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KAUNAINSHERIFFM Relativeswith theirnewborns afterthe fire at BhandaraDistrict General Hospital. PTI NEWDELHI,JANUARY9

THE UNION Health Ministryan- nouncedSaturdaythatthe na- Mothersonfloors above,10 tionwide vaccination of priority groups willbeginJanuary16to securethemagainst Covid-19, babies killed in hospital fire whichhas so farinfected more than1crore people and killed nearly 1.5lakh. 7rescued;dead between the ages of 3days and2months This announcement came af- terPrime MinisterNarendra Modi held ameeting to review VIVEKDESHPANDE the status of preparedness for Trucks enter the Serum InstituteofIndiapremisesinPune on Saturdaymorning. PavanKhengre BHANDARA(MAHARASHTRA), thevaccination. “Afterthe de- JANUARY9 tailedreview, it wasdecided that in viewofthe forthcoming festi- IT WASthe firstchildfor tribal vals including Lohri, Makar Power to Rail, Defence Covaxin volunteer dies couple Geeta,20, and Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu, Vishwanath Behere, 22, of the Covid-19 vaccination will to Education —all gears in Bhopal, firm says no Bhojapur villageadjacent to startfromJanuary 16,2021,”the BhandaracitynearNagpur,born Ministry said. ayear-and-a-halfafter their In the initial phase, priority move for the rollout link to vaccine, placebo marriage. Weighing only830 gm will be giventoanestimated 3 at birth, on November 10,their crorehealthcare workers and daughter nevermade it home, or frontline workers. PRABHARAGHAVAN, IRAMSIDDIQUE got aname. Shewas amongthe Charredremains of SNCU equipment afterthe fire. PTI This rollout datecomes less PRANAVMUKUL& SUNDAY BHOPAL,JANUARY9 10 infants, aged between three than aweekafter the drug regu- ANILSASI STORY days andtwo months, killedina lator granted accelerated ap- NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 A45-YEAR-OLD daily-wage fire at the BhandraDistrict Neonatal unit cleared proval fortwo vaccines — PAGE 13 worker,who participated in the General Hospital's Sick Neonatal Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield AS MANY as 20 Ministries, from Phase 3trial forBharat Biotech- CareUnit (SNCU) around 1.30 and Covaxin by Bharat Biotech PowertoRailways,Defenceand ICMR’s Covaxin in Bhopal at the am on Saturday. The sevenre- without fire audit, appeal and the ICMR, the latter vaccine LabourtoCivil Aviation and over People’s Medical Collegeand maining newborns in the unit, in acontrolled“clinical trial twodozen state-leveldepart- Hospital,diedDecember 21,nine all girls, were rescued. mode” giventhat itsefficacy data ments, from police to education: days afterhegot thefirstjab, ac- Tears pouring, Geeta,who for equipment pending is pending. an unprecedented official ma- cording to hospital records. lastsaw her daughter on Friday Healthcareworkers and chineryisbeing cranked up for The postmortemreport of evening, sat among relativestoo frontline workers will be fol- the Centre’s Covid-19vaccine Deepak Marawi, afather of dazedtospeak,ortorespond to TABASSUM ED Latest lowedbythose above 50 years of distribution effort. three, suspected “poisoning”asa effortstoconsole her. BARNAGARWALA hospital ageand those under-50 with co- As Prime MinisterNarendra Needle in cause. Bharat Biotech,inastate- Marawi, 45, wasfatherof Vishwanath, who had justone MUMBAI,JANUARY9 PLAIN E ● fire morbidities —these number Modi meetsChief Ministers ment, said thatthe “seriousad- three and adailywager. glimpse of his daughter,atbirth, EX around 27 crore, the Health Mondaytodiscuss the rollout, the haystack verse reaction” had been “thor- Iram Siddique sawher forthe second time ly- ARS1.52 CRORE proposal to in- Ministrysaid. this pan-government mobilisa- oughlyinvestigated” andwas ing dead in the hospital, on rush- stall anew fire safetysystemat THE BHANDARAhospital Morethan 79 lakh potential tion is comparable to theprepa- found “notrelated to vaccine or ing thereat4am following acall, the BhandaraDistrict General fire is the latest in aseries vaccine recipientshavealready ration ahead of ageneral election. to conduct vaccination sessions placebo”. Astate government time of enrolment, “had fulfilled with “twoburn marks”. Hospital, where10babies died of suchincidents,includ- been registeredonthe flagship The Union PowerMinistry at itshospitals, dispensariesand panel, too, ruledout any“lapses.” all the inclusion and exclusion Breaking down,Vishwanath, in ablaze early Saturdaymorn- ing at Covid centres in Co-WIN IT platform, whichwill has been instructedto coordinate other premises, willdo“vaccine Bharat Biotech saiditcould- criteria” and wasreportedtobe who worksasalabourer, says ing, has been pending with the Gujarat. Afterevery such provide real-time information of with statediscoms to ensureun- branding”onrailwaytickets n’t confirm if Marawi received healthyinall the “sitefollow up theywereexpecting her to re- stategovernment forseven incident, thereare prom- vaccine stocks and will trackin- interruptedelectricity supplyat while the Labour Ministrywill the vaccine or the placebo since calls postseven days of dosing.” turn home in around aweek. months. Meanwhile, setupin isesofaction.Families dividual recipients. vaccine storagepoints and ses- conduct vaccinationsessions it wasadouble-blind study.It “There areseveral factors that “She wasbornunderweight at a 2015,the Sick Neonatal Care wholosttheir newborns CONTINUEDONPAGE2 sion sites. The Railways,which is CONTINUEDONPAGE2 addedthat the volunteer,atthe CONTINUEDONPAGE2 private hospital,and had to be Unit (SNCU) wherethe babies willhopethat this time,it rushedstraight to the District diedhad had onlyone mockfire willgopastlip-service. Hospital. Shehad been gaining drill, backin2016-17, as per a weight and was1.3 kg now. She district official. wasset fordischarge on attain- Bhandaradistrict authorities DRIVERS,GUARDS ing 1.5kg.” Vishwanath adds that were also yettoget afireaudit PITCH IN FORRESCUE Chinesesoldier crosses SC hearing tomorrow: Punjab theyhad even argued with the done at the hospital, despitea PAGE 11 LACsouth of Pangong readytochallenge farm laws CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 WORLD Para gets bail, court says Tso, in Army custody tionedinListII(StateList) of the KANCHANVASDEV& Constitution of India and fall un- tigated.Further details are ANANTHAKRISHNANG der the exclusivedomain of the UAPA case not made out, KRISHNKAUSHIK awaited,” the Armysaid. CHANDIGARH,NEWDELHI, stategovernment,the NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 South Pangong Tsoisone of JANUARY9 Government of India had en- the areas whereonlyafew hun- acted the three farm laws under ‘not awhisper on him’ ACHINESE soldier, who had dred metres separate troopsof WITH TALKSbetween the provisions related to agriculture crossedthe Line of Actual the twocountries. Centreand farmer unions op- marketing mentionedinListIII Control south of Pangong Tsoin In Augustlastyear,Indian posedtothe newagriculture (Concurrent List). ARUNSHARMA eastern Ladakh,was appre- troops surprisedthe Chinese by laws failing to makeany head- Being acentral legislation, INDONESIAJET WITH JAMMU,JANUARY9 PDP youth hended by the Indian Armyin occupying dominatingheights way, andthe Supreme Court Adharna at Reliance Mall in the stategovernment, he said, 62 GOES MISSING ON wing leader the early hours of Friday. on the south bank of Pangong scheduledtohear Monday a Ludhiana. GurmeetSingh had limited options under DOMESTIC FLIGHT NEARLYONE-AND-A-HALF wasarrested In astatement Saturday, the Tso, and in the largerChushul clutchofpetitions related to the Article 254(2) of the month afterhis arrest by the NIA on Nov25 Armysaid the “PLAsoldier had sub-sector. matter,the Punjab government Constitution and it had exercised MUTED, ISOLATED, on chargesofalleged terror links, transgressedacross the LACand Indian troops positioned said Saturdayithad finalised pe- Amarinder Singh said state that with the Punjab assembly TRUMP FACES PDP youth wing leader Waheed wastaken into custody by Indian themselvesonGurung Hill, titions to challengethe newly AdvocateGeneral Atul Nanda passing Bills to amend the cen- IMPEACHMENT Ur Rehman Para wasSaturday the present applicant”, and that troops” deployedinthe area. Magar Hill, Mukhpari, Rechin La enacted laws. had already prepared andfi- tral laws.Asper the lawofthe PAGE 12 granted bail by Special Judge he is even referred to as “sus- “Troops from either side are and Rezang La. Theynow have Also Saturday, the nalised petitions to challenge the land, anyBillpassedbythe state SunitGupta,holding that “of- pected accusedinthe said case”. deployedalong theLAC since direct viewofChina’s Moldo Consortium of Indian Farmers three central Acts. assembly, he said,are mandato- fences, particularly falling under It also questionedthe very basis friction eruptedlastyear dueto Garrison, and the strategic Associations (CIFA) approached “Since these Acts impact the rilyrequired to be sent to the Unlawful Activities Act(UAPA), of Para's arrest,onthe “so-called unprecedented mobilisationand Spanggur Gap, whichcan be the SupremeCourt, seeking to be livesand futureofour farmers, Governorwho,after studying it, INSIDE arenot prima facie made out disclosurestatement”ofmilitant forwardconcentration by usedtolaunchoffensives —as heardagainstthe challengeto all decisions will be takencare- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 againstthe applicant/accused”. SyedNaveedMushtaq Shah alias Chinese troops. The PLAsoldier the Chinese did in 1962. the newlaws. It said “farm re- fullyand judiciouslyatanoppor- SEVENSTATESNOW Highlighting various loop- Naveed Baba, notingthatits “le- is being dealtwithasper laid Indian troops also readjusted formsare beneficial to enable in- tune time,” the ChiefMinister REPORTBIRDFLU; holes in the NIA caseagainst Para, galvalue” was“seriouslyhit by down procedures, and the cir- theirpositions on thenorth bank creasedincometofarmers and said in astatement. ANOTHER FARMER DELHISHUTSMARKET the judgesaid neither the origi- Section 25 of the Evidence Act”, cumstances under whichhehad of thePangong lake,occupying growth of agriculture”. He said although matters re- KILLS HIMSELF PAGES 4, 7 nal nor the supplementary whichsays that suchconfessional crossedthe LACare being inves- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Punjab Chief Minister lated to agricultureare men- PAGE 3 chargesheethas a“referenceof CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Gurgaon Policecrime: scarred victim, jobless family,kidsout of school

PAGE 1 up in police custody,hecan no sincehis arrest.Hewas beaten Mamta alsolosther cleaning job had worked therefor eight ther,” said Amirchand. ANCHOR longer do anyphysicallabour so muchthat he can no longer lift at the villageschool, and has not months and wasgetting paid Kumar wasarrestedafter an and has been unable to find ajob. heavy things or do manual work. worked since. Rs 6,000 permonth.” eight-year-old boyofapromi- Recently, theCBI filedasup- It gets especially bad in the win- Forawhile,the family de- Even as the familyhas lost nent private school in Gurgaon plementarychargesheet ter... Localshelp outand we four pendedonthe earnings of jobs at variousschools, the chil- wasfound with histhroat slit SUKRITABARUAH against four Gurgaon police of- sisters send across whatever we Kumar's father Amirchand, who dren ironicallyhavenot been near the school toileton GURGAON,JANUARY9 ficers forallegedly framing can from time to time.” worked as asecurity guardata able to attend classes through- September 8, 2017.Kumar Kumar in the case. When The Sunday Express school earning Rs 6,000 per out the pastyear.Theyare en- worked as abus conductor at the OVER THREE years have passed The family--Kumar,his wife, visited,Kumarwas notathome, month. However, Amirchand rolledinthe school where school, and the police claimedto since bus conductor Ashok twochildren aged 12 and 9, and and the familysaid he had gone said, “That stoppedwhen the Amirchand worked,and while have recoveredaknifefromhim, Kumar,accordingtothe CBI, was his elderly father —stayin to Sohna to getpainkillerinjec- school closeddue to the lock- it has been holding online and said he had killedthe child falselyimplicated by the Ghamroj villageinGurgaon. His tions as he had difficultywalk- down. Iworry dayand night— classes, theycannotaffordthe afterattempting to sodomise Gurgaon police in aschoolboy’s mother diedjustdays ago, on ing. “Disturbed”since the arrest, I’m sitting at home without same. “Wedon’t have mobile him. Kumar wasparadedbefore murder,but the scars —both January1. he hardlyinteractswithany out- work,myonlyson hasbeen sit- phones neededfor theonline themedia,and confessedtothe physical and mental —are yetto Kumar's younger sister sider,the familyadded. Ashok Kumar afterbail in theschool murder case. Express file ting without work... His job at the classes. We haven’t been able to crime, apparentlyunder duress. heal. His familysaid that beaten Sunitasaid, “He has notworked Following his arrest,his wife privateschoolwas good —he payfees sincethe lockdown ei- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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All gears move fire andthatthreebabieshaddied to rescue the children and man- named him. of burns and sevenofasphyxia- aged to save seven,” Bhandara The Special Judgeordered across itsEmployee's State tion. Eight of the deadweregirls. CollectorSandeepKadamtoldThe Para's release on furnishing a Insurance networkofhospitals The parentsare all labourers SundayExpress, adding that res- Jan 16 is Vaccination DayOne across suretyand personal bailbondof and staff. or farmers from nearby villages. cueeffortswerehamperedby ex- Rs 1lakh each, with the direction The Defence Ministry will One of the deceasedwas athree- plosions inside the ward. thathenot leave Jammuand helpcoordinatesupplyininacces- day-old boyfound abandonedat DistrictCivilSurgeonPramod nation, 3crore health staff first in line Kashmirwithoutwrittenpermis- sible and security-sensitiveareas Lakhni town in the district. Khandateclaimed the fire extin- sion duringhis bailperiod and and tapintoits ex-servicemen All the babies who diedwere guishers were in place and func- According to operational Covid vaccination needs to be and, people’s participation (Jan nance mechanism has been surrenderhis passport.Parawas networkfor mobilisation. in the “out-born” section, where tioning.“Thestaff usedthem,but guidelines giventothe states, registeredonCo-WIN and a Bhagidari). put in place forthe back-end: also specificallytold nottoap- “The Civil Aviation Ministry thebabiesbornatotherplacesbut therewas toomuchsmoke.” the prioritization of groups will mechanism has been created Adistrictwillbetaken as a the BlockTask Forcewill check proachany prosecution witness. has had severaldiscussions with referredto thegovernmenthospi- Crediting fire personnel and staff depend on the “disease inci- to markout differentpriority basic unit —and the District all proposedsites and the Considered instrumental in stakeholders including airlines, talare kept.The rescuedbabies with helping rescue the babies, dence and prevailing pan- groups. The Centrehas said Magistratewillplan sessions District Task Forcewill checka revivalofthe PDP in South ground handling companies... were allfromthe “in-born” sec- Khandatesaidthesevenwhohad demic situation.” Timingfor thatthe latestelectoral rolls to coverall priority groups lo- sample of the sites to ensure Kashmir,Parawasarrestedby the Mainrequirementistemperature tion holdingthe children born at beenrescued,apartfrompatients the rolloutinthese threepri- will be used to identify popu- cated withinthe district. The thatrequired space, infrastruc- NIA on November 25,three days regulation,”said an official. the DistrictHospital. intheICUward,dialysiswingand ority groups will be guidedby lation aged 50 years or more. DM, helpedbythe District ture, includingsecurity. afterhehad filednomination pa- The MinistryofInformation Aseniordoctoratthehospital the labour ward were shifted vaccine availabilityand won’t At themeeting, thePrime Immunization Officer,will link On logistics, according to pers from Pulwama forthe and Technologyhas been asked said that while twonurses,a safelytoother wards. be “necessarilysequential,” the Ministerwas apprised of the sessions sites, vaccinators, su- the guidelines, the vaccine will maiden DistrictDevelopment to use itsvillage-levelCommon medicalofficerandahelperwere However, afull-scale attempt guidelines said. three phases of dryruns across pervisors and beneficiaries and be sent to everysession siteon Council elections in J&K. He had Service Centres forvaccine regis- in the ward,theymay nothave could be made to rescue the in- On geographic prioritiza- the country. decidethe dateand time for the dayofthe vaccination wonwhile in custody.Sources in trations and getmobile service noticedthe fire at firstbecause fantstill the fire brigade arrived tion, the Centrehas told states The PrimeMinisterhas re- the vaccination session. along with one additional vac- the NIA said theywillchallenge providersto sendmessages,caller “their viewmay have been and brokethe glass on the win- theycan phase theroll-out in iterated that the Covid-19 vac- “Selection of sessionsite cine carrier with icepacks. thebailorder in the HighCourt. tunes on vaccination and mes- blockedbyglass partitions”. dows of thefirst-floorunitby put- areas whereCovid-19“infec- cination drive will be executed will be at the discretion of the Along with the vaccine, likein JudgeGupta noted,“Theorig- sageontelephone bills. The four-storey hospital has ting aladder from outside.Bythe tion prevalence is high”. So on three keyprinciples: utilis- DC/DM, who would ensure an election, eachsessionsite inal chargesheet wasfiledonJuly In parallel, states aregearing 482beds, withover300 more time,theyenteredtheunit,itwas Kerala and Maharashtrawill ing experience of elections thateachsession is plannedfor will be providedwiththree 6, 2020, wherein Naveed up. Severalstate government addedlastyear forCovid treat- half-an-hourfromthe startofthe mostprobablyget largerstocks (boothstrategy); the experi- 100beneficiaries per day,”the hardcopies of the registered Mushtaqandotherthreeaccused units, including the PWD, ment.Whileitsbuildingwascon- fire.“Ourhospitalstaffersalsosuf- as compared to others. ence from the Universal Centrehas told the states. beneficiarylistdue forvacci- were chargesheeted, but there Education andthe police, have structed in 1981,the SNCU wasa feredinhalation injury andchest Everyeligible person for Immunisation Program (UIP), Also,amulti-levelgover- nation at that site. wasnot evenawhisperaboutthe been assignedspecific tasks. relatively newconstruction,in- discomfort. The entirewardwas involvement of present appli- CommonSOPswhichincludein- augurated in 2015. engulfedin smoke,” said adoctor cant/accusedWaheedParainthe dividual checklists have been is- YogitaVikrshGhulseandhus- from the Civil Surgeon’s office. Covaxin volunteer dies in Bhopal commission of offences, despite sued, sources said. band Vikesh, both dailywagers, Chief MinisterUddhav the fact that the statement of the StatePWDs will supportthe losttheir son, bornonJanuary6. Thackeraysaidtheywereprobing can cause an adverse event Speaking to TheIndian mittee to look intoany lapses headedtothe hospital with accused Naveed Mushtaq al- identification of sessionsites and While he was1.75 kg at birth, it whether afireaudit of the SNCU during aclinicaltrial,including Express, Dean of People's in the trials has also turnedin them without informing us,” legedly implicating the present ensure logisticsanddrinkingwa- wasn't his being underweight had been carriedout. Calling the the patient’s underlying dis- Hospital AKDixit said that, as an all-clear report. said his son Suraj.His family applicant... wasalready available ter; policedepartmentsare being thathadledtothehospitalisation, deaths“heart-wrenching”, he ease, other pre-existing condi- per trial rules, Marawi’s death The committee, ledby said that afterhis health dete- withthe investigatingagency’’. ropedintoprovide securityto said Yogita. “He wasnot able to saidtheguiltyshallnot bespared. tions or anyother unrelated wasreportedtothe Arun Kumar Shrivastav,head riorated,theyurged him to go Noting the NIA's“deep slum- vaccine consignmentsand help breastfeed.SothePrimaryHealth Healsoorderedafireauditof hos- occurrence likeanaccident,” Institutional Ethics Committee, of pharmacologydepartment to the hospitalbut he refused. ber” in arresting Para onlyin in siteand crowdmanagement. Centreasked us to bring him to pitals across the stateand an- the statement said. Central Drug Controls at Gandhi Medical College, It wasonlyonDecember21 November,theorderadded,“This The Education departments the DistrictHospital. In lessthan nouncedRs5lakh to families of Lastweek, Covaxin re- Standards Organisations and said: “The protocols laid whenhebecame critical that kindofinaction onthe partof the arebeingtappedfor deployment 24 hours,hewasdead,”shecried. the deceased infants. ceivedemergency use ap- DataSafetyMonitoring Board. down by Bharat Biotech and he wasrushed to the hospital investigatingagency clearly pos- at session sites,includingfor Yogita,stayingonthesecond- The committeeset up to proval by theregulators, along The trials at the hospital guidelines of ICMR were duly where he died. tulatesthefactthattheywerenot spreading awareness through floorward of thefour-storeyhos- probethe fire includes officialsof withOxford’s Covishield, al- continue as therewas no link followed. The documentsof On Saturday, whenThe intendingto array thepresentap- schoolteachersandshikshamitra, pital,cameto knowaboutthefire power, health, engineering and thoughinacontrolled“clinical found between the deathand the deceasedvolunteer IndianExpress visited People's plicant as accusedinthe present alongside educatingparentson at the SNCU,onthe firstfloor, maintenance departments. trial” mode. Efficacy datafrom the proposedvaccine, he said. (Deepak Marawi) were stud- Hospital, over twodozen peo- case...Iseriouslydoubt...whether whychildrenarenot beingvacci- around2am, when shenoticed HeadedbyDrSadhana Tayade, itsPhase 3trial is pending. “Marawiwas givenfollow- iedand no lapses have come ple were being administered duringthecourseof furtherinves- nated in the initial phase. thesmoke.“Butwe cametoknow Director of the Directorateof Marawi, one of the 1750 up calls forseven days during to light.” the second dose of Covaxin. tigation,theinvestigatingagency The Panchayati Rajapparatus about the death of ourchild only Health Services, it has been told volunteers in Bhopal, wasde- whichhedid notcomplain of Hospital authorities said None wasaware of Marawi’s couldhave arrestedWaheedPara willensureregistration of health around 9am,” she said. to submit areport in three days. clared dead when he was anycomplications afterthe that all participantsreceived death. on the basis of theold evidence careworkers, identification and Vandana Mohan Sidam's MaharashtraHome Minister brought to GandhiMedical firstdosewas administeredto counselling and had given One of the volunteers was whichwascollectedby themdur- planning forthe vaccinationsite daughter had been aweekold, AnilDeshmukhsaid the causeof Collegeand Hospital him. Allprocedures were ap- theirconsent.Anaudio-video Pappu Manishkar,55, aballoon ing initialinvestigations.” and in organising sessions. brought to the SNCU being only the fire would be investigated by (Hamidia) by his 24-year-old propriatelyfollowed,” said consent of those above 60 seller,who said he wasun- Referring to the alleged state- “Therehasbeenstockpilingby 1.25 kg at birth. “Theysaid Ican experts from theNationalFire son Suraj who said his father Dixit. years wasrecorded. awarethat the trial wasfor a mentby NaveedsayingPara gave companies(that have received take herhome aftershe attains ServiceCollegeand the VINT in had bouts of “incessantvomit- The reportfromthe four- Marawi’s relativessaidthat Covid vaccine. financial supporttothe Hizbul emergency use approval), and 1.75kg.”LikeYogita,Vandanawas Nagpur.Hesaidtheywerelook- ing and frothing.” member ethics committee, he had told onlyhis youngest “Weweretold it is likevac- Mujahideen forterroractivities, theyhavebeen in constant dia- stayingonthepremises,to breast- ing at whether therehad been a The post-mortemstated whichincludes aretired judge, son thathehad participated in cines giventochildren and the judge said, even if he gave the loguewiththegovernment,”said feed her daughter. short-circuit or the air-condi- that Marawidiedof“cardiac is expected within amonth of adrug trial while the rest of since manywerecoming, even money, “thepurchaseof AK-47ri- the official. “Four-fivedays are She realisedsomething was tioner had malfunctioned. respiratoryfailureasaresult of the incidentand anotherre- them were unaware and his Icame in. We were givenRs flesout of Rs 10 lakhfinancedby morethan enough(forthe vac- wrongwhen she noticedasmell Ministerfor Relief and suspected poisoning.” The vis- portwilltakeintoaccount the wifelearnedabout it onlyafter 750 whichisway morethan Para wasnot thedecisionofthe cines to be shippedtostates).” of burning wires along with the Rehabilitation VijayWadettiwar cerahas been sent to the re- visceraanalysis. his death. the Rs 200Imakeevery day,” present applicant, but it wasthe smoke. Her forehead tired witha admittedthat aproposal forfire gional forensiclaboratoryfor Meanwhile, the stategov- “My father gottoknowof said Manishkar,aresident of decisionofaccusedNaveed Hospital fire pieceof cloth,the28-year-old,un- safetyequipmentforthehospital tests. ernment’s six-member com- the trial from his friends and Shankar Nagar. Mushtaq... Therefore, we cannot authorities to letthemtakeher well and admitted to aPHC, de- had been pending since Maylast link the present applicant with home.“Butanursesaidwe would mandedthatthoseresponsiblebe year and said theywillfind out thecommissionof offenceof sup- be doingitatour ownrisk.” punished.HerhusbandMohan,a whathappenedtoit.However, he proposaltothestategovernment September 2, 2020, by aprivate around50,000troopseachinthe benchhearing the challengeto porting the terroristorganiza- Whilemediawasbarredfrom dailywageworkerinKalyan,ison pointedout,the SNCU wasinau- forafiresystematthe hospital, company calledFaber Sindoori area,alongwithadditionalairde- the laws and petitions against tion.” enteringthe hospital, pictures his waybackhome. guratedin2016bythe then BJP with extinguishers, sprinklers, ManagementServices.Thisaudit fence assets,artilleryand tanks. protests by farmers -- CIFAchief The courtalso notedthat the emergingfrominsideshowedthe “The fire brokeout around governmentwithoutrequisite fire hosereel,andfire alarm.Thepro- doesnotcoverfire safety. Patilsaid With no headway in talksondis- advisor PChengal Reddy sought NIAhad earlier notthoughtitfit soot-coveredwallsand charred 1.30 am. At that time, therewere safetyclearance. posalwas approved by Deputy theyhad asked forthe audit re- engagement, troops remain de- directions to theGovernment of to act againstParadespiteclaim- furnitureofthe SNCU.Health twonurses andahelper in the FormerMaharashtraenergy Director,Health,Nagpur, andfor- porttoassess if therewereany ployedoneitherside,battlingex- India“to hold consultations with ing to have thecalldetail records MinisterRajeshTope,whovisited children's ward.Theyimmedi- ministerChandrashekar warded to Dr SadhanaTayade, problems in equipment. treme winter conditions. otherfarmerassociationsinother of his conversations with former the hospital, said that ashort-cir- atelyraisedanalarm. Beforethe Bawankule of the BJP said the Director,DirectorateofHealth Againstthestategovernment parts of thecountrybeforechang- DySPDavinder Singh, who had cuitwastheprobablecauseof the fire brigade arrived, staffers tried families of the children had com- Services(DHS).Tayadedidnotre- normsof threenursesper16 beds Punjab CM ing anyprovisions of theActs”. beenarrestedonJanuary11, 2020, plainedtothe authorities about spond to calls or text messages in an SNCU,the Bhandara hospi- has to grant consent forforward- Welcomingthenewlaws,the afterhewasfoundtravellingwith the fluctuation in electric supply over the delayinapproval of the talhad twonurses on duty ingthem to thePresident forap- CIFA saideversinceliberalisation, Naveed.Itisprobably becausethe intheunit“butnobodytookitse- proposal. Saturdaynightattendingto the17 proval. service and industryhad grown agency found the said evidence riously”. Dr Nitin Ambadekar,in- children in the 36-bed ward.The Amarinder Singh said the at 10 per cent while the farming insufficienttoimplicate him, the Prime MinisterNarendra charge of district hospitals, DHS, hospital has 35 posts fornurses, stategovernment wasfollowing sectorhadremainedstagnantat2 judgeobserved.Parawasnoteven Modiand Congress leader Rahul told The Sunday Express, “After of which28positionsare filled.Of the laid down procedureand percent.“Itisbecauseof denialof namedamongthoseaccusednot EF#ES((EGH-OIPQR Gandhiwereamong those who technicalcorrections,itwillbeap- the eight posts forSNCUdoctors, would take remediallegal action access to modern technologies, chargesheetedbut being investi- offeredtheir condolences. proved.Wehavesentitback with five arevacant. afterexhaustingother options. lackofinvestment andrestricted gated, he said. WITHINPUTSFROMTABAS- certain corrections." Asenior district-level official He slammed the AAP and markets,” the CIFAsaid, adding “Therefore, serious doubthas SUMBARNAGARWALA StateHealth MinisterRajesh said the problem had become otherOpposition leaders, and that latefarmerleader Sharad arisen on the action takenbythe Tope said he didn't knowabout moreacuteinthe Covid-19pan- asked them to desist from “lies”. Joshi and the “National investigatingagencywithrespect Neonatal unit thisproposal,butwouldgetitap- demic. "Weadded300 isolation “Unlikeyou, Idon’t consider the Commission on Farmers (M S to thepresentapplicant/accused,’’ December 2020 order by proved now. He also sought to bedstothehospitalbutcouldnot present crisesbeing facedbyour SwaminathanCommitteereport) thejudge said,addingthat“noth- MaharashtraNationalHealth blamethe previous BJPgovern- appointenoughstaff." farmersanopportunityto further recommendedfor reforms in- ing substantial has been made Mission Director NRamaswamy ment,sayingithad inaugurated Ramaswamysaid, “I have di- anypolitical agenda. It concerns cludingremovingrestrictions on out” againsthim “evenfromthe to alldistrictsto conductsuchau- the SNCU without afireaudit. rected stateofficialstosubmita the futureand livesofour farm- movement, storage, processing statement of one protected wit- dits in governmenthospitals. “The civil surgeon wrotetothe report. Icannotcomment on ers and Iamfully committed to exports”and to “also modify ten- ness” recordedafter his arrest. Sources at the hospitaland in National InstituteofFireSafety whether therewas shortage of safeguardthem,” he said. ancy laws and allowcontract Para wasrepresented by the district administration told Engineering in Nagpur twice for nurses or lackofequipment He said his government’s farming”. SeniorAdvocatePNRaina, ac- TheSundayExpressthatitlacked afireaudit. Butthe institutedid maintenance.” stand on the Centre’s farm laws The CIFAsaid “farmers pro- companied by Alok Bambroo. acomprehensive fire system,and notconduct it. The previous gov- had been consistent while the ducing 321MillionTons of fruits while the SNCU section did have ernment should nothavestarted Chinese soldier AAPandSADhadbeen“doingflip and vegetables (2019), 26 MT School murder anextinguisher,notrainingonits the SNCU without complying featurestodominate Chinesepo- flops” over it. pulses, 33 MT oil seeds, 9MTcot- It waswhen the CBI took over use had been giventostaffers in with fire norms,” he said. sitions on the ridgeline connect- He said AAP’s “double face tonmillets, 6.42 MT spices” and that the Gurgaon police casefell the lasttwo years. Adistrict-levelofficial, re- ing Finger 3and Finger 4. This and itscollusionwith the BJPto 282 lakh tonsugar “aresuffering apart. The agency eventually ar- The NABH (National questinganonymity, saidthehos- scrambleforheightsledto warn- weaken the farmers’ agitation due to inability to getprofitable rested asenior student at the AccreditationBoardforHospitals pital'swiringsystemalsoneeded ing shots being firedbythe two had been furtherexposedwith returns”. school, who allegedly murdered &Healthcare Providers)firesafety repairs, and theyhad written re- sides. ArvindKejriwalmeeklynotifying “Wehavenoprocurementfa- the child as he wanted to delay a guidelinesmandateahospitalto garding this to the Public Works This is the second time since one of thefarm laws in Delhi cility.Major problemsare huge parent-teacher meeting. have afireextinguisher,hosereel, Department. “The requestre- thestart of the militarystandoff ratherthanfollowingPunjab’sex- wastagedue to lackofstorage, In the supplementary wetriser,automatic or manual mains pending,” the official said. lastMay thataChinesesoldierhas ample of bringing in legislations processing and exports. Quality chargesheetfiledinaspecialcourt fire alarm system if it has more Beinganew construction,the been apprehendedonthe Indian intheassemblytonegatetheim- alsoislowdueto lackofextension in Panchkula, the agency hasac- than twofloors. The four-storey SNCU'swiringandfixtures,how- side of theLAC in eastern Ladakh. pact of the blackfarm laws”. services. Productivity is very low cusedthenSHOof Bhondsipolice Bhandarahospital only had one ever,wereingood condition -- PLACorporalWang Ya Long Meanwhile, the Consortium due (to) non-adoption of tech- stationNarenderSingh Khatana, fire extinguisherperfloor, andno one of the requirementsof wasapprehended in the of Indian Farmers Associations nologies and rain-dependent sub-inspectorShamsher Singh, alarm system, sprinkler or hose National Health Mission.Dr DemchoksectoronOctober19 af- (CIFAapproached the Supreme farming,” the CIFAsaid. ASI Subhash Chandand ACP reel. However, the SNCU section Archana Patil, DHS Director of terhehad strayedacross the LAC. Court, seeking to be heardinthe (Sohna) Barem Singhoffalsely did have an exit door as per fire FamilyPlanning,said this was The Army, whichreceivedare- challengetothe farm laws. Para gets bail implicatingKumar. norms,and this aidedin rescuing whyitwas unclearhow thefire questfromthePLAonhiswhere- In aletteraddressedtoChief statement can onlyberecorded “A verdict againstthe officers -+)&$"&S+QO&++)  !Q") #$%&" &'("Q"" the babiesonSaturday. hadspread so quicklyinthe unit. abouts, returnedhim twodays Justice of India SABobde and under Section 164CrPC by a mightbesomejusticeforhimand )0)123456)0)7)4)789@A3)5)4475CC63)5)22C7D5 In May2020, theBhandara Thelastmaintenanceauditof later. JusticesASBopanna and V Magistrate,andsaidthatnoteven the family,”said Kumar’s uncle district authorities had sent the the SNCU wasconductedon The twocountries have Ramasubramanian –this is the one protected witness had Om PrakashChopra.

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COLLAPSED NEAR MAIN STAGE AT SINGHU Group fromHaryana defaces 3who robbed Aurangzeb lane signboards jeweller held Fourthsuicideatprotestas in Gujarat

The group had come from NewDelhi: Delhi Police has ar- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE An FIR has been KarnalinHaryanaandwere ledby rested threemen who allegedly farmerconsumespoison NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 registeredunder an advocatenamedAnuradha robbed gold jewelleryworth sections of Delhi Bahrgav (30). AnFIRhasbeenreg- Rs 2crore in Central Delhi’sKarol DELHIPOLICE detainedon isteredundersections of Delhi Bagh.The accusedwerearrested moned.Protestersclearedtheway been to Singhu and even now Saturday 11 peoplewhoallegedly Prevention of Prevention of Defacement of from Ahmedabad on Friday. AMILBHATNAGAR& andhewastakento FrankInstitute twotrolleys from our villageare defacedtwo Aurangzeblanesign- Defacement of Property Act, 2007 andDamage DCP (central) JasmeetSingh RAAKHIJAGGA of Medical Sciences in Sonipat. permanentlyparkedthere. It has said, “Wereceivedacomplaint boards with stickers. Property Act, 2007 and to Public Property Act. NEWDELHI,LUDHIANA, Protesters said Amrinder had become an emotional matter in Police said the incident took Acomplaint wasfiledbyan from ajewelleryshop owner JANUARY9 been at Singhu forafew days. Punjab." placearound5.40amwhenlocals DamagetoPublic engineerof theNDMC.“TheDelhi that eight people robbed twoof The villagesarpanch, Jeet Jagmohan Singh Patiala, gen- calledthemandtoldthemthere’s Property Act policehas asked NDMCfor an as- hisemployees whentheywere A39-YEAR-OLD farmer commit- Singh,said,“He hadaboutan acre eral secretaryofBKU Dakaunda, agathering at Aurangzeb lane. sessment of the damage,which carrying jewellery.” tedsuicide at Singhu border on of land in the villageand that too said, “Weare shocked. We re- Deputy Commissioner of theysaidtheyshallimposeonthe Police said theyreceived in- Saturday—the fourth person to notveryfertile.About 2-3years peatedly appeal to people to Police (New Delhi and PRO) Eish lane. The posters had Guru Tegh accusedpeople," said asource. formation that agang from take his ownlifeatprotests ago, he startedliving in the town continuethe struggle instead of Singhalsaid,“Ourstaffwentthere Bahadur lane writtenonthem.” In 2019,ShiromaniAkaliDal Gujarat wasoperating in Delhi. againstthe newfarm laws.The areaof FatehgarhSahib, while his committing suicide.” andfound11 peopledefacingone Police said theystoppedthe leaderManjinder Singh Sirsa had Theyconducted raids in man, Amrinder Singh, allegedly widowedmotherNachhtar Kaur Thesuicidecomesinthewake NewDelhi Municipal Council group and detained them. They triedtodefacetheAurangzeblane Ahmedabad and detainedthe consumed poison at the protest wasliving in the villagehome. As of three cases of suicide and one signboard of Aurangzeb lane. were takentoTughlak Road po- signboard. In 2017 and2018, three men. The accusedare andwas rushed to anearbyhos- he hardlyhad anyfarmincome, attempt since the proteststarted. Theyhad already pastedaposter licestation and released later in some groupshad vandalised members of the Charra gang in pital,where he diedduring treat- Amrinder Singh hailedfrom he startedworking as aconduc- Sant Baba RamSingh (65),areli- onanothersignboardinthesame the afternoon. Akbar Road signboards. Ahmedabad. ENS ment. His body will be handed Punjab's FatehgarhSahib torwithaprivate buscompany. gious leader from Haryana’s over to the family, whichhails I’mnot awareofwhat he wasdo- Karnal district, shothimself near from Machrai Kalan in Punjab's ingthesedays." Kundli; Amarjit Singh Rai(63) FatehgarhSahib. said BaljeetSingh, convenor of the Amrinderissurvivedbyhis fromPunjab’sFazilkadistrictcon- "He consumedpoison near Sanyukt Kisan Morcha’s IT Cell. mother,wifeand twoteenage sumedpesticide at the Tikri the main stage. It happened Accordingto farmers,theman kids —aboy and agirl. His father protestsite; and Kashmir Singh when the stagewas being consumedsulphas tablets back- wasinthe Armyand died in the Dass,aseptuagenarian, hanged wrappedupfor the day. He col- stage, around 4.30 pm. Amrinder late 80s in aroad accident. His himselfatthe Ghazipur protest. lapsedinfront of other farmers. then walked to the front of the uncle DarbaraSingh will go to NiranjanSinghfromPunjab’sTarn We immediatelytookhim to a stageand collapsed. Panic soon Sonipat with the sarpanchtocol- Tarandistrictattemptedsuicideat hospital, wherehepassedaway. spread among protesters and a lect Amrinder’s body on Sunday. the Singhu border by consuming The death occurredat7.20 pm," mobile ambulance wassum- Said Jeet Singh:"Ihavealso pestcontrol tablets. BRIEFLY Forfarmersprotesting at Policechief reviewsR-day Tikri, amakeshift shelter security NewDelhi: Ahead of with 800 beds, washrooms Republic Day, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastavareviewedthe lawand ordersituation in ARANYASHANKAR and around the city.Ina NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 meeting, the police chief discussedanti-terrorism KEEPINGINmind therisingde- measures, crimehotspots mand forbettersleeping and arrangementsatthe arrangementsamid the cold, Delhi borders. Non-func- UK-basedNGO KhalsaAid has tional CCTVs on the streets constructed an 800-bed semi- arebeingrepairedandinte- permanent shelter at the Tikri grated complaint monitor- border,with 60% bedsfor men ing system is being pro- and 40% forwomen. motedatall police stations Khalsa Aid India director to reduce paperwork and Amarpreet Singhsaid asimilar streamline multiple com- 600-bed shelterwas firstcon- plaintsonasingleplatform. structed at the Singhu border, made of tarpaulin and other wa- terproof material. QCI’sopen “AtTikri, we had earlier made defecation ashelter forwomenbutthespace wasnot enough. The demand freetagto wasrising… At Singhu,wehad created ashelter by waterproof- EastMCD ingnormaltents but that wasnot verysuccessful. Therewereissues NewDelhi: The Quality of leakagewhenitrainedsowe Council of India (QCI) has felt the needfor something more certifiedEastDelhi durable. Sowe’veusedClearspan Municipal Corporation tents,” he said. with the ‘Open Defecation The industrial tent technol- free plus’ taginits inspec- ogy uses aluminium frames to tion. QCI conducted sur- supporttent material. The floor veys betweenDecember of the shelter has been covered 12 to 14 at 44different sen- with plywood. (Top) The shelter at Tikri border will be operationalfrom sitive spots in the area of “Weconstructed this keeping today; severalsingersand actors joined the farmers EastDelhi Municipal manythingsinmind.Peoplefrom protesting at Tikri on Saturday. GajendraYadav Corporation,saidasenior villages who cometovisitthe official. MayorofEastDelhi protestsite, forexample, had no Nirmal Jain saidthecorpo- place to stay.Hotels nearbycosta “It has costusaround Rs 10 Popular singer Harbhajan ration is making all-out ef- lotsothat’snotanoptionforevery- lakh, whichwespent from the Mann wasamong those who re- fortstoimprove cleanli- one. Thereare manyold people donations we received. We had ceivedthe loudestcheers from ness in itsarea, whichhas whoarenot ableto climbonto trol- giventhe contract forconstruc- the protesters. “Todaythe protest shown positive results. leys because of joint pain,sothat tion to alocal Delhi-basedcom- has reachedsuchastage that if wasalsoaconcern,” said Singh. pany,whichtook careofraw ma- someone doesn’t writefour lines AAPtohold Covering an area of 300x100 terial and labourers,” said Singh. about the protestand mark their feet,the shelterwill also have 50 Meanwhile,several artists attendance here, theyfeel they mohallasabhas washrooms forwomen and 50 from the Punjabi and Hindi mu- have committed abig crime,” formen. “Therewill be aparti- sic and film industryincluding Mann said in Punjabi. ‘toexpose’BJP tion betweenthe area formen singers Harbhajan Mannand He also said, “It is the right of and women. These areas arecov- JazzyB,andactorsSwaraBhaskar everyartisttoraise their voice in NewDelhi: The Aam ered by 20 CCTVcameras toofor and AaryaBabbar joined the supportofthe farmers”. Aadmi Partysaid it held safety. We have alsoarranged 10 protestingfarmersattheTikribor- 267mohallasabhas across washing machinesand 30 desi derSaturdaytolendtheirsupport. the capital on Saturdayto geysers foreveryone’s conven- At the 'Artistswith Farmers' “expose BJP’s corruption” ience,” he said. event, theyexpressedtheir soli- in the municipal corpora- The construction started darity with songs, poemsand tions. The party plansto about four days ago, and the speeches and urgedthem to continue holding street shelter will become operational continue the struggle until their meetings until January15. by Sunday. demands aremet. "Thepeople at the mohalla sabhas were curious to knowhow public money is being lootedbythe BJP," AAP leader Durgesh Pathaksaid.

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Delhi zoo on alert NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 THE DELHI government forsigns of disease Saturdayimposedaban on the importoflivebirds in thecity and ordered closureofthe Ghazipur poultry marketfor the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE next 10 days,with the discovery NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 of moredead crowsand ducks setting offalarmbells of apossi- A“TYRE BATH” of all vehicles en- ble birdflu outbreak. tering the premises, spraying of Chief MinisterArvind adisinfectant everysix hours, Kejriwal, in awebcast, said sam- and abird-keeper monitoring lo- ples from 104dead birds have cal and migratorybirds allday — been sentfor testing and reports these aresome of the measures areexpected by January11. being takenatthe National However, thereare no confirmed Zoological Park in the wake of Disinfectant is being cases of birdflu in the city so far, fear of avian flu in the capital. A sprayed every6hours. Express he added. “As aprecautionary zoo official said, “Nosymptoms measure, Delhi is taking several (Left) Officials from the Animal Husbandrydepartment at aparkinRohiniwherecrows have been noticedinany of the steps to control the spread of were found dead, Saturday; (top) at Ghazipur poultrymarket. Photos: Praveen Khanna birds at the zoo so far. Thereare In the wake of this newthreat, birdflu. The importoflivebirds around200 local birds suchas we’veincreasedthe frequency of is being completely bannedfrom black kites,barnowlsand vul- disinfectant, Virkon, being today. Second, the Ghazipur The Delhi Development basedonthe reports…Wewill Regional Disease Diagnostic “Weare keepingenhancedfo- On itspart, the DDAsaid it is tures that inhabit the zoo, and sprayed from twotofourtimes poultrymarketinDelhi will re- Authority (DDA) said it found 10 also followall directionsand Laboratoryand the National cus on the Ghazipur poultrymar- “monitoring the situation closely thereisaflockofpaintedstorks, aday.The birdkeeperislooking main shut forthe next 10 days. dead ducksat EastDelhi’s Sanjay guidelinesissued by the Centre,” Institute of HighSecurity Animal ket,ShaktiSthallake,SanjayLake, and is in touchwith other gov- which aremigratorybirds,who forsigns suchassudden collapse Alongwiththis, adequatemeas- Jheel while 24 crowshavedied Kejriwal said. Diseases in Bhopal. Bhalswa lake, DelhiZooandDDA ernment agencies. Precautionary areatthe zoo as of now.” of birds or dullness in feathers.” ures will be takenbasedonthe at the District Park in Jasolaover The Centre has confirmed Kejriwal said surveillance parks in Hauz Khas, Paschim measureslikespraying of disin- The officialsaid in 2016,the The zoo has been shut since resultsreceived from the lab on the lastfourdays. birdflu in sevenstates—Kerala, teams and rapid response teams Vihar and Dwarka,” he said. fectantare being carriedout in zoo wasshut for83days after lastyeardue to the pandemic, and Monday,”Kejriwal said. “The deaths have triggered Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, areworking under all district The government has also is- the DDAparks”. DDAaddedthat three-four cases of avian flu were is expected to reopen in April. Surveillancehas been en- worryacross the city. So far, 104 Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, magistrates, while veterinaryof- suedahelpline number,011- as aprecautionary measure, detected.“Sincethen, avian in- “Staff is anyway equippedwith hancedaround waterbodies, samples have been sent to a Gujarat and UP.Samplesfrom ficers have been directed to visit 23890318,toregisteralerts and parks at Hauz Khasand Dwarka fluenza drills areregularly done. glovesand masks, we’vealso wildlifeestablishmentslikethe Jalandhar lab. The government Delhi arebeing sent to the birdmarkets,wildlifeestablish- complaintsregarding the death Sector 9and Sanjaylakehave Tyresofvehiclesentering the giventhem aspecialuniformdue zooandbirdmarkets,theCMsaid. will take all necessaryaction Jalandhar-basedNorthern mentsand waterbodies. of birds. been closed. zoo arewashed with achemical. to avian flu fears,”said the official. Missing 10-yr-old ‘strangled’byfriends, police After day of chaos, Covid-19 vaccine say they wanted to kidnap him for ransom more passengers must be free back home. We deployedsix tionedthe boys separatelyand put the body in asandbag and JIGNASASINHA teams from different police sta- Police have foundsomeirregularitiesin their burieditunder debris. Theyhad land fromUK forall: CM NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 tions to look forhim,” apprehendedhis statements. We questionedthem plannedtocallFarhan’sfamilyand DCP (Northeast) VedPrakash again andtheyconfessed to the extort moneybut didn’t do so. to Centre ADAY aftera10-year-old boy Surya said. frirends. Theysaid they crime. The boys wanted to earn Farhan’s familymother went missingfromhis home in Farhan’s familysaid they receivedacomplaint moneyand thoughttheycould Nafisa told The Indian Express,“I Khajuri Khas, police found his searchedfor himeverywhere. His from Farhan’s father on getsome from Farhan’s parents,” lastsaw him on Thursday. He EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE body at amosque and appre- uncle, Faisal (40), said, “Farhan said asenior police officer. waschanging clothes forhis NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 hendedtwo of hisfriends foral- would usuallybebackhome at 8- Friday, saying the boy Police said the boys had eveningclassesatthe masjid legedly strangling him. 8.30 pm... we spoketohis friends, had been missing since plannedtokidnap thevictim on and asked me to give him EVERYINDIAN should be ad- According to police, the boys who toldus theywenttoeat mo- December 29 and allegedly moneytoeat momosand chaat. ministeredthe Covid-19 vaccine plannedtokidnap thevictim, mos and he later went home. I Thursdayevening lacedFarhan’sdrink with sleep- Iscoldedhim as he hadrecently forfree, Chief MinisterArvind Farhan, to getransomfromhis checkedall CCTVs near the ing pills. However, he didn’t fall startedeating alot of junk Kejriwal appealedtothe Centre family. mosque and found footageof asleep and their plan failed. food... He wasabright student... on Saturday. “Corona is the Farhan had gone to Madina Farhan entering the building but wasgoing on. On Thursday, at 7pm, the his teachers would alwayscall biggestpandemic of the century. Masjid to study,policesaid. “We couldn’t see him leaving.” DCP Surya saidthe body was boys went to getmomos from an and tell us that he waswell be- It is important to protect our receivedacomplaint from On Friday, police andFarhan’s found in abag filledwith sand, eateryand invitedFarhantoeat havedand smart.” people from it. Iappeal to the Farhan’s father on Friday, saying familysearched the mosque whichwas underthe debris. withthemon thefirstfloorof the Farhan wasthe youngest Centretovaccinateevery citizen the boyhad been missing since again. Farhan’s uncle found his “Wespoketothe Imam... The masjid. Theythentook him to the among four siblings. His father, Outside Alofthotel in Aerocity, designated as aquarantine forfree. The expenditureto- Thursdayevening. The boywent body buriedunder debrisonthe boywas lastseen with twoofhis second floor and allegedly stran- Shamim, runs ashoe shop in centrefor passengers. Praveen Khanna wardscarrying this out will save to the masjidbut didn’t come secondfloor,whereconstruction friends around7.30 pm.We ques- gledhim. Policesaidtheboys then the area. alot of lives,” he tweeted. The Delhi government also sengers, said that“in thewaiting announcedthatteachers willbe ASHNABUTANI lounge,passengers aregiven all considered frontline workers as Salaries, pension delayed again, over 1lakh NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 their meals, juice, coffeeand wa- partofthe vaccination drive. ter. They have access to WiFi and Deputy Chief MinisterManish ADAY afterthe Delhi govern- other amenities.” Sisodia tweetedSaturday, ment announcedthat passen- ADelhigovernment official “Delhi’s teachers have played a workers acrosscivicbodiesgoonstrike gers from the United Kingdom said if passengers test negative, very significantrole in support- would bequarantinedfor aweek theycan choose between quar- ing thegovernmentinfighting been used... We justwantaper- ing the Delhi government to en- even if theytestednegative,caus- antine at ahotel—eitherJW the pandemic. Quarantine cen- ANANYATIWARI manentsolution to this.” surepayment of salaries and ing chaosatIndiraGandhi Marriott or AloftinAerocity —or tre, containment zone,surveys, NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 Both Deepak Sharma (47), a pensions, and forreunification InternationalAirport, another at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas duty to checkfacemask adher- resident of Adarsh Nagarand a of the three MCDs. batchofaround275 passengers quarantine centreinChhatarpur. ence, onlineteaching -theyhave TEACHERS, SAFAIkaramcharis, teacher at an MCD school in NorthMCDopposition leader, landedinDelhi via aVistara flight He addedthat the tariffforthe ho- takenthe lead across sectors. nursing staffand other employ- NorthMCD’s Keshavpuram AAP’s Vikas Goel, claimed, at 10.30 am. Officials said the sit- telstayisset at Rs4,000pernight. Hence, the government has kept ees of the three municipalities zone, and his wifeAarti Sharma, “Sanitation workers wrotetothe uation had been brought under Transit passengers, who had teachers in the categoryoffront- stagedprotests at the Narela, alsoanMCD teacher at the City mayorand commissioner on control as mostpassengers were notaccounted forthe quarantine line workers.” Rohini and Civil Lines zonal of- SP zone, have notbeenpaid their December 20 lastyear,stating awareofthe procedurebynow. while booking their flights, wor- The government had said 51 fices Saturday demanding pay- salaries, approximatelyRs theywould go on strikefrom Theywereinformedaboutthe riedabout reaching their final lakh people —comprising ment of salariesand pension. 90,000 in-hand each, since last January7.But the BJP did notpay seven-dayinstitutional quaran- destinations. Fridayhad seen healthcarestaff,frontline work- The workers,led by the August. Thecouple said theyhad them. When workers went on tine before boarding their flights. some suchpassengers negotiate ers,peoplewithco-morbidities Confederationof MCDEmployees to dip intotheir savings reserved strike, the mayorreleasedtheir Friday’s decisionhad taken with officialssotheycould travel and those aged above50—will Union, have been on strikesince fortheir children’s future. salaryforone month. The BJP has 256 passengers in the morning by onward to their destinations. be administeredthe vaccine in Thursday and have been staging Outside the Narela zonal office, Saturday. Express Sharma said, “My 17-year- sufficient funds but is intention- surprise as theyweretestedatthe Manywerealso concerned thefirstphase. It had alsoan- protestsatvarious zonal offices oldson is pursuing adiploma allynot paying workers...” airportand takentotwo hotelsin aboutthemountingcosts of stay- nouncedthat the vaccine will be across the city.“Thereare around from the University of Delhi, and The mayors of the three Aerocityforinstitutionalquaran- ingatahotel.RakeshTrikha,apas- free forDelhi residents. 1.5lakh employees across the nance worker forthe NorthMCD pending, he also riskslosing his my younger sonisinClassXI. MCDs had ledaprotestoutside tine without prior intimation. sengerwhowillbetravelingfrom The CM had said Delhi has MCDs,butsinceSouthMCDisnot and resident of Mundka village, electricityconnectionandisstrug- Since neither of us arebeing CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence On Saturday, even as the the UK to Amritsar via Delhi on around 3lakh healthcarework- asseverely affected,around1lakh who earns around Rs 35,000in- gling to afford internetfor his 17- paid,wenot onlyhavehad to lastyear demandingpayment of process wassmoothened, some January11, wasone of them. He ers and 6lakh frontline workers, employees areonstrikefromthe hand per month, said, “My old- year-olddaughter’sonlineclasses. break our FD and savings, but are Rs 13,000crore. The CM termed passengers complainedabout said, “I am awarethat the airport whichalsoinclude police per- Northand East MCDs,” said AP estson, who worked at afactory Indumati Jamwal(50), anurs- defaulting on various loans.” this claim “false” and said the having to shell out moneyatthe will be charging Rs 3,400 forthe sonnel, civil defence volunteers Khan, convenor of union. earning around Rs 7,000 per ing officer at Hindu RaoHospital Sharma, likeothers,also government had paidthe dues airport. At arrival, passengers loungeand test.” But his concern apartfromteachers. During the protests in month, and my wife, who and aresidentofPaschim Vihar, wishes forapermanentsolution forthatquarter. have to payRs3,400 foraCovid wasthat he might have to payRs DailyCovid cases continued September lastyear,MCD may- worked as adomestic help, have who earnsRs1lakh amonth, to thefinancialcrisis:“Whetherit On Saturday, Delhi BJP head test and forusingthe waiting 30,000if he stayed in ahotel. to remain belowthe 1,000mark ors had promisedpayment by been out of jobs. Ihavenot been said, “I haven’t been paid since istheMCDsthatareunderfunded Adesh Gupta said in astatement, lounge.The rate of aCovid test is Kerala’s Leader of Opposition in the capital,with519 new November-end in response to paid since lastSeptember.Ican- September lastyear.Myhus- and arenon-revenue generating, “Everybody understands that the capital is setatRs800at alab RameshChennithala,meanwhile, cases being recordedon the hunger strikecalledbyresi- notbeartosee my children suf- band,who freelances as acus- or if it is the Delhi government the corporation is struggling and Rs 1,200for ahome visit. spoketoAviationMinister Saturday. dent doctors of NorthMCD’s fer. Ikeeptaking loans to feed my toms agent, has also notbeen whichisnot paying their dues— with financial constraintsbe- An official of the Delhi Hardeep SinghPuri,whoassured While total cases stood at Hindu Raohospital in October. family. Sometimes Iwish Icould earning regularly as the export- we arethe onesbeing affected.” cause the Kejriwal government International Airport Limited himthattransitpassengerswould 6,29,801, thedeath toll touched DuringSaturday’s protest, kill myself but Icannot.” importbusiness has been hit On Thursday, theunion is notreleasing funds to pay (DIAL), when asked about the notbeaskedto stay backinthena- 10,666,with 12 deaths reported Satish Kumar (51), amainte- With manyloanpayments sinceMarch.All our savingshave wrotetoL-G Anil Baijal request- salaries.” moneybeing chargedfrompas- tional capital. in the last24hours.

UNDER PHASE II OF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT Up next at Chandni Chowk: Buildingsand arterial roads to get afacelift

stretch. An official involved in the PWD said, “Weare awaiting be beautifiedonthe lines of the The official said, “Wewill hire Netaji Subhash Margasaher- ASHNABUTANI the planning of the second moreclarity on this. However, it main stretch. aconsulting agency to prepare itageroad wasmadebythe NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 phase said, “Since the entire is clear that facade restoration Earlier,anestimateofRs42.5 theestimates forthe facades as board. Further,itwas decided stretchisbeing pedestrianised, will be completed keeping the croretorestore the six arterial well as to revisit the arterial that adraft legislativebill that AS THE redevelopment of a1.3- thereweredemands to improve Mughal aesthetic in mind. The roads wassent to the govern- roads plan.” Once the estimates recognisesSRDC as ‘Special Area km stretchinChandni Chowk the street,whichincludes the goal is to ensurethere is unifor- ment forapproval.However, aremadeand approved by the Local Planning and Development nears completion, the second buildings. Hence we decided mity in design, be it on the roads since the estimatewas on the government, work on theproj- Authority forWall City’ would be phase of the project is being that phase twowould include or of thebuildings.” higher side,the department was ectswill begin. submitted to the government. planned— whichincludes facaderestoration of buildings Another project is the asked to revisit the proposal and Along with these twopro- In 2019,workonthe main restoring the facades of buildings on the street.” restoration of six arterial roads draftanew one. posals, afew others were high- project had been stalleddue to a in the heritagecorridor and re- The Public Works including NaiSarak,Ballimaran lightedbythe Shahjahanabad construction ban over Delhi’s developing certain arterial roads. Department (PWD)has been Road, Gai Qasim Jaan, Rodgran, Work on the 1.3-kmstretch Redevelopment Corporation poor airquality.Lastyear,itwas The idea is to ensure that asked to come up withapro- Farash Khana and Lal Kuan. is nearing completion. (SRDC)during aboardmeeting delayedbythree months due to buildingsand nearby roads posal and an estimatefor the fa- Overhead wires will be taken Tashi Tobgyal held on December 29 lastyear. the Covid lockdown andthe matchthe aesthetic of the main cade restoration. An official from underground and the area will Aproposal forredesigning labour shortage that ensued.

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PTI UNDERLININGTHE strength of Whatismostimportantisthat,as building”,“can bring to bear re- thecountry’sdiversityandtheim- part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat sources,technology,bestpractices Bharat goal Tech firms newoligarchs: BJP IT cell head portance of the Indian diaspora campaign,youwillbeinstrumen- andinnovations”as“highachiev- abroad, Prime MinisterNarendra talinreaching affordable and ers”and“helpingivingthisambi- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AIADMK Modi said Saturdaysaid that “if qualitysolutionsto thepoorest of tiousexercise atrulyglobal foot- NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 KARISHMAMEHROTRA there’s anyplace in the world the world,” he said. print”. NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 council backs wheredemocracy is most strong, On the Covid vaccine, he said Hesaida“boldschemeof pro- PRESIDENT RAM Nath Kovind vibrant and alive,itisIndia”. India is “ready to protect human- duction-linked incentivesin13 Saturdayinvoked Mahatma IN AN unprecedented move, Palaniswami as Across the world, he said,there’s ity with notone but twocorona keysectors offers the potential of Gandhi's call forself-reliance as Twitter bannedUSPresident agrowing trustinthe “socialand PM Modi at inauguration of vaccines made in India”. He said, transforming manufacturing in he emphasisedthe role of the di- DonaldTrumpfromthe platform CM candidate politicalleadership”of Indian-ori- Pravasi BharatiyaDivas, via “Asthe pharmacyofthe world, the country” and “it would have asporainfulfilling the aims of on Friday, statingthat twoofhis ginpeople. videoconference, in Delhi. PTI India has deliveredessential direct consequences foremploy- Atmanirbhar Bharat. tweets were “highlylikelytoen- Modi made these remarks in medicines to everyneedy per- ment and inclusiveness”. Delivering the valedictory courage andinspirepeople to for TN polls his inaugural address to the16th son in the worldinthe past,and Engagementwiththeworldis speechatthe Pravasi Bhartiya replicatethe criminal actsthat Trumptriedtocircumvent Pravasi BharatiyaDivas conven- wordsand affection forIndia’’.He is still doing it. Today, theworld fundamental to our beliefsand Divas, he said it wasonthis day took place at the U.S. Capitol on the ban by tweeting on the tion, three days afteramob sup- said Santokhi wasa“shiningex- is notonlywaiting forIndia's traditions, he said, adding that in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi, Jan. 6, 2021.” @POTUS handle. Reuters/File PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA porting US President Donald ample” of the trustreposedin vaccine, but it is also keeping a during the pandemic, “wenot “the greatestPravasi Bhartiya”, Twitter stated that Trump's CHENNAI,JANUARY9 Trump’s repeated attemptsto peopleofIndian-origin. watchonhow India runs the onlybrought backour ownpeo- returnedtothe country. tweets --oneabouthisvotershav- overturn the outcome of the US He said at atime when India world's largest vaccination pro- plehome,butthoseof neighbours "The Pravasi BhartiyaDivas is ing a“giant voice” in the future panieswithout accountability...” THE AIADMK on Saturdayen- elections stormedthe Capitol. US wasmovingtobecomeatmanirb- gramme.” as well” and as “wenow lookat also an occasion to recall andanotherstatinghewillnot at- Praveen Chakravarty,who dorsedTamilNadu Chief Vice President-elect Kamala har (self-reliant), the Indian dias- In his address to the conven- the supplyofvaccines” Indiawill Gandhiji’s ideals forindividual tendtheinauguration--“mustbe heads Congress’s dataanalytics, MinisterKPalaniswami as itsCM Harris is of Indian origin –her porahad an important role in tion, External Affairs MinisterS “live up fully” to itsinternational and collectivelife. Gandhiji’s em- read in the contextofbroader toldTheIndianExpress:“Thereisa candidatefor this year’s motherwasfromIndiaandherfa- strengthening the identity of Jaishankar calledfor greater par- responsibilities. phasis on Indianness, non-vio- eventsinthe country”, including saying‘nopointinlockingthesta- Assemblypolls,where theparty ther from Jamaica. BrandIndia.Heurgedthemto use ticipation of the diasporain Speakingatthe session, lence, ethics, simplicity and sus- the recent incidentofamob ble afterthe horseshavebolted.’ I will take on arch rivalDMK in a Hailing thesignificant contri- Make-in-Indiaproductsmoreand building aself-reliant India. The MinisterofState forExternal tainable development, remain storming the US Capitol on thinksocialmedia,broadlyspeak- tough electoral battle. bution of the Indian diaspora, more, saying it willincrease trust experience of the pandemic, he AffairsVMuraleedharansaidthat our guiding principles," said the January6asPresident-elect Joe ing, has allowedthis to go on for AIADMK’s topdecision-mak- Modi praisedSuriname in these products.“It canbeany- said,has driven home the need withits population of 1.3billion, President. Biden’selectionvictorywasbeing fartoo long. Iwelcome the deci- ing body also authorisedO President Chandrikapersad thing, from teatotextile to ther- formoretrusted, resilient, reli- and one of the largest diasporain The Presidentalsocongratu- certifiedbyCongress. sion notsomuchfor whatitdoes Panneerselvamand ‘Chan’ Santokhi,the chief guest apy. Iamhappy to see the atten- able and redundant supply theworld,Indiacanplayaneffec- lated thePravasi Bhartiya Trumpattempted to circum- to PresidentTrumpbut what it Palaniswami —the topleaders at the function, forhis “warm tion khadi is getting across the chains. tive role in the post-Covidspace. Samman awardees. vent the ban by tweeting on the does as asignal that youcannot —todevise the party’s strategy @POTUShandlethatTwitter“has abuse and put an entiresociety at forthe pollsand endorsed the gone further and further in ban- risk in the guise of free speech.” appointment of asteering com- Cong to mark JoseKMani ning free speech”, but the com- Askedhowsocialmediacom- mittee, whichislikelytoplaya Biryani at farm protestsconspiracy panyremovedhis posts almost panies have acted in India, key role in important matters. immediately. Chakravorty said: ‘Veryirrespon- The Assemblyelections in farmers’ rights resigns as The decisionbrought adiver- sibly. But Twitterdoesn’t matter Tamil Nadu arelikelytobeheld to spread bird flu, saysBJP MLA gence of opinions in India, where here. What do youdoabout in April-May. day on Jan15 RS member politicalpartiesallegepartisande- WhatsApp? It is being used with The party’s general council, cision-making by the socialme- the guise of free speechand the besides the Executive,met at a NewDelhi: The Congress on EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Kochi: Kerala Congress(M) leader dia giant. guiseofanonymity. It’sevenmore marriagehall hereunder the Saturdaydecidedtolaunchyet JAIPUR,JANUARY9 Jose KMani has resigned as a AmitMalviya, BJP IT cellhead, dangerous than Twitter in India.’ leadership of AIADMK another campaign againstthe member of RajyaSabha, won tweeted:“DeplatformingDonald BJP MP and IT Parliamentary Coordinator Panneerselvamand BJP government demanding re- RAJASTHAN BJP MLAand the with the support of Opposition Trump,asittingUSpresident,sets committeememberNishikant joint coordinator Palaniswami. peal of the three farm laws. party's stategeneral secretary UDF,amidstrong indications adangerousprecedent. Ithas less Dubey said:“Theymustthinkthat In one of the 16 resolutions The party has decidedtoob- MadanDilawar on Saturdayhit that he would fight the coming to do with his views andmoreto the fight in society will fixthis. adoptedatthe meeting, the serve ‘KisanAdhikar Diwas’ out againstthe farmers' protests Assemblypolls as acandidateof dowithintoleranceforadiffering Theymusthavedone thisthink- party members authorisedthe (Farmers'' RightsDay)onJanuary againstthe three farm laws say- the CPI(M)-ledLDF. point. Ironically, thosewho claim ing that. But society cannotbe twoleaders to devise AIADMK’s 15,the daygovernment and the ing “so-calledfarmers” were en- Mani said to champion free speechare cel- seen by onlyone side.” electoralstrategy,evenasiteyes farmer unionswillmeetfor the joying dryfruits and chicken on Saturday ebrating. Big tech firmsare now Aman Taneja, asenior lawyer ahat trickofvictories, afterse- next round of talks. The Congress biryani and other luxuries at that he sub- the newoligarchs.” focusedonintermediaryliability curing backtobackwins in 2011 willtakeoutprotestsandlaysiege protestsites and thatitwas a mitted theres- BJPMPfromKarnatakaTejasvi at tech legal firm Ikegai,said that and 2016 under the lateJ to RajBhawans in statecapitals. conspiracy to spreadbirdflu. ignation to Surya calleditathreat to democ- Twitter has been the company Jayalalithaa. Thedecisionwastakenatameet- Dilawar’s statement drew Tractor march by farmers in Haryana’s Jind. Manoj Dhaka RajyaSabha racy.Taggingthe Ministryof mostwilling to take these posi- “This general council autho- ing AICC general secretaryKC sharp criticism from the ruling Chairman M Electronics &IT's handle, Surya tions, demonstratingthat plat- rises OPanneerselvamand Venugopal had withgeneral secre- Congress, whichtermedhis Venkaiah posted,“Thismustbewakeupcall forms arebeginning to realise the Edapadi KPalaniswami to devise tariesandinchargesofstates. statement as “shameful”. thereinvariousdisguises. They Dilawar’s statement on Twitter Kerala Naidu on forall who don’t yetunderstand powertheyhavetoamplifyvoices. winning strategies to ensurea Congresscommunicationde- In avideo statement appeal- could be terrorists,theycould be saying,“The use of wordssuch Congress(M) Friday. threattoour democraciesbyun- “As farasits meaning forIndia, grand win in the 2021polls,cre- partment head Randeep ing to the government to clear thievesordacoits, who maybea as terrorists and looters forfarm- leader Talking to regulated big tech companies. If withthis debate here about what ateanAIADMK-ledvictoryal- Surjewalasaid.“TheModigovern- out the protest sites, Dilawar danger to the farmers. These ers by BJP MLAMadan Dilawarji reporters in theycan do thistoPOTUS, they to do aboutplatformsgaining lianceand decide seat-sharing ment is answerable to the people said, “Theso-calledfarmersare people want to ruin the country. is shameful. The people who Palakkad, candothisto anyone.SoonerIndia morepowerinIndia, the lesson is with alliance parties,” the mem- fortaking decisionsand notthe notworriedabout the country By my understanding, theyare providedyou withfood, youare Mani, son of lateKeralaCongress reviews intermediariesregula- that platforms needtobemore bers resolved. Supreme Court. The responsibil- or itspeople... Theyare eating eating chickenbiryani in con- terming their movement as pic- stalwart and former ministerK tions, better forour democracy.... consistent and transparent with The party has earnedthe ity of making and repealing the chickenbiryani there. They are spiracy to spread birdflu...,” nic, holding them responsible for MMani, said he quit the seat"for Freedom of Expression (FoE) is howtheymakedecisions,”hesaid. public’spraise for“good gover- laws wrests with Parliament and eating drycashews andal- StateCongress president birdflu? This statement of yours upholding morality in political sacrosanct. It cannot be curtailed FULLREPORTON nance,” it added. notthe court.” ENS monds... People arecoming Govind Singh Dotasrashared reflectsthe mentality of the BJP.” life”. PTI whimsicallybypvt big tech com- www.indianexpress.com Aright-thinking legislator will never Farm laws will setfarmersfree, too latefor be party to disrupting House: Venkaiah Bengal to implement PM-KISAN:Nadda tors can maketothe functioning EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE of the legislatures, whichisthe willmakefarmersfree.Theselaws NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 needofthe hour” and anylegis- ATRIMITRA willenablefarmersto settheprice lator“hasthe optionofeither KATWA(EASTBURDWAN), of their produce and choose buy- THE GOVERNMENT “has been supporting the government or JANUARY9 ers,” Nadda said. taking aseries of reforms to un- opposingit”. He stated that in AccusingBanerjee of “de- leash the growth potential since fact, “informedopposition to the BJP PRESIDENT JPNaddaon priving” over 70 lakh farmers of JagdeepDhankhar only arobust economicgrowth government’sproposals” does a Saturdaysaid the newfarmlaws the statethe benefitsofthe PM- canhelp in meeting the aspira- “certain good but opposing for “would setthe farmersofthe KISAN scheme, Nadda said, “The tions of thepeople” and legisla- the sakeofdoingitdoes harm”. countryfree” as theywould be MamataBanerjee government Bengal Governor tors “across the countryhavean MVenkaiah Naidu at the He mentionedthat “law able to decidetheir buyers and agreedtoimplement the PM important responsibility of seri- Goa Legislators Dayevent. makers can makeadifference to the prices of their produce. KisanSamman Nidhi aftersuch meets Shah, ouslyreflecting in respective leg- enhance the functioning of legis- Launching the BJP’s ‘Krishak alongtimeasshe has realised islatures on the challenging situ- latures, and therebytheir legit- Suraksha Abhiyan’ and‘Ek Mutho that the TMC is fast losing shares security ation that the countryisfacing to thedistressing scenario of dis- imacy” through the 6C’s of con- Chal’ campaigns at avillagein ground in Bengal. But, letmesay and mountinganational effort rupting the proceedings of the nectingwith people, conduct, EastBurdwan district, Nadda BJP president JPNadda at avillageinWestBengal’s East it clearly that it is already toolate concerns in state to come out of it at the earliest,” House”andwould“mostcertainly character,commitment, capac- mockedChief MinisterMamata Burdwan district on Saturday. PTI forthe TMC government.” Vice President MVenkaiah likethe House to discuss, debate ity and communication. Banerjee foragreeing to imple- HealsotargetedBanerjeeover ahead of polls Naidu said on Saturday. and decide everyissue so that “Anylegislature isasgoodasits ment the PM-KISAN scheme, say- allegations of corruption in Speaking at the occasions of he/shecanmakemeaningfulcon- members,”hesaid,andaddedthat ing it was“toolate”. we have decidedtolaunchweek- derstand the actual benefitsof Cyclone Amphan relief, alleging PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Goa Legislators DayatPanaji, tribution,beingequippedtodoso”. “legitimacyof bothof themarein- “Itisunfortunatethatthereare long‘KrishakBhoj’campaignfrom farmer’s policies and schemes that TMC leaders siphonedoff NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 Naidu said that a“right-thinking Naidu asserted that it was ter-dependent as eachofthem people who aremisleading the January24in40,000GramSabhas launchedbyPrime Minister moneyandfoodgrainssentby the legislator…willnever be aparty “the difference that able legisla- draw sustenance from the other”. farmers(onfarmlaws).Therefore, inWest Bengalto makethemun- NarendraModi... Thefarm laws Centreforthecyclone-hitpeople. WESTBENGALGovernor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed concerns about the security sce- nario in the stateinlight of the Architect of KHAM coalition in Gujarat, 4-time CM dies at 93 upcoming Assemblyelections and raisedquestions over the state administration's role in Muslim (KHAM) coalition in had sought an appointment Ishwarsinh. wasnot onlymarkedbyasplit in itics fordecades. He will be re- maintaining lawand orderafter EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Gujarat politics, Solanki ledthe with Felber during avisit to Solanki is knownfor having the Congress nationally but also membered forhis richserviceto meeting Union Home Minister AHMEDABAD,VADODARA, Congress to landslide victories in DavosinSwitzerland between introducedreservationsfor so- sawthe anti-reservation riots in society... Beyond politics, Amit Shah hereonSaturday. JANUARY9 1980, when it won141 of 182 Januaryand February1992 for ciallyand economically back- the stateafter reservation was Madhavsinh Solanki enjoyed The governor's interaction seats, and in 1985 when it won the Annual WorldEconomic ward sections in Gujarat based announcedfor OBCs in 1981. reading and waspassionate with Shah comes days afterhis THE GRAND old man of Gujarat 149seats,arecordthat isyettobe Conference to discussthe Bofors on the recommendationsofthe He wassubsequently forced about culture. WheneverI meeting with West BengalChief Congress and four-term chief broken.The ‘KHAM theory’ reor- case. According to senior Bakshi Commission, the midday to resign, onlytoreturntopower would meethim or speaktohim, MinisterMamataBanerjeeatthe ministerMadhavsinh Solanki, ganisedcommunities otherthan Congressleader HasmukhPatel, meal scheme in government and in 1985, with the Congress get- we woulddiscuss booksand he RajBhavaninKolkata. who wasalso the Union External the upper castesand became a “He (Solanki) neverspoketo municipal schools and sub- ting an even largermandate. would tell me about anew book Dhankhar, who had been at Affairs minister in the PV winningformulafortheCongress. anybody about that interaction.” sidisededucationfor women. In acondolenceletterto he recentlyread. Iwillalways loggerheads with the TMC gov- Narasimha Raogovernment, Solanki wasamember of the Solanki gave up his job as a “The reservationformula and Bharatsinh, President RamNath cherish the interactions we had.” ernment since taking charge as diedonSaturdayinGandhinagar. RajyaSabha from 1988 to 1994, journalist withleading Gujarati the middaymeal schemes went Kovind said, “Madhavsinh In acondolence letter to the Bengal governor,allegedon He was93. andagainfrom1994to2000,dur- daily Gujarat Samachar to launch MADHAVSINH on to be replicated nationally,” Solanki wasnot onlyapolitical Bharatsinh,Congress president Saturdaythatthe statehas been Sources closetothe family ingwhichtimeheheldtheportfo- his political career in the 1950s SOLANKI senior Congressleader and for- stalwartinhis ownright but also Sonia Gandhi said, “Gujarat has “plaguedwith rampant violence”. said Solanki diedinhis sleep at lios of Planning (1988-89) and at the behest of his father-in-law, 1927-2021 mer education minister an exceptional administrator.In lostatowering leader,who sym- “Thelaw-and-order situation his residence. ExternalAffairs(1991).Hisstintas lateIshwarsinh Chavda, who Hasmukh Patelsaid. his demise the nation has lostan bolisedagoldenera in thestate. and the security environment in Gujarat Chief MinisterVijay the External Affairs Minister wasaCongress legislator in Afterlaunching his political unmatchedleader.Hewill be MadhavsinhSolankiplayedakey West Bengal is under threat... Rupani declared aone-daystate endedabruptlywhenhehad to Bombaystate assemblyuntil and later Borsad. career as alegislatorinthe long remembered forhis role in role in Gujarat’s progressand de- The position of the director gen- mourning and cancelledall his step down over acontroversial 1955 andwent on to represent Later,Borsad wasrepre- Bombaystate assemblyin1957, shaping modern Gujarat forits velopment,and during his long eral of police in Bengal is an open official events, including apublic “note”hehad handed over to his Anand constituencyfourtimes sented by his son, Bharatsinh, Solanki became amember of inimitablewarmth,charmand tenureasChief Minister, oneof his secret.That's whyIsay we have meeting in Mahisagar district. Swisscounterpart,ReneFelber,al- in Lok Sabha. Originallyfrom who alsowent on to becomea GujaratAssemblyfrom1960-68. love forliterature.” manyachievementswasto foster 'political police'. EverydayIam His lastrites will be held withfull legedly seeking assistance in the Amod town of Bharuch, Solanki Union minister. Incumbent He became the Gujarat CM for Prime MinisterNarendra socialharmonyand unitethe dif- hearingnews of bomb blasts or statehonours, Rupani said. investigationintheBoforscase,for contestedall his elections from Gujarat Pradesh Congress the firsttimein1976, and subse- Modi tweeted: “Madhavsinh ferentcommunitiesof Gujarat....” bombsbeing found,” he claimed Bestknown forforging the whichhefacedaCBI probe. Anand, wherehefirstrepre- Committee chairperson Amit quentlyin1980, 1985 and 1990, Solanki wasaformidableleader, Solankiissurvivedbythree in apress briefing aftermeeting Kshatriya-Harijan-Adivasi- As per CBI's report,Solanki sented Bhadran constituency Chavda is the grandson of aturbulent period in Gujaratthat playingakeyrole in Gujaratpol- sons and twodaughters. Shah in Delhi.

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PERSONAL UTTARAKHAND BID TO USE FOREST LAND FOR AIRPORT EXPANSION Classifieds I, Sharda D/oRukhadia, P-136/7 VRC DelhiCantt. New Delhi How state justified plan: Not herebydeclare thatmyNameis Sharda in my school records but HCstayon PERSONAL after marrige my name has changed from Sharda to Sharda I Davinder Singh S/oSh. Pritam I, PRIYAMVADAD/O JAWAHAR Mavi, for allfuturepurposes. identifiedelephantcorridor Singh R/oH.No.3033, Street PRASAD SINGH R/OWARD 0040559373-1 No.5, Ranjit Nagar, Patel Nagar, #12,CHHOTI CHAK,POST- Delhi-110008 have changedmy JAMALPUR GOGRI,KHAGARIA,

jumboreserve ED PUBLIC NOTICE name to Davinder Singh BIHAR-851203 have changed LALMANIVERMA Public notice is given to the general public Whyrunway Babbar for all purposes. my name to PRIYAMMVADA that my clients namely Azad Khan S/o Late DEHRADUN,JANUARY9 SINGH for all Purposes vide Shahzad Khan and Shamim Bano Khan W/o needstobe

0040559812-6 Azad Khan R/o Khasza No. 8Gali No-6, Near PLAIN Affidavit #9 dt 02.01.2021 Aisha Masjid Sangam Vihar, Wazirabad, E extended ● It is for general information that Delhi-110084, have severed their all relations TWOMONTHS afterthe Union EX 0040559322-1 with their son namely Rehman Khan S/o Azad ILaishram Sophia D/O Smt. R.K. Khan and his wife namely Bushra Khan W/o denotification MinistryofEnvironment, Forest Sanayaima DeviR/O A- Block/ I, Nikita Gupta D/oParmod Rehman Khan D/o Sajjad Khan they have disowned them from all their movable and and ClimateChangeasked Dehradun airportplays a 801,S.B. Youth Apartment, GuptaW/o Basant GoyalR/o-D- immovable properties and my clients shall not 'Project Elephant', whichwas Uttarakhand government to con- key role in rescue, relief Pocket-1 Sector-2,DwarkaNew 25, Bhagwan Das Nagar,East be held responsible for any act of them. Sd/- ENS&PTI launchedbythe government of sider avoiding sensitive areasof and rehabilitation works Delhi-110075 declarethat my PunjabiBagh,New Delhi- M. N. Khan name has been wrongly 110026,have changed my name Advocate NAINITAL,JANUARY9 India in 1992. the Shivalik Elephant Reserve The JollyGrant Airportin duringdisasters in the Chamber No. 618 writtenasLSophia in my 10th to Nikita Goyal. 0040559845-3 Westrent Wing The statewildlifeboardhad while exploring land suitable for Dehradun. stateand large aircraft class certificates.That the Tis Hazari Court Delhi-110054 THE UTTARAKHAND High Court in November 2020 decidedto expansion of Dehradun’s Jolly needtooperate from this I, Neha Singh D/oSh. RamSingh Mob No. 9210804751 actual name of mine is R/oH.No.488 Sector-17, has put astayonthe denotifica- denotify the reserve, arguing Grant Airport, the stategovern- airfield during such Laishram Sophia.Which maybe Faridabad, Haryana, have tion of the Shivalik Elephant that the move will pave theway ment, in itsresponse,has stated replyhas been sent to all queries emergencies.Inviewof amended acordingly. PUBLIC NOTICE Changed my nameNeha Rani Under instructionsofmyclients namely: Reserve—the state’s onlyjumbo fordevelopmentworkinanarea that thereisnoviable alternative from the Union ministry. increasing air passenger 0040559846-3 VIJAYKUMAR THAKUR, S/O LATE to Neha Singh for all future GULANAND, AND SMT.BABITATHAKUR, reserve. spanning over 4,500sqkm, in- forthe proposedactivity. On the MoEF’s querythatthe traffic, the Airports purposes. 0040559816-1 BOTH RESIDENTS OF RA-275, INDER I,SHIV PRAKASH,S/O-DASHRAHT ENCLAVE, PHASE-II, KIRARI, SULEMAN The orderbyadivision bench cluding expansion of Dehradun's In aletterinOctober,the min- entireproposedforestareafor Authority of India has NAGAR, DELHI-110086, DO HEREBY PRASAD AGNIHOTRI,R/O-E- I BanditaDash D/oLate Anam SEVERE ALL THEIR RELATIONS WITH of the high courtcomprising JollyGrant Airport. istryhad sought information, diversion falls within the Shivalik projected an urgent need 495,RATANPUR COLONY, Charan Das W/o Sushil Kumar THEIR DAUGHTER NAMELYMS. VARSHA AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, ALSO Chief Justice RSChauhan and Sources said the boardhad documentsand justification on Elephant Reserveand elephant to upgrade the runway PANKABAHADUR NAGAR, PadhyR/o Flat No.F-1005, DISINHERIT HER FROM ALL THEIR ESTATES, MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE Justice LokpalSinghcame on a passed the proposal at ameet- 14 pointsregarding the project corridors within its1-km radius, and other existing KANPUR NAGAR,UTTAR Stellar Jeevan, GH-03, Sector-1, BECAUSE OF HER DISOBEDIENCE AND ANY PERSON WHOSOEVER DEALS WITH PRADESH-208020,HAVE Greater Noida West,Uttar THE AFORESAID MS. VARSHA, SHALL DO PIL filedbyenvironmentalac- ing chaired by Chief Minister from the stateForestDepartment. the replysaid, “While it is true amenities, the statehad CHANGED NAME SHIV SO AT HIS/THEIR OWN COSTS AND Pradesh-201306 is also known RISKS AND MY CLIENT SHALL NOT BE tivistReenuPhulonFriday. TrivendraSingh Rawatasforest The statehad sent aproposal that the area forms partof justifiedtoMoEF. PRAKASH AGNIHOTRI. as Bandita Das andBandita LIABLE FOR HER ANY ACTS OR DEEDS ETC. Earlier on January4,another di- officials arguedthat the notifica- seeking the Centre's approval for Shivalik Elephant Reserve, it is Padhy. All names areofone Sd/- (SUMESH GANDHI) 0040559849-8 ADVOCATE vision benchofthe courthad is- tion forelephant reservewas non-forestuse of 87 hectares (ha) notanidentifiedelephant corri- and the same person. G-184 (Basement), Naraina Vihar, I,Rakesh S/o-Mahavir New Delhi-28 suednotices to the Centre, the creating hurdles in development of forest land in Dehradun district dor. Further it is notinclose prox- isting facility as in fructuous. Prasad,H.No.310,Street.No.12,Y 0040559812-7 stategovernment and the state work in that area. forthe airportexpansion project. imity to the coreand critical ele- “As such, the alternateoption adavNagar,Rewari (Haryana)- I Vinod Upadhyay S/O, Gajanand wildlifeboardoverthe decision The officials said at the meet- In response, Additional phant habitat of Rajaji Tiger does notexistinthis case,” the 123401,have changed my name Upadhyay R/oE-62, Radha to denotify the elephant reserve. ing that the elephant reservehas Principal Chief Conservator of Reserve. The Kansaro-Barkotele- government stated. to Rakesh Sharma. Kunj, Brij Vihar,LinkRoad Theyweregiven four weeks' no legal sanctityand thereisno Forests and nodal officer, phantCorridor is also located at On the queryabout the area 0040559849-2 Ghaziabad-201011(up) have changed my nametoVinod time to reply. provision foritinforestand Uttarakhand, DJKSharma'slet- least4to5kmawayfromthe being aHigh Conservation Value I,RAMA,W/O-SHIV PRAKASH Kumar Upadhyay for all The stay orderwas granted wildlifeActs. terjustifies the proposedactivity proposedsite. However, occa- area, the stategovernment stated AGNIHOTRI,R/O-E-495 RATAN purposes. 0040559817-1 on the firstworking dayofthe Chief WildlifeWarden JS by stating that Uttarakhand sionallyelephantscross over the that about 79 per cent of trees of PUR COLONY,PANKABAHADUR I Ashutosh S/oLalmani R/oD- newly-appointedchief justice of Suhag had said that even after shares an international border area through the Jakhan various species that will be af- NAGAR,KANPUR NAGAR,UTTAR the High Court. the notification is canceled, the with China and Nepal, and thus river…taking that intoaccount, fected because of land transfer PRADESH-208020, HAVE 2/150 Hari Enclave,Kirari CHANGED NAME RMA Suleman Nagar, New Delhi- Previously, around 80 people area willremain areserve forest this airport is alsoofimmense necessarywildlifemitigation is proposal comprise pole crop.So AGNIHOTRI. 0040559849-9 110086have changedmyname had written to acting Chief and rules of the Forest strategic importance, especially proposedfor the diversion of the the number of trees to befelledis to Ashutosh Diwvedi for all Justice Ravi Malimath, pleading Conservation Actwillremainap- in viewofits proximity to the LAC forest land.” notatrueindicator of losses to I,Promilla W/o Devi Singh R/o future purposes. 1973, Village Karala, Delhi- to stop the denotification of the plicable there. and the current situation on In the letter,the stater govern- that area on accountofthe pro- 110081 have changed my name 0040559830-1 Shivalik ElephantReservebythe Another official said that an northern borders. ment reiterated that thesetting posedexpansion. With more to Parmila 0040559846-1 I, SimmySahota W/oJaswant PUBLIC NOTICE government. elephant reserveisunlikeatiger “The proposedalignment of of agreenfieldairportatany other suchexplanations, the stategov- Singh Sahota R/oVillage- My clients Smt Krishna Kapoor Wife of Late I,Munish S/o-Faeem R/o519, ShriRameshChand Kapoorresident of On Friday, afresh Public reservewherethereare restric- forest land is the onlyoption for location is notfeasible,asavail- ernment stated that proposed M.K. Wali Gali, Near-Mother Saifpur, Firojpur, Post- House No. USB-253, North Block, Near InterestLitigation(PIL) wasfiled tions and punishmentsfor vio- carrying outextension of the ability of land is limited.Itstates area forthe project is notahigh Behsuma, Meerut, have Chander Vihar, Mandawali, Shakarpur, Delhi- Dairy,Tulsi Niketan, Bhopura, 110092 have debarred and disowned her son changed my nameSimmi namely Chander Parkash Kapoor from her all stating that the asiatic elephant lating them. runway. Thereisnoother alter- that suchanexercise would po- value conservation area. Sahibabad, Ghaziabad,UP have movable/immovable properties whatsoever, is at itswesternmost habitatin “Certain formalities of ob- nateoptionwhich is technically tentiallyinflictgreater lossofnat- The letter stated that thepro- changed my name to Monish Sahota. 0040559845-4 due to his behavior towards toy clients, my client have also severed all her relations with Uttarakhand and it would be tainingclearances fordevelop- feasible,asthe alignment of run- ural resources suchasstanding posedareaincludes about 30 Khan. 0040559845-7 them. If anybody deals with him, he will do so at his own risk, cost and consequences. My cruel to destroy it. ment work willget reducedaf- waycannotbechanged,” reads trees, wouldincur huge costs and hectares of compensatoryaf- I,Kavita Singh W/o-Mr. Rajendra EDUCATIONAL clients, their other family members and relatives shall not be responsible/ liable for The Shivalik Elephant reserve tercancellation of the the letter. would render alarge investment forestation plantation done in PalSingh R/o-A-164,MIG Flats, any act of above named persons The National Business Sd/- Block-9,Brij Vihar, Chander wasnotifiedin2002under notification,” the official said. Whencontacted,Sharma said whichisalreadyin placeat the ex- 2017-18. Education Accreditation PRAKASH KAPOOR Nagar,Ghaziabad,Uttar ADVOCATE Council inviting applications CHAMBER #821, DWARKA COURTS Prakdesh-201011,have COMPLEX, SECTOR-10, for starting officialtraining/ changed my name to jagwati NEW DELHI-110075 study centrefor the business IMA SCAM for all purpose. 0040559846-2 Second tiger translocated to studies. Mob.7499647774 PUBLIC NOTICE I,Fahim Khan S/oShah 0090280260-1 Be informed that Ms. NavneetaMital D/o Rajaji reserve from Corbett Mohammad R/o-M-10,Gali Late Devinder Kumar Mital R/o 8/503, Before transfer,IPS officer had No.23, Brhampuri,Seelampur, East End Aptts., Mayur Vihar Phase -1 Extn., Delhi-110096 (Seller) has agreed to North-East Delhi,Delhihave LOST & FOUND sellher Flat No.8/503, EastEnd changed my name to Faeem. ApartmentsCGHS Ltd. MayurVihar LALMANIVERMA Four set of lease deedinrespect Phase -1(Extn.),Delhi-110096 to my flagged disparityinsuspensions client Mrs. Roopam GuptaW/o of Sh. DEHRADUN,JANUARY9 0040559845-8 of IndustrialPlot no.35,Pocket- Jitendra GuptaR/o 11/101, East End CSector-2,DSIIDC-Bawana Aptts., Mayur Vihar Phase-I Extn., Delhi I,Darshan Kumar and Darshan (purchaser) vide agreement to sell dated Industrial-Area,Delhi- ASIX-YEAR oldtiger wastranslo- againstShri Hemant Nimbalkar, Kumar Uppal S/o-Krishan Lal 07.12.2020. 110039,allotted under Saidseller Ms. NavneetaMital cated from the bufferzoneofJim EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE IPS, andanother IPS officer.” R/oB-4 2nd Floor Saraswati unfortunately expired on 03.01.2021 and Relocation Scheme has been Garden Delhi-110015,have said sale transaction is binding on and CorbettTiger ReservetoRajaji BENGALURU,JANUARY9 Both Moudgil and Nimbalkar actually lost. Whosoever find enforceable against person(s) claiming/ changed my name to Darshan acting in the name/ on behalf of said seller TigerReserveinUttarakhand areIG-rank officers of the contact Mrs.VijayGupta at Uppal. 0040559845-2 including her legal heir(s) representative Mobile-No.9810586078. (s) /agent(s)/ attorney(s)/ executor(s,)/ Saturday. It wasreleasedinthe TWODAYSbeforeher transfer as Karnataka Police. beneficiary(s) etc. and such person(s) can I, Ram Sagar S/OGuru Parshad not deal with /alienate/sale/transfer / wild the sameday. The six-year-oldmaletiger Karnataka home secretarytothe Nimbalkar and DIG-rank of- 0040559846-6 dispose/encumber/ create third party right R/O333,Sri Nagar, Shakur qua the said flat No. 8/503, East End This is the second such that wasshifted. Express postofdirector of the Karnataka ficer AjayHilori have been Basti, North West, Delhi- It is notified for the information Apartments, Mayur Vihar Phase -1 (Extn.), translocationofbig cat in the Handicrafts Development namedbythe CBI along with 110034, have changed my name that my original-Qualifiying Delhi, wholly or any part thereof, to any person(s) other than the purchaser Mrs. state—lastmonth, atigress had Corporation, senior IPS officer three junior officers –deputy su- to Ram Sagar Sharma vide Examination-passing Roopam Gupta. Certificateofmain -secondary Allpublic at large and theauthorities been similarly moved. Five big “The tigress relocated last Roopa Moudgilraisedquestions perintendent EBSridhar,police affidavit dated25-June-2020. concerned are hereby cautioned and put @D_Roopa_IPS Examination(10TH) year-2010 to notice not to carry on or negotiate or cats from JimCorbett aretobe month is living normally. We will over delayinthe suspension of inspectorMRamesh and sub in- 0050173736-1 enter into or deal with in any manner or and Rollno-1193806 issued by execute/ register any document/deed of movedtoRajaji, amoveaimedat monitor both fornextcouple of twoIPS officers accusedinthe Rs IPS officer Roopa Moudgil spector PGowrishankar. I,Chander Prakash alias CBSE has beenlost.Name of any nature in respect of the tigerpopulation management. months. When theybreed and 4,500crore IMA scam probed by wastransferredon In October 2020, the govern- ChandraPrakash Bhardwaj son candidate- NAMAN aforementioned property.Ifanyone deals in any manner of the aforementioned JSSuhag, chief wildlifewar- we aresuretheyhaveadapted, the CBI even as three non-IPS of- December 31. ment ordered the suspension of of Shri Sohan Lal, SHRIVASTAVA,S/o Amarlok property,with any such person claiming as representative/ assignee etc.ofMs. den, said the male tiger was onlythen next translocationwill ficers accusedinthe case were the junior police officers but no Bhardwaj,ResidentofHouse shrivastavaADDRESS NavneetaMital then such transaction shall No.-53,TagoreGali *Rameshwaram,D-10, gayatri- be void and illegal and such person(s) tranquilisedand radio-collared bedone,” said DK Singh, Director, suspendedinOctober. action has been takenagainst the shall be doing/acting so at his/her own West,Babarpur, Shahdara,East nagar, near-jagnnath risks /responsibility/ consequences/ cost Fridayand relocated Saturday. Rajaji TigerReserve. Moudgilwas transferredon on December 31), then Home IPS officers so far. The disparity Delhi-110032 have changedmy mandir,Raipur, Chhattisgarh- and expenses and my client shall ,beat liberty to take all appropriate steps, legal December 31 in what wasseen SecretaryMoudgil wrote, “DPAR has been asubject of concern in name from Chander Prakash to 492001. 0040559849-5 recourse to protect/safeguard herright as afallout of aspat with (Services) has specificallywrit- the police force. ChandraPrakash Bhardwaj for and interest qua the aforesaid property I,AMAN REHMAN,S/o REHMAN including specificperformance of the Hemanth Nimbalkar –anIPS of- tentoACS to Government in “The suspension of IPS offi- all purposes. Agreement to Sell dated 07.12.2020. R/oF-27, St.no-2 New Seema Sd/- ficer accusedinthe IMA scam – Home Department to draftand cers is notinthe hands of the 0040559845-1 Puri Shahdara, Delhi-95 have Mukul K. Gupta, Advocate 523, Lawyers Chamber,District Court, over her alleged unauthorised submitthe disciplinaryproceed- home department but it is with lost my original Certificate I,Birendra Pratap Singh Rathour Sec-10, Dwarka, New Delhi-75 class-10thyear-2016Rollno- Ph. no. 9810751430 interference lastyear in atender ings againstShri Hemant the DPAR (Services)who have to S/oLate-KameshwarPrasad 8158900 CBSE-DELHI. foraRs 620crore Bengaluru safe Nimbalkar,IPS and other police recommend to theCentral gov- Singh R/o-VPO-Deohaliya, PS- Ramgarh, Kaimur(Bhabua), 0040559849-6 OBITUARY city project. Nimbalkar,who officers as per recommendation ernment,” Additional Chief Bihar have changed my name headedthe tendering commit- of the CBI. However, formonths, Secretary(Home) Rajneesh Goel to Birendra Pratap Singh. PUBLIC NOTICE teeofthe Bengaluru city police the Home Department has failed said when asked about General Public is hereby informed that my 0040559845-6 client Sh. Madan Lal Gupta S/o Late Sh. Ram in his capacity as the additional to submit themajor disciplinary Moudgil’s letter accusing the Chander Gupta and Smt. Phushpa Gupta W/o Sh. Madan Lal Gupta both are R/o B1st, 384- commissionerofpolice (admin- proceedings to the DPAR home department of inaction. I,BALDEEP SINGH KHATRI R/O 385, Madangir, New Delhi-110062, have HNO.234/30,GALI NO.5,MAYUR severed all their relationship with their son istration), wasalsotransferred (Services). “In the case of suspension of namely Sh. Arun Gupta, (eldest son), Son of VIHAR,SONIPAT-131001.HAVE Sh. Madan Lal Gupta, Age about 34 years on December 31 to theinternal “While suspension and dis- IPS officers, DPAR (Services) has due to his conduct. That my client has decided CHANGED MY CHILD NAME to disown him with immediate effect from all of security division of the ciplinaryaction hasbeen ap- to writetothe central Ministry their movable and immovable properties ARPIT TO ARPIT KHATRI. because of his behavior/ misconduct towards Karnataka police. proved andissuedfor junior po- of Home Affairs forsuspension our client. Any one dealing with the son of my 0040559849-1 client shall do so at his own risk and peril. In aDecember 29, 2020 let- lice officers,neither suspension on the basis of communication That my client shall not be held liable in any such dealing done by any third party with the tertoKarnatakaChief Secretary nor disciplinaryaction has been from the statehome depart- I,Atul Suri,S/O-Late CLSuri,R/O- son of my client. That my client shall not be 135 Venus-Apartments,Behind- accountable for any Act/Deed done by their TMVijay Bhaskar (who retired takenbyHomeDepartment ment,” aformer DPAR (Services) son namely Sh. Arun Gupta. Inder Enclave-Rohtak Sd/- BHARAT SAREEN ADVOCATE official said. Road,New Delhi- Ch. No. 718, Lawyer’s Chamber Block, Saket District Court, New Delhi-17 ''IMPORTANT'' Nimbalkar has approached 110087,declarethat my minor the Karnataka High Courtchal- son NEIIL NIRRBHAYSURI’S PUBLIC NOTICE Whilstcare is takenprior to lenging the CBI case againsthim DOB is erroneously published KNOW ALL MEN that clients Sh. acceptance of advertising as-10/08/2008 in my Service Ashok Kumar Gupta S/o Late Sh. on the grounds that his role in R.C. Guptaand Smt.Sushma copy, it is not possibletoverify Records.My minor son’s Aggarwal W/o Sh. Ashok Kumar its contents. The Indian the CID Economic Offences correct-DOB is 10/08/2009 Gupta both R/o House No.: 13/1, Ward No.1, Mehrauli, New Delhi-110 030 Express (P) Limited cannotbe Wing, whichprepared the report Vide-Affidavit BeforeNotary have severed all their relations with their held responsible for such on the schemes run by IMA,was Public-Delhi on 08/01/2021. son Sh. Siddharth Gupta and his wife Smt. Vasudha Kotia D/o LateSh. contents, norfor anylossor to send the reportprepared by Sudhir KumarKotia becauseofthe damage incurred as aresult of 0040559849-4 unwarrantable behavior of Smt. junior officers to hisseniors in Vasudha Kotia and have debarred them transactions with companies, I,Annie JohnKochuparampil, both from all their movable and the CID forapproval. immovable properties. Any one dealing associations or individuals W/o-RavinderKumar with them in any way or manner NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY, PRAYAGRAJ advertising in its newspapers The court hasrefusedtostay Chaujar,R/o1206,J.M.Park whatsoever shall be doing at his own Tender Notice No.: 230-Elect/TRD/PRYJ/E-Tender Notice/2021/456 Sr.Divl. Elect.Engineer(TR-D) risks and consequences. or Publications. We therefore the CBIinvestigationagainstthe Sapphire,Ramprastha Sd/- (J.S. KALRA) ADVOCATE Date: 07.01.2021 E-Tender Notice North Central Railway,Prayagraj recommend that readers Greens,Sector-9,Vaishali, Chamber No. 296, Western Wing, IPS officer but has directed the TisHazari Court, Delhi-110054 make necessary inquiries Ghaziabad,Pin-201010,have Sr.DivisionalElectrical Engineer/TRD/NorthCentral Railway/Prayagraj, forand on behalf of the President of Karnataka government and the India, invites the following E-Tender,the detailsofthe tenders are as under:- before sending any monies or changed my name to Anu enteringinto any agreements central probeagencynot to re- Tender Advertised Earnest Completion Chaujar.I will be knownbythis PUBLIC NOTICE Description of work withadvertisers or otherwise sort to anycoercive action No. Value Money Period name for all futurepurposes. Notice is hereby given that Sh. Kishan Chand, acting on an advertisement in againstthe official. S/oLate Shri Chand, R/o 5B,Hanuman 230-TRD- Modification and electrification of 25 Kv OHE due to 0040559849-10 Enclave, Lane number 3, Nangloi, Delhi- Rs. Rs. 06 any manner whatsoever. 110041 is transferring the 50% of the property WC-832- POL siding inside BPCL terminal at Pankidham in 69,69,987.30 1,39,400/- Months I,Ankit S/ONaresh Kumar bearing No. 5B/1, Hanuman Enclave, Lane 2021 Prayagraj Division. number 3, Nangloi, Delhi-110041 in faviour of R/O.Plot.No-4, kh.No.766,2nd- his son Mukesh Kumar,S/o Sh.Kishan Bidding System: Single Packet Tender Closing Date &Time: 04.02.2021 &14:00 hrs. Note:(1) Thecomplete STATEINDUSTRIES PROMOTION CORPORATION OF TAMILNADU LIMITED Floor Lal DoraShriSidhi Chand, R/o 5B, Hanuman Enclave, Lane informationalong with tender document of aboveE-Tenders shallbeavailable on website www.ireps.gov.in 21 days priorto number 3, Nangloi, Delhi-110041. All person No.19-A,RUKMANI LAKSHMIPATHY ROAD,EGMORE,CHENNAI -600 008 VinayakAppt Burari Delhi- claiming an interest in the said property or thedateofopening of thetender. (2) Bids otherthaninthe form of E-Bids shallnot be accepted againstabove tenders. For 110084,changed my nameto any part of thereof by way of sale, gift, lease, this purpose, vendorsare required to getthemselvesregisteredwith IREPS websitealong with DigitalSignature Certificate. Tender Notice No.4/F/F&R/T.No.9,10,11/2020-21 Dated: 07.01.2021 possession, easement attachment or (3) Incaseofanydifficultyhelpdeskavailable onthewebsite of IREPS maybeapproached. 31/21 (P) Ankit Gupta. 0040559849-3 otherwise however, are hereby required to SHORTTERMTENDER NOTICE make the same known to Seller at his North central railway www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in @CPRONCR I,Ankit Kumar S/oGayaPrasad residence within 15 daysfrom the date Forand on behalf of State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited, sealed tenders RathoreR/o C-63,SuryaNagar, hereof, failing whichthe saidtransfer of areinvited forthe auction sale of the following units takenpossessionU/s.29 of State Financial property will be completed without any Corporations Act 1951, “ASISWHERE IS”basis. Tenderswill be received upto 3.00 p.m. on Ghaziabad,UP have changed reference to such claim and the same if any shall be considered as waived. 27.01.2021 and the same will be opened on the same dayat4.30 p.m. my name to Ranveer Rathore NORTH CENTRAL RAILWAY, PRAYAGRAJ Sd/- for all purposes. (Rohit Malik) E-Tender No. PRYJ-Sig- 21-2020-21 Date: 08.01.2021 Amountdue Minimum Advocate EMD Incre- 0040559845-5 E-TENDER NOTICE Borrower(s)/ (Interest UpsetPrice 124-125, 1st Floor, District Center, chargedupto Description of the property (Rs. in mental Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058 Senior Divisional Signal &Telecommunication Engineer/Coordination/North Central Railway/Prayagraj, for Guarantor(s) (Rs. in lakhs) I, RAUNAK KUMAR 31.12.2020) lakhs) Amount and on behalf of the PresidentofIndia, invite E-TENDER on prescribed form for the following works up to 12.00 AGNIHOTRI,S/O-SHIV PRAKASH (Rs. in crores) (Rs.) hrs. on 02.02.2021. The details of the Tender is as under :- AGNIHOTRI,R/O-405,GALI.NO- PUBLIC NOTICE 1. M/s. Vijay 219.56 Land (2.08 acres) &BuildingatLand –244.63 70.13 25,000/- Crates& R.S.No.138/3A &138/3B,Chittoor Building-35.90 9,G-2,SAI ENCLAVE,MOHAN My client Smt. Gulab Devi, wife of Shri Bindeshwari, SN Tender No. Name of work Approx Cost of work Earnest Money resident of H-2/112A, Ground Floor, Bengali Colony, Containers Road, Valakkanampudi Village, R.K. GARDEN,UTTAM NAGAR DELHI- Mahavir Enclave, Near Sulabh International Shochalya, New Delhi-110045 has debarred and disowned her one Replacement of Quarters, Type II-76 and Type III- Pvt. Ltd. PettaiTaluk, Thiruvallur District. 1a PRYJ-Sig-021 ` ` 110059 HAVE CHANGEDNAME son Shri Anand Kumar son of Shri Bindeshwari and 24 units [Rajapur Colony and Traffic colony] at 2.M/s. 213.36 Land (3.36 acres), Building & Land–604.80 248.00 25,000/- daughter-in-law Mrs. Chandani wife of Shri Anand 48,03,944/- 96,100/- RAUNAK AGNIHOTRI. Kumar both are resident of H-2/112A. First Floor, -2020-21 Prayagraj of NCRailway. Medtech MachineryatS.No.132/2a, etc., Building-386.92 Bengali Colony, Mahavir Enclave, New Delhi-110045, Products Ltd. Mevalurkuppam VillageRoad, Machinery-0.30 0040559849-7 from her all movable as well as immovable properties whatsoever present in any state/city. Their behavior Cost of Tender Form : ` 0/-, CompletionPeriod : 06 months, Date of Closing of tender : 02.02.2021. Kuthambakkam, Sriperambudur Taluk. towards my client was unkind, harsh and insensitive I, KaranGulati D/o-Shri OM due to which the said step has been taken by my client. 3.M/s. Vastra 51.95 Machineryonly at SIPCOT Industrial Machinery-1.73 0.43 5,000/- My client, thus, is not responsible for any action of her 2 Availability of Tender forms are available on www.ireps.gov.in 21 days prior to date of opening of the Prakash Gulati R/o-106/2, sons and daughter in law including their liability, loan or SilksPvt.Ltd. 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In case tender opening date happens to be The tender Schedule canbeDownloaded at free of cost from the following website VIJAY KUMAR KAUSHIK www.tenders.tn.gov.in and www.sipcot.in to Cherry Gulati for all future ADVOCATE of tender holiday,Tenders will be openedonthe next working day. 36/21 (SP) CHAMBER #821, DWARKA COURTS COMPLEX, purposes 0040559833-1 SECTOR-10, NEW DELHI-110075 North central railways www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in @CPRONCR DIPR/ 133 /TENDER/2021 GENERAL MANAGER (F),SIPCOT,Chennai-8.

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TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Arrest should be lastoption 313 CASES: ACTIVECASES:2,24,190 forpolice: AllahabadHC DAYSSINCE 1,04,31,639 DEATHS:1,50,798 PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 18,02,53,315 | RECOVERIES: 1,00,56,651 Siddharth. and circumstances of the pecu- CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The court stated that thereis liar case the arrest of an accused JAN8 18,222 228 19,253 9,16,951 LUCKNOW,JANUARY9 no definiteperiodfixed forthe should be made,” the court police to arrest an accused added. THE ALLAHABAD High Courthas againstwhomanFIR has been Referring to acase, thecourt observed that arrest should be lodged.After an FIR is lodged, the said, “In the case of Joginder the lastoption forpoliceand re- arrest can be made by the police Kumar v. StateofUttar Pradesh stricted to exceptional cases at will. AIR 1994 SC 1349theApexCourt whereapprehending the ac- “Thecourts have repeatedly has referred to the third report cusedisimperative or custodial held thatarrestshould be the last of NationalPolice Commission interrogation is required. option forthe police and it wherein it is mentionedthat ar- STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES The courtmade the observa- should be restricted to thoseex- restsbythe police in India is one ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK tion whilegranting anticipatory ceptional cases wherearresting of the chief source of corruption Meghalaya155 6 Ahealth team buries culled birds at apoultryfarm in Kherivillage of Haryana’s Panchkula bail to oneSachinSaini who has the accused is imperative or his in the police,”the orderstated. district on Saturday. JaipalSingh been booked on severalcharges, custodial interrogation is re- “The reportsuggestedthat, including criminal intimidation, quired,” stated courtinits order by and large,nearly 60 per cent STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING in acase lodged at Khurjapolice passedonWednesday. of the arrestswereeither unnec- ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK station in Bulandshahrdistrict “Personal liberty is avery essaryorunjustifiedand that West Bengal 8,245 3,371 lastyear. preciousfundamentalrights and suchunjustifiedpolice action ac- Chhattisgarh9,045 2,299 UPlatest,birdflunow “Irrational and indiscrimi- it shouldbecurtailedonlywhen counted for43.2 per cent of ex- Uttar Pradesh11,5352,297 natearrests aregross violation of it becomes imperative. penditureofthe jails,” the order human rights,” said Justice According to the peculiar facts further stated. STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES ONJAN8TOTAL Kerala 5,1428,01,076 confirmedin7states Jaffna varsity decision to remove Maharashtra3,693 19,61,975 Karnataka 9709,25,868 Delhi, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarhsamples sentfor testing STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS war memorial sparks TN protests ONDEC5TOTAL poultrymarket,thebiggestinthe Kerala, and samples have been Maharashtra 76 51,138 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA city,for the next 10 days. sent fortesting to ascertain the Palaniswami blamedthe Sri Express thatheordered there- Delhi233,305 NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 As manyas900 hens have cause of death. ARUNJANARDHANAN Lankan government fordemol- movalofthe structureasitwas diedatapoultry farm in Five crowswerefound dead CHENNAI,JANUARY9 ishing the structureand said it illegal. “Therewas alreadyawar West Bengal 21 9,902 OVER 1,200birds were Saturday Murumba villageinParbhanidis- in adrain in Uttarakhand's Pauri wasa“huge shock”, Stalin urged memorial at thecampus. But this DataasonDecember5,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical found dead across the country, in- trict of Maharashtra, asenior offi- Garhwal district. Samplesofthe THE JAFFNAUniversityadmin- the Indian government to con- newone waserected recently Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive cluding 900inaMaharashtra cial said. Their samples have been dead birds have been senttoa istration’s decision to remove a demn the move,taggingPrime during the 10th anniversaryof poultryfarm in Maharashtra, as sent forinvestigation to identify laboratory in Bhopalfor testing, warmemorial erected in 2019— MinisterNarendraModion ending the Sri Lankan war... (it the Centreflagged thespread of the exact cause of the death, VeterinaryOfficerBM Gupta said. in memoryofvictims of the Twitter. was) installedwithout permis- Chhattisgarh to Schools reopen: the avian influenza to Uttar ParbhanidistrictcollectorDeepak Adrive to cull over 1.60 lakh 2009 Mullivaikkal massacrein Astudent, requesting sion from authorities,” he said. Pradesh—the seventh statetore- Mulgikar told PTI. poultrybirds at five poultry the lastphase of theSri Lankan anonymity,saidtheywerede- Srisatkunarajah said there wait on Covaxin 26 teachers, two portcases. Over 350birds were reported farms commencedinHaryana's war—triggered protestsoutside niedentryintothe campus were orders from the govern- The Centresaid confirmation dead in Rajasthan, taking the Panchkula districtSaturday, of- the varsity and sharpreactions when theygathered to protest. ment to remove all suchunau- as not enough students positive of birdflu in Delhi, Chhattisgarh death count to 2,512,anofficial ficials said. The move comes af- from leaders in Tamil Nadu. “Theyusedtwo heavy vehicles thorisedstructures. and Maharashtra, is awaited as said. Of the 356birds reported tersamples of some birds in two The Armyand police were to destroy the memorial. They Asenior police officer from details in, says in Odisha dist the samples have been sent for dead on Saturday, 257were farmsatKheri andGanauli vil- deployedtodisperse protesters, did notcompletethe demolition Jaffna said:“It wasthe univer- testing, it said. crows, 29 were pigeons, 16 were lages tested positivefor H5N8 including students, following re- due to ourprotest.Theyusedpo- sity’s decision and we deployed health minister Besides Uttar Pradesh, the peacocks and 54 belonged to strain of avian flu on Friday. ports of aheavy vehiclebeing lice to threaten us in the prem- our personnel to preventahuge PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA other states wherebirdflu is con- other species. In the firstcaseofbirdflu in usedtoremove thestructureon ises,” he said. gathering amid apandemic,” he BHUBANESWAR,JANUARY9 firmedare Kerala, Rajasthan, In Gujarat, four crowswere Uttar Pradesh, twojunglefowls Fridaynight. Jaffna University V-CS said. He dismissedtalk of thein- GARGIVERMA Madhya Pradesh, Himachal found dead at avillageinthe found dead at the Kanpur Zoo Political leaders including Srisatkunarajah told TheSunday cident hintingatLTTE’s revival. RAIPUR,JANUARY9 As manyas26teachers and two Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat. state's Junagadh district. The state earlier this week have testedpos- Chief MinisterEdappadi K studentshavetestedpositive for In Delhi, three recreational recordedits firstcases on Friday. itive,said district Chief Veterinary Palaniswami of the AIADMK THE CHHATTISGARH health Covid-19inOdisha's Gajapati parks and the SanjayLakewere "Theremainswillbesent to alab- Officer RP Mishra. and DMK chief MKStalin con- ministeronSaturdaysaid that district afterthe reopening of closedafter severalbirds were oratoryinBhopal to ascertain the ENSINPUTS demnedthe incident. While the statewill notacceptCovaxin schools, prompting the admin- found dead on their premises in cause of death," said Ashok fornow,asthe vaccine against istration to send asenior officer the lastcouple of days,officials Kumbhani, veterinary officer of coronavirus being developedby to the districtonSaturdaytotake said. Chief MinisterArvind Mangrol veterinarydispensaryin Bharat Biotech,incollaboration stockofthe situation. Kejriwal announcedaban on im- the district. with the Indian Council of Though the development has portoflivebirds in the national Six crowswerefound dead in Medical Research and National sparkedfears across the state, capital and closureofGhazipur Dakshina Kannada, bordering InstituteofVirology,has not the administrationhas urged completedits trial phases. everyone nottopanic as their StateHealth MinisterTS samples were tested before the Singh Deo said that with Prime reopening of schools on Friday. MinisterNarendraModiholding "Thereare 26 teachers and ameeting with chief ministers twostudentsamong the 31 per- on Monday, it is possible that sons who have tested positive for vaccines againstcoronavirus will Covid-19inGajapatidistrict in be rolledout soon. the lasttwo days," Chief District According to Singh Deo, Medical Officer PKPatrasaid. Covaxin has been approved by Asenior officialofthe School the regulator-DCGA–for 'emer- andDepartment said the detec- gency use'."Onlyonthe basis of tion of cases among students twophases of testing, without and teachers has nothing to do observing in details, the afteref- with the reopening of schools for fects, the vaccine has been studentsofclasses 10 and12. launched. Thereisnodataabout “All these testswerecon- forhow long inoculation effects ducted before thereopeningof will last. My opinion is to wait to schools on January8,” he said. use it before resultsare clearly out,"hesaid. Singh Deo, who wasperson- allymonitoringthe vaccinedry run in the state, said that several steps in the procedureare de- pendent on the actualavailabil- ity of the vaccine. “There arealot of questionsthat needanswers as farasCovid-19vaccination is concerned. However, we are keeping our preparation to the hilt,"hesaid. Chhattisgarh has morethan 7,000vaccinators and over 2lakh frontline health workers arereg- isteredfor the firstphase in the state.

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JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE HEADQUARTERS Phone/Fax No.: 0194-2443031/2443032 (Sgr) Website: www.jkpolice.gov.in :0191-2459029/2459255 (Jmu) E-mail: [email protected] TENDER EXTENSION NOTICE Due to administrativereasons,date fortender submission and online opening of Technical Bids in respect of PHQ J&K NIT Nos.52of2020 Dated 19.11.2020 floated forpurchasing Anti Riot Gas Mask it resched- uled as per following details: 1. Last Date forTender Submission =11.01.2021 2. Date of Online Opening of TechnicalBids =13.01.2021 Other terms and conditions of the tender shall remain un-changed. Sd/- (Rayees Mohammad Bhat)- IPS No. Prov-II/Sec-112/2019-20/1013-25 Dated: 06.01.2021 AIG of Police (Provision/Tpt) For Director General of Police,J&K, Jammu. 9814/20 GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU &KASHMIR OFFICEOFTHE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MECHANICALHOSPITALAND CENTRAL HEATING DIVISION SRINAGAR (Telefax: 0194-2496089, E-mail ID: [email protected]) GISTOFE-TENDER (SHORTTERM) NIT No:MHCHD/TS /2020-21/240/e-TenderingDated: 08.01.2021 Forand on behalf of the Lt. Governor of Jammuand Kashmir UT,e-tenders, valid for180 BANARAS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, VARANASI-221004 days,are invited from the Registered ,reputed &experienced firms as detailed in the NIT Bid No. E-70/2020-21 E-TENDERS Dated: 04.01.2021 forbelowmentioned works: E-Tenders are invited for &onbehalf of the president of India for the supply of following items. Only E-offer will be accepted for which vendors must have classIII Digital Name of Work Est. Cost. Cost of Earnest Time of Position Signature and registration on IREPS.The details of tenders are in the following (Rs. in Lacs) T/Doc. MoneyCompletion of AAA/ sequence S.No., Tender No.(Due Date), Description and Quantity. (1) 05205412 (in Rupees) (Rs.) (in Days) Fund (22.01.2021), Stako film cutting torch, 8Nos. (2) 07200184(29/01/2021), 29170552 123456 Safety Flooring Sheet, 604 Litre. (3) 08201061A, Advertise Tender (01/02/2021), 2.71 200 5500 07 Available Dowel (Refer Dowel Chart DRG. No. 9335323Alt., Ab &Part No. 16010073) As per Complete Servicing of CPE 100, (Non Plan DRG. No. 8283431 Alt-Dasper specn.purchasespecification No. MISC: 503 Rev - 517 CFM air compressor A&B of R1, 145 Nos. (P.L. No. 19280051). (4) 08201071A, Advertise Tender (01/02/2021), 800 LPM Oxygen Plant installed at Works) Steel Cap Piston (CR 11.75:1) Generally confirming to BLWDRG.No. SKE-1245 Govt. Super Specialty Hospital, (Except GudgeenPin Hieght and Crown profile) for use on 3100,3300,3600 HP BLW Srinagar. make engineand specn. no. D89195 &asper Drg. No. SKE-1245 Alt-gasper specn: D40715with 2nos.retaining rings( each piston to BLWDRG No. TPE-13-0031 part no. 1. Downloading of Bids: The NIT Consisting of qualifyinginformation, eligibility criteria, 15345129 as per DRG.,Qty- 7Nos. (P.L. No. 10142733). (5) Reverse Auction specifications,Bill of quantities (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditionsofcontract and 06201754 (28/01/2021), Complete Panel -A, Panel -C (without drive display unit) and other details can be seen fromthe departmentalwebsite www.jktenders.gov.in from Panel -Dalong with all equipments, hardwares and wiring/cabling and compliance with 08.01.2021(18.00hrs) and can be downloaded from 08.01.2021 (18.00 hrs). push pull operation, as per spec. no. CLW/ES/3/0239/A, 0240, 0241 and 0453 and 2. Uploading: Thebidders shall deposit their bids in electronic format on theabove web CLWletter no. C-D& D/T/47 dated 08.08.2019 to P.L. No. 29178204, 555 Numbers. site from 09.01.2021 (10.00 hrs) to 15.01.2021 (16:00 hrs) in two(02) covers. Note: For Complete details of EMD and downloading of tenderdocuments and Hindi Version also available at websitewww.blw.indianrailways.gov.in and 3. OpeningofBids: Thebidsreceivedupto duedateand time shall be openedon www.ireps.gov.in. Corrigendum NoticeDate: 04.01.2021 Corrigendum in due 16.01.2021at 14.00 hrs or anydateconvenient to the departmentinthe office of date details as following S. No. (1) Bid No. 62 TenderNo.: 03202480, PL No. Executive Engineer,MHCHD,Srinagar. 29420064, Description-Bull Gear107 teeth Modified Due Date -15.01.2021 (2) Bid No: MHCHD/TS/ 8425-30 Sd/- No. E-65 Tender No.: 03202482, Details of Corrigendum -1.Tender (due to open on Date: 08.01.2021 Executive Engineer, 04.01.2021) has been postponedand due to open on 18.01.2021. DIPK-11494/2 MHCHD,Srinagar P.R.O./BLW/S-77 PCMM /banaraslocowork “Website:- www.blw.indianrailways.gov.in”

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ANDHRA PRADESH Panchayatpolls Securityguards,ambulancedrivers, rape victim dies of tobeheldfrom septicemia: UP cops February5 hospitalstaffhelpedrescue7babies Bareillydistrict hospital, Subodh Hyderabad: Panchayat EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Sharma, said, “It wasacase of polls in AndhraPradesh LUCKNOW,JANUARY9 septicemia.Her kidney, liver, willbeheld in four phases were waiting outside the door. guard Iand went up, Isaw the fire lungs and other parts of the body —February 5, 9, 13 and 17 TABASSUM Theyrusheddownwith the ba- in the ward.IrealisedIcan't go A17-YEAR-OLDmentallychal- were found to be affected. —the stateelection com- BARNAGARWALA bies.Othersalsopickedbabiesand alone…soIrushedbacktocallfor lenged girl, who wasseven- During treatment, the woman mission said on Saturday MUMBAI,JANUARY9 handedthemover,”saidDahekar. help.WhenIreturnedtotheward, monthpregnantafter being al- and her babydied.” amid objections of the HesaidFireBrigadeofficialsput the entirewardwas filledwith legedly rapedbyher neighbour, The police officer said the stategovernment over TWOSECURITYguards, ahospi- up aladder till the firstfloor, broke smoke,” he said. diedofsepticemia at ahospital girl’s pregnancy wasaresult of the conduct of the elec- talhelper and twoambulance the glass window, and fewfireof- Repade said the Fire Brigade in Bareillydistrict on Friday. “sexual assault”. tions due to theCovid-19 drivers rushedintorescue the ficials rushedtothe SNCU section, wasabletoreachwithin 15 min- The post-mortemreport According to police, in pandemic. Chief sevennewborns trappedinthe wherethesmokewasthethickest, utes and break the windows on stated septicemia to be the cause December lastyear,the girl’s fa- SecretaryAdityanath Das fire at the BhandaraCivil Hospital to douse the fire and checkifany thefirstfloor. “Oncethewindows of death. ther took her to the hospital after had already metstate in the early hours of Saturday, af- newborn wasleftbehind.Afew were broken,ithelpedthesmoke Her viscerahas been pre- she started vomiting frequently. election commissioner N terFireBrigade officials broke Gaurav Repade,Rajkumar Kishanji Dahekar people accompaniedthe security comeout,andvisibilityimproved served forfurther examinations, The doctors confirmedher Ramesh Kumar and glass windows of the Sick personnelandhelperintothesec- to some extent. So, we went said apolice officer. pregnancy. The girlthen told her asked theelection au- Newborn CareUnit (SNCU).Only tionwheresevenbabieslayintheir throughthewindowandthenvia The girlfell unconscious on father that the accusedallegedly thoritytopostpone the sevenofthe 17 babies survived. Kishanji Dahekar (37) wasat firstfloorand smashedthe win- cots.Asenior doctor fromthe hos- abackdoorintotheward,”hesays. Thursday, following whichshe sexuallyabused her in the field, elections by 2-3 months. District Civil Surgeon Dr home when he receivedacall dows.Afewofusvolunteered to pital said staffwereable to direct “Wetriedhardtoenter the wastaken to anearbyhealth theysaid, adding that her However, Kumar rejected PramodKhandatesaidtherescue about the fire.“Iliveclose by.I go inside,” said Dahekar. theFireBrigadetowardswherethe sectionwhere10babieswere kept centre. Doctors then referred her mother is also mentallychal- the government’s appeal. of sevenchildrenwasajointeffort thought an ambulance might be Twohospital security guards babies’ cots were located. separately. But it wasimpossible to ahospital in the district. lenged. In March lastyear,Kumar by hospital staffand Fire Brigade. required to transportpatients, so and twoambulancedrivers,in- Dahekar later sawthatsome forustobreathe.Mostofthe ba- “The girlwas notinagood Police said that on December had postponedlocal body “All sevenbabies arestable. For Irushed there,”saidDahekar. cluding Dahekar,and ahospital babieshadsustainedburninjuries bies...diedbecauseof suffocation,” condition and wasunconscious 4, the girl’s father got an FIR elections in the statecit- now, we have kept them in asep- When he reachedthe hospi- helperwentuptheladderanden- in the other section.“Twobabies Repade said. whenshe wasbrought to the lodged againstthe accusedon ing Covid-19protocol arateward,”hesaid. tal, he sawpeople, includingsev- teredthe ward through the win- sufferedbad burn injuries. But Whileambulance driver hospital. As her condition kept chargesofrapeand under causing arow with the Khandateadded, “Someba- eral staffers,rushing out. Thick dows.Theyfoundseven children therewas nothing we could do, Dahekar said therewas only one deteriorating, we referred her to Protection of Children from stategovernment. ENS bies in the outborn section were blacksmokebillowedout of the incotsinonesection,wherethere theyhad diedbythen,”hesaid. nurseandhelperintheward,dis- the district hospital,” said Dr Alka Sexual Offences Act. takenoutby thenursesbefore the firstfloor.“There wasnoway we waslesssmoke. SecurityguardGauravRepade trict authorities have said there Sharma, Chief Medical Theaccused wasarrestedaf- UTTAR PRADESH Fire Brigadecame,buttheyallsuc- could go inside the ward at that “Ipickedthreebabiesfromthe saidhewasnearthehospitalgate were twonurses, ahelper and a Superintendent, the district tertwo days. cumbed to injurieslater." point. When the Fire Brigade ar- cotwithallmachinesbeeping,and when he receivedthe alert, at doctorpostedinSNCUatthetime women hospital. On January3,policefiledthe Triplemurderon Ambulance driverRajkumar rived, theyput up aladder till the handedthem to the nurses who around 1.40 am. “When another of the incident. Additional director and chargesheet againstthe accused highway,teams Superintendent-in-chief, who is currentlylodgedinjail. formedtoprobe Man held for ‘tearing’ Lucknow: Bodies of atruck Juvenile Board clears boy driver, his helperand one Gutka Sahib, dumping morepersonwererecov- of rape charge, says he ered from the Lucknow- Gorakhpur highway un- pages outside home der Chhawani police he did this act. He tore the pages was less than 7years old station area of Basti dis- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and threw them outside his trict on Saturdaymorn- LUDHIANA,JANUARY9 house. Though he also had ami- The boy’s father worksasa ing. While the body of the norspat with hisparentsfollow- MANISHSAHU labourer. helperwas foundnear a POLICE ARRESTED aman foral- ing whichhis sisterintervened LUCKNOW,JANUARY9 WhileIPC Section 82 states roadside eateryonthe legedly tearing the pages of holy and took the parentswith her,he that nothing is an offence which highway,the other two text Gutka Sahib and dumping says the fight with parentswas- THE Juvenile Justice Board(JJB) is done by achild under seven bodieswerefound inside them outside his home in Marr n’t anyreason forprovocation. of Aligarhhas ordered the dis- years of age, and section 83 deals atruckparkedaround 2 Colony of LudhianaSaturday. He usedtofight withhis parents charge of aminorboy booked on with the act of achild above km from that spot, police Police said that the man, and wifeoften. Thereason for rape charge lastOctober last sevenand under 12 of immature said. Police suspect that identifiedasBalwinder Singh whyhecommitted this act is still year,saying thathis agewas be- understanding. one of themwas stran- (36), wasa‘drugaddict’ and used unclear,” the SHO said. lowseven years. “The CMO in itsreportstated gledtodeath, while the to ‘quarrelwithhis familyoften’. The accused is astreetven- The boywas bookedfor al- that the boy's agewas sixyears other twowerekilled us- The torn pages found outside dor and sells clothes on ahand- legedly raping asix-year-old girl. and11months. Considering the ing asharp-edged hishome were handedoverto cart. The SHO said that the Gutka “Afterthe casewas lodged, age, the Boarddisposedofthe weapon. Severalpolice the nearbygurdwaraand an FIR Sahib waspresent inside the we movedthe JJ Boardand ob- case,” the lawyer said, adding teams have been formed wasregisteredagainsthim. home of the accusedand he did tainedinterim bail of the boy. that police had notfileda in the district to solve the Inspector Pavittar Singh, notsteal it from anygurdwara. We thenmoved an application chargesheetinthe case. case. “The reasonbehind SHO of Daba policestation,said “He is aSikh but notturbaned,” BSF HANDS OVER 6PAK YOUTHS before the Boardpraying to ac- According to the local SHO, the killing is yettobe thatinformation wasreceived theSHO said. quit the boyonthe ground that an FIR againstthe boywas identifiedasthe accused around 8amonSaturdaythat An FIR under Section 295A BSF personnel with PakistanRangers before handing over six Pakistani youths, who had is belowseven years of age... In lodged on October12bythe leftthe truck, money and pages of the holytextwere (deliberateand maliciousacts, “inadvertentlycrossedover” to theIndianside from along the international border in the application,sections 82 girl’sfather.Inhis complaint, mobile phones,” found torn outside the house of intendedtooutragereligious Punjab, in Attari on Saturday. Aprotestwas lodged with the PakistanRangers over the and 83 of the IPC stating that he had alleged that his daugh- Superintendent of Police the accused. feelings of anyclass by insulting incident,the border guarding forcesaid. The six youths, in the agegroup of 14-25 years and boyhas immatureunderstand- terwas playing outside the (Basti)HemrajMeena “During interrogation, he re- itsreligion or religious beliefs) of residentsofKhyberPakhtunkhwaprovince, were nabbed by aBSF patrol from near the Pul ing were referred.Since the house and when she entered said. ENS vealedthat he wasunder the in- the IPC wasregistered at Daba Moran border postinAmritsar around 5pmonFriday. PTI boyhas no educational certifi- herneighbour’s house to re- fluence of drugsand liquor when police station. catetoprove his ageand is il- trieve her ball, the boycaught literate, so we requestedthe her and sexually assaulted boardtodirectthe Chief her. ‘FAKE’ DEGREE PROBE IN BIHAR MedicalOfficer (CMO) of The boywas booked forrape Badaun rape-murder Aligarhtodetermine his age and under Protection of Children and submit itsreport,” said the from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case: two cops booked For 53,000Bihar contract teachers, boy’slawyer. Actbasedonthe complaint. for dereliction of duty ‘last chance’ to prove degreesreal One moredies Devagudis in “Duringourenquirywefound EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE that therewereomissionsonpart in Bulandshahr all Narayanpur NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 of the policemen.Therewas delay But with the High Court’s will be their lastchance to prove vide details to the court. Even in filing of the FIR. When it comes SANTOSHSINGH deadline, January12, approach- theirdegreesorelsetheycanlose though education degrees of spurious liquor panchayats: TWOBADAUNpolice personnel to crimesinvolving women, there PATNA,JANUARY9 ing, aVIB source said,“As there their jobs,”said the official. over 1.10 lakh teachersare not have been booked foralleged arecertain duties that needtobe has been little headway in get- Till lastmonth, the Education scrutinised, theycontinueto dereliction of duty in the case of carried... therewas time elapsed THE BIHAR government will soon ting degreesofall theteachers Department had failedtoprovide serveand gettheir salaries. Let case, toll six CM Baghel a50-year-old woman's gangrape before all the formalities could ask 53,000 teachers to provethe despitecombinedefforts of the details on the degrees of 1,10,410 us see if thesefolders canbesub- and murder.The woman wasal- take place,” said Badaun(Rural) authenticity of their education bureauand the Education teachers of atotal of 3,52,818 mitted to the HC by January 12.” AMITSHARMA GARGIVERMA legedly gang rapedbythree SP Siddhartha Verma. degrees againstwhich theyse- Department, we have nowde- teachersappointed on contract On August26, 2019,adivi- MEERUT,JANUARY9 RAIPUR,JANUARY9 men, including apriest, in a The woman’s familyhad al- cured contract jobs between cidedtoput the onus on teach- basis in the firstphase of teach- sion benchofJustices Shivaji Badaun temple, and later suc- leged that therewas adelayof 2007 and 2015,accordingtogov- erstoprove their degrees.” ers’ appointmentafter 2007. Pandeyand Partha Sarthyhad WITH THE death of a45-year- ON HIS firstvisittoNarayanpur cumbed to her injuries. nearly 18 hoursbefore theFIRwas ernment sources. Earlier,district education of- Senior CounselDinuKumar said, “Letvigilance file adetailed old man Saturday, the toll in the districtasthe ChhattisgarhChief The FIR wasfiledagainstthe filed.Accordingto police,initially, The degrees of morethan ficers had been asked to collect told TheSundayExpress,“TheHC counter affidavit, bring on record Bulandshahr spurious liquor Minister, Bhupesh Baghel on concernedpolice station’s SHO no written complaint had been 1.10 lakh teachers have been un- degree folders of the teachers in in itsorder on January31this what perioditwould take to episode has gone up to six. The SaturdayannouncedRs9lakh and postin-charge forallegedly givenbythefamily. Thefamily had der scrutinyofthe Vigilance question. year has quotedthe figures of conclude the investigation and police, meanwhile, arrested two eachfor construction and devel- notperformingduties following alsoalleged that the timely inter- Investigation Bureau(VIB) since An education department of- pendency of teachers’folders. identify the teacherswho are peopleonSaturdaymorning and opment of devagudis —sacred the crime. Theywereearlier sus- ventionof policecouldhave saved 2014 afteraPatna High Court ficialsaidmorethan53,000teach- We wonder whythe Education still continuingonthe basis of conducted large-scale raids groves in tribal villages—in all pendedoverthe allegation. the woman’s life. direction. ers will soon beissuednotices.“It Departmentisnot able to pro- fake certificates.” across the district to trackdown 104grampanchayats in the dis- the illicit liquor,branded‘Miss trict, besides inaugurating devel- India’. opment projectsworth over PM TO HEAD 85-MEMBERCOMMITTEE The police said that of around Rs 84 crore. adozenpeople who were taken ScheduledTribes makeup AmidBJP-TMCcontest over Bengaliicons, Centre ill afterconsuming the liquor, formorethan 70 per cent of the five arestatedtobecritical. district’s population. Baghel’s The deceasedperson, visit comes in the wake of Bhagwat, wasaresident of protests by tribals in the forms panel to plan Netaji anniversary celebrations Jeetgarhi village. He wasreferred Maoist-affected districtover to the Meerut medical collegeon demands to stop mining activ- Fridayevening afterhis condi- ity and shut down policecamps musician ARRahman, cricketer Murmu and Jyotirmay Singh projecttheNehru-Gandhifamily. disappearance be made public. TheSundayExpress,“TheMinistry tion deteriorated.“He showed near areas wheremining is tak- DIVYAA&LIZMATHEW Sourav Ganguly, and Medanta Mahato. With an overwhelming ItisnowinacontestwiththeTMC The Centrehad announced of Culturehas plannedseveral ac- signs of improvement Friday ing place. NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 chairman Ravi Kasliwal. presenceof BJPleaders,italsohas to appropriatethe legacies of theconstitutionof thispanelmore tivities to mark this momentous night but startedvomitingagain Addressing agathering on Raghvendra Singh, Secretary RajyaSabha members Swapan Bengali icons ahead of the than twoweeksago,initially occasion.EvenasKolkatawillbea sinceearly Saturdaymorning.He Saturday, Baghel said the gov- THE CENTREonSaturday an- (Culture), is the convenorofthe Dasgupta and Rajeev Assemblypolls in the state, with plannedtobeheadedbyUnion startingpoint on January23, the diedlater.The body has been ernment is devoted to conserv- nouncedahigh-levelcommittee, panel. Chief Ministers Naveen Chandrasekhar.Suvendu the BJP-ledCentre and TMC-led Home MinisterAmit Shah. But year-longcelebrationswillspread handedovertoapoliceteam ing and promotingtribal cus- headedbyPrimeMinister Patnaik (Odisha), Neiphui Rio Adhikari, who resignedasTMC West Bengalgovernment vying sourcessaythedelayinits forma- across the entirecountry.” from Bulandshahr,” said toms and traditions. “All 104 NarendraModi, to plan andde- (Nagaland), Biren Singh MLAtojoin theBJP,isalsoin- with eachother to mark Netaji’s tion happenedasthe BJP leader- Patelhas already chaired a Akhilesh Mohan, Meerut's Chief gram panchayats in the district cide on activities to commemo- (Manipur), Zoramthanga ( cluded. anniversaryinagrand way. ship has been busy tackling the meetingwithseniorofficialsfrom Medical Officer. will have well developedde- rate the 125th birth anniversary Mizoram), Biplab Kumar Deb WhiletherulingTMCinBengal Detailing the TMC govern- farmerprotestsand planningthe theministry, besidesfamilymem- The main accusedinthis vagudis. Work of Rs 9lakh each celebrations of Netaji Subhas (Tripura) and Conrad Sangma is represented by Sudip ment’s plans, MamataBanerjee rollout of the Covid-19vaccine. bersof Boseandasectionof histo- case, Kuldeep, wasarrestedin would begin soon,” he said. Chandra Bose,startingJanuary23. (Meghalaya) arealsoincluded. Bandhyopadhyay, apartfromChief hadannouncedsettingupofana- As per the Ministry’s state- rians and Armyveterans. As per Delhi on Fridaynight. “Wear- The Chief Ministeralso an- The 85-member committee, With the BJP preparing fora Minister MamataBanerjee, tional university in Bose’s name, ment, the committee willlend the deliberations,the Bose mu- rested tenpersons so far... On in- nounced100 ghotuls, or com- whichhas as manyas10central tough battle in theupcoming Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad Hindmemorial,abodylike guidanceto thecommemoration seumatRed Fort,inaugurated by terrogation, theyrevealed that munity areas foryoungtribals, ministers, sevenchiefministers Assemblyelections in West AzadandAdhirRanjanChowdhury thestateplanningcommissionto activitiesinDelhi, Kolkataand PM ModionNetaji’s122ndbirth 16 sacks fullofliquor pouches would be built in the district. andseveralparliamentarians,also Bengal, the committee assumes areincludedinthe panel. honourNetajiand books on his other places associated with anniversary, willbeexpandedand were brought intothe district. “People from across the country includes distinguishedcitizens, political significance too. It fea- Ever since it startedefforts to life.BanerjeealsosaidthatJanuary NetajiandAzadHindFauj,inIndia adedicatedmuseum will come We have seizedeight of these and abroad come to visitthe historians,authors,experts,fam- tures severalBJP leadersfrom makeinroads in West Bengal, 23willbecelebratedwithagrand and abroad. It is likelytomeet upinKolkata.Acalendarofimpor- bags so far...” Sikandarabad ghotul so we want to make 100 ilymembers of Netaji Subhas Bengal, including those in the wherepolitics wasonce domi- paradeinKolkataand the soon. tant dates associatedwithNetaji Deputy SP NamritaSrivastava of them at least... Even if thegho- ChandraBose, as well as eminent Centre,suchasBabulSupriyoand natedbythe Leftand Congress, Independence Dayparade in the Keento notmissthebusahead will be drawnupand embassies told The SundayExpress over the tul structures arebuiltdiffer- persons associatedwithAzad DebasreeChoudhury,BJP state and later by theTMC, the BJP has citywillbededicatedto Netaji.The of theAssemblyelections, the willbeinvolvedintakingthecom- phone. ently, they should be decorated Hind Fauj (INA), according to a chief DilipGhosh,andMPsRoopa been trying to appropriateBose CM said she has written to the MinistryofCultureisfinalising its memoration beyond Indian The Bulandshahrpolice as per custom,” he said. He also statement issuedbythe Ministry Ganguly,RajuBista,SunilMondol, andhislegacy.Thepartycriticises Centre, demanding that January ownschedule of activities.Union shores.OnJanuary23,agrandex- Saturdayannouncedarewardof announcedwideningdevelop- of Culture. It also features actors Jagannath Sarkar,JayantaKumar the Congressfor sidelining lead- 23 be declaredanational holiday CultureMinisterPrahlad Patel— hibitiononNetaji willbeheldat Rs 5,000 forinformation on mental work in the district head- Kajoland Mithun Chakrabarty, Roy, Saumitra Khan, Khagen erslikeBoseandBRAmbedkarto and all records relating to Bose’s alsopartofthecentralpanel—told Victoria Memorial,Kolkata. thesebags. quarters.

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TOPOFTHE Pak anti-terror court WORLD Trump,mutedandisolated,faces tells police to arrest threatofimpeachmentnextweek Azhar by January 18

THENEWYORKTIMES Google suspends MZULQERNAIN WASHINGTON,JANUARY9 Parlerapp from LAHORE,JANUARY9 JeM chief Masood Sabrina Singh AS SATURDAY dawnedona Play Store; UN DESIGNATED globalterror- Azhar WhiteHouse in turmoil, with istMasood Azhar,chief of the PresidentDonaldTrumpunable Apple gives bannedJaish-e-Mohammad UNITED STATES to communicateonTwitterand (JeM), should be arrested by controlof theJeM,Mumbaiterror Indian-American other platforms, momentum for 24-hr warning January18inconnectionwith a attackmastermind Hafiz Saeed's impeaching him asecond time terror financing case, an anti-ter- Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and namedDyPress wasrapidly growing among rorism courtinPakistanhas Falahai Insaniat Foundation(FIF) rank-and-file Democratsand REUTERS asked the Punjab Police, acourt properties including seminaries Secretaryin some Republicans. LONDON,JANUARY9 official said on Saturday. and mosques across the country. WhiteHouse House Speaker Nancy Pelosi The Anti-Terrorism Court The JeM had claimedrespon- on Fridaythreatenedtoimpeach ALPHABET INC’SGoogle on (ATC)Gujranwala issued an ar- sibility forthe Pulwama terror Washington: Indian- Mr.Trumpunless he resigned Fridaysuspendedthe Parler so- rest warrant againstAzhar in the attackinwhich40CRPFsoldiers American Sabrina Singh “immediately”for inciting the cial networking service from its terror financing case instituted were killed. would serveasDeputy mob attackonthe Capitol this app store, citing posts inciting vi- by the CTD in theprevious hear- In May2019, theUnited Press Secretarytothe Vice week,and SenatorLisa olence and demanding “robust” ingonThursday. Nations designated Azhar as a President in the White Murkowski of Alaska became content moderation from the “ATC Gujranwala judge "global terrorist" afterChina House, according to an an- the firstRepublican senatorto app favoredbymanysupporters Natasha Naseem Supraduring liftedits hold on aproposal to nouncementmade by the followher lead. of US President Donald Trump. the casehearing on Fridaydi- blacklistthe Pakistan-basedJeM Biden-Harris Transition. “I want him out,” Ms. Donald Trumpatarally in Washington on January 6. AP Apple Inc on Fridaygavethe rected the CTD to arrest JeM chief chief, adecade afterNew Delhi Singh wasPress Secretary Murkowski told The Anchorage service 24 hourstosubmit ade- Masood Azhar by January18and approachedthe worldbodyfor to VicePresident-elect Daily News.“He has caused tailedmoderation plan, pointing present him in the court. In case thefirsttime on theissue. Kamala Harris on the enough damage.” ment forviolence” has effectively in inciting the violence. to participantsusingthe service of failure(to arrest him), the Azhar is afugitive released Biden-Harris campaign. The House is next scheduled ED scuttledhis favoritemethodof Mr.Biden on Fridaypressed to coordinate Wednesday’s siege courtmay begin proceedings to by India in exchangeofpassen- Priortoher role on the Spinning to be in session on Monday, towardsa communicating with the public, aheadwithhisagenda,promising of the US Capitol building. declarehim aproclaimedof- gers of the hijackedIndian

campaign,she servedas PLAIN meaning that articles of impeach- E chaoticend even as he retains his authority an accelerated responsetoanar- The actions by the two fender,” acourtofficial said. Airlines plane IC-814in1999. senior spokespersonfor ● ment cannotbeintroduceduntil EX as commander in chief. Facebook rayofchallenges. On Friday, the Silicon Valleycompanies mean Azhar is facing chargesofter- Afterhis release, Azhar formed MikeBloomberg's presi- then. The timing foranimpeach- and other digital platforms have economywas said to have lost that the networkseen as ahaven rorfinancingand selling jihadi the JeM and scriptedmanyter- dential campaign and ment wouldbetight becauseMr. DEMOCRATS AGREE it’s limited his access. 140,000jobsinDecemberandof- forpeople expelledfromTwitter literature. rorattacks in India. NationalPressSecretaryfor Trumpwould have fewerthan 10 logisticallypossibleto In one of his lastTwitter posts ficialsacrosstheUSreportedmore could become unavailable for FollowingthePalwamaterror Paris-basedglobal terror financ- CoryBooker'spresidential days leftinhis term. vote on articles of im- before being banned, Mr.Trump than300,000 newcoronavirus newdownloads on the world’s attackinFebruary2019,Pakistan's ing watchdog Financial ActionTask campaign. She previously Yetthe Constitution allows peachment, but are said he would notattend the in- cases in aday forthe firsttime. main mobile phone app stores Punjab policehad launcheda Force(FATF)isinstrumentalinpush- servedasdeputy commu- House lawmakers to introduce weighing howtojustify auguration. He would be the first In asharp break with the within aday.Itwouldstill be crackdown on terrorism financ- ingPakistantotakemeasuresagainst nications director forthe chargesand proceeddirectlytoa bypassing the usual delib- incumbent in 150yearstoskip Trumpadministration,Mr.Biden available in mobile browsers. ing and arrested six militantsof terrorists roaming freelyinPakistan Democratic National debateand floor vote in amatter erative process of collect- his successor’sswearing-in. intends to release nearly all avail- Right-leaning social media the JeMinGujranwala,some 130 andusing itsterritorytocarryout at- Committee, spokesperson of days,triggeringaSenatetrial ing documents, witnesses At ameeting of the able doses of coronavirus vac- users in the US have flockedto kms from Lahore. Azhar is facing tacksinIndiaandelsewhere. forAmerican Bridge's that could take placeevenafter and the president’s de- Republican National Committee cines soon afterheisinaugurated, Parler,messaging app Telegram the trial in this case. The FATF placedPakistanon TrumpWar Room and Mr.Trumpleavesoffice.Ifhe fense. Others worry in Florida on Friday, the chaosof rather than hold backmillions of and hands-offsocial siteGab, cit- Following international pres- the Grey ListinJune 2018 and RegionalCommunications were convicted,the Senate could Trump’s base would rally thepastweekwas amereafter- vials to guarantee second doses ing the moreaggressive policing sureafter the Pulwama attack, asked Islamabad to implement Director on Hillary votetobar himfromholding of- moreforcefullyaround thought. Whilethe R.N.C. chair, willbeavailable.He has vowedto of political commentsonmain- the Pakistangovernment ar- aplan of actiontocurb money Clinton's2016 presidential fice again. him if Democratspush Ronna McDaniel, condemned get“at least100 million Covid stream platforms suchasTwitter rested over 100members of the laundering and terror financing campaign. PTI Already,Twitter’smoveto forwardwith impeaching the attackonthe Capitol, neither vaccine shots intothearmsof the Inc and Facebook Inc. Twitter per- bannedmilitant outfitsinclud- by the end of 2019 but the dead- permanentlysuspend Mr.Trump him again. she nor anyotherspeaker pub- Americanpeople” during his first manentlysuspendedPresident ing Azhar’s son and brother. line wasextendedlater on due “due to theriskoffurtherincite- liclyhinted at Mr.Trump’s role 100days in office. Trump’s account on Friday. The governmentalsotook to Covid-19pandemic. PTI PAKISTAN Slaincoalminers buriedafter Indonesian plane crashes protest Quetta: Pakistani mourn- into sea, 62 feared dead ers buried on Saturday thebodies of 11 slain coalminers thathad been REUTERS put on ahighway in the JAKARTA,JANUARY9 city of Quettafor sixdays in an anti-government ASRIWIJAYA Air plane crashed Kim Jong Un protest. The miners, from intothe sea on Saturdayminutes the minority Shi’ite aftertaking offfromIndonesia’s Hazarasect, were killed capital Jakarta on adomestic NKorea’s Kim lastSundaybyIslamic flight with 62 people on board, Statemilitantsintheir and their fate wasnot known. callsUS‘our shared residential room, The Boeing 737-500, en route afterwhichmourners re- to Pontianak in West Kalimantan, biggest enemy’ fusedtoburythemtode- disappeared from radar screens mandbetterprotection aftertaking offjustafter 2.30 p.m. in challenge to from sectarian (0730GMT) -- 30 minutes after attacks. REUTERS STORM FILOMENA HITS SPAIN,4KILLED the scheduledtime because of Joe Biden heavy rain. UNITED KINGDOM HeavysnowfallinMadrid on Saturday. Apersistent blizzardblanketed large parts of Spain Indonesian Transport (Above)Distraught family with 50-year recordlevels of snow, killing at leastfour people and leaving thousands MinisterBudi Karya told anews members of apassengeron SEOUL Queenand trappedincars or in train stations and airports.Reuters conference that 62 peoplehad Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182; REUTERS,JANUARY9 husbandget been aboardFlight SJ 182, includ- (left) Aradar imageshowing ing 12 crew.The detik.com web- thepath of Flight 182before NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Covidvaccine sitequotedhim as saying the it dropped offradar. Jong Un calledfor moread- London: The Queen and plane crashednearLaki Island, Reuters/Flightradar24.comvia AP vancednuclear weapons and the DukeofEdinburgh Pakistan court remands 56 to police some 20 km from the airport. said the United States is “our have receivedCovid-19 All those on boardwere biggestenemy,”state media said vaccinations, Buckingham Indonesian, Indonesia’s transport killingall 189peopleaboardthe Airporthad asked the pilotwhy on Saturday, presenting astark Palace said on Saturday. A custody for vandalisation of temple safetycommittee said. Lion Air flight.ABoeing spokes- the plane washeading north- challenge to President-electJoe royalsource said the vac- Indonesia’sNavypinpointed woman said, “Weare awareof west instead of on itsexpected Biden justdays before he takes cinations were adminis- cluding Maulvi Sharif who is said FridaythatFaizullah, whowas the siteofthe missingaircraftand media reportsfromJakarta,and flight path justseconds before it office. teredonSaturdaybya PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA to have incitedthe crowd, to judi- identified as the main accused, shipshad been sentthere,aNavy areclosely monitoringthe situa- disappeared. Washington’shostilepolicies household doctor at PESHAWAR,JANUARY9 cial custody. wasarrestedfromKarak district. official said. Authorities did not tion. We areworkingtogather Therewerenoimmediate would notchangeregardless of Windsor Castle. The The temple in Terrivillagein He is said to have instigated and saywhethertheybelievedthere moreinformation”. clues on what mayhavecaused who occupiesthe WhiteHouse source addedthe Queen AN ANTI-TERRORISM courtin Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak facilitated the mob forattacking were survivors. Reliabletrackingservice the sudden descent and safety but dropping those policies decidedtolet it be known PakistanonSaturdaysent the district wasattackedlastweekby the temple. Sriwijaya Air’s chief executive, Flightradar24said the Boeing jet expertsstress mostair accidents would be key to NorthKorea-US she had the vaccination to main accused, along with 55 oth- the mob aftermembers of the The attackonthe temple by Jefferson Irwin Jauwena, told a took offat2:36 p.m. local time arecausedbyacocktail of factors relations, Kim said, according to prevent further specula- ers, arrestedin the vandalisation Hindu community receivedper- members of radical Jamiat news conference thatthe plane (0736GMT) and climbedto reach that can take months to establish. statenews agency KCNA. tion. The Queen, 94,and of aHindu temple by amob led mission from local authorities to Ulema-e-Islamparty (Fazal ur had been in good condition be- 10,900feetwithinfourminutes. Indonesia’s KNKTsafety “Our foreign political activi- Prince Philip, 99, are by membersofaradical Islamist renovate itsdecades-old build- Rehman group) drew strong con- fore the flight. It then beganasteep descent and agency wasexpectedto launchan ties should be focusedand redi- amongaround 1.5million party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ing. The mob had demolishedthe demnation from human rights The nearly 27-year-old stoppedtransmitting data21 immediateinvestigation. The US rected on subduing the US, our peopleinthe UK to have province, to police custody for newlyconstructed work along- activistsand theminority Hindu Boeing 737-500was much older seconds later. National SafetyTransportation biggestenemyand main obsta- had at least onedose of a nine days. side the old structure. community leaders. thanBoeing’s problem-plagued Atransport ministryspokes- Boardwill automaticallybepart cletoour innovated develop- Covid vaccine so far. PTI The court also remanded an- Khyber Pakhtunkhwapolice Policehavefiledcomplaint 737MAX model, oneofwhich woman said air trafficcontrol at of the probe, since the plane was ment,” Kim said at arareparty other56accusedinthe case,in- chief SanaullahAbbasi said on against350 people in thecase. crashedoff Jakartainlate2018, Soekarno-HattaInternational designedand built in the US. congress in Pyongyang. “Nomatterwho is in power in the US, the true natureofthe US and itsfundamental policies Aweek into full Brexit,the pain for UK businesses has arrived towardsNorth Koreanever change,” Kim said, vowing to ex- pand ties with “anti-imperialist, changes everyday.For many Brexit team at EY,the consulting atic,” Ms. Jones said. “So for erbating delays. independentforces.” ESHENELSON businesses, this is what Brexit and accounting firm. Forthe first goods,it’s all about the speed So far, there arefew immedi- NorthKorea would not“mis- LONDON,JANUARY9 has quicklybecome: alogistical, time since 1993, British busi- and accuracy with whichpeople atetangible benefitsofBrexit for use” itsnuclear weapons, Kim regulatoryand administrative nesses needtodealwithcus- arepreparing the rightpaper- businesses —beyond the fact said but the countryisexpand- BRITAIN STARTED 2021inanew burden forwhich theywereun- toms checks,additional food work.” thatending years of stormyde- ing itsnuclear arsenal, including relationship with itsbiggest prepared.Itwill onlyadd to the safetyforms, and myriad other ManyU.K. businesses—at bateand uncertainty maybe “preemptive”and “retaliatory” tradepartner,and it has immedi- malaiseinBritain, wherethe paperwork to trade with the least150,000,accordingtodata counted as abenefit. strikecapabilities and warheads atelybroughtalitany of coronavirus pandemicisraging European Union. from Britain’s taxagency —have It will be hardtorealize any of varying sizes. He calledfor de- headaches and lostbusiness. —lastweekone in 50 people in On Friday, DFDS, aDanish lo- nevertradedbeyond the substantialshort-termgainsfrom veloping equipment including Within aweek,implications England had the virus, and the gisticscompany that runs ferries European Union,and so have no Britain’snew trading arrange- hypersonic weapons, solid-fuel of theBrexit trade deal with the countryisunder itsthirdna- from of DovertoFrance, said a experience dealing with the cus- ment with the European Union, ICBMs, spysatellites, and drones. European Union arebeing felt by tional lockdown. And analysts “high volume” of truckswere be- toms systems. especiallysince the pandemic NorthKorea is preparing for businesses up and down the saythe economy is heading fora ing refusedordelayed fornot Some businesses anticipated continues to take atoll on the the test and production of various countryasfood deliveries arede- double-dip recession. having the correct paperwork. cross-border problems with economy. Lastyear,the British newweapons, includinga“multi- layedfor nothaving the right cus- Some businesses had put DPD, the parcel delivery Europe, and filledwarehouses economyexperienceditsdeepest warhead rocket”and “supersonic toms paperwork,logisticscom- aside effortstoplan forBrexit last Police officers on horseback patrol London. Reuters company, said it pausedservice with stockpiledgoods—auto recessioninmorethan300years, gliding flight warheads fornew panies haltthe shipment of year in favoroftrying to keep to the European Union afterup parts and pharmaceuticals, for and the lockdowns continue as type ballistic rockets,” while re- goods,and retailers discovertheir their companies afloat during to 20 percent of parcels it han- example—before the end of the vaccines areslowlyrolledout. search on anuclear submarine is supplychains might beobsolete. thepandemic. But even those of the1,246-pagepact wasn’t cir- weren’t publisheduntil dledhad incorrect or incomplete Brexit transition period. That has “A lotofthe disruption that nearly complete,hesaid. Afterdecades inside the that triedtopreparefacedafun- culated until December 26. December31, the daybeforethe data, andsowould needtobere- kept cross-border shipmentsata Brexit bringsisgoingtobehidden Therewas no immediate European Union’s customs damental obstacle: an agree- Other documents, providing newrules took effect. turnedtothe sender. fraction of theirnormal levelso by the pandemic,” said Anand commentfromthe US State union and single market, ment on the trade deal with the full details of howBritain’s bor- “Nowonder peopleare “Thethingswhichare prov- far. Over the next fewweeks, as Menon, aprofessor of European Department. Aspokesman for Britain’sbusinesses have un- European Union wasn’t reached der would work,withillustrative struggling,” said SallyJones, who ing problematic arethe things thosestockpiles run down, busi- politics and foreign affairs at the Biden campaign declinedto earthednew challenges and untilDecember24, andthe text examples and flowcharts, leads the trade strategy and that we expected to be problem- ness activity will pickup, exac- King’s CollegeLondon. NYT comment.

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1996: Bharat Biotech setup 1999: Firstvaccine, for Needle in the haystack Hepatitis B, rolls out

2006: Rabies vaccine is out When theIndiangovernmentlookedfor apartner to produce an indigenous coronavirus vaccine,Bharat Biotechwas the 2007: Influenza vaccine is developed natural contender.FromRotavirus to HepatitisBvaccinesand nowCovaxin, AMITABH SINHA on howasmall Hyderabad firm,

2015: Rotavac, the rotavirus dreaming big andrisking large, has emergedasone of India’sbiggestbiotech success stories vaccine is launchedbyPrime MinisterNarendraModi HE YEAR was1999.Officials inthebiotechnologysector,fromsmallincu- INTERVIEW 2018: Typhoid vaccine gets and scientists at the bators testing outnew ideas to giant multi- DR KRISHNAELLA, WHO approval Departmentof Biotechnology nationalslikeNovartis, Bayerand Merck. Founder&CMD, (DBT) were alittleunsure But otherspoint to the roleof twoIAS of- Bharat Biotech T about what to do next.They ficers of that time —Sheila Bhide and BP 2020: Work begins on Covid-19 vaccine had invitedoffers from Indian firms to be- Acharya.Aimingto recreateanenvironment ‘Wanttocombat come partners in the developmentofavac- similarto SiliconValleyintheUS,thetwoare cine forrotavirus. And the onlycompany to said to have givenshapetoGenome Valley challenging diseases, have shown interestwas an inexperienced with the backing of their political bosses. THECOVID19VACCINES three-year-oldupstartfromHyderabadwith BharatBiotech wasone of the firstcom- deliver solutions’ little trackrecordtoboastof. paniesto move intoGenomeValley. “Itisim- Besides, Covaxin whichhas The lackofenthusiasm wasnot entirely pressive... the physical infrastructurethat Howdid youget intothe vaccine just been granted unexpected.Earlier that year,the only exist- Bharat Biotechhas built.Abiotechnology business? emergency use ingvaccineforrotavirus,oneproducedbyan companyisnot easy to run.You needsensi- WhenIbeganconceptualisingaHepatitis authorisation, Bharat Americancompany, hadto bewithdrawnaf- tive,sophisticatedtechnology,advancedlab- vaccine, Iwas workingonyeastmolecular Biotech is developing three tersomerecipients reported araretypeof oratories, and manufacturing units, none of biology in the US...Duringthat period, there other candidates forCovid- bowelobstruction.Thevaccinehadbeenin- it comes cheap. Andthere is alot of risk as wasasubstantial demand formedicine in 19 vaccine: troduced in themarket theprevious year. well. Vaccines areanuncertain business. To India.So,Iset upalabinHyderabadwiththe Rotavirusesarethemostcommoncause itscredit,BharatBiotech hasbuiltworld-class medicalequipmentIhadbroughtbackwith ■ Asingle-dose intranasal of diarrhoeaininfantsworldwide.According facilities,”says asenior scientistwithagov- me from the US and startedproducing the vaccine with Washington to WHO,theywereresponsiblefordeathsof PrimeMinisterModi speakstoscientists during his visittoBharat Biotech’s ernment laboratory. Hepatitis Bsurface protein. University School of about 215,000 children belowfiveyears of Hyderabad facility lastyear;(below) Krishna Ellawithhis team. ANI/Bharat Biotech As the companybegan to diversify its Bharat Biotech wasstarted with Rs 12.5 Medicine in St Louis agein2013, amajority of them in India. product portfolio, it producedvaccines for crore. Within three years, we were able to Working at AIIMS in the mid-1980s, Dr rabies,polio,Japaneseencephalitis,H1N1in- launchour firstHepatitisvaccine. We went ■ Another one with Thomas MKBhan, apaediatrician and researcher residentialareaof JubileeHillsinHyderabad —the reverse engineering that had helped fluenza, and also worked on amalaria vac- onto supplyseveralmilliondosesforthena- Jefferson University in who later became the Secretaryofthe DBT, that housedlaboratories of Bharat Biotech. so manyotherIndianpharmaceutical com- cinewhichdidnotbecomesuccessful.Today, tionalimmunisationprogrammeatRs10 per whichaninactivatedrabies had succeededinisolating an Indian strain “Krishna Ella himself sawthe truckoff. panies to produce genericdrugs. the companyhas abasket of morethan15 dose.Thiswasamilestoneaswe becamethe virusisbeingusedasthe of rotavirus that could be used to develop a Therewas jubilation, understandably. We InanIndiathatwasstilltakingitsfirststep vaccines in the market. firstcompany in the worldtoproduce ace- vector vaccine. Another strain wasisolatedbyProf were asmall team then,”says aformer em- towardscreatingthe right environmentfor Afterthe rotavirus vaccine, the biggest sium-free Hepatitis Bvaccine at an afford- CDurga Rao, working independently at the ployeewho asked nottobenamed. private enterprise, the indigenousdevelop- successcame in the form of atyphoid vac- ableprice whenthe vaccine wassoldbya ■ Acandidatenamed Indian InstituteofScience in Bengaluru. The Ella, who grew up in areasonably well- mentofavaccine by anew companywas a cine, whichwas commercialised twoyears multinational at Rs 1,400per dose. CoroFlu being developedin governmentwasverykeento have anafford- offfarmer’sfamily in aTamil Nadu village, big deal, andfor severalyears afterthat, till it ago. Basedonaninnovative technology, it is collaboration with able rotavirus vaccine, and waswilling to studiedagricultureincollegeandworkedat waseventually bought over by Sanofiin the firstand only typhoid vaccine in the Youtook alot of risk with rotavirus University of Wisconsin- handhold private firms in developing this. achemical and pharmaceutical multina- 2009, Shantha Biotechnics wasthe poster worldthatcanprovidelong-termimmunity vaccine. Howsurewereyou of success? Madison, and vaccine Aftermuchdeliberation, theDBT did ac- tional before receiving afellowship to study child of India’s biotechnology sector,regu- againstthedisease.Thisvaccineisapproved Rotavacwas aresult of aunique social companies FluGen ceptthe volunteering companyasthe part- in the US. He worked on the molecular biol- larly featuringeveningovernmentliterature by WHO as well forglobaluse. partnershipthatbroughttogethertheexpe- nerinthiseffortandbeganworkingonavac- ogy of yeast, and obtainedaPhD from the as one of the success stories from India. In a Meanwhile, Bharat Biotech has alsofor- rience and expertise of Indian and interna- cine that would go on to become one of the University of way, Shantha ayedintotheanimalvaccinemarket,andset tional researchers as well as public and pri- biggestsuccess stories of India’s young Wisconsin-Madison. “Itwas really abold step for Biotechnics also up aseparatecompany, BioVet,whichoper- vate sectors...Thatvaccinedemonstratedthat biotechnologysector.ForBharatBiotech,the He had begun are- showedthe wayfor ates out of Bengaluru. It produces vaccines anIndiancompanywascapableofconduct- Hyderabad companythathad shown search career in the US KrishnaElla to come companieslikeBharat forthe foot and mouthdisease, one of the ing high-quality research in advancedsci- couragetoparticipate in thisuncertain ven- before,accordingtoa forwardatthat time (in Biotech,thoughthey mostcommonailmentsindomesticanimals. ences...Again,itcostonlyonedollarperdose. ture,theriskhadpaidoff.Thevaccine,called storyhehas shared would be closecom- ItisequippedwithaBSL-3(biosafetylevel3) Rotavac,waslicensedonlyin2014,aftera15- multiple times in pub- 1999). After that vaccine (in petitors. production unit, and BSL-3 animal facility, What wasthe biggestdifficulty you year-longdevelopmentprocess,andthefirst lic, he waspersuaded the US)was withdrawn, Ella returned to a incorporatingthehighestlevelcontainment facedduring that time? shots were givenin2015. But it wasdevel- by hismotherto return Hyderabad thatwas features. Then thereisanother sistercom- Frankly, we receivedalot of supportfrom opedwith acommitment that it would be to India with an assur- everyone thought thatthe going through apolit- pany, CenturyBiologicals,that does food government and other institutions, and this Opening pricednot morethan one dollaradose.Two ancethat till she was rotavirus field wasdead... ical transition.N packaging. It has one of the biggestirradia- project(rotavirus)wouldnothaveadvanced otherrotavirusvaccinesthathadbeencom- alive,hewould never Therewas alot of Chandrababu Naidu tors in the countrytosanitise food packets. without theirhelp.Wehad setupaninno- newdoors mercialisedinternationally inthemeantime, have to starve! had justmanaged to Yetanothercompanyisengagedincarry- vative manufacturingprocesswhichhaden- by pharma giantsGSK andMerck in 2006, But around the handholding through the grab powerafter re- ing out pre-clinical toxicologystudies and abledthereductionofmanufacturingcosts... costabout US $200per dose. same time that Ella re- volting againsthis fa- testing of vaccinesand drugs on animals. When it waslaunchedin2015, therotavirus IN MANYways,Bharat “It wasreallyaboldstepfor Krishna Ella turnedfromUS, an process... But it wasstill a ther-in-law, the im- Thedevelopmentof Covaxin,particularly vaccinewasoneof thefirstsuccessfulexam- Biotech andits contem- (thepromoterofBharatBiotech)tocomefor- Indian HepatitisBvac- big achievement” mensely popular NT thehaste aroundit,hasdrawnBharatBiotech ple of 'MakeinIndia' initiative. poraries reflect the ward at that time. Afterthat vaccine (in the cine came intothe Rama Rao, and was intoarowEllahascontestedasunwarranted. changing and rising US) waswithdrawn, everyone thought that market,developed by selling the promise of If animpossibledeadlineof August15,2020, Which is abigger success forthe Indiathatstarted to the rotavirusfieldwas dead...Ofcourse, another Hyderabad-basedcompany, makingHyderabadthenewtechnologycap- foranindigenous vaccinewas thegovern- company, rotavirus or typhoidvaccine? take anew coursefrom Bharat Biotech receivedalotofsupport... ShanthaBiotechnics,whosestoryisnot very italof thecountry. Hebuiltalot of infrastruc- ment’s firstannouncement,the regulatory Botharesignificantscientificdiscoveries. the mid-1990s.They therewas alot of handholdingthrough the differentfromthatof BharatBiotech.LikeElla, turetoinviteglobal multinationals, and was approval to Covaxin without efficacy data BoththesevaccinesreinforcedIndia’sleader- startedout with low- process. Agoodpartofthe research hap- ShanthaBiotechnics founder KVaraprasad very encouraging to people wanting to start fromPhase 3trials —thoughto beusedonly ship in developing aworld-class vaccine... hanging fruits,making penedintheUSaswellwiththesupportand Reddy wasborninanagriculturalfamily, businesses in Hyderabad. in “clinical trial mode” —has brought the Typhoid fever wasaneglected tropical dis- generic versions of ex- involvementofUSinstitutions.Butitwasstill studiedscience and engineering, worked in ItwasagainstthisbackgroundthatBharat companythathas largelyworkedinthe ease.The success of our vaccine is atrue re- isting vaccines, and abigachievement.Thatkindof researchand aprivate company, went abroad forhigher Biotech wasset upin1996,withthefirstgoal backgroundunwanted attention. flectionof BharatBiotech’sabilityto develop slowlygainedconfi- development, and clinical research,had studies, and returnedtoset up asuccessful of producinganindigenous Hepatitis Bvac- The coronavirusvaccineismostlikelyto novelvaccinesand sustain long-term prod- dencetoproduce neverbeen done in India before,” says companyofhis own. He even has asimilar cine that wasevencheaperthan Shanvac-B. be manufactured at itsunitinHyderabad, uctdevelopmentagainstinfectiousdiseases. world-class products. GagandeepKang,virologistandProfessorof storyofattending aconference where he is “ThiswasahugemilestoneasBharatbe- whichtoo is BSL-3 certified. The company “These companies were Microbiology at Christian Medical College, supposedtohaveheardsnideremarksabout came the firstcompany in the worldtopro- alsorecentlyboughtamanufacturingfacility What is next? innovative,but notre- Vellore, who wasone of the leadinvestiga- Indiaunableto developavaccineonitsown. duce acesium-free Hepatitis Bvaccine at an near Mumbai, whichwas letgobyanother We have severalvaccine programmes ally inventive,” is how tors of the clinicaltrials forthat vaccine. Shantha Biotechnics wasstartedin 1993 affordable price when amultinational was company. Anew manufacturing facility is underway, including the four Covid-19 vac- one scientistdescribed Rotavacwas notthe firstvaccinetobe and is generallyacknowledgedasthe first selling that vaccine forRs1,400per dose,” comingupinBhubaneswartocater to vol- cine developmentinitiatives. Furthermore, thesecompanies. made by Bharat Biotech.Shortlyafter that Indian biotechnology companywithareal Ellatold The SundayExpress in an interview. umes.Eventhe facilityinBengaluru can be we will continue our pursuit of identifying “Inventiveness requires partnership with the DBT wasinked,the R&D base. By 1996, it had delivereda TheTeluguDesamPartyadministration, converted quicklyfor humanvaccines. public health problems and work towards agood ecosystem that companywas abletoshipout the firstbatch Hepatitis Bvaccine,Shanvac-B, helpedinno receptive to newideas,alsowelcomedElla Aretiredscientistfromaprominentgov- developingsafeandaffordablesolutions.We Indiastilllacks.Soitisto of vaccines it had ever developed—for small measure by India’s lenient patent reg- with open arms. Manybelieve it wasElla ernment laboratory, who has occasionally want to target someofthe mostchallenging the credit of these com- Hepatitis B. It wasthe last week of 1999, be- ulations of the time whichonlyallowed who gave the idea of Genome ValleytoCM advisedElla, said he sees these facilities as diseases and deliversolutionstocombat panies fordoing what tween Christmas and NewYear,thatatruck process patentand notproduct patent. That Naidu. Atechnology park, it nowhouses national assets.“Even in private conversa- them. Our research laboratories have pro- theydid,” he said. loaded with Hepatitis Bvaccine vials drove meant that acompanycould manufacture morethan 100firms,research centres and tions, he is fond of saying thatheisdoingall ducedanimpressivesuccessionofinnova- outof arentedthree-storeyedbuildinginthe thesameproductby usingadifferentprocess manufacturingunits,mostofthemworking this forthe country,” he said. tive vaccinesand bio-therapeutics.

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THE PANDEMIC seems to be on itsway pliedfor Emergency Use Approval (EUA) wasfor distribution-cum-Phase III clini- couple of days and promised to cooper- out, but notyet gone. The vaccine seems to theDrugs ControllerGeneral of India caltrialsand the results—especiallythe ateand work together.That is theway to be on itsway in, but has notyet (DCGI), but did notappeartopresent its resultsonefficacy —willdetermine its frontlinecompanies, especiallyinre- reachedhouseholds. The one thing that case to theExpert Committeedespite further distribution and use. It is true that searchand development, should con- Thenew has remainedunmovedthroughout is three opportunities. My hunchisPfizer reputedscientists,virologists,microbiol- duct their affairs, with aright mixofpub- PCHIDAMBARAM controversy! is notkeen on marketing and distribut- ogists anddoctors have questioned the lic good and private profit. As Iwritethis on January9,the num- ing itsvaccineinIndiabecause it hasas- speed(or haste)ingranting approval Indian Website:pchidambaram.in bers areagrim reminder of the havoc sumedthat, in India, itscostwill beunaf- even whenPhase III clinicaltrialsare un- Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN wrought by Covid-19. The number of in- fordable and the conditions of storagewill derway. Desperatesituations mayrequire REAL TEST BEGINS fections is 1,04,31,639(second place after notbemet.SincePfizer’svaccine has desperateremedies. India’s requirement NOW WHATHAPPENED on Capitol Hill last the United States); the number of deaths been approvedby manycountries/regu- of vaccines (byvolume) is so hugethat week had aprofound effect across the is 1,50,798(thirdafter theUSand Brazil); latorsand thedemand is highworldwide, neither the SII’s Covishield nor imports The real test begins now. Howwill the world. Leaders of other democratic coun- and the number of active cases is Pfizer mayhaveplacedIndia lowinits or- canmeetthe demandfor aquicknation- government vaccinate thebulk of the 138 tries watchedinhorrorasdid political 2,24,190. With apopulation of 138crore, der of priority. wide roll-out. It is wise to encourageapo- crorepopulation?Hereare afew thoughts: commentators and even those with no in- we can count ourselveslucky but cer- The second is Oxford-AstraZeneca’s, tential candidate(alifesaver)tocomplete ■ Theremustbeanorder of priority terest in politics. Personally, Ifound my- tainlynot ashining example of pandemic that is being manufactured under ali- the testing process quicklyand also to and no breaches of that order should be self really impressedwithhow America’s controland management. cence by theSerumInstituteofIndia (SII). keep ready avaccineasaback-up for permitted under anycircumstances. judges, electionofficialsand itsmedia Thereare six approved vaccinesinthe We can be proudthatanIndian research- emergency use. My personal viewisthat ■ The vaccine mustbeadministered have stood up againstDonald Trump’s world. We knowlittle about the Russian cum-manufacturing companyhas qual- we should be charitable to theDCGIand free of costingovernment hospitals and bullying and his lies. It wasthis that and Chinese vaccines although theyare ifiedtotest, manufactureand distribute thegovernment. vaccination centres.Levying acharge will causedmetotweet that ‘America may We should collectively hope being distributed and administeredex- avaccine under the name Covishield. Thereisnoevidence thatCovaxin is encouragepeople to cut cornersand, look reallybad at the moment but let’s re- that Covaxin will complete tensively in therespective countries. As The thirdisModerna’s. It has notyet harmful.The trials,sofar,havequalified consequently,lead to corruption. member that itsdemocracyjustpassed farasIknow, no otheracknowledged, appliedinIndia forapproval. the vaccine on immunogenicity and ■ When suppliesimprove,private itshardesttestand won. Would we be Phase III clinical trials by the long-standing regulator has approved for safety. No adverse reports on efficacy hospitals should be brought intothe roll- able to saythe same in Indiaabout ourin- end of Januaryand the use the Russian or Chinesevaccine. NEEDLESS have been received. We should collec- out. If theywish to buy the vaccine and stitutions if put through suchatest?’. results will be evaluated by tively hope that Covaxin will complete charge theircustomers, thegovernment In the ‘newIndia’ that the Prime March. Thereafter,wecan CONTROVERSY Phase III clinical trials by the end of should fixthe price and letthose whocan Minister boasts of havingcreated,this FOUR VACCINES, Januaryand theresultswill be evaluated afford to pay, payfor the vaccination. tweetwas seen as anti-national and it accelerate the roll-out with GREAT OPPORTUNITY The fourth is Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. by March.Thereafter, we can accelerate ■ Justaswehaveallowedexportof causedthe BJP trollarmytoorder me to twovaccines —wemay also While the companymay have drawnon the roll-outwithtwo vaccines —wemay India-madevaccines, we should also al- ‘leave India’.Iamroutinelyattackedon export reasonable quantities That leavesfour. The firstisPfizer’s, the work andknowledge of foreign re- also exportreasonable quantities to de- lowimportofapproved vaccines. social media, but this is the firsttime that to developing countries — approvedby the US FDAwhich, in the sci- searchersand scientists,Covaxinisa100 veloping countries —and acquireaplace Protectionism is adiscredited theoryin Ihavebeen told that Ihavenoright to live entific worldand among the medical pro- per cent Indian product. It is aproud mo- among nations that were able to re- worldtrade and has certainlynoplace in India. It would notmatter if the vicious, and acquire aplace among fession, is the gold standard. The vaccine’s ment forIndia. The vaccine’s approval search,find,manufacture, distributeand when the worldisfacing apandemic. venomous tweets that filledmytimeline nations that were able to immunogenicity,safetyand efficacy have wasmired in an unnecessarycontro- use avaccine in 12 months. ■ We must be prepared to face un- came from ordinarytwitterers.Itmatters research, find,manufacture, been proven in the mandatorythree versy.The DCGI andthe government’s Therewas, Isuspect,atinge of busi- known consequences. We must keep because theycame from peoplewhose distribute and use avaccine phases of the trials.The drawbackisthe spokespersons (especially Dr VKPauland ness between the SII and Bharat Biotech. faith in our scientists andresearchers to handles proclaim their pride in being fol- conditions of storage(-70degrees C) and Dr BalramBhargava)should have,atthe Happily, both Mr Adar Poonawalla and find solutions. Ultimately, sciencewill lowedbyNarendra Modi.This has in- in 12 months costinIndia (undetermined). Pfizer ap- outset,made it clear that Covaxin’s EUA Mr Krishna Ella buried thehatchetina triumph. spired me to draw foryou aportrait of the ‘newIndian’ who constitutes the base of today’s BJP,whichisasheavilystamped in Modi’s imageasthe Republican Party came to be stampedinthe imageof Donald Trump. Chandrabhagabai, my history Shantiniketan: Making The most distinctive featureofthe ‘newIndian’ is that he believesthat criti- HEADLINE cism of the Modi government amountsto grandma and guide AMITAVACHAKRABORTY an attackonIndia. Theymakethis clear of auniversitytown everytimetheytweet their supportofthe man theyconsider ‘the best prime minis- subordinatetoaslightlyeducated,higher terIndia has ever had’. Theyhope he con- authority.Myaai’s storyisemblematic of tinues to rule long after2024and that he the livesofthe elderly Dalit generation. IT WASin1863 thatMaharshi Debendra- then appointsYogi Adityanath as his suc- Dalitality Our familyisunsureofthe year of nath Thakur,the father of Rabindranath cessor.Inthe eyes of manyModisupport- Chandrabhagabai’s birth, letalone dateor Tagore,purchased20bighas of land at ers,Yogiisalready moreofaleader than SURAJYENGDE month.The closestguess is 1940, if as- Bhubandanga in Bengal’sBirbhumprovin- he is because he is a‘stronger’ Hindu.This Twitter@Surajyengde sessedthrough herchildren’sages.Shewas ce.Overthenextfewyears, he builttherean leads me to thesecond defining featureof born to afamilyoflandless labourers, ashram calledShantiniketan (the abode of these newIndians. Hanumante. She wasdisciplinedintothe peace), whereanyone, irrespective of caste TheyhateMuslims, Islam and caste codes early on.“We were taught not and creed,could meditateabout theform- Pakistan. So, theyare delighted that Yogi THISYEARstartedwithgrief forme.Having to touchthe food and waterpotsofthe less supreme god, acentral tenetofthe has brought his ‘love jihad’ lawand that justbid farewell to what wasthe most dif- higher castes”, grandma reminisced. “We Brahmo Samajideology that he followed. this has inspired other BJPchief ministers ficult year forall, Iwantedtolook at 2021 were nevergivenwaterwithrespect.They In 1901,Tagorewould setuponthis to followhis lead. Theygloat everytime withoptimism. However, it lasted onlya would pour the waterfromtop.”Grandma land the Shantiniketan Brahmacharya that aMuslim is dragged offtoapolicesta- shortwhile.Mygrandmother worked as achild labourer in the fields of Ashram, with five students. These included tion in Uttar Pradesh formarrying aHindu Chandrabhagabai, the common thread of Maratha landowners.Her familywould hiseldestson Rathindranath Thakur and woman. Theydonot see this lawasde- ourfamily, passedaway onJanuary4at9.15 make25paise per dayduring the harvest Khitimohan Sen,the maternal grandfather priving women of their right to choose pm in Nanded. She wassuffering from season. She neverwent to school. of NobellaureateAmartyaSen, who now whomtheyloveand marry because they asthmafor the pastquartercentury, bat- Chandrabhagabai wasolder than her finds himself in adisputeoverownership think of women as property.ABajrang Dal tling exhaustion and difficulty breathing. twobrothersand younger than her sister, of land there. activistclarifiedthis bluntlylastweek The dayshe leftus, she suffered alot. and likemanysisters she virtuallybrought In theyears that followed, the ashram when he told areporterthat ‘rescued’ Mybrotherandunclewhoseturnitwas her brothersup. Along with her husband, area would grow manifold, with 1921 see- Hindu women aremarriedoff immedi- thatnight to attend to her sent me aphoto the handsome mill worker comrade who ing the setting up of Visva-Bharati, forthe atelyto‘oneofour men’. of grandmafromthe ICUward. She wasly- toiledinthe UsmanShahi Mill in Nanded, studyofdifferent cultures, onitspremises. Aviewofthe area around Shantiniketan in the 1930s. Courtesy:Rabindra Bhavana Rage againstMuslims is so important ing on atorn,nylon government hospital she livedonthe peripheries of semi-urban Shantiniketan would graduallybecome a to the newIndians thatjusticeand the rule bed with no sheets.The sightbroke me. I lifeinaghettoofDalitlabourers.Thecouple university town,drawing illustrious alumni of lawdonot matter.AMuslim man sell- wasimmediatelydrawn into depression. had amakeshiftroom withoutadoor. from IndiraGandhitoMaharani Gayatri Barnali Ghoshdastidar,who wasborn be held. While the official reason was ing shoes on aBulandshahr pavement Beforegoingtohospital, she hugged Chandrabhagabai had three boys and Devi, and getthe formal stampofacentral and educated in Shantiniketan andisrela- Covid-19, in the heatedpolitical battlefield wasarrestedlastweek because he sold my motherand wailed, and asked her to worked odd jobs to raise her family. She university in 1951. tedtotheSinhafamilyofBirbhumthatow- of West Bengal ahead of the Assemblyelec- shoes with ‘Thakur’ written on their soles. take care of us —her grandchildren. My worked in farms, in ashoefactory, as cook “Tagorewantedscholars and promi- nedthe land whichTagore’sfatherbought, tion, settobeabitter contestbetween the This hurtthe ‘religious sentiments’ of the dad passedawaysix years ago; my in ahostelfor Dalit students. She did it for nentpeople to reside in Shantiniketan to says,“Duringmy childhood,therewereonly ruling Trinamooland the BJP,boththat and Bajrang Dalactivist whohad him arrested. grandma wascrestfallen to see her eldest her children. Povertywas an inheritance spread his ideology.The process of giving fewboundarywalls. For Gurudev (Tagore), the land roware seen to be motivated. New Indians areverythin-skinnedand son —‘baba’ as she fondlyaddressedhim forher but aai nevercompromisedon houses or leasing out land wasstarted by education wastobeimpartedinharmony On December 24,Visva-Bharati wrote areeasilyhurt. Theyare alsoconspiracy —pass away in front of her eyes. wearing aclean sari (lugda). Her beauty him through the Shantiniketan Ashramic with nature.” Ghoshdastidarisaprofessor to the West Bengal government alleging theoristswho see international plots to Aweek ago, my sister told me that aai’s wasunsurmountable. Yet, sheremaineda Trust. However, it wasinformal in nature. at NarasinhaDutt College in Howrah. that 77 plots of land on the Shantiniketan defame Hindus around everycorner. health wasserious. Iimmediatelymade a victim of toxic patriarchy in whichevery Theformal leasing of land wasstarted by As Tagore’s fame spread, with his writ- premises over the years had been wrongly When it comes to conspiracy theories, videocallto her.Herfacewasswollenbutat Indian girlismarriedinto. Visva-Bharati in 1948 and continueduntil ings winning him the NobelPrizefor Lite- recordedinthe name of private parties. theycompete with Trump’s supporters. leastshe couldstare intothe screen and Chandrabhagabai came from acom- the 1960s,” says DhrubajyotiNandi, an raturein1913, Shantiniketan drew scholars One of the parties namedwas Amartya If Trump’s supporters blame Antifafor communicate with my cousin’s help. Aai munityofgreatpeopleyetthelowest-class author basedinShantiniketan. and prominent personalities from across Sen, acritic of the BJP government whose having conspired to ‘steal’ the election had losther abilitytohearafew yearsago. outcastes,whodaredto dreambiggerthan In TowardsTagore,acollectionofessays, the world,who cameboth to teachandex- familyhome Pratichi continuestobe from Trump, Modi’s supportersare as Chandrabhagabai’s children calledher their immediatereach, time and life. For Abhijit Sen, aprofessor at Visva-Bharati perience the ashramlife. “He turnedShan- located on the university campus. Sen has convincedthat ‘Leftists,libtards, and aai and the traditioncontinued with her Dalits,ourancestorsareourgods.Itisupon University,says the poet wantedto provide tiniketan intoacosmopolitanuniversity said the long-term lease of the land is Lootyens’ arebehind everyattempt tocrit- grandchildren. Her ears grew accustomed their livesthatwebuild on further. Aai has an alternative to the colonial styleofedu- town. Renownedscholars visited Visva- “nowherenear itsexpiry”. Chief Minister icise Modi’s government and his policies. to the melodyofthree boys addressing joinedthe pantheon of our ancestors to cation through the ashram.“While he Bharati regularly.Hewould oftenlease land MamataBanerjee has accusedthe BJP of In their book everyone who disagrees her as aai and laternine grandchildren guide us and act as an example of faith, tol- (Rabindranath) had notentirelyshedhis to theminShantiniketan so that theycould “levellingbaseless allegations”, and writ- with them is anti-national. In their enthu- adding chorus to that tune. Aai livedasat- erance, integrity,and tightlove. regard forthe ‘Great English’..., he wasalso help him develop the ashram,” says Moni- tentoSenin solidarity,underlininghis fam- siasm to paintprotesting farmers with the isfactorylife. She wasaboutfourfeettall To thosewholosttheirlovedonesinthe caught up by the waveofnationalist/anti- shaBannerjee, an alumnaof Visva-Bharati. ily’s “deep bond with Shantiniketan”. same ‘anti-national’ brush usedtopaint and whenwehuggedher,wehad to bend recent past, Imourn with you. Our losses colonialistideology,” Sen writes. Tagore alsomade the celebration of the Professor Ghoshdastidar seesthe row protesters againstthe Citizenship to allowher enoughspace to expandher areirreplaceable, but we should always Tagore’s love fornatureshapedthe way annual Poush Mela,startedby his fatherin as aproduct of the political tussleinthe (Amendment) Act(CAA), theywenttoo arms likeagiant eagle and take us intoher. think about the good momentswehad teachingwas doneatthe ashram-school, 1894,atradition. Thefair is held overthree state. “Gurudev always visualisedVisva- far. So, theywerecurbed and made to Once in, youfelt the safest. withthe departedsouls. Afterall, what re- as he himself underlinedinanessay My days in December, concluding with Christo Bharati to be afamily. What we arewit- changetheirtune. Ialwayswondered howshe felt when mainsismemory.Weshouldacknowledge School publishedin1913. “I believe that Utsab (celebration of Christ) on December nessing in Shantiniketan is an uglyfight ‘New Indians’ existnot justonsocial she sawus, her grandchildren, who had the fundamentaltruth of life —death.We children should be surroundedwiththe 26. Says sculptorand painterAsis Ghosh, between ideologies. This is notaproblem media but in real life. Theycan nowbe grownintolargersize beings. Seeing me at should learn to embrace death that guides things of nature, whichhavetheir own who has workedinShantiniketan for of landencroachment. And if land owner- found in the drawing rooms of Lutyens anoticeableheight, she begantoaddress the Buddha’s enlightenment. educational value... But what happens in nearly four decades, “The Mela wasanas- shipis theprincipalissue,theMaharshidid Delhi, in think tanksofrepute, on univer- me as “saheb”. Earlier,she calledme My grandma wasbornanuntouchable school is, that everyday,atthe same hour, similationground forcultures.Bauls,Sufis, notacquiretheamount of landthatthe in- sity campuses and in foreign cities. During “balla”. She would also address me with but she diedaBuddhist. the same book is brought and poured out Santhals, all came together.Thishelped stitution ownedeveninits early days (the the protests againstthe newcitizenship honorifics suchas“tumhi”or“aap”in forhim,”hewrote. Classes at Visva-Bharati tribal artisans getthe opportunity to pro- land deals mostlybeing informal). Would law, IhappenedtobeinNew York in ataxi Hindi. This came to her naturallyassome- SurajYengde, author of Caste Matters, continue to be held in the open on the mote their products.” youthen call Debendranath Thakur and drivenbyaGujarati who had livedinthe one who had growntogenuflect or act as curates thefortnightly‘Dalitality’ column campus, in line with that spirit. Lastmonth, the Poush Mela couldnot Rabindranath Thakur to court?” United States formorethan 20 years. When he discoveredthat Iwas an Indian from India, he launchedintoatirade against‘these JNU types’ who areprotest- ing againstthe manhesaw as the‘saviour of India’. Theyshould be shot, he said at On the the end of his tirade, theyshould be shot Leaving room forthe important things because it is the onlyway that India LOOSE will progress. This point is made oftenthese days by LEHERKALA possible that outofthis chaos will emerge ing arrayofcuisines. Notonlyisthe sight of belongingwithaspiration,andtrytofillthe sitions is as radical an idea nowasitwas Modi’s moreviolent supporters. They [email protected] averydifferent, even abetterworld? so muchfood aestheticallydispleasing, of- void by copying our peers. It took amyste- then.Thereisreason to hope that ayear of makeitclear that thereisnoroomin Astheweddingindustryreelsfromthis ten, the aromas of Chinese, Italian and riousvirusto thinkaboutalltheseperceived livingintentionally—withamask,maintain- Indiafor people who do notsharetheir disastrousyear,I’mreluctantto criticisethat Indian spices collide, creating asensory needs: really, must fashion changeevery ingdistance—hasbecomeahabitthatmay point of view. Dissent of anykind is for LAST YEAR,pre-Covid,Iattendedawedding statisticallytinynumberof Indianswhofeel overload forguests.Surely, there aremore season?So, it would be areal pityifthe ex- transcend Covid, andspill over intoother them exactlythe same as seditionand so extravagantlygrand that Inever ended compelledtoinviteathousand people and imaginative(and subtle) ways to showoff. perienceof2020,of terrorandenforcedfru- aspects of life. theysee it everywhere. In performances up meeting the host. Lost between tonnes organise the CirqueduSoleilfor entertain- It’struethatmore andmore,identityis- gality,has no lasting impact. At the beginning of the lockdown,a by Muslim comedians, in Bollywood of importedflowers and aglitteringsea of ment. The pressure to live thedream must n’t definedbywhatone is, but by whatone Through the ages, the wisest souls to friendcomplainedbitterly aboutcancelling films,inthe media and in ‘liberal’ humanity,Icommentedonher Instagram be intense when you’rethe Richie Rich spends or owns. The Covid year has made have inhabitedearth have propagated a his son’s meticulouslyplannedwedding. Westernnewspapers who theybelieve postlaterto markmypresence.Itseemsal- amongyourcontemporaries.Besides,what people question theseabsurdities we nor- simplelifeasaroutetocontentment.Great Afterdecadesof handingoutenvelopes,he existfor the specific purpose of defam- mostincredibleto thinkthatwasamere12 good is their wealth doing forthe rest of us malisedtrying to fitintoasocietalideal. sages likeRamanaMaharishiand Jiddu felt cheated he wouldn’t be collecting any. ing Hindus and India. If yourun intoone months agowhensuperfluitiesand blithe if it’ssittingunusedinbanks or tiedupin Otherwise, ourlives go by in afog of auto- Krishnamurti, cladpermanentlyinwhite But he soundedelated whenIcalled to say of these ‘newIndians’, remember that it wastage,not to mention ahumungous trustfunds?Far better theyspend lavishly, mated behaviour and all the little stresses cotton, were practitioners of minimalism congratulations,afterhis10-guestcelebra- is useless getting intoany sortofdiscus- guestlist, were entirelyacceptable. If one and have some of it trickle down to the that pile up in the business of existence. before thetermexisted.Theyknewthatthe tion recently. Human beings adapt, that’s sionwiththem. It willtakeyou nowhere. mustlookfor the proverbial silverliningin weaver toiling in obscurity in Benaras, or Actually, ourreal problemsrun much things we ownend up owningusinstead. whytheycanlive likeBedouinsinthedesert This is because the other thing that de- thecoronacloud,it’sthatthepandemichas the sunar in Surat. What is offensive,how- deeper than inflation and recession. Likea “Mygreatestskill has been to want but lit- and Eskimos in the Arctic Circle. It’s been a fines them is certainty of suchanextreme madeastrongcaseforscalingdown.Social ever,isthe stupidity on displaybythe 1per lackofmeaningfulconnectionsandloneli- tle,”observedHenryDavidThoreauin1855, weirdyearalright,yet,somehave madethe kind that thereisnot the smallestchink isolation has brought difficult questionsto cent whichhas unfortunatelyinfluenced ness,oravaguesenseof dissatisfactionthat in the earliestcritique of consumption cul- wonderful discovery that alifestripped through whichthe smallestdoubt can the fore that in good times, we so easily therest of India.Theyset thebarandnowno despitehavingeverything,lifehasn’tturned ture, Walden.Itspeaks volumes about hu- downto bareessentialsisultimatelyfreeing. find itsway.Havethese newIndians avoid: howdowereallywant to live?Isit wedding is complete without abewilder- out as we wished. We replace adesirefor manity that150 years later,limiting acqui- Thewriter is director,HutkayFilms made India better? Youjudge.

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THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JANUARY10,2021 Crude Wa tch OIL LOGS WEEKLYGAIN ON SAUDI CUT NewYork: Oilprices hit theirhighest level in nearlyayearFriday, gaining 8per cent on the week,supported by Saudi Arabia’spledge to 15 ECONOMY cut output. Brent crude settled at $55.99 abarrel,climbing $1.61, or 3per cent,onthe dayand 8.1per cent on the week. REUTERS 90 DAYS TO ARRIVEATAGREEMENT,30MORE DAYS FOR NCLT APPROVAL What are H-1B visasand Eyeingfasterresolution,govtmay newwage-based rules?

AASHISHARYAN CHANGESINH-1BVISAREGIMEOVERLAST1YEAR amendIBCtobringinpre-packs NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 APRIL 2020: US President employment with the THE US administration has once Donald Trumpsigns same employer the government has suspended has recommended that allpre- Benches to deal withpre-packsto againamendedthe H-1B visa executive order KARUNJITSINGH initiationoffresh cases forany NON-ADHERENCE packagreementsinwhichoper- ensurethatsuchcasesare notde- norms by changing the rules to suspending approvals for OCTOBER 2020: NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 defaultsoccurring post-March ationalcreditorsare settoreceive layeddue to theheavy caseload give priority to higher wagesand immigrant and non- Department of Homeland 24.The government, in June, is- TOTIMELINES less than afull recovery be open of NCLTs. Chandakalsonotedthat skills forselection of deserving immigrant workers visas, Security (DHS) publishes THE GOVERNMENT is likelyto suedanOrdinance preventing to aswiss challenge, under which the inclusion of swiss challenge candidates.Theoldlotterysystem including H-1B for60days interim final rule signaling ■ Non-adherence of amend the Insolvency and initiation of insolvency proceed- anyeligible third partywouldbe waslikelyaimedatpreventingfu- of work visa selection will notbe lotterysystemfor selection prescribedtimelines Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to intro- ings againstcompanies forde- permitted to offeranimproved turelitigation from operational followednow. JUNE 2020: The Trump of H-1B work visas would under the IBC is akey duce pre-packs as aresolution faultsinthe six-monthperiod bid. The initialbidder would, in creditors, who receive marginal administration extends be phasedout criticism that the mechanism,accordingtoagov- starting March25under the IBC suchcases, have theoption to recoveries under theinsolvency What areH-1B wokvisas? the 60 daysuspensiontill government is seeking ernment officialaware of the and, subsequently, extendedthe matchthe improved bid to get resolution process. In1952,aftertheUSstartedex- theend of 2020 DECEMBER 31,2020: The to address through the developments. suspension till March24, 2021. approval forthe pre-packaged Neeraj Dubey,partner at law panding itspresenceinthe sci- Trumpadministration inclusion of pre-packs Apre-packisanagreement Non-adherence of prescribed agreement. firm Singh and Associates, said ence,technology,engineeringand AUGUST5,2020: US again extends the under IBC, with 1,442of foradistressed company’s debt timelines under the IBC is akey In cases whereoperational the pre-packprocess would be mathematicsdisciplines,itfeltthe President Trumpsigns suspension on immigrant atotal 1,942ongoing resolution between secured criticism thatthe government is creditors areset to receive 100 morestreamlinedwith lowerin- needtohirequality workers who another executive order and non-immigrant work insolvency proceedings creditorsand investorsinstead seeking to addressthrough the per cent recovery,however, the volvement from the NCLT,but couldhelpthecountryachieve in- barring federal agencies visas till March 2021 having passedthe of apublicbiddingprocess, as inclusion of pre-packsunder the decisiononwhether to open the notedthat“parties needtofocus novation in these areas at reason- from hiring H-1B visa 270-daymark. under the CorporateInsolvency IBC, with 1,442ofatotal1,942 on- agreement to aswisschallenge on good corporategovernance able costs.This needtohirework- holders JANUARY8,2021: The Resolution Process (CIRP) going insolvency proceedings willbelefttothe CoC, which and nottry to circumvent anyof erspavedway fortheintroduction DHS releasesfinal rules, of the IBC. having passedthe 270-daymark. would comprise financial credi- the processes definedunder pre- of the H-1 work visa system. AUGUST15, 2020: US says wagestobegiven The CorporateAffairs “The government mayseek afurther 30 days forapproval by tors as in the caseofthe CIRP. packregulations” as this would This work visa system was changes stance, allows priority from now, Ministry, last year,formedacom- to introduce pre-packsunder the the NCLT. “The inclusion of pre-packs bring increasedscrutinyfrom further subdividedintoH-1B,H- some of the H-1B work lotterysystemofwork mittee ledbyMSSahoo, chair- IBC in the next sessionof Expertsnotedthatthe should certainlyhelp in expedit- NCLTsand defeat the purpose of 2B, L1,O1, and E1 visas, depend- visa holders to return to visa selection to be personofthe Insolvency and Parliament,” said the official. The process is relatively opaque, ing the insolvency resolution, pre-packs. ing on the qualificationrequired the US forcontinued phasedout Bankruptcy BoardofIndia, to mechanism that will needtobe compared to the CIRP -under whichhas significantlyexceeded Dubey also notedthat pre- and the area forwhichworkers lookintoincluding pre-packs as initiatedafter approval by the whichany eligible party is per- prescribed timelines in many packs mayassumegreater im- were sought. Of these, the H-1B aresolution mechanism under NationalCompanyLaw Tribunal mitted to place abid that is con- cases under the CIRP,” said Rajiv portanceifthe government de- visa remains the mostpopular other work visas? take into account anyrequire- the IBC. Pre-packsmayalso offer (NCLT) will allow 90 days for sideredbyaCommitteeof Chandak,partner at Deloitte cides to extend the suspension of due to therelatively better wage Currently, everyyear theUS mentssuchaswages, skills or an alternativefor creditors to ini- creditors to arrive at an agree- Creditors (CoC). India, addingthe government insolvency initiation beyond chance it offers. administration issues 85,000 H- needs of the employer. tiateinsolvency proceedings as ment with apotential bidder and The Sahoo committee report should consider creating specific March. Thearrivalofinternetandlow- 1Bwork permits.Of these,65,000 costcomputersinhomesanduni- areforpeoplewithspecialtyoccu- What is the newwage-based versities of developing nations pations,whiletherestarereserved H-1Bworkvisa regime? BRIEFLY suchasIndia, China, and Pakistan forforeign workers who have The newwage-basedwork ‘FY22: Rising mobility to help FACTORS 6,207km sawalargenumber of students earnedaMaster’s or ahigher uni- visa regime will nowgivepriority KYConlyfor Increasedmovementofboth ExecutionduringApril- graduatingindisciplinesrelatedto versity degree in the US. inselectionof visasto applications toll collection grow up to 15%’ passengerandcommercial November(8M),4percent computerscience,technology,en- Each employerwho seeksto of those employers wherethe buyingjewellery vehicles higherthan5,958kmin gineeringandmathe- employaworker on “profferedwageequals or ex- matics(STEM).Lackof H-1Bvisamustfillout ceeds” the prevailinglevel in that Toll collections arelikely to grow 14-15per cent in year-agoperiod above`2lakh FY22PROJECTION jobs in their home aregistrationformon area of employment. The prof- 2021-22, rating agency Icrasaid, maintaining stable Thetrafficisexpectedtoincrease countries,ontheother behalfofthe em- feredwageisthethewage thatthe NewDelhi: The Revenue outlook forthe domestic road sector by5percentandtollrates(WPI arrestedmajorslippagesinthe hand, meant that the ployee who they employerintendstopay the ben- Department has clarified linked)by3-4percentresultingin creditprofileoftollroadassets STEMgraduateswere wish to employ.The eficiary. This will be done forboth thatKYC is mandatoryonly anoverallincreaseintoll willing to work in the form contains all the the 65,000 regular visas and the forpurchase of gold, silver collectionsby14-15percentona Theriseintollmop- US at relatively low details of the em- 20,000 advanceddegree exemp- jewelleryorprecious stones lowbaseinFY2021(giventhe 13%upinSeptember- costs,whichprovedto ployee, suchasthe tion visas. This regime willalso above Rs2lakh.Thenotifica- impactoftollsuspensioninfirst Novemberonanaverage,implying beawin-winsituationforboththe natureofworktheywillundertake take intoaccount the skill setthat tionissuedunderPMLActon 20daysofApril2020) growthof8-9percentintrafficin employer and the employee, intheUS,thewage beingofferedto therespective workerbringsto the December 28 is arequire- termsofpassengercarunits therebymaking the H-1B work them, the levelofeducationof countryandcrosscheckitwhether ment of FATF to specify car- Executionperdayto (PCUs);one-thirdofthisgrowthis visas the mostpopular. these workers and so on. suchskill setisavailable at the ryingout KYCwhen there 13%27.7km/dayin8M contributedbythepassenger TheH-1Bwork visasystemhas Since the number of applica- samecostamongtheUSworkers. are‘cashtransactions’above FY2021from24.4km/dayin8M vehiclecategoryandtheremaining since undergone manychanges tionsforH-1Bvisasfiledeachyear According to theUSCIS, since Rs 10 lakh and anyjewellery FY2020,whileadjustingforthe fromcommercialvehicles and revisions to allowordisallow exceededthe 65,000 cap in the it is notpossibletoindividually purchase belowRs2lakh first20daysofAprilwhereinno certaincategoriesofskilledwork- specialtyoccupationsand20,000 judgethe skill setofall the appli- does notrequirePAN or constructionactivitywasallowed Few stateannuityprojectswith ers in the US, depending on the forthehighereducationcategory, cants to the H-1B work visa AadhaarasamandatoryKYC weakercounterpartycreditprofile economicsituationof thecountry. the US Citizenshipand regime, salariesare the best indi- document,sourcessaid.ENS Strongliquidity buffersand sufferedduetoelongationin Of late, however, it hasalsobeen Immigration Services then em- cators of the same as employers quickrecoveryintraffichave annuitypaymentcycle oftenbeen criticisedfor sending ployedarandomlotteryselection wouldpayhighwagesonlytothe low-costworkers to the US at the of theeligibleapplicantstofillthe mostdeservingcandidates. This, Indiausheringin expense of domestic workers. 65,000 vacancies, and then theUSCISsaid,wouldalsonotun- Relief measures like shift from milestone-based billing to monthly billing and release of retention money/performance Source: rapidstructural movedonthefillthenext20,000. dercutthejobsthatcouldbedone security in proportion to the work already executed among others, which has immensely supported the road contractors Icra/PTI What wasthe lotterysystem This lotterysystemwas com- by US workers who would other- reforms:Goyal forselection of H-1B and pletelyrandomised and did not wise be unemployed. NewDelhi: Indiaisstrength- ening theentireecosystem Fueldemandtouches ‘Aatmanirbhar to achieve PrimeMinister Chidambaram airs GoAir sacks pilot NarendraModi’sdream of must not be becoming a$5trillion econ- 11-month high,but stays omyby2025 through rapid concerns over structural reforms, Comm- taken as India’s for derogatory erce MinisterPiyush Goyal below pre-Covid levels said on Saturday. move towards TOTALDEMAND cronycapitalism ENSECONOMICBUREAU isolating itself’ tweets about PM D-MartQ3 NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 “Todaywehavecrony profitup16.4% 18.60MT PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA capitalism...Aslongas INDIA’STOTALfueldemandhitan NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 youhavecronycapitalism PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA ENSECONOMICBUREAU The senior pilothas at`447crore 11-month high in December,but thosewhoarenotyour NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 NEWDELHI,JANUARY9 deletedthe tweetand still remained2per cent below ■The totaldemand forfuel EXPRESSINGCONCERN of crony NewDelhi: Avenue pre-Covid levels. products in December was capitalism, Congress leader and cronieswillhesitateto INDIA’SSELF-RELIANCEcampaign LOW-COST AIRLINE GoAir lockedhis account. Supermarts Ltd, which Thetotaldemandforfuelprod- 18.60 million tonnes, down former FinanceMinisterP startbusiness” mustnot by anystretch of imagi- Saturday said that it has termi- He also tweeted owns and operates retail uctsinDecember was18.60mil- from 18.95 million tonnes in Chidambaram on Saturday said nation be takenasamove“to- nated the services of asenior pi- an apology chain D-Mart, on Saturday liontonnes,downfrom18.95mil- the year-agoperiod, butup4 thegovernmentneedsto create an PCHIDAMBARAM wardsisolating itself”, but to be a lotwho made derogatory re- reportedanincreaseof 16.39 liontonnesintheyear-agoperiod, per cent, compared to atmospherewhere everybody is FORMER FINANCE MINISTER partofthe global value chain, it marks on his Twitter account. per cent in itsconsolidated but up 4per cent, compared to November,according to data treatedequallyandensurethatnot mustimprove standards,skilllev- The pilot whooriginallytweeted, personal views,” he posted. netprofitatRs446.95crore November,according to datare- releasedbythe petroleum just five but 500business houses equalopportunity,hesaidwhile els, consistency and service levels “PM is an idiot. Youcan call me AGoAir spokesperson, con- forthe December quarter. leasedbythe Petroleum Planning planningand analysis cell. areexpanding. addressing the 25th Wharton to consumers, Hero Enterprise same in return. It’sok. Idon’t firming the sacking of the pilot, and Analysis Cell. “Todaywehavecrony capital- India Economic Forum. “It’s not Chairman Sunil Kant Munjal said. matter.Bcoz Iamnot PM.But PM said:“GoAir haszerotolerance Fuel demand fell sharplyin ism. That cannotbedenied. Ican enough to have five business Speakingatthe 25th Wharton is an idiot. Period” on Thursday, policy and it is mandatoryfor all Bitcoinon March afterthe government im- percent at 2.47million tonnes in give examplesof cronycapitalism, houses expanding,weneed500 India Economic Forum, he said has deletedthe tweetand locked GoAir employees to complywith record spree, posedanationwide lockdown to December,while demand for youknowitaswellasIdo...Aslong businesshousesto expandandwe India has to become asignificant his Twitter account. the company’s employment curb the spread of Covid-19. The diesel remained2.7 per cent be- asyouhavecrony capitalismthose neednew businesses and entre- exporterifithas to become akey Later on Thursday, he also rules, regulations and policies,in- crosses$41K recovery of demand forfuels has lowpre-Covid levels at 7.18 mil- whoarenot yourcronieswillhes- preneurs likeInfosys, Wiproand playeringlobal trade. He said, tweetedanapology.“Iapologise cluding socialmedia behaviour. also been hit by periodic lock- lion tonnes in the same period. itatetostart business,said the guy who startedFlipkart. We “One is forIndia to become bet- formytweetsabout PM, other of- The airline does notassociateit- Tokyo/London: Bitcoin jum- downs in various states which Petrol demandhas consistently Chidambaram. neednew but the newpeople are teratwhat it doesisabsolutelyes- fensive tweets whichmay have self with personal views ex- pedmorethan5percenton have setupcontainment zones postedgrowth sinceSeptember The government has to create afraid that unless theyplaythe sentialbut Aatmanirbhar must hurtsentimentsofanyoneassoci- pressedbyany individual or an Fridaytofresh recordhighs and maintainedlocalisedlock- while diesel demandhas only aclimatewhere everybody must game whichthe government notbyany stretchofimagination ated.IconveythatGoAir is notas- employee. GoAir has terminated of $41,530. REUTERS downsto curbthespreadof Covid. postedgrowth of 7.4per cent believe that he or she would be wantsthem to play, they will be betakenasIndia’s move towards sociated with anyofmytweets the services of the captain with Demand forpetrolwas up 9.3 growth in October. treated equally and will have an squeezedout,” he said. isolating itself”. directlyorindirectlyastheywere immediateeffect”. Airbus keeps top spot AUTOMAKERS ARE FACING SHORTAGE AS DEMAND HAS BEEN BOUNCING BACKAMID MANUFACTURING DELAYS in Covid-hit jet market Chip shortage forces Ford, Toyota, Nissan, FCA to cut production amidBoeing’s troubles sumer demand has been bounc- itsBrampton, Ontario plant that hopes to have theplant operating REUTERS ing back from thecoronavirus STRUGGLINGTOCATCHUP builds the Chrysler 300, Dodge again the following week. TOKYO/DETROIT,JANUARY9 pandemic, causing manufactur- Chargerand DodgeChallenger Nissan said it plannedtore- REUTERS ing delays. ■ Major auto chip suppliers manufacturing capacity has cars.The Mexican plant had been duce production of the Note,ahy- PARIS,JANUARY9 FORD MOTOR Co, Toyota Motor Majorautochip suppliers suchasNXP Semiconductor been stretchedthin globally due to restartproduction next brid electriccar,atits Oppama Corp,Fiat Chrysler Automobiles such as NXP Semiconductorsaid said auto production as laptops flyoff shelvesfor week,but nowbothplantswill be Plant in Kanagawaprefecture, EUROPE’SAIRBUS posted and Nissan MotorCoLtd said auto production rebounded reboundedfasterthan working from home, and shut through the end of the Japan but did notgivedetails of stronger-than-expecteddeliveries on Fridaytheywould cut vehi- faster than expectedfromthe expected from the PCs and gaming consoles month, FCAsaid. the scale of the output cut. of 566jetsin2020, remaining the cle production this month due pandemic, leaving them strug- pandemic, leaving them sell heavily, leading chip Toyota willcut production of Germany’sVolkswagensaid world’s largest planemakerasa to ashortage of semiconduc- glingtocatchup. struggling to catchup. firms suchasNvidia Corp to itsTundra full-size pickuptruck last month it facedashortagein year of pandemic-induced up- tors, becoming the latestau- Meantime, chip manufactur- ■ Meantime, chip warn of supplyconstraints. at itsSan Antonio, Texas, plant, the supplyofsemiconductors heavalforairtravelcoincidedwith An Airbus A380 outside the tomakers hit by achip crunch ing capacity has been stretched butspokesman Scott Vazin did and would adjustproduction at agrounding crisis at US rival factoryofStelia Aerospace, an as demand rebounds from the thin globallyaslaptops flyoff notimmediatelyknowhow facilities in China, NorthAmerica Boeing. Deliveries fell by 34 per armofAirbus,inFrance. File coronavirus crisis. shelvesfor working from home, International Corp, thatcountry’s Escape and Lincoln Corsair SUVs, manyunitswouldbelost. “We’ll and Europe. Honda has also be- cent from arecordpostedayear Honda MotorCoalso said andPCs and gaming consolessell largest contract chipmaker,has pulling aheadascheduledweek- throttlebackproduction,”he gun “seeingsomeimpact in the earlier,when travel demand was Fridayits output in Japan could be heavily, leading chipfirmssuchas sent chip firms around the world offfromlater in the year. said, adding no other US vehicles parts supply,”aspokesman said. riding high on the increasing mo- 566aircraftin2020,exceedinges- affected by ashortage of semi- Nvidia Corp to warn of supply scrambling to find newpartners. Fiat Chrysler said it will delay were affected. General Motors Co and BMW bility of consumers in fast-grow- timates earlier in the year when conductors. Automakers and constraints. And amovebyUS Ford said it would idle its the restart of productionatits Ford declinedtoidentifythe AG saidtheyhavenot been af- ing marketsacross Asia. thecoronaviruscrisisledtoalock- electronic makers arefacinga regulators to blacklistChina’s Louisville, Kentucky,assembly Toluca, Mexico plant, whereit chip supplier and spokeswoman fectedyetbut aremonitoringthe Airbus said it had delivered down of major travel markets. global shortage of chips as con- Semiconductor Manufacturing plant, whichbuilds the Ford builds the Jeep Compass, and idle Kelli Felker said the company situation closely.

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AHOT BOWL OF COMFORT In times of unusual stress, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we often seek solace in food that is familiar and nourishing.What is it that makes certain kinds of food more appealing than others in times of unease?

Pooja Pillai from October 6to20and releasedin December,88per cent of 555Indianadults surveyed saidthat theysnackedmoredur- ULIA CARMEN Desa has justmade ing the pandemic than in 2019,with comfort soup forlunch. The soup is made of being the No.1driver. About81per cent said winter vegetables like bathua that buying and eatingsnacks brought back J(Chenopodiumalbum), spinach, radish good memories, while 95 per cent sawsnack and carrots; there’s some cheese in it, time as atime forconnecting with others, ei- as well as coconut milk,coriander ther by making asnacktogether(55 per cent) rootsand apinchofMadras curry powder. or eating asnacktocelebrateaspecial occa- Desa willserveitfor lunchtoher family, sion(54 per cent). “The interesting thing was along with some garlic bread. “IfIhad added howsnack time became aritual forcomfort,” chicken, it would have been better,but it’s says Anil Viswanathan,seniordirector,mar- quitegood even without it. It’ssimple,warm keting (chocolates), MondelezIndia,“People and comforting,” Desa says. would setaside time forit, as abreak from At TRES,the modern European restaurant work,sothattheycan sitwith thefamilyand in Delhi’s tony Lodhi Colony, whereshe is chef eat. This wasalso the casefor those who and co-owner,the food is alot morefinessed: would snackbythemselves: they wouldfind sweetpotatowith caramelisedyogurt;grilled comfortineating during their break.” smoked paprika garlic tiger prawns with po- But, perhaps, the mostinteresting thing tato leekfoam.Whileshe needstotaste about comfortfoodisthat it’saconcept that’s everything that is made in her professional recognisedwidelyenough that one never kitchen, besides eating at competitors’ restau- needs to explain what it is, and yet, it man- rants, Desa assures that at the end of the day ages to encompass astunningvariety of all she wantsissomehot riceand fish curry. foods —fromsoups, stews andhearty meat “That’s the Goan in me,” she says. dishes, to chips, cookies and cakes.Evenas Desa isn’t alone in looking at the familiar we seem to instinctively understand whya and comfortable to tide over stress.Overthe frienddescribes chocolate ice cream as her last10months,aspandemic-relatedanxi- “comfortfood”, we mightourselvesfind suc- eties grippedusall, manyofussought sol- cour in something as completely different as ace in food. As we trackedthe R-number of rice and mutton curry.Itcomes down to in- the coronavirus, grappled with news of pay dividual andcultural context. “Everysociety cutsand layoffs, we longedfor the simple has itsequivalent of chickensoup forthe dals and khichdis of our mothers andgrand- soul,” says food historian Pushpesh Pant. “For mothers. When it became clear that we PHOTOS:GETTYIMAGES me ‘comfortfood’means asimple, no frills might notbeabletomeetour families fora wholesome meal that notonlynourishes the while, we sought to fill our houses with the by American psychologists JoyceACorsica SOULCURRY of food routine ledthem to abandon anypre- chilli-garlic chutneywhen he wasyounger body but also revivesthe spiritsevoking nos- aroma of fresh rotis and breads, reminders and Bonnie JSpring, atwo-week study they The most interesting vious inclination to control their diets. and poorer.Yearslater,evenafter hewasvery talgia of happytimesspent with family.” of what it meant to have afull stomachand conducted “supports theexistence of acar- Similarly,aCanadianstudy,led by neurosci- well-off, it washis comfortmeal,” she says. While comfortfoodissupposedtopro- thing about comfort ahappyheart. We Googledrecipes forno- bohydrate-craving syndrome in whichcar- entistMelissa JChee,onthe “pandemicbak- That it’snot justthe food by itself which vide apersonal anchor in achaotic world, as churn ice creams and pressure-cooker cakes bohydrateself-administration improves food is that it’s a ing” phenomenon revealedthat one of the elevatesmood is backedbyresearch.Ina abroad conceptitisconstantly shifting and to satiateour sugarcravings and lull us mildlydysphoric mood”.A1997study by concept that’s preferredstrategies forcopingwith reduced 2005 article, ‘ComfortFoods: An Exploratory changing. Pant points to the exampleofaone- through anxiety-fillednights. The recipes we American psychologistLarry Christensen recognised widely hours and being laidoff wastoeat. Journeyintothe Social and Emotional dish meal likejaula/chhansia (rice cooked looked up online are, in fact, agoodindicator had put it morebluntly: “…it is apparent that enough that one Mostresearch thatlinksmoodto foodap- SignificanceofFood’, publishedinthe jour- with curds or buttermilk with justapinchof of what wasonour minds in 2020: accord- carbohydrateconsumption is relevant forin- never needs to proaches the subject from the perspective of nal Food and Foodways,medical sociologist turmeric and salt), whichwas traditionally ing to Google’s “Year in Search 2020”, nine of dividuals experiencing symptoms of emo- explain what it is, obesity or cardiovascularhealth.But this is just Julie L. Locher wroteabout asurvey which prepared in the hills of Uttarakhand forthe the top10searches for tional distress, particularly one wayofunderstanding comforteating. As had ledher and her colleagues to establish infirm or convalescent. “I don’t think comfort recipes lastyear wasfor symptoms indicative of de- and yet, it manages Sangeeta Khanna,foodconsultantandauthor four categories of comfortfoodbasedonthe foods can remain static. With changing carb-heavy and deeplysat- pression, and that the indi- to encompass a of Pakodas: The Snackfor All Seasons (2019, emotional and social needs theyfulfilled: lifestyles, convenience cooking and —more isfying food,suchassour- viduals with depressive stunning variety Westland) pointsout, “Foodisnot the only nostalgic foods, whichare identifiedwith a important than anything else —the breaking dough bread, naan and the symptoms showaprefer- of foods component of ‘comfort food’.It’s also about particular time and place in one’s history;in- up of joint families, fewinthe younger gener- Greek pastry, ekmek. ence forsweet simple car- the particular time and place or situationthat dulgence foods, whichare definedinterms ation have memories of consuming food pre- In their satiety value, bohydrates.” This happens youassociatethat food with.” In Khanna’s of howexpensive they areorhow richin paredforthem to cheer them up. Aspirational their familiar textures and because carbohydrates in- case, roastedbabypotatoesand peas remind calories; convenience foods, whichgiveef- foods likesoups from sachets, momos, two- flavours and theirunfailing crease the availability of the her of herchildhood with her grandmother fortless gratification by howconveniently minutenoodles etc. have pushedtraditional ability to calm our hearts amino acid tryptophan, who, during winter,would roastthesefoods available theyare;and physical comfort comfort foods off-stage,” he says,overemail. and minds, these arewhat whichcreates niacin (vita- on a bhursi,asmall earthen heater,and would foods, whichoffer comfort through their It has been pointed out that our present we would broadlycall min B3). Niacin is essential hand them out to the children who gathered physical attributes or howtheyphysicallyaf- worldissuchthat we nowresorttocomfort “comfortfood”.The term itself, according to forthe creation of the neurotransmitter sero- around her to listentostories. fect the consumer. eating morethan ever in the past. In her es- Michael Owen Jonesand Lucy MLong in tonin, whichbesides helping to regulate It’s notjustahappy Of these four,the cate- sayoncomfortfood forthe Encyclopedia of Comfort Food: Meanings and Memories (2017, sleep and digestion, is also anatural mood childhood thatgilds certain gory that is mostrelevant Food and Culture (2003, Charles Scribner’s University of Mississippi Press), mayhavefirst stabiliser.Inanutshell, carbohydrates do help memoriesand makes us forunderstanding what Sons), Locherwrote, “Conditions of post- appearedinprintonNovember 6, 1966,in in improving mood. reachfor the food associ- drovecomforteating in modernsocieties present individuals with the Des Moines Register.There is some dispute Not surprisingly,then, emotional distress ated with them. “I know 2020 is the firstone. stressors that areoften beyond their control. about this history,but the origin of the term —ashas been widelyexperiencedduring the people who areself-made Locher’s study showedthat At thesametime, societies have become con- is undeniablyAmerican, as the OxfordEnglish COVID-19pandemic —isanaturaltrigger for andforwhomcomfortfood nostalgic foods were sumer-oriented,and individuals have be- Dictionarystatedwhen it addedadefinition manypeopletoseek solace in food. This is recalls the simple meals strongly associated with come moredefinedbythe objectstheycon- in 1997:“food that comforts or affordssolace; what studiesconducted lastyear revealed:a that theywouldeat during memories of being cared sume…eating comfortfoodmay be ameans hence, anyfood(frequently with high sugar lotmorepeople resorted to “emotional eat- their struggling days,” says for, sharing food with sig- of maintainingcontrol over the self when all or carbohydratecontent) that is associated ing” to cope with the stress of losingajob, Khanna. Here, the comfort nificant othersduringspe- else seems out of control.” The bad news is withchildhoodorhome cooking”. worrying over lovedones or the boredom of derivedfromahard-earned cial occasions or preparing that, at present, with news of freshlock- But does comfortfood, indeed, comfort? staying coopedupindoors. Astudy by agroup meal is thrownintosharp relief by the des- the food with others. This is borne out by the downs and mutant coronavirus strains, it Research has revealedthe physiological and of Italian researchers, ledbyclinicalnutrition- peration of hunger —and the memorybe- resultsofaconsumertrendsstudy (TheState doesn’t seem likethings will be undercontrol psychological effectsofconsuming carb- istLaura Di Renzo, said that 86 per cent of the comes asource of future comfort. “When Iwas of Snacking Report)bythe global snacksman- anytime soon.The good news?Wecan al- and/or sugar-heavy food, oftendescribed as people theysurveyed had reported that iso- about 16 years old, Iheardabout aneighbour’s ufacturer Mondelez International in India in ways eat some freshlybaked bread to com- “comfortfood”. According to a2008paper lation, lackofstimuli, boredom and change father who could onlyaffordtoeat rice with 2020.According to this study,conducted fort ourselves.

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EYE SPY Postcardsfrom the Past EVERY FORTNIGHT, WE PICK, YOU WATCH Rise in Love From achaotic medley to aunified system, the post office was important for intelligence gathering and services of mail and money

Ambala to theGovernorofthe North- Western Provinces(NWP)toreplicatethe English system of aunified postoffice. The expansion of therailway networkalso made the task easier. The strategic importance of the postof- fice wasmade apparent in 1857.The British armyinIndia wasthen deficient in twokey areas, intelligence and transport.But the postmasters were able to provide informa- tion on the spread of the revolt, especially wheretherewerenotelegraph lines. Ahighly organised horsetransport and bullocktrains, Mississippi Masala and why partofthe postalnetwork,aidedthe armyin troop movementsand evacuation of the prejudice can’t hold love back woundedand the refugees,including the successful transport of ladies and children of Shubhra Gupta LucknowtoCalcutta, afterthe siegewas bro- kenbySir Colin Campbell. The VCPO wassoimportant forthe NE OF the manypleasures of running intoa viceroys that the militarysecretaryin1920 film one has watched, and liked,manyyears ruledthat onlythe best officials with at least agoisdiscovering howithas travelled: I’m 10 yearsof service bepostedthere. The Record Opleasedtoreport that MiraNair’s 1991 Book in itsearly days attests theimportance of Mississippi Masala,whichIcaught at the recent IView the Viceroy’s mail. An order of 1910 directed Festival, has legs. Watching it todaycompels youtorevisit the “TownInspector of Post Offices to convey the past, and to realise howpertinent it is even today. the foreignmails of the Viceroy to the VCPO Afamilyofthird-generation Indians in Kampala, by hiredrickshaw(kept ready beforehandfor Uganda, relocates to the US in the early ’70s. Jayand thatpurpose)and to conveyhis outward mails Kinnu, playedbyRoshan Seth and Sharmila Tagore,fetch under receipt to theOverseer on the Kalka up in Mississippi, atownmanyoftheir compatriots have Shimla Train.” Multiple entries recording the made home. On arecce, Nair had discoveredthat manyof inspector’sreceiptofthe “Viceroy’s Secret the motels in the region were run by the Asians who had Bags” appear in the Order Book.The impor- fledIdi Amin’s Uganda, and her film shines alight on the tance of efficient delivery of mails within the bigotry and racism rampant at the time. Viceroy’s CampisattestedinBabu WC One of the mosttelling elementsondisplay is the com- Chakravarty’s requestfor efficient postmen in plexdissemination of racism,and howitisexperienced. viewofthe irregularities committed by the Jay’s discomfortwith his straitenedcircumstances is temporarypostmen attachedfromthe local shown in his constant yearning to return to his comfort- postofficewhen he wasontour. able, prosperous lifeasalawyerinKampala. His best The telegraph, proven indispensable in friend, whom he grew up with as achild, is Black. But his 1857,continued to gain importance. A1909 daughter Mina (Sarita Choudhury, vital,glowing)gravitat- order gave preference in promotion to offi- ing romanticallytowards Demetrius (Denzel Washington), cials trainedtooperatethe telegraph. The aBlackman born in the US, is notacceptable, neither to VCPO had atelephone and the RecordBook him,nor to the extendedIndian community. notesanexchangeabout whether the police Finally, it allcomesdowntothe colourofyour skin. The Jagannath Srinivasan It is in this Order Book thatthosefourgen- could use it free of cost. African-American Demetrius who,alongwithhis father, tlemen appear,assub-postmasters and The postofficedid notrenounce itsperi- runsamodestcarpet-cleaning operation, is looked down clerks of the VCPO. Since this wasatouring patetic natureevenonshifting with the uponbythe Indian community.The self-same bunch, in its VEN THE mostavidstudentsof postoffice, theytravelledwith all the para- Viceroy to Delhi. In 1935,for example, it wasin hypocritical turn,issnarky aboutMina’sdarkcomplexion: history maynot have heardof phernaliabetween Calcutta, Shimla and CalcuttainJanuary,Delhi in Marchand Shimla whichgood “desi boy” (and said boy’smother), willlook Munshi Abdulla Khan, Babu WC Delhi, cateringtothe communication needs in May. Finallyitsettledinthe Viceroy’s Estate, uponMina withfavour? The local Whites are, of course,on Chakravarty,LAmarnath and of the Viceroys. Theycame in forpraise from and services beyond the mail and moneyor- topofthe totempole, then and now. EMathra Das. To allowthese gen- the inspecting officers forthe “good order” ders started appearing. The Deputy It’s notjustthe conservative desi community which tlemen to shimmer through the mists of of the postoffice. An entryfrom1932 records, PostmasterGeneral, PanjabandNWP,in1937 closes ranksagainst“outsiders”. Ranjit Chowdhryand time, one muststepbacktothe Viceregal “Thisoffice openedin1904, hashad agood educatedthestaffonlifeinsurance andasked Mohan Agashe playfamiliar types: the former coming Lodge, Shimla, in 1904. career,freefromany fraud them to ensureavailability of “Bijoya” down heavy on those whom he employs,whether they On July24, 2014,the and with but fewirregular- telegram forms. As Indians startedopening arekin or not, and the latter astreet-smartfellowwho then President Pranab ities.” In 1927,the inspect- savings bank accounts, thereare referencesto sweet-talkshis pals out of trouble. And Nair herself comes Mukherjee inaugurated a ing officer states, “I have no translating addresses from the “vernacular”. on in adelightful cameo in whichshe is shown gossiping, newpostoffice in the doubt that Babu In 1947,itwas rechristenedthe Governor and called, in the credits, “Gossip 1”. President’s Estate,and Woomacharan Chakravati General’s CampPO, and soon reflected new Kinnu is pleasedwhen asuitable desi boywantsto tweeted: “The Rashtrapati Sub Postmaster, takesa PHOTOSCOURTESY:RASHTRAPATIBHAVAN realities. An inspection reportmentions dateMina, but what can youdowhen your daughter BhawanPostOffice started keen interestinhis work, YOU’VEGOT tance of the postoffice forthe Viceroy.Until Mohammad Alam,sub-postmaster, who wantstobehave likeAmericans? Kinnu, likesomanycon- as the Viceroys CampPost and appears to be the cor- MAIL 1854, postalservice wasachaotic medley, optedfor Pakistanand wasrelievedon fusedimmigrants, forgetsthat her daughter,toall intents Office in Shimla on Living History rect man in the correct with varying rules and postage ratesindiffer- August9.Evenduring the chaos of Partition, (From top) The and purposes, is American. Then thereisDemetrius’s 10.6.1904 and has histori- place, as he has an abun- ent provinces. Regular mails were available it continuedtoprovide “exemplary”services, family, discomfited by Mina’s “differentness”. The only cal records.” This state- An Indian Express dance of common sense Rashtrapati Bhavan between afew important centres, and the and the privatesecretarytothe Governor wayout is out:the twotaking off, leaving behind their ment wasaccompanied collaboration with the and intelligence.” In his re- Post Office in 1979, district collectors were responsible fortheir Generalexpressedpleasure on theneatness baggageofcorrugated identities, provide the film an up- by aphotograph of anote RashtrapatiBhavan ply, thesub-postmaster and now local post-offices, with asenior militaryoffi- of the office. Afterabrief appearance as the beat end. But also leave us wondering about howthe pair by the Postmaster,Shimla, writes, “I feel thankful to cer being postmasterfor cantonments. The President’s CampPO, in 1950 it became the fared, down the road. in the Order Book of the note that,atyour firstvisit postalreforms in Britain, withthe introduc- RashtrapatiBhavanPostOffice, and ceased Look around, in today’s India, and see the unspeakable Viceroys CampPostOffice(VCPO). It noted of my office, youhavebeen able to carry a tion of the “PennyPost” (uniform postage annualpilgrimages to Shimla. The RBPO is difficulties young people of different faiths areexperienc- thatthe office wasingood order, and that happyimpression with you, and Iamglad to across the country), hadn’t been replicated nowaserviceprovider forthe head of state ing in getting together.Isrunning away the onlyanswer? the firsttwo letters receivedand stamped mention that my co-partner,Babu Mathra in India. LordBentinckmade initial attempts, of democratic India, and the residentsofthe And howfar canyou run? Nair is hoping to re-release the were forLady Ampthill, wifeofLord Das, can be aco-sharer in the credit that you but it wasLordDalhousie who in 1854,es- President’s Estate. film this year,and it cannotcome at abettertime. Ampthill, GovernorofMadras and acting maygivefor this office working.” tablishedthe ImperialPostalDepartment Viceroy,and Major Strachey,Comptroller of ApartfromChakravarty’s work ethics, under aDirector General. In the midstofthe JagannathSrinivasanisOfficeronSpecialDuty theHousehold. what these records also reveal is the impor- Anglo-Sikh Warin1848, he had writtenfrom inthePresident’sSecretariat

tion comes cloakedinblueliberal garb. It will needtoliberatethe US from the shackles of AYear of Possibilities policies of thepastand createanew world order,adisruptive wayofthinking, where geopolitics is turnedupside down and lifeis No matter how invulnerable we may feel, as individuals or nations, reassessedasanequitablejourneyfor all. Ihad my aha moment with the stroke.For we all need periodic reality checks 2021 to be ayeartrulydifferent from 2019 or years past, and for2020 to be ayear which LATE ONE night in 2007,acall from Jean-Luc therestoftheworldasbelowpar,wasbrought isn’taltogether wasted,the US —and we — Naret, publisher of the esteemed TheMichelin to itsknees and broken into pieces whichwill musthaveasimilar aha moment. We must Guide NewYork City,changedthe fate of my SLICEOFLIFE take decades to put backtogether.The patri- acknowledgeour vulnerability and depend- restaurant and my professionallifeasachef archal,invinciblenationtalkingdownto other enceonone another.Wecannotallowthe and restaurateur.Mychef-partner,Hemant countries,witha“my wayorthehighway”ap- worldtoremaininthe status quowherea Mathur,and Ihad already been the recipi- proachtodiplomacy,using moneyand mili- fewwealthynationsorindividualsdictate entsofwonderfullykind, generous and tarymighttobuyallies,wasexposedasunder- the majority.Wemustdemand thatthe me- laudatoryreviews across newspapers,mag- prepared andworse. Anation investing in its dia go back to sharing news andfacts, not azines, journals and websites. The who’s who owndemise,wherethe1percentisbusyfind- commentaryand opinions that support the of the food worldand beyond had either ing ways to save moneyontaxes as the poor lobbyists andcorporations paying forits ex- dinedatDeviorhad it on their must-visit list. go without access to food,clothing, roof over istence. Iyearn to see an American newspa- But with thefirstMichelin star giventoan their heads, healthcare andeducation. per admit the poverty, abuse, rape, pillage Indian restaurant in NorthAmerica came Returning to my belovedmotherland af- and plunder in and by the US instead of carv- morerecognition and celebrityhood, more ter27years in NewYork,Isee what ails India. ing self-serving headlines out of similarinci- influence and notoriety. Theworld seesit, too. If we didn’t recognise dents in the developing nations. Ifoundmyself even moreengaged in our follies, the Western media would rub Let’s begin 2021with apledgetothink be- speakingand teaching and mosthappilyso. them in ourfaces. Iamgrateful theworld re- yond ourselves. To see our life as aconnec- While my business partners enjoyedthe mindsusofour challenges, of howbrokenwe tion to our familialunit, our familyasalink teeming crowds pouring in to savour ourcui- are. We needreminders. Allofusdo. Certainly to alargercommunity,our community as a sine, Iwas outsharing my knowledge and in- Iwas terrifiedbythe sight of migrant labour- pieceofthe clearly definedyetforever grow- spiring —atleast, IhopedIwas —and return- ers walking formiles on the highways in the ingand evolvingpuzzle that is ourcountry, a ing home with justenough time to create scorchingsummerheat, but Iunderstood small but interconnectedand interdependent newmenu items and freshen up the old, SuvirSaran they were headedhome, to rural hamlets,to part of theworld of nations. These nations, while being aspouse, dog- and cat-daddy, bewithfamily.Inthe US, the richwereescap- howeverdifferent theirmake-up, areall to- and keeping all entertained. Some months, I Suvir Saran is achef,author,educator ing the cities forthe Hamptons, leaving the gether affecting the lifeofthe planetEarth. would find myselfonthe road for20days, at and world traveller poor and middle class behind in the eyeofthe When we understand this, that moment, the restaurant foraweek,and at home for storm, with no infrastructuretoservethem, thatday,will be ouraha momentwhen we onlyanight or two. Ifelt as invincible and beworthmyrunning raggedand burning the and worse, no familial help either. Thenu- realise what it reallymeans to live in aglobal powerfulasthe US army. It wasarush that candle at both ends.But life had other plans. clear-family construct hadstolen that possi- SUVIRSARAN village, no matter wherewehouse our bod- wasintoxicating.Itwas ahigh that feditself It all endedwith me suffering concussions bility decades ago. With people of colour in WE ARE Brownsuffering? HowmanymoreBlack ies, what flag we salute, what languagewe and kept me happilyremovedfromthe re- owing to falls, and amini-stroke in 2018.Poor theUSdying of COVID-19atthree times the THE WORLD deaths will it take forAmerica to make speak andwhichdialect of that we favour,or alities of life,fromgrasping the wear and tear health served me the ultimateultimatum— rate of Whitepeople, the virushas shown amendstohow it polices itsstreets?Who will what God(s) we mayormay notworship. The that my body and soul were enduring. to changemywaysorlosemylife. howthe American narrative has failed itself For2021 to be expose the systemic failurethat brought newyear will be ahappyone if our human Adecade of feeling invulnerable and scal- The year 2020 has shownhow none of us, and allthat it stands for. different and 2020 to Donald Trumptopowerwith asubstantial collective canrise above our comforting isms ing manysummitswas athrill that camewith no matter our colour,race, gender,class, na- The pandemic demands from us to ques- not be awasted year, mandateand understandhowpeoplehe most of sameness and reachout to those others we afeeling of being wanted,respected,admired tionality or celebrity status areimmune to a tion Big Daddy and whether it ought to,at we must acknowledge despises became his votebank? Social media nevernoticed before,inour owncommuni- andloved.Inever paused to worry aboutmy ruthless pandemic. Nowherehas the pan- least, spend some time in self-examination. our dependence on and the pandemic have exposedtherot.With ties, states and nations, and across the world. body.Ofcourse, the travels brought lucrative demicshownitsmightmoremercilessly than The American mediaisatthe epicentreofthe one another America broken, the worldhas lostaleader. In seeing faces, lives, lovesand souls in others, success whichkeptour farm in upstate New in the US. The mostpowerfulnation in the tragedythat has become the American story. Manyare looking to the Joe Biden- we will finallyconnect with our fellowbeings, York all natural and organic and aplace for world, the richestand mostdangerously Is thereanyone tackling howtoend theper- Kamala Harris tickettoreviveAmerica. But it and in thatcommunionfind the curewhich familyand friends to retreat.Ithoughtthatto armed,whosecitizenshave forcenturiesseen versity of the spectator sportthat is Blackand willnot be enoughthatthe newadministra- might keep us safefromfuturepandemics.

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JANUARY 10, 2021 SPOTLIGHT 18 DOWN IN Deadly Deception JUNGLELAND Nearly four decades ago, aquick-fix murder and its daredevil perpetrator stunned Kerala. With anew film cominguponthe criminal mastermind who was never apprehended, RanjitLal former police officers recount amurder most foul Ranjit Lal is an author, environmentalistand Vishnu Varma birdwatcher

NAFOGGYmorning,around 4 am on January 22, 1984,aman burstintothe Mavelikkarapo- lice station in Kerala’s The Small OAlappuzha,startling the head constable on duty. AblackAmbassador with the licence plateKL-Q-7831 wasgoing up in flamesinapaddyfieldwithanalmost-charred bodyinthedrivingseat,heblurtedout.Afterfil- and Mighty ing an FIR whenofficers rushedtothe spot, a crowdhadalreadygathered.Therewerewhis- persthatthecarmighthaveveeredoff theroad Fear not just the big and the fierce. and ontothe field, catching fire in the process. Murali Vrindavanam, then a20-year-old Sometimes, the smaller the local political worker,says, “When the blaze waspartiallyput out, we sawthat therewas a creatures, the deadlier they are person inside who seemedtobetiedtothe seat. Some locals, on their wayhome after IGHT FROM our childhoodweare told big ani- watching aplay, recalledseeing some people mals aredangerous. At the topofthe most- driving away from the spot.” feared listare the carnivores—lions, tigers, It wasafter the teamof then deputy super- R leopards, hyenas and bears on land, and croco- intendent of police(DSP) PM Haridasreached diles and sharks in the water. Thegrowlsand snarls of the the spotaround 5.30 am that tinyclues big carnivoresare warning enough, nottomention their pointed to the incident being morethan a fearsomefour-inch canines with whichthey’ll crunch mereaccident. Officers found amatchbox, a your bonesand muscles.The submarine attackers rear pair of footwear,arubber glovewith astrand up in aheart-stoppingmoment of sheer violence, or slink of hair in it andsomefootprintsinthe mud. up from beneath to chompyou cleaninhalf. Therewas also awhiffofpetrolinthe air.The Generations have been brought up on suchhorror post-mortemconfirmedthe police’s suspi- stories as well as stirring tales of bravehunters setting cions—the personhadbeenkilledbeforebe- forthtorid us of these scourges. Peopleinvillages and ing placedinthe driver’s seat. Therewereno small towns around whichtheseman-eating predators tracesof charcoalor ashinhis respiratorytract hunted,lived in athrall of fear,locking themselvesin- and the presenceofliquor and ethylalcohol doors at dusk —though, sometimes, even this wasnot in the digestive tract addedtothe mystery. enough. And then, with an unerring shot, the hunter took By then, word had spread that the de- down the menaceand celebrationswereinorder and the ceasedwasSukumaraKurup, a30-something beastwas paradedthrough the villagetoassureevery- native of nearby Cheriyanad, who had arrived one that it wasindeed dead.These days,with our new from the Gulf recently. Though the face had love forlynching, oftenthe entiremale populationofthe been charredbeyond recognition, aclose rel- village will hystericallyhuntdownthe predator,and beat ative,BhaskaraPillai, testifieditwas him, it to apulp. We’vehunted down more than 90 per cent of basedonthe heightandbuildof the bodyand tigers, so the chances of youmeeting one and becoming the fact that Kurup hadn’t returnedhome af- lunch while on awalk in the jungle areminuscule. terhedrove to Ambalapuzha, anearbytown, Old jungle hands might tell youthat morethanthe the previous dayinthat car. carnivores, thebig vegans needtobefeared.Inmost While the remains were handedoverto Indian forests, wild elephantsare considered to be the Kurup’sfamilyonthe condition that it be mostdangerous: silentassmoke, intelligent and merci- buriedandnotcremated,unknowntothepo- less. Worse, gangs will nothesitatetoinvade villages lice,Kurupwasalive andinhidinginAluva,115 and laywaste —snarfing up food grain, sugarcane and km away.The body in thecar wasthat of vegetables —and guzzling down the homemade moon- Alappuzha-native Chacko,afilmrepresenta- shine at the local bar.Other notorious vegans include tive whobecamethevictimof adiabolicalget- rhinos and wildbuffalo, who arefamouslyshort-tem- rich-quickplotbyKurup,Pillaiandtwoothers. pered and likelytocharge on sight. Out in Africa, the It’s been 37 years since that Januarymorn- hippo is considered themostdangerous, killing more ing when DSP Haridas had arrivedatthe site peoplethanthe big cats. Even the portlywild boar can of the burning car.Hehad no clue then that provetobeanunpredictable foe, ready to lacerateyou he would be drawnintoamurder case that would define his career and go on to become one of the mostsensational cases in the crim- inal history of Kerala.

■ ■ ■ ILLUSTRATION:SUVAJITDEY SukumaraKurup wasn’t the name he was givenatbirth.Itwas GopalakrishnaKurup. reachedanhour late, Iwould have missed Born intoamiddle-class, upper-caste house- him,” says the retired officer over phone. hold in Cheriyanad, Kurup wasdrawn to ad- Onquestioning,itdidn’ttake longforShahu venturefromanearly age. Aftercompleting to spill the beans, making his testimonythe his pre-degree course (the equivalent of to- bedrock of the policecase. To find the identity day’s higher-secondaryeducation),hejoined of the deceased, the police sent out messages theIndian Air Forceasanairman. But afterhe to nearbypolice stations formissing-person WIKIMEDIACOMMONS failedtoreturn to his unit following apro- complaints. Promptly,inAlappuzha, acom- TINY TORMENTORS longed leave,hewas brandeda“deserter”. plaintby Chacko’sbrotherstoodout.Basedon Poison dart frogs It wasatthis juncturethat Kurup’s hisphysical resemblance to Kurup, it became crookedness firstmanifestitself. He bribed a apparent that it wasChacko’s body in the car. head constable in the special branchofthe po- With Kurup untraceable, the police fileda with itstusks. It’s telling that these guysdon’t even eat lice to forgeareportstating that Gopalakrishna chargesheetarraigning Pillai and Ponnappan you, justmash youintothe dirtand leave with atri- Kurup had diedand sent it to the IAF to clear as the firstand second accusedinthe case on umphant toss of their heads. his name.Healso took on anew name — chargesofmurder,conspiracy and destruc- Then thereisthe almostuniversally-hated (and - SukumaraPillai —when he appliedforapass- VYSAKHVENUGOPAL VISHNUVARMA tion of evidence, among others. Shahu was feared)kingdom of reptiles. All snakes as well as lizards porttomove to theGulf. Pillai and Kurup are but to him, it seemedjustright. IN COLD film representative returning home afteras- madeapoliceapprover. PillaiandPonnappan —fromthe giant Komodo dragon to the smilingwall sub-castesofthe Nair community in Kerala. BLOOD sessing ticket collectionsat the theatre. As the were found guilty by the sessions courtand gecko—are considered to be venomous. Besides,we Kurupdisplayedthe same intrepid behav- ■ ■ ■ car spedtowards Alappuzha, Pillai made the sentencedtolifeinprison.The wivesofKurup have seen what crocodiles and alligators can do. The An artist’s impression iour in love.Hemet Sarasamma, the daugh- firstmove—he offeredChacko aglass of and Pillai were acquitted forlackofevidence. psychedelic arrow-poison frogs of Central and South terofthe woman who workedas ahelp at his Aman kills another with astrong resem- of Kurup; debris of the brandylacedwithether.ButChacko declined. Whereluckaidedthe police in catching America can take down 20 men by meretouch, and so, residence, at arelative’s home in Mumbai, blance to him, putshim in the driver’s seat of engineofthe car in When he said no to yetanother offerofadrink, Shahu, it betrayedthem on multiple occasions the native Indians tippedtheirhunting arrows with the when he wasstill in the IAF.Sarasamma was his car and sets it on fire to makeitappear like which Chackowas it wasacue forPonnappantoswerveout of when it came to Kurup. Policeaccountssaid poison. In the seas and oceans,strangemonstrous-look- studyingnursinginthe city.When his parents an accidenttoclaimhis lifeinsurance —the burnt stillremainsat the highway intoaside road. Chacko was Kurup had travelledtoMavelikkara and ing fish and beautifulmollusksare loadedwith venom. got wind of it, theywerefurious.But Kurup moreKurup thought about it, the moreplau- the Mavelikkara forced to consume the alcohol; the ether in it Cheriyanadat leasttwiceafterChacko’s mur- Touchthemand you’ll writhe in agony. Getstinged by wasadamant. Shortlyafter he leftthe IAF and sible the storyseemed. He investedin alifein- police station knockedhim out almostimmediately. der.The closestthe police came to trapping the lacy jellyfish trailing yardsofsilken strands and you prepared to move to AbuDhabi, he married surance policy worthRs8lakhbut he needed According to thechargesheet, it wasPillai him wasinAluva. “Wegot alead from one of arenearly done for. Sarasamma in asecret ceremonyatatemple. help to carry out his plan. One night, after compound; PM and Shahu who strangledChacko to death. Kurup’s relativesthat he wasinalodgenear Abovewater,birds aretaught to be feared,too.Eagles The next chapterofhis lifeinAbu Dhabias drinks, he pitchedthe idea to Shahu. All they Haridas, who was in The group then headedtoSarasamma’sna- the railway station. But when we reached, he carry babies and small children away;owlspluckyour an operator with the AbuDhabi Marine had to do wasmakeitseem likeanaccident, chargeofthe probe, at tive place wheretheyscorched Chacko’s face had already leftbythe Malabar Express. If we eyes out or castspells on youand crowsmob youmerci- Operating Companywaslargely peaceful.The claim insuranceand splitthe money.Once his residence in and replacedhis clothes,ring andwatchwith had gottenthe information afew hours earlier, lesslyifyou take potshots at them.Then, thereisthe jobbroughtin asteadyincomeand Kurup,an Shahu, who had his ownfinancial problems, Kollam Kurup’s. Later,the twocars proceededtothe we would have caughthim,”says the then mind-boggling diversity of insectsand arachnids: expe- extrovert, quicklygathered aband of close agreed, Kurup ropedinPillai and his driver paddy field at Thannimukkam, wherethey Kayamkulam-circle inspector Jayaprakash, rienced jungle hands aremoreafraidofthesethan of big friends around him. Suku,ashewas fondly Ponnappan. Things movedquicklyafter that. placedChacko in the driving seat, pushedthe who retired as the superintendent of police. game. The smaller the creatures getthe deadlier theybe- called, spentlavishlyonparties; he alsohelped Pillai bought asecond-hand Ambassador car on to thepaddy field and setitonfire. Over the next decade, the hunt forKurup come. Mosquitoes, ratfleas, flies en masse create havoc his friends out in crises. One suchfriend was and Kurup and Shahu, on leave from work,ar- became something of aprestigeissuefor the amongus. Spidershaveaccounted formoreofusthan all Shahu, anative of Chavakkad in Thrissur dis- rivedinThiruvananthapuraminthefirstweek ■ ■ ■ Keralapolice,movingbeyondthestatetocities the big carnivoresput together. But we can still see and trict, who workedasanofficeboy in Kurup’s of January. “Kurup’s initial idea wastoget an likeGwalior,BhopalandItarsi,to theAndaman hear them —and zap, if necessary, or simplyswat. firm. He would go on to play asignificant role unclaimeddead body.Pillai had arelative Haridas,81,stillremembersthecasevividly, and Nicobar islands and overseas to Bhutan There’s amultitude of lifeforms —mortalenemies, in his future. On vacations to Kerala, Kurup working at the Alappuzha Medical College, so especiallythe observations he’d made in the and the Gulf nations. Suchwas thefixation manyofthem —whichwecan neithersee nor hear nor broughtsuitcases fullofgoodiesforhis friends he felt it wouldn’t be difficult to source one. aftermathof theaccidentthatarousedhissus- withcatchinghimthatofficerslikeJayaprakash smell, but justfeel the terrible effectsof, once theyat- and family. During his stay,hewould insiston Or else, abody could be scavenged from a picion that it wasn’t Kurup who had died. “I even spent their ownmoneytochase elusive tack us. Microbes, bacteriaand viruses—the smallest picking up their liquor tab. He also bought a cemetery.But when these didn’t work out, could gauge that therewas no real grief in the leads.“If Kuruphadbeencaughtthen,thecase and mostdiverse —are themostdangerous. plotofland in Ambalapuzha to build ahouse Kurup casuallysuggestedmurder.Justlike house. Theyhad even prepared chickencurry wouldn’t have generated so muchpublicity, Seen through microscopes, they’renoless frighten- and purchasedanAmbassador car. that,everyone got on board,” says DSP Haridas. forlunchonthe dayofthe accident. In those norwould he have been seen as an enigma,” ing than asnarling tiger,astheyruthlesslyget to work The result of suchopulence wasshoddy On the night of January21, Kurup, Pillai, days,chickenwascookedonspecialoccasions. says Devasia. In 1984 itself,the casefound re- invadingand destroying our cells and devastatingour financialmanagement.Despitethe combined Shahu and Ponnappan assembledatthe It wascertainlynot on the menu when there flection in the film NH 47,inwhichTGRavi health. We mayhavedevelopedweapons of mass de- salaries of Kurup and his wife—anurse in a Kalpakavadi hotelatKaruvattaonNational wasadeath in the family,”herecalls. playedKurup. ActorDulquer Salmaan will struction againstmanyofthem, but theydevelop im- private hospital —touching Rs 60,000 a Highway 47 fordinneranddrinks.Afterwards, Another strong indicatorwas theburn soonbeseeninafilmtitledKurup,inwhichhe munities as fast as we up the ante. Manyare evillyin- month, their savings were negligible. It was theytrooped intotwo cars —Kurup in the markson Pillai’s forehead and hand, incurred plays acharacterbasedonKurup.Chacko’sson genious: the terrible rabies virus knows it has doomed around this time that Kurup begantohear newly-purchasedKL-Q-7831 and the others in when he had setthe car on fire.When ques- hasfiledalegalnoticeagainstitstatingthathis itshostand so leavesthe party as soon as it can —byde- strong rumours of companies in the Gulf, in- acar with the license plateKL-Y-5959 —and tioned, Pillai firstsaidhegot burnt whilelight- father’s murderer notbeglorified. liberatelycausingits hosttogoberserkand bitesome- cluding his own, planning to shedtheir exist- went huntingfor avictim.The four drove ing afire; in amatter of minutes, he said he What became of Kurup then? At aRanchi one, so it can be transferredthrough saliva to anew host ing workforcetohirenew workers at lower along the highway till Oachira, adistanceof got it while carrying hotwater.When his tes- hospital once, aMalayali nurse who claimed —and continue the good work there. Others take over wages. With his house under construction and about 25 km, without anyluck.Turning back, timoniesgot contradictory, thepoliceknew to have treatedthe fugitive Kurup, told the po- the brains of their hosts to ensuretheyget the best facili- hisfriendsencouraginghim to startabusiness as theyapproachedHari movie theatrenear theywereonthe right track. lice that he wasunlikelytolivelong as he suf- ties forthe propagation of their species. in Kerala, moneywas crucial. Haripad,theysaw aman by theside of the It wasthe then Mavelikkaracircle inspec- feredfromaseriousillness. If heis alive today, Since small size matters more, if youreallywant to What’sthe quickest waytoget rich? The road, his hand outstretchedfor alift. “Areyou torKJDevasia who apprehendedShahu late hewould be74 yearsold,his namestillonthe be deadly, be small, invisible, odourless and silent and answer presenteditself in astoryin an English going towardsAlappuzha?” the stranger in the night.“When Iknockedathishome,he “long-pending”listofcriminal cases in Kerala. come up trumps. detective magazine Kurup read one night. To asked.“Come on in,” said Ponnappan. wasabout to leave to catchabus to Kochi, from anyone else, it mayhavebeen unthinkable, The man identified himself as Chacko,a whereheplannedtoescape to theGulf. Had I WithinputsbyDeborahThambi

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New Delhi THESUNDAYEXPRESS,JANUARY10,2021 KARLOVIC OLDESTTOWIN IN 25 YEARS IvoKarlovic became the oldest player to win an ATPTour match in aquarter-century, beating No.7-seeded Pablo Andujar 6-3, 5-7, 6-4inthe firstround of the Delray Beach Open. Karlovic, 41,is 20 the oldesttowin on thetop men's toursinceJimmyConnorsat SPORT AP age42in1995. Bumrah, Siraj allegeracial abuse by crowd,BCCI lodges complaint

matchreferee David Boon about twooftheir Injured Jadeja out of 4th Test The visitors' firstjoltcame when Pant sus- If that wasnot enough,the Australian fast PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA players Jasprit Bumrah and MohammedSiraj DepletedIndia's injurywoesworsened It is learnt that along discussion tainedanelbowinjuryafter being hit by a bowlers inflicted further pain on the Indians SYDNEY,JANUARY9 being abusedbyadrunkspectator,"aCricket on Saturdaywithsenior all-rounder washeld between the senior PatCummins delivery.Reservewicketkeeper withJadeja suffering anasty blowtohis left Boardsaid. RavindraJadeja sustaining aleftthumb dis- players of the visiting Wriddhiman Saha replacedPantasper are- thumb.Heisunlikelytobowlinthe THE BCCI on Saturdaylodgedaformal com- Incidentally, the Monkeygate episode locationand fracture whichislikelytorule cent amendment in the ICC playing condi- Australian second innings afterbeing taken plaintwithICC match refereeDavid Boon af- also took place duringthe SydneyTestwhen him outofthe final Test in Brisbane, starting contingent, including captain tions."Rishabh Pant washit on theleftelbow forscans to ascertain the damagetohis bowl- terIndian team players, Jasprit Bumrah and Andrew SymondsclaimedHarbhajan Singh January15. However, thereissomegood AjinkyaRahane, the umpires while batting in the second session on ing hand. Jadeja's 28-runknockallowedIndia Mohammed Siraj,wereallegedly racially calledhim amonkey multiple times. But the news forIndia as wicketkeeper-batsman and security officers at the end Saturday.Hehas been takenfor scans," the to limit Australia's first-innings lead to less abusedbyadrunk spectator hereduring the Indian off-spinner wascleared afterahear- Rishabh Pant's elbowinjuryisnot serious BCCIhad earlier stated in arelease. than100 but towardsthe end, ashortball thirdday of thirdTestagainst Australia. ing on the matter. and he will probablybeavailable when India of the day's play Pant, who looked good during his 36 off from Mitchell Starchit him on the gloves and According to BCCI sources, Siraj wasal- It is learnt that along discussion washeld bat to save the Test match. Both players un- 67 balls on the thirdday of the match,was he neededimmediatemedical attention. legedly referred to as a"monkey" by adrunk between the senior players of the visiting derwent scans afterbeinghit by shortballs hit while tryingtopull ashort ball from Jadejawas in painand once the team was spectator in one of stands at the Sydney contingent, including captain Ajinkya from Australian pacers on thirdday of the aseniorBCCI source told PTI on Saturday. "In Cummins. He wasinpain immediatelyand backonthe field forthe second innings, his CricketGround,reliving the infamous Rahane, the umpires and security officers at Test match. anycase,hewillbeoutof actionforatleasttwo afteron-field treatment thatincludedstrap- leftthumb looked pretty swollen and the Monkeygateepisode of theIndianteam's theend of the day's play. Theabuses were di- "RavindraJadeja has sufferedadislocation to threeweekswhichruleshimoutof thefinal ping abandage,hewas back in action but lost physio appliedtaping on it.Hethrew afew tour of Australia in 2007-08. rected at the Indian duo while theywere and fractureonhis leftthumb. It will be very Test.Pant will be abletobat as hisinjury isn't the flowdue to hindered movement as Josh balls but then it wasdecidedthatitwon't be "BCCI lodged aformal complaint with ICC fielding during the Australian secondinnings. difficultfor himtowear those gloves and bat," that serious." Hazlewood had him caught behind. possible forhim to continue. With series on line, how Pat comes the collapse India ran themselvesout Cummins, showing afriendlydemeanour,putsthe skids underIndia as hosts take charge at SCG

SANDIPG SCORECARD JANUARY9 AUSTRALIA VS INDIA AN HOUR before tea, aslow-burning Test be- SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND gantogather fire.The contest–whosecontrol Toss: Australia, chose to bat wasconstantly exchanginghands until then AUSTRALIA (1STINNINGS)338 —took adecisive swing in the hosts’favour, as India lostwicketsinaheap and the INDIA (1STINNINGS)244 (O/N:96/2) Australians piledonruns at abrisk clip. From CPujaracPainebCummins 50(176b,5x4) arosy 195/4, India were dismissedfor a ARahanebCummins 22(70b,1x4,1x6) gloomy244all out, and to adeficit of 94runs. HViharirunout(Hazlewood) 4(38b) Australia added103 morewiththe loss of just RPantcWarnerbHazlewood 36(67b,4x4) JaspritBumrah wasthe thirdIndian batsman to getrun out on Saturday. AP their openers. Their lead of 197has already RJadejanotout 28(37b,5x4) acquiredamatch-definingproposition, what RAshwinrunout(Cummins/Labuschagne) 10 withthe strip progressively deteriorating. (15b,2x4) quicksingles. Therewas even awarningsign The precipitant of India’scollapse wasPat NSainicWadebStarc 3(13b) SRIRAMVEERA justtwo overs before the mishap. Jadeja had Cummins,whodisarmsbatsmenfirstwithhis JBumrahrunout(Labuschagne) 0(2b) JANUARY9 pushedaPatCumminsdeliveryto coverpoint smileandthendevastatesthemwithhislethal MSirajcPainebCummins 6(10b,1x4) andwantedasingle,evenrunningashortdis- craft, abowler who fumes withpace but also ■ Extras (nb2,w5,lb2) 9 HOWDOESone describethe urge thatleads tance.Ashwinsenthimback.Thatshouldhave shows adivine mastery of seam movement ■FoW:3-117(Rahane,54.4ov),4-142(Vihari, to run-outs exactlyatthe momentwhen the been areminder of the stateofaffairs.Itwas and aggressive lines. Pace, bounce, subtlety of 67.2ov),5-195(Pant,87.4ov),6-195(Pujara, game is waiting to be seized? Cheteshwar an unevencombo:Jadeja, one of the quickest movement, asharp, strong and flexible mind 88.2ov),7-206(Ashwin,92.2ov),8-210(Saini, Pujarahad dramatically cricketers in the worldand Ashwin one of the

areall hisvirtues, but the mostglowing of all 94.5ov),9-216(Bumrah,96.3ov),10-244 ED shiftedgears at thefall of slowest.Oneextraeagerto stealarun,theother mustbehiscapacitytoproduceawicket when (Siraj,100.4ov) Ajinkya Rahane’s wicket happytorelinquisharun.Onewholikesto run, batsmen areontop. Hisability to notgiveup, ■Bowling:MStarc19-7-61-1,JHazlewood21- and India were on the as- theother has resignedlongago about his even whenconditionsare harsh. 10-43-2,PCummins21.4-10-29-4,NLyon31-8- PLAIN E cendancy when Hanuma body’sbetrayal.“If Icould,Iwouldhave pulled ● Likewhen he devoured ShubmanGill on 87-0,MLabuschagne3-0-11-0,CGreen5-2-11-0 EX Vihari ranhimself out. The my soul out and killedthisbody,” he told the second day, withthe young Indian matchand serieswereon Cricbuzz about his injurieslastyear. openerseeminglyinutter control. And like AUSTRALIA (2STINNINGS) 103/2 thelineonthelastspecialistbattingpairinthe In Jadeja’smind, it wasn’tevenprobably when he consumedCheteshwar Pujara, who DWarnerlbwAshwin 13(29b,1x4) middle when RAshwin wasrun out, limited toorisky asingle. He had placedittothe right looked weddedtothe crease foralifetime. WPucovskicsub(Saha)bSiraj 10(16b,2x4) by hisbodywhichinhibitshistrustinthepart- of Cummins at mid-off. He setoff withouta Cummins wasarmedwiththe second new MLabuschagnebatting 47(69b,6x4) ner’s call. Alastchance at amini-miracle was doubt;Ashwincertainlyhadself-doubtsifnot ball, but Pujarahad seldom looked frazzledin SSmithbatting 29(63b,3x4) stubbedoutwhenJaspritBumrahwasn’tquick about his partner’s call. He turnedtohavea whatwas his slowest half-century. His 176 ■ Extras (nb3,lb1) 4 enoughto satiateJadeja’sthirsttoretainstrike. glance at Cummins beginningtomovetohis balls of defiance and denial, and eachpa- ■FoW:1-16(Pucovski,5.5ov),2-35(Warner, right andset off. Withoutthatdelay triggered tientlyeked-out run, wastaking the sap out 9.2ov) Vihari’s brainfade by thedoubt,hewould have been home. of the oppositionplayers’ legs and painstak- ■Bowling:JBumrah8-1-26-0,MSiraj8-2-20-1, Not long afterRahane hadleftIndia in abit Without that doubt, though, he wouldn’t be ingly layingthe foundation of asolid first-in- NSaini7-1-28-0,RAshwin6-0-28-1 of abother at 116for 3, Pujarareached16from Ashwin. It’s amessy catch-22situation. nings total. From agenerationdemanding PatCummins took four Indianwicketstoturn the matchinAustralia’sfavour. AP Day4: LiveonSonySportsNetwork,5am 100balls and decidedtoupthe tempobefore Ashwin should have trustedJadeja’s call and instant gratification, his dournessmight in- the second newball wastaken. He picked11 ranbut then therewas in theepisode in the vitecensure, but this wasamasterbatsman runs offaNathan Lyon over, with acouple of previous over whichmusthavereiterated to stickingtohis strengths anddoing his best In Cummins,Pujarahad found his bat(plusapartoftheglove),alreadylevelwith dominance.Itwas notaquickenoughsurface fours, and also droveJosh Hazlewood to the himthathecan’tbetrustedblindly. For, hadhe to puthis team in asecureposition. true bêtenoire. Their encounters his chest. Pujaratook the bottom hand offthe to extractfrightening bounceatheightened boundarywhenVihari’s brain fade happened. runthatsingle,hewouldn’thavemadeitathis Morethan anyother side, Australia know handle, but it wastoo latetopreventcontact. pace. It certainlywas notapitch wherein two He wasonfour,thatwas his38th ball, the last pace. So, this time too, he threw aglanceside- the Pujaraeffect.Two years ago, his immov- this series read: 129balls,19runs, The fort breached,Indiaimploded. batsmenwould endupnursing sore thumb 13 hadjustfetched justone run—and per- ways to watchthe ball. ability costthem theseries. Streaksofrest- 4wickets.Cummins has clear As Cummins wheeledawayincelebra- and elbow. But the slownessofthe surface haps,he wantedto rotate strike overto Pujara CouldJadejahaveshownbetterawareness lessnesswerecreepingin, with even the one-upmanship over India’s tion,Pujaralooked down suspiciouslyatthe made short-pitchedbowlingall themoredif- who had taken16fromhis last19balls. of Ashwin’shandicap?Withthatball,heprob- chatty Marnus Labuschagne lostfor energy surface once more. But the real culprit was ficult to handle, because batsmen had afrac- Perhaps, he wastrickedintothinking he had ably felt therewas no needtoastrustwould andsound.The sun-beaten strip seemedto defensiverock. “The best ball I the man whose fast,explosive delivery in the tion moretime to think than theywouldhave momentum as he had gone down the track have takenAshwin home.And in theprocess, distil everyball of itsvenom. have facedthis series,” Pujara fourth-stumpchannel had found the edge. on aquickersurface. This wasenoughtoin- forthe drive.Hesaw asingle in therun-barren Ashwin, who had startedoff withacouple of And then Cummins boundedin, withun- In Cummins, Pujarahad found his true bête fuse dilemmaand confusion. desert; it proved to be amirage. Hazlewood fours,fell andIndia were deflated at 206for 7. flagging energy and unwavering smile. would later say noire. Their encounters this series read: 129 It wasnot justshort-pitchedbowling,but intervenedquickly, movingto his right at mid- Realising that the good-lengthballwas not balls, 19 runs, 4wickets.Cummins has clear thefearof short-pitchedbowlingthatspooked off, swooped, cupped, and flung the ball im- Final blow quiteseaming —heanywayisnot an expan- Growing up in the SydneysuburbofPenrith, one-upmanship over India’sdefensive rock. India’s batsmen, especiallythe lowerorder. mediatelyevenashefell. It wasVihari who Whenthenextrunoutcame,toleave them sive moverofthe ball —heresorted to short- parentsofrival batsmen usedtorequesthim “ThebestballIhavefacedthisseries,” Pujara MohammedSiraj kneltonthegroundevenbe- had to dusthimself offthe arena. 216for 9, therewas no shockorgrimace,just pitchedbowling. Straightaway,hehurried to bowl slowerwhen their kids were batting. would later say. fore Mitchell Starc’sshortball hadlanded. TherewasastunningshotfromSpidercam: laughter at the tragi-comic state of affairs. This Rishabh Pant intoapullstroke, andthe wick- Cummins would agree,but in the heat of the The Aussie pacemen shuffledthe lengths, all the Australians maniacallyrushing past time the errorwas thestart,not in the middle etkeeper-batsman wasbeaten forpace and moment, he would forget to keep his word. Out-thinking Rahane changedtrajectories and sustainedthe hostil- Vihari,whowasdragginghimself off,aforlorn whentheyturnedforthesecond.Jadejahadto struckflush on the unprotected leftelbow. “I didn’t mean to but everyyear Iwould ac- In the morning, Cummins had out- ity.Pujaracrawlednotbecause he wasaverse figurewhoperhapsfearedhewasblowinghis wait to see if the short-leg fielder had stopped He grimacedinpain, and could nottakeup tually have batsmen on the ground rolling in thought India’sheroinMelbourne, Ajinkya to runs, but because Cummins andCo. hardly career away.Not sureofthat, yet, as the man- it or notbeforehestarted to run. The ball had his duties behind the stumps when pain,” he once told cricketaustralia.com.au. Rahane, with an equallyshrewdpiece of giftedhim afreebie. Rahane perishedman- agement has trustinhim and moreimpor- beendeflectedby MarnusLabuschagne.Jadeja Australia’s second innings came about. Therewas another match, wherein the bails bowling. Rahanewas softenedupwith a ufacturing astrokeand some of the kamikaze tantlythereisasecondinningsstillleftforhim waited,and so didBumrah who wasn’t sure Rattled, Pant washalf the man he wasbefore had to be retrievedfromthe fence afterhe spateofshortballs at hisbody before he was running between the wicketscould beattrib- to prove, but he certainlyhad put the game in what Jadeja wasgoingtodo. Suddenly, as the getting struckand eventuallysurrendered bowled abatsman with rawpace. caught unawareswith aback-of-a-length uted to the choking of run-scoring outlets. jeopardyfor India. ballleftLabuschagne’sshadow, Jadejastartedto sheepishlytoJosh Hazlewood. Speed, to him, is an instinct. He combines ball that jagged backsharplyintohim. Indian bowlersshould have takenlessons steamahead.At thatpoint,Bumrahmusthave It wasPujara’s turnnext. He wasrapped it with smarts.Cummins knewheneeded Rahane shapedupfor adab through the va- from Cummins andfriends.Theycould not The Ashwin run out knowntheintentwasnot onlyasinglebuttwo, viciouslyonthe upperarm,the batshivering something moretodeceive Pujara. So he cantslip cordon but wasoblivioustoseam on Saturdayevening, as Labuschagneand Thishurtmoreintheoryasthiswasn’tasur- and he tried his best to dash across and turn in his hand at the impact of the hit. Cummins, changedto amoreshort-of-lengthplan,coax- movement. The ballcramped him forroom SteveSmith tuckedintosome insipidbowl- prise.Vihari’srunoutwasnot preventable.This backblind. But the delayatthe start, forced by afterall, is no stranger to breaking bones. In inghimto comeforward gradually anddefend and took the bottom edge ontothe stumps. ing.Inshort, India needaCummins, he of an wasbad.Ashwinknows heisn’tagoodrunner. the deflection, and as he waited forJadeja to Adelaide, he had shatteredMohammed on the front foot.Then he pushedinthe effort The short-ball strategy directlyfetched ever-smiling visage, twinkling eyes and un- Jadejashouldknow.Theworldknows forsure. make themove meant he wasalways going to Shami’sarm; during the 2019 WorldCup,he ball,thatpitchedshortof length,butexploded Australia justthe wicket of No.9Navdeep relenting hostility,the manwho setthe slow- Certainly, theAustralians did as theyhad re- be behind the eight ball, as theysay.And from brokeShaun Marsh’s arminthe nets. likeahand grenade intothe shoulder of the Saini, but it wascentraltotheir third-day burning dayonfire. peatedlytargetedAshwinonthefield,running then on, so wasIndia. BRIEFLY Mushtaq Ali T20 begins withstrictCovid protocols Elavenil,Hridaywin EastBengalbeatBFC, Tendulkar Jr 10mairrifletrials extendunbeatenrun SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY& Because of the pandemic, the BCCI has al- DEVENDRAPANDEY lowedthe teams to have 22-member squads. Hooda pulls out after NewDelhi: Worldnumber one Elavenil Margao:MattiSteinmann'sfirst-half strike KOLKATA/MUMBAI,JANUARY9 This hasaugured well forSachin Tendulkar’s Valarivanand Hriday Hazarika emerged proved to be thedifference as SC East son Arjun, aleft-arm seamer by occupation. tiff with Pandya winnersinthewomen'sandmen's10mair Bengal edgedpastBengaluru FC 1-0 to COVID-19HAD threatenedtomakethe 2020- Although Mumbai have stars like Suryakumar rifle national selection trials. Elavenil fin- recordtheir second win of the HeroIndian 21 Indian domestic cricketseason null and Yadav, ShivamDube, DhawalKulkarni, BARODA VICE-CAPTAIN Deepak ished with 251.7, twopointsahead of sec- Super League,atthe FatordaStadium. The void. Eventually, the BCCI, in consultation YashasviJaiswal andSarfaraz Khan,Arjunis Hoodapulledhimself out of the Syed ond-placedAyonika Paulwhile Hazarika Kolkataside is nowunbeaten in their last with stateassociations, decidedtoset theball expected to be thecynosureofall eyes. The MushtaqAli Trophyafter allegedly beatAishwaryPratapSinghTomar,aTokyo five games while BFC’s miserycontinued rolling. The Syed Mushtaq Ali T20tourna- Mumbai selection committee includedhim falling out with team captain Krunal 2020 quotaholder, 253.2to251.5. with their fourth consecutive defeat. ment, to beplayedfromJanuary10-31,serves Arjun Tendulkar has been includedin in the squad afterthe Indian boardallowed Pandyaduring atraining session on as acurtain-raiser.There’s no certainty about the 22-member Mumbai squad. File the squad strength expansion from 20 to 22. Saturday. The twoallegedly had an ar- the Ranji Trophyand/or theVijay Hazare gument at the nets on the eveofthe MohdSportingedge Pliskovalosesto Trophy. TheSyedMushtaq Ali Trophy, too, Return of Bhuvi tournamentafter whichHooda left pastdebutantsSudeva qualifierinAbuDhabi would be different this time –players and as their respectivevenues forgroup league. BhuvneshwarKumar,who hasn’t played the bio-bubble. In his email to Baroda coaching staffinbio-bubbles across seven Eight PlateGroup teams will playinChennai. internationalcricket formorethan ayear,suf- CricketAssociation, accessedbyThe Kolkata:Ali Faisal's second-half strike AbuDhabi:Third seedKarolina Pliskova cities, understrict Covid protocols. Afterthe teams assembled at theirrespective feredathigh muscle injury sufferedduring SundayExpress,Hooda even accused helpednewly-promotedMohammedan waseliminated in straight sets by aqual- venuesonJanuary2,threeroundsof Covidtests theIPL.Heisnow ready foracomebackfor Pandyaof“threatening” him. Sportingbeat debutantsSudeva Delhi FC ifier.Third-seededPliskovawas beaten 6- Five rounds of Covid tests have been conducted.The group phase ends Uttar Pradesh in theSyedMushtaq Ali Trophy. “...Hestoppedmy practiceshowing 1-0asthe I-League season got underway 2, 6-4 by Russian Anastasia Gasanova, BCCI secretary JayShah’s communiqué to on January19followedbytwo moreroundsof It is learntthatKumar,doinghis rehab at the his Dada Giri. He (Pandya) is trying to hereonSaturday. Faisal's 58th-minute who wasranked 292nd in her firsttour allaffiliatedunitsstipulatedfive roundsof Covid Covid testsbeforethe knockoutsare playedin National CricketAcademyinBangalore, has pull me down all the time in the field. goal proved to be thedifference between main draw. testsduringthetournament.To startwith,Elite Ahmedabad from January 26. OnlyIPL talent informed the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Heisthreateningme‘howyouwillplay thetwo sides. AGENCIES GroupA,B,C,DandEhavesixteamseachwith scouts,selectorsandstagingassociationmem- Associationabout playingafewmatchesdur- forBaroda,Iwillseeyou’,”Hoodawrote. Bangalore,Kolkata,Baroda,Indore andMumbai bers have been allowedatmatchvenues. ing the latter half of the tournament.

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