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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY ECI declares bypolls, Gold rush continues at Paralympics ends Bengal suspense Shooter Narwal, shuttler Bhagat clinch the yellow metal to take India to 26th spot Special Correspondent Chennai To remain CM, Mamata has to win Assembly seat by Nov. 5 India’s tryst with medals at Semblance of normalcy the Tokyo Paralympics conti in Valley amid shutdown Special Correspondent nued on Saturday, the penul SRINAGAR New Delhi timate day of the quadren A spontaneous shutdown was observed in parts of the The byelection in the Bhaba nial championship. Indian Kashmir Valley on Saturday nipur Assembly constituen athletes excelled in badmin as life started limping back cy in West Bengal, from ton and shooting, gaining a to normalcy with the restora where Chief Minister Mama yield of two golds, one silver tion of mobile and Internet ta Banerjee is expected to and a lone bronze. services three days after Syed contest, will be held on Sep Overall, India stayed at Ali Shah Geelani’s death. tember 30, the Election the 26th position with a con
NEWS Ī PAGE 8 Commission of India an solidated medal haul of four DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD nounced on Saturday. golds, seven silvers and six Ms. Banerjee, who lost bronzes. from Nandigram in the As Pramod Bhagat led the sembly election held earlier charge in badminton, clinch this year, should get elected ing gold in the men’s SL3 ca by November 5 to continue cies will be held on October State was ready to hold elec tegory. In the final, Bhagat as Chief Minister. 3. The nominations are to be tion. “He also informed [the defeated Great Britain’s Da
The election to the Sam filed from September 6 to 13. commission] that in view of niel Bethell 2114, 2117 dur On cloud nine: Shuttler Pramod Bhagat celebrating his win in Tokyo on Saturday. * GETTY IMAGES serganj and Jangipur As The byelections to three the administrative exigen ing a clash that lasted 45 mi sembly seats, also in West Lok Sabha and 31 other As cies and public interest and nutes. With badminton just 20, 2113 in a duel that secondbest to win the silver men’s singles SL4 and SH6 fi Bengal, and Pipli in Odisha sembly seats have, however, to avoid a vacuum in the Sta making its debut in the para stretched across 47 minutes. at 216.7 points, while Russian nals respectively. And in too will be held on Septem been kept on hold. te, byelection for 159Bhaba lympic circuit, Bhagat also In shooting, Manish Nar Sergey Malyshev got the shooting, Sidhartha Babu, ber 30. The election to the The commission, in a nipur, Kolkata from where became the maiden cham wal excelled in the P4 mixed bronze. Deepak and Avani Lekhara three seats was adjourned statement, said the Chief Se Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Chief pion in this segment. 50m air pistol SH1 competi The Indian contingent has will compete in the R6 after the death of candidates cretaries of Odisha and West Minister, intends to contest Meanwhile, India’s Manoj tion. The 19yearold script a lot to look forward to on Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 and later deferred in view of Bengal informed it that the elections may be conduct Sarkar secured the bronze in ed a Paralympic record, Sunday especially in bad segment’s qualification the second wave of CO COVID19 situation was un ed,” the statement said. the same men’s SL3 badmin clocking 218.2 points and In minton and shooting. Suhas rounds. MAGAZINE Ī 8 PAGES VID19. The counting of der control. The West Ben ton section. Sarkar defeated dia’s cup of joy brimmed as Yathiraj and Krishna Nagar CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGE 4 votes in all four constituen gal Chief Secretary said the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara 22 Singhraj Adhana emerged compete in the badminton MORE REPORTS ON Ī PAGE 16 Peace deal Talks with Taliban ‘reassuring’: Shringla Good law and order must Few women inked to end for freedoms, says Shah make it to the Karbi unrest India remains watchful of govt. formation in Kabul as Haqqanis press for bigger role top, says CJI He says campaign on to malign police Special Correspondent Suhasini Haidar the Taliban’s requests during Krishnadas Rajagopal NEW DELHI new delhi the meeting, the Ministry of Special Correspondent Speaking at the 51st Rais NEW DELHI A tripartite agreement Four days after announcing External Affairs said India NEW DELHI ing Day celebrations of the Chief Justice of India N.V. among five insurgent that the Indian government had brought up the safety of Union Home Minister Amit Bureau of Police Research Ramana on Saturday la groups of Assam, the has held talks with the Tali Indian nationals and Afghan Shah on Saturday said for a and Development, the Mi mented that “very few wo Centre and the State go ban in Doha, Foreign Secre minorities wishing to visit In successful democracy, it nister asked it to take initia men find representation at vernment was signed on tary Harsh Vardhan Shringla dia, as well as India’s con was vital to protect free tives for improving the im the top” and admitted that Saturday to end years of said in Washington on Friday cern that Afghan soil should dom of expression and indi age of the police. He said even a “mere” 11% repre violence in the Karbi An that the Taliban thus far had not be used for antiIndian vidual liberty, and this the good work and sacrific sentation of women on the glong region. been “reassuring” and “rea activities . could not be ensured if law es of police personnel Bench of the Supreme The insurgent groups sonable”, but he stressed Despite the sanguine ap and order was not good should be highlighted and Court was achieved with which signed the peace ac that the government conti proach, officials told The enough. recognised. “great difficulty”. Ideally, cord include the Karbi Lon nued to approach the new Hindu they are watching He said a campaign was Mr. Shah said more than women should have got at gri North Cachar Hills Lib regime in Kabul cautiously. events surrounding the go going on to malign the im 35,000 police personnel least 50% representation at eration Front, the People’s His comments came as Crowd control: A Taliban fighter walks in front of people vernment formation in Af age of the police by exagger had sacrificed their lives all levels after 75 years of In
Democratic Council of Kar the Taliban continued to sitting outside a bank in Kabul on Saturday. * AFP ghanistan very closely for ating a few untoward inci since Independence. dependence, he said. bi Longri, the United Peo work on government forma signals that could indicate dents and not highlighting ple’s Liberation Army and tion, which was delayed for we have had so far, the Tali fice chief Muhammad Sher more worries for India. their good deeds. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 9 the Karbi People’s Libera the second day, amid reports ban seem to indicate they Abbas Stanekzai and Indian To begin with, the delay in tion Tigers factions. Under of differences between va will be reasonable in the way Ambassador to Qatar Dee government formation by the peace accord, more rious factions. they handle things,” Mr. pak Mittal on Tuesday was the Taliban could indicate than 1,000 armed cadres “I think they [Taliban] ha Shringla told presspersons, held at the Indian Embassy that the Haqqani Network, have abjured violence and ve…made reassuring noises indicating that there had at the Taliban’s request. Offi which has often targeted In joined the mainstream. from their side. Our engage been more than one such en cials indicated that it was dian interests, is jockeying The agreement provides ment with them has been li gagement with the group. part of the Taliban’s desire to for a bigger role in the go for their rehabilitation. mited, and it’s not that we’ve According to the govern reach out to countries with vernment. a robust conversation. But ment’s statements, the meet an interest in Afghanistan. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 for whatever conversations ing with Taliban Political Of While giving no details of CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8
Congress wins Central Vista Avenue to be ready soon 670 panchayat Plan to construct Secretariat buildings has run into delays at the tendering stage samiti seats
Damini Nath in Rajasthan NEW DELHI The construction of the new Special Correspondent Parliament building and re JAIPUR development of Central Vis The ruling Congress on Sa ta Avenue could be complet turday won 670 panchayat ed ahead of schedule, while samiti seats and the BJP the project to construct the trailed behind with 551 first three of the 10 proposed seats in the elections held Secretariat buildings has run in six districts of Rajasthan. into delays at the tendering Polling for electing 1,564 stage, according to Central members of 78 panchayat Public Works Department samitis and 200 members (CPWD) officials. of six zila parishads was The new Parliament, held in three phases. which is supposed to be While the Congress ob completed by November tained the majority in the 2022, should be ready in panchayat samitis, the BJP time for the Winter Session was leading in the zila par next year, according to an of Grand plan: Construction work for the Central Vista Redevelopment Project is under way in ishad polls by winning 55 of ficial. New Delhi. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR the 115 seats for which the The Central Vista Avenue results were announced till too would be ready ahead of dia Gate, is expected to be in the CPWD has postponed project includes construc late Saturday evening. The its deadline in time for the full swing in 2023, when In the last date for bids and tion and fiveyear mainte Congress won 52 zila par Republic Day parade in dia is set to host the G20 opening of bids for the first nance contract for three CCS ishad seats and the Bahujan 2022, the official said. summit for world leaders. three Common Central Se buildings to be made on the Samaj Party three. The official added that The last elements of the cretariat (CCS) buildings six site of the Indira Gandhi Na The Rashtriya Loktantrik though there had been some larger plan, including con times. The bids were to be tional Centre for the Arts, Party, a former ally of the delays due to the COVID19 struction of a new conven opened on Friday, but on which has been shifted to a BJP in Rajasthan which quit pandemic, the backlog had tion centre and refurbish Thursday the CPWD cited temporary location at the the NDA over the issue of been made up with addition ment of North and South “administrative reasons” to erstwhile Janpath Hotel. farm laws last year, won 40 al shifts of workers being de Block to be used as the Na push the deadline to Sep The Central Vista project panchayat samiti seats ployed. Another CPWD offi tional Museum, are sche tember 17. includes the construction of while Independents bagged cial said the projects were duled to be completed in a new residence for the Vice 290 seats. The BSP won 11 likely to be completed before 2026. Tender modified President, for which the panchayat samiti seats. the deadlines. While the first two pro The CPWD has modified the CPWD has invited bids, and The polls were held in The revamp of the Central jects — the Parliament build tender multiple times due to a new residence and office the districts of Jaipur, Jodh Vista, which stretches from ing and Central Vista Avenue issues raised by potential for the Prime Minister, pur, Bharatpur, Sawai Mad the Rashtrapati Bhavan to In revamp — are progressing, bidders. The ₹3,463crore which are yet to be finalised. hopur, Dausa and Sirohi. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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A total A 26yearold man was alleg shifted to DDU Hospital station. of 99 agents or master edly stabbed to death by two where he was declared Lav Kumar allegedly re minds involved in passport persons after he asked them dead,” the officer said. vealed that he and his friend and visa forgery cases have to not make noise when they Deepak were returning to been nabbed by IGI Airport were travelling in an erick Tried to escape Mohan Garden from a birth police during a special shaw in Outer Delhi’s Mohan The police said that Dalip re day party in Dwarka. drive in 2020 and 2021, Garden, the police said on ceived three stab injuries on “They boarded an erick they said. Saturday. the chest, waist and thigh. shaw in which the victim was DCP (Airport) Vikram Deputy Commissioner of An eyewitness, Gopal, who also sitting who was regular Porwal said the accused Police (Outer) Parvinder said that he works as a ly interrupting them not to have been identified as Singh said that the accused watchman at Jayswal Vatika make noise, and and using Mehboob Khan, resident of have been identified as Lav said that around 11 p.m., he foul language. An argument Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pra Kumar (21), a resident of Mo was standing at Gandhi broke out when all of them desh, Mahesh Kumar, resi han Garden, Sainik Enclave, Chowk where he saw that a got down at Gandhi Chowk. dent of Gurugram and Saif and Deepak (23), a resident person with golden hair was The accused stabbed the vic Bari, a resident of Jamia of Faridkot in Punjab. The beating the victim. Mean tim. When the accused real Nagar. victim has been identified as while, the other person ised that Dalip has grievously Afghan refugees protest outside the UNHCR office demanding resettlement options and assurance of security from the global Four passengers arrived Dalip, resident of Roorkee, standing there took a knife injured, they tried to flee. body, in New Delhi on Saturday. * SANDEEP SAXENA as deportees from Armenia the police said. and stabbed him a few times. However, one of them was CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC via Sharjah on the ground The police said that on When the injured fell down, caught,” Mr. Singh said. of holding fake visas. On Friday, a PCR call was re the assailants tried to es the complaint from immi ceived at Ranhola police sta cape, however, Gopal tried Knife recovered gration officials, a case was tion around 11.30 p.m. re to stop them and managed to CCTV footages of nearby JNU to reopen registered and all the four garding murder at main catch hold of one of the ac areas were checked and co Delhi govt. identifies 9 road accused were arrested . Gandhi Chowk in Mohan cused, the DCP said. accused Deepak was in phases from They disclosed that the Garden. “When the police The police said that a case nabbed. The knife used in fake evisas were arranged reached the spot, they found was registered under Sec the crime has been reco stretches for beautification tomorrow by the three accused. a man was lying on the tions 302 (murder) and 34 vered, the police said. Press Trust of India Will push to remove illegal parking from bus lanes: Jain New Delhi Special Correspondent “We are planning to rede Jawaharlal Nehru Universi New Delhi sign and decongest 540 km ty on Saturday said its cam Public Works Department length of roads in Delhi. For pus will reopen in phases (PWD) Minister Satyendar this, we will make separate starting from September 6. Jain held a meeting with de lanes for buses and goods The campus will first re partment consultants and transport on roads. This will open for PhD research officials to take stock of the decongest roads and ease scholars who have to sub ongoing streetscaping pro the flow of traffic,” Mr. Jain mit their thesis by the end ject in the Capital here on was quoted as having said. of this year. Saturday. Mr. Jain also asserted the The university said The Delhi government importance of impactbased upon arrival on the cam has identified nine stretches output to the officials and pus, every student will pro of roads for redevelopment. said that they should think duce a negative RTPCR Satyendar Jain Mr. Jain said that the Delhi of ways to integrate surprise test report not earlier than government will make sepa elements into the landscape. 72 hours prior to arrival. rate lanes for buses on 540 Park to Azadpur, K.N. Katju Special lighting systems, “All finalyear PhD re km length of roads identified Marg, Road no. 58 near Lee Mr. Jain stated, will be made search scholars are al for streetscaping. la Hotel, Shanti Van road, with the help of lighting con lowed to enter into the The government will push Road opposite India Habitat sultants and installed on campus. PhD students to remove illegal parking Centre, Tikri border entry, roads to make sure that the with disabilities are al from bus lanes and that spe Road no. 59 near Signature aesthetics of the roads are lowed to enter into the cial lighting will be installed Bridge and Nelson Mandela visible during the night and campus,” the university to intensify the beauty of re Marg. additionally will also elimi said. The central library designed roads, he said. nate the chances of black will be sanitised and seat Mr. Jain discussed decon Best to be replicated spots. ing arrangements of read gestion of roads to ensure These roads will be deve Mr. Jain further directed ing halls with 50% capacity smooth movement of traffic. loped keeping the aesthetics the officials to revamp the will be made before reo The government stated it of their surroundings in aesthetics of roads, keeping pening the library. Teach is planning to redesign and mind on a pilot basis and the environmental prospects in inglearning will continue decongest nine roads which bestdesigned road will be mind. He stressed planting to be in online mode, while include Sri Aurobindo Marg, replicated at other places, different varieties of trees school centre level librar a 3km stretch from Majlis the government stated. alongside roads. ies shall remain closed. Five arrested as illegal arms factory busted
Press Trust of India road of Muradnagar town Ghaziabad here, the police said. Five men have also been ar Senior Superintendent of rested after the police bust Police Pawan Kumar said ed an illegal arms factory that five pistols of .32 bore, here and seized a huge 72 cartridges, 20 halffur cache of weapons and am nished pistols, 55 barrels of munition, an officer said on 32 bore, 13 magazines, 250 Saturday. Two of their ac magazine springs, 10 semi complices are absconding. prepared magazines, 90 the police said. side plates, 17 trigger guards The illegal arms factory along with manufacturing was being run near the cul instruments and other parts vert of Shahzadpur village of pistols have been seized.
DEATH ANNIVERSARIES ‘Stay updated OBITUARY & REMEMBRANCE about latest
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Press Trust of India New Delhi Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Satur day exhorted the newly re cruited constables to re main updated on latest crime trends and make op timal use of technology in conducting investigation, gathering evidence and for prosecution procedures. He was addressing the passing out parade at Pol ice Training College, Jharo da Kalan. The 116th batch of 312 constables completed their training and will now be joining various districts and units of Delhi Police. According to a state ment released by the pol ice, 171 candidates have been appointed on com passionate grounds in the place of their blood rela tions, who lost their lives while discharging duty. There are 11 postgrad uates, 116 graduates, three people with BTech, one with BBA and one BCA among these recruits.
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Timings DELHI 122 teachers to SUNDAY, SEP. 05 Nearly 4,000 await govt.’s ₹50,000 COVID19 relief RISE 06:02 SET 18:38 get awards for RISE 04:00 SET 17:55 MONDAY, SEP. 06 Over 6,000 people who lost kin to deadly virus have applied for scheme; pendency largely due to procedural bottlenecks work during RISE 06:02 SET 18:37 RISE 05:01 SET 18:33 Nikhil M Babu pandemic New Delhi TUESDAY, SEP. 07 Staff Reporter RISE 06:03 SET 18:36 In September last year, 69 New Delhi RISE 06:04 SET 19:08 yearold Rukhmani Devi watched helplessly as her The Delhi government will husband was rushed to a hos honour 122 teachers with pital after he tested positive the State Teachers Award for COVID19. She never saw for outstanding work during him again. the pandemic on the occa Her husband, 74yearold sion of Teacher’s Day. Sardar Singh, died a couple “The teachers of Delhi of days later on September have played an important 20. “After he died, I never got role in the tough times of the chance to see his face,” COVID. They have not only Ms. Devi said as she welled worked shoulder to shoul up at her tworoom house in der with the administration Shahabad Mohammadpur. but have also done remarka “I am unwell and survive ble work in vaccination, on my husband’s pension, quarantine centre, distribu my son doesn’t give me tion of food, mask enforce anything. The officials who ment, airport duty. And came to our house said that along with these duties, we will get money [under the while performing their basic Delhi government’s relief duty, they also continued scheme for people who have point, said officials. how many people have ap the work of online teaching Capital records lost a family member to CO A Delhi government plied for the relief of ₹2,500/ and did not let the children’s VID19], but it has been more source said authorities are month and how many have education stop,” Education zero deaths, than two months and we are looking at tweaking this re been approved. Minister Manish Sisodia yet to get anything,” said the quirement of verification by Ms. Devi lives with her said. He said during the pan 55 fresh cases frail septuagenarian. the Health Department to grandson whose parents died demic, many children went
According to official data Rukhmani Devi, 69, in her two-room house in Shahabad Mohammadpur. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA speed up the process. when he was young. to other States but the teach Press Trust of India seen by The Hindu, a total of Some people are also find “I have been living with ers not only worked to find New Delhi 6,036 people have applied up soon as the Minister has <> I am unwell and conditions have to be ful ing it difficult to get a surviv my grandparents since I was these children but also Delhi did not report any for compensation of ₹50,000 already given directions,” the survive on my filled: The death must be cer ing member certificate, a child and now it is just the called them to Delhi at their death due to COVID19 under the scheme. Out of spokesperson said. husband’s pension. tified as COVID19 death as which is one of the five re two of us. I am doing my own expense. They also for the fourth consecu this, 66% (3,995) of the appli The Mukhyamantri CO The officials who per a list by the Ministry of quired documents. third year in college and the gave devices to the children tive day on Saturday cations were not approved as VID19 Pariwar Aarthik Sa Home Affairs (MHA). Else, “The process takes time as only income we have is my for online classes and got came to our house while the number of new of Saturday. Most of 3,995 ap hayata Yojna was notified the death must have hap we have to also make sure grandfather’s pension, which their Internet connection infections was 55 with a plications are pending appro around two and a half said I will get the pened within one month of that no one is making fake is ₹6,500. He had taken a recharged. positivity rate of 0.08%, val due to conditions not be months ago to “provide im money, but it has testing positive for COVID19 certificates to get the money,” loan for his sister’s wedding “Our teachers have con according to data shared ing met even after filing the mediate financial relief” to been more than two plus it has to be verified as another official said. and that’s why his pension is tributed a lot to our lives. by the city health request, said officials. families who have lost their months and we are COVID19 death by the Health less. He used to work for the Therefore, on the occasion department. dear ones to COVID19. yet to get anything Department of the Delhi go No data electricity department,” said of Teacher’s Day, call at least After showing gradual Only 10.9% got money The beneficiaries include Rukhmani Devi vernment. Under the same scheme, a Sagar Saini. one of your teachers and ex fall, the number of cases The government has released children who have lost one or This condition is proving monthly assistance of ₹2,500 “Two teachers had come press gratitude towards has again risen, with Sa money to only 10.9% of the both parents to COVID19. able to procure documents to be a bottleneck for approv to specific categories of peo to our place about two them. Tomorrow, along turday’s count being the applicants till now. There are 6,200 children and avail benefits” and di ing cases, officials said. ple who have lost their family months ago and now we are with Teacher’s Day, also ce highest in the last 15 days, When contacted, a Delhi who are left with a single pa rected the government to fix “If the name of the de members to COVID19 is to be entering the third month. It lebrate Teacher’s Gratitude data showed. government spokesperson rent and 292 left orphaned as issues in the process to get ceased is not part of the MHA given. But a separate form will be really helpful if we get Day...,” he said. The new cases took the said some people were facing on August 16 due to CO compensation. list, the file is sent to the has to be submitted online to some money from the go Mr. Sisodia also said national capital's infec difficulties in getting the re VID19, as per a status report For getting the compensa Health Department for verifi avail this benefit. The govern vernment,” he added. mindfulness has become a tion tally to 14,37,929. Ov quired documents. filed by the Delhi govern tion, a person has to submit cation,” an official said. ment started sanctioning this When asked whether they turning point in the lives of er 14.12 lakh patients have The Social Welfare Minis ment to the High Court. five documents online, in The government is trying amount to people around face any financial issues, Ms. students studying in Delhi recovered from the virus. ter recently asked officials to On August 23, the High cluding death certificate and to help people with the pro Thursday and the numbers Devi said: “We have a house, government schools and ev The death toll due to expedite the process of issu Court had said that it “would proof of COVID19 death. cedure at every step and the are still low, said sources. but we cannot break the ery day, 16 lakh students the coronavirus infection ing necessary documents. be unfair to expect children, But even after submitting scheme is the “government’s The Delhi government did house and eat when we are start their day with mindful in Delhi stood at 25,082. “The approvals will pick who lost their parents, to be the documents, one of two topmost priority” at this not provide exact figures on hungry, right?” ness.
0 Civic body polls: DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to verify and make appropriate enquiries to Who are you trying to protect, satisfy themselves about the veracity of BJP to launch an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & outreach Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch for the authenticity of any advertisement Atishi questions Delhi Police or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s products and/or services. In no event can programme the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in any manner whatsoever for any claims Press Trust of India Out of 750 cases related to riots, chargesheets filed in 35: AAP and/or damages for advertisements in this newspaper. New Delhi The Delhi BJP will kickstart Staff Reporter “The resolution through it’s campaign for the next New Delhi which the BJPruled civic year’s civic body polls by The Aam Aadmi Party on bodies will be giving land to launching a massive out Saturday alleged that the its own people has been reach programme later this Delhi Police is not conduct passed in the NDMC Stand month and connecting with ing proper investigations in ing Committee on Septem voters across the city cases related to the north ber 1,” said AAP chief spo through 11,000 small and east riots. It said out of the kesperson Saurabh medium public meetings. 750 cases, chargesheets Bhardwaj The party has already have been filed in only 35 “BJP Delhi State presi strengthened nearly 14,000 cases. dent Adesh Gupta needs to
boothlevel units by forming “Not just AAP, all the AAP leader Atishi * tell why the BJP is bringing 21membered executive courts too are raising ques such a cheap policy, why committees, which will play tions on the Delhi Police’s catching the real culprits. I are they going to give land a crucial role in reaching investigations. It is clear want to ask the police, who worth crores to their lead out to each household start that the police does not are they trying to protect? ers for free,” he added. ing from September 15, said want to investigate the Del Why can’t they present Delhi BJP Spokesperson Delhi BJP general secretary hi riots properly. The courts proper witnesses, proof Praveen Shankar Kapoor Harsh Malhotra on Satur have refused to accept and carry out a legitimate said this week’s NDMC day. The BJP, which has statements of Delhi Police’s investigation even after 1.5 Standing Committee propo been ruling the three muni witnesses multiple times years,” she asked. sal to hand over few vacant cipal corporations since and observed that they health department premis 2007, is going to the elec seem to be planted,” senior ‘Land to pvt. clinics’ es to charitable NGOs for tions with an upbeat AAP AAP leader Atishi said. The party also alleged that running charitable health trying to unseat it. “The She said it was “crystal the BJPruled New Delhi dispensaries is in line with programme will be based clear” that the police and Municipal Corporation is decadesold tradition. on two way communication LieutenantGovernor under giving away land worth “It is sad that AAP is try between our workers and the BJP do not want to in thousands of crores to priv ing to malign this good the residents in their neigh vestigate riot cases. “Delhi ate clinics and people are scheme with a political ven bourhood,” he said. Police has no intention of known to them free of cost. detta,” he said.
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IN BRIEF Nipah surfaces Weather Watch Will propose altered course of in Kozhikode Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday after a year
action against COVID: Pinarayi Special Correspondent Thiruvananthapuram Kerala CM says restoring normalcy is the government’s uppermost priority Nipah has surfaced in Ker Heavy rain inundates ala again for the third Special Correspondent medicine, he said. time, that too after a gap of many places in Hyderabad Thiruvananthapuram HYDERABAD Mr. Vijayan said sectoral one year. Heavy downpour of two Kerala Chief Minister Pina magistrates and the police Nipah has been con hours in the southern and rayi Vijayan on Saturday said should ensure pandemic firmed in a 12yearold ad eastern parts of Hyderabad the government would on control activities at the vil mitted to a private hospital on Saturday has led to Tuesday weigh an altered lage and municipal ward le in Kozhikode with ence inundation of roads, severe course of action to bridle CO vel. Local selfgovernments phalitis, the Additional Di flooding of colonies and VID19 and restore the eco would identify areas that had rector of Health Services tedious traffic jams in several nomy at a stroke. The night fallen behind in vaccination (Public Health) said here localities. curfew (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and organise special inocula late on Saturday night. The and Sunday lockdown would tion drives. They should en sample had been tested at INSPIRESat-1 primed for continue till then. sure no family in quarantine the NIV unit in Alappuzha. launch, says IIST He said restoring normal Long wait: A file photo of people waiting to get vaccinated at starved, lacked in medicine, Further details about THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) cy was the government’s up a camp in Thiruvananthapuram. * S. MAHINSHA and other essentials. The the case are not known. INSPIRESat1 CubeSat, Forecast for Sunday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isolated permost priority. Kerala had emphasis was on home deliv Kerala’s first tryst with developed under the places over Uttarakhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, to learn to live with CO cency. The mask and physi mained effectively quaran ery and use of volunteers to Nipah had been in May International Satellite central Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Marathwada, Konkan & Goa, Program in Research and VID19. The pandemic was cal distancing mandate tined. Those who broke qua run odd jobs for quarantined June 2018 and this was the coastal & interior Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Education (INSPIRE), is ready likely to linger well after the would endure, he said. rantine would risk a heavy families. first recorded outbreak in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe for launch, the Indian State achieved 100% vaccina Mr. Vijayan mooted hyp fine and prosecution. The He said the police would South India. The outbreak city rain max min city rain max min Institute of Space Science and tion. Blunting the pandemic erlocal surveillance by police would forcibly move impose strict curbs on social identified 23 cases, though Agartala...... —....34.8....28.0 Kozhikode...... 7....28.4....23.1 Ahmedabad...... —....34.4....25.8 Kurnool ...... —....32.6....24.5 Technology (IIST) has said. was expected to be a long neighbourhood watch them to government shel life, retail, and mobility in lo only 18 were labcon Aizawl...... 16....30.2....20.1 Lucknow...... 38....33.6....24.1 The small satellite that haul. Kerala should prepare groups and local selfgovern ters. The administration calities that reported an firmed. Of the 23 cases Allahabad...... 87.8....32.4....23.2 Madurai...... 0.2....33.2....24.9 weighs less than 10 kg will be for it. It should not slide back ment officials to ensure that would charge the violators above 7% Weekly Infection identified, only two sur Bengaluru ...... 0.1....26.6....20.4 Mangaluru ...... 53.8....26.8....22.4 Bhopal ...... 0.6....30.4....24.4 Mumbai ...... 54....31.3....24.0 launched aboard an upcoming into preCOVID era compla the infected persons re for bread, boarding and Population Ratio (WIPR). vived the infection. Bhubaneswar.... 26.2....33.2....25.5 Mysuru ...... —....29.0....20.4 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Chandigarh ...... —....33.1....25.9 New Delhi ...... 0.1....33.2....26.1 (PSLV) mission of the Indian Chennai ...... 5....31.9....24.6 Patna ...... —....35.2....26.4 Space Research Organisation Coimbatore ...... 0.5....30.4....22.3 Port Blair...... 26....29.8....23.4 Dehradun...... 2....29.6....24.3 Puducherry ...... 0.4....29.6....23.2 (ISRO). Gangtok...... —....22.8....18.0 Pune...... —....32.0....21.4 4 years on, charges yet to be Karnataka decides to Goa...... 3....29.4....23.8 Raipur ...... —....33.6....24.4 Minor girl in A.P. ‘sexually Guwahati ...... —....35.5....26.4 Ranchi...... 3....31.2....23.2 Hubballi...... —....27.0....22.0 Shillong...... 1....24.7....16.6 assaulted’ by 3 persons Hyderabad ...... 4....30.6....22.0 Shimla...... 67....23.8....16.2 KRUTHIVENNU ban online gambling framed in Gauri Lankesh case Imphal ...... 1....32.0...... — Srinagar...... —....31.8....15.7 A 15yearold girl was Jaipur ...... —....33.5....25.7 Thiruvananthapuram...... 10....30.4....24.2 allegedly sexually assaulted Kochi ...... 6....27.8....24.2 Tiruchi...... —....31.7....24.8 Lottery, horse races not included Kohima ...... 9....25.8....18.2 Vijayawada ...... 0.6....33.6....25.2 by two youth and a juvenile in Kolkata ...... —....35.1....27.6 Visakhapatnam ...... —....33.8....25.4 Kruthivennu mandal of Progress in M.M. Kalburgi murder case has also been tardy Special Correspondent (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) Andhra Pradesh. The girl the State government to K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj Bengaluru Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday reportedly came out without Meanwhile, application of take a stand on online bet Bengaluru CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE the knowledge of the parents the Karnataka Control of Or The State Cabinet on Satur ting, Mr. Madhuswamy * Ahmedabad...... 6 121 .30 ... 47 ...50 .... In observation made at to meet her friend in Four years have passed since ganised Crimes Act (KCO day decided to ban online clarified. Bengaluru ...... 12 .11 .28 ... 62 ...66 ....* 4.00 p.m., Nandesari, Vijayawada. The accused, who the assassination of activist CA), 2000, to all the accused gambling or betting, and for The Cabinet approved a Chennai ...... 4 .34 .94 ... 34 ...43 ....* Gujarat recorded an Delhi ...... 9 .58 .87 . 113 .....— ....* overall air quality index reportedly assured to help editor Gauri Lankesh on in the Gauri Lankesh murder that, amend the Karnataka draft Bill to amend the Kar * (AQI) score of 288 Hyderabad ...... 3 .75 .21 ... 27 ...38 .... indicating an unhealthy the girl, took her to an September 5, 2017, and near case hinges on the Supreme Police Act, 1963. nataka Police Act, 1963, and Kolkata...... 13 .25 .29 ... 75 ...85 ....* level of pollution. In abandoned area and allegedly ly three years since the char Court order, expected on The ban, however, would the Bill would be introduced Lucknow...... 6 .30 .94 ... 48 ...60 ....* contrast, Shillong, Mumbai ...... 13 .10 ...— ... 68 .107 ....* Meghalaya recorded a committed the crime. gesheet was filed by the Spe September 8. not include lottery or bet in the coming session of the Pune...... 121 173 111 ... 55 ...48 ....* healthy AQI score of 15 Kerala water transport cial Investigation Team The Karnataka High Court ting on horse races, said legislature beginning on Visakhapatnam .21 .32 .36 ... 39 ...78 ....* resumes boat service (SIT). However, the courts had in April, 2021, quashed Law and Parliamentary Af September 13. Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) ALAPPUZHA are yet to frame charges Gauri Lankesh KCOCA 2000 charges fairs Minister J.C. Madhus The draft Bill defined on SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, against the accused, not just against one of the accused wamy, briefing the media on line games as “involving all making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air The Kerala Water Transport particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues Department has resumed the in this case but also in the counsel has denied. Mohan Naik saying the Act the decisions taken at a Ca forms of wagering or betting and monuments. operation of Vega II, a tourist M.M. Kalburgi murder case “In both cases, Hearing can be applied only against binet meeting chaired by including in the form of to NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. boat service connecting where the charge sheet was Before Charges (HBC) is on those accused with two or Chief Minister Basavaraj kens valued in terms of mo CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to Alappuzha and Kumarakom. filed two years ago. going in the respective more cases against them Bommai. ney paid before or after the critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Officials said the service, The prosecution blames courts and we are confident previously. issue of it, or electronic dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. which was restarted last the COVID19 pandemic and charges will be framed and Gauri’s sister Kavita Lan HC’s nudge means and virtual currency, PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced week, was drawing tourists in “delay tactics” deployed by trial will begin very soon,” kesh approached the apex The decision was taken fol electronic transfer of funds lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature good numbers. Vega II was the defence to prolong trial, said M.N. Anucheth, Chief court challenging the High lowing the High Court of in connection with any death in people with heart or lung disease launched in March 2020. an allegation the defence Investigation Officer, SIT. Court order. Karnataka repeatedly asking game of chance”.
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These forces were act after some unidentified rinder Singh on Saturday desperate measure to woo Chandigarh any possibility of misunder ing at the behest of Central persons poured acid on ridiculed the Shiromani Punjab’s voters ahead of the Amid protests by farmers standing. agencies and had the active them in Madhya Pradesh’s Akali Dal’s decision to set 2022 Assembly polls. during its ongoing “100day support of the Congress and Ujjain, prompting the pol up a panel to hold talks with “But the farmers, and the yatra”, the Shiromani Akali ‘With the farmers’ the AAP. ice to register a case after the State’s farmers, saying people of Punjab are not Dal (SAD) has decided to res “We are totally with the The Congress and the animal lovers raised con no overtures could absolve fools, and your attempts to chedule the tour by six days farmers’ movement and AAP were acting out of frus cerns over the barbaric act, the “Badals” of their res befool them with lies will to facilitate a dialogue with have been backing it firmly. tration over the rousing res an officer said on Saturday. ponsibility in thrusting the backfire on you,” he warned representatives of farmers’ We have also backed all calls ponse of Punjabis to the An offence under sec laws on the farming the SAD president. organisations. given by the Samyukt Kisan SAD campaign. “They have tion 428 (commits mischief community. To take on the ruling Con Morcha and will continue to read the writing on the wall by killing animals) and oth Capt. Amarinder Singh * Sukhbir Singh Badal * ‘Akalis rejected’ gress and the Aam Aadmi do so. We are ready to answ and want to scuttle the im er relevant provisions of ‘Akalis’ apathy’ Capt. Amarinder added that Party (AAP) ahead of the As er each and every question pending mandate of the pe the IPC was registered at He said that the Badals “The Akalis’ apathy to farmers and was insulting the State had completely sembly election in Punjab, posed by any of its represen ople of Punjab by creating Nagjhiri police station on themselves were at the root wards the farmers was evi them by alleging that they and unequivocally rejected SAD president Sukhbir tatives at any place of their conditions of unrest and in Friday, the officer said. The of the problem, and the co dent from the fact that even owed allegiance to other the Akalis, who had mis Singh Badal last month choosing. We do not want to stability. All this is being matter came to light when conspirators of the Centre’s now, instead of understand political parties, including ruled the State for 10 years started the yatra across 100 come into any confrontation done to create a justification an animal rights group in antifarmer agenda, and ing and relating with the the Congress,” said Capt. in coalition with the Bhara constituencies. The cam with farmers,” he stated. for the imposition of the Indore received a call on its hence the Akalis neither de pain of the farmers, SAD Amarinder in a statement. tiya Janata Party and then paign has been named Gal The campaign would res President’s Rule,” he said. helpline that some strays serve nor can expect any president Sukhbir Badal He termed Mr. Badal’s an worked hand in glove with Punjab Di. ume from Amloh on Sep He accused the BJP of had been attacked with understanding or forgive was refusing to simply re nouncement of suspension them to impose the farm Mr. Badal said a three tember 11. backing all these acid, it was stated. ness from the farmers. cognise the protestors as of the SAD’s election out laws on the farmers. member committee of se He alleged that there was conspiracies. Odisha amends 65-year-old Bypoll to Pipili Assembly Odisha STF seizes over 1 kg urban development Act constituency to be held on September 30 of brown sugar, arrests one The new Bill is said to be practical and progressive Kolkata-based dealers smuggle heroin into Odisha, Jharkhand Staff Reporter The BJD has nominated Staff Reporter in support of possession of Drug racketeers and Staff Reporter urban local bodies of the BHUBANESWAR Rudra Pratap Maharathy, BHUBANESWAR BHUBANESWAR such contraband materials, smugglers based in Kolkata State have been proposed. The bypoll to Pipili Assemb son of Pradip Maharathy, as The Special Task Force of for which the accused per procure heroin from un The Odisha Assembly on Sa Moreover, standardising ly constituency in Odisha’s its candidate while the BJP the Odisha police arrested son was arrested and for known sources and then turday passed the Odisha the planning norms across Puri district will be held on has chosen Asrit Patta an engineering graduate and warded to the court,” said they try to smuggle it into Town Planning and Im the State by bringing the Od September 30. nayak. Mr. Pattanayak had seized 1.034 kg brown sugar an STF officer. States like Odisha and Jhark provement Trust (Amend isha Town Planning and Im This is the third time by lost the poll in 2019 against from him. hand. Often children are ment) Bill, 2021, by amend provement Trust Act, 1956 at poll date for Pipili has been Pradip Maharathy. Based on intelligence in Drug menace used to carry to narcotics by ing the 65yearold the par with the Odisha Deve announced. The bypoll Pipili is a politically sensi put, a raid was conducted by The drug menace has be train to Odisha. Odisha Town Planning and lopment Authority Act, 1982 scheduled on April 17 had to tive constituency. Pradeep team of STF, Bhubaneswar come major headache for The STF has tasted good Improvement Trust Act, is a major feature of the new be postponed following Maharathy had won the seat near Kumabasta Patrol the State police. The high va amount of success during 1956 Bill. death of Congress candidate 7 times. The poll process Pump, Khordha. A youth lued drug such as heroin past two years by cultivating The new bill on urban de As per the new amend Ajit Mangaraj three days be was often violenceridden. identified as Manoranjan was unheard of in the State a informers on the ground. velopment is touted to be ments, town planning func fore the day of poll. As the three parties would Das, a B.Tech graduate of couple years ago. But now, During past two years, the practical, progressive and tion has been delegated to Subsequently, the bypoll face panchayat and urban Gurujanga, Khordha was ta the drug nuisance has pene STF has been regularly relevant to the contempor Naveen Patnaik * all the urban local bodies in was rescheduled on May 16. polls early next year, the by ken into custody. trated into villages. tracking the movement of ary times. accordance with the 74th However, it was deferred poll assumes importance. According to STF, during On August 27, the STF had brown sugar movement. According to the Housing transferable development Constitutional Amendment again on account of rising The Election Commission the search, brown sugar arrested a drug peddler Since 2020, the STF in a and Urban Development de rights have been introduced. Act. COVID19 cases. has put strict restrictions on weighing 1.034 kg and other identified as Seikh Raju of special drive against narcot partment, the archaic and Common application With introduction of pro The bypoll was necessi campaign process. Public incriminating materials Balasore. During investiga ic drugs has seized more redundant provisions con forms to ensure uniformity visions of demolition of un tated due to death of BJD meetings have been prohi were recovered from his tion, he was found to be a than 39 kg of brown sugar cerning to the Land Acquisi and single window disposal authorised construction, the MLA Pradip Moharathy who bited and only three vehi possession. noted interState drug ped and heroin. More than 100 tion Act, 1894, have been system and the stateofthe new law is expected to en died of COVID19 in October cles would be permitted “The accused could not dler. About 2 kg of brown su drug dealers and peddlers done away with. Modern art online building plan ap sure better enforcement me 2020. Now, the result would within 100 meters of the re produce any valid authority gar was seized from him. have been arrested. concepts of planning such as proval system across all the chanism. be announced on October 3. turning officer’s office. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 8 NEWS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Amid a shutdown, Kashmir Promote yoga break ECI declares bypolls, among staff, says Centre ends Bengal suspense is limping back to normalcy Ayush Ministry has designed Ybreak Press Trust of India He cited Article 164 (4) of The Election Commission Restrictions on assembly of people have not been withdrawn yet, says official New Delhi the Constitution, saying that had held a meeting with The Centre has asked all its a Minister who is not an State officials on Peerzada Ashiq departments to promote a MLA for six consecutive Wednesday. Srinagar Police file FIR fiveminute yoga break, or months shall cease to be a The Chief Secretaries of A spontaneous shutdown ‘Ybreak’, among employees Minister at the end of that Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bi was observed in parts of the over slogans to refresh, destress and re period. har, Haryana, Himachal Pra Kashmir Valley on Saturday focus them with enhanced “Considering the consti desh, Madhya Pradesh, as life started limping back against India efficiency at the workplace, tutional exigency and spe Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Te to normalcy with the resto according to a Personnel Mi cial request from State of langana, Uttarakhand and ration of mobile calling and The Jammu and Kashmir nistry order. West Bengal, it has decided Uttar Pradesh and the Ad broadband Internet servic (J&K) police on Saturday The Ayush Ministry had to hold byelection in 159 viser of the Union Territory es, three days after separatist lodged a First Information designed and developed a Bhabanipur AC,” the state of Dadra and Nagar Haveli leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani Report (FIR) in Budgam fiveminute yoga protocol ment said. and Daman & Diu informed died. district of central Kashmir for the workplace with the The Centre’s plan is to it of the floodrelated con Most shops and commer against the family members assistance of an expert com refresh and de-stress Stricter norms straints, festivals and the cial hubs in Srinagar’s main and “miscreants” who mittee in 2019 and the mo employees. Stricter norms had been put COVID19 situation, the markets remained closed. raised antiIndia slogans and dule was launched in Janu in place, including limiting statement said. However, private traffic plied wrapped the body of ary 2020 on a pilot basis in break protocol/app among attendance at indoor meet “They suggested that it normally. deceased separatist leader Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, workforce of public and ings to 30% of the allowed would be advisable to have A family member of Gee Syed Ali Shah Geelani in a Bengaluru, Hyderabad and private organisations, the capacity or 200 persons, byelections after the festival lani said the security forces Pakistani flag on September Kolkata with the help of va Ministries and government whichever is less, it added. season ends,” it added. continued to impose restric Slow return: The clampdown imposed after the death of Syed 1 and 2. rious stakeholders. departments are requested tions around the residence Ali Shah Geelani was eased on Saturday. * NISSAR AHMAD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD “Feedback of the same to promote its usage among and disallowed supporters was very encouraging,” it the employees, the Ministry of the leader to visit the fami restored on Sunday after umed. As a precautionary and exposed the authoritar said. said. Good law and order ly. The graveyard in Srina noon,” Inspector General of measure, the universities ian mindset”. Consequent on this suc A campaign was gar’s Hyderpora, where Gee Police Vijay Kumar said. and the J&K Board of School The Mirwaiz, who re cess, the Ministry deve launched to spread aware lani was buried in a Officials said there were Education (BOSE) have post mains under house arrest, loped an Androidbased ap ness of the same to provide must for freedoms: Shah predawn funeral on Thurs no reports of any major poned all examinations was also not allowed to visit plication Ybreak and the access and usage of Ybreak day, is also out of bounds for stone throwing or violence scheduled for Sunday. Geelani’s house. same was made available re protocol/app among people Mr. Shah said democracy importance of the ‘beat’ sys people. in any part of the Valley. Hurriyat chairman Mir National Conference pre cently in Google Play Store at workplaces with a view to was not just about elections tem of policing, which in With the improvement in Traffic on the SrinagarJam waiz Umar Farooq said the sident and MP from Srinagar for access by public, said the refresh, destress and refo and government formation. stilled a sense of security situation, mobile calling and mu national highway that authorities’ move not to al Farooq Abdullah also ex order issued to all Union go cus them with enhanced ef Its objective was to ensure among the common man. Internet services were res connects the Valley with low people to participate in pressed profound grief over vernment departments. ficiency and productivity at that the 130 crore country He said there was a need to tored on Friday night. “Mo Jammu, which was disrupt the funeral prayers of Geela the demise of “prominent To spread awareness of workplaces, the order ad men were able to avail revitalise it through applica bile Internet service will be ed in the past two days, res ni was “extremely shameful political leader”. access and usage of the Y ded. themselves of opportunities tion of technology. in accordance with their The Home Minister iden abilities to progress. tified challenges like cyber The Home Minister also offences, drone attacks, Two killed, 5 hurt in blast Cong. seeks felicitated felicitated Olym drug smuggling and ‘hawa Reinstate 3 dropped texts, say pics silver medallist Mirabai la’ syndicates, which he said probe into Chanu, who has been ap needed to be addressed by at Palghar textile factory pointed Additional SP in the BPR&D by adopting best Delhi University Professors JEE scam Manipur. practices and expediting Explosion occurred in thermic fluid heater Mr. Shah highlighted the their implementation. Press Trust of India Press Trust of India said. They object to varsity statement on revised English syllabus New Delhi Palghar The police were conduct The Congress on Saturday Two workers were killed ing further probe, he ad Staff Reporter demanded a Supreme Talks with Taliban and five others were injured ded. NEW DELHI Courtmonitored probe in in an explosion and resul The sound of the explo Professors of English from to the alleged manipula tant fire at a textile factory sion was so loud that it was several colleges across Delhi tion of JEE (Mains) after the ‘reassuring’: Shringla in Tarapur industrial area in heard four to five kilo University (DU) have object CBI arrested seven persons Maharashtra’s Palghar dis metres away. ed to a statement issued by in this connection. “India should be worried if actions with a fine tooth trict on Saturday morning, The explosion triggered a the university administra Congress leader Rahul the Haqqanis get their way, comb”. In particular, the go an official said. major fire at the unit locat tion on the revised English Gandhi said the nation as that will curtail any plans vernment will not be com The incident took place ed in Tarapur Maharashtra syllabus in which certain owed the hardworking for Indian diplomacy. It will fortable if the Pakistani at Jakharia Industries at Industrial Development texts were dropped. A state students a fair JEE, but the be difficult for India to have “advisory” presence in Ka 5.50 a.m., said district Dis Corporation in Boisar, the ment, endorsed by more government “is better at on ground presence if a bul becomes a more perma aster Management Cell official said. than 100 professors, de providing coverups”. group as controlled by Pa nent one, say officials, as chief Vivekanand Kadam. manded the reinstatement “JEE (Main) Exam has kistan and inimical to India commitments that the Tali Two workers missing of the three texts that were official syllabus available to rather shocking that Delhi been breached. Students takes major positions in the ban may give on not allow Injured in hospital “Two people were killed in dropped. students and teachers, cost University makes a state appearing for such com government,” said Kabir Ta ing antiIndia terror groups The explosion took place in the incident, while five oth The university had re ing us precious time and ment in which it says that di petitive exams prepare ve neja, senior fellow of the would not amount to much. a ‘thermic fluid heater’ used ers suffered injuries and cently dropped texts by Ma mental resources. This past versity and inclusion can be ry hard, battling difficulties Observer Research Founda to circulate hot thermic have been admitted to a lo hasweta Devi, Bama and Su month, the OC has put paid done without consideration of various kinds. We, as a tion. Kashmir and China fluid for drying of textiles, cal hospital,” he said, ad kirtharini from the syllabus. to every democratic deliber of religion, caste and creed nation, owe them a fair ex The arrival of ISI chief Lt. Comments made by various Mr. Kadam said. The in ding that two factory work ation and due process that when by definition diversity am. Government of India is Gen. Faiz Hameed in Kabul Taliban leaders on the issue jured were admitted to a lo ers have reportedly gone ‘Democratic process’ we had ensured our syllabus and inclusion mean includ better at providing cover on Saturday, reportedly at of Kashmir, have been con cal hospital and were said to missing after the incident In the statement, the Profes came through,” the state ing diverse voices.” ups,” Mr. Gandhi said on the invitation of the new Ta fusing. On Friday, Taliban be out of danger. and efforts were on to find sors said the English Ho ment read. Twitter. liban regime, to witness the spokesperson Suhail Sha Teams of MIDC Tarapur them. nours syllabus had been Following criticism, the Literary studies The Opposition party al announcement of the go heen said the Taliban “have fire brigade reached the The fire brigade person passed through a democrat university had earlier issued Referring to the university’s so demanded answers vernment has surprised ma the right to raise their voice spot by 6 a.m. and extin nel and police rushed to the ic process “until the entire a statement which said the statement on the “language from the BJP government, ny, particularly as it indi for Muslims in Kashmir”, In guished the blaze within an spot on being alerted and process was flagrantly violat current syllabus was “inclu course,” the Professors said saying the Education Mi cates that it is Pakistan’s dia or any other country. hour, Mr. Kadam said. launched a rescue opera ed and bypassed by the sive and diverse.” the English literature depart nistry and the National military not the civilian go “We will raise our voice and The deceased workers tion, Mr. Kadam said. Oversight Committee [OC].” Responding to the varsi ment and its research and Testing Agency (NTA) are vernment that is attending say that Muslims are your were identified as Mithilesh As per the information “Due to the interference ty’s stance, the statement specialisations belonged to responsible for conducting the occasion, and was met own people, your own citi Rajwanshi (34) and Chhote available, the explosion oc of the OC, at the beginning endorsed by English Depart the “field of literary studies” examinations in a transpa with some consternation in zens. They are entitled to lal Saroj (36). Both died due curred in one of the units of of almost every semester ment Professors from va and was “not a language rent manner and why they Kabul as well. equal rights under your to burn injuries, the official the factory, the official said. since July 2019, there is no rious colleges read, “It is teaching course”. are not held accountable. “Today we see the ISI laws,” he was quoted as say chief arriving in Kabul as ing by BBC Urdu. part of a delegation oversee Another worrying signal ing the government forma would be the new govern Athawale Unemployment rate in tion. We hear Pakistani Mi ment’s engagement with Kdrama makeup looks, food nisters speak as if they China, especially after Tali for one represent the government ban spokesperson Zabiullah Haryana low, says CM of Afghanistan as well as Pa Mujahid’s statement that the child policy demo steal show at webinar kistan,” said former Minister new government hopes to Manohar Lal disputes CMIE’s claim Nargis Nehan, who partici “rely on funding” from Beij Special Correspondent pated in an online discus ing, which is “ready” to re AHMEDABAD Kdrama fans discuss their love for all things South Korean SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT sion held by the Kautilya build the Afghan economy. Union Minister Ramdas CHANDIGARH School of Public Policy, Above all, Mr. Shringla Athawale said on Saturday Staff Reporter Seo YeaJi’s look from the K Haryana Chief Minister Ma from Oslo, where she fled to said India would take a that there should be a one CHENNAI drama ‘It’s Okay to Not be nohar Lal said here on Sa last month. “wait and watch” approach child norm in the country A panel of Kdrama fans Okay’. “Korean skincare rou turday that the latest report When asked, Mr. Shringla to grant recognition for a Ta as a measure to control from diverse fields came to tines are extensive, and it is of the National Statistical Or said that U.S. officials were, liban government. population growth. gether to discuss their love important for them that they ganisation put the unem like India “watching careful (With inputs from Sriram “There is a need to con for all things South Korean take good care of their skin,” ployment rate of Haryana at ly and watching Pakistan’s Lakshman in Washington) trol the population for the on ‘Kdrama Talk Studio’, an she said. 9.9% as against the national development of the coun experiential webinar organ Nishat Fatima, photogra figure of 13.3%. try, irrespective of whether ised by The Hindu Weekend pher and writer, focused on “Haryana’s unemploy it is the population of Hin for The Hindu, association the onscreen fashion in K ment rate is much lower Manohar Lal Peace deal inked to end dus or Muslims or other re with the Korean Tourism Or dramas and pointed out that than that of the neighbour ligions,” said the Minister ganisation, on Friday. launched a range of mer it was a good balance of ing States of Delhi, Rajas naire, etc. Employability, of State of Social Justice “Kdramas have brought chandise inspired by her street wear and looks than, Uttar Pradesh, Pun workforce and manpower Karbi unrest in Assam and Empowerment, whose people together and, over love of Kdramas, and said straight from the runways. jab,” he said, adding that the have not been made the ba Republican Party of India the last one year, virtual that in times of uncertainty, “A Kdrama addiction is NSO data showed that the sis in this. It covers only The Centre will make availa for focused development of is part of the NDA govern friendships have been many were able to find some the healthiest one can have unemployment rate was 0.028% of the total house ble a special development Karbi people living outside ment at the Centre. formed thanks to the shared comfort in these shows. because no one expects a re 12% in Delhi, 15.1% in Rajas holds. Also, during the lock package of ₹1,000 crore ov the KAAC area. The Consoli “For now we have “hum love for these shows. This Putting a Korean twist on covery,” said actor Anu Me than, 13.4% in Uttar Pradesh down in April 2020, CMIE er the next five years, for the dated Fund of the State will do, hamare do”. Our par spans across generations as the muchloved chicken tik non, who brought in a touch and 10.8% in Punjab. data had put the unemploy Assam government to un be augmented to supple ty’s stand is that to reduce well,” said Puja Talwar, exec ka, Dhruv Oberoi, executive of humour with her take on Hitting out at the Opposi ment rate in the State at dertake specific projects for ment the resources of population, there should utive editor of entertain chef, Olive Qutub, explained the shows. tion parties and the Centre 26.7%. This rate should have the development of Karbi KAAC. “Overall, the present be a law for ‘hum do, ham- ment and lifestyle, Good how to make a kimchi chick The audience asked the for Monitoring Indian Eco ideally declined after the areas. settlement proposes to give ara ek’ or one family, one Times, as she kickstarted en tikka. “Korean flavours panellists a range of ques nomy (CMIE), Mr. Lal said lockdown restrictions were The memorandum of set more legislative, executive, child,” the Minister said. the webinar. From food de are good for the Indian pa tions from recommenda their claims that the unem lifted and factories started tlement would ensure grea administrative and financial However, he said it was monstrations to recreating late and one of the highlights tions for KBeauty and make ployment rate in Haryana working. However, even af ter devolution of autonomy powers to KAAC,” it said. the stand of his party and Kdrama makeup looks, the of watching Kdramas for me up, as well as Korean dishes. had increased were not ter that, CMIE is showing to the Karbi Anglong Auto The State government not that of the government onehour webinar went is how their cuisine is con Speaking about the Hallyu based on facts. the unemployment rate to nomous Council (KAAC), would consider favourably of India. “I do not think beyond just talk. stantly shown on screen,” he wave taking over India in the be increasing and in the lat protection of identity, lan the proposal to notify Karbi there is any question of A big fan of the shows and said. Chef Dhruv also de past year, Choi YoungGeul, ‘Not transparent’ est report, this rate was guage and culture of the as the official language of Hindu population declin Korean food, Pooja Dhingra, monstrated how to make a Director, Korea Tourism Or “The CMIE has shown one further increased to 35.7% Karbi people and focused KAAC, said Assam Chief Mi ing. Hindus remain Hindu chef and founder, Le 15 Pa burger with the popular Ko ganisation, said Kdramas in third of the people of Harya in Haryana,” he said in a development of the Council nister Himanta Biswa Sar and Muslims remain Mus tisserie, recalled how it had rean fried chicken paired particular were a good gate na to be unemployed. Those statement. area, without affecting the ma. English, Hindi and Assa lim. Hardly one or two Hin been tough to source Korean with kimchi and a caramel way into specialising in the field of Mr. Lal said many em territorial and administra mese would continue to be dus or Muslims convert,” ingredients in India till a ised apple glaze. many of the employment believe that ployed youth in search of tive integrity of Assam, said used for official purposes. he said, adding “the Con short while ago. “Things are With KBeauty and make popular as the data displayed by the better opportunities too had the government. Under the agreement, the stitution gives people the now changing, and the food up extremely popular in In pects of CMIE can’t be called fair and registered themselves at the Under the agreement, the hill tribes would be entitled right to do what they like, and snacks are everywhere,” dia now, Annalia Zhimomi, a South Korea transparent. Its survey has Employment Department, Assam government will set to reservation. but nobody can force any she said. popular makeup artist, did and its cul many flaws related to de raising the unemployment up a Karbi Welfare Council (With inputs from PTI) person to convert.” Ms. Dhingra recently a live demonstration of actor ture. sign, size, data, question figure.
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was made Chief Minister. The retort came amid a the red topi. vived despite a political nar CM Yogi Adityanath has linked the SP leaders point out that fresh exchange of barbs over The marked promotion of rative linking the colour to headgear worn by SP men to goondas the top leadership, especial the red ‘ topi’. Mr. Aditya the red ‘ topi’ by Mr. Yadav Naxals and the alleged “ur ly patriarch Mulayam Singh, nath, while pointing to the has also coincided with his ban naxals”. They said it Omar Rashid clared then on the floor of had for long donned the ‘lal different coloured caps shift from a development had long been in use by SP LUCKNOW the Assembly. topi’, a motif of socialist pol worn in the House by Oppo based “kaam bolta hai” nar leaders. Mr. Chaudhary said In 2018, soon after the BJP Mr. Adityanath’s attempt itics linked with Jai Prakash sition legislators, said the rative to one that embraces the ‘lal topi’ was the identity captured the Left bastion of to link the red flag of the Narayan and Ram Manohar Assembly resembled a “dra social justice issues, evident of ideology and struggle of Tripura, Uttar Pradesh Chief Communist ideology with Lohia, at political events or ma company” and advised from his eagerness to stitch the SP. “The BJP gets irritat Yogi Adityanath told his op the ‘lal topi’ of the SP, which during elections. However, Leader of the Opposition together alliances with ed because its ideology is ponents that after bringing espouses the cause of social ever since his son, Mr. Akhi and senior SP leader Ram smaller nonYadav OBC communal,” he alleged. down the “red flag” in the justice politics and social lesh Yadav, took control, the Govind Chaudhary to re based parties following the northeastern State, his par ism, and juxtaposing it with red headgear has become a place his cap with a tradi 2017 setback and failed al Black caps ty would also bring down the saffron, a marker of Hin part of daily politics and tional safa or a pagdi liance with the BSP in 2019. Marinder Mishra, a socialist the “red topi” in his State. dutva for the BJP, triggered a now even the ordinary party (turban). researcher associated with The attack was targeted war of words between the workers can be seen flaunt He then narrated a story BJP’s take the SP, said since the follow not at the Communist par two parties, which resur ing them, both traditional Radiating red: The Samajwadi Party’s penchant for red can be about his visit to an ‘ anna- BJP’s U.P. secretary Chan ers of Lohia like Janeshwar
ties, which have a negligible faced again this year. and new styles, and not just traced back to its roots in socialist politics. * PTI prasan’ ceremony of a baby dramohan, however, sees Mishra, Brij Bhushan Tiwari, electoral presence in U.P., The symbolic battle bet during special events. where some members of the the red as a “colour of ter Mohan Singh and others but at the Samajwadi Party ween the red and the saffron gear provided his party col “Red is the colour of ‘kranti’ SP wearing topis reached to ror”, criminals and disrup were frontline leaders of the (SP). has since then taken centre ‘A distinct identity’ leagues a distinct identity [revolution], of our blood.” stage protest. A child less tion. In contrast, U.P. has be SP when it was founded in Perhaps, Mr. Adityanath stage in the colourcoded Since Mr. Akhilesh Yadav they much needed in a He went on to add that the than three years old, stand come a “riotfree” State 1992, the red ‘ topi’ was had taken note of the in political landscape of the started to regularly wear the space dominated by saffron. colour represented emo ing with his mother, noticed under the rule of a “bhagwa adopted. The opponent of creased visibility of the ‘ lal State as it heads to the polls ‘lal topi’ in public in recent But what does the red, la tions. them and said, “ Mummy, dari,” he said, referring to the Socialists then, the Con topi’ (red cap) on the heads next year. A lot of it had to years, the party workers al belled by the BJP as a sign of mummy dekho, who gunda, the saffronclad Mr. Aditya gress, donned the white of SP legislators. be with the resurrection of so started following him, Leftwing politics, signify for ‘Drama company’ gunda,” he said. nath. cap, he noted. “The red cap will not the red cap into the daily said Rajendra Chaudhary, Mr. Yadav? “Our faces turn red when This evoked a heated res Asked if he was trying to Udaiveer Singh, SP MLC, work anymore. The time for politics of the SP ever since SP spokesperson, when In February, when Mr. we are happy, sad or cry ponse from the SP legisla link the SP with the Commu however, said the battle was saffron is here. Saffron is the Akhilesh Yadav took over its asked if there was a concert Adityanath ridiculed the SP ing,” he said, even as he tors and Mr. Yadav later him nist ideology, Mr. Chandra between the red and the symbol of development and reins in 2017. ed effort by the top leader MLAs for donning the cap in joked that Mr. Adityanath self changed his profile mohan said, “People know black, in a dig at the head generosity,” Mr. Adityanath, In the same period, the ship to promote the cap. the Assembly and linked the was irritated at the sight of pictures on social media whose symbol is red.” gear of the RSS. “They need who was wearing his signa saffron also became more The veteran socialist leader headgear to ‘ goondas’, Mr. red because maybe he had sites, replacing them with SP leaders did not explain to justify why they wear tures saffron robes, de visible after Mr. Adityanath was happy that the head Yadav responding by saying, eaten red chillies as a child. an image of him flaunting why the red ‘ topi’ was re black caps,” he observed. Trinamool eyes a thumping Few women make it to the top: CJI N.V. Ramana says legal profession is yet to whole-heartedly welcome women victory for CM in Bhabanipur Krishnadas Rajagopal ferred to as Sachin Tendul NEW DELHI kar. I must correct the per BJP raises questions on holding the byelection to only a few constituencies Chief Justice of India (CJI) ception here. Like any game, N.V. Ramana on Saturday la it’s a team effort. Here, I Special correspondent poll to Bhabanipur and not mented that “very few wo must place on record my sin Kolkata to all constituencies where men find representation at cere thanks to my colleagues The Trinamool Congress lea polls are pending. the top” and admitted that in the Collegium – Brothers dership on Saturday said State BJP president Dilip even a “mere” 11% represen U.U. Lalit, A.M. Khanwilkar, party chairperson and West Ghosh said, “Why elections tation of women on the D.Y. Chandrachud and L. Na Bengal Chief Minister Mama are held in three Assembly Bench of the Supreme Court geswara Rao – who have be ta Banerjee would win the constituencies and not in all was achieved with “great dif come active and construc byelection from Bhabanipur the seven, where bypolls are ficulty”. a mere 11% representation of The reality remained that tive partners in this with a record margin. pending. Is it an election to Ideally, women should women on the Bench of the the legal professions was yet endeavour,” he observed. “We announced our par help the Chief Minister re have got at least 50% repre Supreme Court,” he stated at to wholeheartedly welcome Judicial appointments was ty’s candidate from Bhabani tain her post.” sentation at all levels after 75 an event organised by the women into its fold, he not an “ongoing process”. The pur quite some time ago, State BJP spokesperson years of Independence, he Bar Council of India to felici ed. Collegium intended to “live and that is Mamata Baner Game on: A man pulling his rickshaw in front of hoardings of Shamik Bhattacharya said a said. tate him. The CJI refused to accept up to the herculean task of jee… We can say right now, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Saturday. * PTI decision of not holding polls The CJI’s remarks come sole credit for the recent ap filling up 41% of vacancies she will win from Bhabani in other constituencies within days of the Supreme Women lawyers’ woes pointment of nine judges to existing in all the High pur with a record margin,” Soon after the announce elected to the Assembly where bypolls were pending Court Collegium led by him A majority of women la the Supreme Court in one Courts”, he asserted. senior Trinamool leader and ment, Trinamool Congress within six months of the did not go well with the rep scripting history by success wyers suffered within the shot. The Collegium, led by At one point, commend Minister Partha Chatterjeee supporters started painting polls to continue as Chief Mi utation of ECI. fully recommending three profession and continued to the CJI, had followed this ing the “young and dynam said. graffiti in Bhabanipur seek nister. Bypolls to Dinhata and women judges to the court in face significant challenges feat by recommending a ic” Law Minister, Kiren Riji The Election Commission ing votes for Ms. Banerjee. The bypoll announce Santipur are pending after one go. The court has four even after they reached the whopping 68 judges to 12 ju, who was present on the of India (ECI) on Saturday The Chief Minister, who was ment has come as a relief for BJP MPs Nisith Pramanik and women judges now, the top. Women lacked basic High Courts, again in one go. dais, and the government, announced elections to the scheduled to visit north Ben the Trinamool, which had Jaganath Sarkar elected from highest ever. amenities in court complex Lawyers had referred to him for quickly approving the Samserjang and Jangipur gal in the next few days, has sent several delegations to the seats did not take oath as “After 75 years of Inde es. as “Sachin Tendulkar” for re nine names recommended seats in Murshidabad and cancelled her trip. In the re the ECI demanding that by MLAs. Gosaba in South 24 pendence, one would expect “Women do not have res peatedly creating history for the Supreme Court, the Bhabanipur in Kolkata. They cent Assembly polls, she elections be held at the ear Parganas and Khardah in at least 50% representation trooms in lower courts… It is within so short a time of tak CJI said “in another one will go to the polls on Sep contested and lost from Nan liest. The State unit of the North 24 Parganas are va for women at all levels, but I difficult for them to wait for ing charge as top judge in month, we expect 90% of tember 30. Counting of votes digram by 1,956 votes. BJP raised questions over cant following the death of must admit, with great diffi long hours in the court corri April 2021. the vacancies filled in this will be on October 3. Ms. Banerjee has to be why the ECI announced by the winning candidates. culty, we have now achieved dors,” the CJI pointed out. “A while ago, I was re country”. Opposition strength shrinking by the day in West Bengal
Shiv Sahay Singh terly contested Assembly parties — 17 from Congress Bengal, where not only Diagonistic Study argued West Bengal. Both Left par Kolkata polls. and six from the Left Front MLAs, but also councillors that in the past 10 years, ties and Congress have not With BJP MLA from Kali Defection as a political — joined the ruling party. and gram panchayat mem the State has witnessed the been able to win a single ganj in West Bengal’s Uttar phenomenon was never as Between 2016 and 2021, bers have jumped ship in an emergence of “a ruling seat in the 2021 Assembly Dinajpur Soumen Roy on commonplace in Bengal as 18 Congress and four Left large numbers. party society”. polls. Saturday joining the Trina it has been sinceTrinamool MLAs had switched sides to Professor of Political Senior Congress leader Despite several MLAs mool Congress, the num Congress came to power in join the ruling party. This Science at Rabindra Bhara Abdul Mannan feels that having defected over the ber of BJP MLAs who have 2011. In the first term of the has led to a situation de ti University Biswanath defection of large numbers last few years, there has defected to the ruling party Trinamool Congress go scribed by political obser Chakraborty, in his recent of MLAs was one of the rea been no action taken has risen to four in the past vernment (2011 2016), 23 vers as the “shrinking Op ly paper Opposition Space sons the marginalised posi against any of them under four months since the bit MLAs from the Opposition position space” in West in West Bengal Politics: A tion of the Congress in the antidefection law.
Yes Bank founder’s kin granted bail
Special Correspondent Mumbai A special CBI court on Sa turday granted bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Ka poor’s daughter and wife in the cheating and corrup tion case against them. An FIR was registered against them in March 2020 and the chargesheet by the CBI named Mr. Ka poor’s daughter Roshni along with Belief Realtors Private Limited, RKW De velopers Private Limited; DOIT Urban Ventures (In dia) Private Limited, a com pany registered in the name of Mr. Kapoor’s daughters in the chargesh eet in June 2020. On May 6, 2020, the ED had also filed a chargesh eet against Mr. Kapoor, his wife and three daughters for charges of laundering ₹5,050 crore. For the de bentures, Mr. Kapoor and his family members got a kickback of ₹600 crore from Kapil Wadhawan, promoter of the DHFL. Mr. Kapoor is currently lodged at the Taloja jail.
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Punjab breathes innovation, finds gainful uses for paddy stubble
To prevent burning of crop residue that worsens air pollution, State promoting straw as a resource that can be used in mills, distilleries and breweries
VIKAS VASUDEVA centives. The industries in years. paddy harvesting is usually jab, which consume around Jagmohan Singh, general CHANDIGARH cluded in this scheme are Asserting that Punjab is done between the second 3 lakh tonnes of paddy secretary of the Bhartiya Ki Close to autumn every year, sugar mills, pulp and paper very seriously cognisant of half of September till the straw as fuel. We are hope san UnionEkta (Dakonda) stubble burning returns to mills, besides any industry the stubble burning issue, end of October. The sowing ful that after the new incen welcomed the government’s worsen air pollution across having boiler installation Chief Secretary Vini Maha of wheat crop normally tives, more industries will decision. “It’s a positive step India’s northern plains. with steamgenerating ca jan told The Hindu that the starts from the first week of start using paddy straw as and but its success shall de However, to curb the me pacity more than 25 tonnes State is taking all measures November and continues fuel for boilers. Already a pend only if the farmer is gi nace during the paddy har per hour (TPH). possible to promote both in for over a month and a half. few industries have shown ven a suitable price for the vesting season, Punjab, the Also, new and existing situ and exsitu manage interest and we are expect stubble,” he said. key grainproducing State, is units of distilleries and ment of paddy straw. Wealth, not waste ing the consumption of pad Despite the ban on stub all set this year to promote breweries, proposing re “For exsitu management Krunesh Garg, member se dy straw as fuel will rise to 5 ble burning and action paddy straw as a “resource placement of old boilers or in particular we have come cretary of the Punjab Pollu lakh tonnes this season,” he against those burning crop to create wealth”. expansion with installation out with innovative mea tion Control Board said the said. residue under the Air (Pre The State government is of new boilers, are required sures. Under this, to pro whole idea behind promot However, expressing con vention and Control of Pol working to present “paddy to use paddy straw as fuel in mote the use of paddy straw ing exsitu management is to cern over the government’s lution) Act, 1981, farmers straw” as a resource that boilers. in boilers as fuel, several in present ‘paddy straw’ to the move, Badish Jindal, presi continue to resort to the creates value and wealth for centives are being extended industry and the farmers as dent, Federation of Punjab practice, claiming lack of industry and the farming Fiscal incentives to the industry. We look for a resource that creates value Small Industries Association alternatives. community, rather than be To spur the use of straw, the ward to the industry to res Old habits: A farmer burning straw stubble in a field near and wealth. said the paddy straw con According to the govern
ing a waste product of pad government has decided to pond positively to these Amritsar in October 2020. * AFP “Till the time paddy tains a lot of mud and clean ment data, in 2020 as many dy cultivation. provide cumulative fiscal in measures so that we are able straw is considered as ing it is not an easy process. as 76,590 cases of farm fires While farmer outfits have centives of ₹25 crore to the to productively use this bio said. The paddy crop, which fields for the next winter waste, it’s difficult to curb “The government should were reported in Punjab. In welcomed the move, some first 50 existing industries mass. We are hoping that is harvested with combine crop. The short timewin the menace. The idea is to purchase and process the 2019, there were 52,991 such industry bodies have their on ‘first come, first served’ paddy straw can be demon harvester machines leaves dow between paddy har present it as resource which stubble from farmers and incidents and 51,766 inci reservations. basis. Besides, the govern strated as a reasonably good behind a stubble in the vesting and sowing the will create wealth, and it’s provide it to the industry dents were recorded in The government recently ment has also approved source of energy. We have farm. wheat crop — just about primarily possible through free of cost. Also, the paddy 2018. It is estimated that ov decided to permit certain nonfiscal incentives to in been in touch with the Pow To destroy this stubble three weeks — is one of the exsitu management. Paddy straw contains silica, and er 15 million tonnes of pad categories of industries to dustries in terms of availa er Ministry to request that many farmers find burning primary reasons why farm straw has to be established hence the metallurgy for dy straw is burnt in the open install paddy strawfired bility of ‘panchayat’ land for NTPC also increase the use the residue the most effec ers resort to stubble as fuel resource or product boilers needs to be chrome fields ahead of the winter boilers, for which the indus storage of paddy straw with of paddy straw in their ther tive and cheap method as burning. before the industry. We based, which makes it cos sowing. tries will be given fiscal in lease agreement of up to 33 mal plants,” Ms. Mahajan they want to prepare their In Punjab and Haryana, have 56 industries in Pun tlier,” he said.
HC upholds woman’s BJP to do ‘acts Muzaffarnagar gears up for show of strength of service’ for right to live with partner We want to prove government, media wrong for describing us as ‘a handful of farmers’, says BKU PM’s birthday
Family objected to trans companion Anuj Kumar Rasthriya Lok Dal and Sa mala said, could not be raised Special Correspondent Ghaziabad majwadi Party have declared earlier because, during the NEW DELHI Sonam Saigal The girl is a major A sea of farmers is expected their support to the meeting. pandemic, the demand for The BJP will mark Prime Mumbai <> and appears to be in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday RLD president Jayant Chaud sugar plummeted. “I feel Minister Narendra Modi’s The Aurangabad bench of resolute and is at to participate in the maha hary is expected to shower there will be substantial rise birthday on September 17 the Bombay High Court re liberty to act as per panchayat called by the Sa flower petals from a helicop soon,” he added. with a “service and dedica myukt Kisan Morcha, in a ter but sources in the admi Keeping the inclement cently directed the Commis her wish tion programme” from sioner of Aurangabad to sa show of strength against the nistration said the permis weather in mind, a water that day to October 7, party Aurangabad Bench of Bombay HC feguard and protect a girl three contentious farm laws. sion was cancelled. “As he proof tent with a capacity to general secretary Arun until she was able to join her “The government and a was not supposed to land in make space for 200 farmer Singh said on Friday. transgender partner. “mental torture” and made section of media have been Muzaffarnagar, he was asked leaders underneath has been In an internal letter, Mr. A Division Bench of Jus her undergo humiliating describing us as mutthi bhar to approach the Air Traffic erected at the Government Singh said the programme tices Sunil Deshmukh and medical tests to “cure her kisan (a handful of farmers). Control,” said a senior Inter College ground. had been approved by par Nitin Suryawanshi was hear sexual orientation”. She We want to prove them BKU workers on their way to Muzaffarnagar on Saturday. official. The mahapanchayat will ty president J.P. Nadda. ing a criminal petition filed managed to leave with her wrong,” said Rajveer Singh, * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Surendra Singh Ramala, be held under the gaze of 250 Along with Mr. Modi’s 71st through advocate Sutej Jad boyfriend to live with his pa State vicepresident of the the BJP MLA from Chhaprau CCTV cameras and drones. birthday, this year also hav on behalf of a 29year rents in Kota, Rajasthan, but Bharatiya Kisan Union . He Desh Khap that has 84 villag farmers won’t forget the hu li, said political parties were Six companies of Provincial marks the 20th anniver old transgender who has the police traced her to her said the mahapanchayat es in Baghpat and surround miliation so easily.” misguiding farmers. “They Armed Constabulary and two sary of him becoming Guja chosen male as his gender. new location. would remain apolitical but it ing districts. “It is an attempt Ghulam Jaula, a contem call the mahapanchayat apol companies of Rapid Action rat Chief Minister on Oc He is from Rajasthan, would send a strong message to distract the farmers of porary of Mahendra Singh Ti itical but everybody knows Force have been deployed to tober 7, 2001, he said. works in the hospitality sec Legal battle against the antifarmer poli West U.P. from the core is kait, who leads the Muslim that RLD workers are work support the local police. “Cir The programme would tor in Goa and is currently In June 2021, a lawyer in Ko cies of the current sue,” he said. section of farmers in the re ing overtime to make up the cle officers and magistrates include exhibitions on Mr. staying in a shelter home for ta filed an application be dispensation. Shokhendra Chaudhary of gion, said the wounds of Mu numbers,” he said. would man the entry and exit Modi’s life at all State and transgenders in Mumbai. fore a Chief Judicial Magis Battisa Khap in Shamli said zaffarnagar riots had not On the State government gates to the city,” said Amit district offices of the party, He met a girl on social trate to set the girl at liberty ‘Price hike too late’ on Friday the local sugar mill been forgotten. “Every village suddenly waking up to the Kumar, Additional District a virtual exhibition on the media in June 2019 and they according to her wishes. Ho The lastminute attempt of had put the cane arrears of is sending a bus. Around 500 demands, Mr. Ramala said Magistrate (City). Apart from NaMo app, distribution of had fallen in love. wever, she was directed to the State government to February this year in farm temporary dhabas are work both the central and State go the two existing exit points, fruits to the poor and sani However, when lock go to her parents’ home by reach out to farmers with the ers’ account. “This govern ing to feed the participants. vernments were ready for the he said, two more have been tation drives. Party work down after the onset of the the court. She filed an appli promise of increasing sugar ment has suddenly woken up We are spending our money talk. “But Rakesh Tikait and created. “Mobile medical ers should visit COVID19 pandemic, the girl moved to cation before the District cane prices doesn’t seem to to our demands after four to make this mahapanchayat the RLD see a political oppor vans, ambulances, mobile vaccination centres to Osmanabad to be with her and Sessions Court in Kota. be working. “It is a lollipop years. A word is being spread happen so that the deaf and tunity in keeping the protests toilets, and fire tenders have spread awareness and car family. However, her parents took that has come too late in the that cases of stubble burning dumb government wakes up alive,” he added. already been pressed into ry out acts of service , the her back and have kept her day,” said Gaurav Tomar of would be taken back but to our demands.” The cane prices, Mr. Ra service,” said Mr. Kumar. letter said. Pressure to marry in their custody against her As the girl was under pres wishes, she said. sure to get married, she con The High Court judges Philippines tacted the person she loved met the girl who said she did President lauds teachers for CBI seeks to invoke UAPA and asked for his help to not want to go with her leave the house. They took a parents. lifts travel ban train to Allahabad, where The court then recorded, in Dabholkar murder case she was pursuing her stu “The girl is a major and ap on India responding to new challenges dies. She called her mother pears to be resolute and is at ‘Accused sought to strike terror in society’ and told her she did not liberty to act as per her Press Trust of India wish to return to Osmana wish. However, considering Manila/New Delhi The pandemic has changed pedagogy, says Kovind Press Trust of India Maharashtra Andhashradd bad, but her parents filed a the apprehension expressed The Philippines on Satur Pune ha Nirmulan Samiti [found missing person report with by the girl, the Commission day decided to welcome Press Trust of India the introduction of online The Central Bureau of Inves ed by Dabholkar], so Sec the local police and reached er of Police, Aurangabad, is travellers from India and New Delhi medium of education. They tigation has argued in a tion 16 of the UAPA is Allahabad the next day. She directed to safeguard and nine other countries from President Ram Nath Kovind took effective steps to enable court that the five accused attracted in the case,” he was then taken back home. protect the girl up to the September 6, according to on Saturday greeted educa uninterrupted education of in the 2013 murder case of said. According to the girl, her destination she wishes to a Presidential Palace tors across the country on the students,” he said. rationalist Narendra Dab He added that the CBI parents subjected her to go.” announcement. the eve of Teachers’ Day and “On this occasion, let us holkar be tried under the had received sanction from International travellers lauded them for their efforts all express our gratitude to Unlawful Activities (Preven the Maharashtra govern coming from the 10 coun to enable uninterrupted the entire teaching com tion) Act (UAPA) for striking ment to invoke Section 16 of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tries shall, however, comp education of students dur munity for its invaluable “terror among a section of the UAPA. ly with the appropriate en ing the COVIDinduced contribution towards build people”. try, testing and quarantine lockdown. ing a strong and prosperous The arguments over Counsel opposes move SUDOKU protocols, depending on He said the occasion ho nation,” Mr. Kovind said. framing of charges against Defence counsel Virendra their approved “listing”. noured the dedicated servic “Teachers’ Day is ob the five accused — Virendra Ichalkaranjikar, however, es of all the teachers who Ramnath Kovind served on the birthday of a sinh Tawde, Sharad Kalas opposed the prosecution’s Travel to Turkey played a leading role in the great educationist, philo kar, Sachin Andure, advo demand to invoke Section 16 People travelling from In intellectual and moral deve demic, the pedagogy adopt sopher and former Presi cate Sanjeev Punalekar and of the UAPA. dia to Turkey will be re lopment of children. ed by teachers also under dent of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Vikram Bhave — began be “We oppose the pressing quired from Saturday to “In the Indian tradition, went a major change, the Radhakrishnan. I extend my fore Additional Sessions of Section 16 of the UAPA as submit a negative CO teachers are placed on the President said. warm greetings and best judge (special court judge) the prosecution has been VID19 report from RTPCR same pedestal as God,” Mr. “During lockdown, our wishes to all teachers on the S.R. Navandar here on stating since 2016 through test done not more than 72 Kovind said. teachers accepted every occasion of Teachers’ Day,” Friday. their various documents hours before arrival, the Since the onset of the pan challenge associated with the President said. Special public prosecutor that Tawde used to despise Turkish Embassy in New Prakash Suryawanshi, on Dabholkar and he had killed Delhi said. behalf of the CBI, said the him as a fallout of that. So The requirements are accused had been charged where does the question of not applicable to transit College student, two teachers test under IPC Sections 120 B terror arise?” he said. and/or transfer passen (criminal conspiracy), 120 B Defence counsel added gers, the Embassy said. read with 302 (murder), re that they sought exactly The rule will also apply positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu levant Sections of the Arms what charges the prosecu to those passengers who Act and Section 16 (punish tion wanted to frame against have been in India in the 14 Special Correspondent Wednesday. She did not from schools in the district ment for the terrorist) of the Tawde as in the initial probe days prior to their travel to CUDDALORE/Thanjavur come to the school for the since they reopened. UAPA. of the CBI, they had claimed Turkey. /Tiruppur next two days, and her sam Meanwhile, a college stu He pressed for Section 16 that Sarang Akolkar and Vi The Embassy said that Two teachers and a college ple was collected on Thurs dent hailing from a village in of the UAPA and argued how nay Pawar had shot Dabhol effective from September student have tested positive day after her neighbour test Thanjavur taluk tested posi invoking it was justified in kar dead and had termed Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 4, passengers who certify for COVID19 in Tamil Nadu. ed positive. The sample tive for the infection. Sourc the case. Tawde as the conspirator, that they have had at least A teacher attached to the returned positive on Satur es said the young woman is a “The definition of Section but later came up with two doses (single dose for Government High School at day. The teacher has been finalyear B.Com student at a 15 of the UAPA is to strike another theory before the Johnson & Johnson) of the Periyanesalur near Cudda admitted to the Cuddalore women’s arts college in terror in the mind of the so court that Andure and Ka vaccines approved for lore tested positive on Satur Government General Hospi Thanjavur. Her sample was ciety or section of people in laskar had shot Dabholkar emergency use by the day. With this, four teachers tal. taken on September 1, when the society. So our argu dead, in which they again World Health Organization in the district have tested A teacher working at a go the college reopened. She ment in the present case is named Tawde as the conspi or Turkey, provided that at positive since the reopening vernment school in the Ti did not turn up for classes that firearms were used to rator. “How can this be the least 14 days have passed of schools on September 1. ruppur Corporation limits on Friday. On Saturday murder Dabholkar to strike same? There has to be only since the last dose, will be According to an Educa tested positive for COVID19 morning, she called her lec terror among a section of one theory,” he said. exempted from mandatory tion Department official, the on Saturday, becoming the turer and said she had tested people, here a group of peo The court posted the mat quarantine. teacher reported for duty on first case to be reported positive for the infection. ple, that is members of the ter to September 7.
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THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 WORLD 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Taliban, opposition battle for Panjshir President Biden declassifies New government will be announced next week, say Taliban; global community in a flurry of diplomacy secret files on 9/11 attacks Agence France-Presse by mountains except for a team was able to reopen Ka Reuters narrow entrance and had bul airport to receive aid, ac Kabul He responded to pressure from families of 2,977 killed held out against Soviet occu cording to Al Jazeera, which Fresh fighting was reported pation as well as the previous also cited its correspondent Agence France-Presse attack, which spurred then on Saturday between the Ta Taliban government. as saying domestic flights Washington president George W. Bush liban and resistance forces in The Taliban source also had restarted. U.S. President Joe Biden on soon after to order the inva Afghanistan's Panjshir Val said the announcement of a Friday ordered declassifica sion of Afghanistan, where ley, as the hardline Islamists new government would be Women stage protest tion over the next six the Taliban sheltered alQae are in the process of finalis pushed back to the next In Kabul, dozens of women months of still secret docu da’s leadership. ing a government that will week. protested for a second day ments from the government Mr. Biden pulled the last set the tone for their rule. Taliban cofounder Mul on Saturday to demand the investigation into the 9/11 U.S. troops out of Afghanis Taliban sources said on lah Abdul Ghani Baradar, re right to work and inclusion terrorist attacks. tan this week, completing a Friday its fighters had taken ported by some Taliban in the government. Mr. Biden is responding to dramatic evacuation from the Valley, although the re sources to be in line to lead Social media clips showed pressure from families of Kabul’s airport after the Tali sistance denied it had fallen. the new government, said in Taliban fighters and officials some of the approximately ban defeated the U.S. The Taliban have so far is Vantage point: Afghan resistance forces on a hilltop in remarks on Qatar’s Al Jazee attempting to disperse the 3,000 people killed by al backed government and sued no public declaration Darband area in Anaba district, Panjshir province. * AFP ra channel that the new ad demonstrators and stopping Qaeda on September 11, Joe Biden surged back to power. that they had taken the Val ministration “will include all people from filming with 2001. The push for more infor ley, which resisted their rule man Fahim Dashty said in a the son of legendary antiTa factions of the Afghan mobile phones. They have long argued vestigation’s September 11th mation is being driven by when they were last in pow tweet on Saturday. liban commander Ahmad people.” Away from the Valley, the that the classified docu investigations,” Mr. Biden victims’ families suing Saudi er from 1996 to 2001. A Taliban source said Shah Massoud — admitted “We are doing our utmost international community ments might contain evi said in a statement. Arabia for alleged complici The National Resistance fighting was continuing in the perilous position of the efforts to improve their living was coming to terms with dence that the government Declassification must take ty in the horrific attack. The Front of Afghanistan, which Panjshir but the advance was NRF. conditions. The government having to deal with the new of Saudi Arabia, a close U.S place “over the next six families have long expressed groups opposition forces slowed by landmines placed will provide security, be Taliban regime with a flurry ally, had links to the hijack months.” frustration at the number of loyal to local leader Ahmad on the road to the capital Situation difficult: Saleh cause it is necessary for eco of diplomacy. ers who flew into the World “We must never forget the documents that remain off Massoud, said Taliban forces Bazarak and the provincial “The situation is difficult, we nomic development,” he U.S. Secretary of State An Trade Center and Pentagon. enduring pain of the families limits. reached the Darband heights Governor’s compound. have been under invasion,” said. tony Blinken is due on Sun “Today, I signed an execu and loved ones of the 2,977 The official 9/11 Commis on the border between Kapi “Demining and offensives Mr. Saleh said in a video Meanwhile, there were day in Qatar, a key player in tive order directing the De innocent people who were sion, which was set up by sa province and Panjshir but are both going on at the message. some signs of normality the Afghan saga and the loca partment of Justice and oth killed during the worst terro Congress, said there was “no were pushed back. same time,” the source said. It was not immediately creeping back in the Afghan tion of the Taliban’s political er relevant agencies to rist attack on America in our evidence that the Saudi go “The defence of the Former VicePresident possible to get independent capital. office, though he is not ex oversee a declassification re history,” Mr. Biden said. vernment as an institution stronghold of Afghanistan is Amrullah Saleh, holed out confirmation of events in Qatar’s Ambassador to Af pected to meet with the view of documents related The move comes ahead of or senior Saudi officials indi unbreakable,” Front spokes alongside Ahmad Massoud — Panjshir, which is walled off ghanistan said a technical militants. to the Federal Bureau of In the 20th anniversary of the vidually funded” alQaeda. ISI chief rushes to Kabul 17 killed in celebratory Thai protesters hit the streets gunfire in Kabul: reports The visit comes as militants struggle to form a new govt. as PM wins noconfidence vote Press Trust of India Kabul to conduct discus reign nationals and Afghans Avoid firing in air: Taliban spokesman Islamabad sions with the incoming Tali fleeing Taliban rule. In a surprise move, Pakis ban government, the Pakis- The intelligence chief will Reuters killed 17 people and wound Prayut govt. slammed over virus response, economic woes tan’s powerful intelligence tan Observer newspaper spend a day in the Afghan Kabul ed 41. Tolo news agency chief Lieutenant General reported. capital, the Geo News re At least 17 people were gave a similar toll. Agence France-Presse be gone. If things were good dling of the pandemic and Faiz Hameed on Saturday The ISI chief is expected ported. Border management killed in celebratory gunfire At least 14 people were in Bangkok why would we come out to economic management — dashed to Kabul, according to meet top Taliban leaders is another important issue in Kabul, news agencies said jured in celebratory firing in Prodemocracy protesters protest?” a 28yearold de Saturday was the third no to media reports here, and commanders. “Issues that will come under discus on Saturday, after Taliban Nangarhar province, said vented their anger in Bang monstrator said. confidence motion vote amidst the Taliban strug relating to PakAfghan secur sion during the visit of Ha sources said their fighters Gulzada Sangar, spokesman kok on Saturday after Thai Ahead of the rally, police since the 2019 election. gling to finalise and install an ity, economy, and other mat meed, it said. had seized control of Panj for a hospital in Jalalabad. Prime Minister Prayut Chan used shipping containers to The sluggish rollout of inclusive government in Af ters will be taken up with the Gen. Hameed’s visit to Ka shir, the last province in Af The gunfire drew a re Ocha survived a noconfi block major routes to the ad Thailand’s vaccination pro ghanistan that would be ac Taliban leadership,” the re bul came as Army chief Gen ghanistan holding out buke from the main Taliban dence vote in Parliament. vertised protest site at the gramme and financial pain ceptable to the international port said, quoting sources. eral Qamar Javed Bajwa met against the Islamist group. spokesman, Zabihullah Mu More than 300 demon central Lumphini Park from restrictions has heaped community. According to the Express with British Foreign Secre Leaders of opposition to jahid. “Avoid shooting in the strators marched in central where protesters had political pressure on Mr. A delegation of senior Pa Tribune, Gen. Hameed will tary Dominic Raab earlier in the Taliban have denied that air and thank God instead,” Bangkok’s main shopping planned to march. Prayut’s government. kistani officials led by Inter also meet Pakistan’s envoy the day and said that Pakis the province has fallen. Mujahid said on Twitter. mall district carrying red This week Thai lawmak The country is reeling Services Intelligence (ISI) Di in Kabul to discuss the mat tan will assist in the forma The Shamshad news “Bullets can harm civilians, flags and wearing ponchos ers debated an opposition from its worst economic per rector General Lieutenant ter of repatriation and tran tion of an inclusive govern agency said “aerial shoot so don’t shoot unnecessari in the downpour. instigated censure motion formance since the 1997 General Hameed arrived in sit through Pakistan of fo ment in Afghanistan. ing” in Kabul on Friday ly.” “The government should about the government’s han Asian Financial Crisis. Ardern vows to tighten terrorism laws ISinspired terrorist wounded 7 people with knife at New Zealand supermarket
Reuters Wellington Sri Lanka offers help in probe New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed on Sa Agence France-Presse Zealand authorities in any turday to tighten counter Colombo way necessary," Foreign terrorism laws this month af Sri Lanka will cooperate Ministry spokesman ter a knifewielding militant with New Zealand’s Kohularangan Ratnasingam known to the authorities investigation into the knife said. stabbed and wounded seven rampage, authorities said on Police said they had people in a supermarket. Saturday. “Sri Lanka interviewed the attacker’s Police shot dead the 32 condemns this senseless brother, who lives in yearold attacker, Ahamed violence, and stands ready Colombo, and were looking Aathil Mohamed Samsu Ahamed Aathil Mohamed to cooperate with New into all possible links. deen, a Sri Lankan national Samsudeen in court. * AP DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD who had been convicted and imprisoned for about three the law as soon as possible, that the tighter law would Police were following the years before being released and no later than by the end have made a difference in man when he went into the in July. of this month,” Ardern told a this case. “This was a highly Countdown supermarket in Ms. Ardern said earlier news conference. motivated individual who New Lynn mall in Auckland. the man was inspired by the The Counter Terror Legis used a supermarket visit as a They said they had Islamic State group and was lation Bill criminalises plan shield for an attack. That is thought he had gone in to do being monitored constantly ning and preparation that an incredibly tough set of cir some shopping but he but could not be kept in pri might lead to terror attack, cumstances,” she said. picked up a knife from a dis son by law any longer. closing what critics have said Ms. Ardern said the at play and started stabbing “I am committing, that as has been a loophole allowing tacker came to the attention people. soon as Parliament resumes, plotters to stay free. of the police in 2016 because Police said they shot him we will complete that work – But Ms. Ardern said it of his support for a violent within a minute of the start that means working to pass would not be fair to assume ideology inspired by IS. of the attack. ‘28% of 1,38,000 assessed ASEAN envoy holds talks species face extinction’ with Myanmar junta ‘Habitat loss, overexploitation to blame’ Diplomat seeks access to Suu Kyi
Agence France-Presse Reuters think before all that, I need Marseille BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN to have assurances,” Mr. Some 28% of the 1,38,374 The Brunei diplomat ap Erywan told Reuters. “I species assessed by the In pointed by a Southeast need to be able to have a ternational Union for the Asian regional bloc as its clear picture of what I’m Conservation of Nature special envoy to Myanmar supposed to do, what they (IUCN) for its survival watch said on Saturday he is still are going to allow me to do list are now at high risk of negotiating with the military when I visit.” vanishing forever, the global Indonesia’s Komodo dragons on the terms of a visit and Mr. Erywan wants to visit conservation body said on listed as “endangered”. * AFP has sought access to ousted before late October when Saturday. leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ASEAN leaders are to meet, Habitat loss, overexploi sessed by experts are direct The Association of South but said no date has been tation and illegal trade have ly threatened by extinction, east Asian Nations (ASEAN) finalised. hammered global wildlife a third more than only se has been trying to end vio “They haven’t put a con populations for decades, ven years ago, it warned on lence in Myanmar and open dition yet but they haven’t and climate change is now Saturday. a dialogue between the mili been clear about it,” he said. kicking in as a direct threat The IUCN on Saturday of tary rulers and their oppo Requests seeking access as well, the IUCN reported. ficially launched its “green nents following the over to Ms. Suu Kyi have been Komodo dragons, the lar status” — the first global throw of Ms. Suu Kyi in made to the State Adminis gest living lizards, which are standard for assessing spe February. trative Council, chaired by found only in the World Her cies recovery and measur ASEAN tasked Erywan junta leader Min Aung Hla itagelisted Komodo Nation ing conservation impacts. Yusof, Brunei’s second Fo ing, Mr. Erywan said. But ac al Park and neighbouring “It makes the invisible work reign Affairs Minister, last cess to the deposed leader Flores, were listed as “en of conservation visible,” month with leading these was not a requirement un dangered”. Molly Grace, a professor at efforts. der a fivepoint consensus Some 37% of the 1,200 the University of Oxford and “There is an urgent need reached by ASEAN in April, shark and ray species as Green Status cochair, said. to go now to Myanmar. But I he added. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 12 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SNAPSHOTS Why the priority should be to reopen primary schools Indian and global data suggest that the risk of severe disease and death are low in adolescents and children younger than 12 years
R. Prasad tional COVID19 Task Force targeted vaccination of pa disease, it is not very clear had earlier told The Hindu. rents and teachers. what purpose it would At least six States in India re While children can get The States that have alrea serve,” he says. Egg shape understood opened schools in midAu asymptomatic infection or dy reopened schools have re The priority should be on Scientists from University of gust, while schools in Tamil have very mild disease, the corded new cases among making sure COVIDappro Kent now have a mathematical Nadu and Rajasthan reo risk of severe disease or children but no large out priate behaviour is strictly equation for the egg shape – pened on September 1. Ho death is rare. breaks have been reported. adhered to at all times both the perfect shape that is large wever, contrary to scientific Even susceptibility to in There has also been a con by teachers and students. enough to hold the embryo, evidence and ICMR recom fection is low in younger chil comitant increase in testing Important in this is mask small enough for it to exit mendations, except Bihar dren. According to epide of school children in States wearing. The Health Minis efficiently and which does not where classes for primary miologist Dr. Giridhara Babu where schools have reo try has recommended masks roll away. This equation can and middleschool students from Bengaluru’s Public pened. “These cases in chil for anyone older than five help figure out how and why have reopened on priority, Health Foundation of India, dren are the outcome of im years, and this should be fol the shape evolved and also in all other States did the re 15 contacttracing studies in proved testing and lowed in schools as well. Ac applications such as verse — first reopened classes dicate that children and ado reporting. What we need to cording to Dr. Babu, Karnata bioinspired engineering. for secondary school lescents have lower suscepti remember is that infection is ka COVID19 Technical students. bility to SARSCoV2 common in children and that Advisory Committee has re “States prioritising infection than adults. “If you is not an immediate concern commended masks for chil schools for higher classes examine the data carefully, at this stage of the pandem dren older than two years. and not reopening primary lower susceptibility is mostly ic,” says Dr. Lahariya. Increased ventilation, re schools reflects many things. confined to children younger ICMR did indicate that sero seropositivities from prior in years and those with comor duced crowding by limiting One, scientific and epidemi than 1014 years,” he says. prevalence in children was fection exceed 50% currently bidities who are more vul Role of testing the number of students in a ological evidence is not what comparable to adults. Sero across the country and in a nerable to severe disease and Will regular testing in class, increased physical dis is used for decisionmaking. J-shaped curve prevalence among children number of States this num even death. schools and colleges help tancing, reduced mixing of Two, policy makers go by as In an email, Dr. Lahariya aged 617 years was about ber is in excess of 6070%, This brings the focus back prevent or minimise out different cohorts, and more Hycean worlds sumption that older children says: “The available global 60% (57.2% among children says Dr. Gautam Menon, Pro to targeted vaccination of breaks? “There's never been outdoor activity can further A study published in The are more likely to follow CO data on age distribution of 69 years and 61.6% among fessor of Physics and Biology teachers and nonteaching a test of this in any evidence reduce the risk of virus Astrophysical Journal identifies VIDappropriate behaviour. COVID19 indicates that all children 1017 years), while at Ashoka University and co staff at schools and parents based way, so we don't really spread. a new class of exoplanets – Finally, the decision is also children are naturally at low unvaccinated adults had 62% author of COVID19 modell of schoolgoing children. know. While some USbased When cases in children Hycean worlds – that could influenced by fear and ap risk from COVID19. The age seropositivity. According to ing studies. “There should be Any plan for reopening campuses, such as Cornell, get reported, how should support life different from prehension among parents distribution of moderate to Dr. Lahariya, independent no major impact of opening schools should include stra do this and have been suc schools decide when to shut that on Earth. These planets that younger children may severe illness and mortality serosurveys undertaken in a schools and colleges in terms tegies to mitigate the risk to cessful in controlling out down? In nearly all coun are about 2.6 times the size of be at higher risk,” says Dr. follows a ‘J’ shaped curve, few cities have found sero of setting up a large second parents, teachers, and all breaks, the levels of prior ex tries, reporting of a case or a Earth, have temperatures Chandrakant Lahariya, where at the base of the ‘J’ positivity around 75% for wave, although cases will other contacts to enable chil posure and seropositivity few cases in the schools does about 200 degrees Celsius and physicianepidemiologist. are 10yearold children who children. Thus, the notion rise,” he says. dren's safety bubbles, says there are considerably less not mean school shutdown. planetwide oceans. These are at the lowest risk among that children have been lar Dr. Babu. This strategy of than in India, so the same in Children are already ex could support microbial Relative risks all age groups.” gely sheltered leading to low Transmitting the virus providing a protective ring tuition might not apply,” says posed and that’s why classes underwater life. Search in now “Based on Indian as well as He adds: “Children aged 6 seroprevalence and thus However, even when chil around children helps in re Dr. Menon. may continue,” Dr. Lahariya on for their biosignatures. global data, the risk of severe 14 years or the age group in have elevated risk of infec dren may not suffer from se ducing their risk of getting Dr. Lahariya doesn’t see says. “However, if a few clus disease and death are low in the primary and upper prim tion and disease once rious illness, they are very infected and spreading the any particular benefit accru ters of cases are reported or adolescents and children ary schools form the base of schools reopen is not sup likely to spread the virus to infection to adults. Tamil Na ing from regular testing in cases are reported from younger than 12 years. Adults the ‘J’ and have the lowest ported by data. adults leading to an increase du and Karnataka had start schools. more than one class, then have almost 15 times higher risk of COVID19. Amongst Especially when daily cas in cases particularly in areas ed vaccinating teachers on “It could be a good idea to other measures need to be risk of death and severe dis other reasons, this is why es are well under control in with lower seroprevalence. priority some time back. Dr. conduct testing in schools. taken. However, I repeat, ease compared with children primary schools must be the most parts of the country, This is particularly of con Menon says that in modell However, knowing the fact finding one or a few cases below 18 years,” Dr. N.K. Aro first to resume classes.” the risk of reopening schools cern when they transmit the ing, there is certainly some that children do get infected does not mandate school or ra, a senior member of Na The fourth serosurvey of is minimal precisely because virus to adults older than 60 mitigation that results from and do not develop severe class closure.”
Rhino lineages Rhinos have historically exhibited low genetic Antimalarial vaccine–drug combo proves most efficacious in Africa trial diversity, according to a new study that maps out the family tree of rhinos. The study, published in Cell, analysed When the first malarial vaccine (named RTS,S) was used along with drugs, the efficacy went up to 70%, or more genomes of five living species of rhinos and three ancient Ramya Kannan substantially lower incidence [We have shown] this alone, and the vaccine and know how effective it will be and extinct ones. The of uncomplicated malaria, <> vaccine is safe in drugs together. They were in India, as we have not yet researchers find that the When the World Health Or severe malaria, and death seasonal transmission followed up for three years. tested this vaccine outside oldest split in the African and ganization’s Strategic Adviso from malaria than either in areas in Africa and is more “We have now shown that in Africa.” Eurasian lineages occurred ry Group of Experts on Im tervention alone.” efficacious with deed in seasonal transmis nearly 16 million years ago. munisation (SAGE) One of the authors of the sion areas in Africa this vac Logistical issues chemoprophylaxis during considers, on October 6, evi paper, Daniel Chandramo cine is safe and is more Are there logistical issues de the transmission season, dence to decide on the roll han, of the London School of efficacious when given along livering a fivedose vaccine out of the first malarial vac Hygiene and Tropical Medi DANIEL CHANDRAMOHAN with chemoprophylaxis dur and additional antimalarial LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND cine (RTS,S), the latest body cine, says: “In the phase III TROPICAL MEDICINE ing the transmission season,” drugs in resourcepoor coun of research – testing a vac trial, vaccine RTS,S was 50% he adds. tries? For the fivedose vac cine combination with anti efficacious in children more The malaria vaccine pre cine, the first three doses can malarial drugs which de than one year old and 25% in as compared with the vac vents the parasite developing be given to infants through monstrated efficacy in infants, compared to a con cine alone against these out Strong case: In a phase III trial, RTS,S was 50% efficacious in in humans. However, some Expanded Programme of Im preventing hospitalisations trol vaccine during an 18 comes was 59.6% , 70.6%, children more than one year old, compared to a control. break through infections munisation (EPI) and the an from severe malaria and months follow up period.” and 75.3% respectively, the * GETTY IMAGES could happen. When there is nual booster doses can be gi Sleep, refresh the brain! deaths – is likely to bolster When the vaccine was study notes. “We were sur health with special interest The results of this study will a vaccine break through in ven either through EPI or in A recent study published in the case for voting aye. used along with chemopre prised by this incredible ef in malaria, pneumonia and be presented to WHO expert fection, the antimalarial campaign mode. “In Africa, Cell Reports finds evidence vention, efficacy went up to fect of the combination of meningitis. He goes on to ex committee on October 6, he drug kills those parasites. In the seasonal malaria chemo that Rapid Eye Movement Without drugs 70%, or over. The protective vaccine plus chemo. That is plain that the Malaria vac explains. addition, each course of the prevention that involves the (REM) sleep refreshes the According to a paper recent efficacy of the combination the reason these results are cine was first authorised in The instant study involv drug has chemoprophylactic administration of antimala brain. REM sleep is a phase of ly published in the New En- as compared with chemopre likely to shift the WHO’s posi 2015 by the European Medi ing a combination of the vac effect for at least 3 weeks and rial drugs four times a year, sleep when dreaming takes gland Journal of Medicine, vention alone was 62.8% tion on using this combina cines Agency for use in Afri cine and drugs was done during that period the vac has been successfully given place. The University of the study measured the effi against clinical malaria, tion,” he says. ca in infants and children. among 6,861 children (five to cine and drugs together pre to around 25 million children Tsukuba researchers directly cacy of vaccination with or 70.5% against hospital ad Dr. Chandramohan who is However, WHO requested 17 months of age) in the Sahel vent any new infections, Dr. in West Africa. So I think it is observed the red blood cells in without chemoprevention mission with severe malaria from Nagercoil in Tamil Na for more safety data and a and subSahel regions of Afri Chandramohan explains feasible to deliver the combi the blood capillaries of mice. They spotted a massive flow (drugs). The authors noted: and 72.9% against death du, qualified in medicine at large pilot study was done in ca, seasonally, with three further. “The results of this nation at scale, though there of RBCs into the capillaries “The combination of these from malaria. The protective the Madurai Medical College, Kenya, Malawi and Ghana in groups randomly receiving trial are applicable to Africa may be logical challenges,” during REM sleep. interventions resulted in a efficacy of the combination is a professor of public volving 7,50,000 children. just the drugs, the vaccine only,” he says, “We don’t says Dr. Chandramohan.
thishas been lacking. Soil microbes can make for a greener revolution Nine participants who underwent brain surgeries had arrays of A new and fascinating aspect to hybrid duce in our country. The key offspring grow equally well, small electrodes to cover to this was the establishing of there being no sign of vigour their entire auditory vigour is the rhizomicrobiome hybrid varieties of crop in the latter. Then they start Question Corner cortex to collect neural plants. Today, a vast majority ed to ‘rebuild’ the soil envi signals for language and of commercially grown crops ronment, one bacterium at a seizure mapping. The are hybrids, where two in time. The listening brain recordings were SPEAKING bred lines are crossed, with They could attain the nor analysed to understand their firstgeneration hybrid mal parent–offspring diffe How does our brain how the auditory cortex OF SCIENCE offspring exhibiting a vigour rence in vigour by introduc process sounds and processes speech that is lacking in either of its ing just seven species of words? sounds. D. BALASUBRAMANIAN parents. The property of hy bacteria into the sterile soil. When short phrases brid vigour, called heterosis, The experiment could be ex Researchers at the and sentences were Plants appear to be simple and these roots are fungus has been known for centu trapolated to the fields too: University of California, played, the researchers enough in their organisation. associations – rhizoids – sug Benign bacteria: Rhizobacteria associate with roots of plants, ries, but remains only partly Fumigating, or steaming the San Francisco, have found that some areas Whether small shrubs or tall gesting that roots coevolved and many of these are plant growth promoters. * GETTY IMAGES understood. soil in one experimental plot discovered a new located in the STG trees, all they seem to be with fungi. 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The rootinvading fun peared in the leaves of the fir plant growth promoters. Kansas (at the heart of one of Producing this fertilizer is an auditory cortex followed small electric currents, in life forms on earth. They gus gains nutrients made by saplings growing nearby. The Like the fungi, mutualism the great cornproducing energy intensive task. a serial pathway. It was they experienced cannot run, but ably defend the plant, and the plants get exchange is mainly though operates in these relation areas of the world) ad As our nation strives to thought that first, the auditory hallucinations themselves. A fascinating as difficulttofind minerals like the mycelia of fungi, and may ships too. In exchange for su dressed heterosis from the wards lofty goals for sustain primary auditory cortex but were still able to pect of their abilities lies out phosphorus from the mi extend through the whole gars, these bacteria offer viewpoint of plant–root mi able agriculture, using sim processes simple clearly hear and repeat of sight, in the soil from crobe. But the association is forest, with young trees that plants a wide range of bene crobe interactions. Using ple microbial ways of acoustic information, the said words. But when which they sprout, and from deeper. are struggling on a dry patch fits. They may help plants maize as the model crop, her improving crop quality (and such as frequencies of the STG was stimulated, which they derive water, mi being helped out by carbon ward off pathogens that group has recently shown quantity) would be a small sounds. Then, an the participants reported cronutrients, and a host of The Wood Wide Web transfer from their luckier cause diseases of the root. that the rich biomass of roots step in that direction. adjacent region, the that they could hear other benefits. Suzanne Simard of the Un counterparts. A reviewer They may even trigger sys in hybrid maize, as well as (This article has been writ- superior temporal gyrus people speaking, but iversity of British Columbia, writing in the journal Nature temic resistance to a patho other positive traits, is reliant ten in collaboration with (STG), extracts more couldn’t make out the Ancient association working in the dense forests called such systems as the gen throughout the plant. on appropriate soil microbes Sushil Chandani who is a important features, like words, the press release The association between of the Pacific Northwest, Wood Wide Web. (PNAS, Volume 118(30), July professional computational consonants and vowels, says. plants and fungi is ancient. made an interesting finding. Bacteria that associate Hybrid vigour 27, 2021). In laboratorysteril biologist, transforming sounds into ised soils that are totally de Readers may send their Fossils of plants from about In carefully controlled expe with roots are called rhizo The green revolution [email protected]) meaningful words. But questions / answers to 400 million years ago show riments with saplings of bacteria, and a very wide brought a sea change in the void of microbes, both the in direct evidence for [email protected] the first evidence of roots, birch and fir trees enclosed range of these species are growing of agricultural pro bred parents and hybrid [email protected]
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THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 FAQ 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE What are the new I-T rules on PF savings? Why has the government decided to implement a fresh tax on Provident Fund contributions? Has the limit been raised?
Vikas Dhoot
The story so far: The Finance Ministry on Tuesday notified new Income Tax rules to impose a fresh tax on Provident Fund (PF) savings. In her 202122 Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed taxing the income on PF contributions of over ₹2.5 lakh a year. This limit was later enhanced to ₹5 lakh for PF accounts wherein employers make no contributions. However, there was a lack of clarity on how this tax was to be levied and the new rules seek to address it.
What is the government’s rationale behind the move?
■ Till this year’s Budget, all income on provident fund savings was exempt from tax. The provision aimed at ensuring people retire with an adequate nest egg was being misused, according to the Finance Ministry. Ms. App store challenge Sitharaman asserted at her press conference after her Budget speech that “some people go to the extent of contributing ₹1 crore each month [into their PF How does South Korea’s ‘anti-Google’ accounts]”. For such people to get tax concessions as well as an assured income is not comparable with an law free up in-app payments? employee who earns ₹2 lakh and gets 8% return on PF Stringent measure: The provision, aimed at ensuring people retire with an adequate nest egg, was being misused, Will it hit the commission savings, she said. “This exemption without any threshold says the Finance Ministry. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO benefits only those who can contribute a large amount to online behemoths charge? these funds as their share,” the Budget documents deductions into the GPF or the EPF respectively. The ₹2.5 formulation posed another problem in implementation. explained. lakh annual contribution limit shall apply to EPF P.J. George After facing criticism over the proposal, the Revenue members, while in the GPF or other PFs wherein there is What do the new IT rules say about levying the PF tax? Department later highlighted that more than 1.23 lakh no contribution from the employer, the threshold has The story so far: On August 31, the South Korean high net worth individuals (HNIs) had deposited over been set at ₹5 lakh. ■ For calculation of taxable interest relating to Parliament passed an amendment to the country’s ₹62,500 crore in their employees’ provident fund (EPF) contribution in a provident fund or recognised provident Telecommunications Business Act that has been dubbed accounts in 201819. The largest EPF account has a Why were new rules needed to implement this tax? fund, exceeding the specified limit, a new Rule 9D has the “antiGoogle” law. The law prevents dominant app staggering ₹103 crore balance, they pointed out, while been added. The rule requires all PF accounts to be split store operators — effectively Alphabet’s Google and the top 20 HNIs have a cumulative balance of ₹825 crore. ■ A similar tax provision was introduced in the Budget into separate accounts — one with the taxable Apple — from forcing South Korean app developers to Of an estimated 4.5 crore EPF accounts, the source said for income from annual premium payments of over ₹2.5 contribution and interest earned on that component, and use their instore payment systems. This effectively about 0.27% members had an average corpus of ₹5.92 lakh into unitlinked insurance products, but that clearly the other with the nontaxable contribution that shall prevents Apple and Google from charging commissions crore and so were earning over ₹50 lakh a year as stated that maturity benefits will be subjected to capital include the closing balance of the PF account as on on payments made in their app stores. The law also ‘taxfree assured interest’. This is the second time the gains tax. In the case of PFs, though the intent of the tax March 31, 2021, and all fresh nontaxable contributions empowers the South Korean government to intervene in NDA government has sought to tax EPF savings — in 2016, levy was elaborated on, there was no clarity on how it and interest thereon. payment disputes within app stores, and to haul up app a Budget announcement to tax 60% of EPF account was to be operationalised. For instance, practitioners While the government has said this will help arrive at store operators for delaying the publishing of apps or balances at the time of withdrawal was rolled back. In the were not clear if the tax had to be imposed at the time of the taxable PF income for a year, it is still not clear if the deleting them. previous year’s Budget, contribution by employers into retirement or withdrawal tax has to deducted from the EPF account concerned or employee welfare schemes like the EPF or the National from the PF account, or the taxable part added to one’s total income at the time What have Google and Apple been doing? Pension System (NPS) or a superannuation plan was The Union Finance each year at the time of of filing returns. As things stand, the proposed solution to capped at ₹7.5 lakh a year. Minister has said some annual income accrual. If create two accounts seems to suggest that the EPFO and ■ Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store strictly people contribute ₹1 it had to be done PF trusts may have to deduct tax on the income earned regulate how apps in their environment charge money Which PF accounts will be affected? crore each month into annually, should the PF on the ‘taxable contribution’ of the EPF account and from their users. Till recently, app publishers had been trustees deduct the tax at remit it to the exchequer each year. Maintaining two allowed to deploy only Google’s and Apple’s proprietary ■ EPF accounts managed by the Employees’ Provident their PF accounts. For source on such income, separate accounts is an onerous requirement for the payment systems to collect money from app store users Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the General Provident such people to get tax or should a tax assessee EPFO and the trustees of the other PFs to comply with. for digital purchases, which include the apps themselves, Fund (GPF), where government employees save for concessions as well as include it in her or his To put the administrative overhaul required for such or ‘inapp purchases’ such as additional content or retirement, will be impacted. There are also a few an assured income is income tax return and accounting in perspective, consider that the EPFO has services. Google and Apple charged a 30% commission thousand large companies that manage the retirement not comparable with pay taxes. There were 24.77 crore members with EPF accounts, of whom 14.36 on all such purchases. As many app developers started savings of their workforce inhouse through ‘exempt’ EPF also concerns that this tax crore members had been allotted Unique Account to push back against what trusts, in order to ensure their employees don’t have to an employee who earns could be levied on future Numbers (UANs) by the end of 201920. About 5 crore of they said was a steep run from pillar to post to access these savings when in ₹2 lakh and 8% return income on past PF these members were active contributors to their EPF The South Korean law commission, Google need or at the time of retirement. Public Provident Fund contributions over the accounts during 201920. Even if a technological solution is the first legal announced in March this (PPF) accounts are not affected by the new tax, nor are new taxfree limits. The is devised to rejig the existing systems and provide for restriction on Google year that it was cutting retirement savings accumulated under the NPS. EPF Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes at the two EPF accounts for each member, there are other the commission to 15%. accounts are mandatory for employees earning up to time, P.C. Mody, had told The Hindu that taxpayers concerns. Deducting tax at source would require the and Apple’s control However, it later ₹15,000 a month in firms employing over 20 workers, should factor in the interest income earned on EPFO or the trustees of individual PFs to issue tax over how money announced that the with 12% of the basic pay and dearness allowance contributions beyond ₹2.5 lakh or ₹5 lakh, as the case deduction certificates or IT Form 26 AS for all such changes hands within change was being deducted as employees’ contribution and another 12% might be, at the time of filing their tax returns. As interest members. Whether the EPFO, India’s largest retirement their app stores. This postponed to March 2022. remitted by the employer. However, government as well credits from the EPFO are seldom effected in the same fund manager with around ₹15 lakh crore of assets, was could become a In November 2020, Apple as private sector employees are allowed to make year, due to delays in the declaration of the annual EPF consulted over the rules or is prepared for the transition cut its commission to 15% voluntary contributions over and above the statutory rate and actual credits to the members’ accounts, this to the proposed system, is not known at this point. template for other for developers with less countries than $1 million in annual sales on its platform. On September 2, in response to a fair trade probe in Japan, Apple changed its policy to Why are ‘breakthrough’ infections a concern? allow some app developers like Netflix and Spotify to add links that will send their users outside the app to make payments, effectively bypassing its commission. Why are people who are double-vaccinated still getting COVID-19? Do vaccines work against variants? Recently, in response to a U.S. lawsuit, Apple agreed to let app developers email users about other options of Jacob Koshy mask mandates are back despite significant vaccination payment. On the apps front, Google has a more relaxed coverage. approach than Apple, which does not allow users of its The story so far: India’s second wave has not fully That ‘breakthrough infections’ occur is not a surprise. iPhones to download apps from any other source than dipped and over the past seven days, daily infections of In clinical trials, all vaccines available have reported the App Store. Phones with Google’s Android can COVID19 have logged over 40,000 cases. The rise in daily efficacy rates between 70% and 90%. This implies that ‘sideload’ apps; that is, download and install apps from infections is primarily seen in Kerala and Maharashtra, between 10% and 30% of a vaccinated population will be websites or other sources. Android phones also support which paradoxically are also among the States which have vulnerable to infection. Vaccines, however, were downloads from multiple app stores. a high rate of vaccination. In this context, there are premised on inuring the concerns about the rise in ‘breakthrough infections’ or ‘Breakthrough body to disease and so far What makes the South Korean law important? confirmed infections in those who have got the second the evidence is that they dose of the vaccine at least two weeks earlier. infections’ are not a are overwhelmingly ■ It is the first legal restriction on Google and Apple’s surprise. In clinical effective. control over how money changes hands within their app Are those who are doubly vaccinated getting COVID19? trials, all vaccines stores. This could become a template for the many available have Is the Delta variant ■ countries that have been looking at ways to control the If a person gets infected with the SARSCoV2 virus 14 reported efficacy responsible for the clout of these online behemoths that take a cut from the days after the second shot of the vaccine, it is called a rise in cases? digital sales of everyone from the gaming industry to ‘breakthrough infection’. The twoweek window is the rates between 70% publishers. The European Union has a draft Digital time it takes for the body to produce necessary antibodies Shield broken: A ‘breakthrough infection’ refers to the and 90%. This implies ■ When the underlying Markets Act in the pipeline that would force large following a shot of the vaccine. A ‘breakthrough infection’ virus being able to penetrate the protective barrier of that between coronavirus variants were internet “gatekeeper companies” that act as platforms refers to the virus being able to penetrate the protective antibodies. There are no official estimates of how many 10%30% of a analysed in the Kerala for others to conduct transactions to change their barrier of antibodies. There are no official estimates, such cases have been reported in India. * GETTY IMAGES vaccinated population study, 126 were found to business practices and level the playing field for smaller nationally, of how many ‘breakthrough infections’ have have the Delta variant companies. In the U.S., Senators have introduced a Bill been reported in India but news reports in midAugust, reported that between 1% and 10% of fully vaccinated will be vulnerable to (B.1.617.2), nine had the similar to the South Korean one that would force Apple quoting unnamed officials, estimated that healthcare workers had contracted the infection. Less infection Kappa variant (B.1.617.1) and Google to allow app makers to deploy different 80,000100,000 people got infected, nearly half in than 5% needed hospitalisation and no lives were lost, and six had DeltaPlus payment systems. There is more trouble brewing in the Kerala. The State has a COVID19 genome surveillance indicating that vaccines were effective in preventing variants, that is U.S. as a federal judge is set to rule on the case by Epic, programme that periodically monitors the prominent severe sickness and death. Internationally, the trend is sublineages of the Delta with one or more of its defining the makers of the ‘Fortnite’ videogame, against Apple’s coronavirus variants as well as whether some variants are not too different either. Israel and the U.S., despite high mutations. These mutations mostly help the virus escape inapp payment practices. Epic has sued Google in a more closely linked to instances of ‘breakthrough vaccination coverage, continue to report fresh cases, detection by antibodies. The India SARSCoV2 Genome separate case but on the same grounds. Adding to infections’. According to the latest update on August 30, though the infection rate is much higher in the Consortium (INSACOG), which monitors emerging Google’s woes is another case filed by 36 U.S. States. In 7,202 coronavirus samples, or about 0.1% of its unvaccinated. variants nationally, has analysed 51,651 coronavirus another indication that the trend is spreading globally, cumulative caseload of 400,000 confirmed cases, had There was a qualitative difference between the CSIR genomes as of August 30. Of them, 31,721 cases were Reuters is reporting that Apple faces a legal challenge to been sequenced. A subset of those who tested positive in study and the others. While the CMC and PGIMER reports international variants of concern and among them 21,449 its inapp payment system in India. The case is April, May and June had ‘breakthrough infections’. The showed ‘breakthrough infections’ as those confirmed by a were Delta variants. A mere 393 cases were DeltaPlus, reportedly being reviewed by the Competition total number is not known yet, but 155 such goldstandard RTPCR test, the CSIR study relied on a though many Delta variants are in the process of being Commission of India. breakthroughs were analysed, 147 of whom were fully blood test that measured levels of antibodies directed reclassified as DeltaPlus (there are 13 such sublineages) vaccinated with Covishield and eight with Covaxin. towards the nucleocapsid region of the coronavirus, because, while it does not necessarily make them more How have Apple and Google responded? which is different from the region (spike protein) that virulent or harmful, they serve as markers of an How significant are such infections? vaccinegenerated antibodies normally target. Currently, evolutionary change in the coronavirus and need to be ■ Both companies point to the cost of maintaining the all the vaccines are designed to produce antibodies tracked, say genome scientists. Delta has also been app store environment to justify the commissions. ■ It appears that so far breakthroughs are not translating against the spike protein and so high levels of antibodies demonstrated to reduce antibody levels elicited by Responding to The Verge, an American technology news into serious disease requiring hospitalisation. In the against the nucleocapsid region were presumed markers vaccines. Antibody levels are not the only measure of website, on the South Korean law, Apple said opening up Kerala analysis, 151 were “mildly symptomatic” and four of a fresh coronavirus infection. None of the infections protection and immunity by Tcells, which cannot be the payment system will expose users to fraud and were asymptomatic. A third were healthcare workers, made the healthcare workers sick enough to warrant a easily evaluated in a lab, are also important for security breaches. Google argues these charges are a who because of prolonged and close exposure to a variety test and so it could well be that the number of neutralising the virus. However, vaccine production major reason why it is able to keep its Android mobile of patients are at a greater risk of contracting infection. In ‘breakthrough infections’ are much higher than those technologies such as mRNA and DNA are premised on phone operating system free, and hence lower the cost recent months, more studies are emerging on confirmed by RTPCR tests. The bigger concern, however, their ability to be tweaked quickly for newer variants. The of phones running on it. “Just as it costs developers ‘breakthrough infections’. A preprint by researchers at is that those with a ‘breakthrough infection’, under the makers of Covaxin claim that their vaccine, being an money to build an app, it costs us money to build and the CSIRInstitute of Genomics and Integrative Biology belief that they are fully protected, may be less stringent inactivated whole virus, is geared up to be more effective maintain an operating system and app store,” a Google (CSIRIGIB) and Max Hospitals in Delhi found that nearly a with using masks and could be carriers of infection. The against variants than other vaccines primarily targeted at spokesperson told The Verge. “We’ll reflect on how to quarter of 600 fully vaccinated healthcare workers U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports the spike protein. An ICMR study showed a 65.2% comply with this law while maintaining a model that contracted the virus after vaccination. Earlier, studies that the viral load in those with a ‘breakthrough infection’ protection against the Delta variant in a doubleblind, supports a highquality operating system and app store.” from the CMC, Vellore, and PGIMER, Chandigarh, too had can be as much as those unvaccinated, which is why randomised, multicentre, Phase 3 clinical trial of Covaxin.
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HURRIYAT CONFERENCE The alliance after the death of its patriarch Illustration: R. Rajesh Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death is the latest setback to the platform of many religious and political outfits which was already weak and divided
Peerzada Ashiq ments, including those that demanded complete inde he death of Syed Ali pendence like the J&K Liber Shah Geelani, the 92 ation Front (JKLF) of Yasin Tyearold separatist Malik; and those which leader in Kashmir, came as a sought a merger with Pakis body blow to the All Parties tan such as the Hizbul Muja Hurriyat Conference, which hideen of Syed Salahuddin. was already divided and When the special envoys weak, and particularly the from New Delhi and abroad proPakistan segment in it. started meeting to discuss Ailing and living in a house the future of Kashmir, they turneddetention centre for demanded to see a joint pol over a decade, Geelani, who itical front from the Kashmir In Focus cofounded Hurriyat, died on militants.
B Around 26 September 1, just five months So, around 26 political political after his close aide and lieu parties, civil society mem parties, civil tenant Muhammad Ashraf bers and traders’ organisa society Sehrai, 78, died in a Jammu tions came together to form members and jail. The two had stirred the the Hurriyat. In its constitu traders’ outfits came political cauldron of Kashmir tion, all the parties agreed together to as JamaateIslami members that Kashmir was a “disputed form the for around six decades. The State”, called for a “peaceful Hurriyat Jamaat was banned by the struggle” and a solution “as Conference in Centre on February 28, 2019, per the resolutions passed by 1993 after a wave of two weeks after the Pulwama the United Nations”, which militancy attack left 40 CRPF jawans calls for the right to selfde Most Hurriyat leaders, in its goodwill waning and divi As the growing differences also steadily changed. 2019, the Hurriyat factions dead in south Kashmir. termination of people of J&K. cluding Geelani and Yasin sions started cropping up. resulted in the Hurriyat’s The first major salvo from were rendered paper tigers B In its constitution, With Geelani and Sehrai Kashmir’s head cleric Mir Malik, were lodged in diffe split in 2003, 12 out of 26 the BJP came in 2015 when with no structure or man all the parties dead and the Jamaat banned, waiz Umar Farooq, who was rent jails for their antielec The split constituents removed Maula India put a precondition to power to mobilise agreed that the constituency that sees a 19 years old in 1993 and had tion campaign in 1999. The first major fissure na Abbas Ansari, who was Pakistani National Security supporters. Kashmir was a solution to the Kashmir dis mooted the idea of forming a Pakistan also started re emerged when the Hurriyat proMirwaiz, as its chairman Adviser (NSA) Sartaj Aziz not The Hurriyat’s inability to “disputed pute in merging with Pakis joint forum, became the first cognising the Hurriyat as constituents accused the Pe and named Masrat Alam of to meet Hurriyat leaders in respond forcefully to the State” and called for a tan is now without a struc chairman of the amalgam “the sole voice” of Kashmi oples Conference, headed by the Muslim League, who be New Delhi ahead of the NSA Centre’s decision has earned “peaceful ture or a face. Masrat Alam, that had both proPakistan ris. The Pakistani Embassy Abdul Ghani Lone, of field longed to the Geelani fac level talks. Since then, Hurri it a bad name even among its struggle” and another prominent proGee and proindependence or and visiting dignitaries from ing proxy candidates in the tion, as its head. Later, the yat leaders’ meetings with supporters, who have started a solution as lani face in the valley, who ganisations in it. Islamabad started inviting CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Ansari faction met deputy the Pakistani Embassy were questioning the entire lea per the UN heads the Muslim League, The Hurriyat, which the Hurriyataffiliated politi Prime Minister L.K. Advani discouraged or barred. dership. Now, with Geelani’s resolutions has been in jail since 2014. wielded influence over the cal outfits for dinners and The Hurriyat, which in 2004 to initiate a dialogue The government started a death, the alliance faces a B In 2003, militant outfits and was able discussions over the Kashmir wielded influence on Kashmir. It also support crackdown on the Hurriyat vacuum. internal The rise to control the streets, be issue to the chagrin of New over militant outfits ed former Pakistan President in 2017 when many leaders , The Hurriyat appears to differences The All Parties Hurriyat Con came a formidable force in Delhi. Pervez Musharraf’s four including Mirwaiz’s spokes be weakened organisational led to the and was able to Hurriyat split ference (APHC), widely the 1990s. In an address This necessitated more point formula and advocated man ShahidulIslam and ly, but the sentiment it repre into two known as the Hurriyat, came made at Burkina Faso in engagement with the Hurri control the streets, a triangular dialogue bet Geelani’s soninlaw Altaf sents still remains strong factions, one into being in July 1993. It was 1995, then Prime Minister yat leaders by the Centre. became a formidable ween DelhiSrinagar, Delhi Shah, were arrested . Proin among a sizeable population being loyal to an outcome of the armed re P.V. Narasimha Rao, in an ap However, the government ex force in the 1990s, Islamabad and SrinagarIsla dependence JKLF was of Kashmir. The Centre’s re Mirwaiz Umar bellion that swept through parent offer to separatists, ploited the personality clash mabad after 2005. The ous banned in March 2019, im cent statement that it’s not Farooq and and called for the other to Jammu & Kashmir in 1989. said “short of azadi (free es within the Hurriyat to pick ter of Musharraf from power mediately after the Pulwama going to ban the Hurriyat im Ali Shah The unprecedented militan dom), sky was the limit as far and choose the leaders to ne election boycotts and the end of the term of attack, and its chairman Ya mediately suggests that re Geelani cy broke out just three years as the demand in Kashmir gotiate separately. The en CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Prime Minister Manmohan sin Malik was arrested. moving the platform com after the Muslim United for autonomy was gagement, however, did not Singh put the curtain on the The frequent raids and pletely from the political Front — of which Geelani and concerned”. lead to anything concrete. 2002 Assembly elections. La fourpoint formula, which questioning of Hurriyat lead landscape of J&K is not a fa JamaateIslami were also a Riding high on its growing The September 11, 2001, ter, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s many see as the closest ever ers by the National Investiga vourable idea. The Hurriyat’s part — saw a crushing defeat popularity among the mass attacks in the U.S. saw world decision to engage with the Kashmir got to a final settle tion Agency and the Enforce absence will remove an inter in the polls, which was tout es, the Hurriyat’s call for boy wide anger growing against BJPled National Democratic ment in the past three ment Directorate silenced face between the under ed to be widely rigged in fa cotting the 1996 Assembly Islamist armed movements. Alliance (NDA) further dee decades. the separatist groups. Both ground militant outfits and vour of the National Confe elections and the 1999 Lok As the West’s attention pened the divide, with Geela Geelani and Mirwaiz were the government. In the fu rence and its partners. Sabha elections saw noticea turned against Islamist mili ni raising questions about BJP’s approach placed under house deten ture, for any talks, the Centre By 1993, the armed rebel ble impact on the ground, tancy and started perceiving the futility of engaging New After its emphatic election tions. By the time the Centre may have to engage with mil lion saw itself split into diffe with many polling booths re it through the prism of terro Delhi without a concrete victory in 2014, the BJP’s ap ended J&K’s special constitu itants directly, if the Hurriyat rent ideological compart gistering zero voter turnout. rism, the Hurriyat also saw road map for Kashmir. proach towards the Hurriyat tional position on August 5, goes off the scene.
RAKESH ASTHANA JALLIANWALA BAGH Capital commissioner Monument of a massacre
Delhi’s police chief is awaiting a court ruling on his appointment Renovations spark a controversy on how the killings should be remembered
Illustration: SREEJITH R. KUMAR Devesh Kumar Pandey an alleged bribery case Damini Nath Bal said, is a tough one given against Mr. Asthana and oth that many families did not t’s been just about a ers in October 2018. As it debate over how the come forward in the after month since Rakesh As turned out, he had, in a Jallianwala Bagh mas math of the massacre. Ithana, a 1984batch IPS communication to the Cabi Asacre should be re Among the documents, she officer of Gujarat cadre, net Secretary in August membered was sparked off said, are mentions of a large took up his new assignment 2018, highlighted the al last week after the govern number of unidentified bo as the Delhi Police Commis leged irregularities on the ment unveiled the renovat dies. While the exact num sioner. The appointment part of Mr. Verma. ed look of the site, leading ber of martyrs, hundreds or came about two months af After the battle shifted to some historians to say histo thousands, is unknown, ter Mr. Asthana’s name was the court of law, the Central ry was being distorted. Prof. Bal says one thing is dropped from the CBI Direc government stepped in to Should the site of the bru clear. “Massacres should be tor race as he did not have divest both officers of their tal killing of Indians by Brit remembered, not celebrat six months left in service, a responsibilities after a CVC ish forces on April 13, 1919 ed. When visitors enter the condition laid down by the recommendation. A special be restored to the state it place, they should automati Supreme Court in 2019. investigation team was set was in on that day, a largely cally bow their heads. The Mr. Asthana has held top up to look into the charges barren ground at the end of atmosphere should be very posts in multiple central against the two officers. Mr. a narrow entrance where sombre”. agencies such as the Bureau matter for the next hearing 1966batch IPS officer of the Asthana was later cleared of victims became trapped, or A lily pond, a sound and ed by the back walls of hous Over the years, starting of Civil Aviation Security on September 8. The High Uttar Pradesh cadre, had the allegations. should it be spruced up for light show and new ameni es in the cramped Walled Ci with the creation of a trust (BCAS), the Border Security Court has also allowed an headed the force from July Born in 1961 in Ranchi visitors today and in the fu ties for visitors have been ty, the bagh remained a site after 1947 and landscaping Force (BSF) and the Narcot application filed by the CPIL 1999 to June 2002. [then in Bihar], Mr. Asthana ture? For the Culture Minis created. for protests and meetings till in 1974, Prof. Bal said there ics Control Bureau (NCB). for making it a party in the In the past, Mr. Asthana’s did his schooling from Ne try, which supervised the re The project was designed 1947. On the day of what be have been changes to the For a brief period, he also case. Earlier, the Supreme appointment as the CBI Spe tarhat School and pursued novation work carried out by a Gujaratbased compa came the Jallianwala Bagh site. The latest round of served as an interim chief of Court had asked the High cial Director on October 22, higher studies in St. Xavier’s by the Archaeological Sur ny, Vama Communications, massacre, it was the festival changes, some say, have the Central Bureau of Inves Court to decide on the issue 2017, was also challenged by College (Ranchi) and then in vey of India (ASI) and NBCC which has in the past deve of Baisakhi. People had gone too far. Retired Jawa tigation (CBI). of Mr. Asthana’s appoint an NGO, Common Cause. Jawaharlal Nehru Universi India, a governmentowned loped museums on Mahat gathered at the site to prot harlal Nehru University pro Given his vast expe ment, preferably within two However, after hearing the ty. Among the cases pur construction company, the ma Gandhi in Gujarat as well est against the arrest of free fessor Chaman Lal said re rience, there would be high weeks. case, the Supreme Court sued by Mr. Asthana were changes were required to as the National Police Mu dom fighters Dr. Saifuddin novations of heritage sites expectations from him with dismissed the PIL plea, the Purulia arms drop case preserve the site and make it seum in Delhi. While inaug Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal a should be limited to streng in the rank and file of the SC directive holding that the decision and the fodder scam. He more visitorfriendly. Some urating the renovated me few days earlier. thening the structures to in force. He has already initiat The petitioners have con was not illegal. headed the probe into the historians, however, argued morial, Mr. Modi said the Forces under the com crease longevity, not chang ed structural and functional tended that the appoint Back then, CBI Director 2002 Godhra train burning that turning the site into a new look of Jallianwala Bagh mand of General Reginald ing the appearance. changes in the Delhi Police. ment is a clear breach of the Alok Kumar Verma had sub case in which 59 Hindu pil wellmanicured garden and would inspire Indians for Dyer opened fire on the un Londonbased historian However, Mr. Asthana’s ap Supreme Court’s directive mitted a twopage dissent grims were killed. covering the entrance corri years to come. “It is the res armed crowd. The exact Kim A. Wagner, whose book pointment is being chal as he did not have a mini note to the administrative In January 2019, Mr. As dor with bright metallic mu ponsibility of every nation number of deaths that day Amritsar 1919: An Empire of lenged in court by petitions mum residual tenure of six supervisory body, Central thana was appointed BCAS rals was an attempt at to preserve its history,” he remains unclear. Prof. Bal Fear and the Making of a filed by Centre for Public In months; no UPSC panel had Vigilance Commission chief and in July, he was gi changing history. said. said that while the govern Massacre tells the story of terest Litigation (CPIL), an been constituted for the ap (CVC), opposing Mr. Astha ven the additional charge of Jallianwala Bagh in Amrit ment had a list of 379 vic the events leading up to NGO, and one Sadre Alam. pointment; and the appoint na’s elevation. He had men the NCB. He then became sar was closed for renova A site of protests tims, another list of 492 massacre and its aftermath, The government’s order ment violated intercadre tioned that Mr. Asthana’s the BSF DirectorGeneral in tions for about a yearanda Before Independence, Jal names was found at the DC’s went as far as saying the last dated July 27 allowed an in deputation policy of the All name had come up in con August 2020. Under his su half till Prime Minister Na lianwala Bagh was one of a office and committees head traces of the event had effec tercadre deputation and ex India Service Officers. nection with a case involv pervision, the NCB conduct rendra Modi dedicated it to site of protests and meet ed by Madan Mohan Malviya tively been erased. tension of service to Mr. As While the legal validity of ing Gujaratbased Sterling ed investigations into the the nation on August 28. ings. Professor Amandeep and the Congress estimated Responding to some of thana by one year for his the arguments of both sides Biotech and Sandesara drug smuggling allegations Four new galleries were also Bal, head of the history de the figure to be around the criticism, Culture Secre appointment as Police Com would be decided in the Group. Later, he got a clean after the death of actor inaugurated by the Prime partment at Amritsar’s Guru 1,500 and 1,200, respective tary Raghvendra Singh said missioner just days before court, it is not the first time chit in the matter. Sushant Singh Rajput, and Minister that day. The well Nanak Dev University, said ly. Guru Nanak Dev Univer the “conservation was car his superannuation on July an IPS officer of a different The feud between Mr. made several arrests, in in which victims jumped to the site may have been a sity has been tasked with re ried out under direct super 31. The Delhi High Court has State cadre has been made Verma and Mr. Asthana con cluding that of Rhea Chakra their deaths trying to escape “bagh” [garden] earlier, but searching the exact number vision of the ASI” and that issued a notice to the go the Police Commissioner of tinued for months. It culmi borty and her brother Sho the bullets has been cleaned was a barren ground with a of martyrs by the Punjab “there was nothing factually vernment and posted the Delhi. Ajai Raj Sharma, a nated in the registration of wik. and cordoned off with glass. few trees in 1919. Surround Government, a task, Prof. incorrect”. 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Vodafone Idea INTERVIEW | RAHUL MAMMEN pays ₹149 cr. India urges early TRIPS waiver ‘Challenge of being a leader is to Franklin MF ruling on COVID shots at WTO Press Trust of India your products are benchmarks’ New Delhi Franklin Templeton Mu Goyal makes pitch at meeting attended by BRICS trade and economic ministers tual Fund said it had re Flexibility is the key in today’s environment, says MRF MD ceived a payment of close Press Trust of India sions of the TRIPs Agree to ₹149 crore from Voda New Delhi ment in relation to the N. Anand In terms of chip shortage, fone Idea Ltd. as interest India has pitched for an ear prevention, containment or we are seeing its impact on on its securities invest ly outcome of the TRIPS treatment of COVID19. MRF, which started off as a our key original equipment ment, which will be distri waiver proposal for CO In May this year, a revised toy balloon maker about 75 customers, causing them to buted among investors of VID19 vaccines, therapeut proposal was submitted by years ago, is now among the change their production the segregated portfolios. ics and diagnostics in the 62 cosponsors, including In largest tyre manufacturers plans which we have to “The interest amounting World Trade Organisation dia, South Africa, and Indo in the country. Going for adapt to. to ₹148.75 crore due from (WTO), the government said nesia. Mr. Goyal also said the ward, the company plans to Vodafone Idea Ltd. on Sep in a release on Saturday. BRICS countries should continue its focus on the Have you passed on the tember 3, 2021 for the se Addressing a meeting at work together for streng core areas of product perfor higher input costs to your curity...(Nonconvertible tended by trade and eco thening the multilateral sys mance and distribution, MD customers? debenture) held in the se nomic ministers of BRICS Common cause: In May, 62 nations including India, South tem, stating that there was a Rahul Mammen said in an ■ When you look at the re gregated portfolio of five countries on Friday, Com Africa and Indonesia sent in a revised proposal. * REUTERS need for a balanced and in email interview. Excerpts: we plan to face the competi sults this quarter, it is impor schemes has been re merce and Industry Minister clusive outcome in the forth tion, I feel it is essential we tant to put it in the right ceived,” a Franklin Temple Piyush Goyal also stressed “the need for a permanent, the government said. coming WTO Ministerial MRF has completed its 75th continue to focus on our context. ton MF spokesperson said. on finding a permanent, adequate and equitable solu In October 2020, India Conference. year in an unusual core areas of product perfor The results this quarter Of the six debt schemes adequate and equitable solu tion to the Public Stock Hold and South Africa had sub “In this era of exponential environment. Can you trace mance and distribution. look very good when com of the fund house, which tion to the public stock hold ing programmes for food se mitted the first proposal, jump in the use of ecom its growth path? pared to the same period were wound up in April ing programmes for food se curity purposes; early suggesting a waiver for all merce... a common action ■ In my view, this has been a What is your perspective of last year because we had vir 2020, five had made invest curity purposes. outcome of the TRIPS Waiv WTO members on the imple plan among BRICS countries truly remarkable journey ov the tyre industry, new tually zero revenue last April ments in the telecom firm. The minister emphasised er proposal for vaccines,” mentation of certain provi will help,” it said. er the last 75 years. Consi opportunities, and the and sales were at much low dering the fact that MRF was electric vehicle segment? er levels in May and June last once the weakest player in ■ We are positive on the year due to the pandemic. the tyre industry, with no prospects of the tyre indus When we compare the re DRL sells anticancer real technology, and today try in India. The fact that all sults to the preceding quar ‘Demand revival to facilitate to say we are the market the major global tyre compa ter ending in March 2021, leader, is a testament to the nies have also invested in In you will see that profits have agent to Citius Pharma dedication and commitment dia is a clear indication that come down by 50%, which 33% jump in textile exports’ of the MRF team. even international compa was due to the unprecedent Drug firm to receive $40 mn upfront The core focus area of nies have a positive outlook ed increase in raw material MRF has always been to de on India. It is too early to cost we are currently facing. Several factors favour Indian exporters: Textiles Secretary Special Correspondent velop the best performing talk about opportunities in We have taken selling Hyderabad products in every segment it future, as we are still not too price increases, but it was Special Correspondent tiles, Consumer Affairs and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories operates in. Our R&D and clear on how the trend will not enough to cover the cost COIMBATORE Public Distribution, Piyush said it had agreed to sell all manufacturing teams have be post the pandemic. escalation. Demand for textile and Goyal had on Friday urged rights to E7777, an investiga ensured that all the actions The electric vehicle seg clothing from India has re the industry to aim to raise tional anticancer agent, we take are targeted towards ment is in an early stage and What is the capital vived, particularly in the textile and clothing exports and certain related assets to meeting this objective. we are watching the deve expenditure plan for the U.S., EU and U.K. markets, to $100 billion, from $33 bil Citius Pharmaceuticals Inc. I would say product per lopments in this industry. current fiscal year? and lends confidence that lion, at the earliest and In March 2016, it had ac formance and strong distri The steps that the major veh ■ We are closely watching the industry can achieve a called on them to lift domes quired exclusive global bution system are the funda icle manufacturers take will the demand pattern and this 33% growth in exports this fi tic output to $250 billion. rights, excluding for Japan mental building blocks for have an impact on the entire year’s profitability to take a nancial year, said Upendra Stakeholders should col and Asia, to E7777 (an engi MRF’s success. industry. view on our capital Prasad Singh, Secretary, Un lectively look at achieving neered IL2diphtheria toxin $70 million for additional in expenditure. ion Ministry of Textiles. $44 billion exports in 2021 fusion protein) from Japan’s dication approvals. Further, How do you deal with How are you managing rising Asserting that several fac TEP, would help exporters 2022 for textiles and appa Eisai Co. it will receive certain sales competition? input costs, and global You have huge reserves. tors were now in favour of this year. Textile and cloth rel, including handicrafts, Dr. Reddy’s will receive based milestones and tiered ■ The competition in the In semiconductor and What are you going to do Indian exporters, with many ing exports had been almost Mr. Goyal told exporters. $40 million upfront on clos earnout payments, the dian tyre industry is ex container shortages? with them? tops brands looking at alter stagnant for the last seven The different segments of ing of the transaction fol drugmaker said in a release tremely intense. ■ Flexibility is key when op ■ Our reserves help us ab native sources to China and years at less than $40 billion, the industry should support lowed by a milestone pay on Saturday. The challenge of being a erating in today’s environ sorb extreme volatility in that India was one of the the Secretary told The Hin each other so that India was ment of up to $40 million E7777 has significant po leader is that your products ment. With the improved profit margins like we are main options, Mr. Singh said du on Saturday. able to tap opportunities related to the CTCL (cutane tential as an important com are most often the bench coordination between seeing today and also to sus that government policies, es Union Minister for Com across the value chain in the ous Tcell lymphoma) indi ponent of systemic therapy marks the competition is try teams, we have been able to tain a reasonable capex pecially RoSCTL and RoD merce and Industry, Tex global market, he added. cation approval and up to for CTCL and other cancers. ing to beat. In terms of how manage the disruptions. spending going forward.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SPORT EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TV PICKS Qamar to Holder Gokulam leads the charge Tokyo 2020 Paralympics : Manu still enjoys lead DD Sports & Eurosport (SD & meet Sood in HD), 5.45 a.m.; Closing Ce Five ISL sides will also be seen in action remony, DD Sports & Euros- Chikkarangappa cards a sixunder 61 to be T2 summit clash port (SD & HD), 3.45 p.m. the Indian Super League and first team players. onwards Special Correspondent DURAND CUP England vs India : Fourth preseason a total of five ISL Gokulam Kerala FC has GOLF GURUGRAM Amitabha Das Sharma Test, day 4, Sony Six & Sony sides will be seen in action. announced a squad that is a KOLKATA Ten 3 (SD & HD), 3.30 p.m. Special Correspondent Fardeep Qamar beat top The knockout stage starts mix of young recruits from European WC 2022 Quali HYDERABAD seed Chandril Sood 64, 76 Defending champion Goku with the quarterfinals on the hinterland in north Kera fiers: Sony Ten 2 (SD & HD), Gurugram’s Manu Gandas (2) to set up a title clash lam Kerala FC will lead the September 23 while the sem la and three foreign signings 6.30 p.m., 9.30 p.m. & 12.15 maintained his overnight against Anuj Malik in the charge in the 130th edition ifinals are schedule on Sep under Italian head coach a.m. (Monday) fiveshot advantage with a ₹100,000 AITA men’s rank of the Durand Cup football, tember 27 and 28. The final Vincenzo Alberto Annese. F1: Dutch GP: SS Select 2 (SD threeunder 64 in round ing tennis tournament here which gets underway here at is on October 3. Sudeva Delhi FC and Mo & HD), 6.30 p.m. US OPEN 2021: SS Select 1 & three of the Vooty & Haldi on Saturday. Anuj beat the Salt Lake Stadium on hammedan Sporting are the 2 (SD & HD), 8.30 p.m. & 2 sponsored Golconda Mas Chandril’s twin brother Sunday. The opening match Impressive other two ILeague teams in a.m. (Monday) ters Telangana Open golf Lakshit Sood 61, 64 in the will see local outfit Moham The most impressive among the fray. championship at the Hyde other semifinal. medan Sporting taking on the participants is FC Goa, Delhi Football Club and IN BRIEF rabad Golf Association The results (semifinals): Indian Air Force in a group A which has committed four FC Bengaluru United are the (HGA) course. In his element: Chikkarangappa’s display was among the best Fardeen Qamar bt Chandril fixture. foreigners with Spain’s Edu two Second Division clubs Rihaan’s halfcentury Manu (645864), looking of the day. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Sood 6-4, 7-6(2); Anuj Malik The initial league stage Bedia the standout. The oth while Army Red and Green, goes in vain for his maiden win, totalled bt Lakshit Sood 6-1, 6-4. will feature a total of 16 er ISL teams like Hyderabad Indian Air Force, Indian Na Quarterfinals: Chandril NEW DELHI 20under 186 after three third round scores of five dominance. He birdied the teams divided into four FC, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala vy, CRPF and Assam Rifles Sood bt Chinmay Dev Chau- Rihaan Kohar’s 50 proved in days. He mixed an eagle and under 62 and threeunder 10th and 11th thanks to a han 7-5, 6-0; Fardeep Qamar groups. With the tourna Blasters and Bengaluru FC are the six defence and para vain as Delhi Capital’s three birdies with two bo 64 respectively. couple of brilliant tee shots. bt Neeraj Yashpaul 6-2, 6-4; ment coming just ahead of will have a mix of agegroup military sides. managed to script a narrow geys in the penultimate The 25yearold Manu had After a good chipputt for Lakshit Sood bt Jagmeet 12-run victory over Florence round. a rather sedate frontnine on birdie on the 14th, he came Singh 6-2, 6-0; Anuj Malik bt Cricket Academy in the Push Bengaluru’s Chikkaran Saturday as he missed sever up with another outstanding Amit Bzad 6-4, 6-4. Academy (u-13) league on gappa (676361), the 2019 al short birdie putts and also tee shot on the par4 15th Tiana shows Aishwarya the door Saturday. champion, shot a sixunder bogeyed the seventh after where he drove the green Pooja reigns The score: Delhi Capitals 138 61 to rise three spots to tied finding the water hazard. His and converted a sevenfoo In the ₹1,00,000 AITA wo in 31.2 overs (Mohak Kumar 45; Aarav Jeph 3/26) bt second place at 15under 191. only bright spot on the front ter for eagle. men’s ranking tennis tour Anjali gets the better of Janet in straight games Florence Cricket Academy The others in joint second nine was the up and down The scores: 1. Manu Gandas nament at Jhajjar, third 126 in 38 overs (Rihaan Kohar place were Chandigarh’s from the bunker for par on (20-under 186), 2. Amardeep seed Pooja Ingale emerged SQUASH 50) . Yuvraj Singh Sandhu (6762 the sixth. Malik; Yuvraj Singh Sandhu & S. champion, beating the top 62) and Noida’s Amardeep Manu then got going on Chikkarangappa (15-under seed Jagmeet Kaur 75, 46, Special Correspondent Mario Mandzukic Malik (666164), who fired the backnine to reassert his 191). 63 in the final on Saturday. GREATER NOIDA announces retirement Tiana Parasrampuria Zagreb knocked out fourth seed Iconic Croatian striker Aishwarya Khubchandani 9 Mario Mandzukic has Inform Falcon Edge for the feature event 11, 113, 511, 113, 119 in the retired from the game, women’s prequarterfinals three years after playing HYDERABAD: Trainer R.H. Se Prakash 54.5, 7. N R I Sugar (5) Ak Ismail 58, 5. King Maker (2) C.S. Akshay Kumar 56, 4. Fire Power of the HCL PSA Challenger queira’s Falcon Edge who is un shay Kumar 54.5, 8. Racing Rani Jodha 56.5, 6. City Of Wisdom (6) (2) Zervan 56, 5. Kensington (7) his last international. AFP beaten in his last four starts, is in (2) P. Sai Kumar 54.5, 9. Rising Mukesh Kumar 56, 7. Once More Antony Raj 56, 6. Knotty Dancer squash tournament here on rousing form and should win the Queen (7) Abhay Singh 54.5, 10. (7) Nakhat Singh 55.5, 8. Lockhart (8) A. Imran Khan 56, 7. Southern Saturday. Tiana will play An Abhinand takes Deccan Colts Championship Sally (10) A.A. Vikrant 54.5 and 11. (3) Ajeeth Kumar 55, 9. Rapid Fire Dynasty (6) C.S. Jodha 56, 8. jali Semwal in the quarterfi 1500m gold Stakes (Gr. 3), the stellar attrac Shelly Anne (9) G. Naresh 54.5. (4) A.A. Vikrant 55, 10. Red Spinoza (5) Trevor 56, 9. Stock tion of Sunday’s (Aug. 5) races. 1. HALLE BERRY, 2. N R I SUGAR, 3. nals. Anjali beat the fifth BHUBANESWAR Snaper (8) C. Umesh 54.5 and 11. bridge (3) Neeraj 56 and 10. Zuc SEA OF CLASS Sublime (10) Santosh Raj 53. carelli (9) P.S. Chouhan 56. seed Janet Vidhi in three Army’s Abhinand Sundaresan BLUE PETER PLATE (DIV. I) 1 (1,100m), (Terms) Maiden, 3 GOLDEN BABY PLATE (DIV. I) 1. PRIVATE EMPIRE, 1. FALCON EDGE, straight games. clocked a personal best yo only (Cat. II), 1.30 p.m.: 1. Blue 3 (1,400m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. 2. CITY OF WISDOM, 3. LOCKHART 2. SPINOZA, 3:45.83s and won the 1500m Label (6) Nakhat Singh 56, 2. Diz III), 2.40: 1. Cosmic Run (6) Kiran GOLDEN BABY PLATE (DIV. II) 3. ZUCCARELLI Akshaya Sri beat eighth izdtymtowin (10) Ajeeth Kumar Naidu 61, 2. Call Of The Blue (8) (1,400m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. gold in the 70th Services 5 SHAPHIR PLATE (DIV. II) seed Aradhana Kasturiraj to athletics championships at 56, 3. Sharp Mind (5) P. Gaddam Gaurav Singh 60, 3. Colachel III), 3.50: 1. Miss Marvellous (11) 56, 4. Aarya (2) C. Umesh 54.5, 5. Battle (4) Trevor 60, 4. Commit N.B. Kuldeep 61, 2. Siyavash (9) 7 (1,400m), 5yo & upward, set up a quarterfinal against the Kalinga Stadium here on Ahanu (7) Rafique Sk. 54.5, 6. An ted Warrior (2) Koushik 57.5, 5. Ashad Asbar 59.5, 3. Blickfang (1) rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II), 5.00: 1. Tanvi Khanna, the cham Saturday. gelita (4) Kuldeep Singh 54.5, 7. Big Brave (10) S.S. Tanwar 57, 6. Md. Ismail 58, 4. Brisbane (2) Full Volume (2) Ajit Singh 60, 2. Blazer (9) C. Umesh 59.5, 3. Balius pion of the last event in The gold medallists: Men: Cabello (1) G. Naresh 54.5, 8. Des Muaser (3) Nakhat Singh 56, 7. Surya Prakash 57, 5. Explosive pang (8) Mukesh Kumar 54.5, 9. (1) Gaurav Singh 59, 4. Shaquille Chennai. Young Anahat 1500m: Abhinand Sundaresan Rhythm Selection (11) Kuldeep (10) Gaurav Singh 56.5, 6. Nearest Exotic Dancer (9) Ashad Asbar Singh 55.5, 8. Solo Winner (1) C.P. (8) G. Naresh 56.5, 7. Star Dancer (10) Ashad Asbar 57.5, 5. City Of Singh won two rounds (Army) 3:45.83s. 10,000m: 54.5, 10. Hot Seat (3) Akshay Ku Bopanna 54.5, 9. Thunder Road (7) Kiran Naidu 55.5, 8. Royal Pal Blossom (8) Mukesh Kumar 56.5, Good day: Anahat Singh won two rounds against quality 6. The Special One (3) Akshay Ku against quality players to set Kartik Kumar (Army) mar 54.5 and 11. Lucky Lady (11) P. (9) Zervan 54, 10. Art In Motion (5) Nakaht Singh 54, 9. Story players. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Sai Kumar 54.5. (7) B. Nikhil 52 and 11. Sputnic (5) Teller (4) R.S. Jodha 52.5, 10. mar 56.5, 7. Max (6) Zervan 56, 8. up a quarterfinal against top 30:49.38s. 400m hurdles: N R I Magic (7) A.A. Vikrant 56, 9. Dhaval Utekar (Air Force) 1. DESPANG, 2. HOT SEAT, 3. Ajeeth Kumar 50. Franklin (3) Akshay Kumar 52 and seed Sunayna Kuruvilla. Mammen 11-3, 11-9, 11-7; Nava- bt Shameena Riaz 11-4, 11-4, DIZIZDTYMTOWIN 1. COLACHEL BATTLE, 11. Healthandhappiness (6) San Super Angel (4) Abhay Singh 55 51.20s. High jump: V. Bharathi and 10. Blazing Jupiter (5) B. The results (prequarterfi neeth Prabhu bt Ravi Dixit 11-9, 11-5; Tiana Parasrampuria bt BLUE PETER PLATE (DIV. II) 2. COMMITTED WARRIOR, tosh Raj 50. (2.19m). Hammer: Jaswinder 3. MUASER 1. BRISBANE, Nikhil 52.5. nals): Men: Abhishek Agarwal 8-3 (retd.). Aishwarya Khubchandani 9-11, 2 (1,100m), (Terms) Maiden, 3 1. BALIUS, 2. MAX, 3. N R I MAGIC Singh (61.08m). 4x100m SHAPHIR PLATE (DIV. I) 2. STAR DANCER, bt Mohit Bhatt 12-10, 11-1, 12- Women: Sunayna Kuruvialla 11-3, 5-11, 11-3, 11-9. yo only (Cat. II), 2.05: 1. Cosmico Day’s Best: COLACHEL BATTLE relay: Navy (Naitam Saurabh (8) Rafique Sk. 56, 2. Sea Of Class (1,400m), 5yo & upward, 3. FRANKLIN 14, 11-5; Sandeep Ramachan- bt Sunita Patel 11-7, 11-3, 11-3; Anjali Semwal bt Janet Vidhi 4 Jackpot: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. Rajesh, Mohammed Sadath, (11) Mukesh Kumar 56, 3. That’s rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II), 3.15: 1. N R DECCAN COLTS CHAMPION- Mini Jackpot: (i) 1, 2, 3 & 4. (ii) 4, dran bt Kanhav Nanavati 11-6, Anahat Singh bt Rathika Seelan 11-8, 11-8, 11-1; Akshaya Sri bt Muhammed Ajmal, K.S. My Way (6) Ajeeth Kumar 56, 4. I Elegance (1) Gaurav Singh 60, 2. 6 SHIP STAKES (Gr. III) (1,600m), 11-5, 11-8; Jaideep Sethi bt 11-8, 11-8, 11-7; Abhisheka Aaradhana Kasturiraj 11-3, 11-9, Challenger (4) C.P. Bopanna 54.5, Private Empire (5) Akshay Kumar (Terms) 3yo only, 4.25: 1. An 5, 6 & 7. Pranav) 40.08s. Decathlon: 5. Good Tidings (3) Md. Ismail 59.5, 3. Dandy Man (9) Ashad As gelico (4) Sandesh 56, 2. Aries (1) Treble: (i) 2, 3 & 4. (ii) 5, 6 & 7. Rounak Yadav 13-11, 11-9, 11-7; Shannon bt Radhika Rathore 11-3; Tanvi Khanna bt Mithali Usaid Khan (6978 pts). 54.5, 6. Halle Berry (1) Surya bar 58.5, 4. Incredulous (11) Md. Bhawani 56, 3. Falcon Edge (10) Tanala: All races. Abishek Pradhan bt Tarun 11-4, 11-9, 12-10; Urwashi Joshi Surana 11-5, 11-6, 11-3. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 16 SPORT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Golden delight for shuttler Pramod and marksman Manish Singhraj claims silver for his second medal of the games; bronze for Manoj; Suhas and Krishna a match away from winning gold
PARALYMPICS class final for a historic yellow metal. Press Trust of India With badminton making its TOKYO debut, World champion and Shooter Manish Narwal pretournament favourite smashed a Games record Pramod became the first In while shuttler Pramod Bhagat dian to win a gold medal in yet again asserted his supre the sport. macy with a goldwinning Compatriot Manoj Sarkar performance as India’s tally bagged a bronze after defeat swelled to 17 after a fourme ing Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara dal show on a memorable pe 2220, 2113 in the third place nultimate day at the Tokyo playoff. Paralympics, here on In SL3 classification, ath Saturday. letes with lower limb impair More medals are in store ment compete. on the final day on Sunday “This is very special to me, with badminton stars Suhas it’s my dream come true. Yathiraj and Krishna Nagar Bethell really pushed me but I sailing into the men’s singles just kept my calm and played finals of SL4 class and SH6 to my strengths,” said Pra class respectively. mod after his 45minute sum Tarun Dhillon too stayed in mit clash. “I would like to contention for a bronze after dedicate this to my parents losing his semifinals while the and to everyone who has sup duo of Pramod and Palak ported me throughout. I’m Kohli will also feature in the glad I could make India thirdplace playoff in the proud.” mixed SL3SL5 class. In SL4 class, Suhas outwit India has four gold, seven ted Indonesia’s Fredy Setia silver and six bronze medals wan 219, 2115 to set up a final to be placed 26th with one against Lucas Mazur. Tarun, day left in the Games. who went down narrowly 16 21, 2116, 1821 to Mazur will Recordbreaking effort face Setiawan for the bronze. The 19yearold debutant Krishna, seeded second, Manish shot a total of 218.2, a outplayed Great Britain’s Paralympic record, for gold in Krysten Coombs 2110, 2111 in P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 the SH6 class semifinals. He event while Singhraj (216.7) will cross swords with Hong bagged silver to make it a sen Kong’s Chu Man Kai for the sational onetwo finish for the gold. country. Singhraj Adhana had In the men’s F41 javelin won the bronze in the P1 throw, Navdeep finished men’s 10m air pistol SH1 event fourth with a best throw of on Tuesday. 40.80m. Shooter Avani Lekh Pramod humbled Great ara will be the contingent’s Britain’s Daniel Bethell 2114, flagbearer during the closing 2117 in the men’s singles SL3 ceremony on Sunday.
Opening was IN BRIEF Rohit and Pujara in good touch as India fights back Janneman Malan, Shamsi my last help SA level series Give the visitors a lead of 171 with seven wickets remaining COLOMBO chance: Rohit Opening batsman Janneman INDIA IN ENG at slip. India was now 237 for SCOREBOARD S. Dipak Ragav Malan hit 121 (135b, 9x4, 1x6) three, with two fresh bat to set up a comfortable AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE smen in captain Virat Kohli INDIA — 1ST INNINGS n a day when he 67run serieslevelling win LONDON and Ravindra Jadeja, again 191 in 61.3 overs Oscored his first Test for South Africa in the Rohit Sharma scored his first promoted up the order ENGLAND — IST INNINGS century away from home, rainhit second OneDay Test century overseas before ahead of the struggling Ajin 290 in 84 overs Rohit Sharma said the deci International against Sri England’s Ollie Robinson kya Rahane, facing a rejuve INDIA — 2ND INNINGS sion to open the innings Lanka on Saturday. South Africa scored 283 for six in 47 took two wickets in the first nated England attack. Rohit Sharma c Woakes b Robin back in 2019 was one of the son 127 (256b, 14x4, 1x6), K.L. overs of the reduced match over with the new ball on an Soon afterwards, even biggest decisions of his Rahul c Bairstow b Anderson 46 with Malan scoring his third enthralling day of fluctuating though the floodlights were (101b, 6x4, 1x6), Cheteshwar career. ODI ton after the tourists fortunes at The Oval on on, the umpires informed Pujara c Moeen b Robinson 61 “At the back of my mind elected to bat. Sri Lanka was Saturday. Root that it was too danger (127b, 9x4), Virat Kohli (bat I knew this was the last bowled out 197 in 36.4 overs, India was 270 for three in ous for the fast bowlers to ting) 22 (37b, 4x4), Ravindra Ja chance for me, trying with Tabraiz Shamsi claiming its second innings when bad continue. deja (batting) 9 (33b, 2x4); Ex another position in the bat five wickets, after a DLS light ended the third day of Root bowled his offbreaks tras (lb3, nb2): 5; Total (for ting order,” said Rohit, af revised target of 265 from 41 the fourth Test, a sizeable and those of frontline spin three wkts. in 92 overs): 270. ter making 127 on day three overs following a second rain lead of 171 with seven wickets ner Moeen for a couple of ov FALL OF WICKETS of the fourth Test on Satur interruption. in hand. ers before deciding to not 183 (Rahul, 33.6 overs), 2236 day. The scores: South Africa 283/6 in 50 overs (Malan 121, Hendricks The visitors were on the run the risk of India extend (Rohit, 80.1), 3237 (Pujara, “Mentally I was pre 51, Klaasen 43) bt Sri Lanka 197 in 36.4 overs (Karunaratne 36, 80.6). brink of batting the hosts ing its lead. Kohli, without a pared for it. I wanted to Shamsi 5/49). [Target revised to 265 in 41 overs]. Toss: South ENGLAND BOWLING Africa. MoM: Malan. AFP completely out of the game Test hundred for nearly two Anderson 238491, Robinson take up that challenge and when England captain Joe years, was unbeaten on 22 214672, Woakes 195430, see how I performed at the Verstappen pips Hamilton Root took the new ball as while Jadeja was not out on Overton 100380, Moeen 15 top of the order. I had bat soon as he could with India nine. 0630, Root 4170. ted in the middleorder be to pole at Dutch GP 236 for one off 80 overs. Earlier, opener Rohit may fore that and things didn’t ZANDVOORT It paid immediate divi have been missed twice in support after overcoming an turn out the way I wanted Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for his home Dutch dends as Rohit, on 127, mis the slips by Rory Burns, but ankle injury that required them to. I knew this was Grand Prix on Saturday, with timed a pull off a Robinson few would begrudge the 34 onfield treatment. going to be my last Formula One rival and delivery that ‘stayed’ in the yearold his eighth century The fact that Pujara, too, opportunity. championship leader Lewis pitch and Chris Woakes ran in 43 Tests, and the first in 25 counterattacked helped Ro “When you are playing a Hamilton alongside. from fineleg to longleg to matches overseas. hit’s cause. The No. 3 batman sport, you always have to Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen take the catch. Having taken 145 balls to played some gorgeous shots, take those chances. I tested positive for COVID19 and It was the end of an excel reach the slowest halfcentu including a late cut and a would say that I was very was replaced by Polish reserve lent secondwicket partner ry of his Test career, Rohit ramp shot, that were well ap much ready for it.” driver Robert Kubica. ship of 153 in 46 overs bet upped the tempo and need preciated by the Oval crowd. About the state of the The starting grid: Row 1: ween Rohit and Cheteshwar ed just 59 more deliveries to Pujara hit nine fours, the pull match, the Mumbai bat Verstappen (Red Bull), Hamilton (Mercedes); 2: Bottas Pujara. complete a hundred. He off Moeen giving India the sman said, “We are in a (Mercedes), Gasly (AlphaTauri); 3: Leclerc (Ferrari), Sainz Jr. Five balls later, Pujara was reached the landmark in lead. good position but they still (Ferrari); 4: Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo), Ocon (Alpine); 5: Alonso dismissed as well, his valua style, lofting offspinner Rohit’s partner K.L. Rahul have a new ball. The first (Alpine), Ricciardo (McLaren); 6: Russell (Williams), Stroll (Aston ble knock of 61 coming to an Moeen for a superb six over made 46 before edging James hour on Sunday will be Martin); 7: Norris (McLaren), Latifi (Williams); 8: Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Perez (Red Bull); 9: Vettel (Aston Martin), Kubica end when an insideedge off longon. Anderson to wicketkeeper Special one: Rohit hit his first Test century overseas, and crucial. If we bat well, we (Alfa Romeo); 10: Mick Schumacher (Haas), Mazepin (Haas). Robinson flew to Moeen Ali Pujara provided excellent Jonny Bairstow. eighth overall. * GETTY IMAGES have a good chance.” REUTERS Fernandez dethrones an agitated Osaka Defending champion to take a break from tennis; Alcaraz outlasts Tsitsipas U.S. OPEN where I’m trying to figure out IMPORTANT RESULTS what I want to do,” said Osa Reuters ka, wiping away a tear at the Men: Third round: 6Berrettini Kasatkina (Rus) 64, 62; 16 NEW YORK media session. “I honestly (Ita) bt Ivashka (Blr) 67(5), 62, Kerber (Ger) bt Stephens (USA) Defending champion Naomi don’t know when I’m going 64, 26, 63; Tiafoe (USA) bt 5 57, 62, 63; Fernandez (Can) bt Osaka and third seed Stefa to play my next tennis match. Rublev (Rus) 46, 63, 76(6), 3Osaka (Jpn) 57, 76(2), 64; nos Tsitsipas became high I think I’m going to take a 46, 61; 12AugerAliassime 15Mertens (Bel) bt 20Jabeur profile casualties in the third break from playing for a (Can) bt 18Bautista Agut (Esp) (Tun) 63, 75; 2Sabalenka (Blr) round of the U.S. Open on while.” 63, 64, 46, 36, 63; Alcaraz bt 26Collins (USA) 63, 63. Friday as two 18yearolds an With that, she put on a (Esp) bt 3Tsitsipas (Gre) 63, Mixed doubles: First round: nounced themselves on the mask, rose from her chair 46, 76(2), 06, 76(5);2Med Yastremska (Ukr) & Purcell (Aus) big stage by advancing to the and ended the session. vedev (Rus) bt Andujar (Esp) bt Sania (Ind) & Ram (USA) 63, 60, 64, 63. 36, [107]. last16 for the first time. Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, the Women: Third round: 17Sakkari Fallen seeds: Twotime champion Osa heir apparent to Rafael Na (Gre) bt 10Kvitova (Cze) 64, Men: 3Tsitsipas, 5Rublev, 18 ka’s title defence ended in dal, upset Tsitsipas 63, 46, 63; 11Bencic (Sui) bt 23 Bautista Agut. tears as she suffered a stun 76(2), 06, 76(5) to move in Pegula (USA) 62, 64; 6An Women: 3Osaka, 10Kvitova, ning 57, 76(2), 64 loss to Ca to the fourth round of a dreescu (Can) bt Minnen (Bel) 20Jabeur, 23Pegula, 25Kasa nadian Leylah Fernandez Grand Slam for the first time 61, 62; 5Svitolina (Ukr) bt 25 tkina, 26Collins. and the Japanese, who un in his career. characteristically lost her “This victory means a lot Second seeds Daniil Med the former champions. cool during the match, said to me. It’s the best match, the vedev and Aryna Sabalenka Meanwhile in mixed dou she planned to take a break best win of my career,” said advanced with straightset bles, Sania Mirza and Rajeev from the sport. Alcaraz, who was not dis victories in their third round Ram made a first round exit Osaka said she will take an tracted by another infamous matches. after losing to Ukraine’s indefinite break from playing bathroom break from the German Angelique Kerber Dayana Yastremska and Aus tennis. “Basically I feel like Greek who was jeered by the defeated Sloane Stephens tralia’s Max Purcell, 36, 63, I’m kind of at this point crowd. 57, 62, 63 in the battle of [710].
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