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RECOVERY LED BY PRIVATE DEMAND GDPshrinks7.5%inQ2; manufacturingpicksup, servicessectorworsthit Encouraging, but needtobecautious due to Covid: CEA
technicallyinrecession. ENSECONOMICBUREAU While thisisthe caseacross NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 Better mostglobal economies, what E could be acause forconcern is ● thanQ1 Farmers clash with security personnel at the Delhi border,atSinghu on GTKarnal Road, on Friday. Praveen Khanna MOREREPORTS,PAGE11 INDIA'S ECONOMY shrank for EXPLAINED that even with asmaller rate of the second straight quarter contraction as compared to the through September,recording a AS EXPECTED, the second firstquarter, the Indian economy 7.5per cent contraction in its quarterhas been better remains one of the worstper- Farmers hunker down after border standoff Gross Domestic Product (GDP) than the firstfor the econ- formers among major in July-September,according to omy. The improvement economies. datareleasedbythe National has been largely due to Chief Economic Adviser Protesters allowedtoenter capital’s THE EDITORIAL PAGE steppedback,allowingfarmersto round of talksonDecember 3, Statistical Office (NSO) Friday. private sector demand, KrishnamurthySubramanian head to the Nirankari Ground in urgedprotesters to return in The latestdataisasignificant with lowerfiscal spend said the Q2 growth numbers outskirts;Tomar tells them to go back Burari,lessthanakilometreaway. viewofCovid-19and winter — improvement over the unprece- reflecting in poor govern- were encouraging but therewas WINDSFROM Manyfarmers, though, appeared Delhi Police sought permission dented 23.9 per cent year-on- ment consumption. The needfor caution as well. “We on the MSP regime and the PUNJAB reluctant to move,and were still from the Delhi government to year contraction in April-June lowercontraction is en- should be cautiouslyoptimistic AMILBHATNAGAR mandi system, reachedthe gates BY PRATAP BHANU MEHTA at the border lateevening. use nine stadiums as makeshift due to damageinflicted by the couraging, but going for- and the caution is warranted be- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 of Delhi Fridaywherepolice PAGE 8 With the Centremaking no detention centres. pandemic-inducedlockdown. ward,the recovery will cause the economic impact that usedtear gas, watercannons and newefforttoreachout to the The Delhi government, how- However, giventhat therehave depend on the spread of we areseeing is primarilydue to THOUSANDS OF farmers from lathis to blocktheir march. farmers —Union Agriculture ever,turneddownthe police re- been twoconsecutive quarters Covid-19inwinter. the pandemic,” he said. Punjab and Haryana, seeking re- The showdown between po- vehicles,tractorsandtrolleys,took MinisterNarendraSingh Tomar, quest. AnotesignedbyHome of contraction, the economyis CONTINUEDONPAGE4 peal of newlyenacted farm laws lice and the protesting farmers, place at the Singhu border on GT reiterating that farmer organisa- MinisterSatyendar Jain stated: and assurances from the Centre who showedupinhundredsof Karnal Road. By afternoon, police tions had been calledfor another CONTINUEDONPAGE4 Five Covid-19 patients die in Stan Swamy, 83, waits as the buck PM to review Covid vaccine fire at ICU of Rajkot hospital is passed on his sipper and straw preparations in Ahmedabad am whereheisexpected to latestcourthearing Thursday, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE spend an hour,beforeheading SADAFMODAK Arrested Oct the twoitems have been tossed AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 to Serum InstituteofIndia in EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MUMBAI,NOVEMBER27 7, suffers from one desk to another. Pune and Bharat Biotech in RAJKOT,NOVEMBER27 from The Maharashtragovern- PRIME MINISTER NarendraModi Hyderabad, officials said. The AREQUESTfor access to his own Parkinson's ment andauthorities in on Saturdaywill visit the Zydus Prime Ministerwill reviewthe FIVE PERSONS undergoing and familiar strawand sipper cup disease Mumbai's Taloja central jail say Biotech Park of Cadila Healthcare Covid-19vaccine preparations Covid-19treatment were killed by Father Stan Swamy, the 83- CONTINUEDONPAGE9 Ltd at Changodar on the outskirts at these centres. and six others were injured as a year-old Jesuit priestand activist of Ahmedabad wherethe com- The official Twitter handle of fire brokeout in the intensive from Jharkhand who wasar- book case of howinsensitive panyisdeveloping an indigenous the Prime Minister’s Office careunit (ICU) of aprivate hos- rested under the stringent UAPA legal procedurecan be. SC EXTENDS INTERIM vaccine forCovid-19. tweeted, "As India enters adeci- pital in Mavdi area of Rajkot city by the National Investigation From his arrest on October 7 BAIL TO GOSWAMI, Modi is expected to reach sive phase of the fight against early on Friday. Agency (NIA), has become atext- in the Elgar Parishad case to the PULLS UP HC PAGE 12 the Zydus Biotech Park at 9:30 CONTINUEDONPAGE4 Police said the fire brokeout at UdayShivananda Covid Hospital running out of the Rescue workers at Rajkot hospital whereafireinthe ICU Shivanand General and Multi- killedfiveCovid patientsonFriday. Express MOREREPORTS,P6 specialtyHospitalnearAnand BungalowChowk around 12.30 am on Fridayand rapidlyspread of the death would be known brokeout in the ICU of govern- BHOPAL SMART CITY in the ICU on the firstfloor of the onlyfrompost-mortemreports. ment-run GG Hospital in three-storeybuilding. This is the thirdincident of Jamnagar wherenine non-Covid 2,100 km from “Fivepatientsdiedand six fire in ICUs of hospitals in Gujarat patientswho were undergoing home,giving back DEVELOPMENT others were injured.The fire was in four months. Eight Covid-19 treatment were evacuatedsafely. to astate that put out within half an hour,” patients were killedafter afire AfterFriday's tragedy, Prime feels likeone Rajkot city police commissioner brokeout in the ICU of Shrey MinisterNarendraModi tweeted CORPORATION Manoj Agarwaltold The Indian Hospital in Ahmedabad on that he was“painedbythe loss of PAGE 11 Express. He said the exact cause August6.OnAugust25, afire CONTINUEDONPAGE4 LIMITED Adhikari quits LAND FOR SALE BE APARTOFASMART TMC govt; WITH LAND TITLE RIGHTS, CITY INITIAVTIVE he, others will AT THE HEART OF THE CITY join us: BJP
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FROMPAGEONE Doctor held for sending emails tion whichcould be over 30,000 while.We somehowmanagedto expenditure-side, better faring BJP years to win elections after videdwith all basic facilities, in- persons,” said asenior official of reachDelhi and were staying at domesticdemand(ex-publicsec- building itscadrefromthe cluding astraw and sipper cup, to govt officers, thehealthdepartmentinGujarat. BanglaSahibbutpolicepickedus tor) wassupportive,along with ground,”the leadersaid. “The since he wastaken to the hospi- According to the official, the up around 3am. We were taken netexports.The keycounter- TMC's violent and vindictive pol- talwardwithin weeksofhis ar- impersonating firsttwo phasesof trialsinvolving to Hari Nagarpolice station and weight weighing on growth was itics has created an atmosphere rivalinprison. ZyCoV-D had asmaller group of releasedat4pmtoday.” fiscal spending, showing up in of fear,andevenourexistingcadre But Swamy's defence team humans on whom trials were At Singhu border,Jasmeet weak government consumption areeitherfrightenedorare unable says his wait forthe twoitems, as PMO official performed. The resultsofthe ini- Singh, afarmer from Ambala, re- and sub-par public administra- to work freely. Getting influential whichhavebeeninhispossession tial trails on humans areyet to be fusedtomove:“It'ssimple.Either tion. This reflectsconstrained and efficient leaders who would as“anintegralpartofhisbasicne- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE made public. we go together or we don’t. All of headroom forthe centreaswell paralysetheTMCwhilestrength- cessities” forthe pastfew years, AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 Apartfromthe ZyCoV-D vac- ushave comefromsofarandpeo- as stategovernmentsinthe first eningtheBJPistheonlyoptionwe continues. cine, Cadila Healthcare, in Nov- ple cannotbeleftbehind. We are half of the year,” Radhika Rao, have,” the leader said. Consider the sequence of ADOCTOR from Amreli wasar- ember2020,saidithasalsocom- heretostayand we don't mind if Senior Vice President and In Kolkata, TMC leaders said events. rested on Fridayfor sending pletedPhase-2 clinical trials in theyfortify the entirearea.” Economist, DBS Bank said. thepartyremainedopento nego- At the time of his arrest, emails to senior government of- Covid-19patientswithitsbiolog- As darkness descended, hun- The GDP growth in nominal tiations to address Adhikari's Swamycarriedabag with afew ficials, by impersonating email Rajkot hospital staffafter the fire wasdoused. Express icaltherapy, PegylatedInterferon dredsoftractorsremainedparked terms, whichtakes intoaccount grievances. While Adhikari him- belongings,includingclothesand ids of officials postedinthe alpha-2b (PegiHep), whichwas on the highway at Singhu, bags inflation,alsorecordedacontrac- self wasnot available foracom- asipperglassgiventohimby col- Prime Minister's Office in New originallyapproved forHepatitis withclothes,mattresses,blankets, tion of 4per cent in July- ment, both his father Sisir,and leaguesatBagaicha,aJesuitsocial Delhi, allegedlytoget stateoffi- Five Covid-19 Moditweetedontheofficialhan- C. In the study involving 40 adult shawlsand waterkegs kept in- Septemberasagainstagrowthof brother Dibyendu Adhikari, the research and training centrein cials to act in his favour. dle of the Prime Minister’s Office. patientswithmoderateCovid-19 side.Somefromthecrowdstarted 5.9 per cent lastyear. Lok Sabha MP from Tamluk,said Ranchi.ProducedbeforeaSpecial According to Ahmedabad patients die in Expressing grief over the symptoms,95percentof thesub- preparing food and small langars Growth rate of Gross Value onFridaythattheywerestillwith CourtinMumbaionOctober8,he Cyber Crime officials, Dr Vijay deaths, Chief MinisterVijay jectsbecame virus-free afterre- were setuptoserverice,chapatis, Added(GVA), whichisGDP mi- MamataBanerjee. Sisir and wassent to judicial custody in Parikh, aresident of Amreli, al- fire at ICU of Rupani announcedRs4lakh to ceiving asingle dose of PegiHep. dal and potatoes. nusnetproducttaxes,andreflects Dibyendu did confirm, however, Taloja the same day. legedly sent emails to the office the kin of eachofthe five victims. ThecompanyplansaPhase-3trial In Delhi, the police attempt to the income side of national ac- that Suvendu wasunhappywith Accordingto hisdefenceteam, of Gujarat Chief Secretaryand Rajkot hospital An official release from the gov- forthisbiologicaltherapy. Incon- turnstadiumsintomakeshiftde- counts, declined7per cent in Q2 statementsissuedbyasection of theylearnt on November 6that senior police officers, including lives”, while Chief MinisterVijay ernmentsaidthattheCMalsoor- nectionwithModi's visit, ateam tention centres drew asharp re- as againstadecline of 22.8 per Trinamool leaders. Swamyhad notbeen permitted the Director General of Police Rupani, who is from Rajkot,ex- dered ahigh-levelinquirybyAK of SPG officials had arrivedin action from AAP MLAs. centinthefirstquarterand4.3per “I am in the Trinamool to carry the sipper cup inside. On (DGP) office. pressedgrief over the incident Rakesh,additionalchief secretary Ahmedabad on Thursday “The Delhi Police has rejected centgrowthinthecorresponding Congress. What Ihaveheardis the same day, theysubmitted an Parikh usedtwo email ids — and announcedRs4lakh ex gra- (ACS) of Panchayatand Rural evening and ahelipad wasbeing permission of all farmer organi- period lastyear. thathe(Suvendu)hastoldhisper- applicationincourtseekingdirec- [email protected] and tia to the kin of the deceased, Housing Department. readiedatthe Zydus facility. zations forthe protestand in- The dataislikelytoundergo sonal circle that asection of lead- tions to the NIA to return the sip- [email protected] — along with ordering ahigh-level The ACSvisited the Uday formedthem that due to Covid- revisions as other datasources ersinthe partywerejealous be- per. to impersonateasanofficial inquiryintothe incident. Covid Hospital in the afternoon Farmers 19,onthe instructions of DDMA have been tappedintofor esti- cause he held manyposts.So, by “If the jail authorities did not from the PMO, asking the state Bhikha Theba, deputy chief andsaidthatthefire startedeither “Non-violent protestisevery (Delhi DisasterManagement matingGDPinviewoftherestric- resigningfromallposts,hewants allowhim to carry it during his police to act on acase of office fire officer of Rajkot,said that at BedNo.2 or No3inthe ICU. India’s Constitutional right. They Authority), anykind of rallyand tions imposeddue to the Covid- to send aclear messagetothese transferto prison,we thoughtthat sitedisputebetween Dr Parikh therewere33patientsinthe “Thestaffattemptedto switchon can’t be jailedbecause of it.” dharnaisnotallowedinthisarea. 19 pandemic, the NSO said. people,” Sisir Adhikari told The the NIA officers, who escorted and one Nitesh Shah in Parimal Covid hospital. Eight fire tenders firefighting system but due to Police deployment at Singhu Legal action would be takenaga- “Thoughthe restrictions have Indian Express. “He (Suvendu) him, should have the objects. Garden of Ahmedabad. were rushedtothespot.“Threeof smoke,theycouldn’tdoitandthe borderhadbeenheavysinceearly instviolators,” Delhi Police spok- been graduallylifted, therehas feelshurtbypersonalattacksand Hence, we made an application “The accusedsent the emails them died on the spotwhile we fire spread rapidly. Firefighters morning, and barbed wires and esperson Dr Eish Singhal said. been an impact on the economic unwanted statementsgiven seeking it to be returnedhoping with subject line, ‘Urgent atten- rescued30and shiftedthem to reachedwithin 15 to 20 minutes hugeslabs of concretewere AAP MLASaurabh Bhardwaj activities.Inthesecircumstances, againsthim by asection (of the itwouldnottakemuchtime,”said tion anticipatedfrom the office of Gokul hospitals on Vidyanagar and dousedthe fire within the placedinthemiddleof GT Karnal tweeted:“Ithinkit’samostinhu- some other datasources suchas party).” Swamy's lawyer,Sharif Shaikh. PrimeMinisterofIndia’ with two MainRoadandKuvadvaRoad.The next 10 minutes,” he told media Road.Morethan30concretebar- manthingwe candoto ourfarm- GST, interactions with profes- Suvendu is the TMC's MLA The court, however, directed email ids, impersonating as offi- fire wasput out within 30 to 45 persons. rierswere placedonbothsidesof ers. Delhi Police should stop call- sional bodies etc. were also re- from Kanthi Dakshin, and re- the NIA to file areplyand posted cials of the PMO. The accusedsent minutes,” said Theba, adding that He added, “Firefighting sys- the highway,alongside steel bar- ing themselves- ‘Dil ki police’.” ferred to forcorroborative evi- mains aprimarymember of the thematteronNovember26,after anumber of ‘worddoc’ files in the it appeared to have been caused tems in Covid hospitals should ricades lacedwith barbed wires. WITH MAHENDER SINGH dence and these were clearly party.His brother Dibyendu said the Diwali vacations. On mail and eachworddoc had the by an “electric short-circuit”. factor in the higher levels of in- Behind the barricades, hundreds MANRAL&JIGNASASINHA limited.Estimates are, therefore, he was“so far” with the TMC, but Thursday, theNIAsubmittedthat emblem of Ashoka Chakraand Thevictimswere identifiedas flammable oxygen... we shall of personnelofDelhi Police and likely to undergo revision, as per musthavegood reasons forleav- it had conducted apersonal PMO written over it as aletter- Nitin Badani (61), aresident of come to knowabout the cause of Rapid Action Forcewaited anx- GDP the release calendar,” it said.. ing his posts in government. search of Swamyonhis arrest in head,” said an officer of the Morbi town, Ramshi Loh (62), a the fire afterelectrical inspector iously. Twowater cannon trucks, During July-September,the “He (Suvendu) is amass thepresenceof independentwit- Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell. resident of Jasdan town in Rajkot andforensicexperts submittheir afiretenderandateargasammu- services sector wasthe worsthit, Adhikari quits leader and aleader of great nesses and “no suchstraw and “The accusedmentionedin district, Rasiklal Agrawat, aresi- reports.” nition vehicle toowerestationed withtrade,hotels,transport,com- asenior leader of the party told stature. It is his decision to resign. sipper were found”. the emails that the PMO was dent of Godal town in Rajkot dis- Rajkot mayorBina Acharya, there. From amakeshifttower munication and broadcasting The Indian Express in Delhi on Theremustbesome solid reason The courtruled: “In viewof closelymonitoring the case of an trict, SanjayRathod (57), aresi- who rushedtothe hospital, said next to the Alipur police post, po- servicespostingthesharpestcon- Fridayevening. behind it. But so farheiswith the this contention, the application office sitedisputebetween Dr dentof PrahladPlotareaofRajkot thehospitalhadduefire clearance licemen turnedtoaerial surveil- traction of 15.6 per cent among Adhikari,sonof theTrinamool party as an MLAand as amem- being devoid of substance de- Parikh and one Nitesh Shah and city,andKeshubhaiAkbari(50),a and firefighting equipment were lance, and at leasttwo drones theeightmajorsectors.Itwasfol- MP from Kanthi, Sisir Adhikari, ber. So am I. Iamwith Mamata serves to be rejected.” chidedthe stateofficials fortheir resident of NewShakti Society of in place. “It had fire NOC and all monitored the protests from lowedby12.2 per cent contrac- and himself atwo-term Lok Banerjee,” Dibyendu told The The defence team then made inaction on the matter.Prima fa- Rajkot city. thefirefightingequipment.Abig- above. tion in public administration, de- SabhaMP,hasbeenintouchwith Indian Express. another application seeking di- cie, the email ids appeared im- WhileBadaniwasaretiredac- gerloss of liveshas been pre- Beforethe showdown with fence and other services, 8.6 per BJP leaders forsome time now, Senior TMC leader and the rections forthe jail to allow personated as government of- countant of aprivate hospital in vented.Ithankthefirefightersfor police, Akhil Singh, afarmer cent contraction in construction, sources in the party in Delhi said. party's Lok Sabha MP from Dum Swamytoreceive winter wear fice’s ids end with domain Than,Agrawatwasaretiredstore- tacklingthesituationdeftly,”said from Ambala, said: “The farm and 8.1per cent contraction in fi- The sources also indicated DumProf SougataRay alsounder- andastraw andsipperthatwould nic.in,” the officer added. keeper of Udyogbharati in themayor. laws have threatenedour very nancial, real estate,and profes- thatAdhikaricouldbeonlyoneof linedthat Adhikari wasstill with besentto himathisowncost.The Dr Parikh wasarrestedfor al- Gondal. Loh wasaretired assis- Acase of accidental deaths existence. The kind of futurewe sional services. severalTrinamool leaders who the party.“He has notleftthe courtsoughtareportfromthejail legedly impersonating agovern- tantsub-inspectorof policewhile wasregisteredatMalaviyanagar arelooking at, we do notmind The manufacturing sector would likelycross over to the BJP party.Itishispersonaldecisionto and postedthe hearing for ment official and forgery. “Using Rathod had takenvoluntaryre- police station even as Rajkot city protesting howeverlong it takes. emergedoutof thenegative terri- aheadof electionsinWest Bengal resign as minister. What he will December 4. theIPaddress of the device from tirementfromaprivate pharmacy police commissioner formeda We arefacing police action, yes, tory (39.3 per cent contraction in next year.The term of the state do in futureisalso his decision. Speakingto TheIndianExpress, whichthe emails were sent, a collegeonNovember 11. special investigation team (SIT) but we will braveitout till aso- Q1) to posta0.6 per cent growth Assemblyends on May30. But he is still with Trinamool MaharashtraMoSforHomeSatej team pickedupthe accuseddoc- Rajkot municipal commis- headedbydeputy police com- lution is reached. We have in Q2. Agriculture, forestry and Negotiationswithatleasttwo Congress. He had some reserva- DPatilsaidnecessarycarewasbe- torfromAmreli whereheprac- sionerUditAgrawalsaidthatLoh, missioner(zone-II)Manoharsinh enough supplies, and areself- fishing also grew 3.4 per cent, moreministers in the Mamata tions, and talkswereon. Ithink ingprovidedtoSwamy,including tises. He told us that he had cre- Akbari and Agrawatdiedonthe Jadejato supervisetheprobeinto sufficient.” same as the firstquarter. Cabinetare “almostfinal”,theBJP the door fortalkshavenot been astraw andsippercup.“Heispro- ated the email ids in 2019 to seek spot,whiletwoothersdiedwhile the incident. As farmers beganmovingto- Electricity,gas and other services sources said. One of these minis- closed,” Raysaid. videdwith proper medical care action of an office sitedisputein undergoing treatment. “Weare Thebodiesof thevictimswere wardsthe barricades around 9 posteda4.4 per cent growth as tersisdemandingaseatandapo- The West Bengal BJP wel- and other necessities as per the whichhewanted work done in toldtherewassparkingintheICU, takentothe stategovernment- am, police usedover20tear gas againsta7percentcontractionin sition forhis daughter in the BJP, comedAdhikari's resignation as prison rules,” Patil said. his favour,” addedthe officer. leading to the fire.The hospital run Pandit DeendayalUpadhyay shellsto forcethemback.Officers the previous quarter. but the other will take adecision minister, and predicted the In itsresponse dated The doctor has been booked staffinitiallytriedtodousethefire Hospital in the city forpost- said this wasdone to maintain With this, the GDP growth anytime now, the sources said. Trinamool's days in powerwere November25to theStateHuman under Indian Penal Code sec- but couldn’t control it. As the fire mortem.Theirlastriteswere per- 100metresbetween the protest rate in April-September,the first Oneof thesetwoministerses- numbered. RightsCommission, on acom- tions 170for pretending to hold spread, theyinformedthe fire formedadheringto Covid-19pro- siteand the barricades. Water half of this financial year,con- pecially, hasavery“clean”image, “This is the beginning of plaint,Talojajailauthoritiesstated anyparticular office as public services,” said Agrawal. tocol. cannons were also deployedto tractedby 15.7percentcompared BJP leaders said, and predicted Trinamool Congress’s end in that Swamyisprovidedregular servant, 465 forforgery,466 for UdayShivanand Covid push backthe protesters. witha4.8percentgrowthduring thatMamatawouldbe“crippled” Bengal.No oneishappyunderau- medicines,tablets,ahigh-protein forgeryofcourtrecordorregis- Hospital is run by Gokul LifeCare PM to review As tear gasshells beganrain- the same period lastyear.InJuly- oncethisleaderandAdhikariboth tocratic rule. Notevenministers diet, hotwater forbathing, and a ter, 471for fraudulentlyusing a Private Limited,aprivate entity Covid-19, PM @narendramodi’s ing,peopletookshelterinnarrow September lastyear,GDP had join the BJP. and leaders. We have been hear- bedsheet, mattress and pillow. It forged document as genuine and whichruns achain of hospitals visit to these facilities &discus- lanes alongside the highway. grownby4.4 per cent. The TMC MLAfromCooch ing forsome time nowthat he stated that due to Parkinson's, he 476 forcounterfeiting device or under brand name Gokul. In all, sions with the scientists will help Some protesters rushedtopour According to Subramanian, Behar Dakshin, Mihir Goswami (Suvendu) is going to leave. isassistedbytwo attendantswho markusedfor authenticating 33 Covid-19patientswereunder- him getafirst-hand perspective wateronthe shells while others thesustainabilityof theeconomic joinedthe BJP in Delhi on Friday. Suvendu is welcome in the BJP, areco-inmates. documents. going treatment in the Uday of the preparations, challenges & triedtomakeanother dash to- recoverydependscriticallyonthe The MLA,who resignedfromthe and he will be givendue respect. The response stated that Shivanand Covid Hospital, Dr roadmap in India’s endeavour to wardsthebarricades.Eateriesand spread of the pandemic. “While TMChoursbefore switching,said If he leavesthe Trinamool Cong- Swamyisprovidedwith a Tejas KaramtaofGokul Hospital vaccinateits citizens.” shops along the road remained we have crossedthe peak of the he looked forwardtoa“newera” ress, one by one all youth leaders “wheelchair,walking stick, BJPfieldsSushil said. Of them 11 were being The Zydus Biotech Park closed. firstwaveinSeptember,winter of politicsinWestBengal ledby willleave too,”stateBJPpresident walker,commode chair,sipper treated in the ICU. houses the Vaccine Technology Post 12.30pm,over40teargas monthsmustwarrantcaution.In the BJP. Dilip Ghosh told reporters. mug,sipperbottle,straws,battery Modi forbypollto “Therewas ablastand within Centreofthecompanywherethe shellswere lobbed,andthewater this context,Imusthighlightthat “Ifeelveryhappytoannounce In Delhi, Kailash Vijayvargiya, cells forhis hearing machine”. It aminute,theentireICUwasburn- work relatedto vaccineresearch is cannonsreturned.Assmokefilled the second waveofthe Spanish thatIhavetodayjoinedasamem- BJP general secretaryincharge of stated that he is examinedbya Paswan’s RS seat ing.We managedto rescue28out carriedout. theair,thecrowdsdispersedmo- pandemic, whichwas apan- berofBJP.Ihavealso resigned West Bengal,said:“Itisnowclear psychiatristatregular intervals of 33 patients, including six from The Prime Ministerisex- mentarily. Around 3pm, there demic as devastating as this one, from the TMC today. Iwould like that the arrogance of Mamata and that his vitals aremonitored Patna: Setting all speculation to the ICU.Patientsinthe ICU were pectedto bebriefedon the status waslathicharge atthebarricades. wasquiteintensive,something to call it acrusade againstthe im- Banerjee and the corruption of on adailybasis. rest,the BJP's Central Election on ventilators and theyexperi- of ZyCoV-D, aplasmid DNAvac- It wasaround 3.30 pm that thereforeeachone of us should moral and incorrect happenings her nephew(MP from Diamond However, Father Cedric Committee on Fridaydecidedto encedhypoxia due to smokein cine candidatebeing developed Delhi Police agreedtolet protest- keep in mind,” he said. in our state... (and) Ilook forward Harbour Abhishek Banerjee) has PrakashSJ,arightsactivistwhois field former Bihar deputy chief theroom. We suspecttherecould at the company's Vaccine ersintotheNirankariGround.But Subramanianfurthersaidthat to anew eraofpolitics in Bengal startedupsetting party leaders. partofSwamy's defence team, ministerSushil Kumar Modi for have been some sparks due to Technology Centre. In July, Cadila until 5.30 pm, the crowdwas re- till the pandemic does notgo in line with the vision of our This is justthe beginning, and said that as per communication the RajyaSabha seat that fell va- electric short-circuit... as oxygen HealthcareLtd announcedthat it luctant to head there. Police ahead, some of the sectors will belovedPrimeMinisterNarendra moreleaders will quit the TMC. receivedthis week from the 83- cant lastmonth afterthe death levels arehigh in ICUs, the fire had successfullycompletedthe wanted them to move ahead in continue to experience demand Modi,” Goswami said. No leader with self respect can year-old, he has notbeen pro- of LJP patriarch RamVilas spread very rapidly,”DrKaramta preclinicalphaseandhasreceived batches. slumpssuchastravelandtourism In the understanding of BJP continue in that party.” videdwith the sipper. Paswan. The bypoll to the seat added. permission from the Drug At Nirankari Ground, police and services sectors. “Typically sources in Delhi, Adhikari is per- Vijayvargiya, who wasalso An excerptfromapurported would be held on December 14. Of the three who diedonthe Controller General of India -- waited forfarmers to arrive from my stance has been neither get hapsthe“lastleaderwithtremen- present at Goswami's induction letter sent by Swamythis week BJP national general secre- spot,bodiesof twowerefoundon Central Drugs StandardControl Singhu and Tikri borders. But by tooexuberant nor gettoo pes- dousmasssupportonhisown”in intothe party,told The Indian statedthathehadaskedforafull- tary and party's headquarters in- their bedsitself, suggesting that Organisation--to initatePhase-1 evening, onlyafew members of simistic,”hesaid,urgingforsome the TMC; mostofthe others rely Express that Adhikari had been sleevedsweater,athin blanket charge Arun Singh in astate- theycould notmove. The third andPhase-2humantrialsinIndia. the Shiromani Akali Dal and caution in the winter months. on Mamata's popularity and in- pressing Mamatatorein in andtwopairsof socks.“Iamsorry ment announcedthat the BJP's patient wasfound dead on the The companyhad plannedto AIKSCC had gathered at the site. Economists saidtheimprove- fluence to win elections. Abhishek.“Iamaware that to hear that these materials were Central Election Committee had floor. conduct human trials on 1,000 Jugraj Singh,afarmerfromRopar, ment in GDP in the second quar- “Suvendu Adhikari can influ- SuvenduAdhikarihasbeentelling notacceptedatthe prison gate givenago-ahead to the candida- “Extremelypainedbytheloss subjects. whohadreachedthegroundafter terwasmainlydueto private sec- encevotesinatleast40Assembly Mamatajitostopher bhaipo and the one who brought them tureofSushil Kumar Modi for of livesdue to ahospital fire in “The companyhas finished along journey, said: “Welefttwo torimprovement even as the constituencies in six districts. His (nephew)... His resignation from hadtotakethem backnot once the RajyaSabha berth. Rajkot.Mythoughtsare with Phase-2 trials and arenow days agoand reachedDelhi on government expenditurewas entryintothe BJP will be abig the government shows that he butthreetimes,"theletter,shared The NDA, whichhas 125 thosewholosttheirlovedonesin preparing forPhase-3. Their vac- Thursdaymorningwhenthebor- scaledback.“Catch-upactionwas boostfor the party in the Asse- wasnot able to convince her,” by Prakash, stated.Itsaid that MLAs, would need122 MLAs to thisunfortunatetragedy.Praying cine is DNAbased. Theyare yetto der wasnot sealed. The journey firminmanufacturingactivityre- mblyelections,” aBJP leader said. Vijayvargiyasaid. prison authorities have assured getits candidateelected if the foraquickrecoveryof theinjured. subject the documentsand re- wastoughbecausepoliceperson- flecting better profitabilityfrom Lateral entryofinfluential Swamythat if the items aresent opposition Grand Alliance puts Theadministrationisensuringall sultsofthe Phase-2 trials. Once nel beat us up near the Haryana the corporatesector,alongside leadersintoitsranksiskey forthe Stan Swamy again, theywill be permitted. up acandidate. The party's move possible assistance to those af- theresultsare approved,trialscan border.Theydug pitsonthe road farm output whichbenefited BJPaheadof thepollsthatarenow Swamy, who is suffering from FULLREPORTSON to walk out of the NDAinBihar fected,”PrimeMinisterNarendra beconductedon alargerpopula- wheremycar got stuckfor a from timelymonsoons. On the justmonthsaway.“Itwilltake the Parkinson'sdisease,hasbeenpro- www.indianexpress.com changed the equations. ENS
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circulationfigurefor the Gujarati house in Navsari district,. He was EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE newspaper was300-600copies undermedicaltreatmentinapri- SURAT,NOVEMBER27 and 0-290 copies forthe English vate hospital and afterbeing dis- PVSSarma daily. Using the fake figures and charged,hewasarrestedbyUmra THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate bogus documents, Sarma had al- police on November 20. He was (ED)officialsonThursdayarrested legedly availedads from the gov- underjudicialcustodyattheSurat formervice-presidentof SuratBJP IPC sections 465, 468, 471, 420 ernment and private advertis- Central jail.Sanket Media man- PVSSarma under Prevention of and 120(B). ement agenciestothe tune of Rs. agerMukhtarbaigandanotherdi- MoneyLaundering Act(PMLA) Apress release issuedbyED 2.70crore. rectorof thefirmSitaramAdukiya 2002,inconnectionwithacheat- officials mentionedthat Sarma The police complaint against were also arrested nd theyare in ingcase.Sarmawasproducedbe- hadshownfake circulationfigures Sarma wasfiledbyDr. KD the judicial custody at Surat fore the special PMLAcourtin of hisbothnewspapers,to getad- Mammaya,Deputy director of Central Jail. Ahmedabad and wasremanded vertisement from government Investigations wing of the Surat The ED officials had initiated in ED custody till December 2. agenciesthroughDAVPandother Income Taxdepartment. Raids inquiryafter the police had regis- The Surat police had on advertisement agencies. were carriedoutby investigations teredFIRagainsthim.Theofficials November 14 registeredacase Sarmahadshowncirculation departmentof SuratI-TatSarma’s took his custody from Surat cen- againstSarma, aretired retired figuresof theGujaratinewspaper house and business places. traljailonThursdayandproduced IncomeTaxofficeranddirectorof between 23,500copies and Aday afterthe complaint was him before the Special PMLA PREPARING FOR PM’S VISIT Sanket Media Pvt. Ltd, foral- English newspaper between filed, Sarma allegedly attempted courtinAhmedabad whichre- legedly faking circulation figures 6000 to 6300copies to avail the suicide by hanging at his friend’s mandedhim. Helipads areconstructed at Changodar ahead of Prime MinisterNarendraModi’s visit to Ahmedabad on Saturday. Nirmal Harindran of Satyam Times dailyinGujarati advertisements. The investiga- andEnglish,whichare runby him. tionwingof I-Tdepartmenthad Stategovtprovidesrelaxation Policehadbooked him under found that the actual figures of inlabourlawstohelpemployers
Workman (Regulation of 1,800for those contractors em- the role of afacilitator to put EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Employment and Conditions of ploying 50-100 workers to Rs growth backontrack.These AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 Services) Act, 1979. 12,000 forthose engaging more labour reforms, coupledwith in- “In abit to help the industry than 800workers. Similarly,the dustry-friendlypolicies, quick RELAXINGLABOUR laws in hithardinthe present situation license feethat acontractor has decision making and availabil- Gujarat in the wake of Covid-19, and to attract fresh investments, to payfor employing 50 would ity of skilledmanpowerwill the stategovernment hasgiven the government has announced rangebetween Rs 450 to Rs help Gujarat attract newindus- employers or owners of indus- aseries of relaxations and more 6,750. This licence can be ob- tries. However, we areensuring PENSION FUND REGULATORY AND trial units“flexibility to seek reg- will follow,”said Vipul Mittra, ad- tainedfor up to five years. that interests of workers arealso DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY istrations and licences forlonger ditional chief secretary,labour Similar changes have been protected,” Mittraadded. B-14/A, CHHATRAPATISHIVAJI BHAWAN, duration and avoid annual vis- and employment department. made to the Acts that allows em- The government has invited QUTABINSTITUTIONAL AREA, itstooffices of labour depart- Changes have been made in ployertotakeregistrations and objections and suggestions from KATWARIA SARAI, NEW DELHI- 110016. ment forrenewals”. rules 24,25and 27 of the licences foralonger duration “all persons likelytobeaf- 25th September 2020 The labour and employment Contract Labour (Regulation and and thus avoid visiting labour of- fected”. The objections and sug- department of the stategovern- Abolition) Act, 1970 that exempts fices forrenewing registrations gestions receivedbyadditional Public Notice ment issueddraft notifications an employerwho has fewerthan and licences, everyyear. chief secretary, labour and em- Caution against fraudulent offers in the on November 26 proposing to 50 contract workers from paying “The Covid-19pandemic has ployment department, will on name of PFRDA/NPS amend the Contract Labour registration and licence fees. 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Trust running boarding schools 1,607Covidcasesina challenges govt resolution on day,352inAhmedabad school fee
EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CASETRACKER AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER 27 AHMEDABAD, NOVEMBER 27 Places ConfirmedDeaths Newcases Ahmedabad 48,055 2,026 353 CHALLENGINGTHEstategovern- THE STATErecordedanew high ment resolution (GR) stipulating with 1,607new cases of Covid- Amreli 3,229 27 23 that schools can charge onlytu- 19 on Friday, of which352 were Anand 1,823 16 37 ition fees in viewofCovid-19, an reportedfromAhmedabad city, Aravalli 946244 organisation running twoboard- along with 10 fatalities, while Banaskantha 3,7833551 ing schools movedthe Gujarat Surat followedwith 299 cases. Bharuch3,328 17 32 High CourtonFriday. The advocategeneral told Thepetition,movedbyManav the Gujarat High Courton Bhavnagar 5,2317026 KendraEducation Trust, sought Fridaythat sevengovernment Botad919 79 permissionto charge forextracur- hospitals and 101private hos- Chhota Udepur 7734 4 Relativesofvictims of the fire tragedygrieve as theywait outside mortuaryofPDU Hospital in Rajkot on Friday. Express ricular activities as well, since the pitals in Ahmedabad have a Dahod 2,3077 19 functioning of boarding schools combinedbed capacity of 8,980 wasdifferent, compared to day beds, whichisa“manifold in- Dang 1283 schools. crease”. Devbhoomi Dwarka 9015 5 FIRE AT RAJKOT HOSPITAL The GR of October stipulated About eight per cent of the Gandhinagar 6,4669966 a25per cent reduction in tuition total 642ICU bedsinprivate Gir Somnath 2,0372215 After news of improving health, fees chargedbyprivate schools quotabedswereavailable as of Jamnagar 9124 35 43 and directed that private schools Fridaymorning. Maximum va- cannotcharge anyfee forex- cancy wasinisolation beds, es- Junagadh 4,212 32 23 tracurricular activities. peciallyacross Covid carecen- Kheda 2,072 15 35 phone calls of death wake up kin AdvocateSPMajmudar,rep- tres in the city. Kutch3,100 33 15 resenting the petitioner-trust, The Ahmedabad Municipal Mahisagar 1,6151318 submittedbefore adivisionbench Corporation added28micro- Mehsana 5,202 33 43 headedbythe Chief Justice containment zones, while GOPALKATESHIYA Vikram Nath that the trustruns sevenshops were sealedbythe Morbi 2,5641916 RAJKOT,NOVEMBER27 “Thedeathof twoboardingschoolsandmatters solid wastemanagement team Narmada 1,6311 14 COVID-19patientsina of feeshould be considered on a along with the police, afterthey Navsari 1,444 78 AFTER THEY had talked to their fireaccidentata case-to-case basis. were found to be violating Panchmahal 3,336 22 32 relativesundergoing Covid-19 “Wehaveaswimming pool, social distancing norms and hospitalinRajkot, Patan3,492 49 49 treatment the previous evening sportscentre,horseridingandwe people were found without hearing that their condition was Gujaratisatragedy have to maintain fixedstaff to masks. The unitsincludedgar- Porbandar 9864 2 improving,familymembersof the beyondwords.Inthis maintainthesefacilitiesirrespec- ment shops in Naranpuraas Rajkot 16,681 180139 victims of the fire tragedyatthe agonisingtime,Ioffer tive of thepandemic...we have not well as twostreetfood eateries Sabarkantha 2,1811223 Rajkot hospitalwere wokenupon myheartfeltempathy terminated anystaff... it is differ- at Nava Vadaj. Surat 42,864892 299 Fridaybyphone-calls informing ent from aday school. At present, The violators shall be prose- forthebereaved Surendranagar 2,8871327 them that their lovedones had families.Iprayfor studentsare stayinghere...we are cuted under the DisasterMana- died.Hourslater,theyfoundtheir also maintaining buses, a100 of gement Actand appropriate Tapi 9466 1 kin's bodies packedinbags, (clockwise speedyrecoveryforthe them..,” advocateMajmudar ar- sections of the Indian Penal Vadodara19,355 230 167 charredbeyond recognition. from top) injured.” guedbeforethe courtFriday. Code. Valsad 1,286 86 Police said that fire brokeout Nitin, Ramshi, RAMNATHKOVIND, The advocatealso submitted Anumber of residential so- Other states 1483 in theintensive careunit (ICU) of StaffofUdayShivanand Rasiklal, that the schools have “kepttheir cieties from Gota,Paldi and PRESIDENT the UdayShivanand Covid Covid Hospital afterthe Sanjay, horses”, usedfor horse-riding Vastralweredeclared partof Hospital near Anand Bungalow rescue operation . Express Keshubhai training fortheir students. micro-containment zones. Cumulative Total New Cumulative Chowk in Mavdi area of the city “Thenewsoffireina The trust, whichruns Manav At present, thereare at least discharge: cases: cases: deaths: at around 12:30 am on Friday. CovidhospitalinRajkot School in Bharuchand Manav 256 microcontainment zones 1,86,446 2,05,397 1,607 3,963 The fire leftdead five—Nitin relativesofthe victims. SanjayRathod (57) wasangry isdistressing.Similar KendraGyanMandirinVadodara, in the city. Badani (61), aresident of Morbi “At3:30 am, Igot acall from while grieving. firebrokeoutinAugust submittedthat“alossof Rs1crore town, RamshiLoh (62), aresi- the hospital informing that “A doctor from the hospital inAhmedabad.The onasix-monthbasis”,isprojected. dent of Jasdan town in Rajkot therewas afireand asked me to calledat3:30 am... The doctor governmentmust The petitioner trusthad sent district, Rasiklal Agrawat, ares- rush to the hospital. While I asked me if Iknewcondition of intheiropinionaspartofdeliber- HC: Consider sendingthose not ident of Godal town in Rajkot leaving my relative’s house ,Igot Sanjay. Iasked what had hap- investigateseriously ationswiththestateatthetimeof district, SanjayRathod (57), a another call from police saying pened. The doctor askedme did- intothesecases...My deciding on school fees prior to resident of Prahlad Plotareaof that my father had died,” n’t Iknowthat he had diedal- condolencestothe the GR, however, the final GR did wearingmasks for Covid service Rajkot city and Keshubhai Badani’s Ankit said. ready... Howwas Itoknowthat familyofthepatients notinclude asituation suchas Akbari (50), aresident of New Badani, who had retiredas an he had diedinsuchamanner?” wholosttheirlives.” theirs. Shakti Society of Rajkot. accountant from Sarvajanik Sandhya,anadvocateand notary, The trustsubmitted that the cateVishal Antwani, implemen- asymptomatic. The benchex- Doctors said theyhad no Hospital, in of Surendranagar, said. She said that she rushedto RAHULGANDHI, stategovernment “shouldhave EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tationof maskpenaltiesinGujarat pressedconcern over this and time to react to the fire.“Iwas had tested Covid-19positive Dhakan Hospital on Kuvadva CONGRESSLEADER accounted fordifferent kinds of AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 wasunsatisfactoryand wasfail- termedit“alarming”. on my waybacktothe hospital around twoweeksago and was Road onlytofind acharredbody schools,beforeissuingsuchaGR”. ing to createadeterrence. The benchagreedthat advo- when Igot acall from my col- admitted to ahospital in Morbi of his brother who wasanad- The stategovernment sought EXPRESSINGCONCERN over citi- Antwanisuggestedthatrepeatof- cateAwtani’s suggestion “needs league informing me about the town. Later as his health deteri- ministrative officer from aprivate ment, wasadmitted to Uday aweek’s time to respond to the zens’ non-compliance of Covid fenders should provide commu- to be givenaserious thought”. fire... By the time Ireachedthe orated,his son shiftedhim to pharmacy college. “A hand and a hospital Saturday. His son petition and the matter is ex- norms,theGujaratHighCourtFri- nity service, doing non-medical Justice JB Pardiwala added, door of the ICU,ithad turned Udayhospital Sunday. “He had wristwatchonitwerethe only Rashmin couldn’t even share pected to be heardfurther on dayfavoured asuggestion that duties in Covid centres. “People arenot ready to under- intoaball of fire.DrHardik stoppedtaking food four days identification marks of my the news with his family. December 9. community service at Covid care The benchasked the govern- stand... we requestedthem with Vekariyawho wasinside the agobut doctors told me Thursday brother,” Sandhya said, “I wasinGondal when the centres maybeconsidered for ment counsel fortheir opinion foldedhands, nowwhat do they ICU told me that therewas a evening that his condition was Rathod wasadmittedto Uday hospital rang me up at 2amin- repeatoffenders.Themattercame and the Chief Justice also added, expect? Should we fall down on small sparknear BedNo.2 or 3 improving,” Ankit said. hospital Tuesdayhis oxygen level forming me that my father had Fire at SSG up while the courtwas taking up “Once youtell them (repeat of- our knees and requestthem?... and the ICU wasengulfed by the His grief onlyincreasedwhen wastoo lowand he tested posi- expired... But Icouldn’t inform Covid-related issues as partofits fenders)to go to aCovidcentrefor People arenot worried, god fire instantly. Lightswent off he reachedthe government-run tive Wednesday. “I had gone to my mother as she has become Hospital:Three suomotupublicinterestlitigation. community service, all their life knows what is wrong with their and doctors, nursing and hous- Pandit DeendayalUpadhyay thehospitaltodeliverhis dinner weak due to noteating properly Hearinganapplicationregard- theywill remember to wear a psyche... minimum eight days of ing staffhad no time to grab Hospital. “I found it difficult to Thursdayevening and we talked since my father wasadmitted.If months later, ingpenaltyfornot wearingmask, mask...Ithinkthiswillhave some communityserviceataCovidcen- fire-extinguishers,” said Dr identifymy father’sbodyasithad through avideo-call. He seemed Iweretoleave forRajkot, she Chief Justice Vikram Nath, ad- deterrence.” Advocategeneral tremay be considered.” Hiren Vadhiya. severe burns and had turned in good spirit,” said the advocate. would have sensedit. Itold my panel yet to dressing government counsels, Kamal Trivedisaid, “I welcome The benchaddedthat the is- Afterthe fire wasdousedat black. Eventually, Icould identify Agrawat, aretired store- uncle to rush to the hospital,” said, “This is averyimportant is- that... onlyanxiety is about the sue required “urgent atten- around 1am, the hospital himby hismoustache,”Ankitsaid. keeper of Udyogbharati, an NGO Rashmin, who is in the public- submit report sue. This mask business is notbe- standards of managing.” tion”, at the levelofstate as well startedmaking phone calls to Sandhya Rathod, sisterof working forrural empower- ity business said. ing strictlycompliedwith or en- Thestategovernmentalsotold as the court. Advocategeneral forced by the state... that is the the courtthat of the hundreds sought time till December 1to EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE reason forthe second revivalof caught without masksin take instructions with respect Govt makes fire VADODARA,NOVEMBER27 Covid-19spike.” Ahmedabad,47werefound to the on-ground feasibility of Apex court asks Gujarat govt Accordingto petitioner-advo- Covid-positive. All of them were the proposal. NOC mandatory NEARLYTHREE months aftera fire brokeout in the ICU ward of for all factories to submit report on hospital fire the Covid-19building in SSG PIL ON COVID SITUATION Hospital in Vadodaraon September 8, the committee AG: Govt could have done more, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE formedtoprobe intothe fire is AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 yettosubmit itsreportinthe case. Although, Deputy people’s sentiments came in way THE GUJARATgovernment has THE SUPREME CourtFridaytook Municipal Commissioner SK made it mandatoryfor all facto- suomotucognizanceof thefire in Patel, who ledthe committee, ries have to take ano-objection- aRajkothospital whichleftfive confirms that it has ascertained Even judges travelling 500kmfor weddings,says court certificatefromthe fire depart- Covid-19patientsdead and that the fire beganinaDhaman- ment before applying fornew soughtareportfromGujaratgov- 1ventilator,the reportofthe licence or renewing existing ernment on the mishap. Forensic Science Laboratory EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ones. The move comes afterafire AbenchofJustices Ashok (FSL) is awaited to conclude the AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 incident at achemical unit near Bhushan,RSubhashReddyandM report. Pirana in Ahmedabad claimed RShah also expressedconcern The probecommittee, which ADVOCATE GENERAL Kamal about adozen liveson about gatherings at political ral- wasset up on September 9, has Trivedi, while stating the steps November 4. lies and marriages and calledfor highlighted that the fire,which takentocontrol the Covid-19 Acommittee formedbythe steps to address the situation. The charredwardofthe Rajkot hospital. PTI brokeout in ICU-1,put at stake spike,toldtheGujaratHighCourt stategovernment afterthe acci- The benchsaid the fire in livesofabout 39 patientsadmit- on Fridaythat the stategovern- dent at Pirana inspected 1,564 Rajkot isnotthefirstsuchincident tedonthe floor and amassive ment would have done much chemical unitsdealing in haz- in Covid hospitals and that it was to proper treatment of Covid-19 dent whichtook place in Rajkot tragedywas primarilyaverted morebut"sentimentsofthepeo- ardous substances and con- takingcognizanceof allthecases. patientsanddignifiedhandlingof and earlier incidentsoffirein due to the quickactions takenby ple came in the way". cludednot to allowany haz- “It is notthe firstincident, in a dead bodies in hospitals. CovidHospitalsresultingindeath the staffofthe ICU,including the Thehighcourtwasseekingan ardous chemical unitsorany Covid Hospital, wheredue to fire, Solicitor General Tushar of patientsinthe State”. evacuation of patients. There updatefromthe government other factoryfromobtaining ali- patientshavedied. These inci- Mehta, who appeared forthe JusticeReddyraisedquestions were no casualties in the inci- counsels while hearing the suo Avolunteer is administeredadose of the Covid-19vaccine, cence under the FactoryAct, dentsare being repeated from Centre, told the courtthat he “is about implementation of guide- dent. motu PIL on Covid-19situation in Covaxin, as partofclinical trials at the Sola Civil Hospital in 1948,without a“Fire NOC”. statetostate and from hospital to awareof”the“incident...and(will) lines by the states and referred to The probecommittee had the state. Ahmedabad on Friday. Nirmal Harindran The committee comprisedof hospital. We notice that neither ensurethat immediatesteps will large gatherings still happening. visited the ICU ward aday after The courtexpressedconcern Vipul Mitra, additional chief sec- concretestepshave beentakenby be takenbytomorrowand shall “Second wavehas started,” he the fire whichbroke out at over people, including judges, retary (ACS), labour and employ- the states in this regard nor any also submit areportindicating said, adding, “needofthe hour around 8pmonSeptember 8, to travelling along waytoattend about the statehaving bannedall situation.” ment department, Mukesh Puri, mechanismto preventoramelio- measures taken, to the Courtby wassocialdistancingandmasks”. preparetheir report. weddings.Chief Justice Vikram "political gatherings" and the in- Theadvocategeneralquipped, ACS, Urban Development de- rate the situation is in place.” the next dateofhearing”. Justice Bhushan said the is- "Wehaveconcludedthat one Nath said, “I am shocked. Judges creasedthe number of bedsfor “Wewould liketodosomany partment and SanjivKumar, The courtwas hearing amat- The courtasked the Gujarat sues highlighted by the court of the Dhaman-1 ventilators had aretravelling500-600kilometres Covid-19patients. things but at the same time, sen- chairman of Gujarat Pollution terinwhichithadtakensuomotu government counsel to submit a needtobelooked at from apan- asnag that causedthe fire.The to attend weddings, of other Imposition of night curfew timentsofthepublicatlarge come Comtrol Board. cognizanceof amatterpertaining report“with regard to the...inci- India angle. statement of the doctors inside judges. Nottheir children’s wed- wasalso mentionedasastep in the way. We aretrying to strike the ICU,aswell as the technical ding or their brother’s or sister’s takenbythe stateand abalance in suchaway that pur- examination, has concludedthat wedding!Whatto saytotheother Ahmedabad administration. pose is achievedand sentiments one of the Dhaman ventilators public when my ownjudges are When enquired by the courtif arenot hurt.” Start mock fire drills, AHNA tells members had exploded. However, we have travelling...” thereisaplan to impose aweek- ThePILisexpectedto beheard notbeen able to formalise the re- Justice JB Pardiwala said, end curfew similar to that im- next on December 24. theyfall shortofnot meeting the at Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad, alsoaskeditsmembersto notem- portasthe FSL is yettosubmit its “Peoplearesobusyenjoyingmar- posedfromNovember20,thead- Following grievances that EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE fire safetyrequirements. whichled to loss of lives. Similar ployany agentstoget the fire findings, whichisanimportant riages, theyforgeteverything,” as vocategeneral submitted that ICMR guidelines with respect to AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 In aletterissuedtoits mem- incidentsoffirehavebeen re- safetycertificates or approvals. partofthe probe,” Patelsaid. he questionedhow to keep atab thereisnosuchplan,adding,“We testing arenot being strictlyfol- bersFriday, theprivate hospitalas- portedfromthe government run AHNApresident Dr Bharat Patelsaid that the doctors in on the 100wedding attendees have nowtaken acall to give suf- lowedinGujarat, in alitigation AFTER ANOTHER fire incident sociationhasstated,‘Aspateoffire hospital in Jamnagar and Gadhavisaid,“Theletterissuedaf- the ICU had usedtheir presence giventhe mood of celebration ficient notice...” movedbyadvocateKRKoshti,the wasreportedataCovid-19-desig- incidentsinhealth carefacilities Vadodara. AHNAhas decidedto terthe Rajkot fire incident is to of mind to avertcrisis as the ven- around marriages. “In an atmos- JusticePardiwala added, “You HC stated that “it does notsub- natedprivate hospitalinthestate, has ledtothe arrest of hospital take all necessarymeasures so once again remind our members tilator wassituated in close prox- phereofmarriage,howdoyouex- needtobring about deterrence scribetothis submission at all.” the Ahmedabad Hospitals and ownersfollowinglossof lives.For that none of the members face aboutthefire safetynormsandbe imity to the oxygen supplypipes pect them to maintain social dis- (among people)...that fear of be- “Thepolicyof ICMRappearsto Nursing Homes Association various reasons, incidentsoffire suchtragedies due to fire.” double sure. We have also com- as well as aspareunusedoxygen tancing?Of course,youcan’teven ing caught without masksand be justifiedand reasonable and (AHNA) has issuedafiresafety in healthcarefacilities have been Asking itsmembers to ‘start pletedfiretrainingof thestaffand cylinder, whichcould have re- saynobodycan getmarriedfor punished, should creep intothe the stateisstrictlyfollowing the checklistand asked itsmembers on arise. We still have notforgot- doingmockfiredrills,sothatthey made it simple so that everyone sulted in amajor blastinthe en- the next one year.” heartand minds of people. Only same...,” it said while dismissing to complywith the norms in case tentheunfortunateincidentof fire areprepared,the association has can understand.” tirehospital wing. Trivedialso told the court then you’ll be able to tackle the the petition.
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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER28,2020 WORDLY WISE Cultivatorsofthe earthare the most 8 THE EDITORIAL PAGE valuable citizens. —THOMAS JEFFERSON Winds from Punjab
§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA Sensethat farmers will be at receiving end of large BECAUSETHE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL changes, notshapingthem, propels showofstrength
TALK TO THE FARMER PratapBhanu Mehta Government mustengagethe protesters, listentowhat they THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT may, by hook could notcareadamn.” The hubris in lackof decline. The fear that the bargaining powerof say. The futureofcrucial agriculturereform depends on it or crook,ride out the current Punjab-based consultation, refusal to buildaconsensus in asignificant number of them might decline, farmers’ agitation. But the underlying logic the state, the trampling over federalism, is a withoutastrong statefloor to support them, CONOMIC REFORMS IN India have oftenbeen by stealth. This is because of thesituation can sowthe seeds of along- feature, notabug, in the wayitdoes legisla- is real. The government could, in the spiritof theyhavebeenpushedmostlybyminority governments. The three central term crisis. The existential stakes in this ag- tion. And so it is hardtoimagine it climbing conciliation,offer some commitment on pro- farm laws,bycontrast, have been enactedbyaregime enjoying acomfort- itation forboththe farmersand the govern- down. Even in terms of Punjab politics, the curement and supporttopublic mandis. able majority underanunquestionedleader.This governmentwas,how- ment arehigh; but the possibility of agood government might be willing to take afew Thereisthe immediate challengeofman- Eever,clearly caught offguardbythe protests mounted by farmer organisa- faith material resolution of the problem is risks. The Shiromani Akali Dal, whichalso aging the agitationthat arisesfromadismally low. This has the makings of aperfect storm. used to be afaceofPunjab farmers, is now familiar institutional situation. Over the last tions. True, these have been largely by farmers from Punjab and Haryana. But mostfarmer The propulsive powerofthe agitation thoroughlydiscredited.The AAP’s futureis fewyears, it has becomemoreand moredif- movementsinthe past—whether Champaran, Kheda and Bardoli or MahendraSingh comes from this. The farmers have increas- uncertain. Some of the blowbackfromthe ficult to protest in public spaces because of Tikait’s Boat Club rallies —werelocalisedaffairs. The NarendraModi governmenterred inglyseen their political identities being mar- turmoil will also singethe Congress. So the argumentsthatthe public will be inconve- in firstprojecting the agitation as purelyOpposition-sponsored andthen in using force ginaliseddue to growing economic complex- possibility of aserious political vacuum in nienced, the instinctive suspicion that the —frommaking preventive arreststofiring tear gasshells and watercannons —tostopthe ity.The powerofunions has been weakened. Punjab is real. This has the attendant risks courts have of popular protest,and the ide- farmers from entering the national capital. These failedtodeterthe demonstrators, who So the three agricultural acts, whichare go- thatnopolitical party maybeabletocontain ological construction of anyprotest as signi- ing to affect Punjab the most, areproviding a or channel grievances. Giventhe BJP’s urban fying “malcontent without acause.” were eventuallygiven “safepassage” intoDelhi. point of reference forthe largerpolitical sig- base, it probablycalculatesthat even in Governmentsare also wary of letting crowds The fault in this wholeepisode lies notinthe reforms, but in the waythe farm laws were nificance of farmers. Punjab it will,atthe very least, notbeworse collect as ashowofstrength, and so the im- passed, and the government’sstrategyofcommunication, or lackofit. Of the three pieces Thereisasense that if the government offasaresult of this agitation. pulse is to makeitdifficult to expressprotest. of legislation, farmers probablyhad little problem with the ones that did away with the canget away with promulgating suchsignif- So the existential stakes forbothsidesare This is aproblem. Partly it puts all protestors government’spowers to impose stockholding limitsinfoodstuff(exceptunder “extraor- icant legislation without adequateconsulta- high. The basis of amaterial compromise is in aCatch22. Either youdon’t protest,orif dinary” priceincrease situations)and providedaframework forcontract cultivation tion with farmers, it will sound the death low. Taking backthe three pieces of legisla- youprotest youare by definitionbreaking knell of farmers as apolitical force. The gov- tion is out of the question for this govern- the law. This situation will produce the kinds agreements. The lawthat probablytouchedaraw nervewas the one ending the monop- There is the immediate ernment’s typicallyhaughty refusal to en- challenge of managing the ment.The strongestground forchallenging of horrible scenes we have seen on the olyofagriculturalproduce marketcommittee (APMC)mandis in farm productstrading. gage with the Punjab farmers has onlycom- the laws,namelythat theytrample over Punjab/Haryana/Delhi border,with barri- Punjab and Haryana aretwo states whereAPMCs, forall their levies and dominanceby poundedthisfeeling. Therewill have to be agitation that arises from a states’ rights, is ironicallynot something the cades and watercannons being used. We market intermediaries, have served as lifelines fortheir farmers. They have perceivedthe far-reaching changes to agriculture in the dismally familiar stategovernmentsare fullybehind. In fact, have to come up with moreenabling guide- dismantling of the monopolyofthese institutionsasaprecursortotheir closure(àla near future, in partpromptedbyenviron- institutional situation. Over on the federalism issue, thereisdoublespeak lines forpeaceful congregation of citizens. BSNL) and eventuallythe end of the existing minimum supportprice (MSP)-basedgov- mental concerns. The sense that the farmers the last few years, it has on all sides. By notallowing peaceful protestweinthe ernment procurement system. The Modi government did trytoassuage these fears, but will be at the receiving end of these changes It appears that the stategovernmentsare long run increase rather thandecrease the rather thanshaping them propels the need become more and more also, at the margins, happytohavethe Centre risk of violence. And if violence breaksout, the hasty passageofthe bills with little debate insideoroutside Parliament hardlyhelped. forashowofstrength.Iftheylose, theyare difficult to protest in public carry thecan foragriculture. Letitbecome the political dynamic can shift. And the fact that these were enacted in the time of COVID-19—the reason givenfor not marginalised forever. spaces because of arguments itsproblem. The demand forcentral legisla- Chances arethat, forthe moment, given allowing farmers to gather —onlyaddedtothe distrust. Thereisalsoaninterestingquestion of tion on MSP itself undercutsthe federalism itsoverwhelming power, the government The price of the messyhandling of the farmers’ protest maynot be political. Instead,it howmuchofthis movement might actually that the public will be argument. The central government can give will ride out the protests.But the simmering could potentiallydelayorderail the government’s futurereformplans, whether to do with be in control of the farmer leaders. Punjab inconvenienced,the moreofanassurance on MSP,but that is all discontent will remain. Cooperative federal- decontrolling urea prices or replacing MSPs and open-endedcropprocurement with di- has always been politicallysensitive.But it instinctive suspicion that the it will be:Anassurance. This could be aface- ism is in tatters, and the weakness of politi- has economicallybeen in acul de sac as well. saverfor both sides, but it depends on how cal parties means protests nowtakeanamor- rect farm income support. Likethe three farm laws,these areagain reformsnecessaryto courts have of popular According to the StateEconomic Survey,it muchyou trustthe government. The govern- phous form. Giventhe far-reaching changes harvestthe true potential of Indian agricultureand makeitgloballycompetitive.The Modi has ayouthunemployment rate of 21 per protest,and the ideological ment cannot give acredible assurance on un- we needinagriculture in Punjab, it is impor- governmenthas morethan enough political capital still at itsdisposal, whichitshould use cent —young people stuckinanether zone construction of anyprotest limited procurement,whichwill be unad- tant that the trustbetween the stateand the to constructivelyengagewiththe farmingcommunity,totalktoitand to listentoit. wheretheycan neitherbefullyfarmers nor as signifying “malcontent visable in anycase since thereneedtobe farmer remains.Agood faith dialogue that be absorbed in respectable jobs. This young without acause.” moreincentivesfor crop diversification in givesthe farmers reasonable assurances and constituencyhas also nothad afocal point Punjab. aface-saver is necessary.Itiseasy forthe gov- around whichtocoalesce itsgrievances. It Governments are also wary Thereisabasisfor thefear of the farmers ernmenttowin. But howmanytimes in maybeactuallysustaining the farmers’ agi- of letting crowds collectasa in Punjab. This is notthe place to go intothe Indian politics have we wonshort-term vic- REACHING OUT tation and potentiallydriving it to agreater showofstrength, and so the meritsofthe three bills. But wheneverthere tories that createlong-term political precar- showofstrength. impulse is to makeit is alarge-scale transition thereisuncertainty iousness? Forthe central government, the existen- abouthow it will work out and who will bear Delhi does well to turn itsattention to task of diplomacy in tial stakes arehigh. It drawsalot of itspolit- difficult to expressprotest. the risk.The farmers fear thatsupportfor The writer is contributing editor, neighbourhood. Therecan be high cost of neglect ical capital from being able to showthat “it This is aproblem. public mandis and procurement is likelyto The Indian Express
TCOULD BE acoincidence that three topofficials of the governmentare touring neighbouring countries or the near abroad at the same time. But their visits— External Affairs MinisterSJaishankar is in Seychelles afterBahrain and the UAE, National Security Advisor Ajit KDoval in Sri Lanka, and Foreign SecretaryHarsh IShringla in Nepal —underline that India's relationships with countriesinthe re- ANEW WAY OF SEEING gion needurgentattention. In the lastfew months, the foreign secretaryhas also made trips to Dhaka and Male. This concerted outreachatthe highestlevelscomes at atime of aggravated tensions between India and China at the Line of Actual Control. Kamala Harris is morelikely to think of anew paradigm forSouthAsia But longbeforethis summer whenthe Chinese Army's disruptionofthe military equation in Ladakh became apparent, it wasactuallyinthe SouthAsian and wider Indian Ocean region —now also known as the Indo-Pacific —wherethe rivalrybetween Asia's Khaled Ahmed twobiggestpowers wasplaying out. Delhi had fortoo longtendedtotakeits influence in this region forgranted,depending on itscultural linksand old establishedties with KAMALAHARRIS WILL become the first Givenher intellect, Harris, while follow- cistYogesh Pati (whospent muchofhiscareer political elites, and overlooking the changing political and economic dynamicofthese woman Vice-President of the US; she is also ing Biden’s lead, is expected to look at South at the University of Maryland),workedto- smaller neighbours. From these capitals, thereisnow adifferent viewofIndian influence the firstSouth Asian to reachsuchpromi- Asia as aplacewhereafourth of humanity gether to develop Pati-Salam theoryofunifi- in the region from what it wasevenadecade ago, especiallywhen some of decisions nence. She isthe firstwoman and first“black- livesinstatesthat tend to treat one another cation in particle physics. heritage” US Vice-President-elect.Atfirst notsowell, ignoringthe good times they The factor whichcomes to theforewhen takeninDelhiseemed to go againsttheir interests.Not surprisingly, deep-pocketed China glance, she has asharpwit that is strongly ex- could enjoybyliving cooperatively under an youencounter Harris is hersharpwit and her offeredanattractive waytoleveragerelations withIndia. pressive of herviews on the problems of race integrated South Asia economy.Her mother capacity to engageinrationalargument. One Dhaka's angeratIndia'snew citizenshiplaw andNepal'smapadventurewereeye-open- and democracy in America. Some Pakistani wasfromasmall villageinTamil Nadu that, maybeforgivenfor attributing this to,first, ersonhowpoliticians andpolicy-makersinDelhiaresometimes unabletojointheemerg- Americans whothinkthatshewould pushthe together with Kerala (literacy rate 94 per her being awoman who thinksdifferently ing dots in the region. And earlier this year,India seemedcontent to outsource itsworries Biden administration towardsamorepro- cent), routinelyproduces giftedIndian citi- fromaman,andsecond,becauseof herSouth in the Indian Ocean to theTrumpAdministration, as Maldivessignedadefence treaty with India policy have been reportedasactually zens. Pakistanisnot similarly gifted. Onecan Indian origins. She comes from South India, voting forDonald Trump. saythatPakistani nationalism —anti-India away from the north of the Subcontinent, the US, and the US SecretaryofState,MikePompeo, landedinColombo from wherehebe- It would be tragic to place such anarrow underareligious ideology —isless intellec- wherenations arefighting anever-ending ratedChinaand warnedSri LankaagainstBeijing'sdebt trap. TheBiden administration may gloss on an American woman of great politi- tuallyinterpreted by Pakistanis than that of war. She is morelikelytothink of anew para- have amorenuancedway of dealing with Beijing and it maybeinDelhi’s owninterests to cal distinction.Akbar Ahmedand Amitav India. However, people of intellect in both digm forSouth Asia, amergerofpeace rather do itsown legworkinthe region. Jaishankar's visit to Seychelles will signal that India re- Acharya,writing in Lahore’s Daily Times states areable to transcend the narrowin- than warlikeseparation. mains interestedinthe Assumption Islandinfrastructureproject.Shringla's visit to (November 14)havemade awise “correc- tellectual povertyofnationalism. Harrisis an Americangrowingup in amili- Kathmanduwillhopefullytakeforward the repairof bilateralties,aworkinprogress. Doval's tion”:“Butthe election of the firstSouth Asian Ahmedand Acharya arehopeful and point eu whereracismwasthe firstbattle she hadto VicePresident mayprovide an opportunity to pastrareexamplesof a“SouthAsian” iden- fight. She is suretolook at the plightofhuman participation in atrilateral meeting on maritime security with Sri Lanka and the Maldives forthe South Asian diasporatomovepastits tity:“In the past, whenIndians and Pakistanis rightsinbothIndia and Pakistanunder moun- in Colombo, afterthe foreign secretary's visitearlier this month to the Maldivian capital, traditionalrivalryand lookat US relationswith have joinedhands on acommon project, they ting religious discrimination. She is sureto should help reiteratethat Delhi is afriend apartfrombeing their closestneighbour. the twonations outside of azero-sumprism.” have made significant contributions to the ad- knowthe ideological trajectoryofPakistan Afterlong years of watching worldaffairs KamalaHarris is an vancementofknowledge and policy.Onecan from Jinnah’s hopefulbeginning to today’s re- through the ideologicallensof the Democrats American growing up in a quoteone exampleofthe partnershipbe- ligious extremism, whichthe stateallows thr- in the US, she is bound to be different in her milieu where racism wasthe tweenPakistaniMahbub-ul HaqueandIndian ough the lawagainst“blasphemy”, doling out worldview, in contrasttothe prisms in India NobelLaureateAmartyaSen. As studentsof the “minimum” punishment of death even PARDONHIM andPakistan.She willfirstofall beloyaltoher first battle she had to fight. economics at CambridgeUniversity they when blasphemyiscommitted through “in- owncountry, the US, and will have to pursue She is sure to look at the forgedalife-long friendshipthat redefinedthe nuendo”. She will surelylook at the problem Still refusing to concede the election, while pardoning turkeys the current Democrat viewthat the US should plight of human rights in paradigm of development. The UN’s Human of HindutvainIndia and thinkofthe much- and allies, Donald Trumpcutsatragicomic figure move closetoIndia as apartofits China pol- both India and Pakistan Development Indexwas born outof this”.Yet neededpolitical “correction” in South Asia. icy.(Democratstendedtoleanto India during another example listedis: Pakistani Nobel the Cold Warwhen Republican anti-Soviet under mounting religious winner in Physics, Abdus Salam, who was The writer is consulting editor, OR THE FACELESS, nameless multitudes that labour away on newspaper desks pragmatism tendedtofavour Pakistan.) discrimination. once afellowatPrinceton, and Indian physi- Newsweek Pakistan around theworld,theoutgoingUSPresident,Donald Trump, is agiftthatkeeps on giving. Earlier this week,Trumpemergedfromhiding —hehas been keep- ing under the radar even as he refuses to acceptthe election verdict —topar- Ftake in aWhiteHousetradition.Everyyear,theUS President “pardons”aturkey forThanksgiving, allowing abirdtoescape the dinner table and live out apeaceful life. This NOVEMBER 28, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO year,the worldover, “Lame-duckpresident pardons turkey”, wasthe headline. Yet, despite the pun that wroteitself, therewas something almosttragic about the entireaffair. ASSAM TALKS Kumar Phukan told newsmen that theyhad sons were killedingroup clashes in Gauhati Trumphas still refusedtoconcede the election, but it seems that he is finally realising THE ALL-ASSAM STUDENTS Union and the discussedindetail the Home Minister’s in- and three in police firing at Tinsukia in thathis denial will notkeep him from losing his job. He claimedcredit while pardoning the All-Assam Gana Sangram Parishad an- vitation. The decision wasthat therewas no Upper Assam on November 24. turkeyfor theDow Jones hitting 30,000.Hetalked about“AmericaFirst”. It wasthe final nouncedtheir decision to participateinthe objection to taking partinthe proposed tour of arockstarlong pasthis prime, playing the greatesthitsfor athinning crowd. Forthe proposedtripartiteconference on conference if the government declared the PAK AND A-BOMB November 29 in New Delhi “providedthe acceptance of the 1951 NRCand 1952 elec- IT HAS BEENrevealedthat Pakistanstarted firsttime since he took office, Trumpisnot the BigStory.And withhis petulance aboutthe government accepted” the1951National toralrolls. itsquest forthe nuclear bomb in January concession, and his refusal to invitehis successor Joe Biden to the White House (a tradition RegisterofCitizens and the 1952 electoral 1972.Aformer ZABhuttoaide said lastJune at leastasimportant as turkey-pardoning), thereislittle chance anymoreofagraceful exit. rolls as the basis fordetection of foreigners. GAUHATI VIOLENCE in atelevision programme over the BBC, But Trump's final acts in office seem to be very muchincharacterwith the rest of his Home MinisterZail Singhinvited represen- THE LAWAND order situationworsened in whichwas earlier thismonth repeated by presidency.OnNovember 26, TrumppardonedMichael Flynn, former national security ad- tativesofAASU and AAGSP foratripartite Assam withseveral incidentsofarson, as- the PBSnetwork of the US.The whole thing visor,who pleadedguilty to lying to authorities about his contactswithRussian officials conference on November 29 in NewDelhi. saultsand intimidation reportedfromdif- startedinJanuary1972when Bhuttotold a The invitation washandedovertothe lead- ferent parts of Greater Gauhatisince the groupofscientists:“Look,weare goingto duringthe 2016 US election campaign. Forcontext, according to the PewResearch Centre, ers of the AASU and AAGSP through aspe- deathofthree members of afamilyonthe have abomb. Can yougiveittome?” Trumphas issued theleastnumber of pardonsand commutations of anyUSpresident. cial messenger by the Assam Government, outskirts of the curfew-bound Tinsukla in- Andwhen he does, it's oftentohelp out friends, likeRoger Stone, another allywho was an AAGSP spokesman said. Afterajoint dustrial town last night. With this, the toll Therewas no edition on November 28, convictedof witness tampering. The turkey, it is safetoassume, believesin“America First”. meeting, the AASU general secretary, Bhrigu in the pasttwo days rose to eight. Twoper- 1980. These reports arefromNovember 27
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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER28,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The US often accuses China of trying to replacethe US'dominance in rulemaking. China has never had suchazero-sum mind-set. With the expansion of China's economy, it is China's inalienable right to participate in 9 THE IDEAS PAGE rule making with other countries.” —GLOBAL TIMES, CHINA God’s own goal Plugging holes in
Maradona wasarebel againstasystem thatoppressedyou by itsrules, created themtohold youdown welfare net andtorethemupwhenthe calculus of powerchanged Asocial registrythat linksAadhaar with residence information can help target aid to the most vulnerable during apandemic
and non-BPL households recordsimilar re- ceipttransfers. These findings areconsistent with estimates by Anmol Somanchi as well as by Rohini Pande, SimoneSchaner,Charity Peter Ronald TroyerMoore,and ElenaStacy,whoobserve that nearly half of poor women areunlikely deSouza to receive PMJDY transfers. These observations outline the twin MARADONA’S FIRSTGOALinthe 1986 World challenges in designing social safetynetsthat Cupquarter-finals in Mexico againstEngland PallaviChoudhuri reachthe mostvulnerable and can be acti- —the “hand of God” goal —has been univer- and Sonalde Desai vatedeffectively when disasterstrikes. sallycondemnedasacheatgoalthat has no Unless aregistry containing dataabout in- place in football. Some calleditthe “hand of dividuals and their bank accountsexists, thedevil”. If one had read only the European THE US CONGRESS acted expeditiouslyin moneycannotbetransferredexpeditiously. commentators, one would tend to endorse lateMarch to provide relief on accountofthe However, registries basedonspecific crite- this severe moral verdict. European furyis COVID-19topoor and middle-class individ- ria(forexample,identifiedBPL households) understandable. Football has rules. The ualsand to stimulate the economy by enact- maynot identify individuals mostvulnerable handballgoalwas aviolation of these rules. ing aCoronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic to crises.UsingdatafromtheIndianHuman England should nothavelost1-2 to Security(CARES) Actthat sends$1,200to Development Survey (IHDS), Amit Thorat, Argentina. eachindividual belowthe income threshold ReeveVanneman, Sonalde Desai, and Since this is an article onlyabout ethical of $75,000.Nonetheless, as The Washington Amaresh Dubey find evidence that factors judgement regarding the “hand of God” goal, Post reported, even in October,millions of that contributetowards alleviating poverty letmelimit the discussion onlytoitand not households were yettoreceivetheir stimu- maydifferfromthe ones that push people to theEnglish outrage, whichIsee as duplic- lus payments. Whataccountsfor this and into it —indicatingthe challenge of target- itous. But that is another matter.The fact that whatisthe lesson from this experience for ing welfarebeneficiaries in response to Maradona followedthis goal with another India or other countries that aretrying to shocks.About 40percent of thepoorin2012 four minutes later,referredtoasthe goal of build robustsocial safetynets? were pushedintopoverty by specialcircum- the century, when he dribbledpastfive What happenedwas simple: The taxau- stancesand would nothavebeen classified English defenders, is notofrelevance here. thorities who were chargedwith disbursing as being poor basedontheir 2005 conditions. The seriousness of the ethical issues concern- the funds had no wayofknowing howto Suchexclusion errors can getmagni- ing the“hand of God” goal is notdiluted by sendthecheques.Fortaxpayerswhoreceived fied in theevent of large-scale disasters this second brilliant goal. Therefore, if one is refunds in theirbank accounts in 2018 and whenusing pre-existing databases, since to look at the “hand of God” goal onlyin 2019,accountinformationwasavailablewith manypeople arelikelytofallintopoverty terms of football’s rules, whereahandball is the authorities. But the poor —whose in- from an economy-wide negative shock, afoul,then the goal, even though it wasnot comeswerebelowthe income threshold for leadingtocoverageerrors. Recent esti- seen by the referee, wasunacceptable. filing or those who owed moneytothe gov- mates from theWorld Bank suggestthat Football stood devalued. The name of the ernment—hadto crossseveralhurdlesto get 88 to 115million people could slide into beautiful game wasbadlytarnished. thismoneyandthecomputersystemdidnot povertyin2020,whichpresentsadaunting Maradona should have been punishedfor it. makeiteasy forthem to registertheirclaim. challengefor targeting welfarebeneficiar- However, if youlook at the goal from adif- CRSasikumar Thereare reportsthatclearingupthebacklog ies. It also emphasises the needfor post- ferent perspective,itdoesnot seem so wrong. of sending stimulus checks could take until disasterrevalidation of anyexisting social If youbuild in contextintothe argument, cal- of Buenos Aires took over.Using all his cun- is repeatedly deployedinthe Mahabharata. January2021insome states.Suchexclusion registration database. culatethe dignity gains forArgentina, and ning, he disguisedahandball as aheader and LordKrishna guiding Arjuna’s chariotinthe fromsafetynetsisparticularly large forracial Theseobservations suggestthatinadis- look at the goal from a“dirty hands” angle, sent the ball intothe open goal. It wasfor the battle againstKarna, sees Karna setdownhis andethnicminorities.Astudyby theNational asterresponse situation, we cannotrelyon then it is possibletoargue that the English refereetocall him out. Perhaps even punish weapons as he alightsfromthe chariottolift Opinion Research Centre(NORC)atthe registriesbasedonindividualcharacteristics should have takenthe result “with acheery him. In English law, it is called“rules as deter- the wheel whichisstuckinwet clay. Seeing Universityof Chicagoshows thatwhile24 per to identify beneficiaries. Unfortunately, uni- and self-confident sense of un-batterability”, rence”. The refereedid notsee thehandball. him defenceless, recognising that this is the cent of WhiteAmericans were likely to re- versal benefitsmay have serious fiscal im- as MaryBeardsaidwhen she opposedthe The goal wasgiven. Argentina erupted. To onlymoment when Karnacould be killed, ceive unemployment benefits, only13per pactsifexpandednationwide.However, most students’Rhodes MustFallcampaign at burden Maradona with the weight of rule which, if allowedtopass, would mean that cent of BlackAmericans receivedsuchpay- disastersaregeographicallyclustered.Floods Oxford. Maradona did notlearnhis football observance, when he wasplaying forhigher Arjunawould losethe duel, Krishna urges ment between April to June2020. or earthquakes oftendevastate aswathe of on the playing fields of Eton where, appar- stakes, forhis people who the system had Arjuna to shootanarrow at Karna. This is in In contrast,23 per cent of Indians living in districts;pandemicsmayaffectdensely-pop- ently, they teachyou the rules of sportthough held down, forhis countrythathad been de- violation of the rules of war. No one is to be Delhi-NCR receivedapayment of Rs 500in ulated cities morethan villages. If thereisa notofcolonial governance. He learnt his foot- feated by Englandinwar,for the honour of attackedwhen theydonot have their their Jan Dhan accountswithin three weeks wayforusto setupsocialregistriesthatiden- ball in the bylanes of the Buenos Aires slums those who had died, is justplain naïve. Rule weapons with them. Fightingcan onlytake of the lockdown being declared.Farmers reg- tify individuals, theirplace of residence, and wherehelived.Here, football is everything. observancewas thejob of the referee, who placewhenbothare armed.Arjunahesitates isteredforPM-KISANalsoreceivedRs2,000 their bank accounts, these linkages can be If youare good, it givesyou away out of your had the authority to enforceit. Maradona to breakthe rule. LordKrishna compels him in their accountsimmediately. However, usedtotransfer funds to everyone living in vulnerability.Itmakes youahero, earns you gambledthat the refereewould miss it. to fire thearrow at an unarmedKarna.He while using prior registries allowedfor quick theaffectedareaquickly. Aadhaarlinkagesof alivelihood andmakes youastar. Maradona Maradona won. does. Karna dies. The hand of godisonce disbursementof funds,itis notclearthatthe individuals and bank accountsalready exist. wasagenius, who rarely comes to football. In moral theory, thereis, in addition, the moreatwork. moneyreachedthe mostvulnerable house- If residentialinformationintheAadhaardata- His parentswerePeronistas. He wasarebel “dirty hands” argument that can also be used So whyisMaradona pilloriedfor his holds. Forexample, recipientsofPM-KISAN basecanbeefficientlystructured,thiswould againstasystemthat oppressedyou by its to defend Maradona’s goal. The Princeton handballgoal? Unfairly,Ibelieve.The sec- were notamongstthe pooresthouseholds, allowfor geographic targeting. rules, that, in fact, created rules to hold you philosopher Michael Walzer and the ond goal endedthe debate on Maradona’s nor were these the households that were Anysocial registrythat can serveasapo- down and then tore them up when the cal- Cambridgephilosopher BernardWilliams genius. He wasthe consummateartist, the mostaffected by the COVID-related lock- tential beneficiaryplatform forsafetynets culus of powerchanged. approveofit. Simplyput, it states that in ex- passionatesportsman, the footballing vir- down. Datafromround-3 of the NCAER inherentlyruns the risk of violating individ- Facing an open goal —all five foot five ceptional situations committing immoral ac- Howcould he think of rules tuoso. He wasthe boyfromBuenosAires, Delhi Coronavirus Telephonic Survey ual privacy.Tothe extent that suchsocial reg- inches of him —Maradona, who had jumped tions is justifiable –that is having dirty hands who facedthe system, challenged it, was (DCVTS-3), covering asample of 3,466 istries storeonlybasic information suchas higher than Peter Shilton,the English goal- —ifthat is necessarytoachieve some higher when he sawanemptygoal crushedbyit, but wasnever co-optedbyit. households in June in the Delhi NCRarea, location,instead of moresensitive identifiers keeper,was notgoing to be held backbyjust moral ends. In suchexceptional situations, before him, when he He wasthe footballing equivalent of the suggeststhat 21 percentof farmhouseholds such as povertystatus, they areunlikelyto arule. Toomuchwas at stake. England one has no other option than to dirty one’s imagined what agoalwould painter Vincent VanGogh, the chess prodigy receivedtransfers through PM-KISAN. violateprivacy,whilestill serving the pur- neededtobedefeated.The loss in the 1982 hands. Maradona’s goal, Ibelieve, meets mean forArgentina? Alittle BobbyFischer,the balletdancer Rudolf However, 42 per cent of suchhouseholds be- pose of providing alistofpotentialbenefici- warinthe Malvinas had to be avenged.The these conditions. Howcould he think of rules Nureyev,the mathematician John Nash.His longed to the wealthiest one-thirdofthe aries inthe event of asuddenshock.As we try young victims of that warhad to be hon- when he sawanempty goal before him, help from his hands wasno lifeforce did notallowhim to achieve astate sample, while another 28.5per cent be- to disaster-proof futurewelfarepro- oured. English had to be taught ahumiliating when he imaginedwhat agoal would mean great moral transgression. of equilibrium with the world. Suchalife longed to the middle third. The PM-Kisan grammes, these aresome of the considera- lesson. He had to scoreagoal. He waspre- forArgentina? Alittle help from hishands Nobody died. Themoral forcenever does. Maradona has justdied. Yojana applies to landowners,therebyex- tions that deserveattention. pared to use everythinginhis powertodo wasnogreat moral transgression. Nobody theoryof‘dirtyhands’ was Long live Maradona. cluding agricultural labourers as well as the so. And godpaid compensation formaking died. The moral theoryof“dirty hands” was urban informal sector workers who were Choudhuri is fellowand Desai is professor him shortbyoffering Maradona ahand. notforgedtojustify this goal. not forged to justify this Thewriter is DD Kosambi Visiting Professor mostaffected by the lockdown. and centredirector,NCAER National Data The instinctsofthe boyfromthe slums Interestingly, the “dirty hands”argument goal. at Goa University Similarly,for thePMJDYpayment, BPL Innovation Centre. Viewsare personal Adrift in the Indian Ocean LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR A CRUEL STATE THIS REFERS TO the report ‘Plea forre- IDEAS To betakenseriously, Quadneeds militaryheft, notdesultorynaval exercises turn of straw&sipperfromNIA junked’ (IE, November 27). What could bemore ONLINE ridiculous? It took 20 days forthe NIA to RajaMenon decide that an 83-year old Parkinson’s ONLYINTHE EXPRESS affectedconvict, Stan Swamy, cannotbe IT WASTHE year 1964—July, to be precise — the same geo-political reasons as theyare to- ing of democratic nations in the Indian Ocean, the Pacific has ahigh density of MPAassets, givenbackhis straworasipper because ● PANDEMICLESSONS when the annual commonwealth navalex- day, apart from the obvious navalbenefits. and use navalpowertoconvey amessageto while theyare sparse in the Indian Ocean, he did nothavethese at the time of his FROMKOREAANDTAIWAN: ercise wasscheduledtobeheld in the Bayof The bogeyman wasnot China, but the USSR, Beijing, what messagewouldagrouping of particularly thewestern IndianOcean. The arrest.Evenifweaccepttheir argument, NKGANGULY Bengal, between the Nicobar Islandsand the although no one mentioneditaloud. But ob- eight shipsconveytoanation thinking in Australians can, of course, coverthe Malacca what is stopping the courtfrompermit- entrance to the straitsofMalacca. The British jectiveslikethose discussedtoday, such as termsoffiveaircraftcarriers? Surely, thisis Straits, but forthe west Indian Ocean, the US ting him to have one? Or,are theyafraid ● ENROLMENTOVER still had acommander-in-chief, FarEastFleet, freedom of the seas, safetyofshipping lanes, morelikeafeatherdustershown to Xi Jinping. will probably have to base asquadron of P-8 that an innocuous lookingitemlikea EDUCATION: stationedinSingaporeatthe giant arule-bound order etcwerefreelybandied His navalchief wouldhaveadvisedhim that aircraftatMasirahorDiegoGarcia. Howwill straworsipper could be turnedintoa SANJEEVRAI Sembawang NavalBase in the JohoreStraits. about. The scope of the exercises wasmas- it wasfrivolous. But, moreimportantly, who this shakethe Chinese Navy? Today, the pri- weapon to help the convict escape? The RoyalNavy’s FarEastFleetcontributed sively spectacular.Itincludedtwo weeksor is responsible in Delhifor being so ungener- maryweapon system of mostwarships is the Theyhaverejected his bail application www.indianexpress.com one aircraftcarrier to theexercise, along with 10 workingdays of an operational work-up, ous withthe IndianNavy? Wasittimidity or surface-to-surface missile, with ranges of up even on medical grounds. Is thereno one cruiser,three destroyers,three frigates, in smallgroups including asubmarine, end- diplomatic reticence to leave theglass half to 200km. The ships’ sensor rangeisonlyup limitthe powers that be can cross? twosubmarines and twooil replenishment ing with afive-daytactical exercise, withthe full? Areour four nations incapable of mus- to 100km, and accuratetargetinformation Melville XD’Souza, Mumbai tankers. The Indian Navy,whichhad onlyone whole fleetdivided intoared (enemy)force tering 30 ships? has to be suppliedbeyond 100kmbyaircraft SHAREPOWER fleetinthose days,contributed oneaircraft andablueforce. On completion of the exer- Anyway,this opportunity has been lost or helicopters in what is called Over the DIVIDE AND RULE carrier,one cruiser,two destroyers and four cise, the whole fleetentered Singaporecer- and letuslook to the future. If there is reti- Horizon Targeting (OTHT). Aship with OTHT THIS REFERS TO thereport, ‘Muslim frigates, all of whom sailedout from Bombay emonially, forafull debriefand social gath- cence to abigger seasonal navalpresence, an will definitelysink aship without it. THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Battle for Ministers:numbers lag farbehind their (as it was, then)tojoinupwiththe Royal erings hosted, in turn, by eachnation. The answer has to be found.But first, thereisno With the Indo-Pacific fullycovered by the acity’ (IE, November 27). The BJP’s well- shareofpopulation’ (IE, November 27). Navalships, offNancowry, in the Nicobar Pakistannavyserved liquor in those days. substitutefor navalpower to ensure oceanic MPAs of the Quad, aPLANship in the Indian oiledelection machine is in full battle The reportlaysbareanopen secret.This Islands. From Canada came three modern Things have clearly changed alot.There stability, but one alternativelies in the area of Ocean is in imminentdanger of being sunk mode in Hyderabad.Agoodshowinthe almostnon-existent representationof frigates, with the Australians contributing is an incipientand obvious threat andnoone Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA). at will. Apublic announcement of adivision Hyderabad municipal polls mayhelp the single-largest minority givesshape one destroyer and one frigate. Pakistansent has anyhesitation in pointing at China.The Perhaps, some thought mayalready have of the Indo-Pacific intoareas of responsibil- the party makeinroads in the South, to avicious circle —poor development twodestroyers,and the NewZealanders, one FarEastFleetisgone,Britain having evacu- been giventoMDA in the twin agreement to ity forMDA,between members of the Quad something whichithas notbeen able to to resentment and their vulnerabilityto frigate. In all, 28 ships gatheredfor the JET ated from EastofSuezin1965,but the BECA(Basic Exchangeand Cooperation will sendanunmistakable signal to Beijing do so far—Karnataka beinganaberra- be exploited by vested interests.There (Joint Exercise offTrincomalee) series, as Americans arehere, and safetyofshipping Agreement), and that is the Maritime of the constant danger to Chinese warships tion. To achievesuccess in these elec- arethose who could successfullysell the theywerethencalled, as the Malabarseries lanes and an expansionistBeijing arenot InformationSharingTechnical Agreement in the Indian Ocean, should hostilities arise. tions,ithas resortedtoits tried-and- idea of aMuslim minority rulingHindus arenow calledfor the Quad exercises. The mythical anymore. However, in November, (MISTA)signedbetween India and the US. With adesultoryQuad navalexercise,oncea tested method of polarisation. Sadly, despitetheir deplorablecondition. operational planning wasmassive in the the Quad actuallyconverged to continuethe Thereislittle information available in the year of afew ships, Beijing will onlybe society’s fault lines continue to be ex- Sharing powerisanimportant mecha- days of no internet, cellphones and printers. Malabar series, with atotal of justeight ships. public domain about MISTA.But what it amusedthata“threat” exists to itsambition ploited forpolitical gains by the saffron nismtobring our Muslim brethren to Therewerealso four Maritime Patrol Aircraft The Chinese foreign office spokesman had should coverisanomnibus agreement for to become aglobal power. party. the mainstream . (MPA)ofthe Australian Navy,operating from earlier dismissedthe Quad as so much“foam” Maritime Patrol Aircraft(MPA) operatingand Vijai Pant, Hempur Vishal Kumar, Etawah ButterworthinMalaysia. on the sea. Aretheyright or aretheybeing information sharing forthe entireIndo- The writer is aformer rear The exercise washeld forpretty much overconfident?Ifthe ideaistoform agroup- Pacific. This is easiersaid than done because admiral in thenavy
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I, Meghna Rajeev,legally I, Sreelatha Rajeev legally ties in the stateand central gov- parcel near the mining siteand The written representation Prajapatisaid,“Thisareaispart daughter of JC-332126 wife of JC- 332126 MSub ernment seeking stay on the expressedapprehension about a has been submitted by Rohit of an earthquakefault line. There MSub Rajeev.M,r/o Rajeev.M, r/o Prajapati and Krishnakant on be- arearound 12 villages around the Karakkattumadom, Karakkattumadom, Muttom P.O, Alappuzha half of Paryavaran Suraksha mining siteinwhicharound Muttom P.O, Alappuzha Samiti (PSS), aVadodara-based 30,000peoplelive.Bhavnagarcity dist, Kerala state - dist, Kerala state -690511 690511now serving with now serving with HQ CWE environmental group. is also 18 km away from the min- HQ CWE Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, C/o 56 APO, Aspertherepresentation,last ing site. If the mining activity is C/o 56 APO, have have changed my name week,somevillagersfromHoidad continuedand an incident of from SHREELATHA to changed my name from villageinGhogha tehsil had seen earthquakeoccursthechancesof SREELATHA RAJEEV RSMeghana to Meghna and DOB from 10 May that aland parcel near alignite major casualties areveryhigh. Rajeev in my father's 1975 to 30 May 1975 in my mining siteofGujarat Power Similarincident(of upwardmov- Army service record vide husband's Army service Corporation Limited movedup- ement of land) had happenedin Affidavict G- 150457. records vide Affidavit G- ward by around 30-40 feet.A the region in lastDecember also. dt 06 Nov 2020 Request for Proposal 150456 dt 06 Nov 2020 video related to the incident got So,we have demandedtostaythe For circulated on social media and mining activity immediately.” I ASMITABEN Hiring of Human Resource (HR) Agency subsequentlyPSS came to know Collector Gaurang Makwana DEVCHANDBHAI JAYANI for abouttheincident.Followingthis, said, “A representation has come... W/OVISHWAS Ministry of Food Processing Industries ateamof PSSvisitedthesitealong Ihaveasked the geologisttocon- RAMESHCHANDRA SOJI- MinistryofFood Processing Industries (MoFPI), Government of TRA R/OofA-502, withsomeofficialsfromdifferent duct an inquiry.So, afterthe in- Pushpavan India, desires to engage acredible Human Resource (HR) stateauthorities and the mining quiry, the geologistwill saywhat Apartments, Bodakdev, Agency forproviding supporttoMoFPI in recruitment of profes- companyearlier this week. exactlyhas happenedthere. The sionals under the various schemes of MoFPI. Ahmedabad, Gujarat GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION Following the visit, the dis- reportwill come within a shall henceforth be Fordetails regarding eligibility,terms of reference,timeline etc. trict geologisthas been ordered week.” The collector ruledout known as ASMITA kindly refer to the RFP of tender ID:-2020_MoFPI_593444_2 SolidWaste ManagementDepartment to conduct atechnical inquiry anypossibility of staying the VISHWAS SOJITRA affi- and related corrigendum at Ministry's website: S.W.M.C.No.A7/3041-46/2020 intothe incident and submit a mining work till the reportof davit no 1428 sworn ERRATA (https://mofpi.nic.in/tender/RFP) and at Central Public reportinaweek’s time. the geologistcomes. beforenotary NITIN M. Procurement Portal (https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app) ErataPublished on “The Hindu” Tamil Newspaperand “Indian Express”English DAPATdated Newspaper, Dated: 20.11.2020. Eligible firms willing to participate and meeting the eligibility cri- 25/11/2020. AlreadyPublished to be read as AHMEDABAD CANTONMENT BOARD teria maysubmit the application as per the stipulated timeline. 0050172230-1 The Superintending Engineer (SWM),Greater The Superintending Engineer (SWM),Greater PUBLIC NOTICE DAVP 16101/11/0006/2021 chennai corporaion (Gcc) invites online chennai corporaion (Gcc) invites online tender forReclamaion of Perungudi Dumping tender forReclamaion of Perungudi Dumping DECLARATION OF GARBAGE FREE CITY I, Padnamanabhan Ground through Bio-mining (Package1to5)Ground through Bio-mining (Package1to Prasanna Mohanan and Reclamaion of Perungudi Dumping Ground 5) and Reclamaion of Perungudi Dumping The Ahmedabad CantonmentBoard has decided to declare it's IMPORTANT W/OPoothakuzhiyil through Biominingand construcion of Interim Ground throughBiominingand construcion all the sevenwards as Garbaga free city Area. The public whoso- GUJARATMEDICAL SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED Landill site(Package6)for which RFP documents of Interim Landillsite(Package6)for which Whilst care is takenprior to acceptance of RaghavanMohanan areavailable in online www.tntenders.gov.in RFP documentsare availableinonline ever having anyobjections or aware of Garbaga free city in the advertising copy,itisnot possible to R/O1-VigneshwarPark, (A Government of Gujarat Undertaking) from 25.11.2020 onwards www.tntenders.gov.in from 28.11.2020 onwards Cantonment area can intimate the same to Cantonment Board verify its contents. The Indian Express (P) PreBid Meeing PreBid Meeing Limited cannot be held responsible for Opp-Godavari Flats Regd. Office :BlockNo. 14/1, Dr.Jivraj Mehta 02nd December 2020at11.00 AM 09th December 2020at11.00 AM Office within fifteen days from the publication of this notice.The such contents, nor for any loss or damage ,Anand Mahal LastDate and Time of Submission of Bid LastDate and Time of Submission of Bid incurred as aresult of transactions with Bhavan, Sector-10, Gandhinagar details regarding Garbaga free city areas can be obtained from 23rd December 2020 at 03.00 PM 29th December 2020 at 03.00 PM companies, associations or individuals Road,Surat- 079-23250767, 23250766, 23257698 Bid OpeningDateand Time Bid OpeningDateand Time the Cantonment Board Office during working hours. advertising in its newspapers or 395009,Gujarat. I 24th December 2020 at 04.00 PM 30th December 2020 at 04.00 PM Publications. We therefore recommend HaveChanged My Name EMERGENCY TENDER NOTICE: D-11/2020-2021 No.2/SI/GFC/20-21-/1257 Sd/- that readers make necessaryinquiries DIPR/ 4418 /Tender/2020 Superintending Engineer/SWM before sending any monies or entering To Poothakuzhiyil Tenders are invited online from reputed Manufactures/formulators Office of the Cantonment Board Chief Executive Officer into any agreements with advertisers or Prasanna Mohanan /direct importers forpurchase of (1) Remdesivir Injection 100 GREATER CHENNAICORPORATION Ahmedabad-4 Ahmedabad Cantonment Board otherwise acting on an advertisement in 0040556236-1 Date: 27/11/2020 any manner whatsoever. mg, (2) Itolizumab Injection 100mg/vial &(3) Favipiravir Tablet Solid Waste ManagementDepartment 200 mg on quantity contract basis and details of specifica- S.W.M.C.No.A7/0175/2020 tion, quantity is available on https://gmscl.gujarat.gov.in and Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board NoiceInviing Tender -Secondcall www.statetenders.com All tender documents can be down- Gandhinagar loaded free on the website: https://gmscl.nprocure.com & E-Tendersare invited forthe following work in SingleStage Twocover System as detailed below. TENDER NOTICE No.22/2020-21 State Frozen Semen Production & Tender Notice. Interested bidders are requested to submit the tender through e-tender process. [Deposit Work], TOLL FREE No.1961 Training Institute, Patan, GLDB, The Superintending Engineer(SWM), Greaterchennai corporaion invites Duration of Downloading of tender document (online) :- online tender forSupplying,Installaion, Tesing and commissioning of Executive Engineer,P.H.Mechanical Dn, GWSSB,Haji Market, 1st Floor, Ramnagar Road, Via Padmanabh Char Rasta, Scieniic Incineratoratacapacity of 100 MT per day(single or muliple units) 27/11/2020 to 05/12/2020 up to 18.00 Hrs. Opp.Jilla Sevasadan-2, Tithal Road, Valsad-396001. Phone No.99784 Patan-384265. fornon recyclabledry waste at MylaporeinZone IX areavailable in online www.tntenders.gov.in 41274 invites online tenders for Construction of Mini Pipe WSS and M&R Contact: 02766 297105 Last date forSubmission (online): 05/12/2020 upto 18-00 HRS. Last date forSubmission of Physical document : 07/12/2020 upto LastDate and Time of Submission of Scheme for 5years for jurisdiction of Tal: Pardi, Vapi &Umargam Dist. 09th December 2020 at 03.00 PM Advertisement for ''Green Fodder Cutting Tender : 18-00 HRS of Bid Valsad from those who are registered in appropriate class and having 2020-21'' (Second Attempt) for State Frozen Opening of Technical Bid Date (online): 08/12/2020 at 15-00 HRS. Bid Opening Date and Time 10th December 2020 at 04.00 PM work experience for tender ID No.436626 with Estt. Cost of Rs.44.15 Laks.The interested contractors shall have to pay required tender fee/EMD Semen Production &Training Institute, Patan INF/1361/20-21 MANAGING DIRECTOR costofTender Documents and cost of tender documentRs.20,000/- + in prescribed manners.Further details can be made available on web site Online tenders areinvited for green fodder cutting at EMD 12% GSTEMD: Rs.9.10 Lakhs Superintending Engineer/SWM www.nprocure.com & www.gwssb.nprocure.com & www.state- the aforesaid office from the agencies dealing with job DIPR/4416/Tender/2020 tenders.com. Further any amendment made will be disburse only on contract. Tender with reverse auction can be obtained Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board above web site only.The last date of tender downloading/uploading is from www.nprocure.com rd ONLINE TENDER NOTICE No.06/2020-2021 Tender Notice No.4of 2020-21-III Attempt Dtd. 22-12-2020 up to 18.00 hrs. No.INF/VALSAD/499/2020 Approximate cost Tender E.M.D. E-Tender ID No. 435955 and 435958 PANCHAYATIRRIGATION DIVISION BHAVNAGAR of Tender (Rs.) Fee (Rs.) (Rs.) Online Tender through E-Tendering are invited for the following works Executive Engineer,Panchayat Irrigation Division, Bhavnagar (Ph. 825000 1500 24750 by Executive Engineer,P.H.W.Dn., Godhra-389001. 0278-2430155) invites Bidders for work of total Tender Amount 1) Name of Works :- (A) Carrying out level Survey,Soil Investigation, 78.25 Lakh. Bidders shall be Registered Contractors of Govt. of Important Date Detailed Survey Work, Designing etc. for Providing, Supplying, Gujarat’sRoad &Building/Irrigation Department of Class ''D'' PreBid Meeting Dt. 04/12/2020 15.00 Hrs Lowering, Laying and Jointing PVC/G.l. Rising/Gravity Pipeline from and above.Tender Notice and Tender Documents are available on Village Level U/G Sump to Faliya. Designing and Constructing of RCC website https://www.nwr.nprocure.com.Bidders have to submit Last Date for Tender Dt. 21/12/2020, 18:00 Hrs tender online.Nophysical/postal submission will be entertained. Download &Upload ESR /HGLR /Under Ground Sump at Faliya Level, Construction of Well, Mini Scheme,Pump House and Supply,Installation, Testing & Original tender documents,and tender Notice will be seen at Submission of E.M.D, Dt. 21/12/2020 and Commissioning of Pumping Machineries at Existing U/G Sump etc. Rajkot Panchayat Irrigation Circle,Rajkot on working days. Fees &Tender Document 23/12/2020 During office under Faliya Connectivity of PM-3 Aand PM-3 BRWSS (Total-2 works) Time Schedule of E-Tendering as below Time (2) Eligibility:- Registration of Contractors in appropriate class in Documents online downloading From 26/11/2020 to 10/12/2020 Technically qualified agencies will invite for Reverse E Government Department &Require qualification criteria as per Tender date and time upto 18.00 hrs. auction. Documents (3) Last Date of online submission of Tender Document: 10/12/2020 (upto18:00 hrs) Tender online submission Date and Upto date 10/12/2020 Dt: 27/11/2020 Time and Time upto 18.00 hrs. Fordetail tender documents, terms &conditions etc. please Place: Patan Assistant Dircctor (A.H.) visit web: www.gwssb.nprocure.com Submission of Tender Fee, EMD and Within seven days from date of DDI/PATAN/328/20 The water supply boardisrequested to contact toll-free Help other documents,byRPAD opening of Tender Line No."1916" over drinking water problem in the rural Date and Time of Tender Opening 11/12/2020 11.00 hrs. areas. DDI/GODHRA/548/2020 DDI/BVN/593/20-21
KARNATAKA STATEPOLICE HOUSINGAND TAMILNADU CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION HEAD OFFICE :12, THAMBUSAMY ROAD, KILPAUK, CHENNAI -600010 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONLTD. SHORTTENDER NOTIFICATION ANDHRA PRADESHINTEGRATED IRRIGATION AND (A Government of KarnatakaUndertaking) REFERENCENO: BS3/35126/2020 AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION PROJECT #59, Richmond Road, (Gen K.S. Thimmaiah Road) Bengaluru-25. Tamil Nadu civil Suppliescorporaion invites sealedtendersintwo covers systemfor (World Bank Aided Project) Ph: 080 –25584102 /25594893 Website: www.ksphc.org the supply of 12,69,550 Nos. of IKg. Moong Dal,500 gForiiedRBD Palmolein Oil, 1Kg. Jaggery, 5gcardamom, 25 gcashew, 25 gRaisinsand cloth Bags (SizeB-12 inch XL-14.5 inch and Request for Bids (National Competitive Bidding) email :[email protected], [email protected] 2 GSM 140 g/m ) from the eligible bidders. Tender Notice No.05/2020-21, Dated: 21.11.2020 No.: EE/KSPH&IDCL/CNT/TND/2020-21/367 Date: 27.11.2020 1) Tendered Quanity & 1. Supply of 12,69,550 Nos. of 1KgMoong Dal. PlaceofSupply To TNcSc Head QuartersRegional Godowns in Tamil Nadu. The Superintening Engineer,Irrigation Circle, Srikakulam, Srikakulam SHORT TERM NOTICE INVITING TENDER 2. Supply of 12,69,550 Nos. of 500 gForiiedRBD Palmolein Oil. District, Pin code: 532001, Andhra Pradesh invites Bids from the intending To TNcSc Head QuartersRegional Godowns in Tamil Nadu. Bidders in Srikakulam District for Rehabilitation of 1) Rayikara Cheruvu KSPH &IDCL invites online tender through e-procurement portal https://eproc.karnataka.gov.in for 3. Supply of 12,69,550 Nos. of 1Kg. Jaggery. (Independent) in KK.Rajapuram (V) -Rs.36.68 Lakhs 2) Kasi Sagaram the following works: To TNcSc Head QuartersRegional Godowns in Tamil Nadu. (Independent in Burja (V) -Rs.30.13 Lakhs 3) Kotta Cheruvu Cascade Approx. Contract 4. Supply of 12,69,550 Nos. of 5gcardamom, 25 gcashewand 25 gRaisins. No.44 in Gangammapeta (V) Rs.65.34 Lakhs of Burja (M) 4) Narayana Amount Period sagaram Tank (Independent) in Budumuru(V) -Rs.122.69 Lakhs Sl. Class of To TNcSc Head QuartersRegional Godowns in Tamil Nadu. Name of Work put to (including 5) Devulavani Tank (Independent) in Bejjupuram (V) -Rs.138.42 Lakhs No. Contractor 5. Supply of 12,69,550 Nos. of cloth Bags tender (Rs. monsoon) (Size B-12 inch XL-14.5 inch and GSM 140 g/m2) 6) Nidagantlam Tank Cascade No.47 in Adapaka (V) -Rs.145.83 Lakhs of To TNcSc Head QuartersRegional Godowns in Tamil Nadu. Laveru (M) 7) Gavaramma Cheruvu (Independent) in Sairigam (V) -Rs. in Lakhs) in months 2) costoftender form Rs.1,380/-(including GST) eachtoobtain in person PACKAGE-30: Developmental works under PG-2020: 3) EarnestMoneyDeposit 1. MoongDal: Rs.6,78,100/- (Rupees six lakh seventyeight 33.32 Lakhs 8) Munu Kotu Ramayya Cheruvu (Independent) in Jalumuru Providing and installing Pre-Painted Galvalume Iron amount thousand and one hundred only) (V)- Rs.43.71 Lakhs of Jalumuru (M) 9) Bagamma Tank (Independent) in payable forshort Trapezoidal Proiled Sheet rooing over Terrace for Police 2. Jaggery:Rs.2,82,700/- (Rupees twolakh eighty twothousand Bobbilipeta (V) in Amadalavalasa (M) Rs.46.00 Lakhs 10) Cheedikivani Class-II & tender through Demand and sevenhundred only) Tank (Independent) in Kesavararaopet (V) in Etcherla (M) Rs.39.27 Lakhs, 1 Qtrs at Traic/Rural PS at Karwar,DAR at Karwar,Ankola 423.70 3 Drat. above 3. Foriied RBD Palmolein Oil: Rs.3,60,000/- (Rupeesthree lakh under “Andhra Pradesh Integrated Irrigation and Agriculture Transformation sixty thousand only) PS, Kumta PS, Honnavar PS, Murdeshwar PS, Bhatkal PS, Project (APIIATP)” from 30.11.2020 to 07.01.2021 upto 17.00 Hrs. Sirsi PS, Banavasi PS, Siddapur PS, Yellapur PS, Dandeli 4. cardamom,cashewand Raisins: Rs.2,70,200/- (Rupees two lakh seventythousand and twohundred only) For complete details visit us at : www.apeprocurement.gov.in PS, Haliyal PS in U.K District 5. cloth Bag:Rs.2,90,000/- (Rupeestwo lakh and ninety thousand For queires : Contact No: 94408 14811, 94412 61846 PACKAGE-31: Developmental works under PG-2020: for only) Class-III & Sd/- Superintending Engineer,Irrigation Circle, Srikakulam 2 Construction of Compound Wall &internal roads for Police 52.22 3 4) Saleoftender form On all workingdaysfrom28.11.2020 @I0.00 AM to 11.12.2020 DIPR No.473PP/CL/ADVT/1/1/2020-21, Dt.27/11/2020 above @01.30 P.M. Qtrs at Karwar &DAR at Karwar in U.K District. 5) Due date forsubmission Date of tender Closing Time Opening Time PACKAGE-32: Developmental works under PG-2020: for of illed tender document Class-III & 11.12.2020 Upto 02.00 P.M. 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UP cops take away FARMER PROTESTS ‘I have never made 15-yr-old for ‘threat’ Readytoholdtalks,remove personal attacks to CM on helpline the way BJP has andthecybercellof theUPPolice. misunderstanding:Tomar AMILBHATNAGAR Within24 hours,policehadiden- AGRA,NOVEMBER27 tifiedthe 15-year-old from Agra. attacked my family’ Atwo-member team wassent A15-YEAR-OLD'S familyinan fromLucknowtoapprehendhim, HARIKISHANSHARMA Trenches, water cannons: Farmers MAHARASHTRA CM UDDHAV Agra villagespent all of lastweek and he waspresented before the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 THACKERAY,whocompletesone preparingforarelative'swedding. Juvenile Boardinthe statecapital year in office Saturday, speaksto The minor wasveryexcited —he aday later.The minor is now AS FARMERS protesting against write to PM about ‘cruel policing’ VISHWAS WAGHMODE about would be meeting his cousins af- lodged at ajuvenile home in the newfarm laws startedenter- his plan to tackle the financial teralmostnine months. There Lucknow, police said. ingDelhi,theCentralgovernment stress on the economy, and on wasaconstant stream of people The family, whichwas un- onFridayreiteratedthatitisopen ANJUAGNIHOTRICHABA BJP’s“vendetta”politics.Excerpts: at the house. So when the door- awareofthe complaint until the fortalksonthecontentiousissues. JALANDHAR,NOVEMBER27 bell rang again on Sundayafter- police showedupattheir home, “Toremove anymisunder- Since the formation of the noon,theminor'sfatherexpected said the boyisusuallyquiet, and standing about the newagricul- ANGRYATthe obstacles placed MVAgovernment,the moreguests.It wasthe police. spendsalot of histimeplaying,es- turallaws,Iinviteallfarmerbroth- in the wayoffarmers marching opposition has been giving theyhaveattackedmyfamily Theyhad come from Lucknowto peciallyvolleyball. He studies in ers and sisters fordiscussion,” to Delhi, All India Kisan dates forits collapse? How with vengeance. When we were apprehend the minor.Theysaid Class 10,isagood student, and tweetedAgricultureandFarmers’ Sangharsh Coordination difficult has running this withthem,we were goodto them, the boyhad allegedly threatened does well in debating competi- WelfareNarendraSingh Tomar. Committee (AIKSCC), agrouping government been foryou? we usedtocampaign forthem to “blowup” Uttar Pradesh Chief tions at school, the familysaid. “Enactingnewlawswastheneed of 500farm unions, wrotealet- ...Theyare busyandhappydo- without whichtheir ballotboxes MinisterYogi Adityanath. "Heissoyoung,andhasbarely of thehour,thesenewagricultural tertoPrime MinisterNarendra ing that. Idonot want to come in wouldneverhavefilledup.Today, Accordingto police,theminor seentheoutsideworld.We donot laws aregoingto bringrevolution- Modi on Friday, urging him to between anybody’s happiness. the manner in whichtheyare at- had allegedly sent the threat by knowwhy or in what circum- arychanges in the farmers' lives provide them safepassageto This pandemic period in which tacking our familyisalow and WhatsApp on the state's Dial 112 stances he sent the message. But in the coming time.” RamLeela Ground in Delhi. we arerunning this government pervertedtendency of their poli- helpline number.Apoliceman anyone in the villagecan vouch The ministertagged avideo in The letter,acopyofwhichis is an exceptional time. No previ- tics. Ihavenot stoopedtotheir namedAnjul Kumar,who was thathemeantnoharm.Itispossi- whichhesaid the government is with The Indian Express,read, “As ous government would have to leveland attackedthem... postedwithDial112,filedanFIRat ble he sent it out of frustration, or ready fordiscussions. He said he youare aware, determinedand At the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border on Friday. Praveen Khanna face the pressures and difficulties Lucknow's Sushant Golf City as ajoke. We can onlycome to hasrequestedthefarmersto come resolutefarmersaremarchingto- that we have.The challenges be- Howdoes the government PoliceStationforallegedcriminal knowonce we speak to him. But fordiscussions on December 3. wardsDelhi in lakhs from differ- fore this government arebefore plan to rescue the economy intimidation. the wayhewas takenaway–it WhileDelhiPoliceallowedthe entstatesof India...underthelead- laden trucks in multiple layers, during farmers' protests in their you. However, we have setsome in the coming year? The numberinthe complaint wasalthough he wasacriminal,” protesting farmers to enter the ership of various national and hugeboulders placedacross the respective statesremainedunan- goals forourselvesand Ipromise We will officiallycomplete wastrackedby surveillanceteams the minor's grandmother said. Capital,therewasnoindicationon regional platforms of farmers or- roads and even trenches on the swered by your office.” youthat we will complete them one year tomorrow(Saturday). whethertheCentralgovernment ganisations.” road, watercanons and tear gas. The letter,sent on behalf of in the next four years. We had to restrict alot of our will hold talkswith the farm “These farmers have had to All of this in the cruel winter in dozens of farmers including work...ascoronavirushadstarted union representativesbefore face unprecedented obstacles NorthIndia.” RashtriyaKisan Mazdoor Has the Centrebeen receptive spreading itstentacles. However, India, Nepal on same December 3. placedintheir waybyHaryana The letter said things have Sangathan convenor VM Singh towardsworking with your in spiteofthat, during the lock- Farm union representatives, and Uttar Pradesh governments come to suchapass because the who is also member of national government on down, Maharashtra too, said Fridayevening that they presumablyalso at the behestof voices of farmers were nottaken working committee of AIKSCC, issues affecting government signed page, share same hadnotgot anyinvitationfortalks the central government, which intoaccount while framing the said that the government should the state? MoUs forinvest- earlier than December 3. “So far triedeverypossiblemeansto stop agri laws.“Even the representa- initiateasinceredialogue with Even though the mentsworth Rs we have notreceivedany invita- them —regular barricades, sand- tions giventoyou multiple times the farmers. party or ideology of 50,000 crore... It is vision, says Shringla tion fortalksfromthe govern- government is im- important to note ment,” said Kavitha Kuruganti, portant,afterthefor- THEEXPRESS that though the working group member of All Why wait till Dec 3, mation of the gov- wheels of economic SHUBHAJITROY Foreign India Kisan Sangharsh Coordin- HARYANAPOLICEBOOK 45-YEAR-OLDWHO Capt asks Centre ernmentit’stheduty INTERVIEW activities slowed NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 Secy Harsh ationCommittee(AIKSCC),which BKULEADERFOR MOBILISEDFARMERS of the government down, we did notal- Vardhan is leading the march to Delhi. either at the Centre WITH lowthem to stop. ADAY aftermeeting Nepal’s Shringla On November 24,the AIKSCC ATTEMPTTOMURDER DIESINACCIDENT Chandigarh:Punjab Chief Mini- oratthestatetowork UDDHAV We willseeitsfruits... Prime MinisterKPSharma Oli wrotetoPrimeMinisterNarendra ster CaptAmarinder Singh Friday impartiallywithout THACKERAY and stressing the importance of Modi demanding repeal of three Chandigarh:HaryanaPoliceon Ludhiana:Indays leadingupto welcomedthe Centre’s decision anydiscrimination. CM, MAHARASHTRA What aremajor “respecting eachother’s sensi- on the same pageand sharethe farm laws and withdrawal of the Fridaybooked stateBhartiya the Delhi Chalo protest, Dhan- to allowfarmers to enter Delhi to FromSeptember,the achievementsof tivities”, Foreign SecretaryHarsh same vision,” Shringla said, ElectricityAmendmentBill2020. Kisan Union (BKU) chief na Singh (45) mobilisedfarm- exercise their right to protestbut Centrestoppedthe your government? Vardhan Shringla on Fridaysaid while delivering alectureatthe Earlier,onNovember 13,talks Gurnam Singh Chaduni forat- ersfromover40villagesto join asked whythe Centrewas wait- supplyofPPEkitsandN95masks. Our government startedwith India and Nepal are“on the same Asian InstituteofDiplomacy and between the government and tempttomurder as he gave a the protest. ing forDecember 3for holding It ledtoanincrease in the state’s approvingRs20crorefundsforde- pageand sharethe same vision”. International Affairs, a farm union representativesre- callto theprotestingfarmersto On Friday, his march to talkswhen the situation is “get- financial burden by around Rs velopment of Raigad fort.The big He also underlinedthat New Kathmandu-basedthink-tank. mainedinconclusive.Ten days dismantle all barricades. the capital wascut shortby ting out of control now”. 250-300crore.Also, the GSTand decisionof farmloanwaiverupto Delhi sees itself as the On Thursday, Shringla met later,Union Food Secretary Chaduniisthemainfaceof the an accident that claimedhis “The voice of farmers cannot taxdevolution dues of around Rs Rs2lakhwastakenanditwasim- Himalayannation’s “foremost the topNepal leadership where Sudhanshu Pandey, who holds farmers' agitation in Haryana lifeonthe Bhiwani-Delhi be muzzledindefinitely. Centre 38,000croreare stillpendingwith plemented without hurdles. We friend and development part- theydiscussedthe boundaryis- additional charge of Agriculture againsttheCentre’sfarmlaws. highway.Two farmers ac- should immediatelyinitiatetalks the Centre. Apartfromnominal also introducedShivBhojan at Rs ner” in itsquestfor economic sue as well. andFarmers’Welfare,wrotealet- The FIR waslodged in con- companying him were in- with Kisan Union leaders to de- help,we have notreceivedthere- 10 (per plate) that is nowbeing and social development. On Friday, Shringla said the terto32farm unions, inviting nectionwithfarmers’movem- jured in the accident. fuse the tense situation at the quiredcooperationfromtheCen- givenatRs5.Whatever promises “In my meetings herein relation between Nepal and them fortalksonDecember 3. ent to Delhi from Ambala Th- Dhanna Singh (45), aresi- Delhi borders. Whywait till trewhen natural calamities such we made forfarmers, we have Kathmandu, with the President India is “intricate” and theyshare While thereisnospecific ursdaywhentheybroke police dent of Khiyali Chehlan Wali December3whenthesituationis asNisarga cyclone,floodsinVida- nearly fulfilledall...We don’tmake and the Prime MinisterofNepal, the same geography, civilisa- agenda mentionedinthe letter,it barricades.Policehave accused villageofMansa district, died getting out of hand now?" said rbhaandincessantrainfallinWe- announcementsofdoubling and the Foreign Minister, and my tional heritage, cultureand cus- is expected that keydemands of Chaduni and others of attem- when atractor-trolleyhewas Amarinder in atweet. stern Maharashtraand Marath- tripling income of farmers or ‘ac- counterpart, the Foreign toms. thefarmers’groups,includingre- pting to run over policemen travelling in washit from be- Amarinder asked the Centre wada hit the state... chedin aayenge’.... Secretary, and other dignitaries “India sees itself as Nepal’s pealingof thethreelaws andlegal with tractor-trolleys when hindinMundhalvillageofBhi- to show“statesmanship” and ac- and officials, Ihavebeen leftwith foremostfriend and develop- guarantee forthe minimum sup- theybroke thebarricades.ENS wani district by atruck. ENS ceptthe farmers' demand foras- Youhavebeen vocal in Your father had claimedhe no doubt that our countries are ment partner,” he said. portprice, will be on table. sured MSP. ENS attacking PM NarendraModi usedtorun the government with whom youhaveshared through remote control. How cordial relations. has been your experience LEADERS PAY RICH TRIBUTES TO CONG VETERANS PATEL, GOGOI Making personal attacks or running acoalition speakingwithmaliciousintention government with 2parties? issomethingthatIhavealways re- Runninggovernmentthrough Amid dissensions, call for unity and reconciliation at CWC meet frainedfrom.I,however, work and remote controlisaseparatething speak on issues that affect the butatthistimethereare threefin- the party,arguing that aunited tributetoPatel. lectedtheirassociationwithPatel. well-being of my statewith pas- gers on the remote. MANOJCG partywouldbethebiggesttribute Thecallforunityissignificant, Rahul said he valuedPatel im- sion. Unlikethem, Ihavenever FULLINTERVIEWON NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 forPatel,for whom the CWClater Whowillbenext with the party gearing up to elect menselyandrememberedhimas made personal attacks the way www.indianexpress.com said the “interests”ofthe party peacemaker? anew president, possiblybefore amanwhowasdiscreet,loyaland WITH THE party struggling with was“paramount”. It is learnt that E February. It is also interesting one who stood by his word. ● internaldissensions,ameetingof senior leader Anand Sharma too EXPLAINED giventhe turmoil and feud in the AICCincharge of West Bengal Time for KCR to go: Nadda the Congress Working Commit- arguedthatthepartyshouldwork main opposition party,which Jitin Prasada said one of Patel's tee(CWC), convenedbyparty together to uphold the Congress WITH THE Congress gearing up forelections to appoint anew resurfacedafter itsdismal per- biggestqualities wasthat he Hyderabad:BJP president JP forthe BJP to come,” he told party president Sonia Gandhi to pay ideology and reassurethe people president, therecould be attemptsfromall sides to averta formance in Bihar and the poor neverhankered afterapostbe- NaddaonFridayhitthecampaign cadres at Kothapethere. On criti- tributes to latestalwarts Ahmed that it stands forthem in today’s showdown whichwould further divide the party.But if elec- showingintheAssemblyby-elec- cause of whichhewas neverin- trail forthe December 1city civic cism from some quarters over the PatelandTarunGogoi,Fridaysaw critical times. tions areheld forthe Congress Working Committee, it could tions across the country. While secure. Patelgenuinelyhelped polls, with aroadshow, saying, “it BJP president coming to cam- leaders making an impassioned Sharma wasamong the 23 throw up interesting surprises. With AhmedPatel,the man leaders likeGhulam Nabi Azad people, he said. Therewereiso- is time forKCR (Telangana Chief paign foracorporation election, pleaforunity,withmanysuggest- senior Congress leaders who who could playarole in finding middle ground, no more, the and Kapil Sibal, who areamong lated calls asking Rahul to take MinisterKChandrasekhar Rao) Nadda said he wasready to go ingdialogueandreconciliationas wrotetheunprecedentedletterto big question is who will act as abridgebetween the leadership the 23 letter writers, have voiced backhis resignation as Congress and the TRS regime to go”. wherever requiredto end corrup- the wayforward. SoniaGandhi,demandingsweep- and leaders who have been demanding sweeping changes. concern over the stateofaffairs, president and return to the helm, “You have come in suchlarge tion, fordevelopment and expan- SourcessaidCongressgeneral ing changes in the party. manyhaveattackedthem forair- but the majority of leaders con- numbers in spiteofthe rain. This sion of the party.Several senior secretaryPriyanka Gandhi Vadra Sourcessaidmanyleaders,like ing views in the public. finedthemselvestopaying trib- is sending out amessage, on its leaders arecampaigning in the pointed out the needfor internal Rajasthan Chief MinisterAshok Chandy,expressedthesamesen- of whichwas said to be “sombre” Sonia and former Congress utes to Pateland Gogoi, who own, to KCRand TRS... that your Greater Hyderabad Municipal communication and dialogue in Gehlotand veteranOommen timent at the meeting, the mood withtheleaderspayingemotional presidentRahul Gandhi recol- were both CWCmembers. time to go has come and it is time Corporation elections. PTI
Rahul to Bengal WORKERS FROM CHHATTISGARH POOL FUNDS FOR KERALA RELIEF FUND Cong leaders: Sonia to decide 2,000 km from home, giving back to astate that feels like one on Left tie-up by honouringthecoronawarriors, tance backhome, he says,attest- dena chahtehain (It wasnot a VISHNUVARMA who mostepitomise that spirit. ing to the high-wageinformal problem forus. We aregetting so EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE KOCHI,NOVEMBER27 Backhome in Pedraroad, Kerala economythat drawsblue- muchfromthis state. We wanted NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 povertyhad forcedPaikratodrop collar workers from across the to give backaswell).” Mohandas, IN 2019,when he travelled2,100 out of school afterClass 10 and country. Morethan40colleagues who runs Computech, says, THE WESTBengal Congress unit km on atrain from Bilaspur to startworking in his father's rice of Paikraare from Chhattisgarh “WhenItoldthemhowevenlittle has been informallydiscussing Thiruvananthapuram, Ranjeet fields.However, moneywaslittle, alone,wholive togetherinaccom- children were doing their bit, it an "understanding" with the Left Singh Paikrahad neverbefore Everyyear since 2016, The andwhenafriendtoldhimabout modation providedbystruckachord. All of them were forthe forthcoming statepolls, seencoconutpalmsstandingrow Indian Express has been marking jobs in Kerala plucking coconuts Computech. Paikra's father, willing to donate." but wastold FridaybyRahul upon row. Less than twoyears the 26/11terrorattacks on that paid well, Paikraseizedthe mother and twobrothers live in At ameeting chaired by him, Gandhi that the final call on atie- later,thesonof apoorfarmerfrom Mumbai with stories of strength opportunity. Pedraroad. Paikraand the others offeredthe up will be takenbyparty chief Pendraroad in Chhattisgarhisan andapubliceventshowcasingthe At theageof30,heunderwent With Kerala reporting among Rs 52,000 theyhad collected. Sonia Gandhi, sources said. in-demandcoconutclimberinhis spirit of the survivors. This year, week-longtrainingatComputech, From Chhattisgarh, working as coconut climbers in the firstcases of the coronavirus Mohandas, an ex-serviceman, The Bengal leadership of the adoptedstate of Kerala. So, when the anniversaryisbeing marked aprivate firm, to climb coconut Thiruvananthapuram, theygaveRs52,000to CM fund inthecountrybyMay,Paikrasaid addedanother Rs 26,000,and party—including statechief Adhir the time came that he could give hewashearingfromhisemployer theypresented ajoint cheque of Ranjan Chowdhury, MPs, MLAs something backtothe state, storiesof womensellingtheirlive- Rs 78,000to astate minister. and former MPs—unanimously Paikradidn't think twice. He and palmsusingamachine.Whiletra- days,itbecame easy and nowit stockand children breaking their KoramtalksabouthowKerala arguedinfavour of an electoral his co-workers pooledtogether ditional climbers use nothing but has become ahabit." piggy-bankstocontributetothe feels so muchlikehome. “Weget understanding with Leftparties their savings to contributeRs theirfeet andhandsto clamberup Asacertifiedclimber,heclocks CM's relief fund. alot of respect here. The people during their meeting with Rahul 52,000 to the Chief Minister's and down the palms, todaythere 40-50 trees aday—sometimes Despitethe lockdown having areverywarm and courteous. on Friday. The former Congress Distress Relief Fund. arestilt-likemachinesto makethe even doing 70-80 trees at large stoppedworkand salaries for During the lockdown, when we president wasreviewing the Says Paikra, “Wedidn’t face a process mucheasier. plantations and in good weather. them as well, Paikraand col- fellshortofrations,ourlocalshop- party's preparations forthe forth- lotofproblems during the lock- Paikraadmitsbeingscared,es- Forevery tree he climbs, he gets leagues offeredtocontributeas keeper lent us rice and pulses.” coming assemblyelections. down because the companytook peciallywhen he looked down Rs 40, of whichRs15goes to well. Says one of them, Now, lifeisnearly backtonor- Sources said Rahul heardthe careofus. But we realisedthere fromthetopofatreethefirsttime. Computech. In amonth, Paikra ChandrapalKoram,“Takleefkibaat mal, Paikrasays,exceptthat they stateleadershippatiently, andtold maybemanywhoneedhelp.We “Anyworkthatyoudocaninitially earns around Rs 30,000.Itisa nahin hai. Bahut kuchchhumein do the climb wearing masksand them that he would conveythe felt we should help.” bedifficult...Butoverthenextfew large sum compared to the pit- yahan se mil raha hai. Tohhum bhi routinelydisinfecttheirmachines. viewtothe Congress president. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 12 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER28,2020
82 students from ANAND TRICOLOUR CASE J&K elections begin TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE 22 countries join today, women stand 269 CASES: RECOVERED:86,79,138 GTU this year DAYSSINCE 92,66,705 DEATHS:1,35,715 Accusedtomove PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 13,70,62,749 | DOUBLING RATE: 150.73** for hope in Anantnag EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 Territories of J&K and Ladakh last courtforquashingFIR NAVEEDIQBAL August. Spread across eight AS MANY as 82 studentsfrom22 LARNOO(ANANTNAG), phases over this month and the countries have joinedGujarat NOVEMBER27 next, the elections will witness Technological University (GTU), dealer with the money. voting from 7amto2pm. the largest technological univer- VAIBHAVJHA The incident has causedanx- THERE IS no sign of an election At Larnoo, whichisamong 25 KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING sity in the state, this academic AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 iety among people of this con- on the 120-km stretchfrom constituencies in the Valleygoing TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** session, recording the highest gested locality in Umreth. Srinagar to Larnoo in Anantnag. to polls Saturday, severalvehicles number of foreign studentsin THE ACCUSED who were arrested The father of another ac- Until Dandiporavillagecomes line the road outside the election ■ Maharashtra 18,02,365 6,406 0.32% 228.20 three years. for“insulting the national flag” in cusedsaid, “My son is 15 and is intoview, and abanner that an- centre, ready to dispatchpolling ■ Kerala 5,83,741 5,378 0.97% 74.33 Since 2013,when GTUstarted avillageofUmrethtaluka of in classX.Heisnot even friends nounces the name of acandi- partiesto143booths.Theseatisre- admitting foreign students, 828 Anand district have decidedto with the boyonwhose house ■ Delhi 5,51,262 5,475 1.10% 65.47 date: Khalida Bibi. With an im- served forSTwomen and is being have studiedhere, the highestso move courttoquash the FIR, their the flag wasput up. We have ageofPDP president Mehbooba contestedbyBibi from PAGD, Farh- ■ West Bengal 4,70,498 3,507 0.78% 91.98 farinthe academic year 2016-17 advocatetold this paper on Friday. been told that the flag wasthere Mufti, and the PDP and NC flags ana Akhtar of Congress and 3Inde- ■ Haryana 2,26,611 2,122 1.15% 62.88 when the university had 213stu- On October 31,aday after forthe pastone month and we intertwined, it also symbolises pendents—markingtheirdebuts. dentsfromother countries. Eid-ul-Milad, a10-year-old boy should have alertedthe author- the mainstream PAGD front. Records showthe con- *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth After95studentsinthe year climbed the terrace of his three- ities. Howare we even supposed Bibi is among the 89 women stituencyhasnoBJPcandidatede- CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT 2017-18, 52 studentsweread- storey house in alocality of to knowabout it?” candidates, and 296 overall, who spitethe party's claims that it is mitted in 2018-19. This in- Umreth, in Gujarat's Anand dis- Altaf Malek,aBJP councillor 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY arecontesting in the opening contestingall140seatsacrossthe creasedto67the following year. trict, and allegedly hoistedatri- from ward no. 2ofUmreth, also phase of the firsteverDistrict Valley. Thereisnomentioneither 1.47 6.95 43,082 Due to the Covid-19pan- coloured flag whichhad the The flag washoistedatopa backedthe children. He said: Development Council polls across of the J&K Apni Party, whichwas NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: demic, 82 studentswho took ad- Islamic star and crescent im- three-storeyhouse in “Even the Congress party uses tri- Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, formedthis year by former PDP 1.46 6.79 39,379 mission this year have joined printed on it. He wasallegedly Umreth, Anand. Express colours with itsparty symbol of covering nearly 7lakh voters and and NC leaders as an alternative Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs their firstsemesterclasses thro- helpedbyafew friends. 'hand' printedin the centre. Why 43 constituencies. to themainstream.Congresscan- positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more ugh online mode. “Basedonfurt- The flag went unnoticedfor have the police takenaction only The polls form the firsttestfor didateAkhtar says her campaign indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days her guidelines of the government over three weeks, until Monday no Ashok Chakraonit.” againstthese people? The 10- in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak the Centre's move to restartthe “has largely been door-to-door”. on visa and international travels, (November 23), when videos of The issue wasbrought up on year-old wasinterrogated DataasonNovember26,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers political process afterthe bifurca- FULL REPORT ON includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive these studentswill join GTUphy- it surfacedonsocial media, social media on Mondayby harshly. He wasnervous and tion of the stateintothe Union www.indianexpress.com sicallyinthenearfuture,”saidGTU prompting Gujarat Police to take JigneshPrajapati,presidentof the namedafew friends, who might Vice-Chancellor,Navin Sheth. cognizance. Anand unit of Hindu Jagran notbeeveninvolvedinthis. Studentsfromcountries, in- Twodays later,the 10-year- Manch, and Gujarat Police's offi- “Wewill nowtakeupthe cluding Afghanistan, Namibia, old, his mother and twoothers cialTwitterhandlequote-tweeted case with the courttocancel the Depriving liberty even for one day is day too Mozambique, Angola, Banglad- aged10 and 15 were detainedfor Prajapatito informthatanFIRhas FIR.” In astatement on Tuesday esh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, allegedly “insulting the national been lodged in the matter. night, Anand police said an FIR South Sudan, Switzerland and flag”. On Thursday, twomore–a Stating that his group's volun- wasregisteredinthe matter and many, says SC; extends interim bail to Arnab Uganda, as well as other Asian 17-year-old boyand a19-year-old teers shotvideos of the flag, the flag wasseizedafter apatrol countries have been admitted to man –werealso arrested foral- Prajapati told The Indian Express: party sawithoistedonabuild- chitect-interior designer Anvay wasbeing made atargetasapart GTUpostgraduateschools, legedly “helping” the 10-year-old. “I calledup the SP and local police ing in the village. ANANTHAKRISHNANG. Arnab Naik.and seeking interim bail. On of aseries of occurrences which Gujarat PowerEngineering and An FIR filedatUmrethpolice sub-inspector but theydidn't take Deputy SP,Anand division, B NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 Goswami November 9, aHigh Courtbench have been taking place since Research Institute(GPERI) and af- station –the police being the my calls. Then Ipostedthe video DJadeja said it wasa“mischie- afterhis of Justices SSShinde and MS April 2020. The specific case of filiated colleges this year. complainant –says the six have on Twitter and tagged Gujarat vous act done by the kids; the THE SUPREME CourtonFriday release. File Karnik rejected the plea follow- the appellant is that he has been Among these, 55 students been booked under Section 2of Police's handle, seeking action.” woman wasnamedasaccused said “deprivation of liberty even ing whichthe journalistap- targetedbecause his opinions on have joinedbachelor of engi- Prevention of InsultstoNational By Thursday evening, alower since it washer house”. forasingle dayisone daytoo proachedthe Supreme Court. his television channel areun- neering course, followedby15 Honour Act, 1971. courtinUmrethgranted bail to On “enhancedpenalty on sec- many” and courts across the inal lawonthe one hand and the Taking serious exception to palatable to authority,” it said. who joinedmasterofengineer- AdvocateTanvir Qazi, who the woman and the 19-year-old ond and subsequent conviction”, country“mustensurethat they need, on the other,ofensuring the High Courtorder,the “Therewas afailureofthe ing (15). “This year,the Indian representsthe accused, said, “The man, while ajuvenile court Section 3A of the 1971 lawsays, continue to remain the firstline that the lawdoes notbecome a Supreme CourtonFridaysaid: High Courttodischarge itsadju- Council forCultural Relations courthas granted bail as of now granted bail to the four minors. “Whoever, having already been of defence againstthe depriva- ruse fortargetedharassment”. “Whether the appellant has es- dicatoryfunction at twolevels – (ICCR) has admitted foreign stu- and the case will nowrun itsnat- The boy's father worksasa convicted of an offence under tion of the liberty of citizens”. Writing forthe bench, Justice tablishedacase forquashing firstindeclining to evaluate dentsto17different government ural course, with the police given daily-wage worker in Tapi. section 2orsection 3, is again con- The apexcourtmade the obser- Chandrachudsaid:“Libertyacross the FIR is something on which prima facie at the interim stage universities and Indian Institutes 90-daytime to file chargsheet. The boy, who studies in class victedof anysuchoffence shall be vation as it pulledupthe humanerasisastenuousastenu- the High Courtwill take afinal in apetition forquashing the FIR of Technology (IITs) in the coun- We will trytoget the FIR quashed Vinalocal private school, said he punishable forthe second and for BombayHigh Courtfor the man- ouscanbe.Libertysurvivesbythe viewwhen the proceedings are as to whether an arguable case try, including three technologi- (in the next hearing), as in this had receivedRs50fromhis everysubsequent offence, with ner in whichithandledthe plea vigilanceof hercitizens,ontheca- listedbeforeitbut we are has been made out, and sec- cal universities,” said GTUVice- case the flag doesn’t resemble mother as present on Eid and imprisonment foraterm which of Republic TV editor-in-chief cophonyofthe media and in the clearly of the viewthat in fail- ondly, in declining interim bail, Chancellor,Navin Sheth. our national flag since therewas bought the flag from ascrap shall notbeless than one year.” Arnab Goswami in an alleged dusty corridors of courts alive to ing to makeevenaprima facie as aconsequence of itsfailureto abetment to suicide case. the rule of (and notby) law. Yet, evaluation of the FIR, the High render aprima facie opinion on Extending the interim bail it muchtoo often, liberty is acasu- Courtabdicated itsconstitu- the first,” the benchsaid. VADODARA HOUSING SOCIETY ROAD BLOCK grantedto the journalistand two alty when one of these compo- tionalduty and function as a The High Court, it said, “did Five held for man’s others on November 11,abench nentsisfound wanting.” protector of liberty.” have the powertoprotect the cit- of Justices DYChandrachud and Goswami had earlier moved “The High Courtcould notbut izen by an interim order in ape- VMC told to respond IndiraBanerjee said courts “sho- the High Court, seeking quashing have been cognizant of the spe- tition invoking Article 226”. murder 2days ago uld bealive to... the needtoensure of an FIR againsthim in connec- cific ground whichwas raisedbe- FULL REPORT ON the proper enforcement of crim- tion with the 2018 suicide of ar- fore it by the appellant that he www.indianexpress.com to parties’ grievances lowthem. The other group re- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE alisedthat Rathod wasfollowing stoppedthis road by fitting an AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 them and theyinterceptedhis car EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE iron grill.” An earlier single-judge near Vaishno Devi Circle in AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER27 courtroom of the HC had dis- TWODAYSafter a25-year-old Ahmedabadand startedattack- missedthe plea stating that the man wasbeaten to death out- ing him,” said an officer at THE GUJARATHigh Courton petitioner has other available side arestaurant in Infocity area Infocity police station. Fridayrefusedtogiveadirection remedies that he can pursue. of Gandhinagar, police arrested “Rathod then took aU-turn in to reopen aroad blockedbeside This rejection waschallenged five persons on Friday. his car and spedtowards the Samarpan Housing Society after before adivision benchofthe According to Gandhinagar restaurant to seek help from his alleged objection from some high courtand wastaken up for police, Ketansinh Gohil, aresi- friends while the other group members of the society over a hearing on Friday. Samarpan dent of Randesan villagein kept chasing him. Outside the plottransfer between aParsi and Housing Society falls under the Gandhinagar,was killedbya restaurant, Rathod wasattacked aMuslim, and directed the state-designated‘DisturbedArea’. group of six men outside the by the group of six men with bats VadodaraMunicipal Corporation AdvocateKIKazi, represent- restaurant, ‘The Lockdown and knives. Gohil who triedto to respond to the representations ing the petitioner,submittedbe- UnlockFood' near Reliance save Rathod wasgrievouslyin- made by the aggrievedparties. fore the courtthat while arepre- Intersection in Infocity around 5 juredand died,” the officer added. The courtalso directed the sentation wasmade to the am on November 5. Gohil’s friend, Police arrested Shaktisinh municipalcommissionerto afford municipal commissioner on Abhimanyu Rishi Rathod, was Dodia, aresident of Sanand in an opportunity of hearing to all August25and thereafterasec- also criticallyinjuredin the attack. Ahmedabad, Shaktisinh parties concernedwithin two ond representation wasmade on According to police, Gohil Chauhan, also aresident of months. While the aggrieved September 17,noreplywas given came to the restaurant around Sanand, Chetansinh Vaghela, a party-petitioner Taslim by the municipal commissioner. 11 pm on November 4tohave resident of BavlainAhmedabad MuhammadYusufKharbhari,who Kazialsosubmittedthat apublic dinner with four of his friends. rural, Hardik Parmar,aresident isaresidentinthearea,hadsought road is being obstructed by third Afterdinner,the group sat near a of Vejalpur in Ahmedabad, and the court’s intervention to direct parties and sought action. bonfirespotoutside the restau- PranavGilkar,aresident of the Samarpan Housing Society to Justice JB Pardiwala observed rant from midnight till around Vejalpur.Another accused reopentheblockedroad,thecourt during the course of hearing, 4.30 am, police said. Yashpalsinh Vala is absconding. observed that a“mandamus” can “Prima facie it appears, thereisa “While theywerechatting All accusedhavebeen onlybeissuedtoanauthority that road cleared under the town near the bonfire, agroup of six booked under various sections is obligated to complywith it. planning scheme...if it is so, then men and three women arrived of the Indian Penal Code, includ- The housing society thus did one section of society is creating there. Around 4am, the other ing 302 formurder.“The ac- notqualify forthe same and obstruction so as to prevent an- group leftintheir twovehicles, af- cusedwerelooking to flee to hence could notbedirected to other of society members to pre- terwhichAbhimanyu Rishi Mumbai in their vehicles when reopen the road. As per the peti- vent the use of the road...has the Rathod said he wasinterestedin theywereheld at the Sardar tioner,“recently, some persons municipal commissioner applied one of the women of the other Patelring road near Vaishnodevi of SamarpanHousing Complex his mind on this issue and tried group and went in his car to fol- Circle today,”the officer said. with malafide intention had to resolve this controversy?”
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He addedthat thereweremany KAMAALSAIYED morewho were willing to return. SURAT,NOVEMBER27 Uttam Pradhan (32), native of Ganjam district in Odisha, said, “I NEARLY1,300powerloom leftSurat in June by aspecial workers from Ganjam district of Shramik train. Earlier my wife Odisha returnedtoSurat on a and daughter (5), usedtostay special train charteredbythe with me in arented house. Now Pravasi Shramik Suraksha Ihaveleftthem at my native Manch(PSSM), alabour union place, whereIwas helping my fa- wing working under NGO ther in the agricultural fields. But Ajeevika Bureau, on Friday. the income wasnot sufficient. I Three of the workers who ar- came backtoearn some money rivedbythe“PowerloomWorkers to educatemydaughter so that Express” early on Fridaytested Workers arrive at the Surat railway station on Friday. Express she doesn’t face suchhardships... positive forCovid-19andwere ad- Once my income is steady,Iwill mitted to Covid Samras Centreat bring backmyfamily.” VeerNarmadSouthGujaratUnive- The PSSM approachedHome Surat railway station. Out of 1,296 Prabhakar Pradhan (40), an- rsity.HomeFirst,aSurat-basedmi- First, whichagreedtosponsor workers who returned, RATwas other powerloom worker who crofinance company, sponsored the train ticketsofthe workers. done on around 300, of which returned, said, “I wasworking in the train ticketsfor the workers. The PSSM also metWestern three were positive and were atextile factoryatVarachha for Thousands of workers in the Railway authorities who agreed shiftedtoSamras Covid Centre.” 10 years and returnedtomyna- textile and diamond industries to allotaspecial train to bring the SrikantRaut, Odiyacommu- tive place in Ganjam district in in Surat leftfor their native workers from Odisha to Surat. nity leader in Surat, who also MaywhereIwas doing petty places during the Covid-19lock- Ajeevika Bureauexecutive worked to bring backthe labour- jobs. Iwas looking foranoppor- down early this year. co-ordinator SanjayPatel said, ers from Odisha, said, “Weheld a tunity to return but could notaf- The NGOworking forpower- “On Wednesday, we held ameet- door-to-door survey and identi- ford train tickets. Iamthankful loom workers in Surat found that ing with Surat Municipal fied those who could notafford to PSSM that theyarranged alarge number of workers from Commissioner BN Pani and the train fares. The listwas later ticket forme. Iwill work hard different villages of Ganjam dis- made arrangementstodorapid submittedto WesternRailway au- and earn some moneytopay off trict in Odisha wanted to return antigen test (RAT) on workers thoritiesalongwithAadhaarcard the debtsItook formydaugh- but could notaffordtrain tickets. who areabove 40 years old at the detailsforpurchasingthetickets.” ter’s wedding.”
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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD INDIA ACTIVE CASES 455,555 Coastal security, after 26/11 500,000 On the anniversaryofthe Mumbaiattacks,the Defence Ministerspoke of asecurity covernow in place 455,555 446,805 that tracks suspicious activities at sea. Alookathow an organisationcalledIMACcoordinates this effort
450,000 ■Space-basedAIS that provide informa- KRISHNKAUSHIK tion on offshoreand deep sea vessels, sanc- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 tionedvessels list, additional databases, intel- LAST 10 DAYS ligence inputs, and information about Nov17Nov 26 SPEAKINGONthe 12th anniversaryofthe research vessels. 400,000 26/11attacks,Defence MinisterRajnath ■The Indian PortsAuthority,information Singh said that “today, the Indian Navy,Coast from whichhas been integrated recently. Note:The Nov26figureinthisgraph is based on thegovernment updateonNov 27 Guardand Marine Policehaveprepared such These dataare then analysed with vari- athree-tier security coverinthe coastalareas ous tools that createacomprehensive picture of the countrythat no suspicious activity can foreachvessel visible as adot on the screen. INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLD TOTAL CASES be escapedfromtheir lives”. To ensurethat 9,309,787 61,165,359 these three tiers work in an integrated man- What more needstobedone? ner, an organisation namedthe Information When avesseldoes nottransmit anyin- Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, Management and Analysis Centre(IMAC) formation about itself through the AIS, it is Welfare,updatedat11pmonNov27 updatedat11pmonNov27 wasset up in 2014. known as adarkship. Thereare limited op- tions to trackthem. Whywas theneedfelt? Monitoring the ocean from IMACheadquarters in Gurgaon. Express Whilesomebigvessels maychoosetonot The tenLashkar-e-Toiba terrorists who transmit on AIS, manyofIndia’s smaller ship- carriedout the 26/11attacks had entered ping vesselshave no transponders.An official Mumbai through thesea,usinginflatable in maritime domain have atransnational” Bengal and SouthwestIndian Ridge.The data from the security establishment said that of speedboats.Asenior security establishment character,the senior official said IMACfeeds has also shown an increase in Chinese fishing the 2.9 lakh fishing vessels in India,around officer saidonThursdaythat in theaftermath datafrominternational sources as well. vesselsinthe high seas in IOR —fromapprox- 60%aresmallerthan20m,mostofthem with- of the attacks,“severalvulnerabilities of ItisimportanttonotethatIMACtracksonly imately300 four years agotoaround 450 out transponders. “These gaps areexploited coastalsecurity came to the fore”, and IMAC non-military or commercialships, knownas now. Thesefishing activities areconcen- by subversive elements,” the official said. wascreated so that “anotherdastardly act whiteshipping. Militaryships, or grey hull trated in the Central Arabian Sea and Lt General PJSPannu, who wasthe deputy likethe 26/11attacks do nottakeplace”. ships, aretracked by theDirectorateofNaval Southwest Indian Ocean. chief of the Integrated Defence Command, The Indian Navy is responsible foroverall Operations,asthis is on aclassifiednetwork. and had studiedcoastalsecurity in the late maritime security (coastaland offshore) and Howdoes IMACfunction? 1990s, said that “after26/11, it wascritical for is supposedtobeassistedincoastal security What does IMAClook at? IMAChas linkages with anumber of na- India to have arobusttracking system forall by theCoastGuard, StateMarine Police and IMACfocuses on ships passing through tional and international organisations, from fishing vessels” and that “IMACisthe ideal so- otheragencies. Post 26/11though, at the the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). At itshead- whichItcollates data, analyses patterns,and lution to collatedatafrommultiple sources meeting of the CabinetCommittee on quarters, officers can lookatall ships that alerts relevant authorities if anything is found once transponders arefitted on vessels”. Security on February16, 2009, the Coast transmit signals to an Automatic suspicious. Among itssources fordata: The AIS, he said, “whichisaone-way bea- From October to March,large parts of the Swiss Plateaumay be Guardwas additionallydesignated as the au- Identification System (AIS) when passing ■51 nodes across the countryrun by the con transmitting the unique vessel ID similar coveredbyfog or haze. Suchthermal inversions trap fine particulate thorityresponsible forcoastalsecurity in ter- through IOR, and can look at information in- Navy or the Coast Guard; thereare 46 sta- to ADS-B on aircraft, is onlyinstalledonlarger matter that can aggravatethe consequences of Covid-19, researchers ritorial waters, and thrustwas giventoen- cludingroute,destination,nationality and tions in the Coastal RadarChain that have fishing vesselsdueto itssize, weightand cost” say. NASAvia University of Geneva hancesurveillance in territorial waters by all ownership foreachvessel. radars, opticaland meteorologicalsensors. and “doesn't allowfishermen to reportemer- agencies includingthe Navy,Coast Guard, The IOR, 5500nautical miles wide by ■The Vessel and Air TrafficManagement gencies at sea nor communicate with the Marine Police, and Customs. 7500nmlong, includes 35 countries. It is the System under the Petroleum Ministry. shore, nor does it allowthe vessel to receive busiestmaritime trade route, with 11,000to ■ The National Automatic Identification anydatabackfromthe Navy or CoastGuard”. Study associates high What is IMAC? 12,000 ships present in it at anygiven time. System,whichhas 87 stations. Post 26/11, the ISROhas been trying to develop asolution IMAC, basedinGurgaon, wasestablished And at anygiven point, IMACcan siftdata government has made it mandatoryfor all forfishingvesseltracking overthe lastone in November 2014,and is the nodal centre pointssuchashow manyChinese vessels are vessels longer than 20 mtohaveanAIS that decade.“Certainlyour fishermen's boatinte- levels of PM2.5 with formaritime security information collation in the region, or howmanyvessels are transmitsits identification and other infor- grationwithIMACwillguardourcoastalfron- and dissemination. It is jointly operated by headedtoaparticularport. It can also check mation —inaddition to the international reg- tiers.FishermeninGujratandMaharashtracan the Navy and CoastGuardand is the corner- if avesselhas changed itsidentity,orifithas ulation that AIS is compulsoryfor anyvessel bevulnerableto beluredif theyare notstitched severity of Covid waves stone of the National Command Control been involvedinlaw-enforcement issues in heavier than 300gross tonnage. in the national security apparatus,” he said. Communication andIntelligence Network other countries. ■ The Long-RangeIdentification and The CabinetCommittee on Security is AHIGH concentrationoffine particles The team made observations in the formonitoring maritime trafficinIndia’s area As an example of insightsdrawn from the Trading Information from 174countries, also considering aproposal by the Navy to is already known to be correlated Swiss cantonofTicino, wherefine- of interest. data, sources said therehas been a“steady whichcomes from the DirectorateGeneral develop aNational Maritime Awareness with the severity of influenza waves. particle pollution increasedsharply IMAC’s task is to facilitateexchangeof rise” of Chinese research vessels in the IOR of Shipping. Centre, amulti-agency body including the Now, scientists have investigated pos- duringaperiodoffog at theend of maritime security informationamong vari- over the lastfew years. The general area of ■ India’s WhiteShipping Information Navy,CoastGuard, intelligence agencies, sible interactionsbetween high lev- February2020.Shortlyafterwards, ous nationalstakeholders, and generatea deployment of Chinese ships is in the 90 ExchangeAgreementswith 36 countries and statemarine police forces, and ministries of els of fine particulatematter and the Ticino recordedasharp increase in the common operational picture. Since “threats Degree EastRidge,whichisunder the Bayof three multinational constructs shipping, ports andfisheries. virulence of Covid-19. The study from number of hospital admissions due to the University of Geneva and Covid-19. Additionally, alarge carni- Meteodat —aspin-offofETH Zürich— valevent with some 150,000 visitors is publishedinthe journal Earth took place at the same time. Systemsand Environment. In Switzerland, the increase in fine India’s push for gender equity in science The findings suggestthat high particle concentrations is particularly concentrations of PM2.5 maymodu- frequent during thermal inversions. late, or even amplify,the And acuteconcentrations bronze, silverorgoldaccreditation. ipating institutions had ahigher number of aroundgovernment redtapeasmostuniver- waves of SARS-CoV-2 con- cause inflammation of the ESHAROY Institutions that sign up commit to ad- female leaders than non-Athena institutions, sities, barring theIITsand NITs, arerun and tamination,and explain in respiratory, pulmonary NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 dressing unequal genderrepresentation; and gender diversity in leadership positions fundedbythe government as well. This partthe particular profile and cardiovascular tracts tackling thegenderpay gap; removing the also improved means that these institutions don’thavedi- of the Covid-19pandemic. andthickenthe blood. In ONE OF the focuses of the newScience, obstacles facedbywomen in career develop- Today, theprogramme has 170member rect control over institutional policies, re- The study suggests pre- combination with coron- Technology and Innovation Policy,currently ment and progression; discriminatorytreat- institutions across UK and Ireland.Australia cruitment and promotions. The DSThas tied ventive measures related avirus infection, these in- being draftedbythe DepartmentofScience ment oftenexperiencedbytrans people; gen- has adopteditunder the name of SAGE up with National Assessment and to air pollution to limit fu- PAPER flammatoryfactors can and Technology (DST), will be to increase the der balance of committees and zerotolerance (Science Australia Gender Equity) and has 40 Accreditation Council, under the UGC, aim- tureoutbreaksofsevere lead to aserious progres- participation of womeninscience. To this forbullyingand sexual harassment. institutionsaffiliated. Canada, the US and ing to push gender equity through them. illness and death due to CLIP sionofthe disease, the re- end, the DSTwill incorporateasystemof India arecurrentlyintransitionalphases in The DSTplans to run intensive gender the coronavirus. searchers stress. grading institutes depending on the enrol- Howwellhas it worked? implementing it. sensitisationprogrammes, especiallyfor the An increase in fine par- NEWGUIDELINES Althoughthe study ment of women and the advancement of the In 2019,areportbyOrtus Economic topleadership of institutions, and work ticles is generallyfavoured showshow particulate careersofwomen facultyand scientists.The Research in partnership with Loughborough Whydoes India needsuchaprogramme? withinexisting rules such as pushing for by airtemperatureinversions (a de- matter pollution can influence the vir- conceptborrows from aprogrammestarted University found that 93% of participantsbe- In India, it will be calledGATI(Gender women membersonselection committees viation from the waytemperature ulence of the virus and possible severe by the UK in 2005 calledthe Athena SWAN lievedthe programmehad apositiveimpact Advancement through Transforming during recruitment processes. In the future, normallychanges withaltitude).Such disease progression, the researchers (Scientific Women’s Academic Network), on gender issues, 78% said it had impacted Institutions). the DSTislikelytoconsider policy changes inversions areusuallycharacterised acknowledge that physiological, social whichisnow being adoptedbymanycoun- equality and diversity issues positively,and India is ranked 108out of 149countries in suchasthose brought about in the UK pro- by fogsituations. Studies in Italyand or economicfactors will also influence tries.The DSTwill soon launch apilot,which 78% notedapositive impact on the career the 2018 Global Gender Gap report. viding financial incentives through grantsto France suggestthat SARS-CoV-2 was the further course of the pandemic. the British Council has helpeditdevelop. progression of women. According to DSTfigures, in 2015-16, the institutes. already present in Europe at the end Theyconclude that thefindings of this In 2011,the Chief MedicalOfficer for shareofwomen involvedinscientific re- of 2019,while the sharp increase in study offerthe possibility of taking What is Athena SWAN? England linkedthe funding of the National search anddevelopment was14.71% —after What is the pilotbeing launched? numbers wasonlyrecorded in spring preventive measures in the event of The Athena SWAN Charterisanevalua- HealthServiceandNationalInstituteforHealth it had actually increasedfrom13% in 2000- Forthe pilot, 25 institutes will be short- 2020 in Paris and London. To the re- futureincreases in fine particulate tion and accreditation programmeinthe UK Research withtheAthenaSWANawardtoen- 2001 to 29% in 2014-15. listedtocarry out self-assessment on gen- searchers, this suggestedthatbesides matter concentrations, thus limiting a enhancing gender equity in science, technol- courageandincentivisemedicalschoolstoem- The DSThas also found thatwomen are der equity in their departments. The British interaction of people, something else newflare-up of Covid-19morbidity ogy,engineering, mathematics and medi- powerwomen’sadvancementandleadership. either notpromoted, or very oftendropout Council is assisting the DSTand will facilitate maypromote the transmission of the and mortality. cine (STEMM). Participating research organ- This policy decision ledtoa400%increase in mid-career to attend to their families. collaboration between selected institutions virus, and particularly the severity of isations and academic institutions are Athena SWAN applicationsfrommedical and under GATI withAthena SWAN-accredited the infection. Source: UniversityofGeneva required to analysedataongender equity medical-related departments. What arethe challenges ahead? institutions in the UK, with eachinstitute and develop action plans forimprovement. Astudy in BMJ found that in the five-year To getasmanyinstitutions as possible to herehaving apartner instituteinthe UK for The programme recognises suchefforts with periodsincethe scheme wasstarted,partic- signup, the DSTwill needtomanoeuvre guidance. Thepoliticsofcreatingcommunity-basedcorporationsinKarnataka
hold on his community. ing voters who areakey segment of voters While all major parties fieldedcandidates theBJP,the partywon104seats.Aheadof the While the DDevaraj UrsBackwardClass JOHNSONTA in Belagaviand Basavakalyanregions. from the Vokkaligacaste (the dominant 2018 polls, the Congress made astrong bid Development Corporation, the Dr BR BENGALURU,NOVEMBER27 What is the point of creating While the BJP hasmade an effort to unify communityinsouthernKarnataka who to win the Lingayat Veerashaiva votebase by Ambedkar Development Corporation and community-baseddevelopment all castes under the Hindutvaumbrella, the makeupnearly 15%ofthe statepopulation) recommending to the Centrethat Lingayats the MinorityDevelopment Corporation cre- THE BJP government in Karnataka has in re- corporations? strategy has notbeen successful beyond the the BJP has been focusing on keysub-groups be accordedaminority religion status. ated decades agoare the main entities for centweeksannouncedthecreation of three The creation of corporations and boards coastalKarnataka region —wherethe of the ScheduledCaste andScheduledTribe The creation of the Lingayat Veerashaiva implementingwelfareschemes, there are newboards and corporations to oversee the thatoverseethe developmentofcaste and Hindutvafactorandreligiouspolarisationhas communities. DevelopmentCorporation is seen as an at- also dozens of boards and corporations cre- development of certain castesand linguistic religious groupsare apartofstrategies to beenakey influencerof pollssincethe1990s, temptnot onlytoconsolidateYediyurappa’s ated forniche communities, manyofwhich groups —includingacorporationforthe de- win the political support of the members of in the aftermath of the Babri Masjiddemoli- Is therealargerpolitical significance to influence, but also to counterademand in areoften deprivedoffunds aftertheyhave velopmentofthe Lingayat-Veerashaivacom- these groups. The supportofthe Lingayat tion. The BJP is yettowin aclearmajority in the creation of the Lingayat Veershaiva some quarters for16% reservation for been created.JDS leaderHDKumaraswamy munity (a dominant caste to whichChief community,who predominantlylivein Karnataka on itsown and has had to rely on corporation? Lingayatsingovernmentjobs and education. announcedthe creation of the Brahmin MinisterBSYediyurappa himself belongs). northern Karnataka, is keytowinning nearly defections of MLAs from other parties to es- The support of the Lingayat Veerashaiva Development BoardatacostofRs25crore The move to createacorporationfor the 90 of Karnataka’s224 Assemblyseats. tablish itsmajorities in 2008 and 2019. community is considered the keythat de- Howhaveother parties used this and the Arya Vaishya Development Board development of the Lingayat community The Lingayat Veerashaiva Development cides whichparty will govern Karnataka. strategy in the past? withanoutlayofRs10crore whenhewas has been assailed by the opposition Corporation, being setupwith Rs 500crore Does the creation of suchboards and The community has been firmlyinthe cor- All parties have createdboards and cor- the CM of the JDS-Congress coalition gov- Congress as apolitical tactic by Yediyurappa funding, will aim to provide scholarships, corporations help parties win elections? nerofYediyurappa and the BJP in the last porations forsub-sectsincastesand reli- ernment between2018-19.The former to consolidatethe votes of the community, loans etc. The immediatetrigger forits cre- Ahead of arecent bypoll in SiraAssembly decade. In the 2013 polls, the BJP's tallyfell gious groups with political objectives. Congress government headedby who makeup17% of the population of ationisthe forthcomingby-elections to two constituency in southern Karnataka –ater- to 40 seats(from 110in2008) after Although acaste-and community-based Siddaramaiah created aBhovi Karnataka and areknown to be ardent sup- Assemblyseats(Basavakalyanand Maski)) ritorythe BJP had neverwon –the BJP gov- Yediyurappa leftthe BJP and formedhis socioeconomic survey wascarriedout dur- Development Corporation, aBabu Jagajivan porters of Yediyurappa and the BJP.Anef- and one in Lok Sabha (Belagavi) in the ernmentannouncedthe creation of adevel- ownKarnataka JanataParty,whichwon ing the 2013-2018 regime to identify the RamMadiga, the Karnataka Thanda fort to seek inclusionofLingayatsinthe OBC Lingayat belt in NorthKarnataka. The move opmentboardfor the Kadu Golla Scheduled onlysix seatsinthe polls but damaged the weakestsections of society and their num- DevelopmentCorporation forthe tribal categoryfor reservations in central govern- came on the backofYediyurappa announc- Caste community with afund outlayofRs BJP in as manyas36seatsinthe Lingayat bers, the findings have notbeenmade pub- Banjaras, and Vishwakarma, Upparaand ment jobs is also being widelyseenaspart ing the creation of aMaratha Development 10 crore. The micro-level caste strategy belt. lic as yetand theyhavenot been usedfor Nijasharana AmbigaraChowdaiah of Yediyurappa’s attempt to increase his Board—ostensiblytowoo Marathi-speak- helpedthe BJP win the seat forthe firsttime. In 2018,when Yediyurappa returnedto implementing government programmes. Development Corporations.
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TOPOFTHE WORLD Iran’stopnuclearscientistshotdead, Tehransees‘indications’ofIsraelrole Armedassassinsfired at the car of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, reports by Iranianstate mediasay
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AN IRANIAN scientist long sus- THE ASSASSINATION of spyagency Mossad. His PAKISTAN pected by the West of master- the nuclear scientist, for killingcomes at atime CherinPakto minding asecretnuclear bomb whichIranisalready when Israel has ex- Trump: Will leave if programme waskilledinanam- pointingfingers at pressedconcern that a sendoffelephant bush near Tehran on Fridaythat Israel,isalmostcertain Biden administration in could provokeconfrontation be- to raise tensions in the region the US mayrevivethe Iran nu- Electoral College sheworkedtofree tween Iran and itsfoes. and complicateefforts to im- clear deal and reconsider the AMERICAN SINGER Cher Iran’s foreign minister alleged proveties between Tehran and outgoingTrumpadministra- arrivedinPakistantosend the killing of Mohsen Western powers, especially tion’s harsh approachto formalises Biden win offKaavan, the elephant Fakhrizadeh bore“serious indi- close Israel allyUS. According Tehran. The assassination is she has spent years trying cations” of an Israeli role, butdid to a NewYork Times report, likelytoincrease pressure to free,beforeheismoved notelaborate. “Terrorists mur- Mohsen Fakhrizadehhas long withinIrantostayawayfrom to asanctuary in Cambodia dered an eminent Iranianscien- Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. West AsiaNewsAgencyvia Reuters been the No 1targetofIsraeli talksregarding anydeal. JEFFMASON NEWU.S.RULETO on Sunday. The 36-year- tisttoday. This cowardice —with &SIMONLEWIS ALLOWFIRINGSQUAD, old Asian elephanthas serious indications of Israelirole WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER27 spent mostofhis lifein —shows desperatewarmonger- firedonhis car,Iranian stateme- alsodeclinedtocomment. (Fakhrizadeh), and afew minutes sponsiblefor theattack, it is cer- ELECTROCUTIONIN Islamabad Zoo, muchof ingofperpetrators,” Mohammad dia reported. Therewas no im- Fakhrizadeh has been de- ago, this manager and scientist tain to escalatetension between US PRESIDENT Donald Trump FEDERALEXECUTIONS that time without acom- JavadZarifwrote on Twitter. mediate claim of responsibility scribed by Western and Israeli achievedthe high status of mar- Iran and the US in the final weeks said on Thursdayhewill leave the panion, and animal rights The militaryadviser to forthe attack. intelligence services foryearsas tyrdom afteryearsofeffortand of Donald Trump’s presidency. WhiteHouse if the Electoral THE US Justice Department advocates have cam- Iranian Supreme Leader Israeli PrimeMinister the leader of acovertatomic struggle,” Iran’s armedforcessaid Trump,wholosthisre-election Collegevotesfor President-elect has created newregulations paignedfor himtoberes- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed BenjaminNetanyahu’s office de- bomb programme halted in in astatement carriedbymedia. bid on Nov. 3and leavesoffice on Joe Biden,the closesthehascome allowingfor the use of more cuedfromgrim conditions. to retaliatefor his killing. clinedtocomment on thekilling. 2003, whichIsrael and the The semi-officialnews Jan. 20, has repeatedly accused to conceding the Nov. 3election, methods forfederal execu- Cher tweetedher thanks “Wewillstrikeasthunder at In the UnitedStates,the Pentagon United States accuse Tehran of agency Tasnim said “terrorists Iran of secretly seeking nuclear even as he repeated unfounded tions, includingfiringsquad aftermeeting Prime thekillersof thisoppressedmartyr declinedtocomment and the trying to restoreinsecret.Iran blewupanother car” before fir- weapons.TrumppulledtheUSout claims of massive voterfraud. and electrocution. MinisterImran Khan on and will makethem regret their StateDepartmentand White has long deniedseeking to ing on avehicle carrying of adealunderwhichsanctionson Speaking to reportersonthe The rule, whichissched- Friday“ForMaking It action,”HosseinDehgantweeted. House did notimmediatelyre- weaponise nuclear energy. Fakhrizadeh and his bodyguards Iran were liftedinreturn forcurbs Thanksgiving holiday,Republican uledtobepublished in the Possible ForMeToTake Fakhrizadeh diedofinjuries spond to requests forcomment. “Unfortunately, themedical in an ambush outside the capital. on itsnuclear programme. Biden Trumpsaid if Democrat Biden — Federal Register on Friday, KaavanToCambodia”. A in hospital afterarmedassassins President-elect Joe Biden’steam team did notsucceedinreviving Regardless of who wasre- has said he would restoreit. who is due to be sworn in on Jan. comes as the administration statement from the PM’s 20 —isformallydeclaredthe win- rushes to execute five more office said Khan had ner by theElectoral College, he prisonersbeforethe end of thankedCher and invited will departthe WhiteHouse. President Donald Trump’s her to participatefurther in Britain and other Asked if he wouldleave the term. It is partofaspateof environmental initiatives WhiteHouse if the Electoral movesand rule-making in Pakistan. REUTERS Collegevotes forBiden, Trump processesbefore heleavesof- nations press on with said: “CertainlyIwill. CertainlyI fice. Unlikeinsome of the fi- will. And youknowthat.” But nal-hourdecisions,thepracti- Trumpsaid it would be hardfor caleffectofthe rule remains THAILAND AstraZeneca vaccine him to concede because “we unclear.The Justice Protesterswarn knowthere wasmassive fraud”. Departmenthasnotindicated “It wasarigged election ... at that it plans to executein- ofpossiblecoup amid trial questions the highestlevel,” Trumpin- matesby amannerotherthan PRO-DEMOCRACY de- sistedinasometimesrambling lethalinjection. NYT monstrators in Thailand, discourse at the WhiteHouse, undeterred by arrest war- while continuing to offernocon- ALISTAIRSMOUT BRAZIL’SBOLSONARO creteevidence of widespread supportthe candidatewho won rantsand the possibility of &KARENLEMA violentattacks,stagedan- SAYSHEWILLNOT voting irregularities. the popular voteintheir state. other rallyonFriday, pok- LONDON/MANILA,NOV27 It wasthe firsttime Trump Biden wonthe election with ing fun at their critics and TAKECOVIDVACCINE has takenquestions from re- 306Electoral College votes— warning of the possibility BRITAIN ASKED itsregulator on porters sinceElection Day, and manymorethanthe270required of amilitarycoup. The FridaytoassessAstraZeneca’s BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT Jair at times he turnedcombative. —toTrump’s232,andtheelectors protestmovement’score Covid-19vaccine forapossible Bolsonarosaid on Thursday In the United States, acandi- arescheduledtomeetonDec. 14 demands arefor Prime rollout, while the Philippines eveningthathewillnottakea date becomes president by secur- to formalise the outcome. MinisterPrayuth Chan- and Thailand secured millions of coronavirus vaccine, the lat- ingthe most“electoral” votes Trumphas so farrefusedto ocha andhis government doses, giving the shotavote of estinaseriesof statementshe rather than by winning amajority fullyacknowledge hisdefeat, to step down, the constitu- confidence afterexperts raised has made expressing scepti- of the national popular vote. though earlier this week —with tion to be amendedtobe questions about trial data. cismtoward coronavirusvac- Electors, allotted to the50states mounting pressurefromhis own moredemocratic, and the The UK government,which cinationprogrammes. and the District of Columbia Republican ranks—he agreedto monarchytobereformed has secured 100million doses of Theright- MPS THROW PUNCHES IN TAIWAN PARLIAMENT largely basedontheir population, letBiden’s transition process of- to makeitmoreaccount- the vaccine developedby wing leader areparty loyalists who pledgeto ficiallyproceed. REUTERS able. Their demandcon- AstraZeneca and Oxford addedthat During ascuffle in Parliament in Taipei on Friday. Lawmakers in Taiwan got into afistfightand cerning the monarchyis University,has targeted arollout Congresswas threw pig gutsateachotherFriday over asoon-to-beenactedpolicy that wouldallow imports the mostcontroversial. AP to begin before Christmas. unlikelytore- of US pork.The decision to liftalongstandingban on imports of US pork hasmet withfierce “Wehaveformallyasked the quire objections, both from the opposition KMT and individual citizens. The newpolicy allows UK creates new digital CHINA regulator to assess the Bolsonaro Braziliansto imports of pork with acceptable residuesofractopamine, adrugthat some farmers add to Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, to take avac- animal feed that promotesthe growth of lean meat.Reuters regulator to impose code 12fromHongKong understand the dataand deter- cine. “I’m caughtfleeingby mine whether it meets rigorous telling you, I’m notgoing to safetystandards,” British Health take it. It’s my right,” he said. of conduct on tech giants boattobecharged SecretaryMatt Hancocksaid. Bolsonaroalso expressed Ethiopia PM rejects talks as peopleflee CHINESEAUTHORITIESsaid “This letter is an important scepticism over the effec- Google and Facebook. on Fridaytheywereset to step towardsdeploying avaccine tiveness of mask wearing, ADITIKHANNA The newunit, whichwillbe- charge 12 peoplefromHong as quicklyassafelypossible.” implying therewas little Tigraycapitalinfearofimminent attack LONDON,NOVEMBER27 ginworkinApril 2021, could be Kongwithborderviolations In theglobal race to develop conclusive evidence of their givenpowers to suspend, block aftertheyweredetainedin vaccines againstCovid-19, effectiveness. REUTERS other illegitimate. GLOBAL TECHgiantswill be sub- and reversedecisions of tech gi- China morethan three AstraZeneca’scandidate isviewed CARAANNA Therewasnoimmediateword ject to anew regime under the ants, order them to take certain months agowhile trying to as offeringone of the best hopes NAIROBI,NOVEMBER27 from the three AU envoys,former UK’sDigitalMarketsUnit to give actionstoachieve compliance flee from the city by speed- formanydeveloping countries aftersome scientists raised Ethiopian Liberian President Ellen Johnson people morechoice and control with the code, and imposefinan- boat.The 12,who had all because of itscheaper price and doubtsabout the robustness of ETHIOPIAN PRIME MinisterAbiy PM Abiy Sirleaf, former Mozambique over their dataand to ensure cialpenaltiesfornon-compliance. facedchargesinHong Kong abilityto betransportedatnormal resultsshowing the shotwas Ahmed again ruledout dialogue Ahmed President Joaquim Chissano and news outlets arenot forced out “The dominance of justafew linked to anti-government fridgetemperatures. 90%effectiveinasub-group of with the leaders of the defiant former South African President by their bigger rivals, the govern- big tech companies is leading to protests,havebeen held in- The Thai government signed trial participantswho, by error Tigray region Fridaybut said he is Kgalema Motlanthe. ment announcedonFriday. less innovation, higher advertis- communicadoinamain- adealonFridaytoprocure 26mil- initially, receivedahalf dose fol- willingto speakto representatives fear of an imminent assault after The prime ministerappreci- The newunit, whichwill be ing prices and less choice and land prison since theywere liondoses of the vaccine to fight lowedbyafull dose. “operating legally” thereduring a Abiysaid the armyhad been or- ated theAUenvoys’“elderly con- setupwithin theCompetition controlfor consumers. Our new, detained at sea, apparently the pandemic. Officials in the AstraZeneca CEO Pascal meetingwiththreeAfricanUnion dered to move in forthe “final cern”and told them his govern- and MarketsAuthority (CMA), pro-competition regime fordig- whiletryingtoreachTaiwan. Philippinessaid theywould se- Soriotsaid on Thursday that the special envoys trying to endthe phase” of an offensive to arrest ment’s failuretoenforce the rule will work alongside existing ital marketswill ensurecon- The youngestamong them cure2.6 million shotsand were drugmaker waslikelytorun an deadlyconflict betweenfederal the leaders of the Tigray People’s of lawinTigray would “nurturea bodies to introduce and enforce sumers have choice, and mean is 16. REUTERS negotiatingapossiblepurchaseof additional global trial to assess troops and the region’s forces. Liberation Front who run the re- cultureofimpunity with devas- anew code to govern the behav- smaller firms aren’t pushed afurther 1million doses. the efficacy of itsvaccineusing The meeting occurredas gion.Abiy’sgovernment and the tating costtothe survivalofthe iour of platforms thatcurrently out,” said UK Business Minister The announcementscame the lowerdosage. REUTERS people fledthe Tigray capital in regional one eachconsiderthe country,” his office said. AP dominatethe market,suchas Alok Sharma. PTI
JESSIKA AND SEBASTIÁN WERE AMONG THOUSANDS OF VENEZUELANS TO RETURN FROM ABROAD,ONLY TO FIND THAT THEY MUST LEAVE AGAIN Amother, her son —and their 1,500-mile search for home amid pandemic
virus, they aretrying desperately to be my art.” government has been using its there’s nothing here.” pounds —but healthy. JULIETURKEWITZ to getbackhome, whereatleast Sebastián startedschool and repressive security apparatus to At leastinColombia thereis Hoursaftergivingbirth,Jessika &ISAYENHERRERA theycan rely on family. begantolearn to read. trytocontrol the virus. In the the chanceofarecovery. says sheplansto waituntilthedoc- BOGOTÁ,NOVEMBER27 Over six months, Sebastián But when the pandemic hit, border town of San Antonio del Jessika is 81/2 monthspreg- torremovesher stitches.“ThenI’ll and his mother,Jessika Loaiza, the shop closed, and she losther Táchira, officials corralher and nant.She calls her mother to tell getupand keep on walking.” ALITTLE boychargesalong the travelledmorethan 1,500miles, work.Theybegan sleepingon her familyintoadetentioncen- her she is going to walk the 600 Sixmonthsafter leaving highway,his redplastic shoes nearly all of it on foot —firstfrom the street.Jessika didn’t want to tre. Theyare givencoronavirus milesbacktoBogotá. Bogotá, Jessika, Javier and glowing in the twilight. The suit- Colombia to Venezuela, and leave Colombia. But she hoped testsand cots in atent with 600 It is September.And once Sebastiánstepoffabusatthecity’s case he pulls weighs almostas then, unable to find asafehar- that, backhome, she could live others. There, theysleep under again, the highway is filledwith Salitreterminal.Thedriver, seeing muchashedoes. Atruckthrot- bour,toColombia again. rent free, rely on government militaryguardfor days. Venezuelans. the infant, had giventhem aride. tles by,threatening to blowhim Theybegan their journeyin help and outrun the cascading Afteramonth,theVenezuelan Theyare in Bucaramanga, Jessika, justdays from her offhis feet.But Sebastián Bogotáinearly May, headedto effectsofaspreadingpandemic. government lets them go.They 250 miles from Bogotá, sharing a 24th birthday, hugs Josnaiber to Ventura, who at just six hasal- the small home theyownedin Pausingonthesideof thehigh- headto Grelymar’sgrandmother’s brick-walled room with asingle her chest. Javier’s bag is so bro- ready takenonthe role of family northern Venezuela. wayonone of herfirstnightson Sebastián, 6, on the second dayofhis six-month journey. NYT home in the cityofSan Felipe. bed,when Jessika’s waterbreaks kenthat it is held together by cheerleader,urges his familyon. Jessika,23, saidtheyhad left the road, her eyes darttowardthe Theysoondiscovera and she begins to bleed. Javier string. Sebastián’s shoes areworn “ToVenezuela!” he shouts. Venezuelathe year before,escap- growingdarkness,thento herson. Venezuela in farworse condition hustles her up asteep hill, to a nearly through their plastic soles. Hismother,fourmonthspreg- ing the violence that had con- She is worriedabout where suitcase scrapes the uneven the horizon forasafeplace to than the one theyleft. With quar- hospital. Afterweeksofbravery, Colombia’s economy has be- nant,rushesto keepup.There are sumedher neighbourhood. Local theywill sleep. pavement, the soundtracktohis sleep —acovered porch,a antines in place, jobs arescarce Jessika is terrified. Whyisthere gun to reopen. In the morning, hundreds of peopleonthe high- criminalshad killedher husband, “Let’swalk,”shesays.Herfam- newlife. thicketinthe forest —refusing to and gasoline is almostimpossi- so muchblood? What has all that they’ll messagethe florist, and waythat night, all Venezuelans shesaid,leavingherawidowat22. ilyfollows.WithherandSebastián Eachday,theywalk until stop until theyfind one. ble to find. walking donetoher child? Jessika will ask forher job back. who had fledtheir country’s col- InBogotá,shefoundwork ata is her newpartner,Javier;her their feet turn numb, begfor Jessika’s hopes swell as they Sebastián’s legs have turned Doctors wheel her intothe But that evening, with nowhere lapsebeforethe pandemic and florist,makingbouquets forwed- mother, Peggy;herbrother,Jesús; meals, camponthe roadside, near the Venezuelaborder —her to sticks.Hetries to playwith the operating room, and, justafter else to go,theycurluptosleep found refugeinColombia. Now, dings and parties.She lovedit. and her sister-in-law, Grelymar, hide from the police patrolling country!—then shatter the mo- other children but breaksaway midnight, deliverher baby boy. under afootbridge, inches from afterlosing their jobs amid the “I had an excellent job,”she also pregnant. forquarantine breakers. ment theycross. to pleadtohis mother.“Mom, I’m Josnaiber Xavier Morillo Loaiza an eight-lane highway,homeless economiccrashthatfollowedthe says.“From nowon, Iwant this Cars roar past. Sebastián’s And eachnight, Jessika scans In Venezuela,she learns the hungry,”hetellsher.“Mom, is underweight —barely5 forone morenight. NYT
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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST POSITIVE GROWTH FROM FOURTH QUARTEROFTHIS FISCAL ONWARDS: EXPERTS Hetero to manufacture 100 mn CovidtowashoutFY21,economists doses of Sputnik Vfor India
SputnikVhere,thefirmmayhave ENSECONOMICBUREAU ED Easierfor to conductseparate trials in order see10%growthinFY22onlowbase NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 Indiatoget forittomarket itsversion of the PLAIN E access vaccine in India. ● HYDERABAD-BASED DRUG- EX Meanwhile, if Sputnik Visap- Pick-up in economic activity, negligible chances of lockdown boosthopes of next fiscal seeingpositive growth MAKER Hetero Drugs, through its proved in India afterDrReddy’s biologics arm, will be producing THE AGREEMENT makes it phase2/3trials,RDIFplansto sup- due to the sharp economic con- be more than 10 per cent because “over” 100million doses of easier forIndiatoget access plyatleast100milliondosesof the SUNNYVERMA& APR-OCTFISCAL traction and fall in revenuestrig- we arerising from very lowbase. SputnikVstarting 2021, said the to the Russian Covid-19 vaccineto thefirmfordistribution. AANCHALMAGAZINE DEFICITTOPS126.7% geredbythe pandemic. But the economy maynot be Russian Direct Investment Fund vaccine as, so far, the This means the vaccine would be NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 OFFULL-YEARTARGET However, withabetter-than- showing that kind of strengthit (RDIF) Friday. Theagreement Russian sovereign wealth suppliedfor at least100 million expectedrecoveryinsecondquar- had in the pastinterms of invest- Thesharpreboundin makes it easier forIndia to getac- fund wasgoing to export people,asone“dose”isconsidered EVENASfiscal2020-21will be a ter, some global institutions have ment activity andexpansion,”he cess to theRussian Covid-19 vac- batches of thevaccineto to be twoshots of the vaccine, ac- ■ Thereislimited thesecondquarter raisedtheir hopes on positive said. Some sectors liketraveland cine as, so far, the Russian sover- Indiafor use.The firm, cording to RDIF’s spokesperson. washout year in terms of GDP headroom forthe growth, marketparticipantsand growth in the thirdquarteritself. tourism,hospitality and services GDPprint...will eign wealthfundwas going to through subsidiaryHetero SerumInstitute of India,which government to spurt economistsarelookingforwardto Barclays India,initsreportreleased areexpected to continue facing a boostconfidence export batches of the vaccine to Biopharma, is expectedto has asimilar agreement with The spendingasthe apositive growth of morethan 10 onFriday,saidwhiletheeconomy slumpindemand and recovery is India foruse. producethese doses over University of Oxfordand Centre's fiscal deficit in thatwiththeeasing per cent in the fiscal year 2021-22 hasshrunk fortwo consecutive seenunevenacross sectors. The firm,through subsidiary the course of the year. AstraZeneca fortheir Covid-19 the sevenmonths to oflockdowncurbs quarters, it does notexpect this Funding constraintsfor anumber Hetero Biopharma, is expected to vaccine, is currentlyconducting on the backoflow base year end-October,at overpastfew trend to sustain in the December of enterprises will impact growth produce these doses over the phase2/3 trials on around 1,600 growth, continuation of the pick- Rs 9.53 lakh crore, was months,therehas quarterandsaidthattheeconomy momentum. Less headroom for course of theyear,according to These tests—aphase 2/3 clin- participants. This is to show that upineconomicactivityandnegli- at 126.7 per cent of the will return to positive growth and furtherfiscalspendingisexpected beenadiscernible RDIF.Itisunclearwhetherthevac- ical trial—areyet to start, The itsversion of the vaccine — giblechances of another national budgetedtarget forthe lockdown despiteany fresh wave growth by 0.4 per cent. to keep growth revivalincheck. improvementinthe cines producedherewill also be IndianExpresshaslearnt.Thesec- Covishield—isjustassafeandhas whole fiscal year, Thereare otherswhoseemop- What is expected to push economy” usedtofulfill demand from other ond phase in India will enroll 100 the ability to elicitthe same im- of Covid-19cases. datashowed. Economists arelooking for- timistic butsee positivegrowth growth next year is thatdespite countries. When asked,RDIF’s volunteers and, if the datacol- mune response as the Oxford- ward to resumptionofmarginally onlyinthe fourth quarter. anysecond waveofCovid-19 CHANDRAJIT spokesperson declined to com- lectedfromthistrialissatisfactory, AstraZeneca vaccine, AZD1222. positivegrowthfromfourthquar- Octoberfromayearearlier, accord- “The worstisdefinitelyisbe- cases, anationwide lockdown is BANERJEE ment on this. the vaccine will progress to phase Accordingto thelatestinterim teronwards,withexpansionpick- ing to datareleased separatelyby hind us as graduallyafter the lock- beingruledouteventhoughthere DIRECTOR GENERAL, CII SputnikVisalsoexpectedto be 3trials testing around 1,500vol- analysisof datacollectedfrompar- ing up in the following year. the government on Friday. downshavebeenopenedupecon- could be localisedshutdowns. testedinmid-to late-stage clinical unteers. ticipantsundergoingSputnikVtri- Forthe October-December Also,thereislimitedhead- omyislookingbetterdayafterday, Availability of vaccine next year TheGDPfigure...has trials in India by Dr Reddy’s Going by thecountry’sdrug als in Russia, the vaccine seems to quarter, theoutlookappearsbleak, roomforthegovernmentto spurt monthaftermonth.Growthinthe and herdimmunity areexpected comeinasapleasant Laboratories,anotherHyderabad- regulations, it is likelythat, once have demonstrated an efficacy of giventhat infrastructureoutput spendingasthe Centre's fiscal thirdquarter, thoughstillnegative, to ensurecontractionrecordedin surprise...The headquartereddrugmaker. Hetero manufacturesbatchesof 91.4 per cent. contracted2.5percentinOctober deficitinthesevenmonthsto end- willbebetterthansecondquarter. the current year is notrepeated positive,albeit from ayear earlier,falling foran October,atRs9.53 lakhcrore,was It could be around -2.5 per cent in next year.“We expect India’sreal eighthstraight month, govern- at 126.7 per cent of the budgeted thirdquarterandamarginallypos- GDPgrowth to rebound to +11.5% marginal,growth GUIDELINES FOR CAB AGGREGATORS ment dataonFridayshowed. target forthe wholefiscal year, itive growthinthefourthquarter,” YoYinFY22.While economic notedinmanu- FDI up 15% Infrastructureoutput,whichcom- newdatareleasedFridayshowed. Madan Sabnavis, chief economist, growth in FY22 could be well facturingsectoris Surgepricing can’t priseseightsectorsincludingcoal, The fiscaldeficit is likelytobe CareRatings, told TheIndian above thepast5-yearaverage,this trulyencouraging” to $30 billion crude oil and electricity and ac- higher than 8per cent of GDP in Express.“Fiscalyear2020-21iscer- largely reflectsthe rebound from countsfornearly 40percentofin- the current fiscal, sayeconomists, tainlyawashout year and FY22 deeper contraction in FY21GDP,” SANGITA REDDY exceed1.5 times of base dustrial output, contracted 13 per upfromtheinitialgovernmentes- will give anumericallymuch saidTanveeGuptaJain,economist, PRESIDENT, FICCI in 1st half of centinthesevenmonthsthrough timates of 3.5 per cent, primarily higherpositive growthrate of may UBS Securities India Pvt Ltd. fiscal year fare; floor on discounts
COVID-19IMPACT Core industries’ output shrinks MAJORSOURCES EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The government has NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 mandated thatdrivers Allfiguresin$billion ‘Downside risks to growth carry for 8th straight month in Oct THECENTREissuedMotorVehicle of cab aggregators get 8.30 Aggregator Guidelines on Friday 7.12 at least80per cent of 0 2.10 on amid vaccine uncertainty’ growth of 0.3 per cent in the 2. withtheaimto regulatecabaggre- 1.50
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1.13 the income earned ENSECONOMICBUREAU same period of the previous year. gators. These will impact app- The downside riskstogrowthstill persistinviewofapossible NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 The output of crude oil, natural basedtransport services by cap- from aride, with the US second wave of Covid and an uncertainty over vaccine 2.5% gas, refineryproducts, and steel UK ping “surge price” to 1.5times the remaining going intoa France Islands
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LOCKDOWN RISK: tors droppedby2.5 per cent in sectors’ output declinedby13 rate in fertiliser production has The The26-pageguidelines,issued VehiclesAmendmentAct,2019 to Asecond wave of infections October,mainlydue to decline in per cent, compared to growth declinedto6.3 per cent in Source: Department for as partofthe MotorVehicles Act, include the definitionofthe term would lead to partial re- production of crude oil,natural of 0.3 per cent in the same October,from11.8per cent in the Promotion of Industry and 2019,stipulatethat Rs 25-30will ‘aggregator’,” it said. Prior to the establishment of lockdowns, gas, refineryproductsand steel. period of the previous year. same month lastyear. InternalTrade bethebasefare instateswherethe amendment,theregulationof ag- weaken the tentative signs of The production of eight core The outputofcrude oil, On the other hand, the coal, fare has notbeen determinedby gregatorswasnotavailablewithin demand and dampen sectors had contracted 5.5 per natural gas, refineryproducts, cement and electricity sector the local government. The base the definition of the law. confidence level of investors cent in October 2019,datare- and steel declinedby6.2 per output grew by 11.6 per cent, 2.8 NewDelhi: Foreigndirect invest- fare varies from state to stateand Thegovernmenthasalsoman- leasedbythe Commerce and cent, 8.6 per cent, 17 per cent, per cent and 10.5 per cent, re- ment (FDI) intoIndia grew by 15 localgovernmentsneedtofixbase datedthat drivers of these aggre- WORD OF CAUTION: Inflationary pressures, IndustryMinistryshowed and 2.7 per cent, respectively. spectively,during the monthun- per cent to $30 billion during the fare forother modes of transport gatorsgetatleast80percentof the Even though the latest data especially across non-food on Friday. der review. firsthalf of the current fiscal, ac- aggregated by suchapps, forin- income earnedfromaride, with points show an increase in the articles, pose concerns to the While coal, fertiliser,cement The output of these eight key cording to official data. stance, bikes. theremaininggoingintoafundof pace of economic activity, the growth prospects and electricityrecorded positive month under review. sectors is in the negative zone InflowofFDI during April- Theguidelinesaimtoestablish the aggregator. worst is not over growth, crude oil, naturalgas, re- During April-October,the since March.InSeptember,the September 2019-20 stood at $26 aregulatoryframework foraggre- As per the guidelines, the li- Source: Dun &Bradstreet/PTI fineryproductsand steel regis- sectors’ output declinedby13 rate of contractionwas 0.1per billion, as per the dataofthe gators to ensure thatthe theyare cence issuedbyastate govern- terednegative growth in the per cent as compared to a cent. WITHPTI Department forPromotion of accountable foroperations exe- mentisapre-requisiteforpermit- Industryand Internal Trade cuted by them, the Ministryof ting businessoperations by the (DPIIT). Road Transport&Highways aggregator.Inorder to ensure BRIEFLY PNGRBopensupcompetition for citygas cos,but OMCs In July, the country had at- (MoRTH) said in astatement. compliance with licence require- tracted $17.5billion worthof “The MotorVehicles Act, 1988 mentstheActstipulatespenalties fromdirectlysupplyingCNGfrom CGD companies shareretailout- ended.The marketing exclusiv- foreign investments. has been amendedbythe Motor under “Section 93 of the Act.” FMonCPSEs’ ENSECONOMICBUREAU retail outlets,wheretheyare cur- lets with OMCs, including Indian ityperiod forGujarat GasLtd has Sectors whichattracted capextarget NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER27 rentlysupplying CNGjointly with Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat also ended in eight places in maximum foreign inflows dur- City Gas Distribution (CGD) com- Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Gujarat. ing April-September 2020-21 NewDelhi: Finance Minister THEPETROLEUMandNaturalGas panies. HindustanPetroleumCorporation “This is apositivedevelop- includedcomputer software Nirmala Sitharaman ex- RegulatoryBoard(PNGRB)hasre- Thisrestrictionissettoprotect Ltd,tosupplyCNG in major cities. ment,any move that brings in and hardware($17.55 billion), hortedlarge central public leasednorms foropening up of themarket shareofcitygas distri- The marketing exclusivity pe- competitions forces incumbent services($2.25 billion), trading sector enterprises to exceed competition in the natural gas butioncompanies,whichhadcon- riod forIndraprastha Gas Ltd, players to look at improving their ($949 billion), chemicals plannedcapitalexpenditure market in Delhi,Mumbai and cerns that OMCs will be able to whichoperates in Delhi, and levelsof services,”saidSanjaySah, ($437million) and automobile targetfor2020-21byMarch. Gujarat, but restricted Oil quicklyshifttosellingCNGdirectly Maharashtra Gas Ltd,whichop- partner at Deloitte India. ($417 million). ENSWITHPTI Marketing Companies (OMCs) fromretailpointscurrentlyinuse. erates in Mumbai and Thane, has BhartiAXA-ICICI Lombarddeal NewDelhi: Insurance Regulatoryand Develop- mentAuthority of India has givenin-principlenod for mergerofBharti AXA Gene- ralwith ICICI Lombard. PTI BurgerKingsets IPOpriceband Mumbai: BurgerKing India Ltd on Fridayset theprice band at Rs 59-60 per share foritsIPO,whichisslatedfor launchonDecember2.ENS Rupeefalls17p to74.05 NewDelhi: The rupee snappeditsfive-daywinning streakto finish17paiselower at74.05againstthedollaron Fridayonemergence of de- mand forgreenbackfrom banksand importers. PTI Francetaxes techgiants Paris:Franceisresumingcol- lectionof aspecialtaxonBig Tech companies like Amazonand Facebook de- spitethethreatof USretalia- tory tariffs on Frenchcham- pagneand other goods. AP
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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,NOVEMBER28,2020 NZ BEAT WINDIES BY 5 WICKETS Asavage spell of fast bowling from LockieFerguson and an unbeaten 48 from JimmyNeesham propelled NewZealand to afive-wicketwin over the West Indies in the series-opening Twenty20 international on Friday. In a 16 rain-interrupted matchdecided under the Duckworth-Lewis system, New SPORT Zealand replied with 176-5tothe West Indies' total of 180-7. AP
WHATKOHLI SAID: “Someone like SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY (Wriddhiman) Saha is doing his rehab and NOVEMBER27 Board of Confusion for Cricket in India we areaware of his progress and he is on the right path to be available in time to play THE BCCI’S apparent lackofclarity over in- Test series... It would have giventhem jury management has ledtoconfusion dur- PTI lastweek didn’t mention anything about plicated forothers.” (Rohit and Ishant) achance to getthem- ing India’s ongoing tour of Australia. Be it his father’s illness either. Mr Rohit Sharma had to come selvesfit from the startofthe Test series. Rohit Sharma’s hamstring injuryorIshant back to Mumbai after the IPL to WHATGANGULYSAID: “Rohit himself “It definitelywould have been very Sharma’s side strain, whichhas nowruled WHATBCCI SAID: “He (Rohit) is presently attend to his ailing father. His knows that he has got along career ahead helpful if theywould have been hereto the pacer out of the Test series, therehave undergoing rehabilitation at the NCA. Mr father is now recuperating well and it’s notjustthis IPL or next series forhim,” do the rehab justlikeSaha has been doing been morequestions than answers over why Rohit Sharma’s next assessment will be con- and that has allowed him to travel the BCCI president wasquotedassaying by to getfit.” the aforementionedplayers didn’t travel ducted on December 11th following which to the NCA and start his PTI earlier this month. with the rest of the jumbo squad to do their the BCCI will have clarity on his participation Navdeep Saini rehabilitation in Australia, wherea14-day in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy rehabilitation.” Ishant Sharma Onlyafew afterhours afterthe BCCI mail quarantine period is mandatoryupon arrival. (Testseries starts on December 17)inAustralia. Ishant had sustainedaribcageinjuryatthe mentionedthat the fast bowler has “com- BCCI, IN ASTATEMENT Pace bowler Navdeep Saini’s “backspasm”, “Mr Rohit Sharma had to come backto Delhi Capitals nets on October 7, whichruled plainedofbackspasm”, naming T too, makes acurious case. Mumbai afterthe IPL to attend to his ailing him out of the IPL. But nowthat he has “re- Natarajan as aback-up in the squad forthe father.His father is nowrecuperating well Australia and we had no information on why coveredcompletely”, the senior pacer would three one-dayers, Saini turnedupatthe Rohit Sharma and that has allowedhim to travel to the NCA he is nottravelling with us. Therehas been have had the opportunity to test his match SydneyCricket Ground and bowled 10 At 11.48pmonThursday, aBCCI email pro- and starthis rehabilitation.” no information; therehas been lackofclar- fitness in tour games –againstAustralia A overs on apitchwhere682 runs were videdanupdateonRohit’s fitness, saying he ity.Wehavebeen playing the waiting game.” from December 6and December 11 respec- scored in 100overs of cricket. would be assessedagain on December 11 WHATKOHLI SAID: “Beforethe selection tively –ifhewereinAustralia. and that he returnedhome afterthe IPL to meeting, we got amail that he (Rohit) is un- WHATROHIT SAID: “Hamstringisfeel- WHATBCCI SAID: “The All-IndiaSenior attend to his “ailing father”. However, cap- available, that he has pickedupaninjurydur- ing absolutelyfine. Juststarted the process WHATBCCI SAID: “Ishant has recovered Selection Committee has added tain ViratKohli’s pre-matchpress conference ing the IPL. It said that the pros and cons of of getting it nice and strong,” the playerwas completely from his side strain injurysus- TNatarajan to India’s squad forthe three- in Sydney, that precededthe BCCI release by theinjurywereexplainedtohim and he un- quoted as saying by PTI. He added: “... I tainedduring IPL 2020 in the U.A.E. While matchODI series againstAustralia starting afew hours, had pinpointed the “confusion derstood and he wasunavailable. thought if Iget to work on my body for25 he’s building up his workload in order to Friday. and lackofclarity”, making it clear that the “Afterthat (national team selection BCCI said Sharma will undergo a days,Ican probablygoand playthe Test achieve Test matchfitness, Mr Ishant “Navdeep Saini complainedofback Indian team management wasinthe dark meeting), he playedinthe IPL and we all fitness test on December 11. File matches. So, it wasaneasy decision forme Sharma has been ruledout of the Border- spasm and Natarajan has been addedasa about Rohit’s progress. Rohit’s interviewto thought he would be on that flight to and Idon’t knowwhy it became so com- Gavaskar Trophy.” back-up.” Pandya not to rush into IPL flopsscriptaninternationalhit bowling Smith, Finchand Maxwell, the men who had aforgettablerun in the UAE, lead Australia to acomprehensive win over India in firstODI
Hazlewood’s bouncer barrage EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE VISHALMENON Josh Hazlewood gave further proof to SCORECARD NOVEMBER27 NOVEMBER27 whyheisthe finestAustralian pacer across AUSTRALIA VS INDIA format by prising out Mayank Agarwal, Kohli SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND HARDIKPANDYA hassaidhehasbegunbowl- IT WASaturbo-chargedstart to the Australian and Shreyas Iyer.Sample Agarwal’s exit:The ing at the nets.He, however, does notwant to summer,withcaptain AaronFinchsetting the opener has shown the proclivity to step back Toss: Australia, chose to bat rush to the bowling crease anytime soon be- tone with his 17th ODI century. His efforts and playthe hoickoverthe off-side. AUSTRALIA cause he wantstokeep himself fresh and be were put in the shade by SteveSmith’s su- Hazlewood banged it shortand followed DWarnercRahulbShami 69(76b,6x4) 100% confident physicallykeeping in viewof perlative 66-ball 105, the third-fastest ODI Agarwal, cramping him up forroom and re- AFinchcRahulbBumrah 114(124b,9x4,2x6) the gruelling international schedule that in- centurybyanAustralian, and Glenn sulting in atop-edgetopoint. SSmithbShami 105(66b,11x4,4x6) cludes twoT20 and one 50-overWorld Cup Maxwell's entertaining cameo that fuelled Kohli’s scalp wasthe mostsatisfying, be- MStoiniscRahulbChahal 0(1b) pencilledinoverthe next three years. The all- the home team to 374/6, their highestscore cause he had justgot areprieve and looked in GMaxwellcJadejabShami 45(19b,5x4,3x6) rounder had undergone surgery forhis back againstIndia. The chase wasalways going to imperious touch. Another shortlength deliv- MLabuschagnecDhawanbSaini 2(2b) injuryinthe United Kingdom in October last bearduous, but India were in the hunt till the erygot the Indian captain trying to manufac- ACareynotout 17(13b,2x4) year and since then, he has notbeen bowling. 39th over when Hardik Pandyawas at the tureanoutlandish pull shot, whichwas gob- PCumminsnotout 1(1b) "It is aprocess... Iamlooking at along- crease. In the end, though, Australia sauntered bledupbyFinchatmidwicket.Hazlewood ■ Extras(b1,lb6,w12,nb2) 21 term goal whereIwant to be 100per cent home with acomprehensive 66-run win. then stunnedShreyas Iyer with abrutethat ■ Total(50overs) 374/6 sureofmybowling capacity forthe mostim- kept rising sharply. Iyer,who has ahistory ■ FoW: 1-156(DavidWarner,27.5ov),2-264 portant games. The WorldCups arecoming. Smith’s fast hands againstshortballs, could onlyawkwardlyfend (AaronFinch,39.6ov),3-271(MarcusStoinis, Morecrucial series is coming," Pandyasaid. During lockdown, when cricketers found it to wicket-keeper.Till twoyears back, Zampa 40.4ov),4-328(GlennMaxwell,44.5ov),5-331 He added: "I am notthinking of short-term time to reassess and fine-tune their skills, wasaone-dimensional bowler but with time (MarnusLabuschagne,45.2ov),6-372(Steven whereIexhaustmyself and maybehave Smith waswaging abattle of his own. he has notonlymasteredthe wong’un, but Smith,49.3ov) something else [injury] whichisnot there. Something wasamiss about the positioning has also developedsubtle changes in pace. ■ Bowling:MShami10-0-59-3;JBumrah10- So it is going to be aprocess, whichIamfol- of his hands on the bat handle. “I felt veryun- All these skills helpedthe leggie pickupfour 0-73-1;NSaini10-0-83-1;YChahal10-0-89-1; lowing. Ican't tell youexactlywhen Iamgo- comfortable about my hands. Something was wicketstonight, including that of in-form RJadeja10-0-63-0 ing to bowl but the process is on. In the nets, notright,” he had told cricketaustralia.com.au. Dhawanand Hardik Pandya, whose 128-run Iambowling. It is justthat Iamnot game- The search forhis hands proved to be an ex- fifth-wicket partnership had threatenedto INDIA (TARGET:375) ready.Itisall about confidence and the skill ercise in futility as shown by his tepid return (L-R) Adam Zampa, SteveSmith and David Warner celebrateKLRahul’s wicket. AP take the game away from Australia. MAgarwalcMaxwellbHazlewood 22 has to be at an international level." in the IPL -- just311 runs from 14 games. (18b,2x4,1x6) His absence as abowler has hurtthe bal- However, justdays before the firstODI Protestcauses slight delay SDhawancStarcbZampa 74(86b,10x4) ance of this team in recent times, and it came againstIndia, the 31-year-old declaredhe had to YuzvendraChahal and depositing him over enigmatic Glenn Maxwell has been frus- PTI: In asecuritybreach, twoprotesters VKohlicFinchbHazlewood 21(21b,2x4,1x6) to the fore during their 66-run loss to Australia found the wayout. "I think in the lastfew days mid-wicket fence. Between overs 36.3 to 37.3, tratingly inconsistent. made their wayintothe field of playduring SIyercCareybHazlewood 2(2b) on Friday. ViratKohli fieldedfivefront-line actuallyI’vefound something. People close Smith went on overdrive,ransacking four Justwhen it looked likehehad turneda the firstODI between India and Australia KL RahulcSmithbZampa 12(15b,1x4) bowlers, of whichfour of them bowled their to me that knowmewell, I’vefound my hands boundariesofffivedeliveries.Hegot areprieve corner afteramatch-winning centuryin before being escortedout hereonFriday. HPandyacStarcbZampa 90(76b,7x4,4x6) quotaof10overs and concededmorethan 60 the lastfew days,whichI’m reallyexcited on 38 when Shikhar Dhawangrassedhim at the series-deciding ODI againstEngland in One of the invaders, carrying aplacardde- RJadejacStarcbZampa 25(37b,1x6) runs. "Yeah, it is always going to be difficult about,” he said. thelong-onboundary. Perhaps,theopposition September,Maxwell endured another dip nouncing India's Adani Group's coal proj- NSaininotout 29(35b,1x4,1x6) when yougowith five bowlers. When some- The fast hands areaSmith speciality as it and the venue also playedapartinSmith’s in form in IPL, wherehemusteredonly108 ect in Australia, reachedclose to the pitch MShamibStarc 13(10b,1x4,1x6) one is having an offday youdon't have some- allows him to manoeuvreballs pitchedon roaringreturnto form.HislastfiveODIknocks runs, at abelow-par averageof15.42 that justbeforepacer Navdeep Saini wasgetting JBumrahnotout 0(3b) one to fulfil the quota. Morethan injury, the leg-stumpthrough the off-side or flickanout- againstIndia read: 69, 98,102, 131and 51. ledVirender Sehwag to.term him as “Rs ready to bowl the sixth over of the home ■ Extras (lb2,w15,nb3) 20 sixth bowler's role is when someone among side-offdelivery through the mid-wicket re- Also, the SCG wasthe ground wherehe 10-croreIPL cheerleader”. team's innings. ■ Total(50overs) 308/8 the five bowlers is having abad day. Maybe gion with ease. Therewas one particular shot had scriptedthat masterful centuryagainst Walking in at No.5, Maxwell began The twowereescortedout by the security ■FoW:1-53(MayankAgarwal,5.2ov),2-78(Virat we will have to find someone who has already againstShami that illustrates this point. It was the same opponentsinthe 2015 WorldCup with arasping coverdrive offJasprit aftertheir brief invasion. Fans have returned Kohli,9.3ov),3-80(ShreyasIyer,9.5ov),4-101(KL playedIndia, and groom them and find away full outside off, but Smith somehowmanaged semifinal. Smith wasinvolvedintwo match- Bumrah, before unfurling twoback-to- to the ground forthe firsttime since the coro- Rahul,13.3ov),5-229(ShikharDhawan,34.3ov),6- to makethem play,"Pandyaexplained. to scoop it over mid-on. defining partnerships: 108-run stand forthe backswitchhitsagainstChahal —the first navirus pandemic forced games before 247(HardikPandya,38.5ov),7-281(RavindraJad- It's apricklyissue, something that even Unlikeinthe IPL, Smith had the luxuryofa second wicket with Finch, and the manic 57- racedtothe third-man boundaryand the emptystadiums across the world. Cricket eja,45.4ov),8-308(MohammedShami,49.3ov) Kohli had alludedto. "Wehavetofind out a comfortableplatformand timeathisdisposal run alliance with Maxwell that surged second sailedoverbackwardpoint fora Australia has allowedfilling up the stadiums ■Bowling:MStarc9-0-65-1;JHazlewood10-0- waytoget fewovers from part-timers. as Australia’s irrepressible opening pair of Australia to amatch-winning score. maximum. to upto 50 per cent of their capacity in the 55-3;PCummins8-0-52-0;AZampa10-0-54- Unfortunately, Hardik is notready to bowl yet, AaronFinchand David Warner had notched The audacious manner in whichhetore India-Australia series. 4;MStoinis6.2-0-25-0;GMaxwell6.4-0-55-0 we have to acceptthat, we don't reallyhave up a159-run stand in ashade under 28 overs. Maxwell comes to the party intoChahal —his nemesis in bilateral tourna- The engagement comprises three ODIs, ■ Result:Australiawonby66runs all-round options as suchright now,"hesaid. He kick-startedbysashaying down the track Forall the talent that he possesses, the mentsand IPL —was asight to behold. as manyT20 Internationals and four Tests. BRIEFLY Hook, Mike &Tinker: Tyson returns to the ring ATKMohunBagan Tokyoplanstohost18 knockout will be awin under WBC’s scoring. beatEastBengal2-0 testevents EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Instead of the usual three- The resultswill notbereflected on their fight NOVEMBER27 minuterounds and 10oz gloves record. We apologize forany confusion..." Vasco:FijianstrikerRoyKrishnacontinued Tokyo: The postponedTokyoOlympics are So while the WBC will declarea'winner', his prolific goal-scoring form as he helped getting akickstart.Local organizers on IT'S Afight. It's about... It's aglorifiedspar- reserved forprofessional the commission will notrecognise the result. ATKMohun Bagan prevail over SC East Fridayannouncedaseries of 18 test events ring session. heavyweights, Tyson and Jones Bengal 2-0 in the firsteverIndian Super settobegin in March and run intoMay. After15years, MikeTyson returns to the Undercard LeaguederbyhereonFriday. Krishna,who The TokyoOlympics areset to open on July ring this Saturdayagainstanother former will boxeachother foreight BeforeTyson and Jones maketheir had scored ATKMB's lone goal against 23, 2021, afterbeing postponedeight heavyweight champion RoyJones Jr.But two-minuterounds, wearing walk to the ring, youcan catchaYouTuber Kerala Blasters in their campaign opener, months agobecause of the COVID-19pan- don't expect 'The BaddestMan on the Planet' 12oz gloves to lessen the impact fight aformer NBApoint guard. JakePaul struckinthe 49th minutebeforeManvir demic. Officials said at leastfour of the test to go hardordrawblood. The eight-round will take on former NewYorkKnicks, Singhkilledthecontestinthe85thminute eventswill involve athletesfromabroad, contestbetween Tyson (54) and Jones (51) of blows.The twowill notbe BostonCeltics and ChicagoBulls' Nate withasoloeffort.Withtwowinsonthetrot, including testsinswimming, gymnastics, in Carson, California is an 'exhibition'. And wearing headgears Robinson in the semi-main event. Paul ATKMohun Bagan ledthe table with six diving and volleyball. Atrack and field despiteabelt on the line, and judges scoring, made his pro-boxing debut in January, points, followedbyNortheastUnited FC. meetonMay 9atthe newNational therewill be no "official winner". knocking out internetpersonality On Saturday, Bengaluru will face Stadium is listedastestevent. It is notclear scores arefor entertainment only". WBC was 'AnEsonGib' in the firstround. Hyderabad in Margao. if athletesfromabroad will participate. Rules also the firstgoverningbody to createand The 23-year-old earlier Paulcompetedin Safetyisparamount. Instead of the usual throw abelt in the ring, a'Frontline' title. But 2018,fighting fellowYouTuber Deji on acard three-minuterounds and 10oz gloves re- Tyson returns foranexhibition against with no winner,bothTyson and Jones will headlinedbythe pair's elder brothers: Logan Organiserspostpone Arsenal,Leicester served forprofessional heavyweights, Tyson RoyJones Jr in anifty-at-50 faceoff be awarded. PaulvsKSI. The event drew an estimated badmintonleague advanceinEuropa and Jones will boxeachother foreight two- with interesting undercards. Reuters To makematters moreconfusing, in an 1.3mn pay-per-view(PPV) buysand kick- minuterounds, wearing 12oz gloves to apparent bid to sell the fight, broadcasters startedthe trend of internetpersonalities NewDelhi: The sixth edition of the Premier London: Arsenal's academyproducts lessen the impact of blows.The twowill not claimed: "Therecould be aknockout and taking up boxing. Badminton League (PBL) wasonFriday helpedthe team cruise intotothe knock- be wearing headgears. No winner therewill be one winner." While some viewedthe fight —and the postponedtonextyear,keeping in mind out stageofthe Europa League while "Not areal fight? It's MikeTyson versus The California StateAthletic Commission "Knowtherehavebeen some false ru- choice of putting twoworld-title boutson the health and safetyofthe players amid Leicesterneededalateequalizer from RoyJones," Tyson said at apress conference is sanctioning the bout as an exhibition with mours swirling, so to be crystalclear -the the undercard—aninsult to boxing, pro- the raging COVID-19pandemic. The Jamie Vardytoadvance. Nicolas Pepe — lastmonth. "I'm coming to fight and Ihope no official winner. WBC is scoring the fight," Ryan Kavanaugh, fessional boxers were encouraging, includ- league, whichisone of the highestprize who got sent offinthe Premier League he's coming to fight and that's all youneed "I want the public to knowwhat this is co-owner of the entertainment platform ing Tyson who watchedthe bout from the moneybadminton tournamentsinthe lastweekend —Reiss Nelson and second- to know." because Idon’t want people to be disap- Triller whichhas secured broadcasting rights, ringside. world, wasinitiallyscheduledtotakeplace half substituteFolarin Balogun scored in The referee, however, will stop the con- pointed.Aslong as theyknowthis is an exhi- said. "Therecould be aknockout and there Notmuchisknown about 36-year-old in the lastweek of December in Delhi, a3-0 away victoryatNorway's Molde. test in case of acut, or if either boxergoes too bition, I’m fine foreverybody to earn,” CSAC will be one winner.Anyone who says thereis Robinson's boxing skills, other than afew Mumbai and Pune. However, SportzLive, Hoffenheim and Leicesteralso pro- hardsince knockoutsare notallowed. Executive Director Andy Foster told MMA going to be no judging or no winner either videos of hitting the mitts. the official license holder of the league un- gressedintothe round of 32 with two Tyson and Jones underwent strenuous Fighting earlier this week. does notunderstand the rules or has their Also fighting on the night will be legiti- der the aegis of the Badminton Association matches to spare. medical testsinorder to be cleared forthe WorldBoxing Council (WBC) however ownagenda." mateprospectssuchaslightweight Jamaine of India (BAI), decidedtopostpone AGENCIES bout and both entered VADA (Voluntary has invited ex-fighters as remote celebrity Kavanaugh later issuedaclarification, Ortiz and featherweight EdwardVasquez, Anti-Doping Agency) testing too. judges forthe contest, and the "unofficial stating, "WBC is scoring under a10-9, and a who have been giventhe prelim spots.
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