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Ram belongs to everyone; Ram’s niti is bhayabin hoye na preet Considering Covid,path of maryada Ram is within everyone (without fear thereisnolove) shown by Ram is even moreessential Modi marksNARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTERtheOF INDIA Mandir Aug 15, Aug 5: Opp responds PM draws by invoking parallel with Ram and unity, avoids BJP struggle for reference freedom MANOJCG NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 One year of Aug 5: AVANEESHMISHRA &MAULSHREESETH FORALL the faultlines that the AYODHYA,LUCKNOW, Ayodhya movement engen- J&K L-G exitsafter AUGUST 5 dered,today’s ceremonyof PrimeMinisterNarendraModi WITHa40-kgsilverbrick,asapling laying thefoundation stoneof talk of pollsand 4G and soil from across the nation, the Ramtemple prompted the Prime MinisterNarendraModi Opposition to frame their re- laid the foundation forthe Ram sponse in terms of national unity temple in Ayodhya Wednesday and divinity rather than the BJP. NAVEEDIQBAL amid chanting of shlokas,declar- The choruswas an invocation &LIZMATHEW ing that the RamJanmabhoomi of Ramand underliningofreli- SRINAGAR,NEWDELHI had been “liberated”fromthe gious co-existence and plurality. “centuries-oldcycleof destruction Mostillustrative wasastate- IN ASUDDEN development, and resurrection”. ment by West Bengal Chief GireeshChandra Murmu, who Addressing aselect gathering MinisterMamataBanerjee. A took oath as the firstLieutenant afterperforming the bhoomi pu- strong critic of the BJP and its Governor of Jammu &Kashmir L-Gchairing the jan forthe temple, Modiput his Government, moresointhe on October 31,2019, resigned administrative council markindeliblyonwhathecalled year before herstate elections, Wednesday. Exactlyayear ago, on meetingMonday. Express adefiningmomentinthe nation’s her tweetwas telling, in English August5,2019, the Centrehadab- history —the culmination of a and Bengali: “HinduMuslimSikh rogatedthe specialstatus of erst- campaign that poweredthe rise Isaai. Aapas mein hain Bhai Bhai! while state, and decidedtobifur- ment said Murmumay be ap- of the BJP and markedits princi- Prime MinisterNarendraModi performing bhoomi pujan at the siteofthe Ramtemple in Ayodhya on Wednesday. PIB MeraBharat Mahaan, Mahaan cateitintotwo Union Territories. pointed the Comptroller and pal promise to itselectorate. HamaraHindustan.Our country According to seniorgovern- Auditor General now. Rajiv Drawing aparallel between has always upheldthe age-old ment sources, Murmusubmit- Mehrishi, who is the CAGnow, the Ramtemple movementand INSIDE legacy of unity in diversity,and tedhis resignation to the is scheduledtocomplete his India’s strugglefor freedom, Between theirlines, Modi, Bhagwat we must preservethis to ourlast PresidentofIndia. ARashtrapati term this week.Itisnot certain Modi said that justlikeAugust15, breath!” Bhawanspokesperson said he who will replace Murmu but August5,too, willstand as apow- AfterPriyanka Gandhi wasnot in aposition to confirm sources did notrule out erful symbol forthe “sacrifice and frame how apromisewas delivered Vadra’s statement yesterday, for- it. Beforebeing appointed L-G, Mehrishi as his successor. commitment” of generations. mer Congress president Rahul Murmu wasthe Expenditure Sources in Srinagar said the “AajpooraBharat bhavukh Indeed, manyinthe Sangh Gandhi todaytweeted: Secretaryinthe Union Ministry L-G’s office cancelledasched- hai… sadiyon ka intezaar aaj RAVISHTIWARI Parivar, in private,attributed the “Maryada Purushottam Lord of Finance, and had draftedthe uledmeeting with amedia del- samapthoraha hai (the entire &LIZMATHEW BJP’s 2004 defeat to the “ideolog- Ramisthe ultimateembodi- development package egationfromNew Delhi lateaf- countryisemotionallycharged NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 ical compromises” made by Atal ment of supreme humanvalues. announcedbythe Prime ternoon. All other meetings today, the wait of centuries is BihariVajpayeeinthe name of He representsthe coreofhu- MinisterNarendra Modi in scheduledinthe evening were ending today),” the Prime BUILDINGthe Ramtemplein coalitionpolitics. manism embeddeddeep in our November 2015. also cancelled. He leftfor Jammu Ministersaid,addingthat“crores Ayodhya wasnever akey elec- In contrast, Modi, on both hearts.Ram is love,hecan never The sources in the govern- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 cannotbelieve” what theyare tion plank in either of Narendra Article370 and the Ramtemple, appear in hatred.Ram is com- witnessingtoday. Modi’s cam- has, to the Sangh, underlined passion, he can neverappear in Sharing the dais with UP paigns of 2014 PM’s motherHiraben in what electoral powercan cruelty. Ramisjustice, he can EXPRESSNETWORK Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath, and 2019 that Gandhinagar. ANI achieve and, in theprocess, rein- neverappear in injustice.” RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and deliveredhim forced his political credibility like Breaking her silence on the Mahant NrityaGopal Das who tworecord no other leader in the BJP. issue, BSP chief Mayawati cred- AUG5:STRICTCURBS CBITOPROBE heads the Shri Ram wins. But mony, both in form and content, And this, largely on hisown ited the Supreme Courtfor INVALLEY,MEETING SUSHANTDEATH;SC Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, a when he laid marked him as the principal ar- terms. MOREREPORTS pavingthe wayfor construction CALLEDBYFAROOQ SEEKSREPORTFROM Trustconstitutedbythe Centre the foundation stone forthe chitect who hasdeliveredonthe Significantly, on thetemple, PAGES 5, 13 of the Ramtemple in Ayodhya. STOPPED PAGE 10 MUMBAI PAGE 7 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 temple Wednesday, the cere- BJP’s coreideological project. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ‘For us, it’s aclosed chapterafter SC ruling, let us move on’

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AYODHYAAND Faizabad have been postcardsofcelebration this pastweek, the Ramdhun re- verberating through lanes and bylanes in the countdown to Wednesday's bhoomi pujan. That D-Daywentbywithouta hitchshows howthe twotowns have changed in the lastthree decades. Agathering in Ayodhya would have ledtotensions in Faizabad,butitisnolongerthecase. terthe Supreme Courtruling In the Muslim quarters, nine months ago. The chorus thereissilence,asense of quiet hereis: let's notdwell on this, resignationand acceptance af- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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askedthe Armytoconvey thatthe SUSHANTSINGH& proposal of “mutual and equal” KRISHNKAUSHIK disengagement at Pangong was NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 “notacceptable” to India. The messagewas deliveredby THE FIFTH round of Corps the Armyonadedicatedmilitary Commander-levelmilitarytalks hotline in Ladakh, sources said. failedtobreak thedeadlockinthe The next step will be decidedaf- 14-week border crisis in eastern teraformal Chinese response is Ladakh afterIndia rejected receivedand deliberations are Chinese demands forfurther dis- held withinthe government, they engagement on the Line of Actual said. The Army, meanwhile, had Control(LAC) as “untenable”,offi- been asked to continue prepara- cialsourcestoldTheIndianExpress. tionsfor alonghaulonthe LAC, Twodays afterthe talkswere including winter deployment for held, the high-poweredChina nearly 35,000additional troops. Study Group (CSG) reviewedthe “The focus of the latestround Chinese proposal Tuesdayand CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Between their Finger 4, whichisone of the eight spurs jutting out. According to lines, Modi, India, the LACpasses through Aug 15, Aug 5: PM draws parallel Finger 8. And since May, Chinese Bhagwat frame forces have come in eightkmto the eastofFinger 8and strength- how apromise enedtheir deploymentinthe with struggle for freedom area in the past three weeks. was delivered Sourcessaid that at PP17and Modi had resistedpressurefrom PP17Ainthe Gogra-HotSprings asection in the Sangh to bring in forthe construction and man- them fortheir sacrifices which ture… we needtoensurethat in India's philosophy,”hesaid. area, the Chinese side had notfol- alaw and, instead, had advised agement of the Ramtemple, have ledtothe foundationof the messageoflordRam, Ram “Owing to the situation lowedthe disengagement Heavy downpour in Mumbai on Wednesday. Ganesh Shirsekar patience until the courtverdict. Modi said: “Barsonsetaat aur the Ramtemple,” he said. temple and our tradition of causedbythe corona pan- process, leaving soldiers from WhenitcamelastNovember tent ke neeche rahe hamare Thanking the Trustfor thousands of yearsreaches the demic, this occasion of bhoomi both sidesseparatedbyone kilo- and that, too, as a5-0 ruling ef- Ramlalla ke liyeabekbhavya inviting himtothe event, the entireworld till yearstocome. pujan is being organisedwith metre. Becauseofthe Chinese fectively in favour of the temple, mandir ka nirmanhoga(For Prime Ministersaid, “Ram kaj It is the responsibility of the strict decorum. The nation has stance,sources said,the possibil- Massive flooding, damage it wasthe perfect storm he our Ramlalla,who has lived kinhe binu mohe kahan present generation and future displayedthe decorum that ity of further progress at these needed–and waswaitingfor. under acanopyand tent for vishram (howcan Irestwith- generations to makethe world should befitany work concern- twopointsremains slim. Foranation, wherealmost years, agrand temple is going out accomplishingthe work familiar with our knowledge, ing lordRam… we displayed a During Sunday's meeting, as heavy rain and strong half of the population has been to be built).” assignedbyRam).” our wayoflife,” he said. similar discipline when the sources said, India also raisedthe bornafter the demolition of the Severalgenerations, he Modidrew on Ramand the Drawingonexamplesfrom Supreme Courtpronounced issueofDepsang plains whereits winds batter Mumbai Babri Masjid, howeffective the said, devoted themselvescom- Ramayantonot justhighlight the Ramayan, Modi said just the historic decision,” he said, patrols have been blockedfrom Ramtemple will be as an issue pletelyduringthe freedom their influence across India but likeevery being, from asquir- referring to the ruling on the accessingfivepoints—10,11, of the highest24-hourrain in todayisopen to debate. struggle. “Therewas nota also in other countries -- from relto“vanar”to“kewat” to Ayodhya title suitswhichwent 11A, 12 and 13.The Chinese side SANJANABHALERAO August, the Colaba observatory Gone is the mass mobilisa- place in our countrywhere Indonesia to Malaysia, China to “vanvasi”, became the in favour of the Hindus. has been blocking Indian soldiers &LAXMANSINGH recorded293.8mmrain ending tion of the late’80s and ’90s and sacrifices were notmade for Nepal and Bangladesh. medium forthe victoryofRam, “Backthen, we witnessed at asitecalled“Y-junction” or MUMBAI,AUGUST5 at 8:30 pm on Wednesday— Hindutvahas newlayers and freedom. 15th Augustisthe Underlining that the Ram the temple will be built by the howthe entire nation accepted “Bottleneck” in the area, 18 km highestin46years. symbolsnow –the newcitizen- embodiment ofsacrifices of temple willbe“amodern sym- peopleofthe country. the decisionpeacefullyand gra- inside the LAC. This, however, is STRONG WINDSreaching up to Highintensityrain and thun- shiplaw,for example. lakhs of people and adeep bol” of Indian culture and na- He said Ramand Ramayan ciously, keepinginmindthesen- notlinkedtothe current crisis. 100kmphand heavyrain con- der accompaniedbyhighspeed This, perhaps,explains why yearning forindependence.” tionalism, he said that afterthe belongtoall,and hasbeen fol- sitivitiesof everyone.Eventoday, With heavy deployment on tinuedtolash Mumbai and the winds reaching up to 70 kmph Moditriedtoframe the temple “Similarly,several genera- construction of the temple,it lowedand written in Tamil, we areexperiencing asimilar both sides, Depsangisthe most Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and occasionallygusting to over as apromise that had been de- tions have made selfless sacri- will notjustbethe grandeur of Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam peaceful conduct,” he said. strategicallyimportant of allthe uprooting trees, damaging 100kmphwerewitnessedin liveredand as asymbol of “cul- fices forseveral centuriesfor Ayodhya,its economytoo will and Kashmiri. “That is why He endedhis speechbyun- friction pointsbecauseofits flat cranes and tearing down hoard- south Mumbai on Wednesday tural liberation,”withapan- the construction of the Ram serveasamagnet forpeople Ramisthe link forunity in di- derlining the significance of terrain and proximity to the ings andawnings. evening. Rain also disrupted Indian, even global, appeal than temple. Todaymarks thecul- from across the world. versity of India,” he said. the path of “maryada” (values) strategic DSDBOroad and Daulat Forthe second dayrunning, train servicesdue to waterlog- aprojectexclusively forthe mination of thatcenturies-old “Ram belongs to alland “ThereisnocornerofIndia of Ramand said the Covid pan- Beg Oldie airstripnear the Mumbai receivedheavy rain, ging on tracks betweenCSMT Hindu majority. penance, sacrifice and re- livesinall.Iamsurethis grand whichdoesn't reflect lordRam. demic means “do gazkidoori, Karakoram Pass. surpassing the annual seasonal and Masjid railway stations. That’s whyheclaimed that solve…onbehalf of the 130 temple being constructed in Ramisinthe faith of India, Ram mask zaroori (maintain safe averagerain of 2,260.4 mm. About200 passengers were “support” extendedtothe tem- crorepeople of the country,I Ayodhya willbeanindicator of is in the ideals of India, Ramis distance of twoyards and al- One yr of Aug 5: Within twomonths and five days strandedinside twotrains near ple came from all sections of so- salutethem and bowbefore the richheritage of Indian cul- in India's divinity,Ramaresides ways wear amask).” of themonsoon,Mumbai has so Masjid Bunder railway station ciety in the waytheyhad re- J&K L-G exits farreceived 2,319.7 mm rain. on Wednesdayevening. They spondedtothe call of Mahatma Prime MinisterNarendra were later rescued. Gandhi during the freedom aftertalk of Modi on Wednesdaycalled up As per the forecastissuedat struggle. And saidthatsocial Opposition responds by invoking Ram polls, 4G Chief MinisterUddhav 2pmonWednesday, heavy to harmonylay at the heartofLord Thackeray andassuredhim all very heavy rain is “verylikely” in Ram's governance,the Ram from Srinagar Wednesday possible support. “Prime Mumbaicity and suburbs with Temple could be an instrument and unity, avoids reference to BJP evening, and is likely to be in MinisterNarendraModispoke possibility of extremely heavy to unitethe country. New DelhionThursday. to MaharashtraCMShriUddhav rain at isolated places. “Ram is carved in our minds, At the same time, she ac- Samajwadi Partychief mostpowerful nation in the sination of MahatmaGandhiji Justaweek ago, theElection Thackeray regarding the situa- ChiefMinisterUddhav he is within us. Wheneverwe knowledgedthe political as- Akhilesh Yadavand AAP leader world. MayIndia showthe path and demolition of Babri Masjid Commission had takenexcep- tion prevailing in Mumbai and Thackeray reviewedthe situa- want to do some work,welook pect of the conflict in the run- and Delhi Chief Minister to the worldinthe times to were the mosttreacherous in- tion to LG Murmu’s recent com- surrounding areas due to heavy tion. “Requesting all to remain in- uptoLordRam forinspiration... up to today’s event. "As Arvind Kejriwalrefrainedfrom come. Jai Shri Ram! Jai Bajrang cidents… in independent mentstothe media on the tim- rainfall,” the PMO tweeted. doors. Mumbai is lashedwith Thereishardlyanaspectoflife everyone knows,Ayodhya is a commenting politically. Bali,”hetweeted. India.The basicvaluesthat this ing of Assemblyelections in Mumbaireceivedthisseason’s high velocity winds and ex- in whichwecan't draw inspira- holy city of different religions. “Jai MahadevJai Siya-Ram, Therewerestirringsof countrywas built (on)likesec- Jammu &Kashmir.Inastrongly- mostintense showers, recording tremelyheavy rain as we all can tion from LordRam. There'sno But, sadly,ithad been em- Jai Radhe-Krishna,Jai some discomfortinthe ularism and pluralism have worded statement, the EC said 229.6mmrain in ninehours be- witness. Irequestall, especially national sentiment that does not broiledinacontroversy forsev- Hanuman,” tweetedYadav. Congress with aLok Sabha MP facedadevastating all decisions on the conduct and tween 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on journalists trying to coverthis to reflecthis values. India's faith has eral years because of the Ram “Letall be filledwith Lord from Kerala writing aletterto future…The Supreme Court timing of elections areits “sole Wednesday—highesttobe remain safe. Stay put wherever areflection of LordRam, India's Mandir-BabriMasjid landdis- Shiva's welfare, Sri Ram's 'ab- party chief Sonia Gandhi. "We verdict on Ayodhya land dis- remit”. In an interview to The recorded in 22 years forAugust. youare,” CabinetMinister ideals areareflection of Him. pute. The disputewas endedby hayatva' (fearlessness) and Sri can't chase an extreme reli- putewas ahope that an eraof Indian Express,Murmu had em- Breaking its“all-time” record AadityaThackeray tweeted. Ramisinthe faith of India, Ram the Supreme Courtand it has Krishna's 'unmukt bhav' (un- gious nationalism with asoft hatepoliticswould end by it. phasised that President’s Rule is in the ideals of India. Ramisin also stoppedtosome extent fettered gesture). Ihope the prototype," Thrissur MP TN But unfortunately, it is going in J&K cannotbeinplace indef- thedivinityand the philosophy politicsarounditplayedby present and futuregenerations Prathapan wrote. He said on. We cannottakeany type of initelyand that“elections 9drown, at least 5missing of India,” Modi said. some parties," Mayawati said will followthe path shown by "what ultimatelymatters is not stakes in it. Ithinkthat this par- would notbeveryfar.” Modi also usedthe occasion in aseriesoftweetsinHindi. the maryada purushottam for the failures we face, but it is ticular event is aSangh Parivar Sources inSrinagaralso in Khagaria boat accident to link Ramtoapan-Indian "The BSP had been saying the welfareand peace of all.” matter that we arenot bowing sponsored ‘religious political’ said differences between the ethos. “Ram sab ke hain, Ram from the beginning that our Kejriwalcongratulatedthe lowfor the temporarysuc- one. If we arenot invited to LG and Chief SecretaryBVR sentials from Manasimarket.A sab mein hain(Ram is forevery- party will accept whatever ver- countryfor the bhoomi pujan. cesses." this, whywould our leaders Subrahmanyamhad also re- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE strong midstream current re- one, in everyone),” he said. dict the Supreme Courtgives. “Maywecontinue to receive In his letter,Prathapan hit begfor that?”heasked. sulted in some administrative PATNA,AUGUST5 portedlyled to the mishap. While the BJP’s Hindutvapoli- And that (the Supreme Court’s the blessings of LordRam.With out at former Madhya Pradesh He said the position taken problems. The LG had started Mufassil police station in- tics is criticisedfor itsefforts to verdict) should nowbeac- his blessings, mayour country Chief MinisterKamal Nath and by Priyanka is “acceptable” as calling meetings and files to his NINE PEOPLE drownedand at chargeRanjeetKumarsaidtheves- construct monolithic, uniform ceptedbyall. This is the advice getrid of hunger, illiteracy and senior leader DigvijaySingh. “I “in away as she is wishing office, and sending notestothe leastfiveare missing afteraboat selhadover25people."Astheboat cultural norms, the Prime of BSP," she added. poverty, and Indiabecome the strongly believe that theassas- unity in the nameoftemple.” Chief Secretaryfor necessary capsizedinGandak riverin waslosingbalance,severalpeople Ministerinvoked different lin- action. KhagariaonWednesdayevening. jumpedintotheriverandswamto guistic versions –Tamil, Telugu, Sources close to theLGsaid The incident occurredwhen safety. NDRF andSDRF teams be- Malayalam, Odia, Kannada, nalledthe messagetothe Although the All India from anypolitical partynow.This bank and de factoacceptingthe he had been concerned with residentsofSonabarsaand ganrescue operations and saved Bengali among others –ofthe Parivar: that theSanghand the Muslim Personal LawBoard, in a is aConstitution Benchruling, Chineseversion of the LACinthe “the lackofaccountability Tikarampur villages were re- some people. So far, nine bodies Ramayana to underline the BJP-ledGovernment at the statementaheadofthe bhoomi wherecan onegonow?It’sbest area.Itwas conveyed to the among civil servantsand bring- turning by boat afterbuying es- havebeenrecovered,"saidKumar. manner in whichRam hasbeen Centre have worked together pujan, did say“theBabriMasjid we move on.” Chinese that statusquo ante re- ing public servantsunder pres- embracedbythe plurality of likenever before –and have, wasamasjid before,isamasjid The fact that fewwanttogo mainsour aim and their proposal suretoget work done.” They Indian people. therefore, deliveredontheir key todayand shallInsha Allah re- on recordand mostsignal that wasnot acceptable,” sources said that he had also been High Court rejects plea The optics of the participa- ideological promise. main amasjid”, several commu- theywant to turn the pagealso said. pushing bureaucratstoin- tion of the head of Government nity representatives were reluc- underlines the political margin- Sunday'smeeting started crease “publicinterfaceand his in theBhoomiPujan, broadcast ‘For us, it’s a tant to speak on the bhoomi alisationofthe community, said around 11 am and lastedfor idea wastohavemass against Army’s policy live on national TV,marks adi- pujan and reopen what one of alocal community leader. about 10 hours in Moldo, onthe participation in developmen- rect repudiation of the closed chapter them called“aclosedchapter”. "In 1992, it became aHindu- Chinese side. However, unlike talprogrammes.” banning social media use Nehruvianideal of the state– “What is theretosay?The Muslim, BJP-vs-the-restissue the previous four rounds, neither Murmu spent the first the firstPrime Minister had ob- after SC ruling, SupremeCourt decision has but look at it today. Even the theArmynor the External Affairs sevenmonths of his tenuredi- animositiestodayare notconfined jected to the presence of let us move on’ been acceptedbyall. So why Congress and Samajwadi Party Ministryissuedastatement later. recting the Centre’s effortsasit ANANDMOHANJ to accession of territoryand de- President RajendraPrasadatthe draw Muslimsintoanewde- welcome it, the temple has been Asenior officer in the securityes- took administrative control NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 structionof installationsandinfra- inauguration of the rebuilt let'smove on. bate? Forus, it’s aclosedchapter cleared by the SupremeCourt. tablishment said thereisapos- overJ&K. He worked from structureofenemycountries but Somnath temple believing that Basheer Ahmad, a61-year- afterthe ruling.The Personal Law Justafewmonthsago we were sibility of diplomatic talksordis- Jammu, and according to OBSERVINGTHATwarfareis“not also extend to influencingand af- it contradicted the principle of old who worksataunitthat Boardisfreetomakeany state- worriedoverthe NRCand the cussions being held at the level sources in J&K, therehavebeen confinedtoaccessionof territory" fectingtheeconomiesandpolitical separationofstate and religion makes khadaus whichsit so well ment. Iwillnot comment on it,” CAA,nowthere is the pandemic. of Special Representativesto differences between the Chief but extends to “affecting the stabilityof enemycountryinclud- in secular India. on the feet of priests in Ayodhya, said acommunity representative We want education and jobs for break the logjam. Secretary, who heads the bu- economies and political stability ingby incitingcivilunrestanddis- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said: “Wedonot knowwhat to who once playedaleadingrole our young, let's hope the temple According to sources, the dis- reaucracy in the UT,and theLG. of enemycountry”by"inciting turbanceandinfluencingthepolit- recalledthe roles playedbyLK say. We arenot againstthe tem- in the defence of the Babri bringsthattothe town. We have engagement process followedso MurmumovedtoSrinagar in civilunrest",theDelhiHighCourt ical will of the citizens of the Advani and Ashok Singhalinthe ple, butsurelythere could have Masjid. to look ahead." far--onPP14, PP15, PP17and Julyamidstasurge in Covid-19 on Wednesdayrejected aplea enemycountry. Insuchascenario, movement.Healsoinvoked the been amosque and atemple, An academician, who did not PP17A -- wasbased on theprin- cases in the Valley. challengingtheIndianArmy’spol- if the government,after complete former sarsanghchalak, Becausethe SupremeCourt has wish to be namedinthisreport, India to China: ciple of “mutualand equal” step- He washimselftoo criticised icybanningpersonnelfromusing assessment, hasconcludedthat Balasaheb Deoras, to underline ruled, what can we do exceptre- said, “Muslims have acceptedthe ping back from friction points. within asection in the bureau- certain social media platforms. permitting use of certain social thatitwas aproject undertaken gret that we lostthe masjid.” defeat in the courtroom. In any Proposal to step The Chinese forces, sources cracy forlackofpublicoutreach, AbenchofJustice RahivSahai networkingwebsites by person- by theRSS with alonghorizon Ahmad says alot has changed case,thishas gone toolong, and said, had stepped backfrom Murmu beganvisiting districts, Endlawand JusticeAsha Menon nelofitsdefenceforcesisenabling in mind. since the 1990s. He says he had has done no good to both the back furtheris Finger 4onthe northern bank of firstinNorth Kashmir and then heldthatthe Army’s policy "has the enemycountries to gain an Deoras, he said, had been ashop of musicalinstruments countryand thecommunity.We untenable,not the laketowards Finger 5, even in South Kashmir,beginning notbeenissuedimpulsively butis edge,theCourtswouldbeloathto prescient in suggesting that it whichwas targetedbykar se- justwish the newgeneration as the Indian side agreedtostep mid-July. precededbyprolonged study of interfere," the courtsaid. would take 20-30 years to make vaks,months before the demo- doesn’t have to gothrough what acceptable backbyanequal distance to- In arecent interviewtoThe differentaspectsanddatacollated The petitioner,Lieutenant thedream of the temple areality. lition of the Babri Masjid. we did.” wardsits postnear Finger 2. “But Indian Express,Murmu had said in this regard with particular in- Colonel PKChoudhary, hadap- He described Wednesday's cer- “When the police came and Anotherpointedtostate- of talkswas on the Pangong lake anyfurther stepping backwould the J&K administration had stances and deliberations at the proachedthe courtseeking itsdi- emonyasabeginning of a“glo- we triedtocomplain, we were mentsonthe Ramtemple issue area but the Chinese siderefused meanvacatingthe Indian posts been making representations highestlevel thereonand has rection to therespondents—the rious” India of the future– the ones who endedupbeing ar- by theCongress and BSP,and said to undertake anyfurther disen- in the area and that wasunten- forrestoring 4G internetserv- beenissuedafterconsideringsim- Unionof India,DirectorGeneralof “param vaibhavsampann rested.The charge wasthatwe “there should be no going back, gagement unless Indian soldiers able,” sources said. ices whichhaveremainedsus- ilarbansimposedbyother coun- MilitaryIntelligence, and Chief of Bharat ke nirman ki shuruat”. deliberatelyset our shops on fire. it’s time we move ahead”. also step backbyanequal dis- TheChineseside has also not pendedfor ayear.“We have tries, on armedpersonnel". ArmyStaff —towithdraw thepol- Bhagwat next to Modi, dur- It has allchanged. We no longer Also notwilling to benamed, tance. Thatisuntenable as it steppedbackfromthe ridgeline been representing this thing "Wemay alsonoticethatwar- icy,saying it wasviolative of his ingthe ceremonyand on the live in fear,and thereisno harass- he said, “Muslimscannothope would mean forsaking our long- on the northern bank,where it (restoration of 4G).Itwill notbe fare andinter-countryrivalriesand fundamental rights. daiswhen he spoke, clearlysig- ment anymore,” he said. forany support on this issue standing historic posts on the continues to be deployedat aproblem,” Murmu had said.

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3 THE CITY 0-50 Good 51-100 Satisfactory 101-200 Moderate 201-300Poor 301-400 Very Poor 401-500Severe Sadia Dehlvi, master storyteller PANELS SUBMIT REPORT TO KEJRIWAL who chronicled capital, dies at 62 Hospitalsgivenmeasures

to thesyncretic cultureofthe the firstroadside kebab shop in SOMYALAKHANI city,and so didshe.She popu- NewDelhi. It became quitethe NEW DELHI,AUGUST 5 larisedMughalcuisinewithher rage in the ’80s and ’90s. The toreducemortalityrate writing.” kitchen wasinour house.” OF ALL the roles that 62-year- City chronicler Rana Safvi re- The Dehlvis, who were essen- old Sadia Dehlvi playedinher calledseveral meetings with tiallytraders,moved to Delhi in life, the one she masteredwas Dehlvi at the Nizamuddin the early-17th Centuryand took EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE that of astoryteller.Fromher Dargah. Safvi said, “I love her the name “Dehlvi”, whichmeans NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 childhood memories,she dug writing, especiallyher book The “theone from Dehli (Delhi),” said out stories of “nihari Sundays” SufiCourtyard: Dargahs of Delhi. writer Sohail Hashmi. “The fam- FOUR PANELSset up by the Delhi at home, the jinns that inhab- Iusedtooften see her at the ilystartedpublishing Shama, one government to review clinical ited Shama Kothiwherethe Dargah… With her gone, the of the firstUrdumagazines on management of patientsand Dehlvis lived, and the family’s dargahs willfeel empty.” Hindi cinema, whichalsoserved deaths at 11 Covid-dedicated contribution to societyinthe Apartfrom TheSufi as aquasi-literarymagazine. hospitals have suggestedaseries form of the iconic Urdu and Dehlvi passedawayafter a Courtyard, Dehlvi also wrote Then came Sushma, amagazine of measures to bring down the Hindi magazines called Shama long battlewith cancer Sufism: The Heart of Islam in in Hindi. ActorDilipKumarwas mortality rate,intheir report and Sushma. 2009, and Jasmineand Jinns: apatron of the magazines,” he submitted to Chief Minister On Wednesdaynight, Dehlvi Memories and RecipesofMy said. ArvindKejriwal. —author,activistand food con- friend of Dehlvi’s said she Delhi in 2017.She also scripted Dehlvi wasalso aclose In ameeting convenedby noisseur —passedawayafter a passed away at home on the hugelypopular TV show, friend of celebrated author Kejriwal Wednesday, thecom- longbattle with cancer. She had Wednesdaynight. Amma and Family, starring Khushwant Singh, who dedi- mittee gave hospital-wise rec- been admitted to the hospital ActivistJohn Dayal, who also ZohraSehgal.Dehlvifounded catedhis book NotaNiceMan to ommendations on following forafew days,and on August1, knewDehlvi’s father,told The Al Kauser,the restaurant in Know to her. standardoperating procedures her son Arman Ali Dehlvi Indian Express, “I wishedher on Chanakyapuri, with her mother Later,Dehlvi producedatel- to five hospitals —Lok Nayak, posteda“cancer treatment herbirthdayinJune, she was in 1979. evision serial called NotANice Safdarjung,GTB, Sir GangaRam Lok Nayak wasamong5hospitalsgiven recommendations by the committee. Tashi Tobgyal fundraiser request” forhis fightingcancer so bravely. Her In 2017,she had told The Man to Know, in whichSingh and Sri Balaji Action Medical mother on socialmedia.Aclose familycontributed immensely Indian Express,“Al Kauser was wasthe anchor. Institute —with an aimtoim- provepatient careand reduce ment to hospitalsfor Covid pa- mortality rate. CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL tient management, whichfur- It suggested that LokNayak ther helpedreduce deaths due Anand Viharbus DDC to study ways and Safdarjung use theearly TOTALCASES Total Vacant to Covid,” said astatement from warning scorecards to ensure HOSPITALBEDS 13,561 10,532 the CM’s office. prompt detection and shifting 1,40,232 On July30, theDelhi govern- route sees trial run of to boostcapital’s tax of patientsfromwards to criti- VENTILATORS 1,216838 menthad setupfourcommittees cal areas.Italso asked thehos- Dailycases RecoveriesDeaths Tests of medicalspecialists to inspect pitals to immediatelytransfer Aug5 674972 12 9,295 hospitals that reportedalarge contactless ticketing SOURAVROYBARMAN high-risk cases to ICU/HDU if percentageofCovidfatalities, and NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 thereisanalarming changein Aug6 1,076890 11 16,785 suggestwaystoreduce mortality On Wednesday, the project inflammatorymarkers. The Total10,072*1,26,1164,044 10,99,882 rate.Thecommittees, comprising SOURAVROYBARMAN waslive-testedonthe 473CL WITH THE city’s economyreel- Centre-run SafdarjungHospital four specialists each—two from *Total active cases NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 route, whichstretches between ing under the blowofthe pan- has been suggestedtoincrease internal medicine and twofrom Anand Vihar ISBT and Badarpur demic, the Delhi government number of ICU bedsincase anaesthesia —wereconstituted DELHI TOOK asteptowards and sees ahigh footfall per day. has startedlookingfor ways to thereisasecond wave. Sir GangaRam Hospitalhas “The CM reiterated on to examineifstandardprotocol rolling out contactless ticketing IIIT-Delhi associateprofessor expand itsrevenuebase by The 1,500-bed GTBhospital been advisedtoensureearly de- Wednesday thatall steps should wase being followedintreatment system on public buses Pravesh Biyani said the team reaching out to economic and The pandemic has dealt a has been asked to increase use of tection of complications in pa- be takentobring deaths to zero. of Covid patients. Wednesday, withresearchers working on the project has de- public finance experts. blowtoDelhi’s economy convalescent plasma therapyat tientsonprolonged ventilation During the inspectionbycom- The hospitals inspected in- from Indraprastha Instituteof velopedanAPI (Application On Wednesday, Deputy Chief the early stageofthe disease. The to ensure proper management. mittees,itwas found thatthe cludeFortis EscortsHeart Information Technology (IIIT- Programming Interface) and a MinisterManishSisodia an- hospital had recentlystarted a Sir Balaji Action Medical Institute deathrateinthesehospitals has Institute, MaxHospital(Saket), St Delhi) initiating atrial run across mobile app called‘Chartr’. API is nouncedthat the Dialogue and 3,500 croreintax collections. In plasma bank.“Covid wards and Jaipur Golden Hospital have decreasedascompared to ear- Stephen’s hospital, Sir Ganga 31 cluster buses of one route. an interface thatallowssoftware Development Commission of 2018,the collection wasRs4,078 should be equippedwith high- been asked to ramp up use of lier.The CM is personallymoni- RamHospital, Jaipur Golden Once the project is scaledup, to shareinformation over the in- Delhi (DDC) has been tasked croreinJuly. This year,aroundRs flownasal oxygen therapy high flownasal cannula, to im- toring all critical Covid patients. Hospital, Sri BalajiAction Medical commuters can payusingmobile ternet. In case of IIIT-Delhi’ssolu- with carrying out astudy within 1,300crore has been collected. (HFNO)/ BiPAP machines for provepatientoutcome. Due to hisdirectintervention, Institute, RamManohar Lohia, apps by scanning QR codes tion, this will mean apps like twomonths to expand the state “Thepandemichasputahuge early intervention. Thereshould The number of deaths in immediatesteps have been Safdarjung, Lok Nayakand GTB. pastedbehind everyseat and re- Paytm, GooglePay can add afea- government’srevenue base. strain on government revenues... be early recognition and trans- Delhi has been on asteady de- takentoreduce the rate of The cityWednesdayreported ceive e-tickets,whichwill also turefor bus tickets wherethey Quoting datafromthe Delhi all-out effortsmustbemade to- ferofsickpatientstothe ICU,” cline. On Wednesday, the city re- deaths. On July16, achecklist 1,076cases, taking the tallyto have the expected time of arrival cansee theroutenumber,origin, Economic Survey2019-20, wardsrevenue augmentation so suggestedthe panel. ported11deaths. wassent by theHealth depart- 1,40,232. The deathtollisat4,044. at their destination. While the destination, fare etcusingthe API Sisodia saidthe capital has thatthegovernmentisableto un- project has been on the cards for developedbyIIIT,Biyani told The amongthe higher per capita in- dertake necessaryworksandpro- awhile, the governmentfast- IndianExpress. comesinthe country—Rs3.89 grammes forthe welfareofpeo- trackeditinthe wake of the pan- He said theyhad approached lakh at current prices —but ranks pleofDelhi... There is scope for demic, whichrequires peopleto the Delhi government with the 19th in terms of itstax revenue improvingtaxtoGSDPby improv- sociallydistance at public places. proposal in May: “Wewill make to GSDP (Gross StateDomestic ing revenuebase. DDC maycarry “This will ensure socialdis- the interface availabletointer- Product) ratio. TaxtoGSDPratio out detailedstudyonall con- tancing between passengers and estedcompanies. Our mobile app representsthe size of the state’s tributing factors by analysing rel- conductors. Exchangeofcash... canalso beusedby theDelhigov- earnings from taxes, relative to evant tax-related dataofGNCTD, underthe currentarrangement ernment or theycan use their the totalvalue of goodsand serv- andsuggestshort-andlong-term oftencreates difficulty,” Transport own‘One Delhi’ app. We will ex- ices produced within itsbound- measures to improverevenue MinisterKailashGahlotsaid. amine glitches and bugs, if any.” aries.InJuly2019, the citygot Rs base,” Sisodia said in astatement. Ex-VC accuses DU principalof plagiarising book

acollege under DelhiUniversity, ARANYASHANKAR Professor Dr PawanKumar NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 Sharma,has come outwith a book in 2016 titled‘Training and FORMER Vice-Chancellor of Development’publishedby Jharkhand’s Sido Kanhu Murmu Galgotia Publishing Company. University MBasheer Ahmed Some academics had gone Khan has lodged acomplaint through the publication of Dr with the Delhi UniversityVice- Sharmaand my work forthe Chancellor alleging plagiarism of Pondicherry University. They his worksbythe Dyal Singh foundseveral similaritiesinthe (Evening) CollegePrincipal content of the twobooks. PawanSharma. He has said ap- Suspecting plagiarism and un- propriateaction mustbetaken ethicalpractices, those academ- againsthim. ics reported the matter to the Sharma had been found guilty Chairman of the Governing of plagiarism by acollege-ap- BoardofDyalSingh College pointed committee,and the re- (Evening), DU,” he added. portwas submittedto DU officials Khansaidthe committee ap- foraction. However, citing special pointed by the GB “unanimously circumstances due to Covid-19, submitted areportinwhichitis the university granted Sharma a mentionedthat Principal PK one-month extension of his Sharmahascopiedlineby lineand tenurewhichhad endedonJuly word by word material from my 26. Sharmamaintains the allega- work without even acknowledg- tions againsthim arefalse. ingmyworkanywhereincluding Khan, who is also Former in referencesorbibliography”. Dean of the School of “Thisis tantamountto plagia- Management at Pondicherry rismwhichisanoffence liable for University,inhis letter to DU V-C actionunder the rules of DU.It Yogesh Tyagi on August3said, maynot bedebatedif plagiarism “Nearly 12 years ago, around has takenplace, appropriateac- 2008, when Iwas working as the tion hastobetaken on the plagia- Head of the Department of rist. Therefore, Iamnow lodging Management Studies in the thisofficial complaintwiththe Pondicherry University,the University of Delhi to cross check DirectorateofDistanceEducation the matter and take cognizance (DDE) of Pondicherry University in the event of anyplagiarism or appointed me as atextbook and similaroffences,” wroteKhan. teaching material writer forsub- “DelhiUniversitymay take ject training and development for appropriatenecessaryaction their DDE Management pro- againstthe plagiarist basedonthe grams. Icarriedout the assigned Reportofthe Committee ap- task and submitted my manu- pointedbyit.Iferventlyhopethat scripttothe Directorateof the University will be pleasedto Distance Education of the said render justice to me forthe viola- university.The Pondicherry tion of my intellectual property University in turn printed and right,” he added. While Khan publishedthe material with could notbereachedfor acom- copyright reservedto the author.” ment,Sharma and Tyagi did not “It seems that one Principalof respond to calls and texts.

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Delhi’s Deputy ChiefMinisteronhandlingthe Healthportfolio duringacrisis,AAP’s plans outside thecapital, and where theNew Education Policy falls short

the line on the phone. Caste politicsisprevalent It's unfortunatethat the schoolingasuniforms, books everywhere; in the middle of Centre misusestheir overriding and stationery, which are You’vebeenvocalonthe New that, we have to find away for powers through the L-G. providedbythe stateto THEEXPRESS Education Policy.One of its the politics we aredoing. studentsatsubsidisedrates focus areasiscourse What do youmakeofthe or forfree. Is providing access INTERVIEW reduction, of whichyou have In Rajasthan, your attacks L-G’s resistance to your stand to digitaltoolsasessential also been aproponent.But were directed moreatthe in the matter concerning resources somethingthe WITH recently, topicsweredropped Congress than the BJP.Isthat public prosecutors forthe governmentneeds to do? MANISH SISODIA fortesting in next year's adeliberatestrategy? NortheastDelhi riots? Providingdevices and inter- DELHI DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER Boardexams, and youwere Becausethat’s the party you Theywanted aparticular set netto16lakh children needs critical of the manner in believe is replaceable? of people to be advocates. Itold hugefinances.Itisideal but we whichthis wasdone. Given It's notabout being replace- them the Delhigovernment has don't have the moneywiththe SUKRITABARUAH, that course reduction is able. Todaythe imageof the right to appoint them. I stateinwhichthe government MALLICAJOSHI& susceptible to controversy, Congress in this countryisthat spoketothe Commissioner of is. RAHULSABHARWAL what do youthinkshouldbe ‘Wewill votefor them and their Police and L-G, and asked themif NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 the mechanism? MLAs willgoand brokeradeal theyfeel ourteam of publicpros- Speaking of financesand the Idon’tknowtowhat extent elsewhere’. Then whyshould ecutors lacks experience. If they economic situation, how the education policy will be able peoplevotefor theCongress? needpeople with alot of expe- deep in the well do youthink Youtook temporarycharge to achieve this, but the basicfun- Whyshould people whodon't rience, thereare suchpeople in we areand howlongtill we as Health Ministeratacrucial damental course reduction likeBJP's politics votefor the country. Let’s discuss who canget out? time, whenDelhi had been should be —are we teaching, or Congress?Goa, Manipur, we can get. It shouldn't be that It's areallybad situation and struggling. This wasalsoa areweteaching studentshow to Uttarakhand, Karnataka, the police hands over alistthey we don't knowwhen we canget time at whichthe Delhi learn. Our entirefocusineduca- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan — created. It might have been that outofit. Our effort in Delhi is that government had to tion practices is to teach. Till we this happened in all these places. we would have pickedpeople people should no longer be coordinatewiththe Centre. don't rectify that, the demands People who voted forMLAsin from their listaswell. Thereare afraid, whichwill take time. We Howwas that experience? of syllabus will go on growing. the name of Congress were not alot of independent, reputed ad- aremorethan 50% shortonour Forme, it waschallenging. Atishi gave me averygood Sisodiaatthe Delhi SecretariatonWednesday. Praveen Khanna BJP voters. If theywantedaBJP vocates in the countrywho are revenue and we areanalysing Though Ihad been monitoring a example of this. Ihad asked her government, theywould have known fortheir argumentsfor the filing status of taxpayers reg- lotofCovid-related work suchas the keydifference between the voted accordingly.The firmness justice —let's hirefromamong istered under the GST. People food distribution and nightshel- Indian education system and her world’s biggesteconomies run Theargumentsyou’veput in the primaryopposition? within Congress is over. them. Isaid let’s sit down once had sales in January, February ters, Ihad notbeenveryclosely experience of studying at throughagovernment school forthonNEP —the criticism Yes. and discuss. But theydidn’t and March but nearly two-third involvedwith health, because Oxford. She said hereweare told system... Herewedon’t see that and analysis coming from If thereare national agree. of the taxpayers didn't file their thatwas being looked afterby this is the syllabus and this is approach at all. Thatchildren of Delhi’seducation minister— Of late we’veseen amore ambitions, theparty willalso returns forthat period. the CM and (Health Minister) what studentsneedtostudy.The the countrywill study in govern- onemight expect out of the expansionist outlook of the needtotakedecisive stands The Cabinetrecently pointed Yesterday, we decided to send Satyendar Jain. Ihad acursory academic best practice is that the ment schools and quality educa- country’s primary AamAadmiParty,with on delicate national topics, out thatthe police probeis the notices to them,and we'll see idea, but Ihad notbeeninvolved syllabusisindicative.Itmight be tion will be providedbythe gov- opposition. Your party has comments on Rajasthan’s wheresomehavefound the lacking, but the fact is that what impact that will have. with the nitty-gritties. Ibecame very long but certain sample ar- ernment system is not also been speaking of a politics, and talk of taking the AAP to be reticentor this wassaidonlynow,when the captain of aship whichwas eas arepickedupand students mentionedevenonceinthe ed- vacuum, of apolitical ‘Delhi model’ to other states. reclusive.How will you youare in aface-offwiththe What does the futureof sailingatahighspeed in acrisis aretaughthow to study,let’s say, ucation policy.Instead,itismen- alternative.Isthis the In an urbancentrelikeDelhi, address that? L-G, and notearlierwhen education in the next 6-8 situation, and Ididn’t knowwho history.Hereweteachthe syl- tionedthat we will encourage vacuum thatyou referto? your ‘politics of kaam’ has Depends on the time and sit- some issues with the probe months look like in Delhi? wasworking on what. labus, theretheyteachstudents private philanthropic schools. If we take the instance of ed- brought youtopower, but as uation, that's howpolitics works. were reported.Doyou think I'm justpraying that schools Fortunately, Satyendar washan- howtolearn. This is something Philanthropyisalready therein ucation, it is very necessaryto youstart moving outwards, the stand you’vetaken could open soon. Fornow there's no dling alot from the hospital, but wrong with schools here. The name —all the DPSes, Modern work on it with seriousness. You caste,religion, etcenter the Therehas been another have been speltout earlier? idea. If the situation comes un- it waschallenging. In education pedagogical approachtoteach- Schools, Vasant Valley, youname talking about good things, it is equation. Howdoyou recent phase of tiffs with the But the matter of advocates der control and we can open and the other departmentsin ing will have to be modified. it.Everyschool is aphilanthropic notgoingtosolve theproblems... reconcileyour politics with L-Ginwhich decisions by the has onlycome up now. We have schools by early or mid- whichIwork, Iknowofficers in school. So that is justaword they If youdon’t increase the budget... those demands? Delhigovernmenthavebeen spoken about the performance September,there willbeapar- everydistrict and understand Youalso voicedreservations have used. But the question howwill it work?You need That’s the challenge. It is our overturned. You’veaired of the police earlier as well, but ticular strategy.Ifittakes another the structure.HereIhad no idea. on the encouragement to needstobeasked about how traininginstitutes, teachers, dharma to tell people that peo- frustration on this front. this stand of the government can 2-3 months, therewill have to be Even as acitizen and consumer, private ‘philanthropic’ manyofthese arephilanthropic. moneytoopennew schools and ple shouldvote on school, edu- Ifound it unfortunatethat onlybetaken when thegovern- something else. So, nobody youdon’t keep trackofwho the parties to enter school arena. Supreme Courthas to saythat colleges. Whereisthat political cation, bijli,jobs and economy. decisions arebeing takenwith- ment comesintothe scene. knows.Itdepends on the peak service officers and so on are. But This is averywrong line to these areteaching shops. It is not commitment and will? Some parties will talk of caste, out connecting with the people. and the number of cases. I'm Satyendar wasalways available, take.Iwas expecting that when written anywherethat govern- some will talk of religion. What In these lastfew months,we working on reviewing the situa- and wheneverwewere having we’relearning from the world, ment schools willbepromoted. Do youthink that’s lacking in prevails depends on us and the Youhaveusedthe word have seen that having digital tion with parentswho have been meetings, Iusedtokeep himon we should also learn that the That is missing. the ruling dispensation and wisdom of the people. 'punishing’ the people. tools is just as essential in giving inputsand feedback. BRIEFLY Man stabbed to 12-yr-old in ICU after being Mob set riot victim Southbody execengineer death in robbery bid beaten, sexually assaulted on fire ‘to check if assaulted EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Policesuspect the incident NewDelhi: An executive NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Police said neighbours took place in the afternoon and hewas reallydead’ engineer with South MCD NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 spotted the girlinthe the accusedwas knowntothe wasallegedly hitonthe A25-YEAR-OLDman,who was victim. “Wedidn’t find anysigns headwith the butt of apis- returninghome fromwork along A12-YEAR-OLD girlwas hospi- balconyofher house, that someone brokein. Footage ANANDMOHANJ toland then beaten up by with his colleague lateTuesday talisedwith serious injuries, with coveredinblood and from aCCTVoutside also NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 adailywagelabourer night,was stabbed to death al- police suspecting she wasal- unable to stand showednosigns of the accused. Wednesdayatthe legedly by three bike-borne men legedly sexuallyassaultedandat- The accused maybeanacquain- THE DELHI Police told aDelhi Gulmohar Park office. The during arobberyinWestDelhi’s tackedwith asharp weapon. The tance who went to thehouse af- court that a22-year-oldman, accusedallegedly also Tilak Nagar. incidenttookplace onTuesday to AIIMS at midnight. tereveryone left,” said police. killedbyamob during the firedthe weapon on his AdditionalDCP(West)Sameer The victim, Ranjan Kumar in an OuterDelhi locality. AKoan,DCP (Outer District), The girllives with her family NortheastDelhi riots,was first wayout. DCP (South) Atul Sharma said,“APCR call wasre- According to police, around said, “Wereceivedacallon in aone-bedroom apartment. assaulted afterestablishing his Kumar Thakur said, ceivedat11.29 pm and twoin- 5.30pm, neighboursspotted the Tuesdayat5.40pmabout asex- Her father, motherand sister Muslim identity,and afterhefell "Accusedhas alleged that jured men with stab injuries on made the PCR call, has been girlinthe balconyofher house, ual assault. An FIR has been reg- work at anearbyfactory. She also unconscious, the mob sethim on 53 people were killedinthe his grievances, including their legswerefound at thespot, recorded,” said an officer.Noar- coveredinblood andunable to isteredundersections of attempt helps her familywithwork. A fire to checkifhehad “actually NortheastDelhi riots those pertaining to grant and rushedtoDDU hospital. rest has been made so far. Acase stand. Theycalledthe police, to murder and the POCSO Act.” senior police officer said, “Once reallydiedorwas justtrying to of uniform have notbeen Ranjan wasdeclared deadonar- under sections of murder,at- who rushedtothe spot. Police On the basis of the doctor’s ex- thegirlisstable,herstatementwill feign unconsciousness”. addressed, despitere- rival, while his friend Dheeraj is tempttomurderand robbery said the girlwas aloneathome amination, Section 8ofPOCSO berecorded.Neighboursalsodid- However, when the victim, Pusta Road. Aman and Mohit peated requests... He has undergoing treatment.” has been lodged at Tilak Nagar and washit morethanfive-six Act(sexual assault) wasadded n’tseeanyoneenteringorleaving Shahbaz, startedmoving, rioters robbed Shahbaz'swristwatch. been arrested." Inquiryhas revealedthat the police station. times on her head and face with to the FIR. Police said rape hasn’t the victim’s house at the time of “put wood pieces on him, Soon he fell unconscious. assailantsallegedly intercepted Ranjan is survivedbyhis wife aheavy and sharp object. been confirmedand theyare the incident.” poured some petrol and burnt Someone among the rioters pro- the twomen and robbed their andtheir six-month-olddaugh- She wasrushed to anearby awaiting medicalreports. Sources at AIIMS said the girl him alive”, police told the court. posedthat it mustbecheckedif BJP marks laptop, mobile phone and ter, who live in Bihar’sSamastipur. clinic.Seeingthebloodandnature Police sources said: “One wasincritical condition and put These details surrounding Shahbaz had reallydiedorwas Ayodhyaevent money, afterascuffle. Apolice His brother-in-law, HariKishen, of injuries on herhead, face,legs woman sawthe girl andshouted on ventilator support. Doctors Shahbaz’s death were submit- justtrying to feign unconscious- officer said Ranjan and Dheeraj said, “Ranjan and Dheeraj lived andabdomen,doctorsattheclinic forhelp... By the time an ambu- performedtwo surgeries—oneof tedbypoliceincourt during the ness. Some rioters brought some inCapital resistedthe robberyand were together in JeevanPark, and said sheshouldbetaken to ahos- lance arrived, she fell uncon- the skull and the other in the bail hearingofRahul Sharma drybushes andput them on stabbed on theirlegsbythe workedassalesmen... He had pital. Policesaid the girlwas then scious.” Meanwhile, her parents lowerabdomen,dueto injuriesto (24), an accusedinthe murder. Shahbaz's face. Another rioter NewDelhi: The BJP’s Delhi men, who snatchedtheir be- spoken to arelative at night and rushedto SanjayGandhiHospital, were informed. Police said they, herprivate parts.“Sheisadmitted Police have so faronlyfounda poured some petrol on the leadership heldseveral longings and fled. “CCTVfootage saidhewillbehomesoon. Ranjan wheredoctors confirmed sexual along with their elder daughter, in the ICU.Aforensicteam from piece of skull and some pelvic bushesand someone lit afire programmes in the city, has been found and thestate- had returnedtoDelhi from his vil- assault. The girlunderwent pri- were at work and the girlwas AIIMS will investigatethe case bones,whichShahbaz’sfamily with amatchstick. Shahbaz was including laddoo distribu- ment of an eyewitness, who lageonlyaweek ago.” marytreatmentandwasreferred alone at home. Thursday,” said asenior doctor. claimbelong to him.Police told still alive and startedmoving. tion, bikerallies andbha- the courtonlyaDNA test canes- The rioters then brokesome jans, atseveral places in tablish his identity.Rahul’sbail rehris (carts) parked on theroad- the national capital to wasdismissedbyAdditional side, put the wood pieces on markthe bhoomi pujan Among those who cleared UPSC, 28-yr-old who Sessions JudgeVinod Yadav Shahbaz, poured some more ceremonyatAyodhya Wednesday.Police have so farar- petrol and burnt Shahbaz alive,” Wednesday. rested five persons in the case. police told the court. lost father in 2015: ‘He would have been proud’ As per courtrecords, around Police told the courttheyre- 7amonFebruary25, Shahbaz liedonmanual identification 5heldfor lefthome to visit GTBhospital to and dumpdataanalysis to inves- firingatshop Rajkumar;NavneetMann, Kumar Sain afew years ago, and fetch medicines forhis eyes. tigate the case.Police tracked SOMYALAKHANI daughter of Inspector Sukhdev wasinspired to trythe civilserv- Around 2.25 pm, his brother down the person who firstin- NewDelhi: Five men, two NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 Singh Mann; ACPs Garima and ices exam.“It sounds filmybut Matloob Ahmad calledShahbaz, formedMatloob about of whom arelodged in Natisha Mathur;Constable Firoz my fatheralways told me that who told him that he wasat Shahbaz’s death. Thisperson, Bhondsi Jail, were arrested AT HIS home hangs aphoto of his Alam; and Gaurav.Hecongratu- we needtofind work that serves KarawalNagar andtrying to nowaprosecution witness, was fortheir alleged involve- father,lateInspectorVKSingh, lated them and spokeabout how the public... Ihavefound it now. reachhomethrough theinner questionedbypoliceand he dis- ment in firing at asweet shaking hands with former Delhi “their successwill inspireDelhi Iwas shakingwhen Isaw my lanes. Matloob triedcontacting closedthat Aman and Mohit, the shop in Hari Nagar. Police Commissioner of Police BSBassi, Police wardstofollowintheir name on that list,” said Gaurav, his brother again, butthe calls co-accused, had revealedthey suspectthat the firing was possiblyin2014, and on footsteps”. Shrivastavaalso whose elder brother is aDelhi went unanswered.OnFebruary “hadkilledand burnt the body carriedout at thebehestof Wednesday, there wasaphoto asked the six about their prepa- Police constable. 27,while Matloobwas searching of one Shahbaz, who wasdoing gangsterKaushal. of 28-year-oldGauravwiththe ration processand their strug- Gaurav saidthat apartfrom forhis brother,hewas informed the job of welding in their area”. current Delhi Commissioner of gles on the way. congratulatinghim,the CP also by aperson thatShahbazhad Police told the courtthat Police SNShrivastava. This wasGaurav’s sixthand asked"me howmymotherfelt been burnt to death by amob. Aman hadconfessedthat on 2ATMs “I kept thinking aboutthat final attempt at cracking the about me securing the rank." Policetold thecourtthataf- February25, “he in conspiracy uprooted photo of my fatherwhen Ileft exam. “My father hailedfrom Constable FirozAlam,de- teridentifying that Shahbaz was with his friend Mohit had caused the Delhi Police headquarters on villageKhandawali in Meerut… ployedwith the PCR unit, who aMuslim, amob assaulted him. harm to the life and property of NewDelhi:TwoATMshave Wednesday. If my father was he walked 3kmadayjusttoget secured 654thrank,said that the “He triedtoescape by jumping persons belonging to aparticu- beenuprootedinseparate alive,hewould have been so Police chief SNShrivastavawiththe six members of the to school. It wasabig deal that CP “praisedmyperseverance over the wall and running into larcommunity to teachthem a instancesfromNarelaand proud of me,” said Gaurav,who ‘DelhiPolice family’ who will join civil services this year he joinedthe Delhi Police force and howIdidn't give up despite the waternear the bushes to- lesson... On that day,...he along Rajokri Village by un- securedAll India475th Rank in as asub-inspectorin1991. He things notworking outinmy wardsPTS Wazirabad. He with his friend Mohit and other known men Wednesday. the civil services exam. wasverystrict and dedicated to favour five times. He said this (Sharma) and other rioters rioters assaulted,robbed and Police said Rs 18 lakh was Inspector Singh, whowas the 2015.Hewas 46 years old and is metthe sixmembersofthe his duty...Myrolemodel,” he will inspirepeople. Iamtouched chased Shahbaz... The rioters killedShahbaz and thereafter stolen in the firstincident Additional SHO (Sadar Bazar), survivedbyhis wife, and their “DelhiPolice family”who will said. by his wordsand support.” caught him againand beat him burnt him alive...” at Narela. ENS passedawaydue to kidneyand three sons. jointhe civilservices —Vishakha It wasthrough hisfatherthat He said the meeting lasted mercilessly. Theriotous mob Rahul’s legal team deniedthe heart- relatedailmentsinMarch On Wednesday,Shrivastava Yadav, daughter of ASI Gaurav metIPS officer Sanjay 15-20 minutes. dragged Shahbaz to the main police allegations.

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TIME: 11:48AM Prime MinisterNarendraModi visitsHanumangarhi TIME: 12:15PM Prime MinisterModi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Ayodhya on Wednesday. PTI waterthe parijaat sapling before the bhoomi pujan. PTI At Ground Zero,onday of groundbreaking

DegreeCollegeinAyodhya around Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi koormshila–astonecarvedinthe The ceremonywas attended AVANEESHMISHRA 11.30am.ThePrimeMinisterfirst Adityanath near the garbh grih shape of aturtle —was wor- by UttarPradesh Governor AYODHYA,AUGUST5 went to the 10th centuryHan- ahead of the foundation stone shipped. All theshilas will bekept Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister uman Garhitemple wherethe laying ceremony. under the foundation of theRam Adityanath, RSS chief Mohan TOATTENDtheground-breaking priestgreeted him with asilver Themaineventofthebhoomi temple. Thereafter,apushpanjali BhagwatandRamJanmabhoomi ceremonyfor theconstruction of crown,astoleembossedwiththe poojan ceremonystarted around and a pradakshina (circumambu- TeerthKshetraTrustchiefMahant the Ramtemple, PrimeMinister nameof LordRamandaheadgear. 12.30 pm withGanesh vandana. lation)was performedbeforethe NrityaGopal Das, amongothers. NarendraModi leftDelhion Fromthere,thePrimeMinister Amidthe chantingofmantras by ceremonyconcluded. Apostalstamp worthRs5 Wednesdaymorning in aspecial reachedthe Ramtemple site sevenpriests,themainshilamade The mukhya yajman (main wasreleasedbythe Prime Indian Air Force(IAF)planeand where heprayedto thedeity,Ram of silverwasworshippedbyPrime hosts)for the ceremonywere Ministeronthe occasion. landedinLucknowaround10.30. Lalla. AParijat sapling —consid- MinisterModi.This wasfollowed SalilSinghal, nephewoflateVHP Thereafter, he addressed the TIME: 11:15AM The helicoptercarrying PrimeMinisterNarendraModi aheadof am. He then boardedahelicopter ered to be asacred plant—was by bhoomipujan. Eight other shi- leader Ashok Singhal, and his audience before leavingfor the landing at Saket Degree CollegeinAyodhya Wednesday. Prem Nath Pandey whichlandedatahelipadinSaket plantedby thePrimeMinisterand las were worshipped. Also,a wifeMadhu. helipad around 2.20pm.

Babri was, Nodifferencesnow,Ramof will always remaina all,presentinall:Bhagwat masjid, says Took apledgefor temple,workedfor 30 years, says RSS chief at Ayodhya AIMPLB Prem Nath Pandey MAULSHREESETH VRINDAVANCHIEF ASADREHMAN LUCKNOW,AUGUST5 PRIESTLEADSPUJA LUCKNOW,AUGUST5 THE GUESTofhonour at the Ram Ayodhya: THE BABRI Masjid “was, and will temple bhoomi pujan in The main alwaysbeamasjid”, the All India Ayodhya on Wednesday, RSS priestforthe Muslim Personal LawBoard chief Mohan Bhagwat calledita bhoomi pu- (AIMPLB) has stated. realisation of the Sangh’slong jan was TheBoardtweetedfromitsof- years of struggle. Pandit ficialhandle on Tuesdayevening, Bhagwat,who sat along with Gangadhar “BabriMasjidwasandwillalways PrimeMinisterNarendraModi Pathak.Hailing from Begu- beaMasjid.HagiaSophiaisagreat forthe bhoomi pujanprayers, saraiinBihar,heisknownto example forus. Usurpation of the said the RSS had takenapledge have deep knowledge of land by an unjust, oppressive, forthe temple three decades ago. Vedic Karma-kaand and is shamefulandmajorityappeasing “Whenwehad takenthe pledge, chiefpurohitofVrindavan. judgment can’tchangeits status. our then Sangh chief Balasaheb Pathakled ateam of seven No need to be heartbroken. Deoras had told us we would priests who conducted Situationsdon’t lastforever.” have to work for20-30 years, bhoomi pujan and shila AIMPLBalso issuedastate- and we did,” Bhagwat said. pujan on Wednesday. Late ment, whichstatedthat placing In his speechatthe temple VHPleaderAshokSinghal’s idolsinamosquedoesnot change site, the RSS chief also remem- nephewSalil Singhal and itsstatus. “Today,asthe founda- beredthe contribution of BJP his wifeMadhu were the tions of amandir arebeing laid at leader LKAdvani, the lateVHP yajmaan of the event. ENS thesiteof BabriMasjidinAyodhya, leader Ashok Singhal and theAIMPLBfeelsitisimportantto Mahant RamchandraDas PTI reiterateitshistoricpositiononthe Paramhans in the movement for India aglobal leader. issue,namely ‘Intheeyesof theIsl- thetemple, and said manycould In his address, Uttar Pradesh amic Shariah, at whicheverplace notcomedue to the Covid-19 RSS chief MohanBhagwat Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath amasjidisestablished, it remains pandemic. “Rath yatrakanetritva performs aarti at Saryu Ghat congratulated Prime Minister amasjidthere forevertilleternity,” karne wale Advaniji apne ghar in Ayodhya on Wednesday NarendraModiand called according to thestatement. mein baithkar is karyakaram ko evening, (right) Uttar Wednesday’s ceremonythe out- Quoting the Board's general dekhrahehonge (Advaniji,who PradeshChief MinisterYogi come of 500years of struggle. He secretary, MaulanaMohammad ledthe Rath Yatra, mustbe Adityanath greets senior BJP assured thecommitmentofhis Wali Rahmani, it noted, “Ithas al- watching this ceremonyfrom leader UmaBharti at the government to development of ways been our positionthatthe home),” Bhagwat said. groundbreaking ceremony Ayodhya,alongside the con- Babri Masjid wasnever built by Claiming thatthe laying of of the Ramtemplein struction of the Ramtemple. demolishing anymandir or any the foundation stone signifies a Ayodhya on Wednesday. Shri RamJanmbhoomi Hinduplace of worship. The Sup- spirit to take everyone along, he Teerth Kshetrachief Mahant reme Courthas also affirmedour urgedpeople to followthe ideals NrityaGopal Dassaidthat the position in itsjudgment...” of Lord Ram“to regain the past ever,apartfromthe temple on world”, Bhagwat said. time wasjustright forthe tem- “The Supreme Courthas gloryofthe country”. He pro- the ground, everyone has to The RSS chief addedthat the ple to be built, with both Modi clearly stated that namaz wasof- jected Ramasa“universal king” work towards decorating “man bhoomi pujan hadsentawave and Yogi in the government. feredinthemasjidtillthenightof and said that now, no differences ki Ayodhya (an Ayodhya in the of joythroughout thecountry— BesidesBhagwat, the other December 22,1949(whenidols remain —“Rambelongs to all hearts)".The country that carries “Sadiyon ki aas poori hone ki office-bearers of the Sangh pres- were placed inside the central and Ramispresent in all”. “the flag of that religion”, which anand ki lehar hai”. He said this ent at the ceremonyincludedits dome). The Supreme Courtalso All the duties and responsi- “unites people, worksfor the will establish the self-confidence general secretarySuresh acceptedthat placing of the idols bilities forthe construction of the welfareofall,considers every- neededtomakeIndiaself-re- BhaiyyajiJoshi, and itsjoint gen- inthemasjid...wasanillegalact.It temple had been allotted, one as itsown”, can provide liant. He hailed“the able leader- eral secretaries Krishna Gopal PM Modi prays before the idol of LordRam ahead of the bhoomipujan forRam Temple. PTI acceptsinitsjudgmentthatdem- Bhagwat said, adding that, how- “peace and happiness to the ship of the country” in making and DattatreyaHosabale. olitionofBabriMasjid on December 6, 1992, wasanillegal, unconstitutionalandcriminalact. It is indeed regrettable thatafter accepting all these facts, the apex BHAJANS,DIYAS AT HOMES courtinanextremelyunjustver- dict handedoverland of the masjidtopeople who had placed TV, phones or loudspeaker, Ayodhya bears witness to ‘history’ idolsinthe mosque in acriminal mannerand were party to its criminal demolition.” Since the Sudhanshu Kumar came were shut,one reason being the whereacrowd wasgathered ki Paidhi, an area nearbysaw a Supreme Courtisthe highestco- AVANEESHMISHRA from Prayagraj despiteknowing, wooden barricading coveredin wasatapolice barricadeonthe trafficjam.Crowds could also urtofthe land,“we have no other AYODHYA,AUGUST5 he said, thatpublic would notbe saffron that lined both sides of road leading to theHanuman be seen in shops sellingreli- option but to acceptthe judg- allowedtothe main site. the road. Garhi and RamLalla makeshift gious items that openedinthe ment,howeverwewilldefinitely ITS STREETS empty, Ayodhya Security personnel mannedall Ashwini Gupta, who runs a temple. Several saintsraisedJai evening. saythatitwasanunjust andunfair huddled around TV sets,orsat the roads to thetown. confectionaryshop, decorated ShriRam slogansatintervals as Therewereafew whofelt judgment,” Rahmani stated. glued to itsphones, watching, as Sitting near adustbin was with images of Hanuman, Ram Prime MinisterNarendra that thewholeevent seemedto AIMPLB member Mufti Ejaz the bhoomi pujan gotunderway NagarNigam employee32- or Om, nowalso stocks saffron Modi's speechblared from celebratethe Prime Minister Arshad said, “Whateverhas hap- at the Ramtemple siteon year-old Aalim Kumar.Hesaid flags. Watching the ceremony speakers. and BJP morethan LordRam or penedhas been agrave injustice. Wednesday.Every 10 metres he had been tasked with ensur- on aphone connected to a PTI reportedthat in the Ayodhya.“People whodid Forus, it will alwaysbeamasjid through the town, loudspeakers ing that stray cows did notven- speaker,with afew customers evening, diyas were lit in nothing forthe temple move- andBabriMasjidwillalways bein broadcastthe ceremonylive. tureontothe road. Monkeys sittingaround, Gupta said, “This homes and at various temples ment arenow stealing the our hearts. We have read namaaz Kalu RamRawal said he had though, whose numbers area is aday of pride forusand we across town as in Diwali, espe- limelight," said Swami Lal Giri. therefor500years,soitwon’tsud- come on his bicyclefrom menace in Ayodhya,seemedto have been waiting foritfor ciallyonthe road leading from However, he added, he clung denlystopbeingamasjid.Likeour Rajasthan to be witness to "his- have afreerun. decades. Iwish my father was Hanuman Garhi to Naya Ghat. ontohope. "The good thingthat generalsecretaryhasusedthevery tory". His cycle wascovered While districtDIG Deepak here.Hedieddreaming to see Bhajans were sung and fire- can come out of this is that aptexample of Hagia Sophia (in withphotosofPrime Minister Kumar had earlier told The RamLalla getaplace in agrand People makearangoli on astreetafter thegroundbreaking crackers burstaround Chhoti Ayodhya will nowprobablybe Istanbul),wherenamazusedtobe NarendraModi, Subhas Chandra Indian Express that themarkets Ramtemple instead of atent." ceremonyinAyodhya on Wednesday. Prem Nath Pandey Devkaali area. As alarge num- free of petty politics and talk read at one point. We rest on such Bose and Swami Vivekananda. would remain open,mostshops The onlyplace in town berofpeople headedfor Ram about development." hopes...” WITHENS DELHI

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ACCUSINGTHE Congress of hav- ing always adopteda“soft- Hindutvaline”, Kerala Chief MinisterPinarayiVijayan on Vijayanslammed Priyanka MEDIA BOOST Wednesdaysaid therewas little Gandhi Vadra’s remarks surprise in the statement of SENIOR CONGRESSleader and formerUnion ministerKV Congress leader Priyanka Thomas wrote to PrimeMinister NarendraModi with asug- Gandhi Vadrathatthe bhoomi later happenedisthe culmina- gestion. He said the emergence of social media has created pujan forRam temple in tion of this approach, he said. an unexpected levelofcompetition forvisual andprint me- Ayodhya should be seen as acel- On the CPI(M)'sstand on the dia. While large media houseshavetomakehigh capital in- ebration of national unity,frater- bhoomi pujan ceremony forthe vestmentsand employseveral personnel, he said, social me- nity and cultural affinity. Ramtemple at Ayodhya,Vijayan dia gets hugeadvertisement revenue by merelyprovidinga He said worship inside Babri said the party politburohad platform without responsibilityoraccountabilityand without Masjid waspermitted under a made itsstand clear. directlycontributing to India’s economic growth. So, Thomas Congress government at the The CPI(M)has stated that a Express suggestedthat royalty or taxbechargedfromsocialmedia for Centre; and aCongress govern- trustshould take over construc- West Bengal Governor using news andphotosfromthe media. The suggestion mir- ment wasatthe helm in New tion of the temple as perthe Jagdeep Dhankharand rors the Australian government’s move to makeGoogle and Delhi when shilanyasfor the Supreme Court's verdict. GurmeetSingh wifeSudesh Dhankharat Facebook paymedia outlets fornews content. temple wasallowed. Asked forhis reaction to the Outside the ancestral home of freedomfighter Sukhdev, at Naughara in Ludhiana. the RajBhavaninKolkata. Addressing themedia,Vijayan foundation stone layingcere- said, “Everyone knows the stand monybyPrime Minister LARGE REACH adoptedbythe Congress.Theap- NarendraModi, Vijayansaid proaches of (former Prime Kerala is nowworried about PM NARENDRA Modigarners an impressive TV viewership Ministers) RajivGandhi and (PV) overcoming the coronavirus forhis speeches and publicevents. So, Doordarshanexpected Narasimha Raoare partofhistory. challengeand would worry alarge viewership forthe foundation stone-laying ceremony If the Congress had aclear stand about suchthingslater.“Covid- forthe RamTemple in Ayodhya,especiallyasitwas the sole on secularism, the countrywould 19 casesinthe countryhas channelallowed. Though it will take aweek to getthe TRP, nothavefacedthe present fate.I crossed19lakh.Now we should the reachcan be gaugedbythe number of TVchannels that re- don’t find anything newinthe ap- think about overcomingthis sit- layedthe feed.PrasarBharati CEOShashiShankar Vempati proachofRahul Gandhior uation.Thereare people in the tweetedthat the live coverage by thepublic broadcasterwas Priyanka Gandhi.” countrywho areinpoverty due carriedby“around 200TVchannels per initialestimates”. On He said the Congress govern- to the pandemic and relief online viewership, Vempati said “morethan 15 milliondigi- ment had stood inactive when should be deliveredtothem. PTI PTI talwatchminutes” were clocked on YouTubechannels of DD kar sevaks went to Ayodhya to Kerala government is adopting Celebrations at the BJP office in Chennai. Fireworkslight up the night sky,inJodhpur. News and DD National. demolish Babri Masjid. What actions towardsthat,” he said. LENS ON ATTENDANTS Priyanka remarks out of Ayodhya echoes in some non-BJPstates RAILWAYS TOPbrass has again movedtoend thepractice of officers keeping bungalowpeons or Telephone Attendant Cum place... but don’t want to WESTBENGAL “This occasion of bhoomi pujan vited,immersedsoil from Bal brotherhood in our country.” Dak Khalasis at their homes.RailwayBoard is scheduledto Kolkata: Lok SabhaMPand West definitelycallsforcelebration,but Thackeray’s Smriti Sthal in Former deputy CM Sachin Pilot discuss the issue. Messages have gone out seeking dataofsuch BengalBJP chiefDilipGhosh or- in the backdrop of the present MumbaiintheSarayuatAyodhya. extendedhis heartfelt greetings personnel appointed,purportedlysought by MinisterPiyush reopen debate: IUML ganisedabhoomipoojanathis (Covid-19) crisis, peopleneedto to theentirecountryand its peo- Goyal. PM NarendraModi hadin2014asked Railwaystoex- struction of Ramtempleand her home in NewTown, Kolkata, and becautiousandtake precautions.” CHHATTISGARH ple“on the occasion of Bhumi ploreifofficers could be givenanallowance in lieu of keeping SHAJUPHILIP statement is very much out of blewconchshellsto celebrate the Raipur:Leadersandworkersofboth Pujan and foundation stone lay- bungalowpeons. Acommittee wasformedtolook intoit, but THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, place,” it said. occasion,while ChiefMinister MAHARASHTRA rulingCongressandoppositionBJP ing....Jai Shree Ram!” it did notrecommend abolition of the system. Railway offi- AUGUST5 Afterthe party’s national ex- MamataBanerjee calledfor pre- Mumbai:Thereweresporadiccel- in Chhattisgarh celebratedthe StateTransportMinister cers have stressedthe needtokeepthe practice alive, citing the ecutive committee meeting, serving brotherhood between ebrationsinthestate,andleaders bhoomi pujan.NSUI workers and Pratap Singh Khachariyawas or- 24x7 natureoftheir jobs. IN Aresolution on Wednesday, senior leader and IUML MP PK communities. Banerjeetweeted: from ShivSena,NCP andthe CongressMLAVikasUpadhyaydis- ganisedprayersathisresidence. Congress allyIndian Union Kunhalikutty told the media that “Hindu Muslim Sikh Isaai, Aapas Congress —partners in the ruling tributedclaylamps doortodoorto Muslim League (IUML) slammed the Congress leader’s statement mein hain Bhai Bhai! MeraBharat alliance —wishedthe people on belitfortheevent.StateNSUIleader PUNJAB CongressleaderPriyankaGandhi wasout of place. “Butwedon’t Mahaan, Mahaan Hamara the bhumi pujanofRam temple. Akash Sharmasaid,"We want this Chandigarh: Political leaders Vadra’s statement that the want to make further reactions Hindustan.Our countryhas al- Sena leader and stateminister daytoberemembered by making across party lines congratulated Dropping of sedition bhoomi pujan ceremonyfor the on the issue. IUML had already ways upheldthelegacyof unityin AadityaThackeray tweeted,“This it into acelebration.” people,with temples in the state Ramtemple in Ayodhyashould made itsstand clear and we diversity,and we must preserve is the dayoffulfillment of the decorated and diyas lit in the be seen as acelebration of na- don’t want to allowtoreopen a this to our lastbreath!” dream of Hindu HridaySamrat RAJASTHAN evening. CM Amarinder Singh chargesmay fail to tional unity,fraternity and cul- debateonit,”hesaid. “The issue Ghoshsaid: “Weoffered puja ShivSena chief Balasaheb Jaipur:Insomecities,includingthe tweeted,“Myheartiestcongratu- tural affinity.However, the would be discussedwith the by maintaining social distancing Thackeray.Itisavery happymo- statecapital,peoplecelebratedby lations to the peopleofIndia on Muslim political outfit, known for Congress leadership,” he said. norms.At(some)places,however, ment forall of us.” bursting crackers in evening. the historic foundation laying of cutice with Pilot, itsmoderatestand onthematter, Kunhalikutty saidthe IUML thepolicepreventedourworkers Agroup of ShivSainiksled by Chief MinisterAshok Gehlot #Ram MandirinAyodhya,which said that it does notwanttore- had alwaysmaintainedthat it fromofferingpujasintemples,in- MiraBhayander Municipal emphasisedthe“needtofocuson fulfilsthelongcherisheddesireof open adebateonthe issue. willacceptthe court verdict. “We cluding in Kharagpur.With this Corporation corporator Vikram establishinganegalitariansociety everyIndian...”. rebel Cong MLAs “Weexpress our disagree- don’t want to go foranother tactics the TMC cannotstoppeo- PratapSinghreachedAyodhya on basedonthe values espoused by (REPORTINGBYENS) ment on the statement issuedby round of debateleading to com- ple from worshiping LordRam.” Tuesday, andtomarkthe bhumi LordRam. MayLordRam’stem- FULLREPORTON aleaderclose to Pilotsaid.“They Priyanka Gandhi on the con- munal polarisation,” he said. TMC MP SougataRoy said, pujan, to whichtheywerenot in- plebecomeasymbolof unityand www.indianexpress.com MANOJCG have maintainedthe FIR justto NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 keep the swordhanging. It took the government 24 days to drop Tension in IF THE Ashok Gehlot govern- the charge…it wasdonebecause Legitimisation of Babridestruction... Modi laid foundation of ment’s decision to withdraw the thereisarealisationthatthesedi- sedition charge from three FIRs tion charge will notstand (in Hindu Rashtra: Owaisi Assam’s lodgedbythe Special Operations court),not out of empathyor officialstatustoone religion: Left Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police warm-heartedness.” Sonitpur over inconnectionwiththeallegedat- Former stateministerand of UP is anegation of the secular PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA tempttotopple his government MLAfromDausa, Murari Lal MANOJCG democraticcharacterof theIndian HYDERABAD,AUGUST5 Bajrang Dal wastoplacate SachinPilotandthe Meena,alsoinPilotcamp,toldThe NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 Republic,”hesaid. rebelCongress MLAs, it has not Indian Express:“When thecaseof Yechury’s CPI counterpartD FINDINGFAULT with Prime had the desiredeffect,itappears. issuingnoticesto aformerdeputy ASPRIMEMinisterNarendraModi Rajasaid“ithasbecomeclearthat MinisterNarendraModifor at- procession The decisiontodropthe sedi- CMonseditionchargeswasabout laid the foundation stone forthe itistheRSSwhichiscontrollingthe tending the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of tioncharge andtransfer the cases to comeupfor hearing in HC, the Ramtemple in Ayodhya,the CPM present government. The Prime Ramtemple at Ayodhya in hisof- to the Anti-Corruption Bureau governmentthoughtitprudentto Wednesdaysaid that the event MinisterandtheUPChief Minister ficial capacity,AIMIM president ‘Victory of majoritarianism EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE (ACB)comes days afterGehlot avoid the embarrassment and providedretrospective legitimisa- Sitaram Yechury, DRaja has in away givendefacto official Asaduddin Owaisi on over liberty and equality’ PTI GUWAHATI,AUGUST5 saidthathewillwelcomebackthe withdrew the charge after25 tionforthedestructionof theBabri status to onereligion.This will Wednesdayalleged that he has rebelMLAsifthepartyleadership days.Thejudgewouldhave taken Masjid.TheCPI,ontheotherhand, have far-reaching implications on laid the foundation notonlyofa TENSION BROKE outinAssam’s “forgivesthem”. the stategovernment to task for hit out at the Prime Ministerfor lation of law’ and calledfor pun- our Republicand itsfuture.” temple, but also aHinduRashtra. Owaisi told reporters here. Sonitpur district on Wednesday Thedevelopment,inthatcon- this preposterous action; there- drawing aparallel between the ishment of those who commit- Raja's party colleague and CPI “The Prime MinisterofIndia Owaisi said he and crores of aftermembersofthe Bajrang Dal, text,wasreadasasofteningof po- fore the governmenthas back- freedomstruggleandRammandir tedthis act. The construction has RajyaSabha MP BinoyViswam going over thereand attending Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and whiletakingout aprocession to sition by the Gehlotside. trackedinaface-savinggesture.” movement, arguing that the PM’s begun before anysuchpunish- said, “In hisspeech, the Prime thisbhoomipoojan...todayisavic- Sikhswereall emotional because celebratethe groundbreaking Sources in the Pilotcamptold Askedwhether anyreconcili- remarks andhis presence as the ment.The function is anaked ex- Ministerhas equated thepursuit toryof Hindutvaoversecularism. theybelievedinthe coexistence ceremonyatthe Ramtemplein The Indian Express that the deci- ation effortsare on, arebel party head of the government at the ploitation of people’sreligious of theRammandirwiththestrug- Todayisavictoryofmajoritarian- and equality of citizenship. Ayodhya,scuffledwith local sion is aresult of realisation that MLAsaid he got atextmessage bhoomi pujanevent markeda sentimentsfor partisan, political gle forIndia’s independenceand ismoverliberty and equality...By Flaying the “shameless si- Muslim residents, police said. the charge will notstand legal fromCongresschief whipMahesh “darkday fordemocracy and sec- purposes and brazenlyviolates glorifiedactsthatforeverruptured attending,thePrimeMinisterhas lence” of the “so-calledsecular Asenior district official,who scrutiny.BhanwarLalSharma,one Joshi at7pmonWednesday, ask- ularism in India”. the letterand spirit of theIndian thesecularfabric of India.”Hesaid notonlylaidthe foundation of a parties” and their talk of broth- did notwant to be named, said of the rebelMLAs, had moved ing him to attend aCLP meeting “Thebhoomi pujanprovided Constitution,”CPMgeneralsecre- itwashighlyunfortunate thatthe mandir,butalsothefoundationof erhood, Owaisisaidhewould the scuffle occurredwhen the RajasthanHighCourtlastmonth at 8pm. “Theyknowitisimpos- retrospective legitimisation for tary Sitaram Yechurysaid. eventsinAyodhya were turned aHindu Rashtra, of making this likethem to explain howthe Bajrang Dal members took out a seekingquashingofthe FIR siblefor us to attendthe meeting, the destruction of the Babri “Thestatetakeoverofthecon- intoa“politico-religiousspecta- countryatheological country event can be asymbol of broth- motorcycle procession to alocal againsthim, or transfer of the but theyare doing it (holding the Masjid.The Supreme verdict de- structionof thetempleinthepres- cle” withthe BJP using it as an op- whichgoes againstthe basic erhood. “Howcan therebe temple. Stones were pelted by probetoNIA. meetand asking therebels to at- scribed this as an ‘egregious vio- ence of the Governorand the CM portunitytofurther itsideology. structureofthe Constitution,” brotherhood without justice?” both sides, and at one point, five “They(state government) tendit)to showthatwe arenot at- Muslim men were forcibly have very convenientlytrans- tending meetings...and youare lockedupinaroom by the ferredthecasesfromSOGto ACB,” askingabout reconciliation.” Bajrang Dal men, before they SC reserves order on contempt case againstBhushan were rescuedbythe administra- tion and police. SC notice to Centre, NHRC on Justices Arun Mishra,BRGavai criticising the judiciary’s ap- thatawritpetition filedby According to the official, a EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and Krishna Murari. proach... and that's what it did.” Bhushan challenging the notice couple of motorcycles and one Singhvi’s custodial violence plea NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 The benchhad on July22is- Illustratinghisargument,Dave waslistedbeforeitandrequested Tata Magicvehicle were burnt in suednoticetoBhushan and said the court did nottakeupthe that the petition be send to some an area under Thelamarapolice NewDelhi:The SupremeCourt on the police”. THE SUPREME Courton Twitter Inc. regarding the two Prashant petition regarding allegedspread other bench. The benchdeclined station.Somepersonsreceived Wednesdayissuednoticetothe His plea said the government Wednesdayreserved itsorder on tweets datedJune 27 and June Bhushan of hatredagainsttheNizamuddin the prayer. injuries,but none were griev- Centreand the National Human mustbeasked to ratifythe 1987 acase of criminal contempt 29 stating that they“broughtthe Markaz congregation and peti- The senior counsel then said ouslyhurt, he added. RightsCommission(NHRC) on a UN Convention againstTorture againstadvocatePrashant administrationofjustice in dis- tions related to Kashmir.“These the complaint on the basis of Sonitpur DC Manvendra plea seeking measuresto prevent andincorporateitsprovisionsinto Bhushan over twoofhis tweets, repute”. counsel submitted that some- arematters of anguish,” he said. whichthecourthadinitiatedcon- Pratap Singh told The Indian custodial violence. Indian law. with hiscounsel denying that the On the July29tweet on Chief times even legitimatecriticism “Your submission basically is temptproceedingscouldnothave Express,“Some areas under AbenchofJustices UULalit He also sought directions to tweetsinterferedwiththeadmin- Justice of India SABobde seated “maybeunpalatable”, butthe we should ignoreall of this be- been placedbeforethe courton Thelamarapolicestation would and VineetSaran issuedthe no- ensurethat all police stations istrationofjustice. on abike, Dave said “these areall court should be broadminded causesuchgeneralstatementscan the administrative side and then be placedunder curfew fortwo- ticeinthe application filedby and prisons have CCTV record- “Thetwo tweets arenot statementsof facts...andtheseare enoughtoignoreit. “Please don’t alwaysbemade,”saidJustice on the judicialside without the threedays.” senior advocateAbhishek ings,and to ask the statetoex- againstthe institution.Theyare notstatementsthat scandalises be sensitiveabout these com- Mishra. permission of the attorney gen- Meanwhile, ADGP (Lawand Singhvi. Singhvi has sought di- plorethe possibility of provid- notmaliciousanddonotobstruct the court”. ments. It seriouslyaffectsfunda- Dave repliedthat thereare eral or solicitor general. Order) GPSingh told TheIndian rections “on account of recent ing dashboard/personnel administration of justice,” Senior “It wasonlyananguish that mental rights,” he said. manyissues and it willbebetter The courttoldhim thatithad Express,“Situation under control. reportedcases of custodial cameras forpolice officers while AdvocateDushyantDave,appear- people arewaitingfor justiceand On the June 27 tweet,Dave nottogointoall that. followedthe lawinlisting it for Peaceful. Adequateforces have deaths and transgressions by making an arrest. ENS ingfor Bhushan, told abenchof is notcontempt,” he said. The said,“Thereisnothingwrongwith Initially, Dave told the bench hearing. been deployedinthe area.”

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Tripuradoctors Sushantdeath:CBItoprobe,SCseeks TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE protest 156 CASES: RECOVERED:12,82,215 colleague’s DAYSSINCE 19,08,254 DEATHS:39,795 PANDEMIC suspension statusreportfromMaharashtragovt BEGAN TESTS: 2,14,84,402| DOUBLING RATE: 22.57** DEBRAJDEB AGARTALA,AUGUST5 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ED summons Rhea NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 THREEDOCTOR groups in Tripura -- the statechapterofIndian THE SUPREME CourtWednesday over allegations of Medical Association (IMA), the sought areportfrom KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING Agartala Government Medical TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** Maharashtraonthe status of the financialirregularities College(AGMC) Teachers Forum probeintoSushant SinghRajput's ■ Maharashtra 4,57,956 7,760 2.27% 31.76 andthe All TripuraGovernment death, saying "whether thereis ■ Delhi 1,39,156 674 0.73% 99.02 DoctorsAssociation (ATGDA)-- anycriminalityinthe situation is SushantSingh Rajput and Rhea Chakraborty The FIR has been filedunder stagedaprotest atGovind Ballabh Tamil Nadu 2,68,285 5,063 2.37% 30.36 the matter to be investigated". EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE IPC Sections 306(abetment of ■ Panth (GBP) Hospital on The probehas nowbeen MUMBAI,NEWDELHI, suicide), 341(wrongful re- ■ Karnataka 1,45,830 6,259 4.52% 15.92 Wednesdayafter afellow doctor handedovertothe CBI, the BasantarguedthattheBiharPolice Mumbai Police has jurisdiction AUGUST5 straint), 342 (wrongfulconfine- ■ Andhra Pradesh 1,76,333 9,747 6.93% 10.39 postedataCovid carecentrewas Centreinformedthe Court, say- had no jurisdiction in the matter, and is investigating. The victim’s ment), 380 (theftindwelling suspendedfromduty. ing it had acceptedthe Bihar JusticeRoysaidtheCourtwilldeal father has notlodgedany FIR in THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate house), 406(criminal breachof *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth In an order issuedonTuesday government's recommendation with the questionafter hearing Mumbai. He has said the (ED) has summonedactor Rhea trust) and 420 (cheating). Of CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT evening, Joint Secretary forthe same. On Wednesday from all the parties, and directed Mumbai Police is notinvestigat- Chakrabortyinconnectionwitha these, theoffence of cheating Debashish Das said adisciplinary evening, the government issued them to file their repliesinthree ing properly... allegations... about probeintotheallegationsof finan- falls under the categoryofpred- 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY proceeding has been contem- orders announcing the takeover days.“Thefundamentalissuehere (the) investigation arepolitically cial irregularities levelledbythe icateoffences under the 2.23 8.63 52,509 plated againstDrUttam of the Bihar Police FIR by the CBI. is of jurisdiction. Whichisthe in- motivated," the stateargued. lateSushantSinghRajput'sfather. Prevention of Money NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: Bhattacharjee,anAssistant Sources said the agency was vestigatorwhoshouldinvestigate AdvocateBasant addedthat Chakraborty will nowhaveto Laundering Act(PMLA). 2.09 8.88 51,706 Professor of the Department of likelytoregister an FIR in the andwhichisthecourtthatshould as per law, the Bihar Police could appear before theagency on On Wednesday, the ED also Ophthalmology of AGMC. Deathsasaratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs matter soon. supervise," the Court said. have fileda'ZeroFIR', but that it August7. questionedRajput's house man- positive cases (in %); numbertested recovering; more However, the government is The Court washearing apeti- The Courtwillhear the mat- did nothavejurisdictiontoreg- The ED on July31had regis- ager Samuel Miranda, who had indicator of progress (in %);indicatorof recoveries for 14 days yettoissue areason why tion filedbyRajput'sfriend Rhea teragain next week. isteranFIR or requestthe CBIto teredamoneylaundering case been hired by Chakraborty after in averting deaths the spreadofdisease may signal the peak Bhattacharjee wassuspended. Chakraborty seeking transfer of On the BiharPolice officerbe- take over. againstChakraborty and afew of sheallegedly firedRajput's exist- DataasonAugust4,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude Dr Damodar Chatterjee of datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive an FIR filedagainsther by the ing put in quarantine, Justice Roy Senior advocateVikas Singh, her relativesbasedonaJuly25 ing staff. AGMC and former GBP medical Bihar Police to Mumbai. told the Maharashtracounsel, “It appearing forRajput’s family, FIR filedinPatna by Rajput's fa- Miranda is mentionedasan superintendent Dr Ranjit Kumar TheCourtalsoexpressedits doesn't give right message. He contendedthat evidence is being ther KKSingh. accusedinthe FIRfiledby Das said their protestdemanded displeasureoveraBihar Police wastheretodohis job. Youmust tampered with by the Mumbai In the FIR,itisalleged that Rs Rajput's father. Shivraj discharged from hospital Bhattacharjee’ssuspensionbere- officer who had come to do everythinginaprofessional Police, and said quarantining of 15 crorewas siphoned offfrom The agency had earlier ques- voked.ATGDAsecretaryDrRajesh Mumbai,aspartofthe investi- manner and protect evidence.” an officer who wasinvestigating Rajput's account in one year "to tionedRajput’schartered ac- Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief home and monitor his healthfor Choudhurysaid, “Weare frus- gation intothe FIR, beingput in SenioradvocateShyam Divan, acase was"unheardof” and was bank accountsofpersons not countant Sandeep Sridhar about MinisterShivraj SinghChouhan aweek,the official added. trated andaggrieved...Wedon’t quarantine. The single-judge appearing forChakraborty,urged meant to thwart the Bihar probe. known or connected to the late the actor's financial transactions wasdischargedfromaprivate Chouhan,61, tested positive knowwhy hewassuspendedand BenchofJusticeHrishikesh Roy the Courttohear himinthe light He also notedthat the actor". Chakraborty wasalso ac- over the pastfew years. It has hospitalhereonWednesdayaf- forcoronavirus on July25. feel this is highlyunjustified.” said, “... averyunfortunatething of the Centre's decision to ordera Mumbai Police, whichcontinues cusedofgiving Rajput an over- also summonedChakraborty's terrecoveringfromCovid-19, an In ahealth bulletin issuedon Bhattacharjee wasnot avail- has takenplace. Averygiftedand CBI probe. “Our requestisto to investigatethe case as an acci- dose of medicineather home CA Ritesh Shah. Sources said the official said. Wednesday, thehospital where able forcomments,but asource talented artisthas passedaway transfer the investigation of the dental death, has notregistered and "falselytelling him thatthe agency will be questioning all Doctors have advised he wasadmittedsaid Chouhan closetohim said he wasyet to under circumstances that are FIRregisteredinPatnafromthe any"cognizable" case. “Thereis actor wassuffering from suspected to have dealt with or Chouhan, who wasinhospital for had been asymptomatic forthe officiallyreceive his suspension unusual. Whether thereisany stateofBihar." only inquest (underSection174of dengue". benefited from Rajput's finances. 11 days,toquarantinehimself at past10days. PTI order as of Wednesday evening. criminalityinthe situation is the AddingthatChakraborty was the CrPC)," Singh said, addingin- The ED is likelytoprobe The ED is also probing two matter to be investigated... apprehensiveaboutthe Bihar questproceedingsare supposed whether Rajput's wealth has companies floated by Rajput, When something happens to a Policesendingateam to Mumbai, to be concludedwithin24hours. been illegallysiphonedoff in a whereChakraborty,her father high-profile name in cinema, DivansaidRajput haddiedbysui- RajputwasfounddeadonJune14. manner that will attract money Indrajit and brother Showik everyone has an opinion. But as cide, and that morethan 50 state- He urgedthe Court to direct the laundering charges. were directors. acourtwehavetoworkaccord- mentshavebeen recordedbypo- MumbaiPoliceto cooperatewith ing to whatthe law says." lice and about 56 witnesses theirBihar counterparts. Appearingfor the Centre, examinedinthisregard. The Benchnotedthat the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta As Mukul Rohatgi, appearing Bihar Police itself had soughtto 4months before death, said, “One fact Imustbring to the forBihar,welcomedthe Centre’s bring in the CBI. “Weexpect Court's notice, that the stateof decision to transfer the case to everybody to have alittle hands Sushantkin told police his Biharhas recommended aCBI the CBI, Maharashtrasaid the is- off... Ihaveread theFIR... Iamnot inquiry. The Centre hasaccepted sue wasfraughtwith "mischief". saying anything right now. Let the decision." “There is no causeofaction for therebenoprecipitation of the life was ‘going downhill’ As MaharashtracounselR investigation in Patna... The matternow,” Justice Roysaid. and corresponded with then EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE DCPZoneIXPSDahiyaover MUMBAI,AUGUST5 WhatsApp. Screenshots of the Bihar cop denied quarantineexemption messages seen by The Indian of BMCopposing the quarantin- Tiwari wasquarantinedby IN FEBRUARY,fourmonths be- Express includeone writtentoO LAXMANSINGH ing of IPS VinayTiwari andre- BMC withhis hand stampindi- fore actor Sushant SinghRajput’s PSingh by one of Rajput's sisters, MUMBAI,AUGUST5 questing that he be released, cating isolation till August15af- death, his policeofficer brother- aDelhi-basedlawyer, whichtoo whichhas been rejected. The terhereachedMumbai on in-lawOPSingh messaged a he had forwardedtoDahiya. The THE BRIHANMUMBAI BMC has sent areplytothe let- August2.Bihar Police had sent a senior Mumbai police officer messagenames twoofRhea Municipal Corporation(BMC) tertoPatna Police. Nowour SP requestfor exemption on August claiming that the familyfeared Chakraborty's associates, accus- has deniedarequestfor exemp- VinayTiwari willbelockedin- 3, and BMC, in aletterdated his lifewas “going downhill”and ing them of being partofacon- tion from home quarantine for side for14days.Thisdecision of August4to SanjaySingh,IGP, wasatrisk,and that he had“sur- spiracy "todestroy Sushant Bihar IPS officer VinayTiwari, BMC is unfortunate!” Central Region, Patna, denied it. rendered to amanipulative monetarily, mentallyand who had come to Mumbai from He said: “Weare consulting On Sunday,DGP Pandeyhad group of people”. physically”. Patna to investigateactor lawyers to knowifwecan chal- said that Tiwari wasquarantined Rajput'sfather KKSinghhad However, Dahiyasaid he Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. lengethe decision in court.” 'forcefully' by BMC officials earlier saidthat thereason he ap- could nothavetaken action Tiwari, the Patna City SP,had Pandeysaid hehad triedun- within hours of his arrivalinthe proachedBihar Police with a withoutawritten complaint. been asked by the BMC to ad- successfullytospeak to his city.The BMC had clarifiedthat complaint againstactor Rhea “I wasalso asked to call Rhea heretothe 14-day home quar- Mumbai counterpart. “Mumbai Tiwari wasquarantined for14 Chakraborty wasthat Mumbai forquestioning. However, they antine rule that is applicable to Police has been non-cooperative days as perthe protocol issued Police had notacted on com- were notwillingtogiveany writ- all air travellers who enter from the start,” he added. by stategovernment on May25. plaintssent to them as early as tencomplaint. Iinformedhim Mumbai. The BMC in itslettertoBihar The BMC, however, hadnot February. (Singh) that in the absence of a On Wednesdayafternoon, Policesaid thatTiwari, whilein quarantinedfourBiharPoliceoffi- OPSingh, an IGP-rank formal complaint Icannotille- Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey home quarantine, can use digi- cerswhocameto Mumbaiincon- Haryana cadrepolice officer gallycall someone to thepolice tweetedinHindi, “The Patna IG talplatforms to meetpeopleand nection with the case on July27. postedasCommissioner of station,” Dahiyatold TheIndian had written alettertothe chief conduct his work. --WITHENS,PATNA Police, Faridabad,had spokento Express. Disha Salian’s father writes to Mumbai Police, seeks action against those ‘maligning her’ lawyer afterhearing about her suicide. MOHAMEDTHAVER From social media accountsand MUMBAI,AUGUST5 news channels to BJP leader Narayan Rane, manyhaveclaimed theyhavein- With rumours about the death of Disha formation about Salian,’s death. Salian, linking it to Sushant Singh Police sources said theyput outthe Rajput’s suicide, Mumbai Policeon statement afterSalian’s familywroteto Wednesdayissuedapress release ask- an ACPonWednesday seeking action ing anyone with informationtoassist againstmedia, social media influencers the police with the investigation. and politicians forcausing harassment Salian is alleged to have diedbysui- to the familyand defaming Salian. cide afterjumping offabuildingonJune Asenior IPS officer said, “Several 8afteraparty at her fiancé’sresidence in news items areshared on social media, Malwani. She worked forapublicrela- newspapers, news channels about hav- tions firm and as partofher work,had ing confidential information about the metRajputonceandexchangedchatsre- case. Severalpeople have linked it to the gardingaparticularbrandendorsement. Sushant Singh Rajput case. We have not Rajput did notknowher well and found anythingtothat effect as yet. the Mumbai police said earlier theyhad Hence it is arequest to anyone who has found out from his phones that he had information about anyaspectofthe messaged “Who is Disha Salian?” to his case to approachuswith evidence.”

KERALAGOLDSMUGGLING CASE Government of India ED arrests 3, to record Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Boarder Management statements under PMLA Appointment of Member (Planning &Development) in the Land Ports Authority of India and willquestion them over the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE movement of moneybythose in- Applications are invited by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 volvedinthe racket.Their state- Department of Border Management to fill up the post of Member (Planning and mentswill berecordedunder the Development) in the Land PortsAuthority of India (LPAI). THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate Prevention of MoneyLaundering 2. Complete information of posts, eligibility criteria, application format and other (ED) on Wednesdayarrested Act(PMLA), sources said. details are available on the website at http://mha.nic.in/vacancies, three people in connection with The ED had earlier fileda http://Ipai.gov.in, www.ncs.gov.in theKerala gold smuggling case. moneylaunderingcase in the 3. Last date for receiving applications through proper channel is 21.09.2020. The arrested have been iden- matter onthebasis of the FIR filed Incomplete applications and applications received after last date shall not be tifiedasSwapna Suresh, Sarith by theNIA.Itwillinvestigate if the PS and Sandeep Nair —all key ac- proceeds of crimeweregener- considered. cusedinthe case. The three had ated by the accusedbylaunder- 4. Address for sending applications: till nowbeen in the custody of ing of funds that were earned Mr.Manoj Kumar Jha, Deputy Secretary (BM-II), the NIA,whichisprobing aterror through the alleged gold smug- Room No. 13, 2nd Floor,Major Dhyan Chand /national Stadium, angle in the smuggling racket. gling in diplomatic baggage. Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Sources said the ED has taken The NIA has already arrested New Delhi- 110511 theircustody through an NIA 12 people in connection with the davp 19142/11/0001/2021 courtinThiruvananthapuram case.

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BRICK ANDMILESTONE Rakesh Sinha

August5is the culminationofmovementsthat poweredthe MINUTESBEFOREHE enteredthe tent forthe of struggle”and how, in the 30thyear,that arrest Advani wasRKSingh, nowaministerin BJP'sidea of India, howittakes it forwardisthe test bhoomi pujan of the temple forRam in has been fulfilled. the Modi government. Ayodhya, Prime MinisterNarendraModi pros- Thatmay beso. Becausethemovementto Following Advani’s arrest,AtalBihari tratedbefore the idol of RamLalla.Thatsingle reclaim the disputed Ayodhyasitebegan in Vajpayeeannouncedhewould be going to UGUST5,WHEN construction of theRam temple beganatAyodhya — frame, beamedlivebypublic broadcaster earnestafter theshilanyasin1989—ithap- Ayodhya.Iremember boarding the same flight oneyear afterthe abrogation of Article370 by the BJP-ledCentrein Doordarshan, wasnot justanact of devotion penedunder the watchofthe Congress gov- on anOctober evening from Delhi to Lucknow Kashmir —marksamilestone forthe BJP,and forIndia. Forthe BJP,itwill but apowerful messagetothe country—of ernment ledbyRajiv Gandhi. Yetthe firststir- whereprohibitoryorders were already in have atidy resonance. On August5,itachievedits grand cause, whichhad his party keeping itswordonbuildingatem- rings were in 1984 when theVHP calleda place. Manyonboard were raising Jai Shri Ram Aenergisedits politics and poweredseveral mobilisationsfor decades. ple forRam at his janmabhoomi, an ideolog- dharma sansad and passedaresolution for slogans, and Iwalked up to Vajpayeetoask ical promise delayedbyyearsofcoalition the “liberation” of RamJanmabhoomi. what he plannedtodoorsay in Lucknow. He The issue that coalition politics compelledittoplace on the “backburner” in the Atal Bihari dharma and courtroom battles. The assassination of IndiraGandhi, the looked at my portable typewriter and said, Vajpayeeregime has nowjourneyedtothe centre, flamboyant and triumphant, in Inside the tent, the Parivarwaited:RSS anti-Sikhriots andthe uncertainty inter- “don’t wasteyourtime, starttyping Atal NarendraModiraj.Ofthe twolarge national political projectsthat reconfigured India’s Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat;UPChief ruptedVHP plans. But it didn’t have to wait placedunder arrest”. That’s what happened politics in the early 1990s —Mandal and Mandir—the former metwithonlyscattered MinisterYogiAdityanath, whose mentor and long to mobiliseHindus. Andthe chance afterthe plane landed. and fragmented success while the BJP has ledthe latter to full and unequivocal fulfilment. guru Mahant Avaidyanath wasone of the came from unexpectedquarters —fromthree From the airport, Imade my wayto But if the BJP has reasontocelebrate aconclusion, forIndia, the beginning of temple con- leadinglights of the temple movement;BJP decisions, twototally unconnected to the Ayodhya wherekar sevaks had gathered in firebrand UmaBharti, who playedafrontal temple movement. large numbers and were trying to head to the struction at Ayodhya underlines achallenge. Theleading role of the Prime Minister, Chief role in the final months of the Babri Masjid; Four months afterthe RajivGandhi gov- Babri Masjid, but police had cordonedoff the Ministerand Governor at an event ostensiblyorganisedbythe RamJanmabhoomi Teertha Durga Vahini’s SadhviRithambara, whose ernment wasswept to powerinalandslide in approach. UP wasthen under MulayamSingh KshetraTrustwas foretold. Even so, itsimages, of intimacies between stateand religion, fieryspeeches were manna from heavenfor December 1984,the Supreme Courtruledin Yadavandhehadgivenclearinstructionsthat have implications thatwill needtobegrappled with in days and years to come. kar sevaks staring at the doomed mosque; favour of Shah Bano, adivorcedMuslim no harm shouldcome to theBabri Masjid.But India’s secularism has been avariant of the traditional western notion of the strict wall Mahant NrityaGopalDas,headofthe VHP- woman who had takenher husband to court the kar sevaks did storm the disputed prem- of separation between church and state. The Indian versionhas described itself,more, as controlledRam Janmabhoomi Nyas andnow seeking maintenance. This April 1985 ruling isesontwodays,October 30 andNovember 2, president of theShriRamJanmbhoomiTeerth ledtoaMuslim backlash who sawitasan en- and at least16werekilledinpolice firing. being about astate thatkeeps equal distance from all religions but respectsthemall.Now, Kshetra, the Trustconstituted by the Centre croachment on their personal laws.The Rajiv Reporters likemekeptreturning to even that increasinglyembattledidea of equi-distance will needtobequalifiedorrede- forthe construction and management of the Gandhi government,inits wisdom, decided Ayodhya in the months that followed. The fined. Of course, this task is the burden of the non-BJPparties, should theyhavethe stom- Ramtemple; VHP leaderChampat Raiwhois to bring in The Muslim Women (Protection of VHP would announce some sortofkar seva achfor it, which,sofar,theydon’t. In the BJP’snarrative,onthe otherhand, adiscredited nowgeneralsecretaryofthe Trust. RightsonDivorce)Act to overturn the ruling or temple-related work everynow and then, secularism has deservedly fallen. At Ayodhya on Wednesday, Prime MinisterModi sought Incidentally,four ofthem —Uma Bharti, in the Shah Bano case. but away from the disputed site.This would to draw parallels between the bhoomi pujan on August5and August15, Independence Day. SadhviRithambara, MahantNrityaGopalDas Acontroversial move,itgeneratedmuch anger the karsevakswho onlywantedto scale Afive-centuries-old struggle had triumphedinthe liberationofanidea thatwillnow be and Champat Rai—are facing chargesina heat across the country, especiallyamong the walls and plant saffron flagsatopthe criminal conspiracy case related to the dem- Hindus who said the government had surren- domes. Anyone could tell that the Babri the link,the PM said,between “nar” and “narayan” (man and god), “lok” and “aastha” (peo- olition of the Babri Masjid on December 6, Forthe Parivar,August 5is dered to the Muslim clergy. Masjid’s days were numbered. ple and faith) “vartman” and “ateet” (pastand present).The Ramtemple,hesaid would be 1992. Theyhaveall appearedbeforethe spe- the realisation of adream, Whilethe government in Delhireadiedthe The driverofthe ricketyAmbassador I an inspiration foraself-confident and self-reliant India on the worldstage. cial CBI courtinLucknow,whichhas been di- the end of ajourney and the newlegislation,KMPandey, adistrict judge would rent formydaily runs from the Shan e The BJP’s political opponentsmay notrise to thechallengeposed by the far-reaching rected by the Supreme Courttocomplete the start of another.Italso in farawayFaizabad,acting on apetition in Avadh hotelinFaizabadtoAyodhya wasa changes in political culturewrought by it —boththe firstanniversaryofthe abrogation trial and deliveraverdict by August31. February1986, ordered theunlocking of the Muslim. It intriguedmethateachtime Iwould marksone year of the of Article 370and the bricklaying forthe temple at Ayodhya have been metbythe same Forthe Parivar, August5isthe realisation RamJanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid premises. sayIhavetogotoAyodhya,Afzalwould turn of adream, the end of ajourneyand the start But mostsaw this as amovebythe Rajivgov- around and ask,“Janmasthan?”. One day, he sullen silence, if notacquiescence. But as the rulingparty at the Centre of adiversenation, abrogation of Article 370 and of another.Italso marks one year of the abro- the bifurcation of the state of ernment to placateHindus. And that was explained.“Everyone herebelieves it’s the the BJP mustbemindful of thedangersofmajoritarian triumphalism. Even the Supreme gation of Article 370and the bifurcation of the when the Parivarsteppedin to steal the thun- Janmasthan. Idon’t knowthat, but who am I Court, whichpaved the wayfor thetemple by giving thedisputed sitetothe Hindu side, stateofJammu &Kashmir intotwo Union Jammu &Kashmir into two der from the Congress. As the VHP and Sangh’s to decide. So, Ialso call it Janmasthan. Ramis described the1992 destruction of theBabri masjid as illegal.The demolitioncasecontin- Territories. Article 370and the Ramtemple Union Territories. Article front organisations returnedtomobilisation, Maryada Purushottam. Muslims, in anycase, ues in court.AtAyodhya on Wednesday, therewas no mentionofthe debris of the mosque were twoideological issues that the BJP,inthe 370 and the Ram temple enlisting the supportofreligiousheadsinand don’t go there. Maybe, if the VHP hadn’t come, that lies underthe proposedtemple,orofthe exclusions of faith-based politics. These NDA’s earlier avatar under Atal Bihari were twoideological issues aroundAyodhya,theBJP adoptedaresolution and the politicians hadn’t come, we would Vajpayee, had been forced to place on the at itsPalampur convention in 1989 to prom- have letthe Hindus take it. Notnow,not any- needtobeacknowledgedand addressed. Onlythencan the invocationofnational unity backburner due to coalition compulsions. that the BJP,inthe NDA’s ise the temple. The shilanyasthatyear,alittle more. Chheen ke lenapadega (you will have to —byvirtuallythe entirepolitical establishment today—ring sincere. In his speechtoday,Bhagwatrecalled earlier avatar under Atal distance away from wherethe bhoomi pujan snatchitfromus).” howBalasaheb Deoras —Madhukar Bihari Va jpayee,had been took place today, wasaturning point. Afzal didn’t knowit, Ididn’t knowit, but DattatreyaDeoras, the thirdSarsanghchalak forced to place on the The very next year,LKAdvani setout on he wasright. It wassnatchedonDecember 6, afterKeshavBaliram Hedgewar and Madhav hisrath yatrafromSomnath to Ayodhya,but 1992. And today, officiallyliberated. SadashivGolwalkar —told them that the backburner due to coalition it wasendedinSamastipur in Bihar by Lalu WITH MGNREGA’SHELP temple movement will require“20-30years compulsions. Prasad.Incidentally, the IAS officer tasked to [email protected]

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HE MGNREGAHAS created 153.16 croreperson-days of employment dur- ing April-July. Notonlyisthis wayhigher than the 107.24 person-days for TO SIR,WITH GRATITUDE the corresponding four months of lastfiscal,but also significant compared to the 267.96 croreand 265.35crore person-days generated in the whole Tof 2018-19and 2019-20, respectively. Moreover, it is necessarytonotethat Ebrahim Alkazi wasmeticulous about thecraft of theatre, and acaring guru April wasawashout month.With the focus of administrationsthen on enforcing the lockdown, the 11.93 croreperson-days of employment wasless than half of that during Rohini Hattangadi the same month lastyear.The real ramp-up happenedinMay (50.88 croreperson-days) and June (61.44 crore, an all-time-high), before falling to 28.91crore in July. In short, MGNREGAhas done what it is expectedtodoeveninnormal times:Provide IREACHED DELHI afew days early forthe As ateacher,hewanted to showusso hischeeky comments, howhedirected ac- work in rural areas during the peaksummermonths whenthe rabi crop would already have shooting of Gandhi,topreparemyself forthe manythings. He used to teachusWestern tors’ movementsonstage and handledcrowd been harvestedand kharif plantings arestilltogatherpace. The current times have,of role by learning to spin the charkha, speak Drama, from William ShakespearetoJohn scenes, spectacularsetsand space. We per- course, been farfromnormal. MGNREGAisintendedprimarilyasanemployment scheme English correctly and take elocution lessons. Osborne and Tennessee Williams. He was formedinthe open-air theatreaswell as forunskilledrural manual workers. This time round, though, it wassupposedtoalsocater As my firstshootday wasapproaching,Iwas particular about classworkand if youdidn’t monumentssuchasPuranaQila. to migrantlabourers returning to their villages. While thereare reportsofevenengineers eagertomeetmyguru, Ebrahim Alkaziand do your work,hewould pull youupinfront He had amixed personality as ateacher. gethis blessings. Iknewhedidn’t likethe of the whole class. He made us experience all He couldscold youorplayfullytell youyour and graduates enrolling forwork, it’s clear howwidespread this phenomenon is. Also, touching-feetstuff. Igot to knowfromKusum kindsofart.Hewas apainter himself. Once mistakes. Iwas playing Sultan Razia and had MGNREGAguarantees only100days of work to alladult members of arural household at Haider,myelocution teacher who hadbeen he took us to anational exhibitionofpaint- ahabit of twitching my wristwhen Itook a wage ratesranging from as lowasRs190 in ChhattisgarhtoRs309 in Haryana. Clearly,it his student as well, that he wasgoing to be in ings and explained to us howtosee apaint- movement. One day, during rehearsal in front cannot substitute forwhat the returningmigrant labourers were earning as drivers, elec- Triveni ArtGallery. Ireachedthereand he re- ing. Another time, he made us study the arts of the whole school,hemimicked me andI tricians, plumbers, masons and carpenters or even as less-skilledsecurity guards and load- ceivedmewitharadiant smile.When Iwas and crafts of Mohenjo Daroand Harappa and wassoashamedIcorrected myself instantly. ers in factories. It translates intotemporary relief at best. in front of him, Ididn’t knowwhat to say. I the Gupta period. On the other hand, he wasextremelycaring. Overall, the Modi government has done the right thing by stepping up allocations think he read my mind andknewthatIwas In my firstyear,Iwas working on aplay Iwas rehearsing asword fight with Ratan struggling withwords, as always.For half an and therewas some confusion about the Thiyam and something went amiss. The both forMGNREGAand PDS grains. But in the end, MGNREGAcannotbeany morethan hour,wetalked, mostlyhim.When Iwas leav- Iwas rehearsing asword character.The librarian at NSD said that Alkazi swordgrazedmyjawline and, though it was- ascheme that provides employmentduring theagricultural leanseasonfor landless ing, he walked me to thecar andopenedthe fight forwith Ratan Thiyam sahebgoes to the open-air theatre, Meghdoot, n’t adeepcut, therewas blood. We ignoredit labourers and marginal cultivators. Now, the focus has to be on getting people, including door likeatrue gentleman.Experienceslike and something went amiss. and sitsthereand workssoyou go theredur- and went backtoour practice.Alkazi saw the migrant labourers, backtonormalwork. these remain with youforever. Thesword grazed my jawline ing lunchand ask him aboutyourrole.That’s what had happened.Heshouted,“Stop”. He IamwhereIambecause of him. Ihad first when Isaw Alkazi’s meticulousness. He was checkedmyinjury, called apersonand said, heardofAlkazi from my father,who had seen and,though it wasn't adeep sitting at asmall tablewithascript. He had “Takeher to adoctor and gether atetanus in- him on stage. When Iwas applying foracen- cut,there wasblood. We sharpenedthree-four pencils and therewere jection.” tral government scholarship to study an art ignored it and went back to four different colouredpens and aruler and Sir,Ialways wanted youtocome and form, Isaw thattherewas space to writethe our practice. Alkazi saw an eraser.Igatheredmycourageand ap- watchatleast one of my plays afterleaving MASTEROFTHE STAGE names of the institution and the guru we proachedhim. He smiledand asked me to NSD. Iwantedyou to seeyour pupildoing wanted to study with. Forsinging, dancing what had happened. He take apencil and markthe scriptashein- well and walking on the path youshowedand Ebrahim Alkazi definedmodernIndian theatrefor a and folk songs, youcould name aguru. In the- shouted,‘Stop’. He checked structed.Itook out my pencil andsaw that it guidedusto. It neverhappened. But Iamsure, atre, what could we say? My father said, wasblunt and wouldn’t write. Sir said, youwereaware of everystudent of yours and generation of artists my injury, called aperson “WriteNSD in the space forinstitution and, and said,‘Take her to a “Rohini, your mindisasblunt as your pencil... what theyare doing. Thank youfor coming underguru, writeEbrahim Alkazi.” Alkazi was Sharpenit!” This wasalesson forlife. You intomylife. Thank youfor being atrue guru. BRAHIMALKAZI, WHO passedawayonTuesdayaged94, representedan headingthe National School of Drama and he doctor and get her atetanus have to be alert, observant,absorbent. India that took pride in itssyncretic traditions and sought acosmopolitan wasthere on theinterviewpanel. injection’. It wasfun watching him direct aplay-- The writer is an actress futurewithoutabandoningits bhasha pastand present. He wasmanythings —theatredirector, painter,curator,archivist—but he wasprimarilya Eteacher.Inhis early years as an artist, he wasinvolvedwith the Progressive Artists’Groups in Bombay that includedMFHusain,FNSouza and SHRaza. But it was in theatrethat he found himself. AUGUST 6, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO As director of the National School of Drama (NSD), he had aprofound influence on a generation of theatrepractitioners. He introducedacosmopolitan languageand prac- A SSAM TALKS PRICE CONTROL to be takenonthe price front would start tice forthe stagethat accommodated Sophocles and Kalidasa, Strindbergand Dharamvir THE STAGEWAS setonthe night of August UNION CIVIL SUPPLIES MinisterVCShukla, yielding resultsinthe next six months. Bharati, Beckett and Mohan Rakesh, Osborne and Karnad. His productions suchasAndha 5for the formal talkstoattempt to asolu- told the RajyaSabha todaythatthe govern- Yug were stunning in scale and mesmerising in their visuallanguage—theycontinueto tion to thevexed foreigners' issue with the ment would seriouslyconsider imposing DISORDER IN HOUSE government announcing itsdecision to re- pricecontrols on certain commodities as THERE WASCOMPLETE pandemoniumin be discussedasbenchmarks years afterhequit theatre. He leftthe NSDin1977, after15 ciprocatefullythe Assamagitationists'ges- demandedbyamember. Shukla made this the Lok sabha for40minutes on August5. years as itsdirector,toestablish the gallery, ArtHeritage, as aspace forexhibitions, the- turetowards implementingthe July25ac- remarkinresponsetothe various demands It startedimmediately afterthe discussion atreand discussions. His archiveofphotographsand other art material reveal akeen cord. The formal talkshavebeenplanned and suggestions made by Sadashiv on the short-noticequestion on the west- sense of history and has inspired numerous exhibitionsthat provide an intimatelook at on August18atShillong, the seat of the Bagaitkar (MP,Lok Dal) to control the rise ern Kosi Canal Boardwas over and ended artproduction in the years afterIndependence. Governor,itwas officiallyannounced.The in prices.Replying to variouspointsraised with the harassedSpeaker readilyaccepting Alkazi wasaquintessential Nehruvian erapublic figurewho soughttojourney in the formal talksare to be precededbyaprelim- by members during adiscussion on acall- asuggestion from Farooq Abdullah that inaryround of discussions between the ing-attentionmotiononthe current price- the House be adjournedfor lunch. Forat wider expanses of global culture.His parentswerefromthe Arabian peninsula, and when leaders of AASU and AAGP and Manipur rise,hesaidthe government would take leastthe first30minutes, nothing could be mostofhis familymigrated to Pakistanafter Partition, he chose to remain in India. He ChiefMinisterDorendraSingh, who au- stringent steps againsthoarders and black heardasmorethanascore of members knewhis Bharat, of course, whichhad taught him that artwas about makingitnew, thored the accordasPrimeMinisterIndira marketeers.The ministersaid he hopedthat were on their feet,shouting at thetop of always. Gandhi's specialenvoy. varioussteps already takenand proposed their voice.

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In times of great psychic vulnerability,whenweyearn forauthoritativevoices to leadusout enduring changes of confusion, we also needtolistentoour 'outsider' selves Abrogation of Articles 370and 35Ahas brought people of J&Kintothe ambitofegalitarian laws, created possibilities of development

other states. Howcould suchdiscrimination happenwithin the geographyofindepend- ent, democratic India all these years? What explanation do the Nehru-Gandhis,the Rukmini Bhaya Nair Abdullahs, theMuftis,the Congress Party, the communists and their fellowtravellers have forthis?Why did the communists,the “OTHER-ISM” HAS BEENpartofthe human so-calledstandard-bearers of theworking semantic arsenal forages. Here, Ipropose a class, nottakeupthe cause of the Dalitsand newvariant of this conceptmoresuitedto our ASurya Prakash safai karamcharis in J&K? fast-paced, kill-by-scattershot-meme times Apartfromthese initiatives, the last12 —namely, “Bogey-ism”. The idea of “the months have seenseveral other momen- other”, it goes without saying, has caused AUGUST5marked the firstanniversaryof tous developments. The firstofthese is the wars, genocides and recurrent epidemics of the abrogation of the special status of rehabilitation of the Kashmiri Pandits, who fear,hateand violence forpretty muchall the Jammu and Kashmir and conversion of the were houndedoutof the Valley 30 yearsago longarc of our speciesmemory. Indeed, many erstwhile stateintotwo Union Territories — by militants. The ethnic cleansing of nearly socio-biologists holdthat the cognitive Jammuand Kashmir and Ladakh.But more four lakh Kashmiris belonging to the Hindu processes of “othering”havebeen an evolu- than all this, it has meant the constitutional minority remainedablotonIndia’s secular tionaryconstant across cultures. mainstreamingofthiserstwhile stateand credentials. In theyear gone by,4,000 of It seems aplausible hypothesis, then, that an end to theshameful, discriminatoryand them have got jobs in the UTand manyoth- an investment in creating narrativesofother- undemocratic policiespursuedbyanen- ers arelistedfor employment. Also, over nessenabledsocieties to form strong, sustain- trenchedelitefor sevendecades. 20,000 refugees from West Pakistan, who ing self-images in prehistoryas well as history. In one suddenpoliticalstrike,executed were treated as aliens in their owncountry Certainly, epics everywherewould have lost with surgical precision ayear ago, Prime anddeniedall rights,havebeengivendomi- their stuffing ages agoiftheydid nothave MinisterNarendraModiandHomeMinister cilerightsand financial assistance of Rs 5.50 Ravana as afoil to Rama, Spartans to scale the AmitShahabrogatedtheprovisions—Article lakh per family. Trojan walls or the repeatedconfrontations 370and Article 35A--that went againstthe The follow-up afterthe constitution of between Liyongo,theeponymousheroofthe core values of our Constitution and ensured the twoUnion Territories has been swift. great Swahili epic, and his vindictive brother, thatfinallyeveryoneinJammuandKashmir Simple rules have been formulatedforissu- Mringwari,to reinforcenotions of agood“self” securedtherightsandprivilegesavailableto ing domicile certificates —this will createa versus itsevil “other”. Thesurvivalvalue of citizens all over the country. much-neededlevel-playingfieldfor all res- myths is preciselytheir abilitytopush other- Looking at the changes brought about in idents. The J&K government has also initi- nessasalimit concept, as the penumbra the past12months, it is obviousthat the ated amassive recruitment drive to fill up boundaryofanenlightenedselfhood. Union government has pulledout all the 10,000 vacancies in the local government; Morerecently, when twoworld wars bru- stops to ensurethateveryoneliving in the another drive to fill up 25,000posts is in the tallybroke the spine of the 20th centuryin twoUnionTerritorieswould getasense of pipeline. Also on the anvil arerevisedrules half,decolonisation,massmigrationsandthe theegalitarianprinciplesthatarefirmly em- to enablethe hithertodisadvantagedgroups redrawing of national borders followedin beddedinIndia’s Constitution. These devel- likeScheduledTribes, OBCsand economi- shortorder.Asaresult, old insider-outsider opmentsextendto awiderangeofissueslike callyweakersections to getemployment. distinctions were dumpedand everyone was social and political equality,education, jobs, Other measures whichhaveensured suddenlya“designatedother”,asevidencedin reservationsandotherrightsenjoyedbythe mainstreaming of the region arethe en- wartime classics suchasAlbertCamus’ underprivileged in the rest of the country. forcement of the Right to Information Act, L’Etranger or The Outsider.Meanwhile, the CRSasikumar It is indeedcreditable that thegovern- 2005, direct supervision of the Central philosopher Emmanuel Levinas articulated ruptive”form of other-ism? What can be amorereal threat that fascism ment has ensured that all this has been Vigilance Commission with regard toanti- an “ethics of the other” in whichthe Other Bogey-ism, as Isee it, has at leastthe fol- or totalitarian thought in anydemocracy striv- achievedwithin aspanof 12 months. Forthe corruption cases and the setting up of the epitomisedwhat he called“the primordial lowing half-a-dozen features: One, it derives ing to preserveits freedoms? COVID-19, like- firsttime afterseven decades,the Indian 18th Benchofthe Central Administrative phenomenon of gentleness”. Gandhi, Martin itsemotional energyfromtheprimalemotion wise,hasprovento beamassive attesteddan- Constitutionand all the 890 Central laws are Tribunal(CAT)for theUTs of J&KandLadakh. Luther King and Nelson Mandela areuncon- of fear;two,itrequires amythicnarrative gerinalmostall the world’snations.How then fullyapplicable to J&K. This has meant the The decision to makeLadakh aseparate tested modern exemplars of suchastrong- space in whichthe teller can quicklylocatea canwe possibly include it in alistof“bogeys”? application of 170moreCentral laws to J&K, Union Territoryhas been hailedbythe peo- willedphilosophyoftolerationinthe politi- “scarecrow”enemy,usuallyconjuredup viaa My point hereisthat the seeds of bogey-ism including progressive laws suchasthe pleofthe region. It seemedinevitable be- cal sphere. simple stereotypic word or phrase; three, it areonlyplantedwhen we startcalling COVID- ScheduledCaste andthe ScheduledTribes cause of the discrimination sufferedbythe Iwant to argue,however,that we may invariablyinfantilises itsnarrative hearers; 19,for example,the “China-virus”, letting it (PreventionofAtrocities) Act, 1954,the region at the hands of the politicalleader- needtoimaginetodayamorenimble andless four,and relatedly,its attitudinal stanceispro- drag awhole people in itswake, or whenwe Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014,the shipofthe erstwhile state. The Uniongov- portentous cousinofLevinas’ “primordial” tective and “patriarchal”; five,itthrivesinthe infantilise Thunbergasan“autistic child”. NationalCommissionforSafaiKaramcharis ernment has initiated innumerable meas- Other,one moresuitedtothe current com- polarisedenvironment of populism;and fi- Further,itwould be naïve to believe that Act, 1993, the ScheduledTribes and Other ures to put Ladakh on the road to munication technologies that obviouslyin- nally,six, it is mostlyimmune to “truth-hood” Imust emphasise that it is it is the historicallyorscientificallyobserved Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of development. This includes work on mas- clude the ubiquitous 24X7 cycles of “breaking but can be dissipated, vanquishedordimin- certainly not my case that “reality” of bogeys that concerns mostofthe ForestsRights) Act, 2007,the National sive infrastructureprojectsinboththe UTs. news”, swathesofsocial media chatter,full- ishedby exposuretothe luminousrays of rea- these bogeys —and currentlegionofpopulistleaders.No,thefact Commission forMinorities Act, and the Oneyear ago, the CPM describedthe ab- Monty exposures to the spout-mouths of son, scepticism, ironyand irreverence. is that Nazism, Stalinism, McCarthyism and Right of Children to Free andCompulsory rogation as “an attackondemocracy,secu- opiniongurus,and so forth. The psychologi- Six simplesentences that illustratethepit- countlessothers—are all what have you, aretoo complexabunchof Education Act, 2009. larism and the Constitution”. Equallyamus- cal impact of these hosts of jumping-jackstim- stops of abogeyman narrative are: Thebogey- false or bogus. What canbea phenomena, tooembeddedinthe intricacies The question we needtoask is whythe ing wasthe statement of the Congress ulations via simulations is still unclear,but man is coming to getyou. He willsnatchfrom more real threat that fascism of history,toexplainatpainful length to those leadership of the Congress, Leftpartiesand leader,Rahul Gandhi that “the nation is thereislittle doubt that theyhavephysically youyour freedom, health, well-being and all or totalitarian thought in already suffering from mind-boggling infor- the stateparties didnot allowsuchcrucial made by itspeople, notplots of land”.Really? affected the circadian rhythms,the senseof your birthright securities.Hewill destroy who mation overload. The health hazards posed laws which protect the Dalitsandother dis- If so, arenot the Kashmiri Pandits, Dalits, location and body space of at leasthalf the youare,your precious, intrinsic selfhood. He anydemocracy striving to by acoronavirus similarly requireapatient’s advantaged groups to be implemented in tribal folk,municipal workers, people? world’s population. It stands to reason, then, will turn youintoyour dreadedother.But I preserve its freedoms? respectfor expertknowledge accompanied the erstwhile statefor all these years. As one sees the fundamental changes that our long-standing perceptions of other- have your backand will save youfromthis COVID-19, likewise,has by the humbling acknowledgement that Another discriminatory legal provision, brought about in the twoUTs,theyremind nesshave alsobeeninfluencedbythesemass- monstrous scarecrow.Trustinme, then, my proven to be amassive muchabout suchvirusesremains mysterious whichpreventedwomen in J&K from retain- us of the monstrous failureofthe Congress scaleglobalchanges in the perceivedproxim- dearly beloveds. even to experts. ing their rightsiftheymarriedoutside the leadership whichlackedthe courageand ity,the mobile intimacies,ofthe “other”. Modernnation states areideologically attested danger in almost all These aretimes of great psychic vulnera- state, has been put to an end. confidence to correct these wrongs and Hence, justasthe Princetonphilosopher structured and so, it follows, aretheir scare- the world’snations. How bilitywhen we yearn forauthoritative “pater- The treatmentmeted out to around hencechose to tout pusillanimity as an act of Harry Frankfurtsuggestedinhis 2005 best- crows. As aconsequence, we arequitefamil- then canwepossibly include nal” voices to lead us out of the deserts of con- 10,000 municipal workers (safai karam- great statesmanship. As aresult, J&K slipped seller that “bulls**t” wasaparticular variety iarwith ahugearray of bogeys:Communist, it in alist of ‘bogeys’? My fusion, to direct our intuitive sensesofpanic, charis) in the erstwhile statewas equally away from the liberal, secular and demo- of the blanket noun “lie” that mostaptly de- capitalist, terrorist,fascist and anti-national loathing and resentment. Populist rhetoric shameful.Theyweredeniedcitizenship, ac- cratic traditionsthat Indiastood for. But that scribed asubstantial partofUSpublic dis- bogeys; religious bigot andgodlessatheistbo- point here is that the seeds of mustthusmakeswiftplayfor sources of fear cess to education andjobs. Now, the munic- is nowathing of thepast. It is nowtimeto course, Iwanttosuggestthat “the bogey”isa geys,genderedbogeysand alien sci-fibogeys; bogey-ism are only planted nearesttohome, be they Mexicans or ipalworkers have becomelegitimatedomi- celebratethe newbeginning. sub-type of the ancient and baggy conceptof virus, druggie, population explosion and uni- when we start calling Muslims, taxmenand thugs; it mustbeable to ciles in the Union Territorywithaccessto all “the other” that worksespeciallywellasa versalcorruptioninthedevelopingworld bo- pull abunchoffavouritescarecrowsout of its rightsand privileges and the Dalitsand the The writer is former chairman, rhetorical tool in virtual, mediatisedcontexts. geys.Individuals suchas, let’s say, AOC, Greta COVID-19, forexample,the closetatimmediatenotice. To my mind, the tribal communities have gottheirdue, as in Prasar Bharati According to Frankfurt, “truth”isnoconstraint Thunberg, Kangana, Sonia, Mayawati or ‘China-virus’, letting it drag a best antidote toany suchfear-mongering tac- on aperson seeking to persuade or woooth- Mamatacan alsobeprone to beingportrayed whole people in its wake,or tics is to listentoour“outsider” selveswithin- ers through words; he can saymoreorless as scarythreats to aposited “way of life”. when we infantilise telligent empathy. So let’s bogey,shall we? anything he likes if notbound by legal oath. At thispointthough,Imustemphasise that Bullsh****ng is notlying;rather, it is semantic it is certainlynot my case that these bogeys — Thunberg as an ‘autistic The writer is professor,Department of LETTER TO THE EDITOR leverage.Now,how aboutbogey-ism asa“dis- and countless others —are all false or bogus. child’. Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi PIETY OR POLITICS? IDEAS THIS REFERS TO thearticle ‘Ram, Iwill notfind youthere’(IE, July5). Ramwas ONLINE apossessorofuniversal human values Along awaited resolution and traits. Unfortunatelyself-pro- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS claimedupholders of his legacy areus- inghis name fortheir divisive project. ● KASHMIR, UNKEPT Abrogation of Article 370, settling of RamMandir dispute, signals newbeginning The costlyconsecration of Ram’s birth PROMISES: place with silverbricks will onlykeep FAIZAN MUSTAFA Shesh NarayanSingh him out of the reachofhis adherents. It will divert our attentionfromwhathe ● LISTENTOTHE stood forresolutely. YOUNGSTERS: THE AUSPICIOUS bhoomi pujan forthe con- Temple will be donewithin constitutional Theyalsoknowthatthiscould have been gone to Kashmir forthe same purpose and Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur struction of the RamJanmabhoomi Temple at boundaries and he has kept hisword. avoidedifPrime MinisterRajiv Gandhi had duringthat visit,helosthis life. At theJana DIVYAMUKAND Ayodhya is done. The pujan wasdone with During the RamJanmabhoomi move- giventhe same responsethat his daughter Sangh’s Kanpur session of 1952, aresolution THIS REFERS TO the editorial, 'In the proper rituals, with Prime MinisterNarendra ment,there wasfierce opposition to it from has now. opposing the special status forJammu and name of Ram'(IE, August 5). On the www.indianexpress.com Modi performing the chief puja. This historic severalquarters and this sometimes ledtovi- The construction of theRam Kashmirwas passed. auspiciousday when our honourable event markstheend of a35-year-long dispute. olentclashes. But, notthistime. Today, there Janmabhoomi temple is being done within The puppetleaders in Kashmir, from the Prime Ministerconducted bhoomipu- The RamJanmabhoomimovement is no one againstthe construction of the tem- the scope of the Indian Constitution. The sig- verystart, at the behestofPakistan, have been jan forthe RamMandir atAyodhya, been amilk glut bothinthe domestic startedunder the leadership of the Vishwa ple. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra nificant point thatcannotbemissedisthat opposing and protesting anymovetoabro- manyopposition leaders, regionalpo- and international marketsfor some HinduParishad(VHP) and the Congress then said that Ramisineveryone and Ramiswith Modi has kept theBJP's sisterorganisations gate Article 370. Even afterknowing that it is litical parties and intellectuals were years now, resulting inasteep fall in had an overwhelming majorityand wasin everyone. She addedthat the spirit of the likethe Bajrang Dal under control. Extremist atemporary provision, subsequent govern- trying to politicisethe matter. We prices of dairy products nmajor con- powernot just at the Centre but also in most bhoomipujanonAugust5should bean occa- leaders have been flushedout of the system. ments—fearing adisturbance in Kashmirand should seeand respectthis dayfor its sumer markets. The pandemic in- of the states. RajivGandhi wasthe prime min- sion fornational unity,fraternityand cultural It lookslikeModihas givenamessagethat it the countryasawhole —never hadthe polit- importance to ourcountryasawhole. ducedeconomic slowdown and fre- ister. His team hadrejected the proposalfor congregation. Shealso talkedabout Kabir’s, is with mutual brotherhood that the nation ical will to makeithappen. Modi has made it Apartfrombeingareligious attraction, quent lockdownshavedisruptedthe the construction of the RamJanmabhoomi Tulsidas’s and other great saints’ versions of canmarch ahead notwithmutualenmity. It possible. He has also shown the puppetlead- the temple will lead to asurge in usualdemand fordairyproducts in the Temple. This rejection wasalmostadream Ram. In away,she has announced that there is clearthathewants to run agovernmentin ers of Kashmir their place. The mostinterest- tourism. On this important daywe domesticmarket.The government cometrue forthe VHP. Capitalising on the will be no opposition from the Congress in the spirit of JeremyBentham's principle of ing point to note here is that, during this muststand togetherascitizens of India should consider procuring skimmed moment, the VHP presentedtheCongress as the construction of the temple.While shehas the “greatestgoodfor thegreatestnumber”. whole exercise, there has been zeroviolence to welcomeand cherishingthe event. milk powder from thedairycoopera- standing againstthe deity, Ram, and the party notsaid so explicitly, it appears from the flow The construction of thetemple com- in the country. Ayushi Singh, Agra tivesand distribute it among theben- withjusttwo Lok Sabha seatsatthe time, as of her languagethat she has kept Modi’s Ram mencedonAugust5,and exactlyone year By putting an end to decades-old prob- eficiaries of nutritional supportunder the one standing with him. in the same league as the others. ago, Article 370was abrogated. This wasan lems that compromisedpeace and harmony MILK WOES Anganwadi and middaymeal scheme The year 2020markspeaceand tranquil- People who sawthe inception of Ram equally important goal forthe RSS. The BJP, foryears, Modi comes outasahighly-skilled to compensatefor thesuddenfallin lity forAyodhya andthe credit forthis goes Janmabhoomi movement in 1986 arewell from the time of itsparent organisation the politician, who commands respect even THIS REFERSTOthe editorial, 'COVID domestic demand. entirelytoModi.After takingoathasprime awareofthe violencethat took place in the Jana Sangh, has been againstthe inclusion of among his opponents. and milk', (IE, August 4). Therehas Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata minister, he had unequivocallyremarkedthat name of the Babri Masjid demolition and the Article 370inthe Constitution. The founder the construction of the RamJanmabhoomi construction of RamJanmabhoomi temple. of JanaSangh, SyamaPrasadMookerjeehad The writer is apolitical analyst

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 10 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,AUGUST6,2020 SCrefersanti-EWSquota August 5anniversary: Strict restrictions in pleastofive-judgebench Valley, meetingcalled by Farooq stopped of leaders of mainstream parties son Altaf Thakur said, “Today the wanted to visit my sister, but was BASHAARATMASOOD& to deliberateonthe current situ- dream of BJP founder Syama stopped. Theyare notallowing will notprevent to amend the posts in favour of anyEWS other NAVEEDIQBAL ation,”formerCMand NC vice- PrasadMookerjeestands fulfiled me to move out,” he said. ANANTHAKRISHNANG Constitution itself in view of the than classes mentionedinclause SRINAGAR,AUGUST5 president Omar Abdullah as thereisonlyEkPradhan, Ek As the PDP observed a‘black NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 existing special circumstances to (4), in addition to theexisting tweeted. “One year later the au- Nishan and Ek Samvidhaan.” day’, party spokesperson Suhail upliftthe members of the society reservation and subject to amax- THE J&K administration on thorities arestill tooafraid to al- On TuesdayAbdullah had in- Bukhari said their leaders and THE SUPREMECourt on belonging to economically imum of 10 percent of posts in Wednesdayprevented ameet- lowustomeetmuchless carry vited political leaders to his res- functionaries were detained Wednesdayreferredpetitions weakersections.Evensuchques- eachcategory. ing of mainstream political lead- out anynormalpoliticalactivity. idence to “deliberateonthe cur- ahead of plannedprotests. challenging the Constitution tionsalsoconstituteassubstantial The petitioners contended ers convenedbyformerChief This fear speaks volumes about rent situation”. He had invited PDP general secretary amendment introducing 10 per questions of lawtobeexamined that the amendmentsare ultra Ministerand National Tight security in Srinagar the true situation on the ground leaders of the PDP,Congress, Surinder Choudhary along with centquotainjobsandadmissions by aBench of five Judges as per viresastheyalter the basic struc- Conference president Farooq Wednesday. Shuaib Masoodi in Kashmir.” Peoples Conference and other other workers protestedin forEconomicallyWeakerSections Article 145(3) of the Constitution tureofthe Constitution. Theyar- Abdullah at his GupkarRoad res- As local BJP leaders hoisted smaller parties. Jammu while PDP youth wing (EWS) to afive-judge bench, say- readwithOrderXXXVIIIRule1(1) guedthat the amendmentsrun idence.OnAugust4lastyear,all the Tricolour in parts of the Valley The leaders, however, provincial secretaryArif Laigroo ing it involves“substantial ques- of the Supreme CourtofRules, contrarytothe dictuminthe ma- mainstream political leaders in that curfew had been liftedin to celebrateone year of abroga- weren’t allowedtoleave their and other party activists tions of law”. 2013,” the benchadded. jorityjudgment in the 1992 case the Valleymet at the same place, Srinagar,civilian movement was tion of J&K’s specialstatus, Omar residences. “Our party president protestedinSrinagar. “It is the case of the petition- The benchalso ordered that Indra Sawhney&Ors. V. Union of resulting in the Gupkar strictlyrestrictedinthe city and termed it BJP’s“hypocrisy”. (Ghulam Ahmad Mir) wassup- CPM leader MYTarigami said ers,thatthe very amendments petitionsontheissuependingbe- India, that abackwardclass can- Declaration. other parts of the Valley;roads “BJP displaying itshypocrisy. posedtoattend themeeting,” he wastoldthat hecannotattend runcontrarytotheconstitutional fore different High Courts be notbedeterminedonlyand ex- While the road leading to were barricadedand policemen Theycan gather &celebrate. The Congress vice-president Ghulam the meeting. “As Iwas preparing scheme,and no segment of avail- transferredtothe five-judge clusively with reference to eco- Abdullah’s residence wasblocked said theyhad strict orders to im- rest of us can’t even meet to dis- Nabi Mongasaid.“But he was to leave,mysecuritypersonnel able seats/postscan be reserved, bench. nomiccriterion.Theyalsoargued by police withconcertina wire pose curfew. cuss what’s happening in J&K,” notallowed to move out.” informedthatIamnot allowedto onlyonthe basis of economic cri- The petitions challenged the that reservation in unaidedinsti- andarmouredvehicles,leadersof “One year on, this is Gupkar Omar said in another tweet. RajyaSabha member Mir move out,” he told The Indian terion.Assuch,we areoftheview constitutional validity of The tutionsviolates thefundamental mainstream parties invited by Road today-police vehicles op- The BJP markedthe dayby MohammadFayaz, who was Express. “But we will notgiveup.” that such questions do constitute Constitution (OneHundredand right underArticle 19(1)(g)ofthe Abdullah were notallowedto positeour gates, concertina wire hoisting the national flag at the supposedtorepresent thePDP “Locks on gates, lockdowns substantial questions of lawtobe ThirdAmendment) Act, 2019,by Constitution. move outoftheirhouses. strung across the road at regular party headquarters at Srinagar in the meeting, said he wasnot as celebrations and lies as de- considered by aBench of five whichaclause(6)wasintroduced Countering this, the Centre Even as the government on intervals &novehiclesallowed. and other locations in the dis- allowedbythe policetomove fences has been the hallmarkof Judges,” ruledabenchofChief in Articles 15 and16. saidtheamendmentwasnecessi- Tuesdayevening announced My father had calledameeting tricts. In Srinagar,BJP spokesper- out. “Even in the evening, I lastyear…,” Tarigami tweeted. Justice of India SABobde and Article15(6)empowersstates tatedtobenefit EWSwho arenot Justices RSubhashReddy and BR to make special provision forad- coveredunder existing schemes Gavai. vancementof anyEWS otherthan of reservation,whichasperstatis- “Whether the impugned thosementionedinclauses (4) tics, constituteaconsiderably Education Ministry meeting to review China raises J&K issue Amendment Actviolatesbasic and(5)andto makeaspecialpro- large segment of the country’s structureofthe Constitution,by vision on theiradmissiontoedu- population. Confucius Institutes ends with no decision applying the testsof‘width’ and cationalinstitutions —-including The Centrealso contended at Security Council ‘identity’withreference to equal- aidedorunaidedprivate ones — that the ratiointhe Indira educationinstitutions to review normalcooperation. ity provisionsofthe Constitution, other than minority educational Sawhneyruling that economic EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE theworkofConfucius Institutes Agovernmentsourceawareof Thirdtimematter raisedsinceAug 2019 isamatterwhichconstitutessub- institutions referred to in clause backwardnesscannotbethe sole NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 and Classrooms. the meeting’sproceedings said: stantialquestionof lawwithinthe (1)of Article30.Thiswillbeinad- criterionforidentifyingbackward Seveninstitutions running “Someof them(universities)have tween Pakistanand India. meaning of the provisions as re- ditionto existingreservationsand classes cannotbeapplied in the AMID THE heightenedtensions Confucius Institutes, including OP shareddetailednotesonactivities SHUBHAJITROY “Second,anyunilateralchange ferred above. Further,onthe plea subjecttoamaximum of 10 per present petitions as the Sawhney between Indiaand China,the Jindal University,VelloreInstitute undertakenbythelocalchapterof NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 to the statusquo in the Kashmir of ceilingof 50%foraffirmative ac- centof totalseatsineachcategory. casedealt with memoranda is- Education MinistryWednesday of Technology and Lovely the Confucius Institutes on their region is illegal and invalid. Third, tion, it is the case of the respon- Article 16(6) empowers the suedbythe government while held ameeting with the Professional University,attended campuses.Others have asked for AYEARafter specialstatus of the Kashmir region issue should dent-Union of India that though statetomakeany provision for what is under challengenow is a University GrantsCommission the meeting. However, no deci- moretime to submit details. The Jammu and Kashmirunder be properlyand peacefullyre- ordinarily50%istherulebutsame reservation of appointmentsor constitutional amendment. and representativesofhigher sion wastaken, saidsources. International Cooperation Cellof Article370wasrevoked,Chinaon solvedthroughdialogueandcon- Over the years, the Confucius theUGCwillgo throughtheirsub- Wednesdayraisedtheissueof the sultationbetweenthepartiescon- Institutes across the worldhave missions. Theremay be afollow- situation in J&K at the United cerned.” facedscrutiny and criticism for up meeting." Nations SecurityCouncilinNew In response,Ministryof allegedly spreading Chinese Asimilarreviewwillbeunder- York.This is the thirdtimethe is- ExternalAffairs spokesperson propaganda. In the wake of re- takenofall MoUs and higher-ed- suehasbeenraisedsincelastyear Anurag Srivastava said, “Wehave ports that India wasplanning to ucation cooperation agreements —J&K wasraisedinAugust last notedthe commentsofthe reviewtheir functioning,the signedbetween Indianuniversi- yearandagaininJanuarythisyear, ChineseMFAspokespersononthe Chinese Embassy Tuesday asked ties and their counterpartsin but likepreviousoccasions, there Union TerritoryofJammu and New Delhito“avoid politicising” other countries, this person said. wasnoresolution. Kashmir.The Chinese sidehas no Sources said it wasraisedun- locusstandi whatsoeveronthis der “anyother business” in the matterandisadvisednot to com- meeting.PakistanForeign minis- ment on the internal affairs of terShah MahmoodQureshi othernations.” tweeted, “This 3rdmeeting in a InGeneva,meanwhile,UNhu- year by the UN Security Council manrightsexpertscalledonIndia servesasastark repudiationto the andtheinternationalcommunity Indian claimthat Jammu and to take “urgent action” to address Kashmirisan‘internal matter’.” the“alarming”humanrightssitu- Earlier in the day, Chinaonce ation in the region. “If India will again calledIndia’s move in J&K nottakeany genuine and imme- “illegalandinvalid”,withIndiare- diatestepsto resolve thesituation, acting sharply to this, sayingthat meettheirobligations to investi- Beijing has “no locus standi” on gate historic and recent cases of HECTRAINING INSTITUTE (HTI) the matter. humanrightsviolations andpre- Plant plaza Road, Dhurwa, Ranchi In Beijing, Chinese Foreign ventfutureviolations,thenthein- Jharkhand-834004 Ministryspokesperson Wang ternational community should Applications are invited for admission under Craftsmanship Wenbinsaid,inresponseto ques- step up,” the experts said. tions, “China closelyfollowsthe These UN experts include Training Scheme (CTS) for session 2020-21 &2020-22 situation in the Kashmirregion. 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A55-YEAR-OLD Dalit woman and her 25-year-old son were al- legedly assaulted at avillagein Mansa taluka of Gujarat’s Gandhinagar,onAugust2and 3, when the son refusedtopickup the carcass of acow from the house of the accused. Police had initially held the accused man in aprohibition caseonAugust3,when he was found in adrunken stateafter havingallegedlyassaulted the victims. However, Surehsinh Chavda got bail the next dayand fledthe villagebeforepolice could nab him in the Scheduled Caste and ScheduledTribe (Prevention of Atrocities) case. According to an FIR lodged at Mansa policestation, the inci- dent occurredinRangpur village of Mansa taluka in Gandhinagar, when Ranjan Parmar (55) and Kuldeep Parmar (25), residents of Rangpur village, were as- saulted by Sureshsinh Chavda. An FIR waslodgedagainst Chavda on August3under sec- tions of the Prohibition Act. Another FIR waslodged against him on August4under sections of the SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities) Actand IPC sections 323 forvoluntarily causing hurt, 504for insultand 506for crim- inal intimidation. Ranjan said Chavda reached her residence in adrunken state and startedhurling casteist abuses.“He then startedtoas- sault me, afterwhichmyneigh- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION KINDLYVISIT:www.haryanaeprocurement.gov.in or www.etenders.hry.nic.in bours intervenedand saved 82107/HRY me,”she said.

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TOPOFTHE AT LEAST 135 DEAD, MORE THAN 5,000 WOUNDED AFTER EXPLOSION GlobalCovid-19 WORLD deathsexceed LebanonconfrontsBeirutdevastation 700,000; Latin America now Blast likely fuelled by worsthit region REUTERS fireworks, ammonium AUGUST5 Meghan, the Duchess THE GLOBAL death toll from the of Sussex. Reuters nitrate, experts suggest coronavirussurpassed700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally,with the United BRITAIN that were stored at the port. States, Brazil,Indiaand Mexico Meghanwins JONGAMBRELL& Online videosofthe disas- leading the riseinfatalities. JOSEFFEDERMAN ter’s initial momentsshow Latin America surpassed legalbattleto AUGUST5 sparks andlightsinside the Europe on Tuesdaytobecome smokerising from the blaze, just the region with the highestcoro- keepfriends FIREWORKSAND ammonium prior to the massive blast. That navirusdeath toll worldwide. anonymous nitrateappear to have been the likelyindicates that fireworks The region has nowrecorded fuel that ignited amassive explo- were involved, said Boaz morethan 206,000 deaths, ap- MEGHAN,THEDuchessof sionthatrockedthe Lebanese Hayoun, owner of the Tamar proximately30per cent of the Sussex, wonacourt battle capital of Beirut, experts and Group, an Israeli firm that works global total. onWednesdaytokeepthe videos of the blastsuggest. closelywiththe Israeli govern- US President Donald Trump namesof five of herfriends The scaleofthe damage— ment on safetyand certification said the coronavirus outbreak is private forthe time being from the epicentreofthe explo- issues involving explosives. as undercontrolasitcan getin as part of her legal action sion at the portofBeirut to the Jeffrey Lewis, amissile expert the United States, wheremore againstaBritishtabloid,PA windows blown out kilometres at the MiddleburyInstituteof than 155,000 people have died Media reported. Meghan, away —resembles other blasts International Studies in amid apatchyresponse to the wifeofPrinceHarry,issu- involving the chemical com- Monterey,California, offereda public healthcrisis that has failed ing Associated pound commonlyusedasan similar assessment. to stem arise in cases. Newspapersoverarticles agricultural fertiliser. “It lookslikeanaccident,” “They aredying, that’s true,” initsMailonSundaypaper But the compound itself typ- Lewis told the AP.“First, there Trumpsaid in an interviewwith thatincludedpartsof alet- icallydoesn’t detonateonits wasafirepreceding the explo- the Axios news website. “It is tershe had sent to her es- ownand requires another igni- sion, whichisnot an attack.” what it is. But that doesn’t mean tranged father,Thomas tion source. That likelycame He addedthat “it’s very we aren’t doingeverything we Markle,inAugust2018.As An Armyhelicoptertakes part in fire-fightingoperations at the scene of Tuesday’s explosion in BeirutonWednesday. AP from afirethat engulfed what common to see firesdetonate can. It’s under control as much part of itsdefence,the pa- initiallyappearedtobefireworks explosives.” AP as youcan control it. This is ahor- perarguesthatithadpub- rible plague.” lishedthe letter in re- Thousands of homes damaged;portofficials put under house arrest amid probe In Brazil, President Jair sponse to an article in Bolsonarohas minimisedthe People magazine which Departmentofficial andmem- Amid the destruction, gravity of the pandemic and op- wasbasedonanonymous BASSEMMROUE Massivedestructionatatimeofstrife berofthe US intelligence com- posedlockdown measures, even interviews with five of &ZEINAKARAM munity said therewerenoindi- as he and severalofhis cabinet Meghan’s friends. BEIRUT,AUGUST5 cationsthe explosionwas the stories of heroism tested positivefor the virus. THE ENORMOUS loss of minister had resigned, result of an attackbyeitherana- Even in partsofthe world RESIDENTS OF Beirut confronted lifeand property caused citingalackofwill for tion stateorproxy forces. Both that had appeared to have ascene of utterdevastation on by theexplosioncame reform within the gov- officials told the AP that at the NEWYORKTIMES curbed the spread of the virus, BANGLADESH Wednesday, aday afteramassive at atime when Lebanon ernment. All of this has moment, the explosion seems to AUGUST5 countries have recently seensin- 17deadafter explosionattheportrippledacross wasalready facing the also been exacerbated have been causedbyimproper gle-dayrecordsinnew cases, sig- theLebanesecapital,killingatleast threat of economic collapse. by the Covid-19pandemic. The storageofexplosives. EVENASscoresofpeoplere- naling the battle is farfromover. boatcapsizes 135people, wounding thousands Largescale layoffs, the shutting economicdownturnhad al- mainedmissing and families en- Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Warning letter APASSENGER boat carrying and leavingentire city blocks down of businesses, surging in- ready put hospitals in danger of gagedindesperatesearchesinthe Bolivia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Bulgaria, about 50 people, including floodedwith glass and rubble. flation and powercutsthat last shutting down, and nowthe Fuelling speculation that two-square-mile blastzone Belgium, Uzbekistanand Israel madrassa studentsand Smokewas still rising from 20 hours had already brought blasthas destroyed or severely negligence wastoblame forthe around Beirut’s portthatwas all recentlyhad recordincreases teachers, capsized on the port, whereatoweringbuild- miserytothe Lebanese. On limited thefunctioning of accident, an official letter circu- groundzerofortheexplosion,sto- People collect donationsfor in cases. Wednesdayinnorthern ingofsiloswas half destroyed, Monday, thecountry’s foreign manyofthem. lating onlineshowedthe head of riesofheroism begantoemerge. victims.The Arabic placard Bangladesh,killingatleast17 spilling out mounds of grain. the customs department had Cheers eruptedasrescue reads: “...Even 1,000 people,accordingto amedia Hangars around it were com- warnedrepeatedly over the workerspulledayoungmanfrom Lebanesepounds(Rs 50) report. The incident hap- pletely toppled. Muchofthe nium nitrate, ahighlyexplosive wasdamaged in the blasthad to years thatthe huge stockpileof therubble,hisclothescakedindirt makes adifference.” AP penedinNetrokonadistrict’s downtownareawaslitteredwith chemical usedinfertilisers, had evacuateallitspatientsto anearby ammonium nitratestoredina and dustand clinging to his body, Madan upazila, the Dhaka damaged vehicles and debris. beenstoredattheportsinceitwas fieldfortreatment.Buildingswere hangar in the portwas adanger, andcarriedhimonastretcherto a Tribune reported.Atotalof Investigators begansearch- confiscated from ashipin2013. damaged formiles around the and asked judicial officials fora waiting ambulance. in avideovacuuming on abal- 48 people, including ing through the wreckageofthe Internationalaidflightsbegan city, and Beirut’s governor said rulingonaway to remove it. At St.George’shospital,where cony when the firstblasthit. madrassa studentsand portonWednesday forclues to to arrive as Lebanon’s leaders Wednesdaythathundredsof The 2017 letterfromthe cus- at leastfournurses died,adoctor Withouthesitation, she threw teachers,fromMymensingh, the cause of the explosion, and struggled to deal with the shock- thousandsmightnotbeabletore- tom’s chief to ajudge could not describedhowonenursescooped herselfforward to shield ayoung boardedtheboatforacruise. the governmentordered port of- ingaftermathofTuesday’s blast. turn to their homes fortwo or be immediatelyconfirmed,but up three infantsfromthe neona- girlacross the room, swepther AlexAzar,USSecretary of So far, 17 bodieshavebeen ficials putunder house arrest Theexplosionattheportkilled three months. stateprosecutor Ghassan talintensivecareunit, where the intoher arms andran forsafety. Healthand Human Services recovered, 30 people have amid speculation that negli- at least135 people and wounded ‘Noindications of an Oueidat ordered an immediate ceilinghadcollapsedandglasshad Across the battered city,resi- gence wastoblame. morethan5,000,HealthMinister investigation intoall letters re- shattered, to carrythemtosafety. dents, hotels, schools and others beenrescuedalive,whileone attack’ passenger remains missing, The investigation is focusing Hamad Hassan said.Hospitals latedtothe materialsstoredat Manyonline applaudedthe offeredshelterto thoseinneed,co- US sending an official of Madan upazila on how 2,750tonnes of ammo- were overwhelmed—one that Asenior US Defence the port. AP quickthinking of awoman seen ordinatingeffortsonsocialmedia. wasquotedbythe paper as highestofficial saying. Trump encourages Turkey considers Sri Lanka election sees high voter to Taiwan since USA quitting treaty on ties cut in 1979 SEALscutties mail voting in Florida domesticviolence turnout despite Covid-19 fears withmuseumover ASSOCIATEDPRESS Kaepernickvideo REUTERS TAIPEI,AUGUST5 but sues in Nevada ISTANBUL,AUGUST5 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA THE COMMANDER of the US Navy SEALs said the unit COLOMBO,AUGUST5 THE US secretary of Healthand willsuspendits supportof PRESIDENT RECEP Tayyip Human Services is scheduledto the National Navy SEAL KEVINFREKING Erdogan’sAKParty is consider- SRI LANKANS, wearing face visit Taiwan in coming days in Museum,anonprofitorgan- WASHINGTON,AUGUST5 ing whether to pull Turkey outof masksand carrying their own the highest-levelvisit by an isationnot overseen by the an international accorddesigned pens,turnedout in large num- American Cabinetofficial since militaryafter videos sur- IN AN abrupt reversal,US to protectwomen, party officials bers to vote on Wednesdayin the break in formal diplomatic facedonline of dogs attack- PresidentDonald Trumpisen- RACE FOR said, alarming campaigners who the twice-postponedparliamen- relationsbetween Washington ing aman wearing aColin couraging voters in the critical see the pact as keytocombating tary electionwhichisexpected and Taipei in 1979. Kaepernickjerseyduringa swing stateofFlorida to vote by THE WHITE rising domestic violence. to be wonbythe SriLanka The visitbyAlexAzar, and es- demonstration.“Eachand mailaftermonthsof criticisingthe TheofficialssaidtheAKPisset People’s Party(SLPP), run by the peciallyaplanned meeting with everyoneof usservesto pro- practice—andwhilehiscampaign HOUSE to decide by next week whether powerful Rajapaksa family. Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa arrivesatapolling Taiwan’s President, will likely tectour fellowAmericans— and the GOP challengeNevada to withdraw from the deal, just According to theChairman of station in in Medamulana, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday. Reuters createnew friction between the ALL Americans. Even the over itsnew vote-by-mail law. been cleaned up (wedefeated weeksafter themurder of a theNationalElectionCommission, US and China,whichclaims perceptionthatourcommit- Democratic requests to vote Democratsattemptsatchange), woman by an ex-boyfriend MahindaDeshapriya,theelection, Taiwan as itsown territorytobe mentto servingthemenand by mailhavesurgedinFlorida, a so in Florida Iencourageall to re- reignited arow over howtocurb conductedamidstfearsabout the The resultswill be an- December and that he was annexedbyforce if necessary. women of this nation is ap- statethatTrumpalmostcertainly questaBallot&VotebyMail!” violence againstwomen. Covid-19pandemic,concludedin nouncedbyThursdayevening, hopeful of securingthe same In Beijing, foreign ministry pliedunevenlyisdestruc- mustwinto secureasecondterm. Trumptweeted. Despite signingthe Council apeaceful manner,with avoter Deshapriyasaid. support. spokesman Wang Wenbin said tive,” Rear Admiral Collin Democratscurrentlyhaveabout Florida GOP officials wel- of Europe accordin2011, pledg- turnout of over 70 percent. Prime MinisterMahinda Former PM Ranil China has lodged “solemn com- Green, who heads the Naval 1.9millionFloridianssignedupto comedTrump’stweet.“Thank ing to prevent, prosecuteand President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who hopes to keep Wickremesinghe, said that only plaints” over the visit. Special WarfareCommand, votebymail this November,al- youfor the clarificationMr eliminatedomesticviolence and Rajapaksa notedthat Sri Lanka his postafter the election, said his party,the United National “The Taiwan issue is the most saidinanemailtohisforces. most600,000 morethan the President! This is very helpful,” promote equality,Turkeysaw had becomethe firstSouth Asian his younger brother Gotabaya’s Party, wascapableofturning important and sensitive issue in Republicans’ 1.3million. said Joe Gruters, the chair of 474femicideslastyear,double nation to hold amajor election election as President wasen- aroundtheeconomywhichiscur- China-US relations,” Wang said “Florida’s Voting system has Florida’sRepublican Party. AP the number seen in 2011. in the time of the pandemic. dorsedby6.9 million voters last rently in poor state. at adailybriefing.

ITWAS ON THIS DAY,75YEARS AGO,THAT THE US DROPPED AN ATOMIC BOMB ON THE JAPANESE CITY 75 years later, Hiroshima survivors worry that world will forget

ageage nowexceeds 83 —many and give them apunch. ... IknewthatIshould hate the afterThursday’s memorial to de- Hiroshima’sPeaceMemorialPark. MARIYAMAGUCHI nowfeelanextremeurgency.They She gother chance in 1955. war, nothim,” Kondo told The mandJapan do moretoban nu- OguraestablishedHiroshima HIROSHIMA,AUGUST5 aredesperatetorid the worldof Ten-year-old Kondo ap- Associated Press. Shesaidshe clearweapons. Interpreters forPeacein1984 to nuclearbombsandsharewiththe peared on an American TVshow wasgrateful she metLewis be- At amemorialWednesdayfor translate survivors’ stories, in- THE ATOMIC bomb that ex- young the first-hand horrorthey called“This is Your Life” that was causeithelpedthe hategoaway. Korean victims, Lee laid flowers cluding her own. plodedoverHiroshima75years witnessedonAug. 6, 1945. featuring her father,Rev.Kiyoshi and prayed forthose who per- “In the beginning, it wasreally agodidn’t just kill and maim. Hereare some of the stories Tanimoto,one of six survivors Lee Jong-Keun, 92 ished.“Iask youngerpeople to painful to remember those days,” The survivors have also lived of survivors interviewedbyThe profiledinJohn Hersey’s book Leekept hissecretasanatomic neverforgetusandto understand shesaidatarecentonlinebriefing. fordecades with lingering Associated Press. “Hiroshima.” bombing survivorfor nearly 70 thetragedy, absurdityandcruelty “ButIwantedyoungAmericansto shame,anger and fear.Manyin Kondostaredinhatredatan- years, noteventelling his wife, al- of the warsothatnuclear knowwhat their countryhad Japan believedradiation sickness Koko Kondo, 75 other guest: Capt. Robert Lewis, ways fearing people might notice weapons will beeliminatedfrom done.Ihavenointentionto blame is infectious or hereditary. Koko Kondo had asecret mis- co-pilotoftheB-29bomberEnola the burn marks on the face. theworld as soon as possible.” them,butjustwantthemtoknow Some hid their status as sur- sion as agirl: Revenge. Gaythatdroppedthe bomb. But todayLee,asecond-gen- the facts, and think.” vivors.Some harbored thoughts She wasdeterminedtofind While Kondo, who survived KeikoOgura, 84,organises tours forvisitors of Hiroshima. AP eration Korean born in Japan, is KeikoOgura, 84 It was40years afterthe war of revengeintheir hearts.Some the person who droppedthe the bombing as an infant, was training young people to tell sur- Remembering the atomic before she felt comfortabletelling watchedasloved ones died, one atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the wondering if she would act on vivors’ stories. bombingandhowshesurvivedis herstories.“What we sufferedthe by one, because of radiation person thatcausedthe suffering her fantasy and punchhim, the sands of feet over Hiroshima, all Lewis’ eyes, and her hatred “Survivors won’t be here20 painful, but KeikoOguraisdeter- mostwas asense of guiltaswe from the bombing, and won- and the terrible burnsshe saw host askedLewis howhefelt af- Icould think of was, ‘God, what melted away. years from now, but our stories minedtokeep telling her stories kept wonderingwhy we could dered —AmInext? on the faces of girls at her father’s terdropping the bomb. have we done?’”hesaid. “He wasnot amonster; he mustbe,”said Lee, who will as she organises English guided notsavethe manypeople who As theygrowold —their aver- church —and then squareoff “Looking down from thou- Kondo sawtears well in wasjustanother human being. meetPrime Minister ShinzoAbe tours forforeignvisitors at diedbeforeour eyes.” AP

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PUBLIC NOTICE ON THE INSTRUCTIONS OF MY SALUTE THE SOLDIER PUBLIC NOTICE CLIENT MR. NARESH KUMAR son of Be it known to all Sh. Chandu Lal and MRS. MEENA DEVI wife of Sh. Naresh Kumar both CAPTAIN MANDEEP SINGH Classifieds concerned that I, R. S. resident of 708, Punjabi Basti, Gali Sahni /Radhey Shyam No. 3, Military Road, Anand Parbat, CAPTAIN MANDEEP SINGH of 49 Air Defence Sahni /RadheyShyam / Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005,thisis to informall thattheyhas Regiment during his tenure with 4Rashtriya R.S. Sawhney /Radhey dispossessed their son namely MR. PERSONAL Shyam Sawhney /S/o ANIL from all theirmoveable and Rifles made the Supreme sacrifice on 06 Inder Parkash Sahni / immovable Properties due to his rude “Nitin BarthwalR/O A-4/19 I Abdul Hamid Khan S/oAbdul behavior,bad accompany etc. It is August 1999, while battling militants in J&K. Inder Parkash/Inder further to informthat alldocumentsof Dayalpur Delhi-110094,do Rajak Khan R/o-76A, NP Block, Parkash Sawhney R/o their movable or immovable property This act of valourgaveusahero who herebysolemnly affirm and Pitampura, North West Delhi- 71/7, Prem Nagar, found in the favour of them then it declareasunder:That the 110034have changedmyname should be treated as NULL and VOID continues to inspire all the “FORTY NINERS”. Janakpuri, New Delhi - from24/07/2020. They are not actualsirname of deponent’s to Raghvender Tripathi for all 110058 hereby state – responsible for anytype loanand We salute the gallant saldier on this day. family is Barthwalbut purposes. 0040543895-5 1. that admittedly my full transaction etc. by MR. ANIL deponent fatherofficialy use name with surname is- Sd/- R.P.GUPTA(ADVOCATE) Commanding Officer and all Ranks of I, SanjayKumar S/oRam Murat Office: 4/7, Asaf Ali Road, kumar on his documents,So Radhey Shyam Sawhney. New Delhi Gupta R/o-C-134, Raju 49 AIR DEFENCE REGIMENT the official name of my father 2. that in some of the Park,Deoli, Khanpur, Delhi- HIMACHAL PRADESH HORTICULTURE is Shashi kumar, But on documents/records Ihave 110062,have changedmyname PUBLIC NOTICE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT deponent documents its spelt and written in to Sanjay Kumar Gupta. Be it know to all concerned that my Dyerton Bizhub, Talland Bypass, Shimla-171001 wrongly written with actual English my surname clients(1) DEVENDER KUMAR S/O Telephone: 0091-177- 2674935, 2674937, 2674465 0040543930-1 SHRI RAM LAL AND (2) KIRAN WATI sirname Shashi Barthwal. :That “Sawhney” as “Sahni” W/O Mr.DEVENDER KUMAR BOTH E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.hds.hp.gov.in 3.that R. S. Sahni / R/O B-205, AYUR VIGYAN NAGAR, Shashi Barthwaland Shashi I, Rajesh Kumar BatraS/o-Late Ref.No. HPHDP/PCU-148/Recruitment/Vol-IV/2020- Dated: Kumar is the name of same Radhey Shyam Sahni / AIIMS CAMPUS NEW DELHI-110049, Sh.A.NBatraR/o-A-13/F,DDA- Radhey Shyam /R.S. have severed all relations and disowned INVITATION FOR APPLICATIONS ALONG WITH RESUMES person who wasexpired on 30 Flats,Munirka,New Delhi- their son NITIN and his wife RAJNI from May2020.” 0040543940-1 Sawhney /Radhey their all moveable-immoveable proper- Services of Individuals as mentioned in the Tablebeloware 110067,have Changed my name Shyam Sawhney is one ties due to disobedienceand bad requiredonco-terminus basis under the WorldBank assisted for to Rajesh Batra,for all,future behavior.Myclients&their other family I AdityaKumar S/oSh.Panna Lal and the same person who members shall not be responsible and HP-Horticulture Development Project (HPHDP) being implement- R/oFlat No.4, Lehna Singh purposes. 0040543963-2 has caused this public liable for their acts. ed by the HP-Horticulture Development Society,Shimla. Market, MalkaGanj, Delhi- Sd/- TUSHAR SINHA (Advocate) I, Raj Kumar S/oSuresh Singh notice. En. No.D-192/2011 Sr.No. Name of the Specialist /Resource Number 110007 have changed my name R/oFlat No.-401, Tower-C2, 4.that what is stated Ch. No.466, Lawyers Block, Saket to AdityaKumar Singh for all Court Complex Saket, 1. Procurement Specialist forProject Coordination 1 Cherry County,GH-05B, Tech above is my true and New Delhi-110017 purposes. 0040543895-3 Zone-4, Greater Noida West correct statement. No part Unit of the HPHDP. I Anil GuptaS/o Sh.Brij Mohan G.B.Nagar(U.P.)have changed of it is false and nothing 2. Instrumentation Engineer forPIU-HPMC of the 2 matrial hasbeen Gupta R/oA-66,Lok my name to Raj Kumar HPHDP concealed / Vihar,Pitam Pura,Delhi-110034 Chauhan for all future misrepresented herein. have changed the name of my purposes. 0040543943-1 The period of engagement shall be initially for11Months and can Sd/- be extended depending upon the performance of the individual. minor daughter from Harshita I, Prashant S/o. Om Prakash R/o. Radhey Shyam Sawhney Application format and TermsofReference can be downloaded alias Harshita Gupta to B-1/158 Rajveer colonyGharoli Dated: 1-8-2020 from the website of the Project www.hds.hp.gov.in. Harshita Gupta for all extension Delhi-110096 have Eligible Candidates who wish to apply shall fill online application purposes. 0040543895-4 changed my nametoPrashant on the prescribed format along with self-attested testimonials I,Vasudev Singhal,S/o Singh for all purposes copies of certificates on the above mentioned website on or Sh.BrijeshKumar Singhal,R/o- 0040543899-1 before_20-08-2020 up to 05:00 p.m. Applications received offline A-10, Siddhartha-Nagar, shall not be entertained. Ashram,New Delhi-110014, that I, Mamta Saxena W/o Vivek Project Director, Kumar R/o-H.No.1086, Block- HPHDP in my cast-Certificate my- 0292/HP name has been wrongly- GH-5&7, Paschim-Vihar, Delhi- written as Vasudev Kumar 110087.have changed my name to Mamta Barua. Singhalinstead of Vasudev PUBLIC NOTICE Singhalwhich maybe 0040543959-6 This is to inform to the General Regd Off.: PSEB Head Office,The Mall, Patiala-147001 amended accordingly. Public that Original Allotment I, Kulwant Singh S/o-Gurnam CIN:U40109PB2010SGC033813, Website:www.pspcl.in 0040543959-4 Singh Thandi, R/o-Flat.No.604, Letter dated 17th October, 2007 bearing No.EMGF/TDF/8780 e-Tender EnquiryNo. 282/P-2/EMP-W 11722 dt 31.07.2020 & I,Krishan ChandraMahakhod Tower-3A,Orris Aster Court, issued in favour of Vikram Hari S/o-Sh.Anant Mahakhod R/O- Sector-85,Gurugram ID: 2020_POWER_51454_1 Qtr.No.295, Sector-3, Pushp (Haryana)-122004,have Awasty S/o Vijay Awasty R/o SCOPE OF WORK: Assistance in Breakdown/Preventivemainte- Vihar,New Delhi-110017,inform changed my nametoKulwant C-4/2, Ground Floor,VasantVihar, nance and annual overhauling of ATRS,HPBP,STC,APRDS, that Krishan Chandra Singh Thandi. 0040543959-3 New Delhi by Emaar MGF Land Ref. No. MBMA/CLLMP/33/CS-14/2020-21/610 Dated Shillong, the 6th August, 2020 Generator Instrumentation and Analyzer system of unit 3to6of Ltd. for allotmentofResidential GGSSTP,Rupnagar. Mahakhod and Kishan Chand IShravya Sharma s/oSh. Anuj both names aresame person. Unit No. TPD E-F15-1501 MEGHALAYA BASIN MANAGEMENT AGENCY (MBMA) EMD: Rs.51,000.00 Sharma R/oM-12,West Patel alongwith Car Parking spaces 0040543963-1 Nagar, New Delhi-110008 have Nos. U-E-24 andL-E-25,The Palm Meghalaya State Housing Financing &Cooperative Time Period: As per NIT changed my namefrom I, hitherto known as Drive, Village Badshahpur, Sector Society Ltd. Campus, Upper Nongrim Hills, Date &Time upto which:08.09.2020 &11.00 A.M. SHRVYASHARMA To SHRAVYA 66, Gurgaon, Haryanahas been Tender shall be received Ashutosh,S/o-Sadanand SHARMAfor all futurepurpose Shillong- 793003 Residing at H.No.296,Chotpur lost on 01.08.2020 from Vasant Date &Time of Opening : 15.09.2020 &11.30 A.M. Colony,Ankit Vihar, 0040543893-1 Vihar, New Delhi. ExpressionofInterest of Tender Chhajarsi,Sector-63,Noida, Tender specification can only be downloaded from website Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) invites (UP)-201301,have changed my EDUCATIONAL https://eproc.punjab.gov.in/ &nohard copyofthe same will be name and shall hereafter be Expression of Interest from qualified Consulting Firms for the issued by this office. known as Ashutosh Dubey. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTE: UGC-NET and JRF (Sociology) following assignment: My client Sh. Ram Kishan S/o Late 1. In case anydifficuity regarding uploading of the tender the 0040543963-3 Coaching Classes. Please Nathu Singh R/o A-388, Vats Sharda Hiring of aConsultant (Firm) for Developing Effective prospectivebidders are requested to get clarification from this contact 8837068130 or Enclave, Prem Nagar-3rd, Kirari I, Vijaya Kumar Nalla R/oFlat No Communication Strategy for Indigenous Communities of office or M/s e-procurement System Government of Punjab. sociologyfaculty2020@gmail. Suleman Nagar, Delhi-110086,do L001 Kaveri Apartments Plot hereby disown/debar his son Rohit Meghalaya. Contact No.+91-(172)-2970284/63. It is also requested to get com 0050167282-1 Kumar &Daugther-in-law Smt. Chanda No.4 Sector-6DwarkaNew their Digital Signature well in time so as to submit tenders from all movable-immovable properties Last date for Submission of the Eol: on or before 3rd Delhi-110075 have changedmy and severe all relations, as they are through E-Tendering only. minor son’s name from disobedient, harassing, aggressive and September,2020 by 5:00 PM. 2. It is informed that in case process is not completed due to any LOST & FOUND misbehaving towards my client. reason, no corrigendum will be published in Newspapers. JigneshwarNalla to Jishnu Anybody deals with them, shall do at Detailed Eol and draftTerms of Reference is available at Nalla for all purposes. his/her own cost &risk. My client will not Details regarding corrigendum maybeseen on website: Lost my original DDADemand be responsible for their any dealing/acts www.cllmp.com and www.mbda.gov.in eproc.punjab.gov.in. 0040543900-1 Letter,Possession Letter, NOC, in future. Sd/- Sd/- Parminder Singh Dhanjal all Bank Challan and Site The Eol responses must be submitted in asealed envelope to RTP-34/2020 Dy.C.E./Monitoring, I, Sumeer Bhargava S/o Advocate Possession Letter issued by 9, Pkt-4, Sector-25 The Additional Project Director -Office of Meghalaya Basin 60113/Pb GGSSTP,Rupnagar. Shri.M.L.Bhargava R/O- DDAofFlatno.129-B,First Rohini, Delhi-110085 Flat.No.59,Jagrati- DevelopmentAuthority,Meghalaya Basin Management Floor,Block-A-5B,A-5-CJanak Agency,C/o Meghalaya State Housing Financing & Appartments, Sainik Puri, Delhi-110058, if anyone Vihar,Pitampura New Delhi- find than please contactto Cooperative Society Ltd., UpperNongrimHills, Shillong- 34,have Changed the name of Uma Rani Tutlani W/o Late 793003. Phone: 0364-2522921/2522992. For details please (Regd. Office.: PSEB Head Office,The Mall, Patiala) my minorSon Danish Bhargava Sh.Jaidev Tutlani, Contact visit http://www.cllmp.com and http://www.mbda.gov.in CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813; to ArnavBhargava aged- No.9810706165. O/o CE/MM, Room No. 212, 2nd floor,Multi StoryBuilding, PSPCL, 17years. 0040543903-1 0040543959-10 Head Office,The Mall, Patiala, Phone No. 091-175-2213047, I, JAGDISH KUMAR,S/O LATE National Institute of FaxNo. 090-175-2225024, Mob: 96461-19383, 96461-11036, SH.UDHA RAM R/O-À-19/20 I, JYOTID/o-Vir vikramaditya FashionTechnology E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] DOUBLE-STORYMALKA-GANJ R/o.h.no-643 shahbad mohd website: www.pspcl.in; e-tendering portal: https://eproc.punjab.gov.in DELHI-110007,have changed pur Delhi-61.have lost my (MinistryofTextiles, Govt. of India) TENDER ENQUIRYNO: QQ-223/PSPCL/PO-C 759/20(D) my name to JAGADISH S original-certificateclass- NIFT Campus, Chheb Kangra, Himachal Pradesh-176001 10th(2006) Rollno-6402225 ShortDescription Procurement of Water Cooler full steel body KUMAR,for all purpose. Phone No.: 01892-260872-5, FaxNo. 01892-263872 capacity 20/40 ltr &40/80 ltrand Simple class-12th(2008) Rollno- 0040543959-2 Water Filters (with UV) capacity 60 &120 6674461 CBSE-Delhi. File NIFT-KGR/Project/76/2020 06/08/2020 LPH conforming to the BIS specification I, Har Swaroop, 503 SU,AF,Air- 0040543959-9 ExpressionofInterest issue in this respect with latest amend- Force-Station New Delhi,have ments,ifany and PSPCL specification QQ- Expressions of Interest are invited forengaging of follow- 223. change my name,from Har I Ravinder Kumar Kanojia S/o Swaroop to Harswaroop Singh Sh.Shiv Charan Kanojia R/o2/B, ing services: Startdate fordownloadingof14.08.2020 vide-Affidavit,date-03.08.2020 Blk.A, Shastri Nagar, Delhi-52 Sr.No. Category Specification//tender documents from have lost my Original Demand https://eproc.punjab.gov.in 0040543963-4 Letter,Possession Letter, Site 1Textiles Suppliers Last date fordownloading of 09.09.2020 upto 11.00 AM I, GauravKumar s/o- Possession Slip, Site Plan of Specification//tender documents from Smt.Madhuri Mahto,R/o-RZF- Shop No.2, G.F.,Block-CP,DDA PSPCL’s website https://eproc.punjab.gov.in 1127,Lohiyamarg,Raj Nager Market, MauryaEnclave,Pitam 2Apparel manufacturer Last date forBid Submission 09.09.2020 upto 11.00 AM Part-2, Palam-Colony, Pura,Delhi-110034. Finders PUBLIC NOTICE maycontact at Mobile Delhi.have changed my name My client Lt. Col (Dr.) The eligible organizations/agencies/individual interested in ren- Bid Opening date 14.09.2020 upto 11.30 AM to Gaurav Raj for,all purposes. No.9871188894. Rahmani Sumbul Khan D/o dering their services as per above maysubmit EoI in sealed Fordetailed NIT &Tender specification please refer to https://eproc.punjab.gov.in 0040543959-5 0040543895-2 Lihazur Rahman Khan envelope,superscribing the title “EoI forengaging Textile presently residing at Delhi I Jyoti BalujaD/o Sh.Amardeep Supplier or Apparel Manufacturer” at National Institute of Note:- It is informed that in case tender process is not completed due to any I, DEEPAKMAHESHWARI Cantt, Delhi, is living reason, no corrigendum will be published in nespapers.Details regarding cor- PANPALIYAS/O VINOD KUMAR MalhotraR/o 6/232, ThirdFloor, separately from her Fashion Technology,NIFT Campus,Chheb,Kangra,Himachal rigendum maybeseen on official PSPCL website www.pspcl.in Geeta Colony, Delhi-110031 ,R/O2/87 3RD FLOOR ROOP husband namely Danish Pradesh 176001 on or before 12/08/2020. Sd/- Chief Purchase Officer/MM, have lost Registered GPA, NAGAR DELHI -110007 HAVE Chauhan S/o Zafar Ali Khan C250/2020 Central Purchase Organisation, CHANGED MY NAME TO Agreement to Sell and since March 2013 and have Please visit the website i.e.https://www.nift.ac.in/kan- 60108/Pb PSPCL, Patiala DEEPAK MAHESHWARI. Payment Receipt executedby no relation as husband and gra/tenders fordetailed document and information on Sh.Guranditta Mal on wife any further,Since then. 0070710478-1 Expression of Interest. 05.04.1978infavorofSmt. Renu My client has two sons I tulsi D/oLate sh. Ramesh Sethi of Property No.6/232, namely Diyan and Aaban. Joint Director Nift-76 kumar R/oc-324, Sector-1, Geeta Colony,Delhi-110031. My client has authorized Lt. Avantika, Rohini, Delhi Finders maycontact at above Col (Dr.) Kabya Jyoti Borah DONATION TO NIFT ARE EXEMPTED UNDERSECTION 80G OF INCOME TAX declares that my name was address. 0040543895-1 S/o Late Bangshi Borah as wrongly written as Neetu in my legal guardian of her both sons. bank F.D. (StateBank of India) Sd/- BANGALORE URBAN, BANGALORE RURAL AND RAMANAGARA whereasmycorrect name is JITENDAR SINGH Tulsi. 0050167277-1 DIST CO-OP MILK PRODUCERS SOCIETIES UNION LIMITED ADVOCATE Dr.M.H MARIGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE-560029. www.bamulnandini.coop I Somakumar R/OQtr no-511, CHAMBER NO. 449, LAWYERS BLOCK, sector-8, RKPuram, new KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(01to14)/2020-21 Date: 03.08.2020 SAKET COURTCOMPLEX, delhi,110022,have changed my Bengaluru Milk Union Ltd., (Bamul) Bengaluru, invites Short term Tender through e-procurement NEW DELHI-110017. name to Soma kumar SRfor all portal from the Interested &Eligible Transport Contractors for the transportation of milk from Chilling purposes. 0040543915-1 centers, Main Dairy,Hoskote Dairy,Kanakapura Dairy to various dairy plants of outside Karnataka. I Shailja Shelly W/O, Rajat Shelly Sl No Descriptions No’sofTankers R/o23DDDA MIG FlatsShivam Enclave Jhilmil Delhi 110032 1Insulated Road Milk Tankers of Capacity 24,000 Kg 25 have changed my name to ShailjaGoel for all purposes. Tender value is Rs 07 crores. 0040543886-1 Refer Tender No: I RaghubirSingh S/O, Rajmal 1.Solur CC to Parag Dairy Manchar Maharastra - KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(01)/2020-21 Rana R/oP-26, 56 ASP,AF 2.Solur CC to Swaraj Dairy Palton Maharastra-KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(02)/2020-21 Station, Faridabad have 3. Solur CC to Sumedya Milk and food products Kollapur Maharastra- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(03)/2020-21 changed my name from 4. Dodda Ballapura CC to Parag Dairy Palamaner Andhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(04)/2020-21 Raghubir Singh to Raghubir Singh Rana vide affidavit no 49 5. Dodda Ballapura CC to Parag Dairy Manchar Maharastra- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(05)/2020-21 AA 251441 dated 31 Jul 20 at 6. Dodda Ballapura CC to Swaraj Dairy Palton Maharastra- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(06)/2020-21 Faridabad, Haryana for all 7. Dodda Ballapura CC to Farm Gate Dairy Andhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(07)/2020-21 purposes. 0040543897-1 8. Dodda Ballapura CC Sumedya Milk and food products Kollapur- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(08)/2020-21 INaveen Kumar S/O, Narender 9. Dodda Ballapura CC to Ongole Dairy Andhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(09)/2020-21 Kumar BansalR/o D5Yadav 10. Vijayapura CC to Parag Dairy Palamaner -Andhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(10)/2020-21 Nagar Samaypur Delhi 110042 11.Vijyapura CC to Ongole DairyAndhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(11)/2020-21 have changed my name to ''IMPORTANT'' Naveen Bansalfor all future 12. Vijyapura CC to Sumedya Milk and food products Kollapur- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(12)/2020-21 Whilst careistaken priorto 13. Vijyapura CC to Farm Gate Dairy Andhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(13)/2020-21 purposes. 0040543898-1 acceptance of advertising 14. Hoskote Dairy to Parag Dairy Palamaner -Andhra Pradesh- KMF/BAMUL/MP-1/321(14)/2020-21 I, NO.4373624M,NAIK copy,itisnot possible to verify TemsulembaS/o-Lt. Aowati its contents.The Indian Access to E-tender Document 05.08.2020 to 20.08.2020 up to 5.00 PM R/o-NagaUnited Village, Express (P) Limited cannot be 2Last date &time for tender clarification 18.08.2020 up to 5.00 PM Dimapur, Nagaland, declare heldresponsible for such that name-of my wife is contents, nor for any loss or 3Last date for submissionoftender/ quoting 20.08.2020 up to 11.00 AM wrongly written in my,service damage incurred as aresultof 4Date &time for opening Technical Tender part-I 21.08.2020 at 11.30 AM record’s as Akumrenla(DOB- transactions with companies, 5 Date &time for openingCommercialTenderpart-II 25.08 .2020 at 11.00 AM 06.04.1986), instead of associations or individuals 6 Place of opening of Technical and Commercial Tender Bangalore Dairy Board Room Bangalore Nangshikala(DOB- advertisinginits newspapers 18.10.1985).,Correct name of or Publications. We therefore (1) Tenders are advised to note the qualification criteria specified in Section VII to qualify for my Wife is Nangshikala(DOB- recommend thatreaders award of the contract. (2) The EMD amount is Rs.50,000 for each tanker.(3) The earnest 18.10.1985) for all,future make necessary inquiries money deposit (E.M.D) valid for 45 days beyond the validity of the tender i.e. total for 135 days, Purposes. 0040543930-2 before sending any monies or Tender processing Fee, modes of e-payment, tender document details and other details are INavneet s/oRameshwarr/o- entering into any agreements mentioned in www.eproc.karnataka.gov.in vpo- puhthala, district-Sonipat with advertisers or otherwise SD/- have changed my name to acting on an advertisement in MANAGING DIRECTOR Navneet Malik.0040543959-1 any manner whatsoever. TENDER INVITAING AUTHORITY,BAMUL

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EIGHT MILESTONES IN THE JOURNEYTORAM TEMPLE

Theevents leading to the Bhoomi Pujanceremonyfor the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have shaped one of the longest journeys —legal, cultural, religious and political —inIndia’shistory, beginning before Independence. LIZ MATHEWlooksbackatsome of the milestones in the journey.

1858:Pujaonpremises 27 left59dead in Godhra, Gujarat. Starting from the following day, An FIR wasfiledonNovember 30 by Gujarat wasengulfedinone of the Mohd Salim againstagroupofNihang worstriots of Independent India, in Sikhs who had conducted rituals whichmorethan 1,000people died, insidethe Babri Masjid. SheetalDubey, mostlyMuslims. The riots andthe the station house officer of Avadh, Assemblyelection that year were wroteinhis report: “Mr Nihang Singh instrumental in the making of Faqir Khalsa residentofPanjab, NarendraModi –hehad become the organised Havan and Puja of Guru newface of Hindutva politics, firstin Gobind Singh and erected asymbolof (From left) Shilanyas by VHP,LKAdvani’s Rath Yatra, demolition of Babri Masjid, torchedtrain in Godhra, and SupremeCourtonjudgment dayin2019. Express Archive Gujarat firstand eventuallyinIndia. SriBhagwan, within the premises of the Masjid.” The disputeand riots led 2019:Thejudgment to the British building aseven-foot- 1949:Emergenceofidols 1989:ShilanyasbyVHP (mainentrance)onthe disputed land, 1992:Thedemolition high wall to separatethe places of to place bricks as afoundation. On November 9, afive-judge Supreme worships forHindus and Muslims. Abhiram Das, aHindu priest, claimed The VHP pushed thecause of theRam Karsevaks climbedthe domes of the CourtBenchled by then ChiefJustice he had arecurring dream of Ram Temple, sensing that PM RajivGandhi 1990:AdvaniYatra Babri Masjid and pulledthem down. of India Ranjan Gogoi ruledthe entire 1885:Casefortemple making an appearance under the main wasunder pressure due to theBofors This sparkedcommunal violence that disputed land should be handed over dome of the Masjid. In the night of scandal andother issues. The VHP In 1989, the BJP in itsnational leftalmost2,000 deadacrossthe to atrustformed by the government, Raghubar Das, who identifiedhimself as December 22 that year,idols were announcedafoundation laying executive in Palampur,Himachal country, followedbyPresident'sRule whichwouldmonitor construction of mahant at the chabutra in the outer found at the place he had mentioned. ceremony, but theLucknow Benchof Pradesh, decidedtoparticipateinthe and dismissal of the BJP governments aRam Temple. The Supreme Court courtyard, filedasuit in the Faizabad While manyHindus believedthat it AllahabadHigh Court ordered status RamJanmabhoomi movement and in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, overruledthe 2010 High Court ruling, civil courtagainstthe SecretaryofState wasamiracle, then Faizabad DM KK quo be maintained. As the VHP formallyadoptedHindutaasits Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. It set whichhad takenintoconsideration forIndia in Council seeking permission Nayaronthe morning of December 23 organised kar sevaks forthe shilanyas, ideology. Then in September 1990, Lal the BJP on awider path to becoming findings of the Archaeological Society to build amakeshifttemplethere. The informedUPChief MinisterGovind the government allowedthe VHP to go Krishna Advani decided to launcha the country’s mostprominent political of India and other evidence and suit wasdismissed. Subsequent civil Ballabh Pant about agroup of Hindus ahead. But as communal tension yatra to educatepeople about the party,replacingthe Congress. ordered that thedisputed land be appeals tooweredismissedbythe entering the siteand placing the idol. escalated,the Centreand the state movement. Advani's Toyota-turned- dividedintothree partsamong Ram District JudgeofFaizabad andthe court An FIR wasfiled, the gatestothe government triedtoget VHP leaders to Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya 2002:Godhratraintorching Lalla Virajman, Sunni Waqf Boardand of the Judicial Commissioner. Ariotin structurewerelocked, and the city agree to conductthe shilanyas outside via central India mobilisedHindu NirmohiAkhara. The 2019 judgment 1934 ledtodemolition of aportion of magistrateattachedthe property.A the disputed site. On November 9, VHP sentiments and ledtothe eventsof An attackonatrain carrying kar sevaks laid the foundation forthe Bhoomi the structure, whichthe British rebuilt. long legal battle ensued. leadersdug apit to laythe singhdwar December 1992. returning from Ayodhya on February Pujan function on Wednesday.

SIMPLY PUT The significance of Ayodhya, August 5

Fordecades,India’s politics has been shapedbyatussle betweentwo competinggrand ideas: compositenationalism and cultural nationalism. The laying of the foundation forthe RamTemplemarks the demiseofanold political consensus, and the beginning of anew journey.

The BJP,its predecessor Jana Sangh, and in Ayodhya strongly polarisedthe politics of RAVISHTIWARI their parent the RSS, rejectedthe idea of com- NorthIndia, and ledtothe demolition of the NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 posite nationalism as aploybythe post- Babri Masjid in 1992. In 1996, the other par- Independence ruling elitetohide outofsight ties put aside their disagreementstopull ON MAY28, 1996, Prime MinisterAtalBihari the impulses that had resulted in Partition. down Vajpayee's 13-daygovernment. But Vajpayeetold LokSabha thatthe reason his Indian nationalism, the Sangh argued, wasa the instability of the United Front gave cul- 13-daygovernmenthad omittedreferences continuousstream flowing forthousands of tural nationalistpolitics another chance – to the Ramtemple, Article 370, and Common years,basedontheHinducultureofSouthAsia. and Vajpayeereturnedin1998, and1999. CivilCode in the President's Address to the In thisunderstanding, concepts suchascom- Carrying the burden of coalitionpolitics, jointsittingofParliamentwasthatthe BJP did posite cultureappearedasanattempt to deny the BJP governmentsof1998-2004 hadno nothaveamajority.“...Yehhamare iss samay Hindu culturalnationalism itsrightful place. room to pushthe cultural nationalism proj- ke karyakram mein nahin hai... aur isliye nahin ect. But the RSS wasinahurry.Fromthe end hai ki hamarepass bahumatnahinhai.Baat sahi Contradiction in practice of 2001,the VHPbegan fresh mobilisation hai. Koichhupane ki baat nahin hai.(Thereis Giventhe history of Partition, the mod- forthe temple. Vajpayeewas caught be- nothingtohide. Theseissues arenot on our ernist-conservative tussle oftenplayedout in tween his coalition and RSS. The burning of agenda because we do nothaveamajority.)” the contradiction betweenmodernsecular- the train carrying karsevaks returning from Thecountry'sfirstBJP-ledgovernmentfell ismand the promotion of symbols of “Indian Ayodhya explodedinthe form of the Gujarat that day–but withinafortnight, on June 11, culture” such as cows and temples.Even riots of 2002. while opposing the motion of trustmovedby within the Congress, therewerestrains – PrimeMinisterHDDeve Gowda, Sushma Jawaharlal Nehru and other progressives dis- Return to powerand agenda Swaraj said Vajpayee's resignation had setthe approved of thesupportthatSardar Patel, K AfterModi ledthe BJP backtopowerin stagefor establishment of RamRajya in India. MMunshi and PresidentRajendraPrasadlent 2014,the BJP got busy consolidating itsgains “RamRajyaaursurajyakiniyati hiyahihaiki to“Hindu revivalism”, whichwas on display in Assemblies. The compulsions of coalition who ek bade jhatke ke baad miltahai... Jis din during theopening of therebuiltSomnath that had held backVajpayeehad disap- mereneta ne pradhan mantri ke pad se tyagpa- Temple. Indeed, Advani's decisiontostart his peared,but the RamTemple wasinthe trakighoshnakithi,HindustanmeinusdinRam firstRath YatrafromSomnath in September Supreme Court. Article 370, however, was rajyakibhoomikataiyarhogayithi.(Itisthedes- 1990 wasimbued with political symbolism. within the government'scontrol. Once the tinyofRamRajya that it is achievedonlyafter Patel’s demiseand Nehru’selectoral suc- party returnedtopower with an enhanced astruggle. But the preface to RamRajya was cessescheckedthistusslewithintheCongress. majority in 2019,itmoved quickly. writtenthe daymyleader gave up his post.)” Outside,theJanaSanghfoughtpoliticalbattles Firstcamethe criminalisation of triple ta- Armedwith the majority that had eluded over cowprotection and the promotion of laq,the lowhangingfruit on theway to a VajpayeeandLKAdvani,PM NarendraModi's Hindi. These issues contributed significantly Uniform Civil Code. Then Jammu &Kashmir BJPhasachievedtwo of thethreecomponents to itssuccessin1967,thefirstelectionsinwhich wasstripped of itsspecial status under of itsoriginalcoreagenda: the virtual abroga- the Congress sufferedsetbacks in states. Article 370. The government lent itsweight tion of Article 370onAugust5,2019and, ex- The popularityofIndiraGandhireduced to demandsthat theSupreme Courtexpe- actlyayearlater,thebeginningof theconstruc- the electoral space forthe Jana Sangh; the ditehearing on the Babri title suit challenge. tion of the RamTemple in Ayodhya. Emergency,and Indira's introduction of the Once the courthad givenits verdict, the BJP August5,2020marksthe final demise of word ‘secularism’ in the Preamble, however, wasabletodropevery hesitation in claim- an old political consensus and the beginning openednew windows of opportunity.The Prime MinisterNarendraModi at the Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya. PIB ing the victoryofits political-ideological of anew journeyfor thenation,the contours Jana Sangh mergedwith the JanataParty, agenda. of whichhavebeen worked uponbythe Vajpayeeand Advani became ministers in the The languageand attitude of BJP Sangh fordecades now. central government, and itsleaders got power vented themselvesasthe BJP in April 1980. tural nationalism. Afterpandering to the spokespersons nowbetray the headyaware- in post-Emergency governmentsinMadhya TheBJPundertheleadershipof Vajpayeeex- Muslim orthodoxy,the Congress sought to ap- ness of victory.The Bhoomi Pujan by the Afundamental faultline Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. perimentedwith Gandhian socialism, and suf- pease Hindu conservativesthrough tentative Prime MinisterinAyodhya on Wednesday The political landscape of Indiahas been feredahumiliating defeat in the elections after steps on the RamTemple –and Advani called marks abend in the stream of India’s politi- shapedbythe tusslebetweentwocompeting Birth and growth of BJP Indira’sassassination.Itsappetiteforfurtherex- out this“pseudo-secularism”.The BJP posi- cal consciousness, even as the champions of and mutuallyantagonistic grand ideas: com- The gains forthe erstwhile Jana Sangh trig- perimentation gone, the party,guidedbythe tioneditself moreaggressively and, in 1989, composite(secular)nationalism falter in positenationalism and cultural nationalism. geredaresponseinits ideological opponents. RSS and VHP,chose to build itspolitics around formallyadoptedthe RamTempleresolution. their opposition. By drawingparallelsbe- Initially, thedominantideaof Indiannation- The RSS sympathies of the Jana Sangh ele- mobilisationfortheRamTemple.Theresponsi- tween August5and August 15,the Prime alism wasthe one the Congress championed. mentswithin Janatabecameasticking point bilityforleadingtheBJPwasassignedtoAdvani. Afootinthe door Ministerhas placedthe idea of liberation India'scompositeculture,shapedbyinfluences –and their expulsion contributed to the col- The Shah Banocaseand steps takenby The gains of the 1989 elections setthe BJP from cultural subjugation on the same from different culturesoverthe centuries, was lapse of thefirstnon-CongressUnion govern- RajivGandhi’s government revivedthe old firmlyonthepath of pursuing itscore pedestalasthe political independence of itsleitmotif. ment. The expelledRSS sympathisers rein- tussle between secular nationalism and cul- agenda. Advani's Rath Yatraand the kar seva India nearly 73 years ago. Fromassertive‘JaiShriRam’,areasontomovetogentler‘JaiSiyaRam’

Ram”werethe salutations once commonly India and “JaiShri Ram”becameits chosen recognisable greeting. Khan, who belongs to Sita’s perspective DEVYANIONIAL usedinthe Hindi heartland, muchas“Radhey battlecry.ItdecoupledSiyafromRam, strip- Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, said he grew Sitamay have gone missing from the NEWDELHI,AUGUST5 Radhey”isthe preferredway of greeting in ping the invocation of gentleness and grace, up hearing both “Jai SiyaRam”and “Jai Shri corridors of powerand salutationsbut her Mathuraand neighbouring areas.Inlife,Ram recasting it instead as asingular showof Ram”. “Wedidn’t reallydissect these things storyofgrace, resilienceand courage lives FROM THE chantsof“JaiShri Ram”that fol- and Sitahad to partways butinphotographs, muscular assertiveness. The changing chant back then. It wasbenign and rootedinour on in many folk songs, bhajans and tradi- lowedinthe wake of BJPleaderLKAdvani’s greetings and bhajans,theywereinsepara- wasfollowedbyashiftinimageaswell. The culture. Iused‘Jai Shri Ram’inmyfilm merely tions of the country. RathYatrain1990totheevocationof “JaiSiya ble. “Siyapati Ramchandra”, “Siyawar depiction of Raminposters changed,with as apeaceful salutation but nowdefinitely SamhitaArni, author of Sita’s Ramayana Ram”by PrimeMinisterNarendraModiafter Ramchandra”and “Janakinath”wereallterms manydoingawaywith Sitaand showing a the chant has become aggressive,” he said. (2011), said, “The folk Ramayanas preserve the Bhoomi Pujan of the RamTempleat that spokeofRam as Sita’s husband. solo warrior prince instead. In recent years, anumber of cases have afemale perspectiveand afemale voice. Ayodhya onAugust5,2020,Indiahastravelled ThecultofRam, whichappearstohave In 1992, as karsevaks mobilised by the been recordedacross the country of mobs Women’s folk songs preserveaverydiffer- afair distance. The “JaiShri Ram”sloganhad strengthened in the 12th centuryafter the VHP,Bajrang Dal and Shiv Sena among other attacking Muslims, and forcing them to ent Ramayana, whichreflectstheir livedex- cometosymbolise the RamJanmabhoomi Turkic invasions, consistentlyevokedajust right-wing groups stormedthe Babri Masjid chant “Jai ShriRam”.LastJune, agroup of perience. What emergesisavery different movement;onWednesday, asthemovement and kind king. It wasinthis ideal reign that Painting in Ayodhya shows both Lord on December 6, bringing it down, “JaiShri academics, filmmakers and activistswrote Sita, onewho is confused,who questions culminatedinthefirststepoftemple-building, Gandhilocatedhis RamRajya,incorporating Ramand Sita. AP Ram”became ashrillcry of triumph. to thePrime Ministeraskinghim to inter- things sometimes, who is desperatelysad therewas,perhaps,noneedfor abattle cry the symbol of RaminIndia’s struggle forfree- Director Kabir Khan, whose2015film vene in putting astop“to the name of Ram aftershe is banished, and that sorrowisvery anymore. The gentler salutation of “Jai Siya dom and questfor equality. BeforeGandhi, Bajrangi Bhaijaan captured theplayful spirit being defiledinthismanner.” moving. Ithink whathappens in manyof Ram”could return to Ayodhya. Ramwas drawninasanallyinapeasant Ramayana and urging people to replace the of Hanuman at atime when images of Rudra Itspolitical currency wasinshowlast these versions is that when Sitahas to deal movement in 1920 in Awadh ledbyBaba greeting “salaam”with“Sita-Ram”. (Angry) Hanuman have become popular, June, when ruling party members chanted with thesethings, she becomes afigure of Between muscle and grace Ramchandra, who travelledthrough the In the late1980s, Sitawas exiledagain, said he usedthe salutation “Jai Shri Ram” in the slogan in the Lok Sabha to heckle the courage, afigure of integrity.” “RamRam”, “JaiRam ji ki”and “Jai Siya countryside reciting verses from Tulsidas’s as the Hindutvamovementspread across his film as, by then, it had become the more Opposition. Maybewecan hear Sita’s storythis time.

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New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,THURSDAY,AUGUST6,2020 Frontfootno-ballsdecidedbythirdumpires Day1ofthe ongoingEngland -Pakistan Test wasthe firsttime that front foot no-balls were decided by the TV umpireand not the on-field officials, as per the latest InternationalCricket 15 PTI SPORT Council ruling. NagalintoUSOpenmaindraw Babar assumes control IPL franchises gliding to ahalf-century agree on 6-day Takes the spotmade available,mostlikely, by thewithdrawalofRafaNadal SANDIPG quarantine on countries in Europe whichare open and AUGUST5 SHAHIDJUDGE eventshavebeen going on. Same with the reaching Dubai MUMBAI, AUGUST 5 US,” Devvarman says. THE PRE-SERIES arc-lights were trainedon “That means some players aregetting to Babar Azam, and theyrefusedtoleave him LATE ON Tuesdaynight, the US Open put out playmorematches thanothers. But Sumit is on the firstday of theopening Test at theOld SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY atweet to announce the listofplayers who young, he’s trying to improveand he’s mo- Trafford.The graceful batsman scored amas- KOLKATA,AUGUST5 had made the cut forthis year’s event. The tivated. He’s got agoodgroup of coaches terful unbeaten half-century, in the process messagewas lacedwith word-playasthey who arehelping him through this process. taking the tourists to 139/2, before bad light THE IPL teams will observeasix-day quaran- announcedthe men’s singles field, “From At this point, that’s the best youcan ask for.” deprivedhim the full day's dazzle. tineperioduponreachingDubai,thishasbeen Djokovic to Nagal.” Once the tour starts later this month, Until then,itwas high-definition batting. decidedinthe IPL team owners’ meeting on In the comments, users assumeda Nagalwill playhis firstevent, since the Therewereseveral momentsworthyof Wednesday. “Wecan’t take chances on health spelling error. But it wasn’t the case. It was Davis Cup in March,ataChallengerevent detailing. But this one stands out. Justbefore issues and team members will observeasix- no mistake,world no 127Sumit Nagalhad in Prague. But he hasn’t setany targets at therain interruption, AzamlostJofraArcher’s dayquarantineperiod,”anIPLfranchiseofficial indeedmade the cut –the lastplayertodo the moment. bouncer in the fading light. He wasalready Babar Azam scored afluent unbeaten told The Indian Express. so. The 22-year-old takesupthe main draw “It’s noteasy to setgoals when you committed to the front foot,ashe’s prone to, 69 before bad light stopped play. Reuters As per the Dubai government healthproto- spotmade available, mostlikely, by the haven’t playedasingle tournament in the and theballwas screamingintohis ribs at high col, aPCR test needstobedonewithin96hours withdrawal of 19-time Grand Slam winner lastfivemonths. Ithink right nowI’m just pace.But Azam held his wits, he pirouetted before embarking and take oneafter reaching and defending champion Rafael Nadal. looking forwardtoplaying,” he adds. sideways,got justoutside the line of the ris- assurance. The England talisman had nabbed there.Onlythosetestedpositive willbequaran- Nadal had announcedlastnight that he ing ball and glided(rather than pulled) it past himsix timesinasmanyduels, but this time tinedfor14 days.DownloadingtheALHOSNApp, would notbepartofthe tournament due to The 22-year-oldwas thelastplayerto Whereitall started fine-leg forabrace with atwirlofthe wrists. around the opener repelledhim withsingle- theofficialdigitalplatformforCovid-19testingin health and safetyconcerns. makethe cut. Reuters Then he will makehis waytothe US to And he made all these complicated move- mindedapplicationand atweakedtechnique. United Arab Emirates, however, is mandatory. It will be Nagal’s second appearance in play the Slam that has meant so muchto mentslookgraceful.Hehasthatextra-second Discernible were changes in his tech- Theteams,though,wanttoplaysafe.Allofthem the main draw of aSlam since he rose himinhis career.Itwas at the US Openin edge to getout of trouble, to rectify those rare nique. He has openeduphis stance, which have decided to leave forDubai afterAugust 20 through the qualifiers to make the cut at But otherwise I’vejustbeendoing alot of 2014,wherehequalifiedtocompete in the blemishes of judgment in an instant. has expandedhis off-side game and made his andhold theirrespective camps in UAE. Flushing Meadows lastyear.His run then tennis and fitness work.” Junior Grand Slam stream forthe firsttime. Time he also had to showcase an array of bat-flow smoother and straighter. He is stiller The meeting via conference call also dis- wascut shortinthe opening round against Lifeisyet to return to what it usedtobe, It wasthere,fiveyears later,atthe Arthur delightful stokes, blending styleand grace. If at the crease, so that he is notcaughtonthe cussedissueslikebio-security and squad then worldno. 3Roger Federer.And he’s just but Nagalhas made adjustmentstohis daily Ashe Stadium, whereheplayedhis first- aback-foot punchoff James Anderson was move and enables him to playthe ball as late strength. It is learnt that everyfranchise will happytobebackplaying. routine forwhat is nowbecoming the new ever main draw matchatamajor,against notdreamyenough, he majestically as possible. Equallyendearing were his men- have to arrangeits ownbio-security,while a “Making the main draw of aSlam is al- normal.Thereisfear still, about travelling Federer no less. And wonhis biggest-ever clumpedArcher beyond backwardpoint, talgifts,the poise, judgementand discipline BCCI-appointed agencywill supervise the ways agoodfeeling,” he tells TheIndian and competing across the globe. But the will paycheque, $58,000. straight-drovehim and StuartBroad before required to withstand the unforgiving whole thing. This paper understands that the Express. “This is what youplaytennis for, to to play,and startearning again, is agreater It wasamatchwherehis determination subjecting Dom Bess to the sortofcontempt England climes and their punishing bowlers. BCCIisintalkswithacouple of agencies. Team be thereinthe Slams. So I’m very happyI’ll motivation than the Coronavirus threat. and resilience wonhim admirersashetook subcontinental batsmen reservefor off- The discretion outside off-stumpwas owners,meanwhile,agreedonrestrictingtheir gettoplay.”The manfromJhajjar,Haryana “I think the fear of the virus will always aset offthe man with arecord 20 Grand spinners. He gave Pakistanthe impetus,be- impeccable, as wasthe precision of his foot- respective squad strength to 24. has spent the lastfew weekspreparing for be there, but youcan’t stop doing what you Slams. It wasamatchthat even now, ayear fore kicking on to completing his half-cen- movement. Later,astheshineworeoff,he Themeetingwasheldagainstthebackdrop the possibility of playing the US Open. love foralong period,” he says. later,Devvarmanfeels can give himaboost. turyin70deliveries. pulled out aclutchofpleasing strokes. Like of Vivo’s imminent departureasthe IPL’s title “It’s been five months,and nobodylikes it. “He knows whatit'sliketobethere, at The moment Pakistanmade abold move adab offStuartBroad,wherein he juststood sponsor. “TheBCCIhasinformedusorallythat Training in Germany Of course, if yougooutside youhavetowear that stage, he knows what it's like to play to bat first,the buzz wasaround Azam. tall, rode the bounce and sent it pastthe Vivo isnotthere,”saidthefranchiseofficial.The When the COVID-19pandemic sus- amask. Everyone is getting usedtoit. But I’ve againstatop player,”hesays.“Winning aset Stridingoutinanangsty momentforPakistan, backwardpoint. Likeashuffle-flickof Boardisexpectedtoissue anew RFP (Request pendedthe tennis tour in March,Nagal de- onlybeentoaplace to playbecause Iknewit will give himthe belief that he candoit at the fall of their skipper Azhar Ali foraduck, Archer.Hewas abeneficiaryofJos Buttler’s forProposal)topickareplacementsponsor – cidedtostayinPeine, Germany,“a15-sec- is safe. Precautions were takenand everyone again againstbig players.” therewerelot of stakes riding on Azam. fallible glove-worktoo, as the England likelyshort-termforthe2020season.Buteven ond walk from” wherehetrains at the had to followthe rulesand regulations. If But Flushing Meadows this year will be He begannervously,hejustabout staved keeper spilledacatchand astumping offthe withintheIPLgoverningcouncil,there’safeel- Sascha Nensel Academy. things aredone the right way, then whynot?” afar cryfromwhatNagal experiencedlast offacoupleofviciousin-duckers from blast- unfortunateDom Bess. ingthatthe newsponsorship amount would It wasadecision that allowedhim to get ForSomdevDevvarman,the former year.Fromplaying in apacked23,000-plus ing his pads. He miscuedtwo other on- Thus endedaday wherein Pakistan rein- be “much less” amid the Covid-forcedeco- backtotraining towardsthe end of May, worldno. 62 and India no. 1, theyoungster arena lastyear,toplaying behind closed drives, he wasbeaten and squared-up, his forced that theyhavecome adequatelypre- nomicdistress.Areductionintitlesponsorship whenthe German government allowed has made the mostout of the circumstance doors this time. hands were rigid and feet frozen. And then pared and that theywould notbecowed revenue will adverselyaffect both BCCI and professionals to resume practice. At the he is in. One of the biggestadvantagesNagal But Nagaldoesn’t mindit. Nordoeshe justlikethat he disentangledhimself and down by England’s batteryofbowlers. And franchises, especiallythe latter,astheyare un- same time, withexhibition events cropping has duringthis period is that he’sinacoun- mind the numerous health precautions or- stampedhis quality on the England bowlers. foronce, England’sfour-prongedpace attack likelytogetanygatereceipts.Revenuefromthe up all over Europe, he’sevenmanaged to get trywhere conditions have startedtoim- ganisers have put in place. If Azam marvelledwith dazzling strokes, failedtotakecharge of thegame. Babar central pool is distributed in a60:40 ratio be- in some matchpractice. prove, and subsequently, therehas been ac- “Itmight be tough (tofollow restrictions) Shan Masood impressedwith meticulous though took control. tween BCCI and the franchises. “I playedanevent in Pinneberg cess to courts. because you’renot usedtoit,”hesays.“But craftsmanship. The forlorn figurehecut dur- BRIEF SCORES: Pakistan: 139/2(Babar Azam Askedifthe team owners decidedto (Germany) and then in Basel (Switzerland),” “In manycountries likeIndia, nothing is if youhavetofollowittoplayaSlam, Idon’t ing Pakistan’s previous tour to England 69 notout, Shan Masood 46 notout, Jofra seek compensation from the Board, the he says.“Igot to playsome matches, which open whichissomethingyou canunder- mind it. I’m justveryexcited to be back seemedafading memory, as he subduedhis Archer 1/23; Chris Woakes 1/14) vs England franchise official said: “Nodecision has is the main goal. It went according to plan. stand and nobody is at fault. But thereare there. Ican’t wait.” tormentor James Anderson with resounding on Day1. been takenonthe issue.”

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