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Vol. 13 No. 64 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Heavy rains trigger landslide in Mumbai's People know if things go wrong, judiciary Chembur, kill 11 as wall collapses will be with them: CJI N V Ramana New Delhi. Describing the Supreme Court as of community-based indigenous dispute the “guardian of the largest democracy,” resolution mechanisms in India. A Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said movement, he said, needs to be launched to Saturday that people of India “know that popularise mediation as a cheaper and faster when things go wrong, the judiciary will dispute resolution mechanism. “Prescribing / stand by them”. mediation as a mandatory first step for At least 11 people were Addressing the inaugural India-Singapore resolution of every allowable dispute will killed after a wall collapsed Mediation Summit 2021 where he and go a long way in promoting mediation,” he on some shanties in Singapore Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said, adding that “perhaps, an omnibus law were keynote speakers, CJI Ramana said: in this regard is needed to fill the vacuum”. Chembur’s Bharat Nagar “The Indian judicial system is unique not On the question of judicial delays, he said area in Mumbai today. only because of a written Constitution, but “pendency… is not a useful indicator of also because of the immense faith reposed how well, or poorly, a system is doing” since / Following incessant rains in by the people in the system.” the term is used to refer to all cases which Maharashtra’s Mumbai on “People are confident that they will get relief have not yet been disposed, without any and justice from the judiciary. It gives them reference to how long a case has spent in the Sunday, several parts of the the strength to pursue a dispute. They know judicial system. city reported waterlogging. that when things go wrong, the judiciary “This would mean that a case which was filed / IMD on Saturday had will stand by them. The Indian Supreme yesterday gets added to the pendency Court is the guardian of the largest statistics. This is, therefore, not a useful issued an Orange alert for democracy,” he said. “The Constitution indicator of how well, or poorly, a system is Mumbai and predicted gives wide ranging powers and jurisdiction doing,” he said. The “often-quoted statistic to do complete justice between the parties to that ‘pendency’in Indian courts has reached rains in the city for the next bring to life the motto of the Indian Supreme 45 million cases, which is perceived as the 24 hours. Court, ‘Yato Dharmastato Jaya’, that is, inability of the Indian judiciary to cope with New Delhi: At least 11 people were killed after collapse at Vashi Naka in Mumbai's Mahul ‘Where there is dharma, there is victory’,” the case load… is an oversatement and an a wall collapsed on some shanties in area. A fire official revealed that a retaining he said. On Alternate Dispute Resolution uncharitable analysis”. One of the factors Chembur’s Bharat Nagar area in Mumbai due wall collapsed at 1 am after a tree fell on it. (ADR) mechanisms, the CJI said the contributing to judicial delays in India is to a landslide on Sunday (July 18, 2021). The Additionally, in Mumbai's Vikhroli suburb East area of Mumbai. Railway tracks in Mahabharata “actually provides an example “‘luxurious litigation’… where parties with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) three hutment dwellers were killed as five Mumbai were also waterlogged after of an early attempt at mediation as a conflict resources attempt to frustrate the judicial officials revealed that the rescue operations shanties collapsed at 2.30 am after a landslide continuous heavy rainfall. "17 trains short resolution tool, where Lord Krishna process and delay it by filing numerous for the people trapped are underway. Over 16 following incessant overnight rains, a civic terminated/regulated as 'very heavy rainfall' attempted to mediate the dispute between proceedings across the judicial system,” he people were rescued from the debris of the official said. Two persons were injured and causes waterlogging on railway tracks at the Pandavas and Kauravas”. Mediation as a said, adding that the “prevailing pandemic wall collapse in Chembur, said Mumbai’s fire were sent to a nearby hospital, he said. multiple locations in Mumbai and suburban concept, he said, is deeply embedded in the has also contributed to our woes”. “ADR brigade team. Following incessant rains in Maharashtra’s areas. All pumps are working at waterlogged Indian ethos and long before the arrival of mechanisms, particularly mediation and the British adversarial system in India, conciliation, can reduce pendency, save Officials have said that the death toll may rise as Mumbai on Sunday, several parts of the city areas," said Western Railway on Sunday various forms of mediation were being resources and time, and allow litigants a several people are still feared trapped under reported waterlogging. The reports also morning. IMD on Saturday had issued an practised as a method of dispute resolution. degree of control over the process and the debris. mIn another incident, seven people revealed that the rainwater even entered Orange alert for Mumbai and predicted rains But the establishment of the British courts outcome of their dispute resolution died and two were injured after a house wall houses located in Hanuman Nagar, Kandivali in the city for the next 24 hours. system in 1775, he said, marked the erosion process,” he said.. BJP expels former minister New Union health minister Hemmed in, Yediyurappa faces close to Raje for 6 years Jaipur . Months of discord between the Mandaviya dynamic: ICMR chief factions of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and incumbent BJP state Ahmedabad. Welcoming the recent Cabinet president Satish Poonia claimed its first shuffle where Mansukh Mandaviya was exit, calls meeting of MLAs July 26 victim Saturday with Poonia expelling former made the Union health minister, ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargava minister Dr Rohitashav Kumar Sharma, who praised him as “dynamic” adding that until New Delhi. Veteran BJP leader B S responsibility of strengthening the is close to Raje, for six years. now the health sector had been “facing a Yediyurappa’s days as Karnataka Chief party. The leadership has asked me to In the suspension order, Poonia said that bipolar focus”. Minister may be numbered as his continue as CM for now. Whatever they allegations of “breach of discipline” were NITIAayog member VK Paul emphasised that government completes the second year of say has to be followed. There is no “proved” against Sharma, following which he the solution for pandemic response, whether its tenure on July 26. question of change at present,” is being expelled from the party for six years. in the present or in the future, lies in science, The need for a change of guard was Yediyurappa said in Bengaluru Sharma was the minister for Transport, Waqf imploring for greater investment in science. suggested by the party leadership during Saturday. On June 6, he had said: “As Board, as well as Sports under Bhairon Singh The two were speaking at a plenary session on Yediyurappa’s visit over the weekend to long as the Delhi high command has Shekhawat’s third tenure as CM (1993-98). In ‘Future directive for Covid in India: Public New Delhi to meet Prime Minister confidence in me I will continue as the 2016, Raje had appointed him as the chairman Health Policy’ at a one-day virtual Narendra Modi and party president J P CM. The day they say ‘enough of of an inter-state committee to address water international conference on ‘Covid and Nadda, among others, sources have told Yediyurappa,’ that day I will resign and sharing related issues, with a cabinet minister Beyond’, organised by Collaboration to The Indian Express. “It’s just a matter of work for the development of the state.” status. Talking to The Indian Express, Sharma Eliminate Tuberculosis among Indians and time…He (Yediyurappa) wanted the party over his perceived style of functioning and On July 8, a special court rejected a termed the expulsion “purely dictatorship” Indian Institute of Public Health leadership to choose a successor but it will the alleged interference in administration by private complaint by activist T J Abraham and said that he is “saddened.” He claimed Gandhingar. Emphasising that because of be with his consent,” said a source. “The his family members. Sources said seeking an investigation into alleged that the expulsion by Poonia was to exact the pandemic, “health has become an central leadership seems to have left it to the Yediyurappa received signals that he should corruption and money laundering by “revenge.” “I am not against the party, never important agenda,” Bhargava said, “We Chief Minister to decide the time of his hand over the reins on account of his Yediyurappa and eight others on the was, and nor will ever be. BJP is my mother. have started realising what is quality exit,” said a senior party leader. Though advancing age, health concerns and the need grounds that a sanction for investigating the Their pain is that I am a Vasundhara ji health… and we have a dynamic health Yediyurappa, 78, himself denied a for an image makeover. For, he has been CM was denied on June 23 by the then state supporter. And they used the pretext that I minister who has already met with all of us leadership change, his statements suggested besieged by allegations of corruption Governor Vajubhai Vala. Despite this, the spoke against Union ministers,” he said. and has a very strong vision about how the otherwise. “They have all asked me to revolving around members of his family CM has been continuously hemmed in by Party’s chief spokesperson Ramlal Sharma health sector has to be taken forward strengthen the party. Even PM Modi said the allegedly misusing the CM’s office. allegations of graft – both past and present. said, “For the past several days, he was because until now it has been facing a same thing yesterday and Naddaji and Interestingly, Yediyurappa did not get an Indeed, the court indicated that there is constantly making public statements against bipolar focus as to whether it has to be more Rajnath Singhji and today Amit Shahji said appointment with Home Minister Amit some substance in the complaint that merits the party. He was served a notice and government or more private or the same thing. I have said that I will not Shah and was called back to meet the Home an investigation and that it was being continued giving statements even after government… in the sense, both have to retreat and that I will work day and night to Minister after he had reached the airport to rejected on account of denial of sanction. submitting his reply.” “Vasundhara ji is a exist but we need to realise the pyramid of bring the party back to power. I told them board his private flight to Bengaluru with The allegations pertain to alleged bribes natural leader. People in Rajasthan like her healthcare….” Paul also added that there is a that I would work to help the party win 25 his younger son B Y Vijayendra and his amounting to over Rs 12 crore for contracts, and she took big decisions in the interest of consensus that “investment in health, public seats again in the next LS polls,” associates. Sources said Yediyurappa is including Rs 5 crore received last year by people. She established BJP’s rule in health system, science and technology, Yediyurappa said. In another sign of the keen to see Vijayendra accommodated in companies linked to a grandson of the CM Rajasthan – she ruled twice and got 120 seats health products such as vaccines and shifting wind, Yediyurappa announced the state politics before he is replaced. from multiple Kolkata shell companies. once and 163 the second time (out of 200 biomedical products and medicines is very convening of the BJP legislature party For the record, though, Yediyurappa denied With Vala being replaced by former BJP Assembly seats). So you have a natural leader meeting on July 26. This is significant since any change. “Until now there has been no Union Minister Thawarchand Gehlot on and for some reason you are denying her, the BJP raising population issue for he has been reluctant to do so for several discussion on an alternate July 6, there is apprehension in the people will not tolerate this,” he said. “BJP months now amid discontent in the ranks leadership…They have now given me the Yediyurappa camp that a fresh proposal. has a possibility of ruling (the state again) political motive, to target only if Vasundhara ji comes. Rest other leaders are limited to their region, to Delhi, to ‘particular community’, says their hutments – they don’t have knowledge Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Captain clears way for Sidhu, but with of Rajasthan’s geography. New Delhi: Amid a push for a population CM Arvind Kejriwal approves control policy by some Bharatiya Janata caveat: will meet him only after his apology Party-ruled states, senior Congress leader appointment of Justice Shabihul Shashi Tharoor on Saturday (July 17) Simmi Kaur Babbar alleged the BJP's motive of raising the issue New Delhi. Punjab Chief Minister is heard “promising to act against the Husnain as new DERC chief Amarinder Singh reiterated Saturday that Badals” in the 2015 police firing is political and aimed at targeting a NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "particular community". The former Union he will abide by any decision of Congress incident at Faridkot if voted to power. minister said the population debate is president Sonia Gandhi on the appointment Sidhu said, “Big Boast, Small Roast. on Saturday approved the appointment of "utterly misplaced" and half a century out- of the state Congress chief thus clearing the Big Outcry, No Outcome.” On May 9, Justice Shabihul Husnain (Retd) as the new of-date as a large majority of Indian states decks for announcement of Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted that the “consensus” Chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory have achieved replacement levels of Sidhu as the PPCC president. among MLA was that “Badal Sarkar is Commission (DERC) on the recommendation fertility. In an interview with PTI, Tharoor But the crisis in Punjab Congress is far from ruling in lieu of Congress Govt,” and of the selection committee constituted under said the bigger challenge for India in the next over as the Chief Minister refused to meet that the “Govt run not for welfare of the the Electricity Act 2003. CM Arvind Kejriwal 20 years will be to prepare for an ageing Sidhu until he publicly apologised for People, but for continuing control of stressed on the fact that the Delhi Government population, not a growing population. He posting what he called “derogatory” tweets Mafia Raj.” Nine days later, he tweeted: is committed to provide an uninterrupted “…everyone who speaks the truth alleged the ruling party is raising this issue against him. The Congress high command power supply in the capital and that there has out of "thinly-concealed motivation" to had not been able to announce Sidhu’s becomes your enemy. Thus, you appointment because of stiff opposition leaders. Sources said the CM told Rawat he threaten your party colleagues, exhibiting been a great improvement in the power sector target a "particular community". "It is no was not happy with the way the high in the last decade. The CM further remarked accident that the three states where the from the Chief Minister. AICC general your fear & insecurity.” Rawat tried to put up secretary in charge Harish Rawat flew to command had handled the issue of a brave face: “We both are old friends. I am that the Delhi Government aims to see a government is talking about reducing appointment of the PPCC chief. He is learnt fortunate that I am the general secretary in greater functioning of DERC under the able population are UP (Uttar Pradesh), Assam Chandigarh on a state government chopper and discussed the issue with the Chief to have pointed out that premature charge of such a state having Captain Sahib administration of Justice Shabihul Husnain and Lakshadweep, where everyone knows announcements were made and stories were as the Chief Minister. We had a wonderful who their intended audience is," the Lok Minister essentially to assuage him and “leaked.” He is also learnt to have expressed He was strongly recommend for the post by indicate that the CM is being taken into discussion. He had some concerns. Unke the Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram said. his displeasure over the way the Mallikarjun meri samajh se oonche kuch sawal the. (He "The Hindutva elements in our polity have confidence and that the appointment will be Court, Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari done with his approval. But Rawat was only Kharge panel was formed and how several had some questions which are beyond my not really studied the demographic issues. leaders were encouraged to make noises comprehension) But one thing is clear from Power Minister Satyendar Jain also reinforced partially successful as he could not make the his confidence in the appointment of Justice Their motive is purely political and Chief Minister and Sidhu meet for the token undermining him. the statement that Captain sahib had given communal," he said when asked about the “all-is-well” photograph. Tipped to be Importantly, Rawat urged Amarinder to meet earlier that he will abide by the CP’s Husnain and said that the government is push for population control in UP and appointed as PCC chief, Sidhu met former Sidhu but the Chief Minister refused saying decision. He repeated that statement today committed towards the power supply chain of Assam. Tharoor's remarks come days after state Congress presidents including he will meet him only after he apologised. In also.” Sources said Rawat apprised the Chief the city. CM Arvind Kejriwal also took to Uttar Pradesh's draft population control bill incumbent Sunil Jakhar and Partap Singh a string of tweets in May, Sidhu had hit out at Minister of the party’s decision to appoint Twitter to congratulate the newly appointed was made public and the Assam government Bajwa, a Rajya Sabha MP, ostensibly to seek the CM mincing few words. On May 1, he Sidhu as PCC president. The two discussed Chairman of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory proposed formulation. their guidance. He also met many MLAs and shared a 2016 video clip in which Amarinder the appointment of working presidents too. Commission (DERC). 2 New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 NATIONAL THE SIKH TIMES

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NAME CHANGE ‚Êfl¸¡ÁŸ∑§ ‚ÍøŸÊ on present dress code for lawyers I, VINEET KUMARI TOMER W/O ◊⁄UË ◊ÈflÁP§‹Ê πÊÃÍŸ ÁŸ‡ÊÊ SflÆ »§Ã„ ◊ı„ê◊Œ MOHIT KUMAR TOMER RESID- ÁŸflÊ‚Ë ◊∑§ÊŸ ŸÆ zy, ª‹Ë ŸÆ •¥∑§È⁄U Lucknow. The Allahabad High er stressed that the present dress code tions of the country, it was incumbent ING AT E-12 NARAINA VIHAR ßã∑§‹fl, »‘§‚-w, ‹ÙŸË ªÊÁ¡ÿÊ’ÊŒ ◊⁄UÊ ¬ÈòÊ Court issued notice to the Bar Council of wearing a coat and a gown and tying on the part of the government to ask DELHI-110028 HAVE CHANGED ß◊⁄UÊŸ •ı⁄U ©‚∑§Ë ¬àŸË »§⁄U„ÊŸÊ ¬ÈòÊË ◊ıÆ of India (BCI) on Friday on a plea seek- a band around the neck is not suitable the BCI to reconsider its decision, but MY NAME TO VINEET TOMER ◊Ë͒ ◊Ȥʂ •ı⁄U ◊⁄U ¬Á⁄UflÊ⁄UflÊ‹Ù ‚ ªÊ‹Ë FOR ALL FUTURE PURPOSES. ing a ban on the present dress code of for the climatic condition of the country. the government did not perform its ª‹ıø ∑§⁄UÃ „Ò. ¤Êª«Ê ∑§⁄UÃÊ „Ò •ı⁄U ◊Ê⁄U ¬Ë≈U black coat and robes for lawyers. The "The advocate's band is a religious sym- duty in order to protect the fundamental ∑§⁄UÃ „Ò •ı⁄U ÿÁŒ „◊ ∞‚Ê ∑§⁄UŸ ‚ ⁄UÙ∑§Ã „Ò¥ ÃÙ Lucknow bench of the court also direct- bol of Christianity and a non-Christian right of lawyers of not being forced to PUBLIC NOTICE ◊ȤÊ ¡ÊŸ‚ ◊Ê⁄UŸ ∑§Ë œ◊∑§Ë ŒÃÊ „Ò •ı⁄U ∑§ß¸ Notice to public at large that my ’Ê⁄U ©‚Ÿ ◊ȤÊ ◊Ê⁄UÊ ÷Ë „Ò ¡’∑§Ë ◊Ò flÁ⁄UC ed the Centre and the high court admin- cannot be compelled to wear it," he sub- follow a dress code that is extremely client Sh. Sandeep Singh S/o Late ŸÊªÁ⁄U∑§ „È°– •Ã ©‚∑§Ë ßã„Ë ’ÊÃÙ ‚ ¬⁄U‡ÊÊŸ istration to file their responses on the mitted. The petitioner also said, challenging in summer and against our Sh. Surjeet Singh R/o C-83-Y DDA „Ù∑§⁄U ◊Ò¥Ÿ ¬ÈòÊ ß◊⁄UÊŸ •ı⁄U ©‚∑§Ë ¬àŸË »§⁄U„ÊŸÊ issue by August 18. A division bench of "Wearing a white saree or salwar religious belief," the petitioner argued Flats Jahangir Puri DELHI-110033 ¬ÈòÊË ◊ıÆ ◊Ë͒ ∑§Ù ©‚∑‘§ ª‹Ã •Êø⁄UáÊ, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and kameez is a symbol of widows accord- before the court. As Assistant Solicitor have severed all her relations and ŒÈfl¸˜ÿfl„Ê⁄U fl •flôÊÊ∑§ÊÁ⁄UÃÊ ∑‘§ ∑§Ê⁄UáÊ •¬ŸË Justice Ajai Kumar Srivastava issued ing to the Hindu culture and traditions General of India SB Pandey, assisted by debarred her sister namely ø‹-•ø‹ ‚¥¬ÁûÊ ‚ ’Œπ‹ ∑§⁄U ÁŒÿÊ „Ò ÃÕÊ Mandeep Kaur D/o Late Sh. 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Good News: Adar Poonawalla after 16 European nations India logs 41,157 new COVID cases, 518 recognise Covishield New Delhi. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and owner of the Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday said that it was good news deaths; active cases decline to 4,22,660 for international travellers that Covishield, the Indian version of the Oxford- Astrazeneca vaccine was now recognised India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 and accepted by 16 European countries. However, he cautioned travellers to follow lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. travel advisories that differ from country to country. New Delhi. India recorded 41,157 new coronavirus August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh “It is indeed good news for travellers, as we cases, which took the infection tally to on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on see sixteen European countries recognising 3,11,06,065, while the death toll climbed to September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 Covishield as an acceptable vaccine for 4,13,609 with 518 more fatalities, according to lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and entry. However, despite being vaccinated, the Union Health Ministry data updated on surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 entry guidelines might vary from country to Sunday. The active cases have declined to last year. Meanwhile, Prominent Muslim body country, so do read up before you travel,” 4,22,660 and comprise 1.36 per cent of the total Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Saturday urged the tweeted Poonawalla. The issue of the infections, while the national COVID-19 people of the community to perform Eid-ul-Adha acceptance of the Covishield vaccine as recovery rate stands at 97.31 per cent, the data prayers on July 21 in mosques or at home proof of immunisation for travel to the EU updated at 8 am showed. following all Covid-related guidelines issued by Member States has been widely discussed It said that active COVID-19 cases have decreased the health ministry. recently, after several countries in the block by 1,365 in a span of 24 hours. The ministry said Jamiat chief Maulana Arshad Madani said it is have refused to recognise the vaccine. The that 19,36,709 tests were conducted on Saturday, better to offer sacrifice after the sermon and European countries who have accepted the taking the total cumulative tests conducted for prayers quickly and the waste should be buried in vaccines are - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, detection of COVID-19 in the country to such a way that it does not cause malodour. In a Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, 44,39,58,663. The number of people who have statement, he said coronavirus is not over yet and Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, recovered from the disease has risen to in view of fears of the third wave of the pandemic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland with 30269796, while the case fatality rate has Muslims should perform Eid-ul-Adha prayers in the latest country to recognise it is France. increased to 1.33 per cent, the data stated. The mosques or at home following all guidelines of France on Saturday (local time) lifted travel total vaccine doses administered has reached the health ministry. He also cautioned Muslims restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers. 40.49 crore under the nationwide vaccination against sacrificing any animal forbidden by law. “Fully vaccinated travellers are no longer drive. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20- Eid ul-Adha, also called the festival of sacrifice, subject to restrictions to travel to or from lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on will be celebrated on Wednesday. France, whatever the country of departure. We nonetheless strongly advise against travel from France to countries on the “red” list,” read France's Ministry of Europe and Delhi govt approves 10 pc discount in fares of DTC, Fake 'Tata salt' factory ForeignAffairs travel advisory. busted, 1 held in outer 15 dead in house collapse cluster buses on tickets purchased through app

incidents as heavy rains and the Common Mobility Delhi's Barwala: Police pummel Mumbai; several card, will be a much-needed Delhi government's push for Delhiites to adopt feared trapped public transport as their Police seized 2,640 kg of duplicate contact less e-ticketing default mode of transport," a New Delhi. Fifteen people died in house statement quoted him as Tata salt and it is estimated that the collapses triggered by landslides as app will provide 10 per saying. incessant overnight rains pounded Mumbai accused has sold more than 10,000 kg and nearby areas, with the city witnessing cent discount on DTC bus With surveillance and tracking severe waterlogging, and disruption of local in all buses being monitored of the fake product in the last year. train services and vehicular traffic. Twelve fares and will also show by a centralised command- people died as a compound wall came and-control centre, pushing crashing down on some houses after a the expected time of for smarter modes of landslide at Bharatnagar Vashi Naka locality ticketing will be a crucial in Mumbai's Mahul area, a fire official said. step in data management and arrival (ETA) of buses. monitoring. "This move is The retaining wall collapsed at 1 am, he said. also expected to save Two people were injured and taken to nearby Hindi. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash revenue on printing, storage, Rajawadi hospital from where they have Gahlot hailed the decision as a "welcome manpower and the data-storage been discharged after preliminary treatment, step, especially in the middle of the ongoing mechanism. The department also envisages he added. New Delhi. The Delhi government approved a 10-per cent discount in the fares of the (COVID-19) pandemic, to reduce spread app-based ticketing to help in the Three hutment dwellers were killed as five through surface contact". generation of a better passenger on- shanties collapsed after a landslide DTC and cluster buses on Saturday on tickets purchased through its e-ticketing "When we launched the Common Mobility boarding data that can be analysed to following incessant overnight rains in Card in 2018, we saw a large number of rationalise routes and better services for the New Delhi. With the arrest of its 33-year-old Mumbai's Vikhroli suburb at 2.30 am, a civic mobile application. The city government's contact less e-ticketing app, which also private car users shift to public transport. I passengers," the statement said. Delhi, owner, police have busted a factory involved official said. Two persons were injured and am hoping that the state-of-the-art buses, which has a combined fleet size (DTC and in the bulk production of duplicate "Tata salt" were sent to a nearby hospital, he added. shows the expected time of arrival (ETA) of buses and information about the nearest with increased surveillance and safety cluster) of 6,750 buses, witnesses an in outer Delhi's Barwala, officials said on Here are the updates available electric vehicle (EV) charging features and right incentives like the ones average daily ridership of 49 lakh Saturday. Accused Mahesh alias Tony, a Three bodies have been recovered and 5-6 stations, is available in both English and we are offering through e-ticketing apps passengers, it noted. resident of Barwala, used the brand name of more people are feared trapped in the debris "Tata" because of its reliability and as the of the building that collapsed in Vikhroli company's salt is among the most-selling area following incessant rainfall in Mumbai: items, they added. Police seized 2,640 kg of NDRF Deputy Commandant Ashish Kumar Delhi Police to meet farmers on Sunday, likely to duplicate Tata salt and it is estimated that the Two bodies have been recovered by NDRF accused has sold more than 10,000 kg of the from the debris (in Mumbai's Chembur). Ten fake product in the last year. bodies were recovered by locals before the suggest alternative venues for Parliament protest Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer-North) arrival of NDRF personnel. At least 7 more Rajiv Ranjan Singh said, "On Friday, our people are feared trapped: NDRF Inspector team raided the factory in Barwala, from Rahul Raghuvansh A ground-plus-one New Delhi. Delhi Police officials At a press conference a few where a huge quantity of duplicate Tata salt, residential building collapsed in Mumbai's will meet a delegation of farmers days ago, the SKM said that a besides fake packaging material, electric Vikhroli area in the wee hours of Sunday, on Sunday ahead of their scheduled 'chetavani patra' (warning weighing machines, and electric sealing, killing three people, as per BMC. Rescue protest outside Parliament, a senior letter) will be issued to all packing and sewing machines were seized." operation is underway. police officer said. opposition Members of During the raid, the police found around Heavy rains lash Mumbai The farmers are planning to protest in Parliament two days before 2,000 packets of salt with "Tata salt" written Meanwhile, incessant overnight rains threw front of the Parliament every day the monsoon session begins on them, nine plastic bags with loose salt and parts of Mumbai out of gear on Sunday with during the monsoon session, that is to For nearly a year now, around 915 printed fake packets. During the city witnessing severe waterlogging, from July 22 onwards, to demand thousands of farmers from interrogation, the accused told the police that disruption of local train services and the scrapping of the three across India have been at the office of a property dealer, he came in vehicular traffic. The India Meteorological controversial farm laws as well as a agitating at the Delhi borders contact with one "Masterji", who was in the Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for legal guarantee of minimum against the three farm laws. business of packed food items and who gave Mumbai in the backdrop of heavy rains, a support price. They believe that the laws him the idea of starting his own business of BMC official said. Alerts by the IMD are will do away with the duplicate salt, the DCP said. A year ago, the The police officials are likely to accused started his factory on a rented colour-coded from green to red. A 'green' minimum support price alert stands for 'no warning': no action needs suggest alternative protest venues premises in Barwala, where he used to pack to be taken by the authorities, and the in the national capital to the system, thereby leaving them low-quality salt in one-kg packets and sell it, forecast is of light to moderate rain. A 'red' farmers. However, nothing during the monsoon session. The leaders of at the mercy of big he added. "The accused revealed that he used alert stands for "warning", and asks concrete has been planned or is known yet. the SKM have not yet commented on corporations. The government, meanwhile, to purchase the duplicate packaging material authorities to "take action". PARLIAMENT PROTEST whether they have received permission to has been promoting the new laws as major of Tata salt from his source in Delhi's Naya The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an hold their proposed demonstrations outside agricultural reforms. Even after more than Bazar at the rate of Rs 2 per pack of one kg," umbrella body of more than 40 farmer Parliament. The farmer leaders have, ten rounds of talks between the farmers and the officer said. The police are now looking unions, has planned that 200 farmers will however, stated that the protests will be the Centre, the deadlock between the two for the other absconding associates of the protest outside the Parliament every day peaceful. has not yet been broken. accused. Centre will not comment on Danish Siddique’s death because…: Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Siddiqui’s lens has captured some of the / Chidambaram said on Sunday reacted to Indian most riveting moments of major news photojournalist Danish Siddique’s death events in India, South Asia and beyond that Danish by taking a dig at the Centre, saying it is a Among those who condoled his death subject that the BJP-led government at included Information & Broadcasting Centre “will not comment”. Chidambaram Minister Anurag Thakur, Chief Ministers Siddique’s tragic tweeted, “Danish Siddique’s tragic death Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan and soaring Inflation are two subjects on Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, and death, does not fit which the BJP-NDA will not comment. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Because both do not fit into their false Shringla. into the Centre's false narrative of “we have security, On Sunday, Chidambaram also highlighted development and welfare.” Siddiqui, a the growing inflation in the country and narrative of “we have Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian how the Centre chooses to not talk about it photojournalist who worked for Reuters, In another tweet, Chidambaram cited security, development was killed on Friday while covering National Statistics Office’s press release of clashes between Afghan security forces July to show that “India’s Consumer Price and the Taliban in the Spin Boldak district Inflation has breached the upper limit of and welfare. of Kandahar province, near Afghanistan’s the range determined by the government border with Pakistan. In the last few years, and the RBI.” New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 DELHI-NCR THE SIKH TIMES 5

IRS officer in charge of opium factories held with Rs 16.3 lakh Indian film on student Jaipur. The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) on charges of possessing disproportionate assets, after around Rs 16.3 lakh in cash was recovered from his car during a surprise check in Kota district on Saturday. activism wins Cannes award Senior ACB officials said the arrested person has been identified as Shashank Yadav, a 2010 batch IRS officer, who is currently / “I’m really honoured to receive this prize as there have been wonderful filmmakers who have got it in the past. Our film is posted as General Manager, Government Opium & Alkaloid Works in Ghazipur, Uttar quite experimental, so we were a bit surprised too,” Kapadia told The Sunday Express after receiving the award. Pradesh. The officer also holds additional charge of Government Opium & Alkaloid Works in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. Pune. Mumbai-based filmmaker and because of caste or religious “Yadav was nabbed during a surprise check Film and Television Institute (FTII), differences. We realised that talking of his car by the Kota ACB team on Pune, alumnus Payal Kapadia on about young people in India cannot be Saturday. It was found during checking that Saturday won the L’Oeil d’Or: Le Prix done without discussing discrimination. he was travelling with Rs 15 lakh cash du documentaire, an award for best So, writer Himanshu (Prajapati) and we packed in boxes of sweets. Another Rs 1.3 documentary, at the Cannes Film culled out a fictional narrative from all lakh was found in his purse,” ACB DG B L Festival for her film A Night of the stories we had documented,” Soni said. Yadav was travelling in a car that Knowing Nothing, which foregrounds Kapadia had said after a screening of the had ‘Police’ written on it, Soni added. student protests in the country. film at Cannes earlier this week. The According to Soni, the ACB had received “I’m really honoured to receive this prize film uses the device of a letter, written information through sources that officers as there have been wonderful by L to K, to highlight the cracks in and staff of the narcotics department of the filmmakers who have got it in the past. Indian society at present and the “truth Government of India posted in Rajasthan Our film is quite experimental, so we of everyday life of a young person in the and Madhya Pradesh were taking bribes and were a bit surprised too,” Kapadia told country”. The film’s DOP and editor, commissions from opium farmers through The Sunday Express after receiving the Ranabir Das, said, “In the beginning, we middlemen in exchange for helping the award. The plot revolves around an FTII were just shooting life around us on the farmers get bigger plots from the student, named L, who falls in love with campus of FTII but, as the narrative government for opium farming. “In our K but is separated, as K has to return to started to evolve and we got more investigation we found that the accused was his village home. “Initially, we were footage from other people, we started to involved in taking bribes in exchange for shooting our friends and talking a lot look at more protest shots.” This is giving opium farmers permission to about matters of love, and the Kapadia’s second outing at Cannes — cultivate larger areas. We have arrested him impossibility of certain relationships her 2017 film, Afternoon Clouds, had after disproportionate assets were found in premiered at the prestigious festival. his possession during the surprise check,” Soni told The Indian Express. A case has been registered against Yadav under the Prevention of Corruption Act, Soni said. The DG said the ACB had received Judge can’t be swayed by popular opinion even if Punjab Farm Crisis: information that bribes and commissions to the tune of Rs 80,000 was being taken from Despite diversification each farmer. “Yadav could not give any he becomes subject of debate: CJI NV Ramana satisfactory answer about the large amount of cash recovered from him during our push, area under maize up search operation. We are questioning him to At times, live streaming of proceedings may event, inaugurated the new website of live- know more about the alleged bribery racket, become a double-edged sword. However, streaming board of Gujarat High Court. by just 2,000 hectares regarding which we have inputs,” Thakur judges might feel the pressure of public The move aimed at “public confidence and faith Chandrasheel Kumar, Additional SP, ACB Justice Ramana was speaking scrutiny, which may ultimately result in a to reach new heights,” as CJI Ramana termed, Jalandhar. MAIZE, ONE of the major Kota, said. stressful environment that may not be he added that the prevailing notions and alternatives for the water-guzzling at a virtual event held to conducive to justice dispensation. A judge misapprehensions “ultimately hinder access to paddy in Punjab, has recorded an Five who ran blog that put out must remember, even if justice commands justice, as they may disincline people to seek increase of just 2,000 hectares till formally launch the live- standing up against the popular perception, he redressal of their rights”. CJI Ramana said, “It date this Kharif sowing season. ‘hit-lists’ held: J&K cops must do so out of his commitment to the oath is high time for demystifying the justice Maize sowing is almost over in the state streaming of proceedings at he took under the Constitution. A judge cannot delivery system in the country and furthering except in some semi-hilly stretches of Srinagar. The Jammu and Kashmir Police be swayed by popular opinion. Yes, with access through open courts. Access to justice Pathankot and Hoshiarpur districts. Saturday said it has arrested five people the Gujarat High Court on increased public gaze, he might become a will become a true reality, when litigants and The reason for this paltry increase, running a blog that was behind a “smear subject of multiple debates that should never interested parties get to witness, understand campaign” against prominent journalist despite the Centre and Punjab Saturday. deter him from his duty to protect the right of and comprehend justice dispensation first government’s fervent push for crop Shujaat Bukhari and other persons before one against the might of many. Always hand… their killing. diversification? The highly distressed remember, as a repository of people’s faith, a It may be noted that not all cases may be of rate of maize crop for the past almost The police said that the blog, judge cannot afford to lose objectivity.” interest to the public. People may want to kashmirfight.wordpress.com, was being “run a decade — which is the story of He said that even after 74 years since India’s follow the arguments of the lawyers and almost every season — except a by a white collar terrorist syndicate” whose independence, “multiple incorrect notions still task was to prepare a “hit-list” of government observations of the bench only in certain cases, couple of times when farmers got prevail in the minds of the public regarding the such as those that involve Constitutional close to the MSP rate. Despite being officers, journalists, social activists, lawyers, Ahmedabad. Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV and political functionaries. The police had justice delivery system,” and with live- interpretation or attract public attention. on the list of farm commodities Ramana said that while live streaming of streaming of proceedings, “transmission loss” Currently, the public obtains information about eligible for MSP, poor claimed in the past that it was being run from judicial proceedings would make judges “feel Pakistan. “In a JK-wide operation, houses caused by agents of transmission, that is media, court proceedings through the media. In effect, implementation by the Centre and and properties at multiple locations… the pressure of public scrutiny”, a judge must can be cured. He also acknowledged that with the information from the courts is being filtered Punjab government has discouraged belonging to five persons were searched…,” “stand up against the public perception out of live-streaming, judges might become the by agents of transmission.” “In the process, farmers from sowing the crop as the police said, adding that they seized his commitment to the oath he took under the subject of “multiple debates” but that should there is sometimes a transmission loss leading opposed to paddy, which has an several cell phones, digital storage devices Constitution”. Justice Ramana was speaking at not deter them from their duty of protecting to misinterpretation of questions asked and assured market. Till date, Punjab and computing platforms. The arrested a virtual event held to formally launch the live- “the right of one against the might of many.” observations made by the bench, due to the could bring 1.11 lakh hectares under persons have been identified as Nazish streaming of proceedings at the Gujarat High Chief Justice Ramana recalled that the day absence of context. Vested interests are eager to maize as compared to 1.09 lakh Yasrab Rehmani and Tabish Akbar Rehmani Court on Saturday. Reminding that a judge marked the 101st birth anniversary of late CJI amplify these misinterpretations in order to hectares under maize last year. This from Sanatnagar, Sofi Mohammad Akbar cannot be swayed by popular opinion, CJI Justice YC Chandrachud who was father of embarrass or discredit the institution… It is this year’s target was 1.50 lakh hectares. from Rajbagh, Peerzada Raqif Makhdoomi Ramana said, “Although a step in the right Justice DY Chandachud of the Supreme Court. lack of direct access which gives space for “Why would farmers increase area from Batpora Hazratbal and Javed Khalid direction, one must tread the path with caution. Justice Chandrachud, also present at the virtual misconceptions. from Poonch. With the arrests, the police under maize when they are getting said, “it is expected that the ultimate plans half of the MSP price? Recently, in behind the murder of Journalist Shujaat the spring maize season, we sold our Bukhari, Advocate Babar Qadri and Told by SC to rethink, UP says Kanwar groups call off Yatra after its appeal crop at the rate of Rs 800-1,000 per quintal against the Rs 1,850 MSP businessman Satpal Nischal would come to Lucknow. A day after it was asked by the other sentiments, albeit religious, are the fore.” Supreme Court to reconsider its decision to subservient to this most basic fundamental announced by the Centre,” said maize allow even a symbolic Kanwar Yatra during right”. The bench was told by Senior Advocate grower Karam Singh from Pathankot. In Thane’s rural and tribal areas, the Covid-19 pandemic, the Uttar Pradesh C S Vaidyanathan, who appeared for the UP “This year the government has government said the Yatra, scheduled to start government, that the state would hold only a increased the existing MSP by just Rs Zilla Parishad seeks to do away July 25, had been cancelled following its “symbolic physical” Kanwar Yatra keeping 20, which shows the seriousness of appeal to Kanwar associations. religious sentiments in mind. Justice Nariman, the government towards this with unsafe child hammocks The Supreme Court was to hear the matter next however, told Vaidyanathan: “State of UP alternative crop,” he added. “We on July 19. UP Additional Chief Secretary cannot go ahead with it 100 per cent… Either grow it because we have no other Mumbai. The Thane Zilla Parishad has started (Information) Navneet Sehgal said on we pass the orders directly or give you one alternative due to our semi hilly a ‘Jholi Mukt Abhiyan’ in the tribal pockets Saturday night that following the suo motu more opportunity to reconsider holding the stretches where paddy, which needs of the district to end the practice of carrying cognisance of the matter by the Supreme yatra physically. The pandemic affects all of stagnant water, cannot be grown,” Court, the state government made an appeal to unanimously made this decision to call off the us. We are all citizens of India. This suo motu said another maize grower from or resting infants in cloth hammocks. Yatra.” On Friday, the Supreme Court bench of The hammocks, which are typically made out Kanwar associations in the state and they all case is taken because Article 21 applies to all of Pathankot, Balkar Singh. “The state agreed to call off the Yatra this year as well — a Justices R F Nariman and B R Gavai, which us. It is to safeguard all of us.” Vaidyanathan government, which is crying itself of saris, force the infant into a position in had taken suo motu cognisance of a report in which breathing might get constricted, similar appeal last year, after the outbreak of said he would apprise state authorities of the hoarse seeking the Centre’s help for the pandemic, had led to the cancellation of the The Indian Express on UP’s decision to allow court’s suggestion and file an affidavit. diversification, is hardly putting any prevent access to fresh air, increase the the Kanwar Yatra, asked the state to reconsider, potential of malnourishment, and can even Yatra. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Replying to the court notice in the matter, the effort to help farmers diversify from Awanish Kumar Awasthi too said: “All the saying “the health of the citizenry of India and Centre said that the states, instead of allowing paddy to maize like several other state cause adverse changes to body shape and their right to ‘life’ are paramount,” and “all impact growth, Zilla Parishad officials said. Kanwar associations across the state have theYatra, must make arrangements. governments are doing. In the tribal areas, all homes have two wooden poles fixed in the ground a metre apart, with a saree or bedsheet tied to the two poles serving as a cradle for newborn children. “This practice can harm the child’s An Express Series: Raped and poisoned as grandson growth…newborns should sleep and be rested on flat and firm surfaces. A hammock can lead to unsafe sleep positions for newborns,” Santosh Bhosle, women and watched: 60-yr-old stays alone, far away from home child development officer of Thane ZP, said. Dr Bhausaheb Dangde, chief executive officer of Thane ZP, said that considering Kolkata. For more than a month now, the 60-year-old only 12 days after the forced their way into the house. “My mother- these issues, it has been decided to provide 60-year-old woman has been staying in incident when she was admitted to a in-law was tied to a cot and then raped by cradles, kangaroo baby carriers, and other one room on the first floor of a guest-house private hospital in Kolkata for Usman. They also poisoned her.” The five- necessities to families with newborn babies. in Kolkata, stepping out only once to treatment due to the poisoning. In the year-old grandson hid under the bed to “This is important for the proper growth of record her statement before a magistrate, second week of June, with the help of escape the men, he says, naming Gautam children. We will also be carrying out an and too scared to return home to a village the BJP,she moved the Supreme Court, Das, Subrata Kumar Das and Sukanta Das as awareness programme for parents on the in Purba Medinipur district, 130 km away. seeking a probe by a Special the other attackers. “They are our relatives necessity of using a proper cradle, and On the night of May 4-5, two days after the Investigation Team. but supporters of the TMC. There is a long- stopping use of the hammocks,” Dr Dangde West Bengal Assembly election results, As BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta and MLA standing dispute over land between them and said. Bhosle said there had been “many according to her complaint to the police Suvendu Adhikari raised the issue, my mother-in-law.” The 60-year-old lost her cases” of infants dying due to suffocation and and in a petition to the apex court, alleged police finally escorted her to a local husband in August 2016. The woman was asphyxia, for which there were “no other Trinamool men attacked her inside her court to record her statement under found unconscious by her neighbours who visible reasons apart from the use of home and one of them raped her, as her Section 164 of the CrPC on July 8, two alerted the family, says her relative. Early on hammocks”. By taking these steps, “we are five-year-old grandson watched.Also forced allegations of widespread violence in the months after the alleged incident. While May 5 morning, she was taken to a primary trying to ensure that we do not leave any to ingest some poison, she spent more than a state following the Assembly results. An Muhammed Usman and Subrata Kumar Das health centre, and from there referred to a stone unturned to reduce the number of child month in hospital.Back in Purba Medinipur, NHRC probe, ordered by the Calcutta High have been arrested, two others Gautam Das district hospital. With the help of the BJP, she deaths, and make all possible efforts to her family, who say they are BJP supporters, Court, accuses the Mamata Banerjee and Sukanta Das remain absconding. was then taken to a private nursing home, provide facilities and guidance to the parents claim they are afraid to venture out, to farm government of letting the violence continue The victim’s son-in-law says the day after the followed by the hospital in Kolkata. Says the of newborn babies,” he said. Officials said their 1.5 bighas alleging calls from unknown unchecked. NHRC members had met the results, TMC men along with miscreants son-in-law, “Police were reluctant to lodge there are approximately 1.20 lakh children of people offering money to drop the rape case. woman and her family during their tour. landed up at the homes of BJP supporters like an FIR, registering one after a lot of ages 5 or younger in the rural areas of Thane. They admit that three of the four accused are Denying any link to the assault on her, the them in their Purba Medinipur village and persuasion. They did not even help in A total 74 deaths of children in this age group their relatives with whom they have a land TMC has been calling the woman mentally threatened them. “They lobbed crude bombs. conducting the medical test.” The report at were reported in 2019 and 2020, they said. dispute but also say they are supporters of the challenged and says she is being kept hidden After this, my mother-in-law’s son and his the Kolkata hospital says the woman had Most of these deaths were due to asphyxia, TMC. This is one of the cases the BJP by the BJP to fabricate allegations against it. wife left the house.” On May 4 midnight, the injuries in her private parts and abrasion on a pneumonia, and insect- and animal-bites. leadership has been raising as part of its The family says a medical test was done of the men allegedly returned, and four of them leg. New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 EDITORIAL THE SIKH TIMES 6 Letters to the: How Ravi Shankar Prasad is recovering from after-shock DELHI DIARIES: In flood-hit Bihar, why MLAs are missing in action Kanwar Yatra a The Union cabinet reshuffle ranked quite high on the Richter scale. But Ravi Shankar Prasad, formerly in charge of the law and justice, information technology dangerous move and communication ministries, appears to be slowly recovering from the shock of being removed from the council of ministers. An articulate lawyer, with age still on his side, it is possible that Prasad may have considered himself indispensable, and thus the blow at the cabinet reshuffle. After the untimely death ofArun Jaitley, Prasad was seen as an asset for the party as well as the government. His Twitter handle, which had suddenly turned inactive, is back in action, albeit tentatively, re-tweeting the prime minister’s tweets and congratulating other colleagues. He was also in his constituency, Patna Sahib, and posted a Sir — Some 3.5 crore devotees participated in the tweet with pictures of his meeting with Kanwar Yatra in 2019. Last year, the yatra was party workers. He said that with the cancelled because of the pandemic. This year, the “energy and affection” of the workers, the Centre and the Uttarakhand government opposed the yatra in the apex court hearing, but the Uttar country’s development will continue Pradesh government had stated that only under the leadership of the prime minister, vaccinated people will be allowed to take part in Narendra Modi. It seemed to some like he the ritual. But the court was not impressed; it has was trying to convey that the party workers ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to cancel of his constituency were angry over his the yatra (“SC to Yogi: Ban Kanwar Yatra or we sacking. An experienced leader, Prasad is will do it”, July 17). expected to know that such tactics do not Large sections of Indians are religious and opposed work with the current regime of the party. to a scientific approach. Even the prime minister The members of the Bihar legislative recently urged citizens to develop a scientific assembly are clearly taking their cues from frustrated people who shoot abuses at him on sight. So Pradesh, a state where the cow has emerged as the mind. I am myself a religious person, but with a the CM. They should have been working 24x7 to these legislators choose to idle away in safer environs of reigning deity under the Yogi Adityanath government. scientific mind. I will never put my religious provide relief to the poor who suffer the most in such Patna to wait out the floods. But many people find it But for a state aspiring to figure among the country’s beliefs above the safety of other people. The situations. But in this hour of need most of the difficult to understand why they are not even making top five states in the next five years, UP may not be the pandemic has already created havoc in the legislators hailing from the flood-affected areas have noises or taking long-distance measures to ensure right model to follow considering its floundering efforts country; a third wave is anticipated any time now. flocked together in Patna. They are not even pretending speedier delivery of ample relief to the flood-hit. The to protect the cow, those opposed to the bill assert. From In such a situation, it will be near-suicidal to allow to go to their constituencies in spite of repeated calls BJP-led Assam government exhibited its resolve to all accounts, their views will fall on deaf ears given the a large congregation of people over a long period from their voters. When somebody asked a Bharatiya protect the cow through its annual budget proposals to belligerence with which the ruling BJP is pushing its of time. While the Uttar Pradesh government may Janata Party MLA about why he was staying put in the boost the dairy sector, days after tabling a bill for the agenda — within and outside the House. It appears that face some backlash owing to the cancellation of state capital instead of carrying out relief work in his preservation of cattle. The budget presented by the the days when southern film personalities commanded the yatra, nothing can be more important than marooned constituency, he narrated how he escaped state’s first woman finance minister — Ajanta Neog — influence over politics are over. Rajinikanth trashed his saving human lives. We have to keep pace with the being thrashed by angry flood victims. spelt out in detail how the government plans to raise the political ambitions and dissolved his Rajini Makkal times instead of becoming dogmatic. The Uttar A legislator from the Janata Dal (United) — led by the number of cows through sex-sorted insemination Mandram just when his fans thought he would grab the Pradesh government should keep this in mind chief minister, Nitish Kumar — revealed how hundreds technology to boost milk yield. What the budget left baton passed down by MG Ramachandran, M while planning its next course of action. Perhaps a of unemployed, hungry people assemble with their kids unsaid was said by the CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma. The Karunanidhi, NT Rama Rao and J Jayalalithaa. With his virtual yatra can be arranged for the ‘bhakts’. Sir outside his house daily during the deluge for food, cow boom will reduce the number of bulls, usually sold friend, Kamal Haasan, too, down and out with the — It is unthinkable that the Uttar Pradesh something that he cannot tackle with his limited for their meat or discarded after a couple of years, a recent Tamil Nadu state polls, it is now up to the government is bent on allowing the Kanwar Yatra. resources. Another MLA from the Opposition, the practice the government wants to strictly regulate Kannada film star, Sudeep, to test the electoral waters. So much so that the Supreme Court had to issue an Rashtriya Janata Dal, pointed out that the failure of the through the proposed bill which also plans to set up Ever since Sudeep flirted with the BJP in the 2018 state ultimatum to the state government to call off the state government in providing proper relief has led to a gaushalas for the protection and preservation of cattle. election, he has been highly ambitious about kicking off event. This sort of adamance is against the welfare situation where he has to bear the brunt of angry and The proposed bill has borrowed heavily from Uttar his political career. of the nation and its people. Did the government learn nothing from the monumental blunder of Kumbh? This is all the more outrageous at a time when the third wave is knocking on our doors. Sir A matter of disaffection — It seems that the Uttarakhand government has learnt its lesson from the Kumbh fiasco as they The charge levelled at Bal Gangadhar Tilak was that he had published two pieces in his Marathi paper, Kesari suspended the Char Dham Yatra and now the Kanwar Yatra. Given the shocking images of The trial of Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1897 was not the first interpretation of the term “disaffection”. Amrita tourists flouting Covid norms in places like sedition case in British India. It was the second. But as Bazaar Patrika reported that Justice Strachey said in Mussoorie, Manali, Shimla and so on, this is a Bombay High Court advocate S.S. Setlur observes in the the same breath that disaffection means “want of introduction to A Full and Authentic Report of the trial of affection as well as disloyalty”. The Gujarati, critiqued welcome move. What is shocking, though, is that The Hon’ble Mr. Bal Gangadhar Tilak published that him saying, “He has not borne in mind that there… is a neighbouring Uttar Pradesh refuses to suspend the year: “Men associated with the High Court for more than large interval to be traversed between the existence of yatra. There is no way it can ensure either RT-PCR thirty years tell us that in their life they never knew any some bad feeling and what is punishable as tests or full vaccination for such a large number of case that created as much stir…” Mind you, those days disaffection in the Penal Code”. The jury comprised six people. It should follow Uttarakhand’s example sedition was a relatively new offence; Section 124A of Europeans and three Indians. The Europeans did not rather than flirting with danger. Uttar Pradesh may the Indian Penal Code had been added in 1870. The know Marathi. Setlur writes that even if the have political compulsions as elections are a few charge levelled at Tilak was that he had published two translations were good, they were unlikely to have months away, but can anything be more important pieces in his Marathi paper, Kesari --- one was a report on captured the spirit of the Shivaji poem. He asks, “And, than the lives of thousands of people? We all have the Shivaji festival and the other a poem titled Shivaji’s if not the spirit of a passage, what else is there to seen miserable times during the second wave; Utterances --- and through them he had “excited feelings determine its seditious or innocent character?” The there is no need to invite danger again. Sir — The of disaffection to the Government”. Europeans in the jury pronounced Tilak guilty. Back prime minister claims to share his ‘Mann ki Baat’, we are all of opinion that an article of this kind, published Actually, on June 22, 1897, W.C. Rand, the assistant at a time when there is a considerable amount of then, The Hindu ran a poem by one Ram Dass which read but there is a world of difference between what he collector of Satara district and plague commissioner of excitement owing to the plague at Poona and also to the thus: “O! Mourn for the patriot prisoner, /In clanking says and what he wants and what he ends up Poona, and Lieutenant Ayerst had been assassinated. The famine, and read by those who suffered from the famine chains, the man whose only wrong/ It was he loved his doing. He talks of the need for social distancing European community panicked. Tilak’s Kesari was and plague operations of the Government… is extremely country well, and dared/ Speak Ind’as (sic) glory past, her and following rules, but when the Uttar Pradesh printed in Poona and had a circulation of around 6,000. A likely to cause men to do an act like that which caused the happy state…” More than a 100 years later, sedition cases government wants to go ahead with the Kanwar case was crafted. Later, the advocate general argued: “I do deaths…” in India are on the rise. Do we still need the law, the Chief Yatra, it is not the prime minister but the top court not say that the murder was actually caused by the The trial lasted a week. It hinged on Justice Strachey’s Justice of India N.V. Ramana asked the government. The that takes the initiative to stop it. inuendos of the articles. I have no evidence… but I think government's top lawyer,.

History’s muse The Empress of Ancient Indian Studies

Some anniversaries wait uneasily to be reached in the seams of possibility and probability neither of the blades for their divisive intent, she shows the calendar. November 30, more than three with corroborative evidence to differential through an acute study of facts that if Turko-Persian and months away, is one such. As the date when effect. Her work on Ancient India balances Sanskrit-Jaina texts can describe, Rashomon-like, the Romila Thapar turns ninety, it asks to be the country’s north with its south in a way same happening with totally different viewpoints, the celebrated ahead of its click. Described as the that is chastening for any reader prone, by truth has to lie elsewhere than in their depictions. Her ‘pre-eminent historian of ancient India’, she is placement and practice, to take an ‘upper Somanatha, The Many Voices of a History is a focused exactly that. Just as Amartya Sen is the pre- Indian’ view of our longitudinally-mapped account of how showing the story of medieval and eminent exponent of development and welfare mental cartography. “What,” a student in a modern India as a story of two antagonisms is a-historical economics. ‘Left-leaning’ would be another class I was giving on the Indus Valley and fraught. And this achievement of Romila Thapar’s description of her — and, of course, of him — in Civilization’s entrancing story, asked me places her beyond the accurate description of ‘pre- a journalistically apt sense. But as a summary of “was happening to our south when eminent historian of ancient India’ to a space where their intellectual resources and energies, it Harappa and Mohenjodaro were thriving?” history and civilization intersect. amounts to a flat cliché. Both those descriptions Periyar E.V. Ramasamy would have Master of the play of time that she is, Romila Thapar is show how the accurate can be incomplete and applauded the querist. “Do not the great strangely unbrushed by time herself. This, of course, has the correct, inadequate. drains in Mohenjodaro suggest the something to do with the fact that she makes for a Master of history’s faded scrolls and eras dullened presence of a class of scavengers?” asked stunning presence. When Romila Thapar gets to a place grey-green by the patina of time, her mind wears another. Dr Ambedkar would have seen the somewhere, anywhere, she does not just ‘land up’. She an exploratory helmet that is all her own. To it point to that question. Romila Thapar’s arrives. The room may be crowded, the hall full, the lawn has been fastened a head lamp lit by batteries, works make valuable suggestions about a-jostle, the airport lounge a flurry of bags and tags but if again, of her own ‘charge’. This these and similar questions, not from a Romila has entered it, as quietly as she might, she is not to instrumentation, if it may be so called, has can be profoundly driven by an ethical voltage but not vaunted finality but a persuasive setting out be missed. And this is not just about Broad Forehead, sharpened the outer details of all the images she is without an ego of its own. From the time in school that I of evidence, invariably crossed with alternatives and Groomed Head, Starkly Startling Jewellery. It is about examining and has vivified their inner lives. first came across Asoka’s description in his Edict XIII of opposites. the totality of her being — strong, sure and an example of Asoka was written about extensively and engagingly from the Kalinga War, I wondered what might have become of Our east and the west also slide with ease into her narrative, what in Tamil English is called ‘a Don’t Care Master’. I much before Romila Thapar, and will doubtless continue the one hundred and fifty thousand captives who were making the peoplehood of India matter. If traditional first met her at Peradeniya University, Kandy, Sri Lanka, to be the subject of enlightening scholarship in the future carried away from Kalinga. Thapar says, with her history-writing and teaching have been about dates in 1978 where she had come for an academic as well. Professors of Ancient Indian History, Upinder reasoning explained, that it is likely that they were used trying to bring the past to life, her books are about lives engagement, staying on that campus’s stunning Singh and Nayanjot Lahiri, have, for instance, made for clearing forests or put to other forms of arduous that bring dates and places from the past alive. Human guesthouse. She admired it hugely, she said, “But the outstanding contributions to recent understanding of the labour on land for which the empire may have lacked society, with its coarse and its fine, is the large and living people there put some durian in my room... I can’t stand great Mauryan. H.G. Wells’s glowing and lyrical manpower or means. Her inter-connected use of backdrop for the procession of events as unfolded by her, that fruit... Its smell is disgusting.” That snatch of a description of Asoka as one who “shines and shines materials from within the world of Asoka’s Edicts and not a slim and snippable margin. conversation I have not forgotten. Though only fifteen almost alone, a star” has entered the crannies of every from outside, as from Sri Lankan sources, has lit up the But apart from what one learns from Romila Thapar, there years or so younger than her, I could not summon up the school-child’s memory of the ‘Asoka class’. But in her story with fresh insights and clarifying knowledge. And is that one unlearns. And this is where perhaps her guts to say to her that the fruit may smell how it does but it masterpiece onAsoka, Romila Thapar corroborates what to this collating, she has added penetrative analyses that greatest contribution lies. She tells us that history-writing tastes divine. Romila Thapar the historian has Euclidian every reader of the edicts cannot but notice but might not go beyond the ruler himself to the state of society in his and history-learning in and about India brim with objectivity. Romila Thapar the person has, I think, strong say, out of respect for the man, that the remorseful and times. If personalities from Asoka’s times come prejudices and pre-dispositions, which make of our past a likes and dislikes and she makes no secret of them. The morally-ignited ruler was not without his own style of stunningly to life in her narration, it is not because she pair of ever-widening scissor blades between the Empress of Ancient Indian Studies will not, in the Ninth vanity! The self-praise in his edicts reveals a mind that uses the arts of dramatization but because she interfolds country’s Hindu and Muslim populations. Sparing DecadalYear of her rich life, mind such an observation! New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 FoodsFOODS THE SIKH TIMES 7 55 fast-fast-foodfood n many ways, the Indian palate is I completely bizarre. On one hand we find it hard to resist the deep fried, crispy- crunchy American fast food, and on the chains with tempting other, we're constantly searching for the familiar whenever we go out to eat. The Indian obsession with our classic, undoubtedly cliched, and much-adored eater's enjoyment in mind at all times. flavors follows us even as we open a pack of 4. 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Method: -Mix all the above ingredients and set it aside for an hour or more. Recipe -Put this is into a vessel. Now, put some ghee on top of it. Gujarati Recipe: How to -Par boil the rice and keep aside. -Now, fry onions until they brown and put this on top of the Mutton biryani marination. This one pot recipe is one of n — 1 medium sized -Remove some marninated mix make Moong Daal Dhokla India's favourite rice recipes. Haldi — 1 tbsp and keep aside. Biryani is made differently in Red chilli powder — 1 tbsp -Take 1/4 quantity of the parboiled many parts of the country, the Potatoes — 1/2 kg rice and put it on top of the first Dhokla is one of the most popular Method: most famous being H yderabadi Brown onions — 250 g marination. Then add the rest of Gujarati recipes. Moong dal dhokla, - Soak the moong dal for about 2 the meat marination biryani . Biryani is a staple during makes for a great snack recipe and is hours. Then grind it in a mixer. Add that you had kept the festival of Eid. During the best enjoyed with a cup of hot tea. salt, crushed pieces of garlic, ginger aside. month of Ramadan, biryani is Served with kadhi, green chillies and and green chillies in the mixture. Stir one of the most popular and -Again layer the rest of the cooked rice on top. onions, it becomes an ideal snack for all well. And see that the ingredients are mouth watering street foods, and those who prefer diet food during added properly. you also find different variations -Mix the saffron in water and sprinkle on monsoon and are looking for low calorie - Now take the dhokla vessel (a of like chicken biryani, fish recipes . specially made dhokla cooker that biryani and vegetable biryani. the top of the rice. This cooks dhokla, idlis etc) and put a Other Ramadan specials are gives it soft texture Ingredients: tablespoon of mixture in the small Haleem and Keema Samosa. and flavour. 1 katori moong dal plate. Spread it properly on all sides Biryani goes best with raita and -Pour the remaining Salt to taste mirchi ka salan . ghee evenly on top of Green chillies and sprinkle a bit of red chilli poweder Ingredients: the rice. 2-3 strands of garlic on it. To marinate meat: -Seal the lid of the Eno powder - Take another plate and do the same. Mutton — 1 1/2 kg vessel with kneaded Cloves — 7 to 8 A pinch of garam masala wheat flour. Cardamom — 10 to 8 pods Ghee — 1/2 kg -Place of high flame till the steam Cinnamon — 4sticks Salt to taste comes out. Put the two plates in the dhokla vessel Shajeera (caraway seeds) — Rice for biryani — 1kg -Reduce flame and place the after adding water to the vessel. Don't 1tbsp Kneaded atta for dum vessel on the tawa for an hour. forget to spread oil on the plates before White jeera — 1/2 tbs -Serve with mint leaves and you spread the mixture. Close the Saffron (kesar) — 6 to 7 strings onions. vessel and wait for 5-7 minutes. Nutmeg — 1/4 tbsp - Open the lid and poke the mixture with Mace — 1/4 tbsp, a spoon to see if its cooked. If it's Ginger, garlic paste — cooked remove the plate from the 2tbsp vessel and cut the dhokla into diagonal Yogurt — 400 pieces. g - After you have removed both the Lemo vessels and made the dhokla pieces, take a small kadhai and put some oil on it. Add mustard seeds, curry leaves and add the dhokla pieces to it. - After the tadka, sprinkle some coriander leaves on it, and serve the dhokla hot with chutney or kadhi. New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 WORLD THE SIKH TIMES 8

In relief to students and travellers, France recognises US: String of shootings in Portland, India-made Covishield for vaccine pass Paris. France will allow international travellers who have had AstraZeneca’s Oregon leaves 2 dead, 7 injured Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday. At the same time, France is tightening border Portland. Two people died and multiple however, question if that’s enough as the canine could not turn up any victims, he checks to control the spread of the delta people were injured, some critically, in four city marked its 50th and 51st homicides said. About four hours later, there were variant and protect hospitals, according to a different early morning shootings Saturday Saturday. There have been about 570 two more shootings. One man was killed statement from the prime minister in Portland, Oregon, a city that has seen gun shooting incidents in Portland so far this and a woman was critically injured and Saturday. The move to accept visitors violence and associated homicide rates soar year — more than twice the number hospitalized, he said. Filiberto Saldana vaccinated with AstraZeneca’s vaccine in the past six months. Mayor Ted Wheeler recorded in the same time period last year. was busy cooking in his food truck when made by India’s Serum Institute came after called the rash of shootings a “pandemic” Police have said that about half of those he heard gunshots early Saturday, he a global outcry over the fact that the and said he would push hard for more shootings were gang-related. “We’ve had told The Oregonian/OregonLive. ”The European Union’s Covid-19 certificate officers and resources for the Portland Police many years of growth as a city and a next thing I know I heard people only recognises AstraZeneca vaccines Bureau, which has lost 125 sworn officers in shrinking police force (and) you can only running,” he said, adding that a dark manufactured in Europe. Several other EU the past year and faces news rounds of go so long in that trend before you hit a blue car took off right after the gunshots. countries already accept the Indian version, retiring officers in coming months. tipping point,” he said. “If you go back to “We just saw a car going fast in front of which is notably used in the UK and around The city was roiled by protests against police yesterday, we’ve had 11 shootings own. He called on anyone who witnessed the us.” In the past 10 months, the Africa. The varied rules from each country brutality and racial injustice for months incidents resulting in 13 people injured or incident or had cell phone video or photos of department has experienced a rapid turnover have further complicated this summer’s following the murder of George Floyd, a killed — and that’s in a span of 38 hours. Not the area before, during and after the shooting on its police force and has its lowest staffing travel season. France still doesn’t recognize Black man in Minneapolis who died after a only is this shocking, all these calls really tax to contact police. No arrests have been made. levels in decades. Many of the officers who vaccinations by Chinese or Russian white officer held a knee to his neck. In the resources.” We all want to know what happened and who have left cited low morale and burnout from vaccines, only those authorised by the EU wake of sustained protests and calls to The first calls about the latest gun violence did this and why, and I pledge that more nightly racial justice protests that ended in drug regulator: those made by defund the police last summer, Portland’s came in just after 2:10 a.m. Officers information will come out as soon as confrontation and plumes of teargas. Despite Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, City Commission cut some funding and responded to a pod of food trucks in a possible. Investigators think there might be police pleas for more personnel, city leaders Johnson&Johnson and AstraZeneca. disbanded the gun violence reduction unit. popular pedestrian area in downtown more victims and witnesses who left the last year slashed $27 million from the police Starting Sunday, France will also start Since then, Chief Chuck Lovell has assembled Portland to find chaos. Seven people were scene, which is understandable given how budget — $11 million due to the pandemic- requiring anyone who isn’t vaccinated new teams aimed at curbing gun violence injured, including an 18-year-old woman terrifying and hectic that scene was,” he said. caused budget crisis and $15 million amid arriving from Britain, Spain, Portugal, the and solving a rash of shootings through both who later died at a hospital. The other six A short time later, police in another part of the calls to defund the police — vowing to Netherlands, Greece or Cyprus to present a investigation and proactive intervention people are expected to survive. Lovell said city responded to reports of shots fired and devote money to community groups working negative test less than 24 hours old to cross before shootings happen. Some residents, there may be other victims who left on their believe someone was injured, but a police to curb gun violence. French borders. Tunisia, Indonesia, Cuba and Mozambique have now been added to France’s “red list” of countries with high virus risk, according to Saturday’s statement. However, France will now accept travellers from any red list countries UK health secretary Sajid Javid Everything is completely if they are fully vaccinated. France also shortened the time frame for when a person destroyed: Death toll is considered fully vaccinated after the second dose, to one week instead of two. As rises to 170 in Germany infections climb anew, French President tests positive for Covid-19 and Belgium floods Emmanuel Macron this week ordered all health workers to get vaccinated by London. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid former UK Chancellor of the Wassenberg. The death toll in September 15 and announced that special on Saturday said he has tested positive Exchequer, started his new role in devastating flooding in western Covid-19 passes will be required in all for Covid-19 and is self-isolating at the Department of Health and Social Germany and Belgium rose to at restaurants, bars, hospitals, shopping malls, home with mild symptoms. In a tweet, Care (DHSC) last month, replacing least 170 on Saturday after burst trains, and planes. the senior Cabinet minister wrote: "This Matt Hancock who resigned after a rivers and flash floods this week morning I tested positive for Covid. I'm leaked CCTV footage showed him collapsed houses and ripped up South African President sends waiting for my PCR result, but kissing an aide and former lobbyist roads and power lines. Some 143 thankfully I have had my jabs and Gina Coladangelo in his ministerial people died in the flooding in senior leaders to tackle Indian- symptoms are mild. office. From Monday, lockdown Germany's worst natural disaster in "Please make sure you come forward for rules will end in England, with more than half a century. That black tensions in Durban your vaccine if you haven't already." On suggested guidance replacing legal included about 98 in the Ahrweiler Tuesday, Javid, 51, was visiting a care norms on face masks and social district south of Cologne, New Delhi. South African President Cyril home in Streatham, south London, and gatherings. Meanwhile, the latest according to police. Ramaphosa on Friday said that he had sent earlier that day he was in Parliament. He daily total of coronavirus cases in Hundreds of people were still his police minister and the premier of got the positive test from a lateral flow now self-isolating at home with my family the UK stands at 51,870 the highest missing or unreachable as several KwaZulu Natal province to a township in test that he took after feeling "a bit groggy" on until I get the results of a PCR test," the figure since 15 January and 49 deaths. areas were inaccessible due to high Durban in order to tackle the escalating Friday night and says he is now self-isolating Pakistani-origin minister said in a video Some experts have called for some legal water levels while communication tensions between Indian and black at home with his family. "I was feeling a bit posted to his Twitter account. "I'm grateful that restrictions, including on face masks, to be in some places was still down. communities in the area. This came only groggy last night, so I took a lateral flow test I've had two jabs of the vaccine and so far, my kept in place while the infection rate remains Residents and business owners days after India's external affairs minister S this morning and it's come out positive, so I'm symptoms are very mild," he said. Javid, a high. struggled to pick up the pieces in Jaishankar spoke to his South African battered towns. "Everything is counterpart Naledi Pandor to express his completely destroyed. You don't concern over the widespread violence and recognise the scenery," said rioting in South Africa at present. Pandor Michael Lang, owner of a wine had assured Jaishankar that the South Environmental concerns grow as space tourism lifts off shop in the town of Bad Neuenahr- African government was doing everything Ahrweiler in Ahrweiler, fighting possible to enforce law and order. Tensions synthetic rubber as fuel and burns it in nitrous back tears. German President between the Indian and black communities oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas After years Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited in the township of Phoenix and surrounding of waiting, Richard Branson's journey to Erftstadt in the state of North areas in South Africa were sparked by posts > space this month on a Virgin Galactic vessel Rhine-Westphalia, where the on social media that emerged following the The nascent space was supposed to be a triumphant disaster killed at least 45 people. violence over the arrest of former South homecoming. Instead, the jaunt attracted "We mourn with those that have African President Jacob Zuma on July 7. tourism industry has found significant criticism -- about its carbon lost friends, acquaintances, family "WANTEDTO GO MYSELF" footprint. With Jeff Bezos set to launch on a members," he said. "Their fate is President Ramaphosa had briefly visited itself facing tough Blue Origin rocket on July 20, and Elon ripping our hearts apart." Around Ethekwini, a metropolitan municipality that questions about its Musk's SpaceX planning an all-civilian 700 residents were evacuated late includes Durban city and surrounding orbital mission in September, the nascent on Friday after a dam broke in the towns, in order to assess the situation of space tourism industry finds itself facing town of Wassenberg near Cologne, continued violence and looting in the area. environmental impact. negligible compared to other human activities authorities said. But Wassenberg or even commercial aviation," NASA's chief tough questions about its environmental However, he has not yet visited the suburbs impact. mayor Marcel Maurer said water of Phoenix and Pietermaritzburg, the climate advisor Gavin Schmidt told AFP. But levels had been stabilising since the some scientists are worried about the potential Right now, rocket launches as a whole don't night. "It's too early to give the all- capital of KwaZulu-Natal province, which happen often enough to pollute significantly. have been worst affected. for longer term harm as the industry is poised clear but we are cautiously for major growth, particularly impacts to the "The carbon dioxide emissions are totally optimistic," he said. The Dozens treated after chemical ozone layer in the still poorly understood negligible compared to other human activities Steinbachtal dam in western Washington. After years of waiting, Richard upper atmosphere. Virgin Galactic, which or even commercial aviation," NASA's chief Germany, however, remained at leak at Texas water park Branson's journey to space this month on a came under fire in op-eds on CNN and Forbes, climate advisor Gavin Schmidt told AFP. But risk of breaching, authorities said Virgin Galactic vessel was supposed to be a as well as on social media, for sending its some scientists are worried about the potential after some 4,500 people were triumphant homecoming. Instead, the jaunt billionaire founder to space for a few minutes for longer term harm as the industry is poised evacuated from homes KPRC-TV reports that some of attracted significant criticism -- about its in a fossil fuel-guzzling spaceship, says its for major growth, particularly impacts to the downstream. Steinmeier said it those who became sick were carbon footprint. carbon emissions are about equivalent to a ozone layer in the still poorly understood upper would take weeks before the full children, including a 3-year-old With Jeff Bezos set to launch on a Blue Origin business-class ticket from London to New atmosphere. Virgin Galactic, which came damage, expected to require rocket on July 20, and Elon Musk's SpaceX York. The company "has already taken steps to under fire in op-eds on CNN and Forbes, as who was hospitalized in stable several billions of euros in planning an all-civilian orbital mission in offset the carbon emissions from its test flights well as on social media, for sending its reconstruction funds, could be condition. September, the nascent space tourism industry and is examining opportunities to offset the billionaire founder to space for a few minutes assessed. Armin Laschet, state finds itself facing tough questions about its carbon emissions for future customer flights, in a fossil fuel-guzzling spaceship, says its premier of North Rhine- Houston. A chemical leak at a Houston-area environmental impact. Read: Explainer: How and reduce our supply chain's carbon carbon emissions are about equivalent to a water park left dozens suffering from minor Westphalia and the ruling CDU Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space footprint," it said in a statement to AFP. Virgin business-class ticket from London to New party's candidate in September's skin irritation and respiratory issues York. Saturday, authorities said. Twenty-nine "The carbon dioxide emissions are totally Galactic's SpaceShipTwo uses a type of general election, said. people were taken to local hospitals following the incident at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Spring, the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office Gandhi's Phoenix Settlement unaffected by violence in surrounding townships in South Africa tweeted. Thirty-nine others declined to be taken to a hospital after undergoing decontamination procedures. The Phoenix Settlement started by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa has remained unaffected by the violence and looting KPRC-TV reports that some of those who became sick were children, including a 3- in the townships surrounding it, Gandhi's granddaughter said. year-old who was hospitalized in stable condition. The chemicals involved Johannesburg. The Phoenix Settlement A level of calm has returned to the area after In this area people have been working included hypochlorite solution and 35% started by Mahatma Gandhi at the turn of Police Minister Bheki Cele visited each together for decades African, Indian, sulfuric acid, officials said. “The safety of the last century during his tenure there as a area on Saturday and addressed the Coloured or white. “There are also many our guests and team member is always our young lawyer has been unaffected by the communities there. “I would like to examples of good community leaders in highest priority and the park was rampant violence and looting in the appeal to the community members to both communities working together in the immediately cleared as we try to determine townships surrounding it, his form a task team that will focus on interests of all citizens, which should be a cause,” Hurricane Harbor Splashtown granddaughter Ela Gandhi has said. Her communicating with us. Please select emulated by all,” Gandhi said, adding that an spokesperson Rosie Shepard said in a comment came after reports of tensions people you can trust to meet with us inter-faith peace prayer would be hosted on statement, according to news outlets. “Out of an abundance of caution, the park has between the Indian community in the regularly and that will help unite the Sunday in Durban involving all been closed for the day.” Authorities are sprawling suburb of Phoenix and the areas,” Cele said as he told the communities. investigating the cause of the incident, adjacent Black townships of Zwelisha communities that a team of 10 detectives PHOENIX SETTLEMENT REMAINS which they said was contained to one and Bhambayi following the deaths of 20 would be dedicated to investigating these PEACEFUL Black residents during the week of violence Zuma was sentenced to 15 months murders. FAKE NEWS attraction at the park. “Grateful for the swift imprisonment by the country’s apex court Gandhi said that at the Phoenix Settlement action from first responders today at and looting that has plagued the province. Gandhi said that the reports about the racial there was no sign of the looting and arson Protests that started after the jailing of formerfor contempt of court after he repeatedly tensions were being fuelled by a lot of fake Splashtown,” Houston’s chief elected refused to testify at the Commission of that has bedevilled the province. “We are official, Lina Hidalgo, tweeted. “We’ve president Jacob Zuma on July 7 rapidly news doing the round on social media. working there daily in the limited way that issued a closure order to investigate and turned violent, with shopping centres,Inquiry into State Capture, where several “There are tensions, but not at the level that witness have implicated him in corruption. we were forced to implement because of the ensure the park meets all requirements warehouses looted and set alight by huge is being reported. There has not been that Covid-19 pandemic restrictions since last before reopening again.” mobs who outnumbered security forces.POLICE MINISTER'S VISIT degree of aggression that is being claimed. year,” she said. New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 FoodsFOODS THE SIKH TIMES 9

experience and skill of the writer. Books can There might be a surfeit of food shows Innovations Pvt Ltd, which works for be handed over from one generation to innovations in restaurants and cuisines. He on TV but they will never replace the another, especially books rich in traditional was even honored with the 'Culinary Trail and regional cooking for newly-wed brides. Blazer of Singapore' award by 'Michelin good old cookbooks, says chef Milind Books are a rich source of history tradition and Star Guide' for his work of transforming the culture too. image of Indian cuisine from a mundane, Sovani, who has, in his three-decade- "Lastly, but most importantly, I feel cookery ordinary five-to-seven-dollar-cuisine to a books are more trusted than the cookery modern high-end one. long career, served Bollywood stars like shows on TV or internet recipes. As these Asked how one can popularize Indian food books are written by experts or chefs, they are in other countries, he said: "Firstly, you Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and also considered more authentic and accurate need to be honest with your roots and have too," Sovani explained. in-depth knowledge of Indian cuisine. Sanjay Dutt - and created awareness Now, he is penning an autobiography to inspire about Indian cuisine in Singapore others with his where he worked for 13 years. journey.Writing a book on his life has been on the mind of the 52-year-old for the last five years, but it was in 2012 when he returned to India from Singapore that he gave it a serious thought. "I have been working on it for a year and half now. I want to share with readers, especially youngsters, about the journey of a chef, the hardships faced and the sweet success "Secondly, understand the market need of moments. I wish to do this to inspire people that country, the current perceived image of and also spread awareness among the masses. Indian cuisine and how you can develop the Recipes... anyone can write, but the taste buds of the local population towards experiences I have and can share are unique," Indian cuisine. Open Indian restaurants Sovani said. which can offer good, healthy and modern To be available on stands after six months, the food." book "will be a very good read for everyone". But, as of now, he has plans of increasing "It covers stories of my celebrity interactions, the number of branches of his restaurant glorious moments, mega banquets, April Rain, which has two outlets in international experiences, my cookery tips, Pune."I plan to take this brand pan-India guidance to aspiring chefs and more," he said. and the next outlet would surely be in The chef often travels to Singapore as he has Mumbai," said the Mumbai-based chef. his own consultancy firm, Hospitality

Hot corn tastes great in the monsoon. Here's how to cook with it in these two easy ways... Two quick ways CORN SALAD Yield: Ingredients: Corn kernels - 1 cup Red bell to cook corn peppers - 1 tbsp Onions and spring onions chopped - 1 tbsp each Chopped Kairi- ¾ tbsp Celery stalk, diced - 1 tbsp Cherry tomatoes - 5 Pineapple diced - 1 tbsp Parsley - 1 tsp Cilantro leaves - 1 tsp Basil - 3 leaves Avocado, diced - ½ each Olive oil - 1 tbsp Lemon juice - 2 tsp Black salt - to taste Tacos TVTV showsshows willwill nevernever replacereplace - 3 shells Method: Blanch the corn in hot water with salt. Do not overcook it. Drain and set aside. Now, cut the onions, peppers, pineapple, kairi (raw mango), celery and avocado. Also dice the cherry tomatoes and add the herbs like basil, parsley and cilantro basil to the vegetables. Season this. Add the lemon juice and olive oil. Toss it well and serve it in the shells with herb buttered rice on the side. Corn broth CookbooksThis apart, "in a country like India, where Cookbooks"In the time of internet and TV, printed require electric connections, or WiFi and the Yield: it. When it melts add some of the oil and internet or TV signals are not widely or easily cookery books are facing a challenge of like. You can always mark some points on Ingredients: Onions, chopped - 1 Leeks, the onions, chopped potatoes, leeks, available, books can be of great help in any place existence...but, no, things are not all that bad them, make earfolds for important pages, chopped - ½ cup Celery, chopped - ½ cup celery plus the yellow bell peppers and and location. The visual charm of using a yet. We have to accept the forces of change, make small notes on them for your future Potatoes, diced - 1 cup Corn kernels - 2 cups corn kernels, taking care not to over cookery book, which is attractively and but still there are many positives in owning reference and pass them down to the next Yellow peppers, chopped - ½ cup Garlic, cook it. Add the garlic and saute too. artistically printed with appetizing photos, is and using cookery books - and of course generation or even share them easily with chopped - 1 tbsp Vegetable stock - 1 litre Add the milk and vegetable stock. Cook always a delight. Coffee table books also look writing them too," Sovani told us in an e- friends," added Sovani, who has worked Milk - a cup Parlsey - 1 tsp Chives - 1 tsp till the vegetables turn soft. Blend this good on your book shelves," Sovani maintained. mail interview. with establishments like New Delhi's Hotel Cream - ¾ cup Olive oil - 1 tbsp Butter - to and add cream plus the seasoning, as Elaborating on the theme, Sovani said: "While "Cooking with the help of a cookery book in Samrat and Hotel Jaipur Ashok. taste well as the chopped herbs. Serve hot cooking using a cookery book, your imagination the kitchen is always the best help around. Then, books are always handy to keep, loan Method: Heat a pan and drizzle the butter into with garlic bread. You can keep it on your table, you do not and borrow and have good mobility. is also at work and you tend to draw from the

Just the mention of fish sauce makes Gourmet products you must use in your people rethink altogether. They probably The many delectable avatars of imagine their dish soaked in fish liquid. The truth being much different, first fish sauce should be used in mild quantities. It is tangy in nature that adds zest to the preparations. Here are a few ways to include fish sauce in your food: You can use a spoon of fish sauce in the marinade of a large chicken waiting to be Momos kitchenkitchen grilled. Use a drop or two in pastas and salads. Be careful not to use more than required as it may ruin your dish. For all The history of dumplings, it is said, dates back to the 16th century during the Thai food lovers, a pinch of fish sauce can time of the Ming Dynasty. Today, dumplings can be found in dozens of versions, add a punch to your gravy. from the street food variety to the more nuanced, fine dining ones. Exotic Salts We take a look at some of the avatars. You cannot even imagine any dish Nepal. Filled with veggies, meat (chicken, From classic Chinese dim sum to Italian without salt. If normal salt can add such mutton, pork) and flavoured with spices, the value to your food imagine what different ravioli, Japanese Gyoza and Tibetian momos, dumplings are snugly folded and served gourmet salt can take the level of your these little pockets of heaven have seen many steamed, fried or pan-fried. Momos are food onto. Gourmet salt is mostly used to transformations. Filled with meat, veggies and typically served with a red chilli and garlic finish the dish and therefore sprinkled just adequately flavoured with aromatics, the sauce known as sepen and chicken or vegetable before serving the dish. Some of the top succulent wraps are everyone's comfort food. stock.Gyoza Dim sum's Japanese counterpart, gourmet salts are Black salt, Himalayan From crab fillings to spinach the gyoza, is a Pink salt, Sea Salt, Kosher Salt and Fleur dumpling skins, you'd be delectable dumpling de sel. Here are a few useful tips: surprised that the city has an wrapped in a thin Flake salts do wonders to salads. array of dumplings to offer. wanton wrapper, filled Japanese salts are ideal for fish We scoured aroud looking for with finely minced preparations. the most unique options meat, veggies, Don't be scared by the word Gourmet. Hawaiian Black Salt makes meat even available.Siu Mai Siu mai scallions, celery and length for best results. Glossy dark brown originated in China. Unlike Here we list some fancy ingredients along in colour and ever so slightly moist are the more delectable. served with a dipping wontons, these deceptively with easy ways to use them at your next best ones. Flavored Vinegars sauce. The wrapper of a simple dumplings are wrapped party at home. Fish Sauce Well, this ingredient may not be gyoza is thicker and Vanilla Beans considered as gourmet but left open-faced and served chewier than other The sweet aroma of vanilla but can definitely add X as dim sum. Traditionally dumplings. Served as can live up the most bland factor that will turn an filled with pork and shrimp, dim sums are steamed fried, deep fried or pan grilled, a dish and that hold true even ordinary dish to styled like a flower and served as appetizers. If platter of gyoza is typically served with a gyoza more for toothy desserts. You extraordinary. you do not eat pork, choose from chicken or sauce (made with soya sauce and chilli oil) and might have tasted vanilla in Balsamic Vinegar is best fish filling. salad.Wontons Some 2000 odd years back, the form of artificial for Italian preparations. Har gow Essentially prepared with minced wontons were simply known as dumplings. It essences and now its turn to You can also whip it shrimp meat stuffed inside almost-transparent was only during 618-912 that it got its name upgrade and treat yourself to along with salad dumpling skin with multiple pleats. The lump and has been on everyone's mouth ever since. A the real deal. Even though a dressings and you're of shrimp mixed with scallions and water staple in China, wontons are dumplings filled bit expensive vanilla beans good to go. chestnuts is sauteed and flavoured with salt, with meat, fish or shrimp. Here is a variety of can be used in desserts such Wine Vinegar is also a pepper, garlic and sauces of your choice and wontons available in and around the city — as ice cream or waffle syrup result of fermented wine steamed in a bamboo steamer. Juicy prawns Chinese cabbage and pork wonton, chicken and they will make you feel and does wonders to prep wrapped in succulent wheat wrap — what's wonton dumped in clear soup, fried wontons like you've seen heaven! up a dish. Use it in sweet not to love? served as appetizers with a puddle of zesty Look for whole vanilla beans and sour dishes, pickles Momos sauce and the classic steamed wontons served that are about 6 to 8 inches in and even chutneys. These originated in Tibet and migrated to alongside. chicken broth or stock. New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 BUSINESS THE SIKH TIMES 10

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Also Read: comparison, gold is currently trading around used to book the cylinder via a missed call. 7900. of Rs 56191 after investors flocked to bullion Subscribed to Zomato IPO? Check allotment Rs 48,300. For cylinder refilling, customers can message or call the company at 7588888824. Also Read: Delhi: Now, get 10% discount on DTC and cluster bus tickets via e-ticketing app Meanwhile, Indane has recently launched a new Changing gears: Utility vehicles Currency assets propel cylinder that lets customers know much gas is left inside. The state-owned Liquefied forex reserves to fresh Petroleum Gas (LPG) brand has named the smart cylinder as Composite Cylinder. outrace other segments in Q1 sales high of $611 bn HDFC Bank Q1: Net profit up New Delhi. In what confirms Indian car buyers’ Tata Safari in February, Citroen C5 Aircross in said. Rajeev Singh, partner & leader, New Delhi. The country’s foreign increasing preference for utility vehicles April, and Hyundai Alcazar in June) whose automotive, Deloitte India, added that the exchange reserves increased by 16.1%, but 2nd wave dents (UVs) over sedans and hatchbacks, the first sales picked up in April-June, even as there ongoing shift to UVs, and SUVs in particular, $1.883 billion to touch a record quarter of FY22 saw the former outselling the were no new sedans launched and just two is also because these enjoy higher resale value high of $611.895 billion in the pace of growth latter in the sub-segments where the two are hatchbacks (new Hyundai i20 in November compared to a hatchback or an entry-level week ended July 9, data released by present (excluding the mini segment — cars and TataAltroz iTurbo in January). sedan. He said a large number of used cars go the RBI showed. under 3,600 mm in length — where there are However, the bigger reason is consumers’ to smaller towns, where people are now The reserves have been on the rise New Delhi. Amid disruptions due to the since more than two weeks ago. In second wave of the pandemic, the nation’s only hatchbacks). realisation that UVs are ‘more car per car’ preferring SUVs as these areas may not have According to sales data by the Society of Indian (incidentally, this was the tagline of Tata as good a road infrastructure as in urban areas. the week ended July 2, they had largest private lender HDFC Bank on surged by $1.013 billion to Saturday registered lower than estimated Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in the Indica, a hatchback). Som Kapoor, partner, “This leads to more demand in the aftermarket, April-June 2021 period, hatchbacks and automotive sector, EY India, said Indian car and thus higher resale value of a new SUV,” he $610.012 billion. In the week net profit of Rs 7,730 crore during the June ended June 25, they had risen sedans put together sold 2,83,816 units, while buyers have started realising that UVs have said. Gaurav Vangaal, associate director, IHS quarter as the asset quality of the bank $5.066 billion to $608.999 billion. worsened. UVs sold marginally more at 2,86,092 units. comparatively more space, and offer better Markit, said that in the next three quarters, This was a reverse of the trend in the January- c o m fort, driving experience and Maruti Suzuki will launch new generations of During the reporting week ended July Although the net profit of the bank posted a 9, the increase in foreign exchange 16.1 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) growth, March 2021 period, when hatchbacks and manoeuvrability, compared to sedans or the Baleno, Celerio and Alto, which will push sedans sold 3,79,742 units, and UVs trailed at hatchbacks. “In urban markets in particular, hatchback sales, and Tata is expected to launch — or forex — reserves was on the bottomline missed the Rs 7,931-crore account of the rise in foreign consensus estimate by Bloomberg. The net 3,48,194 units. Part of the reason, analysts the average car-buying age is coming down, the Hornbill (an entry-level SUV), which will currency assets (FCA), a major interest income (NII) of the lender, said, is six new UVs being launched in recent and younger buyers, in general, prefer good push UV sales. “But, overall, with clear however, grew 9 per cent y-o-y to Rs 17,009 consumer preference towards UVs, India will component of the overall reserves, months (Nissan Magnite in December, new driving dynamics and customisation over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) crore, but remained flat sequentially. The Jeep Compass in January, Renault Kiger and traditional features such as fuel efficiency,” he become a UV country by FY23,” he said. FE bank has acknowledged that business weekly data showed. FCA rose by activities remained curtailed for almost $1.297 billion to $568.285 billion two-thirds of the quarter due to Covid-19, during the reporting week. In the which has led to a decrease in retail loan preceding week, the FCA had originations, sale of third-party products, swelled by $748 million to card spends and efficiency in collection Not just food, but fuel, minerals and $566.988 billion, as per data by the efforts. The lower business volumes, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on coupled with higher slippages, resulted in Friday. Expressed in dollar terms, lower revenues, as well as an enhanced the foreign currency assets include level of provisioning. Provisions during the metals too feed retail inflation, show data the effect of appreciation or quarter rose 24 per cent y-o-y to Rs 4,831 depreciation of non-US units like crore, compared with Rs 3,892 crore in the the euro, pound and yen held in the year-ago quarter. Provisions and realignment of consumer spending back foreign exchange reserves. Gold contingencies for the quarter included to services, which could ease the demand reserves were up by $584 million to specific loan loss provisions of Rs 4,219.7 side pressure on goods, thereby easing $36.956 billion in the reporting crore and other provisions of Rs 611 crore. some inflationary pressure on the goods week, according to the data. These The core net interest margin (NIM) of the ? The looming concern is that side. The outlook on wholesale prices, reserves had climbed by $76 bank declined 10 basis points (bps) which are an indicator for producers’ million to $36.372 billion in the sequentially to 4.1 per cent, against 4.2 per the sharp rise in producers’ prices, is concerning: they have risen week ended July 2. The special cent in the March quarter. The asset quality steadily over the last four quarters, rising drawing rights (SDRs) with the of the lender worsened during the June prices will progressively feed International Monetary Fund quarter. Gross non-performing assets to the highest level of 11.9 per cent in April-June in the 2011-12 series. This (IMF) inched marginally lower to (NPAs) ratio of the lender declined 8 bps to into the final consumer goods $1.547 billion. In the week ago 0.48 per cent, compared to gross NPAs of will most certainly translate into higher basket, translating into retail inflation. High state and Central period, the SDRs had increased by 0.4 per cent in the previous quarter. $49 million to $1.548 billion. The such as manufactured products such as taxes on fuel along with high crude oil However, net NPAs ratio improved 5 bps to country’s reserve position with the consumer price inflation with rubber, plastic products, furniture and prices have translated into the inflation for 0.45 per cent from 0.5 per cent in the March IMF increased by $3 million to quarter. The total credit cost ratio was 1.67 transport and communication. ‘crude, petroleum and natural gas’ spiking to per cent, compared to 1.64 per cent in the some lag. 55.5 per cent in April-June from -35.6 per cent $5.107 billion in the reporting The looming concern is that the sharp rise in week, the central bank data March quarter and 1.54 per cent in the producers’ prices will progressively feed into in April-June 2020 and 9 per cent in January- quarter ending June 30, 2020. March this year. With monsoons being patchy, showed. In the previous week too, the final consumer goods basket, translating the reserve position with the IMF into consumer price inflation with some lag. both spatially and in terms of the timing, it is New Delhi. Latest inflation prints, both at expected to stoke food inflation further. On the had increased, gaining $139 Adding to this worry is the fact that inflation million to reach $5.105 billion. The Ola gets 1 lakh bookings for wholesale and retail levels, may have shown a rates in major economies are also surging on retail inflation front, the trend has been slight moderation, but a closer look at the data mirrored with the inflation rate for the rising forex reserves could bring the back of rising commodity prices and some comfort to the government as electric scooter reveals a marked surge among all items over pickup in demand after the pandemic. The ‘transport and communication’ segment rising the last four quarters — suggesting inflation is to 11.58 per cent in April-June this year from well as the Reserve Bank in latest inflation print for the US has been the managing the nation’s external and New Delhi. Ola Electric on Saturday said getting generalised. Inflation rates for items highest in 13 years, rising to 5.4 per cent in 6.78 per cent in April-June a year ago. Fuel and that it has received around one lakh such as minerals, edible oils, oilseeds, dairy light inflation has risen sharply to 10.83 per internal financial issues at a time June. The RBI will have to walk a tightrope for when the economy is facing Covid bookings for its upcoming scooter and poultry items have gained momentum over balancing growth and inflation amid subdued cent in April-June from 3.95 per cent a quarter within the first 24 hours of initiating the the last one year, with the cascading impact of ago and 1.66 per cent in the corresponding stress once again and it could have consumer demand. The only sliver of hope: as an impact on the gross. process. elevated fuel prices clearly visible in segments economies open up, there could be a period a year ago. The company had opened booking for its electric scooter in the evening of July 15. “I am thrilled by the tremendous response from customers across India Subscribed to Zomato IPO? Check allotment date and steps to check allotment status for our first electric vehicle. The unprecedented demand is a clear indicator of shifting consumer Z The last New Delhi: Zomato’s initial oversubscribed. The staff of preferences to EVs. This is a huge step public offering (IPO) was t h e f o o d a ggregator forward in our mission to transition the date to apply one of the much-awaited subscribed to just 0.62% of world to sustainable mobility,” Ola offerings of 2021. With the the reserved quota. In total, Chairman and Group chief executive for the IPO i s s u e s u b s c r i b i n g a n Zomato’s IPO received bids officer Bhavish Aggarwal said in a impressive 38.25 times, for 2,751.25 crore equity statement. Ola claims the electric scooter was July 16. i n v e s t o r s a r e n o w shares against the quota of would be class leading in terms of speed, impatiently waiting for the 71.92 crore equity shares, range, boot space as well as technology. Z The IPO got stock to list on public according to the data The company has stated that the model exchanges. available on the Bombay would be priced aggressively to make it an The last date to apply for the Stock Exchange (NSE). Also widely accessible. Ola plans to reveal the stock was July 16. The IPO Read: Delhi: Now, get 10% features and price of the scooter in the impressive got an impressive response discount on DTC and cluster coming days. The scooter will be made- from all kinds of investors. bus tickets via e-ticketing in-India for the world. It would be response For instance, qualified app With the issue now manufactured at the company’s two- institutional buyers (QIBs) closed, investors are waiting wheeler factory, being built in Tamil from all subscribed to the issue 51.79 for the allotment date of the Nadu. The first phase of the Ola times while non-institutional equity shares. According to Futurefactory is nearing completion and kinds of investors bid for a total of the Zomato IPO timeline, will be operationalised soon, while the 32.96 times more than the subscribers will be able to full capacity of 10 million vehicles per investors. quota. However, only the check the allotment from annum will be built by next year. employee quota wasn’t July 22, 2021. New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 SPORTS THE SIKH TIMES 11

Tokyo Olympics: Covid scare forces Australia's athletics team Tokyo 2020: I want to come back with a medal to quarantine in rooms at training camp from the Olympics, says wrestler Bajrang Punia Tokyo. Australia's entire athletics team for the Tokyo Olympics was quarantined in their rooms on Saturday at their pre-Games Star wrestler Bajrang Punia is determined to return with an Olympic medal from the Tokyo. The 27-year-old is the second training camp in Cairns following a COVID-19 scare. An inconclusive test had seed in men's 65kg category in Tokyo. been returned by an unnamed official who travelled from Melbourne but subsequent New Delhi. India's Bajrang Punia considered probably his only tests have so far been negative, the is determined to avoid drama in weakness, but the wrestler from Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) the early rounds and wants to Haryana was not too perturbed. confirmed on Sunday. return home with an Olympic "Just focusing on leg defence is Athletes have since been permitted to medal from Tokyo Olympics, not the solution," he said. compete in a warm-up event after being starting from July 23. "When the opponent starts kept in their rooms from around midday on "I want to come back with a getting tired and fatigue sets in Saturday until late that evening. "My medal. I am working on not him, that's when I pounce on and understanding is (Athletics Australia) giving points early," Punia told attack and accumulate points. applied an abundance of caution and said to the Times of India newspaper. "My style is more on the lines of athletes: 'Right, just until we get this sorted "Coach (Emzarios Bentinidis) working hard for my win. I am out everyone is going to stay in their keeps on telling me that a come- not able to play the technical rooms,'" said David Hughes, the AOC's from-behind victory requires a game like the other 65kg chief medical officer."COVID doesn't have lot of effort and if I keep on wrestlers do. "My strong point is legs, it can't move unless people move. So doing that, I will be spent when I power and endurance. they did the right thing. They said to reach the medal rounds." The That helps me to come back (in a everyone: 'Stay still until we get this 27-year-old is the second seed in bout)." World champion sorted.'" Athletes and officials at the camp men's 65kg category in Tokyo, Russian Gadzhimurad is the top were all placed in isolation in their rooms as the one on whose shoulders rest seed in a strong group which, Athletics Australia implemented extra India's hopes of winning the according to Punia, contained testing protocols above those required, country's first Olympic gold in 10-12 wrestlers who could beat Hughes said. The official, whose wrestling. Asian and each other "on their inconclusive test was followed by two Commonwealth Games gold day".Bajrang will be in action negative tests, must complete additional medallist, Punia's leg defence is onAugust 6 and 7. tests before rejoining the rest of the team. Tokyo Paralympics: India to send 7-member Para Premier League: Arsenal agree deal to sign Brighton Badminton team; Noida DM Tokyo 2020: First batch of Suhas LY, Sarkar get bipartite & Hove Albion defender Ben White for £50m India’s 88-strong Olympic- quotas Arsenal have agreed a deal in principle to sign Brighton & Hove Albion defender Ben White for 50 million pounds bound contingent reaches

New Delhi. As Para-Badminton is set to ($68.86 million). White who was a late call up to Gareth Southgate's England squad for Euro 2020. Japan make its debut at the Paralympic Games in New Delhi. Arsenal has Brighton last season, Peterborough to cut his teeth. Tokyo next month, India will send a strong agreed to sign Brighton & making 36 Premier Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are New Delhi. Amid gloom seven-member squad after the Badminton Hove Albion defender Ben League appearances in looking to strengthen their back surrounding the Games because of World Federation (BWF) on Friday White for 50 million pounds the heart of the defence. line after finishing eighth in the the pandemic, the first batch of granted two bipartite quotas to the country. ($68.86 million), British He also helped Brighton league last season and missing out India's 88-strong Olympic-bound Para shuttlers Suhas L. Yathiraj has been media reported on Saturday. survive relegation and on European football for the first contingent reached here on Sunday granted the quota in men’s singles SL4 Sky Sports reported Brighton finish 16th in the top time since the 1994-95 season. morning to participate in the while Manoj Sarkar has made the cut in have added a sell-on clause flight with the joint-best Meanwhile, Brighton confirmed Covid-19 hit Tokyo Games, men’s singles SL3, and will be joining the for White, who was a late defence in the bottom winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh has beginning on July 23. team led by world no. 1 Pramod Bhagat. call up to Gareth half of the league (46 completed a permanent move to Athletes and officials from eight The addition of the two para shuttlers also Southgate's England squad g o a l s c o n c e d e d ) . Dutch side Feyenoord on a three- disciplines of archery, badminton, boosted India’s medal prospect in the two for the European White’s journey to year contract.The Iran table tennis, hockey, judo, men’s singles categories. India already has Championship. White did international football international joined Brighton gymnastics, swimming and rejected. The 23-year-old is Bhagat in men’s singles SL3 and Tarun not feature at the Euros as has not been a straightforward from Eredivisie outfit AZ weightlifting landed in the expected to take a medical when Dhillon in men’s singles SL4 events. “It’s England lost to Italy in the final. one. Having been released by Alkmaar in 2018 but struggled for Japanese capital from New Delhi he returns from holiday on July wonderful to have a strong presence at the Arsenal had a £40m bid rejected Southampton as a youngster, he regular first-team chances, in a chartered Air India flight from 26. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Indian para in June with another move for a joined Brighton before heading scoring four goals in 61 New Delhi. The contingent of 88 shuttlers are doing very well in price of £47m subsequently White was one of the standout out on loan to Newport and appearances in all competitions. members comprised 54 athletes, international events including Asian Para performers for Graham Potter's besides support staff and IOA Games and World Championships, and representatives. Hockey, now this is the time to lead the show in the consisting of both the men's and Paralympics. It’s great to have two shuttlers Vitality blast: Joe Root's Yorkshire display sportsmanship, women's teams, is the largest each in the men’s SL3 category and men’s among all disciplines. Some of the SL4 category which enhances our medal Indian athletes have already prospect. We wish to have the gold and refuse to run out injured Lancashire batsman reached Tokyo from their silver in both the category,” chief national respective training bases abroad. coach Gaurav Khanna said. “A little bit India's lone weightlifter in fray, disappointing though as I was expecting Mirabai Chanu reached Tokyo on more shuttlers to qualify since they did well Friday from her training base in St in the recent BWF events.” An elated Louis, USA. The boxers and Yathiraj, who is the District Magistrate of shooters have also reached from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, was confident of > Joe Root's Yorkshire their respective training bases in winning a medal at Tokyo 2020. ‘Confident Italy and Croatia. India will be to win a medal in Tokyo’ “Being the DM of display incredible sportsman represented by a 228-strong Noida, it was a very challenging time spirit in Vitality blast defeat contingent, including 119 athletes, during the Pandemic. But I never gave up at the Tokyo Olympics, which will on my training and devoted all my focus > The incident took place be held under strict health and time to it. I am very much confident to protocols and without spectators in clinch a medal at Tokyo 2020,” said during a group match the wake of the raging pandemic. Yathiraj, a bronze medallist at the 2018 Four Indian sailors -- Nethra Asian Para Games. between Yorkshire and Kumanan and Vishnu Saravanan Lancashire (laser class), KC Ganapathy and Ireland's Simi Singh, first Varun Thakkar (49er class) -- were > We made a very difficult the first from the country to reach cricketer to score ODI century Tokyo from their training bases in decision under pressure: Joe the middle of the pitch when the ball was decision under pressure," Yorkshire captain Europe. They started training on batting at No 8, has India returned to theYorkshirewicketkeeper. Joe Root said. "(Croft’s injury) looked very Thursday. However, news from the Root The incident took place in the 18th over of the serious at first glance. In many ways it was a Games village is not good at all as connect game with Lancashire needing 15 runs from relief it was nothing serious. "I am sure there Tokyo Olympics organisers on 18 deliveries, with five wickets in hand. will be many opinions. Many people would Sunday reported three new cases of New Delhi. Frustrated that his cricketing However, the Yorkshire wicketkeeper have handled it differently." Croft lauded Covid-19 infection among New Delhi. Joe Root's Yorkshire displayed decided not to dismiss Croft and threw the Yorkshire's decision, adding the warm career was not going anywhere, an 18- amazing sportsman spirit when the team athletes, as the population of the ball away as the team signaled the umpire to summer weather had got the better of him. year-old Simranjit Singh, aka Simi Singh, refused to run out Steven Croft after the athletes' village swells ahead of the of Mohali, Punjab, packed his bags for halt the play. Croft was able to continue his "Two games in two days at 36 (years old) and start of the pandemic-hit Games Ireland in 2005 to pursue hotel Lancashire batsman fell down injured while a bit of sun has done me," Croft said. "I put taking a run during a group game of the innings, scoring a crucial 26 not out as next week. Organisers reported 10 management. Very little did Simi know Lancashire won by four wickets with an over the brakes on, they worked, and my legs just new cases connected to the that destiny had something else in store for Vitality Blast. Notably, Lancashire's Steve Croft stumbled and fell while attempting to to spare to secure their spot in the quarter- cramped up. I didn't know where the ball had Olympics including media, him, as cricket followed him to Ireland as finals. "As a side, we made a very difficult gone. contractors and other personnel. well. He came to know that he could pursue steal a single and was laying on the ground in his cricket and academics simultaneously. So, in 2006, he joined Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin as a professional. India best placed of all teams in terms of batting depth, showed bowling strength in Australia: Ian Chappell Cut to the present; life came full circle for the Mohali-born cricketer. He scored his maiden international century against South Ian Chappell said that depth has become a prized possession for teams amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with teams often having to Africa at the same ground where his cricketing journey in Ireland began. “It was make last-minute changes to their squad due to absences related to the pandemic. really an emotional knock. After completing my century, at that moment, I New Delhi. India and New cricket squad is depth. Ideally "When it comes to batting talent, saw my entire journey in a flashback. Z e a l a n d h a v e s h o w n it should be both in batting and India are best placed of all the Scoring a century at this ground, where it remarkable depth in bowling bowling," Chappell in a teams. Their development all started, is going to stay forever with over the past one year and the column for ESPNcricinfo. system, which produces me,” Simi Singh told IndiaToday.In from former is the best placed team "India displayed their ample players with traditional Dublin. “The most satisfying thing about in terms of batting depth, said depth - particularly in quick techniques and provides the knock was that it came against the likes former Australia captain Ian bowling - in defeating ample opportunities at first- of Nortje (Anrich), Shamsi (Tabraiz), and Chappell. Australia on their recent tour. class level, is one to be Maharaj (Keshav), a top-class South Chappell said that depth has In making six changes from envied," Chappell said. "(But) African attack. On top of it, my strike rate become a prized possession the first to second Test and still mind you, the extent of India's was also good,” added Singh. Interestingly, for teams amid the Covid-19 defeating England reserves will be fully tested on one of Simi’s Irish teammate, Harry Tector, pandemic, with teams often comfortably at Edgbaston, the England tour as they have was his student when he used to be a coach having to make last-minute New Zealand surprised with already had to react to at the YMCA Cricket Club in Dublin. changes to their squad due to their talent too," he said. isolation requirements and “Harry was 12 when he joined the academy absences related to the Chappell, however, felt that they haven't even played a at the YMCA Cricket Club. I was his pandemic. "It has become India's depth will be tested in warm-up game. Just another coach, and then I was the one who handed abundantly clear during this England, where they play a example of why modern him his debut cap. It has been quite a pandemic-ravaged era that one five-match Test series starting cricket teams consider depth journey,” said Singh. of the prized ingredients in a onAugust 4. king," he said. 12 New Delhi, Monday, 19 July, 2021 FILM THE SIKH TIMES Salman Khan shares unseen pic to wish Katrina Rashmika Kaif on her 38th birthday

atrina Kaif turned 38 yesterday on July 16. MandannaMandanna Many Bollywood celebrities had taken to KInstagram to shower love on Katrina and wish the actress a happy birthday. Salman Khan too shared an adorable picture with Katrina and wished hits 19 million her well. SALMAN KHAN'S WISH FOR KATRINA KAIF Salman and Katrina share a great bond. In fact, in an followers on earlier interview the Namaste London actress called Salman her friend for life. The superstar also adores Katrina and he showed the same in his post. Wishing Katrina on her special day, Salman wrote, "Wish u an amazing birthday Katrina ! Healthier Instagram, shares a wealthier wiser birthdays with lots of love n respect in your life. @katrinakaif (sic)." SALMAN HAD MY BACK: KATRINA Speaking about Salman, Katrina said in an interview, special video message "Salman has really had my back, and has been there for me as a friend and support over the years, unfailingly and intuitively... He always seems to be s able to sense it... He’s that person who is Ra h completely reliable. I trust him implicitly, and I think we have that connection." mkia d Manann a s i SALMAN, KATRINATO STAR IN TIGER 3 From Tiger Zinda Hai to Bharat, Salman and Katrina oveemnah r th oo s s e have starred in many films together. Now, the pair in mil is gearing up to return to the sceen in the third film clocked 19 lion of the Tiger Zinda Hai franchise. Salman reprises his titular role of RAW agent in Tiger 3 and Katrina fol l o ers w on g Insta m S ra . he Kaif will return in the role of his wife and ISI agent Zoya. Emraan Hashmi will play the role of a villain thnkdheae rfa nsonth e in Tiger 3. The film will be helmed by Maneesh patl fo m r with ca a spe i l Sharma. video mg essa e.

ashmika Mandanna clocks in 19 million followers on Instagram. She took to her Alia Bhatt's new fitness post stories to share a special video message for her fans. She thanked them for their Rcontinued support all these years. Rashmika recently bought a new house in Mumbai get Katrina Kaif's approval. and moved in with her pup, Aura. She is shooting for her Bollywood debut film, Mission Majnu with Siddharth Malhotra. RASHMIKA CLOCKS IN 19 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM Alia Bhatt has shared a new Rashmika Mandanna has been entertaining her fans by sharing photos and videos of her puppy, Aura. She is currently living in Mumbai and shooting for Mission Majnu. The fitness post on Instagram. Pushpa actress is quite active on Instagram and Twitter and often treats fans to some beautiful pictures of herself. On July 16, she took to Instagram stories to share a video Katrina Kaif reacted to the as she clocked in 10 million followers on Instagram. In the video, she said, "Oh my god! I just saw, it's 19 million. It's a 19 million family. actress's picture. Thank you and loads of love (sic)," as she blew kisses to her fans. Sharing the video, she wrote, "Aaaaannndddd we are 19 mil fam. PS: excuse the noises in the background please..my pups are waging a war against each other (sic)." RASHMIKA'S UPCOMING FILMS Rashmika Mandanna was last seen in director Bakkiyaraj Kannan's Sulthan. The actress is presently shooting for her Bollywood debut flick, Mission Majnu, in which she is paired opposite Siddharth Malhotra. Rashmika is waiting to resume the shooting of Allu Arjun's Pushpa, directed by Sukumar. She also has a Hindi film titled Goodbye, in which she will share screen space with Amitabh Bachchan. This is what

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