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NEARBY India aware of ₹25,000­cr. fund to Maharashtra BJP brass to meet Pak. ‘motive’ on Kartarpur help housing sector Governor to stake claim today Suhasini Haidar NEW DELHI Centre, SBI and LIC to pool funds Cong., BJP spar over Mandate for the NCP and Congress to sit in Opposition, says Sharad Pawar Pakistan’s military has a NMML Society rejig “strategic purpose” in NEW DELHI Alok Deshpande opening up the Kartarpur The BJP on Wednesday Sharad Vyas corridor, and India is wary defended the Culture Mumbai of its “ulterior motive” to Ministry’s decision to remove The end to the impasse over fan Sikh separatism in Pun­ Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Mallikarjun Kharge government formation in jab, said government and Karan Singh from the Maharashtra is in sight with sources here on Wednes­ Nehru Memorial Museum and a delegation of senior Bhara­ day. However, the Modi go­ Library Society, which was tiya Janata Party (BJP) lead­ vernment is still commit­ reconstituted on Tuesday. ers scheduled to meet Gover­ ted to going ahead with the NEWS Ī PAGE 12 nor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at project, due to be inaugu­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 10.30 a.m. on Thursday to rated on Saturday. JNU students continue stake claim. “There is a duality in the protest against fee hike Senior leader and a mem­ corridor,” said an official. NEW DELHI ber of the BJP core commit­ “As conceived, the corri­ Thousands of students of tee Sudhir Mungantiwar said dor has a strategic purpose Jawaharlal Nehru University on Wednesday after the se­ for Pakistan …[but] India on Wednesday continued cond round of meetings at has walked into this with their protest against a revised Chief Minister Devendra its eyes open, and as a de­ Special Correspondent “The fund size will initial­ hostel manual that proposes Fadnavis’ residence, “You mocratic government re­ NEW DELHI ly be ₹25,000 crore with the a “mammoth” increase in cannot split water, no matter cognised the wishes of the The Union Cabinet has ap­ government providing hostel fees. how much you try to. Shiv Sikh community.” proved the creation of an Al­ ₹10,000 crore and the State CITY Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Sena and the BJP are togeth­ On Wednesday, India ternative Investment Fund Bank of India and the Life er. We had a good meeting Road Transport & Highways waiting for the BJP­Shiv Sena objected to photographs of (AIF) of ₹25,000 crore to Insurance Corporation pro­ Man lynched, another No plan for over the farmers’ issue to­ Nitin Gadkari and senior alliance to form the govern­ former Sikh separatist provide last­mile funding viding the balance,” Ms. injured in Jharkhand day. We should wait for the Congress leader Ahmed Pa­ ment so that the NCP­Con­ leader Jarnail Singh Bhin­ for stalled affordable and Sitharaman said. “The fund BOKARO (JHARKHAND) President’s A man was lynched and news, the good news can tel in New Delhi set off spec­ gress could begin working as dranwale and other “terro­ middle­income housing is not capped at ₹25,000 another was seriously injured come anytime.” ulation as it came amid polit­ an “effective Opposition.” Rule: Governor rists from the 1980s” as projects across the country, crore and will likely grow as The Governor’s office has ical uncertainty over “Shiv Sena and BJP have well as pictures of posters Finance Minister Nirmala a lot of sovereign funds have when a group of people Amid a looming thrashed them for allegedly been informed of the visit by government formation in been in alliance for 25 years. calling for a “Referendum Sitharaman announced on shown interest.” constitutional crisis in stealing the battery of a truck the BJP delegation. “We are Maharashtra. There is no question of 2020”, in a promotional vi­ Wednesday. The funds will be set up Maharashtra, Governor in Bokaro district on hoping for the deadlock to The Congress leader, ho­ anyone else forming the go­ deo released by the Pakis­ The Minister had an­ as Category­II Alternative In­ Wednesday, a senior police end tomorrow,” said a per­ wever, maintained that he vernment in Maharashtra. Bhagat Singh Koshyari said tan Information Depart­ nounced the proposal to vestment Fund registered officer said here. son familiar with the matter met Mr. Gadkari to discuss They will come together on Wednesday that he had ment. The objectionable create this fund in mid­Sep­ with the Securities and Ex­ NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 5 in the Governor’s office. road and infrastructure pro­ sooner or later. The people no intention whatsoever of references were deleted tember, which the Cabinet change Board of India and DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Sources said a Sena dele­ jects in Gujarat and that go­ have given us the mandate to imposing President’s Rule from the version of the vi­ has now approved. All affor­ will be managed by SBICAP gation led by Eknath Shinde vernment formation in Mah­ sit in the Opposition and we in a hurry. “No Governor deo tweeted out by the Pa­ dable and middle­income Ventures Limited. and Subhash Desai also met arashtra did not figure in will do it effectively,” Mr. Pa­ would want to impose kistan government official housing projects that are net According to the govern­ BJP leaders on the sidelines their talks. war said at a press President’s Rule. The ideal handle, however. worth positive and are regis­ ment’s estimates, there are of a meeting held to review In a related development, conference. situation would be if the tered with the Real Estate more than 1,600 housing the unseasonal rains in the Nationalist Congress Party (Inputs from Sandeep parties themselves find a INDIA RAISES SECURITY Regulatory Authority (RE­ projects in which 4.58 lakh State. (NCP) president Sharad Pa­ Phukan in New Delhi) solution and come CONCERNS WITH PAK. Ī PAGE 13 RA) and that have not been crore units are stalled. Meanwhile, a meeting war said at a press confe­ forward to stake claim,” he REPLICATE KARTARPUR deemed liquidation­worthy between Union Minister for rence in Mumbai that he was CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 told The Hindu. Ī PAGE 12 MODEL: MANMOHAN Ī PAGE 13 will be eligible. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 Over 18,000 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC BSNL staff Season’s first Sort out differences amicably, opt for VRS Delhi HC tells police, lawyers Yuthika Bhargava New Delhi CRPF personnel deployed at police headquarters Within days of the state­ run telecom operator Soibam Rocky Singh BSNL opening its voluntary New Delhi retirement scheme (VRS), The Delhi High Court on 18,400 employees have Wednesday urged the repre­ opted for it. The loss­mak­ sentatives of lawyers and ing PSU had rolled out the police to hold a joint meet­ scheme for its employees, ing to “sort out their diffe­ following the Union Cabi­ rences amicably”. net nod to a nearly The suggestion from the ₹70,000­crore revival court came on a day when package for BSNL and CRPF personnel were de­ MTNL last month. This in­ ployed at the police head­ cluded ₹30,000 crore for quarters and lawyers ab­ Lawyers protesting against the Delhi police at the Saket VRS for the two firms. stained from work in all Court Complex in New Delhi on Wednesday. * R.V. MOORTHY For BSNL employees, district courts in the capital. the VRS option will remain An argument over park­ Delhi police personnel with of the police personnel in­ open till December 4. The ing at the Tis Hazari Court their families staging an un­ volved in the clash, conti­ scheme was opened on No­ Complex between police precedented 11­hour protest nued for the third day on vember 3. “Till 7 p.m., over and lawyers on Saturday led at the police headquarters Wednesday. 18,400 BSNL employees, of to violence in which people here on Tuesday seeking the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 the over 1 lakh eligible staff, from both sides were in­ arrest of the lawyers in­ LAWYERS, POLICEMEN CLASH have opted for VRS,” a jured. volved. IN ALWAR Ī PAGE 12 Ī source told The Hindu. Chilling out: Tourists get ready for skiing during the first spell of snow in Gulmarg, north Kashmir, on Wednesday.* NISSAR AHMAD The issue has since snow­ Meanwhile, the strike by SEE ALSO PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC balled, with thousands of lawyers, demanding arrest EDITORIAL Ī PAGE 10 Chargesheet filed in Chinmayanand case Govt. may lift ‘Wean farmers off stubble burning’ odd­even on Probe team to file final report in Allahabad HC on Nov. 28 Supreme Court sets three­month deadline for Centre to prepare scheme Nov. 11, 12 Press Trust of India umentary evidence. duce or seduce” a woman un­ Legal Correspondent The court would take a vernment three weeks to re­ Shahjahanpur (U.P.) The contents of the char­ der his charge to have “sexual Special Correspondent NEW DELHI decision on the sharing of fi­ pair the potholes. The Special Investigation gesheet were not immediate­ intercourse not amounting to New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wed­ nancial liability between the The Bench sat hours Team probing sexual harass­ ly available as the probe team the offence of rape”. The Aam Aadmi Party go­ nesday ordered the Centre Centre and the States on a beyond regular hours to ad­ ment allegations against has to file a final report in the The four accused in the ex­ vernment on Wednesday to prepare a comprehensive later date. dress the problem of stub­ former Union Minister Swami form of an affidavit in a sealed tortion case are the law stu­ said it was “actively consi­ national scheme, in consul­ It further ordered an in­ ble­burning. It hauled up Chinmayanand and a related cover in the Allahabad High dent, Sanjay, Vikram and Sa­ dering” the Sikh communi­ tation with States, within centive of ₹100 per quintal the Chief Secretaries of Pun­ extortion case filed a volumi­ Court on November 28. chin. All of them are in jail. ty’s request to relax the pro­ three months to wean small for small and marginal farm­ jab, Haryana and U.P. for nous chargesheet in the two Mr. Chinmayanand, the IG­rank officer Naveen Arora, visions of the odd­even and marginal farmers away ers who engage in the man­ doing almost nothing to pre­ cases in a court here on woman law student who ac­ who is heading the SIT, had scheme on November 11 from stubble burning, agement of the residue of vent farmers from burning Wednesday. cused him of sexual harass­ said on Tuesday that BJP lead­ and 12. which has been identified as their non­Basmati variety their crop residue. “The SIT has filed a 4,700­ ment, and some others were ers D.P.S. Rathore and Ajit A Sikh delegation met a major source of air pollu­ A farmer burns paddy rice crop in Punjab, Harya­ A democratically­elected page chargesheet and case di­ also brought to the court on Singh were also made ac­ Transport Minister Kailash tion choking the national stubble on a farm on na and Uttar Pradesh. government cannot afford ary in the court of Chief Judi­ Wednesday after the char­ cused in the extortion case. Gahlot regarding the com­ capital. the outskirts of Amritsar on Meanwhile, it asked the to not do anything. The cial Magistrate Omveer gesheet was filed. The student and her three munity’s wish to participate “Punishing poor farmers Wednesday. * PTI Delhi government to submit elected government and ad­ Singh,” said Mr. Chinmaya­ male friends were booked un­ in the 550th Prakash Parv for burning stubble is not a an action plan to deal with ministrative machinery can­ nand’s lawyer Om Singh. “We Lodged in jail der Sections 35 (criminal act celebrations without the solution,” Justice Arun Mis­ sidue management tools issues of garbage dumping not sit aloof in their ivory will study the chargesheet The 72­year­old former Minis­ done with criminal know­ restrictions being in place. hra, who led the Special and machines to small and and burning, pock­marked towers. and the mobile call detail re­ ter is lodged in jail following ledge or intention), 385 (ex­ Chief Minister Arvind Bench also comprising Jus­ marginal farmers free of roads and the state of traffic cords,” he said. During the the case filed against him un­ tortion), 506 (criminal intimi­ Kejriwal had also received tice Deepak Gupta, said. cost. The States need to use congestion in the capital ci­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 probe, the SIT recorded state­ der Section 376C of the IPC , dation), 201 (disappearance similar requests, read a The Bench also ordered their own funds to finance ty. DELHI AIR QUALITY GETS ments of 105 people and col­ an offence pertaining to the of evidences) of the IPC and statement. States to distribute crop re­ the scheme, it said. The court gave the go­ BETTER Ī PAGE 9 lected 24 physical and 55 doc­ abuse of one’s position to “in­ Section 67 of the IT Act. DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 4

CM M ND-NDE YK DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Hike in hostel fees will force us to discontinue studies: JNU students

JNUSU continues protest against proposed ‘mammoth’ increase in charges

Special Correspondent Net Scholarship, which is the students said, they have New Delhi ₹5,000 per month. How will been receiving show­cause Thousands of students at Ja­ students survive and pay the notices from the Proctor’s of­ waharlal Nehru University amount that is more than fice imposing hefty fines for ( JNU) on Wednesday conti­ their scholarships?” the JNU­ showing dissent. nued their protest against a SU said. “The administration has revised hostel manual that The Registrar said that abdicated any and all sense proposes a “mammoth” in­ room rent has been hiked to of responsibility. The IHA crease in hostel fees. create better hostel facilities. meeting on October 28, Cutting across political af­ The university justified the which passed the draft hostel filiations, the students have The JNU Students’ Union increase in mess security cit­ manual, did not allow the demanded a roll­back of the ( JNUSU) said that the pro­ ing increasing defaulters. JNUSU, who are members of fee hike as they feel that sev­ posed fee hike is unaccepta­ “The revision of rates by the IHA committee, to attend eral students would have to ble as a majority of the stu­ the Inter Hostel Administra­ the meeting. The elected discontinue their studies if dents come from rural tion (IHA) committee has hostel presidents, who are al­ the new rates are intro­ backgrounds, deprived sec­ been done after more than a so members of the panel, duced. tions, and middle income fa­ decade. The room rents have were informed about the In a press statement ex­ milies, and depend on scho­ not been revised in the last meeting 10 minutes before it plaining the hike in hostel larships to study at JNU. three decades. There is no began,” the JNUSU said. fees, the university Registrar “More than 40% of stu­ massive hike in hostel fee The union also claimed said that room rent for a sin­ dents belong to families with and the JNU administration that students are reaching gle seater has been increased annual income below ₹1.44 appeals to the students not out to hostel wardens and from ₹20 to ₹600; for double lakh, the poverty cut­off line, to be misled by rumours that provosts in charge of hostel seater, the fee has gone up as suggested by the annual are trying to derail normal clusters to reject the revised from ₹10 to ₹300 per month. reports of JNU. Bachelors functioning of the universi­ hostel manual. They also The one­time refundable and Masters students are de­ ty,” the Registrar said. claimed that two provosts mess security deposit has pendent on the Merit Cum Protesting students said had resigned in support of been increased from ₹5,500 Means Scholarships, which is that over the past week they the students. The university to ₹12,000. Utility and ser­ ₹2,000 per month, and had made several attempts to administration, however, vice charges will also now be MPhil and PhD students are reach out to the administra­ said that no provosts have applicable. dependent on the UGC Non tion but to no avail. Instead, resigned.

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Delhi govt. to organise Punjabi fest from today NEW DELHI The Delhi government will organise a ‘Punjabi Heritage Festival’ from November 7 to 9 at Central Park in Connaught Place. There will be Punjabi music, dance, poetry, plays, and other cultural programmes at the three-day festival. “We are pleased to present the Punjabi Heritage Festival in a bigger and better avatar. Our government hopes to create an environment of harmony and love through such programmes,” said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 CITY 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Public turned away from courts as lawyers’ protest intensifies Litigants left in the lurch; advocates lock gates, demand arrest of accused policemen

Hemani Bhandari hind. I do not know what to New Delhi do,” she said, adding that the An 80­year­old woman public is suffering in the tussle stepped out of an autorick­ between police and lawyers. shaw and slowly walked to On the other side of the gate number 3 of Saket Court locked gates at Saket Courts, Complex on Wednesday after­ angry lawyers raised slogans noon. After sitting for over 30 against the Delhi Police. minutes outside the locked Similar scenes were wit­ gate, she quietly returned. nessed at the Rohini Court The woman, Murti Devi, al­ Complex where hundreds of leged that she was being bea­ lawyers sat outside court pre­ ten up by her daughter­in­law mises after locking the gates. and grandson at her Lado Sa­ Two advocates also tried to rai residence while her son People attempt to open a locked gate at the Saket Court end their lives.They were res­ had been sick for the past one Complex on Wednesday. * R.V. MOORTHY cued by their colleagues. year. She claimed that her “We want immediate arrest daughter­in­law did not give and I work and stay at Okhla charges of theft and his bail of the policemen who fired at her food and she had to ask Mandi. Three days ago, I was hearing was on Wednesday. “I the lawyers and the ones who her neighbours for help. The beaten up by two persons in­ spent ₹600 to come here to­ ordered it. We also want a La­ octogenarian said she had vi­ side the mandi. They pulled day. Our lawyer did not tell us wyers’ Protection Act to be sited the court a few times in my beard also. I went to the about the protest. Now he passed,” said Advocate I.S. Sa­ the past one year, and on police station and they asked says, ‘go back’,” she said. roha, ex­president of the Rohi­ Wednesday she had come to me to get a medical certificate. Malti Devi (35), a resident ni Bar Association. meet a lawyer. I gave them the papers, but of Kotla Mubarakpur, was in At Karkardooma Court There were many like Murti the police did not listen to me. tears because she could not Complex, the protest took a Devi who were unaware of the I had come to meet a lawyer I see her husband who was ar­ unique turn when lawyers set protest by lawyers and had know,” he said. rested on charges of kidnap­ up a stall and invited the pu­ turned up outside the court in ping two months ago, and was blic and policemen to join hope of help, only to return ‘Lawyer didn’t inform’ to appear for a hearing in them for tea. “This is a mes­ back disappointed. Chaman Beghum (50) had ta­ court on Wednesday. “ My sage to everyone to maintain Nizam Khan (48) showed ken a bus from Meerut at 4 husband was the only earning harmony. We are just de­ his bruised back and said he a.m. and reached Saket member. Now, I work as a manding the arrest of the pol­ had come to the court seeking Courts in the hope to take her house help and my 10­year­ icemen involved in the firing,” legal aid as his complaint was son back home, but she was old son is also forced to earn. I said Naveen Kasana, media ignored at Amar Colony pol­ not even able to see him. He cannot go to see my husband committee chairman of the ice station. “I am from Jewar was arrested 10 day ago on in Tihar leaving my kids be­ Shahdara Bar Association. Arrest guilty policemen, demands bar council Law prohibits personnel from participating in protest to air grievances: DBC chief

Press Trust of India er the matter”. them. The bar stands united,” provisions, police personnel New Delhi The apex bar body alleged said a BCI release. can be sentenced to imprison­ The Bar Council of India (BCI) that policemen remained “ab­ Meanwhile, Delhi Bar Coun­ ment of up to two years or on Wednesday said that the sent from duty, shouted slo­ cil (DBC) Chairman K.C. Mittal fined up to ₹2,000, the law protest by the Delhi Police on gans, used filthy language” condemned Tuesday’s protest states. Tuesday seemed to be “politi­ and threatened to “smash and by Delhi Police personnel, The DBC chairman refused cally motivated” and termed it kill lawyers” openly. even as several lawyers’ asso­ to share his views on the conti­ the “darkest day since Inde­ The BCI has also demanded ciations decided to abstain nuing agitation by lawyers, pendence”, while demanding the constitution of a high­level from courts for the third con­ saying that he will go by the that the guilty police officials committee to find out who secutive day on Wednesday. bar association’s decisions on be arrested within a week. were involved in “planning the Mr. Mittal told The Hindu it. In a separate development, BCI Chairman Manan Ku­ illegal police protest on Tues­ that the police protest was un­ the Coordination Committee mar Mishra said that the coun­ day”. “Arrest the guilty police constitutional as the Police­ of All District Courts Bar Asso­ cil had earlier asked the Bar officials within one week, fail­ Forces (Restriction of Rights) ciations of Delhi took a deci­ Association of Delhi to call off ing which we shall resort to Act, 1966, prohibits them from sion to abstain from courts on the ongoing strike but after peaceful dharna for the arrest participating in any public Thursday. seeing “Delhi Police’s con­ of these people and for proper protest to air their grievances. (With inputs from duct”, it could not “sit tight ov­ disciplinary action against In case of violation of the Nirnimesh Kumar) ‘Stop posting ‘CRPF men at PHQ as protest messages precautionary measure’ on police groups’ Deployment not for security, says officer STAFF REPORTER Officers instruct lower­rank personnel NEW DELHI A day after the massive protest SAURABH TRIVEDI with your duties,” he said. by Delhi police personnel out­ NEW DELHI The police maintained side the police headquarters at Senior Delhi police officers that none of their person­ ITO, jawans of Central Reserve on Wednesday instructed nel skipped duty to join the Police Force were deployed on lower­rank personnel to protest. “No police person­ the premises as a “precaution­ avoid posting any protest nel left their duty point to ary measure” on Wednesday. video, text or voice messag­ attend the protest. All pol­ A senior officer said they did es on police groups on so­ ice stations worked not expect such a large number CRPF personnel inside the Delhi cial media meant for inter­ smoothly and PCRs attend­ of policemen to join the protest Police Headquarters on departmental ed 5,000 actionable calls on Tuesday. No special arrange­ Wednesday. * R.V. MOORTHY communication. on Tuesday. Police person­ ments were made to control the On Tuesday, after receiv­ nel who attended the prot­ crowd and that led to huge traf­ vember 5 but was postponed ing messages on their ‘offi­ est either had the day off or fic jam outside the police head­ following the violence, and cial’ WhatsApp and Tele­ were on evening shift,” said quarters for several hours. “To those who were contesting the gram groups, scores of a police officer. avoid any such situation again, elections had also brought police personnel gathered A senior officer said that a company of CRPF has been “outsiders”. outside the Delhi Police a video clip of 2.23 minutes stationed inside the PHQ as a “So far no lawyer’s statement Headquarters in solidarity was being shared on police precautionary measure. It has has been recorded. Three have with their colleagues at­ groups. The clip included nothing to do with the security been identified, including a wo­ tacked by protesting la­ CCTV and phone camera of the police headquarters,” man lawyer who indulged in wyers. footage of the November 2 said the officer. violence. We are taking help of Delhi Police Commis­ incident on Tis Hazari constables, with 20­odd years sioner Amulya Patnaik too Courts, along with subtit­ SIT probe of experience who regularly go issued a statement request­ les, to explain that the pol­ The Special Investigation Team to Tihar jail with undertrials, to ing the members of the ice never instigated the probing the Tis Hazari Courts identify the instigators. They force to maintain disci­ violence. violence on November 2 has have claimed that a few of the pline. “I had appealed to “Taking cognisance of found that a constable of 3rd lawyers who indulged in vio­ you yesterday [Tuesday] videos and pictures of pol­ battalion had fired in the air to lence are not practising at Tis that the common public ice­lawyers clash circulat­ disburse a group of lawyers Hazari,” said a police officer. are empathetic to our con­ ing on social media, all dis­ who were “trying to attack the In the Saket Courts incident, cerns and keeping this in trict DCPs and heads of Additional DCP II of North dis­ where a constable was thrashed mind, we should be disci­ other police units have trict”. The team members said by a lawyer, there has been no plined. I am proud and been asked to sensitise pol­ that several lawyers had come further development after re­ happy that you all under­ ice personnel and ask them to the court to campaign for the gistration of FIR. A senior offic­ stood our deepest senti­ to refrain them from post­ Delhi Bar Association polls, er said the matter is under in­ ments and remained stead­ ing material that may cause which was scheduled for No­ vestigation. fast in your duties.” harm to the dignity of the uniform,” said the officer. ‘Dignity of uniform’ Additional DCP (Shahda­ Mr. Patnaik added that the ra) Rohit Rajbir Singh post­ force got adequate relief ed a video on district pol­ from the High Court re­ ice WhatsApp group urging garding the issues concern­ junior officers to avoid ing the police­lawyer stan­ posting anything not relat­ doff, and assured that the ed to work. “We are part of Delhi Police will continue a disciplined force and we to take appropriate steps in know how to maintain res­ this regard. traint during tough situa­ “On this occasion, I tions. All senior officers are once again appeal to you to very concerned about the sideline all provocations phase the Delhi Police is and maintain the dignity of going through,” he said in Delhi Police and carry on the video message. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 4 CITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Development cannot ‘Centre, State not doing Govt. may lift odd-even on Nov. 11, 12 enough to curb pollution’ NEW DELHI People wishing to participate in 550th Prakash Parv celebrations may face trouble, says Sikh community take place on graves The Delhi Congress and the Indian Youth Congress on Special Correspondent Traffic Police fined 406 er­ Wednesday targeted the New Delhi of human beings: NGT rant motorists, transport of­ Centre and the Delhi The Aam Aadmi Party go­ ficials issued 185 and reve­ government for “not doing vernment on Wednesday nue department officials enough to combat air Tribunal pulls up Haryana govt. pollution” in the city. Delhi said it was “actively consi­ issued 118 fines. Congress chief Subhash dering” the Sikh communi­ Staff Reporter New Delhi Chopra said, “Air pollution has ty’s request to relax the pro­ More buses become a major public health visions of the odd­even Mr. Gahlot said the public Following a plea alleging emergency, recording more scheme on November 11 transport system would be violation of environmental that 130 poor air quality days and 12. strengthened further with norms by industries in Ha­ each year. Time has come to A delegation of the reli­ Mr. Kejriwal scheduled to ryana, the National Green fix accountability for this kind gious community met Tran­ flag off 100 more standard­ Tribunal (NGT) has held that of situation.” sport Minister Kailash Gah­ floor buses under the Clus­ industrial development can­ lot to discuss the request ter Scheme on Thursday. not take place “on the regarding the community’s Delhiites have “accepted graves of human beings”. wish to participate in the odd­even very well this The green panel has direct­ 550th Prakash Parv celebra­ time and less congestion ed the State government to tions without the restric­ due to its provisions was al­ increase the frequency of in­ dures being relaxed, simpli­ tions being in place. so instrumental in reducing spections in affected areas. fied, and shortened, and Chief Minister Arvind pollution across the city”, Taking note of a report industrial growth and em­ Kejriwal had also received he added. furnished by the Central ployment generation pro­

similar requests from Civil defence officials on Day 3 of the odd­even scheme in Delhi on Wednesday. * SANDEEP SAXENA “Less congestion has also Pollution Control Board grammes being encour­ around the city, read a helped reduce pollution (CPCB), a Bench headed by aged, but at the same time, statement. “A large number If the provisions of the Wednesday registered ma­ of the scheme. since the long idling time of NGT Chairperson Justice such initiatives must be ba­ of Sangats visit Delhi during scheme are relaxed for two jor compliance from moto­ vehicles cause more emis­ Adarsh Kumar Goel ob­ lanced against deterioration BJP to ‘gift’ stubble Guru Parv. If the odd­even days, the period of its enfor­ rists despite the city’s Over 700 challans sions of sulphur dioxide. served that there was “ram­ of air and water quality,” the to Sisodia today scheme is in place during cement will be reduced schools opening after being As per government data, a The air quality has im­ pant non­compliance of en­ Bench noted. NEW DELHI these two days, lakhs of pe­ from 11 to just nine days. closed for two days due to total of 709 challans were proved; but this may not be vironmental norms by A BJP delegation will gift ople may face trouble. The The scheme is not enforced air quality concerns. issued by teams composed solely due to the odd­even industries resulting in con­ ‘Increase inspections’ parali (stubble) to Deputy Delhi government is there­ on Sundays. He claimed that no com­ of Delhi Traffic Police, Tran­ rule but it has, however, its tamination of groundwater The State government was Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday as part of a fore considering the re­ Meanwhile, the Tran­ plaints were received from sport Department and Re­ own portion of contribu­ and deterioration of air also directed to inspect 17 symbolic protest against what quest,” the statement sport Minister said that the any quarter about any issue venue Department officials, tion in reducing pollution,” quality”. industries under the ‘highly the party termed was the added. third day of odd­even on related to the enforcement on Wednesday. While the said the Minister. While stating that indus­ polluting category’ every “hypocrisy” of the Aam Aadmi trial development in a “sus­ three months, ‘red’ catego­ Party over the issue of tainable manner is neces­ ry industries every six stubble burning in sary”, the Bench said: “Such months; and ‘orange’ cate­ neighbouring States. The unsatisfactory state of af­ gory industries every year. party on Wednesday said that Husband kills wife, Every form of governance fairs needs to be factored in The Bench added: “The BJP MP Vijay Goel will lead the policy framework for re­ Haryana Chief Secretary the delegation and ride a medial action. Revised poli­ may also ensure remedial bicycle to Mr. Sisodia’s surrenders to police cy must match the gap in action against deficiencies residence to protest against has loopholes: Kejriwal violations and remedial pointed out in the report of alleged stubble burning in He strangulated her following a fight measures by regulators. The the CPCB, especially with Punjab by local AAP MLAs. CM inaugurates Delhi Youth Parliament workshop report of the Chief Secretary regard to flouride in ground­ Staff Reporter During interrogation, he refers to ease of doing busi­ water, which requires mak­ Congress to hold rally NEW DELHI told the police that he killed Staff Reporter vernance model. The idea ness initiatives to encourage ing potable water available against Centre tomorrow A 38­year­old man allegedly his wife, locked the door New Delhi was for the people of the industrial development. to inhabitants in a time­ NEW DELHI The Delhi Congress on killed his wife in south Del­ and reached the police sta­ A ‘Delhi Youth Parliament’ mohallas to come together This industrial development bound manner.” Wednesday announced that it hi’s Malviya Nagar on Wed­ tion to surrender. Probe re­ workshop to commemorate and decide how and on what cannot be on the grave of The green panel has di­ will hold a ‘Halla­Bolly’ rally nesday morning, the police vealed that the accused and the 150th birth anniversary should funds be spent on in human beings.” rected the State government on November 8 and hold the said, adding that the ac­ the victim, who had got of Mahatma Gandhi and the their societies. If an officer of “There can be no objec­ to furnish a compliance re­ Modi government responsible cused approached them married in 2009, used to silver jubilee of the Delhi As­ their area is not performing tion to bureaucratic proce­ port by February 2020. for the country’s economic and surrendered after the have frequent fights. On sembly was inaugurated by their duties well, the public slump, rising unemployment incident. Wednesday morning, an ar­ Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ should pass a resolution and rate and worsening condition DCP (South) Atul Kumar gument broke out between wal here on Wednesday. the officer should be termi­ following the “ill­advised” Thakur said that the man the two after which the hus­ Speaking at the event, the Arvind Kejriwal speaks at the nated from his duties. This demonetisation scheme three has been identified as Sumit band strangulated Deepika. Mr. Kejriwal said that every workshop on Wednesday. * PTI form of governance is called years ago. Mongia, a businessman. Mr. The police said that the form of governance had loo­ Swaraj. It is our vision to Mongia said he strangulated accused, his wife and chil­ pholes, but universally, de­ with 15 districts and a popu­ bring Swaraj to Delhi,” Mr. his wife Deepika (31) at their dren live on the fourth floor, mocracy was accepted as lation of 2.5 crore. Kejriwal said. residence at Khirki Exten­ while his parents and sister the best form of governance. “This is the first time that He said that the powers of BJP to hold sion. stay on the third floor of the The workshop is a mock outsiders have been permit­ Delhi are very limited as it is The police said that Mr. same building. The children Assembly session, which is ted to enter the Vidhan Sab­ not a full State, due to which meets in all Mongia came to Malviya Na­ had gone to school when being held from November ha hall. I hope that this a model of a direct form of gar police station and said the incident happened, they 6­8 at the House. Eighty­four workshop will aid you in un­ democracy cannot be creat­ constituencies he had killed his wife and said. students between the age of derstanding the procedures ed. “But we would like to im­ her body was lying at his The police said that a 18 and 25 from 41 colleges of the legislature,” said the plement this in Delhi at to thank PM house. “The police reached case under Section 302 will take part in the pro­ Chief Minister. some point as an experi­ the spot and found the wo­ (punishment for murder) of gramme. They will discuss After the formation of our ment, to see if the general Special Correspondent man lying dead. She ap­ the Indian Penal Code has problems of the hypotheti­ government in 2015, we di­ public can be involved in the New Delhi peared to have been stran­ been registered and the cal State of ‘Indraprastha’, vided Delhi into 3,200 mo­ functioning of the gover­ The BJP will hold public gulated,” Mr. Thakur said. man has been arrested. an urban cosmopolitan city hallas to adopt the direct go­ nance,” he added. A man buys onions at the wholesale market in Azadpur on meetings in all 70 Assemb­ Wednesday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA ly constituencies in the Capital to thank Prime Mi­ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Baijal chairs nister Narendra Modi for Minister orders action the Centre’s decision to Holding out hope regularise unauthorised meet on drain colonies in Delhi, the party against onion hoarders said here on Wednesday. rejuvenation Delhi BJP chief Manoj Ti­ wari announced the deci­ Special Correspondent Retail price of bulb crosses ₹80/kg sion at a public meeting at New Delhi Lavkush Chowk in Badar­ Lieutenant­Governor Anil Staff Reporter kets of Delhi. pur where he also an­ Baijal on Wednesday New Delhi “The Minister [Mr. Hus­ nounced the party’s re­ chaired a meeting on the Food and Civil Supplies Mi­ sain] has directed the CFS to solve to work “five times development and rehabili­ nister Imran Hussain on immediately ensure re­com­ more” than the AAP go­ tation of two trunk drains Wednesday held a review mencement of the door­step vernment, after coming to in Dwarka. meeting over the high price retailing of onions as done in power in Delhi. A detailed presentation, of onions in the city and di­ September and October. “The Prime Minister has the Raj Niwas said in a rected officials to intensify The Minister also directed solved the greatest pro­ statement, was also made actions to check hoarding of that National Agricultural blem being faced by the pe­ by the Delhi Development the bulb. The retail price of Cooperative Marketing Fed­ ople since 1977. There was Authority (DDA) regarding onion in Delhi has risen by eration of India Ltd may be always a chance that these the rejuvenation of the 45% in the past week to ₹80/ requested to supply 10 colonies might either be drains at Dwarka with the kg. The rate stood at ₹55/kg truck­loads of onion on a demolished or the people L­G being informed that on October 1. daily basis to Delhi State Ci­ would have to pay hefty the project will help in im­ During the meeting, Com­ vil Supplies Corporation ,” charges for continuing proving the environment, missioner of Food and Sup­ an official statement said. here,” the North East Delhi cleaning the drain and ov­ plies (CFS) informed the Mi­ Mr. Hussain said the go­ MP said. erall area development. nister that the unexpected vernment is closely and reg­ The length of one of rise in prices of onion is ularly monitoring and re­ these drains, TD­2, is 5.3 mainly due to heavy rain viewing the prices of onion DELHI TODAY km, while that of TD­5 is and labourers taking leave and is committed to make 3.8 km, the Raj Niwas said. during Diwali and Chhath onion and other essential Book Launch: Author Anindya A group of distressed Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank depositors protest outside the Reserve Bank of India office in The L­G was also apprised Puja, which disrupted tran­ commodities available at af­ Dutta will release his latest book New Delhi on Wednesday. They are seeking an assurance that their deposits in the scam­hit bank are safe and will be returned about the objectives of the sport of onions. This in turn fordable prices in the titled 'Wizards ­ The Story of Indian Spin Bowling', in the presence of to them within a stipulated time. * SANDEEP SAXENA project, that is, sewage and resulted in shortage of Capital. Dilip Doshi and Abbas Ali Baig. The CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC storm water management. onions in the wholesale mar­ (With PTI inputs) book is the first comprehensive ac­ count of Indian spinners and the art of spin bowling. The event will be moderated by G. Rajaraman at Gul­ mohar Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 p.m. Medical examination of Support pours in for protesting Honda workers Talk:Justice Ruma Pal, former Judge, Supreme Court of India will give a lecture on “Gender and Reli­ Sajjan Kumar ordered gion”, as part of Women in Law in India series. The event will be Unions warn situation may affect other firms too; company decides to cut shifts at Manesar plant chaired by Prof. Amrit Srinivasan, SC refuses to urgently hear bail plea sociologist and author at Seminar Special Correspondent protest. Shift “C” remained warned that the situation Auto Component India Em­ express solidarity with the Rooms – II and III, Kamaladevi Com­ GURUGRAM plex, India International Centre (IIC), Press Trust of India tion in the summer vacation shut on Wednesday as well. could escalate and disturb ployees Union vice­president protesting workers. While 6:30 p.m. New Delhi next year. Several trade unions on Wed­ peace in other companies as Ajit Singh said that more than around 2,000 contractual Music: The second day of “Sangeet The Supreme Court on Wed­ Mr. Kumar was awarded nesday expressed solidarity Intervention sought well. 75,000 workers were ren­ workers are on a continuous Samaroh", a festival of Indian clas­ sical music and dance, organised by nesday directed that former life imprisonment by the with contractual workers of Centre of Indian Trade Union Besides Mr. Singh, All­In­ dered jobless in Gurugram dharna inside the plant since Delhi Kendra of Bharatiya Vidya Congress leader Sajjan Ku­ Delhi High Court on Decem­ Honda Motorcycles and (Haryana) president Satvir dia Trade Union Congress industrial area alone on the Tuesday hampering produc­ Bhavan will feature a violin recital by mar, sentenced to life impri­ ber 17 last year. He claimed Scooters India (HMSI) Private Singh told The Hindu that Haryana deputy general se­ pretext of economic slow­ tion, the affected workers are A. Kanyakumari, followed by Odissi dance performance by Sujata Mo­ sonment in a 1984 anti­Sikh to have lost 8­10 kg weight in Limited on the second day of the Trade Union Council cretary Anil Panwar; Maruti down. holding a simultaneous sit­in hapatra at Kamani Auditorium, riots case, be examined by a the 11 months he has spent their protest against the dis­ (TUC), a conglomeration of Udhyog Kamgaar Union gen­ Later, the members of the outside company premises. Mandi House, 6 p.m. panel of AIIMS doctors, af­ in jail and said that he has missal of over 200 workers. all trade unions in Gurugram eral secretary Kuldeep Jang­ TUC along with several hun­ HMIS Employees’ Union Exhibition: ‘Like A Leaf in Autumn’, ter he sought urgent listing been suffering from various The company, meanwhile, and Rewari, had submitted a hu; and Hind Majdoor Sabha dreds of workers from diffe­ president Suresh Gaur said a solo exhibition of contemporary miniature paintings by Waswo X. of his bail plea on health other ailments. announced to shut “B” and memorandum to Gurugram Gurugram secretary V.S. Ya­ rent automotive companies, talks with the management Waswo and R. Vijay at Gallery Es­ grounds. The court also asked for a “C” shifts at its Manesar Sec­ Deputy Commissioner Amit dav, were also part of the including Maruti Suzuki, Na­ had been inconclusive since pace, 16 Community Centre, New Friends Colony, 10 a.m. ­ 7 p.m. The top court refused to report in four weeks from tor 3 plant from Thursday Khatri seeking his interven­ delegation. pino, Munjal and Shivam Au­ the company was not willing (Mail your listings for this column urgently hear his bail plea the panel of doctors on the saying that it was difficult to tion for an amicable solution. Extending support to the tos, gathered outside the Ma­ to take back the sacked at [email protected]) and would hear the applica­ health condition of Kumar. run all three shifts due to the The memorandum Honda workers, Bellsonica nesar plant of Honda to workers.

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Man lynched, another Farmers defy ban, 4,741 farm BJP leader sees Pak. injured in Jharkhand hand behind pollution Five persons, including a woman, held fires in Punjab on Wednesday ‘New ploy of releasing toxic gases’ Press Trust of India They were produced in a Bokaro (Jharkhand) local court later in the day Sangrur and Bathinda continue to be the worst­affected districts Special Correspondent come frustrated since Na­ A man was lynched and and remanded in judicial Ghaziabad rendra Modi and Amit Shah another was seriously in­ custody for 14 days. Press trust of india Court recognised the need to Senior Bharatiya Janata Par­ came to power. jured when a group of peo­ Chandigarh give financial aid to small ty leader from Meerut Vi­ Mr. Sharda also criticised ple thrashed them for alleg­ Rising number Farmers in Punjab conti­ and marginal farmers to en­ neet Sharda has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind edly stealing the battery of a A number of lynching cases nued to defy the ban on courage them to stop burn­ Pakistan or China could be Kejriwal for blaming farm­ truck in Bokaro district on have been reported from stubble burning with the ing stubble. responsible for the rise in ers and industries for the Wednesday, a senior police Jharkhand and the Opposi­ State reporting 4,741 farm Even as he asserted his go­ pollution in northern India. spike in pollution in officer said here. tion parties had even said fire incidents on Wednesday. vernment would implement In a video gathering trac­ Delhi­NCR. Five persons have been that the State had become a Though the stubble burn­ the apex court order as soon tion since Tuesday evening, arrested in connection with ‘lynching factory’. Chief Mi­ ing count was lower com­ as it receives the copy of its Mr. Sharda could be heard Statements aplenty the incident which took nister Raghubar Das had pared to Tuesday, it was still judgment, the Chief Minister saying that Pakistan could This is not the first time place at Govindpur village, urged the people to refrain 59% more than that of the reiterated that the Centre not beat India in conven­ that Mr. Sharda has ven­ Bokaro Superintendent of from taking law into their corresponding period in the would have to come to the tional wars and could have tured into the realm of the Police P. Murugan said. hands. last year. rescue of the States facing se­ come up with a new ploy of ridiculous. The president of Of the two who were A meat trader was According to satellite data rious fiscal constraints. releasing poisonous gases the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh’s thrashed one died on the lynched in June 2017 over collected by the Punjab Re­ A farmer burns paddy stubble in his field on the outskirts of While the GST regime had in our territory. Vyapar Prakosth (business spot while the other was ad­ the suspicion that he was mote Sensing Centre, San­ Amritsar on Wednesday. * PTI stifled the financial resourc­ “Yeh jo zehreeli ha- cell) had been in news ear­ mitted to a hospital in a se­ carrying beef in his car and grur and Bathinda continued es of all States, Punjab, in vayein, zehreeli gas aayi lier this year when during rious condition. a Muslim youth Tabrez An­ to be the worst­affected dis­ On Tuesday, Punjab had farm fire, which was almost particular, was in a dire hain, ho sakta hai kisi ba- the election campaign he sari, accused of stealing a tricts with the highest num­ reported the season’s high­ 41% higher than stubble straits in view of its massive gal ke mulk ne chhodi hon breathlessly repeated ‘ka­ Judicial custody motorcycle, was beaten up ber of farm fire incidents of est farm fire count at 6,668. burning incidents in the cor­ debt­burden, he noted. jo humse ghabraya hua hai mal’ (lotus), BJP’s symbol, Five persons, including a by a mob in Seraikela Khar­ 785 and 676 in a single day, The State had recorded stub­ responding period last year. Earlier in the day, the Su­ (These poisonous gases for 30 seconds during a ral­ woman, were arrested after sawan district in June this respectively. ble burning incidents of 165 preme Court directed Pun­ could have been released ly. He also made headlines an FIR was filed against year. He died later and a vi­ Among other districts, and 2,983 on November 6 in CM hails SC move jab, Haryana and U.P. go­ by a neighbouring country for suggesting Hindu wo­ them for murder, attempt to deo had showed that he was Moga, Mansa and Ferozepur 2017 and 2018, respectively. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Mi­ vernments to provide that is afraid of us),” said men should have five chil­ murder and conspiracy un­ purportedly made to chant reported farm fire incidents Between September 23 nister Amarinder Singh on ₹100/quintal support to Mr. Sharda said. The BJP dren to counter the rise in der various sections of the Jai Shri Ram and Jai Hanu­ at 493, 460 and 433, respec­ and November 6, Punjab re­ Wednesday said he was small and marginal farmers leader said Pakistan had be­ the Muslim population. Indian Penal Code. man. tively, as per the data. ported 42,676 incidents of “happy” that the Supreme who haven’t burned stubble. BJP loses majority in Bhatpara civic body ‘Stop benefits to offspring of outsider STs’ TMC gains as 12 BJP councillors rejoin the ruling party in West Bengal Apex students’ body sets deadline for Arunachal Pradesh government

Press Trust of India BJP since Independence. leaders Firhad Hakim and ers to force the councillors to Special correspondent government arrive at a solu­ has asked such people to vo­ Kolkata A senior TMC Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick. rejoin it. guwahati tion to this long­drawn is­ luntarily surrender their ST The BJP in West Bengal lost said the 12 councillors, who “After the councillors The apex students’ body of sue,” All Arunachal Pradesh and permanent residence control of Bhatpara munici­ had joined the BJP after the No­confidence motion joined the BJP, they were be­ Arunachal Pradesh has set Students’ Union (AAPSU) certificates. pality to arch rival Trina­ Lok Sabha poll, have re­ “With 12 of our councillors ing threatened by police and the Pema Khandu govern­ president Hawa Bagang said. mool Congress on Wednes­ joined their parent party. returning to the party, our goons. The TMC is now forc­ ment a 30­day deadline from He said neither the stu­ ‘Stringent law needed’ day after 12 councillors quit Around 19 TMC council­ strength in Bhatpara munici­ ing them to rejoin it. The Tuesday to identify the dents’ body nor the indige­ Mr. Bagang underscored the it to rejoin the ruling party in lors in the 34­member muni­ pality has gone up to 21. So same has been done in other offspring of tribals from out­ nous people were against need for a stringent “offspr­ the State. cipality had switched over to now we are in control. We municipal bodies too,” he side the State who have been anyone who has come from ing law” and asked the State With the TMC now regain­ the BJP after the latter’s per­ will soon bring a no­confi­ alleged. availing benefits of Sche­ outside the State. “But we government to adopt such ing majority in Bhatpara formance in the 2019 Lok dence motion and take con­ Mr. Roy, who was earlier duled Tribe communities. don’t want others to cut into legislation in the next As­ municipality, the BJP has lost Sabha poll. Later on, a few trol of the municipality,” said the second­in­command in Arunachal Pradesh has the rights and benefits that sembly session. control over all the seven others too had joined taking Mr. Mullick, who is also the TMC, expressed confidence been grappling with the is­ Arunachal CM Pema Khandu the APSTs should enjoy,” he The union has also asked municipal bodies it had ta­ the BJP’s strength in the civic North 24 Parganas district that the BJP will win the next sue of the offspring of non­ added. the district authorities to de­ ken over since the 2019 Lok body to 26 in June. president of TMC. year’s civic polls at Bhatpara. Arunachal Pradesh Sche­ “The interest of our The AAPSU leaders said sist from issuing ST certifi­ Sabha poll. On Wednesday, out of Senior BJP leader Mukul The BJP had formed the duled Tribe (non­APST) men State’s indigenous people there had been numerous cates to people of “non­indi­ The development is politi­ these 26 councillors, 12 re­ Roy, who had played a key board in Bhatpara munici­ “enjoying all the rights” comes first. Our union has in reports of the offspring of genous descent” and cally significant as Bhatpara joined the TMC at the Trina­ role in the defections, ac­ pality in North 24 Parganas meant for the wards of tribal consultation with various non­Arunachal tribal men demanded punishment for was the first civic body in the mool Bhawan here in the cused the TMC of using polit­ district after winning the couples indigenous to the community­based organisa­ obtaining APST certificates any official found issuing State to be annexed by the presence of senior party ical and administrative pow­ trust vote in June. State. tions decided to make the through dubious means. It documents fraudulently. Not at war with Bengal Cyclone may hit Bengal, govt., says Governor Bangladesh coasts

‘I have come to serve people of the State’ Special Correspondent ing next 12 hours and into a BHUBANESWAR severe cyclonic storm dur­ Press Trust of India The farmers in the coastal ing the subsequent 24 Kolkata Odisha heaved a sigh of re­ hours. It is very likely to West Bengal Governor Jag­ lief on Wednesday after the move towards West Bengal deep Dhankhar on Wednes­ India Meteorological De­ and Bangladesh coasts,” the day said he is “not at war” partment predicted that the bulletin added. with the State government deep depression over Bay of The weatherman said and that his objective is to Bengal was likely to move that light to moderate rain serve the people. towards the West Bengal or thundershower was likely Mr. Dhankhar, who has and Bangladesh coasts. at most places in north coas­ been at loggerheads with the The people in coastal Od­ tal Odisha and many places State government over sev­ isha had started panic­buy­ in over south coastal Odisha eral issues, also said univer­ West Bengal Governor ing essential items since and isolated places over the sities are not allowed to Jagdeep Dhankhar Tuesday, and farmers were districts of interior Odisha function the way they worried about the severe during the next four days. should. universities to function as damage to their standing There was no warning of “Let me say, I am not at they are supposed to. The paddy crop. heavy rainfall in any district war with the State govern­ all­pervading question The deep depression ov­ of the State. ment. I have come here to which arises is who is the er the Bay of Bengal re­ On the other hand, the serve the people of the greater boss, the Chancellor mained practically station­ authorities in the north State,” the Governor said at or the state?” he said. ary on Wednesday coastal districts were pre­ an education forum organ­ afternoon, according to the pared to cope with any ised by the Merchants’ ‘Cooperate, not compete’ IMD bulletin. eventuality, according to Chamber of Commerce & In­ Mr. Dhankar said he has “It is very likely to intensi­ State Special Relief Commis­ dustry here. tried to ascertain the role of fy into a cyclonic storm dur­ sioner Pradeep Jena. Mr. Dhankar said that as both the Chancellor and the the Chancellor of universi­ State government in the ties, he has been witness to functioning of universities. several developments that “What I found is that both could grab headlines. have little roles. So, we must “If I start to narrate all of cooperate and not compete them, it will scream the new­ as to who is the bigger boss,” spaper headlines the next he said. He added the 50th day... As Chancellor, what Conference of Governors we see is that we don’t allow will be held soon. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Alok Deshpande ogy under the leadership of Mumbai Soniaji Gandhi. The specu­ Fault lines were visible in lations are baseless and hold the State Congress on Wed­ no truth,” he said. nesday over the party high The denial notwithstand­ command’s reluctance to ing, the State Congress lea­ extend a helping hand to the dership convened a meeting Shiv Sena to form a govern­ late on Wednesday to dis­ ment in Maharashtra. cuss how to pacify the dis­ A large group of the par­ gruntled MLAs. ty’s 44 elected MLAs is in fa­ Six MLAs to whom The vour of backing the Sena if Hindu spoke were in favour approached by the saffron of joining an alternative go­ party. Despite discussions vernment, irrespective of between the party’s leaders the Sena leading it. in the State, Nationalist Con­ gress Party (NCP) chief Sha­ ‘Ayodhya no roadblock’ rad Pawar and Congress “The Ayodhya verdict is go­ president Sonia Gandhi, the ing to be a court decision high command is of the opi­ and every party will have to nion that the Congress accept it, irrespective of its should sit on the Opposition political stand. That cannot benches. be the roadblock [to form­ The decision has upset ing a government with the several newly elected MLAs, Sena]. Similarly, the Con­ old and young, and the State gress has received the Se­ leadership is now forced to na’s support in the past. No­ pacify their anger. The body objected to it then,” younger lot is unhappy over said one MLA, on the condi­ Maharashtra in­charge Mal­ tion of anonymity. likarjun Kharge’s blunt com­ The MLAs said they will ments against aligning with accept the high command’s the Sena without seeking decision, but said it will be the opinion of elected repre­ after taking elected repre­ sentatives. sentatives’ opinion. Party secretary and State ‘Baseless speculations’ in­charge Ashish Dua, State Congress president Ba­ meanwhile, said the leader­ lasaheb Thorat, however, ship can take the decision has denied any such discon­ only if it receives a proposal tent within the party. from the Sena. “All this talk “While we believe that the is in vain as there is no such people’s mandate is against proposal. How can our lea­ the Bharatiya Janata Party in dership decide whether to this election, it is up to the support the Sena or not be­ high command to decide fore that?” he asked, dismis­ the party’s position. We sing reports of discontent work as per the party ideol­ within the party. When Sena, Cong. helped each other

Alok Deshpande They have never Mumbai <> shared power. But As a section of the Congress there is a history of is against any move to sup­ both helping each port the Shiv Sena to form a government in Maharashtra other out if its help is sought, past in­ Abhay Deshpande Journalist and political commentator stances show that though the two parties have never both the Congress and Sena shared power, they have made moves benefiting helped each other on sever­ each other. “They have nev­ al occasions. er shared power. But there Sena was among the few is a history of both helping political parties to support each other out,” he said. the Emergency declared by The Sena rarely extended Indira Gandhi in 1975. The support to the Congress af­ then party chief, the late Bal ter joining hands with the Thackeray, had said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) move was in the interest of in late 1980s and turning to the country. hardcore Hindutva ideolo­ Two years later, when the gy. In 2007, however, it went Emergency was called off, against the BJP by support­ neither the Congress nor ing the UPA’s candidate, Pra­ the Sena could win a major­ tibha Patil, in the presiden­ ity in the Mumbai municipal tial election. The Sena had polls, with the Janata Party played the Marathi card winning more seats. Thack­ then too. eray had then lent support Five years later, the party to the late Murli Deora to be­ again backed the UPA candi­ come the mayor of Mumbai. date, Pranab Mukherjee, for The Sena had said the Con­ the President’s post. This gress leader was married to time, Mr. Mukherjee’s per­ a Marathi woman and was sonal visit to Matoshree, the the son­in­law of the Ma­ Thackeray family residence, rathi community. did the trick. In 1980, the Congress Despite being political again received the Sena’s opponents all their lives, help in the Assembly elec­ Thackeray had also sided tions as a result of the perso­ with NCP chief Sharad Pa­ nal bond between Thacke­ war, who was with the Con­ ray and Congress leader gress before forming the Abdul Rehman Antulay. NCP in 1999. The Sena foun­ Senior journalist and pol­ der had gone to the extent of itical commentator Abhay saying his party would sup­ Deshpande said there have port Mr. Pawar if he were to been many instances where become prime minister.

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Ramana Dikshitulu on have to go slow in interfering Wednesday said he took Kerala Chief Secretary Tom with policy decisions of the charge as an Agama adviser Jose had not secured the per­ State, the Karnataka High of the TTD only on the mission of the State govern­ Court on Wednesday de­ assurance of Andhra Pradesh ment for publishing an arti­ clined to stay the BJP govern­ Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan cle justifying the police ment’s decision to cancel ce­ Mohan Reddy that he would action against Maoists at lebration of Tipu Jayanti as a be, in a week, appointed as Manjikandy in Palakkad, State event. Chief Priest of the Tirumala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi­ However, the court direct­ temple. Speaking to media, jayan has said. ed the government to recon­ Mr. Dikshitulu thanked the Replying to a clarification sider within two months the Chief Minister for living up to sought by Leader of the Op­ July 30, 2019 decision on not Former Minister Tanveer Sait and others staging a protest in his promise of abolishing the position Ramesh Chennitha­ celebrating Tipu Jayanti as a Mysuru on Wednesday. * M.A. SRIRAM retirement age limit to la on a newspaper article pu­ State event and take an ap­ archakas in the State. The 65 blished by Mr. Jose in the propriate decision afresh. Jayanti by any person as a allow Tipu Jayanti celebra­ years age limit for retirement Assembly on Wednesday, The court said the July 30 private event, the Bench di­ tions at Bal Bhavan in Banni­ of archakas was no where Mr. Vijayan said the article No bail: M.K. Dinesh, counsel for the two CPI(M) workers booked in the UAPA case, briefing decision was taken without rected the government to mantap as a private event. prescribed either in the law would not have any impact presspersons in front of a sessions court in Kozhikode on Wednesday. * S. RAMESHKURUP examining the orders passed take precautions to ensure Mr. Sait had written a letter or Agama Sastras, he said. on the ongoing Crime by the government in 2015 such celebrations are held to Mysuru Urban Develop­ Spectator gored to Branch inquiry into the inci­ and 2016, giving elaborate peacefully. ment Authority seeking per­ death at Hori Habba dent. Maoist links: bail plea of Kerala reasons for celebrating the Meanwhile, former Minis­ mission to hold the celebra­ SHIVAMOGGA Mr. Chennithala had event by spending funds ter Tanveer Sait, Congress tions at Bal Bhavan on A spectator was gored to raised the issue in the As­ from the State exchequer. leader M. Lakshmana and November 10. Though the death by a bull at the Hori sembly on Tuesday, but Mr. As the government reiter­ several others staged a prot­ event was to be held without Habba, the bull­taming event Vijayan had then sought CPI(M) workers dismissed ated its stand that there is no est on Wednesday against government involvement, held at Tadasanahalli village time to read the article and ban on celebration of Tipu the refusal by authorities to MUDA refused permission. in Shikaripur taluk of promised to respond in due Special Correspondent case that has wider national city, had filed a report Karnataka on Wednesday. The course. Kozhikode ramifications. seeking the custodial victim has been identified as Taking up the issue again, The Kozhikode sessions The material evidence interrogation of the Nagaraj, 27, a resident of Mr. Chennithala said the arti­ court on Wednesday such as banners, pamphlets accused. Malavalli village. He had cle had triggered a row. The dismissed the bail and notices calling for revolt In view of the facts and Eateries in Vijayawada to log come to Tadasanahalli with observations made by Mr. application of two CPI(M) and books by the central circumstances and the his friends to see the event. Jose were undesirable at a workers, Alan Suhaib, 20, committee of the CPI serious nature of the When the bull was released time when the government and Thaha Fazal, 24, (Maoist), an organisation offence alleged to have been out of Swiggy from next week into the ring, it ran straight into the group of spectators had ordered a Crime Branch booked under the Unlawful banned by the government committed by them, it was and attacked Nagaraj, who inquiry. Activities (Prevention) Act of India, prima facie not a fit case to grant bail to Other apps could be next, says hotel owners’ association died on the spot. Following “We feel that the article for alleged links with showed that the accused petitioners at this early the incident, the police have would influence the inquiry. Maoists. Judge M.R. Anitha were associating themselves stage, the court said. Staff Reporter of ingredients and operating have already brought this is­ suspended the event. A person like the Chief Se­ endorsed the argument of with the outfit with the Suhaib and Fazal, VIJAYAWADA costs. sue to the notice of Competi­ cretary making observations public prosecutor and intention to further its students of law and Vijayawada Hotel Owners’ “Online apps like Swiggy, tion Commission of India Kerala government clears on civil and human rights is government pleader K.N. activities. journalism respectively of Association on Wednesday Zomato, Uber Eats and oth­ which is pursuing the case, Net connectivity project not correct. This has created Jayakumar that granting bail In the 10­page verdict, the Kannur University, were announced that all the hote­ ers had started businesses he said. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM much concern among the to the accused would the court pointed out that taken into custody by the liers in the city would log out about a year­and­a­half ago “To start with, we have The Kerala government has people and hence the go­ adversely impact the the Assistant Commissioner police from Pantheerankavu of online food delivery app with zero commission. They decided to stop logging in to officially cleared the K­Fon vernment should clarify,” he ongoing investigation in the of Police (South), Kozhikode in Kozhikode last Friday. Swiggy from 6 a.m. on No­ then began to charge 10% Swiggy from November 11 project aimed at providing said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC free high speed Internet vember 11. and increased it to 18%. and later we will extend it to connection to over 20 lakh Addressing a press confe­ Now, with their hold in the other apps if things are not BPL families in the State. The ‘Personal views’ the police action and that strongly to the article. If Mr. Left Democratic Front rence here, Association pre­ city becoming stronger, they set right. We need the go­ Cabinet, which met here on Mr. Vijayan clarified that the Maoists do not deserve sym­ Jose had published the arti­ convener A. Vijayaraghavan sident P. Ravi Kumar and se­ are taking it to 25%. vernment to intervene and Wednesday, accorded views expressed by Mr. Jose pathy. Mr. Chennithala had cle without permission, the said the district court took a cretary Sanjay Mehta Jain “In addition, we have to regulate the food delivery administrative sanction for in the article that was pu­ described the article as government should take a decision on the UAPA cases said the delivery apps were bear the costs of order can­ companies so that fair busi­ the ₹1,548­crore project blished on Tuesday were prejudiced. call on it. This amounts to on the basis of the evidence mounting pressure on them cellations, telephone charg­ ness practices are followed,” which will also provide Net personal and had nothing to contempt of court. The Left furnished. Such cases would to increase the commission. es, and many other hidden Mr. Jain said. connectivity at affordable do with the government. ‘Contempt of court’ parties are opposed to the be more widely discussed This has become a huge charges,” Mr. Ravi Kumar An e­mail and a message rate for families which do not The article had drawn flak CPI State secretary Kanam Unlawful Activities (Preven­ once they come up before burden for the hotel owners said. sent to Swiggy for clarifica­ fall in the BPL bracket. for its observations justifying Rajendran also reacted tion) Act, he said. the High Court. due to the increase in prices Hotel owners associations tion elicited no response.

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Special Correspondent Gym instructor convicted in the 2010 Payal Surekha case Bengaluru Fifteen days after the al­ Special Correspondent Considering their plea, the leged incident of “disres­ Bengaluru Supreme Court directed the pect” to the national an­ Nine years after 29­year­old CBI to investigate the case in them at PVR Cinemas here, Dell employee Payal Surek­ August 2013. the Subramanya Nagar pol­ ha was murdered, the CBI Shivanand Perla, Public ice registered a suo motu court on Wednesday upheld Prosecutor for the CBI, said case against the accused on the Bengaluru city police’s the three strands of hair re­ Monday. investigations and convicted covered from the crime Inspector Sadananda M. gym instructor James Kumar scene and blood samples said the accused had been Ray, 36, with a life sentence corroborated by the DNA charged under Section 3 of and a fine of ₹1 lakh. expert belonged to James. the Prevention of Insults to Payal Sureka was found James was a trainer at a National Honour Act, 1971. murdered in her apartment Payal Surekha gym owned by Payal’s hus­ On October 23, a group in J.P. Nagar with multiple band, who had terminated of people allegedly did not stab injuries on December the motive behind the mur­ his employment due to mis­ stand up when the national 17, 2010. der and submitted FSL re­ appropriation of funds and anthem was being played S.K. Umesh, then Inspec­ ports to substantiate James’ complaints that he had been before a movie in Orion tor of J.P. Nagar police sta­ involvement. harassing women. Accord­ Mall on Dr. Rajkumar Road. tion, arrested James and re­ ing to the police, Payal, who A section of the audience covered a blood­stained The twist received the complaints, in­ created a ruckus and knife and a pair of goggles, The case took a twist when formed her husband. “James forced the group to go out which the accused had used Payal’s parents approached killed Payal and tried to im­ of the movie hall. They also and later hidden in an isolat­ the Supreme Court seeking a plicate her husband. He was put up a video on social ed place in Puttenahalli be­ CBI inquiry into the murder in Cuttack, Odisha, on a bu­ media which went viral fore returning to Hyderabad. of their daughter as they sus­ siness trip, and Payal was Employees of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation cooking food, ‘vanta varpu’, outside a bus depot in Hyderabad as prompting the police to In the chargesheet, the pol­ pected their son­in­law, alone at home on that day,” part of the ongoing strike. The strike, demanding merger of the RTC with the government, began on October 5. * K.V.S. GIRI take up a Non­Cognisable ice stated that revenge was Anantha Narayan Mishra. said the police. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Report a few days later. A.P. revenue officials decry lack of security Greens question feasibility of monkey park Recent killing of an MRO in Telangana has trigged fear among them It may trigger infections and also upset the natural food chain, they say

Staff Reporter ded. Commenting on the Veerendra P.M. on a 100­acre forest land in Kurnool lack of security, Ms. Umama­ Shivamogga Hosanagar taluk where the The murder of Vijaya Reddy, heswari said while the high­ Environmentalists are scep­ monkeys would be shifted. Mandal Revenue Officer er­ups got security, the low­ tical of the Karnataka go­ However, environmentalists (MRO) of Abdullahpurmet in er­level employees did not vernment’s proposal to esta­ say this concept is illogical Ranga Reddy district of Te­ get proper protection. blish a “monkey park” in the and non­feasible. langana, has caused emo­ “We are also working in Malnad region to contain the Ajay Kumar Sharma, an tional distress among other public offices, at faraway problem of crop­raiding pri­ environmentalist, told The officials. Protests erupted mandals in small villages,” mates. They fear that this Hindu that the State govern­ even in Andhra Pradesh con­ she said. may trigger infections like ment took the decision with­ demning the murder and de­ the Kyasanur Forest Disease out doing the necessary manding more security to Many visitors (KFD) and also upset the nat­ groundwork like consulting officials. She said numerous people ural food chain. Tackling the menace: Monkeys in Devarayanadurga forest on the stake holders including The MRO of Pattikonda visit the office on a regular Shivamogga district has the outskirts of Tumakuru drinking water from open tanks. the officials from Forest and mandal of Kurnool district, basis and the numbers go up witnessed unabated defores­ Revenue Departments, envi­ Umamaheswari, tied a rope significantly during the tation in recent times owing monkeys. They raid planta­ aroma to the nuts. After sip­ ronmentalists, wildlife ex­ a few feet away from her Novel protest: Pattikonda MRO Umamaheswari ties a rope a weekly grievance redress to the construction of reser­ tions on the forest fringes ping the juice from tender perts and farmers. desk in her chamber protest­ few feet away from her desk in her chamber. * U. SUBRAMANYAM programme, Spandana. She voirs and unauthorised cul­ and have developed a fond­ nuts they throw them away, The impact of shifting on ing against the murder. “As a demanded that the officials tivation on forest land. More ness for arecanut, the main causing heavy loss to the the monkey and the entire woman official, I am scared offices across Andhra Pra­ wore black badges on Tues­ be provided with better se­ than 81,000 acres of forest crop here. farmers. eco­sytem, territorial clash­ about my safety,” she told desh have expressed solidar­ day. She said there had been curity to avert any untoward have been encroached upon They relish the sap from In wake of the slew of es that may emerge between The Hindu. ity with the protesting reve­ incidents where people in in­ incident. and converted into cultiva­ the arecanut flowers and protests staged by the affect­ the primates that are original The rope tied around her nue employees of Telangana ebriated condition had visit­ Vijaya Reddy was burnt ble land. tender nuts that are rich in ed farmers, a meeting inhabitants of the forest and desk was only in protest, and by sporting black badges. ed the office and behaved alive by a man inside her of­ The loss of habitat has arecoline, an alkaloid that chaired by Chief Minister the new entrants should had been removed since. In Pattikonda, Ms. Uma­ rudely. “Some even get un­ fice at Abdullapurmet in Te­ caused changes in food and has psycho­stimulant quality B.S. Yediyurappa has decid­ have been studied before People working in MRO maheswari and her staff too comfortably close,” she ad­ langana on November 4. behavioural pattern of the and gives unique taste and ed to develop a monkey park taking decision, he said.

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IN BRIEF Bhima Koregaon: court ‘Winds from Delhi’s air quality gets better India carrying denies bail to 6 activists pollutants’ It is expected NEERI develops They were arrested in June last year Meera Srinivasan to improve COLOMBO Honeypreet granted bail web repository Shoumojit Banerjee Judge Navandar added further today Sri Lankan authorities on in Panchkula case Pune that he was not going into Special Correspondent Wednesday issued an alert PANCHKULA A Pune sessions court on whether the evidence (sub­ Staff Reporter NEW DELHI on the unusually high air A court granted bail to New Delhi Honeypreet Insan, adopted Wednesday rejected the bail mitted by the police) was ad­ The National Environmen­ pollution and asked people daughter of Dera Sacha pleas of six persons — advo­ missible or not at this stage, The air quality of Delhi im­ tal Engineering Research to exercise caution. They Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram cate Surendra Gadling, and that that question proved on Wednesday, Institute (NEERI) along with suspect that the winds Rahim, in the 2017 Panchkula former university profes­ would only be decided mainly due to a shift in the the Council of Scientific and blowing from north west of violence case. Last Saturday, sors Shoma Sen, activists when the trial commenced. direction of the wind. Industrial Research (CSIR) Sri Lanka possibly carried another court here had Rona Wilson and Mahesh The detained persons’ The air quality is expected has launched India’s first pollutants from India. dropped sedition charges Raut, Dalit writer Sudhir defence counsels said while to improve to ‘moderate’ or web repository document­ Based on the readings of against her. PTI Dhawale and poet P. Varava­ the court’s order was ‘disap­ lower end of ‘poor’ category ing air quality studies done air quality monitored in ra Rao — being held for their pointing’ it was hardly a sur­ on Thursday, but may dete­ in the last 60 years. The ar­ Colombo on Wednesday, it Five bonded labourers alleged links with the out­ prise. Mr. Gadling, Ms. Sen, riorate slightly on Friday due chives also include records was found that the particu­ rescued near Namakkal lawed Communist Party of Mr. Dhawale, Mr. Raut and to a change in wind direc­ Cleaner air: Isolated thundershowers over the next two days from the pre­internet era late matter 2.5 (PM2.5), at NAMAKKAL CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC India (Maoist) and their pur­ Mr. Wilson were arrested on tion, said government­run * R.V. MOORTHY some hours, went over 150 The Revenue Department and may also reduce pollution in the capital. ported roles in the ‘Elgaar June 6 last year. monitoring agency SAFAR micrograms per cubic me­ an NGO on Tuesday rescued five bonded labourers who Parishad’ and Bhima Kore­ “It has taken the court a (System of Air Quality and and is expected to be 2% on rently south­south westerly, Bihar to ban ter. “The 24­hour average were employed at a rig unit. gaon clashes. year­and­a­half to pass the Weather Forecasting and Re­ Thursday, according to SA­ leading to less transfer of was also over 100 micro­ Aged between 19 and 20, Rejecting the bail applica­ order on the activists’ bail search). Isolated thunder­ FAR. smoke from stubble burning diesel autos grams, which is uncharac­ were rescued near Ponnagar tions, additional sessions pleas in direct violation to shower forecast over the According to SAFAR, into Delhi, while north­west­ teristically high,” said Sa­ and were employed by a judge S.R. Navandar ob­ the Supreme Court’s direc­ next two days may also re­ there were 5,300 farm fires erly winds bring in plume special correspondent rath Padmasiri, a senior Patna person named Shivakumar. served that the material col­ tives on bail,” said Nihalsing duce pollution. in Punjab and Haryana on from Haryana and Punjab in­ scientist with the National who promised them a salary lected by the investigating Rathod, one of the defence The Air Quality Index Tuesday, the highest this to the city. With air pollution turning Building Research Organi­ of ₹8,500. officer revealed the involve­ counsel. “So, besides this (AQI) of the city on Wednes­ season. “The change in wind “Improvement in AQI is severe in Patna over the last sation, the chief air quality ment of the accused in alleg­ being a clear case of ‘justice day was 214 (poor). direction, however, led to ve­ expected on Thursday... by few days, the Bihar govern­ monitoring agency. Hooda, Vora granted edly unlawful activities in­ delayed is justice denied’, ry low biomass plume intru­ November 8, shift in wind di­ ment has decided to ban “From the data and vi­ regular bail in AJL case imical to the country’s we do not even know the ve­ Stubble burning effects sion [into Delhi] despite the rection back to north wester­ diesel­run autorickshaws suals, it appears that the CHANDIGARH security and against “not racity of these allegedly in­ The contribution of stubble fact that fire count observed ly is expected and AQI is like­ from 2021 in the city and ad­ winds blowing from India A special Enforcement only the established govern­ criminating documents sub­ burning in neighbouring on Tuesday was very high,” ly to shift to ‘poor’ or ‘very joining areas. It also decid­ towards Sri Lanka are car­ Directorate court in ment of the day, but against mitted by the police,” he States to Delhi’s air pollution it said. poor’,” SAFAR stated. ed to conduct pollution rying the particles,” he told Panchkula granted regular bail to former Haryana Chief democracy itself”. added. was only 3% on Wednesday, The wind direction is cur­ tests on private vehicles. The Hindu. Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress leader Motilal Vora in the Associated Journals Limited (AJL) land Centre plans to regulate India, Russia to form allotment case. PTI ‘Give report on CIC postings’ Bofors agent Chadha’s fee at medical colleges aftersales support groups Mumbai flat auctioned SC has asked the govt. to look beyond retired bureaucrats NEW DELHI/MUMBAI Special Correspondent The Income Tax Department BoG asked to do the groundwork Legal Correspondent and Rahul Gupta. NEW DELHI auctioned a Mumbai flat of Special Correspondent cretary of the Ministry. He NEW DELHI Mr. Bhushan submitted India and Russia on Wed­ late Win Chadha — an alleged NEW DELHI middleman whose name said the BoG would look at The Supreme Court on Wed­ that vacancies had not been nesday agreed to form spec­ cropped up in the Bofors deal Aimed at eliminating the formulating a methodology nesday ordered the Centre filled despite the February ific working groups for after­ case — for over ₹12 crore to role of black money in med­ to regulate the fee structure. and eight States to present a judgment. sales support of key defence recover his multi­crore dues. ical education and making it The Indian Medical Coun­ report card on appoint­ platforms and intensify ef­ The flat was located at accessible to all, the Union cil Act, 1956 has no provi­ ments made to the Informa­ ‘Strange phenomenon’ forts to finalise a coopera­ Palacimo Residential Society Health Ministry has asked sion for regulation of fee. tion Commissions, the apex In its February verdict, the tion programme for 2021­ at Malabar Hills. PTI the Board of Governors “As a result, some States bodies constituted under the SC had concluded that the 2030. (BoG), which is vested with regulate the fees of some Right to Information Act to Central Information Com­ This was agreed between Tharoor-headed panel to the powers of the Medical seats in private colleges help citizens fight for tran­ mission (CIC) and State In­ Defence Minister Rajnath take up WhatsApp case Council of India (MCI), to do through MoUs signed with sparency in governance. formation Commissions Singh and his Russian coun­ NEW DELHI the groundwork for regulat­ college managements. In ad­ The direction comes near­ have been bastions for go­ terpart General Sergei Shoi­ The two nations also agreed A parliamentary standing ing the fee structure of In­ dition, the Supreme Court ly eight months after the vernment employees and gu at the 19th India­Russia to intensify cooperation committee headed by program for 2021­2030. Congress leader Shashi dian private medical colleg­ has set up committees apex court ordered the go­ ala and Gujarat to file a re­ their retired counterparts. Inter­Governmental Com­ Tharoor, who also heads the es and deemed universities. chaired by retired High vernment to look beyond the port on their compliance It said the Right to Infor­ mission on Military and Mil­ standing committee on “This groundwork would Court judges to fix fees in coterie of retired bureau­ with the February 15 verdict. mation Act of 2005 itself re­ itary Technical Cooperation In September, the two information technology, will be submitted to the National private colleges as an inte­ crats for appointment as In­ The court listed the case quired people from varied meeting. countries had signed an In­ take up the WhatsApp Medical Commission rim measure. Deemed to be formation Commissioners, for hearing on December 16. domains to man the Mr. Singh is on a three­ tergovernmental Agree­ snooping case in its next (NMC), when it is set­up, Universities claim that they in a judgment delivered on The petition was filed by Commissions. day visit to Russia. The Mi­ ment (IGA) for mutual coop­ meeting scheduled on which will then work on the are not covered by these February 15, 2019. activist Anjali Bhardwaj, The court had found that nisters directed the respec­ eration in joint November 20, sources said on final fee structure,’’ said committees,’’ said a health A Bench led by Justice S.A. Commodore (Retd) Lokesh the “official bias” in favour of tive teams to work closely manufacturing of spares, Wednesday. PTI Arun Singhal, Additional Se­ official. Bobde directed the Union of Batra and Amrita Johri. They bureaucrats and govern­ for early conclusion of the components, aggregates India, Andhra Pradesh, Mah­ were represented by senior ment employees was evident India­Russia Inter­Govern­ and other material related arashtra, Odisha, Telangana, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, from the beginning of the mental Agreement on Reci­ to Russian or Soviet­origin Weather Watch PCI presents West Bengal, Karnataka, Ker­ advocates Pranav Sachdeva process for appointments. procal Logistics Support. defence equipment. Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday 2019 National Ex-Adjutant Awards NGT issues ultimatum to General gets Special Correspondent ban certain RO systems New Delhi legal notice The Press Council of India Asks Environment on Wednesday presented Dinakar Peri National Awards For Excel­ Ministry to issue NEW DELHI lence in Journalism, 2019. notification Former Adjutant General Chairman of Rajasthan Lt. Gen. Ashwani Kumar Patrika Pvt. Limited Ghu­ Staff Reporter was served a ‘notice for de­ lab Kothari won the Raja New Delhi famation’ of ₹1 crore by a Ram Mohan Roy award for The National Green Tribu­ veteran, seeking an “un­ his contribution to journal­ nal (NGT) has given a “last conditional apology” for ism. Raj Chengappa, Group opportunity” to the Union speaking in an “irresponsi­ Editorial Director (Publish­ Environment Ministry to is­ ble and abandoned man­ ing) India Today, shares sue notifications pertaining The NGT, in an earlier order, ner” about various service the award on ‘Rural Jour­ to prohibition on the use of had stated that ROs should subjects. nalism’ with Dainik Bhas- RO (reverse osmosis) sys­ recover over 60% of water. Last week, before supe­ Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) kar correspondent Sanjay tems, which result in was­ rannuating from Service, Saini. Shiv Swaroop Awas­ tage of almost 80% of the environment in terms of an Lt. Gen. Kumar spoke to Forecast for Thursday: Heavy rainfall likely at isolated places over Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Andaman & Nicobar thi, reporter Dainik Jagran water. expert committee report to media on disability pen­ islands; heavy rainfall/snow at isolated places over Jammu & and Anu Abrahim, sub­edi­ The NGT was referring to which the (environment mi­ sion and the proposed Kashmir; sea condition likely to be rough along and off Gujarat tor Mathrubhumi, won in an order passed by it in May nistry) is a party,” the Bench Code of Conduct for vete­ coast & north Maharashtra coast. the “Developmental Re­ this year where it had direct­ observed. rans. city rain max min city rain max min porting” category. ed that “wherever RO is to The Bench said that in After a huge outcry on Agartala...... —....31.0....20.0 Kozhikode...... —....34.0....26.0 Krishn Kaushik and San­ be permitted, condition of case of non­compliance of the social media over Gen. Ahmedabad...... —....32.0....23.0 Kurnool ...... —....33.0....23.0 Aizawl...... —....27.0....15.0 Lucknow...... —....26.0....19.0 deep Singh of Indian Ex- recovery of water to the ex­ orders the concerned offi­ Kumar’s comments, the Allahabad...... —....30.0....18.0 Madurai...... —....34.0....23.0 press won in “Financial Re­ tent of more than 60% is cials will not be entitled to notice, served by Lt. Col. Bengaluru ...... —....30.0....19.0 Mangaluru ...... 3.9....33.0....24.0 porting” category for their required”. draw salaries from January Niraj Bakshi (retd.), stated Bhopal ...... —....31.0....21.0 Mumbai ...... —....34.0....24.0 Bhubaneswar...... —....31.0....22.0 Mysuru ...... —....30.0....20.0 ICICI bank fraud series. Ru­ A Bench headed by NGT 2020. that his remarks caused “ir­ Chandigarh ...... —....30.0....15.0 New Delhi ...... —....32.0....15.0 by Sarkar of Deshbandhu Chairperson Justice Adarsh “Further provision must reparable damage” to his Chennai ...... —....34.0....25.0 Patna ...... —....31.0....18.0 and Anuradha Mascaren­ Kumar Goel warned of ac­ be laid down for recovery of reputation as a disabled Coimbatore ...... —....33.0....23.0 Port Blair...... 1.0....30.0....24.0 Dehradun...... —....29.0....14.0 Puducherry ...... —....33.0....24.0 has was awarded for “gen­ tion against concerned offi­ water up to 75% and use of soldier. Gangtok...... —....17.0....11.0 Pune...... —....32.0....21.0 der based reporting”. Sau­ cials if the order is not com­ such RO reject water for Lt. Gen. Kumar had stat­ Goa...... —....33.0....24.0 Raipur ...... —....32.0....22.0 rabh Duggal of Hindustan plied with by December 31. purposes such as utensil ed that there were cases Guwahati ...... 0.4....29.0....21.0 Ranchi...... —....27.0....14.0 Hubballi...... —....29.0....21.0 Shillong...... 5.3....20.0....11.0 Times won in “sports re­ “During the hearing, the washing, flushing, garden­ where there was “impro­ Hyderabad ...... —....33.0....22.0 Shimla...... —....20.0...... 8.0 porting” category. P.G. Un­ officials have not shown any ing, cleaning of vehicles and priety” by some senior of­ Imphal ...... —....29.0....13.0 Srinagar...... 1.7....10.0...... 5.0 Jaipur ...... —....30.0....20.0 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....34.0....24.0 nikrishnan and Akhil E.S. valid reason for non­com­ mopping,” the Bench had ficers in maintaining their Kochi ...... 4.6....32.0....26.0 Tiruchi...... —....33.0....25.0 of the Mathrubhumi share pliance... Delay in com­ held, based on a report fur­ medical records and they Kohima ...... —....22.0....13.0 Vijayawada ...... —....33.0....24.0 the photojournalism award pliance of order is causing nished by an NGT­appointed were given “due punish­ Kolkata ...... —....31.0....21.0 Visakhapatnam ...... —....33.0....25.0 for “single news picture”. harm to public health and committee. ment for the offence.” (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday

CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Ahmedabad...... — 225 14 ..249 .151 ....* Bengaluru ...... 5 .35 46 ..221 .....— ....* In observation made at 4.00 p.m., Karnal, Haryana Sena workers vandalise * Chennai ...... 6 .30 50 ..298 .....— .... recorded an overall air Delhi ...... 24 .91 67 ..287 .257 ....* quality index (AQI) score of Hyderabad ...... 14 .65 51 ..285 .....— ....* 393, indicating a severe Kolkata...... 6 .49 46 ..360 .285 ....* level of pollution. In insurance firm’s office * contrast, Eloor, Kerala Lucknow...... 10 .26 71 ..365 .....— .... recorded a healthy AQI score Mumbai ...... 15 .65 22 ..120 .162 ....* of 35. Pune...... 84 .10 73 ....75 ...70 ....* Special correspondent ny in the city’s Camp area. Visakhapatnam ..— .78 68 ..261 .166 ....* Pune The Shiv Sena activists Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) A day after Shiv Sena chief stormed the insurance com­ SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, Uddhav Thackeray warned pany’s branch office situat­ making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues insurance companies alleg­ ed at Mangaldas Road and monuments. edly delaying settling of around 11 a.m. and shouted NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by claims of farmers affected slogans demanding that reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to by post­monsoon showers, rain­hit farmers, whose critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause a group of local party lead­ crops had been completely dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. ers and workers on Wednes­ ravaged by unseasonal rain, PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced day vandalised a branch of­ immediately be given insu­ lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature fice of the IFFCO Tokio rance money which is due death in people with heart or lung disease General Insurance Compa­ to them. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE After RCEP opt­out, the challenge of a shape­up India must shed its defensive mindset in trade deals and, instead, work on creating globally competitive sectors small and marginal farmers and market — if the market for dairy cause the government had resort­ their inability to face competition products was opened under In­ ed to reversing the process of auto­ from global agri­business has been dia’s RCEP commitments. nomous liberalisation since 2017. Judges for lawyers the primary reason why the go­ Above all, the factor that mili­ In response to the demands made Judges should not reflexively take vernment has always excluded tates against India’s acceptance of by several sectors, tariffs were in­ agriculture from import liberalisa­ any commitments under the RCEP creased; as a result, average tariffs the side of lawyers who clash with police Biswajit Dhar tion, both in the World Trade Or­ is the declining fortunes of both for manufactured products in­ he siege of the Delhi police headquarters by its ganization (WTO) as well as in bi­ the agriculture and manufacturing creased from below 11% in 2017 to personnel on Tuesday and the disruption of lateral free trade agreements sectors. The growth numbers that nearly 14% in 2018, while for agri­ n an unprecedented move, In­ (FTAs). Thus, in the FTAs with the were used to show India as the fas­ cultural products, the average ta­ courts on Wednesday constituted a spectacular T dia decided to withdraw from Association of Southeast Asian Na­ test growing economy have now riff hikes were from below 33% to breakdown of governance in the national capital. The Ithe 16­member mega regional tions (ASEAN), Korea and Japan, been replaced by significantly low­ nearly 39%. police headquarters were being guarded by the CRPF free trade agreement, the Regional most of the major agricultural pro­ GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO er growth expectations. Under on Wednesday, apparently from the ranks. The person­ Comprehensive Economic Part­ ducts were excluded from import sence of Australia and New Zea­ these circumstances, an aggres­ Addressing competitiveness nel were outraged over attacks on them by lawyers at nership (RCEP). At the Third RCEP tariff cuts. land, two countries that have sig­ sive opening of the Indian econo­ A final issue that needs to be ad­ two city courts on Saturday and Monday, and the inter­ Summit, in Bangkok, Thailand, nificant interests in these sectors. my would have only added to the dressed is whether joining the vention by the Delhi High Court that appeared to be earlier this month, the Prime Mi­ On import protection Australia has large export interests uncertainties faced by the domes­ RCEP could have contributed in nister announced India’s decision The RCEP threatened to alter the in wheat and sugar, two of the tic entities, and whose impact on any way in increasing India’s ex­ shielding the lawyers while being harsh on the police. to withdraw from the RCEP; the template of import protection that most politically sensitive commod­ the labour market could have been ports and participation in value Overworked and often used as tools by political mas­ summit was convened to an­ was an almost settled issue for In­ ities for India. It is important to catastrophic. chains. This is an issue that has re­ ters, police forces are far from professional in any part nounce the conclusion of negotia­ dia. The “Guiding Principles and point out that in recent months, peatedly been spoken of in the af­ of India. The outburst of the constables in Delhi is also tions before the agreement was fi­ Objectives for Negotiating RCEP”, Australia has initiated a dispute Tariff issue termath of India’s pull­out from the result of their accumulated resentment against se­ nally signed. The Leaders’ the de facto negotiating mandate, against India in the WTO arguing It is interesting to note that the go­ the mega regional trade agree­ nior officers. Last year, a Delhi IPS officer slapped a con­ Statement issued at the summit stated that “RCEP will aim at pro­ that subsidies granted to sugar­ vernment has been aware of the ment. The reality in this regard stable for stopping his private vehicle that was on the end announced the conclusion of gressively eliminating tariff and cane producers violate the rules of need to protect India’s agriculture can be understood by taking a wrong carriageway. Under the direct supervision of the negotiations, but when it was non­tariff barriers on substantially the Agreement on Agriculture. and manufacturing sectors, both quick look at the FTAs with done, one of the most important all trade” and that tariff “negotia­ Three other RPCs, China, Indone­ within and without the RCEP. ASEAN, Korea and Japan. In all Home Ministry, the Delhi police is often caught in t he RCEP participating countries tions should aim to achieve the sia and Thailand, have joined the Within the RCEP, the govern­ these agreements, India has run crossfire of many political battles, and junior personnel (RPCs) had ceased to be a part of high level of tariff liberalization”. dispute as third parties. The strate­ ment’s first offer on tariff liberali­ increasing trade deficits, essential­ are often made the scapegoats. Commanding respect the deal. The wording of the negotiating gy of these countries is to ensure sation made in 2015 (that was also ly because the exports have not from the lower ranks by creating an environment for mandate left little scope for India that India reduces sugar subsidies, put out in the public domain), seen the desired levels of expan­ them to act lawfully and without fear or favour is the pa­ Vulnerabilities in agriculture to maintain its regime of import which would threaten the viability took a rather conservative posi­ sion. The explanation of this phe­ ramount job of the leadership in any force. On that What led India to disassociate it­ protection in response to domes­ of sugar producers in the country. tion. It spoke of a tariff elimination nomenon lies in the lack of com­ count, the senior police officers are wanting. self from an agreement which, till tic vulnerabilities, as for example The resultant vacuum can then be on 80% of imports from ASEAN petitiveness of Indian enterprises, recently, was backed by the Union in agriculture. Yet another impli­ plugged by these interested par­ and just 42.5% of imports from both in agriculture and the manu­ At a broader and deeper level, the ugly scuffle bet­ Commerce and Industry Minister? cation of the RCEP negotiating ties. Given this backdrop, India’s China, which would have ad­ facturing sectors. Throughout the ween the police and lawyers in the capital is an alarm­ The immediate answer lies in the mandate on tariff elimination for commitment on market access un­ dressed the vulnerabilities dis­ period in which economic reforms ing sign of an increasingly debilitating governance defi­ concerns expressed by all major India was that China would have der the RCEP could have provided cussed earlier. Subsequently, India have played out, successive go­ cit and collapse of the rule of law. This takes many stakeholders, namely, farmers, had to be given similar levels of an additional handle to exploit In­ changed its stance and agreed to vernments have not focused on forms, such as police support for mobs and legal pro­ trade unions, major industry asso­ market access. This set alarm bells dia’s market. deep cuts in tariffs. Two critical policies that can increase the effi­ cesses that victimises victims of crimes further. In 2016, ciations and civil society organisa­ ringing for India’s manufacturing process issues need to be raised in ciency of domestic enterprises. As JNU students and journalists were attacked in a Delhi tions, about the adverse implica­ sector which faces an increasing Concerns over dairy sector this context: the first is that the cir­ the dust settles after the RCEP exit, tions of import liberalisation. threat from cheap Chinese pro­ The threat faced by stakeholders cumstances under which the the government must focus on the court by a group of lawyers who got off scot­free — a sev­ Despite being a fairly open econo­ ducts. The major concern of this in the dairy business from the change from the initial negotiating mechanisms through which India ere transgression by the lawyers and a failure of the pol­ my, India still uses tariffs to pro­ sector was that imports from Chi­ RCEP has been widely discussed. position was made is not clear . can create globally competitive ice. Lawyers and the police are critical to law enfo rce­ tect the significant levels of vulner­ na increased from less than $11 bil­ New Zealand is the second largest And the second is that unlike the sectors that can demand market ment, and their unfailing fealty to the law and the legal abilities, especially in agriculture lion in the middle of the previous exporter of milk and milk pro­ initial tariff offer, the subsequent access in India’s partner coun­ process is an essential attribute that a society counts but also in the manufacturing sec­ decade to over $76 billion in 2017­ ducts, and this group of products offers that the government made tries. Until then, India will be sad­ on. Far from adhering to the principles of their respec­ tor. The present structure of tariff 18; this could quickly increase has contributed between a third in the negotiations were not dled with a defensive mindset in tive professions, when they take the law into their own protection is so designed that to­ further when India grants prefe­ and a fourth of the country’s total brought in the public domain. trade negotiations. gether with the relatively and gen­ rential tariffs to its northern neigh­ exports in recent years. New Zea­ India’s continued engagement hands, it is a case of the fence eating the crop; it is the erally low tariffs on most manufac­ bour as a part of the RCEP deal. land milk producers are also more in RCEP negotiations on market Biswajit Dhar is Professor, Centre for sign of a dysfunctional society turning on itself. The tured imports, moderately high The a griculture and dairy sec­ efficient than India’s small produc­ access that had set complete tariff Economic Studies and Planning, School of higher judiciary has often been a beacon of hope for the tariffs are imposed on agricultural tors also got into the mix of tariff ers, which would have given the elimination as the objective Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru rule of law, but that confidence is not as strong as b e­ imports. The preponderance of cuts essentially because of the pre­ former a price advantage in India’s seemed even more intriguing be­ University, New Delhi fore. The judicial intervention in the clash between la­ wyers and the police must not only be impartial and fair but also be seen as such. To restore public confidence in policing and judicial process, strict action must be ta­ An unwanted booster dose for vaccine hesitancy ken against those who indulged in violence — an exam­ The unchallenged spread of misinformation from a UN­based platform could affect the global vaccination programme ple must be made of them. That is essential also to res­ tore the majesty of the law and its enforcement. the fear and the misconception (commonly referred to as flu). mated 7,000­26,000 children that the polio vaccine caused ill­ With a disclaimer that he is not younger than five are hospitalised ness, infertility and was ineffec­ a medical expert, Jaggi Vasudev each year; many end up dying. It is Maulana’s march tive. Similarly, as recently as 2016, says: “…From listening to parents already proven that vaccination Muslim communities in two dis­ [in California], this is what I gath­ offers the best defence against flu The ‘Azadi March’ is tapping into the rising tricts in north Kerala reported low ered. I thought some of the things and its potentially serious conse­ public resentment against Imran Khan R. Prasad uptake of diphtheria vaccine. One they were giving vaccines for were quences, reduces flu illnesses,

of the reasons: propaganda that GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO just absurd. If a child catches a flu, hospitalisations and even deaths. aulana Fazlur Rehman’s ‘Azadi March’ to Isla­ the vaccine may contain microbes, ment on vaccine side­effects will or something like this, it is all right Despite H1N1 (swine flu) becom­ mabad, demanding the resignation of Pakistan n January this year , the World chemicals and animal­derived give anti­vaxxers the much­need­ to go through some of these ill­ ing a seasonal flu virus strain in In­ MPrime Minister Imran Khan, is perhaps the big­ Health Organization (WHO) list­ products which is forbidden by Is­ ed impetus and ammunition to nesses when you are growing up.” dia even during summer, the up­ gest political crisis the cricketer­turned politician is fac­ Ied “vaccine hesitancy ” as lamic law. scare parents from vaccinating This might turn out to be the take of flu vaccine in India is poor ing since he came to power in August 2018. Mr. Reh­ among the top 10 threats to global Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, their children. Stirring fear in peo­ most irresponsible and dangerous — the reason why thousands of man, leader of the Islamist party Jamiat Ulema­e­Islam health this year; it is defined as [a] which have traditionally seen high ple by falsely blaming vaccines for piece of misinformation to have cases and deaths get reported (F), has said that his supporters, tens of thousands of “reluctance or refusal to vaccinate vaccine acceptance, witnessed unrelated diseases is the bedrock ever been said from the hallowed each year. As on November 3 this despite the availability of vac­ low uptake of the measles­rubella of the anti­vaccination movement platform of the UN. Unfortunately, year, there have been 28,109 H1N1 whom have camped at the capital, will continue their cines”. vaccine when it was introduced in across the globe, India included. the patently wrong message went influenza cases and 1,203 deaths dharna (sit­in) till their demands, which include fre sh According to WHO, vaccination 2017. A reason was again a fear, Even today, the message of the dis­ unchallenged, giving it a ring of this year in India. The number of elections and an end to the military’s intervention in prevents between two­three mil­ spread through social media, of credited study (in 1998) by British truth. The incorrect messaging did H1N1 influenza cases (42,592) and politics, are met. The main Opposition parties, the Pa­ lion deaths each year, a figure that adverse effects from vaccination. physician Andrew Wakefield, who not stop there; it is now posted on deaths (2,991) in India peaked in kistan Muslim League­Nawaz (PML­N) and the Pakistan will rise by another 1.5 million if As a December 2018 study linked the measles, mumps, and the Isha website, increasing the 2015. People’s Party (PPP), have offered half­hearted support. vaccine coverage improves. Yet, a points out, vaccine hesitancy con­ rubella (MMR) vaccine with au­ chances of more people being mis­ Despite its effectiveness varying The Khan government was earlier dismissive of the survey of over 1,40,000 people tinues to be a huge challenge for tism, is used in spreading vaccine led. The blithe comment about flu from one season to another, sever­ from 140 countries has revealed India. The study found nearly a doubts and conspiracy theories. sans any evidence is in stark con­ al studies have shown that the flu march. The JUI (F) is not a major legislative force and its the striking difference in how peo­ quarter of parents did not vacci­ Besides the dangerous message, trast to the seriousness with which vaccination can reduce the risk of leader was not expected to mount a serious political ple trust vaccines. nate their children out of a fear of it is difficult to fathom the sudden WHO and the Atlanta­based Cen­ flu illness by 40­60% when there is challenge to Mr. Khan, who, over the past one year, has At 95%, people from South Asia adverse events; this was in 121 high provocation for the tweet. The ters for Disease Control and P re­ good match between the strains outwitted the Opposition on many occasions. But Mr. trusted vaccines followed by east­ priority districts chosen by the tweet has a link to an article pu­ vention (CDC) treat it. used in the vaccine and the circu­ Rehman mobilised an army of supporters and entered ern Africa at 92%. Western Europe Health Ministry for intensified im­ blished on the Isha website on Oc­ The CDC website says, “Flu ill­ lating virus. A study in 2017 that the capital peacefully. With the backing of the O pposi­ and eastern Europe brought up munisation drive to increase vac­ tober 3, which is an excerpt of a ness is more dangerous than the looked at flu seasons between tion and a very loyal crowd, Mr. Rehman has suddenly the rear with just 59% and 52%, cine coverage. conversation between Jaggi Vasu­ common cold for children” espe­ 2010 and 2014 found that vaccina­ respectively. The repercussions of dev and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan cially in those younger than five tion reduced flu­associated deaths emerged as a national figure who put Mr. Khan in a vaccine hesitance are now playing At the UN (Chief Scientist at WHO) that was years. Children older than six by 65% among healthy children. bind. The protests forced the government to come to out globally — as on October 10, Against this background, last held at the United Nations General months and younger than five The vaccine can also prevent hos­ the negotiation table. The deadlock, however, conti­ 2019, nearly 4,24,000 children week, on November 1, self­styled Assembly on June 27, 2019. (The years belong to the high­risk cate­ pitalisation, reduce the severity of nues as both sides failed to reach any agreement. have confirmed measles, as “yogi, mystic and visionary” Jaggi article also has a link to the taped gory, the reason why the CDC re­ illness and “prevent severe, life­ For Mr. Khan, this is a dé jà vu moment. In 2014, he against a figure of 1,73,000 in the Vasudev tweeted a dangerous conversation, on YouTube.) commends “vaccination against threatening complications” in chil­ launched an indefinite dharna in Islamabad, demand­ whole of 2018. message. “The significance of vac­ During the conversation with flu each year”. WHO too recognis­ dren. ing the resignation of the then Prime Minister, Nawaz cination against many debilitating Dr. Swaminathan, he is seen advo­ es children below five years as a As per WHO’s recommenda­ The Indian perspective diseases should not be played cating vaccination and spelling out high­risk group and recommends tion, since September 2018, the Sharif. His supporters brought the capital city to a Vaccine hesitancy has been a con­ down. But at the same time, it is the gains India made by prevent­ vaccination each year. protection offered by flu vaccines standstill for weeks. Mr. Khan didn’t succeed then. And cern in India. For instance, one of important it is not overdone, with­ ing children from becoming crip­ has been widened with the availa­ Mr. Rehman is unlikely to force Prime Minister Khan the main reasons for five times low out taking into consideration the pled through oral polio vaccina­ Good defence bility of vaccines containing four out today. The Pakistan Tehreek­e­Insaf (PTI) govern­ uptake of oral polio vaccine in the many side­effects or negative im­ tion. But soon he veers off track The reason why influenza should strains instead of three. ment is still a favourite of the establishment. The main early 2000s among poor Muslim pacts of vaccinations.” and ends up spreading dangerous be taken seriously is because in political Opposition remains weak. And there are diffe­ communities in Uttar Pradesh was The dangerous sweeping state­ misinformation about influenza the U.S. alone, since 2010, an esti­ [email protected] rent voices even within the Maulana’s movement. Sec­ tions within the PML­N and the PPP were opposed 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. joining hands with Mr. Rehman as they do not approve of the dharna politics and the cleric playing the re li­ Lawyers vs. police extreme step of going on reason for this is the gap tested for in entrance classes. So it is not clear quality of teaching, coaching gious card for mobilisation. So Mr. Khan’s position as The clashes and protests strike. Finally, this is a between the syllabi of exams but omitted in which “poor” the judge is classes do help bridge the the Prime Minister appears to be stable, for now. But it between police personnel delicate issue that needs to schools and questions and school examinations. talking about. Is he teaching deficit. One of the does not mean that he can ignore the challenges rising and advocates — the two be handled with utmost the material in entrance Anant Agarwal, suggesting reservation based main issues is a from the Opposition any more. Mr. Khan came to pow­ vital agencies with a very prudence. The bar council exams. Ahmedabad on economic grounds? Is he standardisation of tests that er on promises of overhauling the economy and elimi­ important responsibility to has the greater Coaching classes exploit suggesting exclusion of the promote rote learning and ■ nating corruption. A year into power, the economy still maintain law and order and responsibility of this gap to their benefit, It is well known that under so­called “creamy layer”? commercialisation of to uphold the law — is counselling lawyers and leaving out a huge section any method of selection, The issue requires deep knowledge without providing remains on the brink. Critics call him the “ selected embarrassing and uncalled de­escalating the tension. of students who are unable students attempt to better consideration, and not a adequate opportunities for Prime Minister”, not an elected one, referring to his for (Page 1, “Delhi police N. Sadhasiva Reddy, to pay their exhorbitant their chances of success knee­jerk demand for the children to develop critical close connection with the military establishment. His stage protest after attacks Bengaluru fees. There should be no using special coaching. Being abolition of NEET. thinking. government’s “fight against corruption” is largely seen on their colleagues”, need for additional able to make multiple George Thomas, Tanvi Soni, as a campaign to silence most of his political oppo­ November 6). These send Quality education coaching if the syllabus/ attempts to clear the Chennai Jalandhar, Punjab nents. The government is also facing criticism for crack­ out a wrong message and The observation that an material for an entrance examination is an advantage ing down on dissent, free speech and independent me­ diminish the dignity and elite coaching class assures examination is the same as since the truly committed ■ Coaching classes do skew dia. Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s rally is an unlikely the respect for the police a candidate/student a seat that of school should be given more than a the level­playing field and and advocates. Top police is true not only for the examinations. Such an single chance to get into put children from rural and answer to all these problems Pakistan is facing. But he officials may not have been National Eligibility cum approach would also serve these prized courses. Since poor backgrounds at a is tapping into the growing public resentment against able to address the Entrance Test (NEET) but as a good reason to include the rule of reservation is disadvantage. But with Mr. Khan’s government. Unless he realises it and tak es grievances of police for almost all entrance important subjects such as followed in Tamil Nadu, it is increasing demands being actions to address the actual challenges, he will only be personnel. The police must exams in India (Editorial, logical reasoning and clear that those selected made on children by the setting the stage for more Maulanas to rise. have been left with no “Back to the blackboard”, general knowledge in must belong to the socially syllabus, shorter school choice but to choose the November 6). The primary schools which are often and economically deprived years, and often a subpar

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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE As the seas come closer Security compromised India’s claims to being a legitimate power in cyberspace Most people at risk from coastal flooding live in Asia’s developing countries such as India and China have come under doubt following two recent revelations

There are three glaring issues highlighted by these cases. First, contrary to what the NPCIL may claim, air­gapped systems are not invulnerable. Stuxnet crossed an air gap, crippled Iran’s nuclear centrifuges and even Sujatha Byravan spread across the world to computers in In­ Trisha Ray dia’s critical infrastructure facilities. It is also How many people will be forced to not enough to suggest that some systems are migrate as a result of climate change? On October 28, a user on VirusTotal identi­ less important or critical than others — a dis­ Figures range from tens of millions to fied a DTrack data dump linked with the Ku­ tributed and closed network is only as strong hundreds of millions, but the multi­ dankulam Nuclear Power Plant — indicating as its weakest link. Second, with the Indian ple entanglements of climate change that a system (or more) in the plant had been military announcing that it will modernise make it difficult to get accurate esti­ breached by malware. The Nuclear Power its nuclear forces, which may include the in­ mates. People may move because of Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) confirmed corporation of Artificial Intelligence and oth­ drought, violence, degradation of lo­ the breach, doing a volte­face after an initial er cybercapabilities, the apparent absence of cal ecosystems, war or job loss. Po­ denial. Separately, WhatsApp sued the Is­ robust cybersecurity capability is a serious verty, adverse effects of globalisation rael­based NSO Group for the use of its ‘Pega­ cause for concern. If it cannot secure even and conflict may get worse with cli­ sus’ spyware on thousands of WhatsApp us­ the outer layer of networks linking its nu­ mate change, which is why it is often ers in the lead­up to the general elections. clear plants, what hope does the govern­ referred to as a “threat multiplier”. These two incidents cast serious doubts ment have of inducting advanced technolo­ Getting accurate sea level rise on the Indian state’s claims to being a legiti­ gies into managing their security? (SLR) projections has also always “Large portions of coastal cities like Mumbai could be fully submerged by 2050.” Picture shows a home in the city built mate power in cyberspace, both due to the Third, the surveillance of Indian citizens been difficult. Along with expansion next to the sea during high tide in September. * AFP vulnerability of its critical information in­ through WhatsApp spyware in the lead­up to of warm waters and melting of gla­ frastructure and blatant disregard for the the general elections highlights once again ciers, subsidence of land also in­ that limits warming to 2°C above av­ tions or in low­lying delta regions like change and the countries here share fundamental rights of its citizens online. In the government’s disregard for cybersecuri­ creases relative SLR. Models for gla­ erage pre­industrial temperatures, Vietnam, people will be forced to ecological zones, borders and coas­ essence, the government has signalled that it ty. It is in line with the government’s cease­ cier melt are not as well developed as about 150 million people worldwide move across borders, thus affecting tlines, in addition to language and fa­ has no qualms about weakening the security less attempts at enforcing the “traceability” other models that study global will be permanently below the high political stability. mily histories, coordinated manage­ of civilian digital platforms, even as it fails to of end­to­end encrypted messages on What­ warming. SLR projections going tide line along the coast and, by ment of extreme events, advance secure its strategic infrastructure from so­ sApp. A backdoor, once opened, is available beyond 2050 are therefore not as ac­ 2100, the numbers will rise to 360 What should India’s policies be? preparation for migration into mid­ phisticated cyberattacks. to any actor — good or bad. To use it without curate as those until mid­century. million people. The new estimates Denial cannot be a mechanism to size towns and better ecosystem sup­ On September 4, an independent cyberse­ oversight belies reckless disregard for the in­ There is broad agreement that if high indicate that about a billion people deal with these anticipated challeng­ port in the hinterland are useful curity expert informed the National Security tegrity of electronic information. emissions of greenhouse gases reside on land along the coast going es from climate change. ways to collaborate and build region­ Council secretariat about a potential mal­ Ironically, these instances point out to a (GHGs) were to continue, average up to an elevation of 10 metres (the Preparing for SLR will entail pro­ al partnerships. And, since migrants ware attack on the Kudankulam Plant. The weakening of India’s cybersovereignty: the global SLR could be as high as two low elevation coastal zone) and the tecting the coast through measures in general cannot, for the most part, malware used was identified as DTrack, a sig­ government comes across as incapable of metres by the end of this century. bulk of them, more than two thirds, such as natural barriers, levees, flood be distinguished from climate mi­ nature of the North Korean hacker group, La­ protecting its most critical installations and, are below the five­metre elevation. barriers and even hard barriers. But grants, rights, services and policies zarus. The NPCIL claimed that the malware by rendering digital platforms susceptible to Effects of sea level rise Most of the people found to be at engineering protection mechanisms need to be applied to all migrants. hit a non­critical “administrative computer” spyware, limiting its own agency to prose­ Past studies, which used NASA’s risk from coastal events live in Asia — are expensive and have consequenc­ Otherwise, countries will create mul­ that was connected to the Internet, but not cute and investigate cybercrime. These inci­ Shuttle Radar Topography Mission residing in countries like China, Ban­ es for the coastline. Stopping infras­ tiple classes of migrants — as many to the Nuclear Power Plant Control System. dents also fly in the face of the country’s (SRTM) database, underestimated gladesh, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, tructure construction along the coast have accused Australia of doing — However, there is no clear indication what claims to being a responsible power as a the land and people affected by SLR Thailand, the Philippines and Japan. and integrating anticipated SLR ef­ based on their reasons for moving the said system contained, and whether va­ member of export control regimes such as because tree­tops and tall buildings Very large fractions of coastal pop­ fects into coastal planning are essen­ and places of origin. luable information stored in it could be har­ the Wassenaar Arrangement. The possibility caused errors in assessments. A new ulations in these countries will be tial. The government should not be It is tempting to assume that these vested for more complex spear­phishing at­ of such misuse of intrusion technologies is a study by Scott Kulp and Benjamin vulnerable. Other than Asia and the in a situation of moral hazard where are impossible goals to set for India, tacks against the NPCIL in the future. frequent argument deployed by advanced Strauss, published in Nature Com- Netherlands, there are 20 countries it ends up bailing out investors, in­ but that is a short­sighted perspec­ economies to keep developing countries out munications, uses neural networks (13 of which are small island nations) surers and others who have in­ tive. Our long history has shown that The Pegasus attack of elite clubs. to improve accuracy and finds that in which more than a tenth of their creased their exposure to risk. Plan­ the subcontinent has always been a As for Pegasus, it appears that over a two­ If the Indian state plans to leverage offen­ the area affected by SLR will be sub­ population are expected to reside be­ ning for retreat from the most place that welcomes people. Invest­ week period in May 2019, an as­yet unknown sive and defensive cybercapabilities, which stantially more than previously esti­ low the high tide line by 2100, and vulnerable areas well ahead of time ing in the rural economy, reducing number of Indian journalists, academics and are of course its right as a sovereign power, it mated. This means that the various this is with deep cuts to emissions. is essential. Urban policies, especial­ unemployment, reducing poverty activists were among those targeted by a go­ needs to get serious about cybersecurity, effects from SLR: coastal flooding, Coastal cities, such as Alexandria, Ho ly in mid­size towns, should integrate and improving measures for sustain­ vernment agency using Israeli spyware both for its own narrow, political interests as salt water intrusion into land, des­ Chi Minh City, Basra and Shanghai proposals for new migrants. ability can improve people’s lives bought off the shelf. Following a lawsuit, the well as those of its citizenry. There cannot be truction of coastal infrastructure, are among the most vulnerable and Turning border regions into for­ and increase their resilience and NSO Group, the Israeli company that created piecemeal, horses­for­courses approach: communities and ecosystems will be large portions of Mumbai and Kolka­ tress worlds will also not be justified, openness to “others”. The protests the spyware, released a statement claiming “security by obscurity” for India’s nuclear much more than anticipated. ta will be fully submerged by 2050. both in practical and ethical terms. across the world by people of all ages that it licenses its product “only to vetted power plants and cutting­edge malware re­ While earlier measures suggest The effects on the economy, coas­ What is required is preparation in ad­ show that there is fervour for trans­ and legitimate government agencies”. There served for spying on citizens. The security of that five million people in India will tal communities, infrastructure and vance with regional policies for la­ formation to deal with the climate are but a handful of agencies that are author­ a billion hand­held devices are of equal stra­ be annually affected by coastal flood­ land will be immense and people liv­ bour, regional agreements for migra­ crisis. This is our historic moment to ised under the Information Technology Act, tegic value to the country’s nuclear assets. ing, the new estimates point to 36 ing along the coast will be forced to tion and for advance skill act decisively. 2000 to intercept, monitor and decrypt da­ Only in this case, the government has been million; similarly, in Bangladesh in­ move inland, probably to nearby development. ta. Should the fingers point to the National found wanting on the security of both. stead of five million, 42 million will towns and cities. When this is not Given that South Asia is one of the Sujatha Byravan is a scientist who studies Technical Research Organisation, the coun­ be threatened. By 2050, in a scenario possible, such as on small island na­ most vulnerable regions to climate science, technology and policy try’s foremost TECHINT gathering agency? Trisha Ray is a Junior Fellow at ORF’s Cyber Initiative

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Pollution as a PR opportunity CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Partnering with ride­hailing apps is no solution to FROM THE ARCHIVES problems posed by unclean air and congestion FIFTY YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 7, 1969 Mohini Bishnoi ship had declined by about 1.5% per Student attitudes: some surprises annum for both rail and bus services Last Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Ar­ after the introduction of ride­hailing In the last five years, educationists, politi­ vind Kejriwal described the city as a apps. Uber as a ‘complement’ to pu­ cians, administrators, social scientists and ‘gas chamber’. On Monday, Uber blic transit in Delhi seems ominous — journalists have freely expressed their opi­ launched ‘#LeaveYourCarBehind’ to one wonders how quickly it will sup­ nion on what troubles Indian students. An “help Delhi breathe again”. The mes­ plant the system, while lowering go­ unpublished “Survey of Collegians’ Opinion sage of support from Uber was un­ vernment accountability in streng­ on Student Unrest” (sponsored by the Minis­ comfortably at odds with the threat it thening buses and shuttle networks. try of Education, Government of India, and presents to public transport and pol­ The odd­even scheme by the Delhi carried out by Mr. K.O. Peter, Mr. M. Sadasiva lution. The dangerously high pollu­ government is another grey area. The Reddy and Mr. P.K. Visvesvaran of the Ma­ tion had been reduced to a PR oppor­ programme itself has been shown to dras School of Social Work) differs from the tunity for ride­hailing apps. increase pollution when enacted per­ usual surveys in that it relies solely on the Studies have blamed industry, manently, leading to the purchase of students’ perception of the causes of stu­ road dust, vehicle smog, geography cheaper, and high­pollution second dent unrest, tests their attitudes to political and the yearly crop burning by farm­ vehicles. Even on a temporary basis, expressions of this unrest and seeks their ers for Delhi’s air pollution. As the the effects of it in January and April suggestions. The survey, submitted to the Supreme Court steps in to address a 2016 were non­existent as per Delhi Government early this year, covers 311 stu­ situation that “could not be allowed Pollution Committee data. dents (228 men and 83 women), from almost in a civilised country”, the Delhi go­ The incentive­misalignment in Ub­ all the colleges in Madras City, and 49 stu­ vernment continues to embrace PR­ er and Ola being branded as part of a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC dents from Venkateswara University in Tiru­ focussed regulation and refrains superfluous programme adds insult DATA POINT pati.Asked to list the causes of student un­ from implementing long­term solu­ to injury. They have claimed to be rest, the respondents identified tions. For example, making public supporting the government by pro­ “participation in politics,” “the defective transport free for women and res­ mising not to raise surge pricing and educational system” and “the language pro­ tricting parking are no substi­ a publicised campaign. Ho­ blem” as the most important causes. Other tute for unpopular moves like wever, by keeping prices low, reasons mentioned are “fear of unemploy­ congestion tax, low­emission they are effectively discourag­ ment,” “undesirable” attitudes and beha­ charge and quotas on motor ing residents from using pu­ viour of students, and social problems such vehicle sales — solutions that blic transport and keeping as poverty. College authorities, teachers and have worked in Beijing and more taxis on the road — kill­ parents are blamed, also. London. Partnerships with ing the very objective of the ride­hailing apps, though, fall anti­pollution programme. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 7, 1919 firmly into a category of their The ‘shared mobility’ service own — unproven solutions they hope to popularise was Moderates and Nationalists. that probably don’t make things bet­ found to be worse than regular taxi ter and are likely to make things options in a 2018 study, because they Mr. C. Rajagopala Chari writes:­ worse. were found to be direct competitors Moderate and Nationalist opinions have to public transit. for a long time expressed themselves so defi­ Complement or competitor? Traffic congestion is another area nitely on various matters that it is a vain at­ Take, for instance, the fact that Uber where Uber’s incentives could be a tempt now to ignore the existence of this was recently introduced as the go­ problem for the Delhi government. party distinction. Doubts have been raised vernment’s ‘first­mile, last­mile’ In Delhi, 25% of the winter pollution as to whether the Nationalists have any dis­ partner. Delhi’s network, the largest problem is found to be due to vehi­ tinctive ideals to make a party for them­ in India, currently only reaches half cles on the road, and congestion dur­ selves. When elements that differ from one its residents. There is no evidence ing peak hours in the top four cities is another in temperament, manners and posi­ that Uber pick­up areas at Metro sta­ estimated to cost the Indian econo­ tion in life, have yet acted together in politics tions will help solve this issue.Kansas my ₹1.47 lakh crore annually. A re­ during a time of acute conflict, and have as a City and Centennial, two U.S. towns, cent study in San Francisco attribut­ body taken up a position in the battle­line cancelled their partnerships with Ub­ ed more than half of its 60% rise in against the bureaucracy which has necessa­ er due to low demand and high costs. congestion since 2010 to ride­sharing rily been one of grave and constant danger While demand for Uber’s last­mile apps. Uber and Ola, who make their and difficulty, it prime facie proves the exis­ services in Delhi is hard to estimate, living by putting cars on the road, tence of unifying and distinctive ideals, and its incentives are likely to be mis­ make for interesting bedfellows for real and convincing causes. aligned given that it has all but admit­ the current government as it strug­ Division into parties is not necessarily de­ ted in North America that public gles with what is a very real conges­ plorable. Moderate opinion gets its value on­ transport is its direct competitor (a tion issue. ly by pointing at the strength of Nationalist competition it might even be win­ discontent, and the growing dangers there­ ning). of. Nationalist opinion is duly restrained and Researchers at the University of Mohini Bishnoi is pursuing Master of Public shaped into a true political force by the op­ Kentucky found in 2018 that rider­ Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School position of moderate opinion.

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DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Cong. screens Jharkhand names Cong., BJP spar over Maharashtra BJP brass Party holds marathon meetings to discuss potential candidates for Assembly poll NMML Society rejig to meet Governor Special Correspondent poll preparedness in the Leaders of the parties in war of words New Delhi State. Asked about BJP president consensus. I am not aware The Congress on Wednesday Special Correspondent Amit Shah who has led the what is the decision of the held a marathon meeting of ‘Under pressure’ NEW DELHI party to form many State go­ Congress.” party leaders to discuss the Party leaders from Jhark­ The BJP on Wednesday de­ vernments despite having Asked about Mr. Patel’s names of potential candi­ hand told The Hindu that fended the Culture Minis­ no majority in those States, meeting with Mr. Gadkari in dates for the Jharkhand As­ while the Congress wants a try’s decision to remove Mr. Pawar said that he too is New Delhi, Mr. Pawar said, sembly election. tie­up, the JMM chief may be Congress leaders Jairam Ra­ waiting to see Mr. Shah’s “It must be about some road Though the party is keen “under pressure” from the mesh, Mallikarjun Kharge skills in Maharashtra. work as Gadkari does works on a pre­election tie­up with ruling party. Last month, the and Karan Singh from the On his discussion with related to roads only.” the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha BJP government in Jhark­ Nehru Memorial Museum The Nehru Memorial Congress president Sonia Commenting on the up­ ( JMM) and other regional hand ordered a probe and Library (NMML) Socie­ Museum and Library in Delhi. Gandhi over the issue of coming Supreme Court ver­ players such as the Babulal against the JMM chief for al­ ty, which was reconstituted supporting the Shiv Sena, dict in the Ayodhya case, he Marandi­led Jharkhand Vi­ R.P.N. Singh, the party’s Jharkhand in­charge, said it has not legedly flouting rules in the on Tuesday. viya specifically referred to the NCP president said, said, “Whatever be the ver­ kas Morcha ( JVM), it could yet finalised the number of seats to contest. purchase of land in Ranchi, Senior leaders like BJP the misgivings expressed by “The Congress and NCP dict, no one should take law shortlist potential candi­ Bokaro and Jamshedpur. general secretary (organisa­ Karan Singh on being re­ fought the election in al­ into their hands. The situa­ dates for all the 81 seats. said R.P.N. Singh, the party’s hand, including Pradesh The probe was ordered af­ tion) B.L. Santosh took to moved from the society. liance. We want all deci­ tion which prevailed after “We are not discussing the Jharkhand in­charge. Congress Committee (PCC) ter the BJP’s Rajya Sabha Twitter to defend the go­ “Dr. Karan Singh should be sions about the political sit­ the Babri Masjid demolition numbers yet, but we have Ahead of the screening chief Rameshwar Oraon, member Sameer Oraon had vernment’s move even as gracious. Under the Modi uation to be taken by should not be repeated.” just concluded a meeting of committee meeting, Con­ had held an informal meet­ lodged a complaint against Congress leaders alleged government, he completed the screening committee,” gress leaders from Jhark­ ing on Tuesday to discuss the Soren family. that it reflected the govern­ his term as president of the ment’s “narrow­minded” Indian Council for Cultural approach in taking over Relations (ICCR), Chancellor ₹25,000­crore fund what should be bipartisan of Benaras Hindu University Disciplinary institutions. (BHU), member of the Will not impose President’s “Lot of storm over tea NMML executive council to help housing sector probe against cup about rejig in the Nehru and was reappointed chair­ Memorial Museum and Li­ man of the Auroville Foun­ The Finance Minister, ho­ vided as required at that Rule in a hurry, says Koshyari IAS officer brary, need to dig out details dation, a post that holds Ca­ wever, did not provide de­ stage. The AIF is expected to about the left­out persons binet Rank with Prime tails about what the total pool investments from oth­ Special Correspondent stepping into the library any Minister Modi inaugurating funding requirement was to er government­related and ‘It would be ideal if the parties themselves find a solution’ New Delhi time other than meetings its 50th year celebrations. complete all these projects. private investors, including The Union Home Ministry which of course carries Why is he upset,” Mr. Malvi­ The Cabinet decision public financial institutions, Sharad Vyas lemate ended on its own and has initiated a disciplinary perks. Amit Shah is an avid ya said. amends the original an­ sovereign wealth funds, pu­ Mumbai the parties came forward inquiry against IAS officer reader, for that matter,” he nouncement by allowing blic and private banks, dom­ Amid a looming constitu­ with a proposal to stake Kannan Gopinathan for said in a tweet. ‘Narrow-minded’ housing projects that have estic pension and provident tional crisis, Maharashtra claim to form the govern­ “misconduct or misbeha­ Dr. Singh had reacted sharp­ been classified as non­per­ funds, global pension funds Governor Bhagat Singh ment. viour” after Mr. Gopinath­ ‘Why is he upset?’ ly to being replaced in the forming assets (NPA) and and other institutional Koshyari said on Wednesday Denying claims that he an had submitted his resig­ Mr. Santosh followed that NMML society, stating that that are under National investors. he has no intention of im­ had begun talks with the nation in August citing the up with another tweet “it is really quite shocking Company Law Tribunal “The fund is therefore ex­ posing President’s Rule in a Bharatiya Janata Party and “failure” of institutions to where he said that the rejig and shows a very negative (NCLT) proceedings also to pected not only to support hurry. the Shiv Sena over formation oppose the “open and bra­ had elicited a negative reac­ mindset that everybody as­ be eligible for financing. the sector but also generate In an exclusive conversa­ of the government, the Go­ zen violation of fundamen­ tion from Rajasthan Chief sociated with an institution “Earlier, when I had commercial return for its in­ tion with The Hindu, the Go­ vernor said he was still in a tal rights” in Jammu and Minister Ashok Gehlot, but dedicated to Pandit Jawa­ made the announcement, vestors,” the government vernor said it would not be “wait and watch” mode. Kashmir. that “someone needs to ask harlal Nehru has been re­ we had decided that the said in a release. It further appropriate if the ongoing There was no question of Mr. Gopinathan, an IAS him the location of the li­ moved from the committee. fund would be used for non­ expected this fund to not political tussle in the State breaking away from the esta­ officer of the 2012 batch of brary (NMML). Anything The fact that they should do NPA and non­NCLT pro­ only ease the stress in the reached a point where he blished protocol to invite the AGMUT cadre, had Nehru they [Congress] feel this shows they have a very I will wait and jects,” Ms. Sitharaman said. real estate sector but also in may have to step in with a <> anybody other than the sin­ sought voluntary retire­ it is their monopoly.” bigoted and narrow­minded “Now we have withdrawn other major sectors of the proclamation. watch before gle largest party, he clari­ ment in protest against the BJP IT cell chief Amit Mal­ approach to it.” the non­NPA and non­NCLT economy as well. “No Governor would taking the next fied. Centre’s decision to im­ provision. If the project has “The creation of special want to impose President’s step. I have no “I will wait and watch be­ pose restrictions in not been declared liquida­ window for affordable and Rule under any situation. It intention of fore taking the next step. I Kashmir. tion­worthy, it is eligible to middle­income housing would not be nice to do so breaking away have no intention of break­ The Ministry has ac­ BSP reappoints Danish be covered under this projects would revive the [now]. The ideal situation from the protocol ing away from the protocol cused Mr. Gopinathan of scheme.” real estate sector and gener­ would be if the parties them­ and conventions and conventions. There are potentially “embarrassing The Finance Minister ad­ ate considerable employ­ selves find a solution [to the clear guidelines of the Su­ the relations of Central go­ Ali as its LS leader Bhagat Singh Koshyari ded that the fund would be ment,” the release added. stalemate] and come for­ Maharashtra Governor preme Court. I hope the par­ vernment with other or­ professionally managed and “Besides, revival of the sec­ ward to stake claim,” he said ties come forward on their ganisations including fo­ Special Correspondent the party leader in the first that the financing would not tor will also lead to demand during the chat at the Raj hope and wish the [parties] own before, or on, Novem­ reign State” by New Delhi session of the 17th Lok Sab­ be provided in a lump sum. of cement, iron & steel in­ Bhavan. do so here,” he said, adding ber 9,” the Governor said. “unauthorisedly communi­ Ahead of the winter session ha after he differed with it Instead, the required dustries giving further im­ Mr. Koshyari said there that there had been many Meanwhile, sources said cating with the print, elec­ of Parliament that com­ over crucial political issues amount for each stage of petus to generate more had been instances in the lessons for him over the past the Governor had already tronic and social media on mences on November 18, such as the triple talaq Bill completion would be pro­ employment.” past when a seemingly un­ 10 days of political met delegations and emis­ the issues of government Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the abrogation of spe­ ending deadlock had ended uncertainty. saries from all parties, in­ policies”. Sharing a char­ chief Mayawati on Wednes­ cial status to Jammu and in less than 24 hours. “If The former Chief Minister cluding the BJP and the Shiv gesheet copy on Twitter, day reappointed Kunwar Kashmir. While the BSP sup­ they [political parties] want of Uttarakhand said an ideal Sena, and would possibly Mr. Gopinathan said: “It is Danish Ali as the party’s ported both the issues, Mr. High Court asks police, and wish, this [stalemate] scenario for Maharashtra step in to break the deadlock your actions that creates leader in the Lok Sabha. Ali registered his opposition could end within 24­hours. I would be if the political sta­ on Thursday. such an image.” Mr. Ali was removed as on the floor of the House. lawyers to patch up

The High Court Bench head­ harmony, and destructive of Farooq’s kin Kashmir train ed by Chief Justice D.N. Patel public interest, in the long 7 mn paralysed in one stroke: Sibal expressed anguish over the run,” it said. deny police services to situation, noting that “in The High Court, which our democratic polity, the was hearing applications claim ‘What happened in the 1970s? The Emergency?’ SC asks senior advocate resume Bar and the Police establish­ filed by the Centre seeking ment represent and consti­ clarification and modifica­ Special Correspondent Krishnadas Rajagopal buses, public transport, Special Correspondent tute, as it were, the preser­ tion of its order passed on Srinagar NEW DELHI trucks have plied in the past Srinagar ver, and the protector, of the Sunday, said its order was Three relatives of National Senior advocate Kapil Sibal days,” the Bench said. The J&K government is rule of law.” self­explanatory and did not Conference chief Farooq argued in the Supreme Court Senior lawyer Vrinda likely to restart inter­Kash­ “They are but two faces require any changes. Abdullah claimed on Wed­ on Wednesday that never be­ Grover, for Kashmir Times mir railway services from of the coin of justice and it is It remarked that its order nesday that they were fore in the country has the Editor Anuradha Bhasin, November 11 after 100 days essential, for the rule of law ordering police not to take stopped by the police from fundamental rights of seven dealt with the legality of the of closure, bringing to an to prevail, that they work in any coercive action against venturing outside their million people been para­ communication blackout or­ end the travails of hun­ close proximity and harmo­ the advocates in pursuance houses in Srinagar, a day lysed in one stroke by state dered by the J&K police on dreds who have to travel ny. Any dissonance, or fric­ of two FIRs registered on Sa­ after the police told the action, as was done in J&K bi Azad, submitted. “What Criminal Procedure (CrPC) . August 4. Ms. Grover said the between north and south tion, between them, is dele­ turday was meant for the court they were not under on August 5. happened in the 1970s? The “Somebody has to go for blackout was ordered to pre­ Kashmir. “A trial run will terious to peace and particular FIRs only. detention since August 5. The court was hearing Mr. Emergency,” Justice Ramana chemotherapy. But he can­ vent the misuse of communi­ be held on November 10 ,” “Police entered our resi­ Sibal addressing it on the le­ asked with a smile. not, because of Section 144 cation services, including said Baseer Ahmad Khan, dences when we were gality of the restrictions on To this, Mr. Sibal replied order. Hospital may be open, the Internet, by “anti­nation­ Divisional Commissioner, planning to come out dur­ movement and free speech that even a state of Emergen­ but how do I reach there? ” al elements”. She said the Kashmir. Wean farmers off stubble ing the day. We were told, imposed on the people of cy proclaimed under Article he contended. This led the term “anti­national ele­ “An assessment of the ‘there is threat to your J&K following the abrogation 352 did not envisage the Bench to promptly ask the ment” defied legal defini­ damage to the tracks by lives.’ This is a blatant lie. of their special rights and abrogation of fundamental J&K government to present a tion. The restrictive order protesters will be carried burning: Supreme Court In fact, we have threat privileges under Article 370. rights. Then how is it that detailed report on the state did not identify any particu­ out in the coming days ,” from the Indian state. ,” “Seven million people have fundamental rights were of public transport during lar class or group or region said a Railways official. The government cannot af­ burning. We are not going to said Muzaffar Shah, Dr. Ab­ never been paralysed like “destroyed” in J&K for the the period of restrictions. as ‘anti­national’. “So are The SMS facility on mo­ ford to fail the people, Jus­ leave you like that, we are dullah’s nephew and vice­ this ever before in this coun­ past three months by impos­ “Tomorrow [November 7] they classifying the entire bile phones will also be res­ tice Mishra said. The court going to make you accounta­ president of the Awami Na­ try,” Mr. Sibal, representing ing restrictive orders under morning, first thing, you population of J&K as anti­na­ tored in the coming days initially gave a seven­day ble for the past instances of tional Conference. Congress leader Ghulam Na­ Section 144 of the Code of have to tell us how many tional elements,” she asked. on a trial basis. deadline for the three States stubble burning this year.” to collect stubble before the Justice Mishra, at one farmers burn them. point, threatened the Chief To the Punjab Chief Se­ Secretary with suspension Punjab police back Lawyers, cretary Justice Mishra said: and even questioned his effi­ Top brass should protect the “Use as many trucks, use en­ ciency. “People are dying. Is policemen tire machinery and buy the this not total failure of the Delhi colleagues stubble. There should not Centre or you (States),” Jus­ rank and file, says Kiran Bedi clash in Alwar be one instance of stubble tice Mishra asked. ‘Strongly condemn the brutal attack’ Special Correspondent Special Correspondent jab police tweeted. ‘Never let those in uniform to lose faith in their own service’ JAIPUR New Delhi The same text was tweet­ A scuffle broke out bet­ Over 18,000 BSNL The Punjab police have ed from the official handle Rajesh B. Nair their duty fairly, firmly and ween lawyers and police come out in support of their of Punjab’s Director­General PUDUCHERRY fearlessly, they need to be personnel on the court Delhi colleagues who staged of Police Dinkar Gupta. In her first reaction to the protected by their seniors.” premises in Rajasthan’s Al­ staff opt for VRS an 11­hour protest on Tues­ Earlier, the Central IPS stand­off between police war town on Wednesday. day, following the violence Association also passed a re­ and lawyers in Delhi, Pudu­ 1988 situation The two groups came to BSNL has a staff strength of the scheme. at Tis Hazari Court Complex solution that all lawyers cherry Lieutenant Governor Ms. Bedi, who had to handle blows after a policeman about 1.5 lakh people. The amount of ex gratia last week in which 21 police­ who were part of the vio­ Kiran Bedi, who had served a similar situation while from Haryana was alleged­ The company expects for any eligible employee men and eight lawyers were lence should be identified as an IPS officer in the na­ serving as a Deputy Com­ ly beaten up during a sit­in 70,000­80,000 people to will be equal to 35 days sal­ injured. and “befitting legal action, tional capital, on Wednes­ missioner in New Delhi in Ja­ staged by the lawyers to opt for the scheme. ary for each completed year “We, the IPS & PPS offic­ including cancellation of day said policemen need to nuary 1988, said the police protest against the Delhi in­ It will lead to a saving of of service and 25 days salary ers of @PunjabPoliceInd, their licence, should be be protected by their seniors leadership had to ensure no cident. The lawyers alleg­ about ₹7,000 crore in the for every year of service left strongly condemn the bru­ initiated.” so that they do not lose faith one was pre­judged and hu­ edly misbehaved with a wage bill. until superannuation. tal attack on @DelhiPolice The resolution said that in their own service and Puducherry Lieutenant miliated for doing their bona woman constable after According to ‘BSNL Vo­ The other telecom PSU — officers. Nobody is above police personnel are entit­ superiors. Governor Kiran Bedi fide duty. thrashing the head consta­ luntary Retirement Scheme MTNL too has rolled out a the law & Constitution. We led to “the same human In a blog titled ‘A call to “Never drive men and wo­ ble from Faridabad who ­ 2019’ all regular and per­ VRS for its employees. stand with our brethren in rights as anyone else and leadership,’ Ms. Bedi said, and lawful directions. They men in uniform to the wall had come to the court to at­ manent employees of BSNL The scheme, based on their demand for justice & these ought to be stoutly de­ “The police officers have a are trained to do. Failing to and let them lose faith in tend the proceedings of a who are aged 50 years or the Gujarat Model of VRS, seek exemplary action fended.” The IAS Associa­ legal responsibility to pro­ protect is neglect, cowardice their own service and own case. The incident angered above are eligible to seek vo­ will be open for employees against those responsible tion also tweeted in support tect life and property and or complicity. When police­ seniors,” the Lt. Governor the policemen, who then luntary retirement under till December 3. for such assaults,” the Pun­ of the police. enforce respect for the law men and women perform said. clashed with the lawyers.

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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India raises security ‘Replicate Kartarpur model’ Maintain peace after concerns with Pak. Manmohan Singh says it may be used to resolve conflicts in future Ayodhya verdict: PM Threats posed by Sikh terror groups PRESS TRUST OF INDIA from environmental Jamiat chief also appeals for peace Suhasini Haidar is the only official document Chandigarh pollution. NEW DELHI at present. Former Prime Minister Man­ Haryana Chief Minister Special Correspondent The Jamiat on Wednes­ The government said it has “We cannot keep chang­ mohan Singh on Wednesday Manohar Lal Khattar, Depu­ NEW DELHI day said it would accept the raised specific concerns ing arrangements on the ba­ hoped the “Kartarpur mo­ ty Chief Minister Dushyant Prime Minister Narendra Supreme Court’s judgment, with the Pakistani govern­ sis of tweets from the Pakis­ del” might help in resolving Chautala, and Punjab and Modi on Wednesday even­ and appealed that under no ment over the threat to In­ tan PM or other officials,” future conflicts as he and Haryana Governors V.P. ing told his Council of Minis­ circumstance should any dian dignitaries who will vi­ said a source. Vice­President M. Venkaiah Singh Badnore and Satyadev ters to help maintain har­ community resort to vio­ sit the Kartarpur corridor With just two days to go Naidu addressed a special Narayan Arya attended the mony in society with the lence. “No matter which inauguration on Saturday. for the inauguration of the session of the Punjab As­ session. Supreme Court verdict in way the judgment goes, we India sees a security threat pilgrim corridor from the sembly to commemorate the The Punjab Assembly also the Ayodhya­Ramjanmab­ have to abide by the law and to former Prime Minister Indian border into Pakistan, 550th birth anniversary of Pilgrim trail: Sikh pilgrims leave for Pakistan via the Wagah adopted a resolution to carry hoomi case due to be out maintain peace. If there is Manmohan Singh, Punjab officials say they are disap­ the founder of Sikhism, Gu­ border on Wednesday. * PTI forward the message of tole­ soon. He was addressing a no peace, the idea of a unit­ Chief Minister Capt. Ama­ pointed that no advance ru Nanak Dev. rance, compassion and envi­ closed­door session follow­ ed country is lost. And we rinder Singh and others team from India has been gi­ Mr. Naidu said a new peace can pave the way to day as it was when it was ex­ ronment protection. ing a meeting of the Union aren’t alone in this from Pakistan­based Sikh ven permission to look over world of peace and sustaina­ end sectarian violence.” It pounded five centuries ago”. The House dedicated it­ Cabinet in New Delhi. thought,” Mr. Madani said at terror groups such as Bab­ the arrangements at the Kar­ ble development could be was the biggest challenge Mr. Naidu, who started his self to “Guru Nanak Dev’s Mr. Modi had first spoken a press briefing. bar Khalsa and the Khalis­ tarpur Gurdwara site, founded if the teachings of faced by the world, he said. address in Punjabi, said, timeless legacy and realisa­ about his concerns over The Maulana said the tan Liberation Force. They though a team from the In­ the Guru were integrated in “Punjab is Guru Nanak “Guru Nanakji belongs to the tion of his ideals and va­ Ayodhya during his monthly case was a “test case of the warned about the presence dian High Commission in Is­ daily lives. Devji’s karmabhoomi. How long illustrious tradition of lues”. radio broadcast show Mann supremacy of law”. of un­vetted individuals lamabad was allowed to “Peace and harmony is will we keep Guru Nanak India’s visionary spiritual Ki Baat. “Every justice loving per­ from other countries who tour the facilities on Wed­ the only way forward to en­ Devji’s legacy alive if its leaders who have illumined Sidhu’s plea His counsel also comes at son wants the judgment to might be separatists trying nesday. sure a prosperous future. youth is wasted with drugs, human existence and greatly Former Punjab Minister Nav­ a time when RSS office­bear­ be based on hard facts and to contact Indian pilgrims. The sources said the lack The Kartarpur model may be water is becoming poiso­ enriched the country’s cul­ jot Singh Sidhu on Wednes­ ers have been meeting lead­ evidence and not on the ba­ Pakistani TV channels re­ of bonhomie between the replicated in future too for nous and women are being tural capital.” day sought permission from ers of the Muslim communi­ sis of faith and belief. We ported that Prime Minister two governments just ahead lasting resolution of con­ disrespected. It is the most He said for the first Sikh the External Affairs Ministry ty for the same. trust in the law and have Imran Khan was exempting of the opening of the corri­ flicts,” Dr. Singh said. crucial question on his 550th Guru, differences based on for the second time to attend faith that justice will prevail. all pilgrims, not just Sikhs, dor stemmed from India’s The former PM appealed birth anniversary,” Dr. Singh caste, creed, religion and the inaugural of the Kartar­ Talks for peace But no matter what the judg­ travelling for the inaugura­ mistrust of the Pakistani to take forward the message said. language were irrelevant. pur corridor on November 9. RSS joint general secretary ment, we hope peace is tion from the passport­only military establishment’s ala­ of mutual love and respect The Vice­President de­ Underlining the message In a letter to External Affairs Dattatrey Hosabele had met maintained,” he said. Mr. identification requirement. crity in establishing the cor­ propagated by the Guru to scribed the Guru as one of of Guru Nanak Dev, Punjab Minister S. Jaishankar, Mr. Maulana Syed Arshad Mada­ Madani noted that he had However, officials pointed ridor, and pointed out that ensure an equitable society. India’s most democratic spir­ Chief Minister Amarinder Sidhu said he had been invit­ ni, president of the Jamiat met RSS chief Mohan Bhag­ out that the protocol bet­ the proposal for the project “Guru Nanak Devji’s eter­ itual leaders. Singh stressed the need to ed by the Pakistan govern­ Ulama­i­Hind, one of the key wat on the issue and was ween the two countries came from the Army Chief nal message of oneness of Mr. Naidu said his vision protect nature so that future ment for the opening cere­ litigants in the Ayodhya “assured that the court’s which mandated passports General Bajwa. god, religious tolerance and “had as much relevance to­ generations do not suffer mony of the corridor. case. judgment would be final”. India won’t accept data Plea to review Second Judges case order dismissed U.K. court again rejects monopoly, says Prasad Nine­judge Bench rules on grounds of the delay of over 9,000 days in filing the plea and on merits Nirav’s plea ‘Respect data sovereignty of nations’ Krishnadas Rajagopal lay of over 9,000 days in fil­ though the present petition er 17 but made available on NEW DELHI ing the review and on merits. is liable to be dismissed on Wednesday. Press Trust of India Special Correspondent A nine­judge Bench of the The Bench included Chief the ground of delay itself, yet The 1993 judgment was London NEW DELHI Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India­designate we have carefully gone the basis on which a five­ In a setback to Nirav Modi, While large amounts of data Justice of India Ranjan Go­ S.A. Bobde and Justices N.V. through the review petition judge Constitution Bench de­ a U.K. court yet again re­ are generated in developing goi, has dismissed a bunch of Ramana, Arun Mishra, Ro­ and the papers connected clared the National Judicial jected a bail plea of the fug­ and under­developed coun­ petitions seeking a review of hinton Nariman, R. Banu­ therewith. We are satisfied Appointments Commission itive diamond merchant on tries, only developed coun­ the court’s judgment in the mathi, U.U. Lalit, A.M. Khan­ that no case for review of the Act (NJAC) and the Constitu­ Wednesday despite an off­ tries are putting emphasis Second Judges case in 1993, wilkar and Ashok Bhushan. impugned judgment has tional (Ninety­Nine Amend­ er of an “unprecedented on processing this data, which led to the collegium The main petitions were been made out. The review ment) Act, 2014 unconstitu­ bail package.” Electronics and IT Minister system of appointment of filed by the National La­ “There is an inordinate petition is accordingly dis­ tional in October 2015. The 48­year­old dia­ Ravi Shankar Prasad said on judges. wyers’ Campaign for Judicial delay of 9,071 days in filing missed, both on the ground Last December, a five­ mond merchant, who is Wednesday. He said any at­ The judges took the deci­ Transparency and Reforms the instant petition, for of delay, as well as, on me­ judge Bench led by Chief Jus­ fighting extradition to In­ tempt of “data imperialism” sion in their chambers, dis­ through its secretary, A.C. which no satisfactory expla­ rits,” the short dismissal or­ tice Gogoi dismissed a re­ dia, was produced before would not be accepted. <> We view privacy missing the petitions on Philip, and advocate Mathew nation has been offered by der read. view petition against the Chief Magistrate for his Mr. Prasad was speaking seriously and grounds of an inordinate de­ Nedumpara, among others. the petitioners. Thus, The order is dated Octob­ judgment in the NJAC case. fourth attempt at bail. at a meeting of Common­ informational wealth Law Ministers in privacy is also Colombo. integral to that Ravi Shankar Prasad Renewed debate IT Minister The comments come at a not be accepted. He said da­ time when there is a re­ ta sovereignty of all coun­ newed debate on data pro­ tries, big or small, must be tection and privacy follow­ respected, an official release ing recent intrusion of said. WhatsApp, which also af­ “In India, we view priva­ fected users in India. The in­ cy seriously and informa­ stant messaging platform tional privacy is also integral has alleged that a spyware, to that. It means a person Pegasus, made by Israeli must have control over his firm NSO Group, was used data and its commercial us­ to snoop on about 1,400 of age,” the Minister said. He its users globally. emphasised that any data Mr. Prasad said India ack­ protection law must be tech­ nowledged the importance nology agnostic, based on of data economy, however, element of free consent, re­ any attempt to create mono­ quisite data protection auth­ poly on data by a few com­ orities and a fair mechanism panies and countries would for data processing.

Pak. shells villages JAMMU Pakistani troops shelled villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, damaging two houses and injuring cattle, officials said on Wednesday. The heavy shelling triggered panic. PTI EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE U.S. envoy admits Ukraine quid pro quo Xi, Macron call climate pact In an updated testimony, Sondland says aid was tied to Kiev launching probes into Trump’s rivals ‘irreversible’ after U.S. pullout Sriram Lakshman ni’s role with Secretary of am said in a statement. Washington DC State Mike Pompeo, who “Ambassador Sondland ‘Paris accord a compass for strong action on climate’ In a significant development “rolled his eyes”, saying it squarely states that he ‘did in the Trump impeachment was something they had to not know, (and still does not Agence France-Presse inquiry, the U.S.’s EU Ambas­ deal with. know) when, why or by Beijing sador, Gordon Sondland, has The impeachment inquiry whom the aid was suspend­ Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he had told a Ukrainian is looking into whether Mr. ed.’ He also said he ‘pres­ and French President Em­ official that military assis­ Trump violated his oath of umed’ there was a link to the manuel Macron declared on tance to the country was tied office by pressuring the Uk­ aid — but cannot identify any Wednesday that the Paris cli­ to a commitment to open rainian government to inves­ solid source for that assump­ mate pact was “irreversi­ certain investigations at Pre­ tigate Joe Biden, currently tion. By contrast, Volker’s ble”, showing a united front sident Donald Trump’s beh­ the frontrunner for the De­ testimony confirms there after Washington formally est, against his political riv­ mocratic ticket to the 2020 could not have been a quid withdrew from the accord als. Mr. Sondland had Presidential race and his pro quo because the Ukrai­ this week. testified on October 19 that Making a U-turn: U.S. Ambassador to the European Union son, Hunter Biden, who was nians did not know about the The joint declaration Emmanuel Macron with Xi Jinping, right, in Beijing. * REUTERS he did not believe there was Gordon Sondland, centre, in Washington. * AP/FILE a director at Ukrainian gas military aid hold at the came at the end of Mr. Ma­ a quid pro quo for the aid to company Burisma. They are time,” the statement said. cron’s second visit to China, found common ground on accord negotiated by Ukraine. Mr. Sondland said he had hundreds of pages from Mr. also investigating any alleged “No amount of salacious which started on Monday in climate change. Trump’s predecessor Barack The reversal in position a conversation with a Ukrai­ Sondland’s original testimo­ interference by Ukraine in media­biased headlines, Shanghai and included talks Major powers expressed Obama, making the world’s came via a sworn statement nian official about the deal. ny from last month as well as the 2016 election. which are clearly designed to on trade and the Iranian nu­ regret and concern after U.S. largest economy the sole Mr. Sondland had submitted “I said that resumption of the one by the U.S.’s special influence the narrative, clear issue. President Donald Trump major outlier from the to House of Representatives the U.S. aid would likely not Ukraine envoy, Kurt Volker. Impeachment sham change the fact that the pre­ The French leader also went ahead with the pullout agreement. investigators, which was re­ occur until Ukraine provided The transcripts point to The White House dismissed sident has done nothing said he told Mr. Xi there was from the Paris accord des­ In a joint written state­ leased on Tuesday. The the public anti­corruption the central role of the Presi­ Tuesday’s transcript release. wrong,” Ms. Grisham said. a need for dialogue to re­ pite mounting evidence of ment, both leaders reaf­ Trump donor­turned Am­ statement that we had been dent’s personal lawyer, Rudy “Both transcripts released White House Chief of Staff solve months of unrest in the reality and impact of cli­ firmed “their firm support bassador had said the testi­ discussing for many weeks,” Guiliani, in orchestrating a today show there is even less Mick Mulvaney has been in­ Hong Kong — ignoring Beij­ mate change. for the Paris accord which monies of other witnesses the statement said, about back­channel for U.S.­Uk­ evidence for this illegitimate vited to testify before the ing’s prior warning that such Washington presented its they consider as an irreversi­ had “refreshed my recollec­ that conversation which oc­ raine diplomatic relations. impeachment sham than House investigators on Fri­ sensitive topics should not withdrawal letter to the Unit­ ble process and a compass tion about certain curred in Warsaw. House in­ Mr. Sondland testified that previously thought, “ Press day, a request Mr. Mulvaney be on the agenda. ed Nations on Monday, the for strong action on cli­ conversations”. vestigators also released he had discussed Mr. Guilia­ Secretary Stephanie Grish­ is unlikely to comply with. But Mr. Xi and Mr. Macron first possible date under the mate”. Democrats seize Virginia, Pinera says he ‘Sharp rise in H­1B denial for ‘Govt., Opposition should claim win in Kentucky will not resign talk to end Pak. deadlock’ over protests Indian firms under Trump’ Reuters Beshear scored a narrow JUI-F is leading protests in Islamabad Virginia victory over Governor Matt Agence France-Presse U.S. Democrats claimed an Bevin despite backing from Santiago It rose from 7% to 53% for Wipro and 2% to 45% for Infosys Press Trust of India The opposition parties, upset win in Kentucky on Mr. Trump. While the result Chilean President Sebas­ Islamabad including the Pakistan Mus­ Tuesday over a Republican was a significant setback for tian Pinera told BBC in an Press Trust of India rate of H­1B petitions for in­ The Pakistan government lim League­Nawaz (PML­N) Governor backed by Presi­ Mr. Trump, who remains interview that he will not Washington itial employment for Ama­ should present its sugges­ and the Pakistan People Par­ dent Donald Trump and popular in Kentucky, it may resign in the face of deadly As a result of the more res­ zon, Microsoft, Intel and tions to the Opposition par­ ty (PPP), have also thrown seized control of the State have had more to do with protests over inequality trictive policies under U.S. Google in 2015 was just 1%. ties if it wants to find a mid­ their weight behind the legislature in Virginia, Mr. Bevin’s diminished and poor social conditions President Trump, denial In 2019, the same increased dle ground and break the massive anti­government where anti­Trump senti­ standing in the State. that have entered their rates for H­1B petitions have to 6, 8, 7 and 3%, respective­ deadlock, firebrand cleric­ rally in Islamabad. ment in the suburbs re­ Meanwhile, Democrats third week. increased from just 6% in ly. cum­politician Maulana Fa­ Mr. Rehman said if the Pa­ mained a potent force. wrested both chambers of Mr. Pinera said the go­ 2015 to 24% in the third The denial rate for Apple zlur Rehman, who has been kistan Tehreek­e­Insaf (PTI) The outcomes of Tues­ Virginia’s legislature from vernment had “nothing to quarter of the current fiscal, remained the same at 2%. leading the ‘Azadi March’ government wanted to find day’s elections in four States narrow Republican hide” concerning allega­ a studyhas showed. The study was carried out During the same period, demanding the ouster of a middle ground, it should could offer clues to how majorities. tions that police killed, tor­ The study by the National by the National Foundation the denial rate jumped from Prime Minister Imran Khan, present its suggestions. next year’s presidential In Mississippi, Republi­ tured and sexually assault­ Foundation for American for American Policy. 4% to 41% for Tech Mahin­ said on Wednesday. “Imran Khan is not a big­ election could unfold, when can Lieutenant Governor ed civilians during Policy also reflects that de­ dra, from 6% to 34% for Tata The right­wing Jamiat ger man than Zulfikar Ali Mr. Trump will aim for a se­ Tate Reeves won. protests. Prosecutors say nial rate for H­1B visas is dian companies are being Consultancy Services, from Ulema­e­Islam Fazl (JUI­F) Bhutto, if he had re­elec­ cond four­year term. In New Jersey, Democrats five of the 20 deaths were highest among major Indian unduly targeted by the cur­ 7% to 53% for Wipro and leader is leading the massive tions why can’t [Imran]? We In Kentucky, Democratic were expected to maintain suspected to have been at IT companies, thus giving rent administration. from just 2% to 45% for Info­ protest, which entered the don’t want to drag in the es­ Attorney General Andy their majority. the hands of police. credence to charges that In­ For instance, the denial sys, the study showed. sixth day on Wednesday. tablishment,” he said. Northern Tamils know who they don’t want in power in Colombo

35 candidates are in the fray, but in the ring to the LTTE’s and household debt. Katchi, the TNA’s chief con­ Most of us here survive on assassination of his father Ra­ “We faced a huge destruc­ stituent, recently declared daily wage labour. We work north, Premadasa has an upper hand nasinghe Premadasa, he tion in Mullivaikkal [the final support for Mr. Premadasa, so hard, all in the hope of a said: “Not everyone is com­ battle], lost so many of our while Douglas Devananda of better life,” said Sharmalita Meera Srinivasan brother and a powerful war­ fortable with that. We feel it people and our assets and the Eelam People’s Demo­ Sakthivel, a mother of two. MANNAR time Defence Secretary — to was carried out by someone belongings through the years cratic Party — who has a base Voters in the north may As many as 35 candidates are the helm. with a motive and it ended of war. At least now can’t we in the islands off Jaffna pe­ have strong criticism against running for President in Sri Less than a fortnight for up giving the Tigers a bad live in peace?” asked San­ ninsula — has aligned with the government, but “at least Lanka’s November 16 elec­ the polls, “the white vans name.” than Stanis Rejidas, 34, a the Rajapaksa camp. we breathed a little without tion, but northern Tamils might come back” was a leader of a fishermen’s feder­ the military watching us all view it as a two­cornered common refrain in Jaffna pe­ ‘Choose prudently’ ation in Anthoniyarpuram Not who, but what the time,” said H. Manohar, a fight between Gotabaya Raja­ ninsula and the Vanni, the “We all know that the go­ village in Mannar. The question should not be pastor in Mannar town. paksa and Sajith Premadasa. mainland area covering Man­ vernment [led by the United “There is a common per­ ‘who should win’, but ‘what “We may be utterly disap­ And they know who they nar, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and National Party to which Mr. Call for justice: The relatives of missing people stage a ception that no Sinhalese might change’, according to pointed with this govern­ don’t want in power. Kilinochchi districts, where Premadasa belongs] did not protest during Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s visit to Jaffna. * AFP leader can win a national Sanathani Mahendran, based ment, and with good reason. The incumbent govern­ former combatants and civi­ do much. But in the case of election without minority in Thiruketheeswaram, Man­ But to say Gotabaya and Sa­ ment, formed in 2015 after lians abducted in white vans Gotabaya, families see him as that he referred to that ma­ tional Alliance (TNA) — has votes. And yet, our own lea­ nar. “Many in our village jith are the same is rather Sri Lankans voted out Mahin­ were never seen again. A de­ the one who presided over nifested in the overwhelming often highlighted the govern­ dership is unable to use that have only one good meal a simplistic. For those of us liv­ da Rajapaksa, has not sub­ cade after the civil war, their their relatives’ death or dis­ mandate that the Tamils gave ment’s failings in completing bargaining power well for day. This has to change,” she ing here, the democratic stantively altered northern fear of the Rajapaksas — with appearance. They are terri­ the Maithripala Sirisena­Ra­ constitutional reform for our rights,” he said, voicing said, pointing to Mr. Prema­ space that opened up means Tamils’ post­war realities. whose administration they fied of those days,” the com­ nil Wickremesinghe com­ power devolution and ensur­ sharp criticism of the TNA dasa’s manifesto that promis­ a lot. We must vote to retain They are very disappointed associate the war’s brutal munity leader said, at his bine in 2015. Nearly 80% of ing swift measures towards whose MPs, he said, “rarely es free mid­day meals in that.” Nearly 8.5 lakh regis­ with its failure to deliver on end in 2009 — is intact. office in Kilinochchi . voters in the Northern Pro­ post­war accountability and show up”. “The voters are schools and housing for all. tered voters in the Northern many promises. However, That explained the “silent “They’re [contestants] all vince backed their coalition, reconciliation, the people not waiting for the TNA to di­ “At least 100 families here Province will get to exercise voters across the Northern wave for Sajith Premadasa” chillies. The difference is in but the administration is not emphasise a host of other rect us now, we have already returned from India, where their franchise on November Province dread the possible that a senior cooperative so­ the degree of hotness, and particularly popular either. concerns too, pertaining to made up our mind. We don’t they went as refugees. They 16. However, unlike in 2015, return of a Rajapaksa — this ciety leader spoke of, re­ we’ve to choose prudently.” While the Tamil political lack of jobs, livelihoods, want the white vans again.” have absolutely nothing as their vote will carry more time the former President’s questing anonymity. Refer­ It is the fear and aversion leadership — the Tamil Na­ adequate income, housing The Ilankai Tamil Arasu they try to rebuild their lives. scepticism than hope.

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12 Instrument the miner played Vedanta Desika praises the hill, known as Tirumala, which is (8) 5 Festival in little asteroid (6) the abode of Lord Srinivasa. He says this hill shows Him the Lord’s feet. It gets rid of the two chains that keep us bound 13 Her curtailed nuclear explosion 6 European wearing no to samsara, namely punya and papa. You begin to think it is is powerful (9) fabrication (9) Sri Vaikuntha itself. It is a hill, where there are many water 15 Spire destroyed at docks (5) bodies with crystal clear water. It is a hill much sought after 7 Lankier than one arrested by by everyone. It is a hill praised by the Vedas. 16 Landowner’s den’s opening commando (7) But what is the Vedic mantra which praises the sacred Ti­ door (5) rumala hills? It is a mantra in the Rg Veda, elabora ted V.S. Karunakarachariar in a discourse. The mantra calls out to us 18 Signatories, losing margins, 8 Nihilism treaty, first off, and asks, “Are you suffering because of poverty? It then awkwardly emerge (9) composed in alliterations asks, “Are you without sight?” Here the Veda is asking if one (7,6) 22 Freedom from demon’s accord is without jnana. The mantra then asks, “ Are you being (8) burnt?” Here the reference is to the burdens of samsara. 14 Accountant to call lots There are three heats — tApatraya. One is Adhyatmika. Pro­ 23 Carnivore, not even awry, left regularly at conveyor belts blems that the body and mind suffer from fall in this catego­ fort (6) (9) ry. Adhiboutika includes problems caused by human be­ 25 Temp, gutted, fated to ings, animals, insects etc. Adhideivika means those confinement (10) 17 Valets overwhelmed by song calamities caused by Nature, like floods, hurricanes etc. of Asian country (7) Solution to puzzle 12773 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku “Are you surrounded by evil forces?” asks the Veda man­ 26 Adapted to returning flow (4) tra. Naturally, the answer of most of us will be yes to most of ■ ACROSS 27 On every other marsh, places 19 Mobster, loses direction, the questions, or at least to some of them. The mantra also 1 Buoyant, consume after pub resources (6) becomes comic writer (7) offers us the solution for us. If we are tormented in life, then brawl (6) the place to go for respite is Sirimbitha, says the mantra. Si­ 28 Believes in cartels (6) rimbitha is a variation of Sri Pitha, which is a reference to Ti­ 4 Strain, it is said, of a bit of 20 Some respite introduced into rumala. So, the Rg Vedic mantra is telling us to seek refuge in money (6) subjects of torrid zones (7) ■ DOWN Tirumala. That is why Desika referred to Tirumala as the hill 9 Starts assuming she’s in praised by the Vedas. 1 Aloof odd ump on podium (7) another continent (4) 21 Symbol of alien on seal (6) In Tirumala, Srinivasa asks Varaha for some land to do pe­ 10 In pit, throw piece of rubble 2 At first, brewers half­heartedly nance. The land where Srinivasa did tapas, is where we now into gem soup (10) abandon new gross drink (5) 24 Thoughts tossed aside (5) see the Ananda Vimana. CM M ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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market watch Yes Bank rating 06-11-2019 % CHANGE Builders give thumbs Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 40,470 ddddddddddddddd0.55 Tata Steel net rises 6% on tax gain ‘under review US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 70.97 ddddddddddddd-0.40 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 38,870 ddddddddddddd-0.77 up to Cabinet’s Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 62.85 ddddddddddddddd0.14 Firm’s revenue, however, drops by over 15% to ₹34,579 crore on fall in steel prices for downgrade’ Special Correspondent million tonnes. India steel SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT booster shot for realty NIFTY 50 MUMBAI production stood at 4.50 mil­ Mumbai PRICE CHANGE Tata Steel reported a 6% rise lion tonnes and deliveries at Rating agency Moody’s has Adani Ports...... 391.00...... 1.00 in its second quarter consoli­ 4.13 million tonnes, contri­ placed private sector len­ ‘Funding will help expedite projects’ Asian Paints...... 1797.60...... 3.75

Axis Bank ...... 747.25...... 9.20 dated net profit to ₹3,302 buting 63% of consolidated der Yes Bank’s rating under Bajaj Auto ...... 3248.30...... 2.00 crore led by favourable tax deliveries. review for a possible down­ Special Correspondent yet facing liquidity chal­ Bajaj Finserv...... 8772.85...... -72.90 impact of ₹4,233 crore. Gross debt for the quarter grade following weak fi­ MUMBAI lenge due to various reasons Bajaj Finance ...... 4188.15...... -39.65

Bharti Airtel ...... 371.45...... -12.50 The company had a fa­ rose to ₹1,11,549 crore . The nancial performance for The Special Window ap­ [such] as poor sales and BPCL...... 523.90...... 6.40 vourable tax impact of firm borrowed $525 million the July­September proved by the Union Cabi­ buyers preferring ready­to­ Britannia Ind ...... 3227.85...... -3.90 ₹4,233 crore, of which ₹2,425 in foreign currency loans in quarter. net to augment funds for move­in apartments. This Cipla ...... 480.85...... 13.00

Coal India ...... 212.40...... 1.25 crore was on adoption of the the quarter to lengthen its Moody’s said the bank’s stressed real estate projects funding will enable such de­ Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2862.70...... 47.00 new corporate tax rate by Ta­ debt maturity profile. weakening financial posi­ would speed up the comple­ velopers to complete their Eicher Motors...... 21605.55. .... 318.40 ta Steel standalone and some “A very challenging eco­ tion can be somewhat off­ tion of a large number of projects through this last­ GAIL (India)...... 136.70...... -0.70

Grasim Ind ...... 773.25...... 4.65 subsidiaries in India and nomic environment saw set by the planned raising such housing projects and is mile funding,” said Ashok HCL Tech...... 1148.35...... -10.35 ₹1,808 crore on account of steel prices drop by over of capital. Nevertheless, a good beginning, though Mohanani, chairman, Ekta HDFC ...... 2220.60...... 39.30 recognition/reversal of de­ $100/t. While our gross debt Moody’s notes that there the sector needs much more World & VP, NAREDCO HDFC Bank...... 1256.65...... 17.15 ferred tax assets and liabili­ has increased during the are significant execution liquidity, real estate deve­ Maharashtra. Hero MotoCorp ...... 2678.35...... 13.35

Hindalco ...... 201.50...... 2.90 ties in offshore subsidiaries. quarter due to an increase in risks around the timing, lopers and analysts said. “Besides revival of the Hind Unilever ...... 2179.45...... 7.30 Profit rose despite a 15.4% Steel worked closely with pact on margins. We hope working capital, we have re­ price and regulatory ap­ “It is a very good deci­ sector, this decision will ICICI Bank ...... 480.70...... 12.35 drop in revenue to ₹34,579 customers across business the end of monsoon season newed our focus on cash provals required. sion. It will benefit many lead to increase in demand IndusInd Bank ...... 1343.00...... 22.90

Bharti Infratel ...... 221.15...... -1.00 crore on fall in steel prices. segments to drive sales and and the onset of festive de­ flow maximisation through The private sector len­ more projects, including for steel and cement. This Infosys ...... 712.30...... 16.20 T. V. Narendran, CEO and maintain volumes. We are fo­ mand leads to a pick­up in operational improvements, der said it had received a stalled projects in Noida and will provide impetus to gen­ Indian OilCorp...... 135.60...... -1.40 MD, said, “The business en­ cused on driving productivi­ overall consumption and the working capital reduction binding offer from a finan­ NCR, which are stuck in erate more employment ,” ITC ...... 261.35...... -1.55

JSW Steel...... 248.25...... 2.20 vironment in India and other ty improvements across our steel demand.” and rationalisation of capex cial investor to invest up to NCLT proceedings. So, this said Manju Yagnik, vice­ Kotak Bank ...... 1571.05...... 17.15 geographies continued to be various operations as well as Consolidated steel pro­ which will help us delever­ $1.2 billion via new equity is a big positive,” said Niran­ chairperson, Nahar Group & L&T...... 1453.05...... 13.25 challenging and weighed the supply chain to reduce duction stood at 6.95 million age,” said Koushik Chatter­ capital and that the offer jan Hiranandani, managing VP, NAREDCO Maharashtra. M&M ...... 579.80...... -0.35

Maruti Suzuki ...... 7311.15...... -77.85 heavily on steel prices. Tata costs and minimise the im­ tonnes and deliveries at 6.53 jee, ED and CFO, Tata Steel. was valid till November 30. director, Hiranandani “This is a critically impor­ Nestle India Ltd...... 14649.65...... -0.55 Group, and national presi­ tant move which eliminates NTPC ...... 120.65...... 0.05 dent NAREDCO. the ambiguity that sur­ ONGC ...... 144.65...... -1.70 “The fund will help near­ rounded the timelines for PowerGrid Corp ...... 195.10...... -0.30 Reliance Ind ...... 1434.90...... -12.40 RBI panel moots ‘Speculation on co­founders’ role ly 1,600 stalled housing pro­ setting up the fund, and its State Bank ...... 317.55...... -1.65 jects in the country, and it is actual implementation. Fi­ Sun Pharma ...... 427.90...... -2.00 positive that the aspect of nally, countless aggrieved Tata Motors ...... 174.50...... 2.50 Tata Steel ...... 404.45...... 0.50 tighter norms for CICs in whistle­blower plaints appalling’ NCLT/ NPA will not be a homebuyers will see the TCS ...... 2188.50...... -13.35 stumbling block to prevent light at the end of the tun­ Tech Mahindra ...... 771.90...... -1.35 ‘Number of layers not to exceed two’ stalled and delayed projects nel,” said Anuj Puri, Chair­ Titan ...... 1156.10. .. -127.70

UltraTech Cement...... 4135.65...... -11.75 Aimed at tarnishing image of respectable persons: Nilekani from approaching the man, Anarock Property UPL...... 606.60...... 0.95 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT group companies. fund,” he added. Consultants. Vedanta ...... 157.95...... 0.45 Mumbai “The number of layers of Press Trust of India bution of all our co­foun­ Mr. Puri said, “Also, the Wipro ...... 256.85...... -1.65 New Delhi YES Bank...... 68.70...... 0.40 A working group set up by CICs in a group should be ders,” Infosys chairman ‘More money needed’ special window will get in­ Zee Entertainment ...... 285.80...... -0.35 Reserve Bank of India to re­ restricted to two. As such, Infosys on Wednesday said Nandan Nilekani said in a “The real estate sector vestments from institutions view the regulatory and su­ any CIC within a group shall speculation on co­founders statement. needs much more money, like LIC, SBI and others, pervisory framework for not make investment and former employees being He added that the co­ but a beginning has been which will take the corpus EXCHANGE RATES core investment companies through more than a total of involved in the recent whis­ founders had served the made with this decision,” he to nearly ₹25,000 crore.” Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on November 06 (CIC) has suggested that two layers of CICs, including tle­blower allegations was company ‘selflessly’ and re­ said. Shriram Properties Shishir Bajaj, CMD, CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL such entities should only itself,” the panel said. ‘appalling’ and seemed to be mained committed to the Ltd. CMD Murali M. said, “It Knight Frank India, said,

US Dollar...... 70.78...... 71.10 have a two­tier structure, “At least one third of the aimed at tarnishing the im­ long­term success of Infosys. is a very big step and can be “This step will definitely Euro ...... 78.48...... 78.84 and stronger boards, with at board should comprise of age of some of ‘the most ac­ He pointed out that an ex­ transformative. It will have create greater confidence British Pound...... 91.19...... 91.61 least 50% independent independent members if complished and respected ternal law firm was already multiplier effect and is a ma­ and credibility and may, in Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 64.93...... 65.23 Nandan Nilekani Chinese Yuan ...... 10.11...... 10.16 directors. chairperson of the CIC is individuals’. conducting an independent jor step for the revival of the due course, encourage priv­ Swiss Franc ...... 71.30...... 71.63 It is suggested that capital non­executive, otherwise at Infosys, which is investi­ investigation into the allega­ sector. With this, four or five ate segments to extend their Singapore Dollar ...... 52.10...... 52.34 contribution by a CIC in a least half of the board gating whistle­blower com­ ing their involvement in the tions, and said the outcome dozen builders will come support in last­mile funding, Canadian Dollar...... 53.76...... 54.02

Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.10...... 17.19 step­down CIC, over and should comprise of inde­ plaints that alleged unethi­ recent whistle­blower allega­ of the investigation would be back to the market which is helping the beleaguered

Source:Indian Bank above 10% of its owned pendent member,” it said. cal practices by the tions’. “These speculations shared with all stakeholders good for the sector. This sector to go over this period funds, should be deducted It was also suggested that company’s top manage­ are appalling and seem to be at the relevant time. ₹25,000 crore can be a cata­ of slowdown.” Anshuman from its adjusted net worth. Audit Committee of the ment, condemned the ‘mis­ aimed at tarnishing the im­ Earlier this week, Infosys lyst to generate ₹1,00,000 Magazine, chairman & CEO, BULLION RATES CHENNAI Further, step­down CICs Board will be be chaired by chievous insinuations made age of some of the most ac­ said it was yet to receive any crore for the sector.” India, South East Asia, Mid­ November 06 rates in rupees with pre- vious rates in parentheses will not not be permitted to an independent director by anonymous sources complished and respected evidence to corroborate “It is a positive step. dle East, Africa at CBRE, invest in any other CIC, but and the committee should against the co­founders and individuals. I have deep re­ anonymous whistle­blow­ There are many genuine de­ said 4.58 lakh units in 1,600 Retail Silver (1g) ...... 49.1...... (50.5)

22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3658...... (3701) can ‘freely’ invest in other meet at least once a quarter. former colleagues, suggest­ gard for the life­long contri­ ers’ complaints. velopers who are solvent, projects stand to benefit. HFCs must focus more on Parekh seeks special home finance: SBI’s Kumar debt recast for realty ‘Loans to developers caused problems’ ‘Move will help projects that are stuck’ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT of say, 12 months, lenders Mumbai Mumbai will stop being so diffident,” A change in regulation that At a time when real estate he said, adding that such an allowed housing finance developers are reeling un­ exception was also permit­ companies (HFCs) to lend der the pressure of piling up ted in 2008. more to real estate develop­ of inventories resulting in Mr. Parekh also said he ers created problems for bad loans for lenders, Dee­ saw real estate investment these entities, said Rajnish pak Parekh, chairman of trusts (REITS) emerging as a Kumar, chairman, State Housing Finance Develop­ preferred alternative invest­ Bank of India. ment Corporation, has sug­ ment avenue in future. “Housing finance compa­ gested a one­time debt re­ “It is estimated that near­ nies should behave like cast of such loans without ly $20­25 billion could be housing finance compa­ Rajnish Kumar classifying them as raised by commercial real nies,” Mr. Kumar said at an ‘non­performing’. estate developers over the event when asked what In addition, for the p ast next three to four years. should be done to improve year, following the debt de­ ‘Crisis of confidence’ Currently, there is just one the health of such entities. fault by IL&FS, non­banking “I do believe that we can listed REIT, but a couple of “Earlier, they were man­ financial companies, includ­ overcome this crisis of confi­ developers have told me dated to lend 75% for home ing HFCs, are facing a crisis dence if lenders are allowed that they are ready to finance, which was brought of confidence as banks a one­time restructuring of launch REITs and monetise down to 50% later. That was choked lending to the sec­ certain real estate loans, their assets,” he said. when the problem started,” tor. Mr. Kumar said the 75% particularly for stuck pro­ The HDFC chairman said he said. The real estate sec­ rule should be restored. jects where building appro­ while REITS had been focus­ tor is facing a demand slow­ He said there was a pick­ vals have been delayed,” Mr. ing on ‘Grade A’ commercial down which has resulted in up in demand for home Parekh said at event on property, in future, residen­ a rise in inventory. As a re­ loans in cities like Kolkata, mortgage financing. tial assets too would be part sult, these companies have Chennai and Hyderabad but “If these restructured ac­ of listed REITs as seen in defaulted on loan growth was negative in counts are considered as countries such as Singapore repayments. areas like NCR and MMR. standard assets for a period and Hong Kong. IMF: Govt. lags Maruti, Toyota Tsusho in TVS Motor’s G20 in fiscal Srinivasan gets transparency JV for vehicle dismantling Deming award To set up recycling unit in Noida Press trust of india Special Correspondent Mumbai Special Correspondent life vehicles. The process CHENNAI New Delhi needs to be­ NEW DELHI will include complete solid Venu Srinivasan, chair­ come more “transparent” Maruti Suzuki India and Ja­ and liquid waste manage­ man, TVS Motor Co. Ltd., on the fiscal numbers as it pan­based Toyota Tsusho ment as per Indian laws and and Sundaram Clayton is a “laggard” among the Group on Wednesday an­ globally approved quality Ltd., was conferred the G20 peers on this front, a nounced a new joint venture and environment stan­ prestigious Deming ‘Distin­ senior official from the In­ for vehicle dismantling and dards,” it added. The Noida guished Service Award For ternational Monetary Fund recycling, titled Maruti Suzu­ unit will have an initial ca­ Dissemination and Promo­ (IMF) said here. ki Toyotsu India Pvt. Ltd. pacity to dismantle around tion Overseas’, at a cere­ The government has While Maruti Suzuki India 2,000 vehicles per month. mony held in Tokyo on been missing its budgeted will own 50% in the joint The firm will source vehi­ Wednesday. fiscal targets for the past venture, the remaining will cles from dealers as well as Mr. Srinivasan became few years and there is a be held by Toyota Tsusho directly from customers. the first industrialist from need for a “credible fiscal Corporation and Toyota The announcement comes India to be bestowed this consolidation” which is Tsusho India . The venture at a time when the Centre is prestigious award for his more ambitious as well, would be headquartered in working on a vehicle scrap­ contribution to the field of the official said. New Delhi and would set up page policy. total quality management. “Fiscal transparency its vehicle dismantling and “We aim to promote recy­ “This stands as a testa­ should be increased. It is recycling unit in Noida by cling and support in re­ ment for me and all my col­ fairly difficult for the priv­ 2020­21, the firms said in a source optimisation and leagues and associates who ate sector to get the full pic­ statement, adding that more conservation, using environ­ have worked hard to imple­ ture on fiscal standing,” the such units would be added ment­friendly systems and ment TQM at Sundaram­ fund’s Deputy Director across India. processes,” Kenichi Ayuka­ Clayton and TVS Motor Co. Anne­Mary Gulde said at a The new JV “will... pro­ wa, MD and CEO, Maruti Su­ since 1989,” Mr. Srinivasan NSE event here. cure and dismantle end­of­ zuki India, said. said. 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PEOPLE New territory (Clockwise from top) Raghava Lawrence, Atlee The man from Madhubani and Prabhu Deva are among the much sought­after filmmakers in Bollywood now Artist Neelkant Choudhary talks to us about how he * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT fuses the folk art style with subject matter that resonates with people today moments and catering to the lowest common denominator.

Breaking boundaries As far as the trend goes, there are ov­ er a dozen movies waiting to be re­ The North made in Hindi. There are talks that the Deepavali release Kaithi is likely to be remade in Hindi, with a big star. Apparently, the actor was quite impressed with what Lokesh Kanag­ REMEMBERS araj has done in Kaithi and wants to work with him. Lokesh, however, is A host of directors from the Southern industry currently shooting for Thalapathy As a child, he took to painting traditional art on the wall as is all set to make its mark in Bollywood. Are we 64 and has another project in the pi­ early as 13. Growing up in Madhubani, Bihar, Neelkant peline. Reports say that he might di­ Choudhary was surrounded by local paintings, and it was witnessing a new age in Indian cinema? rect Kamal Haasan or Suriya for his natural for him to imitate the fine lines and Madhuban’s next. If things go as planned, then leeway for spontaneity. Soon though, people around began producer SR Prabhu, who bank­ to request him to paint the walls of their houses. Sreedhar Pillai rolled Kaithi, will be roped in to co­ In the 1960s though, it was difficult to explain what produce the Hindi remake as well. being an artist meant, and Choudhary’s parents weren’t on board. “My cousin, in Baroda, wanted me to come over and South Indian directors are in vogue Similarly, SRK reportedly was study at the art college but my father wouldn’t allow it,” in Bollywood. Most top stars of Hin­ impressed with Vetri Maaran’s Asu­ says Choudhary, whose exhibition that opens in the city di cinema have cast their eyes on ran. About the possibility of a Hindi today is titled Feminine Divine, and is a celebration of South cinema. Salman Khan, for remake, a coordinator said: “Initial­ female energy. the first time, is doing back­to­back ly people thought Asuran is a Tamil Choudhary, who studied Political Science and History in a films with Prabhudeva — Dabangg helm Shah Rukh Khan’s forthcom­ village story that could not be re­ college in Chandigarh, had better luck late in life though, 3, slated for Christmas and Radhe, ing film. The actor, in fact, took to made in Hindi, but it turned out to when he was 34. He came into contact with the late hitting screens for Eid 2020. Sal­ Twitter and praised the trailer for be a pan­India subject and ideal for Chandrakala Devi, a senior Madhubani painter. “In 1996, she man’s previous film with Prabhude­ Bigil, calling it “Chak De on ste­ a remake, like Ayushmann Khurra­ came to my father, a doctor, for treatment. She saw my va was over a decade back, and it roids”. na’s Article 15 , which also dealt paintings and goaded me on.” She also advised him to stick looks like the actor is impressed South content has become red with caste issues. Asuran can be re­ to Madhubani, as it was a part of his heritage. with the way Deva packages his mo­ hot in Hindi cinema. Telugu direc­ made in Hindi, given the subtle he­ “My work is a merger of the traditional and the modern. vies. Another director who is mak­ tor Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Arjun roism in the end.” Therefore, my motifs derive as much from the streets of ing his way to Bollywood is Ragh­ Reddy was remade in Hindi as Ka­ “I’m getting fantastic offers from India to a visit to Golconda, from the temples of Nepal to ava Lawarence, who is bir Singh, which became one of the Bollywood. I will be taking a call Egyptian figures. If Madhubani has to survive, it has to debuting as a director with biggest hits of 2019, grossing ₹380 shortly. Like the Telugu version, adapt to the times without necessarily deserting its the Hindi remake of Muni 2: crore till October. which we are producing along with traditional core,” he says. Kanchana titled Laxmmi Vanga has landed a Hindi film Venkatesh’s Suresh Productions, What he lacks in not enrolling in an art school, he makes Bomb, starring Akshay Ku­ with the same producers. Reports we may have a tie­up with a Bolly­ up with his study in libraries, taking down notes and mar in the lead. suggest that Ranbir Kapoor is in the wood star and a production house,” understanding complex art forms of other nations. This also feeds into his day­job, as an art teacher at Delhi Public forefront to play the lead role. Fol­ said Kalaipuli S Thanu, producer of School, Vadodra. Content is king lowing the success of Kabir Singh, Asuran, which is now getting a Te­ In this solo exhibition in Delhi, he shows us the different Last week, the Internet was Shahid Kapoor is hitting the nets to lugu reboot. avatars of women in daily life, as they go about their abuzz with the news of Shah play the lead character in the re­ What Tamil film producers do chores. “My specialisation is mythology,” but here, he’s Rukh Khan bonding with Vetri make of Nani’s Telugu hit, Jersey, not realise is that, there are only foregone the pantheon of goddesses you expect. “We need Maaran after the screening of As­ directed by Gowtam Tinnanuri, takers for ‘mass’ hero subjects. to do something different,” he says. “If you see my earlier uran. Fans went berserk when who helmed the original version. In original creators. Of course, the There have been many ‘class’ mo­ paintings in 1996 and now, there have been changes in my Atlee and his wife Priya posed the last decade, there have been 18 script will be altered to suit the sen­ vies in Tamil and Malayalam that work. I love to experiment; otherwise you would get with ‘King Khan’, when they South remakes that struck gold in sibilities of the Northern belt. may get a dubbed version. Going by bored.” were invited for SRK’s birthday Bollywood. Unlike the ‘70s and There seems to be an understand­ the recent development, it is safe to He also explores other art forms from around the world. party last week. Rumour mills ‘80s, today’s heroes are insisting ing that South directors are far bet­ asume that the North is finally tak­ “In my work Like the Rivers I have used Japanese patterns. are abuzz that Atlee is likely to that remakes be handled by their ter when it comes to writing ‘mass’ ing note of what South is up to. Within our country there is incredible diversity. In Golkonda, I took inspiration from a young girl from South India who had come with a friend to get captured on lens. He still remembers the first painting he sold. “After IN OUR BACKYARD Chandrakala Devi, Rajiv Sethi was the first person to have Crouching snake A Checkered Keelback on encouraged me. Chandrakala Devi was close to Sethiji. a water control gate, waiting for prey When he saw my paintings at his studio at Shankar Market, he was able to decipher the difference in my work from * ABHISHEK GULSHAN regular traditional paintings. In fact, he was my first buyer.” brown, yellow, brown, grey or black with a City Gallerie Ganesha, E­557, Greater Kailsah­II, until December 3, 11 checkered body pattern like a chess board, a.m. to 6 p.m. hence its name. The snake has a round pupil MADHUR TANKHA and two bold black streaks, one below the eye and the other from the eye to the mouth. snakes These snakes are medium­sized with an adult PRODUCTS usually growing up to 60 cm in length with the hatchlings usually between 12.5 to 25 cm. You may just find the In cities, the snake is found in sewage Shivan & Narresh X Checkered Keelback lines, and occasionally in and around parks with access to water pipes and rat tunnels. Bent Chair basking in the sun in the Sometimes, they can also pay a ‘friendly’ visit park, but there’s no to households, travelling through sewage and Designer duo and alumni of NIFT Delhi, Shivan & reason to fear this non­ water pipelines at any time of the day or Narresh have collaborated with Bent Chair, a home night, since they are diurnal. decor e­tailer to launch a new home interiors venomous reptile Checkered Keelbacks are oviparous (egg­ collection specifically for the living room. The line is producing), and are prolific breeders. They influenced by the designs in the pair’s Patu series, Abhishek Gulshan may lay up to 90 eggs between December which they launched earlier this year at the Lakme and March in rat tunnels, holes in wells and India Fashion Week. This was inspired by ancient The one time I rescued the Checkered Keel­ near sewage lines. The females stay with the Indian art forms from Bengal, Andhra, and Odisha. The collaboration between Bent Chair and the designers back from a backyard in Vasant Kunj, it bit eggs until they hatch in about 60­70 days. has resulted in a 13­piece­collection that me 20 times, a mixture or nervousness and During the mating season, both males and fe­ includes sofas, coffee tables, a aggression. Being non­venomous though I males are likely to be found together. console, side tables, and a stool was mostly unharmed, barring the many tiny Since snakes are cold­blooded animals and bench. A bedroom and a punctures in my arms. As it moved, side­ (reptiles), they are less active in winter. Un­ dining range are on the winding rapidly to escape, flattening its head like mammals, snakes do not go into full hi­ cards as well. to resemble a hood of sorts, it looked almost bernation, but do enter a state of dormancy,, like the venomous cobra. Indeed, it does this slowing their metabolism. This means they Available at all Bent to keep off predators. It’s not a confrontation­ still need food and water, but in lower quanti­ Chair stores in Delhi al animal though, and would rather avoid any ties. It is not unusual to see them bask in the and Gurugram, and kind of conflict with humans or other bigger sun on a gloriously sunny winter morning. franchise stores, as animals through camouflage. If you do encounter a snake, do call the well as on Bentchair.com; You can see them commonly during the Wildlife SOS helpline (9871963535), the forest upwards of rains or post monsoon, as the weather offers department or the police for assistance with­ ₹40,000 a veritable smorgasbord of delicious food. tempting to swallow it at the earliest. Xeno­ water bodies and paddy fields, where they’re out confronting the snake. Younger snakes typically feed on frog eggs, chrophis piscator, the scientific name of the often found, outside the urban context. tadpoles, and water insects. Checkered Keelback, stems from the Greek The body of the snake is stout and the The writer is the founder of NINOX ­ Owl About Nature, Older snakes eat fish, frogs, and occasion­ words, xenos, meaning strange, ochros scales on the upper­body make them rough a nature­awareness initiative. He is the Delhi­NCR ally rodents and birds, and at times snakes as meaning pale yellow, and ophis meaning to touch. The underside is glossy white or yel­ reviewer for Ebird, a Cornell University initiative, well, especially in the urban ecosystem. It snake. Piscator is latin for angler, alluding to lowish­white, while the back shows extensive monitoring rare sightings of birds. He formerly led a stalks its prey and grasps it with its jaws, at­ its fish­eating habits, especially around fresh­ colour variations: glossy olive­green, olive­ programme of WWF India. Contact us at [email protected]

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CONCERT ART PERFORMANCE PAINTINGS GIG Sitar and vocal Discovering ability Harp and violin Canvas Pandhora live IIC Double Bill Music Concert presents two Not Just Art, a gallery that showcases the talent To commemorate 70 years of diplomatic An ongoing solo showcase features the recent Imperfecto Shor Club is hosting a live music performances this evening. The first one will be a of artists with disabilities, is now operational. It relations between Indonesia and India, the work of Delhi­born artist Trishna Singh. Her session by Pandhora, accompanied by #Jitter and sitar recital by Arup Ranjan Mukherjee, a disciple contains artworks from across the country. Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia and IHC works in this collection are embedded with #Airwalker, tonight. Pandhora is an electronic of Pandit Jatin Bhattacharaya. This will be Colour and patterns form important aspects of are hosting a special concert titled A Moment of seahorses, peacocks, cat skulls among the forms project inspired by the four elements of nature followed by a Hindustani vocal recital by Indrani communication. To honour the artists, the first Reflection. Indonesian harpist Maya Hasan and of motorcycles, spaceships, all on colourful by musicians Amine Amara and Rémi Forsan. Chaudhury, a disciple of Pandit Arun Bhaduri and edition of the Discovering Ability Art Awards was Indian violinist Sunita Bhuyan will collaborate canvases. It questions the mechanical world Their music genre ranges from electronica to Late Purnima Chaudhuri. organised in association with UNESCO. and present two rich musical traditions. created by humans. upbeat progressive house. Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC Venue: UNESCO Cluster House, Chanakyapuri Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Venue: Academy of Fine Arts & Literature Venue: Hotel Pride Plaza, Aerocity Time: 6 p.m. Time: 9 a.m. ­ 5 p.m. Time: 7 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. ­ 7 p.m. Time: 8 p.m . onwards

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MARKET-SAVVY MARRIAGES Worried about running up a wedding bill higher than that of a film production? Try and rethink the old way of doing things. “Planning all the ceremonies within two days is better. For a three­ night hotel stay, even if the cost is ₹8,000­10,000 per night, you end up spending ₹24,000­₹30,000 per room per day. The accommodation bill will be in lakhs for 200 guests,” The small, slim, says Vithika. She also advises families to stop paying for guests’ rooms. “As Indians, we are all wired to pay for our wedding guests. But we have to become conscious about the costs, and get our family and friends to BUDGET pay for themselves, which is the norm abroad,” she says. “This way, you will be able to have guests who are genuinely there for your wedding, and not just because it has WEDDING all been paid for.” Couples can further reduce expenses by engaging local vendors for services With so much talk about the general economic like catering, videography, photo­ slowdown around the globe, is it any wonder graphy, make­up and stage decorations. that the traditionally depression-proof wedding Artificial flowers work as well as market may be experiencing the urge to cut fresh, and are a much cheaper altern­ down on the show-boating as well? ative for interior decoration.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

ding in a foreign country, but with tariff starts at ₹23,447 per night. Made in India compared to international cuisine that enough of the ‘bling factor’ to make it India remains a popular choice for wed­ comes up to ₹1,200 per person. memorable. Closer home dings, not just among foreigners and “Weddings are becoming larger­ For those who want to get hitched so­ non­resident Indians, but also in the Bring out the calculator than­life events and we are seeing a mewhere closer, countries like Thai­ domestic sector. There are plenty of low­budget alterna­ huge increase in destination weddings. land, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, “You can get some good deals on ho­ tives for others who are not aiming for Azerbaijan has an amazing landscape Oman and Qatar are becoming popular tels in metro cities during summer or the current domestic destination wed­ which provides the perfect backdrop destination wedding choices. winter vacations for a domestic destina­ ding hot­spots of Kerala, Rajasthan or for any celebration and it also boasts a “Most Indian couples want to create tion wedding. Very often, the accom­ Goa, says Vithika. “Mamallapuram has diverse climate. Thanks to our easy visa a seamless experience for their guests, modation and ceremonies can all be or­ become popular among those who policy of three working days (and visa as their weddings have many intricate ganised within one hotel, which gives can’t afford a Goa wedding, because the on arrival for a majority), travelling to customs and traditions,” says Zainab Al­ you excellent savings,” says Vithika costs are low, and the beaches are won­ the capital Baku is completely hassle­ salih, founder and creative director of Agarwal, co­founder, with Divya Chau­ derful here too,” she says. free,” says Florian Sengstschmid, CEO Carousel Events, a luxury events and han, of Divya Vithika Wedding Planners Adds Ankit Bhargava, an Udaipur­ of Azerbaijan Tourism Board, in a press wedding management agency based in in Bengaluru. based wedding planner, “Weddings are statement. Dubai, in an email interview. “A lot of our clients who come from a major expense for any Indian family, A single­entry visa (valid for 30 days), While she advises couples to have a Delhi and Mumbai prefer to get married and with destination weddings, this can Save the date (Clockwise from top) A wedding ceremony in Ubud and Zainab Alsalih costs US$59 (approximately ₹4,200), ‘healthy budget’ when planning a desti­ here in Bengaluru, because the green­ actually get abnormally costly, as newer preparing for a client’s big day in Dubai * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK AND SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT while the same for 10 or more people is nation wedding, she adds that the cost ery and natural beauty of the city is ex­ locales, speciality services and exotic priced at US$45 (approximately of the nuptials will ultimately depend ceptional. Many people also head to menus get more popular. But there are NAHLA NAINAR A recent report by Federation of In­ ₹3,200). on the number of ceremonies. Online opulent five­star hotels in Chennai dur­ many hidden incidental costs such as dian Chambers of Commerce and In­ Meanwhile, the Hong Kong­based surveys of Indian wedding planners ing off­peak months, where they can ea­ bridal beauty treatments, unexpected The idea of having an intimate wedding dustry (FICCI) and Majestic Market Re­ Shangri­La Hotels and Resorts is offer­ suggest that five­star hotel rooms typi­ sily book 200­400 rooms in one place,” guests pre­wedding party arrangements ceremony with a smaller guest list in an search Support Services (MRSS), India ing an ‘enchanted wedding experience’ cally cost ₹15,000­₹25,000 plus tax per she says. and return gifts, that can be avoided if exotic locale has gained ground, aided says that the Indian destination wed­ on its Bosphorus, Istanbul property in night, and buffet food (a mix of Indian Tax components are higher for star the organisers are budget­conscious by the rise of wedding planners and tra­ ding tourism sector is set to grow up to Turkey. The Shangri­La Bosphorus and international menu) can be in the hotels, (35­40%), whereas open from the initial stages.” vel companies that promise a bijou ex­ ₹45,000 crore by the end of 2020. At package includes a business­class flight region of ₹6,000­₹10,000 plus tax. grounds are cheaper, at 10­15%, so cou­ All­inclusive packages in wedding perience customised to the client’s present, they account for ₹23,438 crore for the couple to Paris, where they will “Destination weddings generally ples could look out for these venues as tourism have tried to control the costs budget. out of the overall Indian wedding mar­ enjoy a two­day stay with a wedding tend to be smaller in size because not all well. As for catering, high­end hotels to an extent. “A per person rate (with a Even though ‘affordable’ destination ket of ₹110,000 crore. menu curated by Michelin­star Execu­ guests are willing to travel. So they tend typically charge upwards of ₹2,800 plus minimum number of guests) is worked weddings may seem like an oxymoron, tive Chef Christophe Moret, who will to be more with family and close taxes per plate for marriage banquets, out to cover stay, meals, standard setup many families are using relaxed visa Special experiences then travel to Istanbul to recreate the friends. What would be a 500­person depending on the menu. Wedding plan­ and services among others. Currently, rules and cheap group travel options to Countries like Azerbaijan and Turkey dishes for the special day. While wed­ wedding at home, may only be a 100­ ners advise families to stick to Indian this is benchmarked from ₹35,000 to ₹5 host smaller nuptial ceremonies away have begun catering to couples who are ding package rates are only available on person destination wedding,” Zainab dishes, which are usually priced at lakh per person with a minimum of 100 from home. looking to host a pocket­friendly wed­ request, the hotel’s deluxe double room writes. around ₹800 per plate by caterers, guests,” says Ankit.

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Shreedutta Chidananda home, but Rohit Sharma is The batsmen need to get the Rajkot not unduly concerned about job done, the bowlers need to India and Bangladesh the team’s performances in come out and take those cru­ trained under clear blue the shortest format. cial wickets.” skies at the Saurashtra Crick­ “You need to understand India’s approach to batting et Association stadium on that this is a format where we and bowling would be diffe­ Wednesday afternoon but as are trying a lot of players,” he rent in the second T20I, Rohit Rohit Sharma. * VIJAY SONEJI dusk fell, the weather took a said ahead of the second T20I stated. “We saw that the con­ turn for the worse. against Bangladesh at the ready for the other formats ditions were not ideal (in Del­ Strong winds and heavy SCA Stadium. also. We want our bench hi). rain lashed the ground, shat­ “Probably that is one of strength to be as strong as “We all love to play shots, tering glass panes, breaking the reasons [for the losses], possible. But that does not but shot­making was not that a wooden scaffolding, and because in the other formats mean that we have to not win easy. But if the pitch here is sending sheets of tarpaulin we have our entire squad matches. We have to win — good, our approach will be flying this way and that. In playing the game — you get that is the first priority. But different, in bowling and bat­ half an hour’s time, the out­ what you want from that par­ these guys will learn from it.” ting. Rajkot has always been a field had come to resemble a ticular squad. But this is a for­ There was no pressure on good track to bat and it does shallow lake; the cyclone mat where you can try [new specific individuals to per­ offer some assistance to the had duly arrived. players] and there is no harm form, Rohit insisted. “Pres­ bowlers. It will be a good The rain continued to in doing that. We want to try sure is just on the team to per­ pitch. I’m sure it will be bet­ pound away for an hour be­ a lot of players, to get them form, and not on a particular ter than the one in Delhi.” fore eventually fading in in­ tensity. It remains to be seen what weather Thursday brings, and if there will be a full contest in the second ‘Series win will be a big boost’ T20I here. Training hard: Pant and the other Indian batsmen will hope that the Rajkot strip is more suited to playing shots.* VIJAY SONEJI In the event of a game, Special Correspondent DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Rajkot though, there is much at the side drew 1­1 with South DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to have shown greater intent. ate to avoid a series defeat, stake for both sides. India’s Africa after a thrashing in even if the players have been This has been a turbulent B The effect of cyclone defeat in the first game of the Bengaluru. Maha was felt as rain and Different approach keen to deflect all talk of time in Bangladesh cricket. three­match series was unex­ The T20 World Cup is still heavy winds lashed Rajkot India would approach its bat­ pressure. The home team The players’ strike threa­ pected but it is no longer a a year away, and it would be on Wednesday ting differently in the second made mistakes in the first tened to derail the India tour result — as Rohit Sharma unwise to read too much into T20, Rohit stated, because match; it cannot afford any before the bombshell of Sha­ B The forecast for Thursday pointed out — that may be the outcome of a bilateral en­ the pitch here was conducive more of them in the second. kib Al Hasan’s ban, for violat­ is better but it remains to classified as an upset. gagement when India is mis­ be seen to what extent to stroke­making. There was But first the weather must ing the ICC’s anti­corruption Bangladesh ought to have sing key players, but a series the match will be affected no need to make changes to relent. code, fell. Against this back­ registered its first T20 win defeat to Bangladesh now the batting group, he felt; it The teams (from): India: Rohit drop, a series win in India, B BCCI president Ganguly is over India some time ago, would cause some concern. seems unlikely that the bow­ Sharma (Capt.), Khaleel Ahmed, even if in the shortest for­ expected to attend the and Sunday’s victory — when Moreover, there is a sense — ling combination will be tin­ Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Cha­ mat, would be quite someth­ second T20I players kept a cool head to­ not entirely unfounded — DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD kered with either. har, Rahul Chahar, Shikhar Dha­ ing. “If you consider whatev­ Honing skills: Bangladesh players at practice. * VIJAY SONEJI wards the end instead of im­ that T20 is India’s weakest Krunal offers an all­round wan, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, er is going on in recent times ploding in a panic — will have format. There is work to be ly puts too much pressure on option while Khaleel is the Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, in Bangladesh cricket, I sure on us. We have nothing speak of, we might be able to given the touring side much done. those batting at the opposite only left­arm seamer in the Rishabh Pant, K.L. Rahul, Sanju think a series win will be a to lose.” come out of that even if a lit­ confidence. There were no In Delhi, India’s poor use end. India managed only 35 squad; so while both en­ Samson, Washington Sundar, big boost,” said captain Mah­ Mahmudullah was asked tle bit,” he said. and Shardul Thakur. extravagant celebrations of its review in the field, Kru­ runs in the PowerPlay, be­ dured a difficult day with the mudullah ahead of the se­ if a series victory would help “We have talked about from the Bangladesh team at nal Pandya’s dropped catch, fore the hundred arrived in ball in Delhi, they should re­ Bangladesh: Mahmudullah cond T20I here. lift the ‘mental barrier’ that our approach and attitude, the finish; Mahmudullah’s and Khaleel Ahmed’s 19th the 16th over. tain their spots. (Capt.), Liton Das, Abu Hider, Afif “Winning the first match had seemed to limit the side which have to be top. If we Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Al­ men clearly believe they can over understandably drew Rohit Sharma defended To Bangladesh, a series has given us all extra confi­ in three close games against lose or win, it doesn’t mat­ Amin Hossain, Aminul Islam, go home with a series win. attention. But India did not that approach as being ne­ win will be cause for celebra­ Shafiul Islam, Taijul Islam, Mo­ dence. We are not sitting India, in Bengaluru (2016 ter. India are very strong on India’s 2­0 defeat to Aus­ exactly dazzle with the bat cessary on a difficult surface, tion, especially given the cir­ hammad Mithun, Mohammad idle, we are all desperately World T20), Colombo (2018 home soil and they have pro­ tralia in February was its first either. Shikhar Dhawan but the top six — with the ex­ cumstances under which the Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafi­ waiting for Thursday’s Nidahas Trophy final) and ven it in the last 11­12 years. It home T20 series loss in over made a laboured 42­ball­41, ception of Shreyas Iyer and touring party arrived in the zur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, and match. From the beginning, Dubai (2018 Asia Cup final). will be a big achievement if three years. In September, the sort of innings that simp­ perhaps the captain — ought country. India will be desper­ Arafat Sunny. there hasn’t been any pres­ “The mental barrier you we can win.” Umpires should be encouraged Chelsea, Dortmund script inspiring comebacks Liverpool sees off spirited Genk; Slavia Prague holds a stuttering Barcelona to make decisions: Simon Taufel FOOTBALL Dortmund second in Group F, three points ahead of Inter and one behind Barcelona, S. Dinakar not improve if the task of Agence France-Presse which is still top despite a Chennai looking for no balls was ta­ Paris 0­0 draw to Slavia Prague. Bullets flew. Frenzied shouts ken away from him. Jorginho scored two penal­ Arsenal’s faltering form rent the air. It was Lahore, “For an LBW, it is very im­ ties as Chelsea came roaring continued as a much­ March 3, 2009 and many portant to see from where back from 4­1 down to draw changed side limped to­ lives were on the line. the bowler is delivering the 4­4 with nine­man Ajax in a wards the last 32 of the Euro­ The Sri Lankan team bus ball, close to the stumps or Champions League classic pa League with a 1­1 draw at and the match officials’ van wide, which is part of your on Tuesday, while holder Li­ Vitoria Guimaraes on was under an attack by terro­ normal routine. If you don’t verpool claimed a narrow Wednesday. rists. The van driver was do that then all of a sudden victory over Genk and a stut­ The results: killed on the spot. your decision­making pro­ tering Barcelona was held by Champions League: Group E: Taking cover from fire, Si­ cess gets broken,” he said. Slavia Prague. Napoli 1 (Lozano 44) drew with mon Taufel’s first reaction The conversation shifted There was also a rousing Salzburg 1 (Haaland 11­pen); Li­ was to reach out for his um­ to Pink ball and Taufel ob­ comeback win for Borussia verpool 2 (Wijnaldum 14, Ox­ pire’s hat. He wanted to feel served, “You cannot dye Dortmund over Inter Milan In the net: Jorginho celebrates after slotting in Chelsea’s third lade­Chamberlain 53) bt Genk 1 (Samatta 41). Group F: Barcelo­ and protect it. leather white, you cannot and a big success for Valen­ from the penalty spot. * AFP na 0 drew with Slavia Prague 0; The celebrated Australian dye leather pink. You can im­ cia, but the greatest drama Borussia Dortmund 3 (Hakimi umpire said to The Hindu on Frank talk: Taufel was candid with his views on the role of the pregnate the leather with the came at Stamford Bridge. to pull it back to 4­2, and The result means Ajax, 51, 77, Brandt 64) bt Inter Milan Wednesday, “My hat is like third umpires and much­debated pink ball. * M. KARUNAKARAN red dye. It’s not made the Ajax appeared to be head­ then came the crazy mo­ Chelsea and Valencia are le­ 2 (Martinez 5, Vecino 40). the batsman’s bat, very per­ same way. Getting the white ing for a stunning victory ment midway through the vel on seven points atop Group G: Zenit St. Petersburg 0 sonal. I expected to be hit. I Dhoni but when he became umpire calls a no ball and ball to last 50 overs is very when Hakim Ziyech set up second half which really Group H, with the Spaniards lost to RB Leipzig 2 (Demme didn’t expect to die, someth­ captain, his style was that turns out to be wrong, challenging. To get a pink Donny van de Beek to put it gave it hope. coming from behind to beat 45+5, Sabitzer 63); Lyon 3 (An­ ing told me.” He survived. different.” we can’t go back and change ball to last 80 plus overs isn’t 4­1 ahead 10 minutes into the In one fell swoop, Italian Lille 4­1. dersen 4, Depay 53, Traore 89) Taufel was in Chennai to When the conversation it. But you can always check going to happen.” second half. referee Gianluca Rocchi sent In Germany, Inter looked bt Benfica 1 (Seferovic 76). promote Filling the Gaps, a shifted to having technology after a wicket falls.” “The manufacturing pro­ Before that, Jorginho off Ajax’s Daley Blind and to be heading for a second Group H: Chelsea 4 (Jorginho book that draws from his in­ decide on no­ball, Taufel Taufel elaborated, “And cess is more like a paint than quickly levelled from the dismissed Joel Veltman for a straight win against Dort­ 5­pen, 71­pen, Azpilicueta 63, credible life experience and weighed in, “The job of the you are not side­on. The it is a dye. It doesn’t wear spot after Tammy Abraham’s second caution for a hand­ mund as it raced into a 2­0 James 74) drew with Ajax 4 teaches readers to make the third umpire is already very camera is side­on. You are and tear like a red ball does. own goal gave a second­mi­ ball in the box seconds later. half­time lead through Lau­ (Abraham 2­og, Promes 20, Ke­ pa 35­og, Van de Beek 55). most of their ability, expand busy and very complicated. not in the best position. You In India, where the surfaces nute lead for Ajax followed Jorginho then converted the taro Martinez and Matias Valencia 4 (Parejo 66­pen, their horizons. Umpires should be encour­ see the landing, you don’t are more abrasive, you by a Quincy Promes header resulting penalty. Vecino. Soumaoro 82­og, Kondogbia aged to make decisions.” see the first point of contact. would see chunks come off and a Kepa Arrizabalaga own Teenager Reece James Yet Dortmund fought 84, Torres 90) bt Lille 1 (Osim­ Be yourself Taufel had an interesting Or is the foot in the air, we the pink ball.” goal to make it 3­1 at the made it 4­4, and Chelsea back in the second half to hen 25). Taufel said, “You got to be take on the subject. “At the don’t get to see that.” Taufel’s message to break. thought it had gone in front win the game as Achraf Haki­ Europa League: Group F: Vito­ yourself, not try to be some­ moment, the playing condi­ And the five­time ICC Um­ youngsters was “Be patient, After conceding again, Ce­ when Azpilicueta fired in, mi grabbed a brace either ria Guimaraes 1 (Duarte 90+1) body else. Virat Kohli played tions encourage the umpire pire of the Year felt an um­ have humility, and never be sar Azpilicueta poked in but that goal was disallowed side of a Julian Brandt goal. drew with Arsenal 1 (Mustafi a lot of cricket under M.S. to let the close one go. If the pire’s decision­making need afraid to ask questions.” from close range for Chelsea for an Abraham handball. It is a result that leaves 80). Ashwin, KXIP Chase and Hope hand Nirdesh’s Barreiro seals it for NEUFC part ways Perfect­10 ISL Jaos David Leudo, saw the West Indies easy win ball graze his right hand, re­ TEZPUR: Meghalaya off­spin­ sulting in the referee point­ hil (58) and Asghar Afghan ner Nirdesh Baisoya V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM ing to the spot. WI VS AFGHANISTAN claimed all 10 wickets in HYDERABAD (35) were the notable scor­ NEUFC’s win was all the the u­16 Vijay Merchant ers for Afghanistan, which Substitute Maximiliano Bar­ more creditable as it saw its Press Trust of India Trophy fixture against Na­ has chosen this stadium as reiro scored from the spot as star striker Asamoah Gyan Lucknow galand on Wednesday. The its new home venue. NorthEast United FC limp off the field on resump­ 15­year­old bowled 21 overs Roston Chase and Shai Hope West Indies did not have (NEUFC) registered a 1­0 win tion after the break. His re­ and conceded 51 runs dur­ struck fine half­centuries as a bright start to its chase as over Hyderabad FC in the placement, Panagiotis Tria­ ing his dream spell. the West Indies registered a it lost Evin Lewis (seven) Hero­ISL at the GMC Balayo­ dis, proved equal to the task. R. Ashwin. * FILE PHOTO “The conditions fa­ comfortable seven­wicket and Shimron Hetmyer gi Stadium on Wednesday. In the early part of the voured the bowlers and it Shayan Acharya win over Afghanistan in the (three) with the score at 25 This was Hyderabad’s contest, there were a few turned out to be a lucky MUMBAI first ODI of the three­match in 7.4 overs. But Hope (77 third defeat in four games threatening forays from day for me,” said Nirdesh. Kings XI Punjab and R. Ash­ series here on Wednesday. not out) and Chase (94) while NEUFC’s second win — NEUFC’s Asamoah, thanks win have ‘amicably agreed’ Opting to field, the West joined hands and stitched it also has two draws — in to the enterprise shown by to part ways ahead of next Indies bowlers came up 163 for the third wicket to four games helped it climb to Redeem Tlang and Reagan year’s IPL. Last month, the with a fine show to bundle lay the foundation for the the top of the table with Singh on the right flank. Kings XI co­owner had said out Afghanistan for 194 in West Indies victory. eight points. Hyderabad FC could have Ashwin was an integral part 45.2 overs. Jason Holder The scores: NEUFC’s Barreiro convert­ gone ahead in the 14th mi­ of the franchise and there (two for 21), Chase (two for Afghanistan 194 in 45.2 ov­ ed a penalty in the 86th mi­ ers (Rahmat Shah 61, Ikram nute when Mohammed Ya­ was “no question” of let­ 31) and Romario Shepherd nute, outsmarting Hydera­ Alikhil 58, Asghar Afghan 35) sir’s lovely through­ball from (two for 32) shared six wick­ ting him go. lost to West Indies 197 for bad FC custodian and the centre went to striker For the past two sea­ ets between them to rock three in 46.3 overs (Roston captain Kamaljit Singh. Hyd­ Marcelo Pereira, but the lat­ sons, Ashwin had been an Afghanistan. Chase 94, Shai Hope 77 n.o.). erabad FC’s S. Shankar, in an ter’s cross went wide. integral part of KXIP and al­ Rahmat Shah (61), wicket­ West Indies leads three-match attempt to clear a close­ The result: Hyderabad FC 0 lost Heady duel: NEUFC’s Barreiro and Hyderabad FC’s Shankar so captained last year. keeper­batsman Ikram Alik­ series 1-0. Nirdesh. range strike from midfielder to NEUFC 1 (Barreiro 86­pen). battle for possession. * K.V.S. GIRI CM M ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Bose T20 Europa League: Sony Ten 1, night Tests is to keep the desh at the Eden Gardens to play (fun cricket) at the Sony Ten 2, Sony Ten 3 & game current and engage here from November 22, has Eden Gardens on the third cricket tournament for Sony ESPN (SD & HD), 11.30 with the fans. been well received by the day,” Dalmiya said. sports journalists on Wed­ nesday. p.m. & 1.30 a.m. (Friday). “We have got to listen to fans with a huge demand for Five gold coins, specially tickets. designed for the occasion, The scores: Wednesday: the public and what the sup­ South Zone 159/2 in 20 overs “Thirty per cent of the will be handed over to the IN BRIEF porters are saying. I did not (Ashwin Achal 69 n.o., Ra­ see any reason for India not online saleable tickets for VVIPs as memento. mesh Kote 43 n.o.) bt North to play a day/ night Test in the first three days (5,905 The CAB has decided to Zone 129/8 in 20 overs (Che­ Australia last year, especially tickets) has been sold out, upgrade the medical facili­ tan Sharma 50, Hardik Worah with the fast bowling attack while over 3,500 tickets for ties. With assistance from 3/16). they had,” said Gilchrist. the fourth day of the second the Woodlands Hospital, Tuesday: West Zone 136/4 in 20 overs (Ripple Christi 36, He is travelling with West­ Test have been sold,” Crick­ two ICU equipped ambu­ It’s done this way: Adam Gilchrist at a coaching clinic organised by Tourism Western Australia. et Association of Bengal lances, critical care assis­ Sanjeev Samyal 33) lost to ern Australia (WA) Premier South Zone 137/2 in 18.2 ov­ LeBron sparks * Mark McGowan to promote VIVEK BENDRE (CAB) secretary Avishek Dal­ tance, nurses and medicine Lakers comeback miya said on Wednesday. will be there to handle ers (Ashwin Achal 57 n.o., WA and Perth, in particular. Karthik Lakshmanan 28). WASHINGTON And now suddenly we are Clearly much more settled They have had seen Hashim The CAB will make the emergency situations. Gilchrist talked to The East Zone 110 in 19.4 overs LeBron James scored 30 picking our best team for down than this time around Amla, A.B. de Villiers and event memorable by felici­ Hoardings will be put up points, grabbed 10 rebounds Hindu about the World Cup (Hirak Malakar 60, Vinay Ya­ matches in our backyard. We last year when we had our Dale Steyn leaving the scene. tating some cancer survi­ around the city and video dav 4/24, Jaswinder Sidhu 3/ and passed off 11 assists on next year, state of Australian looked like having a well ba­ two best batsmen, Smith and They have also been deci­ vors. clips will be played in cine­ 11) lost to North Zone 111/7 in Tuesday, leading the Los cricket and concerns about lanced line­up in the series Warner, out. We are 12 mated by Kolpak, which is “With the help of Global ma halls to promote the his­ 16.2 overs (Lakshyajit Gogoi Angeles Lakers to a 118­112 the decline in South African against Sri Lanka and in the months further away from the players going away to Cancer Trust, around 20 toric event. 3/33). comeback victory at Chicago cricket. Excerpts: first two matches against Pa­ the sandpaper incident in UK. with his third consecutive Who would you pick as the kistan, especially in Austra­ South Africa. Well, time triple double. I hope South African likely semifinalists of the T20 The results: Charlotte lian conditions. heals things. cricket would be the main World Cup? But a lot can change in the agenda at the ICC level as to More medals but no Olympic quota Hornets 122 bt Indiana Pacers South Africa was outplayed 120 (OT); Boston Celtics 119 Australia has lagged behind next 12 months. So you have how they are going to main­ by India in the recent series 578 by Anish, it was no con­ Junior men: 25m rapid fire pis­ bt Cleveland Cavaliers 113; in international T20s, gener­ the usual suspects — Austra­ tain interest for the game in ASIAN SHOOTING in India? solation for the Indian squad tol: 1. Zhu Haojie (Chn) 33 Atlanta Hawks 108 bt San ally it had not picked its best lia, England, India and New that country, because we SPORTS BUREAU which missed two quota (582); 2. Cao Jiahao (Chn) 26 Antonio Spurs 100; Los team in bilateral series. The Zealand. That’s a concern. I think cannot afford to have more DOHA berths. (568); 3. Shin Hyeonjin (Kor) 22 Angeles Lakers 118 bt fast bowlers had been rested Australian cricket seems to South African cricket is in a high profile nations drop­ It was a heart­breaking day (573); 8. Ayush Jindal 564; 9. Chicago Bulls 112; Oklahoma In women’s trap, Shreyasi and recently Steve Smith have settled down after the delicate situation. They ping away and the enthu­ Japtyesh Singh Jaspal 568; 11. City Thunder 102 bt Orlando for India, though it won Singh missed a berth in the played his first T20 series in return of Steve Smith and seem to be slowly slipping siasm for the game disap­ Ayush Sangwan 554. Magic 94; Denver Nuggets eight medals, as the Olympic final after a tie shoot at 114. three­and­a­half years. David Warner? and lacking in consistency. pearing. Team: 1. China 1723; 2. Korea 109 bt Miami Heat 89. quota places eluded its grasp The Indians clinched 1676; 3. India 1676. AGENCIES in the Asian shooting cham­ quite a few team medals, tak­ 50m rifle prone: 1. Yu Hao India holds Vietnam in pionship on Wednesday. ing its tally to 13, including 617.6; 2. Niraj Kumar 616.3; 3. second friendly Olympian Kynan Chenai four gold. Abid Ali Khan 614.4; 4. Harsha­ Ravi Kumar to appeal for reduction in suspension qualified joint first with 122 HANOI The results: rajsinhji Gohil 614.3. The Indian women’s football out of 125 but ended sixth in Men: 25m rapid fire pistol: 1. Team: 1. India 1845.0 (ARJ); 2. ostarine (enobosarm), selec­ therefore was deeply regret­ lief from the appeal panel. team played out a 1­1 draw WEIGHTLIFTING the final. Kuwait swept the Lin Junmin (Chn) 35 (585); 2. Li China 1844.4; 3. Korea 1818. with host Vietnam in the tive androgen receptor mod­ ful of his lapse in judge­ “There are certain three medals and one of the Yuehong (Chn) 32 (588); 3. Yao Women: Trap: 1. Ray Basssil Y.B. Sarangi second FIFA international ulators (SARM) and dihy­ ment,” said a Facebook post grounds which I had brought quota places, while the oth­ Zhaonan (Chn) 27 (578); 11. An­ (Lbn) 36(2) 118; 2. Sarsenkul KOLKATA friendly here on Wednesday. droxy­LGD­4033 SARM at from NADA. to the notice of the NADA pa­ er two were bagged by Tai­ ish Bhanwala 574; 14. Adarsh Rysbekova (Kaz) 36(1) 116(6); Thai Thi Thao put the host in Commonwealth Games gold the National weightlifting “This falls under Article nel. I will highlight these pei and Qatar. Singh 571; 15. Bhavesh Shekha­ 3. Yukie Nakayama (Jpn) 28 the lead in the 39th minute medal­winning weightlifter championships in Visakha­ 10.6.3 which provides for be­ points (before the appeal pa­ Similarly, Anish Bhanwala wat 571. MQS: Vijayveer Sidhu (114)7; 8. Shreyasi Singh 114; before before India came K. Ravi Kumar, who has been patnam in February last. nefit on account of ‘prompt nel) and am sure of getting a finished 11th in men’s 25­ 586; Gurpreet Singh 577. 19. Kirti Gupta 108; 22. Rajesh­ wari Kumari 107. back strongly in the second suspended for four years for “He submitted that he admission,’ and so as per Ar­ reduction in the period of metre rapid fire pistol while Team: 1. China 1751; 2. Korea Team: 1. Kazakhstan 341; 2. half to equalise through a doping violation, will ap­ started training in November ticle 10.11.2 the period of in­ suspension,” Ravi said on 10th­placed Thailand bagged 1736; 3. India 1716. China 338; 3. Chinese Taipei Ranjana Chanu in the 57th peal against the National An­ 2018 after a gap and con­ eligibility shall start running Wednesday. the fourth quota place. A be­ Trap: 1. Talal Alrashidi (Kuw) 42 (120)4; 2. Khaled Almudhaf 335; 4. India 329. minute. PTI ti­Doping Agency (NADA) sumed various food supple­ from the date of sample col­ “I hope to make a come­ low­par 90 in the last 4­se­ disciplinary panel decision ments to increase his lection (February 26, 2019).” back again and sign off with (Kuw) 38 (121); 3. Naser Meqlad Junior women: 50m rifle Diksha, Ridhima share cond series undid Anish’s (Kuw) 29 (122)2; 6. Kynan Che­ prone: 1. Ma Yuting (Chn) 618.1; seeking a reduction in the strength. He also consumed a good performance in an in­ first round lead good work. nai 13 (122)1; 9. Manavjit Sand­ 2. Nischal 615.3; 3. Bhakti Bhas­ sanction. a new food supplement Confident ternational event,” he said. NOIDA Though junior World hu 118; 11. Prithviraj Tondaiman kar Khamkar 614.2; 7. Kinnori Diksha Dagar and Ridhima Ravi, who had bagged a called SARM. Ravi, who was among the 14 Ravi has paid a ‘fine’ of champion Vijayveer Sidhu 117. Konar 606.8. Dilawari returned cards of gold and a silver in 2010 Del­ “He admitted that he did weightlifters to have tested ₹50,000 imposed by the In­ shot 586 in the MQS section, Team: 1. Kuwait 363; 2. India Team: 1. India 1836.3; 2. China three­under 69 to share the hi and 2014 Glasgow Com­ not bother enquiring about positive in­competition for dian Weightlifting Federa­ which was better than the 357; 3. Qatar 354. 1829.1; 3. Korea 1820.7. lead after the first round of monwealth Games respec­ whether it contained any banned substances, was con­ tion (IWLF) for the anti­dop­ the 14th leg of the Hero tively, had tested positive for prohibited substance and fident about getting some re­ ing rule violation. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC women’s Pro Golf Tour, here CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC on Wednesday. Tvesa Malik Melanie Jones \ REGIONAL ROUND-UP \ and Gaurika Bishnoi are chasing the leaders closely Sai Praneeth and Ankita Raina bows appointed Mackenzie and Complex on Wednesday. after firing 71 each at the Padmanabh go on a Deep, as the top seed, made Noida Golf Course. PTI Cricket scoring spree the under­16 semifinals Kashyap advance out in first round NEW DELHI: Chris Mackenzie after battling past Indian u­19 football Australia smashed six goals in team suffers setback Yashwardhan Singh 4­6, powering Sahara Warriors AL KHOBAR (SAUDI ARABIA) End of campaign for Sameer, Saina pilation, the result was gi­ 6­4, 6­4. INDIANS ABROAD director to a 7 to 4­1/2 win over India began its 2020 AFC and two doubles pairs ven wrongly in these co­ In the girls under­18 U­19 Championship Sports Bureau lumns on Wednesday. Cavalry­Krishna Polo in a Press Trust of India quarterfinals, Kavya qualification campaign on a Shenzhen The results: preliminary round match of Khirwar battled hard vourite Cai Yan Yan in mere Ankita Raina failed to capi­ Sydney the Maharaja Sir Pratap disappointing note, losing $100,000 ITF women, Shenz­ against qualifier S.R. CHINA OPEN 24 minutes. talise on a fine start as she Cricket Australia on Wed­ Singh Cup 14­goal polo 2­0 against Uzbekistan here hen, China: First round: Fang Ananya for a 5­7, 6­4, 7­6(7) tournament on Wednesday. on Wednesday. Khoshimov Press Trust of India To add to India’s woes, lost 3­6, 6­1, 6­0 to Fang Ying Ying Xun (Chn) bt Ankita Raina nesday appointed former victory. Ulugbek and Olimjonov Xun of China in the first international Melanie In another match, Sona Fuzhou (China) the men’s doubles pair of 3­6, 6­1, 6­0. Other results Muzaffar were the scorers. Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth round of the $100,000 ITF Jones as its director. Polo beat Jindal Panther Doubles (pre­quarterfinals): (quarterfinals): Boys: India next plays host Saudi P. Kashyap and B. Sai Pra­ women’s tennis tournament 7­6, thanks to a five­goal Reddy also crashed out in Nao Hibino & Makoto Ninomiya Jones debuted for Aus­ Under­18: Krishan Hooda bt Arabia at the same venue on spree by Padmanabh Singh. neeth advanced in contrast­ the first round, losing 23­21, here on Wednesday. (Jpn) bt Bibiane Schoofs (Ned) tralia in 1997 when she Ajnabi Dahiya 6­3, 6­3; Friday. PTI ing styles but Saina Nehwal 21­19 to Malaysia’s Aaron In the doubles pre­quar­ & Ankita 6­3, 6­3. joined the team and won In the semifinals to be Divanshu Hooda bt Yogee crashed out in the opening Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. played on Friday, at the Panwar 4­6, 6­2, 6­4; Sushant Young ’keeper Dheeraj terfinals, Ankita and Bibiane $54,160 Challenger, Kobe, Ja­ her first of two World Cups round of the China Open Jaipur Polo ground, Dabas bt Shashikant Rajpur gets a look­in The mixed doubles pair­ Schoofs of the Netherlands pan: Second round: Ramkumar (2005). The following year Warriors will play Panther, 6­0, 6­0. NEW DELHI here on Wednesday. ing of Pranav Jerry Chopra went down in straight sets to Ramanathan bt Jumpei Yama­ saw her make her first Test Young goalkeeper Dheeraj Kashyap registered a and Sikki Reddy also exit af­ Nao Hibino and Makoto Ni­ saki (Jpn) 6­4, 6­1. century on debut (131), in while Sona Polo will clash Under­16: Khush Sharma bt comfortable 21­14, 21­3 victo­ with Cavalry­Krishna Polo. Ansh Kundu 3­6, 6­0, 6­2; Singh got his maiden call­up ter going down 21­14, 21­14 to nomiya of Japan. Doubles (pre­quarterfinals): her first of the two success­ ry over Thailand’s Sitthikom The results (league): Sahara Sukhpreet Singh Jhoje bt Ajay into the National team as Wang Chi­Lin and Cheng Chi In the Challenger in Purav Raja & Ramkumar bt ful Ashes campaigns Warriors 7 (Chris Mackenzie 6, Singh 7­6(1), 6­2; Jitin Kumar head coach Igor Stimac Thammasin in 43 minutes, Ya of Chinese Taipei. Sanchai Ratiwatana & Sonchat (2004). Kobe, Japan, Ramkumar Ra­ Satinder Garcha) bt Cavalry­ Chetry bt Tushar Mittal 6­3, announced a 26­member while World Championships The results (first round): Ratiwatana (Tha) 4­2 (retired). manathan, seeded fourth “I’m excited to have this Krishna Polo 4­1/2 (Ravi 6­3. squad for the 2022 FIFA bronze medallist B. Sai Pra­ Men: P. Kashyap bt Sitthikom with Purav Raja, made the $15,000 ITF men, Meshref, Rathore 3, handicap 1­1/2); World Cup qualifying matches neeth overcame Tommy Su­ Thammasin (Tha) 21­14, 21­3; opportunity to work with Girls: Under­18: Vaishnavi doubles quarterfinals as the Kuwait: First round: Adil Ka­ Sona Polo 7 (Padmanabh against Afghanistan and giarto of Indonesia 15­21, 21­ B. Sai Praneeth bt Tommy Su­ the Board to strengthen Adkar bt Janani Ramesh 2­6, Ratiwatana twins from Thai­ lyanpur bt Kunal Anand 7­5, Singh 5, Gerardo Mazzini 2) bt Oman later this month. The giarto (Ina) 15­21, 21­12, 21­10; cricket’s bond with the 6­1, 6­0; Deepalakshmi 12, 21­10 in the opening 6­1; Kai Whnelt (Ger) bt Ish­ Jindal Panther 6 (Simran Singh ‘Blue Tigers’ will play Lee Cheuk Yiu (HKg) bt Sameer land, Sanchai and Sonchat, community and ensure a Vanaraja bt Sanjammi Arora round battle. aque Eqbal 6­3, 6­3. Shergill 3, Salim Azmi 2, Verma 21­18, 21­18. retired when the Indians led healthy and sustainable fu­ 6­2, 5­7, 6­2; Vanshika Afghanistan at Dushanbe, the However, it was curtains Daniel Otamendi). capital of Tajikistan, on Doubles: Aaron Chia & Soh 4­2 in the first set. $15,000 ITF men, Maputo, ture for the next genera­ Choudhary bt Aarni Reddy for Sameer Verma as he lost Mozambique: First round: Ja­ Profitable day for Yellu 6­1, 6­3. November 14 in a first­leg 21­18, 21­18 against Hong Wooi Yik (Mas) bt Manu Attri & tions,” Jones said. match before taking on Oman B. Sumeeth Reddy 23­21, 21­ Correction tin Dahiya bt Rishi Reddy 4­6, Deep Munim Under­16: Vaishnavi Adkar bt Kong’s Lee Cheuk Yiu in 45 7­6(2), 6­2; Kelsey Stevenson The 47­year­old was also CHANDIGARH: Deep Munim in Muscat on November 19 for 19. Aarni Reddy Yellu 6­4, 6­1; minutes. In singles, Ramkumar had (Can) bt S.D. Prajwal Dev 6­4, recognised earlier this year knocked out third seed the second­leg tie. India had Women: Cai Yan Yan (Chn) bt Suryanshi Tanwar bt Anoushka There was no end to Sai­ defeated Jumpei Yamasaki 5­7, 6­3. with one of country’s high­ Nitin Jaipal Singh 7­6(3), 7­5 lost to Oman 2­1 in the home­ Saina Nehwal 21­9, 21­12. Sharma 6­2, 6­2; Janani na’s lacklustre run of form of Japan 6­4, 6­1 in the se­ est honours, the Medal of in the under­18 boys leg at Guwahati on Mixed doubles: Wang Chi­Lin $15,000 ITF women, Cancun, Ramesh bt Harleen Kaur as the Olympic bronze­me­ cond round after a bye in the Order of Australia, for quarterfinals of the AITA September 5. PTI & Cheng Chi Ya (Tpe) bt Pranav Mexico: First round: Ramya Dhanda 6­4, 6­1; Sanvi dallist crashed out following Jerry Chopra & Sikki Reddy 21­ the first. Natarajan bt Anfisa Danilchen­ her services towards Super Series junior tennis Ahluwalia bt Hitkamya Narwal Shariq, Gunasekar shine a 21­9, 21­12 defeat to local fa­ 14, 21­14. Owing to an error in com­ ko (Rus) 6­2, 6­2. cricket. tournament at the CLTA 3­6, 6­4, 6­1. in Central Secretariat’s big win KOLKATA A brace apiece by Shariq Maheshwari sets new steeplechase record; Bushra Khan Gauri also sets National mark Mohammed and M. Gunasekar in the second and 6:24.71, that bettered Amrita Boys: Under­18: 200m: 1. N. Girls: Under­18: 200m: 1. Priya 1:02.79, 3. R. Arathi (Kerala) fourth quarter respectively NATL. JR. ATHLETICS Patel’s mark of 6:25.66. Shanmuga Srinivas (AP) 21.34s Habbathanahally (Kar) 24.49s, 2. 1:03.13. 3000m steeplechase: enabled Central Secretariat Sports Bureau The results: Boys: Under­20: (MR, Old: 21.50, Nisar Ahmed, Jeevanji Deepthi (TS) 24.67, 3. 1. G. Maheshwari (TS) 10:34.10 to post a 5­0 win over GUNTUR 200m: 1. Abhin B. Devadiga Ranchi, 2018), 2. Shashikanth Vi­ Payal Vohra (Del) 24.97. 1500m: (NR & MR, Old: 10:53.91, Nandini Calcutta Port Trust Sports Telangana’s G. Maheshwari (Kar) 21.41s, 2, Prasad Kailash rupakshappa Anga (Kar) 21.35, 3. 1. Ankita (Utk) 4:28.20 (MR, Old: Gupta, Lucknow, 2017), 2. Rujuta Aniket Choduhary (TS) 21.83. 4:35.40, Lili Das, Ranchi, 2015), Dudharan Shende (Mah) Club in a Pool D match of the set a National record on the Ahire (Mah) 21.43, 3. Ajith John 123rd Beighton Cup hockey (Ker) 21.71. 400m hurdles: 1. 1500m: 1. Satya Dev (Har) 2. Pooja (Har) 4:28.79, 3. Tai Hi­ 11:15.70, 3. D.R. Smith (Kar) final day of the 35th National 4:04.36, 2. Harendra Kumar raman Bamhane (Mah) 4:44.66. 11:41.78. 4x400m relay: 1. Kera­ tournament at the SAI junior athletics champion­ Dhaval Mahesh Utekar (Guj) Complex on Wednesday. 51.36, 2. Harshvardhan Satish (Del) 4:05.03, 3. Saurabh Rawat 3000m: 1. Rebi Pal (UP) la (R. Arathi, T. Soorya Mol, T, Ri­ ship at Acharya Nagarjuna The results: Pool A: Indian Bhosle (Mah) 52.36, 3. Rakshith (Mah) 4:05.72. 3 km walk: 1. Su­ 9:50.64, Drashtiben Pravinbhai yamol Joy and K.M. Nibhha) University campus here on Oil 7 (Manpreet­2, Arman (Kar) 53.78. 3000m steeple­ mik Kundu (Har) 8:34.04, 2. Pu­ Chaudhri (Guj) 9:51.02, Supriti 3:50.51, 2. Delhi 3:51.93; 3. Ha­ Qureshi, Karajwinder Singh, Wednesday. chase: 1. Mohammed Nur Hasan neet Yadav (Har) 8:36.47, 3. Mo­ Kashyap (Jha) 9:53.85. 400m ryana 3:52.42. Roshan Minz, Hardik Singh, Maheshwari, a trainee of (UP) 9:23.48, 2. M. Manoj Kumar nu (Maharashtra) 8:38.51. 400m hurdles: 1. C. Vishrutha (TN) Gurjinder Singh) bt Tamil SAI­Gopi Chand Mytrah un­ (Ker) 9:32.32, 3. Suhas Prabhakar hurdles: 1. A. Rohith (Ker) 52.88, 1:04.40, 2. B. Ranga Johnsi (AP) Under­16: 200m: 1. Riya Nitin Nadu XI 1 (Joshua); Pool B: der SAI athletics coach N. Ra­ Bankar (Mah) 9:37.96. 4 x 2. Akhil Babu (Ker) 54.21, 3. V.S. 1:06.34, 3. Nirmal Punia (Har) Patil (Mah) 25.02s, 2. Soumita Indian Navy 9 (Jugraj mesh in Hyderabad, ran the 400m: 1. Delhi (Ansh, Himashu, Pranav (TN) 54.31. 2000m stee­ 1:06.40. 2000m steeplechase: Paul (WB) 25.33, 3. Sharon Maria Singh­2, Ved Prakash Bhatt­2, Rashid & Vikrant Panchal) plechase: 1. Atul Bhinsingbhai 1. Madhura Vrundiah Shetty (TN) 25.44. 2000m: Bushra girls under­20 3000m stee­ Gamit (Guj) 5:49.23 (MR, Old: (Mah) 7:22.80, 2. Vandana Mori Kuldeep Singh, Pawan plechase in 10:34.10s that 3:13.08, 2. Haryana 3:13.71, 3. Khan Gauri (MP) 6:24.71 (NR & Kerala 3:14.97. 5:51.90, Raj Kumar, Mangaluru, (Guj) 7;23.73, 3. Manju Ajay Ya­ Rajbhar, Nitesh, Ajinkya erased the time of 10:53.91 MR, Old: 6:25.66, Amrita Patel, Jadhav, Manjinder Singh) bt Triple jump: 1. Praveen Chithra­ 2017), 2. Sourabh Antil (Har) dav (MP) 7:33.95. Coimbatore, 2016), 2. Sneha Ma­ set by Nandini Gupta in Luck­ Making a splash: Telangana’s G. Maheshwari on her way to a Bishalakhi Sports Academy 0; vel (TN) 15.85m, 2. Gailey Venis­ 5:54.20, 3. Sunil Joliya Janabhai Under­20: 200m: 1. Kaveri Lax­ lik (Har) 6:26.18, 3. Anisha (Utk) Pool D: Central Secretariat 5 now in 2017. ter (AP) 15.46, 2. E. Aravinth E (Guj) 6:03.68. National record. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT mangouda Patil (Kar) 24.48, 2. 6:35.83. Javelin: 1. Pratiksha Pa­ (Shariq Mohammed­2, M. In girls’ under­16, Madhya (TN) 15.43. Shotput: 1. Aniket Under­16: 200m: 1. Kapil (Har) Santra Teresa Martin (TN) 24.65, tel (UP) 43.08m (MR, Old: 41.24, Gunasekar­2, Iktidar Ishrat) Pradesh’s Bushra Khan Gauri (Utk) 17.97; 2. S.R. Rahul Kash­ 21.99s, 2. Aman Khokhar (UP) (UP) 5:42.77, 2. Walter Kandulna hay Choudhary (Del) 64.58m, 2. 3. K. Roshini (TN) 24.78. 400m Jyoti, Mangalagiri, 2017), 2. Ra­ bt Calcutta Port Trust Sports set a new National mark in yap (Kar) 17.96, 3. Saurav Tanwar 22.18, 3. Riday Samar Jana (Mah) (TN) 5:42.85, 3. Dushyant (UP) Devang (Del) 56.50m, 3. Anuj hurdles: 1. K.M. Nibha (Ker) myashree Jain (Kar) 41.33, 3. Club 0. the 2000m with a timing of (Har) 17.88. 22.26. 2000m: 1. Amit Chaudhry 5:44.61. Hammer throw: 1. Nirb­ Arun Dengale (Mah) 47.67. 1:01.55, 2. Khsuhdeep Kaur (Pun) Sheetal (Har) 33.79.

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DELHI THE HINDU 20 LIFE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Films to tell story of Partition Chinese experts to help in of Bengal at proposed museum restoration of Notre-Dame They are skilled at renovating wooden structures Heritage Commission hopes to set up the facility in Kolkata’s old Alipore Jail China launches Sudan’s Agence France-Presse first satellite Press Trust of India While elaborating the idea Beijing KHARTOUM Kolkata for setting up such a mu­ Chinese experts will partici­ Sudan’s first satellite for The West Bengal Heritage seum, Mr. Bhattacharya pate in the restoration of conducting research in Commission has drawn up a said, it was important to doc­ France’s Notre­Dame cathe­ military, economic and space proposal to set up a museum ument the history of Bengal. dral, state media reported technology has been dedicated to the Partition of “In the proposed mu­ on Wednesday, following a launched by China, the Bengal, which led to the mi­ seum, we will have docu­ meeting between the two northeast African country’s gration of millions of ments, articles, documentar­ countries’ heads of state in ruling body said. General refugees. ies and films on the Partition Beijing. Abdel Fattah al­Burhan, who heads Sudan’s sovereign Headed by noted painter which will elaborate the rea­ The 850­year­old cathe­ council, announced the Shuvaprasanna Bhatta­ sons and the after­effects of dral, which was scarred in launch of the satellite at a charya, the commission has one of the darkest chapters April after a fire tore through meeting in Khartoum. AFP recently submitted a propo­ of the Indian subcontinent,” its roof and toppled its spire, sal to the State government . he said. was the most visited historic The museum is proposed to When asked whether the monument in Europe. be housed in the Alipore Jail, idea of the Partition Museum Since the blaze, which which has now been con­ had anything to do with the took 400 fire­fighters to con­ Standing tall: Protection nets and scaffolding at the Notre­ verted into a heritage build­ clamour for NRC in West trol, Chinese and French Dame Cathedral in Paris, six months after the blaze. * AFP ing. “We have been ponder­ Bursting with history: A view of the Alipore Jail in a photo Bengal, as voiced by the BJP, authorities have been in ing over the idea to have a taken in August 1965. * THE HINDU ARCHIVES Mr. Shuvaprasanna replied touch about cooperating on “This means we could off­ out elaborating. “China and compact museum where our in the negative. restoration efforts, reported er suggestions on how to ap­ France will collaborate on future generations would get The Partition of India in gration in human history. Af­ “The National Register of official news agency Xinhua. proach the renovation of the the theme and model and Pakistan fares poorly in to know what the Partition 1947, that led to creation of ter the Partition, Bengal was Citizens (NRC) is a proposal “China has a great deal of oak­framed roof on Notre select Chinese expert candi­ Internet freedom: report was all about and its after­ef­ Pakistan, involved the divi­ bifurcated into East Bengal of a particular party which is experience in renovating an­ Dame Cathedral,” he said. dates for the cooperative ISLAMABAD fects...Recently we have sub­ sion of Bengal and Punjab and West Bengal. East Ben­ in power at the Centre. Par­ cient buildings affected by Citing a document signed restoration work in 2020,” it Pakistan is among the worst 10 countries in the world for mitted a proposal to the state provinces based on district­ gal became a part of Pakis­ ties will come to power and fire, especially ones made of by the two countries during said. It is only at the end of Internet and digital media government. And the go­ wise Hindu or Muslim major­ tan. It was renamed East Pa­ go, and so proposals will also wood,” said Chai Xiaoming, President Emmanuel Ma­ 2020 that a complete check freedom, according to a vernment is positive about it. ities. kistan in 1956 and later keep changing. But this mu­ director of the Chinese Aca­ cron’s visit to Beijing, Xin­ will allow architects to work report by Freedom House, a Let us see when the project The Partition not only led became Bangladesh after the seum is about documenting demy of Cultural Heritage, hua said Chinese experts out how to restore the cathe­ watchdog group. Of the 65 starts,” Mr. Bhattacharya to violence but also recorded Bangladesh Liberation War the history for our future in an interview with state­ will work with French teams dral — and reconstruction countries ranked, Pakistan said. one of the largest mass mi­ of 1971. generations,” he said. run China Daily. in on­site restoration with­ may start in 2021. ranked 9 in terms of curtailed Internet freedom. India scored 55, earning a score of ‘partly free’. PTI ‘Goodness and humour’ celebrated as Sesame Street turns 50 Over the years, the educational show nam War and raw from the shop. “If they could harness It introduced the bilingual follow a long story. That assassination of Dr. Martin that power to teach them the Rosita the first Latina Mup­ turns out not to be true, and has become a children’s favourite Luther King the year before. alphabet and their numbers pet in 1991. Julia, a 4­year­old “Sesame Street” now deliv­ Enter “Sesame Street” as opposed to the words to Muppet with autism came in ers 10­minute narratives. Associated Press mented. And then poof she creators Joan Ganz Cooney beer commercials, you may 2017 and this year has of­ Sesame Workshop has al­ New York was gone. and Lloyd Morrisett, who be able to make a really big fered help for kids whose pa­ so pared down episodes Fifty years ago, beloved en­ worked with Harvard Univer­ difference.” rents are dealing with addic­ from an hour to 30 minutes, The Batman casts Andy tertainer Carol Burnett ap­ First episode sity developmental psychol­ tion and recovery. So and the show is now shot on Serkis as butler Alfred peared on the very first That show was Sesame Street ogist Gerald Lesser to build Diversity is key important is the show that 4K, with the creators know­ LOS ANGELES broadcast of a quirky TV pro­ and Ms. Burnett was instant­ the show’s unique approach Over the years, Sesame PETA recently asked for the ing that many children are Andy Serkis (in picture) and gramme that featured a ly hooked. She would return to teaching that now reaches Street has had many firsts. It creation of a vegan Muppet. watching on tablets or Colin Farrell are in talks to bunch of furry puppets. to the show multiple times, 120 million children. Legen­ became the first children’s Before each season, edu­ phones. join Matt Reeves’ The Batman, Blink and you might miss including visits to demon­ dary puppeteer Jim Henson programme to feature some­ cators and creators gather to “We are a mirror to socie­ featuring Robert Pattinson in Grover, a muppet character the title role. According to it, but Ms. Burnett followed a strate to pre­school viewers for Sesame Street. * AP supplied the critters. one with Down Syndrome. align the curriculum with the ty here even though we’re The Hollywood Reporter, cartoon about a witch called where her nose was and to “It wasn’t about if kids It’s had puppets with HIV latest thinking. dealing with birds and chick­ Serkis will play Batman’s Wanda, which was loaded smooch a rubber duckie. that goodness and humour.” were learning from TV, it was and in foster care, invited In the past, for example, ens and monsters,” said Matt butler Alfred Pennyworth and with words beginning with “I was a big fan. I would This first episode of Se- about what they were learn­ children in wheelchairs, narrative stories were bro­ Vogel, the puppeteer who Farrell is set to portray the DC the letter w. have done anything they same Street aired in 1969. It ing from TV,” said Steve dealt with topics like jailed ken up into little chunks be­ portrays Big Bird and the villain, The Penguin. The film “Wow, Wanda the Witch is wanted me to do,” she said. was a turbulent time in Youngwood, the chief oper­ parents, homelessness and cause the thinking at the Count and who grew up releases on June 25, 2021. PTI weird,” Ms. Burnett com­ “I loved being exposed to all America, rocked by the Viet­ ating officer of Sesame Work­ women’s rights. time was that kids couldn’t watching the show.