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CALLS FOR STEPPING UP TESTING TO CHECK TRANSMISSION Alibaba, dating apps PMurgesCMstogetfatalityrateunder among 43 more with China links 1%,sayswillworkasateamonvaccine banned by Govt Says anyvaccinewill meet allthe medical parameters,blames surge on ‘widespread carelessness’

ENSECONOMICBUREAU ED Reflects KAUNAINSHERIFFM& WHATSTATESSAID NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 border Delhiasks PM KRISHNKAUSHIK PLAIN E ● tension NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 ■In touchwith Serum, CITING “SOVEREIGNTYand in- EX for 1,000ICU have task forcefor tegrity of India”,the Centre on AS THE race to find an efficacious vaccine: Maharashtra Tuesdaybanned43mobile apps WITH THE latestorder, vaccine againstCovid-19picks with Chinese links, amovethat India has bannedatotal ■ Ready to work with beds, says up, Prime MinisterNarendra follows theban of 177apps over of 220 mobile apps with Centre, all stakeholders: Modi urgedstatesTuesdayto tworoundsinJune and Chinese linkssince June. West Bengal schools may be build decentralisedmecha- September this year. The decision, whichwas nisms, down to the blocklevel, ■ Consider vaccine for The latestexercise, which also partiallyechoedby shut till there in the form of task forces for Uttarakhand in viewof comes amid India-China tension the US in itsbanning of smooth administration of the Kumbh: Uttarakhand at the border,saw the ban of on- popular videoapp is vaccine vaccine, expected to take place ■ Pollution an demand courier service TikTok,followsthe early next year. important factor:Delhi Lalamove India, in addition to standoff between India Interacting with Chief Alibaba Group’s online retail and China at the Line of ■ Readying logistics for MALLICAJOSHI Ministers via videoconference, service AliExpress. Various other Actual Control. mass vaccination: UP &ASTHASAXENA the Prime Minister, while under- apps related to the Alibaba NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 lining that there’s no decision yet Group and at least15dating apps on whichvaccine will be fi- have also been banned. Actblocking access to 43 mobile DESCRIBINGTHE uptickin nalisedand when, repeatedly had requestedstatesthat asteer- Elephant rides resumedatAmerFortinJaipur aftereight months on Tuesday. Rohit JainParas “MinistryofElectronics and apps. This action wastaken Delhi’s mortality rate as "a matter emphasisedthe keyrolethat ing committee be constituted at Information Technology, basedonthe inputsregarding of concern", Chief Minister states will playinvaccine admin- the statelevel (onvaccine ad- Government of India, todayis- these apps forengaging in activ- Arvind Kejriwalasked Prime istration. He urgedstatestopro- ministration) and atask force suedanorder under Section 69A ities whichare prejudicial to MinisterNarendraModi Tuesday vide individual plans forafinal formedatthe district level. Isug- PM likelytovisit Serum Institute and of the Information Technology CONTINUEDONPAGE2 to reserve1,000 ICU bedsin blueprint of the country’s largest gest that this be done at the block Centre-run hospitals, suchasAI- immunisation drive. level. We have to do this as fast Gennova in Pune over the weekend IMS and Safdarjung,totide over Cautioningagainstlaxity in as possible; we have to delegate ashortage.And giventhe surge the fight againstthe virus and at- this to one person to ensure that Biopharmaceuticals— twoinsti- officialcommunicationaboutthe ED raids on Sena MLA in Covid cases, DeputyChief tributing the recent surge in pos- thereare regular meetings, train- SUSHANTKULKARNI& tutes in Pune in variousstagesof proposedvisit. MinisterManishSisodiasaid itive cases to “widespread care- ing, monitoring and online train- ANURADHA producing and testingavaccine While Serum Instituteistest- schoolsare likelytoremain shut lessness”, Modi told Chief ing. Besides,beingengaged in MASCARENHAS againstthecoronavirus—overthe ing and manufacturingthe who moved privilege tillavaccine is available. Ministers to work towardsbring- fightingthe pandemic on adaily PUNE,NOVEMBER24 weekend to ‘understand the Oxford-AstraZenecavaccinecan- At present, 88 per centofICU ing the positivity rate under 5per basis, we have to parallellyestab- processof vaccineproductionand didate, Gennova is allset to start bedswith ventilators and 73 per cent and the fatality rate under lish this mechanism.” PrimeMinisterNarendraModiis distribution’.Localadministration Phase1humanclinicaltrialsof its motionagainst Arnab cent of all ICUbedswithout ven- 1per cent. “Irequestthat yousend a likelytovisit the Serum Institute and police machineryinPune ownvaccinecandidate. tilatorsareoccupied,strainingthe “Afew days ago, the Centre CONTINUEDONPAGE2 of Indiaand Gennova have said theyare waiting foran CONTINUEDONPAGE2 capital’s healthcaresystemand EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE leading to delays in critical care. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 Besides,the cityhas recorded 2,110deathsinNovembersofar, THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate and is settoovertakethe 2,330 (ED) on Tuesdayconducted deathsrecordedinJunewhenthe UP clears ‘love jihad’ law: To block fraud, Centre sends searches at 10 places in Thane fist surge wasseen. On Tuesday, and Mumbai, includingthe res- Delhi recorded6,224cases and 10-yrjail, nulling marriage idences and offices of ShivSena 109deaths,withthe10-daymor- statesalistofdos anddon’ts MLAPratapSarnaik andhis sons, ED taking Sarnaik’s son for talityrate risingfrom0.83percent in connection with an alleged questioning. Deepak Joshi at the beginning of the month to MAULSHREESETH the National Scholarship Portal moneylaundering case. BUSINESSASUSUAL 1.89 per cent. LUCKNOW,NOVEMBER24 THE (NSP),include moreapplication Sarnaik,athree-time Shiv “TheDelhi government in- BY UNNY SCHOLARSHIP dataonthe portal. Sena MLAfromThane, had initi- rested by the Raigad Police. creasedsample collectionin THE UTTAR Pradesh Cabineton Taking note of an investiga- ated abreachofprivilegemotion While the probeagency did Septemberto 60,000perday. The Tuesdaycleared adraft ordi- SCAM tion by The Indian Express on against Republic TVEditor Arnab notdisclose details of the alleged thirdwaveofcorona is still going nance to check “unlawful reli- howanexus of middlemen, Goswami forhis remarks against moneylaunderingcase, it said on in Delhi and it has seen the gious conversions” and “inter- school staffand districtofficials MaharashtraChief Minister searches were conducted on the peak...with 8,600positive cases. faith marriages with the sole ABHISHEKANGAD were illegallydiverting pre- UddhavThackeray and other promoters of Topsgrup, asecu- The rising mortality rate is amat- intention of changing agirl's re- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 Matric scholarships forpoor mi- ministers of the Maharashtra rity firm foundedbyRahul terofconcern. We hopethatthe ligion”, with provision forjail The letter refers to reports nority students, these arethe five Vikas Aghadi (MVA) govern- Nanda, and "related members, mortality rate will also reduce term of up to 10 years. PREPARE Alistofdoubtful or by The Indian Express key preventive measures listedby ment. He wasalso one of the first CONTINUEDONPAGE2 along with the declining positiv- According to the “Uttar suspicious institutions andap- the MinistryofMinority Affairs to politicians in the statetoseek a ity ratio in the coming days,” Pradesh Vidhi Virudh Dharma plications, use frauddetection be implemented “immediately reinvestigation intothe Anvay Kejriwal told the PrimeMinister Samparivartan Pratishedh software, conduct random pendentauthority,use morein- forsecuring the process” forthe Naik suicide case, forwhich CHARGESHEETFILED CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 checks andaudits by an inde- dicators to identifyschools on CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Goswami wassubsequentlyar- IN TRP SCAM PAGE 11 Coastal collective to volunteers’ society, no Abdullahs infringed on land, says J&K probe

three kanals of private land, they judgeJustice (retd) Ali politics is new politics in Kerala local polls DEEPTIMANTIWARY Farooq, allegedly encroachedonmore MohammedMir. NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 Omar said to than sevenkanals of anearby Denying the allegations,the sharplydividedalong party lines, have taken prime stateand forest land. National Conference on Tuesday SHAJUPHILIP apoliticalisthe newpolitical— THE J&K administration on over land in “Themarket value of theen- said, "The news attributedto THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, at leastatthe grassroots level. Tuesdayallegedthat National Jammu croachedland is around Rs. 10 sourcesthatDrFarooqAbdullahis NOVEMBER24 From statecapital Thiru- Conference (NC) leaders and for- croregoing by prevalentland val- abeneficiaryofthe Roshni Actis vananthapuramtocommercial mer chief ministers Farooq and uation,” aJ&K official said. completely false and is being ASOCIETYregisteredbyformer hub Kochi, unconventional non- OmarAbdullah areamongen- beneficiaries of the Roshni Act. Theirnamesarepartofalistof spread with malicious intent. Dr AAP volunteers; agroup of pro- political movementshave croachersof stateland,sayingtheir According to investigations encroachedland “otherthan FarooqAbdullahhasnotavailedof fessionals, businessmen and res- fieldedcandidates forthe local residence in Jammuwas builton carriedout by the UT administra- Roshni”, wherethe land is “physi- the Roshni scheme foreither his idents’associationsbackedby bodyelections to be held in three illegallyoccupiedland.Theadmin- tion, in 1998,the Abdullahs al- callyencroachedbutnotshownin residenceinSrinagarorinJammu retired bureaucrats; acoastal phases on December 8, 12 and istrationalsoincluded Farooq legedly bought three kanals from revenue records”. The listof“en- andanyonewhosays otherwiseis collectivebasedonasuccessful 14.All of them depend on Abdullah’ssisterSuraiyaMatto,NC different land owners in village croachers”alsohasnamesof busi- lying." corporatemodel; agroup of vot- crowdfunding and hope to claim officesinJammuandSrinagar,and Sunjwan in Jammu's Bahu tehsil nessman Mushtaq Chaya and Inthelistofallegedillegalben- ers united by waterscarcity. Volunteerscampaignfor V4Kochi in Kochi. V4kochi facebook the electoral space available at a aTrustonce ownedbythe to build their residence. However, Ashfaq Mir,who has been identi- eficiaries of the Roshni Act Across Kerala, astate thatis CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Congress in its freshlistofillegal insteadof takingpossessionof the fied as theson of J&K High Court CONTINUEDONPAGE2 In search of an efficient vaccine cold chain, some clues from dairy sector

PAGE1 across the countryannually. national rollout of the Covid tainers – typicallyabout 35 twostations at Urulikanchan in tainers, thus ensuring easy fertiliser unitsorliquid oxygen ANCHOR Theprocessinvolvescollection vaccine,” said RajivMitra, CEO litres or 48 litrescapacity – are Punedistrict and Dharouliin portability to the interiors. plantswhichproduce it as aby- of semen from elitebulls in 56 of Prabhat Dairybasedin then transportedfromthe Jind (Haryana), BAIF produces “The 3-litrecontainer product – and machines forfill- bull stations, whichisfrozenin Ahmednagar,Maharashtra, bull stations to different around 45 lakh ‘semen straws’ (whichhas about720 straws)is ing it intostrawsare estab- vials or ‘straws’, and trans- whichispartofthe French parts of thecountry. everyyear.Thatmakes it India’s the real reason forthe success lished technologies fordairy PARTHA SARATHI portedinliquid nitrogen con- Lactalis Group and does “Liquid nitrogen is the most second largest afterthe of India’sartificial insemination farmers. BISWAS tainers (at minus 196degrees roughly4lakh artificial insem- important ingredient in our National DairyDevelopment and cross-breeding pro- “Eachtime the container is PUNE, NOVEMBER24 Celsius) to dairyfarmers across inations in ayear. cold chain. It ensures that the Board, whichmanages four sta- gramme. Our paravetscan opened, liquid nitrogen es- the country. Since the sperms lose their frozen straws aremaintainedat tions at Bidaj(Gujarat),Salon carry these containers on two- capes. We maintain areserve AMID CONCERNS that aCovid- “The mostcrucial aspect of viability at normal room tem- the required temperatureeven (Uttar Pradesh), Alamadhi wheelers, and reachremote vil- stockofliquid nitrogen at our 19 vaccine would requireanef- the artificial inseminationcold peratures within 15 minutesof secondsbeforebeing usedto (Tamil Nadu) and Rahuri lages,” said Pande. centres, from whereitcan be ficient, countrywide cold chain chain is itsreliability (ensuring collection, about 5mlofsemen Aparaveterinaryworker inseminate the female animal,” (Maharashtra)thattogether Beforeinsemination, the refilled. The process isn’t very infrastructure,the dairyindus- viability of the sperms from the is firstdiluted to fill up to 250 with a3-litrecontainer of said Ashok Pande,Group Vice supplyabout 380 lakh ‘straws’ paraveterinaryworkers thaw complicated,” said Mitra. trycouldoffer some answers to pointofsemen extraction to in- ‘straws’, eachcontaining 0.25- ‘semenstraws’. Express file President (Scientific Research annually. the frozen semen by usingspe- That lackofcomplication policymakers and public health semination intoafemale 0.5 ml solution. These ‘straws’ and LivestockDevelopment) at The artificial insemination cially-made artificialinsemina- maybeofsomeassurancein professionals. bovine) and reach(to the dis- arethen sealed, with details of BAIF Development Research is carriedout by paraveterinary tion guns. the search forviable cold stor- The industryrecords almost tant interiors). Iamsurethis the donor bull, dateofcollec- frozen by immersing in liquid Foundation. workers, who transfer the ‘se- The coolant used – liquid ni- agesolutions foraCovid-19 8crore artificial inseminations can be of some relevance to the tion etcprinted on them,and nitrogen containers. The con- With 300active bullsatits men straws’into3-litrecon- trogen sourcedfromchemical vaccine.

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China apps moneytoaMauritius trustthat “Those getting the conver- cation about the visit, but if the allegedly has aclose relationship sion done would have to face jail visit happens,itwill be at the sovereignty and integrityof with Sarnaik. PM urges CMstoget fatality rate under term of up to 10 years,” said a Serum Institute and Gennova India, defenceofIndia, security Nanda has informedthe ED government statement. If it is Biopharmaceuticals. The pur- of stateand public order. that the Mauritiustrustwas cre- found that the conversion is poseofthe visit will be to under- MinistryofElectronics and ated as per laws afterconsulting done “forcibly, through atrocity stand the preparations forvac- Information Technology has is- toplaw firms Khaitan &Coand 1%, says will work as ateamonvaccine or cheating”, the offence will be cine production and suedthe order forblocking the Nishith Desai &Associates for non-bailable. distribution," asenior adminis- access of these apps by usersin transferring 66 per cent shares detailedplan soon on the vac- pricing is still unknown. “You nationalpicture, we have to extracautious and put moreef- “TheCabinethas takenabig trationofficial told The Indian Indiabasedonthe comprehen- of Topsgrup. "Nofunds were cine front, and last-mile deliv- arewell awareofthe develop- startdiscussing it in alocalised fort in stopping the transmis- decision... it wasnecessaryfor Express. sive reports receivedfromIndian ever transferredtothe Trust. We ery. This will help us makede- ment of vaccines being re- manner;bythis, we will be sion of the virus,” he said. maintaining normal lawand or- Senior officials from Pune Cyber Crime Coordination had openedabank accountin cisions. The experience of states portedinternationally. We al- abletoaddress the problem He said that in manycoun- der in the stateand to ensure and Pimpri-Chinchwad police Center,MinistryofHome Mauritius but this account was (on vaccine administration) is mostreachedthe final stages faster.The proportion of the tries, and in “some states of justice forwomen, especially jurisdictions also said theywere Affairs,” the government said in neverused," said Nanda. of utmostimportance.Because of the development of avac- RT-PCR testshavetoincrease. India”, thereisarecent trend of those from the ScheduledCastes getting ready forthe PM's visit. astatement. Leaders of the Maharashtra everything movesfromthe cine. We arekeeping awatch We have to monitorhome-iso- cases increasingand this is and ScheduledTribes,” said Meanwhile, in an email re- Lalamove,whichentered Vikas Aghadi hit out at the BJP statelevel. Youhavetoproac- on these developments. We lated patientsinabetterman- “concerning” and “all of us Uttar Pradesh CabinetMinister sponse to queries by TheIndian India in 2019,has been opera- and the Centreoverthe ED raids. tively participate,” he said. areintouchwith everyone. ner.Any complacency shown have to be more awareand Sidharth Nath Singh,who is also Express, Adar Poonawalla,CEO tional in cities suchas “What is happening in the He assured states that they Thereisstill no decision on the in home isolation can result in alert”. the government spokesperson. of Serum Institute, said that Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, stateisreflective of the defeatist would be consulted on thedis- number of doses; thereisstill apatient arrivinginahospital “To control the transmis- “Morethan 100cases of Phase 3trials of the Covishield Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, mindsetofour opponents. tribution of the vaccine once it no decision on the price of each in severe condition. In suchcir- sion, we have to increase the forcible conversions have come vaccine were underway. “While Pune and Gurugram. The com- Instead of answering the ques- is available. The “campaign for of these vaccine candidates. cumstances, we cannotsave pace of our effortsliketesting, to light. The wayinwhich reli- UK trial resultshavebeen re- panywas severely hitbythe tions of people, the Centreisus- vaccine forevery citizen is ana- We still don't have an answer lives,” he said. confirmation, contact tracing, gious conversions aredone us- leased, we expect the dataon Covid-19lockdown, giventhat a ing Government agencies tional commitment” and “such to thesequestions,” he said. He urgedstatestoensure and data. We have to give them ing deceit, lies, forceand dishon- the Indian trials to be out within large chunk of itsuser base in againstits politicalopponents. alarge-scale vaccination cam- “Thereiscompetition oxygen supplyatthe village utmost priority.Wehaveto esty is heartwrenching, and it amonth or so,” he said. India wasmedium and small This is notproper.Our oppo- paign should be smooth, sys- among vaccinemanufacturers. level. “At the villagelevel, the bring the positivity rate under wasnecessarytohavealaw in “We want the vaccine to be businesses. nentsknowthat withthe MVA tematic and sustainable as it Different countries also have primaryand community 5per cent.” this regard,” he said. affordable and accessible to all. AliExpress, whichisthe re- government completing one will go on foralong time”. diplomatic interests.Wealso healthcentres have to be better At the moment, the coun- Singh said the proposedlaw Fornow,itisatanominal price tail service of Alibaba, had come year in power, it is difficultfor He said states shouldex- have to wait forthe WHO. We equipped.Oxygensupply in try, he said, is going through has provision forjail term of 1to rangeofUS$5-6 perdose. The under the scannerofthe Indian them to comebackintopower. amine cold storagerequire- have created amechanism to the vicinityofthese villages the fourth phase of the pan- 5years, andaminimum fine of Indiangovernment will receive government earlier this year That is the reasontheyare using ments, and possibilities of aug- have real-time engagement should be ensured.Our aim demic. In the firstphase, there Rs 15,000.However, in case the afar more affordable price of US along with other Chinese e- the powertheyhaveatthe menting them. “States should with global regulators, govern- should be bringing down the wasfear, “everyone waspan- woman is from the Scheduled $3-4,since it will be buying the commerce companies, foral- Centre,” NCPChief Sharad Pawar startworking on additional mentsofother countriesand fatality rate under 1per cent. icking due to the pandemic Caste or ScheduledTribeorami- vaccines in alargervolume,” said legedly evadingCustoms duties said. cold storagerequirementsand multinational companies,” he We have to minutelyexamine and everyone wasreacting”. nor,the person can be jailed for Poonawalla. and GSTpaymentsbyshowing ShivSena MP and party's look where allnew cold stor- said. the reason forevery death In the second phase, “fear 3to10years, withaminimum While the doses will be purchases made in India as spokesperson SanjayRautcalled ageispossible. Directions have “Forus, safetyisasneces- from the smaller towns. That got mixed with doubtsabout fine of Rs 25,000. made available to the Indian “gifts”. the raids political vendetta. “If already been givenbythe saryasspeed. Whatever vac- should be the leveloffocus. other people, it created an en- In case of mass conversions government on apriority basis, Tuesday’s exercise also saw anybody thinksthe MVAgov- Centre, but we have to be ready cine India will administertoits Onlythen we will be able to vironment of hatred”. People doneforciblyorthrough cheat- the vaccine will probablybe the banofseveral utilityapps ernment will come under pres- to implement it.Wewillen- citizens, it will be aprovenone, control the situation,” he said. feared theywould be cut-offif ing, the jail term would range available in private marketspost suchasCamCard-Business Card sure by using Central agencies, sureadditionalsupplies. The on all scientific parameters,” he “Those who areworking on theytestedpositive,and “alot from 3to10years, with amini- March-April next year,said Reader,video streamingapps then theyare living in afool’s detailedplan willbefinalised said. the development of avaccine of peoplestarted hiding their mum fine of Rs 50,000. Poonawalla. likeWeTV, MangoTV, Taobao paradise,” he said. and shared withstatessoon. The Prime Ministeralso re- aredoing that;however, we infection”. The fear,hesaid, dis- “If someone wantstoconvert In collaboration with HDT Live,and mobile games suchas On Tuesdayevening, Sarnaik Both stateand central teams questedstatestoexaminethe have to focus on containment sipated in the thirdphase and their religion aftermarriage, an Biotech CorporationinSeattle, HappyFish, Heroes Evolvedand metRautinthe Saamana office. arehaving adialogue,” he said. ground situation on the rise in of the infection. We cannotbe thingsbegan to stabilize. But it application will have to be sub- Gennova Biopharmaceuticals Conquista Online II.The previ- “We areunaware of theEDin- To queries from states on infectionrateinadecentralised complacent... The trend in also ledtothe current situation mitted to the district magistrate has worked to develop an ous rounds of app bans sawthe vestigation and aregathering in- the pricing of different vac- manner. some of our states is worri- afterpeople became lax, he twomonths in advance. The mRNA-basedvaccine. It is the government pulling the plug on formation,” Sarnaiktoldmedia- cines,the PrimeMinistersaid “Instead of discussing the some. Authorities have to be said. conversion can take place if per- onlyIndian companythathas severalapps with high user personsafter the meeting. missionisgranted,” said Singh. worked on making amRNA- bases suchasTikTok,PUBG Lastyear,the UP StateLaw basedCovid vaccine. Mobile, WeChat, ShareIt, Abdullahs unauthorisedlytill the cut-off volved in local issues. Local is- floated20-20and hopestoad- tails instancesaswell as modus Commission had submitted a The firsttwo Covid-19vac- UCBrowser,CamScanner, Club arethe twin offices of the year of 1990, on payment equiv- sues demand people whoare dress the perenniallocal issue of operandi adoptedbyunscrupu- reportonthe subjecttoChief cines to announce Phase3re- Factory, Shein etc. National Conference in Jammu alent to the marketrateprevail- accessible and familiar to the coastalerosion that displaces lous elementsincollusion with MinisterYogi Adityanath, along sultsweremRNA-based. and Kashmir. According to the ing that year,as“eviction of common man. At the panchayat severalfamiliesevery monsoon. some school authorities, possi- with adraft ‘Uttar Pradesh Dr SanjaySingh, CEO of ED raids list, Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawanof theselands is very difficult, if not level, people want basic civic is- “This movement beganafew blyrelatedofficials and the bank FreedomofReligion Act, 2019’, GennovaBiopharmaceuticals, including some politicians". the National Conference in impossible”.In2005, the PDP sues to be resolvedand do not months agoasamass protest correspondents, to defraudthe proposing that “conversion said theyhopedtostart Phase 1 The agency later detained Jammu had 3kanaland 16 marla government ledbyMufti caresomuchabout political af- againstthe failureofelected rep- beneficiaries under Pre-Matric done forsole purpose of mar- human clinical trials in afew Sarnaik's son, Vihang Sarnaik, of land, whichwas regularised MohammedSayeedrelaxed the filiations,’’ says Prof G resentatives. We arecontesting ScholarshipScheme of Ministry riagetobedeclared null and weeks, afterreceiving approval and brought him to itsoffice at under the Act. Similarly,in cut-offyear to 2004,whichwas Gopakumar,political scientist in all wardsinthe panchayatas of Minority Affairs.” void”. from the Drugs Controller BallardEstateinSouth Mumbai Srinagar,the party got 3kanal further relaxed to 2007 under and former ViceChancellor of amarkofprotest againstall po- It asksstatesto"thoroughly The process to bring alaw General of India. “We arevery forfurther questioning. and 16 marla of landinthe name the Congress government ledby CentralUniversity of Kerala. litical parties that have neg- investigatethe matter and fur- wasspeededupafter slowand simple... going ahead The ED caseagainstNanda of Nawai-Subah Trust. Ghulam Nabi Azad (the Forinstance, V4Kochi, which lected thedevelopment of this nish areport to this Ministry” Adityanath recentlysaid at a systematically,”DrSingh told and Sarnaik is basedonanFIR The namesare partofalistof Congress and PDP were in al- is registeredasasociety,has village. We have formedgroups and says that “further longer public meeting in Jaunpur that The Indian Express. registeredbythe Mumbai Police close to 2,000 beneficiaries of liance at the time). fieldedcandidates in all 74 divi- in all wardsand pickedcandi- term measures arealso pro- those waging “love jihad” should “Gennova is introducing a afteramagistratecourt directed the J&KState Lands(Vesting of The objective of the Actwas sions of the KochiMunicipal dates. Mostofour members are posed to be takenindue course”. either mend their ways or be newtechnology platform. The it to do so, basedonacomplaint Ownership to theOccupants) to raise resources forharnessing Corporation. Mostofits leaders youngsters who arelooking fora The five key measures it sug- preparedfor theirfinal journey – mRNA-basedvaccine needs ul- filedbytwo senior employees of Act2001–commonlyknown as the hydro-electricity potential of areyoung, and manyhavebeen change,’’ says Pavizham Biju, a gestsare: “Ramnaam satyahai ki yatra tra-lowtemperatures and we Topsgrup, whose services were the Roshni Act--and otheren- the state. Whilethe government AAP volunteers. businessman who is one of ■ Provide additional dataon nikalne wali hai”. areworking on it,” said Dr Singh. terminated by the companyon croachers of stateand forest had expected to realise over Rs “Traditional partieshave those behindthe movement. NSP: At present, theletterstates, The BJP-ruledstatesof October 10 foralleged embez- land, publishedbythe UT ad- 25,000 croreasregularisation grownirrelevant and obsolete. In Kottayam municipality, the NSP uses onlyone indicator Haryana and Madhya Pradesh Delhi asks PM zlementoffunds. ministration.Under theAct, un- fees, a2014reportbythe We want to eradicatethem from thereisanother 20-20contest- to identify aschool -- the Unified have also sought to bring alaw during the meeting with chief In their complaint to the po- due concessions were allegedly Comptroller and Auditor localdevelopmental politics and ing in five outof50wards. At District Information System for to checkwhat theysay is “love ministers,according to astate- lice, the twoformer employees givenfor regularisation of land General had notedthat onlyRs take democracy directlytopeo- Vadakarapathypanchayatin Education (U-DISE)code. jihad”.Lastweek,atleastfive ment issuedbythe Delhi gov- have allegedthat Nanda di- conversion at ratesfar below 76 crorehad been realisedfrom ple. We areadvocating fortrans- Palakkad,alocal movement that ■ Listinstitutions from Opposition-ruledstatescon- ernment. verted moneytoanoffshore those stipulated and the cut-off the transfer of encroachedland parency in governance and emergedfromapeople’s protest wheredoubtful applications demnedthe move as an en- Later,speaking to The trustand also alleged irregular- year kept getting shifted. between 2007 and2013. eradication of corruption,” says againstwater scarcityiscontest- have been received: The letter croachment on personal liberty, Indian Express, Sisodia said: ities by Topsgrup in the acquisi- So far, 167namesinKashmir Investigations have revealed Nipun Cherian, V4Kochi cam- ing 10 out of 17 wards. At Kottur states that district and state and an attempt to createacom- “At present, it is an endless tion of afirm in the UK in 2007. and 1,781names in Jammu have irregularities such as underval- paigncontroller. panchayat in Kozhikode, those nodal officers “will conduct munal divide in the country. wait. We arenot certain if we The complaint has also alleged been publishedbythe adminis- uation of land, vesting of own- “V4Kochi is mobilising re- who resistedaproposedmining mandatoryphysical verification can even think of reopening that Nanda had abusiness rela- tration. Sources said morelists ership without anypayment to sources via crowdfunding project arenow in the electoral of suchinstitutions and furnish PM visit schools before avaccine (is tionship withSarnaik. maybepublishedindue course the state, and regularisation of through bank transactions. fray.Inthe statecapital, noted adeclaration of having doneso Both Pune Divisional available).” Nanda told The Indian Express to abide by thedirections of the prohibitedencroachmentssuch Therewillbecomplete trans- technocrat andformer state on the portal”. Commissioner Saurabh Raoand Schools in the city have that Topsgrup filedanFIR in J&K High Court, whichhad as those on forest lands. parency in working. People are planning boardDrG ■ Use frauddetection soft- District Collector Rajesh been shut since March 16. September againstthe twoem- calledthe Act “unconstitutional” In 2011,aretired professor,S looking foranalternative to Vijayaraghavanisone of the pro- ware: “The doubtful/suspicious Deshmukhsaid the administra- While theyhavereopenedin ployees forsiphoning funds in October this year,ordering a KBhalla, filedaPIL alleging CPM, Congress and BJP.Weare moters of Thiruvananthapuram applications identifiedbythe tion waswaiting foranofficial other states, suchasHaryana from the companyand termi- CBI enquiryand asking the UT large-scale encroachment of evolving as apolitical outfit of Vikasana Munnettam(TVM). NSP portalthrough ‘Fraud communication about the PM's and Maharashtra, Delhi has re- nated their employment. administration to publishnames stateand forest landacrossJ&K. the 21 Century,’’ says Cherian, With “development” as itsmain Detection Software’ will also be visit. In viewofthis, a‘familiari- sistedthe move.Feedback "I settledinLondon 14 years of all encroachers. In 2014,Bhalla filedanother PIL, 34,who is an engineer and en- poll plank,TVM is contesting in resent forreverificationtothe sation visit’ to Pune of foreign sought from parents, officials agoand Topsgrup in Indiaisbe- Among the alleged illegal seeking vigilanceinquiryand ac- trepreneur. 14 of 100divisions of the states,” the letter states. ambassadors and high commis- said, has made it clearthat they ing managed by professionals. I beneficiaries of the Actisalso tion againstthe guilty.On Kerala has experimented Thiruvananthapuram Municipal sioners on November 27 has arenot ready forchildren to re- am justashareholder in the Farooq Abdullah’s sisterSuraiya November 28, 2018,the State with one suchmodel before, Corporation. ■ Recheckverifiedapplica- been postponedtoDecember4. turn amid the pandemic. firm. In 2019,Igot to knowthat Mattoo. Forthe regularisation of Administrative Council repealed when candidates put up by “Political parties do very little tions: All applicationsalready The foreign ambassadors and Meanwhile, Delhi Health the companyisdefaulting on 3kanals and 12 marlaofland, the Actand cancelledall pend- Kerala-basedKITEX Group’s cor- forthe overall development of a verified “as on date” should be high commissioners arealso ex- MinisterSatyendar Jain said paymentssoIcame to India and Mattoo wassupposedtopay Rs ing applications. The Anti- poratesocialresponsibility wing city.InThiruvananthapuram, is- sent forre-verification and pected to visit the Serum the overall mortality rate of 1.6 the boardinitiatedaforensic au- 1crore to thestate.The same has Corruption Bureauregistered 17 Twenty20 wonthe local body sues of the middleclassare neg- crosscheckwith school records. InstituteofIndiaand Gennova per cent wasbetterthan thatin dit whichshowedmoneyhad notbeen paidyet,according to FIRs. polls in Kizhakkambalam pan- lected.Alot of people in the city Besides, schools will main- Biopharmaceuticalsduring their other cities suchas been embezzledbythe chief ex- the administration. Also in the On October 9, the High Court chayat on the outskirts of Kochi do notvoteduring elections due tain year-wise hardcopies of one-dayvisit to thecity.Local Ahmedabad (4.2), Ludhiana ecutive officer,Ramesh Iyer,and listofbeneficiaries is Khidmat passedanorder on Bhalla’s PIL, in 2015.This time, Twenty20 is to their disillusionmentwith certifiedlists of applicantsand administrationofficials, how- (4),Mumbai (3.9) and Amritsar Director,Finance, Amar Panghal. TrustatJhelum Bund in Srinagar. callingfor aCBI inquiryand can- gearing up to contestinfour politicians and the system. We retain them forupto five years. ever,said theyhad started (3.8). Doctors in Delhi have Their employment wastermi- The Trust, whichalsorunsthe celling allallotments"ab initio morevillagepanchayats. would liketosee such segments ■ Verify nodalofficers:The preparing the groundworkfor pointed towardslatehospital nated andaFIR wasfiledagainst KhidmetPress and acommer- (from the beginning)". The court “When Twenty20 took votefor ourcandidates,’’ says letter also asksfor reverification the PM's visit. Topadministra- admissions and fast-filling ICU them. Nowtheyhavefileda cial building, wasgiven seven also declared theRoshni Act charge in 2015,the panchayat TVMspokesperson SN of all district nodal officers who tive and police officials from bedsasreasons forthe increase complaint with the ED against kanals and 15 marlas of land un- “unconstitutional,contraryto wasindebt of Rs 39 lakh. After Raghuchandran Nair,who is will ensurethrough the head of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad in the number of deaths. me." der the Roshni ActinSrinagar. lawand unsustainable”, and or- five years, the panchayathas a managing director of SI the school that the institute's have already held meetings Kejriwal also said that pol- Nanda deniedbusiness deal- The Khidmat Trustwas es- dered the UT administration to surplus of Rs 13.57crore.We Properties Kerala Pvt Ltd. nodal officers are about the various arrangements lution from stubble-burningin ings with Sarnaik."Ihaveknown tablishedinSeptember 1992 by recoverall land givenawayun- have improved efficiency in “permanent/regular employ- to be made forthe visitofthe PM neighbouring stateswas a “sig- Pratap Sarnaik for25years and the Congress with former state der the legislation. functioning. Thereiszerocor- To block fraud ees” and that theyhavenot and diplomatstothe Serum nificant contributor”inmaking he has notinvestedevenarupee party chief Ghulam Rasool Kar ruption and we provide provi- academic year 2020-21. shared theirUser-ID and pass- InstituteofIndia, located in the thirdCovid wavemore in my company,"said Nanda. as itsfirstmanaging trustee. The Kerala elections sions at 50 to 70 per cent sub- The measureswerelistedin word with anyother person. Hadapsar,and Gennova “dangerous”. The complaint has alleged trustees includedCongress lead- micro local level, wherefamil- sidisedrate,’’ says Sabu Jacob, aletterdated November 18, Biopharmaceuticals,located in “He said that he wanted the foreign exchangeviolations in ers Ghulam Nabi Azad, ML iarity and accessibility matter KITEX managing director and signedbyAdityaSSingh, Under ‘Love jihad’ law Hinjewadi. CMs of the neighbouring states the acquisition of UK-basedThe Fotedar and Mangat Ram the most. chief co-ordinator of Twenty20. Secretary, and sent to principal Adyadesh 2020” (prohibition of While final confirmation and of Delhi to work as ateam to Shield Guarding Co Ltd forRs Sharma. In 2015,Kar transferred “This is anew trend in Kerala. Twenty20’s success has secretaries and secretaries of all unlawful religious conversion), the schedule of the PM's visit eliminatestubble burning un- 140crore by Topsgrup in 2007. the Trusttohis familymembers. People have realisedthat tradi- spawnedseveral similar mod- states and Union Territories. amarriagewill be declared wasawaited,preparations were der the leadership of the PM,” The UK firm filedfor bankruptcy The Roshni Actproposed tional political parties, whichare els. At Chellanam, acoastalvil- Referring to thefindings of “shunya”(nulland void) if the underwayafter preliminary in- the statement said. in 2016.The complaint has also that ownershiprights be given engaged with stateand national lagepanchayatinErnakulam The Indian Express investigation, “sole intention” wasto“change timation, said officials. "Weare FULLREPORTSON alleged that Nanda diverted to persons holding stateland issues, cannotbeactively in- district, agroup of voters has the letter states: “The reportde- agirl's religion”. yettoreceive official communi- www.indianexpress.com

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Stubbleburning casesup46% in Punjab, down 28% in Haryana the early onsetofwinter. ESHA ROY & “In 2019,wehad rains in ANJU AGNIHOTRI CHABA September.That wasmissing this NEW DELHI,CHANDIGARH, year,making conditions ideal for NOVEMBER 24 early harvesting andsowing. So farmersdidn’twaitforthestubble STUBBLE BURNINGinPunjab in- managementmachinerytoreach creasedby46per cent this year in them,andwentaheadwithwheat comparisonto lastyear,according sowingimmediatelyafterharvest- to datareleasedbyMinistryof ing paddy and settingthe stubble Environment,ForestsandClimate on fire,” he said. Change. Anotherfactor,saidAeri,could In areport on ‘ActiveFire have beentheprotestsagainstthe Events(AFE)’, the Ministryfound Centre's farm laws. “In some dis- therewere76,537incidents of tricts where farmer unions are stubble burning in Punjab be- strong, they instigated farmers to tween September 21 and setstubbleonfireasmarkof November 22 as against52,225 protestagainstCentre'slaws.Even sucheventsinthe same period in those farmers who had earlier 2019.During the same period, been managing in eco-friendly AFEsinHaryanawentdownfrom ways burnttheirstubblethisyear,” 6,551lastyearto 4,675thisyear(a hetoldTheIndianExpress.Experts drop of 28.6 per cent),according saythe rise in firesissurprising to the report. On possible reasons considering Punjab had less stub- After state cabinet forriseinstubbleburningcasesin bleto manage thisyear—produc- Punjabthisyear,agricultureexpert tion of stubble has gone down by and former Punjab Director, 15%—and enough resources nod,FYJC admission Agriculture,Sutantar Kumar Aeri, (74,000stubblemanagementma- Afarmer winnowing paddy in PanshetinPune district. Ashish Kale said harvesting startedearly with chines this time) in hand. process to restart Permanent FIRST IN ASERIES OF TESTS TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE COMING DAYS Commission for aftertwo-month gap women: Plea in ArmysuccessfullylaunchesBrahMos Admissions were halted due to the SC challenges Supreme CourtstayonMaratha quota selection process SANDEEPASHAR According to officials, supersoniclandattackcruisemissile MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 the stateeducation KRISHNKAUSHIK NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 THE STATEgovernment will department has Aerospace, ajoint venturecom- weapon’s unmatchedlethal likelyresume admissions to first redrawnthe seat matrix DAYS AFTER theArmymadepub- SUSHANTKULKARNI panyset up by the Defence ability and formidable preci- year junior college(FYJC) this lic resultsofaselection board— PUNE,NOVEMBER24 Research andDevelopment sion strikecapability.” week,asthe cabinetonTuesday and required clearances granting Permanent Commission Organisation (DRDO) and The release added, “The land agreed to restartthe admission arenow in place to 422 women officers out of 615 THE INDIAN ArmyonTuesday Mashinostroyenia of Russia. attackversion of BrahMos, with process stayed in September due applicants—anapplication was successfullylaunchedBrahMos, Various versions of BrahMos, in- capability of cruisingat2.8 Mach to theSupreme Courtstayonthe filedinthe Supreme Courtchal- asupersonic landattackcruise cluding thosethat can be fired speed, is the cutting edge of the Maratha quota. the quota, lectures beganonline lenging the selection process. missile,atCar Nicobar Islands in from land, warships, submarines Indian Armysince 2007.The Sources said ChiefMinister and the first-round merit listwas The petition, filedbylawyers a “top-attack” configuration, hit- and Sukhoi-30 fighter jets,have present BlockIII version UddhavThackeray gave the nod already announced.Basedon Archana Pathak Dave and ting atargetinthe BayofBengal. already been developedand suc- of the missile has successfully to resume admissionsbasedon the legal opinion, the education ChitrangdaRastravara on behalf The launchissaid to be the first cessfullytestedinthe past. executed four operational an opinion from the state’s department will restartthe of Lt Colonel Ashu Yadavand 10 in aseries of versions of the mis- Apress statement from the launches in the past. With the Advocate General Ashutosh process from whereitstopped. otherpetitioners,willbetakenup sile, to be tested in the coming Armysaid, “On November 24, upgradedcapability,the missile Kumbhakoni. Facing an uncertain future, in courtonWednesday. days,and adisplayofIndia’s tac- approximately1003hours IST, can hit targetsatarange of up to According to officials, the students and their parentshave According to the application, tical cruise missile triad. the IndianArmysuccessfully 400kilometerwith precision. stateeducation department has writtentothe school education the process wasconducted in a Thetestbythe Armycomes test firedaBrahMos Land The launchmarks the achieve- redrawnthe seat matrix and all department,urgingauthoritiesto “prejudicial manner”. It says less over amonthafter theNaval ver- Attack Cruise Missile using a ment of acritical milestone in required clearances arenow in resumeadmissions.Followingthe than half the applicantshaveac- sion of BhahMos wassuccess- The missile hit atargetinthe BayofBengal. Express Mobile Autonomous Launcher enhancing India's capability of place. While Maratha outfitsre- cabinet’s go-ahead, sources said tuallybeen granted Permanent fullytestfired from Indian Navy’s (MAL) from Car Nicobar engaging enemy’s vitallyimpor- main keen on the implementa- thestate’sgeneraladministration Commission, and not422. indigenously-built stealth de- Islands, againstadesignated tant targetsindepth areas. The tion of the quotaincollegead- departmentwillnowissueanoti- “Denying PC (Permanent stroyerINS Chennai, hitting atar- certain altitudeand then plunge tested forexamining itshard- target located at arangeofap- launchwas witnessedbyvarious missionsfromthis year,the state ficationclearing decks forthe Commission) to scores of ex- getinthe Arabian Sea. on topofthe target.Indirect at- ware and softwaresystems. In proximately200 kilometers in dignitaries who laudedthe com- government has decided that process to restart. Admissions to tremelymeritorious and out- Posting avideo of the tack mode, the missiletravels at everysuchtestofavariant of the BayofBengal. During this mendable effort demonstrated waiting forthe stay to be lifted industrialtraininginstitutes(ITIs) standing women officers based test,the Pune-headquartered alower altitude,directlystriking BrahMos,different parameters successful test launch,the duringthe successful execution will be detrimental forstudents. arealso expected to resume this on unknown, undisclosedand Southern Command of the the target.Officials said more areput to examination. The pres- missile demonstrated the of the launch.” Before the apexcourtstayed week on similarlines. surreptitious parameters, deviat- Indian Armytweeted, “Indian testsofthe supersonic cruise ent supersonic version can reach ingfromthesettlednormsasap- Armysuccessfully launched its missile aretobeconducted by aspeedof2.8 times that of pliedtogentlemenofficers while BrahMos supersonic cruise mis- the Navy and the Indian Air Force sound (2.8 Mach). Ahypersonic granting them PC, smacks of sile on November 24 in atop-at- in the coming days.These tests version of the missile, capable of gross arbitrariness,” says theap- tack configuration, hitting atar- areadisplayofIndia’s tactical reaching aspeedof5Mach, is plication. getinthe BayofBengal with pin cruise missile triad —launchca- under development. An amal- “If we comparethis result of point accuracy.” pability from land, sea and air gamation of the names of women officerswith their male Mostmodern missiles, in- platforms, theyadded. Brahmaputraand Moskva(in counterparts then, roughly90% cluding BrahMos, can be firedin Whileversions of BrahMos Russia) rivers, BrahMos missiles of the total optees forPCinapar- both top-attackand direct attack missilehavebeen in India’s ar- aredesigned, developedand ticular batchisgranted modes.Intop attack mode, the senal forlong, the weapon sys- producedbyBrahMos Permanent Commission,” the ap- missile is required to climb temiscon- plication says. sharplyafter launch, travel at a tinuously PARAM Ambar to strengthen India’s climate research, real-time weather monitoring

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Adhaar cardno 12682010165002162201a Birds Rs.122/-Contact:- herebydeclarethatI 0090278308-1 889806432842. nd also corrected date 8695842684 have changed my name of birth in gazette 0090278296-1 0090271130-19 from VaishalitoAher CHANGE OF BIRTH DATE number P-2032421 Old name Akhlaque Vishali Sharad vide 0090278310-1 Pune Broilers Traders’ I, Smt.SujataW/O.Late Ahmed Wafa Shaikh to affidavit no. 2224 /2020 I, Vaishali,spouse of, Association Rate On No. 14496301 Rank Late new name Akhlaque 0090278311-3 GNR Shanta Ram Dina Armyno. 15568968Y, 25.11.2020 ForLiveBig Ahmed Shaikh Affidavit Dhatkude declarethat RankL/NK Aher Sharad I, Sunitadevi Gawas Birds Rs.110/- Live no 1218/N/2020 my son’s &daughter’s Sahadu, R/OCME, Tandoori Birds Rs.120/- 0090278295-1 widowofNo. 7102559, name &DOB is wrongly Dapodi, Pune 411031, Momin Poultry (Asif Rank-SEP,Late Khemaji mentioned in my herebydeclare that I Momin) 26336349. Old Name-Shazeen Sunis GawasResident of H.No. husband’s service have changed my DOB 0090273461-3 Mohamed New Name- 52, Tervan Pendarewadi, recordasKumar from 11/09/1991 to Sheazeen Sunis Tal. Dodamarg, Dist. ShantaramDOB 02/06/1991vide affidavit NECC suggested farm- Mohamed Adhaar no no. 2226 /2020. Sindhudurg( 01/06/1996 &Kajol gateprice for 100eggs 353604290484 Shanta Ram DOB 0090278311-2 on 25.11.2020 in Pune 0090278301-1 Maharashtra.) 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OVER COVID SOP VIOLATIONS Another 148 schools in BRIEFLY PMCtocrack Pune district open, 12,580 Researchers students back in school fromIISER district, schools functionedfol- wingoldmedal downonmalls ALIFIYAKHAN lowing social distancing norms atiGEM PUNE,NOVEMBER24 forstudents from Class IX to XII, said Zilla Parishad Education ADAY afterseveral schools Officer Ganpat More. Pune: Ateam of young re- openedfor in-personclasses for Thereare atotal of 1,246 searchers from the city andeateries the firsttime this academic ses- schools in Pune district, in which have bagged agoldmedal sion, following ago-ahead from the combinedstudent popula- in the International the Maharashtragovernment, tion in the four classes is nearly GeneticallyEngineered Civic body hasset up squadsto another 148schools opened in 2.38 lakh. Machine(iGEM) compe- Pune districtonTuesday, taking "The stategovernmenthas tition,2020. Aprojectthat conductsurprisevisitstothese places the total number of schools that instructed that RT-PCR testsare entaileddetecting reopenedpostthe Covid-19pan- mandatoryfor teachers and the malaria using acost-ef- demic to atotal of 346 schools. supportstaff before aschool is fective tool helped14re- AJAYJADHAV About 12,580 studentsat- reopened. Since test reportsof searchers from the Indian PUNE,NOVEMBER24 INNUMBERS tendedclasses across the 346 manyare pending, it is taking InstituteofScience, schools in Pune district. time to reopen schools.But we Education and Research CONCERNED OVER the rising While schools located in ar- estimatethataround 150-200 (IISER) -Pune win the top Covid positivity rate in the city, 15 eas under Pune and Pimpri- schoolswill open dailyand by medal in the competition. the Pune Municipal Corporation Covid-19deaths in Chinchwad civic bodies re- December 1, all schools should The researchers devel- (PMC) has decidedtocrack Pune on Tuesday. mainedshut, in the rest of the have opened, "said More. opedakit consisting of down on restaurantsand malls shortprotein sequences, over violation of guidelines is- whichwas capable of be- suedtocheckthe spread of the 8,312 Missing city businessman ing usedasanoralmedi- coronavirus pandemic. Toll so farinthe district. cine, thus preventing the “Therehavebeen alot of spread of malaria among complaintsthateating joints traced to hotel in Jaipur the population. Asoft- and malls arenot following 836 ware with over 95 per guidelines…The civic body has Fresh Covid-19cases familymembers had denied cent accuracy wasdevel- issuedstandardoperating pro- reportedTuesday. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE having anyfinancial troubles. opedfor this purpose. cedures (SoP) forthem, but PUNE,NOVEMBER24 Deputy Commissioner of rules arebeingviolated.Thus, Police (Crime) Bachchan Singh the PMC has setupsquads to 3,37,571 65-YEAR-OLD Pune businessman said, “Ateam from Unit 1ofPune Citylabwins makesurprise visitstothese The total positive cases Gautam Pashankar,who had City Crime Branch…receivedin- Rs2.5crgrant places and seal them if viola- so farinthe district. gone missingsinceOctober 21, putthatPashankarmayhavetrav- tions arenoticed,” said wastracedbythe Pune City po- elledoutof state.At 3pmTuesday, PUNE-BASED next-gen- Municipal Commissioner lice to ahotel in Jaipur on Tuesday. ateam traced Mr Pashankar to a erationdiagnostics com- Vikram Kumar. along with sanitisingfrequently, Police said he wasbeing brought hotelinJaipur.The processof get- panyGenePath Kumar said thereare 15 ensuring cleanliness in the backtoPune, afterwhichhis ting him backtoPuneison. We Diagnostics (GPDX) has squads, one eachfor 15 ward kitchen, and sufficient ventila- statement regarding his disap- willberecordinghisstatementaf- wonthe United offices, and that theywould tion in the premises. pearance will be recorded. terheisbrought back.” States–IndiaScience and startvisiting all eateries and The SoP formalls also in- Pashankar,aresident of Police said Pashankar wasin Technology Endowment malls in the city. cludes ensuring proper venti- Shivajinagar, is the chairman of good health and that he is be- Fund (USISTEF) grant of Common SoPs foreateries lation, in addition to banning Pashankar Auto Pvt Ltd, an auto- lievedtohavetravelled alone. Rs 2.5 croretodevelop a and malls include frequent the use of changingrooms,dis- mobile sales entity.Asper the Pune City Police cost-effectiveand highly sanitisingofthe premises,en- couraging customers from fre- missing reportfiledbyafamily CommissionerAmitabh Gupta sensitive mass-scale pro- suring mandatoryuse of masks quentlytouching goods, and member,Pashankar had given said, “…Probehas revealedhe cessing platform forde- by staffand customers, and notallowing crowding within an envelope to his driver, which travelledtoKolhapur, Bangalore, tection of HPV (Human screening everyone before al- the premises. Earlier,the PMC carriedanote stating that some Coimbatore, Kolkata,Delhi and Papilloma Virus). Dr. lowing entryusing thermal had undertakenadrive against AFTER THE BLAZE of his decisions related to his Jaipur.Therewill be moreclarity Nikhil Phadke,founder scanning and oxymetres. shopkeepers aftertheywere business had “causedtrouble for once his statement is recorded.” and chief scientific officer Eateries have been issuedad- permitted to open stores. The Residentsatthe mishap siteinLohiyaNagar,whereamajor fire gutted 14 houses on Monday his familymembers”and that Pashankar’s son Kapil told of GenePath Diagnostics, ditional guidelinestochange civic administration penalised night. ‘Therewas agas cylinderblast and one personwas injuredduring the commotion. The “nobodyshould be held respon- The Indian Express, “…Weare said, “Cervical cancer is seating arrangementstoensure storeowners whowerefound cause of the blaze is notyet known,” said the Fire Brigade chief. Arul Horizon sible forhis actions”. happyand relievedtoknowhe the second leading cause sufficient gaps between tables, violating guidelines. Afterhis disappearance, his has been found safe...”. of cancer among Indian women and one of the mostcommon causes of 18-year-old cancer related deathsin 8firms to invest overRs10,000 cr in Sena alleges ‘Rs 300-crore corruption’in developing countries...To sustains burns enable the widespread Pune, generate employment for 18,000 Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City project detectionofHPV and typ- on face after man ing forcervical cancer DirectorateofIndustries, said 18,484,according to sources. signedanagreement of Rs 520 is this companyinvolvedin screening, it is necessary PARTHASARATHI that of the eight companies that Among the factors that throws corrosive EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE crorewith this consortium as SmartCity Solutions," he asked. to have apoint-of-care BISWAS will invest in the Pune region, makes this region attractive for PUNE,NOVEMBER24 system integrator.The agree- Babar also alleged that Adept approachthat can en- PUNE,NOVEMBER24 five areinvolvedinlogistics investment areproximity to ma- chemical at her ment wascalledMasterService Fluidyne Pvt Ltd,whichwas part hance the applicability, while the rest areinvolvedin jor urban markets likePune and THE PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD unit Agreement.Inthis agreement, of the MasterService Agreem- acceptance, and conven- THE MAHARASHTRA govern- electronicsand datacentres. Mumbai, good road and air con- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE of theShivSenaonTuesdayal- large-scale corruption has taken ent, wasremovedfromthe con- ience of cervical cancer mentrecently signedMoUs with Mostofthese companies are nectivity and easy availability of PUNE,NOVEMBER24 leged corruption to thetune of place.AnMLA of the ruling BJP tract. "Whywas the supplierre- screeningamongstthe eight major companies that will coming up in Chakan phase II trainedworkforce. Rs 300crore in the Rs 520-crore and the civic administration is moveddespiteshowing willing- masses...” invest morethan Rs 10,000crore while some have decidedtoset The MaharashtraIndustrial AN 18-YEAR-OLDwoman sus- tender of the SmartCity project involvedinit," alleged Babar. ness to carry out theworkwithin and generateemployment for up their offices in the Talegaon Development Corporation tainedchemical burns on her being implemented by the Citing an instance of alleged stipulated time limit,"heasked. over 18,000 people in the Pune industrial area. The administra- (MIDC) has earmarkedaportion face afteranacquaintance of Pimpri-Chinchwad Smart City corruption, Babar said, "In this Babar said the party has sent Antimicrobial region. tive process to facilitatethe of the industrial land in Chakan hers threw acorrosive substance Limited (PCSCL). agreement, under the head of amemorandumtostate Urban awareness Earlier this month, the transfer of land and setting up of fordevelopment of logistics on her in Parvati Darshanareaof At apress conference, Shiv Advance WaterMetering Development MinisterEknath Maharashtra government had unitshas begun, sources said. parks.Besides serving e-com- Pune on Mondaymorning. Sena's Pimpri-Chinchwad unit Application, an expenditureof Shinde anddemandedaprobe weekheld signedMoUs with 18 companies The total investment whichwill merce giants, the current logis- Police have arrested the 18-year- president Yogesh Babar alleged Rs 9.7 crorehas been shown. The intothe allegations. "Wehave whichwillinvestoverRs34,500 come up in the area is to thetune tics companies also serveas old youth. that aBJP MLAand the civic ad- System Integrator and itssub- also demandedthat the Rs 520- atTIGS croreinthe state. of Rs 10,505 crorewhile the to- warehouses forcompanies. Officials from Pune police ministration were both involved contractor were forcingthe sup- croretender be stayed and an SadashivSurvase, joint direc- talemployment generated by Mostcompanies prefer to rent said that the arrested suspect in the “Rs 300-crorecorruption”. plier to do the work in Rs 2.53 departmental inquirybeiniti- TATA INSTITUTE for torofthe Maharashtra the companies is expected to be out spaces in logistic parks. and the woman knoweach The Senaleader said that un- crore. In this particularinstance, ated," he said. Genetics and Society other from their school days.The der the SmartCity project, aRs thereiscorruption of Rs 7.2 When contacted,Municipal (TIGS) recentlyorganised woman got marriedinJune this 520-crore tender wasawarded crore.” Commissioner Shravan an expertpanel discus- year.She recentlycame to visit to aconsortium of Tech Babar allegedthat one of the Hardikar,who is also the CEO of sion on 'The Next Steps in her parentswith her husband. MahindraCoLtd, Krystal firms in the consortium belongs PCSCL, said, "I have notseenthe Tackling Antimicrobial On Monday morning, the ac- Integrated Services Pvt Ltd and to an MLAwho is close to former allegations levelledsofar.Ican Resistance (AMR)' to cusedcalledher andasked her Arceus InfotechPvt Ltd. chief ministerand senior BJP comment on this onlyafter Igo markthe World to meet him,inspite of her in- "On May15, 2019,PCSCL leader DevendraFadnavis. "How through the allegations." Antimicrobial Awareness sisting otherwise. Around8am Week,whichwas ob- on Monday, theymet in Parvati served from November Darshan area. Aftertalking fora 18 to 24.According to while, during whichthe woman Making India self-reliant collective WHO, AMR is one of the kept suggesting that he should top10global public stop calling her,the accused health threats. AMR is es- threw achemical substance on responsibility of society: Gadkari calated by the overuse of her face, the woman said in her antibiotics as well as poor statement to police.The accused so on in society,"said Gadkari. He said alternativesneedto infectionprevention and had brought the substance with EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE He wasaddressing students be found forproductswhose im- control, according to ex- him in abottle, she said. PUNE,NOVEMBER24 on Aatmanirbhar Bharat at the ports areconsiderablyhigher, perts,and is increasing at Inspector RamRajmane of Symbiosis golden jubilee lecture likecrude oil, adding that farm- an alarming rate.There Dattawadi policestation said, FINDINGAdirection to makethe series.Gadkari said thattwo sec- ers can produce ethanol from has been no break- "The woman has sustained countryself-reliant is the needof tors —rural economyand agri- sugarcane, whichisanalternate through discovery on chemical burns on her face. We the hourand is the collective re- culture—are important for aat- source of fuel. newclassesofantibiotics arrested the man on Monday sponsibility of society,Union manirbharta of thecountry and He said the target of the in the pastthree decades evening. He seems to have MinisterNitin Gadkari said on work needs to be done on these MinistryofMicro, Small and and at least10million Fire Brigade personnelattempt to rescue an owl, whichwas under attackfromkites and thrownacorrosive chemical, Tuesday. "Itisnot justthe respon- aspectswithavision. He said Medium Enterprises is to in- deathswill be causeddue crows, at the Fire Brigade headquarters in Pune on Tuesday. Theowl wascaptured by samples of whichhavebeen sent sibility of the government but strengthening the rural popula- crease the turnoverofthe rural to AMR by 2050, com- Chandrakant Salunke, aresidentofBhavanipeth, who had handeditovertoFireBrigade forforensic analysis. The injuries also the collective responsibility tion, increasing exports and cut- industry to Rs 5lakh crorefrom pared to 700,000 today. personnel, but the birdlater escapedfromits cage. Arul Horizon of thewoman arenot grievous of people from various fields like ting down imports will make Rs 80,000 croreoverthe next ENS and she is out of danger." health,education, research and India self-reliant. twoyears. At Pune airport, Covid test must for passengers SPPU and US Consulate officials discuss from Delhi NCR, Goa, Rajasthan and Gujarat joint cooperation in education, research velopment and newtechnol- SPPU through itsearlier engage- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ogy," said Ranz. mentswith Penn State Fliers from these states needtohaveCovid negative reportorundergoRT-PCR test at cityairport PUNE,NOVEMBER24 SPPU officials said US University and ongoing engage- Consulateofficials have ex- mentswith Drexel University, with the AirportsAuthorityof airportinMaharashtra.Incase “Testing facility is also avail- test.Their contact information SENIOR OFFICIALSofthe US pressedinterestinThe Centre for Philadelphia, and Universityof EXPRESSNEWSERVICE India on Tuesday. theyfail to produce the test re- able at the Pune airport. The test- and address shall be collected to ConsulateinMumbai, including Molecular Diagnostic, setupby California, Berkeley, shall provide PUNE,NOVEMBER24 As per thenew protocol re- port while boarding, theywill ing at our airportcosts Rs 1,600, facilitatecontact in case the test Consul General David JRanz, met the SPPU during the pandemic, it aleading position to have sim- leasedbythe Maharashtragov- have to mandatorilyundergo including GST. No cash transac- reportcomes backpositive. representativesofthe Savitribai whichhas conducted research ilar engagementswith other Ivy FLIERS FROM the Delhi ernment, AAI officials at air- the test at thearriving airportat tion will be allowed. Payments Passengers who test positive Phule Pune University(SPPU) on on communicableand non- League universities. National Capital Region, Goa, ports located in these four states their owncost. forthe testswill have to done will be contacted and treated as Tuesdaytodiscuss strengthen- communicable diseases. "The SPPU will liketotake Rajasthanand Gujarat, who ar- arerequiredtocheckthat the Considering the guidelines with cards or UPI wallet,” said per the existing protocol. The ing of ties between higher edu- According to an official re- forwardongoing relationships rive at thePuneairport without fliers boarding forairports in by thestate government, the Singh. As per the guidelines is- concernedmunicipal commis- cationinstitutions in the US and lease from SPPU,Ranz asserted with US universities and offer aCovid negative reportafter a Maharashtra have undergone a Pune Airportadministration has suedbythe stategovernment, sioners will be the nodal officers the university. the needfor Indian universities blendedprogrammes in liberal RT-PCRtest, will have to shell RT-PCR Covid-19test, and made arrangementsfor con- the passengers will be allowed forthe same and theyhavetoen- ''US is keen on partnering likeSPPU to join hands withtheir arts and joint research initia- out Rs 1,600toconduct the test tested negative forit, at least 72 ducting RT-PCR tests, said Pune to go home by theairport oper- surethat the above instructions withuniversities across western American counterparts,espe- tives," said SPPU Vice- at Pune Airport, said officials hours prior to their arrivalatthe AirportDirector Kuldeep Singh. ator onlyafter undertaking the arefollowedstrictly. 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DEFAMATION CASE Ramani stands by Tamil Nadu, Puducherry CBIcourtdischarges statement, says won’t bracefor Cyclone Nivar twopolicemenin2003 settle case with Akbar Landfall today, stategovts take precautions, PM assures help ARUNJANARDHANAN& ESHAROY Gujaratencountercase EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CHENNAI,NEWDELHI, NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 24 NOVEMBER24 andwrongfully to confineperson, have done nothingduring these JOURNALISTPRIYARamani, on ADEEP depression over Bayof EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE murder and abetment when of- crossfires. It has notbeen inves- trialinadefamationcase filed Bengal that has intensified into AHMEDABAD,NOVEMBER24 fence wascommitted. tigated that at thattime,these by former Union ministerMJ acyclonic storm is expected to Discharging Mavani and twoapplicantswerearmedwith Akbar,has through her lawyers PriyaRamani, MJAkbar makelandfall Wednesday ASPECIAL CBI courtin Yadav, thecourt said, “...Thereis weapons or not... Their mere told aDelhi courtthat she will evening along the Tamil Nadu Ahmedabad on Tuesdaydis- nothing on recordtosupportthe presence at the place of en- notsettle the casewith Akbar coastwithawindspeedof120- chargedtwo policemenaccused allegations of involvement of counter, that too, on obeying the and stands by her statement. 130kmph, gusting up to 145 in the Sadiq Jamal Mehtar en- these twoapplicantsfromstart order of senior officer,isnot suf- The submissions were Akbar's lawyers told kmph, weather officials said on counter case of 2003, observing to finish... If thereisnothing on ficient to charge them formur- made before Additional Chief the courttocontinue Tuesday. Authorities in Tamil that therewas nothing on record recordwith regard to the pres- der...,” notedspecial CBI Judge Metropolitan Magistrate the case on itsmerits, Nadu and Puducherry,which to supportallegations of their in- ence and involvement of present Bharat Ambalal Dave. RavindraPandey, who had areexpected to take thebrunt volvement,marking the firstdis- applicantsthen theycannotbe Sadiq (28), from Bhavnagar, urgedlawyers forbothRamani following whichthe of cyclone Nivar, said precau- charge in the case. takenasconspirators. Thereis waskilledonthe intervening and Akbar to consider settling courtsaid the issue of tionary measures were being Awaterlogged road in Chennaiduring heavy rain triggered According to the CBI, the ac- nothing to showthattheyhave night of January12and 13,2003, the defamation case since the settlement wasclosed takenwhile the central govern- by Cyclone Nivar. PTI cusedpolicemen —RLMavani committed anyovert act with at Naroda near Galaxy Cinema, offence wascompoundable in ment assured all necessary and Ajayapalsingh Siyaram knowledge or have tacitlycon- afteranintelligence input for- nature. help. Yadav—werepart of the “en- sented to the object of detention warded by the Gujarat Police On Tuesday, ACMM Pandey In NewDelhi, IMD officials counter team and present at the and killing of Sadik...” linked him to Salim Chiplun, an asked the lawyers whether wasanexacting senior..." said Nivarwas likelytointen- and assured all possible sup- ready,some 85 centres are spotofencounter”. Thecourt Thecourtrelied on 50 pros- aide of gangsters Anees Ibrahim theyhad achance to talk or "are Luthrathenread outexcerpts sify intoaseverecyclonic storm port from the Centre. “Ipray for openedcurrently.” said that theywerepartofa“dis- ecution witnesses’ statementsas (gangsterDawood Ibrahim’s the doors shut?" Bhavook from Ramani's article pub- in the next 12 hours andintoa the safetyand well-being of The statehas announced ciplinedforce, whereseniorsare well as the FIR filedbythe crime brother) and gangsterChhota Chauhan, appearing on behalf lishedinVogue in 2017."She very severe cyclonic storm in those livinginthe affected ar- publicholidayonWednesday. notaccustomedtohear ‘no’from branchinthe case. The FIR noted Shakeel. of Ramani, told the court, "Our namesthe complainant, says the subsequent 12 hours. eas,” the Prime Ministerlater Barring essentialservices, gov- the mouth of staffonduty”. that JGParmar (thenpolice in- The alertsaid that “Dubai- stand is clear... Ramani stands he didn't do anything. Despite “It is very likelytomove tweeted. ernment offices across the state The twoaccusedwerefacing spector,who later died) firedfive based” Sadiq wassent by terror- by her statement. If the com- that she is calling himapervert, west-northwestwards fornext Mohapatrasaid Andhra will remain closed. chargesofcriminal conspiracy, roundsand AISaiyed (thenpo- istoutfitLashkar-e-Taiba to kill plainant wantstowithdraw predator... It's notthatshe has 12 hoursand thennorthwest- Pradesh and Telangana will also In Puducherry,amagisterial wrongfulrestraint,wrongfulcon- lice inspector) firedsix rounds then deputy prime ministerLK then he maybring it on record." doneany research or anyen- wards. It is very likelytocross experience heavy rainfall as the order wasissued, imposing finement, kidnapping or abduct- on Sadiq. Advani, then Gujarat chief min- Senior advocateGeeta Luthra, quiry....” TamilNaduand Puducherry cyclone proceeds over the next prohibitoryorders under inginorderto murder,kidnapping “As per the FIR, these twoap- isterNarendra Modi and VHP appearing on behalfofAkbar, She also read out Akbar's coasts betweenKaraikaland twodaysafter making landfall. Section 144fromTuesday9pm or abducting withintent secretly plicants(Mavani and Yadav) leader Pravin Togadia. told the court, "If the accused statement made to the court Mamallapuram on November Atidal waveofabout 1.5m till 6amThursdaymorning. wasapologetic. If therewas any along with that of his wit- 25 lateevening as averysevere height above theastronomical While the Navy and Coast indication from them, Iwill ask nesses. "This takescareof cyclonic storm with awind tide is likelytoinundatelow- Guard have made preparations RAJIV ASSASSINATION my briefing counsel." showing that reputation was speedof120-130kmphgust- lying areas of north coastaldis- to deployrelief teams,National Akbar's lawyers told the impeccable and he wasre- ingto145 kmph,’’IMD director trictsofTamil Nadu and DisasterResponseForce DG SN courttocontinue the case on its spected amongstright thinking general Dr MMohapatrasaid. Puducherry,Mohapatrasaid. Pradhan in Delhi said 22 relief Stalin meets Governor merits, following whichthe members of the society," Prime MinisterNarendra Tamil Nadu Revenue and rescue teams have been court said the issueofsettle- Luthrasaid. Referring to Modi spoketoTamil Nadu Chief MinisterRBUdhaya Kumar deployedinTamil Nadu, ment wasclosed. The courtset Ramani's tweetonAkbar's res- MinisterEdappadi K told TheIndian Express, “We Pudducherry andAndhra the next dateofhearing on ignation,she told the court, "I Palaniswami and Puducherry have 4,733 relief camps with a Pradesh while eight teams are for release of convicts December 2. am showing the lackofrespon- Chief MinisterVNarayanasamy totalcapacity of 12 lakh people on standby. Akbarhas sued Ramani for sibility here" as the tweet defamation over allegations of "turnedout to be false". sexual misconduct and harass- "She makes this statement. Uttarakhand wildlife board clears ARUNJANARDHANAN Perarivalan was19 ment. With severalother Nevergives an apology or cor- CHENNAI,NOVEMBER24 when he wasarrested women coming forwardwith rigendum. It is another fact that similar allegations, Akbar re- 3-4 days later he did give his proposal to denotify elephant reserve UPAALLYand DMK leader MK in June 1991 and signed as MinisterofState for resignation. Youcannotmake Stalin metTamil Nadu Governor accused of having External Affairs. On Tuesday, statements in the air without Sources said the board In 2002, the stategovern- Banwarilal Purohit Tuesdayand Luthraconcludedher final ar- anybasis or verification," LALMANIVERMA passedthe proposal at ameet- ment had notifiedthe Shivalik soughttheimmediaterelease“on bought twobattery guments, whichweremade for Luthratold the court. DEHRADUN,NOVEMBER24 ing chaired by ChiefMinister Elephant Reserveafter obtain- humanitarian grounds” of the cells forSivarasan the asecond time, since anew Luthrasaid that in this case TrivendraSingh Rawatasforest ing permission from the Centre. sevenpersonssentencedtolifein Centrehas told SC up to LTTE member who judgewas transferredtothe all ingredientsofdefamation THE UTTARAKHAND State officials arguedthat the notifi- Thereare 14 forest divisionsin- theassassinationof formerPrime Governor to take call on case. Luthrabegun the hearing have been made out. While WildlifeBoardonTuesday cation forelephantreservewas side this reserve. MinisterRajiv Gandhi in 1991. Perarivalan masterminded the by going through the back- reading out excerpts from cleared aproposal to cancel the creating hurdles in develop- Chief WildlifeWardenJS Adecision by the Tamil Nadu assassination ground of the case and told the Ramani's cross examination, notification of Shivalik Elephant ment work in that area. Suhag confirmedthe board's government to release the seven, courtthat Akbar had a"long,il- Luthratold thecourt that she Reserve, whichisspread over The officials said at the decision and said even afterthe who have servednearly 30 years memberwhomastermindedthe lustrious career... an impecca- deletedher Twitter account 5,409 squarekm, in the state. meeting that theelephant re- notification is canceled, the of rigorous imprisonment, is assassination. RobertPayasandPRavichandran, ble reputation. It wasnot only and did notretrieve it. "It is as The formal order forcanceling servehas no legal sanctity and area will remain areservefor- pending forapproval before the Speaking to reporters, Stalin apartfromPerarivalan. in professional life... He has good as destruction of evi- the notification will be issued thereisnoprovision foritin estand rules of Forest Governor since September 2018. said:“Yet again,we have askedthe Perarivalan, from Jolarpettai done extreme handworkand dence." by thestate forest department. forest and wildlifeActs. Conservation Actwill remain DMK's move comesfour days Governortotakethedecisionim- nearVellore,Nalini,fromChennai, applicable there. aftertheCentretoldtheSupreme mediately... Perarivalan’s mother andRavichandran,fromMadurai, Courtthat the CBI has ArputhamAmmalhasbeenfight- areIndian citizens while the rest nothingto dowithape- ingfor justice formorethan29 areSri Lankan nationals. tition forremission of years.We have explainedallthese It wasthe petition filedby sentence filedbyone of factors to the Governor.The PerarivalaninDecember2015 the seven, AGGovernorrepliedthathewilltake that reviveddemands forthe re- Perarivalan. The plea is an appropriatedecisionsoon.” leaseof theconvicts.InSeptember an issue between the “We have demanded thatthe 2018,theSupremeCourtdirected petitionerandtheoffice Governor release all the seven theGovernorto decideonthepar- of the Governor, it said. convictsonhumanitarian don plea as he “deemedfit”.Wit- Perarivalan was19 grounds, forhaving spent about hin three days,the Tamil Nadu whenhewasarrestedin 30 years in prison,” Stalinsaid. Cabinetrecommendedreleaseof June 1991 and accused The DMK delegation, which all the seven. When Perarivalan’s of having boughttwo includedDayanidhi Maran, also plea came up this month, the SC batterycells for submittedaletterstatingthatthe frownedupon the Centre’s sub- Sivarasan, the LTTE partyhad been continuouslyde- mission that the probebyaCBI- manding the releaseof ledteam intothe assassination the sevenconvicts -- wasstillon.Notingthattheprobe SALUTE THE SOLDIER Nalini Sriharanand her wasaboutthe“largerconspiracy”, husband Murugan, the court said: “It is notfor them Santhan, Jayakumar, [people alreadyconvicted].” SC junks sacked

CT/GD D.P.R. SWAMY L/N BISWAJIT JAMATIA CT/GD ANIL TOPPO ONGC AGARTALA ONGC AGARTALA 4TH RES. BN. RANCHI BSF man’s plea on 25-11-1996 25-11-1996 25-11-1996 The CISF proudly remembers the supreme sacrifice of these brave--hearts. On this day,they laid down their lives Modi’s LS election at the altar of duty while fighting with the terrorist out- fits.Their courage and bravery would remain an abiding source of inspiration for the force. The force will remain from Varanasi eternally indebted to them for their noblest deeds.

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THE SUPREMECourtTuesdaydismissedaplea by former BSF personnel TejBahadur challenging the election of Prime Minister NarendraModifrom Varanasi Lok Sabhaconstituency DELHI JAL BOARD :GOVT.OFNCT OF DELHI in May2019. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SDW) VIII AbenchofChiefJustice SA SEC. 16-D, PAPPANKALAN; N. DELHI-110075 Bobde and ASBopanna upheld the Allahabad High Court'sdeci- PRESS N.I.T.No. 5/EE(SDW)VIII/ (2020-21) sionrejectinghispetitionandsaid S. Name of work Estimated E/Money Tender Date of release of Last date/ time of receipt Bahadurlacksthelocusstandiun- No. Cost in Rs. in Rs. fee in tender in eprocurement of tender through Rs. solution eprocurement solution der the Representation of the 1 Construction of 15 MGD Effluent 2,67,25,873/- 5,36,000/- 1500/- Tender ID 15.12.2020 People Act, 1951,tofile the peti- pumping station for water body/ 2020_DJB_196887 at 03:05 P.M. tion, and thus it “hasbeen rightly lake at Pappankalan Dwarka Date. 23.11.20 nippedinthe bud”. Further details in this regard can be seen at (https://govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in) As per Section 81 of the Act, STOP CORONA: Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, Maintain Hand Hygiene onlyanelector – who is entitled to vote intheelectionto whichthe ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER) Sd/- Advt. No. J.S.V.234/2020-21 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SDW) VIII petitionrelates--orapersonwho wasacandidate in the election OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RWS&S DIVISION, BALASORE canfileapoll petition. Tel: 06782-262249, Fax: 262931, email: [email protected], [email protected]. “In this case, the election is to NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING THROUGH e-Tendering O-585 Varanasi Parliamentaryseat. Identification No 14 Dt. 17-11-2020 Obviously, the appellantisnot an 1. Nos. of Work : 19 Nos RPWS schemes in Balasore district. 2. Estimated cost : Rs. 15.51 lakhs to Rs. 244.44 lakhs electorregisteredinVaranasicon- 3. Period of completion : 180 days to 330 days stituency since he is admittedly 4. Availability of bid document in Portal : Dt. 26-11-2020 at 10.00 hours to 05.12.2020 up to 17.00 hours through online. enrolledasanelector of Bhiwani, 5. Seeking of Clarification : Dt. 26.11.2020 at 10.00 hours to Dt. 03.12.2020 up to 15.00 hours MahendragarhParliamentary 6. Date of opening of Bid : Dt. 11.12.2020 at 11.00 hours in the O/O EE, RWSS Division, Balasore. Constituency,Haryana”,thebench 7. Name andaddress of the Officer : Executive Engineer,RWS&S Division, Balasore Inviting Tender said. The courtsaid Bahadur also did notfulful the requirement of Bid Cost &Bid Security will be receipt through electronic payment by NEFT/RTGS. Further details can be seen from the e-Procurement Portal: http://tendersodisha.gov.in being adulynominatedcandi- EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, date, as his nomination wasre- RWS&S DIVISION, BALASORE. jectedforwantofacertificate from OIPR/25013/11/0005/2021 the Election Commission.

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Kerala CM PinarayiVijayan EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Farmer leaders CHANDIGARH,NOVEMBER24 Kerala to bring TWODAYSahead of the farmers’ held in night raids proposedmarch to the national in ordinance capitalto opposetheCentre’sfarm different parts of thestate. laws,the Haryana government EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “All this shows howthe gov- to withdraw Tuesdayannounced that it will CHANDIGARH,NOVEMBER24 ernment is afraid of the agitation keepthestateborderssealedfrom of farmers,” said afarmer leader. social media November 25 to 27.AsChief AHEAD OF the farmers’ protest “Thesearepreventive arrests,” MinisterManoharLalKhattarde- marchtoDelhi, Haryana Police Haryana DGP Manoj Yadava said legislation IDEA OUTSIDE THE BOX clared that the “statewill take on Tuesdaytook as manyas72 Tuesday. everysteprequired to maintain farmer leaders intopreventive Policealsoconductedaraidat LOKSABHA MP Karti Chidambaram on Tuesdaysprang asur- lawand order”, statepolice custody in multiple night raids, the Ratia residence of farmer SHAJUPHILIP prise on the party,suggesting thatCongress generalsecretary planned additionaldeployment inviting sharp reactions from the leaderMandeep Nathwan in the THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Priyanka Gandhi Vadrashould contestthe by-election for and multi-layerbarricading on Oppositionand the farming midnight, but he wasnot at his NOVEMBER24 Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat in TamilNadu. The seat fell va- highways leading in and out of community. residence that time. cant withthe death of party MP HVasanthakumar.Karti says state. Police also issuedadetailed Farmers associatedwith the BKU (Ugrahan) at Khanauri in Farmerleaderssaidthatpolice Later,inarecordedvideomes- THE KERALAgovernment on the Congress needs aboldmovethat will fire up imagination advisoryurging commuters to Sangrur district, near the Haryana border. Express conducted raids between 1am sageNathwan said, “The Khattar Tuesdaydecidedtobring an ordi- of the averageparty worker,and Priyanka’s candidaturewould modify their travel plansinview and 3amand in some cases even government is adopting an op- nanceto withdraw thecontrover- be suchamove.But noteveryone in the Congress agrees. of the farmers’agitation. scaledwalls of homes to detain pressive policy to stop farmers... sial amendment to theKerala Mohan Kumaramangalam, one of the working presidentsof “Thestategovernmenthasde- The farmers,however, said borders withPunjab will be im- sleepingmembersof farmunions. Many of ourleadershave beende- PoliceActmandatingajailtermfor Tamil Nadu Congress, said Priyanka, when she does contest, cidedtoseal the Haryana-Punjab that theywill startgathering on posed forthree days beginning CM Manohar Lal Khattar con- tainedduringraidsthattookplace any “offensive”social media post. should do so from aseat in Uttar Pradesh, or anyotherHindi border on November 25 and 26 the Ambala-Delhi highway near Wednesday. firmedthat“somefarmerleaders” at1am.Thisagitationwon’tbeal- The amendment had trig- heartland state. He arguedthat that would fire up Congress and Haryana-Delhi border on Ambala from November 25. The primaryobjective of these had been takenintocustody by lowedtobesuppressed.Thefarm- geredprotestsfromvariousquar- workers —ataplace the party needsthem the most. November 26 and 27 in viewof Acomprehensive travel advi- arrangementsistomaintain police, amovethat the Congress ers will go to Delhi in everycir- tersandlefttheCPMcentrallead- theproposedcallof ‘DelhiChalo’... sorymentionedthe commuters proper lawand ordertoprevent described as “shameful”. cumstance.” ership red-faced. We will take everysteprequired mayface trafficblockages on anykindof violence,facilitatefunc- According to senior Congress According to reports,policeis On Friday, Governor Arif FOR EXTENSION to maintain lawand order... Iap- roadsatentrypointsfromPunjab tioning of trafficand public trans- leader Randeep SinghSurjewala, alsolooking forHaryanaBhartiya Mohammad Khan approved the peal to farmers that the Delhi intoHaryana on November 25 portsystems and to ensurepublic farmer leaders including Karam Kisan Union (BKU)chief Gurnam ordinance incorporatingthe new CPI LEADER and Member of Parliament BinoyViswam has de- Chalo call givenbysome outfits and November 26 andonentry peace and order.The instructions Singh Mathana, Satyawan Singh Chaduni, who is the main sectionof118(A).Thegovernment mandedanextension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib KalyanAnna hasnomeaningbecausethethree pointsfromHaryanaintoDelhion inforceduetoCovid-19pandemic Kathura, Kala Kanoh, Satyawan faceof thefarmers'agitationinthe had envisaged punishment up to Yojana forsix months –until till May2021. Thescheme, which laws whichtheCentre enactedare November 26 and November 27. situation have also been kept in Narwal and Prahalad Singh state. FULLREPORTON afive-year jail term, but the waslaunchedasaresponsetothe coronavirus pandemic in pro-farmer,” Khattarsaid. Officials said strictness along the mind,” police spokesperson said. Bharukherawerearrestedfrom www.indianexpress.com Governor reducedittothree March forthree months –Aptil, Mayand June –was extended years. The government, however, up to November.However, no decision has been takensofar to announcedonMondaythat it extend it beyond November.Inaletter to PrimeMinister BENGAL POLLS would notgoahead with imple- NarendraModi, Viswam has written, “Over 80 croreIndians menting the amendment. avail the benefit of this scheme and itssudden closurewill ‘Insider-outsider’ to be key theme of TMC campaign Astheprotestscontinuedand cause great distressamong them." He alsomade acase foruni- theOppositionquestionedthein- versalisation of the public distribution system.FoodMinistry tention behind freezing the sourcesindicated thatthe scheme is unlikelytobeextended. publicrallysincethe pandemic ThattheTrinamoolleadership SabhaseatstheBJPwoninBengal amendment, the government DIPANKARGHOSE began, virtuallybeginningwhat is nottakingthe BJP lightlyisevi- in 2019 areBankuraand wasleftwithlittle option but to NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 is expectedtobeafierce political dentbytheselectionof thevenue Bishnupur,whichcover 13 withdraw it. ORDER IN,ORDER OUT contest. forBanerjee’s firstrallyafter the Assemblysegments. AfterameetingTuesday, Chief BESIDESDEVELOPMENT,“insider AseniorTrinamoolleadersaid pandemic. In the run-up to Banerjee’s MinisterVijayan said thecabinet ACIRCULAR issuedbythe medical department of the Railways vs outsider”willbeoneof thepri- thatoverthenextfew months,the Union Home MinisterAmit rally, theTrinamoolhasorganised had decidedtorecommendthe MinistryonMondayimmediately createdacontroversywithin marythemes of the Trinamool party will emphasise “lackoflo- Shah visitedBankurajustaweek apress conference aday on vari- Governorto issueanordinanceto the bureaucracy,especiallyatatime when Indian Railways and Congress’scampaign forthe up- cal leadership in the BJP”. ago. Addressing agathering ousissuesandaddressedbyadif- withdrawtheearlieroneincorpo- theRailway Boardare reelingunderCovid-19infection.The cir- coming Assembly elections in On itssocial media handles, Monday, the TMC supremo de- ferent leaderorminister. rating section 118(A) in the Act. cular said thatrailway hospitals should referits employees only West Bengal, according to party the Trinamoolhas already scribed Shah’s recent visit to a “NotonlyinKolkata, we are The newordinance would be to other government hospitals, if needed – and onlyifgovern- leaders. launchedacampaign, likelytobe tribal household in Bankurafor alsoholding district-levelpress brought as Kerala Police ment hospitalsdonot have facilitiesfor treatment can the em- The party,theysaid, will push asloganthrough the election — lunchas“showoff”and claimed conferences regularly.This is also (Amendment) Withdrawing ployees bereferredto private hospitals. Within internal groups the idea thatthe BJP,whichisbe- “BanglarGorboMamata(Bengal’s MamataBanerjee in thatthe food items served to the to showour benchstrength as a Ordinance, 2020. of officers,theorderquicklystartedbeingdescribedas"bizarre" ingseen as itsprimary contender pride Mamata)". Bankuradistrict. PTI BJPleaderwere cookedatfive-star party.While MamataBanerjeeis He said the amendment was and"ridiculous".Officerssuspectthe medicaldepartmenthad as it tries to retain powerinthe “Chief MinisterMamata hotels —the allegation has been ourleader,wehaveother Bengali brought in againstthe backdrop notconsultedthepowersthat bebefore issuing it. So by Tuesday, statefor the thirdtime, has Banerjee is the pride of Bengal. rubbishedbythe BJP. stalwarts whoarepartoftheTMC. of increasing instances of social another orderwas issued – this one said Monday’s order stands broughtin“people from outside” WhodoestheBJPhave to counter MalviyaandArvindMenon.They ShealsohitoutatShahforap- LeadersBengalisknowandrecog- media abuse againstwomen and withdrawn. who do notunderstand Bengal. her? It is apoint theTMC will do notunderstand Bengal. They parentlymistaking astatueofa nise. The issues being raisedare mounting protestfromcivil soci- Trinamool supremo and make: look at the BJP team in areonlypushingdivisiveness tribal hunter forthatoffreedom also positive.One dayonhealth- etyagainstsuchharassment. The Chief MinisterMamataBanerjee Bengal.Amit Shah is leading the while we will push development fighter Birsa Munda. care, another dayonwhat has amendment wasaimedatpre- will address apublic rallyin charge,the statein-chargesare and the Bengali identity,” aTMC Banerjeeisspendingtwodays been done forwomen,” asenior venting circulation of fake and BankuraonWednesday,her first Kailash Vijayvargiya, Amit leadersaid. in Bankura. Among the 18 Lok party leadersaid. defamatorynews,hesaid. Amarinder invites However, various quarters of societyraisedconcerns and the Sidhu to lunch meeting Came together ISSUES OF ‘COMMON INTEREST’DISCUSSED BJP targets governmentconsideredtheopin- ion that the amendment would to keep state US embassy envoys meet NC, Cong, NC over give excessivepowertopoliceand KANCHANVASDEV chances of misuseofthenewlaw CHANDIGARH,NOVEMBER24 united: Farooq Roshni scam arehigh, he said. Apni Party leaders in Jammu Vijayansaid that in this issue IN WHATisbeing seenasasign Srinagar: National Conference NewDelhi/Jammu: With the too, the government is sticking to of thawbetween Punjab Chief (NC) president Farooq Abdullah the PrajaParishad movement in probeintothe Roshni land scam itsapproachtolend ears to the MinisterAmarinder Singh and on Tuesdayurged the people to ARUNSHARMA Jammu to analysereasons be- showing manypolitical leaders opinions emerging from society. his former Cabinetcolleague ensurethe victoryofthe JAMMU,NOVEMBER24 hind the pent-up feeling of dis- as alleged illegal beneficiaries, As concerns still linger about the NavjotSinghSidhu, the former Amarinder Singh, Navjot People's Alliance forGupkar crimination among Jammu res- the ruling BJP on Tuesday amendment, the government is has invited thelatter to alunch- Singh Sidhu Declaration (PAGD) candidates TWOENVOYSfromthe US em- identsinthe erstwhile state, steppedupits attackon of the opinion that it is suitable to eon meeting on Wednesday. by hugemargins in the DDC bassy in New Delhi calledonrep- according to theparties. Congress and National withdrawthe ordinance, he said. The meeting comes afteral- polls so that it succeeds in its resentativesoftwo mainstream In astatement, the NC said Conference leaders in J&K. mostthree-month-long efforts the CM’s farm house near aim of restoration of the special political parties and asecurity an- MayerandSukeshcalledonRana Addressing reporters, Union of Congress general secretary Chandigarh. The government as status of Jammu and Kashmir alystinJammu on Tuesdayand andspoke on issues of “common ministerRaviShankar Prasad Editors Guild and Punjab affairs in-charge well as theparty is tightlipped whichwas revokedbythe discussedissues of “common in- NC’s Devinder Rana with interest’’with“focusonsocio-cul- soughtathorough probe. HarishRawat to bridge the gulf about what will transpireinthe CentreinAugustlastyear. terest’’ in the Union Territoryaf- Graham Mayerand ASukesh tural richness of unique and di- Pointing out that the names of urges Kerala between the duo. meeting but sources said it could “If we have to succeed,then terthe withdrawal of special sta- verse”J&K. Theydiscussed avar- severaltop politicians, including While all eyes areonthe leadtoSidhu’sreturnintheCabinet. youshould voteonlyfor the al- tus and bifurcation of the iedrange of subjects, including NC leader Farooq Abdullah and CM to withdraw meeting, media advisor Raveen However, sources close to the liance.This alliance wasformed erstwhile stateofJammuand andsecurityanalystBrigadierAnil environment,tourism, academ- former stateministers from his Thukral stated that the meeting CM said, “Tomorrow’slunchis to restoreour identity,restore Kashmir, according to the Gupta (retired). icsandsharing of knowledge and party and the Congress,have amendment will discuss national and state about‘breakingbreadto breakice’. the statehood and that which National Conference (NC) and The US envoysare likelyto ideasaimedatpromotinguniver- come to the fore,hesaid: “There politics. “Punjab CM Thereisnothingmoretothemeet- wastaken away from us -- the Apni Party. meetBJP leaders hereon sal brotherhood, amity and tran- wasaconscious loot by powerful EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE @capt_amarinder has invited ing. It is tooearly to sayanything. Articles 370and 35-A.Wehave Sources said ministercoun- Wednesday. quilitybetweenthecommunities, people of forest land and getting NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 NavjotSingh Sidhu forlunchto- But the CM is firm that if Sidhu is come togethertokeepthis state selor forpoliticalaffairs in the US Sources said discussions the party stated. benefitsunderthe RoshniAct, morrow(Nov25). He &@sher- willing to be reinducted intothe united,” he said in avideore- EmbassyGrahamMayerandsen- ranged on issues from 4G to Apni Partyspokesperson whichhas been declared uncon- THE EDITORS Guild of Indiaon ryontopp areexpected to discuss Cabinet, he will notbehanded leasedbythe PAGD. iorpoliticaladviserASukeshheld post-Article 370scenario, espe- Vikram Malhotrasaid they dis- stitutional by the high court." Tuesdaydemandedthat Kerala’s state&nationalpolitics over the Local BodiesDepartment.” Abdullah is under self-isola- nearly anhour-longmeetingsep- ciallythe mood of the people at cussedthecurrentpoliticalsitua- Union ministerAnurag Chief Ministermustwithdraw luncheon meeting,” he tweeted. The Cabinethas avacancy tion afteramember of his aratelywithNC'sprovincialpres- large andthe coming District tion in J&K and the coming DDC Thakur described the leaders of the Kerala Police Act118 A Sources close to theCMsaid that wasnot filledbythe CM household stafftestedpositive identDevinder Rana,Apni Party Development Council (DDC) elections, and the emergence of Gupkar alliance as “gang of land amendment as it will “deeply thatthe meetingwill take place at ever since Sidhu quit. forCovid. PTI spokesperson Vikram Malhotra, elections. Theyalso discussed ApniParty,among other issues. encroachers’’. ENS hurtthe cause of free speech”. In astatement issuedon Tuesday, theGuild said that it “urgesthe Chief Ministerof Maharashtra to give rations, aid to Andhra to set up 4harbours, Kerala to withdraw the disturb- ing amendment to the Kerala Police Act118 Aimmediately, Mumbai sex workers during pandemic 25 aqua hubs to promote fishing whichprovides foruptothree years of punishment forpubli- rice. Children of sexworkers who development(WCD)department fying asex worker,when most tries —hepointed to the recent cation of material with an inten- TABASSUM go to school will receive Rs 2,500 has so farpreparedalistof5,600 preferto useapseudonym,anim- SREENIVASJANYALA release of fishermenfrom tion to intimidate, insult, or de- BARAGARWALA permonthto supporttheironline sexworkers and their 1,592chil- pediment in enlisting them as HYDERABAD,NOVEMBER24 Srikakulam and Vizianagaram fame anyperson through social MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 education. dren in Mumbai with thehelp of beneficiaries. districts, who were working in media”. Mumbai'svastcommunity of Mumbai DistrictAids Control The datawithMDACS,which THE ANDHRA Pradesh govern- Gujaratand were caught in “Although the government TO COPE with the effectsofthe sexworkers areone of the worst Society(MDACS). functions under the National ment is settobeginworkonfour Pakistani waters and subse- has placedthe amendment on lockdown, theMaharashtragov- hit by thepandemic. Physicaldis- While the dryration will be Aids Control Society,shows fishing harbours and 25 aqua quentlyjailedinthat country. hold until discussedbythe state ernment has decidedtogivefi- tancing norms have forced their distributedwithoutinsistenceon thereare 14,000 sexworkers hubsto encourage fishingactivity, StateFisheries Minister S assemblyand has givenanas- nancialaid and 5-kgrationto businesstoshut. In September, identification proof, the govern- registeredinMumbai. But so far, provide livelihood and employ- Appalarajusaidthattheenhanced surance to the Kerala High Court 5,600sex workers of Mumbai Durbar Mahila Samanvay ment has insistedonbank details it has managedtopass on names mentto fishermenandto prevent facilities will boostmarine catch that the state police will nottake everymonthtilltheCovid-19pan- Committee, acollectiveofsex and Aadhaarcardnumberfor di- of only5,600. When contacted, them from migratingtoother Chief MinisterYSJagan by over3lakhtonneandwillpro- anyadverse actions, but the ordi- demic is over. workers, had approachedthe rect benefit transfer of Rs 5,000 Dr Shrikala Acharya,project di- states in search of work MohanReddy vide direct and indirect employ- nance is still in forceand has the But even as Maharashtrabe- Supreme Courthighlighting that everymonth. “An NGOhas to rector of MDACS, said, “Basedon Thefourharbourswillbecon- ment to 50-80,000people. potential forgrave misuse and came the firststate in October to thecommunitywasfacingshort- writeareferralletteridentifyinga what the government asked us structedatanestimatedcostofRs The statewill invest around should be withdrawnforth- issue agovernment resolution to ageoffood andshelteraswell as sexworker. What happensto to do, we have providedinfor- 1,510 croreatJuvvaladinnein and aqua hubs virtually, and the Rs 3,500 croretodevelopthe with,” the Guild stated. thiseffect,NGOshave pointedthat financial crisis. thosewhoarenot associatedwith mation forsex workers who Nelloredistrict, Uppada in East constructionwork isscheduledto four harbours and aqua hubs. It further mentionedthatthe alargershareofsex workers – in- On September 29, the SC had anyNGO,howwilltheyget finan- have bankaccountsand Aadhaar Godavari district, Nizampatnam beginfromDecember15 afterthe Thegovernment will also en- amendment “would deeplyhurt cluding some with no proof of directed all states to provide dry cial aid?Mostdonot even have a cards...” in Guntur district, and bidding process is complete. courageaquaculture, fresh wa- the cause of free speechand free- identitylikerationcard, Aadhaar ration to sexworkers without in- bank account or Aadhaar card,” Prema Gadge, Deputy WCD MachilipatnaminKrishnadistrict. Jagan said that despitehaving terfish farming, aqua product dom of press as it givesunbri- cardorbankaccount–aremissing sisting on proof of identity.The saidPritiPatkarfromanti-traffick- officer forMumbai city, said The aqua hubs, meanwhile,will the second-longestcoastline in bazaars, and storageand mar- dledpowers to thepolice to tar- from government’s listofbenefi- court askedthe states to notonly ing NGOPrerana. Aadhaarcardand bank account be setupineachofthe state’s 25 India, thereisalarge migration of keting facilities. Four other fish- getpolitical opposition and the ciaries to getthe financialaid. provide ration to thosesex work- The MDACSworks withsex details arenecessarytoensure Parliamentaryconstituencies. fishermen from AndhraPradesh ing harbours areproposedtobe press in the name of monitoring Eachsex worker will receive ers who had approacheditbut workersandNGOsto preventand thereisnoduplication. “We need Chief MinisterYSJagan to other states. He also notedthat developedatalater stageand content on social media” and Rs 5,000 per month along with alsotoreachout to more. treat HIV infection. Itsofficials bank account details fordirect MohanReddylaidthefoundation at times, fishermen from Andhra theywill cater to over 7lakh fish- again iterated it that be with- three kg of wheat and twokgof The statewomen and child have found the processofidenti- benefit transfer...” stones forthe fishing harbours have been jailedinothercoun- ermen in the state. drawnimmediately.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,WEDNESDAY,NOVEMBER25,2020 WORDLY WISE Banking institutions aremoredangerous to 8 THE EDITORIAL PAGE ourliberties than standingarmies. —THOMAS JEFFERSON Protecting Article 32

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Banking sector needs morecompetition. But allowing corporates THE LEARNEDCHIEF Justice of India, Justice remedies it remains subject to thediscipline with the maintenanceofpublic order”,those SA Bobde, is reportedtohavestatedduring of judicial powerand process. “employedinany bureauororganisation es- in without strong regulation could heighten systemic risk the hearingofjournalistSiddique Kappan’s But the Courthas also discoverednew tablishedbylaw”for “intelligence or counter bail matter,that the Courtwas trying to “dis- facets of Article32. As early as 1950, it has intelligence”, and “employedbyany Statebu- ESPITEREPEATEDCALLSforliberalisingentryintothebankingsectorinIndia, courage” recourse to Article 32, the funda- ruledthat powers underArticle 32 arenot lim- reau or organisationestablishedbyany Force” the ReserveBank of India (RBI) has until nowbeen conservative in itsap- mental right to constitutional remedies. ited to the exercise of prerogative writs;in for(or in connection with) “telecommunica- proachwhen it comes to grantingbank licences.Under both the 2001 and Pratap Bhanu Mehta, in ascathing article 1987 theCourtruledthat it has powers to rule tion system”. Article32may notrestrictor D (‘Their Lordships &Masters’, IE, November forcompensation of violation of fundamen- abrogatethe “maintenance of discipline the 2013 licensingguidelines, onlyafew newprivate sector bankswereal- lowedtoenter the sector. Calls forallowinginbig corporatehouses have until nowbeen 18)says that the CJI has “unwittingly letthe talrights; and in 1999 it said that this power amongthem”. TheCourt has also upheld (in cat out of the bag”, demoting the fundamen- extendedtothe rectificationofits ownmis- 1997)the 50th amendment enlarging the firmlyresistedbythe central bank.But going by thereportofthe internal working group talright to amerematter of organisational takesorerrors. Thus, it is simplyunworthyto scope of this article against achallengeofthe (IWG) of the RBI, releasedonFriday,afundamental shiftinthe thinking on this contentious adjudicative leadership. Forhim, this is “a attributeorimputeany insidious motive from basic structureofthe Constitution. Andthe issue appears to have takenplace. The IWGhas recommendedallowing largecorporate/in- perfect metaphor forour times”, because astray remark: Does CJI Bobde at all wish to powermay validly be delegated to therule- dustrialhouses to promote banksinthe country,despitemostexperts cautioningagainst suchdiscouraging involves episodic suspen- cancel all these norms, and more? making competence of the executive,pro- suchamove.While there canbenoargument againstthe need to usher in greater competi- sion of Article 32. Apartfromrecalling Manyfurther questions areraised. First, videdthat suchrules “arenecessaryfor en- tion,and the needfor greater private capital, especially at thecurrent juncture, this recom- philosopher Walter Benjamin’s thesis that can the CJI or the Courtasawhole suffer from suring theproper discharge of duties by the thereis“no document of civilisation whichis epistemic collapsesoastoreceive sharpre- ArmedForces”. mendationcallsforavigorousandopendebateontheissueof corporateownershipof banks notatthe same time adocument of bar- minders and rebukes from citizen commen- Justice AK Patnaik,editingfurther DD before implementation. barism”, Idonot engagethe wider aspects of tators? Howmay we ever forget that justices Basu’s ShorterConstitution of India ,rightly Therisksassociatedwith allowing largecorporatehousestopromote banksare well his analysis butherefocus narrowly on the swear an oath to protect the “constitution by doubtsthe statepowertoamend alaw under known. As the former Governor and Deputy Governor of the RBI, Raghuram Rajan and Viral analytic of Article32. lawestablished”and that theyinheritjudicial Article33, and particularly Article 34 ,autho- Acharya,havewarned, doing so could lead to “connected lending”, wherein depositors’ Thecatwasoutof the bagalongwhileago. worlds and wisdom? Second, justices usually rising Parliament to indemnify particular per- moneycouldeasilyfinditsway intothekittyof thecorporatepromotersandtheirconnected The apexjudicial process shows clearly that come to the SupremeCourtnot as Aliceen- sons “forany act done… in connection with the Courtregards Article 32 as ajudicial power ters the Wonderland; rather theyemerge as the maintenance or restoration of order in any businesses,heighteningsystemicrisk.Giventhequestionablestandardsofcorporate gover- subjecttothe fundamental principles of ad- judicial beings afterlong years at the bar and area within the territoryofIndia”. But even nanceinIndian companies —numerous examples of cronycapitalism have come to lightin ministration of justice. It has already extended the bench, and manyhaveservedas chief jus- such apower,Justice Patnaik rightly main- the recent past—questions over conflict of interest arebound to arise. As thereportitself rules and doctrines suchaslaches (delays)or tices of one or morehigh court. Aretheythen tains, will noteclipse the right of a “person… mentions, “it will be difficult to ringfence the non-financialactivities of the promoters with resjudicata(amatter already decidedbya likelytosufferfromamnesia of the constitu- detainedwithout the authorityoflaw…to thatofthebank”.Thereisalsothefearof themorepoliticallyconnectedbusinesshousesob- competentcourt)or anyotherprincipleof ad- tional fact that Article32does notmerelycon- move forhabeas corpus”. tainingthese licences. And coming at atime whenmanylarge corporates areconsolidating ministration of justice. CJI MHidayatullah in ferwide powers on the Courtbut also the ju- The just demand foranexpeditious and their position in sectorafter sector, allowing bigger,muscular,and well-connected business Tilokchand (1970) said that what Article32 Thejust demand foran dicial duty to provide constitutional effectivebailsystem stemsfrommanifestdis- does is to keep open “the doors of this court” remedies? crimination in bail whereone case is fast housesentryintobanking couldlead to further concentration of power. This,asRajan and expeditious and effective bail and requires the statenot to “putany hin- system stems from manifest Third, do lawyersand justices notknow trackedwhereas othersareconsignedtoslow Acharya have cautioned, could “exacerbatethe concentration of economic (and political) drance” to aperson seeking to approachthe thatwhatdistinguishes Article 32fromArticle moving judicial action, even when rightsto powerincertain businesshouses”. Court. But this does notmean that “the Court discrimination in bail where 226 is theverydimension; the high court’s lifeandhealthare endangered.Scandalousju- It has been arguedthat suchconcernscan be addressed by strong supervisionand well mustignoreand trample under foot all laws of one case is fast tracked vast jurisdiction technicallycasts no duty on dicial delays, measuresofdecongestion and thought out regulation. However, recent episodes suchasthe collapse of IL&FS, the Nirav procedure, evidence, limitation, resjudicata whereas othersare them to enforcefundamental rights. They diversion, and abold resolution of “who Modiscam at the Punjab National Bank,and the implosion of thePunjaband Maharashtra and the like”. Justice MP Thakkar (and Justice have the discretion to actornot to;incontrast, watches the watchman” syndrome nowde- BC Ray) in Kanubhai Brahmbhatt (1987) went consigned to slowmoving the Supreme Courtmust. mand urgent apexresponse. Cooperative Bank,don'tinspireconfidenceintheregulator’ssupervisorycapabilities.Financial even further:Speaking of the “alarming pro- judicial action, even when Fourth, Article 32 is notabsolute, no con- As theYale historian Rohit De reminds us skulduggeryisareality.Creative ways of circumventingregulationsarelikelytocropup.Thus portions” of judicial delays,theyobservedthat rights to life and health are stitutional right is. Of course, the Supreme vividly, Article 32 makes the apexcourtintoa the importance of firstbeefing up regulatory and supervisorycapabilities can’tbestressed “timefor imposingself-discipline has already endangered. Scandalous Courtdecides on what “appropriateproceed- “people’s court”. And future historians should enough. Whilethereisastrong casefor liberalising entryintothe banking sector, and to en- come, even if it involves shedding of some ings” should be forittobesomoved.But the notbeable to conclude that the Courtdeliber- judicial delays, measures of courage thecreationof bigprivate bankscapableof meetingthefinancingneedsof theecon- amount of institutional ego” and to “inspire Courtmay notprescribeany process as it likes atelydealtdeathblows to this “soul” of the omy, asystemofstringent checks andbalances will needtobeput in place before thecen- confidence in the litigantsthat justice will be decongestion and diversion, but onlythat process whichpreserves, pro- Constitution, as Babasaheb Ambedkar de- metedoutto themat the HighCourtlevel,and tectsand promotesthe righttoconstitutional scribed Article32. tral bank contemplates anysuchstep. and abold resolution of ‘who other levels”. True, faith “mustbeinspired in watches the watchman’ remedies. the hierarchyofCourts andthe institution as Article 33 clearly says that the right will The writer is professor of law, University of awhole” and not” onlyinthis Courtalone”. syndrome nowdemand notextend to themembers of armedforces, Warwick,and former vice chancellor of BEFORE THEFIRSTSHOT So, even if thereisaconstitutionalrightto urgent apex response. those members of armedforces “charged Universities of SouthGujarat and Delhi India will needtobuild an adult vaccination system virtually from scratch. Thereisnotime to lose NTHE PAST three weeks, late-stage trials foraCOVID-19 vaccine have shownen- THE INVISIBLE PANDEMIC couraging results, even as manyparts of the world, including India, grapple with I anew surge of infections.Particularlyhearteningfor India arethe interim data from the trials of the vaccine jointlydevelopedbyOxfordUniversity and the Gender-based violence waspredictable, and preventable, fallout of lockdown pharma major,AstraZeneca. The Pune-basedSerum InstituteofIndia, acollaborator in the project, reportedlyanticipates the preventive “to be available in the countryverysoon”. But it’s also evidentthatthe immunisation drive will be along-drawnaffairand the first SwarnaRajagopalan lotofthe vaccines will have to be rationed.The government has reportedlycreated a database of one crorehealthcareworkers who will getthe firstshot. The next challenge THE NATIONAL Commission forWomen ity and the desire to control. marriedforciblyandearly indesperationtosee will be to createaninfrastructurefor storing and distributing the vials of the preventive soundedanalarm in early Aprilthatdomestic The onlyreal trickle-downeffect we know them safeand fed. We can onlyimagine the violencecaseshadspikedinjustthefirstweek of is proliferatingbrutalisation.Structural vio- plight of women and girls with disability,left and mobilising aworkforce to undertake the inoculation drive. of theCOVID-19lockdown,ashaddistresscalls. lence,asinthe deep-seated inequalitiesof alone to fend forthemselvesinthe aftermath. The OxfordAstraZeneca vaccine can be stored at 2to8degrees Celsius. This is good This wasechoedbytheUN Secretary-General Indiansociety,createsaclimatewherestate vi- Asthestreetsemptiedout,howmanywomen news forIndia because the countrydoes nothavethe cold storageinfrastructurerequired whousedtheterm“shadow pandemic”.Since olenceistoleratedbecausewe areconditioned sellingvegetablesortea—allowedtoworkafew by theother frontrunnercandidate,the Pfizer vaccine, whichmustbestoredatfreezer then, across the world, police, shelters and to granting others poweroverusand condon- hours aday—weremademorevulnerableto temperature. Muchworkwill still needtobedone to brace up refrigeration amenitiesat helplineshave confirmedthatalthoughthein- ing itsabuse. Those who areinstrumentalin harassment by passers-byorpolice?With multiple pointsinthe vaccine supplychain, including medical stores at the district and cidence of domestic violence wasalways carrying out the state’s coercive orders inter- “work-from-home”,how manynew forms of villagelevels and the ill-equippedPHCs.Transporting the vaccines from the laboratories higher than we liked to admit, therewas an nalisethatsenseof entitlement.Whenthecon- workplaceharassmenthave emerged?We will alarming increase in itsfrequency duringthe stable who is rewardedfor brutality with un- knowonlywith time, howmanynew kinds of to the centres wheretheywill be administeredwill requirecoordination between pharma pandemic.Women,andgenderandsexualmi- dertrials goes home, the onlylanguage he has violence have emergedasproductsofthis ex- companies, healthcareand transportauthorities and administrative agenciesatdifferent norities were confinedindoors with their masteredisthatof coercive force.Thechildwit- tendedperiod of desperation, tedium and “no levels. Tracking eachvial as it movesacross the supplychain will be importantfor pa- abusersandevenmakingacallorsteppingout nesses dailyviolence and understands it to be oneislooking” impunity. tient safety. Anetwork of health workers will have to be trainedand deployedtoensure forshelterwerelikelytobeverychallenging. thenormallanguageofhumaninteraction.The Violenceistheominous,omnipresent,ob- that people don’thavetotravellong distances to getthemselvesvaccinated. To thoseworkinginvictimsupportservices male child who gets everything he reaches for viousrealityinthelivesofgirls,women,sexual India does nothavemuchexperience of vaccination programmes across all agegroups. and advocacy againstgender-basedviolence, To those working in victim knows he is entitledand thathecan grab with and genderminoritiesand many, manyboys. thisisnosurprise.Hadthestate,societyorme- impunity—because everyother authority fig- What we knowfromevery complexemer- The country’s immunisation drives, by and large,targetchildren andpregnant women. support services and dia paid anyattention to decades of feminist advocacy against gender- ure, political, social and economic, does. gency in history is that sexual and gender- Unlikethe US, whichhas an influenza inoculation programme, India will have to build an studiesorreports,we wouldhave knownhow While we have been focusedondomestic basedviolence is both early warning of acri- adult vaccination system virtuallyfromscratch. The challengeofinoculating asubstantial to bracefor suchaspike. But when the pan- based violence,the spikein violence, as in everyother crisis, we could an- sis as well as one of itsmostbrutal chunkof the country’s130crore population in about twoyears againstthe coronaviruscan demichit,wholesocietiestookcoverwithzero violence is no surprise. Had ticipatearise in other kindsofviolence too. consequences. Farfromshadowy or surpris- be gaugedfromthe fact that less than 20 crorechildren have been vaccinated againstpolio social protectioninplace, triggering ahuman- the state,societyormedia Mostrapes areperpetratedbypeople known ing,sexualandgender-basedviolencewasthe in 25 years. It’s imperative that the countryputsasysteminplace forthe purpose. itarian crisis to equal the impact of COVID-19. paid anyattention to decades to the victim; nowlockthemtogether in a mostpredictable consequenceofthe lock- Till date, publicdiscussion of the pan- small jointfamilyhome and imaginethe ter- down. Systematic creation of asupportinfra- demic’simpactongenderviolenceisconfined of feminist studies or ror. Remember thatthe lockdown made ac- structure(easy access helplines, secureshel- to domestic violence. But violencecannotbe reports, we would have cess to reproductive healthcare, including terserviceswithenablingcultures),bystander categorisedinairtightboxes—domesticvio- known howtobrace forit. abortion, very difficult. The tedium of lock- intervention awareness andgenderviolence CONSENSUS BUILDER lence; rape andsexualassault;streetsexual down is the newcontextofmarital rape, with sensitisation of the police and administration harassment;workplace sexual harassment; But when the pandemic hit, frustrationoverincomeuncertaintyproffered especiallyfor crisis contexts, would have mit- As chief minister,Tarun Gogoi ledAssam’s recovery custodialrape;conflict-relatedsexualviolence; whole societies took cover as justification. igated theepidemic of violence. But the truth communalviolence;war; dronestrikes;caste with zero social protections Thelockdownrenderedhundredsofthou- is we simplydonot careenough. afterthe insurgency years violence. Violence is the short-hand language in place,triggering a sandsjoblessandhomeless.Peoplefaintedand we use to communicatepower playand, as diedonthatbrutalwalkhome.Whathappened The writer is an independent scholar and HEN TARUNGOGOI became chief ministerfor thefirsttime in 2001, such, different kindsand contexts of violence humanitarian crisis to equal to theirchildren?Howmanywererapedortraf- founder of Prajnya,whichhas worked for Assam wasreeling underthe aftereffectsoftwo decadesofviolent agi- lieonaspectrumwhichisdefinedbyinequal- the impactofCOVID-19 ficked?Wewillnotknowhow manygirlswere gender violenceawareness since 2008 tations and insurgencies. Gogoi had twobattlestowin: Rebuild Assam W from the wreckageofthe past andrebrandthe Congress as an inclusive party.Hewassuccessfulindoingboth—hewonthenexttwo electionsto becomethestate’s longest-serving CM andrepaired Assam’s fractured society and crumbling economy. Gogoiwassuccessfulbecauseherecognisedtheimportanceof maintainingsocialpeace NOVEMBER 25,1980, FORTY YEARS AGO even in the face of graveprovocations. He engaged with different insurgent groups—ULFA, Bodoparties —and manymilitantsjoinedthe mainstream. He also skilfully negotiatedwith 5 KILLEDINASSAM Work in all central and stategovernment of- whomshiftedtothe states from the Centre theCentrefor financialsupport. Assam didsee bomb blastsand communal violence under FIVE PERSONS WERE killedand severalin- fices wascompletely paralysed in almostall afterthe June Assemblyelections. Of the re- hiswatch, but Gogoi presented himselfasaleader with ahealing touch. Under Gogoi, the jured while troops were called in at two the districtsofthe BrahamaputraValleyas maining four seats, twowent to theLok Dal Congress managed to overcome the perception that it wasinimicaltoregional and ethnic places to restoreorder on the firstday of the employees did notturn up despitethe gov- and one eachtothe BharatiyaJanataParty state-wide indefinitenon-cooperation ernment's stern warning. and the JanataParty. interests,the legacy of itspolitical positioningduring the Assam Movement. Gogoichampi- movementinAssam,launchedbycentral onedtheAssamAccordandbelievedthataNationalRegisterofCitizensofferedasolutionto and stategovernment employees. Of the five MANDATEFOR CMS CHARLESINDELHI thestate’slongstandingcomplaintaboutillegalmigration.Hehadanuancedpositiononthe dead, threewerekilledinpolice firinginthe THE CONGRESS-I CHIEF ministers of PRINCE CHARLES, HEIR apparent to the matter and refusedtoframe it in religious terms.Gogoi wasinthe forefront when Assam industrial town of Tinsukia andthe others Maharashtra,Orissa andRajasthan wonmas- British throne, wasaccordedawarm wel- took to the streetsagainstthe amendment to the citizenshipAct. wasstabbed to death at Kalapahar and sive mandateasresultsinthe Assemblyby- come at Palam airport. He is in India on a12- Longyearsinpoliticsandgovernment—GogoijoinedtheCongressunderIndiraGandhi, Maligaon area of Guahaticity.Troops were elections gave the party amarginal gain. daystate visit and wasgreeted by dignitaries, called in to supportcivilian authorities. The With resultsfor all but three of the 15 seats including ambassadors, Union ministers and servedinthe Narasimha Raoministry, and wastrustedbybothSoniaand Rahul Gandhi — movement is in support of acharterofde- declared, the Congress-I got eightseatsand heads of missions. He wasgreeted by had,perhaps,convincedhimthataggressive measuresare unlikelytoresolve problemsthat mands, including an immediatesolution to the opposition wonfour.The chief ministers External Affairs MinisterPVNarasimha Rao stemmedfromthe legacies of colonialismand Partition. Gogoi’s method wastolet wounds theforeigners issueand andmeeting the who wonlandslide victories areJBPatnaik, and theotherministers presentincluded P heal and build on the positives. Assam, and the country, benefited from this approach. sevendemands of secretariat employees. ARAntulayand Jagannat Pahadia, all of CSethi, NDTiwari and Pranab Mukherjee.

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came masked up or wrappedtheirtradi- tional gamchha or sari as ameasureofpro- tection. Glovesand protective gear hitherto associated withhospitals became embed- dedinthe election process with ease. Third, even whenaffordedachoice to use the postalballot, an overwhelming ma- VinaySitapati jority of the aged andthe infirm preferred to usethe EVM at the polling station.The Ashish Kundra much-malignedmachine wonoverthe pa- AJUGALBANDI IS aconcertfeaturing two per ballot. This is atributetothe belief of musicians with separatestyles andoften Indian peopleinthe robustnessofthe elec- distinctinstruments. Yet, theysomehow THE DUSTHAS settledonthe polling fields tronic machine,political rhetoric notwith- managetomakemusictogether.Narendra of Bihar.Anew government has assumed standing. Modi and Amit Shah areonlythe latestina office. The “masked”swearing-incere- Fourth, the entireadministrative ma- long line of jugalbandisinthe Bharatiya monywas asobering reminder of these dif- chineryofthe state, whichwilly-nillygets JanataParty.The firstwas from the early ficult times. The run-up to the elections, involvedinelections one wayorthe other, 1950s duringthe early years of the Jana amid apandemic, turnedthe spotlight on worked as ateam united towardsacom- Sangh —the precursor party to the BJP. the Election Commission. Aquotidian af- mon goal. The health department of Bihar Syama PrasadMookerjee,the youngest fair became an extraordinarychallenge. deliverednot only the kits to be usedby vice-chancellorinthe history of Calcutta Democracies around the worldwere over 7,00,000 polling personnel, but also University,was theeruditevoice in equallyconfounded. It wasaHobson’s made precise arrangementsfor safedis- Parliament. His partner wasDeendayal choice —toconduct elections in time or to posal of bio-medical waste. Police and ex- Upadhyaya,deputed from the RSS to pro- defer them to an uncertain future.Afew cise authorities steppeduptheir vigil,es- videthe organisational chords to nations dithered,while others likeSouth pecially alongthe borders, making record Mookerjee’s rhetorical flourishes. This Koreawentahead. On September 25, the seizures of cash and liquor. choice of Mookerjee and Upadhyaya was Chief Election Commissioner,while an- TheElection Commission plays the pre- deliberatesocial engineering. Hindu nation- nouncing the schedule of elections, pro- eminent role of superintendence, direction alism always knewitwas both amovement claimedthat it wasa“leap of faith and not and control of elections, unlikesome other seekingtoshape society as well as aparty aleap intothe dark.” democracies. The Constitution arms it with pursuingpower.Itneededanoratoraswell The numbers were staggering. Bihar, the necessaryhefttoenforce order. Each as an organiser. with morethan 73 million electors, out- election has seen an incremental improve- The jugalbandi that embodied this most strips the entirepopulation of theUnited ment over previous ones. The commission wasthe 60-year-long partnership of Atal Kingdom. Astate whichwas bequeatheda has embracedthe use of technology on a BihariVajpayeeand Lal KrishnaAdvani. proud legacy of having giventhe worldits muchgreater scalethan farmoreadvanced Both had separatestyles and distinctinstru- firstrepublic is no ordinarystate.Aconstel- nations. The entirecycle of voting, from ments. Vajpayeegrew up in apoor Gangetic lation of factors forced it to demonstrate registration of voters to counting, is apart Brahmin familyand joinedthe RSS because leadership yetagain. The die wascastand of an integrated digital framework. of hiscaste and because hisGwalior was elections had to be heldintime. Aniggling Candidatesand political parties secureper- also Marathi-speaking. Advani came from doubt remained. Would voters shyaway missions online and file nominations dig- the cosmopolitan Karachi of the 1930s. He from turning up at the polling booth? itally. People with disabilities areable to spokeEnglish before he learnt Hindi, and Globalexperts raisedared flag on the pos- voluntarilymakerequests forwheelchairs hiswealthyfamilyownedahorse-driven sibility of lowturnout. Amammoth prepa- andspecialassistance. Deploymentofthe Victoria carriage(aluxury even in Karachi) ration exercise followed. Consultationwith electronicallytransmitted postalballotfor and possessed alavishhome with aroom politicalparties, governmentmachinery membersofthe armedforces and diplo- just forgames.Had it notbeen forthe cata- CRSasikumar and other stakeholders wasset intomo- matic missions abroad has helpedinin- clysmofPartition —whichturnedthe pros- tion. Detailedinstructions and advisories creasingtheir participation in elections. A perous Advanis intopenniless refugees — spelt outsafetyand health protocols. The crowd-sourcing of time-stamped photos Advani might neverhavejoinedthe RSS. He professional compatibility, theability for Vajpayeetostepdown. Forthe next nine results were astounding. People of Bihar and videos alertthe authorities on viola- was, and this is the irony, toomuchofa onetohandleparty and theothertoman- years, Vajpayeemight have sulked on mute, beliedall expectations. The numberswere tions of themodelcode of conduct, “Macaulayputra”. ageParliament.But the thirdand mostim- but he continuedtobepartofthe BJP,serv- higher than what theyhad been five years prompting quickaction.Anational election What accentuated these social diver- portant reason forthe strengthoftheir re- ing underAdvaniasthe party movedina ago. Morethan 57 per cent voters exercised management body has helpedinthe stan- gences was—as is well known—ideologi- lationship wasthe teamwork embedded moreradical direction. Cut to 1995, when their franchise in athree-phase poll.Itwas dardisation of rules of the game and defin- cal postures that seemthe reverse of their intotheir political ideologies. Right from Advani —who wasthe RSS’s choice for areaffirmation of their unwavering faith in ing uniform processes forregistration, vot- backgrounds. Vajpayeewas the “moderate” theiryouth, the RSS tells itsown oneac- prime minister —announcedVajpayeeas democracy. Equally, it wasatestimonyto ing and counting. The utility of this who knewhow to seduce Parliament;he count of history.This version has Hindus prime ministerialcandidate. Advani re- the abiding trustinthe Election institutionwas alsobrought in sharp relief, wasthe greatestpolitical orator India has losing battles and beinginvaded by foreign- alisedthat,inthe coming elections, the BJP Commission to conduct elections which giventhe timely andorderly declarationof produced. Advani wasthe “hardliner”who ersbecauseofback-stabbing and in-fight- could notwin amajority and the coalition arenot onlyfreeand fair,but safeaswell. results. Trenchant critics also raisedatoast could divine themood of the cadre andof ing. The veracity of this history is beside the allies it needed would recoilfromhis blunt Afew things stand out from the mas- to the immaculatearrangementsfor Bihar the RSS. Morethan Parliament,hecared point. What mattersisthatits lessons have image. Therestishistory,asVajpayeebe- sive electoral exercise, whichdeserve spe- elections. what the party headquarters at Ashoka been converted to an ethic of organisational There waspersonal came prime minister thrice —in1996, 1998, cial attention. First, in astate with the high- Wavesofpandemics, by theirveryna- Road in Delhi and RSS basecamp at unity —what Icall “Hindu Fevicol” in my and 1999 —and Advani served wordlessly estpopulation density,voters even in ture, take time to abate. Some early signals Hedgewar BhawaninNagpur thought. recentbook on theBJP before Modi. It is an chemistryofcourse – under him. Foraduo to switchpositions remote rural hinterland demonstrated re- of development of avaccine have raised Therewas an element of acting in both ethicdemonstratedbyVajpayeeand Va jpayee and Advani’s once(likeDhoniand Kohli) is noteworthy. solve and discipline.For the mostpart, they hope of humanitybeating the vexatious these outlooks; Vajpayeeand Advani knew Advani’s ability to see each other through. shared love forBollywood To have them switch placestwice has no queuedupasprescribed,maintaining the virus. Democracy,whichdefines the soul the role theyhad to play. But therewas also In acountryashierarchical as India, pro- films and their matching precedentanywhereinthe world. etiquetteofsocial distancing. Managing of our nation, cannotbeheld hostage to the much authenticity to the act. fessional rankings formulated early tend to A jugalbandi is aconcert revelling in dif- crowds during campaigns wasatougher invisible enemy. Even aforce majeure can- Yet, despitethese differences,Vajpayee persist. Diplomats, bureaucrats, and gener- emotional quotients. Both ference.But it is morethan that. Both per- proposition. Caseswereregisteredinin- notshakethe democratic compact which and Advani worked together to control their alsfrom “senior batches” would rather re- were sensitive men, capable formers have thesame status; no musician stances of egregious violations. binds our country. party from 1968 (afterDeendayal’s murder) signthan serveunder a “junior”. To work of cryingorlaughing at the is the accompanist of the other.Theyare Second, the messaging of safeprotocols allthe waytill2004(when the BJP lostthe undersomeone who has once worked un- both playing an equal music.Whattomake, resonated withthe masses.People, who The writer is Deputy Election national elections). Their partnership en- deryou is consideredaloss of face. One of drop of ahat. Thesecond then, of the musicbeingplayedintoday’s were ordinarilyunaccustomedtowearing Commissioner, Election Commission of abled the firstbloom of the lotus. And even thefew exceptionsisthe exampleofcrick- strand in their bond was BJP? Narendra Modi is currentlyAmit masksevenduring times of contagion, India. Viewsare personal when the love from their political marriage eter ViratKohli whofirstreported to cap- professional compatibility, Shah’sboss. But if their party requires, are evaporated (whichitdid from 1998 to tain MSDhoni, then one daybecame the abilityfor one to handle theycapable of oneday switching places? 2004)theyremainedunited.Divorce was Dhoni’s captain. It goes to Dhoni’s credit Vajpayeeand Advani, forall their many notanoption. that he continuedserving despitethis de- partyand the other to manyfoibles,weredrivenbysomething This ability to sticktogether through motion. Team-buildingmattered morethan manage Parliament. But the largerthan themselves. Howwill history thickand thin wasbasedonthree entwined ego-massages. third and most important judge today’s jugalbandi? LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR strands. Therewas personal chemistryof Nowconsider this:From1968to1986, reason wasthe teamwork course —their shared love forBollywood Vajpayeewas the leader of his party,and Sitapatiisthe author,mostrecently,of films and their matching emotional quo- Advani served under him.But in 1986, the embedded into their political Jugalbandi: The BJP BeforeModi. TOO MUCH POWER tients. The second strand in their bondwas RSS forced the “Gandhian socialist” ideologies. He teachesatAshoka University THIS REFERS TO thereport, 'Allowing IDEAS corporates to ownbanksapotential risk' (IE, November 24). Theproposal to open ONLINE up bank licences forcorporates will ex- acerbatethe concentration of economic ONLYINTHE EXPRESS and political powerinbusinesshouses. It will increase the importance of money ● CRITICISMTHATGOESTOO Leader with ahealing touch powerinour political system,and will FAR: lead to authoritarian cronyism.The po- HITESHJAIN tential contagian risksofthis uncalled- formovewill leadtocorporatedefaults ● AHEALTHPLANFORBIHAR: TarunGogoi had the ability to disagree without upsettingcolleague or foe rising significantly.The countrywill do PIASEN better if professional management is brought intoPSBs, and sell stakes to the www.indianexpress.com PradyotManikya Bikram Debbarma broaderpublic, forenergy andefficiency in them. GROWINGUPINthe northeastofIndiain face and approachable natureendeared have been able to holdtheirown in theso- himonalotofissues suchasNRC and CAA, RajivBoolchand Jain, Zirakpur the Nineties wasnot easy.Therewould be him to all. In an ageofshowmanship, power callednational parties.The sloganIndirais and Iopenlydisagreedwith the Congress ilywould travel to farawayDelhi, to visit frequentbandhs, especially on January 26 and arrogance, Gogoi's biggeststrengthwas India, coined by DKBaruah, is an example high command. He agreedwith me in pri- NOPLAN GurdwaraSis GanjSahib. My grandfa- and August15, when insurgent groups to makeeveryone feel lovedand wanted. of the sycophancy leadersfromthe region vate,but to my dismaynever spokeout ther explainedthe significance of this would “request” us to avoidjoining the cel- Even his biggest detractors willagree that could stoop to.Gogoi wasdifferent. He be- forcefullyontheseissues.Frustrated,Ileft THIS REFERS TO the report, ‘SC seekssta- pilgrimage. In the lastquarterof17th ebration of the “Indian colonial state”. It he wasnot avicious person. longedtoagenerationofleaderslike the Congress while he stayed on. Ihaveal- tus report from states, Centre’(IE, century, ourcountry sawits rights and would be unimaginable to ventureout after As an administrator,Gogoi wasmoreof William Sangma, Hiteshwar Saikia, Santosh ways felt he could have done moretoinflu- November 24). The Supreme Court's liberties being snatchedawaybythe sunsetwithout your parentsworrying adelegator.This ensured the emergence of Mohan Dev, Bibhu Devi, GGSwell and SC ence opinion in the party because of his consternation over the COVID spikede- rulers. Pandit Kripa RamDuttfrom about youand almost allbusinessestab- agroup of second-rung leaders in the party Jamir,who heldswayontheir ownand stature. When Imet him earlier this year spiteits suo motu intervention in June Martand,Kashmi. brought this to the lishments would shutbeforedusk. under histutelage, among them Himanta were notseenasthe voice of “Delhi” in the during aSupremeCourthearing on the is evident from the direction to states notice of ReveredGuru TegBahadur at Assam wasnodifferent when Tarun BiswaSarma,Pradyut Bordoloiand Northeast. This is an important aspect miss- CAA, he smiledand said: “Iunderstand why and the centretofile status reportsin AnantpurSahib in May1675. TheGuru Gogoi assumedresponsibility as chief min- Rockybul Hussain. Detractors oftencriti- ing in today’s Congress —the absence of youleftthe party,but this is howthe party twodays.Itmay be recalledthat this raisedhis voice forthe countrymen and isterofthe state. It wasatimewhen people cisedhim forbeing soft on religious minori- strong regional leaders who echo the senti- functions these days.” Iwas no longerup- court hadearlier rejected aPIL forfor- soon wasimprisonedand tortured at were trying to migratefromthe statefor a ties. The truth is he inherited this problem. mentsofthe region to Delhi. setbut bowled over by his honesty and hu- mulationofanationalplan to combat Delhi and finallybeheadedatSis Ganj better life. An incompetent administration In fact, oneofthe factorsthathelpedthe The demise of Tarun Gogoi marks the mility.Tarun Gogoi the man wasnodiffer- COVID-19.Moreover, it is notclearhow at ChandaniChowk on November 11, had pushedthe statetothe brink of bank- Congress win consecutive elections under end of an era. As chief ministerofAssam, ent from Tarun Gogoithe chiefminister. the SC is going to assess or audit these 1675. In 1783,Baghel Singh built the ruptcy.The shadowofULFAand SULFA(a Gogoi’s leadership washis subtle rejection he rebuilt the stateand itseconomy. This abilityofGogoi's—to disagree reports to it's satisfaction. The key to suc- GurdwaraSis Gunj. The indebtedNation state-backedinsurgent outfit of surren- of an alliance with AIUDF leader, Millennialsmay notremember, but if their withoutupsetting aformer junior colleague cess in disastermanagement is pre- gave thetitleof“Hind-di-Chadar”—the dered militants) loomedlarge over the most Badaruddin Ajmal. It is said there was livesare significantlybetterthan ours, some or afoe —isaquality all of us could tryto paredness. Inadequacies in terms of lo- Shield of Bharat —tothe reveredGuru. prosperous and populated stateinthe tremendous pressureonGogoi from the credit goes to Gogoi. He wasaman who ap- emulate. His demise maynot be felt imme- gistics,humanresources, and lackofa Since 1979 on Republic Day, the Sikh Northeast. Congress central leadership to “accommo- preciated ordinaryparty workers and never diately, but when Assam’s political history well-coordinatedplan areevident from Regiment salutes twice —oncetothe The Assamesepeople,who had date”Ajmal before the2006assemblyelec- failedtoacknowledge their contribution(I is written, it would be impossibletoover- impromptumeasuresacrossstates. President and the secondtime to emergedafter agitations in the 1970sand tions. But to his credit, Gogoi defiedthe have personally witnessed this from my look his contributions, especiallythe im- LRMurmu, Delhi GurdwaraSis Ganj. Sikh history andits ’80s, were in desperateneedofhope. An al- leadership and this opendefiance proved YouthCongress days). His biggest strength pact of his 15 years as CM. All of us who link with Kashmir is little known and ternative emergedinTarun Gogoi, who was to be adecisivefactor in the Congress win- washis humility,something hardtospot knew him,irrespective of party affiliation, KASHMIR AND GURU shouldbemade part of the school notyour traditional crafty politician but a ning theelection. The people of Assam saw among ourcurrent leaders. will mournhis demise. curriculum. leader who providedthe statewith amuch- his stance as acommitment to preservethe Idid notalways agree with him when IN THE EIGHTIESinKashmir;myfam- Reapan Tikoo, viaemail neededhealing touch. It is notthat he did heritage andcultureofthe state. we were in the same party. In hindsight,as The writer is chairman, Indigenous nothaveadversaries, but his ever-smiling Not manyleaders from the Northeast ayoungerperson, Iwas more forceful than Progressive Regional Alliance

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IN SEPTEMBER, researchers pub- ownership of private banks.What ledtothisrecommendation,and whyhas it come in forcriticism? lishedthe resultsofclinical trials on an innovation: 3D printed nasal swabs as an alternative to commer- cial swabs to test forCovid-19(re- UDITMISRA PRIVATEBANKSVERSUSOTHERBANKS,OVERTHEYEARS portedinTheIndianExpress on NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 September 28). Since then, hospitals CHART 1: BANKING SECTOR CREDIT CHART 2: BANK GROUP-WISE CONTRIBUTION TOWA RDSDEPOSITS IN % worldwide have usedthe original ARECENT reportbyanInternal Working v (% TO GDP) files to print swabs in tens of millions. Group of the ReserveBank of India hasat- 100 81.89 78.16 77.68 76.26 50 80 64.75 Next week,the resultsofthe trial, first tracted alot of attention as well as criticism. Entryofprivatebanks 60 publishedinthe journal Clinical The IWGwas constituted to “review extant 25 30.35 40 12.63 17.12 17.31 19.44 Infectious Diseases,willnow be pre- 3D printed nasopharyngeal ownershipguidelines and corporatestruc- 10 20 5.47 4.7 5.05 4.3 4.89 sented at the annual meeting of the swabs developedbyUniversityof turefor Indian private sector banks” and sub- 1950 2020 0 RadiologicalSocietyofNorth South Florida. RadiologicalSociety of mitted itsreportlastweek. Source: Economic Survey-2019-20 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 America (RSNA) next week. NorthAmerica The IWGsubmitted severalrecommen- CHART 3: BANKGROUP-WISE CONTRIBUTION TOWA RDSADVANCES IN % Researchers at University of South dations,but one, in particular,has raisedalot CHART 4: STAFF EXPENSES Florida (USF) Healthdesigned, tested of concern. This hadtodowith allowing large 15 TO TOTAL INCOME 100 79.41 74.25 77.24 74.28 80 59.8 and producedthe 3D printed nasal than 300swabs aday forthe hospi- corporate/industrial houses to be promoters 13 60 36.04 swab prototype. The large-scale clin- taland itsaffiliatedcarecentres. The of private banks. 11 40 19.21 18.08 21.26 9 12.56 8.03 6.54 4.67 4.45 4.15 ical trial beganinlate hospital’s sixprinters In ajoint write-uppublishedonLinkedIn, 7 20 Mar’15 Mar’16 Mar’17 Mar’18 Mar’19 Mar’20 0 March at three sites: continue to print about formerRBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 TampaGeneral Health 9,000 swabs per week. former RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya ■ PublicSectorBanks ■ OldPrivateSectorBanks (Florida), Northwell The 3D printing severely criticisedthe suggestion by the IWG, ■ NewPrivateSectorBanks Source: RBI ■ PSB ■ PVB ■ FB Source: RBI Health (NY), and Thomas process takesupto15 describing it a “bombshell”. “It would be Jefferson University hours depending on the ‘pennywise pound foolish’ to replace the Hospital (Philadelphia). printer.The printed swabs poor governance under the present struc- private sector is just50% of GDP when in of 2008 wasacase in point. Apredominantly NBFC (manyofwhichare backedbylarge Other sites joinedlater. PAPER arerinsedinisopropyl al- tureofthese (publicsector/government- economies suchasChina, Japan, the US and government-ownedbanking system tends corporates), abank accepts depositsfrom The swabs were found to cohol, cured andhand-in- owned) bankswithahighly conflicted struc- Koreaitisupwards of 150per cent. In other to be morefinanciallystable because of the common Indians and that is what makes work as well and as safely CLIP spected fordefects. Each tureofownership by industrial houses,” words, India’s banking system has been trustingovernment as an institution. this riskier. as the standardcommer- swab is then sterilisedin Rajan and Acharya wrote. struggling to meet thecredit demands of a Moreover, even in private bankowner- Simplyput, it is prudent to keep the class cial nasal swabs. The only NEWRESEARCH an autoclave and packed growing economy. Thereisonlyone Indian ship, pastregulators have preferredittobe of borrowers (big companies) apartfromthe adverse reaction wasa in atestkit. Whywas theIWG constituted and what bank in the top100 banksgloballybysize. well-diversified—that is, no single owner classoflenders(banks). Past examples of fewinstances of slight nasal bleeding. USF filedfor aprovisional patent were itsrecommendations? Further,Indian banksare also one of the least has toomuchstake. suchmingling —suchasJapan’s Keiretsu and The costofmaterialsper 3D-printed on the 3D swab and providedthe de- The banking system in anycountry is of cost-efficient. Morespecifically, themain concern in Korea's Chaebol —came unstuckduring the nasal swab ranges from 26 to 46 sign files and clinical dataatnocost critical importance forsustaining economic Clearly,India needs to bolsterits banking allowinglarge corporates—that is, business 1998 crisis with disastrousconsequencesfor cents; commercialswabs cost about to hospitals, clinics and licensedmed- growth. India’s banking system has changed system if it wantstogrowatafastclip. In this houses having totalassets of Rs 5,000crore the broader economy. $1 each,the authorssaid then. ical device companies around the alot since Independencewhen bankswere regard,itiscrucial to note that public sector or more,where thenon-financialbusiness In the past, RBI has alwaysfrownedupon By now, “USF Health hasprinted world. ownedbythe private sector,resulting in a banks have been steadilylosinggroundto of the group accounts formorethan 40% in this suggestion. In fact, when the IWG morethan 100,0003D NP swabs, and “Medical 3D printing is housedin “large concentration of resources in the private banksasCharts 2, 3 and 4 show. terms of total assets or gross income—to reachedout to itsset of experts,itfoundthat hospitals around the worldhaveused the field of radiology,and RSNAand hands of afew business families”. Private banksare notonlymoreefficientand open their ownbanksisabasic conflict of barring one, all of them “were of the opinion our3Dfiles to print tens of millions the 3D Printing Special InterestGroup To achieve “awider spread of bank credit, profitable but also have more risk appetite. interest, or moretechnically, “connected that large corporate/industrial houses should moreswabs forpoint-of-careuse,” Dr give us avoice. This project shows prevent itsmisuse, direct alargervolumeof It is in this background that the IWGwas lending”. notbeallowed to promote abank”. Summer DeckerofUSF Health said in novelwaysthat radiology depart- credit flowtopriority sectors and to makeit asked to suggestchanges that notonlyboost astatement issuedbyRSNA. mentsaround the worldcan directly an effective instrument of economic devel- privatesector banking but also makeitsafer. What is connected lending? Then whyrecommend it? Afterresearchersdesignedand impact hospitals and clinical care opment”, the government resortedtothe na- Forthe mostpart, the IWG’s recommen- Simplyput, connected lending refers to The Indian economy, especiallythe pri- tested the3Dprinted alternative, duringacrisis likeCovid-19,” Dr tionalisation of banksin1969 (14banks) and dations areunexceptionable in that theybol- asituation wherethe promoterofabank is vate sector,needs money(credit) to grow.Far TampaGeneral Hospital (affiliated to Deckersaid. again in 1980 (6 banks). ster prudential norms so that the interests of also aborrowerand, as such, it is possible for from beingable to extend credit, the govern- USF) adoptedthe swab as itsstan- Source: Radiological Society With economic liberalisation in the early the depositors aresecureand banksand their apromotertochannel the depositors’ money ment-ownedbanksarestruggling to contain dard of careand beganprinting more of NorthAmerica 1990s, the economy’s credit needs grew and promoters arenot abletogame thesystem. intotheir ownventures. their non-performing assets. private banksre-entered the picture. As Connected lending has been happening Government finances were already Chart 1 shows, this had asalutaryimpact on Whyisthe recommendationtoallow foralong time and the RBI has been always strainedbeforethe Covid crisis.With growth INDIA ACTIVE CASES 443,486 credit growth. large corporates to float their ownbanks behind the curveinspotting it. The recent faltering, revenues have plummeted andthe However, even afterthree decades of being criticised? episodesinICICI Bank,Yes Bank,DHFL etc. government has limited ability to push for rapid growth, “the totalbalance sheetof Historically, RBI hasbeen of theviewthat were all examples of connectedlending. The growth through the publicsector banks. 500,000 banksinIndia still constitutes less than 70 the ideal ownership status of banksshould so-calledever-greening of loans (whereone Large corporates, with deeppockets,are per centofthe GDP,whichismuchless com- promote abalance betweenefficiency, eq- loan afteranother is extendedtoenable the the ones with the financial resources to fund pared to global peers” suchasChina, where uity and financial stability. borrower to paybackthe previous one) is of- India’s futuregrowth. this ratio is closer to 175%. Agreater play of privatebanksisnot tenthe starting point of suchlending. Of course, choosing this option is not 443,486 Moreover, domestic bank credit to the without itsrisks. The global financial crisis Unlikeanon-bank finance companyor without serious risks. 480,719 450,000 5reasons why Oxford-AZ vaccine scores LAST 10 DAYS Nov14Nov 24 400,000 examined, the half dose givinghigher protec- 23,000 people who got the shot. about $2.50 adose. ANILSASI tion is reallygood news —asthe manufactur- In contrast, Pfizer’s vaccine costs about Note: The Nov23figure in this graph is based on thegovernment updateonNov 24 NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 ers will have moredoses available, making it Easier storage&distribution $20 adose, while Moderna’s is upwards of possible to covermoreofthe population,es- UNLIKE the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech $25. Thereisatheoretical possibility that the THE 70%overall efficacy readout notwith- peciallyinthe initial months when supply 3vaccines, whichmustbestored/trans- Oxford-AZ vaccine couldget even cheaper, INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES standing, the AstraZeneca-OxfordCovid-19 willbeconstrained. portedat–20-80°C, theOxford-AZ candidate giventhe finding that asmaller initial dose is 9,139,865 59,401,413 vaccine, AZD1222, could comeasbetternews Also,the overall 70.4% efficacyis stillhigher can be stored at closer to normal fridgetem- moreeffectivethan alargerone. than that of the Pfizer-BioNTechand than formostflu jabs, whichoffer 40-60%. peratures, whichmeans it can bedistributed Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, Moderna vaccines, despitebothhaving earlier and administeredcheaper and faster. Made in India Welfare,updatedat11pmonNov24 updatedat11pmonNov24 reportedmuchhigher protection of up to 95%. Wider efficacy The vaccine can betransportedunder nor- SERUMInstituteofIndia’s Covishield, Here arefivereasons whythe AZD1222 pre- THE Oxford-AZ vaccine, from the prelim- mal refrigerated temperaturesof2-8°C, AZ 5whichthe Pune-basedcompanyhas been liminaryresultshold more promise, both in 2inaryresults, showsthatitworks across said Monday. By comparison, Pfizer has to producing “at risk”, is avariant of AZD1222 medical termsand formarkets suchasIndia. all agegroups —including theelderly.Plus, distributeits vaccine using speciallydesigned and is currentlyundergoing late-stage hu- there’s areally interesting hint in the prelim- “thermal shippers” that use dryice to main- man trials.This could beamong the firstvac- The half-dose boost inarydatathat the regimen is also able to re- tain temperatures of –80°C. cinesthat could be usedtoinoculateIndians THE analysis issuedbyOxford-AZ on duce asymptomaticinfection. Both these as- The Oxford-AZ vaccine can be supplied once thebridgingstudy beingconducted in 1Mondayshowedastriking difference in pectsare being seen as big advantages over using the usual supplychain forvaccinescur- Indiaiscleared by the drug regulator. efficacy, dependingonthe amount of vac- the initial trial resultsput out by thePfizer- rentlyinuse across countries suchasIndia, Plus,the resultsofthe Oxford-AZ vaccine cine delivered—two full doses givena BioNTechcombine and Moderna. especially to rural areas wherecold chainlo- could beextremelypositive news forRussia’s month apartlooked to be just62% effective Crucially, if theOxford-AZ vaccine is better gisticsare weak. Sputnik Vvaccine, whichuses atechnology while, intriguingly, participantswho re- attacklingsymptomaticspread,itmightallow similar to AZD1222. The Russian vaccine is ceivedalower amount of the vaccine in afirst countriesto gettoapointwhereauthoritiescan Muchcheaper also under trials in India, with the involve- dose and then the full amount in the second stop the virus in itstracks, anditcan’t transmit ASTRAZENECA,whichhas pledgedit ment of Hyderabad-basedDrReddy’s Labs. dose were found to be 90% less likelytode- frompersonto person.There’sgoingto bealot 4won’t makeaprofitonthe vaccine during India doesn’t reallyhaveany firm tie-ups velop Covid, compared withparticipantsin moredatatocomeandoverthenextmonthor the pandemic, has reachedagreementswith foreither the Pfizer-BioNTechorModerna the placebo group. so on theseaspects. governmentsand international health organ- vaccine —bothofwhichuse the novelmRNA While the reasons forthis arestill being Also,therewerenoseverecases in the isationssuchasGAVIthatpegsits costat technology —atpresent. WhysettlementofBrutribalshastriggeredviolentprotestsinTripura

Kanchanpur sub-division of NorthTripura Alliance (TIPRA) chairedbyPradyot Deb agitationwasstartedto save “ancestrallands” anypolicy decision regarding settling 5,000 DEBRAJDEB district would lead to demographicimbal- Barman, scion of the erstwhile Tripuraroyal from Bru migrants. “Thoughopposedtothe migrant familieswithin her jurisdiction.The AGARTALA,NOVEMBER24 ance, exertpressureonlocal resources and familyand formerly aCongress leader,has whole idea of having morepeople perma- selection of families of resettlement is still in potentiallylead to lawand order problems. thrownits supportbehind the Brus. Pradyot nentlysettlewithin limitedresourcesofthe progress and no figurecan becitednow, she PARTSOFNorth Tripurahavewitnessed vi- has demanded action againstthe killers of area, we honoured theagreement signed by told The Indian Express. olent protests recentlyoverthe proposedre- Who arethe Brus? the fireman, and calledfor peace. centralandstategovernmentsandagreedto Aletterfromthe NorthTripuraDistrict settlement of Bru tribals. Onepersonwas Theyare acommunityindigenous to the The oppositionCongress and CPM, on the it.Butnowthedistrictadministrationhaspro- Magistratetothe Officer on Special Duty of killedinpolice firing on Saturday, aFire Northeast, living mostlyinTripura, Mizoram, other hand, have criticisedthe police firing. posed to setupsix of 12 resettlement sites in the Revenue Department, datedOctober 28, Service personnel diedofinjuries in hospi- and Assam. In Tripura, theyare recognised Kanchanpur alone and settle 5,000 families reads thatthedistrictadministrationhad es- tal, and 23 people including 15 policeper- as aParticularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. In What is the resettlement plan? here,” Baruah said. He allegedthat 650 timatedthefund requirementforpermanent sonnel were injured. Mizoram, theyweretargetedbyethnic or- Over the last 10 months, the statehas Bengali families from around Kanchanpur settlement of 6,000Bru migrantsinthe dis- ganisations who demandedthat the Brus be planned12 resettlement spots across six dis- and 81 Mizo familiesfromJampui Hill range, trict. The figures inthe letter showthat 5,000 What arethe protests about? excludedfromelectoral rolls. trictswith 300familieseach. Under the whofleddueto “atrocities”by Brus,were yet Bru familieswereestimatedto beresettledin In 1997,37,000people of the Bru (or agreement,the Centrehasannouncedaspe- to be resettledtwo decades on. six locations in Kanchanpur sub-division. Reang) tribefledtoTripurafromMizoram, Howdid the protests in Tripura develop? cial development project with funding of Rs on account of ethnicclashes there. Since It startedwith memoranda, demonstra- 600crore.Eachresettledfamilywillget an What is the government stand? Howhavethe Brus reacted? then,5,000have returnedto Mizoram while tions and press conferences of anewly estimated 0.03 acres(1.5 gandas)ofland for The RevenueDepartment hasstressed Mizoram Bru DisplacedPeoples Forum 32,000 remain in camps in Tripura. In formedorganisationcalledNagarik Suraksha Avehicle burnt during the protests in building ahome, Rs 1.5lakh as housing as- that Bru migrantswould be settled in vari- general secretaryBrunoMsha saidthe agita- Januarythis year,anagreement wassigned Mancha. These escalated to highway block- NorthTripura. Express sistance, and Rs 4lakh as aone-time cash ouslocations identified in six districts. The tionhasleftmigrantsinfearanduncertainty. by theCentre, the twostate governmentsand ades and violent clashes with police. benefit forsustenance, amonthlyallowance government has clarifiedthat concerns “We aresufferinganeconomicblockadedue Bru representatives to allow the remaining TheMizoConvention,aTripura-basedor- of Rs 5,000 and free rations fortwo years about the migrantsbeing settledinone place to thismovement.We haven’treceivedfood- 32,000to permanentlysettle in the state. ganisation, has teamedupwith the Mancha lowedtosettle in Kanchanpur. from the dateofresettlement. arefalse,and appealed to people to refrain grains as per ourrelief packagethis month ThisledtoprotestsfromBengaliand Mizo on aplatformcalledJoint Movement from sharing suchcontent on social media. andifthis strikecontinues,wedon’t know groups in Tripura. Theyclaimthat settling Committee (JMC) and announcedthatnot Do the Brus have anysupport in Tripura? If it wasagreed, whythe protests? Kanchanpur Sub-DivisionalMagistrate howlong we can putup,”hesaid,urgingthe thousands of migrantspermanentlyin morethan1,500Bru families would be al- The Indigenous Progressive Regional JMC convener SushantaBaruah said the ChandniChandrandeniedhaving received government to ensurelaw and order.

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It has international airport to takesalookat what the states told THE MUMBAI Police Crime adcast AudienceResearch Council beenfoundthatthecompanydid AdaniEnterprises.TheLeft the Prime Minister: BranchonMonday fileda1,400- (BARC) —toboostit, the charg- notrevealthis to BARC.” Democratic Front(LDF) pagechargesheetinthe alleged esheettalks about another man- Of the 12 people charges- government has filedthe MAHARASHTRA: Chief Minis- fake TelevisionRatingPoints(TRP) nerinwhichTRPs were boosted. heetedinthecase,fiveare former appeal challenging the terUddhavThackeray requested case,namingsixchannels,includ- Assistant Inspector Sachin Hansa Research Group employ- Kerala High Courtwhich Prime MinisterNarendraModi ing those of Republic Media Vaze from the Crime Intelligence ees,ownersofnews channelsand dismissedthe plea on to instructall the political parties Networkand NewsNation, as al- Unit (CIU), whichisprobing the one Republic media employee – October19 onthegrounds to refrain from holding political PM Modi and Home MinisterAmitShah during the virtual meetwithCMs Tuesday. PTI legedly paying moneytoboost case, said: “Apart from paying assistantvice-president(distribu- thatitwasdirectedagainst protests and nottoplaypolitics TRPs foraround twoyears. moneytoboostTRPs,wehave tion)GhanshyamSingh,currently the privatisation policy of with livesofpeople during the TheownersofRepublicmedia found that Republic network behindbars.The statements of the Centreand hence de- pandemic. “All our effortsmay situation is under control, urging districtsadjoining NCR. He also He also mentionedheightened and NewsNation have been took the help of dual Logical nearly 140witnesses have been void of merits. Seeking an fail and it mayinvitethe Covid the PM to send funds to tackle the said that Haryana will notimpose community surveillance. “Iwant named as wanted accusedinthe Channel Number (LCN) to boost attachedtothe chargesheet. interim stay of the high wave,” he said. Thackeray’s re- pandemic. Lamenting the non- night curfew but “morestrictness to reassurethe people of Gujarat chargesheet. The policesaid they TRP.Using LCNwould show that The chargesapplied relateto courtverdict,theplea,filed questcomes againstthe back- payment of Rs 8,500crore in GST is being focusedupon during the that the situation is completely were likelytocharge them in a aparticular channel wasnot only cheating, forgery, criminalcon- through lawyer CKSasi, drop of the protests that theBJP dues, she said the statehas al- dayhours when people tend to under control. Thereisnoneed supplementarychargesheetlater. being watchedbypeople in the spiracy and destruction of evi- said that it has challenged organisedacross the stateover ready spent around Rs 4,000 gather and crowds areformed”. to panic,” he said.Hesaid two The police said that all named news channel section, but also by dencewiththe maximumsen- the“arbitraryandillegalac- the reopening of places of wor- crorefor Covid management but committees have been formed in the chargesheetwerefree-to- those watching thechannels in tence of 10 years. tion”of theAAIinattempt- ship and on inflated powerbills the Centrehas onlyreleased Rs CHHATTISGARH: Chief Minis- to oversee the vaccination drive. airchannels and reliedsolelyon the kids section. By showing the “We have filedachargesheet ing to prefer aparticular in Maharashtra. He said the gov- 193crore.Participatinginthe terBhupesh Baghel said the Covid advertisement revenue as a channel on twofrequencies, its against12people today. The in- private concessionaire. ernment is working as per the video conference from Bankura, situation was “under control” in RAJASTHAN: Chief Minister means of income. TRP increased.” vestigation againstthe rest con- Centre’s instructions and atask Banerjeesaidthecountryislook- the state. He said the positivity Ashok Gehlotrequestedthat each The chargesheetcomes aday “ThisisagainstTRAI(Telecom tinuesandwe willbefilingfurther forcehas been setuptomanage ing forwardtoanearly vaccina- rate was4per cent in July, 8per stateshould onlyuse the RT-PCR before theMumbaiPoliceissetto RegulatoryAuthority of India) chargesheets,” Vaze said. vaccination in the state. tion programme and assuredthat cent in August, 15 per cent in method fortesting, pointing out submititsinvestigationreportina guidelines,” he said, adding that He addedthat while the JAMMU &KASHMIR her stateisfully prepared forit September,10.5 per cent in that Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu sealedcover before the Bombay theywill also look intothe role of probebegan afterHansaem- Pakmankilled KERALA: Chief MinisterPinarayi with adequatehuman resources October,reducingto 7per cent in were the onlystateswhere100 High Court, whichishearing a cable operators. ployees namedIndiaToday Vijayanpointed to the financial and infrastructure. She said that November.Hesaid the fatality per cent of the testswerecarried plea by Republic media seeking Insynopsisof thechargesheet, channel—whichwas mentioned ininfiltrationbid crisis being facedbyKerala and despitemassive rail movement rate stoodat1per cent in out this way. He said that dueto thatthe FIR againstitbequashed. policesaid, “Hansa Vision Private in the FIR — “it turnedout to be a demandedthe Centretoallot and Durga Puja, Kali Puja and October-November.Hesaid the the state’s initiatives, the death While in October,police had Limitedistheholdingcompanyof bogusclaim”. inSambasector funds to give financial assistance Chhatth festivities, West Bengal statehas enoughtesting equip- rate is constantlybelow1per forthe familiesof those who have has seen improvement in terms ment and beds. cent, and at present it is 0.89 per Jammu:APakistanna- diedofCovid-19. He said the de- of the fatality,positivity and re- cent, said an official release from HC grants interim tional waskilledTuesday layinallottingGSTcompensation covery rates. GUJARAT: Chief MinisterVijay the Rajasthangovernment. He Showik’s friend, one other morningafterBSFperson- to thestateshouldbeavoidedand Rupanipointedtoarrangements also spokeofincreasedcapacity protectionfrom nel foiledaninfiltration the demandsof the states should HARYANA: Chief Minister to deal with the post-Diwali of hospital beds, ensuring more granted bail in drugs case bid through the interna- be factored in therecommenda- Manohar Lal Khattar said testing spikeinthe number of cases. As ventilators and strengthening the arrest to Kangana, tional border in Samba tions of the 15th Finance in Haryana has reached1.24lakh per an official statement, the oxygen supplysystem. sister Rangoli be admissibleasconfessional sector. The deceasedhas Commission, he said, according per million, higher thanthe na- stategovernment pointed to WITHENSINPUTSFROM EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE statements,theNCBdoesnothave been identifiedasAbdul to astatement.The states should tionalaverage. Hesaidananalysis night curfew,weekendcurfew MUMBAI,KOLKATA, MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 enough evidence to continue to Hamid of Chaman Khurd be givenmorefreedom in the of datapointed to high case load and restrictions on gatherings, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, keep them in custody. in Shakargarh area of utilisation of thestate disasterre- from districtsaroundNCR.After besides anumber of vacantbeds, RAIPUR,CHANDIGARH, OMKARGOKHALE ASPECIALcourton Tuesdaygran- The NCBsaid Malhotra, a Pakistan. The bodywas sponse fund, said Vijayan. the meeting, the Chief Minister increasing the effectiveness of AHMEDABADANDJAIPUR MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 tedbailtotwo men arrested by friend of Showik,was arrestedon later handedovertoPakis- announcedrestrictionsongath- ambulance services and the 104 Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) thebasisof astatementof aco-ac- tani Rangers at aflag WESTBENGAL: Chief Minister erings across the statefrom fever helpline which2.78 lakh FULLREPORTON IN Arelief to actor Kangana in connection with the drugs case cused.Thedefencesubmittedthat meeting. BSF troops areon MamataBanerjee said the Covid November 26, especiallyinsix people have sought help from. www.indianexpress.com Ranaut and her sisterRangoli following the death of actor therewas no recovery from him. highalert followingthe re- Chandel, the BombayHigh Court SushantSinghRajput.ActorRhea AgainstArneja, the NCBsaid his centinfiltration by four onTuesday grantedtheminterim Chakraborty and her brother Sho- name had croppedupinthe Jaish-e-Mohammad mili- protection from anycoercive ac- wik were also namedasaccused probeintohis linkswith co-ac- tantswho were later BJP set to get Assembly TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE tion, includingarrest,byMumbai in the case. cusedAnujKeswani,fromwhom gunneddownatBan Toll Police in an FIR registeredagainst The accused, Ankush Arneja commercialquantitywasalleged Plaza along the Jammu- Speaker’s post in Bihar CASES: RECOVERED:86,04,955 them forallegedhateposts and andSuryadeepMalhotra,werear- to have been seized. Srinagar highway. ENS 267 statementsonsocial andelec- rested in September.The two, The defence submitted that Lakhisarai MLAfromthe upper DAYSSINCE 91,77,840 DEATHS:1,34,218 tronicmedia. through lawyer TaraqSayyed, basedononestatementalone,the PANDEMIC ODISHA SANTOSHSINGH casteBhumiharcommunity. BEGAN TESTS: 13,36,82,275 | DOUBLING RATE: 149.49** Thecourtalsorecordedandac- submitted to the courtthat the accusedcannotbekeptbehind PATNA,NOVEMBER24 ABJP leader said: "Afterhav- ceptedastatement by hersisters’ NCBarrestedthemonthebasisof bars, and also stated thatWhats- Coupletries ing givenDeputy Chief Minister lawyer that theywill respond to statementsofco-accusedrecord- App chatscannotbethe soleevi- self-immolation THE RULINGNDA has fieldedfor- posts to Renu Devi, an EBC leader, summons and appear before the ed under Section 67 of Narcotic denceto formthebasisof thecase. mer ministerand BJP MLAVijay and TarkishorePrasad, who be- investigatingofficerof Bandrapo- DrugsandPsychotropicSubstan- The courtallowedthebailap- outsideHouse Kumar Sinha forthe election to longstoOBC, it wasonlyfair to lice station on January8between cesAct.Sayyedsubmittedthataf- plicationsof thetwo accusedona the Assembly Speaker's post, give the Speaker's position to an 12 and 2pmtorecord their state- terthe SupremeCourtorder last personalbondofRs50,000 with Bhubaneswar:Acouple pitching him againstRJD MLA upper caste.Sinha is a ments.Thecourtnotedthatinves- month ruling that statements conditions, including depositing from Nayagarhdistrict in Awadh Bihari Choudhary, theop- veteranand has enoughadmin- KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING tigation in the case will continue. recordedunderSection67 cannot their passports. Odisha triedtoimmolate position Mahagathbandhancan- istrative experience.” Though the TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** Adivision benchofJustices S themselvesoutsidethe didate. names of Nand KishoreYadav SShinde and MSKarnik was Assembly on Tuesday, al- With numbers in favour of and Prem Kumar were discussed, ■ Maharashtra 17,84,361 4,153 0.28% 257.15 hearing aplea by Ranaut and her Arnab urges SC to issue notice to legingnoactioninthecase the NDA, thiswould be the first the party decidedtogiveittoan ■ Kerala 5,66,453 3,758 1.02% 70.78 sisterfiledthrough advocate pertaining to theabduc- time aBJP legislator will occupy upper castecandidate,the leader RizwanSiddiquee, challenging ■ Delhi 5,34,317 4,454 1.27% 56.77 Maharashtra Assembly Speaker tion andmurder of their the Speaker's postinthe Bihar said. Bandramagistrate’s order to five-year-olddaughter. Assembly. Since 2005 polls, the The opposition RJD has de- ■ West Bengal 4,59,918 3,557 0.81% 88.52 Mumbai Police to take cog- NewDelhi: JournalistArnab Gos- Goswami’s plea by twoweeks Security personnel took JD(U) has been getting itsMLAs cidedtofield five-time MLA ■ Haryana 2,19,963 2,663 1.22% 58.89 nizance of complaint againstthe wami urgedthe Supreme Court sayingthatithasnotgonethrough them intocustody and to the post. While UdayNarayan Awadh Bihari Choudharyfrom sisters and summons issuedto on Tuesdaytoissuenotice to the thereplyoftheassistantsecretary sent themhome, police Choudharywas Speaker fortwo Siwan. RJD leader Tejashwi *Compounded Daily Growth Rate overlast 7days**Calculated over7-daygrowth them to appear before police. MaharashtraAssemblySpeaker of the Assembly. said. Thecouple said that terms(2005-2010 and2010- Prasad Yadavsaid: "Choudhary CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT The plea also sought to quash to clarify his stand on the The courthadonNovember 6 theirdaughterwentmiss- 2015), VijayKumar Choudhary has vast experience.Thereisgen- “absolutelyvagueand baseless” claimofaHouse official who issuedashowcause notice to 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY ing on July 10 and herre- wasthe Speaker between2015 eral precedence that the ruling FIR filedagainstthem. said he sent alettertothe jour- Vilas Athawale, Assistant mainswerefound two and 2020. party or alliance has Speaker and 1.47 7.01 37,975 Lastmonth, the Metropolitan nalistinamatter of alleged SecretaryofMaharashtraVidhan weekslater.Though apo- While namesofBJP veteran Opposition has DeputySpeaker. NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: Magistrate’s court at Bandra had breachofprivilegemotion at the MandalSachivalaya,asking him lice complaint, no action Nand KishoreYadavand Prem Butthe Deputy Speaker position 1.46 6.87 42,314 ordered thepolice to investigate Speaker’s direction. to explain as to whycontempt wastaken, theyalleged. Kumar,bothministers in the pre- waskeptvacantinthe last Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs acomplaint filedbyMunawwar AbenchheadedbyChief proceedings be notinitiated “Themainaccused is a vious government,had been do- Assembly.” positivecases(in %); number tested recovering; more Ali Sayyed,aBollywood casting Justice SABobdeinitially ob- againsthim forhis letter to the minister’s aide. So no one ing rounds, topBJP leaders de- Deputy CMTarkishorePrasad indicatorofprogress (in%); indicator of recoveries for 14 days director and fitness trainer, servedthatitmightbe“necessary journalist seemingto“intimi- in averting deaths thespread of disease may signal the peak has takenany action,” the cidedtomaintain social balance said: "Weexpect the Opposition whichreferredtoRanaut’s and in all probability to serve the date” him forapproaching the DataasonNovember23,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers girl’s father alleged. ENS in representation of keyposts to supportthe NDAcandidateas includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive Chandel’s tweets and other Speaker”to knowhisversion,but apexcourtonthe issue of alleged and chose Sinha, afour-time Speakerbelongs to all parties.” statements. later adjournedthe hearing on breachofprivilegemotion. PTI

KERALA In Uttarakhand, Customs arrests Kerala woman takes back rape Goa govt issues cess afestiveattempt to Sivasankar in gold charge against health inspector notice to JSWSteel, smuggling case check migration Thiruvananthapuram:The Cust- tain aCovid-negativecertificate. company moves HC oms, whichisprobing acase re- SHAJUPHILIP The case had Asadvisedby him,shewent to his lating to smuggling of gold thro- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, snowballedintoa residenceinPangode villagein brated 11 days afterDiwali. ughdiplomaticcargo,onTuesday NOVEMBER24 Thiruvananthapuram district. constitutionalviresof theActwas LALMANIVERMA StateWCD MinisterRekha arrested MSivasankar,former major issue, denting The woman, in her statement EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE beingchallenged in the instant DEHRADUN,NOVEMBER24 Arya said shehas over the principal secretarytothe Kerala TWOMONTHS aftershe accused the imageofthe state to thepolicelater,alleged that PANAJI,NOVEMBER24 case,whichdidnotrequiretheis- years celebrated Igas in Chief Minister. The suspended ajunior health inspector of rape health department at Kumar gagged andraped her at suance of anyparticular notice,” RESPONDINGTOacallofRajya Dehradun, Haldwani and senior IAS officer has been in ju- when shewent to himtoobtain his home, and threatenedher to STATINGTHATthe companyfail- the companysaid in astatement. Sabha MP from Uttarakhand Bareilly, but this time is going to dicial custody aCovid-negative certificate— the time of the remain silent. edto respondto tworemindersas Underthe2001 law, ownersof Anil Baluni, manyMPs, MLAs her village – Sonadipokhri in aftertheEnforc- triggering outrageinKerala —the pandemic OnSeptember7,thehealthin- wellasahearing,theGoagovern- all“carriertransportingmaterial” and stateministers aregoing to Someshwar. “The children ement woman on Tuesdaytold the High spector wasarrestedafter the ment has finedJSWSteelLimited aresupposed to payacess under their villages to celebrateIgas, a should knowabout our festivals Directoratear- Court thatitwas consensual sex complaint waslodged.After two morethan Rs 156crore towards schedule-I, with the amount go- folk festival held 11 days after and local cuisine.” rested him on and that she filedthe complaint naljusticedeliverysystemcannot unsuccessful attemptsatobtain- unpaid cess under Goa Rural ing towardsrural improvement. Diwali and also calledBudh Arya said the idea came last October 28 in at the behestofher relatives. go on likethis. Basedonafalse ingbailfromtheHighCourt,athird Improvement and WelfareCess Goa government has estimated Diwali in the hill-state's Kumaon year from Baluni, the BJP's na- connection with Sivasankar On Tuesday,the courtgranted complaint, aperson is in jail for bail application wasmoved on Act, 2001,for transport of coal. this costatRs50per tonfor region, on Wednesday. tional media in-charge. alleged money bail to PradeepKumar,44, after about 77 days.This court cannot Tuesdayalong with the woman’s According to anotice sent by 3,12,69,986metricton of coal AjayBhatt, BJP MP from “The objective of my appeal launderingin- going through the woman’s affi- shut itseye in suchsituations.” affidavit, in whichshe said it was the government on November 9, transportedthrough Mormugao Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar, to the people to celebrateIgasat volved in the smuggling. davit. The courtalso directed po- “The Director General of consensual sexand that she did whichemergedlateMonday Port Trusttothe JSWplant in who will celebrateIgasat their villages is to reestablish the In the application submitted lice to take appropriateaction in Police should take this case very notwanttopursuethe case. night, the companywas given KarnatakabetweenJuly2014and Dankhal villageinAlmora dis- oldglory of this lok parva(folk in the district sessions courtin accordance with lawagainstthe seriouslyand do the needful and Referring to theaffidavit, the time up to November 24 July2018, thenotice stated. trict, said: “Following migration, festival) and preservethe cul- Ernakulam,theCustomssaidthey woman and her relatives, who file areport based on the inquiry courtsaid,“Thepersonallibertyof (Tuesday)to paytheamount.JSW According to officials, thefirst villages aregetting desertedand tural heritageassociatewith it,” have been able to get “directin- were allegedly involved in mak- before thecourtinthree acitizen is his fundamental right isamong19 corporatesissuedno- notice wasissuedonSeptember Ihaveraisedthis issue in Baluni said. criminating materials against ing the false allegation. months,”the judgesaid. under Article 21 of the tices—inall, cess dueshavebeen 9this year,and the second on Parliament as well. If people re- BJP MLAfromBadrinath Sivasankarof hisinvolvementand The case, whichemerged in On August30, the com- Constitution of India. This is afit estimatedatoverRs200.73crore, September 29, both of whichre- turn to theirnativeplaces to cel- MahendraBhatt, who has gone beingconcernedinthesmuggling early September,had snow- plainant, ahome nurse in caseinwhichthepetitionershould includingJSW’s purportedliabil- ceivednoresponse from the ebratefestivals and getcon- to his village, Brahmanthana in of gold”. The officials recordedhis balledintoamajor issue, dent- Malappuram, who had earlier bereleasedonbailforthwith.This ity of over Rs 156.34 crore. company. Thecompanyalso nected to their roots, it maylead Chamolidistrict, said, “The aim arrest at thedistrict jail in Ernak- ing the imageofthe statehealth tested positive forCovid,got in should be takenveryseriously. In astatement on Tuesday, failedtoappear in the hearing, to areverse-migration.” is to give amessage to migrants ulam, wherehehas been lodged. department at the time of the touchwith Kumar,who wasthe Nobody should makesuchfalse JSWsaid it has challenged the and later, on October 13,sought According to folklore,news to return home. Manypeople Sivasankar wasarrestedtwo days pandemic. Kumar losthis job health inspector at Kulathupuzha complaintagainstaperson.’’Itsaid matter in High Courtand it will moretimecitingCovid-19restric- of Ram’s return to Ayodhya come home during Diwali, and before thecourtisslatedtoconsid- and spent77days in jail before primaryhealth centreinKollam theallegationtarnishedtheimage comeupfor hearingon tions, officials said. The letter was reachedpeople in the hills of if theystayon, theywill under- er his bail plea in the ED case. The he wasgranted bail. district, forinter-districttravel. of health workersinthe state. If November26.“JSWdefendedthe sent by South Margaooffice of present-dayUttarakhand 11 stand our richlocal cultural her- Customs on Wednesdaywould Granting him bail, judgePV Next day, aftertesting negative, anybodyisresponsibleforthat,the challengeonmaintainability of TransporttoJSW Steel Limited's days later,and thusIgasiscele- itagebetter.” seek his custody for10days. ENS Kunhikrishnan said, “The crimi- shecontactedKumaragainto ob- lawofthe land should act swiftly. the petition by stating that the Mumbai head office.

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formaltransitiontoBidenpresidency ROADSIDE BOMBS explodedin central AfghanistanonTuesday David Dinkins killingatleast13civilians and a Another court setbackfor TrumpinPennsylvania; Michigan certifies Biden’s win trafficpoliceman, officials said, Biden set to nameYellen even as government negotiators USA and the Taliban meettotry to NYC’sfirstBlack REUTERS&NYT as Treasurysecretary end decades of war. WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER24 Tariq Arian, spokesman for mayor,David the Interior Ministry, said 45 US PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Biden REUTERS people were also wounded in a Dinkins,dies on Tuesdaybegan anew phase WASHINGTON,NOVEMBER24 lateafternoon blastinBamiyan DAVID DINKINS, who in his transitiontothe White Biden team to Janet city in Bamiyan province. Several brokebarriersasNewYork Houseafter theTrumpadminis- finally get access USPRESIDENT-ELECTJoeBidenis Yellen shops and vehicles were de- City’sfirstAfrican- tration gave the Democrat access to key resources expected to nominateformer stroyed or damaged. American mayor, but was to critical resources that will en- FederalReserveChairJanetYellen Mohammad Reza Yusuofi, doomedtoasingletermby able him to take the reins of asUSTreasurysecretary, breaking Congress, international finance spokesman forthe provincial po- asoaringmurderrate,stub- powerinJanuary. WITH THE head of the a231-yeargenderbarrierandput- officials, progressivesand busi- lice chief in Bamiyan, said there born unemployment and The General Services General Services ting aseasonedeconomistand ness interests alike. She has were twobombs that exploded his mishandling of ariotin Administration’sannouncement Administration designating labour market expertincharge of calledfor openingfiscalspend- in quicksuccession. Brooklyn, has died. He was onMondaythatitwouldformally Biden as the apparent win- leading the countryout of the ing taps to revive an economy No oneimmediatelyclaimed 93. Dinkins diedMonday, recogniseBiden’stransitioncame ner of the US election, steepestdownturnsincetheGreat wrackedbythe coronavirus pan- responsibility forthe attackand the New York City Police afterweeksofthe president the president-elect’stransi- Depression. demic and would be thefirst Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban Department confirmed. falsely claiming that the Nov. 3 The president-electwill nowreceive federal funding to start tion team gets access to Yellen, 74,brings Biden person to head the Treasury, the spokesman, said the group was The departmentsaid offi- election had been marredby thetransition. AP these keyresourcesfrom decades of economic policy ex- Fedand the WhiteHouse notinvolved. cers were calledtothe for- widespread voter fraud. the federal government un- perienceand is respected by Council of Economic Advisers. Violence and chaos have in- mer mayor’s home in the Trump, in apostonTwitter, der the Presidential creasedinAfghanistan in re- evening. Initial indications offeredsupportfor themove. Theelectionisover.It’s canvassing board, withtwo Transition Act: cent months even as govern- were thathediedofnatural Critics have said the Republicansand twoDemocrats, ■ $6.3 million in federal Bernsteinsays21GOP senators ment negotiators and the President’s refusal to acceptthe timetoputasidethe voted,3-0, to approvethe results, funds forthe transition. Taliban aremeeting in Qatar to causes.Dinkins,acalmand partisanshipandthe courtlyfigure with apen- resultsunderminedUSdemoc- with one Republican abstaining. ■ Office space providedby expressed contempt for Trump find an end to decades of re- chant forformal wear,was racy and undercut the next ad- rhetoricdesignedto ItofficiallydeliveredtoBidenakey the federal government. lentless war. The twosides have adramaticshift from both ministration’s ability to fight the demoniseoneanother.We battleground state, and rebuffed ■ Security clearancesfor NewYork: Former Watergate scoopsthat ledtothe resignation made little progress. his predecessor,EdKoch, novelcoronavirus. havetocometogether.” thePresident’s legal and political members of the transition sleuth CarlBernstein took to of President RichardNixon. AlsoonTuesday, Norway's andhissuccessor,Rudolph WhileTrumpstoppedshortof effortstooverturnthe results. team. Twitter to listthe names of 21 Bernstein said he learnedof Foreign MinisterIne Eriksen Giuliani —two combative conceding,itwastheclosesthehas JOE BIDEN WhileTrumponMonday said ■ The opportunity forthe Republican senators who he says the politicians’ supposedprivate Soereide said the Scandinavian and abrasive politicians in come to acknowledging thatitis U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT he backedGSA Administrator Biden team to work with have “repeatedly expressedcon- feelings through conversations countrywill provide around 650 acity with aworld-class timeto handoverpowertoBiden, EmilyMurphy’sdecision, he and the heads of federal agen- tempt” forDonald Trumpand with their colleagues, staffmem- million kroner ($72.1million)in reputation forimpatience whowilltakeofficeonJanuary20. his advisersvowedtocontinue cies in order to ensure his fitness to be President. bers and lobbyists. development assistance and hu- and rudeness. AP The GSAannouncement will thestate’s Supreme Courtruled fightingthe election results. aseamless transition Bernstein’s postwas con- Senators ChuckGrassley,Rob manitarian aid in 2021to allowthe president-elect to ac- againstthe Trumpcampaign and “The election is over.It’stime of power. demnedMondaybysome of Portman,Todd Young and Tim Afghanistan. cess millionsofdollars in funds thePresident’s Republican allies, to put aside the partisanship and ■ Regular briefings on secu- thoseinvolved.Itwasaneyebrow- Scott, who were all in Bernstein’s “Our supportand further and focus on puttingtogether a stating thatroughly8,000ballots the rhetoricdesigned to de- rity threatstothe US as well raising modern twist on journal- list, deniedthe journalist’s level(of assistance) will be as- PAKISTAN leadership team. with signatureordateirregulari- monise one another.Wehaveto as on ongoingmilitary op- ism from the former Washington claims. Mitt Romneywas also on sessedonthe basis of the author- Imranappoints Themove followedakey court ties mustbecounted. come together,” Biden tweeted erations. Post reporterwho, with Bob the list, but he has publiclycriti- ities' effortsagainstcorruption,” hislawyeras decision in Pennsylvania, where In Michigan, the statewide on Tuesday. Woodwardinthe 1970s, penned cisedTrumpinthe past. AP Soereide said in astatement. AP chairmanofPTV Pak to form new intel body China Defence Bangladeshi man PAKISTANPRIMEMinister ImranKhanhasappointed Minister’s Nepal who ‘planned to alawyer, who ledhis legal to coordinate all its spy teaminthePanamaPapers visit: Cooperation fight in Kashmir’ leakcase,astheheadof the state-runPakistan agencies under ISI chief between armies held in Singapore Television(PTV),mediare- ports said on Tuesday. The gence apparatus, whichaims at is main agenda appointment of lawyer SAJJADHUSSAIN clarifying the role of respective GURDIPSINGH NaeemBukhariwasmade ISLAMABAD,NOVEMBER24 agencies, improving their coor- SINGAPORE,NOVEMBER24 in apparent haste as the dination and optimising their ca- YUBARAJGHIMIRE federal Cabinethad in its PAKISTANPRIME MinisterImran pabilities, the reportsaid. KATHMANDU,NOVEMBER24 SINGAPORESAIDonTuesdaythat meeting lastweek consid- Khan hasapproved thesetting Aleaked version of the itssecurity agencies arrested a eredabrief forhisappoint- up of the National Intelligence AbbottabadCommission’sreport GENERAL WEI Fenghe, China’s Bangladeshiman, who wasplot- ment but did notendorse Coordination Committee, a had revealed that the commis- Defence Ministerand amember ting attacksagainstHindus in his hisinductionasPTVchair- mechanism to coordinateover sion, while noting the absence of of itsCentral Military owncountryandplanningto fight man,Dawnnewspaperre- twodozen intelligence organi- civil-militaryintelligence coordi- Commission, will spend asub- inKashmir,afterthey investigated ported.The notification sations in the country, to be nation mechanism, had proposed stantial amount of time in the thesuspiciousactivitiesof 37 peo- read: “TheFederal headedbythe ISI chief, accord- the establishment of an agency headquarterofthe Nepal Army ple as partofheightenedsecurity Government is pleasedto ing to amedia report on Tuesday. on the lines of the US Department duringhis 12-hour-long “work- measuresinthecity-state follow- appoint Shahzada Naeem Althoughtherehavebeen of Homeland Securitytosyner- ing visit” to Nepal on Nov29. ingrecentterrorattacksinEurope. Bukhari as Independent discussions about the establish- gise the working of main spy Officials In astatement, the Ministry Director of Pakistan ment of the coordination forum, agencies in the country. said security, ALongMarch-5 rocket carrying the Chang’e-5lunar mission lifts offatthe Wenchang Space of Home Affairs said counter-ter- Television Corporation itsterms of reference and modus The Abbottabad Commission defence and LaunchCentreinsouthernChina’s Hainan province,early on Tuesday. AP rorism investigations intothe Board.” PTI operandi would be decidedonce wasset up to investigatethe cir- military-to- suspicious activities of 37 people it formallytakes shape, Dawn cumstances surrounding the military co- in Singaporewerecarriedout af- TAIWAN newspaper quoted asenior se- killing of elusive Al Qaedachief operation termostofthempostedonsocial curity source as saying. Osamabin Ladenin aUSraid ona would be China hails successfullaunch as media, inciting violenceorstok- Tsaiaimstoguard The move is partofthe long- compound in the garrison city of General Wei oneofthe ing communal unrestinthe af- sovereigntywith awaited reform of the intelli- Abbottabad in 2011. PTI Fenghe main agen- termathofthe attacks in France. das when the robotic spacecraftheads to Moon One Bangladeshi man under newsubmarines twosides investigation —identifiedas26- TAIWAN PRESIDENT Tsai Darwinnotebooksreported meet. General Fenghe is the high- island of Hainan carrying the of morecomplexmissions. year-old AhmedFaysal —was ar- Ing-wen on Tuesday est-ranking Chinese officialto MARTINQUINPOLLARD Chang’e-5 spacecraft. StatebroadcasterCCTV, rested over “terrorism-related vowedtodefend the stolenfrom Cambridgelibrary visit Nepal afterPresidentXi WENCHANG,NOVEMBER24 The China National Space whichran live coverage of the activities”, the ministrysaid. democratic island’s sov- Jinping’svisit lastyear. Administration(CNSA) called launch, showedimages of CNSA Hehadboughtfoldableknives, ereignty with the con- Theyhaven’t been seen since Apartfrommeeting both CHINAHAILED as asuccess its the launchasuccess and said in staffinblue uniforms applaud- whichheclaimedhewoulduse struction of anew fleetof ASSOCIATEDPRESS 2000,and foryearsstaff at the li- Nepal President Bidhya Devi pre-dawn launchonTuesdayof astatement thatthe rocket flew ing and cheering as they forattacks againstHindus in domestically-developed LONDON,NOVEMBER24 brarybelieved that the manu- Bhandari and Prime MinisterK arobotic spacecrafttobring back fornearly 37 minutes before watchedthe spacecraftclimbing Bangladesh,itsaid,addingthathe submarines, akey project scripts had probablybeen mis- PSharma Oli, Gen Fenghe is rocksfromthe Moon in the first sending the spacecraftonits in- through the atmosphere, light- wasalso willing to travel to supported by the United CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY placedinthe vast archives.But scheduledtomeetNepal’s Chief bid by anycountrytoretrieve lu- tendedtrajectory. ing up the night sky. Kashmir to fight against “per- States to counter neigh- launchedanappeal Tuesdayto afterdoingathorough search,li- of ArmyStaff GeneralPurna nar surface samples since the The Chang’e-5 mission, If the mission is completedas ceivedenemies of Islam”. bouring China. Taiwan find twovaluable notebooks brarystaff nowconcludeit’slikely ChandraThapa. 1970s, amission underscoring namedafter theancient Chinese planned, it would makeChina Preliminaryinvestigations has been foryearswork- written by Charles Darwin after that the notebookswerestolen. The visitcomesatthe end of a Chineseambitions in space. goddessofthe Moon,will seek onlythe thirdcountrytohavere- showedthat Faysal wasradi- ing to revamp itssubma- theywerereportedasstolen “My predecessors genuinely series of three high-levelvisits The Long March-5, China’s to collect lunar material to help trievedlunar samples, joining calisedand harboured the inten- rine force, some of which from the university’s library. believedthatwhat had happened fromIndia—R&AWchief Samant largest carrier rocket,blastedoff scientists understand more the US and the SovietUnion. tion to “undertake armedvio- datebacktoWorld War The notebooks, estimated to wasthat these had been mis- Goel,Chief of ArmyStaff General at 4.30 am Beijing time (2030 about the Moon’s origins and The probeisdue to be on the lence”, Channel News Asia Two, and is no matchfor be worth millions of pounds,in- shelved or misfiled,” said Jessica MMNaravane and Foreign GMT on Monday) in alaunch formation. The mission will test lunar surface forabout twodays, reported, citing the statement is- China’sfleet. REUTERS cludethe 19th-centuryscien- Gardner,university librarian and SecretaryHarshVardhanShringla from Wenchang SpaceLaunch China’s ability to remotely ac- whiletheentiremissionissched- suedbySingapore’s Ministryof tist’sfamous ‘TreeofLife’ sketch. director of libraryservices. —within aspan of six weeks. Centreonthe southernChinese quiresamples from space, ahead uled to take 23 days. REUTERS Home Affairs. PTI

SCIENTISTS WERE SCEPTICAL THAT AMUTATION MADE THE CORONAVIRUS MORE CONTAGIOUS.BUT NEW RESEARCH IS CHANGING MINDS Evidence builds that an early mutation made pandemic harder to stop

614G, wasfirstspottedin eastern outbreaksand lab work with virus would have spread around man bronchial and nasaltissue the study. JAMESGLANZ,BENEDICT China in Januaryand then spread hamsters and humanlung tissue the worldevenwithout the mu- in acell-culturedish farmoreef- The datacollected by the CAREY&HANNAHBEECH quicklythroughoutEurope and —hassupportedtheviewthatthe tation, believe mostresearchers, ficientlythan itsancestor. Covid-19 Genomics UK NOVEMBER24 NewYorkCity.Within months, mutatedvirusdid in fact have a including Engelthaler. Theorigi- In one of thenew studies, a Consortium allowedthe team to the variant took over muchofthe distinctadvantage,infectingpeo- nal variant spottedinWuhan in Britishteamof researchershadan observethe growth of infected AS THE coronavirus sweptacross world, displacing other variants. ple moreeasilythan the original late2019was already highlycon- advantageshared by no oneelse: clustersasakindof horserace.Side the world, it pickeduprandom Formonths, scientists have variantdetectedinWuhan,China. tagious, he said. But the mutation They were abletodrawupon the by side,did clusters of 614G infec- alterations to itsgenetic se- been fiercelydebating why. Thereisnoevidencethat a appears to have made the pan- largest nationaldatabaseofcoro- tions grow faster than infections quence. Likemeaningless typos ResearchersatLos Alamos coronavirus with the 614G muta- demicspread farther and faster navirusgenomesequencesinthe involving the ancestral variant? in ascript, mostofthose muta- NationalLaboratoryarguedinMay tion causes moreseveresymp- than it would have withoutit. world. The researchers collected The 614G variant clearly won tionsmade no differenceinhow that the variant had probably toms,killsmorepeopleorcompli- One study found that out- newevidencethat, at least in the the race, the analysis found. The the virus behaved. evolvedtheabilitytoinfectpeople catesthedevelopmentofvaccines. breaksincommunities in the UnitedKingdom,thevarianttook precise rate remains uncertain, But one mutation near the more efficiently.Manywerescep- Nordothefindingschangethere- ACovid-19intensive carewardinBergamo,Italy,early in the United Kingdom grew faster over becauseitindeedspreads but the mostlikelyvalue gives beginningofthe pandemic did tical, arguing that the variantmay ality that places that quicklyand pandemic. NYT when seededbythe 614G vari- faster. “When we lookatclusters, 614G roughlya20% advantagein makeadifference, multiple new have beensimplylucky,appearing aggressively enacted lockdowns ant than when seededbyits theGvariantgrowsmorequickly,” itsexponential rate of growth. findings suggest, helping the moreoftenby chanceinlarge epi- andencouragedmeasureslikeso- Wuhan ancestor. Another re- said Erik M. Volz, aresearcher at The virus will continue to virus spread moreeasilyfrom demics,likeNorthern Italy’s, that cial distancing and maskshave have had abig ripple effect, said “When all is said and done, it portedthat hamsters infected the Medical Research Council change, and while mostofthose person to person and making the seeded outbreakselsewhere. faredfarbetterthanthethosethat David Engelthaler, ageneticistat couldbethatthismutationiswhat eachother morequickly when Centrefor Global Infectious changes willbemeretypos, some pandemic harder to stop. But ahostofnew research — did not. But the subtle changein the Translational Genomics made the pandemic,” he said. exposedtothe variant. And in a Disease Analysis at Imperial maybemoremeaningful, The mutation, known as includingclosegeneticanalysisof the virus’s genome appears to Research InstituteinArizona. The firstoutbreaksofthe third, the variant infected hu- College London and the leaderof Engelthaler said. NYT

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Note:Gold, silverrates at Delhispotmarket;gold per10g,silverper 1kg; Brent crudeasof2300IST SENSEX: 44,523.02 ▲ 445.87 NIFTY: 13,055.15 ▲ 128.70 NIKKEI: 26,165.59 ▲ 638.22 HANGSENG: 26,588.20 ▲ 102.00 FTSE: 6,407.71 ▲ 73.87 DAX: 13,261.50 ▲ 134.53

Internationalmarket data till 1900IST NIFTY50 CLOSES ABOVE 13,000 FOR THE FIRST TIME Monthly rise in procurement Vaccineboost,recordFPIinflows and payments to MSMEs: Govt

paredtoRs2,300croreinMay,the month and the payments made”. ENSECONOMICBUREAU ministrysaid, adding that pay- The proportion of pending NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 mentstoMSMEs have alsogone paymentsaspartoftotaltransac- propelmarketstolife-timehighs up in the same proportion from tionshas reducedtoabout 20.65 THE MINISTRYofMicro, Small about 76 per cent in Maytoabout per centinOctober from 23.9 per and Medium Enterprises 80 per cent in October. cent in May, as reportedby26 (MSMEs)Tuesdaysaidthat there On Monday, The Indian ministries and 100CPSEs in ENSECONOMICBUREAU Dow hits record 30K on has been amonthlyrise in pro- Express had reportedthat the October as against25ministries MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 curement and payments to pending dues to MSMEs, as and 79 CPSEs in May, it said. MSMEs,alongside afall in thera- shown on the ministry’s dash- The procurement data, how- BUOYED BY sustainedforeign economic recovery hopes tio of pendency of payments. The board, rose to Rs 969.19 crorein ever,isnot reflected in the fund flows, domestic marketson pendingpaymentstoMSMEsare July, higher than Rs 561.64 crore Ministry’s dashboard. The Tuesdayhitanall-timerecordhigh Brent at highest 0.99 per cent. around one-fifth againstthe pro- of pendingdues in Mayand con- MSME Ministry’s Samadhaan with the NSE Nifty indexcrossing European markets tracked curement and within the 45-day tinuedtobeelevatedinAugustat portalaccountsfor onlyapartof the13,000levelassuccessfulvac- levelsince March gains in Asian and US equities, window, it said. Rs 830.36crore.TheMinistryclar- the totalduestounits. The cor- cine trials boostedthe sentiment. withthebroad-basedSTOXX600 Totalprocurement and trans- ifiedthat total dues at the end of poratesector and states and state Ignoring the recent spikeinCovid indexopening0.8percenthigher. actionsfromMSMEs has gone up amonth “have to be seen against government enterprises owe cases, the Sensexjumped446 REUTERS Safe-havenassetgold fell to a almosttwo-and-a-half times in totalprocurement and transac- MSMEs, in addition to dues re- pointsto44,523.02and the NSE NEWYORK/LONDON,NOV24 four-month lowonTuesdayand October to Rs 5,000 crorecom- tions at the end of the same flected on the portal. Niftyindex gained129 pointsat lookedsettodipbelowthe$1,800 13,055.15. THE DOWJones Industrial levelasprogress on vaccines and The bullrun is beingfuelled Averagebreachedthe 30,000- hopes foraquicktransitioninthe ‘Economic foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) An OxfordVaccineGroup researcher in alaboratoryinEngland markforthefirsttimeonTuesday, White Housedrove investors to- Sputnik Vmaker says who have made thehighest worksonthe coronavirus vaccine developedbyAstraZeneca as optimism that Covid-19vac- wardsriskier assets. monthlybuying in November in and Oxford University. John Cairns/University of Oxfordvia AP cines will open the waytoeco- Brent crude futuresrose 45 activity up the lasttwo decades. Foreign in- nomic recovery next year fuelled cents,or1percent,to $46.51abar- vaccine to be priced vestorshave pumpedinaroundRs WallStreet’sreboundfromapan- reltoadd to amorethan 20 per on pent-up 53,167crore in November and in- inflowwastheexpectedstimulus furtherbutthepacecouldbegrad- demic-drivencrash this year.The cent surge this month, while US vested Rs 1.01 lakh croreinIndian worthtrillionsof dollarsfromcen- ual,said an analyst. go-ahead forPresident-elect Joe West TexasIntermediatecrude under $20 per person equitiesincalendaryear2020,aid- tralbankstoreviveeconomiesthat Nifty touchedanother mile- Biden’s transition to theWhite added46cents, or 1.1per cent, to demand, may ingNiftyto touchthe13,000levels. arehithardbytheCovid-ledlock- stoneasitcrossedthe13,000level Housealsoboostedsentiment. $43.52. Brent crude is trading at beenannouncedsofar, isstillpre- “TheFPIinflow increasedcon- down,” said Hemang Jani, Head - forthe firsttime and settled By 12:01p.m.ET, the Dow itshighestlevel since March. not sustain’ ENSECONOMICBUREAU liminaryinnatureand yettobe siderablyespeciallyafter the end Equity Strategy,Motilal Oswal around the day’s high. Jones Industrial Averagewas up Meanwhile, Bitcoin moved NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 publishedinascientificjournalor of theelectionintheUSandweak- Financial Services. Therupeeappreciated10paise 1.69 per cent at 30,092.53. The within awhisker of itsall-time Novtrends indicate peer reviewed. nessinthe dollarindex. Another Indicationsareinfavourof the to closeat74.01againsttheUSdol- S&P 500was up 1.57 percent and high, afterhitting $19,000for the THESPUTNIKVCovid-19vaccine, At lessthan $10adose, the major reason behind suchalarge prevailing bullishness to extend lar on Tuesday. the Nasdaq Compositewas up firsttimeinnearly threeyears. moderation: Icra settobetestedinmid- to late- SputnikVvaccinewouldbemuch stagehuman trials in India, is ex- cheaperthanothercandidateslike pected to be priced at less than those by Pfizer-BioNTechand ENSECONOMICBUREAU $20 fortwo doses, the Russian Moderna-NIAID, according to Ban on Whatisthe caseagainst Karvy NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER24 Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev. At the said Tuesday. This could mean sametime,SputnikV, likemostof THE PICK-UP in economic activ- that the vaccine could be up to the frontrunners in the global Karvy ityinOctober is the result of three times moreexpensive than Covid-19vaccine race, is givenin andwhat next for its clients? pent-updemand andmay not Covishield,the SerumInstituteof twoshots,with the second dose sustain going ahead,Icrahas said. India(SII)candidatewhichiscur- given21daysafter the first. Broking Multiple fast-pacedindica- rentlythe frontrunner in the In India, Covishield —cur- What is the case? spective clients and KSBL had no worthRs2,300crore belongingto tors, including GSTcollections, Indian race foravaccine. rentlyinphase 3clinical trials — ENSECONOMICBUREAU The casepertains to Karvy legal right to createany pledgeon about 2.35lakh investors of KSBL. have been showing asharp re- TheRussiansovereignwealth will be priced at $3 adose. SII — confirmed NEWDELHI/MUMBAI,NOV24 unauthorisedlytransferringsecu- those securities. Sourcessay that some amount coverysince October.The agency fund also said preliminarydata whichisconductingthe trials for rities of clientsintoone of itsde- In itsreport submitted to Sebi, maystillbetheretobesettledbe- said available trends forearly fromvolunteerscollected42days this vaccine, developedusingthe AYEAR aftermisappropriation of mat accountsbymisusing the the NSEhad then said thatKSBL causeof disputesbutthemajority November aresuggesting some afterthe firstdose indicated that “masterseed”fromthecandidate ENSECONOMICBUREAU moneyandsecuritiesbelongingto PoAs(Powerof Attorney)givenby misusedthe powerofattorney of the amount has been settled. moderationinthesespikes. SputnikVhadanefficacyof above developedbyOxfordUniversity MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 investors by Karvy StockBroking itsclients. givenbyitsclientstoclandestinely Whilecustomerswere looking “We caution that the spikes in 95 per cent.The efficacy of avac- andAstraZeneca—plansto apply Limited(KSBL)cameto light,both In November 2019,when the sell client securities through enti- at the stockexchanges forthe production seen in the various cineindicatesitsabilityto produce foremergencyuseapprovalsoon. THE SECURITIES and Exchange the exchanges andthe regulator case came to light,Sebi moved ties controlledbyit, and usedthe moneyandsecuritiesallegedly si- sectors in October 2020, arean adesiredresult which, in the case WhileRDIFdid notspecify BoardofIndia (Sebi) on Tuesday have takenactionagainstthebro- againstKarvyforviolatingnorms, fundsforitsownpurposes.To hide phonedoffbyKarvyfromtheirac- exaggeration of the true recovery of Covid-19vaccines,includespa- howmanyvolunteers it had confirmedthebanonKarvyStock kerage firm. including transferring this, KSBL did notre- counts,Sebi started investigating on the ground,astheyhavebeen rameters liketheir ability to re- basedits95percentefficacyread- Broking from taking newclients While Sebi had initiallyesti- client shares to itself port the DP account similardiversions of funds from drivenbyalarge component of ducethenumberof severe symp- out on, itsinterim analysis of data and directed exchanges and de- matedthat Karvy had transferred and pledging client (No. 11458979) in its the clients’ accountsbyother pent-up demand that maynot tomaticcasesinthoseinoculated. obtainedfrom18,794volunteers positories to take appropriateac- Rs 1,096 croretoits real estate shares to raise money, submissions to the broking houses. sustain afterthe festiveperiod is Sputnik V’s efficacy informa- sevendays aftertheyreceived tion againstthe entity and direc- business,lastweek the National whichitdivertedtoits NSE from Januaryto over,” itsprincipaleconomist tion,likemostvaccinecandidates bothdosesof thevaccineshowed tors. The National StockExchange StockExchangesaid that funds real estate arm. Many August2019andthis What happens to theclients? Aditi Nayarsaid. WITHPTI forwhichthe information has anefficacyof around91.4percent. (NSE)declaredKarvy Stock and securities worthRs2,300 of Karvy’s over 2.40 wasdetected only AsNSEhasnowexpelledKSBL Broking(KSBL)adefaulterandex- crorebelongingto about2.35lakh lakh clientshad com- during inspection, from themembership of the ex- pelleditfromthe membershipof investors of KSBL have been set- plainedtothe regula- the NSE said. changeand Sebi in itsfinal order Soon,‘0’ prefix theexchangefornon-compliance tled so far. TheNSE also said that toraboutmoneyandsecuritiesnot hasbannedthe firm from taking withvariousregulatoryprovisions. in coordination with othermar- comingtotheir trading accounts. Howmuchmoney freshbusiness,theexistingclients Karvyhasalsobeenprohibited ket infrastructureinstitutions and Karvyallegedly misusedclientac- wasinvolved? can’ttradethroughKSBL.Stockex- to call mobiles fromalienatinganyofitsassets,ex- under the guidance of Sebi, it countswithout informing them, TheSebiorderin2019 saidthat changeofficialssaythatalltheex- ceptwith prior permission of the transferredsecurities to respec- or reporting to the depositoryor anetamountof Rs1,096crorewas istingclients of KSBL would have from landlines NSEtillthesettlementof claimsof tive clients, invokedbank guaran- the stockexchange. transferredbyKarvyStockBroking eithergot theirsecuritiesbackand investors. tees depositedwith clearing cor- Securities lying in Depository to Karvy Realty.However, as per transferredittoanotherbrokerage NewDelhi:Callerswillsoonbere- On November 22, 2019,Sebi porations and liquidated Participant(DP) accountsbelong thelatestfigurereleased by NSE firm or would have receivedthe quiredto add‘0’prefixformaking bannedKarvy from taking fresh securities held by Karvy Group to clientsand can onlybepledged lastweek, theexchange had set- value of their securities intotheir calls from landlines to mobile business forallegedly misappro- companies. to meetthe obligations of there- tledthose funds andsecurities bank accounts. phones in the country, with the priating moneyand securities be- DepartmentofTelecommunicati- longing to itsinvestors in order to ons (DoT) asking telcos to make fund itsreal estate arm Karvy necessaryarrangementsbyJanu- Realty.The directions in the ex- AMID COVID-19 ary1toimplement the newsys- parte order passedinNovember tem. The DoThas acceptedTrai’s 2019 areoperating againstittill recommendation forhaving the date, Sebi said. Karvy neither filed ‘Hiringactivity improves, ledby ‘0’ prefix forsuchcalls, to create anyreplyfor revocation of interim sufficient numbering space for orderornottoconfirmtheinterim recruitment in non-techsectors’ telecom services. ENSWITHPTI direction nor availedopportunity Even though competition forjobs waslower compared to of hearing,itsaid.Invariousletters seeking adjournment, Sebi said severalmonths ago, recruitment activity in India KSBL made submissions that it is witnessed an uptickinSeptember,LinkedIn’s ‘Labour transferringsecuritiesandfundsto MarketUpdate’ said itsclients. “Suchletters and con- duct of KSBL showitadmits 30%:Hiringrecoveryrecorded Likelihoodofjob GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION wrongdoing, as alleged in the ex- inSeptember,overayearago 4.2xseekersinbadly-hit Buildings Department parteorderandtherefore,hasbeen sectors,likerecreation&travel, B.D.C.No.B1/1790/2020 taking the steps to remove the ef- Recoveryinnon-techsectors: searchingforemploymentina e-TENDER NOTICE Withhiringactivityrisingand differentsector;lowerthan6.8 Tender is invited by the Superintending Engineer (Buildings) forthe fectsofits wrongdoing suchasre- Year-on-year hiring activity recorded in previous months following work as per details furnished below questingmoretimesoasto return thedigitaldivideisnarrowing,a timesasofJune Proposed construcion of Burialground in Kodungaiyur Dumping the funds/securities to itsclients recoveryisbeingseeninhiring ■ April: -50% ■ July: >0% ■ August: 12% ground campus separately forHindus, Muslimsand Chrisians at whosesecuritieswereunauthoris- forthenon-techsectors Source: LinkedIn/PTI Chinandimadam in Dn-37, Zone-4. edly pledged by KSBL,” it said. Formoreinformaion see htp://tntenders.gov.in & www.chennaicorporaion.gov.in Prebid meeing held on 17.12.2020 BRIEFLY Tesla mkt value tops $500 bn; Tender WorksValue approx. EMD Amount CHENNAI METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLYAND SEWERAGE BOARD Rs.5,38,63,346/- Rs.5,38,700/- Muthootplanto Tender Date and Time: 05.01.2021 upto 3.00 P.M Musk net up $100 bn since Jan NOTICEINVITINGTENDER buyIDBIMFnixed NATIONALCOMPETITIVE BIDDING Tender open Date and Time: 06.01.2021 at 3.30 P.M Sealed bids areinvited from the eligible biddersfor the following work as per the DIPR/4387/Tender/2020 SuperintendingEngineer(Buildings) NewDelhi:TheReserveBank REUTERS procedureofCMWSSB under twocover systemconformingtothe Tamil Nadu Transparency has rejectedMuthootFina- BENGALURU,NOVEMBER24 in TendersAct, 1998 and Rules 2000. NMDC Limited nce’s proposal to buy IDBI (A Government of India Enterprise) 1. CRRT-Phase 1–Package25- Supplyand laying of 750mm dia CI forcemain from Bank’s mutualfund busi- TESLAINC crossed$500billion in market 'Khanij Bhavan', 10-3-311/A, Castle Hills, Masab Tank, Hyderabad -500 028. Tondiarpet‘B’ pumping staion to Tondiarpet‘F’ Newsewagepumping staion CIN: L13100TG1958GOI001674 ness,sayingitisnotinconso- value on Tuesdayasinvestors lappedup its in Area V-CNT/SEW/NCB/CRRT/Phase-I/059C/2020-21, nancewiththeactivityof an shares in therun-up to itsaddition to the Bid security Rs.5.75Lakhs CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT operating NBFC. S&P 500index, extending ameteoric rally 2. CRRT–Phase I–Package43C –Supply,ixing,tesingand commissioning of Class Tender Enquiry No. :HO(Contracts)/NISP/Maint/Inst/763 Dated :25-11-2020 that has seen the stockgainmorethan six Elon Musk is nowthe world’s second IP 55 Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) including prewired controlpanel and allied NMDC Limited, A"NAVARATNA" Public Sector Company under Ministry of timesthisyear.Sharesof theEVmakerhave richestperson, as per the Bloomberg civil worksfor submersible pumpets in various Sewage PumpingStaions in Areas Steel, Govt. of India, invites online bids from experienced domestic bidders for Maintenance of Instrumentation Installation of RMHS, Coke oven, By- `2.5Kcrraised risen nearly 28 per cent sincethe S&P Dow Billionaires Index. Reuters file IV,V&VI –Tender No.CNT/SEW/NCB/CRRT/PhaseI/085/2020-21-Bid Security – product, Sinter plant and respective auxiliaries for aperiod of 2years for Jones Indices decidedtoadd the company Rs.3.25 Lakhs. viabonds:SBI 3.0 MTPA IntegratedSteel Plant at Nagarnar, near Jagdalpur, to thebenchmarkindexfromDecember21. 3. CRRT–PhaseI–Package43D–Supply,ixing,tesingandcommissioningofClassIP Chhattisgarh state. NewDelhi:StateBankof Ind- Itssharesroseasmuchas3.9percentto tion that is afraction of Toyota MotorCorp, 55VariableFrequencyDrive(VFD)includingprewiredcontrolpanelandalliedcivil worksfor submersible pumpets in various Sewage PumpingStaions in Areas VII, The detailed NIT and Bid documents can be viewed and /ordownloaded ia (SBI) said it has raisedRs arecord high of $542.35inearly trading, Volkswagen AG or GeneralMotors Co. from NMDC website http://www.nmdc.co.in, Central Public Procurement 2,500crore from bond. valuingthecompanybrieflyat$514billion. Shares of other electricvehiclemakers VIII &IX–Tender No.CNT/SEW/NCB/CRRT/Phase I/086/2020-21 -BidSecurity – Rs.2.89Lakhs. portal (CPP PORTAL) http://www.eprocure.gov.in/epublish/app and MSTC Therecent rallyalso boostedCEO Elon have also risen in the lastfew months as portal https://www.mstcecommerce.co.in from 25-11-2020 to 24-12-2020. 4. Musk’s networth by $7.2 billion to $127.9 President-elect Joe Biden made boosting Availabilityand CostofBid documentinthe form of CD :27.11.2020 to For accessing the bid document from MSTC portal, bidders to visit MSTC CARS24raises billion,helpinghimgo pastBillGatestobe- EVs atop priority duringhis campaign. 28.12.2020, GrievancesRedressal& Facilitaion Oicer,CMWSS Board, website and search Tender Event No. NMDC/HO/69/20-21/ET/665. (Telephone: 044-28451300 Extn:217) forRs.5,900/-(including GST) Through cometheworld’ssecond-richestperson,ac- “One of the coreunderpinnings of the The Bidders, on regular basis are required to visit the NMDC's website /CPP $200mn Website: www.chennaimetrowater.tn.nic.in&www.tenders.tn.gov.in cordingto theBloombergBillionairesIndex. Biden platform will be aroundpushing Portal /MSTC websites for corrigendum, if any, at afuture date. 5. NewDelhi: Online used car Musk,whowasranked35thinJanuary, clean energy and zero-emissions vehicles Date of Pre-Bid meeing : 15.12.2020 at 11.30 A.M. For further clarification, the following can be contacted : marketplace CARS24raised hasadded$100.3billionto hisnetworthso withhopesofacceleratingthedeployment 6. Bids will be received upto 03.00 PM and opened ater 3.30P.M on 29.12.2020. Chief General Manager (Contracts), NMDC Limited, Hyderabad, $200million,inlatestfund- farthis year,according to the index. of electricvehiclesandpublicchargingout- 7. Forall otherdetails referbid documentinthe websitefrom 27.11.2020 Fax No. :+91-040-23534746, Tel No. :+91-040-23532800, Email : [email protected] ing ledbyDST global. PTI Tesla has become by farthe world’s lets by 2030,” WedbushanalystDaniel Ives DIPR/4375/Tender/2020 SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (CONTRACTS&MONITORING) Chief General Manager (Contracts) mostvaluableautomaker,despiteaproduc- said in anote.

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Thetalismanic ViratKohli and Ravichandran Ashwin were on Tuesdaynominated forthe coveted ICC Men's Player of the Decade Awardwiththe Indian captain featuring in allfive men's categories forhis incredible run in the last 10 years. Kohli and veteran off-spinnerAshwin are the twoIndians among seven playersnominated forthe most prestigious 14 SPORT award. Besides the Indian duo, JoeRoot (England),Kane Williamson (New Zealand),Steve Smith(Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa),and KumarSangakkara(SriLanka)are the othercontendersinthis category.

Given option of picking kit, Team India goes for ’92 World Cup look

member of the ’92 WorldCup team, has by our players during the 1992 WorldCup,” DEVENDRAPANDEY preservedthe jersey, which stands out be- BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal said. MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 cause of itsclean look in the absence of mul- tiple sponsor logos and 'India' written Short-livedaffair THE INDIAN cricketteam will go retrofor the across it in yellow. The trystwith the 1992 kit forthe current limited-overs series in Australia by donning Morewas pleasantlysurprisedand players won’t be long term as the newspon- theiconic dark-blue team kit from the 1992 turnednostalgic when he heardthe current sorswill eventuallycome up with their own WorldCup,hostedjointlybyAustralia and generation of players, captained by Virat design, the BCCI official said. “As anew spon- NewZealand. The jerseywith broad- Kohli, optedfor this kit when the BCCI con- sor (MPL Sports), theywill eventuallyhave coloured stripes across the shoulder has sulted them before theyleftfor the tour. to come with adesign of their own. Theywill great recall value as it markedthe introduc- have to use their owntechnology (for creat- tion of coloured clothing, whiteballs and Down memorylane Kiran Moreposes withhis 1992 WorldCup jersey; Theteam captainedbyAzharuddin before aphotoshoot; Opener Shikhar ing fabric),” Dhumal added. floodlightsata50-overWorld Cup. “Icome across manypeople who agree Dhawantweeted apictureofhim in the jerseyfromSydneyonTuesday. Credit:Kiran More/Twitter The Indian team finishedseventh in the TheIndianteam had to do away with the that thiswas thebestjerseyofthe Indian round-robin stagewinning justtwo games. lighter-blue jersey, various versions of which team. The colourisamazing and it is still fresh Moreisremembered forriling up Pakistan’s have been worn fornearly twodecades, be- in people’s minds.Itwas the firsttime we forthe three One-DayInternationals and brand of online gaming companyMobile tions.The players optedfor the 1992 kit, JavedMiandad with his appeals from behind cause anew kit sponsor has signedathree- played aWorld Cup in coloured clothing and three T20 Internationals before switching to Premier League, bagged therightsfor three whichreachedthem in Australia on Tuesday. the wicket, whichsaw the batsman jumpup year deal. with the whiteball. Ask anycricketerfrom whites forthe Test series. years afterNikedecidedtoend itslong-term “As MPL is anew sponsor,theycannotuse and down to mockhim. When India playAustralia in the first my generation and theywill saythe 1992 Opening batsman ShikharDhawan association in September.Atop BCCI official adesign similar to what the previous spon- The below-par finishofthe team does One-DayInternational in SydneyonFriday, WorldCup jerseyisthe best.Wehad played tweetedapictureofhim in the jerseywith confirmedthe newkit sponsor could not sor had. The MPL had sent us afew designs nottakeawayany emotion attachedtothe old-timers from the team of 1992 will cher- in coloured clothing earlier but notataWorld thecaption: “Newjersey,renewedmotiva- copythe ‘design’ usedbyNike. forthe one-daykit, including the design from jerseyfor More. “Other than the jersey, Ieven ish seeing the dark-blue kit backonthe field. Cup,” Moretold TheIndian Express. tion, Ready to Go.” To avoidcopyright violations, the BCCI 1992. We asked the cricketers to give their have the sweater,” Moresaid. “It is very pre- Former India wicketkeeper KiranMore, a The Indian team will wear the retrokit Last week,MPL Sports,the merchandise and MPL offeredthe players different op- opinion.Theychose theone whichwas worn cious to me.” SHORTSTORIES BRIEFLY

Tracing the rise of talented gamechangerswho areprimed fortheir time in the sun during this Australian summer NFLmakeshistory []withall-Black officiatingcrew Tampa(US) : An all-Blackofficiating Ok Tested crew worked an NFLgame forthe first time in league history when the Los Chahal has becomeavirtuoso in white-ball cricket,but hisevolution suggests the leggiedeservesacrack at the five-daygame Angeles Rams facedthe TampaBay Buccaneers. RefereeJerome Boger led loftedhit to settlethe issue. Even then, the fi- Dhoni wasforcedtolungeout alot morethan the crew,which also includedumpire SRIRAMVEERA naldeliverywasamagnificentrarity:atossed- he had bargainedfor and couldn’t getenough Barry Anderson, down judgeJulian MUMBAI,NOVEMBER24 up loopyone, justthat the left-hander was behind the hit, holing out to long-off. Mapp,line judgeCarlJohnson, side braveenoughtocharge out. It’s aballChahal typicallyuses againstbig judgeDale Shaw, field judgeAnthony YUZVENDRA CHAHALcaptures our imagina- hitters, drags them away from their hitting Jeffries and backjudge Greg Steed. tion because of what has captured his imagi- The ‘wider’ one positions, away from their comfort zones. When the NFL announcedthe crew nation.At themomentof thereleaseof theball, Batsmen hesitate in rushing out to Chahal wasbeingassembledlastweek,league aspinner narrows thevarious geometric op- aftertheyseeotherstryitoutdisastrously. Like The orthodoxline executive vicepresidentof footballop- tionsavailableto himby instinctandimagina- what happenedto Wriddhiman Saha this IPL. He pings the leg- and middle-stumpline erations Troy Vincent hailed the move tion. The choices reveal the character and the He oftenuses his feet but it’snot easy against to batsmen notthat good againstleg-spin. a “atestamenttothecountlessandim- skill. With Chahal,the question alwayswas:is Chahal as he can driftitfurther away from the “Those who have doubtsinthem, na, he uses measurable contributions of Blackof- his artrestrictedtoacleverresponse to an at- off-stump.SunilGavaskar,onair,let outadeep- that line,” observes Hirwani. Doubtsleads to ficialstothegame,theirexemplaryper- tack fromabatsman?Canheinducemistakes rootedappreciative cryof“beauty” whenre- stutteringsteps as theygingerly open up and formance,andto thepowerofinclusion inabatsmannotlookingto hitout?Orinother playsrevealedthesensuousleg-breakhadrap- prod at it unsureofthe extent of venom in the thatisthehallmarkofthisgreatgame.” words, can he transcendfromalimited-overs idlydippedand turnedafter drifting away, ball. In hissix-for at MCG in January2019, virtuoso to Tests? Does he have thenous, the beating Saha’sexpansive ambitions. couple of Australians areswallowedupthus: patience,theskill,thecraft,thetemperament, That outside-offlinecontinuestobe Marcus Stoinisembarrassedand Jhye EPL:Fanstoreturn and the fitness forit? Chahal’smostrecognisedfeature.Hehaseven Richardson owned. fromnextweek “Ihaveonlyone big wish left: to playfor namedita‘wider’. He doesn’t merelypushit “Woh Handscomb ka wicketdekha?” India in whites,Iamready forTests,” Chahal wide as some spinnershavedoneinthe past; Chahal asks. Of the six, he cherishedthat one. London: Supporters areset to return to voicedhis desiretothisnewspaper lastyear. he drifts it away.Asignificant difference and It’s the momentPeterHandscomb, pasthis EnglishPremier League gamesnext Hisownsparsefirst-classturnoutdoesn’thelp the reason whybatsmen fail to nailit. fiftyand consideredgood against spin,ended week forthe firsttime since March. butincreasingly,evidencesuggeststhathehas Usually, thedriftthataright-handerisused up on abanana peel, stuttering and slipping BritishPrimeMinister BorisJohnson is grownenough to at leastbetried. to istheonethatcomesintheairtowardshim, as the ball skidded rapidlytotraphim lbw. allowingareturnof spectatorsto sports Watching himbowlinrecent times has sometimes alarmingly drifting further down, It driftedinfromwell outside off-stump stadiums as partofaneasingofcoron- been abrain-teaser.Unlike manyofhis con- opening him up and then suddenlyturning and swerved in towardsmiddle. “Ihaveal- avirus restrictions when the national temporaries, Chahal usesthe traditionalleg- sharplyacross him.This one is different. Right ways had that drift, that’s keyfor me,” Chahal lockdownendsonDecember2.Amax- spinner’s skillsettotackle the demands of from the moment of itsrelease, it’s going the says.Handscomb justabout leanedforward imum of 4,000 fans will initiallybeal- modern-day cricket. otherwaybutbecauseof thedrift(asopposed when the driftmade him stop and the leftfoot lowedintovenuesintheareaswiththe “He is ready forTests,” says Narendra to beingthrownout wide) the batsmen seem startedtostutter outashetried to hold bal- lowest COVID-19infectionratesandup Hirwani,formerIndia leg-spinner andthe to thinktheycan reachitbeforeitgets toofar ance. He did it reasonablywell but the sub- to 2,000in the areas placedinthe next spin coachatthe National CricketAcademy. away from them. Afatal mistake. sequent speedofthe skiddingballthat tier of restrictions. The highest-risk ar- “He is at the laststage of evolution as aspin- Good batsmen end up being lured in. Like straightenedwas toomuchfor him. easstillwon'tbeallowedfans. Plansfor ner.Abimprovement kyabacha hai? He is Sanju Samson this IPL. Justalittle morecon- Or the time Chahal stumpedSam thereturnof spectatorsinOctoberwere doingeverything. He is reading the batsmen YuzvendraChahal has the abilitytoproduce the mosteffectiveball from his tortion at the release,aslight openingupper- Billings, another batsman with agood rep- put on hold due to aspikeincoron- and the conditions. It’s notabout hisfoot, repertoireagainst abatsman he wantstofox. SuvajitDey haps, but otherwise therewas no real give- utation againstspin, in 2018.Itwas aclassic avirus cases. head, shoulder, elbowanymore. He is smart, away.The cockedwristuncoiled to the left, to humiliator:big drift, sharp dip, andrapid and he is awareofwhat he can do. Shaana theoff-side, at release(ratherthantotheright turn. Billings wasstrandedway down the hai (he’s shrewd)”. neither driftnor dip, but Gaylewas dragged in an out-of-comfort-zone framework.That or straight down) and the ball driftedaway track, done in the air,desperatelywaving his Griezmanndenies Therewasenoughevidence,duringtheIPL out of hiscomfort zone. He watchedthe first combination is Chahal’s speciality. Thein- withfuriousrevolutions.Samsonstartedtoad- bat across the line. riftwithMessi forRoyal Challengers Bangaloreand over the ball turn intohim from alengthand without stinct of alimited-overs bowler,the vocabu- justhis downward bat swing,the ball kept Offthe field, Chahalisthe kind of man pastyear,ofChahal’sability to producethe the pressing needtohit everyball,jabbedit to lary of aTestleg-spinner. drifting away,upsetting the timingand the who makes the accompanying photographer London: Barcelonaforward Antoine mosteffective ballfromhis repertoireagainst short midwicket.The second andthird balls In that same over,thereweretwo dotballs point of impact on the bat, and slicingout as a ask him to hop on to asuitcase placedona Griezmann hasdismissed talk of arift abatsmanhewants to fox. were thingsof beauty:fullof imagination,dare, atKLRahulaswell,againtailoredto perfection. miscuedhit. dressing-table mirrorand sitcross-leggedaf- withteam mateMessi and saidhehad impishness. Theyweretossed up high, rather Twoslowheavily- side-spunleg-breaks,start- MSDhoniwasalsosimilarly takenout.The teraninterview. Without either an inhibit- nothing to do with recent comments The egobuster slowlyand dangerouslywide.And justabout ing from middle stump. Chahal musthavere- drift makesthe batsman wait that bit longer, ing self-consciousness or flagrant showman- about the Argentine forwardfromhis Take thelastoverofthechaseto ChrisGayle spinningbackintolegalboundaries.Gaylejust alisedRahulwouldn’tthinkof comingdownto atough demand especially on thefront foot ship, Chahal wordlesslyhoppedonitand former agent and his uncle. Earlier, when he had to defend three runs against gapes at the firstone that nestles intothe him nor has the tendency.The onlyplausible as theystart to stutter intotinymovements smiled. Thereisalevelofmaturity that only Griezmann’s former agent Eric Olhats KingsXIPunjab.Gayledoesn’tusuallyconsider ’keeper’sglovesanddragstheotherto theleg- alternative wasslog-sweeping, but Chahal to balancethemselvesasthe wait forthe ball those capableofchildishness canreach, critic said Messi’s “reign of terror”had made the arcfromcover point to wide long-offas side forasingle. Thatline has been attempted raisedthe riskswithhis off-stumpline. So, stretches. So, Dhonitook the other approach, Clive James wrote, and Chahal’s Instagram lifedifficult forGriezmann,while the places to plunderruns againstaleggie. He by leggies before,but notthe pace or trajec- Rahul tried cutting and both times,endedup in total contrasttoSamson,tohit asimilar moods reveal enough impishness while his Frenchforward’s uncle said it wasnot doesn’tbingeoninside-outloftedcoverdrives tory;theyare usuallyfiredacross,flat,fast,and choppingitto shortcover. ItwaslefttoNicholas ball. He chose to go down on his back knee to bowling artshowcases that increasing matu- easy to playinthe same club as the six- either.So, Chahalshifted his line to well out- away from the batsman.Not likethis. Pooran to do what mostbatsmen loathe to do holdbalance even as he reachedout. But the rity.His time has come in Tests.Are the selec- time Ballon d’Or winner. AGENCIES side off, from around the stumps. Therewas This wasatease to Gayle’s ego, presented againstChahal: rush down the trackfor the driftisn’t an easy beasttotame. In theend, tors tunedin?

[ ISL WRAP:RD1 ] BCCI asksCAtorelax

Youngest manager sets tone for the season Thapa, Brandon shine quarantine for Rohit, Ishant

THE MASTERMIND of the biggestupsetin yearsinPoland’s topdivision. But the Amidstthe focus on the much-im- “The Australian Health ProtectionPrincipal the opening round of matches in the Indian Spaniardhad to fill the big void left at FC proved foreign signings across all SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY Committee (AHPPC) recognises some other SuperLeague (ISL) is just35years old. ‘Just’, Goa with the departureofFerran teams, it is easy foranIndianplayerto KOLKATA,NOVEMBER24 travellersshould be exempt from quarantine becauseheisamanagerand notaplayer. Corominas, one of the fineststrikers to have go missing. But 22-year-old Anirudh requirementsaslongastheytakestepsto mit- GrardNus,the globe-trotting Spaniard playedinIndia. Thaparemindedeveryone whyheis ROHITSHARMAandIshantSharmacouldplay igaterisk.These travellers mustapplyfor a who joinedNorthEastUnitedinAugustisthe Angulo, 36, showedhis class in the space tipped to be oneofthe flag bearers of apartinthe Test seriesinAustraliaasthe BCCI quarantine exemption in line with stateand youngestmanager ever in the ISL. And it did of three second-half minutes against Indianfootball in the days to come. is nowintalkswith CricketAustralia (CA) as territoryrequirements.” nottakelongfor the former Ghana assistant Bengaluru FC in the battle of the twotitle Thapa,who has been one of the regardstoarelaxation in the quarantine rules TheBCCIand CA understandably aretry- coach, who startedhis career as the coachof contenders.His goals in the 66th minute – consistent performers forthe lastcou- forthe players. According to aBCCI official, if ing to take the ‘exemption’ routefor Rohit and Liverpool’s academy, to makeanimpact. aneat left-footedshotacross the goal to ple of seasons, became the firstIndian the rules arerelaxed, then Rohitand Ishant Ishant, as the Australian cricket body negoti- NorthEastwerethe whipping boys of beat Gurpreet Singh Sandhu – and the 69th goal scorer of the season – astatthat might reachAustralia in time to be available ates with the Australiangovernment. During the lastISL season – winning onlytwo out minute – using his chesttoscorefroma matters even nowbecause theIndian forIndia’s second and final tour game,against the Indian Premier League (IPL) also, the BCCI of the 18 matches and concedingtwice the close-range – salvaged an otherwise aver- players don’t routinelyfind the backof Australia 'A' in Sydney from December 11 to successfullynegotiated withthe government number of goals theyscored.Itwas widely ageevening forGoa. the net. Thapa looked sharp in 13.AspertheAustraliangovernment’sgeneral authorities in Abu Dhabitorelaxthe quaran- expectedthatthey’d be rolledoverintheir Giventhat almostone-thirdofthe for- Chennaiyin’s2-1 win over Jamshedpur Covid protocol,a14-dayquarantine periodis tineperiodfortheEnglishandAustraliancrick- opener by Mumbai City FC, one of the eign players and sevenout of 11 managers on Tuesday, and scored afteronly47 necessary upon reachingAustralia. eterswhowentto UnitedArabEmirates(UAE) favourites thisseason whonot onlyhavea GrardNus,35, took overthe mantle at in the ISL this season arefromSpain, it is seconds – alow,right-footeddrive “BCCI is in talkswith CA,whichinturn is afterplayingalimited-oversseriesinEngland. star-studdedsquad, but in Sergio Lobera NorthEast United in August. NEFC/Twitter hardlysurprising that they hadthe biggest from justinside the boxtofind the bot- negotiating with the Australian government Rohithadsufferedahamstringinjurydur- theyhaveamanagerwho hashad success impact in the opening round. tomright corner. about arelaxationinthe quarantinerules(for ingthe IPL, while aribcageinjuryruledIshant in India and abroad. And if firstimpressions areanything to Thapa’sIndiateammateBrandon the twoplayers). If the rules arerelaxed,then out of the tournament. But Nusand NorthEastshowedthey singleshotontargetshowedhow disci- go by,then a35-year-old manager and a Fernandes wasanother Indian player bothRohitandIshantcouldbeavailableforthe Both aredoing their rehab at theNational wouldn’t careabout reputations. NorthEast plinedNorthEastwereand the precision 36-year-old playerwill be theones to who impressed. The FC Goa midfielder (second) tour game,” aBCCI official told The Cricket Academy(NCA) at the moment. The playedwithin their limitations but Nusor- with whichtheyexecuted Nus’sgame-plan. watchout forthis season. did notstart thematch forFCGoa due Indian Express. BCCImedicalteamisassessingtheplayersand ganised them in suchawaythat Mumbai Incredibly, Nusisyoungerthanthe to aniggle he carriedcoming intothe AlthoughtheAustraliangovernmentman- itislearntthatasof now, Rohit’sfitnesslevelis found it hardtobreak them despitedomi- player who scriptedanimprobable come- ROUND 2FIXTURES:Nov 25: FC Goa vs season, but his introduction against dates a14-day quarantine period forincom- “70 per cent”. nating the firsthalf. backoverthe weekendfor FC Goa. MumbaiCity;Nov 26: Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru in the 57th minuteturned ing travellers, there’s aprovision forexemp- On Sunday, theIndian team head coach Ared cardtoMumbai playmaker Igor Angulo’s goal-scoring reputation NorthEast United;Nov 27:SCEastBengalvs out to be game-changing as he initiated tionwhichislistedinthe‘exemptioncategory’. Ravi Shastri had spoken about howitwas im- AhmedJahouhhelped NorthEast’s cause, precedeshim. He cametoIndia afterscor- ATKMohun Bagan; Nov28: Bengaluru vs the movesthatled to both Goagoals The Australian government’shealth advisory, portant forthe twoplayers to flyout to but the fact that Mumbai did notmanage a ing nearly ahundred goals in the lastfour Hyderabad; Nov29: Jamshedpur vs Odisha MIHIR VASAVDA as put out on the government website, says: Australia in the next “threetofour days”.

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