinalday of the Premier scoring the decisive second goal againstLeicesterCity on Sunday. Reuters should makethe England management League. happy and relievedthat theyhavefinally un- earthedareliable pair of openers, though BLUESDRAWFIRSTBLOOD howmanaged to slamthe ball home de- Meanwhile,Chelseawere cruisingwith sterner testscould await them. CHELSEA 1-0 WOLVES LEICESTER 0-0 spitethe Wolves defence having the atwo-goaladvantageand even the intro- England’stravailsatthetophavebeenduly UNITED chance to clear it. Four minutes of magic ductionofWolveswingerAdamaTraoredid documented.Though the flashpoint is often Nerves were thetheme of the firsthalf and Chelsea’spockets were looking heav- nothing to changethe status quoat pinpointed to the retirement of Cook,the rot DomSibley(right)andRoryBurnsfashionedtheirfirst100-runstandinthe10thinnings. forChelsea.The Blues’ defence looked the ier by £50 million. StamfordBridge. had setinmuchearlier.Since NickCompton part, but justwhenthe half at Stamford On the other side,ManchesterUnited and Cook partedways in 2012—theyaveraged Bridgewas coming to an end, came Mason were enjoying their best spell of the game LINGARDWRAPSUCLSPOTUP 57.93 —the search forhis other half has been Playing intotheir hands, West Indies missing an attempted whip of the leg-side. Mount. One of the finds of the seasonfor but couldn’t find the net. As things stood, asendlessasitwasfutile.England’shighestrun- bowled as though they had surrendered all Almostidentically, he winkledout of Frank Lampard, Mount came up with a Chelsea and United were going through CHELSEA 2-0 WOLVES getter had associated with eightpartners. hopes. Kemar Roachseemeddisillusioned, Rahkeem Cornwall twolater.The planning pearler of afreekickright on the edge of but it wasthe Blues who had some sem- LEICESTER 0-2 UNITED Apartfromthe fleeting promise Haseeb ShannonGabriel dispirited.Together, they wasnot elaboratebut offeredapeep into the Wolvesbox one minuteintoinjury blance of aguarantee with a2-0 leadas Aday that should have showcasedthe Hameed showed, theyaveraged67.6, none of wasted the newball, aflurryofwicketswas Broad’s cleverness. With deliveries outside the time to edge Chelsea ahead. things at Leicesterremained0-0. anxietyof differentsetsof supportersacross hisnew-ballaccomplicesstuckonormanaged the onlyway West Indies would have off-stump, he encouraged batsmen to move Meanwhile, PaulPogba waspulling the 90 minutes wasmirroredinthe RedDevils’ an averageofmorethan 37 runs. bouncedbackintothe match. Theyseemed across, he didn’t bother trading acouple of strings of aManchesterUnited midfield, FERNANDESSAVESUNITEDYET lastminutesonthepitch.Holdingonto dear Even Burns, who has featured in only 18 content in stifling the runs, againstapair boundaries in the bargain, before he would supplying twolovelylobs to Bruno lifewith aone-goal advantage, United put Tests,hadopenedwithtwoothersonmorethan of openers who were disinclinedtoforce slip in astraighter,fullerdelivery.The wicket Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. AGAIN everythingontheline.VictorLindelof,Pogba, five instances, Keaton Jennings and Joe Denly, the scoring rate. of Kemar Roachsealedhis 18th five-wicket Fernandes would find the netbut the goal CHELSEA 2-0 WOLVES BrandonWilliams–younameaManchester averaging 29.33and 21.66respectively. Finally, Theyjustwaitedfor things to happen,just haul before he addedShaneDowrichtomake would be chalked offfor offside, while LEICESTER 0-1 UNITED Unitedplayerand he had ayellowcard–ei- heseemstohavefoundanidealpartnerinSibley. as England did in the morning, until Stuart it 6/31, his best since January2016. Rashfordsold his defender adummybut AhallmarkofOle GunnarSolskjaer’s ther fortime wasting or foratackle thatpo- Theyare an idiosyncratic pair,but their monu- Broad interfered,whichhas become theme Yetagain,WestIndies would rue losing failedtoput United in front. 1-0 ahead at ManchesterUnited is thehigh line of press tentiallyprevented agoal. mental powers of concentration could laythe music of the series. And again he hardly wicketsinacluster—fourwicketswhileadding StamfordBridgeand 0-0 at King Power atthetop.Andityieldeddividendsyetagain Leicesterhad theirfair shareofchances foundation formoredaring stroke-makers like hummedafalse note. 19 runs. Then Broadlikes to gethis wickets in a Stadium. withLeicesterlosingtheballintheirownhalf. to getbackintothe game. But it wasall over Joe Root,Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope to blossom. Considering his can’t-do-no-wrong form, rush,especiallywithaDukeballinhishandand With AnthonyMartial throughongoal, it when their goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel Thepossibilityof heavyspellsof downpour itwasbizarre whyhewasleftoutof bowlingin cloud coveroverhis head. It’s Broad ability to GIROUDHUNTSWOLVESDOWN seemedliketheFrenchmanwouldfinishthe failedtoclear theball. United substitute didn’t prompt achangeofmethods. Theyap- the firsthour,aperiodwherein Jason Holder conjuresomethingfromnothing,inanidlemo- move.The Leicestercentre-backs,calm Jesse Lingard allowed the redsideof proachedthetarget-settingprocessastheygen- andShaneDowrichstuckinandclearedoffthe ment, when the game is drifting away from CHELSEA 2-0 WOLVES throughout the evening, lunged forthe ball, Manchesterasighofrelief as they made it erally do, seeing offthe newball and accumu- runs to avoid followon. Old schoolmates, they themthatmakeshisspecial. Andhehasmade LEICESTER 0-0 UNITED missedandtookdownMartial.Theonlyde- to theChampions League aftersecuring the lating the runs. At no point did theytry to negotiated Chris Woakes and JofraArcher allthedifferenceto thisEnglishsideandtheyare Wolves, havingresignedthemselvesto cision forVAR to makewas whether it was thirdspotinthe Premier League tablewith manufactureruns,which did raise some eye- stoutlyand ateintothe deficit, adding 68runs. withinthe sightoflaying on handsonthe going in at the break agoaldown, forgot to JohnnyEvans or WesMorganwho got a 66 points. On the other side, Chelseahad a brows, what with the rain lurking around.But However, thereintroduction of the old firm, WisdenTrophybeforeitbecomestheproperty playtillthe whistle. It wasMount again, chunk of Martial’s leg. calmer 45 minutes and finished theirsea- the form their pace quartetare enjoying at the JamesAndersonandBroadchangedthemood of Lord’s Museum. this time turning provider and delivering BrunoFernandes,whohadlookedfatigued son witha2-0 win and the same points moment coupledwith the instability of West of the morning. BRIEF SCORES: England 369and 226/2de- athrough ball to Olivier Giroud. The throughout the game, steppeduptotakethe tallyasUnited.But an inferior goal differ- Indiesbatsmen, theywouldbelieve theyhave It took Broad onlythreeballsintohis third clared (RoryBurns 90,Joe Root 68 notout, Frenchman took atouch that seemedto £50millionpenalty—ChampionsLeaguespot ential sawthem take fourth spot, rather enough time to bundle thevisitors and claim spelltoinflict the firstblow—Jason Holder,the Dom Sibley 56) vs West Indies 197and 10/2 have takenhim away from goal but some- is worththat amount —and scored. thanthe third. SHASHANKNAIR the series, even if rain intervenes. West Indies skipper leg-beforethe wicket, (StuartBroad 2/8).WIneed389 runs to win.

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(5) promotion youcould do worse lookingconsiderablyless (5) 7Sound harsh but also than setyour sights on the next complexthan thistimelast 12 Aswimmer returning for sounding wonderful (5) fewdays. Youmay justreceive a year,and todayyou maycut shelter (3) 12 The Frenchgooverameadow windfall, even if onlyona across awhole series of 16 Occasion when spiritsare (3) modestscale. irrelevant hangovers likethe calledfor (6) 13 Afemale youhear(3) proverbial hotknife CANCER (June 22 - July 23) 17 What bleachwill do when it 14 Twoadjacentpieces in a through butter. MARVIN by Tom Armstrong The Moon is is brought in (6) gradual sequence (3,2,3) normally such a CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 20) 18 Achurch expert(3) 15 Found itstargetupsetting the sympathetic planet, The ball is in your 23 Possiblybeat aretreat women (4,4) but today it leaves court. 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