PM Scindia, Digvijaya Post No Border Post Was Occupied, Modi Tells All-Party Meet; Sonia Asks If There Was an Intelligence Failure Easy RS Poll Victories

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NEARBY No outsiders on Indian territory: PM Scindia, Digvijaya post No border post was occupied, Modi tells all-party meet; Sonia asks if there was an intelligence failure easy RS poll victories

Special Correspondent YSRCP wins all four seats in A.P. NEW DELHI China lays SC refuses to stay work Prime Minister Narendra on Central Vista Modi on Friday told an all claim to entire NEW DELHI party meet called by him The Supreme Court on Friday that no outsider was inside Galwan Valley refused to stay the Indian territory in Ladakh groundwork for the Central nor had any border post of Ananth Krishnan Vista project even as the the Indian Army been cap CHENNAI Union government said there tured by outside forces. China’s government on Fri was no overreaching of the Mr. Modi said the 20 In day said it claimed the en court process in the pursuit of dian soldiers who had died tire Galwan Valley, the site the ₹20,000crore in the violent faceoﬀ bet of the June 15 clash on the redevelopment plan of the ween Indian and Chinese border, including areas nation’s power corridor troops had “taught a lesson that are currently on In clearances. to those who had cast an eye dia’s side of the Line of Ac Sweet win: Former M.P. CM Kamal Nath oﬀering sweets to

NEWS Ī PAGE 10 on our Motherland before tual Control (LAC). Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal. * A.M. FARUQUI DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD laying down their life”. In a statement, the Fo Lack of vigilance will He said this in his closing reign Ministry accused In Special Correspondent Phool Singh Baraiya, se NEW DELHI prove costly: SC to Delhi remarks in a meeting attend dia of “unilaterally build cured 36 votes, falling short NEW DELHI ed by presidents of over 15 ing roads, bridges and Former Congress MP Jyoti of the 52mark to be elected. The Supreme Court on Friday political parties, who while Taking note: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the allparty meeting to discuss the situation other facilities in the Gal raditya Scindia, who joined Two votes were declared cautioned the Arvind Kejriwal expressing support to the along the IndiaChina border on Friday. * PIB wan Valley region” and the BJP earlier this year, invalid. government that lack of country, the armed forces said “the Galwan Valley is Congress leader Digvijaya All four seats up for grabs vigilance and turning a blind and Prime Minister Modi’s and denied that any intelli remarks at the meeting (tele the movement of those located on the Chinese side Singh and former Jharkhand in Andhra Pradesh were eye to shortcomings in government on tackling the gence failure had taken cast on Doordarshan) made which used to take place of the LAC in the western Chief Minister Shibu Soren won by the ruling YSRCP, COVID19 management will situation at the east Ladakh place. the point that intensive pa without disruption, is now section of the SinoIndian were among those elected taking the party’s strength lead to a point of no return. border said status quo ante “The meeting was to take trolling due to improved in checked by our jawans,” Mr. border”. to 19 Rajya Sabha seats on in the Upper House from

NEWS Ī PAGE 11 on the borders must be res party leaders through the se frastructure and supply lines Modi said. The statement suggests Friday. These included 18 two to six. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tored. quence of events and what had raised the frequency of “The national interest is Beijing is making a new seats for which elections Legislature Secretary and Defence Minister Rajnath has been done to deal with such clashes. our highest priority, wheth claim to the LAC in this were due in March but were Returning Officer P. Balak Delhi Health Minister Singh, External Affairs Minis the issue, but apart from the er it is trade or connectivity area, in the view of Indian deferred due the lockdown. rishnamacharyulu said the shifted to pvt. hospital ter S. Jaishankar and Finance Foreign Minister’s presenta Better infrastructure or counter terrorism, India officials. Of the three seats that four victorious candidates, NEW DELHI Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tion it was not a hugely de “For the last few years we has never accepted outside This area was the site of went to the polls in Madhya Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla, Delhi Health Minister were also present at the tailed briefing,” said one Op have prioritised developing pressure and done whatever a clash on June 15 that Pradesh, Mr. Scindia and Nathwani Parimal, Pilli Sub Satyendar Jain, who tested meeting as well as Foreign position leader. infrastructure, easing supply is necessary for the benefit claimed the lives of at least Sumer Singh Solanki, both haschandra Bose and Ven positive for COVID19 earlier Secretary Harsh Shringla. “Rajnath Singh answered lines and equipment. Be of the country and will be 20 Indian soldiers in the of the BJP, won with 56 and kataramana Rao Mopidevi this week, was shifted to a Sources told The Hindu some questions, especially cause of the new infrastruc done in future,” he said, ad worst violence on the bor 55 votes, respectively, ac polled 38 votes each. private hospital here after his cording to an official of the The Opposition Telugu condition worsened, an AAP that while Dr. Jaishankar the ones put by Congress ture especially at the Line of ding that the armed forces der since 1967. In the val source said on Friday.He had made a presentation over president Sonia Gandhi, but Actual Control (LAC) our ca are capable of defending the ley, the LAC runs east of Vidhan Sabha. Mr. Singh Desam Party candidate, Var tested COVID19 positive on the diplomatic issues sur denied that any intelligence pacity for patrolling has in borders, and have been gi the confluence of the Gal was reelected to the Upper la Ramaiah, secured 17 Wednesday. rounding the event, Mr. failure had taken place,” said creased and because of that ven a free hand. wan and Shyok rivers. House with 57 votes. votes, he said. Singh responded to direct the source. we are able to monitor and The second preference CITY PAGE 3 Ī RAJASTHAN SEATS PAGE 8 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD questions by party leaders In fact, Mr. Modi’s closing respond to things. Till now, CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 candidate of the Congress, Ī

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Special Correspondent videoconferencing. NEW DELHI The investigating officer Suspended Jammu & Kash submitted the status report, mir Deputy Superintendent according to which Davin of Police Davinder Singh, der and Mir were arrested who was arrested allegedly by the police on March 14 with two Hizbul Mujahideen and March 19 respectively. militants earlier this year, However, the accused will was granted bail by a city continue to remain in judi court on Friday as Delhi Pol cial custody in connection ice failed to file a chargesh with the case registered by eet within the stipulated the National Investigation time period. Agency in January. “Accused Observing that the Special Davinder Singh continues to Cell of Delhi Police had be in judicial custody in the failed to file the chargesheet NIA case. We have adequate in a case relating to planning evidence against him and he terror attacks within 90 will be chargesheeted in due days, the court granted Da course,” said an NIA state vinder and coaccused Irfan ment on Friday. Shafi Mir bail on furnishing a Davinder was arrested personal bond of ₹1 lakh and first on January 11 while al two sureties of like amount. legedly travelling with two The court proceedings Hizbul militants on the Sri Renewed fight: A 12day lockdown kicked in on Friday in Chennai and parts of three nearby districts as Tamil Nadu reported more

took place through nagarJammu highway. than 2,000 COVID19 cases for the third consecutive day. A view of a deserted Poonamallee High Road in Chennai. * M. VEDHAN CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 8 militants killed in two gunﬁghts in J&K Now, institutional quarantine must for Delhi cases Two militants hiding inside a mosque gunned down in Pampore, say police Each COVID-19 patient in home quarantine has to spend 5 days at facility, orders L-G

Special Correspondent killed on Thursday. Jatin Anand ing at home. Srinagar The police said the bodies New Delhi Sources in the Delhi go Six militants, including two of the slain militants were A fiveday institutional qua vernment said the LG’s di holed up inside a mosque, sent to Baramulla for con rantine is now mandatory rective would strain the ci were killed in twin opera ducting medicolegal formal for COVID19 patients in the ty’s already stretched tions in south Kashmir on ities, including collection of Capital, LieutenantGover medical infrastructure, with Friday, taking the number of their DNA, followed by their nor Anil Baijal ordered here the need to house “thou militants killed in the past last rites. on Friday. sands of asymptomatic peo two days to eight. “In case, any family Such cases, after institu ple” necessitating “thou “The security forces exhi claims the killed terrorists to tional quarantine, will be sands of beds” in quarantine bited the highest level of pa be their kith or kin, they can sent back to home isolation centres. tience and professionalism. come forward for the identi except in cases where symp Mr. Baijal cited a Ministry Tear gas shells were used. fication and participation in toms require further hospi of Home Affairs observation Workers at the 10,000bed COVID19 facility at Radha Soami The hiding terrorists were In the cross hairs: Security personnel taking cover during the the last rites at Baramulla,” talisation, according to the that home isolation may be a Satsang Beas grounds in New Delhi on Friday. * PTI repeatedly told to surrender shootout in Shopian district of Kashmir on Friday. * NISSAR AHMAD the police said. order issued by Mr. Baijal in reason for increasing spread but they didn’t and were ulti According to the villagers, his capacity as chairperson trary” and asked for it to be Aam Aadmi Party govern of infections in Delhi to issue mately neutralised. Security on Thursday morning after a were recovered from the most of the slain militants of the Delhi Disaster Manage reconsidered. “Today’s or ment said in a statement. the new order. “Mandatory forces ensured there was ze tipoff, one militant was Pampore gunfight site.” were locals. ment Authority. der of the Central govern The statement said strict physical verification of each ro damage to the mosque, killed; two others hid inside In the operation at Sho Around 27 militants have ment stopping home isola isolation protocol following case is to be carried out by besides maintaining its sanc a mosque. The security forc pian’s Bandpawa, which also been killed in security opera ‘Reconsider decision’ tion will discourage people Indian Council of Medical the surveillance teams under tity,” Inspector General of es continued the operation began on Thursday and was tions in south Kashmir this With 77.8% of the active cas from testing and further Research guidelines and dai supervision of the District Police, Kashmir, Vijay Ku throughout the day and carried out jointly by the Ar month, including 22 in Sho es till June 11 in the city re spread corona as asympto ly monitoring and counsell Magistrate,” the order stat mar, said. night, he said. my, the police and the CRPF, pian district. cuperating in home isola matic and mild symptom pa ing has resulted in thou ed. In the gunfight that erupt An Army spokesman said, four militants were killed on tion, the Delhi government tients will resist testing and sands of mild and MHA PANEL RECOMMENDS PRICE CAP PAGE 3 ed in Pampore’s Meej area “One AK47 and one pistol Friday. One militant was 102 KILLED Ī PAGE 8 called the decision “arbi will not be quarantined,” the asymptomatic cases recover Ī CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Timings Two more Court refuses to extend DELHI Police file 12 more chargesheets in SATURDAY, JUN. 20 chargesheets RISE 05:24 SET 19:22 interim bail to Ishrat Jahan RISE 04:28 SET 18:36 filed against SUNDAY, JUN. 21 Nizamuddin religious event case She was arrested in Delhi riots case RISE 05:25 SET 19:23 Tahir Hussain RISE 05:15 SET 19:35 Staff Reporter The investigating officer, MONDAY, JUN. 22 STAFF REPORTER New Delhi in his report, stated that the RISE 05:25 SET 19:23 956 foreign nationals have been accused of violating various regulations so far NEW DELHI A Delhi court on Friday re doctor concerned has not RISE 06:07 SET 20:30 STAFF REPORTER the attendees travelled to va Delhi Police on Friday filed fused to extend the interim prescribed any COVID19 test NEW DELHI rious parts of the country. two chargesheets against bail granted to former Con and “it has also been report Delhi Police on Friday filed According to the police, suspended AAP Councillor gress councillor from Jagat ed that it is a simple case of 12 more chargesheets against the foreign nationals had en Tahir Hussain in a case re puri, Ishrat Jahan, arrested in flu with nothing specific”. 46 foreign nationals from 12 tered India on tourist visas lated to communal vio connection with the north “Considering the totality different countries for at and then participated in the lence in northeast Delhi in east Delhi riots. of circumstances, especially tending an event at the Ta gathering illegally. February. Ms. Jahan, who was re the opinion of the doctor and blighi Jamaat centre in Niza Besides violating the pro The police submitted the cently released on interim the nature of offence, no muddin by violating visa visions of the visa, the reli chargesheets before Metro bail to get married, was di ground for extension of inte conditions, indulging in mis gious event led to spreading politan Magistrate Rakesh rected by Additional Sessions rim bail is made out,” the sionary activities illegally, of the infectious COVID19, Kumar Rampuri in cases of Judge Dharmender Rana to judge said. and flouting government gui and threatened the lives of rioting. The chargesheets surrender in jail on Friday. In a separate petition, Ms. delines issued in the wake of the general public, they said. have been filed under va The court also asked the Jail Jahan on Friday moved the the COVID19 outbreak. A worker spraying disinfectant at a spot near the religious The police added that rious Sections of the Indian Superintendent to ensure Delhi High Court, challeng With these, the police centre in Nizamuddin. * FILE PHOTO: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR chargesheets are being pre Penal Code, including 147 adequate medical care to ing the decision of a trial have filed 59 chargesheets pared countrywise under and 148 (rioting), 149 (un her. court here allowing 60 more till date against 956 foreign sia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, fection of disease dangerous sections of Foreigners Act, lawful assembly) and 34 Advocate Lalit Valecha, days to the police to file char nationals belonging to 36 dif Kazakhstan and France. to life), and 270 (Malignant the Epidemic Diseases Act, (common intention), said a appearing for Ms. Jahan, said gesheet in a case against her. ferent countries. The Centre The punishment for va act likely to spread infection Disaster Management Act lawyer privy to the matter. that after his client got mar Ms. Jahan, who is also an has cancelled their visas and rious offences under penal of disease dangerous to life) and relevant sections of IPC. The police said that Mr. ried on June 12, her husband advocate, has been booked 0 blacklisted them. The fo provisions ranges from six and 271 (Disobedience to An FIR was lodged against Hussain was leading a mob came in contact with a rela under the stringent Unlawful DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to reign nationals have not months to eight years of quarantine rule) of the In Tablighi Jamaat leader Mau that entered two buildings tive who was COVID19 posi Activities (Prevention) Act in verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of been arrested yet and are re imprisonment. dian Penal Code, and sec lana Saad Kandhalvi and six in Chand Bagh on February tive. Mr. Valecha said that Ms. connection with communal an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG siding at various places ap All the foreign nationals tions of the Foreigners Act. others on March 31 based on 25. He damaged goods in Jahan has developed symp violence in northeast Delhi PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch proved by the High Court. have been booked for violat On May 25, the police had a complaint by the Station the shop, causing a loss of toms and doctors of Max in February. for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s The Delhi Police Crime ing visa rules, flouting go filed 20 chargesheets against House Officer of Nizamuddin around ₹30 lakh. Cars Super Speciality Hospital, Ms. Jahan was arrested on products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- Branch on Friday filed one vernment guidelines under 82 foreigners from 20 coun under sections of the Epi parked in other building Patpargang, have advised March 21 in a case registered ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in main chargesheet and 11 sup the Epidemic Diseases Act, tries; on May 26, 15 char demic Diseases Act, Disaster were also torched, they her to stay in home isolation by the Crime Branch in rela any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in plementary chargesheets be Disaster Management Act; gesheets against 294 foreign Management Act (2005), Fo said. for seven days before under tion to the riots in northeast this newspaper. fore the Chief Metropolitan and violating prohibitory or ers from 14 countries; and reigners Act; and other rele The police had earlier going a test. Mr. Valecha also Delhi. She was remanded to Magistrate. Twentyseven ders under Section 144 of On May 27, 12 chargesheets vant sections of the IPC. chargesheeted Mr. Hussain argued that the investigation the police custody till April 5 people from Indonesia have Code of Criminal Procedure. were filed against 541 Mr. Kandhalvi was later in the murder case of IB relating to her has already and thereafter, has been re been named in the docu They have also been foreigners. booked for culpable homi staff Ankit Sharma and been completed and she is manded to judicial custody. ment; four from Myanmar; booked for offences under At least 9,000 people, in cide not amounting to mur another one related to riot no more required to be de Subsequently, the case was three from Sri Lanka; two Sections 188 (Disobedience cluding the foreign nation der after some of the atten ing. tained in judicial custody. transferred to the Special each from Sudan, Bangla to order duly promulgated als, participated in a reli dees of the religious Hussain has also been The advocate added that her Cell. On April 19, the sections desh and Thailand; and one by public servant), 269 (Ne gious congregation in congregation died due to CO booked under the Unlawful Ms. Jahan’s husband’s test re under the UAPA were also in each from Ethiopia, Malay gligent act likely to spread in Nizamuddin. Later, many of VID19, the police said. Activities (Prevention) Act. port was negative. voked by the Special Cell. Debt, financial crisis during lockdown Govt.run colleges Padma Shri awardee need funds, says IN BRIEF Vidyaben passes away drives 25yearold to commit robbery DU teachers’ body World Food Programme She established the first Bal Bhavan collaborates with IIT-Delhi Accused, accomplices robbed delivery boys of ₹3,000 and gas cylinders Staff Reporter The United Nations World New Delhi Staff Reporter Food Programme India and Staff Reporter When the police reached the spot, the police that he has wife, two The Delhi University Teachers’ Associa NEW DELHI IIT-Delhi on Friday NEW DELHI the cylinder delivery boys told children and seven sisters to sup tion (DUTA) on Friday wrote to the Social worker and National announced that they will A debt of ₹2 lakh pushed a 25year them that four persons came and port. His father is a farmer, who State Education Minister, Manish Siso Award winner Vidyaben collaborate to combine old man to commit robbery in introduced themselves as vigilance used to work as a translator and fa dia, complaining about the inadequacy Shah passed away on Fri forces to develop solutions for enhancing the efficiency southeast Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh. officers and started making allega cilitated persons coming from Gulf of funds sanctioned to 12 colleges run day at her residence in the and effectiveness of the The accused and his accomplice tions that the delivery men were in countries. Later, he started a guest by the government. national capital. She was government’s food safety have been arrested, the police said. dulging in malpractices, after house business with a friend, but Grants sanctioned till date are much 98. nets through operations Deputy Commissioner of Police which they forcefully took the mo incurred a loss sue to the lock less than the money required to cover Vidyaben was the first research. (South East) R.P. Meena said that ney and cylinders from them. down. salaries up to May, DUTA wrote in the nonofficial to head the the accused have been identified as During probe, the police identi letter. Besides, grants sanctioned pre New Delhi Municipal Clarification Abid, a resident of Haryana and an fied Parvez and one Neeraj with Debt of ₹2 lakh viously have been barely enough, it Council in the 1970s and The headline of a report in our Arabic language translator, and his the help of technical surveillance Abid eventually met Neeraj who added. was also the president of edition dated June 19, 2020, accomplice Parvez Khan, a former and human intelligence. Subse lends money on interest. He took the Indian Council for erroneously said ‘Chargesheet student of a reputed private school quently, based on a tipoff, Parvez ₹2 lakh from Neeraj having kept his Deficit of nearly ₹26.76 crore Child Welfare (ICCW) bet against social worker in Delhi in Faridabad. and Abid were held and they con car on mortgage. As Abid could not According to the feedback received ween 1976 to 1979 and then Vidyaben Shah. riots case’. D.S. Bindra’s name The police said that they re fessed to having committed the pay back Neeraj, he asked the latter from staff associations of these colleg from 1985 to 1994. was only mentioned in the ceived a call on Tuesday regarding robbery with Neeraj and one Sa for some work after which Neeraj es, there is a total deficit of nearly A pioneer in the field of years, she also played a chargesheet. The error is a robbery of ₹3,000 and two gas lim, the police said. allegedly roped him in the robbery ₹26.76 crore among all 12 colleges put child welfare, she esta leading role in establishing regretted. cylinders near Al Shifa Hospital. During interrogation, Abid told along with others. together, the letter reads. “Many colleg blished the first Bal Bhavan Sardar Patel Vidyalaya and es have either paid only partial salaries in Rajkot in the 1940s and the Triveni Kala Sangam, for the month of May or the entire as a university student, she an institution for imparting amount is still pending,” it added. participated in the Quit In training in dance, music The union also pointed out that col dia Movement. She was and painting. leges do not have funds to pay electric awarded the Padma Shri in She also pioneered the ity bills, property tax and general main 1992 and received the Na setting up of the Mahatma tenance. Stating that the colleges were tional Award for outstand Gandhi Sanskritik Kendra in dire need for funds, DUTA appealed ing services in the field of in the 1970s for facilitating to ensure that the grant in aid for the child welfare in 1986. cultural exchange among month of June was sufficient to clear President of Delhi Guja city residents. the backlog of salaries. rari Samaj for over 40

BSF oﬃcer killed in road accident Staff reporter New Delhi A 55yearold Assistant SubInspector of the BSF died after he was allegedly hit by a speeding bike near Daryaganj police sta tion, the police said on Friday. The deceased has been identiﬁed as A.K. Pal. The incident took place on Thursday on Outer Ring Road, when he was crossing the road, they said. “Pal was rushed to a hospital and suc cumbed to the injuries during treatment,” DCP (Central) Sanjay Bhatia said. On Thurs day, he was posted outside IP Estate police station along with 11 others. He was sup posed to reach there by 2 p.m., police said. A case has been registered and the ac cused was arrested.

NHAI pulled up over documents on green cover along highways

Staff Reporter New Delhi The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for not furnishing relevant documents in compliance with previous or ders pertaining to maintaining mandatory green cover along national and State highways. Stating that authorities lacked “respect for the rule of law,” the NGT said, “Howev er, by way of indulgence, we give last op portunity to the NHAI to ﬁle a proper aﬃ davit within one month,” the Bench said.

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THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 CITY 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Panel recommends price Jain shifted to pvt. hospital Capital reports record rise after health deteriorates with 3,137 COVID-19 cases cap on isolation beds He tested COVID19 positive on Wednesday Staff Reporter A total of 66 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours Pvt. hospitals can charge between ₹8,000 and ₹18,000 a day New Delhi Special Correspondent Special Correspondent Delhi government Minister NEW DELHI New Delhi Satyendar Jain, who tested A Home Ministry committee positive for COVID19 earlier The Capital reported 3,137 has recommended capping this week, was shifted to a COVID19 positive cases on the price of isolation beds for private hospital here after his Friday, taking the total num COVID19 patients in private condition worsened, an AAP ber of cases to 53,116, accord hospitals between ₹8,000 source said on Friday. ing to a heath bulletin issued and ₹18, 000 per day. Cur “Morning’s CT scan Satyendar Jain by the Delhi government. A rently, the cost per day rang showed that the pneumonia total of 66 deaths were re es from ₹24,000 ₹54,000. patch in his lungs has in Jain’s health condition, Chief ported in the past 24 hours A statement issued by the creased. He has been on oxy Minister Kejriwal said: “...He with the number of deaths supply attached to them.” tinue with increased num Home Ministry said that as gen support and he will be was feeling very tired and being revised to 2, 035. bers in the coming days,” it per directions given by Medical staff collecting samples for rapid antibody test in moved to Max Hospital Sa giddy since the morning. All As many as 1,828 people Dearth of manpower said. Home Minister, Amit Shah, ket,” a government spokes treatment and shifting to recovered taking the total One of the major problems The government added Jahangirpuri on Friday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA in a series of meetings over person said, adding that his another hospital will be done number of recoveries to raised by the Directors of the that housetohouse health the last few days in regard to in coming days, the Home ₹8,000₹10,000 per day [in oxygen levels are low. on doctors’ advice.” 23,569. There are 27,512 ac hospitals was the lack of survey in 242 containment COVID19 situation in Delhi, Ministry said. A total of cluding PPE and medicines], Mr. Jain had been admit Union Home Minister tive cases in the city and 243 manpower, the government zones was completed and a housetohouse health sur 27,263 testing samples have ₹13,000₹15,000 per day [in ted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Amit Shah, who along with containment zones. In the said. Mr. Sisodia said that the total of 2.3 lakh people were vey in 242 containment been collected from June 15 cluding PPE and medicines] Specialty Hospital after he Mr. Kejriwal and other top past 24 hours, 13,074 tests bed capacity as well as all the surveyed. The survey was un zones of Delhi has been com 17 against the daily collec and ₹15,000₹18,000 per day experienced high fever and a government officials, had at were conducted as com infrastructural and manpow dertaken after directions is pleted in which a total of 2.3 tion, which varied between [including PPE and medi sudden drop in his oxygen le tended a meeting to review pared to 8,726 on Thursday. er assistance will be given to sued by Mr. Shah. “Also, sam lakh people were surveyed. 4,0004,500 earlier. cines] for isolation beds, vels on Monday night. Delhi’s response to the pan Deputy Chief Minister all the hospitals as and when ple testing has been doubled “A committee under Dr. ICUs without ventilators and His initial test reports demic last Sunday, where Mr. Manish Sisodia, who took ov required. “If any hospital is immediately in pursuance of Increased testing V.K Paul, Member, Niti Aayog ICUs with ventilators respec showed him negative for CO Jain was also present. Shah er the charge of the Health in urgent need of any kind, decisions taken by the Centre As many as 7,040 people to fix rates charged by priv tively for all private hospitals VID19 but he was tested pos tweeted: “Praying for the Department, held a meeting the government will fully and a total of testing samples have been tested in 193 rapid ate hospitals in Delhi for 60% [depending on whether the itive for the virus on Wednes speedy recovery of Shri Sa with Medical Directors of top support it,” he said. of 27,263 have been collected antigen detection testing beds for COVID19 patients in private hospital is NABH ac day. His condition worsened tyendra Jain, Health Minister COVID19dedicated hospi The Central government in Delhi from June 15 to 17 centres. Testing will conti various categories has re credited or not],” the state on Thursday night. of Delhi who is battling with tals and directed them to said that on the directions of against the daily collection, nue with increased numbers commended a range from ment said. Briefing the media on Mr. COVID19 infection [sic].” augment ICU health infras Home Minister Amit Shah to which varied between 4,000 tructure at the earliest. increase COVID19 testing ca and 4,500 earlier,” it added. Speaking after the meet pacity and quick delivery of The Delhi government al ing, Mr. Sisodia said: “Most of results in Delhi, testing via ra so issued an order asking all the existing beds in the hos pid antigen testing methodol institutions under the Health ‘People opting for home isolation has helped fight’ pital currently have oxygen ogy was started on Thursday. and Family Welfare Depart supply for the patients, and “As many as 7,040 people ment to issue directions to all in the next ten days all the have been tested in 193 test the staff to immediately re This has reduced the strain on hospital infrastructure in the Capital, says Delhi government other beds will have oxygen ing centres. Testing will con port for their duties. Staff Reporter New Delhi then the strain on the health toms recorded. The patient care system will be more.” then undergoes teleconsulta The fight against COVID19 Instead, hospital resources tion with a doctor to com Haryana caps rate for outbreak in the city has been are currently focused on sev plete their “onboarding”, the bolstered with nearly 8,480 ere patients, which brings official said. The patient is patients having mild symp down the number of deaths monitored daily, and there is COVID19 test at ₹2,400 toms opting for home isola in the city, said officials. regular relay of information tion, the Delhi government As per guidelines, when a to a doctor regarding symp Special Correspondent charge any amount more GURUGRAM said on Friday. patient opts for home isola toms. In case the symptoms than ₹2400 for RtPCR While the Delhi govern tion, a team of ASHA work get worse, the patient is re Haryana government on test for COVID19, inclu ment had issued guidelines ers check the suitability of ferred to a hospital. Friday capped the rate for sive of GST/Taxes, if any, for home isolation of con the household for quaran If the patient is asympto COVID19 RtPCR test at cost involved in pick up, firmed very mild or pre tine. Caregivers and close matic after 17 days of quaran ₹2,400, including all taxes packing and transporta symptomatic cases on April A family spends time on their terrace in New Delhi. contacts are advised to take tine, the home isolation is and expenses, reducing it tion of samples, docu 30, a ‘home isolation man * FILE PHOTO: V.V. KRISHNAN Hydroxychloroqine and ended following a consulta from the earlier ₹4,500. mentation and reporting agement system’ with built download Aarogya Setu app. tion with a doctor on Day 17. New revised rates will in Haryana. in escalation mechanisms cial said. hospital infrastructure, a Once a patient is identi Till June 17, 5,748 patients come into force with im Further, the laborato for patients who require crit A large number of people Delhi government spokes fied for home isolation, an ID in home isolation had reco mediate effect. ries have also been direct ical care had been launched opting for home isolation person said, adding: “If eve is created and the patient is vered and 367 were moved The orders said no priv ed to display rates in a vis on May 8, a government offi has reduced the strain on ryone opts for hospital beds, called up to have their symp to hospitals. ate laboratory should ible manner. CM, Baijal appeal to NGOs to Religious leaders to be join govt. in combating virus roped in to help infected ‘Volunteers to be aged between 18 and 44’ Patients and their families live in fear

Special Correspondent Ashok Kumar weeks ago. New Delhi GURUGRAM Additional Director, Chief Minister Arvind Kejri In the wake of instances of Health Services, Suvir Saxe wal and Lieutenant Gover depression and people end na, said the religious lead nor Anil Baijal on Friday ap ing their lives due to CO ers were sought across the pealed to NGOs and civil VID19, the district health State to create awareness society organisations to join department is planning to among the devotees visiting the Delhi government’s ef rope in religious leaders to the shrines on wearing forts in combating the pan visit isolation centres and masks and maintaining so demic here. hospitals to talk to the in cial distancing. He added Chief Secretary Vijay Dev mates infected with the vi the leaders had also visited issued orders to this effect rus to bolster their sagging the families of the deceased stating that the Delhi Disas CM Arvind Kejriwal morale. and counselled them to ter Management Authority to take stock of the prepara Director, Health Services, cope with the loss. “In Am (DDMA) was inviting volun tions being done, following Veena Singh, said that puja- bala, the religious leaders teers and NGOs to boost the which Mr. Kejriwal said that ris, maulvis and other reli have also been allowed to 450 beds in the hospital will gious leaders could play an visit the isolation centres to be reserved for COVID19 important role in allaying speak to the patients and patients. the fears of the patients and help them deal with depres “Almost all the prepara their families. She said the sion and negative tions for COVID19 treat administration had decided thoughts,” said Mr. Saxena. administration’s fight ment have been done here. to rope in the religious lead Gurugram Deputy Civil against COVID19. Such vo There will be 450 beds in ers after many people end Surgeon Vijay Kumar said lunteers, it stated, could re this hospital for the treat ed their lives and a few oth temples and other religious gister themselves on the ment of Corona patients, ers had fallen into places in Gurugram are still Delhi government website. and every third bed will depression after the CO shut, but mental health de According to the order, have oxygen supply at VID19 outbreak in Guru partment teams had been the volunteers should be tached to it,” Mr. Kejriwal gram. visiting the patients to coun aged between 18 and 55 said. An executive jumped sel them. He added that years and would be utilised “Around 125 beds already from his apartment in Sec they also had plans to in surveying suspected cas have oxygen supply, and 125 tor 37D after his wife had create awareness on the es, isolation cases, assisting beds will be provided oxy tested positive for COVID19 matter among the masses senior citizens and helping gen through oxygen cylin two days ago. Earlier, a se with the help of RWAs at hospitals among other ders. I think the establish curity guard had shot him through psychiatrists. such duties. ment of this facility will be self in Sushant Lok, suspect Suicide prevention hel- In a related development, another great step in our bid ing that he was infected. In pline: Sanjivini, Society for Mr. Kejriwal and his Deputy to install more beds to treat a similar incident, a man Mental Health,011-4076 Manish Sisodia visited a more Corona patients in the killed himself after his wife 9002, Monday-Saturday 700bed hospital in Burari city,” he added. had tested positive a few (10 a.m.-7.30 p.m.) Why hide details of casualties HC notice on orphans at Galwan Valley, says AAP MP Staff Reporter New Delhi Special Correspondent BJPled Centre “hid informa our soldiers,” he said. The Delhi HC on Friday New Delhi tion” regarding casualties at “The sacrifice of the he asked the Centre and Delhi Not giving the country “cor the Galwan Valley from the roes of India demands the government to respond to rect information” on the on country. Centre to immediately take a plea seeking a scheme for going border dispute bet While seeking “strict ac back the land that China has the welfare, education, liv ween India and China is a tion” against China, Chief acquired from it... At this ing arrangement for or “big betrayal” with the coun Minister Arvind Kejriwal time we are all with the go phans during the pandem try, AAP Rajya Sabha MP said not allowing AAP to be vernment. The positions ic. Sanjay Singh said on Friday. part of the meeting was the prior to April 1 should be re The court also issued Speaking at a press meet Centre’s call. gained,” he added. notice to the Ministry of after having expressed his “The Centre will have to Mr. Singh also questioned Women and Child Develop displeasure over AAP not be answer this. The sacrifice of how a party, which has a ment, Delhi government ing invited to be a part of the our soldiers should not go in threetime CM of Delhi as a and its Department of So allparty meeting on the is vain. Government of India leader, could be excluded cial Welfare on the petition sue, Mr. Singh asked why the avenge the martyrdom of from the allparty meet. by a social worker.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Chinese, with their Sa crude but deadly weapons, CHANDIGARH lami tactics, had been nib he said, adding that by carry Punjab Chief Minister Ama bling into Indian territory ing the nail studded lathis and rinder Singh on Friday advo piece by piece since 1962, said barbedwire clubs and by at cated aggressive steps to take the Chief Minister, demand tacking our troops they had back the Galwan Valley terri ing an end to these intru abrogated whatever agree tory seized by the Chinese, sions, which 60 years of di ment was in place. In the cir urging the Indian government plomacy had failed to stop. cumstances, the Indian sol to issue an ultimatum to Beij Questioning the socalled diers had full right to ing to vacate the occupied agreement which prevented retaliated by using their own land immediately. the Indian troops from firing weapons, he said, adding that “While India would also Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla pays his respects (even if they had the wea India alone could not be res have to suffer some conse to Sepoy Gurbinder Singh in Sangrur on Friday. * PTI pons), Capt. Amarinder de ponsible for adherence to the quences of such an act, it manded to know who had terms of the agreement. could no longer afford to al wan Valley. peasement policy vizaviz come up with such an agree low such intrusions and at Laying a wreath on the China, Capt. Amarinder said ment. “How can one have an ‘Stop it at all costs’ tacks on its territorial integri mortal remains of Sepoys past experience showed that agreement of this nature with “If the situation is allowed to ty to continue,” said Captain Gurbinder Singh from San when faced with aggression, a hostile neighbour?” he escalate further, then China, Amarinder, talking informally grur, Gurtej Singh from Man the Chinese had always quipped. in collusion with Pakistan, to journalists at the Chandi sa and Ankush from Hamir backed off. “It was time to call In any case, it was clear would get further embol garh air base where he had pur (Himachal), he saluted their bluff,” he said, reiterat that the attack on Indian sol dened to encroach into more gone to pay tributes to the their supreme sacrifice. ing that every Indian wants a diers was a premeditated one Indian territories, which had People leaving with their household goods for a town in Uttar Pradesh on a hot and humid three sepoys whose mortal re Declaring himself to be to befitting response to be given by the Chinese, who had to be stopped at all costs,” summer day, in the Capital on Friday. * R. V. MOORTHY mains were flown in from Gal tally against following an ap to the Chinese. come prepared with their said the Chief Minister. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Cong. launches campaign against ordinances Cong., BJP to vie for Dalit vote in M.P. bypoll Central govt.’s game plan to dump MSP system exposed, says State party chief Six of the 16 Assembly seats in GwaliorChambal division are reserved for SCs VIKAS VASUDEVA antiagriculture intent and were in force or not in the Sidharth Yadav the charge and asserted the over to the BJP along with government through a con CHANDIGARH policy of the Modi State? “If both are in force Bhopal leader was in fact slated for a Congress MLAs, precipitating spiracy, and voters will teach The Congress on Friday government.” and the produce of Punjab Both the Congress and the bigger role in the byelection. the fall of the Congress go them a lesson in the launched a Statewide cam “We will conduct such farmers will be procured as BJP are preparing to vie for “Not just regionally but so vernment. The BJP fielded byelection.” paign in Punjab against the programmes at all the district per the MSP then what is Jak the Dalit vote in the Gwalior cially also it speaks of Con Mr. Scindia and Sumer Singh A Congress source said Mr. Central ordinances on the headquarters. If the MSP was har protesting against?” Chambal division where six of gress’ preferences. A former Solanki, a tribal face, in the Baraiya, formerly Bahujan Sa farming sector, even as the abolished then it would com quipped Mr. Cheema. the 16 Assembly seats due for Chief Minister is preferred to Rajya Sabha election resche maj Party State president Shiromani Akali Dal accused pletely destroy agriculture in byelection by September are a party worker from the mar duled from March 26 owing to who switched over ahead of the party of “misleading” the Punjab. Millions of farmers ‘No compromise’ reserved for Scheduled ginal sections of society,” Vi the COVID19 pandemic. 2019 Lok Sabha election, farmers. Punjab Congress chief who were ensuring food se He said as far as the SAD was Castes (SC). nay Sahasrabuddhe, BJP vice would bolster Congress’s State party chief Sunil Jak Sunil Jakhar * FILE PHOTO curity of the country could concerned, the Central go The Rajya Sabha election president and incharge for Reduced numbers prospects in the division in har alleged that in the back not be left at the mercy of vernment has pledged that to three seats on Friday — two Madhya Pradesh, told The Whereas, the Congress, left securing the Dalit vote. “He is drop of these ordinances, the the recent hike in State VAT moneylenders. Such a model MSP and assured marketing went to the BJP owing to its Hindu.“The preference sym with reduced numbers, chose likely to be fielded as a candi Union government’s game on diesel withdrawn by the had failed in States like Bihar. would continue. “We have al Assembly strength — became bolises Congress’ policy of former Chief Minister Digvi date from Bhander in Datia plan to dump the Minimum ruling Congress government. Only a few families would be so announced that there will a flashpoint, with both the garib hatao (weed out the jaya Singh as its preferred no which he won on a BSP ticket Support Price (MSP) system Launching its campaign at nefit from the new system,” be no compromise on these parties trading barbs. The BJP poor) and not garibi hatao minee. “We nominated Mr. in 1998 as the party’s face in for crops had been exposed. Fatehgarh Sahib, Mr. Jakhar he said. twin issues. The new ordi accused the Congress of ig (weed out poverty).” Baraiya when the party was the region,” the source said. The Shiromani Akali Dal hit said, “The Congress will take Shiromani Akali Dal leader nance also provides adequate noring backward communi Byelection to 22 of the 24 sure of bagging two seats. So, The BJP would go into con back and accused Mr. Jakhar its fight against the ‘black and former Minister Daljit and foolproof guarantees for ties by relegating Phool Singh seats (two vacant owing to there is no question of ignor test riding on the plank of of misleading the farmers laws’ enacted by the Central Singh Cheema said Mr. Jakhar the continuation of MSP and Baraiya, an SC candidate, to deaths) became imminent af ing anyone,” said Jitu Patwari, Congress “ignoring backward and asked him to fight for the government to each village so should first tell if the MSP and assured marketing regime on the second preference. Whe ter former Union Minister working president, State Con communities”, said State spo rights of farmers by getting that farmers get to know the assured marketing policy a longterm basis,” he said. reas, the Congress rubbished Jyotiraditya Scindia switched gress. “The BJP toppled our kesman Hitesh Bajpai. Increase in COVID-19 cases in Haryana worrisome: Hooda Former CM says govt. needs to test more, reduce rates EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT last month upheld the deci CHANDIGARH sion of the Punjab and Ha Asking the BJPJJP govern ryana High Court quashing ment in Haryana to step up appointment of 1,983 Physi its efforts to control CO cal Training Instructors in VID19, Leader of Opposition schools in Haryana in 2010. in Haryana Assembly and former Chief Minister Bhu ‘Fuel price hike unfair’ pinder Singh Hooda on Fri Hitting out at the BJPled go day said the rapid pace at vernment at the Centre on which cases were increasing the issue of rise in the prices in the State was worrisome. of petrol and diesel, Mr. Hoo “The government should Cong. leader B.S. Hooda da said, “People from all sec wake up in time. If they don’t tions have suffered financial react now, the situation in the Congress was in govern ly because of the pandemic PUBLIC NOTICE Haryana could be similar to ment, the Supreme Court over the last few months and Delhi, Gujarat or Mumbai. and the High Court ordered on top of this the govern The government needs to the sacking of guest teachers ment is putting additional take more strict steps to pre but the government, using its burden on them. Crude oil vent infection. The number powers and legal provisions, prices are at a low in the in of test should be tripled and was able to save their jobs ternational market, but in the rates of these tests should and they are still serving in stead of passing on the bene be reduced by half,” he said. the schools of the State. The fits to people, the prices are On the issue of sacked current government should being increased daily.” Physical Training Instructors also use its legislative powers “The biggest impact is on following the Supreme to save the jobs of 1,983 PTIs. the farmers. The government Court’s order, Mr. Hooda said The job of the government is should have been providing PERSONAL the government should im to provide employment, not relief to the people, not ad LOST & FOUND mediately use its legislative to take it away,” he said. ding to their problems,” he OBITUARY & REMEMBRANCE power to save jobs. “When The Supreme Court had added. I PUSHP LATA KALRA have Lost Ori- ginal Registry Papers of House No. - DEATH G-77B , 2nd Floor Kalkaji , New Delhi - DEATH 19 , Anyone who finds them please Contact - 9810777877 Odisha Congress alleges PUBLIC NOTICE scam in purchase of COVID-19 safety kits

Staff Reporter BHUBANESWAR The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Friday alleged that the State Labour Minister Susanta Singh and senior officials were involved in misappropriation of ₹300 crore in purchase of working tools and safety kits for labourers. “Funds meant for 28,22,696 labourers regis tered with Odisha Building and Other Con struction Welfare Board has been siphoned off. About 15 lakh labourers have been sup plied with working tools and safety kits which were purchased at very inflated price. At least ₹300 crore has been embezzled,” alleged Pra deep Majhi, OPCC working president, address ing a press conference here. “Goggles, which are available at ₹12 per piece in the open market, have been pur chased at ₹60 per piece. Hand gloves have been bought at ₹90 per piece while it is availa ble for ₹12 in the market,” charged Mr. Majhi. The senior Congress leader, who exhibited purported invoice and government document to support his allegations, charged that the billing price of each mask was ₹10, but Odisha government bought it at ₹90 apiece. Neither Labour Minister Mr. Singh nor any government officials refuted allegations made by the State Congress.

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Weather Watch Shetti hints at refusing Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Two accused in Elgaar Parishad MLC nomination case challenge transfer of probe ‘Hurt by rift in Swabhimani Paksha’ ‘Moving probe to tions with Naxalites. implications and wrongful tory as per the CPI (Maoist) Shoumojit Banerjee Hatkanangale, has said he They moved the High incarceration of innocent pe agenda, were vague. “It is Pune would not accept the nomi NIA amounts to Court through advocate ople unconnected with the not possible to infer from A rift is brewing within the nation if his decision upsets reinvestigation’ Madhavi Ayyappan, chal case under cover, the investi such allegations that the peti Raju Shettiled Swabhimani his colleagues. lenging the transfer of inves gation of offences has been tioners are organisers of Paksha after the farmer Earlier this week, Mr. Sonam Saigal tigation to NIA after the transferred by the Central Elghar Parishad,” it said. leader and former MP was Shetti visited Mr. Pawar in Mumbai charge sheet was submitted. government to NIA, imme The petition has sought an reported to have accepted Baramati and had accepted Advocate Surendra Gadling The transfer, they said, is diately after the Bharatiya Ja order quashing the direction the Sharad Pawarled Na the NCP’s offer of the MLC and journalist Sudhir Dha contrary to the NIA Act, un nata Party lost power in Mah for an NIA investigation, be tionalist Congress Party seat amid much bonhomie. wale, accused in the Elgaar der which there is no provi arashtra,” their petition said. sides the first information re (NCP)’s offer for a berth in The visit did not go down Parishad case, moved the sion that empowers the Cen port against the petitioners the Legislative Council from well with two senior Swab Bombay High Court on Fri tral government to transfer ‘Vague allegations’ and eight others in jail. the Governor’s quota. himani Paksha leaders — day, challenging the transfer the investigation when there The petition also said allega It has also sought quash Some leaders of the party Savkar Madnaik and Jalindar of investigation to the Na were no compelling circum tions that Mr. Dhawale was ing of the order dated Febru were unhappy with Mr. Patil — believed to be close tional Investigation Agency stances necessitating it. making provocative state ary 12, 2020, granting the Shetti’s decision, saying he to Mr. Shetti. (NIA) from the Pune Police. The transfer of investiga ments and inflammatory sanction to transfer the FIR should instead have allowed Both leaders, aspirants to Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) The two, arrested on June tion amounts to reinvestiga speeches, performing in from the Pune Police to NIA. a senior leader to be nomi the MLC berth, alleged that Forecast for Saturday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isol- 6, 2018, have been prosecut tion, they said. flammatory street plays and The matter will be heard nated as MLC. Mr. Shetti, Mr. Shetti did not take them ated places over West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, ed for their alleged connec “In order to keep the false songs, and distorting the his on June 23. Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, who is a former MP from into confidence. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, east Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pra- desh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan & Goa, coastal Karnataka and Kerala city rain max min city rain max min State makes Agartala...... 20.4....33.3....25.3 Kozhikode...... 17....32.0....24.5 Ahmedabad...... —....37.7....27.7 Kurnool ...... —...... —....26.6 finalyear Aizawl...... —....26.1....19.1 Lucknow...... —....36.7....26.8 Allahabad...... 0.4....34.7....27.5 Madurai...... —....41.2....26.7 Bengaluru ...... —....29.6....20.7 Mangaluru ...... 24.9....30.6....22.6 varsity exams Bhopal ...... 126.2....34.3....20.6 Mumbai ...... 40.8....33.2....24.4 Bhubaneswar...... 1....35.5....25.9 Mysuru ...... —....30.7....21.3 Chandigarh ...... —....39.0....30.7 New Delhi ...... —....41.2....29.8 optional Chennai ...... —....40.6....30.4 Patna ...... 83.4...... —....25.8 Coimbatore ...... —....33.0....23.0 Port Blair...... 1.3....29.2....26.4 Alok Deshpande Dehradun...... 9.3....33.3....24.7 Puducherry ...... —....37.6....28.6 Mumbai Gangtok...... 0.2....19.4....16.3 Pune...... 26.4...... —....22.6 Goa...... 88....27.7....23.8 Raipur ...... —....32.6....26.4 The State government on Guwahati ...... 3.6....35.0....25.0 Ranchi...... —....31.4....24.2 Hubballi...... —....28.0....23.0 Shillong...... 9.1....25.5....18.4 Friday announced that no Hyderabad ...... 14.1....32.7....23.2 Shimla...... —....31.0....22.2 finalyear exams will be Imphal ...... 0.5....31.7....22.8 Srinagar...... —....31.4....14.2 held for university stu Jaipur ...... —....43.0....32.1 Thiruvananthapuram...... 6....31.6....24.4 Kochi ...... 13.2....29.2....24.0 Tiruchi...... —....39.6....28.0 dents, but those interested Kohima ...... —....25.0...... — Vijayawada ...... 15.6...... —....25.2 in giving the exam can sub Kolkata ...... 0.7....34.4....27.0 Visakhapatnam ...... —...... —....27.2 mit a written application to (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) authorities. Arrangements Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday will be then made for them CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Ahmedabad..... 13 .32 31 ....26 .112 ....* to appear for the exam. Bengaluru ...... 10 .22 62 ..... — ...92 ....* In observation made at 4.00 A decision on ATKT (al * p.m., Charkhi Dadri, Haryana Chennai ...... 11 .54 73 ..100 .....— .... recorded an overall air lowed to keep term) stu Delhi ...... 14 .23 22 ..104 .230 ....* quality index (AQI) score of Hyderabad ...... 19 .22 15 ....34 ...60 ....* 351indicating an unhealthy dents, who have backlogs, Kolkata...... 3 .35 39 ....32 ...42 ....* level of pollution. In will be taken within two * contrast, Mysuru, Karnataka Lucknow...... 4 ...2 49 ..110 .....— .... recorded a healthy AQI score days, State Higher and Mumbai ...... 53 .21 15 ....28 ...61 ....* of 23 Pune...... — ..— .— ..... — .....— ....— Technical Education Minis Visakhapatnam 18 .48 55 ....27 ...75 ....* ter Uday Samant said. Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) According to the govern SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, ment resolution issued by making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air the State, students in non particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues and monuments. commercial courses with NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by no backlogs and who do reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. not want to appear for the CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause exam may inform universi dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. ty authorities. Their results PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, will be then declared based nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature on aggregate marks in the death in people with heart or lung disease previous exam. Population in 60 prisons at 28,950, State tells High Court 36 locations to be temporary prisons with quarantine facilities

Sonam Saigal Mumbai The State government in formed the Bombay High Court on Friday that the pri son population in Maharash tra is at 28,950. The prison population chart, filed by the State, said there are 28,950 inmates in 60 prisons, which include 21,525 male undertrials, 1,063 women undertrials, 6,116 male convicts and 246 women convicts. It also submitted mea sures to be undertaken in prisons in view of the pan demic, such as collectors of 27 districts throughout the State declaring 36 locations as ‘temporary prisons’ to be used as ‘quarantine centres’ and ‘COVID Care Centres’. the care centre, while the lowrisk category. In other revenue districts severe cases will be referred Every ‘high risk’ inmate too, steps are being taken to to the COVID19 hospital. will be institutionally qua declare some places as tem The shifting will be done rantined in temporary pri porary prisons. These pre by the superintendent in sons and be tested between mises are being used for de consultation with the dis the fifth and the 10th day, as congesting prisons, and trict collector or municipal per the doctor’s advice. The collectors have been tasked commissioner or the rele lowrisk inmates will conti with providing facilities. vant health officials. The pri nue to remain in prison but In all prisons, every in son authorities and the local will be examined daily. mate will be examined daily police will take care of pri Disinfection of the place with a thermal scanner. In soners’ security concerns, where the patient is kept, case inmates are found to and if an inmate tests posi and a separate arrangement have a temperature above tive, contact tracing and for inmates above 60 years 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or their categorisation is re inside the prison have also shows symptoms such as quired to be done. been mandated. cough and breathlessness, Inmates above 60 years they will need to be referred ‘Three feet’ rule will be screened for comor to the ‘temporary jail’. Inmates or prison staffers bid conditions like diabetes, The medical officer will who come within three feet hypertension, cancer, and classify every COVID19 posi of the COVID19 positive in heart ailments. They will be tive inmate as mild or very mate for more than 15 mi periodically checked as per mild cases, to be moved to nutes, falls in the ‘highrisk’ the doctor’s advice. Any de the temporary jail, the mod category. Those in contact viation from normal will be erate cases will be moved to beyond three feet are in the treated immediately.

U.K. returnee deﬁes quarantine rule, booked

Press Trust of India bai airport on June 16 and Kalbhor police station under Pune went directly to his home in sections of Indian Penal A 31yearold man who re Pune. The official said, Code, Disaster Management fused to go in for institution “When the civic body’s no Act, Maharashtra COVID Act al quarantine on his return dal officer Ajit Sanas went to and Epidemic Diseases Act.” from the United Kingdom his house and counseled As per guidelines, a per was booked in Pune district, him to undergo institutional son returning from a foreign an official said on Friday. quarantine, he refused. A country needs to undergo a The man arrived at Mum case has been filed at Loni sevenday quarantine.

DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The gross abuse of the Manipur mandate The politics in the State is a fine example of the law being made a subordinate function of power State Governor, Najma Heptulla, remained unpenalised, the Con the trouble for the coalition can decided the more stable postpoll gress moved the Manipur High hardly be said to be over. One, it is alliance would be the one the BJP Court. The High Court took the extremely likely that intervention Revolving door led, though the party needed the cue from the earlier Supreme would come from the High Court A neverending tale of defections continues support of at least 10 nonBJP Court ruling to direct the Speaker on the election and selective dis to churn the political pot in Manipur MLAs to be in a majority position, to dispose of the case at the soon posal of the disqualification cases Pradip Phanjoubam rather than the Congress which est but after the election to the as well as the Speaker’s tribunal he politics in Manipur has come under fresh tur needed just three. The BJP did State’s lone Rajya Sabha seat that overruling the High Court direc moil following the withdrawal of support to the manage to forge an alliance that was scheduled yesterday. Till this tive. Two, the Opposition is now Bharatiya Janata Partyled government from midst the COVID19 pan exceeded the majority mark, but was done, the High Court placed a demanding a noconfidence mo

T FILE PHOTO/PTI MLAs belonging to the National People’s Party (NPP), demic, a parallel crisis of de at a cost which it is discovering is ban on the seven MLAs from enter tion against the government. It re mocracy is unfolding in Ma too dear only now. The ceiling on now has the potential of spiralling ing the Assembly. mains to be seen where this will two independents and defections by three BJP MLAs to A nipur — one which also reflects on the Manipur cabinet set by the out of control and more could join lead to, or if those with the reinsof the Opposition. The Biren Singhled government has the state of Indian democracy in 10th Schedule is 12 including the the deserters in the days ahead ; Jumping ship power will allow a nonpartisan probably now been reduced to a minority. The uncer general, where the mandate of the Chief Minister. Of the remaining 11, but given the fact that the adjudi The BJP, however, has more to decision of the Assembly. At this tainty in the numbers in the 59member Assembly has people decided at periodic elec seven had to be given away to the cation function of the law has been worry now. It is also beginning to moment though, it does seem the been due to several defections in the last three years, tions is increasingly being allowed allies to secure their loyalty, (four totally smothered, and instead its lose its partners. The biggest of law has become what those in beginning with former Minister T. Shyamkumar’s shift to be twisted by turncoatelected to National People’s Party (NPP) provisions are now being used these is the NPP, which has four power want it to be. of allegiance from the Congress to the BJP in 2017. This representatives to serve the end of and one each to the Naga People’s with impunity to promote parti MLAs in the Assembly. The party There can be no dispute there is their unique and grotesque power Front, the Lok Janshakti Party and san politics, nothing can be said walked out of the BJPled alliance danger in the law being made a enabled the BJP, with only 21 MLAs, to form the govern game. So endemic had defection the first Congress MLA to defect to for certain. The resultant loss of and pledged support to the O ppo subordinate function of power. ment with the support of the NPP, the four member Na become, that a law — the 10th the BJP), leaving only three cabi esteem for the law in the eyes of sition Congress on June 17. Along This cannot have been better ex ga Peoples’ Front, an independent and an MLA belong Schedule — was introduced in 1985 net berths for the BJP’s own legis the public is predicted to have ve with them, one MLA of the Trina plained than in Robert Bolt’s 1960 ing to the Trinamool Congress. The defection by Mr by the 52nd amendment of the lators besides the Chief Minister. ry long term and grave social con mool Congress and an indepen classic, A Man for All Seasons. Shyamkumar who went on to become a minister in the Constitution, but when the loo Luckily for the BJP, most of its vet sequences in this sensitive, insur dent MLA also jumped ship and When presented with an oppor ruling cabinet was not ruled on for disqualification for pholes in the law were being ex erans did not win the last election, gencytorn border State. joined the Congress camp. Almost tunity to arrest his opponent and three years, before the Supreme Court intervened, ploited to make it irrelevant, it was and a great number of those who Another development after the at the same time, in a curious turn tormentor, Thomas More refused stripping the minister of his post and banned him from toughened in 2003 by the 91st did were first timers, whose de BJP assumed power was that seven of events, four of the seven Con to give a goahead, saying the man amendment of the C onstitution. mands were not always seriously more Congress MLAs defected to gress defectors also decided to re has not broken any law. When his entering the Assembly in March 2020. Subsequently, That a country’s leaders have to be for ministerial berths. the ruling side, bringing up the to turn to the Congress camp. If they young assistant, William Roper, the Speaker disqualified him. Seven more MLAs from restrained thus is itself a disgrace, tal number of Congress defectors remained not disqualified and if challenged him whether he would the Congress had defected to the BJP since 2017, and the but in recent times, it is no longer Partisan politics to eight. They were also obviously they were allowed to vote, it had give the Devil the benefit of the Speaker has yet to rule on their disqualifications. On a question of dodging the law, but Nearly threeandahalf years hoping for some official position to become a foregone conclusion law, he said he would. And when Friday, only a select number of these seven, and mos t of overturning the very idea of the down the line, after the initial eu share the spoils of power, but that the BJP would lose the Rajya Roper differed to say he would cut of whom had not gone back reportedly to the O pposi rule of law by those in power. The phoria of being part of a ruling for nothing has been forthcoming for Sabha seat. But yesterday, in the every law in England to get at the tionfold were allowed by the Speaker to vote in the Ra Manipur cases illustrate this very mation has long died down, many them. Hence, other than the first morning, the Speaker has heard Devil, More’s famous retort was: well. BJP MLAs are now obviously con defector who was absorbed as a and disposed of the case of the “Oh? And when the last law was jya Sabha elections, whose results were disputed by the cerned with the reduced prospect cabinet minister, the latter seven three defectors still in the BJP down, and the Devil turned ‘round Congress. This might not survive a legal challenge. But Government formation of reelection from their consti continued to sit in the O pposition camp although there is a High on you, where would you hide, the whimsical changes in loyalties have once again In the March 2017 Assembly elec tuencies if they went to the polls as benches but voted all along with Court directive that the hearing Roper, the laws all being flat? …. opened the door for the Congress to stake claim to form tion, Manipur saw a hung verdict, mere camp followers. Hence, the the ruling. Petitions for the dis should not be before the Rajya Yes, I’d give the Devil benefit of the government. with the Indian National Congress internal friction within the ruling qualification of the eight were left Sabha election, and exonerated law, for my own safety’s sake!” The The shenanigans in Manipur are not unique to the emerging as the single largest par party has been visible for the past unheeded by the Speaker for more them so they could vote. However, Manipur BJP seems to be wrestling State. The examples of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh ty with 28 seats in the 60member few months. The tipping point was than three years, but on the inter the names of the other four were to fight its own original demon House (now 59, after one disquali reached on June 17, when three of vention of the Supreme Court of missing from the list of voters. now. most recently, and Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand fication). The Bharatiya Janata Par their MLAs decided to quit the par India, the first defector was dis Even if the BJP, with the help of earlier show the utter failure of the antidefection law in ty was second, with 21. For inadeq ty and Assembly membership to qualified on March 28 this year. the Speaker’s controversial rul Pradip Phanjoubam is Editor, FPSJ curbing the brazen subversion of electoral mandates by uately unexplained reasons, the align with the Congress. The crisis When the seven other defectors ings, wins the Rajya Sabha seat, Review of Arts and Politics legislators who get elected on the ticket of one party but do not find it inconvenient to shift to another, due to the lure of ministerial berths or financial gains. If the role of the Speaker who has the authority to decide upon de In new lockdown, a second chance for Tamil Nadu fections has been utilised by ruling parties to engineer defections without inviting immediate disqualificatio n For effective containment, health authorities must actively look for COVID19 cases in Chennai and adjoining districts in some cases, legislators have also adhered to the law June 18had 2,141 cases. It was on lockdown for 12 days that began of time. With each infected indivi in letter if not spirit by utilising the option of o utright May 31 that Tamil Nadu crossed on June 19. dual capable of spreading the vi resignation. This begs the question whether the antide the 1,000 mark, with 1,149 cases. rus to more people, concerted ef fection law actually serves any purpose today . In the Go door-to-door forts are needed to quickly trace, More testing The most important departure test and isolate the infected. absence of any amendments to the law suitably, the on R. Prasad But the State has been increasing that Tamil Nadu needs to make is ly disincentive for defectors is the possibility that voters the number of tests carried out to actively look for cases in Chen Lessons from Dharavi might punish them in a byelection. But as Karnataka each day since May 20. From nai and certain parts of three ad While the majority of cases in the recently showed, voters in some States have yet to dis ith 54,449 confirmed cas 11,894 tests on May 20, Tamil Nadu joining districts (Chengalpattu, State are restricted to Chennai and cern candidacies beyond considerations of patronage es of the novel coronavi has ramped up testing with each Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur) three adjoining districts — thus and identity, emboldening parties to retain or seize Wrus in the State, as on passing day to reach nearly 25,500 K. PICHUMANI where the most cases are being re making the task of containing the power through immoral machinations. June 1 9, Tamil Nadu has the se on June 17, a sharp increase from surveillance and higher preva ported. There is compulsion to spread relatively easy — the areas cond highest numbers recorded 19,200odd cases the previous day. lence of the virus in the case of Ta carry out doortodoor surveil in Chennai where more cases are after Maharashtra (over 1,20,500). June 18 witnessed a further in mil Nadu. But he is quick to add lance and test anyone who shows being reported are those that are Delhi closely follows with nearly crease to 26,736. So far, Tamil Na that surveillance could have re even one of the 15 COVID19 symp chockablock with people. That Crisis in the peninsula 50,000 cases. The number of new du has carried out 8,00,44 3 tests mained constant and not drastical toms recognised by the Health Mi crowded neighbourhoods enable The U.S. should not give up efforts to bring cases recorded in Tamil Nadu, es as on June 18, which is higher than ly changed in a matter of a few nistry, including a loss of smell easy spread of the virus is the rea pecially in Chennai, has been stea Maharashtra, with 7,19,637 tests. days and hence the increase in test and taste, which was recently in son why aggressive screening, test the Korean talks back on track dily rising. The test positivity rate which positivity is more a reflection of cluded. Currently, a person needs ing and isolation need to be car y blowing up a joint liaison office on the border Deaths too have increased, has been steadily increasing since the higher prevalence of infected to exhibit a combination of symp ried out in double quick time. If with South Korea and threatening to deploy from 87 on May 20 to 666 on June June 1, reaching a peak on June 9 people in the community. Test toms to become eligible for a test. the virus spread in Dharavi, Asia’s troops along the demilitarised zone, North Korea 19, a 16fold increase. While there with 12.7%, has been reducing positivity can also reduce when Another important shift in stra largest slum, in Mumbai, can be B were just three deaths on May 20, since June 14 when the number of the number of tests carried out is tegy should be in testing widely controlled, there is no reason why is back to what it is best at — aggressive posturing with the figures increased steadily but tests each day has been climbing; increased and the testing is not without insisting on a person’s tra Tamil Nadu cannot achieve the the threat of war. Troubles began in the peninsula early remained under 20 till June 12, ex it was 8.5% on June 17. At 10,371 based on syndromic surveillance. vel history or contact with a same feat. this year after a deadline the North dictated to the U.S. cept on June 11 when there were 23 tests per million population, Tamil The only way to reduce the true known positive case as a prerequi Proactive screening doorto to achieve progress in the denuclearisation talks ex deaths. If the toll crossed 30 on Nadu is among the top six States. prevalence of infected people in site for testing. The need of the door, aggressive testing, quaran pired on December 31. North Korea has conducted mis June 13, for the first time, it has A high test positivity rate re the community is by further ramp hour is to move away from the res tining of people suspected to be in sile tests this year, sending warning signals to Seoul and been above 40 since June 15. flects either good surveillance or ing up testing, contact tracing and trictive categories of people eligi fected and isolation of those test Washington. The latest crisis was triggered by anti From 13,191 total cases and 743 higher spread of the virus in the quarantining of contacts and iso ble for a test to a more liberal and ing positive helped contain the fresh cases reported on May 20, community. According to Prof. Gi lating those who test positive. inclusive protocol that allows virus spread in Dharavi. In addi North defector groups that sent out propaganda leaflets the State crossed the 50,000 mark ridhara R. Babu, Head – Lifecourse Having squandered the oppor more people to be tested. tion, the Brihanmumbai Municipal via balloons across the border. Angered by the South ’s on June 17 with a record 2,174 fresh Epidemiology, Indian Institute of tunity to contain the spread dur Aggressive testing and isolation Corporation established fever clin refusal to crack down on them, Pyongyang has severed cases on that day — the first time Public Health, Public Health Foun ing the extended lockdown, the of infected people alone will be in ics for the early detection of cases. hotlines, demolished the liaison office, and is planning the number of cases reported on a dation of India, Bengaluru, it State now has a second chance to sufficient to contain the spread un to deploy troops along the border. Tensions now risk given day have crossed 2,000; could be a combination of good make up for it during the complete less it is carried out in a short span [email protected] rolling back whatever little was achieved through en gagement over the past two years. 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Seoul has also moved to charge the defector groups. But To read more letters Message from Galwan international conventions. India’s dependence on the goods being imported costeffective and an efficient online, scan the QR code these moves are unlikely to ease tensions as the real Either China’s rulers lack PostGalwan, India will manufacturing has been from China. Steps need to use of time. Let me recall problem is the stall in the talks. Two years after U. S. knowledge about the law of reinforce its border allowed to increase by leaps be taken for manufacture of that Lok Adalats were President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jongun unintended consequences infrastructure and and bounds, which is a Active Pharmaceutical established in 1987 followed Online and offline met in Singapore to discuss denuclearisation, little has or their hubris has blinded strengthen its military strategic mistake. At least Ingredients (API) locally, as by mediation centres as Attending online classes been achieved in that direction. It is likely that the them to it (Page 1, “‘PLA preparedness to insulate after the economic we are critically dependent compulsory and not merely might have its advantages North is now trying to get back Mr. Trump’s attention. planned attack for at least itself against China’s liberalisation in the 1990s, on China on this front. obligatory after the but the drawbacks should There were no high hopes of a quick solution to the two days’,” June 19). Illegal territorial expansionism India should have Further, we need to have a amendment of the Civil also be considered (Andhra U.S.North Korean rivalry — it goes back to the 1950 53 occupation of a neighbour’s and military aggression. concentrated on building taxation system which is Procedure Code in 2002 Pradesh, “Online classes: territory on the sly and Over the next 10 years, robust infrastructure, predictable and (Editorial page, “Mediation students complain of eye and Korean war — when Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim met. Still, killing the latter’s soldiers India will look at gradually encouraged vocational transparent, apart from in the age of COVID19, June ear problems”, June 19). the summit was an opportunity to open a new direction in unprovoked attacks have achieving selfsufficiency in education in a big way to eliminating corruption at all 19). Now, all over the With the emphasis now on in relations. Mr. Kim had in principle agreed to denu longterm consequences major sectors of the create a large pool of skilled levels. country, the institution of digital methods, students do clearisation in return for the lifting of American s anc even if the perpetrator is a economy and to decouple workers, and encouraged Kosaraju Chandramouli, mediation has become not not have a choice. tions. But talks stalled as the U.S. insisted on “complete, rising power. Chinese itself economically from the manufacturing sector Hyderabad only common but also Compulsory online verifiable and irreversible denuclearization” by North statecraft about war, which China. China’s Belt and with suitable reforms in popular. The attendance of attendance and regular ■ Korea in return for any concession. The North Koreans developed centuries ago, Road Initiative will run into land, labour and taxes. That Strangely, the Indian the disputing parties online tests after classes keep has no eternal relevance, rough weather once the would have attracted better attitude towards buying supported by their lawyers them glued to the screen for were wary, particularly because of the U.S.’s history of especially in a technology signatories start realising Foreign Direct Investment goods has metamorphosed before mediators appointed long hours. Lack of proper going after dictators such as Saddam Hussein of Iraq driven world. The the folly of signing inflows into the from buying quality first by the High Courts has study material in paper in and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya or its breaching of the preference for a shortterm contracts with a nation that manufacturing sector in products to lowpriced ones. become indispensable in a some cases has compounded Iran nuclear deal. Mr. Kim’s regime offered a staged ap tactical messaging to the plays by its own rules. view of the availability of a The useandthrow attitude situation of an outofcourt the problems. There is also a proach. It put a freeze on nuclear tests and offered to adversary over V.N. Mukundarajan, huge domestic market. has set in and opened the settlement. The personal clear difference between a shut its Yongbyon nuclear complex. The U.S. and South conventional war, Thiruvananthapuram Even the mission, “Make in channel for Chinese appearance of all these live online class and a video Korea could have responded to these measures and especially if it is carried out India”, has not made much products to flood the market. parties to meet facetoface, recorded lecture. Live in a cowardly and Made in India headway, as the above Raising slogans, of ‘boycott’, discuss, agree or oppose sessions are subject to a lot kept the talks on track. On less contentious issues, such treacherous manner, has Decoupling by India from infirmities have continued are not going to get us far. serious contentions involved of visual and audio as declaring a formal end to the Korean war — both Ko hidden longterm costs. Chinese manufacturing is to exist. At least now, we Instead, we should learn in the dispute cannot be disturbances; apart from the reas are still technically at war — an agreement could The Chinese government not something that can be should formulate and business lessons from China dispensed with at any cost, health issues, there is a have been achieved as a confidencebuilding measure. thinks it has sent out a achieved in a short span of implement a longterm plan — adaptability to change the especially in terms of costs greater problem of a lack of But that road was not taken. Worse, the U.S. and South signal to India and the rest time as a retaliatory if we are to make India a game to suit the situation. and time. Therefore, I am of concept clarity. Exams based Korea went ahead with their joint military exercise. Mr. of the world that it is measure for the border manufacturing hub. First, Vikas Naron Komath, the opinion that online on concepts taught online Palayad, Kannur, Kerala Trump is now grappling with many problems at home — accountable only to itself. situation created by China we should vastly improve mediation will be reduced to could lead to confused The message that the world (OpEd page, ‘Parley’ — “Can our infrastructure so as to an empty formality when it knowledge consumption. I from the coronavirus outbreak and a sagging economy, received is quite another. India decouple itself from bring down logistics costs. Dispute resolution is very difficult to convince am not against these classes to antiracism protests. Still, if he does not want his two What has come out loud Chinese manufacturing?”, There have to be efforts to One fails to appreciate the the disputing parties through but I do request the summits with Mr. Kim to be mere footnotes of history , and clear is about China’s June 19). Knowing fully bolster the Micro, Small view that supports online regular facetoface authorities to consider these he should take measures to revive talks with North Ko untrustworthiness and well, since the 1960s, the and Medium Enterprises mediation of settlement of mediation. aspects too. rea and push the peninsula back to normalcy. blatant disregard for unpredictable and sector which can disputes merely on the B.M. Baliga, Lalitha Evani, bilateralism and inscrutable ways of China, manufacture a majority of grounds that it is convenient, Bengaluru Tiruchanur, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh

THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 GROUND ZERO 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Testing the limits of the capital Even as COVID-19 cases and deaths are rapidly rising in the capital, the AAP government is grappling with complaints of under-reporting, inadequate facilities and exploitative private hospitals. Nikhil M. Babu reports on how it frittered away an opportunity to ramp up healthcare facilities during the lockdown period

n February 29 afternoon, when 45yearold Rohit Dutta walked Ointo the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi to take a CO VID19 test, he didn’t think the hospital would ask him to stay the night. The process of getting admitted was “very easy” and the stay “extremely comforta ble,” he said. The next day, at around 8 p.m., the doctors said they would move him and three other patients suspected of having COVID19 to a “better facility,” Dutta said. “They shifted us in an ambu lance to the Safdarjung Hospital. We didn’t have to arrange for anything. The next morning, at Safdarjung, three doc tors approached me and asked me sit down. I knew then that I had tested pos itive for COVID19,” he said. Dutta, a businessman with a travel history to Italy, was Delhi’s first con firmed COVID19 case. On March 10, af ter lunch, he received an unexpected call. It was none other than the Union Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, calling to enquire about his health. “He called me on WhatsApp and asked me if I faced any problem. He asked me what I ate. He told me that even the Prime Mi nister had enquired about my health,” he said. Four days later, Dutta walked out of the hospital relieved and happy, after testing negative twice for the virus. That was the Delhi of three and a half months ago. Today, the story is starkly different. On June 14, Rohit, 25, clam bered onto his scooter. He left his house in Azadpur, in northeast Delhi, in search of a hospital to admit his mother who had tested positive for the virus. “I first went to AIIMS. Then I went to Saf darjung Hospital and then to Ram Ma nohar Lohia Hospital. None of them had beds despite the Delhi government app, Delhi Corona, showing us beds being available. Finally, I reached GTB (Guru Teg Bahadur) Hospital. There the auth orities told me that beds were availa ble,” he said. But Rohit’s problems did not end there. “I called 102 (the emergency number for an ambulance), but no one Patients at the GTB Hospital. (Below): Medical staff guiding a patient at the COVID19 ward of the LNJP Hospital in Delhi. * R.V. MOORTHY answered. I had to pay ₹5,000 for an ambulance to get my mother admitted,” he said, at the parking area of GTB Hos cases was reported from Nizamuddin in their phones making it very difficult for promise, there are still no details in the June, daily testing fell to 3,700 even tals was formed on June 2. An earlier pital, where he had spent the previous late March and early April, it was only in hospital authorities to reach them. public domain of action being taken though the government had a capacity committee, headed by S.K. Sarin, night. Rohit said his mother, Rajkumari, June that the government issued a flurry At the Max Super Speciality Hospital against Delhi hospitals that are charging of 8,600 tests per day. The Delhi govern formed by the Delhi government, had was miserable in the hospital. Doctors of new orders aimed at fixing basic is in Patparganj, Divya Sharma, 28, was such high rates. Nor has the govern ment said it was a “momentary drop” not made any such recommendation. were busy and there was no one to at sues in hospitals. After reports of nume angry. She had come with her father ment capped the rates. The Delhi go and that the number of tests per million “We had made an extensive plan on tend to her. “Yesterday, she called me at rous complaints from people about lack who was complaining of shortness of vernment spokesperson said that they of the population in Delhi was higher the need for beds at different stages, 12 p.m. and told me that she was not get of helplines, lack of help desks in hospi breath. She said they had to argue for were working, along with the Central than the national average. based on the recommendations of the ting water. I bought two bottles of water. tals, and lack of information on availa nearly half an hour with the hospital government, on capping the prices. “It Fifth, on June 2, the Delhi govern Sarin Committee. It included details on I asked many people for help and finally bility of beds, on June 2 the Delhi go staff who told them that beds were not will happen soon,” she said. On June 19, ment issued an order limiting the scope when we should start acquiring ban a guard agreed to give her the water. By vernment launched an app to enable available. “They did not allow him in the Union Home Ministry said that a of people who can be tested for CO quet halls or stadiums. The plan was al the time she got the water, it was around people to check the availability of hospi side though he was sweating in an air committee set up by it has recommend VID19. Also, eight labs were asked not ready in place during the lockdown. 4 p.m.,” Rohit said. Food for her was tal beds. In addition, 1031 was launched conditioned car. His condition was real ed capping the price of isolation beds to collect samples and conduct tests as And we are ramping up facilities whe kept outside the door of her room, but as a Central helpline number. On June 4, ly bad,” Sharma said in the waiting area for COVID19 patients in private hospi they allegedly violated Indian Council of never cases reach a particular mark. she had trouble walking which made it the government ordered all hospitals to of the hospital. She went to the hospital tals in Delhi in the range of ₹8,000 Medical Research guidelines. Our preparations have been ahead of difficult for her to get it, he said. create a 24X7 helpline number for peo because the government app showed ₹18,000 per day. Finally, the number of containment the virus,” the Delhi government spo The contrast between the two stories ple to register their complaints. On June beds being available there, she said. In zones also reduced. On May 18, the Se kesperson said. paints a picture of the Delhi govern 6, Kejriwal released a government order the admission area of the hospital there Disappearing data cretary of the Health and Family Wel K. Srinath Reddy, President of the Pu ment’s handling of the COVID19 crisis. that patients suspected of suffering was no notice displaying the number of Apart from complaints of exploitative fare Department, Padmini Singla, raised blic Health Foundation of India, does From having an initial grip over the sit from the disease cannot be denied vacant beds or the rates for treatment, billing, the government is also facing this issue in an order. She said the num not think so. “The lockdown should uation, the Aam Aadmi Party govern treatment by any hospital. A June 7 or despite government orders. By 6 p.m., complaints of underreporting cases ber of containment zones had gone have been used to ramp up systems. But ment is now fighting several accusations der said that “some patients” are facing Divya’s father, Sanjay, died at the hospi and deaths. Delhi has had a serious data down despite cases going up. A month that level of organisation and planning — of delayed decisionmaking, poor difficulties in admission in government tal. Max Hospital refused to comment. problem since the COVID19 outbreak. since then, the number of containment has not been done in Delhi,” he said. planning, hiding data on the dead, dis hospitals. Hospitals were ordered to set First, in the second week of May, The zones has increased from 73 on May 18 Mishra said the government panicked. appearing numbers, and poor testing — up a 24X7 help desk. Another order on Capping prices Hindu reported that the total number of to 247 on June 17. “They thought they won’t be able to even as it grapples with the surging cas the same day noted that rules were not While there are some families like the COVID19related deaths reported by cope with the increase in cases. It was es. Further, unlike Mumbai, Delhi is yet being followed in “letter and spirit”. A Sharmas who are being refused admis the Delhi government was fewer than A controversial decision an impulsive decision,” he said. to cap the charges for treatment of CO senior nursing officer was to be appoint sion in private hospitals due to lack of the number of deaths being reported by Through the months of March, April On June 9, the Deputy Chief Minister VID19 in private hospitals. On June 12, ed in each private hospital to monitor beds, there are other families in Delhi hospitals. The government responded and May, Kejriwal made multiple state of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, said after a the Supreme Court expressed shock at the admission of patients. that simply cannot afford private hospi that the hospitals sent data on deaths to ments assuring people that “things are meeting with the Lieutenant Governor the videos of the “deplorable conditions “Delhi did not do as well as one tals. Private hospitals in Delhi have been a governmentappointed death audit under control” and that “there was no that the latter had not done “any calcu of wards” and the “pathetic condition of would expect,” M.C. Mishra, former AI demanding anywhere between ₹2 lakh committee, and only deaths certified by need to panic”. He said on June 2 that lation” on the requirement of beds be patients” in Delhi hospitals. The Centre IMS Director, told The Hindu. “These and ₹8 lakh for COVID19 testing and the committee were counted as part of “Delhi is four steps ahead of corona”. fore overturning the government’s deci intervened, with Home Minister Amit things should have been done in the be treatment even before patients get ad the official death toll. The government Sufficient arrangements have been sion. Kejriwal said 1.5 lakh beds would Shah calling for a meeting with all the ginning. Things were not planned pro mitted into hospitals. Responding to re blamed the hospitals for delaying re made for a potential increase in cases, be needed by July 31, based on esti stakeholders in Delhi. However, with es perly.” To this a Delhi government spo ports on the issue, Kejriwal said his go porting deaths. And thus ensued a he said. But on June 7, he said Delhi go mates. The AAP government has or timates showing cases rising rapidly ov kesperson responded: “Initially, no one vernment would not allow “black blame game between the Delhi govern vernmentrun hospitals and private dered the Taj Man Singh Hotel to isolate er the next two months, the govern expected that the situation would get marketing” of beds in private hospitals. ment and the city’s hospitals. On May hospitals would be reserved only for the all its rooms and place them at the dis ment is worried. Chief Minister Arvind this big. Also, at different stages our In contrast, in midMarch, the Bri 14, the government stopped releasing residents of Delhi . He cited an expert posal of the Sri Ganga Ram Hospital. It Kejriwal described the challenge as be main challenges were different and we hanmumbai Municipal Corporation an the hospitalwise number of COVID19 committee report and suggestions from has began to convert a large tent of the ing “unprecedented”. The government kept addressing them. Whenever we nounced that private hospitals in Mum related deaths happening in the city. lakhs of residents who apparently said spiritual organisation, Radha Soami Sat will do its best to salvage the situation, noticed issues, we fixed them.” bai allocating isolation beds for Second, from April 15, the govern that Delhi hospitals should be reserved sang Beas, to a 10,000bed COVID19 fa he said, even as he urged neighbouring COVID19 patients will have to limit their ment stopped providing details of cases only for the people of Delhi. “The exp cility. It has also identified 77 banquet States to help create more facilities so The sorry plight of patients charges per bed to ₹4,000. On May 21, “under investigation”. In a “case under ert committee has said that if we open halls which are expected to have 11,229 that fewer people come to Delhi from Issues have not been fixed, however. On the Maharashtra government said in a investigation”, it is unknown how a pa the hospitals for all, then the 9,000 beds. A panel formed by the govern these States. June 16, at the GTB Hospital, there was notification that 80% of beds in private tient got infected by the virus, suggest beds that the Delhi government has ment had suggested in June that Pragati no help desk, no helpline number dis hospitals would be regulated to ensure ing chances of community transmis kept for COVID19 patients will be filled Maidan, the Talkatora Stadium, the A cluster, and a delayed response played, and no LED board displaying that patients are billed according to the sion. The health bulletin on April 14 had within just three days,” Kejriwal said. Thyagaraj Stadium, the Indira Gandhi How did things come to such a pass? On the number of beds. Rohit said he could government price cap. While the charg 85 cases that were “under investiga The decision came under criticism Stadium, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadi April 1, at around 5 a.m., the last bus not find any help despite all the govern es for a COVID19 patient in an isolation tion”. After that, the category was simp from many quarters. “It was made over um, and the Dhyanchand National Sta carrying people from a religious centre ment orders. “There is no one to listen ward cannot be more than ₹4,000 a day ly removed from the bulletin. night. The government shouldn’t have dium be converted into COVID19 facili in Nizamuddin left the area. A total of to us. The guards are also very rude,” in the State, the maximum charge for an Third, data on testing too has been gone forward with it as the High Court ties. “ These beds should have been 2,346 people had been evacuated from Rohit said. Hospital authorities blamed intensive care unit is capped at ₹7,500 a inconsistent. At one point, the govern had struck down a decision for prefe arranged a little earlier. But now work the headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat, the Public Works Department for its fai day, and charges for a ventilator are ment stopped providing details of the rential treatment for Delhiites in the has gathered speed,” the Delhi govern according to the Delhi government. lure to provide the information on a capped at ₹9,000 a day. Also, items such number of COVID19 tests being done GTB Hospital in 2018,” a Delhi govern ment official said. Evacuating them was the government’s LED board. as personal protective equipment can and began to provide the data again on ment official told The Hindu. first big challenge, and the religious con At the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan not be charged over 10% markup on the ly after a High Court order on May 4. On June 8, the Lieutenant Governor Centre’s intervention gregation for which they had gathered, (LNJP) Hospital, there is a help desk, net procurement cost. Fourth, there has been a drop in daily of Delhi, Anil Baijal, overruled the Kejri When Baijal overturned the two deci one of its first failures. and information on the number of beds Ten days since Kejriwal made that testing in June. During the first week of wal government’s controversial deci sions by the AAP government, the The religious congregation was held is displayed, but the hospital has been sion as well as a June 2 order restricting Centre stepped in. Shah reviewed the in midMarch despite two orders by the in the spotlight for all the wrong rea testing. Harking back to a series of Su preparedness of Delhi in a meeting with Delhi government restricting the size of sons. There was shock and anger when preme Court judgments, Baijal said that Baijal and Kejriwal. After the meeting, gatherings. The attendees of the congre a video surfaced of a naked body lying the right to health is an integral part of he said testing would be increased two gation violated the orders, while the under a bed in a ward in the hospital, the right to life under Article 21 of the fold in the next two days and threefold police and the Delhi government failed Delhi’s biggest COVID19 treatment fa Constitution. after six days. He said testing will begin to enforce the orders. A local police sta cility. The Supreme Court took note of In the next three days, the 9,000 at every polling station in containment tion was hardly 100 metres from the the video, but Delhi’s Health Minister, beds in the city did not get filled as Kej zones after a few days. He promised to Markaz. In the weeks that followed, Satyendra Jain, dismissed it as the “mis riwal said. As on June 17, 4,245 of the provide 500 railway coaches to aug about 3,000 people, including those chievous” act of a contract staff. 9,647 beds were vacant, according to ment bed capacity. On Wednesday, the evacuated, were traced to the religious In the blistering heat, on June 15, San the Delhi Corona app. Central government capped the price of gathering and about 1,100 of them test deep Kumar, 21, and his father sat on But why did the Delhi government COVID19 testing in Delhi at ₹2,400. ed positive for COVID19 in Delhi alone, the steps of LNJP Hospital, tired and take such a decision in the first place? Seeing the chaos in Delhi, Dutta said according to officials. In parallel, the helpless. “My mother was admitted The capital witnessed its first 1,000plus he considers himself lucky for being in number of healthcare workers and their here on June 9. But they are yet to tell us daily new cases on May 28. The number fected at the beginning of the epidemic family members who tested positive too whether she has tested positive or not. of daily new cases has been consistently and not later on. “What is happening is gradually increased. She has breathing issues,” said Kumar. exceeding that mark since then, except depressing,” he said. “I would have Though the first case was reported The doctor on duty said people often on one day. The committee which re faced problems if I was infected now. on March 2 and though a huge cluster of provide the wrong number or switch off commended restricting access to hospi The government did not prepare well.”

DELHI THE HINDU 8 NEWS SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Four States face challenge of case fatalities China lays claim to T.N. records 41 deaths; 10 die in Karnataka; A.P. reports a record 465 new cases in a day; Telangana also adds 499 cases entire Galwan Valley Special Correspondent close to 8,000mark at 7,961 new high. These included 30 Thiruvananthapuram cases. Of them, 3,905 pa SARI and 34 ILI cases. Monday’s clash was report the Galewan Estuary to pa Karnataka on Friday record tients had recovered and Thirty five districts in Ta ed to have taken place on In trol and build facilities, and ed 10 more COVID19 deaths, 3,960 were being treated. mil Nadu reported new cases dia’s side of the LAC. the two sides agreed to with taking the toll to 124, seven of More than half of the cases of COVID19 on Friday, with India’s constructions, in draw the troops in batches them from Bengaluru. were reported in the past 18 the State’s overall tally ex cluding a bridge across the through a meeting of local Two of the four new days. ceeding 54,000. The State re river that was completed on commanders.” It repeated deaths in Andhra Pradesh Besides two deaths in corded 2,115 cases and 41 Friday and is thought to be China’s statement from ear were reported from Krishna Krishna district, the other deaths, while 1,630 persons one of the triggers for the re lier this week that blamed district, which has the high two were in Prakasam and were discharged, taking the cent clash, are on India’s India for the June 15 est COVID19 mortality rate Srikakulam districts. It was total number of persons dis side of the LAC, in an area in violence. in the State. the first COVID19 death in charged to over 30,000. between the GalwanShyok On Friday, a Chinese stra In a massive rise, Telanga Srikakulam, a district with The State now had a total confluence and the line. tegic expert cited “historical na recorded 499 cases in 24 few cases. Of the 465 fresh of 54,446 cases of COVID19: While most Chinese maps rights” going back to the cases, 376 were of locals 23,509 active cases, 30,271 show almost all of the Gal Qing Dynasty to claim the while the rest were foreign discharged and 666 deaths. wan river within Chinese entire valley. returnees and people from While Chennai accounted for territory, the western edge “Multiple accounts from other States. the major chunk of fresh cas of the river where it meets the Qing Dynasty [16441911] hours. For comparison, 352 Meanwhile, 131 more pa es with 1,322, Vellore district the Shyok River has not pre and Western literature have cases were recorded on tients recovered. saw a rise at 103 followed by viously been shown as Chi recorded that the Galwan Thursday. The total number Among the 10 deaths in 95 in Chengalpattu and 85 in nese territory previously in Valley was China's territory. of cases till date stood at Cause for concern: Health Department officials taking samples for COVID19 test at the Karnataka, two were report Tiruvallur. Kancheepuram, most maps. Based on the principle of 6,526. Kalasipalyam police station in Bengaluru after nine staff tested positive.* K. MURALI KUMAR ed from Bidar and one from with 39 new cases, became By now staking a claim to ‘historic rights,’ China has Of the 499 cases, as many Vijayapura. Bengaluru’s toll the fourth district to have the entire valley and up to jurisdiction over the valley as 329 were from Greater number of active cases in the ruvananthapuram, while As Andhra Pradesh en stood at 58. While the State’s more than 1,000plus cases. the confluence of the rivers area,” Zhang Yongpan, a re Hyderabad, followed by 129 State to 1,380. All except six one case each was from Kan tered the 100th day since the average Case Fatality Rate Chennai’s tally surged to — including on land where search fellow of the Institute from Rangareddy district. were imported cases, with 67 nur, Kottayam and Wayanad. first COVID19 case surfaced, (CFR) stood at 1.5% on Fri 38,327 of which 21,098 per India has carried out con of Chinese Borderland Stu Three more COVID – 19 pa cases detected in people who The State’s cumulative it detected 465 new positive day, Bengaluru’s CFR was sons had been discharged. struction work — Indian offi dies at CASS, told the Global tients died, raising fatalities came from abroad and 45 in number for COVID19 positiv cases and four more deaths 5.9%. The city accounted for 529 cials said China had expand Times. to 198. people from other States. ity stood at 2,912, of whom on Friday. It was the biggest With 337 new cases, posi deaths. ed its claims and was He referred to India’s Kerala reported 118 new Six cases were acquired 1,509 persons had reco single day spike so far. tive cases rose to 8,281. Of (With inputs from Vijaya- seeking to alter the LAC. construction activity near COVID19 cases and 96 recov through local transmission . vered. Mortality from the vi The Health Department these, 138 were from Benga wada, Hyderabad, Chennai While the LAC has not the Shyok river as reflecting eries on Friday, taking the Three were reported in Thi rus stood at 21 in the State. said the tally had inched luru Urban, representing a and Karnataka bureaus) been demarcated and there an attempt “to break into are differing perceptions in Chinese land”. more than a dozen locations “In nearby Shyok River in Labourers along the LAC, this has not west Galwan River, India COVID tests: HC seeks been a point of contention built an airport, constructed Notice to government over previously in the Galwan bridges, roads and villages. board the area, they said. For years, the country has Centre’s response The Chinese Foreign Mi been seeking to break into wrong train nistry’s statement said: “For Chinese land,” he said. pension, salaries Ordinance Special Correspondent many years, Chinese border “Chinese maps that I have Staff Reporter KOCHI guards have been patrolling seen show almost all of the Bengaluru A Division Bench of the Ker and performing their duties Galwan River as lying within AdvocateGeneral asked to file counter in three weeks Around 70 people, most of ala High Court on Friday here. Since April this year, the territory China claims in them labourers who hail sought the Union Ministry the Indian border defence the area,” M. Taylor Fravel, MARRI RAMU Reddy, appearing for the pe government had come out from Madhya Pradesh, who of Civil Aviation’s response forces have unilaterally con an expert on the Chinese HYDERABAD titioner, said the ordinance with the ordinance deferring boarded a Shramik special to a submission of the State tinued to build roads, bridg military at MIT, told The The Telangana High Court was against the provisions of pensions and salaries of em train to return to their ho government that it was in es and other facilities in the Hindu earlier. on Friday issued notice to the Disaster Management ployees, the senior lawyer metowns on June 16 arrived sisting on COVID19 test for Galwan Valley region. China “The one discrepancy the State government on a Act, 2005. It also contra said. at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pra those returning by char has repeatedly made repre would be the western tip of writ petition filed by a re vened the fundamental Observing that the go desh instead. tered flights from the Gulf sentations and protests on the Galwan River as it meets tired forest officer challeng rights of pensioners and vernment had the power to Ram Lal, who hails from counties on the basis of a this, but the Indian side has the Shyok River. Here, the ing an ordinance empower serving employees by de impose reasonable restric Madhya Pradesh, said he standard operating proce Kerala government says it intensified crossborder last few kilometres of the ing the government to priving them of their tions on the fundamental thought the train would dure issued by the Ministry. feared transmission of the troubles.” Galwan River are often dep defer payment of pen legitimate pension and rights in the larger interest reach Gorakhpur via Mad The Bench, led by Chief disease during flights. The statement revealed icted as lying beyond Chi sion and salaries of re salaries, he contended. of public, the Chief Justice hya Pradesh. “But it tra Justice S. Manikumar, China sought a commitment na’s border. How one de tired and serving em While the Ordinance asked Mr. Satyam Reddy to velled through Odisha and sought the response while There would be height from India to “not cross the fines the parameters of the ployees respectively. was promulgated by establish how the ordinance Bihar. Now, we are heading hearing a public interest liti ened chances of transmis Galwan estuary to patrol valley itself might be diffe A Bench of Chief the Governor on June was against the Constitution. back by road,” he said. gation petition chal sion when COVID19 and build facilities”, under rent than the river, Justice Raghvendra 16, it was given retros The Bench said the Gover A South Western Railway lenging the govern free and COVID19af lining its claims up to the however.” Singh Chauhan and pective effect from nor derived power under Ar official said the train to Go ment order requiring flicted persons confluence. While there was some Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in March 24. In the guise of an ticle 213 to promulgate an rakhpur was operated on those travelling back travelled together, it The statement claimed ambiguity on where the ex structed AdvocateGeneral ordinance, the government Ordinance. the request of the Karnata on chartered flights to said. that in the early hours of tremities of the valley may B.S. Prasad to file a counter had deferred pension and “This can be challenged ka government. “They had have COVID19nega The segregation of May 6, Indian border guards be defined, the new state affidavit in three weeks. salaries which was unconsti on very limited grounds,” specified that the train ser tive certificates. persons could be best “crossed the line into the ments from China suggest Petitioner G. Raman Goud tutional, he argued. In fact, the Chief Justice said. vice should be arranged via The government argued done by the conduct of Chinese territory in the Gal their claim goes up to the stated that the Ordinance the Disaster Management Mr. Satyam Reddy con Odisha, Jharkhand and Bi that it had issued the direc tests. In fact, the govern wan Valley area by night, confluence of the rivers. No. 2, dated June 16, was Act mandates that the go tended that unless there was har. Of the four special tive because there was every ment did not insist on the constructing construction China’s new claims, ob against all constitutional vernment come to the res a financial emergency, the trains operated that day, possibility of transmission PCR test, but the passenger barriers, blocking the nor servers said, may have been norms. cue of people on all fronts government could defer none were asked to run via of the disease during the could take inexpensive mal patrol of the Chinese triggered by last year’s Senior lawyer S. Satyam during pandemics. But the pension and salaries. Madhya Pradesh,” he said. flight. TrueNat or antibody tests. border guards, deliberately opening of the vital Darbuk provoking incidents, and at ShyokDaulet Beg Oldie tempting to unilaterally (DSDBO) road, that runs pa IN BRIEF change the status of border rallel to the LAC providing NGT inspects football control.” It said that “at the key allweather access to the KCR announces ₹5 crore aid, strong request of the Chi post at Daulet Beg Oldie, nese side” India had one of the northernmost ground in Kerala “agreed and evacuated the points in Ladakh. job to kin of Santosh Babu personnel and facilities China may also be seek beyond the line”. ing access to areas closer to It was built in Periyar Tiger Reserve The statement claimed the confluence, from where ‘Centre, States should lend a hand to families of martyrs’ Special Correspondent Forest Conservation Rules, that at the June 6 Corps it could neutralise the stra Women’s panel registers Commanderlevel talks, In tegically important DSDBO IDUKKI 1980. Special Correspondent gression an act of provoca HYDERABAD case against Sreenivasan dia “promised not to cross road. A committee appointed by District Collector H. Dine tion to weaken India’s posi THIRUVANANTHAPURAM the National Green Tribunal san, a member of the com The Telangana government tion as an economic force The Kerala State Women’s (NGT) on Thursday inspect mittee, said the visit was in has announced a relief of ₹5 and destabilise a strong go Commission on Friday ed an area in the Periyar Tig compliance with the direc crore, a residential plot and vernment at the Centre. Chi registered a case against No outsiders on Indian er Reserve (PTR), where a tion of the NGT. The com a job in its Group I services na and Pakistan were in the actor Sreenivasan on the playground was allegedly mittee members conducted to the wife of Col. Santosh habit of creating trouble and charge of having made public built without permission. an inquiry after visiting the Babu who was killed in the an atmosphere of conflict comments allegedly territory, says Modi The NGT, Southern Zone, area where the football faceoff with Chinese forces. when they were faced with demeaning to Anganwadi Chennai, ordered the in ground was built, and a re The announcement was internal problems, he said. teachers. KSWC member Among the first political tion of status quo ante. spection on a complaint port would be given to the made by Chief Minister K. Mr. Rao attributed China’s Shahida Kamal told The leaders to speak was Con West Bengal Chief Minis filed by a private individual NGT, he said. Chandrasekhar Rao, who al confrontationist attitude to Hindu that she had registered gress president Sonia Gand ter Mamata Banerjee and that the football ground was The committee members so promised to visit the be K. Chandrasekhar Rao wards India to the efforts at a case and opened an inquiry hi who adopted a hard line, Bahujan Samaj Party leader built in December last at spent nearly halfanhour at reaved family’s house in Su finding a permanent solu against Mr. Sreenivasan saying that the Indian go Mayawati also emphasised Vanchivayal in the forest to the spot where the ground ryapet to hand over the Minister Narendra Modi tion to the Kashmir issue. In based on a petition filed by a vernment must assure that that India’s trade deficit organise a contest by the was constructed before pro assistance, an official release with leaders of all political dia enacted new legislation set of Anganwadi teachers. status quo ante is restored. with China must be ad Forest Department. This ceeding to the parking area said. parties, Mr. Rao said it was on Kashmir and spoke deci She also asked if the violent dressed and the Indian eco was in addition to the filling that had already been The government would time for the Central and sively on PakistanOccupied Sabarimala temple face off was the result of an nomy should not be so of a marshy area to con opened for tourist vehicles. give ₹10 lakh each to 19 sol State governments to lend a Kashmir. The Centre de closed after 5-day rituals intelligence failure. closely allied to Chinese struct a parking ground at The parking area was con diers who were killed along hand to the families of the clared in Parliament that Ak PATHANAMTHITTA She said the “entire Op supply chains. Anavachal, the point of en structed without the con with Col. Santosh Babu in martyrs to instil confidence sai Chin was part of Indian The Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala was closed after position was willing to make Former Defence Minister try to the Thekkady boat sent of the Kerala State Pol the Galwan Valley. in the defence forces that the territory. India improved in the fiveday monthly rituals any sacrifice to ensure that and Nationalist Congress landing station. lution Control Board, said Meanwhile, in his re nation stood by them in the frastructure in the Galwan in the Malayalam month of Indian troops are battle chief Sharad Pawar main The inspection was or the complaint filed by acti marks at the virtual confe conflict with China. Valley. All this did not go Midhunom on Friday. No ready”. tained that whether soldiers dered by the NGT under the vist Sajimon Salim. rence organised by Prime He termed the Chinese ag down well with China. pilgrim turned up for Noting that the first re carry arms in particular sit undertaking pilgrimage to the ports of Chinese intrusion uations are a subject of in forest shrine all these five came on May 5, Ms. Gandhi ternational treaties and si days as pilgrimage has been said “crucial time” was lost milar sensitivity has to be Congress wins two Rajya 102 militants killed in prohibited owing to the by the government in start maintained. lockdown norms as a ing diplomatic level talks preventive measure against with China. ‘Strong action needed’ Kashmir so far this year COVID19. “Did our external intelli Pinaki Mishra of the Biju Ja Sabha seats in Rajasthan gence agencies not report nata Dal, said strong action Special Correspondent tored across the Valley in 420 air warriors any unusual activity along was needed after the death Special Correspondent For two Rajya Sabha seats tional Front won the single Srinagar the next few months so that complete training the LAC? Did the Military In of 20 soldiers, two of whom NEW DELHI in Jharkhand, the Opposi seat up for grabs with 27 out With the eight militants people resumed all kinds of CHENNAI telligence not alert the go were from Odisha, and ad The ruling Congress party tion BJP candidate Deepak of 40 seats, beating Lal killed in the past two days, activities in a peaceful man A total of 420 Air Warriors of vernment about the intru ded that now was not the won two of the three Rajya Prakash and ruling party lianchhunga of the Congress the number of militants ner. the Automobile Technician, Automobile Fitter and Air sion and the buildup of time for division but speak Sabha seats for which elec Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and B. Lalchhanzova of the killed in Kashmir so far this The Army said 49 youths Force Police of Mechanical massive forces along the ing with one voice. tions were held on Friday, candidate Shibu Soren were Zoram People’s Movement. year has gone up to 102. joined militant ranks this Transport Training Institute LAC, whether on the Chi The five MPcut off re while the opposition BJP got elected comfortably while, In Manipur, the State’s tit Of them, 72 have been year. “Twentyseven were and Air Force Police & nese side or on the Indian quired for a table at the vi one. AllIndia Congress the Congress candidate ular king Leisemba Sanajao killed since March 20. An of killed. It doesn’t give us Security Training Institute side? In the government’s deo conference left the Aam Committee general secre Shahzada Anwar lost. ba, the BJP candidate, was ficial said 50 of the slain mil pleasure to kill young boys. completed their 52 weeks of considered view, was there Aadmi Party, the All India tary K.C. Venugopal and For Meghalaya’s lone seat, declared the winner. itants belonged to the Hizb But if anybody picks up rigorous training successfully a failure of intelligence?” MajliseIttehadul Musli former Youth Congress State W.R. Kharlukhi of the Na Four seats in Karnataka ulMujahideen alone. arms, we will do what we and will now join the main Ms. Gandhi asked. meen and Rashtriya Janata president Neeraj Dangi were tional People’s Party, with and one in Arunachal Pra General Officer Com are doing,” the GOC said. stream of Indian Air Force, a Most political parties said Dal out in the cold, the latter declared winners as Con 39 out of 58 valid votes, de desh were also supposed to manding, 15 Corps, Lieute The Army was able to Defence press release said. they supported whatever protesting their exclusion gress candidates, as was the feated K.C. Khyriem of the go to polls on Friday, but the nant General B.S. Raju said prevent new recruitment Three nationals from Nepal action the government was before the Gandhi statue in BJP State vicepresident Ra Congress. In Mizoram, K. candidates were declared the Army would try to en and identify those behind and Afghanistan also prepared to take for restora Parliament in New Delhi. jendra Gehlot. Vanlalvena of the Mizo Na elected unopposed. sure that normalcy was res the process, he said. underwent the training.

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Satellite images suggest increased Chinese activity at border before clash

The pictures show signs of altering the landscape of Galwan Valley through the widening of tracks, moving of earth and making river crossings

Reuters China rejected the allega the East Asia Nonprolifera on the border where India the Indian Ministry of Exter SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI tions and blamed frontline tion Program at California’s says Chinese troops had in nal Affairs said. It was not In the days leading up to the Indian soldiers for provok Middlebury Institute of In truded and set up tempor immediately clear to what most violent border clash ing the conflict which took ternational Studies. ary structures. The confron structure he was referring. between India and China in place at the freezing height “There are a ton of vehi tation turned into a deadly The problem arose when decades, China brought in of 14,000 feet (4,300 cles on both sides [of the brawl on Monday. an Indian patrol visited the pieces of machinery, cut a metres) in the western LAC], although there appear The fighting was trig area near a ridge to verify a trail into a Himalayan moun Himalayas. to be vastly more on the Chi gered by a row over two Chi Chinese assertion that its tainside and may have even The 4,056km border bet nese side. I count 3040 In nese tents and observation troops had moved back dammed a river, satellite ween India and China runs dian vehicles and well over towers that India said had from the LAC, the two go pictures suggest. through glaciers, snow de 100 vehicles on the Chinese been built on its side of the vernment sources aware of The images, shot on Tues serts and rivers in the west side.” LAC, said Indian govern the military situation said. day, a day after soldiers en to thickly forested moun Chinese Foreign Ministry ment sources in New Delhi The Chinese troops had gaged in a handtohand tains in the east. spokesman Zhao Lijian said and on the Indian side of the thinned out and left behind combat in the freezing Gal The Galwan Valley is an he was unaware of the spec border in the Ladakh the two tents and small ob wan Valley, show an in arid, inhospitable area, ifics on the ground but reit region. servation posts. The Indian crease in activity from a where some soldiers are de erated that the Indian Army China had sought to erect party demolished the tow week earlier. ployed on steep ridges. It is had crossed into Chinese a “structure” in the Galwan ers and burnt the tents, the India said 20 soldiers considered important be territory in several places in Valley on India’s side of the sources said. were killed in a premeditat cause it leads to the Aksai recent days and that they LAC even after military offi The satellite images show Valley of strife: A satellite image of Galwan Valley in Ladakh. * PLANET LABS INC/ REUTERS ed attack by Chinese troops Chin, a disputed plateau should withdraw. cials had reached an agree possible debris from the ob on Monday night at a time claimed by India but con tained by Reuters, show crossings, one expert said. “Looking at it in Planet, it ment on June 6 to deesca servation posts on Tuesday when top commanders had trolled by China. signs of altering the land The images show machin looks like China is construct Backlash late, Indian Foreign Minister morning on a ridge on In agreed to defuse tensions on The satellite pictures, ta scape of the valley through ery along the bald moun ing roads in the valley and The clash was the most se S. Jaishankar told China’s se dia's side of the LAC. There the Line of Actual Control ken by earthimaging com widening tracks, moving tains and in the Galwan possibly damming the riv rious since 1967. Since early nior diplomat Wang Yi in a was no such structure in the (LAC). pany Planet Labs and ob earth and making river River. er,” Jeffrey Lewis, director of May, soldiers have faced off phone call on Wednesday, image taken a week earlier.

Assam CM Was there any No Indian orders arrest Russia begins discreet moves troops with of Bengal man intelligence failure, us, says China SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT to defuse India-China tension Special Correspondent GUWAHATI Sonia asks govt. NEW DELHI Assam Chief Minister Sar Moscow has ‘high stakes’ in the early resolution of the border issue China has not seized any bananda Sonowal on Fri Indian personnel present day ordered the State pol Atul Aneja of the Central Asian Repu ‘Allparty meet was convened late’ ly, its Ministry of Foreign ice to arrest a NEW DELHI blics as the anchor of a Affairs spokesperson said Kolkatabased ideologue Russia has launched an ener “postwest” global system. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT on Friday when asked for “hurting Assamese sen getic behindthescenes ef “The persistence of ten NEW DELHI Govt. was about the detention and re timents” by calling the fort to defuse military ten sions between India and Chi Congress president Sonia lease of 10 Indian soldiers founder of the medieval sions between India and na will not only have a huge Gandhi on Friday said the asleep: Rahul by Chinese troops in the Ahom dynasty “a Chinese China, ahead of hosting a tri negative impact on the SCO Opposition was willing to Galwan Valley. invader”. lateral RIC video conference, but also on the rise of the make any sacrifice to ensure Former Congress president “As far as I know, China Mr. Sonowal instructed which includes External Af emerging economies under that Indian troops were Rahul Gandhi on Friday hasn’t seized any Indian Guwahati’s Commissioner fairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the Brazil Russia India China “battleready”. alleged that the government personnel presently,” spo of Police Munna Prasad and Chinese State Councilor South Africa (BRICS) group In her remarks at an all was “sleeping” while kesperson Zhao Lijian said Gupta to leave for the West and Foreign Minister Wang ing,” the source said. party meeting convened by Chinese troops carried out in Beijing. Bengal capital immediately Yi, on Tuesday. But the diplomat pointed Prime Minister Narendra a “preplanned” attack in EditorinChief of the to arrest and bring Garga Russia’s diplomatic acti out that Russia would only Modi on the situation along the Galwan Valley and Chinese state media Global Chatterjee, who calls him vism began on June 17, when Carrying reinforcements: An Army convoy on the way to Leh like to play a constructive be the Line of Actual Control Indian soldiers had to pay Times Hu Xijin said on self a Bengali nationalist , Russia’s Deputy Foreign Mi through a highway bordering China on Friday. * GETTY IMAGES hindthescenes role, as both (LAC), she asked the govern the price. His attack came Twitter, “These 10 Indian for questioning. nister Igor Morgulov dis India and China were fully ment to assure the nation hours before the allparty soldiers must have been Alluding to the Chinese cussed regional security, “in number of Chinese troops “Good relations between capable of resolving their dif that status quo ante would meeting by Prime Minister treated well in China, more attack on Indian soldiers in cluding developments on were killed. India and China are central ferences. On Wednesday, be restored and the Chinese Narendra Modi. fortunate than those 17 In Ladakh, Mr. Chatterjee the Line of Actual Control on The Russian foreign mi to the rise of Eurasia and the Dmitry Peskov, press secre would return to their origi Mr. Gandhi, who turned dians who died in freezing tweeted on Wednesday: the border between India nistry did not give any furth emergence of a multipolar tary of Russian President nal position. 50 on Friday, also decided temperatures. In fact, most “There is a State in India and China in the Himalayas,” er details about the conver world order, which is not Vladimir Putin said reports Ms. Gandhi posed a series to not celebrate his of the Indian soldiers died where the ‘State Day’ is ce with Indian ambassador to sation, but Russian dominated by a single pole,” from the ChinaIndia border of questions, including the birthday in view of the due to the backward logis lebrated to commemorate Russia, D. Bala Venkatesh diplomatic sources told The the diplomat said. He point were “very alarming”. “But one on the possibility of an COVID19 pandemic and the tical support of the Indian a Chinese invader who bru Varma. Hindu that Moscow has ed to the “centrality” of the we consider that the two “intelligence failure”, and death of 20 soldiers. army. China shouldn’t be tally attacked India with The meeting took place in “high stakes” at a global le Shanghai Cooperation Or countries are capable of tak said 20 Indian soldiers had DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD blamed.” Chinese troops.” He added: the backdrop of the clash in vel, in the early resolution of ganisation (SCO), which in ing necessary steps to pre to die because of a delay in As reported by The Hin- “This invader is considered the Galwan Valley, in which tensions between the two Hi cludes India, Pakistan, Rus vent such situations in the taking up the issue of intru tion on the Line of Actual du on Thursday, China re a hero by #Chinafunded 20 Indian and an undeclared malayan neighbours. sia and China as well as most future..,” Mr. Peskov said. sion at the highest political Control,” she said. leased 10 Indian Army per antiIndian separatist and diplomatic level of the sonnel held in its custody group ULFA (United Liber Chinese leadership. Promises support following the clash on ation Front of Asom).” “On which date did the She lamented that the go Monday night in the Gal December 2 is observed Chinese troops intrude into vernment had convened the wan Valley that resulted in as Assam Day or Sukaphaa Tone down nationalist rhetoric: Gowda our territory in Ladakh? allparty meeting late and the death of 20 Indian Ar Divas. The day marks the When did the government assured it of cooperation my men. arrival of Chaolung Suka He cautions ley clashes. language of economic boy senior serving diplomat find out the Chinese trans from the Opposition in tak Asked about the situa phaa from Mong Mao, now In his letter on Friday, Mr. cott” which could have deep make a detailed presenta gressions into our territory? ing on China. “We would al tion in the Galwan Valley in China’s Yunnan pro against calls for Gowda, while stating that he implications. tion to Opposition leaders on Was it on May 5, as report so like to be briefed on the and the demonstrations in vince. Sukaphaa is revered economic boycott fully appreciated the Prime Speaking of media outlets the ground situation, and ed, or earlier? Does the go preparedness of our de India against China, Mr. in Assam as the founder of Minister’s decision to call for “spreading fake information the progress of talks. vernment not receive, on a fence forces to meet any Zhao said, “The right and the Ahom dynasty in the Special Correspondent a meeting of Opposition and cheap rhetoric”, he said Mr. Gowda also urged Op regular basis, satellite pic threat. We, in the Indian Na wrong is very clear and the early 13th century and is Bengaluru leaders to discuss the India it could end up endangering position leaders not to use tures of the borders of our tional Congress and the en responsibility entirely lies credited with unifying va Former Prime Minister H.D. China situation , urged that the lives of soldiers and di intemperate language. “This country,” she asked. tire Opposition, unitedly with the Indian side.” rious ethnic groups to form Deve Gowda, in a letter to the “nationalist rhetoric plomatic staff. “This is not is an hour for cooperation. “The question is, what stand by our defence forces IAF chief Air Chief Mar Bor Asom, which is much Prime Minister Narendra should be toned down” in or the time for a language of Domestic politics and na next? What is the way for and are prepared to make shal R.K.S. Bhadauria of presentday northeast. Modi, has argued for toning der to ensure that the matter provocation and revenge,” tional security interests can ward? The entire country any sacrifice to ensure they made a quiet visit to Leh A police complaint was down the “nationalist rhe did not escalate. he said, warning particularly not be equated. Having said would like an assurance that are battleready.” India and Srinagar in the last two filed against Mr. Chatterjee toric” and cautioned against Mr. Gowda also warned about social media. this, I do not mean we the status quo ante would should present “a picture of days to review the opera by one Bhaskarjyoti Gogoi calls for economic boycott in the government against en He suggested that a senior should not question the go be restored and China will unity and solidarity to the tional preparedness, a de on Thursday. the backdrop of Galwan Val couraging the “reactionary serving military officer and a vernment.” revert to the original posi entire world”, she said. fence source said. SC asks its Registry to explain Row over Now, China embraces Nepal Army Bangladesh in trade delay in listing Mallya’s petition chief’s visit Export tariff waived on most goods special correspondent He had appealed against a verdict of contempt NEW DELHI Kallol Bhattacherjee na’s State Council Tariff A day after the chief of the NEW DELHI Commission has issued a Legal Correspondent the past three years. It Nepalese Army visited the In a significant show of eco notification recently. Ban NEW DELHI sought the explanation in NepalIndia border near nomic diplomacy in South gladesh is among the Least In an unexpected twist in two weeks. Kalapani, a controversy Asia, China has announced Developed Countries (LDCs) the Vijay Mallya case, the Su has broken out with media tariff exemption for 97 per and that is why this decision preme Court court has asked Mallya’s stand reports suggesting that the cent of exports from Bangla was taken by China”, an its own Registry to explain a In his original arguments be Nepal Defence Minister desh. And diplomatic sourc nounced Mohammed Tou threeyear delay in listing fore the top court in 2017, pressured General Purna es of Bangladesh have de hidul Islam, Senior Informa the fugitive businessman’s Mr. Mallya told the Supreme Chandra Thapa to visit the scribed the Chinese move as tion Officer of the Ministry review petition against a ver Court that the $40 million region. a “major success” in Dhaka of Foreign Affairs. dict of contempt against was one of “thousands of Online news portal Ne- Beijing relationship Friday’s announcement him. transactions” he did and palmag has reported citing The Ministry of Foreign is expected to help Bangla The Supreme Court had Vijay Mallya could not be counted as an senior Nepal military Affairs of Bangladesh an desh cushion the economic on May 9, 2017 found the asset. He said he had no con sources that General Tha nounced on Friday that 97 impact of the pandemic and fugitive businessman guilty the bottom of the prolonged trol over that money now as pa was under pressure percent of items covering also emerge as a possible be of contempt for wilful dis delay in listing the case be he had already disbursed it from the leading figures of fisheries and leather pro neficiary alongside Vietnam obedience of its order to fore going into its merits. among his three adult chil Prime Minister K. P. Shar ducts would be exempted of and Chile of the U.S.China come clean about his assets, “Review petition was not dren, who are U.S. citizens. ma Oli’s government, who Chinese tariffs. trade war. Bangladesh im and not disclosing $40 mil listed before the court for Countering allegations wanted him to display Ne Beijing's decision came a ports around $ 15 billion in lion (₹600 crore) he received last three years. Before we made by a banking consorti pal’s territorial claims over month after Prime Minister Chinese goods but its China from British liquor major deal with the submission um led by the State Bank of the Kalapani region. Sheikh Hasina and Presi bound exports had been ve Diageo Plc following his re raised in the review petition, India, which had filed the “According to a highly dent Xi Jinping discussed ry low in comparison.. signation as chairman of Un we direct the Registry to ex contempt of court petition placed military source, it enhancing bilateral relation “Bangladesh already re ited Spirits Limited in Febru plain why the review peti against him, Mr. Mallya said was the pressure from De in the background of the ceives tariffexemption for ary 2016. tion was not listed before the he had already given a com puty PM and Defence Mi economic hardship trig 3,095 items under the Asia court concerned for last plete list of assets as of nister Ishwor Pokhrel that gered by the COVID19 pan Pacific Trade Agreement Prolonged delay three years,” the Bench said March 31, 2016. The court made Thapa visit Darchula demic. (APTA). As a result of the lat Taking up Mr. Mallya’s re in an order via circulation. had ordered Mr. Mallya to near the Indian areas,” the “As part of our economic est announcement, a total view petition in their cham The court also directed provide the banks with a list online publication said, ad diplomacy, Bangladesh had of 8,256 goods from Bangla bers on June 16, a Bench of the Registry to reveal the of his assets so that they ding “initially, the chief written to China to exempt desh will be exempted of Justices U.U. Lalit and Ashok names of the officials who could recover ₹9,200 crore was reluctant to go” owing our export items from ta Chinese tariffs,” Mr. Islam Bhushan said it would get to had dealt with the case file in due to them. to the IndiaChina tension. riffs. In response to this Chi said. 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DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF SC refuses to stay work on Central Vista SC adjourns hearing of NIA plea in Navlakha case ‘Can we restrain authorities from acting as per law?’ asks Justice A.M. Khanwilkar Case to be heard after court reopens Legal Correspondent The petitions have prima Rashtrapati Bhavan to India NEW DELHI rily challenged a notification Gate, and further to the Na Legal Correspondent The Supreme Court on Fri issued by the Ministry of tional Stadium, was a sym NEW DELHI day refused to stay the Housing and Urban Affairs bol of India’s historic past, The Supreme Court on Fri SC seeks response on Sharjeel Imam’s plea groundwork for the Central on March 20 authorising the nationhood and vibrant day adjourned the hearing NEW DELHI Vista project even as the Un change of land use. democracy. of an appeal filed by the Na The Supreme Court on Friday ion government said there On March 6, the top court “In the ‘redevelopment’ tional Investigation Agency gave Manipur, Assam and was no overreaching of the transferred the issue from of the Central Vista, the en (NIA) challenging a Delhi Arunachal Pradesh time to court process in the pursuit the Delhi High Court and or tire matter has been clothed High Court order question respond to a plea by activist of the ₹20,000crore redeve dered that “any steps taken in secrecy and opacity. More ing the “frantic hurry” with Sharjeel Imam challenging lopment plan of the nation’s by the authorities, in the sinister are the murky, du which civil rights campaign FIRs registered against him in power corridor clearances. meantime, will be subject to bious and suspicious events, er Gautam Navlakha was Gautam Navlakha five States under the Appearing before a Bench the outcome of the leading up to the present shifted out of the national Unlawful Activities led by Justice A.M. Khanwil Power corridor: A view of the Central Vista on a rainy evening proceedings”. day events. Foremost is the capital to Mumbai in con to prepare a response and (Prevention) Act. Mr. Imam, kar, advocate Shikhil Suri, in New Delhi. * R.V. MOORTHY malevolent and malicious nection with the Bhima Ko listed the case for hearing represented by senior for petitioner Rajiv Suri, said Land use change manner in which Central regaon case. after the court reopens post advocate Siddharth Dave, said the government was “churn wari and Sanjiv Khanna, reply to the allegations Mr. Mehta countered why Government decided in May The adjournment by a vacations on July 6. the FIRs were the products of ing out approvals” for the asked Mr. Suri. would be filed. The court the petitioner has a problem 2015 to withdraw India’s Bench led by Justice Arun The NIA, represented by a politically coloured ruse to project regardless of pen Senior advocate Sanjay asked the government to file as the project envisaged only nomination to attain a World Mishra was after Mr. Navlak Additional Solicitor General silence his right to dissent. dency of challenge in the top Hegde, appearing for anoth it by July 3. It posted the case Parliament construction . Heritage City tag for Delhi’s ha’s lawyer, advocate Sha Aman Lekhi, maintained court. er petitioner, said clearances for hearing after July 6, Mr. Suri argued that the Imperial Capital Cities from dan Farasat, submitted that that it had acted quickly in 245 stranded Indians return from Bangladesh “Can we restrain authori were being sought and ob when the court reopens post proposed change in land us UNESCO; a quest it had been he had still not got a copy of the background of the un ties from acting as per law?” tained continuously. vacations. The court is clos age of the Central Vista, the pursuing over the last de the agency’s appeal. certainty surrounding the GUWAHATI More than 275 stranded Justice Khanwilkar, flanked Solicitor General Tushar ing for a twoweek vacation historical boulevard of ap cade or so,” the petition stat The court asked the NIA lockdown and availability of Indians and Bangladeshi by Justices Dinesh Mahesh Mehta said a consolidated on June 19. proximately 3.5 km from ed. to provide him with a copy interState flights. nationals returned to their countries through border checkpoints in Assam and Tripura in two batches on Gains from coal mine auction uncertain Poet Varavara Rao seeks bail Thursday and Friday. A total of 245 of them were Indians and 32 Bangladeshis. Officials in southern Assam’s Production and compliance costs outweigh that of renewable power: expert Plea before a special court cites medical conditions Karimganj district said the Bangladeshi nationals had Jacob Koshy Standing Committee on En the cost of flyash processing Special correspondent ing his arguments on June been stranded since the New Delhi vironment Jairam Ramesh — managing the residue from Mumbai 26. lockdown on March 25. The benefits of the Coal Mi wrote to Environment Minis burning coal — it was not a Poet Varavara Rao, 81, an ac nistry’s proposal to auction ter Prakash Javadekar that certainty that companies cused in the Elgar Parishad Appeal by MPs 2 Khalistani operatives 41 coal mines are uncertain opening up coal blocks in would come flocking to mine case, sought interim bail on Fourteen MPs, most of them arrested; guns seized as energy production and dense forests would be a “tri coal. medical grounds before a from Tamil Nadu, wrote a CHANDIGARH environmental compliance ple disaster” as mining and “It’s a matter of changing special court on Friday. Mr. letter to Maharashtra Chief The Punjab police on Friday costs outweigh that of re transportation of coal would ownership. Areas with very Rao has been lodged at Talo Minister ashtra Uddhav claimed to have busted a newable power, said an exp involve a heavy environmen dense forest will not be ja jail since his arrest on Au Thackeray requesting urgent terror module, arresting two alleged Khalistani operatives ert associated with the Un tal cost; valuable forest cover opened up so easily and it gust 31, 2018. attention to poet Varavara preparing to carry out terror ion Environment Ministry. would be lost and public might be profitable for some Advocate R. Satyana Rao's health and transfer attacks. Director-General of On Thursday, Prime Mi health would suffer. companies to export if mar rayan, who represented Mr. Varavara Rao him from a jail to a hospital. Police Dinkar Gupta said that nister Narendra Modi said What lies ahead: Coal mines The technical expert asso ket conditions are right. But Rao, said his client had un Meanwhile, advocate Sha acting on a tip-off from the that coal would be brought have to comply with strict ciated with the Environment that’s not so easy now,” the derlying health conditions commended by the highpo rif Sharif sought the court’s public on Thursday night, a out “after decades of lock environmental norms. Ministry told The Hindu that expert said. such as piles, prostate enlar wered committee constitut permission to speak to pro team of the Amritsar Rural down” and private sector in while companies seeking India has committed to gement, coronary artery dis ed to come up with criteria fessor Shoma Sen (61), Police raided a spot near an volvement would help real would involve opening up blocks would have to comply ensuring that fossil fuels con ease, oedema, hyperten to release prisoners from another accused in the case, eatery on GT Road at Jandiala ise ₹33,000 crore of capital pristine forests to environ with existing environmental tribute no more than 60% of sion, acidity, and migraine. jails in the wake of the novel who is lodged at Byculla jail. and arrested Gurmeet Singh investment in the next five mental degradation. Former provisions and, given dimin its energy production by He said granting bail to el coronavirus pandemic. The two are among 11 and Vikram Singh. They also years. Analysts and environ environment minister and ishing demand for fossil fuel, 2030 as per the 2015 Paris derly inmates and those Special public prosecutor rights activists to have been seized two guns. mentalists have said that this Chairman, Parliament climate commitments and Agreement. with comorbidities was re Prakash Shetty will be mak jailed in the case. India attends Charge of favouritism in FATF group meet online listing reckless, says SC Lawyer cited Arnab Goswami case Special correspondent NEW DELHI Legal Correspondent Goswami being listed over Indian officials, including NEW DELHI night. Mr. Kansal accused representatives from enfor The Supreme Court on Fri the Registry of showing par cement agencies, on Fri day termed a lawyer’s alle tiality towards senior advo day attended the 32nd spe gation of favouritism against cates and big law firms. cial Eurasian Group on the Supreme Court Registry “Why make reckless alle Combating Money Laun in listing cases before virtual gations against the Regis dering and Financing of courts “reckless.” try?” Justice S. Abdul Na Terrorism (EAG) plenary Advocate Reepak Kansal, zeer, on the Bench, asked. meeting, under the aegis of who appeared in person be Justice Mishra orally re the Financial Action Task fore a virtual court Bench marked that it was “very Force. The meeting was led by Justice Arun Mishra, fashionable” to make allega held online. referred to the case of Repu tions. The court reserved The EAG is a regional bo blic TV editorinchief Arnab the petition for orders. dy comprising nine coun tries: India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus. It is an associate member of the FATF. The FATF’s virtual plen ary meet will be held on June 24.

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Maharashtra’s tally close Centre bats for contact tracing Lack of vigilance will prove to 1.25 lakh ‘Lockdown gave the government costly, SC warns Delhi govt. Special correspondent Pune breathing space’ Court orders Maharashtra’s surge in CO VID19 cases continued un Special Correspondent weekly hospital abated with the State re NEW DELHI visits by officials porting 3,827 new cases on Contact tracing continues to Friday, taking its total tally be a critical component to Krishnadas Rajagopal to 1,24,331. The total death contain the COVID19 epi NEW DELHI toll was pushed to 5,893 demic and ensure that the The Supreme Court on Fri with 142 new deaths. health infrastructure is not day cautioned the Arvind Of the total cases, 55,651 overwhelmed, said the Kejriwal government that are active. As many as 1,935 Health Ministry on Friday. lack of vigilance and turning On duty: Medics guiding patients outside the special patients were discharged It has advised State go a blind eye to shortcomings COVID19 ward at the LNJP Hospital in New Delhi. * FILE PHOTO today, taking the total num vernments to adapt the best in COVID19 management ber of recoveries till date to practices to suit the local con will lead to a point of dial action and improve vernment services and All 62,773, said State Health text and replicate them for noreturn. ment become dim.... ,” a India Institute of Medical Department authorities. better management of the The court said the Delhi Bench led by Justice Ashok Sciences. The court said State Surveillance Offic pandemic. government’s affidavits sug Bhushan told the Delhi go there should be continuous er Dr. Pradeep Awate said It said the lockdown pro gest “all is well.” This is des vernment. The court urged supervision of the hospitals that the State’s recovery vided breathing space for the pite the fact that videos have the Delhi government to be in Delhi. rate currently stood at government to ramp up test surfaced in the media about “more vigilant.” The Bench found the Del 50.49%. The State’s case fa ing facilities and the health Safe distance: Essential service workers waiting for a local train at Mumbai’s CSMT station on the deplorable conditions in hi governmentmanaged tality stands at 4.74%. infrastructure, which en Friday. * EMMANUAL YOGINI COVIDdedicated hospitals Surprise visits LNJP Hospital’s move to in With 1,264 new cases, sured improved recovery rate of the Delhi government. In a series of directions to re stall CCTV cameras a “wel Mumbai’s total case tally through timely detection and Health Ministry. practice for COVID19 man ‘Whole of Government’ ap They showed patients lying dress the surge in COVID19 come step” . The hospital has reached 64,139. Of clinical management of cas In the last 24 hours, agement, which it says in proach, with the involvement on the floor and bodies piled infection in the capital and was in the thick of a contro these, only 28,442 are ac es. 1,76,959 samples were tested. cludes comprehensive con of multisectoral agencies up. The court had taken suo to improve transparency in versy over its treatment of tive cases. As many as 114 of “Our rising case recovery The total number of samples tact tracing of positive cases and supported by technolo motu cognisance of the me hospitals, the court ordered patients and bodies. The the new deaths reported rate is the result of the timely, tested thus far was 64,26,627 and physical/phonebased gybased solutions and inter dia reports. weekly and surprise visits to court said the footage today were from Mumbai graded, preemptive ap according to the Indian survey that has covered more ventions. They effectively “When the government hospitals by officials of the should be made available to city, taking its total death proach of the government to Council of Medical Research than 1.5 crore households. trace and track each case, does not endeavour to know Union Ministry of Health the doctors’ teams and auth toll to 3,425. contain COVID19 and its im on Friday. “The two initiatives taken thereby successfully contain any shortcomings or lapses and teams of senior doctors orities. It directed hospitals Eight deaths from Au plementation by countless Meanwhile, the Ministry by the State Government are ing the spread of the epidem in its hospitals and patient constituted by the Ministry to get CCTVs installed in a rangabad district in Ma frontline workers,” said the has lauded Karnataka’s best developed as part of the ic,” the Ministry said. care, the chances of reme from Central and Delhi go week. rathwada took the district’s death count to 176. Deaths were also reported from Thane, VasaiVirar and Street vendors Raigad. SC refuses plea to ‘clarify’ who CBSE likely to decide on Pune district’s total tally, to start getting as per State Health depart loans by July ment figures, has reached should pay migrants’ train fare Board exams by Monday 14,704 with the district re porting a staggering surge ‘Our only concern Several options on pending papers after the ex Special Correspondent of more than 600 new cas amination schedule was sus NEW DELHI es today. The district’s is that the workers the table, says pended in midMarch. Both Street vendors are likely to death tally, as per State should not pay’ Ministry official Class X and Class XII stu start getting small loans Health officials, has surged dents in parts of northeast starting July under a spe to 610. legal correspondent Special Correspondent Delhi affected by violence in cial microcredit scheme The surge in new cases NEW DELHI NEW DELHI February have pending pap launched by the govern continued relentlessly in The Supreme Court on Fri The Central Board of Secon ers as well. Several States, in ment as part of the CO Thane, with the district re day refused a plea to “clari dary Education (CBSE) is cluding Maharashtra and VID19related economic porting a consecutive fy” that the Centre should likely to take a final call on its Some parents and students Delhi, have expressed reser relief package, the Union surge of more than 350 bear 85% of the train travel Long wait: Migrant workers waiting outside a railway station pending Board examina have sought cancellation of vations against conducting Housing and Urban Affairs new COVID19 cases to take costs of migrant workers and to board a train in Ahmedabad on Thursday. * REUTERS tions by Monday, following the examinations. the exams in July. Ministry said on Friday. the district’s total tally to not leave it to cashstrapped consultations with the Hu HRD Minister Ramesh The Ministry signed a 9,337. Navi Mumbai report States to foot the bill amid ing migrant workers’ travel, ordered that the departure man Resource Development postponement to Pokhriyal Nishank has been memorandum of under ed a similar surge of 135 the pandemic. submitted that “the Centre and destination States of the (HRD) Ministry, National September. holding regular consulta standing with the Small In new cases as its total case A threejudge Bench led should clarify that it will take worker’s journey should Testing Agency, University A section of parents and tions on the issue, as well as dustries Development tally reached 5,423. by Ashok Bhushan said, 85% of the costs”. pool the expenses. On June Grants Commission (UGC) students are demanding demands for postponement Bank of India to be the im “A total of 103 laborato “Our concern here was only The issue dates back to 9, the court ordered the and All India Council for cancellation of the examina or cancellation of the Na plementing agency for the ries — 60 government and that migrant workers should May 4, when it was an States to complete their Technical Education tions scheduled to be held in tional Eligibility cum En PM Street Vendors Atma 43 private — are currently not pay. Whether the Centre nounced that the Railways transportation within 15 (AICTE) on Thursday and July in light of the COVID19 trance Test (NEET) and JEE Nirbhar Nidhi scheme, said functional for testing sam pays or the States pay is not would subsidise 85% of the days. Friday. pandemic, and the Supreme (Joint Entrance Exam). If the the Ministry statement. Un ples. Till date, of a total the issue”, Justices Bhushan ticket fare of migrant work But on Friday, the court According to a Ministry Court has given the Board a examinations are cancelled der the scheme, vendors 7,35,674 laboratory sam and Justice M.R. Shah told ers. However, the very next realised that the transporta official, several options are deadline of June 23 to com or made optional, internal can apply for working cap ples, 1,24,331 (16.9%) have senior advocate Gopal San day, Solicitor General Tush tion of workers was far from on the table, including giv municate a final decision. assessment scores may be ital loans of up to ₹10,000 been tested positive with karanarayanan. Mr. Sanka ar Mehta refrained from complete, and asked the ing students a choice on considered, along with the to restart work after the around 16,000 samples ranarayanan, appearing for making any commitment in Centre and the States to en whether to write the exami Pending papers student’s performance in lockdown. The loans will across the State tested to National Law University the Court on behalf of the sure compliance and file nations or not, universal Class XII students across the the examinations already have to be repaid in a year day,” Dr. Awate said. alumni, who have been aid centre. On May 28, the court their reports in July. cancellation, and further country still have to write completed, said an official. in monthly installments. Puri Shankaracharya wants review of SC order on Rath Yatra Individual contributions to NDRF get

It can be held der cancelling Rath Yatra is immediately to modify its green light from Finance Ministry welcome in view of the pan June 18 order to allow the with a few demic. But it can be held conduct of Rath Yatra by im Priscilla Jebaraj lopment at a time when ma transferred entirely to the servitors, he says with just a few servitors. Peo posing strict curfew in Puri NEW DELHI ny have expressed concerns NDRF. ple can watch Lord Jagan and ensure absolute non The Finance Ministry has gi about donations sent to the The NDRF was set up in Staff Reporter nath on chariot through live congregation of crowd,” said ven approval to a proposal PM CARES Fund or the accordance with Section 46 BHUBANESWAR telecast,” said Puri Janardan Pattajoshi Mohapa to allow individuals and in Prime Minister’s National of the Disaster Management Puri Shankaracharya Swami Shankaracharya. tra of Chhattisa Nijoga. stitutions to contribute di Relief Fund, as both claim Act, 2005. It is meant to Nischalananda Saraswati Chattisa Nijog, the apex Earlier, the managing rectly to the National Disas they are not public authori “meet the expenses for and several traditional body of priests of the Shree committee of Shree Jagan ter Relief Fund (NDRF). In an ties subject to questions un emergency response, relief priests of Shree Jagannath Long tradition: This will be the ﬁrst time in 285 years that the Jagannath Temple, urged the nath Temple Administration oﬃce memo issued on Fri der the Right to Information and rehabilitation” for any

Temple, Puri, said on Friday Rath Yatra will not be held. * FILE PHOTO State government to take the had agreed with the Su day, the Expenditure De Act. On Wednesday, the Su disaster situation. Although that the decision to not hold view of legal experts, prepa preme Court and the State partment said it had no ob preme Court sought a res Section 46 includes a clause this year’s Rath Yatra should Yatra and the State Cabinet manded that the centuries ratory to approaching the Cabinet. jection to the proposal made ponse from the Centre to a for grants made by any per be reviewed. decided to abide by the long tradition should not be Supreme Court again. This will be the first time by the Union Home Secre plea that contributions son or institution, provisions A day after the Supreme court’s order, political lead disrupted. “It is prayed that you ap in the last 285 years that the tary on May 4. made to the PM CARES Fund for such donations had not Court stayed this year’s Rath ers and devotees have de “The Supreme Court or proach the Supreme Court Rath Yatra will not be held. This is a significant deve to fight COVID19 should be been made.

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what kept you from becoming purely a performer? What I do at the NCPA is...a very creative engagement starting with curation. It is not necessary to leave A gamechanger for one profile for the other. My groom ing as a practitioner of classical in strumental music and training in musicology has been extremely helpful in my work as a curator. In fact, I feel that had I remained a performer, I would have restricted live music myself to the circle of art music on This Sunday, as we celebrate World Music ly, and missed out on the expe Instapick rience of curating meaningful pro Day, Dr. Suvarnalata Rao, a senior musician- ductions aimed at preserving and Annular solar eclipse: We may not have much promoting myriad music traditions entertainment at the moment, but the celestial bodies are musicologist, tells us how music has changed that exist in India. putting on a show to make up for it this weekend. A rare post the global pandemic solar eclipse — occurring when a new moon is at its farthest How are you at the NCPA point from Earth — will take place on Sunday, and be visible making classical music more in parts of Africa, Pakistan, India and China. Be prepared to Madhur Tankha home. Besides having had to post accessible for everyone? see these "ring of fire" images all over your timeline. pone all events that were lined up Besides organizing concerts of clas “It is said that medicines cure but until September this year, people sical music by upcoming as well as music heals. In these difficult times, doing research work are also not stalwarts, we also hold insightful when so many of us are prone to able to access archival recordings at workshops on different aspects of maladies like depression, anxiety, the NCPA. music making by experts who pro and insecurity, listening to soothing In the absence of physical con vide insights in to this difficult art music can help us stay calm and certs, there is no other way but to form for the benefit of young practi cope,” says Dr. Suvarnalata Rao, access music online. In the next six tioners. We also present specially Head – Programming (Indian Mus months, Dr. Rao plans to have pro curated guided listening sessions ic), at National Centre for Perform fessional recordings made of the based on the invaluable recordings

ing Arts (NCPA). Every year, Dr. Rao concerts and use online platforms Bracing for the challenge Dr. Suvarnalata Rao * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT of the great masters, that we have in curates events and festivals, rang to get them to audiences. “We are our archives. ing from classical to contemporary hopeful that artistes are allowed to we receive and interact with tion has shifted to digital platforms. music. travel to our venues. Otherwise we music changed over the past Now any artiste can directly upload What are your plans on World However, things postCOVID19 will request artistes to perform three months? music and anyone can access this. Music Day? are a tad tough. Artistes are frus from their respective places and Over the past three months, the Even listeners are informed digital To celebrate the World Music day in Talking point trated because of the financial loss host the performance on online world has changed in the most un ly. In such a scenario, there is little the most appropriate way, we will from the lack of opportunities to platforms. This option is technolog believable way. There has been a control over the quality of the pro be presenting Sufiana songs by International Day of Yoga: Every year, since its inception in perform freely. “We must accept ically more challenging in case of major shift in the way we produce duct. While this mode may seem Javed Ali on our online platform 2015, June 21 has seen mass gatherings practising yoga together. This time around, the theme, quite aptly, is ‘Yoga at the hard fact that while we definite multiple artistes,” says Dr. Rao, a and receive music, in the sense that very convenient to the listeners, NCPA@home (on YouTube; register home with family’. Numerous virtual events have been ly wish to return to our 'real' world Ph.D. in music. there is only one way to reach the they need to be more watchful of on In.bookmyshow.com). With this planned, including a video blogging contest of live events, the virtual world of Excerpts from an interview: audiences now, which is online what they are served. presentation, we hope to spread (yoga.ayush.gov.in). Ira Yoga Wellness is organising daylong online digital presentations is here communication. All aspects of con the message of peace, love and live sessions, from 7 am to 7 pm (yogathon.com). Or join the to stay,” she says, adding that musi As we celebrate World Music cert organization— production, Having trained as a sitar player hope, especially in these difficult 10 million Suryanamaskar challenge on the Cure.fit app. cians are forced to work from Day, in what way has the way presentation, marketing and recep in the Hindustani tradition, times.

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malls, the museum or the zoo with them — “Papa, we should take all the sanitiser in the The threeyearold has finally figured out how anything that would distract them from world and put it in volcanoes. The volcano to write ‘2’, and I feel she may be precisely my Sign up breaking furniture at home. Now I’m here explodes and Covid19 is gone.” daughter. seven days a week. And I’m really enjoying I’m glad my kids are only five and three. We also play a lot. My wife is a genius at their company, even when they inadvertently Because I should not homeschool anyone — I inventing activities. The dining table is with dad insult me. Like the time my son saw hair on failed every subject in school, including art. transformed into a plane, and the kids are Virtual events to spend Father’s ‘Ask me my arm and asked, “Papa, what is this?” I Every day, for an hour, my son and I do an taking a trip to China (only OK to do that in Day with your main man said, “Beta, that’s hair.” He said, “Oh, it fell ‘assignment’: we spent all of last week finding imagination right now). Or they’re building from your head?” Or when he suggested, the total of every number from 1 to 100. The homes like the three pigs. Or converting answer is 5050. The joy on his face when we cardboard into rockets. Or potting plants to finished would outdo the face of be like the protagonist in Jack and the scientists at CERN if they Beanstalk. Versus my games that include demystified dark matter. throw ball, catch ball, hide ball and the show stealer, throw two balls, catch two balls, hide two balls (that sounds perverted). My favourite quote by a famous yogi has Cocktail Workshop 10 Qs’ * Make dad put his bar tools to use and gift DEEPAK HARICHANDAN been this: “The lockdown is a series of good him a spot for Hunger Inc’s online days and bad hours.” That yogi was me, and I workshop. Join cofounder and cocktail believe in myself. There are people suffering How this dad has survived enthusiast Yash Bhanage as he takes you terribly across the world, and I cannot find through the essentials for a home bar, lockdown and changed reason to complain with all my privileges. tools and techniques of bartending, how his parenting game My kids have made this lockdown fun — to make bitters at home, and how to stir barring the rare times it has been and shake a cocktail. On June 20 at 6 pm. overwhelming. Like when for At ₹1,500 per person on insider.in Mothers’ Day, we sneakily made a nice card for my wife. Mainly, I Sorabh Pant made the card and my kids stuck glue on their hands and painted Some performers don’t like doing corporate random robots. But we events, saying, “I am a true artist — I shall not pretended it was their conform to your prototype of my artistry, handiwork. I’m pretty sure etc.” Good for them. I have no such qualms. that tomorrow, they will scam Before the lockdown, I would perform any me the same way. Run & Ride 2020 event. You could call me to do an outdoor One of my favourite things If both of you bond over fitness, sign up show in 48˚C heat in Agra for a group of arms was the start of a bedtime for this virtual challenge. Pick your dealers that sell guns to Colombian farmers game called, “Ask me 10 running or cycling distance goal and break and I will be there, as long as the full Questions”, where I attempt to your personal bests together, even if the payment has been received. Because I reward my son’s curiosity and pandemic is keeping you apart. Record have kids. remind myself of how your progress on activity trackers and achieve your target. Register on Each corporate show pays the interesting things are. The eventjini.com at ₹200 per person. yearly school fees for one of my questions include: two kids. I also loved these shows “Snails are small, how do they because I could take care of them carry that shell?” while being in a fivestar hotel “Do we die only when we turn away from them. Best of both 100?” worlds. Now I still do corporate “How do paper planes fly?” shows, but they’re online. Last And my favourite question, “Why week, I did two Zoom shows in are we here?” three hours and spent the next I still don’t know the answer to the Craft workshop two hours homeschooling my last one, but currently, the lockdown is Pip & Squeak’s special event will guide kids. The work never ends. And reminding me that ‘here’ is not that children aged four to nine on how to now I can’t even pretend I’m out of bad. make a unique card for their father using network range. basic materials available at home. They Surprisingly, it is not so bad. If you’d like to hire me for a corporate event to will use songs and stories and games to Earlier, I’d be home three days a week and finance groceries for my kids, email make the session interactive. At ₹400, on spend a tonne of time running around parks, pantonfirecomedy @gmail.com June 20 at 12 pm, on in.bookmyshow.com CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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run, 1,000 sq ft, 50cover restau DIY kits to butler services — as fivestar rant, revenue can be estimated as ₹35₹40 lakh per month. A good hotels and highend restaurants get into delivery brand in just one location, food delivery, they must navigate on the other hand, can expect to do only about ₹8₹10 lakh — which questions of quality, pricing, and profits can perhaps be pushed by another ₹2₹3 lakh, even though the market is already getting cluttered and I am treating these F INE DINING: competitive. two [dine in and dine “Brands have become impor tant. Yet even wellloved restau out] as completely rants have been able to do just one separate businesses third of the business that they did Ritu Dalmia, Diva Casa surviving premium space is indisputable. In from dine out,” says Saransh Goila fact, both Swiggy and Zomato are of Mumbai’s Goila Butter Chicken, working on fleshing out their pre who says that the business works mium segments. “Restaurants that on scale and only when you have were earlier focussed on dinein multiple outlets. Anoothi Vishal are now working to build similar A single restaurant operating at delivery experiences for their cus 30%40% of its earlier capacity in a Indian Accent London, the poster tomers. We believe such offerings sociallyisolated world will find it boy for Indian dining international takeout will help us render premium food tough to make up for revenue loss ly, has shut permanently, even as I experiences,” said a spokesperson even if it adds deliveries to its mo write this — a victim of postCovid at Zomato, that has tied up with ho del. Onethird of the business can restaurant economics. As other tel chains like Hilton, Marriott and come from the latter, one third restaurants reopen around the Hyatt. Swiggy, meanwhile, has a from restaurant operations, but world, they too are struggling. Old nationwide tieup with ITC there is still a substantial chunk business calculations have fallen restaurants. missing. Given that even excep apart and, as lifestyles get rede But the big question is how feas tional restaurants earlier brought fined, there is a hunt for new ways ible is it for restaurants to get into in just about 10%15% profits, deliv of earning revenue. NCR. The game is being upped the delivery business? Can they ev eries cannot make the red black. In our altered world, diningin further by fivestar hotels who er look at making the kind of reve There is also the question of has turned fashionable overnight. want to bring in “experience”. Ho nues they once did from dine out, price. While a brand can command In Singapore, the Michelin Guide tels that were initially testing the pressing their staff and kitchens to a premium from its loyal customers, lists more than 25 starred establish waters by offering coffee shop or li a newer dynamic? “I am treating repeat customers are generally esti ments now offering delivery, in mited menus are now looking at these two as completely separate mated at just about 30%40%. The cluding Odette, Asia’s reigning best deliveries as a longterm business businesses,” says chef and restau rest are influenced by factors such — with a new ‘athome’ menu that and thinking up ways to augment rateur Ritu Dalmia, who has no as competitive pricing and easy ac comes in boxes described as collec the diningin experience to be at plans to open her restaurants till cess. Something that restaurateur tible, and commanding prices to par with what restaurant dining air conditioning, alcohol and ex Gauri Devidayal of The Table and the tune of $98 for classics such as used to be. “If the customer cannot tended hours of operating are per (home deliveryonly brand) Iktara Kampot Pepper Pigeon (for one) come to the restaurant, the restau mitted. But she has launched Diva agrees on. “In the early days of lock and $248 for Duck Apicus (for rant must go to the customer,” de Delivering change Casa — DIY kits with a limited menu down, when fewer delivery options four). clares Anil Chadha, COO, ITC Ho — for which the cooking and deliv were available, I thought of ordering In India, too, food delivery is tels, which is set to launch gourmet The postCovid world is seeing the emergence of a more ery is being done from her base pizza from a five star, but then de seeing a move away from an em deliveries from its super brands equal relationship between restaurants and aggregator apps, kitchen in Delhi. cided that ₹2,000 for a pizza was phasis on price to quality and Bukhara, Dumpukht, Ottimo and as both seek to play on quality rather than deep Dalmia lists many reasons why just not worth it,” she says. brand. Before Covid19, an average others across cities. “We will be Anil Chadha, COO, ITC Hotels * discounting. delivery is not as lucrative as res In many ways, the delivery busi order value (AOV) may have been competing not on price, but on the In the past, commissions charged were as high as 20%25% taurateurs may be assuming. “My ness is an equaliser. Hotelier Tan ₹300. However now, with the entry experience. Our food is well — prompted by a market led by cheaper pricing. Now, a daily sanitisation cost is ₹7,000, veer Kwatra of Andaaz hotel points of top restaurants into the delivery known, but we are also looking at higher AOV means that even if there are fewer people then there is the delivery — we are out how many hotels started off business, the attention is on premi things like mood lighting, butler eating in, it is a financially healthier situation. Aggregators sending our own staff in cars with with highpriced menus and soon um. “Consumer preference [cogni service, chefs on call [when it be that were setting up their own anonymous and cheap full PPE gear. If we pay 20% com realised there were few takers after sant of hygiene and safety] has comes safer], and wine recommen cloud kitchens have shut these. In fact, the cost of missions to aggregator apps, we the initial period. To get more peo changed from deep discounting dations to up the dining at home setting up cloud kitchens with proper hygiene is will be in losses,” she says. ple, prices need to be competitive, and anonymous cloud kitchens to experience,” he says. What seems much higher, leading to a (necessary) change in Despite Diva Casa doing well, it he says, something he did with the quality. Brands that were extreme to have bolstered hopes is a recent business dynamics. is just about breaking even. “I am Annamaya menu. ly low AOV are now finding it diffi lyconcluded, fourday biryani fes More aggregator apps are also on the anvil, making no money. All I am getting Ultimately, the balance eve including one by NRAI, which will apparently cult to stay relevant, and even ag tival across outlets, where, accord is keeping the brand Diva alive and ryone is seeking is how to give that not charge commissions but just a gregators like Zomato and Swiggy ing to some accounts, 900 biryanis the system oiled till we can figure ‘experience’ at home while re maintenance fee. Some like the new BroEat! have shifted their focus from deals costing upwards of ₹1,700 were in Mumbai are charging minimal commissions. out better ways of augmenting bu maining competitive, qualitycon and discounts to hygiene, family sold. Apps seem more open to negotiating, too, siness,” she adds. scious, and trustworthy. combos and health foods,” says with some recent tieups with hotels coming Anoothi Vishal is the author of Ishita Sudha Yashvi, cofounder of Banking on quality at substantially lower rates. Higher prices of Shift from red to black the book, Business on a Platter: Cross Border Kitchens, which runs That Covid19 has accelerated the delivered meals ultimately is a winwin for Restaurant economics work diffe What Makes Restaurants Sizzle or seven delivery brands across the delivery business’ shift to a more restaurants, apps, and even customers. rently from deliveries. For a well Fizzle Out.

FILM REVIEW Kadakh Director: Rajat Kapoor Cast: Ranvir Shorey, An edgy and fun romp Chandrachoor Rai, Mansi Multani, Shruti Seth, Nupur Asthana, Sagar Deshmukh, Rajat Kapoor, Tara Sharma through darkness Saluja, Cyrus Sahukar, Kalki Koechlin, Palomi Ghosh, Manoj Pahwa, Yamini Das Despite the locational containment, there is a fluidity in the Storyline: A stranger walks interpersonal interactions amongst Kadakh’s actors, as we into Sunil’s house just before the Diwali party move from revelry to skirmishes to drunken brawls everything goes upside down Namrata Joshi for other reasons — to keep home. Earlier, at the start the “germs” away and for of the film, we find a stran A Diwali party is on in Sunil their “highly evolved sense ger Raghav (Chandrachoor tunes can change in a mat (Ranvir Shorey)’s home of smell” and a nose that — Rai) walking into the house ter of minutes. As does the when an aunt (Yamini Das) just like a dog’s — sniffs out just as things are being ar moral compass of most pe and uncle (Manoj Pahwa) the malodorous. ranged for the party. It’s Something fishy Ranvir Shorey in a scene from the film Kadakh * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ople. In the game of life, walk in unannounced with There’s lots that’s fetid in Raghav’s entry that throws nothing is quite sacrosanct pollution masks on their Sunil’s home and in the things uncontrollably up movement, much of it drunken brawls. All the ac take with each other. slightly eerie on to the to and everything comes in faces. Given the situation party. The food served to side down. emerging from the indivi tors are in uniformly great The twists and turns in tally edgy. From a Hitch various shades of the the world is in, at this mo the guests, for instance, Even though it’s about a dual energies of the cha form (a special shoutout for the tonality of the film are cockian thriller like Rope to amoral. ment in time, I found my has rotted. A French min huge set of friends assem racters and the interac Nupur Asthana as single just as much of delicious some mad friendly fun to a Kadakh was dropped self chuckling away at the dreader Francoise Marie bled for merriment, there’s tions of the actors playing mom Paro) in their camara fun. In the very first inte dark exploration of be from the line-up of the Jio eerie and unintended im (Kalki Koechlin) can sense a sense of locational con those roles. There is a fluid derie, arguments, and even raction itself, between Su trayal and guilt to the MAMI Mumbai Film Festiv- mediacy of it. Though, of something uneasy in her tainment in Kadakh. Ho ity in the interpersonal as while fighting. It’s a cast of nil and Raghav, you find downright macabre — Ka- al in 2018 in the light of course, they are wearing very first visit Sunil and wever, director Rajat Ka we move from the revelry actors at ease and wonder things going from the soft dakh, is quite like life. The #MeToo accusations, and is them (incorrectly at times) Malti (Mansi Multani)’s poor maintains a sense of to the skirmishes to the fully in sync in the give and and the courteous to the film demonstrates how for now streaming on Sony Liv

THE GUARDIAN QUICK CROSSWORD13362 To play The Guardian FOOD SPOT from the peas) that I quite enjoyed. I Quick Crossword, The Hindu Cryptic had the keema with homecooked ro crossword, Sudoku & tis, freshly sliced onions and tomatoes other puzzles online, The taste of scan the QR code. on the side. We also asked for Amritsari ajwaini 2 Intolerance (7) machi pakora – a 300g pack of sliced 3 Naval force (5) boneless basa, in a batter of mildly words 4 Suffering (8) spiced besan flour and ajwain (carom 5 Taking the same line seeds). This was meant to have been of argument further Ghee and roast deep fried, but we shallow fried it. I (2,9) am not a great fan of basa, though 6 Winner’s ceremonial conjure up images Fresh to Home usually stocks the In circuit of the track Rahul Verma of crispness, dian river basa (and not the Mekong (3,2,6) one). This one didn’t appeal to me 10 Practitioner (8) Two little words give me great joy. And warmth, and much. The besan coating was a bit too 12 Quarrel (4,3) those are ghee and roast, put together. comfort thick, and I think it also lost some of its 15 Bathroom facility (5) My favourite dish at Saravana Bhavan – taste because we didn’t fry it the way it 17 Speechless (4) those carefree days when one could sit should be done. there and have a happy meal – was a put it in a kadhai, add a tiny bit of oil The rates are reasonable, but a bit ghee roast dosa. It was crispy, and had and let it simmer for 10 minutes or so erratic. I paid ₹279 for the 500g pack The solution will a delicious fragrance of ghee. And it in 100 ml of water. We stirred it now of the Tangy Chicken Ghee Roast, appear on was the thought of this aroma that and then, sprinkling some water when Sumptuous dish Gambas Con Tomates though the site says it costs ₹245. Like June 25, 2020. drew my eyes to a dish called that had needed. And out came a delicious dish Secos Y Aceituna * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT wise, the 400g mutton keema pack is 6 Solution No. 13361 the words ghee roast chicken on the tangy and fiery red (thanks to the priced at ₹700, but my bill shows that I menu of Fresh to Home (Freshto Byadgi chillies that it had been mari paid ₹444. ■ Across (7) home.com), a food delivery platform. nated with). The dish, says the app, is with sundried tomatoes, garlic, par Also on the menu are Coconut 5 Wish someone harm 16 Taking place every We started ordering uncooked fish popular in the MangaloreKundapur sley, chilli flakes, sliced pitted olives Chicken Curry, Butter Chicken, Chick (4,3,4) other year (8) and shrimps from Fresh to Home a region of Karnataka. And it’s certainly and salt. Following the instructions gi en Cafreal, Lahsuni Malai Prawns, Ho 7 Apparatus used by 17 Display one’s couple of years ago. Then, some popular in our house. ven on the site, we let this cook in 50 ney Mustard Chicken Wings, Tandoori women gymnasts (4) buttocks publicly weeks ago, I saw that they had added We tried out some of the other mar ml of water, until the shrimp was Chicken Legs, and something called 8 Exceeds in height (8) (slang) (4) marinated, readytocook items on inated dishes, and came to the conclu done. The dish was delightful, the Granny’s Masala Fried Chicken. 9 In one’s real nature — 18 Reply that has no their menu. And there was a dish there sion that a prawn dish that we ordered sweetness of the shrimp complement I am going to try out Granny’s Masa a threat (anag) (2,5) relevance to what was called Tangy Chicken Ghee Roast! I or Gambas Con Tomates Secos Y Acei ing the tanginess of the sundried la Fried Chicken. The word granny so 11 Muscular (5) said before (3,8) dered it, and despite being not a great tuna – deserved the crown, though the tomatoes. mehow adds to the taste of food. Quite 13 Breaks under tension ■ Down fan of chicken, I loved it. runnersup were not bad either. This Another dish that worked well was like ghee roast! (5) 1 Conceal in the hand It came wrapped in the flavours of was a dish of fresh shrimps in a gar Mutton Mince Dry Fry. It had a tomato 14 Imposing residence (4) ghee and all that we had to do was to licky marinade, cooked in olive oil, base and a mildly sweet taste (perhaps The writer is a seasoned food critic

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Trump warns of decoupling from China COVID19 was present in Italy

President contradicts U.S. oﬃcial, who said Beijing was living up to the terms of their trade deal in Dec. 2019, suggests study

Agence France-Presse Washington mies are inextricably linked Research was done on sewage samples from two cities — despite Mr. Trump’s ag President Donald Trump gressive campaign to push Reuters that COVID19 may have warned on Thursday the U.S. American firms to relocate London been circulating before Chi had the option to separate production to the U.S. — Scientists in Italy have found na reported the first cases from China’s deeply intert caused some angst in Repu traces of the new coronavi on Dec. 31. “That COVID19 wined economy, despite the blican circles. rus in wastewater collected could have been circulating powers’ pledges to move for On Friday, Chinese Fo from Milan and Turin in De in Italy is possible,” said ward on a trade deal. reign Ministry spokesman cember 2019 — suggesting Rowland Kao, a veterinary Tensions have been Zhao Lijian told a regular COVID19 was already circu epidemiology and data mounting between Beijing press briefing that “trying to lating in northern Italy be science professor at Scot and Washington on a num artificially cut global indus fore China reported the first land's Edinburgh University. ber of fronts including trade, trial and supply chains, and cases. The Italian National A study in May by French although the two sides using political power to Institute of Health looked at scientists found that a man signed a “phase one” deal change the laws of the eco 40 sewage samples collected was infected with COVID19 earlier this year to bring a nomy, is neither realistic nor from wastewater treatment as early as Dec. 27, nearly a truce to a bruising trade war. wise”. “This cannot solve the plants in northern Italy bet month before France con The U.S. “certainly does U.S.’s problems and will only ween October 2019 and Fe A man walking on a street in firmed its first cases. Mr. La maintain a policy option, un cause ordinary Americans bruary 2020. An analysis re Milan in May. * REUETRS Rosa said the presence of the der various conditions, of a more harm,” he added. leased late on Thursday said virus in the Italian waste complete decoupling from Secretary of State Mike samples taken in Milan and by scientific teams in the samples did not “automati China. Thank you!” Mr. Pompeo said a senior Chi Turin on Dec. 18 showed the Netherlands, France, Aus cally imply that the main Trump tweeted. nese official also confirmed presence of the SARSCov2 tralia and elsewhere have transmission chains that led to him Beijing’s commitment virus. found signs that the virus to the development of the Trade talks to phase one, which includes that causes COVID19 can be epidemic in our country The U.S. President wrote that China stepping up purchases Our leader: A supporter waving a flag outside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the The beginning detected in sewage, and ma originated from these very he was responding to com of U.S. products. U.S. President is scheduled to hold a political rally on Saturday.* AFP “This research may help us ny countries are beginning first cases”. ments by his Trade Repre Mr. Pompeo met Wednes understand the beginning of to use wastewater sampling Samples positive for trac sentative Robert Lighthizer, day in Hawaii with Yang Jie virus circulation in Italy,” to track the spread of the es of the virus that causes who has been at the fore chi, a veteran maker of Chi U.S. officials pressing spy agencies to said Giuseppina La Rosa, an disease. COVID19 were also found in front of trade negotiations nese foreign policy, in expert in environmental Scientists said the detec sewage from Bologna, Milan with Beijing. Hawaii to discuss soaring wastewater at the Italian Na tion of traces of the virus be and Turin in January and Fe Mr. Lighthizer told a con tensions. hunt for evidence on Wuhan lab links tional Institute of Health fore the end of 2019 was con bruary 2020. Samples taken gressional committee this who coled the research. sistent with evidence in October and November week that China so far has Pompeo’s warning Mark Mazzetti weapon in an intensifying tracking weapons of mass Small studies conducted emerging in other countries 2019 tested negative. been living up to the terms of Mr. Pompeo on Friday Julian E. Barnes battle with China over a destruction, expressed Washington a “phase one” agreement warned Europeans that they disease that has infected frustration during one that eased the dispute, but are abandoning democracy Senior Trump more than 3 million people videoconference in January that decoupling the two eco if they embrace China, in a administration officials have across the globe. that the CIA was unable to China publishes virus genome data nomic giants was now scathing denunciation of pushed U.S. spy agencies to Secretary of State Mike get behind any theory of the impossible. Beijing two days after he hunt for evidence to support Pompeo has taken the lead outbreak’s origin. CIA Reuters break, the WHO said on Sun Data Center website re Beijing “That was a policy option held talks on transPacific an unsubstantiated theory in pushing U.S. intelligence analysts responded that they day it had been informed by vealed the Beijing genome years ago, but I don’t think friction. that a government agencies for more simply did not have the China has released genome the Chinese of ongoing in data was based on three it’s a policy or reasonable In his speech, Mr. Pompeo laboratory in Wuhan, China, information, according to evidence. sequencing data for the co vestigations into the source samples — two human and policy option at this point,” indicated that his meeting was the origin of the current and former officials. In a statement released ronavirus responsible for a of the cluster and the extent one environmental — col Mr. Lighthizer said. with Mr. Yang did little to COVID19 outbreak, Matthew Pottinger, the earlier Thursday, the Office recent outbreak in Beijing, of the infections. lected on June 11. “According Mr. Lighthizer described change his hawkish views on according to current and deputy national security of the Director of National with officials saying on Fri to preliminary genomic and himself as a hardliner on Chi China, which he called a former U.S. officials. The adviser who reported on Intelligence said that the day it identified a European ‘Origins in Europe’ epidemiological study re na policy, and outlined the “rogue actor” on the world effort comes as President SARS outbreaks as a intelligence community “will strain. China, which had The genome sequencing was sults, the virus is from Eu Trump administration's stage. He renewed calls on Donald Trump escalates a journalist in China, pressed continue to rigorously been under pressure to published late on Thursday, rope, but it is different from plans to “reset” the World Europeans to shun Chinese public campaign to blame intelligence agencies in examine emerging make the data public sooner and had also been shared the virus currently spread Trade Organization, largely telecom giant Huawei, which China. Some intelligence January to gather information and intelligence rather than later as CO with the WHO and the Glo ing in Europe,” CDC official so that it can better rein in he called the arm of the com analysts are concerned that information that might to determine whether the VID19 cases mount in the bal Influenza Data Initiative Zhang Yong was cited as say Beijing’s policies, which he munist “surveillance state,” the pressure from support any origin theory outbreak began through country’s capital, said it had (GISAID), said the Chinese ing in an article published by says run afoul of free trade and said Beijing was “fla administration officials will linked to a lab. contact with infected also submitted the data to Center for Disease Control the Central Commission for rules. grantly attacking sovereign distort assessments about And Anthony Ruggiero, animals or if it was the result the World Health Organiza and Prevention (CDC). Discipline Inspection . “It’s But his admission that the ty” through its port invest the virus and that they could the head of the National of an accident at a tion (WHO). Details published on Chi older than the virus current world’s two largest econo ments in Greece and Spain. be used as a political Security Council’s bureau laboratory in Wuhan.” In the latest Beijing out na’s National Microbiology ly spreading in Europe.” IAEA passes critical China charges 2 Canadians with espionage Committed to February resolution against Iran Their arrests in 2018 had followed the detention of Huawei executive by Canada deal, says Taliban It seeks access to two sites in the country Reuters dian Embassy in Beijing did ‘No terror threat from our country’ Beijing not immediately respond to Agence France-Presse blocking access to the sites Chinese prosecutors said on a request for comment. Agence France-Presse Vienna for months. Friday they have charged The ruling Communist Kabul The board of governors at The resolution was car two detained Canadians for Party’s Central Political and The Taliban on Friday the UN’s nuclear watchdog ried by 25 votes in favour suspected espionage, indict Legal Affairs Commission played down concerns that passed a resolution critical versus two against, with se ments that could result in life said last year that Mr. Kovrig Afghanistan could be used of Iran on Friday, the first of ven abstentions. Russia and imprisonment, in a case that is accused of “stealing and as a launching ground for fu its kind since 2012, as ten China, both of which had has driven a diplomatic spying on sensitive Chinese ture attacks on the West, af sion mounts over Tehran’s spoken out against the pros wedge between Ottawa and information and intelli ter the U.S. said it had so far nuclear programme. pect of a resolution earlier Beijing. gence.” It said Mr. Spavor upheld its pledge to reduce The resolution was put this week, voted against. Former diplomat Michael provided Mr. Kovrig with its military presence. forward by European states Iran’s Ambassador to the Kovrig and businessman Mi intelligence. The top U.S. commander Taliban prisoners being and urges Tehran to provide UN in Vienna Kazem Gharib chael Spavor were arrested Mr. Kovrig works for the for the region said it cut the released in Afghanistan inspectors from the Interna Abadi’ told Friday’s meeting in late 2018 on state security For their freedom: People seeking the release of Michael International Crisis Group, a number of troops to around in May. * AFP tional Atomic Energy Agen that the resolution will not charges, soon after Canadian Spavor and Michael Kovrig in Vancouver last year. * REUTERS nongovernmental organisa 8,600 in line with a deal cy (IAEA) with access to two “encourage Iran to grant ac authorities arrested Huawei tion that focuses on conflict agreed with the insurgents said it was committed to the sites in Iran to clarify wheth cess to the Agency based on Technologies Co’s chief fi da that it could face conse ples Republic of China,” resolution. Mr. Spavor, 44, is in February, but warned February deal, “especially er undeclared nuclear activ fabricated and unfounded nancial officer, Meng Wanz quences for aiding the which pertains to espionage a businessman with deep that conditions must be met the U.S. and the West’s con ity took place there in the allegations”. hou, in Vancouver on a U.S. United States in her case. and state secrets. Under that ties to North Korea. for a full withdrawal by next cern about a threat to them early 2000s. Even though the sites in warrant. While China main article, a conviction can car Last month, Huawei’s Ms. year. General Kenneth from Afghanistan”. “Our It “calls on Iran to fully question are not thought to tains the detentions are not ‘Stealing state secrets’ ry a sentence of from 10 Meng, the daughter of the McKenzie, the head of U.S. country will not be used cooperate with the Agency be directly relevant to Iran’s linked to Ms. Meng, former Foreign Ministry spokesman years to life imprisonment founder of the telecoms Central Command, said against anyone...,” said Tali and satisfy the Agency’s re current nuclear pro diplomats and experts have Zhao Lijian told a regular “when circumstances are giant, lost a legal bid to avoid “conditions would have to ban spokesman Zabihullah quests without any further gramme, the agency says it said they are being used to briefing on Friday that the particularly serious”. The extradition to the United be met that satisfy us — that Mujahid. delay, including by provid needs to know if activities pressure Canada. indictments were “of partic charges mean a formal trial States to face bank fraud attacks against our home The February deal calls ing prompt access to the lo going back almost two de China has repeatedly ularly serious circumstances can begin. charges, dashing hopes for land are not going to be gen for all U.S. and foreign cations specified by the cades have been properly called for Ms. Meng’s re which violated Article 111 of Canada has called the ar an end to her house arrest in erated from Afghanistan”. troops to withdraw from Af Agency”. Iran has been declared. lease, and has warned Cana the Criminal Law of the Peo rests “arbitrary”. The Cana Vancouver. The Taliban on Friday ghanistan by mid2021. ELSEWHERE U.S. following IndiaChina faceoff U.S. marks end of slavery on Juneteenth ‘closely’, says regional envoy Stilwell A Union general had proclaimed this day in 1865 that all slaves were free Secretary Mike Pompeo condoles death of Indian soldiers Agence France-Presse Floyd’s neck for nearly nine Washington minutes and ignored multi Sriram Lakshman dian soldiers were killed in I don’t know. But then we The United States marked ple pleas of “I can’t breathe.” A top U.S. diplomat on clashes in the Galwan saw the Doklam issue down the end of slavery by cele Moon accepts Unification Thursday said China’s ac Valley. near Bhutan, where we saw brating Juneteenth on Fri Taking to the streets Minister’s resignation tions along the Line of Ac similar concerns. I wish I day, with the annual unoffi Video of the horrific incident SEOUL tual Control (LAC) with In Past disputes knew. Again, we don’t have cial holiday taking on triggered coasttocoast prot South Korean President dia could be a negotiating “What we’re doing... we’re a lot of visibility and we renewed significance as mil ests against racial injustice Moon Jaein on Friday tactic or a manoeuvre to de obviously watching the In don’t have a lot of open dia lions of Americans confront and police brutality. Millions accepted the resignation of monstrate its superiority. diaChina border dispute ve logue with our Chinese the nation’s living legacy of took to the streets under the Kim Yeonchul, the Minister David Stilwell, the U.S.’s ry closely... this activity is si counterparts, and honestly racial injustice. “Black Lives Matter” banner. responsible for relations with top diplomat for East Asian milar to activity we’ve seen I’d like to see more of that if Demonstrations, prayers As Americans grapple North Korea, as tensions rise and Pacific Affairs, also said in the past on border dis we can,” Mr. Stilwell said. and cultural celebrations of with their country’s legacy, over the activities of the U.S. was following the putes with the PRC [Peo His comments were in food and music will enliven Juneteenth has the potential defectors in the South and IndiaChina conflict “very ple’s Republic of China] and response to a question on communities from New York to amplify calls for action stalled diplomacy. Reuters Moment of reckoning: People praying during a Juneteenth closely”. Later in the day, again, I would point you to whether there was a cohe to Los Angeles to honour the event in Georgia, U.S., on Friday. * AFP and reform. U.S. Secretary of State Mike those,” Mr. Stilwell said. He rent policy behind Chinese day in 1865 when a Union Pressure has mounted for New Zealand policeman shot dead at traffic stop Pompeo tweeted a message was speaking during a brief fighters approaching Tai general proclaimed in Gal Early on Friday, several to a reckoning on race. They Juneteenth to be declared a A New Zealand police officer of condolence about the In ing with reporters on Mr. wan recently, China’s legis veston, Texas that all slaves streets in downtown Wash have also energised a quest national holiday. New York was killed and another dian soldiers who were Pompeo’s meeting with Chi lative actions in Hong Kong were free. ington were closed to traffic for equality among African and Virginia have moved to seriously injured on Friday killed in this week’s conflict. nese Communist Party Polit and the IndiaChina border and there was a strong police Americans who decry how make it an official State holi after they were shot during a “We extend our deepest buro member Yang Jiechi. clash. Virtual commemorations presence in the new “Black systemic racism and injus day. The autoracing series routine traffic stop, the condolences to the people “The PLA invaded this “The actions that we’ve Several commemorations Lives Matter” plaza near the tice have been allowed to fes NASCAR banned Confeder country’s police of India for the lives lost as a contested area deeper and seen out of the PRC of late... have gone virtual to account White House, where protes ter in the world’s flagship ate flags at its events. commissioner said, as officials result of the recent confron longer, with more people, have been not really con for the COVID19 pandemic, ters were to converge in the democracy. And in the U.S. Capitol, urgently hunted for the tation with China. We will than ever before historical structive as we look at India, but many are going ahead as afternoon. Fortysixyearold African House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suspect. Schools and daycare remember the soldiers’ fa ly. Again, whether that was a the South China Sea, Hong planned or with modifica Some 155 years after the American George Floyd was ordered the removal on centres near the scene of the milies, loved ones, and com negotiating tactic or ... just a Kong issues, and just go tions such as social distanc demise of the proslavery killed on May 25 when a Thursday of four portraits of incident in Auckland were on munities as they grieve,” Mr. punch in the nose to de around the perimeter,” Mr. ing and maskwearing Confederacy, several trage white Minneapolis police of 19th century lawmakers who a lockdown. Reuters Pompeo said. Twenty In monstrate their superiority, Stilwell added. guidelines. dies have led the country in ficer pressed his knee onto served in the Confederacy.

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Infosys ...... 705.55...... -8.35 the Indian economy. dustrial western States of Delhi — which are among the powered electricity output It is for restricted emer sue made in the backdrop of ment,” Mr. Ambani said in a Indian OilCorp...... 85.30...... 0.45 While power use has Maharashtra and Gujarat — most industrialised regions growth slowed to 2.3%, gency use in India,” the a global lockdown triggered statement. ITC ...... 184.05...... -2.55 picked up from previous the top electricity consum in the country — account for while gasﬁred output was company said. Favipiravir by the COVID19 pandemic. Along with a stake sale to JSW Steel...... 194.30...... 0.90 months when India was un ing States in the country — nearly threefourths of all over 15%, the data showed. is a generic version of Japa “Reliance has become net BP in its petroretail joint Kotak Bank ...... 1302.50...... -0.85

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M&M ...... 500.05...... -6.55 tricity demand — which is pared with declines of 13.8% cording to government data. production fell 10.2%. Chemical Co’s Avigan. Aramco deal goes through exceeds ₹1.75 lakh crore.

Maruti Suzuki ...... 5897.35. .... 182.95

Nestle India Ltd...... 16094.85...... -84.10

NTPC ...... 93.00...... 0.30 ONGC ...... 85.75...... 2.15 Centre invites ALL to raise PowerGrid Corp ...... 171.40...... 5.95 RBI extends PMC Bank ...... Markets raise a toast as Reliance Ind 1759.40 103.50

State Bank ...... 184.50...... 4.85 bids for LIC up to ₹200 cr. Shree Cement ...... 21678.95. .. -187.15 restrictions till Dec. 22 Sun Pharma ...... 488.10...... 3.85 Reliance goes debtfree IPO advisers via NCDs Tata Motors ...... 102.50...... 6.15 Tata Steel ...... 320.55...... 2.45 Raises withdrawal cap to ₹1 lakh PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Special Correspondent TCS ...... 2044.60...... 6.50 Market cap hits ₹11trillion mark, FPIs net buy ₹1,237 cr. stocks NEW DELHI Chennai Tech Mahindra ...... 538.85...... 2.95 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT from close of business on Titan ...... 975.85...... -0.15 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT realty and infra stocks furth Kickstarting the process of Mumbai September 23, 2019 as the ﬁ Commercial vehicles ma UltraTech Cement...... 3836.35...... -7.90 MUMBAI UPL...... 436.90...... 9.00 er added to the positivity,” LIC disinvestment, the Fi The Reserve Bank of India nancial condition of the nufacturer Ashok Leyland

Vedanta ...... 105.25...... -1.75 Equity benchmarks gained said Ajit Mishra, vicepresi nance Ministry invited bids (RBI) has extended the res bank had deteriorated. Ltd. has decided to raise up Wipro ...... 222.05...... 3.90 over 1% each on Friday, pri dent, research, Religare from consulting firms, in trictions imposed on Punjab RBI said the resolution to ₹200 crore by issue of Zee Entertainment ...... 172.95...... -1.45 marily on the back of Re Broking. vestment bankers and fi and Maharashtra Coopera process of the bank had redeemable, nonconverti liance Industries Ltd. (RIL) Earlier in the day, RIL stat nancial institutions for ad tive Bank Limited by anoth been affected due to the ble debentures (NCDs) on a EXCHANGE RATES which touched a new high ed in a release it had raised vising it on the proposed er six months, till December lockdown on account of CO private placement basis. Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on June 19 after announcing that it has over ₹1.69 lakh crore in 58 initial public offer (IPO). 22. VID19 and the continuing A decision to this effect CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL become net debtfree. days to become a net debt The government pro Citing difficulties of de uncertainty around the was approved by the fund The 30share Sensex free entity. poses to engage up to two positors due to the pandem pandemic. raising committee in its US Dollar...... 75.99...... 76.31 gained 523.68 points or Apart from RIL, stocks preIPO transaction advi ic, the banking regulator al “Further, the extent of meeting on Friday. The Euro ...... 85.11...... 85.47 1.53% to close at 34,731.83. such as Bajaj Finance and sors for assisting the De so increased the deposit the negative net worth of amount will be raised in

British Pound...... 94.09...... 94.49 Reliance Industries con State Bank of India were partment of Investment withdrawal cap to ₹1 lakh, the bank, and the legal pro one or more tranches by is tributed the maximum — Nifty closed at 10,244.40, among the top gainers in the and Public Asset Manage from ₹50,000 earlier. cesses involved in recovery suance of NCDs to ‘certain Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 71.04...... 71.37 306 points to be precise — to up 152.75 points or 1.51%. Sensex pack. The overall ment in the preparatory “With the above relaxa of bad debts also pose chal eligible investors’. Chinese Yuan ...... 10.73...... 10.78 the day’s gains while breach “The surge was led by in market breadth was strong processes leading to the tion, more than 84% of the lenges/limitations in resolu The instrument would Swiss Franc ...... 79.90...... 80.25 ing the ₹11trillion mark in dex heavyweight Reliance with over 1,700 stocks ad IPO of Life Insurance Cor depositors of the bank will tion of the bank,” RBI said be listed on the NSE with a

Singapore Dollar ...... 54.49...... 54.73 market capitalisation. The Industries, which an vancing as against 880 de poration of India, tipped to be able to withdraw their while extending the restric tenure of three years from

Canadian Dollar...... 55.90...... 56.14 stock touched a new high of nounced that it has become clines on BSE. Foreign port be the largest ever in India. entire account balance,” the tions. It added it was closely the date of allotment and ₹1,788.60 before closing at net debtfree. Besides, the folio investors net bought The advisors can submit RBI said. monitoring the position and would carry an interest of Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.76...... 17.84 ₹1,759.50, up 6.23% or prevailing buoyancy in the ₹1,237 crore while their bids beginning Friday, till The restrictions were first would continue to take 7.65% per annum, the com Australian Dollar ...... 52.18...... 52.44 ₹103.25. banking and financials com domestic counterparts sold July 13. The bids would be imposed on the multiState steps as necessary to safe pany said in a regulatory Source:Indian Bank Meanwhile, the broader bined with up move in auto, shares worth ₹881 crore. opened on July 14. urban cooperative bank guard depositor interest. filing. COVID19 may hit customer Stay at home, consult lawyer spending on technology: Wipro in real time

Firm flags rampdown of existing projects, in annual report ASHISH RUKHAIYAR MUMBAI Mini Tejaswi tal, cloud, engineering and LawRato.com, a legaltech Bengaluru cybersecurity have become company known for its la The COVID19 pandemic particularly relevant in the wyer search platform, has could crimp customer postCOVID19 business en launched a new service spending on technology, ad vironment. We will remain that allows people to con versely affecting the de resolute in our goals of em sult expert lawyers on a vi mand for prospective pro ployee safety, business con deo call in real time while jects/rampups, causing tinuity and of being a trusted sitting at home. cancellations or ramp partner to our customers,” “The common man has downs of the existing pro he said. been stuck at home, or ad jects, Wipro said in its latest Rishad Premji Businesses across the vised to stay home in order annual report on Friday. world were undertaking to save himself and his “The continued spread of “We have a strong Busi large changes, even before loved ones from catching COVID19 could adversely af ness Continuity Plan frame the outbreak, but this crisis the disease. fect workforces, customers, work that enabled us to res now provides an opportuni Under such conditions, economies and financial pond to the COVID19 crisis ty to hasten the transforma it is next to impossible to markets globally, potentially with agility,” Chairman Rish tion which will be impera physically attend consulta leading to a further econom ad Premji was quoted in the tive to the existence of tions with lawyers for the ic downturn. report as saying. “About many,” Mr. Premji added. very many new and old le “Macroeconomic condi 90% of our workforce are Thierry Delaporte, Wi gal problems,” it added. tions caused by COVID19 enabled to work from home pro’s CEO and MD desig Interestingly, the com could also result in financial and we continue to service nate, will receive an annual pany is offering the initial difficulties for our clients, in our customers, delivering on compensation in the range consultation entirely free cluding limited access to the several timecritical miles of ₹50 crore–₹60 crore ex ofcost. credit markets, insolvency tones and processes. cluding stock awards, the The video consultation or bankruptcy,” the IT ser Our ‘digitalfirst’ strategy company disclosed in the service is available on the vices provider cautioned. and our investments in digi annual report. website of the company Axis Bank’s Guest workers’ absence Rane Engine Pralay Mondal Valve’s annual to join CSB hits expansion: Ramco loss widens Lockdown, provisions impact profit SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Special Correspondent Mumbai Special Correspondent Ltd. Chennai The board of CSB Bank has Chennai RCL had drawn up a Rane Engine Valve Ltd. approved the appointment With guest workers return ₹3,300crore expansion (REVL), a manufacturer of of Pralay Mondal as the ing to native places follow plan to increase its capacity engine valves, guides and president retail, SME, op ing the lockdown imposed to over 20 million tonnes. tappets, posted a standa erations and IT, the private by the Centre and the State During the fourth quarter lone net loss of ₹16.3 crore sector lender said in a government to prevent the ended March 2020, RCL’s for the year ended March statement. spread of COVID19, th ex standalone net profit slid by 2020, against a loss of ₹13.6 “Mr. Mondal is expected pansion programme of 11% to ₹146 crore as cement crore, following a dip in to join the bank in Septem Ramco Cements Ltd. (RCL) prices had remained under sales across major ber 2020,” CSB (the erst has been delayed by a few pressure for most part of the segments. while Catholic Syrian more months, according to year, he said. Total net revenue slid to Bank) said. a top company official. The net profit could have ₹358.1 crore, from ₹424.9 Mr. Mondal had re “Prior to COVID19, we been better but for lock crore a year earlier. signed from Axis Bank , had 1,600 migrant (guest) down, provisioning of “FY20 was a challenging where he was the executive workers at various sites and ₹21.50 crore for onetime year given the volume drop director heading retail it has come down to 200. ESOP and advertisement across market segments. banking, earlier this week. This has delayed our pro and sales promotion worth REVL is working on cost “Mr. Mondal is a proven jects by three to four ₹64.50 crore, said Mr. saving initiatives... these ef trailblazer who brings months. Dharmakrishnan. forts and a healthy order strong commercial bank “Now that they are com Total revenue dropped to book position will help the ing expertise and expe ing back, the numbers will ₹1,401 crore from ₹1,543 turnaround plan once the rience to CSB Bank,” C. improve substantially,” said crore. RCL sold 29.32 lakh market recovers,” said L. V.R. Rajendran, MD & CEO A.V. Dharmakrishnan, MD tonnes of cement against 33 Ganesh, chairman, Rane of the bank said. and CEO, Ramco Cements lakh tonnes. Group. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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TV PICKS Pakistan got it all wrong against IN BRIEF Premier League: Star Sports Neymar ordered to pay 1 (SD & HD), 9.50 p.m. & Barcelona €6.7 million 12.10 a.m. (Sunday); SS Se India in 2019 WC, says Waqar BARCELONA lect 1 (SD & HD), 4.40 p.m. & Neymar must pay €6.7 million 7.20 p.m., 9.50 p.m. & 12.10 RAKESH RAO knock of 98 against Pakistan to Barcelona, a court ordered a.m. (Sunday) NEW DELHI Bundesliga: SS Select 2 (SD in the 2003 World Cup as In on Friday after the player’s & HD), 6.45 p.m. “Pakistan got it totally wrong dia chased down a target of case against his former Serie A: Sony Ten 2 (SD & against India in the 2019 274 with six wickets to spare. employer was dismissed. After HD), 11 p.m. & 1.10 a.m. World Cup, starting from the “That innings is hard to his worldrecord transfer to (Sunday) toss” was how former Pakis describe in words. He played Paris SaintGermain in 2017, was due for various bonuses. the Brazilian had sued Barca Neymar has five days to appeal tan captain Waqar Younis de so well, especially when In for €43 million he claimed he the decision. AFP scribed his nation’s 89run dia was under pressure and defeat in England. we were good at bowling. Srikanth Moment of magic: Karim Benzema, after his brace against That was probably one of his Poulter and Hubbard Valencia, is Real Madrid’s fifth highest scorer. * AFP The defeat was the se share firstround lead best innings. recommended venth for Pakistan in as many WASHINGTON World Cup encounters “Even if you ask Sachin Englishman Ian Poulter fired for Khel Ratna against India. Interacting on about this (innings) he might seven birdies, including a Real blanks Valencia line through GloFans, the also say the same thing. The 31footer on the 17th, to PRESS TRUST OF INDIA current bowling coach of Pa Sachin Tendulkar. way he faced Shoaib Akhtar, share the firstround lead New Delhi Benzema and Asensio on target kistan found fault with many * FILE PHOTO: K.R. DEEPAK Wasim and me under pres with American Mark Hubbard things his team did that day. very difficult to stop them. sure, the way he attacked on sevenunder 64 at the RBC The Badminton Associa one foot and then volley tion of India (BAI), on Fri EURO LEAGUES “I think they (the Pakistan “So, I think it was a silly and got early runs, I think it Sindhu to take part in Heritage on Thursday. home with the other was a was an amazing innings," he Olympic Day workout Colombia's Sebastian Munoz, day, recommended K. Sri Agence France-Presse thinktank) were hoping that mistake, to begin with, to ask breathtaking moment that NEW DELHI Norway's Viktor Hovland, kanth for the Khel Ratna Madrid the pitch to do a lot more, India to bat. Batting first, on recalled. came shortly after a dramat World champion and Olympic South Africa's Dylan Frittelli award after he apologised help them get early wickets that pitch, was the way to go. Waqar went on, “Tendul ic one for Asensio too. silver medallist shuttler P.V. and Americans Webb for pulling out of a tourna Karim Benzema scored what and put India under pres It did not really help Pakistan kar is not only a great player, This was Benzema’s Sindhu will join 21 top Simpson, Michael Thompson, ment midway. BAI, howev could well be LaLiga’s goal sure. that day and India was too but also a great human being. 243rd goal for Real Madrid athletes around the world in a Brice Garnett and Ryan er, showcaused H.S. Pran of the season and Marco “India’s seasoned openers good… way too good.” Due to his qualities, people in all competitions, putting live workout to mark the Palmer shared third on 65. noy for his outburst against Asensio scored with his first did not really let the bowlers of all ages like him. He is a ve touch in over a year as Real him above Ferenc Puskas Olympic Day on June 23. Threetime Major winner the federation after not be settle down. The pitch did Tendulkar at his best ry humble man. Overall, full Commonwealth and Asian Madrid stormed past Valen and into fifth in the club’s all Jordan Spieth was in a group ing nominated for Arjuna. not really do much and once The speedster also raved marks to him for the way he Games champion Wrestler cia 30 on Thursday. time list. on fiveunder 66. Srikanth and Prannoy the openers got going, it was about Sachin Tendulkar’s has handled his career.” Vinesh Phogat will also be a World No. 1 Rory McIlroy was did not play for India in the Two brilliant volleys part of the celebration. The Stiff test for Juve oneover 72 and has some semifinal of the Asian helped Real to a convincing video will be available on the Meanwhile, Juventus’ supre work to do to make the cut. Team Championship in win at the empty Alfredo di Olympic Channel. PTI AFP macy faces a stiff test with Manila in February, choos Stefano Stadium, where the champion just one point No clarity on preparatory camp ing to fly to Barcelona for Benzema continued his ex Ouseph applies for Stuart Baxter appointed ahead of Lazio as Serie A another event. After the cellent form with a brace af Dronacharya Award Odisha FC head coach kicks off again this weekend. former accepted his mis ter putting his team in front ing stint. as there is no series in the KOCHI BHUBANESWAR Four postponed games will CRICKET take and promised that it thanks to another combina The BCCI is yet to zero in near future. T.P. Ouseph, who has coached Odisha FC on Friday take place first this weekend some of the country’s finest announced the appointment will never happen again, tion with Eden Hazard. Special Correspondent on a safe destination for According to a BCCI offi involving teams at the epi women jumpers, including of Stuart Baxter as head his name was forwarded to Valencia had been the MUMBAI training, and not many cial, when the training camp centre of the COVID19 out Anju Bobby George, Bobby coach for the seventh edition the Sports Ministry. better side in the first half With uncertainty over In players are keen on travell is planned, the selectors will break. Aloysius and Lekha Thomas, of Indian Super League. He “Considering Srikanth’s when Rodrigo Moreno hit dia’s next international as ing from their hometowns. be asked to shortlist “deserv Inter Milan is third, nine has applied to the Sports has a cumulative coaching accomplishments, we have the post and then had a goal signment due to COVID19, ing youngsters” who could points behind Juventus. Ministry for the Dronacharya experience of more than 25 decided to recommend controversially ruled out af the BCCI is in no position to In no hurry be drafted in along with the Award. This is the fifth time years and was also a manager ter referee Jose Sanchez con The results: LaLiga: Alaves 2 him for Khel Ratna,” BAI (Sainz 56, Aguirregabiria plan a camp for its centrally With the T20 World Cup, centrally contracted players. the 73yearold is applying of the South African national generalsecretary Ajay sulted VAR. 90+6) bt Real Sociedad 0; Real contracted players. scheduled for OctoberNo This means that the ques for it. AFI has nominated side. “I’m looking forward to Singhania said. Benzema’s stunning se Madrid 3 (Benzema 61, 86, The Indian teammanage vember in Australia, likely to tion of drafting in M.S. Dho deputy chief national coach the opportunity to develop On Prannoy, he said: cond goal that saw him take Marco Asensio 74) bt Valencia ment and medical team have be postponed, the BCCI is in ni “does not even arise,” the Radhakrishnan Nair for players in India,” Stuart “The Federation had been the ball out of the air with 0. requested a sixweek train no hurry to organise a camp official added. Dronacharya this year. Baxter said. PTI very tolerant with him, but in the recent past his atti tude has forced BAI to take action and also look at the Good response for Stiff tests await Hari Hockey players finally go home disciplinary policies.” Shadow boxing challenge on opening day Probables were in Bengaluru for more than 100 days MUMBAI UTHRA GANESAN DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The India Shadow awardee G. Manoharan, fa RAKESH RAO DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The players have been Boxing Challenge 2020, mous exinternational Go NEW DELHI asked to report back on July NEW DELHI B They will have to strictly launched on May 18 to cele pal Dewang, besides young More than 100 days since 19 which is again likely to be The presence of Grandmas follow quarantine rules — brate Asian Games boxing fighters. they reported at the national home or institutional — followed by a 14day quaran ter P. Harikrishna is sure to medallist Buddy D’Souza’s Boxers, regular and ama camp, the Indian men’s and depending on their tine period. 84th birthday, received 2473 teur, coaches and enthu cause a major spike in In women’s hockey players fi respective states. “There wasn’t any pro entries from Indian citizens siasts were invited to submit dian interest in the million nally headed home for a blem at SAI, honestly, in dollar Magnus Carlsen Chess B Goalkeeper Suraj Karkera across the nation, 79 from 30second videos of them monthlong break, starting doesn’t travel because of terms of facilities or diet or overseas. doing shadow boxing in Tour that continues with the Friday. anything. But the days of $150,000 Chessable Masters the situation in Mumbai K. Srikanth. Luminaries who took doors or outdoors. The con The 56odd probables DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD three or four month long on Saturday. * FILE PHOTO: M. KARUNAKARAN part included Dronacharya test was on for 20 days. had been stuck at the Sports camps is long gone. Most Hari, the first Indian on Authority of India’s Bengalu The players, both men players are used to short, the Tour, is part of a 12 ru Centre due to the lock and women, started leaving highintensity camps instead player field that includes the down. While the men had in batches with the first and the fact that for almost Sri Lanka to probe matchfixing world’s top six — Magnus P. Harikrishna. been at the camp since group leaving on Friday two of those there was no Carlsen (Norway), Fabiano * FILE PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT March 2 following their Pro morning and most expected onground training made it Caruana (USA), Ding Liren League games against Aus to be gone by Sunday even more difficult. It was more a allegations over 2011 WC final (China), Ian Nepomniacht against Carlsen, Russia's Da tralia, Belgium and Holland ing. mental and emotional thing, chi (Russia), Maxime Va niil Dubov, USA's Hikaru Na in Bhubaneswar, the women They will, however, have staying away from families,” chierLagrave (France) and kamura and Russia's had been cooped since Fe to strictly follow quarantine one player en route to the Meera Srinivasan first Sri Lankan politician to allegation, Sri Lanka’s form Alexander Grishcuk (Russia) Grischuk. bruary 16, making it a four rules — home or institutional airport said. The players had COLOMBO make this allegation about er captains Mahela Jayawar — on the classical format After Sunday’s rest, Hari month long stay. — depending on their res finally got permission to res Sri Lanka, on Friday, said it the final that India won by dene and Kumar Sangakkara ranking list. plays the same rivals with The decision was taken by pective states. ume basic onground train would probe allegations of six wickets at Mumbai’s strongly reacted on Twitter. Following the decision to opposite colours. It is perti Hockey India late on Wed Karnataka native S.V. Su ing, in small groups, from matchfixing in the 2011 Wankhede Stadium. In 2017, “Is the elections around tweak the league phase of nent to note, Carlsen and nesday evening following nil, though, went home June 10. World Cup final, a day after a former Sri Lanka captain the corner? Looks like the the Tour’s third leg, by divid Dubov won the first two legs consultations with SAI offi Thursday itself. Goalkeeper While women’s Dutch former Sports Minister ac and former minister Arjuna circus has started. Names ing the field into two groups at the expense of Nakamura. cials, coaches and support Suraj Karkera, who decided coaches Sjoerd Marijne and cused the team of “selling” Ranatunga too sought a and evidence? #SLpolitics of six players each, Hari The other group includes staff and players themselves. against travelling because of Janneke Schopman too left the match against India. probe but didn’t pursue the #ICC,” Jayawardene tweeted finds himself in the tougher Caruana, Liren, Nepom It is understood that while the severe pandemic situa for home early Friday morn matter. on Thursday. Sri Lanka is one. niachtchi, Lagrave, Teimour ‘Sold the final’ most of the players pre tion in Mumbai, and the wo ing, the men’s staff including due to go for general polls in On Saturday, Hari starts Radjabov and Anish Giri. ferred leaving on Thursday men’s duo of Sushila Chanu coach Graham Reid and Engrossing contest Speaking in a TV show, Ma early August. with black against Russia's Four players from each itself, ticketing issues and (Manipur) and Lalremsiami Chris Ciriello is uncertain hindananda Aluthgamage, The engrossing 2011 final wit Sangakkara added: “He Vladislav Artemiev and fol group advance to the working out travel formali (Mizoram) will continue to and staying put at SAI for the who was sports minister in nessed India lifting the [Aluthgamage] needs to take lows alternate colours quarterfinals. ties took time. stay in Bengaluru. moment. 2011 and is currently with the World Cup after 28 years. Sri his “evidence” to the ICC and ruling Rajapaksas’ Sri Lanka Lanka posted 274 for six with the Anti corruption and Se Podujana Peramuna (Peo Mahela Jayawardene scoring curity Unit so the claims can ple’s Party SLPP), said: “I tell an unbeaten 103. be investigated thoroughly.” you today that we sold the AICF’s online international competition Niki Poonacha elected In the chase, after Sachin Following the controver 2011 World Cup finals.” Tendulkar and Virender Seh sy, Aluthgamage told the Kamesh Srinivasan land. After seeing 11 white The Secretary to Sri Lan wag were dismissed, Sri Lan Daily Mirror, “I didn’t refer NEW DELHI slams recorded by men and to ITF players’ panel ka's Sports Ministry has filed ka sensed a chance before to any player,” and that he Encouraged by the success women in the twoday com a complaint at its special in Gautam Gambhir (97) and was only speaking about offi of the online challenge held petition last month, the for Kamesh Srinivasan “I am happy to be given a vestigations unit to investi skipper M.S. Dhoni (91 n.o.) cials who had “purchased in May, featuring some of the mat has been tweaked a bit NEW DELHI chance to represent players gate the charge. helped the host prevail. car companies” after the best players in the country, to make it more exciting for in the ITF. I thank all the match. the All India Carrom Federa the online fans. Reigning National champion Aluthgamage is not the Following Aluthgamage’s players who trusted me with tion (AICF) has stepped up Now, each player will con Niki Poonacha was elected this responsibility. I will do the idea with an internation tinue to play the white and to the International Tennis my best. al competition, to be held black pieces alternately, Federation (ITF) men’s “I am already in touch from June 25. from the same position, till players’ panel, and will re Skeletal remains of a child found at with players from other Players from the US, Swe the finish, for eight boards. present the AsiaOceania countries also, about the is den, Sri Lanka, Maldives, “Through this method, zone along with Ti Chen of Bharti Narayan. sues,” said Poonacha, who Tamil Nadu’s Keeladi excavation site France, Malaysia, UK, UAE, the players have the chance Chinese Taipei. was the only Indian Canada and Singapore are to score a white slam, a black the secretarygeneral of the Aldin Setkic and Frances Staff Reporter candidate. hand in the remains. The lid scheduled to compete in the slam and both slams. Each AICF. co Vilardo were elected Madurai of the two urns were also ex tournament. white slam will fetch five All the players will have a from Europe while Juan Pa The ITF also has a wo Skeletal remains of a child posed at the same time. Apart from many world points, and a black slam, chance to keep scoring blo Paz and Jose Bendeck men’s player panel with Ak were excavated from Kon “The rest of it followed champions from India, the three points. The ultimate points for the first four days. were elected to represent gul Amanmuradova of Uzbe thagai village, part of the soon,” he said. tournament will also feature slam of scoring both the Afterwards, the top four South America. kistan from Asia. sixth phase of ongoing exca Mr. Sivanandam said that the president of the Interna white and black slams in the men and women will com One more position awaits The two player panels vations in the ancient site of the gender of the skeletal re tional Carrom Federation same board, will fetch 10 pete separately for the titles an eligible candidate in the would be headed respec Keeladi here on Friday. mains will be determined in (ICF) Josef Meyer of Switzer points,” said Bharti Narayan, in the knockout stage. men’s panel. tively for men and women by Mark Woodforde and Ma The skeleton was found two days time. He added Eleven players contested ry Pierce, who are already buried between two terra that the process of carbon the election among men, in athlete representatives on cotta urns that were also dating needs to be complet which Poonacha polled the the ITF Board of Directors. found on the same day. It ed to determine the age of Khelo India centres planned in 1000 districts second highest vote of 62. was 75cm in height and was the child. It cannot be re “The ITF is committed to found 0.5m below surface vealed yet, he said. Uthra Ganesan champion on their own or Financial grant would in improving our communica level. Two other skeletal re NEW DELHI coopt them as coaches, en clude remunerations, pur tion with athletes at all le Excavations are currently mains of adults were found The Sports Ministry is plan suring livelihood for former chase of equipment, sports vels across the world. taking place at Keeladi, Kon at Konthagai during this ning to establish 1000 dis sportspersons and includ kits, consumables and par “We look forward to thagai, Manalur and Agaram phase. A total of 15 urns have trictlevel Khelo India ing them in India’s sporting ticipation in competitions working with the elected villages in Sivaganga district. been found till date. Centres (KIC) that would be development. in archery, athletics, box members of the player pa Konthagai village, located The remains found at A gold coin that is said to helmed by former sport However, the sportsper ing, badminton, cycling, nels to ensure that players’ around 2 km from Keeladi, is Keeladi. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT have been used extensively spersons, starting with 100 sons would have to perso fencing, hockey, judo, row opinions are at the forefront believed to be a burial site. in the 17th century AD, some in the current financial nally be involved in impart ing, shooting, swimming, when making decisions Deputy Director of Ar dam said that when the team shells and pots, have also year. ing fulltime training at the table tennis, weightlifting, about the World Tennis chaeology and incharge of began excavating, they first been found during the exca These centres would centre to avail government wrestling, football and tra Tour,” said ITF president Da the excavations R. Sivanan found the mouth and the vation, in all four sites. either be run by a past grant. ditional sports. Niki Poonacha. vid Haggerty. CM A ND-NDE YK