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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020, , LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `6.00 (`8 PATNA &RAIPUR, `12 ) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM MONTH AFTER REVOLT IN tests Covid positive, CongtruceafterPilot has surgery for clot meets Rahul&Priyanka, talonthe advice of doctors,and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE had tested positivefor Covid-19 NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 before thesurgery,theysaid. The officialTwitter account Gehlotcarriestheday FORMER PRESIDENT Pranab of Rashtrapati Bhavansaid Mukherjee wasput on ventila- President RamNath Kovind had torsupportonMondayafter he spoken to Mukherjee’s daughter 3-member panel underwent surgery to remove a Sharmistha Mukherjee,and in- clotinhis brain, sources said. quired about his health. “The to lookintorebel Hours before thesurgery, President wished him aspeedy Mukherjee, 84,saidhehad also recovery and good health,”the grievances;Pilot tested positive forthe novel tweetsaid. to work in the coronavirus. Defence MinisterRajnath “On avisit to the hospital for Singh visited thehospital in the ‘interest of party’ aseparateprocedure, Ihave evening. Congress leader Rahul tested positivefor COVID 19 to- Gandhi postedonTwitter, day. Irequest the people who “Wishing former President Shri MANOJCG came in contact with me in the Pranab Mukherjee aspeedy re- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 Sachin Pilotwith his supporters at ameeting withPriyanka lastweek, to please self isolate covery.” Gandhi Vadra, Ahmed Patel, KCVenugopal on Monday. ANI and gettestedfor COVID-19,” Mukherjee had undergone a EXACTLYAmonth afterSachin Mukherjee said in atweet. cardiac procedurein2014. Pilotraisedabanner of revolt Mukherjee is at theArmy’s Severalsenior leaders includ- againstChief MinisterAshok Research and Referral (R&R) ing Home MinisterAmitShah GehlotinRajasthan, plunging Pilot getsanassurance, Hospital in the capital, and his and the Chief Ministers of the Congress government into condition continuesto“remain Madhya Pradeshand Karnataka, turmoil,the firstsigns of apos- can kicked down the road critical”, the sources said. The and BS Defence MinisterRajnath Singh visits formerPresident PranabMukherjee at R&R Hospital sible rapprochement emerged former President, who wasun- Yediyurappa,havetestedpositive in NewDelhi on Monday. ANI Monday. ment and dethrone him. He has well, had been movedtohospi- forCovid-19 in recent weeks. Pilotmet former Congress MANOJCG managed to retain the MLAs president Rahul Gandhi and NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 who were with him. Amaster AICC general secretaryPriyanka tactician withyears of political Gandhi Vadra, setting in motion THE MONTH-LONGcrisisinthe experience, he is firmlyinthe In custodyfor year,Shah Faesalquitspolitics, an exercise to resolve the crisis. RajasthanCongress mayhave saddle fornow. Partly leaders claimedPilothad ended today, butthe truceap- He ejected Pilotfromthe ameetingwith Priyanka two peared fragileand uneasy.And statecabinetand got him re- deletes his tweets, window open for IAS return weeksago as well. all indications arethat the tus- movedasstate Congress presi- TopCongress leaders told sle between Chief Minister dent. Pilot, sources said, is un- The IndianExpress that at least Ashok Gehlotand former likelytoget these posts back. It INTERVIEW: SHAH FAESAL Steps down as presidentofthe party thathehad founded 4-5MLAsfromthe Sachin camp Deputy Chief MinisterSachin is to be seen howGehlotconsol- were in touchwith Gehlot, and Pilotisfar from over. idates his position further in the cial said he waslikelytobe ‘A perception was built one of them, seven-time MLA Forthe moment, Gehlothas coming months. BASHAARATMASOOD postedinDelhi. BhanwarLal Sharma, has already emergedstronger,having foiled On the other hand, sources SRINAGAR,AUGUST10 “ShahFaesalhad informed CONTINUEDONPAGE2 an attempttotopple his govern- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 StateExecutive members that that Iamanti-national’ OVER AYEAR-and-a-half after he is notinaposition to con- he resignedfromgovernment tinue with political activities tional… due to some of my state- service to join politics, Shah andwants to be freedfromre- NAVEEDIQBAL ments, Ilet down alot of people Faesal, the firstKashmiritotop sponsibilities of the organisa- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 who had immense goodwill for the Civil Services Examination in tion,” said an official release of me. Iwanttoundo that,” he said. Army to probe as Rajouri families 2009, quit politics as well. the JKPM. SHAH FAESAL, who resignedas According to Faesal, he re- On Monday,Faesalstepped Had resignedfromIAS in “It wasdecidedtoaccepthis President of J&K People’s alisedthatinpoliticsitwas re- down as the President of Jammu Januarylastyear requestsothathecan better Movement and quit politics,said allyhardtotell the truth to pub- say ‘encounter’ killed 3labourers and People’s continue with hislifeand con- MondaythatKashmir faceda lic. “I did notwant to lead Movement (JKPM), apolitical tributewhicheverway he newpolitical reality,and he did down the garden path saythe youths were cousins, one onlyonSunday, amidstreports party he foundedafter resigning of hissocial media posts. The chooses,”the release said. notwant to show“quixotic and raise unrealistic expecta- BASHAARATMASOOD of them reportedly16years old, that three alleged militantskilled from the government and con- non-acceptance of hisresigna- On Sundaynight, Faesal had dreams” to people when he had tions,” he said. &ARUNSHARMA who had gone to Kashmir for by security forces in an en- firmedtoTheIndian Expresshe tion has kept thedooropen for droppedthe tagofPresident no powertochangeit. Avoiding adirect replytoa SRINAGAR,JAMMU,AUGUST10 work andnot been in touchwith counter in AmshiporaonJuly18 has quit politics. hisreturn to the old job. JKPM from his twitter bio. By In an interviewtoThe Indian question on whether he would them since July17night. The were labourers from Rajouri dis- Though Faesal resignedfrom Asenior official in the gov- Monday evening, he deletedall Express, Faesal also said apercep- considerreturningto government THREE WEEKSafter theArmy Armysaid it had ordered aprobe trict. Theygavethe namesas the civil services in Januarylast ernment, who did notwish to be hisearlier tweets,manyofwhich tionhad been built he wasan service, Faesal said he had alife claimed to have killed "unidenti- in thematter. Imtiyaz Ahmad, 20, and Ibrer year,his resignation had not named, said, "The door is open over the last18monthswere anti-national. “In the lastone aheadof himandwantedto move fied"militantsinan"encounter” The three families lodged a Ahmad, 16,ofDharsakri village, been acceptedbythe govern- forhim." He will,however, have critical of the government. year due to some of my prob- and “do something productive”. in South Kashmir’s Shopian, missing persons' complaint and MohammedIbrar,25, of ment –evenafter 19 months - to withdrawhis resignationfirst, With Faesal’sdeparture, the lematic utterances, aperception “I don't knowwhat'sstored three families in Jammu region's about them at the Peeri Police Tarkasi village--bothvillages in pending investigation intosome another officialsaid. Athirdoffi- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 wasbuilt thatIamananti-na- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Rajouri have come forwardto Post in Rajouri's Kotranka tehsil CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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intoCovid-19carecentres. from Visakhapatnam said. said; “hospitalscharge separately Telangana HealthMinister as of Monday, the compounded SREENIVASJANYALA As the infection surgesin Swarna Palace had been fortreatment, and paymenthas said thatinsome dailygrowth rate over the last7 ,AUGUST10 AndhraPradesh andthe regular leasedbyVijayawada’sRamesh to be made in advance.’’ cases, private hospitals that have days was5.30%, and the dou- hospitality industryremains hospital, whichhad kept 31 In Hyderabad, 36 hotels, in- tiedupwith hotels have been bling time calculated over 7-day THE 10 Covid-19 patientswho shuttered, ‘Covid carehotels’ Covid-19patientsinits rooms. cluding five-stars, have been charging exorbitant amountsfor growth was13.59 days,both were killedinthe fire at have become abooming busi- Twenty-one patientswereres- converted intoCovid carecen- their “Covid-19packages’’. While among the worstofall states. Vijayawada’s Swarna Palace ho- ness hereand in neighbouring cuedbypolice, firemen, and ho- tres.Director of Public healthG both Telangana and Andhra Some hoteliers in Vijayawada telearly on Sundayhad bought Telangana, catering to hundreds teland hospitalstaff on Sunday. SrinivasRao said patients requir- Pradesh have cappedtreatment have approachedthe Narayana adaily‘package’ of Rs 5,000, of people who have there- “The packages startfromRs ing treatment or quarantine can costs in private hospitals, neither andChaitanyaGroup of educa- whichincludedstayand three sources fortreatment or quaran- 1,500per dayper person, which choose from five star hotels, government has put aceiling on tional institutions with offers to meals,hot drinks, and snacks. tine in theserooms. includesbreakfastandtwomeals, three star hotels, and rooms or tariffs forhotelroomsthat ac- leasetheir collegesand hostels, Swarna Palace is one among “Manyhoteliersare leasing hotbeverages,and snacks.The living spaces available through commodatepatients. and rent them outtoprivate hos- 43 hotels in Vijayawada—18 their properties to private hospi- price goes up with the quality of Oyoorsimilarcompanies. “For The pandemic situation in pitals foruse as Covid facilities. large and 25 small —that have tals, and severalhotels have the hotel, and star hotels charge compulsory isolationwehave Andhra Pradeshiscurrently “Atleast 5,000rooms will be been leasedbyprivate hospitals turnedthemselvesintoisolation Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000 per dayper identifiedafew hotels and fixed among the worstinthe country, neededinthe next one or two to house patientsinfected by the centres forpeople returning from person,” an official of Telangana their tariffs.Hotels that have and the statehas reporteda monthsinVijayawada alone, and novelcoronavirus. In abroad or from other states,who Super Speciality Hospitals Swarna Palace wasamong43hotels in Vijayawada that had been directly leasedbyprivate surge of over 10,000cases every hotels do nothavethat capacity,” Visakhapatnam, morethan 30 arecompulsorilyquarantinedfor Association said. “This is onlyfor been leasedbyprivate hospitals to house patients. PTI hospitals have theirown pack- daysince August5.The disease ahotelier in the city said.“We big and small hotels have turned aweek or 14 days,’’ ahotelier the stay and food,”the official agerates,’’ Raosaid. is also spreading extremelyfast– CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Sons of Goa FROMPAGEONE Cong MLA join Rajouri families Shopian, arranged aroom on levied. The Ministryhas also BJP: ‘No election rent, as well as purchasedra- nowincludedthe provision for Kotranka tehsil. tionsand astove forcooking. thirdparty assessment of com- ticketpromised’ Theysaid the three had left The eldest, Mohammad Cong truceafter Pilot meets Rahul,Priyanka pliance. home on July16, andgonemiss- Ibrar,25, had earlier worked as Experts, however, pointout ing the next day. Mohammad alabourer in Saudi Arabia for reachedJaipur.Jhunjhunu MLA acommittee could be formed Sources in the Pilotcamp viouslyplayedoneveryone’s that compliance in India has EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Saleem, acousinofIbrar Ahmed, nearly four years. On returning, BrijendraSingh Ola is said to to look into thecomplaints of therewill be acouple of more mind and therewas reaching been poor,citing accidentssuch PANAJI,AUGUST10 said theykeptthinking the three he had built ahouse in the vil- have sent an emissaryto Pilot andthe rebelMLAs. meetingswith the topleader- out from both sides,” aleader as the LG Polymers gasleak in had been put in quarantine as lagewhere he usedtolivewith Gehlot.This,party leaders Theparty,sources said,had ship, including the Gandhis,to close to Pilotsaid. Vishakapatnam and the oil gas THE INDUCTION of Royand partofanti-Covid measures as his wifeand a15-month-old claimed, mayhaveforcedPilot been askingPilotfromday one work outamutually acceptable Congress sources said the blowout in Assam’s Dibrugarh Ritesh Naik —sons of former state theycame from outside. In son. to come to thenegotiating to “comeback” and discuss his formula. partymay come out with a region in this year alone. home ministerand Congress Rajouri, the quarantine is for21 Asenior Rajouripoliceoffi- table, aclaimrubbishedbyhis “grievances” with the leader- “It wasagoodmeeting. The statement once the nitty-gritty The drafthas also eased leader Ravi Naik —intoBJP ranks days,and theythoughtthe same cer confirmedhaving registered camp. shipevenwhen “it wasclear” party has said that we will re- of the compromise formula is norms forthe construction in- continues to raise apolitical con- musthavebeen enforcedfor the amissing report, and said they The development comes thathewas “intouchwiththe solve all the pending issues. The worked outwhich willinclude dustry, as onlylarge projects, on troversy in the state. three. On Saturday, someone would probethe same. days aheadofthe Assembly BJP” and enjoying the hospital- nitty-gritty is beingworked dropping all cases against plotsabove 20,000 squareme- RoyNaik facedallegations of from Kashmir calledtotell them The lastencounter proved to session whichthe Gehlotgov- ity of the BJP government in out,” sources in thePilot camp Sachin and some of the MLAs ters, will nowneedenvironmen- involvement in the drug trade about the "unidentified mili- be fake in the Valleywas 10 years ernment has convenedto Haryana”. told The IndianExpress. and acabinetreshuffletoac- talclearance. and wasalleged to be linkedto tants" killedinAmshipora, ago, when Armymen were ac- provehis majority. He had Senior leader AhmedPatel Congress sources said Gehlot, commodateMLAsofthe Pilot The Ministry’s introduction the 2008 death of British national Saleem said. cusedofkilling three men at claimedthe support of 102 and AICCgeneral secretary(or- although notveryhappywith camp. of the categoryof“strategicproj- Scarlett Keeling. Moreover, dur- On Mondaymorning, the Machil on the Line of Control. A MLAs in the200-member ganisation)KCVenugopal, the rapprochement efforts, is in While sources in the ects’’, whichhas been clubbed ingthe course of the investigation families metthe Additional SP, general courtmartial had con- House.Sachinhas the backing sources said, had been in touch the loop. Congress made it clear that with Defence projects, has also intoKeeling'sdeath, the BJP,then Rajouri, Liyaqat Ali. Soon after, victed five of them, including a of 18 CongressMLAs. So far, he withPilot but he was“erratic”. Sources in the Pilotcamp Gehlotwillcontinue as the been acause of concern--they in Opposition, had takenonthe photossurfacedonsocial media Colonel, dismissedthem and has notbeenable to wean away “He would speakone day said the Gandhi familyhas in a Chief Ministerasofnow -- his do notrequire public consulta- Digambar Kamat-ledgovern- of theslain "militants". The fam- sentencedthem to jail. However, moreMLAsfromthe Gehlot and then vanish…Hehas been waytaken the step to save the replacement wasone of the de- tion, and information neednot ment. Then leader of Opposition ilies said theyrealisedthen that amilitarycourt had suspended camp. doing that since the crisis be- Gehlot government. Theysaid mands of Pilot -- it is to be seen to be made public. had soughta the three killedonJuly18were their sentence. Sources said Rahul and gan. This gave us afeeling that the meeting could take place whether the party willaccede “While this wasalwaysthe CBI inquiryin2010intothe case. theirsons. “Werecognisedthem Since March this year,the Priyanka metCongress presi- he is playing both the Congress because notonce in the last to his seconddemand –apub- case with Defence projects, the On August6,Roy and Ritesh from the photographs,”one of J&K Police has notbeen handing dent Sonia Gandhi aftermeet- and the BJP.While we areen- monthhad Pilot attackedthe lic commitment forachange of government can nowcategorise were officiallyinducted intoBJP the relativesofthe three miss- over bodies of alleged militants ingPilot and briefed her. gagingwithhim out of com- party or the Gandhi family. guardinthe lastyear of the gov- anyproject —fromroads to rankswith the party's stateunit ing youths, Naseeb Khattana, killedinencounters, or even Gandhi is learnttohavespoken pulsion, the BJP is doingithap- Besides,healways main- ernment’s tenure. The Gehlot bridges to airports,etc —asa chief, SadanandShetTanavade, told The Indian Express over identifying themorreleasing to Gehlotthereafter. pilybecause theyhavenothing tainedthat he wasnot joining government will complete two strategic project. In suchcases, saying thatthe allegationslev- phone. “Wedemand that their their pictures. Sources in the Congress said to lose,” aleader said. the BJP.“So all those factors ob- yearsinoffice in December. theydon’t needtomakethe elledbythe partybackin2010 bodies be returnedtousand project details public and this were againstsomeone else. thereshould be aprobe." pointstoexcessiveexecutive dis- “Thereare so manyRoys,” he Later,the brother of Srinagar Shah Faesal quits cretion,’’ said environmental told reporters when asked about Deputy Commissioner Shahid JKPM has disintegrated within Pilotgetsassurance, can kicked down the road lawyer RitwickDutta. the allegations. “Our party never Choudhary, who hails from 18 months of itslaunch. In made anysuchallegations Rajouri, postedonFacebook that October lastyear,one of the sen- close to Pilotsaid that he has down well with the party high said asenior party leader. In the past, Rahul wascriti- againstRoy Ravi Naik,ifyou have the missing cousins were dis- iorleadersofthe political organ- been able to getanassurance command, and that is abonus Fornow,some of the 18 cisedfor remaining aloof and IL&FSfirm the proof, please show me,” he tantlyrelated to their familyand isation Shorahad from the leadership that he point forhim. MLAs in Pilot's campmay find notshowing eagerness to re- from KDPL in 2016-17and re- added. therewas little doubtthat they announced quitting politics, and could be considered forthe Sources said during Pilot's aplace in thestate cabinet as solve crises, the lastmajor one paid loans of Rs 40 croretoITNL. AfterKeeling’sdeath, ahouse were the three the Armyhad on Mondayits chairman and chief minister's job closer to two-hour-long meeting with and when areshuffle takes being in Madhya Pradesh. “It appears unusual that even committee wasformedatthe killedonJuly18. Sharingtheir former ministerJaved Mustafa the Assemblyelections due in Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka place. Sourcessaidhis loyalists The crisis also sawPriyanka afterRajasthan Land Holdings governmentlevelwhichindicted pictures, Zafar Choudhary Mir also resignedfromthe party. December 2023. According to Gandhi Vadra, therewas a who were sackedasheads of emerging from behind the had no revenue generating busi- Roy. But, apolice special investi- wrote, “Three boys killed in Faesal continuestobeunder sources, he couldbeoffered “meeting of minds on gener- the Youth Congress and NSUI scenes to activelyinvolve her- ness and appears to have no ca- gation team (SIT) ,whichtook up Amshipora(Shopian) were in house detention,and sources the postofAICC general secre- allywhat is to be done.”Pilot, stateunitscouldalso be reha- self in party affairs outside Uttar pability to repayloans,ITNL had theinvestigation and submitted distant relation, their families close to him said he had made tary in Delhifor now. But according to these sources, said bilitated.The casesagainstall Pradesh.Sheremainedintouch extendedloans worthofRs areport in 2018,said it did not known to us... Ihavejustspoken his mind immediatelyafter the sources close to him said he is he realisedthat replacing the rebels will be dropped too, with Pilotthroughout, andheld 124.48crore whichwas majorly find anyevidence againstRoy. to amember of family; they abrogation of Jammu and notinterestedinshifting base Gehlotwas notimmediately sourcessaid. ameeting with him about a utilisedtowards advancing and BJP MP from north Goa, have identified them beyond Kashmir’s special status. They to Delhiand would prefer to re- possible and he would have to Forthe Congress, it has fortnightago.Theparty ensured repayment of loans and interest Shripad Naik,however, said that anydoubt...” said he wasunder“tremendous main in Jaipur. wait forsome moretime. managedto buy some time and that aphotograph of the meet- paymentsofrelatedparties. even though therewerecharges In astatement,defence pressure” from some quarters to Awrittencommitment to While sources said thereis save itsgovernment. Whilesen- ing that Priyanka, Pateland Further,itappears that loans againstRoy,hewas being given“a spokesperson Rajesh Kalia said, rejoin the government but he setupahigh-levelpanel to ad- an assurance of achange of ior leader AhmedPatel and Venugopal had with Pilotand providedbyITNLvia Rajasthan chance”.“Idon’twanttointerfere "Wehavenotedsocial media in- had notmade anyfutureplans dressthe issuesraisedbyhim guard, Pilotislearnt to have left AICC in-charge of organisation his MLAs reachedthe media. Land Holdings were potentially in thatmatterbut therewas no putslinked to the operation at “as of now”. and reiteration of an unwritten the timing to the high com- KCVenugopal worked behind At atime when thereis utilisedbyOIPL to repayits ex- evidence, andhe(Roy) wasnot Shopianon18July2020. The “Nodoubt, he is under severe intent to makehim chief min- mand. “If it is toolate... then the scenes, the party con- muchtalk aboutthe friction isting loan takenfromITNL,”the arrested or punished.Charges three terrorists killed during the pressurefromcertain forces and isteriswhatPilot has managed thereisnopoint doing it. It has sciouslyropedinformer presi- between the young and the audit reportsaid. were there. It doesn’tmean he is operation have notbeenidenti- is being asked to return to civil to extractafter amonth-long to be areasonable time, so that dent Rahul Gandhi to send out old in the Congress, the idea When contacted,OPMeena, guilty.And if aperson desires that fied and the bodies were buried services,”saidasourceclose to rebellion. The Pilotcamp he can leave amarkand move the messagethat he is involved wastoshowthatbothwere Chief SecretaryofRajasthan be- to be agoodcitizen, he should be based on establishedprotocols... him. “Butitistoo early to say claims Gehlot’s conduct and intoelections…there is areal- in crisis management and is still working together to resolve tween July1,2016 andJune 2017, givenachance. Shouldn’t he?” The Armyisinvestigatingthe what he is going to do. As of now, use of languagehas notgone isation thatitisinevitable,” calling the shots. the crisis. and who wasalso chairman of Fornow,the twobrothers matter." he has notdecidedanything RIDCOR during this period said: “haven't been promisedany The J&K Police had distanced about his future,” the source “I wasanon-executivechairman ticket”headded. itself from the pre-dawn opera- said. long somewhereelse. That I pital is overcharging”. procedures and amendments In case of violations reported and justpresided over the board On Monday, the Goa wing of tion at Amshiporavillage,saying Adoctor-turned-bureaucrat, can't destroy my lifefor those “Hospitals aretying up with related to clearances on one by agovernment authority or meeting. These transactionsdid the AamAadmiParty (AAP)took it wasbasedonArmyinputs. The Faesal's lastposition in govern- who won't even cryfor me,” he hotels to provide proper isola- platform. found by theappraisalcommit- notcometothe boardfor ap- to the roads to protest the induc- Armyhad claimedtohavealso ment wasasManagingDirector said. tion facilities and treatment. Reacting to criticismfrom teeorraisedduring processing proval, so Idon’tknow.” tion of the twobrothers intothe recoveredtwo pistols from the of Jammu and Kashmir Power The firstKashmiritotop Civil Packages or tariffs aredecided politicalleaders, including Rahul of applications by the regulatory DevendraBhushanGupta, BJP,calling it the “Congress Janata three alleged militants. They Development Corporation Services in 2009, Faesal said, he by various factors. Hotels incur Gandhi, Javadekar said: “It’s a authority,aseparateset of fines who retiredasRajasthan’s Chief Party”. FULLREPORTON were buriedinunmarked (JKPDC), before he wasselected had notbeen speaking foral- alot of expenditureonsanitis- draft, notafinal notification. The will be levied:Rs10,000perday Secretary lastmonthand was www.indianexpress.com graves, afternobody came for- as an EdwardMason Fellowat mostayear.“Itook my time lest ing the premises 2-3 times aday. notificationwas kept forpublic forCategoryAprojects, Rs 4,000 Principal Secretary, PWD, did not ward to claimthem. HarvardKennedy School in June it (quitting politics) wasseen as Theyhavetopay government consultationfor 150daysbe- per dayinCategoryB1and Rs respond to messages and calls. Imtiyaz's uncle Lal Husain 2018.Hewas supposed to rejoin ahasty decision.Ithas been a authorities forsafedisposal of cause of Covid. Otherwise, it is 2,000 per dayinCategoryB2. He wasonRIDCOR’s boardbe- Covid positivity said, "I lasttalkedtohim on July government service ayear later. year since Ispokelast,” he said. PPE kitsworn by visiting doctors only60days as per rules. We will Besides, CategoryB2proj- tween July2016and July2,2020. 17 at 7.30 pm. Icalledhim again But six months before his re- To aquestion if he sawspace and hospital staffwho stay at the consider all the suggestions and ects, whichhavebeen defined An IL&FSspokesperson de- rate dips in on the 18th, at around 8am, but turn, he surprisedeveryone formainstream politics in J&K, hotel, and provide food.These come out with the final draft. and listedfor thefirsttime, don’t clinedtocomment;emailsand his phone wasswitchedoff." The when he announcedhis deci- Faesal said, “I have absolutelyno costsreflectinthe package. No Those who want to protest now requireanEIA at all. The draft messages sent to SarangKale did Guwahati onlyone among shepherdSabir sion to resign from IAS on idea.” hospital is overcharging,” Dr have,duringtheir regime, taken states that CategoryAprojects notelicit anyresponse. Hussain's five children to have January9,2019, and hintedat Srinivas said. bigger decisions without any requireanEIA and approval The sequenceoftransactions cleared Class 12,Imtiyaz hoped joining politics. In March 2019, Officials of Dr Srinivas’s asso- public consultation.” from the Ministry, while constitutes what is considered ABHISHEKSAHA to earn enough working in the Faesal launchedhis ownparty. Andhra fire ciation said corporateand pri- The Ministerwas speaking at CategoryB1projectsrequirean round- trippingand ever-green- GUWAHATI,AUGUST10 Valleytofund college, the fam- He wasdetained at Delhi airport have to lease hostels and college vate hospitals were overflowing. an event to release abooklet ti- EIA and approval from an ap- ing of loans –lenders and bor- ilysaid. on the intervening night of buildingsand convert them into “Doctors who aregetting in- tled“Bestpractices of Human- praisal committee. rowers use this devicetoprevent GUWAHATI’S COVID test positiv- Hussain, along withhis eld- August14-15, 2019,and sent temporaryhotels andrent them fected areunable to getabed Elephant ConflictManagement The draftalso contains an disclosuretoregulatoryauthor- ity rate (TPR) has reducedman- estson Mohammad Arif, is cur- backtoSrinagarand placedun- to hospitals.Wehavetoinvest even in the hospitals in which in India”. “Exemptions list” of 40 types of ities,prevent NPAdeclaration ifold even as the statecapital re- rentlyinahighland pastureat der detention.Hewas booked some money, but due to the high theywork,”amemberofthe as- One of the main objections projects, whichinclude anum- and evade action by rating agen- mains under complete Ghatiyala. under the draconian Public demand forhotel rooms from sociation said. to the newEIA drafthas been the berofnew developments, in- cies. lockdown on weekends and Ibrar Ahmedwas astudent SafetyAct in February this year Covid-19patients, the invest- postfactoregularisation of viola- cluding in oil and gasexplo- In effect,ITNL allegedly got evening curfew,accordingto of Class 11 at the government- whichwas revokedinJune. His ment can be easily recovered tions, which is providedfor in ration (offshoreand onshore), involvedinthisroundtripping datafromthe statehealthde- run Higher SecondarySchool at movement, however, continues easily,”hesaid. EIA draft Clause 22 on “Dealing in viola- inland waterways, andcoal and exercise by funding itsborrower partment. Peeri villageinKotranka ,the to be restricted. AndhraPradeshHealth apenalty. tion cases’’. Violations can now non-coal mineral prospecting. through aseriesofcompanies. The TPR increasedfrom16.7 familysaid. He has twoyounger MinisterAKrishna Srinivassaid: However, Environment be reportedbythe projectpro- Moreover, the Ministryhas And in ever-greening by helping per centonJuly16to18per cent siblings, and also belongs to a “Covid-19 hotels has becomea SecretaryRKGupta told The moters themselvesorbyanap- done away with the process of itsborrowertorepay itsprevi- on July 25,but dipped to 4.5 per shepherdfamily. Ibrar'sfather ‘... anti-national’ lucrative business.Private hos- Indian Express (interview, Page praisal committee, regulatory screeningatthe statelevel forB1 ous loan and notget classifiedas cent on August8amidarise in worksasalabourerinSaudi in futureand wherewill Igo pitals aretaking advantageofthe 5):“We have detailedthe penal- bodyorgovernment authority. and B2 projectsbydefining NPA. testing. Assam Health Minister Arabia. (sic). My fundamental interestis fear of patientsand exploiting ties fornot having acquired en- Environmentalists have de- them. The draftsays that B2 Since ITNL is alistedcom- HimantaBiswa Sarma said that Khattana said the three in education, health, povertyal- them in thename of offering vironmental clearances, includ- scribed this move as “problem- projects candirectly applyfor pany,bytakingthiscircuitous this trend needs to be main- cousins would go to the Valley leviation, employment genera- Covid packages and charging ingEIAs,whichisaccordingto atic” and said that project pro- permissions on aMinistryweb- routetofund itsborrower, the tainedfor afew moreweeks. everyyear forwork, and this tion and Iwish to contributein hefty amounts. In spiteofalotof lawand proportionatetothe of- moters hardlyeverdeclare site. Presently, the state where companyavoided disclosure. Meanwhile, the Assam gov- time had leftfor ShopianonJuly those sectors. This is anew publicity that the government fence. Chori ke liyefansikisazaa violations that theymay have the project is located would If OIPL had notrepaid the ernment on Mondaydecidedto 16,trekking through the moun- worldand Ihavemanydreams has arranged forgoodfacilities tohnahin de sakte(We can't committed themselves. study it and decide whether it loan, ITNL would have had to de- provide Covid patientsprefer- tains. forJammu and Kashmir.Iwish and free treatment at govern- sentence aman to hangingfor The draftstatesthatincase would be B1 or B2 depending on clareNPA and provide forprovi- ring home isolation apulse Imtiyaz's uncle Mohammad to startmylifefromaclean slate ment-run Covid care centres committing theft)... Also, there of asuo motu declaration, and if environmental concerns. sioning againstit. On the other oximeterand first-line support- Aslam said manyyouths head and do something productive,” and hospitals, manypeople pre- is no regularisation of the viola- it is acase of high polluting load The monitoringofcompli- hand,bygetting funding to re- ivemedicinefreeofcost. It also forthe Valleyfor work during he said. ferprivate hospitals out of fear. tion. The penalty,whichisbeing found detrimentaltothe envi- ancetonorms hascome under paythe loan, OIPLsaved on de- revised guidelines forair trav- holidays.This time educational Faesal said detention proved The hospitalsare taking advan- charged, is forthe period that the ronment,the project will be shut scrutiny, too. The 2006 notifica- fault and, thereby, action by rat- ellers arriving in the state. “Any institutions continue to be shut to be an “immense learning tage of this.’’ industryhas functionedwithout down. But if no degradation is tion mandates that aproject ing agencies whichcould have air passenger who departs from and hence theyhad leftlast phase”. “I realisedthat at the end Dr PSrinivas, secretaryofthe aclearance -- thepenaltyisfor identified, promoters will be compliance reportbefiledevery hampered itsborrowing ability. Assam within 72 hours of arrival month, afterthe Covidrestric- of the dayyou are all alone. It's Andhra PradeshPrivate nothaving obtainedthe clear- chargedRs5,000 per dayin six months. This has nowbeen Sources said investigating neednot undergo quarantine,” tions were easedabit.Hesaid your familythatsuffers the most Hospitals and Nursing Homes ance and notfor pollution.” CategoryAprojects, Rs 2,000per reducedtoonceayear and, that agencies arelooking at explor- said an order signedbySamir Imtiyaz wasthe onlyone with a while ironicallythosefor whom Association, however, said there Ravi Aggarwal, Additional dayinCategoryB1andRs1000 too, in the form of self-compli- ing linksbetween Kale,his firms, Sinha, Assam’sPrincipal mobile phoneamong the three youseemtobestanding up are is ashortage of hospital bedsfor Secretary, Environment per dayinCategoryB2. Thefine ance. IL&FS and itstop management, Secretary, Healthand Family and he had calleduphis mater- drawing asadistic pleasureout Covid-19 patientsinall private Ministry,said that it is forthe will be calculated “for aperiod The draft, however, says that that raise concerns of financial WelfareDepartment, while nal uncle Lal Hussain on July17 of your misery. Detention gave hospitals in Vijayawada and firsttimethat the government of dateofviolationtodateofap- in case of failuretosubmit the proprietyand conflict of inter- adding certain conditions. evening to saytheyhad reached me the clarity of mind that Ibe- other cities –and that “no hos- has consolidated all processes, plication’’,says thedraft. compliance report, afine will be est.

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A50-YEAR-OLD Delhi Police head constable diedand acon- stable wasinjured afteraspeed- ing HondaCity rammedtheir patrolling vehicle near Delhi University’s Khalsa Collegeinthe early hours of Monday. The police patrolling vehicle, a MahindraScorpio,toppled sev- eral timesbeforelanding 10-15 The victim, Wazir Singh; feet away. (left) the mangledremains The accused, Tushar Gupta of the patrolling vehicle (19), aresident of Model Town, wasfoundtobeunder the influ- ence of alcohol, police claimed, feet away and landedonits roof. appointed as the in charge of gethim out through the win- citing his medico-legal report. Singh wastrapped inside. Amit Prakhar,aname giventopolice dow. Theyalso pulled me out.” He is aB.Com student studying rescuedhim and took him to vans meant to curbstreetcrimes Vinay, Singh’s son, said, in Singapore and came to Delhi SushrutaTrauma Centre but he in Delhi. The twopersonnel “Around 3.30 am, my friend in March.OnMondaynight, he diedduringtreatment.Amit also would bestationedinNorth Delhi calledand told me about the ac- went to meet his friend, al- sustainedinjuries,” DCP (North) from 8pmto8am everyday. cident...Bythe time Igot to the legedly consumed alcohol and Monika Bhardwaj said. Amit told TheIndianExpress: hospital, my father had suc- wasonhis waybacktohis house Senior officials said Singh had “Wetook aU-turn towardsthe cumbed to injuries. Doctors said when he hit the police vehicle at been working withDelhi Police university area when Isaw the he dieddue to internal bleeding. atraffic signal near North formorethan25years. He lived Honda City.Beforewecould do We performedthe lastrites to- Campus, police said. with his mother and wifein anything, it rammedintothe van dayinSonepat.” The deceased, head consta- Sonepat. His elderson, Vinay, is a from the left. Our vehicle must Acase under IPC sections 279 ble Wazir Singh, wasincharge of Haryana Policeconstable and have toppledfour-fivetimes. I (rash driving), 337(act endan- thevehicle and wassitting in the livesinGurgaon, while his wasscared anddidn’t know gering life) and 304II(culpable passenger seat, while constable younger son is doing B.Com from what to do. Thecar landedonits homicide)has been registered Amit (26) wasdriving. Rohtak University. roof. We were injured andcould- againstTushar.According to po- “The impact wassuchthat Singh wastransferredtothe n’t move.Singhsir wastrapped lice, he had been staying in Delhi the police vehicle skidded 10-15 PCR unitinMay andwas recently in his seat and locals helpedme due to flight restrictions. CBI files case against Ambience owner, HUDA officials over ‘illegal construction’

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Secretaryofthe Urban bulk of the amount —Rs393.3 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Development Department, crore—went to the NorthMCD. 35,000takeonline NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 Sisodia raisedthe matter, The south and eastMCDshaveal- terming it “serious”. The Deputy readycarriedout distribution of DEPUTYCHIEF Minister Manish CM, who also holds the books, according to information Sisodia warnedonMondaythat Educationportfolio, said no one obtainedfromthe corporations. the Delhi government will not has the rightto“playhavoc with “The moneywas to be spent hesitate totakeoverMCD-run the lives” of young children. forthe salaryofteachers and examonday1inDU primaryschools if the corpora- “If, forsome reason, the mu- providing textbookstoschool tions fail to perform basic duties nicipal corporations areunable children. Thereare severalnews suchasdistribution of textbooks to perform their primaryduty, reportsthatneither the teachers to children. then steps aretobetaken by the The Indian Express reportdated August10 have got theirsalariesnor the ARANYASHANKAR OPENBOOKEXAM:THEPROCESS This comes on aday The urban development depart- studentstheir textbooks. &SUKRITABARUAH Indian Express reportedthat ment fortakingoverofschools PrincipalSecretaryUD, who is NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 students in 714schools under by thedirectorateofeducation, takenoverand run directlyby had told TheIndianExpress that also the director local bodies, is ■ Registeronthe DUportal ■ Studentsget 3hours the NorthDelhi Municipal Delhi government. Instead of the directorateofeducation," thoughthe process to purchase to ensurethatthe moneypro- THE FIRSTday of Delhi to receive your login and forthe exam andan Corporation areyet to gettext- paying hugegrantstothe mu- Sisodia wrote. bookswas completedinMarch, videdbythe Delhi government University’s (DU) online open password additional hourfor the books, despitefivemonths hav- nicipal corporations whichdi- Thereare approximately3.5 the budget forithad to be ap- is utilisedbythe municipal cor- book examinations (OBE) forfi- ■ Link fordownloading rest of the processes.PWD ing passed in the current aca- vert the fundsprovidedbythe lakh students, mostlyfrompoor proved as prices of the bookshad porations forthe purposefor nal-year studentswas marred by question paper will studentswill getatotal demic year.The BJP-led Delhi government forother pur- families, at primaryschools un- risen. whichitwas givenand teachers glitches on Monday, as many become visible at the time of 6hours corporation attributed the delay poses, it wouldbeappropriate der the NorthMCD. The Director Sisodia said that out of Rs 853 arepaid salaries in time and stu- complainedofproblems in up- of the exam. The link will ■ Once done, scan the to procedural issues. in the interestofstudentsand of the press and information de- crorethatthe Delhi government dents areprovided textbooks loading answer sheets,difficulty also be sent to their mails. answer sheets pageby In anotetothe Principal teachers that the schools are partment, NorthMCD, IraSingal, gave to all the three MCDs, the immediately,”Sisodia said. in accessing the exam portal, and pageorquestion wise ■ Studentscan download issues with the question paper. (eachfilenot morethan the paper on their device Some studentssaid they 7mb) and upload it on the or take aprintout Hit by lockdown, 1in missedthe deadline forsubmit- portalormail it to the ting their answersheetsdue to ■ In case of anytrouble centralemail address connectivity or server issues, and downloading the question were unsureofiftheir submis- paper,requesttheir 3supposed to make sions would be considered. college/department to get Manyvisuallyimpaired students it sent via e-mail or did notwritetheir exams. WhatsApp transitionfrom MCD “Around 35,000studentssat ■ Take theteston forthe exam todaybut it is diffi- whiteA-4 papers, using cult to knowhow manysent separatesheets to answer to govt schools yet to their answers through the por- eachproblem taland howmanyvia email,” schools eachyear.While the said SanjeevSingh of DU’s MALLICAJOSHI& transfer has happenedonpaper, Computer Centre. hour to upload the files.I’m very ing material but therehas been SUKRITABARUAH what remains highlyunevenis This is the firsttime that DU is distressed,Idon’t knowifmyan- noresponse.Even thephysical act NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 the contacting and induction of holding an online OBE due to the swer script willbeentertained.” of writing the exam is notpossi- these newstudents. Covid-19 pandemic. The mock StudentsofBAProgramme at ble as no one in my familyorvil- ONE IN three studentswho were “Accordingto directionsIhave exams held in three phases ear- Satyawati College, appearing for lage can writewell in English... I supposedtojoinclass VI in Delhi beengiven,Ihavedonetheadmis- lier had also facedproblems. their ‘Technical Writing’ paper, needacompetentscribe,”he said. government schools this year sionof eachchildonmy computer While multiple petitions were said theygot thequestion paper Astudent of CLCsaidbothex have notdone so yet, Deputy aftercollecting their school-leav- filedinthe Delhi High Court on mail at 11 am,thoughthe and current studentsweretoap- Chief MinisterManish Sisodia ingcertificates.However, we have againstthe decision to hold the exam wasat3.30 pm. “Wegot pear forthe ‘Professional Ethics’ said. Government schools ‘re- notreachedout to thestudents. exams in this format, the HC calls from panickedstudentsand paper,but when theyloggedinto opened’ remotely in July. Classes Thisisdifficultaswedon't know gave thego-ahead on August7. triedtocallnodal officers in each the portal, both question papers areconductedonline and assign- themortheirparentsindividually. DU officials said problems collegeand university to find out read “old course”. “Since ques- mentsgiven either through Thereare 382children who are CLEANUP DRIVE with uploading occurredasstu- howthis happened, but to no tions in one were similar to our WhatsApp or text messages. supposedtojoinmyschool.Ihave dents uploadedfilesbut didn’t avail. Since therewas no clarity, ‘newcourse’, we attemptedthat. Severalchildren, however, have givenbooksforthenew academic At Ghazipur landfill, Monday. Praveen Khanna submit them. “Wesaw many studentsattemptedthe paper. The exam startedat9.30 am... At neither joinedasingle class nor year to parentswho had come to cases in whichstudentsuploaded When theytried to upload their 10.45 am, we receivedthree pa- got in touchwith the school since enquireabout newadmissions their answer sheetonthe portal answers around 1pm, thepor- pers in our email, twofor old the lockdown. but thisisfar less than even 100 but theydidn’t press the submit talwas closed.Around3pm, a coursesand onefor thenew one. “In Class VI, children frommu- students.Ithinkwe willonlybein button on time. In some cases, it different question paper of the Mostofuswerehalfway through nicipal schools join Delhi govern- touchwith the rest afterschool Complaint filed after AAP accuses could be aproblem of network same subject wasemailedto ourexamand didn’tcheck it... ment schools. We areseeingasig- opens and everyone comes,” said connectivity but the websitewas them. Theyhavehad to write We don’t know what willhap- nificant gaphere. Around the head of agovernmentschool working fine,” said an official. twopapers in asense,”said a pen now,”said the student. 30%-35% of the children haven’t in Outer Delhi. BJP councillor, her kin of bribery On the issue of confirmation teacher at the college. StudentsofM.A.History re- joined. The details of these stu- The head of aschool in East emails, the official said, “Wegot Visuallychallenged students ceivedamessage on the portal dentscometo us fromthecorpo- Delhi said:“It is alittle worrisome struction project wasstalled. istering an FIR againstDurgesh emails from manystudentsso said theywereplaguedbyaslew saying ‘thereisno exam sched- rations. In mostcases, either asin- since we don’t want these chil- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AAP leader Durgesh Pathak Pathak and AAP.This is being the inboxgot flooded. The re- of problems, notablylackofac- uledfor today’. Head of History glephone number is available or dren to slip through the netbe- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 said, “In 2017,BJP fought the done to malign ourimage,” she sponse email got stuckinthe cessible learning material, assis- Department Sunil Kumar,also an incomplete address. We have tween classVand VI. Usually, new Delhi MCD polls on the slogan said. queue. But it will be sent to these tive technology and no scribes. the Nodal officer forOBE, said seen this pattern in at least7-8 parentscome to the school at the THE AAM Aadmi PartyMonday ‘naye chaherenayeudan’. The re- BJP spokesperson Ashok students.” Deepak KumarGupta,afinal- studentsreachedhim by email districts,” he said. time of admissionand we update alleged that the BJP councillor ality is thatthese newcouncil- Goel said AAP wasmaking false Astudent at the university’s year MA English student from forthe question paper finally: In othergrades, Sisodia said, information from them at the from NewAshok Nagarand her lors arenolesscorruptthanthe allegations to divert people’s at- Campus LawCentresaid slow in- St Stephen’sCollege, said it is im- “Therewas abit of apanic but 10%-15% of the studentshad not time. This time, the onlyweway familywerecolluding with offi- previous ones.” tention from itsmalpractices. ternetresultedinhim submitting possible forhim to write his pa- eventuallythings settleddown. joinedonlineclasses: “In each can contact them is through the cials to extract moneyfrompeo- While councillor Pandeyde- Pathak said: “Wedemand his answer sheets half-an-hour pers from his villageinBihar's It’stoo early to talk about the class, 5-6 studentshavenot been data we have receivedfromMCD ple illegallybuildinghouses in niedthat the voice in the audio that policeregisteranFIR as soon late: “I’m in Rajasthan’s Nagaur Rohtas district. “Ever since the OBE... But there’s no doubt about able to join. Effortsare being schools and UDISE database — the area. is that of her brother-in-law, the as possible... If thereisadelayin districtwhere we arehaving firstnoticefor OBE wasissuedon the challengeinattempting made to reachout to them." sadly, the infoispatchy.Many In apurportedaudio record- latter has already filedacom- lodging an FIR, then it would be heavy rainfall. Istarted upload- May15, Ihavesent countless something so ambitious with in- In Delhi, municipal corpora- numbers areeither notlistedor ingbetween abuilder and coun- plaint at the NewAshok Nagar clear that the moneyisgoing to ing 16 pagesofanswers, one by emails to my professors, dean of adequateinfrastructure...” tions areallowedtorun schools functional.When some parents cillor Rajni Pandey’s brother-in- police station, demanding ac- the topleadership of the BJP.” one, butitkeptfailing.At1.15pm, the department, DU administra- Dean Examinations Vinay uptill classV.While Delhigovern- had come to the schooltoen- lawNishant Pandey, played by tion againstthe AAPleaders in- MayorofEastMCD Nirmal Idecided to trysending them on tive officials and V-Caskingthat Gupta did notrespond to calls ment alsohas schools with pri- quire, we told them to spread the AAP before themedia on volved in the press briefing,and Jain saidthe issuehas cometo mail, but it took me over half-an- we be providedaccessible learn- and texts. marysections, mostoftheir word in theclusters they live in Monday,amancan be heard that the audio recording be re- his noticeand thatifany civic schools startfromClass VI. Over that newstudentsshould come sayinghehas givenmoneyto movedfromTwitter and other body official is found engaged in the pastfew years, the transition and collect their books. But only the brother-in-law as well as a social media sites. corruption, strict actionwill be BRIEFLY between municipal and govern- 86 of the 270new studentsinour junior engineer but the con- “Weare in the process of reg- taken. Positivity ratehanging ment schools has been smoothas school have receivedbooks.” details and documentsare sent Sisodiasaidin casesenior stu- Manfound from one administration to the dents,who teachersknow, live in at around6%incity other.But coronavirus and the areaswheretheClass VI students Medical student Guard dies dead,murder lockdown thisyear hasbrought also live,theyare being asked to casefiled unprecedented problems. reachout:“School Management in Noida CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL According to officials, over 1 Committee members arealso be- jumps to deathfrom NewDelhi: A35-year-old lakh children move from munic- ingasked to find out the where- TOTALCASES Total Vacant property dealer,who is in- ipalschools to Delhigovernment aboutsofthese children.” factory fire HOSPITALBEDS 13,712 10,563 volvedin 12 cases, includ- AIIMS hostel roof 1,46,134 VENTILATORS 1,217825 ing murder,was found deadinhis houseinOuter Dailycases Recoveries Deaths Tests Delhi’s Narela,saidpolice Court asks Minisoto EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Aug9 1,3001,225 13 23,787 Monday.“He had an in- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 juryonhis head andwas Aug10707 1,070 20 12,323 lying in apool of blood,” pay rent for GK store AFIRE brokeout at apen factory Total10,346* 1,31,6574,131 12,04,405 said an officer.DCP (Outer in Sector 63,Noida, lateSunday *Total active cases North) Gaurav Sharma tweentheparties. Petitionersare night, killing the securityguard said,“Acase of murder EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE even entitledtopenal interestfor whowas on dutyatthe time. has been registered.” NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 non-payment of rent,” the court "Wegot acallfromSandeep week’s 53,683,” said asenior of- said in itsorder.It, however, said Kumar,the security guard,com- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ficialfromtheDelhi government. OBSERVINGTHATnocasewas the observations in the interim plaining about afireataround NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 Forthe lastfivedays,Delhi has Policeraid made out forsuspension of rent order were primafacie in nature 2:30am.Fire tenderswererushed been recording over 1,000 cases gangsterparty forJapanesedesigner lifestyle and would notprejudiceeither to the spotimmediatelybut the WHILE THE number of Covid-19 per day. On Sunday,Delhi’s Health brand Miniso duringthe lock- party before theArbitral Tribunal. fire wasout of cases in Delhi has been fluctuat- MinisterSatyendar Jain attrib- NewDelhi: Hours after down, aDelhi courtpulledupthe The court also notedthatpe- On July10, another doctor had committed suicideatAIIMS control.Ittook ing over the lastfew days,thepos- uted the rise in Covid cases to his release from jail, firm Mondayfor non-payment titioner Umawas asenior citizen, around two itivity rate has remainedthe same people from neighbouring states gangsterSunnyNandi of rent of their leasedproperty, and the rent wasthe onlysource hours to over the lastthree weeks. As per getting tested in the capital, wasallegedly found par- saying it had no dearth of money. of income forher andher son According to police, on douse the fire. the datashared by Delhi govern- whichhesaid wasalsothe reason tying with 40 people at a District JudgeRaj Kumar who wasinfectedwith Covid. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Monday, he took an hour-long His body was mentofficials,thefigure has been behind bed occupancy at hospi- hotelinDwarka, said po- Chauhandirected MinisoLife The companytoldthe court NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 break from the ward wherehe found inside. 6% from July13to August9. tals remaining over 3,000. lice Monday. The atten- StylePvt Ltd to payrenttopeti- theyhad soughtsuspension of wasseeking treatment, went to He wasprob- However, thenumberofac- On Monday, the city reported dees, members of tioners UmaSharma, Varun monthlyrent forthe lockdown A22-YEAR-OLD medical stu- theroof of hostel19and jumped ablytrying to tive cases anddeathsrecorded 707 newcases of Covid-19with Naveen Khatti gang, were Prakash and PuneetPrakash for period as theywerenot able to dent allegedly committedsui- from there. Police said the mat- stop the fire,” Sandeep duringthe same period has fallen. 20 moredeaths, takingthe total caught. ENS itspremises at South Delhi’s use the premises. The courtsaid cide at AIIMS by jumping offthe terisbeing investigated further. said DCP Kumar BetweenJuly13and August9,the number of confirmedcases to Greater Kailash. The courtdi- the companywas notentitledto roof of hostelnumber 19 around This is the second case of a (Central number of active cases came 1,46,134. The death toll mounted rected the firm to payarrears of seek waiver of rent under the 6pmonMonday. Police said the doctor committing suicide at AI- Noida)Harish down from 11,904to10,729while to 4,131. 45malaria, rent forlockdown and post-lock- lawbecause therewas only tem- deceased, Vikas, wasasecond- IMS in twomonths. On July10, Chandra.TheguardlivedinKhora deaths droppedfrom199 to 107. In the last24hours, 1,070 35dengue down period —April, May, June porarynon-use of property. year MBBS student from a25-year-old psychiatristcom- Colony, Noida, with his wifeand “The recovery rate is improv- more people have recoveredin andJuly—withinaweek,failing The courtsaiditeventried to Bengaluru. mitted suicide by jumping off their five-year-old son. ing in Delhi andthe number of the city,taking the total number casesinDelhi whichthe petitioners maytake facilitatethe parties to arrive at According to asenior doctor the 10th floorofthe doctor’s His wife, Priyanka Pandey deaths have also reduced. Most of recoveries in Delhi to 1,31,657. necessaryaction under the law. ajudicial settlement, and with from AIIMS as well as the police, hostelatAIIMS. The deceased, (28), said Sandeep wasthe sole patientsare recovering under Thereare 10,346 active cases in NewDelhi: Forty-five “The respondent (Miniso Life the persuasionofthe court, the he had been seeking treatment Anurag Kumar,was ajunior res- breadwinner of the family. "I home isolation and those with se- the city,out of which5,637are cases of malaria and 35 of Style) is also doing business post landlords (petitioners) even at the medical institutefor de- ident doctor and had been seek- don't knowhow Iwill manage vere symptoms aregetting treat- under home isolation and 3,115 dengue have been re- lockdown from tenanted prem- agreedtowaive the rent forApril pression. ing treatment fordepression, ahouse and take careofmyson ment at hospitals. The city is still availing treatmentinhospitals. portedinthe national cap- ises... thereisnojustifiedreason and Mayprovided the company DCP (South district) Atul said asenior doctor. allbymyself... Ourson hasbeen at the topinterms of testing per Almost77% of thebedsear- ital this year tillAugust8, fornon-paymentofrent during pays rent due from June. “... Kumar Thakur said, “When we Anothersenior doctor said with my parentsatFarrukhabad million population. In Delhi, markedfor Covid-19patientsare accordingtoamunicipal postlockdown period... payment Matter wasevenreferredtome- reachedthe spot, Vikas was three patientshavealsocom- forthe lastfew days.Hedoes 58,963 samples were tested per lying vacant at the moment. reportreleased on of rent forthe period will be diation whereitcould notbeset- shiftedtoAIIMS Trauma Centre mitted suicide at the hospital in notknowabout his father yet,” millionasofthe week ending Delhi’s recovery rate was Monday. PTI strictlyasper lease agreement be- tled,” it said. but diedduringthe treatment.” the lasttwo months. she said. August9,higher than the prior recordedat90% on Monday.

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RAJASTHAN POWER PLAY Security for Valley BJPfocusesonkeepingflock BJP leaders in focus as DELHI CONFIDENTIAL many quit amid rise together,itsMLAsmeettoday in militant attacks

meeting if the test reportisnega- Rifat, apanchfromPanzinaravil- LIZMATHEW tive,” Kataria said. BASHAARATMASOOD& lageinnorthKashmir, whoisalso NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 Partysources said the national ARUNSHARMA BJPwomen’swingvice-president leadershiphas asked Raje to en- SRINAGAR,JAMMU,AUGUST10 forSrinagardistrict, said.“But AMID INDICATIONS that the 18 surethat the MLAs loyaltoher at- other panches and sarpanches rebelCongress MLAs in tend the meeting. According to FOLLOWINGAseries of militant heredon’thavesecurity.Some of Rajasthan, ledbyformer Deputy sources, Raje, who had sought attacksonBJPleadersandactivists them arefrommyparty,and Chief MinisterSachin Pilot, may meetingswith thetopleadership, in Kashmir in recent days,more some from other parties.” return to the party fold, the effort waskeen to clarify her stand, fol- thanadozenworkersandleaders Over the last18months, in the BJP nowistokeep itsflock lowing speculation that she was have publiclyannouncedtheir panchesand sarpancheshave MINISTER’S PEN PAL together ahead of the Assembly helping the Gehlotgovernment. resignation from the party over been demanding personal secu- session on August14. Some stateparty leaders are thelastoneweek,leadingto panic rity officers (PSO), ademand offi- THE WARofletters continues between former Environment WhiletheBJP moved19MLAs learnt to have complainedtothe andfearamongitsmembershere, cialssayisdifficultto meet.“Infact, ministerJairam Ramesh and the incumbent, Prakash to Porbandar over the weekend, leadership; RashtriyaLoktantrik according to party leaders. we have beendemandingsecurity Javadekar.Ramesh hasdashedoff athird“detailedreply” to all its72MLAsare expectedto at- Party(RLP) leader Hanuman “Everyone is scared,” said forthelasteightyears,”saidShafiq Javadekar's “detailedletter”,whichthe ministerhad sent to the tend itslegislatureparty meeting Beniwal, aBJP ally, had publicly Abdul RehmanThikrey,BJP’s Mir,chairman of J&K Panchayat Congress RajyaSabha member on July 27 on the environmen- in Jaipur on Tuesday. accusedher of helping Gehlot. Bandiporedistrict president. Conference, an apexorganisation talimpact assessment (EIA) notification, prompting Ramesh The BJP's national leadership “Rajemadeitcleartothelead- “They(BJP activists)are resigning of panchayatleadersfromthe to tweetthatit“lookslikeweare becoming pen pals”. Ramesh is learnttohavecautionedthe Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Gehlotwith stateCongress ershipthatshe is boundbythe out of fear.” Union Territory. Mir said he re- sent his firstlettertoJavadekar on July25, “stronglyobject- stateleaders to stayunited and chief GovindSingh Dotasra(sitting), arrive in Jaipur from party's ideology.She explained Amongthelatestresignations centlyraisedtheissuebefore then ing” to the EIAnotification. He followeditupwithasecond asked former Chief Minister Jaisalmer on Mondayalongwithother Congress MLAs. ANI that she deliberatelystayedaway wasthat of Thikrey’s colleague, LtGovernorGCMurmuatthedis- letter detailing his reasons. In response, Javadekar called VasundharaRaje, whohas main- from Jaipur and remained in BJP’s Bandiporeunitgeneral sec- trict boardmeeting in Poonch. Ramesh’s concerns “misleading” and a“misrepresentation”. tainedadistance from the activi- Dholpurinorderto avoidmeeting retary AvtarKrishan, who quit on Thikreysaid,“Whenour(J&K) In aministry event to mark the Elephant DayonMonday, ties in Jaipur,toensurethat the herownMLAs,whichwouldhave Sunday. party president Javadekar took adig at Ramesh, naminghim andsaying that party's MLAs remain together. triggeredspeculationthatshewas The same day, Abdul Hamid visited here(Bandipore), we he is always ready to begin an andolan with little else to do. Raje, who has been in the na- SC TOHEARPLEASON‘MERGER’TODAY trying to turn them againstthe Najar,BJP’sOBCwingdistrictpres- raisedthe (security) issue with Ramesh’s letter today, as another detailedresponse, accuses tionalcapital forthelasttwo days stateleaders,” said asource. ident in Budgam, wasshotatby him. He calledthe I-Gand asked Javadekar of “misrepresenting the implicationsand impacts and has held meetings with BJP NewDelhi:The Supreme Supreme Court,urging it to Raje is learnttohavegifted suspected militantswhile out on him to provide security to every of the notification”. chief JPNaddaand general sec- Courtwilltakeupfor hearing transfer to itself Dilawar’s pe- Nadda abook on RamMandir, a morningwalk.Hesuccumbedon vulnerablemember.” retary(organisation)BLSantosh, on Tuesday petitions regard- tition againstthe merger. gesturethat some party leaders Monday. Romaisa Rafiq, BJP Mahila is learnt to have told the leader- ing “merger” of six Rajasthan have interpretedas an attempt to On August6,militantskilled Morcha’s vice-president in AYURVEDA IN THE HOUSE ship thatthe stateunit has been MLAs elected on BSPtickets PIL forstayonmerger convince the leadership that she BJP sarpanchSajad Ahmad Kashmir, saidthey have alsoraised “sideliningher and did notkeep withthe Congress. Jaipur:APIL filedintheHC has remains closetothe party's ide- KhandayatVessu, in Qazigund theissuewithpartyleaderAshok EVEN AS Parliamentprepares to convene forMonsoon Session herinthe loop”. BJP MLAMadan Dilawarhas soughtastayonthemergerof ology and itscauses. areaof Kulgamdistrict.Thepolice Koul, BJP’sJ&K unitgeneralsecre- in the middle of the pandemic, MPs have been clamouring for Partysources said Raje clari- filedapleaagainstRajasthan thesix BSP MLAs with Congr- The party's nationalleader- saidKhanday livedatasecuredac- tary (organisation). healthyoptionsinParliament canteen. In linewith such re- fiedto the BJP leadershipthat she High Court’s order refusingto ess. FiledbylawyerHemant shipislearntto have sought Raje's commodation providedbythe “Webroughtthematterto the quests,the canteen forMPs, managed by theRailways,will didnothaveany intentionto hurt interferewith the Speaker’s NahtaonAugust4,itwasto be intervention when some of the administrationbuthadlefttovisit notice of JPNadda (party’s na- nowserve‘kadha’, or the Ayush ministry-recommendedcon- the party's interest, but wanted order recognising the merger. heardbyadivisionbenchMo- MLAs refusedtogotoPorbandar. home when militantsattacked. tional president) and sought en- coction of various herbs and spices thatissupposed to boost the stateleadership to coordinate TheHCalsorefusedtosuspend nday, butthehearingcouldn't Besides its72MLAsinthe 200- Aday before,militantshad hancedsecurity coverfor our immunity.Eachglassisavailable forRs11. with her. voting rightsofthe MLAs. Last take place.Itisexpected to be memberAssembly, the BJP has firedatandwoundedanotherBJP workers,”KoulwasquotedbyPTI. Raje, according to sources week,the MLAs movedthe takenuplater. ENS the supportof3RLP members. sarpanch, Arif Ahmad, at Akhran While party leaders in Delhi close to her,has maintainedthat Katariasaidthe MLAs who villageofQazigund. said those who have resigned REAL VIRTUAL TRAINING Pilotwouldnothavethe numbers were takentoPorbandarwould Concernedoverthe attacks, were mostlylower-rank mem- to pull down the Opposition party.Wenever had Court'sorder on theBSP MLAs return by Tuesdayafternoon. He BJPcentralleaders said the Union bers, one leader said this could TO KEEP up with virtual courts,legal services authorities government, and anysupportto anything to do with it and we joining the Congress, and forthe admittedthat the party fearedan government will “certainly” ad- “createaperception issue”. across states areramping up training of lawyers. From e-filing the Congress rebelcampwould neverevenwanted to make the developmentsinthe Congress attempt by theCongressto poach dress the issue“soon”. Rafiqsaid, “Workers of parties to making onlineappearances, trainingsessionshavealso hurtthe BJP. With Pilotnow talk- effort to form the government. andits supporting parties.We itsMLAs. “Wehaveseenwhat “The leaders obviouslyare un- suchasNC, PDPand the Congress movedtovirtual platforms. Between April and June, statele- ing to the Congress leadership, Because we did nothave, andwe will plan our action accordingly,” Gehlothas done to the BTP der fear,and thethree (recent) havedecidedtoremainsilent.They galaid societies have held more than 15,000webinars forem- the Raje campisclaiming that her do nothave, the numbers,” he said. (BharatiyaTribal Party) MLAs , killings have reallyfrightened havelockeduptheiroffices.Thatis paneledlegal aidlawyers to improvefunctioning of courts stand has been vindicated. Leader of Opposition in the Kataria maintainedthat the and we knowhow he haslured manyofthem. Therehas been a whyonlyweare the targets.” duringthe pandemic. However, BJP leadersin Assembly, GulabChand Kataria, stateparty unit has always kept the independent MLAs. So we spurtinthethreatsrecently...it’san But BJP’s Budgam president Rajasthan have maintainedthat told The Indian Express. Raje in the loop. “I speak to her hadto take precautions.Don'twe attempt to scareelectedrepresen- AgaMohsin said the blamealso theynever sought to pull down “Wewill seethatallourMLAs everyday. Ispoketoher today have to prepare before the battle,” tatives,” aBJP leader said in Delhi. goes to some party leaders. “We the government. “Wehavebeen areheretomorrowfor the legis- also. She told me that she is wait- he said. In recenttimes, militantsfirst areherefor development... Why maintaining that it's an internal lature party meeting. We arecon- ing forthe Covid test reportasone Earlier,BTP MLARajkumar targeted asenior BJP leader and shouldwe talkagainstsomeone?” BJP-led govt wins issue of the Congress, and we fident that all of us aretogether. of herhouseholdstaff testedpos- Roat had allegedthat he washeld hisfamily in BandiporeonJuly8, PanchayatConference chair- have justbeen watching as an But we willwaitfor the Supreme itive.She will be here forthe hostage by the statepolice. when SheikhWaseem Bari, who man Mir accusedthe BJP of poli- wasamemberof BJPstateexecu- ticking,therebyendangeringlives Manipur trust vote tive committee, his father and of ground-levelleadersandwork- brother—bothpartymembers— ers. “Panchayatelections were ‘Longer time forclearance doesn’t were killed. While Bari and his held on non-party basis, so all ESHAROY&JIMMYLEIVON familyhadpoliceprotection—J&K panches and sarpanches were NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 Police terminated 12 personnel Independent,”Mirsaid.“Afterthe forfailing to secureBari’s life— elections,someof themmayhave THE BJP-LED coalition govern- mean regulations being enforced’ mostBJP activists,including joinedBJPbutthepartyismaking ment in Manipur wonthe confi- panches and sarpanches in the lifedifficult forthembyclaiming dence motionmoved by Chief SECRETARY, ENVIRONMENT, that holds. Yes, we have reduced beingchargedisfortheperiodthat Valley, arewithoutany security. theybelong to it.” WITHINPUTS MinisterNBiren Singh through a Forestsand Climate Change, theclearanceprocessdownto 150 theindustryhasfunctionedwith- “Ihave beenallottedsecurity,” FROMENS,NEWDELHI voicevoteinthemonsoonsession NBiren Singh,Okram Ibobi RAMESHWAR PRASADGUPTA days —itwould take six-seven outaclearance—thepenaltyisfor of the Assemblyconvenedon Singh speakswith ESHA ROY about the years before.How is that efficient nothavingobtainedtheclearance, Monday. rationalebehindthe EIA draft andhowdowecompete interna- and notfor pollution.Ifthe indus- The one-daysession ended 2020 notification, and says it tionallywiththe cost andtime tryisfound to be polluting,itwill SC to continue hearing withmuchdrama as the opposi- Sabha election in June afterBJP streamlines processes foreaseof overrun that this leads to? be shut down. The clearance that tion Congressopposedthe allyNPP withdrew support from doingbusiness whileincreasing Alonger time takenfor clear- will begivenwill befrom the date 2009 contempt case Speaker’s decision to hold avoice theNBirenSingh-ledgovernment compliance monitoringand ad- ancedoesnotmeanthatenviron- of the clearance, notpostfacto. vote.Eightof the24 Congressleg- andthreeBJPMLAsresigned.Two dressingviolations.Excerpts from mental regulations arebeingen- islators did notvote, with two CongressMLAs—SagolbandMLA the interview: forced,nor does expeditious Critics have accused the against Prashant Bhushan MLAs abstaining and six others and Biren’s son-in-lawRKImo clearance mean lax environmen- governmentoffavouring ease submittingtheir resignationsto and WanghkeiMLA Henry What wasthe rationale behind talnorms.Onthecontrary,longer of business forcorporates in theSpeaker. Okram, OkramIbobi’s nephew — the EIA draftfor 2020 when it periods lead to corrupt practices. theEIA notification, as EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Okram Henryresignedfrom were sent showcause notices by wasbeingformulated.What Our focus is nowonmonitor- opposedtoprotecting the NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 WangkheiseatasdidNgamthang the Congress forcross-voting in were the keypoints being ing....Intheministrywe arefocus- environment. Haokip and Md Abdul Nasir — favour of the BJP. looked at? THEEXPRESS ingonamulti-prongedapproach. What is wrong with that? THE SUPREME Courtwillcon- Prashant bothwere ministersintheOkram Aheadof thetrustvote,only13 The lastEIA notificationwas IacceptthatinIndia, monitoring Whatiswrongwitheaseof doing tinue to hear the criminal con- Bhushan Ibobi Singh cabinet. Congress MLAs attendedaCLP 14 years ago. Alot has changed INTERVIEW has been very weak;sothiswill business? Whyshould we make temptofcourtcase against Chairman of Manipur meeting calledbyIbobi Singh on since. In the 2006 notification it- be our main focus now. it difficult to getclearances? AdvocatePrashant Bhushan over Renewable EnergyDevelopment Sunday. Soon after, sevenoffice- self therehavebeensome45-odd WITH Clearancesshouldbeexpeditious, remarksmade in an interviewto of theContemptofCourtsAct, Agency GSHaupu Zou,PBrojen bearers in the Manipur State amendments and 200office RAMESHWAR One of the biggestcriticismsof butof coursewithproperscrutiny. Tehelka magazine in 2009. 1971,beforethe benchheaded Singh and Oinam Lukhoi Singh Congress Committee resigned memorandums issuedsince.The PRASAD GUPTA EIAhas been the ex-post-facto AbenchheadedbyJustice by Justice Mishraand instead were amongCongressMLAswho from their posts. idea wastoconsolidateall this so SECY, UNION MINISTRY OF regularisation of violations. Whyhaveyou done away with Arun Mishrasaid in abrief order listing it before abench headed ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS resignedahead of the trustvote. “In total, 16 MLAs, including thatthepeoplewouldnothaveto AND CLIMATE CHANGE Prior clearance is the norm in the process of screening,by Mondaythat“before reachingto by Justice DYChandrachud. The resignations and abstentions thosewhohave alreadyresigned, search forregulations. setting up industries. We have de- whichstatesdecide which anyfindingwhether thestate- The writ,theypointed out, ensured an easy win forthe BJP. arelikelytoleave the party.The Theissueisnotthenumberof tailedpenalties fornot having ac- projectsshould be in the B2 ment to ‘Corruption’ would per wasaccompanied by an applica- As forthe ruling side, all 29 BJP’sgameplanisto tryandsecure industries:industrieswillgrowas Howwillcompliance- quiredenvironmental clearances, categorywith stricter norms, se amount to ContemptofCourt, tion seeking stayofproceedings members including the Speaker, two-thirdresignations from the thecountrycontinuesto develop, monitoring be ensured, including EIA's, whichisaccord- or the B1 categorywith more the matter is required to be in the twocontempt cases 18 BJP members, four eachfrom Congress.Thenextfewweekswill this is inevitableifthe country especiallyinthe light of recent ing to lawand proportionate to lenientnorms? heard”. The court willnow hear againstBhushan pending before NPP and NPF,one eachfromTMC tellusif thiscanactually happen,” wantstogrow. The issue wasto incidentssuchasthe LG the offense. Chori ke liyephaansi We have definedall project it on August17. Justice Mishra’s bench. and LJP,and independentat- saidaBJP insider. ensurethat while industries con- Polymersaccident? ki sazaa tohnahi de sakte (afterall, categories in great detail. We re- Meanwhile, SC sources made Therefore, it wasnecessaryto tended thesession. The Manipur “This wasnotimetodemand tinue to grow,theymustbein Thereneeds to be infrastruc- we cannotsentence apersonto alisedwith statescategorising B1 some further clarifications on listitbeforethe same bench— Assemblycurrentlyhas53mem- atrust voteamidapandemic.The keeping with environmental tureand industrial development hanging foratheft). Thereare andB2(that)therewasno unifor- whyanexplanation wassought Justice Mishra’s —asacoordi- bers while itstotal strength is 60. possibilityof otherMLAsquitting norms –tocreateabalance be- foremploymentgeneration. We stringent provisions, including mity...Therewastoomuchdiscre- from the court’s Registryfor not natebenchcannotstaythe pro- Former Congress CM Okram shows their lackoffaithinIbobi tweendevelopmentandenviron- startedmanipulating environ- possible imprisonment. tion being usedbystates... listing awrit petition—filedbyN ceedings of ongoing cases pend- IbobiSinghhaddemandedaspe- Singh’sleadership.Shouldhethen ment. Ipersonallydon’tthink the ment when we startedgrowing Also,thereisnoregularisation FULLINTERVIEWON Ram, Arun Shourie and Bhushan ing before another bench, cial session ahead of the Rajya notresign?” said Imo. twoare in conflict. crops, so thatisnot an argument of violation. The penalty whichis www.indianexpress.com —challenging certain provisions theysaid. Two outfits voice concerns on data protection PM reviews flood situation with six CMs, legislation before joint parliamentary panel stresses need for Covid precautions in rescue

Billyieldedtothe pressureofthe definition of sensitive personal sionsofdatalocalisationonlyfor measures”for mitigating the ef- sedearly warning system so that KARISHMAMEHROTRA industry and can leadtoabuseof data, stating that wordssuchas sensitive data. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE fectsoffloods,thestatementsaid. people in aparticular area can be NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 powers by the government. “behavioural characteristics” It is alsolearnttohaveex- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 PM “Prime Ministerdirectedthe providedwith timelywarning in RepresentativesfromLuthra and “facial images” could put ac- pressedconcerns about the in- Narendra Officers of concerned Ministries case of anythreatening situa- AT THE meeting of the joint par- and Luthra, it is learnt, recom- tions suchastargetedadvertise- dependenceofthe Data WITHFLOODSclaimingover800 Modi and organisations to take action tion...,”thestatementsaid.“Prime liamentarycommitteetoexam- mendednarrowing down the mentsand CCTVfootage under Protection Authority,pointing livesandaffectingmillionsacross on the suggestions givenbythe Ministeralsoemphasizedthat in ine the dataprotectionBill, law definitions of harm and sensitive the gamut of the Bill, leading to out that it would be appointed severalstates, Prime Minister States...,” the statementadded. viewofCOVIDsituation,whileun- firm Luthraand Luthra on personal data. Citing an exam- increase in compliance burdens. by acommittee of Cabinet Narendra ModiMondayreviewed nologiesforimprovingforecastand “PrimeMinistersaidthatover dertakingrescue efforts, States Mondayarguedthatbroad def- ple, it is learnt to have argued The Foundation of Data Secretaryand Ministry the floodsituation in the country. warning system”,according to a thepastfew years,ourforecasting mustensurethatpeoplefollowall initions widen the scope of the that without sufficientguide- Protection Professionals in India Secretaries and notthe Chief InavideoconferencewithCMs statement issuedbythe PMO. agencieslikeIndiaMeteorological health precautions suchaswear- Bill,limiting the freedom of busi- lines, denial of credit or loan to is learnt to have stated in itspres- Justice. of six states, the Prime Minister CMs of Assam,Bihar,Uttar Departmentand Central Water ingof facemask,handsanitization ness tasks, it is learnt. an applicant basedoncredit entation thatthe government On Tuesday, the Associated emphasised“on better coordina- Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala Commission have been making and maintain adequatephysical Another presentation from scoringmay be considered a has yieldedtothe pressureofthe Chambers of Commerce and tion between all central and state and the Home MinisterofKarna- concertedefforts to makebetter distanceandrelief materialsmust the Foundation of Data ‘harm’ under the Bill. industryindroppingrestrictions IndustryofIndia(ASSOCHAM) agenciesto have apermanentsys- takagave updatesonthefloodsit- andmoreusablefloodforecasts...” include provision forhand wash- Protection ProfessionalsinIndia The lawfirm,itislearnt, also fortransferofpersonal dataout- is to makeapresentation before temfor forecasting of floods and uation, rescueefforts and sug- “He mentionedthat investm- ing/sanitizing and face masksfor is learnt to have stated thatthe raisedconcerns regardingthe side India and retaining provi- the committee. extensive useofinnovative tech- gested“short-termandlong-term entshould be increasedinlocali- the affected people,” it added.

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With Bengal Policymakersshould help, Centre ThisKharifseason,PMFBYseessharp plans return of look at Asiatic lions Indians stuck in fallinfarmerscovered,sumsinsured as resource, not asset: Bangladesh Gujarat top forestofficer (Rs 6,012.23 croreand 7.70 lh) Gujarat govt EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE HARIKISHANSHARMA& COVERAGEUNDERPMFBY&WBCISDURINGKHARIF and Uttar Pradesh (Rs5,431.78 KOLKATA,NEWDELHI,AUG10 HARISHDAMODARAN crore and 10.69 lh). suspends the number,the more manage- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 Amajor factor behindstates GOPALKATESHIYA able theyare.Theyare notelu- THE WESTBengal government is pulling out is saidtobethe cost PMFBY, cites RAJKOT,AUGUST10 sive liketigers. Theylivein workingoutmodalitiesforthere- THE PRADHANMantri Fasal theyincur on premium subsidy. prides so their density per turnof morethan2,600Indiancit- Bima Yojana (PMFBY)has seen Under both PMFBY and WBCIS, highpremiums POLICY-MAKERS should start squarekilometrewould be izensstuckinBangladeshthrough asharp drop in the number of farmers paypremium rates looking at Asiatic lions as a“re- more”. He saidthat with lions itsborders,after theCentre sent a farmerscovered and sums in- amounting to just2%ofthe sum source” whichlocal communi- extending their home rangebe- secondletterrequestingthesame. sured in the current kharif crop- insuredonkharif crops,and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ties can “earnmoneyfrom” and yond forests, therewas need for However, the statewantsthe ping season. This comes even as 1.5% in rabi and 5% forannual GANDHINAGAR,AUGUST10 notanasset, Gujarat’s Chief changeinthe conservation pol- Centretofacilitate screening of manystates–AndhraPradesh, horticulturalcrops. WildlifeWarden,Shyamal icy and move beyond reliance those seekingtoreturn. Telangana, Jharkhand, Gujarat The gapbetween theseand CITINGHIGH insurance premi- Tikadar,saidMonday, adding on tolerance of communities. The 2,680 Indians, of whom and Madhya Pradesh –haveex- thehigheractuarial premiums, ums of companies under the that around 80 per cent of Asiatic “...the lions will notbehere 2,399 areresidents of Bengal,are ited or notsignedupfor the basedonstatistical risk assess- PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana lionswerenot “wildper se” as foraverylongtime if the com- mostlylabourers stuckinthe government’s ment,payable to insurance (PMFBY),theGujaratgovernment theyhad been micro-chipped. munity starts losingpatience... neighbouring countrysince the flagship crop insurance scheme, companies is to be metbygov- on Mondaysuspendedits imple- He also warnedthat the current We have been encashing on startofthe Covid-19lockdown in with morethan half the season ernment subsidy on a50:50 mentationforayearandlaunched conservation strategy of relying their compassion, but howlong March.The Centrehad asked gone by. 2018 2019 2020# Centre-State sharingformula.In the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay on tolerance of communities canwedothat? ...all who are Bengal afew weeksago to let As on Monday, only1.12 TotalFarmers* 217.80 202.53 114.05 2019-20, grosspremiums Yojana,asastopgap. waslike“sitting on atime viewing this, would theyliketo them enter through twoofits six crorefarmershad enrolledun- TotalApplications* 319.87404.06278.26 (kharif plus rabi) totalledRs “The PMFBYhas been abless- bomb”. open their door and see apride land border pointswith der PMFBYand another 2.45 27,298.87crore,out of which ing forfarmers... However, this Tikadar,also thePrincipal of lions in front of their Sum Insured** 123484.42 132959.50 67926.12 Bangladesh. lakh under the Weather Based farmers paid Rs 3,786.72crore, year,the insurance companies Chief Conservator of Forest house?...” said Tikadar. In alettertoChief Secretary Crop Insurance Scheme (WB- TotalPremium** 17201.07 19549.28 12131.75 while the rest came from the have quotedveryhighpremiums, (PCCF), wasspeaking at awebi- Tikadar proposedthat treat- Rajiva Sinha,the Additional CIS) during this kharif,as Area Insured*** 2.93 3.09 1.75 Centre(Rs 11,275.92crore)and whichwill entail aburden of nar on conservation of Asiatic li- ing lions as aresource can help Secretary, MinistryofExternal against1.87crore and 15.23 stategovernments (Rs Rs 5,700 croreonboththe state ons organisedbythe Central Zoo in long-term conservation. “A *In lakh; **Rs crore; ***Crorehectares; #AsonAug 10. Affairs,Vikram Doraiswami said, lakh, respectively,in2019. 12,236.24crore). and the Centre,” saidChief Authority on WorldLion Day. human being and alarge pred- “Our Mission in Dhaka has once The total number of applica- The second reason for MinisterVijay Rupani. “Whathas happened is an ator likethe lioncannotcoex- again reportedthat 2,399people tions –afarmermay avail of in- farmerenrolment falling, the “...thefarmerswillcontinueto intensive management prac- istunless and until we human areseeking to return to West surance on morethan one crop as the deadline forfarmersto seemingly followedsuit;nei- official said, had to do with crop beprotected.SoIamannouncing tice, whichhas been happening beings startearning moneyout BengalfromBangladesh through or formultiple holdings –under applyfor insuring theircrop ther has issuedthe notifications insurance being madeoptional the Mukhya Mantri Kisan Sahay justbecause we considerthis of it. So, we need to rethink the Petrapole-Benapole inte- the twoschemes have also wasJuly31(kharifsowings are fortheir implementation this with effect from this kharif sea- Yojana (MMKSY), whichwillbe particularspecies to be very conservation in that aspect... if gratedcheckpost andfurther281 fallen from 3.81crore and 23.46 almostoverbythen). Although season. AP chose nottojoin son. Till 2019-20 rabi, all farm- limited to this year,” Rupani vulnerableand very very im- we startearning moneyout of citizens areseeking to do so lakh in kharif 2019 to 2.75 crore banksare givenanother 15 days from the 2019-20 rabi season, ers taking seasonal agricultural added. The biggestdifference in portant... wild lionsper se are it,maybe some peoplewould through the Phulbari- and 3.07lakh in the ongoing to completeuploading of data while and Bihar operations/Kisan Credit Card bothschemesisthat MMKSY will no morewild... Almost70to80 be interestedinsaving the Banglabandha land border.” season. Therehavebeensimi- on our national crop insurance discontinuedfromkharif 2019 loans from bankswerecovered coverall 56 lakh farmers in the per cent of lionsare micro- species,” said the chief wildlife Asenior West Bengal lar declines in the aggregate portal, the total insured farmers and kharif 2018,respectively. compulsorilyunder state, unlikethe PMFBY —which chippedasondate...the fewer warden. Secretariatofficialconfirmedthat suminsured (maximum this time will at best be 70 per Punjab neverparticipated in PMFBY/WBCIS, with their pre- covers 15-17lakhfarmersevery theywereworking out the for- amount insurance companies cent of lastyear,” said an official. PMFBYright from itslaunchin mium contributionsautomati- year on an average. Rupani said malities,adding,“TheCentremust would payinthe event of crop He gave tworeasons forthe kharif 2016. callydeducted.But now, even under PMFBY, the stateusedto Cop accused in TN custody ensurescreening is carriedout damage), area coveredand lowernumbers.The firstwas The states that registered so-calledloanee farmers can paypremiums betweenRs1,700 before theyreturn...”\ grosspremiums compared to the decision by the Telangana highest coverage under PMFBY optout by submittingdeclara- and 1,800crore and the Centre the lasttwo kharif andJharkhand governments to and WBCIS thisseason are tions to the bankssanctioning usedtopay asimilaramount. deaths case dies of Covid-19 seasons (see chart). optout of the Centre’s crop in- Maharashtra (Rs 21,219.52 crore the short-term crop loans a MMKSY comes amid allega- IYf¹ffÊ»f¹f Ad²fVffÀfeAd·f¹f³°ff d½fôb°f “Thefigures surance schemes from this of suminsured and 53.08 lakh week before the enrolmentcut- tionsfromfarmers’bodiesandthe todial deathscase in progress, d³f¸ffʯf £f¯OX, IZYÀIYû, AfSX.´fe.E¨f., won’t increase much, kharif. Gujarat and MP have also hectares area), Rajasthan (Rs offdate. Opposition Congress of wide- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Paldurai tested positive forcoro- IYf³f´fbSX A»´fIYf»fe³f BÊX-d³fd½fQf IYe 20,167.71 croreand “Since the schemeshavebe- spread corruption in PMFBY. CHENNAI,AUGUST10 navirus on July 24 andwas d°fd±f ¶fPÞXf³fZ IYe Àfc¨f³ff A´fdSWf¹fÊ 72.07lh), comevoluntary,manyfarmers Rupani refusedtocomment on shiftedtothe Government Rajaji Chhattisgarh (Rs chose nottoavail of them, these allegations. He said premi- ONE OF the policemen accused Hospital (GRH) in Madurai. IfS¯fûÔ½fVfA»´fI f»fe³f BÊ-d³fd½fQfÀfa.- 8,064.90 croreand whichreflects in the numbers,” umscollected forthecurrentyear in the custodial deathsofafather Doctors at the hospital said he 16/I f³Vf./2020-21 ªfû dQ³ffaI 10.08.2020 Iû 20.56 lh), Haryana the officialadded. forinsurance underPMFBY will and son at avillage in Tamil washighlydiabetic, whichmade £fû»fe ªff³fe ±fe, IZ ´fi±f¸f ·ff¦f Iû A¶f dQ³ffaI be returned. Nadu’s Thoothukudi district died his condition worse. 18.08.2020 Iû ´fc½fÊd³f¹f°f Àf¸f¹f E½fa À±ff³f ´fS Calling the scheme of Covid-19 on Monday,officials On Saturday, his wife £fû»fe ªff¹fZ¦feÜ BÊ-d³fd½fQf IeVû¿f A³¹f d³f¹f¸f ½f Vf°fZË amove to hide corrup- said. Special sub-inspector Mangaiyaar Thilagarm requested ¹f±ff½f°fSWZ¦feÔÜ C´fSû¢°f BÊ-d³fd½fQf IZ ÀI ûIe tioninPMFBYThehead Paldurai (54) wasone of the10 Madurai city police to shifthim of farmers’bodyGujarat policemen arrested in connec- to aprivate hospital at her ex- ½fZ¶fÀffBM https://etender.up.nic.in/ EktaManch, Sagar tion with the alleged custodial pense as his health condition www.kesco.co.in ´fS ·fe C´f»f¶²f W`Ü Rabari, said the com- tortureofPJeyarajand his son continuedtodeteriorate. Ad²fVffÀfe Ad·f¹f³°ff (d³f¸ffʯf £f¯OX) pensationunderthe Bennicksat the Sathankulam po- However, he diedonMonday ´fÂffaI :880/d½f.d³f.J.(IZ .)I f./Me.-2 dQ³ffaI “so-callednew scheme” licestation in June.Hewas in re- morning at GRH.Amagisterial 10/08/2020 is notenough to even mand custody at Madurai probewill be ordered intothe coverthe per hectare CentralPrison. deathofPaldurai as he wasare- Purvanchal Vidyut sowing costs. With aCBI probeintothe cus- mand prisoner. 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‘Fight was long Will NDMA and bitter’: InSC,RheacitesBiharpolls,says override UGC Classes,exams Ajit Pawar’s son guidelines on will be held:Govt Parth welcomes beingmade‘politicalscapegoat’ exams, asks SC Ram temple to House panel also allegedlydiedbysuicidein NDA allies slam EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE thelast30days,“andyet (thereis) NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 MUMBAI,AUGUST10 NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 no whisper about the same in Raut article; and KendriyaVidyalayas, which powercorridors”. THE SUPREME Court Monday RITIKACHOPRA& shows that 60 per centofstu- DEPUTYCHIEFMinisterAjit ACTORRHEAChakraborty sub- Urgingthecourttoprotecther Sushant’s family sought to knowifprovisions of LIZMATHEW dents, from Standard1-12, had Pawar's son Parthhas welcomed mittedbefore theSupremeCourt from beingmade a“scapegoat of the National Disaster NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 access to online classes. Another the commencement of the con- on MondaythatBiharPolicehas political agendas”, she said, threatens to sue Management Act, 2005 will 30 per cent had limited access, struction of the Ramtemplein no jurisdiction in the Sushant “Investigationinto financialscams override the University Grants THE EDUCATION Ministryruled whichmeant theywereaccess- Ayodhya,termingitasthe “rein- Singh Rajputdeath case,and had of thousandsof croresby ED&CBI SANTOSHSINGH Commission’s (UGC) guidelines out the possibility of declaring ing it on communityradio and stallation”ofthe Hindufaith and usurpedit“under political pres- neversee thelight of the day, and PATNA,AUGUST10 on conductofexams. 2020-21asa“zero academic TV channels, and the remaining the end of along bitter battle. sure”.ShealsocalledBiharPolice’s at the drop of ahat cases getreg- AbenchofJustices MRShah, year” due to theCovid outbreak 10%werenot able to attendatall. In astatement, Parthsaid, move to seek aCBI probeinthe isteredevenwithout jurisdiction ADAY afterShivSena leader Ashok Bhushan and RSubhash during ameeting Mondayofthe “A moreexhaustive nation- “Finally, Ram, who embodied matter “illegal and bad in law”. in the foundational case.” SanjayRautinanarticlepub- Reddy on Monday heardpeti- ParliamentaryStanding wide survey of all schools is un- the faith and cultureidentity of “Thejurisdictionliesonly with Chakraborty also accusedmedia lished in the Sena mouthpiece tions challenging the UGC’s di- Committee on Human Resource derwayand will be presented India, will be nowinpeace. The the jurisdictional courtin channels of “convicting”her be- Saamna, had erroneouslywrit- rection to all universities on July Development, sources told The later.The matter of reopening of fight wasbitter and long.” Maharashtra, notwithstanding TheEDMondayquestioned fore it wasevenestablished that tenthat Sushant Singh Rajput’s 6toholdtheir finalexamsby Indian Express. schoolsand universitieswas not The undated one-pagestate- the FIR registration or transfer to actor RheaChakraborty,her therewas foul play in hisdeath. father KKSingh had remarried, September-end. Responding to queries from discussed. It's evident to every- ment, postedbyhim on Twitter CBI,”shestatedinanadditionalaf- brotherand father.The In itsaffidavit, Mumbai Police and claimedthat this had ledto “Will the National Disaster MPsabout university admissions, one that no one has anyvisibil- on August5,welcomedthe fidavit filedinSupreme Court, agency is believedtohave accusedCBIof “indecenthaste”in astrainedrelationshipwith the Management Acthaveanover- exams and classes, Higher ity of when the pandemic will ground breaking ceremonyin whichishearing herpetition quizzedher on investments taking over the probeand said it actor,the NDAalliance partners riding effect on UGC guidelines,” Education SecretaryAmitKhare end," an MP said. Ayodhya as a“historic daywhen seeking transfer of the case in made by Rajputand funds should have waited forthe top joinedthe actor’s familyincriti- Justice Shah asked Solicitor is learnt to have informedthat All education institutions we will witness the reinstalla- Patna to Mumbai. transfers fromhis account to court’sdecisiononChakraborty’s cising the RajyaSabha member General Tushar Mehta, who ap- first-year studentsare likelyto have been closedsince mid- tion of the Hindu faith”. The actor,who is facing an hers . Ganesh Shirshekar petition seeking transfer of the forhis “uncharitable” remarks. peared forthe UGC. join in November-Decemberand March in abid to control virus He said therewas “a senti- abetment to suicide FIR filedby case to Mumbai. BJP spokesperson Nikhil Mehta questionedthe deci- thattherewillbefacilities to con- transmission, with educational ment attachedtoBabriMasjid”, Rajput'sfatherinPatna,statedthat Bihar Police on itsparthas ac- Anand said, “ShivSenaseems to sions of Delhi and Maharashtra duct examinations and classes for institutions shut until at least and “howeverflawedorweak or shehas “no objection if this Court EDinvestigationisinMumbai,and cusedMumbai Police of “ob- have takenthe CBIprobe intothe governmentstocancel final year those currentlyenrolled. In azero August-end. "Afterthe meeting, irrational the arguments”, it was refersthematterto CBI”.Buteven Chakraborty wasquestioned by structing” the probeand “siding” Sushantcase as amatter of pres- exams of stateuniversities amid year,there arenoacademic activ- some officers indicated that time to “respect those who lost”. then, she stated,“the jurisdiction ED lastweekand on Monday. with Chakraborty.Rajput'sfather tigebetween the Maharashtra the pandemic, saying theywere ities, including lessons or exams. whenever schools reopen, the “Ram Lala being givenhis willbewiththecourtsatMumbai, Shecontendedthatthereason KKSingh has also alleged that and Bihargovernment, while we againstthe rules. The Solicitor Monday's meeting was government would want stu- due in Ayodhya in modern India and notatPatna”. BiharPolicesoughtaprobeby CBI Maharashtra“conducted an eye- all onlywant to knowthe truth.” General said that if exams arenot calledtodiscussdigitaleduca- dentsofClass 11 and12tojoin also remindsusofRamrajya... Her affidavit stated, is“known”:“astherulingpartyin wash” in the name of inquiryand JD(U) chief spokesperson conducted,students cannotget tion initiativesinthe wake of the first," said another MP. And in Ramrajya,Ram waswor- “Admittedly,thecaseregisteredby Bihar and Centre is the same and said it is “trying to shield” SanjaySingh said, “Hedid not adegree, and it is notinthe inter- shutdown imposedbythe pan- During the meeting, school shippedbecause everylivingbe- BiharPolicewastransferredtoCBI thesaidpartyisinminorityinthe Chakraborty. crosscheckevenbasic factsand estofstudents to nothaveexams. demic. ApartfromKhare,School officials informedmembers of ing, letalone human, were forreasonsof‘a) sensitivity and b) stateofMaharashtra”. TheSupremeCourthadtaken went on to hurtthe familyin “Howcan states cancel ex- Education SecretaryAnita the initiativesadoptedbystates treated with dignity and re- inter-state ramifications’.Thecon- She statedthat Rajput came up Chakraborty's petition for mourning.” The LJP took out a ams when UGC is empoweredto Karwaland UGCchairman DP to helpstudents access online spect," Parthsaid. ceptofsensitivity is alien to crim- from Bihar,and hisdeathisbeing transfer of the case on August 5 protestmarch in Patna against conferdegree,”hesaid, adding Singh were among thosewho at- classes. The members arelearnt NCPchiefSharad Pawar's inal jurisprudence.Thereisnot used aheadofthe electionsinthe and askedall parties to file their Raut's statements. studentsmustcontinuetopre- tendedthe meeting with the to have suggestedthat schools be grandnephew, Parthwas de- even awhisper of anymaterial to state. She claimedthat the Bihar affidavits, saying“whether there Meanwhile, Rajput’scousin parefor theexams. panel headedbyBJP RajyaSabha asked to use various media, such feated from MavalbyShivSena's supportthe theoryofinter-state CM is “reported to be responsible is anycriminalityinthe situation and BJP MLAfromChhatapur, Mehtasought to respond to MP VinaySahasrabuddhe. as community radio and district Shrirang Barne in hisdebut Lok ramifications. The offence, if at all forregistrationof theFIRinPatna”. is the matter to be investigated”. Niraj Kumar Singh Bablusaid, the affidavitsfiledby According to sources, the newspapers, forteaching. The Sabha election lastyear.There asalleged,iscompletely withinthe Chakraborty pointed out that The courtwillnow hear the “SanjayRautmustapologise, Maharashtraand Delhiafter panelwas informedaboutasur- MPs also suggestedthe creation has been no reactionfromthe jurisdictionofMumbaievenasper twomoreactors —Ashutosh matter on Tuesday. else Iamgoing to file adefama- whichthe benchadjournedthe veyofCBSE-affiliatedschools, in- of aquestion bank basedon NCPleadership to the statement. theEnforcementDirectorate.”The Bhakreand Sameer Sharma — --WITHENSMUMBAIINPUTS tion suit againsthim.” matter to August14. cluding Navodaya Vidyalayas whichstudentscan be tested.

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§ F OUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA In post-mortemofsecularism,weare hand wringing BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL over religion, missing the real crisis

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New AgricultureInfrastructureFundiswelcome.But cold PROBINGQUESTIONSARE beingasked about wasanimpossible position to hold, because have thecommanding heightsofmaybe half the failures of secularism to gettothe rootsof thereformsof themodernstaterequireinter- adozen universities; but mostuniversities chains andagro-processingare no panacea India’scurrentcrisis.Onecharacteristicallyin- veningin religion, to liberateindividualsfrom were vernacularisedinthe Seventies. VD trospective piece inthis vein wasbyYogendra oppressive and hierarchical religious hierar- Mahajan wasprobablymorewidelyread as a FTERHAVINGISSUED ordinances removing stockholding restrictions on ma- Yadav, ‘Secularism gave up languageofreli- chies. Sometimes this intervention wasasym- textbook than JNU historians. Doordarshan jor foodstuffs anddismantling the monopolyofregulated mandis in the trad- gion.Ayodhyabhoomipujanisaresultof that’ metricallyappliedtosome groups morethan could rightlytelecastRamayana and ing of farm produce,the NarendraModigovernment has launchedanew (The Print,August5). Yogendraand Iagree others. But do theseinfirmities explain the le- Mahabharata, Delhi University’s obtuseness AAgricultureInfrastructureFund. Afinancing facility forsettingupwarehous- aboutseveralthings:Theplutocracyof theold gitimising of awhole-scalemajoritarianism? over including them in itssyllabus notwith- ing,coldchain,processingandotherpost-harvestmanagementinfrastructure,itprovidesan order, thereductive intellectualapproachesof The current contestishardlyovertradi- standing. In short, the cultural prestigeand theLeftthatdisabledany seriousunderstand- tional forms of religiosity;mostHindus have importance of the Leftinshaping Indian cul- interestsubvention of 3per centonloans of up to Rs 2crore foramaximum seven-year pe- ingofIndian culture.Secularism becamesyn- made theirideologicalpeacewith modernity turehas been hugelyexaggerated.They riod.The borrowers aremainlytobefarmer producer organisations and primaryagricul- onymouswiththepoliticsof opportunism,set- andpreservedreligiosity. The currentcontest playedconformistacademicpolitics. But the tural cooperative societies,withatargeted disbursement of Rs 1lakh croreoverthe current tingupadynamicof competitive victimisation. is over nationalismthathascolonisedbothre- idea thatHindushave been culturallymargin- and next three fiscals.Inorder to makeitattractive forbanks, the loans would also have gov- But Yogendra also writes,“Secularism was ligion and secularism. Who gets to beamem- alisedisatrope that feedsintothe convenient ernment-backedcredit coverage againstdefaults. All in all, agoodscheme at least on paper. defeatedbecause it disavowedourlanguages, berofthis political community,doits domi- victimology of some Hindus, morethan it de- No onecandoubttheneedforinvestmentsinproduceshelflifeextensionandvalueaddition. because it failedtoconnect withthe language nant narrativeshavespace forits diverse scribes areality. of traditions, because it refusedtolearn or histories? It is notprimarilyabout the pieties Yogendraisright that in NorthIndia there Also, therecan be nothing better than this infrastructurecoming up closer to farms and es- speak the languageofour religions. of religion. Letusnot beat around the bush is apeculiar politics of resentment generated tablishedfarmer-owned institutions, therebycomplementingthe recent reforms that es- Specifically,secularismwasdefeatedbecause over what defines the current moment. It is over the status of Hindi. But thereisanimpli- sentially aimatimproving producers’ realisations and their shareinthe consumer’s rupee. itchose to mock Hinduism insteadof develop- largely aboutmarginalisingMuslimsfrom the cation herethat secularists somehowdis- Butthere’saneedtotemperexpectations.To startwith,organisationssuchastheNational inganew interpretationof Hinduism suitable Indian narrative. avowedIndianlanguages.This isodd because Horticultural Boardare alreadyproviding credit-linked subsidy on capital investmentsin forour times.” This is afashionable claim with Letusgrant,asYogendraandIalwayshave, it seems to map secularism ontoEnglish. pre-coolingunits,controlled/modifiedatmospherecold stores,reefervans,ripening/curing surface plausibility.But, on reflection, this the political opportunism behind secular po- EveryIndian languagecrafted anew vernac- claim is historicallyproblematic, philosophi- liticalparties. Letusgrant thatsome commu- ular version of secularism.The Hindi sphere chambersandothersuchpost-harvestinfrastructure.Thereisnodearthtodayofcoldstores callydubious and culturallydangerous. nal bigotsabound in anylarge religious com- had, forexample, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in potatoes,justasalotofstorage capacity, includinglow-cost scientifically-built on-farm The Indian republic wasborn in the munity,Hindus or Muslims. Letusgrant that Dharamvir Bharati, Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, structures,has been created foronions under the RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana.Sowhy one shadowofthe violent catastrophe of Partition. the Leftplayedfastand loose with historical Kunwar Narain and others. Theyconstituted morescheme, is anaturalquestiontoask.Ifatall, it would makesensetomerge all existing Virtuallyevery nationalist leader outsideof narratives. Does this reallylicense what we the sphereofreligiouslyengaged but mod- schemes with the newfundsoastobetterleveragegovernment money. the MarxistLeftwas craftinganidiom of pol- Let us grant,asYogendraand arewitnessing today: Thesaturation and legit- ernistpubliccriticism.Theywerenot sidelined Secondly, coldchainsandagro-processingcannotbeapanacea.Morethanthree-fourths iticsthat wassuffusedwithreligiouslanguage. imationof venomousanti-Muslimprejudice? by Englishbutby theHindiwallahs.Theactive Ialwayshave, the political of India’ssugarcane crop is “processed” by mills.Organiseddairies,likewise,handle nearly a Theywerecreativelytrying to craftadistinct These causes that Yogendracites, arenot secular,culturallynuancedHindi public Indian modernity within an Indian vocabu- causes. Theyare,touse Edmund Burke’s spherewas bowdlerisedbythe newgenera- quarteroftheofficially-estimatedmilkproduction.Many have eveninstalledbulkcoolersal- opportunismbehind secular lary, trying to transcend tradition without political parties.Let us grant phrase,pretexts.Pretextsfor prejudice across tion of vernacular newspaper owners. The cri- lowing milk to be chilled“at source” in the villagecollection centres itself. But all that hasn’t making traditiondespicable. But as Gandhi the religious-non religious binary. sis is internal to Hindi and again feedsonthe solvedthe problemofcanepayment arrears or stoppedthe current crash in milkprocure- recognised, that project was, in one sense, a that some communal bigots To take religionseriouslyistopreservethe convenient trope the BJP uses that somehow ment prices. The same goes foronions and potatoes. Being able to storecertainlyenables failure: It did notprevent India’s communal- abound in anylarge religious conditions of religious freedom forall, letting asmallcabal of metropolitan intellectuals is farmers to harvesttheir crop,say,inMarch and makestaggered salestill November to take isation. Gandhi’s example could exercise a community, Hindus or eachpersondiscoverthe lawoftheir own to blame forIndia’s woes. advantageofhigher off-season rates. But again,ithas notendedpricevolatility that ulti- residual moral force. But wheneverreligious Muslims. Let us grant thatthe Being. Itremble at the thought of apoliticised In apost-mortem of secularism,weare themeswerebrought intopolitics, whether publicspheretaking religion seriously. It usu- hand wringing over religion, notbecause we matelybenefitsneitherproducersnorconsumers.Thefocusof policymakersduringthefirst in the quotidian policies thatwere enactedaf- Left played fast and loose allymeans someone else gets to define who lostthe key there, but because thereseems to 40yearsafterIndependencewasraisingfarmproduction.Inthesubsequenttwodecades,they terCongress governmentswereelected in with historical narratives. youare,itusuallymeans creating authoritative belightthere. Thedeeper question is notthese startedpaying moreattention to agro-processing. The next revolution,especially in today’s 1935,orinthe larger ideological project or id- Does this really license what versions of religion that benchmarkgood or ideological debates; afterall, differences are ageofsurplus, should be in cropplanning and information dissemination to help farmers iom,theygeneratedconflict. So the idea that we are witnessing today: The bad believers,it meanssanitising religioushis- inevitable and can bemanaged. It is thegrow- betteraligntheirproductiondecisions—whatto grow andhow much—to marketdemand. taking religion seriouslyasapolitical matter tories of their pasts so thattheybecome com- ing tolerance forprejudice and the unleash- will solve thecommunal problem is ahistor- saturation and legitimation of forting narrativesfor people, and it means in- ing of aferocious darkness. Letusname the icallydubious proposition. Modern religious venomous anti-Muslim strumentalisingreligionto politicalpurposes. beastfor what it is and nothidebehind the politics is born in the crucible of democracy prejudice? These causes that We do notneedanother versionofwhatit pieties of secularism or religion. Recovering and nationalism, nottheology. Yo gendracites, are not causes. means to be agoodHindu. Who can be pre- the project will notmean areturn to religion, FIRE AND PANDEMIC The lesson in the wake of Partition wasthat sumptuous enough to define or benchmark butaconfidence in the promise of anew free- to avoid violence,youneedtolowerthe stakes They are,touse Edmund that? What we needisagenuine commit- domstruggle to salvageindividual dignityand of politics by keeping religion out of it. The an- Burke’sphrase,pretexts. mentto freedom,with all itsrisks,self-doubts rights, notcontinually playout resentments Fire accidentsinCOVID-carefacilitiesinAhmedabad and imating impulse of Indian secularism wasto Pretexts forprejudice across and fashioning and refashioning of identities. againstthe Other. Vijayawada followadismal pattern. Theremustbesafetyaudits produce peace by trying nottomakereligion Therewas akind of reductive cultural amatter of public contestation. Andalot of the religious-non religious crudeness in alot of Leftengagement with The writer is contributing editor, TLEAST10COVID patients were asphyxiatedwhenamakeshifthospital in our compromises were aresult of that. This binary. Indian culture. But letusget real. The Leftmay The Indian Express Vijayawada caught fire on Sunday. Morethan 20 other patientsand six med- icalpersonnelwerereportedly present in the hotel-turnedCOVID-carefa- A cility when ashortcircuit in thebuilding’s air-conditioning unitflaredinto ablaze.AndhraPradesh’s health minister AKKrishna Srinivas has blamedRameshHospital, whichhad rented thehotel, forfailing to checkifthe temporaryfacility adheredtofire MANDAT E B ETRAYED safetynorms. He has accusedprivate hospitalsoftaking “advantageofpeople’sfears of thevirus and their reluctance to take treatment at government hospitals by chargingex- orbitant fees in the name of good treatment”.Hehas apoint. But the Vijayawada blaze also DraftEIA notification dilutes environmental protections, is in denial of ecological crises frames the failureofthe stateinnot usingthe lockdown period to mobilise amenities for COVID patients. It’s evident that safetyconcernsweregiven shortshriftin the scramblefor standbyarrangements,after Andhra Pradesh’s COVID caseload begantoincrease. Shibani Ghosh It is no rocket science that, with their breathing capacity compromisedbythe viralat- tack,COVID patientsare particularly vulnerableto anyincidentthataffectstheir oxygenin- THEDRAFTENVIRONMENTALimpactassess- Second,the proposed mechanism to deal procedural environmental rights. The public take —exposuretosmokethat contains carbon monoxide could have fatalconsequences ment (EIA) notification 2020 proposedbythe withviolationsisillegalandworrying.Thepri- consultation processescurrentlyinforce un- MinistryofEnvironment, Forest and Climate marygoaloftheEIANotification2006istopre- der the EIA Notification 2006 arealready un- forthem.Some countries have issued fire safetyguidelines in the aftermathofthe pan- Change has metwithmassive opposition. As vent, or take adequateprecautionarymeas- satisfactory, but thedraft notification curtails demic. But it’sunfortunatethat in India, whereinnumerable buildings aretinderboxes—the the (hard-won) extendedpublic consultation ures to mitigate, adverse impactsofprojects theirscopefurther.Italsoreducesaccessto rel- countryaccountsfor nearly afifth of the serious fire accidentsinthe worldaccordingtothe perioddraws to aclose on August 11,the by requiring aclearancebefore evantinformationforproject-affectedpersons. Global Disease Burden Study 2017 —nospecial measureorawareness campaign wasini- Ministrysays ithasreceivedthousandsof rep- construction/operations commence.But the Forinstance, before apublic hearing, the proj- tiatedto obviatefirehazards during the health crisis. AccidentsinCOVID-carefacilities have resentations and appeals. This is notsurpris- proposednotification allows the government ectproponentneedsto submitthedraftEIAre- Theproposed regularisation followedaplaybookmade familiar by pastinstances of firesinhotels,coachingcentres,cin- ing.Thestakesfortheenvironment—andpeo- to grantanexpostfacto environmental clear- portonlyinEnglish andnot in regional lan- ple —are staggeringlyhigh. Thereisacrying ancetoprojects thathave commencedillegally guages.Eventhisreportwillbemadeaccessible ema halls and hospitals —authoritiesreacting toolatetoviolationsofsafetyprotocols. Last mechanism is based on a needto overhaultheenvironmentalclearance similar amnestyscheme withoutaclearance.Theproposedregularisa- forelectronic inspection only on awrittenre- week,forinstance, ablazeswept throughanAhmedabad hospitalsuffocatingat leasteight system. But the Ministry’s proposal perpetu- tionmechanismisbasedonasimilaramnesty quest,atanotifiedplaceandduringofficehours. COVID patientstodeath —the hospital, reportedly, didnot have afiresafetycertificate. ates the faultsand weaknesses of the current whichthe Ministry schemewhichtheMinistryintroducedin2017. Fifth, thereisnoefforttoput in place Similarly,inthe FIRlodgedafterthe Vijayawada tragedy, the area’s MandalRevenueOfficer EIANotification2006,dilutesitfurtherinsome introduced in 2017. The The scheme’slegality wasapprovedbythe processesthatwillimprove thequalityof deci- is reportedtohavealleged that the staffofboththe hospital and hotelknewabout the fire respects, and fails to acknowledge the grave scheme’slegalitywas Madras High Courtonthe government’s as- sionmaking,particularly of theexpertappraisal hazards in the makeshiftfacility,and yetdid notbothertoconduct repairs. ecologicalcrisesthatthecountryisfacing.Idis- sustained by the Madras surancethatthiswasaone-timemeasure.The committees whichperform the critical func- Afterthe tragedies in Ahmedabad andVijayawada, the chief ministers of Gujarat,Andhra cuss herefivereasons forsayingso. wholesale adoption of this “one-time meas- tionof independentevaluationof projects.The First,thedraftnotificationislegallyunten- High Court on the ure”into theregulatoryschemewithnocut-off draftnotificationreducesthetimeforappraisal Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh have askedfire safetypersonnel to conduct able as it doesnot conform to itsparent Act— government’s assurance that dateand the systematic grant of ex post facto from60days underthe2006notificationto 45 safetyaudits of COVID-carefacilities.Otherstatesshould followsuit. But the ripplescaused the Environment (Protection) Act1986. The this wasaone-time measure. clearances flies in the face of the precedence days.Italso curtails the discretion of the com- by fire accidentsinthe country usuallydonot take long to die down. It’shigh time, there- Actrequires the Centretotakemeasures to Thewholesale adoption of establishedbySupreme Courtverdictsand is mitteesby disallowingthemfromseekingfresh fore,thatmeasuresare takentorootout the cultureofcutting corners on safety. protect and improvethe environment. By re- againstthe assurance giventothe High Court. studies,and sets ahighbar forseeking addi- ducingtheambitandstringencyof thescrutiny this 'one-time measure' into Third, thereisnomentionofclimate tional studies from the project proponents. of impact assessment, the proposedregula- the regulatoryscheme with changeandrelatedconsideration.AsIndiaisa Ihavehighlightedsomeof thereasonswhy tory processes will proveseverelydetrimen- no cut-offdate,and the highlyvulnerablecountry, itshouldbethegov- thisdraftnotificationmustbewithdrawn.The taltotheenvironment.Forinstance,maximum systematic grant of ex post ernment’s priority to ensurethat regulatory environmentministryneedsto beclearabout YOU HAVE MAIL scrutinyisnow reserved forfewer projects. approvalsdonot makeparts of thecountry itsrole —its mandateistocreateand sustain a Severalcategoriesof projectscaninsteadapply facto clearances flies in the morevulnerableoradverselyimpacttheadap- regulatoryframework thatpreventstheplun- The postman, an archaeological relic in the digital age, is back foran“environment permission” —asimple face of the precedents tive capabilities of communities. Also, deci- derof ournaturalresources,notactively accel- application, no environment impact assess- established by Supreme sions that will lock-in carbon-intensive infra- eratethe pace of environmentaldevastation. to save democracy from the pandemic ment required.Theseprojectsincludeinland Court verdicts and is against structureinthe long term need to be waterwaysand hydroelectric powergenera- scrutinised,particularly inlightofIndia’scom- Ghosh is fellow, Centre forPolicy Research, ECAUSE POLLINGBOOTHS could become super-spreaders, the presidentialelec- tionofupto25MWcapacity,whichcan po- the assurance given to the mitmentsundertheParisAgreementprocess. and Advocate-on-Record, tion in the US could see an unprecedented volume of postalballots. Politically, tentiallydestroy riverineand hill ecology. High Court. Fourth, the draftnotificationundermines Supreme Court the role of postmen is nowsoimportant that President Donald Trump, who is Btrailing in opinionpolls, hints darklythatheavy pollingthrough mailboxeswould cause corruption. But what’s remarkable is that despitethe endless debateoverthe virtues of traditional versus electronic voting, despitethe fact that Silicon Valleyenjoys the trustof AUGUST 11,1980, FORTY YEARS AGO billions worldwide, Americans still trustbitsofpaper deliveredbyhuman hands. This is because instinctively, we knowthatitismucheasier to hackadigital network M ANIPUR STIR ASSAM TALKS Parliament would be implemented in letter than ahuman network, made of disparatepeople, with diverse political inclinations and THE STUDENT SPONSORS of the agitation on THE ALL ASSAM StudentsUnionhas decided and spirit. AASU made it clear that it would the“foreigners” issue in Manipur decidedto to send asix-member delegation to partici- notdiscussthe main issueof foreign nationals beliefs, spread acrossadiversenation. In the US postalsystem, thereisnoroomfor Putin resume their six-month-old agitation from pateinthe preliminaryroundoftalksset to but the Parishad said theyhad decidednot to or Guccifer 2.0, andnopossibility of aman in the middle attack.Anelection dominatedby Augustwithacallfor “Manipur bandh’’ on begin on August11. Meanwhile, the North- participateinthe talksinviewofthe govern- postalballotsisguaranteeddiddle-free, by human diversity alone. Of course, Indians ap- August15, IndependenceDay.There will be Eastern states Governor LPSingh urgedAASU ment’s failuretoimplement the agreement. preciatethe human frailties of the postalsystem. Booksand expensive magazine subscrip- no agitation on August13, whichisbeing ob- and Gana Sangram Parishad representatives tionsvanish inthe mail, and their contentssurface in second-hand bookshops. Onam food served as “Patriots Day”.Adecisiontothis ef- nottomakewithdrawal of “repressive meas- US HIJACK parcels aredelivered stuffedwithnewspapers,likethe one in your hands, their scrump- fectwastakenatanemergencymeeting of the ures” by the government aprecondition for EVENTS IN IRAN maywarrant newinitiatives tious contentshavingvanishedintothe mawoffaceless and heartless postmasters. All-Manipur Students’ Unionand the All- starting negotiation. The Governor told rep- by the US to securethe release of the 52 Manipur StudentsCo-ordinating Committee resentativeswho methim hereatRaj Bhavan American hostages, SecretaryofState But the postalsystem, ahuman network,is immune to hacking, the nemesis of democ- after“brief” talksbetween representatives of that the “twoissues cannotbeconnected”. Edmund Muskie said. He saidthe initiative ba- racy afterthe and CambridgeAnalytica scandals. It is old-fashionedanalog. Ever the studentsand the government endedin Singh explainedthe government stand to sically involvedcontactsdeveloped over the since email arrived, theworld’s postalservices have facedirrelevance. And yet, postmen “failure”, aspokesman of thestudents’organ- themandassuredthemthattheUnionHome past months —“diplomatic, non-diplomatic sometimes spring asurprise. As theydonow in the US, as defenders of democracy. isation said. Minister’s assurances on the floor of the —through our allies.”

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Facedwith increasedexpenditures due to the ongoing health emergency,states were forced to openliquor stores in May, onlyout of theirdesperateneedtoearntax revenues from alcohol. This happenedat the costofrelaxingthe lockdown and weak- ening social distancing measures. The RAJA MANDALA Centre madeasimilar move by increasing the duty on fuel by arecordRs10per litreon by CRajaMohan Christophe Jaffrelot petrol when global crude prices have been and UtsavShah falling —anothermove that wasneither pro-poor nor favourablefor demand but CHINAAND RUSSIA tend to agreeonmostin- speaksofthe government’s increasedde- ternationalissuesthesedays. Thankstothe The taxation policy of theIndian govern- pendencyonindirect tax-based revenues. deepening strategicpartnershipbuilt over ment has been problematic on two To address the issue, agroup of income the lasttwo decades in opposition to the US's grounds. Notonlyhas it been pro-rich taxofficers suggestedhigher taxesonthe dominance, Moscow and Beijinghavehad (and anti-poor), but it has deprivedthe super-rich, alongside aCOVID relief cess of one of themoststablegreat powerrelation- stateofimportant fiscal resources —both 4per centfor allthose earning aboveRs10 ships of the 21st century. But Beijing and particularly damaging in the contextof lakh. However, thereport wasrejected by Moscowseem to disagree on one important the COVID crisis. the Centreand some of the officers were issue —the US presidential elections setto Afterabolishing the wealth taxin2016, punished fortheir audacity. take place in the firstweek ofNovember. whichwas replaced by a2per cent sur- But near-term solutions might need While China’s preference seems to be in charge on super-richindividuals (taxable such measuresatatime of crisis and after favour of the presumptive nominee of the income of over Rs 10 crore),the Narendra the number of super-richhas increased Democratic Party, Joe Biden, Russia would Modi government rolledbackthe increase tremendously.Lastyear,the IIFL Wealth rather have US President DonaldTrumpre- in surcharge in 2019.Moreimportantly, cor- HurunIndiaRichListshowedthatthe for- tain the WhiteHouse. poratetaxes were slashedfrom30per cent tune of the 953 richestIndian familieswas Giventhe global impact of US policies, to22per cent to attract foreign investors morethan 26 per cent of the country’s GDP. everyone in the worldhas apreference in the and induce Indiancompanies to invest. This means thatatax rate of 4per centon American presidential race.With thenomi- CRSasikumar In parallel, the reliance on indirecttaxes them would give thegovernment the nating conventions of the twoparties due in has risen —atrend that startedinthe mid- equivalentof1per cent of GDP–the the next fewdays,picking the winner of the policies, the current global interestisfocused petite forcostlyinterventionist wars. Radical dle of the UPAyears. As the Modi govern- amount of the firstand second COVID relief US elections is already aparlour game around on what Biden might do if he wins the White sections of the Democratswant to cut US de- ment has increasinglyreliedonhiking packages. the world. House in November.The prospectsofBiden’s fence spending. cesses and surcharges, the shareofindirect Successful examplesfromEurope, ForIndiatoo thestakesinthe US relation- victoryappear high at the moment. The ManyDemocratsoppose free trade agree- taxeshas increasedbyupto50per cent of wherehigh taxrates on the wealthyhave shiphavedramatically risen amidstthe huge DemocraticParty’selectionplatformcarefully mentsthat hurtAmerican workers. They the gross taxrevenue in FY2019,asopposed playedakeyrole in ensuring astrongsocial downturn in itsties with China. With the navigates the minefield created by Trump’s want tough labour and environmental stan- to 43 per cent in FY2011.The combined securitynet forthe poor,should encourage Ladakh crisis showing no signsofaquickres- full-blown attacksonChina. Democratssay dardsintrade agreements. While Trumpde- shareofcustoms and excise duties and Indiatoconsider the rationale forawealth olution, what happensbetween the US and theydon’t wanta“newCold War” with China, emphasisedthe importance of human rights value-addedtax reachedanall-time high tax. Higher taxesonthe super-richcould be China is of great policy relevance. Newstrains but promisetobetoughwith Beijing on trade in the conduct of Americanforeign policy, of 10.5 per cent of GDP,withthe previous used forcashtransfersand afiscal stimu- in the US-Russia relations and aSino-US rap- and human rightsissues. At the same time, Democrats want to put them at the heartof highof10.1per cent in 1987-88. This high lus, that, in India, at 1per centofGDP each, prochement under Biden will certainlycom- theyalsounderline the importance of sustain- America’sinternational engagement.It wasfollowing athree-year-long steady in- have been negligible so far. Though India plicateIndia’s great powerrelations. ForChina ingaproductive engagement with China on would be reasonable to expect that adiverse crease in customs or excise duty on com- surpassed itscomparableneighbourson and Russia, the preferredoutcome is more globalissues suchasclimatechange. China, rangeofgroupsassociatedwith the monlyusedgoods, such as petroleum prod- the lockdown stringency measures, it has thananacademic exercise. Both theirbilat- then, is right to calculatethat aBiden victory Democratic Partywillbemobilising ucts, metals andsugar,automobiles and still notreleasedsignificant relief measures eral relations with the US arecaught in might createpolitical room to arrest the cur- Washington’s powertobear upon targets consumer durables. This is also when the to compensatefor the economic disruption American domestic political turbulence. rent escalation of bilateral tensionswiththe around theworld. service taxwas hikedsteadilyto18per cent causedbythe lockdown. Countries like Unlikemostcountries that simplylearn to US and exploreaccommodation on the full India hasdealt withthis Americanscript (under GST) from12.4 per cent in 2014.This Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam, de- live with the outcome, Beijing and Moscow rangeofcontentious issues. as partofits expanding engagement with the is troubling because indirect taxesoften pe- spitehavingless stringentmeasures,have areaccused of trying to influenceit. Russia has the oppositeproblem. Moscow US over the lastthree decades. Today, thereis nalise the poorand themiddle classmore announcedasubstantial shareoftheir GDP In astatement latelastweek on foreign has no reasontobehappywithTrump, who bipartisan supportfromthe Republicans and than the rich. Another example is the im- towardseconomic relief. interference in the American presidential hasimposed quitearangeofnew sanctions Democratsfor astrong partnership with position of freshcessessuchasthe Swachh So far, the government has notfully used elections, the US counter-intelligence chief, on Russia; but theyknowBiden’swin will India. Thereare manystrands —economic, Bharatcessand Krishi Kalyancess in addi- itsfiscalinstruments. Deferring taxpay- William Evanina,said that China wastrying makeitevenharder forthe much-neededre- politicaland security—that provide stability tion to GST. The permanentnatureofthese ments, withcontinuedlatefees and penal- to undermine Donald Trump’s re-election setinbilateral relations. Democratsaccuse to India-US relations. cesses has been widelyopposedbythe ties on filling extensions and slashing corpo- campaign and Russia wastargeting his Trumpoftreating Vladimir Putin as a“strate- Four years ago, therewas no dearth of states and criticisedbythe CAG, who has rate taxesisnot the appropriateapproach Democratic rivaland former Vice President, gicpartner”and “weakening” the Atlantic al- scepticswho insistedthat India-US relations pointedout the lackoftransparency and in- towardsreviving theeconomy. With the Joe Biden. It is no secret that Beijing is out- liance with Europe.Theypromise to change Democrats saythey don’t would nosedive underTrump. Delhi, how- complete reporting in accountsonthe util- Centre's fiscal deficit reaching nearly 5per ragedbythe Trumpadministration’s mas- thatbyjoining “our Europeanpartners in want a'new Cold Wa r' with ever,foundwaystoelevate theUSpartner- isationofamounts collected undercesses. cent of the GDP, and taxrevenues likely to sive economic, political and ideological of- standing up to arevanchist Russia”. The ship to higher levels in the Trumpyears. Whileindirect taxation is anti-poor,cuts remain subduedoverthe next twoyears, fensive againstChina in recent months. And party’s platform doestalk aboutengaging China,but promise to be This does notmean, India can take aBiden in corporatetax that have resulted in arev- the government needs to do more.Awealth Moscowhas struggledtoovercome the Russians on nuclear arms control, but the tough with Beijing on trade administration forgranted.Tobesure, Delhi enue loss of Rs 1.5lakh crorehavecon- tax, aCOVID-19 cess on the super-richand deeply-held conviction among the colour of itsRussia brush is dark. and human rights issues. At is familiar with Biden, who served as Vice tributed to making the statepoor.The tim- asurcharge on the super-richfor theirin- Democrats thatRussianinterference wasin- But,beneaththe posturing of Trumpand the same time,they also Presidentfor eight yearsunder Barack ing of these taxcutswas puzzling as direct comefromlistedequity shares arecritical strumental in Trump’s surprisingvictoryin Biden, thereare big issues in play. In both par- Obama, and manyofhis potential choicesfor taxcollections have shrunkbyover3.5 per formitigating the current situation. Such the 2016 elections. ties,there is aserious questioning of the many underline the importance of toppolicy positions. cent with ameagreincrease in indirect taxes measureswould also playakey role in re- Thatbringsustoastrangepolitical dy- traditional principles of US foreign policy.On sustaining aproductive UnlikeBeijing and Moscow, Delhi has no fortheperiod April-Februaryof2019-20.As ducing both income and social inequalities. namic in Washington today. Trumphas to the Republican side, Trumphimself has been engagement with China on incentive to picksides betweenTrumpand indirect taxeshavenot made up forthe loss COVID-19may be ablessing in disguise if it denythe Democratic Party’s charge that he is the principal disruptor. He has trashed Biden.Itcan deal productivelywithboth. But in direct taxes, the fiscal deficit jumpedbe- allows India to reform itstax system in or- a“Russianpuppet”. And Biden has to fend off America’s long-standingalliances, challenged global issues suchasclimate Delhi is conscious of thecurrent unprece- yond 4.5 per cent of GDP in 2019-20. This is der to makeitworktowards inclusive Republican accusations that he is “China Joe” the conventionalwisdom on the virtues of change. China,then, is right dentedchurn in US domestic politics and the one of the reasons whypublic spending on growth and sustainable development or ashill forBeijing’s interests.And thereby economic globalisation, and underlinedthe to calculate that aBiden’s breakdown of theinternal consensusonfor- education and health has stagnated. rather thantargeting onlyinvestment-led hangs atale. futilityofAmerica’sendlesswars, especially victorymight create political eignand economic policies.India should, Cutsincorporatetaxes, increasedindi- economic growth. Afterall,India’s tax-GDP TheDemocrats have neveracceptedthe in the MiddleEast. therefore, be prepared for ameasureofun- rect taxrevenues,decreasedcapitalexpen- ratio wasonly10.9per centin2019, as verdict of 2016 and have sought to oust While Democratsare united in their in- room to arrest the current predictabilityinAmerica’s external orienta- ditureand practicallynochangeinrevenue againstthe OECD averageof34per cent. Trumpusing allegationsofhis Russian con- tense hatred forTrump, manyofTrump’s escalation of bilateral tion in the coming years. expenditureonhealth andeducationshow nection. The Trumpcampaign argues that themes find resonance among Democrats. tensions with the US and that India’s taxation policy is morebusi- Jaffrelotissenior research fellowatCERI- Biden is the very symbol of what it sees as Whilethe DemocraticParty’sforeignpolicy explore accommodation on The writer is director,Institute of South Asian ness-friendlythanpro-poor,atatime when Sciences Po/CNRS,Parisand professor of America’s disastrous engagement withChina establishment would liketogobacktothe fa- Studies, National University of Singaporeand asupply-side oriented approachtothe Indian Politicsand Sociology at King’sIndia over the lastfourdecades. miliarinternationalistactivism,progressive the full range of contributing editor on international affairs economyiscounter-cyclical: What India Institute. ShahisastudentofInternational While the worldisfamiliar with Trump’s factions in the party oppose Washington’s ap- contentious issues. for The Indian Express needs is moredemand. Economic Policy at Sciences Po 370 myth gone, now reality LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR PAST AND PRESENT IDEAS Kashmir’sfutureistiedtoIndia’s,itisforallof usto decidewhatthatwillbe THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘A deaf ear to Tagore’(IE, August10). It is troubling ONLINE that historical traditions arebeing un- Abhinav Kumar derminedatatime the countryseems ONLYINTHE EXPRESS to be reinvigorating some of itspast FORHISTORIANS, AUGUST5,2019, will be a the Valley. Notaweek goes by whentheydo have spread astrand of jihadi Islam that was isolated andprosecuted to the full extent of practices. The decision to cancel the ● THEDIGITAL dateofgreat significance. In ahistoric speech notreaffirm theircommitment to the na- notapartofthe cultural fabric of the Valley. the law. Teachers, doctors,lawyers andcivil BasantaUtsav and Poush Mela at Visva- EQUALISER: in Parliament, Home MinisterAmit Shah an- tional cause in another episode of success Perhaps the government could consider tak- servantswho preachsecession while draw- Bharati has to be seeninthe light of ma- MOHAMMADIRSHAD nouncedaseries of far-reaching changes re- againstmilitantsand by the stirring instances ing over thesemadrasas and converting them ing asalaryfromthe public exchequer must joritarian nationalism. The tradition is garding Jammu &Kashmir.Inone fell swoop, of supreme sacrifice by their officers and intoKendriyaVidyalayas. This would hitthe notbeallowedtocarry on playing this dou- symbolic of Tagore's emphasison“uni- ● THEPASTINTHE the Centreswept aside all the constitutional, jawans. Along with the Indian Armyand the jihadi virusatits verysource, improveaccess ble game. Alimitedpurgeofthe worstoffend- versal humanism” and developing na- PRESENT: political and administrative arrangements centralforces, the role of JKP has been criti- to education in the Valley andprovide jobs. ers from the public payroll is imperative if the tional self- consciousness. We must re- that had definedthe relationship of the erst- cal in ensuring the peace postAugust 2019. Another important source of separatist pro-India sentiment is to gather hold in the member that we have to stay united but JYOTIPUNWANI while princelystate with theUnion of India. In The checkoncross-borderinfiltration sentimenthas been the irrational fear of mi- Valley. The media in Srinagar is ethnicallyho- this unity is notmeant to be againstour anOpEd publishedinthese columnsamonth and the prevention of large-scale terror gration and dominance by outsiders. The re- mogeneous to an extent that would be un- ownpeople. www.indianexpress.com before this announcement, Ihad made acase strikes have been major achievements. Post- centchanges in domicile laws sparked a thinkable anywhereelse in the country. This DivyaSingla, Patiala forthe abrogation of Article 370. August5,therehas been constant pressure waveofanxiety. However, as the experience hasseriouslydistorted the narrative.Some The biggestconcern foruswas thepossi- on Pak-basedoutfitsbythe ISItodosome- of other Indian states suggests,these fears corrective measures need to be taken, espe- ECONOMIC REALITIES it with the newrealities. ble publicreactiononthe streetsofSrinagar thing, preferablysomething big and spectac- arelargely baseless. No stateofIndiahas ex- ciallybynational media platforms. Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata and elsewhereinthe Valley. The memories of ular.The counter-insurgency grid in the periencedasignificantchangeinits demog- On the governance side, the panchayat This refers to thearticle 'The newcon- the violentprotestof2016summer were up- Valleyremainsrobust, and the lastfew raphyorculture. Writing in these pages afew experiment, restartedin2018, deserves the sumer', (IE, August10). Thereseems to BEIRUT LESSONS permostinour minds. It is atributetothe months have seen manysuccessful opera- days ago, aprominent Kashmiri politician fullestsupport. Thereisnosubstitutefor be aconsensus among epidemiologists planning and executionbyour authorities, tions againsthardcoremilitants.With every talked about listeningtothe Valleyand spoke grass rootsdelivery if we aretobuild acred- and public health experts that the coro- This refers to the editorial, ‘Beirut in especiallythe leadership of all the security passing day, thedesperation of the militants of fears of demographic changethrough the ible pro-India narrative.The calibrated navirus it is heretostayand humanity the dark’ (IE, August10).The ammo- forces, thatayear has gone by andwehave and their backers in Pakistantodosome- use of the domicile law. The hypocrisy of his restoration of communication facilities is will be living with the pandemic well nium nitrateexplosion tragedyin had zerocivilian casualties in large-scale di- thing to avengethe abrogation of Article 370 assertion is simplybreathtaking.Itisthe also worthconsidering. In case anyareaturns into2021and beyond. The post-COVID Beirut wasavoidable.Italso has les- rect clashes. The couple of civilian deaths is bound to grow. Valleythatcarriedout ethnic cleansing of restive, restrictions can be reimposed. consumption pattern would have to sons forIndia wherechemicals, even have been in isolated mishaps. The streetsof While the removalofArticle 370isanec- Kashmiri Pandits. It is the Valleywhich has Till August5,2019, Article 370was seenas factor in this newreality.The older ways the mosttoxic of them,are usedin Srinagar have largely stayed free of stone- essarycondition forachieving the full inte- consistentlyadoptedpolicies to promote de- anon-negotiable foundation stone of any of doing business will no longer be sus- both the formal andinformal sectors. pelters, and moreimportantly, hospital gration of J&K with the rest of India,itisbyno mographic changes in Jammu and Ladakh to credible Kashmirpolicy.That myth has been tainable. The annual sojourn of influen- Afew fundamental steps to prevent a wardshavenot overflowedwith people with means asufficient condition. To do so requires ensureperpetual Kashmiri domination of conclusively exploded. In 69 years of itsexis- tial leaders from across the worldat chemical catastrophe thatneedtobe pelletinjuries. dismantling the ecosystem that sustained the politics and society of J&K. The shoe in- tence,all Article 370had donewas to encour- Davoscould be advancedtodeliberate takeninclude, “identification of the Awordofappreciation is also required this militancy forthree decades. The most deedpinches alot in the other foot. ageadangerousfantasyinKashmir.For bet- on the great resetofthe global econ- mostexplosive chemicals stillinuse, forthe rank and file of Jammu &Kashmir criticalelement in this ecosystem is the The civil society in Kashmir needs to un- terorfor worse, Kashmir’s futureistiedto omy. Thereisacall, as well as apress- putting in aplace aprotocolfor han- Police and their senior leadership. There mosque-madrasa networkthat has radi- dergo aserioustransformationtoo. Fortoo India. It is up to all of us to decidebyour col- ing need, foranew BrettonWoods-type dling them and disseminating this were manyapprehensionsabout howthey calisedgenerations of Kashmiri youthand longtheyhavefed themselvesanarrativeof lectiveactions, what that futureisgoing to be. global consensus on the economyinor- protocol widely. would react to thesechanges. Theyhavelaid givenajihadi character to theseparatist victimhood, lacedwith agenerous dose of der to rejig the global order by aligning SSPaul, Nadia to rest all suchmisgivingsbytheir exemplary movement.Manyofthese mosques host xenophobia towardsthe rest of India. The rab- Thewriter is aservingIPS officer. conduct and dedication to ensuring peacein hard-line preachersfromUPand Bihar,who idlyanti-Indian elements must beidentified, Viewsare personal

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I,Siraj Khan S/o-Shri.Gaufur R/o.Flat.No.16-D,Pocket- That my client has further disowned and debarred R/oHd29Upper Ground Floor his above named son and daughter-in-law from all Khan R/o-S-136/47, 1,Aastha Apartment, MIG-Flat, his immoveable and movable properties, assets, PUBLIC NOTICE Pitampura Saraswati Vihar and estate as they havebecome disobedient, J.J.Colony,Swami Nagar, Kondli, East Delhi-110096,have dishonest and unfaithful towards my client and This is to inform to public at large that Smt. have been harassing and defaming him. My client IYF¹FFÊÕX¹F ÀFa¹FböY ÀFa¨FFÕXIY E½Fa A²FeÃFIY Anandvas ShakurpurNorth Bharti Devi W/o Sh. Satish Singh R/o Plot changed my nameto has no concern with them henceforth and shall not MalviyaNagar,New Delhi- No. 238, Agar Nagar,Prem Nagar-III, Kirari West Delhi 110034 have be responsible in respect of any of their liabilities, 110017,inform that Saroj Khan NARAYANAN VASUDEVAN dealings, acts, transactions, proceedings etc. If Suleman Nagar,Nithari, North West Delhi- PILLAI, amend accordingly. changed my name to Neetu anybody deals with them, the same shall be on 110086 had severed all relationship from OXFG. ·Fe¸FSXF½F A¸¶FZOXIYSX À¸FÈd°F d¨FdIY°ÀFFÕX¹F, SXF¹F´FbSX (LX.¦F.) and Siraj Khan both name are his/her/their risk, consequence and &peril and my his son Manoj Patel, his wife Geetaand Kansal 0040544284-1 client shall not be responsible for them in any same person. 0040544347-7 their children i.e. Vicky,Bittoo and Sunny 0040544311-1 manner whatsoever. and disowned and debarred them from all IiY¸FFaIY/OXFG.·Fe.A.d¨F./IiY¹F 12748 SXF¹F´FbSX dQ³FFaIY -07/8/2020 Sd/- her moveable and immovable properties I MadhulikaD/O,Jatinder Kumar VIJAY KUAMR WADHWA I,Shakuntla Devi,w/o I, Manoj Kumar S/oLateSh. as they have become disobedient and they Takiar R/oA701 Gulistan Advocate Purshottam Sharma,R/o-B- RattanSingh R/o1/5637, Street Enrl. No. D-343A/2000 are out of control of my above client and Residency Plot 1BSector13 Chamber No. 1002, Lawyers’ Chamber Block my client has nothing to do with them. My kkBÊ-´Fiû¢¹FcSX¸FZÔMXdÀFÀMX¸F d³Fd½FQF AF¸FaÂF¯F ÀFc¨F³FFll 307,Sea ShowApartment, Plot No-11, BalbirNagar Extn., District Courts Rohini, client shall not be responsible for their DwarkaNew Delhi 110078 have Rohini, Delhi-110083 acts, deeds. If any person deals with them No.14,Sec-19B, Dwarka,New Shahdara, Delhi-110032,have Mobile No. 9818376231 then he will be doing that at their own risk, changed my name to Delhi-110075,have changed my changed my minor son’s name cost and consequences. OXFG. ·Fe¸FSXF½F A¸¶FZOXIYSXÀ¸FÈd°F d¨FdIY°ÀFFÕX¹F,SXF¹F´FbSXIZY dÕXE MadhulikaTakiar Sd/- CHANDER SHEKHAR (Advocate) name to Shakuntla Sharma. from Arjunaged 8yearstoYash PUBLIC NOTICE E. No. 1723/13 NON EDL Aü¿Fd²F¹FûÔ E½Fa ÀFF¸Fd¦Fi¹FFGIiY¹FIYSX³FZ WZX°Fb AFG³F ÕXFBʳF d³Fd½FQF forever 0070710874-1 0040544282-1 Off: M-181-182, Meer Vihar, 0040544343-2 Be it known to public at large that my Madan Pur Dabas, Delhi- 110081 IiY¸FFaIY 66729 AF¸FadÂF°F IYe ¦FBÊ W`XÜ BÀFIYF d½FÀ°FÈ°F d½F½FSX¯F ½FZ¶FÀFFBMX I Kusum Rani W/OAnil Kumar client Shri Rajinder Kumar Narula S/o I,Raju S/oram chandraR/o-K- I, Kiran W/oMohan Lal R/o Shri M.L. Narula R/o House No.- C- Jian R/O-D-11/24,Sector- 95, Second Floor,Kirti Nagar,New https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in ´FSXdÀFÀMX¸F MZX¯OXSX IiY¸FFaIY 42,civil zone subroto park,new 1713/B-2, Bitna Colony, Pinjore, 8,Rohini Delhi-110085,have Delhi-110015, has lost the original sale Delhi-110010,have changed my Panchkula, Haryana-134102, deed of his property bearing Old 66729¸FZÔQZJF ªFF ÀFIY°FF W`XÜ changed my name to Kusum Municipal No. WZ-296-D &New name,from RajutoRaju have changed my name to Muncipal No.- C-1336, Sundershan Kiran Dhiman 0070710868-1 Jain. 0040544304-3 Park, New Delhi-110015 near Kirti Bid Start Date2020-08-07 17:30:00 Dhomne vide-affidavit Dated- Nagar Metro Station.Ifanyone finds 10/08/2020,beforeNCT-Delhi. I, the sale deed then return the same to JhalmanLohat S/oMohinder my client. The public at large is further LastDate &time of submission 0040544304-9 PalR/o VPO Chhokran, PS and LOST & FOUND infurmed not to miscuse the sale deed of Tender Form through 2020-08-25 12:00:00 Tehsil Phillaur, Jalandhar, of theproperty of my client and if I,Rajendra Prasad anyone trytodothen he/she will do so Punjab-144029, have changed Lost my original Allotment at his/her own risk. Online at Website Kasturia,S/o,Veer Bhan Sd/- my name to JhalmanRam Letter, Possession Letter & VINEET SHARMA https://eproc.cgstate.gov.in Kasturia,R/o-CU-17,Vishakha- Building Plan of my Property ADVOCATE Enclave,Pitampura,Delhi- 0070710879-1 ENROLMENT NO. D/479/1996® Physical FDR submission 2020-08-25 12:30:00 No.UU-9, Vishakha Enclave, OFFICE AT:- F-12/31, 110034,That RajendraPrasad I, Hitesh Uppal S/oSubhash Pitampura,Delhi-110034. OPPOSITE B.S.E.S. OFFICE, End Date Kasturia And Rajinder Prasad KRISHANA NAGAR, DELHI-110051 Uppal R/oM-37, B/1, F.F., Finder mayContact-Dhanesh MOBILE NOS. #98101-39465 Date &time of Prequalification/ 2020-08-25 13:00:00 Kasturia Both Aresame and Rajouri Garden,N.Delhi-27 Bhatia at above noted address. &89202-73907 Technical bid opening onePerson. 0040544304-8 have changed my name to 0040544298-1 WXÀ°FF/- I,NAVIN KUMARGUPTAS/O HiteshSabharwal. PUBLIC NOTICE I Jyoti Rani D/oHarpal SinghR/o SHYAM KUMARGUPTAR/O 0040544347-3 ThisGeneral Public is hereby informed that my ÀFa¹FböY ÀFa¨FFÕXIY E½FaA²FeÃFIY FLATNO.149/150,III-FLOOR,PKT- Shubhanchal Girls Hostel,Vikas client’s SHRI ASHOK KUMAR SINGHAL OXFG. ·Fe¸FSXF½F A¸¶FZOXIYSX À¸FÈd°Fd¨FdIY°ÀFFÕX¹F I, Charanjeet Singh S/oLate (AADHAR NO. 886288282912) S/O SHRI 3,SECTOR-22,ROHINI,DELHI- Sadan,Opp.Ina colony,new RAJINDER KUMAR AND SMT.LATA 82889 SXF¹F´FbSX (LX.¦F.) S.Lal Singh R/oH-60, delhi -23. has lost original SINGHAL (AADHAR NO. 962388922473)W/O 110086.CHANGEDMY NAMETO SH. ASHOKKUMAR SINGHALBOTHR/O T- NAVEENKUMAR GUPTA. G.S.Apaprtment,Sector- degree certificates& 3606, RAJA PARK,SHAKURBASTI, DELHI- 13,Rohini Delhi- marksheetof(1.) B.com, Roll 110034,have disowned andserved all 0040544347-5 relations from theirofour elder son MR. 110085,changed my name to No.- C0622246 &Enrol No.- AKSHAY KUMAR and his wife MRS. ODISHA STATEMEDICAL PRIYANKA AGGARWAL debarred from their I,Mohd Shariq Beig s/oShahid Charanjeet Singh Chhatwal. M0507362 (Ist year &IInd year) all their moveableand immoveable CORPORATION LTD. marksheet °ree properties/assets and their personal life forever Beg R/o.G-20, Madanpur 0040544343-1 due to their bad behaviour and bad intensions (A Govt. of Odisha Undertaking) KhadarExtn.Phase-3,Sarita certificate, (2.) B.lib. & and they are not obedient of my clients. CAD-38 (ASSURING QUALITY,SAVING LIVES) I, Bala DattJoshi S/oLate Shri My client’s shall not be responsible of any act Vihar, New-Delhi,have information science, Roll No. done by them. Anybody deals with them at Phone No: (0674) 2380608, Website: www.osmcl.nic.in, changed my name to Shariq MandevJoshi R/oB-579/5, 9918014 &Enrol No.- M0507362, his/her own risk and responsible. E-mail: [email protected] Rajveer colony, Gharoli SANJEEV JAIN (Advt) Beg Permanently. (3.) M.LIB.Information science, Enrl. No. D/226/1991. Notification No. 10286 Dated 09.08.2020 Extension, Delhi-96, Do hereby Roll No.-0910259004 &Enroll SHORT TENDER CALL NOTICE 0040544343-3 solemnly affirm that, On my j3 4hRLY(10) No.- 0910200049, (4.)M.PHIL, Sealed tenders in prescribed format are invited by the Odisha 10th &12th classcertificate my PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE I,Deepak Tomer Service No.- Roll No. 1010360001, Enroll No.- State medical Corporation Ltd(OSMCL) from intended bidders for 6947915Y Rank L/NK, Unit-2 name metionedasBala Datt, 0910200049 &other My CLIENT VINOD SEHRAWATS/O “All Concerned are hereby informed through this SH. SHAKTI SEHRAWATR/O H.NO. public notice that my client Sh. Shribhagwan supply of “Rapid Antigen Detection Kitsfor SARS CoV-2 Corps OMC C/o56APO,inform But my correctname is Bala certificates. 0040544305-1 609, ISHWAR COLONY,BAWANA, Agarwal Age about 62 S/O Late Sh. Lala Gaya Datt Joshi,And Bala Datt &Bala DELHI-110039 HEREBY SEVERE ALL Parsad Agarwal ji and his Wife Smt. Madu Agarwal (COVID-19)” to the Central Drugs Store, OSMCL, Bhubaneswar that I,have changed my wife’s Age about 53 R/O Flat No.- C-503, Mayurdhwaj I RiyaTomarD/o Mahender RELATIONS AND DEBAR HIS SON name from,Babli to Babli Devi Datt Joshi both aresame Apartment, Chacha Nehru Hospital, Geeta Colony, as detailed in the enclosure “Annexure-A” which can be Kumar Tomer R/oT14BSai YASH SEHRAWATAND HIS WIFE Delhi-110031 has disowned and debarred their and correct D/o01/08/1981 person. 0040544272-1 NIKITASEHRAWATFROM HIS ENTIRE son namely Sumit Agarwal age about 30 Years downloaded from the “Tenders” section of OSMCL’sofficial VatikaApartment Sec-62 and his Wife namely Smt. Neha Agarwal @Neha instead of 01/08/1986.In MOVEABLE/IMMOVABLE PROPERTY, website, i.e. http://osmcl.nic.in free of cost. I, Bablu Tudu S/oChhotkaTudu DUE TO THEIR INDIFFERENT AND Chauhan age about 28 Years D/o Shubhash Faridabad 121004. Ihad lost my Chauhan R/o Agra, U.P. alongwiththeir two future,and in my service record HOSTILE BEHAVIOR. MY CLIENT The technical bid and financial bid must be enclosed in two R/o15B/3, Kaligang Mean Road documents in the marketwhen Children’s namely Rishabh age about 5Years and my wife’s name will be known SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 15C Busstand, Arra, Tetikhala, Jiya age about 9Years from all their movable and separate sealed envelopes titled “Technical bid for Rapid Antigen as Babli Devi and D/o- Iwas goingtophotostate of my THEIR ANY ACTS &DEEDS. immovable property and cancelled all their Burdwan Arrah, Bardhaman, documents (12th marksheet) Sd/- relations in future as they do not give respect to my Detection Kitsfor SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19)” and “Financial bid for 01/08/1981. 0040544347-9 WB-713212,have changed my SIDHANT ANTIL clients and misbehaved and disobeyed with my certificate no- 0885708. Roll no. Advocate clients. My clients shall not be held responsible for RapidAntigenDetection Kitsfor SARSCoV-2 (COVID-19)” I, Vimal Chaudhary W/o Avnish name to Bablu Kundu any of their acts, deed and things in whatever in 2616835. If found please EnrI. No. D/2223/2013 any manner and if anyone deals with them shall be (Format-B). These two envelopes must then be placed in the third Kumar R/oG-174, Nanakpura, 0070710860-1 contact :9873101877 Mob. No. 9911083232 deal as per his/her own risk, cost and sealed envelope titled “Rapid Antigen Detection Kitsfor SARS South MotiBagh, Delhi-110021, consequences. 0040544303-1 Sd/- CoV-2 (COVID-19)” which must be addressed to “MANAGING have changed my name to I, AadityaBais S/oDiwakar GOPAL KUMAR GUPTA PUBLIC NOTICE ADVOCATE Singh Bais R/oBehind Police DIRECTOR, Odisha State medical Corporation Ltd. (OSMCL), Vimleshwari Singh I PavitraChauhan W/o Vijay Notice is hereby inform to general public F-143 NETA JI APARTMENTS, SECTOR 23 Thana, Raigarh, Tehsil that my client Shri Surya Prakash and DWARKA, NEW DELHI-110075 Convent Square, Bhubaneswar -751007, ODISHA”. The sealed 0070710891-1 Kumar R/oVillage Madanpur Sardarpur, Raigarh,Dhar, MP- Smt Prabha R/o H. No. -101, Gali No 4, khadar, New Delhi have lost Shivam Colony,Part 2, Ismailpur bids should reach to the above mentioned address of Speed I, Valaparambil Johan Thomas 454116, have changed my name original marksheet &passing Faridabad, Amarnagar,Faridabad post/Registered post/Courier only on or before 14th Aug, Alias Valaparampil John to AadityaSingh Bais Haryana -121003 have severed all his certificates of High school, relation with his son Shri Deepak 2020 upto 05:00 PM. ThomasS/o Geevarughese 0070710877-1 Senior Secondary & Chauhan due to the bad behavior,My No bid will be entertained after expiry of the prescribed date and Yohannan R/oA-31,Takshasila Graduation. If found contact: clientsdebars/disowns them from his all I, DHARAMVIR, S/OOM movable and immovable properties with time. The bids will be opened on 17th Aug, 2020 at 11:00 AM in Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, 7042050687 0040544277-1 immediate effects. If any person deals Maharashtra-400094, have SINGH,R/o-C-601,OM SATYAM with Shri Deepak Chauhan in any manner the Tender of OSMCL, Bhubaneswar. I, Deepak S/oSatish kumar R/o- whatsoever,then they will be doing that at changed my name to APARTMENT SEC-4,PLOT.NO.13, their own risk responsibility. Note: Valaparampil John Thomas. PHASE-1,DWARKA, DELHI- D-578/A, Gali.No-3,Ashok- Sd/- AKHIL REXWAL (Advocate) All further notifications, corrigendum or oddendums (if any) 110078,changed my name to Nagar, Mandoli Delhi- Enrl. No:- D/5021/2017 0070710894-1 Office:- J009, Ayush Enclave, Near related to this tender shall be floated in OSMCL website. 110053,Have lost my original DHARAMVIR MALIK. Mohan Estate Metro New Delhi-110044 Bidders are advised to follow the websites timely during I, Usha Kataria W/o Mukesh marksheetof10th Class Contact -9540737777 0040544347-6 Kumar Kataria R/oHouseNo Roll.No-8164059,year-2019 tender process. 2718 Block -FSector-9 Omaxe I hitherto known as Amit S/o CBSE, finder contact- PUBLIC NOTICE Sd/- City Sonipat Haryana-131001 Sh.Ram DayalR/o.L-117, 8851270933 0040544293-1 My client Smt.ShantiW/o LateSh. GM, Operaiton (Equipment) have changed my name to Gali.No.3, Mahipal PurExten., Jagdish Prasad R/o A-316, Gali No.16, OSMCL, Bhubaneswar I, Sharad s/onavelkishor, Shyam Colony,BudhVihar,Phase-2, Rachna Kataria. 0070710882-1 Delhi-110037 have changedmy 1/5466CBALBIRNAGAR EXTN Delhi-110086,have debarred her step OIPR-10112/11/0019/2021 name to Amit Kumar. daughter in law Poonam Sharma W/o Late I, Teenu Duhoon D/oRampal SHADRA-110032 LOST MY Sh. Vinod Kumar Sharmaand her Singh R/oD-41, Street No-13, 0040544304-4 PROPERTY DOCUMENTS daughters i.e. step grand daughters Jyoti (married) &Arti, from her moveable and West karawal Nagar, Delhi- I hitherto KnownasRajender DEMAND-LETAR POSSESSION- immovable properties, and have severed 110094, have changed my name all relations from them due to their Kumar S/OSh. Jugmohan LATARPOSSESLOH PH- to Tannu Duhoon misconduct, bad behaviourand bad employedasJr. Clerkin 9871343146. 0040544304-10 intentions. Any person dealing with them SR. NAME OF NAME OF WORK NOTICE TENDER OPENING DATE AMOUNT/EMD WEBSITE OF THE NODALOFFICER/CON- shall be doing so at his/her/their own risk, 0070710872-1 Hindustan Prefab Limited, NO. BOARD/ CLOSING DATE (APPROX.) IN BOARD CORP./AUTH TACT DETAILS/EMAIL cost and responsibilities. My Client will not CORP./AUTH (TIME) RUPEES Jangpura, New Delhi-110014. be liable and responsible for the same. I, Tarun Mavi S/oRajvir PUBLIC NOTICE Sd/- 27.95 Residing at H.No 275-S/3/150 1. ANNUAL SWEEPING &CLEANING OF 11.08.2020 https://etenders.hry.nic.in 0124-2290326 R/o.H.No.107, Tella It is hereby informed to Public in large that SANJEEV JAIN (ADVT) HSIIDC METALLED ROADS &BERMS INCLUD- 25.08.2020 LACS ([email protected]) Shahabajapur, Loni, Ghaziabad Sudhar Camp, Kalkaji, New my clients(1) SH. GAGAN KUMAR S/o Enrl. No D/226/1991 ING DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE/SOLID Delhi-110019 has Change my SH. OMPRAKASH&(2) DIMPLE WASTE IN RESIDENTIAL SECTOR-1 have changed my name to SALHOTRA W/O GAGAN KUMAR both AT IMT,MANESAR. Kapil Mavi,forall purposes. Name and Shall hereafter be R/o A-1/209B,Second Floor Keshav PUBLIC NOTICE Puram Delhi-110035, we are Selling our This is forthe informationof 2. HSIIDC CONSTRUCTION OF BITUMINOUS 11.08.2020 440.77 https://etenders.hry.nic.in 0124-2290326 KnowasRajender Kumar Property bearing No.A-1/209B, Second 0040544304-7 GeneralPublicthat my clients ROADS WITH DLP &MAINTENANCEOF 01.09.2020 LACS ([email protected]) DhawanS/O Sh. Jagmohan Floor Keshav Puram Delhi-110035 Area 36 MONTHS THEREAFTER AT PHASE-V measuring 40 Sq. Mtrs. to Mrs. GEETA Sh. Surender Kumar S/o Late Dhawan,both name aresame (PART), HSIIDC IMT MANESAR. I, Sitaram HardeniyaS/o Shiv CHHABRA W/oMr. LALIT KUMAR Budh Dev Arya and Smt. Veena DayalSharma R/oVad Vali Thai for all future purpose. CHHABRA, if any legal heirs having 3. HSIIDC ANNUAL CLEANING OF METALLED 13.08.2020 29.92 https://etenders.hry.nic.in 0124-2290326 claim/objection in the above said property Arya W/o SurenderKumar, ROADS &BERMS INCLUDING DIS- 27.08.2020 LACS ([email protected]) Ke Paas, Syaroli, Sawai 0040544296-1 shouldContact my clientonPh. both residentsofC-37, Tagore Madhopur, Rajasthan-322219, No.9810298148, and file written objection Garden Extn. New Delhi-27, POSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN SECTOR- to the undersigned withdocumentary have disowned their son Sh. 16, 17 &4BATIEBAHADUGARH. have changed my name to I Yajur Yuvraj Chopra S/OPankaj proof, if any,within15days from the date ChopraR/O-859, Sector- of this notice. Neeraj Aryaand both of them FOR FURTHER INFORMATION KINDLYVISIT:www.haryanaeprocurement.gov.in or www.etenders.hry.nic.in Pankaj Sharma 0070710858-1 PARKASH CHAND (Advt.) have severed alltheir relation 82186/HRY 37,Faridabad Hariyana- Enrl.No.D-9065/2019. I, Shweta Raheja,D/o Laxman and connection from him. 121003,have changed my name Anybody dealing with him shall Kumar Raheja,W/oSaurav to Yajur Chopra. be doing so at his/her own risk. Arya,R/o.Flat.No.802, Tower-A- PUBLIC NOTICE Sunil Lalwani (Advocate) 1,Parsvnath-Exotica,NR Hottel 0040544304-6 Ch.No.252, Civil Side, Be it known that my clientsSMT.SARBATI TisHazariCourts, Delhi-54 IBIS Sector-53,Gurgaon I VedRam alias VedPrakash S/O DEVI W/O LATE SH. PRABHU DAYAL (Haryana),have changed my R/O J-453 &454, SHAKUR PUR, NORTH Ram ChandraR/O-RZ-219 Gali WEST DELHI, DELHI-110034. has name to Shweta Arya. No-17,Alaknanda, Tuglakabad- disowned and severe all her relationship PUBLIC NOTICE with her daughter namely GEETAD/O MY CLIENTS SH. SATYAPRAKASH 0040544304-5 Extn, Delhi-110019,have LATE SH. PRABHU DAYAL, and debarred JAIN S/O SH. SURFI DEVI JAIN AND changed my nametoVed her from their moveable and immoveable HIS WIFE SMT.BEENA JAIN R/O E- I, Sanjeev Kumar VohraS/o Late properties/assetsacquiredortobe 1/119, SECOND FLOOR, SECTOR-16, Prakash. acquired because of their misbehavior & ROHINI, DELHI AND THEIR FAMILY Sh. Kamlesh Kumar VohraR/o 0040544347-4 conductand theirnature is being MEMBERS,DOHEREBY DISOWN/ HNo-776, Sector-11, disobedient. Any persondealing and DEBAR THEIR SON SH. SAURABH relation with her in any manner- shall be at JAIN FROM THEIR ALL MOVABLE- VasundharaGhaziabad, UP- I Sheela Aggarwal W/o Ajmal their own risk, cost &consequences and IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES AND 201012, have changed my name AjdaniR/o G-256, Shiv Durga my clientsshall not be responsible for any SEVER THEIR RELATIONS FROM HIM act and deed of the aforesaid. DUE TO HIS MISCONDUCT.MY ''IMPORTANT'' to Sanjeev Vohra Vihar,Lakkarpur, Faridabad, Sd/- CLIENTS AND HIS FAMILYWILL NOT SURENDER KUMAR (ADVT) BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ANY Haryana -121009 have changed ACTS. Whilst care is taken prior to 0070710862-1 Enrl. No D/152/88 my name from Nila Aggarwal to Sd/- IRSHAD AHMAD acceptance of advertising I, Shamim HadraS/o Ghulam Sheela Aggarwal for all Advocate copy,itisnot possible to verify Panjatan R/o66-ARashid Enrl. No. D-340/2002 purposes. 0040544299-1 Ch. No. G-311, 3rd Floor its contents. The Indian Market ExtensionDelhi-110051 Karkardooma Courts, Delhi Express (P) Limited cannot be have changed my name to I Umesh Kumar S/O, Dwarka heldresponsible for such Shameem Haider Nath Marwaha R/o17, 17/a, Flat 403, Om Vihar, Phase-4, Uttam contents, nor for any loss or 0040544347-2 Nagar, D.k. Mohan Garden, damage incurred as aresult of I, Vivek RawatS/o Rishal Singh Delhi-110059 have changedmy transactions withcompanies, RawatR/o 1524, Lodhiroad name to Umesh Marwaha associationsorindividuals Complex, Delhi-110003, have 0040544306-1 advertising in its newspapers changed my name to Vivek or Publications. We therefore I,hitherto known as ANIL Sharma 0070710859-1 recommend that readers KUMAR MISHRA,sonof,Late make necessaryinquiries I, ArunKumar S/oIshwarSingh RamSunder Mishra,Residing at R/oHouse No-75, D-Block, ,H.No-921,L-Block,Mangol Puri, before sending any monies or Maksudabad Colony, Delhi-110083,have changed my entering into any agreements Najafgarh,Delhi-110043, have name and shall hereafterbe with advertisers or otherwise changed my name to ArunNain known as MANISH KUMAR. acting on an advertisement in any manner whatsoever. 0070710866-1 0040544343-4

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of goodsandservices.IGSTisacombinationof poundedsince 2015-16, has been seen as Howisthe disputenow placed? AANCHALMAGAZINE SGSTand CGST andisfirstleviedand admin- delinkedfromeconomicrealities.Whilechair- Fresh tensionshaveresulted aftersenior NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 isteredbythe Centre, whichthen distributes ing the firstfew meetings of the GSTCouncil, Finance Ministryofficials arelearnt to have it between the consuming stateand itself. then Finance MinisterArun Jaitleyhad pro- reportedthe Centre’s inability to compensate THEGOODSandServicesTax(GST),rolledout In addition, acompensation cess —rang- posedarevenue growth rate of 10.6% (the av- states in the nearfuture, whichwas followed inJuly2017, markedamajorshiftfromthetra- ing from 1-200% —isleviedonsin andluxury erageall-India growth rate in the three years by the AttorneyGeneral of India’s legal opin- ditional production-linkedtax to aconsump- goods likecigarettes, panmasala and certain preceding 2015-16). Council meeting records ionthatthe Centredoes nothaveanobliga- tion-based tax. Thenew regime subsumed categories of automobiles, over and above the showthe suggestion of 14%revenue growth tion to payfor arevenue shortfall. The AG is stateleviessuchasVAT,sales tax,octroi/entry topmostslabof28%. wasaccepted “in the spirit of compromise”. learnt to have suggestedthat the GSTCouncil taxtogetherwithcentralleviessuchascentral can recommend to theCentrethat it allow excise and service tax. States gave up some of Howdoesall this work? Howdid compensation become an issue? the states “toborrowonthe strength of the their taxation rightsinlieu of the Centrepass- Take spoons and forks, forwhichthe GST Compensation paymentstostatesstarted futurereceipts from the compensation fund” ing ontheir revenueshareunderGSTandalso is12%.Aconsumerwillpay12%onthepriceof getting delayedsinceOctober lastyear as GST and thatthe Centrewillhavetotakethe “fi- compensating them forpotentialrevenue the spoons and forksifshe buysfromaman- revenuesstarted to slowdown. The Covid-19 nal decision in the matter”. losses in the firstfiveyears. ufacturer in the samestate (intra-state trans- pandemichaswidenedthegap,withGSTrev- States suchasPunjab,Kerala, Bihar arenot The tussle between the Centreand the action). Then,6%willbethe Centre’s shareas enuesdeclining 41%inthe April-Junequarter. infavourof beingaskedto borrowtobridgethe states,whichhasescalatedinrecentweeks,in- CGSTand 6% thestate’s shareasSGST. Finance MinisterNirmala Sitharaman chairs the GSTCouncilmeeting through While the 14%growthrateintaxrevenue revenue gap, that will be then repaid fromthe volvesthepassingonof thisshare,andthepay- Forawholesale(B2B)transaction, theGST videoconferencing on June 12. PTI hasbeencompoundedoverthebaseyear2015- compensation cess fund. Theyare of the view mentsunder the compensation cess head. allows the seller to claiminput taxcredit (ITC) 16,collectionshaveremainedaroundthesame thatreceipts in the compensation fund are by settingoffthetaxliabilityagainstthetaxal- levelfor two years. As aresult, thestates’ likelytobetoo lowtomeetthe revenue short- What does GSTinclude? ready paid.For example,amanufacturer in SGST). The IGSTisleviedand collected by the (Maharashtra)andtheCentre,aftersettingoff monthlyprotected revenue, whichwas Rs fall,letalonebeusedforrepayingstatesforbor- GSTincludes atax levied by the Centre on Andhra Pradesh sells spoons and forkstoa Centre,and the division with the consuming the credit from the IGSTpayment made ear- 49,020 crorefor 2018-19and Rs 55,882crore rowing. Theyhavesuggested raising taxrates theintra-state supplyofgoodsand/orservices shop in Andhra Pradesh (intra-state transac- statehappens later. lier in the exporting state. for2019-20,has risen to Rs 63,706 crorein or cess rates, or bringing in moreitems under calledCentral GST(CGST), and acorrespon- tion). The shop-owner pays 12%tothe manu- Now, if aconsumerbuysfromthe shop in 2020-21. Intheongoingfinancialyear,theSGST the 28% slab and the compensationcess. The ding taxleviedbystates/UTs calledthe State facturer.Whenacustomerbuysthesefromhis Maharashtra, she pays 12%GST (6% CGST, 6% Howare statescompensated? revenueforJulyhasbeenRs40,256crore,while rest of the revenue gap, Punjab has suggested, GST(SGST/UTGST) on these goods and serv- shop, she pays 12%GST on the final price. The MaharashtraGST). The shop-ownerhas al- As per the GST(Compensation to States) monthlyprotectedrevenueisRs63,706crore, can be bridged through market borrowing by ices.CGSTandSGSTare leviedsimultaneously shop-owner then takes ITCfor the 12%hehas readypaidIGSTontheinput.SinceGSTisades- Act,2017,statesare guaranteedcompensation leavingagapof Rs23,450crore(takingintoac- theCentrethatcanthencompensatethestates. on everypurchaseofgoods and services, ex- alreadypaidanddeposits12%GSTwiththeau- tination-basedtax,thestateshareinIGSTfrom forrevenue loss on accountofimplementa- count settlement of IGST).For April-July, only On August1,FinanceMinisterNirmala ceptexemptedones. The consumer pays an thorities,removingthecascadingeffectof tax- thetransactionshouldaccrueto theconsump- tion of GSTfor atransition period of five years Rs21,940crorehasbeencollectedascompen- Sitharamansaid the AttorneyGeneral’s view overall rate underoneof themajor taxslabs— ation.Inthe wholetransaction, GSTof12% is tionstate,Maharashtra,andnottheexporting (2017-2022). The compensation is calculated sation cess, including Rs 7,265 croreinJuly. on GSTcompensation wassoughtafter con- 5%, 12%, 18%and 28%—out of whichhalf ac- in effect appliedonlyonce afteravailingITC. state,AndhraPradesh. Therefore,the shop- basedonthe difference between the current The CentreonJuly27releasedRs13,806 sultation withthe states and ameetingofthe crues to the Centre and half to thestate where However, if the spoons and forksare man- owner can makeuse of the IGSTasacredit to states’GST revenueandtheprotectedrevenue croretothe states forMarch 2020,wrapping GSTCouncil would beheld nowtodiscuss the consumption happens. ufactured in AndhraPradesh andsoldtoa payfor theCGSTand MaharashtraGST. afterestimatinganannualised14%growthrate upthefullpayoutforFY20atRs1.65lakhcrore. legal opinion. AGST Councilmeeting on com- Integrated GST(IGST) is the GSTleviedon shop-owner in Maharashtra, the inter-state The final apportionmentofthe IGSTthus from the base year of 2015-16. Compensation remains pending forthe four pensationwasslatedto beheldinJuly butwas inter-state transactions and exports/imports transaction attracts12% IGST(6% CGST, 6% happens between the consumingstate The high rate of 14%, whichhas got com- months of this financialyear (ApriltoJuly). not. It is expected to be held shortly.

CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD FACT CHECK, GROUND REALITY CVID-19 VACCINETRACKER HowMunnarlandslidehappened WHO urges countries again Amassive landslide last week crushed asettlement of 83 tea estate workersinMunnar inIdukki, Kerala. So far,49bodieshavebeen recovered, to join its COVAX platform 12 persons have been rescuedand manyare stillmissing. SHAJU PHILIPlooksatwhathappened,and whythe area is prone to landslides

THE WORLD Health Organization lowand middle income countries. EARLIER MONDAY, AUGUST 10 (WHO) has renewedits inviteto The latest announcement does not countries to join itsCOVAX facility,an sayhow manycountries had already international allianceaimedataccel- joinedthe initiative.But in aJuly15 eratingthe development and manu- statement, the WHO had said that 75 factureofnovel coronavirus vaccines, countrieshad submitted theirexpres- and ensuring equitable access to all. sions of interestinjoining the COVAX The COVAXfacility,launchedinthe facility, and had shown willingness to lastweek of April, is stitching together helpraisetherequisitefunds.Thecoun- agreementswith developers and tries who join theinitiative arealsoas- manufacturers of vaccine candidates sured supplyofvaccines whenever it thinksare mostlikelyto theybecome successful. The succeed. countries will getassured The facility is trying to supplies to protect at least20 raise funds to support the percent of their populations. rapid development of prom- The WHO has been say- isingcandidates,and the ing the COVAXfacility,by quickexpansionof manufac- backing multiple vaccine turingcapacities, so that the candidates, would ensure vaccines once approved,could be pro- that it would have accessto whichever ducedonmassscale. According to its vaccine candidateisfinallyapproved Government of Kerala ANI initial estimates, $18.1billion wasre- foruse. quiredto coverthecostsof research and At thesame time, countries which HOWITHAPPENED VULNERABLE AREA WEEKOFHEAVYRAIN development, manufacturing, and de- donothavetheresourcesof theUnited liveryof vaccinesto differentcountries. States to getintoindividual bilateral THE LANDSLIDE happened at 10:45 pm Thefacilityaimsto procure atleasttwo agreements with multiple vaccine de- on August6at Pettimudi, ahamletin 216.35 cm 389.1 cm billiondosesof anovelcoronavirusvac- velopers forsecuring supplies in ad- Rajamala ward under Munnarvillage Week’s rainfall in In Idukki,July30to cineby theendof nextyear,fordeploy- vance,canstillhopeto getaccesstothe panchayat in Kerala’s Idukki district. Rajamalabetween August5(Normal ment and distribution mainlyinthe vaccines by joining this facility. Workers of Kanan DevanHills August1and 7. is 192.7 mm) Sea PlantationsCompany(P) Ltdwereliving

in Pettimudi.Rajamala includes AREA OF abian TRENDS IN IDUKKI (in mm)

Ar KERALA INDIAACTIVECASES 634,945 Eravikulam National Park,and the LANDSLIDE Idukki AUGUST1-3 MODERATE BELOW66 landslide wastriggered from a shola Thiruvananthapuram forest region in the national park. Rocks, AUGUST4 HEAVY UP TO 115 650000 slurry and sludgecrasheddowna AUGUST5 HEAVY UP TO 115 distance of around 1½ km to apatchof AUGUST6 MODERATE 64.4 valleyinPettimudi,crushing the single- AUGUST7 VERYHEAVY 261 600000 room houses of estate workers that stood 634,945 in tworows, face to face. PREVIOUSLANDSLIDES 550000 THEVICTIMS 565,103 LAST 10 DAYS OFFICIALSSAID 83 peoplewereliving in 500000 30 single-room, sheet-roofed quarters, THE LOCATION wherethe landslide content has high waterretention providedbythe estate.12ofthemwere wastriggered,according to the Kerala capacity and lowdrainagecapacity, July31Aug 9 rescuedbyresidentsofanother Geology Department, has a40° slope, leading to high waterpressureinthe 450000 settlement. So far, 49 bodies have been and anyslope above 20° is vulnerable slope material. recoveredinlaborious rescueoperations. to slipping during heavy rain. The soil Human interventions suchas Note:The August 9figureinthisgraph is based on government updateonAugust 10 Local people said moreare missing as has ahigh content of sand, which heavy loadingonthe slopes causedby manyhad come as guests from other absorbs morewater,takesaloose buildingsoncut-and-fill ground, areas. Onlyahandful of residents, who form, and is at risk of slipping down. without adequateprotective 2019: 59 persons diedinKavalappara, INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES were away,havesurvived. The victims An analysis of landslides in Idukki measures on the uphill and downhill Malappuram (above). In Puthumala, 2,215,074 19,919,559 included31persons of one extended by theState Disaster Management sides, have made the area particularly Wayanad, another landslide killed17. familywho livedinadjacent quarters, Authority has shown that high- vulnerable. Frequent slides have 2018: In variouslandslidesinIdukki, 60 Source: MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, and six temporarystaff at the Eravikulam intensity rainfall saturatesthe soil on resulted in blockageofriver channels died. Elsewhere, alandslide in Welfare,updatedat11pmonAugust10 updatedat11pmonAugust10 National Park.Nineteen schoolchildren the slopes. Soil withhigherclay and changed the river’s course. Thamarassery, Kozhikode killed14, and have either diedorare still missing. another in Kurancheri,Thrissur killed 19. Who is media mogul Jimmy Lai, and why his arrest in Hong Kong matters

Guangzhou, China, and travelledtoHong censorship,and thesuppression of freedoms. Kong’s free media that pro-democracy pro- unprecedented poweroverthe livesofthe NEHABANKA Kong as aboy as astowawayonafishingboat. Beijing,whichsees Lai as atroublemaker testers and manywestern countries have residentsofHong Kong. It curtails protests KOLKATA,AUGUST10 He has British citizenship, has long been a and a“traitor”, wasincensedafter he met been fearing. Soon afterLai’s arrest,the jun- and the freedom of speech, and allows vocal critic of the governmentinBeijing and with United States Vice-President Mike ior British ForeignOffice minister Nigel Beijing to establish asecurity office in Hong ONMONDAY,policeinHongKongtookJimmy asupporterofthe pro-democracy move- Pence and SecretaryofState MikePompeo Adams postedonTwitter:“Deeply concerned Kong thatisoutside the jurisdiction of the lo- Lai,founderofmedia companyNextDigital ment in the territory. He is also oneofHong lastyear.Hewas arrested twice earlier in by arrest of JimmyLai &6others in cal administration, and whichcan send some thatowns thepro-democracy Apple Daily, Kong’s richest men, andthe founderofthe Februaryand April forparticipating in unau- #HongKong. Media freedom mustbeupheld. cases fortrial to Beijing. handcuffedfromhishome,thefirsthigh-pro- successful clothing brand Giordano. thorisedpro-democracy protests. Moreevidence theNational security lawbe- Criticshavebeenparticularly concerned file arrest underthe territory’s sweepingnew The communistparty’sbrutal crackdown ing usedaspretext to silence opposition.” about aclause that says the lawwillalso ap- nationalsecuritylaw. Soonafterward,200po- on the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Attack on media plytonon-permanent residents and people lice officers raidedthe offices of Apple Daily. TiananmenSquareinfluencedandshapedLai’s The arrest of Lai, his twosons, and four ex- National security law “from outside… who arenot permanentres- political views,according to aprofile by the ecutivesofNextDigital, including itschief ex- The national security law, the details of idents of Hong Kong”. Which meansthat an Lai and his politics BBC. Publicationsownedbyhim have always ecutive Cheung Kin-hung, is seen as an ex- JimmyLai is takenintocustody. Reuters the 66articles of whichwerekeptsecretun- individual’s foreign citizenship willnot pro- Media mogul Lai, 71,was born in been critical of China’s authoritarian politics, ampleofexactlythe kind of attackonHong til it came intoeffect on June 30,gives China tect her from Beijing’s long arm in Hong Kong.

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TOPOFTHE WORLD Lebanon’sCabinetresignsover Beirutexplosionamidpublicfury

Prime MinisterHassan Diab says will requestearly election; protests break out again in centralBeirut

Asif Ali Zardari MICHAELGEORGY AGOVTINTROUBLE BEIRUT,AUGUST10 Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen greets the US delegation,led SINCEBEFOREBLAST by SecretaryofHealth and Human Services AlexAzar (right), LEBANON’S PRIME Ministeran- in Taipei on Monday. Reuters Pakcourtindicts nouncedhis government’s res- ■Since lastOctober,there ignation on Monday, saying a have been mass protests formerpresident hugeexplosionthat devastated demanding the departure the capital and stirredpublic of the entiresectarian- China sends fighter Zardariin outragewas theresult of en- basedleadership over corruptioncase demic corruption. entrenchedcorruption and The Aug. 4detonation at a incompetence in Lebanon jets as US health AN ANTI-CORRUPTION portwarehouse of morethan courtinPakistanon 2,000 tonnes of ammonium ni- ■ But the ruling oligarchy Mondayindicted former tratekilledatleast163 people, has held ontopower forso chief visits Taiwan president Asif Ali Zardari injuredmorethan 6,000and de- long —since the end of the through video link in a stroyed swathes of the civil warin1990 —that it is graftcase where he was Mediterranean capital, com- difficult to find acredible YIMOULEE& China imposes accusedofinfluencingau- pounding months of political political figurenot tainted BENBLANCHARD thorities to releaseloansto and economic meltdown. by connections to them TAIPEI,AUGUST10 sanctions on front companies. As In atelevisedaddress, Prime Zardaricould notappear MinisterHassan Diab said he ■ PM Hassan Diab’s CHINESEAIR Force jets briefly US lawmakers in the courtdue to illness, backedcalls by ordinary government wasformed crossedthe mid-line of the the indictmentwas car- Lebanese forthose responsible Protesters trytoremove aconcrete slab from abarrier to openaroad leadingtothe afterhis predecessor,Saad Taiwan Strait on Mondayand Beijing: Chinaimposed riedout through video for“this crime” to be put on trial. Parliament building in BeirutonMonday. AP Hariri, steppeddownin were trackedbyTaiwanese mis- sanctionson11 UScitizens link,whichwas thefirst Diab made the announce- October in response to the siles, Taiwan’s government said, including legislators on suchindictment in the ju- ment afterthe cabinet, formed demonstrations as US health chief AlexAzar vis- Mondayinresponsetothe dicial history of thecoun- in Januarywiththe backing of again in central Beirut, with governance, andtheyhavetaken to help Lebanon exit afinancial ited the island to offerPresident USimpositionofsanctions try. JudgeMuhammad the powerful Iranian-backed some protesters hurling rocks to thestreets demanding root- crisis, wasset to resign, asource ■ Diab’s government, Donald Trump’s support. on 11 Hong Kong and Azam Khan of the ac- Hezbollahgroup and itsallies, at security forces guarding an and-branchchange. close to him said. whichwas supportedby Azar arrivedinTaiwanon Chineseofficialsaccusedof countability courtin metonMonday, with many entrance leading to theparlia- The information and envi- Lebanon’s Presidenthad pre- Hezbollah and seen as one- Sunday,the highest-levelUSof- curtailing political free- Islamabad indicted him ministers wanting to resign, ac- ment building,who responded ronment ministers quit on viouslysaid explosive material sided, wasbasically ficial to visit in four decades. domsintheformerBritish and nine other accusedin cording to ministerial and polit- with teargas. Sundayaswell as severallaw- wasstoredunsafelyfor years at doomedfromthe start, China,whichclaimstheisland colony. Among those tar- the Park Lane case. Zardari ical sources. FormanyordinaryLebanese, makers, and the justice minis- the port.Helater said the inves- tasked with meeting as itsown, condemnedthe visit getedwereSenatorsTed has deniedall allegations Diab said on Saturdayhe the explosion wasthe laststraw terfollowedthem out the door tigation would consider demandsfor reform but whichcomes after aperiod of Cruz, Marco Rubio, Tom related to the case. PTI would requestearly parliamen- in aprotracted crisis over the col- on Monday. Finance Minister whether the cause wasexternal made up of all the factions sharplydeterioratingrelationsbe- Cotton,Josh Hawley and tary elections. lapse of the economy, corrup- GhaziWazni, akey negotiator interference as well as negli- that reformerswant out tweenChinaandtheUnitedStates. PatToomey and Demonstrations brokeout tion, wasteand dysfunctional withthe IMF over arescue plan gence or an accident. REUTERS China, whichhad promised Representative Chris unspecifiedretaliation to the trip, Smith, as well as individu- NIGER flewJ-11and J-10 fighteraircraft alsatnon-profitandrights Gunmenkillsix brieflyontoTaiwan’sside of the groups. “In response to Belarus leader wins 6th term with 80%votes sensitive andnarrowstrait that that wrong US behaviour, Frenchaid separates it from itsgiant neigh- China has decidedtoim- Opposition says electionwas rigged,calls on President Lukashenkotoresign bour,ataround9am, shortlybe- posesanctionsonindivid- workers,their fore Azar metTaiwanPresident uals who have behaved driverandguide fair in Belarus since 1995, and the Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s Air Force egregiouslyonHong ANDREIMAKHOVSKY run-upto thevotesaw authorities said. The aircraftweretracked by Kong-relatedissues,” gov- GUNMENONmotorcycles MINSK,AUGUST10 jail Lukashenko’s rivals and open land-basedTaiwaneseanti-aircraft ernmentspokesmanZhao killedsixFrenchaidwork- criminal investigations intooth- missiles and were “drivenout” by Lijiansaid.Hedidnotspec- ers,aNigerienguide and a THE BELARUSIAN opposition ac- ers who voicedopposition. Stephen Easterbrook patrolling Taiwanese aircraft, the ify what the sanctionsen- driverinawildlifeparkin cusedPresident Alexander Germanycalled forthe Air Forcesaid in astatement re- tail. REUTERS Niger on Sunday,officials LukashenkoonMondayofrig- European Union to discuss sanc- leasedbythe defence ministry. said. The group wasat- ging alandslide re-election vic- tions on Belarusthatwerelifted McDonald’s sues China’s defence ministrydid tacked in agiraffe reserve tory afterbloody clashes be- in 2016 to foster better relations. notimmediatelycomment. has made strengthening its just65kmfromthe West tween police and protesters The streetsinthe capital and ex-CEO, alleging Asenior Taiwan official fa- support forthe democraticis- African country’s capital sparkedWestern criticism and other cities were quietafter miliar with the government’s se- landapriority,amiddeteriorat- Niamey, the governor of talk of newsanctions. Sundaynight, when riotpolice he covered up curity planning saidChina was ing relations between Tillaberi region,Tidjani Official resultshanded usedforce to disperse thousands relationships obviously“targeting” Azar’s visit Washington and Beijing, and Ibrahim Katiella, told Lukashenko, in powerfor more of protesters who had gathered with a“very risky” move given has boostedarms sales. Reuters.“Theywereinter- than aquarterofacentury, an People argue with police during arallyafter theBelarusian to denounce what theysaid was with employees the Chinese jets were in rangeof “It’s atrue honour to be here ceptedandkilled,”hesaid. 80% shareofthe voteinSunday’s presidential election in Minsk lateSunday. AP an electoral farce. Taiwan’s missiles. to convey amessage of strong The six worked foranin- election, while Svetlana But calls fornew protests The incursion wasonlythe supportand friendship from ternational aid group, Tikhanouskaya,who emerged spread through social media net- DEE-ANNDURBIN thirdtime since 2016 that President TrumptoTaiwan,” Niger’s Defence Minister from obscurity to become his thinkaboutpeacefulways to hand husbandwasjailed.“Of coursewe worksonMonday.Local media AUGUST10 Taiwan has said Chinese jets had Azar told Tsai in the Presidential Issoufou Katambé told main rival, took just9.9%. overpower,”saidTikhanouskaya, do notrecognisethe results.” also reportedapartial strikeata crossedthe strait’s median line. Office, standing in front of two Reuters. Officials had ear- “Theauthoritiesarenot listen- aformer English teacherwho en- Foreign observers have not steel plant in protestagainst MCDONALD’S SAYS it’s suing The Trumpadministration Taiwanese flags. REUTERS lier described them as ing to us. The authorities needto teredthe race afterher blogger judged an election to be free and Lukashenko. REUTERS Stephen Easterbrook,the CEOit tourists. REUTERS oustedlastyear over an inappro- priaterelationship with an em- BRITAIN More than 100 ployee, alleging Mondaythathe HK media tycoon Antonio More migrants cross Channel covereduprelationships with held for looting three other employees and de- Banderastests stroyed evidence. Jimmy Lai held in Chicago to UK as political tension rises The companynow wantsto Covidpositive reclaim hundredsofthousands HOLLYWOOD STAR Chicago: Hundredsoflooters and Britishministers have called of dollarsincompensation paid under security law AntonioBanderasrevealed vandals descendedondown- PETERNICHOLLS the surge in crossings “unac- to Easterbrook on his departure. he has tested positive for town Chicagoearly Mondayfol- DOVER,AUGUST10 ceptable” and have calledon “McDonald’sdoes nottoler- coronavirus on Monday, lowing apolice shooting on the France to do moretoprevent atebehaviour from employees his 60th birthday. The city’s South Side, smashing the BRITAIN’S BORDER Force boatsfromsetting offfrom thatdoesnot reflect our values,” GREGTORODE& Oscar nominee, who windows of dozens of businesses brought migrantsashoreinthe northern France. said McDonald’s President and JAMESPOMFRET sharedhisdiagnosisonso- and making offwith merchan- portofDover on Mondayafter “Wehavetomakethis route CEO Chris Kempczinski, who HONGKONG,AUGUST10 cialmedia, said he feels dise, cashmachinesandanything picking them up from an inflat- completely unviable,” said Chris waspromotedfollowing “relatively good” besides else theycould carry,policesaid. able boat as theycrossed the Philp, the ministerfor immigra- Easterbrook’s departure, in a HONGKONGmedia tycoon being moretired than Hours earlier,policeshota Channel, the latestinasurge of tion compliance, in astatement messagetoemployees Monday. JimmyLai became the highest- usual. “I want to makeit man afterheopenedfireonoffi- crossingsthat is causing politi- on Sunday. “Weintend to return McDonald’s firedEasterbrook profilepersonarrestedunder a public that today, Aug10, I cersSunday—anincidentthatap- caltensions with France. as many migrantswho have ar- lastNovember afterheacknowl- newnational security lawon am forced to celebratemy parentlypromptedasocialmedia Taking advantageofaspell of ABorder Forceboat carrying rivedaspossible.” edgedexchanging videos and text Monday, detainedoversuspected JimmyLai wasarrestedby 60th birthdayinquaran- posturginglootersto converge on hotweather and calm sea con- migrantsarrives at Dover Pro-migrant charities accuse messages in anon-physical, con- collusion with foreign forces as police officers at his home in tine,havingtestedpositive the area, Police Superintendent ditions, morethan 500migrants harbour on Monday. Reuters the government of over-reacting sensualrelationshipwithanem- around200policesearchedtheof- Hong Kong on Monday. AP forthe Covid-19 disease, David Brownsaid. have made it to British shores to thecrossings forpoliticalgain, ployee. Easterbrooktold the com- ficesof hisAppleDailynewspaper. causedbythecoronavirus," Over severalhours, police since Thursday, manyinover- when the numbers aretinycom- panythattherewerenoother Lai has been oneofthe most BanderaswroteinSpanish made morethan 100arrests and loadedrubber dinghies. carrying agroup of migrants pared with the flows of migrants similar instances. Easterbrook prominent democracy activists in alongside his childhood 13 officerswere injured,including AReuters photographerin wearing lifejackets, while ablue routinelyarriving in and his wifedivorcedin2015, the the Chinese-ruledcity and an ar- photo on Instagram. PTI one who wasstruckinthe head Dover, on England’s south coast, inflatable dinghywas towedin Mediterranean countries like same year he became dent critic of Beijing. with abottle, Brownsaid. AP sawaBorder Forceboat arrive by aseparatevessel. Greece and Italy. REUTERS McDonald’s CEO. AP His arrest comes amid Beijing’s crackdown againstpro- Jimmy Lai: Tycoon, democracy oppositioninthe city andfurtherstokesconcernsabout activist, publisher mediaandotherfreedomsprom- AUSCITIZEN WAS SHOT DEAD IN A COURT DURING PROCEEDINGSOFABLASPHEMY CASE AGAINST HIM isedtothe former British colony JIMMY LAIwas a12-year-old whenitreturnedtoChinain1997. when he wassmuggled into Chinaimposedthesweepingnew Hong Kong from the main- ‘Holy warrior’ selfies: Pak teen fetedfor killingman in court securitylaw on Hong Kong on land on afishing boat.He June 30, drawing condemnation worked in atextile factory, from Western countries. and by theage of 25, setup forTahirNaseem, the US citizen, Pakistan’s blasphemystatutes, to congratulatethe family. He said Naseem“had been lured to Thearrest “bearsouttheworst his owntextile business. He UMARFAROOQ& hasgone intohiding. amongthe harshestinthe world. has receivedmessagesofsup- Pakistanfromhis home in fears that Hong Kong’s National says the 1989 crackdown in JIBRANAHMAD The teen, according to officials Closerto home,Khanisahero. portfromthe Pakistani Taliban. Illinois by individuals who then Security Lawwould be usedto Tiananmen Squarespurred ISLAMABAD,PESHAWAR, and witnesses, got through three “It’s one of those cases where Aselfie shotbyEliteForce po- usedPakistan’s blasphemylaws suppress critical pro-democracy him on to journalism. Now AUGUST10 securitycheckpointsonhis way everyone wantstobehis lice guards in avan escorting to entrap him.” opinion and restrict press free- the millionaireownerofme- intoacourtroom in the north- lawyer,” Inamullah Yusufzai, Khantocourt afterhis arrest was It calledonPakistan to re- dom”, said Steven Butler, the diahouse Next Digital, he FAISAL KHAN,a15-year-old western Pakistani city of who represented Khan at his shared widelyonsocial media. form itsblasphemylawsand Committee to Protect Journalists’ publishes material that is Pakistani, beams forselfieswith PeshawaronJuly29, pulled out a firstcourt hearing lastweek, told Wearing all white, the teen grins prosecuting Naseem’s killing. Asia programme coordinator. fiercelycriticalofBeijing. He lawyers and police. Thousands pistoland firedmultiple shots Reuters. Yusufzai said lawyers broadly. Severalofficers smile, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry Ryan Law, chief editor of has openlysupportedthe hail him in the streetsasa“holy intoNaseem,57,atabail hearing. from across Pakistanhad called one givesathumbs-up. says aspecial team is investigat- Apple Daily,astaunchanti-gov- pro-democracy protests in warrior.” Naseem diedonthe spot, on- to defendKhanfor free, to sup- Asenior police official, who ing the case and it “willbedealt ernment and pro-democracy Hong Kong and has calledon His claim to adulation? lookers spattered with his blood. port whattheysee as the justi- said the forcehad lookedthe with in accordance withthe law.” tabloid that also does investiga- the US and other foreign Allegedly gunning down in open His killing grabbed global fied killing of aheretic. photo,said it wasauthentic. ButprosecutingKhanwillbea tive work,told Reuters the paper powers to backthe struggle. court an American accusedof headlines,putafreshspotlighton The case has notreachedthe Reuters could notindependently big challenge. In blasphemycases would notintimidated. blasphemy,acapital crime in this Pakistan’s blasphemylawsand People chant slogans in stagefor Khan to enter aplea. confirm itsauthenticity. in Pakistan, “an accusation be- “Businessasusual,” he said. Islamic republic. drew criticism from abroad, even favour of the person Thousandsrallied,calling for Anotherselfie shows acrowd, comes adeath sentence, whether The security lawpunishes Critics sayitcrushes freedoms, Khan is chargedwith mur- asmanyinthecountrypraisedthe suspected of killingUS Khan’s release. Delegations of some black-clad lawyers, escort- carriedoutby thestateorby mobs anything China considers sub- while supporters sayitwill der,whichalso carries adeath shooter. TheUnitedStatesandhu- national Tahir Ahmed well-wishers -lawyers,clerics, ing abeaming Khan intocourt. orvigilantes,”OmarWaraich,head version, secession,terrorism bring stability afterprolonged sentence. But whilelawyers line man rightsgroups decried the Naseem. Reuters localpoliticians-have visited the The US StateDepartment, in of SouthAsia forAmnesty and collusion with foreign pro-democracyprotestslast up to defend him, the attorney killingand urged changesto Khanfamily home in Peshawar an unusuallybluntstatement, International, said. REUTERS forces with up to lifeinprison. year. REUTERS

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST TO PREVENT MISUSEBYCORPORATES IN WAKE OF ONE-TIME LOAN RECAST SCHEME PM inaugurates Chennai-Port Blair RBI bansroutingoftermloansviacurrentaccounts submarine optical fibre internet link Bankswithout significant exposuretoaborrowercannotopen their current accounts ENSECONOMICBUREAU the RBI said. “Expenses incurred corporates, while loans aregiven beforcredit to the CC/ODaccount NEWDELHI,AUGUST10

ED Enforcing GEORGEMATHEW by theborrowerfor daytoday op- by publicsector bankscurrent of that borrower withabankthat MUMBAI,AUGUST10 IN credit erations should be routed accountsare managedby private has 10 percent or moreofthe ex- PRIME MINISTERNarendraModi LA discipline through CC/OD account, if the banks. This will stop now. PSU posureofthe banking system to onMondayinauguratedthe2,313- E● SIPHONINGOFFfunds fromterm EXP borrowerhas aCC/OD account, bankswhichhavegiven credit that borrower,”the RBIsaid. km long Chennai-PortBlair sub- loans of banksthrough current THE RBI said the use of else through acurrent account,” and overdraftwillnow manage TheRBIhassaidthecreditbal- marine optical fibreinternet con- accountsinother banksbycor- multiple operatingac- it said in anotification to banks. current accountsaswell.Usually ancesin such accountsshouldnot nectivity project, builtatacostof porates and big borrowers is set countsbyborrowers, cur- Analysts said the RBI move is to current accounts interestrates beusedasmarginforavailing any Rs1,224crore.Theproject,funded Prime MinisterNarendraModi inaugurates Submarine Optical to comedown. In abidto prevent rent accountsaswell as prevent misuseoffundsbypro- arelow,” saidasource. non-fund basedcredit facilities. by UniversalService Obligation FibreCable Connectivity between Chennai and Andaman and the misuse of bank funds, the cash credit (CC) and over- moters and corporates in the The RBI said the use of multi- “In case thereismorethan Fund (USOF), wasstarted latein NicobarIslandsvia video conferencing, in NewDelhi Monday. PTI ReserveBank of India (RBI) has draftaccounts, has been wake of theproposedone-time pleoperatingaccountsbybor- one bank having 10 per cent or 2018,andaimedtoconnectseven bannedbanksfromroutingfunds observedto bepronetovi- loan recastscheme. rowers, both current accountsas moreofthe exposureofthe bank- islands in the Andaman group, from term loans takenbybor- tiating credit discipline. In anotification issuedlast well as cash credit (CC) and over- ing system to that borrower, the apartfromthe capitalPortBlair, Rangat,LittleAndaman,Kamorta, other sevenislandsbeing con- rowers through their current ac- week,the RBIhas directed that draftaccounts, hasbeen observed bank to whichthe funds aretobe with high speedbroadband. Car Nicobar and Greater Nicobar. nectedwillgetspeedsof upto 200 counts, acommon practice debit (withdrawal) to the CC/OD to beprone to vitiating credit dis- remitted maybedecidedmutu- “Internetconnectivity service To further improvethe con- GBPS, Telecom MinisterRavi among borrowers to divertfunds. account of aborrowercan only cipline. “The checksand balances allybetween the borrowerand hasalready been startedinmajor nectivityof theislandsto themain- Shankar Prasad said. The project Ithasalsobannedabankfrom givenloans will nowhandle the be forcredit (deposit) to the put in place in the extant frame- the banks,” the RBI said. In the chunk of the sevenAndaman & land, other projectssuchasin- wasexecutedbyBharat Sanchar openingcurrent accountsfor cus- current accountsofborrowers CC/ODaccount of that borrower work,for opening of currentac- case of customers who have not Nicobarislands.Mobileandfastin- creasing the capacity of Port Blair Nigam Limited (BSNL). tomerswho have availedcredit who, in turn, can’t divert money with abank that has 10 percent counts, arefoundtobeinade- availedCC/OD facility from any ternetconnectivity,forwhichIndia airport,apartfromprocessof mak- Apart from this, the facilities in the form of cash credit forother purposes through the or moreofthe exposure (loans) quate,” it said. bank,the RBIhas setthree param- is worldfamous, will nowalso be ing newairports at CarNicobar, Department of Telecom- (CC)or overdraft(OD) from other current accountsofother banks, of the bankingsystemtothat “Whereabank’s exposuretoa eters foropening current ac- available to these islands,” Modi Campbell Bayand Diglipur was munications(DoT)isalsoworking banksand stipulated that all mainlyprivate andforeign banks. borrower. Thismeans the bank borrowerisless than 10 per cent counts. In the case of borrowers said whileinaugurating the proj- alsounderway,Modisaidwhilein- on connecting the villages in bor- transactions should be routed “Since term loans aremeant whichhavegiven 10 per cent or of the exposureofthe banking whereexposureofthe banking ect. The sevenislands,apart from augurating the project. der areas of the country, Prasad through the CC or OD account. forspecific purposes, the funds moreofloans to aborroweror system to that borrower, while system is Rs 50 croreormore, capital Port Blair,whichwill be WhilethecapitalPortBlairwill said,addingthatatenderworthRs Thiseffectivelymeans banks— should beremitteddirectlytothe corporatewill handle the current creditsare freelypermitted,deb- bankswill be required to put in connectedareSwarajDweep(for- be abletoget speeds of up to 400 337crore had already been mostlyPSU banks —whichhave supplier of goods and services,” account transactions. “For most itstothe CC/ODaccountcan only place an escrow mechanism. merly HavlockIsland),LongIsland, gigabytes per second (GBPS), the awardedfor thework. Of 93L EPFO claims settled so far in FY21, 11.27L filed via UMANG SECTOR WATCH COVID-19IMPACT MUTUAL FUNDS April-May,36.02lakhclaimswere cedanonlinefacilityto allowwit- ‘Consumer behaviour likely ENSECONOMICBUREAU The claims filedthrough settled,disbursingRs11,540crore hdrawal notexceeding the basic NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 the UMANGmobile app intotal.Of these,15.54lakhclaims wagesand dearness allowances to be altered permanently’ were settledunderthe COVID-19 forthree months or up to 75 per First time in 4years: OVER 93 lakh claims have been sawa180% rise from the advancefacility,disbursing cent of the amount standing to a The pandemic is likely to alter consumer behaviour settledbysubscribersof theEmpl- 3.97lakh claims filed Rs 4,580 croretothe subscribers. member’scredit in the EPF ac- oyees’ ProvidentFundOrgani- The EPFOhad then saidthat count, whicheverisless. permanently and cause lasting structural changes to the through it duringthe Equity schemes see sation(EPFO)inthisfinancialyear over 74 per cent of the total Theschemeallowingadvance consumer goods and retail industries, Accenture’s so far, of which11.27 lakh claims pre-COVID-19period of claimantsduringthe lockdown withdrawal wasnotifiedon COVID-19Consumer Pulse Research report said were filedthrough theUMANG December-March2020 period were earning belowRs March 27 and the online facility net outflow in July mobile application. The claims 15,000.Thehighincomecategory, launchedonMarch 29. Consumerswhoare filedthrough the mobile app with wagesabove Rs 50,000,ac- The existing withdrawalcon- 85%shoppingmore 90% recordeda180 per cent increase fromtheEPFOtillJuly-end,taking counted for2per cent of the ditions allowsubscribers to take ENSECONOMICBUREAU health-consciouslyand from the 3.97lakh claims filed the total withdrawals to Rs claimants, while around 24 per non-refundableadvanceorwith- Despitea7.5% rise in Consumers that are MUMBAI,AUGUST10 focusingonlimitingfoodwaste through itduring thepre-COVID- 27,000-30,000crorebynearly 80 cent of the claimsweremadeby draw moneybeforeretirementfor the Nifty indexin making lasting changes to how they live, work 19 period of December-March lakh subscribers. The high num- memberswithwagesbetweenRs specifiedpurposes,such asamed- EQUITYSCHEMES of mutual July, equity mutual Respondentswhofeel 2020, the Labour Ministrysaid in berofthese withdrawals has 15,000-50,000.The 36.02 lakh ical emergency,marriage, higher 71%quality,safetyand and shop, with no going funds (MFs) witnessednet fund schemes back to the astatement on Monday. mostlybeen from low-income claimssettledthisApril-Maywas educationorpurchaseof ahouse, outflows of Rs 2,480 crorein trustarethemostconsidered As per EPFO’s internal esti- workers,mainlythoseearningbe- a6.7percentrisefrom33.75lakh etc. Also, subscribers who have sawanoutflowof brandattributes pre-pandemic world for Julyfor the firsttime in over consumer brands mates, over Rs 8,500crore were lowRs15,000amonth. claims settledinApril-May2019. been unemployedfor morethan four years, despitea7.5 per `2,480 crore withdrawnbyemployees under Thelastofficiallyreleaseddata In thewakeofthe pandemic, amonth can withdraw up to 75 cent rise in the benchmark Respondentswho the COVID-19advancesfacility by EPFOonJune 9statedthat in theCentrehadinMarchannoun- per cent of theirbalance. Niftyindexduringthemonth. 75%saidtheyarebeing As per figures releasedby 7,830.66crore inJulyasagainst morecost-consciouswhen the Association of Mutual Rs 7,917crore in June. shoppingforproducts Fundsof India(Amfi),eightout “Theoutflowsfromequity AP unveils new Industrial Development Policy 2020-23 of 10 equity-oriented MF cat- arequitenegligibleanditmay Numberof newunits, ensuring balanced egories had seen netoutflows stabiliseoverthenextfewmo- 2,500consumers SREENIVASJANYALA growth across regions and com- in Julywithmulti-cap funds nths. While we maysee the surveyedinIndia,among HYDERABADAUGUST10 munities, and reducing upfront registeringtheworstoutflows current trend continuing to 45,000respondentsglobally costand risk of doing business. to thetune of Rs 1,033crore in prevailintheshorterterm,the betweenMarchandJune THE ANDHRA Pradesh govern- Special Chief Secretaryfor July. Mid-capfundswitnessed coursemaybesteadiedonthe Source: Accenture/PTI ment Mondayunveiledits new Industries RKarikal Valavensaid outflows of Rs 579crore. availability of moremacro Industrial Development Policy the stateiscommitted to deliver- Otherequitycategoriesin- datainthe comingmonths,” 2020-23. Industries Minister ing on each element of the policy. cludinglarge cap, large &mid said Joseph Thomas, head of WHYTHISISIMPORTANT:Thedemandforlocalgoodsand Mekapati Goutham Reddy said It proposes interventionsacross cap, small cap, value funds, research,Emkay Wealth brandsisgrowingasconsumersarehesitanttostepoutoftheir the policy emphasisesonputting The unveiling of AndhraPradesh’snew Industrial infrastructure,easeof doingbusi- dividend yield funds and sec- Management. safetyzonestoresumepreviousconsumptionpatterns equal focus on supporting exist- Development Policy 2020-23,onMonday. Express photo ness, skill development, business toralfunds also sawnegative Amfisaid the total assets ing units, alongwith facilitating enablement,andfiscalincentives. netinflows inJuly.Total assets undermanagement(AUM)of underequity schemes are the MF industrystood at Rs nowatRs7.37lakh crore. 27.11lakh croreasagainstRs InterGlobe Aviation to raise InvestorsbookedprofitsinJuly 25.48lakh croreinJune. ‘Balance of payments to be when the marketrecovered, NS Venkatesh, Chief said an analyst. Executive,Amfi,said:“Investor up to `4,000 cr via share sale very, very strong this year’ However, debt schemes confidence in the markets sawahugejumpinnet inflo- continuestoberobust,going amount notexceeding Rs 4,000 ures. Importsare still at about 70- ws atRs91,392croreasagainst by therising netfresh SIPreg- ENSECONOMICBUREAU crorethrough an issue of equity PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA 71 per cent levelofJuly2019. So, netinflows of Rs2,862crore in istrationsand overall mutual MUMBAI,AUGUST10 shares by wayofaqualifiedinsti- NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 broadlyour balanceofpayments June.Liquidfundsreceivedin- fundaverageAUMsincreasing tutionsplacement,”thecompany this year is going to be very very flows of Rs14,055croreinJuly since the advent of the pan- INTERGLOBE AVIATION Ltd, said in an exchangefiling. INDIA’S BALANCEofpayments strong, whichiswhy we feel con- and lowduration fund Rs demic.Debt mutual fund whichruns IndiGo,onMonday IndiGo had reportedaquar- this year is going to be “veryvery fidentthatIndianindustrywillsee 14,219 crore. Hybridschemes schemes areanattractive said it will raise up to Rs 4,000 terly lossatRs 2,844.3croreduring strong” on the backofsignificant opportunitiesforthemselves,will sawoutflows of over Rs 7,301 propositionwithbenigninter- crore($533million) through the Q1 of FY 21 compared to anet improvementinexportsandafall see opportunities of growth,” he croreinJulywitharbitrage estrateenvironment leading sale of shares to institutional in- profit of Rs 1,203.1crore in the in imports, Commerceand said at aFicciwebinar. fundsregisteringnetoutflows to betteryieldsasalsosuperior vestors to streamline the opera- same period ayear ago. IndustryMinisterPiyushGoyal India’sexportsfell forthe of Rs 3,732 crore, Aggressive risk management by the debt tions hit by theCOVID-19pan- “Closure of scheduled opera- said on Monday. fourth straight month in June as hybrid funds sawoutflows of fund managers.’’ demic. tions till May24, 2020 andlower He said that“good” green shipments of keysegmentslike Rs 2,196crore in July. Thomas said the netin- “Theboardofdirectorsof capacity deploymentthereafter shoots arevisibleinthe economy petroleumand textiles declined Meanwhile, inflows flows intodebt funds showa InterGlobeAviation Limited at its on accountofCOVID-19signifi- and exports have shown a“good” butthecountry’stradeturnedsur- through SIPs (systematic in- healthyuptickoverall with an meeting on August10, 2020 has cantlyimpacted thequarterly re- turnaround. plusforthefirsttimein18 yearsas vestmentplans)declinedtoRs inflowcloseto Rs91,400crore. consideredandapprovedtherais- sults,” IndiGo had said in an ex- “Weare in Julyatabout 91 per importsdroppedbyasteeper ing of funds foranaggregate changefilingrecently. cent export levelofJuly2019fig- 47.59 per cent. BRIEFLY Telcos under insolvency can’t sell spectrum, govt tells SC Front running: Sebi bans 27 DutyonChinese is giventothe telecomoperators whetherspectrumcanbesoldby off”? The question sprang up be- ENSECONOMICBUREAU on lease can it be putupfor mon- these telecom companies? What cause the National CompanyLaw entities from mkts chemical NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 etisation as partofthe resolution isthegovernment’sstance?What Tribunal and the National plan.Insuchaprocessthegovern- is the government’s plan to re- CompanyLaw AppellateTribunal NewDelhi:Sebihasbarredanum- NewDelhi: TheDGTRhas THECASEof bankrupttelecomop- ment becomes an operational coverduesfromRCom? It seems have allowedthe respective com- berofindividualsandentitiesfrom recommendedprovisional eratorsinthe adjustedgross rev- creditor and the payment of its the governmentwillget nothing panies to putupspectrum as part the capital market afteritun- anti-dumping duty on ‘PET enue(AGR) case took anew turn dues comes afterthe dues of the from the IBC process.”“Thegov- of theirresolutionplanandthough earthedamajor case of front run- resin’ chemical from China. onMondaywhenthegovernment financial creditors, like banks, are ernmentwillgetzero,”saidJustice the government disagrees withit, ning by some dealers of Reliance told the Supreme Courtthatthe paidoffandthereforethechances MR Shah, partofthe three-judge it has delayedinfiling an appeal SecuritiesLtdandtheirconnected spectrum held by suchfirms can- of the government recovering its Bench, adding under IBC, if the againstsuchorders in the entitiesby usingtheirprioraccess CottonAdvisory notbesold as partoftheir resolu- AGRdues through the insolvency preference is giventofinancial Supreme Court. to sell and buy orders by Tata Boardabolished tion plans. This raises uncertainty process is near negligible. creditors then the government OnJuly20duringthecourseof Absolute Return Fund. about the resolution plans of ABenchled by Justice Arun will notget anything. hearing in the AGRmatter,the SC Of these, three dealers were NewDelhi: The Textiles Mi- RelianceCommunications(RCom) MishratoldSolicitor General The courtwillnexthearthe had sought all records of RCom, found to be connected with 10 nistryMondayabolishedthe and Aircel, wherethe respective Tushar Mehtathatheshould matter on August14. Aircel,and Videocon Telecomm- otherentitieswhowere primafa- Cotton AdvisoryBoard. PTI plans areatdifferent stages. come “prepared on Fridaywitha TheBenchaskedtheSG,“If you unications to ensurethat these cie found to have tradeddepend- Theissueatstakeisthatifspec- planforrecoveryof duesfromthe don’tappealquickly, howwillyou companies did notmisuse IBC to ingontheimpendingordersof the RulingonApple trum belongs to government and companiesunderinsolvency.And preventspectrumfrombeingsold escape their AGRdues. FE Tata fund. PTI inRussia ICICI Bank sets Moscow: Russia’scompetiti- TikTok carveout: Microsoft facestechnical challenges on watchdog said Apple Inc floor price at Microsoftisnegotiatingatran- abusedits dominant posi- REUTERS ‘TikTok can’t continue in this form’ sitionperiod that will give it time tioninthemobileappsmar- `351.36 for QIP NEWYORK,AUGUST10 to ringfence TikTok technologi- ketviaAppStore. REUTERS Mumbai: Private sector lender Washington:USTreasury cannotcontinueinits present callyfromByteDance afterthey ICICIBankonMondayset thefloor MICROSOFTCORP’Sbid to carve SecretaryStevenMnuchin, formcollectingdata onAmer- agree to adeal, Reuters reported priceatRs351.36 pershare forits out parts of TikTok from its speaking to CNBC television, icansonalarge scale and the on August2.The clean break that GoAiron‘cash proposed sharesale to raise up to ChineseownerByteDancewillbe said MondaythatChinese- Treasuryhasthetoolsto rem- Trumpand lawmakersenvision andcarry’basis Rs 15,000crore. atechnically complexendeavor ownedshortvideoappTikTok edythe situation. REUTERS couldtakeayear or more, some Thefloorpriceforthequalified that could test the patience of sources said.TikTok is similarto NewDelhi: AAI has decided institutional placement(QIP) of PresidentDonaldTrump’sadmin- ByteDance-ownedDouyin and to putGoAiron‘cashandca- sharesisatadiscountof over3per istration, according to sources fa- untilSeptember15 to puttogether icans stored on theshort-video shares technicalresources with it rrybasis’ from Tuesday. PTI cent to Monday’sclose of Rs miliar with the setup. ablueprint foranacquisition that app,andhehasissuedanorderto and ByteDance-ownedproper- 363.60 on the BSE. PTI Trumphas givenMicrosoft safeguardspersonaldataofAmer- ban it if there is no dealbythen. ties, people in the knowsaid.

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IPL IN UAE GETS GOVT. STAMP TheBCCI has received the central government's formal 14 SPORT approval to conductthisyear's Indian Premier League in the UAE, IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel said on Monday. Howtosellthesoulofafootballclub Mandeep 6th player to test positive;camp on track Wigan’s relegation wasthe final blowfor ateamblighted by adodgysale,cash crunch andfinancial misstep MIHIRVASAVDA SRIRAMVEERA CAST OF CHARACTERS Forevery ManchesterCity-like NEWDELHI,AUGUST10 MUMBAI,AUGUST10 solid and mutuallybeneficial Thekey men who were involved in the Wigan saga DESPITE AN increasing number of players WIGAN ATHLETIC finished13th in the investment in English football, getting infected and the near-certain post- English League Championship this season. thereare severalWigan-like ponement of their onlyscheduledinterna- Theylostjustone of their last15games. STANLEY CHOI: AHongKong-based AU YEUNG: The mysterious new misadventures. tional tournamentthisyear, thetraining However, lastweek,for no fault of theirs, they businessman and high-stakespoker owner who suddenlysprung as the campofthe men’s hockey team is on track were relegated to League One. The decision playerwho sold the club for17million biggestshareholder in NLFand whose at the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) wasmade by an independent arbitration pounds to NLF.Itseemedinitiallyhe firstdecision as owner wastoput the son of the supporter’s club, forasurreal ex- National CentreofExcellenceinBengaluru. panel that upheld the English Football wasthe highestshareholder in NLF, club into insolvency process called perience of her life. He asked the fans to rally On Monday,SAI said that forward League’s action to dock12pointsfrom but that didn’tprove true. ‘administration’. around with funds to run the club while he Mandeep Singh became the sixth India Wigan’s tallybecause of the club’s decision to hunted foranew owner.The fans divedright playertotest positive forCovid-19upon go into“administration”, afinancial insol- in with crowdfundedfund-raisersand raf- reaching the Bengaluru campus to reportfor vency process where theownershippasses GERALDKRASNER: The 71-year-old administrator fles. T-shirts andposters of “Let’s Hang on thenational camp. On Friday, five other play- MANDEEPSINGH to aspecialised team of accountants. Instead sent by theHighCourt to help find anew owner forthe Appeal” went forsale. ers –captain ManpreetSingh, goalkeeper of 13th, the club ended up 23rd,secondfrom club and run it until the sale.Aman withadry senseof Theyhavealreadyraisednearly 200,000 Krishan Pathak,defenders Varun Kumar and cording to Asian Hockey Federationchief ex- bottom, afterthe penalty. humour,who loveshis collection of flamboyant suits, pounds and helpedrun the club since it SurenderKumar,and midfielder Jaskaran ecutive Tayyab Ikram. This has been asagaofadodgynon- and who once ledaconsortium that ownedLeeds plunged intoadministration. Singh toohad contracted thevirus. Ikram said the rising number of cases in British owner discrediting alegacy English United club. “If we don’t find anew owner by end of On July12, Jack Green, whose father was Mandeep, according to SAI, wasasymp- the subcontinent and the travel restrictions football club foundedin1932, which has pas- August, it will be difficult to sell the club,” he warns. along-time Wiganfan whotook hisown life tomatic. “He is being administered treatment have made it ‘verydifficult’ forthem to hold sionatefans and whoseacademywas con- afterabattle with depression, decidedtocy- by doctors along with five players who have the tournament as scheduled. The women’s sidered ahotbed forlocal talent. Forevery cle from WembleytoDWStadium.Itwas an tested positive,” SAIsaid in astatement, Asian Champions Trophy, whichwas to be ManchesterCity-likesolid and mutuallyben- share. On June 24,Yeungtookovercontrol Even though the gambling theorydidn’t act of gratitude thatraised 4634pounds. A adding that the 25-year-oldwas amongthe held in the South Korean cityofDonghae eficial investment in English football, there and his firstdecision that daywas to stop stay alivefor long, media reportsclaimedthat week afterhis father’s death in 2012,hehad 20 players who had undergone aRT-PCR test from June 14 to 21,has already been pushed areseveral Wigan-likemisadventures. funding the club. Allegations of round-trip- notmuchwas knownabout the mystery receivedasympathycardfromthe team’s while entering the facility lastweek. forwardindefinitely. Barry Worthington, along-time fanwho ping (definedbyThe Wall Street Journal as a owner Yeung. Some even questionedhis ex- then manager RobertoMartinez. “As an 18- The national team players were givena “Weare in touchwithall participating runs apodcastcentred around the football form of barterthat involvesacompanysell- istence as internettrailsran out rather year old boywho hadjustlosthis dad, this month-long break from training, whichis teams and monitoring the situation very club, remembersasombre meeting with the ing “an unusedassettoanother company, quickly. Does he reallyexist? reallymeant alot to me,” Green wroteinhis scheduledtoresume later this month after closely. Thegovernment rules and regula- club’s chief executive Jonathan Jackson by while at the same time agreeingtobuy back fundraiser appeal. “Over the pastfew days,I the 14-dayquarantineperiod is over.Itis tions aremaking it very difficult to go fora the gatesofthe DW Stadium, their home the same or similar assets at aboutthe same ■ ■ ■ have seen countless stories where theclub learnt that all the players and coachingstaff, certain date. Thereisabig chance we have venue. “All he could saywas ‘I am sorry,Iam price”) and insider trading flewthick and fast. has helpedfans in need or dealing with grief.” who have returned to the centrelastweek to postpone alittle bit,” Ikram told The Indian sorry,Ihad no idea’,” Worthington told The “Who pays that kind of moneyand gener- “Yeung exists,all right,” says insolvency Krasner’s success in hislastjob could well afterspending the month at their respective Express from Lahore. He added that the post- Indian Express. ouslypays out the moneyincurred as wages expertGerald Krasner,71, the administrator makeahugedifference to the livesofthou- homes, willhavetotakeanotherCovid-19 ponedtournament will be held in Dhaka. Ex-fireman Worthington is 61,Jackson is and losses incurred in running aclub in these sent by the HighCourt. “I spoketohim for sands of fans. Those likeWorthington,who test aftertheir quarantine is over. The fate of the JuniorAsia Cup, aqualify- in his late50s. “Weweresobbing over foot- times of pandemic?” says Kieran Maguire, a over an hour recentlyonaZoom call. Some have laughedandwept whilefollowingWigan. Apartfrommen’steam chief coach ing eventfor next year’sJunior WorldCup, is ball,” he says.For thetwo grownupmen,it specialistinaccountancy of associationfoot- of the speculations going around arewrong. “ThenightatWembleywhen we wonthe FA GrahamReid, all other players and coaches of also undecided. The men’sevent wastobe wasn’t justmelancholic fear of losing some- ball. “The IEC is aHong Kong-based, Cayman Ihaveseenhis passport. He isn’t afictional Cup wasthe best moment of my life,” the men and women’s team had gone home held in Dhaka in June, while the women’s thing precious in their lives; theyfelt duped Islands-registeredcompanyand acasino and character,” Krasner tells TheIndian Express. Worthingtonsays of the2013title.“Beforethe during thebreak.Oncethe players who re- tournament wasscheduledfor April in by amysterious series of events. hoteloperator.It’s very odd that the IEC share “I work likeasurgeon or an undertaker. game started, Ilookedaround, so manyofus turnedand coaches test negative,theywill Kakamigahara, Japan. pricetripledinJunejustafterthesaleof Wigan Youcan’t invest emotion in this work.Weei- were in tears. Icouldn’t believe that we,from be allowedtoresume camp as perthe With the postponement of the Asian ■ ■ ■ Athletic.Thenumberof sharesboughtandsold ther buryorsavethem. Sometimes, Ibury Wigan, were thereagainstthe mightof StandardOperatingProcedurelaid down by Champions Trophynow imminent, the next wentfrom around 75,000aday to 35 million! the samepersontwice,”Krasner says about ManchesterCity.And whenwewon, Iwas SAIand HockeyIndia. The training is likely scheduledinternational competition forthe On May29, StanleyChoi, aHong Kong- Forsure, someonehas made ahugekilling.” his line of work.Inthe early 2000s, he was stunned. Youknow, Ihavechildren and seven to be held while maintaining social distanc- men’steam is in April 2021when theyre- basedowner of International Entertainment Even as the fans triedtounderstand the partofaconsortiumthat ultimatelybought grandchildren–butthatFA Cupnightwasthe ing, to startwith. Gradualrelaxations will be sume their FIHPro Leaguecommitments. Corporation (IEC) and ahigh-stakespoker ‘sale’,morerumours swirledaround, this Leeds United that wasonthe vergeofbeing happiestday of my life.” allowedatalater stage. The tournament wassuspendedmid-way playerwho wonHK$ 50 millionatatourna- time courtesy English Football League (EFL) shut down. This could be hislastjob, he says. He dreadsthe possibility of theadminis- this year due to the pandemic but is settore- ment in 2012,announced that he had sold chairman RickParry.Inasecretly-shotviral His wife, who had kept him calm in this high- trator failing to find anew owner though he Asian CT settobepostponed sume in Europe next month.Indiawillrejoin Wiganfor 17 million pounds to Next Leader video by aWigan fan, Parry, unaware that he pressurejob, diedthree years agoand he feels still hasn’t losthis senseofhumour.Heasksif But even though theywillspend the next the nine-team competition onlyinApril. Fund (NLF). Dig deeperand thereisintrigue. wasbeingfilmed, spoke about gambling in- this is probablythe time to callitaday. youknowany good owners. “There areacou- fewmonths at the campus training,itislikely The women’steam, whichisn’t apartof In May, Choi ownedmorethan 50 per cent terests. “There’s rumours that thereisabetin On the dayhetook over the Wiganjob, ple of potential buyersinHong Kong,”you therewill be no international assignment for the ProLeague,does nothaveafixedsched- stakeinNLF but by end June, it emergedthat the Philippines on them beingrelegated be- Krasner found thatthe treasurywas empty. deadpan.Worthingtoncackles,“No,no,no,not both teams. The men’s Asian Champions ule. Although it is learnt that both teams will another Hong Kong businessman Au Yeung cause the previous owner has got gambling “Nomoney at all. The club still had to be run.” them again. Whyweretheysocallous, heart- Trophy, which is to be held from November be playing in invitationaltournamentsand WeiKay nowheldmorethan75per cent interests in the Philippines,” Parrysaid. He calledCaroline Molyneux, thechairper- less?Iwonder if we will ever knowthe truth.” 17 to 27 in Dhaka, is settoget postponed, ac- test matches early next year. OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry&TLewis CROSSWORD 4194 DAYTODAY BYPETERVIDAL

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