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8-PHASE POLLSBEGIN NOV 28, END DEC 22 SC allows UP to fill up SecurityblanketforDDC pollsinJ&K: 69,000 posts Candidatesandcampaigninlockdown of assistant teachers Security an excusefor locking ENS&PTI NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 NewArmyaccommodation in eastern Ladakh. ANI up candidates THE SUPREME Courton opposed to BJP: Wednesdayallowed the Uttar Omar,Mufti Pradeshgovernmentto fillupva- New rooms, tents cancies of 69,000 assistant basic teachers as per the resultsthat NAVEEDIQBAL were declared in May thisyear. with heating for &DEEPTIMANTIWARY The Bench, headedbyJustice SRINAGAR,NEWDELHI,NOV18 UULalit, rejected aclutchofpe- titions filedbyUttar Pradesh troops on LAC as WITH JUSTNINE days leftfor the Prathmik ShikshaMitra DistrictDevelopment Council Association challenging the (DDC) elections to commence in AllahabadHighCourt’s May6 Jammu and Kashmir,the Centre order to upholdthe cut-off harsh winter sets in has issuedorders to move an ad- marks forselection of assistant ditional 25,000securityperson- basic teachers in the state. “Troops on the frontline are nel to the Union Territory. In the The association and several KRISHNKAUSHIK accommodatedin heatedtentsas Valley, candidates arebeing other individuals Shiksha Mitras NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 pertactical considerations of their whisked away by the J&K Police had challenged the UP govern- deployment,” he said,addingthat to ‘cluster accommodations’ as ment'sorderof January7,2019,by AS THE six-month-old military “adequatecivilinfrastructurehas soon as theyfile the nomination whichthequalifyingmarksforthe standoffinLadakh enterswinter also been identified”. papers due to aperceivedthreat Assistant Teacher Recruitment and soldiers brace forextended Partsofthe region experi- to their lives. Examination 2019 were fixedat deploymentinfreezing condi- ence close to 40 feet of snowfall Senior officials in theadmin- 65and60forgeneralandreserved tions, the Armyhas created tem- starting December.“Coupled istration arguedthat onlythose Candidates forthe District Development Council polls staying undertight security in abuilding in Pampore. Express categories respectively. poraryaccommodation for with the wind chill factor,tem- seeking protection were being “The StateGovernmentshall troops just behind the Line of peraturesdip to minus 30-40 de- housedinsecuredesignated nowbeentitledtofill up allthe Actual Control, including tents grees Celsius, and road accessis spaces.But candidates and po- concernedposts in terms of the ED with heating. also affected,” the officer said. liticalparties TheIndianExpress Elections Elsewhere it is part of ‘Gupkar result declared on 12.05.2020 An Armyofficer said Another Armysource said spokewith said theywerebeing without and in accordance with law,”the Wednesdaythat“in order to en- the habitat can accommodate confined to thesespaces against PLAIN E Supreme Courtordered. ● campaign sureoperational efficiency of “the complete strength deployed their wishes and this had se- EX Gang’ but in Kargil, NC is BJP’s ally “If the ultimate object is to se- troops deployed in winters, in eastern Ladakh”. verely restricted their move- lect the best available talent and Armyhas completedestablish- The source said four com- ment and ability to campaign. AFTERAdecision to kick- PAGD. Of the 26 elected mem- Soil Conservation. thereisapowertofix the mini- ment of habitatfacilities forall mands of the Indian Army— The additional troops being startpolitical dialoguein ARUNSHARMA bers of the LAHDCK, 10 arefrom The NC andBJP had con- mum qualifying marks... we do troops deployedinthe sector”. northern, western,eastern and drawnfromCRPF,BSF,CISF,ITBP the Union Territorywith JAMMU,NOVEMBER18 the NC,eight from the Congress tested the Kargil Hill Council notfind anyillegality or impro- India has around 50,000 central commands —are autho- and SSB were required giventhe elections to DDCs, the and three from the BJP; thereare elections in 2018 on theirown, priety in fixationofcut offat65- troops in theregion to mirrorthe risedtohaveExtreme Climate security situation in the Union government’s move of THE BJP has declared the five Independents. The Ladakh said the BJP’s Executive 60% vide order dated 07.01.2019. Chinese deployment. At such Clothing and Equipment, Territoryand concerns that there shifting candidatesto‘se- People’s Alliance forGupkar Union Territoryadministration Councillor,who representsthe The factsonrecordindicate that high altitude, the weather is an neededlargely forhigh and very maybeattemptstodisrupt the curespaces’restrains Declaration(PAGD) as a“gang” nominates four members to the Shargole constituency. even with this cut-off, the num- additional challengefor the highaltitude(8,000-18,000feet) electionprocess, sources in New their abilitytocampaign. that wants“foreign forces to in- 30-member LAHDCK. The PAGD wasformallycon- berofqualifiedcandidates is troops to remain combat-ready. and Special Clothing and Delhi said. This putsaquestion mark tervene in Jammu and Kashmir”, Headedbythe NC’s Feroz stituted lastmonth as aplatform morethan twice the number of “Apartfromthe smartcamps MountaineeringEquipment, Candidates and mainstream over the entireprocess. but it is sharing powerwith the Khan as Chairman/Chief of sevenregional parties that vacancies available,” the withintegratedfacilities which that neededmainlyfor super parties,however,blamedthe National Conference (NC), oneof Executive Councillor,the Hill seeksrestoration of the special Supreme Courtobserved. have been built over the years, high altitude (above 18,000feet). Centreand questionedthe ad- the main parties of the alliance, Council has BJP’s MohammadAli status of Jammu and Kashmir as The Bench, however, said state-of-the-arthabitat with in- Muchofthis clothing equipment ministrationfor holding them up EVICTION ROW:J&K in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Chandan as one of the four other it existedbeforethe constitu- that one moreopportunity shall tegrated arrangementsfor elec- is imported. Over 10,000 ex- in ‘clusteraccommodations’ and SETS DATE FOR Development Council, Kargil Executive Councillors, with the tional changes of August5,2019. be afforded to Shiksha Mitras to tricity,water,heating facilities, treme cold weather clothing sys- notletting them ventureout. For FOREST RIGHTS (LAHDCK). portfolios of Health, Revenue, Parties in the PAGD have an- compete in the nextselection. healthand hygiene have been temkitswereacquiredfromthe instance, twoNational PAGE 5 NC presidentFarooq Agriculture, Forests, Wildlife, nouncedtheywill contestthe “Weleave it to thediscretion of created,” the officer said. US in September. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Abdullah is chairperson of the Industrial Training Institute, and CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2

Personal trainersshareholders, Today at e-Adda, sharing THE EDITORIAL PAGE THE WORLD ringside view, NKSingh DIATRIBE& IMRAN IN KABUL money also from other deals DISTRUST TODAY ON FIRST Why same old rhetoric by Shah? AFGHANISTAN VISIT Saxena detailscover-up afterstart of chopper dealprobe ENSECONOMICBUREAU PAGE 6 PAGE9 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 wasextradited from Dubai in Chairman, RITUSARIN January2019and wasinterro- IN THE time of the pandemic, Fifteenth NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 gatedbythe ED whichattached India’s economic recovery de- Finance his assets worthRs385 crore, pends notjustonboostershots Commission FROM ATTEMPTING acover-up AGUSTA describing them as “proceeds of from the Centrebut also on the afterauthoritiesopenedaprobe WESTLAND DEAL crime”. The ED has nowfiledan resilience of stategovernments to floatinganew companywith appeal in abid to divest Saxena to supportgrowth. his personal trainers as share- of his approver status foral- The roles of policy makers at holderstolaundering of pro- legedly notfullydisclosing the the Centreand the statelevel, ceeds from other defence deals factsofthe case. along with coordination be- —these areamong the admis- While attaching his assets, tween them, have become cru- sions made, the Enforcement including avilla in Dubai and five cial in today’s time. And one per- Directorate(ED) claims, by char- Swiss Bank accounts, the ED son who understands this teredaccountant RajivSaxena, claimed: “Rajiv Saxena has ad- duality is NKSingh, veteranbu- key accusedinthe CONFESSIONS mitted to laundering the pro- reaucrat and key policy influ- AgustaWestland VVIP chopper ceeds of crime notonlyof encer over three decades, who deal case, during questioning. OFKEYACCUSED AgustaWestland deal but also will be theguestatthe Express Currentlyonbail, Saxena PART3 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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wildlifesanctuarytoallowmin- Although on paper no min- JAYMAZOOMDAAR ing of the unique pink sandstone ing wasallowedafter 2016,ille- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 that is found in the area. galoperations continued—and Over 1lakh cubic feet of Bansi the Bansi Paharpursandstone THE RAJASTHAN government Paharpursandstone,coveted for remainedavailable in the grey has decidedtoseekasamatter itsunique pink shade, has al- market. However, the supplyhas of “highestpriority”, central ready been sourcedas theexclu- apparentlydriedupsince the VARAVARA RAO TO clearance under the Forest and sive material forthe construction Bharatpur administration seized BE MOVED TO WildlifeActsfor denotifying of theRam temple in Ayodhya 25 trucks loadedwith illegally HOSPITAL Bansi Paharpur blockof wherestockpiling begansoon af- minedpink sandstone in Bansi PAGE 8 Bharatpur’s Band Baretha terthe shilanyasin1989. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Women outofwork: ‘Weweremovingupthe ladderand ab lagta hai kisineseedhi chheen li’

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During his interrogation, Fifteenth Finance Commission, overthecountry, andthedecision loans.”Sayingshewilltake upany Saxena told the ED: “Ratul Puri Singh recentlypresented itsfinal hasbeentaken afterajoint sur- job,she adds, "Inrations, Arvind Conference candidates from arebeing lockeduponthe pre- had this cardissuedbymeinhis reporttoPresidentRam Nath veybythe revenue, mines and Kejriwal is giving chhole, so that’s Budgam district—Mohammad TALKSWITHCONGOFF,SAYSNC tenceofsecurity.But BJP &its nameto avoiddisclosure of these Kovind and Prime Minister forest departments,”hesaid. all we eat. We areamiddle-class Ashraf Lone andRayees Mattoo THENATIONALConferenceonWednesdaynightannounced proxies aregiven full bandobast expenses in India. Funding for NarendraModi. Coinciding with But the stateforestdepart- family andinsteadof movingfor- —who filedtheir nominationat suspension of talkswith the Congress on electoral adjust- to move around. Is this the thesecosts incurredbyhim thishasbeenthelaunch of hisau- ment claims it is yettoweigh in. ward,weare going backwards.” Beerwahand Khag areas, re- ments in the DDC polls, citing Congress spokesperson democracy thatGOI claimedits wouldbecompensatedby remit- tobiography, Portraits of Power: “Wehavenot offeredany viewon The Covid lockdown has set spectively,said theywerecon- Randeep Singh Surjewala’s statement on Tuesdaythat the promoting in yesterday’sphone tances through thirdparties.” HalfaCenturyofBeingatRingside, the matter. Themining depart- offeconomicdistressincitiesbut finedtohotels in Srinagar partywasn’t part of the Gupkar Alliance. “Thereare no talks convo with US Pres elect?” Interrogation transcriptsalso whichprovides agripping narra- ment has to determine the itscrucial dimension has re- againsttheir will. goingonbetweenusandtheCongressonseatsharingatthis The development comes in reveal the natureofthe findings tive of India’seconomictrajectory ground on whichthe denotifica- maineduntold:the silent,devas- The Indian Express visited point... Surjewala’s irresponsible statement is unacceptable the backdrop of Union Home during an ED search of the prem- and the policymaking that tionapplicationisbeingfiled.We tatingtollontheworkingwoman. theEDI Complex in Pamporeon andreflectstheconfusioninthemindof CongressParty. They MinisterAmit Shah describing isesof NiamatBakshi,closeconfi- shapeditoverthe years. At the e- willthenlookintoitforforest and Fromfirst-timeearnersto sole the outskirts of Srinagar city.It shouldclearthecobwebsintheirmindandcomeoutclearly the PAGD along with the danteofRatulPuri,onSeptember Adda, Singhwill be in conversa- wildlifeclearances,”said Sreya breadwinners, beauticians, pri- found manycandidates across ontheissuespertainingto JammuandKashmir,’’NC provin- Congress as the “Gupkar gang” 7, 2019.Email dumps recovered tionwithShankarAcharya,econ- Guha, principal secretary, forest vate schoolteachers,housekeep- parties there, with police per- cial president Devender Singh Rana said. ENS that wanted to “takeJ&K back duringthe search had notbeen omistandformerChief Economic and environment,Rajasthan. ing staff, project supervisors, sonnel manning the gates. to theeraofterrorand turmoil”. submitted by Saxena to the ED. Adviser;AnantGoenka,Executive Thegroundworkisatthefinal restaurant and bar staff–many Those inside areunder strict or- ThePAGD is acoalition of seven Questionedabout transac- Director, TheIndian Express; and, stageinBharatpur.“We have con- areproud to be the firstgenera- ders nottoventureout;one nominationform on November clothes. Thereisbarelyany parties includingNC, PDP,J&K tionsinthese,Saxenaadmittedto PVaidyanathan Iyer,Executive ducted ajoint survey of the 556 tionof womenintheirfamiliesto complainedhewas notallowed 16,and wassent to ahotelin heating arrangement,” he said. People’sConferenceand CPI(M) the existence of severalother off- Editor-NationalAffairs,TheIndian hectaresinquestionwiththefor- work.Manyleftsmall towns to to attend aparty meeting. Srinagar the same daywith a An Independentcandidate formedlastmonth. These par- shoreentitieswhichhehad been Express. estdepartment and areinthe pursue—anddiscover—theiras- On Wednesdayevening, police guard. “Howisthis a from Hiller in Anantnag had ties decidedtocontestthe DDC “managing” forPuri as Beneficial TheExpressAddaisaseriesof process of filing the application pirations in the city.Now locked Omar Abdullah, Vice President, democracy?” he said. His con- similar concerns.Altaf Ahmad pollstogether, unitingthem- Owner.Henamedthecompanies informal interactions organised fordenotification,”PSMeena,su- outofthejobmarket,theyare be- National Conference, said in a stituency is approximately55 Rather,who has been put up in selvesagainstthe BJP. as Continental Administration by TheIndian Express Group and perintending mining engineer in ingpushedto debt;somearesell- tweet, “What sortofelections kilometres from the hotel. ahotelinPahalgam,said,“After MehboobaMufti andOmar ServicesLtd; Technic Trade; featuresthose at the centreof charge of Bharatpur circle, told ing offhousehold items, others arebeing held in J&K where Khag candidate Ashraf Lone Ifiled my application, Iwas Abdullahhad reactedsharplyto Maxima SoftwarePvt Ltd; change. External Affairs Minister The Indian Express. arereturningto placeswherethey candidates arebeingstopped said the police sometimes send takentoapolice station and Shah’s remarks.“Fighting elec- QuestsideManagementLimited; SJaishankar,Union Ministerfor While the 199-sq-km Band came from —insearch of ajob. from campaigning? Is this the avehicle andask all candidates then to ahotel. Ihavebeen here tions in an alliance is also anti- BronsonFinancial Inc. Road Transportand Highways Baretha wildlifesanctuarywas That search maytakeawhile safe, terror free J&K the Home in alocation to travel to their sincewithat least20othercan- national now,”tweeted Mufti. Thereare alsoover200pages andMSMEsNitinGadkari,Union notifiedin1985,sandstonemines giventhe surge of Covid cases in Ministerwas tweeting about?” constituencies and reportback didates from different parties.” Omar called it Shah’s “frustra- of details and agreementsonthe Ministerfor EducationRamesh have been operational sincethe the Capital, and the possibility of Notjustcandidatesofthe by 4pm. “If theysend me ave- Rather adds, “The people of tion” as “he had been briefed transferofregisteredownership PokhriyalNishank,AIIMSDirector 1960s. “Illegal mining is rampant fresh curbs. sevenpartiespartofthePeople’s hicleby12noon or 1pm, how my area insisted Icontestand that the People’s Alliance was of an umbrellaofoffshorecom- DrRandeepGuleria,formerChief as our pinksandstone fetches That will surelybeanother AllianceforGupkarDeclaration do Igoto40villages in my con- that is whyIfilledthe form. I preparing to boycottelections”, panies, mostlyincorporated in Economic Advisor Arvind more—Rs500 per cubic feet — blowfor thosealready on the (PAGD), candidates of the BJP stituency and return by 4pm? would notbeafraid to cam- but “wedidn’t obligethem”. Mauritius, with the name of Subramanian and UdayKotak, than the redsandstone of brink.LikeAartiKashyap,24,who also have been lodgedinsuch That tooafter picking other can- paign. But, fornow,that does In the firstphase of the DDC Pangea to that of aSaxena com- MD &CEO of KotakMahindra Dholpur,” said Dilip Singh has eightsiblings, and abed-rid- “securelocations”. When con- didates from different areas.” notseem possible.” elections scheduledtobeheld pany. This wasbecause the Swiss Bank have been guests at thee- Rathore,whoclaimedhiswasthe den father at home.Aproject su- tacted,BJP spokesperson Altaf Polling in Beerwahand In his tweet, Omar also on November 28, 167candi- nominee shareholder of the en- Adda this year,asthe discussions only “legal mine, forced to shut pervisorinaprivate institutein Thakursaid,“Almostallourcan- Khag areas is scheduledon said, “The J&K administration dates areinthe fray from10 dis- tityhad passedawayand Saxena movedonlineduring the pan- down in 2016 due to theban”. Delhi, she earnedoverRs25,000 didates areinsecure locations.” December 1. Candidatessaid is going out of itsway to help trictsintheValley. In the second wasasked to do a“holdingoper- demic. Sincethe1990s,work onpink amonth, while hermother,who Asenior government official theywerenot allowedtocam- theBJP &it’s recentlycreated phase,227candidateshavefiled ation’’ on behalf of Puri and his sandstone blocks sourcedfrom is adomestic help in Jangpura, said, “Wecannotsecureevery- paign even in their ownvehi- king’s party by locking upcan- their nomination (subject to family. SaxenatoldtheEDthatthe Ram temple Bansi Paharpurmines has been broughtinRs8,000. body.Sothose who want to be cles. “Not justour voters, this didates opposed to the BJP,us- scrutiny) papers, and nomina- entitiesinvolvedinthetransferof Paharpur on September 7. on at the VHP’s workshop in In April, both losttheir jobs. in securelocations arebeing has our families concernedas ing security as an excuse. If the tionsforthe thirdphasearestill Pangea registered ownership Followingtheraid,functionar- Karsevakpuram, Ayodhya. "MybankbalanceisRs235.Ihave moved. Theywill beallowedto well,” Mattoo said. security situationisn’t con- being received. were Mountwood Foundation, iesoftheVHPinAyodhya warned “Wehavealready sourced exhaustedall my savings," said campaign but safetyisour pri- APDP candidatefrom ducive to campaigning what Sources in NewDelhi said, Simlane Foundation, Cavendish againstblocking the supplyof around1.1lakhcubicfeet of anes- Kashyapoverthe phone earlier ority.” Theofficialsaidthedeci- Pulwama, who did notwish to wasthe needtoannounce “Some troops were withdrawn Ventures Limited,Techstone pink sandstone.“We wanted the timated3.5-4 lakh cubic feet of thismonth.Herfamily soldanold sion is basedonthe “collective benamed, saidhewas askedto elections?” earlier in the wake of Bihar elec- Limited,Hendon Global Limited Congress government in sandstonethatthetemplewillre- TV andalmirahs and has takena assessment of the district ad- reachthe police station from PDP PresidentMehbooba tions. Nowtheyare returning. andBronson Financial Services. Rajasthan to understand that quireafter the expansion in its loan of Rs 50,000 from arelative, ministration and the police”. wherehewas brought to the Mufti also tweeted, “Non-BJP The rest have been drawnfrom Email exchanges fortransfers to buildingthetempleisthenation’s plan,” said the VHP’s Sharma. and another Rs 30,000from alo- NC’s Beerwahcandidate EDI building. “Theydid notlet candidates forDDC polls aren’t deployment in various states,” some of these entities were the work... We willwelcome any “This (Bansi Paharpur) is the calmoney-lender. Rayees Mattoo said he filledthe me carry moneyorachange of allowedtocampaign freely& an official said. ones found during the ED search move to legalise the Bansi king of sandstone.Somixing this Kashyap’s is an illustrative of Niamat Bakshi’s premises. Paharpurmines,”SharadSharma, withothervarietiesisnotaesthet- case in acity where, as Deputy VHP’sregionalspokesperson in icallyfeasible.Ifthereisnot Chief MinisterManishSisodiaun- In Kargil, BJP in alliance with NC UP teachers Ayodhya,told TheIndian Express. enough supply,the onlyoptionis derlined, 60 per cent of the jobs theStateGovernmentto consider In acommunicationmarked to switchtoadifferentstonealto- areintheservicesector,whichhas November 28-December 19 party’s Ladakh unit, Jamyang the next Council elections, the same,and Farooq Abdullahis themannerandthemodalitiesin “mosturgent” on October23, gether,”saidAshishSompura,one been hit the hardest. District DevelopmentCouncil Tsering Namgyal,said the BJP Kargil NC will also come to BJP. our leader,’’ he said. whichsuchopportunitycan be Rajasthan’s joint secretary of the architectsofthe temple. Speakingto TheIndianExpress, (DDC) elections in J&K to- was“openly”inthe alliance No other party will existhere,” The 2018 elections to the availed of. Needlesstosay,the (mines) OPKasera asked the NripendraMishra, chairman Sisodia said the consequences of gether. withthe NC,and that it would he said. J&K, the MP said, is a KargilHillCouncilhadproduced matterinthatbehalf isentirelyleft Director,Mines, to applyfor de- of theRam temple construction the lockdownare only nowbe- On Tuesday, HomeMinister continuetobethat way. “BJP separateUT. “There(in J&K) ahung verdict. The NC initially to thediscretionofthe State notifying the Bansi Paharpur committee, said the issue of sup- ginning to show. "Our schemes AmitShahattackedthealliance, coalition mein hai. Khulkehai, theywant to makeJ&K astate had an alliancewith the Government,” the courtsaid. blockonthe Union Ministry’s plyofsandstone from Rajasthan suchasfreeelectricity,water and saying,“TheGupkarGangisgo- aagey bhi full-fledged rahengey [again] and getbackArticle Congress;the PDP hadtwo The court had earlier sought Parivesh portalasamatterof hasnotcomeupbefore thepanel. travel benefited alot of women. ingglobal! Theywant foreign (BJP is in coalition[with NC in 370, but it is notthe casehere. councillorsandtheBJPhadone. thestate'sreplyonpleaschalleng- “highestpriority”.Kaseradeclined People living in slums have told forces to intervene in Jammu Kargil hill council]. We areinit LadakhisagainstArticle 370.’’ Afterthe 2019 Lok Sabhapolls, ingtheAllahabadHighCourtver- to comment on the matter. Out of work me this manytimes. (Now)there andKashmir...Congressandthe openly,andwillbeafull-fledged Chief Executive Councillorof theNC andCongressfellout,and dictupholdingUttarPradeshgov- Askedif themineswere being familyhas neverseen such ishardship,nodoubt.We hadan- Gupkar Gang want to take J&K part of it in futureaswell). Hum LAHDCKFerozKhan,however, the NC entered intoacoalition ernment'sdecisionto keephigher legalisedtofacilitatethesupplyof poverty.” ticipated this and that is whythe backtothe eraofterror.” alliancemeinhainto hain(That’s saidtheNC inKargilwasaunitof with twoPDP councillors and cut-offmarksintheappointment pink sandstone to Ayodhya, ■ Priya,21,wasabeauticianearn- CM pushedfor re-opening even Askedaboutthe BJP sharing the wayitis),’’ he said. the party headedbyFarooq four Independentstocontinue of 69,000assistantbasicteachers. Bharatpur District Magistrate ingRs10,000permonthplustips whenother cities were notdoing powerwith the NC in the The “Kashmir NC”has Abdullah.“AlthoughLadakhhas in powerinthe Hill Council. A It had asked the stategovern- it... Apart from thedisease, there LAHDCK, the BJP’s MP from nothing to do with that party’s become aseparate UT,our par- fewmonths later,bothPDP ment to explain as to whyit areissuessuchasstarvation,men- Ladakh and president of the unit in Kargil,Namgyal said. “In ent organisation remains the councillors joinedthe BJP. changed theearlier criteria of 45 talstress, joblessness.” percentcut-offmarksforgeneral Whichtranslatesto agrowing categoryand 40 percent cut-off realisation formanyworking lations executive at arestaurant woman movedtoPunjab. InfrastructureFund Ltd”. He accountant withdocumentary marks forreserved category. women that upwardmobility in the Garden of Five Senses. She “I had savings of Rs 3.5lakh, claimedPuriagreedwiththisde- evidence,heconcededthat“these The UP government submit- theyhadaspiredformay bemore lostthat job in April and forsix it’s all over," said Ali.She hasn’t cision and accordingly,anew transactions have been carried tedthat the cut offwas increased EXPRSESEDUTCA ION elusivethan ever. months, Divakar said,she cried borrowedany moneybut each company, Arboles, wasincorpo- out by his hawala operators. He to the previous selection process "Wesaw the familystruggle herself to sleep worriedabout dayinher Madangirhome is ratedbyhis office. (Puri) alsodirectedme nottodis- to attract thebest candidatesand as my factory-worker father was paying rent and helping out her markedbycompromises. “I have The shareholders of this new close the same to the therewasnothingillegalinitsde- Since 2001 the only breadwinner. 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We thought the inedtheir child, that tooadaugh- seedhi chheen li hai.” flagship company) were trans- givenapprover status by the pointment assistant basic teach- struggleperiodwasoverandnow ter, would move to Delhi. Here, ferredto thisnewly formedcom- agency. ers.Ithad directed the stategov- we were goingfromalowermid- thereare options…Ihadsavedup Defence deals pany, M/s Arboles Investments Forinstance, thereare bank ernmenttocomplete theprocess dleclassfamilytoamiddle-class Rs 1lakh to learn German. Idon’t various other defence deals.” Ltd.Noconsideration wasex- account detailsand bankstate- withinthe next three months. family...Lookwhat2020hasdone want to work in restaurantsmy In the over 1,000 pages of in- changed during thistransfer of mentsofdozensof offshorecom- On July25, 2017,the topcourt to us, we arebacktostruggling." whole life, Iwanttobeatransla- terrogationreports, accessedby sharesasthebeneficialownerre- panies, manyofwhichfigurein hadasked thestate government In Noida, 38-year-old tor. NowIwillhavetostartallover TheIndianExpress,Saxenarepeat- mainedRatul Puri,” Saxena told the AgustaWestland investiga- to cancel the recruitmentof1,37, Hemalata—who has ateaching again," said Divakar. edly claimedthattilltheprobebe- ED. tion.Other documentsinclude 517teachers to the postofTET experienceof15years -- is strug- Howimportant is ajob in gan, he wasunaware thatfunds He said lawyers had “pres- notesonpaymentstoGautam Assistant Teacher but give them gling forodd jobs.Asports carvinganindependentspacein parkedbyhim or routed to him sured”him to onlyrespond to ED Khaitan; the listofclientsof the benefit of experience in two teacher,she gotlaid offwhen the city is what 34-year-old by defencedealerSushenMohan questionsontheAgustaWestland Khaitan;copiesof agreementsbe- recruitments.Sixmonthslater,on schools shutdown. "Who wants Mehrunisha Shokat Ali knows Gupta,and Ratul Puri, nephewof dealandnothingelse.Heclaimed tweenUHY Saxena (Saxena’s January17, 2018,thegovernment to doPTonline?SinceApril,Ihave well. "I am from aconservative former Madhya Pradesh Chief Puri and an accountant also vis- company) withThales had issuedthe order forthe writ- borrowedRs30,000-Rs 40,000.I Muslim familyofSaharanpur.I MinisterKamal Nath, and advo- itedhiminDubaiforthispurpose. International; documentsfor tenexamination forthe assistant have neverseen suchfinancial foughtmy fatherandbrotherfirst, cateGautamKhaitanwerelinked “Thespecificpurposeof themvis- transfer of shares of Interstellar teachers'posts forthefirsttimeto stress in my life. Ihaven’t been then the neighbours, and then to payoffsintheAgustaWestland itingmewasbecauseIwasinsist- Holdings to Saxena); diaries and hire69,000teachers. able to payhouse rent, Ihavenot foughtto becalledabouncerthan deal. ingthatRatulPuriclarifiesthere- handwrittennotesofSushen Meanwhile,Chief Minister paid my daughter’s school fee, asecurity guard.” But Saxena did tell his ED in- mittances receivedinmy MohanGupta showingpayments Yogi Adityanath welcomedthe AFTER NOVEMBER END,ITWILL BE ENHANCED stoppedchildren’s tuition.” She had twojobs, aprivate terrogators aboutanattempted companies, Eurotrade, Pacific to IDS and Interstellar;IDS state- Supreme Courtorder allowing it BY 30% APPROXIMATELY. If familyexpenses weigh on bouncer to abusinesswoman in cover-up afterthe International FZC, Midas Metals mentof accountssignedbyGupta to fill up vacanciesof69,000 as- Hemlata,it’sthepriceforbeingin- ShahpurJat in the afternoon, and AgustaWestland probebegan. InternationalandMetolixLimited showing receipts andpayments; sistant basic teachers in the state dependent that’s turning out un- atabusybarinHauzKhasVillage DuringquestioningonAugust from Global Services on his ac- details of remittances received as per results declared by it in affordable forPooja Divakar,24, lateatnight. She earnedRs 18,2019, Saxena described how, count as Iwas beingquestioned from GlobalServicesFZE. May. Adityanathsaid, “The who came to Delhi three years 45,000-Rs 50,000amonth. following the arrest of his wife by theDirectorateabout these The details submittedalsoin- Supreme Courtjudgement has agofromBareilly. Herparentsdid- “When the moneystarted Shivani Saxenabythe ED in July transactions,”hesaid. clude statementsofsupplemen- put itsstamp on the UP Contact forAdvt. 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FATEHPUR THREECOPS,ONE EXCISEOFFICIAL SUSPENDEDOVER FIRagainstjournalistsfor HOOCHDEATHS

Lucknow: Three police- men,includingthe SHOof ‘spreadingfakenews’ofrape Lucknow's Bantharapo- licestation,have beensus- pendedfor alleged laxity Twogirls drowned in pond, postmortemreportdoesnot mention rape:Cops in investigation intothe death of six persons by chestnuts, the girls drowned. pluckwater chestnut from a groups), 353(assault or criminal spurious liquor lastweek. ASADREHMAN Then some journalists started pond,whilethese journalists forcetodeter public servant Excise Inspector Alok LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 spreading fake news that they were spreadingfakenews to cre- from discharge of his duty)and Pandeyhasalsobeensus- were rapedand murdered... It ateanimosity betweenthe Dalit Section 7ofthe Criminal Law pendedoverthe deaths. DKThakur (left) takeschargefromSujeetPandey, in LucknowonWednesday. Twitter POLICE IN Fatehpur district have will be partofour investigation and other communities. The Amendment Act. Section 67 of LucknowDCP registeredanFIR againstjournal- on howmanyjournalistswere journalists were spreading base- the InformationTechnology Act (Central) Somen Barma ists forallegedly spreading fake involved in spreading the fake less news on Twitter that the has also been invokedagainst said, “A private brand of news on Twitter about the al- news," said Kumar. girls' bodieswerethrowninthe the accused. alcohol, whichislikelyto DK Thakurnew Lucknow Police chief leged rape of twoDalit girls. The complaint filedby pond with their hands and legs Circle Officer Kumarsaid that be thereason behind the be to createa“fearless” city. bercrime," Thakur told The The FIR, lodged at Asothar Asothar Station Officer Ranjeet tied, and theywererapedand in the postmortemreport of the deaths, wasbeing sold EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “Our numberone priority Indian Express. police station in the district, has Bahadur Singh, basedonwhich their eyes takenout. This ledto twogirls, rape has notbeen from the government LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER17 will be that peopleare heard "Wewill work towardsthe named “journalistsofBharat the FIR wasregistered, stated:"I chaos among people and posed mentioned. liquor shop and also ara- andtheirproblems resolved-- safetyofwomen, children, peo- Samachar" —aTVnews channel wasonpatrol duty at Chichni vil- ahindrance in government “Neither anydamagetotheir tion (fairprice) shop. We THE UP government hasap- whether it is through register- ple belonging to the Scheduled —and afreelance journalist, lageand Bala Bala town when it work.” eyes has been stated in the re- have arrested twopeople pointedDKThakur as Lucknow ingofFIRs, whereitisnecessary. Castes. So theycan live without identifiedasDharaSingh Yadav. came to light that Bharat “Thiskind of fake news being port. The cause of deathinthe who were running the Police Commissioner,replacing Andonce an FIR is registered, fear," said Thakur,a1994-batch According to Circle Officer Samachar's journalists andDhara shared on Twitterisleading to postmortemreporthas been shops,”said Barma. SujeetPandey, who has been the investigation is done in a IPS officer. (Thariaon) AnilKumar, the bod- Singh Yadav, ajournalist, were enmity betweengroups and the death due to drowning. Aspecial Amagisterial inquiry transferredtoSitapur wherehe time-bound manner and Meanwhile, JKGoswami, ies of twoDalit sisters —aged8 spreading fake news on Twitter Dalit community,” it added. team with an eyespecialistand hasalsobeenorderedinto will hold the postofADG (Arms chargesheetisfiled. We willalso who wasinwaiting, has been and 11 —werefound in apond about the death of twogirls in the The FIR has been lodged un- female doctors wasalso consti- the role of the policeand Training Centre). work towardscreating acrime- appointed IG (ATS), whileRaj on Monday. "The pond is deep. area under thepolice station. The der IPC sections 153-A(promot- tuted to conduct the post- exciseofficialsintothesale Thakur,who held the postof free society whichisthe main Kumar,another officer in wait- While trying to pluckwater girls had diedwhile trying to ing enmity betweendifferent mortem,” Kumar added. of spurious liquor. ADG(Anti-TerroristSquad)before priority of the government... ing, has been made ADG ENS hisnewpositing,saidhismainpri- Our focus is also to addressall (Personnel) at UP DGP head- ority as LucknowPolice chief will cybercomplaintsand curb cy- quarters in Lucknow. HATHRAS ‘CONSPIRACY’ CASE Mathura temple PROTESTSAGAINST CAA, NRC HC to Centre, state govt: Respond to plea to end case: Hearing PIL on ‘illegaldetention, torture’ proceedings against CFI members, their driver fixed for Dec 10 Apartfromthe governments, The lawyer pointed out that the saryamendment by November EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE responseshave been soughtfrom threemenwere bookedunderthe 20 and the filedamendedcopy Mathura: Adistrictcourthereon of children:HCseeks govt reply LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 the superintendentofMathura UnlawfulActivities(Prevention) of the writ petition. Wednesdayfixed December 10 district jail and sub-inspector Act, whichisascheduledoffence Afterthe copy is filed,thereg- as the next datefor hearing into from the state government be- fromwhichstatescannotdeviate] THE ALLAHABAD High Courton Prabal Pratap Singh of Maant po- under the National Investigation istryhas to issue notices to the apetitionseekingthe removalof ASADREHMAN fore thenextdateofhearing – norms even in timesofwar,close Wednesdayasked the Union and licestation in Mathura. Atiq Ur Act, 2008. According to thelaw,a newlyimpleadedrespondents by amosque near atemplewhich LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 December 14.The courtasked to 41 minors have been detained stategovernments,along with Rehman, Masood Ahmedand special courtshould exclusively November 24,the courtadded. the devoutsbelievemarks the the stategovernment to file all andsubjectedto custodialtorture, others, to respond to a habeas Alam have been lodged in trythe case. The petitioners also The benchsaidthe matter would birthplace of LordKrishna. THE ALLAHABAD High Courton details relating to eachdistrict re- criminalizationand post-custo- corpus plea seeking to quash the Mathuradistrictjail since October sought interimbailfor thethree be next heardonDecember 14. The courtfixed the hearing Tuesdaysought areplyfromthe garding application of the provi- dial coercion in UP.This report proceedings againstthree peo- 5. While Rehman and Ahmedare detainees. On October 4, the Mathura to next monthafter a"vakalat- Uttar Pradesh government while sions of Juvenile Justice(Careand documentspolice action against ple booked alongwith journal- membersof theCampusFront of In itsorder,adivision bench Policecaughtallfour peopleat the nama" wasfiledonbehalf of hearingaPublicInterestLitigation Protection of Children) Act, 2015. minors:itsnumbers,theintensity, istSiddique Kappan whilethey India (CFI), Alam wasdriving of justices PritinkerDiwaker and Maant toll plaza while theywere three of the four defendantsin allegingillegal detentionandtor- In December lastyear,during methods used, the chilling effect were on theirway to Hathras them to Hathras. Subhash ChandraSharma al- on their waytoHathras to meet the case, District Government tureofjuveniles duringprotests the protests againstCAA and ondemandsforaccountability, vi- districttovisitthe familyofa On Wednesday, thepetition- lowedthe application to amend the Dalit victim’s family. Thepo- Council (Civil) SanjayGaursaid. againstthe CAAand NRCinthe NRC, severaldistrictsofUPhad olations of nationaland interna- Dalit murder victim. ers’ lawyer,Sarveshwari Prasad, the writ petition andimplead as lice initiallybooked them on The petitionhad named the stateinDecember lastyear. seen violence; manypeople tional lawand the inaction of hu- A19-year-old Dalit woman said directions forquashing the respondentsthe Union of India, chargesofbreaching the peace. Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf The petition wasfiledonthe were detainedand arrested sub- man rights institutions.” wasbrutally assaulted and al- proceedings were sought since Prabal Pratap Singh, and the su- The following day, thepolice Board, Shahi Masjid Idgah Trust, basis of afact-finding reportpre- sequently. At least1,100 people It stated,“Basedonfact find- legedly gangrapedonthe Chief Judicial Magistratedid perintendent of Mathuradistrict lodged acase againstthem foral- Shri KrishnaJanambhoomiTrust, pared by the NGOHAQ-Centre were arrested across the state ingsconducted across districts September 14.She died10days nothavejurisdiction to trythem jail.The courtdirected the peti- legedly being partofalarge con- and Shri Krishna Janmasthan forChild Rights, whichclaimsto during and afterthe protests. in UP between 10th and 24th later duringtreatment in Delhi. andsendthemto judicialcustody. tionerstocarry out the neces- spiracy. Seva Sansthan as defendants. have found that during those “The...fact-finding reports of January, alongwith verifiedme- On Wednesday, nobody protests, many minors were al- the Petitioner highlightsthe ac- dia accounts, this reportisacol- turnedupatthecourttorepresent legedly illegallydetainedand tions of UP police in illegallyde- lation of recordedtestimonies of the Shri Krishna Janambhoomi tortured in UP,particularly in tainingminors andtorturing minor victims, witnesses, police Trust. Agroup of peoplehad Muzaffarnagar,Bijnor,Sambhal them is in gravebreachofthe officials and photographic evi- filedasuit over the 17th century and Lucknowdistricts. Juvenile Justice Act, 2015;the UN dence of the abuse, and in some Shahi Idgah mosque, whichthey The report, titled“Brutalising Convention on the Rightsofthe cases police FIR’s." claimed wasbuilt at the birth- Innocence –Detention, Torture Child; UN Convention Against Accordingto thePIL,thereport place of Lord Krishna,withinthe and Criminalization of Minors by TortureandOtherCruel,Inhuman allegedly statedthat"abuseof mi- 13.37-acre premisesofthe Katra UP police to quell anti —CAA and Degrading Treatment and norsisspreadacrosstwoprimary KeshavDev temple. protests”, wasfirstpublishedon Punishment,and the districtsofMuzaffarnagar(14mi- Thesuitwas filedonbehalf of January31this year. Constitutional rightsguaranteed nors)andBijnor(22minors),both child deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna The PIL washeardbyabench to children underArticles 14,15, of whichhavemorethan 40% Virajman, through the "next of Allahabad HC Chief Justice 19 and21,”the petition stated. Muslim populationand ahigh friend" Ranjana Agnihotri and Govind Mathur and Justice Quoting the report, the peti- concentration of national minor- others.The appellantshad de- Siddhartha Varma. tionstated,“Theseverityof police ity 16 institutions...” mandedannulment of an earlier HAQ-Centre forChild Rights, actioninUPismostvisible in the Quoting the report, the PIL al- Mathuracourtruling, ratifying a an NGO, wasrepresented by ad- abuseof children.Despitenational leged that in Sambhal,six minors land deal reachedbetween the vocates Vrinda Grover,Soutik and international legislation,and were detainedbypolice,of whom Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Banerjeeand TanmaySadh. therespectaccordedtojuscogens five gave testimoniesaboutbeing Sansthan and the Shahi Idgah The order passedbythe court [rulesininternationallawthatare detainedinadultlock-ups for Management Committee. PTI on Tuesdaysought aresponse peremptory or authoritative,and about 40 days or more.

SAFETY PROTOCOL Expressways to be now manned by UP-112personnel

will be connected to the control EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE room of the Uttar Pradesh LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UP- THE STATEgovernment has de- EIDA) to improvecoordination, cidedtodeploypersonnel of the Arun added. UP-112 forceonstatehighways Accordingtothe statement, andexpresswaystoboost the se- the UP-112 personnel will iden- curity of commuters. tify and penalise drivers caught UP-112 is the official name of speeding andfloutingtrafficrules. the Uttar Pradesh Police “Theywill also checkunnecessary EmergencyManagementSystem. stoppages on highways, which These police personnel will also arealso acause of accidents. provide passengers information During foggy conditions, suchac- related to routes,refreshments, tivities alsoadd to fatalitiesand hotels, hospitals and other es- the deployment of 112will come sential facilities. In case of road handy to prevent them. Besides accidents, theywilltakethe in- this, some hospitals also arebe- juredtothe nearesthospital. ing listedtodeal with emergency “In the firstphase of theex- situations,” said Asim Arun. ercise, 18 PRVs of 112havebeen The forcewill ensurethat ve- deployedonthe Lucknow-Agra hicles improperly parkedon Expressway.Once the trial is suc- roads areremoved, and put away cessful, the 112PRVswill be fur- illegalfencingsthatmakebylanes ther deployedonthe Yamuna unsafe.For abetter, smootherand Expressway.Besidesthis, the safer trafficmovement,the police stategovernment will be de- personnelwill also remove illegal ploying 112PRVsonall of its hotels and shops. statehighways,” Additional Apartfromthe safetyand se- Director General (112)Asim curity of passengers and drivers, Arun said in astatement. the initiative willalso make the High-quality reflective stick- police easilyaccessibletoruralar- ers have been placedonall the eas, according to the ADG. “People police response vehicles, or living in the rural areas alongside PRVs, to enable them to be visi- expressways and highways will blefromadistance. The 112per- also benefit from the initiative as sonnel have also been provided thecops will be easilyapproach- high-visibility jackets.The PRVs able forthem,” Arun said.

Lucknow WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 UTTAR PRADESH THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER19,2020 Three more arrested MORE ARRESTS LIKELY BRIEFLY for ‘setting fire’ to Dalit Threekilledin Fakebailsurety explosionat girlinBulandshahr Meeruthome Meerut: Three persons, house andset heronfireafter racketbustedin includinganeight-year- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE pouring petrol on her. old boy,werekilled and NOIDA,NOVEMBER18 In avideoofthe victim in a around half adozen oth- hospital, she can be heardpur- ers injured in apowerful THREE MOREpersons were ar- portedlysaying,“Therewasanon- Kanpur,13held blastthat took place in a rested in connection with the al- going caseofmolestation by the house at Rasoolpur vil- leged murder of a15-year-old same peoplewho came today...” lageofMeerut districton Dalit girlinBulandshahr.The girl, The police arecurrentlyin- Police form SIT to probeuse of forged Tuesdayevening. who had sufferedburn injuries, vestigating linksbetween the “The cause of the diedinaDelhi hospital on twoincidents. documentstoobtain bail from courts powerful blastcould not Tuesday. "Thegirl's body wascre- be immediatelycon- Five of the sevenpersons mated on Wednesdayevening cases and informeditabout the firmed... Aforensic team namedinthe FIRhavebeen ar- afterthe body wasbrought from Banksofthe Gomti beingcleanedaheadofChhath Puja, in LucknowWednesday. Vishal Srivastav EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE racket. has been pressedinto rested,while tworemainab- Delhi. It is an unfortunateinci- LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 On November 10,anFIR was service to knowthe exact sconding, said police. dent and we willinvestigate it registeredonacomplaint filedby cause,” said Deputy SP The five arrested have been thoroughly. Thereisnolaw and WITH THE arrest of 13 people in acourtstaff against73peoplefor (Sardhana) RPShahi said. identifiedasBanwari, Badan order situation at thevictim’s vil- Daily Covid cases jump to 2,390 connectionwith fake suretybail cheating and dishonestlyinduc- The explosion caused Singh, Veer Singh, Jaswant Singh lage,” said Senior Superintendent racket,Kanpur police have setup ing delivery of property, forgery the roofsofatleastfour and Gautam. The main accused of Police (Bulandshahr) Santosh an eight-memberspecial inves- forpurpose of cheating, criminal nearbyhouses, including Sanjayand his wifeKajal arecur- Kumar Singh. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA STATECOUNT tigation team (SIT) to probethe conspiracy amongothers. theonewhereittookplace, rentlyabsconding, police added. Earlier in the day, thedistrict CELEBRATECHHATH LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 TOTAL CASES use of forged documentstoob- “The complainant alleged to cave in, said police. As per the victim's family, the magistrateand the SSP metthe ATYOURHOMES:CM tain bail from the courts in the that duringthe checking of court Among those dead in- main accusedwas pressuring victim'sfamilyand assured all THE COVID-19countinUttar 516616 district. records, he found that one per- cludedNissar (40), his the girltowithdrawthe com- help to them from the adminis- Lucknow: Ahead of Chhath Pradesh mounted to 5,16,616 on Police areverifying baildoc- son had takensureties in several son Faisal (16) and eight- plaint againstaman who had al- tration. The administration also Puja, Chief MinisterYogi Wednesdaywith 2,390 fresh in- INCREASE DEATHS umentsofaround 400accused cases and also forged documents year-oldSadab. ENS legedly rapedher three months initiated transfer of Rs 3.75 lakh Adityanath has urgedthe fections, while the death toll 2390 7441 facing serious offences,including werereportedly usedinthe bail ago. The man accusedofrapeis to the victim’s family as perthe peopleto celebratethefesti- climbed to 7,441with 29 more 487221RECOVERED murder,robbery and extortion. process,” said Station House currentlyinjail. provisions of the SC/STAct. valfromtheconfinesof their fatalities, officials said. Police said that besidesveri- Officer (City Kotwali) Sanjeev Over50cases The FIR alleged that the seven The victim's father worksasa homes as theyhad done in “The statereported2,390 1,73,31,490 SAMPLES fying the bail sureties filedbythe Kant Mishra. forviolationsof accusedentered thevictim's mason. the previous festivals in the newcases in the past24hours, TESTED TILL NOV 17 accusedinthe courts,theyare Among the 73 people named times of the coronavirus while 2,529 peopleweredis- also checking the credentials of in the FIR, 60 were facing trial crackersban pandemic. chargedduringthe same pe- On Tuesday, 1,21,362 sam- the guarantors. under UP Gangsters' Actand Aletterfromthe state's riod,” Additional Chief Secretary, plesweretested. The total num- DIG (Kanpur) Preetinder were out on bail. Other 13 were Muzaffarnagar: Over 50 Home department to the Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told berofsamples tested till date Singh said the SIT will beheaded guarantors. caseshave beenregistered police and district adminis- reporters. stands at over 1.73 crore, he said. by adeputysuperintendent rank “So far, we have arrested 13 infive westerndistricts,in- tration officials, stated that The statehas 21,954active Prasad said the second phase officer and would include twoin- people including eight accused cluding Muzaffarnagar, in viewofthe Chhath festi- casesand the number of those of targeted sampling in the state spectors and five sub-inspectors. of Gangsters Actinconnection againstthoseviolating a val, whichisonNovember whorecoveredfromthe infec- will startfromNovember 19 and Assistant Superintendent of with the fake suretyracket," said ban on bursting of fire- 19-20, women should be tion is 4,87,221, he said. continue till November 30. Police (Kanpur West)Anil Kumar Mishra. crackers, officials said on encouragedto celebratethe Twenty-nine morepeople “Under this campaign, people said that apolice inquiryfound The courtrecentlyprovided Wednesday. They said festival within their houses succumbed to the virus, taking in urban slums, temporaryjails, that forged documentsofprop- alistofanother 39 people, in- peopleinsomeareasburst itself. PTI the deathtoll to 7,441. child homes, old agehomes, Nari erties and valuables were sub- cluding 33 booked under firecrackers during Diwali The statehas arecovery rate Niketan, small vendors and mitted to the courts to fulfill bail Gangsters' Actand currentlyout despiteaban, leading to of 94.31per cent, Prasad said, teachers will becoveredand their requirements. on bail. registration of the cases — adding that with afresh waveof samples will be takenfor testing. Fake stamps of government “The courthas also begun the 17 in Muzaffarnagar, 11 in Covid-19inDelhi, the health de- The firstphase of thecampaign departments, including tehsil, process of cancelling bail appli- Bulandshahr,10inMeerut, partmentappeals to people of wasrun betweenOctober 29 and regional passportoffice and cation of accused, who were sixinBaghpatandsevenin the statetoremain cautious. November 12," he said.” banks, were usedtopreparethe found guilty,and has issuedwar- Hapur.The UP govern- forged documents, he said, rantsagainst them,” said Kumar, ment had imposedaban adding thatone guarantor was adding that as manyas400 ac- on the sale or use of fire- takingguarantee of severalac- cusedare suspected to have ben- crackers in these districts, SALUTE THE SOLDIER cusedand hiding crucialfacts efited from the racket.“We will besides some others, till from the courts. soon approachother courts in November in viewofhigh Around twoweeksago,the Kanpurfromwherethe accused levels of air pollution and police approachedalocal court obtainedbail with arequestfor Covid-19pandemic. PTI hearing the UP Gangsters' Act inquiry,”Kumaradded.

PROMOTING THE LANGUAGE

NAIK VELLANEELAKANTAREDDY,SM Online Sanskrit 9MADRAS (TRAVANCORE) All ranks of TRAVANCORE TERRORS NAME CHANGE payhomage to Naik VN Reddy,SMwho training for 6,800 made the supreme sacrifice while fighting I,Saumya Shukla D/oVishnu terroristsinSurankote (J&K) on this day Kant Shukla R/oVikas Nagar,Lucknownotified that in 1997. We salute his brave deeds on the primary teachers my Original XII Marksheet(Roll 23th Anniversary of his martyrdom. You No.-23671554) Year will always remain asource of inspiration 2020(C.B.S.E),XII Pass for all of us. Certificate,T.C.,Character EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Commanding Officer &All Ranks Certificate,Migration Certificate, all issued by LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER18 9MADRAS (TRAVANCORE) Kendriya Vidyalaya,Aliganj,Lucknowis TO PROMOTE learning anduse of Sanskrit and inculcate lost. 0060077931-1 “Sanskrit sanskar” from primaryeducationitself, the Uttar I Arhaam Alam S/ONIZAMUDDIN Pradesh government has decidedtotrain 6,800primary ALAM R/O 696-D,MAHFOOZ and secondary school teachersinthe language. MAGH MELA 2020-21 MANZIL,1st LANE BALDAROAD This training would be impartedonline by Uttar NISHATGANJ LUCKNOW Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan as well as StateEducational Prayagraj Mela Authority herebydeclared that the my father's correct name Research Training Council.Atotal of 68 centres of District Triveni Bhawan, Triveni Bandh, Daraganj, Prayagraj isNIZAMUDDIN ALAM .This is InstituteofEducational Training (DIET) have been roped +91 532 2500775 /+91 532 2504011, [email protected] for all purposes. in forholdingonline training camps that beganon 0060077923-1 Wednesday. In the firstphase, 100teachers in eachofthe 68 DIET Notice Inviting E-Tender—For Selection of Agency to Provide Analog I Aamna Nizam D/O NIZAMUDDIN ALAM R/O696- centres would be giventraining, official said. Centralized and Standalone Public Address Systems, Selection of Catering D,MAHFOOZMANZIL ,1st LANE “The 14-daytraining forteachers will enable them to Services Agency,Empanelment of Vendors to Provide General Tentage BALDAROADNISHATGANJ provide basic Sanskriteducationtostudents. Effortsare LUCKNOW herebydeclared Items for Magh Mela 2021, Empanelment of Vendors to Provide Furniture being made to also impartonline Sanskrit training at 72 that the my father’s correct Sanskritschools across the state. Forthis, we aregoing to Items for Magh Mela 2021, Empanelment of Vendors to Provide Tin name is NIZAMUDDIN ALAM . This is for all purposes. install computers at all the Sanskirtschools so that stu- dentscan be taught the languageonline,” said Vachaspati Structures for Magh Mela 2021, Hiring of Vehicles in Rental Basis, Hiring of Odisha Skill Development Authority (OSDA) 0060077926-1 Mishra, chairmanofSanskirtSansthan. Boatsand Selection of Service Provider for Leasing out space for Niyojan Bhawan, Sriya Square, Unit 3, Earlier,Sanskrit Sansthan had organisedonline compe- Bhubaneswar-751 001, Odisha India PUBLIC-NOTICE Installation of Telecom Infrastructure by Prayagraj Mela Authority titions in Sanskritfor differentage groups as partofthe KK-51 Tel: +91 674 2391320 It is to inform you that Original Lease Deed dated 25.04.1992 of government's campaign to promoteSanskrit. The Prayagraj Mela Authority Invites Bids for Tender No.04/MM 2020-21 for Website: www.empmissionodisha.gov.in H.No MS-48, Sector-D, Aliganj, Moreover, the government has alsobeensending reg- "Selection of Agency to Provide Analog Centralized and Standalone Public email: [email protected] LucknowofAmbikaPrasad Jaiswal S/o Late IP Jaiswal ular press notesinSanskrit. 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On Mission hrs 26/11/2020 for Tender No. 04/MM 2020-21 and Tender No. 05/MM 2020-21 via Tender Specification No.MQP-166/2020-21/PR property and the said property November 20, on the occasion of is to be mortgaged under InternationalChild RightsDay, ShortDescription On-site testing of EHT (66KV) con- equitable mortgage, the Shakti project Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). 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erstwhile stateonOctober 31, ownership, access to collect,use, ARUNSHARMA 2019,after the abrogation of and dispose of minor forest pro- JAMMU,NOVEMBER18 Article370. duce,andentitlementto seasonal Lastweek,theadministration resources among others’’. TWODAYSafter PDP president had launchedadrive to demolish Withapopulationofnearly 12 andformerJammu&KashmirCM homesand seasonal hutmentsin lakh as per the 2011 Census, MehboobaMuftivisitednomadic the upper reaches of Pahalgamin Gujjars and Bakarwals form the tribalfamiliesinAnantnagdistrict Anantnag, saying it wasclearing thirdlargest ethnic group in J&K of SouthKashmirandaccusedthe “illegallyoccupied” forest land. afterKashmirisand Dogras. FIXING FINER DETAILS Centre of driving out Muslim Mehboobahadthen hitoutat During the erstwhile PDP-BJP Members of BhartiyaKisan Union(Ugrahan) march to protestagainstthe farm laws and Gujjars and Bakarwals from their theUTadministration,accusingit coalitiongovernment,thenforest KARNATAKA CHIEF MinisterBSYediyurappa's shortvisit to raise other demands, in Patiala on Wednesday. HarmeetSodhi pasturesinforest areas,theUTad- of awitch-hunt againstthese ministerChoudharyLal Singh of the national capital on Wednesdayseems to have almostfi- ministration on Wednesdayset Muslim tribes and apartofthe the BJP had erected barbed wire nalisedthe imminentstate Cabinetexpansionand reshuffle. March 1, 2021, as thedeadline for “processof disempowermentand fences to prevent Gujjarsand Yediyurappa wasinDelhitomeetBJP president JPNaddaand granting them “forestrights’’. displacement that startedwith Bakarwals from entering the reportedlybrief him about his plans on Cabinetreshuffle as After 5-hour meet, Punjab The development –aimedat theabrogationof J&K’sspecialsta- forests. well as the upcoming Assemblysession, expectedtomeeton recognising the right of nomadic tus”. At Wednesday's meeting,the December 7for ashort session. Beforethat, theChief Minister Gujjars andBakarwalsacrossJ&K The Indian Express had re- Chief Secretaryasked the forest is expected to expandhis Cabinetbyinducting moreMLAs overtheforestswheretheylivein portedhow Centrallawsthatpro- department to immediatelycon- who wonthe by-elections. With the resignation of CTRavi, farmer deadlock continues temporarystructures and where tect tribals’ right, including the stituteafour-tiered structure– nowappointedBJP national generalsecretary, thereisvacancy their cattle graze -- came at a 2006 forest rightslaw and the committeesatthe levels of the forseven ministers, but Yediyurappa maykeep twoorthree meeting chaired by Chief SC/STAct, were notbeingimple- state,districtandsub-division,be- of vacancies and induct four or five ministers, it is learnt. Nadda ‘Will allowpassenger trains if Centreallowsgoods trains’ SecretaryBVRSubrahmanyamto mentedontheground.Thesetwo sidesaForestRightsCommittee– gave awarmwelcome to Yediyurappa, who ledthe party to reviewtheimplementationof the laws were cited by the Centreas to implement the Act. twoby-electionvictories in thestate this month,and is is learnt to Rajasthan during the Gujjars’ ScheduledTribes and Other “benefits” of abrogation of J&K’s The meetingdecidedthatthe to have handedhim alistofcandidatesthe party central lead- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ‘rail roko’. Whydotheywant Traditional Forest Dwellers specialstatus. ‘survey of claimants' would be ership wantstobeinducted. CHANDIGARH,NOVEMBER18 Punjabfarmersto relent?Whyare (Recognitionof Forest Rights)Act, Pointing out that work on its completedbyJanuary15,2021, af- theredifferent rules?” he asked. 2006. implementation had begun last terwhichsub-divisionalcommit- THE DEADLOCKbetween He saidfarmers had already The Act, whichprovides for month, an officialstatement in tees will complete theprocess of READYING FINAL ASSAULT Punjab farmers and the Centre softenedtheirstand by allowing grantingofrightstoforest Jammu said that under the Act, scrutinyofclaimsandpreparation over the newfarm laws contin- goods trains to run,keeping in dwellers across the country, was forest dwellingSTs and other tra- of ‘recordofforestrights’by orbe- HOME MINISTER Amit Shah, who is supervising the BJP's elec- uedonWednesday, even aftera mindtheproblemsbeingfacedby earlier notapplicableorimple- ditional forest dwellers will be fore January 31.District Level tion preparation in West Bengal, has prepared a23-point five-hour meeting with state the government, farmers,indus- mented in J&Koverthe last14 providedwith rightsoverforest Committees will then consider agendafor the stateunit to implementatthe boothlevel. It Cabinetministers.Farmer CM AmarinderSingh trialists andtraders. years. It became applicable only land forthe purpose of “habita- andapprovetherecord andgrant includes downloadingthe NaMo app forparty workers and unions refusedtobudgefrom expresseddisappointment “ThedaytheCentrestartsrun- afterthe reorganisation of the tion,orself-cultivation/livelihood; forest rights by March 1, 2021. supporters, assigning five booths eachtooffice-bearers of BJP their stand, stating that if the ninggoods trains on these tracks, and the party's different morchas at the mandal level, updat- Centrestartsrunning goods Ipromisethatthenextdaywewill ing the membership list, dividingbooths intodifferent cate- trains in the state, theywould al- Various farmerunions metin take apositivedecision towards Cheap politics, gories to give responsibilities at different levels, assigning two lowpassenger trains to run. ChandigarhonWednesday, and passengertrainsalso,”saidMansa. or three workers at eachbooth to keep it active always,among In astatement, Chief Minister ministers, including Sukhjinder A‘Delhi Chalo’ protestcall has says Vijayvargiya others.Another interesting assignment givenistosee that lo- Amarinder Singh expressedhis Randhawa,TriptRajinder Singh been givenbythe All India Kisan tus –the party's poll symbol–ispastedinatleastfiveplaces disappointment over the devel- Bajwaand Sukhbinder Singh Sangharsh Coordination as court dismisses in each booth. Bengal is scheduled to go to the pollsnextyear. opment,adding that the protests Sarkaria, as well as severalMLAs Committee (AIKSCC), abody of rape case against had brought the statetoavirtual and the CM’s political secretary morethan200farmers’organisa- standstillforthepastmonth-and- CaptSandeepSingh Sandhu at- tions across the country. 4BJP, RSS men WISHING IN MEETING a-half,causingimmensehardship tendedthe meeting. The minis- The BKU president said farm- and loss. ters appealed to theunions to al- ersfromacrossthecountrywillar- AS SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrated his The CM said he had expected lowpassengers trains to plyso rive in Delhi on November 26 and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 68th birthdayonTuesday, he wasinfor asurprise. Prime the farmers to “backdownfrom that goods trains could alsorun, 27 on tractors and trolleys,and if KOLKATA,NOVEMBER18 MinisterNarendraModi wishedRamaphosa on his birthday their unyielding approachinthe restoring supply of rawmaterials theyare stopped, theywould during his speech at the BRICS summit. Ramaphosa wasIndia’s interestofPunjab”, especiallyin to industry. ‘gherao’ the national capital. DAYS AFTER acourt in Kolkata Republic Daychiefguestin2019. viewofthestategovernment’sab- Speaking to the media after The government has been CM Shivraj SinghChouhan withhis familyatVenkateswara dropped arape case filedin2018 solute supportfortheircause,and themeeting,BKUpresidentRuldu talking to farmers’ organisations temple, in Chittoor district on Wednesday. PTI againstthree leaders of the BJP alsointhelightof theCentre’sde- Singh Mansa said theyhad re- at the backend too, with the CM and asenior leaderofthe RSS-af- cisionto engagewiththemonthe fusedtoconsider the ministers’ sendinghisrepresentatives.Butit filiated Akhil BhartiyaGrahak issue of farm laws. appeal.“Theydid notstoptrains is yettoyield anyresult. Panchayat, BJP national general BJP will exposeCong MP govt sets up ‘gau secretaryKailashVijayvargiyaon Wednesdaysaid the court’s deci- over Gupkar: Fadnavis sion proved that thecomplaint Rajasthan: Jats seekcentral cabinet’, first meet waspartofa“cheappoliticalcase”. “Nowhereelse in the country do we see this kind of cheap pol- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE of 6depts on Nov 22 itics. It’s astate wherepolitical MUMBAI,NOVEMBER18 OBC quota,threaten stir rivals arebeingchargedwith Home and Farmers’Welfarede- nasty and cheap allegations and BJP LEADERand former IRAMSIDDIQUE partmentswilldiscussthemodal- conspiracies to arrest political Maharashtra Chief Minister HAMZAKHAN BHOPAL,NOVEMBER18 ities of the work andscope of the leaders in false cases,” he said. DevendraFadnavis on JAIPUR,NOVEMBER18 newassignment. In an order dated November Wednesdayslammedthe THE BJPgovernment in Madhya The presentallocation foran- 12,the courtofAliporeChief Congress for“itsalliancewith BARELYAweek afterthe Ashok Pradesh on Wednesdayan- imal husbandryisRs919 crore, Judicial Magistrate(CJM) said, Gupkar in Kashmir” and said Gehlotgovernment convinced nouncedconstitution of a“gau forest departmentRs2,698crore, “The complainant had failedto anybody trying to demand Gujjars to call offtheir reserva- cabinet”(cowcabinet),whichwill panchayatandruraldevelopment bring out the satisfactoryrea- restoration of Article 370will not tion protest, the JatsofBharatpur have ministersof sixdepartments Rs11,731 crore,homedepartment sons of the inordinatedelayof beforgiven by thepeople of India. Fadnavis at the BJP office in and Dholpur held their firstof whowillwork towardsprotection Rs7,040crore whilefarmers’wel- about twoyears in filing the pe- Addressing the media in Mumbai. Prashant Nadkar eight mahapanchayats in of cows and promotion of cow fare departmentisRs10,630crore. tition of complaint, andhas thus Mumbai, the Opposition leader Bharatpur on Wednesday, seek- Jat leader NemSingh Faujdar (in yellowturban, kurta)with produce in the state. The gau cabinetisbeing con- failedtopass the test of veracity.” in Maharashtrasaid, “Abrogation inginclusion in CentralOBC list, othersatthe mahapanchayatheld at Pathena village in Making the announcement, stituted to ensureswiftdecisions of Article 370...was achievedaf- asking howany “individual liv- among other demands. Bharatpur district, on Wednesday. Express Chief Minister Shivraj Singh in mattersrelating to protection teraprolonged battleafter 70 ing in India could speak in sucha OnNovember12,Gujjarlead- Chouhan said the firstmeeting of of cows. ‘Shah, Nadda to years... anypolitical party or or- manner”. He said PDP leader ers ledbyKirori Singh Bainsla the gau cabinetwill be held on StateAgricultureMinister ganisations trying to createun- MehboobaMufti has threatened calledoff theirprotest,wherethey Bharatpur, beginningwith the from theCentral OBC listfollow- November 22, on the eveof Kamal Patelsaid4,000gaushalas visit Bengal every rest in Jammu and Kashmir will that the“nationalflag will notbe had demandedclearing of back- firstinPathena village ing aSupreme Court order in Gopastami, afestivaltocelebrate will be constructedthis year. month till polls’ notsucceed. Those trying to re- hoisted” if Kashmir’s special sta- loginvacancies,followingameet- Wednesday, whereafewhun- March 2015.However, in 2017, Lord Krishna and cows.Itwill be StateBJP president VD voke Article370 in the Valley tus is notrestored. Fadnavis ing with cabinetsub-committee dred people from Rajasthan, the VasundharaRaje-ledgovern- held at KaamdhenuGau SharmasaidthatwhilePanchayat Kolkata: West Bengal BJP presi- should notundermine the claimedthese parties aretrying asalsoameetingwithCMGehlot. Haryana, Punjab and National ment extendedreservation to Abhyaaran, a473-acre cowsanc- and RuralDevelopmentwill im- dentDilipGhoshWednesdaysaid strength of people and their na- “toengageseparatistgroups” in Noting howthe Gehlotgovern- Capital Region hadgathered. Jatsofthese twodistrictswithin tuaryinSalariyavillageofAgar plement the schemes rolledout HomeMinisterAmitShahandthe tionalism. The people of India their fight forArticle 370. He said menthad‘listened’to Gujjarsafter Faujdar said “the fight is notof the stateOBC category. Malwa, the foundation stone for by thestate government, the party’s national president JP will neverforgive these forces such demands do notaugur well the latter occupiedrailway tracks oneperson,but of promising Talking to TheIndian Express, whichwas laidbyRSS chief Forest andRevenuedepartments Nadda would visit the stateevery trying to restoreArticle 370.” fornational ethos. on the Delhi-Mumbai line for11 youths in twodistricts,and the Faujdar said, “Our main demand Mohan Bhagwat in 2012. willmakeavailable the landfor monthtillthe end of the 2021 “Senior leader Farooq Fadnavis said that “wewill days,the Jatsannouncedtheir stagebelongsneithertoBJP or is that... nowthat we arereceiv- In the firstmeeting,ministers settingupthe gaushalasand cow AssemblyelectionsinBengal.“We Abdullah (ofNC) has gone to the raise the issueevery day”.“We ownagitation. Congress, but to the Jats.” ing benefit of reservation in the in charge of Animal Husbandry, sanctuaries. The Home depart- areyet to finalisethe dates...Their extent to stateArticle 370would willexpose theCongress,” he Jat leader NemSinghFaujdar The JatsofBharatpur and state, the stateshould writeto Panchayatand Rural mentwilldealwithmattersrelat- regular visitswill energise our be restored using China,” he said, said. calledeight mahapanchayats in Dholpur districtswereexcluded Centrefor includingus.” Development, Forest,Revenue, ingtocowprotection, he said. workers," Ghosh said. ENS UDF slams LDF as IUML MLA Board politics: BSY govt forms special panels held in Kerala flyover‘scam’ for Lingayats, Marathas; Cong slams move Kunju is the fifthaccused in the SHAJUPHILIP case. The Governor in February mentsbytheBJPgovernmentinthe boardisseen as an effort by THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, sanctionedhis prosecution. JOHNSONTA statehascomeinforcriticismfrom Yediyurappa to smoothen the NED NOVEMBER18 KunjuisthesecondIUMLleg- BENGALURU,NOVEMBER18 Opposition Congress, with former Politicsofpandering BJP’s electoral path in islator to be arrested this month. CM Siddaramaiah calling these byallpartiesathelm Basavakalyanconstituency,in AWEEKaftertheoppositionUDF MCKamaruddin wasearlier ar- WHILE CREATION of aseparate “tactics”a“strategytowinelections E Bidardistrict,whichfellvacantaf- ● kickedoff itscampaignfortheup- rested forallegedly cheating in- development boardfor Kadu and causedivisionsinsociety”. EXPLAI terthe death of Congress MLAB comingKeralacivicbodyelections vestorsinhisnow-shutteredjew- Gollas –aScheduledCastessub- The move to constituteasep- THE BIG three parties of Karnataka –BJP,Congress and JD(S) – NarayanRao in September. withthe slogan ‘One voteagainst elleryshowroom chain. sect–withoutlayofRs10crore on arateboardfor Marathi-speaking have alltriedtopandertodifferent communities in order to Yediyurappa’s younger son BY corruption’, an IUML MLAwho At Ibrahim Kunju’s The IUML leadership said September29waswidelyseenas people has, meanwhile, sparked reap electoral success over the years. As CM in 2018-19, JD(S)'s Vijayendra,whohasbeenwaiting wasthe PWD minister under the residence in Kochi. PTI Kunju’s arrest waspoliticallymo- having helpedBJP win the Sira protests among pro-Kannada HDKumaraswamy announced creation of Brahmin in the wingstojoin mainstream previousUDFgovernmentwasar- tivated.PartygeneralsecretaryPK Assemblyseat in Karnataka for groups, who have givenacall for Development Board(with Rs 25 croreoutlay) and Arya politics forawhile, is reportedly rested in acorruption case on Kunhalikuttysaidtheformermin- thefirsttime in theby-election aKarnataka bandh on December Vaishya Development Board(Rs 10 crore). The Congress gov- among BJP aspirantsfor the seat. Wednesday. Vijayaraghavanjustifiedthearrest, isterwas arrested by theCPI(M) held on November 3, Monday’s 5, on accountofopposition to ernmentbeforethat recommended grantofreligious minor- The Assemblysegment is an VKIbrahim Kunju wasar- calling it a“judicious decision” governmentto“balance”thearrest announcement of aMaratha de- neighbouring Maharashtra’s ity status to Lingayats. The Siddaramaiah government had also area wherethe philosophyof rested by the Vigilance and Anti- takenafter “completing all for- of MSivasankar, theformerprinci- velopment board, with afund of claims on border regions of formedBhovi DevelopmentCorporation forbenefit of SC Lingayat community originated Corruption Bureau(VACB) in a malities”. pal secretarytoCMPinarayi Rs 50 crore, comes ahead of a Karnataka, whichhavelarge Bhovis; Babu JagjivanRam MadigaDevelopment Corporation through the saint Basavanna. caserelatedto theconstructionof The flyoverinKochi wasshut Vijayan,inthegoldsmugglingcase. prospective by-election to Marathi-speaking populations. forMadigas, another SC community;Karnataka Thanda Siddaramaiahsaid:“Anydeci- aflyover alongthe national high- in May2019, threeyearsafter it Senior Congress leader and BasavakalyanAssemblysegment. AfteraCabinetmeeting on Development Corporation forBanjaras (tribal group); and sionto createaboardorauthority wayinKochi.Hewas arrested wasopenedtothepublic,afterde- formerCMOommenChandysaid Aday later,the BS Wednesday, stateLaw Minister J Vishwakarma, Upparaand Nijasharana AmbigaraChowdaiah fordevelopmentof acommunity from aprivate hospital in Kochia veloping cracks.Built at an initial the arrest wasmeant to divert Yediyurappa government di- CMadhuswamy said, “The Development Corporation forbackwardclass groups. without aproperstudy of socioe- dayafter he wasadmitted and costofRs42crores,thebridgewas public attention. “The UDF had rected stateofficials to createa Cabinethasapprovedthecreation conomic conditions goes against waslater remandedtojudicial partiallydemolishedfor recon- only completed70percentof the Lingayat development board, al- of the Maratha Development (their) best interests andisan un- custody. struction, currentlyunderwayat bridge construction.The remain- thoughnospecifiedfinancialout- Boardand it has been decidedin Onoppositionto thesemoves, somethingistakenupfortheben- democratic decision...” LDF convener and Kerala acostofRs20crore.TheVACBreg- ing 30 percent of work wasdone laywas announced. principle to create aLingayat he said,“It is notright foranyone efit of acommunity.” FULLREPORTON CPI(M) acting secretaryV isteredacase in August2019. duringthe present regime.” The spree of these announce- Veerashaiva DevelopmentBoard.” to oppose or stageprotestswhen The creation of thearatha www.indianexpress.com Lucknow WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA That’s the firstlink in chain of psychological care BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL thatthe universitymustprioritise postCovid DIATRIBE AND DISTRUST HoneyOberoi Va hali If Home Minister has to resorttosameold rhetoric against J&K’s THE SUICIDE OF Aishwarya Reddy,anunder- tories embodied in thesubjectivitiesofstu- Thethirdand finallinkin puttinganurtur- mainstream leaders, what’s been achievedoverpastyear? graduatestudent at Lady Shri RamCollege, dentsisafact losttomost teachers. Onlyafew ing cultureinplace is the vital presence of a hasonce again foregroundedissues of mental areable to acknowledge that the silent, ab- spacewhereprofessionalpsychologicalcareis HEAD OF THEDistrictDevelopmentCouncil elections, the firststepto- health careofstudents. The tragic ironyre- sent, disruptive or problematicstudentisthe available to students. Apsychotherapyclinic wardsopening up political space in Jammu and Kashmirsince the Centre mains that it takesthe loss of alifefor us to one who is actuallyfeeling isolated and left undoubtedly offers devotedattentionto those revokedits specialstatus over ayear ago, Union Home MinisterAmit Shah momentarilyacknowledge theenormous and out.Inarecent conversation, aDalit student going through astate of breakdownwhere A has calledthe BJP’s politicalrivals the “Gupkar gang” which“insultsthe long-standing neglect of provisions forpsy- said, “So farIhavelived my lifeinhiding, I one’s emotional lifefeels unbearablyheavy. chological supportinour country. According shudder to think that my classmates will find Instead of solelyreading emotional problems Tricolour” and wants“foreign forces to intervene”. It’sostensibly aresponse to National to theWHO, on an averagethereare over two outaboutmycaste.” Anotherstudentfrom an as manifestationsofmentalillness, apsychol- Conference leader Farooq Abdullah’s rant thatsodisillusionedare the people of J&K that lakh suicidesinIndiaannually.Morethan half economically deprivedbackground said, “It is ogistlistens to psychic distress as being inte- theymay welcome China and perhaps Beijingcould help restoreArticle 370. Suchrhet- of these arebyyoung people aged18-30years. so difficult to speak about my address, my gral to life. oricdoes the senior politiciannofavoursand onlyhurts the politicalpossibilities that are 2020 has been an exceptionallydifficult home, the place Igobacktoeachday….” As an illustration, letmebrieflycitethe still fragile in J&K. Sure, Abdullah needs to be calledout on this but the name-calling on year.While the economicfalloutofCOVID-19 Educators needtorememberthat access to work done by Ehsaas, thepsychotherapyclinic social media by the Home Ministerisunfortunate. has receivedextensive attention,its psycho- education is justthe firststepinthe struggle at Ambedkar University Delhi. At thetime of Afterall, Shah has been the prime author of the Centre’s scriptinthe former statesince logicalimpact hasbeen sidelined. Asteeprise againstsocial injustice. It has to be accompa- itscreation, this university believedthat the in depression,anxiety,panic attacks, claustro- niedbycompassionateengagementonthe pursuitof intellectualknowledge hadtobein August5,2019. It wasonhis watchthat thousands of political workers, including leaders of phobia, loneliness, death anxiety,paranoid partofteachers and the institutional system. sync with provisions of emotional holding. A all the political parties, were detainedonthe morning of the reorganisation of J&K, and on symptoms, insomnia, suicides and psychotic An education that strivestomakeits stu- CentreofPsychotherapy andClinicalResearch his watch, again, that manyofthem were subsequentlyreleased.Shah’s ministrypresides breakdowns has been noted. The targeting of dentsintoquestioning subjectsruns the risk of (CPCR) wascreated withthe above mandate. over the internetrestrictionsthat continue in J&K and it is itsdecision to kickstartapoliti- minorities and socio-economicallymargin- challengingtraditionalnorms.Ithopes to im- In the lastseven years, CPCR, through its cal process by holding elections to local bodies. The Home Ministrymadetheamendments alisedgroups,escalationof domesticviolence, partacritical perspective —alensthrough Ehsaas clinic, has offeredover23,000 hours required to open the hitherto nominatedposts in theDDC to direct elections. Forhim to sexualabuseof womenand intensificationof whichtraditional values and familial-cultural of psychotherapeutic supporttostudents, familial discordduring the lockdown period aspectsare relookedat, at times even cri- staff, faculty andcommunity.Hundredsofstu- target regionalpartiesandother outfitsthathavechosentocontestthe election together un- have considerablyimpacted the already vul- Forwomen students and tiqued. While moststudentsgrapple with a dentshavewalkedintothe psychotherapy der the banner of the People's Alliance forGupkar Declaration (PAGD), therefore, is unbe- nerable.Inparticular,studentsfromdeprived destabilising phase of creative confusion, for clinic, manyfromdeprivedand disprivileged coming. Italsobegsthe question:If Shah resorts to the sameold rhetoric againstJ&K’smain- backgrounds have sufferedaform of intense first-generation learners, the some it can turn intoapainfully difficult ex- backgrounds, with acutedespair,accompa- stream political leaders as he did pre-August2019, what has changed,and what has been alienation. Iwish to focus on collegeand uni- challenges of higher perience akin to an identity crisis. As an inner niedbyfears of ending their life. The Ehsaas achieved, over the pastyear?The PAGD, it would appear,has deliveredasetbacktothe BJP’s versitystudents,while thinkingof preventive education are intensified churning is offset through classroom discus- clinic has functionedasaspace wherepress- ownelection plans in J&K. The party mayhavecalculated that thePDP,NC, J&K People’s provisions of emotional carethat institutions manifold. Apart from some sions, studentsneedthe comforting and nur- ing symptoms have gradually been trans- of higher education needtoprioritise. turing careoftheir teachers. Perhaps even formed,througharevitalisingemotionaljour- Conference and other PAGD constituentswould boycottthe election as theyhad vowedto The demands of higher education areex- belonging to the aspiring moreimportant than transacting the pre- ney, into seeds birthing arenewedself-process do earlier,and that, therefore, the BJP and J&K Apni Partycandidates would beashoo-in for periencedaschallenging by moststudents. middle and upper classes, scribedsyllabus is theholdingand containing in thestudent. At Ehsaas,psychic concernsare the DDC posts in theValley.But theconstituentsofthe PAGD areparties recognisedbythe However, forwomen studentsand first-gen- most young women have to presence of peers and teachers who can lis- understood within the largerframework of Election Commission and their decision to enter intoapre-electoral alliance is alegitimate eration learners, the challengesare intensified fight fierce battles with ten, empathise and offerthemselvesasareli- social justice. democratic option. As Home Minister, if notasBJP leader,Shah could have welcomedtheir manifold. In India, women’s education is still able non-competitive circle of care. The first As Ithink of Aishwarya,Irecall the words tradition and patriarchy in participation in these elections as amovethat lends credibility to theAugust5,2019deci- largelyundervalued. Apartfromsomebelong- link in the chain of psychological careisthus of astudent withahistory of severe neglect sions, even as evidence of “normalisation”. Instead,heappearstobereinforcing the impres- ing to theaspiring middle and upper classes, their families to set their feet ahumane classroom, whereintellectual dis- whomImetfor alongtime in psychotherapy, mostyoungwomen have to fightfierce bat- courses on transformative politics areaccom- “That Ican callyou when Ifeeldefeatedby my sion that the BJP wantsonlyabonsai democracy in J&K, whereitcan control the outcomes. outside home. Male or tleswith traditionand patriarchyintheir fam- paniedbyanauthenticreception of the sub- deafening voices preventsmefromtakingmy These electionsare being held in circumstances in whichcandidates have been se- ilies to settheirfeetoutside home. female,most first-generation jective lifeofeachstudent. life. Even if youdonot sayanything, justto questeredfor their ownsecurity by thegovernmentand will notbeabletocampaign. Male or female, mostfirst-generation learnersenter the university The second link is an institutional admin- knowthat youare thereonthe other side of Yet, imperfect as the process might be,ithas generated some political activity in aplace learners enter the university feeling lost. The feeling lost. Thesense of istration thatkeenlyreceives andvaluesstu- thephone, holdingthereceiverand believing wherealienation from the political process, and cynicism about it, has been gaining sense of confusion is enhancedastheyexpe- confusion is enhanced as dentsasgrowingadultswith valid positions, that we will together survive this moment ground. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s outreachand his push to rope in mainstream rience being at the receiving end of the rural- even when theysometimes challengethe es- reaffirms my willtolive.” If at thetime when urban and caste spectrum. Differences in they experience being at the tablishedinstitutional positions.Anadminis- despair wasovertaking her,Aishwarya too politicians in localgovernance is apositive signal. Yet, deepdistrustinthe wake of class-relatedmannerisms areenhancedwith receiving end of the rural- trationthat is notafraid of studentsorof“go- could have had access to supportive sources August5endures and Shah’s diatribeonlyadds to it. the English languageacting as ahugedivider. urban and caste spectrum. ing beyond the letter of the rule” in she trusted, perhaps atragedy couldhave With some exceptions, friendship circles Differences are enhanced exceptional circumstances, and one which been prevented. amongstudents remain withinthe narrow encourages dialogueacross difficult issues, confines of whoisacceptable and who is not. with the English language goes alongway in fostering self-confidence in The writer is apsychoanalyst and professor PAPADON’TLEAVE Thattheclassroom is aspace rifewithhis- acting as ahuge divider. itsstudents. of psychology at Ambedkar University Delhi Paternity leaveisanidea whose time has come, forbothIndian men and women

HATSKIPPERVIRATKohliaskedfor, andwasgranted,paternityleave inthemiddle of acompetitive Test series againstAustralia is asign of aquiettide in the affairs of A DEBTOFGRATITUDE Indian men.Onlyfouryearsago,ManekaGandhi, thenwomenandchilddevelop- Tmentminister, hadscoffedattheideaof legislatingforpaternityleaveintheorgan- Forgenerations, SoumitraChatterjee wasanartistwho became abridge isedsectorbecauseshewasconvincedthatIndianmenwouldturn“itintoaholiday”.Thescep- ticismstemmedfromcommonsenseandoverwhelmingevidence:Indianmenarenotorious fornot pitchinginwiththeunglamorousandessentialwork thatsustainshomes,whetheritis ParomitaChakrabarti parentingorchildcare,cookingorcleaning.Thetime-usesurvey reportreleasedlastmonthby theNationalSampleSurveyOfficeshows thatIndianwomenspendnearlyfourhoursmoreon THERE’S ASoumitraChatterjee storythat my bridged thegap between stardust and reality, heads when we learnedSukumar Ray’s Abol unpaid work than men, with grim consequences forwomen’s participation in the workforce. septuagenarian father is fond of recounting. and an intergenerationalartiste. Tabol or read Jibananda Das as an adolescent. The battle againstthis deep-grainedsexistskewinworkand labour is along haul. But the It is setin1965, theyear afterSatyajit Ray’s In astate soontowitness massive politi- We trailedour parentstowatchhim on stage ideaofanofficialpaternityleave —ifendorsedby governmentsandcompanies—takesamin- Charulata releasedtocriticalacclaim. Having cal upheavals, includingthe Naxalite move- in productions such as Neelkantha, Ghatak actedin filmssuchasAbhijan (1962),Pratinidhi ment, my father’s generation entered adult- Biday or Tiktiki;his rendition of Amit from imum firststepinacknowledging that parenting and childcareisthe shared responsibility of (1962) and Saat Paake Bandha (1963), hood with Chatterjee’s Apu (ApurSansar, Tagore’s Shesher Kabita gave us our firstfuzzy menandwomen.It’sanideathatneedsto travel,asithasinrecentyears.Lastyear,forinstance, Chatterjee, then 30, wasalready astar. Unlike 1959) and Amal (Charulata,1964; Pratinidhi, idea of love before we watchedhim in movies Zomato rolledout 26 weeksofpaid paternity leave foremployees who become newfathers. manyofhis peers, including the matinee idol 1965), dreamer and revolutionary; brash and marvelledathis versatility. Severalprivatecompanies,too,offerpaternityleave,withouttheproddingof legislation.To have Uttam Kumar,hewas still accessible. So, when Narsingh (Abhijan)and suaveAshim If hisliferemainedcircumscribed by amainstream cricketstarown up to it is asmallcultural victory. By turning the home and the abunchofteenagers, my fatheramongthem, Chatterjee (AranyerDinratri, 1970). If his finest Bengal, Chatterjee’s oeuvrecertainlywas not. workplaceintoonegeography, thepandemichasonlyunderlinedtheextentto whichthe in- landed up at his Purna Das Road apartment work waswithRay,Chatterjee wasalso He remainedabridgebetween generations, visible,genderedlabourathomeshoresupthestridesatwork.Formanywomen,thedisrup- to invite him to theirhigh-school social, In astate soon to witness equallymalleable to the vision of mainstream thearc of his characters reflecting the work Chatterjee gave them apatient audience. He filmmakersAjoyKar,AshutoshBandyo- of time on ourlives. He is foreverApu, Amal tion of the pandemic has turnedthe home intoabattlefront, with competing needs of family massive political upheavals, would be away at the time of the event, but padhyayand Tapan Sinha,whosefilms fo- and Mayurbahan (Jhinder Bandi,1961), true, andwork. The post-COVID reality makes it even moreurgent forworkplaces to incentivise Chatterjee said he’d be around if an occasion including the Naxalite cusedonmiddle-class familylife.And so, in a but he wasalso Biswanath Majumdar (Bela mentotakemoreresponsibility at home, if morewomen arenot to drop offthe work grid. came up again. Some of his friends had dis- movement,myfather’s tumultuousdecade, hecame to symbolise Sheshe,2015), a75-year-oldman who decides But autilitarian calculation is notthe sole reason to urge moremen to step up. Fortoo long, missed it as bombast, but my father still re- generation entered both intellectualsuccour and Everyman —of- to divorcehis wifeafter nearly five decades thestridesof equalityhavebeenmeasuredbythenumberof womenaccommodatedinstruc- members his surprise when the next year,he adulthood with Chatterjee’s tenbrowbeaten by lifebut indefatigable in of marriage, or octogenarian Sushovan, aonce turesof competitivenessandefficiency.Ithasnotquestionedthehierarchy thatdevaluesthework heardabout Chatterjeeparticipating in street his love forlife. By the time the Eighties rolled formidable professor,whose slowdescent protests in Calcuttaagainstfamines and food Apu(Apur Sansar)and in, Chatterjee came to us as Feludaand into dementiainAtanu Ghosh’s Mayurakshi of care, whichdespiteits drudgery, is essential to the messiness and meaning of being human. inflation during the second phase of the Amal (Charulata), Narsingh Khidda, urging his audiencetouse their ma- (2017)isone of the most emotionally- It is ahierarchythat produces distant patriarchsand men afraid of the emotional life. Paternity KhadyoAndolan (food movement) in Bengal. (Abhijan)and Ashim gajastra(intelligence) and to “fight”inthe wrought cinematic experiences of recent leavethatallowsthemtimetobecomefathersisawin-win—forbothIndianmenandwomen. “Not just afine actor,” my father likes to rest same waythathehad taughtswimmer Koni years. In turning to his artistic journey,Istum- his case, “but aman of principles.” (AranyerDinratri). He in directorSaroj Dey’s 1986 film (Koni). ble upon odd things —glimpses of familiar In howmanywayscan onemourn wasequally malleable to The cultural accoutrementstoamiddle- faces in the characters he played, memories of SoumitraChatterjee?Hisprodigioustalenthas the vision of filmmakers class upbringing in Kolkatainthe Eighties and lostafternoons with my parentsdebating been extolledbycritics; his colleagues have whose films focused on Ninetiesincludedshruti natoks(audio plays), Chatterjee’s work,and, poetry, lots of poetry, FLEETING THOUGHTS spoken of hisdiscipline and dedication. ALeft visitstothe annual boi mela (book fair), to that Ididn’trealiseIremembered tillIheard ideologue, Ray’s protegeworehis politics on middle-class familylife. He Nandan forfilmsand the AcademyofFine it in Chatterjee’s baritone again. Users can nowbeforgotten on Twitter,and theycan forget his sleeves, showing up at protests againstthe came to symbolise both Arts forplays andrecitals. As muchofacliche Actor, orator,poet, thespian —thereare Citizenship(Amendment) Actortospeak up intellectual succour and as it is about Bengal’s cultural landscape, it manywaystoremember Soumitra their moreembarrassing posts foradirectorwhofoundhisfilmbanishedfrom Everyman —browbeaten wasdifficult,ifnot impossible,toavoid the Chatterjee. But there is onlyone wayto theatresinWestBengal withoutanexplana- troikaofRabindranath Tagore,Ray,and, over mourn him —with gratitude. WITTER FINALLY ROLLED out Instagram stories, and theyare bragging about it. tion lastyear.But to followers of Bengali cin- by life but indefatigable in time, Chatterjee. Muchbeforemygeneration Thesocialmedia platform announcedthis week that it is rolling out “fleets”asa ema,hewasthatrare creature—anactorwho his love forlife. sawhim on screen, he wasthe voice in our [email protected] Tpermanentfeatureworldwide,aftertestingitinselectlocations.LikeInstagramand Facebook’sstories or aSnapchat, fleetsare fleeting posts that disappear after24 hours. Commentsonthem aresent directlytothe messageinboxand arenot publiclyvisible. Fleets,and other near-identical features on various social media platforms,wereanin- evitableinnovation. An entiregenerationhas come of ageonsocial media,and as rebellious NOVEMBER 19,1980, FORTY YEARS AGO teenagershaveturnedintocorporate stuffed-shirts,apermanentrecord of everyangst-rid- denpost,everypieceof badpoetryandevenpoliticallyincorrectpublicdeclarationhascome R AJYA SABHA RUCKUS adopted. The Deputy Speaker said it was warand wantsmatters of conflict to be backtohauntmany. Politicians in powerare held to accountfortakingthe same positions as OPPOSITION PARTIES TRIED unsuccessfully unfair to ask him forthe reasons fornot ac- resolvedthrough dialogue among the the Opposition when theywereout of office; comedians arepilloriedfor jokesthat arein in the Lok Sabha to getanadjournment mo- cepting the adjournment motion since twocountries. tion admitted on rising prices and commu- the Speakerhimself had refusedtodivulge poortaste now, but were justslightlyprovocative whentheywerefirstposted. Afleet builds nal riots,but DeputySpeakerG the reasons. SUGAR TROUBLE intoitself the right to beforgotten.But, perhaps, moreimportantly, itallows peopleto forget. Lakshmanan refusedtoreconsider the mat- AMID REPORTS OF violence in Dhule dis- Thereisamomentofdread only old millennials trulyunderstand —itcan occur before a tersincethe Speakerhad already rejected INDIA’SOFFER trictand the callfor amarch to the Nasik job interview, during adateorevenwhile meeting prospective in-laws: Whatif, while “re- both the motions. The house eruptedin EXTERNAL AFFAIRSMINISTER PV collectorate, the Maharashtragovernment searching” me online,theyfoundthatpost? Whatiftheysee the unflatteringphoto of an noise as soon as the question hour ended Narasimha Raoreiterated India’s offerof announcedthat it had approachedthe inebriateddanceataparty?Whatif thesuited-bootedbossreadsthelong,ranting—ifnaive and pandemonium prevailedinthe Lok mediation in the Iran-Iraq war. Raosaid Centretoincrease the price of levy sugar to Sabha forthe second dayinsuccession. The India had been quietlytryingtobringabout enable mills paybetterprices to thefarm- —postonthe evils of hierarchy?And whatabout all the oneswedon’t remember posting? Deputy Speakersaid that the Business peacebetween itstwo cherishedfriends. ers. The stategovernment has also urged With dailyposts,overyears, it is difficult to remember whichmemories deservenostalgia. AdvisoryCommittee had decidedtoallot India has also lent itsweight to the initia- the Centretoallowittocreatethree zones Twitter,the mostpublic and politicalofsocial media platforms, is particularly one whichre- time forthe discussion on riots but thiswas tivesofthe non-alignedmovement to end on the lines of those in Uttar Pradesh and quires finesse —unless one is keen to emulatethe late-nightrantsofthe soon-to-be-former notacceptable to JyotirmoyBasu of the the war, he added. The foreign ministersaid Bihar to ease administrative hitchesinpay- US president. It’s important, really, that afleeting thought disappears in aflutter. CPM, who wanted acensuremotiontobe that India does notwant to take sides in the ing sugarcane growers.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER19,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “Most people in the worldunderstand that China is notthe Soviet Union. But the 7 currentUSgovernment,particularly the Department of State,doesn’t” THE IDEAS PAGE — GLOBAL TIMES, CHINA Standing with MotherSuu Exports are Myanmarelection resultspoint to the enduring popularity of Aung San Suu Kyi, the answer despiteher party’s patchyrecord in government In apost-COVID world, anew book pointsout theyremain keytoeconomicgrowth

nosurprisethatwagesremainlow foralarge swatheofIndia’s manufacturingworkforce. Alitanyofsmall firms even in the labour-in- VSSeshadri tensive sectors (apparel and footwear)has impededIndia’sexportpotentialinthesear- eas. The book dramaticallyillustrates, based AUNG SANSUU Kyiand her National League on Hasan and Jandoc’s 2005work, that 92 forDemocracy (NLD) have handsomelywon Sajjid ZChinoy per cent of workers in the apparel sector the just-held general elections in Myanmar, workedinfirmswithlessthan50workers.In securing396of the476seatsinthe combined contrast,57 percentof China’sapparelwork- houses of the national parliament AVIBRANT debateiscurrentlyunderway in forcewereemployedinfirmswith more (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)that, in turn, will elect India, and indeedacross severalemerging than 200employees.How can a20-person the president of the countryfor the next five markets,about the pace of recovery from firm from India compete with a200-person years. Elections were notheldfor 22 seatsin COVID-19, the extent of anypermanent firm from China in the global marketplace? theRakhine,Shan and afew other states be- damage, and the natureofthe policy re- Whyare we surprisedthe apparel opportu- causeofsupposedethnicunrest; and166seats sponse. But soon amoreimportant debate nitypassedusby?Goingforward,arenewed arereservedforthe military. So, NLD has won will be upon us.What will drivegrowthin focusonexportsshould endogenouslyput morethan80per cent of seatsfor whichelec- thepost-COVIDera?Withpublicsectorscon- pressureonfirmsize to grow,with implica- tions were held, afew morethan the seatsit frontingamountain of debt, the fiscal will tions forproductivity and wages. held in 2015.Ithas also secured a60per cent needtobereinedinpost-COVID across sev- To besure,generatingexportgrowthwill majority of the full house. eralemergingmarkets.Further,COVIDisonly notbeeasy. India’s2002-2010 growthboom The main opposition party,the Union likelytoaccentuate theprevailingexportpes- wasunderpinnedbyexports,whichgrew 18 Solidarity and DevelopmentParty (USDP), simism, as global potential growth is dam- per cent ayear foreight years —twice the whichislargely formedofretired generals aged and protectionistinstinctsare stoked. rate of headline GDP —but in an eraofhy- from the armedforces, faredrather poorly, InIndia’scase,whatwillittaketoliftpoten- per-globalisation.Now, Indiawillhavetoun- securingonly33seatsagainst41seatstheygot tialgrowthbackto7percent?To saymorere- dertake theharderslogof increasingmarket inthelastelections.Itstally wasevenworsein formsarerequiredistautological.Instead,the share. Reclaiming laysout the packageof theelectionstothe14 region/state assemblies, choiceandsequencingof reformswilldepend measuresneeded:Avoidingtheimport-sub- decliningfrom75to38seats.The NLDfared criticallyonthegrowthphilosophyIndiaem- stitutiontrap, recognising an importtariffis better even in these elections with itsscore braces.ThisiswhereArvindPanagariyamakes equivalentto anexporttax(thefamedLerner edging up from 497in2015to524 of the 641 crucial contributions in his insightful new SymmetryTheorem);ensuringtherupeere- seatsfor whichelectionswereheld. The gen- book,IndiaUnlimited:ReclaimingtheLostGlory mainscompetitive (wehavefoundthe15 per eralexpectationpriorto theelectionswasthat (hereafter Reclaiming), where he systemati- cent trade-weighted appreciation between the ethnic parties would do better this time, callyreconstructsapath to higher growth. 2015 and2020hurtexportcompetitiveness); because of mergers of different regionalout- CRSasikumar It’s tempting to believe India’s size pro- boostingfreetradeagreementsandtradefa- fits withineachethnicstate.Someof themhad national guardian is notnew.But during the reachedout to Myanmar ethnic parties to join vides fertile ground forimportsubstitution. cilitation; creatingautonomousemploy- alignedwith the NLD in the last elections. But earlier government of Thein Sein, the military it to form aunity government and build a But we’veseen that moviebeforeand know mentzones(AEZs)wherefactorsof produc- therewas disenchantment with theNLD for generallyrefrainedfromcommentsoutsideits democratic federal union. This will be gener- howitends. Of the manycontributionsthe tion areless distorted.While factors market notadequatelytaking up their cause. purview. The Tatmadawchief has, however, allywelcomedbythe latter, even as theywill book makes, perhapsthe mostsignificant is reform is crucial in the medium term, the The NLD has scored largelybecause of participatedintwo meetings withsome op- belooking fordetails, particularly on howSuu to underscorethe necessity of export-led AEZapproachappearsmostpragmaticinthe Suu Kyi. This is despitethe patchy recordof positionparties,one held in Augustthis year, Kyiplans to persuade the Tatmadawtoagree growth to India’sprospects. Indeed, no near term giventhe narrowwindowofop- the current NLD government in terms of apparentlyorganisedbythe USDP to discuss to cooperate. emergingmarket hasbeenableto sustain7- portunityemanatingfromChina. pushing the country’s developmentorintak- whattodoifthe election turnedunfair.Afew Itisto beseenif theWesterncountrieswill 8per cent growth forany length of time Finally, as Reclaiming demonstrates, the ing forwardthe ethnic peace and reconcilia- days before the elections, the Tatmadawchief be willing to getbacktoworking closely with without relying on the Siamese twinsofex- linkagesdon’tendthere.To theextentthatex- tion process. Hugely popular still,she is seen also pointed to the mishandling of prepara- the reelectedNLD government even as the ports and investment. portscancreatemanufacturingjobs,theywill as someone who could stand up to the mili- tions by theelection commission and said he Rohingyaissueisfar from anyresolution. Will To bolster this case, Reclaiming firstclin- serveasapowerful magnettoattract labour tary.That she personally went and defended would be very wary of theelection results— theBidenadministrationalsotakemoreinter- ically dismantles the underpinnings of ex- away from agriculture.By2030, agriculture the country’s case in the International Court hisallegationswere basedonafewcomplaints estasagainstDonaldTrumpwhomoreorless portpessimism:Growingglobalprotection- will constituteless than 10 percent of GDP of Justice againstallegations of atrocities by political parties. Afterthe results, the USDP ignored Myanmar but forsome sanctions? ism and automation. Global merchandise whilestill employing 35-45 per cent of the againstthe Rohingyacommunity wasagreat hasallegedirregularitiesandsoughtfreshelec- President BarackObama wasinMyanmar on exports stood at almost$18 trillion in 2017 workforce.Thegulf inper-capitaincomesbe- hit domestically,notwithstanding the court’s tions monitored by the armedforces. twooccasions,oneabilateralvisit.Butthatwas (morethansixtimesIndia’sGDP)withIndia tween agriculture, industryand services will final ruling, whichwas notflattering to the Therehas been some speculation thatthe before the Rohingyacrisis. Interestingly, the commanding an exportshareofjust1.7 per onlywiden.Themedium-termstrategymust country. Likewise, sheusedthe coronavirus Tatmadawchief is looking forwhattodonext Chargé d’Affaires of the US embassy in cent(versusChina’s12.8percent).Therefore, beto createhigher-wagejobsinindustryand crisis to advantageduringanelection year. afterhis extendedterm comestoanend next TheNLD has scored largely Myanmar had, in July, written an op-edon his even if the global market shrinksto$15 tril- servicesforagriculturalworkerstomigrateto. Her everydaymedia presence exhorting year.Onbeingquestioned,hehasalreadyindi- mission’s websiteonChina’s crackdown in lion—an unlikelyprospect —India could A1000-wordessay isneverenoughtodo people to take precautionarymeasures, rein- cated that he is open to entering politics after because of Suu Kyi. Hugely HongKonganditsactivitiesinSouthChinasea. doubleits exports by raisingits global mar- justice to abookasrichasthis.Thereare forced the imageof“mother Suu” as she is retirement. If the USDP had faredwell in the popular still, she is seen as He wrotethat China had usedsimilar behav- ket sharetojust4per cent. The opportunity chaptersonfacilitatingurbanisation,reform- popularly regarded. elections,hecouldhave becomethePresident someone who could stand iourinMyanmar to intimidate, threatenand is huge. What aboutthe challengefromau- ing the financial sector,transforming higher The USDPis seenin thecountryasaproxy with the supportofthe 25 per cent seats re- up to the military. That she undermine Myanmar sovereignty.Itwill, of tomation? Formanylabour-intensive tasks, education and improving governance.My forthe military(calledTatmadawin served forthe military. Whether he will agree course, help greatlyifthe re-elected NLD gov- automation is still infeasible.Adidas, forex- personal preference would be to front-load Myanmar) and has notbeen able to distance to be elected avice-president—that maystill personally went and ernmentalsotakessomeinitiativestoaddress ample,producesonly1millionof its360mil- financialsector reforms,asector that will itself through popularinitiativesthat could be possible —remainstobeseen. defended the country’s theRohingyaissueandbringsgreaterpeaceto lionpairs of shoes in automated factories. have acrucial bearing on India’s prospects garnerwidersupport. Relationsbetweenthe Constitutional provisions, however, will case in the International the Rakhinestate. Reclaiming makesthe often-forgotten emerging from COVID. NLD government and the militaryhavealso notalso allowSuu Kyitobecome thepresi- Court of Justice against PrimeMinisterNarendraModihasalready case that the opportunity forlabour-inten- What about concerns that economists notbeen cordial. Arangeofissues, including dent sinceher latehusband wasaforeigner. congratulatedSuuKyiforthevictoryandcon- sive manufacturing has notpassedusby. arealways fighting the lastwar? Givenhow effortstoamend the constitution or to move Beforethe last election in 2015,when she allegations of atrocities veyedthat India willworkwith her to In fact, the timingcouldn’t be morefortu- COVIDhasacceleratedtechnologicaldisrup- forwardthe peace process,haveseen wide wasasked about her position in anew gov- against the Rohingya strengthenthetraditionalbondsof friendship itous. Chinese real wagesare rising, the tion, afocus on low-end, labour-intensive differences with the military, whichisnot yet ernment, she answered she would be communitywas agreat betweenthetwocountries.Wedgedbetween workforceisshrinking and the embattled manufacturing exports seem archaic? ready to showflexibility,perhaps seeing these “above the president”. That is exactlywhat hit domestically, twolarge countries,China and India, relationship with the US appears more Almostdinosauric?Itisn’t.WhileCOVIDwill movesasunripe.Somewhatunprecedentedly, she did by becoming the de facto powercen- Myanmar’s natural instinct is to avoid undue structural than cyclical. This is India’s mo- spawncreative destruction,itwon’talterthe at the inaugural of the fourth session of the treinthe government, with the contrivance notwithstanding the court’s influencesfromeither,evenasitisopentoen- ment to integrateintothe Asian supply basictenets thatexploitingcomparative ad- ethnic peace conference in Augustthis year, of the postofState Counsellor that has no final ruling,whichwas not terintobeneficialcooperation.India’sbest bet chain by attracting multinational compa- vantage, boosting productivity through the militarychief Min Aung Hlaing publicly constitutional mention. Arepetition could flattering to the country. She will be to ensureitremains that way. nies seeking aChina hedgeinthe region. structuraltransformationandimprovingal- criticisedthegovernmentfortaking therole of well be on the cards with the prospect of a also used the coronavirus What’s less appreciated —and what the locative efficiencyare the keys to boosting amediator between the armedforces and the constitutional change, whichrequires 75 per The writer,aformer Ambassador of India to book cruciallylinks—is the endogenous potential growth and creating productive ethnic armedorganisations. cent majority,verydim. crisis to advantage during Myanmar,ispresently aSenior Consulting pressureexport-orientation will exerton jobs.Here,thereare nosilverbulletsorquick The Tatmadawregarding itself as thesole Afterthe results, the NLD has already an election year. Fellowatthe Delhi Policy Group India’s fragmented industrial structure.It’s fixes. Onlyawell-thought-out and se- estimatedalmost60percentofIndia’sman- quencedreformplan. One that Reclaiming ufacturing workforceisemployedinfirms lays outmeticulously andcomprehensively. withfiveorless workers, and 75 per cent in firmswith50orlessworkers.Productivityis Chinoyischief India economistatJ.P. Writing on the water muchlowerinsmallerfirmsanditshouldbe Morgan. Viewsare personal

Centre,statesmustseize opportunity to cometogether forwater governance LETTER TO THE EDITOR Srinivas Chokkakula NITISH DIMINISHED

ASLEW of bills on waterawaitsParliament’s However, theagendaoffuturefederal at adisadvantage. Eachbill proposes their Drinking watersupplyiswithin the THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘New Bihar IDEAS approval. Twoofthem, passed by the Lok watergovernanceisnot limited to these is- owninstitutional mechanisms and processes states’domain of responsibilities. Theyare andold’(IE,November18).NitishKumar Sabha, were listedfor clearing by RajyaSabha sues alone. Thereare awhole setofreasons leaning on closerCentre-state coordination equippedwith the institutional channels for took oathaschiefministerfor the sev- ONLINE in the monsoon session -- The Interstate River —some well-known and others new—why and deliberation. The disputes resolution this purpose. The mission has to build on enth time but the BJP’s plan to clip his ONLYINTHE EXPRESS WaterDisputes Amendment Bill 2019 and acoordinated response from the Centreand committee and dam safetyauthorityrelyon these structures forenduring outcomes. It wings succeeded. By appointing two the Dam SafetyBill 2019.The truncated ses- states is vital.These include emerging con- active Centre-statesparticipation. has to ensure that the states maintain the as- deputy Chief Ministers, and displacing sioncouldnot gettodiscussthe bills, though. cerns of long-term national watersecurity Segmented and fragmentedmechanisms sets and facilities created through the mis- formerdeputyCMSushilModi,whowas ● TAKINGSTOCKOFTHE Acommon issuethatthe bills confrontiswith and sustainability,the risksofclimate bear the risksofthe federal watergover- sion.Suchinstitutionalisation is mostcriti- seen as closetoKumar, the party hasset ECONOMICTOLL: respect to the ways in whichthe Centre can change, and the growing environmental nance gap. The massive central assistance cal forJJM’s success. States willcertainly the ball rolling foramoreexpansiverole. ABHISHEKSINGH work with the states to deal withthe emerg- challenges,including riverpollution. These through JJM is an opportunity to open adia- appreciate the much-neededsuccour to TheBJPhasalsokept alion’sshareofmin- ing challenges of inter-state watergover- challenges needsystematic federal response logue with the states to address this gap. strengthen their institutions and improve isterial berths and significant portfolios. ● CHINA’SENDGAME nance. The latestcentrallysponsoredscheme wherethe Centreand the states needtowork JJM involves large-scale intergovernmen- the delivery of this essential service to Kumar will have to come to termswith INLADAKH: (CSS), JalJeevanMission (JJM), tooispumping in apartnership mode. taltransfers to states at aproposedoutlayof itspopulations. the BJPtoretain his post. SREEJITHSASIDHARAN massivefinances into achieving universal ac- Greater Centre-statescoordination is also Rs 3.6 lakhcrore (Centreand statestogether) The symbiotic phase of implementing SSPaul, Nadia cesstosafeand securedrinking waterinru- crucial forpursuingthe currentnational proj- over the next five years towardsuniversal ac- JJM can be productivelyusedtoengageina ralareas —otherwise adomain of the states. ects—whether Gangariver rejuvenation or cess to safeand securedrinkingwater in ru- dialoguewith the states aboutthe largerwa- THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘New Bihar www.indianexpress.com JJM presentsanopportunity to getstateson inland navigation or inter-basin transfers. ralareas. In terms of the numbers,this is per- terresources management agenda, beyond andold’(IE,November18).NitishKumar boardfor adialogue towardsstronger Centre- However, watergovernance is perceivedand haps the largest CSSsofar —largerthan even the mission’s goals. It can discuss the con- and his JD(U) areaspent force. The states coordination andfederal watergover- practicedasthe states’ exclusive domain, the MGNREGA or the PMGSY. tours of Centre-state partnership forthe suc- Congress is on the decline and would discoms and so forthisaphenomenon nance ecosystem. even though their powers aresubject to Globally, federated systems withcompa- cess of theabove twobills and move towards soon dip intooblivion. The onlybright thatpredates the pandemic. However, The twobills under Parliament’s consid- thoseofthe Union under the Entry56about rable organisationofpowers have usedsim- arobustfederal watergovernance ecosys- spot in the recentelections is the unex- COVID-19 seems to have providedcover eration attend to longstanding issues of in- inter-state riverwater governance. The River ilar investments to usher keywater sector tem. The dialogue can consider the long-rec- pected rise of the 31-year-old Tejashwi to the government to wriggle out of its ter-stateexternalities. The Interstate River Boards Act1956legislated underthe Entry reforms. Australia has planstomakelarge in- ommendedidea of distributing responsibil- Yadavwho ledthe RJD and is the largest obligations.TheCentreseemsto bekeen WaterDisputes Amendment Bill 2019 seeks 56 has been in disuse. No riverboardwas vestmentstonudgeits federal constituents itiesand partnership-building between the singlepartyintheAssembly. Withoutgo- to fill itscoffers by aggressively adopting to improvethe inter-statewater disputes res- ever created underthe law. The Centre’s role towardsadialogue under itsNationalWater Centreand statestolong-term watersecu- ing intopolitical debateonthe RJDor fordisinvestment of companies such as olution by setting up apermanent tribunal is largely limited to resolving inter-state river Actof2007and to arrive at the Murray- rity goals. Forinstance, the Centre canwork Tejashwi Yadav, the signs of changein BPCL—butthereare nobidders.Thecul- supported by adeliberative mechanism, the waterdisputes. That, too, adetachedone in Darling agreement. The experiences also with the states in building acredible institu- Biharare very much in evidence. tureofgiveaways forvoterappeasement disputeresolutioncommittee. The Dam settinguptribunals fortheir adjudication. suggestthat inter-governmental transfers tional architecturefor gathering dataand MelvilleXD’Souza, Mumbai is detrimental to the financial health of SafetyBill 2019 aimstodealwiththe risksof Combinedwiththestates’dominantexec- produce better outcomeswhenthe transfers producing knowledge about waterresources the economy. Thesubsidy policy needs India’s ageing dams,withthe help of acom- utive power, theseconditionscreatechallenges build on an ex ante federal consensus. —afoundational necessitytoaddress most COFFERSFIRST reorientation.Mostimportantly, thegov- prehensive federal institutional framework forfederal watergovernance. The countryis The scaleofinvestments underJJM can be federal watergovernance challenges. ernmentcannotbeinelectionmodeper- comprising committees and authorities for ill-equippedtoaddressthe governance of in- usedsimilarly to draw states to deliberateover THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Nosugar- petually. It ought to focus on governance dam safetyatnationaland statelevels. The creasingly federalisedwaterstopursueitsde- reworking of the largerstructural contours of The writer is MoJS Research Chair,water coating’(IE,November18).Delays inpay- as well. other pending bills also propose correspon- velopmentand sustainabilitygoals. federal watergovernance. The engagement conflicts and governance, at theCentre for mentstostates,variousindustries,power Deepak Singhal, Noida ding institutional structures and processes. This stateofaffairs puts the proposedbills can also be beneficial to JJM’ssuccess. Policy Research,Delhi. Viewsare personal.

Lucknow WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER19,2020 JNU Jan 5 TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE DuringcallwithPMModi,Bidenspokeof 261 CASES: RECOVERED:83,35,109 violence: DAYSSINCE 89,12,907 DEATHS:1,30,993 PANDEMIC Policegive BEGAN TESTS: 12,74,80,186 | DOUBLING RATE: 159.34** ‘strengtheningdemocracyinUS,abroad’ themselves MEA skips reference to democracy abroad, underlines warm conversation between two leaders

“democratic traditions” is an forPresident) had said that “we In that context, NewDelhi is aclean chit SHUBHAJITROY oblique reference to the election arewatching”, and “partofthe relievedthat China is “notoff the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 process in the US where values of who we areasanation hook”—and Prime Minister KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING President Donald Trumphas so is we speakout abouthuman Modiand President-elect Biden MAHENDERSINGH TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** DURINGHIS telephone conver- farrefusedtoconcede. rightsabuses and when appro- spokeabout cooperation in the MANRAL sation with Prime Minister The difference in emphasis — priateweintervene”. Indo-Pacific. The issues of the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 ■ Maharashtra 17,52,509 2,732 0.21% 342.37 NarendraModi on Tuesday wherethe President-elect makes However, South Blockfeels Covid-19 pandemic,vaccines, ■ Kerala 5,33,500 5,792 1.06% 68.25 night, US President-elect Joe areference to democracy over- that the worldhas changed over and the global economic recov- ADELHI Policefact-finding com- Biden spokeabout “strengthen- seas,and notjustinthe US,while Joe Biden calledupPMModi the lasttwo decades, and the US ery—all of whichhavestrong mittee formedto“probethe se- ■ Delhi 4,95,598 6,396 1.34% 53.57 ing democracy at home and the MinistryofExternal Affairs on Tuesdaynight administration toohas “evolved” China overtones —also featured quenceofevents” and “negli- ■ West Bengal 4,38,217 3,654 0.85% 85.07 abroad”, wordsthat arebeing (MEA)doesn’t mention that part under Trump—and that in the conversation over the gence on partoflocal police” in ■ Haryana 2,04,477 2,450 1.22% 58.80 seen as referring implicitlytothe of the conversationatall —as- Washington realises that New phone between the twoleaders. connection with the violence in- current situation in Indiaand in sumes significanceinthe context the transition team, told The Delhi does notlikebeing lec- During the phone conversa- side Jawaharlal Nehru University *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculatedover7-day growth severalother parts of the world. of theBidencampaign’sunderlin- Indian Express, “The focus of the tured or talked down to. tion, Modireferredtohis two campusonJanuary 5, hasgiven a CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT While the Biden-Harris tran- ingof “shareddemocraticvalues: Biden campaign has been quite Indian governmentsources earlier meetings with Biden in clean chit to the force, it is learnt. sition team’s readout of the fairandfreeelections,equalityun- clear:that the world’s twoold- alsonotedthatthe Biden admin- 2014 and 2016. Diplomats said it Around 100masked persons 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTEDTODAY phonecall saidthat Biden raised der the law, and the freedom of estand largest democracies have istration, whichwilltakeoverin wasa“very warm conversation”. hadgoneonarampagewithsticks 1.48 7.15 38,617 the issues of “strengthening expression and religion”. to live by example.” January2021, will also find an The MEA said, “The Prime and rods inside the university for NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: democracyathome andover- “These coreprinciples have During the campaign Biden India and ageopolitical situation Ministerwarmlyrecalled his around four hours on January5, 1.47 6.99 44,739 seas”, the Indian government's endured throughout eachofour had expressed“disappoint- that is very different from earlier interactions with Joseph R leaving36students, teachers and Deaths as aratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs statement said that “Modi nations’ histories and will con- ment” with the implementation January 2017,whenthe Obama- Biden, including duringhis offi- staffinjured.AnFIRwasregistered positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more warmlycongratulated tinue to be the source of our of the National Registerof Bidenadministration leftoffice. cial visitstothe United States in and the case wastransferredto indicator of progress (in %);indicator of recoveries for 14 days President-elect Biden on his strengthinthe future,” the Biden Citizens (NRC) in Assam and the With an aggressiveand ascen- 2014 and in 2016.Biden had the Crime Branch, though no ar- in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak election,describing it as atesta- campaign document had said. passageofthe Citizenship dant China, Washington needs chaired the Joint Session of the rest has been made so far. DataasonNovember17,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive ment to the strength and re- Aformer India hand in the (Amendment) Actintolaw,and NewDelhi in itscorner. US Congress that wasaddressed At the time, questionswere silience of democratic traditions Obama-Biden administration, Vice President-elect Kamala Biden’s focus on “democracy by the Prime Ministerduring his raisedastowhy police had re- in the United States”. who has been working with the Harris (whenshe wasrunning overseas” would include China 2016 visit.” FULLREPORTON mainedoutsidethecampuseven The mention of America’s Biden campaign and nowwith forthe Democratic nomination as well. www.indianexpress.com as violenceragedinside. This was incontrast to policeactionatJamia Millia Islamia weeksearlier,in Mridula Sinha, Goa’s 1st December,whenpolice had ‘Almost on death bed’: HC says bargedintothe campus and al- legedly beatenupstudentsinside woman Governor, dies thelibrary. Policehave maintained shift RaotoNanavati Hospital thatwhiletheyhadenteredJamia Regd. Office: PSEB H.O., The Mall, Patiala -147001 to chasedownrioters,theycould- OFFICE OF CHIEFENGINEER/METERING EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Sinha, 77, Varavara AnilSingh, representing the n’t enter JNU without the assent C-3, Shakti Vihar,PSPCL, Patiala, Punjab-147001 PANAJI,NOVEMBER18 breathed EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE National Investigation Agency of the university authorities. Tel. No. 0175-2218871, Fax: 0175-2200284, Rao, 80, e-mail: [email protected] her lastat MUMBAI,NOVEMBER18 willbe (NIA), the investigating agency in Acommittee, headedbyJoint CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813, Registration Number: 33813, FORMER GOAGovernor andBJP AIIMS, Delhi movedas thecase,submittedthatRaocould Commissioner of Police Website:www.pspcl.in,E-tendering page:https://eproc.punjab.gov.in leaderMridulaSinhadiedatAIIMS THE BOMBAY HighCourt on be takentostate-run JJ Hospital (Western Range) Shalini Singh, NOTICE INVITING TENDER a‘special in Delhi Wednesday. President Wednesdayasked theMaharas- case’ forfurther treatment. wasformedonthe instructions Tender Specification No.MQP-167/2020-21/PR RamNath Kovind and PM Naren- butionstothe worldofliterature htragovernmenttoshiftVaravara The courtthen asked if Rao of then Police Commissioner ShortDescription Procuremant of Portable Secondary draModi were among the promi- as well as culture. Anguishedby Rao, namedasanaccusedinthe could besenttoNanavati Hospital Amulya Patnaik,and comprised Injection Type CT &PTTest Equipment forTesting of LT/HT/EHT nentpersonalitiesto paytributeto her demise. Condolences to her Bhima Koregaon case and cur- The court has directedthe fortwo weekswhere he had un- four inspectors and twoACPs. Current Transformers &Potential/ the firstwoman Governor of Goa. family andadmirers. Om Shanti.” rently lodgedatTalojaCentraljail, stategovernmenttobear the ex- dergone treatment in July after During enquiry, thecommit- Transformers AnativeofMuzaffarpur,Sinha “It is reallyshocking to learn to Nanavati HospitalinMumbai. penses of the treatment. testing positive forCovid-19. “A teerecorded thestatementsof StartDate of Downloading of 18.11.2020 at 11.00 hrs. (77)willberememberedforstart- about the sad demise of Smt During the hearing on abail The courtwas hearingapeti- manisalmostonhisdeathbedand thenDCP (south-west) Devender Tender Documents/Bid Submission ing cultural eventscalled‘chaand MridulaSinhaji,formerGovernor applicationand writ petition filed tionfiledbyHemlataseekingthat wantssome treatment. Can the Arya,then ACPRamesh Kakkar, StartDate ke saath’ in the lawns of Governor of Goa. Shewas atall leaderwith by Rao's wifePHemlatabeforea RaobeshiftedtoNanavati statestillsaythattheywilltreathim SHO Vasant Kunj (North) Rituraj, Last Date of downloading/Bid16.12.2020 till11.00 hrs. Submission House.Shehadalsoopenedacat- extensive work at grassroots yet division benchofJusticesSS Hospital. onlyinTaloja," the courtasked. and Inspector Anand Yadav, who tleshedinsidetheRajBhawan.Her had an immense passion forart Shindeand MadhavJHamdar, Rao's lawyer,senior advocate The BombayHigh Courthad wasstationedatthe administra- Bid OpeningDate (Part-I &II) 21.12.2020 at 11.30 hrs. speeches praisedGoan mangoes and literature,” Chief Minister publicprosecutorDeepakThakare IndiraJaising, told the court that lastweek directed amedical ex- tiveblockonthe morning of Intending Officer and ContactNo. SE/HMC,PSPCL, Patiala 96461-18774 whichshe would send to digni- Pramod Sawant tweeted. informedthe courtthat as a"spe- he wassuffering from dementia amination of Rao. Jaising submit- January5following the High Detailed NIT and set of specification/tender documents can only be downloaded taries across the country. Ateacher and poet, Sinha joi- cial case", the 80-year-old would andurinarytractinfectionandhis tedthathewas notexamined by Court’s directions to deployper- from website https//eproc.punjab.gov.in.Tender ID is 2020_POWER_56212_1 PM Modi tweeted, “Smt nedtheBJPin1981,holdingsenior be movedtothe private hospital conditionwasdeterioratingwith- aneurologistoraurologistand sonneltoensureprotestsdonot NOTE: Corrigendum, if anyafter the publication of this tender enquiry Mridula Sinhaji will be remem- posts till her laststintasGovernor for15days and that stateHome out proper medicalcare. wasinstead checkedina15- happen within a100-metrera- shall only be uploaded on site and will not be published in newspapers. beredforhereffortstowardspub- of Goa.ShewasmarriedtoDrRam MinisterAnil Deshmukh has is- Jaising also said Raohas been minuteteleconsultationfromjail. dius of the blockwherethe Vice- Sd/- licservice.Shewasalsoaproficient Kripal Sinha,acollegelecturer in suedinstructionstothat effect. bedridden and the jail hospital Raowas firsttransferredtoJJ Chancellor sits. C-352/2020 SE/HMC, PSPCL, Patiala. 105541/Pb writer,making extensivecontri- Muzaffarpur. The courtsaid that during his wasnot equippedtoconducttests HospitalinMayafterhehadfallen Asenior police officer told stay,Rao's familymembers shall to monitor hishealth. unconsciousinjail.Jaisingsubmit- The Indian Express that all police be allowed to visit himsubject to When prosecutor Thakare tedtothe courtthat he wasdis- personnel gave similarstate- hospital protocol. Thecourt also submitted that Rao's health was chargedatthat time "pre-ma- mentswhile explaining the se- said that the medical reportfrom beingmonitoredinthejailhospi- turely" as abailapplication on quence of eventsfromfrom8am the hospital shall besubmittedto tal, the courtasked if thejailhad medicalgroundswaspendingbe- on January5,when 27 police thecourtinasealedenvelope."He specialists,includinganeurologist fore thespecialNIAcourt.Thebail personnel in plainclothes,in- (Rao) shall notbedischargedby and neurosurgeon, to whichthe pleawas subsequently rejected. cluding women, arrivedfor duty Nanavati Hospital without in- prosecutor said theywerenot. Thecasewillnow beheardon at the JNU AdministrationBlock formingthiscourt,"thecourtsaid. Additional Solicitor General December 3. and relievedthe night shift. 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IZ À±ff³f ´fS E»f.BÊ.Oe. ¶f»¶f If´fi¹fû¦f ISmÔÜ The representativesput forththeircomments on (200+24)Ü WXÀ°ff./- A²feÃf¯fAd·f¹f³°ff, various sections of the PESAAct—more represen- d½f.´ff.¸fa. ¶ffhQf, Àfa£¹ff-745/ BÊ.Me.Àfe.¶fe./ Àfa£¹ff- 746/BÊ.Me.Àfe.¶fe./Me-2 dQ³ffaI - tation andpowerfor gram sabhas by givingrep- Me-2, dQ³ffaI -18.11.2020 18.11.2020 resentation of all tribeslivingintheseareas, ir- respectiveoftheir numbers.

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JeremyCorbyn sharedatawithBiden BRITAIN Heads of American Medical Association, American Nurses JeremyCorbyn Association, American Hospitals Association sign open letter reinstatedto LabourParty GABRIELLABORTER Trump fires top election EX-LABOUR PARTY &STEVEGORMAN leader JeremyCorbyn NOVEMBER18 cybersecurity official who said Tuesdayhehas been reinstatedtothe UK op- THE US medicalestablishment position party aftera on Tuesdayurged President rejectedvoter fraud claims three-week suspension — Donald Trumptosharecritical adecision that touched BERLIN SEES MASSIVE PROTEST AGAINST COVID CURBS Covid-19datawith President- offfuryfromJewish lead- elect Joe Biden’s team to avoid REUTERS ers angryabout anti- At aprotestnear the BrandenburgerGateinBerlinonWednesday. Severalthousand people banging saucepans and blowing needless, deadlylags in tackling SANFRANCISCO/ Semitism in Labour that whistles gathered in central Berlin to protestagainstAngela Merkel’s plans to give her government powers to enforce aragingpandemic that is WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER18 flourishedduring his restrictions aimedatcurbing the spread of the coronavirus. Germany’s LowerHouseofParliament passedlegislationon threatening to overwhelm hos- tenure. Corbyn wassus- Wednesdaywhichallows the government to impose restrictions on social contact, rulesonmask-wearing, drinking alcohol pitalsnationwide. US PRESIDENT Donald Trumpon pendedafter he said the in public, shutting shops and stopping sports events. Reuters The extraordinaryrebuke, Tuesdayfired topcybersecurity problem of anti- weighing in on the WhiteHouse official Chris Krebs in amessage Semitism in the party had post-election transition fray, on Twitter,accusing him with- Chris Krebs been “dramaticallyover- came in an open letter from out evidence of makinga“highly stated”for political rea- three leading healthcareorgan- inaccurate”statement affirming sons. His comment fol- Imran Khan to travel to Kabul isations as stateand local gov- the Nov. 3election wassecure country. Buthedrew the ireof lowedascathing report ernmentsscrambled to fightthe and rejecting claimsoffraud. Trumpand his allies, who were from the UK equalities virus in the absence of acoordi- Trumphas made debunked irkedoverhis refusal to support watchdog, whichfound today on his maiden Afghan visit nated nationalstrategy. allegations that the election was allegations of election meddling. “significantfailings” and “Real-time dataand infor- “rigged”and has refusedtocon- Lastweek,Krebs had told as- a“lackofleadership”in tween Pakistanand Afghanistan, mation on the supplyofthera- cede defeat to President-elect Joe sociates he expected to be fired. howthe left-of-centre SAJJADHUSSAIN the Afghan peace process, and peutics, testingsupplies, per- Biden. His campaign has fileda Trumpsaid on Twitter that party handled allegations ISLAMABAD,NOVEMBER18 regional economic development DollyParton sonal protective equipment, flurryoflawsuits in battleground Krebs had assuredpeopleina of anti-Semitism among and connectivity," it said. Ghani ventilators, hospital bed capac- states, although election officials “highlyinaccurate” statement itsmembers. AP PAKISTANPRIME MinisterImran lastvisited PakistaninJune 2019. ity and workforceavailability to inbothpartiessaidtheyseenoev- that the election had been secure Khan willvisitKabul on Thursday Thetwoleadershadabilateral Dolly Parton hailed plan forfurther deployment of idenceofserious irregularities. when therewere“massive im- onhisfirsttriptoAfghanistansince meeting on the sidelines of the the nation’s assets needs to be Krebs’ work in protecting the proprieties and fraud—includ- assuming office in 2018.During 14th Summit of the Organisation for partly funding shared to save countless lives,” election from hackers and com- ing dead people voting, Poll IRAQ thevisit,hewilldiscusstheAfghan of Islamic Cooperation in Mecca research that said the letter,signedbyheads bating disinformation about the Watchers notallowedinto Rocketsfiredat peaceprocessandpromote coop- in May2019. Khan also had a of the American Medical votewon praise from lawmak- polling locations,”and voting eration between the twoneigh- phoneconversationwithGhaniin led to Moderna Association, the American ers of both parties as well as state machine errors that flipped BaghdadGreen bouringcountries, Pakistan’s ThePMofPakistanisset to September 2020. Nurses Association and the and election officials around the votes from TrumptoBiden. Zone,childkilled ForeignOfficesaidonWednesday. discuss the Afghan peace Khan’s visit builds on the sus- vaccine candidate American Hospitals Khan will be accompanied by process during his visit tainedengagement between the Association. FOUR KATYUSHA rockets PakistanForeign MinisterShah twocountriesinrecentmonthsfor The letter waspublisheda Giuliani returns to court after landedinBaghdad’s heav- Mahmood Qureshi and other enhancingbilateralcooperationin MARIACRAMER dayafter Biden, the victor in the ilyfortifiedGreen Zone and senior officials during the visit. delegation-leveltalks, andjoint diverse fields, the FO said,adding NOVEMBER18 tumultuous Nov. 3election that security officials said the “The Prime Minister’s pro- press stake-out. The focus would thatForeignMinisterQureshihad Trumphas refusedtoconcede, decades on Trump’s behalf attacktargetedthe US em- gramme includes tete-e-tete be on further deepening the fra- regularexchangeswithhisAfghan SHEWROTEIWillAlwaysLove You warned“morepeople maydie” bassy,Iraqi police and se- with President Ashraf Ghani, ternal bilateral relations be- counterpart. PTI and Jolene onthe same dayand if theincumbent President curitysources said on builtathemeparkaroundherself. keeps blocking asmooth transi- MARCLEVY& Tuesday.Amilitarystate- She has givenmemorableper- tion of power. MARKSCOLFORO ment said that seven formancesasawisecrackinghair- Dr VivekMurthy, co-chair WILLIAMSPORT,NOVEMBER18 Rudy Katyusha rocketswere Nepal ruling party gives PM Oli 10 stylistand harassedsecretary. of Biden’s Covid-19taskforce, Giuliani fired, four that fell inside Now, DollyParton’s fans are said Tuesdayheand other REPRESENTINGAclient insidea the GreenZoneand three crediting her with saving the medicaladvisers had been un- courtroom forthe firsttime in outside,which killeda more days to respond to allegations worldfromthecoronavirus.It’san abletodiscuss thepandemic nearly three decades, Rudy nationwide conspiracy by child and wounded five exaggerated,tongue-in-cheek with current administration Giuliani showedsome rustashe Democratstosteal the election. people. The militarysaid The Central Secretariat of the claim,to besure.Butforlegionsof officials, an obstacle thatcould triedtomakethe case that US Andhetrippedhimself up earlier four rocketswere YUBARAJGHIMIRE partywillnowmeetonNovember admirers, Parton’sdonation this compromise the US response President DonaldTrumphas over the meaning of “opacity.” firedfromaneastern dis- KATHMANDU,NOVEMBER18 28, followedbyameeting of the spring to Vanderbilt University to thevirus. been robbed of re-election. “Intheplaintiffs’counties,they trict of the capital, but did 43-memberStandingCommittee Medical Center,whichworked Forty-one US states have re- Theformerfederalprosecutor were deniedthe opportunityto notprovidemoredetails. NEPAL’S BELEAGUERED Prime on December 3, and the 445- withthe drugmaker Moderna to porteddailyrecordincreases in and NewYorkCity mayor, who have anunobstructedobservation REUTERS MinisterKPSharma Oli got a member Central Committee on develop acoronavirus vaccine, Covid-19cases in Nov, 20 have has takenoverTrump’s effortsto andensure opacity,”Giulianisaid. temporaryreprieve in December 10,where Oli’s per- wasanother exampleofhow the registerednew all-time highs in overturn theelectionresults, en- “I’m notquite sureIknowwhat UNITED NATIONS Wednesday’smeeting of the KPSharma Oli formanceasthepartyco-chairand singer’s generosityand philan- coronavirus-related deaths teredacourthouse in the small opacitymeans.Itprobablymeans Warningoffamine, CentralSecretariatofthe ruling PM will be akey debate issue. thropyhavemade her one of the from daytoday,and 26 have re- PennsylvaniacityofWilliamsport youcan see, right?” Nepal CommunistParty when Oli’s decision to attend world’s mostbelovedartists. portednew peaksinhospitali- on Tuesdaywith afew dozen “It means youcan’t,” said US UNgives$100mn his requestfor 10 moredays to tween Oli and Chinese ambassa- Wednesday's meeting came af- In April,Partonsaid she had sations. Twenty-fivestatesre- Trumpsupporterscheering him DistrictJudge MatthewBrann. to7countries respond to allegations of corrup- dor to Nepal, Hou Yanqi, on terhis long meeting with the donated $1 milliontoVanderbilt. ported10% of Covid-19 from across the street. “Big words, your honor,” tion, nepotism and authoritari- Tuesdaynight, as well as an in- Chinese ambassador on The governmentlater invested diagnostic testscoming back Over the next severalhours, Giuliani said. THE UNITED Nations hu- anism —levelledagainsthim by tervention by Nepal President Tuesdaynight. Ambassador $1 billion to createavaccine, but positive forthe week ending on he fiddledwith his Twitterac- At times, the Philadelphia manitarian office is releas- amajority of the nine-member BidyaDeviBhandari. Yanqi had intervenedonMay 1 Parton fundedthe “critical” early Sunday, Nov15. The WHO con- count, forgot whichjudge he was lawyerworking alongside ing $100 millioninemer- body —was accepted. Oli and his rivalPushpa when amajority of the Central stages of the research,said Dr siders apositivity rate above 5% talkingtoand threw aroundwild, Giuliani,Linda Kerns, took over in gency fundingtoseven The reprieve came following Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’are co- Secretariat wasall settoask for MarkDenison, who ledvaccine to be concerning. REUTERS unsupportedaccusations about a answering Brann’s questions. AP countriesatriskof faminein atwo-hour long meeting be- chairpersons of the ruling party. Oli’s resignation. research at Vanderbilt. NYT Africa and the Middle East amidconflictandtheCovid- 19 pandemic, while the hu- US FDA approves at-home Covid test manitarian chief says re- BBC picks ex-judge to lead Diana interview probe turning to aworld where alsaged14 andolderwhoaresus- health regulator said. faminesarecommonwould “other deceit” whichled him to “This is an important investi- REUTERS pectedof Covid-19bytheirhealth Although arecent string of be “obscene.” Astatement MICHAELHOLDEN introduce Diana to journalist gation which Iwillstart straight NOVEMBER18 careprovider, the FDAsaid. positive news from Moderna overnightsaid$80millionof LONDON,NOVEMBER18 Martin Bashir. away,”saidJohnDyson,theformer “While Covid-19diagnostic and Pfizer on their potential vac- the moneywill go to During her interviewwith Supreme Court justice appointed THE US Food and Drug testshavebeen authorisedfor at- cines has raisedhopes in com- Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, THE BBC said on Wednesdayit Bashir,watched by morethan 20 to leadthe inquiry. Administration said on Tuesday home collection,this is the first bating the disease,testing still is Congo,Nigeria,SouthSudan had appointed aformersenior millionviewers in Britain, Diana SpencersaidBashirmadease- it had approved thefirst thatcanbefullyself-administered akey factor in controlling the and Yemen. Another $20 judgetohead an inquiryinto shockedthe nation by admitting ries of allegations to himself and Covid-19self-testing kit for andprovideresultsathome,”FDA spread of the virus. millionhasbeensetasidefor howthe broadcastersecured a to anaffairandgivingintimatede- his sistersuchasthatDiana was home use that provides results CommissionerStephenHahnsaid. “Welook forwardtoproac- “anticipatoryaction to fight famous 1995 interviewwith the tailsof herfailedmarriagetoheir- beingbuggedbythesecurityserv- within 30 minutes. The kit can also be usedat tively working with test devel- hunger in Ethiopia,”where latePrincess Diana, afteraccusa- Princess Diana to-the-throne PrinceCharles. ices and that twosenioraides The single-use test,made by hospitals and point-of-careset- opers to supportthe availability deadlyfightingeruptedthis tions from her brother that she The BBC’s Director General were beingpaid to provide infor- LuciraHealth,has been given tingsbut samples should be col- of moreat-home test options,” monthinits rebellious had been trickedintotaking part. TimDavie said the broadcaster mation about her.Hesaid Bashir emergencyuse authorisation for lected by ahealthcareprovider said Jeff Shuren, the director of northern Tigray region. AP This month, her brother failedtoapologise forwhat he wasdeterminedtoget to the providedfakebankstatementsto home use withself-collected if the individuals who aretested the FDA’s Center forDevices and Charles Spencer said the BBC had said were forged documentsand truth about Spencer’s claims. backupthe claim. REUTERS nasal swab samples inindividu- areyounger than14years, the Radiological Health. UK to ban new petrolcars by 2030 on road to netzero emissions target ‘Jetman’ who flew besideaplane dies while training Reffet’s staturesoared in Manyofhisfeatsweremadewith SUSANNATWIDALE Partof‘greenindustrialrevolution’plan ISABELLAKWAI 2015 afterhecaught the atten- his friend and close collaborator LONDON,NOVEMBER18 NOVEMBER18 tion of Yves Rossy,who is the Frederic Fugen, with whomhe THE PLAN to ban cient planes and ships firstman to flywith ajet-pro- also startedSoul Flyers, ateam of BRITAIN WILL ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars as well as ways to re- VINCENT REFFET,aFrenchstunt- pelled wing,and later invited parachutists and jumpers. newpetroland diesel cars and by 2030ispartofa duce emissionsfrom man known forlimit-defying Reffet to become asecond “It’sthesensationof freedom,” vans from 2030, five years ear- larger plan that the UK buildingsand busi- jumpsfromthe world’s tallest “Jetman” forhis group. he said in 2015.“When Iamsky- lier thanpreviouslyplanned, as government callsthe nesses.The plan also towers and highestmountains, In Dubai, the group worked diving, Ihavelikethis feeling of partofwhat Prime Minister “green industrial revolution”. involves atargetofplanting and aerial featsalongside planes with XDubai, an extreme-sports freedom —Ican likeprettymuch Boris Johnson is casting as a It focuses on replacing fossil 30,000 hectares of treesa using ajetpack,diedinDubai dur- brand that has been endorsedby go where Iwant —but always go- “greenrevolution” to cut emis- fuelswithalternatives suchas year.But the £12billion that ing atraining session on Tuesday, the crownprince. In onestunt ing down.” Yetwiththe jetpack, sions to netzeroby2050. wind and nuclear energy. It has been allocated forthe his companysaid. He was36. that went viral, the pair flewwith he said, “I canfly likeabird.” Johnson, whoisgrappling alsopromises funding forre- plan has been criticisedasbe- Afree-flying worldchampion jetpacks above Dubaibeside an BASE jumping is one of the with Europe’s mostdeadly search on moreenergy effi- ing toolittle forits scope. and avid BASE jumper,Reffethad Vincent Reffet performing astunt in Kuala Lumpur, EmiratesAirbus 380, the world’s world’s mostdangerous recre- Covid-19crisis, Brexit trade ne- undertakenbreathtakingfeatsin- Malaysia, in 2013. AP largestpassengeraircraft. ationalsports,and even with a gotiationsand the departureof cludingarecord-breaking jump The son of twosky divers, jetpack, Reffet wasaware of the his mostsenior adviser,wantsto faction of knowing theyare firstG7countrytoset in lawanet of over2,700feet fromaplatform Reffet grew up in Annecy,ineast- dangers involvedinhis stunts. underscorehis green credentials helping to make the country zeroemissiontargetby2050. abovetheBurjKhalifa,theworld’s death but providednofurther “Vince wasatalentedathlete ern France. He wasintroducedto “Tobecompletely au- as partofwhat he hopes will be cleaner, greener and morebeau- In total the plan would mo- tallestbuilding, and amidair dive details. The police in Dubai and andamuch-lovedand respected the worldofaerialstunts at an tonomous, thereisarisk,you aresetfor hisgovernment. tiful,”Johnson said in acolumn bilise 12 billionpounds of govern- intoaplane from a13,000-foot the United Arab Emirates’ member of our team,” Jetman early age, making his firstsolo know, to loseyourlife.Something “Now is the time to plan fora publishedinthe FinancialTimes ment money, with as muchas mountain in Switzerland. General Civil Aviation Authority Dubai said in astatement, jump in 2000,accordingtoabi- goes wrong, youhavetoact fast,” green recovery with high-skilled on Tuesday. three times that amount coming Jetman Dubai, of whichhe did notrespondtorequestsfor adding that the group waswork- ographyonthesiteofRedbull,the hesaidin“Loft: TheJetmanStory,” jobs that give people thesatis- Britain lastyear became the from the privatesector. REUTERS wasamember,confirmedhis comment. ing with the authorities. energydrinkthatsponsoredhim. adocumentary. NYT

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SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD Active cases slope downward What afailed bank means in Kerala, but count still high RBI hasimposedamoratorium on Lakshmi Vilas Bank and draftedascheme foramerger. Whatdoes this ALTHOUGH IT is still reporting alarge it seems the 11,755 cases reportedon number of newcases of coronavirus October 10 will remain the peak in the mean fordepositors, and forthe financialsector,whichhas witnessedaseries of failures in recent years? infections everyday,Keralaseems to current wave. have crossedthe hump, at leastfor the In the lastone week,the statehas time being. Therehas been asteady reported less than 7,000 cases every there’s no promoter. Theproblems in LVBfol- decline in the number of active cases day. Though thesenumbers arestill GEORGEMATHEW&SUNNYVERMA lowthe similar challenges facedbyYes Bank forthe lastthree weeks, from ahigh the second highestinthe country, af- MUMBAI,NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 aswellasPunjab&MaharashtraCo-operative of about 97,000to about 70,000now. terDelhi, the trend seems to be ade- Bank in recent times. This is still the second highestinthe clining one. AFTER THE failures of IL&FS, Punjab & countrynow,after Maharashtra. Thereishope that Delhi toomay MaharashtraCooperative BankandDHFL,and What has been the regulatoryresponseto Foralmostamonth finallyhaveembarked the bailout of YesBank,the ReserveBank of these failures? in September and on adownhill journey, Indiadecisionto imposea30-day moratorium OnJuly24,2004,theRBI,thenheadedbyY October,Kerala had though it is tooearly to on Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd (LVB) and put in VReddy,announcedamoratoriumonprivate seen itscoronavirus be certain. The peak of placeadraftschemeforitsamalgamationwith sector lenderGlobalTrustBank,whichwas cases grow at the morethan8,500 new DBS Bank India, asubsidiaryofDBS of then reeling under hugelosses and bad loans. fastestrateinthe coun- cases in Delhiwas Singapore,hasraisedconcernsaboutthesafety The bankwas mergedwithpublic sector try. It had also started touchedaweekago, of the financial system. Oriental Bank of Commerce within 48 hours to report the highest and though therehave under an RBI-ledrescue plan. number of cases, even been acouple of days Whywas LVBput undermoratorium and Nearly 16 years later,the RBI has followed morethan CORONAVIRUS with averylow detec- amalgamated withDBS Bank? asomewhatsimilarapproachonresuscitation Maharashtra. On afew tion of cases, it has The RBI said the financial position of the of the troubledlenders of YesBank and now occasions, it had re- COUNT mainlybeen aresult of Chennai-basedLVB,whichhas anetwork of LVB.Themoratoriumannouncementwasfol- portedmorethan lowtesting. Delhi is not 563 branchesand depositsofRs20,973 crore, ALakshmiVilas BankATM in Mumbai on Wednesday. NarendraVaskar lowedbyareconstructionplan forYes Bank 10,000 cases in aday.And yet, the testing at the levels it wasdoinga hasundergone asteady decline, with contin- andcapitalinfusionbybanksandfinancialin- stateseems to have avoided the worst week ago, and thereforethe dip in the uous losses over the lastthree years eroding stitutions, withState BankofIndia, ICICI Bank, predictions thatwerebeing made. numberscould be very temporary. the bank’s net-worth. The bank has notbeen Bank through ascheme backedbyState Bank Rs400pershare.Inthecaseof LVB,equitycap- KotakMahindraBank,HDFC,Axis Bank and The Kerala Health Minister, and Delhi has been the largest contributor able to raise adequatecapital to addressthese of India and other banks. One safetynet for ital is being fully written off. This meansexist- others putting in equity capital in the recon- other stategovernment officials, had of cases in the countryfor morethan issues. It wasalso experiencing continuous small depositors is the Deposit Insurance and ing shareholders face atotal loss on theirin- structedentity.Whilebankingobserversagree said that the daily numberofcases 10 days now, even on days when its withdrawal of depositsand lowlevels of liq- Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), an RBI vestmentsunless thereare buyers in the that the RBI has acted whenever abank or an could go up as high as 15,000 or detection droppedtonearlyhalf be- uidity.Serious governance issues in recent subsidiary, whichgives insurance coveron secondarymarket who mayascribesome NBFC facedtrouble, the question remains 20,000 at the peak,beforeitwas ex- cause of lowtesting. yearshaveled to deteriorationinits perform- up to Rs 5lakh depositsinbanks.The RBIand value to these.Shares of LVBclosedat20% whether it made the interventions swiftly. pected to come down, hopefullyto- ance. LVBpostedanetlossofRs397 crorein the government have oftenassured that the lowercircuit Wednesday. In itsdraft scheme wardsthe end of November.But now, AMITABHSINHA theSeptemberquarterofFY21, asagainstaloss financial system is safeand sound, but aspate forthe amalgamation, the RBI said that “On Will loan stress causedbythe pandemic of Rs 112crore in the June quarter. Almost one of failures have thepotential to affect the con- and from the appointed date, the entire impact the banking system? fourthof thebank’sadvanceshave turnedbad fidence of depositors. amountofthe paid-upshare capital andre- NPAs in the banking sector areexpected to INDIAACTIVE CASES 446,805 assets.Itsgrossnon-performingassets(NPAs) serves and surplus, including the balances in increase as the pandemic affectscash flows of stood 25.4% of itsadvances as of June 2020,as What has gone wrong with the sector? theshare/securities premiumaccountofthe peopleand companies.However, theimpact against17.3% ayear ago. The collapse of IL&FS in 2018 had setoff a transferor bank, shall stand writtenoff.” will differdepending upon the sector,asseg- 600,000 Arecent merger proposal hadcome from chainreactioninthefinancialsector,leadingto In the case of YesBank,too, some individ- mentslikepharmaceuticalsandITseemto have AION-backedClix Capital but the discussions liquidity issues and defaults. Punjab& ual investors facedatotal loss on theirinvest- benefited in terms of revenues. NPAaccretion 509,673 didn'twork out.Thebankwasearlierwooedby MaharashtraCo-opBankwashitby aloanscam mentsinAT-1 bonds. Nearly Rs 9,000 crore in cash-rich sectors likeIT, pharmaceuticals, SREI Capital.Italmosttiedupwith Indiabulls involvingHDILpromotersandthebankisyetto worthofAT-1bonds sold to various institu- FMCG, chemicals, automobiles is expected to Housing Finance, but the RBI objected to the bebailedout.Thenear-deathexperienceof Yes tionalinvestors,andto highnet worthindivid- be smaller when compared to areas likehos- 446,805 mergerproposal. The bank management had Bank in March 2020 sent jitters among depos- ual investors in the secondarymarket,were pitality,tourism,aviation and other services. 500,000 indicatedtothe RBI that it wasintalks with itors. The RBI actionagainstLVB wasexpected fullywritten off. As per RBI rules basedonthe An expertcommitteeheadedbyKV certaininvestors,butfailedtosubmitany con- aftershareholders recently votedagainstthe Basel-IIIframework,AT-1bondshave principal Kamath recentlycame out with recommen- crete proposal. appointment of sevendirectors to itsboard. lossabsorptionfeatures,whichcancauseafull dations on the financial parameters required Old-generation private bankshad come write-down or conversion to equity. foraone-timeloan restructuring windowfor LAST 10 DAYS Aredepositors and the financialsystem under the spotlight,withshareholders of LVB corporateborrowers under stress due to the Nov8 Nov17 safe? andDhanlaxmiBankrecentlyfiringtheirchief What arethe issues facing old-generation pandemic. Corporatesector debt worthRs 400,000 The RBI, whichput acap of Rs 25,000 on executive officers in the span of aweek.The private banks? 15.52 lakh crorehas come under stress after withdrawals, has assureddepositors of the LVBepisodestartedunfoldingaftertheRBIand The functioning of manysuchbankshas Covid-19 hitIndia,whileanotherRs22.20lakh Note: The Nov17figure in this graph is based on thegovernment updateonNov 18 bank that their interestwill be protected.The banksledby SBIbailedoutfraud-hitYesBank. beenunderscrutinyinthelastcoupleof years, crorewasalreadyunderstress.Thiseffectively combinedbalance sheetofDBS India and LVB TheRBIhasbeenmonitoringtheperformance as mostofthem do nothavestrongpromot- means Rs 37.72crore (72% of the banking sec- wouldremainhealthyaftertheproposedamal- of private banksand largeNBFCs. ers,makingthemtargetsformergersorforced tordebt to industry) remains under stress. INDIATOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES gamation,withCapitalto RiskWeightedAssets amalgamation.Two otherSouth-basedbanks Companies in sectors suchasretail trade, 8,912,907 55,793,403 Ratio (CRAR) at 12.51% and Common Equity What happens to investors in these banks? –South Indian Bankand Federal Bank –have wholesale trade, roadsand textiles arefacing Tier-1 (CET-1) capital at 9.61%, without taking Shareholders in YesBank facedasignifi- been operating as board-drivenbankswith- stress,whieNBFCs,power, steel,realestate and Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, intoaccount the infusion of additionalcapital. cant erosion in wealth as the stockprice out apromoter. In Karur VysyaBank,the pro- construction were already under stress when Welfare,updatedat11pmonNov18 updatedat11pmonNov18 The RBIhad earlier this year bailedout Yes crashedbelowRs10per sharefromapeak of moterstake is 2.11%, and in Karnataka Bank, the pandemic began. US study finds year-on-year The 100-yr journey of SGPC,‘mother of SAD’ increase in non-Covid deaths theyears,frequentlywinningmostoftheseats KAMALDEEPSINGHBRAR inSGPCelectionsandmaintainingcontrolover BETWEEN MARCH and Maythis year, 2020 formen between 15 and 59 AMRITSAR,NOVEMBER18 the Panthikvote bank. the United States recordedasignifi- years of age, and forwomen between Devoteesat cantlyhigher number of deaths than 25 and 44. THE SHIROMANI GurudwaraParbandhak the Golden Balance of powershifts it sawduringthe same period in 2019, The researchers said it wasnot Committee (SGPC) celebrated its100th foun- Temple on TheSADwonthe1979SGPCelections,de- and notall these additional deaths clear whydeaths increasedtoagreater dationdayonTuesday.Addressingagathering, November 17, featingthehardlinerDamdamiTaksalandDal were caused by Covid-19, according degree than expected.Theyexpressed Akal Takht Jathedar Giani HarpreetSingh when SGPC Khalsa.Thencamethetroubledperiodmarked to anew study publishedinthe jour- concern that excess deaths will con- calledSGPC “themother of Shiromani Akali celebratedits by OperationBlueStarin1984 andyearsof mil- nal Public Health. tinue to occurduring the Dal”.Alook at itsjourneyfromastrongpoliti- foundation itancy.During this period, Gurcharan Singh Researchers from the pandemic, whether it’s cal forcetoanorganisation that is nowover- day. PTI Tohrabecamethelongestservingpresidentof University of Illinois at because people arede- shadowedbythe Akali Dal: SGPC, for26years.The next SGPC elections Urbana-Champaign laying care forothercon- were held in 1996, followedbythe formation analysed records of the ditions or because some Formation of SGPC and this eventuallyled to theformation of Amovement ledbythe SGPC enabledthe of the firstSAD government in Punjab in 1997, US Centers forDisease Covid-19deaths arego- In the early 20th century, control of the SGPC with175 members on November 15, community to take control of manygurd- in alliance with the BJP. Controland Prevention ingundetected. Golden Temple and gurdwaras laywith ma- 1920.Twodays earlier,theBritishgovernment waras,althoughmanySikhswere killedby ma- It also reversedthe balance of power. (CDC) and found that PAPER However, therewas a hants(priests)who enjoyedthe tacit support toohadsetupacommitteeof 36Sikhsto man- hants. The British government eventually Gradually, the appointment of the SGPC pres- when theyremoved decrease in deaths of the British government. Thesemahants of- agetheGoldenTemple;interestingly, SGPCin- passedthe Gurudwaras Actin1925,making identcame to be decidedbythe SADleader- Covid-19deaths from the CLIP among girls aged 5to14. tentreated gurdwaras as their personal fief- cludedmembers of that committee as well. SGPCademocraticbodyto managegurdwara ship. The party made the little-known Avtar totals, the deaths rate in Within that demo- doms and encouraged practices that went ThefirstSGPCmeetingwasheldattheAkal affairs. By then, at least500 Sikhshad sacri- Singh Makkar SGPC president in 2005 and he severaldemographics graphic, the preponder- againstthetenetsof Sikhism,suchasidolwor- TakhtonDecember12,1920.TheSGPCishead- ficedtheir lives, and 4,000been arrested. remainedinthe seat for11years. Incumbent NEWRESEARCH outpacedthe correspon- ance of deaths wasthose ship and discrimination againstDalits. quarteredatTeja Singh Samundri Hall in the ThemovementalsostrengthenedtheAkali presidentGobindSinghLongowaltoowasap- ding ratesin2019. causedbyaccidents. The Aftermuchdiscussionwithinthecommu- Golden Temple complex. Dal as apoliticalparty.For abrief period in the pointedby theSADleadershipalthoughhehad Full CDC numbers for2019are not researchers said the onlyexplanation nity,abig gatheringwas calledatJallianwala TheSGPCcontrols79gurdwaras,largely in 1950s, SADleaders had plannedtorestrict it- onlyayear’s experience working with SGPC. yetpubliclyavailable, so the re- theycould come up with wasthat Bagh on October 12,1920 to restorethe rights PunjabandHaryanaandruns120schoolsand self largely to religious activities around the Therehavebeen no SGPC elections forthe searchers calculated 2019 death esti- shutdowns appear to have had apro- of DalitSikhs to offerparshad at the Golden colleges besides 215establishments,includ- SGPC, when itsleaders had agreedtoapartial lastnine years.TheSGPCleadership has failed mates using 2018 CDC dataand 2019 tective effect on young girls. Temple. The assembled people movedtothe ingtrusts.Itownsaround15,000acresof land, mergerwith the Congress. On September 30, to actonareport probing the disappearance population estimates from the Census Golden Temple and removedthe mahants, and itsannualbudget is over Rs 1000crore. 1956, SADpassedaresolution thatit“will not of 328 copies of the Guru GranthSahib. This is Bureau. Theyfound asignificant in- Source: UniversityofIllinois who had little mass support. have anyseparatepolitical agenda”. one of the biggestscandalsthe SGPC has ever crease in excess non-Covid deathsin at Urbana-Champaign A25-member committee dominated by Akali Dal and the struggle Untilthe mid-1960s, the democratically faced, and has ledtounprecedentedprotests DalitSikhswasformedthesameday. Itencour- TheAkaliDalwasformedonDecember14, electedSGPChadgreatsway overthepolitical outside itsoffice in Amritsar. aged community memberstoget organised 1920 as ataskforce of theSGPC. journeyofSAD.TheSADgrew instrengthover Longerversion: www.indianexpress.com Whataredeemedforests,andwhyKarnatakawantstodeclassifysome

What aredeemedforests? therewith mustapplyclearly to all forest so and 2002 identified43.18 lakhhectares of forests. The subjectiveclassificationinturn Afterthe Forest Minister’s JOHNSONTA While the concept of deemed forestshas understood irrespective of the ownership or forest land forconservation in Karnataka, resulted in conflictsbetween the Forest announcement, what now? BENGALURU,NOVEMBER18 notbeenclearly definedinany lawincluding classificationthereof,” the courtsaid. whichincluded33.23 lakh hectaresnoti- Departmentand other departmentslike Preservation of forest areasinIndia un- the Forest Conservation Actof1980, the An expertcommittee constituted by the fied forest area as per forest records and 9.94 Revenue, Irrigation, Public Worksand der the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 has ON SEPTEMBER25, Karnataka Forest SupremeCourtinthecaseof TNGodavarman Karnataka government afterthe Supreme lakh hectares ‘deemedforests’. Energy,the governmentargued. Ministers been continuouslymonitored by the MinisterAnand Singh announcedinthe Thirumalpad (1996) acceptedawide defini- Courtorder identified‘deemedforests’as have also arguedthat land wasrandomly Supreme Courtsince the Godavarman case Assemblythat the stategovernment would tion of forestsunder the Act. “The word ‘for- “land having the characteristic of forestsir- Whydoes the Karnataka government classifiedasdeemedforestbyofficials, judgment in 1996. The stategovernment soon declassify 6.64lakh hectares of the est’ must be understood according to itsdic- respective of the ownership'”. Thickly want to release 6.64 lakh hectares of causing hardshiptofarmers in some areas. mustobtain clearances from the Supreme 9.94lakh hectares of deemedforests in the tionarymeaning. This description covers all woodedareas of the Revenue Department deemedforests? Thereisalso acommercial demand for Courtfor affecting changes to land classified state(nearly 67%) and hand it over to statutorilyrecognisedforests,whether des- nothandedovertothe Forest Department; In 2014,the then Congress government mining in some regions designated as as deemedforests since the verdict, said of- Revenue authorities. The move has been ignated as reserved,protected or otherwise thicklywoodedareas recommended to be decidedtohavearelookatthe categorisa- deemedforests. ficials of the Forest,Ecology and Environment takenafter astudy of the actual extent of forthe purpose of Section 2(1) of the Forest handedovertothe Forest Department; tion of forests.Itsaid some of the ‘statutory Committees constituted during the departmentinKarnataka. Theyhavesought deemed forest areas by localcommittees ConservationAct,”theSupremeCourtsaidin thicklywoodedland distributed to grantees forests’ had been wronglyclassifiedas Congress regime identified5.18 lakh legal opiniononthe matter. headedbyofficialsfromthe Revenue, itsDecember 12,1996 order.“The term ‘for- but notcultivated;and thicklywooded ‘deemedforest’ by the expertcommittee hectares of deemedforestland that could In 2019,the statehad filedaninterim Forest and Land Records Departmentsin estland’ occurring in Section2will notonly plantations of the Forest Department could constituted afterthe SupremeCourt order. be releasedfromthe 9.94lakh hectares to- application in the Supreme Courtfor exclu- everydistrict. include‘forest’asunderstood in the diction- all be ‘deemed forests’, the committeesaid The government also said that wherethe taldeemedforest. An affidavit wasfiledin sion of 5.18 lakh hectares from the deemed The issueofdeemedforests is acon- arysense, but also anyareas recordedasfor- in areport in 2002. dictionarydefinition of forestswas applied the Supreme Court in 2019 following a forest category.The SC has notpassedanor- tentiousone in Karnataka, with legislators estinthe government recordirrespectiveof to identify thicklywoodedareas as deemed Cabinet decision. Afterthe BJP came to der on the application. Afresh application across party lines oftenallegingthat large theownership.Theprovisionsenactedinthe Howmuchland in Karnataka is forests, awell-definedscientific, verifiable powerin2019,the amount of deemedfor- showing the extent of land to be released amountsofagricultureand non-forestland Forest Conservation Act1980for the conser- protected underthe Forest Act? criteria wasnot used, resulting in asubjec- estland to be releasedwas revisedfromto from the deemedforestcategoryas6.64 are“unscientifically” classifiedassuch. vation of forest andthe matters connected Reports by expertcommittees in 1997 tive classification of areasasdeemed 6.64lakh hectares. lakh hectares mustbefiled, officials said.

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PTI ingsessionof November,risingby PRANAVMUKUL in an interview. due to Covid won’t ‘beuncalledfor’ leveldespitelingering worries 9per cent, the lastsix trading ses- Mathews also talked aboutthe about the recovery in the econ- sions sawamuchbroader partic- concernsincivilaviationindustry VK Mathews omyand risingCovid-19cases. opedmarkets,italso ledtoa crorefromIndian equities. ipationandthemidandsmallcap andtheaversionofIndianairlines AASHISHARYAN The benchmarkSensexrose224 higherequityallocationby foreign “Markets have beenmaintain- indicesatBSE outperforming the in making technology invest- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 pointsto44,180.05 and the Nifty portfolio investors (FPIs) in ingthemomentumdespiteover- Sensex. Between November 11 ments. Edited excerpts: ing domestic and international. soared 64 pointsto12,938.25. emergingmarkets,therebyresult- bought conditionsand it’slargely and November 18,the mid and That is nothing compared to the THENATIONALCompanyLaw In fact, in the 13-trading ses- ing in gains forthem as well. due to noticeable buying by for- small cap indices have risen5.1 Mostofyour customers are population of thiscountry... And AppellateTribunal (NCLAT) sions of November,the Sensexat Itis importantto note that the eign investors,” said Ajit Mishra, and 5.4 per cent, respectively,as foreign airlines, hotel these300millionjourneys areun- has ruledthat unsuccessful Finalityto BSE has risen4,565 points, or 11.5 4,565-point rallyinSensex over VP—research,ReligareBroking. againstSensexgainof 2.1percent. companies, etc. Has it been a dertakenbyless than50million resolution applicantshaveno percent,andbreachedthreemile- the 13-trading sessions of this VinodNair,headof research at On Wednesday, while the conscious strategy to notget peopleand assumingweare able rightstochallengearesolution approvedplans stones in amatter of seventrad- monthhas been primarilydriven GeojitFinancialservices,said,“The Sensexrose 0.5 percent, the mid Indian customersorare Indian to getour Indian growth story plan once it has been cleared ing sessionsasitrose to close by FPIinflows as they pumpedin market trendisshifting from de- and small capindicesatBSE rose airlines generallyaverse to right,whichhasunfortunatelynot by theCommitteeof Creditors THE NCLATdecision is likely abovethe44,000markforthefirst anet of Rs 39,857crore intodo- fensivetogrowth stocks.FMCG, 1.2and 0.9 per cent, respectively. investing in technology? been great duringthe lastcouple (CoC) of acorporatedebtor. to putanend to unsuccessful time on Wednesday. mestic equities in the month of pharma and IT sectors, whichare Amongst thesectors,banks, auto Typically, airlinesinIndiahave of years, Iamstill very positive In itsjudgment rejecting a resolution applicantstrying The sharp rallythat has coin- November,till date. the best performersofthe year, andcapitalgoodssawanoticeable notbeen paying alot of attention about the growth opportunity. plea filedbyHindustanOil to delayand derail insol- cidedwithsuccessiveannounce- Domestic institutional in- arebeingshedforsectorslikeauto surge while others likeFMCG, to buyingthelatestandbest tech- Theproblemof Indiancivilavi- ExplorationCompanyagainst vency processes whichare mentsofvaccines by three play- vestors (DIIs), on the other hand, and banks.Itisanticipatedthat healthcare andITwerelaggards. nologies.Andthereare manyrea- ationisnot about the costs.It’s private equity firm Atyant nearing ending and comple- ers—Pfizer&BioNTech,Moderna have beeninprofit-bookingmode suchstockswill re-ratedue to the Global shares were subdued sonsforit.It’sjustthatthismarket about the price. Take IndiGoor Capital’s plan forJEKPL, apart tion.Itwillalsogivefinality and Russia’s Sputnik V—also as in November itself theypulled riseof theeconomyandshiftofin- on WednesdayassoftUSretail hasnotbeenveryattractiveforus. SpiceJet: 70 percentof thecostfor of the Jubilant Group, athree- to approved plans, unless came as ashotinthe armfor eq- outinvestmentsworthanet of Rs vestors’ money. We feel thatalot sales fuelledworries that rising The reason is, howwill theybe an IndiGo or SpiceJetand an air- member Benchofthe NCLAT cases of material irregularity uity investors as it revivedsenti- 29,729crorefromdomesticequi- is factored in the prices, it is ad- coronavirus cases could chokea able to use the technology to im- line likeLufthansa operating in ruledthat even if therewere surface in the corporatein- mentsaround global recovery. ties.EvenonWednesday,accord- visedtoturn abit cautious,inthe still fragile economic recovery, provetheir operation? Idon’t Europeissimilar,whereasfaresin some changes in the agreed solvency resolution process. At atimewhen the global ing to theprovisional data avail- short-term.” This trend can re- dampening theeuphoria from thinkthathasbeenthepriorityof India are50per cent of average upon resolution plan as an in- markets areflush with liquidity, ableattheBSE,whileFPIsinvested verse when the marketrealises vaccine trial breakthroughs, said theairlinesinIndia.Someof them worldfares. There is no wayair- directresultof theoutbreakof while the news of vaccine ledtoa anet of Rs3,072 crore,DIIssoldin- thattheeconomy andmoneycan Deepak Jasani, head of research, wanted to operateand survive lines can succeedinthis context. the coronavirus pandemic, it therefore, theywereinposi- rise in premier indices in devel- vestmentsworthanet of Rs2,789 take abreather from pent-upde- HDFCSecurities. and it’s justamatter of the mar- “wouldnot be uncalledfor”. tion to be able to renegotiate ket maturing fornow.Kingfisher Howsoon do youexpect then “Outbreak of Covid-19 the terms of the plan with and JetAirways usedtobeour aviation industrytorecover pandemic has sloweddown Atyant Capital. customers. Kingfisher usedour from the Covid-19damage? theeconomicactivityandop- The appellatetribunal, SURVEY DETAILS Got into new cargo productsandforJet Airways We should trackthree things: erationshavebeenadversely however, rejected the con- ‘Mostusers willing to paymore ConductedbetweenOctober1 95% types of content we managed their flight opera- the economy, thedisease and impacted.Viewedinthatcon- tention and said that even if and16,amongrespondentsin they didn’t watch before tionsandcrew operations.Bothof whatishappeningactually onthe text,some necessarychanges the plan wasalteredalittlebit forpremium streaming content’ China(2,000),France(1,000), them unfortunatelywent down. ground. If people don’thave intheagreedtermsandexten- andsometimeextensionwas Majority of respondents in India arewilling to paymore India(1,000),andtheUS Increased their money, they’renot goingto travel, (1,000) 97% monthlyspends Do yousee aray of hope again if the threatofdisease is continu- sion of time forimplementa- sought,itwasnot acaseof“al- forpremium subscription of streaming services for tion would notbeuncalled leged material irregularity in on content by 48 per cent on forJet Airways withnew ing,peoplewillnottravel,because for,”the Bench, headedby the corporateinsolvency res- enhanced video and audio quality,astudy by Wakefield CITIES where content an average compared to the investors coming in? it’snotsafe.So,thereare twoend- Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, said in olutionprocess”. Research forDolbyLaboratories said consumption habits during start of the year It is unlikely ... Idon’tknow points Ican visualise.Fromthe itsjudgment. “The NCLATiswithinits pandemic were studies in whattheywillbebuyingbecause epidemiologicalendpoint,Iseere- HindustanOilExploration powers to decide material or India: Use the airline has alot of liability and covery from the thirdquarterof had objected to the imple- immaterial irregularity. 96% 66% entertainment the equipment is notbeing used, next year (July-September 2021). mentationofAtyantCapital Essentially, whatthe court is Indian respondents ■ New Delhi as an opportunity to relax andtheiraircraftare old.SoI’mnot But some of the changes are resolution plan, alleging that saying is thatdue to Covid, who plan to upgrade ■ Mumbai reallysure. So youessentiallyin- lastingchanges.Idon’tthinkbusi- the latter had, in connivance theremighthavebeen minor their entertainment ■ Chennai Have in the herit alot of liability. ness travel will getbacktothe with the CoC of JEKPL, changessubmittedby thesuc- equipment in next ■ Kolkata 85% past six months same level, until at least 2024 be- changedthetermsof theplan cessful resolution applicant six months ■ Hyderabad already invested in upgrading What aresomeofthe causewecan...conductmeetings afterithad been approved. before Covid.That does not ■ Ahmedabad theirstreaming services concernsinIndia’s civil and business remotely,and very The companyfurther al- makeitamaterialirregularity, aviation market in your view? effectively.So, domestic will pick legedthatsincetheresolution whichcan give the other ap- Why is it important: Indian consumers are now prioritising and seeking better If we talk about India in civil upfirst,thenregional,thenintern- plan had already been ap- plicant achance to challenge experiences possibly driven by long hours spent at home. They are spending more on aviation, ofcoursewehavegreat ationalandleisurewillpickupfas- proved,the role of the CoC it,” said VidishaKrishan, part- qualityinorder to betterconnect with content and to connectwith each other potentialintermsof growth.Even terandbusinesstravel,inmy view withtheJEKPLhadendedand, ner at MV Kini &Co. in pre-Covid levels, we had less will pickupatthe same time, but than300millionjourneys includ- it will notreachthe same levels. BRIEFLY LVB has enough liquidity to pay US clears Boeing737 MAX return;will BTS2020:PM toinaugurate backdepositors:Administrator study order and then react, says DGCA Bengaluru: PrimeMinister same remuneration afterthe have parked theirMAX aircraft NarendraModiwouldinau- ENSECONOMICBUREAU Lakshmi Vilas Bank merger. “Willtry to ensurethere PRANAVMUKUL musttakerequired maintenance gurateKarnataka’s flagship MUMBAI,NOVEMBER18 stockcrashes 20% to is no shortage of cash at anybank NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 stepsto preparethemto flyagain,” annualtechnology event, branches,”said Manoharan, the FAAsaid in astatement. Bengaluru Tech Summit THETERMSof theamalgamation `12.40 on the BSE addingthattherehasbeennorun THEUSFederalAviationAdminis- The Indian sidehad earlier 2020 (BTS2020), on Thurs- of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with on deposits in the bank. tration (FAA) issuedanorder on pointed outthat regulators here dayvia video-conferencing. DBS Bank have upsetstock in- of thescheme. Thebank hada According to theRBI scheme, Wednesdayclearingthe wayfor will be conducting their ownin- The eventistotakeplace vestors, leading to a20per cent market capitalisationofnearly Rs on and from the appointed date, the Boeing 737MAX to resume spections before allowing the from November 19 to 21. crash in LVBshares to Rs 12.40 on 500crore tillTuesday. the entireamount of the paid-up flights, 20 months afteritwas planeto flyoverIndianskies.“We the BSE on Wednesday. The Assuring that the depositors’ sharecapitalandreservesandsur- groundedintheaftermathof two 737MAX aircraftparkedinWashington. Reuters file will study and react. It will take Administrator appointed by the moneyissafe, Manoharan ex- plus,includingthebalancesinthe deadlyaccidentsthat killed346 some time,” DGCAchief Arun Shareholdernod ReserveBank of India (RBI) for pressedconfidenceof completing shareorsecurities premium ac- people. In India, the Directorate Kumar told The Indian Express.In toTCSbuyback LVB, TNManoharan, assured de- itsmergerwithDBS Bank India count of the transferor bank,will GeneralofCivil Aviation (DGCA), cluding aproblem with the air- “Theseactionsdonotallow India,low-costcarrierSpiceJet op- positorsthatthebankhasenough withinthe30-daydeadlinesetby stand writtenoff.The promoters howeversaid it will study the craft’s manoeuvring software. theMAXto returnimmediately to erated Boeing737 MAX aircraft NewDelhi: Tata Consulta- liquidity to paybacktheir money RBI. He added that LVBhas Rs hold 6.80 per cent of the equity FAA’sorderandreactaccordingly. Alongside the order that re- the skies. The FAAmustapprove priorto itsgroundingandhas13 of ncy Services (TCS) said We- deposited in the bank. 20,000 croreindeposits and Rs capital while the balance is held The aircraftwas groundedin scinds the grounding of the air- 737MAX pilottraining program the jetliners in itsfleet. dnesdayits shareholders The draftscheme of amalga- 17,000croreinadvances.“Thetop by retail and big investors. March 2019 by regulators world- craft, the FAAalso publishedan revisionsforeachUSairlineoper- “The FAA’s directiveisanim- have approved itsuptoRs mation has said the transferor priorityofthebankisto assurede- “Webelieve amergerwould wide following the crash of an airworthinessdirectivethatspec- atingthe MAX and will retain its portant milestone,” Stan Deal, 16,000croreshare buyback bank(LVB) “shall cease to existby positors that their moneyissafe be beneficialfor DBSBank as it Ethiopian Airlines-operated 737 ifies design changes that mustbe authority to issue airworthiness president and CEO,Boeing plan. The TCSboardofdire- operation of the scheme, and its andthatthebankhasenoughliq- wouldbeableto grow businessin MAX,whichwasprecededbythe madebeforethe aircraft returns certificatesandexportcertificates Commercial Airplanes, said. “We ctors had lastmonth clea- sharesordebentureslistedinany uidityto paybackthedepositors,” the south... In this merger, share- crashofone operated by Lion Air to service, acontinuedairworthi- of airworthiness forall new737 willcontinuetoworkwithregula- redaproposal to buy back stockexchange shall stand he said during aconference call. holderof LVBwillnotget anyben- in Indonesia afew months prior. ness notification to theinterna- MAXaircraftmanufacturedsince tors aroundthe worldand our up to 5,33,33,333 equity delisted.” This means LVBshares HeaddedthatallLVBemploy- efit,”saidJaikishanParmar,senior Crashinvestigatorsattributedthe tionalcommunityandtrainingre- theFAA issuedthe groundingor- customers to return the airplane shares at Rs 3,000per scrip willbewrittenoffaspertheterms ees will retain their jobs at the research analyst, Angel Broking. accidentstoaseries of flaws,in- quirementsfor the 737MAX. der.Furthermore, airlines that backintoservice worldwide.” foranaggregateamount notoverRs16,000 crore. The voting at the meeting saw99.57 percent of votes Vedanta confirms GST revenue shortfall:Kerala CM `72,480 cr collected in favour of the buyback. ‘Needhigher bid for BPCL, calls urges PM to raise borrowing limit till Nov 17 under healthspending’ as an intermediarytoarrange it ‘exploratory’ ENSECONOMICBUREAU Kerala Chief Minister back-to-backloansto paytheGST Vivad se Vishwas NewDelhi: NK Singh, Chair- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 PinarayiVijayan,inhis compensation shortfall of Rs 1.1 man of the 15th Finance lakhcrore tostate governments. monthextendedthe payment Commission, on Wednes- companyspokespersoninanoffi- KERALACHIEF MinisterPinarayi letter dated November InAugust,theCentregavetwo ENSECONOMICBUREAU deadlinefor the scheme by three daysuggestedincreasing ENSECONOMICBUREAU cial statement. Vijayanhas writtentoPrime 11,said states are optionsto statesandUnionTerrit- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 monthstillMarch 31,2021inview public spending on the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 TuhinKantaPandey, Secretary MinisterNarendraModi asking ories—either borrowRs97,000 of Covid-19,keepingthedeadline health sector to 2.5 per cent of the Department of Investment forenhancement of borrowing justifiedinthis request crorefromaspecialwindow facil- THE TAXdepartment has gar- formakingdeclarationsunderthe of the gross domestic prod- THE VEDANTAgroup confirmed and PublicAsset Management amount under the special win- itatedby theRBIorborrowRs2.35 neredRs72,480croresofarunder scheme at December 31. uct in four years from 0.95 onWednesdaythatithassubmit- (DIPAM),hadsaidonMondaythat dowfacility providedbythe to wait foranother twoyearsto lakhcrore from the market. the direct taxdispute resolution Thescheme,enactedinMarch per cent at present. tedanexpressionofinterest(EoI) the Centrehad receivedmultiple CentreformeetingtheGoodsand getthe balance compensation of Theoptionswere revisedto Rs schemeVivadseVishwas,Finance this year,provides forsettlement to acquirethegovernment’s52.98 EoIs forthe strategic disinvest- ServicesTax(GST)compensation Rs 73,000croreasper the Option 1.10 lakh croreand Rs 1.8lakh Ministrysources said. Of the total of disputedtax,disputedinterest, percentstakeinBharatPetroleum ment of BPCL, but did notreveal shortfall. Vijayan, in his letter,ex- 1suggestedbytheUnionFinance crore,respectively.TheRs1.10 lakh disputedamount of Rs 1.32 lakh disputedpenaltyordisputedfees Liquidation:IBBI CorporationLtd (BPCL). the identity of thebidders. pressedthe state’swillingness to Ministry. Theadditional 0.5 per croreisbasedon7per cent reve- crorecoveredby declarationsun- inrelationto anassessmentorre- amendsnorms VedantaLimited is the hold- Thedisinvestmentof BPCLisa jointhe modifiedOption 1, but cent borrowing without condi- nuegrowthassumptionasagainst dertheschemesofar, theshareof assessment order on payment of ingcompanyofCairnIndia,which keypartofthe Centre’s plans to urgedfor raising the borrowing tionalities though welcome, can- 10 percent earlier,while Rs 1.8 CPSUsispeggedto be76 percent. 100per cent of the disputed tax NewDelhi: TheInsolvency accountsfor around aquarterof raisesRs2.1lakhcrorefromdisin- limitto Rs1.83 lakhcrorefromthe notbetreated as afacility in lieu lakhcrore is the revenue shortfall Till November 17,45,855 dec- and 25 per centofthe disputed and Bankruptcy Boardof India’s annual crude oil output. vestmentproceedsinthecurrent suggestedRs1.1 lakh crore. of theunpaidpartofthecompen- forthe10-monthperiodasagainst larationshavebeen filedbytax- penaltyorinterestorfee. India (IBBI) has made The deadline forsubmission of fiscal.“It is alogical move from “... the states arefullyjustified sation as the principal and the in- Rs 2.35lakh crorefor the fullyear. payers under the scheme, involv- The taxpayerisgranted im- changes to certain regula- EoIs forBPCL wasNovember16. Vedanta’sperspectivesincecrude in requesting that the limit of the terest of suchborrowinghasto be On Tuesday,Telangana be- ing disputed taxdemand of Rs munity from levy of interest, tions pertaining to liquida- “Vedanta’s EoI forBPCL is to oilpriceshavebeenlow andpro- amount through the specialwin- repaid by thestates,” the letter came the lateststate to accept 31,734crore,while disputed penaltyandinstitutionof anypro- tion process,information evaluatepotentialsynergieswith duction from theirfields hasalso dowfacilityneedsto beenhanced dated November 11 stated. Option 1, joining 22 other states amount of CPSUs being settled ceedingforprosecutionforany of- utilities and resolution our existing oil and gasbusiness. notbeen high enough, said to Rs1.83 lakhcroreinsteadof the The Finance Ministryhad last and 3Union Territories (Delhi, under the scheme is Rs 1,00,195 fenceundertheIncome-taxActin process forcorporates. PTI The EoI is at apreliminarystage VivekanandSubbaraman,analyst suggestedRs1.1 lakhcrore.Itmay monthsaidtheCentrewouldbor- Jammu &Kashmir and crore, sources said. respect of matters coveredinthe and exploratoryinnature,” said a at Ambit Capital. be notedthat the states willhave rowfromthemarketandthenact Puducherry). The governmenthad last declaration. Lucknow WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,NOVEMBER19,2020 INDIA TO PLAY FIVE TESTS IN ENGLAND Afive-matchTest series against India will headline England's bumper home 13 summer in 2021 as the country's cricketboard on We dnesdayunveiled a SPORT provisional fixture with plans to get crowds back into the stadiums. The matches against India are scheduled forAugust-September. Mental integration

Asympatheticsystemhas encouraged severalAussie cricketers to come outand seek help formental healthissues

much, and it gets you.” GAURAVBHATT Agar approachedWestern Australia man- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 Mind matters took atwo-week personal leave.Heled agementandfound“excellent”supportinthen NSWtothe Sheffield Shield trophythis WA andcurrent national coachJustin Langer. ONTUESDAY,AustraliapacerKaneRichardson Australia ‘A’ playerswho have year,and wasadjudged joint playerof Earlier this year,withplayers facing long withdrew from theupcoming limited-overs taken time offtoimprove the season forhis 512runs at 51.20. stretches of isolation, Langer talked about the series againstIndia to be home with his wife mental health. importance of checking in.“Particularly for andnew-bornson.This,afterhedecidednot to SEAN ABBOTT anyofourstafforplayerswhoarehomealone makethetripto theUAE,foregoingaRs4crore Took time offinthe fall of 2018 to mourn basically, we have to keepaneyeonthoseguys IPL contract with the RoyalChallengers WILL PUCOVSKI the passing of his firstcricketcoach. In andgirlsto makesurethey’reOK,”Langertold Bangalore. “Itwas adifficult decisionfor Kane His third, and latest, voluntary break the firstthree Sheffield Shield games reporters in March.“Caring about people is a to makebut one whichhas the complete sup- duetomental health issues came last this season, he has taken14wickets and reallyimportant partofleadership.” portofthe selectors and the entireplaying November when he pulledout from has scored261runs at 130.5. Theremarksareinlinewith CA’s approach squad,” national selector Trevor Hohnssaid. the Test squad againstPakistan. to mental health. In July, thebody advertised “Wewill always supportour players and their Returnedtwo weekslater to play ASHTON AGAR foraposition of ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing families; even moresogiven the challenging Victoria's Sheffield Shield game Afterafinger dislocation endedhis Lead’. This in addition to the current appara- environment we arein.” againstNew South Wales (NSW). BBL 18-19season, Agar used the time tusof assistance through sports psychologists, Richardson’sisn'tthefirstcaseof Australian Scored acareer-bestunbeaten 255 offtoseek counsel in then Western detailedsurveys andaneducationpro- cricketerschoosingtositoutdueto non-crick- againstSouth Australia as partofthe Australia playerdevelopment gramme aimedatbetteridentifying issues. eting reasons. Of late, numerous players have recordShield stand of 486inOctober. manager Angie Bain and coachJustin There's also awellness app forplayers to post askedforsabbaticalsandCricket Australiahas Langer.Anankleinjuryderailedmost everydaydetails suchasfatigue and sleep pat- been sensitive. NIC MADDINSON of 2019,but he has been in and out of terns. This is also the month when several The Australia Asquad forthe twoTour LikePucovski, playedthe Sheffield the national sideand opened this players will be growing outamoustacheas games in December alone features six players Shield game againstNew South Wales Shield season with acentury. partofthe ‘Movember’ campaign, to raise who have publiclyaddressedmental health Australianfastbowler Kane Richardson has pulledout of the ODI and T20 squads lastNovember.Hepulledout of the funds formen’s health including mental well- issues, five of whom took time offtounclutter to be with his wife and new-born son. File tour game againstPakistan. Was TIM PAINE ness and suicide prevention. their minds. While star batsman Glenn namedthe joint Sheffield Shield Sevensurgeries on afingerbrokenin The efficientsystemcould encounter bot- Maxwellsparkedadiscussionwhenhepulled playerlastseason, topping the scoring 2010,involving eight pins, ametal tlenecks withoutasympathetic leader. That’s out midway through aT20 series againstSri selection. “(Pucovski) has some history in this injured PhilHughesin2014. chartwith 780 at 86.66, with two plateand apiece of hip bone took two whereAustraliaTestcaptain TimPaine, who Lanka at home, it wastwo other Victorians area andhefelt thebestchoice wastotalkto Abbott’s breakdowncame much later, centuries and five half-centuries, seasonsfromhim. He considered has himself had to wage personal battles, whoreallyhighlighted whathas become a the coachand the chairman of selectors and whenhestruggledtocopewiththepassingof including afirst-class best of 224. quitting in 2017 before reaching out to comes in. Asharpbouncer and broken index trend in Australiancricket. basicallymakehimself unavailable forselec- afamilyfriend andhis firstcricket coach. Cricket Tasmania psychologist. He was fingersentPaineinto adownwardspiral.Seven tion,”CricketVictoria’shigh-performanceboss Abbottdecidedtotaketimeoff afteraninter- MOISES HENRIQUES recalled to the national sidelater that surgeries and as manyyears of exile from the Young Victorians ShaunGraf toldFoxSportslast year.“It’spurely vention from fellowNew South Wales all- Aftermissing the firstthree games of year and has been the Test captain nationalside almostmade him quit the game Almost ayearagototheday, WillPucovski and simplybecause of the fact he didn’t want rounderMoises Henriques in 2018. BBL 17-18, Sydneycaptain Henriques since 2018. ENS in 2017. pulledoutof theTest squadforthehomeseries to letthe team down. He felt thathavingbeen “Therewas an eveningwhere Iwas going “IwasembarrassedatwhatIhadbecome. againstPakistan.Earlierinthesameweek,Nic throughthis before and knowing the symp- forawalk with the doglisteningtosome mu- No one knew Iwas struggling,not my mates, Maddinson informedthe management that toms, it wasthe right call.” sic.Moey(Henriques)said,‘I’matyourplace,let ing out in tears fornoreason. Man management notmypartner.Thereweretimes when she he won’t be playing the Tour game.Discourse Maddinson, meanwhile, wasalso in con- me knowwhen youcome around, we’rego- He sought help late2017and a‘clinical de- Emboldenedbythe revelationsof wasatworkand I’d sit on the couchcrying. It aroundmentalhealth-relatedissuesincricket tention foraspotagainstPakistanwhen he ingtosit down andspend some time talking. pression’ diagnosis promptedhim to take a Henriques wasspin bowling all-rounder wasweirdand it waspainful,” Paine said on still largely remains adeparture from the chose nottofly outofMelbourne. The left- It doesn’t have to be about what’s going on.I breakfor acouple of weeks. In February,the AshtonAgar. Afteramagical98ondebutinthe the Bounce BackpodcastinJuly. The turning norm;aself-enforcedtimeoutevenmoreso.In handedbatsman wasone of the first don’t want youtobesitting in your place 33-year-old alludedtomoretroubles with an 2013 Ashes at19, Agar hasbeenabit-part point wasacall forhelp to the psychologistat the cases of Pucovski and Maddinson, it was Australians to take avoluntarybreak in 2016 alone’,”AbbotttoldSydneyMorningHeraldlast Instagram post. “I wasgoing through my playeracross three formats. The root of his Cricket Tasmania.And the 35-year-old is now twotalentschoosingwell-beingoverachance when he wasdropped afterthree Tests. “It’s year.“Therewerecertainlysome darkdays I Instagramandnoticedthatit’sahighlightreel mental troubles, however, “probably wasn't equippedtounderstand the pain. “I’veobvi- to either break in or consolidatetheir place in similar to when youhear Olympianssay they couldn’t drag myself out of. (Henriques) ... of smiles, laughs,good times and happyfam- cricket”. ouslygot alot of time forWill as aperson, he’s the national side. trysohardand put their whole lifeintoone made sureIwas looked afterand made sure I ilies,” Henriques posted. “Whilstthings may “Ican’tputthenailonexactlywhatitwas,” agreat young kid and it’s sad to see him going Pucovski —a22-year-old who has piled goalandwhenyoudon’tget ityoudon’treally wastaking the rightsteps in gettingbetter.” appearallsmilesandgoodtimesitdefinitelyis Agar told CricketAustralia lastyear.“AllIknow throughthis,”PainesaidafterPucovski’swith- runsonthedomesticcircuitandhaslongbeen know whattodowith yourself,” the 28-year- Henriquesnot just knows Abbott, but also notlikethatall the time. In the lastfiveweeks isthatIleftittoolong,anditbuiltupovertime. drawal lastyear.“We can onlybetheretosup- touted as agenerational talent in the vein of old explainedtoFox Sports last year. howdebilitatingtheissuecouldbe.Aself-con- I’vefeltlike sheddingasmanytearsasourbaby Youcan feel it happening. Youknowit’s hap- port,andhopefullytheirmentalwellbeingisin Ricky Ponting or SteveSmith —has takena Targeting abowling spot againstIndia is fessedlong-time sufferer, Henriques hasspo- Archie. Feelingoverwhelmed, anxious and pening over time and youjustsortofignoreit. agood place eventually, andwecanget those break three times, twicefromthe cusp of Test SeanAbbott,whodeliveredtheballthatfatally kenaboutwakingupbefore gamesandbreak- worried.” Then it builds up to something that’s abit too guys back out playing cricket.” Adelaide, D/N Test 6-0: Spain hand Germanyworst TORRES,NOTFERNANDOBUT venue, in lockdown defeat since WorldWar II FERRAN,MAKESAMARK The name FTorresonascoresheet asecond wave. The team coached by Joachim Loewhas been in decline since losing to Franceinthe with ahat-trickfor Spainin2020 was EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “Thereality is youdon’tget asecond European Champions semifinals in 2016 but Tuesday’s result wasanew low. always bound to bring about adouble KOLKATA,NOVEMBER18 chance to stop asecond waveand so we are take.Afterall the surname is famous. trying absolutelyeverything and we know THE LAST time Germanylostagameby consisting of Matthias Ginter,Robin Koch, But it wasFerraninstead of WITH LESS than amonth to go forthe India- Victoria wasinlockdownfor 112days and six unanswered goals waseight years Niklas Sule and Philipp Max wasnever Fernando, a20-year old productfrom Australia pink-ball Test in Adelaide, South we want to have six days.This circuit breaker before thesecondWorld Warbegan.It comfortable and routinelyallowedSpain Spain’s latestline of young players. Australia and itscapital has gone intoastrict is so we don’t have morepain down the happenedagain lastnight when Spain to mess aroundintheir yard,which Torres waspart of the Spanish U-17 lockdown. This follows theCovid-19out- track,”Marshall wasquotedassaying by The thrashedthe 2014 worldchampions 6-0 resulted in the Spaniardsmanaging to team that came to India in 2017 forthe break in certain clusters in Adelaide thathas Guardian. with ManchesterCity’s Ferran Torres scorethree againstthe Germans before FIFAU-17World Cup and at that time put aquestion markoverthe Test starting On Tuesday, CA reiterated their stand of bagginghimself ahat-trick in the Nations half-time –afirstinthe history of both wasbeingtouted as the next best December 17.OnWednesday, the holding the firstTestinAdelaide. “CAisnot League group game. Spain’s other goals teams. thing.Now playing forManchester Government of SouthAustralia announceda currentlylooking at alternatevenuesand re- came through Alvaro Morata, Rodri and City in the Premier League,Torres’ six-day lockdown to startwith. main focusedonAdelaide forthe firstTest,” Mikel Oyarzabal. ALL TIME LOEW ascent to the La Roja is all but written The South Australia government has an- the cricket body’s officialwebsiteposted. The Germany’s long-time manager Joachim in stone afteraperformance that saw nouncedasix-day lockdown as apartofits India-Australia series that has three ODIs, HEAVY DEFEAT Loew’s decision to playstriker Timo him attempt sevenshots on Manuel ‘Covid-19response’. three T20Is and four Tests, is reportedly Germanywereunbeaten for12games in a Werner on the left, Serge Gnabryinthe Neuer’s goal with four being on target The restrictions, listedonthe stategov- worth$300million. rowbeforethis game and had lastlostin middle and Leroy Sane on the right and three finding the net. ernment website, include: “Outdoor September 2019 to the Netherlands. The simplydidn’t work.The trio, along with Torres also bagged an assist for sport/fitness/exercise notpermitted.” The Saha hitsthe nets lasttime theyhad concededsix in agame the rest of the team managed atotal of Spain’s firstgoal and could have got upside is thatthe number of active Covid WriddhimanSahahad anet sessiontoday, wasin1958 againstFrance. The Germans twoshots in 90 minutes –bothofwhich another one had the refereenot ruled cases recordedper dayisdeclining in South with the BCCI’s Twitter handle posting avideo were notintoo bad aform either,with came from setpieces and were noton out Alvaro Morata’s goal foroffside. Ferran Torres playedfor theSpanish Australia –14cases on Mondayhad been fol- clip of the ‘keeper-batsman taking throw- twowins and twodraws in their lastfour target.Intermsofpossession it wasa70- He had 42 touches throughout the Under-17side which came to India lowedbyfiveand twoonTuesdayand downs during the Indian team’s training. games. Their best chance at agoal allnight 30 splitinfavour of Spain. The Spaniards gameagainstGermanyand had an 84 forthe 2017 FIFA WorldCup. AP Wednesdayrespectively. Saha had sufferedahamstring injurydur- wasaSerge Gnabryshotthat rattledthe also made 450 passesmorethan the per cent pass accuracy. The SouthAustralian premier,Steven ing theIPLand althoughtheselectors included crossbar.But amakeshiftdefence Germans. ENS Marshall has calledthe lockdown a“circuit him in the Test squad,aBCCI release had said breaker” to tackle theoutbreak and prevent acall on his availability would be takenlater. Afootballing tale of manycities: Manchester to Mumbaiand beyond

causeofthe country’s foreign investment course, ManchesterCity in England. afirst-team environment,” Willoughbysays. MIHIRVASAVDA regulations–Mumbai City will begintheir Four of these sides–ManchesterCity, In Melbourne, the CFG built astate-of- CFGMAKEOVER NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER18 firstfull season under anew ownership on Melbourne City,Montevideo City Torque and the-artfacilityfor areportedsum of 15 mil- Friday, whenthe freshISL season kicks offin Yokohama Marinos –havewon titles in their lion Australian dollars and academies in AFEW months ago, Brian Marwood received Goa. And forthe next five months, everypass respective countries within years of the CFG some other cities. ForMumbai City,thereis- City Football Group takeover trans- awish listfromMumbai at his City Football theymake, everygoal theyscoreorconcede, takeover.But if give-and-takeisapartofthe n’t anysuch‘concreteplan’ right now. formedMan City.But less famous Academyoffice in Manchester.Itspecified and everymatchwon or lostinGoa will be policy,then the CFG also benefitsfromtheir “But if youlook at the blueprint that the clubs climbed up the ladder too. Mumbai City’s requirementsfor astriker: analysed by thousands of CFG employees, presence in some of the countries. grouphas adoptedinother clubs –we’vede- type of player, age, kind of skill-setheshould ledbyMarwood’s technical team in Lommel, forinstance, has highly-rated velopedManchesterCity Football Academy ■ MELBOURNE CITY: Took over possess and, of course, the budget. Manchester. training facilities and youth development in Melbourne, in NewYork–thenit'sobvious Melbourne Heartin2014and As the managingdirector of global foot- programme, Montevideo is abase forscout- to see theinfrastructure plays akey role,” changed the name to Melbourne ball at the City Football Group (CFG), Football’s McDonald’s ing, signing and developing South American Willoughbysays. City.Two years later,theywon the Marwood is responsible forthe nine teams in In 2018,sports business expert Simon talent while Girona is usedtogiveplayers Le Fondrehas seen first-hand how Australian Cup and were runners- as manycountries controlledbythe sport- ChadwickcomparedCFG to McDonald’s: some exposureinacompetitive league. Melbourne grew afterCFG took over.“They up in the leagueinthe 2019-20 ing conglomerate, exceptthe flagship club Bigger thegroup, he told the Sydney Morning It’stough to see whereMumbaifitsinthis were always aprominent team in the league, season, their best result so far. ManchesterCity. Herald, “the more the individual parts can webofclubs. It has little time fordomestic always around top-four and always trying to Immediately, he activatedCFG’s network help each other with co-branding opportu- football, pitiable football infrastructure,prac- strive forthe final. ■ MONTEVIDEO CITYTORQUE: of 65 scouts in different parts of theworld. nities and intelligence sharing.” ticallynofan base foralocal club and afad- Obviously, they were trying to setacul- Thesecond-division Uruguayan And weekslater,MumbaiCity completed “Our CEO references it moreasDisney ing history vis-à-vis the domestic game. turethereand Melbourne became really sidehas had atopsy-turvy period one of the mosteye-catching deals of the sea- giventhe sortofparallels and synergy be- CFG, Willoughbysays,lookedintothe competitive,” the 33-year-old,who wasin since CFG took over.Theywon the son: signing SydneyFCstarAdam Le Fondre tween artists andplayers…wehaveame- commercial possibilities as well as foot- the A-League’s team of the seasonin2018- second division title in 2017, on ayear-longloan deal. “I have worked as a dia business as well as an eventand enter- balling potential –two of the keyfactors they 19 and2019-20,says. immediatelyafter the takeover. professional coach for25years, starting at tainment business,” says Damian look intowhile adding aclub to their portfo- Anumber 9with awealth of experience Next season, however, the club was Barcelona (with the youth team),” says Willoughby, referring to CFG chief executive MumbaiCity FC, one of the clubs CFG lio –ofMumbai before buyingamajority of playing in the English Premier League, relegated from the topdivision but Mumbai City manager Sergio Lobera. “But I Ferran Soriano’s vision of the franchise has invested in, at training. File stakefromactor Ranbir Kapoor and char- English Championship and Australian in 2019,Montevideo once again have neverworkedthis waybefore.” model. teredaccountant Bimal Parekh. League, his signing wasseen as astatement clinched the second division title Lobera, who wasanassistant to Barcelona Willoughby wasresponsible forCFG’s To makeMumbai relevant again on the of intent. Le Fondre, along with other major to earn promotion. manager Tito Vilanova in 2012,was himself marketing partnerships forsix years before Otherthan India,the CFG –valued at $4.8 Indian football scene,the billion-dollar group signingslikeNigerian international chosen by Marwood’s team in Manchester he wasappointed CEOofCity Football Group billion by Forbes –owns,orhas stakes in, isn’t simplygoing to dip intoits vast financial BartholomewOgbeche,Frenchmidfielder ■ YOKOHAMA MARINOS: They to manage Mumbai City months afterCFG India lastNovember. He, Soriano and other clubs in Australia (Melbourne City), Belgium reserves. Instead, their plan is to firstput in HugoBoumous, Moroccan Ahmed Jahouh, acquired minority stakesinthe announcedthat theywould acquire65per executivesfromthe CFG spent alittle more (Lommel SK), China (Sichuan Jiuniu), France place a‘robustpyramid.’ “Wherewegenerate, Mandar RaoDessai, Farukh Choudharyand Japanese side in 2014.In2019, the cent stakeinthe Indian Super League (ISL) than 24 months studyingand understand- (Troyes AC), Japan (Yokohama Marinos), and drive enthusiasm at arecreational level young striker Vikram Pratap Singh make club wonthe Japanese league for side. While the deal is yettoreceive formal ing the Indian football system when the Uruguay(Montevideo City Torque), the USA that then translates intoyouth level, then Mumbai one of the mostexciting and the firsttime in 15 years. approval from the government –neededbe- group decided to expand itsglobal presence. (New York City), Spain (Girona) and, of academyand then obviouslyprogresses into strongestteams forthe newseason.

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