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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Oppn. leaders call for Reign of terror is never permanent: PM ‘Somnath temple truction and those who fol the best example low the ideology of creating unity to take on BJP empires out of terrorism can and an assurance’ dominate for some time, but their existence is never per Statement from 19 parties calls for protests next month Mahesh Langa manent as they cannot sup AHMEDABAD ‘Centre rejects panel on press humanity forever,” he oxygen-scarcity deaths’ Sandeep Phukan At a time when the world is stated. The Somnath temple NEW DELHI New Delhi anxiously concerned about was the best example and al Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Top Opposition leaders the Taliban’s seizure of pow so an assurance to the world. Friday said the Centre has yet came together on a virtual er in Afghanistan, Prime Mi The world is apprehensive of again rejected the high-level platform on Friday to give a nister Narendra Modi, on the such ideologies, he noted. committee of medical call for unity and working occasion of launching new “This temple was des experts set up by the Delhi projects at the historic Som Stories in stone: The Somnath Exhibition Centre that was troyed, its statues were bro government to probe the together for the “ultimate inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on Thursday. * ANI oxygen-scarcity deaths in the goal” of defeating the Bhara nath temple on Friday, re ken but it was resurrected national capital during the tiya Janata Party (BJP) in the minded the world that the again as many times as it was second wave of COVID-19. 2024 Lok Sabha election, reign of terror is always tem tructive and terror forces” razed and plundered several razed because terrorism and providing a government porary and cannot be per may become dominant tem times in the past and resur cannot suppress faith,” he CITY Ī PAGE 3 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD that believes in the values of manent. porarily but were not perma rected every time with grea observed. the freedom movement and The Prime Minister, in a nent, citing the example of ter glory. Cong. forms panel for the principles enshrined in subtle message, said “des Somnath temple, which was “Forces that strive for des CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 coordination in Punjab the Constitution. CHANDIGARH The leaders of 19 parties, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh who participated in the and his detractor Navjot meet, issued a joint state ZycovD, first vaccine for Delta variant driving Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed ment calling upon “the peo to set up a 10-member ple of India to rise to the oc ‘Strategic Policy Group’ to casion to defend our secular, those above 12, gets nod infections in India: report expedite implementation of democratic Republican or the various government der” and announced joint party should be brought into Taking to Twitter, NCP programmes in the State. Largest trial shows 66% efficacy ‘Vaccination reduces severe disease’ protests between September the fight against the BJP”. leader Sharad Pawar said, NEWS Ī PAGE 8 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Jacob Koshy DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 20 and 30. Addressing a key point “Those who believe in de edly minimising chances of twothirds — 30,230 — were Congress president Sonia that often stalls Opposition mocracy and secularism; NEW DELHI reactions. NEW DELHI among the internationally Gandhi, who convened the unity, Ms. Banerjee said par those who like to work to The Drug Controller Gener Interim results from The Delta variant remains classified variants of con meeting, said the Opposition ties should “forget who is gether for saving the demo al has granted emergency phaseIII clinical trials in Ju most responsible for the cern or variants of interest parties simply had “no alter the leader as the people of cratic principles and ethos approval to the Zy ly, in over 28,000 vo continuing spread of infec (VoC/VoI). Of these, nearly native to working cohesively India will lead” the fight of our country must come covD, a COVID19 lunteers, showed a tions in India, ac 20,000 were the Delta together” and needed to rise against the BJP. Maharashtra together.” vaccine developed primary efficacy of cording to a weekly variant (AY.2) and above “compulsions in the Chief Minister Uddhav In a show of Opposition by the Ahmedabad 66.6% for symptomat update from the In about 5,000 its asso interest of the nation”. Thackeray endorsed Ms. Ba strength, 19 parties, includ based Zydus Cadilla ic RTPCR positive cas dia Sars Cov2 Ge ciated lineages (AY.1 nerjee’s views and Tamil Na ing the Congress, were part group, on Friday, es. “This has been the nome Consortium and AY.3). Mamata’s call du Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of the meeting. However, the making it the first largest vaccine trial so (INSACOG), a reposi “The Delta variant is West Bengal Chief Minister raised the issue of the Centre Samajwadi Party dropped vaccine in India that far in India for CO tory of labs tasked the major VoC in India Mamata Banerjee suggested “undermining” federalism. out at the last minute, with can be administered to VID19,” the Department of with monitoring the at this time. Vaccina the formation of a core com Former Congress chief party chief Akhilesh Yadav adults as well as those 12 and Biotechnology (DBT) said in coronavirus variants. tion continues to be very ef mittee to focus on key issues Rahul Gandhi suggested that informing that he was in “an above. a statement on Friday. According to an August 16 fective in reducing severe that affect the people, and the Opposition parties offer interior part” of Uttar Pra It is also the only DNA report by the consortium, of disease and death,” said an said parties not aligned to an alternative vision to coun desh and could not join. based vaccine in the world CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 the 49,867 coronavirus sam accompanying note. the Congress should also be ter the vision offered by the and can be administered J&J SEEKS NOD FOR TRIAL ON ples analysed for their ge invited as “every Opposition BJPRSS. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 without a needle, purport ADOLESCENTS Ī PAGE 10 netic composition, about CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8

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DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE On Shanti Path, Afghan refugees Online petition seeking asylum for Afghan women gets 3L signatures seek road to peace, better future ‘Made plea in memory of cousin who was killed by Taliban’ They have been waiting outside Embassies of Australia, Canada for three days Shinjini Ghosh <> My cousin [Farishta] ing worse by the day. All my NEW DELHI was a civil rights relatives and friends are also Light rain Jaideep Deo Bhanj Ahmed Walim, a refugee. Adeeba Qayoumi, a 21year activist... Even when trying to desperately leave NEW DELHI Mr. Walim says he “under old woman who fled to India many of us left [in Afghanistan,” said Ms. A number of Afghan refu stands the unemployment from Herat, Afghanistan, in Qayoumi, who now works as peppers city, 2019] , she stayed in gees have been standing at problems in India” and 2019, has started an online a translator in Delhi. mercury dips the roundabout outside Ash hopes that some country will petition in memory of her Afghanistan and “I appeal to all govern oka Hotel on the road lead let him enter for work. 29yearold cousin Farishta — kept raising her ments to give these people Special Correspondent ing to Shanti Path. “This problem is not just a civil rights activist killed by voice. That is why asylum if possible, especial NEW DELHI They have been knocking for the people of Afghanis the Taliban last year. the Taliban shot her ly to the women and chil Several parts of the city re on the doors of Embassies tan. India, Pakistan and the As of Friday evening, the Adeeba Qayoumi dren who are not safe in Af ceived light rain on Friday, that dot the stretch, seeking entire region will face it too. online petition, which urges Petitioner ghanistan. In India we are bringing relief from the a “road to peace”. This is the end of the U.S.A. the Central government to safe even though a lack of heat. The India Meteorolog The hope for documents as a world power as they grant asylum to women and Taliban, people are now re identity sometimes be ical Department said there to seek refuge in Australia, have failed to provide peace children who are fleeing Af minded of events that took comes a barrier in getting is a revival of the monsoon, Canada and some European in Afghanistan. Our future is ghanistan, had received over place two decades back employment,” she said. which was on “break” in countries has kept the Af Afghan nationals outside the Australian High Commission in hanging in the balance,” says three lakh signatures. when the country was un Once an MBBS student at August after bringing record ghan nationals on the street, New Delhi. * SANDEEP SAXENA another refugee. Speaking to The Hindu der the strict Taliban re Herat University, Ms. Qayou rainfall to the Capital in July. which is a stone’s throw Other students who came about her cousin, who she gime, she said. mi said: “I had to leave Af The weather station at away from the Prime Minis <> This problem is not day. It is better to die with to the country to study said lost to the Taliban, Ms. ghanistan because my moth Safdarjung, which is the of ter’s residence, for three just for the people of pride than in the hands of they had hopes that they Qayoumi said: “She [Farish ‘People staying indoors’ er, who is also a civil rights ficial weather station of the days now. Afghanistan. India, the Taliban.” would be able to study in In ta] was a civil rights activist “People are so afraid that activist was receiving death Capital, recorded 11 mm of Meanwhile, the Australian Pakistan and the Mr. Ahmedi came as a stu dia and return to Afghanis and always raised her voice they are almost behaving as threats from the Taliban. I rainfall on Friday. Government has said there dent and is now unsure of tan and start a business but for the rights of women and if a lockdown has been im had to leave my childhood entire region will Palam and Lodhi Road are no plans to evacuate Af his future. Like him, many their hopes have been children. Even while many of posed. This is happening be and my entire life there and stations recorded 6.4 mm ghan nationals from India. face it too. This is the others have been in the dashed. “We need to know us left, she continued to stay cause people know how the come to India. When I see and 13.4 mm of rainfall, res end of the United country as refugees for over what the world is planning in Afghanistan and kept rais Taliban can behave and to doctors these days, I often pectively. Jafarpur, Narela, ‘Have not lost hope’ States of America as five years but have not found for us. India needs to protect ing her voice. That is why the what extent they can go. Peo ask myself why did this have Pusa and Najafgar stations “Every human being in this a world power as employment yet. us. If they can’t do that, they Taliban shot her. Even her ple are afraid that the same to happen to me? Even you recorded no rain. world has hope. We will nev they have failed to should let whoever can. We brother got shot while he things will be repeated and could have become a doctor The maximum tempera er lose our hope that we can provide peace in ‘Unemployment in India’ are embarrassed that the Ta was trying to save her.” hence, they are choosing to Adeeba if things were diffe ture settled at 32.8 degrees go back to our country and Afghanistan “We do not want anything liban flag is flying in our With Kabul falling to the remain indoors. It is becom rent. I tell myself.” Celsius, one degree below rebuild it one day. Afghanis Afghan Refugee for free. We are willing to country, but we are help normal. The minimum set tan has a glorious past but it work hard and make a life less,” says a student. tled at 27.3 degree Celsius, has been torn apart by other ing his MBA from a private for ourselves. Our country The Australian govern one degree above normal. nations as well as the Tali university in Greater Noida. has been torn apart but we ment, in a statement, said Man held for conspiring Man commits Generally cloudy sky ban. They say that a friend in Mr. Ahmedi adds, “We are are proud to be from Afghan “Afghan nationals who are with moderate rain/thun need is a friend indeed and all human. We are depend istan. We hope that the based in India and who have robbery to dershowers is forecast for right now we are asking for ing not upon nations but fel countries, which promised protection concerns should to harm Tihar jail official Saturday. Maximum and mi friends to help us survive,” low humans to think about us peace and the future, will register with the United Na ‘purchase gift nimum temperatures are says Mahadia Ahmedi, who our situation and provide us take responsibility for allow tions High Commissioner for Audio clip of His family alleged that likely to settle between 32 came to Delhi to study engi with a future so that we can ing the Taliban to take over. Refugees (UNHCR) if they he was beaten to death be for girlfriend’ and 25 degrees Celsius. neering and now is complet go back to our country one They should shelter us,” says have not already done so.” accused planning cause the DS had asked for Meanwhile, IMD data to procure an ₹1 lakh as “protection mo Staff Reporter show that three districts in ney” and they had only NEW DELHI CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Delhi have recorded ‘deficit’ AK47 goes viral paid ₹50,000. A 22yearold man has been rainfall, while four districts Subsequently, after the arrested for allegedly rob have gauged ‘excess’ precip Dirty picture Staff Reporter postmortem report, a bing a person at knifepoint itation so far this monsoon. NEW DELHI case on charges of murder in Dwarka, the police said Only NorthEast Delhi has A conspiracy to harm a was registered against the on Friday. recorded ‘large deficit’ rain Deputy Superintendent of DS and three staffers and DCP (Dwarka) Santosh fall — 154 mm of rainfall Tihar jail has been un all of them were Kumar Meena said the ac against the normal of 491.6 earthed with the arrest of suspended. cused, Virat Singh, is a resi mm since June 1 — when the a 28yearold criminal af While working to identi dent of Dabri. “On the in monsoon season starts. ter his audio clip on plan fy the two callers, Special tervening night of Friday East Delhi gauged 297.8 ning to procure an AK47 Cell found that the two and Saturday, an incident mm of rainfall so far, which rifle went viral, the police were Satte and one Ajay of robbery was reported at is 39% less than normal. said on Friday. Gujjar after which surveil Dabri police station. The South Delhi (371.6 mm) has Deputy Commissioner lance was mounted on complainant alleged he also recorded 24% less pre of Police (Special Cell) P.S. their movement. On Au was going home when four cipitation till now. Kushwah said the accused gust 17, he was arrested men robbed him of his On an average, the Capi has been identified as Sa near Chirag Delhi. phone, ₹5,500 and ID tal has received 431 mm of tender alias Satte — sharp The police said he dis cards at knifepoint near Si rainfall against the normal shooter of Rohit Chaud closed his plan to harm tapuri bus stand. He said of 412.1 mm precipitation hary gang. the DS to avenge the death they also stabbed him,” Mr. since June 1. Central Delhi, The police said that in of Gujjar. He also asked Meena said. which was the most rain the audio, the caller on Ajay to arrange for the ri The police on Tuesday deficient district in India till one side can be heard ask fle to show their power received information re July 11, has recorded 26% ing his accomplice to ar and establish supremacy garding the criminals in more rainfall — 617.1mm range for an AK47 to exe in south Delhi. volved in the incident after against the longperiod av cute the killing of a person which a team reached near erage of 491.6 mm. to settle a personal score. Over 20 criminal cases Gurjar Dairy in Najafgarh The monsoon arrived in “Satender is also talking Satender has over 20 cri and apprehended Singh. Delhi on July 13 — normal of causing harm to a De minal cases registered “During interrogation, onset date is June 27 — mak puty Superintendent of against him, an officer he disclosed that he worked ing it the mostdelayed in 19 Ragpickers collect items from a heap of garbage at Nabi Karim near the New Delhi railway station on Friday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Central Jail at Tihar, Delhi, said. Along with accom in a call center in Gurugram years. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC to avenge the death of plices, he used to collect but during the lockdown, their accomplice — name money from property he lost his job. He commit ly Ankit Gujjar in jail,” Mr. dealers, satta operators ted the crime because he Kushwah said. and bookies, builders in wanted money to purchase Two men arrested for killing south Delhi by threaten a gift for his girlfriend on ‘DS sought ₹1 lakh’ ing them. He was released her birthday,” Mr. Meena Ankit was found dead in on bail in July, the police said, adding that the phone colleague after verbal spat side the jail on August 4. added. has been recovered. Manhunt on for third accused, say police

Press Trust of India Kanjhawla. New Delhi The police got a tipoff about HC rejects bail plea of woman for A 26yearold man and his ac the presence of the accused duo complice were arrested for alleg at Crowne Heights. They con edly killing their colleague fol ducted a raid and arrested the threatening man with rape charges lowing a verbal spat with him, two, Deputy Commissioner of the police said on Friday. Police (Rohini) Pranav Tayal said. ‘She had demanded ₹2 lakh, mobile phone, TV from him’ The accused have been identi During interrogation, they fied as Pawan Kumar and Ravi confessed to the crime and also Staff Reporter was threatened that if the de Singh Chauhan, both residents of revealed the identity of the third New Delhi mands were not met the wo Vijay Vihar PhaseII in northwest coaccused Ravi Dibakar. Kumar The Delhi High Court has de man would file a case of rape Delhi, they said. had enmity with Ali as they often clined the anticipatory bail against him. Later, the wo On Wednesday at 8.48 a.m., a landed in arguments at their plea of a woman who has man filed a case of rape PCR call was received at the workplace, he said. been accused of threatening against him. Prashant Vihar police station that On the day of the incident, a man with rape charges if “A reading of the FIR a man’s body with stab injuries Chauhan asked the deceased to her demand of ₹2 lakh, a mo shows that this is a case of was lying in an open area adja accompany them for drinks. bile phone, and a TV were honey trap. The allegation cent to Japanese Park, a senior of The accused later stabbed Ali not met. against the petitioner is that ficer said. and fled from the spot, police Justice Subramonium Pra to cause hurt or commit or to she has threatened the com The deceased was identified as said. Efforts are on to nab the sad noted that the investiga facilitate the commission of plainant and has demanded Salman Ali, a resident of third accused, they added. tion was at a nascent stage an offence. money,” the High Court said. and it was yet to be ascer The FIR, in the present “Material on record shows tained if the woman was in case, stated that the complai that only when the complai volved in any other cases. nant had gone to the house nant filed the instant FIR, the Constable suspended “The petitioner’s [woman] of a man known to him, who petitioner filed her com voice sample has to be taken introduced the accused wo plaint under Section 376 and the investigation has al man to the complainant as [rape] of the IPC against the for assaulting fireman so to be conducted as to his girlfriend. complainant herein,” the whether there are any other It is claimed that after con court added. Staff Reporter plain clothes] abusing and cases in which the petitioner suming a soft drink, the com It noted that there was NEW DELHI assaulting a fireman. is involved...,” the court said. plainant started feeling dizzy “some justification” in the A constable has been sus The constable can be The court also highlighted and became unconscious. contention of the public pro pended for allegedly as seen holding a wooden that the woman is accused of After regaining conscious secutor that the conduct of saulting a fireman in Sa stick and trying to snatch an offence under Section 328 ness, the complainant said the woman “does show that maypur Badli, the police the fireman’s phone. The fi IPC, which is a serious of he was shocked to see the there is a likelihood of her said on Friday. reman was at that time fence. “This court feels that woman with him in an objec fleeing from justice and that Constable Jitender as heading towards the fire this is not a fit case where the tionable position. she would not cooperate saulted and abused a Delhi station to refill the vehicle, petitioner should be granted The complainant then with the investigation”. Fire Services employee the police said, adding that bail in the event of arrest. Ac narrated the incident to his The probability of the wo who stopped him from Jitender was not drunk at cordingly, the petition is dis friend. However, his friend man and her boyfriend driving on the wrong side of the time of the incident. missed,” the court said. and the woman started de threatening the complainant the road on Thursday at 6 Based on the complaint Section 328 IPC provides manding a mobile phone, a also could not be ruled out at p.m., they said. of the fireman, a case under for punishment of upto 10 TV and ₹2 lakh in cash from this stage, the court said Video of the incident relevant sections has been years for administration of him. while rejecting the anticipa shows the constable [in registered. intoxicating drug with intent The complainant said he tory bail plea.

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Timings DELHI SATURDAY, AUG. 21 Panel on oxygenscarcity deaths AAP govt. notifies policy to be RISE 05:54 SET 18:55 RISE 18:30 SET 04:18 SUNDAY, AUG. 22 selfreliant in medical oxygen RISE 05:55 SET 18:54 rejected by Centre again: Sisodia RISE 19:12 SET 05:24 MONDAY, AUG. 23 It incentivises early investment in production, storage RISE 05:55 SET 18:53 Allegations by Delhi govt. draw strong criticism from LG office, Opposition BJP RISE 19:48 SET 06:26 Special Correspondent the production capacity of Special Correspondent Centre is saying there should mitted its interim report and New Delhi existing units. New Delhi be no probe into such is working on the final re The Delhi government on It also seeks to facilitate The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) deaths. During AprilMay, port, the sources added. Friday notified the Medical storage and transportation government on Friday the gross mismanagement of The LG and the Union Oxygen Production Promo of medical oxygen, and set locked horns with Raj Niwas oxygen by the Centre, Health Minister had reiterat tion Policy of Delhi, 2021, ting up of liquid oxygen ma and the Delhi BJP over oxy whether deliberate or unin ed that this panel should be with an aim to make the city nufacturing facilities of mini genscarcity deaths in the tentional, is a matter of in “allowed to do its work” and selfreliant in the production mum 50 MT capacity, up to a national capital during the vestigation,” he added. that setting up another com of medical oxygen. total of 100 MT, and of non second wave of COVID19. “The Centre is responsi mittee for the same purpose According to the govern captive oxygen generation Deputy Chief Minister ble for the mismanagement “will only create confusion”. ment, the policy will ensure <> The policy will help plants of minimum 10 MT Manish Sisodia said the of oxygen. Today, it is trying Responding to this, the time bound fulfilment of the us tackle the and maximum 50 MT capac Centre had yet again reject Manish Sisodia to hide the facts by avoiding Delhi government alleged it requirement of medical oxy problem of oxygen ity, up to a total of 100 MT. ed the highlevel committee a probe,” said Mr. Sisodia. was clear that the LG’s of gen by incentivising early in shortage in the of medical experts set up by ven to the families of the vic fice, “under Centre’s pres vestment in the production future and avert a Cryogenic tankers the Delhi government to get tims, but the Lieutenant All for probe: Raj Niwas sure”, was trying to scuttle and storage infrastructure crisis like we saw in Captive oxygen generation to the bottom of the matter. Governor has yet again re Sources from Raj Niwas, ho any probe into the deaths. for medical oxygen. the past plants of minimum 500 LPM Raj Niwas termed Mr. Si jected this committee,” Mr. wever, sought to clarify that “The scope of the panel “The Aam Aadmi Party (flow rate) capacity at hospi Satyendar Jain sodia’s allegations “mislead Sisodia told reporters. neither the LG nor the set up by the SC is only to government is committed to Delhi Health Minister tals and nursing homes to ca ing” while the Delhi BJP ac The LG is of the view that Centre had said that deaths look at oxygen supply issues wards strengthening its ter to their peak demand for cused the AAP government no oxygenscarcity deaths due to oxygen shortage in Delhi, not to probe the ox healthcare infrastructure The Delhi government is pre medical oxygen up to a total of floating conspiracy theo occurred in Delhi, so there is “should not be probed.” ygenscarcity deaths,” the and has a vision to make Del paring to combat any future capacity of 200 MT will also ries to hide its own failure no need to form an inquiry In both instances related Delhi government alleged. hi selfreliant in times of cri waves of COVID19 on a war be set up, the government 0 when it came to ensuring committee, he alleged to the formation of an inqui “Why is the Centre on the sis. The policy provides sev footing and is devoted to stated. It will also seek the DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to adequate supply of oxygen Mr. Sisodia said that on ry panel by the Delhi govern one hand asking us to submit eral incentives to the private wards ensuring that it is bet setting up of cryogenic tank verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of during the second wave. the one hand, the Centre ment — first on July 6 and data on the deaths, and on sector to set up oxygen pro ter equipped for any such ers of minimum 10 MT ca an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG “The Delhi government was asking States for details then on August 8 — the AAP the other hand using the LG duction plants and storage crisis,” he added pacity for exclusive purpose PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch has constituted a panel to on oxygenscarcity deaths, government was told that a office to stop us from compil facilities,” Health Minister The objectives of the poli of ferrying liquid medical ox for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s probe the number of and on the other was not ap panel constituted as per Su ing this data? Why is the Satyendar Jain said. cy include making Delhi self ygen (LMO) up to a total ca products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- deaths... so that the reason proving the inquiry commit preme Court directions was Centre so desperate to hide “This will help us tackle reliant in medical oxygen pacity of 500 MT and LMO ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in behind these deaths could tee to investigate the matter. already looking into the mat the truth regarding these the problem of oxygen shor production and supply by storage tanks of minimum 10 any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in be investigated and compen “It is a matter of shame ter, said Raj Niwas sources, deaths” the Delhi govern tage in the future and avert a setting up new manufactur MT capacity up to a total ca this newspaper. sation of ₹5 lakh could be gi that in the 21st Century, the This committee has sub ment demanded. crisis like we saw in the past. ing enterprises or expanding pacity of 1,000 MT. Nod for CBI probe into DTC scam BJP robbed civic bodies of ₹2,640 crore, says AAP Special Correspondent and every resident is a wit kar Kapoor said Mr. Bhard scam,” Mr. Kapoor said. spells downfall of AAP govt.: BJP New Delhi ness to their scams. Most of waj had raised the issue to Meanwhile, former North The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) the hoardings, especially the try and shift focus from the Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash ac on Friday accused the BJP of ones put up on municipal “burning topic” of the CBI cused the Delhi government Gupta seeks removal of Transport Minister, erring officials having “robbed” the Capi sites, belong to the BJP ,” Mr. inquiry being initiated in the of having “consumed” wheat tal’s civic bodies of ₹2,640 Bhardwaj said, adding: Delhi government’s alleged and rice meant for students Special Correspondent House he was not allowed to crore by using the advertise “These hoardings are put up DTC bus purchase scam. studying in municipal New Delhi speak. “From the very begin ment sites under them with at municipal sites, which are “It will be better if Mr. schools. “It is the responsi The Delhi BJP on Friday said ning, the Kejriwalled go out “paying a penny”. supposed to be paid for, but Bhardwaj, instead of raising bility of the Delhi govern the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) vernment had been trying to AAP spokesperson Sau they don’t. Crores of rupees, frivolous issues, tells the pe ment to provide wheat and Delhi reports is “neckdeep in corruption’ suppress the issue,” Mr. Bid rabh Bhardwaj said each which can be earned from ople of Delhi how the DTC rice to corporation schools and that the Centre’s nod for huri said. hoarding costs around ₹1 these hoardings, are robbed caravan has been looted in in the dry ration kit. The zero deaths, a CBI probe into the alleged Mr. Gupta, who filed a lakh₹2 lakh to put up and by the BJP. The BJP politi the last seven years. The pe North body has been contin ‘multicrore DTC scam’ was complaint related to the case the BJP had installed count cians don’t pay a single pen ople of Delhi are not interest uously writing letters to the 57 fresh the beginning of the AAP go on the basis of which the CBI less hoardings “for free”. ny for these hoardings.” ed in frivolous issues but Delhi government since vernment’s downfall. probe has been ordered, al “Every road of Delhi bears In response, Delhi BJP want to know the Delhi go April 6 to provide wheat and infections State unit president Adesh leged that when the entire proof of BJP’s corruption spokesperson Praveen Shan vernment’s reply on the DTC rice,” Mr. Jai Prakash alleged. Gupta said the Ministry of Adesh Gupta country was grappling with Home Affair’s recommenda the pandemic, Mr. Kejriwal, Special Correspondent tion for a probe by the CBI Mr. Gupta said, adding that Deputy Chief Minister Man NEW DELHI was “not an ordinary thing” Mr. Gahlot and all officials ish Sisodia and Mr. Gahlot The Capital recorded no as there was a similar CBI responsible for the scam were hatching a conspiracy deaths due to COVID19, ac probe which had led to the should be sacked before the to take out ₹3,500 crore from cording to the health bulle discovery of the Common agency begins its probe. the State exchequer in the tin released on Friday. This wealth Games scam in 2010. name of maintenance of bus is the eleventh time since “There are direct charges ‘Suppressing issue’ es. “It is for the first time that the start of the second against Transport Minister Leader of Opposition in the a politician was made the wave of the pandemic in Kailash Gahlot. People will Delhi Assembly Ramvir head of DTC so that the si Delhi that zero fatalities surely throw this govern Singh Bidhuri said when Ro phoned off money in this have been logged over a 24 ment out in next year’s mun hini BJP MLA Vijender Gupta manner could be easily dig hour period. icipal corporation elections,” had raised the matter in the ested,” Mr. Gupta said. A total of 57 new cases were reported, taking the tally to 14,37,274 on Friday. As many as 73,718 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours and the test positivity rate was 0.08%. The death toll remains at 25,079. Over 14.11 lakh pa tients have recovered from the virus and there are 459 active cases in the city, up from 448 on Thursday. The number of people under home isolation is 135, and the number of containment zones has gone up to 237. On Thursday, only 25 new cases of COVID19 were reported — the lowest since April 15, 2020. Since April 19, 2021, both daily cases and single day deaths count had been spiralling up, with over 28,000 cases and 277 deaths recorded on April 20; rising to 306 fatalities on April 22. On May 3, the city registered a record 448 deaths. However, the num ber of cases have shown a downward trend and the positivity rate too has been shrinking in the last several weeks. The number of deaths per day, has also been showing a decline in the last several days.

Vaccination drive Under the vaccination drive on Friday, 1,44,929 beneficiaries were vacci nated over 24 hours out of which 1,06,733 received their first dose. A total of 1,21,00,127 beneficiaries have been vaccinated out of which 34,29,474 have re ceived both doses. The government said the vaccine stock will last two days and that it has 2,04,990 doses of Covaxin and 2,02,280 doses of Cov ishield left as on Friday morning.

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DELHI THE HINDU 4 NORTH & EAST SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Saini release: BJP unable to tolerate Five die as Minister seeks 2 protesting farmers charged soil collapses removal of AG, criticism, says Gehlot in Rajasthan vigilance chief ‘It is destroying democratic institutions’ with sedition in Haryana Special Correspondent jaipur Press trust of india Special Correspondent Chandigarh 136 others booked under various IPC sections, Home Minister tells Assembly Four labourers and a minor JAIPUR girl were killed when a re After the Punjab and Harya Rajasthan Chief Minister Ash SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT suppress all the scams in taining wall and a portion na High Court ordered re ok Gehlot on Friday said the CHANDIGARH cluding liquor, registry, min of soil collapsed on them lease of former Punjab DGP Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Haryana Home Minister Anil ing, electricity meters and during digging of land for Sumedh Singh Saini in a was unable to tolerate criti Vij on Friday informed the paddy purchase. “The go construction of a water cheating case, State Cabinet cism because of its “inherent State Assembly that during vernment also wants to cover tank in an industrial area Minister Sukhjinder Singh antidemocratic character”, the ongoing agitation against up the recruitment paper near Bhagli village in Rajas Randhawa on Friday sought which had led it to believe agriculture laws in Haryana, leak scam, but the Congress than’s Jalore district on removal of the Advocate that any disagreement with two farmers have been demands that there should Friday. General, Home Secretary its ideology amounted to se booked for sedition, while be a CBI inquiry into the mat The labourers, who were and Vigilance Bureau chief dition. Such an approach Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot 136 other protesters have ter under the supervision of digging the land at sixfoot for their “professional in would only weaken the coun been booked under different the sitting judge of the High depth to lay the tank’s competence.” However, try’s democratic traditions, the present government [at sections of Indian Penal CM Manohar Lal speaks in the State Assembly on Friday. * PTI Court,” he said. foundation in a granite fac Chief Minister Amarinder he said. the Centre] is playing the Code (IPC). tory, were buried under a Singh, while responding to Addressing a virtual event game of toppling the govern This information was gi ty Speaker of Haryana Vid led by former Chief Minister ‘Bid to stop Cong. MLAs’ huge mound of soil after Mr. Randhawa’s sharp re marking the 77th birth anni ments in the States by unfair ven by Mr. Vij in a written han Sabha. The second case, and Leader of Opposition “Ii is the responsibility of the the retaining wall col marks, asked the Ministers versary of former Prime Mi means,” he said. reply during the first day of registered on January 15, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Opposition to raise the voice lapsed. and party colleagues to nister Rajiv Gandhi, Mr. Geh monsoon session of the State 2021 in Bahadurgarh of Jhaj the issues of paper leak of the public from the street Threeyearold Anushka, “check facts” before making lot said the BJP government Rajiv Gandhi praised Assembly. jar, was based on a video scam, atrocities on farmers, to the House on issues of pu daughter of one of the la any statement. at the Centre was destroying Addressing the event, titled According to the Minister, uploaded on social media by rising unemployment, infla blic interest. The govern bourers, who was accom The High Court on Thurs democratic institutions and “Rajasthan innovation vi two FIRs were registered un the accused who is seen say tion and rising crime graph ment does not want the Op panying the group, was bu day night had ordered re targeting the Opposition par sion: IT for good gover der Section 124A (sedition). ing that if the government in the State. position to raise public issues ried along with them. lease of Saini, who was ar ties. “Ironically, the BJP came nance”, Sam Pitroda, who One case was registered on did not pay heed to the prot The party MLAs raised slo in the House and hence to A Disaster Response rested on charges of to power through democracy served as advisor to Rajiv July 11, 2021 in Sirsa, and ac esting farmers, he would at gans against the BJPJJP go day an attempt was made to Force team, which rushed cheating, forgery and cor [which was] kept intact by Gandhi, said India had made cording to the complaint re tack the government with a vernment and displayed stop the Congress MLAs by to the site, extricated the ruption among others. Congress.” Mr. Gehlot said. progress in telecommunica corded by the duty magis cannon. placards. putting up barricades far victims. They were pro “In view of the fiasco in “It is very easy to ask what tion, literacy, immunisation trate, the agitating farmers Earlier Congress MLAs Mr. Hooda said the pre away from the Assembly,” he nounced brought dead at Sumedh Singh Saini case, I the Congress did during its and education and marched attacked the convoy of Depu marched to the Assembly, sent government is trying to alleged. the Jalore district hospital. urge chief Minister 70 years in power. My reply is ahead through egovernance @capt_amarinder to imme that the Congress kept the as a result of Rajiv Gandhi's CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC diately remove Advocate country united and streng vision. He said the BJP go General, Home Secretary thened the roots of democra vernment was discouraging 3 PoK boys and Chief Director Vigi cy... Unlike Pakistan, India scientific temperament and Flood fury lance, for their professional did not fall under military suppressing the civil society repatriated incompetence,” said Mr. rule,” Mr. Gehlot said. groups. Special Correspondent Randhawa in a tweet. The Chief Minister said In Mr. Gehlot launched a Ki Jammu The Jails Minister also dia had got independence as san Sathi portal for the con tagged Congress leader Ra a result of sacrifices made by venience of farmers and re Three boys from Pakistan hul Gandhi and Punjab Con the Congress leaders. “The leased an ebook prepared occupied Kashmir (PoK), gress chief Navjot Singh governments in the country by the Agriculture Depart who crossed the Line of Sidhu. keep coming and going. But ment. Control (LoC) inadvertent ly on August 18, were repa triated on Friday at the Pir Panjal valley’s Poonch district. “The children were treated very humanely and compassionately, behold ing the finest traditions of the Indian Army. They were safely repatriated to PoJK on Friday,” Army spo kesman Lt. Col. Devender Anand said. They were apprehended after the Army spotted them “through a wellcoor dinated and effective sur veillance network”. The children were from Chhatra and Troti Dharm shal across the LoC and claimed to be labourers ex cavating sand from river and nallah beds. “They

had crossed the LoC for A family takes shelter on the rooftop after their house got submerged in ﬂoodwaters in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. * PTI ﬁshing,” the Army said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC COVID-19 patient missing from hospital for 3 months Allahabad High Court fumes at apathetic condition of Prayagraj hospital with non-functional CCTV

Omar Rashid EDUCATIONAL of hearing, August 27, and Prayagraj district administra Police, Prayagraj, in his per The DM Prayagraj, in a LUCKNOW submit a report. tion nor the police or the sonal affidavit also indicated personal affidavit, informed The Allahabad High Court The family of Ram Lal Ya hospital appeared “to be se the apathetic condition of the court that a factfinding has raised concern over the dav, formerly a junior engi rious about the missing of the T.B. Sapru Hospital...wh inquiry had been set up on “apathetic condition” of a neer in the Electricity De the person although more ere even CCTV cameras are August 18 under the City Ma hospital in Prayagraj and the partment in New Delhi, had than three months have non functional,” the court gistrate Prayagraj to enquire “gross negligence” of its doc filed a habeas corpus peti passed” since the missing re said in an order dated August into the matter and submit a tors and staff in the disap tion seeking his release from port was registered. 19. report within a week. pearance of an elderly CO the custody of the T.B Sapru A division Bench of Justic The court also directed VID19 patient whose Hospital in Prayagraj, where es Surya Prakash Kesarwani ‘Dereliction of duty’ the government to imme whereabouts are unknown he was admitted after testing and Piyush Agrawal said it Not only it was a case of de diately ensure that all infras ever since he was admitted positive for COVID19. was as “a matter of serious reliction of duty and gross tructure facilities and securi there more than three He went missing from his concern that gross negli negligence but also “indi ty equipment, safety and months ago. bed since the morning of gence” was prima facie cates total carelessness in security measures of high The court directed the Ut May 8, as per a report of the shown by the officers, doc treatment, lookafter and sa standards be installed with tar Pradesh government to hospital’s Chief Medical tors and staff of the hospital. fety of COVID patients” at inbuilt provisions of its regu ensure that the patient was Superintendent. “The facts stated by the the hospital, the Bench lar maintenance and period traced before the next date The court said neither the Senior Superintendent of noted. ical audit.

2 elephants OBITUARY & REMEMBRANCE electrocuted

DEATH in Assam

special correspondent Guwahati Two adult female elephants were electrocuted in north PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE western Assam’s Baksa dis trict on Friday night. Officials said the inci dent happened in the Ko roibari area near the Bata bari Forest Range in the district, where frequent mananimal conflicts have been reported. The elephants had come into contact with a live elec tric fence installed around PERSONAL a paddy field. The accused, identified as Hareswar CHANGE OF NAME Daimary surrendered at the Singra police station. I Hemanti Dwivedi W/o Shri Ashok Officials said he will be ta Kumar R/o SL-11 A-105 Shalimar Gdn ken into custody for further Ex 2 Sahibabad Gzb UP have investigation and booked changed my name to Hemanti Devi for all future purposes. under the Wildlife Protec tion Act. I Ashok Kumar Dwivedi S/o Sh Lila Forest officials said the Nand R/o SL-11 A-105 Shalimar Gdn Ex 2 Sahibabad Gzb UP have elephants had come down changed my name to Ashok kumar for from the hills of adjoining future purposes. Bhutan for food.

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A.P. man sets Panel to probe Weather Watch ablaze his Palm oil plan enthuses farmers university Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday girlfriend sector, but even before that paper leak Cultivators of the situation was not good. STAFF REPORTER rubber in Kerala But now rubber farmers Special Correspondent VIZIANAGARAM seem interested in switching Hyderabad A man allegedly doused his evince interest in to oil palm and the new Satavahana University in girlfriend with petrol and making a switch scheme will attract more. I Karimnagar has constitut set her ablaze at Chowduv think all these new develop ed an inquiry committee to da village of Pusapatirega NAVAMY SUDHISH ments will definitely revive probe the alleged leak of mandal of Andhra Pra KOLLAM the sector by 2022,” says Vi physics question paper of desh’s Vizianagaram dis The National Mission on Edi jayan Kunissery, former sixth semester bachelor’s trict on Friday. ble OilsOil Palm (NMEO chairman, Oil Palm India degree examination after a The woman was admit OP), a ₹11,040 crore project Limited. few students were found to ted to hospital with about by the Union government to Oil Palm India Limited be going through the paper 40% burn injuries, where maximise cultivation and maintains a 3,500 ha planta on a WhatsApp group be her condition is said to be production, is expected to Promising sector: Oil palm plantation under Oil Palm India tion in the State while Planta fore the examination. stable. bring in remarkable growth Limited at Yeroor in Kollam district. tion Corporation of Kerala The university constitut According to the police, prospects for the palm oil in has a 705ha estate. While ed a fourmember commit Rambabu, 26, of Narava dustry in Kerala. The NMEOOP proposes ing as well. Reportedly, the NMEOOP offers a special as tee headed by the Registrar village, reportedly was in a While both farmers and to extend cultivation of oil State government was consi sistance for the rejuvenation to investigate the alleged Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) relationship with Ramu refiners find the scheme ex palm, considered a top oil dering some projects to ex of old gardens, it is also ex leak of the paper and told Forecast for Saturday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isol- lamma, 21, for the last two tremely encouraging, it can crop, to an additional 6.5 pand cultivation even before pected to generate more em to submit a report within ated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, west Uttar Pra- years. Both their family also revitalise the estates run lakh hectares so that the the scheme was announced. ployment in the sector. four days. “If there is any desh, Sikkim, Bihar, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh, coastal members had agreed for by the Oil Palm India Limited crude palm oil (CPO) pro “In Kerala, we have plan role by private college Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and their marriage and the date and the Plantation Corpora duction touches 11.20 lakh Sites identified tations, factories, seed farms managements, we will take Mahe. Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated places over for the marriage was about tion of Kerala. Since India is tonnes by the 202526 finan Potential sites for cultivation and research facilities, but so action against them as Punjab, Haryana, Jharkhand, Telangana and Yanam to be fixed in the fourth heavily dependent on im cial year. were identified in Wayanad far the Centre had opted to well,” ViceChancellor S. city rain max min city rain max min week of August. ports when it comes to crude In the total financial out and Palakkad districts while neglect the State. With adeq Mallesham said. Agartala...... 5....32.2....25.6 Kozhikode...... 0.2....32.0....24.4 Ahmedabad...... —....29.7....25.7 Kurnool ...... 2....32.1....24.3 Rambabu allegedly re and refined palm oils, the in lay of ₹11,040 crore, the projects to rope in more uate support from the Authorities on condition Aizawl...... 2.8....27.0....19.5 Lucknow...... 14.2....32.8....26.6 fused to marry her, accus dustry stakeholders believe share of the Centre will be farmers are also being dis Centre we can produce oil of anonymity said that Allahabad...... —....34.3....26.4 Madurai...... —....36.8....25.6 ing her of talking to other that the current develop ₹8,844 crore while the State cussed. required for at least four some private colleges were Bengaluru ...... 7....28.6....20.5 Mangaluru ...... 2.2....28.8....23.9 Bhopal ...... 12.2....27.5....22.4 Mumbai ...... 21....27.6....23.4 youngsters. The woman’s ment will be highly benefi share of ₹2,196 crore in “COVID19 had affected States,” says S. Jayamohan, promoting such illegal Bhubaneswar.... 25.6....30.7....25.4 Mysuru ...... 7....30.2....21.0 family approached the Pu cial for the sector. cludes the viability gap fund the industry like any other trade union leader. practices. Chandigarh ...... 21....30.3....24.6 New Delhi ...... —....32.8....27.3 sapatirega police, who Chennai ...... 11....33.2....24.0 Patna ...... 44....34.2...... — Coimbatore ...... —....32.2....22.4 Port Blair...... 9....31.3....23.8 counselled him and made Dehradun...... 26....25.4....23.6 Puducherry ...... 0.1....31.6....24.6 him agree for the marriage. Gangtok...... 59....20.0....17.7 Pune...... 1.4....27.1....21.3 Rambabu, who was al Goa...... 4....30.5....24.1 Raipur ...... —....31.2....25.8 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Minister’s faux pas puts Guwahati ...... 2....32.4....25.6 Ranchi...... —....30.4....23.6 legedly manhandled in the Hubballi...... —....28.0....21.0 Shillong...... —....25.0....18.1 police station, reportedly Hyderabad ...... —....28.7....23.0 Shimla...... 30....21.4....16.1 wanted to take “revenge” soldier’s family in a fix Imphal ...... 14....28.1....21.0 Srinagar...... —....31.9....17.7 Corporation certified Water Plus Jaipur ...... —....35.1....27.6 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....32.1....24.7 on the woman and alleged Kochi ...... 2....30.2....24.2 Tiruchi...... —....35.1....25.2 ly poured petrol on her He offered martyr’s solatium to them Kohima ...... 9....24.2....17.6 Vijayawada ...... —....31.6....27.4 and set her ablaze. Ramu First in State to get the Swachh Bharat certificate Kolkata ...... 16....29.6....25.4 Visakhapatnam ...... 10....28.8....24.2 lamma’s sister and her son, Special Correspondent reached Mulagund. (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) who tried to save her, suf Special Correspondent GHMC was assessed through waste water released from HUBBALLI Visiting the house of sol Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday HYDERABAD CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE fered injuries. third party inspections households and commercial In a faux pas, Union Minis dier Ravikumar Kattimani, Ahmedabad...... — .46 .14 ....75 ...92 ....* The police took the ac The Greater Hyderabad against nine indicators, res establishments. ter of State for Social Justice who is deployed in Kashmir, Bengaluru ...... 14 .16 .31 ....57 ...52 ....* In observation made at Chennai ...... 13 .11 .37 ....10 ...69 ....* 4.00 p.m., Ambala, Haryana cused into custody. Municipal Corporation pectively with regard to safe A total of 772 million litres and Empowerment A. Na the Minister enquired about recorded an overall air Delhi ...... 30 .58 .26 ....90 .137 ....* quality index (AQI) score of “The incident shocked (GHMC) has been certified as discharge of sewage, safe of sewage per day is effec rayanaswamy promised a the condition of the family Hyderabad ...... 66 .24 .23 ....34 ...56 ....* 215 indicating an unhealthy everyone. Fortunately, we Water Plus by the Ministry of cleaning practices, mechani tively treated in all these government job and land to members. And much to the Kolkata...... 13 .20 .16 ....37 ...41 ....* level of pollution. In Lucknow...... 3 .46 .48 ....70 ...92 ....* contrast, Shillong, could ensure timely medi Housing and Urban Affairs cal equipment support, STPs, before being dis an ‘inservice’ soldier in Ga shock of the family mem Meghalaya recorded a Mumbai ...... 20 .40 101 ....25 ...52 ....* healthy AQI score of 16 cal aid for the woman . We (MOHUA) on Friday. It has treatment capacities, reuse charged, it claimed. The dag district of Karnataka, bers, he announced that a Pune...... 28 .22 110 ....60 ...52 ....* have shifted her to Visak become the first local body of treated water, mainte treated water is reused for thinking he had been mar government job would be Visakhapatnam 16 .48 .55 ....44 ...69 ....* hapatnam for better treat of Telangana to achieve this nance of drains, cost recov parks, construction of tyred. Later, it turned out provided to one of the fami Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) ment. The police have coveted status in the Swachh ery, grievance redress me roads, and public toilets be that the statement was the ly members, apart from SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, been directed to speed up Bharat certifications, a state chanism, and establishment fore being let downstream result of a miscommunica land. making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues investigation,” Deputy ment from the GHMC said. of sanitation authority and for agricultural needs. tion between him and local Realising the faux pas by and monuments. Chief Minister Pamula The certifications ranged response units. This is in line with the go BJP leaders. the Minister, a party worker NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by Pushpa Srivani said. from ODF (Open Defecation The GHMC statement has vernment’s focus on water As per the Minister’s itin immediately made a video reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to Meanwhile, the TDP Free), ODF+, ODF++ and Wa attributed the certification conservation and reuse in erary, he was to visit the re call to Mr. Kattimani and critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause staged a protest , alleging ter+, of which the GHMC had to the 25 sewage treatment consonance with Sustaina sidence of a soldier at Mula asked the Minister to speak dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, that there was no protec already achieved ODF++ sta plants set up by the ble Development Goals on gund. Mr. Narayanaswamy, to him. An embarrassed Mr. nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced tion for women under the tus. HMWS&SB and three by the clean water and sanitation, who was behind schedule, Narayanaswamy felicitated lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature YSRCP’s rule. For this certification, the HMDA for treatment of the note said. was in a hurry when he the family and left. death in people with heart or lung disease EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WEST EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘I have been made a scapegoat Dabholkar murder: hearing on 13 labourers killed, two framing of charges postponed hurt as truck overturns in phone call leak controversy’ Press Trust of India Defence counsel seeks Mumbai IPS officer Rashmi Shukla has moved High Court to quash FIR Thirteen labourers were killed and two others copy of forensic report injured after a tipper truck carrying them along Special Correspondent tion. He said the intercept submitted by CBI with steel overturned due to a pothole in Buld Mumbai ed calls were about the hana district of Maharashtra on Friday, the pol IPS officer Rashmi Shukla transfer of 150 police offic Staff Reporter ice said. told the Bombay High ers of whom nine postings Pune The incident occurred near Dusarbid village Court on Friday that she were being bargained A special court on Friday ad at Tadegaon Phata on SindkhedrajaMehkar was made a scapegoat in through brokers. Mr. Jetha journed till September 3 the hear road around 12 p.m. when the labourers were the alleged leak of phone malani will continue his ar ing of arguments on the framing of being taken to work of the NagpurMumbai calls regarding transfers guments on Saturday. charges in the Dr. Narendra Dab Samruddhi Expressway project, an official said. of police officials. holkar murder after the defence A total of 16 labourers, including a girl, were A Division Bench of Jus Letter by Fadnavis counsel submitted that the CBI had travelling in the vehicle. “The tipper was speed tices S.S. Shinde and N.J. The case dates back to not furnished the accused with a Narendra Dabholkar ing and it overturned due to a large pothole on Jamadar was hearing a cri March, when Leader of the copy of the 2017 report from the the road,” Buldhana Superintendent of Police minal petition filed by Ms. Opposition Devendra Fad Gujarat Directorate of Forensic special court. Arvind Chavria told PTI. Shukla seeking to quash Bombay High Court navis in Maharashtra cited Science (DFS) which had analysed “We brought it to the court’s not the FIR and charges against a letter allegedly written by the firearm retrieved from one of ice the Bombay High Court’s order her under the Indian Tele to her transfer. Mr. Jethama Ms. Shukla to the then Mah the alleged shooters in the case. of January 20, 2017, pertaining to graph Act and the Official lani said, “I have not chal arashtra Director General of Advocate Prakash Salsingikar, the Gujarat DFS’ report and sub Secrets Act. The FIR filed by lenged that, but I am point Police Subodh Jaiswal about counsel for Sanatan Sanstha mem mitted that the CBI must clarify its an unidentified person has ing this out to show mala alleged corruption in police ber Vikram Bhave, one of the five position on whether or not it was booked Ms. Shukla for leak fides. Ms. Shukla has not transfers. The letter is be charged accused, submitted an ap relying on this report. The CBI it ing confidential documents been paid since January. lieved to have relied upon plication before the court of Spe self had earlier pointed to contrad related to corruption in pol This is the treatment meted leaked conversations by Ms. cial UAPA Judge S.R. Navandar ictions between the ballistic report ice transfers in Maharashtra. out to one of the most Shukla. seeking the Gujarat DFS report, from the Gujarat DFS and that re Senior advocate Mahesh upright officers.” Thereafter, Maharashtra which the CBI had submitted to the ceived form the Forensic Science Jethamalani, representing Mr. Jethamalani said she Chief Secretary Sitaram Bombay High Court in January Laboratory in Mumbai,” Mr. Salsin Ms. Shukla, contended that was made a scapegoat for Kunte, in a report to Chief 2017. gikar told The Hindu. she was illegally transferred this alleged leak. The whole Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Advocate Mr. Salsingikar said The judge asked CBI’s counsel from the State Intelligence reason for filing this FIR was alleged that Ms. Shukla had neither was a copy of the report gi Prakash Suryawanshi about the re Department as Director to prevent transfer of docu leaked the confidential re ven to the accused as per the Bom port, to which the latter said he General Civil Defence, a ments from the State to the port to Mr. Fadnavis which bay High court directions nor was would consult the investigating of post that did not exist prior Central Bureau of Investiga led to the FIR. it submitted by the agency to the ficer and make a submission. 6 contestants to battle it out at Schedule for Rajiv Gandhi award announced BusinessLine Quiz tomorrow Maharashtra govt. will present the award in five categories to IT firms

Special Correspondent the six cities — Chennai, Ben Staff Reporter phasised on the dissemination of five categories: IT Engineering Mumbai Mumbai galuru, Kochi, Hyderabad, science and technology, informa Service Software, IT Enabled Ser The Mumbai regional round Mumbai and Delhi. The Maharashtra government on tion technology tools and its ef vices (BPO/KPO), IT Infrastruc of the BusinessLine Quiz, For the Mumbai regional Friday announced the procedure fective use in the nation’s deve ture (Data Centre), Most Promis Cerebration 2021, one of In round, the six participants and schedule for Shri Rajiv Gand lopment,” said Congress leader ing Startups and special award dia’s premier corporate quiz will battle it out and only one hi Excellence Award to honour and Minister of State for Informa for contribution to Maharashtra. championships, will be held of them will qualify for the the organisations that have ex tion Technology Satej Patil. Mr. The award consists of a memento at 4 p.m. on August 22. This grand finale on August 28. celled in the field of Information Patil claimed that the decision on and a certificate of excellence. time, the 18th edition of the Quiz enthusiasts can wit Technology. The Maha Vikas award was taken much before The advertisement will be pu quiz competition is being ness the Mumbai regional Aghadi governmentannounced the Centre’s announcement of blished on MahaIT website held in a virtual format. round by registering at the award days after the Central renaming the Khel Ratna award. (www.mahait.org) and the last The quiz is designed for https://bit.ly/BLQUIZ21 or government renamed the Rajiv He said the State would ho date for submission of nomina corporate executives, busi scanning the QR code. Gandhi Khel Ratna award as nour IT companies from various tions will be September 15. The se ness professionals, Bschool The title sponsor of event Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. categories which had achieved lection committee’s final meeting students, and MBA aspi is Union Bank of India. The “The use of science and tech targets such as to increase entre will be held on or before October rants. The preliminary event is powered by CFA In nology for the social and eco preneurship, to encourage use of 20. Mr. Patil said the award would round was held from August stitute and being held in as nomic development of the coun IT in society, to create more jobs be announced in the last week of 4 to August 11 to shortlist top sociation with ManageEn try is the focus of modernisation. and to conserve environment. October and the award ceremony six contestants from each of gine & BSE IPE. Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi had em The award will be presented in would be held in the same week.

DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The fall of Kabul, the future of regional geopolitics The postAmerican power vacuum in the region will aid China and shape India’s strategic choices and behaviour axis, might decide to explore new tan Prime Minister Imran Khan northwestern landmass, its focus ways of working with them to sta refers to them as a force that has is bound to shift more to the Indo bilise the region, if it desires to do ‘unshackled the chains of slavery’ Pacific even though a maritime Reboot to reset so, and remain relevant there. If or the country’s deep state consid grand strategy may not necessarily With IndoU.S. trade deal off, it is time India indeed that happens, could it re ers them as a strategic asset, the be an answer to its continental sult in a potential softening of the reality is that many antiPakistan challenges. Second, New Delhi reorients its global economic engagement Happymon Jacob American rhetoric against China, terror organisations would be em might also seek to shed the arro ndia’s largest trading partner, and one with whom it Pakistan, Russia and perhaps even boldened as well. gance it displayed towards its has a significant trade surplus, the U.S., is no longer Iran? More so, what would that smaller neighbours during Modi he fall of Kabul in the wake of mean for India? While a healthy Impact on regional interests 1.0 and cultivate friendly relations interested in securing a bilateral free trade agree I the American withdrawal conversation among the great The return of the Taliban to Kabul with them. Myanmar is a case in ment (FTA), as per indications from the Joe Biden admi Tfrom Afghanistan will prove powers — the U.S., China and Rus has effectively laid India’s ‘mission point. India has already indicated nistration. An official acknowledgement of this, from to be a defining moment for the re sia — on global and regional chal AP Central Asia’ to rest. If New Delhi that it would not challenge the jun Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, suggests that years of gion and the future shape of its ge lenges is a good sign, India is neith Kabul, things are bound to change. could not find its way to Central ta on the coup and it s widespread negotiations towards a ‘minitrade deal’ followed by a opolitics; it would be as defining, if er a great power nor present at the The visuals of the Taliban releas Asia with encouraging partners human rights violations. This poli fullblown trade pact that Mr. Biden’s predecessor over not more, as the Soviet interven table. New Delhi must ensure that ing terrorists from Afghan jails such as Iran and the Hamid Karzai/ cy is likely to continue even if the saw may well be infructuous now. The Government will tion in 1979 and the American one it does not become a casualty on would send a powerful message to Ashraf Ghani governments, the Joe Biden administration seeks in 2001. While a lot depends on the southwestern Asian geopoliti their fellow travellers, handlers, possibility of New Delhi doing so New Delhi’s help in turning up the now seek to work on market access issues on both the Taliban’s actual conduct both cal chessboard. and sympathisers in the region. now is next to nil. India’s diplo heat on Myanmar’s generals. The sides, he said, adding that lowering of nontariff bar domestically as well as on the While the neighbouring coun matic and civilian presence as well last thing New Delhi needs now is riers, mutual recognition pacts and adopting common southern and w estern Asian geo Advantage China; extremism tries are also worried about terro as its civilian investments will now an angry neighbour rushing to quality standards can also help Indian exports in the in political chessboard in the months The postAmerican power vacuum rism emanating from Afghanistan, be at the mercy of the Taliban, and China. terim. There is a possibility that even these issues, ahead, the Taliban are likely to in the region will be primarily ad the reality is that they are busy to some extent Pakistan. If there is which include longfestering dissonances over provid continue as a ‘useful villain’ in the vantageous to China and its grand making their own private deals a concerted effort by China, Pakis India-Pakistan ties ing access to U.S. agricultural products or easing import unfolding great power competi strategic plans for the region. Beij with the Taliban to not host terror tan and the Taliban to erase the In Third, the developments in Af tion. For New Delhi, the fall of Ka ing will further strengthen its ef organisations targeting them. dian presence from Afghanistan, ghanistan could nudge New Delhi duties on automobiles and Bourbons, would have to be bul is a moment of reckoning and forts to bring every country in the There is little appetite for a region there is little India can do about it. to seek stability, if not peace, with discussed afresh. On Friday, the U.S. envoy to India met it must rethink its regional strate region, except India, on the Chi al approach to curbing terrorism Had New Delhi, as I had argued Pakistan. While there is little de Mr. Goyal for what he said was a parley on attaining the gies and options. Unfortunately, of nese Belt and Road Initiative band from a Talibanled Afghanistan. earlier, cultivated deeper relations sire in New Delhi today to reopen a $500 billion bilateral trade vision of the U.S. President. the latter, it does not have many. wagon, thereby altering the geo This enables the Taliban to engage (which by no means would have broadbased dialogue process The trade target, set when Mr. Biden was the Vice Presi political and geoeconomic in a selective treatment towards meant recognising the outfit) with with Pakistan, even a ‘cold peace’ dent in the Barack Obama regime, remains unchanged, A vacuum foundations of the region. More terror outfits present there or they the Taliban, Indian interests would be in India’s interest. For but the tools for achieving it are no longer clear. India What is most disconcerting is the so, the muchfeared Chinese encir have relations with. Moreover, gi would have been more secure in a Pakistan too, such a ‘cold peace’ was pulled out of the U.S.’s Generalised System of Prefe regional power vacuum in the Eu clement of India will become ever ven that the international com postAmerican Afghanistan. New will help it to focus its energies on rasian heartland created by the ha more pronounced. Having been munity may have no choice but to Delhi’s lack of strategic foresight consolidating its interests and rences (GSP) that granted some tariff relief to its exports phazard manner in which the Un further emboldened by the U.S.’s recognise the Taliban regime — UN will prove to be costly. gains in Afghanistan. As a result, by the Trump government in 2019, and hopes of its ited States withdrew from withdrawal and in stamping its Security Council members such as What is perhaps not yet under both sides might refrain from in reinduction through a minitrade deal now appear Afghanistan and its potential writ on the region, Beijing is likely China and Russia have already in stood is how the rise of the anti dulging in competitive risktaking bleak. While India was expected to gain from the Sino knockon effects. An axis of re to become less accommodative to dicated their intent to do so — America axis (China, Russia, Iran, unless something dramatic hap U.S. trade wars under the Donald Trump administra gional powers such as China, Pa wards India including on the Line would also mean that the Taliban Pakistan and a Talibanled Afghan pens which is always a possibility tion, its retaliation to the GSP status revocation with kistan, Russia, and the Taliban, of Actual Control. Even in trade, would hold more power in a bar istan) and antiAmerican senti between the two rivals. That said, hiked tariffs on U.S. products had led to frictions that have already started filling this given the sorry state of the post gain on the terror question. Sanc ments in the region would impact stability between India and Pakis power vacuum, shaping, thereby, COVID19 Indian economy, India tions are unlikely to deter an outfit India’s regional interests given that tan depends a great deal on how perhaps stymied the conclusion of a minitrade deal be the contours of the region’s geo needs trade with China more than that does not need to bother about it has become closer to the U.S. politics in Kashmir plays out, and fore the change at the helm in the White House. politics based on their individual the other way round. Unless New the next election. than ever before in its history. We whether New Delhi is able to paci The U.S.’s nogo stance on the FTA implies ambitions and common interests. Iran might Delhi can find ways of ensuring a It is unlikely that the Taliban have to wait and see what this mis fy the aggrieved sections in the may have to be pared down but also provides an oppor also jump on this opportunistic rapprochement with China, it will proactively export terror to match between the region’s mood Valley. tunity for India to holistically review its stance on global bandwagon under the Chinese lea must expect Beijing to challenge other countries unless of course and India’s strategic choices would The lesson for India in the wake trade. It is refreshing that Mr. Goyal has signalled a re dership. India on occasion, and be pre for tactical purposes by, say for in mean for the country. There is lit of these developments is clear: It vamped approach towards FTAs and reminded Indian What is abundantly clear is that pared for it. stance, Pakistan against India. The tle doubt that because of these de will have to fight its own battles. So each of these countries harbour The bigger challenge for India real worry, however, is the inspira velopments, India’s regional ambi it must make enemies wisely, industry there cannot be oneway traffic. This needs to deep antiAmerican feelings in va though would be a nearcertain in tion that disgruntled elements in tions will take a major hit in the choose friends carefully, rekindle be matched by actions that start unwinding India’s rying degrees which will further crease in terrorism and extremism the region will draw from the Tali months and years ahead. flickering friendships, and make creeping walls of import tariffs. The Atman irbhar Bha shrink the American influence in in the region. The U.S. presence in ban’s victory against the world’s The fall of Kabul and the conse peace while it can. rat campaign has further exacerbated that view — as the the Eurasian heartland. While it is Afghanistan, international pres sole superpower. quent knockon effects in the re advent of a protectionist ‘closed market’ project. Stren too early to determine whether sure on the Taliban and Financial To that extent, the triumphal gion will have several potential im Happymon Jacob is Associate Professor, uous exhortations that the selfreliance drive is one that what these countries have on their Action Task Force worries in Pakis ism in Pakistan over the Taliban’s plications for India’s foreign policy Centre for International Politics, seeks to integrate with global value chains can only go hands is an opportunity or a tick tan had a relatively moderating ef victory in Afghanistan could even and its strategic choices and beha Organization and Disarmament, School ing bomb, the U.S., as a direct con fect on the region’s terror ecosys tually become counterproductive viour. For one, given the little of International Studies, Jawaharlal so far. Trade policy cannot be perpetuated in isolation sequence of the formation of this tem. With the Taliban now back in for Pakistan itself. Whether Pakis physical access India has to its Nehru University, New Delhi and, in fact, affects investments too. Having walked out of RCEP, India needs to demonstrate to its potential FTA partners, including the EU and the U.K., with which riv als like Vietnam have already sealed a deal, that it is a In battleground Uttar Pradesh, a churn in Dalit politics viable alternative to China in a postCOVID world. To be a major trading and manufacturing nation, India can ill The marginalised are ready for their share in developmental opportunities, which the BJP has recognised afford to keep sending mixed signals. Karya (the social service project of change and became visible in ensure their share in power by the Sangh) — is growing by the day States such as Uttar Pradesh and providing them space in the polit in Uttar Pradesh. The slums and Bihar; the Kanshi Ram initiated Ba ics of the BJP. There are also a few Faith and marriage bastis inhabited by the migrant hujan movement which later other political options in the form Dubious legislation cannot be allowed poor, mainlyDalits, are evolving emerged as the BSP in the n orth of Samajwadi politics (in U.P.) into a centre of activities of Sangh ern part of India especially in Uttar which also offer them space in the to criminalise interfaith marriages Badri Narayan inspired organisations who are Pradesh was an example of this. It democratic politics of the State. regressive and patently unconstitutional feature working for their education, is true that in the beginning of the of recent anticonversion laws enacted by diffe health and microfinance. Various 1990s, the Ram Janmab hoomi Other factors Arent States is the criminalisation of interfaith n an emerging and new situa governmental schemes of the BJP RAJEEV BHATT movement attracted a section of Another side of this growing hete marriages by treating them as a means to convert one of tion, the political mobilisation government, at the Centre and in from the right, left or centre. marginalised communities to rogeneity in terms of their political Iof Dalits and the marginalised the State of Uttar Pradesh, are im Those who have to ‘dig a well ev wards Hindutva mobilisation. mobilisation is the result of con the parties from one religion to another. While anticon in Uttar Pradesh is now becoming pacting the BSP’s vote base and ery day to drink water ( roj kuwan stant changes that are taking place version laws, euphemistically called in some States as complex. It is no longer simple finding resonance among the mar khodana, roj pani pina )’ are more Centres of mobilisation in the making of the community. laws on ‘freedom of religion’, have always sought to cri and unidirectional as it was in the ginalised communities of the aware now, which the middle class The RSS’s work among these com The impact of the liberal economy, minalise conversions obtained through fraud, force o r decades of the 1990s. State. The Pradhan Mantri Awas with facilities and access to the munities, in the form of seva karya the rise of the Dalit middle class, allurement, the recent enactments or amendments During my visits to various Dalit Yojana (affordable housing), the power of social media may not be (opening schools, hospitals, high and exposure to the mainstream have created “conversion by marriage” as one of the il bastis (hamlets) in and around Al Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana able to comprehend. One should lighting sanitation and cleanliness and alternative media have en legal forms of conversion. In its interim order prot ect lahabad, Banaras/Varanasi and a (LPG connections to women of Be not perceive the Dalits and the and other support services), and couraged aspiration among the few other district towns nearby, I low Poverty Line families) and va marginalised as a vote bank for a their cultural project to provide marginalised and subalterns and ing parties to interreligious marriages from needless met several people who are Sche rious cash transfer schemes are ra certain kind of politics. The shift in cultural and religious dignity, of working as a motivational force to harassment, the Gujarat HC has made it clear that th e duled Castes (SCs) and who used pidly changing the politicosocio their voting patterns in the last few fered the Hindutva stream as search for ways to ensure their de “rigours” of the State’s amendments introduced earlier to, for years, cast their votes in fa landscape of the Dalits and margi years shows that considering them another alternative for Dalits and velopment and empowerment. this year will not apply to marriages that do not involve vour of the Bahujan Samaj Party nalised communities. The strate as a homogeneous vote bank of a subalterns in a State such as Uttar Dalit mobilisation in Uttar Pra any fraud, force or allurement. So, it has stopped the in (BSP). They were staunch BSP sup gies of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Mi particular political party may be a Pradesh. So, the Bahujan and Hin desh is undergoing a big churn . itiation of criminal proceedings against those who have porters, and without doubt, its nister, Yogi Adityanath, to focus myth. They are open to any politi dutva are the two centres of mobil One can easily see how multiplici married across religious faiths, unless there was any of vote bank. But things have developmental initiatives on the cal party which may offer them an isation that have emerged in the ty is emerging in their political changed after the advent of the Se most marginalised communities appropriate package which ena sociocultural and political arena choices. This is the result of va these illegal elements. A Bench has rejected the State va project of the Rashtriya such as the Mushahars and B an bles them to partake in the coun of Dalits in Uttar Pradesh. Both are rious changes taking place in the government’s attempt to adopt an innocent reading of SwayamsevakSangh (RSS). They tangiyas are evolving new consti try’s developmental projects and reshaping Dalit aspirations in their socialpolitical and developmental the provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion have begun to admire the RSS, tuencies for the BJP among Dalits representation in democracy. own way. The Bahujan position mobility of the community and (Amendment) Act, 2021, by claiming that interfaith with some of them even beginning and the marginalised. In the decades preceding the ing, which was earlier a sociopol the constantly changing nature of marriages that did not involve fraud or coercion and to send their children to the Saras 1990s, the dreams that the nation itical project, has now been re politics in Uttar Pradesh in recent leading to conversion would not attract the penal provi wati Shishu Mandir, the Vidya Bha Real empowerment al freedom movement evoked duced to political campaigns that times. sions. The argument is obviously contrary to the word ratirun chain of schools in India. The marginalised need empower more or less worked as a binding try and create aspirations among The section that is being in ment in a real sense beyond ideol thread by keeping them mobilised the marginalised for their share in Badri Narayan is Professor and Director ing of the amendment, which makes conversion “by fluenced by the Hindutva mission ogies and political positioning. towards the Congress despite be power. In contrast,Hindutva mo at the G.B. Pant Social Science Institute, marriage” or “by getting a person married” or “by aid — which is reaching to them either They are ready to receive their ing let down at times in terms of bilisation is trying to provide them Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He is the author ing a person to get married” an offence. The court said, through the politics of the Bharati share in developmental opportun meeting their aspirations. sociocultural religious dignity in of the recently published book, ‘Republic “A plain reading of Section 3 would indicate that any ya Janata Party (BJP) or the Seva ities be it in the form of support Gradually, things began to various ways and also working to of Hindutva’ conversion on account of marriage is also prohibited.” It is regrettable that Hindutva votaries continue to LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. believe in medievalminded laws aimed at curbing in

terfaith marriages. Despite clear Supreme Court rul To read more letters ings that it is no more constitutional to police private Afghan policy that August 14 would would only accentuate the the public in general and whether the objective behind online, scan the QR code Let not India be led by the henceforth be known as communal divide and domain experts in particular, marking the day is really lives and beliefs, sections in the polity still believe that reactions of the western “Partition Horrors consolidate communal as to the purpose, manner about atonement, a healing mockery of our democracy. interreligious marriages are aimed at religious conver nations towards the regime Remembrance Day” lacks forces, which will not help and nature of marking that of wounds and ensuring that Mani Nataraajan, sion, that they have an adverse impact on public order change in Afghanistan. It statesmanship let alone in nation building. day. As for Partition itself, it such violence is never Chennai and invariably involve coercion or deceit. It was always needs a fresh draft on political marksmanship. It No nation can be built on is not certain whether and repeated. Or is it to keep clear to the secular minded and legal experts that con foreign policy towards the is hardly the expression to hate and divide. The indeed why people burning the embers of hate Guide to health stitutional courts will not see such marriages as events new dispensation in Kabul. use, and will be counter Government rather than geographically and and violence? Though the Mahatma’s that impinge on public order, and that making their so If history is a teacher, it productive. indulging in such gimmicks historically removed from Firoz Ahmad, experiments with truth are shows the very same On the eve of should spell out its the horrors should hold New Delhi known, we are hardly aware lemnisation a ground for prosecution under anticon western blocs who are now Independence day, the constitutional ideals and similar emotions about it as of his tips on health and version laws was unlikely to be upheld. It is clear that making a Uturn as far as Prime Minister is expected work towards consolidating held by the people from Decorum in Parliament hygiene, and treating the Gujarat law’s provisions “interfere with the intrica the Taliban are concerned. to remind people of the the nation, and not the regions and communities Much has been written about common ailments (OpEd cies of marriage” and an individual’s right to choice, India is caught between the struggles and sacrifices party in power. directly affected by the the irreverent acts of some of page, “A Hundred Years Ago thereby infringing Article 21 of the Constitution. T he power sharks and should made in securing freedom N.G.R. Prasad, violence. Indeed, it is unfair our learned MPs in – August 20, 1921”, August principle that the right to marry a person of one’s tread cautiously. Our stakes from colonial exploitation. Chennai and absurd to expect the Parliament. Much of the 20). As the simple guide is choice is integral to Article 21 flows from the verdict in in Afghanistan are already Only this would consolidate same response to the event handwringing later can be said to be based on his in peril. the spirit of freedomloving ■ A democratic polity would from an inhabitant of the averted if a code of knowledge of treatises and Shafin Jahan vs Asokan. The order stalling criminal ac Sivamani Vasudevan, people in building a new require any declaration such Andamans or Bastar as behaviour is evolved. his own experience, it would tion against those entering into a valid interfaith mar Chennai India. Far from it, as instituting August 14 as would perhaps emerge Our elected MPs are prove invaluable in the midst riage constitutes a significant judicial pushback against reminding the people of the ‘Partition Horrors among those coming from expected to bring repute to of the pandemic. One hopes disconcerting attempts by various States to foment Day of remembrance horrors of Partition and the Remembrance Day’ to be the Punjab, Bengal or even Parliament. But it is pathetic that the book is republished. communal divides through dubious legislation. The statement of Prime massacres of and atrocities based on long, informed and the erstwhile United to note that some of them N. Rama Rao, Minister Narendra Modi committed against millions open debates, both among Provinces. One wonders are bent on making a Chennai

THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 GROUND ZERO 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The rumbling hills of Himachal Pradesh In a State where hydro power projects, dams and construction activities are increasing, landslides too are becoming common. Vikas Vasudeva reports on the concerns of the people in the fragile Himalayan region

The landslide in Batseri village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh on July 25 destroyed a bridge on the Baspa river. (Below): Several youth from the district hold a meeting at Kalpa to voice their concerns to the authorities over the new hydel power projects coming up in and around the district. * V.V. KRISHNAN

t was a relatively warm monsoon af are likely to occur in the region. ment Research and Action Collective, under the three categories of hazard is forest land and 25.5 ha private land. ternoon on July 25 when Arjun Devi, an advocacy and research group work proneness viz. low, medium and high The construction of the dam will result I65, was sitting outside her house, In a state of denial ing on issues of environmental justice hazard. Most of the area under... Hima in the submergence of about 156.2917 ha legs stretched out. Her house is located Urni, a tiny village along National High and forest rights in the Himalayan re chal Pradesh is under high hazard.” of land of which 143.2093 ha is forest in the middle of an apple orchard in way 5 in Kinnaur district, witnessed a gion, says the climate crisis has exacer There are 932 hydropower projects land and 13.0824 ha private land. Batseri village in Kinnaur district of Hi major landslide in 2014 which resulted bated the frequency and intensity of dis in Himachal Pradesh, which include mi Abhishek Wazir, 25, of Moorang vil machal Pradesh. It was a picture of calm in the erosion of several bighas of agri asters over the past few decades. “But ni, small, large, and mega projects. Most lage says this is a “fight to save ‘Zangti’ and quiet when suddenly, Devi sprang cultural land and cracks in many hous the most critical factor that gets hidden of these projects are in Kinnaur, Cham (golden water) of Sutlej River.” up in alarm hearing a rumbling noise. es. Ramanand Negi, 77, of Urni village, behind the label of ‘natural calamities’ ba and Shimla districts. Asher says there Dinesh Negi, 32, from Kanan village, She hurried upstairs. From her rooftop says the signs of ecology degradation is the kind of development model that is plenty of evidence on how these ca remarks that this is more that that; it is a she watched transfixed as boulders are clearly visible, yet successive go we have adopted. It has led to deforesta lamities are not natural but such evi fight for survival. “The indigenous pine came rolling down from the steep hill vernments have been in a state of de tion, increased erosion and slope desta dence is not fed into policy decisions. nuts (chilgoza) trees are under threat top at great speed, not too far from her nial. “The key problem is that the go bilisation which not just trigger more This is why governments continue here. As transmission lines of hydro house. They crashed into a minibus on vernment is quick to declare landslides disasters but multiply the damage pushing for more hydro power projects projects pass through forests, trees are SanglaChitkul road, killing nine people, as natural disasters. But these are man caused. The State Disaster Management and fourlane highways, she says. cut. This impacts not only the environ all tourists, Devi learned later. The boul vernment to review its policy on hydro made disasters. In July 2014, a big por Authority report on Landslide Hazard ment but our livelihoods too,” he says. ders severely damaged the SanglaChit power projects. “These incidents are a tion of our village was destroyed and so Risk Assessment 2015 stated that 90% of Protests against projects “We have to save Kinnaur at any cost, kul and SanglaBatseri link roads. They wakeup call for us. The dams and hy were several acres of agricultural and the State is in the highrisk zone. Areas Several residents of the tribal districts and so we are mobilising the youth. We destroyed a bridge on Baspa river, on dro power projects have brought pros horticultural land including the or like Kinnaur, Chamba and LahaulSpiti are now up in arms against the setting will make it a mass movement,” says the banks of which Batseri is located. perity to the region, but they have also chards of over 20 families. The liveli are particularly sensitive. Yet, the focus up of new power projects. Many assert Bharat Bhushan, 35, of Kalpa. Several mature trees that got in their brought suffering. During the construc hoods of people are at stake,” he says. of policymakers and government de that the projects severely impact the fra Jiya Negi, a Kinnaurbased environ way fell like ninepins. All this happened tion of these power projects and dams, People now live in fear, he adds. partments is on management rather gile mountain slopes and cause signifi mentalist and activist, says the entire in just a few minutes. the use of rock blasting and heavy ma The government gave relief to the af than prevention,” she says. cant loss to life and property. As Kin stretch of the Sutlej is filled with debris “I have never seen such a horrific chinery in construction sites, besides fected families, but they have have been The State’s 2015 Landslide Hazard naur continues to bear the brunt of that is thrown into the river from con scene in my life,” says Devi. “The pre tree felling, have damaged the fragile demanding compensation , Negi says. Risk Assessment report, which Asher catastrophes, a group of youngsters at struction sites of power projects, dams vious day too, some stones fell down the hills,” he says. “The administration maintains that refers to, reads, “Hilly areas of Hima Kalpa gathered for a meeting on August and roads. No one, he says, bothers to hill, but July 25 was different. When I Om Prakash, who has been working flood irrigation could have triggered the chal Pradesh are vulnerable to land 10 to craft a strategy to intensify their ensure the scientific disposal of debris. heard the loud noise and went to the at a tourist camping site in Batseri since landslide, but we don’t have any natural slides due to geological, meteorological Statewide campaign of creating aware Deputy Commissioner (Kinnaur) rooftop, I saw huge rocks come thun the late 1990s, says landslides used to water sources here, so how can we use and anthropogenic factors. Several de ness against the setting up of new hydro Abid Hussain Sadiq says the administra dering down. They fell some distance occur earlier as well but their number the method of flood irrigation? Our vil vastating landslides have occurred in power projects in the district. tion is always there to look into the con away from my house. Only when they and intensity have increased in recent lage is situated right above the intersec Himachal Pradesh... The hydrometeor “There should be a ban on such pro cerns of people. “The decision to set up stopped falling did I heave a sigh of times. “For the tourism sector to flour tion of the flushing tunnel, head race ological conditions and fragile structu jects. Already substantial damage to the power projects is taken in national inter relief.” ish here, road connectivity is key, but I tunnel and two Adit tunnels of the 1091 ral fabric of geological strata of Hima fragile ecology is visible, yet the govern est, but at the same time there’s no This wasn’t a onetime calamity. Na feel that converting single roads into MW Karcham Wangtoo project built on chal Pradesh increase the possibility of ment in the name of national interest is doubt that the concerns of people are to ture unleashed its fury again on August double lanes and more is not a good the Sutlej River (commissioned in 2011). landslides. Anthropogenic factors such continuing to play with the lives and li be understood and addressed. A ba 11 in Kinnaur, this time in Nigulsari vil idea. When roads are constructed, de These tunnels were constructed using as removal of vegetation cover, over velihood of locals. Today, we have gath lance has to be struck between national lage. Twentyeight people lost their bris is thrown into the valley and falls in heavy machinery and rock blasting. We loading of slopes by debris also contri ered here to discuss the proposed con interest and the concerns of the local lives that day when a State transport to the rivers. The government should fo used to feel the vibrations when the bute to a great extent. Development ac struction of the Jangi Thopan Powari people. We are always willing to work bus, a truck, and three small vehicles cus on the maintenance of existing blasting was done,” Negi says. He drops tivities like construction of roads, hydroelectric project plant of 804 MW towards that,” he says. were completely damaged after they roads instead of opting for unregulated his head in despair as he points to the tunnels and excavation for hydro pro capacity near Jangi village. This project, A power sector expert and head of were hit by boulders and mud on Na development. Scientific disposal of de damaged portion of the hill slope. jects have further accentuated the pro to be built by SJVN, will impact people the Jangi Thopan Powari hydroelectric tional Highway 5. Such was the force of bris is very important,” he says. Sita Ram, another resident , says he blem.” The report was prepared by the and natural resources of at least six pan project, Roshan Negi, asserts that the the landslide that the bus rolled down These are not mere observations of was a subcontractor on the Karcham Disaster Management Cell of the De chayats — Spillow, Kanan, Moorang, Jan construction of tunnels does not dam several feet towards the Sutlej river, residents. In its 2012 State Strategy and Wangtoo project. “During construction, partment of Revenue. gi, Akpa and Rarang. Our purpose is to age the ecology as the work is done in a along with the debris. Action Plan on Climate Change, Hima blasting was done for digging tunnels in It adds: “Most of the area under... Hi create awareness in all the villages scientific manner. “All the necessary The residents of Kinnaur are scared, chal Pradesh’s Department of Environ the mountain. Cracks developed as a re machal Pradesh is under threat of land about this upcoming project and others precautions are taken while we con angry and frustrated. Such incidents are ment, Science and Technology had sult, and the soil got eroded. Later, slides. It is the topographical profile of as well. Any decision on the commis struct tunnels. If the environment was becoming common, they say, thanks to pointed out that deforestation, land when heavy rain struck the region, the state and the extreme climatic con sioning of a project should be based on at risk of damage, the Government of In the development model adopted by suc slides, land degradation, desertification there were landslips,” he says. ditions which makes it susceptible to discussions with the gram sabhas,” says dia would have not allowed the setting cessive governments. Reports urging a and Glacier Lake Outbursts Floods are Manshi Asher, an environmentalist landslides. Hazard risk map of the state Sunder Negi, a member of the group. up of these projects. However, I believe rethink of the development model are some of the common but critical envi associated with the Himdhara Environ depicts that the area of the state falling Negi says the group got in touch with that there should always be a consensus frequently brought out but they lead to ronmental issues in the Himalayan re youth clubs of different villages. with the locals before setting up a pro little change. The beautiful Himalayan gion. The environment is facing major Through regular meetings, they are con ject. The projects that have been set up region is only becoming more fragile challenges given the escalation of such veying these villages of the “illeffects of and the allied activities have given a and susceptible to disasters, they say. issues due to changes in the atmosphere power projects”. He believes that peo boost to the local economy and infras and interferences by man, it said. ple should be aware about the impacts tructure. They have benefited the resi A double-edged sword “Himachal Pradesh, though a small of such projects on water, forest and dents over the years,” he says. In the last two months alone, several Himalayan State, is nevertheless playing land and should come forward to speak All these explanations don’t make landslides have been reported in Hima a very crucial role in sustaining the live up their mind “before it’s too late”. much sense to Devi. She doesn’t know chal Pradesh, especially in the tribal dis lihoods of downstream areas. The con The Jangi Thopan Powari hydroelec why, but she knows that landslides in tricts of LahaulSpiti and Kinnaur which servation, sustenance of these ecologi tric project envisages the construction the Sangla Valley have been increasing have seen incessant rains. From June 13 cally fragile regions is the biggest of a concrete gravity dam of 48metres over the years. “For some 30 years it to August 12, as many as 248 people lost challenge being faced at the moment high from the level of the riverbed used to snow heavily in this area, but in their lives in various incidents relating which can get further aggravated due to across the river Sutlej near Jangi village recent years I have seen more rain than to heavy rains. Chief Minister Jai Ram financial constraints and limited re and an underground powerhouse on snow. At the same time, many dams and Thakur, who visited Nigulsari to oversee sources... Therefore, it can be safely the right bank upstream of Tehsil boun roads have come up and landslides have the rescue work after the incident, said stated that climate change will manifest dary (Kashang Nallah). It proposes to ex become common. Our rivers are turn the State government would conduct a most in Himachal Pradesh,” it noted. cavate a circularshaped head race tun ing muddy as they carry debris. The go geological survey of the area. The report also stated that warming, nel of 9.40m wide and 12kilometres vernment must take steps to preserve Jai Vijender Negi, 45, an orchardist at erratic rainfall and rainfall changes, long using tunnel boring machine. The our mountains. Development is wel Batseri, says development has become a floods, and change in precipitation pat tentative land requirement for the pro come, but not at the cost of human doubleedged sword. He urges the go terns are commonly observed events or ject is 295.93 ha out of which 270.43 ha lives,” she says.

DELHI THE HINDU 8 NEWS SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Arrest is not always a must, says Supreme Court Oppn. leaders call for Bench says provision in the law does not mean that govt. can use power indiscriminately to crush personal liberty unity to take on BJP Krishnadas Rajagopal Kishan Kaul and Hrishikesh Echo Park and Noida Am ‘arrest’. NEW DELHI Roy said. bedkar Park. The FIR alleges Agreeing with the senior Sources claimed though the “We all have our compul The Supreme Court has held A distinction must be a loss of ₹ 14,000 crore to the lawyer, the Supreme Court Bahujan Samaj Party was sions, but clearly, a time has that merely because law al made between the existence public exchequer. clarified that “the word ‘cus sent an invite, there was no come when the interests of lows arrest does not mean of the power to arrest and tody’ appearing in Section response; the Aam Admi our nation demand that we the State can use the power the justification for exercise ‘Wrongly interpreted’ 170 does not contemplate Party, however, was not in rise above them,” Ms. Gand indiscriminately to crush of it, it noted. Mr. Dubey argued that his either police or judicial cus vited by the Congress. hi added. personal liberty. “If arrest is made routine, client had joined the seven tody but it merely connotes Apart from Chief Minis “We may note that perso it can cause incalculable yearold investigation. There the presentation of the ac ters of some of the Opposi 10 demands nal liberty is an important as harm to the reputation and was no need for his custodial cused by the Investigating Of tionruled States including As reported by The Hindu pect of our constitutional selfesteem of a person. If the interrogation. There was no ficer before the court while Jharkhand’s Hemant Soren, earlier, the joint statement mandate. The occasion to ar Investigating Officer has no apprehension that he would filing the charge sheet”. other top leaders included which touched upon a host rest an accused during inves reason to believe that the ac abscond or tamper with evi “The trial courts are stat Sharad Pawar (NCP), Farooq of issues, put forward 10 de tigation arises when custo cused will abscond or dis filed by businessman Sidd spiracy and criminal breach dence. Mr. Dubey said Sec ed to be insisting on the ar Abdullah (National Confe mands. dial investigation becomes obey summons and has, in harth, represented by senior of trust involving former mi tion 170 of the Code of Crimi rest of an accused as a prere rence), Mehbooba Mufti However, Ms. Banerjee necessary or it is a heinous fact, throughout cooperated advocate Pramod Kumar Du nisters and highranking offi nal Procedure (CrPC) has quisite formality to take the (PDP), Sitaram Yechury suggested that the demands crime or where there is a with the investigation we fail bey and advocates Ravi Shar cials in relation to a project been wrongly interpreted by charge sheet on record in (CPIM), D. Raja (CPI), Tejas be reduced to five key issues possibility of influencing the to appreciate why there ma and Rahul Shyam Bhan initiated by the Uttar Pra the police and trial courts to view of the provisions of Sec wi Yadav (RJD) among including a judicial probe witnesses or accused may should be a compulsion on dari. The Allahabad High desh government in 2007 to make arrest of the accused tion 170 of the CrPC. We con others. into the Pegasus snooping abscond. Merely because an the officer to arrest the ac Court had rejected his bail build parks and museums, mandatory at the time of fil sider such a course mis Ms. Gandhi set the tone controversy, vaccination for arrest can be made because cused,” the court observed application in July. including the Ambedkar Sa ing of the charge sheet. He placed and contrary to the for the meeting by pointing all, repeal of the three farm it is lawful does not mandate in its recent order. The case concerns an FIR majik Parivartan Asthal, argued that the word “custo very intent of Section 170 of out that Opposition unity laws, ₹7,500 monthly cash that arrest must be made,” a The order was passed in a registered against him for al Kashiram Smarak Asthal dy” in Section 170 had been the CrPC,” the court laid was in full display during transfers to those outside in Bench of Justices Sanjay plea for anticipatory bail legedly entering into a con Gautambudh Nagar Upvan wrongly interpreted as down the law. the monsoon session of Par come tax bracket and the liament. “I am confident immediate rollback of the that this unity will be sus hike in fuel and cooking gas tained in future sessions of prices. Parliament as well. But the After the meeting, CPI(M) TRS’ Dalita Bandhu scheme flayed larger political battle has to leader Sitaram Yechury be fought outside it. Of said, “The new India is a course, the ultimate goal is Modi project which is based It is ad hoc and reactive to political situations, says BJP’s Muralidhar Rao the 2024 Lok Sabha elec on disruption and destruc tions for which we have to tion of the Constitution and Nistula Hebbar self, the pilot project envis forward in such an ad hoc begin to plan systematically erecting the RSS’ intolerant New Delhi ages scrutiny of 20,929 fami manner,” he said. with the singleminded ob Hindu Rashtra.” The Telangana government’s lies for benefits under the Madhu Goud Yaskhi, cam jective of giving to our coun At the meeting, CPI’s D. House disrupted: A scene in the Rajya Sabha on August 11, income support scheme for scheme. paign committee chairman try a government that be Raja too talked at length when many protests were held. * PTI farmers, the Rythu Bandhu for the Telangana Congress lieves in the values of the about RSS ‘redefining’ the scheme, received universal Plan extended said that his party, too, had a Freedom Movement and in notion of the Indian State acclaim and was even repli Later, on August 8, the problem with the manner in the principles and provi and democracy. Venkaiah in a fix over cated at the Central level, scheme was extended to Mr. which the scheme had been sions of our Constitution,” (With inputs from but its scheme for Scheduled Rao’s adoptive village of Va brought in. “If you go by past she said. Sobhana K. Nair) Caste communities, the Dali salamari in Yadadri district, promises made by the TRS complaints against MPs ta Bandhu scheme, has led and a sum of ₹7.60 crores government, Dalit communi to criticism from all quarters was set aside for it. The over ties are owed ₹1 crore indivi of the political spectrum, all Statewide budget for the dually as the government Reign of terror is never Discrepancies exist between two lists not least because the pilot K. Chandrasekhar Rao scheme is pegged at had promised three acres of project has been launched in ₹80,000₹1,00,000 crore. land, scholarships for Dalit Sobhana K. Nair and solutions” while the Op a bypoll bound Assembly K. Chandrashekhara Rao Former national general students and other benefits New Delhi permanent, says PM position refused to settle for seat. wasted no time in announc secretary in the BJP, P. Mura before every poll. We de The complaint filed by Lead anything less than repeal of The Huzurabad Assembly ing the Dalita Bandhu lidhar Rao, says that the mand that the government The Prime Minister, who is The reconstruction of the er of House in Rajya Sabha the three farm laws. seat was vacated after form scheme, touted as one of the scheme is being criticised by fulfil all promises made to also the chairman of the Somnath temple to grand Piyush Goyal for disruptions On August 11, the govern er Health Minister in the Te biggest direct cash benefit his party for the ad hoc way the Dalit community,” he Somnath temple trust, em renovation was due to cen caused on the last two days ment pushed for The Gener langana Rashtra Samithi schemes in the country, the in which it is being imple said. phasised the need to streng turies of strong will and ide of the Monsoon session has al Insurance Business (Na (TRS)led government, Eata pilot project for which mented. “The Rytha Bandhu The Election Commission then religious tourism, cit ological continuity and con put Chairman Venkaiah Nai tionalisation) Amendment la Rajendra, quit and joined would be launched in the scheme had a policy archi is yet to notify polls in Huzu ing examples of the Ram tribution by great men like du in a difficult position. 2021 even when the entire the Bharatiya Janata Party Huzurabad Assembly seat, tecture that was robust. This rabad, but going by the way temple in Ayodhya, the Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Pa The government com Opposition wanted the Bill (BJP) a couple of months ago. bypolls for which are due. scheme is reactive to politi the TRS has taken on the exit Somnath temple and other tel and K.M. Munshi, who plaint lists 18 opposition to go to a select committee . Belonging to the Backward The scheme provides fi cal situations and Dalit com of Mr. Rajendra, it will be a landmark religious and pil had to face difficulties for MPs while on directions of The Bill was passed in an ex Class community, his exit nance of up to ₹10 lakh to Da munities deserve better than tough contest, and hanging grimage centres. this campaign even after In the Chair 40 opposition traordinary situation even created some discomfort in lit families under 30 diffe to be made a beneficiary in a in balance would be the sup Religious tourism and pil dependence, the Prime Mi members have been named as the Opposition MPs were the TRS. Following Mr. Ra rent projects without bank scheme that has been port of 18% of Dalit voters in grimage would provide new nister said. The projects he for “persistently and willful having a tussle with the Par jendra’s exit, Chief Minister linkages. In Huzurabad it launched and is being taken the State. employment opportunities inaugurated or laid founda ly obstructing” the proceed liamentary security officials and ensure that the future tion for include a Somnath ings of the House, leaving who had swarmed the Rajya generations would remain Promenade, a Somnath Ex Mr. Naidu with the question Sabha chamber. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC connected with India's his hibition Centre, and the re on whom to punish and Facebook tory, its traditions and its constructed temple pre which members to con Record of events Remembering a leader heritage, he noted. cinct of Old Somnath. done. The Rajya Sabha Bulletin 1 takes down On Friday, the Rajya Sab that publishes a record of ha secretariat sent out a the day’s events in the post by Rahul draft analytical status note House also names the mem ZycovD, first vaccine for to Mr. Naidu, citing prece bers who caused disrup Special Correspondent dents and the action that tions. New Delhi has been taken in such cas The members have been Social media giant Face those over 12, gets nod es. named for “entering the book has removed the post There are a few key dis ‘Well’ of the House, display by former Congress presi “This vaccine had already Biotechnology under the crepancies between the two ing placards, shouting slo dent Rahul Gandhi that exhibited robust immuno ‘Mission COVID Suraksha’. lists for example, Samajwadi gans and persistently and identified the family of a genicity and tolerability and The threedose vaccine Party’s Vishambhar Prasad willfully obstructed the pro nineyearold victim of al safety profile in the adaptive once administered produc Nishad who has been listed ceedings of the House,”as leged rape and murder in Phase I/II clinical trials car es the spike protein of the by the Rajya Sabha, does not per the bulletins of the two Delhi as it violated the plat ried out earlier. Both the SARSCoV2 virus and elicits figure in the government days. The August 10 bulletin form’s policies. Phase I/II and Phase III clin an immune response. complaint. CPI(M) Elama names 34 members while The social media giant ical trials have been moni “The plugandplay tech ram Kareem does not figure the August 11 one names 33 informed Mr. Gandhi, as tored by an independent nology on which the plas in the Rajya Sabha list, while members. There are 27 well as the National Com Data Safety Monitoring mid DNA platform is based he has been named in Mr. names which are common mission for Protection of Board,” the DBT statement can be easily adapted to Goyal’s complaint. to these two bulletins. Child Rights (NCPCR), of added. The vaccine has deal with mutations in the Many Opposition MPs too the removal of the posts been developed in partner virus, such as those already Last two days have filed counter com from Facebook and ship with the Department of occurring,” the DBT noted. In the last two days of the plaints alleging that they Instagram. Monsoon session of Parlia were manhandled by the In an emailed reply to a ment on August 10 and Au Parliamentary security offi query, a Facebook spokes gust 11, the Opposition prot cials. person said, “We have ta Delta variant driving ests turned violent. On They have further alleged ken action to remove the August 10, the government that male marshals have as Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi interacting before content as it was in viola pushed through a debate on saulted the women mem paying tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Parliament tion of our policies.” infections in India: report “the agricultural problems bers. House in New Delhi on Friday. * PTI According to Facebook, CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC in this case, the family has pleaded for their safety in the court, and in view of Cong. forms partygovt. panel Chhattisgarh Cong. gets their safety and to main tain the dignity of the vic tim, the company decided new offices in six districts to take down the content for coordination in Punjab from its platform. CM inaugurates the premises The social media com pany’s action followed the Friction between Amarinder and Sidhu still remains Special Correspondent being renovated. The party NCPCR’s direction to Face New Delhi will soon begin construction book to take appropriate VIKAS VASUDEVA Group’,” said an official Chhattisgarh Chief Minister in another five districts and action against Mr. Gandhi’s CHANDIGARH statement, Bhupesh Baghel inaugurat land is being acquired for Instagram profile over the Punjab Chief Minister Ama To be headed by the Chief ed Congress offices in six another three. Party offices violation of provisions of rinder Singh and his detrac Minister, the group will have districts on Friday, coincid will also be constructed at Acts such as the Juvenile “Continuing outbreaks are India is currently adding tor Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Local Government Minister ing with the birth anniver four newly minted districts. Justice Act, 2015, the Pro attributable to Delta, a sus about 35,000 new cases a new State Congress presi Brahm Mohindra, Finance sary of former Prime Minis Mr. Baghel said on the oc tection of Children from ceptible population, re day, with about 75% coming dent, on Friday agreed to set Minister Manpreet Singh Ba ter Rajiv Gandhi. casion, “The organisation Sexual Offences (POCSO) duced vaccine effectiveness from only two States: Kerala up a 10member ‘Strategic dal and Social Security Mi On August 20 last year, plays an important role for Act, 2012, and the Indian and opportunities for trans and Maharashtra. Policy Group’ to further ex nister Aruna Chaudhary as former Congress president any party to win the elec Penal Code. mission. Public health mea “Vaccination break pedite the implementation members, along with Mr. Rahul Gandhi chaired the tion. And a party office Earlier, on August 7, sures to reduce transmis throughs are common dur of various government pro Sidhu, the four party work foundationlaying ceremony helps an organisation to Twitter too had locked Mr. sion and vaccination remain ing Delta outbreaks and are grammes in the State. The ing presidents — Kuljit Singh for these party offices and function more effectively.” Gandhi’s account, and sub critical,” says the note. expected in India as well. move comes even as recent Nagra, Sukhwinder Singh renovation of the existing The new headquarters of sequently several other Globally, there are be Concern regarding appea appointments by Mr Sidhu Danny, Sangat Singh Gilzian ones. the Chhattisgarh Pradesh handles associated with lieved to be 13 sublineages rance of new variants strongly indicate his unre and Pawan Goel — besides The ceremony of inaugu Congress Committee in Rai the Congress, for posting/ of Delta with characteristic should be calibrated in the lenting slant against the Navjot Singh Sidhu, left, Pargat Singh. ration of the offices at Kori pur was constructed when sharing a photograph of genetic mutations. AY.1, AY.2 context of such data. As of Chief Minister. with CM Amarinder Singh The decision was taken ya, Surguja, Durg, Dhamta the party was in the Opposi the parents of the 9year and AY.3 are the predomi now sequencing of vaccina “To ensure better coordi when Mr Sidhu, along with ri, Jagdalpur and Sukuma tion. It was inaugurated in old victim. A week later, on nant ones and also found in tion breakthroughs in India nation between the ruling tives, Punjab Chief Minister Mr Nagra and Mr Pargat, was attended by State in 2018 by Mr. Gandhi. August 14, Twitter restored India. AY.3.1 is a recently is also showing a very high party and the State govern Captain Amarinder Singh called on the Chief Minister charge P.L. Punia and na “The new Rajiv Bhawan Mr. Gandhi’s account, after classified sublineage of AY.3 proportion of Delta variant. ment, and to further expe and Congress president Nav to discuss Punjab related is tional secretary Chandan played a positive role in our the company claimed that in the United States. AY.12 is Investigations for any new dite the implementation of jot Singh Sidhu on Friday sues and steps to strengthen Yadav. campaign for the Assembly the Congress leader had a sublineage of delta recent variants are ongoing,” the the various government pro agreed to set up a 10mem partygovernment Another 10 offices are un elections,” Mr. Baghel stat submitted a consent letter ly classified from Israel. note adds. grammes and reform initia ber ‘Strategic Policy coordination. der construction and four ed. from the victim’s family.

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CBI seeks details from Elopements most prosecuted Bengal DGP

Special Correspondent under child marriage law: study NEW DELHI The CBI has written to the But forced weddings often go unpunished in the country West Bengal Director Gen eral of Police seeking de SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT es were hugely dispropor tails of the cases of alleged NEW DELHI tionate. The former could in murder and sexual abuse Legal proceedings against vite a punishment of 10 of women, in compliance child marriages are com years to life imprisonment if with the Calcutta High monly undertaken against convicted for rape under the Court directive on elopements whereas forced IPC or a jail of 20 years to a Thursday. child marriages often go un maximum punishment of The court has ordered a punished, finds a new study. death under the POCSO Act, CBI probe into such cases The report — “Child Mar whereas the latter under the in connection with the al riage Prosecutions in India” PCMA comes with no mini leged violence that fol — brought out by Partners mum sentence and a maxi lowed the Assembly elec for Law in Development mum sentence of imprison tions earlier this year. It (PLD), a Delhibased legal re ment for two years and/or a has earlier urged the Na source group, analysed 83 fine. The study terms this tional Human Rights Com high court and district court “weaponisation of the law to mission (NHRC) to consti verdicts in cases relating to for 65% ( 54 out of a total 83 who had eloped or to prose settle family dishonour”. tute a committee for an child marriage from 2008 cases) of the total cases stu cute the husband. That the law is tilted inquiry into the and 2017. died. Only 30% of the cases Only 7% of the cases were against older adolescents is allegations. It selected for analysis were those of arranged child initiated by a child marriage also borne out by national judgments and orders in marriages, and a mere 5% prohibition officer — the crime data. In 2019, 525 cas Probe suggested which child marriage was were forced child marriages State functionary designat es were registered under the On July 13, the committee specifically mentioned. (such as those that involved ed for implementing the law. PCMA, compared with Quota benefit can’t be availed submitted a report suggest These included cases filed kidnapping, enticement or Another 7% of the cases 6,590 children who were ing a CBI investigation. under the Prohibition of forcible marriage by were filed by a third party, “deemed” to have been kid In its order, the court Child Marriages Act, 2006, parents). including an NGO, or suo napped on account of an simultaneously in 2 States: SC said: “All the cases where, as well as legal action initiat moto action by the court. elopement or love relation as per the report of the ed under other laws in rela Seeking custody Girls accessed the law on ship and 12,724 cases of chil committee, the allegations tion to child marriage such An analysis of who initiated their own the least, with on dren who were kidnapped Court clarifies on reservation in reorganised States are about murder of a per as Protection of Children the legal proceedings shows ly 3.5% of the cases filed to for the purpose of marriage. son and crime against wo from Sexual Offences Act that it was primarily the pa seek the nullification of their “The unintended harm of Press Trust of India proof showed that he was a men regarding rape/at (POCSO), 2012, and the In rents of girls who ap arranged marriage or to in the law needs to be correct New Delhi permanent resident of Pat tempt to rape, shall be dian Penal Code (IPC). proached the legal system itiate criminal legal action ed. Law reform in this area The Supreme Court has na, Bihar. referred to CBI for investi The study found that legal with a complaint. A total of against their parents for ar must aim to shield the young ruled that a person belong “It is made clear that per gation. The committee, prosecution of child mar 56 of the 83 cases, or 67.4%, ranging an underage mar in selfarranged marriages,” ing to a reserved category is son is entitled to claim bene NHRC, any other Commis riages was twice as much were initiated by parents or riage. says Madhu Mehra, the lead entitled to claim the benefit fit of reservation in either of sion or Authority and the against elopement or selfar relatives. These included Further, the punishment author of the study and of reservation in either of the successor State of Bihar State shall immediately ranged marriages by girls cases where parents sought for elopement versus forced Head, Research and Train the successor States of Bihar or State of Jharkhand, but hand over entire record of with such cases accounting custody of their daughter and arranged child marriag ing, at PLD. or Jharkhand, but cannot tegory without claiming the will not be entitled to claim the cases entrusted to the claim benefit of the quota si benefit of reservation and benefit of reservation simul CBI for investigation.” multaneously in both the vice versa. taneously in both the succes successor States upon their A Bench of Justices U.U. sor States and those who are Four teams Cong. goofs up over Uddhav’s presence at Oppn. meet reorganisation in November, Lalit and Ajay Rastogi decid members of the reserved ca The agency has set up four 2000. ed the “peculiar question” tegory and are resident of teams, each headed by an Special Correspondent by Congress president So Congress Party (NCP) leader being left to the lower rung New Delhi The top court also held after a resident of Jhark the successor State of Bihar, official of the Joint Director nia Gandhi and attended by Sharad Pawar who was of Congress leaders,” a se that members of the re hand, Pankaj Kumar, a mem while participating in open rank, to conduct the court Maharashtra Chief Minister 19 parties. dealing with the Shiv Sena nior Opposition leader said. served category, who are re ber of a Scheduled Caste, selection in State of Jhark monitored probe under Uddhav Thackeray, accord According to sources, instead of the Congress. Mr. Thackeray, sources sidents of the successor filed an appeal against the hand shall be treated to be the supervision of an Addi ing to sources, had to be Communist Party of India “While Ahmed Patel was said, threatened to not at State of Bihar, while partici 2:1 majority High Court or migrants and it will be open tional Director. placated after mismanage Marxist (CPIM) general se alive, he was the pointsman tend the meeting. pating in open selection in der, denying him appoint to participate in general ca The court has also di ment of the virtual meeting cretary Sitaram Yechury who would call each and ev It was at this point that Jharkhand, shall be treated ment in the State Civil Ser tegory without claiming the rected the CBI to submit a organised by the Congress had to step in and speak to ery Opposition leader. His Mr. Yechury intervened and to be migrants, and they can vice examination of 2007, on benefit of reservation and status report on its findings party. Mr. Thackeray after he ob absence is being sorely felt spoke to him, urging him to participate in the general ca the ground that his address viceversa,” the Bench said. within six weeks. The meeting was chaired jected that it was Nationalist as the coordination work is participate. NIA inquires into explosivesladen tiffin box

Special Correspondent stance weighing over 2 kg, a the explosions at the Jammu Air elements to transport weapons, NEW DELHI switch and a remote control dev Force station on June 27, which ammunition and drugs from The National Investigation Agen ice in Amritsar on August 8. were carried out using drones. across the border. Some drones cy (NIA) has initiated an inquiry The police suspected that it In the past couple of years, se were also shot down. The go into the dropping of a tiﬃn box was dropped by a drone operat curity forces have come across vernment has been exploring va containing ﬁve hand grenades, ed from across the border in Pa several instances of drones hav rious technological solutions to 100 cartridges, an explosive sub kistan. The NIA is investigating ing been used by Pakistanbased counter the threat from drones. Hizb ‘hit squad’ members killed

One among the duo was involved in recent killing of a civilian: IGP

Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar Two HizbulMujahideen mili tants were killed in an encounter in Pulwama’s Khrew area on Fri day morning. “The duo was a ‘hit squad’ of the Hizb. They were responsible for civilian killings in south Kash mir. One of them, Musaib Mus taq, from Khrew, was involved in the killing of Javid Ahmad Malik, a peon in a school in Pastuna [on July 23, 2021],” Inspector Gener al of Police Vijay Kumar said. They were encircled in a joint antimilitancy operation. An Ar my spokesman said, “The opera tion was launched at 1 a.m. The The aftermath: People inspecting a damaged house near the search party drew heavy volume encounter site in Pampore area of Pulwama. * NISSAR AHMAD of fire from the terrorists hiding in the village at 2:40 a.m.”. the troops but was neutralised. so neutralised,” the Army said. The intermittent exchange of The second terrorist continued The police said one AK47, one fire continued throughout the to fire but was contained in the pistol and other warlike stores night. “At 6:30 a.m., one terro house by the troops. By 9:15 were recovered from the terro rist tried to escape by firing on a.m., the second terrorist was al rists. GTA chief to form new party

Anit Thapa says people need pragmatic and practical option

Shiv Sahay Singh an almost 100day violent eco the hills to have the option of Kolkata nomic blockade from June to “practical and pragmatic polit In a significant development that September 2017 over the de ics”. “From 1986, the people of may have a longstanding impact mand for a separate State of the hills have been fooled by lo on the Darjeeling hills, Anit Tha Gorkhaland in the Darjeeling cal leaders on the promise of a pa, chairperson of Gorkhaland hills. separate State of Gorkhaland. Territorial Administration The emotive issue of Gorkhaland (GTA), on Friday announced that Gurung exit is still important but there are is he will be setting up a new party. After Mr. Gurung left the hills, sues like jobs for our youths, the Mr. Thapa, who has been head Mr. Thapa and Binay Tamang, water crisis in Darjeeling, and ing the GTA, a regional autono another GJM leader, entered in restoring the glory of Darjeeling mous body in the hills, said that talks with the West Bengal go so that we can realise our full po the details of the party will be vernment and normalcy gra tential as an important tourism brought before the public in the dually returned to hills. destination,” he said. first week of September. Both of them announced While emphasising that by Mr. Thapa emerged in the pol themselves as the leaders of the setting up a new party, he was itical scene of the Darjeeling hills GTA and expelled Mr. Gurung giving an option to the people of in 2017, when Gorkha Janamukti from the party. Speaking to The the hills, Mr. Thapa maintained Morcha (GJM) president Bimal Hindu Mr. Thapa said that the that there is a need for holding Gurung had to flee the hills after time had come for the people of elections to the GTA.

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IN BRIEF ₹3.2 croreaid for children ‘Govt. jobs for J&J seeks approval for COVID kin of slain who lost parents to COVID policemen’ Kerala issues guidelines for assistance vaccine trials on adolescents SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Staff Reporter collected the details. GUWAHATI Thiruvananthapuram Polygamy has no place in Pharma major’s single shot candidate was granted emergency use permission The government had is Assam Chief Minister Hi modern Arunachal: CM The Kerala government has sued an order stipulating manta Biswa Sarma on Fri Special Correspondent GUWAHATI groups,” said the statement. sanctioned ₹3.2 crore as fi the guidelines for sanction day marked the comple NEW DELHI Arunachal Pradesh Chief Previously in August, J&J’s nancial assistance for 87 ing the financial assistance. tion of 100 days of his Minister Pema Khandhu has U.S. pharma major Johnson singledose COVID19 vac children who have lost their Children who had lost both government by handing ov sought a social awakening & Johnson ( J&J) has applied cine had been granted emer parents/guardians to parents to COVID19, those er appointment letters to against polygamy and a for permission to conduct gency use approval (EUA) in COVID19. whose parents had become the kin of six policemen proper debate on property clinical trials of its single India, and the Health Minis In a statement here on COVID negative but had killed in firing on the rights for the girl child. shot COVID19 vaccine on try has said it was in talks to Friday, Minister for Women died owing to related health State’s boundary with Miz Polygamy is prevalent in adolescents aged 1217 years get the vaccine available to and Child Development Vee problems within three oram on July 26. several of the 26 tribes and in India. the general public as soon as na George said funds for a months, those who had lost Dr Sarma’s Bharatiya Ja more than 100 subtribes in The company has moved possible. ₹3lakh fixed deposit and a one parent earlier, and had nata Partyled coalition go the frontier State. Mr. an application to the Central The five COVID vaccines monthly payment of ₹2,000 lost the remaining parent to vernment had taken Khandu said polygamy Drugs Standard Control Or granted EUA in India are Se till the time the children COVID19, children who had charge on May 10. needed to become obsolete ganisation (CDSCO) seeking Fighting the virus: J&J vaccine has demonstrated 85% rum Institute’s Covishield, turned 18 had been sanc been abandoned by one pa “The government jobs in the modern world. approval. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, tioned. Besides this, educa rent and had lost the re given to the next of kin of efficacy in staving off severe COVID19 disease. * REUTERS A J&J India spokesperson, Russia’s Sputnik V, Moderna tion expenses till the chil maining parent to the dis the deceased police per Assam Rifles seizes in a statement, said: “We are to the CDSCO to conduct a clinical trials continue to and now Johnson & Johnson dren graduated would be ease, those whose parents sonnel is under an excep cigarettes worth ₹6.5 cr. committed to facilitating glo study of the J&J COVID19 move forward in this popula (J&J). met from the CM’s Distress had died or abandoned tional circumstance, not to NEW DELHI bal equitable access to CO vaccine in India in adoles tion, and we remain deeply Coronavirus vaccine deve Relief Fund. them and who were living be cited as an example,” In a major recovery of smuggled items in Mizoram, VID19 vaccine and recog cents aged 12–17 years.” committed to the critical loped by J&J has demonstrat Ms. George said Integrat with relatives but their guar the Chief Minister told the Assam Rifles has seized nise the unmet needs of “To ultimately achieve work needed to make our ed 85% efficacy in staving off ed Child Development Ser dians had succumbed to CO journalists. 502 cases of foreign origin children. On August 17, 2021, herd immunity, it is impera COVID19 vaccine equitably severe COVID19 disease in vices personnel had con VID19 would be given assis The State government cigarettes in Champhai we submitted an application tive that COVID19 vaccine accessible for all age its phase 3 trials. ducted house visits and tance. had also provided an ex district with an estimated gratia amount of ₹1 lakh to market value of ₹6.5 crore. In each of more than 40 poli another incident, a major haul CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC cemen who were injured in of arms and ammunition was the border skrimish bet made in Lawngtlai district. Moulding a message Naveen launches smart health ween the two States.

Taj to open for night COVID-19 relief viewing from today card for the poor in Odisha Listing the government’s AGRA achievements during the After remaining closed for 100 days, the Chief Minis over a year for night viewing, About 3.5 crore deprived people to benefit from the system ter announced a onetime the Taj Mahal will open from August 21 for visitors who COVID19 relief of ₹15,000 Special correspondent without any hassle. It is a each for the heads of reli want to explore the marble BHUBANESWAR monument under moonlight, first of its kind service in the gious institutions and officials said on Friday. Odisha Chief Minister Na country.” ₹10,000 each for bus driv Night viewing of the veen Patnaik on Friday Mr. Patnaik gave the first ers, conductors and han monument had closed on launched the distribution of smart health card to Sukri dymen in the State. March 17, 2020, during the a smart health card, which Dhangda Majhi from Bonda, He also said the Cabinet first lockdown. PTI will help families get treat a Particularly Vulnerable on Friday approved to in ment up to ₹5 lakh per an Tribal Group, at Malkangiri, crease the monthly allo Curfew in Shillong num. 650 km from the State capi wance given to more than relaxed for 13 hours About 3.5 crore poor peo tal. In Malkangiri alone, 1.55 2.2 million women in the SHILLONG ple will benefit from the lakh families will benefit by State as part of the Oruno Meghalaya CM Conrad K. Statefunded health debit the card. doi scheme from the exist Sangma on Friday said no card system. Mr. Patnaik had an ing ₹830 to ₹1,000 with im major untoward incident was Naveen Patnaik nounced the scheme on the mediate effect. reported in the capital during the past 24 hours and curfew ‘No frill system’ about 200 hospital chains in occasion of 75th Indepen The Cabinet also ap was relaxed for 13 hours Under the Biju Swasthya Ka the country, including Od dence Day. The card will be proved the inclusion of In during the day. Curfew was lyan Yojana (BSKY), women isha. given to the beneficiaries dian and Assam history imposed in Shillong on members of the family can According to the govern phasewise. Beneficiaries of and geography as compul August 15 following the get treatment up to ₹10 lakh ment, “in this nofrill sys the national and State food sory subjects in the sylla violence that erupted during In tune with the times: Clay artist Indrajit Paul making an idol of a demon on the theme of the in a year. With this card, pe tem, a person will simply go security schemes, Annapur bus of classes 9 and 10 in all the funeral of a former Delta variant of coronavirus, ahead of the Durga puja festival in Kolkata, on Friday. * PTI ople can avail themselves of to a hospital with the card na and Antyodaya yojanas, government schools in the militant leader. PTI CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC quality healthcare service in and get all the treatments will get it. State.

Jewellers plan BJP leader tries to hold banned race protest against GSI lists geotourism sites shows the sentiment of all hallmarking Some try to evade farmers who are badly hit by in NE to visit after ‘unlock’ the Supreme Court’s ban… I police by holding could not reach the spot as Special Correspondent it in the morning the police had completely MUMBAI blockedoff roads around a Jewellers have decided to Dip in positivity and rise in vaccination behind the move Shoumojit Banerjee 30 km radius. Respecting the go on a nationwide token Pune appeals of the authorities to RAHUL KARMAKAR strike on Monday, August GUWAHATI Defying the Supreme Court’s prevent mobbing, we had 23, 2021 to protest against ban on bullock cart races, decided to cooperate with what they called the ‘arbi The Geological Survey of In farmers in Sangli’s Zare vil the police,” Gopichand Pa trarily implemented man dia (GSI) has identified cer lage reportedly staged a race dalkar said. datory hallmarking pro tain geological sites across after heeding to a call to hold Mr. Padalkar said he was cess’ by the Bureau of the Northeast for promotion the same by BJP leader Gop Against the law: Animal activists said only a handful of errant least concerned if the State Indian Standards (BIS). of geotourism as some ichand Padalkar amid heavy persons held a few rounds of bullock cart race. * FILE PHOTO government decided to take The strike call has been States in the region prepare police deployment through action against him for incit given by the National Task to ‘unlock’ from September. out the district. ry for the farmers while urg had earlier challenged the ing farmers to stage bullock Force on Hallmarking Sikkim has already The races were reportedly ing the ruling Uddhav Thack government and the State cart races in violation of the formed by 350 Associa opened for tourists while As held early morning to avoid erayled Maha Vikas Aghadi police machinery, announc court order. tions and Federations of sam and Nagaland are plan Of much interest: This site in Unakoti district of Tripura has the police from cracking (MVA) government to con ing the race would be held Animal activists on the jewellers. ning to withdraw COVID19 numerous rockcut sculptures and temples. * FILE PHOTO down on the ‘errant’ organ test and get the ban lifted in come what may. other hand claimed that it The jewellers are upset restrictions from September isers. the Supreme Court on could not be called a ‘com that despite 10 meetings in view of the dip in the pos the 32 approved geotourism Of the 12 sites, three are in While Mr. Padalkar, along grounds that it was baneful ‘Unfazed by action’ petition’ in any sense. Only a held, no relief has been of itivity rate and an increase in or geoheritage sites in the Meghalaya, two each in As with other BJP leaders, were to the rural economy. “I have heard through media handful of errant persons fered in writing by BIS or the number of vaccinated country. These are scenic sam and Tripura, and one stopped by the police well Mr. Padalkar, an MLC and reports that some farmers had staged a few rounds of Ministry of Corporate Af people. places that can be top attrac each in Arunachal Pradesh, ahead of the chosen spot, he an influential Dhangar com escaped the police blockade race using bullock carts, fairs on the Hallmarking “Twelve locations in the tions,” a GSI official said, de Manipur, Mizoram, Naga claimed the races as a victo munity leader from Sangli, and held races. This only they said. Unique ID (HUID) issue. Northeast are included in clining to be quoted. land and Sikkim.

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again in many films dealing with the Cold War including re cently, Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies (2015). This can in no way be a com prehensive look at films set in Berlin, so after a quick hat tip to Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire (1987), I’ll confine myself now to the various iterations of Berlin Alexanderplatz, named after

the vast square in the heart of A still from the show * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT the city. In 1929, Alfred Döblin wrote Berlin Alexanderplatz, Mini Anthikad Chhibber Though Slater had plans to meet based in Berlin, I launched into recognised at the Berlin festival. about a smalltime criminal Kirby, COVID19 made it impossi my musings about films set in A key sequence in Victoria who has just been released Whether as the young Franciscan ble. For the surgical aspects, he Summer in this magnificent city without takes place at Checkpoint Char from prison after being in novice Adso, playing Watson to says he spent time with his brother much delay. Leni Riefenstahl’s lie, that hallowed gateway bet volved in a murder and finds Sean Connery’s Baskerville in The inlaw who is also a vascular surge Olympia (1938) in two parts — ween the erstwhile East and himself in the big, bad city, and Name of the Rose (1986) or as strait on like Kirby. Admitting to playing Festival of Nations and Festival West Berlin which has been re inevitably is drawn to those of laced Riley to wildly grandstanding characters that possess energy and of Beauty — her document of ferenced in countless novels his own ilk. The book was John Travolta in John Woo’s Broken charisma, Slater says he and Kirby the 1936 Berlin Olympics, is cor and movies. I duly visited the adapted as a film as early as Arrow 10 years later, Christian Sla are similar in a few ways. “I enjoy rectly derided as Nazi propa place which now also has a har 1931. The most comprehensive ter always radiates positive energy life; I have a good time. I do have an Berlin ganda, and she was subsequent rowing exhibit detailing the his adaptation of the book is Rainer in his roles. energy that I think I need to taper a ly disgraced. However, there is tory of Berlin from 193345. Werner Fassbinder’s sprawling That energy is evident as the 51 little bit. In order to play this cha no denying her immense cine Martin Ritt’s The Spy Who Came 14part 1980 television series. In yearold actor talks about his latest racter, I needed a certain amount Be it Leni Naman Ramachandran matic talent and the films are in From the Cold (1965) opens preparation for this trip, I role in Dr Death over a video call. of freedom, and I am grateful to Pa beautiful to look at, though the at Checkpoint Charlie, James pulled out my hitherto un The miniseries — based on a pod trick [Macmanus, creator] for al Riefenstahl’s And so, my peregrinations politics and underlying social Bond crosses over in Octopussy watched bluray of Burhan Qur cast that focusses on medical mal lowing me to be creative in the mo Olympia or Steven bring me to Berlin, for the first history cannot and should not (1983) and the locale and in bani’s 2020 adaptation, which practice — was released globally ment. That lent to the type of time in summer. I’d only been be denied. deed the Berlin Wall has been changed the lead character to last month and had its India pre energy that came across.” Spielberg’s Bridge here for the justly celebrated There is of course Sebastian featured time and an illegal immigrant from miere this week. It tells the harrow Jackson, 43, had to go into some of Spies, several Berlin Film Festival, which is Schipper’s pounding Victoria Bissau, West Africa, ing true story of a neurosurgeon, dark spaces as Duntsch. “For a held during the winter and the (2015), where a young Spanish lending layers of com Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jack large part of the show he does not films explore the act of rushing from screening to woman in Berlin is caught up plexity to an already son), who maimed and killed his know that he is the bad guy. He did city’s history and screening keeps you warm at in events beyond her con dense tale. The film is patients. Slater plays Dr Kirby who, not have the ability to see the effect what is truly a miserable time, trol. Set across one night three hours short and alongside Dr Henderson (Alec Bald of his actions,” says the actor . The landmarks weatherwise, in this great me in the city, Victoria is is another breath win), brings down Duntsch. show, with crisscrossing timelines tropolis. Summer in Berlin, on one of those oneshot taking ode to Slater recalls a scene with Jack and disturbing content, is a grip the other hand, is a glorious films featuring non the city that son when they were in the operat ping one and credit for that goes to time. The sun is shining, Covid stop exhilarating ac has and ing theatre. “When you are shoot Macmanus, he says. “Patrick had is at bay, and vaccinated people tion with nary a will con ing these types of uncomfortable the entire show, every image of it are back at cinemas, museums, pause for breath. tinue to scenes, you tend to find humour. catalogued in his mind. He was an galleries and restaurants. A dazzling techni give to Both Josh and I are so inept as sur unbelievable resource.” Pausing only to meet a few cal achievement cine geons that I found those moments Dr Death is streaming on filmmaker friends who are which was duly ma. to be quite humorous,” he says. Lionsgate Play CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Georgina Maddox (Clockwise from far left) Sculptor Anish The third edition of the Hurun India Art List was Kapoor, his ‘Mirror’ artwork, Anjolie Ela Menon, released last week. Technically, the artist who Deepanjana Klein of Christie’s, Krishen Khanna, topped it this year as well, Anish Kapoor, with Vasundhara Tewari-Broota and one of her sales worth ₹20.64 crore at public auctions last artworks * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT year, doesn’t even live in India. The London based sculptor’s conceptual work has made it to the Venice Biennale and the Royal Academy of Arts (the ﬁrst living artist to be given a solo there). He has won renown with landmarks such as the Cloud Gate in Chicago and Britain’s Arce lorMittal Orbit. Interestingly, there’s no mention of Hurun on his social media. One wonders if it matters to him or if he is even aware of it. Many artists are not. When I reached out to Vasundhara TewariBroota, whose husband Ra meshwar Broota is number three on the list, she was surprised. “He is not someone who looks at these lists,” she tells me. How about the news that she has clocked in at number eight on Hu run’s Women Artists’ list? “It is a pleasant surprise,” smiles the artist, whose ﬁgurative paintings explore the psycho political existence of the female body. But she quickly adds that “it brings me back to the old

argument: the artist never gets a share in these GETTYIMAGES astronomical sales [that puts them on these lists * Art lists in the first place]. They have usually sold the art work long ago for a sum that looks meagre when and the questions that arise placed next to the current auctioned price, which is usually in crores of rupees.” This is just one of the uncomfortable ques out several — from rich lists and top philanthro raked in crores (in 2018, his painting, Kali, was tions that lists such as Hurun’s (which draws its pists to global art top 50s. But do artists and col The verdict on lists like the purchased anonymously for over ₹26 crore) and data from online resource artprice.com) bring lectors care about them? “I don’t know who ac Hurun India Art report put him on innumerable records. “ up. Do rankings affect how galleries showcase tually looks at them,” says Ashvin E Rajagopalan, may be mixed, but they A percentage should come to the artist every artists or how collectors invest in art cofounder of Chennaibased Ashvita time their work is sold,” she says, along the lines blockchain keeping track of sales automatically work? Does knowing where the ar gallery, stating that Hurun India’s stimulate discussions that of what Artist Resale Rights has achieved in Eu — it would be easier to ensure a percentage goes tists are from — West Bengal con numbers are off. “I don’t know deserve priority — from rope, the UK and California. “But, currently, to the artist as royalty. At present, several inter tributed the most number in the what their source of data is. If it there’s a sense of helplessness; we must form at national NFT platforms, such as SuperRare, off list (10 entrants), followed by is public auctions, then Krishen royalties for artists to how least an artists’ union.” er this. Artists get 5%15% royalty every time Kerala and Maharashtra — help, Khanna sold more than ₹6.87 technology can actually Anas Rahman Junaid, who heads Hurun In their artwork is resold. However, he says, it’s still beyond making good hea crores last year!” Meanwhile, dia, the organisation that brings out the annual early days in India. “We will have to wait and dlines? Most often, it’s a no. Sharan Apparao, of Apparao help track resales list, says he’s been closely observing the transi watch, as it is a growing market that needs many “Anish Kapoor is represent Galleries, says, “Seasoned col tioning of India’s entrepreneurial landscape kinks to be ironed out. For instance, the difficul ed in our international Post War lectors don’t refer to lists when from being largely run by family businesses, to ties around obtaining authentication certificates and Contemporary auctions buying highend art, and it’s not tion starters. For example, about the need for the era of newage entrepreneurs and their revo when the artist is no more. Or tracing the prove across the globe,” says Deepanjana important to artists either because royalties in the art world. “Artists don’t really be lutionary business ideas. “Rapid advancements nance of artworks that have been resold more Klein, International Head, Depart their prices aren’t con nefit from auction sales, not directly at least,” in technology have enabled the ‘millennial en than once.” ment for Contemporary Indian & trolled by these.” One says Anjolie Ela Menon over the phone from her trepreneur’ to show great enthusiasm towards Auction houses, however, are more cautious. Southeast Asian Art at Christie’s Auc of the few she looks studio in Nizamuddin. Incidentally, the 81year this new economic culture,” he says, adding that “It is true that an NFT is inscribed on a block tion House. “His price points are very at is ArtReview’s old contemporary artist, whose solo show, By auction prices follow the ‘trickle down theory’ chain and so the provenance history is forever different and do not reflect the Indian Power 100 in the Art The River, is on at the AICON Gallery in New and affect gallery prices as it indicates global ac publicly accessible. But to date auction houses art market or have an impact on it, as World (and that York, is number eight on the Hurun list. “Just claim of the artworks. “I believe that the next de cannot offer NFTs all around the world, as there the majority of his works are bought too, occasionally). before the pandemic, we were proposing the cade presents a great opportunity for India to re are no general guidelines in place, which would mainly by international collectors.” What such lists formation of a board that would over position herself. My continuing mission for the include the question of copyright,” says Klein. can do, however, see issues of 7% royalties to the artist Hurun report is to find these synergies and con Christie’s pioneered NFTs in the global auction Let’s talk money is be conversa of every auction sale, authentica tribute value to the entrepreneurial landscape.” market and is leading this category with $93.2 But before we get to the tion and other such matters. But million in sales this year. questions, do these lists because everything shut down, The NFT debate Meanwhile, the lists will continue. And matter? Many come out it got halted and I doubt it will Technology is one of the ways open to artists to whether we take them as definitive voices cele each year, from Forbes to be formed any time soon.” keep track of their work and get just rewards. brating wealth creation or not, as Junaid points Time to Business Standard. Menon points out that an ar Mumbaibased artist Santanu Hazarika believes out, “Most newcomers to the art world almost Internationally, Shanghai tist like Tyeb Mehta never made blockchain will dismantle the culture of gate always refer to a powerlist.” It’s up to us how based Hurun Report, the any direct earnings from the keeping in a bid to empower artists. If the auth best we utilise them and what conversations we wealth research firm, puts auction sales, though it has entication of artworks can be digitised — with push forward.

FOOD SPOT (Clockwise from left) Mohapatra and Gupta, Sadhya on a banana the poster, and the singer on stage * SPECIAL leaf, even though ARRANGEMENT not a community Onam’s celebration this year, was special, Singer Sona with home harvest of many Mohapatra’s delivered goodness documentary premiering at the DISHES Indian Film Festival of Melbourne this month covers everything from protest art to gender disparity Rahul Verma

The freshly washed banana leaf sues. “There are many notes that placed in front of me sparkled the film is hitting, like how when with all kinds of dishes. I broke a we protest as an artist for equality, piece of the papadam, and be An act of love, what is the price to pay for it pro gan a memorable meal. fessionally,” says Gupta, referring We were at a friend’s place to the times Mohapatra has taken for an Onam sadhya before the Sadya from Magic with Spices that is serving at Le Meridien in the music industry to task. The sin pandemic. Since then, I have Gurugram, (below) from Zambar * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT ger recounts, “I was being accost been waiting for COVID19 res ed and literally ambushed in my trictions to lift, to be able to en ple traditionally serve nine dis potatoes, bottle gourd, egg house by a reporter from a news joy a communal meal. That will hes at home. But the number of plant, and other veggies. Chef a war cry channel.” Gupta was coincidental happen one day, I am sure, but dishes can go up to 25 or more — Rekha added coconut paste to it ly at Mohapatra’s house, after they meanwhile — on the occasion of as it does in both these sadhyas. along with some curd and ANURAG TAGAT this year in India, it shines the er, composer Ram Sampath, and had wrapped up shooting a music Onam this year — I had sadhya There is nothing not to like in topped it with coconut oil. spotlight not just on the musician editor Arjun Gourisaria. “We were video, gathered around for tea food at home. this vegetarian meal, so let me Then there was kalan, a dish Is Sona Mohapatra and Deepti and the pushback she receives for both learning everything for the time on a Sunday evening. Sadhya, as we all know, is the focus on the dishes that I en of yogurt, raw banana and grat Gupta’s documentary Shut Up So- being an outspoken, sometimes first time. All the wellwishers Mohapatra recounts, “Deepti festive feast of Kerala. Because joyed the most. I began with red ed coconut. The eriserry — na the kind of story you only get to mercurial woman in India, but al came up saying, ‘Oh, you did an thought this was an opportunity of the pandemic, home chefs rice, a small helping of ghee and pumpkin, red beans, and coco tell once? “Let me tell you, there’s so the state of cultural discourse. India premiere, now (so) none of for the documentary. But that and restaurants have started de parippu curry (yellow moong nut — had all the right flavours, a ‘Please Sing Sona’ sequel that’s the big international festivals are camera person who had come livering a full sadhya to all those dal cooked with coconut), velve as did the nicely crunchy beans happening,” Mohapatra says of the At the festival circuit going to take up your film’. That with the reporter started telling pining for it. One of the outlets ty and light. It set the tone for thoran. I particularly enjoyed film based on her ‘unrelenting Gupta says it originally started was heartbreaking, because Deepti which is a better place for is the Gurugrambased Magic the varied flavours that chef Murugan’s kootu curry, fight for an equal space in modern with just the two friends we didn’t know any better,” her to shoot me from, and started with Spices, run by chef Rekha followed. prepared with raw bananas, day India’. Irony and wit are taking on the project, says Mohapatra of the film directing her. She captured that.” Raghavan. She is offering a spe I loved the spiciness of the ra- black chana, and grated coco among the narrative devices of being joined by (produced by her) that This, along with the sequence of cial Onam lunch at Le Meridien sam, and the mildly tart taste of nut. The olan, ash gourd and Shut Up Sona, which is currently Mohapa had its premiere at the Mohapatra watching a maledomi in Gurugram today and tomor the sambar, pepped up with red beans in creamy coconut getting its Australia premiere at tra’s Mumbai Academy of nated mixed doubles match fea row, and is also delivering food seasonal vegetables. The morru milk, was good too. the Indian Film Festival of Mel partn Moving Image (MAMI) turing Roger Federer, are left in for the occasion (₹1100 plus tax kachiyatha — a yoghurt dish The sadhya meal has a lot of bourne this month. Originally slat Film Festival in Mum Shut Up Sona to “leave an uncon es; ph: 9773613978). seasoned with herbs and shal addons — pickles, banana ed to take place in theatres, a wor bai in 2019. Neverthe scious impression on the viewer”, Likewise, Zambar has an lots — was superb as was the avi chips, chips coated with jaggery rying wave of COVID19 cases in less, the team perse according to Gupta. Onam special for dinner and yal, cooked with yam, carrot, and so on. The inji curry — gin the city caused organisers to vered to take it to Mohapatra feels documentaries lunch till August 23 at the Am raw banana, drumstick, beans, ger, tamarind, and jaggery chut launch it virtually. the International are not that well understood in In bience Mall in Gurugram (₹999 ney — was deliciously tart, and For Mohapatra — who had Film Festival Rot dia among the masses, but the plus taxes; ph: 9958564400). made for a great side her own billboard at Times terdam in 2020 and popularity of OTT platforms is It has a sadhya hamper deliv dish. Square, New York, in July several other changing that and Shut Up Sona ery service across DelhiNCR, I ended the meal with as part of the Spotify countries. fits right in. too (₹1,095 plus taxes). Zam two types of payasam, ‘Equal’ global campaign “It’s not one of those artsy, bar has chef Vetri Muru and loved them both. The — and filmmakercine Battling the niche documentaries. It’s a fully gan, a southern coastal pal payasam with dry matographer Gupta, system masaledaar, musical, gaali-ga- cuisine specialist, at the fruits and rice in milk was this was an addition Counting the film as loch film… everything else that helm. rich and smooth, as was the to the tumultuous a “symbolic catharsis” you would not expect,” concludes It’s difficult to do justice scrumptious ada pradha- fouryear journey for both of them, Gup Mohapatra. to the wide spectrum of dis mam, rice flakes with coconut of making, editing ta was driven by not Shut Up Sona premieres at the hes that figure in a traditional and jaggery. and showcasing just Mohapatra’s Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Kerala banana leaf meal. Chef What more can I say, but the documen music but also her on August 26 Rekha, who describes herself as Happy Onam? tary. Slated to re continual battle Watch the duo in a corporate slave turned pas lease on an OTT against systemic, conversation with Anurag sionate chef, tells me that peo The writer is a seasoned food critic platform later patriarchal is Tagat on weekend.thehindu.com

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INTERVIEW | LISA CURTIS ‘Both Trump and Biden administrations responsible for Afghan situation’ It was an extremely hasty withdrawal, and the move to pull out 16,000 contractors, all at once, literally pulled the rug out from under the Afghans, says Lisa Curtis

Sriram Lakshman buted. Not to mention the differing voices within the interests. But unfortunately ■ I personally think that the counterterrorism interests. Taliban safe haven in Pakis Trump administration. Why this is not what happened. U.S. could have kept a limited A concerted international commitment is necessary to pre tan all these years. No U.S. did they end up cutting out What we saw was a consis presence. There are some Speaking of safe havens for vent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, says Lisa Curtis, administration — going back the Afghan government tent undermining of the Af 3,500 troops when Biden terrorists, what’s unfolding former South and Central Asia Director of the U.S. N ational four administrations — was from those talks and is what ghan government. It was ea took office in January, along in Afghanistan is a gift of Security Council. Ms. Curtis, who is currently Director of the ever able to do anything we’re seeing today a sier to extract concessions with the 7,000 to 8,000 NA sorts to Pakistan, and PM IndoPacific Security Program at the Center for New A meri about that safe haven. So, consequences of that? from the Afghan government TO troops. And I think that Imran Khan has not hidden can Security, discusses what led to the current situation with that’s certainly contributed and give concessions to the there are ways to protect his appreciation for the turn the Taliban, the U.S.’ counterterrorism interests, a nd the fu to the Taliban’s ability to ■ Well, the decision to hold Taliban. Unfortunately, there those forces. When I engaged of events. How do you think ture of U.S.Pakistan ties. Excerpts from the interview: make these rapid military Taliban safe havens direct U.S.Taliban talks and was not a balanced handling with senior military leader this is going to impact gains. <> not insist to the Taliban that of that process, it wasn’t a ship before the decision was America’s relationship with in Pakistan certainly I wanted to talk to you about ers, before the Taliban had So there’s a combination the Afghan government be ‘peace process’. We didn’t made to go to zero, they had Pakistan? Afghanistan. Very broadly, even really committed to a of factors that have led us to contributed to the there, which is what the U.S. get the Taliban actually assured me that there were what went wrong? Could genuine peace process. So, I this point. And I think what is insurgents’ ability to was doing in previous years breaking from alQaeda. The capabilities, there were ways ■ Like I said earlier, it’s a fun anybody have foreseen that think that contributed to un important now is that we re make these rapid (the Taliban did not want the only thing the U.S. got out of to protect U.S. forces, and al damental failure of U.S. poli the Afghan security forces dermining the legitimacy of locate as many Afghans as military gains Afghan government at the ta the Doha Agreement was the so to respond. It’s not as if cy that across four adminis would not really fight back? President Ghani, as well as possible, resettle them in the ble, said they were illegiti fact that Taliban did not the U.S. were sitting ducks — trations, we were not able to the U.S. negotiator talking U.S. These are people who cognition should be condi mate) — and the U.S. had res shoot at U.S. forces as they we had ways to respond to deal with the Taliban sanctu ■ I think there are several about an interim govern have helped us, who sup tioned on human rights, res pected that for many, many were departing the country. the Taliban. So, that would ary inside Pakistan. The factors that have contributed ment, of which Ghani would ported the mission in Af pect for human rights, years — the decision was So it really should be [called] not have been a solution that Trump administration had to the disaster that we’re see not be a part. So, I think that ghanistan, we have a moral women’s rights in particular, made in 2018 by the Trump the Doha Withdrawal Agree would defeat the Taliban, it cut security assistance to Pa ing today. And I think both fuelled the political divisions responsibility to take care of and counterterrorism. And administration to allow the ment, not the Peace would have largely been a kistan... at least we didn’t the Trump and the Biden ad that were already there them. Second, we need to until we see action, not just U.S. to engage directly with Agreement. holding position just a way have U.S. taxpayer money ministrations bear responsi among the Afghan political prevent a humanitarian dis words, but action on these is the Taliban. The U.S. felt that for the U.S. to continue to funding a military that was bility for the way things are elite. The second factor is the aster. This will require a con sues, they certainly don’t de its hands would forever be Officials in the Biden protect its counterterrorism supporting our enemies. I playing out. First, there was way in which the Biden ad certed international commit serve international tied and it would not be able administration have said interests, and give the go don’t foresee any reinvigora a very weak agreement that ministration withdrew. It ment to making sure that the recognition. to reach any kind of political alternatives to the way in vernment, an opportunity to tion of the relationship or was negotiated with the Tali was an extremely hasty with people of Afghanistan are accommodation, without be which the exit was actually perhaps negotiate a better any great efforts made to try ban during the Trump admi drawal, and the fact that they fed, that they find places to The Trump administration ing able to engage directly conducted would have come deal with the Taliban... I to reestablish an alliance nistration. It undermined the thought necessary to with stay. There’s a lot of IDPs, in was and is being criticised with the Taliban. The idea with their own human costs think the thinking behind with Pakistan. I don’t see the legitimacy of the govern draw 16,000 contractors, all ternally displaced people, so for, by and large, leaving out was always that eventually borne largely in these keeping a small CT (counter relationship plummeting, ment, by being weighed very at once, it literally was pull that has to be dealt with. And the Afghan government the Afghan government counterfactual situations by terrorism) presence there, either. I think it will just heavily toward the Taliban. ing the rug out from under lastly, I don’t think that the from its negotiations for a would be brought into those American soldiers and their while not solving the pro probably remain rather stag The U.S. forced [Afghan Pre the Afghans. international community settlement in Afghanistan. It talks. And I think there also families. What would you blem completely, it would nant over next several years. sident Ashraf ] Ghani to re So, I think that there are a should rush to recognise the sounds like based on what was an expectation that the have suggested, in terms of have at least protected fun (Full version is available at lease 5,000 Taliban prison lot of things that have contri Taliban, any diplomatic re you’re saying, there were U.S. would represent Afghan an exit? damental U.S. national, https://bit.ly/LisaCurtisTH) Reports of targeted Taliban NATO urges Taliban to allow evacuation Biden says he couldn’t guarantee the final outcome of ‘one of the most difficult airlifts’

Agence France-Presse take to resolve the crisis. zens, Afghan staff and their from Kabul’s airport, calling killings spark Afghans’ fears Brussels “We call on those in posi families out of Kabul since it one of the most “difficult” NATO on Friday called on tions of authority in Afghan the weekend, when the Tali airlift operations ever. Militants tortured and killed Hazara men in Ghazni province, say eyewitnesses the Taliban to allow people istan to respect and facilitate ban overran the capital and “This is one of the largest, being evacuated to leave Af their safe and orderly depar regained power. most difficult airlifts in histo Associated Press killings may have gone unre ghanistan, and vowed that ture, including through Ha While thousands have ry,” Mr. Biden said in a tele Kabul ported because the Taliban the allies would remain in mid Karzai International Air been evacuated so far, NATO vised address from the Reports of targeted killings cut cellphone services in ma “close coordination” while port in Kabul,” they said. chief Jens Stoltenberg said at White House. “I cannot pro in areas overrun by the Tali ny areas they’ve captured. operations continue. “As long as evacuation op the start of the videoconfe mise what the final outcome ban mounted on Friday, Separately, Reporters The joint declaration by erations continue, we will rence that foreigners and Af will be.” fuelling fears that they will without Borders expressed NATO’s 30 member coun maintain our close opera ghans were struggling to “I don’t think anyone of return Afghanistan to the re alarm at the news that Tali tries was made following an tional coordination through reach Kabul airport. us can see these pictures and pressive rule they imposed ban fighters killed the family emergency video confe allied military means at” the President Joe Biden said not feel that pain on a hu when they were last in pow member of an Afghan jour rence of their Foreign Minis airport. on Friday he could not gua man level,” Mr. Biden said, er, even as they urged imams nalist working for German’s ters to discuss evacuation ef The U.S. and NATO allies rantee the final outcome of but “now I’m focused on get to push a message of unity at Deutsche Welle on Wednes forts and the next steps to have been flying their citi the emergency evacuation ting this job done.” Friday’s prayers. day. The broadcaster said Terrified that the militants For a way out: Afghans gathering near the airport in Kabul on fighters conducted houseto would commit such abuses Friday, hoping to get on a flight to flee the country.* AFP house searches for their re and despairing for their porter, who had already re country’s future, thousands its researchers spoke to eye Taliban and who made ma located to Germany. have raced to Kabul’s airport witnesses in Ghazni pro jor gains in education and Meanwhile, RHIPTO Nor and border crossings. Others vince who recounted how social status in recent years. wegian Center for Global have taken to the streets to the Taliban killed nine eth The brutality of the kill Analyses, which provides in protest the takeover. nic Hazara men in the village ings was “a reminder of the formation to the UN, said it An Amnesty International of Mundarakht from July 4 to Taliban’s past record, and a obtained evidence that the report provided more evi 6. It said six of the men were horrifying indicator of what Taliban have rounded up Af dence on Friday that under shot, and three were tor Taliban rule may bring,” said ghans on a blacklist of peo cut the Taliban’s claims they tured to death. Hazaras are Agnes Callamard, the head ple they believe worked for have changed. Shia Muslims who were pre of Amnesty International. the previous administration The rights group said that viously persecuted by the It warned that many more or with U.S.led forces. ELSEWHERE China formally passes Beijing passes tough online three-child policy into law privacy law Move is aimed at boosting birth rates Agence France-Presse Ananth Krishnan Chinese press. Beijing The changes come in the China passed a sweeping Malaysian King picks ex-Deputy PM as leader China’s legislature on Friday wake of China’s onceinten privacy law aimed at pre KUALA LUMPUR formally amended the coun year population census that venting businesses from Malaysia’s longestgoverning try’s family planning rules recorded rapidly declining collecting sensitive perso political party reclaimed the to allow couples to have birth rates over the past de nal data on Friday, as the premiership it lost in a shock three children, also an cade. The National Bureau country faces an uptick in 2018 election defeat, after nouncing a number of poli of Statistics said on May 11 Internet scams and Beijing the King on Friday named its cy measures aimed at boost that 12 million babies were targets tech giants hoover candidate, Ismail Sabri ing declining birth rates. born last year, the lowest ing up personal data. Yaakob, as the country’s new The Standing Committee number since 1961. Under the new rules , leader. Mr. Ismail was the of the National People’s State and private entities deputy Prime Minister under Congress, or Parliament, ‘Biggest challenge’ handling personal infor the government of passed an amendment to The census said China’s mation will be required to Muhyiddin Yassin, who the Population and Family population was 1.41 billion reduce data collection and resigned on Monday. AP Planning Law, state media in 2020, an increase of 72 obtain user consent. said, adding that the amend million since the last census The Chinese state secur Japan battles worst wave ed law calls on the authori in 2010. The census record ity apparatus will maintain of COVID-19 infections ties to "take supportive mea ed 264 million in the age access to swathes of perso TOKYO sures, including those in group of 60 and over, up nal data, however. Japan plans to dramatically finances, taxes, insurance, 5.44% since 2010 and ac ramp up daily COVID19 tests education, housing and em counting for 18.70% of the as it battles its worst wave of ployment, to reduce fami population. Those in the 15 infections, mainly driven by lies' burdens as well as the 59 age group were 894 mil Two killed in the Delta variant. New cost of raising and educat lion persons, down by infections exceeded 25,000 ing children.” 6.79% since 2010 and ac suicide attack on Thursday for the first time, The ruling Communist counting for 63.35% of the a tally by national in Pakistan broadcaster NHK showed, Party announced in May population. China’s work that couples in China would force in the 1559 age brack with the surge mainly among Agence France-Presse those in their 40s and 50s, for the first time be allowed et peaked at 925 million in Quetta most of whom are to have a third child in a re 2011, the Ministry of Human unvaccinated. laxation of family planning Resources and Social Securi At least two children were rules. In 2016, a “twochild ty said previously. That killed and a Chinese citizen Merkel asks Putin to free policy” was introduced that number was down to 894 was wounded in a suicide Kremlin critic Navalny largely failed to boost birth million in this census and attack in the port city of MOSCOW rates. would drop to 700 million Gwadar on Friday, the lat German Chancellor Angela China’s regulators in re by 2050. est assault targeting Chi Merkel asked Russian cent weeks have taken dras Huang Wenzheng, a fel nese citizens in the coun President Vladimir Putin to tic measures to reduce edu low at the Center for China try, officials said. free his jailed opponent cation costs cited in many and Globalisation, in Beij Chinesefunded projects Alexei Navalny on the surveys as a main reason ing, told China Global Tele have sparked resentment, anniversary of a nerveagent why many couples prefer to vision Network (CGTN), an particularly among separa attack on the politician, whose life was saved by have only one child includ official broadcaster, follow tists, who say locals see lit Berlin doctors. “I demanded ing by overhauling the ing the release of the census tle benefit, with most jobs from the Russian leader that booming private education that the ageing crisis “might going to outsiders. Last he free Navalny,” Ms. Merkel industry, which may be or be the biggest challenge the month, nine Chinese na said, standing next to Mr. dered to go nonprofit ac Chinese nation faces in the tionals were killed in a sui Putin in Moscow. AFP cording to reports in the next century.” cide attack targeting a bus. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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market watch RBI, IRDAI nod must for 20-08-2021 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 55,329 ddddddddddddd-0.54 MPC’s Varma flags risks of policy stance US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 74.39 ddddddddddddd-0.20 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 46,353 ddddddddddddddd0.05 FDI in bankled insurance Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 65.96 ddddddddddddd-4.71 Positing COVID may linger ‘for 35 years’, he says ‘keeping policy accommodative for long is difficult’ Regulators will ensure compliance NIFTY 50 Special Correspondent sembling a ‘neutron bomb’, Emphasising that infla PRICE CHANGE MUMBAI he said the ability of mone tionary pressures were be PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Adani Ports...... 687.20...... -18.20 Monetary Policy Committee tary policy to mitigate a hu ginning to show signs of NEW DELHI Asian Paints...... 3112.95. .... 111.40

Axis Bank ...... 740.25...... -14.15 (MPC) member Jayanth Var man tragedy of this nature greater persistence than an Applications for foreign di Bajaj Auto ...... 3751.50...... -81.55 ma has expressed serious re was very limited as com ticipated earlier he said, rect investment in an insu Bajaj Finserv...... 14978.55...... -27.80 servations about the RBI’s pared to its ability to contain “There are indications that rance company promoted Bajaj Finance ...... 6661.10. .... 117.00 Bharti Airtel ...... 613.70...... -9.25 protracted “accommoda an economic crisis. inﬂationary expectations by a private bank would be BPCL...... 455.20...... -8.30 tive” policy stance in light of “The possibility that CO may be becoming more cleared by the RBI and IR Britannia Ind ...... 3895.95. .... 175.20 uncertainty about the dura VID19 will haunt us (though widely entrenched. Most DAI to ensure that the 74% li Cipla ...... 890.85...... -18.00 Coal India ...... 135.60...... -2.75 tion of the ongoing COVID19 with lower mortality) for the worrying of all, there is now mit of overseas investment Divis Lab ...... 4818.70...... -91.75 pandemic, contending that next 35 years can no longer a reduced degree of conﬁ is not breached. Dr Reddys Lab ...... 4556.00. .. -131.05

Eicher Motors...... 2601.65...... 12.00 the forward guidance and be ruled out. Keeping mone dence that demand side in The changes took eﬀect Insurance Act, 1938 was last Grasim Ind ...... 1484.65...... -16.55 stance were becoming tary policy highly accommo ﬂationary pressures would following amendments to amended in 2015, raising HCL Tech...... 1117.35...... -16.90 “counter productive”. dative for such a long hori remain quiescent.” the Foreign Exchange Man the limit to 49%, resulting in HDFC ...... 2722.05...... 11.30

HDFC Bank...... 1514.75...... 1.75 “By creating the errone zon is very different from Mr. Varma also argued agement (Nondebt Instru foreign capital inflow of HDFC Life ...... 667.85...... -3.20 ous perception that the MPC Long haul: COVID19 is looking more and more like TB which doing so for what was earlier that the reverse repo needed ments) Rules, 2019, as per ₹26,000 crore over 5 years. Hero MotoCorp ...... 2697.50...... -66.10 is no longer concerned about kills a large number of people every year, says Mr. Varma.* AFP expected to be a relatively to be raised from 3.35% so as the gazette notification is “Applications for foreign Hindalco ...... 403.65...... -23.30

Hind Unilever ...... 2619.40. .... 133.35 inﬂation and is focused ex short crisis,” he said. to allow the MPC room to sued by the Finance Minis direct investment in private ICICI Bank ...... 680.70...... -7.60 clusively on growth, the MPC mously to hold the policy re ing” meriting a hard look at Arguing that monetary keep the policy repo rate at try on August 19. banks having joint venture IndusInd Bank ...... 979.45...... -10.20 may be inadvertently aggra po rate and by a 51 majority the stance, Mr. Varma said. policy was much less eﬀec 4% for a longer period. “These rules may be or subsidiary in insurance Infosys ...... 1732.95...... -0.50

Indian OilCorp...... 103.50...... -2.70 vating the risk that inflation voted to continue with the tive than fiscal policy for pro “At a time when the eco called the Foreign Exchange may be addressed to the Re ITC ...... 208.90...... -0.05 ary expectations will be dis accommodative stance as ‘Neutron bomb’ viding targeted relief to the nomic recovery is still nas Management (Nondebt In serve Bank for considera JSW Steel...... 684.60...... -52.85 anchored,” he was cited as long as necessary to revive Contending that COVID19 worst affected segments of cent, it is extremely impor struments) (Second Amend tion in consultation with the Kotak Bank ...... 1703.55...... -46.15

L&T...... 1593.60...... -39.25 having said at the August 46 and sustain growth, with Mr. was beginning to look more the economy, he said: “mo tant that monetary policy ment) Rules, 2021,” it said. Insurance Regulatory and M&M ...... 785.65...... -5.70 meeting of the central bank’s Varma the sole dissenter. and more like tuberculosis netary accommodation ap serves as an anchor of ma In March, Parliament Development Authority of Maruti Suzuki ...... 6850.90...... 10.80 ratesetting panel, the mi “As the pandemic conti which kills a large number of pears to be stimulating asset croeconomic stability. That passed a bill to raise the fo India (IRDAI),” to ensure Nestle India Ltd...... 19571.25. .... 660.25

NTPC ...... 114.15...... -2.40 nutes released by RBI on Fri nues to mutate, it appears to people every year without price inflation to a greater ex would reduce the inflation reign direct investment that the foreign investment ONGC ...... 110.20...... -3.00 day show. me that the balance of risk inflicting major damage to tent than it is mitigating the risk premium” and stabilise (FDI) limit in the insurance limit is not breached, the PowerGrid Corp ...... 178.60...... -2.00 The MPC decided unani and reward is gradually shift the economy, and thus re distress in the economy”. longterm rates, he said. sector from 49% to 74%. The notification said. Reliance Ind ...... 2148.25...... -24.40

SBI Life ...... 1125.30...... 11.25

State Bank ...... 406.70...... -13.00

Shree Cement ...... 26291.15...... -36.15 Sun Pharma ...... 761.15...... -21.75 TTK Health Natco shares Tata Consumer SFL plans to raise exports Products Ltd...... 847.30...... 5.90 Eicher shareholders reject Tata Motors ...... 283.10...... -10.25 eyes higher slip 4% on U.S. Tata Steel ...... 1375.60. .. -124.85 TCS ...... 3559.50...... -1.05 to 50% of turnover Tech Mahindra ...... 1399.20...... -13.30 sales volume reappointment of Lal as MD court order Titan ...... 1876.80...... -3.50 UltraTech Cement...... 7493.35. .. -108.10 Will focus on EV components: Krishna UPL...... 728.25...... -33.95 Special Correspondent Special Correspondent CHENNAI HYDERABAD Wipro ...... 620.05...... -9.35 Special Correspondent Proposal fails to win 75% votes, remuneration seen as issue CHENNAI TTK Healthcare Ltd. is eye Natco Pharma shares fell EXCHANGE RATES Sundram Fasteners Ltd. ing higher sales volume in Special Correspondent proposed remuneration in 4% to ₹925.60 apiece on Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit New Delhi except yen at 4 p.m. on August 20 (SFL) is planning to increase the current ﬁscal as it ex the notice for the AGM, Eich Friday in the wake of a U.S. CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL exports to 50% of the total pects a revival in demand. Shareholders of Eicher Mo er had said the total remun District Court ruling

Euro ...... 86.57...... 86.95 turnover by focussing on Despite the disruption tors, the manufacturer of eration payable to Mr. Lal for against the drugmaker and British Pound...... 100.94. ... 101.38 electric vehicle (EV) compo during most part of Q1 due Royal Enfield motorcycles, any financial year ‘shall not its marketing partner Alvo Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 67.59...... 67.91 nents, said chairman Suresh to the COVID19 second have voted against the reap exceed 3% of its net profits’. gen in a patent litigation re Chinese Yuan ...... 11.41...... 11.46

Swiss Franc ...... 80.8...... 81.15 Krishna. wave, revenue from opera pointment of Siddhartha Lal According to the compa lated to AbbVie subsidiary Singapore Dollar ...... 54.42...... 54.66 “The newly commis tions grew to ₹171 crore as managing director (MD) ny’s annual report for 2020 Pharmacyclics’ anticancer Canadian Dollar...... 57.47...... 57.74 sioned unit in SEZ Sri City is from ₹116.40 crore. of the company. 21, the total remuneration drug Imbruvica. Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.5...... 17.58 Suresh Krishna totally committed to ex Though the second According to a regulatory for Mr. Lal, who is credited Natco said in a filing: “A Source:Indian Bank ports,” Mr. Krishna told sha ports of total turnover from wave did have an impact in filing, the special resolution Siddhartha Lal with turning the company U.S. District Court has is reholders. the existing 40%, as it would Q1, the firm is on course to to consider and approve Mr. around, stood at about ₹21 sued a decision in favour of Facebook rolls out loan “We are also getting sub provide tremendous deliver an improved per Lal’s reappointment for a passed, 75% votes need to be crore for the financial year Pharmacyclics (a subsidi initiative for SMBs stantial orders from major amount of cushion for the formance in the year, said period of five years and pay in favour of the resolution. ended March 31, 2021. This ary of AbbVie), the brand NEW DELHI customers outside of India company in case of a down chairman T.T. Jagannathan ment of remuneration, included salary of ₹7.38 owner of Imbruvica, in a Facebook India on Friday Institutional investors announced a lending for EV components,” the ward trend in the domestic while addressing sharehol failed to muster the requisite crore, commission of ₹6.7 ParaIV litigation involving initiative to help small and chairman added. market,” the chairman said. ders. Engaged in pharma, majority at the 39th AGM. More than 70% of institu crore and perquisites of the product.” medium businesses that During FY21, SFL export “During FY21, SFL in consumer products, medi A total of 21,74,67,139 tional investors who partici ₹7.04 crore. Natco said it would re advertise on its platform to ed products worth ₹1,010 curred a capex of ₹140 crore cal devices, protective dev votes were cast for this spe pated had voted against the Meanwhile, a separate or view the judgment with Al access credit via lending crore that accounted for for existing and new pro ices and the food business, cial resolution, of which on resolution, likely due to the dinary resolution to reap vogen Pine Brook LLC, partners. The company said 34% of the total turnover. In ducts. The capex was in the company reported re ly 15,88,49,543 votes (73%) proposal relating to Mr. Lal’s point Mr. Lal as a director which is its marketing India is the first country to Q1 of FY22, exports grew by curred in tandem with the venue from operations of were in favour of the resolu remuneration. was passed with more than partner in the U.S. for the see the rollout of the ‘Small 39% to ₹356 crore. production plans of key cus ₹637 crore in FY21 com tion, with the rest against. While the company did 86% shareholders voting in product, and evaluate op Business Loans Initiative’. “We will reach 50% of ex tomers,” he added. pared with ₹646 crore. For a special resolution to be not specify details of the favour of the resolution. tions to appeal.

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Sarvesh Hosted by Racing Promo Additionally, Indian Rac by clinching pole in the MRF Hanumannavar (Sparks Racing, tions (RPPL), the champion ing League will run as a sup MMSC FMSCI Indian Nation Hubballi) (02:09.580). ships will commence in Fe port race to Formula Re PKL Season8: al Motorcycle Racing Cham TVS One-Make Champion- bruary 2022, across four gional and F4 India. It is also pionship 2021 here on Fri ship – Open (Apache RR 310): 1. cities — New Delhi, Chennai, expected to act as a feeder 59 players Aditi starts steady day. Navaneeth Kumar (01:56.916); Coimbatore and Hyderabad. series to promote talent to at British Open Meanwhile, Sparks Rac 2. Yashas R.L. 01:57.130); 3. Ja The F4 Indian Champion the two FIA licensed cham retained CARNOUSTIE ing’s Allwin Xavier, put in Good start: Jagan Kumar began his title defence by clinching gadeesh N. (01:57.741). ships and Formula Regional pionships. Aditi Ashok opened the Girls (Apache RTR 200): 1. some consistent laps in the the qualifying session on Friday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Press Trust of India women’s British Open golf qualifying session, to grab Baddam Deepika Reddy MUMBAI (02:14.675); 2. Rakshita Srihari with a steady oneunder 71 to pole position, clocking categories were Navaneeth mat from Bokaro Steel City A total of 59 players have lie tied 22nd at the Dave (02:15.381); 3. Adlin Seles 02:09.552 in the Novice Kumar from Puducherry (Idemitsu Honda India Ta been retained ahead of challenging Carnoustie Links (02:18.090). Paine backs Langer (Stock 165cc) category which (TVS OneMake Champion lent Cup, CBR 150). Season8 of the Pro Kabad here. Aditi scored four birdies Idemitsu Honda India Talent ship, Open), Baddam Deepi against three bogeys. The will see 39 riders taking the The results (Qualifying): Cup – CBR 150 (Novice): 1. Pra di League (PKL), which will Indian is four shots behind start in Saturday’s race. ka Reddy from Hyderabad National Championship: Pro- kash Kamat (02:11.914); 2. after ‘robust discussions’ take place in December, or the three coleaders — Nelly Also qualifying for pole (Girls, TVS OneMake Cham Stock 165cc Open: 1. Jagan Ku Rakshit S. Dave (02:12.157); 3. ganiser Mashal Sports an Korda, Sei Young Kim and positions in their respective pionship) and Prakash Ka mar (TVS Racing) (1:57.043s); Vivek Gaurav (02:12.469). nounced on Friday. Madelene Sagstrom, who all “A total of 59 players had a matching fiveunder 67 were retained with 22 in in the opening round. PTI the Elite Retained Players Miracle should win Deccan Fillies Championship Stakes (ERP) category, six in the Lahiri keeps his Retained Young Players hopes alive HYDERABAD: The 3yearold filly 1. FALCON EDGE, 2. PEAKY Ashad Asbar 54.5, 10. Mireya (9) 1. Alicia (4) Zervan 56, 2. Beastia (RYP) category, and 31 in JERSEY CITY Miracle, who is in great heart, B.R. Kumar 54.5, 11. Shelly Anne BLINDERS, 3. FRANCIS BACON (5) Bhawani 56, 3. Limoncello (8) should win the Deccan Fillies (13) Santosh Raj 54.5, 12. Thanks NAWAB MEHDI JUNG BAHADUR Akshay Kumar 56, 4. Miracle (6) the New Young Players Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri Championship Stakes (Gr.3), the (7) Neeraj 54.5 and 13. Total Darc MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), P.S. Chouhan 56, 5. New Look (2) (NYP) category as the carded a twounder 69 in the first classic of the Monsoon racing 5 (10) Afroz Khan 54.5. rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II) — 3.15: 1. Nakhat Singh 56, 6. Ohanna (7) season here on Saturday (Aug.21). 1. THANKS, 2. GALWAN, 3. TOTAL teams begin assembling opening round of The Havelock Cruise (3) Deepak Singh Neeraj 56, 7. Pecanwood (3) Rails will be announced one hour DARC Northern Trust to keep alive 60, 2. Reno Star (1) Abhay Singh Ashad Asbar 56 and 8. Scintillat their squads for Season8 before the first race. ing Lass (1) Sandesh 56. his hopes of extending his run SANDOWN PARK PLATE (Div. II) 58.5, 3. Sovet Pride (6) Sandesh slated to take place in De OCEAN STAR PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), rated 20 to 45 1. MIRACLE, 2. ALICIA, 3. in the FedExCup Playoffs 3 58, 4. Strategist (4) Afroz Khan 53, Clearing the air: Tim Paine says the team is looking forward cember,” said a release (1,400m) 5yo & upward, rated (Cat.III) — 2.05: 1. All Time Legend 5. Ashwa Yashobali (5) Gaurav LIMONCELLO 1 * here. The 34yearold needs to the next six months with Justin Langer. GETTY IMAGES from the PKL. 20 to 45 (Cat.III) — 1.00 p.m.: 1. (3) A.A. Vikrant 60, 2. Loch Stella Singh 52.5, 6. British Empress (7) OCEAN STAR PLATE (Div. I) to jump inside the top70 this Max (7) Abhay Singh 61.5, 2. Mind (11) B.R. Kumar 59.5, 3. Different Akshay Kumar 52 and 7. Long 8 (1,400m) 5yo & upward, “The nonretained week and his cause was Reader (6) B.R. Kumar 61, 3. Call (1) Md. Ismail 59, 4. Blue Range (2) B.R. Kumar 52. rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III) — 5.00: 1. Indies and Bangladesh. players, including all squad Of The Blue (5) Deepak Singh Valentine (8) Surya Prakash 58, 5. 1. SOVET PRIDE, 2. BRITISH CRICKET helped with a solid showing Angel Tesoro (9) Gaurav Singh Paine told national sports players from PKL Seasons 60.5, 4. Blickfang (10) Mukesh Ku Fatuma (6) Ajeeth Kumar 57, 6. EMPRESS, 3. ASHWA YASHOBALI 61.5, 2. Once More (8) Nakhat at Liberty National Golf Club mar 59.5, 5. Ashwa Arjun (9) Whiskey Martini (10) Zervan 56.5, Singh 61.5, 3. Linewiler (10) Abhay radio network SEN he held 6 and 7, will go under the Gaurav Singh 58.5, 6. Brisbane (3) 7. Star Dancer (7) Kiran Naidu 55, SANDOWN PARK PLATE (Div. I) Agence France-Presse in New Jersey. PTI (1,200m) rated 20 to 45 Singh 61, 4. Dunkirk (11) Akshay an emergency meeting with hammer at the auctions in Surya Prakash 57, 7. Solo Winner 8. Art In Motion (2) N.B. Kuldeep 6 Kumar 60.5, 5. Rhythm Selection Sydney (1) R.S. Jodha 56.5, 8. Star Racer 54.5, 9. Armani Candy (9) Santosh (Cat.III) — 3.50: 1. Castlerock (2) vicecaptain Pat Cummins, Mumbai from August 29 to Kapur, Chawrasia begin Ajeeth Kumar 60, 2. Big Brave (11) (1) Mukesh Kumar 59, 6. Dillon (5) (4) A.A. Vikrant 55.5, 9. Silver Set Raj 53, 10. Crackershow (4) Ajit Singh 57, 7. Nearest (Ex: Cin Test skipper Tim Paine on limitedovers skipper Aaron 31.” well at Czech Masters (8) Md. Ismail 53 and 10. Hashtag Rafique Sk. 53 and 11. Team Player S.S. Tanwar 57.5, 3. Appenzelle (6) Akshay Kumar 57, 4. Painted cia Azzurra) (7) G. Naresh 56.5, 8. Friday backed embattled Finch and Langer. “We’ve Defending champion PRAGUE (2) B. Nikhil 52. (5) R.S. Jodha 52.5. Green Turf (2) B.R. Kumar 54, 9. 1. MAX, 2. STAR RACER, 3. CALL OF 1. ALL TIME LEGEND, 2. BLUE Apache (1) Surya Prakash 57, 5. Australian coach Justin Lan had some really robust con Bengal Warriors has re Shiv Kapur & S.S.P. Chawrasia Red River (4) C.P. Bopanna 53, 10. THE BLUE VALENTINE, 3. WHISKEY MARTINI Blissful (3) Nakhat Singh 56.5, 6. ger after “robust discus versations amongst our tained captain Maninder produced a matching Blink Of An Eye (10) Afroz Khan Sun Dancer (6) N.B. Kuldeep 52 RAZIA SULTANA PLATE NEWBURY PLATE (1,600m), and 11. Sputnic (3) Ajeeth Kumar sions” among senior leaders in the last few days Singh along with Mo twounder 70 in the opening 55, 7. City Of Passion (8) Ashad As 2 (1,200m) (Terms) Maiden, 3 4 rated 40 to 65 (Cat.II) — 2.40: bar 54, 8. Space Walk (5) C.P. 50.5. players amid dressingroom and we’re really looking for hammed Esmaeil round to lie T18 at the D+D yo only (Cat.II) — 1.30: 1. Bandit 1. Peaky Blinders (7) Sandesh 60, 1. LINEWILER, 2. SPUTNIC, 3. SUN Bopanna 52.5, 9. One For All (4) leaks and reports of discon ward to the next six months Nabibaksh. REAL Czech Masters golf. King (11) G. Naresh 56, 2. Novem 2. Mark My Word (3) R.S. Jodha Rafique Sk. 51, 10. Top In Class (9) DANCER ber Rain (2) Ajinkya 56, 3. One 59.5, 3. Falcon Edge (5) Akshay Santosh Raj 51 and 11. California Day’s Best: MIRACLE tent over his management with JL,” he said. Pawan Kumar Sehrawat Ajeetesh Sandhu was More Time (4) Nakhat Singh 56, 4. Kumar 57, 4. Crazy Horse (1) A.A. twoover 74. Maverick Beauty (7) G. Naresh 50.5. Jackpot : 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8. style. “It was important that has been retained by Ben Star Cruise (6) Mukesh Kumar 56, Vikrant 56, 5. Dandy Man (2) 1. APPENZELLE, 2. BLISSFUL, 3. Antcliff and Henrik Stenson 5. Cosmic Run (1) Kiran Naidu Ashad Asbar 55.5, 6. The Special Mini Jackpot: (i) 2, 3, 4 & 5. (ii) 5, Langer has come under a myself, Aaron Finch, Pat galuru Bulls for a second PAINTED APACHE 6, 7 & 8. shared the firstround lead 54.5, 6. Exotic Dancer (8) Md. Is One (6) Koushik 54.5, 7. Francis barrage of scrutiny in the Cummins and the leaders of consecutive season while mail 54.5, 7. Galwan (3) Akshay Bacon (4) Nakaht Singh 53.5 and DECCAN FILLIES CHAMPION- Treble: (i) 1, 2 & 3. (ii) 3, 4 & 5. (iii) after carding fiveunder par Kumar 54.5, 8. Inception (5) Ajit 8. Red Snaper (8) Ajeeth Kumar 7 SHIP STAKES (Gr. 3) (1,600m) 6, 7 & 8. wake of consecutive white Australian cricket got Naveen Kumar has been re rounds of 67. PTI Singh 54.5, 9. Mehrnoosh (12) 53.5. (Terms), Fillies 3yo only — 4.25: Tanala: All races. ball series losses to the West around him.” tained by Dabang Delhi.

THE HINDU DELHI SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Sathiyan and Manika create Pro Tour history Rafael Nadal ends season because of foot injury With a resounding win in the mixed doubles ﬁnal, they become the ﬁrst Indian pair to bag a title at the level

WTT CONTENDER an attacking forehand, and <> I am very happy to nimblefootedness backed win my first mixed K. Keerthivasan by Manika’s attacking fore title for India on the ITTF hand and the backhand Tour . Sathiyan and Manika pushes and jabs on the long Manika Batra GBatra couldn’t have pimpled rubber, they were asked for a better beginning hardly challenged. In the the WTT Doha event and the to their preparations for the four rounds, they had lost Asian TT championships,” next Olympic cycle. just three games. Sathiyan added. After announcing that It was clear within mi “I am very happy to win they would compete as a duo nutes into the summit clash my first mixed title for India till the 2024 Paris Olympics, that Madarasz was the weak on the ITTF Tour,” said Mani ka, who is expected to return Sathiyan and Manika made it er link. See you soon: Nadal, who skipped Wimbledon and the to India on Saturday. a memorable outing at the She doesn’t possess any Tokyo Olympics, vowed to make a comeback in 2022. * AP The results (all finals): World Table Tennis Conten particular weapon to win Men: Truis Moregard (Swe) bt Agence France-Presse der at Budapest on Friday by points, exerting more pres Kilian ORT (Ger) 311, 119, 12 fering a lot more than I Paris clinching the mixed doubles sure on Ecseki. The latter 10, 911, 117, 911, 119; Dou should with my foot for a crown with a resounding wilted under it, making quite bles: Tobias Hippler & Kilian Rafael Nadal will miss the year. 119, 911, 1210, 116 win over a few errors. ORT (Ger) bt Vladimir Sidorenko US Open after announcing “I need to take some time Nandor Ecseki and Dora In the third game, the & Kirill Skachkov (Rus) 113, on Friday that he is ending to resolve this problem or at Madarasz of Hungary in the Hungarians had a game 117, 611, 117. his season because of an in least improve the situation final. They became the first point at 109 but couldn’t Women: Xiaoxin Yang (Mon) bt jury to his left foot that has (if I want to be able to play) Indian pair to win a mixed convert. That was the only Elizabet Abraamian (Rus) 119, troubled him for most of the the next few years.” 1210, 116, 111; Doubles: Szan doubles title on the Pro Tour. time they came close to win What a start! G. Sathiyan and Manika Batra made their first campaign together on the Pro Tour a year. Following his defeat to dra Pergel & Dora Madarasz ning something. memorable one. * TWITTER “Hello everyone, I want Novak Djokovic at Roland (Hun) bt Yana Noskova & Olga Hardly challenged Sathiyan and Manika Vorobeva (Rus) 117, 116, 116. ed to inform you that unfor Garros, Nadal skipped Wim Sathiyan and Manika com gained 400 points each and day to practice. “My quick enabled us to win the tourna of Lubomir Pistej and Barbo Mixed doubles: G. Sathiyan & tunately I have to end the bledon and the Olympics bined wonderfully well a total amount of $3000. “It ness on the table and Mani ment,” said Sathiyan. ra Balazova of Slovakia in the Manika Batra bt Nandor Ecseki 2021 season,” the Spaniard before making a return to throughout the tournament. was great. We didn’t expect ka’s intelligent play, and her He said beating the World quarterfinals was a morale & Dora Madarasz (Hun) 119, 9 wrote on Twitter. the courts in Washington With Sathiyan’s deft receives, to be this good! We just had a muchimproved forehand No. 7 and the topseeded duo booster. “We will next play in 11, 1210, 116. “Honestly, I've been suf earlier this month. India will win at least 15 Jhajharia hopes to Shaili tops qualification round medals: Chef de mission emulate Neeraj Chopra Stan Rayan Press Trust of India Jhajharia, the first Indian haili Singh, one of India’s PARALYMPICS New Delhi Paralympian to win two Sbrightest prospects for Twotime gold medallist De gold medals at the Paralym the 2024 Paris Olympics, en Press Trust of India vendra Jhajharia is aiming to pic Games (Athens 2004 tered the women's long NEW DELHI build on the unprecedented and Rio 2016), said Neeraj jump final after topping the Gursharan Singh, Chef de gains made by javelin throw has brought respect and re qualification round with Mission for the Tokyo Para at the upcoming Paralympic cognition to the sport. 6.40m at the World Athletics lympics, said India will come Games, following Neeraj “With Neeraj’s historic under20 championships in up with its best ever perfor Chopra’s landmark gold at gold, everyone is talking Nairobi on Friday. mance, returning with at the Tokyo Olympics. about the javelin throw sud The 17yearold from Jhan least 15 medals including five His gold medal with a denly,” said Jhajharia, who si, coached by Robert Bobby gold. world record in the 2004 competes in F46 events. George at the Anju Bobby India will field 54 athletes, Athens Paralympics had al “I know that after the Centre of Excellence in Ben Sailing through: Shaili’s leap of 6.40m was the best of the day its largest ever contingent, in most gone unnoticed but Olympic gold, everyone galuru, opened with 6.34m, and carried her to the final. * TWITTER/SAIMEDIA nine sports — para archery, Jhajharia is happy with the would be looking at me to narrowly missing the auto para athletics, para badmin The new normal: Flamelighting ceremonies were held hype before the Tokyo win a third paralympic matic qualification mark of in her women’s 100m hur men’s 200m first round. His ton, para canoeing, shooting without spectators across Tokyo on Friday. * AFP Games. gold,” said the 40yearold. 6.35. Saili then produced dles semifinal in 14.16s. She 21.33 for the fifth spot in his para sport, para swimming, her best in the last round. was 19th overall. She had heat (23rd overall) was not para powerlifting, para table gold. We have high medal the para high jumper to Sweden's under20 Euro clocked 14.18 in round one. enough. tennis and para taekwondo. hopes in para athletics, para clinch his second gold. pean champion Maja Askag, In men’s 110m hurdles, Frenchman Erwan Ko “I am confident that these badminton, para shooting India’s other medal hope who won the triple jump on Tejas Shirse was fifth in his nate (long jump, worldlead would be our best ever Para and para archery.” fuls include the para javelin Friday with an effort of heat in 13.87s and crashed ing 8.12m), Belarus’ Matvei lympic Games. India has won 12 medals, throwers, led by twotime 13.75m, was second in quali out. Pooja was far away from Volkov (men's pole vault, “Our Paraathletes have including four gold, in 11 Paralympic champion De fication with 6.39. her personal best (4:19.58s) 5.45m), Czech Republic’s Jan worked very hard and appearances. vendra Jhajharia (F46). While Shaili was flying in the women’s 1500m heat, Dolezalek (men’s hammer shown great results in inter The first batch of the In Reigning world champion high, another medal hope clocking 4:37.85, and fin throw, 77.83m), host Kenya’s national competitions. They dian team, led by PCI presi Sundar Singh Gurjar and Kunwer Ajai Raj Singh Rana ished 11th in her group and Jackline Chepkoech (wo are raring to go,” the secre dent Deepa Malik, arrived in Ajeet Singh (F46), world (73.68m) was fifth in men’s 19th overall. Sunil Joliya was men’s 3000m steeplechase, tarygeneral of the Paralym Tokyo. champion and world record javelin while teammate Jay also 11th in the men’s 3000m 9:27.40s) and neutral athlete pic Committee of India said T. Mariyappan, who will holder in F64 Sandeep Shah (70.74m) was sixth. steeplechase heat (22nd ov Violetta Ignatyeva (women's in a release. be the flagbearer, also ar Chaudhary and Navdeep Finland’s Janne Laspa won erall) with 9:49.23s. Shan discus, 57.84m, born in Rus “We are expecting around rived in Tokyo and there will Singh (F41) are the others to Expectations high: Jhajharia will be aiming for a third gold at the gold with 76.46m. muga Srinivas was below his sia) won the other golds on 15 medals including five be a lot of expectations from watch out for. the Paralympic Games. * AP Nandini Asagara was sixth personal best (21.03s) in the Friday. Hakim critical Kohli, BCCI top brass chat Domestic squads to be Babar, Fawad The plan to confuse Special Correspondent rescue Pakistan HYDERABAD ‘informally’ over roadmap capped at 30: BCCI opponents worked: Ashok AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Football Olympian S.S. Ha kim has been admitted to a U19 onedayers will kick start season KINGSTON (JAMAICA) HOCKEY hospital in Gulbarga fol Babar Azam and Fawad lowing a cardiac arrest on AGENCIES Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Alam rescued Pakistan S. Dinakar Friday. NEW DELHI The Vijay Hazare Trophy from a horror start on the CHENNAI The 82yearold son of Each squad can have a maxi (National onedayers) will opening day of the second A penalty corner combines the legendary football mum of 30, including the be played from December 1 Test against the West In delicate touch and accuracy coach S.A. Rahim is said to players and support staff, to 29 while the senior wo dies on Friday. The visitors with brutal power. In other be critical and in the ICU. for the upcoming domestic men will play their first tour were 118 for three after an words, it is a tango of a ballet season, the BCCI has in nament — National one hour’s play in the second and a boxer’s sledgehammer formed its State units. The dayers — from October 20 to session. blow. number of support staff has November 20. Skipper Babar was bat The Indian men excelled ‘Chris Cairns been capped at 10. For the Ranji, Vijay Ha ting on 59 (120b, 10x4) at penalty corners during The Ranji Trophy, which zare and Syed Mushtaq Ali while lefthander Fawad their memorable bronze off life support’ wasn’t held last season due trophies, the 38 teams will was unbeaten on 51 (102b, medal run at the Tokyo Ashok. to COVID19 and the logisti be divided into six groups. 8x4), their fourthwicket Olympics. Press Trust of India cal obstacles in having an There will be five Elite stand worth 116 so far. The side’s video analyst C. night. Even then, our senior Sydney extended biobubble for 38 Groups with six teams each Earlier, the tourists were Ashok Kumar told The Hin- players would be waiting for Former New Zealand all teams, will run from Janu and one Plate group with tottering at two for three. du, “Everyone knew Rupin me to give inputs and watch round Chris Cairns is off ary 5 to March 20. eight teams. The season The scores: Pakistan 118/3 in der Pal Singh and Harman the videos of our opponents. life support and is recover Way to go: Saurav Ganguly may have provided a broad The senior men’s pro starts with the women’s and 40 overs (Babar Azam 59 bat preet took our penalty “Britain had two players ing following a heart sur direction to Virat Kohli on the T20 World Cup. * FILE PHOTO gramme will begin on Oc men’s under19 onedayers ting, Fawad Alam 51 batting) corners. But, by adding Va who took penalty corners gery, his lawyer said on tober 27 with the Syed (Vinoo Mankad) on Sept. 20. vs West Indies; Toss: WI. run Kumar and Amit Rohi and each one would hit to a Friday. T20 WORLD CUP BCCI official said on condi das to our list of potent pe different part of the cage. I Cairns had suffered a tion of anonymity. naltycorner takers, we told Sreejesh about this major medical emergency Press Trust of India The IndiaEngland Test managed to confuse our op ahead of the quarterfinal — an aortic dissection — New Delhi series will end on Sept. 14 af ponents. They could not and it worked.” earlier this month and was The Indian team is fully fo ter which the players will as Silver for Sanju Devi, Bhateri plan. The video analyst said he put on life support. cused on winning the ongo semble in the UAE for the “Our penalty corners had had oneonone sessions Aortic dissection is a se ing Test series in England IPL. Sports Bureau speed, accuracy and power. with the players on strategy. rious condition in which a but both skipper Virat Kohli Under Kohli, India has UFA (RUSSIA) We tried different variations “The weather was hot and tear happens in the inner and the BCCI top brass are lost in the 2017 Champions India claimed two more sil and were quick on re humid and we could not go layer of the body’s main also discussing the roadmap Trophy final, 2019 ODI ver medals after Sanju Devi bounds,” he added. all out in those conditions. artery. for the upcoming T20 World World Cup semifinal apart and Bhateri lost their respec Having worked with the We had to hold the ball,” “I’m pleased to advise Cup which will be an acid from this year’s WTC final. tive final matches at the men’s and women’s junior said Ashok. that Chris is off life support test. Not being able to clear the World junior wrestling National teams, the 30year He felt that the team erred and has been able to com It is learnt that BCCI presi ICC semifinal or final hurdle championships here on old Ashok, a defender who by going defensive after hav municate with his family dent Sourav Ganguly, secre will be something the India Friday. represented Nilgiris in hock ing the better of the ex from hospital in Sydney,” tary Jay Shah and vicepresi skipper would want to Sanju was beaten 100 by ey apart from being a quali changes till halftime against his lawyer Aaron Lloyd dent Rajiv Shukla had an correct. home wrestler Alina Kasa fied umpire, joined the se Belgium in the semifinal. said in a statement. informal meeting with the With the team selection bieva in the women’s 62kg nior team in 2019. Ashok was, however, re captain during the second slated for next month, there summit clash. Following Ashok said the role of the lieved that the side picked it Test at Lord’s, and various are multiple issues that need Sanju’s passive approach, “first rusher” was most cru self up for the bronze aspects related to T20 World to be sorted out, including Alina employed two leg at Sanju and Bhateri added to India’s medal tally. cial in stopping penalty cor playoff. Cup came up for discussion. bowling workloads, allroun tacks to amass points com * TWITTER/SAIMEDIA ners. “He has to give the “We were spot on with “Yes, the BCCI top bosses der’s position, wrist spin fortably and win the bout on dragflicker as little time as our tactics against Germany. did meet Kohli but let’s say ners and likeforlike the basis of technical supe However, the Moldovan opening period when her possible. Then, of course, Whenever they raised the that it will not be fair to di replacements. riority in the first period. was too good with her at right knee got awkwardly our goalkeeper Sreejesh was tempo and attempted to vulge the finer details of the There are a few questions Bhateri lost to Irina Ringa tacks to establish a 10point twisted due to an attack by outstanding.” play fast hockey, we slowed discussion. But with very lit that the chairman of selec ci of Moldova 122 in the 65kg lead and win the bout with the Russian. She was stretch Providing an insight into down the game. This denied tle time left for the T20 tors Chetan Sharma, coach final. Bhateri defended well technical superiority. ered off the mat. the team’s commitment, them rhythm while we could World Cup and India not Ravi Shastri, Kohli and the after conceding four points Saneh retired midway Five Indian GrecoRoman Ashok said, “I would be off still hit them on the break.” having any games prior to BCCI top brass need to answ inside the first 30 seconds through her 72kg bronze wrestlers in action crashed every morning at 7 a.m. and The man from Nilgiris the (IPL), discussion was er in order to get the team in and closed the gap to two medal match against Rus out of the medal race after would return to the room was delighted that Indian more about the roadmap go top gear in the shortest points through a takedown sian Mariam Guseinova. The facing defeat in initial late. We had to watch all the hockey reached great

Chris Cairns. * FILE PHOTO ing into the event,” a senior format. early in the second period. Indian was trailing 03 in the rounds. matches, well past mid heights in Tokyo.

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Agence France-Presse Guardiola’s men should New role for London be much stronger for an ex Lalremsiami Arsenal’s miserable start to tra week’s training with the AIZAWL the Premier League season likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Indian hockey player could get even worse as Chel John Stones, Kyle Walker, Ro Lalremsiami, who was part of sea unleashes record signing drigo, Oleksandr Zinchenko the women’s team which Romelu Lukaku for his debut and Aymeric Laporte in con finished fourth at the Tokyo on Sunday, while Liverpool tention after starting on the Olympics, has been and Manchester United look bench against Spurs due to appointed as the chief coach, to build on a promising start their limited preseason after a groupA post, under the to their title challenge. reaching the latter stages of Mizoram sports and youth A good buy: Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano in action services department. The The Blues believe the Bel Euro 2020. against Monchengladbach on the opening night. * AFP Mizoram government on gian striker can be the final Thursday offered the weapon needed to turn a Full house GroupA post to Lalremsiami squad that already won the Sean Dyche’s men return to BUNDESLIGA departures of double Cham as an appreciation for her Champions League last sea Anfield in very different cir pions League winners Je performance at the son into a Premier League tit cumstances this weekend in Agence France-Presse rome Boateng and David recentlyconcluded le contender. front of the first full house for Berlin Alaba. quadrennial event. PTI Lukaku is already in the a Premier League game since After thwarting Dortmund Having wobbled on occa top 20 alltime Premier before Liverpool ended a 30 star Erling Braut Haaland, sion in last Friday’s 11 draw League goalscorers with 113 Back in the mix: Romelu Lukaku, who did not have a good time with Chelsea earlier, will be year wait to win the title in Bayern Munich’s new at Monchengladbach, the to his name for West Brom, eager to turn it around. * FILE PHOTO 2020. centreback pairing Niklas duo earned praise from Everton and Manchester Un In front of a home crowd, Suele and Dayot Upameca Bayern coach Julian Nagels ited. season. City’s title defence Kane remains unhappy at the second time this month. Klopp’s side has not lost a no can help the defending mann after victory at Dort got off to a faltering start with Spurs chairman Daniel Le City’s bid for the England league game since 2017. champion claim its first mund in the German Super Under pressure a 10 defeat to Tottenham last vy’s stubborn stance to not captain could go as high as United will also be confi Bundesliga win this season Cup. “We defended very Manager Mikel Arteta is un weekend with the future of negotiate with City despite £150 million before the win dent of building on its open at home to Cologne on Sun well and were very aggres der pressure after a 20 de Harry Kane still hanging over the English champions’ wil dow closes, but Pep Guardio ing 51 win over Leeds when day. The pressure was on sive. Niki and ‘Upa’ were ve Komal Thatal joins feat to newlypromoted both clubs. lingness to break the Premier la will have to continue with the Red Devils travel to Suele and Upamecano to ry stable in the back four ,” Jamshedpur FC Brentford to open the new According to reports, League transfer record for out the number nine he Southampton on Sunday. forge a partnership after the said Nagelsmann. JAMSHEDPUR Komal Thatal, one of the stars of the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup Indian team, has signed a threeyear deal with Roma’s Mourinho leads a manager Barcelona continues post-Messi era rebuild Jamshedpur Football Club (JFC) ahead of the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) merry-go-round in Italy Atletico and Real will also aim to continue winning ways season. The 20yearold will be with JFC till May 2024, a SERIE A Conte and has a job on his LALIGA rard Pique, who scored last release from the club said on hands to defend Inter’s Serie weekend, could miss out Friday. PTI Agence France-Presse A title after the departures of Agence France-presse with a calf problem against Milan Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Madrid Athletic. Jose Mourinho is the biggest Hakimi. Barcelona faces Athletic Bil Diego Simeone’s Atletico name to arrive on a Serie A Luciano Spalletti inherits bao on Saturday in its first on Sunday welcomes Elche bench this summer but the a talented Napoli squad away match since the de to the Wanda Metropolita once Special One’s shock which missed out on Eu parture of Lionel Messi, no, where fans will be pre move to Roma is one of 12 rope’s top competition by a hoping to back up a promis sent to celebrate its 2021 tit managerial changes in Italy’s single point and will again ing LaLiga opener last wee le triumph. top flight in a chaotic sum be a serious contender for kend, while Real Madrid Benzema signs contract mer. The twotime Cham the top four positions. and Atletico Madrid also Plenty of change extension with Real pions League winner’s arriv After Maurizio Sarri’s ar look to notch second Real has also seen plenty of MADRID al came like a bolt from the Jose Mourinho. * AP rival at Lazio, Rome derbies straight wins. Strike force: Barcelona will need Martin Braithwaite, change in the closeseason, Karim Benzema has signed a blue for Roma’s trophy will have an interesting clash The Catalan giant is also Memphis Depay and Antoinne Griezmann to fire. * AP with coach Zinedine Zidane contract extension with Real starved supporters, who tinue his streak of league tit of styles now that ‘Sarriball’ still without injured winger departing the club to be re Madrid through 2023, the reacted to the shock ap les after guiding the Old La will face off against arch Ousmane Dembele and last Sunday by grabbing a need to step up without placed by former boss Carlo Spanish club said on Friday. The 33yearold France striker pointment as though they dy to four straight league pragmatist Mourinho. closeseason arrival Sergio brace, while Memphis De Messi. “We no longer have a Ancelotti. has helped Madrid win four had signed a superstar and cup doubles between He has talent at his dispo Aguero as it looks to pay impressed on his debut player who can decide the Ancelotti brought Gareth Champions League titles and striker. 2015 and 2019. sal with the likes of Sergej rebuild. after joining from Lyon. fate of matches on his own Bale back into the fold for a three Spanish league titles Massimiliano Allegri re Simone Inzaghi — a Lazio MilinkovicSavic and Luis Al Martin Braithwaite Koeman admitted after — now it will be a collective 41 thumping of Alaves last since he joined from Lyon in turns to Juventus legend — jumped into the berto backing up Italy for stepped into the sixtime the win over Sociedad that effort,” said the Dutchman. week when Karim Benzema 2009. Benzema became the and will be looking to con huge hole left by Antonio ward Ciro Immobile. Ballon d’Or winner’s shoes other players in his team Veteran centreback Ge netted a double. main attacking threat for Madrid when Cristiano Ronaldo left in 2018. AP BFC will be keen to put behind loss to ATKMB Back-to-back success LeBron James fuelled by To lock horns with BPL champion Bashundhara Kings is what ATKMB seeks poll snub AFC CUP Our plan will be to maybe go Press Trust of India opponent and develop our backwards a bit and create Male (Maldives) football on the pitch. You Agence France-Presse Sports Bureau space behind them to score On a high after a clinical per could have one bad day or Los Angeles goals and create chances.” formance in its opener, ATK situation that could change LeBron James is taking is Pulisic tests positive engaluru FC will be keen Pezzaiuoli felt that the de Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) will the outcome.” sue with a preseason poll for COVID-19 Bto put behind the open feat to ATKMB would not set eye backtoback success that doesn’t give him a LONDON ingday loss to ATK Mohun the team back, more so and move closer to qualify Intensity vote in the discussion Chelsea winger Christian Bagan (ATKMB) when it when the squad has seen sig ing for the knockout stage The Spaniard said the team about who is the NBA’s Pulisic has tested positive for takes on Bashundhara Kings nificant upheaval in the sum when it faces Maziya Sports has to play with intensity best player entering the COVID19 less than two in an AFC Cup Group D clash mer. “I choose to take the & Recreation of Maldives in throughout. 202122 campaign. weeks before United States in Male on Saturday. positives. We had almost the AFC Cup here on “We know how Maziya An ESPN survey of 10 players are due to report for Kings, the Bangladesh 70% ball possession. I think Saturday. Sports & Recreation played camp ahead of their 2022 NBA executives and scouts World Cup qualifying Premier champions, are we only need to improve in The Kolkata side defeated with other teams, but we was evenly split between campaign. Chelsea manager coming off a 20 win over certain aspects. We want to Bengaluru FC 20, register have to see how they will Kevin Durant of the Brook Thomas Tuchel said on Friday Maziya S&RC in their first better our freekicks and cor ing more shots on target perform against us, because lyn Nets and Giannis Ante that the 22yearold group stage game. ners, and create better despite having only 32% maybe they might play tokounmpo, who led the American had tested positive “We’re up against a team chances and finish them.” possession. differently.” Milwaukee Bucks to their and was in selfisolation, that scored 55 goals in the The Kings made their AFC A victory on Saturday The home side is coming first NBA crown in 50 ruling him out of Saturday’s League and are champions,” Cup debut last season in a could put ATKMB on the into the match after a 20 years. game against Arsenal. AP said BFC coach Marco Pez campaign that was cut short verge of a knockout berth defeat at the hands of Ban “THANK YOU!” James zaiuoli, ahead of the match. by the COVID19 pandemic from Group D. gladesh’s Bashundhara tweeted on Thursday. “As “They conceded only nine and retained the 202021 Habas said: “We are going Kings, but head coach Risto if I didn’t need more to goals in the League, and won Bangladesh Federation Cup from match to match and Vidakovic is hoping to build (fuel) ME!” with a gas their first group game 20. in January, and this season we have another opponent on the secondhalf perfor pump emoji symbolising They are compact at the the team scored 67 goals in Star player: BFC forward Sunil Chhetri will hope to come good waiting. It’s the same idea. mance to upset ATK Mohun the snub’s energising im back and counter very well. all competitions. against Bashundhara Kings. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Give absolute respect to the Bagan. pact.

Arsenal completes Odegaard signing ‘I gave an outlet for athletes to We are gathering momentum nicely: Morgan LONDON Arsenal completed the Continuously trying to get better, says England skipper ahead of T20 World Cup signing of midfielder Martin speak up about mental health’ Odegaard from Real Madrid CRICKET runnerup as Carlos Brath on Friday. The 22yearold Biles has no regrets in opting out of Olympics midway waite smashed four consecu Norway international was on Press Trust of India tive sixes off Ben Stokes in a loan in the second half of last London dramatic last over of the final season and returns on a GYMNASTICS England captain Eoin Mor to take the West Indies to a longterm contract after Associated Press Arsenal paid a fee reported to gan says his team is “gather title triumph. Washington be €35 million ($41 million). ing momentum nicely” as AP Simone Biles didn’t plan for the last edition’s runnerup Hugely significant her second Olympics to be hopes to improve on its “The evolution of T20 crick come a flashpoint in the showing in the upcoming et and the role it’s played in evolving conversation about T20 World Cup. our great game is hugely sig the role proper mental Moved out of India due to nificant for the development health plays in all levels of the threat posed by the CO of the game and the popular sports. VID19 pandemic, the mega Vital element: Eoin Morgan reckons consistency is England’s ity of the game. It’s huge. It’s Then again, she’s hardly event will be held in the UAE strength. * GETTY IMAGES been a long time coming. We complaining. If anything, and Oman from Oct. 17 to haven’t had one since 2016,” she’s leaning into it. Nov. 14. “I think in T20 cricket be one of the key factors for said Morgan. The American gymnas Morgan, whose team won cause the game can change them in the tournament. South Africa and Australia Vinales and Yamaha Steadfast: I wouldn’t change anything for the world, says part ways tics star has no regrets about Simone Biles. * REUTERS the last edition of the tourna quite quickly, I think every “I think we’re gathering join England and the West PARIS her decision to optout of ment in 2016, has stressed game is important to us,” momentum nicely, and the Indies in Group 1 of the Sup Maverick Vinales, who has five of the six finals in Tokyo who left Japan with a silver person) first before the ath on the importance of conti said Morgan during a chat important side to that from er 12s along with the two yet already signed to ride for because of a mental block, medal from the team com lete.” nuing to play in the manner with the ICC on Friday. our perspective is that we’re tobedetermined qualifiers Aprilia next season, will leave calling it a small price to pay petition and an individual Asked if she had any clar it has in the last two years. continuously trying to get from Round 1 for this year’s the Yamaha MotoGP team if it lets others realise they bronze on balance beam. ity on what might have Key factor better and learn as we go on, men’s T20 World Cup. with immediate effect retain the right to say “it’s “I gave an outlet for ath brought on “the twisties,” Biggest strength The 34yearold skipper feels simply because the tourna England will open its cam following disagreements OK not to be OK” no matter letes to speak up about their Biles thinks it may have “I think our biggest strength adapting to the conditions in ment is held away from paign in the 2021 edition of between the two, the how bright the spotlight. mental health and their been the buildup of various is the consistency with the UAE, where England home. We’re really looking the tournament against the Japanese manufacturer said “I wouldn’t change anyth wellbeing and learn that issues she’s faced over sever which we’ve performed at have not played a T20 Inter forward to it.” West Indies in Abu Dhabi on in a statement on Friday. AFP ing for the world,” said Biles, you can put yourself (as a al years, she said. over the last two years. national since 2015, will be In 2016, England finished October 23.

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