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HATHRASDALIT TEEN’S DEATH: HEARING OCTOBER 12 COVID ECONOMIC DISTRESS Dayafterpolicerushedhercremation, From PM economic council to Niti Aayog, growing HCstepsin,asksofficialstoexplain disquiet over Govt tight fist Benchwants Stoppedonway, victim’s familyto Rahul, Priyanka Advisorsurged fiscal push in form of GST collections wage subsidy,rural infrastructure appear so it can make apoint — up: Rs 95,480cr for September
hear their version ED helped by police PVAIDYANATHANIYER Whygovt NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 ishesitant PLAIN E ENSECONOMICBUREAU ● tospend SOMYALAKHANI, SPEAKINGTOTheIndian Express EX NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 JIGNASASINHA on September 26, Union Finance &MANOJCG MinisterNirmalaSitharamansaid THE FINANCE ministryis MARKINGTHE firstinstance of a HATHRAS,GREATERNOIDA, that she is open to “the need for notconvincedabout the year-on-year increase in the fi- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 further stimulus” and itstiming. needfor alarge fiscal nancial year 2020-21, grossGoods That maynot be muchofan stimulus. Policy advisors, and Services Tax(GST) collections HITTINGTHE streetsfor thefirst assurance giventhe growing however, areofthe view rose 3.9 per cent to Rs 95,480 time since the Covid-19lock- sense of disquietinexpertbodies thatthe unprecedented croreinSeptember,for salesin Thebench referred to The down wasimposedinMarch, including the Prime Minister’s shockneeds acounter- August, reflecting apick-up in IndianExpress reportonOct 1 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi fell down during ascuffle with police whenhewas stopped Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi Economic AdvisoryCouncil,the cyclical response, and economicactivity with theeas- on the Yamuna Expressway,inGreater Noida on Thursday. PTI and Priyanka Gandhi Vadrawere Niti Aayogand the Chief onlylarge government ing of Covid restrictions, accord- prevented Thursdayfromgoing Economic Advisor’soffice. spending will sustain a ing to datareleased Thursdayby ASADREHMAN to the villageofthe HathrasDalit Severalpolicy-influencers in recovery till privatesec- the Finance Ministry. LUCKNOW,OCTOBER1 Forensic report shows teenager,who died aftershe was thesebodies arebefuddledatthe tordemand picks up. The rise, however, also partly BUSINESSASUSUAL brutallyassaulted and allegedly Centralgovernment’s aversionto reflected the impact of alow base THE ALLAHABAD High Court on gangrapedbyupper caste men. spend morenow despitetheir effectfromSeptember2019,when Thursday took suo motu cog- BY UNNY teen was not raped: Police Theircavalcadewas stoppeden unanimousviewthatafiscalstim- Prime MinisterNarendra Modi GSTrevenueshad contracted 2.7 nizance of the fatalassault and route, afterwhichtheybegan to ulus —sooner than later —will chaired over 10 days between per cent to fall to a19-month low alleged gangrapeofaDalit walk,onlytobearrestedbythe place India better to take advan- the end of June and early July, The of Rs91,916 crore—thesecondin- woman in Hathras, especiallyher AMILBHATNAGAR THE EDITORIAL PAGE Uttar Pradesh Police. tage of the major reforms being Indian Express haslearnt, mem- stance since the July2017rollout hurriedcremation,and directed HATHRAS,OCTOBER1 Dramatic visuals of Rahul pushed in agricultureand labour. bers of hisEAC,NitiAayog and of the indirect taxregime. senior officials of the stategov- INTHEMIRROR walking with over ahundred In at leastfour meetings that CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ernmentand police, including of THE UTTAR Pradesh Police OFHATHRAS party workers, falling duringa the district, to be present at the Thursdaysaid that aforensicre- BY NANDITA RAO scuffle with police personnel, next hearing on October 12. porthad shown that the 19-year- &ITI PANDEY PAGE 6 and both him and Priyanka —the Atwo-judgeBench saidfamily old Dalit woman killedin Congress general secretaryin Affront to right to life: SC junks Gujarat members of the deceasedwould Hathras, allegedlybyfour upper charge of UttarPradesh —being alsobepresentthatdaysothatthe caste men, had notbeen raped. sexually assaulted. takenawayinapolice vehicle orders on wages, longer hours of work courtcould hear theirversion of On September 22, aweekbefore Addressing apress confer- were astrongsignal, meant for the cremation organisedbythe she died, the woman had given ence, Prashant Kumar,ADG (Law both the ranksofthe grand old The courtcalledthe notifica- contingent on the mercy of their CONTINUEDONPAGE2 astatement saying she had been CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tions“an affront to the workers’ employer or the State. The notifi- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 right to lifeand right against cations,indenyinghumanework- forced labour”. ing conditionsand overtime EXPRESSNETWORK THE IDEAS PAGE THE SUPREMECourton “The‘right to life’ guaranteed wagesprovidedbylaw,are an af- In Hyderabad, caste turns love story Thursdayquashedthe Gujarat to everypersonunderArticle21, front to the workers’ right to life 11-YEAR-OLD DALIT THEWARWITHIN government's notifications which includes aworker, would and rightagainstforcedlabour into astory of hate and murder granting temporary“relax- bedevoidof anequalopportunity thataresecuredby Articles21 and GIRL KILLEDIN AMERICA ations” to employers on certain at social and economic freedom, 23of theConstitution,”aBenchof BHADOHI,TWO HELD Parentsoftechie, in love.Everyevening,we usedto BY BHASKARCHAKRAVORTI conditions related to working intheabsenceof justandhumane Justices DYChandrachud, Indu sittogetherandmakeplansabout PAGE 7 hours and payment of wagesun- conditions of work.Aworker’s Malhotraand KMJoseph ruled. BALRAMPUR DEATH: hired killers thefuture,”says AvantiReddy,23. der the Factories Act, 1948. right to lifecannotbedeemed CONTINUEDONPAGE2 AUTOPSY SHOWS AT Until September 24,when this LEAST 10 INJURIES among 14 held taleof twopeoplefromtwocastes PAGE 10 in one big city came to an abrupt, so far: police andbrutal, end. The Hyderabad homeof computer engineer Avanti may SREENIVASJANYALA The couple metCyberabad be aworld away from Hathras in In Covid time, HYDERABAD,OCTOBER1 Police Commissioner three UP —roiledbyaDalit girl's assault months ago and murder allegedly by upper- freeze on new THEIRLOVEbloomedwith every castemen —but that evening, the “Hi” and “Hello” on the quietlane distance seemedtodisappear. foodsecurity outsidetheirhomes. Theysoon thephonecalls,withbillsrunning TwoofAvanti's uncles movedtoFacebook,spending upto Rs1,500amonth.Andfinally, reachedtheir house, called the beneficiaries hoursgettingto knoweachother, on June 10,theygot married. couple out and forced them into in Rajasthan growing closer. Then therewere “HemanthandIweresomuch CONTINUEDONPAGE2
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FORTHE pastseveral months, Durga Ram, alabourer in Jaipur, has been trying to enroll forfree foodgrains under the National Food SecurityAct (NFSA), 2013. “Eachtime, people at the e-mi- trakioskssay newnames arenot being added, and the portal is shut,” he said. Ram, who is in his mid-40s and belongs to the nomadic Banjaracommunity,said work has been scarcesince the lock- down wasimposed, and he makes only Rs 300-400 on the days that he gets any. “Getting some wheat would have helped my family,”hesaid. The father of twochildren is among manypoor people who have been seekinggrain under the NFSAand PradhanMantri Garib KalyanAnna Yojana (PMGKAY), but the stategovern- ment has stopped adding new beneficiaries. The government had an- nounced5kg of wheat per per- son and 1kgofgramper fam- ilyunder NFSAaspandemic relief everymonth until November.Since NFSAbenefi- ciaries areentitledtothe same amount of free grains under PMGKAY, theywould effec- tively get10kgofwheat (or 5 kg eachofwheat and rice) per person and2kgofgramper family everymonth. Officials at the Rajasthan Food and Civil Supplies Department, and e-mitraoper- atorswho aresupposed to facil- itateonline applications, said the addition of newnames to the NFSAlisthas been on hold for the pastseveral months. "Online applications forin- clusion in NFSAare closed. People keep coming to us, and we turn them away," Deepak Verma, the owner of an e-mitra kiosk in Hanumangarhdistrict told TheIndianExpress. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,OCTOBER2,2020
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Rajasthan without his security cover, sider wage subsidy, howdowe house —hehad been strangled whichmeans therewill be more distributeit, whom do we dis- to death. Asenior Food and Civil thanfivepeople.” tributeitto-workers in the for- Police sayit's aclearcase of Supplies Department official The teenager's villagewas HC steps in, asks officials to explain mal sector,orthe informal sec- caste killing. Andtheyhavesince said no names were being added completely barricadedbythe tortoo… These requirecareful arrested 14 people, including the to thelistbecause thenumber police starting Thursdaymorn- policeinthemiddleof thenight, mental rightsnot onlyofthe Hospital at 9:30 pm on is atime to strengthen our re- deliberation,” the official said. twouncles, Avanti'sfather D of beneficiaries had crossedthe ing, with no outsiders—includ- andwonderedif theauthorities deceasedvictim but also of her Tuesdaytoahurriedcrema- solve to live up to the ideas Asection of officials arealso Laxmi Reddy and mother Ar- ceiling imposedbythe Centre. ing mediapersons —allowedtill actedthus becauseoftheir eco- familymembers”. tion in aHathrasvillage200 which'Bapu' stood for, but, un- sanguinethattheproductionand chana, and three alleged hired "The addition of newNFSA latenight. Onlythe SIT formed nomic status. It also said that it Thejudgessaid, “As it is, the kilometers away at 3:30 am on fortunately, ground realities capacity utilisation in the manu- killers. beneficiaries in the stateiscur- to investigatethe case,the DM would decide “astothe neces- deceasedvictimwas treated Wednesday,itwas markedby areverydifferent from the high facturingsector has moreorless Today, allthat Avanti is left rentlyclosed as we have already andSDM were inside thevillage sityof monitoringtheinvestiga- with extreme brutality by the adisregardtoprotocol and values propagated and prac- reachedpre-Covid-19levels, with arethe memories. exceededthe limit setbythe withthe family. tion or getting it conducted perpetrators of the crime, and high handednessbyapolice tisedbythe Father of our makingthemponderif abigstim- “Afterwegot married, we Government of India. The gov- Around 4pm, Rahul and throughanindependentagency whatisalleged to have hap- forcethat did notlet her fam- Nation.” ulus wasindeedrequired.“Eco- did notspend even afew min- ernment's ceiling is 4.46 crore Priyanka were takentoaguest as per law”. penedthereafter, if true, ilyperform her lastrites’.” The court said the suo motu nomy isrecoveringfaster.Why do utes away from eachother. people forRajasthan, while we house in Greater Noida, as The BenchofJustices Rajan amountstoperpetuating the The courtmentionedthat PIL would be heardbyanap- we needastimulus? Further,fis- When he went to his work sites, already have around 4.82 crore Congress workers sat on a Royand JaspreetSingh, that miseryofthe familyand rub- the reportquotedthe father as propriateBenchand arecord cal space is limitedtoo… Rating Iwent along with him and sat in people coveredunder the dharna.About an hour later, re- quoted extensively from are- bing salt in their wounds." saying that thewoman's body kept of all news items referred agenciesarealreadyissuingveiled thecar,waiting,’’ says Avanti. NFSA,”Ashok Kumar Sankhla, leasedonbail, theyweresent portbyTheIndian Express that The courtsaid that it would wasreleasedfromhospital by it. It said the media organi- warnings,” said the official. Their storygoes backtotheir deputy commissioner and back to Delhi, escortedbypolice. appeared on Thursday, said liketoexamine “whether the withoutthembeing informed, sations concernedwouldbe But policy advisors note that teenageyears,to thatlanebehind deputysecretary(I), Food and Talking to reporters, Priyanka that while four accusedhad economic andsocial status of and denying the policeversion requestedtoproducethe rele- growth in itself actsasanantidote Madhuri HospitalinChan- Civil Supplies Department, said. asked whythe BJP that claims to been arrested and an SIT setup the deceased's family hasbeen that the familyhad said that vant material and content on and ensures debt sustainability danagarwhereHemanth’sfather Some 52 lakh people who be thecustodian of Hindureli- to probethe matter, “However, takenadvantageofbythe state the timing of the cremation the basisofwhichtheyhad re- in the medium to long term CMurali Krishna movedinwith arenot coveredunder NFSA gion did notallowafather to forthe moment, we arecon- authorities to oppress and de- would notmatter.The court portedthe matter. whengrowthrates arehigher his family12yearsago.Bythen, have been givenfreefoodgrains lightthe funeral pyre of his cernedwithwhat has hap- prive them of their also cited other media reports The officials summonedby thaninterestrates.Inapresenta- Avanti’s familywas well estab- once, and the government plans daughter.“Iamangry. Iama penedthereafter. Theincidents Constitutional rights”. regarding the matter. the courtonOctober 12 in- tion to the PMO, theyhave lishedthere. Both the families to repeat the exercise, the officer woman, Ihavean18-year-old whichtook place afterthe Quoting from TheExpress The Benchinstructed offi- clude the Additional Chief pointedout that giventhe current were well-off,involvedincon- said. daughter... Everywoman, every death of the victim on report, the LucknowBenchof cials to ensure no pressurewas Secretary/Principal Secretary crisis whichhas ledtoacollapse structionandrealestate,butthere Durga Ramhad been aben- daughter,every sisterofthe 29.09.2020 leading up to her the High Courtthat took up the exertedonthe familymem- (Home),the DGP, Additional in demand, focusing toomuchon wasawall: Avanti's familywere eficiary of this one-timerelief countryshould be angry.” cremation, as alleged,have matter added, “In this regard bers of the deceased victim. Director General (Lawand fiscal deficit at the costofgrowth Reddysand Hemanth's Vysyas, from the government. “Jungle raj in UP has come to shockedour conscience,there- we have takennote of anews The courtsaid that accord- Order), the Hathras District maybeshort-sighted.This is es- lowerdownthe caste hierarchy. Chandrakala Sharma, state suchapass that even meeting a fore,weare taking suo moto reportedinIndian Express, ing to reports, the cremation Magistrateand Superin- peciallysofor countries likeIndia “It startedasafriendship and coordinator,Ekal Nari Shakti familywhichisimmersedin cognizance of the same.” Lucknowedition dated wasdone"around 2-2.30 am". tendent of Police. The officials which have ahighgrowth poten- turnedintoloveasIstartedmy in- Sangathan, whichworksforun- grief scares the government. The courtsaid the matter is 01.10.2020, withthe headline It said the familyofthe de- have been told to present their tial (of 7-8 per cent). termediatecourse and Hemanth married, widowed, divorced, Don’t be so afraid, Mr Chief of “immense public impor- ‘U.P.Policeout in full forceto ceasedfollows Hindu tradi- version of the events with sup- waspursuing his BSc in Chem- and abandonedwomen, said: Minister,”Rahultweeted. tance and public interest” as cremateHathras women, tions, "according to whichlast porting material, and an up- GST collections istry. We did notmeetoften, only “People suchaslabourers, those The Congress, whichhas lost thereare allegations of “high- away from family’... As per the rites arenot performedafter dateonthe statusofthe probe. Also, GSTrevenuesthis occasionallynear my college. We in the unorganisedsector,orsin- alot of ground in UP,sees aspace handedness by thestate au- said report, ‘Fromthe moment sunsetand before daybreak”. The Benchalso sought areport September includes those from usedtoexchangea'Hi'ora'Hello' glewomen from economically vacated by parties likethe BSP. thorities resulting in violation the body of thedeceased vic- The judges went on to cite from the District Judge, small businesses with turnover inthestreet.Then,we discovered weak backgrounds, who aresole The Hathras incident also of the basichuman and funda- tim leftDelhi’s Safdarjung Mahatma Gandhi, saying, “This Hathras. up to Rs 5crore forwhomthe fil- Facebook,’’ says Avanti. breadwinnersintheir families, strengthens itscriticism of the ing and taxpayment deadlines “It wasthen that some of my areindireneedofgovernment Yogi Adityanath government were extendedfor May, June and lecturers sawusand informed assistance.” over the lawand order situation, JulytoSeptember 12,23, 27 and my father.Wedecidedtobe- voicedbyPriyanka dailyin Forensic report shows teen was not raped: Police September 15,25and 29, de- come moresecretive. Aftertwo Rahul, Priyanka tweets.Neither the BSP nor the pending on the categorisation of years, when Istarted pursuing a party and others, who have been Samajwadi Partyhas takenup &Order),said, “As perthe FSL thewomanto regainconscious- to the cervical spine (neck) pro- aftertwo weeksatAligarh'sJNM states. No suchextension was B.TechinComputer Science,Igot urging the Gandhis to take on a the Hathras deathyet. (forensicsciencelaboratory)re- ness. “During heradmission (to ducedbyindirect blunt trauma MedicalCollege,whenhercon- granted forbusinesses with amobile phone and we started morehands-on role. Among the Opposition lead- port,nosemenorsemenexcre- hospital), thereweretimes she and itsresultant sequelae (con- dition deteriorated.The victim turnoveroverRs5crore. talkingfor hours. But my father The UP Police offeredthem ers who criticisedthe UP Police's tion wasfound in the viscera wasawake but wasnot in afit ditiondue to apreviousdisease diedat6.55amonTuesday, and Finance SecretaryAjay grew suspiciouswhen my that opportunity on aplatter on actions wasNCP chief Sharad sample.Thepostmortemreport statetogiveaversion. On 22nd, or injury)”. “Theligaturemark wascrematedat3ambythepo- Bhushan Pandeysaid that over phone bills startedreaching Rs Thursday. Severalopposition Pawar. “Itisreprehensible for states that the cause of death she gave astatement alleging on the neckisconsistent with lice,withoutthepresenceof her 5.74crore e-way bills were gen- 1,400-Rs 1,500. He warnedme leaders ralliedbehind the those who aresupposedtoup- wasdue to trauma causedby that she had been gangraped strangulationbutitdidnotcon- family, on Wednesday. erated in September,pointing to again,’’ she says. Gandhis, and slammedthe state hold the lawtotrample upon the assault. Despite thestate- and it wasrecorded in front of a tributetodeath in this case.” Asavideosurfacedonsocial a“very affirmative sign of eco- According to Avanti, despite government, even as theBJP democratic values,” he said. JD(S) mentsbyofficials, some wrong magistrate. We addedthe rele- Thepostmortemreportalso media of him purportedly nomic recovery withincreased the obstacles, lifebegan to look calleditaphoto-op. leader HDDeveGowda, the information wascirculatedin vant actions of gangrape and states that the victim’s “hymen tellingthe woman's family business activities”. up. Hemanthgot ajob in the in- The Opposition, particularly RJD'sTejashwi Yadavand Kerala the media.” twopersonswerearrested.” showedmultiple old healed membersinHindinot to lose He said that major industrial terior walls department of a the Congress, has been accused Chief MinisterPinarayiVijayan The 19-year-oldhad been The ADG reiterated this at tears”,and that the “anal orifice their “vishwasniyata (credibil- states have shown apositive paint manufacturer.Two years of notbeing visibleonthe all calledthe protestand Rahul's admitted to hospital in an un- thepressconference:“Thefam- showedold healed tear”. ity)", and that while it wasupto growth in GSTcollection, which later,she says,hesignedupwith ground. Manyinthe Congress demand to visitthe Hathrasvil- conscious stateonSeptember ily, intheirinitialcomplaint,had The reportalso notesthat a them changetheir statements, indicatesthateconomic recov- an online service provider.“Last toohavebeen arguing that it is lage "a democraticright". 14.She regainedconsciousness onlymentioned maar peet,and medical examinationbythe “kabhihumbhibadaljaayen (the eryisontrack.“With the festive March,heopenedhis ownoffice high time the leadership “came Congress leader Ramesh on September 22 and recorded no rape wasmentioned.” Aligarhhospitalwhere she was administration could changeas season coming in the next as an interior designer,” shesays. out of the Twitter world” and hit Chennithalasaid neverbeforein astatementbefore amagistrate He allegedanattempt “to takenfirst,datedSeptember22, well)”, District Magistrate month, we aremuchconfident Hemanth’s father,Murali the streets. During the lock- the countryhad the police dared saying shehad been raped. createcaste tensions and cause had notedthe ligaturemarkon PraveenKumarLaxkartoldANI, of better recovery in GSTcollec- Krishna, says he referred hisson down, Rahul had come out only to manhandle national leaders. The woman’s postmortem socialdisharmony”.“Thosepeo- her neckconsistent with stran- “Imetwithsixfamilymembers tion,” he said. to hisfriends who were builders. once to meet migrants. In astatement,the Gautam report, by Safdarjung Hospital, ple were trying to causecaste- gulation, and had found evi- of the victim yesterdayand we According to Pandey, the “Hemanthimpressed them, he Rahul and Priyanka setoff for Buddha NagarPolice said Rahul putsthe causeofdeath as acer- basedviolence by putting out dence of rape inconclusive.The spoke forabout an hour-and-a- generation of e-waybills rose 9.3 wasdoing very well,’’ says Hathrasaround 12.30 pm, along and Priyanka's cavalcade had vicalspine(neck)injury, caused twisted factsinthe media. The Aligarhhospitalhadsentasam- half. Imet withthem again to- per cent year-on-year in Krishna. with senior Congress leaders comprised200 partyworkers by indirect blunt trauma. police,sinceday1,hasbeencar- pleforforensictests.Safdarjung daytosee theirpointofdiscon- September,witharecord in- Avanti, meanwhile, com- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhuryand and 50 vehicles. “Congress party Four men have been ar- rying out due investigation Hospital has also preservedvis- tent. Idenythe negative crease of 26.19 lakh on pletedher engineering in 2018, RandeepSurjewalaand party workers pushedpoliceperson- rested —Sandeep, 20,his uncle whichwill continue to be car- cerafor forensic analysis. rumours whichare rifeabout September 30. and startedaninternship with women’s wing chief Sushmita nel around. Both Rahul Gandhi Ravi,35,andtheirfriendsRamu, riedout.Thereisalsoanattempt The death summary, by the my interactionswith them… Sequentially, the GSTrev- education portalByju's. By then, Devamong others, afterameet- and Priyanka Gandhi started 26,and Luv Kush, 23. to defame the departmentand Departmentof Neurosurgeryat Their main point of apprehen- enue in September recorded a theyhad begun to dream of ing with Sonia Gandhi. “We walking withtheir party work- The police have maintained we will initiateaction against Safdarjung Hospital, says there sionisthat the convicted be 10.4 per cent increase from Rs marriage. But theyalso sawthe knewwewould notbeallowed. ers,which ledtoamassive traf- that in their initial complaint suchpersons who do so.” wasanalleged history of rape punishedand hanged to death. 86,449crorecollected in August. storm clouds gathering. We were prepared,” atop leader ficjam in whichambulances basedonwhichanFIRwasfiled The postmortemreport, by andstrangulationonSeptember Itriedtoallaytheirfearsandtold Cumulatively,the GSTrevenues “LastNovember,someone told TheIndian Express. also got stuck.” onSeptember14,thefamilyhad the Department of Forensic 14.The cause of death is provi- them thatthe matter would be have recordeda25 per cent de- sent aphoto on WhatsApp to my At 1.30 pm, the cavalcade onlysaid thatthe woman had Medicine and Toxicology, sional till the chemicalanalysis tried in afast-trackcourt.” cline during April-September for father of Hemanth and Ito- wasstoppedonthe Yamuna Gujaratorders beenassaultedandnorapewas VardhamanMahavirCollege of thevisceraisdone,thereport The DM did notrespond to sales in March-August. gether.Therewas ashowdown Expressway, and the Gandhis The courtalso invokedits mentioned. Hathras SP Vikrant and SafdarjungHospital, says says.The woman had been calls and messages sent by The “The revenues forthe month and on November 27,myfather said theywould walk to Hathras, powers under Article 142todo Virhadsaidtheyhadwaitedfor the woman dieddue to “injury broughttoSafdarjung Hospital Indian Express. are4%higher than the GSTrev- sent aresignation letter to my of- over 140kmaway. “That mes- complete justice and directed enues in the same month last fice, confinedmeathome, and sagehad to be given, thatwewill that all workmen who had year.During the month, the rev- took away my phone,’’ says notbackout,” aleader who was worked overtime be paidover- the Factories Act” and said it has senior officials in the PM’s office, pursue acounter-cyclical fiscal to the idea of… in case, thereis enues from importofgoods Avanti. partoftheir team said. time wagesatdouble the ordi- disturbed the “social order of the the Finance Ministryand the policy when the economyfaces anyneedfor further stimulus.” were 102% and the revenues It wasonlytheir “love for The UP Police physically naryrateofwages as provided country” andcaused“extreme Commerce Ministry. itsworstrecession with millions While morethan three from domestic transactions (in- eachother” that pulledthem stoppedthem from moving for- under Section59ofthe Act. financial exigencies”. “There wasnear unanimity of job lossesinthe wake of the months have passed, therehas cluding importofservices) were through,she says.“Finally, on ward around an hour later, and The Supreme Courtsaid it “is Italsosaidthat the“lockdown of views on twoaspects: i) fiscal Covid-19pandemic, and the been no action. “What we did 105%ofthe revenues from these June 9, we elopedand got mar- Rahul fell to the ground in the cognizant that the” state“aimed causedaslowdown in economic expansion or increasedspend- subsequent national lockdown. wasrelief, what we need is stim- sources during the same month riedthe next dayatanArya melee. He demandedtoknow to amelioratethe financial exi- activities, leading to an ‘internal ing, and ii) reforms in the finan- “Infrastructureprojectssuch ulus,” said apolicy expert, who lastyear,” the Finance Ministry Samaj temple. That waswhen under what rule he wasbeing genciesthat were causeddue to disturbance’ in the Statewithin cial sector,including stake sale as housing and healthcarewill also did notwant to be named. said in astatement. Hemanth's familycame to know arrested.When apolice officer the pandemic and the subse- the meaningofSection 5”, andre- in public sector banks. Key have asignificantmultipliereffect Whatisworryingthegovern- Out of Rs 95,480 crorecol- about us,” she says. cited Section188 of the IPC (dis- quent lockdown”. quiring urgent measures to pro- CabinetMinisters including and will help generatedemand,” ment’s advisors is that the win- lected in September,Rs17,741 Despitethebacklashathome, obedience to order promulgated “However, financiallosses tect itsfinancial health. Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, saidanotherparticipant,whoalso dowtoexecuteacounter-cyclical croreisCentral GST; Rs 23,131 Avanti thought theyweresafe by apublic servant), Rahul asked cannotbeoffsetonthe weary But the benchdid notagree. Piyush Goyal, Ravi Shankar did notwish to be named. policyin2020-21isclosing. “The croreState GST; Rs 47,484 crore when theygot themarriagecer- him to explain the provision. shoulders of the labouring It said that“even if we were Prasad and GajendraSingh The Indian Express spoketoat borrowing calendar forthe sec- Integrated GST, including Rs tificate on June 10 and met When the police officer said worker,who provides the back- to acceptthe...argument at its Shekhawat were present.The leastadozen participants, in- ond half announcedWednesday 22,442 crorecollectedon import Cyberabad Police Commissioner Section 144was in place, he said, boneofthe economy,”itsaid. highest, that the pandemic has messaging wasclear —Modi cludingCabinet ministers, pres- hasn’t changed;the government of goods; and, Rs 7,124crore Cess, VCSajjanar twodays later.Says “I am notgoing to violate144.I The courtwas hearingapeti- resulted in an internal distur- seemedtobebuilding apoliti- ent in those meetings in June- plansto sticktoitstarget,”theex- including Rs 788 croreonimport Sajjanar:“Iinstructedthe Chan- want to go alone." He told re- tion by twolabour unions bance, we find that the eco- cal consensus within his Cabinet July. Subsequently, too, the Prime pertsaid,pointingoutthiswasan of goods, the statementsaid. danagarpolicestationto summon porters, “I want to ask, can only againstthe notifications issued nomic slowdown created by the on spending,” said one of the Ministerand his office has had indicator of the Centre’s aversion The government settledRs thewoman'sparentsandcounsel Modiji walk in this country? by theGujarat Labour and Covid-19pandemic does not persons present in the meeting, separate meetings with various to increase spending. 21,260 croretoCGSTand Rs them. As per the Inspector's re- Can’t anormal person walk?” Employment Department un- qualify as an internal distur- who did notwish to be named. stakeholders, with their inputs Senior finance ministryoffi- 16,997crore to SGSTfromIGST port,thewoman'sparentsagreed Noida ADCP Ranvijay Singh der Section 5ofthe ActonApril bancethreatening the security Among the specific ideas being forwardedtothe Finance cials said discussions were still on as regular settlement. Afterthis, to leave thecouple alone.” later said acase under IPC 17,2020, and extendedonJuly of the state...Unlessthe thresh- presented to the politicallead- Ministry forfurther action. about the stimulus. One official the total revenue earnedby The coupletook ahouse on Section188 and theEpidemic 20, 2020. old of an economic hardship is ership and aimedatimparting a Speaking to The Indian said, “Wewill spend; it maynot CentreisRs39,001 croreasCGST rent in Gachibowli, about 12 km Diseases Acthad been registered The notifications increased so extremethat it leads to dis- fiscal stimulus were:some kind Express last Saturday, Finance be abig stimulus, but one which and by states is Rs 40,128crore fromChandanagar.“Thelastthree againstRahul andPriyanka.He dailyworking hoursfrom9to12 ruption of public order and of awagesubsidy to workers; MinisterNirmala Sitharam said willgiveusthe maximum bang as SGST, theMinistrysaid. months were the best days of my deniedtherewas alathicharge, hours, and required employers threatens the security of India or rural housing —construction of therewas no aversion to spend- forthe buck. The non-salaried life,” says Avanti. “Hemanth took and addedthat theycouldn't to payovertime wagesatarate of apartofits territory, recourse thousand-plus houses in India’s ing, and that manyofthe meas- middle class and the small busi- Hyderabadstory me to his villageinGuntur,and I have letthe Congress leaders proportionatetothe ordinary cannotbetaken to such emer- 700-odd districts, building 100- ures announcedincluding those nesses who have been hithard, acar before speeding away,ac- lovedlistening to him reminisce proceedtoHathras due to rate of wages, instead of what gency powers whichare to be bed hospitalsindistrict blocks underthe AtmaNirbharpackage but have notgot anysupportso cording to police.Onthe way, about his childhood,the anec- Section 144being imposed wasmandated by Section 59. usedsparinglyunder the law.” whichdon’t have one, andasix- were still rolling. far, mayberecipientsofthis.” while theyswitchedcars, Avanti dotes. Then,wewent to there. On Rahul's statement that The statesoughttojustifythe month urban job guarantee To aspecific question on ex- Another official said thatthe managedtoescapeand alert the Vijayawadato visitafew temples.” he wasready to go alone to changessaying“the Covid-19 Govt tight fist scheme. traspending, she said, “I am not various proposals made by the police, who later found 28-year- Hathras, the ADCP said, "Rahul pandemic is a‘public emer- the CEA’s office, made presenta- The keyidea behindthese closed(on) the option… doing all experts were still being dis- old HemanthKumar'sbody FULLREPORTSON Gandhi cannotgoanywhere gency’ as definedinSection 5of tions with participation from proposals, sources said, wasto this,we have kept ourselvesopen cussed. “For instance, if we con- about 20 km away from the www.indianexpress.com
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MAMATA INAUGURATES ‘PATHASREE’ PROJECT Bengal Congress protests UP Police’s CMdecriescremationofHathras manhandling of Rahulonway to Hathras to express their solidarity. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Rahul was However, thepolice in acow- KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 stoppedon ardlyact notonlystoppedthem victimwithoutfamily’sconsent Yamuna but also attackedthem. We WESTBENGALPradesh Congress Expressway wholeheartedlycondemn this Committee strongly condemned and therewill be protestsacross the manhandlingofCongressMP the stateagainstthis,” said senior EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and formerparty president Both Rahul and Priyanka were Congress leader and Leader of KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 RahulGandhi by Uttar Pradesh later released. the Opposition Abdul Mannan. PoliceonYamunaExpressway on “A woman wasraped and In the evening, Congress CHIEFMINISTER Mamata Thursdayand said lawand order murdered brutally in Uttar workers and leaders organised Banerjee on Thursdaysaid that situation in thecountry has Pradesh and the Yogi Adityanath rallies in severalplaces, including she wasataloss of wordstode- Two-pronged reachedanall-timelow. government is busy suppressing near the stateBJP headquarters, nounce the “barbaric andshame- Congress leaders Rahul factsand shielding the real cul- to marktheir protest. Ralliesand ful” gangrape of a19-year-old girl strategy Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi prits. The body of the victim was protestswereheldatCentral at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh. The Vadrawerestoppedbypolicein secretly crematedwithout the Avenue, Hazraand Moulali areas. Workers clean astatue of victimdiedatSafdarjung MAMATA BANERJEE has Greater Noida while theywere family’s consent. Today, protests The party workers demanded MahatmaGandhi on the eve Hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. been steppingupher at- marching towardsUP’s Hathras have erupted in the country immediateaction againstthose of his birth anniversary, at “Have no wordstocondemn tacksonthe BJP in the to meetthe familyofa19-year- againstthis. Our party leader who areresponsible forthe Phoolbagan in Kolkataon the barbaric &shameful incident stateaswell as itsgovern- old Dalit girlwho wasgangraped Rahul ji and Priyanka ji were go- heinous crime and those who at- Thursday. Partha Paul at Hathras involving ayoung mentsatthe Centreand and who later diedonTuesday. ing to meet thefamilymembers tacked theirparty leader. Dalit girl. My deepestcondo- other parts of India with lences to the family. More Chief MinisterMamata Banerjeelays the foundationstone political calculations shameful is the forceful crema- of the ‘Pathasree’ project in Jalpaiguri on Thursday. Express about next year’s Assem- tion without the family’s pres- blypolls in mind. On ence or consent,exposing those Thursday, she notonly who use slogans &lofty prom- de hollowpromisestothe Rajba- This is the shameful reality of criticisedthe BJP adminis- ises forvotes,” tweetedthe CM nshis,saidwouldreopenseventea @BJP4India harping sweettalks tration’s handling of the who is on athree-daytrip in gardens,butdidnothing.We never of womenempowerment &Beti Hathras gang rape and north Bengaltoholdadministra- makefalse promises.Weonly Bachao Beti Padhao.” murder,but also excori- tive reviewmeetings. promise what we can deliver.” While inaugurating the ated the saffron party’s Later,Banerjee steppedup Banerjee added, “Once “Pathasree” project, Banerjee promises to North Bengal her attackinJalpaiguri where Goddess Sitahad to go through said,“Whenwecametopower ahead of the 2019 Lok she inaugurated the “Pathasree” ‘Agni Pariksha’ (testbyfire). Now in 2011,therewas 92,023-km Sabha elections.With her project, underwhich12,000-km in UP,the woman wasraped, and road in this state. Now, it hasin- announcements,Ban- road willbebuilt and mainte- later her bodywas put on afu- creasedto3,16,730 km.” erjee triedtoprove that nance of existing roads across neral pyre,” Banerjee said. Announcingthatthe project heradministration’sfocus the statewill be carriedout. Criticising the Hathrasinci- will continue for15days and will wasonintegrated devel- Without naming the BJP,she dent, Trinamool Youth Congress costRs500crore, she added, “We opment of the region. said: “I don’t knowwhatishap- president and Diamond Harbour believe that road is the onlyway peninginUttarPradesh.Isthisrule MP Abhishek Banerjee on to civilisation. So, we give utmost of law?Howcanthepolicesetfire Thursdaytweeted,“She couldn’t importance to building roads.” eachtoTarai-Duars to abody of agirlwho has been live with dignity &BJP UP Govt The CM also he also extended Development and Cultural raped...Thisisnotonlyhappening ensured she didn't die with dig- financial assistance to four de- Boardand AdivasiDevelopment to aDalit,butalsotothosebelong- nity either.Absolutelymon- velopment boards. She offered and Cultural Boardand Rs 25 ing to the minority communities, strous to notallow the mother to Rs 3crore to Namashudra croretoGorkha Territorial andevengeneralcaste...Theyma- see her child forone lasttime. Development Board, Rs 10 crore Administration. WITHPTI
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Despitepickupineconomic activity and taxcollections, PEOPLE WHO DIED of the plague or some Collegeand Hospital, Aligarh. Statementsby gation. However, in the present case, the am- Centremay needtoborrowmorethan anticipated other contagious disease were carriedout of Dr Shahid Ali Siddiqui, principal of the JNM biguity as to whether or nottherewas sexual the village and their bodies were burnt with- Collegeand Hospital, in the media,reportedly assault, does notseem to inspireconfidence out the dignity of aproper cremation. This in- stated that “due to spinalcorddamage,the in either the investigators or the doctors. NWEDNESDAY, THE Controller General of Accounts(CGA) released data dignity to our lovedones wasacceptedasa victim wassuffering from quadriplegia”, As if it wasn’t bad enough that the entire on central government finances forthe firstfivemonths (April-August) of publichealthnecessity.ButWednesdaynight, meaning complete paralysis in all four limbs. investigation of the dastardly violence against the current financialyear.Fivebroad trends emerge.First, aftercontract- whenimagesstreamedinonsocialmediaand And the injuries on her neck, he added, were this young Dalit woman had been compro- ingforfourconsecutive months,theCentre’sgrosstaxrevenuesgrew mar- news channels,of asobbingmotherinHathras causing her “breathing problems”.Thirteen mised, and her health and medical condition OginallyinAugust. Second, this uptickintax revenues wasdrivenbyindi- being deniedher young daughter’s body,fol- days afterthe victimhad been admittedto the had been neglected,the actions of the UP po- lowedbythe images of police personnel, de- hospital, the doctor said that theywereyet to lice officials aftershe passedawayseemun- rect taxcollections, as direct taxcollections continue to contract. Third, collections from ployedinfull force, burning this young girl’s confirm if sexualassaulthadtakenplace.“The fathomable. The same police forcewhichhad disinvestmentandnon-taxsourcesremaindepressed.Fourth,despitetheclamourforgreater remains, without anyright in law, in alonely girlisserious but we cannotconfirm sexual till nownot had enough manpowertolodge government support, government spending during this period grew at amuchslowerpace fieldoutsidethevillage,itwasaninjusticethat assault as of yet. Asealedreportfromour end atimelyFIR, or to take thevictimtothe hos- thanwhatwas projected in the budget.And fifth, even though government revenues, both wasmorallyand legallytoo muchtobear.It has been sent to the district administration”. pital,ortoensuretimelycollection of med- taxandnon-tax,arelikelytopickupaseconomicactivitygainstraction,theCentremay need wasareminderofatimewhen,inthiscountry, Accordingto anarticle publishedinThe Indian ical evidence, emergedinfull forcetolockup to borrowmorethanwhatithasanticipatedsofarinorderto meetitsexpenditurepriorities. aperson relegatedbyoppressors throughthe Express,the four upper-caste men,charged her familymembers,denythem the body of At theaggregatelevel,the Centre’s gross taxcollections during this five-month period unscientific and inhuman caste system as an with gang rape and attempt to murder,apart their daughterwithout anylegal righttodo untouchable, couldbetreatedworse than an- from chargesunder the SC/ST(Prevention of so,and carriedher body to the wilderness to contracted by 23.7 per cent over the same period lastyear,reflecting theeconomic hit from imals are—with social and legal impunity. Atrocities) Act, were arrested on astatement be burnt in themiddle of the night. Notonly the pandemic. However, the pace of contraction has easedineachsubsequentmonth, and Ayoungwoman, only19yearsold, hail- givenbythevictimonSeptember 23,after she is this action completely without the sanc- taxcollections grew by 2per cent in August. This uptickwas drivenlargely by higher excise ing from the Valmiki community,was de- briefly regainedconsciousness.Thereisnoex- tion of law, but itshaste and timing also cre- collections,andafavourablebaseeffectowingto thesettlementof theintegratedGST(IGST). niedthe promise of the Constitution of India As if it wasn’t badenough planation forthe nine-daydelay. On atefurther suspicion that it wasdonetosup- On the other hand, non-tax collections and disinvestment proceeds continuetoremain de- of equality before the lawand equal protec- that the entire investigation September 29,the victim succumbed to her pressthe medicalevidence of sexual assault. pressed. The Centre’s non-tax revenues stood at Rs 86,146 croreduring this period, or 22 per tion of the law, in both lifeand death. of the dastardly violence injuries at Safdarjung Hospital, where, as per Seeing thekeepers of the lawconduct them- Ironically, she mayhavehad abetterchance themedia reports,the familystatesshe was selvesinamanner that appearsinhuman and centof thebudgetedtarget,ascomparedto 63percentlastyear.Slippagesonaccountof div- against this young Dalit of justiceinBritish India, because all Indians takenwithout their consent. illegal, withimpunity, has achilling effect on idendsandproceedsfromthetelecomsectorwillhaveabearingonitsabilityto meetthetar- were unequal to the coloniser and yetequal woman had been The question of whether it is obligatoryfor the law-abiding citizens, especiallywomen, getthis year.Similarly,the Centre’s abilitytomeetthe Rs 2.1lakh croredisinvestment target to eachother as their subjects. Sadly, the compromised,and her the policetoregisteranFIR on information while simultaneouslynodoubtembolden- forthe year is alsoquestionable. Equallyworryingisthe second straightmonth of declinein Constitution whichwethe people of India health and medical condition givenbyaninformanthas been answered in ing the “anti-social elements” to view them- central government capital expenditure, and the slowing pace of itsrevenue expenditure. chose to rid ourselvesofcaste and commu- had been neglected,the the affirmative by the five-member benchof selvesasabove the law. Leading indicators suggestacontinuedpickupineconomic activity,despiteCOVID in- nal plague is being flouted brazenly. the Supreme CourtinLalitaKumari v. Govt.of As citizens of India, when we gave our- The sequence of eventsthat sawthe un- actions of the UP police U.P.Ithasbeen categoricallyruledthat thepro- selvesour Constitution, we castupon our ju- fectionsspreading.On theproduction side,the Nikkei’sManufacturingPurchasingManagers’ forgivable forced burningofthe body of the officials after she passed visions of Section 154(1) CrPC aremandatory diciarythe duty to protect ourfundamental Indexexpandedatthe fastestpace in eight years in September,while on the consumption young woman in Hathras is as horrifying as away seem unfathomable. and the officer concernedisduty-bound to rightsagainstany encroachment from the ex- side, GSTcollectionsinSeptember stood at Rs 95,480 crore, up 4per cent over lastyear. the endthatshe met. As permedia reports, registerthe case on the basis of information ecutive,irrespectiveofthe religion we es- However, despite this,theshortfallinthe Centre’soverall revenuemeasuredagainstits bud- the mother of the victim described howshe Thesame police force which disclosingcommissionof acognizable offence. pousedorthe caste forced upon us. And to- getedexpectations and itsexpenditurepriorities suggestthat even the additional borrow- had found the body of her daughter on had till nownot had enough The Criminal LawAmendment Act, 2013, day, aswe stand shaken and humiliatedby the ings it has plannedfor —the Centrehad raisedits borrowing from Rs 7.8lakh croretoRs12 September 14:“My daughter waslying naked manpowertolodge atimely emphasises examination as well as treat- brazen inhumanity perpetrated on themost lakh crore—may notbeenough. Giventhe continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, con- with her tongue protruding from her mouth. FIR,ortotakethe victim to ment of thevictim, both physical and psy- vulnerable of Indians in completeviolationof Her eyes were bulging out and she wasbleed- chological, in addition to mere evidencecol- therule of law, we hopethatourjudiciarywill tinuing stress on itsrevenues, and demand forgreater supportthan what has been pro- ing from her mouth, her neckand therewas the hospital, or to ensure lection. As per MOHFW guidelines, it is exercise itsimmense constitutional powerto videdsofar,the Centremay well needtoborrowmoreinorder to finance itsspending. blood near her eyes. Ialso noticedbleeding timely collection of medical mandatoryfor adoctor to inform the juris- lead and supervise afree, fair and speedy in- from her vagina. Iquickly coveredher with the evidence,emerged in full dictionalpolice (local police station) regard- vestigationintothe heinous allegation of bru- pallu of my saree,and startedscreaming.” It force to lockupher family ing acase of sexual violence, unless the sur- talrape and the completely illegal forced cre- wasfurther reported thatthe brother and vivordoes notgiveconsent, in whichcase mation and illegal detention by theUP police. BACKTOFOREIGN HAND mother drove the victim to theChandpa po- members, denythem the suchfactiswrittenonthe MLCbythe exam- All Indians todayneedtobereassuredthat our lice station on their motorcycle and the body of their daughter iningdoctor. The victim should have been Constitution, itsspirit, and the idea of India it brother alleged that “the police kept saying, without anylegal right to do takenfor medical examination immediately promisedtousall, is protected by the bravest Government wielding of FCRA as ablunt instrument makes it ‘Justtakeher from here’.” The familytook the so, and carried her body to and an MLCwould have clearly stated all the and the mightiest. look insecure, shrinksvital space forNGOs, civil society victim in an ambulance to alocal hospital injuries on the person of the victim, which whereshe waskeptfor twohours before be- the wildernesstobeburnt in then could have directed the sections to be The writers arelawyers practising at NTHEPAST eightyears,sincethetwilightof theUPAregimeandespecially afterthe ing referred to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical the middle of thenight. addedinthe FIR and guidedfurther investi- theDelhi High Court NDAassumedofficeattheCentrein2014,theenvironmentforcivilsocietyactivism hasseen amarkedconstriction. The government has raisedthe spectreof“western Ifunders’ interests”—likethe “foreign hand” of an earlier era—and wieldedthe Foreign Contribution Regulation Act(FCRA) likeablunt instrument to shrink the space forNGOs that campaignfor environmentprotection, human rightsadvocacy groups, outfitsthatspeak forthe rightsofmarginalisedsectionsortakeupworkers’and farmers’ HIJACKING THE HOUSE causes. On Tuesday, India joinedRussia in an ignoble league —ofnationsfromwhichthe globalhumanrights organisation, Amnesty International, has ceasedoperations. ThatAm- nesty claims it wasforcedtoshut shop because the Enforcement Directoratehas frozen its Rules, precedent were ignoredtopush through anti-farmer Bills in RajyaSabha accountswhile the UnionMinistryofHome Affairs accuses the outfit of financialimpropri- etyonlyspeaksofthe acutetrustdeficit betweencivil societygroups and the government. The FCRA is an Emergency-eralaw —inits 1976 avatar, it wasusedto“regulate” foreign KKRagesh fundingof politicalparties, electoral candidates, judges, newspaperpublishers,cartoonists. In 2010,the ambitof thelawwas expandedtoinclude“any organisation of political nature”. LAST WEEK,THE NarendraModi govern- mostimportantamongtheseamendments. ademand fordivision,itisequally important ment pushed through three pro-corporate The Chairannouncedavoice vote on the that thereshould be order in theHouse”is This definition —embracing an array of groups, includingtrade unions, women’s and civil bills —Farmers’ ProduceTrade and statutoryresolution and declared it is justanexcuse to justify his undemocratic ac- rightsoutfits, farmers’ groups, even youth forums —allowedthe government to scrutinise Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, negated.Herefusedtoconsider repeated tions. Even if order in the House is disrupted, anyforeign-fundedorganisation that could be critical of it.In2012, at leastthree NGOs lost 2020,Farmers (Empowerment & demands by members foradivision voteon it is the duty of the Chair to ensureit(Rule their licence in the wake of theprotest againstthe Kudankulam Nuclear PowerPlant. Then Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance the statutoryresolution. 259). Thereare severalacceptedwaystodo PrimeMinisterManmohanSingh’scriticism thatforeign-fundedNGOs are“notfullyappre- and Farm Services Bill,2020 and the The DeputyChairman of the RajyaSabha it, including adjourning the House and con- ciative of thecountry’s development challenges,” has takenonasharper edge afterthe NDA EssentialCommodities (Amendment)Bill has told the media that “the amendment veningitafter some time. —inParliament. All three Bills were inter- movedbyCPI(M) MP KKRageshwas negated Besides, theChair’s argument that the assumedoffice.Armedwith changes in the FCRA law—an amendment in 2016 madeitin- connected.The firsttwo give corporatesop- by voicevote at 1.07 pm on September 20 as members should demand foradivision from cumbent on NGOs to renewFCRA licence everyfiveyears, it waspermanent earlier —and portunity to tradeinagricultural commodi- he wasinthe well of the houseand notonhis theirseatsmakes no sense considering the by deploying the false binaries of development vs environment, civil rightsvsnational in- ties while entering intoagreementswith seat in the galleryatthatpoint of time”. But I seatingarrangements. Howisitpossiblewhen terest,the Centrehas increasedits stranglehold on civil society activism. At least10,000 farmers without anygovernment interven- wasnowhereinthe well as per RS TVfootage the members have takenpartinthis session NGOs have,reportedly, losttheir licence. Now, changes introducedtothe lawlastweek tion. Thethirdprovides corporatesthe op- In the RS TV footage,my captured at 1.07 pm!The precedentisthat by sitting even in the Lok Sabha chamber,in place further restrictions on the use of foreign funds by non-profits. portunity to stockasmuchastheywish voice canbeheard thrice the division voteisdemandedbythe member accordance with the social distancing norms? agricultural commodities that come to soon afterthe voicevote.Ataround1.08 pm, Yetagain,the RSTVfootageshows therewere TheirinvolvementingrassrootsactivitiesmeansNGOscanraisetheuncomfortableques- soon after the voice vote, them through procurement and contracts. afterthe chair’s announcement that the statu- manymembers raising demand fordivision tions, holdgovernmenttoaccount, enforce corporateresponsibility.The government needs Thegovernment has created opportunities demanding adivision vote tory resolution and motion foramendments votebysitting in their seats. Once amotion is to engagewithcivil societygroups —not label them as opponentsordisruptors. forcorporates to procurecommodities at on the motion to refer the were negatedinthe voice vote, Iraisedmy presented in the House, anymember who is cheap prices, hoardthe stockand createar- Bill to the selectcommittee, demand foradivision vote. Ihad followedthe present could demand adivision vote.Why tificial shortages, and possiblysell them whichwas raised from my rules of the House. did theChair insistthat divisionvoteisadmis- lateratexorbitant prices. The three laws will Even themotions to referthe Bill to the sible onlywhen the moverofthe motion is in KING AND THEGHOST facilitatelooting of farmers and consumers; seat. What wasthe selectcommittee were rejectedinthe most his seat? According to therules, the vote the Centre has legitimisedhoarding and justification of the chair’s undemocraticmanner.Inthe RS TV footage, should beconductedeven if asinglemember blackmarket with them. refusal to admit my my voicecan be heardthrice soon afterthe of the house demands to do so. The death of Sankar,creator of Vikram-Betaal, marks the Thisiswhy the entire Oppositionstood demand? Andwhen my voice vote, demanding adivision vote on the The anti-farmer laws areout thereand the passing of aglorious moment in storytelling forchildren together to supportthe stand takenbythe motion to referthe Bill to the select commit- people arejudging the intent of the governm- Leftand other opposition parties againstthe name is referred to in the tee, whichwas raisedfrommyseat. What was ent thathurriedlyrolledthem out. The Nare- SWASHBUCKLINGKINGdressedinred and gold, swordinhand, corpse Bills in Parliament. The Leftparties also sub- context of an amendment on the justificationofthe chair’s refusal to admit ndraModi government’s anti-farmer and mitted astatutory resolution motion to re- my demand? And when my name is referred pro-corporatestand is clearer nowthan ever. swungoverhis shoulder—beforedigital distractions cut intothe business Clause 2, the video visual ferthe Bills to theselect committeeand pro- to in the contextofanamendment on Clause of children’smagazines,severalgenerationsof youngreadersgrew upwith posed12amendmentstothe Bills.The reveals that Idemanded 2, the video visual reveals that Idemanded The writer is aRajyaSabha MP Athis imageofKingVikramadityaand Betaal from the Vikram-Betaal series clause forensuring minimum supportprice division at 1.11 pm, which division at 1.11 pm, whichwas neglected. and aleader of All India KisanSabha, the in the Chandamama comics. The man behind this iconic image, artist (MSP) foragriculture commoditieswas the wasneglected. The deputy chairman’s argument that “for peasant wing of theCPI(M) Karatholuvu Chandrasekaran Sivasankaran, 96, passedawayinChennai this week. The lastofthe original team thathad built up the hugelypopular children’s magazine, the death of Sivasankaran, or Sankar as he waspopularly knownas, marks theend of aglo- rious chapterinchildren’smagazines in India. When it waslaunchedin1947byTelugu film producersBNagiReddyandChakrapani,Chandamamawasaninstantsuccess.Fromfolktales OCTOBER 2, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO to mythology, epicsto parables,themonthlymagazinewasthefirstofitskindto puttogether aselectionof originalandretoldchildren’sstories,whosepopularityensuredasurge inread- IRAN-IRAQ WAR ZIA ON KASHMIR statetoenable them to decidetheirfuture ershipacrossthenewly-independentcountry. At itspeakandoveritsseven-decadejourney IRAQAND IRAN reported tank battlesraging PAKISTANPRESIDENT GEN Ziaul Haq, in his in accordancewithits relevant resolutions”. thatculminated in 2013, Chandamama waspublishedin13languages,and it wasSankar’s on their warfront as Ayatollah Ruhollah wide-ranging speechtothe UN General Khomeini slammed the door shut to acease- Assemblysaid the process of normalisation INDIA-SOVIET TALKS vivid visuals that ranlikeaunifying thread around itsdiverse readership. Sankar came to fire,vowing to fight to the end. Iran declared of relationsbetween India and Pakistan PRESIDENTS LEONID BREZHNEVand Sanjiva Chandamama afterafive-year stint withanother prominent Tamil magazine, Kalaimagal, it intends to keep the Strait of Hormuz open could be "further accelerated"with apeace- Reddy have expressedhopes that Iraq and Iran but,atthechildren’smagazine,hefinally foundahome.Hisinitiallinedrawingswouldsoon to shipping and claimedits ground forces in fulsettlement of the question of Jammu and will abandon the path of warand strive fora bereplacedbyfull-blown illustrations, thenearmonochromes exchangedforvibrant water street-to-streetfighting had pushedIraqi in- Kashmir.Without naming the countries, he peacefulsettlement of their problems.Intheir colours. In tone,textureand sensibility, Sankar’sillustrations were deeplyrootedinthe con- vadersout of keycity in oil-richKhuzestan spokeabout discrimination against300 extensive talksinMoscow, theSovietside re- temporaryIndian ethos.Together with Chithra, the chief illustrator of the magazine, Sankar province. The Iraqi news agency said that the million minorities in the world. The princi- iterateditsfear that continuationofthe armed smokestill curling over Baghdad wasfrom pal focusofthe address wasonIslam and conflict in the Gulf would encouragefurther would createatemplatethat wouldsurvivethe vicissitudes of timeand commerce. the DoraHilla naturalgas line juncturethat Islamic virtues, Afghanistanand Palestine. American interference in the area. The Soviet In the twilight of his career,Sankar had movedtoareligiousmagazine, but his work at fedthe powerplant attackedbyIranian But he also referred to the inability of the side reiterateditsposition on Afghanistanand Chandamama remains his legacy.For fans of Chandamama,and of the Vikram-Betaal se- Phantoms. Iraq claimedits infantryhad cap- UN in dealingwith the “rights” of the expressedappreciation of India's position and ries,the imageofadashingking lookingover his shoulderin aneerie crematoriumwillfor- tured allapproaches to the strategic army Palestinian people or “redeeming itsprom- understanding in relation to developmentsin ever remind them of the man whose artistryheld them in thrall in their wonder years. garrison town of Dezful. ise to thepeople of the Jammu and Kashmir south and southwestAsia.
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THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,OCTOBER2,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY One unmistakable winner emerged from Tuesday’spresidentialdebate: Xi Jinping. Theloser wasthe American public —and anyone else unfortunate 7 enough to have satthrough the grim 90-minute spectacle. THE IDEAS PAGE — THE GUARDIAN The war within America Gandhi’sfreedom He is appropriated by all. But his truelegacy Battle over Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy,her Supreme Courtseat, mayovertakeall other issues — could help address the democracy deficit pandemic,economic collapse, firesand floods —inUSpresidential polls in today’s world
antmediaandincessantpropaganda.Gandhi respectedhiscritics.Butdictatorscan’tstand dissent.Theyliveintheir cocoons, sur- roundedbyhenchmen and yes-men. That hasbeenthestory, fromHitlertoStalin.Once the ThirdReichwas formedin1933, Hitler declared that theparty had no morerole in Bhaskar the government. He surroundedhimself with “experts”. Leaders who came before Chakravorti Ram Madhav himwereerasedfromthe historic memory. Stalinundertookthe“GreatPurge”,eliminat- ing his competitors and rivals in the party THE UNITED STATES is at warwith itself. ON JANUARY30, 1948,the flag of the starting with the killing of SergeiKirov in With that start, Icould take thenext United Nations Organisation waslowered 1934 andending with the killing of Leon thousand wordsinmanydirections. Icould to half-mast.For thefirsttime, the UN had Trotskyin1940.Inallthesecampaigns,both writeofthe unmasked contemptthat in- setaside aday’s session to honour the Hitler and Stalindependedonstate power cumbent DonaldTrumpand challenger Joe man justmurdered in Delhi.“Notthe and asubmissive media. Biden had foreachother through themost head of astate,ageneral or aking, but a Gandhi wasthe antithesis of suchdicta- unpresidential of presidential debates. I lone man who without an army, riches, torial tendencies. Gandhi livedanopen life, could writeabout the marches forracialjus- or political alliances, has been calledthe neversurroundedbyacoterie. He wasfear- tice takingplace formonths acrossthe mostpowerful man of the 20th century. lessintruth. He rushedtoNoakhali when country, aptlydescribed as the largest Who wasthis man that all the world riots brokeout in early 1947 in whicha protest movement in the nation’s history.I should mourn over?” — Encyclopedia largenumber of Hindus were killed.For couldspeak of the unspeakable —America’s Britannica’s documentary on Gandhi be- four months, he went from villagetovil- botchedhandling of everything from coro- gins with this description. Gandhi’sgreat- lagepersuading Muslims to embrace their navirus to climatechange. ness is universal. ForGandhians, he is an Hindu neighbours. He admonished Letmeput those subjectsaside and take eternal inspiration. Gandhinever hated Huseyn Suhrawardy,the Bengal Premier, the space heretofocus on awar about to anybody,but some Gandhians do. forhis inaction. But then,herefusedtoac- eruptinWashington DC over aseat vacated Incidentally, forthose whom Gandhians ceptthe chief minister’s version about the by an 87-year-old woman. At 5feetand an hate, too, Gandhi is iconic. For, Gandhi fits communal situation in Bihar and rushed inch, she wasatowering presence on the na- intoall shapes and sizes. His legacy can to Patna to offersuccour to Muslims who tion’s Supreme Court, champion of gender, be appropriated by anyone. As is fa- were victimised by Hindus. He admon- civil and voting rights—and apop icon mouslysaid of leaders, Gandhi toocan be ishedthe Congress government in equally memorialisedint-shirtsand tattoos. Ispeak, “lovedorhated but notignored”. harsh wordsfor itsfailure. of course, of the Notorious RBG, Justice Ruth Gandhi had optimisticallypredicted That’s what Gandhi calledRam Rajyaor Bader Ginsburg, who finallysuccumbed to that he could be killed but nothis Dharma Rajya—astate of righteous free- cancer.Inthe coming days,the waroverher Gandhism. Seventy-two yearsafter his dom. Deen DayalUpadhyaylater explained legacy,her Supreme Courtseat, mayover- death, Gandhism remains, but it is largely Dharma Rajyainthe terms of democracy. take allother issues —apandemic stillraging, about externals. Cleanliness, khadi, cow Democracy is understood as thegovern- an economyincollapseand firesand floods protection and swadeshi became chic in ment “bythe people, of the people and for of biblical proportions. Gandhi’s name. Gandhi emergedasa the people”. While “bythe people” and “of The US Senatehas aRepublicanmajor- “trendy fashion icon”. These arenot the people” represented elections and gov- ity and withthe party’s leader, Donald CRSasikumar unimportant. But Gandhism is much ernment, “for the people” meant Dharma Trump, in the WhiteHouse, it can replace of tit-for-tat Supreme Courtexpansions sues: Trump’s disastrous handling of morethan these externals. Rajya, Deen Dayalaverred.Rama Rajya, for the left-leaning liberal, RBG withaconser- when the shoe is on the other foot andthe COVID-19orhis monstrous debateper- Gandhi’s coremessagewas about free- Gandhi, meant people being free from vative judgebeforethe election. The effects other side is in power. However, sucharetal- formance or that he has masterfully dom, whichTagoredescribed in his poem everytype of yoke. would be long-lasting, as this would firmly iation would happen further out intothe fu- avoidedpaying income taxesbyrunning as “wherethe mind is withoutfear”. Gandhi’s sagainspired many. tiltthe highest court in the land to theright tureand endless courtexpansions could be failedbusinesses and taking $70,000 de- Enlightenment thinkers emphasised on Authoritarianregimes fell in manycoun- fordecades to come and overturn funda- unpopular among voters. So it is ariskworth ductions forhair-styling. And then, of human freedomfromthe material stand- tries afterIndia. The lasttofall in thelast mental laws that couldaffect awoman’s taking fornow.This nuclear option is begin- course, Trumpwould boastofhaving ap- point. Gandhi gave this aspiritual dimen- centurywas the SovietUnion.The Soviet right to an abortion or thesweeping afford- ning to getsome adherentsalready.Kamala pointedthree conservative Supreme Court sion. From South Africa to India, Gandhire- regime’s anthem usedtodescribethe ablehealthcare act, known as Obamacare, Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate, has hinted judges as his campaign pitch. That said, any lentlessly fought forfreedom and equality. countryasthe “indestructible union of free among others. Trumphas, in fact, selected she is warm to the idea. Biden has in the past benefitswould be neutralisedifthe He alignedfreedom with responsibility and republics”. Those republics were barelyfree an ultra-conservative,JudgeAmy Coney been concernedabout thetit-for-tat prece- Democratsweretosuccessfullyuse voter equality with dignity and love.“Iamnot in- under the Sovietregime. The myth of in- Barrett,ashis nominee and is aiming fora dent this mightset,but is nowkeeping his furyofhaving JudgeBarrett pushed terested in freeing India from merely destructibility remainedonlyuntil Mikhail Senate confirmation before Election Dayon mouthshut on the topic. When asked in the To my mind,the Democrats through in an electionyear —anact that English yoke.Iam bent on freeingIndia Gorbachevbecame the President in 1986. November 3. The Democratshavethe cards debateabout whether he would push to pack and their presidential Republicans themselveshad argued from anyyokewhatsoever”, Gandhi de- All that wasneededfor theindestructibil- stacked againstthem, sincethe bodies that the courtinthe eventofaDemocraticwin, candidate,Joe Biden, have a againstbackwhen Obama had asimilar clared.Biographer Louis Fischerquipped ity to go washis policy of Glasnost—open- can make this happen, theSenateand the he deflected and didn’t answer. chance to fill aSupreme Courtseat in 2016. that the Englishmanwho pushed Gandhi ness. The Kazakhs were the firsttotaketo White House, arecurrentlyinRepublican Ifeel he shouldn’t hold backand come clear option that dominates Alternatively,Trumpcould have cam- outofthe railway carriageinSouth Africa the streetsin1986. Gorbachevusedbrute control. With enoughRepublican senators out and say, heck yes, thatoption is on the all others: Go nuclear.Bythis paignedonapromise to appoint aconser- didn’t realise that in afew decades, the militarypower, but the movement forfree- lining up to supportramming anew justice table. ForDemocrats, this is ano-lose strat- Imean they must commit to vative judgeafter he gets re-elected.Such same fragile man would push the English dom spread likeawildfire, destroying one in before the elections, the prospectsfor egy,asitwill maximise voter energy around acredible threat,promise amove would have disappointed the“bird Rajout of India. of the lastsurvivingdictatorships of the blocking suchamovelook bleak. agalvanisingcause.The issuewouldbring in thehand” voters eager to confirm aright- NatTurner,the African American 20th century. Horrific details of the acci- Oddly, this mayhelp the Democratson morevoters to thepolls and bring moresup- that if they were to win the leaning judgewhile Trumpisstillinoffice; slave-preacher toowas born on October dent at the Chernobyl nuclear powerplant the Election Day. Sometimes, the mostpow- porttothe party.The signs of suchmomen- White House and Senate, but it could have firedupthe campaign to 2in1800. Turner wasthe firsttorebel were carriedbythe recently“freed” erful strategies emerge when youhaveyour tum arealready apparent.Inthe firsthour they will abolish the re-elect him and giving it arenewed ration- againstslavery in America. His rebellion Russian media farand wide, further pre- backagainstawall. afterRBG’s passing,akey organisation that ale. By jumping the gun now, Trumpmay, wascrushedand he washanged.Like cipitatingthe downfall. To my mind, the Democratsand their tracks fundraising forthe Democratsraised filibuster —atactic that ironically,pull offaSupremeCourtwin, but Gandhi, Turner tootrodthe spiritual path Thereisagrowing democracy deficit presidential candidate, Joe Biden, have a moremoneyinanhour than in anyother blocks or delays Senate has addedfuel to theBiden campaign and likeamystic. He toowas austereinhis in the worldtoday. People’s freedoms are clear option that dominatesall others: Go one-hour timeframe since it had launched action on aBill, usually by setapotential retaliatorystrikeinmotion. lifestyle and fasted andprayedregularly. at stake. The Gandhian agenda wasal- nuclear.Bythis Imean theymustcommitto 16 years ago. It brokeits all-time recordin talking endlessly —and Thus my advice to Biden: Go nuclear.You LikeGandhi, he also believedthat his mis- ways about moreopenness, freedom and acredible threat, promise that if theywere moneyraisedinasingle day. have nothing to lose at this point. My advice sionwas divine. alifeofdignity and respect. Abenevolent to win the WhiteHouse and Senate,they Nationwide pollssuggestthat fast-for- expand the size of the to Trump: Accept theelection outcomes if Gandhi carriedforward Turner’s man- state and afreemedia aremandatoryfor will abolish the filibuster—atactic that warding JudgeBarrett’s appointment to the Supreme Court by adding youlose and then quietlydisappear. Unless, tle in South Africa, fighting against people’s freedom. “I will be gone saying blocks or delays Senateaction on aBill, usu- Supreme Courtpickisunpopularwith ama- more seats. Thelawsallow of course, thereisasubpoena that requires apartheid. Later,inIndia, he ledthe strug- whatIam saying, but one-daypeoplewill allybytalking endlessly—and expand the jority of voters; so this should help with the suchapossibility. This way, your appearance in frontofajudge in acourt gleagainst the British rule on theone hand remember that what this poor man said, size of the SupremeCourt by adding more momentum favouring Democrats. to answersome questions about yearsoftax andagainstsocial evils on the other.Hede- that alone wastrue”, Gandhipleaded seats. The laws allowsuchapossibility.This Whydid Trumpand the Republicans if Judge Barrettisinstalled, dodging and $70,000 haircuts. Countyour- scribed the movement forswarajasone of once. RealisingthatGandhi wasright is way, if JudgeBarrett is installed, theycan re- executeapre-emptivestrike? Theyhad they canre-balance the self lucky, thatthe judgeisnot RBG. “self-purification”. real Gandhism. balance the political makeup of the Courtby twooptions. One wastoforge ahead and political makeup of the Gandhism lies in the commitmentto adding seatsand “packing” it withtheir install aconservative judge. In the coming Courtbyadding seats and The writer is Dean of Global Business at The freedom and self-purification. Dictators The writer is Member,BoardofGovernors, hand pickedliberal justices. weeks, the headlines will be dominated by Fletcher School at TuftsUniversity,and thrive on yokeslikebrutestate power, apli- India Foundation The idea comeswithsome retaliatory the bitter confirmation process.This might ‘packing’ it with their founding executivedirector of Fletcher’s risk; it sets aprecedentfor arepeated game take some attention away from other is- handpickedliberal justices. Institute forBusiness in theGlobal Context LETTER TO THE EDITOR
INJUSTICE IN UP Moral is political IDEAS THISREFERSTOthereport‘UPPoliceout in full forcetocremateHathras woman, ONLINE Gandhi’s morality wasnot denialofpolitics.His idealism wascompletedbyrealism away from family’ and the editorial ‘ImpunityinHathras’(IE,October1).The ONLYINTHE EXPRESS Ramin Jahanbegloo incident is an addition to chronicle fore- told by BRAmbedkar,who while de- ● AMOMENTFOR scribingtheviceandviciousnessof caste REGENERATIONAND FORGANDHI, violencewas asign of the fail- ence of conscience underpinning the har- paramount place to morality in all our affairs, see his ownself as it is;through the other,he hatredinHinduSociety, hassaid:“Tothe INTROSPECTION: ureofalegitimatepolitical power. At the core monybetween ethics and politics. public or private.” cansee what it oughttobe.” Consequently, ‘Untouchables’, Hinduism is averitable of Gandhi’s political theoryisthe viewofpol- An “ethic of responsibility” underlined The Gandhian appealtothe ethicalinpol- Gandhi insistedonthe autonomous nature chamber of horrors”. Recently, the ADVAITAKALA itics as shapedbyinternal moral power, Gandhi’s non-violent politics. He arguedfor a itics wasnot onlyawaytoseek Truth, but of the moralact.His view of morality wasnot CalcuttaHigh Court(HC) while dispos- rather than from the standpoint of rational dedicated and committed political ethos, also of coming to knowoneself in ever- adenial of politics. On the contrary, Gandhi’s ingaPILonthedignifieddisposalof dead ● AGANDHIINOURMIDST: violence. Consequently, forGandhi, the mod- whichdid notacceptthe necessity of “dirty greater depth. The Gandhian effort fornon- moral idealism wascompletedbyapolitical bodies of COVID victimsobserved that KELSANGDAUKATSANG ern statecontainedforces thatthreatened, hands” in politics. As he affirmedonJuly3, violent politics wasacultivation of one’s ca- realism, whichsought the constructionofa “the right to dignity and fair treatment rather than enhanced, liberty.Therefore, he 1940, “I have alwaysderivedmypolitics from pacity forethical citizenship. That is to say, democratic society. He wrote: “I feel thatpo- underArticle21of theConstitutionisnot www.indianexpress.com did notconsider democracy as apolitical ethics or religion and my strength is also de- Gandhi considered politicsasawork of the litical work mustbelooked upon in terms of onlyavailable to aliving person but also regime but as avalue, whichneededtobe rivedbymyderiving my politics from ethics. heartand notmerelyofreason. This recalls social and moral progress.” to his mortalremains afterhis demise. created andcherished.His defence of institu- It is alsobecauseIswear by ethics and religion FrenchphilosopherBlaise Pascal, who said: From Gandhi’s perspective,non-violence Disposalofahumanbody,whether or proof.The reaction of Justice Liberhan, tions of the liberal constitutional statedid that Ifind myself in politics. Aperson who is a “The hearthas itsreasonswhichreason it- wasanontological truth that followedfrom notthepersondiesof Covid-19,whether carriedbythenewspaper,underlinesthe notmean thathejustifiedthem in terms of loverofhis country is bound to take alively self does notknow.”Inthe same manner, the unity and interdependence of humanity by cremation or burial,shouldbedone mockery of the judicial process. The his political philosophy. To the contrary, pol- interestinpolitics.” Gandhi believedthat the heart, and notrea- and life. Therefore, he advocated an aware- with due respect and solemnness”. The charge that the judiciaryisincreasingly itics forGandhi wasanact of consciousness, Gandhi wasthinkinginterms of long-term son, is the seat of morality.Hewrote in ness of the essential unity of humanity.That intriguing police ham-handedness over beholden to the ruling dispensation is notamode of living takenfor granted. social stability among nations. So, he wanted Harijan (June8,1940): “Morality whichde- awareness calledforcritical self-examination thegang-rape, brutalisation and crema- strengthened further with the verdict. Gandhi did notsee the goal of political ac- to put his hands on the wheel of history pends upon the helplessness of aman or and amovefromegocentricitytowards a tion of the Dalit woman victim, sends a Harish Joshi, Pune tion as the immediatecaptureofoffice. through non-violentpolitics. Ultimately, what woman has notmuchtorecommend it. “shared humanity.”This “shared humanity” chilling message—not onlydoDalits According to him, the basic condition of po- wasimportant forhim wastomove from vi- Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.” cannotexistifitisnot awareofits shortcom- have no control overtheir lives, but not POLITICS NEEDED litical action wasthe elimination of violence. olence to politics. This transition could nottake Gandhi believedthatnexttoconstructive ings.It needs to strive to remove itsethicalim- even afterdeath. His principal aim wastocivilise modern pol- place without the interventionof theethical in work,asociety needs also to be inwardly em- perfections in ordertobeable to live with LRMurmu, Delhi THIS REFERS TO thearticle ‘Good stu- itics from within, by shorting thecircuit of re- the political. In aspeechatAll-India National powered, since human beings arecapable of global challenges. In an ageofincreasing dents, bad students”(IE, September 30). sentment, hatredandcoercion. His politics of Education Conference on January13,1930, he love,friendship, solidarity and empathy. “globalisation of selfishness”, thereisanur- NODUE PROCESS Pupils mustnot bedissuadedfrompar- non-violence wasamethod to mobilise col- observed:“Thereare some who think that On January5,1907, Gandhi wroteinIndian gent needtounderstand and practise the taking in political discourse.The higher lectivepowerinamanner that attends to its morality hasnothing to do withpolitics.We do Opinion:“It is the moral natureofman by moral leadershipofMahatmaGandhiandre- THIS REFERS TO editorial “The educationinstitutions across the nation ownmoral educationinanexemplaryand in- notconcern ourselveswith the character of whichherisestogood andnoble thoughts. evaluatethe conceptofpolitics. Demolition” (IE October 1). It lays bare should seek to mould studentsinto novative way. Excellence is the end that we our leaders… If swaraj wasnot meant to The different sciences showusthe worldasit the starkreality of what the justice sys- proactivecitizens,who arealways will- have to setbeforeourselvesaspolitical beings. civiliseus,andto purify andstabiliseourcivil- is.Ethics tells us whatitought to be.Itenables The writer is director,Mahatma Gandhi temhas become. The demolition wasa ing to take up the baton. Gandhi showedthat alifeofexcellence is an isation, it would be worthnothing. The very man to knowhow he should act. Man has two Centrefor Nonviolence and Peace Studies, publicspectaclethathardlyrequiredany Varun Das, Zirakpur agency and atransformative force, an experi- essence of our civilisation is that we give a windows to his mind: Through one he can OPJindal Global University
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the BJP submittedtothe state EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE election commissioner. crosspast KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 It addedinthe deputation, “It JoyPrakash is to be notedthatthe appoint- ABJP delegation ledbyJoy Majumdar ment of administrators in lieu of Prakash Majumdar on Thursday conducting elections is sup- visited theWestBengal State posedtobedone in extreme 2.6lakh-mark Election Commission (WBSEC) whereelections aredue. In many conditions (likeasituation and urgedittoconduct the cases elections aredue more whereconducting free and fair pending civic body elections. than ayear.Inlieu of elected election is notpossible) and that Elections to morethan 107 bodies, the local bodies arenow tooshould notbemorethan six EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE STATECOUNT civicbodies couldnot be held run by administrators appointed months. It has been mandated in KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 TOTAL CASES earlier this year because of the by the stategovernment. The Article 243U of the Constitution Covid-19pandemic. As atempo- Honourable SupremeCourtinits of India. Thereforeyou being the WESTBENGAL’S Covid-19tollon 260324 rary measure,the stategovern- order dated September 22 has constitutional authority to pro- Thursdaycrossedthe 5,000mark INCREASE DEATHS ment appointedadministrators sought your opinion on how tect the democratic rightsof as 59 newdeaths pushedupthe to run the municipalities and soon the pending elections can people, we requestyou to act countto5,017.Ofthese,2,842 or 3275 5017 corporations even afterthe be conducted. Earlier,the hon- strongly to carry out your consti- over 56 per cent of the fatalities 2,28,755RECOVERED tenureofthe civic bodies’ lead- ourable High Court of Calcutta tutional obligations of conduct- NEW LABEL have occurredinKolkataand ersexpired. had also opinedthat the pend- ing free and fair elections with- North24Parganas districts. 32,71,316 SAMPLES “Thereare morethan 107 ing electionsshould be held as outfear or favour,affection or Aman arranges atray of non-packaged sweets,along with displays mentioningtheir ‘best The state’s case count on TESTED TILL OCTOBER 1 municipalitiesand corporations soon as possible," read the letter ill-will.” before date’,inashop in Kolkata’s EsplanadeareaonThursday. This mandatoryrule from Thursdaystood at 2,60,324as food regulatorybody FSSAI came intoforce on Thursday.Sweet shop owners, however, have 3,275 newinfections were objectedtothe ruleand written to the PM and the CM. Partha Paul recorded. The active caseload was26,552 as the release of TMCMLADIES BJP rallies for farm laws, sayswill 2,996 patientspushedupthe re- covery rate to 87.87per cent. Kolkata: TMC MLA Police rescue elderly woman living Among the districts,57.58 Gurupada Mete,51, who freefarmers from middlemen per cent of the newcases were had tested positive for reportedfromthe pandemic epi- Covid-19 lastmonth, died againstthe farm legislations. torand bring about afood crisis. with siblings’ bodiesinBelur house centreinSouth Bengal compris- in aHowrahhospital EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Parliamentrecentlypassed The BJP assertedthat the ing Kolkata, itsthree adjoining Thursday, officials said. KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 the Farmers' Produce Trade and laws will free farmers from the brother Manoranjan Sen, 80, died. anyone in the neighbourhood. districts, and Hooghly. The active He wasatwo-time MLA Commerce (Promotion and clutches of middlemen and al- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The mattercame to light after “Noone knows howthe two caseload rose in both Kolkata of Indus constituency in FORTHE second consecutive day Facilitation)Bill,2020,theFarmers lowthem to sell their produce KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 the neighbours of Sen found persons died. Anitahas been and North24Parganas, thetwo Bankuradistrict. PTI on Thursday, the BJP organiseda (Empowerment and Protection) anywhere. stenchemanatingfromtheirtwo- sent to amental hospital for worst-hit districtsinthe state. rally, "Krishak Suraksha Yatra" Agreementof PriceAssuranceand "These laws will prevent POLICE ON Wednesdayrescued storied houseonLala Babu Sayar treatment, while the bodies have In the twoMedinipur dis- (farmers' protection rally), across Farm ServicesBill, 2020, and the middlemen from eating ashare a60-year-old woman who was Road. The police were informed been sentfor post-mortem,” said tricts, thereweresix deaths covery.OnThursday, it wasupto the stateinsupportofthe newly Essential Commodities (Amend- of moneythat afarmer deserves. living with the corpses of her and theybroke open the door, an officer. while active cases rose to 1,086 497. Darjeelingalso reportedan passedfarmlaws. Senior state ment) Bill, 2020. On September The Opposition parties are brother and sisterintheir house whichwas locked from inside. According to police, their in Purba Medinipur afterdays of increaseinactive cases(657)after BJP leaders took partinthe ral- 27,President RamNath Kovind protesting as theyget sharefrom at Belur in Howrah district. Sources claimedthat Anita close relativeswereunable to decline. In Paschim Medinipur, some days of recoveries. lies and held street-corner meet- gave assent to these Bills. these middlemen. Theydonot Police said prima facie it looked wassitting next to thebodies of contact them forthe lastone it increasedonlytwo. According to the statehealth ingssayingthatthe legislation Opposition parties, including want to help farmers gettheir likeAnitaSen is mentallychal- her dead siblings. week. Inthenorth,thesee-saweffect bulletin, in whichfiguresare up- would help farmers getbetter TMC, Leftand Congress,have true sharebut want to getcut lenged and have senther to a Policesaid both the bodies “An unnatural deathcasehas in caseloadcontinuedinMalda dated till 9am, 43,854tests were price fortheir produce. BJP's ral- been protesting againstthese money. The newlawswill put an mental hospital. were recoveredfromManoran- been filedand we areinvestigat- district as it reportedthe second conducted in 24 hours.The over- lies were seenasacounter-step laws alleging that the legislation endtothispractice," said BJP MP Police areyet to ascertain how jan’s room. The family wasnot ingthe case,” said asenior police straight dayofincrease in active alltest positivityrate wasthesame to TMCand Left's protests will destroy theagriculturesec- Jagannath Sarkar. her sisterPratimaSen,75, and very social and hardlyspoketo officer. cases afterdays of sustainedre- as the daybeforeat7.96per cent.
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In Lakhs) submission of tender EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and an enduranceofmorethan 1. 05/2020-21 25.09.2020 Construction of 1920 MTC godown alongwith 83.98 09.10.2020 KOLKATA,OCTOBER1 1,500nauticalmiles.Thesevessels electrical installations at CW Sarul (West Bengal) 2. 06/2020-21 30.09.2020 Providing &Fixing Mezzanine Flooring at CW 66.12 15.10.2020 areequippedwiththreemainen- Panihati (West Bengal) THE INDIAN CoastGuardhas ginesof MTUmake,andadvanced Detailed tender notice alongwith conditions of contract and notice inviting etender may be commissionedthe fast patrol ves- control systems, “water jet” units seen and downloaded from the CWC website: www.cewacor.nic.in or e-tender website: sel “ICGS KanaklataBarua”that andan“integratedbridgesystem” www.cwceprocure.com or CPP Portal http://eprocure.gov.in/epublish/app.Further Corrigendum/Addendumtothis tender,ifany,will be published on website wasbuilt by the Garden Reach containing all communication www.cewacor.nic.in or e-tender website www.cwceprocure.com or CPP portal Shipbuilders and Engineers and navigation systems. http://eprocure.gov.in/epublish/app only.Newspaper press advertisement shall not be issued for the same. Limited(GRSE). It is oneof thefive ICGS KanaklataBarua is one These ships arealso fitted fast patrol vessels that the GRSE of the five fast patrol vessels with a40/60 gun as the main ar- ASSISTANT ENGINEER (HOE) dWX³Qe IYfÀf¸¸ff³f -QZVf IYf Àf¸¸ff³f CWC: RO KOLKATA has built forthe CoastGuard. that the GRSE has builtfor mament, and improved habit- The GRSE, whichisamini the CoastGuard. Express abilityfeatures with fullyair-con- Ratna category1establishment ditionedmodular and aleadingshipyard,delivered accommodationfor 35 person- thelatestvesselto theCoastGuard DirectorRearAdmiral(retired)VK nel. The vessels were designedby on June 9. Till date, the company Saxena, Shipbuilding Director the GRSE in line with the require- has delivered105 warships. Commodore(retired)Sanjeev mentsofthe Indian CoastGuard. The “ICGS KanaklataBarua” Nayyar, Personnel Director Meanwhile,celebrating the wascommissionedatthe GRSE Commodore(retired)PRHari,and central government’s “Atma Fitting Out Jetty (FOJ) Unit on Director of FinanceRKDash. Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”, astate- Wednesday. The event wasat- These fast patrol vessels built of-the-art modern hull block tendedthroughvideoconferenc- by theGRSEarepowerful,fuel-ef- complexand an indigenous un- ing by AdditionalSecretaryat ficientplatformsthataredesigned derwaterCNC plasmacutting fa- MinistryofDefence Jiwesh to perform multi-purpose activi- cility were virtuallyinaugurated Nandan,andotherseniorMinistry tiessuchaspatrolling,anti-smug- by Defence MinisterRajnath of Defence dignitaries, including gling, anti-poaching, and rescue Singhatthe Rajabagan dockyard GRSE Chairman and Managing operations. Theyare designedfor unit of GRSE on Wednesday. Police: One held ODISHA RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Under the Department of Energy in bank fraud OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, Government of Odisha RWS&S DIVISION, BALASORE (ISO 9001:2008 /ISO 14001:2004) case, Rs 6.95 cr Tel: 06782-262249, Fax: 262931, S-3/59, MANCHESWAR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, O-409 email: [email protected], [email protected]. Government of India BHUBANESWAR-751010, ODISHA recovered NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING THROUGH e-Tendering Ministry of Road Transport&Highways Website : www.oredaorissa.com,E-mail : [email protected] Identification No 12 Dt. 28-09-2020 Through CORRIGENDUM Kolkata: The detective depart- 1. Nos. of Work : 5Nos RPWS schemes in Balasore district. Government of Karnataka L. No.3852 Dated 01.10.2020 ment of Kolkata Police has ar- 2. Estimated cost : Rs. 81.96 lakhs to Rs. 244.44 lakhs Public Works, Ports&Inland water transportDepartment(NATIONAL HIGHWAYS) The Department’s name appearing therein as “Department of Sci- rested oneperson in connection 3. Period of completion : 330 days Office of theExecutive Engineer,NationalHighway Division, ence and Technology” in the top of the office letter pad may be correct- with acase of alleged bank fraud, 4. Availability of bid : Dt. 14-10-2020 at 10.00 hours to 22.10.2020 Vishweshwarnagar,Hubballi Tele/Fax :0836-2357420 &0836-2357577 document in Portal up to 17.00 hours through online. ed and read as “Department of Energy” vide Advertisement No- 8246 and seizedalmostRs7crore Email:[email protected] 5. Seeking of Clarification : Dt. 14.10.2020 at 10.00hours to Dt. Date 21.09.2020. from his house. 20.10.2020 up to 15.00 hours No/EE/NHD/HBL/NH-218/Bridge/NIT/2020-21/972 Date :24-09-2020 Sd/- Additional Secretary to Govt. The accused, identifiedas 6. Date of opening of Bid : Dt. 28.10.2020 at 11.00 hours in the O/O EE, NOTICE INVITING TENDER(TwoCover System) Gourab Sathwani, wasarrested RWSS Division, Balasore. from his home in the Behala po- 7. Name and address of the : ExecutiveEngineer,RWS&S Division, TheExecutive Engineer, National Highway Division,Hubballionbehalfofthe Chief GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION lice station area on Wednesday. Officer Inviting Tender Balasore Engineer,N.H.Bangaloreinvites bids from eligible biddersfor thefollowing projectonSingle Bus Route RoadsDepartment “Rs 6.95 crorehas been recov- Bid Cost &Bid Security will be receipt through electronic payment by stageTwo coversystemthrough thewebsite :www.eprocure.gov.inonEPC mode. BRR.C.No.B3/3142/2020 Short TENDER NOTICE -e-tendersare invited forthe following works ered from his house and he has NEFT/RTGS. Estimated Comple- Mainte Further details can be seen from the e-Procurement Portal: EMD Cost of Tender in TwoCover Systemasper details furnished below. been arrested,” said an official. State Name of Work Cost (Rs. tion nance The case wasregistered in http://tendersodisha.gov.in Declaration DocumentsinRs. No.of Approx. value of E.M.D. Eligible EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, in Cr.) period period Name of the work Package the work Rs. Rs. Class Augustfollowing acomplaint RWS&S DIVISION, BALASORE. 1723 45 6Lowest work from ICICI Bank.AUKbasedcus- OIPR/25013/11/0003/2021 Improvements to value Rs. 533.00 1%of the Bus RouteRoads BT tomer had complainedtothe Karnat Construction of Box 5.91 Bid Rs.10000 +GST 11 10 1&2 Lakhs Highest the Class -1 Roads in various zones work bank about fraudulenttransfer aka cell Bridge at Km. (Including Security 18%Rs. 1800.00 (Months) Years (Capital Fund) work value value WATCO Rs. 544.00 Lakhs of moneyfromhis account. 116+416atbreached GST) declaration TotalRs.11800.00 OFFICE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, WATCO. 1) Tender lastdate and ime of submission: 20.10.2020 upto 3.00 pm The police have filedacase portion of approaches hastobe Bharathkosh Ground Floor,Unnati Bhawan, of Malaprabha Bridge 2) Bid documentwill be available in website htps://tntenders.gov.in againstSathwani in the Shakes- submitted website 3) Tender open date and ime: 21.10.2020 upto 3.30 pm. H.B. Colony,Satyanagar,Bhubaneswar-751007, Odisha, India at NH-218 (Konnur peareSarani police station. ENS Telefax: -+91-674-2391444 as per www.bharathkosh.gov.in DIPR/3706/Tender/2020 Superintending Engineer (BRR) village)onEPC mode Appendix- throughonline E-mail [email protected] [email protected] in theState of INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) II of RFP payment mode only. C-152 Karnatka-” (Job Bid Identification No.WATCO (W)-10/2020-21 (1)Date&Time of startofsaleofTenderdocuments(throughonline) : 28.09.2020 at 11:30 Dtd.01.10.2020 Hrs(2) Date &Timeofclose of sale of Tenderdocuments(throughonline) : 28.10.2020 upto WATCO No. 3435 Date: 01.10.2020 16:30Hrs (3)LastDate&Time forReceipt of Pre-bidqueries : 05.10.2020 upto 11:00Hrs 1 Name of the work :- Extension of Water Supply to Police line at Puri. (4)DateofPre-bidmeeting:07.10.2020 at 15:30 Hrs(5) LastDate&Time of submission of 2. Estimated cost :- Rs.282.07 Lakh bids (hardcopy):02.11.2020 upto 16:00Hrs (6)Date&Time of opening of TechnicalBids 3. Period of completion :- 6(Six) Months. : 02.11.2020 at 16:30 Hrs 4. Date &time of availability of :- From 11.00 AM of Dt.08.10.2020 to 5.00 PM of Thebidders shallalsosubmit acopyofOnlineReceipt of paymentmadethroughweb bid document in the portal 28.10.2020 site www.bharatkosh.gov.intowards paymentofcostofbid document of Rs. 10,000=00 (RupeesTen Thousand only) and18% GSTRs. 1800=00 (Rs.One Thousand andEight 5. Last date /time of receipt of :- 5.00 PM of 28.10.2020. bids in the portal Hundred only)Total Rs. 11800=00 (Rupees Eleven Thousandand EightHundred only) to (“RegionalPay &Accounts Officer, Ministry of Road Transportand Highways,Bangalore 6. Date &time of opening of :- 12.30 PM of 29.10.2020. technical bids payable at Bangalore).Specialattentionmay be paid to select PAOCode034807-PAO(NH) 7. Name and address of the : ManagingDirector,WATCO Telefax:- 0674- Bangalore, underthatselectROcivil BangaloreDDO Code 234809 –Superintending Engineer, Officer inviting Bid 2391444. E-Mail: mailwatcoodisha.in OnlineReceiptsoftender document feeshallbeuploadedcompulsoryinthe e-portal. [email protected] Original BidSecuritydeclaration hastobesubmitted as perAppendix-II of RFPalong 8. The bidders have to participate in ONLINE bidding only. with otherAnnexureare to be uploaded in e-portal during uploading thetenderdocuments andalong with theTechnical Biduploaded documents(Except FinancialBid)has to be Further details can be seen from the web site submittedtothe Office of ExecutiveEngineer, National Highway Division, Hubliafter the "www.tendersodisha.gov.in." last datefor submission of tenderand beforeopening of theTechnicalBid. Sd/- Thedetails of Machineryrequired, work qualificationcertificate and detailednotification (Managing Director) /conditions&e-tenderingprocess canbeobtained by loggingontowebsitehttps:// WATCO eprocure.gov.in. Sd/- Executive Engineer, OIPR/13083/11/0011/2021 DIPR/DWD/MCA/396/2020-21 National HighwayDivision Hubballi
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HC HEARING PLEA TO QUASHFIR OVER TWEETAGAINST UDDHAV, AADITYA ‘Free speech can’t violate constitutional rights of others’ TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE 213 CASES: RECOVERED:52,73,201 washearing aplea filedby32- Technology Act. that the SC had once observed knowtheyhaverights, but to DAYSSINCE 63,12,584 DEATHS:98,678 PANDEMIC OMKARGOKHALE year-old Nagpur resident AdvocateChandrachud said that those who occupypower, what extent?” BEGAN TESTS: 7,56,19,781| DOUBLING RATE: 51.93** MUMBAI,OCTOBER1 SameetRakeshThakkar,through the personsholding public posts shouldhave‘thickskin’while re- Justice Shinde said, advocateAbhinavChandrachud, can letgoofthese commentsat actingtocriticismand also ar- “Everyone knows theserights THE BOMBAY High Courton seekingtoquash an FIR regis- times. When he referred to guedthatmereabuse wasnot arenot absolute. Sometimes if Thursdaysaid that in ademoc- teredagainsthim over his tweets Justice VRKrishna Iyer,former ‘obscenity’ as chargedagainsthis criticism is fair then the person racy citizens arefreetoexpress againstChief MinisterUddhav SupremeCourt (SC) judgewho client. who occupies public office their views,but theyhavetoen- Thackeray and his son and min- had famouslyobserved,“the Justice Shinde said, “It is not should have the capacity to surethat while exercising their isterAadityaThackeray.Thakkar dogs maybarkbut thecaravan justuptothe individual holding bear it. But criticism can’t be right theydon’t violatesomeone had also soughtinterim protec- UddhavThackeray, will pass”, Justice Karnik re- the postofPMorCM, the dignity unfair,abusive.Citizens must KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING else’s constitutional rights. tion from arrest,pending hear- AadityaThackeray sponded, “But everybody’s sen- of public offices should also be restrain themselvestoensure TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** The courtalso observed that ing in the case. sitivity to suchabuse is different. maintainedbycitizens.” To this, someoneelse’s rightsare not criticism of persons holding The FIR wasregistered What youare saying is the ideal Chandrachud said,“The postwill violated because of this abusive ■ Maharashtra 13,84,446 18,317 1.31% 54.92 public posts has become ram- againstThakkar afterMumbai- UddhavThackeray as wayoflooking at it. One maybe notbeaffected by someone on language.” ■ Andhra 6,93,484 6,133 1.01% 71.53 pant on social media,adding that basedadvocateDharmendra ‘Aurangzeb’and Aaditya very weak heartedand sensitive. the streetswantingsomething The courtdirected Thakkar to ■ Tamil Nadu 5,97,602 5,659 0.98% 73.14 such personsshould have the ca- Mishra, alegal consultant for Thackeray as ‘Penguin beta’, as Sometimes we also receive very to say(criticise).” appear before the investigating pacity to bear it. However, it ShivSena, filedacomplaint be- per the complaint. harsh criticism. We knowthat if When Chandrachudsought officer on October 5and asked ■ Kerala 1,96,106 8,830 4.09% 17.61 addedthat citizens should also fore VPMarg policestation on Thakkar wasbookedunder we ignoreit, everything will relief forhis client,the courtsaid, the police to inform it on the ad- ■ Delhi 2,79,715 3,390 1.23% 58.58 exercise restraint to theextent July2overhis twotweetson Sections 292(punishment for pass. But can we expect every- “Sometimes the tweets areabu- ditional chargestobelevelled that the dignity of the postisnot June 1and June 30. obscene actsorwords in public), one to react in the same man- sive.The rightsofyour client againsthim that would warrant *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-day growth abused. Thakkar,who is followedby 500(punishment fordefama- ner? Someone holding apublic cannotviolatesomeone else’s hisarrestduring the next hear- CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT Adivision benchofJustice S Prime MinisterNarendraModi's tion) of the IndianPenal Code office might be very sensitive.” constitutional rights. ing, and postedthe matter to 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTEDTODAY SShindeand Justice MSKarnik Twitter handle, had referred to and provisions of Information Further,Chandrachud said Responsible citizens should October 8. 1.59 8.50 86,821 NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: After loyalty ‘warning’ 1.56 8.35 85,376 Deaths as aratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs Congreadiesmodeldraftlawfor positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more indicator of progress (in %);indicator of recoveries for 14 days from Lalu, RJD not in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak DataasonSeptember30,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers Oppstatestobypassfarmlaws readytogiveCong includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive more than 60 seats NCRB REPORT MANOJCG Sedition cases up in 2019, NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 The RJD said RLSP leader SANTOSHSINGH UpendraKushwaha waslet go HAVINGASKED states ruledby PATNA,OCTOBER1 because his “loyalty to the Grand conviction at all-time low it to explore thepossibilities of Alliance waswavering". passing legislation to “bypass” Makingapolitical WHILE THE nomination process Bihar Congress spokesperson government of India), 123(con- and “negate” the provisions of forthe firstphase of Bihar Rajesh Rathore, however, DIPANKARGHOSE cealingwithintent to facilitate the farm laws passedbythe cen- statement Assembly elections got under soundedconfidentof stitchingup NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 design to wage war), and 153B tral government,the Congress is wayonThursday, theOpposition things soon. He told TheIndian (imputations, assertions prejudi- readying adraft Bill whichitbe- UNDER ARTICLE 254(2), a Grand Alliance appears to be Express:“We will shareseatsam- CASES OF sedition and under the cial to national integration). lieveswill serveasamodel for statecan make changes stuckoverseat-sharing,with RJD icably. It might take aday or two.” stringent UAPA showedarise in The conviction rate forsedi- Congress and other non-BJP- to acentral legislation on national president Lalu Prasad re- According to the RJD leader 2019,but only 3per cent of the tion cases sawasharp decline ruledstatestoenact. asubject in the concur- portedlyhaving givenaclear quoted above,the party is look- sedition cases resultedin convic- even as the numbers registered The “core” of theproposed rent listprovidedits law messagetoson andthe party's ing to conteston150-plus seats. tions. Datafor theyear 2019 re- under it rose. The NCRB data draftlaw is to declarethat any- gets Presidentialassent. chief minister face “Wehad offeredthree leasedbythe National Crime showthat 93 sedition cases were thing “inconsistent” in anyofthe The Congressdoesnot Tejashwi Yadavnot to of- Leftparties and JMM Records Bureaualso showthat filedin2019, up from 70 in 2018 three centrallawswith the ex- expect President Ram Former Union ministerHarsimratKaurBadalwas briefly ferthe Congress more [Jharkhand Mukti seditioncasesrose even as the and 51 in 2017. Karnataka istingstate Acts shall be “null, Nath Kovind to clearleg- detainedonThursdaywhileprotestingagainstthe newfarm than 60 or 61 seats. Morcha] 25 seatsalto- categoryunder whichtheycome sawthe maximum sedition void and inoperative”inthe state islation circumventing laws at the Zirakpur(Punjab) border. Jaipal Singh The Congress has gether.While CPI and —‘Offences Againstthe State’, cases lastyear (22), followedby and that no farmer shall be paid the newfarm laws,but sought to conteston CPI(M) looked keen to whichincludeschargesunder Assam (17) and Jammu and anyprice belowthe Minimum believesthatparty-ruled around 70 seats. DECISION take our offer, CPI(ML) the UAPA and Official SecretsAct Kashmir (11). SupportPrice. states passingalaw pricepaidforsuchagriculturalpro- henceneeding proper protection The CPI(ML), which 2020 wants20seats. Ourlead- (OSA) —saw asteep fall of 11.3 Under the UAPA,1,226 cases Sources said RajyaSabha MP would be astrongpoliti- duceisequalto,orgreaterthan,the by theState Governmenttoensure had been offered15 BIHAR ership has decided per cent from the year before. were registeredin2019—com- and lawyer Abhishek Singhvi has cal statement,given the Minimum Support Prices an- alevel playing field, preventex- seatsbythe RJD, has said againstcompromising with As per the Crime In India pared to 1,182in2018and 901in approvedthedraftof theproposed controversyoverthe pas- nouncedbythe Central ploitation and an optimum guar- no to the offerand declared alist allies and potential allies beyond Report, this decline, however, 2017.The maximumUAPAcases model law, which can be passed sageofthe central laws. Government forthat crop”. antee of fair marketprice for the of 30 candidates. apoint,” the leader said. waslargely explainedbythe were seen in Manipur (306), fol- by Congress and non-BJP ruled The draftBillmakes it clear agricultural produce”. CPI(ML)'s Biharofficesecre- The RJDleader addedthat drop in cases registeredunder lowedby270 in Tamil Nadu, and states“if theychooseto nullifythe that the “direct consequence” of “...TheCentral Acts fail to take tary Kumar Parvez said: “Weare Vikasshil Insaan Party(VIP) is try- the Prevention of Damageto 255inJ&K. Fortycases were reg- threecentral anti-farmer laws”. of farmers and farm labourers as thefarm laws “would be to nul- intoaccountthis imperative and notready to acceptthe kind ingtobargain hardwith the main Public Property Act—from 7,127 isteredunder the OSAinboth The Congress is preparing to also all others engaged in agri- lify the minimum supportprice this objectofthe Indian (number) of seatsRJD is offering opposition party in the state. in 2018 and7,892 in 2017 to 2019 and2018—muchhigher step up itsprotests againstthe cultureand related activities”. mechanism guaranteedthrough Constitution.And whereas agri- us. We have put forwardour de- FormerCMJitanRamManjhi's 6,079 in 2019.The UAPA cases than 18 in 2017. farm laws,with Rahul Gandhi set Congress president Sonia theexisting structureofAPMCs... culture,agricultural marketsand mand; nowitisuptoRJD to take Hindustani Awam Morcha formed the second largest chunk Under the sub-head on court to lead a“kisan yatra” from Badni Gandhi had lastweek directed and introduce severalother in- land istheprimarylegislative do- afinal call. Meanwhile, we have (Secular)and RLSP have so farleft underthis category, afterthe disposalof‘Offences Againstthe KalaninPunjab to Delhithrough Punjab, Rajasthan,Chhattisgarh firmities and distortions operat- main of the Statefalling under releasedour firstlistof30candi- theGrandAlliance,ostensiblydue property Act. State’, the NCRB datanotethat Haryana from October 3de- and Puducherry to explorethe ing to thegrave detriment and Entries 14,18and 28 of List-II of dates.” to theRJD'stough stance on the The ‘Offences Againstthe 35.7 per cent of the cases in manding withdrawal of the laws. possibilitiesof passinglaws under prejudice of agricultureand the Seventh Schedule of the On seat arrangement with the seat-sharingformula. State’ category includes cases whichtrial wasover, sawconvic- The draftofthe “model Bill” Article254(2)ofthe Constitution communities associated with it”. Constitutionof India;and‘produc- Congress, an RJD leader elabo- Another RJD leader said al- filedunder the UAPA,the dam- tions. The UAPA chargeshad says it is aBill to “restore the agri- "tonegatethe anti-agriculture Quoting the Agriculture tion, supplyand distribution of rated, “As the Congress can easily liance partnershadnotbeenable agetoproperty Act, OSAand un- among the highestconviction cultural safeguards including central laws,encroaching upon Census of 2015-16, the draftsays goods’ is also aStateSubjectun- shiftits loyalty to theother camp to transfer their votes to RJD, derIPC Sections124A(sedition), ratesin2019(29.2 per cent), Minimum SupportPrice mecha- the states’jurisdiction”. 86.2%of farmersownlessthanfive der Entry 27 of List-II read-with, [Nitish Kumar's JD-U,incase the whichfailedtoopen itsaccount 121(waging,orattempting to while sedition the lowest (3.3 nismensuredthrough the regu- The main clause of the draft acresofland.They“consequently Entry33ofList-III of Seventh resultsthrow up ahung in lastyear's Lok Sabha polls, wage waragainstthe State), 122 per cent). latoryframework of the APMC model Bill says “no Farming have limitedornoaccessto multi- Schedule of the Constitution of Assembly] afterthe election re- down from four seatswon in (collecting arms, etc., withthe in- FULLREPORTON laws in order to secureand pro- Agreementforthesaleorpurchase plemarketswithaninherent India,” it says,listing the reasons sults, Lalu Prasadwants RJD to 2014.“We will notallowany ex- tention of wagingwar againstthe www.indianexpress.com tect the interests andlivelihood of acropshall be valid unless the handicap of bargainingpower... forthestatesto bringalegislation. contestonthe maximum num- trabaggagethistime.Wewill berofseats. Besides, it is always fullytestour strength,” the leader easy forsmaller parties to split said. Will stop Rahul’s when amajority of itslegislators The RJD has 81 seats in the SAD ‘kisan march’ cut short, UT want to shifttheir loyalty.” present Assembly. rally, won’t allow him: Vij cops detain Sukhbir, Harsimrat
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WITH CONGRESS Thursdayan- SHIROMANIAKALI Dal chief nouncing that Rahul Gandhi will Sukhbir Badal and former be on athree-dayvisit to Union ministerHarsimrat Haryana beginning October 5, Kaur Badalweredetainedby stateHome MinisterAnil Vijde- police at separateplaces while clared that the Congress leader trying to lead party’s ‘kisan won't be allowedtoenter state. march’tothe RajBhavanin “Wehavenothing to do what Chandigarhtosubmit amem- he (Rahul) does in Punjab, but orandum againstthe Centre’s we won't lethim enter Haryana,” newfarm laws to Punjab said Vijinastatement. Governor VPSingh Badnore. He said, “Theywon't be al- Both leaders were later re- Sukhbir Singh Badal, who wasdetainedand subsequently lowedtospoil the atmosphereof leased, and had to turn back released, at aChandigarhpolice station. KamleshwarSingh Haryana. Earlier,two Congress- from the Punjab-Chandigarh sponsored rallies were also border without submitting the stoppedfromentering the state. memorandum. Sukhbir ledthe march from SADleader Charanjit Singh Likewise, we will stop his Beforethe Badal couple was Akal Takht, Amritsar,while Brar said that UT administration COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND (Rahul’s) rallyand won't allow detained, ChandigarhPolicealso Harsimrat ledone from Takht was“under the control of INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (CSIR) him to enter Haryana.” cane-chargedprotestors ledby Damdama Sahib in Talwandi Centre”and its“high-handed- Rahul is settoreach Haryana Harsimratatthe Chandigarh- Sabo. Senior Akalileader and for- ness” againstprotesters will Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001 on the lastday of his three-day Zirakpur border and by Sukhbir mer Lok Sabha MP from “costthe Centregovernment Advt. No. 02/2020 visit to neighbouring Punjab, at the Mullanpur border latein Anandpur Sahib, Prem Singh dearly”. Applications/nominations are invited for the scheduledfromOctober 3, the evening. Watercannons Chandumajra, ledthe march Afterthe march wasstopped positions of DIRECTOR of CSIR-Indian Institute of whereheisexpected to hold were also unleashedin from Takht KeshgarhSahib. at the border,Harsmirat who led tractor ralliesagainstCentre's Mullanpur,beforethe duo were “Weare againstthe govern- the sit-in before police took her Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow newfarm laws. detained. ment whichhas passedanti- away said, “Wewill take theag- CSIR invites applications/nominations for the positions “He is coming to Haryana to Calling the three agriculture Punjab legislations,” Harsimrat itation to Delhi.” of DIRECTOR of CSIR-Institute of Toxicology Research oppose the three blacklaws. This Acts as “black laws”, SADleader- told supporters at the Zirakpur- Meanwhile, Sukhbir said (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow in Level 15 of pay-matrix willbeaKisanYatraandRahulGa- ship Thursdaystarted ‘kisan Chandigarhborder,whereshe SADwas aBJP allyfor last the "25 (Rs.1,82,200-2,24,100) plus allowances as applicable ndhiwillbeonatractor,”saidsen- marches' from three Takhtsof wasstoppedbythe Chandigarh to 30 years" but this was“afight in CSIR. ior party leader Kiran Choudhry. SikhsinPunjab. Police and Rapid Action Force. of principles”. For eligibility criteria and other conditions, please see the detailed/ complete advertisement No. 02/2020 on Defamationcase: Amnesty India’s former head surrenders iPad CSIR website www.csir.res.in.Applications/ nominations may be send alongwith complete bio-data Surat: Bengaluru-basedjournal- the Ghanchi community in June. gationsandsubmittedmy iPadto sothattheycancontactmewhen and list of publications/patentsetc. through email on istand former Amnesty Interna- Thetweetsledtoadefamation theSuratCrimeBranch.Ihavefull theyrequire.” email ID [email protected] or by post to Director tionalIndia head Aakar Patelap- complaint againsthim, filedby faith in the justice system. Ihave Assistant Commissioner of Recruitment Cell, CouncilofScientific &Industrial peared before the Surat Crime Gujarat BJP MLAPurnesh Modi. also deletedthe tweets madeby Police,SuratCityCrimeBranch,RR BranchonThursday, in keeping PateltoldTheIndianExpress,“I me, afterthe controversy started. Sarvaiyasaid,“Wehavetakencus- Research(CSIR), Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, with the anticipatorybail condi- have obeyed the bail conditions Ihavesubmittedmy passportand tody of the iPad usedbyAakar New Delhi-110001 on or before 23.10.2020. tions,and surrendered his iPad, laid(down) by thecourtand also providedmypresentaddressand Patelfor posting the tweets on davp 36202/11/0011/2021 whichhehad used to tweeton supportedpolice in their investi- permanent addresstothe police Ghanchi community.” ENS
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3soldiers TEJPAL CASE killed, 4 Head‘smashed Bailable warrant issued against injured in withbrick’,girl 8prosecution Pak firing founddeadin witnesses EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SRINAGAR,JAMMU,OCTOBER1 PANAJI,OCTOBER1 THREE SOLDIERS were killed Bhadohivillage THE FAST-TRACK courtat and four others injured as Mapusa in Goa, whichishearing Pakistani troops initiated firing the rape case againstTarun and mortar shelling on Indian 2arrested, minor in custody;police Tejpal, has nowissued bailable positions along the Line of warrantsagainsteight prosecu- Control in Naugam sector of sayfamily enmitymurder motive tion witnesses who include col- Kupwaradistrict and Krishna leagues and relativesofthe vic- Ghati sector of Poonchdistrict. recovered, the policesaid. tim. “Pakistaninitiated an unpro- ASADREHMAN LateThursdayevening, The courtisonadeadline set vokedceasefireviolation along LUCKNOW,OCTOBER1 Verma said, “The accusedand by the Supreme Courttofinish the LoC in Naugam sector, the victim belong to theDalit the trial. KupwaraonThursdaymorning AN 11-YEAR-OLD Dalit girlwas community.Therehas been no With the pandemicaffecting by firing mortars and other murdered,her head “smashed confirmation of rape till now. We the functioning of courts, the weapons,” Defence withabrick”, at avillageinUttar have lodgedacase underIPC Police personnel stationedatthe villageofthe gang rape victim in Hathras. GajendraYadav trial lastheardthe matter in Spokesperson Colonel Rajesh Pradesh's Bhadohi district on Section 302 (murder). The fam- March2020 and thewitnesses Kalia said. “Two soldiers fataland Thursdayafternoonwhen she ilyhas notalleged rape in their were initiallycalledinthe first four soldiers injured and being had gone to afield to relieve her- complaint.” week of September. evacuated,” he said. self, the police said. In astatement, the police said Addl Chief Secy Explainhurry to The bailable warrantswere On Thursdaymorning, the The policeascribed an old twopersons were arrested,and Maya to PM: Replace Yogi issued on separatedates through Pakistani army started indis- enmity between the families of a16-year-old boywas detained of UP Info Dept crematebody: this week,with the witnesses criminatefiring on the Indian the victim and the accusedasthe in connection with the murder. or impose President’s rule nowexpected to attend the positions in the Naugam sector. murder motive. The twoarrestedare the teen's shunted out NCW to UP cops hearing starting October 6. Pakistani troops later firedmor- According to an officer,the father and arelative (names ing that Adityanath wasmade Earlier,the victim ap- tars and other weapons target- police areawaiting the autopsy withheld to protect boy's iden- MAULSHREESETH the ChiefMinister under pres- NewDelhi: The National proachedthe High Courtof ingIndian positions, resulting in reporttoascertain whether she tity). “All of them belong to one EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE LUCKNOW,OCTOBER1 surefromthe RSS. Commission forWomen Bombay at Goa afterabailable the killing of twosoldiers and in- wassexuallyassaulted,and that family,”Bhadohi SP RamBadan LUCKNOW,OCTOBER1 "I want to saytoYogi Thursday askedthe the Uttar warrant wasissuedagainsther juries to four others. the victim’s familydid notallege Singh said. CITING RECENTcases of rape Adityanath that youare born Pradesh Police to explainits “ur- fornot attendingthe hearing. The Armyhas notidentified rape in their complaint. The police's statement said: AT Atime it faces heat over the and murder of women in Uttar from the womb of awoman. You gency” in cremating the body of The victim has cited health con- the deceasedsoldiers pending Police officers said twoper- “Therewas old enmity between Hathras incident, the Uttar Pradesh, BSP chief Mayawati should consider sisters and the Hathras gang rape victim. cerns and difficulty to travel dur- information to theirfamilies. sons from the samevillage, also the twofamilies over whichthe Pradesh government Thursday Thursdayasked the BJP leader- daughters of others as your own. The police had brought the ing the pandemic. Meanwhile, anothersoldier, belonging to the Dalit commu- accusedhad abusedthe victim's replacedthe Additional Chief ship to either replace Yogi If youare unable to protect them, body from Safdarjug Hospital The other witnesses have LanceNaik Karnail Singh, was nity,werearrestedand one mi- familyand threatened to ruin Secretaryofthe Information Adityanath as Chief Minister youshould resign,” she said. in the National Capital to her cited reasonsranging from ex- killedWednesdaynight as nor boywas takenintocustody their lives. This is whythe girl Department. with a“capableperson” or im- AskingBJP to “free itself from village 200kmaway, before pensive flight ticketstounsafe Pakistani troops resortedtoun- in connectionwith the murder wasmurdered...the accused NavneetSehgal, Additional pose President’s rule in the state. the clutchesofRSS forthe wel- burning it in the dead of the travelling options when sum- provoked small arms fire and on Thursdayevening. have confessedtokilling the girl Chief Secretary, micro, small and Referring to the deaths of two fare of thestate”, the formerchief night—keeping the family monedtoappear in person. shelling along the LoC in Krishna Circle Officer (Gyanpur) over old enmity.” medium scale industries depart- women in Hathras and ministerremindedPrime away from the lastrites. Ghati sector of Poonchdistrict. Bhushan Verma told The Indian The police said the accused ment, has been givenadditional Balrampur,she said the incidents MinisterNarendraModi that he The NCWsaid the incident Express,“The bodywas foundin will be presented in court,and charge of the information de- arereminiscent of the 2012 is an MP from Varanasi and “underlines the grim stateof Change in afield in the village. The girlhad the minor in front of aJuvenile partment, replacing Awanish Delhi gangrape and murder. thereforehas to keep in mind the women in the society”. In a BRIEFLY lefthome around 12.30 pm, and Justice Board, on Friday. Kumar Awasthi, sources said. “I want to tell the Central gov- welfareofthe people of the state. statement, it termed the late composition of aftershe failedtoreturn forsome The SP told the media from Besides Sehgal, the govern- ernment that Yogi Adityanath is “I want to tell the PM thathe night episode that unfoldedin time, familymembers started the crime spotthat details of the ment has also appointed a notcapable enough to control has been elected from Varanasi the victim's village as SC benchhearing looking forher.The familylater murder will emerge afterthe po- Principal Secretaryfor the the lawand order... It would be and thereforeheshould at least “disturbing’’. found her body and informed lice getthe postmortemreport. Information Department. The better that Adityanath is sent see intoit... When Adityanath is The commissionhas writ- Sudarshan case the police...around 3pm.” Asked about allegations of rape, additional charge of this posthas backtohis math in Gorakhpur... unabletohandlethe state, either tentothe state’s DGP,seeking He added, “The girl’s head Singh said, “Once investigation been giventoPrincipal Secretary If he does notlikeitthere,then someone elseshould be made an explanation on “theurgency wassmashedwith abrick.” and postmortemisdone, it will to the Chief Minister, Sanjay he can be sent to oversee the CM or it would be better forthe to crematethe bodyofthe vic- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Twoparts of abrick, allegedly become clear if suchanincident Prasad. Sehgal will officiallytake construction of RamTemple in peopleofUPthat President's rule tim”.Italsosought areplyon NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 used in the murder,havebeen happenedwithher...” charge on Friday, sources said. Ayodhya,” Mayawati said, alleg- is imposed,” she said. the matteratthe earliest. ENS THE PETITION pending in Kashyaparrives at the Supreme Courtagainst police station. PTI Sudarshan TV's show“UPSC Balrampur victim had 10 injuriesonbody: postmortem report Jihad”will nowbeheardbya MAHARASHTRA three-judgebenchofJusticesD Whilethe doctor,who con- but therewas no answer. 302 (murder)along with sections tient in hishouse. When Isaw store, said he wasathis shop the YChandrachud, Indu Malhotra Kashyap AVANEESHMISHRA ducted the postmortem, did not “Around 7pm, my sisterre- of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) none of their familymembers whole time, butdid notsee any and IndiraBanerjee. BALRAMPUR,OCTOBER1 give an opiniononsexual assault, turnedhome unconscious in a Act. present, Iinquired. Irefusedto woman being brought. However, The case status, as displayed questioned the reportmentionedthat there rickshaw. Therickshawpuller Thevictim’smothersaid her treat her in the absence of any one Amresh Kumar,who lives on the SC website, shows the inrapecase TWODAYSafter the death of a wasmild haemorrhagic clotin soon left. When questioned, we daughter,who wastoappear for woman or elderly.Icameout and next to Shahid’s store, said arela- case listedbeforethisbenchon 22-year-old Dalit woman, who herprivate parts.Vaginal swabs found that the twoaccusedhad her BA final exam this year,was asked residentsiftheyhavethe tive of hissaw someone carrying October 5. The case waslast Mumbai: Filmmaker wasallegedly rapedbytwo men of the woman have been taken calledDrZiaurrehmanKhanto returning from collegeafter sub- phonenumber of the woman’s an unconscious girlonhis shoul- heardonSeptember 24 by a Anurag Kashyapwas in Gaisri area of UP’s Balrampur fortests. treat her at their home but the mittingthe admission feewhen father.Theydid not. Meanwhile, der from the backdoor of the benchofJustices Chandrachud, questionedfor over eight district, the postmortemreport The woman wascrematedon doctor refusedand informedthe she wasallegedly abductedby the the accusedaskedme to return to storewhichhas an attached Malhotra andKMJoseph. hours by theMumbai said therewereatleastten Wednesdaynight in the presence residentsofthe area,” the FIR accusedand takentoageneral my clinic, saying theywillbring room. At Shahid's house, about This week,there has been a Police on Thursdayin antemorteminjuries on her body of her familymembers. Police quoted the brother as saying. storerunby Shahid,around 2km the girltherealong with her fa- 200mfrom the store, his family change in composition of some connections withallega- —eightcontusion wounds on her have arrested the twoaccused– As per the complaint, Shahid from thevictim’s house. ther.Idon’tknow what happened members refusedtospeak. benches, with Justice Banerjee tions of rape levelled cheek,chest, elbows,leftthigh Shahid (26) and his nephew and Sahil abducted her and then The victim's father is afarmer. afterthat." Asked about the Police said asum of Rs coming intothe Justice againsthim by an actor. and twoabrasions on her leftleg Sahil. rapedher.“When her condition Dr Ziaurrehman Khan, who woman’sconditionwhenhesaw 6,18,750 has been giventothe vic- Chandrachud-ledbenchand KashyapreachedVersova and knee. According to the FIR filedon worsened, theysent her home in wascalledbythe accusedtotreat her,Khan said she waslying on a tim’sfamilybythe DM andthe SP Justice Josephmovingtoanother police station in Andheri The cause of death has been the basisofacomplaint by the arickshaw. Shediedonher way the woman, said, “The youth, sofa. She said she washaving se- as compensation. Familymem- bench. Calling it a“routine exer- West shortlyafter 10 am mentionedashaemorrhageand woman’s brother,she leftfor to hospital,”the brother said.The identifiedasSahil,came to callme vere stomach ache and asked for bers said theywould notdemand cise”, officialspointedout that and leftafew minutes shockdue to the antemortem in- work around 10 am on Tuesday. twohavebeen bookedunder IPC around 5.15 pm. Iwent to thegen- medicines, Khan said. moremoney, but want the gov- the cause listreflectsthatcom- past8pm. An official at juries. TheIndian Express has a When she did notreturn by 4pm, sections 366(kidnapping, ab- eral storerun by Shahid. Shahid Alocal resident, who has a ernment to give ajob to afamily positions of at leasteight Versova policestation copyofthe postmortemreport. he calledher on her cellphone, ducting), 376D (gangrape) and wasthere. He said thereisapa- jewelleryshopin front of Shahid’s member. benches have changed. said the filmmaker has deniedthe allegations againsthim. ENS BABRIVERDICT
MAHARASHTRA Accusednot named in depositions, top officials IB reports on demolition Kidnappedbaby plotwereplacedbefore founddeadin say could not hear speeches, citenoise and dust wellnearhome SC, says ex-home secy &PW57havenot identifiedthe Testifiedthatkar sevakswere not Pune: A10-month-old KAUNAINSHERIFFM accusedand those who were deterredby teargasorbyanorder ShankarraoChavantorecom- baby, allegedly kid- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 identified, it is forthe firsttime in to open firing by acircleofficer. MANOJMORE mendedthe dismissal of Uttar nappedtwo days ago thecourttheymade mention of Said theyhad obstructed officials PUNE,OCTOBER1 Pradeshgovernmentto theCentre from his home in a ■ HEARD SLOGANS of “Babri theaccused,” the courtsaid. from performingtheir duties. as a“conspiracy wasbeing hatc- Maharashtra village,was Masjid toddo”, but cannotprove However, the twowereex- FORMER UnionHome Secretary hedtodemolishtheBabriMasjid”. found dead in awell who raisedthe slogans. ceptions. Topofficialsto Police and Local MadhavGodbole and former Godbolesaidsincehisrecom- near the house on ■ Could nothear the speeches Provincial ArmedConstabulary Intelligence SupremeCourtJusticePBSawant mendationswerenot acceptedby Thursday, the Satarapo- givenbythe political leaders (PAC)personnel, who gave details on Thursdayexpressedsurprise the then PVNarasimha Rao-led lice said Thursday. The (who sat 800metresaway). on kar sevaks getting “aggres- ■ PW-176 (NagendraPrasad at the verdict by the special CBI government, he had tenderedhis parentshad gone to ■ Therewas noise and dust, sive”, didn't identify or name any Pandey),onLIU (localintelligence court,which acquitted all32sur- resignation three months later.“I work in the fields leav- couldnot hear anything. of the accusedchargedbythe CBI. unit) duty:Testifiedthatkar se- vivingaccusedintheBabriMasjid tookretirement18 monthsbefore ing the child in the care These aresome of the depo- vaks gotaggressive,and raised demolition case on Wednesday my servicewasscheduledtoend. of his siblings. “The chil- sitions made by police officers, CRPF slogans like‘Ek dhakka aurdo, Describing the verdict as un- The reason wasquite clear,my dren told us aman and a local intelligenceofficials and the ■PW 62 (JeevanSingh), IG-rank Babri masjid todh do’. However, expectedandsurprising,Godbole recommendation to dismiss the woman had takenthe CRPF listedaskey witnessesby officer,onduty at the spot: He did the courtsaid, he couldnot au- told TheIndian Express,“When I thenKalyanSingh-ledUPgovern- babyaway,”said the the CBI to proveaconspiracy an- notname anyofthe accusedas thenticatewhichspecific slogan heardthatallthe32accusedhave mentwasnot accepted...,”hesaid. SataraSP. ENS gleinthe BabriMasjiddemoli- being involvedin the demolition. wasraisedbywhichaccused. beenacquitted,Icouldnotbelieve DemandingthattheCBIcourt tion case. Fewnamedany of the ■ PW-259(SatishChandraChau- ■ PW-68(AkhileshMehrotra), it. This is because we had placed verdict warrantsanappeal in the BENGAL high-profile accused, while two bey), IG, CRPF: Acceptedthat it Additional SP: Said that many allfactsbeforetheSupremeCourt, highercourtaswellasaprobeinto officials testifiedaboutprovoca- was“anti-social element and ter- Twoofficials said BJP leaders gave provocative speeches political leaders were partofthe whichwas hearing the case even the role of CBI,Godbole said, “I KolkataPolice tive speeches givenbyBJP lead- rorists,whowere disguisedaskar jan sabha beingheld 800metres before the Babri Masjid wasde- think thereshould be an appeal helpsmanbuy ers,including UmaBharti. On sevaks,becauseof whomthedis- away,but addedthat he could molished. Thehearing wasona againstthe verdict in the higher Wednesday, all32wereacquit- putedstructurewasdemolished”. complete thetask of kar seva. involvement of the accused. nothear what theysaid in their day-to-daybasisandwe were up- court. At the same, the role of the medicines tedbyaSpecial CBICourt. The order went on to say, “... ■ PW 127(KanwarJorawar ■ PW-234(Veer Singh), PACoffi- speeches as he wasbusy with dating the courtregardingwhat CBI should be investigated as de- The CRPF wasin-charge of some Muslim youth, indulged in Singh), on duty at the sanctum cer,onduty attheRamChabutra: lawand order duty. washappening on the ground.” spitereportsof governmentagen- Kolkata:TheKolkataPolice security arrangementsatthe vandalism of some graves on sanctorum: Testifiedthat he did Said that due to noiseand dust, he ■ PW-9 (Ram Bahadur)Police: Godbole said, “The reportsof cies, about the conspiracy,being hasearnedpraiseforhelp- mosque. December 1-2, with the intention nothaveany information about could notsee or hear anything. Said that severalofthe accused the Intelligence Bureauwere available... If the agency has not ing acity resident buy CBI specialjudgeSKYadavre- to communallycharge up theat- what happenedoutside. ■PW-113 (KumarRana),PAC of- gave speeches and gestured to- placedbeforetheSupremeCourt. placedthem before the court, ac- medicine forhis mother, jected thetestimonyofthe offi- mosphere... The evidence also ■ PW 121(MohammedLatif), ficer:Inconnectionwith the kar wardsthe disputed structure. The reports had said therewas a tion should be takenagainstCBI whohadsufferedastroke, cials naming BJP leaders, saying shows that on December 5, an in- CPRF officer:Testifiedabout the sevaks,said theywerebehind However, duringcross-examina- conspiracy to demolish Babri officials responsiblefor this neg- in the middle of the night. therewerecontradictionsin their telligence reportwas takenup, kar seva being performed; not stone-pelting. Didn't name any tion, he acceptedthat on Decem- Masjid. Yet, the courtsays there ligentact," he said. NewAliporeresident statements. “PW (prosecution during the high-levelmeeting about anyaccused. of the accused. ber5,1992, at ameeting, the IG wasnoconspiracy...”. He said the Justice Sawant said, “UnlessI Abhishek Mahato, who is witness)57(Farooque Ahmed, takenupbythe Inspector General ■ PW 162(DevduttSingh) and Zonehad informedthat Supreme Courthad also appoin- readthejudgment,Iwillnotbein in his forties,took to Police officer) also forthe firstin AKSharan, that those who asso- PAC PW-167 (RajendraPrasad Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI tedanobserver.“The SC had al- apositiontocomment on it.” Facebook on Thursday to the courttestifiedthatAcharya ciated withthe Pakistani intelli- ■ PW-269 (JagmohanYadav), for- Shukla:Testifiedthat the crowd could launchanattackdisguised lowed‘karseva’afteranundertak- He, however, said the judg- appreciatethe policewho DharmendraDev,Sadhvi gence could also attack.” mer PACcommandant:Said that became uncontrollable, and that as kar sevaks.Healso said that on ingwasgiventhatnodamage will ment was“shocking” as the took him to theshop on a Ritambhara, and UmaBharti gave ■PW-151 (RajendraKumarSwa- as the crowdswelledup, it be- theyput in all effortstobring the March 26, 1993, one of the ac- be causedtothe Babri Masjid...”. demolition wasa“well-planned bike. 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CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD EXPLAINED YOUR MONEY In coronavirus spike protein, Should you buy ahouse now? clues to why some patients Falling prices and lowinterestmay be tempting, but thosewhoseincomes have fallen should ideallynot have runaway inflammation rush. Forthosepaying rent, it makes sensetolookatthe property’s rental yield before taking theplunge
WHY DO some people with Covid-19 SUPER develop severe inflammation? Anew ANTIGEN of the home loan in ayear,those staying on REGION study addresses this question by look- rent will see their HRA component of the ing at the molecular structureand se- salary exempted from tax. quence of the SARS-CoV-2 spikepro- tein, the keypartofthe virus that Should youbuy realty forinvestment? causes Covid-19. The study uses com- Amidthe prospect of declining rental putational modelling to zeroinona yields,lowcapitalappreciationoverthelast10 partofthe SARS-CoV-2 spikeprotein years and real estate being notaliquid invest- that mayact as a“super-antigen”. It Sandeep Singh ment,retailinvestorswouldbewisenottobuy proposes that this partkicks theim- A3Dstructuralmodel of the real estate purely forinvestment purposes. mune system intooverdrive leading spikeprotein. The super- WhileanHNI (high net-worth individual) to inflammatorysyndrome. Thestudy antigenic regioniscircled,with a DECLINE IN property prices and prevailing investorcango forrealestate investmentinthe is publishedinthe Proceedings of the Tcell receptorbound to the it. lowinterestrates mayentice someone who current times and getaproperty at adiscount National AcademyofSciences. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been either looking to buy his/ herfirst of 20-30%, aretailinvestorwouldbebetteroff Symptoms of anewlyidentified house or looking to upgrade to abiggerhouse. putting that moneyinamoreliquid asset. conditioninpaediatric Covid-19pa- However, the decisiontobuy ahouse needs One mustremember that in case of eco- tients, known as Multisystem this region to abacterial protein that careful consideration, especiallyatatime nomic stress, real estate is the firsttolose InflammatorySyndromeinChildren causes toxic shock syndrome and when income levels arefalling, property value and turn illiquid.Ifgold preserves its (MIS-C), include persistent fever and found strikingsimilarities in both se- prices areexpected to remainatlowerlevels value and turns moreprecious in times of severe inflammationthat can affect a quenceand structure. Also,the pro- and rental yields areonadecline.Individuals economic crisis, real estate does justthe op- hostofbodilysystems. While rare,the posed SARS-CoV-2super-antigen must also understand that in the pandemic- posite. Real estate investmentsare notfor syndrome can be serious or even fatal. showedahigh affinity forbinding inducedslowdown, it is important to hold on bad times —inbad times, youmay end up Researchers MosheArditi (Cedars- with Tcell receptors —the firststep to liquidity and notgofor additional liability. doing adistress sale. Sinai Medical Center) and Ivet Bahar towardsarunawayimmune response. Another important factor is that one (University of Pittsburgh School of The discovery of protein-level Should youbuy or stay on rent? Forthose who have their jobs and salariesintact, this maybethe right time to buy should nottakealoan to buy real estate for Medicine)searched for similarities between At least forthose who have their jobs and the house. Those underfinancial stress should wait. Express Archive investment, as youmay be paying an inter- features of theSARS- SARS-CoV-2 and the bac- salarylevelsintact,andwhohave beenlooking estofaround 8% on the loan and earning2.5- CoV-2 virus that might terial structurethat to buyahouseof theirownforquitesometime, 4% as rental yield. beresponsible forMIS-C. causes toxic shocksyn- itmaybeoneof thebettertimestobuyahouse. cities, ascenario is developing whereboth nario,yields will decline further on account Theycreatedacomputer drome, the researchers If the price correction over the last4-5 years rental ratesand property prices maycon- of risingjoblessness and outwardmigration Should youkeep the pandemic and model of the interaction said, mayhaveopened andasharpdeclineininterestratesarefactors tinue to remain underpressure, so staying of people from cities,” Kapoor said. slowdown in mind? between the SARS-CoV- up newavenues for that favour suchadecision, thefactthatthere on rent maybeasmartdecision. Consider this: if youare lookingtobuy a At atimewhen the economyisundergo- 2spikeprotein and the treating notonlyMIS-C is an ample ready-to-move inventoryinthe housewhichispricedatRs1crore and you ingaslowdown,individualsbothsalariedand receptors on human T PAPER patients, but also adults marketand that buyers hold the negotiating Buy versusrent —what arethe factors to take aloan of 80 lakh. At an interestrateof self-employedare witnessing adip in cash cells. These Tcells are with Covid-19infection powerinthe current marketsituation only consider? 7.5% fora20-yearloan, your monthlyEMI flows,and thereisuncertainty aboutthe fu- partofthe immunesys- CLIP experiencingcytokine makes it moretempting to take theplunge. Even forthose who can buy the house, would come to around Rs 65,000,which ture, it mustbeunderstood that an additional temand normallyhelp storm. “It is an opportune time forthose who thereneeds to be acareful consideration be- meansanannual EMI outgoofRs7,80,000. liability will onlyadd to stress levels. With no the body fight offinfec- NEWRESEARCH The researchers also have been waiting to buy foralong time. For fore taking the plunge. Adropinrental yields By comparison,ifyou stayonrentina medical breakthrough yetonCovid-19and tion, but when theyare collaborated with scien- the firsttime in around 15 years, the real es- means that the property maybeovervalued similarproperty and location, a5%rental yield dailycasesrising,individualsmustlookto keep activatedinabnormallylarge quanti- tists studying adult Covid-19patients tate market has turnedabuyer’s marketas and futurecapital appreciation maybelim- would mean an annual rental outgoofRs5 liquidity with them forany contingency. ties, theyproduce massiveamounts in Germanyand found that thosewho over the last10-15yearsbuilders and sup- ited,and so aproperty in the location of your lakh and a2.5% rental yield would mean an The purchase of ahouse in current times of inflammatorycytokines, leading to experiencedseveresymptoms had a pliers dictated terms. One can bargain hard choice maybeavailableatthe almostthe annualrent of Rs 2.5lakh. What it also means would mean utilising one’s ownliquidity for a“cytokinestorm”. Tcell responsesimilar to what is seen and getthe house at alower-than-quoted same price over thenextfew years at least. is that if the rental yieldis5%, theproperty the down payment besides adding ahugelia- The computer model identifieda in people exposedtosuper-antigens price,” said PankajKapoor,founderand MD, Experts saythat if the rental yield of the would see capital appreciation.Onthe other bility in the form of aloan in an environment specific region on the spikeprotein and very different from the Tcell re- Liases Foras, areal estate research firm. property that someone is looking to buy is hand, if the rental yield is 2.5%, it means that whereincomelevelsarefallingandfuturecash with super-antigenic features —which sponseinpatientswho had onlymild Forthose who areexperiencing some fi- morethan 3.5%, then one shouldbuy the the property is overvaluedand maynot see flows remain uncertain. The big decision of can lead to an abnormal immune re- symptoms. nancial stress, the decision to buy ahome can house as, besides giving asense of security,it muchcapital appreciation going forward. buying ahouse should ideallybemadewhen sponse. The researchers compared Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center be deferred until theysee stabilisation in cash will also mean futurecapital appreciation. So, homebuyers would be better offnot thepandemicisbehindusandthereisreason- flows,and theycould be better offstaying on “If the rental yield of the property to be buying ahouse whichhas arental yieldof able certaintyoverrevival of theeconomy. rent or renegotiatingtheir monthlyrent. bought is less than 2.5%, one should simply 2.5% or less, and should instead stay on rent. So, onlyindividuals who arenot impacted INDIA ACTIVE CASES 940,705 With the economyunder stress on ac- stay on rent because lowerand declining It is important to note that while those muchbythe Covid-inducedslowdown and countofthe pandemic, growingjoblessness rental yields mean lowcapital appreciation paying home loan EMI can claim deduction arecomfortablyplacedshould buy ahouse. in the economyand outwardmigration from going forward. And giventhe current sce- of up to Rs 2lakh on the interestcomponent Others can wait until the situation improves. 1100,000 SNC-Lavalin: the case, Vijayan’s discharge 975,861 1000,000 preliminary probereportwas submitted in thusiasm in the deal. “The final contract with 940,705 SHAJUPHILIP court,arraigningeightpeople as accused — Lavalinwasenteredinto without Cabinetcon- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,OCTOBER1 all KSEB officials. Amid allegations that the sent;heheld direct discussions with asenior policehad letpoliticians offthe hook,then manager of the SBI to getexemption of bank LAST 10 DAYS ON WEDNESDAY, the SupremeCourt de- Chief MinisterOommen Chandy announced guarantee forthe amount promisedtothe Sept21Sept30 ferred until next week the hearing of aCBI that the case would behandedovertothe CBI, MCC; he finalisedthe contract without the 900,000 appeal challengingaKerala High Courtver- formal approval of the KSEB; and that he had dict upholding the discharge of Chief What did the CBI find? been keen to retain the MalabarCancer Centre Note:The Sept30figureisbased on thegovernment update on Oct 1 MinisterPinarayiVijayan in the decades-old In May2006, the LDF government as- under the KSEB,” the CBI reportsaid. SNC-Lavalin corruption case sumedoffice. Vijayanwas CPM state secre- tary then.When apublic interestlitigation Howdid the case proceed? INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES What is the SNC-Lavalin case? came up in the High Courtdemanding aCBI In 2013,the CBI trial courtin 6,312,584 34,080,123 It dates backto1996-97,whenVijayan Vijayan’s discharge challenged probe, the government objected,but in 2007 Thiruvananthapuram allowedthe discharge wasElectricity Ministerinthe then govern- the courtallowedthe CBI to probethe case. petitions of Vijayanand six others. The CBI Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, ment. It concerns an agreement between In January2009, the CBI submitted itsfi- challenged the decisioninthe Kerala High Welfare,updatedat11pmonOct1 updatedat11pmonOct1 Kerala StateElectricityBoard(KSEB)and Lavalin had agreedtomobilise Rs 98.30 nal report, arraigning Vijayanasanaccused. Court, whichpartiallygranted therevision Canadianfirm SNC-Lavalin forrenovation of crorefor construction of ahospital, Malabar The CBI soughtthe Kerala Governor’s sanc- petition; Justice Ubaid setaside the discharge three hydel powerprojects. Although the Cancer Centre, in north Kerala. But the actual tion to prosecuteVijayan as he had been a of three accusedincluding Vijayan. MoU foraconsultancy wassignedtowards contributionmade up to February2001was minister. In June 2009,GovernorRSGavai Then on August24, 2017,when Vijayan theend of the Congress regime from 1991- onlyRs8.98crore.The government did not accordedsanction to prosecuteVijayan. It had become CM, the High Courtupheld the 96, it wasduring Vijayan’s tenureasElectricity receive therest; these funds were an integral wasalso the firsttime apolitburomember verdict of the CBI courtthat had allowedhis Ministerin1997that the MoU wasconverted partofthe agreement. wasbeing prosecuted forcorruption. discharge.The courtobserved that the pros- intoafixed-price deal (at Rs 239.81crore)for The CBI final reportnamed11accused. ecution does nothavesufficient and satisfac- supply of equipment and engineeringserv- Whendid these come to light? ExceptVijayan andasenior executive of SNC- tory material to work out a prima facie case ices forthe renovation of the projects. In 2001,the Assembly SubjectCommittee Lavalin,therest were bureaucratsthenassoci- againstthe accused. JusticeUbaid said, “I find Though renovation wastobecompleted found the deal with Lavalin had ledtohuge atedwithKSEBandthepowerdepartment.All that despitematerial showing failureand in- by September 2001,itwas done onlyinFeb- losses forthe government. Ayear later, the of themhadretiredby thenandafew haddied. action on partofmanyministers who suc- ruary2003, at acostofRs250.40 crore, apart Congress government ordered aVigilance ceededhim (Vijayan), the CBI wrongly fromafinancingliabilityof Rs69.83 crore.KSEB probe, but it failedtomakeany headway. What arethe chargesagainstVijayan? pickedand chose the seventh accusedfor failedtoget technology transfer and training In 2005, the reportofthe Comptroller and Vijayanwas chargedunder sections120B, prosecution on an allegation of conspiracy of personnel as envisaged in the contract.The Auditor General (CAG)said the statehad lost 420 of the IPC along with sections 13(1) and without the supportofany material.’’ equipmentsuppliedbyLavalinwaslaterfound Rs 374.50 croreinthe deal. Subsequently, the 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The The CBI challengedthis in the Supreme to be defective,and some of it wasunusable. Vigilanceprobe wasrevived and in 2006 a CBI foundthatVijayanhadshownunusualen- Courtin2017itself. ArmeniavsAzerbaijan:oldregionalconflict,interestedneighbours
regional parliament voted forthe region’s France, Russia and the US, has triedtoget backs Azerbaijan, and recentlycondemned limitedtheir participation to appeals for MEHRGILL transfer to Armenia; the Sovietauthorities the twocountries to reachapeace agree- GEORGIA RUSSIA Christian-majority Armenia fornot resolving maintaining peace so far. Forall countries, Sea NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 turned down the demand. ment forseveral years. the issuethrough peacefulnegotiations. the region is an important transit routefor pian Years of clashes followedbetween AZERBAIJAN Turkey recentlydeclared unconditional sup- the supplyofoil and natural gastothe OVER THE lastone week,militaryaction in Azerbaijan forces and Armenian separatists. What is the fresh conflict about? Cas port to Muslim-majority Azerbaijan. European Union. Nagorno-Karabakh,aregion disputed be- The violencelastedintothe 1990s,leaving It beganonthe morning of September ARMENIA Nagorno- Russiaand Turkey alsobackopposite tween Armenia and Azerbaijan, has resulted tens and thousands dead and displacing 27,since when eachcountryhas claimedto Karabakh sidesin the civil wars playing out in Syria and What next? KEY in the death of at least100 civiliansand hundredsofthousands.In1994, Russiabro- have inflicted serious loss on itsopponent. Libya andTurkey’ssupport forAzerbaijan As of now, both sides arestandingtheir
Armenian combatants. Whilethe twocoun- keredaceasefire, by whichtimeethnic What’s different aboutthe current flare-up TUR maybeseen as an attempt to counterRussia’s ground. The Russian statenews agency trieshave foughtovertheregionfordecades, Armenians had takencontrol of the region. is that this is the firsttime that both coun- Nakhchivan influence in the region of South Caucasus. TASS quoted Azerbaijan President Ikhlam thecurrentconflictisbeingseenasoneof the WhilethearearemainsinAzerbaijan,itis tries have proclaimedmartial law. (Azerbaijan) IRAN Russia’s role is somewhat opaque since Aliyev as sayingthat forthe fighting to stop, mostserious in recent years. Azerbaijan has todaygovernedbyseparatistArmenianswho According to the Warsaw-basedCentre it suppliesarms to both countries and is in Armenia mustunconditionallyleave notreleasedinformationonits casualties. have declared it arepublic called the “Na- forEastern Studies (OSW), the current es- amilitaryalliance with Armenia calledthe Nagorno-Karabakh. gorno-KarabakhAutonomousOblast”.While calation was“mostlikely” initiated by September 27 wasa“dayofexhaustion”and CollectiveSecurity Treaty Organisation.In On Monday,the Armenian government What is Nagorno-Karabakh? the Armenian government does notrecog- Azerbaijan. Media reports have notedthat alleged Armenia has occupiedregions astatement releasedonMonday,Dmitry lodgedarequest with theEuropean Court Straddling western Asia and Eastern nise Nagorno-Karabakh as independent, it the clashes were possiblyafallout of aroundNagorono-Karabakh withthe “direct Peskov,the Press Secretaryofthe President of HumanRights (ECHR) foraninterim Europe, Nagorno-Karabakhisinternation- supports theregion politicallyand militarily. Azerbaijan’s bid to reclaim some territories support”ofRussiato create a“securityzone”. of theRussianFederation, said Russia “has measure(applicable onlywhen thereisim- allyrecognised as partofAzerbaijan, but Even afterthe 1994 peacedeal, the re- occupiedbyseparatistArmenians. alwaystaken abalancedposition” on the minent risk of irreparable harm) against mostofthe region is controlledby gion has been markedbyregular exchanges The chairman of Azerbaijan’s National What arethe stakes forRussia,and matter and has “traditionallygood rela- Azerbaijan. It requestedthe courttoindicate Armenian separatists.Nagorno-Karabakh of fire.In2016, it sawaFour-DayWar be- Councilhassaidin astatement that the “mil- other countries? tions” with both countries. He addedthat to theAzerbaijani government to “cease the has been partofAzerbaijan territorysince fore Russia mediated peace. The itaryoperation of the Azerbaijani armycon- Theconflictisgettingworldwideattention Russia is in contact with Turkey regarding militaryattacks towardsthe civilian settle- the Sovietera.When the SovietUnion be- Organizationfor Security and Co-operation tinues to clear the territoriesoccupiedbythe because of the involvement of regionalrivals the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. mentsalong the entire line of contact of the gantocollapse in thelate1980s, Armenia’s in Europe (OSCE) MinskGroup, chaired by enemyfor almost30years”. He said Turkey andRussia. Muslim-majority Turkey Other countries, including the US, have armedforces of Armenia and Artsakh”.
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There In avideo interviewwith ousintentinthe actionsoflocal Air ForceOne arriveswith Donald TrumpatDuluth International AirportonWednesday, During arecent appearance BorisJohnson strucklastyear. arecurrentlynoborder the Evening Standard election officials, with the pres- with supporters of the US president in attendance. AP on The AlexJones Show,afar-right With the deadline having ex- controls between the newspaperpublished ident claimingduringthe debate radio program that peddles con- pired,the commission said in a two, allowing forthe free Thursday, Harry said that “bad things happen in spiracy theories, Mr.Stone said statement that it had sent the movement of goods and London sometimes Philadelphia” and urging his backand stand by"inhis re- breaking is calledout.” Voting rights groupsfear that that ballots in Nevada should be British government "a letter of people. “doesn't feel as diverse as supporters everywhereto“go marks about the election. In recent weeks, the Trump effort could veer toward voter in- seizedbyfederal marshals, formal notice forbreaching its it actuallyis”. “For as long intothe polls and watchvery Thea McDonald, aspokes- campaign has distributed care- timidation. But the question is claiming that “theyare already obligations under the as structuralracism exists, carefully”. woman forthe Trumpcam- fullylawyeredtraining videos to howfar Mr.Trump'ssupporters corrupted” and that Mr.Trump Withdrawal Agreement". Commission, warnedthis week therewillbegenerations The baseless descriptions of paign, said the operation was prospective pollwatchers will take the exhortationstopro- should consider nationalizing Britain has 30 days to re- that Brusselswould nothesitate of young people of colour the voting process in neededbecause “Democrats around the countrydescribing tect avotethe president has re- the statepolice. Mr.Stone, afelon spond and anylegal action could to uselegal remedies in the who do notstart their Philadelphia were the latest have proven theirlackoftrust- what theycan and can't do while lentlessly, and baselessly, de- whose sentencewas commuted take months to unfold. That gives withdrawal agreement against liveswith the same equal- broad-brush attempt by the worthinesstimeand againthis monitoring the votingprocess, scribed as being at risk of this year by the president, has the twosides theopportunity to Britainifitrefused to drop the ity of opportunity as their Trumpcampaigntoundermine election cycle”. She added, imploring them to be courteous widespread fraud. ties to theProud Boys. resolve their standoffiftheycan contentious legislation. whitepeers," wrotethe confidence in this year's election, “President Trump'svolunteer to “evenour Democrat friends”. The Republican National In avideoimploring Trump strikeadealinwider Brexit talks On Thursday,the commis- Dukeand Duchessof amessagedeliveredwith an poll watcherswillbetrainedto The poll watchers will challenge Committee has been allowedto supportersto joinapoll-watching on atrade agreement. sion's president,Ursula vonder Sussex, as Harry and ominous edge at the debate ensureall rules areapplied ballots and the eligibility of vot- participateinpoll watchingonly brigadecalled “Armyfor Trump”, DespiteThursday's move, Leyen, said that Britain's legisla- Meghan areformally when he advisedanextremist equally, all valid ballots are ers,but theyare notsupposedto because thecourtsin2018lifted Donald TrumpJr. made similarly talksonatrade agreementbe- tion wasa"full contradiction" of known. AP group, the Proud Boys,to"stand counted, and all Democrat rule- interact with voters themselves. aconsent decree that had barred evidence-free claims of fraud. tween Britain and the European previous commitmentsover Union arestill underway. If those howahardborder in Ireland aresuccessful, theycould resolve should be avoided. manyofthe pointsatthe center TheBritish government said MALAYSIA US Congressional of thelegal action and pave the it would respond later to theEU Courttohear wayfor acompromise. move."We have clearly setout The standoffcomes less than ourreasonsfor introducingthe ex-PM’s1MDB report accuses China 100days before Britain is sched- measures," it said in astatement. uledtoleave theEuropean "Weneedtocreatealegal appealinFeb Union's trade zone. Britain for- safetynet to protectthe integrity of violating other mallyquitthe bloc on Jan. 31 but of the U.K.'s internal market, en- Kuala Lumpur: A remains under itseconomic rule sureministers canalwaysdeliver Malaysian courtwill be- book until the end of this year. on their obligations to Northern gin hearing on February nations’ sovereignty Maros Sefcovic, avice presi- Ireland and protect the gains 15 an appeal by former dent of the European from the peaceprocess." prime ministerNajib islands and reefsitcontrols in the Razak againsthis convic- LALITKJHA resource-richregion. tion on graftand money- WASHINGTON,OCTOBER1 Praising the State laundering charges Department's July2020 state- Navalny workswith linked to the statefund AUSCongressional reporthas ment whichsaidthatChina's ter- 1MDB, aprosecutor said sought decisive action against ritorial aggression in the South on Thursday. Najib was China,accusing Beijing of in- China Sea is illegal, the report CIA, claimsKremlin sentencedto12yearsin creasing militarybuildup, violat- said that the administration jail and fines of nearly $50 ing other nations' sovereignty could take similar action regard- million in Julyonseven and engaging in fatalskirmishes ingthe CCP's illegal conduct in REUTERS chargesoverillegallyre- to conduct aland-grab on the other areas, including around BERLIN,MOSCOW,OCTOBER1 ceiving $10million mis- Indian border. the Senkaku Islands and along appropriated from SRC In itsreportunveiledon India's border. NAGORNO-KARABAKH FIGHTING WORSENS THE KREMLIN accusedopposi- International, aformer Wednesday,the China Task Force The US, it said, should im- tion politician AlexeiNavalnyon unit of 1Malaysia of the House Republicans also provepredictability of arms sales Armeniansvolunteer recruitsgather at acenter wheretheyreceive theiruniforms and Thursdayofworking with the Development Berhad supportedthe proposal of British with allies and partners, and ex- weaponsbeforebeing dispatchedtothe frontline amidstheavy fightingbetween Armenian CIA,after Navalnysaid he be- (1MDB). The sentence Prime MinisterBoris Johnson for pand military training withal- and Azerbaijaniforces over the separatistregion of Nagorno-Karabakh. Reuters, quoting an lievedPresident Vladimir Putin wasstayedpending the the creation of anew D-10group liedand partner nations. Doing Armenian government source, reportedthat twoFrenchjournalists working fornewspaper wasbehindthe suspected poi- AlexeiNavalnyhas accused appeal. REUTERS of leading democracies, includ- so will improveinteroperability Le Monde areinagravecondition afterbeing shelledbyAzeri forces. AP soning that put him in acoma in Vladmir Putinofbeing ing India, foraddressing both 5G withthe US, supportand protect Germany. behind his poisoning. PAKISTAN mobile communications and American values, advance US na- The accusation from Kremlin vulnerable supply chains. tional security and foreign pol- spokesman DmitryPeskovap- Teenkillsherself In just thepastyear alone, the icy interests,and promote theUS pears to be the firsttime the Peskov said Navalny's allega- afterblackmail China CommunistParty (CCP) as the partner of choice,itsaid. Pakistan court orders seizure of Russian authorities have directly tionsagainstPutin were unac- has violated an international It pushed forcoordinating a accusedPutin's highest-profile ceptable, groundless andinsult- byrapists treaty anddismantledHong whole-of-government offensive critic of working with aforeign ing. “It'snot the patient working Kong's civil liberties; continued informationstatecraftcampaign Sharif’sassets over graft case intelligence agency. with western intelligence, it's Karachi: A17-year-old itsoppression of ethnic minori- to counter the propaganda ma- It raises the stakes should western intelligenceworking Hindugirlcommittedsui- ties, including Uyghurs and chine of Chinese Communist in Lahoreand 12.75 acres in Navalnyreturnto Russia,andmay with him. That would be more cide in Pakistan'sSindh Tibetans;increasedits military PartybyusingtruthandAmerican SAJJADHUSSAIN Sheikhupura, as well as his addpressureonWesternleaders, accurate. Thereissuchinforma- province aftershe wasre- buildup,conducted increasingly values to undermine CCP's "lies ISLAMABAD,OCTOBER1 house in Murree. especiallyGerman Chancellor tion. Ican even saydefinitely- portedlyblackmailedby belligerent provocations, and vi- and malign"ideology. The Toshakhanagraft case is AngelaMerkel,to take actionover specialists of the U.S. Central three menaccused of sex- olated other nations' sovereignty Further,theUSshouldexpand APAKISTANanti-corruption about allegedrelaxation of rules hiscase. Intelligence Agencyare working uallyassaulting her,ame- at sea; engaged in fatalskir- forwardpresenceandimprovein- courtonThursday ordered the by Gilani forthe benefit of Navalnyresponded by saying with him currently,"the Kremlin dia reportsaid on mishes to conduct aland-grab teroperabilitywithalliesandpart- seizureofassets of deposed Zardari and Sharif to buy vehi- he would sue Peskov over the ac- spokesman told reporters on a Thursday. The girl ended on the Indian border;and as- ner nations through the use of prime ministerNawaz Sharif for cles giftedbyforeign countries. cusation, challenging him to conference call. her lifebyjumping into a sertednew territorial claims joint training and exercises, in- his failuretoappear in the Sharif is accusedofobtaining present evidence to backitup. In response,Navalnywrotein deep well in Tharparkar over Bhutan, the reportsaid. cludingbybringing together and Toshakhana graftcase, days af- NawazSharif luxurycars from the treasury Navalny, 44,emergedinrecent apostonhis website: "Firstly, I district on Wednesday, Indiaand China arelockedin regularisingmultilateralexercises terhewas declared an abscon- house by paying just15per cent weeksfromacomaaftersuddenly am suing Peskov... Secondly, Ide- Dawnreported.According anearly five-month-longborder withlike-mindednationssuchas der in the matter that allegedly of the price of these vehicles. fallingill in duringaflightin mand the publication of proof to anFIRregisteredin2019, standoffineastern Ladakh. Australia, Japan, India, and other causedaheavy loss to thena- the case filedbythe National Zardari and Gilani, arealso ac- Siberiaand being flown to Berlin and facts, demonstrating my thethreemenforciblytook China unsuccessfullyattempted interestednations,thereportsaid. tional exchequer. Accountability Bureau(NAB), cused of receiving luxuryvehi- fortreatment.Germandoctorssay 'workwithCIA specialists'. Show the girltoahouse where to occupyIndian territoryinthe The China Task Force, com- An anti-corruption courton whichsubmitted adetailed cles andgifts from thetreasure he waspoisonedwith novichok, it on television at prime time. theyraped her and filmed southern bank of Pangong lake prisedof15House Republicans September 9indicted former recordofSharif’smovable and house. arareRussian nerve agent. Youhavemypermission." the ordeal.The trial in the in the lastweek of August. representing11committees, in- president Asif Ali Zardari and ex- immovable properties. Lastmonth, the courtde- "I believe that Putin is behind Navalnyhas tormented the casewas delayeddue to China is also engaged in hotly cluding severalArmed Services prime ministerYusuf Raza The accountability Judgeor- clared him aproclaimedof- the crimeand Idon'thaveany Kremlin foryears with online the pandemic. PTI contestedterritorial disputes in Members, wasformedinMay to Gillani,while declared Sharif an dered the authoritiestofreeze fender afterhefailedtopresent other versions of what hap- videos in whichhedetailsthe lav- both the South ChinaSea and the assessthe threat of China and absconder in the case. Sharif's national and interna- himselfbeforethe courtasheis pened," Navalnytold Germany's ish lifestyles and undeclared AFGHANISTAN EastChina Sea. Beijing has built comeupwithlegislative solutions The Islamabad-basedac- tional bank accounts and seize in London fortreatment forsev- Der Spiegel magazine in an in- wealth of senior officials hecas- Suicidebomber up and militarisedmanyofthe on howtocombat the risks. PTI countability courtwas hearing his 206acres of agricultural land eral health complications. PTI terview publishedonThursday. tigatesas “swindlersandthieves”. kills9atmilitary checkpoint ‘THEY SUCCESSFULLY STRENGTHEN HUMAN RIGHTS,EMPOWER CIVIL SOCIETIES’ Kabul: An Afghan official says at leastnine people including four civilians Belarus activist, Iranian rights lawyer among winners of ‘Alternative Nobel’ were killedwhenasui- cide car bomber attacked globally. It is high time that allof Iranian lawyer Nasrin The 57-year-old Sotoudeh advance racial reconciliation in amilitarycheckpointin DAVIDKEYTON us supporting democracy Sotoudeh, who has defendedac- wasarrestedin2018oncharges the face of historic trauma". southern Afghanistan. STOCKHOLM,OCTOBER1 around the worldstand up and tivists,opposition politicians and of collusion and propaganda The fourth winner was61- Omer Zwak,aspokesman supporteachother". women prosecuted forremov- againstIran's rulersand eventu- year-old rightsand environmen- forthe provincial gover- APROMINENTBelarus opposi- The foundation cited 58- ing their headscarves, wasgiven allywas sentencedto38years in talactivistLottie Cunningham nor in Helmand, said tion figureand an imprisoned year-old human rightsactivist the award"forher fearless ac- prison and 148lashes. Wren of Nicaragua "for her Thursdayasmall child Iranian human rightslawyeron Ales Bialiatski and the non-gov- tivism, at great personal risk,to Created in 1980,the annual ceaselessdedication to thepro- and three security per- Thursdaywereawarded the ernmental organization Human promote political freedoms and Right Livelihood Awardhonors tection of indigenous lands and sonnelwerewoundedin Right Livelihood Award, some- RightsCenter Viasna whichhe human rightsinIran." effortsthatthe prize founder, communities from exploitation the lateWednesdaynight times referred to as the heads, "for their resolutestrug- Ales Bialiatski and Nasrin Sotoudeh AP Earlier this month, Sotoudeh Swedish-German philanthropist and plunder". attackinNahri Sarah dis- 'Alternative Nobel', together glefor the realization of democ- wastransferred from aprison Jakob vonUexkull, felt were be- "Defying unjustlegal systems trict. Zwak said civilians with activists from Nicaragua racy and humanrightsin cell to ahospital north of Tehran ing ignoredbythe Nobelprizes. and dictatorial political regimes, were in avehicle passing and the United States. Belarus". prison in November 2011. tionalawardswhile imprisoned. following ahunger strike forbet- The foundation also gave its theysuccessfullystrengthen hu- by whenthe attackertar- Ole vonUexkull, the head of In 2014,Bialiatski wasre- Western governmentscriticized His group has providedlegal as- terprison conditionsand the re- 2020 awardtoMilton, Delaware- man rights, empowercivil soci- getedthe checkpoint. the Swedish Right Livelihood leasednearly threeyearsintohis the trial as politicallyvindictive. sistance to thousands of lease of political prisoners amid born U.S. civil rightslawyer eties and denounce institutional Twowomenwereamong Foundation behind the prize, prison sentence,ahead of sched- Bialiatski wasnominated for Belarusians arrested or impris- the pandemic. She has since BryanStevenson, 60, "for his in- abuses," said vonUexkull, the those killed. AP said that it "highlightsthe in- ule. He wasconvicted of taxeva- the NobelPeacePrize in 2012 onedfor challenging President endedher hunger strikethat be- spiring endeavortoreformthe foundation's executive director creasing threatstodemocracy sionand sentencedto4years in and receivedanarray of interna- Alexander Lukashenko's rule. ganinmid-August. U.S. criminal justice system and and nephewofthe founder. AP
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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST SECTOR WATCH CONSUMERS TRYING TO AVOID PUBLIC TRANSPORTPROPEL SEPT NUMBERS Restrictions on ONLINE MEDIA Autosalesinfastlaneonrising Defence Ministry Google plans to pay publishers $1 bn over ruraldemand,first-timebuyers spending removed month’ssales of MSIL shows the KRISHNKAUSHIK& The curbs were put in 3years for their news ENSECONOMICBUREAU SUNNYVERMA DOMESTICPASSENGERVEHICLESALES mini segment (Alto& S-Presso) place due to Covid-19in NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 and compactsegment(WagonR, NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 150000 the current fiscal GOOGLENEWS ■ MarutiSuzuki 1,47,912 Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and REUTERS DRIVENBY demandforsmallcars ■ HyundaiMotors Dzire)accountedfor75percentof AS THE Defence Ministryhas for- BRUSSELS,OCTOBER1 SHOWCASESOON from first-time buyers,rural con- 120000 ■ M&M totalunitssold.Bycomparison,the cedtolineupthepurchaseof am- percentbudget estimatesinFY21. sumers and additional purchase ■ ToyotaKirloskar twosegmentsaccounted for 70 munitionandequipmentthrough TheFinanceMinistryalsosaid ALPHABET’SGOOGLEplansto ■ Google News fromfamilieslookingto avoidpub- 90000 per cent of itssales in September theemergencybuyingrouteamid that amounts that remainunsp- pay$1billion to publishers Showcase will lictransportationamidtheCovid- 50,313 2019.Whilesalesof minisegment the five-monthlong military entinamonthoraquarterwillnot globallyfortheirnews overthe launchfirstin 19 pandemic, theIndian automo- 60000 jumped35.7per cent to 27,246 standoffwith China in eastern be available forautomatic carry next three years, itsCEO said Germany. It will bile industrycontinuedtoshow 8,116 units,sales in compact segment Ladakh, the Finance Ministryhas forward.Ministriesanddepartm- on Thursday. also be rolledout in improvement in production and 30000 14,857 rose 47 per cent to 84,213 units. movedtoremove the curbs on entsneedtoseekspecificapproval News publishershave long Belgium, India, the dispatchnumbers in September. “While thereisdemand from capitaloutlayfordefenceservices of the ExpenditureSecretaryto fought the search engine for Netherlands and Maruti Suzuki India announced a 0 first-time buyers and from rural and revenue fordefence services utilisetheseunspentamounts.“In compensationfor using their other countries. 33.9 per cent jump in itspassen- Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep areas,we have alsoseenthataddi- thatwereput in place due to thistimeof acute cashcrunch,ut- content,withEuropeanmedia gervehicle sales in the domestic Note: Figuresinunits;source: companydata tional car purchase has gone up Covid-19duringthecurrentfiscal. mostcaremay be takentoavoid groupsleadingthecharge.CEO market lastmonth. The company becausepeoplewantto avoidpub- Asenior defence establish- releasesthatcancontributetoidle Sundar Pichai said the new and curatehigh-quality con- sold 1,47,912 units,whichisthe lictransportation.Peopleare mov- ment source saidthat with the parking of funds,” the ministry productcalled Google News tent foradifferent kind of on- highestmonthlysales in 24 per cent decline in sales at 8,116 demand, whichshould pickup ing from conspicuous consump- newdevelopment,thereare “no stated in itsorder. Showcase will launchfirstin line news experience,” Pichai months,i.e.sinceSeptember2018. unitslastmonth,butthecompany about mid-October.The compa- tion to consciousconsumption restrictions on expenditureun- With the Centre’s fiscal posi- Germany, whereithas signed said.GermanpublisherSpiegel With sales of 50,313 unitsin continuedtoshowrise in month- nies also witnessednear normal- and since it is drivenbythe utility like” the firsttwo quarters of this tion deterioratingafter Covid-19 up German newspapers in- Group welcomed the project. the domestic market,Hyundai on-month sales. isation of production, with lock- factor,peopleare goingforsmaller financialyear.Thesourcesaidthat struck, theFinance Ministrypla- cluding DerSpiegel, Stern, Die The European Publishers Motors,too,announceda23.6per Even in the two-wheeler seg- down restrictions being relaxed. cars,”saidShashankSrivastava,ED “notboundby quarterly expendi- cedexpenditurecurbs in the first Zeit,andinBrazilwithFolhade Council (EPC), whose mem- cent jumpinsales over the corre- ment TVSMotorregistered a Alook intosales dataoverthe marketing and sales at MSIL. ture plan now”,it“facilitates pro- twoquartersonvariousministries S.Paulo,BandandInfobae.Itwill bers include News UK, The spondingmonth of lastyear. growth of 3.8 per cent with sales lastsix months shows that while While automobile manufac- curement”. In the current sce- anddepartments,whichwillnow berolledoutinBelgium,India, Guardian, Pearson, and The Among other players, while of 327,692 unitsinSeptember. April sawnil sales by automobile turers have seen fast recovery in nario, it “impactsall, operations, continueinthe thirdquartertoo. the Netherlandsand other NewYorkTimes,however, was Mahindra&Mahindraannounced HeroMotoCorpannouncedsaleof manufacturers on account of a production and sales over the last maintenance and sustenance”. Inthe2020-21budget,anamount countries. About 200publish- critical. “By launching aprod- a3.5 per cent rise in domestic PV 7,15,718 units and registered completelockdown, slowrevival threemonthsandtheyare hoping Initslatestset of cashmanage- of Rs 1,13,734 crorehas been esti- ers in Argentina, Australia, uct, they(Google) can dictate salesinSeptemberat14,857units, growth of 16.9 per cent over the wasseeninMayandJune,follow- that the demand would be good mentmeasures, the government mated forcapital expenditureon Britain,Brazil, Canadaand terms and conditions, under- Honda Cars India registered same quarteroflastyear. ingsomerelaxationsinlockdown in the festiveseason, industryin- has removedspending curbs on defence services,while defence Germanyhavesignedup. mine legislation designedto monthlydomesticsalesof10,199 Industryinsiderssaytherisein curbs. However, the recovery has sidersarecautiouswhenitcomes defence services and fertilisers, services revenue expenditureis “This financialcommit- createconditions forafair ne- unitslastmonth, agrowth of 9.7 wholesale numbers forSepte- been strong in July,August, and to future expectation as theyfeel whileretainingtherestrictionsfor pegged at Rs 2,09,319 crore. ment —our biggesttodate— gotiation,” said EPC executive percent over salesof9,301 units mber is also on account of the fact September as mostofthe manu- that car sales have astrong corre- mostother categories. According Sources suggestedthat re- will paypublishers to create director Angela Mills Wade. in September 2019.Toyota thatdealers arelooking to stock- facturers witnessedy-o-y growth lationwith economic growth and to alatestFinanceMinistryorder, moving these curbswillhelp in Kirloskar Motors witnesseda20 upinanticipationof festiveseason in sales. Acloserlookintothe last rise in per capitaincome. forOctober-December,spending easing thedefence expenditure, forDepartmentof Fertilizers,and astheArmyisnot onlyfast-track- capitaloutlayondefenceservices ingbuyingof certainweaponsand and defence services (revenue) ammunition,itwillalsohelpinac- AMIDCOVID-19 Bio E, ICMR develop antisera have been movedtoCategoryA. quiringtheequipmentneededfor The CategoryAincludes depart- the winter deployment of addi- ‘Exports snapsix-month losing streak,rise 5.27% in Sept’ mentsandministrieswithoutany tional troopsineastern Ladakh. for Covid treatment, prevention spending curbs.The ministries of As chances of disengagement Aftercontracting forsix months in arow,the country’sexports grew by 5.27per cent RuralDevelopment, Railways, and eventual de-escalationfade, cific viral toxin or antigen and are similarpurpose, ICMR said the CivilAviation,anddepartmentsof the Armyispreparing to keep ad- to $27.4billion in September,Commerce MinisterPiyush Goyalsaid on Thursday ENSECONOMICBUREAU injected to help in the treatment profileof antibodies,theirefficacy PharmaceuticalsaswellasHealth ditional troops in the brutal win- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 orpreventionof thediseasesasso- and concentration keep varying and FamilyWelfareare among ters of Ladakh, forwhichspe- SITUATION IN SEPT 2019: KEYSECTORSsuchaspetro- ciatedwith thatvirus. frompatientto patient.Thesefac- other ministries in CategoryA. cialisedequipment is needed. In Exports at $26.02 billion leum,leather,engineeringgoods HYDERABAD-BASED VACCINE “Suchmeasures have previ- tors, therefore, makeplasma an Departmentof Fertilizers,and some positions, troops aresitu- andgemsandjewellerywere maker Biological E, in collabora- ouslybeenusedinmedicalscience “unreliable”clinicaltoolforpatient capitaloutlayondefenceservices ated over 16,000 feet on certain WHYISITIMPORTANT? registeringnegativegrowth tion with the Indian Council of to controlmanyviral and bacter- management,itadded.“Standard- and defence services (revenue), heights. Unlikethe troops on SinceMarch,thecountry’s $ Medical Research (ICMR), has de- ial infections suchasRabies, isationachievablethroughequine were earlier in CategoryB,where Siachen,whereproperinfrastruc- outboundshipmentswere $ ‘RAPID RECOVERY”: Goyal veloped“highlypurifiedantisera” HepatitisB,Vacciniavirus,Tetanus, sera basedtreatment modality spending wasrestrictedto 20 per ture hasbeeninplacefordecades, recordingnegativegrowthdueto said this is an indicator of the thatcanbeusedinpreventionand Botulismand Diphtheria,” thus stands out as yetanother re- centof thebudgetedexpenditure these newpositions would re- theCOVID-19pandemicandthe “rapid recovery” of the Indian treatment of Covid-19. tweetedICMR on Thursday. markable publichealth initiative inaquarter. Ministriesanddepart- quireequipmentlikearctic tents, resultantfallinglobaldemand economy Source: PTI Antiseraare blood serathat Whileplasma recoveredfrom supported by ICMR in the time of mentsinCategoryChavetolimit special clothing, fuel etctohelp contain antibodies againstaspe- Covid-19patientscould serve a Covid,” said ICMR. theoverallexpenditurewithin15 the troops sustain the winters. BRIEFLY What Unlock 5.0 means UTIAMCIPO for international flights? subscribed ble arrangement flybetween the 2.31times PRANAVMUKUL twojurisdictionscarryingpassen- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 gersfromeitherpoints.Indiancar- NewDelhi: The IPO of UTI riers areoperating certain flights AssetManagement Comp- FOLLOWINGTHE Unlock5.0 under Vande Bharat Mission — anywas subscribed 2.31ti- guidelines issuedbythe Home fewofwhichare carrying people mesonlast dayofbidding.It Ministry, the DirectorateGeneral on outbound flightsfromIndia. receivedbidsfor6,31,02,348 of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ex- shares against2,73,50,957 tendedthe ban on scheduledin- Arevisasbeing issued for shares on offer. PTI ternationalcommercialflightstill these international October 31.However, thereare a destinations? number of countries to which As per visa outsourcing firm Sensexgains TOUCHDOWN BY AIR INDIA ONE flightsare being operated and VFS Global, visa applications for 629pts,rupee Indian citizens can take flights. 25 countries have been resumed, Firstofthe twospeciallymodifiedBoeing 777 aircraft, which will flywith the call sign with afew countries zoomsby63p Air India One, arrivedinDelhi on Thursday afternoon. Theaircraft, to be usedtofly the Whyhas the DGCA openingupapplication President,the Vice President and the Prime Minister, is equipped with missile warning extendedthe ban processforselectcate- Mumbai: The benchmark sensors and countermeasures dispensingdefence system, as partofthe largeaircraft on foreign flights? gories. Forexample, Sensexgained629 points to infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) self-protectionsuites (SPS)providedbythe US. ANI The Unlock5.0 mostcountries in 38,697.05, while the NSE guidelineshave notal- Europe’s Schengen re- Nifty169pointsto11,416.95. lowedinternational gionareonlyaccepting Meanwhile,the rupee flights to resume yet CategoryDvisa appli- strengthenedby63paise ‘Covid impact: Corporate credit profiles and the DGCA’s decision is in line cations, whichisgranted to indi- againstthe US dollar to cl- withtheHomeMinistry’snorms. viduals studying, working or re- ose at 73.13Thursday. hit; collective fiscaldeficit of 18 states rises’ siding permanentlyinone of the What arethe options for Schengencountries.Certaincoun- downgrades likelytooutnumber ayearago,itsaid.Revenueexpen- those wanting to flyabroad? trieslikeGermany andEstoniaare Mubadalato ENSECONOMICBUREAU upgradessignificantly. Thepropor- ditureofthe18 statesgrew 11.7per India has establishedair bub- allowingCategoryCvisas, which invest`6,247cr NEWDELHI,OCTOBER1 tion of upgrades to downgrades centinQ1,with18 statesreducing ble arrangementswith 15 coun- aremeant forshortvisits. reached0.54 times,with161 up- theirspendsonsalaryandpension tries.These arethe US, the UK, Similarly,the US is accepting visa inRRVL THE ECONOMIC impact of the grades,asagainst296downgrades by 10.5 per cent and on subsidies Canada, the UAE, Qatar,Nigeria, applicationsforemergencycases, Covid-19pandemichasledtocor- inthefirsthalf of thefiscal,with60 by 39.9 per cent, but expenditure Maldives, Kenya, Japan, Iraq, studentvisas,work visasof ‘H’and Mumbai: Abu Dhabi-based poratecredit profiles hitting the per cent of the overall rateddebt on publichealth/administrative Germany,France,Bhutan,Bahrain ‘L’ classes, etc. sovereign investor Muba- lowest inadecade,withthestress in sectors withlow resilienceand measures pushingup‘other ex- and Afghanistan. Airlinesfrom Full report on dala Investment Company likelytocontinueintheremaining 40percentinhighly resilientones, penditure’ by 40.1per cent,it said. both countries under an air bub- www.indianexpress.com willinvestRs6,247.5crorein partoffinancialyear2020-21. The itsaid,addingtimelyrestructuring Capital expenditureofthe 18 Reliance Retail Ventures adverseimpactof thepandemicis support from lenderswill be cru- states declinedby41.9per cent in Limited(RRVL), translating also visible on thestate finances, cial to credit quality. the quarter.Among the major intoa1.40 percent stakeon with the collective fiscal deficit of IndiaRatingsflaggedthespike states, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal afullydiluted basis. ENS 18 states rising to 40.7 per cent in in fiscal and revenue deficitsof Pradesh and Kerala maintained April-June from 13.4 per cent a states.Eighteenof thelargeststates capexgrowthevenamidthepan- yearago,tworatingagenciessaid. have reportedacollective revenue demic, it added. 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,OCTOBER2,2020 ALI SEEKS HC INTERVENTION TO TRAIN TheDelhi High Court,onThursday, told theAll IndiaFootballFederation to consider allowing defender AnwarAli rejoin his team Mohd Sporting and train with them until its medical committee arrives at aconclusion, whichislikely in the next 10 days. TheAIFF has recommended that Ali, who has been diagnosed with arare heartcondition, should not play 14 SPORT competitive football. Alihas challenged that decision. Thenext hearing will be on October 20.
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SYNOPSIS PrincelyRohit, fieryPollardtame KXIP EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY Hotheads, calm minds and everything in between at the game. OCTOBER1 Rohit, ariotofemotions AFTER THE Super Over heartbreak in their last Rohit Sharmaismostexpressive whenheis game, Mumbai Indians bouncedbackwitha in the middle of astruggle, whichhewas in bang. AprincelyRohit Sharma and afiery an over againstRaviBishnoi.Itseemed he Kieron Pollard–honourable mention Hardik wanted to take the20-year-old leg-spinner Pandya–laidthe foundation fortheir 48-run to thecleaners straightaway,but laboured to victoryagainstKings XI Punjab. Their bowlers, read him.Justthe secondball he facedhe then, put in adisciplinedperformance. Kings shapedupfor the lofteddrive over mid-on THE STORYofthe NBAinthe playoffs XI were in the game till 15 overs of the firstin- before he checkedhis stroke at the lostmo- forthe pastdecade can besummedup ningsbutafterthat,asMIraisedtheirgame,KL ment. He grimaced. The next ball, he at- in one line –you have to go through Rahul’s team fizzled. temptedthe big slog-sweep, but onlyman- LeBronJamestowinthechampionship. aged an under-edge that endedup And if Game 1ofthe 2020 Finals was PrincelyRohit, fieryPollard nutmegging him. He wasfoxed by Bishnoi’s anyindication of what’s to come, the Thegamehadasubplot to themainstory– flipper.Hewas gutted andhurledamouth- MiamiHeatareinforaroughseriesand Rohit versus MohammedShami. Beforethe Mumbai Indians’ Kieron Pollard(47*off 20) and Hardik Pandya(30* off11) hit ful of abuse at himself. His anger only JamesiswinninghisfourthNBAcham- twoleading men from either side entered the acombinedsix sixes and as manyboundaries in their 77-run partnership. BCCI swelledwhen MohammedShami effected pionship. The Lakers,backinthe Finals scene, SheldonCottrellhad already bowled a the run out of Suryakumar Yadavnextball. twoboundaries—both gorgeouslytimed— forthe firsttime in adecade, won98- beautyto castleQuintondeKock inthefirstover. When the latter waswalkingback, he helped reclaim the focus. Thereafter, he 116onthe backofsome excellent first Shami’sfirstballto Rohitwasaloosener, dis- Neesham’s medium pace followedbyK seemedtogesturewhy he calledfor that run hardlyworeany emotion on his face—he was half shooting,aMiamiteamthatcould- patchedthrough the covers forafour.The Gowtham’soff-spinatthedeathagainstPollard (it wasYadav’s call only). Rohit wasspraying mostlyblank-faced, and did notevensmile n’t catchabreak and the evergreen boundarytookRohitto the5,000-IPLrunclub, (47off 20balls)andPandya(30off11balls)was Chennai bank on emotions all over.The lapse in focus contin- when he completedhis half-century—until JamesintentonwinninghisfirstGame alongsideRainaandKohli.Rohitthenhitagor- an accident waiting to happen. Pollard, in fact, Rayudu’s return ued, as he missedacut offKrishnappa the ball the got out.Heshook hishead in dis- 1since 2011. geous backfootdrive past coverpointfor an- damaged Shami’s figures also with three con- Gowtham next over.Moreself-reproach. But mayatthe lackoftiming in hisstroke. other four.Shami’s response wasaripper that secutive fours. Gowtham conceded25runs in PREVIEW: CSK VS SRH 17 YEARS OF LEBRON JAMES came backafter pitching. Rohit wasadjudged the final over.MIscored89runs in the lastfive Win/Loss (CSK:WLL; SRH: LLW) Howmanyathletescan trulyperform leg-before,adecision that DRS overturned. overs to post191/4. CSK will be backinaction afteraweek, Little joys of Neesham Bumrah, the balm fornerves attheirpeakinthe17thyearof theirpro- Shamireturnedforhissecondspellafterseven duringwhichtheyslippedtothe bot- fession? Maybe, one. James playedfor overs.Inbetween, Suryakumar Yadavwas run KXIP tamed tomofthe points table. The biggest JimmyNeesham didwhathealwaysdoes. Jasprit Bumrah wasn’t coming offagreat 36minutes,dropped25points,grabbed out by adirect hit from Shami, while Ishan Forthe last twomatches,Kings XI batting talking point wasMSDhoni’s batting Bristle in,pound the deckand expend all game againstBangalore. He had gone wick- 13 reboundsandmade9assists,stamp- Kishan, unlikethe last match,got stuck. But had been all about theiropeners–Rahuland position. The popular opinion was his variations. Yet, he had neither respite etless in regulationtimeand conceded 42 ing his markinaway onlyhecould, in Rohitwasinforthelonghaul.Arunrate below Mayank Agarwal. Chasing 192for victory, the that Dhoni wascoming in toolate. The nor luck. He snared RohitSharma’s edge runs. In the Super Over,with justseven to de- his 10th NBAFinals appearance. In the sevenwasn’tbotheringhim.Heplayedoutthe duo startedbriskly. Agarwallooked to be in batsmen around him, with the excep- withalovelyleg-cutter,but forthe nonex- fend, Bumrah attempted twowell-directed 50th Finalsgame of his career, James over.MI,infact,plannedtheirinningsverywell. fabulous touch, but JaspritBumrah breached tion of FafduPlessis, have been un- istent firstslip. He inducedseveral false yorkers and even made AB de Villiers lose madeitto 2ndontheAll-TimeFinals3s KingsXIwere seeminglycaughtinadeathovers his defence withthe ballofthe match.Rahul able to makemuchofanimpact. strokes, but awicket proved elusive. shape with the shortball but had nothing to made.NormallyassociatedwithGame quagmire,understandableaftertheirback-end wasbowledaround his legs by leggieRahul Without Suresh Raina, the batting Towardsthe end, the alwayscheery showfor it.Mumbai had enoughonthe 1woes, Jamesfinallygot an easy one – bowling implosion againstRajasthan Royals. Chahar,leavingtheteam’smiddleorderto rise lacks firepower. Theexpected return Neesham turneddowncast,evenpetulant board, butthe Punjab openers Mayank winning his firstsince 2011. Cottrell bowled three overs upfront and came to thechallenge. In Nicholas Pooran and of Ambati Rayudu, who playedakey at times. Then came araremoment to re- Agarwaland KL Rahul had seen offthe first backtobowlhisfourth midwayintotheMIin- Maxwell, Kings XI had the firepowertotake role in their openingday win over joice, when he grabbed asimple catch three overs from Trent Boult and James NO ANSWERFOR DAVIS nings.KingsXIonlyhadShami’spaceto fallback the attacktothe opposition. Pooran showed Mumbai, will be arelief. In Rayudu’s parriedbyGlenn Maxwell near thelong- Pattinson and made 37 in quicktime. The Heat had no answer forAnthony on in the slog overs. intent,butMaxwellstruggled.Theaskingrate absencefromthe middle order, the on boundary. Neeshamwas cock ahoop, Mumbai were itching forawicket,Rohit Davis. The formerNo1Kentucky draft After15overs, Mumbai were 102/3 –time wassteadilyclimbing and once James batting lackedimpetus. Another but Maxwell seemedbarelyamused. Sharma wasaboundaryawayfromchewing pick, in his firsteverFinals appearance, to pushtheaccelerator.Rohit’sculturedaggres- Pattinson dismissedPooraninthe 14th over problem area forCSK is the opening Neesham leaptinjoy and punchedhis his nails. Bumrah, the first-changebowler, dropped34pointsandhadthreeblocks sionaccountedfortwo foursandasmanysixes andChaharputMaxwelloutof hismisery, only slotwithMurali Vijaylooking out of fistsinthe air,and finallyittook acalm- bowled shortoflength to Agarwalbefore on the other end of the court. Withtwo offaJimmy Neesham over.Hehad racedto70 the formalities remained. form. Therearen’t anyreadymade re- down gesturefromfielding coach Jonty nailing him with afull-length beauty,which players who areconsensustop 5inthe off44ballsbefore Shamidismissedhimonthe BRIEF SCORES:MI191/4 in 20 overs (R placementssothe team management Rhodes to stop hiscelebrations. Then that movedinand went through the batsman’s NBAright now, thefirepowerthat the firstball of his final spell,thankstoalovelyas- Sharma 70 off45, KPollard 47 notout off20, H can either keep their trustinVijay or asolitarysliceofjoy forNeesham whoen- defence. Bumrahlet out ascream. India's Lakers have in Davis and James is remi- sistfromMaxwell at the long-offboundary, Pandya30not out off11) bt KXIP 143/8 (N slotRayudu at the top. dured an agonising dayashis match strikebowler had tasted blood and easedthe niscent of the time of Kobe Bryant and with Neeshamcompleting the catch. Pollard Pooran 47 off27, RChahar 2/27, JBumrah2/18, 7:30 pm, Star Sports network analysis of 4-0-52-0 suggests. collective tension of the fielding side. ENS ShaquilleO’Neal.Infact,bothJamesand andPandyathenlaidintotheKingsXIbowling. JPattinson 2/28) by 48 runs. Davis recorded25pointsapiece, afirst fortheLakerssinceGame2ofthe2004 NBAFinals when Bryant and Shaq did the same. Sammy’s6sense: How Pollard stays back and smashes LAKERS SHOOT THEIRSHOT The Lakers are21-3 thisseason when academy, the Australiancoaches there would ball. It doesn’t bounce thatmuchthereand it would deliberatelykeep my weight on the they makemorethan 14 three-point- SRIRAMVEERA saytherewas something common in Sir skids. Having spoken to theguyswho have backfoot. Youcan adjust better.When they ers. Forateam that relies on their bigs MUMBAI,OCTOBER1 Garry Sobers, Sir Viv(Richards) and Brian playedthereand even with RCBand Sunrisers bowl that slowerball, youare notcommit- and forwards, this wasaclinicaljob. In Lara. Theyall had the wrist-cockedbeforethe Hyderabad,you always trytostaylower so ting early.Ifyou look at Kieron Pollardor thefinal 16 minutesofthe firsthalf, the FORAfew years now, the old visceral thrill of ball wasdelivered, getting readyfor theset- that the invariable bounce doesn’t affect you. AndreRussell, youcan see them take thatstep Lakerswent9-11from3s.This,afterbe- watchingasixhasbeenreplacedwithaquiet- up. Iamnowhereinthat category–let’sset So if youare already in a(low) position, and if back deep in the crease andwaiting.That’s ing 21st of 22 teams in the NBAbubble admiringnod.Thefirst13gamesof thisIPLhas that recordstraight -but Iknowwheremy theballstays atouch lowyou arebetterposi- something that works. On bouncier trackstoo in Orlando in terms of three-point seen191sixesasthescienceof hittingthemax- bat liftcame from. In childhood backyard tionedtohit. So when Faulkner bowled me this technique can come useful. Youdon’t shooting (33.6%atDisney, according to imumhasbeenunderstoodby mostbatsmen. cricket, it wasasix over the fence. Since it was the firsttwo balls, my stancewas uprightand want to commit early on the front foot and an Associated Pressreport). Youcould see the method in Pollard's four under-arm, therewas no powerormuch Icouldn’t getunder. So Idecidedtomakemy be caught at gullyorsomething. Youdon’t sixes, ahattrick of them came in the final over, bounce. stance lowerand Iwas able to getunder the want to come tooearly andget hit on the INJURYWOES againstKings XI Punjab. With his weighton Youhad to getunder the ball and generate ball and hit twosixes. In Australia,you stand splice of the bat or gloves. Thereyou usethe TwoofMiamiHeat’sinfluentialplayers thebackfoot,hewaitsfortheballto bereleased powerwithone full swing of the bat. Like moreupright. crease more, go back. inGoranDragicandBamAdebayo could and then drivesthrough the line. The stance, AndreRussell. Iheld thebat high and with only play 15 and21minutesrespectively bat-lift, bat-swing, weight shift,knee-bend - that highbat-lift,itwas onefull flowtomake Would youtinker the stance according to Do yourememberyour firstsix of in the firstgame andhad to be pulled everylittledetailisnowdeconstructedandre- the ball disappear.The head has to bestill, and the conditions? your life? outbecauseof injuries.Dragicwasaver- assembledinabatsman's technique. Former the base stable. Youcould have thebat-swing Iwould open up the stance, widen to bring Oh yes, Iremember. It wasprobably1997. agingalmost20pointsagamethrough West Indies skipperDaren Sammy, who has andall the rest of it but without that still head IfyoulookatKieronPollardorAndre my centreofgravity closer to thegroundif the It wasthe firsttime Iplayedfor my schoolin the NBAPlayoffs, before afootinjury launched237 sixes in domestic T20sand 149 and solid base, youwould be hitting theball Russell,youcanseethemtakethat pitchistruelikeinIndia.Butin conditionslike St.Lucia.Iam playing forVieuxFort prevented his return to thegame.Bam sixes in international games, givesamaster- straight up. Australia, Iwould be alittle bit moreupright. Comprehensive School and Iam13-14years. Adebayo on the other hand suffereda classonthe artofclearing the boundary. stepbackdeepinthecreaseand This kidbowledmeashortball, Iplayedthat shoulderinjurywhichresultedin In the subcontinent, youstayatouch waiting.That’ssomethingthat Youalso changed your stance with the pullshotand theballwentoutside! Miami’sreboundingandscoringsuffer. Your bat wasalmostupvertically- lowerfor hitting sixes. Why? works.Onbounciertrackstoothis slowerones, hanging on that backfoota Everybodywas like‘yeah thiskid could hit According to reports, Adebayo plansto straight, the base pointing towardsthe Iremember agame againstAustraliain techniquecancomeuseful.” little longer,almostdelaying your the ball’. Thereisafeelingabout playing apull playinGame 2but has also been carry- sky before yougot it down, whyisitsuch Bangladesh. We needed12runs to win in the reaction. Why? shot. Justliketaking acatch at slip. Iremem- ing awristinjury. SHASHANKNAIR an important element of hitting asix? last over and James Faulkner bowledme two DARENSAMMY Yes. Againstthe slowbowlerswho change berthat feeling.Uptothis day, when Isit with Irememberbackin2002, when Iwas in yorkers. Irealisedthat Icouldn’t getunder the FORMERWESTINDIESCAPTAIN their pace, youdidn’t want to commit. So I friends,wealwaystalkabout that moment. Ron’s Juve gets Messi’s Barca in It’s business as usualfor ruthlessDjokovic
Champions League group stage withhis 10th ace.Itwas acarbon copyofthe year-oldOstapenko, ranked43rd, wasaggres- REUTERS pair’s onlyother Grand Slam clash when sive from thestart as her strangelysubdued fourth Champions League title in five seasons. PARIS,OCTOBER1 Berankis also managedonlyfivegames, at the opponentstruggledtoreininthe mistakesun- ASSOCIATEDPRESS Messi scored twiceina3-0 home win over 2013 U.S. Open. der the closedCourtPhilippe Chatrier roof. GENEVA,OCTOBER1 Juventus, before the teams drew 0-0inItaly. TOPSEED NovakDjokovic barelybroke sweat It wasDjokovic’s70th victoryatthe Pliskova, known as one of thebiggest Thestellar clash of superstars stillleftspace in reaching the FrenchOpen thirdround with French Open, moving him intojointsecond servers in the women’s game, committed CRISTIANORONALDO and Lionel Messi will forintriguing drawsinthe othersevengroups. a6-1 6-26-2 thrashingofoutclassed place on the all-time listwith RogerFederer. three unforcederrors and adouble fault in face eachother in the ChampionsLeague Defending champion Bayern Munichwas Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis on Thursday. the opening game of the match to be broken group stagefor the firsttime. groupedwith Atltico Madrid, Salzburgand Some rare sunshine bathedthe CourtPhillipe Ostapenkoousts Pliskova to love.The script did notchangemuchfor Messi's Barcelonawas drawnfromthepot LokomotivMoscow. Chatrier but it wasdull viewing forthe few Former FrenchOpen champion Jelena Pliskovafor the rest of theafternoon. of second-seededteams Thursdayintothe Paris Saint-Germain, the beaten finalist spectators allowedintowatch the 33-year- OstapenkooustedsecondseedKarolina Ostapenkowent on to break threetimes group whereRonaldo's Juventus team wasal- last season, wasreunitedwith Manchester old glide effortlessly through. Pliskova6-4 6-2 in the secondround at in the firstset and twiceinthe secondtoseal ready placedasatopseed.Thegroup waslater United which it losttointhe round of 16 in The opening setwas done anddustedin Roland GarrosonThursdayafter her Czech victoryin69minutes. She convertedher third completedbyDynamo Kyiv and Ferencvros. 2019 and Leipzig, whichitbeat in this year's 22 minutes as Djokovic wonthe last10 opponent produced aperformanceriddled matchpointwhen Pliskova,who had 25 un- The 35-year-oldRonaldoandthe33-year- semifinals. Newcomer IstanbulBasaksehir pointsand the second setwas onlymargin- withmistakes. forced errors, sentaforehandlong. The old Messi had anine-year rivalryinthe is also in thatgroup. allymorecompetitive. The28-year-old Pliskovahad alsostrug- Latvian paintedthe redclaywith 27 winners Spanish league when the Portugal star was Liverpool, the 2019 champion, is top- Berankis, ranked 66th,neededcourtside gled with unforcederrors in heropener againsther opponent’s nine while keeping with Real Madrid.However, theycould never seededinagroup of teams with reputations treatment on his back before the startofthe againstEgyptian qualifier MayarSherif but NovakDjokovic beat Lithuanian her unforcederrorsto19. face eachothersoearly in theChampions forplaying open attacking soccer Ajax, thirdset but got backtohis feet to endure managed to get through that match using all Ricardas Berankis 6-1 6-2 6-2 to reach PTI ADDS:India's DivijSharan and his League thenbecauseclubs from the same Atalantaand Midtjylland of Denmark,another morepunishment from the clinical Serb. her experience. Latvian Ostapenko, who won the thirdround of theFrenchOpen. AP South Korean partner Kwon Soon-woo were countryare separated in the draw. Champions League debutant. Djokovic, bidding forhis second French the 2017 title as an unseededplayer, re- oustedfromthe FrenchOpen following a Theydid meetinthe 2009 final,when Six-time European champion Liverpool Open crownand 18th Grand Slam title, has mainedsolid throughout and did notallowa hard-fought opening-round loss in the men's Messiscored as Barcelona beat Ronaldo's andfour-timewinnerAjax have metonlyonce dropped10games in tworounds so farand sluggish-looking Pliskova to getafoothold in tour,Ostapenkotold reporters. doubles event here. ManchesterUnited2-0. before in thecompetition, in 1966.Ajax elim- occasionally lookedbored on Thursday, tak- the match. “I think Iwas returning very well today. The unseededSharan and Kwon Soon- Juventus and Barcelona were pairedin the inated Liverpool from the European Cup sec- ing the opportunity to practise his drop shot “I wasjusttryingtoplaymygame, but I Also, Ihad to hold my serve, whichIdid pretty woolost2-6 6-4 4-6tothe 16th seeded group stageofthe 2017-18season —Ronaldo's ond round aftera5-1 firstleg win in on numerous occasions. knewIhad to returnwell todaybecause she good.Alsoto use somedropshots,becauseit’s Croatian-American pair of FrankoSkugorand lastinMadridwhen he helpedReal wina Amsterdam. He finisheditoff afteronly83minutes obviouslyhas, like,one of the best serves on averygood shotinthese conditions.”The 23- Austin Krajicek on Wednesday.
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