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Fraud went on MDC), the implementing agency, his hardworkwas rewarded fundedand wantstoend dirty “the scholarship portalisnot with better jobs forhis children, politics fora“progressive”Bihar. the findings of itsinvestigation very robust”. who areinmedical training and that trackedhundredsofappli- On September 2, he wroteto Timing of Jagan letter suspect: AG asoftwarecompany. “When you Mumbai Police cations from 15 schools in six dis- AdityaSSingh, Under Secretary, work here, the work is appreci- week of July. Thetweetsare sim- trictsand showedhow multiple Minority Affairs Ministry, about Ashwini Upadhyay, who had Ministertothe Chief Justice of ditiously. As youyourself have inal contempt of theSupreme ated,” the 62-year-old said. “This ilarinnaturewherebythe layers of verification,fromthe the “technical” problemsofthe sought his consent to initiate India, Hon’ble Mr.Justice S. A. pointed out, thereare 31 crim- CourtofIndia,” he said. countryisgood forimmigrants Thackerays along with other school to the statelevel, failedto NSP that did notallowfor cross- criminal contempt of courtpro- Bobde. The letter wasthen re- inal cases pendingagainstthe Upadhyay,inhisletterseek- and the Democratsare working leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi detect the scam--despite checks verification at the statelevel. “We ceedings againstReddy and the leasedtothe press by Sh. Ajeya Chief Minister,”hesaid. ing consent, had said Reddy’s forthe immigrants.” (MVA) in Maharashtraare al- likeAadhaar IDsand finger- arenot able to see the account Chief Minister’s Principal Kallam,Principal Advisor to the “In this background, prima letteranditssubsequentrelease But Parini said his town is still legedlycalledobjectionable prints, and systems likeDirect numbers of beneficiaries,leav- Advisor Ajeya Kallam, Chief Minister, at apress confer- facie, the conductofthe said to themediaby Kallamatapress nostalgic forthe “good days”be- names. Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the ing little scope forcross verifica- Venugopal said since the mat- ence on 10.10.2020. The Chief persons is contumacious. conference “scandalise the au- tweenthe 1950s and 70s. When Thakkar had allegedly National Scholarship Portal tion,” Xaxa said. terispending before the CJI, it Justice is thereforewell aware However, what has to be noted thority of the Supreme Court manufacturing and mining took termedthe CM “adhunik (mod- (NSP). But thereisnoanswer to how will notbeappropriatefor him of the natureofthe allegations is, that the entirecase of con- and the High Court” apartfrom ahit, so did the families in town. ern) Aurangzeb”for his permis- On Sunday, JharkhandChief the redflagswereignored. to deal with it. He did point out containedinthe said letter.” temptarises out of the letter “interfering with the courseof Kearns grew up aroundconver- sion to celebrateEid. He had also MinisterHemant Soren reacted though that the conduct of “I am of the opinionthat the dated 6.10.2020 written by the judicialproceedingsandthead- sations of mine subsidence. Coal allegedly coinedthe term “baby to the findingsbyorderinga ‘Checks do not Reddy and Kallam is prima fa- timing itself of the letter,aswell Chief Minister directly tothe ministrationofjustice”. companies had desertedtown, penguin” forAaditya. He al- probeand promising to revamp happen’ cie “contumacious” –wilfully as itsbeing placedinthe public Chief Justice of India and the He contendedthat“if this taking the columns holding up legedly alsohad “abusive com- the verification system. Chief disobedient or rebellious. domain through apress confer- subsequentpress conference kind of precedent were al- the mines as well. Now, the town munalexchanges” with mem- SecretarySukhdevSingh said Former Chief Secretary Writing to Upadhyay, ence could certainlybesaidto held by Sh. Kallam. The Chief lowed, political leaders would deals with collapsedland and bers of the minority community verification “has been stopped” Tiwary did notrespondtore- Venugopal said: “I have care- be suspect, in the background Justice of India is therefore startmaking reckless allega- sinkholes, along with mounting on Twitter. till the probeiscompleted. quests forcomment on the ac- fullygone throughthecontents of the order passed by Justice seizedofthe matter.Hence it tions againstjudges who do not unemployment. Thakkar’slawyerPrakash And yet, withthe Centre tion takenafter the alertfromthe of your petition. Ifind that the Ramana dated 16.09.2020,di- would notbeappropriate for decide cases in their favour and “I remember what it waslike Jaiswalsaid that apartfromthe granting Rs 61 croretoJharkhand Centrelastyear.BJP leader and objectionable statementshave recting pendingprosecutionsof me to deal with the matter.For this trendwould soon spell the to wait foryour father’s pay FIR at VP Road police stationfor under the scheme for2019- ChiefMinisteratthe time, been made in aletterdated elected representativestobe thesereasons,Ideclineconsent death knellofanindependent checkbyFriday,”said Parini, whichthe Mumbai Police got his 2020,the bigquestion being , and the then state 06.10.2020 written by theChief takenupand disposedofexpe- to initiateproceedings forcrim- judiciary”. whoseparentsmovedfrom Italy custody,thereisanother FIR at asked nowisthis:Why were all WelfareMinisterLoius Marandi, drawnbycoal. “That’s the back- BKCpolice stationinMumbai the warnings ignored? did notrespond to requests for groundJoe camefrom. His father againstThakkar.Thesetwo FIRs One of these alerts came on comment. wasstruggling.” Biden’s father areinaddition to the FIR regis- July5,2019, when the Secretary, Following the NDA's defeat in SC staysECorder on KamalNath,panelsays willreply movedthe familytoDelaware tered againsthim at Nagpur. Union Ministry of Minority the state polls, aJMM-Congress- “Who has givenyou power Reacting to the develop- takenafter Thakur encouraged deliveredon13.10.2020”, was whenhelosthis job. “We have already movedthe Affairs, wrotetothe then RJD government took over last to delistacandidatefrombeing mentsinthe court, an EC offi- the crowdatarallytochant passedwithout anynotice, Parini said the economic con- SupremeCourt to clubthese of- JharkhandChief Secretary DK December.Sources in the admin- astarcampaigner or aleader of cial said, "The Hon'ble Supreme “desh ke gaddaron ko goli without hearing from him. ditions in the town sank morein fences. Offencesfor the same is- Tiwary,warning of “repeatedat- istration said the Centre'sletter the party (under the law),” the Court is supreme. EC has been maaro…(gun down traitors)”, On October 13,hehad de- the yearstofollow. “These places sue cannotberegistered in dif- tempts to subvert” the NSP,es- was“forwardedtothe Welfare CJI asked him. givenanopportunity to file are- and Singh, in an interview, scribed Chief MinisterShivraj arehollowedout.Houses sellfor ferent parts of thecountry,” pecially at the verificationstage Department”. DwiveditoldtheBench,also plyinthe matter,whichshall be claimedthattheShaheen Bagh Singh Chouhan “mafia” and nothing. Healthcareishardto Jaiswal said. of applications. On Xaxa's complaint about comprisingJusticesASBopanna filedatthe earliest." protesters could “enter homes “milawatkhor”. get. There’s no coal leftand it’s Jaiswal further allegedthat Norms forthe scheme, which the NSP,officialsourcessaidthe and VRamasubramanian, that The EC officialsaidNath's re- andrapesisters anddaughters”. Nath saidthe EC had issued notcoming back.” Thakkar wasbrought to court waslaunchedbythe UPA portal contains the phonenum- hewouldfileareply. Hepointed movalasstarcampaigner dur- Appearing forKamal Nath, himnoticeonOctober21,aftera The battleoverthe union withhis face coveredand there Government in 2008, statethat bers of applicants.“Theverifica- outthatthematterhadbecome ing the election wasnot un- Senior Advocate KapilSibalsaid complaintbythe BJP,for al- voteinand around Pennsylvania washeavy police security cover applications needtobeverified tion is justacall away,” theysaid. infructuoussince campaigning precedented.Earlier this year, theCommissionhadnotissued legedly violating the Model will bekeytoaWhiteHouse win “as if he wasaterrorist”. When firstbydesignated nodal heads Therewereotheralerts,too. wasover. duringthe Assemblyelections anynotice to the Congress Codeatarally inDabra,Gwalior, this year.Twelve percent of the he wasarrested, Jaiswal had told in schools who areregistered On July22, 2019,the Jharkhand Having astarcampaigner in Delhi,the EC had removed leader before passingthe order. on October 18.This wasthe day state’s workers areinaunion, the the courtthatthe case smacked withdistrict welfareofficers. The Anti-Corruption Bureauwrote to means that it is the political BJP leader Anurag Thakurand In hisplea, Nath saidthe poll hehadmadethe“item”remark Wall Street Journal reported. of “politicalintolerance” and that applications arethencheckedby the PrincipalSecretary(Cabinet party that footsthe bill forex- Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma panel's October 30 order,"based againstImartiDevi,astate min- Scranton leansDemocrat “if people were to bearrestedfor the district and statenodal offi- Secretariat) and Vigilance penditureincurredduring can- fromthe party's listofstarcam- on acomplaint by Bharatiya isterand the BJP candidatefor (BarackObama wonby12per suchremarks on Twitter,then cers before being senttothe Department on acomplaint it vassing, notthe candidate. paigners. The decision was JanataParty againstaspeech the Dabra seat. cent in 2012), but almostwent we will have to createspecial Minority Affairs Ministry, which had receivedabout “fake” bene- Republican in 2016 (Hillary Twitter jails in the country”. verifies and uploads them on the ficiaries. Clinton wonbythree per cent). AdvocateDharam Mishra, NSP before disbursal through Referring to aletterfromau- ‘Started probe’ 2008, and is likelytoconsider re- theharsh winter,with tempera- families leftthatwehaveto Itsneighbouring county, from ShivSena’s legal cell, who DBT. thorities atMadrasa Alia Arabia pre-Matricminority studentsin structuring of finances, eligibil- tures diving severalnotches be- makesurevoteonTuesday,”he Luzerne, is ahot battleground, is the complainant in thecase On paper, the system is fairly in Ranchi's Kanke,where teach- Jharkhand afteraninvestigation ity norms and procedure, offi- lowfreezing point, sustaining said in Hindioutside his home. flipping from Blue to Redlast said, “SameetThakkar,who was foolproof. But on the ground, The ers found that all 102students by TheIndian Express revealed cialssaid. these positions is adifficult task Shah and Patel’s activism, af- time. Vice President nominee absconding formorethanthree Indian Express found the process listedasbeneficiaries for2019- howthe moneywas beingille- foreither side,” the source said. terliving in the town for15years Kamala Harris will visit that months, is nowfinallyarrested being subverted at thefirst step 2020 were “fake”, the letter gallydivertedbyanexus of mid- LAC talks each, showshow muchhas county Monday. by the Mumbai Police. He in- itself. stated:“It is requestedthat the dlemen, bank and school staff, comes at atimewhen Prime Nov 3ishere changedin Scranton since Biden sulted persons holding In severalcases, middlemen school education department do and stateemployees. MinisterNarendraModi and forget about it,” said Kearns. “We movedaway. Batteredbybias Constitutional posts by making either convincedschool owners the needful.” Speaking to The Indian Chinese President Xi Jinping are took careofeachother.” This area has seen some of some earth on the road outside. derogatoryand abusive state- or nodal officers to provide the “An inquirywas initiatedbut Express afterchairing ahigh-level likelytomeeteachother thrice Intermixed with Halloween the fastest-growing Hispanic and We thought it would finallyget ments, outraged the modesty of NSP login IDsand passwordsor nothing came out of it,” said a meeting to discuss theissue, this month -- over video-confer- decorations, Biden’s neighbour- Asian growth in thecountry, at done. But theynever came inside women by posting obscene ma- usedfakeschool letter pads to senior stategovernment official, Naqvi said: “Wehaveinitiatedan ence -- at the BRICS, SCOand G- hood nowcarries mostlysigns 376and 94 percent between the village.Theythink we areun- terial on socialmedia and also obtain them.Theyinvolved speakingonthe condition of investigation intothe matter and 20 summits. forhis name but acouple of yards 2000and 2010,Brookings found. touchable.Theydon't want to used abusive languageagainst banking correspondentstoopen anonymity. areinconstant touchwith the “Atthe moment,China does showcased prominent Trump In the 20th century, Scranton come near us,”says Vipin Supreme Court judges.” accountsofprospective benefi- Ranchi Deputy stategovernment.” notappear to have anyintention paraphernalia, too. In the final wasacollection of European en- Mallick,alocal resident. Jaiswal opposedthe applica- ciaries using their Aadhaar cards Commissioner Chhavi Ranjan Naqvi said the stategovern- to concede to India’s demand for stretchasanation, split right claves, allcoming in forbooming The Dom community is one tion made by the MumbaiPolice and fingerprintsbefore applying said verification happens fre- ment has been asked to verify restorationofstatus quoante. down the middle prepares to coal mines.Biden’s parentsand of the 22 sub-castesamong forcustody on the grounds that forscholarships on their behalf. quently. “But if irregularitiesstill the findings of The Indian Theyseem to beconfident of sus- votetomorrowDemocratic grandparents’generationmoved DalitsinBihar, categorisedas “Mumbai is aCovid-prone city Officials point to anumber of happen, it is amatter of concern,” Express investigation and“get taining the redrawing of the LAC Presidential nominee Biden has in from Ireland, Poland, Italy, Mahadalits. But even among the andthereare thehighestnumber reasons whythe scam slipped he said. backtousas soon as possible”. that theyhavedone unilaterally. made Scranton, where he spent Lithuania,Ukraine,andthelike— Mahadalits, the Doms aretreated of CovidpatientsinMumbai and under the radar -- from con- JSMDC chairmanand “Once this is done, we will have a However, therehavebeen feel- the first10years of his life, the eachenclave revolving around as the lowest rung -- at Aguani thepolicecouldbeCovidpositive nivance at the local leveltostaff WelfareDepartmentsecretary clearer picture,’’ he said. ers from the other side that it is centrepieceofhis campaign. theirownneighbourhoodchurch. villageinParbattaconstituency, anditcouldadverselyimpactthe shortage to difficulties in han- Amitabh Kaushal said: “I cannot The IndianExpress found willing to thin downtroops at His tagline:Scranton versus “When Joe says things like, forinstance. Parbattaisone of 94 healthofthe applicant”. dling the NSP.Jharkhand's comment until Isee specific thatthe scholarships,whichare certain friction points. The next Park Avenue, referringtothe that’s awhole lotofmalarkey, I seatsthatgoes to pollsinBiharin The local court in Nagpur, WelfareDepartment, whichisin cases.” But JSMDC nominee di- disbursedfromfunds sanctioned CorpsCommander leveltalks Trumpbuilding. think backtomyfamilyinhigh the second phase Tuesday, with however, gave permission forhis charge of thescheme, has been rector IqbalImam acknowl- by the Union Ministryof have notbeen scheduledyet.As Multiple advertisementstout school,” said JayParini, whose the RJD contesting in 56 seats, custody by theMumbai Police. without an in-charge of itsown edgedthat“thereare various is- Minority Affairs, arebeing dis- andwhen it happens,this mat- Biden’s Scranton values of hard mother wasfriends with Biden’s the BJP in 46 and the JD(U) in 43. The court, however, askedthe since October 3, when Minister sues”.“Our roles have notbeen tributed to studentsand fake terwill be discussed,”said a work,appealing to the formerly motherandbabysatBiden.Here- In the village, thereisanar- MumbaiPolicetoensurethat all Haji Hussain Ansari succumbed clearly designated,sochecks do beneficiaries in Jharkhand by source privy to negotiations be- Democraticblue-collaredbase. members the deathofaSyrian rowlanethatleads to the shaded precautionsare takentoensure to health complications 10 days nothappen at our level. Since the middlemen who pocket ashare tween the sides. Lasttime, union workers voted neighbour.The next day, afeast chaupal, with ahigh wall on both there is no risk of Covid. Thakkar aftertesting positivefor Covid. coronavirus outbreak,not much of the money. India, the source said, will forTrumpindrovesunknown to from the neighbourhood landed sides. “The land is ownedbyan will be producedbeforealocal Chief SecretarySukhdev is happening,”hesaid. On Sunday,reactingtothe continue to push forrestoration Republicanssincethe 1980s. on the family’s front porch,in- upper caste family. Theydon't courtinMumbaionTuesday. Singh said the “collaborative Aseniorstate official findings,JharkhandChief of status quoanteand will not “I learnedwhat honour and cludingbaklava,Italianmeatballs, likeseeing us,” Mallick says. An FIR waslodged against connivance of various stakehold- summedupthe situation: MinisterHemant Soren ordered agree to any“mutual equidistant decency and courage andall and Ukrainian pancakerolls. Yet, it is notasifthe commu- Thakkar,abusinessman, at ers is acause of concern”. “There is justnowilltoact.” aprobe intothe “bigscam’’ and withdrawal”. A“partial disen- those things areabout at that Parini’s father said to him at nity has notmade strides it is Sitabuldi police station in Nagpur “Manyschools arenot veri- Ultimately, it's lefttoahand- assured action. gagement”,the source said, kitchen table,” Biden said of his theman’s funeral:“Who needs proud of. Mallickpointstoeight on August 12 on the basis of a fiedby the district. That is where ful of schools to take action on “Wehad put anumber of would be in the interestofboth childhood home at avirtual the United Nations? We do it young men standingbehind complaintbyManishTiwari, said the problem lies. The forms are their own. Pastor Anil Chakor, safeguards to ensurethatthe countries fornow. event lastweek.“Wall Street did- rightinScranton.” him. “Wefought to put them to be an aide of ShivSena MLC acceptedorrejected by the dis- chairman, AssemblyofGod processistransparent and that Following the June 15 n’t buildthis country. Hard- “Afterthe ’90s,Iwatchedmy through school. Theyare all edu- Dushyant Chaturvedi. trict administration. First, the Church School in Ranchi's Hutup, suchincidentsdon’t occur,in- Galwan Valleyclash, in which20 working, decent middle-class street go from amix of Italian and cated andhaveeither passed He wasgranted relief by the school ownersthemselvesneed said theyhavesuspendedthe cluding asystemofDirect Benefit Indian soldiers were killedand peoplelikethe folksherebuilt Irishtoamix of Italian, Irish, class10or12. They arethe first Nagpur benchofBombayHigh to verify,then at the district level, school in-chargeafter authorities Transfer,stringent verification of the Chinese an unspecifiednum- this country.” Mexican,and Indian,” said Parini, from ourcommunity in Aguani Court, whichhad ordered the and finallyitcomes to me. Ido came to knowthat he allegedly applications, scholarships ber, Corps Commander level Astraighttwo-mile drive who is nowanEnglish professor to study.Evenadecadeago,we police on August28torefrain random checks butthat is not “stole the school’s letterheadand through the National talkssecureddisengagement at from Biden’s former home, at Middlebury University. usedtocollect wastedfood from from taking coercive action sufficient.Iamalso overbur- stamptoget the UserIDand Scholarship Portal as well as link- the spotofthe clashwith forces Tarun Shah and Janak Patel, The town wasonceatthe marriages. Without anyfood, againsthim. The court,however, dened. We needamorerobust passwordfromthe NSP”. ing of Aadhaar cards to theseap- of the twocountries moving2 workers at adistribution sitefor cutting edge of technology,even sometimes even roadkill. But had asked himtoreport to the system. We have oftenalerted But at the sametime,several plications.But it seems some km behind. alarge American department namedthe ElectricCity forrun- then, we became aware, and police station daily, which the concerneddistrict but there schools sent complaintstodis- peopleatavery local levelhave But ever since,nosubstantial storeTJMaxx, standoutside the ning the nation’s firstelectric city stopped,” he says. Thakkardidn’t follow.The HC is no action,” said RajKishore trict officials only afterThe Indian found ameans to getaround disengagement has been ScrantonCommunity Center trolleys.The newtechnologies This “awareness” didnot had then dismissedhis petition Xaxa,the statenodal officer. Express startedverifyingthe this,” Naqvi said. achieved. As acountermeasure, planning forNovember 3. required robust labour,and come from government inter- on October 20, paving the way At the district level, officials beneficiaries. “Manyofthem are “The processofverification is Indianforces have occupied Theydiscuss boxedlunches Scranton waspridefulofits vention, but from the work of forhis arrest. pointed to astaff shortage. “In nowdesperatelytrying to dis- carriedout by the state.For the dominatingheightsonthe south of Gujarati food that theywill working-class grit.Labour Bahishkrit Hitkari Sangathan, an Thakkar had been arrested Ranchi, thereare onlytwo Block tance themselvesfromthe scam 2019-2020 scholarship disbur- bankofPangong Tsoand the distributetotheircolleagues unions, astrongcoreof organisation ledbySanjeev on October 25 by the Nagpur WelfareOfficers when thereare fearing an investigation,” said a sal, the Ministryhad sent back Chushulsub-sector. when the group volunteers at America’s industrial revolution, Kumar,anMBAgraduatewho Police from Rajkot forallegedly 16 more required.The rest of the district official. 26,000 applications from In early September,China in- the Centre’s polling station. gainedpolitical and economic returnedfromDelhi in 2005 to making objectionable remarks work is seen by the supervisors. In his police complaint, Blue Jharkhand on grounds thatthey creasedtroop presence on Finger Theyare union leaders with clout,winning foundational Khagaria. Kumar is fightingelec- againstSenaleaders on social We do checkthe authenticity Bellsprincipal Verma wrote: “I were suspicious. The stategov- 4ofthe north bank with India the Pennsylvania Joint Boardof worker protections. tionsfor the firsttime from the media platforms. The courthad and reject forms when we find have got to knowfrom...reporter ernment reverifiedthe applica- mirroring the strength. Workers United.Almost halfof “It wasamarkofprideto neighbouring Khagaria seat for extendedhis police custody till anydiscrepancies,” said Sangeeta of Indian Express daybeforeyes- tions and sent us back20appli- “The result is that thereare their 1,400colleaguesare have ajob even when youwere the Plurals Party. Mondaywhen he wasreleased Saran, District WelfareOfficer, terday that totalof180 students cations,’’ Naqvisaid. 1500-2000soldiersoneachside Gujarati and in the union. Shah young,”50-year-oldKearns said The Plurals Partyisheadedby on bail. However, the Mumbai Ranchi. have applied forminority schol- Seniorofficials in the at the topofthe ridge between walksbacktohis apartment of his days workinginkitchens LSEgraduatePushpam Priya Police soughthis custody follow- According to Xaxa, who is arship in an unauthorisedman- Ministrysaid the scholarship,in Finger 4and Finger 3. The situa- complex, wherehehas made or delivering the newspaper. Choudhary, who is the daughter ing whichheisnow being also project manager (adminis- nerfromour school...It is ahum- itspresent form, is operational tion is no different on thesouth handwritten charts of the 600 “The union culturecelebrated of JD(U) leaderVinodChoudhary brought to thecity. tration)atthe Jharkhand State blerequest to youtoplease look onlytill2021. TheMinistryisin bank whereChina has triedto Gujarati families who livethere, the worker.” and is contesting from Bankipur Minorities Finance and into thisasamatterofserious the process of re-evaluatingthe mirrorthe Indian strength. This is their citizenship status, and their Shah said he movedto in Patna. LaunchedinMarch,the FULLREPORTSON Development Corporation(JS- concern.” scheme, whichwas launched in arecipe foraclash. Moreover, in voting status. “Thereare 100 Scranton from Vadodarabecause party’swebsitesays it is crowd- www.indianexpress.com WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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THANE Seven arrested Missingvegetablevendor for abducting 21-yr-old man founddeadinUrandrain for ransom Kin suspect murder;cops saypostmortemshows no injuries ior inspector,Nirmal Nagarpo- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE lice station. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 The familywas then in- formedabout the incident and SEVENPERSONS were arrested A45-YEAR-OLD vegetable ven- the body washandedoverto by Thane police on Mondayfor dor from Khar who had gone them. “The lastrites were carried allegedly abducting a21-year- missing sincelastTuesday was outonSundayand so manypeo- old man and demanding Rs 4 found dead in adrain at Uran in ple had turneduptosee him,” lakh from his brother as ran- Navi Mumbai, 54 km from his Bahaduti said. som money. Abhishek Gupta residence, on Saturday.The fam- She added, “Weare waiting wasrescued by the police from ilymembers of Umesh Vaishya forthe postmortem report, how- aflat in Virar wherehehad carriedout his lastrites on Umesh Vaishya went ever,wedo notbelieve it wassui- been kept. Sundayand areawaiting his missinglastTuesday. cide. Afterwaiting 18 years fora DCP (zoneV)VinayKumar medical reportstofind out the kid, his wifewas pregnant but Rathod said Gupta wasinare- cause of his death. The police had amiscarriagelastmonth. He lationship with awoman said the postmortemreporthas his wifecalledhim at 9.30 am, he would notdothis to his wife.” namedNargisShaikh (20), who notrevealedany injuries. did notanswer the phone,” The MoraSagari police sta- livesinVaranasi. Gupta too The familysuspectshehas Bahaduti said. tion in Uran, wherethe body was hails from thereand recently been murdered andare waiting When he did notrespond found, has takenanAccidental movedtoMumbai. forthe police to inform them through the dayand did notre- Death Reportinthe matter.DCP On Saturday, Shaikh called about the matter. turn home,hisfamilyapproached (zone II) Shivraj Patilsaid, “The Gupta and told him that she had AnitaBahaduti, Vaishya’s sis- the Nirmal Nagarpolice station, postmortemreporthas not run away from herhomeasher ter-in-law, whose husbandis whereamissing personscom- found anyinjuries.The viscera familyhad got her engaged to also avegetable vendor, said the plaint wastaken the next day. has still been preserved and sent another man in Mumbai, deceasedusuallyleftfor Vashi or “As we were looking for forforensictesting.” Rathod said. Dadar to purchase vegetables in him, we received acall from the He added, “Our probehas She asked him to meether at wholesale lateinthe night. Early Uran police about aman whose found that he did reachAPMC adhaba in Vasai. ALL SOULS DAY morning his wifewould sell the body had been found by afish- market thatnight. The familyhas However, once Gupta vegetables at Khar market. erman.The photo of thede- notgiven anycomplaint. We will reachedthe dhaba, apartfrom Afamilypraysfor departedsouls at acemetery in Mumbai on Monday. Amit Chakravarty “He lefthis Khar residenceat ceasedmatchedwith Vaishya,” still recordtheir detailedstate- Shaikh, her father and five 2amonTuesdayasusual. When said Shashikant Bhandare, sen- ment tomorrow(Monday).” other men abducted him in a Scorpio. “They beat him up and dumpedhim at aflat in Virar,” PAYAL TADVISUICIDECASE Citizen groups said Rathod. Sexual harassment case: HC grants The accusedthen calledup Mumbai Police opposes accused protest against Gupta’s brother and told him to anticipatory bail to actor’sbrother payRs4lakh if they wanted him nod to coral alive.His brother then ap- proachedthe WagleEstate po- of awoman) of the IPC. The courtnotedthat even af- doctor’splea seeking exemption lice station whereakidnapping EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The woman claimedshe got terthe lastalleged incident, translocation case wasregistered. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 acquainted with theaccusedin whichoccurredinApril 2019, Mumbai: Citizen groupshave Ateam ledbysenior inspec- 2003 and through him, she got in when the accusedoffered her air from appearing before court takentosocial media to register torDDhole then startedtrack- THE BOMBAY High Courtlast touchwiththe actorinthe same tickets,nocomplaint wasfiled theirprotest afterprincipal chief ing the phonecall location and week granted pre-arrest bail to year.The woman and the actor fornearly ayear.The bench by theprosecution says this con- conservator of forests(PCCF), managed to zeroinonthe flat the brother of arenowned were in alive-in relationship, and notedthat even in Julylastyear, SADAFMODAK tention cannotbeaccepted. wildlife, Nagpur,had giventhe from wherehewas rescued. Bollywood actor,who was got marriedinMarch 2010.The she had acceptedacertain MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 “...since the chargesheet green signal to BMC fortranslo- “The sevenaccusedhavebeen booked forsexual harassment of accusedusedtolivewiththem. amount from the applicant. shows that she, along with her cating corals thatare affected placedunder arrest.Theywere his sister-in-law. Thecomplainant Thereafter, theaccusedgot mar- The benchsaid, “Therefore, STATINGTHATanaccuseddoc- twoco-accusedisdirectly re- due coastalroad project. producedbeforethe courtand is the estranged wifeofthe actor. ried; however, he lefthis wifeand the applicant is right in his sub- torfacing chargesofabetment to sponsible forthe suicide com- Demanding cancellation of remanded in police custody. Asingle-judge benchof startedliving with the actor and mission that if she had suchseri- suicideand caste-basedharass- mitted by Dr.Payal Tadvi who the translocation order,citizen The vehicle usedfor the abduc- Justice Sarang VKotwalon the complainant. ous allegations and grievances ment of Dr PayalTadvi is “taking PayalTadvi’s mother has has namedher directlyand groups took to Twitter and tionhas also been recovered,” October 28 washearing the an- The woman alleged the ac- againsthim, she would nothave shelter behindthe veil of being also filedareplyopposing clearly held her responsible for startedanationwide campaign Rathod said. ticipatorybail application by the cusedusedtopass indecent re- entered intosuchatransaction. adoctor and the spread of the the exemption plea. suicide as per her suicide note. using hashtags ‘CoralsBachao’ “The girltoo wasinvolvedin actor’s brother through advo- marks andsought sexual Therewas absolutelynoallega- pandemic”, the Mumbai police The accusedno. 2and her co-ac- and ‘NoCoastalRoad’. the crime and hence we have catesKaushalThakkerand favours from her and aftershe tion from her during this entire on Mondayopposedthe exemp- cusedalso triedtodestroy the The BMC had appliedfor made her an accused,” the DipeshMehta in connection informedaboutittoher hus- period and even thereafterfor a tion application filedbyDr “It is worthtobeconsidered evidence againstthem apart wildlifeclearance to translocate DCP said. with the FIR registeredatVersova band,heignored it. period of almostone year.” Hema Ahuja before aspecial that duringthe lockdown, when from the other serious charges 18 coralcolonies that arepres- police station in July this year. Government lawyerRM “In viewofthe matter,the in- courtlastmonth. the services of the doctor were leveledagainstthem underthe ent at Haji Ali and Worli. These Abhishek Gupta The applicant wasbooked Pethe opposedthe plea, pointing formant’s storyappears to be Ahuja, apost-graduatestu- very muchneeded....she (Ahuja) other Acts,” the replysays. colonies arethreatenedbythe under sections 354(assault or to theseriousness of the allega- doubtful. However, no further dent at the TN Topiwala National wasnot in Mumbai and she did The three face chargesunder civic body’s ambitious 10.58-km wasrescued by the useofforce with an intent to out- tions. Justice Kotwal said, “The observations aremade at this Medical College, in her plea had nottakeany stand before anyfo- the ScheduledCastesand the coastalroad plan. police from aflat in rage modesty of awoman), 354A main allegations of outraging stagebecauseitmay hamper the soughtthat she be exempted rumthat her services as adoctor ScheduledTribes (Prevention of “Thismove is adisasterand Virarwherehehad (sexual harassment), 354D modesty pertain to the year 2012. investigation and possible trial. from appearing before the court aremostneededinMumbaiorshe Atrocities) Act, nothinglessthan an Ecocide as (stalking), 506(criminal intimi- Since 2012,tilllodging her FIR, However, custodial interrogation till thechargesare framedinthe herself is eager to servethe ailing Prohibition of Ragging Act, coralsareaverycrucialpartofthe been kept dation) and 509 (word, gesture she has nottaken anysteps nor of the applicantisnot necessary,” case withreasonsincludingher patients,”thereplystatesclaiming abetment of suicide, destruction marine ecosystem and according or act intendedtoinsult modesty has shemade anyallegations.” the courtadded. Covid duty at the Topiwala that Ahuja had then sought to be of evidence and common intent to expertscorals areunlikelyto National Medical College. allowedtocontinuewithherpost- under the Indian Penal Code af- survive theshift.The reclamation The replyfiledtothe plea graduatestudies. The replysays terTadvi, who wasfounddead of sea itself is hazardous in many through special public prosecu- that since she is facing aserious in her hostelroomonMay 22 ways andover36marine species BMC floats tenders to appoint contractor tor, Pradip DGharat, states that case,shehasto remainpresenton lastyear,namedthem in her sui- arethreateneddue to thecoastal the reasongivenof her duty at the alldates of the hearing and she cide note stating that theywould road project. Theyshould rather hospitalisa“sheerexcuse”to cannotbegranted exemption. constantlyharass her. lookforsustainable alternatives,” for repair of Malabar Hill area, Patkar Road avoid the appearance in the trial. In her plea, Ahuja had said The replyalso refers to the said TanmayShinde, an environ- The Supreme Courthad last that the courtwas hearing vari- Supreme Courtorder whichhad mentalistand one of the mem- demolishedand anew retaining Corner Junction, Patkar Road is stabilised. “The work on Ridge month allowedthe three accused ous applications filedbyher and directed the accused to remain bers of the citizen groupsthat LAXMANSINGH wall be reconstructedwith RCC an important connector from Road will take place afterrejuve- doctors-Ahuja, Bhakti Mehare the otheraccused and hence her present forall dates exceptonrare plannedthe tweetstorm. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 (ReinforceCementConcrete) Walkeshwar Junction to Pedder nation of the collapsedhill slope and AnkitaKhandelwal-to con- presence will notberequired at occasions if the circumstances re- Another activistUma along with stainlesssteel. Road flyover. is completed. We arehoping to tinuewith their post-graduate this stagewhen the trial is yetto flect unavoidable reasons. Rangnathan tweeted, “Experts THREE MONTHSafter amassive “Soil nailing refers to instal- Officials said that the work startthe work on RidgeRoad by studies at the same institute. The begin. Ahuja had also said that Tadvi’s mother,Abeda, who saythat the corals along landslidedamaged twocrucial lation of nailsintothe excavated also includes reconstructing 550 next year,” saidanother official medical licences to practice have therewas “unwarranted media is acomplainant in the case, has Mumbai’s shorewill notsurvive and busy roads of south slope by grouting in pre-drilled mofPatkar Road intocement from the department. also been restoredto them pend- hype” afterthe unfortunate also filedareplyopposingthe the shift. Whyare the authorities Mumbai, the BMC has floated holes.Itwill strengthen the slope concrete, whichiscurrentlyaas- Following thelandslide, the ing inquiryinMarch this year. death of her colleague.The reply exemption plea. ignoringtheir advice?” ENS tenderstoappoint contractors as ahugeportion of hill has col- phalt road, and laying a1,200 BMC had ropedinexperts from forrepair of NSPatkar Margand lapsed on NSPatkar Road.This mm storm waterdrain line to IIT-Bombay andprivate consult- stabilisationofapartofMalabar technique willhelp in holding clear rainwaterfromhill side. ants. Afteraseriesofmeetings Hill road that had collapsed. the soil and prevent further land- Besides, twoimportant junc- and inspection, the experts The civicbody has said the slides,”said an official from the tions —Ratan Tata Instituteand agreedtoopen one arm (south- project, estimated to costRs BMC road department. KempsCorner —will be resur- bound) of Patkar Road by putting 47.29 crore, will be completed On August6,heavy rainfall facedwith mastic asphalt. aload barrier in between the col- withinsix months from the day had causedahuge landslide About 50 trees, whichhaveei- lapsedportion and another lane the contractor is appointed. near Doongerwadi at Malabar ther fallen or been uprooteddue that wasnot affected. Officialssaid the primary Hill, leading to the closureona to the landslide,willbeaffected On September 14,the traffic work includes soil stabilisation of stretchofbothBGKher Road during the work. police had opened thesouth- hill slopes by using soil nailing (formerly known as RidgeRoad) However, the RidgeRoad will bound road of Patkar Road for techniques, GI weld mesh (galva- and NSPatkar Road (Huges be shut foratleastsix months as traffic. While in the morning it is nizedirontoholdrockand soil) Road). While RidgeRoad con- work on that stretchwill be open forthe south side, during and anchoring soil and rock. The nects Hanging Gardens, Raj takenuponlyafter the portion the evening, the north side caters existing dilapidatedwallwill be Bhavan, Walkeshwar to Kemps that witnessedthe landslide is to the traffic. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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EMPLOYEES STOP WORK MU results: Over 90% Woman alleges WhygovtstartedonlineFYJCclasses misbehaviour students pass across

D streams, from November 2. round of CAPadmission took department said theyare still by state higher ALIFIYAKHAN place in the firstweek of awaitinginstructions from the PUNE,NOVEMBER2 INE What is the issue with FYJC September,whereover78,000 stategovernmentonhowtherest courses, a30% jump education director admissions? studentsfromMMR and more of the admission process is to be MONDAY MARKED the firstday FYJC admissions take place than40,000 in Puneweregiven carriedout.

EXPLA E● of free online classes offeredby online through acentralised allotmentsand confirmed seats. Inthemeantime,mostcoach- ABHAGORADIA ALIFIYAKHAN thestateSchoolEducationdepart- admission process (CAP) in six The second roundofCAP was ing classes have startedconduct- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 Demand PUNE,NOVEMBER2 ment forClass XI studentsofarts, onlineclasses? districts.This year,over4lakh scheduledtobeannouncedon ingclassesforFYJCstudentsasitis science and commerce streams. Foroveramonth,FYJCadmis- students who passedClass X September 10 but, following the uncertain when juniorcolleges MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTION- to reopen WORK CAME to astandstill at the The ironyisthat while morethan sionsacrossthestatehavebeenat have appliedfor admissions SupremeCourtstayonMaratha will open. However, parentsof NAIRE formatfor onlinefinal- office of director of higher edu- 1.2lakh studentshaveregistered acomplete standstill.Inthe ab- through CAPinMumbai quotainjobs and education, the students who can't afford private year examsfor stateuniversi- cation in Pune on Mondayafter themselvesfor these online sence of clarity over when junior Metropolitan Region, Pune, admission processwas halted. coaching have protested against ties has ledtoanearly 30 per coaching employees stoppedworkto classes, manyare unsurewhich collegeswillbeginandif therewill Nashik, Nagpur,Amravati and The quotahad been applied the delayinadmissions. cent jumpinpass percentages protestthe director’s alleged juniorcollegetheywillget admis- be enough time to coverthe en- Aurangabad divisions. while giving admissions in the Scoresof parentshavewritten across courses at Mumbai classes mistreatment of awoman sionto andifadmissionswilltake tiresyllabus in afew months,the Of these, some 2.4 lakhstu- firstCAP round. to thestategovernment,request- University (MU). This year,the stafferlastweek. place in time forcollegelectures stateEducation Department dents arefromMumbai, Thane ing that the admission process pass percentages forall major Mumbai: Of the nearly The woman also complained to take place. ropedin80 teachers and began and adjoining areas while Pune What's next forstudentsand should begin so that admissions courses have been over 90 per 98,000 coaching classes about the “workplace harass- online classes forEnglish lan- has over 68,000 students who junior colleges? can take place andthe students cent. in Maharashtra, 20,000 ment' to stateHigherEducation Whydid the government start guage, whichiscommon to all qualified foradmissions. The first Officialsof thestateEducation can starttheir FYJC lessons. This year,for semestersix fi- have been forced to shut MinisterUdaySamant, alleging nal-year exams, TYBA has shop over inability to bear that Dhanraj Mane —who is the recordedapasspercentageof the financial losses in- director of higher education, 94.70per cent, TYBSc recorded curreddue to the lock- Maharashtra—had verbally 97.85 per cent, BMS recorded down, MaharashtraClass abusedher in apublic place,caus- 16.87lakh 97.58 per cent and BCom Owners Association pres- ing her mental trauma. TOTALPOSITIVECASES recorded95.79 per cent among ident Sachin Karnavat According to the woman’s INMAHARASHTRA others. Lastyear,the total pass said on Monday.Several complaint, Maneisoften rude Active Cases 1,18,777 percentageinBCom thirdyear coaching class owners as and high-handedtowards exam was60.31per cent. This well as parentsap- women employees and staffers. New Cases 4,009 year,unlikethe usual three- proachedMNS chief Raj “At1.30 pm on November 29, TotalDeaths 44,128 hour theorypapers, the stu- Thackeray over students’ Ihad approachedhis office to get New Deaths104 dentsappearedfor two-hour issues. some urgent papers signed, but paper worth50marks,requir- Coaching class own- when Isaw he wasleaving in a Quarantined25.45 lakh ing to answer 25 multiple- ers have demandedclar- hurry, Iturnedback. He sawme Tested 90.65 lakh choice questions. ity over reopening of turning backand calledmeover MU spokesperson Vinod classes. Theyhavede- by yellingand gesturing in avery 2,59,111 Malale said, “Until lastyear,the mandedpermission to rudemanner.Heusedderogatory passpercentages ranged from begin physical lectures languagetoindicatethatIcan’tdo TOTALPOSITIVE 60-70per cent formost immediatelybyobtain- my job properly.The entireinci- CASESINMUMBAI courses. Therehas been asig- ing consent letter from denttook place in apublic place, New Cases 706 nificant spikeinthe perform- parentsand following so- withseveralpeoplewatchingme TotalDeaths 10,348 ance of studentsthis year.The cialdistancing norms. “In gethumiliated.Ifelt so ashamedI university has announcedre- this industry, until now, startedshiveringandfellsick,”the New Deaths30 sultsfor majorcourses already, one lakh people have lost woman stated in her complaint. and the rest of theresults will jobs and an estimated According to members of be declared in thenextcouple loss of Rs 10,000crorehas three staffers’ unions, whichhad of days.” been bornebyall stake- calledfor acomplete boycottof Until now, MU has declared holders. In interior work onMonday, thewomanem- resultsfor BA,BCom, BSc, BMS Maharashtra, 50 per cent ployeehad to be admitted to a among others, totalling 87 studentshavenot been hospital under observation on courses till Monday, out of the able to study online due Monday. Demanding action be nearly 200. The number of stu- to connectivity issues. At takenagainstthe director forhis Swab collection at ahealth dentsappearing forexams atime when mallsand alleged behaviour towards centreinVasiNaka, from among those who regis- bars areopening, classes women staffers, the staffatthe Mumbai,onMonday. tered also improved in compar- should be allowedto department refusedtoworkun- Amit Chakravarty ison to past years, said sources. open too,” said Karnavat. til their demands were met. ForTYBA, from among13,637 registered students, 100were absent and forBCom, 64,747 as MU experiencedmultiple registeredwhile 565 remained hiccups while conductingon- Govt inks MoUs Booked for ‘purchasing’ child: Courtsays no absent. In all, 76 studentsre- line exams, the university re- mainedabsent forTYBSc conducted examsfor papers whereas 44 studentsremained that experiencedglitches to en- worth Rs 34,850 crore ulterior motive of couple in adoption of boy absent forTYBMS exams. Even suremaximum attendance. with 15 companies him. Thecourtsaid that the wel- custody of the children stating SADAFMODAK Awrit petition seeking fare of thechild“mustbethepara- thattherewas acriminal offense Raigad collector asked MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 quashing of the FIR mount consideration”, and so it pending againstthem. likeoil andgas,chemicals, logis- had decidedtogrant the couple “It is important to mention EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tics and datacentres. The single AMUMBAI Sessions Court that filedbythe couple is his custody. herethat the CWChas notad- to prepare proposal to MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 biggestinvestment will come lastmonthallowedaDelhi-based pending before the The Mumbai police had last ducedany evidence againstthe from Indian companyNet Magic couple to adoptachildtheywere BombayHigh Court year bustedaracketclaimingthat petitioners to showthattheyare THE MAHARASHTRAgovern- IT Services, whichwill invest Rs booked forallegedly purchasing, six children in the agegroup of 18 notentitledtoclaimthe custody declarePanje as wetland ment on Mondayinked memo- 10,555crore in adatacentre. in itsdetailedorder,whichwas months and sevenyearshad been of thechild,” the courtsaid, randums of understanding The MoUs worthRs34,850 made available on Monday, has illegallypurchasedbycouples. adding that it had nottaken into (MoUs) wortharound Rs 35,000 croreweresignedbetween state- said there is no evidence to show had been staying withthe cou- The police claimedthat the chil- considerationthe pending FIR SANJANABHALERAO ED crorewith 15 companies, while run MaharashtraIndustrial that the couplehad sought to ple since he wasnine days old dren —all male belonging to poor againstthe couple. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 Whatare maintainingthatitwillleadto the Development Corporation and adoptthe boywith anyulterior and had developedastrong at- parents—weresold through a Awrit petition seeking PLAIN E wetlands ● creationof 23,182jobsinthestate. the 15 companies, an official motive or badintention. tachment with them. nexus of surrogate mothers, hos- quashing of the FIR filedbythe THE KONKAN divisional com- EX Four of these companiesare statement said. During signing of The courthad lastmonth al- “I prima facie find that the pe- pital staff, IVF centreemployees couple is pending before the missioner onMonday directed multinationals –Japan-based the MoUs, Chief MinisterUddhav lowedfivecouples, who were titionersarehighlymotivatedand to families looking to adoptchil- BombayHigh Court. The court theRaigadcollector to preparea WETLANDS ARE ecosys- Mitsubishi Electric, whichwillbe Thackeray calledfor attractingin- bookedby theMumbaiPolicelast have astrongattachmenttothe dren.The couples, through their alsosaid it wasfor the concerned proposal to declarePanje in tems saturated with wa- investing Rs 490crore in the vestmentsworth over Rs 1lakh year during the probeofaninter- child who wasintheir custody lawyer Siddharth Jagushte, had trial courtbeforewhom the case Uran, Navi Mumbai,asa‘wet- ter, either seasonally or sphereofelectronics; Spanish crorethis year to the state. “My state childtrafficking racket,to sincehewasninedays old.Thepe- claimedthat theyweremade to is pending and the chargesheet land’. The directive wasgiven permanently.Theyare im- companyMantraDataCentrethat wish forMaharashtra, in its60th adoptthe childrenwho were res- titioners (the couple) have stated believe by the co-accusedthat wasfiledtodecide on the case duringameeting of the Bombay portant forflood control as is settoinvestRs1,125 croreina year of statehood, is we mustget cuedbythe police. inonevoicethattheyhavealotof theywereadopting the children without getting influencedby High Court-appointed wetland theystore excess water datacentre;UK-basedColtthat over Rs 1lakhcrore of invest- The court has said that it had love andaffection forthe child...” through properchannels andde- the adoption petition. and mangrovecommittee, and ensureits quality,pro- willalso invest Rs 4,400inadata ment... Ihavefull faith our indus- interviewedthe parentsand had the courtsaid in itsorder. niedthat theyhad purchased The courtpassedsimilar or- headedbythe commissioner. viding resilience against centreand Singapore-basedESR tries department will live up to gone through the evidence in It also took intoconsideration them. Since their rescue,the six ders in the caseoffour other chil- Spread across 213hectares drought. Theyplayacen- India, whichwill invest Rs 4,310 it,” he said. record. In the case of the Delhi- the financialstatusofthe couple childrenwere lodgedinanadop- dren. In one case, the biological and 157hectares as bufferarea tral role in sustainable de- croreinalogistics park. He addedthat the govern- basedcouple, who have been andthattheyhadenrolledtheboy tion home in Mumbai. mother of the child has also formigratorybirdroosting, velopment by supplying All others areIndian compa- ment had signedMoUs with giventhe custody of afour-year- in apre-school and to ensure TheChildWelfareCommittee soughthis custody.The proceed- Panje holdsupto1,50,000 mi- all our freshwater. nies,whichwillinvestinsectors other companies in June. old boy, thecourt said the boy proper education is imparted to (CWC) had deniedthe couples ingsare pending. gratoryand resident birds dur- According to the RAMSAR ing winter.Environment groups Convention, wetlands in- have also been petitioning state clude: “all lakes and rivers, Environment MinisterAaditya underground aquifers, Nigerian national among Thackeray to declarePanje as a swamps andmarshes,wet NGO HASDISPOSED OF OVER 2,000 VEHICLES IN NASHIK birdsanctuary. grasslands, peatlands, 7held for duping Dongri The wetland and mangrove oases,estuaries, deltas and committee wasappointed tidal flats, mangroves and MumbaiPolicejoin hands with within amonth of the HC order- othercoastal areas, coral resident of Rs 39.8 lakh ing ablanket ban on mangrove reefs, and all human- destruction in the stateon made sites suchasfish Mercy'ssubordinatehad been September 18,2018. ponds, rice paddies, reser- NGO to clear abandonedvehicles EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE caughtattheairportwiththefor- Panje wasnot includedby voirs and salt pans”. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 eign currency and to ensurethat the districtadministration in its ity of spaceineverypolice sta- he wasnot arrested,Rs39.8lakh final listofnewly identifiedand DEVENDRAPANDEY tion across the city.“LikeinLT SEVENPERSONS,including a hadtobepaid to the customs de- verifiedwetlands in line with land committee headedbyen- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 Margpolice station,the police Nigerian national, have been ar- partment,saidpolice.Jadhav, who 2017 wetland rules that were vironment minister. Following motorcycles and cars areparked rested from Delhi-NCR foral- waspromisedthat he would be submitted to the Maharashtra that, afinal listwill be notified. WITH THE premises of police outside the station while un- legedly dupinga40-year-oldveg- repaid the money, went on to government’s environment de- In September 2017,the Union stations in Mumbai cluttered claimedvehicles areparkedin- etable vendor in Mumbai of Rs transfer the moneyinabank ac- partmentonJanuary3.From environment ministrynotified withunclaimed or abandoned side.These unclaimedvehicles 39.8lakh. Police said the fraud- count providedbythe fraudsters. Raigad district, 130suchzones the newWetland (Conservation vehicles,the Mumbai Police have turned intogarbageand stersapproachedDongriresident However, soonafter, Jadhavre- were proposed. Raigad district andManagement) Rules replac- have decided to joinhands with can cause amishap. The NGO NarayanJadhavonFacebookand alisedhehad been dupedasthe collector Nidhi Choudharycon- ingthe 2010 version.The new NGOGangamataWahan Shodh has the expertise, and theyhave under the pretextofopeninga accusedstoppedtakinghis calls. firmedthat anew proposal will rulesdonot incorporatewet- Sanstha thathas offeredits help done it in the Pune rural area mall in Mumbai, lured him into He approachedthe Dongri police be prepared. lands in coastalregulationzones in clearing these vehicles by earlier,” Patil said. paying the amount. andacasewasregisteredinMarch. The proposedwetland list (CRZ) and de-recognised salt tracing their owners. The Pune- It is learnt eachpolicestation In his statement to the police, Theinvestigatorsstartedscru- will be studiedbythe statewet- pans as wetlands. basedNGO had made the pro- Eachpolice station in Mumbaihas over 50 unclaimed has over 50 unclaimedvehicles Jadhavhas saidthathereceiveda tinising the bank account details posal last week to Joint vehicles. Express (including cars and two-wheel- friend requestonFBinFebruary in whichthe moneywas de- Commissioner of Police ers) on their premises. from one Mercy Grace,whichhe posited.After examining more Man sentenced to life imprisonment Vishwas NangrePatil, who sub- RamUdvanth, the NGO’s accepted. “The woman started than 80 bank accounts, Nigerian sequentlyapproved it. out howmanyvehicles were im- ing unclaimed vehicles. founder,began the survey from chatting with him and claimed national James Amaobi for killingmother-in-law in 2012 “The NGOhas helpedusear- poundedand forwhat reason — Meanwhile, the NGOwill theNirmal Nagarpolice station. that she is employedasacaptain Obiegbulam wastracedto lier too. We haddone this in howmanyare from accidents, take down details of eachun- According to Udvanth, the NGO withtheUSArmyandiscurrently Mukherjee NagarinNew Delhi. Mumbai: Asessions courtin herdaughter, Asha. Nasik and disposed of 2,000 ve- and howmanyare unclaimed,” claimedvehicle from eachpo- has helpedpolice in Puneand postedinAfghanistan,” an officer “Withhelp of the local police, Dindoshi has sentenceda40- Theprosecution,throughpros- hicles,” Patil told The Indian Patil added. licestation. It will contact the Kolhapur dispose of over 7,000 from Dongri police station said. Obiegbulam wasarrested, fol- year-old man to lifeimprison- ecutor Geeta Malankar, had sub- Express. “Theyfoundand ap- Following procedure, the owner,and if the owner refuses vehicles so far. “Wehavedone “Mercy claimedtohavealot lowedbythearrest of sixof hisac- ment formurdering his mother- mittedthatMuttu,whoworkedas proachedthe owners of the un- Mumbai Police sent notifica- to collect the vehicle, the NGO this in the past. Therehavebeen of moneyand wanted to open a complices from Delhi-NCR,” the in-lawin2012. atailor, went the house and as- claimedvehicles. Theyask peo- tions to ownerstocollect their will work toacquireanNOC instances wherewehave con- mall in Mumbai. She told the officer said. The six accusedhave The Borivali police had ar- saultedAshaonDecember19,and ple to claimthe car (or vehicles but therehavebeen from the owner andsell the ve- tacted an owner who washappy complainant that she is sending beenidentifiedasNeeraj Ramesh rested Murugesh Muttu on thevictimintervened.Theaccused two-wheeler) from apolice sta- numerous occasions where hicle forscrap.The moneywill to getthe vehicle. We have re- one of her subordinates to Verma, SabeerSikandar,Man December 20 in 2012 on thealle- had allegedly attacked her with a tion but the owners areoften re- ownersdonot turn up. In afew go to the government. turnedvehicles to people from Mumbai with $8 lakh to shortlist MohanSingh,ChandrapalNetram gation that he had killedhis pair of scissors due to whichshe luctant forvarious reasons. The cases, the policehad to take Theunclaimedvehicles, ac- and other states as well,” alocation,” the officer added. Sharma,Asif ShamsuddinShaikh mother-in-lawafter she inter- sustainedsevereinjuriesandlater surveyhas already begun to find courtapproval before auction- cording to Patil,takeupmajor- Udvanthsaid. The frauds told Jadhavthat and Waseem Ahmed Khan. venedinafightbetweenhimand succumbed to them. ENS WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020 5 ADVERTORIAL WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 6 MAHARASHTRA THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020

FELLING OF TREES FOR METRO4 MARATHA RESERVATION HC declines interim relief to NGO seeking stay on Govtmoves3rd Thane tree panel’s nod applicationinSC substantive plea seeking similar OMKARGOKHALE reliefsand disposedofthe plea, MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 thus clearing the wayfor MM- RDAtoimplement tree panel’s urgingtoliftstay IN Areprieve forMumbai permission. Metropolitan Region Adivision benchofJustice K DevelopmentAuthority (MM- KTated and Justice GSKulkarni EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE RDA), the BombayHigh Courton washearing interim application MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 Mondaydeclinedinterim relief by NGOThane Nagrik to an NGO, whichsoughtastay Pratishthan, challenging permis- AGAIN URGINGthe ChiefJustice on the permission of Thane Tree sions issuedbyThane Tree of India to vacatethe stay on Authority to transplant and fell Authority under Maharashtra Maratha reservation, the over 500trees forMetro-4 line. (Urban Areas) Protection and Maharashtragovernment on The line will run on the Preservation of Trees Actfor Monday movedathirdapplica- Wadala-Ghatkopar-Mulund- felling and transplantation of tion before the Supreme Court Thane-Kasarvadavliroute. trees forMetro-4 project. requesting the setting up of a TheChief Justice The courtasked the NGOto The application wasmoved largerconstitutional benchto of India has deposit the amount equivalent in apetition that claimedthe expeditethe hearing on the assured the state lawyer to the loss MMRDAwould suffer Metroline wasarbitrarilycon- reservation issue. The govern- that it will constitute the in the event of astayfor consid- verted intoanelevatedproject ment had movedsimilar pleas in larger bench and eration of interim relief, after leading to felling of over 500 UNITED IN DEMAND October 7and 28. whichthe NGOwithdrew the in- trees, instead of being developed PWD MinisterAshok Chavan, expedite the case” terim plea. as an underground project and Doctors seeking hikeinsalaryprotest outside theJJhospital in Mumbai on Monday. Ganesh Shirsekar who heads the stateCabinetsub- ASHOK CHAVAN However, the courtgranted the same wasincontrarytothe committee setuptopursue the PWD MINISTER liberty to theNGO to file afresh recommendationsofexperts. reservation issue, said: “Senior advocateMukul Rohatgifiledthe thirdapplication before the fits will notbedisturbed.The Six drivers of bike-taxi service charged Supreme CourtonMonday. He benchhad referred to alarger 3.14 lakh quintal seeds urgedthe CJI to take up the mat- constitution benchthe batchof teronpriority.The government, pleas challenging the validity of for ‘ferrying passengers without permit’ in itsapplication, has requested the lawgranting reservationto to be distributedto the court to withdrawthe stay Marathas. to people to notbook anybike- 66(1) (necessity of permits) and bookabike-taxi through their on the reservation.” Acknowledging thatthe stay farmers in Rabi season EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE taxis through Rapido’s applica- 192(A) (usingvehicleswithout app, or use their two-wheelers “The CJI has assured the state has created alot of problems for MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 tion, as the governmenthas not registration) of the Motor forpassenger transport. lawyer that it will constitutethe Maratha students seeking ad- approved anytransportation Vehicles Act, afterwhichtheir Officials also warnedpeople largerbench and expeditethe mission in professional courses THE MUMBAI trafficpoliceon services forbikes. bikes were seizedaswell. againstrentingtheirbikesforsuch case,” he added. and those looking forjobs, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The Maharashtra Mondaychargedsix drivers of According to trafficauthori- “During inquiry, we learned services,andsaidlegalactionwill Athree-judgebenchofthe Chavansaid: “Wehavedeployed MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 agriculture the bike-taxi service Rapido for ties, the six bikers, travelling be- theyare employees of the be takenagainstdefaulters. SC had in September stayedthe the best legal experts to pursue allegedlyferryingpassengers tween Bandra-Kurla Complex newly-launched Rapido bike- “Wehavebeenreceivingcom- implementation of the 2018 law the matter.Wewantthe SC to lift THE STATEgovernment has de- department has urged withoutappropriate permis- and Santacruz, were stopped taxi service,” an officer said. In a plaintsthat theyare operating granting reservationtothe stay immediately.” cidedtoprovide 3.14 lakh quin- agricultureuniversities sions, and seizedtheir vehicles. and asked to showpermissions press release, authorities added withoutnecessarypermissions,so Marathas in education and jobs This comes amid agitations talseeds, worthRs62.79 crore, The services, whichstarted to transport passengers. As they thatRapido is an online app that trafficdiversions across Mumbai in Maharashtra, but made it being organisedbythe to farmers forsowing in the Rabi to carry out research in three days ago, were disrupted did nothaveany,the police has notbeen approved by the were instructedtotakeaction clear that the status of those Maratha KrantiMorchaagainst season beginning this month. order to improvethe afterthe trafficpolice appealed chargedthem under sections government, and no one should againstthem,” an officer said. who have availedofthe bene- the stayorder. “This year,wereceivedgood quality of seeds rainfall. It is conducive fora good Rabi season. Under vari- AppealtoCM, Governor against ‘Facility of antigen ousschemes, the government averageareaof152 lakh hectare, Kamala Mills fire case: Police submit willprovide wheat, bajra, Rabi crops arecultivated on half lifting of prohibition in Gadchiroli test to be available maize,jowar and other cereals of the total area in Maharashtra. on courtpremises’ draft charges against 15 accused to farmers. Quality seeds in However, taking lessons Nagpur: Fortyleading writers, of acommittee to liftthe ban highlysubsidisedrates will be from the largescale substandard thinkers and social activists from should be canceledand,onthe Mumbai: The familycourtin made available,” Agriculture quality seeds being suppliedto Maharashtrahaveappealedto contrary, theban should bemore Mumbai issuedacircular on afan leftswitchedonnextto MinisterDadasaheb Bhuse told farmers during Kharif season GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari, effectively implemented,” stated Monday stating that facilities for EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Fourteen liveswerelost burningcoalmeantforhookahat mediapersons. (June to August),the stateagri- Chief MinisterUddhavThackeray the letter by the activists and rapid antigen testing forCovid- MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 in Kamala Mills fire on restaurantMojo’sBistro,spreadto He added: “In all, 3.14 lakh culture department has urged and NCPchief Sharad Pawarthat artists,asper apress note issued 19 will be made available forall adjacent restaurant-pub 1Above quintal seeds will be neededfor agricultureuniversities to carry the banonalcoholinGadchiroli by activistAbhayBang. lawyers and litigantsentering THE MUMBAI Police on Monday December 29, 2017 at Kamala Mills on December 29, sowingofRabi crops.” out research in order to improve district mustnot be lifted. Ministerfor OBC Welfareand the premises. submitted draftchargesbeforea 2017.Itled to thedeath of 13 pa- Under the National Food the quality of seeds. “It is in the interestoftribal Relief and Rehabilitation Vijay The circular states that theH courtagainst15accusedinthe trons and astaff member. Security Mission, the plan is to The agricultureminister people and women, and has the Wadettiwar had said the govern- (east) ward of theBrihanmumbai Kamala Mills fire case. of others)and34(commoninten- Among those booked in the increase area undersowing and has alsodirected the adminis- wide supportofgramsabhas and ment would constituteacom- Municipal Corporation (BMC) Special Public Prosecutor tion) sections of IPC. case aretwo managers of double crop production through tration to closelymonitorthe thewomen’s movement.Alcohol mittee with aviewtoliftprohi- willbearranging the tests on the PrakashShetty submitted draft Over the lastfew months, 1Above,owners of both the clusterfarming. Compared to sale and purchase of seeds to consumption in the district has bition in the twodistricts. ground floor of the court’sprem- charges—sameasthechargesheet the court hasbeen hearing dis- eateries, the person in charge of Kharif sowing being done on an farmers. reduceddue to theban. The idea VIVEKDESHPANDE isesinBandra.While the circu- filedagainstthe accusedin2018, charge applicationsfiledbythe the hookahcounter,the owner lar had initiallystatedthat tests including304(culpablehomicide accuseddenying the allegations of the companythat suppliedthe willbemandatory, aclarification notamounting to murder), 338 againstthem. It is is likelyto hookah service to Mojo’s Bistro, waslater issuedstating that it is (causing grievous hurtbyact en- give itsorder on the discharge owners of the building at Kamala MUMBAI BUILDING REPAIRS &RECONSTRUCTION BOARD voluntaryfor lawyersand liti- dangeringlifeorpersonalsafetyof pleas on Tuesday. Mills compound as well as fire AREGIONAL UNIT OF gantstoundergo thetests before others), 337(causinghurtbyact Fourteenliveswerelostwhen brigade and civic officials. All the (MAHARASHTRA HOUSING AND AREA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) entering the premises. ENS endangeringlifeorpersonalsafety afire,which allegedly startedfrom accusedare currentlyout on bail. Tel. No. :24705582; E-mail :[email protected] E-TENDER NOTICE Maharashtra Legislative Secretariat DIGITALLY Signed &unconditional online Tender in form "B-1" (Percentage Rate) are invited by the Executive Inviting Tenders for Integrated Security Engineer E-2 Div.M.B.R. &R.Board, at Bldg. No. 34, AbhudayaNagar,Kalachowki, Mumbai-400 033 from the Labour Management System (ISMS) Co-operative Society registered with MHADA under appropriate class with DDR class in Mumbai City District. MAHARASHTRA Legislative Secretariat invites techno-commercial e- Name of Works Estimated E.M.D. Security Registration Tender Price Time limit for proposals, in two-bid system, from reputed companies for the installation, Tender Cost Deposit (Class) of Labour including completion of commissioning, maintenance &training of Integrated Security No. Co-op. Soc. GST in Rs. work Management System. The tender can be downloaded on the e-Tendering 1 S. R. to R/C Bldg., known as 25,46,325/- Nil 26000.00 Class-A 560.00 18th Months website www.mahatenders.gov.in by paying the tender fees online. The Ashraffi Bldg., BWing, Badlu (Including last date for online submission of the tender is 09.11.2020 upto 1530 hrs. Ratnagiri Street, Mumbai in E-2 monsoon) Sd/- Div.Repairs Internal &External StructuralRepairs&Attending Secretary,Maharashtra Legislative Secretariat Leakages work. 2 S. R. to R/C Bldg., known as 25,85,317/- Nil 26000.00 Class-A 560.00 18th Months Ashraffi Bldg., CWing, Badlu (Including GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA Ratnagiri Street, Mumbai in E-2 monsoon) Div.Repairs Internal &External PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT StructuralRepairs&Attending Executive Engineer,Central Mumbai (P.W.) Division, Worli, Mumbai-400018. Leakages work. 3 S. R. to R/C Bldg., known as 18,49,685/- Nil 19000.00 Class-A 560.00 18th Months E-TENDER NOTICE NO. 16 (2020-21) Mandar Niketan, N. M. Joshi (Including Marg, Opp. Byculla (W.), Mumbai monsoon) ONLINE E-Tenders in "B-1" Form for the following work are invited by the Executive Engineer,Central Mumbai (P.W.) Division, Worli, in E-2 Divn. Mumbai-400018 (Phone No. 022-24931902 &24936404) Government of Maharashtra, Electronic Tender Management System http://mahatenders.gov.in from the registered in appropriate Labour Co-operative Society Ltd., Mumbai of Public Works Department of 4 S. R. to R/C Bldg., known as 12,17,864/- Nil 13000.00 Class-B &Above 560.00 15th Months Maharashtra State. Bhairavanath Keshavrao Khady (Including Road, Mumbai in E-2 Divn. monsoon) Sr. Name of Work Amount 5 S. R. to R/C Bldg., known as Sai 15,51,023/- Nil 16000.00 Class-A 560.00 18th Months No. (In Lakh) Kripa Byculla (W.), Mumbai in E-2 (Including 1 SLR to Gaganmahal BBld., at Worli. Repairs &Renovation Various Flats Newely alloted by GAD (Repairs to Door,Windows, Toilet Rs. 14.10 Divn. monsoon) Block, Dilapidated Plaster &Repainting 2 SLR to Gaganmahal CBldg., at Worli, Repairs &Renovation Various Flats Newely alloted by GAD (Repairs to Door,Windows, Toilet Rs. 16.09 Sr.No. Stage Desc. Date of time period Block, Dilapidated Plaster &Repainting. 1 Publishing Date 03.11.2020, 10.00 3 SLR to Saket Building at Worli (Repairs to Plaster with polymer Mortar,Flooring, Aluminium Window &Repainting to Flat No. A/5 & Rs. 29.00 A/8, Repairs to Dilapidated Drainage line &Plastering, Cement jali to Existing compound wall to sneha Bldg.) 2 Document sale start 03.11.2020, 10.05 4 SLR to Gaganmahal A, B&CBuilding at Worli Repairs to Dilapidated Plastering, cement jali to existing compound wall Rs. 17.50 3 Document sale end 17.11.2020, 17.30 5 Reparis to High Security Barrack No. 12 BatArthur Road Jail, Mumbai Rs. 17.77 4 Bid Submission start 03.11.2020, 10.05 6 Construction of Shed on workshop BBuilding of ITI Campus Agripada. Rs. 19.91 5 Bid Submission end 17.11.2020, 17.35 6 Technical Bid Opening 19.11.2020, 11.00 a.m. onwards 7 Repairs to Police Constable Quarters Bldg "A" at Mandavi, Mumbai. Rs. 26.66 7 Price Bid Opening 23.11.2020, 11.00 a.m. onwards 8 Annual Maintainance work of Gokhale Road Police Station Compound Building No. 1, 2, 3, 4&5atDadar.(Repairs to fixtures and Rs. 11.90 fasternings of doors and windows/ Carpentary,Sanitary and Water Supply Fittings/ Plumbing, Colour,Washing, Distempers and patch 1. The Complete bidding process will be online (e-Tendering) in two bid system. All the notificationsand detailed painting, Plaster,Leakages water proofing Supply material and Misc. Works) terms and conditions regarding this tendernotice hereafter will be published online on web site http://mahatenders.gov.in, MHADA Website -http://mhada.gov.in. 9 Annual Maintainance work of 4European, 5Sargent, 28 Constable Qrts 32, P.I., P.S.I. A, B, D, RCC Chawl at Dadar Police Compound at Rs. 21.11 Dadar.(Repairs to fixtures and fasternings of doors and windows/ Carpentary,Sanitary and Water Supply Fittings/ Plumbing, Colour, 2. Bidding documents can be loaded on the web site http://mahatenders.gov.in,from Date 03.11.2020 at 10.05 to Washing, Distempers and patch painting, Plaster,Leakages water proofing Supply material and Misc. Works.) Date 17.11.2020 up to 17.35. 10 Annual Maintainance work of sub Oversears Quarters Servant Qrts, Staff&Sweepers Quarters at DSIS Campus at Matunga. Repairs to Rs. 3.65 3. The payment for Tender Form Fee and Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) must be made online. fixtures and fasternings of doors and windows/ Carpentary,Sanitary and Water Supply Fittings/ Plumbing, Colour,Washing, Distempers 4. Technical Bids will be opened on 19.11.2020 at 11.00 AM &Price bids will be opened on 23.11.2020, 11.00 a.m. and patch painting, Plaster, Leakages waterproofing Supply material and Misc. Works. onwards at office of the Executive Engineer E-2 Div.M.B.R. &R.Board, at Bldg. No. 34, Abhudaya Nagar, Kalachowki, Mumbai-400 033 on web site http://mahatenders.gov.in. 11 Annual Maintainance work of New Police Colony Building No. 13 at Mahim. (Repairs to fixtures and fasternings of doors and windows/ Rs. 6.54 Carpentary,Sanitary and Water Supply Fittings/ Plumbing, Colour,Washing, Distempers and patch painting, Plaster, Leakages water 5. e-Tenderer should submit original documents (those were uploaded during bid preparation)for verification at the proofing Supply material and Misc.Works.) time of Technical Bid opening. 12 Estimate for Trenching the Electric Cable at B.D.D. Chawl No. 9&39Worli. Rs.6.68 6. Tenderer should submit information and scanned copies in PDF format in Technical Envelope as mentioned in Technical Offer. 13 Repairs to toilet block near GAD Bldg. Gents and Ladies Toilet at HBPCL, Parel, Mumbai. Rs. 13.26 7. 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SECOND PHASE PATNA CONFIDENTIAL In Bhagalpur, aJDU-BJP snag In 94 seats today, RJD bets Left AHEAD OF Phase-2 polling in Bhagalpur, Mandal says in the clip. The RJD tweeted local channel Voice of Bihar playedaclip theclip,saying,“NDAisnopoliticalalliance, fromaconversationbetweenJD(U)worker it’saconspiracy”,andadvisedBiharistonot Chandan Kumarand sitting party MP Ajay touchthis “madhumakkhi ka chhatta (bee- Mandal about the latter“quietly” visiting hive)”.Later,Mandaltoldreportersthatthe Bhagalpur’sPirpaintiandcampaigningfor conversationwasreported“tod-madod-ke proves right; BJP hopes 2015 does Independent candidateAman Paswan. (twisted)”.BJP MP NishikantDubey told “JD(U)shouldn’tsupportBJPunderanycir- Voice of Bihar, onlymeeting peoplemat- cumstance... We don’t careifthe RJD wins, ters,“notaudio/video,Facebook,Twitter....” Contesttough, but Mahagathbandhanfeels it hasanedgewithalliance workers‘in sync’ on theground RAGHOPUR DIPANKARGHOSE& Phase2Phase3 PHASE-2:PARTY &SEATS SANTOSHSINGH PHASEII KEYCONTESTS PATNA,NOVEMBER2 56 52 1. HASANPUR 43 46 7 7 IN THE 2015 Assemblyelections, when the TejPratapYadav,RJD; 3 Patna 36 6 8

Mahagathbandhanhad wonagainstthe BJP 13 102 24 LaluPrasad’sson 14 28 103 101 18 30 16 22 29 in Bihar at the peakofthe 100 15 104 17 37 99 39 105 90 36 110 96 RajKumarRai,JD(U); 106 111 38 98 6 wave, NorthBihar had giventhe saffron party 82 95 4 107 3 112 99 109 116 81 94 97 108 80 SittingMLA 115 113 half of its43seats. Mostofthe 94 seatsvot- 125 79 117 120 114 4 124 139 seats 121 78 5 118 119 ing on Tuesdayare in NorthBihar.Aspartof 122 123 129 140 CPI

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186 LJP RJD 127 BJP 187 181811 182 141 148 183 (ML) 184 142 147 128 137 RLSP 149 JD(U) the NDA, the BJP is contesting 46 of them, 6 185 146 188 180 150 143

2. BANKIPUR CPI 145 177 144 151 152 CPI and the JD(U) 43. 153 154 Congress 175 172 151566 171 158 LuvSinha,Congress; 174 176 Thecontest is likelytobetough, with the 2 173 171 2015 ASSEMBLYPOLLS NDAbanking on EBC and women voters, and Actor-turned-politician 1 ShatrughanSinha’sson RJD JD(U) BJP INC the Mahagathbandhan on the combinedso- 4. RAGHOPUR cial base of the Congress and Left. The dark PushpamPriyaChoudhary,PluralsParty; 31 30 22 7 TejashwiPrasadYadav,RJD; horses could be the LJP,that has put up can- DaughterofJD(U)leaderVinodChoudhary LJP didatesin52seats, and the RLSP,with 36 LaluPrasad’ssonand 2 nominees in the fray —bothofwhichcould NitinNavin,BJP; CMnomineeofGrandAlliance Sitting MLA end up hurting the NDAcombine. SatishKumar,BJP; Others Tejashwi’s biggestbet is along-awaited bridgeoverthe Ganga. Dipankar Ghose In the 2015 Assemblyelections, 31 of sittingMLA,defeatedRabrionJD(U)ticket 2 these 94 seatshad been wonbythe RJD, 30 3.GOPALGANJ by the JD(U) and 22 by the BJP,while the SadhuYadav, BSP; 5. PARSA 6. MANER 7. MADHUBAN Congress and LJP had wonseven andtwo RabriDevi’sbrother Lalu familybastion has seatsrespectively. ChandrikaRai,JD(U); BhaiBirendra,RJD; RanaRandhirSingh,BJP; The JD(U) might be outofthe SubhashSingh,BJP; Formerministerandfather-in- Two-timesittingMLA SittingMLA Sitting MLA Mahagathbandhan, but the RJD-ledalliance lawofLaluPrasad’selderson NikhilAnand,BJP; MadanPrasadSahu,RJD is confidentits newLeftpartners will fill the TejPratapYadav hadCMs,what it wants AsifGafoor,Congress; Formerjournalist ShivjeeRai,Independent gap. The RJD setaside as manyas29seatsfor grandsonofex-CMAbdulGafoor ChoteLalRai,RJD the Left—six forthe CPI, four forthe CPM and 19 forthe CPI (M-L), countingonthe lat- from Tejashwi is vikas ter’s “very high strikerate”.Ofthe 29 seats, 13 phase, is countingonaresurgence in areinthis phase. Begusarai. It wasonce known as “mini Despitehow latethe partnership was Moscow” or “Leningrad”, with the CPI win- But while the Yadavs see the crowds at stitched, it is seen as working well on the ningfromBegusaraiNorthfor the firsttime SANTOSHSINGH&DIPANKARGHOSE Tejashwi’s rallies as asign of return of “our” ground,with the RJD confidentthat itsgam- backin1957(itsfirstwin in NorthIndia). PATNA,RAGHOPUR,NOVEMBER2 rule,the desirefor “development” ispalpable. ble on the transferability of Leftvotes will This time, as partofthe Having juststruggledacross the ricketypon- payoff.Though the Leftvote sharehas de- Mahagathbandhan, it is contesting from “RAGHOPURPEOPLEdonot just electanMLA, toon bridge, Satish Yadavsays,“WheneverI clinedfrom5.04% in 2005 to 3.51% in 2015,its Teghra, Bakhri (SC), Bachhwara, as well as theyelectthechiefMinister”—TejashwiYadav have to cross this bridge, my heartsinks. Ifear voters comprise acommitted cadre. This is twoseatsinMadhubani, and one in Purnea. underlinedashefiledhisnominationfromthe that it might fall anytime. Maybe, if Tejashwi one reason the RJD pushedfor an alliance Teghraseat is home to theCPI’s newicon, constituency,represented by Lalu Prasad in becomes CM, some work will be done.” with them and chose to letgoofthe HAM KanhaiyaKumar, and is settosee atriangu- 1995 and 2000,and Rabri Devi in 2005. The Raghopur Assemblyseat is estimated and VIP,though the Congress had wanted a lar contestamong theparty’s RamRatan However, located by the banksofthe to have around 1.25 lakh Yadavs,with other larger gathbandhan.“Further,inapost-poll Singh, sitting JD(U) MLAVirendraKumar Ganga,Raghopur has little to showfor this as- castes waybehind —thereare 40,000-odd scenario, the Leftparties arethe leastlikelyto Singh (son of former advocategeneral Ram sociationwith successive CMs, exceptfor un- Rajputs, and around 20,000 SCs and 10,000 break away,” says an RJD leader,speaking Balak Mahto), and the LJP’s Lalan Kuwar(a interruptedpowersupply. In 2010,the Yadav- non-YadavOBCs. The LJP has put up acandi- from experience of the bitter parting BJP rebel). The latter twoare fighting forthe dominatedLalu stronghold chose the JD(U)’s date,RakeshRoshan,whichmightendupben- with the JD(U). same Bhumihar votes. SatishKumar,alsoaYadav, overRabri.Tejashwi efiting the RJD. Both the CPI (M-L) and RJD leaders say Pointing out that it washerethat Nitish wonin2015,andisupagainstKumarthistime. Thegiant-killerof the2010 election,Satish theirworkers areinsync, as opposedto“the recentlymade his remark“baap se poochho”, Apartfromthefamilyname,Tejashwi,who Kumar,has been canvassing hardinthe seat fractured NDAcoalition”. “Thereistrust, as telling the crowdtoask theirfathers what is hoping to expand the RJD’s appeal beyond evenasTejashwicriss-crossesthestateshoul- well as the recognition of adesirefor change Rahul Gandhi,Tejashwi Yadavatarally. TheMahagathbandhanisconfidentthat the statehad before his time, Bhavesh Kumar caste todevelopment,iscountingongoodwill dering the RJD campaign. ABJP worker out- in government. People have aspirations, are theLeftparties, contestingon13seatsinPhase 2, will fill the gapleftbyJD(U). PTI says,“VirendraKumarSingh seldom visited arisingoutof aproject sidearally by senior tired of Nitish Kumar and arelookingfor a the constituency afterbecominganMLA and to builda9.6-km leader Nityanand Rai viablealternative,” says aCPI (M-L) leader, is facing strong anti-incumbency.” He be- bridgebetween says,“The seat is diffi- claiming theyare notflusteredbythe BJP (M-L) givesacushion.” down and ASHA workers involved in Covid lievesthe CPI is ahead, though adding point- KachchiDargah cult but Satishji is a throwing allegations of Naxaland extremist The CPI (M-L) leader givesthe example work aresupporting the alliance. edly,“Therehas been hardlyany demand for (Patna) and Bidupur Phase2 maati putra (son of the Phase3 linksatthem. of Aurai, wherethe party went in with a Says Dipankar Bhattacharya,the CPI (M- Kanhaiyatocampaign here.” (Hajipur). Work on it Hajipur soil). He will emerge According to theleader,theyare even weak organisation. With twoYadav candi- L) general secretary, “Weare very encour- The CPM,the weakestamongstthe three beganin2015, when Patna victorious again.” In morepositive afterthe firstphase, where the dates in the race, it believesits Muslim nom- aged by the firstphaseand the momentum Leftparties with no win in 15 years, is con- Tejashwi wasthe 2010,Kumar had de- CPI (M-L)contestedeight seats(it is in the inee is ahead, with the help of the RJD. is onlygrowing. All these comments (bythe testingfromBibhutipur,Matihani, Pipraand deputy CM and held RAGHOPUR Phase1 feated Rabri by over fray in sixinthis phase). “Wehaveawinning “Muslims arethe largest blockhere, but since BJP) arenot making adifference on the Majhi, three of whichvoteonTuesday. the Road Cons- 1,300votes. chance in all of them, including Arrah, where Independence, onlyYadavs have been win- ground. The needfor changeissuchthat However, even the party is aiming high,says truction portfolio. At Rustampur vil- we camefrombehind... In manyseats, the ning,”the leader says,adding thatinmany none of this matters.” aleader,due to “thewinds of changeand the The bridgeisa lage, Lalit Kumar,30, a RJD contesting aloneisnot viable.The CPI urban areas, the poor hit hardbythe lock- The CPI, four of whosesix seatsare in this supportofother alliance partners”. godsend foranareawherepeople have long Kurmi likeCMNitish, says it would be sad if got byonboats,oratemporarypontoonbridge. Tejashwi winsdespiteRaghopur’s state. “We “I take theboat to go to Patna to sell milk. areonly40kmfromPatna, but thereisnode- Hundredsofvegetable sellers do the same,” velopmenthere.LookatNitishKumar’svillage says Awadhesh Rai, adding that the fewin in Nalanda and see what he has done there.” FORMORELOGONTOINDIANEXPRESS.COM/ELECTIONS Raghopurwhoownfour-wheelersalsohave to However, inthissentimentfor“vikas”,there oftenload them ontoboats. is no patience forNitish even among others COVID-19UPDATE Thereisdiscontent on other issues too, gathered aroundhim. “Workdid nothappen ● WHO’S WHERE TODAY ● RALLY WATCH CASES IN 24 HRS*: giventhatRaghopur has stoodbythe RJD first herebecauseNitishdidnotlet ithappen.When familyfor years. Ravi Mahtocomplains of a Tejashwi is CM, of course he willhavetode- PM MODI IN SAHARSA, BEHIND 577 flourishing illicit liquor business. “Even police velop Raghopur... The government must areafraid of venturing intothis area,” he says. change.Andif Tejashwidoesnot work,wewill FORBESGANJ; TEJASHWI DEATHS: 4 PraveenSingh,astudent,remindsTejashwi throw himoutlikeRabriDevi,”says SanjaySah. RAHUL GANDHI IN KATIHAR, WHATISLAKADSUNGHA, PACE,PLAN of his promise once to live in Raghopur. Ramesh Singh, aBhumihar and usuallya TOTAL CASES: 2,18,118 KISHANGANJ; THETERMUSEDBYPM TOPROJECT “Instead,hewas hardlyhereduringthefloods BJP supporter,saysthat Tejashwi might rally TEJASHWI YADAVIN MODIDURINGCAMPAIGN? ‘YOUTH, TOTAL DEATHS: 1,101 ortheCovidcrisis.”SinghgrantsthatTejashwi the Yadavs behind him but that doesn’t dis- ACTIVECASES: 7,036 might still win from the seat but says that will countdesire forsomeonenew.“Iwill decide BIHARIGANJ ENERGY’ be only duetothe caste combination. “If he is onthelastday,butmaybeitwillbegoodto see *BiharHealthDepartment(asof6pmonNov2) so sureofhis development plank, whydid he change.Whoknows,ifTejashwibecomesCM, notcontest from anyother constituency?” Raghopur might finallysee development.” Urea to dairy, an old industrial capital scripts arevival story

Putzmeisterboom placers. plants in locations that previouslyhad units IOC’s oil refineryatBarauni wasIndia’s takingthe totalto720 MW. HARISHDAMODARAN The newplant —whichcan produce running on naphtha and fuel oil, respectively, second afterAssam’sDigboi. It cameon Lastbut notleastisthe Barauni Dairy. BARAUNI,NOVEMBER2 2,200 metric tonnes per day(mtpd)ofam- and lying closedfor two decades or more. stream in July1964with 1million tonnes With aturnoverofRs755.36 crore, it is not monia and 3,850 mtpd urea, as againstthe “The commercial operation datefor (mt) annual crude processing capacity,aug- justBihar’s, but also eastern India’s,largest BIHAR, FORlong, has been agraveyardofin- 600mtpd and 1,000mtpd capacity of the de- Gorakhpur wasoriginally February2021. But mented to 3mtin1969 and 6mtby2002. cooperative dairyunion. In 2019-20, the dustry. Those searching foraglimmer of funct unit —was earlier supposedtobeready due to Covid, thatwillnow be August, while On January30, afternearly 18 years, the IOC Deshratna Dr RajendraPrasad Dugdh hope, though, needn’t look beyond Barauni by May2021, 36 months from the dateofin- it is November-December forBarauni and boardapproved afurther expansion to 9mt Utpadak Sahkari Sangh, as it is called,made town in Begusarai district. BilledasBihar’s vestment approval. That schedule has been Sindri,” Gupta says. at an estimated costofRs13,779 crore. This Rs 499.03 crorepaymentsto1.32 lakh farm- “industrial capital” —voting forthe state somewhat upset, thankstothe disruptions Urea from these plantswould, thus, be project —entailing the setting up of anew 9 ers and procured 4.55 lakh kg per dayofmilk Assemblypolls hereisonNovember3—itis from Covid-19and the lockdown. available to farmers from next year’s rabi mt atmospheric and vacuum distillation unit, on an average. actuallywitnessingaresurgence of sorts. “TillMarch 21,wehad about 4,000work- cropping season. HURL has even startedmar- the contract forwhichwas awardedtoL&T Barauni Dairyisplanning to invest Rs 95.5 There’s no better symbolofthat than ers. Once the lockdown wasimposed, all keting its‘Apna’ urea brand in Bihar since HydrocarbonEngineering in April—istobe croreinwhatwill be the country’s biggest HindustanFertilizerCorporation Ltd’s (HFCL) work stopped. The administration gave us February, by sourcing material from the pub- commissionedbyApril 2023. plant formaking indigenous milk products. ammonia-urea complexatBarauni, which permission to restartonApril 26, but most lic sector RashtriyaChemicals and Fertilizers. Equallysignificant is the Barauni Thermal The proposedplant will consume 2lakh shut down in 1999 and is nowbeingrevived workers (75% from Biharand the rest from ForBihar,the Barauni project’s revivalis PowerStation (BTPS). This coal-fired project, litres per dayofmilk to exclusively produce —throughabrandnewplantonthesame480 West Bengal, Jharkhand and other states) had no small thing. Itsannual production capac- too, came up in the early-Sixties, with five rasagulla, gulab jamun, peda, cham cham, acres land thathousedthe earlier project. At already left. We could resume onlyonMay 4 ity,at12.7lakh tonnes (lt), can meetamajor unitsof145 megawatt (MW) aggregategen- kalakand, misti dahi, raskadam,milk cake, Rs 7,043.26 crorecapital cost, it would be with the 600-700 whohad stayed backin partofthe state’s consumption/sales of 22.64 eration capacity being made operational be- khoa, paneer,lassi andplain dahi.The dairy Bihar’sbiggest industrial investment. the labourcamps here.Asthe lockdown lt in 2019-20. Neither Bihar nor Jharkhand tweenJanuary1963 and December 1971.All union is already using 70,000-80,000 litres “Construction is morethan 70 per eased, the worker strength rose to 1,900in has anyureaplants; the closestone at of them were retired by 1995-96. Units6 dailynow forproducing indigenous milk centcomplete.Machineryorders are early-June, 3,500inJuly, 4,000in Augustand Phulpur in is 490kmfrom and 7, of 110MWeachestablishedin1984- sweets under the ‘Sudha’ brand. already placed, and we willbeginpre-com- 5,000 since September,” adds Sinha. Barauni and 550 km from Sindri.Bothproj- 85, were takenupfor renovation and “Weare in discussions with the National missioning and commissioningactivity from Arun Kumar Gupta,managing director of Work is on in full swing at the Barauni ectswill getgas from GAIL (India) Ltd’s modernisation. DairyDevelopmentBoard foraRs 70 crore February,” says Sunil Kumar Sinha,general HURL,ishopeful of the projectbeing com- urea project site. Harish Damodaran Jagdishpur-Phulpur-Haldia pipeline. Aspur On December 15,2018, NTPC acquired loan at 6.5% concessional interestratefor 10 manager of HindustanUrvarak &Rasayan missionedbyDecember 2021. The company line, from Dobhi in Gaya,has already been BTPS from the Bihar StatePowerGeneration years under theCentre’s DairyProcessing & Ltd (HURL) in charge of theproject site —ajoint venture of Coal IndiaLtd,NTPC, laid till Barauni. Company. Today, notonlyare Units6&7run- InfrastructureFund. Since the land forthe that currentlyhas 5,000-plus workers, along- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), HFCL and urea complexesatGorakhpur (Uttar But Begusarai’s revivalstory —whose ning, anew 250 MW plant wasdeclaredop- project is available here, we can expect the side Sarens, Sanghvi and Escorts Fertilizer Corporation of India —isalso put- Pradesh) and Sindri (Jharkhand). These, like fruitswould accrue to whichevergovern- erational on March 1, this year.Another250 plant to be ready in two-three years,” stated Hydracranes, JCB excavators and ting up twoother similar-sizedammonia- Barauni, aregreenfield natural gas-based ment comes next —isn’t confinedtourea. 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First India-born minister in New Zealand, her father Organisationvssympathyover says ‘proud, not surprised’ ‘gaddari’inMP’s28seatstoday

SHAJUPHILIP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NOVEMBER2 Priyanca IRAMSIDDIQUE ED Aggressive Radhakrishnan GWALIOR,NOVEMBER2 campaignmay ON MONDAY,when India-born PLAIN E giveBJPedge ● Priyanca Radhakrishnan was INArecentvideo,BJPRajyaSabha EX appointed as aMinisterinthe “Whenher mother washos- memberJyotiyadityaScindiawas Newly-elected BJP RajyaSabha MPs in Lucknow. Express NewZealand Cabinetled by pitalisedinChennai, Priyanca seen urging voters to press the WHAT MIGHT work forthe Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern, stayedforseveraldays atherbed- ‘panja’ —the Congress’s electoral ruling partyinthese MP by- it wasa“proud moment” forher side. But she had to return fora symbol —while campaigning in polls is the aggressive cam- father RRadhakrishnan, an IIT- meetinginLondon,andcouldnot DabraconstituencyofMadhya paigning by senior BJP lead- BJP wins 9of11RS Kanpur alumnus hailing from be presentwhen her mother Pradesh.Hecorrectedhimself im- ers —fromUnion minister NorthParavur in Kerala's breathedher last,’’said Radhakr- mediately, asking voters to press NarendraSingh Tomar to Ernakulam district. ishnan, adding that his elder the button for‘kamal’ —the BJP CM , seats;Cong strength But it washardlyasurprise. daughter Manavi is settledin symbol—but that moment cap- and former CM UmaBharati Foryearsnow,Radhakrishnan CanadaandmarriedtoaCanadian tured thepredicament facedby to incumbentstate Home had been nudging his daughter management professional. both sides in the 28 seatsgoing to Government employees withelection material forpolling MinisterNarottamMishra. set to dipbelow40 towardspolitics in NewZealand Afterpost-graduationincivil the bypolls on Tuesday. booths on the eveofpolls, in Indore. ANI They all held severalmeet- whereshehadgone to pursueher engineering from IIT-Kanpur, With Scindia, who joinedBJP ings with influential caste higher studiesfromSingapore. In Radakrishnan worked forthree after20yearsinthe Congress groups. While Chouhan re- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Varanasi lawyer 2017,she went on to become an years with Mumbai Port Trust alongwith25ex-CongressMLAs, sidedwith the British, leaving whereImartiDevi, initiallyseen frainedfromsharing adais NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 MP in Arden's Labour Party. before moving to Singapore in bringing down the KamalNath “JhansikiraniLaxmiBai”alonefol- astrailing,haswonsupportof the with JyotiradityaScindia,he told to approach “The postofMinisterwas not 1972 whereheworkedasaport government,theoppositionparty lowing the Revolt of 1857,which business community following has announcedaslewof WITHTHEBJPwinningnineof the Allahabad HC totallyunexpected.Webelieved engineer. He returnedwith wife has been seen as being fumbling eventually ledtoher death. some aggressive campaigning by schemes —CMKisan 11 RajyaSabha seatsonMonday, that she would getsome greater Usha to settle in Chennai in 1999. slightly inraisingissuesotherthan Butevenwiththeheavy-duty BJP.But a“strong” BSP candidate SammanNidhi, Ladli Laxmi, the ruling party’s strength in the NewDelhi: TheSupreme role in the government,and the Both their daughters were “gaddari”—betrayal—byScindia round of campaign by Nath, inSantoshGaudislikelytoeatinto and Kanyadan yojna, among Upper House has gone up to 92 Court on Mondayasked Prime Ministerhad indicatedto born in India, but completed and his team of legislators. Congress, whichlooksstrongin Congress votesinaseat that has others—whichthe BJP ex- while the main opposition Varanasi-basedlawyer her aboutit,”saidRadhakrishnan, school in Singaporebefore While that line of betrayal — aboutsix seats, is facingatough traditionallybeen with the party. pectswill helpitinclose Congressissettodipbelow40for PrakashBajaj,who ques- who is settledinChennai. Priyanca movedtoMassey setout by the party —isseenas fight from the BJP in aregioncon- Aiming to wooDalit voters, contests. thefirst time. tionedthe rejection of his “Today,Ispoketoher after University in NewZealand to having created an undercurrent sideredaScindiastronghold.With Nath has emphasisedthat the The BJP on itsown is still 31 SP-backednominationfor hearing about her newrole. She pursue acourse in Development of sympathyfortheCongress,but Congress seen as being ahead in Constitutionof BRAmbedkarhad shortofthe halfway markof123 the RajyaSabha elections is thrilled.She is the firstIndian Studies. “Priyancamade her de- it is unlikelytobe enoughfor the reserved(SC)seatssuchasGohad provisionsforbypollsintheevent their knowledge,and that they in the Upper House, but with al- from UttarPradesh alleg- to become aMinisterinthe New but in politicswhen she con- party.The party has 87 MLAs in and Ambha, Satish Shikarwar, its of death of asitting MP or MLA, had receivedlittle help from BJP, lies JD(U), whichhas five mem- ing aconspiracy by the re- Zealand Government. But Ihave tested andgot elected as the the current House, and will have candidatefromGwalior-East, is “but these bypolls have been whichwas then in power. bers,andRamdasAthawaleof the turning officer to favour advisedher to notforgetthe International Students’Officer of to win all 28 seatstogettothe likelytogiveatough fight to forced on us due to betrayal”. Meanwhile,counteringNath’s RepublicanPartyofIndia,theNDA the BSP,toapproachthe family even while pursuingaca- the MasseyUniversityStudents halfway markof115. MunnalalGoyal,oneof theformer In alateattempt to sway Dalit “gaddar” narrative,Scindia,for tallystands at 98.Adding the Allahabad High Court for reer in politics,” he said. Association. She decidedtostay The BJP,with 107seats, needs Congress MLAs who switched votes, BJP releasedapamphlet whomthe bypolls would deter- AIADMK, whichhas nine MPs, redressal of his grievance. Priyanca, 41,has been a backinNew Zealand, whensen- only eight. sides. Notably, theSC-STpopula- withapictureofShikharwarshar- minehispositioninhisnewparty, and some parties from the AbenchheadedbyChief member of the Labour Party iorleaders of the Labour Party Nathhasrepeatedly reminded tion is about 21 to 28 percent of ing the dais withRishabh has pointedout that the 25 MLAs Northeast, the NDAtallyeasily Justice ofIndia SABobde since 2006.“Her husband encouraged her to join the votersintheGwalior-Chambalre- the electorate in at least 21 con- Bhadoriya, main accused in the hadlittleoptionbutto move to BJP, crosses 110. allowedhim to withdraw Richardson, aNew Zealand citi- party,” said Radhakrishnan. gion, whichaccountsfor 16 of stituencies, including Gwalior- 2018 caste violenceinGwaliorfol- as their demands forvarious de- Meanwhile, the Election his plea. ENS zen who workswith an IT firm, “She is hardworking and has these 28 seats, that“Chambal’s East.Inwhatcouldqueerthepitch lowing the Bharat bandh–three velopment worksintheir con- Commission on Monday an- joinedthe party recently. They excellent oratoryskills. We en- bloodishot —anditwillneverfor- forCongress, the BSP has fielded members from Dalit community stituencies went unheardunder nouncedabypolltothe lone va- metwhen she wasworking with couraged andsupportedher de- getpeople who have betrayed 27 candidates, makingitatrian- were killedintheviolence.Acon- the “corrupt” Congress govern- cantseat in on UP and one from — an NGOfor women survivors of cision to join politics in New them”. This exhortation wasfol- gular contestonmanyseats. troversysoon arose, with family ment. Scindia has emphasised December 1, necessitated by the areretiringonNovember25, in- domestic violence and migrant Zealand. We allowedher to lowedbyareminder thatthe Among the seats facing a members of the deceasedstating thatheisa“dog”loyalto his“mas- death of BJP MP Ashok Gasti. The cluding Congress members PL workers. Theyhavedecidednot move in the direction she Scindia familyhad purportedly three-way contest in Dabra, thatthepicturewasusedwithout ters”, who arethe voters. BJP,which is in powerin Punia and RajBabbar. to have children forthe sake of wanted to go,’’ he said. Karnataka,willwintheseatwhich Consequently, theCongress’stally Priyanca's politicalcareer,’’ said In NewZealand, Priyancawill willtake theparty’stallyto93be- will come down to 38 from 40. Radhakrishnan. beMinisterforDiversity,Inclusion Cong MLAwho fore the Winter Session. BesidesPuri, those elected Priyanca had lastvisited and EthnicCommunities; ‘My calling is not photos, TheBJPstrengthwentupto 92 unopposed in UP areBJP's Kerala in July2019totakepartin Ministerfor the Community and defected to BJP afternineof itscandidates–eight Neeraj Shekhar, ArunSingh, rituals relatedtothe death of her VoluntarySector;and Associate in UP and one in Uttarakhand – Geeta Shakya, Haridwar Dubey, mother Usha,who diedin Ministerfor Social Development titles... Iamanordinary BJP willbemade were elected unopposedon Brijlal, BLVarma and Seema Februarythat year. and Employment. Monday. In UP,one candidate Dwivedi; Samajwadi Party's minister if eachofthe Samajwadi Partyand RamGopal Yadav; and BSP's BSPwereelected unopposed. Ramji Gautam. workerand content with that’ elected:BSY Among those elected unop- In Uttarakhand, senior BJP Willgive10lakh posed from UP includeUnion leader Naresh Bansal wasde- RAJYASABHA MP JYOTIRADIYA This is aparty,inaway, ministerHardeep Singh Puriand clared elected unopposed. SCINDIA speakstoIRAM foundedbymygrandmother. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SP leaderRam GopalYadav. FULLREPORTON jobs even if it means SIDDIQUE on whyheconsiders Thereisasaying,“matbhed(dif- BENGALURU,NOVEMBER2 Elevenmembers —10from www.indianexpress.com himself aBJP worker,his experi- ferenceof opinion)honabohot za- ence in the Kamal Nath govern- roorihaiparmanbhed(difference ACONGRESS MLAwho defected withholding MLAs’ ment and his switchfromthe of hearts)nahihonachahiye.”...To to the BJP in July2019will be Congress to theBJP.Excerpts: me,it’sironicthatthepartymy fa- made aministerifelected again Ideologies opposite, ther spent 30 years in and the in the November 3bypolls, salaries:Tejashwi What is the mostimportant party Ispent 20 years in, how Karnataka Chief MinisterBS agenda forMadhya Pradesh in cometheydidn’tspeakallthelan- Yediyurappa has said. BSP-BJP alliancenot these bypolls? guage they arespeaking now... The CM This is an election forthe fu- had earlier PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA tureofMadhya Pradesh and its Is this in reference to youbeing promised possible: Mayawati PATNA,NOVEMBER2 people. ACongress government termeda‘gaddar’? ministerial po- wasputinplace18 monthsago,it THEEXPRESS Notonlythat, manymore sitionstoall 17 RJD LEADER Tejashwi Yadavon hadaChief Ministerwhowasself- barbs and taunts... It justshows Congress and MAULSHREESETH Mondaysaid he will implement centredandranacorruptgovern- INTERVIEW their duplicity... JD(S) rebels LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER2 hispollpromise of giving10lakh ment. Mr Kamal Nath achieved who helped jobs even if it means withhold- the impossible task of losing 30 Will your voters, who Karnataka the BJP form DAYS AFTER stating that her WITH ingthe salaries of thechief min- Yadav, Nadda per centofhis lawmakers within JYOTIRADITYA identifiedwith your secular CM the govern- party could even supportthe ister, ministers and MLAs. 15 months... SCINDIA image,beable to connect? ment in 2019. BJP to ensurethe defeat of Referring BJP RAJYA SABHA MP WhyamInotsecular if Iam The bypolls for Samajwadi Party's candidatein to thecriticism repeating he has given6lakh jobs Your pictureshavebeen withtheBJP?Whyistalkingabout 15 seatswereheld in December Uttar Pradesh Legislative the RJD has during his 15-year rule. But he missing from hoardings and Hinduism notbeing secular? If 2019,inwhich13rebels were Counciland RajyaSabha elec- Mayawati facedoverits neversays allthese were contrac- the party manifesto. How yourself fromearlierbeing youare talking about the aspira- fielded, and all but twowon tions, BSP chief Mayawati on performance tual jobs, notpermanentones,” oftendoyou interact with called Maharaj? tion of the majority of Indians, in- again. The bypolls forthe re- Mondayasserted that her party during its15- Tejashwitold the ‘Naukri Chauhan over poll strategies? All thesesobriquetsare apart cluding anumber of Muslims maining twoseats—RRNagar would neverform an alliance Bahujan SamajParty (BSP) and DECISION year rule, he Samwad’ programme. We havedecentralisedthesys- of my illustriouspastthat Iam who have supportedthe con- seat in Bengaluru and Sirain withthe saffron party as long as Samajwadi Party(SP) triedto 2020 said that some Referring to Tejashwi's prom- temamong all BJP leaders and proud of... Our familystarted in a struction of the RamMandir, Tumkur —are scheduledfor she is alive,asthe twoparties’ project themselvesasthe BIHAR people are ise,BJP president JPNadda on cadres. But Shivraj Singh ji and I small villageinSataracalled what’s wrong withthat? November 3. ideologiesare in complete stronger alternative to ruling BJP “stuckonthe stale Mondaysaid that “25-30 lakh” makeitapoint to talk everyday... Kanerkhe and my forefathers Campaigning forMunirathna contrast. in the state. pages of history,but we carefor peoplemigratedoutof Bihardur- My calling is notabout photos, ti- were the‘Patil’of thatvillage.Patil Isn’t it away to appeasea Naidu, acivil contractor-turned- “BSP’s ideology is basedon Speakingatanevent to wel- Bihar’sfuture”, and appealedto ingthepreviousRJDgovernments tles and lists buttoearn aplace in is essentiallythe sarpanch... That majority community? film producer contesting from R the mottobenefitfor all religions come former Congress MP Annu people to give him “one chance” and he shouldfirstanswer that. the hearts of the people. Iwas a wasourbeginning.Eventodaywe No,it’s not. If youtalk about RNagar, Yediyurappa said that and secularism, while BJP’s ide- Tandon to his party,SPchief to govern. Addressing apoll rallyat ministerintheCentralgovernment areconnectedto thesoil...Itisless something.. the path forwhich he had already sanctionedhuge ology is completely itsopposite. Akhilesh Yadavquestionedhow Speaking at on online event Sitamarhi, Nadda said, “These foreight years and did nothavea about royaltyand title,more has been pavedbythe Prime funds forthe RR Nagarcon- In suchascenario, BSP cannot both BSP and BJP have thesame of hisparty,hequestionedChief days our Tejashwi babu keeps lal-batti on my car.TodayIaman aboutbeingonewiththesoil.The Ministerand the Supreme Court stituency whichwill be utilised enter intoalliance with BJP in desire —ofdefeating the SP —to MinisterNitish Kumar’s assertion saying he will give 10 lakhjobs. ordinaryBJPworkerandIamvery Maharajbit is only200yearsold. whichconnectswith the aspira- by Naiduasaminister to carry anyelection anywhereinthe indicatethatthe twoparties are that he provided6lakh jobs dur- Youhaveforced25-25lakh peo- happy and contentwith that. tion of 99 per cent of all Indians, out development work. country,”Mayawatisaid. The coming together.Hesaid: “Both inghis 15-year rule compared to ple to migrateout of Bihar.Who Is it difficulttoadjusttothe BJP what is wrong with that? All the rebels who wonthe statement comes aday before BSP and BJP want Samajwadi RJD’s 95,000.“He (Nitish) keeps will answer that?” Youcall yourself acommon ideology and the RSS after FULLINTERVIEWON elections have been inducted sevenAssemblyseatsinthe state Partytolose —their desireis BJP worker,isthathow yousee about 20 years with Congress? www.indianexpress.com intothe cabinetsofar. go to the bypolls, as both matching somewhere... Manjhi seeks probe into Paswan’s death, Chirag BYPOLL claims Nitish ‘plot’ BJPbuoyed by JCCsupport inJogi ‘family bastion’

positionBJP and ruling Congress anyreason to be with the party aresultof adealwiththeBJP.“The geon GambhirSingh. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA GARGIVERMA afterthe nomination papers of where the decision of supporting BJPraisedthe question on Jogi’s Politicalanalystsbelievethatin- PATNA,NOVEMBER2 RAIPUR,NOVEMBER2 Jogi’s son and daughter-in-law, Appeal to the BJP wastaken without any tribalstatus.Peoplehave theright fighting in Congress over holding Amit and Richa Jogi, were can- people of coregroup meetings,”the duo to knowwhatBJPisofferinginlieu ralliesandchoiceofcandidatemight NDAALLYHAM created aflutter THE BYPOLL in Chhattisgarh’s celledfollowing revocation of Marwahi to saidinajointstatement.However, of the support,”party spokesper- alienatethevoters,andeventhough on Mondaywith itsleader Jitan Marwahi on Tuesday will see their castecertificates. vote against theJCCsaidthetwowerenot part sonRPSinghsaid. BJP does nothaveasolid base, the RamManjhidemandingajudicial manyfirsts —the firstelection in However, just aheadof theby- Congress: of the corecommittee. TheBJP,ontheotherhand,has supportfromtheJogismightmean inquiryintothe death of Union the stateamid the pandemic, the poll,the BJP has receivedashotin Amit Jogi While support from theJogis welcomedJogi’s supportand ac- alotonthedayofelection.Whoever ministerRamVilasPaswanto un- Chirag Paswan, Jitan Manjhi firstsincethe formation of thearmwithAmitJogiextending mayfetch the BJPmanysympa- cusedthe Congressofbeingin- wins, experts believe,will notbe ravel the“dubiousrole”ofChirag Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi dis- his party’s supporttothe saffron thyvotes,experts believe itwillbe sensitivetowards the family. with ahugemargin. Paswan. This prompted the LJP trict, and the firstwithout any party in astatement on October Marwahi to vote againstthe atough contestwith topleaders “Renu Jogi (Ajit Jogi’s wife) has The district will have 286 chief to claimitwasa“plot”by CM he wassickand hospitalised, member of the Jogi family, which 31,increasing the supporterbase Congress and teachthem ales- of the Congress throwing their been hurtbythese actions, and polling centers wheretrenches Nitish Kumar to discredit him sometimes to even inform him has held the seat since 2001,be- of theBJPwhichhadalreadybeen son,” he said. weightbehind the party candi- hencesheisaskingpeopletofight have been dug forpeople to dis- throughanemotionalissuewhen about the LJPfounder’scondition ing allowedtocontest the “fam- making inroads in villages on a But some in the JCC areun- dateintheconstituency.Nineral- forher 'aatmasamman'(self-re- pose of their glovesafter voting. election wasunderway. aftertalkingtodoctors. ilybastion”. booth level. comfortable with siding with the lies by Chief MinisterBhupesh spect),” said formerCMand BJP “Wehavebeen preparing for Chirag, in an angry retort to Manjhi wanted to knowwho The bypoll in thereserved ST “The Congress chief minister BJP.Two of the four party MLAs, Baghelunderscoretheamountof leader . nearly amonth. We have had flag Manjhi,said the former CM orderedthe hospitaltonot issue constituencywasnecessitatedaf- andhispartymembershave been Devwrat Singh and Pramod effort theCongress is putting in While the Congress has and foot marches across the re- should ask PM NarendraModi regularhealthbulletinsof Paswan. terthe death of former CM and continuouslyinsulting my father Sharma,onSunday extendedsup- the bypolls to counterthe chance fieldedKKDhruw,an“outsider” gion and despitethe pandemic abouttheissue.PaswansaidModi Manjhi also claimedpeople were Janta Congress Chhattisgarh AjitJogi that goes againstthe tra- porttothe Congress,calling Jogi’s of sympathyvotes. whoservedasthemedicalofficer areexpecting forapeaceful and usedtocall him up everyday to preventedfrommeetingtheDalit founder Ajit Jogi.Itisexpected to dition of the countryand basic decision “ridiculous”. “Afterthe On the JCC’sdecision, the intheareaformanyyears,theBJP safeelection,” SP Suraj Singh inquireafter his latefatherwhen leader whenhewas hospitalised. beaclosecontestbetweentheop- morality...Iappealtothepeopleof demiseof (Ajit)Jogi,we don’thave Congress has been quicktocallit has nominated local tribal sur- Parihar said. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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states in the US. Florida swings between the statepolls,and is widelyfavoured to win. But SHUBHAJITROY major parties —Democrat BillClintoncarried EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE nopollhaspredictedthatTrumpwilldefinitely NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 the statein1996, Republican GeorgeWBush NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 lose. Nate Silver, perhaps the mostinfluential in2000and2004,DemocratBarackObamain of forecasters, remindedeveryone on Sunday THE ELECTION of the Presidentofthe United 2008and2012,andRepublicanDonaldTrump When do the pollsopen and close? that in his projection, the President has a10% States is consideredthe world’s mostconse- in 2016.The ‘Sunshine State’ is specialalsobe- IT VARIES from statetostate. The earliest they chanceof retainingtheWhite House,not zero. quentialdemocraticexercise.Thisisespecially cause it is seen as abellwetherstate —except open is 6am, andthe latestthe close is 9pm He could have a2016moment again in the true of Election 2020 —asthe US is moredi- for1992,whenitsidedwithincumbentGeorge local time on November 3. India is between ElectoralCollege.Biden’sleadinPennsylvania, vided than at anyother time in itsrecent his- HWBush,Floridahasvotedwiththewinning 10½and 13½hoursahead, depending on whichaccording to some forecasts is the tip- tory,theplanetfacesanexistentialthreatfrom candidateineveryelectionfrom1964(Lyndon whereintheUSyou’relooking.However, early ping-point state, is 5points—“solid but not catastrophicclimatechange,newgeopolitical BJohnson) to 2016 (Trump). votinghasbeenopensincemid-September— spectacular”,accordingtoSilver. Pennsylvania forcesarethreateningto upendthe balance of InbeatingHillaryClinton,Trumpalsowon and by Monday night Indiatime, over 96 mil- and Florida will togethergiveTrump49 global power, and aonce-in-a-century pan- Pennsylvania,Michigan,andWisconsin,albeit lionAmericanshadalreadycasttheirvotes,ei- Electoral Collegevotes, atallyBidencan over- demic has deliveredashocktoeconomies. with small margins. This time, analysts feel During the early voting stage, campaign signs near apolling station in ther in person or by returnedmail ballots, ac- take onlyifhewinsallof theremaining4toss- Tomorrow, November 3, is amomentous Pennsylvania will be the “tipping point”. Pinellas CountyinLargo,Florida. Reuters cording to the US Elections Project. ups —Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, day—forthe US and the world. Thecomplicationisthis:threeof thebattle- Wisconsin—anddoeswellinotherstates,too. AsElectionDay andNightunfolds,thebat- ground states—Pennsylvania,Michigan, and When will the votes be counted? Also, polling errors do happen —all fore- tleforthe270ElectoralCollegevotesneededto Wisconsin —will notbegin counting early TOTALELECTORALCOLLEGEVOTES:538 UnlikeIndia’s Election Commission, there casters were wrongin2016. Andnoone is rul- win the WhiteHouse will boil down to how votesuntilElectionDay, which meansitislikely is no federal body in the US thatruns the elec- ing out the possibility that Trumpmay seek President DonaldTrumpand his Democratic thatfinalresultsand projections will notbe tion or tallies the results. Eachstate runs the some sortof“illegitimate” path to victory, al- challenger,former Vice President Joe Biden, possible that night. But NorthCarolina and 212 270 125 election according to itsown rules.Although though that scenario has manymind-bog- performinwhatarecalledthe“battleground” Arizonahavebeguncountingballots,andthese SOLIDORLIKELY VOTESNEEDEDTO SOLIDORLIKELY moststatesallow electronic gling unknowns. or “swing” states. Butthereisareal possibility states arelikelytobecalledonElectionNight. DEMOCRATIC REACHWHITEHOUSE REPUBLICAN methods, paper ballotsare thatthe result of the election maybedelayed the normacrossthe coun- So,isfraudexpected? —and that thereisnoclear winner until late Whyistheresuchuncertainty around the BATTLEGROUND STATES try. Ahead of counting Trumphasforlong,and onElectionNight.Along-drawn-outlegalbat- election? comes astagecalledpro- repeatedly,accusedthe tle mayfollowand, in the worstcasescenario, Muchoftheuncertaintystemsfromthefact WHATTHE POLLSARE SAYING cessing, whichinvolves DemocraticParty of fraud. potential violence and unrestinthe streets. thatthe election is taking place in the middle checkingsignatures,verify- WHERETOWATCH Buthehasneverpresented Asyouwatchtheelection,lookoutforwhat of thepandemic,whichhaskilledover231,000 46% ing documentation, and anyevidence,andnearly all TEXAS THERESULTS happensinthebattlegroundstates—andkeep Americans, and fundamentallyaltered voting 38 48% perhapsevenscanning the commentators agree elec- in mind that the drama yousee mayactually behaviour and the contextofthe election. 3 ballots.Counting votes is a YOUTUBE:MostUSnews tionfraudisextremelyrare 48% organisations will run a lastlongerthan justone night. Alarge numberofvoters—over96million FLORIDA separate,andlater,process. in the US. Democratsand until Monday night in India —havevoted 29 46% Eachstate has itsown live stream. These otherTrumpcriticsarecon- Whyare battlegroundstatesimportant? through mail-in ballots and early voting (to NOV datefor starting in-person include NBC, CBS, and vincedthatheisraisingthe Battleground or swing states hold the key avoidthe crowds on November 3). Because of 49% or mail-in voting, deadline the nonprofit public bogey of fraudtoprepare ON GEORGIA 16 to acandidate’s fate.Theseare calledswing the time takeninreceiving, processing and 46% forreceiving the mail-in broadcasterC-SPAN. the ground to contestthe statesbecausetheyhaveahistoryofswinging countingthelarge numbersofpostalvotes(see ballots,processing the bal- CABLE: International electionresultif heappears 50% backand forthbetween the twomain politi- FAQs),andthefactthatprojectionsmaynot be NORTH 15 lots,andtabulatingvotes.To networks suchasCNN to belosing;indeed,Trump calparties,theRepublicansandtheDemocrats. possible in severalbattleground states, aclear CAROLINA 46% take twoexamples:In and BBC willrun live has refusedtocommit that To use an examplefromIndia,anAmerican winner maynot emerge on Election Night. CALLED 50% Arizona, mailingofballots shows. he would acceptthe result swing statewouldbelikethe stateofKerala— Election officials in swing states like ARIZONA 11 startedonOctober 7, they OTT: If youhavea if he doesnot win. BE 45% whichhas swung between the Leftand the Pennsylvania and Michigan have said they will be accepteduntil Disney+HotStar OntheDemocraticside, Congress in elections. hope to finish counting within three days. 50% Election Day, andcounting premium account, you fears have been expressed MINNESOTA* Swing states have populationsthat areal- The one wayone canhopefor aquickre- 10 41% has been on since October can watchFox News Live. of voter intimidation and mostequallydividedpolitically. Presidential sult on Election Night is if one side wins by a 20; in Ohio, processing attemptsatmakingitdiffi-

COULD TWITTER:Will run alive candidates oftenfocusall their energies on landslide —racingto270,and making the 48% startedonOctober 6, mail- cult forsome groupsto NEVADA* stream on itsplatform. these states,sometimesskippingaltogether countingof votesinindividualstatesirrelevant. 6 42% inballots canbereceivedup vote. These include at- thesolidblue(Democratic)orred(Republican) Butitthatdoesnot happen,andTrumpde- to November 13 but they LOGONTO tempts atreducingtheeffi- states that areexpected to inevitablygoone cides to contestthe outcome —his campaign mustbepostmarkedby INDIANEXPRESS.COM ciency of the US Postal wayorthe other. Both Trumpand Biden have has already prepared legal teams to fightin 50% November 2, and counting FORROLLINGUPDATES Service by Postmaster PENNSYLVANIA targetedthese states during their campaigns. case of aclosecalland he loses by aslim mar- 20 44% willstart on November 3. General Louis DeJoy, a Americans do notvotedirectlyfor the gin—the courts willcomeintoplay. Trumpacolyte; making 46% President. Theychoosemembers of the Trumphasalreadysaidthathewouldwant OHIO Howand when will we knowthe winner? ballotdropboxes scarce in some states, etc. ElectoralCollege whothenmeetinDecember the Supreme Courttoplayaproactive role in 18 46% Thecountisnotofficiallyfinalisedforweeks and casttheirvotes basedonhow themajor- caseof adisputedelection.Thehurriedconfir- —in2016, it took untilDecember.Whathap- Aren’t some elections forseats in Congress

DELAYED 51% ity of voters in their statehad voted.The num- mation of Justice AmyConeyBarrett to the MICHIGAN pens on ElectionNightisthatmajor TV net- happeningaswell? berofElectoralCollegevotes foreachstate are Supreme Courtliterallydays before Election 16 42% worksand the AssociatedPress “call” the elec- Yes. Thirty-fiveseatsare up forre-election fixedonthe basis of itspopulation. Thereare Daywasaimedatafullnine-justicecourtwith BE tion in favour of one of the candidates —a in the Senate, wherethe Republicans have a 52% 538 ElectoralCollegevotes, and acandidate aclearconservative bias,whichTrumpwould WISCONSIN 10 projection basedonexit polls, interviews with 53-47majority.TheDemocratsthinktheyhave needs at least270 to enter the WhiteHouse. be hoping would adjudicateinhis favour. 42% voters, and trends—alegitimateexercise, and agoodchanceof takingcontrolof thechamber, Analysts identify 10-12statesasbattle- If ElectionNightdragsintodays andweeks anecessity in the US system. Theprojections butmostmedia organisations have been de-

COULD 45% grounds in US Presidential Elections. Forthe —followinglitigation—thesituationcouldbe- IOWA 6 arenot usuallycontested, and the candidate scribingthe situationasatoss-up.Electionsto electionofNovember 3, the toughestbattles comemessier,and apprehensions have been 47% projectedtohavelostconcedes the election. theHouseof Representativeswillbeheldinall arelikelytobefought in six of these. The Cook expressedabout alaw andorder situation. Thisyear,giventhepandemicandthehuge 50 states,and the Democratsare widelyex- PoliticalReportidentifiesArizona(11Electoral Thereisbeen noprecedent of aPresident ■ Electoral CollegeVotes ■ Biden ■ Trump volumesof mail-inballots,thereiswidespread pected to holdontotheir majority.The ideal Collegevotes), Florida (29), Michigan (16), refusing to concedethe election. But Trumpis apprehension that aclear winner will not situation forthe Democrats will, of course, be Pennsylvania(20),andWisconsin(10),astoss- different —hehas neverconfirmedhewould CNNPOLLOFPOLLSTRACKINGAVERAGEPOLLRESULTSOFALLLARGE,MOST emerge on November 3oreventhe dayafter to win both Congress and the Presidency,but ups. Mostanalysts also throw NorthCarolina accepttheelectionresultif heloses,andthatis RECENTPOLLSINTHEUS.POLLRESULTSFROMNOVEMBER1ANDOCTOBER31 —unlessany onecandidatewinsinalandslide. even if Trumpgets another four years, adou- (15ElectoralCollegevotes) intothe mix. the reasonmanyfear the transfer of power, ble majorityfor the Democratsinboththe ThebiggestswingstateisFlorida—itisalso should the contestbetight and Trumploses Solid/likely assessments by TheNew York Times *New York Times/Siena poll What arethe pollssaying so far? House and Senate will allowthem to putsig- amongthe mostsharply politicallydivided narrowly, maynot be peaceful. Bidenhasbeenleadinginbothnationaland nificant checks on the President’s powers.

CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD Impact of school closure on Malabar Navy Exercise: purpose, participants WhyisAustralia’sparticipation is necessary keeping Chinainmind”.Hesaid student learning, quantified KRISHNKAUSHIK important? “theQuad neednot be NATO in itsformality, NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 On October 27,following the 2+2 dia- in itspolitical congruence and as apost-war HOWMUCHhas the clo- year,students likelydid not logue with the US, Defence MinisterRajnath response” but it can “deternonetheless”. sureofschools inducedby gain as muchacademically PHASE 1ofthe Malabar NavalExercise kicks Singh said: “We… agreedthat upholding At awebinar on September 3, Chief of the Covid-19pandemic duringthe truncated 2019–20 offonTuesday, withparticipation of the rules-basedinternational order,respect- Defence StaffGeneral Bipin Rawathad said impacted studentlearn- school year,and likelylost Australian navy forthe firsttimesince 2007. ing the rule of lawand freedom of naviga- Quadis“agoodarrangement”,which“willen- ing? AstudybyAmerican moreofthose gains due to the Alook at what the exercise is about,and why tion in the international seas and uphold- sure,thattheIndianOceanRegionandallother researchers,publishedlast PAPER extendedtime out of school. it is particularly significant this year. ing the territorial integrityand sovereignty oceans around thereiscomplete freedomof week,has quantifiedthe The authors estimated that of all states areessential. Our defence coop- navigation,withoutfear of anyother nation impact, projected to the CLIP returning studentslikely What is MalabarExercise? Lastyear’sMalabar Exercise offthe eration is intendedtofurther these objec- singularly trying to dominatethe oceans”. end of the academic year. startedschool this fall (au- It is amultilateral navalexercise that in- coast of Japan. Indian Navy tives. Both sides welcomedAustralia join- While the projections have tumn) with approximately cludes simulated wargames and combat ing the forthcoming MalabarExercise.” Does India conduct anyothernaval been made forUSschools, NEWRESEARCH 63% to 68%ofthe typical an- manoeuvres. It startedin1992 as abilateral As the standoff in eastern Ladakhcontin- exercises with thesecountries? whichhavereopenedin nual learninggains in reading. exercise between the Indian and US navies. countries in the maritime security domain ues,theparticipationoffourlarge naviesfrom Overthelastfew months,theIndianNavy some states during the autumn,concerns Formathematics, theyestimatedthatthe Japan joinedin2015. Thisyear theexercise and in the light of increaseddefence coop- theIndo-Pacificregionwillsendamessage to hasconductedanumberof PassageExercises around setbacks to learning areuniver- studentsstarted the autumn classes with will be held in twophases, the firstfrom eration with Australia, Malabar 2020 will China.Sourceshave mentionedthatearlier,it (PASSEX) with navies from Japan, Australia sal. In India, anumber of states have be- 37%to50% of the typical annual learning Tuesdayoff the coastnear Visakhapatnam, see the participation of the Australian Navy”. wasthe possibilityof riling upChinathathad and the US. But those were basic exercises to gun to reopenorannounceddates forre- gains. This reducedlearning wasnot uni- and the second in the Arabian Sea in mid- This will bethe second time Australia will preventedIndiafromexpandingtheMalabar increaseoperabilitybetweenthenavies,while opening school forsenior classes. versal; the researchers estimated that the November.Lastyear it washeld in early participate. In 2007,thereweretwo Malabar Exercise,and from Australia joining it. Malabarinvolvessimulatedwargames.Inlate The US study is publishedin topone-thirdofstudentspotentially September offthe coastofJapan. Exercises.The firstwas heldoff Okinawais- RearAdmiralSudarshanShrikhande,who September,the IndianNavyconducted PAS- Educational Researcher,ajournal of the made gains in reading. This year’s MalabarExercisehas been land of Japan in the Western Pacific —the retired in 2016 andhad headedNaval intelli- SEX with the RoyalAustralian Navy. American EducationalResearch The researcherssaidthese projections plannedona“non-contact-at sea” format firsttime the exercise washeld away from gence earlier,and had served as the Defence InJuly, IndiaconductedaPASSEXwiththe Association. It uses amodelthatassumes implythat educators and policymakers keeping Covid-19protocols in mind. Indianshores—and the second in Advisor at the IndianHigh Commission in UScarrierstrikegroupledbyoneof thelargest that school closures in spring 2020 func- will needtoaddress that manystudents September 2007,off Visakhapatnam, with Canberra (2005-08), saidthat “with the warships in the world, USS Nimitz. The car- tionedasanextendedsummerbreak,and aresubstantiallybehind academicallyas What is the difference this year? the Indian,Japanese, US, Australianand clearerenunciationoftheQuadinrecentfor- rier strikegroup had been passing through providespreliminaryprojectionsoftheim- aresult of extendedschool closures. Forthe firsttime in over adecade, the Singapore navies. eign ministers' meetinJapan, it would have the Indian OceanRegion aftercompleting a pact of theseclosures on student learning. ENS&AmericanEducational exercise will see the participationofall four The following year,Australia stopped been counterproductive to the objectivesof freedomofnavigation exercise in the South The takeaway: Compared to atypical Research Association Quad countries. In astatement lastmonth, participating.Japan became aregular par- statecraftnot to invite Australia”. He said the China Sea, whichChina is quitesensitive the Defence Ministryhad said that “as India ticipant only in 2015,making it atrilateral Quad “must, among other things, contribute about.Asimilarexercisewasconductedwith seekstoincrease cooperation with other annual exercise since then. to beingakey instrument of deterrencethat Japan Maritime Self DefenceForce in June. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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Economic indicators suggestnormalisation of economic TO TWEAK AN Einstein quote, cartoons media warbetween twonewspaper barons mincedwords. The waythings aregoing, it should be made as simple as possible, but —Joseph Pulitzer, who pioneered itspublica- won’t be long before manypartsofEurope activities. But durability of the rebound is amatter of concern notsimpler. CharlieHebdo cartoons arelook- tion in1895 in his NewYork World, and his have considerable migrant populations. The ing increasinglysimpler in aworld that is get- rival, William Randolph Hearst, who ac- cartoon readershipstherewouldincreas- EEN AGAINSTTHE depths to whicheconomic activity had plummetedinthe ini- ting thoroughlycomplicated.Since the sim- quired it afterthree years forhis NewYork ingly begin to look likeIndia’s or Sri Lanka’s tial phase of thenational lockdown, the sequential improvement in economic in- plestsolutiononoffer these days is simpler Journal.The bulk of the comics readership —mixed,varied, young. Even then, Charlie dicatorsoverthe pastfew months suggests that the process of normalisation of than the simplestofcartoons —single- wasthe growing migrant population. Hebdo mightmerrilycarry on but notmany Seconomic activities is well underway. As indicatedbyleading indicators, both ag- mindedterror—cartoonists mustwonder The expatstooktothecomics, thencalled will lookuptoit, justbecause it is European. gregatedemandand supplyhavewitnessedanimprovement with the easing of lockdown howtheygot themselvesintothis mess. And funnies, wherehand-drawncartoon charac- Younger cartoonists theworld over rethink notinterms of pulling punches but ters spokepithycolloquial English, handwrit- would look elsewhere. Theyface the predica- restrictions.However, onemustbecautiouswhileinterpretingthesenumbers.Forinstance, in terms of anew perspective. tenintospeechballoons.The look and feel ment of having to makeimpossible choices large partsofthe high-contact servicessector suchasairlines, hospitality and tourism con- The Hebdo cartoon wasaready excuse, a wasinformal and non-intimidating, alto- and sharp distinctions —say between acom- tinue to lag the industrial sector, andtheir revivalinpartdepends on the successincontain- trigger forthe killings, notthe cause. gether inviting. Kids mimicked, parentsread passionatereligion and those who wield the ing the virus. Provocation could have come from cinema, TheFrenchweekly that sees out and families startedspeaking imperfect swordinits name. Theywould love Mike On the productionside, signalling acontinuing pickupinthe supplyside, the Nikkei’s writing, music, fashion or food. Organised itself as politically left English. The newspaper’s comics pagebe- Luckovichfor hisclassic on the 9/11attack manufacturing purchasing managers index, releasedonMonday, rose to 58.9inOctober — terror waitsfor acontextand the cartoon should have nothing against came an early facilitator of the migrant’s on the WorldTrade Centre. Luckovichdrew could easilyprovide it because it is the car- journeyinthe Land of Opportunity. the HolyQuranstandinglikeatower and indicating the fastestexpansioninfactory outputinoveradecade. Similarly,the indexof toonist’s job to provoke, ridicule and offend. immigrants, but it has hurt True, these aresequential comics and not showedatinyairplane labelled“Islamic eight coreindustries in September wasalmostatthe same levelaslastyear,withcoal, elec- But is that all acartoon can do? them with the cartoon as a political cartoons of the kind Charlie Hebdo Terrorists”about to crash intoit tricity,andsteelswingingintopositive territory. Ontheconsumptionside,indicatingapickup The Frenchweeklythat sees itself as polit- blunt instrument. France has features. Getcloser home and you’ll find that Amidstthe soaring Islamophobia that fol- in demand, the goods and servicestax collections forthe monthofOctober rose to an eight- icallyleftshouldhavenothing againstimmi- asignificant Muslim the political cartoon worksfor themigrant no lowedthe terror strike, the messagecame month high of Rs 1.05 lakh crore—10per cent higher than collections over the same period grants, but it hashurtthemwiththe cartoon less.India’scorecartooninghasbeen political across, anything but loud but crystalclear,on population, most of them lastyear.While partofthisrise could be attributed to theSeptember 30 deadline forclaim- as ablunt instrument. France has asignificant and our cartoons have growninand around howuntrue these bigotsweretothe religion Muslim population, mostofthemimmi- cities backedbyjob-seeking migrants, includ- theyswore by.Inthe same vein, Art inginputtaxcreditandthereconciliationforbusinessesfor2019-20,thecontinuedriseine- immigrants. Agood many grants. Agood manyare believers and new are believersand new to the ing the cartoonists themselves. Mostofour Spiegelman did In the ShadowofNoTowers waybillgenerationalsopointstowardsimprovementinactivity. Recentreportsalsosuggest to thehostculture, whichisusedtohandling prominent practitioners from Shankar to RK (2004), agraphic novelthat treatsalQaeda thatdemand forbothfour-wheelers and two-wheelers appears to be firming up. Sales for suchexcesses in acartoon with ashrug of the host culture,whichisused to Laxman andAbuAbraham to SudhirDar were and the Pentagon with equal scorn. The mas- MarutiSuzuki,forinstance,stoodat1,63,656unitsinthedomesticmarket,up18percentover shoulder,apungent letter to theeditorora handling suchexcesses in a expats. And theyhandledabigger,moreun- terrefusedtomakeachoice between terror the same period lastmonth.Similarly,HeroMotoCorp reportedaspikeindemand from ur- searing counter-cartoon. The settlers would cartoon with ashrug of the certain democracy than the post-war and astate that exploited it to undermine its banandsemi-urbanareas.Railway freightrevenuewasupinthefirsthalf of Octoberaswere take awhile to acquiresuchskills. Meanwhile, shoulder,apungent letter to European ones in France or West Germany. It ownproclaimeddemocracy. diesel sales,whichreportedly witnessedthe firstyear-on-year growth sinceFebruary. This the artform would getsufficientlydemonised wouldn’t have been easy to cartoon through Charlie Hebdo has no suchhesitation. It in theireyes. Historically, this is asad betrayal the editor or asearing the Partition of the subcontinent that came takessideswithout asecond thought. It has sequentialimprovement in economic activityisalso reflected in preliminary resultsofcor- of the abidingbond between the immigrant counter-cartoon. Thesettlers withthe birth of the nation.And, when finally alegacyadvantage: The moodofWestern porates forthe second quarterofthe current financialyear,whichindicateaturnaround in and cartoon art. The Hebdo cartoonistisan- would take awhile to acquire thepolitylookedlikesettling down, came the Europe that breathedeasy afterthe defeat of performance afterthe collapse in the firstquarter. tagonising awilling natural readership. suchskills. Meanwhile,the Emergency and press censorship. At the best the Nazis. Founded in 1970, Charlie Hebdo’s Yet, this optimism needs to be tempered.For one, partofthe recovery in economic ac- At the close of 19th century, the advent of times, cartoonists and their editors dealt artpractice celebratesthatWorld WarIImo- art form would get tivities can be tracedtothe ongoing festiveseason. Whether this momentum sustains, or of the comics coincidedwith the rise of the with amuch-layered, multi-ethnic,often ment whichchose unbridledfreedom over theextentto whichitsustains,beyond themonthsofOctober andNovemberremainsto be big American cities built by wavesofimmi- sufficiently demonised in touchy readership. In neighbouring Sri Lanka, allelse.The choice is no longerthat simple gration. Distinguishedcartoon historians like cartoonists have facedtougher times. To cut —between an evil Hitler and liberating seen. Then, thereisthe possibility of asurge in COVID-19infections during the festivesea- their eyes. Historically,this Judith O’Sullivanhavedwelt at length on this. is asad betrayal of the the storyshort, outside the structureddemoc- armies. Right now, theworld’s mostpower- son, whichcould heighten risk aversion. This coupledwithcontinuing income uncertainty Those who came in were struggling to pick racies of the West,the artpractice has coped. ful electorateisn’t making half as clear a could adverselyimpact the growth trajectorygoing forward, though itsimpact will be vis- up American English and theyfoundthe eas- abiding bond between the This is nottosuggest thatcartoonists choice —between aTrumpand his chal- ible with alag. iestlearning device —the comics in the immigrant and the cartoon mustfunction under aDamocles’sword and lenger.And no WorldWar III is in sight to sort newspapers, printed big and in colour. The art. The Hebdo cartoonist is turn out suitablyevasive and safestuff, which out matters and bring the much-needed very firstcomic character,YellowKid,cre- antagonising awilling the reader somehowfigures out. This is not clarity to thecartoonist. ated by RichardOutcault,was asensation the wayour predecessors functioned. The SCRAP THEINDEMNITY and got priceyenough to setoff alegendary natural readership. best of them neither trimmedthe picturenor [email protected]

Kerala Congress chief mustpay forhis rank misogyny

EXISTFOUL-TALK —ofthe kind that belongsinlocker-rooms —continues to en- joyindemnity in Indian politics. Nothing else explains whyMullappally AN AMERICAN STORY Ramachandran, aveteran leaderofthe Congress in Kerala, aformer Union minis- Sternoless,wouldwantto counterawoman’stestimonybyshamingherasa“pros- titute”. It is this impunity that also emboldenedhim to discredit the charge that shewas Multiracial citizens like Kamala Harris will vote forarecognition of their America rapedbyseveralministersintheformerUDFgovernmentby insinuatingthatawomanwith “self-respect”would have diedrather than be assaulted severaltimes over.Ramachandran forked out an apology afteranuproar,but thereismorethanawhiffofinsincerity to it.But BryanMonroe his remarks,undeniably, putthe Congress national leadership on test.Lastmonth,former WE CLAIM her as our own. We shareher bourhoods. It washardtobeofbothworlds. the weekendsand getintrouble forsneaking chief ministerofMadhya Pradesh Kamal Nath had gottenawaywith amurmur of disap- with you. But her storyisanAmerican story Still, in America, our diversity is our out of the house in high school. provalfromRahulGandhi,evenwhenhecalledImartiDevi,aDalitleaderandaformerparty —ofstruggle, changeand hope. strength, even though thereare manytoday We wouldjokethat we knewmoreabout colleague, an “item”. No doubt. Kamala Harris is aBlack trying to widen the cracks betweenus. For the customs, tastes and practices of white The question forthe Congress is this: If leaders likeNath and Ramachandran continueto woman. The US senator who is, perhaps, less those who grew up with multicultural back- America than theyknewabout ours. We had incur zeropolitical costfor rank sexistabuse, forusing language that demeans and dehu- than aday away from being elected as the grounds, with feet in both worlds, theysee to listen to their LedZeppelin and eattheir maniseswomen,forwieldingdecayingnotionsofhonourandrespectagainst victimsof sex- firstfemale vice-president of the United themselvesasAmerica, the embodimentof under-seasonedchicken at the soccer team States, wasborn in Oakland and raisedin what actuallymakes this countrygreat. potluck.We had to learn their traditions, but ual assault, what is itscredibility when it campaigns forjustice foraDalit teen rapedand Berkeley. She went to Howard University,a And that’s the America voters will be theyknewlittle about our lives, our habits, murderedinHathras?Thatisnot to saythatthisbrandof coarsenessislimitedonlytoCongress. historicallyBlackcollegeinWashington, D.C. choosing. A2015Pew Research Centersurvey our world. We’d go to the same schools and Itisendemicto Indianpolitics,andusedthoughtlesslyagainstwomen,especiallyfrommar- She is amember of Alpha Kappa Alpha of multiracial American adultsshowedthat wear the same clothes, but we’d still be seen ginalisedcommunities.Ramachandran’splatitudesaboutrapevictimstapintoalargercon- Sorority,one of the “Divine Nine” US Black while 59 per cent felt their backgroundsmade through an unfamiliar lens. sensus—fashionedby society,cultureandpolitics—thatsays thatacagedsexuality—owned sororities andfraternities. In America, you them moreopen to other cultures, 55 per cent It didn’t seem fair.Our normal should by men and protected from other men —iswhat giveswomenworth. don’t getmuchBlackerthan that. said theyhavebeensubject to racial slursor have been justasvalid as the whitekids’nor- Theregularitywithwhichmenstoopto suchrhetoricisadirectoutcomeof genderinequal- But she is also achild of India. Her mother, jokes. Aboutonein four (24per cent) have also mal. Still, we were the ones, in the eyes of Shyamala Gopalan Harris, wasborn in felt annoyedbecause people have made as- manywhiteAmerican adults with limited ityinIndianpolitics.Withappallinglevelsof representationof women,acrosslevelsandpar- Chennaiand mether father,Donald JHarris, sumptionsabouttheirracialbackground,the expectations of Blackpeople, who were un- ties,thepublicsphere hasbecome,by default,amaleturf,wheretoxicspeech goeslargely un- an immigrant from Jamaica, duringaprotest “where-are-you-really-from” question. usual, or exceptional. punishedand where pieties of sexual dishonour go uncontested.But till acriticalmassof at the UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley, in the A2015 PewResearchCenter I’veknown Kamala formorethan 20 years We’reinthis country, we’reofthis coun- women politicians pushes backagainstthis cheap misogyny, national parties cannotafford early ’60s. survey of multiracial —webothlived and worked in theSan try, but still, in 2020, we don’t feel others think to sleepontheir watch. It is incumbent on them to detoxify the public space. The Congress Kamala and her younger sisterMayahad American adults showed Francisco BayAreainthe 1990s.Iwas an ed- that we arethis country. This, despite thefact must makesurethatthereare political consequencesfor Ramachandran’s floridloose talk amiddle-class upbringing in northern itor at the San Jose Mercury News,and shewas that, by 2045, the US Census predictsthat California but were notsheltered from the that while 59 per cent felt atalentedprosecutorand district attorneyfor America willmorenon-white than white. —and thatshould be an example forother parties to follow. racial complexities of America in the ’70s, es- their backgrounds made the cityand county of SanFrancisco,later to It’s true thatKamala Harris identifies as peciallyassomeone who shared multiple them more open to other becomethe state’s firstattorney-generalof Black. And sheidentifies as Indian. But she cultures —Blackand Indian. cultures, 55 per cent said African-American (and Indian)heritage. firstidentifies as American. As American as But even in the BayArea, one of the most We areabout thesame age, with similar dosas and friedchicken. That’s the America DIAMONDFOREVER raciallydiverseregions of America—the pop- they have been subjectto circumstances as young Blackkids in that we live in now. On November 3, that’s ulation todayismorenon-whitethan whitein racial slursorjokes. About America. Both of our parentshad graduate all that should matter. mostofits major counties —the voices of degrees. This, too, wasnormal among many In her memoir, TheTruths We Hold (2019), Sean Connerysurvivedthe Bond persona to become one in four (24per cent) those of colour struggle to be heardoverthe have also felt annoyed of the Blackfamilies we grew up around. Like Kamala recalledher mother’s wordstoher: an all-time great actor pain of pastinjustices. Berkeley, forinstance, Kamala and Maya,myolder sisterand I “Don’t letanybody tell youwho youare.You hadahistoryof racial segregation,with redlin- because people have would oftenbethe only or one of justafew tell them who youare.” UNNY THEY SAID,you onlylivetwice. Sean Conneryshowedyou couldhaveas ing —the practice of banksrefusing to write made assumptions about Blackchildren in our classes, or on our sports mortgages in predominantlyBlackneigh- teams, or in one of manyextracurricular ac- The writer is an associateprofessor at Temple manylives as youwanted —asJames Bond, as areturning JamesBond, as a their racial background, bourhoods —dating backto1933and many tivities. In the ’70s and ’80s, we’d wear University in Philadelphia, and wasformerly sworn Scotsman, as “the man’s man” in akilt,asastar who chose his ownre- areas having restrictive covenantsthatpro- the ‘where-are-you-really- Brittania jeans and watch Soul Train on theeditor-in-chief of Ebony magazine and Ftirement, and as the world’s mostfamous secret agentwhose suitactors strug- hibitedminoritiesfrom livingin certain neigh- from’ question. Saturdaymornings. We’d go to cookoutson theeditor of CNN Politics digital gled to fill out till twodecades later.EvenIan Fleming, who created Bond, gave it anew life—one starting from Scotland —impressedbyConnery. Did the manylives the actor had ledtill the point he blazedontothe screen in svelte suitsand skimpy swimwear,conquering villains and women alikewith panther-like grace and alicence to kill, inform the actor he would be?Connerydidn’t liketotalkabout NOVEMBER 3, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO it —eitherhis humble beginnings, or his journeyfrombeingamilkman, aNavyman, a labourer and acoffinpolisher,toabodybuilder,leadingtoaMrUniverse No.3finish, and A RMYPUMPS OIL Narengi, until their demandswerefulfilled. ABADANBATTLE films. However, partofthe Connerycharm, that wouldbecome inseparable from his Bond THE ARMY WASfirmlyonthe scene, IRAQI FORCES MOUNTED newassaultson character,was to notreally lead life—that word again—by other people’s rules. When facilitatingthe flowofblocked crude oil from JANATA’SCALL Abadan’s eastern gates, as defenders of Iran’s he decidedhehad had enough of playing 007, across three decades, he movedontoroles Upper Assamwells to the Gauhati refinery THE JANATA PARTYurged opposition parties largest oil refining city “fought with all their and takingoverthe maintenance of lawand and individuals “sharing itsperception” to might to stop the enemy’s advances”, war with moreshades of grey.Inanensemble castofunmatchables in The Untouchables (1987), order in the Dispur MLAs’ hostelarea. cooperatewith it in resisting the “anti-dem- communiques from Tehran reported. he wonhimself an Oscar. Pumping commenced aftera11-month halt ocratic policies” of Prime MinisterIndira But even diamonds arenot forever, and Connery’s alpha male charm, his love-them- forced by the agitation on the foreigners’ is- Gandhi’s government. In itsresolutiononthe NAM PANEL MEET and-leave-them Bond, and itsPussy Galorewomen, maynot have done as well in the sue. Whilethe resumptionofoil flow will politicalsituation, the national executive of THE NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES’ committee #MeToo era. Conneryhad to spend years accounting foradvocating hitting women, save the750-km-long Gauhati-Barauni the party regrettedthat Mrs Gandhi’s gov- of “goodoffices”onthe Iran-Iraq warmet in though with an “open-handedslap”, in a1975interview. He approved, though, of Daniel pipeline from the gelling of crude in winter, ernment had “nearly destroyed the material Belgrade. The meeting wasattendedbyfour it mighttakeafew days forthe Barauni re- and moral fibreofthe nation”.Itnoted that foreign ministers —PVNarasimha Raoof Craig, whose Bond is more emotional.Craig is up next in hisfifth,and overall the 25th, finerytobefed,according to Oil India offi- the people had givenamassive mandate to India, IsidoroMalmierca of Cuba, Wilson Bond. He has promised No Time To Die ishis last. Connery, perhaps agreeingthat 90 is a cials. However, the All Assam Students’ Union the Congress-I hopingtoget a“government Chakouli of Zambia and Josip Vrhovecof good agetocall it awraponalifelived well, would perhaps be swirling that Martini and and the All Assam Gana Parishad decidedto that works”. But all their hopes had been be- Yugoslavia.The meeting came to an endun- smiling thatsmile. His last,after all, waspropitiouslynamed NeverSay NeverAgain (1983). resistany attempt at crude oil flowbeyond liedbythe IndiraGandhi regime. expectedly,for reasons that arestill unclear. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “Killed,maimed,jailed,sued,bullied and harassed in various other ways, journalists are undergrowing pressure acrossthe world. With the addition of ‘virtual violence’, threats facing the fourth estate are profound and many.” 11 THE IDEAS PAGE —DAILY STAR, BANGLADESH Outside the Quad The plural saffron Everyspoken or written word maskedwith Bipartisan agreementinUSfor overhaul of global order couldsee creation of anew leagueofdemocracies, ‘’ is notthe viewofthe RSS, whichisthe with consequences forIndia’s economic prosperity and technologicalfuture civilisational conceptofHinduness

what seem likesemantic variationsinthe ideological lexicon. Forexample, manybe- lieve that “Hindu” is asynonym for “Bhartiya”. He states that“theremay be some who have an objectioninaccepting this term. We do notobject to theyusing other wordsifthe content in their mind is RAJAMANDALA thesame”. Thecontent is moreimportant Rakesh Sinha than the container. by CRajaMohan Secularists have intellectuallycoerced the historical nuances of Hindus and THE VIJAYADASHAMI FUNCTION of the RSS Hindutva. This is evident from colonial-era AUSTRALIA’S PARTICIPATION IN the annual is notjustacustom—itisideologicallysig- censusreports, whichshowaseriousen- Malabar exercises, kicking offthis week in nificant. The Sarsanghachalak candidlycon- deavour by scholars to understand what it the BayofBengal,marks theemergence of textualises the organisation’s worldview. means to beaHindu. In thesecondall-India the Quad as anew featureofthe Indo- The tradition is as old as the RSS itself. Mohan censusin 1881,JamesAustinBourdillon,the Pacific geopolitics. Although the recent de- Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami speechwill augur census superintendent, asked,“What is a cisions on itsconsolidation have all come afresh debateonvital issues of being Hindu, Hindu?” In 1911,LSSO’Malley, census su- in the final weeksofPresident Donald the Hindu nation and Hindutva. Earlier def- perintendent of Bengal and Orissa, found Trump’sfirstterm,the Quadislikelytoen- initions and interpretations of all three cat- suchexercisesfutile. The 1921 census report dure, thankstothe strong institutional com- egories fell prey to discursive political de- of Punjab and Patiala mentionedRev.WW mitment in all four capitals —Canberra, bates whichlackedhistorical perspective. Wilkins’ understanding of being aHindu: Delhi, Tokyoand Washington. HinduMahasabha (HMS) leader VD “In fact, Hinduism is notareligion but a The question is no longer about the Quad’s Savarkar’s work, Hindutva (1923) wasthe group of religions in whichdiversereligious sustainability,but India’s abilitytotakefull firsttheoretical proposition on the issue. It beliefsare compoundedtogether.Nosingle advantageofthe possibilities afterthe US monopolisedsuccessive debates on these man can beascribedasthe originator of this elections to constructawide rangeofnew in- three categories since the colonial era. religion. Whatever religion wasprevalent in ternational coalitions. Despitemanyideolog- Savarkar drew thegeo-cultural boundaryof pre-historic time in India and whatever icalcontentionsbetween them,Republicans CRSasikumar Hindutva objectively. Contextually, it wasan changes wrought with the tide of civilisa- and Democratsagree on the needfor an over- attempt to safeguardHindusfrombecoming tion… should be considered as Hinduism.” haul of global structures to cope with the partofIndia’s deepening territorial and po- administration promote a“Clean Network” definitionallyorphanedgiven the commu- Bhagwat conceptualisedHindu Rashtra emerging challenges. litical disputeswith China. Delhi also figured thateliminates untrustworthyvendors from nal challenges posedthrough conversions as an adjective forthe collective of Hindus. The likelychanges could envelop arange out thatitwas notpossiblefor BRICStocon- telecom systems, digital apps, trans-oceanic and bubblesofreligious nationalities. While Hesaid:“HinduRashtraisnot apoliticalcon- of old institutions likethe Five Eyes —the strain Beijing, since China wassomuchbigger cablesand cloud infrastructure. While it be- abrilliant text, Hindutvaisnot the sole deter- cept.” But he also leavesanunsaid question: Anglo-American alliancefor sharingintelli- than the other four members put together.As ganwith the targeting of Chinese suppliers minantof pastand presentHindutvaworld- Do the followers of Islamand Christianity, gence between theUS, UK, Canada, Australia India’s focus inevitablyshifted to the con- likeHuawei, Clean Networkisnow abroader view. The likes of Bipin ChandraPal, twomajor faiths in India,accommodate the and NewZealand —and the G-7 grouping struction of a“multipolarAsia”, the Quad and effort to build securetechnology ecosystems Rabindranath Tagore and SRadhakrishnan cultural and civilisational journeyofIndia thatcoordinates Western policies on global itscentral role in constructing astable bal- among like-mindedcountries. as thinkers, and the RSS as amovement, from timeimmemorial or does their exclu- economic management. We could also see ance of powerinAsia became apparent. Britainissaid to be developing plans to have theirownimagination of Hindutvaand sivism notallowtheir secularisation? the creation of anew League of Democracies That brings us intothe fourth phase in convene acoalition of 10 democracies, includ- the Hindu nation. The secularistdiscourse Exclusivism is incompatible with diversity that will address awide rangeofissues, in- India’s multilateralismthat is markedbythree ing India, that can contributetothe construc- disparaged this, whichisintellectuallyim- andassimilation.We have instancesof force- cluding the defence of shared values, com- features —the relative rise in Delhi’s interna- tion of secure5Gnetworksand reduce the moral and afraud on their part. fullyconvertedpeoplenotabandoningtheir merce, corruption, taxation,climatechange tional standing, the breakdown of the great current dependence on China.France and Secularists paintedHindutvaasamono- culturalandspiritualtraditions.However, ex- and digital governance. powerconsensus on economic globalisation, Canadahaveinvited India to join theGlobal lith and acceptedsemantic variations within clusivists considered suchtraitsasviolating The consolidation of the Quad reflectsthe and the breakout of the US-China rivalry. Partnership on artificialintelligence that now it, notphilosophical ones. This helpedthem “religiouspurity”.CELuard,superintendent politicalwill in Delhi to breakfreefromold Shaken by the aggressive Chinesestrat- includes 15 countries.The objective is to pro- to impose an imaginaryobjective on it — of CensusOperation in CentralIndia, 1901, shibboleths andrespondtosecurityimpera- egy to weaken the US-ledpost-Wararchitec- mote responsible development of AI thatis majoritarian political exclusivism. They wrote: “It is notatfirstsight alwayspossible tives. The post-Quad eraopens anew phase ture, both Republicans and Democratsare ea- consistent withshared democratic values. drew parallels between Hindutvaand dis- to distinguish between aHindu and a in whichIndia, forthe firsttime, can help gertoreorder internationalinstitutions.The Oneofthe mostconsequential develop- credited concepts like racial purity and mi- Mohammedanwedding.”Thecensusreport shape global institutions. Trumpadministrationhas already soughtto mentsafter the US elections will be thede- nority subjugation.Concomitantly, they of 1921 givesanotherinstanceof themerger Changing the worldwas indeedamajor imagine the Quad’s possibilitiesbeyondthe mandto reformtheglobaltradingsystemthat treatedtheRSS as an appendageofthe (now of tradition and religious practices: The theme of newly independent India’s aspira- defence domain. The invitation to India to join has been distorted by Chinese success in sub- dead organisation) HMS. In this context, Dudekula—acommunitynumbering71,612 tion in the middle of the 20thcentury.But the aFiveEyesmeeting earlier this month in verting it. If Trumpwins,his assault on the Bhagwat’s speech is aremarkable interven- people —performed shastrapuja on Bakrid, gapbetween Delhi’s ambition and impact Tokyooncommunications security came WorldTradeOrganisationcouldbefiercerthan tion to correct both sides of the contempo- as manydoonDussehra,and adoptedboth waslarge.Ifidealism wasthe hallmarkof amidstthe bipartisan calls in the US Congress now. To be sure, Biden has been supportive of rary debate. Hindu and Mohammedan names. India’s internationalisminthe 1950s, the forthe expansion of theforumand the inclu- multilateralism in general. But pressurefrom The RSS has neverbeen avotaryofa Hindutvaisapolitico-cultural response harsh politicsofthe Cold Warquicklydamp- sion of India. While an early expansion of the Trumpaswell as the working classes and the theocratic state. Itsfounder,KBHedgewar, to Semiticpejorativesandtheirprogramme enedit.Inthe 1970s, Indiaembracedthe rad- forum is notonthe cards, it appears interested progressives in his ownparty have compelled delineatedacivilisational concept. Hence, to impact thereligious demographyand un- ical agendaofaNewInternational Economic in developing wider circles of intelligence Biden to promise therewill be no return to an it has continued to evolve andassimilate. broken historical journeyofIndia.Savarkar’s Order,asthe leader of theNon-Aligned sharing and cooperation. ideologicallydrivenfreetrade policy. Hedgewar’s perspective wasinformednot work is apartofthis, but the ideological re- Movement and the Group of 77.The results The “Quad Plus” dialogue, whichbegan Biden has alsojoinedTrumpinempha- by the eventsofhis timebut the longcivil- sponse hasmanystrands.The RSS,in thisre- were meagre. this spring at the initiative of the Trump sising the case foranAmerican industrial pol- isational and spiritualarc of Hindus. His gard,has acquired hegemony. The thirdphase beganwiththe end of the Administration, has variouslydrawn in Brazil, icy and “Buy American” strategy that could conceptofthe Hindu nation was, as aresult, Contemporaryscholars of the history of ColdWar, the collapseof the SovietUnion,the Israel, NewZealand, South Korea, and run counter to the WTOrules.AsDelhi em- notessentialist. Bhagwat contextualised ideas errintaking the definitions of the pe- emergence of the unipolar moment and the Vietnam forconsultations withthe Quad phasises asimilar agenda foritself in build- this with substantive philosophical argu- ripheryasthe coreofthe ideology. Washington Consensus in favour of globalisa- members on coordinatingthe responses to ingan“Atmanirbhar India”, it becomes im- ments. He aptlysaid that the identity of a Bhagwat has amessagefor the other tion.AndasIndia’sowneconomicmodelcol- the pandemic. Variations on this theme are portant to engagethe US on rewriting the Hinduiscommensuratewiththe universal side too: Everyspoken or written word lapsed, Delhi had no option but to temper its of considerable interesttothe Democrats. global trade rules. virtues of humanity and it accommodates masked with“Hindutva”isnot theviewof political ambitions,putitspolitical headdown, India is also engagedwith Japan and Australia Looking ahead to thenextUSadministra- and swallows diversities at the micro-level. theRSS, whichisthe civilisational concept focus on economic reform and prevent the in developing resilient supply chains to re- tion, the Quad could soon become routine Bhagwat stated thatHindu identity is not of Hinduness. And while the organisation worldfromintruding toomuchintoits inter- duce the reliance on China. and boring. The real excitement will beabout derivedfromparticularism:“‘Hindu’isnot is prepared to safeguardits plurality of nal affairs. While the imperative of growth de- Both Republicans and Democratsare Theconsolidation of the Delhi’s participationinthe sweeping re- thenameofsome sect or denomination, it ideas and practices, it cannotfall prey to mandedagreater engagement with the West, veering around to ideas of the “free world” Quad reflects the political arrangement of the global structures that will is notaprovincial conceptualisation, it is narrowideological battles. The RSS em- the fear of the USactivism on Kashmirand nu- coming together to setupnew international will in Delhi to break free have majorconsequences forIndia’s eco- neither asingle caste’s lineagenor the priv- braces thinkers and organisations who sig- clear issues sawDelhi turn to Russia and China coalitions to address the emerging challenges from old shibboleths and nomic prosperity and technologicalfuture. ilegeofaspecific language. It is that psycho- nificantlycontributetothe discourse but in search of a“multipolarworld” that could from China. President Trumphas proposed Unlikeinthe past, Delhi nowhas the re- logical common denominator whose vast it is notthe appendix of anyorganisation, constrain American power. TheBRICS forum the expansion of G-7 grouping to include respond to security sources,leverageand politicalwill to makea courtyard cradledhuman civilisation, that living or dead. Our challenge multiplies withRussia,China,BrazilandSouthAfricabe- Australia, India, Russiaand South Korea. The imperatives. Thepost-Quad difference to theglobal order. whichhonoursand encompasses innumer- withthe growing shadowofthe organisa- came emblematic of this strategy. Democratsare opposedtothe inclusionof eraopens anew phase in abledistinctidentities.”Earlier MS tion on policies, politics and the public. But Delhi soon found that differences with the Russia, andJoe Bidenhas promisedtocon- whichIndia,for the first Thewriter is director,InstituteofSouth Asian Golwalkar,inaninterview to theRSS daily politicaldiscourse cannotconfine the RSS US on Kashmir and nuclear issues were eas- vene asummit of major democracies soon af- Studies, National University of Singaporeand Motherland (1973), echoed asimilar idea — to itsnarrowlane. ing, thanks to George WBush’spolicies. But terhetakes charge. time,can help shape contributingeditor on international affairs “natureabhors uniformity”. Kashmir and the nuclear question became The lastfew months has seenthe Trump global institutions. for The Indian Express Moreimportantly, Bhagwat clarified The writer is BJP RajyaSabha MP Needed:Reinventing Nehru LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR A FRAUD IDEAS THIS REFERS TO thereport, ‘Manyways Congress mustworkonits inabilitytoframe issues in contextofstrong nation to dupe apoorstudent:steal IDs, lie ONLINE about source of funds, pocket mostofit- all officially'’(IE, November 2).Scamsare ONLYINTHE EXPRESS PurushottamAgrawal ahallmarkofacorruptsystem. But for theIndian Express investigationthecon- ● BENARASITHUGS GOINGBYREPORTSfromBihar,the dissatis- and missteps, including demonetisation and historicalmemories,whichare ultimatelyne- Nehruvian nationalism.The Nehruvian “idea spiracy by touts, school and bank officials ANDPAKISTANI faction with the Nitish Kumar government the abject surrender to China, areeither for- gotiatedin accordance with the kindoffuture of India” wasnot merelyatributetothe plu- and governmentofficials to siphon off POLITICS: seems quitepalpable. Putting the blame on gottenorforgivenas“themanissincerely try- vision, the “imagination” it is built upon. ralityanddiversityof Indiantraditionandcul- crores of scholarship moneyfrom RAHULTRIPATHI LaluPrasad’srule,invokingmemoriesof “jun- ing to save and, in fact, rebuild the nation”. Jawaharlal NehruwasoneIndian, who re- ture;moreimportantly, itwasavisionof asen- Jharkhand studentswould nothave gleraj”doesn’t seem to beworking forthe rul- Under Modi, the BJP has perfected theRSS’s flecteddeeplyonthesequestions.Hewasara- sitive,inclusive, justand, of course, strong and come to light. It also reflectsdigital di- ● THELONGWINTER ing combine.Onthe other hand, according to traditionallyeffective communication strat- tionalist,butneverdismissedemotions,senti- assertive nation.ThisiswhatNehruevocatively vide in the society,whereasupposedly recentsurveys,atleast70percentrespondents egy.ApartfromWhatsApp,thesupposedlyre- mentsand images associated with cultural termedasthe “discoveryofIndia”.Whatever better system of direct digital transfer OFAMERICANDISCONTENT: were satisfiedwith the NarendraModi gov- spectableandreliablemedialikeTVhavebeen memories.Hedidnotdoawaywiththeimage the votariesofidentity politics might say, the could be easilymanipulated forfraud. PRAVINPRAKASH ernment’shandlingof COVID-19,includingthe put in service to construct aregime of violent of Bharat Mata, but infuseditwithavision of ideaof anation,andimaginedorrealthreatsto LRMurmu, Delhi forced migration causedbythe lockdown. “debates” and shapea“lowinformation” and ademocraticandinclusiveIndia.Hewasclear it, continues to haunt popularconsciousness This reflects thesuccess of the BJP’s media a“low-expectationvoter”.TheCongressisnot thatwhile youcannot“live in the past”, you even in post-industrial societies, nottotalk of WORK FOR PEOPLE www.indianexpress.com management.Itwillbewise to face the fact able to makeaseriousdentinModi’s popular cannotignore it either.Multi-levelplurality is apost-colonialsocietylikeIndia.At stake,then, thatModi has been able to convincepeople — appeal,despiteRahulGandhiconsistentlytalk- themostbasicfactof lifeinIndiaandanyfuture is the corecontent of the idea of Indiaasana- THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Hand and mainlyHindus, but, mindyou, notmerelythe ing sense, arguing rationallyonissues of gov- imaginedby erasingthatpluralityisgoingto be tion. To save andstrengthenthatcontent, it is sickle’ (IE, November 2). Both the CPI(M) upper-caste ones—thataprocessof redesign- ernance, economyand national security. adisaster. Pakistanwas “taught” this lesson necessarytoreinventtheNehruvianapproach and the Congress appear to be facing an andefficiencyof thejudiciaryasaninsti- ing the nation is under way. The basic “mal- The fundamental reason forthis failureis within10years of itsexistence, though it re- to nation-building. It certainlydoesnot imply existential crisis in West Bengal. An al- tution has remainedunshattered since adies”,secularism—inwhatevermanner one the inability to put issues in aframework of fuses to learn. Ironically, we seem eager to fol- mimicry—that would turn history into liancethatwasnot a“politicaloptionbut Independence. Ourlearnedjudges’ im- defines it —and liberalismare “being taken preservingand strengtheningthe Indian na- lowthe same path now. tragedy, maybeevenafarce. anecessity” needs to emergeasaviable peccable character and conduct have careof”. Derisive worlds like“sickular” have tion. Even the humblestand mostdisadvan- “PluralityisadefiningfeatureofIndianna- The point is to “reinvent” the sense of the alternative to both the ruling TMC and beenbeyondquestion.Indiahasbeenfor- been put in circulation in asystematic way. tagedIndian, at some levelofconsciousness, tion,butitcannotbeanexcuseto tamperwith historical destinyofIndia that is so strong in the BJP by launching ajoint movement tunatetohavescholarly andenlightened Whilemostliberalanddemocraticvoiceshave is concerned with the security andfutureof the integrity of the nation”: This wasthe gist Nehru’s worldview. This idea has to live up to on ahostofissuesand shifting itsfocus minds adoring the title of justices in this discardedtheideaof agrandnarrative andem- India. Contrarytothe dominant liberal wis- of themessagethatNehruandPatelconveyed the challenges of the present moment. It has and concentrateonissues that affect the country. Indiacannotwaitforanappoint- bracedpoliticsof identity,Modihasgoneback dom, the days of the“nation”are notover. In unambiguouslyinthe fraught years from to be moreinclusive in nature,moreaccom- livesofcommonpeople. ment to go wrong before initiating the to theidea of nation in abig way, convincing fact,dueto theliberalobsessionwithpoliticsof 1947-1950.TheyrefusedtosendIndiantroops modative in approachand, at the sametime, SSPaul, Nadia processof institutionalisationof the sys- manythatIndia as anation is under grave cultural identities at the costofeconomic and to Kashmirunless the Maharajasignedthe moreassertive.IfIndia has to survive as asec- temofappointment of judges to the threat.“In suchasituation, ‘wethe nationalis- common social issues,questionsaround the Instrumentof Accessionandnippedinthebud ulardemocracywithvibrantinstitutions,there SYSTEMNEEDED higher judiciaryand continue with its ticIndians’mustnot cribaboutdifficultieslike nationhave comebackwithabangalloverthe the designsofthe Nizam, while also putting is no other waybut to take the Nehruvian ap- glorious tradition of elevating the best pricerise, mismanagement of COVID-19 and world.Ithasbeentheoreticallyarguedthatthe down acommunistinsurgency with afirm proachtonation-rebuilding. THISREFERSTOthearticle,‘Officesatwar’ and the brightestinthe countrytothe otherdisasters.Letusstandby thePM instead nation is justan“imaginedcommunity”. hand. Nehru neverlostsightofwhat he called (IE, November 2). The enormous faith of high offices in the judiciary. of supportinghiscritics,”arguehissupporters. Indeeditis,andthatiswhyitisdisastrousto ig- “India’s destiny” —amajor role in shaping the Agrawalisawriter, historian and author of thepeopleofIndiainthequality,integrity, Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata Herein lies thesecret of Modi’s hold on nore the social and moral orientation of this future of theworld. WhoisBharat Mata?,anedited people’simagination. All his faults, blunders imagination. Amodernnation evolvesout of TheCongressseemstohavelosttouchwith collectionofwritingsonJawaharlal Nehru WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 12 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020 AmidprotestsbyOppn,J&K saysoldlandlawsobsolete

landcan be transferredtoany ARUNSHARMA person from outside J&K but can JAMMU,NOVEMBER2 onlybesold to an agriculturist from within the UT.Hesaid Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla (right)with AMID PROTESTS by opposition “agriculturist’’ in the newlaw German SecretaryofState,Federal Foreign Office Berlin, parties and manysections of the has been definedasaperson Miguel BergerinBerlin on Monday. Twitter/@MiguelBergerAA AT THE COURT public in Jammu and Kashmir who himself/ herself cultivates againstthe newland laws intro- land in theUT. Kansal also said ActorRhea Chakraborty outside the sessions courtin ducedbythe Centre,the Union that no land usedfor agricultural In Germany, foreign Mumbai on Monday. Ganesh Shirsekar Territoryadministration’sspokes- purpose can be usedfor anynon- person RohitKansalonSaturday agricultural purpose, and that defended the move,saying that the terms “agricultural land” and manyofthese laws repealedor “agriculturist” have been unam- secyraises LAC TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE modifiedhadbecome“outdated” biguouslydefinedinthe new and“obsolete’’andwere even“re- laws to include notjustagricul- RECOVERED:75,44,798 gressive’’ and “anti-people”. turebut also horticultureand al- stand-off, terrorism 245 CASES: While National Conference liedagro-activities. The safe- DAYSSINCE 82,29,313 DEATHS:1,22,607 leader and former J&K chief min- guardonagricultural land alone Recalling the terror attacks in PANDEMIC isterOmar Abdullah has accused Members of Civil Society Forum beingdetainedduring would ensurethat morethan 90 SHUBHAJITROY France, he is learnt to have said, BEGAN TESTS: 11,07,43,103 | DOUBLING RATE: 127.00** the government of opening J&K aprotestagainstnew land laws in Srinagar on Monday. PTI per centlandinJ&K —whichis NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 “My visit to Europe at the time of “for sale”, and said that the new agriculturalland—remainspro- the pandemic is also at atime laws trytodoawaywithland re- tected and with the people of WITH AN eyeonChinaand Paki- when we witness manifestation forms that had been hallmarkof endedlawsopenupurbanornon- Land) Act, 2014;Tenancy (StayOf J&K, he added. stan, Foreign SecretaryHarsh of radicalism and extremism in the erstwhilestate,Kansal main- agricultural land forpurchase by Ejectment Proceedings) Act, But Congress’s chief spokesp- Vardhan Shringla on Mondaytal- Europe”.HehadvisitedFranceear- tainedthat the reality is “actually outsiders,permitcontractfarming 1966;J&K Utilization of Lands ersonRavinder Sharma, said that kedtohis German interlocutors lier,and is headedtothe UK now. quitetothe contrary’’. on agricultural lands, provide for Act; and Prohibition of peopleare opposing notamend- about the multiple challenges “Weare all stunnedbythe re- Citing an instance,hesaid settingupof anindustrialdevelop- Conversion of Land and Alien- mentsoramalgamationofold Indiaisfacingdueto thepandemic, centtragicterrorattacksinFrance KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING whileAgrarianReformsAct,1976, ment corporation, among others. ation of Orchards Act, 1975. The landlawsintonew laws,but the “tensionsonournorthernborder” andthreatto ourcommondemo- TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** had already supersededthe Big In effect, adozen land-related government has also modified “open entryofoutsiders without andthe “ever-present menaceof craticvaluesand freedom of ex- ■ Maharashtra 16,83,775 5,369 0.33% 216.08 Landed Abolition Act, relevant laws have been repealed:Big four major existing laws:Agr- anyrestrictionsinrespect to land terrorismonourwesternborder”, pression,” asource quoted him as provisionsof bothlaws have been LandedEstates Abolition Act, arian Reforms Act, 1976;Land and jobs without anysafeguards sourcessaidonMonday.Shringla, saying. “Unfortunately theterror- ■ Karnataka 8,27,064 3,652 0.43% 169.02 includedinthe newlaws. 1950; Common Lands (Regul- Revenue Act, 1939; Lands Grants likedomicileetc, to localpeople’’. whoisonavisitto Germanyaspa- ists areunited in purpose and ac- ■ Andhra 8,25,966 2,618 0.33% 216.87 According to Kansal, the new ation) Act, 1956; Consolidation of Act, 1960; and J&K Development He said, “They(Centre) have al- rtof hisEuropetour,discussedthe tion while we thevictims areyet ■ Tamil Nadu 7,27,026 2,504 0.36% 200.44 laws were required since the en- HoldingAct, 1962; Land Improv- Act, 1970. ready assured people of Ladakh standoffalongthe India-China to beso.Ironicallysomecountries tiregamutof earlierlandlaws was ement Scheme Act, 1972;Preve- Calling the newlaws“mod- safeguards in respect to landand Line of Actual Control, it is learnt. who arethe fountainhead of ter- ■ Kerala 4,40,130 7,025 1.63% 44.07 meant to servean“old agrarian ntion of Fragmentation of ern and progressive”, and afford- jobs, and the latter areonlywait- In Berlin, he metGerman rorare practisingdissimulation *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast 7days**Calculated over7-day growth rural”, and manyofthese had be- Agricultural Holdings Act, 1960; ing “adequateprotection against ing foraformal notification in the FederalForeignOffice’sministerof andclaimingto bevictimsof terror come “outdated andobsolete”. Alienation of Land Act, 1995; alienationofland to outsiders’’, matter.The lawthat is good and stateNielsAnnenonMondayand to gain international sympathy. CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT The Centrehad on October 26 Right of Prior Purchase Act, 1936; Kansal said severalprotections is required in Ladakh...why Jan Hecker, theForeign and Secu- We shouldbeaware of these 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY amendedand notifiedland laws J&K Flood Plain (Regulation and have been introducedonsimilar is it notmadeapplicable to J&K rity Policy Advisor to the German movesand learn to call aspade a 1.50 7.65 47,231 forthe UT and explicitlyomitted Development) Act, 2005; J&K lines,asenactedinstatessuchas (as well)?” ChancellorAngela Merkel. The spade,”hetold officials in Berlin, NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: the protection earlier available to Underground Public Utilities and Uttarak- FULLREPORTON twosides,itislearnt,hadaconver- according to sources. 1.49 7.43 53,285 its‘permanentresidents’.Theam- (Acquisition Of RightsOfUser In hand. He said that no agricultural www.indianexpress.com sation on theIndo-Pacific where Accordingto sources,inanin- Chinese aggression has been evi- teraction withGerman think Deathsasaratioof Positives against Becoming sick vs positive cases (in%); number tested recovering; more dent in the recent months. Accor- tanks, he took aswipe at Beijing indicatorofprogress (in %); indicatorof recoveries for 14 days dingto sources,hetoldGermanof- andsaid,“Threatstonationstates in averting deaths the spreadofdisease may signal the peak Fourbooked for ‘defiling’ Mathura temple, 1held ficials, “Weare happytonote that andsovereignty can also come in DataasonNovember1,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers Germany’sIndo-Pacificguidelines otherforms.Theworldisincreas- includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive them, Faisal Khan, wasarrested Sunday night. Khudai Khidmatgar spokes- recognisetheneedforGermanyto ingly witnessing debt trap diplo- AVANEESHMISHRA from DelhionMonday. “Wehavebeen informedthat personPawanYadav claimedthat diversify itssupplychains as India macy inthegarbof improvingin- LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER2 The others have been identi- on October 29,four persons afew temple staffallowedthe andGermanyhaveaclearconver- frastructureand connectivity fied as Chand Mohammed, Alok came from Delhi. Twoofthem youthsto offernamaz,buttemple gence of interestinthis area.” On withoutheedingfinancial viabil- FOURYOUTHSbelongingto Khu- RatanandNileshGupta.Theyhave were Muslims. The Muslim authoritiesdeniedthis.Yadavsaid the strategic plane, he is learnt to ity or environmental concerns. daiKhidmatgar,aDelhi-basedor- been booked forpromoting en- youths offeredafternoonnamaz Khanhadofferedanapologyif he have said,“We have commonin- Whilethereisnodoubtthat con- ganisation whichclaims to pro- mitybetweendifferentgroupson inside the temple. On Sunday, hurtreligious sentiments. terestswithEuropeandGermany nectivityamongnationsneedsto mote communal harmony, were groundsof religion,defilingaplace some sharedphotosonFacebook Temple caretaker Mukesh interms of combatting terrorism be improved,wehavetobe cau- booked on Sundayafter twoof of worship and public mischief. calling it an act of harmony. The Goswami said Khan had claimed and extremism, ensuring climate tious about the terms of engage- them allegedly offerednamaz at On acomplaint by thetemple temple stafflodged acomplaint to be aHindu and recited several actionandsupportingmultilater- ment.”Thisisincontextof China’s NandMahaltempleinUP’sMath- caretaker,anFIR waslodged at and an FIR has been registered,” shlokasfromreligioustextsonthe alism with aviewtostrengthen- Belt and Road Initiative,which uradistrictlastmonth. One of BarsanapolicestationinMathura said SSP Gaurav Grover. daytheyvisited thetemple. ing arules-basedorder.” NewDelhi has opposed.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ‘SOLDIERS WITHOUT UNIFORM’ Bengal madrasa MAHARASHTRA PRATHMIK SHIKSHAN teacher held for PARISHAD SAMAGRA SHIKSHA, MUMBAI Chushul councillor seeks more E-TENDER NOTICE ‘raising funds, NO. 08 TO 12, YEAR 2020-21 facilities for villages along LAC bid to recruit for NAME OF WORK : Supply &Installation of various Al-Qaeda’: NIA machinery &Supply of various material, spare parts, stituencyand Moldo, on the the territory,”Stanzin said. “We table &chairs, templates etc. for Establishment of NIRUPAMA Chinese side, is stark. arethe government's eyes and Vocational Workshop in Government &Local Body SUBRAMANIAN Stanzinsaid: “In Moldo, they ears there; our people notice Secondary Schools and Consumable &other necessary MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 have 5G networks –not onebut everything. People living at the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE material for established workshop and mobile kit in twoorthree networks.Thereis border arethe second guardian NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 various districts of Maharashtra State. THE NEWLYelected representa- 5G even in other areas suchas forceofthe nation–theyare sol- Automobile, Retail, Healthcare, Multiskill, Beauty & tive of Chushul constituency in Dumtele, Demchok.Wecan see diers without uniform.” THE NATIONAL Investigation Wellness,Agriculture, Electronics, Tourism the Leh-Ladakah Autonomous their areas have 24x7 electricity. Aresident of Lukung village Agency(NIA) has arrested a Workshops Hill Development Council Theyhavedevelopedhydel in Chushul, on the banksof madrasa teacher from State Project Director,Samagra Shiksha, Mumbai is (LAHDC) has said that the gov- dams that provide powersupply Pangong Tso, Stanzin said he had Murshidabad in West Bengalfor inviting online tender for the above subject work. ernment must prioritise devel- to theseareas. We can seeall this on manyoccasions triedtocon- allegedly being part of an Al- opment of villages on the Line of from Chushul. The people in veyseriousness of thesituation Qaeda moduleoperatingout of Tender Publish 4.11.2020 from 10.00 Hrs. Actual Control (LAC), as the peo- Chushulare makingdowith a to the party leadership. “But Igot the stateand Kerala. Abdul Pre-bid meeting 9.11.2020 from 12.30 Hrs. ple living thereare “second fewhours of supply, and even acall from the BJP headquarters Momin Mondal, 32, wasarrested Tender sale & 4.11.2020 from 10.00 Hrs. guardian force” of the country our 2G coverage is pathetic.” telling me that the border situa- by the agency on Sunday foral- Acceptance 18.11.2020 upto 13.00 Hrs. afterthe armed forces. He said thereisinsecurity tion is being handledseparately; legedly “trying to recruit new Tender Opening 19.11.2020 upto 13.30 Hrs. The 26 newmembers of Leh- among people in the border vil- that Ishould remain silentand membersforthegroup”andrais- if Possible LAHDC were sworninon lages.“Whenevertensionsflareup notspeak about it at all,” said ingfunds. Saturday. The BJP,with15mem- on the LAC, the firstthing to go is Stanzin, who quit BJP afterthe “Investigation Tender Download Tender can be download on bers, heads the council. The telephone connectivity,and peo- party nominated another candi- revealedthat ac- website of www.mahatenders.gov.in Congress has nine members, and plegetcompletely cutoff,”hesaid. datefor theelection. cused, Abdul Corrigendum/ explanation/ thereare twoIndependents. The government needstode- He said it is difficult to keep MominMondal, extension will be upload at Konchok Stanzin, who quit velop “smart villages” on the LAC, silent on the issue when people wasworking as a above website any other place BJP before the LAHDC election he said. “It (a village) shouldhave in the villages in Chushul had teacher inRaipur cannot be displayed. Tenderer lastmonth and successfullycon- all facilities–health, education, been steadilylosing their access Abdul Darul Huda may be alert and visit the tested as an Independent from roads, telecommunication, elec- to theirwinter grazing areas due Momin Islamia Madrassa website regularly. Chushul, aforward area on LAC, tricity. If the government de- to the westward spread of the Mondal in Murshidabad on Sundaysaid therehad been privespeople living on the bor- Chinese army. This year,thatlack district... and was NOTE : if any changesinRFP it will be published “inadequateattention”tovil- der of thesethings, theyare not of access has widened, he main- foundtobeinvolvedinaseries of on website of www.mahatenders.gov.in lages on the LACinLadakh, and going to remain there, andthat tained. The Fingers area had also conspiratorial meetings con- the difference between his con- willnot begood forsafeguarding become out of bounds, he said. venedbythe members of the Al- Sd/- Qaeda module. He wasalsotry- STATEPROJECT DIRECTOR, ing to recruitnew members for Samagra Shiksha, the group andwas raising funds Mumbai Violin maestro TNKrishnan dies forfurthering itsterroristactivi- DGIPR 2020-2021/1093 ties. The residential premisesof Chennai: RamanathanandMaharajapuram the accusedperson were Legendaryvi- ViswanathaIyer,toperformances. searched anddigital devices olinistTN Born in 1928 in Tripunithura were seized,” an NIA statement Krishnan died in Kerala, he had been living in said. at the ageof Chennaisince1942.Heissurvived This is the eleventh arrest the 92 in Chennai by his wifeKamala, and daughter agency has made since on Monday Viji and son Sriram —bothare vi- September when it firstappre- evening. olinists.“Therewas nobody who hendednine members of the al- Though could matchhis experience, he leged module basedonintelli- he wasin TNKrishnantaught at the wasluckytoplaywitheveryother gence inputs. According to NIA, good health, ChennaiMusic Collegeand legendsincethe1940s.Itwasare- thecase“pertainsto anti-national Krishnan felt waslater the Dean at Delhi markable life,” said Iyer. activities by agroup of jihadi ter- sudden un- University’s School of Music Krishnan’s death is ahugeloss rorists consisting of morethan10 easiness in and Fine Arts. Ramanathan Iyer even forordinarymusic lovers in membersinspired by globally the evening Chennai, who usedtowaitfor not proscribed terroristorganisation and died, said just hisclassical concerts butalso Al-Qaeda, whowereplanning to Ramanathan Even in recent days,hewas seen the mandatoryannual Christmas carryoutanti-nationalandterror- Iyer,awatchingvideosof rasikasandhis performance. To the surprise of istactivities at different locations Chennai- disciples wishinghim ahappy manypuritansinChennai,the inIndia,including,butnotlimited basedmusic birthday,”Iyersaid. Honoured morning slotofChennai Music to West Bengal,DelhiandKerala.” event organ- withseveralawards,includingthe Academywas booked by default The agency had arrested the iser who is Sangeetha Kalanidhi, Padma forKrishnan’s performance on nine accused—who were al- close to Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan, everyChristmas morningforsev- legedly operatingout of Krishnan’s Krishnan startedout as achild eral years, whereheusedtoplay MurshidabadinWest Bengaland family. prodigy with help from his father “wish youamerry Christmas” Ernakulam in Kerala —on Iyer said and waslater seenasaveteran as and “jingle bells, jingle bells” to September 19 and had recovered theycele- he beganaccompanying leg- packedaudiences. Afterhis death, country-made pistols, rudimen- brated his endarymusicians, including hisfans were seensharing videos tary bodyarmour,batteries, birthdaylast Ariyakudi RamanujaIyengar, of his Christmas performance on switches and firecrackers, litera- month. “He Alathur brothers, Chembai social media. tureonhome-made IEDsand washealthy. Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, MD ARUNJANARDHANAN other“incriminatingmaterial”. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020 MEANWHILE PRINCE WILLIAM HAD COVID IN APRIL:REPORT Britain’s Prince William tested positive forthe coronavirus in April, aroundthe same time as his fatherPrince Charles, BBCreported. Thereportcited unidentified palace 13 sources and The Sun newspaper,whichsaidWilliamkept his telephone and video en- THE WORLD gagementswithout revealing his diagnosis because he didn’t want to worryanyone.

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Apolice statement their next president. election itself, and the results said officers respondedto But this campaign is in- areofficially declared days RAHIMFAIEZ& Mostofthe casualties areportofashooting and evitablyending on afar more later.OnElection Day, media KATHYGANNON were studentsand there found Hassell suffering disturbing note.These dyspep- organisations usuallycall the Hundredsofvehicles gather at TropicalParkinMiami ahead of acar caravaninsupportof KABUL,NOVEMBER2 fromgunshotwounds.He tic final days have been marked election in favour of acandi- Trump, on Sunday. AP were fears thetoll could wastaken to ahospital by threatsofviolent skirmishes dateafter acertain number of ISLAMIC STATEmilitantsin climb further with some wherehewas pro- and street demonstrations in votes arecounted,but even AfghanistanstormedKabul of the woundedsaidto nounceddead,police said. places likeBeverly Hills. Store that could be delayedinvery University on Mondayasit Arepresentative for ownersare putting plywood on tight contests.The much Trump supporters block highways hostedabook fair attendedby be in critical condition Hassell told Variety that their windows,anticipating are- largernumber of mailed-in the Iranian ambassador,spark- the shooting appeared to turn of this summer’s unrest. ballots this year due to the ing an hours-long gun battle and beconnectedto acarjack- President Donald Trumphas pandemic arealso likelytode- as tensions play out in the streets leavingatleast22dead and 22 government” gathered at the ing. Police said the motive made it clear that he will not laythe resultsbecause they wounded at the war-torn coun- campus, according to theSITE remainedunder investi- concedeevenifheappears to be take longer to count. Trumphas notcommitted to a try’s largest university. Intelligence Group, whichmon- gation, but that acar had losing—if, forexample, Florida RICKROJAS, peaceful transfer of power. Mostofthe casualties were itors terror online messaging. been takenfromthe scene tiltstoJoe Biden, the Democratic JENNIFERSTEINHAUER Sunday’s incidentscame two studentsand therewerefears The IS statement claimedonly of the shooting. AP presidential nominee. thatall the votes be counted on &EMMAGFITZSIMMONS days afteragroup of Trumpsup- the death toll could climb further twoofits fighters were involved, Speaking to reporters Sunday Election Day. “I don’t thinkitis NOVEMBER2 porters in Texas, driving trucks with some of the woundedsaid and postedtheir photographs, evening, Trumpvowedtomount fair that we have to wait along and wavingTrumpflags, sur- to be in critical condition. whichconflictedwiththe Afghan alegal challengeinPennsylvania period of time,” he said. VEHICLES WITH Trumpflags rounded andslowedaBiden- It wasthe second attackon authorities’reportofthree attack- SWITZERLAND even before allvotes were ‘Plan to declarevictory’ halted trafficonSundayonthe Biden has previously criticised Harriscampaignbusasitdroveon an educational institution in ers. The claim did notindicatethe WHOchiefto counted,whichcould take days Garden StateParkway in New Trumpfor notcondemning Interstate 35,leading to the can- Kabulinasmanyweeks. IS intendedtotargetthe Iranian as mail-in ballots continue to ar- Trumphas reportedlysaid Jerseyand jammedthe Mario hissupporters’actions. Reuters cellation of twoplannedrallies. The Taliban promptly issued envoy or thebook fair. quarantineafter rive afterthe election. that he plans to declarevictory Cuomo Bridgebetween TheFBIconfirmedonSundaythat astatement denying theytook Lastweek,ISalso claimeda contactgetsCovid “We’regoing to go in the on election night if early returns Tarrytownand Nyack,New York. it wasinvestigatingthe incident. partinthe assault, whichcame brutal assault on atutoring cen- night of, as soon as that election showhim in the lead. But while Another pro-Trumpconvoy in ence”drawn by PresidentDonald On Saturday, Trumptweeted as the insurgentscontinuepeace terinthe Afghan capital’s mostly THE HEAD of the World is over,we’regoinginwithour voters who turn out on Election Virginiaended in atense shout- Trump’s ownevent nearby. avideo of the incidentwith a talkswith representativesof Shia neighbourhood of Dasht-e- HealthOrganisationsays he lawyers,” Trumpsaid. Daytend to skew Republican, ing matchwith protesters as it As the nation races toward message, “I love Texas!” Kabul’s US-backedgovernment, Barchithat killedatleast24stu- will self-quarantine after The President, who has spent the majority of mail-in ballots approachedastatueofRobertE Election Day, the tensions and In NorthCarolina, aget-out- with the aim to help theUnited dentsand woundedmorethan beingidentifiedasacontact months undermining public con- have been castbyDemocrats, Lee in Richmond. acrimony surrounding an ex- the-vote rallyonSaturdayended States finallywithdraw from 100othersonOctober 24. of apersonwhotestedpos- fidence in the election system, meaningearly returnsmay not In Georgia, arallyfor traordinarilydivisive campaign, with the police using pepper Afghanistan. Later in theday,the Thepeace negotiations be- itive forCovid-19. Tedros said that he would also probably accuratelyreflectthe full vote. Democratswas cancelledshortly coming on the heels of asum- spray on some participants, in- Islamic Stategroup claimedre- tweenthe Taliban and the Kabul Adhanom Ghebreyesus mountlegal challenges in other Asked to comment on the re- before it wasscheduledtobegin mer of protests and racial unrest, cluding young children, and sponsibility forthe attack. government, known as intra- wroteonTwitter late states, including Nevada, because port in Philadelphia on Sunday, on Sunday, with organisers wor- arebleeding intoeverydaylife making numerous arrests. As the attack unfolded, stu- Afghan talks, were partofadeal Sundaythat he is “well and the governor thereisaDemocrat. Biden said, “The President is not riedabout what theyfeared and adding further uncertainty Organisers of the rallycalledit dentsandteacherswereseenflee- Washington signedwith the in- without symptoms” but Trumprepeated his desire going to steal this election.” NYT would be a“large militia pres- to an electoralprocess in which flagrant voter suppression. NYT ingthe partofthe campus where surgentsinFebruary. Theyare will self-quarantinein lawandjournalismschoolsarelo- taking place in the Gulf Arab “coming days,inline with cated, while hand grenades ex- stateofQatar,and areseen as WHOprotocols, and work plodedand automatic riflefire Afghanistan’s best chance at from home.”OnMonday, Trump suggests he will try to fireFauci post-election could be heard. Scores of Afghan peace —though dailybloodshed the UN health agency’s special forces surroundedthe has continued. sought to dispel misinfor- Fauci, the country’s leading hurt. It’s notagood situation,” Locka airportinthe Miami area, campus, shepherding teachers Afghan media reportedthat mation about Tedros’ self- REUTERS infectious-disease expert who is Fauci told The Washington Post on a“Fire Fauci” chant brokeout. and studentstosafety. abook exhibition wasbeing held isolation,writingonTwitter OPA-LOCKA,NOVEMBER2 director of the National Institute Friday. “Allthe starsare alignedin In response to thechant, The chaos subsidedasthe at the university and attended by that “contrarytosome in- of Allergy and Infectious thewrongplace as yougointothe Trumpsaid: “Don’ttell anybody, sun setoverthe Afghan capital anumber of dignitaries at the correct reports,” he has not US PRESIDENT Donald Trump Diseases, has takenissue with fall and winter season, with peo- but letmewait until alittle bit and the Interior Ministry’s time of the shooting. None of the testedpositivehimself. The suggestedearly on Mondaythat Trump’s repeated assertions that ple congregating at home in- afterthe election.” spokesman, Tariq Arian, said all dignitaries were reportedhurt. WHO is basedinGeneva, he mightseek to fire ahighlyre- theUSfight againstthe virus was doors. Youcould notpossiblybe Fauci is one of the mostpop- three attackers involved in the Iran’s semiofficial ISNAnews where casesare rising. AP spected member of his coron- “rounding the turn” when in fact positionedmorepoorly.” ular health experts in the United assault were killed. agency had reportedSunday avirus task force, AnthonyFauci, tens of thousandsofpeople are When Trumpdefendedhis States, afact that Trumphas The Islamic Stategroup said that Iranian Ambassador PHILIPPINES afterFauci further criticised Fauci is the US’ leading being infected daily. handling of the virus at alate- cited in the pasttoavoidgetting it targeted newly graduated Bahador Aminian and cultural Typhoondeath Trump’s handlingofthe virus. infectious-disease expert “We’reinforawhole lotof night campaign rallyatOpa- intotangleswith him. “judges and investigators be- attaché Mojtaba Norooziwereto tollrisesto16 longing to the apostate Afghan inauguratethe fair. AP AT LEAST16people were killedasTyphoon Goni Turkey pulls 2girls out of lashedthe Philippines over Hindu homes attacked in Bangladeshafter the weekend,and about 13,000shantiesandhouses rubble 3days after quake were damagedorswept rumours of allegedFBpost ‘slandering’ Islam away in the eastern island provincethatwasfirsthitby ASSOCIATEDPRESS Idil Sirin, Macron fortaking steps against sentimentsonSunday,the report local residentscarriedout arson theferociousstorm,officials IZMIR,NOVEMBER2 14,was PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA “inhumane ideologies”after a quoted Qamruzzaman Talukder, attacksonhomes,includingthose said Monday. Goniblasted rescued. DHAKA,NOVEMBER2 teacher in Paris wasdecapitated officer-in-charge of Bangra Bazar of the twowho were arrested. intoCatanduanes province IN WHATone rescueworker AP forshowing caricatures of the Police Station, as saying. Askedwhatmeasurestheau- JohnnyDepp at dawn Sundayasasuper called “a miracle,” extraction THE HOUSES of several Hindu ProphetMuhammad, The headmasterofthe thoritieshavetakenagainsttheat- typhoon with sustained teams brought twogirls out alive families have been vandalised bdnews24.com reported. kindergarten and aresident of tackers, Mir said the administra- windsof 225kilometresper Mondayfromthe wreckageof Rescue workers clappedin and burnedinBangladesh’s The headmasterofakinder- nearbyAndikot village were the tion has swungintoaction. Depp loses libel hour and gusts of 280 kph. their collapsedapartment build- unison Mondayas14-year-old Comilla district over rumours garten school in Purbo Dhour twotobearrested. Qamruzzaman said the But the storm weakened ings in the Turkish city of Izmir, IdilSirin wasremovedfromthe about an alleged Facebook post welcomedMacron’s action in a “Thesituation is under con- process to file acase over the at- case in UK over considerablyafter making threedays afteranearthquakehit rubble, afterbeing trappedfor 58 slandering Islam, according to a commentonthe post. trol now,”MdAbul Fazal Mir, tack wasunderway. landfall and shifteddirec- Turkey and Greece, killing85. hours.Seven hours later,rescuers media reportonMonday. As the rumours about the deputy commissioner of Cumilla Demonstrations against ‘wife-beater’ tion to spare the capital, Onlookers applaudedinjoy working on another toppled The households were van- Facebook postspread, tension district,told bdnews24.com af- France over caricatures of the Manila, before blowing out and wept with relief as ambu- building extricated three-year- dalisedand later setonfireon mounted in the area on tervisitingthe area. Syed Nurul ProphetMuhammad have been claims in tabloid intotheSouthChinaSea.AP lances carrying the girls rushed oldElif Perincek,whose mother Sundayafter aBangladeshi man, Saturday, the reportsaid. Islam, Superintendent of Police, taking place in different Muslim- to hospitals immediately after and twosisters had been rescued who livesinFrance, allegedly Thepolicearrestedtwopeople has also visited the scene. majority countries, including their rescues. twodays earlier. praisedPresident Emmanuel on chargesofhurting religious Thedeputycommissionersaid Bangladesh, forseveral days. PANPYLAS LONDON,NOVEMBER2

JOHNNYDEPPlosthishigh-stakes libelcaseMondayagainsttheSun THE BRITISH JOURNALIST WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST tabloid newspaper forlabelling hima“wife beater,” as aBritish judgepointedto severalepisodes Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies in Dublin at 74 thathesaidshowedtheactor’sex- wifehad feared forher life. JusticeAndrew Nicolsaidthat 1989, described himasthe most beyond,covering almost every backedChristian militiamen andpopularityintheregionforhis the defendantshad proved that ZEINAKARAM celebrated journalist of his era. big storyinthe region, including slaughtered hundredsofoppositiontothe Iraq war—chal- what theypublishedwas “sub- BEIRUT,NOVEMBER2 “Fearless, uncompromising, the Iran-Iraq war, theArab- Palestinian refugees. Earlier that lengingtheofficialUSgovernment stantiallytrue”duringatrial in determinedand utterly commit- Israeli conflict,the warinAlgeria, year,hewas also thefirstforeign narrative of weapons of mass de- London over the summerthatin- VETERAN BRITISH journalist tedtouncoveringthetruthandre- the conflict in Afghanistan, journalisttoreportonthe scale of structionasitlaidthegroundwork cludedlurid accountsfromDepp Robert Fisk,one of the best- alityatallcosts,RobertFiskwasthe Saddam Hussein’s invasion of theHamamassacrein1982,when forthe 2003 invasion —and dis- and Amber Heardinwhicheach known Middle Eastcorrespon- greatestjournalistofhis genera- Kuwait, the US invasion and oc- then-SyrianPresidentHafezAssad puting US and Israeli policies. accusedtheotherof abuse.Depp’s dentswho spent his career re- tion,” said Christian Broughton, cupationofIraq, the Arab Spring launchedawithering assault on Hewasoneof thefewjournal- lawyerssaid theywouldappeal. porting from the troubledregion managingdirectorofthenewspa- and Syria’s civil war. His report- the rebellious city in central Syria, ists who interviewedOsama bin Depp suedNewsGroup and wonaccolades forchalleng- per.“The fire he lit at The ing earnedhim awards, but also levelling entireneighbourhoods Ladenseveraltimes.AftertheSept Newspapers,publisherofTheSun, ing mainstream narrativeshas Independentwillburnon,”hesaid. invited controversy,particularly andkillingthousandsinoneof the 11,2011attacks andthe subse- and the newspaper’s executive diedafter ashortillness, his em- Born in Kent, in the United his coverage of the Syria conflict. mostnotorious massacres in the quent US invasion of Iraq, he trav- editor,DanWootton,overanApril ployer said Monday. He was74. Kingdom,Fiskbeganhiscareer on Fisk in asuburb of Damascus,Syria, in 2018.Hehas spent his Afearless, bespectacledand modern Middle East. elledtothe Pakistan-Afghan bor- 2018 articlethataccusedhim of Fisk,whose reporting often FleetStreetatthe SundayExpress. entirecareer reportingfromthe Middle Eastand has won cheerful personalitybristling “So sad to lose atrue friend der,where he wasattackedbya assaultingfellow actor Heard. sparkedcontroversy,died He went on to work for The Times, accolades forchallenging mainstream narratives. AP with energy,Fisk wasoften the and agreat journalist. The temple group of Afghan refugees. Fornow,the ruling dealsabig SundayatahospitalinDublin, wherehewas basedinNorthern firstreportertoarrive at the of truthisgone,” said Marwan He later wroteabout the inci- blowtoDepp’sreputation that shortlyafter he wastaken there Ireland, Portugal and the Middle scene of astory. Chukri, director of the Foreign dent from the refugees’ perspec- could damagealucrative movie afterfalling ill at his home in the East. He movedtoBeirut in 1976, and live from an apartmentlo- until his death. In 1982, he wasone of the first Press Centreatthe Information tive,describing his beating by career, whichhas seen theactor Irishcapital. The Independent, ayear afterthe country’s civil war cated on theLebanese capital’s From his base in Beirut, Fisk journalistsattheSabraandShatila MinistryinBeirut. refugeesasa“symbolof thehatred take thelead in severalpopular wherehehad worked since brokeout, and continuedto work famedMediterranean corniche travelledacross the Mideastand camp in Beirut, whereIsraeli- Fisk gained particularfame and furyofthis filthywar”. AP familymovies. AP WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 14 CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020

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40 84.4 protectionof domesticmanufac- the imports decline by around andtoys.Morerecently, inOctober, VedantaResourcesemergedasthe 80.8 83.3 80.3

79 turing.High, arbitraryCustoms $2billiononanaverage,thusmak- a5per cent Customs duty wasin- highestbidder forOdisha’s AURBINDOREALITY 20 duty ratesbreed inefficiencies ing acase forimproving the man- troduced on opencell —a RadhikapurWestcoalmine,offer- and Infrastructure: 0 and thereisaneedtohave“judi- ufacturingbase of the country, it keycomponentinTVpanel ing 21 percent revenue sharefor Takli Jena BelloraNorth

Sept 2019 Oct 2020 01 06 13 20 27 04 11 18 25 Note: Reading below 50 suggests contraction cious use” of Customs duty, AJAYBHUSHANPANDEY said.Intheexportbasket,thehigh- manufacturing. themine,whichhasestimatedre- and Takli Jena Bellora Oct Oct Oct Oct and above it indicates expansion Nov Sept Sept Sept Sept Source: IHS Markit Source: Nomura Finance SecretaryAjayBhushan FinanceSecretary estshareisof consumer goods, TheFinanceSecretaryalsosaid servesof 312 milliontonnesof coal South coal mines in Pandeysaid. whichare manufacturedproducts, the government has movedto- withapeakcapacityof 6.0million Maharashtra. Power demand Petrol/diesel sales (% change, y-o-y, 2020) (in thousand tonnes) “... we willensurethat on the followedbyintermediategoods wardsplugging the loopholes for tonnesper annum. Customsdutyfront,we have avery items ranging from apples and al- and these twoattract highesttar- misuse in rules of origin forim- The auctions will include 14 HINDALCO: Chakla 20 8,000 12.1 Diesel 6,790 judicious use of Customs duty. monds to cellphone parts. iffsintheimportbasket,thusmak- ports.The earlier rules of origin morecoal blocks andare setto coal mine in Jharkhand. 10 6,000 6,942 Having arbitraryhigh Customs In itsresearch report on ing acase againstthe fact that would result in alot of misuse as continuetillNovember9,withthe 0 3.9 4,000 dutybreedsinefficienciesandthe Monday,StateBank of Indiaalso higher tariffs have notprotected unscrupulouselementswouldtry successful bidders to be an- YAZDANI -10 2,000 consumersaswelldomesticman- statedthatthecountryneedsto fo- theseindustries. “Othercountries to bypass the rules, whichinturn, nouncedbyNovember 11. INTERNATIONAL: 2,456 2,629 -20 Petrol -23.2 0 ufacturingsuffer. So, what is re- cusmoreonincreasingproductiv- with muchlower tariffstructures wouldimpactdomesticmanufac- “Thefirstday of auctionof coal MarkiMangliIImine -30 Jan Oct* quired is areasonableamount of ity and less on importtariffsinits have built manufacturing bases, turing. “In the lastbudget,we mines forsale of coal sawstrong inMaharashtra. Jan Apr Oct *extrapolated from PSU retail sales Customs dutyfor alevel playing questfor Atmanirbhar Bharat. whichhavehelpedthem in their amendedthe Customs Act, new andhealthycompetition among Oct sales in units (Mumbai) On track field,and it has to also be phased “After2004,Indiasawrapidreduc- exports,” it said. rules of origin have comewhich thebidders,”saidagovernmentre- JMS MINING: Urtan No. of sale documents registered Freight loading Freight revenue outslowlyonceasectorhasdevel- tioninAHSWeighted Average(%) The government had levieda have become effective from lease, noting that the auction mine in . (million tonne) (` crore, RHS) oped,” Pandeytold The across all product categories. 10 percentbasicCustomsdutyfor September this year and nowim- process forsome of the mines 7,929 125 12,500 6,377

6,068 10,405 5,811 5,668 10,728 5,225 4,902 4,483 100 10,000 Indian Express. Despite the reducedtariffs,India smartphones effective July2017 porters arebound to specifywhat lastedfor “3-4 hours”. 2,619 75 7,500 This marks adeparturefrom has one of the highestweighted oncoveredcellularmobilephones, is the value addition is happening Aurbindo Reality and Jharkhand, offering a14.25 per 5,000 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14 ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 ‘18 ‘19 ‘20 50 the earlier stance as the govern- averagetariffsintheworldofman- andpartslikecharger, battery,key- so that theyhavetaken Customs Infrastructurewasthehighestbid- cent revenue sharetothe govern- 25 2,500 Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct menthasprogressivelyraisedim- ufacturers,comprising both con- pad, USB cable, whichwas later dutyexemptions.So,suchmisuse derfortheTakliJenaBelloraNorth ment forrightstomine. With re- Source: Department of registrations and 0 106.5 108.07 0 stamps, Government of Maharashtra, Feb Oct portdutiesforanumberof manu- sumer and capital goods,” the SBI raisedto15percentin December. usedtohappen, whichusedtoaf- and Takli Jena BelloraSouth coal gard to MarkiMangli II minein Knight Frank Research 2020 2020 factured productsincluding reportsaid. The duty on TV sets wasraisedto fect domesticmanufacturing, de- minesinMaharashtra,offeringthe Maharashtra, Yazdani Intern- television,mobilesandhousehold During 2004-2017,India’s 20 per cent from 15 percent in prive the domesticmanufacturer government arevenue shareof ationalbidthehighestat30.75per 13-year high, while sales, too, appliances over the lastsix years. shareinglobal manufacturing in- December2017.InFebruary2018, from alevel playing field. So with 30.75percentforthemineswhich centrevenuesharing. JMSMining ENSECONOMICBUREAU improveddramatically. In itsprevioustenure,the NDA creasedby1.5 percentagepoints, Customsdutieswere hikedacross these things, domestic manufac- have reserves of117.26 metric Pvt Ltd bid the highestfor Urtan NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 Electricitygeneration, a governmenthadengagedinatar- while China gaineda18per cent 46 items spanning imported turing,economywillmovefor- tonnes. Hindalco wasthe highest mineinMadhya Pradesh at 10.50 closeproxyforeconomicactiv- iffhiking spree covering over 400 share, the report said. brandedgoodsranging from fruit ward,” he said. bidder forthe Chakla coal mine in per cent revenue sharing. AREVIVAL of demand seen in ities, rose forasecond straight September apparentlygath- month in October,registering ered moresteam in October, a12.1percentyear-on-year(y- GSTCOMPENSATION SHORTFALL with asurge in certain early o-y)rise,against4.6percentin US ELECTIONS high-frequencyindicators,like the previous month. Diesel 2nd tranche: Centretotransfer manufacturing PMI, power consumptioninOctober rose WITHBIDENBETSANDTRUMPHEDGES,INVESTORSGETREADY generation, auto salesand rail 6.6 per cent. freight, and even fuel sales. Auto sales,too,zoomed in Four yearsafter Donald Trump’ssurprise Presidential victoryroiled markets, `6,000 cr to 16states and 3UTs This lends some credence October,drivenbyfestive de- investorsare prepared forshort-term trading turmoil and major long-term to thenotionthattheeconomy mand.Mirroringtheimprove- policy shifts, according to a Reuters report cialwindowtilldateandtheloans maybehealingfasterfromthe ment in leading gauges, the ENSECONOMICBUREAU BORROWING raisedbythe Centre would be re- BIGGESTWORRY Covid-inducedshock thanan- NomuraIndia Business HOWTHE MARKETS NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 DONEAT4.42% leased on aback-to-backbasis to ticipated earlier.But analysts Resumption Indeximproved FORMARKETS: REACTED? states/UTs. warnthatthedurabilityof this to 82.4 in October,arise of 2.6 Theoutcomemostlikelyto ■ Asof02:04p.m.EST,the THE FINANCE Ministry on ■ This round of borro- This second round of borrow- rebound, seeminglyaidedby pointsfrom80.3inSeptember shakemarkets—atleastinthe DowJonesIndustrialAverage Mondaysaid it will transfer the wing wasdone at an ingwasdone at an interestof4.42 spilloverofpent-up demand and 73.6 in August. nearterm—isnoimmediate wasup225.46points,or0.85 second tranche of borrowing interestof4.42 per cent, percent, whichislower than the post-lockdown, can be estab- “However, it remains to be outcomeatall.Marketsfeara percent,at26,727.06 worthRs6,000croreforcompen- whichislower than the costofborrowings forthe states lished only if the momentum seenwhetherthismomentum contestedelection ■ EuropeansharesMonday sation shortfall to 16 states and 3 costofborrowings for andUTs,thusbenefitingthem,the outlasts the festiveseason. outlivesthe festival-ledactiv- UnionTerritoriesincludingAndh- the states and UTs, thus Finance Ministrysaid. The first WHATWOULD BE recoveredfrom1-monthlows TheNikkeiManufacturing ity surge.Wealso remain cau- ra Pradesh,Maharashtra, Bihar, benefiting them, the tranchelastmonthwasborrowed GOOD NEWS? Purchasing Managers'Index tious on the potential reversal ■ TheSensexsettled143.51 Karnataka,PuducherryandDelhi. Finance Ministrysaid. at 5.19 percent. (PMI), compiledbyIHS of pandemic gains in Nove- Adecisivevictoryofeither points,or0.36percent,higher The Centrehad on October 23 The Finance Ministryhad last Markit, rose to 58.9 in October mber-December,asthefestive TrumporDemocratic at39,757.58.Brentcrude transferred Rs 6,000 croreto16 monthsaidtheCentrewouldbor- from September's 56.8. A season drawsdown,” Sonal JoeBiden,wouldbe pricesfelltoalowof$35.74 states and2UTs of Delhi and latest to optfor borrowing under rowfromthemarket andthenact reading over 50 indicates eco- VarmaandAurodeepNandiof goodnewsforstocks perbarrel,alevelnotseensince Jammu and Kashmir,takingthe the special windowand has been as an intermediarytoarrange nomic expansion. Man- Nomura said in areporton lateMay,laterrecoveringto totalborrowedamountunderthe includedinthe second tranche. back-to-backloans to paythe GST ufacturing output toucheda Monday. FE Source: Reuters tradeup1.69%at$38.58 specialwindowtoRs12,000crore. With this, 21 states and 3Union compensation shortfall of Rs 1.1 Puducherry has become the Territorieshaveoptedforthe spe- lakhcrore to stategovernments. What led to the 8.6% fall in RIL shares? HDFC Q2 net falls 27.5%

September and stole all the lime- tail arm in the wake of the Covid Experts saywhen shareprices Sept, Oct see strongestrecoverysince outbreak SANDEEPSINGH light with recordfund-raising of pandemic and lockdown. had hit over Rs 2,300per share, &GEORGEMATHEW over Rs 1.5lakh crorefromglobal manyfelt theyhad missedthe op- NEWDELHI/MUMBAI,NOV2 investorsintoits telecomand re- What is the wayforward? portunity to buy itsshares and so ENSECONOMICBUREAU PNB profit tail arms over lastsix months, the IsthesharpfallonMonday the forthem the current fall provides MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 jumps 22% SHARE PRICE of Reliance sharp fall comes both as adamp- endofthe fairytale run of the the opportunity to enter the stock Industries —India’slargest com- ener forsome and op- scrip?Brokeragehouses forlong term gains. While some HOME MORTGAGEfirm HDFC NewDelhi: Punjab National panybyprofitability and market portunity forothers. don’tfeelso.Fundman- global investment firms like Ltd has reporteda27.56 per cent Bank(PNB)onMondaysaidit capitalisation —fell sharplyby8.6 agers and analysts feel Macquarie have talked about a42 declineinnetprofitforthequarter witnesseda22per cent in- per cent on Monday, bringing its What ledtothe sharp that since the stockwas per cent further downside in RIL endedSeptember 2020 (Q2) at crease in netprofittoRs totalmarketcap down by Rs 1.23 fall on Monday? richly valued, the weak shares, thereare some who feel Rs 2,870 croreasagainstRs3,962 620.81crore forthe quarter lakhcrore (taking intoaccount The sell-offwas trig- quarterly resultsgavea since thereisnofresh trigger for croreinthe year-agoperiod. endedSeptember30oneas- both fullyand partlypaid shares), geredbythe weak sec- reasonformanytobook priceriseasmostoftheinvestment HDFCVice Chairman and ing of bad loans. PTI or$16.6billion,fromRs14.37lakh ond quarterresultsbythe com- profitsand that resulted intofur- deals have been announced, the CEO Keki Mistrysaid individual croreonFriday to Rs 13.14lakh panywith the netprofitfalling 15 ther decline of the shareprice as scripmayremainrangeboundand disbursementsduringthe quar- croreonMonday. per cent to Rs 9,567crore in the the dayproceeded. itcouldbeagoodtimeforinvestors terended September 2020 were and October 2020 have seen the Forastock that rose 170per September quarterdue to asharp to accumulateits shares. at 95 per cent levels of theprevi- strongestrecovery since the out- centfromlows of Rs 875inMarch declineinrefiningmarginsto $5.7 Does it throw open an Fullreport on ous year. break of the pandemic,” Mistry to hitahigh of Rs 2,368 in perbarrelandweaknessinthere- opportunity to invest? www.indianexpress.com “The months of September said in aconference call. BRIEFLY Expert committee rejects Dr Reddy’s Lastdatefor proposalfor remdesivir’sfull approval ECLGS:Nov30 ceptedbythe Central Drugs NewDelhi: Thegovernment ENSECONOMICBUREAU The panel’s suggestions StandardControl Organisation on Mondayextendedthe NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 come nearly twoweeks (CDSCO), would mean that India EmergencyCreditLineGua- wouldnotfollowtheUSdrugreg- rantee Scheme (ECLGS) for ASUBJECT expertcommittee afterthe US Food and Drug ulator’sleadingrantingremdesivir MSMEstillNovember30,as (SEC) under the nation’s topdrug Administration approved fullmarketingapproval.“Afterde- the scheme has failedto regulatorybodyhasrejectedapro- the drug as arecognised taileddeliberation,thecommittee reachthe target Rs 3lakh posal by Hyderabad-headquar- treatment forCovid-19 did notrecommend forgrant of croreofsanctions. teredDrReddy’s Laboratories to full marketing authorisation and grantfullmarketingauthorisation opinedthatapprovalforrestricted forantiviral remdesivir. nearly twoweeksafter the US emergencyuseof thedrugshould AdityaPurito Theexpertpanel’srecommen- FoodandDrugAdministrationap- continue,”statedtheSECinitsrec- joinCarlyle dations, whichsuggestthat India proved thedrug as arecognised ommendations on October 29. shouldcontinue withrestricted treatment forCovid-19. The minutes of the panel’s meet- NewDelhi: Former HDFC emergency use of the drug, come The recommendations, if ac- ingwere madepubliconMonday. BankMD&CEO AdityaPuri will join private equity ma- jor Carlyle on investment opportunities across Asiaas UPI transactionscross 2bn/month in Oct asenior advisor. PTI CorporationofIndia(NPCI).The cash has forced users andbusi- ENSECONOMICBUREAU totalvalue of these transactions nesses to shiftprioritiestoon- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER2 stood at Rs 3.8 trillion, up from line payments nearly overnight. ‘Octjoblessrate Rs 3.2 trillion in September,the Forexample, in May, which risesto6.98%’ THE TOTALnumber of transac- datashowed. sawcomplete lockdown, the tions conducted on the Bharat As of October,asmanyas189 number of transactions done NewDelhi: Unemployment Interface forMoney-Unified bankswereusing the UPI plat- through UPI stood at 1,234.5 mil- rate in Octoberrose to 6.98 PaymentsInterface (BHIM-UPI), form developedbythe NPCI, lion transaction, while in June per centfrom6.67per cent known moresimplyasthe UPI compared to 141inthe corre- and July, whenlockdown meas- in September,asper the crossedthe 2billion transac- sponding month ayear ago. The ures were relaxed alittle, the Centre forMonitoring tions count amonth in October, platformhas seen tremendous number of transactions stood at Indian Economy. REUTERS according to the datareleased growth over the lasteight 1,336.9 millionand 1,497.3mil- by NationalPayments months as the limited use of lion, respectively. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,NOVEMBER3,2020 WATSON LIKELY TO QUIT TopAustralian all-rounder Shane Wa tsonhas decided to call time on his competitive cricket career after Chennai SuperKings' exit from the Indian Premier League. While Wa tson has not made anyofficial announcement,ithas been learnt that afterCSK ended 16 SPORT their IPL campaign on Sundaywith awin over Kings XI Punjab,the senior player told his teammates about the decisiontoretirefrom all forms of cricket. PTI

BRIEFLY POINTSTABLE ADCmarvel Team Matches Won Lost Pts NRR Sindhu‘retires’, MI 1394181.296 DC 14 8616 -0.109 clarifiesnotfrom RCB 14 7714 -0.172 Delhibounce backafter 4losses in arow to beat RCBand take 2ndspot; Kohli’s team qualifies too KKR 14 7714 -0.214 badminton SRH 1367120.555 Worldcham- KXIP 14 6812 -0.162 pion PV SYNOPSIS Hugecredit goes to Shikhar CSK 14 6812 -0.455 Sindhu cre- Rahane returns to form afterDC Dhawan, who scored a41-ball RR 14 6812 -0.569 ated astir on showbowling discipline 54.Hetook the attacktothe OrangeCap KL Rahul (670 runs) Mondayby posting "I opposition upfront, allowing Purple Cap KRabada(25 wkts) Retire" on so- Rahane to settle down. The two cial media SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY India stalwarts added88runs FINALPLAYOFFSPOT: SRH OR KKR? onlytofollow NOVEMBER2 and DC were home and dry. ● Delhi Capitals sealedsecond spot it up with alengthystatement declar- in the pointstable. Theywill face ingthat shewould actuallybesaying RIDINGONafine partnership between Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 1and goodbye to "the negativity,fear,and Shikhar Dhawan and AjinkyaRahane,Delhi even if theylose that game, will geta uncertainty" triggered by theCOVID- Capitals endedtheirfour-matchlosing processofcutting loose. He hit afabulous second chance to makethe final as 19 pandemic.The Olympic silver- streak to finish second in the pointstable. loftedcover drive offKagiso Rabada forafour theywill playQualifier 2. medallist, who is currentlyinLondon It givesthemthe leewayofanextragame before lifting Pateloverlong-on. Ashwin to work on her nutrition and recovery in the playoffs, as theybeat Royal made atimelyintervention. As forNortje, he ● RoyalChallengers Bangalorehave needs at the Gatorade Sports Science Challengers Bangalorebysix wicketsinAbu came backbrilliantlytomakeaserious im- also made it to theplayoffsand will Institute, startedher rather stunning Dhabi on Monday.RCB, too, qualified, pact with the ball. The wickets of awell-set be one of the teams contesting the postbysaying that the "DenmarkOpen thankstotheir better netrun rate than Devdutt Padikkal and the dangerous Chris Eliminator. wasthe final straw. IRetire". She was KolkataKnight Riders. Morris inside three deliveriesthwartedRCB’s ● The identity of their opponents referringtoher pullout from the event Afterposting 152/7,RCB had to take the progress in the slog overs. will be decidedbyTuesday’s final due to the pandemic. "...I'm writing to- game deep to ensurethat theygothrough. Padikkal scored afinehalf-centurybut league game between MI and daytotell youthat I'm done...Not be- Theystayput on14pointsbut as DC sur- there’s one aspect of his game he would like SunrisersHyderabad. If the latter ing able to represent India in the passedtheirtotal in 19 overs, RCB’s netrun to look into. The left-hander occasionallyex- emerge victorious,theywill makeit, DenmarkOpen wasthe last straw," rate remainedabove KKR’s. poses his offstump while facing fast bowlers. or else KolkataKnightRiders will go Sindhu's note stated."Today, Ichoose Speedsters liketosee thestumps, forthey through.. to retirefromthis current sense of un- Rahane returns to form believe if they can see them, theycan hit rest.Iretirefromthis negativity,the Foraplayerofhis pedigree, Rahane had them. On Monday, Padikkal made room and ●LIVE constant fear,uncertainty.Ichoose to been going through alengthyform slump. triedtohit a152kph delivery from Nortje TUESDAY: SRH vs MI 7:30pm retirefromacomplete lackofcontrol Exclusion from India’s white-ball set-up af- over cover. over the unknown," she said. fected hisconfidence and this year,after He wasbeaten forpace and castled. Qualifier 1 makingthe switch from RajasthanRoyals Morris wasdone in by extrabounce. NOV5: DC vs MI 7:30pm wherehewas thecaptain lastterm, Rahane’s Nortje returnedwith three wickets, but 2DDCAemployees game time had been limited.Inthe previous it wasacollective effort by DC bowlers. contractcoronavirus five matches,hebarelymade anycontribu- Delhi’s AjinkyaRahane scored 60 off46balls, playingorthodoxcricket. BCCI/IPL Rabada wasexcellent forhis 2/30. Ashwin tion with the bat. His footwork looked ten- teasedthe batsmen and Daniel Sams, too, Chuffed with the The FerozShah Kotla premises is un- tative,his approachcagey. waspretty tight upfront before conceding 17 performance. We knew it was dergoinganotherroundof sanitisation Today, cominginatNo. 3after Prithvi opposition upfront, allowing Rahane to set- startwith. When he steppedout to an Axar runs in his final over. adoordie and we just drive aftertwo Delhi&DistrictsCricket Shawyet again fell cheaply, Rahane played tle down. The twoIndiastalwarts added88 Pateldelivery,hedidn’t time it properly.It Until the 15th over,RCB were going at un- focused on the win, not NRR. Association (DDCA) employees have assertive cricket.Heshowedintent with two runs and DC were home and dry. wasasimple catchatlong-on, but Nortje lost der sevenruns per over. AB de Villiers and The teams who won in the tested positive forCOVID-19, days be- fours in an over againstIsuru Udana. He his footing and droppedit. ShivamDubeuppedthe ante, but de Villiers latter half completely fore thestate unit'selections. However, sweptbeautifullyagainstYuzvendraChahal DC showbowling discipline But Ashwin ensured that Nortje’s blem- wasrun out in the final over,trying to go for the elections forthe postoftreasurer and came down the trackagainstShahbaz Earlier AnrichNortje might well have ish didn’t provecostly. Kohli wasdroppedon an improbable second. Together,DCbowlers changed the scenario. It's a and four directorswillbeheld as per Ahmedtohit asix.Rahane scored 60 off46 droppedthe match, had Ravichandran 13,Ashwin removedhim on 29. The off-spin- restricted RCBtoaverychaseable total. really competitive schedule from November 5to8atthe balls, playing orthodoxcricket.When he Ashwin and Marcus Stoinis notbailedhim ner wastaking pace offthe ball and one such BRIEF SCORES: Delhi Capitals 154for 4 tournament for sure.” Kotlapremises."Two employeesNeeraj triedtoplayanuncharacteristic reverse out.Inamust-wingame to secure atop-two delivery forced Kohli to mistime again. The (Rahane 60, Dhawan54, Ahmed2-26) beat Sharma and Pradeep Banerjee have sweep,hegot out. spotfor theplayoffs, dropping ViratKohli skier went to Stoinis at deep mid-wicketwho RoyalChallengers Bangalore152 for7 SHREYAS IYER tested COVID-19 positive and have Huge credit also goes to Dhawan, who could have been costly. The RoyalChallengers grabbed it with both hands. (Padikkal 50, de Villiers 35,Nortje 3-33) by DELHI CAPITALS’ SKIPPER been advised18days of homequaran- scored a41-ball 54.Hetook the attacktothe Bangalorecaptain had been circumspect to Following the reprieve,Kohliwas in the six wickets. tine.Theirofficeshave beenshutdown and entirepremiseswill be sanitised," DDCAjointsecretaryRajanManchanda told PTIonMonday.Heinformedthat Why Charlton’s dementia puts focus back on headers elections will be held as per schedule. "Theelections areonasper schedule and all kinds of health safetyprotocols first, Shearer wasmade to head aball –which tia. The four others areRay Wilson (diedin CardiffUniversity pointedto six cases of play- areinplace,"Manchanda said. MIHIRVASAVDA weighs close to 500gm–20times. 2018), Martin Peters (diedlastyear), Nobby ers in 60s developing dementia havingplayed DELHI,NOVEMBER2 Immediatelyafter,hehad to take the same Stiles and Charlton’s brother Jack, both of foranaverage of 26 years. Four showedsigns testsagain. The result postheading showed whom diedthis year.The team’s manager, of CTE adding that the risk was‘extremely Balebacktowinning ALMOSTONE-fifth of the 260 career goals changes in the waythe brain communicated Alf Ramsey, also had dementia. low’ from playing recreational football. waysatTottenham Alan Shearer scored–the mostinEnglish with muscles and impulses took alittle Premier League history –came from head- longer to travel down the nerves. Is thereany evidence to suggestheaders Howdid the footballworld respondto GarethBale soared intothe air, con- ers,askill he practicedover100 times aday This, aUniversity of British Columbia re- increaseddementiarisk? thesestudies? nectedwith the ball and poweredit in training formorethan 20 years. search in 2018 said, happens The firstlink wasmade in In November2015, the USAbecamethe intothe net. It's takenmorethan Three years ago, Shearer,50, underwent a because the blood levels of pro- 2014.In2002, former England in- firstcountrytoban headersfor children

sevenyears but Balewas Tottenham's raft of tests–including an MRI –tocheckif teins associated with damage ED ternationalJeffAstle, diagnosed under-11tohelp reduce concussion. The match-winner again. And it had only heading the ball had causedany damageto One of England’s greatestfootballers to nerve cells increase after with dementia, diedaged59. move also helpedinreducinginjuries; required three minutes on the field for his brain. The testswereapartofBBC docu- Sir BobbyCharltonhas been diagnosed headingthe ball. Scientists say Medical experts told the coroner, since heading wasnot allowed, the ball was AIN the substitutetoclincha2-1 victory mentaryAlan Shearer:Dementia,Football and with dementia. Reuters morethan in amatch, it is the as per reports,that the damageto notloftedinthe air and thus, chances of

over Brighton on Sunday. Apartfrom Me, in whichheinvestigates the link between repeatedpractice drills that PL Astle’s brain wasaresult of re- heads colliding or elbows being smashed the emptystadium, due to ongoing the sportand the syndrome. The one-hour cause greaterharm.The risk peated minortrauma, ‘probably significantlyreduced.

EX E● pandemicrestrictions, this wasthe feature dugdeep into growing fearsworld- risk of Alzheimer’s, afour-fold increase in wasgreater among players causedbyheading aheavy leather In Februarythis year,England, Scotland type of moment Bale imaginedpro- wide thatheadingafootballincreasesthe risk motorneurone disease and atwo-fold in- from the older generations football’. In 2014,there wasare- and Ireland also barredplayers aged under- ducingonhis return to Tottenham af- of dementia and dying because of it. On crease in Parkinson’s”. since the balls usedthen were alot heavier. examination of Astle’s brain and it wasre- 12 from heading the ball during training. But terseven years. While Arsenal cele- Sundaycame the news that EnglandWorld This, the researchers concluded,was be- vealedhehad diedfromChronic Traumatic theycan still do that in games. Coaches use brated itsfirstleague win at Old Cup winner BobbyCharlton, regarded cause of the damage to the brain due to re- What made thoseballs heavier? Encephalopathy (CTE). softballs in training to develop aplayer’s Trafford in 14 years, thankstoPierre- England’s greatest, had developeddementia. peated heading of the football over aperiod The inner bladders were made of strong heading technique. Experts in Turkey,too, EmerickAubameyang's penalty, But as Shearer had learnt, the arguments of time. But it wasnot conclusive.Itisargued rubber while the outer layerwas formedof What is CTE? have recommendedthe same. ManchesterUnitedisreeling from its aren’t as blackand whiteashis stripes at that physical contact during amatch–like leather,with stitches cut out. These balls It is adisease that causes severe damageto However, with no conclusive evidence worststart to aseason in48years. Newcastle United,for whom he scored more an elbowtoplayers’ head –can also be afac- were particularly uncomfortable to play– the brain because of repeated head injuries linking headingtodementia, no uniform rule Onlyseven pointshavebeen collected than half of his goals. toralong with acombination of lifestyleand and especially head –inwet-weather con- and is linkedto memoryloss, depression and by FIFAexists. from itsfirstsix games of the league genetic factors. ditions as the leather would absorb the rain dementia.Formerboxers aremostcom- season, with no wins at home forOle Can playingfootball lead to dementia? water, thus becoming heavier. The newtype monlydiagnosedwith it, however, therehave Have players in India sufferedfromthis? Gunnar Solskjaer's 15th-place side Last year,the Guardian quoted aland- Howdoesheading the ball affect the wasintroduced1970World Cuponwards. been instances of CTE in manyothercontact LegendaryIndian striker PK Banerjee was “Firsthalf we neverturnedup,” markstudy by UniversityofGlasgow, reveal- brain? Incidentally, Charlton is the fifthplayerfrom sports likepro wrestling, mixed martial arts, diagnosedwith dementia before he passed Solskjaersaid afterhis 100thmatch ing that “former professional footballers are ScientistsatScotland’s University for England’s 1966 WorldCup-winning cam- ice hockey,rugby,baseball, Australian rules away this year.Thereare,however, no restric- in charge of United. AGENCIES three-and-a-halftimes morelikelytosuffer Sporting Excellence conductedvarious cog- paign, the lastmajor tournament with the football and, of course, football.A 2017 re- tions on players across all agegroups head- from dementia… five-fold increase in the nitive testsonShearerintwo parts. Afterthe old-style balls, to be diagnosed withdemen- search by University College London and ing the ball, in matches or duringtraining.

WOMEN’S T20 CHALLENGE No access to cricket on TV, now ready to play ‘live’: Chantamadvances

takenfor granted in countries wherecricket T20 WorldCup.Thailand’s coachisHarshal throughthe gap. Our (hers and her batting DEVENDRAPANDEY is amainstream sport-likeaturf pitch-have In Thailand, channels showing live Pathak,aformer cricketer from Pune. He in- partner’s)approachisdifferent,my planis(to) MUMBAI,NOVEMBER2 notbeen easilyavailable. Improving her game cricket are not available. We forms her nickname is Jean and describes hit through the gapand give herthe strike,” by switching on the TVtooproveddifficult. needed to buy an extra TV box to Chantam as an openerwithasharpmindwho Chantam added. Whichexplains her choice NOT MANY cricketcareers would stutter for “In Thailand,channels showinglivecricket receive the signal. Otherwise, it can bat at anyposition. of Mithali Rajand ViratKohliasfavourite wantof aTVset-topbox -anadditional second arenot available. We neededtobuy an extra was just highlights on social “Her game sense is immense and she reads Indian cricketers. one in the family.For NatthakanChantam TVboxtoreceive the signal. Otherwise, it was media platforms. They (family) matchsituations muchbetterthan others. At She lovesagood challengethough: like (pronounced: na-taa-kaan chan-taam), justhighlightsonsocial media platforms,” the same time, her strokesare world-class. English batter Danni Wyatt in full flow. “I Thailand's right-hand opening bat and pacer, Chantam told The IndianExpress. were confused because they don’t The fiftyshe scored againstPakistanbowling wanna see howaggressive she can bat trying to capturethe signal of acricketrelay- Everypiece of playing gear tooneededto know much about cricket or what brought her in the limelight,”Pathaksaid. The againstus,” the pacer told ICC, adding South ing-channelinBangkokbecamecrucialwhen be imported-fromIndia, Australia or this Women’s T20 League means coachwould ensure the Thai team spent an African Lizelle Li’s quickbowling is another she felt the needtowatchwhat authentic Malaysia. “Weneededtoplaninadvance if we to cricket players. Itold them this extended stint at Pune's CadenceAcademy, source of inspiration. cricketatthe topmostlevel looked like. had to buy cricketequipment,” she added. is big, so they are excited for me” soaking in the skills. She admitstobeing pleasantlysurprised The AssociateNation player’s onlywin- when chosen forthe Challenger. “I couldnot dowintothe game were highlightson True calling NATTHAKAN CHANTAM Smartcricketer believe it because Idid notexpecttobecho- YouTubeand Facebook,whichshe soon Chantam startedplaying cricket with TRAILBLAZERS’ PLAYER Chantam’s farfromthe impetuous crick- sen. It wasalot of emotions when Ifirst outgrew.This week,the exuberant Thai will her school team in her thirdgrade. “I did- eter who’ll use aggressive batting as the best heardthe news.Iwas shocked, delighted, be on TV herselfaspartofBCCI’sWomen's n’t knowcricketbackthen. As asportsper- Allthiswhile,herparentswouldstayalit- me,”Chantam said.“My friendswere verycu- recourse andperishif thebig hitdoesn’tcome excited and nervous.Assoon as Irealised T20 Challenger tournament in UAE, ahistoric son, Iwas keen to trynew games and was tle boggledabout this newsport, even when rious. When Itriedasimple explanation that off.Chantamrespectsthe cricketingsingle,ro- that Iwould be joining IPL (Women’s firstfor the south-eastAsian nation. Suleeporn also in the basketballclub. However, at she setoff forDubai to play the BCCI tourna- youuse athin flat wood bat to hit the ball, most tating strikeand finding the gaps -signs of a Challenger), Iplannedfor mental and phys- Laomi wasthe firstThai to turn out forSydney some point, Ineededtochoose and Iknew ment. Her father is ateacher and mother a of them thought it washockey!” she laughs. wise and evolving cricketer. ical training justtobereadyfor the tourna- Thunderinthe Women’s Big Bash in Australia. cricketwas simplythe one,” says the38- hairdresser,and both earnestly sharedher en- She came up on the Indian board’s radar She told the ICC earlier,“In Powerplay, ment,” she said. The Indian tournament will welcome the games-oldThaiinternational.Talkingtothe thusiasm when she announcedshe was because of her batting performances against everyone (is fielding) inside,onlytwo outside. ●LIVE easy-smiling speedsterwith the disarming ICC’s officialYouTubechannel lastyear, pickedfor theevent. Indiaand Pakistan. Playing forThailand Aas So everywhere,(thereis)space forme. Big gap folded-hands greeting, commontoseveral Chantam described howthe Thai team lived “Theywereconfused because theydon’t partofaquadrangular series in Patna, forme.”She'dviewthe openspaces with a 4TH NOV: SupernovasvsVelocity 7:30pm Thai international athletes, as the 4-match thewholeyearroundinamassive housewith knowmuchabout cricketorwhat this Chantam had scored 80 againstthe Indian glint in her eye, though she’s known to send 5TH NOV: Velocity vs T’blazers 3:30pm event takesoff on Wednesday. Forthe 24- three bedrooms and trainedtogether,solidi- Women’sT20 League means to cricket players. bowlingattackand later anotherhalf-century some soaring as well. 7TH NOV: T’blazers vs Supernovas7:30pm year-oldfirst-timer in thebig league, things fying the bond among the players. Itold them this is big, so theyare excited for againstastrong Pakistanline-up at lastyear’s “My mentality is (to) hit forone run 9TH NOV: Finals(TBD) 7:30pm

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