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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Cong. crisis deepens after CLP Centre limits duration of sacks Pilot from Cabinet, PCC online school sessions He was accused of colluding with BJP to topple the govt.; Gehlot meets Governor Pragyata guidelines factor in unequal access to technology 4,526 new COVID19 cases in Tamil Nadu Special Correspondent Special Correspondent CHENNAI JAIPUR Pilot likely NEW DELHI Tamil Nadu on Tuesday The political crisis in Rajas Schools can hold live online reported 4,526 fresh cases than took a dramatic turn on to spell out classes for a maximum of 1.5 of COVID19. Fourteen Tuesday with the Congress hours per day for Classes 18, districts, excluding Chennai, plans today reported more than 100 sacking rebel leader Sachin and three hours per day for infections each. The number Pilot both as the Deputy Rebel Congress leader Classes 912, according to of new cases continued Chief Minister as well as Pra Sachin Pilot is expected to the Pragyata guidelines for to fall in Chennai. desh Congress Committee spell out his future plans digital education, released (PCC) president. by the Ministry of Human TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 on Wednesday, a source DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The party also accused close to him told The Resource Development on him of colluding with the Hindu. Apart from a Tuesday. No restrictions on sale of Opposition BJP in its conspi cryptic tweet thanking his For kindergarten, nursery paracetamol, says govt. racy to topple the State go supporters and a change and preschool, the guide MADURAI vernment. Two Ministers in in his Twitter bio, calling lines don’t recommend any The State government on the rebel camp were also screen time for children; Tuesday informed the himself as MLA from Tonk dropped from the State and a former Union they only recommend that Madurai Bench of the Madras Cabinet. teachers spend a maximum Show of confidence: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Minister, Mr. Pilot didn’t High Court that it had not Congress chief spokesper of 30 minutes per day to in issued any order restricting outside Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Tuesday. * ROHIT JAIN PARAS drop any hints. Ī page 9 son Randeep Surjewala, who DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD teract with parents and the overthecounter sale was camping in Jaipur as a vind Singh Dotasra as the party’s successful campaign guide them. of paracetamol tablets central observer, announced new PCC president, replac in the 2018 Assembly elec These guidelines, pre no internet access, those sume that teachinglearning in pharmacies. Raje silent; the decision after a meeting ing Mr. Pilot. tion, has been miffed over a pared by the National Coun with TV with cable or DTH, through synchronous com TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD of the Congress Legislature notice issued to him by the BJP watching cil of Educational Research those with a radio set or a munication is the only re Party (CLP) passed a resolu ‘Swayed by BJP plot’ Special Operations Group of and Training (NCERT), are basic phone with FM radio, quirement or even desirable CM launches televised tion to remove Mr. Pilot and Mr. Surjewala said the Con the Rajasthan police for re situation only advisory in nature, and and those with no communi in order to support effective lessons for students others from their positions. gress had taken the decision cording his statement in a State governments have cation devices at all. digital learning.” Synchro CHENNAI Mr. Pilot and the MLAs sup with a “heavy heart”, as its case filed in connection with Former Rajasthan Chief been asked to build on them nous or realtime communi Chief Minister Edappadi K. porting him did not attend edifice was built around its the alleged attempts to top Minister and BJP leader and formulate their own Survey advised cation could be the Zoom Palaniswami on Tuesday the CLP. policies and principles, ple the government. Vasundhara Raje has been rules, based on local needs. Noting that members from classes that many private launched televised lessons which were far more impor Soon after the CLP meet silent on the goingson in Over 25 crore students different categories may be schools have begun, or other for Class 10 students through 2 Ministers removed tant than the individuals. ing got over, Chief Minister the State. Sources in the have been out of school present in the same class, video or audio conferencing, Kalvi TV. The lessons will be The Cabinet members re “Mr. Pilot and some of his as Ashok Gehlot drove to Raj BJP say Ms. Raje’s silence since midMarch. The Pra the guidelines advise allowing instant feedback. broadcast on the Staterun moved were Tourism Minis sociates were swayed by the Bhavan to inform Governor and her considerable hold gyata guidelines acknow schools to survey students “Children exposed to digi channel for twoandahalf ter Vishvendra Singh and BJP’s plot and had joined it Kalraj Mishra of the decision on MLAs is one of the ledge that these students live before making decisions on tal technologies or gadgets hours every day, from Food and Civil Supplies Mi to topple the government, and make a formal request reasons why the party has in households which fall into the mode of teaching. “The for a longer time are prone Monday to Friday. nister Ramesh Meena. which was unacceptable,” to drop the Ministers from been proceeding rather different categories: those goal is NOT to try and re to severe health issues,” the TAMIL NADU Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mr. Surjewala announced he said. the Cabinet. gingerly with regard to having computers or smart create facetoface class guidelines said. the appointment of Minister The 42yearold Mr. Pilot, “toppling the Gehlot phones with 4G, those with rooms over the internet,” it OPPORTUNITIES Ī PAGE 11 of State for Education Go credited with leading the CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 government”. 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Doctors ﬂag complications, including induced diabetes, impaired lung function

Bindu Shajan Perappadan NEW DELHI ICMR chief Even as the fight against the pandemic continues, data is raises doubts now being collected from across India on the medical over drugs complications that reco There is yet no evidence vered patients are suffering from trials that itolizumab from, including COVID19in and tocilizumab reduce duced diabetes, impaired death in severely ill lung, heart, liver and brain COVID19 patients, said functions along with acute ICMR DirectorGeneral Dr. fatigue and dyspnea, after Balram Bhargava said, doctors and hospitals indi adding that more trials cated this trend. were necessary. Ī page 10 The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD collecting data from leading Central government hospi cases in the country were re Cardiologist Dr. Balbir brosis.’’ tals, including Safdarjung, ported from 10 States, with Singh stated that patients Dr. Ambuj Roy from the Ram Manohar Lohia and AI Maharashtra and Tamil Na were taking a “long time to Department of Cardiology of IMS, and across India. du accounting for 50%; the fully recover and they often All India Institute of Medical overall recovery rate had complain of feeling lethar Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, said Care strategy climbed from 47.6% (May 31) gic, completely drained out, that there were possibilities The Health Ministry said the to 63.02% currently. mentally depressed with the of longterm lung function data would help them come Leading physicians from inability to concentrate. In deterioration and vascular out with guidelines on furth across the country have indi those who developed pneu diseases. er care and treatment of cated that they are seeing monia, lung function im CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 Just another day in paradise: A CRPF jawan stands guard on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar on Tuesday. Authorities have those who had recovered. some worrying medical proves within some months NO PATIENT SHOULD BE decided to open Jammu and Kashmir to tourists in a phased manner subject to certain guidelines.* NISSAR AHMAD The Ministry pointed out complications among the re of recovery but some may CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC that 86% of the COVID19 covered patients. not normalise due to the fi TURNED AWAY: SC Ī PAGE 10

Special Correspondent fences along the LAC, in Rahul Karmakar structures have come up Special Correspondent ducers in the country, will NEW DELHI cluding at the strategically GUWAHATI over the years on the CHENNAI invest around ₹600 crore in India and China held the important Depsang Plains. The tiger can feel helpless corridors that are beyond The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on its unit at Thervoy Kandigai fourth round of Corps Com Like in the previous too. the KNP but within the Tuesday approved invest in Tiruvallur district. manders talks at Chushul on rounds, the Indian delega Wildlife officials and ecosensitive zone that is yet ments to the tune of ₹2,500 ITC’s Paperboards and Tuesday to work out details tion was led by Lt. Gen. Ha rescue workers at the to be specified. Among the crore by four companies in Specialty Papers Division on the second phase of dis rinder Singh, commander of flooded Kaziranga National newest such structures is a various sectors across the (ITCPSPD) will invest engagement on the Line of the Lehbased 14 Corps and Park (KNP) had to provide a resort being built on the State. around ₹500 crore in a unit Actual Control (LAC). The the Chinese side by Major “safe passage” for three Kanchanjuri animal corridor An international automo near Mettupalayam in Coim talks were still on at the time General Liu Lin, comman tigers in less than two days, allegedly by an MLA of the bile componentmaker en batore district. Besides ap of going to print. This round der of the South Xinjiang guiding them to the relative ruling alliance in Assam. gaged in manufacturing air proving the investments, of talks come about a month military region. The earlier safety of the hills beyond a On Monday, an operation bags will invest around the Cabinet cleared incen after the violent clash at Gal talks were held on June 6, 22 highway along the southern Search for sanctuary: A tiger trying to reach higher ground in to guide a subadult male ₹900 crore in its unit in Kan tive packages for them. wan on June 15, which left and 30. While the first two edge of the park. the flooded Kaziranga National Park. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT tiger to safety took 11 hours. cheepuram district. It will The government also de 20 Indian soldiers dead. rounds were held on the “Two tigers swam out to It came out of the park and invest over ₹400 crore in the cided to amend the existing The talks began around 11 Chinese side at Moldo, the Baghmari village on the Animals use nine major So far, 51 animals have took shelter in a goatshed at first phase, and the rest over procedures for the appoint a.m. on Tuesday, a defence third round was held on the outskirts of the western and several minor corridors been killed and 102 rescued Kandolimari village. “The a 10year period. ment of district kazis under source said, adding they Indian side at Chushul. range of the KNP. One was between the KNP and the during two waves of flood tiger was disturbed by Ather Energy Private Li the Kazis Act, 1880. The Ca would cover the entire east During the talks, India directed towards Karbi hills of Karbi Anglong to since May 22. A majority of human activities. We waited mited, which manufactures binet has decided to make ern Ladakh. The focus of the has consistently maintained Anglong and reached safely, escape floods during the the animals either drowned patiently to let it rest and electric vehicles and batter rules for deciding terms of talks is to work out details of restoration of status quo the other disturbed by dogs monsoon and return when or were hit by vehicles while regain its strength while ies, will invest around ₹600 appointment, responsibility further disengagement from ante of April and complete in the village rested beside the waters subside. crossing the highway. The making the villagers crore near Hosur. and remuneration. “The in the standoff areas and with withdrawal of deployment the highway before it was About 95% of the park rescued animals include a understand they need to Philips Carbon Black Li tention is to have persons, draw the massive deploy by China along the LAC. also guided to the forest in has been flooded this year, rhino and a tiger. give the striped cat some mited (a part of RPSanjiv who are wellaware of the ment by China of troops, the hills,” said P. Sivakumar, with 173 of the 223 anti Many houses, resorts, space,” said Sanshul Ali, a Goenka Group), one of the principles of their religion,” tanks, artillery and air de CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 the park’s director. poaching camps inundated. roadside eateries and other rehabilitation veterinarian. largest carbon black pro a source said. 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CHENNAI THE HINDU 2 TAMIL NADU WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Cases surge past 4,500 for the first time CM launches televised State reports 4,526 fresh infections; districts, excluding Chennai, account for nearly 76% of new cases lessons for school students Special Correspondent CHENNAI They will be broadcast on the State-run Kalvi TV Fourteen districts, excluding Chennai, reported more Special Correspondent than 100 cases of COVID19 CHENNAI each on Tuesday. While the Chief Minister Edappadi K. number of new infections Palaniswami on Tuesday continued to fall in Chennai, launched televised lessons the rest of the State account for Class X students through ed for nearly 76% of the Kalvi TV. The lessons would 4,526 fresh COVID19 cases. be broadcast on the State This is the first time that run channel for twoanda the number of new cases in half hours every day, from the State has crossed 4,500. Monday to Friday. Tamil Nadu’s tally Mr. Palaniswami also touched 1,47,324*. A total of launched the distribution of 47,912 persons are still under free textbooks for students treatment. The total number of Classes X and XII for the Gearing up: The lessons would be broadcast for twoanda of persons discharged fol 202021 academic year. Les half hours every day, from Monday to Friday. * R. ASHOK lowing treatment rose to sons for students of other 97,310, with the discharge of classes would also be broad ted a report to the Chief Mr. Palaniswami also laid 4,743 more persons. Another 194 in Vellore. Coimbatore Kanniyakumari, Madurai, Si on the same day of admis disease died a day after ad cast, an official press release Minister. through videoconference 67 persons, including a 13 and Dindigul witnessed a vaganga, Tiruvallur and Vel sion or a day later. This in mission on July 12, at the stated. Besides the Commission the foundation for 20 bridg yearold girl, died in the spike with 188 and 153 cases lore. cluded a 53yearold man same hospital. The Chief Minister inaug er of School Education, es and two government offic State, taking the toll to 2,099. respectively. Cases in other with obesity, who was admit A total of 41,357 samples urated a scheme for down School Education Minister es in Kanniyakumari, Madu The dip in cases conti districts were as follows: ted to the Government Head were tested in the last 24 loading video lessons for K.A. Sengottaiyan, Chief Se rai, Nagapattinam, nued for the sixth consecu Kanniyakumari (122), Villup quarters Hospital on July 11 . hours in the State. With this, Class XII students through cretary K. Shanmugam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, tive day in Chennai, with the uram (120), Kancheepuram He died the next day due to 16,95,365 samples have been hitech labs set up at govern School Education Secretary Tenkasi and Thoothukudi city reporting 1,078 fresh (117), Tiruchi (116), Thoothu The 13yearold girl, with viral pneumonia and CO tested so far. One more priv ment and aided schools Dheeraj Kumar and Director districts, built at a total cost cases. Among those dis kudi (112), Sivaganga (111) and chronic kidney disease, was VID19. ate laboratory — the KHM across the State. of School Education S. Kan of ₹31.26 crore. charged, 1,858 were from ci Tenkasi (102). A total of 59 re admitted to the Pudukottai A 56yearold man with no Medical Centre, Chennai — nappan were present on the Besides, the Chief Minis ty hospitals. With this, a total turnees, including 15 from Medical College Hospital. comorbidities was admitted has been approved for CO Report submitted occasion. ter laid the foundation stone of 62,552 persons have been Karnataka, tested positive She died on July 13 due to to the Mahatma Gandhi Me VID19 testing. With this, Commissioner of School The Chief Minister inaug for a subway at Chromepet discharged in the city, while for the infection. acute kidney injury, acute morial Government Hospi there are now 106 testing fa Education Siji Thomas Vai urated, through videoconfe in Chennai at a cost of 15,814 are under treatment. Of the 67 fatalities, 18 per pulmonary oedema, acute tal, Tiruchi, on July 11. He cilities in the State. dyan, who headed a com rence, roads that underwent ₹28.99 crore. Madurai reported 450 sons died in Chennai. Ho respiratory failure, Central died the next day due to CO (*This is inclusive of two mittee tasked with finding improvements in various Minister for Rural Indus new cases, while Tiruvallur wever, a higher number of Nervous System infection VID19 pneumonia and respi deaths crossnotified to other ways to tackle the challenges places in Chengalpattu, Kan tries P. Benjamin, Highways saw 360 cases and Virudhu districts reported deaths — and TB ratory failure, while a 66 States and one patient who faced by the School Educa cheepuram and Tiruvanna Secretary A. Karthik and se nagar 328. There were 264 there were four deaths each meningoencephalitis. yearold woman with dia died after testing negative tion Department due to the malai districts at a total cost nior officials were present at cases in Chengalpattu and in Chengalpattu, Dindigul, A number of persons died betes and coronary artery for the infection) COVID19 lockdown, submit of ₹217 crore. the event. ‘No curbs on over-the-counter 9,161 patients treated at Another policeman sale of paracetamol tablets’ Chennai’s RGGGH since March succumbs to COVID19 Gurumurthy was a sub-inspector High-risk patients, like those with malignancies, treated Have not issued any such order, State govt. tells HC Special Correspondent Special Correspondent Chennai Staff Reporter CHENNAI Yet another policeman in Madurai The Rajiv Gandhi Govern Chennai succumbed to CO The State government on ment General Hospital VID19 on Tuesday. Tuesday informed the Mad (RGGGH) — one of the State’s He is the fourth person urai Bench of the Madras largest COVID19 facilities — nel from the city police to High Court that it had not has treated 9,161 COVID19 have lost his life due to the issued any order restricting patients till now. The hospi infection. the overthecounter sale of tal saw the State’s first CO The victim, Gurumurthy, paracetamol tablets in VID19 patient in the first 54, was a subinspector at pharmacies. week of March. tached to the Meenambak The court was hearing a The hospital, which has kam police station. Follow public interest litigation pe 1,000 beds allocated for CO ing an illness, he was Gurumurthy tition filed by A. Joel Sugu VID19 patients, is readying At the forefront: RGGGH is readying another 790 beds with admitted to the Tamil Nadu mar from Madurai, who another 790 beds with oxy oxygen facilities for COVID19 patients. * B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Government Multi Super Chennai. Most of them are sought a direction to the gen facilities for COVID19 Specialty Hospital in Oman involved in efforts to con State not to restrict the ov Easily available: People suffering from fever or cold buy these patients, according to E. fact, two of them underwent and 20 with acute myocar durar Estate last month. tain the spread of the virus. erthecounter sale of para tablets for relief, the petitioner said. * S.R. RAGHUNATHAN Theranirajan, dean of radiotherapy, he said. dial infarction, with success He died on Tuesday, with As many as 847 police cetamol tablets. RGGGH. ful outcomes, he added. out responding to personnel have been cured He said that under the <> Under the Drugs submitted that the PIL peti Over four months, the Uncertain prognosis Among those treated for treatment. of COVID19, and have re Drugs and Cosmetics and Cosmetics tion was filed based on con RGGGH has treated several He noted that prognosis for COVID19 were two persons Chennai Police Commis joined duty. Rules, 1945, paracetamol Rules, 1945, paracetamol jectures and surmises and COVID19 patients with ma COVID19 patients with sev with HIV/AIDS, and two sioner Mahesh Kumar Ag On June 17, S. Balamurali, tablets were classified as tablets were classified as there was no such order lignancies and comorbidi ere comorbidities, especial more are still under treat garwal tweeted, “We lost an inspector in Mambalam, household remedies and from the State government ties. COVID19 patients with ly chronic kidney disease ment. Apart from this, criti another hero SI Gurumur died of the infection. He was household remedies, and could be sold over the restricting the overthe malignancies are among and chronic neurological cal emergency surgeries thy. He sacrificed his life at the first police officer at counter, without a pre could be sold over the counter sale of highrisk groups, with high diseases, was uncertain. were performed on CO the altar of duty in corona tached to the city police to scription from a registered counter paracetamol. mortality. Being in an immu “Till now, 42 patients with VID19 patients, including prevention activity. We sa die of COVID19. medical practitioner. Recording the submis nocompromised condition, chronic neurologic diseases, eight “major lifesaving neu lute his supreme sacrifice.” On July 1, R. Manimaran, The petitioner said that if could buy these tablets for sions made in the case, a patients with malignancies who tested positive for the rosurgical procedures”. 57, a special subinspector of there was such a restric relief, he said. Division Bench of Justices are highly susceptible to CO infection, have been treated He added that the hospi On the field police, Pattinampakkam, tion, then people would be M. Sathyanarayanan and P. VID19, he said. At RGGGH, and discharged,” he said. tal had been providing non Over 1,500 police personnel succumbed to COVID19. On put to much hardship. Peo ‘Based on conjectures’ Rajamanickam disposed of doctors have treated 37 CO The hospital has also COVID19 essential and life have tested positive for CO July 6, G. Nagarajan, 32, an ple suffering from fever or Special government plead the public interest litigation VID19 patients with malig treated 153 COVID19 pa saving services without in VID19 so far, across the armed reserve police con cold, and not COVID19, er V.R. Shanmuganathan petition. nancies of varied degrees. In tients with heart diseases terruption. State. Of these, 1,434 are in stable, died.

Kamal: step up Palaniswami Eco panels in the Nilgiris Wedding hall now comes home! rural health tests negative restore native habitats infrastructure Art designer sets up stage on the back of his truck for infection R. Akileish Pagalkodu Mund unit removes 2 hectares of invasive plants Staff Reporter Tiruppur CHENNAI With wedding halls across Rohan Premkumar Makkal Needhi Maiam the State remaining shut for UDHAGAMANDALAM (MNM) founder Kamal Haa over three months as part of While most ecodevelop san on Tuesday said the efforts to arrest the spread of ment committees (EDCs) State government should COVID19, an art designer in tasked with providing envi ensure that adequate doc Udumalpet, Tiruppur dis ronmentally sustainable li tors and personal protec trict, has come up with a velihoods to tribal residents tive equipment (PPE) kits “mobile wedding hall” to in the Nilgiris have been shut are available at primary continue providing the ex due to the closure of the dis health centres (PHCs) to ar perience of celebrations. trict to tourists, the Pagalko rest the spread of COVID19 A. Abdul Hakkim, who du Mund EDC, near Udhaga in the rural areas. has been an art designer for mandalam, is restoring In a statement, Mr. Haa nearly 20 years, constructed Edappadi K. Palaniswami native Shola habitats in plac san said the government a wedding stage at the back es overrun by invasive machinery had only fo of his truck. “I wanted to Special Correspondent species. cused on building infras help those unable to hold Unique initiative: The ‘wedding hall’ has already received five CHENNAI Northey Kuttan, presi tructure in the cities and their weddings in these [CO bookings from people living around Udumalpet block. Chief Minister Edappadi dent of the Pagalkodu Mund Green fingers: The Todas have set up a nursery which will had overlooked the needs VID19] times,” he told The K. Palaniswami has test EDC, said that during the have more than 7,000 saplings. * M. SATHYAMOORTHY of the villages. “Open Hindu over phone on provisions for dining are al only work out to “around ed negative for CO pandemic, 18 persons em drains, garbagefilled PHC Tuesday. so set up, Mr. Hakkim said. 2025%” of the usual ex VID19. He took a test on ployed with the EDC were moved more than two hec Pykara and reintroduce na compounds and a lack of The “mobile wedding Following its inauguration pense for wedding halls. Monday, the State go being engaged in getting rid tares of Cestrum plants. tive flora,” added Mr. Kuttan. manpower and protective hall” is moved to the loca on July 11, a wedding recep M. Kannan, district joint vernment said on of Cestrum nocturnum “The Cestrum plants, un The Forest Department equipment are common in tion preferred by the mar tion was held on the “mobile secretary of the AIADMK ad Tuesday. plants, which had en less completely removed has been encouraging local rural areas. The govern riage parties. wedding hall” in Udumal vocate wing, inaugurated According to an offi croached on native Shola along with their roots, will EDCs to carry out afforesta ment has not prioritised pet, he said. the mobile wedding hall on cial release, all those in habitats in the Wenlock keep sprouting and taking tion of native flora at a time rural health but has only Masks also on offer The initiative has already July 11. “With weddings be the Chief Minister’s Downs area. over Shola and native grass when tourism is banned in focused on health infras Mr. Hakkim and six of his received five bookings from ing held in temples or hous Camp Office also tested “The spread of Cestrum lands,” said Mr. Kuttan. the Nilgiris. tructure in cities,” said Mr. staff members then arrange people living in and around es during the lockdown, this negative for the nocturnum is a threat to all The Todas are growing District Forest Officer D. Haasan. the stage. A total of 50 the Udumalpet block. “Alth ‘mobile hall’ will give the pa infection. Shola and grassland habi their own saplings and have Guruswamy said afforesta While the lockdown in chairs, as mandated by the ough we are currently in rents [of the bridegroom or tats, as it does not allow any set up a nursery, which will tion works were a vital facet cities would only affect State government, are Udumalpet, we are ready to the bride] some satisfaction Testing in State native flora to thrive, Mr. have more than 7,000 sa of each EDC. “Apart from the their economies, in villag placed in front of the stage. go to any part of Tamil Nadu about being able to provide A total of 15,85,782 per Kuttan told The Hindu. plings of native Shola trees, commendable work of the es, it would create a shor Masks and sanitisers are or even India,” Mr. Hakkim the atmosphere of a wed sons across the State Since the beginning of the ready to be planted in the Pagalkodu Mund EDC, other tage of food, he said, and also provided for those at said. ding hall,” he said. have been tested for CO pandemic, the Todas, who coming years. EDCs, such as the Doddabet called upon the govern tending the wedding, he Minister for Animal Hus VID19 at 105 testing are in charge of taking care “We estimate that it will ta EDC and the Pykara EDC, ment to make efforts to said. Cheaper option bandry Udumalai K. Radhak centres so far, the press of the Pagalkodu Mund EDC, take around 45 years to are involved in huge clean create awareness about the Other items such as car Questioned about the charg rishnan had also appreciat release added. encompassing the Ninth clear all the invasive plants up operations and habitat disease in rural areas and pets, flower decorations, at es for his services, he said ed the initiative, Mr. Kannan Mile Shooting Spot, have re located from Sandynallah to restoration works,” he said. allay the fears of villagers. tractions for children and that the entire cost would said.

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Timings CHENNAI Kin of Corpn. staff test positive WEDNESDAY, JUL. 15 Two repeat cases of COVID-19 RISE 05:51 SET 18:40 RISE 01:13 SET 13:59 THURSDAY, JUL. 16 Civic body has started taking samples of its employees RISE 05:51 SET 18:40 recorded, says Corpn. chief Special Correspondent RISE 01:53 SET 14:49 CHENNAI FRIDAY, JUL. 17 RISE 05:51 SET 18:39 But such cases are negligible and the residents need not worry: G. Prakash The family members of top RISE 02:37 SET 15:42 civic officials have tested Special correspondent shifted to playgrounds and positive for COVID19, re Chennai other open spaces. For in quiring them to go into qua Two residents who recently stance, open spaces at Roya rantine. recovered from COVID19 pettah YMCA have been ear The officials concerned have once again tested posi marked for markets in the were initially asked to stay at tive for the disease. neighbourhood. home for 14 days. But subse Greater Chennai Corpora Members of traders’ asso quently, they were told to re tion Commissioner G. Pra ciations said they would turn to work in seven days, kash on Tuesday confirmed clean the markets before get owing to fears that contain Safety measures: Officials said the number of employees in that repeat infection had ting permission to reopen ment activities would face a Ripon Buildings was likely to reduce due to the rise in cases. been reported in two them. A decision on the setback due to their persons. Koyambedu market is likely absence. were afraid to take part in cials were present at work. “Repeat cases are negligi Early detection: A medical worker collects a sample from a to be taken soon. One such official has been meetings conducted in air As many as 19 of the 33 offi ble in the city. But there have quarantined at home, as his conditioned halls by such se cials of the Solid Waste Man person at Pudupet. * B. VELANKANNI RAJ been such instances. We Strict action wife had tested positive for nior officials. But the ab agement Department re have identified two persons. he added. A senior official of ported that antibodies re Senior officials of the Corpo COVID19. sence of the authorities con ported for work. Residents need not worry the Greater Chennai Corpo duce after four months of ration warned the market Another official, who cerned would affect Seventyfive of the 95 offi about repeat infection of CO ration said that a study on [contracting] COVID19,” the authorities that they would played a key role in making containment activities cials in the General Depart VID19 right now. Most peo the cause of repeat cases was official said. shut down and seal premises decisions on containment across the city, the officials ment attended office. Just 35 ple have recovered from the yet to be carried out in the ci In a bid to control the if reports of crowding or vio activities in the Greater added. out of the 62 officials in the IN BRIEF infection. Of the 78,000 resi ty. spread of the virus, the Grea lation of norms are seen. Chennai Corporation (GCC), The Corporation has Education Department were dents who tested positive for ter Chennai Corporation has Sixty playgrounds have has also reported positive started testing all its em at work on Tuesday. Sixty COVID19, 60,000 have reco ‘Data to be compiled’ begun cleaning the premises become market areas so far. cases at home. However, he ployees for COVID19. Of the six of the 81 officials of the BJP to hold protest for vered. More than 250 Corpo “We have not yet compiled of most of the 81 markets The temporary markets are has been unable to undergo 1,094 civic officials of GCC Medical Services Depart action against YouTuber ration officials have also re data on the [amount of] time that remained closed for the expected to be shifted to the home quarantine as his ab employed at Ripon Build ment reported for work. Ma CHENNAI BJP state president L. covered from the disease,” after which repeat infection past few weeks. old premises in 10 days. sence would affect COVID19 ings, 854 attended office on ny have given their samples Murugan asked his partymen Mr. Prakash said. of COVID19 has occurred in Many such markets in Similarly, the Greater containment activities in the Tuesday. for COVID19 testing and are to hold a protest outside “If the number of persons the two cases. We do not areas like Chintadripet, Pu Chennai Corporation has city. He reported for duty at Twentyseven of the 36 of awaiting the results. their homes on Thursday, testing positive for the se have reliable information on dupet, George Town, Tripli asked banks to start sending Ripon Buildings on Tuesday, ficials in the Health Depart Officials said the number seeking police action against cond time was high, we the cause of repeat infec cane, T. Nagar, Saidapet, banking correspondents to but was mostly restricted to ment at Ripon Buildings re of employees at Ripon Build YouTube channel Karuppar would have informed the pu tions right now. Doctors Tondiarpet, Royapuram and disburse pensions to senior his chamber. ported for duty. Just 12 of the ings was likely to reduce due Kootam and its presenter blic health officials about it,” across the world have re Kodambakkam have been citizens at their doorstep. GCC officials said they 31 Council Department offi to the rise in cases. Surendra Natarajan on the charge of insulting the sentiments of Hindus. Therapist held for High Court desists from Police personnel strike a tune to Traders’ bodies meet sexual assault of minor CHENNAI dismissing case on Deputy Chief Minister The Adyar All Women Police, spread awareness on COVID19 on Tuesday, arrested K. Special Correspondent The traders’ body’s presi Mahesh, 42, a therapist, on anti-CAA kolam protest CHENNAI charges of sexually assaulting Songs have been made available on social media dent, A.M. Vikramaraja, said a 13yearold gymnast he was The State government will the Deputy Chief Minister Legal Correspondent Vivek Narayanan helping. He was booked tion on the writ petitions consider the traders’ de assured them that a decision CHENNAI CHENNAI under various sections of the filed by the protester. mands to reopen the Koyam would be taken soon. Protection of Children from The Madras High Court on However, petitioner’s The COVID19 pandemic has bedu wholesale market and Sexual Offences Act and Tuesday desisted from dis counsel M.V. Swaroop vehe brought out hidden skills of other markets across Tamil Meeting postponed remanded in judicial custody. missing as infructuous a mently objected to the plea police personnel in the city, Nadu. After the talks, the traders’ case related to the antiCAA for dismissing the petition and most are using their ta A decision will be taken body temporarily post Panchayat president kolam protests, which and said a crucial question lents to create awareness after consultations with offi poned a meeting with the killed near Thirunindravur rocked the State in Decem of law had to be decided by about the pandemic. cials. The issue was dis Federation of All Traders As CHENNAI ber. the court. He said cases cussed during a meeting on sociations of KWMC Periyar D. Paramaguru, 40, a village K. Prabakar, Deputy panchayat president, was Instead, it directed the could not be booked for vio Commissioner, St. Thomas Tuesday between Deputy Market, which was to be hacked to death by Greater Chennai city police lating prohibitory orders Mount, and R. Sasikala, a Chief Minister O. Panneer held on July 16. Chennai Me unidentified persons in to file its counter affidavit by unless the latter had been constable from Gummidi selvam and the members of tropolitan Development Kosavanpalayam, near August 17. Justice G.K. Ilan publicised. poondi, have created music the Tamil Nadu Vanigar San Authority Member Secretary Thirunindravur, on Tuesday. thiraiyan issued the direc According to the counsel, albums that are now being K. Prabakar R. Sasikala gankalin Peramaippu and D. Karthikeyan and Federa He was a local DMK tion on a petition filed by ad there was absolutely no ne played on public address the Koyambedu Wholesale tion’s president D. Rajaseka functionary and an advocate vocate Gayatri Khandhadai, cessity for obtaining police systems and have been the album is S.R. Ram,” Mr. the disease. A native of Na Traders’ Association. ran were also present. by profession. The police are who led the protests. She permission for peaceful uploaded on social media. Prabakar said. galingapatti village in Siva investigating. challenged prohibitory or protests unless the Commis “I read a lot of books and The album is now being ganga district, she joined ders issued by the Commis sioner of Police had issued give motivational speeches played on autorickshaws the service two years ago sioner of Police under Sec prohibitory orders under in colleges. I wanted to use and at public spaces. but retained her interest in 0 tion 41 of the Madras City the 1888 Act. Such prohibi music to create awareness “We are using 70 autor poetry and music. DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to Police Act of 1888. tory orders could be in force about the pandemic and ask ickshaws to play the an “Music is the best way to verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of When her case, filed in Ja for a maximum of 15 days. people to follow safety mea nouncement and songs at make a person listen. Dur an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG nuary, was listed for hearing After hearing him at sures. Hence, I decided to 60 important junctions in ing my free time, I penned PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch on Tuesday, Additional Pu length, the judge decided to make a music album. I St. Thomas Mount. It is also the lyrics for the songs and for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s blic Prosecutor S. Karthi examine the issue and di wrote a portion of lyrics circulated on police What showed them to my supe products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir keyan told the court that the rected the APP to ensure with lyricist Chittarasu and sApp groups,” he added. rior officers. They asked me ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in order under challenge had that a counter affidavit was sang a few lines of the song Ms. Sasikala has also to sing it in a recording stu any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in expired and therefore, noth filed in the case within four along with singer Velmuru composed three folk songs dio and then upload it on so this newspaper. ing survived for adjudica weeks. gan. The music director of to spread awareness about cial media,” she said.

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CHENNAI THE HINDU 4 TAMIL NADU WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF CBI gets custody of five PWD plans to use drones to Puducherry 63 new cases in MLA moves HC Union Territory PUDUCHERRY Legal Correspondent monitor sand quarrying CHENNAI Puducherry witnessed 63 new COVID19 admissions on accused policemen The Madras High Court on Tuesday. The new cases were Online sale of imported sand will begin this week Tuesday ordered notices to identified after the testing of CJM directs agency to produce them tomorrow the Speaker of Puducherry 637 samples. The fatality rate K. Lakshmi es such as Tiruchi, Thanja Legislative Assembly, the was 1.2% in the Union Staff Reporter CHENNAI vur and Nagapattinam. Government Whip and the Territory, Health Minister Madurai The Public Works Depart About 15,000 loads of M Election Commission of In Malladi Krishna Rao said. The Central Bureau of Inves ment (PWD) is planning to sand are also being supplied dia on a writ petition filed While 684 patients were tigation (CBI) was on Tues use drones to identify poten daily. Measures are being ta against thedisqualification undergoing treatment, 44 patients have been day granted custody of five tial quarrying sites and also ken to reduce the supply of Bahour MLA N. Dhana discharged. The COVID19 suspended policemen in the monitor sand quarrying op crunch. The department is velou under the antidefec tally stands at 18 deaths, 684 Sattankulam custodial erations across the State. set to begin online sale of im tion law. active cases, a cumulative deaths case till July 16. The The proposal has been ported sand this week. The Justice K. Ravichandra total of 1,531 cases with 829 five were among those ar submitted to the State go On an average, 1,500 loads 10th ship with Malaysian baabu permitted senior patients discharged. rested in connection with vernment and the PWD is of river sand are made sand has arrived at the Kattu counsel A.R.L. Sundaresan the death of trader P. Jayaraj awaiting its nod. available for online sale. palli port. and advocates P. Dinesh Vriddhachalam tahsildar, and his son J. Benicks due to At present, nearly 10 river About 54,000 tonnes of Kumar and Niranjan Raja 12 others test positive alleged custodial torture. sand quarries are being op department had installed a imported sand would be gopalan to accept the not CUDDALORE The five policemen were erated across districts, in weighbridge in one of the available for sale, officials ices on the petition filed by A tahsildar in Vriddhachalam produced before Madurai cluding Villupuram, Vellore sand depots in Vellore dis said. the disqualified MLA and was among the 13 persons Chief Judicial Magistrate T.V. The five policemen accused in the custodial deaths case were and Nagapattinam. trict to check overloading of While welcoming the go file their respective coun who tested positive for Hemanandakumar. He taken to GRH in Madurai for medical examination after the CBI The department plans to lorries. The pilot project vernment’s efforts to record ter affidavits within four COVID19 in Cuddalore granted CBI the custody of was granted their custody. * S.KRISHNAMOORTHY use the drone survey to mea would soon be extended to online sale of nearly 6,000 weeks. In his affidavit, the district on Tuesday. former Sattankulam inspec sure the area and depth of other quarries as well. loads of river sand last week, litigant denied having in According to Health tor Sridhar, subinspectors The CBI has booked the were brought to the Madurai the sand quarries. It had ear On an average, about members of the Tamil Nadu dulged in any activity department sources, swab Balakrishnan and Raghu Ga five police personnel under district court complex on lier sought the support of the 1,500 loads of river sand are State Sand Lorry Owners’ against the interests of the samples of the official that were collected last week nesh, head constable Muru Sections 302 (murder), 342 Tuesday. Following the Madras Institute of Technol made available for online Federation said the PWD ruling Congress on whose tested negative. However, gan and constable Muthuraj. (wrongful confinement), 201 CJM’s order granting custody ogy, Anna University, for the sale daily. PWD officials said must increase the number of ticket he had won the 2016 the result of a repeat test on The CBI was directed to (causing disappearance of to the CBI, they were taken project. that one more quarry in Cud loads to 10,00015,000 per Assembly election. Monday returned positive. produce them before the evidence) read with Section to the Madurai Government According to sources, the dalore district would be week. S. Yuvaraj, president He claimed to have The official was admitted to court at 5.30 p.m. on July 16. 109 (abetment) of the Indian Rajaji Hospital for a medical drone survey would be done opened later this week. of the Federation, said this raised only a genuine pu the Rajah Muthiah Medical The agency had sought the Penal Code. examination. Subsequently, once a month and it would The department is a wait would help every lorry to get blic grievance regarding College and Hospital custody of the accused for The accused, lodged in the accused were taken to help in preventing illegal ing environment clearance loads twice a month and the lack of infrastructure in (RMMCH) in Chidambaram. five days. the Madurai Central Prison, the CBI office in Madurai. sand mining. Moreover, the to open new quarries in plac support their livelihood. a PHC in Bahour. State, Nissan Motor granted Chief Minister, Deputy T.N. seeks release of 30 tmc ft time by HC to settle dispute CM hold meeting of Cauvery water by this month Adjournment granted for one final time, says judge Special Correspondent panel of five leaders last Demand made at Cauvery Water Regulation Committee meet CHENNAI week. But Electricity Minis Legal Correspondent settlement proceedings, the claimed by the company had The muchawaited reorgan ter and a member of the pa T. RAMAKRISHNAN raja Sagar to 2,800 cusecs in CHENNAI judge said the adjournment to be eventually paid by it. It isation of the All India Anna nel, P. Thangamani, tested CHENNAI Harangi. At the same time, The Madras High Court on was being granted one final was the contention of the Dravida Munnetra Kazha positive for COVID19. Tamil Nadu on Tuesday im the storage in Mettur dam Tuesday granted time till Au time. The financial dispute State government that any gam (AIADMK) district units However, there was an pressed upon Karnataka and stands at 37 tmc ft. gust 14 for the State govern relates to a manufacturing dispute over nonpayment may be announced shortly, opinion in the party that the the Central government to While the dam is receiving ment and Japanese automak plant established by the au of incentives could be re according to a crosssection issue over the reorganisa ensure that the State’s share a meagre 160 cusecs, the er Nissan Motor to file a joint tomaker at Oragadam, on solved only through domes of leaders in the ruling party. tion should be resolved as of Cauvery water — around outflow has been of the or compromise memo for with the outskirts of Chennai. tic arbitration. However, the The expectations of the early as possible. 30 thousand million cubic der of 13,000 cusecs. At this drawal of a case filed by the Claiming that the State go Centre was confident of han leaders were based on the feet (tmc ft) — be provided rate of inflow and outflow, 11-member committee former to restrain the latter vernment had not paid in dling the issue effectively be onetoone meeting bet during the remaining period At present, reservoirs in the dam’s storage can last from pursuing international centives worth millions of fore the international arbi ween Chief Minister Edappa The constitution of an 11 of the month. Karnataka have around 50% about 25 days, after giving al arbitral proceedings with dollars, the company went tral tribunal and urged the di K. Palaniswami and Depu member highpowered com The demand was made storage. * FILE PHOTO lowance for drinking water respect to alleged unpaid in for arbitration. High Court not to interfere. ty Chief Minister O. mittee, which was spoken during the Cauvery Water supply requirements and centives to the tune of $770 The international arbitral Even as the case was Panneerselvam on Tuesday, about for the last three Regulation Committee ft in the second half of July dead storage. million. proceedings were kickstart pending before the High even though details of the years, might also take place (CWRC) meeting conducted along with June’s shortfall, What has come as a mat Justice N. Sathish Kumar ed in February 2017 after Court, the government and meeting are not out yet. now. through videoconferencing. said official sources in the ter of relief to the State is the passed the order after he serving an advance notice the automaker began efforts The two leaders, who are The party was also mak In June, the State realised Public Works Department forecast by the India Meteor was told that the warring upon Prime Minister Naren to arrive at an out of court the cocoordinator and coor ing arrangements for giving around 6 tmc ft against 9.19 (PWD). ological Department that the parties had reached a settle dra Modi in July 2016. Imme settlement. They also conti dinator of the AIADMK res assignments to 40,000 tmcft, a shortfall of three At present, reservoirs in southwest monsoon is likely ment over the financial dis diately, the State govern nued to obtain adjourn pectively, held discussions at youngsters — 20,000 each tmc ft. In July, it got about 3 Karnataka have around 50% to become vigorous after July pute but it could not be final ment rushed to the High ments on the ground that the Secretariat, after taking under the Information Tech tmc ft. For the entire month, storage. However, their in 18 and that the Cauvery ised because of the COVID19 Court to stall the proceed talks were on, and that they part in the Cabinet meeting. nology (IT) wing and the the State’s due is 31.24 tmc ft. flow has been modest, rang catchment in Karnataka may lockdown. Directing counsel ings since it was not a party would arrive at a final settle Originally, the matter was youth wing, the leaders ad In total, the State should re ing from 6,100 cubic feet per get heavy rain, the sources concerned to speed up the to it, though the money ment soon. to have been finalised by a ded. ceive approximately 30 tmc second (cusecs) in Krishna added.

DEATH DEATH BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE OBITUARYOBITUARY & REMEMBRANCE & REMEMBRANCE MRS.C.K.DHANALAKSHMI, 88 years, W/ Special trains cancelled till July 31 o. Late Sri. C. Rajaganapathy Mu- daliar, daughter of Late Sri.C.K. I FONDLY remember my daddy S David Special Correspondent station would not be disturbed. DEATH DEATH Kuppuswamy Mudaliar and Late Mrs. born this day . Love U daddy. Son CHENNAI DEATH Yashodamma, passed away at Chennai Chandran According to a Southern Railway on 13th July 2020. Ph: 9841215245. The Southern Railway on Tuesday press release, the cancelled special WITH PROFOUND Grief ,We inform the REMEMBRANCE Sad Demise of MR.V.S Parthasarathy DEATH ANNIVERSARIES announced that special train servic trains include the TiruchiChengal on 13−07−2020 at age 95 (Retired es within Tamil Nadu shall remain pattuTiruchi, MaduraiVillupuram Income Tax Officer ) Ph: 99405 73796 suspended till July 31. The seven Madurai, CoimbatoreKatpadi services that ere operated within Coimbatore, TiruchiChengalpattu the State were earlier cancelled till Tiruchi, ArakkonamCoimbatore July 15 based on the direction of the Arakkonam, CoimbatoreMayila State government. duthuraiCoimbatore and Tiruchi However, the special superfast NagercoilTiruchi services. Full re train being operated between New fund would be given to passengers, Delhi and Dr. MGR Chennai Central the release added.

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Weather Watch Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday ‘DBT not mandatory for power consumers’ Centre’s assurance comes as a relief to State government

T. RAMAKRISHNAN former judge of the High CHENNAI Court concerned, with one In a relief to the Tamil Nadu member each from the State government, the Centre has and Central governments. assured it that implementing But the draft amendment the direct benefit transfer bill seeks to have a common (DBT) in relation to subsidy selection committee for for electricity consumers is chairpersons and members “not mandatory”. of the Appellate Tribunal for It is also up to the States to Electricity, the Central Elec decide whether to engage tricity Regulatory Commis private franchisees/subli sion and SERCs, including a censees. The issue of allow The State has been opposing former judge of the Supreme Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 17.30 Hrs) ing the involvement of fran the introduction of DBT. Court, the Chief Secretaries Forecast for Wednesday: Heavy/very heavy rain likely at isolated chisees or sublicensees has of two States at a time (who places over Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Saurashtra & Kutch, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pra- been a concern for Tamil Na scheme for farmers would will hold the post for one desh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema, du. The Centre is also willing have to be scrapped. Domes year) and two nominees of Karnataka, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands to let the present arrange tic consumers are also get the Union government, in city rain max min city rain max min ment for the selection of ting up to 100 units of free cluding the Power Secretary. Agartala...... 0.8....33.9....26.8 Kozhikode...... 0.4....31.8....24.6 chairpersons and members electricity bimonthly. A Power Ministry official Ahmedabad...... —....36.6....27.2 Kurnool ...... 0.2....30.4....24.0 Aizawl...... 8....24.0....17.5 Lucknow...... 33.8....33.4....22.7 of the State Electricity Regu The Centre had told the said what had been sent to Allahabad...... 72.9....31.9....24.1 Madurai...... —....37.0....25.4 latory Commissions (SERCs) State government that while the States was only a draft Bengaluru ...... —....26.2....21.4 Mangaluru ...... 36.7....27.0....22.9 continue. it was inclined to give a one bill, and its purpose was to Bhopal ...... —....32.0....25.6 Mumbai ...... 27.4....28.9....25.6 Bhubaneswar...... 1.4....31.2....25.4 Mysuru ...... —....28.9....20.8 These were the conces year extension of the dea elicit the views of all stake Chandigarh ...... —....36.1....27.0 New Delhi ...... —....38.5....28.6 sions that Union Minister of dline for the DBT implemen holders. Chennai ...... —....32.0....27.6 Patna ...... —....32.8....27.0 State (Independent Charge) tation, the SERC could also As for the Electricity Con Coimbatore ...... —....33.2....22.6 Port Blair...... 9.1....29.8....24.3 Dehradun...... —....34.1....25.8 Puducherry ...... 0.2....34.4....26.6 for Power and New & Renew provide further extensions tract Enforcement Authori Gangtok...... 61....22.3....18.3 Pune...... 4.6....29.6....22.5 able Energy R.K. Singh had of up to a year. The DBT has ty, the official explained that Goa...... 65.3....27.5....23.8 Raipur ...... 19.3....29.0....25.0 indicated during a discus been a bone of contention as under the existing scheme of Guwahati ...... —....33.4....26.0 Ranchi...... 9.9....31.6....22.9 Hubballi...... —....26.0....22.0 Shillong...... 17.1....24.9....18.6 sion last week with State go the Centre had prescribed it things, there was a “conflict Hyderabad ...... 0.4....29.9....23.2 Shimla...... —....27.6....20.0 vernment representatives as one of the conditions that of interest”, as SERCs, Imphal ...... 31.9....27.5....22.1 Srinagar...... —....31.0....15.0 on the draft bill to amend needed to be met for raising meant for issuing tariff or Jaipur ...... 1.4....38.3....25.0 Thiruvananthapuram...... 0.4....34.0....24.5 Kochi ...... 0.4....31.8....24.8 Tiruchi...... —....38.4....26.2 the Electricity Act, a senior the borrowing limit and re ders, were also adjudicating Kohima ...... 9.8....25.0....17.7 Vijayawada ...... 14.2....32.4....24.0 official said. laxing the normal ceiling of on contracts for purchase Kolkata ...... —....34.8....27.9 Visakhapatnam ...... —....30.2....25.4 The T.N. government is fiscal deficit — 3% of GSDP — and sale of electricity — a (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) not keen on opposing the by two percentage points. As role that should ideally be Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday creation of the Electricity for the selection process for played by a judicial body CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE Ahmedabad..... 23 .39 41 ....63 ...85 ....* Contract Enforcement Auth SERCs, the State govern and not a quasijudicial one. Bengaluru ...... 13 .16 52 ....37 ...46 ....* In observation made at 4.00 ority. The State has re ment’s stand is that there It is to correct this “anoma * p.m., Nandesari, Gujarat Chennai ...... 5 .31 93 ..101 .....— .... recorded an overall air mained opposed to the in should be no change in the ly” that the formation of the Delhi ...... 10 .38 58 ..168 .....— ....* quality index (AQI) score of Hyderabad ...... 7 .39 15 ....23 ...40 ....* 259 indicating an unhealthy troduction of the DBT, as current system of the selec Authority has been pro Kolkata...... 6 .10 33 ....31 ...49 ....* condition of pollution. In otherwise, the free power tion panel being headed by a posed. * contrast, Aizawl, Mizoram Lucknow...... 1 102 55 ....72 .....— .... recorded a healthy AQI score Mumbai ...... 59 .25 .9 ....25 ...33 ....* of 12 Pune...... 16 ...6 54 ....15 ...16 ....* Visakhapatnam 10 .63 43 ....55 ...84 ....* Bastille Day celebrated Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air Special Correspondent particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues PUDUCHERRY and monuments. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by The French Consulate General here joined reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. French missions in the country in celebrating CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Bastille Day with various online programmes. dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. French Consul General Catherine Suard paid PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, floral tributes at the French war memorial. nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature T. Arun, District Collector, and other digni death in people with heart or lung disease taries paid homage at the memorial that serves as a tribute to soldiers martyred in the First World War.

CHENNAI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The standoff and China’s India policy dilemma As New Delhi seeks to reset ties with Beijing, it must take note of the ongoing Chinese debate on India tion at the global level diminish of ChinaIndia relations will furth morale will rise sharply; on the ing, regional competition intensi er strengthen the “antiChina al contrary, in China, the morale will fying and the earlier system of liance” between the U.S. , Japan, decline if it cannot beat India deci Lost opportunity effective management of bilateral Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia and sively. Therefore, in its effort to differences crumbling beyond other countries, who will actively “teach India a lesson”, they fear, India’s loss in failing to develop the Chabahar control, periodic violent conflicts, take the initiative to reshape global China might lose more than it port project in Iran might be China’s gain Antara Ghosal Singh they predict, are the “new nor industrial chains, use the Indo would gain. ight from the beginning of its tenure, the govern mal” in ChinaIndia ties. Pacific Strategy to check and ba China, they argue, should re lance China’s military and eco What India must note ment has underlined the geostrategic impor or China, which has long consider its prevalent strategic nomic power, and expand interna The overall consensus within this Rtance it attaches to the Chabahar port project. been preoccupied with its re thinking that India is not its main tional organisations such as the group is that it is still not the time The project, signed in 2003, has been a symbol of tradi Flentless pursuit to approach strategic challenge and, therefore, G7 to weaken China’s influence in to ‘resolve’ the India problem. In tionally important IndiaIran ties. Connected by sea the centre of the world and in ma peace needs to be maintained in international affairs. stead, China, for now, should

lanes to ports on India’s west coast, Chabahar would naging a turbulent relationship its direction as much as possible. GETTY IMAGES strive to make India retreat with form the fulcrum of India’s outreach to Russia and Cen with the United States, the June 15 Only by daring to fight, by showing Naga separatists and Kashmiris. Opinion on scenarios out a military conflict, maintain tral Asia, enhancing connectivity, energy supplies a nd incident of a violent faceoff bet strong determination, the will and On a similar note, various com basic peace and stability at the ween Chinese and Indian troops at the ability on the western frontier Some criticism mentaries in the Chinese press borders, and, at the minimum, not trade. Given that Pakistan had blocked Indian aid to Af the Line of Actual Control (LAC), can China effectively deter its ad However, on the other side of the highlight that downgrading China deliberately push it towards the ghanistan and all trade over land, Chabahar provided causing casualties on both sides, versaries on the eastern coast. debate are Chinese political think India relations to the level of India U.S. Meanwhile, China simultane India an alternative to permanently bypass its troub le came as a big jolt. It brought the This is also, what they called, the ers and professors such as Zheng Pakistan relations or a ‘Kashmiri ously carries out its strategy of some neighbour. As a result, the government fast national focus back on an other right way to resolve China’s prim Yongnian and Yu Longyu among sation’ of the ChinaIndia border is weakening India internally by lev tracked plans for the project, and in 2016, Prime Minis wise notsopopular topic of Chi ary contradiction, that is the Chi others, who in their analysis of the easier said than done as this will eraging its social and political dif ter Narendra Modi was in Tehran to sign a trilateral naIndia relations. The develop naU.S. problem, by first breaking Galwan Valley incident, have been require a complete reversal of Chi ferences, completing its strategic trade and transit agreement with Iranian President Has ment took China’s strategic “its arms and legs”. somewhat critical about China’s na’s present LAC policy of being encirclement, improving troop de community by storm, while the in policies towards India, which they “reasonable, profitable and ployment in the Tibet region to se san Rouhani and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. tense debate and discussions that Handling a resurgent India say remain mostly tactical, of a economical”. cure the ChinaPakistan Economic According to the MoUs, India would be granted a 10 followed, rather than generating a To deal with a resurgent India, “reactive nature” and are charac Strategically too, they say, it is Corridor, and stationing Chinese year lease to develop and operate two terminals and consensus, brought out China’s Chinese hardliners suggest a poli terised by a “titfortat” approach “unwise” for China to take the in troops in the Gwadar Port (Ara five berths, access to the Chabahar free trade zone, and many dilemmas vis-à-vis India. cy of “three nos”: “no weakness, without any clear strategic intent. itiative to get into a comprehensive bian Sea), so as to secure China’s the opportunity to build the 628 km rail line from Cha no concession and no defensive This, according to them, stokes ex military conflict with India — “a big Indian Ocean sea routes, among bahar to Zahedan, just across the border from Afghan No accident defence”. In other words, China treme nationalism in India and un country with comparable military other interests. In the words of istan. The government acted quickly to develop Chaba On one side of the debate are Chi should take all opportunities to ites the otherwise divided nation strength”— at this point in time. another Chinese strategist, Yin Gu har port facilities, sent exports to Afghanistan in 2018, na’s top India watchers such as Lin crack down on India, take the in against China, which not only The general view among these mil oming, rather than winning a war, Minwang and Zhang Jiadong, from itiative to hit it hard whenever pos harms China’s interests but might itary analysts is that if China has an China should aim at attaining a and has moved over halfamillion tonnes of cargo, in Fudan University, and Li Hongmei sible. This, it is argued, will not eventually draw China into an un advantage in terms of psychology, comprehensive and overwhelm cluding grains and food supplies, for Afghanistan again, from the Shanghai Institutes for damage ChinaIndia relations ; on timely military conflict. equipment, and logistics mobilisa ing advantage in geopolitics vis-à- through the port. However, the rail line has never taken International Studies (SIIS) among the contrary, it will make it more They criticise those vying to tion, India too has advantage on vis India, which cannot be altered off for a number of reasons despite a commitment from others, who believe that the pre stable. Didn’t the 1962 ChinaIndia “teaching India a lesson” as being various fronts such as deploy by war. stateowned IRCON, to undertake its construction at an sent conflict is not an “accident” war help China to maintain peace “shortsighted” and not “psycho ment, supply line, practical war To sum up, despite all the jin estimated $1.6 billion. While contract changes by the but an “inevitable result” of what and stability on the western front logically prepared for the rise of experience, topography, and cli goism and rhetoric propagated Iranian sideand delayed responses from the Indian side they perceive as “India’s long for a long time and directly elimi India”. China, they argue, lacks mate among others. If India’s dis through its official media, China is standing speculative strategy on nate American and Soviet ambi understanding of the fact that In advantage remains in the fact that actually in a serious dilemma over were part of the problem, the main hurdle has been the the ChinaIndia border”. From tions to use India to contain Chi dia, as a rising power, is very im its capital lies well within the its India policy. As we, in India, fear of American penalties. Even though India was able Doklam to Kashmir to India’s “un na? In this backdrop there is portant to China and will be in bombing range of China, China’s seek to reset ties with Beijing in to negotiate a sanctions waiver for the Chabahar port ending infrastructure arms race” renewed interest among certain creasingly crucial in the future, key disadvantage is its particularly the postGalwan era, we should and rail line from the U.S., few international constr uc at the LAC, they say, Beijing was sections of the Chinese strategic with ChinaIndia relations evolv long supply lines. Therefore, if the take note of the ongoing Chinese tion and equipment partners were willing to sign on to “fed up” and “had to teach India a community to: keep India under ing as the most important pair of conflict ends in a short period of debate on India, factor in its many the project; New Delhi has also dragged its feet on the lesson”. control by destabilising the entire relations after ChinaU.S. links. time, it will benefit China. But if it internal contradictions and per matter. After appeals to India, including one issued by Their key argument is that Chi border region, creating tension If ChinaIndia ties are damaged is prolonged, China will be disad ceived vulnerabilities vis-à-vis In naIndia relations hold no great across the board, from the McMa beyond repair, they warn, India vantaged. dia, and leverage the same to our its Foreign Minister Javad Zarif when he visited Delhi in prospect in the current interna hon Line in the east to the Aksai alone or in association with other If a war starts, they argue, India benefit. January this year, Iran decided to go on its own, by be tional situation. There is no possi Chin area in the west; take the in countries will cause “endless trou will make all efforts to prolong it as ginning to lay tracks for the line connecting Chabah ar bility of a negotiated settlement of itiative to attack and seize territo ble for China”. For instance, an long as possible, and the U.S. is Antara Ghosal Singh is a Researcher at the to Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, last week. the border dispute any time soon. ries under India’s control from openly hostile India will use every likely to help India to attain this Delhi Policy Group (DPG). She is a Regardless of the reasons for India’s inability to j oin India is already a “quasially” of Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, possible means to prevent China objective. Even if the two sides graduate from Tsinghua University, China the railway project, the decision can only be seen as an the U.S. with no scope for reversal. and weaken India internally, by from reaching the Indian Ocean. ended in a tie, in India it will be and has been a Chinese language fellow at opportunity lost. The impression that India wavered With opportunities for coopera supporting the cause of Maoists, On the other hand, the decoupling counted a victory and the national the National Central University, Taiwan due to U.S. pressure, especially after India cancelled oil imports from Iran, also questions New Delhi’s commit ment to strategic autonomy. While Iran claims it will Viral outrage only spikes the data fund the railway using its own resources, it seems to have embarked on the ChabaharZahedan project with Adverse public reaction to bad coronavirus figures could only end up creating incentives to suppress crucial numbers a confidence borne from an imminent deal with China to be viewed in that context. presented like COVID 19 patients slowly added to the total over the for a 25year, $400 billion strategic partnership on in Roughly 5,000 COVID19 cases are but had not had a positive test next few days by administrations frastructure, connectivity and energy projects. In a what separate Telangana from prior to death — despite clear gui that fear people becoming angry world where connectivity is seen as the new currency, Andhra Pradesh, but it would be a delines by the World Health Or or panicstricken if they read India’s loss could well become China’s gain, and New mistake to see this as an indication ganization and the Indian Council about or see a sudden spike. Delhi must watch this space, created by its exit, closely. that the two States are in a similar of Medical Research. This means From a public health perspec Rukmini S. situation. Telangana discovered that such cities could be missing tive, the attempts of S tate govern these 34,000 cases by testing just 2030% or more of true COVID19 ments to restrict the numbers of Field on track 1.7 lakh tests, while Andhra Pra deaths, according to Dr. Prabhat deaths being reported so as not to s the number of cases of CO desh discovered its 30,000 cases GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Jha, professor at the University of show a higher burden than other Cricket’s restart is not a return to the old VID19 in Karnataka and Te by conducting 11.5 lakh tests. Then gistration” — which means a coun Toronto and an expert on mortali States is a loss of valuable know normal, but it showed what fans were missing Alangana begins to surge, there is the question of what type try that is confident it is capturing ty who led the ‘Million Death Stu ledge. In fact, Dr. Jharecommends blend of joy and relief rippled through the crick there is a corresponding urge to af of test is being conducted. Delhi the full extent of crime — more re dy in India’. that governments adopt the most fix blame to a cause. This has hap now conducts more than twice as ported crime is for the most part a In each of these three cities, liberal definition of a COVID19 eting world last Sunday as the first Test between pened earlier too when there was many tests each day than it did a good thing. Jacob Punnoose, form health administration officials said death as possible; leaving in a few Ahost England and the West Indies climaxed at a rise in cases in other States — evi month only to discover fewer cas er Director General of Police of reporting more deaths would lead extra deaths of COVID19 positive Southampton’s Ageas Bowl. Coming as it did after a dence that governments had failed es. But well over half of its tests are Kerala, put it this way to this wri to their cities and States being hea persons who died in road acci pandemicinduced lull over the last few months, the and had shielded numbers finally the far less sensitive and reliable ter: “If the police of a S tate [are] vily criticised, and unfairly so, dents, or untested people who willow game’s resumption, much like the revival of foot appeared to be here. But the knee antigen tests. able to significantly increase the they thought. An adviser to the died of a respiratory illness that ball, tennis and Formula One races, offered cheer in jerk response to bad numbers is What all of this means is that the registration of crimes in which Delhi government said, “If we start was not COVID19 is a small price these grim times wilting under the global march of the actually causing great harm. number of new cases reported grievous physical injury does not adding suspected deaths, no one’s to pay, given all of the potentially each day in a city or State is not a take place, molestation, for in going to praise us for it. All we’ll missed cases such a liberal atti coronavirus. With the previous breaks having occurred Affects lesson learning purely mathematical fact. It is a stance, or overspeeding, I will con get is ‘Deaths shoot up in Delhi’ tude will bring into the system, he during last century’s two World Wars, it was fitting that When we react with outrage to the combination of not just the city’s gratulate that police sort of headlines.” said. cricket’s third enforced pause concluded at its birth rising numbers alone, we get no disease environment but also its commissioner.” It would of course be a mistake place England; and to make it doubly sweet, the men of closer to finding out or fixing what political economy. Reacting to its Instead, the outrage following The delay factor to celebrate every increase in swagger from the Caribbean islands snatched a four is wrong; if we were to react with numbers without accounting for “bad” new numbers is already Such concerns have been borne numbers, particularly in the case wicket victory. The clash had all the hallmarks of the horror to bad processes instead, this will lead us to the wrong les creating perverse incentives out by recent media coverage of si of a pandemic that is causing such slowburn and shredded nerves and cricket could no t we would have some hope of miti sons. We have seen this tendency against honest reporting. While in milar attempts. Reconciliation ex devastation. But parsing the num gating the worst of the crisis. to view higher numbers as a lack vestigating the working of commit ercises aimed at fixing delayed da bers to see what is driving the in have asked for a more surreal comeback especially as This is particularly important in of governance than a success of re tees set up by S tate governments ta in the three cities and were crease, and whether the underly the solemn backdrop featured the Black Lives Matter the context of a disease that, in porting, and it has had similarly to audit COVID19 deaths, this wri reported as if hidden deaths had ing processes are working well is movement. West Indian pace legend Michael Holding most of the country, can only be deleterious consequences. The ter found that not all deaths of been “exposed”, even though de key. Without that, all that our out wrung hearts with a speech on Sky Sports that held a identified when a doctor pre publication of India’s annual those who were COVID19 positive layed reporting and reconciliation rage would do would be to create mirror to racism’s sordid history. That Jason Holder’s scribes a test based on limited cri crime statistics is met every year were being recorded as COVID19 are a feature of epidemic reporting incentives to suppress numbers. men, with their roots harking back to indentured Afr i teria; reported new cases are a di with headlines about relatively de deaths. What was more worrying the world over, and the new num That is a decline in data that we can and Indian labourers at sugar cane plantations, rect consequence of the decision veloped States having among the was that Chennai, New Delhi and bers were the result of these audit should not celebrate. and ability of State and city admi highest rates of reported crime, Mumbai had recorded zero “sus committees doing the job they could stun their former colonial masters tied in with nistrations to expand the parame particularly against women. But pected or probable” COVID19 were set up to do. When missing Rukmini S. is an independent journalist sport’s proven ability to break through the establis hed ters of testing, and numbers need until we reach the point of “full re deaths — deaths of people who deaths are discovered, they are based in Chennai order. It may be premature to whisper about a resur gence in West Indian cricket, but a start has been made. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR England is a tough opponent at home and the next Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. two Tests at Manchester will offer an intriguing mix To read more letters while the West Indies will draw inspiration from speed State of the INC 2024, it needs to will the Congress wake up? ‘more people die of diabetes, States to form the United online, scan the QR code ster Shannon Gabriel and batsman Jermaine Black The Indian National expeditiously elect a strong When it is beyond repair? cancer, heart attack etc., so State of TravancoreCochin, wood. Besides the action on view, Southampton offered Congress has failed to leader to guide the party, The Gandhi family should let why bother about corona’? with specific concurrence unfortunate aspect is that the a glimpse of cricket in a biobubble wherein a sanitised indulge in introspecttion inspire and galvanise the a new leadership restore the ‘Why stop the wheels of the and guarantee of the judiciary took so long to and reinvent itself even young leadership from ethos of the Grand Old Party. economy?’ Government of India. It is decide on the questions venue with no spectators and teams staying at a hote l after the loss of two various States, hold R.D. Singh, But, are not the aftereffects another matter the United involved in the appeal that is part of the ground, ensured that the game could consecutive Lok Sabha brainstorming sessions in Ambala Cantonment, Haryana of the disease serious issues? State no more exists, petition. It is hoped that the keep the virus at bay. And cricket’s quirks were also in elections (Editorial page, all State capitals to develop P. Mangalachandran, following States proposed Administrative vogue as the relevance of saliva and sweat in triggering “To whomsoever it may and articulate an economic Leaders and pandemic West Ponniam, Kannur, Kerala Reorganisation to form Committee would, in reverse swing, occupied airwaves and columnwidth. concern in the INC”, July agenda of development and By going easy on the novel Kerala. constitution and functioning, There were discussions about the ban on applying sali 14). There appears to be no welfare in tune with the coronavirus pandemic, Court on temple According to the Covenant, effectively reflect the va to the red cherry in these fraught times while selec serious discussion about current times, and enthuse Brazilian President Jair All those with faith in god among other terms, decisions and feelings of the the reasons for the electoral cadres to work relentlessly Bolsonaro, British Prime and places of worship, would administration of Sree erstwhile rulers of the tion quibbles were again in play as Stuart Broad’s axing debacles and the top over the next four years. Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. welcome Monday’s Supreme Padmanabhaswamy temple temple. This would appeal to from England’s playing eleven, whipped up debate. leadership is seen to be Kosaraju Chandramouli, President Donald Trump, Court verdict on the Sree in Thiruvananthapuram, is devotees as well. Above all cricket’s return highlighted sport’s pench ant indecisive. Even Hyderabad and Tanzanian President Padmanabhaswamy temple ‘vested in trust in the ruler of P.R.V. Raja, to spring surprises. Just a year ago, Ben Stokes deli opportunities to win in a John Magufuli have only in Kerala (Page 1, “SC gives Travancore’. If anything, the Pandalam, Kerala vered a bravura performance at Lord’s as Eoin Morgan’s democratic way (Karnataka ■ What had happened earlier shown sheer lack of common exroyals right to manage corrections & clarifications: men won the World Cup against a doughty New Zea and Madhya Pradesh) or in Madhya Pradesh, and now sense in dealing with health deity’s property”, July 15). In a Business page story titled “Hitachi ABB wins ₹120cr. CLW land led by the dignified Kane Williamson, in a final for capture power (Goa) were in Rajasthan, is reflective of issues (OpEd, “The club of The rights of the Travancore frittered away. There is a the failure of the party virus deniers”, July 14). Back Royal family, as enshrined in order” ( July 10, 2020), Mr. N. Venu had been erroneously referred the ages. Today, Stokes is mulling over ways to get past to as CLW MD. It should be Hitachi ABB Power Grids India MD. leadership vacuum, central leadership and also home, I have seen social ‘the Covenant’, signed in the West Indian ambush! Above all, bilateral cricket is brewing dissent in States young Congress leaders commentators advocating 1949, following India’s It is the policy of The Hindu to correct significant errors as soon as possible. Please specify back but as for bigger events such as the Twenty20 the edition (place of publication), date and page. The Readers’ Editor’s office can be and restive and disgruntled putting self before the party. zero lockdown and ‘live with Independence, was entered contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to World Cup in Australia or the muchdelayed IPL, the young leaders. 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think tank that challenges anthropo genic climate change. Lawyers and experts who previously worked with the tobacco industry and helped them lie about tobacco being se riously harmful to health have been Sujatha Byravan funded by conservative think tanks like Ziya Us Salam the George C. Marshall Institute to sup port the climate change denial industry. Miscommunication has rocked numer In Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes The Tablighi Jamaat, a non-political ous aspects of the response to CO and Erik Conway argue that these body, is considered to be the ‘ideal Mus- VID19. Sometimes, scientists who groups have operated by sowing doubt lim organisation’, focused solely on in-

ought to provide clear, unambiguous REUTERS although scientiﬁc consensus has alrea trospection in isolation. Often criticised public health information have failed to dy been reached. Their strategy has for reducing Islam to a set of rituals, the

do so because of political interference. give independent reports to the press been to maintain the controversy and Tablighi Jamaat was accused of spread- SHOME BASU At other times, even when key public without censorship are vital to a good therefore keep any fake confusion alive. ing COVID-19 in Delhi following a mass health messages were clearly articulat health system. Transparency and clari By roping in scientists, establishing re gathering in March. Inside the Tablighi tion, no plans chalked out to reach a organisation remains an island unto it ed, some reporters misperceived grey ty on what public health proposals are search groups and appointing spokes Jamaat provides a lowdown on the or- certain number of people by a certain self. While it certainly believes in the areas and ongoing debates as scientific being considered would build faith and persons who maintain doubt, they are ganisation and its ideological beliefs. date and year. It does not operate using five pillars of Islam — the Kalima, salah, chaos and not as open questions that confidence in the government. The so coopting scientific trappings without An excerpt: a blueprint for progress, and does not roza (fasting in the month of Ramzan), may simply require more evidence to cial vetting of scientific claims is neces deploying scientific logic and methods. Founded in 1927 in Mewat, the Ta take stock of the year gone by. Unlike zakah and Hajj — it follows its own six resolve. There has also been mistrust in sary and can only happen with transpa The same approach has been applied to blighi Jamaat is now perhaps the largest the JamaateIslami Hind or the Tan principles, of which it clearly stresses the efficacy of medical management rency. People do not expect infallibility tobacco smoking, DDT, acid rain, the Muslim organisation in the world, and zeemeIslami of Pakistan, the Tablighi salah or prayer above all else. and cynicism among those who follow from their governments, but they do ozone hole and some nutrition studies. the only one to have a footprint across Jamaat defies easy definition. It does The Tabligh’s proponents say that it public health messages from govern seek accountability. Instead, all but a These activities therefore end up look all continents. Its membership is rather not aim to restore the Caliphate. It does is because of the Tablighi Jamaat that ments regarding the pandemic. few countries have misled people on ing and sounding like legitimate conservatively pegged at 80 million, not set out to establish several community numbers of cases and testing protocols. science. though admittedly, with millions of a world order governed ■ Inside the members who might Communicating vital information While the focus of the confusion in floating members who join for a tour by the Quran and Sun Tablighi have fallen prey to the Some people are seen removing their Climate change communication the case of climate change is deliberate and drop out, only to come back later, nah. Unlike the Jamiat Jamaat last century’s Shuddhi masks to speak to others in close prox Some commentators have wondered and planned, in the case of COVID19, keeping a headcount is not easy. Or, UlamaiHind, it nur Ziya Us Salam campaigns did not. No imity or even to cough, but otherwise whether COVID19 and climate change scientists did not know much about the perhaps, even desirable. tures no pronounced HarperCollins other organisation came ₹399 wear them diligently in public as a communication matters are alike. SARSCoV2 virus when the pandemic In any case, the Tabligh does not emphasis on the con forward to help the de badge of civic honour. The message that While some aspects seem similar, I be broke. There appears nothing to be maintain an account of its members, cept of nationalism prived and the dispos is entirely lost is that even simple masks lieve they are quite different, although gained from deliberately obfuscating their names, addresses, profession, fa either. sessed find their way can largely stop expelled droplets from there are insights to be learned from ex the message. But those who consider mily, and other such details. There is no The Tabligh never back to their own faith. a person’s nose or mouth; thus, we pro perience with the latter. economic losses to be a graver danger cardholding cadre; just foot soldiers of questions the nizam, the laws of the A huge number of young men and tect one another from infection when For several years, a few scientists and than lost lives through COVID19 are Islam. People join of their volition and land, the way of functioning of a polity. women today owe a debt of gratitude to we wear masks. People suspected of the fossil fuel and petrochemical indus protesting. Will elite interests then try leave accordingly; sometimes they re Its volunteers travel to a new city or a the Tabligh for teaching their ancestors having flulike symptoms are shunned try have deliberately muddied the facts to muddle the science deliberately? turn. No questions are asked. country, park themselves in a mosque, the correct way to offer prayers and or, worse, physically assaulted. On the and the messaging on climate change. That this leaves the organisation vul read and recite from religious books, perform ablutions, the importance of other hand, there seems to be little or Although the science is clear — that ris Responsibility towards the public nerable to charges of possibly hosting a share the message of faith with their fel fasting in the month of Ramzan, and no awareness that asymptomatic cases ing greenhouse gas concentrations in Communicating science means explain potential terrorist who might use his low practitioners, and go back home. other aspects of the faith. may be everywhere. the atmosphere mainly due to the burn ing details to the public without con membership to get visas and lodging in The body eschews conversion of peo U.S. President Donald Trump has ing of fossil fuels have raised average descension, admitting mistakes, mosques is another matter. In England, ple of other faiths and concentrates on Controversial actions been one of the worst possible com global temperature over more than a promptly rebutting pseudoscience, be for instance, two of the 7/7 bombers, making Muslims better Muslims. This While these are, undoubtedly, laudable municators of vital information during century — that message has been delib ing guided by data and interpreting the Shehzad Tanveer and Mohammed Sid makes it difficult for opponents of Is accomplishments, a few questions the crisis. A few Americans reportedly erately and systematically eroded in logic for policies undertaken. Instruc dique Khan, had prayed at a Tablighi lam, or the Tabligh, to point fingers at about the Tablighi Jamaat and the way it drank bleach in response to his sugges some quarters through funds from priv tions provided by scientists may be in mosque in Dewsbury. Although this did the organisation. After all, it does not functions remain. It is fine to recruit a tion that it would perhaps work inside ate parties and corporations that are convenient and fail to take note of elec not prove that the Tablighi Jamaat was seek depletion of numbers in other reli man who is either unlettered or knows the body. There were also open dis merely concerned about their profits. tion cycles. Even when the situation is involved in the incident, the organisa gions, or augmentation within the little about Islam and teach him the bas agreements between Mr. Trump and For instance, in the U.S., the Koch longdrawnout, as in the COVID19 tion did come under suspicion. The Ta ranks of Islam. If it says not a word on ics, but why should the teaching stop at medical experts who shared the stage Brothers are major sponsors of smoke pandemic, listening to scientists and blighis reason that merely offering a divorce among Muslims, international that? Why should a man who memor with him during daily media briefings. screens concerning climate change. putting their advice into practice can prayer in the Markaz or any of its ly, it does not speak on political issues ised certain surahs on a threeday trip In any crisis where science matters, The Koch Family Foundations are re lead to better management of the pan centres in other countries does not involving countries such as Palestine or with the Tabligh do the same repeated messages that ask people to change ported to have spent over $125 million demic, as seen in New Zealand and make the organisation responsible for a Yemen, or even some of the poverty ly over a 40day or even a fourmonth their behaviour have to be very clear to to finance 92 groups that have attacked some Southeast Asian countries. person’s conduct. No more than it does stricken Muslim states of the African trip? Why does the Tabligh assume that be understood and followed. Providing climate change science and policy solu It is essential that those who can in the church or temple where a terrorist continent. This again is unlike other every new entrant is either ignorant or instructions on medication, treatment tions, from 1997 to 2017. In an article in fluence decisions, such as civil servants might offer prayers. Muslim organisations which have taken negligent of his prayers? What does it choices, physical distancing, testing The New York Times (July 10, 2019), one and scientists, along with the politi an unequivocal proPalestine stance, or offer people with higher intellectual and wearing masks requires elaborat learns that funds even from corpora cians making decisions, be guided by a No questions asked a more nuanced stand in the SaudiYe prowess? Why not look for answers to ing on the reasons, so that people un tions, like Google and Amazon, which sense of responsibility towards the pu Due to its almost unprecedented flexi men conflict. emerging issues in the light of the Qu derstand the logic. Instead of trying to have publicly committed themselves to blic. bility on membership and lack of re The Tabligh professes a uniquely in ran and Sunnah, instead of resorting to manage the news, providing sufficient supporting climate change action, were cords, the Tabligh has flummoxed so sular approach that chooses to empha obscurantism or convenient silence? funding for public health research and funnelled into groups like the Competi Sujatha Byravan is a scientist who studies ciologists and religious commentators sise particular aspects of Islam while allowing scientists to work freely and tive Enterprise, a Washingtonbased technology, science and development policy alike. The body has no written constitu underplaying others, thus ensuring the Excerpted with permission from HarperCollins

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Low sensitivity could be worsened further by these factors and pave the Kesavan, the 60yearold temple tusker of India’s fight against the pandemic way for ‘false negatives’. Although Kachamkurichi temple, is today fighting a started on a commendable note. The ICMR has said that all rapid antigen grim battle for his life. But the temple has no government responded early by issu test negatives should be retested in funds to pay for his treatment. In the ab ing travel advisories, conducting RTPCR, the Delhi bulletin report sence of adequate medical attention, the screening at airports, imposing lock doesn’t show how many of these ne once majestic pachyderm is undergoing real downs, and putting in place a series gatives have been tested again. The torture. With his head drooping, Kesavan of testing strategies devised by the In ideal sensitivity and specificity in has been on his legs for the past six months, dian Council of Medical Research community settings can be estimated unable to lie down and relax. There are ulce (ICMR) based on the progression of if there’s data showing how many of rous wounds all over his body, with worms the disease in the population. these negatives turned out to be pos thriving in them. Kesavan, who is owned by itive in RTPCR. Additionally, if these the Vishnu temple in Kachamkurichl, was in The use of rapid antigen PoC kits were used in low prevalence set great demand for temple festivals all over A recent development in the testing tings, the validation parameters (sen Kerala, and earned for the temple an annual strategy devised by ICMR was the sitivity and specificity) get disturbed income of Rs. 10,000. And when this “faith adoption of rapid antigen pointof by Bayesian laws. ful servant” is stricken, the temple is unable care (PoC) tests, which provide test CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC to help him. Mr. K. Sankunni Menon, Manag results within 30 minutes. Delhi has Details in break-up DATA POINT er of the temple, said the temple depended used this in substantial numbers, as Delhi should start giving a breakup solely on the income from its lands. The te is evident from its bulletin reports, to of these test numbers so that a scien nants had not paid the rent, following the improve the testing numbers, in the tific conclusion can be made on the implementation of the Land Reforms Act, last three weeks. And Delhi has success of these kits. Else it could be and even the hereditary servants of the tem shown a steady reduction in the daily possible that ‘false negatives’ conti ple could not be paid for the last five number of confirmed cases (from nue to spread the virus unknowingly. months. The elephant, he said, could be 3,788 on June 24 to 1,781 on July 11). The breakup could include a) symp saved if treated immediately and he had to SD Biosensor, which manufactures tomatic/asymptomatic tested; b) RT raise a loan for the purpose. The Kacham these kits, has the Food and Drug Ad PCR/rapid antigen test used; c) first kurichi temple is one of the oldest and big ministration’s approval dated April test/second test of the individual. gest landowning temples in Palghat district. 23 for the Standard M nCoV Real Since retests are mandatory for all Time detection kit (a RTPCR kit) but rapid test negatives, it’s possible that not for the Standard Q COVID19 Ag the same individual could be counted A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 15, 1920 (rapid antigen PoC test) which ICMR twice — once on the day of rapid test has approved based on independent ing and then on the day of RTPCR. Imperial Preference Committee validations by AIIMS and itself. The Positivity rate is a metric that mea (From an editorial) rapid kits are to be used across India sures the adequacy of testing capaci in containment zones, hospitals and ty in a given region. According to the We wonder when the Government of India labs under the NABL. The manufac World Health Organization, if the are going to realise that the documents pre turer claims sensitivity ( ability of a positivity rate is less than 5% for 14 pared by them are of greater use and interest test to correctly identify those with days, the region can be classified as to the country than to the British Press the disease) of 84.4% and specificity having good testing. Taken on face which often dismiss them with but a tantalis (ability of the test to correctly identi value, Delhi’s epidemic appears to ing reference and at most a jejune and indif fy those without the disease) of have been controlled very well (posi ferent hundred or fiftywords summary. The 100%. The test procedure requires a tivity rate is now below 10%). Howev Times in a recent issue referred to the Go nasopharyngeal sample (taken from er it’s important to get the breakup vernment of India’s memorandum prepared a part behind the nasal cavity which of these numbers to understand the in the Commerce Department for the Impe forms the upper throat). The kit reality behind the scenes. rial Preference Committee and the reference needs to be maintained at a tempera The COVID19 fight would require shows that that paper is in possession of a ture of 2°C 30°C for optimal results. realtime data reporting for insights. copy of that memorandum. But we, in this The negative results reported by It also requires synchronisation of country, who are certainly far more interest these rapid antigen kits in Delhi need data between communities, labora ed in the question, unless the theory as well to be interpreted with caution. Indi tories and hospitals to plan and as the practice be that the Government of In viduals need training and expertise prioritise resources. Data collection, dia exist to forward the interests represent in collecting nasopharyngeal sam analysis and interpretation can have ed by the Times, have had to be content with ples, else the swab will only collect layers of bias. Hence, monitoring the the twopage report of the Committee pu nasal secretions. Temperatures in process during this phase of the epi blished in the Gazette of India, a report Delhi now average 40°C45°C; hence demic is of paramount importance. which in more than one place refers to the the cold chain used for transporting memorandum but does not give us any full and storing these kits in the com Dr. Giridara Gopal, M.D., is pursuing a Ph.D. and definite idea as to the nature of the con munity needs to be monitored close and working as a research scientist in AIIMS tents of the memorandum. 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Cabinet, PCC Special Correspondent ed for more than double the foreign returnees. Thiruvananthapuram number, at 409. The 43 new deaths were in He also handed over a list of changed his profile to delete A massive surge in local Mr.Vijayan said that in 26 nine districts. Anantapur re MLAs supporting him and the reference to his position transmission of COVID19 in “contact cases”, an epidemi ported 10 deaths, followed apprised the Governor of as Deputy CM and PCC coastal Thiruvananthapu ological link was yet to be es by West Godavari with nine. the impending Cabinet chief. ram resulted in Kerala re tablished. Chittoor, East Godavari and reshuffle. Earlier, Ministers Mr. cording its highest single day Those who acquired CO Kadapa reported five deaths Mr. Gehlot told reporters Vishvendra Singh and Mr. spike yet of 608 cases on VID19 through local trans each, while Kurnool and Pra after meeting the Governor Ramesh Meena and former Tuesday. The State’s cumula mission included eight kasam districts had three that while the BJP was trying Assembly Speaker Deepen tive case burden fell just health care workers, one each. Visakhapatnam report to destabilise his govern dra Singh Shekhawat re short of the 9,000 mark. BSF jawan, two ITBP person ed two and Vizianagaram re ment, Mr. Pilot was playing leased a statement affirming Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vi nel and two CISF men. ported one death. into the hands of the Oppo that Mr. Pilot's “public hu jayan, said the public had to A 47yearold man died at Eleven districts reported sition party. “The BJP want miliation” was unacceptable come to terms with the reali Alapuzha taking Kerala’s CO more than 100 new cases. ed to repeat in Rajasthan to them. “We are seeking to ty that the COVID19 situa VID death toll to 34. With 151 Karnataka on Tuesday what it did in Madhya Pra restore our selfrespect and recoveries on Tuesday, ac saw 87 deaths, the highest on desh, but its intentions will are not clamouring for any tive cases were 4,454. a single day so far. With this, not fructify here,” he said. posts and positions contrary Thiruvananthapuram dis the toll touched 842. Mr. Gehlot said Mr. Pilot to false reports in the me trict accounted for 201 of the With 2,496 new cases, the and other Ministers as well dia,” they said. tion was set to escalate. The 608 new cases, of which 158 total for positive cases as MLAs were given ample The signed statement State had to prepare itself for were due to local transmis touched 44,077. Bengaluru opportunities, but they said the leaders were taking the long haul and the epi sion, including 19 with no Urban recorded 1,267 cases chose not to attend the CLP a stand to protect their dig demic was not expected to known source of infection. and 56 deaths. After seeing a meetings on Monday and nity when Mr. Pilot was ease before year end. The district also had the decline in the number of Tuesday. threatened with the SOG’s Kerala’s 608 new cases highest case burden with of the iceberg and at least hours, and for the third day bulletin said. Local cases tests in the past two days, as Mr. Pilot reacted imme notice. raised cumulative cases to 794 active cases. 200plus kilometres of the in a row, cases were close to touched 30,163, represent many as 23,674 tests were diately through a post in Mr. Gehlot presided over 8,930. Imported cases were As public health experts coastal belt was now seen as the 2,000mark. With 1,916 ing 91% of all cases. There conducted on Tuesday. Hindi on twitter, saying “Sa- a meeting of the State Cabi 198, while those reported pointed out, the Poonthura one single transmission hub. fresh cases, the tally went up were 2,856 imported cases (With inputs from Vijaya- tya ko pareshan kiya ja sak- net and the Council of Mi from the community from cluster in Thiruvananthapu Andhra Pradesh wit to 33,019 and the death toll and 2,424 of them were peo wada and Bengaluru bu- ta hai, parajit nahin (The nisters at his official resi local transmission account ram turned out to be the tip nessed 43 deaths in 24 to 408, a Health Department ple from other States and 432 reaus) truth can be harrassed, not dence here late on Tuesday defeated).” evening. After the sacking of In another tweet, he the three Ministers, 12 se Rape accused IN BRIEF thanked all those who had nior Ministers, including the Sivasankar summoned in gold smuggling case come out in his support and CM, remain in the Cabinet. former Bishop Customs verifies NIA to open bag seized tests positive from friend of accused Centre limits duration of contacts of KOCHI Press Trust of India The National Investigation CHANDIGARH the accused Agency (NIA), which is probing Former Jalandhar Bishop Special Correspondent the gold smuggling case, will online school sessions Sri Lankan vessel, crew Franco Mulakkal, accused Thiruvananthapuram get the bag, which it had seized from a friend of handed over to police “Hence sitting with digital grammes, communicate of raping a nun in Kerala, The Customs investigation accused Sandeep Nair, opened KAKINADA has tested positive for CO into the smuggling of gold gadgets for longer hours or through Whatsapp and SMS, on Wednesday. The The Indian Coast Guard their excess use can be study on their own and un VID19, a Health Depart via the diplomatic channel of investigators believe that the authorities on Tuesday avoided by designing age dertake creative projects. ment official said on the United Arab Emirates bag may offer some valid handed over the Sri Lankan appropriate schedules of Tuesday. (UAE) Consulate here has ap clues and evidences to fishing vessel and six crew digital education,” it added. Sharing devices A Kottayam court in Ker peared to pivot towards po strengthen the case against members to the Andhra Keeping the overall deve While States and schools de ala had cancelled Mulak tential “persons of interest” the accused. The agency had Pradesh Marine police at the lopment of students in velop timetables, they must kal’s bail on Monday citing whose association with the earlier moved the court for Kakinada port in East mind, it recommended that keep in mind that multiple his failure to appear for the accused in the case has come getting the bag opened. The Godavari district. On Sunday, “online synchronous learn children in one family may trial. It issued a nonbaila in spotlight. court had ordered the process the Sri Lankan fishing vessel ing may be undertaken for need to access the same ble warrant against him. Senior bureaucrat M. Siva Up in arms: A Congress supporter being taken away by the to be videographed. and the crew were detained by the Coast Guard 128 not more than two sessions devices, to survey the digital Mulakkal’s report, con sankar, who had to step police during a protest in Palakkad on Tuesday. * K.K. MUSTAFAH DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD of 3045 minutes each on infrastructure available with firming him to be positive down as Secretary to Kerala nautical miles off the the days the States/UTs de teachers as well as students, for COVID19, came on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vi Office (CMO) with the Cus The National Investigation Higher Education K.T. Jaleel Kakinada coast. cide to have online classes” to assess the levels of possi Monday evening, said CO jayan after the scandal toms enforcers inspecting Agency (NIA) is working in said Swapna had spoken to for Classes 18. For Classes 9 ble parental involvement, VID19 nodal officer for Ja broke, seems to top the list. Mr. Sivasankar’s apartment, tandem with the Customs him on May 27 at the in Govt. must not meddle in temple affairs: Naidu 12, the recommendation and to remember that landhar, T.P. Singh. The investigators have sum verifying his mobile phone and seems intent on un stance of the UAE Consul VIJAYAWADA was for not more than four teachers may also be pa In her complaint to the moned him for questioning calls and trying to fathom earthing wellentrenched General to donate food kits Telugu Desam Party leader N. sessions per day. A 1015 mi rents needing to supervise police in June 2018, the in connection with the case whether the official’s con gold smuggling networks, to the needy. The consulate Chandrababu Naidu on nute break needs to be pro their own children’s learn nun had alleged that the that has economic and na nection with second accused their financiers and also be had continued to engage Tuesday urged the Andhra vided between sessions, it ing as well, said the guide Bishop subjected her to tional security implications. Swapna Suresh was felo neficiaries, who, agency offi Swapna for liaison work on a Pradesh government to “stop added. lines. They must also make sexual abuse between 2014 The investigation that has nious. Mr. Sivasankar report cials have told the court, “request basis” even after interfering” in the affairs of Apart from such live arrangements to reach stu and 2016. The case was re a bearing on international edly appeared for question could include antinational she left the mission to work the Simhachalam temple classes, it offered a number dents who do not have ac gistered by the Kottayam relations comes awkwardly ing at the Customs House outfits. for an IT Department subsi management, while referring of recommendations for cess to any digital infras district police in Kerala. close to the Chief Minister’s here on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Minister for diary. to the Supreme Court ruling “asynchronous learning” tructure at home, or who that upheld the rights of the with tools to allow students have special needs, to en erstwhile Travancore royal to download lessons or lis sure that no child is left family in running Kerala’s ten to radio and TV pro behind. Chemist killed in fire accident COVID19: Kerala to ready Padmanabhaswamy temple. Sabarimala temple to 50,000 beds in 10 days be opened today in Visakhapatnam Pharma City PATHANAMTHITTA Move to map COVID19 The Sabarimala Ayyappa State anticipates a huge surge in cases temple will be opened on Blaze at Visakha Wednesday afternoon for the Special Correspondent aftereffects should be kept ready to ad fiveday monthly rituals in Solvents leaves Thiruvananthapuram mit patients in that area it the Malayalam month of Diabetologist Dr. V. Mohan dian Council of Medical Re another injured Anticipating a massive surge self. Similarly, reverse qua Karkidakom that begins on observed that there were in search (ICMR) Director Gen in COVID19 cases in the rantine facilities should also Thursday. However, pilgrims dications of COVIDinduced eral Dr. Balram Bhargava Sumit Bhattacharjee coming weeks, the govern be established at the local will not be permitted to diabetes among recovered said that two indigenous VISAKHAPATNAM ment on Tuesday issued an level. The order directs that Sabarimala in view of the rise patients. vaccine candidates had un Close on the heels of the ac order deputing IAS officials in all districts 50,000 beds in COVID19 cases. There was a move to col dergone successful toxicity cident at Sainor Life Scienc to every district to assist all be readied in CFLTCs within Conduct tests, HC tells lect the data on this globally studies in rats, mice and es at Jawaharlal Nehru Phar Collectors in setting up and the next 10 days. The Dis Telangana hospital to understand the effect of rabbits and the data had ma City ( JNPC), Parawada, operationalising more CO trict Collectors have been HYDERABAD this relatively new and been shared with the Drug in Visakhapatnam, another VID firstline treatment asked to mobilise through The Telangana High Court on evolving virus. Controller General of India. accident rocked the pharma centres (CFLTCs) and re sponsorship beds, bed Tuesday instructed the State The stress on the body as “They have now got clea city, developed by the Ram Scare in the air: The fire at the Pharma City in Visakhapatnam verse quarantine facilities in sheets, and other infrastruc government to ensure that sociated with this virus rance to start human trials ky group, late on Monday lights up the sky on Monday night. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT districts. tural essentials that CFLTCs every person approaching could lead to long and short early this month. These can night. CFLTCs with a minimum may need. Gandhi Medical College and term complications. didates have got their sites A major fire broke out at identified as K. Srinivasa tal in the city. The incident of 100 beds per panchayat Kerala will bank on its ex Hopsital with symptoms of ready with clinical study on Visakha Solvents and en Rao, senior chemist, a resi occurred between 10.45 and 50 beds per urban perience and strengths de COVID19 be tested and given Damage to lungs approximately a 1,000 hu gulfed a major part of the fa dent of Anakapalle, and the p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday. wards should be identified rived from the People’s Plan care. The court said it was Dr. Yash Gulati, orthopaedic man volunteers now having cility. One person was injured is Malleswara Rao, According to CEO of and readied for operation to Campaign and plan for the surprising that the hospital surgeon at IndraprasthaA been initiated. Also 60% of charred to death and anoth junior chemist. Mr. Malles JNPC, P.P. Lal Krishna, the contain the spread. decentralised management was not conducting pollo Hospitals, Delhi, said: the vaccines supplied in the er sustained burn injuries in wara Rao suffered about incident occurred when a The order says that as of COVID19, as the epidem confirmation tests despite “The fact of the matter was world are of Indian origin, the incident. 30% burns and is being solvent chemical DMSO was soon as a containment zone ic is set to scale the peak in having 1,500 rapid antigen that nobody knew for sure India is perceived and is an The deceased has been treated at a corporate hospi in the distillation process. is notified, a 100bed facility the next few months. test kits. the exact after effects of the important player in the vac disease but in the medical cine supply. Any vaccine community, we are aware produced or developed in the damage is caused by any part of the world will ‘A.P. can do preliminary thrombosis in the small ves have to be scaled up by In Joining hands to build home for schoolgirl sels that ultimately damages dia or by China,’’ he said. lung tissues and other or The Union government, Donations poured in after The Hindu reported the plight of Kerala student work on water project’ gans, including the heart, meanwhile, said it had in and can lead to fatal pul structed the States to follow M.P. Praveen over ₹2 lakh, including from But NGT is against work on ground monary embolism.” the WHO guidelines on test KOCHI Malayali expatriates, while it At a press conference, In ing. Malavika has never seen bet also brought her father a T.K. Rohit ted that no work on ground ter days. job,” said Bintumol Kurian, a CHENNAI has started for implement From the times when she teacher at Malavika’s school. The Andhra Pradesh go ing the project and they are had to remain starving in a Students and the school vernment can proceed with only in the stage of prepar India, China hold fourth leaky plastic tent alongside PTA chipped in while the the initial work for the Raya ing the project report and her ailing mother, jobless panchayat and a local group laseema Lift Irrigation Pro calling for tenders. father and little younger called Swaraj also joined ject but cannot commence The counsel said the State round of consultations brother, her family now re hands to eventually mobilise physical work till the Na was unable to proceed with mains safely ensconced in a ₹6.75 lakh. tional Green Tribunal de the preliminary work of pre Last week, Indian and Chi troops also moved back solid house, thanks to the With a compassionate lo cides on an application paring the project report nese troops completed the couple of kilometres follow largeheartedness of people At home: The new house was handed over to Malavika’s family cal resident donating three against the implementation and calling for tenders due

first phase of disengage ing pull back by the Chinese around her. on Sunday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT cents of land to the family, of the scheme, the southern to the stay orders issued in ment from standoff areas in troops as per consensus “I am very happy to have a the construction of the bench of the NGT has ruled. May. Only after the project Galwan valley, Hot Springs reached, creating a tempor new home,” was all Malavika tears in a school bus out of incident. Her father, Subra house was launched last De The Bench of Justice K. report is finalised, will they and Gogra and also partial ary buffer zone with only a could say. hunger. manyam, was just rendered cember and it was handed Ramakrishnan and expert be able to consider as to disengagement from Pan small group of soldiers left Last year, The Hin- Her friends and jobless in that year’s floods over last Sunday. member Saibal Dasgupta on whether prior Environment gong Tso, where Chinese to verify the disengage du had reported about teachers from St. Ste while her polioaffected “The plot was on an ele Monday modified an inte Clearance is required or troops moved back from the ment. the plight of the 12 phen’s Girls Higher Se mother could hardly supple vated region and with no di rim order passed in May not, the counsel said. The base of Finger 4 to Finger 5. Another defence source yearold from Kuttam condary School, Kee ment the family income. rect road access and bring that prevented the Andhra State also gave an undertak However, Chinese troops said restoration of status puzha panchayat in rampara, were shocked “We formed a WhatsApp ing the building materials to Pradesh government from ing that it will not launch the are still present on the ridge quo at Pangong Tso is going Kothamangalam along to see the condition of group for building the family the site was a tough task,” proceeding with the pro work on the ground without line of Finger 4. to be tough and could take the eastern suburbs of her home when they a home and the report of The said Martin Simon, the ject. The relief came after further orders from the At each place, Indian more rounds of talks. Kochi after she burst into dropped in shortly after the Hindu helped us to mobilise school Principal. counsel for the State submit Tribunal.

THE HINDU CHENNAI WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 NEWS 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Pilot likely to spell out future plans today Union Minister Shekhawat Like his friend Jyotiraditya Scindia, the 42yearold leader could move to the BJP or float his own party hints at Pilot’s entry into BJP Sandeep Phukan New Delhi Best, brightest, Sanjay Jha Any leader with mass base should be welcomed, says Minister Rebel Congress leader Sa chin Pilot is expected to spell says Tharoor suspended Special Correspondent out his future plans on Wed NEW DELHI nesday, a source close to Mr. Special Correspondent Staff Reporter Union Jal Shakti Minister Ga Pilot told The Hindu as polit NEW DELHI Mumbai jendra Singh Shekhawat on ical circles seemed focused Lok Sabha MP Shashi Maharashtra Congress has Tuesday gave several indica on what lies ahead for him Tharoor said Sachin Pilot is suspended former tions that rebel Congress and his supporters. one of the best and brightest spokesperson Sanjay Jha leader Sachin Pilot may be Apart from a cryptic tweet who should have joined from the party “with joining the BJP after he was thanking his supporters and efforts to make the Congress immediate effect for anti sacked from the posts of Ra a change in his Twitter bio, stronger. He was among a party activities and breach jasthan Congress president calling himself as MLA from few leaders who commen of discipline”. Mr. Jha was and Deputy Chief Minister. the Tonk constituency and a ted. Former Minister Salman vocal on Twitter in his Speaking to the media, Mr former Union Minister, Mr. Khurshid tweeted, “We have support for Mr. Pilot. State Shekhawat said “Any leader Pilot didn’t drop any hints. challenges ahead that make Congress president with a mass base who wishes But some of his party col personal ambitions and Balasaheb Thorat signed to join the BJP should be wel leagues are still hoping to sal Past tense: A file photo of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok expectations insignificant.” the suspension order. comed.” vage the situation. Gehlot, Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot. * PTI CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Om Mathur the producer, director, ac State. He also declared that ‘Dedicated worker’ by the Pilot camp and insist fident that more would join down the Congress numbers Cabinet. had already left for Jaipur tors, technicians find that the Gehlot government was “Sachin Pilot is not just a col ed that the party has neither in during a floor test. below the BJP and its allies The 42yearold Congress amid the unfolding drama their film is going to flop in a minority and that it was league but my friend. No one suspended nor expelled who have 76 MLAs. leader could float a regional after a second meeting of the they try to float propaganda going to distribute patron can take away the fact that all him. So what are the possible Legal battles In the BJP, however, Mr. party as he has the expe Congress Legislature Party. to distract from this failure. age in the form of Ministries these years he has worked options for Mr. Pilot? With the Speaker being a Pilot not only faces the risk rience of working with grass The Ashok Gehlot govern and positions to safeguard it with dedication for the par Like his friend Jyotiraditya Congress leader, the rebel of getting overshadowed by roots workers as the PCC ‘Creating distractions’ ment has done the same,” he self to the detriment of the ty. Sincerely we hope the sit Scindia, Mr. Pilot can join the MLAs could get entangled in leaders like Vasundhara Raje chief. But Rajasthan has lar Mr. Shekhawat refuted alle said. people of the State. uation can still be salvaged. BJP and work towards dis disqualification and lengthy and Gajendra Singh Shekha gely been a twoparty State gations that the BJP had He said the events of the “When a husband and Sad it has come to this,” lodging the Ashok Gehlot by legal battles. The other op wat but may not be made with even parties like the Ba done anything to fuel in past few days and the last wife fight, it is easy to blame tweeted former Congress MP forcing a floor test. Though tion is to follow the Karnata Chief Minister, the main rea hujan Samaj Party (BSP) fail fighting in the Congress in oneandahalf years of in the priest,” he said on accu Jitin Prasada. the Pilot camp at the mo ka and Madhya Pradesh mo son for the feud, immediate ing to emerge as a force des the State. “There is a trend fighting in the State govern sations that the BJP may Congress leaders said they ment claims the support of del and persuade more ly. He could, however, be pite a substantial Dalit in Bollywood that is now be ment had affected the deve have undermined the State would wait for the next move 20 to 22 MLAs, they are con MLAs to resign and bring made a Minister in the Union population. ing seen in Congress — when lopment and welfare of the government. Amid rebellion, Raje’s No immediate threat to Congress govt. in Rajasthan Opposition BJP is far behind the ruling Mr. Pilot had claimed that ple the State government. silence rings out loud over 30 Congress and some The option of joining the BJP party in its strength in the Assembly Independent MLAs had is open for him, but a num Former CM plays wait and watch pledged support to him. Ho ber of factors will influence Mohammed Iqbal MLAs, while the BJP has 72. wever, only 18 MLAs skipped his move in this regard. The Nistula Hebbar JAIPUR After losing the support of the CLP meetings held here difference between the com NEW DELHI After the political turmoil Mr. Pilot’s camp, the Con on Monday and Tuesday. bined strength of Congress Amid the unfolding, caco created by Deputy Chief Mi gress will still enjoy the back Interestingly, twothirds and that of the Opposition phonous political crisis in nister Sachin Pilot’s rebellion ing of smaller parties and 13 of the Congress MLAs — 72 precludes any Madhya Pra Rajasthan, the silence of resulting in his removal from Independents, though the Strong stance: Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala out of the 107 — will have to deshlike situation here. former Chief Minister and the Cabinet on Tuesday, party has distanced itself addressing mediapersons in Jaipur on Tuesday. * ROHIT JAIN PARAS leave the party to escape the Bharatiya Tribal Party pre BJP leader Vasundhara Raje there is no immediate threat from three Independent antidefection law. Political sident Maheshbhai Vasava has rung out loud and be to the stability of the Con legislators. majority. Mr. Gehlot, who as many as 102 MLAs were observers here feel that such has issued a whip asking his come a major factor in the gress government led by vet AICC general secretary in met Govenor Kalraj Mishra present at the CLP meeting. a probability would be highly party’s two MLAs, who have BJP’s cautious, wait and eran leader Ashok Gehlot. charge of the State Avinash after a meeting of the Con One of the MLAs, Bhan unlikely in the near future. been supporting the Con watch attitude towards Sa The Opposition BJP is far be Pande has claimed that the gress Legislature Party here warlal Meghwal, holding the Sikarbased political ana gress, to remain neutral. The chin Pilot’s rebellion against hind the ruling Congress in Gehlot camp had the sup on Tuesday, handed over a Social Justice and Empower lyst Ashfaq Kayamkhani said two CPI(M) MLAs and the the Congress. Vasundhara Raje’s silence its strength in the Assembly. port of 109 MLAs. The Con list of 104 MLAs, claiming a ment portfolio, did not at Mr. Pilot may not be able to lone Rashtriya Lok Dal MLA Ms. Raje is reportedly in proves that it’s being seen In the 200member As gress needs the support of majority in the Assembly. Ac tend the meeting because of cobble together the number have been supporting the Dholpur, her traditional as a Delhiled adventure. sembly, the Congress has 107 101 lawmakers for a simple cording to Congress sources, his illhealth. of legislators required to top Congress government. stronghold, and has not — not even via a single tweet — situation, it was felt that pro commented on the goings ceeding with caution was on in the State where she wise,” said a source. has twice been Chief Minis ter. Other BJP leaders from 2018 standoff the State — Jal Shakti Minis Ms. Raje very famously held ter Gajendra Singh Shekha her ground in 2018, over the wat, former Union Minister question of choosing a State P.P. Choudhary and Rajya unit chief. Sabha MP Om Mathur — While then party presi have commented, though in dent Amit Shah wanted to measured tones. Not so Ms. appoint Mr. Shekhawat, Ms. Raje. Raje held firm on preventing a choice from Delhi to pre Regional satrap vail. After a 71day stale Sources in the BJP say Ms. mate, Madan Lal Saini, a Raje’s silence, and her con lightweight, was appointed. siderable hold on BJP MLAs Ms. Raje’s silence on in the State unit is also one events in Rajasthan proves of the reasons why the party that it is mostly being per has been proceeding rather ceived as a Delhiled adven gingerly with regard to top ture, and being watched as pling the Gehlot such. government. While it isn’t clear what “The high command Mr. Pilot — currently sacked wants to induct Sachin Pilot as the Deputy Chief Minister into the BJP, he would be a and Pradesh Congress Com great catch. But this is a mittee president — is likely State unit where Vasundha to do, his entry into the BJP ra Raje is a dominant figure will, be as cataclysmic for and also has the guts to the BJP as his exit was for stand up to Delhi. In such a the Congress. Priyanka, Puri spar over her stay in govt. bungalow Report seeking extension fake, she says Special Correspondent New Delhi Media reports stating that the Union government had agreed to a request made by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to al low her an extension of stay in the Lodhi Road bungalow sparked a sharp Twitter ex change between her and Ur Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on gust,” tweeted Ms. Vadra. Tuesday. The news report said that Tagging a news report, “Prime Minister Narendra Ms. Vadra took to Twitter to Modi in a statesman like call it “fake news”, and clar move had agreed to her re ified that she would be va quest and allowed her to cating the bungalow by Au stay in the bungalow for gust 1. Mr. Puri promptly some more time”. “Facts countered her by stating speak for themselves! A po that a “powerful” Congress werful Congress leader with MP did make such a request. much clout in the Party “This is FAKE NEWS. I called me on 4 July 2020 at have not made any such re 12:05 pm to request that 35, quest to the government. As Lodhi Estate be allotted to per the eviction letter hand another INC MP so that Pri ed to me on the 1st of July, I yanka Vadra can stay on. will be vacating the govern Let’s not sensationalise eve ment accommodation at 35 rything please,” Mr. Puri Lodhi Estate by the 1st of Au tweeted.

CHENNAI THE HINDU 10 NEWS WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ICMR caution on itolizumab, tocilizumab ‘Hospitals must not turn away COVID19 patients’ No evidence yet that the drugs reduce mortality rate; more trials needed, says ICMR chief Bhargava SC seeks Central directions to States special correspondent On Tuesday, Dr. Bhargava NEW DELHI said: “There are two drugs Legal Correspondent plained that private hospi There is yet no evidence which have been thought to NEW DELHI tals were charging Varavara Rao admitted to Mumbai’s JJ Hospital from trials that itolizumab be preventing the cytokine The Supreme Court asked exorbitant rates, ranging MUMBAI and tocilizumab, two drugs, storm. One is tocilizumab the Centre on Tuesday to from ₹30 lakh to ₹50 lakh, Poet Varavara Rao, 81, has one of which has been deve and the other is itolizumab, meet with stakeholders on from COVID19 patients. been admitted to Mumbai JJ loped by Bengalurubased which are being thought that July 16 and prepare direc Mr. Jain said while the Hospital’s neurology Biocon Biologics, reduce they can prevent the cyto tions to be issued to the poor had the cover of the department after he felt death in severely ill CO kine storm. Having said that, States under the Disaster government’s Ayushman giddy, and underwent some VID19 patients, Director they have not yet demon Management Act of 2005 to Bharat scheme and could tests. “Patient Pendayala General of the ICMR Balram strated mortality reduction ensure that no COVID19 pa get COVID19 treatment at Varavara Rao, 81yr/Male is Bhargava said at a Health Mi by any trial and therefore, tient in need of treatment is subsidised rates, others of a admitted under (neurology). nistry press briefing on Tues trials are wanting, and are turned away from a hospital “certain economic status” Case of giddiness and [he] is day. happening in different parts merely because he cannot and not eligible for the under evaluation and Both drugs are labcloned of the world, to look at afford medical care. scheme were fleeced by investigations. His general antibodies, and work at whether there is mortality “We completely agree private hospitals. condition is fair and vitals are thwarting or reducing a rush reduction with these two that treatment costs should Senior advocates Harish stable,” the hospital said. Mr. of chemicals called proin drugs”. not act as a deterrent Salve and Mukul Rohatgi, Rao was admitted to the flammatory cytokines that In response to a question against access to medical appearing for healthcare Staterun hospital from the are released by the immune from The Hindu on whether care, particularly in the pre providers, said private hos Taloja Central Jail on June 13 system to counter the coro the jury on itolizumab’s effi sent times,” a threejudge pitals were already creaking morning. navirus attack on lung cells. cacy was still out, Kiran Ma Bench led by Chief Justice of under the burden of the Cytokines prime the im zumdarShaw of Biocon re India Sharad A. Bobde said. pandemic influx as far as in Court allows Tablighi mune system to send special plied via a tweet that The Bench asked the frastructure and staff salar members to walk free cells to neutralise virus parti other organs and is said to be psoriasis. a press conference that re “...Pivotal data did show Centre, represented by Sol ies were concerned. They NEW DELHI cles. responsible for killing a large The ICMR last month ap sults from a phase2 study mortality reduction but icitorGeneral Tushar Meh voted against free treat A Delhi court on Tuesday However a ‘cytokine fraction of the 3%5% of CO proved the use of tocilizu meant to check a drug’s effi there was a need for larger ta, to place the proposed di ment, saying they just could allowed foreign nationals from five countries to walk storm’ that is manifested VID19 patients that die. mab on patients who need to cacy showed that the novel Phase 4 trials to support rections before the court in not afford it in this crisis. free on payment of different usually as an Acute Respira Tocilizumab has a history be externally oxygenated biologic, itolizumab, “signifi this”. The drug regulator al a week for consideration The court accepted Mr. fines, after they accepted tory Distress Syndrome of use in immunesystem and those who need ventila cantly reduced mortality” in lowed the medicine — that and approval. Salve’s argument that a mild charges under the plea (ARDS) ends up causing in disorder diseases such as tors but are not benefiting moderate to severe ARDS pa cost ₹8,000 a vial — to be al The Bench was hearing a “oneshot formula” to regu bargain process, related to flammation and aggravating rheumatoid arthritis, and from steroids. tients hospitalised with CO lowed for Restricted Use writ petition filed by advo late medical costs in all various violations while lung damage and harm to itolizumab in acute On Monday, Biocon said at VID19, in India. Emergency Authorisation. cate Sachin Jain, who com States was not practical. attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation here during the COVID19 lockdown, a lawyer BJP delegation said. However, three Sri CJI indicates panel Lankans as also other Rifles recovered from Dubey’s home foreigners from Nigeria and meets Tanzania claimed trial before the court, said the lawyer. probe in Dubey case ‘The weapons were snatched from police team during the raid on July 23’ President Bhopal police set up ‘Similar to one in Hyderabad encounter’ special correspondent Mr. Kumar. During question Special Correspondent SIT to probe sex racket LUCKNOW ing, Mr. Kumar claimed NEW DELHI BHOPAL Krishnadas Rajagopal The Uttar Pradesh police on Sashikant spoke of his invol A BJP delegation, led by its The Bhopal police on Tuesday NEW DELHI Tuesday said they had reco vement in the incident. national general secretary set up a special investigation Chief Justice of India (CJI) vered two weapons — an With Sashikant’s arrest, 11 Kailash Vijaywargiya, on team (SIT) to inquire into Sharad A. Bobde on Tues AK47 and an INSAS rifle — are still absconding. Six ac Tuesday called on Presi cases relating to a newspaperowner allegedly day indicated the setting up that were allegedly snatched cused, including Dubey, dent Ramnath Kovind and raping minor girls repeatedly a commission to examine from a police team in Bikru were shot dead. Union Home Minister Amit and running a sex racket. the Uttar Pradesh police’s village of Kanpur during the Last week in Bikru village, Shah asking for a CBI inqui The Earlier on Tuesday, the encounter killing of history raid on gangster Vikas Du Sashikant’s family told ry into the death of Hemta district administration razed sheeter Vikas Dubey and his bey’s house on July 23. Hindu that on the night of bad MLA Debendra Nath six illegally built apartments alleged associates involved Additional DirectorGen the incident, he came home Ray and demanding the belonging to the accused in the midnight ambush and eral of Police, Law and Or Fire power: The Uttar Pradesh police have recovered two after work from a detergent dismissal of the Mamata

68yearold Pyare Miyan, murder of eight police offic der, Prashant Kumar said in weapons, an AK47 and an INSAS rifle. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT factory where he is em Banerjee government in who runs vernacular ers at Bikru village in Kan Kanpur that the “looted” ployed but fled with his fath West Bengal. newspaper Dainik Afkar. pur on July 3. weapons were found after es of AK47 and 20 of the IN ing of eight policemen and er, Prem Kumar Pandey, af The delegation included The CJI suggested that the Vikas Dubey the arrest of accused Sashi SAS rifle were also reco stationed the Provincial ter the firing started. BJP MP Raju Bista and Ra Odisha to start plasma court could set up a com kant Pandey, who had a vered, he added. Armed Constabulary at the His wife, Manu Pandey, jya Sabha MP Swapan Das therapy from today mission on the lines of the counter were filed shortly bounty of ₹50,000 on him. The exact spots where the site. claimed that he had no role Gupta among others. BHUBANESWAR one it set up chaired by after Chief Justice Bobde The AK47 rifle was found weapons were hidden were Sashikant, who lived adja in the violence. They told Mr. Kovind The Odisha government on former apex court judge, voiced his apprehensions in the house of Dubey, while not revealed by the police. cent to Dubey’s house, was Prem Kumar Pandey was that Ray was murdered and Tuesday announced the start of plasma therapy at three Justice V.S. Sirpurkar, to during a speech at a public the INSAS was recovered The administration had arrested from an intersec shot dead a few hours after that it was in a long line of hospitals from Wednesday. look into the Hyderabad forum against the tendency from Sashikant’s residence, partially demolished the tion in Chaubeypur around the Bikru shootout, in which political murders in the The therapy will be taken up police encounter of four to seek “instant justice” and he said. Seventeen cartridg house of Dubey after the kill 2.30 a.m. after a tipoff, said eight policemen were killed. State. at two private hospitals in men accused of the gang “revenge”. Bhubaneswar and one in rape and murder of a veteri “Justice can never be in Cuttack. SCB Medical College narian on December 6 last stant and should not take Hospital has been identified year. the form of revenge,” he Abide by Army mandate on Lok Sabha official tests as the nodal centre. At a said while inaugurating a Statelevel review meeting, it ‘Extremely reluctant’ new building of the Rajas was also decided that 200 However, Chief Justice than High Court in Jodhpur. positive for COVID19 ICU beds would be added Bobde initially made it a During the virtual court social media platforms: HC within the next seven days. point to say the court was hearing on Tuesday, Solici MPs asked to go into selfquarantine “extremely reluctant” to in torGeneral Tushar Mehta Biren Singh warns police tervene when a group of sought time to collate the The force had issued a directive not to use the networks Special Correspondent Budget session ended on officer of legal action writ petitions seeking an in facts about the deaths of Du New Delhi March 23. IMPHAL dependent probe by a Cen bey and his men. Staff Reporter Sahai Endlaw and Justice once deleted would be “irre Three days after a meeting Officials said the meeting Manipur Chief Minister tral agency into the circum New Delhi Asha Menon declined to en trievably lost”. of the Public Accounts Com was held adhering to social Nongthombam Biren Singh on stances of the deaths of Next hearing on July 20 The Delhi High Court on tertain the plea of Lieute The Bench, however, said mittee held on the Parlia distancing norms. However, Tuesday said he would take legal action against a woman Dubey and his henchmen The court asked Mr. Mehta Tuesday refused to grant in nant Colonel P.K. Choud Lt. Col. Choudhary could al ment premises and chaired the Lok Sabha Secretariat police officer for accusing him came up for hearing before to file a status report on terim relief to a senior Army hary, who is currently ways create a new social me by Congress leader Adhir has asked all the members of exerting pressure on her to the Bench. Thursday and scheduled the officer who challenged the serving in Jammu and Kash dia account later. It said the Ranjan Chowdhury, an Ad who attended to go into self release an arrested drug lord. “In matters like this, we next hearing on July 20. Indian Army’s recent direc mir, to retain the account in officer had to abide by the ditional Secretary from the quarantine and to get tested Thounaojam Brinda, a are extremely reluctant... The official version so far tive banning the usage of so deactivated form. mandate of the organisation. Lok Sabha Secretariat tested in case of any symptoms. Manipur Police officer and a However we are considering of the death of Dubey is that cial networking platforms, In the petition, Lt. Col. positive for COVID19. The Apart from Mr. Chowdhu former Additional the setting up of a commis the police team escorting including Facebook and In Losing contacts Choudhary said the policy meeting was attended by 15 ry, BJD MP B. Mahtab, JD(U) Superintendent of Police, had sion like how we did in the him to Kanpur met with an stagram, in all ranks, saying Lt. Col. Choudhary, during issued on June 6, 2020, MPs. MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh and on Monday filed an affidavit Hyderabad case,” he said. accident and he grabbed the the issue has the potential of the brief hearing, argued which banned the usage of NonBJP parties have DMK MP T.R. Baalu, all the in connection with a criminal The petitions that sought gun of one of the police of concerning the safety and that all the Facebook data re 89 applications and websites been demanding holding other members were from contempt case against her by an independent investiga ficers. He was shot dead security of the country. lated to his account, includ violated various fundamen committee meetings via vi the BJP, including senior the Manipur High Court. tion into the Hyderabad en while trying to escape. A Bench of Justice Rajiv ing contacts and friends list tal rights. deoconference since the leader Bhupendra Yadav.

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SCAN TO PLAY Are you good with numbers or better with SUDOKU FAITH + 12988 words? Pick from Sudokus and crosswords. @ https://qrgo.page.link/jjpTn (set by Gridman) Azhwar praises Nayanmar 13 Expert back in casino city (4) Nayanmars, who were devotees of Siva, sang only in praise 14 The spies with a bit of petulance throw fragmented rocks (9) of Siva. Azhvars, who were devotees of Vishnu, sang only in 17 Protected the elders at sixes and sevens (9) praise of Vishnu. But there is an instance of an Azhvar prais ing a Nayanmar! How did this come about? Who was this 19 Sudden increase, with head of seraglio away, in desire (4) Azhvar and why did he do something so unusual? 23 Fantastic — one after one, we have many spokes (5) V.S. Karunakarachariar answered these questions in a dis 24 Man pushed son out, swore and struck (9) course. A spider and an elephant were both devotees of 25 Major player in military camp (7) Lord Siva. While the spider spun a web over a linga, the ele 26 Somehow input a line relating to the wedding (7) phant would bring water from the Cauvery and bathe the 27 Laugh quietly as nondrinker’s caught in row (6) linga with it. It would also destroy the web. This happened every day. When the spider discovered that it was the e le 28 City lines redrawn in Hong Kong by one (8) phant which ripped up its web, it stung the elephant, which ■ DOWN died. The spider was crushed by the fall of the elephant. The 1 It is used to open or close a window (4,4) place came to be called Thiruvanaikkaval, thus honouring the elephant (anai). 2 Song produced by partner’s child after tea (7) The spider was blessed to be born as king Kochenganaan. 3 Ring again to cancel (6) His birth was deliberately delayed by his mother for astro 4 Cleaner scolds one crying (6,7) logical reasons. The queen Kamalavathi exclaimed, “ko 6 No Arctic product is a drug (8) chenkannano!” when she saw the baby, for the baby had red Solution to puzzle 12987 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 7 Where online we ﬁrst booked servant (3,4) eyes (chenkann). Kochenganaan became his name. As pred icted, he was victorious in all battles, until he lost one battle. 8 Mention possessing English jacket (6) Upon the advice of Neelakanta Rg Vedi, the sage who had ad 10 Fading away of detective inspectors’ front (13) ■ ACROSS vised Kochenganaan’s delayed birth, Kochenganaan wor 15 Height of skill throws political leader out to install Left (8) 1 Dismiss people drafted for sporting event (4,4) shipped Vishnu at Thirunaraiyur. The sage was none o ther 16 When idle, relax! Capital! (3,5) than Siva. Kochenganaan received a divine sword from Vish 5 A section of veterans we requisitioned (6) 18 Novel character’s short complaint gets a main outlet (7) nu and was victorious in battle again. In gratitude, he built a 9 Blemish attached to each escape (7) temple for Vishnu at Thirunaraiyur. Kochenganaan is one of 20 Ran to get back issue — no English language! (7) 10 Bad rule maybe but designed to last (7) the 63 Nayanmars, and he built many temples for Siva. Since 11 Go trawling with small Spanish instruments (9) 21 Band member’s permission (6) he built the Thirunaraiyur Vishnu temple, Thirumangai 12 Nothing tearjerking in talk (5) 22 Strange tailless cat makes a racket (6) Azhvar praises him, through nine verses, and in one verse, he records the gifting of the divine sword (deiva vaaL).

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Parliament CBSE Class 10 project: 7 firms EU, India to meet on resuming FTA negotiations results to be bid to qualify COVID-19, bilateral investment, maritime security and concerns over an ‘assertive’ China will be high on the summit agenda out today special correspondent Special Correspondent on research sharing for civil announce a new dialogue India formed under 3% of the Press Trust of India NEW DELHI NEW DELHI nuclear cooperation and which will give a political im EU’s global trade, which is New Delhi Seven construction compa Seven years after talks on a launch a maritime security petus to such efforts,” said “far below” what was expect The Central Board of Se nies, including a Uttar Pra free trade agreement were dialogue as well as negotia EU officials based in ed of the relationship. Con condary Education (CBSE) desh government under suspended, India and the Eu tions between Europol and Brussels. versely, the EU is India’s lar will declare the Class 10 taking, have submitted ropean Union (EU) are set to the CBI. An EU official, who spe gest trading partner and board exam results on July bids for prequalification agree on a “highlevel dia According to officials, cialises in trade issues, ad investor, and accounts for 15, it announced on for the contract to build a logue on trade and invest tackling COVID19 and its im mitted that there was “no ti 11% of India’s global trade. Tuesday. new Parliament building, ment” to restart negotia pact on the economy and the meline” for the BTIA talks The official also said the EU The board had on Mon according to the Central tions. global order will be high on yet and that negotiators are has reservations about the day announced the results Public Works Depart The announcement is ex the agenda. In particular, still “quite far apart” due to model “Bilateral Investment for Class 12 examinations. ment’s records. pected at a virtual EUIndia medical developments on what Europe perceives as In Treaty” (BIT) that New Delhi Human Resource Deve The prequalification Summit, led by Prime Minis vaccines and treatment will Building ties: In this photo dated October 6, 2017, Prime dia’s “protectionist stance”. has proposed, especially on lopment Minister Ramesh bids were opened on Tues ter Narendra Modi and Ex be discussed along with the Minister Narendra Modi interacts with EU representatives at “We have witnessed a dispute mechanisms in In Pokhriyal Nishank also day, after the 3 p.m. dea ternal Affairs Minister S. withdrawal of the U.S. from the 14th EU-India summit held in New Delhi. * PTI trend in India that goes to dian courts. took to Twitter to share the dline. According to the Jaishankar, who will engage multilateral organisations wards the protectionist side. Speaking about the impor update. “My dear children, CPWD’s online tender por with President of the Euro (like the World Health Organ Galwan Valley last month, negotiations on the Bilateral The Make in India pro tance of multilateralism and parents and teachers, the tal, the bids received were pean Council Charles Michel isation), and concerns over and they were “pleased” that Trade and Investment Agree gramme was accelerated by cooperation on global fo results of Class 10 CBSE ex from ITD Cementation In and President of the Euro an ‘assertive’ China. both sides have since agreed ment (BTIA) as the EUIndia the COVID19 crisis and re rums, the officials said the EU aminations will be an dia Limited, Larsen and pean Commission Ursula European Union officials to military deescalation. FTA is known. cent pronouncements that had welcomed India’s elec nounced tomorrow. I wish Toubro Ltd., NCC Ltd., PSP von der Leyen. said they had been fully The trade and investment “The leaders have ex India wants to go “self re tion to the UN Security Coun all the students best of Projects Ltd., Shapoorji During this summit, India briefed by New Delhi and dialogue, to be conducted pressed their ambition to liant”, didn’t help the situa cil next year, and that India’s luck,” he said. Pallonji and Co Ltd., Tata and the EU are expected to Beijing about the situation at between Commerce Minister move towards a comprehen tion,” the official said, refer role would be important in The board will an Projects Ltd. and Uttar Pra conclude several agreements the Line of Actual control, as Piyush Goyal and EU Trade sive free trade agreement ring to Mr. Modi’s launch of reconciling the UNSC “para nounce the results evaluat desh Rajkiya Nirman Ni including a roadmap for they were deeply concerned Commissioner Phil Hogan, is and an investment protec “Atmanirbhar India”. lysed by vetoes and ed through an alternative gam Ltd. cooperation, an agreement by the deadly clashes at the expected to give a boost to tion agreement and we will The official said trade with infighting”. assessment scheme. Plea in SC Medical test not needed for More Spike India dropped for not involving for maternity missiles to be benefits trans ID certificate: draft rules ordered actively in rail project, says Iran Legal Correspondent special correspondent NEW DELHI Move comes after opposition from rights activists NEW DELHI Tehran had gone ahead with project citing funding delays The Supreme Court sought The Army is set to place a a response from the go Damini Nath “but without any medical for trans persons. repeat order for SpikeLR Special Correspondent The Hindu reported on vernment on a plea by an NEW DELHI examination”. An online application sys (long range) AntiTank NEW DELHI Tuesday that Iran had gone NGO to pay lactating moth After facing flak from the An earlier draft of the tem was being prepared and Guided Missiles from Israel Iran dropped India from the ahead with the important ers and pregnant women a transgender community, the rules, for which the Ministry may be ready by September, as part of emergency pro Chabahar rail project be transit project on its own cit maternity benefit of Union government has done had invited public com he said. curement, a defence cause of “absence of active ing delays from the Indian ₹6,000 each, especially away with the requirement ments till May 18, mandated Trans persons would be source said on Tuesday. Indian engagement,” Iranian side in funding. during the COVID19 of a medical examination for a report from a psychologist required to fill out a form The decision comes sources said on Tuesday, The delay has also indicat pandemic. trans persons applying for a along with the affidavit for and submit an affidavit say days after the Army’s deci confirming The Hindu’s re ed at possible impact of U.S. A Bench led by Chief Jus certificate of identity in its the application. The trans ing they perceive themselves sion to place a repeat order port. Iran remains open to sanctions on India’s projects tice S.A. Bobde on Tuesday latest draft rules framed un rights movement had op to be “a transgender person for 72,400 Sig Sauer assault all, including India, for col A view of Iran’s Chabahar with Iran. Though India se directed the Centre to sub der the Transgender Per posed this, as it was seen as whose gender does not rifles from the U.S. laboration and investment port, in which India has cured exemption for the mit a status report on the sons (Protection of Rights) going against a trans per match with the gender as The emergency pro but Tehran expects future invested. Chabahar port from U.S. disbursement of the mater Act, 2019. son’s right to signed at birth”. curements come in the projects should be safe sanctions, bilateral ties with nity benefit under the Na The draft of the Transgen selfidentification. In case of change of gen backdrop of continuing guarded from third party and from Zahedan to Sa Iran took a hit in February tional Food Security Act. der Persons (Protection of Social Justice Ministry Se der, the application for new tensions on the Line of Ac unilateral sanctions. rakhs at the border with after the riots in Delhi drew The NGO, People’s Un Rights) Rules, 2020, pu cretary R. Subrahmanyam identification certificate tual Control (LAC) with “It was expected that in Turkmenistan, which in the condemnation from Iranian ion of Civil Liberties, blished in the gazette on said the latest draft, which is would require a certificate China. The Spike order will addition to the investment in absence of an active Indian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. sought a judicial direction Monday, stated that a Dis open for comments for 30 from the medical superin be a repeat order for 12 Chabahar Port, India could engagement and partner India had firmed up the to the States and Union trict Magistrate would issue days from July 13, had ad tendent or chief medical of launchers and around 250 also play a more crucial role ship, currently is under con railway plans in May 2016 Territories for disbursal of a transgender identity certif dressed the community’s is ficer of the medical institu missiles under emergency in funding and constructing struction by Iranian funding during Prime Minister Na the amounts with effect icate and card based on an sues regarding identity and tion where the applicant procurement, the source this strategic transit route and engineering capacities,” rendra Modi’s visit to from July 2013. affidavit by the applicant, included welfare measures underwent the intervention. stated. from Chabahar to Zahedan said Iranian sources. Tehran.

CHENNAI THE HINDU 12 WORLD WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE U.S. rejects Beijing’s claims in S. China Sea Britain bans Huawei from The world will not allow China to treat the waters as its maritime empire, says Secretary Pompeo future role in 5G network Agence France-Presse age regional peace and sta The 2016 decision was is Washington bility,” said its embassy in sued by a tribunal under the Secretary of State Mike Pom Washington. UN Convention on the Law Operators must phase out the equipment in use by 2027 peo said on Monday the Unit The statement accused of the Sea. Mr. Pompeo not Associated Press ed States would treat Beij the U.S. of trying to “sow dis ed that China is a party to it LONDON ing’s pursuit of resources in cord” between China and its and called the ruling legally the disputerife South China fellow claimants in the sea. binding. Britain’s government on Sea as illegal, ramping up Mr. Pompeo issued his The United States, howev Tuesday backtracked on support for Southeast Asian statement to mark the fourth er, is one of the few coun plans to give Chinese tele nations and triggering a fu anniversary of a tribunal de tries that is not part of the communications company rious response from Beijing. cision that sided with the convention, with conserva Huawei a limited role in the It was the latest forceful Philippines against the nine tives opposing any loss of au U.K.’s new highspeed mo statement by President Do dash line. tonomy to a global body. bile phone network in a de nald Trump’s administration Mr. Pompeo said that Chi The South China Sea state cision with broad implica to challenge China, which he na, based on the court deci ment comes amid rising ten tions for relations between has increasingly cast as an sion, cannot make claims sions surrounding China, in London and Beijing. enemy ahead of the Novem Assertive posturing: A Super Hornet landing on the deck of the based on the Scarborough cluding a deadly border Britain said it imposed the ber elections. USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea on July 6. * AP Reef or Spratly Islands, a vast clash last month with India ban after U.S. sanctions “We are making clear: uninhabited archipelago. that Mr. Pompeo called part made it impossible to ensure Tough signal: The U.S. had threatened to cut oﬀ security

Beijing’s claims to offshore took no position on indivi maps from the 1940s. The United States as a re of a strategy by Beijing to the security of Huawei cooperation unless Britain dumped Huawei. * REUTERS resources across most of the dual claims. It has spent years building sult now rejects Beijing’s challenge its neighbours. equipment, forcing it to start South China Sea are com “America stands with our military bases on artificial is claims in the waters sur Mr. Trump has also turning to other suppliers ment already in Britain’s 5G and restricting its involve pletely unlawful, as is its Southeast Asian allies and lands in the contested areas rounding Vanguard Bank off strongly criticized China for for components. The U.S. network. The operators ment to 35% of the overall campaign of bullying to con partners in protecting their to cement its claims, while Vietnam, Lucania Shoals off not doing more to stop the threatened to sever an intel must stop buying 5G equip project. trol them,” Mr. Pompeo said sovereign rights to offshore dragging out a diplomatic Malaysia, waters considered coronavirus pandemic, news ligencesharing arrange ment from Huawei by the But the move set up a di in a statement. resources, consistent with process to resolve the dis in Brunei’s exclusive eco of which was initially sup ment with the U.K. because end of the year. plomatic clash with the “The world will not allow their rights and obligations putes for nearly two nomic zone and Natuna Be pressed when it emerged in of concerns Huawei equip Critically for telecom op Americans, who threatened Beijing to treat the South under international law,” Mr. decades. sar off Indonesia, Mr. Pom Wuhan late last year. ment could allow the Chi erators, the government opt to cut off security coopera China Sea as its maritime Pompeo said. China on Tuesday res peo said. Critics both at home and nese government to infil ed not to order firms to rip tion unless Britain dumped empire.” “We stand with the inter ponded forcefully to Mr. “Any PRC action to harass abroad say that Mr. Trump is trate U.K. networks. out legacy equipment manu Huawei. The United States has long national community in de Pompeo’s comments, saying other states’ fishing or hy hoping to deflect attention U.K. Culture Secretary factured by Huawei in ear Huawei called the deci rejected Beijing’s sweeping fence of freedom of the seas the accusation of unlawful drocarbon development in ahead of the November elec Oliver Dowden said the deci lier systems, like 4G. Such a sion “disappointing” and claims in the South China and respect for sovereignty ness was “completely these waters — or to carry tion over his handling of the sion would delay the 5G rol decision might have caused motivated by politics. Sea, which is both home to and reject any push to im unjustified”. out such activities unilateral virus in the U.S., which has lout and cost millions of havoc in U.K. telecom sys Mr. Dowden conceded valuable oil and gas deposits pose ‘might makes right’ in “We advise the U.S. side to ly — is unlawful,” he said. suffered by far the highest pounds, but that it had to be tems. that Tuesday’s announce and is a vital waterway for the South China Sea or the earnestly honour its commit death toll of any country. done. “This has not been an Mr. Johnson in January ment means more Britons the world’s commerce. wider region.” ment of not taking sides on Friction across fronts Mr. Trump, after biparti easy decision but it is the sought to balance economic will have to wait longer to get Mr. Pompeo’s statement the issue of territorial sove Mr. Pompeo also rejected san calls in Congress, has al right one,” he said. and security pressures by full access to the speedy new goes further by explicitly sid ‘Vague delineation’ reignty, respect regional Beijing’s southernmost claim so stepped up pressure on agreeing to give Huawei a li network. “This means a ing with Southeast Asian na Beijing claims most of the countries’ efforts for a of Malaysianadministered China over its incarceration No new purchases mited role in Britain’s so cumulative delay to 5G roll tions, including the Philip South China Sea through a peaceful and stable South James Shoal, which is 1,800 of more than 1 million Uigh The decision gives British te called 5G network, exclud out of two to three years and pines and Vietnam, after socalled ninedash line, a China Sea and stop its at km (1,150 miles) from the urs and other Turkic lecom operators until 2027 ing the company from core costs of up to £2 billion,” he years of the U.S. saying it vague delineation based on tempts to disrupt and sabot Chinese mainland. Muslims. to remove Huawei equip components of the system said. ‘Maldives can’t grow without India’ First federal China making deep inroads into Iran execution in Meera Srinivasan my firm belief that we can of New Delhi’s nearly 200 Tehran could get an economic lifeline, while China seeks to expand role in region COLOMBO not grow or develop beyond million MVRworth cash U.S. in 17 years The Maldives cannot grow what we are now, if we aban grant and development pro Stanly Johny ports from Iran were 1.7 mil or develop further if the don our close relationship jects, being executed with Reuters lion tonnes, down from 23.9 country abandons its ties with India.” Male, apart from the $800 Washington oth countries are at odds million tonnes in the pre with India, Speaker and Emphasising the Maldi million line of credit. The U.S. carried out its first Bwith the U.S. One is a vious fiscal. former President Mohamed ves’s presence and role in Speaking on the occasion, federal execution in 17 huge energy market and is Nashid has said. the Indian Ocean Region, Foreign Minister Abdulla years on Tuesday, putting abundant with surplus cash India’s role Speaking at a ceremony in Mr. Nasheed said: “I am also Shahid said: “The tradition to death convicted murder and the other is a sanctions Coincidentally, at a time Male on Monday, to mark certain that Maldivians and ally close, bilateral relation er Daniel Lee over objec hit, cashstrapped energy ex when Iran and China are fi the Government of India’s their elected leaders will be ship between the Maldives tions by his victims’ rela porter. At a time when the nalising this partnership handing over of outdoor fit wise and make shrewd and and India have been streng tives after the Supreme U.S. is targeting both agreement, Iran has ness equipment for 61 is sensible decisions regarding thened and deepened since Court gave its goahead. through a host of economic dropped India from a project lands across the Maldives, our foreign policy and our November 2018. This is in no Lee was convicted for measures, China and Iran Shared interests: A file photo of Chinese President Xi Jinping to build a rail line from the Mr. Nasheed said: “We must relationship with our closest doubt, due to the personal his role in the killing of are taking their partnership and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. * AP Chabahar port to Zahedan, be wise, and join hands with allies and neighbours, the commitment of President three members of an Ar to a new level through a along the border with Af India, so that we may enjoy closest and dearest of whom Solih to cultivating good kansas family in 1996. His $400billion longterm “Iran has a very crucial will contract by 6% this year. ghanistan, The Hindu report similar growth and develop is India.” neighbourly relations with accomplice, Chevie Kehoe, agreement. place in China’s Belt and “Iran has been isolated. And ed on Tuesday. The project, ment. It is my opinion, and Monday’s initiative is part our closest neighbour.” is serving life term. According to a New York Road Initiative (BRI). China its infrastructure is in a signed in 2016, was hailed as Times report, the countries always wanted to bring Iran shambles. Over a period of a major trilateral project that are in an advanced stage of on board. As the Americans time, this will receive an up would give India access to Af finalising the agreement that pursued the policy of ‘maxi grade. From the Chinese ghanistan bypassing Pakis would allow China to expand mum pressure’ against Iran point of view, Iran would tan. But Iranian officials cit its presence in banking, tele and left Iran under extraor present a very major energy, ed delay in the proposed communications, ports, rail dinary privation and depriv economic, geopolitical and $400 million funding as the ways and several other sec ation, it is now open to the logistical partner and a very reason for dropping India tors in the Islamic Republic Chinese initiative,” said Tal crucial role player in the from the project. Under the in return for heavily dis miz Ahmad, who was India’s BRI,” said Ambassador new partnership agreement, counted oil for 25 years. Ambassador to several Gulf Ahmad. China is likely to play a role While for Iran, whose oil countries. in Chabahar port. sales plummeted after Presi The partnership agree Game changer The original Chabahar dent Donald Trump unilater ment has to get the final clea In his view, a new multipolar agreement between India ally pulled the U.S. out of the rance from the Iranian Par world order is emerging in and Iran was signed in 2003 Iran nuclear deal in May liament. According to the which China is playing a cru between Iranian President 2018 and reimposed sanc NYT, China and Iran would cial role. China has already Mohammad Khatami and tions on the country, this launch joint training exercis cemented ties with Russia in Prime Minister A.B. Vaj agreement could be an eco es, joint research and wea this emerging order. Iran has payee. “Within a year, we nomic lifeline, China could pons development and intel joined this bloc. “In terms of abandoned it. We started en enhance its strategic in ligence sharing. China will the evolution of the new gaging with the Americans, fluence in a region where the also offer its GPS to Iran, world order, this agreement so we stopped pursing it. U.S. has built a strong pre build infrastructure for 5G is a game changer.” And again, we brought it up. sence since the Second rollout and develop free The agreement, if goes Prime Minister Modi went to World War. trade zones. through, could attract puni Tehran and we agreed on a tive measures from the U.S. trilateral track with Iran and Strategic value NEWS ANALYSIS against China. The U.S. State Afghanistan that we would The partnership was first Department has already said develop Chabahar and then proposed by China’s Presi “It is a longterm strategic it would target Chinese com we would go forward with dent Xi Jinping during a visit partnership agreement with panies if they make invest building a railway and road to Iran in 2016. The Iranian energy, economic, logistical ments in Iran defying Ameri networks. The strategic plan government cleared it last and military aspects. Iran can sanctions. But China, was to make India a potential month, according to Foreign and China will be enmeshed which is already in a trade role player in the Eurasian Minister Javad Zarif. This — two countries under ex and technological war with scenario,” said Mr. Ahmad. means, Mr. Xi made the pro traordinary and sustained the U.S., seems determined “None of this has hap posal after the nuclear deal American pressure found to go ahead with its partner pened because under the se was reached in 2015 that led comfort with each other,” ship. China continued to buy cond Modi government, In to international sanctions on said Mr. Ahmad. Iranian oil over the past year dia has pursued the Iran being lifted. Now, when The deal could offer an even after the U.S. sanctions American line. It’s a very se Iran is grappling with a immediate reprieve to Iran’s waivers expired in May 2019, rious mistake. Iran cannot struggling economy hit by economy that is reeling un although in smaller volumes. afford to wait for India forev sanctions following the unra der the U.S.’s ‘maximum In contrast, India stopped er. They waited for 17 years. velling of the deal, its leader pressure’ policy. The Inter buying Iranian oil last year Now they don’t need you. I ship has cleared the Chinese national Monetary Fund has after U.S. waivers ended. In think India has lost out very proposal. forecast that Iran's economy 201920, India’s crude oil im badly.” Hagia Sophia will be open outside prayer time: Turkey

Agence France-Presse tus — in place since 1934 — dral before being converted Istanbul was revoked on Friday and into a mosque in 1453 and la Turkey’s Hagia Sophia could control was handed to the ter a museum. open to visitors outside religious authority, Diyanet. Diyanet said in a state prayer times and its Chris The decision sparked con ment on Tuesday that Chris tian icons will remain, reli demnation from Western go tian icons in Hagia Sophia gious oﬃcials said on Tues vernments, Russia and were “not an obstacle to the day, after a court ruling Christian leaders with Pope validity of the prayers”. paved the way for it to be Francis saying he was “very “The icons should be cur come a mosque. distressed”. tained and shaded through The sixthcentury Istan Hagia Sophia spent al appropriate means during bul landmark’s museum sta most 1,000 years as a cathe prayer times,” it said.

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market watch COVID: honour Flipkart raises $1.2 bn 14-07-2020 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 36,033 ddddddddddddd-1.80 Wipro to focus on profitability, cashless facility, US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 75.42 ddddddddddddd-0.31 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 49,996 ddddddddddddddd0.07 in Walmartled funding Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 42.98 ddddddddddddddd0.09 says IRDAI Fresh equity values firm at $24.9 bn NIFTY 50 growth, as Q1 net remains flat Special Correspondent PRICE CHANGE HYDERABAD Special Correspondent Adani Ports...... 320.40...... -11.80 Big agenda would be ‘obsessive growth,’ says CEO Delaporte; hiring to continue Insurance regulator IRDAI NEW DELHI Asian Paints...... 1688.40...... -17.25

Axis Bank ...... 417.70...... -22.35 wants appropriate action Flipkart Group on Tuesday Bajaj Auto ...... 2899.50...... -0.50 Special Correspondent will simplify processes and to be initiated against hos said it had raised $1.2 billion Bajaj Finserv...... 6243.45. .. -218.00 Bengaluru systems internally so that pitals that deny cashless fa equity, led by its majority Bajaj Finance ...... 3190.95...... -43.65 Bharti Airtel ...... 589.35...... 2.55 Wipro’s new CEO Thierry more time can be devoted to cility to policyholders for shareholder Walmart. BPCL...... 373.75...... -6.20 Delaporte said the IT servic customers,’ he added. treatment of COVID19 des In a statement, Flipkart Britannia Ind ...... 3735.25...... -61.55 es major will focus on both pite entering into such ar said the fresh equity will Cipla ...... 632.30...... -6.05 Coal India ...... 128.25...... -2.25 growth and proﬁtability ‘as ‘Good order book’ rangements with insurers. “support continued deve Dr Reddys Lab ...... 3983.15...... 83.60 there was no choice.’ On the demand environ Besides initiating action, lopment of its ecommerce Eicher Motors...... 18850.15. .. -804.85

GAIL (India)...... 99.05...... -2.05 His comments came in ment, Jatin Dalal, CFO, said, as provided under the Ser marketplace” as India Grasim Ind ...... 596.70...... -15.05 the backdrop of the compa “We have done very well in vice Level Agreement emerges from the COVID19 HCL Tech...... 591.35...... -11.25 ny reporting an almost un Q1 with only 4,000 to 5,000 (SLA), the general and crisis. Walmart Inc. had acquired HDFC ...... 1791.60...... -53.95

HDFC Bank...... 1058.85...... -21.40 changed consolidated net of our employees coming to health insurers concerned The fresh equity, which 77% stake in Flipkart in Hero MotoCorp ...... 2611.85...... -77.85 profit of ₹2,412 crore crore office. The order book looks should immediately report values Flipkart at $24.9 bil 2018 for $16 billion. Hindalco ...... 163.80...... -5.45 for the first quarter of FY21. quite good in the context of the conduct of the network lion, comes amid potential Hind Unilever ...... 2234.75...... -30.50

ICICI Bank ...... 345.55...... -8.05 Consolidated revenue As needed: Wipro hired 7,000 people at the gross level and the environment.” providers (hospitals) to the competition from Reliance der of the ﬁscal year,” Flip IndusInd Bank ...... 510.80...... -28.85 rose 1.34% yearonyear to said it would continue to hire in Q2, based on demand. On the results, Mr. Dalal appropriate government Industries’ JioMart, while kart said. Bharti Infratel ...... 208.80...... -2.90 ₹14,913.10 crore during the said, “We expanded margins agencies of the concerned rival Amazon had earlier Walmart Inc. had ac Infosys ...... 783.25...... -13.80

Indian OilCorp...... 86.40...... -1.00 quarter. Wipro ‘cannot ficult to say how things are Mr. Delaporte further said during the quarter, despite State or area. The action ta this year committed $1 bil quired 77% stake in Flipkart ITC ...... 195.90...... -1.65 choose between growth and unfolding from a pandemic the big agenda would be a fo lower revenues, on the back ken may also be published lion investment to help digi in 2018 for $16 billion, valu JSW Steel...... 194.05...... -4.35 profitability but will focus on standpoint. We don’t know cus on “obsessive growth,” of solid execution of several on the insurer’s website, tise small and medium ing the firm at $20.8 billion. Kotak Bank ...... 1298.30...... -37.25

L&T...... 912.90...... -15.25 both’ as there was no choice, how this is going to evolve. adding it would start with operational improvements IRDAI said on Tuesday. businesses. “Since Walmart’s initial M&M ...... 545.20...... -10.65 he said while announcing We will come back to normal the way Wipro serves top and the rupee depreciation. In a circular, IRDAI said investment in Flipkart, we Maruti Suzuki ...... 5771.75. .. -217.10 the ﬁrst quarter results on course and provide guidance clients, develops relation We also continued to sustain insurers must ensure Two tranches have greatly expanded our Nestle India Ltd...... 16895.80...... -61.05

NTPC ...... 87.65...... -2.25 Tuesday. when the time is right for it.’’ ships, invests in services and robust cash generation with where the policyholder is “The investment is led by offer through technology, ONGC ...... 77.35...... -1.55 “We have our own trajec solutions that matter to operating cash flows at notified about the cashless Walmart, Flipkart Group’s partnerships and new ser PowerGrid Corp ...... 163.35...... -5.75 tory and we will build our Closer to customers them the most and better 174.9% of net income.” facility at the empanelled majority owner, along with vices,” Flipkart CEO Kalyan Reliance Ind ...... 1917.00...... -18.00

State Bank ...... 186.05...... -6.65 own trajectory in the years However, he said, during the leverage its relationships During the quarter, Wipro network provider, the facil a group of existing sharehol Krishnamurthy said. Shree Cement ...... 22085.75. .. -225.45 to come,” he added. pandemic, “Wipro has con with technology partners hired 7,000 people at the ity is made available in line ders and values the compa “We will continue inno Sun Pharma ...... 492.10...... -7.60 Responding to a query, he nected with the customers such as Microsoft. gross level and indicated it with the terms and condi ny at $24.9 billion postmo vating to bring the next 200 Tata Motors ...... 105.15...... -2.85 Tata Steel ...... 336.65...... -5.45 said, “I am a bit conscious in more closely than ever dur “It is [in] my nature to would continue to hire in Q2, tions of the policy contract ney. It will be funded in two million Indian shoppers on TCS ...... 2171.95...... -48.05 terms of projections. It is dif ing the ﬁrst quarter.” change the status quo. We based on demand. and as per the SLA terms. tranches over the remain line,” he added. Tech Mahindra ...... 598.30...... -1.75

Titan ...... 973.80...... 7.45

UltraTech Cement...... 3770.90...... -17.00

UPL...... 437.50...... -1.70 Vedanta ...... 108.90...... -3.50 WPI inﬂation Biophore gets Wipro ...... 225.00...... -2.60 Domestic vehicles’ Q1 sales Selling pressure trips Zee Entertainment ...... 166.30...... -7.45 slows for third nod to export EXCHANGE RATES Sensex by 660 points Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit plunge 75% on COVID19 month in row Favipiravir API except yen at 4 p.m. on July 14 CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL IndusInd Bank, Maruti among losers PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Special Correspondent US Dollar...... 75.22...... 75.54 NEW DELHI HYDERABAD Euro ...... 85.43...... 85.79 PVs drop 78%, marking longest slowdown in 20 years: SIAM Special Correspondent MUMBAI British Pound...... 94.16...... 94.56 Prices in the wholesale Biophore India Pharma Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 70.06...... 70.37 Special Correspondent Chinese Yuan ...... 10.72...... 10.77 in 15 years. Dispatches for 2 market fell for the third Stock indices on Tuesday ceuticals has received NEW DELHI Swiss Franc ...... 80.07...... 80.41 wheelers fell for the sixth straight month, declining slumped 1.8% due to selling Drugs Controller General Singapore Dollar ...... 53.97...... 54.21 Hit hard by the COVID19 consecutive quarter the 1.81% in June, due to a pressure witnessed in stocks of India’s licence to manu Canadian Dollar...... 55.20...... 55.44

Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.60...... 17.69 pandemic, domestic whole longest in 15 years, by 74% to sharp decline in fuel and on account of subdued glo facture and export Favipi Australian Dollar ...... 52.25...... 52.48 sale of vehicles nosedived about 12.93 lakh units. power items even as food bal markets, rising COVID19 ravir, the active pharma Source:Indian Bank 75.49% during the quarter Mr. Wadhera said indus articles remained spread concerns and higher ceutical ingredient (API) of ended June 2020, with pas try sales were expected to expensive. than expected inflation an antiviral drug approved senger vehicle sales declin decline 2645% across va Inflation in May and numbers, analysts said. by the DCGI for use in the IN BRIEF ing for the ninth consecutive rious vehicle segments of April was () 3.21% and () Amid volatility, the S&P treatment of mild to mod quarter — the longest slow the industry. He added that 1.57%, respectively. In BSE Sensex closed at erate COVID19 cases. down for the segment in the coupled with last year, the March it was 0.42%. 36,033.06, down 660.63 or Announcing the appro last 20 years, as per data re sector is looking at a de “The annual rate of in 1.80%. All indices on the val, the Hyderabadbased leased by industry body impact due to the nation growth of about 50%. flation, based on monthly BSE were down — S&P Sen firm on Tuesday said it has SIAM. wide lockdown — to just over “Huge investments have Wholesale Price Index sex 50 was down 1.76%, S&P er indices were down — Nif successfully completed va Staring at a ‘very deep 1.53 lakh units compared gone into BSVI that [firms] (WPI), stood at (1.81%) BSE 100 index 1.70% and ty Next 50 (0.98%), Nifty lidation of Favipiravir and slowdown’, SIAM president with more than 7.12 lakh un will not be able to recover (provisional) for June com S&P BSE Bharat 22 2.38%. Midcap 50 (1.79%), Nifty Au scaledup its production. Rajan Wadhera said he did its in AprilJune 2019. “ [The because volumes would pared to 2.02% during the Among the Sensex to (2.38%) and Nifty Bank in Biophore said it has also not see a case for making slowdown] is also the steep have halved. I do not see a corresponding month of stocks, only Titan, Bharti dex (3.16%). received approval in Tur more investments in the sec est with a 70% decline over case for [new] investments the previous year,” the In Airtel and Bajaj Auto ended key in collaboration with a tor for now and expected nine quarters,” Rajesh Me at all.” He pointed out that dustry Ministry said. with gains, while the rest Widespread declines local Turkish partner. that it would take at least non, DirectorGeneral at the world over, various go However, prices of food closed in red. Major losers Commenting on the market The company said it was three years to return to the SIAM said during a virtual vernments were supporting articles hardened with in were IndusInd Bank at movement, Ajit Mishra, VP, in talks to commercialise Bharti, Verizon ally to 2018 volume levels. conference. the consumer in the form of flation at 2.04%, as against 5.33%, Axis Bank (5.08%), Research, Religare Broking the product in India and offer Zoom rival app He also strongly pitched Commercial vehicle sales a stimulus. “We are continu 1.13% in May. While infla Maruti (3.69%), Power Grid Ltd. said the decline was wi with Bangladesh and NEW DELHI for government measures to too, seen as an indicator of ing to engage with the go tion in vegetables and (3.46%) and Bajaj Finserv despread and almost all the Egyptbased companies for Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said push demand. economic activity, plunged vernment. They are listening onion stood at () 9.21% and (3.43%). sectors, barring healthcare its export. It is also await it had partnered with U.S. Passenger vehicle (PV) 84.8% to 31,636 units — the to us. However, we haven’t () 15.27%, respectively; po Nifty, too, closed with a and telecom, ended in loss ing the DCGI’s approval for based telecom major Verizon sales declined 78.43% during fifth straight quarter of de seen any firm action on the tato saw a spike in prices loss of 1.81% at 10,607.35, es. Banking, metal and auto a Favipiravir finished dos to provide video the first quarter — the worst cline and the secondlongest ground,” he said. with inflation at 56.20%. down 195.35 points. All oth stocks were the top losers. age form. conferencing solutions to businesses in India. Bharti will offer secure enterprise grade video conferencing ‘Bharti must solutions under the brand Mindtree Q1 profit doubles to name Airtel BlueJeans to enterprise customers in pay Aircel on India, the company said in a ₹213 crore as revenue rises 4.1% statement. Video dues adjusted’ conferencing platform BlueJeans is owned by L&T owned IT firm reports order book of $391 million Special Correspondent Verizon. Airtel BlueJeans will CHENNAI compete with popular Special Correspondent digital demand, we are con The National Company applications such as Zoom. Bengaluru fident to strengthen our po Law Appellate Tribunal set Mindtree on Tuesday report sition in the market and aside an NCLT ruling that DRL unveils OTC Nicotine ed firstquarter profit more drive profitable growth in allowed firms of the Bharti Polacrilex Lozenges in U.S. than doubled to ₹213 crore, these unprecedented group to adjust certain HYDERABAD from ₹92.7 crore in the year times,” he added. dues owed to them by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories earlier period, when the “We will hire, but careful those under the Aircel (DRL) on Tuesday said that it company had spent about $7 ly. We have honoured all off brand, which are under in had launched overthe million on a bonus payout to ers and we will stick to our solvency proceedings. counter Nicotine Polacrilex its employees. Revenue at bench policy and we are not It also directed Bharti Lozenges, 2 mg and 4 mg, in the technology services planning any layoffs. As Airtel and Bharti Hexacom the U.S. market, a store company owned by Larsen part of our cost optimisation to pay the adjusted amount brand version of Nicorette & Toubro rose 4.1% in the Managing Director Debashis plan, we have significantly of ₹112 crore to the Aircel Lozenges. Nicorette is a AprilJune quarter to Chatterjee said in a state reduced subcontracting,” entities. trademark of ₹1,908.8 crore. ment. “Our unwavering fo Mr. Chatterjee said. Earlier, following a rul GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare L.P. The Nicotine “We closed the quarter cus on operational efficien “From the nearterm per ing by the Mumbai bench Lozenges brands and store with a healthy order book of cies has helped us to post a spective, we continue to see of the NCLT, the Bharti brand markets had U.S. retail $391 million despite the glo healthy EBITDA [margin] of uncertainty in the travel sec firms had adjusted about sales of about $200 million bal headwinds due to Co 18.2%. With our clientfirst tor” the CEO said, adding ₹112 crore and released the for the most recent 52 weeks vid19 pandemic,” Chief Ex approach, futureready ta “we expect our revenue in remaining about ₹341 crore ended May 17, 2020, the ecutive Officer and lent coupled with increase in Q2 to be better”. to the Aircel entities. pharmaceutical major said, citing market research company IRI numbers. Alcoholbased sanitisers ‘Act against unsolicited Toyota temporarily halts production at Bidadi MUMBAI attract 18% GST: AAR communication’ Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced Clarify to avoid suits: tax consultant Delhi HC gives TRAI six weeks’ time temporary halting of production at its plant in Sanjay Vijayakumar rate of GST to be applied. PRESS TRUST OF INDIA it has not taken action NEW DELHI Bidadi, Karnataka, starting CHENNAI The company also sought against anyone. July 14 (second shift) to July The Goa Bench of the GST an opinion on whether The Delhi High Court on “Start taking action in at 22 (first shift) in accordance Authority for Advance Rul hand sanitisers supplied by Tuesday asked telecom reg least five cases. Don’t show with the directives issued by ings (AAR) ruled, on June 25, it are classifiable as essential ulator TRAI to start taking too much friendship. Show the Government of that alcoholbased hand commodity, as per the noti action in accordance with that you are interested in ex Karnataka, the company said sanitisers attract an 18% GST fication of Ministry of Con law against those persons ecution of the law. in a statement. The office and merely classifying any sumer Affairs and to be ex not complying with its regu “Ensure there is more re staff at TKM’s corporate and goods as essential commod empt from GST. regional offices continue to lations to curb the problem gistration (of headers, unre work from home to help ity would not be a criteria The government has of unsolicited commercial gistered telemarketers and mitigate risks. TKM said it for exempting such goods since taken face masks and communications (UCC). principal entities) as per the had provided safety kits, from the tax. sanitisers off the essentials A bench of Chief Justice regulations and if someone containing essential items to Springfields (India) Distil list. “... the Centre should D. N. Patel and Justice Pra is too much adamant, start 5,000 employees, their leries had sought an ad consider issuing a clarifica teek Jalan asked the Tele taking action,” the bench family members and their vance ruling on the classifi tion to control unwarranted com Regulatory Authority said. It gave TRAI six weeks neighbourhoods, benefiting cation of the goods, namely litigation,” Abhishek Jain, of India (TRAI) what was it to show that it was making over 25,000 families. ‘hand sanitiser’, and the Tax Partner, EY said. waiting for till now and why progress in the matter. CM M CH-CHE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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TV PICKS Hemang Amin appointed Premier League: Star Sports Real closes in on title 1, 3, SS Select 1 & 2 (SD & HD), 10.30 p.m. & 12.45 a.m. BCCI’s interim CEO (Thursday) United’s hopes of Champions League qualification dented Serie A: Sony Ten 2 & Six (SD Amol Karhadkar Amin’s standing as a & HD), 11 p.m.; Sony Ten 1, 2, EURO LEAGUES MUMBAI 'BCCI oldtimer', having 3 & Six (SD & HD), 1.15 a.m. The Board of Control for joined the IPL executives’ (Thursday) Reuters Cricket in India (BCCI) may team in 2010 after stints at GRANADA have appointed Hemang the Bombay Stock Exchange IN BRIEF Real Madrid ground out a 21 Amin as the interim chief ex and Deutsche Bank, is likely win at Granada on Monday ecutive officer (CEO) after to work in his favour. to record its ninth consecu relieving Rahul Johri of his “He ticks all the boxes, tive victory and move within duties last week, but the In has the expertise, requisite touching distance of re dian Premier League (IPL) experience, has earned the claiming the LaLiga title. chief operating officer may trust of his colleagues and The win saw Zinedine Zi soon emerge as a serious BCCI officials alike and has dane’s side restore the four candidate for the CEO’s mastered the art of tackling point lead over Barcelona position. different regimes,” said a Holder moves to second and it will clinch its first title Late on Monday evening, former BCCI official. in ICC Test rankings since 2017 with victory at BCCI secretary Jay Shah cir “Don’t be surprised if DUBAI home to Villarreal on Thurs culated a note to State asso they decide to promote He Jason Holder on Tuesday day, or if it beats Leganes on ciations, informing them mang rather than get a new attained the highest rating the final day of the season. On the prowl: Mendy scores his first goal for Real. * REUTERS about Amin’s new role and face just like the previous points by a West Indies The visitors got off to a fly Johri’s exit. According to one and shell out a huge Hero keeps place on EGT bowler in 20 years, reaching ing start when French defen to produce a fine save to de second, bouncing back after BCCI insiders, the “timing” package for him.” a careerbest second place in der Ferland Mendy skipped ny forward Antonin late on letting victory slip in two of the announcement hints PRESS TRUST OF INDIA take place in Birmingham the ICC Test player rankings, into the box unopposed and while captain Sergio Ramos previous games. at Amin being in contention NEW DELHI from July 30August 1. Pa after leading his team to a rifled the ball into the net cleared a Ramon Azeez shot The results: for the CEO’s role. India’s Hero Group will wan Munjal, Hero Moto win over England at from the tightest of angles in off the line. LaLiga: Villarreal 1 (Cazorla 85) maintain its presence on the Corp Chairman and CEO, Southampton. Holder, who the 10th minute. This was In the Premier League, lost to Real Sociedad 2 (Willian Meeting on Friday European Golf Tour (EGT) said: “Golf is the sport of bu picked up seven wickets, his first goal for the club. Manchester United’s Cham Jose 61, Llorente 75); Alaves 0 The BCCI apex council is set with the title partnership of siness, which is why Hero is including six for 42 in the drew with Getafe 0; Granada 1 first innings, has 862 rating pions League qualification to meet on Friday after the second event on the UK such a strong supporter of Benzema strikes again hopes suffered a blow after (Machis 50) lost to Real Madrid more than two months and swing. The Hero Open will the game globally.” points, the best for a West 2 (Mendy 10, Benzema 16). Real’s topscorer Karim Ben an equaliser deep in stop point No. 9 on the agenda is Indies bowler since Courtney Premier League: Manchester zema doubled the advantage page time from Michael Oba “discussion on appointment Walsh’s tally of 866 in United 2 (Rashford 20, Martial August 2000. PTI with a cool finish six minutes femi earned Southampton a 23) drew with Southampton 2 of new employees”. Among later to net his 19th goal of 22 draw at Old Trafford. (Armstrong 12, Obafemi the major positions to be Sportstar’s Star Talk TNSJA office-bearers the season. Darwin Machis In Serie A, Inter Milan 90+6). filled are CEO and chief fi for 2020-21 elected pulled one back for Granada staged an impressive se Serie A: Inter Milan 3 (Young nancial officer (CFO), posts in the 50th. Real ’keeper condhalf comeback to beat that were introduced in webinar series CHENNAI 49, Godin 51, Martinez 61) bt The following were Thibaut Courtois was forced Torino 31 and move up to Torino 1 (Belotti 17). 2016. Hemang Amin. * IPL WEBSITE unanimously elected office he IPL, since its The panel comprises bearers of the Tamil Nadu Tinception in 2008, has India cricketer and IPL’s Sports Journalists’ grown in stature and is secondhighest scorer Association for the year now one of the most Suresh Raina, and former 202021 at its annual general No substitute for hard work, says Raman Vijayan successful sports leagues in Zimbabwe captain and body meeting recently. the world. It has always exKKR and Gujarat Lions President: C. Santhosh Kumar M.R. Praveen Chandran called his journey during a camp I gave more than 100% professional in Kolkata and provided a platform for coach Heath Streak. (Deccan Chronicle); vice- Thiruvananthapuram web talk with trainees of the to impress the coaches. IM things fell into place when I budding Joining them presidents: K. Muthu (Ulaga Raman Vijayan’s football Little Flower Football Acade Vijayan and Bhaichung [Bhu started scoring,” he said. youngsters will be India Champion), Ashok Venugopal (The New Indian Express); journey began from a remote my (LIFFA) on Tuesday. tia] were definitely more ta Vijayan said it was a fan and player and secretary: S. Dipak Ragav village Kandaramanikam in Vijayan said that there was lented than me but I wasn’t boy moment when he met unheralded IPL’s eighth (The Hindu); joint secretary: Sivaganga district of Tamil no substitute for hard work overawed. I believed in my Brazilian legend Roberto players to highest Prasad Ramasubramanian Nadu and took him to the and sacrifices. Citing his own ability and worked extra Carlos at the erstwhile ISL showcase scorer Robin (Times of India); treasurer: R. famed grounds in Kolkata. example, he said he always hard to win my place.’’ club Delhi Dynamos, where their talent. Uthappa, and Narayanan (The Hindu); He was mocked for his small put in that extra effort dur He said he took a great he worked under Carlos as In the first Delhi Capitals executive committee: size and was called ‘mosqui ing practice to sharpen his risk when he left his job with assistant coach. “He was a le episode of CEO Dhiraj Dwaipayan Datta (Times of to’ by his schoolmates. But skills, especially at the In Indian Bank and landed in gend who had won a World Sportstar’s Malhotra. India), Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Vijayan’s determination and dian camp where he was Kolkata to play for East Ben Cup, Champions league, Co Star Talk, a The session (The New Indian Express), ambition saw him become competing for a place with gal. “People told me I was pa America and every trophy webinar series, on will be moderated by the Aashin Prasad (Sportstar), S. Shrivathsan (DT Next). one of the best players of his players more talented than Raman Vijayan. mad and none supported me under the sun. I was in awe Wednesday ( July 15), at 5 Sports Editor of The Hindu, generation. him. * FILE PHOTO: K.V. SRINIVASAN when I decided to move to of him. Carlos created a p.m., an expert panel will K.C. Vijaya Kumar. Now a respected coach “When I was young I used Kolkata. But I knew if I want buzz. But personally I think decode the IPL success You can be part of the with his own football school to come early for practise to stay back after practise to ed to play for India I had to he wasn’t ready when he story and the road ahead webinar by registering for — Raman Vijayan Soccer and scored goals from every work on my headers,” Vi come out of my comfort took over as coach of Delhi for Indian cricket. free at https://bit.ly/3fvr4Te. School – the 47yearold re conceivable angle and used jayan said. “At the national zone. The training was more Dynamos,’’ he said.

Rest of USPGA Tour The fascinating Test had closed to spectators LOS ANGELES The remainder of the 2019 many messages for sports 2020 PGA Tour will take place without spectators, tournament officials said on and the world in general Monday. All five tournaments held since the PGA Tour This wasn’t a great Test match, but it was a returned from a shutdown in fascinating one, and of the many messages it June have been without had for sports and the world in general, spectators. AFP three are particularly significant. At its con clusion, there was a halfserious suggestion that commentator Michael Holding be named ManoftheMatch. On the opening BETWEEN WICKETS day, he and Ebony RainfordBrent — the first black woman to play for England — spoke suresh menon eloquently and emotionally about what it means to be black. Later, during a rain break he writer John Berger ended one of his — seldom have rain breaks been as welcome Tessays thus: “The moment at which a — Holding barely managed to hold it in as he piece of music begins provides a clue to the explained the whats and whys of racial dis nature of all art.” That probably holds true in crimination. It was stirring stuff. NBA star Westbrook other spheres too – the moment at which a And it set the tone not only for the return tests positive Test match begins, for instance, provides a of cricket but also for lassoing it into the real LOS ANGELES clue to the nature of all sport. Berger goes on world where terrible things happen and NBA star Russell Westbrook to talk about “the incongruity of that mo need to be called out. The players taking a revealed on Monday he had ment, compared to the uncounted, unper knee was of a piece with that. Cricket has tested positive for COVID19 ceived silence which preceded it…” opened a door through which other protes as the league gears up for its The silence before the Southampton Test ters could enter. return in Florida later this may not have been uncounted or unper The second significant event was the indi month. Houston Rockets star ceived, but the incongruity was inescapable. cation that sport may be moving closer to be Westbrook, the 2017 MVP, The moment before the first ball is bowled in ing a complete television event, with neither said in a statement he was a Test match is one of cricket’s sacred mo spectators nor large stadiums absolute ne feeling well and was in ments, full of possibilities and hope; the cessities. Technological advancement could, isolation. AFP crowd holds its collective breath as it pre sometime in future, enable a viewer to be pares for the unexpected, for that single de virtually present at the ground or stand next livery, which, in hindsight carries with it the to a fielder taking a catch, and that would potential of all that follows. sound the death knell of the paying specta Yet, there was no crowd to hold its collec tor. tive breath, no palpable tension in the air. But it didn’t matter. Cricket was restarting, Highfives and social distancing and it wouldn’t have mattered if rain had sto Thirdly, there was the manner of handling len a chunk of it, or if it had finished in three the pandemic. Highfives flew, there was Let’s learn from Adria days. God was in his heaven and all was right physical contact and lack of social distancing debacle, says Thiem with the (cricket) world. (the most difficult to observe on a sporting BERLIN field), but it might not matter if the teams, World No. 3 Dominic Thiem Showing the way who stayed on separate floors of the same said that tennis players “must Not for the first time, cricket showed the hotel, figured the bubble kept outside in learn” from the illfated Adria way. The firstever modern international fluences away. We will know soon enough, Tour, and described Nick sporting event was, after all, the cricket but from all accounts, the England and Kyrgios’ criticism of those match between the US and Canada in 1844, Wales Cricket Board handled it well, and the who took part as more than half a century before the Olympic players and officials followed the do’s and “unnecessary”. “We have to Games. West Indies’ win over England in the don’ts. Much is at stake for both the indivi learn from mistakes and be first Test meant that a team ranked No. 8 had dual and the sport. careful with the pandemic we overcome one that was placed four places A critic once wrote that all postWar no are facing,” he said. AFP higher, and that is one of the joys of sport — vels must recognise the fact, implicitly or to watch the superior team being brought otherwise, that we live in the shadow of the Chicago Marathon down to earth. nuclear bomb. Likewise, all competitive cancelled Manforman England were the better sport today must acknowledge the existence LOS ANGELES The Chicago Marathon side, and they were playing at home. But the and danger of the COVID19 pandemic. It is became the latest major West Indies had spirit and they had been in not a pleasant thing, and we will forget about marathon to fall victim to the England for a month to get acclimatised, two it in time. But for those living through it, that coronavirus on Monday as things that seemed to nullify England’s natu is difficult to do. organisers confirmed ral advantages. Joe Root returns to captain How this series, and the one following cancellation of the race for England in the second Test this week, and against Pakistan, goes will impact India’s only the second time in its standin skipper Ben Stokes can focus on his tour of Australia later in the year. ‘Biosecure history. The 43rd edition was game, leaving the worrying about the details bubble’ has already entered cricket’s lexi to take place on Oct. 11. AFP to someone else. He must be relieved. con.

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