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OCTOBER DATA FOR GOODS AND SERVICES TAX AN EXPRESSINVESTIGATION PART TWO Rs1.05lakhcr:GSTcollections Many ways to dupe apoor student: steal IDs, lie about source of funds, upagain,nowat8-monthhigh pocket most of it —all officially But overall, datashowy-o-y 20.2% decline during Apr-Oct

and reconciliation forbusinesses Festival THE ENSECONOMICBUREAU for2019-20, were the keyfactors E ● boost EXPLAINED SCHOLARSHIP NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 EXPERT forthe rise in revenues under the EXPLAINS indirect taxregime. SCAM CONTINUINGTOpostayear-on- In October 2019,GST rev- THE UPTICKinOctober is year increase forthe second Nilesh Shah enues had contracted by 5.29 per due to the pick-up in eco- Jharkhand CM month in arow,gross Goods and FromTheIndianExpresspanel cent to Rs 95,380 crore, marking nomic activity forthe fes- ABHISHEKANGAD Services Tax(GST) collections ofspecialists,exclusiveinsight the thirdinstance of acontrac- tivalseason, the unlock- RANCHI,DHANBAD,LATEHAR, rose 10.2 per cent to an eight- tion since the July2017rollout of down and aSeptember RAMGARH,LOHARDAGA, orders probe: month high of Rs 1.05 lakh crore the GSTregime. deadline forannual rec- SAHIBGANJ,NOVEMBER1 in October,for sales in September. BEGINNINGSOF The pick-up in gross GSTrev- onciliation of input tax ‘action soon’ An uptickineconomic activ- enues in October reflected the 9 credit forbusinesses. INSIDE THEIR unplasteredtwo- ity with the easing of Covid re- RECOVERY per cent growth in revenues Collections afterNovem- room house in the dense strictions, along with alow base EXPLAINED from importofgoods and 11 per berwill indicatewhether Behratoli area of Ranchi, Rashid Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren holds acopyofTheIndianExpress ABHISHEKANGAD effect and aSeptember 30 dead- PAGE 10 cent growth in revenues from the trend is sustainable. Ansari, amason, and his wife reportatapress conference in Dumka on Sunday. Express RANCHI,NOVEMBER1 line forclaiming input taxcredit CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Salma Khatun, arebadlyshaken. Theyhavejustcome to know TAKINGNOTE of an ongoing in- from this reporterthat the “char- Aadhaar obtained, account vestigation by The Indian Express, ity moneyfromSaudi Arabia”, of whichhas revealedseveral cases Rs 10,700 eachthat came into of fraudbyanexus of middlemen, their accounts, waspartofa hijacked, and hostel faked school staff, and stategovern- Hizb commander in Valley killed in statewide scam targeting ana- ment employees to illegallydivert tional scholarship scheme formi- funds from aCentral scholarship nority school students. ABHISHEKANGAD forminority studentsinthe state, gunbattle, police call it big success And that theyare among sev- RANCHI,DHANBAD,LATEHAR, Jharkhand Chief Minister eral unsuspecting victims de- RAMGARH,LOHARDAGA, Hemant Soren on Sundayor- fraudedbyanexus of middle- SAHIBGANJ,NOVEMBER1 deredaprobeintothe “big scam”. BASHAARATMASOOD men, bank staff, school Speaking to reporters in SRINAGAR,NOVEMBER1 authorities, and stategovern- FROM 102beneficiaries in a Dumka, Soren said: “We have just ment employees to siphon off school that neverappliedfor got to knowabout the scam and IN Amajor setbacktothe Hizbul moneyfromthe Pre-Matric benefitstostudentswhose reli- The in-charge at the very soon, therewill be action.” Mujahideen, the militant outfit’s Scholarship initiative under the gion waschanged in the records, AssemblyofGod Church Speaking to The Indian Express operations chief in the Valley Union MinistryofMinority an investigation by The Indian School in Ranchi has been later,Soren referredto the inves- waskilledinagunfight with a Affairs. Express has revealedmultiple in- suspended. Abhishek Angad tigation, whichreportedonalet- team of J&K Police and paramil- This is justone of their meth- stances of fraudand corruption tersent in July2019bythe Centre itaryforces at Rangrethonthe ods. An investigation by The across Jharkhand in the distribu- to the then Jharkhand Chief outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday. Indian Express has found schools tion of pre-matric scholarships Hereisthe second setofcases: Secretarywarning of “repeated Saif-ul-Islam Mir alias Dr fudging data, even changing the for2019-20 sanctionedbythe SARFARAZ DEVELOPMENT attemptstosubvert”the National BUSINESSASUSUAL Saifullah had takenoverasthe religion of studentstoshow Union MinistryofMinority ACADEMY MISSION HIGH Scholarship Portal. “The (current) chief of the Hizb in the Valleyaf- CONTINUEDONPAGE6 Affairs through the National SCHOOL, KURGI, RANCHI: Chief Secretaryhas takencog- BY UNNY terthe killing of Riyaz Naikoo in Near the encounter siteinSrinagar Sunday. Shuaib Masoodi Scholarship Portal (NSP). Records showthat Rohit Kujjur,a nizance of the matter.Itseems Maythis year,and wasone of the Over the lastmonth, this Class 10 student, receivedRs the matter wasflagged lastyear mostwanted militantsin TOMORROW: newspaper tracked15schools 10,700 in his Jharkhand State and we will gettothe bottom of Kashmir. donedoff the Rangrethneigh- team of the Army’s 53 Rashtriya SCAM SLIPPED across six districtsinthe stateand Cooperative Bank account for it,” he said. Early on Sundaymorning, bourhood afterspecific inputs Rifles also joinedthe operation UNDER RADAR spoketoover30students, par- hostelstudents. “Ihad givenmy The investigation also pointed police and Central ReservePolice about the presence of the mili- subsequently, police said. DESPITE RED FLAGS entsand school authorities to in- fingerprintsand Aadhaar details to afailureinseveral layers of Force(CRPF) personnel cor- tant commander in the area. A CONTINUEDONPAGE2 vestigatethe listofbeneficiaries. CONTINUEDONPAGE6 CONTINUEDONPAGE6 Other side of APMC repeal: Bihar farmers want mandis, ‘like Punjab’

HARISHDAMODARAN P7 After rape, a KHAGARIA,BEGUSARAI, NOVEMBER1 woman with IN 2006,Nitish Kumar’s govern- ment repealedBihar’s Agricultu- self-respect ralProduce Market Committee THEEXPRESS (APMC) Actallowing crops to be will die: Cong freelytradedoutside the state’s INTERVIEW regulated mandis. chief in Kerala But 14 years on —when the ‘TEJASHWI TUTORED... NarendraModi government at Aggregator Saroj Kumar and NO CHANGE IN RJD’S the Centrehas enacted alaw dis- farmer Gaurav Kumar (left) CHARACTER’ SHAJUPHILIP mantling the monopolyofAPMC both say mandis would help JPNADDA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, mandis all over India and Nitish them. Harish Damodaran BJP PRESIDENT NOVEMBER1 CONTINUEDONPAGE2

THE PRESIDENT of the Kerala unit of the Congress on Sunday calledawoman who had ac- US vote tomorrow, surge in gun cusedseveral leaders and min- isters of the previous Congress- ledUDF government of raping purchases amid fears of violence her,a“prostitute” – but back- trackedsoon afterand apolo- is no wayIcould have savedmy gisedatthe same public event. KARISHMAMEHROTRA lifethat dayiftheyhad pulled Addressing an Opposition NEWYORKCITY,NOVEMBER1 the guns on me," says Benson, a protestmeeting againstthe CPM- Blackhimself, adding, "I feel that ledLDF government, Kerala PCC RACE FOR ARTHUR BENSON calls himself my hand wasforced.” chief MullappallyRamachandran a“reluctant gun owner”. A34- Arising number of Americans said: “The Chief Ministershould THE WHITE year-old from Pennsylvania, aredoing the same, buying guns notthink that he can escape by HOUSE Benson had plannedaBlack forthe firsttime, in the midstof fielding aprostitutetotell stories LivesMatter protestthis sum- widespread protests,apolarised againstUDF leaders. Kerala is mer.The 50 people who showed countryand apandemic, all of tired of hearing this. EXPRESS up on his side were matchedby whichhaveaddedtothe tension “That is awoman who had almost300 counter-protesters leading up to the November 3 lamented that she wasraped INTHEUS carrying Trumpflags and hold- presidential election. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ing large automatic rifles. “There CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Multiple peaks on road ahead: experts’Covid insight in book

PAGE1 Lahariya, three of India’s leading ANCHOR healthcareexperts,inaforth- coming book titled Till We Win: India's Fight AgainstCovid-19 Pandemic (publishedbyPenguin KAUNAINSHERIFFM Random House India). NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 Dr Guleria, the AIIMS Director, isthecountry’stoppulmonologist ■ Reduction in death ratesisa and amember of the govern- ‘Problem deeper good sign but notlinked to peak- ment’s Covid-19task force. Dr ing of cases, and India might see Preparingfor after-effectsis Kangisaworldrenownedvaccine than this govt... rot “multiple peaks”. the next stage: Guleria. Express and infectious disease researcher, over time... (But) ■ Chances of Covid-19re-infec- andDrLahariyaisaleadingpublic MrsGandhi had tion areveryrareand in such policy and health systems expert. some shame’ cases an individual onlydevel- These aresome of the an- “This is aunique journeythat ARUN SHOURIE ops mild symptoms. swers to contentious questions all of us have gone through. FORMER UNION MINISTER, ■ Current evidence shows that revolving around the coronavirus None of us wasfullyprepared ECONOMIST, JOURNALIST, aCovid-19pre-symptomatic pandemic being offeredbyDr either at the individual levelor AUTHOR AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST case can be as infectious as aper- Randeep Guleria, Dr Gagandeep as acountry. PAGE 11 son with full-fledged symptoms. Kang and Dr Chandrakant CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Fugitive of law is FROMPAGEONE fugitive of society: Hizb commander On pre-symptomatic patients, the book raises ared flag, saying Bengal governor As the security personnel evidence from India suggests they closedinonthe house, the mili- Rs 1.05 lakh cr: GST collections can be as infectious. “Asmall pro- tant openedindiscriminatefire. In portion, maybearound one in takes adig at Gurung the resulting gunfight, Mir was every10cases, would be pre- killed. symptomatic or (have a) mild dis- “This is abig success forpolice up again, now at 8-month high ease. The keypoint is people can EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and security forces,” Inspector infect others (when) pre-sympto- KOLKATA,NOVEMBER1 General of Police (IGP) Kashmir matic, when theythemselvesdo VijayKumar said. “Wehavecap- domestic transactions, including businesses in September.” November as well.” StateGST;Rs52,540 crore notshowany sign of disease. This DAYS AFTER GJM leader Bimal Gurung made his first tured alive asuspect from the spot, the importofservices. Experts said GSTrevenues Sequentially, GSTrevenue in Integrated GST, including Rs would be around twodays before publicappearanceinthreeyearsandvowedhissupport and we arequestioning him”. Annual reconciliations before areexpected to rise in November October recordeda10.1per cent 23,375 crorecollected on import the firstsign of disease appears... to the TMC, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday Mir,aclose aide of Naikoo, the September 30 deadline are as well but it needs to be seen if increase from Rs 95,480 crorecol- of goods; and, Rs 8,011 croreCess, Thereisalso evidence that are- said “afugitive of lawisafugitive of society”. took over as the Hizb’s operational also likelytohaveled to an in- the uptrend will sustain beyond lectedinSeptember.Cumulatively, including Rs 932 croreonimport coveredperson can shedthe virus In 2017,Gurung wasbooked under murder charge chief afterhis killing on May7.Mir, crease in the filing of returns in the festivemonth. the GSTrevenues have recordeda of goods, the statement said. from the upper respiratorytract and other IPC sections, and the stringent Unlawful who belonged to Malangporavil- September as companies would Pratik Jain, Partner &Leader, year-on-year20.2percentdecline The government settledRs foruptothree months afterthe Activities (Prevention) Actafter violence brokeout in lageinSouth Kashmir’s Pulwama, have asked their vendors to fill in Indirect Tax, PwC India, said: during April-October forsales in 25,091crore to CGSTand Rs illness.” Darjeelingforaseparate‘Gorkhaland’state.Hesurfaced joinedmilitant ranksin2014, two and reportmissing transactions, “One of the reasons forthe March-September. 19,427crore to SGSTfromIGST On re-infection, the authors on October 22 and snappedhis ties with the BJP foral- years afterNaikoo joinedmili- taxexperts said. higher number of returns could “The growth in GSTrevenue as regular settlement. Afterthis, say, “Till nowitisbeing inferred legedly renegingonitspollpromiseanddecidedtoback tancy.Mir had adiploma in med- Abhishek Jain, TaxPartner,EY be the fact that the lastdatefor as compared to that in months the total revenue earnedby that even if aperson is infected a the ruling party in the upcoming Assemblypolls. ical electronics from Industrial said:“Thisuptickincollectionson claiming input credit for2019-20 of July, Augustand September, CentreisRs44,285 croreasCGST second time, he or she is unlikely AddressingapressconferenceinSiliguri,Dhankhar Training Institute(ITI) and had amonth-on-monthbasisandover wasSeptember 30 and alot of 2020, of -14%, -8% and 5%, re- and by states is Rs 44,839 crore to develop serious disease in (the) said, “Those who think of destroying democracy have worked as atechnicianinSrinagar. the same month lastyear is quite companies would have carried spectively,clearly shows the tra- as SGST, the Ministrysaid. second infection." The book says been destroyedinvariably. No matter howbig youare, Since Mir oftenhelpedtreat in- awelcome one forthe govern- out an yearly reconciliation and jectoryofrecovery of the econ- The detailedbreak-up for that in suchcases theyhad seen no one is above law.... Afugitive of lawisafugitive of jured militants, he wasnick- ment and the economyinpartic- asked their vendors to file re- omyand, correspondingly,of GSTcollections raisedinvarious that the immune system re- societyandmustbeuniformlytreated.Ifanyoneisnot named“Dr Saifullah” in militant ular.Some potential reasons for turns or reportmissing transac- revenues,” the Finance Ministry states showedthat barring spondedquickly, and this showed equal before the law, it is wrong. If Imeetawanted circles. Afterhetook over the reins thissurge couldbethedemandon tions. Giventhe festivities, col- said in astatement. Union Territories and some it won't affect vaccine develop- criminal, Ishall be at fault.” of Hizb, he wascodenamed account of the festivities and in- lections in November could also Out of Rs 105,155crore col- northeastern states, moststates ment and efficacy. He is on amonth-long visit to Darjeeling to assess “Ghazi Haider”. put taxcredit/ other similar rec- be robust. We would needtosee lected in October,Rs19,193crore recordedayear-on-year growth On whymen and people with the ground realities in NorthBengal Mir wasbelievedtohavees- onciliations whichweredue for if this trend continues after is Central GST; Rs 25,411 crore in October. co-morbidities areatahigher risk, The Governor said justlikethe twomajor issues of capedwith an injuryfromafierce the experts state, “The reasons are the country—Article 370and construction of aRam gunfight in Srinagar’s Nawakadal notfullyunderstood... Researchers temple in Ayodhya —the long-term issues of North neighborhood on May19, in mediatelyafter harvesting, had Sah’s firm ShivUdyog owns no entsfor unrestare present. The preferring to “shootanimals with have found that in Covid-19, the Bengal would be solvedconstitutionally, in aapparent whichhis deputy Junaid Sehrai fetchedRs1,200/quintal. The sec- warehouses, but has rented electorateispolarised, both sides my camera". He says his country immune response of men is reference to the statehood demandbypeople of waskilled. Police sources said Mir ond load, on May7,had gone for godown spaces forstoring 55,000 frame the stakes as existential, vi- has a “sickrelationship with guns” mostlythrough cytokines and Darjeeling whichhas witnessedmanyincidentsofvi- would spent alot of time in and Rs 1,060, and the thirdfor Rs 1,020 bags (3,300tonnes) of maize. olent actors could disruptthe and that theyare “tooeasy to ob- chemokine. In women, the im- olence on the issue. The BJP has, in itselection mani- around Srinagar city. on May29. His averagerealisation These have been pledged with process and protracted contesta- tain”. But, this year,hebought a mune response againstCovid-19 festoes,promisedtofindapermanentpoliticalsolution Police said Mir wasinvolvedin in May2019had been Rs HDFC Bank,whichhas extended tion is possible." 9mm Magnum and asmall caliber is considered to be drivenbyT- to the statehood demand. “No matter howcomplex, severalmilitant activities includ- 1,620/quintal, when the govern- him a9.5% interest-bearing loan Earlier this month, the automatic rifle. cells... The T-cell dependent re- complicatedandemotive theproblemsare,theyare not ing killings of policemen in South ment’s MSP wasRs1,760. for11months against85% of the Department of Homeland Security “I’m buying newguns, forthe sponse is morebalancedand nu- biggerthanArticle370,morecomplicatedthantheRam Kashmir.“As per police records, Gaurav’s buyer is Saroj Kumar, stockvalue. nameddomestic violent extrem- firsttime in my life, because Idon’t anced." On comorbidities too, the temple and moreemotive than the triple talaq issue. the said terrorist(Mir) waschief who aggregates about 20,000 Sah, likeJha, supplies to com- ism as athreat to the country. trustthe GOP,” he said, referring book talksabout T-cells, saying Thesolutionshouldbefoundthroughapoliticallypru- operational commander of pro- quintals from 100-odd farmers in panies and also trades on his own Now, some segmentsonthe to the Republican Party. that in manypatientswith such dent and pragmatic approach,” addedDhankhar. scribed terroristoutfit HM and Sapaha and surrounding villages. account. “LastMay,Ibought ‘A’ Left, includingnew groups likethe conditions, these arenot fully The Trinamool Congress slammedthe Governor, wasactive since 2014,” police said Asmall vyapari -- both he and grade maize at Rs 1,700/ quintal, SocialistRifle Association and the Book on Covid functional. "The people with co- saying he wasworking as aspokesperson of the BJP. in astatement.“He wasinvolved Gaurav areYadavs -- his firm Ansu whichrose to Rs 2,200by African American Gun We thought it wasimportant morbidities also produce aspe- in manyterrorcrimes and civilian Traders supplies maize to feed December.This time, the price of Association, arealso buying guns. to explain firsthand howweall cific type of protein, whichactsas atrocities besides wasinstrumen- millers as farasPalsana in what Istocked at Rs 1,220 has While he had no difficulty pur- sortofgot together,pulledour abrake on the immune system Protest against proposed talinrecruiting innocent youth Rajasthan. “The grain Ibuy at Rs gone up to Rs 1,325-1,350, which chasing his shotgun and pistol, socks up, and fought our way and makes them prone to severe intoterrorfolds.” 1,100/quintal is deliveredatRs isn’t muchafter adding interest Benson says ammunition is in through the pandemic,” Guleria diseases,” the experts state. felling of trees for Police said Mir wasinvolvedin 1,350inPalsana. Afterdeducting and storage,” he says. shortsupply. Previously$15 for50 told TheIndianExpress. killing policemen in South the transport cost of Rs 180, load- What this means is that farm- rounds, it is nowrunning at $40. The book focuses on three Kerala PCC chief Dehradun airport project Kashmir,anon-local truckdriver ing and other expenses, Iearn aRs ers sell grain to the small vyapari, On Friday, Walmartpulledguns principal issues regarding the still across the state. One can under- at Bijbehara, and acivilian in 30/quintal margin,” he says. who bags it and supplies to the and ammo from itsshelves, citing evolving pandemic:why Covid-19 stand if awoman says she has been Shopian. “He wasalso involvedin Saroj, himself an 8-bigha bigger commission agent-cum- the possibility of “civil unrest”. is notjustanother respiratorydis- rapedonce. If she’s one with self re- LALMANIVERMA an attackonSarpanchin farmer from Thatha in Khagaria, trader.The processors/millers, in At the firstpresidential debate, ease; the public health response spect, she will die, otherwise our DEHRADUN,NOVEMBER1 Kokernag, grenade attacks on also believesBihar needs APMC turn,onlydeal with the bada vya- President Donald Trumphad re- and stories from the frontlines; society has the circumstances to Police Post Kakapora&Police Post mandis “likethose in Punjab and pari. Theyaren’t buying directly fusedtoexplicitlydenounce white and the futureroadmap forthe ensureitdoesn’t happen again...” ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS and local residentson Lassipora,” police said. “Besides, Haryana”. Farmers can take their from farmers yet—despiteBihar’s nationalists.Asked if he will agree public, policymakers and physi- Ramachandran wasreferring to Sundayprotested outside Dehradun’s JollyGrant he wasalso involvedinmanysim- tractor-trolleys to local mandis, Agricultural Produce Market to apeaceful transfer of power, cians giventhe long road ahead to the 2013 solar panel scam, in AirportonSundayagainstthe proposedcutting of ilar terror crimes regarding which but it is beyond them to book for (Repealing) Actpermitting it since Trumpusuallyresponds with vaccines. whichbusinessmen and NRIs morethan 9,745 trees in Thano forest forexpansion dozens of cases stand registered distant markets, he says,adding, 2006. claims of “voter fraud”. The book also deals with the were cheated by the accusedwho of the airport. againsthim in different Police “In APMCs, thereistrading and “Iamnow forced to sell to one The Second Amendment of after-effectsofthe infection, flaunted their connections at top The MinistryofEnvironment, Forest and Climate Stations”. proper pricing of notonly‘A’ grade vyapari, who pays me after20-30 the US Constitution provides for termedLong Covid, whichcould levels of the then Oommen Change(MoEF) had recentlyasked the Uttarakhand Godrej-Pass (a reference to maize days.Weneedalocal APMC, the right to carry arms and has be the next crisis in the pandemic. Chandy government. government to consider another area forthe expan- APMC repeal bought by Godrej Agrovet, India’s wherethereare morebuyers and been apolitical hotpotatofor “When we started, our main aim One of the accusedinthe case sion. “Out of the 87.0185haproposedareatobedi- is seeking afourth full term — leading animal feed company), payment is made within two- muchofthe country’s history, wastoensurecases were lowand had told police on Saturdaythat verted,47haareafalls under MDF (moderatelydense farmers in Bihar aren’t impressed. but also ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ quality pro- three days,” sums up with gun control advocates pitted to prevent deaths. Nowwehavea Congress leader and former forest)... (state government) mayexplorealternatives “Hamein yahan sarkari mandi duce. Even Iwill benefit from hav- Bhubaneswar Yadav. againstgun rightsgroups. The lat- situation whereweare realising MinisterAPAnil Kumar had raped forthe proposal suchasacquiring area lying north of aur MSP par khareed donon ing ashop in aregular market terhavetouted in press releases that unlikeinthe case of aviral in- her severaltimes in 2013. existingrunway,”readaletterbytheMoEF’sforest con- chahiye (Wewant both APMCs yard." US election this year that newgun owners are fection, in alarge number of peo- Ramachandran said: “Iwas servation division to the Uttarakhand Forest and MSP-basedprocurement Bihar’s sole functioning mandi FBI numbers till September increasingly Blackorfemale. ple who have recovered, Covid-19 told by asenior police officer that Department. “The entireproposedforestareafor di- here),” says Bhubaneswar Yadav, —not an APMC anylonger,itisrun 2020 showthat background Democratic nominee Joe Biden doesleadtosome degree of resid- you(Chief MinisterPinarayi version falls within the Shivalik Elephant Reserveand who farms 10 acres at Tulsitol vil- by private traders with no formal checks,whichare required to buy has been promising to bring back ual post-Covid sequela. In many Vijayan) aretrying to come out elephant corridors within its1kmradius.” lageinBegusarai district. government oversight —isat guns, peaked in March (3.7 mil- aban on assault weapons, in one this is very mild and theyrecover with awoman who is lamenting Theexpansionprojectincludesdevelopmentof the Yadavsells his maize and Gulab Bagh near Purnia. Till lion) and then in June (3.9 million of the mostaggressive gun reform within afew weeksbut in some, that she wasrapedacross Kerala. airport, parking area, anew ATCtowerand extending wheat to Sunil Sah, avillage-level around 2005-06, this “freest” total). Background checks till plans of anycandidate. Biden had this can cause significant damage Chief Minister, do youhavepride, the existing runwayto3.5 km to meetinternational vyapari or produce aggregator. grain market of India dailyhan- September (28.8 million) have al- said at the time of a1994Bill that to organs likethe lungs and heart, do youhaveshame? If youhave airportstandards. “Wehad an APMC at Begusarai, dledthree-four rail rakes, each ready surpassedlastyear's figures includedthe measure, "I hope that necessitating long-term rehabili- self-respect, youshould resign Holdingplacardsandwearingmasks,protesterson whichisnow shut. Even MSP pro- 2,600tonnes, during the peak (28.4 million). Asurvey of cus- my Republican friends will not tation and increasedcare. We without waiting forasingle day.’’ Sundaydemandedthattreesshouldnotbecutandthat curement of wheat at the PACS maize season from mid-April to tomers by afirearm trade associ- spend toomuchtime with what needtomoveintothe next phase AfterRamachandran, who was forest experts and local residentsshould have been (primaryagricultural credit soci- mid-July. ation, the National Sports has been the issue on this legisla- of being able to provide long-term also aMinisterinthe UPAgovern- consultedduringtheplanningprocess.Runningsocial eties) herehas stoppedafter 2015- “That is down to one rake,with Shooting Foundation, found that tion since the beginning... Six care,” Guleria said. ment at the Centre, returnedtohis media campaigns to save the trees, activists said they 16,” he says. 80% of the farmers selling from 40% were first-time gun owners. years ago, it wasguns. Five years He said theyalso dealt with seat however, other Congress will also launchamass awareness campaign soon. Official datacorroborates this: within 20-25 km rangeand the The states with the largest num- ago, it wasguns. Four years ago, it challenges on the vaccine front in leaders flagged the distasteful ref- Out of the 389.92 lakh tonnes (lt) balance local vyaparis. Gulab bers lean both Republican and wasguns. Lastnight it wasguns. the book. “Thereisalot of hope erences to the woman in his wheat that government agencies Bagh, too, will become history in Democrat. This morning it wasguns. And that we will have vaccines early speech, whichhad been telecast purchasedfromlastyear’s crop due course,” predictsNawal The lastpeak in similar back- right now, it’s guns. It’s guns, guns, next year.However, alot of live.Ramachandran then decided Man held for this April-June, Bihar’s contribu- KishoreJha, agrain trader and ground checks wasin2016, the guns, guns, guns.” changes will happen as we go to express “unconditional regret”. tion wasapaltry5,000 tonnes -- commission agent at Balia. previous US election, of 27.5 mil- LikemanyofBiden’s agendas, along. We have manyvaccine can- “As my remarks were con- posing as cop to as againstMadhya Pradesh’s Ahint of what lies in storepost lion. his opinions followcentrist didates and the firstone maynot struedasanti-women by certain 129.42 lt, Punjab’s 127.14 lt, APMC changes can be had from “I’m notabig fanofcarrying a Democratic evolutions over the be the best and we mayhave quarters, Iexpress my regret un- Haryana’s 74 lt, Uttar Pradesh’s the operations of this 52-year-old gun. But Iwant to have the ability decades. However, in arepeated moreimmunogenic and safer vac- conditionally,’’ he said. collect Covid fines 35.77ltand Rajasthan 22.25 lt. B.Com pass from Begusarai’s G.D. to express this right,” Benson said. pattern, calls forincreasedgun cines subsequently... Therefore... However, the Kerala Women’s But don't agricultural market College. Jha’s firm Hanuman “This year has been incredible as control, likeunder President howdowedecide if we will have Commission registeredacase reforms give farmers the freedom Bhandar does an annual business farassocial unrestand as faras BarackObama, have oftenled to one vaccine or multiple vaccines againstRamachandran. “The re- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to sell to anyone, anywhereand of 10,000-12,000tonnes of maize, questioning our values and what increasedgun sales. or will different groups receive peated anti-women statementsof NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 anytime? 10,000tonnes of wheat and 2,000 we arewilling to do to protect our- What has raisedthe opposi- different vaccination, and howdo political leaders is an insult to “Kyaazadi? Hum apna fasal tonnes of soyabean. He sources selvesisconcerned.” tion to guns areincidentsofschool we distributethem to the entire Kerala. Suchstatementscannotbe A23-YEAR-OLD man has been arrestedforallegedly Gulab Bagh aur Dalkhola takbhi grain from 10-20 smaller vyaparis The probability of drawn-out shooting. While these datebackto population. These issues aread- allowed. His apology wasnot sin- impersonating as apolice officer and issuing fake nahin le ja saktehain. Kahan and supplies to companies as far election resultsisadding to the before the Trumppresidency,in- dressedtosome extent." cere,” Commission chairperson M Covid challans in Ashok Vihar. Kalkatta, Dilli aur Mumbai (What away as Chhattisgarhand Madhya anxiety.Benson says severalofhis cluding the 1990s Columbine On when the countrywill hit CJosephine said. According to police, the accused, Upender Singh, freedom? We can’t afford to take Pradesh. Jha also has his own acquaintances areponderinggun shooting, in the lastfour years, the peak,the authors saytheyex- Health and Social Justice who waswearing apolice uniform, allegedly issued our produce even to Gulab Bagh 6,400sqftgodown with 1,200 ownership, worriedtheremay be student survivors have takenon pect multiple peaks. “However, it MinisterKKShailaja took strong fake challans to twopersons forviolating social dis- in Bihar’s Purnia and Dalkhola in tonnes capacity. a"civil war". “When youwatch gun control as their primaryad- cannotbesaid howmanyand exception to Ramachandran’s tancing norms. Later,when asecurity guardatthe West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur dis- Another example of asome- the other side notcareabout the vocacy,leading school walkouts when...Whether those were peak comment that arape victim with entrance asked Singh's name and rank,heleftthe tricts, forget Delhi, Mumbai and what big or bada vyapari is Bablu rule of law, youthink about how and major protests. or notand howmanypeakshap- self-respect would end her life. spot. The guardgot suspicious and immediately Kolkata),” retortsGauravKumar. Kumar Sah from Maheshkhunt in muchthese people arewilling to John, who requestedthat his pened, that can be answered (only “Onlypersons with adangerous calledthe local police. This farmer,fromSapaha vil- Khagaria. ATeli (oil-presser) by take.It’s reallyaculturewar.” lastname be removed, grew up at) the end of the pandemic.”They mentality can saysuchthings. Do DCP (Northwest) VijayantaAryasaid, “We formed lageinKhagaria district, has just caste,hehandles roughly10,000 Four days ago, the around old rifles in ahunting fam- also statethat it's notnecessary rape victims who do notcommit ateam and severalraids were conductedin the area. sold his last60-quintals lotof tonnes of maize and 2,500tonnes International Crisis Group of pol- ily. But, his father refusedtobuy that the places wherecases and suicide have no self-respect? Did Theaccused wasthen identifiedand apprehended. maize from total produce of 240 wheat everyyear —again pro- icymakers and researchers handguns saying “theywereonly deaths have gone down arethose he mean that? Politicians should We found the fake police uniform and also four reg- quintals at Rs 1,100/quintal. His cured from village-levelaggrega- warned, “As the U.S. presidential good forkilling humans”. The 45- whichhavealready reachedthe notrepeatedly makesuchanti- istration plateswhichhewas using on his Swiftcar.” first60quintals, sold on May2im- tors. election approaches, the ingredi- year-old quit hunting in his 20s, peak. women comments,’’ Shailaja said.

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Raut: Blaming MAHARASHTRA-KARNATAKA BORDER AREAS Nehru for complicating ‘BlackDay’observed;ministerswear Kashmir issue is propaganda blackbands,attackKarnatakagovt to some extent MANOJMORE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PUNE,NOVEMBER1 The Karnataka All ministers of MUMBAI,NOVEMBER1 government was MVA today wore EVEN AS Marathi-speaking peo- inflicting injustice on black bands to SHIV SENAMPSanjayRauton ple in Belgaumand other areas and ill-treating express their support Sundaysaid blaming former of Maharashtra-Karnataka bor- peace-loving to Marathi-speaking Prime MinisterPandit Jawaharlal der observed ‘BlackDay’on Marathi-speaking people living in Nehru or Congress forcomplicat- Sundayand demandedmerger ing the Kashmir issue wasprop- of the areas with Maharashtra, people in border disputed border aganda to some extent. The Sena ministers in the Uddhav areas. It was areas. We even spokesperson also took on the Thackeray-ledMaha Vikas imposing Kannada on asked NCP leaders BJP over the recent decision of Aghadi government wore black them and denying and workers to wear permitting people from across bands to express solidarity with jobs... We are hopeful black bands. The ‘RECRUITMENT RACKET’ BUSTED the countrytobuy land in the the agitators and asked the the MVA government government has Union TerritoryofJammu and Karnataka government to stop will take all steps for taken first such Kashmir. committing “injustice” and Army jawan, two others Raut, in his column Rokhthok “atrocities” on the Marathi- Marathi-speaking youths observe‘BlackDay’inBelgaum, on merger of these step to send out in party mouthpiece Saamana, speaking people. Sunday. Express disputed areas...” strong signals” held for ‘promising wrotethat Nehru did his best to Under the banner of the — SANJAY RAUT, — JAYANT PATIL resolve the Kashmir issue and MaharashtraEkikaran Samiti, SHIV SENA WATER RESOURCES MINISTER maintain peace. "It is apropa- activists and political leaders people who could attend the down the throatsofthe ganda to some extent that Pandit held asit-in agitation at Maratha event, we held the agitation with Marathi-speaking people. aspiring candidates Nehru or Congress complicated Mangal Karyalaya in Belgaum fewernumbers,” he said. People from Karnataka have Over 800 villages in border areas where the Kashmir issue. Nehru did ex- between 10 am and 2pm. The samiti alleged that abus been foryears living happilyin Marathi-speaking people outnumber selection through CEE’ perimentstoresolve the Kashmir Among others, NCPwomen’s belonging to the Maharashtra Maharashtra. Theyhaveset up Kannadigas should be merged with the state. issueand maintain peace. Similar wing chief Rupali Chakankar ad- government wasstonedby businesses in Maharashtra. We condemn any kind of force used against experimentsweremade by Atal dressedthe gathering and lent members of the Kannad Likewise, Marathi-speaking Marathi-speaking people in border areas EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Officials said the Bihari Vajpayee...," the column supporttothe Marathi people. Rakshan Vedika but the police people have been living foryears PUNE,NOVEMBER1 accused, in exchange read. The Sena MP addedthat “Ihavecome hereasthe repre- prevented the situation from go- in border areas. The Karnataka — CHANDRAKANT PATIL, STATE BJP CHIEF Prime MinisterNarendraModi sentative of NCPchief Sharad ing out of control. government should stop sub- ASERVINGArmyjawan and two formoney, promised and Home MinisterAmit Shah Pawar, who has been in the fore- Ashtekar said the Kannadigas jecting them to ill-treatment. otherswere arrestedforallegedly candidates that they had formedagovernment in front of the agitation to ensure believe the ‘BlackDay’istargeted Theyshould be allowedtopre- running aracket forrecruitment would be selected into Jammu and Kashmir in alliance justice to Marathi-speaking at Karnataka formation daybut servetheir cultureand identity.” speaking people in border areas. tice on and ill-treating the peace- into the Army, during ajoint op- with PDP leader Mehbooba people in border areas. Our this is nottrue. “We have been WaterResources Minister We areconfident soon Belgaum loving Marathi-speaking people eration by the Southern the Armythrough Mufti. "This tooshould beseen as stand is crystalclear.The areas protesting on November 1be- Jayant Patil, who is also the state and other disputed areas would in border areas. The government Command Liaison Unit (SCLU) of Common Entrance an experiment formaintaining of Belgaum, Karvar,Nippani, cause on this daythe central gov- NCPchief, said, “All the ministers be mergedwith Maharashtra.” wasimposing Kannad language theMilitaryIntelligenceandPune peace," the columns stated. Bhalki and others, wherethere ernment had takenthe decision of the Maha Vikas Aghadi today StateBJP chief Chandrakant on them and denying them jobs. City Police. Exam held at the Army Raut addedthat Mufti should aremajority of Marathi-speak- six decades backtomerge the wore blackbands to express Patil said, “Over 800villages in The Marathi-speaking people According to investigators, a InstituteofPhysical be arrested forher remarks that ing people, should be merged Marathi-speaking areas with their supporttothe Marathi- border areas whereMarathi- arestruggling to preservetheir probeshows that the accused, in Training campus in the national flag would notbeal- with Maharashtra. The NCPwill Mysorestate.Our ‘BlackDay’is speaking people living in dis- speaking people outnumber culture, languageand identity in exchangeformoney, promisedas- lowedtohoistinKashmir until always stand solidlybehind the againstthe decision of the cen- puted border areas. We had even Kannadigas should be merged the border areas. Theyhavebeen piringcandidatesthattheywould Pune on Sunday Article 370isrestored. Marathi-speaking people,” tral government.” asked all NCPleaders and work- with Maharashtra. We condemn agitating formorethan 60 years. beselectedintotheArmythrough "The allegation that the role she said. PWD MinisterEknath ers to wear blackbands. The gov- anykind of forceusedagainst We arehopeful the Maha Vikas Common Entrance Exam (CEE) ropedinone, RavindraRathod, to of Pandit Nehru or the then rulers According to Maloji Ashtekar, Shinde said, “The Karnataka ernment has takenthe firstsuch Marathi-speaking people in the Aghadi government will take all held at the ArmyInstituteof tutor them. Theyhad confiscated waslenient on the Kashmir issue general secretaryofMaharashtra government should stop harass- step to send out strong signals.” border areas.” steps formergerofthese dis- Physical Training (AIPT) campus the documentsofthe aspirants is nottrue. The tradition of pre- Ekikaran Samiti, the agitation ment of the Marathi-speaking StateMinisterHassan ShivSena chief spokesperson puted areas with Maharashtra. in Pune on Sunday.The physical and had plannedtotakeRs1.5 senting historyconvenientlyhas waspeaceful. “Since therewere people. The government should Mushrif said, “We condemn the SanjayRautsaid, “The Karnataka That will be true justice examination forthe recruitment lakh from eachsuccessful stu- startednow," Raut wrote. restrictions on the number of notforce Kannad language injustice being done to Marathi- government wasinflicting injus- forthem.” process washeld in February, dent." Singh addedthat the three while the written examination, had been arrested,and that CEE,wasdelayeddueto Covid-19 Parihar wasaserving jawanof BUILDER MURDER restrictionsandwasscheduledon havildar rank and Rawat, who is ‘Pinkathon Day’ observed to raise awareness on women’s health Sunday. Explaining the modus originallyfromRajasthan,actedas Realtor was operandi of the accused, an offi- an agent. cial said theytook original docu- Officials said the accused EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE planning to kill mentsfromthe candidates, and rented twoflatsatLohegaon in PUNE,NOVEMBER1 him for three would take moneyfromthose Pune and begantapping candi- who would getchosen. dates when theystarted coming THE THIRD edition of months: Police Deputy Commissioner of to Puneto collecttheirhalltickets Pinkathon Day, poweredby Police (Crime Branch) Bachchan in September and October at the WOWLifeScience, wasob- Singhsaid,"Wereceivedinforma- zonal recruitment office of the served on November 1. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tion from militaryauthorities Army. Theyaddedthat while Pinkathon is awomen's run to MUMBAI,NOVEMBER1 about arecruitment scam during some of the candidates would encourageand promote fitness the exam, held on the AIPT cam- have beenselectedeventually, the and health, and raise awareness REALTORASHOK Chaajad, ar- pus. Acting jointlywith the mili- accusedkeptthe original docu- on breastcancer and other rested forconspiring about the tary intelligence team, officers mentsintheircustodyandwould health issues related to women. murder of builder Munaf Shaikh, from Unit 2and 5ofthe Crime onlyreturn them when the se- Pinkathon ambassadors had been planning to kill him for Branchdetainedthe suspects, lected candidatepaid them. across 77 cities in India and threemonths,saidaCrimeBranch JaidevSinghPariharandVensingh Acase wasregisteredat other countries took partina3- official. Shaikh's throat wasslit in Lalsingh Rawat, and interrogated Wanawadi police station. Singh km run at the same time and JuhuonAugust9,whenhewason them.Thesuspectshadpromised alsosaidtheaccusedmightbein- daytoshowsolidarity with the his waytoamosque. The police jobs to 17 aspirantsand had also volvedinother recruitments. cause. have so fararrestedChaajad, In Pune,Pinkathon ambas- NadeemShaikh,whoshotShaikh, sador Mrunal Inamdar marked aswellasAbdulRahmanLatif and the dayatUniversity of Pune WasimKhanPeshkar,fortheirin- with other participants. volvement in the murder. The conceptisthe brain- Chaajadwishedtobagalarger child of supermodel and profit from the Juhu-basedSlum Pinkathon founder Milind Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) Soman. project and hatchedaplan to kill He said using community Shaikh, said an officer."Chaajad running as atool, Pinkathon andhistwopartnershadtakenup and itsambassadors have em- the SRA project at Juhu Gulli. Due poweredand enabledthou- to financialissues,work atthesite sands of women across India to hadstoppedandtheyhadto rope bring apositive changein Pune Pinkathon ambassador Mrunal Inamdar and volunteers at Pune University,onSunday. Express in Shaikh, meaning further divi- sion of profit," the officer added. Pune tech expert wins HC directs MAT to 3bookedfor‘betting’onIPLmatches Pune: ThePuneRural Police identified. According to police, Emmett Leahy award consider plea seeking to booked three persons foral- theyreceivedatip-offthat legedly running abetting racket some people were taking bets tion management. over matches in the ongoing over the phone on an IPL match EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Among the manyworks in- commence online filing, Indian Premier League. One on Saturday. An officer said a PUNE,NOVEMBER1 volving e-libraryand archiving person has been detained, search wasonfor more systems, Katreled the team that videoconference hearings while twoothers have been suspects. ENS THE EMMETT Leahyaward for developedDigitalaya.Itisatool 2020 wasconferredonDinesh using which, arepositorycom- tual platforms due to the pan- Katrefromthe Centrefor prising over 2Petaflop audio-vi- OMKARGOKHALE demic,MAThasnotstartedvideo Development of Advanced sual content comprising dance, MUMBAI,NOVEMBER1 conference hearings and online Computing (C-DAC), Pune. music, drama and cinema was filing of pleas yet. Katre, who heads the created. THEBOMBAY HighCourtrecently The petitioneralso referredto Human-Centered Design and Forthis project titled directed the Maharashtra HC's Julydecision, directing the Computing Group at C-DAC,is National Cultural Audiovisual Administrative Tribunal (MAT), BMC to provide facilities at its the firstIndian to bag this award. Archive(NCAA), undertakenin whichdeals with pleas related to ward offices forhearing appeals Establishedinthe US in 1967, collaboration with IndiraGandhi stategovernment employees, to filedunder the Right to this international awardrecog- National Culturefor Arts,anISO considerimmediatelycommenc- Information(RTI)Actthroughvir- nises contributions of persons in 16363 certification waslater ing online filing and hearing of tual platform. the field of records and informa- awarded. cases in viewofCovid-19. Morbale, who stays in Adivision benchofChief Kolhapur district, said he wasnot JusticeDipankarDattaandJustice in position to come personallyto GirishSKulkarnipassedtheorder file matters before MATconsid- on October 28 while hearing a ering"huge risk"entailedbythe plea filedbylawyerYogesh pandemic andincreaseintravel Morbale, through advocates costs due to the restrictions. His Vinod Sangvikar and Yashodeep plea stated,"All these factors Deshmukh, seeking direction to makeitpracticallyunfeasible for theMATto"commenceonimme- an advocatelikepetitioner based diatebasis"onlinefilingandhear- away from Mumbai to continue Dinesh Katre ing as well to develop and update his or her practice, due to lackof (left) receives itsofficialwebsitetomakeituser- online access.Thus, the right to the Emmett friendly. Morbale,inhisplea,men- practice the profession of choice Leahyaward for tionedthatwhilemostcourts,tri- is severely impacted... due to ap- 2020. Express bunals and other adjudicating athy/inaction on partofadmin- authoritiesarefunctioningonvir- istration..."

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Night temperatures In September,Pimpri- PUNE,NOVEMBER1 will remain around MANOJMORE Chinchwadwasreporting1,000to PUNE,NOVEMBER1 INNUMBERS 1,300positive cases daily. In PUNE RESIDENTS will experi- 15 degrees Celsius October,between 100and 300 ence chill in the air during early COMPARED TO September, caseswere reporteddaily. Onmost morning and lateevening hours is whysome cold winds blowing October recordedastaggering 70 days,fewer than 200cases were all through this week,aswinter from north India areinfluencing per cent drop in Covid-19cases 27 reported,saidAssistantMunicipal season is on itsway.The mini- the local weather in Madhya in Pimpri-Chinchwad. The civic The number of Covid- Commissioner Anna Bodade. mum temperatures areset to Maharashtraand north Konkan,” administration, however, reiter- 19 deaths reportedin The PCMC chief said the re- drop marginallybelownormal. said an IMD official. ated that it is tooearly to saythe Pune on Sunday. covery rate had also improved Since lastweek,cold condi- On the day, Chandrapur in situation is fullyunder control. significantly. "As of now, we have tions were reportedinthe morn- Vidarbha recorded14.2 degrees "Till Diwali is over,wecannot arecovery rate of 95 per cent. ing hours over the city.During to remain the coldestcity in the saythe Covid-19situation has 7,907 The mortality rate remains 1.7 the weekend, Mumbai and state. The ExtendedRange been fullycontrolled. But it is true The toll so farinthe per cent," he said, adding that manylocations in the state, too, Predictions issuedlastweek by that the situation is improving district. the doubling rate stood at reportedsimilar drop in the IMD mentions that manyre- daybyday," said Municipal around 400days.Sofar,Pimpri- night temperatures. gions in central and western Commissioner Shravan Hardikar. Chinchwad has reported1,511 According to the India Maharashtrawill experience be- According to the PCMC 717 deaths of Covid deaths. Meteorological Department lownormal temperatures till health department, in July, there The number of fresh Stating that the civic body (IMD), Pune, the city’s night tem- November 12. were close to 22,000 positive Covid-19cases had startedraising awareness on peratures will remain around 15 Even though thereare two cases in Pimpri-Chinchwad. In reportedonSunday. avoiding the possibility of asec- degrees during the week.“IMD cyclonic circulations -- one near August, in asharp rise, the num- Children playoutside Saras Baug as gardens and public parks across Pune openedfrom ond waveofinfections, Hardikar recognises winter between coastalSaurashtraand another berofpositive cases recorded Sundayaspartofunlockdown guidelines. Ashish Kale said, "The possibility of cases ris- December and February, and it is near north Konkan and Madhya were 28,233while the situation 3,24,294 ing during Diwali cannotbe presentlythe transitional phase Maharashtra--their influence wassimilar in September when The total positive cases ruledout. And, therefore, we between seasons.Thereare clear on the weather will be limited, 28,518 were recorded. In were recorded. By the end of positive cases stood at 78,714, talcases stood at 87,740. so farinthe district. have launchedanawareness sky conditions available, which the Metofficials stated. October,however, 9,026 cases September,the total number of while by the end of October,to- "October has witnessedabig drive to ensurethat people maintain distancing and do not drop of around 70 per cent. mingle under the guise of the Though the overall positivity rate festiveperiod. Eachperson will SUB REGIONAL OFFICE remains 22 per cent, this month, have to take up the responsibil- EMPLOYEES’ STATEINSURANCE CORPORATION the positivity rate is justaround ity,onlythen will we be able to (Govt. of India ,Ministry of Labour &Employment) 8per cent," Hardikar said. keep coronavirus at bay." S. N. 689-690, PANCHDEEP BHAWAN, BIBVEWADI, PUNE -411 037. Phone: 020 24211138 /39, Fax: 020-24215153 Toll Free Helpline: 18002334143, Email: [email protected] (An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Organization) AFFORDING OPPORTUNITY OF HEARING AGAINST PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTION Attention of employers mentioned below is drawn regarding proposed assessment of Contribution as shown against their names. 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Pune -411013, (As per ROC birds sizebetween1.3 to dated 27/10/20 Near Dapodi Railway &DOB from Anjana to Tel: 9922221261. address is M&Nwing, 1.5 rate at PuneRs.138/- 0090277489-1 Station, Dapodi, th 01/07/2019 Anjana Subhash Ganesh Advertising, 4 Floor,Mega Center, ` per Kg.7776024132, Pune-411 012. Ph.no. 21/10/2020 to 17/11/2020 Gawade &mycorrect I, No. 10150311W Rank Mr. VijayDeshmukh, Pune -411013) 1,848.00 7588532184. HAVName Khade Sanjay 27143243/ 9822847256/ Code No. 33000458340000911 31/08/2019 0090274713-1 DOB is 13/01/1975 &Not S.no. 672/2a /2b, Ganesh Pandurang, declarethat 9822132500. 01/06/1975 as per name of my son has Complex, Shop No.3, 16 M/s. Mayur Enterprises A Pune Broiler Traders 01/12/2015 affidavit No. 2981/2020 been changed from Bibvewadi, Pune-37. DECCAN - S. 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AFTER FARIDABAD WOMAN’S MURDER MAN SEEKS PROBE INTO SON’S ‘KILLING’ PM:Doubleyuvrajononehand, Two FIRs filed, doubleenginegovtontheother 25 unidentified cops booked over EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 ‘Personal Munger lathicharge animosity TARGETINGRJD’S Tejashwi Yadavand Congress leader Rahul not good for ENS&PTI Gandhi, Prime MinisterNarendra healthy politics’ PATNA,NOVEMBER1 Modi on Sundaysaid the Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar at an event in Karnal, on Assemblyelections in Bihar area Patna/New Delhi: TWOSEPARATE FIRs were filed Sunday; (below) stateHome MinisterAnil Vij contestbetween “doubleyuvraj” Concernedoverthe dete- on Sundayinconnection with and the development usheredin riorating political dis- the October 26 lathicharge on a by the NDA’s “double engine” course in the country, group of people reportedlyon dispensation. He also touched Union Ministerand sen- their waytoimmerse aDurga Haryana considers law upon the Ram ior BJP leader Rajnath idol in Munger.One person was On October 29, protesters Temple issue, Prime MinisterNarendraModi with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Singh said elections killedand dozens were injured ransackedapolice station Article 370and and other senior leaders in Samastipur on Sunday. PTI shouldn't be fought and in the incident. and torchedsome vehicles. to tackle ‘love jihad’ the Citizenship wonbyspreading hatred The firstFIR waslodged File Amendment among people and there against25unidentifiedpolicemen Act. ers. In Chapra, he said mothers in manyIndians will lose their citi- should be no place for forthe“unwarrantedlathicharge”. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE DECISION Modi ad- Bihar should notworry as their zenship on account of the “bitterness and acidic re- Accordingto news agencyPTI,the area on the night of the incident. CHANDIGARH,NOVEMBER1 2020 dressedrallies “son” in Delhi will ensurekitchen Citizenship Amendment Act. marks”inahealthy second case waslodged by “Wewerebusy with control- BIHAR in Chapra, fireskeep burning despitethe One year has passedand nota democracy. Amarnath Poddar,the father of ling lawand order so far. We will FOLLOWINGTHEmurderof a20- Samastipur, pandemic. In Motihari, he single person has metsucha When pointedout that the person who diedinthe vio- nowfocus on the investigation,” year-oldwomaninFaridabadlast Bagaha and Motihari on the last touchedupon the NDAgovern- fate,” he added. LJP chief Chirag Paswan in lence, seeking an inquirybya Maharaj said. On 29 October,irate week,Haryana Chief Minister dayofcampaigning forthe sec- ment’s initiative to build toilets. At the rallyinBagaha in West his election campaign was team ledbyasenior police officer protesters had ransackedapolice Manohar Lal Khattar and Home ond phase of polling. At the Bagaha rally, he spoke Champaran, he credited the Atal onlyattacking Chief to “unravel the truth” behind his stationandalsotorchedseveralve- MinisterAnilVijsaidtheyare con- “On one hand, thereis about the Union government’s Bihari Vajpayeegovernment for MinisterNitish Kumar and son's“killing”. hiclesoverthelathichargeincident. sidering bringing alegislation to progress usheredin by agovern- Ujjwala scheme whichhesaid notifying the Tharu community notthe BJP,Singh said, Videos of the incident, which Then DM of Munger,Rajesh dealwithcasesof “love jihad”.This ment firedbyadouble engine. providedfreeLPG cylinders to 4 of Bihar as atribe. Then, referring “Personal animosity is not showedthe policemen charging Meena, wasremovedbythe comes aday afterUttar Pradesh On the other hand, the double- lakh women. to the association between Lord good forhealthypolitics. It the group, had surfacedonsocial Election Commission of India Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath their religion through love jihad. double yuvraj areonlyfighting to Referring to the Centre’s Ramand the tribal community should be avoidedand I media. along with then Superintendent warnedthosewaging“love jihad” In Faridabad’s murder case too, save their thrones,” he said at movesonArticle 370and the in the Ramayana, he movedonto myself also don’t practice Munger Deputy IGP Manu of PoliceLipiSinghforallegedneg- to mendtheirways orbeprepared thevictim’sfamilyhasallegedthe Chapra. Citizenship Amendment Act, he the construction of the Ram suchpolitics.” PTI Maharaj told The Indian Express ligence. fortheirlastjourney—“Ramnaam woman wasbeing forced to At the Samastipur rally, said, “Theyhavebeen peddling Temple in Ayodhya. regarding the FIR againstthe Rachna Patil wasappointed satyahaikiyatranikalnewaalihai”. changeher religion... We shall whereheshared the stagewith one lie afteranother with an in- Modi made an indirect refer- unidentifiedpolicemen: “Weare the DM while Manavjit Singh The 20-year-old woman, holddiscussionswithourallies...A Chief Ministerand JD(U) chief nocent face. Theysaid Jammu ence to the remarks made by losttheir livesinthe attack. tryingto identifytheerringpolice- Dhillon wasappointed the SP. NikitaTomar,was shotdead out- decision will be takenaccord- Nitish Kumar,heasked,“What and Kashmir will be on fire with PakistanministerFawad In an oblique reference to the men through the video. Though TheEChadalsoorderedprobe side her college, allegedly by her ingly.” Speaking in Malhani have the familyparties given the scrapping of Article 370, Chaudhryand claimed“the inclusion of CPI(ML) in the Grand noonehasbeennamedintheFIR, intothe incident by Magadh former classmate, Tauseef, with (Jaunpur)onSaturday, Adityanath you? Theyonlygiveticketsto rivers of blood will flow. The peo- neighboring countryhas admit- Alliance, Modi warnedpeople threepersonsareidentifiable.We CommissionerAsangbaChubaAo her familytelling police he had a hadsaidtheAllahabadHighCourt familymembers. Have youever ple thereare heaving asigh of re- tedtoits involvement in the againstthose responsible for areproperly investigatingandwill —whose reportisawaited. one-sidedaffection towardsher. ruledthatreligiousconversionfor seen Nitish-ji’s familymembers lief and looking forwardto Pulwama terror attacks”. He then “jungle raj” joining hands with nameallthoseresponsibleforthe Political parties also weighed The woman’s father has alleged marriageisnot necessary. “It getaticket to RajyaSabha?” progress unhinderedby rampant said it has “taken masksoff”the supporters of “Naxalism” and unwarranted lathicharge.” inontheincidentwithOpposition the accusedhad been pressuring should notbedone, it should not His address at eachrallycar- corruption.” faces of those in India who never “tukde-tukde gang”. He addedthat extrapolice parties attacking the Nitish his daughter to marry him afew be acceptedorrecognised. The riedanappeal to the women vot- “Theysimilarly said that caredforthe “sons of Bihar” who WITHPTIINPUTS forces had been deployedinthe Kumar-ledgovernment. days before the murder,“asking government tooisinthe process her to convert to Islam so they of decidingtoughmeasuresto end couldgetmarried,butshewasnot love jihad,” he said. PROVISIONAL PROVINCIAL STATUS FOR GILGIT-BALTISTAN willing”.Speakingtothemediaon “Chori chhupe, naam chhupa the sidelines of astate govern- kar ke jo log behen-betiyon ki izzat ment event in Karnal on Sunday, ke saathkhilwad kartehain, unko MEA: Pak move bid to camouflage occupation Khattar said: “Since the pehle se meri chetavani: agar woh Ballabhgarhwoman’s murder sudhrenahi tohRam naam satya mediatelyvacateall areas under Kashmir to the Union of India in Pakistanmap on itsnew ban- case is linked with love jihad, the hai ki yatranikalne waali hai (This EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE itsillegal occupation,” Ministry 1947,” said the MEA spokesper- knote afterIndia asked it to take Centreand stategovernment are is my warning to those who con- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 of External Affairs spokesperson Betweenwordsand son. The government said it “urgent corrective steps” about lookingintoit,andconsideringle- ceal names and playwith the ho- Anurag Srivastavasaid on actionsofIslamabad “firmlyrejects” Pakistan’s at- the “gross misrepresentation”. galprovisions so that those guilty nour of sisters and daughters: HOURS AFTER PakistanPrime Sunday. Responding to the MEA, E tempt“to bring material changes Onthefirstanniversaryofrev- ● arenot able to escape...” mend your ways or be prepared MinisterImran Khan announced Pakistan’s MinistryofForeign EXPLAINED to apartofIndian territory, un- ocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s Haryana Home MinisterAnil forthe lastjourney),” he said. provisional provincial status for Affairs issuedastatement. der itsillegal and forcible occu- special status, the Pakistangov- Vij, in astatement, also said the SeniorofficialsintheHaryana Gilgit-Baltistan, India on Sunday “Pakistancategoricallyrejects PAKISTAN’S MOVE comes morethan ayear afterIndia re- pation”. ernmenthadreleasedanew “po- stategovernment is considering government told The Indian said that Pakistan’s move to Indian MinistryofExternal vokedthe special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir “Instead of seeking to alter litical map” whichincluded bringing alegislation to deal with Express that “discussions arebe- name Gilgit-Baltistanasits fifth Affairs’ irresponsible and unwar- under Article 370and bifurcated it intotwo Union the status of these Indian terri- Jammu and Kashmir,Ladakh and cases of “love jihad”: “Whatever ing held at various levels to come province is meant to “camou- ranted statement regarding Territories. NewDelhi has rejected these attemptsinthe tories, we call upon Pakistanto partsof westernGujarataspartof Yogi Adityanath says,healways up with suchalegislation”. flageits illegal occupation” of the Gilgit-Baltistan,” it said. past. But Islamabad is nowmaking these changes, even as immediatelyvacateall areas un- itsterritory. Describing it as “po- speaksthe truth... Attempts are Sourcessaidthestategovernment area but it cannot“hidethe grave Earlierthisyear,the Pakistan it says that thereshould be no changeinthe status of J&K. der itsillegal occupation,” the liticalabsurdity”anda“ridiculous being made by unscrupulous el- is also in consultation with the human rightsviolations, ex- Supreme Courtallowedthe gov- spokesperson said. assertion”,NewDelhisaidit“con- ementstoforcepeopleto convert Centretoworkoutthemodalities. ploitation and denial of free- ernment to conduct elections in Recently, Saudi Arabia, akey firms the reality of Pakistan’s ob- dom” to the people forover the region. The election will be Jammu and Kashmir and tegral partofIndia by virtue of allyofPakistan, had removed sessionwithterritorialaggrandis- sevendecades. held on November 15,Khan said. Ladakh, including the area of so- the legal, complete and irrevoca- Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir and ementsupportedby cross-border “Wecall upon Pakistantoim- “The Union Territories of called‘Gilgit-Baltistan’, areanin- ble accession of Jammu and Gilgit-Baltistanfromthe terrorism”. TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE BULANDSHAHR BYPOLLS 244 CASES: RECOVERED:74,91,513 Former HC judge DAYSSINCE 81,82,082 DEATHS:1,22,111 PANDEMIC For Dalit voters, BSP ‘invisible’, Azad party new hope BEGAN TESTS: 10,98,87,303 | DOUBLING RATE: 127.08** refuses to be examined wasAzad who went to meetthe AMILBHATNAGAR family. Itwashewhoaskedforthe again in Nirav Modi case BULANDSHAHR,NOVEMBER1 family’s security and he has been helpingthemout.BSPremainsin- senting Nirav,had again ap- WEARINGBLACK aviators, Bhim visibleandMayawatididnoteven MAYURAJANWALKAR proachedhimfortwo otheropin- Armychief ChandrashekharAzad visit the villageonce. Slowly, peo- &KHUSHBOONARAYAN ions afterasupplementary waved from an SUV as the road- ple areforgetting BSP,” said KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING MUMBAI,NOVEMBER1 chargesheetwas filed. showpassedthrough Prashant Kumar,astudent who TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** “Theymade one request(for Bulandshahr’s Kala Aamareaon will be voting forthe firsttime in FIVEMONTHSafterformerjudge legal opinion). While that was Sunday. This wasAzad’s second this bypoll. ■ Maharashtra 16,78,406 5,548 0.34% 211.56 of theBombay HighCourt,Abhay pending, asupplementary showofstrengthinsupportofHaji BeforeBJP’s Sirohi wonthe ■ Andhra 8,23,348 2,783 0.34% 211.87 Thipsay, wasexaminedbeforethe chargesheetwas filedagainst Yamin,theAzadSamajPartycan- seat in 2017 statepolls, it was WestminsterMagistrates’ Court Modi.Theoffenceswere different didatefor the bypoll to represented by BSP’s Mohd ■ Karnataka 8,23,412 3,014 0.44% 162.88 thatiscurrentlyhearingtheextra- in the other request. Theyhad BulandshahrSadaronNovember Aleem Khan fortwo consecutive ■ Tamil Nadu 7,24,522 2,511 0.37% 195.72 dition proceedings againstfugi- sought my legal opinion on the 3. Yamin is up againstthe BJP’s Chandrashekhar Azad during aroadshowfor Azad Samaj terms. Some said theyare sup- ■ Kerala 4,33,105 7,983 1.66% 43.50 tive diamantaireNirav Modi, he chargesofdestructionof evidence Usha Sirohi, wifeofformer MLA PartycandidateHajiYamin in Bulandshahr. Express porting BSP notbecause of has backedout of being orallyex- and criminal intimidation that VirendraSingh Sirohi whose Mayawati but because of the *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth aminedincourtinthe case again were notthereinthe (case) ear- death necessitated the bypoll, candidate. “Some of us aresup- CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT afterhis firstdeposition was lier.Ihad givenmysecond opin- BSP’s nominee Mohammad the upcoming MLCelections in ergy and Azad will emerge as the porting Yunus bhai since he is an “givenapolitical colour”. ion on whether these chargesare Yunus, Congress leader Sushil Uttar Pradesh, has also addedto true leader.” Azad’s roadshowon honestman. Thereare questions 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY Nirav is currentlylodged in a made out or not. But Ihad told Chaudharyand Praveen Singh the resentment againstBSP. Sunday sawparticipationof hun- the BSP needs to answer but he 1.51 7.67 44,963 prision afterthe courtinUKre- themthatunlessthey(Indiangov- from the RLD, whichisinalliance ArvindKumar,alocalresident dredsofsupporters chanting Jai hassupportamonglocals.Azadis NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: fusedtogranthimbailforthesev- ernment) give an undertaking with the SP. from the Jatav community,said, Bhim along the way. anew person. He doesn't know 1.49 7.45 58,684 enthtime.Thefinalhearinginthe that theywill notdiscuss my evi- Forasection of voters, the “What can we say, Mayawati is With campaigning coming to the area and his party perhaps Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs extradition case, whichwas dence in apress conference, Iwill AzadSamajPartyhasemergedas kathputli (puppet) of Modi. She aclose, Mayawati has notheld a doesn’t understand our issues. positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more scheduledfor December,islikely notcome.Ironically, theyrefused. abetteralternative to theBSP.BSP will do their bidding and has single rallyorpublic meeting in Thereisalot of show, butcanthey indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days to bepushedtoJanuary2021, said Theysaidwe have nocontrolover supremo Mayawati’s recent re- abandonedthe true cause of Bulandshahr.The Hathras gan- handle coreissues?” said Sahil in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak sources. Thipsaytold The Indian press. The issue wasnot that. The markthat her party would back Dalits. It became clearer after grape incident has emergedasa Khan, aparking ticket attendant. DataasonOctober31,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive Express thatBoutique Law, the issuewasthattheywillnotholda anyone, including the BJP,toen- what she said. ASP is hope forus keytalking point. “When our sis- FULLREPORTON London-basedlaw firm repre- press conference," said Thipsay. surethedefeatof SPcandidatesin now. Thereisanew sense of en- terwas rapedand murdered,it www.indianexpress.com Unlike Punjab, Rajasthan Bills silent on enforcing MSP except in contract farming

ment in Punjab, whichhas de- Amendment) Bill, 2020 has a Act. “Wehavehad no formal reg- (AIKS) from Sikar district, said and 100per cent procurement is DEEPMUKHERJEE finedthe enforcement of MSP provision forpunishment for istration of contract farming that in manyinstances, even af- done in Punjab, whichisnot the JAIPUR,NOVEMBER1 forpurchase of twocrops -- those who compel afarmer to Faithinmandimakes since 2005, when contract farm- tergoing to mandis, farmers case in Rajasthan. “The MSP is wheat and paddy."No sale or sell his produce belowthe MSP, MSPcrucial ing as aprovision wasinculcated have to sell offtheir produce at the subject of the central govern- UNLIKE PUNJAB, the farm Bills purchase of wheat or paddy shall but this enforcement is limited E in the Rajasthan APMC Act. At muchlesser prices. ment. If the clause forMSP is ● brought by the Congress govern- be valid unless the price paid for onlytocontract farming. EXPLAINED present, the purchasing in As per dataavailable on the added(in the Bill), then who will ment in Rajasthan to counter the suchagricultural produce is The other Bill tabledinthe WITH LITTLE or lateprocurement by the stateand Central Rajasthan is primarilyfromthe government websiteag- take the 100per cent produce of Centre’s newfarm laws aresilent equal to,orgreater than, the Rajasthan AssemblyonSaturday governments, avastmajority of the state’s farmers depend APMC mandi mechanism and marknet.gov.in, bajra(pearlmil- the farmer if the Centredoesn’t when it comes to enforcing the Minimum SupportPrice an- -- The Farmers’ Produce Trade on the mandi as compared to contract farming. Already fac- oftenfarmers getprices even let), forwhichthe MSP has been procureit? If nobody purchases minimum supportprice (MSP) nouncedbythe Central and Commerce (Promotion and ing crop losses and debt amid the pandemic, farmers need higher than the MSP at mandis. fixedatRs2,150 per quintal for it then the farmer will ultimately in sales that take place inside and Government forthat crop," Facilitation) (Rajasthan their produce to be swiftlysold at the MSP to recovertheir The MSP condition forcontract this season, wassold at the be at the loss. The Bills aim to en- outside the Agricultural Produce states The Farmer’s Produce Amendment) Bill, 2020 -- states losses and avoid anyimpact on sowing, whichcan further af- farming in the newBill tabledin Srimadhopur market in surethat in the name of contract Market Committee (APMC) Trade and Commerce that harassment of farmers will fect the sector and the market. the assemblyisasafeguardfor Rajasthan's Sikar district at a farming no person is able to pur- mandi mechanism. (Promotion and Facilitation) be punishable by imprisonment the farmers’ interest,” said Ashu maximum price of onlyRs1,428 chase from farmers lesser than One of the Bills in Rajasthan (Special Provisions and Punjab or fine or both but does notmen- Chaudhary, additional director, per quintal as on October 30. the MSP.The idea is that the ex- does speak about enforcing the Amendment) Bill, 2020. tion whether purchase below Mostofthe farmers in stateAgricultural Marketing Agricultural Marketing Stateeducation ministerand isting system whichisinplace MSP,but it is onlylimited to con- In Rajasthan, The Farmers MSP will be deemedasharass- Rajasthan sell to mandis as com- Department said therehave Department, Rajasthan. Rajasthan Congress president continues but if contract farm- tract farming. (Empowerment and Protection) ment. It does notmention any pared to contract farming, ac- been no formal registrations of However, farmer leaders Govind Singh Dotasarasaid the ing arrivesthen the farmer’s This is in contrasttothe Bill Agreement on Price Assurance specific crops as is the case with cording to farmer leaders. contract farming since it wasin- suchasKishan Pareek,amem- Centre decides itstargetfor pro- grain is notsold belowthe MSP,” passedbythe Congress govern- and Farm Services (Rajasthan the lawinPunjab. Besides, officials from the cludedinthe Rajasthan APMC berofthe All India Kisan Sabha curement at MSP from eachstate said Dotasara.

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 6 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,NOVEMBER2,2020 TN agriculture FROMPAGEONE minister dies Many ways to cause we areafamilyofeight and from agent to school me?” he asked,and refusedtore- students,” Soren said. Ansari, the owner,said: “We have records listAbhaySingh, aClass of Covid have been facing severe hard- Across six districts, students, spond to queries about his alleged Chief SecretarySukhdev done nothing wrong and all the 9student, as aSikh. His family dupe apoor ships since the lockdown wasim- parents, and school authorities role in the scam. Singh told The Indian Express that studentsweregiven the scholar- says theyare Hindu Bhumihars. posed.” explainedhow the scam plays out Another trail, identifiedby the verification “has been ship money. The studentswho The records also listthe 15-year- linked issues student: steal Records showAnsari has been on the ground. In atypical case, severalbeneficiaries, ledtoa stopped” till the probeiscom- were givenlesseramountshadnot old as aClass 10 student who re- listedasabeneficiaryofthe theysaid, middlemen convince a banking correspondent, Hashim, pleted. Records showthat in paid their school fees, and the ceivedRs10,700 as ahosteller. IDs, lie about scheme that givesRs1,000 per school owner to provide the login aresident of Urguttu in Ranchi’s 2019-20, Rs 61 crorewas dis- moneywas adjusted.” AjijAnsari “Iwas givenRs4,000 in cash. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE year to studentsofClasses 1to5; ID and passwordonthe NSP,or Kankeblock. “Ihaveopenedsev- bursedthrough Direct Benefit and Latif Ansari deniedthat they The school is an extension of the CHENNAI,NOVEMBER1 source of funds, and Rs 5,700ayear to studentsof use afakeschool letter pad to ob- eral bank accountsbut Ihavenot Transfer in Jharkhand under the had notpaid the fees. owner’s home and thereisno Classes 6to10iftheyare day tain them. Then, theyinvolve been involvedincheating. Ial- pre-Matric scholarship scheme, ‘Never filledany hostel,” he said. Records list TAMIL NADU Agriculture pocket scholars, or Rs 10,700 if theyare banking correspondentstoopen ways give receipts to school own- whichwas launchedbythe UPA Khushi Mahato, studying in MinisterRDoraikkannu diedata commissions — in hostels. Jharkhand receivedRs accountsofprospective benefici- ers,” said Hashim, who runs an government in 2008. Soren came scholarship form’ Class 9, as aChristian who re- private hospital in Chennai lateon 61 crorefor the scheme in 2019- aries using their Aadhaar cards establishment under the Large to powerinDecember 2019 as the MADRASAALIA ARABIA, ceivedRs10,700. “IamaHindu Saturdaynight due to coron- all officially 20, from acentral allotment of Rs and fingerprintsbeforeapplying Area Multi-Purpose Cooperative head of aJMM-Congress-RJD RANCHI: Records showthat and we receivedRs4,000 after avirus-related complications. He 1,400crore. forscholarships on their behalf. Societies (LAMPS) that provides government in the state. among the 102beneficiaries is my fingerprintsweretaken,” she was72. Doraikkannu wasadmit- them as minorities; manykeep- In the same locality,another “Once the scholarships are interest-free short-term loans or Sana Parween, aClass 8student. said. Scholarship records show tedtothe hospital on October 13 ing achunk of the scholarship for beneficiaryofRs5,700 “from credited,the next step depends agricultural credit to tribal mem- Aadhaar But Parween, aresident of Kanke, 170beneficiaries, including 168 afterhecomplainedofbreath- themselves. Thereare cases Saudi”, 21-year-old Sarjun on the deals these middlemen bers. is aClass 10 student of St Anne’s who receivedmoneyfor hostel lessness. Later,hetestedpositive whereparentshavebeen coerced Khatoon, has been shown as a strike, either with the beneficiar- ApartfromChakor,staff of obtained, Girls School. “In 2018,Iwas told students. forCovid-19. He wasput on on intostriking deals with middle- Class 9student of Adarsh High ies or schools. Sometimes, the severalschools identifiedDinesh that ascholarship form has to be Salim Khan, owner,said the oxygen supportsince the time of men, agreeing to forgoabig share School in McCluskieganj. “Ihave beneficiaries remain unaware Sahu, ateacher who owns account hijacked, filledandthegovernmentissend- school had ahostelwhere “40- admission and had been on ven- of their dues in return forafrac- neverheardofthis school, and I and the moneyissplit between Santosh Shramik School in ing money. In 2019,when the 50 studentsstayedbeforethe tilator supportfromseveral days. tion. Thenthere areseveral cases receivedRs2,200incash from the the agents, banking correspon- Ranchi’s Pithoria, as akey figure. and hostel faked moneycame,themiddlementold lockdown” but could notexplain Athree-time MLAfrom of bank correspondents, agents, agent,” she said. dents, and school staff. “Sahu told us about the scheme. but Ididn’t knowanaccount had us to give them half,” she said. the number of beneficiaries. Papanasam Assemblycon- and school staffconniving to steal Over 400kmaway, the scam Sometimes, the schools areun- We gave him the user ID and been created in my name. Ididn’t Madrasa Alia Arabia is aresi- Asked about the changeinreli- stituency in Thanjavur district, User IDs and passwords to divert playedout through adifferent aware,” said aschool official, password, and he said our stu- getany money. Also, thereisno dential facility forboys. gion of studentsonrecords, he Doraikannu held severalposts in benefitsfromschools that never method —details of an entire speaking on condition of dentswould receive the scholar- hostelinthe school,” said Kujjur, Mohammad Sahabuddin, head said: “These things do nothap- the AIADMK including that of the appliedfor any—including using school were usedtoavail the ben- anonymity. ship.Later,wefound that none of whosefamilycultivatesvegetables teacher,said: “We neverfilledany pen in our school.” party's Thanjavur north zone sec- the name of aKendriyaVidyalaya efit withouttheir knowledge.In Pastor Anil Chakor,chairman, our studentshad been made a on asmall parcel of land. Records scholarshipformforany of ourstu- SARFARAZ DEVELOPMENT retaryand the position of the sec- in Sahibganj. The Indian Express Sahibganj, middlemen targeteda AssemblyofGod Church School beneficiary,”said Rijhu Mahato, showscholarshipswere disbursed dents.” ACADEMY MISSION HIGH retary of the party’s Papanasam trackeddownindividuals who KendriyaVidyalaya with records in Ranchi, identifieda“middle- Vice Principal, Indian Public to 174students, including 148 INDIRA GANDHI MEMORIAL SCHOOL, KURGI, RANCHI: Union forthree decades. He was were allegedly the pivot of this listing 123beneficiaries, includ- man” as Dinesh Sahu. Ansari and School, Murpuri, Ranchi. “hostel” students. HIGH SCHOOL, NAWAGARH, Records listSatish Lakra, aClass also aleader of the District nexus: from Mustaqh, called “the ing 122hostelstudents. Daniel Arapointed to another in In Sundru villageof SarfarazAhmad,owner,said: DHANBAD:Recordsshowschol- 9student from the tribal com- AgricultureMarketing agent of agents,” to Dinesh Sahu, Tirkey,the principal, said: “Ihave Behratoli: Tanveer,atailor,who Lohardaga, residentssaid Sahu “Beforethe lockdown, 40-50 stu- arships were sanctionedfor 324 munity as aMuslim who wasre- Committee. He wonhis first ateacher who also owns aschool no information about this schol- claimedhewas directed by and banking correspondentshad dentsstayedinthe hostel.” He did students—allexceptonereceived ceivedRs10,700 in aJharkhand Assemblyelection in 2006and he in Ranchi. arshipscheme.There is no hostel Maulana Tabrez Bukhari of Darul- visitedthem to open accountsfor notprovide anydetails about the Rs 10,700 eachfor “hostel” stu- StateCo-operative Bank ac- retainedthe Papanasam seat in All of this, right under the in our KV,and we did notfill any Salam AcademyinRanchi. The students. “One of them wascar- hostel’slocation,orexplainhowso dents. The three-room school has count. “Iwas told that Iwill get the 2011 and 2016 Assembly noses of district, state, and central application form.” Indian Express trackeddownall rying alaptopand another was manystudentsreceivedscholar- no hostel. Rs 1,500asstipend moneybut I polls. He wasinducted intothe authorities who have been tasked When The Indian Express di- three. carrying a(Point of Sale) machine. ships. “These details arehandled RamDubey,director,said: have notreceivedit. Ihaveonly stateCabinetbylateChief with verifying the applications alledthe contact number of a “Maulana Bukhari told me to Manychildren were asked to get by my computeroperator,”hesaid. “We have only80students. Idid one SBI account,” said the 16- MinisterJayalalithaa afterhis before disbursing the scholar- beneficiarylistedasNusrat Bano, collect the Aadhaar cards of those their mobile phones and reveal SUNRISE PUBLIC SCHOOL, notinitiateany application.Thisis year-old. 2016 victory. ships meant forstudentsfrom astudent of Class 9, the call was who look likestudents. Iwas to OTPs. Butwebecame suspicious TANGAR,RANCHI:Recordsshow abig fraud.” Sarfaraz Ahmad, the school As agricultureminister, families with annual income be- answered by aman who identi- getRs100 per person. Icollected and confronted them. We al- that Aasmin Khatun, 17,received UNIDENTIFIED,RANCHI:Hasan owner,said: “Idon’tknowhow Doraikannu wasinstrumental in lowRs1lakh, and who had fied himself as Vikas Ganjhu, a details of around 100persons, but lowedthem to leave onlyafter Rs 5,700 on May11. “We haven’t Ali’saccountnumberinthePublic their religion has been getting the Cauverydeltade- scored at least50% in their previ- 22-year-old shop-owner from only21got their money. This job theypromisedthat theywould- got anypassbook.Wewereallot- Finance Management System changed.” Bank sources said the claredas aprotectedspecial agri- ous exam. SalwevillageinLatehar. involvesalot of hardworkand I n’t come to the villageagain,” said tedRs2,500bytheschoolbutthey (PFMS)fordirecttransferslistshim moneywas lying unusedinthe cultural zone. During the Covid- On Sunday, The Indian Express “Middlemen filledour forms and have refusedtodoitany more,” Mumtaz Alam, aresident. said it has been adjustedinthe as abeneficiaryofRs10,700 for account since Lakra’s finger- related lockdown too, he steered reportedhow the scam had en- promisedusmoney. We haven’t said Tanveer. When contacted,Sahu said: “I fees.Iamasmall-timefarmerand hostelstudents, but the school’s printswerenot submitted amid severalreforms in handling and snaredschools, students, and par- receivedanything so far,”hesaid. “What Tanveer meant wasto am aLeft-leaning person and do the moneywould have been of name could notbeverified. Ali, a the Covid lockdown. managing agricultural produce entsacross four districtsin In Dhanbad, St Xavier’s collect Aadhaar cards of students some farming on the side. Iwant muchhelp, especiallyafter the 25-year-old father of achild who MADRASA and livestockservices in the state. Jharkhand despitemultiple Mission School owner of Darul-Salam Academy. But the studentstoprosper,that’s all. lockdown,”saidAjijAnsari,thefa- owns some land, said he wasap- KURANIYAKALIMUL ULUM, Vice President Venkaiah checks in place, including GhyanshyamSav found while fol- since my school did nothavean Ihad gone to the villagetomake ther of Aasmin who appeared for proachedbyamiddleman who DUMKA: Records list270 ben- Naidu, Prime MinisterNarendra Aadhaar IDs, fingerprints, bank lowing up on applications that U-DISE (UnifiedDistrict them understand the process. Class 10 exams this year. toldhimto give hisfingerprintson eficiaries, including 179hostel Modi and Chief Minister accounts, and an online database. the contact number had been Information System for The moneycomes to the stu- Rakiba Khatun, aClass 10 stu- aPoSmachineandAadhaardetails students. However, the contact Edappadi KPalaniswami con- It turns out that this scam has changed in the forms. “It wasthe Education Code) number,which dents’ accounts, howcan Itakeit? dent, also receivedRs2,500from to avail “charity moneyfromthe number listedinthe name of doledthe minister's death. multiple trails, with “charity from number of awoman from is requiredforapplying, we could All these allegations arefalse.” thesanctionedRs5,700.“We don’t Saudigovernment”.Recordsshow Ajmeri Biwi, aClass 6student, The PMO quoted Modi as Saudia Arabia” emerging as are- Wasseypur.When Igot my num- notgoahead,” said Bukhari. knowinwhichbank my account the moneywas deposited in his wasanswered by aman who saying: “Saddenedbythe de- curring theme. berreinstated, Ifound that 100 Local residentsand Maulana Jharkhand CM wasopened.We were givencash,” account on May11. “The middle- identifiedhimself as Manzar mise of Ministerinthe Tamil “Iwas told the moneywas fake studentshad been addedun- Bukhari described aman they said Rakiba, 17. “Iamafarmer but men onlygavemehalf the Bari from Gaya in Bihar. “Idon’t Nadu Government, Thiru R. from the Saudi government. I der the school’s name on the por- identifiedasMustaqh as the orders probe don't ownany land. During the amount. My sisters, too, received knowwhat youare talking Doraikkannu. He made note- gave the middleman my Aadhaar tal,” he said. “The authorities said “agent of agentswho has done verification of applicants—from lockdown,we got apittanceforour moneylikethis,” said Ali. about,” he said. worthy effortstoservesociety number and account details. My it wasaserver error. Howcan lakhs of transactions”. the school to the statelevel. “We produce. We will trytoeducate ‘Don’t knowwhy Samshul Haque, who runs and empowerthe farmers. wifeand IreceivedRs10,700 therebeaserver erroronaphys- Subsequently, The Indian Express will immediatelyrectify the sys- our children as long as we can,” the madrasa, said he did not Condolences to his familyand each, and we gave half the ical piece of paper?” receivedacall from aman who temofverification and makesure said Latif Ansari, Rakiba’s father. religion waschanged’ verify anyapplication forthe supporters in this sad hour.” amount to the middle man,” said Connecting the dots, identifiedhimself as Mustaqh. thisdoesnothappenagain.These Records show130 studentsre- SUNRISE PUBLIC SCHOOL, scholarship. "Someone seems to -WITHPTIINPUTS Ansari, 39. “Itook the moneybe- “Who asked youtocome behind scholarships areimportant forthe ceivedRs5,700 each. Munsaf RATU,RANCHI: Scholarship have cheated us,” he said. CALENDAR

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It seems to be creating some impact. we expelledall the (BJP people who were)LJP changed if the captain changes. Iamthe cap- LIZMATHEW&MANOJCG Nitish is being compared with Nitish. candidates... That endedtheir election tain nowbut Amit Shah remains the opener... And Nitish is apersonality who believesin prospects. And we made it clear that our al- Yes, as party president Iwill have to speak tough talk... and also good governance. There liance comprises four parties —the BJP,JD(U), more. Ihavetoattend public rallies, other- Youhavebeen campaigning intenselyin is no expectation from Tejashwi. People HAMandVIP.Oursisacadre-basedparty.Here wise Iwas neveronthe dais, always amidst Bihar.What’s the major challengefor knowthat throughout corona, Tejashwi was the spirit of transferring votes is 100percent. people to listentotheir voices. Even today, the BJP? in Delhi. JPNadda is notfighting elections alone, it is There’s no challenge. People want devel- JD(U) leaders aresaying that the damage with full inputsfromAmit Shah, Rajnath opment and theyhaveunderstood that time What’s your opinion of Tejashwi? has been done. Singh, Nitin Gadkari and the Honourable has come when Prime Minister(Narendra) Theyhavenot risen from the roots. They No damage.We don’tsaybadthingsabout Prime Minister. Iconsulted Amit Shah on our Modi is theretotakecareofBihar and Nitish don’t knowthe problems. Theyare tutored, anybody.Butwhenwe realisethatsomebody programmes during the corona pandemic. I Kumar is thereasanexperiencedsober person theycan’t deliver. Theyare nothonesttothe is taking advantageofitbecause we arequiet, consult him regularly. committedto good governance. So, he is going cause. He has notattended(the House)as we don’t allowit... (Saying) ‘I am Hanuman of to implement the same. In the pastfew years, Leader of Opposition in the lastyear... (just) Modiji’...thatdoesnot(mean)ourworkersare Could youhavehandledthe migrant asea changehas takenplace... Institutions, im- one dayofthe Budget Session. Howare you going to vote foryou. labour issue better? plementation of infrastructure, highways, going to explain it? This speaksvolumes We handleditwell. And it’s notanissue over-bridges, flyovers, recruitments, develop- about (his) arrogance…feudalism, (his) dis- JD(U) leaders saythe LJP should notget the in Bihar.Theyare the mostsatisfied(with our ment of institutes of na- respect fordemocracy. RajyaSabha seat as partof measures). It wasanun- tional standards... people (AtTejashwi’s the NDAorjoin the Iamthe captain now precedented crisis, every have seen (this) and theydo The BJP has been in Cabinet. Do youagree? daywehad to handle dif- notwant development to rallies)It’snota poweratthe Centrefor JPNadda at aroadshowinHajipur in Vaishali district on Saturday. PTI We will see when it but Amit Shah ferent things. getderailedagain. People of crowd.Itiscommitted six years now. Whyare comes to that. But the point remains the opener… Bihar areveryconscious of votersofoneparticular youstill talking about 60 isveryclear.Thereisnocon- Even today, JPNadda is UP CM Yogi Adityanath their rightsand theyknow style,whohavebeenwith years of the Congress On the ground, we hear manyvoices does notmatch... unhone experiment karke fusion between the BJP and not fighting elections has warnedthat those whocan (protect) those. So themfor20years.Same and 15 years of Lalu? againstNitish. Have youheardthese? dekh liya.Iwas the Health Ministerthen. I the JD(U) and HAM and VIP. alone, it is with full inputs who wage what he calls Ifind the BJP-NDAtobefar people,samesupporters... Because we find there We knowwho these are... inko peeda hui telephonedNitish Kumar and told him that We arefighting together. from Amit Shah, Rajnath ‘love jihad’ should be ahead. is amarkedchangeduring hai Lalu ko chodne ki. Yehwoh voices hain Iamunable to contact your Health Minister. prepared fortheir last Peopleknowiftheycome the Nitish regime in Bihar. (Theyare those who were pained It wasdengue season. He said, YouhavefilledinAmit Singh, Nitin Gadkari and journey—RamNaam Youmentioned again,samethingsare It is our responsibility to because of Nitish leaving Lalu). ‘What can IdoNaddaji.Who do Shah’s big shoes. After Prime Minister... Iconsult SatyaHai ki Yatra... Do recruitment. Apromise goingtohappen” put things on recordsothat Theywerehurtbecause theyhad Itell?’. Itold him Ihavetosend taking over,you had to him (Shah) regularly” youapproveofsuch like10lakh jobs made by thereisnoconfusion in the hijacked(po wer). If youwant to medicines fordengue, Ihaveto lead the party during a remarks? Tejashwi Yadavis minds of the people. In compare, compareNitish’s 2010 send ateam of doctors...I need pandemic. What were Everyonehastheirown drawing crowds… Bihar,people didn’t step out of their houses popularity with 2020 because THEEXPRESS reports.‘Yeh TejPratap your main challenges? styleoffunctioning and their choice of words It’s notacrowd. It is the committed voters after5pm... therewas no terrorism in Bihar theJD(U)-BJP wastogether then (Tejashwi’s brother) ghode se hi Culturedoesn’t changeinour party with isasperthat…At theendof it,sabkasaathsabka of one particular stylewho have been with (for them to be scared). Brothers didn’t send and JD(U)- BJP is together now. INTERVIEW nahin uttra (didn’t getoff his changeofguard. We work with team spirit, vikas, sabka vishwas will be the motto. themforthepast20years.Whenthey(gather), their sisters out alone. And who were the WITH high horse)’.Soheknows.I we have aparliamentaryboardofwhichIam others understand what is going to happen in people (behind this)? (Mohammad) What givesyou the JPNADDA, knewit. amember since 2014.Iwas Secretaryof Ramnaam satyahai is associated with Bihar.Thesamepeople,samesupporters...Usse Shahabuddin, who wasanRJD MP.Hekilled confidence that Nitish will BJP NATIONAL PRESIDENT ParliamentaryBoardand the Central Election death. jyada koi nahin aata (Noone beyond that). twobrothers by pouring acid. One journal- remain with you? Chirag Paswan’s LJP is partof Committee. All decisions arecollective and Idon’tsubscribetotheviewthatthisisthe Bihars knowthat if these people come again, istwrote that the ministerwent to meethim He has understood —and I the NDA,but he is contesting takenatthe parliamentaryboard. Prime connotation (of what he said). thesamethingsaregoingto happen.Therehas in jail... he wasmurdered.Today’s DGP,he had said this at that time too—that it (his al- againstyour alliance in Bihar.Why not MinisterModi’s inputsare immense. Inever been no changeinthe RJD’s character. washiding in the thana from Shahabuddin... liance with Lalu) wasunholyand unscien- remove him from the NDA? felt that Ihad to fill big shoes or small shoes. Howimportant is awin in Bihar foryou? Then (G) Krishnaiah, aDalit officer from tific and the chemistrydidn’t match. People TheBJPneverexpelsanyone.Oursisavery Idon’t speak asentence that doesn’t have the Forthe BJP,every election is achallenge. I Tejashwi’s attackagainstNitish Kumar is AndhraPradesh, waslynched. Howcan we mockedmebut Iknew. Sushasan and disciplinedparty.Ittakes half aday forusto consideration of the toppeople in the party. don’ttakeany lightly. Ifeel uncomfortable sit- on jobs and the wayhehandledCovid... forget and letpeople forget all this? Kushasan can’tbetogether.The chemistry give astatement.Thereweretwo actions.One, And the batting order does notget ting in Delhi when astate is going to polls.

BUSINESSASUSUAL In seat once represented by Lalu, murder FORMORELOGONTO INDIANEXPRESS.COM BY UNNY accused queers son’s development pitch /ELECTIONS ● WHO’S WHERE TODAY the lastday of campaigning forthe second SANTOSHSINGH phase of polls. RLSP CHIEF UPENDRA DANAPUR(PATNA),NOVEMBER1 Even though Danapur’s voters arelargely KUSHWAHA WILL VISIT dividedoncaste lines, thereare questions be- RIGA, BATHNAHA,PARIHAR DESPITE ATTEMPTS by the Nitish Kumar-led ing raisedabout Ritlal’s candidature. NDAalliance to rake up poor lawand order PawanKumar Gupta,who runs abusiness AND BAJPATTI IN during the 15-year regime of Lalu Prasad, the in Danapur market,says,“One mustnot en- SITAMARHI DISTRICT; RJD-ledMahagathbandhan has so farman- courageelementslikeRitlal. He faces several MORWA IN SAMASTIPUR aged to keep itscampaign focusedondevel- accusations of land grabbing. We would stay DISTRICT;HARLAKHI IN opment politics and Tejashwi Yadav’s prom- away from suchacandidateevenifTejashwi ise of 10 lakh jobs forthe state’s youth. Yadavpromises us the moon.” Adds Jitendra MADHUBANI DISTRICT However, the Danapur contest—wheresit- Kumar from Patalapur panchayat, “Ritlal’s vic- ting BJP MLAAsha Devi Sinha is taking on the tory could mean rise of severallocal hood- IHerebyDeclare RJD’s Ritlal Yadav, one of the men accusedof lums. Being afellowYadavisnot good murdering her husband Satyanarayan Sinha enough.” in 2003 —threatens to muddle that script. Another resident, Avinash Kumar,says that Adjoining capital Patna, the Danapur the RJD’s Muslim, Yadav-plus formula may Assemblyseat, whichvotes on November 3, On Sunday, Tejashwi shared stagewith Ritlal Yadav(in cap) forthe firsttime. Express notworkinDanapur “because of Ritlal’s im- WHOAREPACHPAUNIA, wasrepresented by Lalu Prasad in 2000.The age”. In fact, even if Ritlal gets 80-90% of the PACHFORNA? BJP’s Asha Sinha has been representing the Yadavvotes, the upper castes, OBC Kurmis, SUNILKUMAR seat since 2005. Her husband waskilledon over 59,000votes and RJD stituency has issues suchaswater-logging, Kushwahas and abig chunk of the EBC votes Janata Dal (United), April 30, 2003, and the case is under trial. candidateSachchidanand the main concern is to arelikelytogoinSinha’s favour. Bhorey (Gopalganj) Ritlal, who faces 33 cases of murder,at- only11,000votes. keep apolitician like Ritlal firstcame intolimelight in the early tempttomurder,extortion, and is also charged In the 2015 elections, Phase2 Ritlal at bay. In this 1990s forheand his men landing all the rail- TOTALASSETS Phase3 under provisions of the Arms Act, wasjailedin the RJD fieldedRajkishore Katihar election, Iamcontest- waycontractsofDanapur division. After `6.1 CRORE (with spouse) 2010 in amurder case. He has been acquitted Yadav, but he lostto Patna ing againstmyhus- Satyanarayan Sinha’s murder,hehad gone on in eight of these cases, and is out on bail. the BJP’s Asha Sinha by band’s alleged killer,” the run and had onlysurrendered in 2010. **Contesting elections forthe firsttime DANAPUR In 2013,Ritlal became the firststate politi- about 5,000votes. Phase1 Sinha said at ameeting in However, Ritlal continues to be close to MOVABLEASSETS cian to face acase under the Prevention of In her campaign Danapur on October 31. Lalu reportedly, and the RJD supremo had also ● POLL SPEAK MoneyLaundering Act. this time, Sinha is re- The next day, as Ritlal cam- visited his Danapur house before the 2014 CONGBIHARINCHARGE `3.9 CRORE In 2010,Ritlal had contestedthe Assembly minding people of her hus- paignedinthe riverine belt, he stuck Lok Sabha polls to seek supportfor his daugh- Assets 2015 2020 elections as an Independent from jail. While band’s murder and asking them to vote for to his party’s development pitch. He wasalso terand PataliputraRJD candidateMisa SHAKTISINHGOHIL’S Cashinhand -85,000 he had lost, he had managed to get41,000 in ‘peace’. “I am onlytelling people about aman- joinedbyTejashwi Yadav, who has so far Bharati. In 2014,Lalu had made him the RJD FULLINTERVIEW Bankbalance -2.54cr the Yadavbastion. The BJP’s Asha Sinha got chain (peace, lawand order) .While the con- avoidedsharing the stagewith the leader,on statesecretary. Stocks&bonds- NIL Otherinvestment- 83.18lakh Jewellery -36lakh Vehicle -15lakh All work, or only play? The sum total of the job maths Other -1lakh Total -3.9crore IMMOVABLEASSETS police officers, Rs 5,780 crorewill be spent on details, Union ministerRaviShankar Prasad SANTOSHSINGH recruitment of 75,000 engineers, Rs 6,406 OUTOFWORK claimedthiswasongroundof layingof optical `2.27 CRORE PATNA,NOVEMBER1 crorewillbespentonrecruitmentof 2lakhpe- fibreinevery Bihar village, that had created ons... This means atotal of Rs 58,415 crore... If jobs at local levels, and setting up of common MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%) ■ Bihar ■ India Assets 2015 2020 SEVERAL FIGURES arebeing thrownabout as the Opposition spends this muchonsalary, servicecentresundertheITDepartmentatthe Agriland -1.2crore the Bihar polls come to hang on the lack, and howwill theymeetthe expenses on pension, Pre-lockdown Lockdown Post-lockdown Centre(whichheheads), that had engaged Non-agriland -6lakh promise, of jobs. Hereare some of them: students’scholarship,cycle,uniforms,mid-day 50 “over2.5 lakh boys and girls in Bihar alone”. meal...and electricity?” he questioned. Modi 40 The JD(U) has said contrarytoTejashwi's Commercial -NIL 46 Tejashwi’s 10 lakh notedthat the statebudget wasRs2.11lakh 30 46.6 claims of 4.5 lakh government jobs notbeing 23.5 Residential -85lakh 21.7

The Grand Alliance’s CM candidatehas crore,afarcryfromtheRs24,000crorebudget 17.8 filled,“aroundonelakhjobsarevacant,of which 20 15.4 12.8 13.4 11.9 10.6 10.3 9.8 10.2 8.8 Other -16.6lakh 8.3 7.4 7.8 promised10lakhgovernmentjobsinthe“very in the RJD government’s time. 7.2 we have advertisedfor morethan 75,000”. 6.7 10 7 Total -2.27crore firstCabinetwith my very firstsignature”. He Inanapparentreferenceto Lalu,Nitishsaid, 0 has reducedthis number to a “Wherewill youget moneyto Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July AugSept Oct Cong’s ‘21,000-odd’ LIABILITIES `3.25LAKH simple math: “Thereisaprovi- paythesalaries?Fromthesame *India's monthly unemployment rate till October 31 is 6.8% (Urban 7.1%, Rural6.7%) On Friday, the Congress accusedNitish of (Bank loans,etc.) sioninthebudget for4.5lakhjobs scam forwhichyou areinjail?” puttinghealthservices“onaventilator”,claim- CRIMINALCASES that arevacant. And 5.5 lakh jobs Tejashwireplied:“Rs30,000 STATE OF AFFAIRS:BIHAR’S JOBLESSNESS ing shortage of 60% doctors and 71%nurses moreare neededfor Bihar’s croreisBihar’s budget,whereis acrossBihar.Withoutmentioningtheyearthe No pending criminal cases ■ Jan-Apr ■ May-Aug UnemploymentRate(%) progress,accordingto NITIAayog. themoney?Allgonein60scams JD(U)-BJPgovernmenthaddoneso,orinrefer- If thereisawill, it’s possible.” onhis(Nitish’s)watch...Hespent Total 17.2 23.6 Urban 29.1 23 Rural 15.6 23.7 enceto whichcase,theCongresssaidtheNitish According to him, these 5.5 lakh Rs 500crore to brighten his face Male 16.3 23 Male 28.2 21.9 Male 14.7 23.1 government had submitted to the Supreme

EXPLAINED E● HASHTAG POLITICS jobs will be addedinmedicine, inads.Thenhemakesthislaugh- Female 53.3 46.5 Female 49.6 56.5 Female 54.2 44.8 Courtthatonly5,205of the12,206sanctioned education, police services etc. able comment.” posts of doctors and 5,634ofthe 19,155 posts ●@PCHIDAMBARAM_IN:“...IN TheNDAreactedafteritsaw thattheprom- Source: Centrefor Monitoring Indian Economy of nurses in the statewerefilled. 2019LSPOLLS,BJPCANDIDATES ise wasresonating across crowds. Deputy CM BJP’s 19 lakh TheCongresssaidaGrandAlliancegovern- won319 of 381 assembly seats. But in Sushil Kumar Modi firedthe firstsalvo,saying AfterraisingquestionsregardingTejashwi’s mentwouldfillupthesevacantposts ina“spe- election or by-election in these regions since that10 lakhadditionaljobswouldmeananex- promise,theBJPsomewhatdilutedthecharge wouldcreateonelakhjobsandtherest would Both Nitish and the BJP have nowtaken to cial drive”, “bypassing Public Service 2019... BJP candidates...won...163of381. pense of Rs 58,000 croreabove the annual by vowing in itsmanifesto to create19lakh come from agricultureetc, without details. claiming that under Lalu Prasad, followedby Commission”. The Congress said eligible can- Who said the BJP can’tbedefeated? Oppn budget.Hesaid: “If 1.25 lakh doctors, 2.5 lakh jobs.AstheBJPputit,itspromisewasnot about RJD national vice-president Shivanand Rabri Devi, the RJD government created “only didates would appear with their educational have to believe they candefeat the BJP.I para-medical staffare inducted,then “giving jobs” but “creating them”. Tewarireacted:“Tejashwihassettheagenda... 95,000 jobs” in 15 years and when, for10of certificates,thesewouldbeverified,andanin- hope this will be proved in Bihar.” Rs22,270.95crorewillbespentonsalaries.For Bihar BJP president Dr SanjayJaiswal said Both PM Modi and Nitish have been finding it those years, Bihar and Jharkhand were one. terviewdoneby theDirectorGeneralof Health recruitmentof 2.5lakhteachersand50teach- onlyfour lakh of those jobs —three lakh in difficult to answer his job posers.” In comparison, NDAleaders have been Services,leadingto recruitment.Thepartyalso 983 LIKES, 182 RETWEETS IN 6HRS ers,Rs20,352.66crore willbespent...Rs3,604 teaching and one lakh inhealth —wouldbein Lalu’s ‘95,000’vsNitish's ‘6 lakh’ claiming,theNitishgovernmentinits15years promisedhiring of specialists on “special crorewill be spent on recruitment of 95,000 the government sector.Hesaid the IT sector had givensix lakh jobs. Without giving many salary”, and increase in PHCs in Bihar.

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READYFOR TAKE-OFF Upendra Baxi Government has setnew terms forAir India sale, but it may notbeeasy to attractbidders in current climate ACCOUNTABILITYANGELSURGINGthat againstaseniorjustice of the Supreme Justice DVSS Somayajulu respectively on the truth mustcome out and secrecy folks CourtofIndiawithout meeting the robust September 15 and16, 2020,and alleges that NOCTOBER 29, theGovernmentofIndia announcedyet another round insisting that institutional integrity trumps evidentiarythreshold forprima facie en- the “beneficiary” of these orders is the TDP of changes to facilitatethe sale of Air India. The mostsubstantive change the people’s right to knowwill have yet quiry. Second, he namessome incumbent “of whichJustice Ramana wasalegal ad- concerns the levelofdebt that prospective bidderswould necessarily again afield daywith the letter (publicly justices and the Chief Justice of the High viser and Additional Advocate General in have to take on if theyboughtthe national carrier. Earlier,the govern- disclosedvia media release) by theChief Court as directly or indirectlygiving judg- the past…” However, theApexCourthas O MinisterofAndhra Pradesh to theChief mentsand orders at the instigation of even in TADA casesquashed terror convic- ment had mandated afixed levelofdebt to be bundledwith the sale. This Justice of India. Justice Ramana. Third, his principal advisor, tions in holding thatintention and conse- wasahefty amount of Rs 23,286.50 crore. According to thelatestannouncement, the The secrecy folksalways managetopre- Ajeya Kellam,releases thelettertothe press, quences aredifferent things—intention has government will allowprospective bidders theflexibility to decidethe levelofdebt they vail. Remember advocateUtsav Singh Bains even before theCJI had an opportunityto to be proved and one maynot infer it by a wish to take on while buying the debt-ridden airline. The second substantive changeis who filedanaffidavit thatacertain disgrun- examinethe matter. studyofthe consequencesofthe act. that the winning bidder will have to deposit at least15per cent of the bid amount in cash tledcorporatehatched abig conspiracy Howmay Chief Justice Bobde act? He Already,Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay,a with thegovernmentaheadofthe sharetransfer.Since these crucial changes were an- sinceCJI Ranjan Gogoihad takenstrict ju- maydecide to direct the registrar to listthe Supreme Court lawyer and BJP leader,has nouncedjustaday before the lastdatefor submission of expressions of interest, the gov- dicial actionagainstthe subversionofjudi- matter as manifest contempt —two very sought thestatutorilyrequired consent of ernment also announced an extension of this deadline from October 30 to December 14 cial independence? Remember that Justice recent decisions of the Courthaveheld that the AttorneyGeneral KKVenugopal to ini- AKPatnaik had submitted asealed cover scandalisation of the Courtiscontuma- tiatecontemptproceedings againstthe so that potentialbidders have achance to carefullyevaluatethe newterms and conditions. reporttothe Supreme CourtinOctober cious.Ofcourse,the eliteconstitutional chief ministerand his principal advisor, The governmenthopesthat thesechanges would makeAir Indiaamoreattractive 2019?One year down the road, arewethe opinion demands that this powerbeexer- Kellam, because “if this kind of precedent proposition. The high —and rising —level of debt has easilybeen the biggeststumbling people, well-informedabout the truth of cisedveryrarely. Who/what should the CJI were allowed, political leaders would start blockinthe sale of Air India since it wasfirstput up forsale in 2018.Air India had close to the matter? listento? making recklessallegations againstjudges Rs 60,000 croreofdebt even before the pandemicmade things worse; the beleaguered Undeterred,the Andhra Pradesh CM The gravamen againstJustice Ramana is who do notdecidecases in theirfavour” and carrier has accumulated additional debt since the startofthe current financial year.Given nowattacks the “neutrality” of the high thathewas biasedtoact in favour of the rul- this would soon “spell the death knellofan courtand alleges a“nexus”between that ingparty because he wasanadditional ad- independent judiciary”. One hopesthat the the fact that aviation has been one of the worst-hit sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 courtand some justices and the Chief Theconductis vocategeneral when the Telugu Desam learnedAGwill decidesoon becausethe pandemic, resulting in debt levels going up across the industry, thegovernment wasof Justiceand JusticeNVRamana, due to be- Partywas in office.Manylawyers have dailytrial of casesagainstlegislators would the view, andrightfullyso, that “fixing the debt at anylevel couldhavereducedthe uni- come the 48th CJI when CJI SABobde re- contumacious at least on adornedaugustconstitutionalpositions of nowcommence. verse of bidders”. tires on April 23, 2021. Neverinthe history three counts. First, the CM being highcourt(and later even the Accountability angels mayinsist on a Notwithstanding the latestchanges, the biggestthreat to thegovernment’s effortsis of independent India has an incumbent makesanallegation of Supreme Court) justicesbecauseoftheir thorough probeintothe allegation about the timing. Mostexisting players, who would have made forthe best bidders, arestrug- chief minister writtenamissive to the CJI 'destabilising' his high legal experience. Did/do theythen nec- lands in Amaravati purchasedbytwo allegingsuchwrongdoingbyahigh court, essarilycommit anyjudicial impropriety or daughtersofthe learned justice before its gling to survive themselves. Moreover, air trafficinOctober,while distinctlybetterthan alleging also that asenior-mostjudgeofthe government against asenior areclose to the executive to apointofcom- designation as capital of thenew state. The May, is lessthanhalf of what it wasbeforethe pandemic hit. Further,withthe second Supreme Courthas aidedand abettedan justice of the Supreme Court plicity? The second allegationisthatJustice chief minister is confidentthat an enquiry waveofCOVID infections across the board, estimates suggestthat mostairlines may enterpriseto“destabilise and topple the of India without meeting the Ramana hasexercisedremote control and will establish a“prior meeting of minds”, struggle to befinanciallyviable even in 2021. Beyond the timing issue, it is tooearly to as- democraticallyelected government of the robust evidentiarythreshold influencedBenchformation in the Andhra “meticulous round-tripping of transactions sess whether the latesttweakswould be enough to attract interestfromthe buyers. It is state”. The letter also speaksofan“indelible High Court. But is thereany hardprima fa- and the holdings”, and a“largerscam”. At noteworthy that in thepreviousiterationssince 2018,Air Indiahas notattracted asingle trail” whichleads “backtothe overtand forprima facie enquiry. cie evidence of suchaconductsuggesting itsbest, theCourt mayadd itsvoice foran bid. The trouble is, since Air India losses moneyeachyear,itisdifficult forthe govern- covert actions of SriNChandrababu Naidu Second,henames some that the Masterofthe Roster allowedsuch expeditious CBI investigation. But if the CJI through Honourable Sri Justice NV thingstohappen? Third, Justice decides on an in-house enquiry, the com- ment to wait out this trough in the market—unless, of course, it can find ways to run the incumbent justices and the Ramana”. Chelameswar,ina2016internalnote to the mittee will have to act much before April airline in suchamanner that it doesn’t leak money. The chief minister does notseek any Chief Justice of the High Collegium, nowinthe public domain, sug- 23, 2021, the date of his retirement. specific constitutional remedy;heseems Court as directly or gested that hiscolleague had shown “un- Anydelaymay resultinaninadvertent merelytosurmise and suggest. Scurrilous, indirectly giving judgments dueproximity” to the chiefminister in en- and unconstitutional supersession. One even if politicallyshrewd, suspicionsdonot and ordersatthe instigation dorsing sixjudicialelevations. In the event, hopes that the Union LawMinisterRavi HAND AND SICKLE constitute evidence whichwill hold up in a however, it seemsthat the contraryview ShankarPrasadwouldreassure the nation judicial forum. Would the CJI then be duty- of Justice Ramana. Third,his expressedbythe Intelligence Bureauand that the supersession of justices is athing bound or discretion-laden in yetordering principal advisor,Ajeya the Collegium prevailed. of pastand will neverbeallowedtoraise its Aformal alliance maynot be enough forthe Congress and CPM an in-house investigation on such acontu- Kellam, releases the letter to Can allegations about suchmisdoings ugly and fierce mienagain. to be the alternative to Trinamool Congress in West Bengal macious conduct? the press, even before the CJI further override the attorney-client privi- The conduct is contumacious at leaston lege? The letter refers to the“gag” order and The writer is professor of law, University of had an opportunityto HE CPM CENTRAL committee on Saturday stampedits approval on an al- three counts.First, the CM makes an allega- astayofinvestigation passedbythe Chief Warwick,and former vice chancellor of liance with the Congress to fight the assemblyelections in West Bengal tion of “destabilising” his government examine the matter. Justice of AndhraPradesh High Courtand UniversitiesofSouthGujarat and Delhi next year,while thetwo parties will face offinKerala around the same time. Though aformal alliance is afirst, the CPM and Congress had atacit TunderstandingtotakeonMamataBanerjee’s Trinamool Congress in the 2016 assembly election. On thatoccasion,the alliance could notmakeadent in Trinamool’s showing.Besides, the BJP seems to have emergedasthe principalopposition to the Trinamool in West Bengal. The Congress and CPM will needmorethanjustanalliance to radicallyalter the political scenario in West Bengal and be of some consequenceinthe as- ’70S LESSON FOR VACCINE PLAN semblypolls. Aftertwo terms in office, MamataBanerjee has lostsome of the lustrethat fetchedher asubstantial majority in the lasttwo assemblyelections. The CPM and the Congresswere Howproject that devised self-reliance in foodgrains can guide COVID vaccination her primaryadversaries in the lasttwo elections, whichwerefought on secular governance issues suchasland ownership. The rise of the BJP has transformedthe natureofthe con- Yoginder KAlagh test andthe party is nowcontrolling the narrative in the statewith anew form of iden- tity politics —its spectacular ascent is reflected in the BJP winning 18 Lok Sabha seatsand over 40 per cent of the votes in 2019.The challengebeforethe Congress and the CPM is MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA,aneconomist support, we could turn to “secular” dharma Icame backfired with energy,but my to reinvent the alliance as the alternative to both the Trinamool and the BJP.That calls for with considerable practical experience, has gurus who have alarge following —follow- staffchief gave me ahorrorstory of how the alliance to discard the lethargyinducedbythe loss of office and be at leastavibrant pointed out that under normal circum- ers of Pandurang Shastri Athawale (Dada) agriculturewas planned. Some yardsticks Opposition in the street and the assembly, offeracounter to Mamata’s governance agenda stances, India manages to vaccinateonly65 and Morari Bapu, the Kathakar,inwestern that had originated in Poland were used. I and patronagepolitics as well as the BJP’s identity politics. The tried, tested andfailed per centofits under-five-year-olds, 100mil- India, forexample. Thereare likelytobesim- put an end to that and asked each collector lion of the 150million in that agegroup. By ilar groups in different states and regions. to send me datafromthe field. Using it, we leadershipofthese parties seems hardlyinapositiontopresentanew agendaand cap- implication, 200million people to be vacci- These areactuallyreligious leaders with a modelled agricultureproduction and by turethe narrative.The Congress and the LeftinWestBengal have revealedthe same nated againstCOVID in the firstyear means solidreputation forfieldworkand an organ- 1978, we were producing enough grain to predicament that itsnational leadership suffers from —out of office, theyare at alossin averydifficult if notanalmostimpossible isational structuretofollowthrough when feed ourselves. To my surprise, Ibecame an setting the electoral agenda. Both the Congress and the CPM have lostthe ambition and target.Thischallengeneeds careful thinking. ataskisspelt out to them. The Khalsais, of agricultural “expert”. skilltoreimaginetheir vision, introduce newleaders and mobilise people: Theyhave We need to plan on awar footing. But the course, the finest exampleofthiswith a Will we nowhavethe couragetoface re- optedtowait forvoters to return afterexhausting trustinthe incumbent party.Suchastrat- plan mustalso be realistic and basedonlo- globalreach. ality? It's moredifficult because youhaveto cal realities.The firsttask would be the con- The public sector in the PPP mode would look at the face of death. But if we manageto egy can work forthem in states wherepolitics is bipolar,but it is likelytofurther dimin- struction of areal statistical system, or us- needtobuild up the supplychaininfrastruc- do so,wewill build the best possible — ish their influence when newplayers enter the contest. ing management jargon, an information ture. Arealisticplanwill, of course, be for12 though by no means notperfect —Vaccine West Bengal, clearly,ispoisedtosee athree-cornered contest. Together,the CPM and system basedonhealth statistics at the vil- to 18 months. An appraisal system mustbe Plan andimprove on it as we go along.But Congress had gathered over 32 per cent votes in the 2016 election, whichissubstantial lagelevel andusing guessworkincases apartofit. we have stopped planning. It's notpretty. in amulti-polar polity.The alliance will needapowerful messageand action-plan to im- wherewedon’t have data.Those who work We have stopped planning. Actually, suchplanning wasdone for That's whythe media and TV shows talk of proveupon this vote-share and offeritself as acontender foroffice. such asystemmustbesupported. They have food self-reliance in the late1960s andthe the heroes afterCOVID. Nobodyhas the adifficult task —taking decisions with the It's not pretty.That's whythe 1970s. In some ways,the problem wassim- couragetotalk about what happens“until lowest probability of failuredespiteinfor- media and TV shows talk of ilar.Ijoinedthe Perspective Planning then”, becauseit's notagood looking story mation gaps. We mustappreciatetheir hero- the heroes after COVID. Division (the powerful PPD) on invitation as even on artpaper.But that's what we need. ism and forgivetheir mistakes. Anycase, itsadviser.The staffchief helping me had The dominant Medium Is the Massage Freeze Frame EPUnny nasty parliamentaryquestions will have to Nobody has the courage to expertise in agriculture.Inthosedays,the storywill tell us that all’s well onlyafter 1991. be answered. talk about what happens Adviser PPD hadtocall on the PM. She Meanwhile, we have had the second-high- Once the rudimentsofasystem are ‘until then’, because it's not a looked at me and said youare very young. I estCOVID case load in the world. Crymy worked out, NGOs suchasSEHATand PHFI good looking storyeven on thought this meant, “Good, go backto BelovedCountry. couldberopedintodraft aplantogether Ahmedabad”.But she went on:Iwant youto with the national institutes. artpaper.But that's what we makeaplan so that Idon’t have to begfor Thewriter,aneconomist, is a If we want faster and morebroad-based need. grain from the Americans. former Union minister

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ASSAM VIOLENCE DRDOPROJECT principal scientific officer.Inessence,false THE ASSAM GOVERNMENTcalledtroops to ATOP PRIORITY defenceproject to indige- certificates were issue to IR detection assistthe civiladministration as theagita- nouslydevelop infra-red (IR)detectors for processes that did notwork, forcing Jain to tion on the foreigners issueled to firing,in missiles wasvictim to aconspiracy and de- resign. whichastate employeewas killedand mob liberatelythwarted. TwoIndian scientists violence had the upper hand. The police fired working in the US —RameshChandraTyagi PEACE EFFORTS three rounds, includingtwo in the air to dis- and ALJain —had been specially invited to FOREIGN SECRETARYRDSathe metIranian perse amob whichbroke open the gate of work on this project.The technology forde- officials in Tehran as partofIndia's effortsto the MLAs’ hostelcomplexinDispur. Dilip veloping the detectors,whichreportedly bring about aceasefireinthe Gulf War. Chakravarty, agovernment servant who was onlythe big powers have,could have been Meanwhile, in Belgrade, ameeting of six hit, diedlater.The stategovernment, soon af- developedinIndia if the scientists had been non-alignedforeign ministers and ter, ordered amagesterial inquiry.The sec- allowedtoworkfreely, according to sources. Palestinian official has been officiallypost- retariat employees have decidedtolauncha The project, calledPXSPL-47, wastaken up ponedassome of the envoys hadbeen de- non-cooperation movement to press their by the Solid-state Physics Lab (SPL) of the layed. The meeting is to be attendedbythe sevendemands, including withdrawal of se- DRDO. The storyofJain and Tyagi is related ministers of India, Pakistan, Cuba, Zambia curityforces from thesecretariatareaand ju- in the in the confidential management infor- and Faruk Khaddoumi of the Palestine dicial inquiryintothe killing. mation report, prepared by GK,Agarwal, Liberation Organisation.

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Post-Covid,lackofsocialsecurityhas made manymigrantsconsider employment opportunities closer of the republic home. Thequestion forgovernment is howtoprovide suchavenues in ecologically-fragile areas Frenchtradition of secularism is basedonthe strict separation betweenchurch and state

lievedtobeincompatible with secularism. This wasaprovocation in thereportand the subsequentpassing of the legislation. As far as private employers of schools arecon- OVER THE BARREL cerned, the lawisthat the will of the institu- tion would prevail and notany idiosyncrasy by Vikram Singh of the employee. The intention behind the stipulation is to ensure that thereisnodis- Mehta Prafull Goradia criminationagainstmembersof anyreligion, so that an employer doesnot avoid the ap- pointment of ascarf-wearing woman or a OVER THE PAST decade andmorethatI FRANCEISONCEagain in the news afterthe skull-capwearingman.Theseprovisionsen- have been writing acolumn forthispage, I gruesome murder of Samuel Paty,aFrench surenot onlythe neutrality of political au- have,onoccasion, written about the forest middle-school teacher, on October16in thority but also the freedom of conscience sanctuaryofBinsar in Uttarakhand. Ihavea Conflans-Sainte-Honorine,asuburbofParis. and belief as well as equality before thelaw. small cottageinthe sanctuary. Thesearti- Paty wasbeheadedinwhat is apparentlyan TheStasiReportalsoemphasisedsecularism cles have notbeenabout the pristine beauty act of Islamistterrorism. FrenchPresident as acornerstone of democracy. of thesanctuary, theverdant foreststhat roll Emmanuel Macron has paidtributetoPaty, The rise of Christianity ledtothe prob- from one rangeofhillstoanothermerging calling him a“quiethero” and said he was lemof church andstate.TheBiblerecognised eventuallyintothe snow-cappedpeaksof targeted because he “embodiedthe abasic duality —the temporal and the spiri- the Himalayas. Theyhavenot been about Republic”,taughtpupils“tobecomecitizens” tual.Thisisbest expressedinthewell-known the restorative andcalming influence of si- and “foughtfor freedom and reason”. phrase: “Render thereforeuntoCaesar the lence, theyhavebeen about the tension be- Thisbringsusto thenatureoftheFrench things that areCaesar’s; and untoGod the tween economic development and ecolog- Republic. Former FrenchPresident Jacques thingsthat areGod’s.” In the US,anattempt icalsustainability.Binsar offeredmea Chirac (nowdeceased) during his tenure wasmade at the complete separationbe- narrowwindowofinsight into the difficulty commissionedanexpert enquiryintowhat tween church andstate.The American con- of striking abalance between the aspira- precisely secularism in practice shouldbe. stitutioncontainsnoreferenceto God.Article tionsofthe villagers who livedinthe sanc- BernardStasi presentedhis reportin VI says that no religious test shalleverbere- tuaryand were denied,asaconsequence, December2003,basedonwhichafreshsec- quiredasaqualificationto anyoffice.Thefirst the economic benefitsofdevelopment and ular lawwas passed by theFrenchNational amendment to the Constitution adoptedin the imperative of preservingthe magnifi- AssemblyinMarch 2004.Itbrought up to 1791 explicitlysaid:“Congressshallmakeno cence of nature. datethe lawof1905. lawrespectinganestablishmentofreligion”. Ibought one of the six British-built es- The newAct definedthree essential Indianever hadacentralisedinstitution tablishmentsinBinsar in 1987.Ihavebeen principles: Freedomof conscience, equality to regulatereligion nordid it ever interfere visitingthe place regularly ever since.In in lawfor spiritual and religious belief, and intherunningof thestate.Islam,ontheother the early years, Inotedthe near-total ab- neutralityof politicalpower. In other words, hand, does notseparatethe temporal from sence of development. Therewas no run- thereare in anymodern state, three sets of the spiritual. The ultimateevidence of this ning water, therewerenoelectricity lines relations: (a) religion and the individual; (b) wasthat the Caliph, or the representative of and the road wasnarrowand irregularly CRSasikumar the stateand the individual,and; (c) the state ProphetMohammed,wasthespiritualhead tarred.Ihad to walk the lasthalf mile to my on aregular basis, astrikingmanifestation tain their business. These enterprises arenot and religion. In (b) the stateviews theindi- and the temporal chief rolledintoone. house, the nearesthospital was30km of global warming is the receding snowline unviable. Theysimplyhavenoliquidity.The vidual as acitizen and notasamember of a Francedid notfullyseparate church and away andtherewerenoschools. Itinerant of the Himalayanrange. Even the highest debateinthe corridorsofour economic min- religious group. The implication of (c) is that stateuntil the passageofits 1905 law. Today, travellers mayhavebeen happytoget away peaksofthe Nanda Devi, Trishul and istries as to whether to enlarge the fiscal religion and statefunction in twoseparate secularism is acoreconceptinthe French from the clutter of development but the Panchachuli massif reveal large rock faces. stimulus or notorwhether the central gov- areas of human activity.Donald Smith, a constitution, Article 1ofwhichformally resident villagers were not. They wanted a The Pindari Glacier is browntothe naked ernment or the states should turn to the mar- scholar from the University of Calgary, has states that France is asecularrepublic. This, shareofthe benefitsaccruing to thoseliv- eye. Of course, this will all changewhen, in kettomakeupfor the shortfall in GSTrev- comparedtheabove relations as three sides however, doesnot preventthe statefrom ing outside thesanctuary. Theywanted afew weeks, the winter snowswaddles the enues acquires adifferent hue when of atriangle. And the integrity of (a) and (b) playing an active role in the appointment of electricity,water,health, schools and above rangeinwhiteand maybeIamdrawing an contemplated through the non-academic is largely determined by thethirdrelation- Catholic diocesan bishops. Thus, the French all else, jobs. Theyverbalisedtheir protest exaggerated picturebut Ihavenever seen so Agriculture and lens of livelihood.Thereisnodoubt, in my ship, whichseparates them. Therefore, for presidentisthe only head of statewho still and at times, out of sheer frustration, they much contrastonthe mountain faces be- manufacturing offer no mind, that the Centre must open up further anystate to function asasecularstate,there appoints some Catholic bishops. even ignited theirsurroundings to attract fore.Sittinginsideasanctuarywhereonac- the fiscal spigot andhelp the state/local gov- must be awallofseparation between state Former President Nicolas Sarkozy dif- attention. One year,the forest firesalmost countofregulatoryrestrictions, the sur- scope. Construction, ernments createthe social security nets that and church. feredfromthis Frenchconstitutional tradi- engulfed my home. roundings arelush and green, one cannot hospitalityand eco-tourism assureeveryone abasic minimum income. TheFrenchlaw attemptedtoimplement tionandsawFrance’smainreligionsasmak- The authorities have,toanextent, heard but reflect on the forewarning of the scien- are options. But then the The argument of those that poreovermacro theseprinciples. It had notabolished the ing positive contributions to society.He these protests.The drive to Binsar is no longer tificcommunity that if theworld and to be MSMEs engaged in these ratios (GDP)that thereisnofiscal space for wearingof eitherJewishskullcapsorMuslim visitedthePopeinDecember2007 andpub- as tiresome as it usedtobe. The roads have morespecific India, does nottacklethe is- suchlargesse should be setagainstthe headscarves.Allitordainedwasthatthestu- liclyacknowledgedFrance’sChristian roots. been broadenedand tarred.The electricity sue of GHG emissions, it will, forcertain, be- sectorsare struggling to Keynesian comment that“in the longrun, dentsattendinggovernmentschoolsorem- Pope Benedict XVI commentedthat it is im- lines have been stretched. The valleys which queath an irremediablydamaged planetto sustain their business. These we areall dead”. ployeesworkingingovernmentofficesmust portant to becomemoreaware of the irre- at nightwereblanketed in darknessare now the next generation. India cannotaffordto enterprises are not unviable. Astark manifestation of the two-track notdisplayreligious symbols of aconspicu- placeableroleof religionfortheformationof studdedwith pinpricksof light. My homestill develop firstand clean up later. They simply have no development of oursocio-economicpolity ousnature,whichwouldincludeevenalarge conscienceandthecontributionitcanbring does nothavegrid electricity as does no one COVID has intruded. Of course, it is not is the ubiquitous spread of digitaltechnol- cross. Thereisnorestriction on wearing any to thecreation of abasic ethicalconsensus who liveswithin the forest.But we arenot the numbers of infected that have roiledthe liquidity. Thedebate in the ogy.Inaplace withlimitedphysical infra- formof dressordisplayofany religioussym- withinsociety. complaining.For,exceptondayswhenthe villagers. Theseappear to be few. It is the eco- corridorsofour economic structureand fewsocial amenities, everyone bols in the countryatlarge.The state, how- Alaw waspassedonApril11, 2011,with sun plays hide and seek with the clouds, so- nomic ramifications. Mostofthe young that ministries as to whether to carries acell phone and mostcan find inter- ever,hasto maintainabsoluteneutralitybe- strong supportfrompolitical parties as well lar has become areliable substitute. had leftfor the plains in search of jobs are netconnectivity.Ihaveattendedseveral tween one religion and another.The French asfromSarkozy,whichmadeitillegalto con- These tangible markers of progress mask, backand if one goes by the commentsthat I enlarge the fiscal stimulus or Zoom meetings from my Himalayanre- insistence on the absoluteseparation of ceal one’s face in public spaces, affecting a however, the deeper dilemmas of develop- have picked up from the locals, onlyahand- not or whether the Central doubt. To my mind, this reveals the sharpest church and stategoes backto1905 —in fewthousandwomeninFrancewearingthe ment. The reason Idecidedtopen another ful want to return to their earlier jobs. The Government or the states faultline of all. The potentiallydeepening ten- December thatyear,aRepublican lawwas niqab and the burqa. ScholarOlivier Royhas articleonBinsar wasthat in amicrocosmic lack of asocial security netinthe cities has should turn to the market to sion between society and the State. passedbythe country’s NationalAssembly. arguedthat the burkinibans and secularist way, thenature and pace of development in made them ask whether it might notbebet- Technology has deepenedaspirations. Article 1assures the liberty of conscience. It policiesofFrance provoked religious vio- this area mirrorthe faultlines thathavetobe tertoseek income-generating opportunities makeupfor theshortfall in Government is perceivedtohold it in check. guaranteedthe free exercise of religious be- lence,towhichGilles Kepel respondedthat resolvedfor our countrytoget ontothe tra- closer to home. What those might be is, of GSTrevenues acquires a Whether it is in Binsar or the countryatlarge, liefs. The only restrictionsweredecreed in Britain has no suchpolicies and suffereda jectoryofsustainable growth. The specifics course, their biggestconcern.Agricultureand different hue when this tension will have to be bridged if India is theinterestofpublic order.Article2states greater number of attacks in 2017 than will be different but the essential issues fac- manufacturing offernoscope. contemplated through the to develop on an even social keel. that the Republicdoes notrecognise either France. ing Binsar arethe same as thosethatconfront Construction, hospitality and eco- salariespaidorsubsidies granted to anyre- the country. tourism areoptions.But then the MSMEs en- non-academic lens of The writer is Chairman, Centrefor Social ligious group. The writer wasaRajyaSabha MP Foranyone visiting the Kumaon region gagedinthese sectors arestrugglingtosus- livelihood. and Economic Progress (CSEP) TheStasi Reportstatedthat Islamisbe- from theBJP An epidemicofover-arrest LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR DATAWORRIES THIS REFERS TO the editorial, 'Trustin IDEAS Pushforrepopulationof prisonsduringapandemicisreckless data', (IE, October 30). The integrity of COVID-19datahas been an issue since ONLINE AmeyaBokil,NikitaSonavane and SrujanaBej theearly days of thepandemicoutbreak, with notable discrepanciesinthe data ONLYINTHE EXPRESS publicisedbydifferentpublicbodies.The LAST MONTH,THE Chief Justice of the Delhi beknownsttothe judiciary,prisonshaveseen 67.5 per cent of the prison population in delayedbyweeks. The adoption of avirtual state’scommitteesto refinemortalityfig- ● DDLJ’SSIGNATURE High Court, DN Patel, refusedtoextend the an extraordinaryinflux of newinmates: al- September.Maharashtrareleased10,000per- courtsystemalso aggravated judicial delays. ureshave beenanoutlierfromtheglobal TUNES: court’s blanket orders granting interim bail to mostall of them undertrials. According to sons in Marchbut added5,000 inmatesin The pandemic and the consequent plight best practices.Atatimewhenthe econ- SUANSHUKHURANA inmates, reportedlysaying, “Letusbring to an data submittedbythe Director General September and October alone. If the respective of inmates have revealedthe convolutedlogic omyisstill openingup, rampingupof end the COVID chapter. Letthese people sur- (Prisons) forDelhitothe DelhiHC, 5,581 un- high courts of thesestatessimilarly order sur- and structureofour criminal justice system. testing infrastructure, making it accessi- ● CAPTAINMOHANSINGH render or go backtojail.” Following this order, dertrials were grantedinterim bail by the render/re-entryofinmates releaseddue to Police, courts andprisonsviewthemselvesin ble and affordable to the massesshould BAYAS,MYGRANDFATHER: Delhi’shigh-poweredcommittee(HPC)forthe courts andbetween 1,200-1,500convicts COVID, the prison populations will be200per silos, failingtoworktogether as acohesive begivenpriority.Thereportofallegedin- PRAVEENSINGHPARDESHI decongestionof prisonsdirectedthatafinal30- were granted emergency parole under the cent,180 per cent and 160per cent of their ca- wholetowards the wisestprecaution (decon- terference withthe testingprocess to dayextensiononreleasewill be givento3,337 HPC’s guidelines. Delhi’s prisons can hold pacities in UP,MPand Maharashtrarespec- gestion) even during this pandemic. The po- control the test-positive rate at thedis- www.indianexpress.com undertrialsand1,182convicts,afterwhichthey 10,033 persons. Beforethe HPC’s guidelines, tively.Asecond waveofthe pandemic in pris- lice’s priorities lie in exercising their powers trict levelisaserious issue. mustreturn to prisonsfromearly December. Delhi’s prisonsheld 17,300persons. The HPC ons is almostguaranteed. of arrest to fullextent, irrespectiveofsocial Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata Global healthexperts have notyet sig- released7,000 prison inmates by April. Whyhaveprison populations increased context, while some courts areunconcerned nalledan endtothe COVID-19pandemic, and, However, as of October20, Delhi’sprison pop- during apandemic whichnecessitateddecon- with overcrowding in jails. This leads to two ONLYCLASSROOMS hence, the belief thatinmates can safelyre- ulation stands at 15,900individuals, 90 per gestion and, therefore, prioritiseddecriminal- pertinent inquiries —why is the epidemic of isuniversalandnon-negotiable,whether turn to prisons is entirely misplacedand must cent of whom areundertrials. The criminal isation? First, policing priorities were entirely over-arrest notbeing addressed; and whyare THIS REFERS TO the editorial, 'Lastchild forteachers or students, aWestern na- makeprisonauthoritiesnervous. According justicesystemaddedover5,500individuals misplaced. We studiedarrests made in MP agentsofthe criminal justice system nottak- matters' (IE, October30). Onlyface-to- tion or an Eastern one. Anykindofintel- to thelatestHPC report, the Director-General to Delhi’s prisons, raisingcrowding to 155per during the firstthree phases of the lockdown, ing responsibility forprison populations and face physical classrooms can provide lectual, or social hierarchyendangers (Prisons) forDelhi pointed outthat afterthe cent while the pandemic ragedunrelentingly. when theoverall number of cases registered their burgeoning rise? qualityeducation,whichachildcanlearn freedom of expression. The righttofree re-entry, “total populationofDelhi Prison is If theDelhi High Court’sordersofsurrender and arrestsincreased. Besides ahigh number An earnest attempt by the Supreme and imbibeforever during hislifetime. speech makes sense only whencoupled likelytoreach22,000,whichwouldbeun- areimplemented,the re-entryofundertrials of lockdown-related arrests(14.8 per cent), Court to reduce decongestion has ultimately Online classes have ashort-term reten- with the unwritten lawoftolerance and precedented andmay become unmanage- will likelyincreaseovercrowding to 200per MP sawhigher than usual number of arrests come to naught.The problem of over-arrests tion value in achild's mind and, more- theunspokenrightto getoffended,with- able...” Prison departmentsinother states cent in afew weeks’ time. under itsExcise Act(15.8 per cent)and the and inherent problems of policing have over,achildneedsphysicalhandholding outcommittingorincitingviolence.More have also made similarappeals to therespec- Throughout the pandemic, the criminal Public Gambling Act(12.2 per cent). Twois- neverbeen addressed. Reforms to reduce the to grow-up. Howcan the computer take oftenthannot,the experiences, memo- tive governments. justice system has been at odds with itself, and sues about stateaction arerevealed— apub- undertrial prison population have notbeen the place of ateacheroraparent? ries,and anticipations of the body pre- In March 2020, India’sprisons released Delhi is no anomaly. UttarPradesh, housing lic healthcrisiswasmisdiagnosed,and treated carriedout. Even if we were notgrappling Moreover, online educationisthe do- ventitfromspeakingorwriting without convictsonemergency parole, and undertri- 21.1 percent of the country’s prison popula- as alaw and order issue; and the statehad a withapandemic,a55-90 per cent represen- main of the middle class and the rich. fear,overruling themind'sconvictions, als on interim bail following aSupreme Court tion, released9,000 inmates due to the pan- tendency to “restore order” by pursuing low- tation of undertrials in the total prison pop- Where do thevulnerable,poor children thus robbing it of itsright to freedomof order.The courtordered stategovernments demic.Concomitantly, itadded17,000under- level, low-harm, victimless offences suchas ulation is amajor cause of concern. Yet, this go,ifeverythingisonline? expression. As long as bodies fear other to form HPCs to determine the criteria forre- trials, raising overcrowding from 66 per cent alcohol possession and public gambling does notseem obvious to those in positions RajivBoolchand Jain, Zirakpur bodieswecannottalkaboutthefreedom lease. Giventhe contagious natureofCOVID- in Februaryto79per cent in September ac- againstlow-income, marginalisedcommuni- of power, who continuetoplungethousands of expression.Interestingly, bodiesalone 19 and overcrowding in prisons, states would cording to officialdata. Similarly,Madhya ties(ouranalysis also revealedthe dispropor- of individuals backintoahistorically bur- FREEDOMSMATTER cannot changeathing andthistransfor- have done well to bring prison populations Pradesh released7,500inmates following the tionatetargeting of Muslims forlockdown- denedprisonsystem. mation involves ideasofpeace, brother- down. However, manyfailedtodosoand HPC’sorder,but added thesamenumber of related offences). THIS REFERS TO the article, 'LostinParis' hood, equality, freedomand justice. cases of COVID-19quicklybegan to break out inmates by 30 September.While undertrials Second, access to bail wassignificantlyim- The writers areassociated withthe (IE, October30). Freedom of expression Fatima Ghazali, via email across jails. in MP accountedfor53.4 per centof the prison paired forarrestedpersons due to reduced Bhopal-based Criminal Justice and Police In thelastseven months, somehowun- population in February, theyaccounted for courtcapacities. Regular bail hearings were Accountability Project

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Madhya Pradesh (28 seats) fortably over the line, his political staturewill Congress MLAs to his party.Hetoo belongs to Uttar Pradesh (7 seats) hatchedbythe Opposition. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The by-electionswerenecessitatedafter rise,and he will be in astrong bargainingpo- Gwalior,and an impressiveperformance will The BJP had wonsix of theseseven seats Interestingly, while Congress leaders NOVEMBER1 22 MLAs of the erstwhileCongress govern- sition ahead of aministerial reshuffle at the enhance his stature in theparty,and could (theSPwon one) in the landslide election of have been attackingthe Yogi government for ment switchedovertothe BJP in March,lead- Centre.Conversely, if the Congress wins boosthis chief ministerial ambitions. 2017,but itstask in the by-elections will be crimes perpetrated on Dalits, theparty has THE FOCUS has been on the Assemblyelec- ing to the fall of Kamal Nath’s government. moreseatsthan the BJP,itwill be apersonal moredifficult.Inall theseats,the Opposition fieldedBrahmin candidates in three of the tions in Bihar,but by-elections tooare due in Subsequently, threeother Congress MLAs humiliation forhim. Gujarat (8 seats) is targetingthe government on the issue of five generalseats.The BJPhas triedtogive 56 other Assemblyseatsin11statesthis week. joinedthe BJP.Another three seatsare vacant SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN: Theby-elections have been ne- lawand order —especiallycrimeagainst representation to OBCs, Brahmins, Thakurs, Theseelectionsareimportantforboththe rul- due to the deaths of incumbent MLAs. Forthe four-term Chief Minister cessitated by the resignations of women and the recent spate of alleged caste as well as the Dhangar (herding) community. ing BJP and Opposition parties, and arebeing With 107MLAscurrently, theBJP needsto who wassidelinedbyhis party’s Congress MLAs aheadofthe Rajya crimes in the state. Should the BJP notdo The BSP has giventickets to Muslim candi- seen by manyasatest forpublic approval of win at leastnine of these seatstocross the central leadership afterthe BJP lost Sabha electionsinJune. The new well, it will be seen as asign of growing dis- dates in the twoWestern UP seatsof the recordofthe government of Prime halfway mark,and forShivraj Singh Chouhan the 2018 elections, these bypolls are Gujarat BJP chief, CRPatil, has set content among Dalitsoverthe waythe Bulandshahr and Naugawan Sadat. MinisterNarendraModi in itssecond term. to continuetoremain Chief Minister. The an opportunity to provehis contin- himself agoal of winning all 182 party’s government has handledthe casesof The other 13 seats Sixty-three seatsare currentlyvacant in Congress needs to win all 28 seatsifitwants uedrelevance. Chouhan is leaving DECISION seatsinthe Assemblyelections of atrocities againstmembers of the commu- stateAssemblies across the country. Fifty- to return to power—oratleast21inorder to no stone unturned—fromkneeling 2020 2022.The by-elections areamajor nity,including thealleged gangrapeand Twoseatseachare going to polls in four of these willsee by-elections on Tuesday give itself achance to bargain withthe BSP,SP and seeking forgivenessfromfarm- ASSEMBLY test forPatil. killing in Hathras. Karnataka, Odisha, Jharkhand, Nagaland and (November 3); voting fortwo seatsin and IndependentMLAs. ers in Mandsaur to making an- BYPOLLS The Congress,whichhad turned Among the seatsgoing to polls is Manipur.InManipur, the onlyone of the 11 Manipur willbeheld on November 7. The At stakeare the political ambitions of four nouncementsthat will costthe in itsbestperformance in Gujarat Bangarmau, wherethe vacancy arose be- states that will see voting on November 7, the Election Commission has decidednot to hold senior leaders—Kamal Nath of the Congress, statenearly Rs 3,000 crore. since 1995 by winning 77 seatsin cause the BJP MLAKuldeepSingh Sengar was Election Commission had initiallydeclared “at this stage” Assemblybypolls in the re- and Scindia, Chouhan, and NarendraSingh KAMAL NATH: The 74-year-old veteran 2017,would like to win backall itseight convicted of rape and murder. five Assemblyconstituencies in the stateas maining sevenseats—inKerala, Tamil Nadu, Tomar of the BJP. Congress leader is looking foracomeback. seats. TheBJP hasgiven five of the eight tick- At avirtual meeting, Chief MinisterYogi “clearvacant”, but announcedthe election Assam,and West Bengal, whichare sched- JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA: The Maharaj, Addressing arally afterlosing powerdue to etstothe Congress MLAs who resignedto Adityanath asked party workers in the seven schedule foronlytwo. uledtoget newAssembliesnextyear. who lost hisParliamentaryseat Guna in Scindia’s revolt, he vowedtoreturn to power, ensurethatthe BJP retainedall itsseatsin constituencies to counter the Opposition’s Bypollsare being held in one seat eachin Also on November 7, electionswill beheld 2019,needs to provetohis newparty thathe and has since takenfull charge of thepoliti- the RS elections. attackswith alistofthe government’sdevel- Telangana, Haryana and Chhattisgarh. These forthe Valmiki NagarLok Sabha seat in Bihar. has supportinthe Gwalior-Chambal region, cal affairs of his party. The by-election resultswill not opment works. The BJP has been trying to include Marwahi in Chhattisgarh,whichfell Thebiggestchunkof Assemblyseatsgoing in which16ofthe seatsare located.Ifhis loy- NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR: He had affect the government —the BJP already paint the recent incidentsofcrime that vacant afterthe deathofformer Chief to pollsonTuesdayisinMadhya Pradesh—28. alists managetowin andtakethe BJP com- playedakey role in bringing the rebel has103 seatsinthe Assembly. grabbed national headlinesasa“conspiracy” MinisterAjit Jogi in May.

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AFIRST-OF-ITS-KIND This suggests thatthese Thereturn of economicactivity anddeclining active Covid-19cases in Indiahaveraised hopes of recovery. study has suggestedthat keyworkers could be an Yetasecond waveinEurope and US raise concerns. What is the wayforward forbusinesses and investors? grocerystore employees important reservoir of arelikelytobeathigh risk infection, said the re- of Covid-19infection, and searchers. Theystudied tion resultsetc will impact our markets,albeit those in roles that require PAPER 104employees of one on atemporarybasis. them to face customers grocery storeinBoston, EXPERT are5timesaslikelytotest Massachusetts.Eachem- Amid suchconcerns, what can drive the positive astheircolleagues CLIP ployeewas tested for EXPLAINS market going forward? in other positions. The SARS-CoV-inMay this The stockmarketwill be drivenbythe study is publishedinthe NEWRESEARCH year.Oneinfive (21outof Nilesh Shah long-term growth trajectory. Global capital BMJ Group journal 104) workers tested pos- FromTheIndian Express panel in an eraofabundant liquidity and ultra-low Occupational&EnvironmentalMedicine. itive forSARS-CoV-2, indicating a of specialists, exclusive insight interestrates will chase returns (US junk Among those testing positive, prevalenceof20%. bonds aretrading at life-time lowyields). For three out of four had no symptoms. Source: BMJ manyinvestors,growth or Innovation will be aproxy forreturns. What factors willdetermine the recovery Thereisamoney-making opportunity for INDIAACTIVE CASES 568,458 path forfirms? adisciplinedstock-picker. On one side, defen- In the epic battle of the Mahabharata, the sive sectorslikeFMCG, pharma,techetc are virtuous Pandavassurvivedand prospered trading at high valuations. Ontheotherhand, 700,000 while the vicious Kauravas losteverything. public-sector undertakings and public-sector Leverage,coststructure, governance, access banksare trading at lifetime lowvaluations. to capital and adaptiveness determine the vir- On theone hand, big is becoming bigger,but 695,509 tuosity of afirm.Firms with less leverage,good on the otherhand the market is valuing David 568,458 governance, and the ability to raise capital, cut farmorethan Goliath. The futureisbecoming costs with the precision of asurgeon‘s knife, uncertain due to massivedisruption, but is 600,000 andinnovate to adaptinthecurrentsituation mostexciting forthe disruptor. Within asec- will notonlysurvive but also prosper.Our eco- tor, thereisawide rangeofreturns as winners nomic recoverywillbeafunctionoftop-down Shoppingfor KarwaChauth in Jammu on Sunday. Demand, pent up or otherwise, getrewardeddisproportionately. There is factors likefiscal andmonetary stimulus as has recovereddue to steps takeninthe past. PTI plenty of information and news,but it is diffi- LAST 10 DAYS well as bottom-up entrepreneurial efforts. cult to determine facts. Oct 22 Oct 31 500,000 When the pandemic continues, what Where is policyfocus everyone-winssolutionof Whichsectors or themes hold promise factors raise hopes of recovery? needed? Satyam. Our laws arebe- forinvestors going forward? Note: The Oct 31 figureinthis graph is based on thegovernment updateonNov 1 Active cases arecoming down despite Themonetary policy ing made forthe lowest At thecostofgoing wrong, afew trends normalisation of economic activities. Avac- is accommodative but THEEXPERT common denominator as areworth capturing from amoneymaking cine breakthrough seems to be on the hori- credit transmission needs NILESHSHAH, Managing crooksescape without ad- point of view: INDIATOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES zon.Lower oil, gold and Chinese goods im- to improvefurther.Policy Director of Kotak equatepunishment. This ■ Sustainable long-term growth is visible 8,182,082 46,196,087 ports have made India current ratesare at lifetime low MahindraAsset increases thecostofcom- in sectors whereIndiaisbecomingpartofthe account-surplus. Foreign exchangereserves levels but the costofbor- Management Co Ltd, has pliance forthe rest. global supplychain. Sectorslikecontract man- Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, areabout to exceedforeign exchangedebt. rowing needs to be low- over aquarter century’s Investment cannotpick ufacturingand chemicals areatatake-off Welfare,updatedat11pmonNov1 updatedat11pmonNov1 Global firms areopening up their pursesfor ered forbelow-AA rated experience in capital up sustainablyunlessrule stage,likethe IT sector at thebeginningof the direct as well as portfolio investment. borrowers.Fiscal stimu- marketsand market- of lawisexperiencedby century, albeit with high valuations. Agriculturereforms willmateriallybenefit a lus has supportedgrowth related investments. He is investors. Big has become ■ Firms on the wrong side of ESG (envi- large rural population. Labour reforms and at the bottom of the pyra- one of the country’s most biggerinthese challeng- ronment, social and corporategovernance) postallifeinsurance schemes aresteps in the mid but sectors liketravel, astutefinancial analysts. ing times, but eventually investment will getde-rated.Their profitswill right direction forIndia becoming amanu- tourism, hotel, retailing, smalland medium firms getlow valuation irrespective of growth. facturing hub, although alot moreneeds to aviation, infrastructure needtobecome competi- ■ Challengers/disruptors will gethigh be done on the ground. etcrequiremoresupport. The path of fiscal tive and prosper. valuations despitecapital burn.Firmsdoing The September 20 quarterly results areby prudence is important but it needstobe disintermediationwill getrewardeddispro- and large ahead of street expectations. achieved by raising non-tax resources like Is the global resurgence of Covid-19a portionately. Marginshave expandedacrosssectorsdueto proceeds from strategic divestment and mon- threat to thestock market recovery? ■ Sector wherePSUs dominate, such as deepcostcuts. In sectors likeautoand con- etisation of assets,unlockingcapital stuckin The stockmarkethas respondedenthusi- bankingand insurance,willprovidelong-term sumerdurables,volumesare aheadofexpec- gold lyingintijori etc. asticallywith large cap indices trading alittle growth opportunities to private firms. tations. Many attributeittopent-up demand. Ease of doing business has improved but belowtheir pre-Covid highs. Flows and im- Investors will makemoneyinthis market Demand, pent up or otherwise, has recovered rule of lawneeds to beimproved.Despitegood proving fundamentalshavepulledthe mar- with lots of discipline andabit of luck. due to steps takeninthe past.However, it intentions, commercialdisputes aregetting ket to currentlevels. Undoubtedly,weare not Portfolios that have virtuous companieslike needs to be sustainedinthe futurebyfurther addressedlikethe never-endingtrial of the out of the woods. Factors likethe ongoing sec- thePandavaswilloutperformportfolioswith measures. 1992 security scam rather than the quick, ond waveinthe US and Europe, the US elec- vicious companies likethe Kauravas. Settingthetemplate:howSeanConnerycraftedJamesBond’sidentity

Eon Productions and Fleming were inclined Bond character,itwas Connerywho setthe Conneryinterjected amixtureofsnobbery KABIRFIRAQUE towardsaBritish actor. templatefor thewell-dressedspy who and violence that has come to define the NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 “Certainly, thescreenidentities of most could be ruthless as well as charming. character.” of the actors initiallyconsidered forthe part “I’d suggestthat Conneryis, likeIan SEANCONNERY,whodiedonSaturdayatage of Bond —James Mason,TrevorHoward, ‘Bond, James Fleming's Bond, representative of an ideal Conneryversus Bond 90,willbebest rememberedfordefiningthe David Niven(Fleming’s preferredchoice), Bond’—Sean post-war masculinity,aclevermix of suave Connerywas the onlyactor who came character of James Bond on screen. While RichardBurton, and James Stewart—re- Connery elegance and tough masculinity,” said backasBondafter being replaced—twice. Conneryhad along,successful acting career flected atendency to assimilateBond into introduces Monica Germanà, author of Bond Girls: The firsttime, he quit afterthe fifthfilm, in avariety of roles, we look hereatthe tem- the tradition of English ruling-class heroes,” the iconic Body,Fashion and Gender,and seniorlec- YouOnly LiveTwice (1967),and wasreplaced plateheset forthe Bond character: the British sociologistand author Tony character, turer in English literatureand creative writ- with the Australian actor George Lazenby Bennett wrote in TheInternational Journal eight ing at WestminsterUniversity,UK. in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), the Bond before Connery of James BondStudies in 2017.Stewart,infact, minutes into Connery's Bond“could be ruthless withhis latter’s onlyappearance as Bond.Connery Although he wasthe firstactor to play wasAmerican. Dr No (1962) enemies, and those who betrayed him... But returnedasBond in Diamonds areForever Bond in the “official” series (the films that he can alsobeatender —and sexy —lover”, (1971). It would be his last film in the “offi- come outofEon Productions, UK), Connery Conneryfor Bond she said. cial” Bond series —but nothis lastappear- wasnot the firstBond when all films are What swung the choice in favour of women’s and gender studies at the evisionand media studies at Aberystwyth Dr Funnell described howConnery ance as Bond. considered.Another actor,Barry Nelson, Connery, aScottishactor who wasthen a University of Oklahoma, said by email: University.“Curiously, on thereleaseofDr No helpedcraft the identity of the global, pop- In 1973,Eon Productions replaced had playedBond before Connery, but that longway away from international fame, was “Producerswantedto downplaysome of the therewas some confusion among UK film ular cultureicon: “Connerycould pulloff Connerywith RogerMoore. This upset film wasaUSproduction, notan“official” the needtoappeal to awider audience, par- literaryfigure’s overtlyBritish mannerisms critics about whether Connery’s accent was anylook; from the classic tuxedotoablue Connery, who resurrected himself as Bond onefromEon. Nelson’s film, Casino Royale ticularly in America. Connerywas castfor his that audiences overseas and especiallyinthe Scottish, Irish or Northern Irish; he certainly onesie, he looked confident in professional 10 years later,inan“unofficial” film. Never (1954) —thereare three ‘Bond films’ with ruggedmasculinity over Fleming’s choice of US mightfindjarring. Instead, Bond waspre- wasn’t English or American and this gave him settings and comfortable in highbrow SayNever Again (1983) is aHollywood pro- that name —islargely forgottentoday. Niven, said Lisa Funnell, co-author of sentedwithamoremid-Atlantic image, and an outsider appeal,” Dr Jones said, by email. places of leisure.Inaddition, Connery’s de- duction, and aremakeofConnery’s own Ian Fleming, who wrote 14 James Bond Geographies, Genders, and GeopoliticsofJames giventhe worldwidesuccess of his films, this livery of classic lines like his introduction of Thunderball (1965). novels, visualisedthe British spyasresem- Bond,andeditor of theanthologyForHisEyes wasthe right decision.” Bond in Connery’s image ‘Bond, JamesBond’ and ‘I must be dream- “He is the onlyactor to play the charac- blingthe singer Hoagy Carmichael. When Only:The Women of James Bond. Connerykepthis Scottish accent, ob- While everyactor in that role has ing’ helpedtoshape the (sardonic) wit of teracross 3decades and remains afan planning thefirstBond film, Dr No (1962), Dr Funnell, associateprofessor of served Stephanie Jones, lecturer in film, tel- brought in his ownpersonality traitstothe the figure. Finally, through his performance, favouritetothis day!” said Dr Funnell.

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11 THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,NOVEMBER2,2020 IDEA EXCHANGE Newsmakersinthe Newsroom ARUN SHOURIE, FORMER UNION MINISTER,ECONOMIST, JOURNALIST, AUTHOR AND SOCIALACTIVIST ‘ Problem deeper than this govt... rot in systems over time... (But) Mrs Gandhi had some shame The‘former Union ministertalksabout whythe decline of courts anddemocratic institutions in this govt is worse, pointsout differences between Vajpayeeand Modi regimes, and reasons whyheisnot enamouredwith numbers in policymaking as situations change. The session wasmoderated by National Opinion Editor VanditaMishra

VANDITAMISHRA: In your latest book, should journalism then proceedinthis forward? Preparing forDeath,thereare two dayand age? Be realistic about China... Youthink this strands of renunciation. One is asteady We mustcontinueto doourduty,which is the worstform of violence?The wayisto distancing from the external world. The is speaking truth to power. Poweroften prepareformuchgreaterviolenceinthefu- other is renunciation through immer- meansthepeoplewhoaremisledonreser- ture.And it takes30yearstoprepare. You sion in it. Whichhas it been foryou? vation, communalism, lynchingand so on. can’tdoitovernight. This is true of defen- Thereare twoverydistinctways.Oneis We mustcontinue to speakthe truthto sive power. AndChinaisadisruptive power. Gandhiji’s way—hewas immersed till his themirrespective of whatisfashionableto- So theycan concentrateonone field of ac- lastbreath. And the other is (social refor- day. Therewas awonderfulsentence that tivity,for instance, becoming proficientin mer) Vinoba Bhave’s way. He distances JusticeKSubba Rao(knownfor his dissen- cyberwarfare. And their idea is to disrupt himselffromall public activity in the end... WHY ting judgments) had said, ‘I am writing for anddisorientasocietyintwominutesthro- But wherethese twothingscome together the broodingsenseof ugh (interference in) is that it wasnot arenunciation of external ARUN SHOURIE the future’... We integratedpowernet- There is amisperception ‘ thingsbut,forinstance,of theego.Andthat neconomist who as should nothavethat work,railway netwo- is alsothe teachingofthe Gita.Act, notonly muchempathyfor that Mr Modi is mindful of rk,air trafficcontrol without the expectation of fruit but also The Indian Express people. If theydon’t systems,financialrec- without the illusion thatyou arethe actor. Aeditor had takenonthe listentothe truth as the RSS... He knows its ords, broadcasting All these aresynonyms forthe abating of youare portraying it, systems,telecomsys- evil. And so we should notthink of the two Indira Gandhiregime duringthe theywill payfor it. senior leadersare froth... tems.Theyrepeatedly traditions as either/or. Keypersons in districts are demonstratetheirca- Emergency, Shourie went on to VANDITAMISHRA: ‘ pability to do so. And VANDITAMISHRA: Youare facing a serveasaprominentmemberof Do youhaveadoubt his instruments now we continue to shut corruption case in aRajasthanspecial about the course our eyes to it. court.For somebody likeyou, who has the Va jpayee Cabinet.However, that youeventually been acrusader againstcorruption, took vis-à-vis this SHYAMLALYADAV: howare youdealingwith it? he has been at odds with the regime? What is your view Youcould be angry. But the teaching is, Modi-led BJP and has emerged No.Iwaitedfor sixmonths before I on the RSS? atthattime,don’tfocusontheevent.Focus spokeand till the evidence wasinfront of Mr Vajpayeewas in the RSSbut Idon’t on your reaction to that event.... as one of its most vociferous everybody.And then Ionlycrystallised think his worldviewwas conditionedby Everysetback, likeevery success, is an critics.Known as acrusader that evidence. Idon’t think Iwould have that kind of thinking. Today, the RSS mid- opportunityto examineourownmind.Itis lasted15days if Ihad been inside the dle leadership has been completely co-op- to lookatourselvesand gettoknowthe against corruption, he nowhas regime because thereisacharacter to the tedbythegovernmentapparatus.Andthey mindbetter. Forinstance, those days,I was acase againsthim dating back regime. Whywould Inot have been areswept away by the small little things — quiteupset. But Idid notstopmydaily rou- thrownout?... Thereisaviewabout the anofficialcar, beingsaluted...Thereisamis- tineof meditationfor45minutesandyoga. to his time as minister type of person who should be there. I perceptiontodaythatMrModiismindfulof Iwasableto doallthatwithoutthethought would nothavefitted in. the RSS. No.Heknows thatthe senior lead- of appearing before anybody...Idon’tmind ers of the RSS arejustfroth. He has gotall that at all. We arenobody. Gandhiji stood provincial leaders and keypersons in dis- before magistrates, so did Lokmanya Tilak. tricts inhishands.Theyare hisinstruments So, we should be humble.... now. Andideologyisalways aninstrument fordomination. VANDITAMISHRA: Do youfeel letdown by this regime? PVAIDYANATHAN IYER: Externally, the Ithink this regime is the ripening of countryisgrappling with China. And things whichhavebeen happening for40 internally, thecountryisgrappling years.Thissuborningof institutions,inves- with the economy.What do youthink tigative agencies, thepolice becomingthe has gone wrong? And what arethe private army of everychiefminister. And short- and long-term reforms India the waythe Supreme Courthas been con- mustimplement? ductingitself inmanycasesandthesenseof First, letthe government be truthful. I theirpriorities...Theycanfindtimefor...Ar- remembertheexplicitself-publishedrevi- nabGoswami or (lateactor) Sushant Singh ew of someeconomicadvisor(saying)that Rajput,butnotforKashmirormigrants?So we will be growing by 1.2per cent. Where itisthisregimethatisacceleratingthatpro- is he?... Let’s be truthful andhaveconfi- cess. It is brazen in using the instruments. dence in the people of India. Tell them But the problem is muchdeeper than just thetruth.Butonthequestionof stim- thisregime.Itistheprogressivedecayover uluspackagesandsoon,Ipersonally time of all institutions, starting with Par- have neverbeen enamoured of a liament,thelegislatures,bureaucracy,ju- numberingovernmentpolicymak- diciary, andthemedia.Thisenablesthe ing.Forinstance,thedeficitshould people... to change the norms. Today, notexceed3.3or4percentof the the norm is ‘I have no norms. Idon’t GDP. It’sameaninglessnumber. give adamn...’ So that is the culmina- Situations changeand we tionof alongprocess.Thatiswhythe shouldnotbestuckonapar- problem is muchdeeper. ticularnumber.Similarly,for theinflationrate,Idon’tthink VANDITAMISHRA: Youhave it’s awonderful thing for providedagreat perspective on the RBItojustkeepstick- thedecline of the courts. When ing out the number and and whydoyou think it has twistall policies to ac- reachedthe point that it has? cordwiththatparticular Mrs (former PM Indira) Gandhi number.Soifastimulus hadmanyredeemingqualities,forin- Illustration: Suvajit Dey is required,goinfor that. stance, asense of shame... Thatismissing But it is notjustthrowing intherulersof today. Butthiswholenotion institution afterthe other. retariat nothaveforeseen this?Orwhen it tors.ItmayjustbewhatIseeinthealterna- SHUBHAJIT ROY: Youmentionedhow moneyand saying Ihavegiven the startedwith(formerlawminister)MrPShiv became visible, could theynot have acted? tive... All of us got so fedupwith the inac- the governmentdoesn’tvalue experti- stimulus package. It is being able to im- Shankar’s phase of acommitted judiciary VANDITAMISHRA:What arethe crises Whatkindofgovernmentsays thatwe can- tivityunderDrManmohanSingh’sgovern- se. Do youfeel thatisthe case on China? plementthatinusefulprojectsinthefuture. andcommittedbureaucracy.She(Gandhi) that arespecial to this regime? notpay compensation because we don’t mentinthelasttwo yearsthatwe imagined The governmenthas in the foreign And thatcapacity is lacking, becauseofthe supersededthree judges. And that seta Firstisthe complete throwingawayof knowhow manymigrantsdied? theGujaratmodelto bewhatthefactstoday ministeranexperienceddiplomat who general weakeningofthe governmental precedent that if youdon’t do what Iwant allnorms.TheAadhaarBillandseveralother revealitwasnot.Sopeople mayfoolthem- possiblyknows whatishappening. system and itsinabilityorunwillingness to youtodo, Iwill act accordingly... Ihaveal- Billswere saidto bemoneyBills.Therefore, PVAIDYANATHAN IYER: History has selvesandthenpayfortheconsequences.... What,inyour view, is theway forward? be seen as harnessingthe entrepreneurial ways feltthatmoretreesarebroughtdown theywerenot sent to theRajya Sabha. So, examples of individualsatthe helm The appointment of the foreign minis- andmanagerialtalentintheprivate sector.... by termites slowlyhollowing them out, this is the complete throwing away of all suddenlychanging thenatureof ANANT GOENKA: Do youthink that ter(SJaishankar) wasawonderfulidea of NobodybelievestheRs1lakhcrore(sti- rather than by theaxe.Soweascitizens norms. Andthis hashappened time and institutions thattheylead. Forinstance, people todaycareabout free speech MrModi.At leastwehaveoneprofessional. mulus)figure.Everysixmonthsyouare giv- have to wake up in time. And in the case of again.Second,istheperversionof discourse. TN Seshaninthe Election Commission, and free press as theyusedto10-15 Iamnot sureoftheextentto whichheislis- ingaRs1lakhcrorefigureandnothinghap- thejudiciary, thewaytoensureaccountabil- If yousee thefalsehoods whichhavebeen or YVReddy in the ReserveBank of years ago? Or is it notashigh as it wasin tenedto... Secondly, it’s very good that the pens.So,truthwouldbemuchmorediverse. ity is... to continually monitorjudgments. uttered,Ithink theyare exceededonlyby India. So what is absent today? their priority list? Has it become CDS (Chief of Defence Staff) has been crea- (USPresidentDonald) The institutions arethe persons who collateral damage ted.ButIdon’twantto VANDITAMISHRA:Inyour book,one of VANDITAMISHRA: Trump. And the third manthematthatparticulartime...Individu- in the current discuss the person the underlying themes is howone can ‘ Yousaidthe crisisof Under the guise of free ‘ is one forwhichthe aljudgeshave changedthecourseof justice politicalscenario? To makeitapractice to stay who has been selec- turn adversity in their favour.Doyou institutions is not countrywill payfor a in the Supreme Court... Institutions arenot Theanswerisallof ted. If it is the same believe the crisis that we areinisgoing really acreationof speech,nonsense is being verylongtime.Nobo- something abstract, theyare the individu- these.But underthe away from all expertise and type of person, then to leave us with something precious one regime. That’s spread... Iwouldnot back dy can knowevery- als who man them. The problem is in this guiseoffreespeech, push out anybodywho is youare notgoing to and beautiful? Areyou an optimist? true. But what is it thing... So to makeita selection of persons who will be there. For nonsense is being getcontraryadvice... No,itall depends upon working at it. that we cannotput this... People are starting to practice to stay away instance, in legislatures, it is the party high spread. Forinstance, regarded as an expert,opens Have the Chinese Adversity breaksdownmanypeople. So on the previous fromallexpertiseand commandwhichdetermineswho willbe the lies on social me- gone back? But we youhavetoworkhardinconverting ad- regimes? see media as aproblem, not push out anybody yourcandidate.Parliamentorastate legisla- dia or Republic TV.I not just the regime but the arebeingled to be- versity intoalearning opportunity or bet- Idid notwant to ‘ who is regardedas an tureisnot anabstractinstitution.Itisthetype wouldnotbeasliberal ‘ lieve thattalksare on... tergrowth. I’m worriedabout job losses. afortresstobedefended countrytogreat danger suggestthat, ‘This has expert, opensnot just of personswho were offeredtothe public as the Americans So the people arenot I’m notworriedabout GDP going down... been going on fora theregimebuttheco- and the publicchose...Sothat then deter- phrase it, ‘The right to being takenintocon- So (it’s about) useful production,and error long time, so what is untrytogreat danger. mines howthe institution will behave.This freespeechistheright fidence. The appoint- remediation of the environment, creation surprisingin it?’.Even Iamcertain that this is what happenedinthe judiciary. Former to protect the speech ment of Mr of infrastructure,betterthought out infra- if murder has been going on foralong time, appliestotheChineseintrusions,theman- Justice (J S) Verma, who wasthe author of whichIhate.’ If somebody is spreading un- Jaishankar is awonderful exception to the structureinthe Himalayas, rather than that does notjustify my murderingany- agementof theeconomyandthereformsin the collegium system, had said that it has truth, Iwould notstand up forhis rights... norm. And he certainly would be among converting Kedarnath and Badrinath into body today. So it is theresponsibility of the courts... become abargaining place... On the other That is ashort-sighted view... But Ithink thepersonswhowouldknowthesethings... Chardham Yatraand destroying the ecol- rulers to reversecourse if thingshave been If youhad what (former US President hand, if yougivethe Executive,likethe cur- peopleare gravitatingtoseeus,thoseinthe Youdon’t justhavetohaveanexpert, you ogy of the place. So, manythings have to going wrong. Afterall, in Mr (PM Narendra) Abraham) Lincoln called‘ateam of rivals’, rentassertive one,greaterauthority,youwill media, as aproblem and notasafortress have to give theexpertthe confidence —‘I be done. Theshort answer is adversity Modi’scase,hewas notelectedto continue, then youwould be hearingmore. This was have an even moredisastrous judiciary. whichneeds to be defended.In(The Indian want to listentoyourindependentadvice.’ does notautomaticallybecome abenefi- he wassupposedtochange things. Things (former PM) Atalji’s (Bihari Vajpayee)great Express founder) Ramnathji’s case, who Forexample, in Mr Vajpayee’s case, I cial thing. We have to work hardatit. have been bad in the lowercourts foralong quality.Hewouldmeet andlistentoallsorts ANANT GOENKA: Worldover, moreand were the defenders? Theywerethe read- found that his naturalscepticism would time. But those sitting as lawministers to- of people.Hewouldgive youtheconfidence morepeople arevoting basedoniden- ers... Everytime therewas araidonRam- bring out in youthe contrarypoint of view. VANDITAMISHRA:Doyou see that dayweresupposedtoreversecourse.Have that youcould talk to him without anydif- tity even at the costofthe economyand nathji’s house and on TheIndian Express..., That’s notwhat Ihear about the govern- happening at all? theydone anything to improvenot onlythe ficultyorfearof reprisal.Today, peopleshun, jobs. Whyisthishappening? And why the circulationwent up.This wasbecause ment today. Independence doesnot mean Notatall. Iwould very muchliketobe condition of the courts but also the proce- fearing the reaction of the PM or (Union have journalists missedthe trend? thereadersfeltthatitwasnot justtheir(the beingcontrary. Butfromthefew(ministers) correctedonthis...Andcertainly, Idon’tsee dures? No.Theyjustwant their statements Home Minister) Amit Shah. Then gover- Thefactthattheyare votinginaparticu- media’s) voice whichisbeingchoked,‘my thatImeet, Idonot getthattheyhavethe thatmuchhope in the conduct of our peo- applauding the Prime Ministertobe nance comesbyrevelation. One night, you lar waydoes notjustify aparticular crite- voice is being choked’. Today, thereader confidenceto speaktheirmind.Otherwise, ple.Ifthe coronavirus were to justdisapp- prominentlydisplayed... decideandcarryoutdemonetisation.Then, rion.Ithink theymay be voting againstthe doesnotseethatintheoverwhelmingpro- we wouldnot be getting the types of jerky eartomorrow, Ithinkourbehaviourwillre- It is notthat the present regime is forthe next eight months, youdefend its alternative andnot forthe person. We read portion of themedia. That’s the problem. decisions that we aregetting. vertto thepast...Ithinkof myself asarealist, merelycontinuing what washappening consequences. The same thing happened toomanytheoriesintotheoutcome.Butthe as aperson who seesthings in front of him earlier,itisaccelerating the decline of one to migrants... But could the PM and hissec- outcomemay bedeterminedbyseveralfac- NIRUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN: So, how SHUBHAJIT ROY: So what is the way and does notwanttoturnhis gaze away.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,NOVEMBER2,2020 FIRST DAY OF NATIONWIDE COVID TESTING HALF OF SLOVAKIA’S POPULATION TESTED Nearly halfofSlovakia’sentire population took Covid-19swabs on Saturday, the first day of two-daynationwide testingthe government hopes will help reverseafastrise in infec- 12 THE WORLD tionswithout ahard lockdown. Defence MinisterJaroslav Nadsaid 2.58 million Slovaks tookthe test, and25,850or1%tested positive and must go intoquarantine. TOPOFTHE PRESIDENT SEEKSLATE SURGE IN SUPPORTTOOVERCOME RIVAL’S LEAD UK govt announces WORLD Trumplauncheshisfinalbattleground 4-week lockdown, pitch;BidenfocusesonPennsylvania says may last longer JILLLAWLESS LONDON,NOVEMBER1

BILLBARROW,ZEKE ED Taking ANEW national lockdown in Rescueservices at MILLER&AAMERMADHANI lessons England mayhavetolastlonger work in Izmir,Turkey, BUTLER,NOVEMBER1 PLAIN E than the plannedfourweeksif ● from2016 on Sunday. AP EX coronavirus infection ratesdon’t US PRESIDENT Donald Trumpis fall quicklyenough, asenior gov- mounting one final test of DESPITE BIDEN’Slead in ernment ministersaid Sunday. UK PM Boris Johnson TURKEY whether the massive crowds manybattleground states, the The lockdown announced announcedthe measureson 70-yr-oldpulled that oftenshowupathis signa- Trumpcampaign has pointed Saturday by Prime MinisterBoris Saturdayevening turerallieswilltranslate into to his surprise 2016 win, Obamaatacampaign event Johnson is to run from Thursday outalive,quake votes as he finishes the final 48 whichcame afteralatesurge forBiden in Detroit on until Dec. 2. Johnson says it’s hours of his reelection campaign in support helpedhim over- Saturday. Reuters neededtostophospitals from THERESTRICTIONS tollhits71 with adizzying onslaught of come HillaryClinton’s lead. becoming overwhelmedby RESCUE WORKERS extri- eventsinthe battleground states Searching forthat momen- Covid-19patientswithinweeks. ■People will onlybe cated a70-year-old man that could decide the race. Biden and Trumpare campaigning across swing states tum heading intoelection Obama: Trump CabinetministerMichael allowedtoleave home from acollapsedbuilding The President will hold five ahead of Tuesday’s election. AP,Reuters day, Trumpisonacampaign Gove saiditwas the govern- forspecific reasons such in western Turkey on rallies in five states on Sunday blitz, doing rallies in up to five cares about ment’s“fervent hope” that the as education, work, Sunday, some 34 hours alone. He’ll hold sevenmoreon states in one day. Biden is lockdown would end on time,but exercise, shopping for afterastrong earthquake Monday to close out the final full terplaceto beanytime,anywhere looking to makesurethat vot- feedinghis ego that could notbeguaranteed. essentials and in the Aegean Sea struck dayofthe campaign. thanaTrumprally?”Trumpasked ers who oppose Trumpwill “With avirus this malignant, medicinesorcaring for Turkey and Greece, killing Downinthepollsandatacash amassive crowdSaturdayin be motivatedenough to turn andwith itscapacity to move so the vulnerable. at least71people and in- disadvantagetohisDemocraticri- Butler,Pennsylvania, that re- outtovotefor the Democrat. ALEXANDRAJAFFE quickly, it would be foolish to juring morethan 900. It val,JoeBiden, Trumpisturningto spondedinroaringapproval. Clinton’s narrowloss in FLINT,NOVEMBER1 predict with absolutecertainty ■Pubs and restaurants wasthe latest series of re- ralliesto helpkeephismessagein With morethan 91 million Pennsylvania and other cru- what will happen in four weeks’ willbeshut apartfrom markable rescues after front of voters.But it’sunclear votesalready cast, Trumpand RACE FOR cial states in 2016 has been at- BARACK OBAMA is hitting US time,” he told Sky News.“We’re fortakeaways.All non- the Fridayafternoon whethertheywillbroadenhisap- Bidenare outoftime to reshape THE WHITE tributed to the fact that thou- President Donald Trumpright going to reviewitonthe 2nd of essential retail willclose. earthquake, whichwas peal beyond those already likely the race. Instead, they’refocusing sands of potential Democratic wherehethinksit’ll hurtmost: December but we’realways centered in the Aegean to votefor him. And the packed on their base and makingsure HOUSE voters did notcasttheir ballot. His ego. drivenbywhat the datasays.” ■ Essential shops, northeastofthe Greek is- crowds risk deepening the pan- thatanypotentialsupportershave Campaigning forJoe Biden Under the newrestrictions, schools, and universities land of Samos. Search- demicatatimewhencoronavirus eitheralready voted or plan to do on Saturday, theformer presi- bars and restaurantscan onlyof- will remain open. and-rescue teams were cases aresurgingacross the US. so in person on Tuesday. the suburbs. Biden will spend According to an analysis by dent paintedTrumpasinsecure fertake-out, non-essential shops working in nine toppled But Trump, still relishing his ForBiden, that means paying muchofSundayinPhiladelphia, University of Floridaprofessor and self-absorbed,describing mustclose and people will only or damaged buildingsin late-stage upsetinthe 2016 cam- close attention to Blackvoters Pennsylvania, encouragingvot- Michael McDonald, anonparti- him as afailedpresident who be able to leave home forashort lockdown earlier this year, Izmir,Turkey’s third- paign, seeshisshowmanship asa whoareacriticalpartofthecoali- ers to turn out. He’ll participate san political dataexpert,almost cares moreabout himself than listofreasons including exercise. schools, universities, construc- largest city,but appeared centralelementof hisoutsiderap- tion he needs to build to win.His in a“souls to thepolls” event 2.3 million Pennsylvania voters the country. Yetunlikeduring the UK’s tion sites and manufacturing to befindingmorebodies pealthathehopes will resonate teamisconfidentinBiden’sstand- that’s aimedatencouraging had returnedabsenteeballots as “Trumpcares about feeding firstthree-month coronavirus businesses will stay open. AP Sundaythan survivors. AP again this year. ing with women, college-edu- Blackchurch congregations to of Fridayout of almost3.1 mil- his ego. Joe cares about keeping “Letmeaskyou,isthereabet- catedvotersandthosewholive in organise and vote. lion requested. AP youand your familysafe,” Obama said in Flint, Michigan. Australia records no new In ascathing speech, Obama FRANCE mockedand belittledTrumpfor 2morearrested Stanford study says 30,000 Covid cases, everything from thePresident’s cases for 1st time in months criticism of the media coverage inNicechurch of the coronavirus pandemic — and no deaths forthe second attackcase 700 deaths connected to 18 Trump rallies Trump, he said, was“jealous of LIDIAKELLY consecutive day. Covid’s media coverage”—to his MELBOURNE,NOVEMBER1 With no fresh cases of Covid- TWOMORE men were In the study titled‘The Effects portsthe warnings and recom- “obsession with crowdsize”. 19 recordedinthe rest of the arrested in connection YOSHITASINGH of Large GroupMeetings on the mendationsofpublic health of- “He’sstillworriedabouthisin- AUSTRALIARECORDED no new country, Australiasaw itsfirstday withaknife attack that NEWYORK,NOVEMBER1 Spread of Covid-19: The Case of ficials concerning the risk of auguration crowdbeing smaller dailycoronaviruscommunity in- of no transmissions since June 9, leftthree dead at achurch TrumpRallies’, researchers con- Covid-19transmission at large thanmine.Itreally bugshim.He’s fections on Sundayfor thefirst Health MinisterGregHunt said. in Nice, bringing the EIGHTEEN ELECTION rallies by cludedthat 18 rallies by Trump group gatherings, particularly still talking about that. Does he time in nearly five months, “Thank youtoall of our number of people in cus- Donald Trumpare estimated to held between June 20 and when the degree of compliance have nothing better to worry health officials said, paving the amazing health &public health tody to six as investiga- have ledtomorethan 30,000 September22“ultimatelyresulted with guidelines concerning the about?” Obama said. “Did no one wayfor further easing of social workers &above all else the tors lookatthe suspected confirmedcases of coronavirus At aTrumprallyinButler, in morethan 30,000incremental use of masksand social dis- come to his birthdayparty as a distancing restrictions. Australian people,” Hunt said on assailant’s lastknown and likelyclaimed over 700lives, Pennsylvania Saturday. AP confirmedcases of Covid-19”and tancing is low. The communi- kid? Washetraumatised?” Thestate of Victoria, acoro- his Twitter account. contacts, aFrenchpolice anew study by Stanford “likelyled to morethan700 ties in whichTrumprallies took Obama at times smiledashe navirus hotspotwhichaccounts Swiftand stringentmeasures source said. The latestar- University researchers said, deaths”,whichmay notnecessar- place paid ahigh price in terms jabbed the President and often formorethan 90% of Australia’s combinedwithcommunitycom- reststook place on stressing that the communities took place “paid ahigh price in ilyhavebeen among attendees. of disease and death,” the re- soundedincredulous at the state 907coronavirus-related deaths, pliance have been credited for Saturday,the source said. wherethe US President’s rallies terms of disease and death”. “Our analysis strongly sup- searchers said. PTI of his administration. AP sawzeronew daily infections reigning in the virus. REUTERS An assailant beheadeda woman and killedtwo other people in achurch China to begin in Nice on Thursday,in 10 deadafter Typhoon Quebec: 2dead in Halloween stabbing spree France’s second deadly construction of knifeattackintwo weeks with asuspectedIslamist Gonislams Philippines Police saysuspected attacker, dressedinmedievalcostume, held; five injured Sichuan-Tibet motive. REUTERS neighbourhood and to stay inside AUSTINRAMZY as theysearchedforthe attacker. Railway section HONGKONG NOVEMBER1 The police said theyarrested near India border 7arrestedover aman shortlybefore1amon THE POLICE in Quebec City on Sunday, but advised residentsto disruptionof Sundayarrestedamandressedin remain insidewhile an investi- medievalgarbwho wasbelieved gation wasunderway. KJMVARMA legislature to have killedatleasttwo people Twopeople were killedand BEIJING,NOVEMBER1 HONGKONGpolice ar- and injuredseveral others in a five were injured,said Étienne rested sevenpeople stabbing spree on Halloween. Doyon, apolicespokesman. The CHINAISall settobegin the con- Sunday overscufflesthat The attacks occurred late Police cars patrol near the Quebec ParliamentonSunday. AP arrested man wasinhis mid-20s, structionofthestrategicSichuan- brokeout with security Saturdayinaneighbourhood the spokesman said, without TibetRailway between Ya’an in guardsduringafaceoff be- near the Quebec provincial providing further details. southwest Sichuan province and tweenpro-democracyand The typhoon causedflooding in Bariw,AlbayProvince, Parliament building. The police the attacks,who wasdescribedas call justbefore10.30pm. The police said their initialin- Linzhi in Tibet, closetothe Indian pro-Beijinglawmakers in Philippines, on Sunday. Reuters said theybegan searchingfor a wearing medievalcostume and The police advisedresidents vestigation did notpoint to an border in Arunachal Pradesh, thecity’slegislatureearlier man suspected of carrying out carrying asword,after receiving a to avoid the ParliamentHill act of terrorism. NYT state-run media reported. this year.Those arrested China Railway announced on includecurrent and for- in severely hit Albayprovince in Saturdaythe bidding resultsfor mer lawmakersand aleg- ENRICODELACRUZ the Bicol region, alawmaker said. Nepal ruling NCP’s unity under threat: party leader theconstructionoftwo tunnels islative aide,policesaid.All MANILA,NOVEMBER1 Storm surgeshit some and one bridge, as well as the sevenare from the pro- coastaltowns, while rivers over- powersupplyproject forthe democracy camp. The AT LEAST10people diedand flowedand dikes were de- Poudel, who is also the other partychief, Oli, quit his the issue, and contributeposi- Ya’an-Linzhi section of the statement said the arrests three others were missing after stroyed,submerging severalvil- YUBARAJGHIMIRE MinisterofFinanceinthe KPOli NCPleadership postand involve tively to save theunity.” Sichuan-TibetRailway,indicat- arepartofaninvestigation TyphoonGoni, the world’s lagesinBicol. KATHMANDU,NOVEMBER1 government, said: “I requestall the party in the running of the Prachanda, afterrefusing ing that constructionofthe proj- intoaMay8committee strongesttyphoon this year,bar- Thedeadandmissingwere all leaders, cadres and member government. severalinvitations from Olito ect is about to begin. meeting in whichpro- relledthrough the south of the in Bicol, includingnine in Albay, SIXMONTHSafterafactionalfeud comrades to contributetosave Poudel’s unusual step could “discuss and settle” differences, TheSichuan-TibetRailway is democracy lawmakers Philippines’ main island of Luzon the Office of Civil Defence said. eruptedinthe ruling Nepal the party’s unity by resolving the indicate thatthe party is on the went to the PM’s residence on the second suchproject in Tibet rushedtowardthe chair- on Sunday, an initial government Earlier in the day, Albay CommunistParty (NCP), itsgen- internal differences.” vergeofasplit. Saturdayafter agap of 11 days afterthe Qinghai-TibetRailway. person’s seat and apha- reportshowed. Governor Al FrancisBicharare- eralsecretaryBishnuPoudelsenta The rowbegan when asec- In comments on Twitter and onlytotell himpersonallythat It will go through the southeast lanx of security guards Morethan300 houses were portedthat afive-year-old had publicmessagetotopleadersand tion of the party ledbyco-chair- Facebook,Poudel said, “I appeal he wasnot reliable and honest of the Qinghai-TibetPlateau,one shovedback. AP buriedunder volcanicrocks and been washedawayinflash party cadres to resolve the inter- man Pushpa Kamal Dahal to leaders, cadres and party com- enoughtoimplement anyagree- of the world's mostgeologically mudflows from MayonVolcano floods in his province. REUTERS nal differences and save the party. ‘Prachanda’demandedthat the rades to seriously ponder over mentsbetween them. active areas, areport by the state- run ChinaNews reported. The Sichuan-TibetRailway starts from Chengdu, thecapital of Sichuan province, and travels ITALIANS NOW ALONG WAY AWAY FROM THE DAYS OF SINGING ON BALCONIES AND THEIR SUMMER FLING WITH FREEDOM throughYa’anandentersTibetvia Qamdo, shortening the journey from Chengdu to Lhasa from 48 In Italy,like everywhere the virus goes, the discontent is contagious hours to 13 hours, the reportsaid. Linzhi, whichisalso known as Nyingchi, is located close to Instead, as asecond wave engulfs nowstands forsomething darker. whereangrycooks in chef hats, imposedtoavoid amassacre. Arunachal Pradesh border. JASONHOROWITZ Europe and triggers newnation- Italyhas become asymbol of restaurateursandfellowbarown- Romans areswinging erratically Linzhi also has an airport, one ROME,NOVEMBER1 widelockdowns,Italyhasbecome Europe’ssquanderedadvantages, ersprotestednew governmentre- between last-days-of-disco day of the five built by China in the emblematic of adespair,exhaus- theimpotenceof half measuresin strictionsthatshutthemdownaf- drinking and holing up during Himalayanregion. WHEN THE coronavirus firsthit tion and fear thatisspreading the face of avirus that does not ter6pm. It wasone of dozens of eerilyquietnights. The newly-built Ya’an-Linzhi Italy, overwhelming the coun- throughout the Continent. abideby compromises,andtheso- predominantlypeaceful protests Allaroundthecountry, unease section runs1,011 kilometres and try’s hospitals and prompting France has applied anew na- cial andpolitical costs of notmak- thathaveeruptedacross the ismorphingintounrest,withvio- includes 26 stations. Trainsareex- the West’s firstlockdown, tional lockdown to contain sky- ing good on promises of relief. countryinrecent days.“There’s a lent protests breaking out Friday pected to run at speeds between Italians inspired the worldwith rocketingcases.Germanyhasput Italians,coming down hard tonofrageand suffering.” nightinFlorence.Large crowdsin 120and 200kmper hour,astaffer their resilienceand civic respon- in place softer, but still severe,na- from theirsummer euphoria,are Italian hospitals, whichdeliv- Trieste chant thattheyjustwant in charge of theproject said. sibility,stayinghome and tionwide restrictions. Ireland has exasperated. ered asearing global previewof to work.Anddemonstratorshave The totalcostofthe entire singing on their balconies. Their restricted movement and barred “We’vereachedtheendof our the horrortocome in March, are takentothestreetsinnearly every Sichuan-TibetRailway projectis rewardfor monthsofquarantine visitstoother people’s homes. Anearly emptystreetinMilan lastweek on the firstday the rope,” said Emanuele Tudini, again under strain and intensive majorItaliancity,fromPalermoto around 319.8 billionyuan ($47.8 wasaflattenedcurve, agulp of ThroughoutEurope,governments city imposednew restrictionstoprevent the spread of the whosewifeapplaudeddoctors careunitsare filling up. BolognatoVerona. billion), GlobalTimes reported. normalcy and the satisfaction of arescrambling to deliverrelief, coronavirus. NYT from their apartment window Milan,Italy’seconomicengine, Mobsters, hooligans and far- The Sichuan-Tibetrailway is usuallypatronising allies point- keep schools open and salvage and whose children drew is the newcapital of itscontagion rightextremists have exploited also of great significance in ing to Italyasamodel. their economies. “EverythingWillBeOK”rainbows and seems on the brink of quar- thefrustrationandanger,infiltrat- safeguarding national unity Italyisnow along wayaway And everywhere, if people tent is exploding. Covid’s awful human toll —that at the beginningofthe crisis. antine.Thepoorerandvulnerable ingprotestsand tossing Molotov and maintaining border stabil- from those balcony days and its arenot sickwith thevirus, they The countrythat gave the demonstrated thenecessity,and He spokeinhis bar in frontof southisexposed,andNeapolitans cocktails.The police areincreas- ity, the dailyquotedChinese ex- summer fling with freedom. aresickofit. In Italy, thediscon- Western worldapreviewof success, of anationallockdown — the Pantheon in central Rome, have riotedagainstearly closures inglyonedge. NYT perts as saying. PTI

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,NOVEMBER2,2020 MarketWatch FPISTURN NETBUYERSINOCT NewDelhi: Foreign portfolio investors(FPIs)turned net buyersin October in domestic markets by putting in Rs 22,033 croreas participant sentiment wasdriven by resumption of economic 13 ECONOMY PTI activities and robust quarterly corporate results among others.

TAXATION SYSTEM STABILITYISVERY IMPORTANT: FINANCE SECRETARY MANUFACTURERS FEEL NOVEMBER SALES WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ‘No one is saying this is the Octsalesriseforautomakers,festive end of the stimulus ... we’ll buyingpropelsdomesticnumbers intervene at the right time’

plan their vehicle purchase dur- tuate growth forusand the in- ENSECONOMICBUREAU MSI,TATAMOTORSAMONGMAJORGAINERS ing Diwali. dustryatlarge.” AANCHALMAGAZINE ‘PATH-BREAKINGREFORMS’ NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 During the Navratri period, Naveen Soni, senior VP— NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 ■ Duringthe Navratri ■ Tata Motors retailed while MSI retailednearly 60 per sales &service, Toyota Kirloskar FESTIVE BOOST, alongside the period, whileMSI retailed 10,887unitsinthe Navratri cent of itstotal domestic sales in Motors, said, “The month of THE GOVERNMENT has notyet ■Finance SecretaryAjay pent-up demand andpurchase nearly 60 percent of its period, ariseof90per cent October,Hyundai retailednearly October has been our best exhaustedall itsoptions forstim- Bhushan Pandey said from firsttime buyers,saw all totaldomestic salesin over 5,725 unitslastyear. 50 per cent of itsdomestic sales month so farsince March 2020. ulusmeasuresasitiscloselymon- labour laws, majorautomanufacturers re- October,Hyundairetailed Kia Motors India said it during the 10-dayperiod. Tata The festiveseason has proved to itoring the economic situation production-linked portajumpintheir domestic nearly 50 percent of its sawa224 per cent increase Motors retailed10,887unitsdur- be bullish as we witness demand and is workingonmorestimulus incentivesand farm law sales in October. domestic salesinthe in retail sales ing the Navratri period this year, surging, month-on-month.This measures to revive theeconomy amendmentsare the areas While Maruti Suzuki India 10-dayperiod during Navratri an increase of 90 per cent over has been true of our retails tooas reeling from the impact of the whichcan be considered as Ltd (MSI) announceda17.6per 5,725 unitslastyear.Kia Motors order flowhas been smooth, Covid-19pandemic, Finance path-breaking reforms cent rise in itsdomestic India said it witnessed a224 per from the very beginning.” Secretary AjayBhushan Pandey passenger vehicle sales at monthlysales in asinglemonth. witnessingrevival in sales in cent increase in retail sales dur- ForMSI,while sales of mini said.Production-linkedincentives 1,63,656 unitsinOctober, Among passenger vehicle Augustand September on ac- ing the 10-dayperiod at 11,640 cars —comprising Altoand coupledwiththeearlierreduction it everymonth or everytwo onlyfor paringdebt or building Hyundai Motors announcedits (PV) manufacturers, while count of demand forsmall cars units. S-Presso —declinedmarginally in corporatetax rate cut will help months, on one ground or the cash balances, Pandeysaid the highestevermonthlysale of Honda Cars India and Toyota from firsttime buyers and those RajeshGoel,director—mar- to 28,462unitsinOctober as bringinmoreinvestmentsinthe other,itdoesn’taugurwellforthe lowertax rate willhelp in provid- 56,605 unitsinthe domestic Kirloskar Motors announced8.3 lookingtoavoid public trans- keting &sales, Honda Cars India, against28,537unitsinthe same country, Pandeysaid in an inter- country’s economyorfinancial ingapositive signalforlong-term market,witnessinga13.2 per per centand 4.2 per cent rise in portation amidstthe Covid-19 said, “The festivebuying picked month lastyear,sales in the viewwith The Indian Express. system,”hesaid. investment decisions, adecision cent growth over the correspon- sales, respectively,inOctober, pandemic, October gotthe fes- up from Navratrainmid- compact segment —that in- “Noone is saying that this is Pandey, who also holds the whichisn’ttemporary. ding monthlastyear. Mahindra&Mahindraand MG tive shot as amajority of the sales October and we arefocusing on cludes models suchasSwift, theendof thestimulusorthatwe charge as RevenueSecretary, said “With corporatetax cutand Signalling asharp rebound in Motors tooannouncedyear-on- came in the 10 days of Navratri. maximising deliveries during Celerio, Ignis, Balenoand Dzire have exhaustedall our options. If labourlaws,production-linkedin- otherrecent major reforms, rural demand, HeroMotoCorp year sales growth of 1per cent Manufacturers feel that Novem- this period ... We expect this de- —saw a19.2 per cent increase to anysector requires help at any centives(PLI) and farm law AatmanirbharPackageand PLI, sold arecordof8,06,848vehicles and 6per cent, respectively. bersales will continue to be mand to continue through 95,067 units as against75,094 point of time, we willintervene. amendmentsaretheareaswhich we have givenpositive signals to in October —its highestever While manufacturers started strong as traditionallybuyers Diwali whichwill further accen- cars in October lastyear. We areinconsultationswith var- canbeconsideredas path-break- potential investors. The fact that iousbusinessgroups,CII,Ficciand ingreforms. PLI —which thegov- Indiaisnomoreahigh taxcoun- various MSME groups and we ernment proposes to expandto tryandithasallotherenablingre- Settlement have beengettingvarioussugges- moresectors beyond the already forms and environment will at- 6.08%: FALL IN GROSS 5.04%: DECLINEIN tions. We will comeout with announcedsectors of pharma- tract investments,” he said. scheme for ‘Premiumincome falls 6% PREMIUM INCOMEOFPUBLIC GROSSPREMIUMINCOMEOF measures.Aswe have doneinthe ceuticals, medical devices and On the issue of compensation SECTORNON-LIFE OFPRIVATENON-LIFE lastseven months, we will inter- mobile phones —will be benefi- payments to states underthe illiquid stock fornon-lifeinsurers in Sept’ INSURANCECOMPANIES INSURANCEPLAYERS; vene atthe righttimeand we will cial as it’s linked to incremental Goods and ServicesTax (GST) FROM`11,669.43 CROREIN FROM `12,442.35CROREIN ensurethatwe willdoeverything growth rather than providing in- regime, Pandeysaid dialogue is Non-life insurers posted a 5.55% fall in gross premium SEPTEMBER 2019TO SEPTEMBER 2019 TO possible and in the best interests centivestoeveryone, he said. happening at various levels with option cases income at `22,774.60 crore in September against the `10,959.88CRORE THIS `11,814.71CROREIN of everyone,”Pandeysaid. “PLI is notanusual industrial thedissentingstates.“Thecentral year-ago month, data from insurance regulator Irdai said SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2020 He,however, ruledoutanytin- incentive scheme.Itsarchitecture government had said that it will extended: Sebi kering of the taxrates as ade- isquiteunlikeothertraditionalin- provideaspecialwindowthrough mand-boosting measureinthe centive schemes,whereyougave whichitwill facilitatethe loans.” PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Rise in total `53,484.06 crore: ongoing economic crisis. incentivesto everyoneby democ- “Stateswereinthe needof NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 1.37% premium Cumulative premium “Thetinkeringofthe taxation ratisingandthinlyspreadingover money, especially thosewhich income collected by the 34 collection of private sector structureissomething whichwe thelarge numberof beneficiaries. had giventheir choices. So, it was INVIEWof thelarge-scaledisrup- non-life insurers during insurers in April-September needtobeveryverycarefulabout, As aresult, it usedtohaveavery thought we could have an tion causedbythe Covid-19pan- April-September period; this fiscal, up by 1.78% over a because we took averyboldstep marginalimpact as compared to arrangementof aspecialwindow demic, the Securities and from Rs 95,526.89 crore in year ago andreducedthecorporatetaxrate the actual moneybeing spent. through central borrowing and ExchangeBoardofIndia(Sebi)has 2019-20 to Rs 96,831.55 and we areamong the lowest Now, in this PLIarchitecture, in- then pass it on to thestatesback- extendedtill December 31 the crore this fiscal `43,347.49 crore: taxedcountriesintheworld.If any centive depends upon the incre- to-backlikeithappens in all ex- one-time settlement scheme for Cumulative premium of public taxexemptionshavetobegiven, mental growth, so if youare not ternallyaidedprojects. The cen- entities that executed reversal of `24,111.78 crore: Premium sector insurers during howwill the government give it? growing,youwillnotget it.Those tral government has triedtobeas tradesinstockoptionssegmentof income garneredbythe 34 April-September period of It willagain lead to distortions in whoareabletogrowmorewillget accommodative as possible be- the BSE during 2014 and 2015. non-life insurance companies 2020-21, rising 0.86% over the taxstructure. Nowthat we higher incentive.That, coupled cause states and Centrehaveto The scheme, introducedby in September 2019 year-ago period have comedowntoareasonable withourlowest corporatetaxrate work together.Borrowing has the regulatorinJuly, commenced leveloftaxation, what it then re- willhelpbusinessesmakeinvest- beenmadeverysimple.Statesare on August1and wassupposedto quires is that we should continue mentsinour country,”hesaid. notbeingburdened,interestrate end on October 31.However, 38.04%: Rise in premium income reported by the seven `7,812.39 crore: Cumulative premiumof Source: with that and should notgoon When asked about the earlier islow. We arehavingdialoguesat amidstthe disruption caused by standalone health insurers among non-life insurers; from standalone healthinsurers in April-September, Irdai/PTI tinkeringwiththat. Because sta- concerns expressedbythe various levels with (dissenting) Covid-19,Sebigot representations `1,118.24 crore ayear ago to `1,543.62 crore this September rising 28.10 per cent from the year-ago period bilityof thetaxationsystemisalso ReserveBank of India aboutbusi- statesothat theycould join the seeking extension of the scheme. veryveryimportant.If youchange nessesusingcorporate taxratecut scheme of borrowing,” he added. BRIEFLY Q2 earnings: Sales dull, but cost Amazon contentions ‘misconceived’, RRVL ‘India’sstrategy ofdealingwith cuts help companiessave cash deal in best interests of stakeholders: Future Covidpaidoff’ companies conservecash and per cent in FutureRetail. losses to allstakeholders,” Future ENSECONOMICBUREAU With business in urban save on everything, from promo- ENSECONOMICBUREAU FUTURERETAIL In itsupdatetoBSE andNSE, retail said in itsstatement to the NewDelhi: Ficci President NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 tional spends to staff. Whilebe- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 UPDATETOBSE,NSE FutureRetail said that Amazon exchanges. Sangita Reddy on Sunday areas somewhat dull, nigninput costs have no doubt had treated twoseparateagree- TheFRLupdatetothebourses said India’s strategy of deal- AFTER Agoodstart,the earnings sales in the September helped-raw materialstosales KISHORE BIYANI’S Future Retail mentsas“asingle integrated also mentions that Amazon had ■ FutureRetail, in an ing with the Covid-19crisis season is beginning to reflectthe quarterhavebeen were down achunky 600bps y- Limited(FRL)onSundayshotback transaction by whichthe latter sought Rs 1,431crore plus inter- has “paid offand the coun- painincorporate India. o-y -total expenditurefell asteep at global e-commerce giant updatetothe BSE and hadobtainedinterestinandrights estasdamages from the former, try’s economyisset to Worryingly,analysts believe that subdued barring a 21 percent y-o-y. Amazon’s letter to Securities and NSE, said the bourses againstthe former. whichisequal to the amount bounce backand emerge muchofthe spurtindemandfor couple of exceptions Forthe sample, operating ExchangeBoardofIndia(Sebi),the should nottake Futuresaid that BSE and NSE Amazon had invested in Future stronger.” She said it was carsortwo-wheelersarisingfrom profit margins have increasedby BSE and the National Stock cognisanceofeither should nottakecognisance of ei- Couponsin2019.“Itmaybenoted timeto take boldactionsand the festiveand wedding seasons awhopping11 percentagepoints Exchange(NSE), saying that the Amazon’s letter or the ther Amazon’s letter or the eme- thatevenif suchclaimisapproved pushthegrowthagendavig- maysubside by theend of mand seems to be stemming y-o-y.Agood exampleofthis is contentionsraisedbyAmazon emergency arbitrator’s rgencyarbitrator’sorderasFuture by the arbitration or at anyother orously. “The dilemma for December.However, the revival from rural and small-townIndia. TVSMotors. Though revenues were “entiremisconceived”. order as FutureRetail Retail had compliedwithall the judicialforum,thesamewouldbe governmentsacross the in purchases of residential prop- With business in urban areas rose just 6per cent y-o-yduring “In itsletter, Amazonhas hadcompliedwith all requirementsofobtaining ap- payable by promoters andthere worldwas creating abal- erties is good news andshould somewhat dull, sales in the the quarter, the company re- painted apicturethat public the requirementsof provalsfromFutureCoupons,the wouldnotbeany financialimpact ance betweenprotecting createdemand foraset of con- September quarterhavebeen portedstrongoperating margins shareholdersof FRLarebeingmis- obtaining approvals promotergroup entity.Future on the company,”FRL said. livesand livelihoods.India sumer durables. subduedbarring acouple of ex- of 9.3percentanda13percenty- led.It is abit richforsuch anargu- from Future Retail has also reiterated that as it On October 31, The Indian tookthepathof astrictlock- With the private sector un- ceptions;the11 percenty-o-yfall o-y increase in Ebitda due to ment to be made from someone Coupons, the wasundergoing serious financial Express reportedthat Future down to ramp up health in- likely to makeany meaningful in the aggregaterevenues for387 falling other expenses, mainly whoisnot even ashareholder in promotergroup entity difficulties, especiallydue to the Group had kept asideuptoRs frastructureand focusedon greenfieldinvestmentsforatleast companies (excluding banksand promotion and marketing ex- FRL. Evidently, Amazon’s letter is Covid-19pandemic,theproposed 1,000 croreinanescrow account human lives. This strategy twoyears,demandforequipment financials)wasdriveninteraliaby penses. Staffcosts also fell 8per motivatedbyother considera- deal with RRVL wasthe onlyway in order to deal with all present has paid off,” Reddy said. could be dull. Nonetheless, the a24per centy-o-yfall in the rev- centy-o-yassalarycutshadbeen tions,”FRLsaidinitsupdatetothe and fashion andclothes super- it couldcome of the situation. and futureliabilities in itsarbitra- good showput up by cement enues at Reliance Industries, a12 initiated in Q2FY21. Nestle re- BSE and NSE. martBrand Factory’s retail and “(The)schemeisinthebest in- tion tussle withAmazon. The companies -especiallyUltraTech per cent y-o-y drop at Larsen & portedanEbitdamarginof 25per On August29, FutureRetail wholesaleunits,toRelianceRetail terest of all stakeholders,that in- amount in the escrow account, Covaxinlaunch whichturnedinstellarnumbers Toubro,a66percenty-o-ydecline cent, anear lifetime high on the hadannouncedthatitwould“sell Ventures (RRVL). cludes shareholders, financial in- whichcould later be raisedtoRs inQ22021: as volumesrose8per cent year- atInterGlobeAviation,anda7per backofhighergross margins and by wayofaslumpsale the retail The deal had run afoul of stitutions, vendors and suppliers, 1,500crore,isequalto thetotalin- on-year —suggestsconstruction cent y-o-y fall at BajajAuto. lowerA&P spends;the company andwholesalebusiness”of itssu- Amazon,thathadboughta49per andmoreimportantlyemployees vestment made by Amazon in BharatBiotech activity is picking up. Margins, therefore,are being optimised costs but alsogained permarket chain Big Bazaar,pre- cent stake in FutureCoupons, ...anydelayintheimplementation FutureCoupons,the promoter Agood partofthe overall de- eked out of sharp cutsincosts as from accounting changes. FE mium food supply unit Foodhall, whichtranslates to roughly3.58 of scheme will cause irreparable group entity of FutureRetail. NewDelhi: Bharat Biotech is planning to launchCovaxin —its Covid-19vaccine can- Commercial didate—inthesecondquar- How inventory gains helped boost Sept ‘EU antitrust chief ternextyearif itgets thereq- coal mining: uisiteapprovals from the Indian regulatoryauthori- quarter profits of state-run oil companies does not see breakup ties, Sai Prasad, the com- 19 blocks to be pany’s BharatBiotech of inventoryheldby a have in stock. The petrol and diesel—whennet auctioned International Executive KARUNJITSINGH company. In thecase prices of petrol and profit forthe September quarter of large tech cos’ Director,said. Covaxin has NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 of OMCs, inventory diesel arecalculated wasRs6,227 crore.Similarly,BPCL been developedincollabo- gainscan be caused based on benchmark sawarefininginventorygainof Rs PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA However, Vestager told the ration with the Indian BOTHINDIANOilCorporationLtd. by an appreciation in prices of petrol and 1,303 croreand amarketing in- NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 REUTERS Frankfurter Allgemeine Councilof MedicalResearch (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum the price of crude, diesel in the interna- ventorygain of Rs 1,200crore in BERLIN,NOVEMBER1 Sonntagzeitung newspaper that (ICMR)-NationalInstituteof Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) have re- classifiedasrefining tional market. thequarterendingSeptember30. COMPANIESLIKE Vedanta, Jindal she did notthink breaking up the Virology (NIV) using inacti- portedstrong financialresultsin inventorygains,oran Notably, OMCs were Notably, allthreestate-owned Steel and Power, Adani Enterp- SPLITTINGUPLARGE tech com- companieswould be needed, vatedSars-Cov-2, the virus the second quarterthis fiscal, de- appreciation in the likelyinsulated from OMCshadregisteredmajorinven- rises,HindalcoIndustriesandJSW panies suchasGoogle and although the European that causes Covid-19. spitelower operatingrevenues. priceofproductssuchaspetrol some possible declines in the in- torylosseslastfiscalduetoasharp Steel areinthe race forthe first- Facebook will notbenecessary, Union could usethis step in an Thekeyitemdrivingprofitsfor anddiesel,classifiedasmarketing ternationalprices of petrol and fall in the global price of crude oil. ever auction of 19 coalblocks for Europe’s antitrustchief was extreme case. both companiesinthe quarter inventorygains. diesel as theystoppedrevising commercial mining, whichwill quoted as saying on Sunday. “It will nevercometothat,” CILproduction were ‘inventorygains’.Hindustan Refininginventory gains area pricesonadailybasisfromMarch What quantifies operational kick-startfromMonday. European Competition she told the newspaper in an in- risesby18%to Petroleum Corporation Limited result of an appreciation in the 16 to June 6when international performanceofOMCs when The auction under which19 Commissioner Margrethe terview. (HPCL), the thirdbiggeststate- priceof crudeoilinthecompany’s pricesof thesefuelsfellsharplyas inventorygains and losses play coal blocks wouldgounder the Vestager is due to announce new “Upuntil nowwehaven’t 47MTinOct ownedoil refiner,has notyet re- inventory. OMCs bought crude in aresultof lowglobalcrudeprices. suchamajor role in earnings? hammer will continue foreight draftrules forthe digitalsector had anycases that could lead to portedfinancialresultsforthesec- Aprilwhenthepriceof Brenthita Whileanalystsdotake intoac- days,fromNovember2-9,accord- on December 2and will then suchamove,” Vestager added. NewDelhi: CoalIndia Ltd ondquarter. Hereisalookatwhat lowof$19.33perbarrel.Theprice Howdid these changes in countthe abilityofacompany to ing to Coal Ministry. have to reconcile her proposal EU Internal Market (CIL)saidSundaythatitpro- causesinventorygains and how of Brent crude recoveredto inventoryvalue affect the clawbackinventorylosses in- On Monday, theelectronic with those from member coun- Commissioner Thierry Breton duced46.8milliontonnes theyimpactthe financial around $40-45 per barrelinmid- performance of OMCs? curred, theyassessoperational auctionwouldbeheldforfivecoal tries and the European has said the proposedrules in- (MT)of coallastmonth,reg- performance of oil marketing June, thougharecent fall pushed TheriseinBrentpriceallowed performanceby comparinggross blocks —Chakla,Jharkhand; Parliament. clude forcing tech giants to break isteringarise of 18.4 per companies (OMCs). itto $38perbarrelinlateOctober. IOC to register again of Rs 5,829 profits with EBITDA or operating Marki Mangli-II,Maharashtra; On Thursday, she said she up or sell some of their European cent. It had produced 39.5 OMCs can also getinventory croreoncrudealoneandatotalin- profitto assesstheunderlyingop- Radhikapur(West),Odisha;Takli- would propose newpowers for operations if their marketdom- MTof coalinthecorrespon- What areinventory gains? gains from an upward changein ventorygain of Rs 7,400crore — eratingperformance of the OMC. Jena-Bellora (North) &TakliJena- enforcers to tackle marketfail- inance is deemedtothreaten the dingmonth lastfiscal. PTI Inventorygainsareregistered the priceofend products, includ- including marketing inventory Full reporton Bellora (South),Maharashtra;and ures in digitalmarketsand to interests of customers and from an appreciation in the value ing petrol and diesel, that they gain on endproductssuchas www.indianexpresss.com Urtan, MadhyaPradesh. stop newones from emerging. smaller rivals.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,NOVEMBER2,2020 DHONI WILL PLAY NEXTSEASON MS Dhoni will be back in the IPL next year.Dhoni confirmed it himself at the tossofChennai Super Kings' final game of the season on Sunday. "Definitely not," said Dhoni when asked by former NewZealand pacer 14 DannyMorrison if the game against KXIP washis last forCSK.The IPL SPORT next year is scheduled to be held in the usual April-May window. PTI

Bottoms up: KKR jump into Kings Xit top four after devouring RR Kings XI Punjab’s playoff hopes extinguishedafter alistless defeat to already-eliminatedChennai Super Kings

SYNOPSIS SYNOPSIS POINTSTABLE Morganleads KKR’s charge,while Punjab crash out timidlyasCSK Team Matches Won Lost Pts NRR Cummins livesuptobilling unearth forgottenheroes MI 13 9418 1.296 RCB 13 7614 -0.145 DC 13 7614 -0.159 VISHALMENON SANDIPG KKR 14 7714 -0.214 NOVEMBER1 NOVEMBER1 SRH 13 6712 0.555 KXIP 14 6812 -0.162 LEDBY theirirrepressiblecaptainEoinMorgan CHENNAI SUPER Kings have notonlyended CSK 14 6812 -0.455 and superstarAustralian pacer PatCummins, their worstcampaign on abright note —win- RR 14 6812 -0.569 KolkataKnight Riders stayed alive in the IPL ningtheirlastthreegames—buthave alsoter- with an emphatic 60-run win over Rajasthan PatCummins’ lethal spell ended minatedKingsXIPunjab’sfranticseason.Tidy HOWITLINES UP Royals.Theyhavestillnotmadesureofaplay- Rajasthan’s hopes of awin. BCCI/IPL bowlingrestrictedPunjabto 153/7before me- The number of teams in the fray is now offberth, but it’s aremarkable turnaround for thodicalbattingfromFafduPlessisandRuturaj five.Defeat to Chennai Super Kings ateamthathadnothinggoingforthemforthe Gaikwadsawthemsurpassthescoresansfuss. eliminated Kings XI Punjab, while KKR betterpartofthisseason.Foralltheglitterand tilltheend.AfterseeingoffArcher,theIrishman knockedRajasthan Royals out. promise, Royals finish in eighth spot. tore intohis England team-mateBen Stokes, Timid end Notonlydid KKR earn twopoints, their ransackingthreesixesinthepenultimateover The defeat to Chennai wassymbolic of all 60-run win improved their netrun rate Morganleads KKR’s charge that notonlybrought up his half-century, but thatwentwrongforPunjab.Indecisive games, considerably. The winner of Monday’s There’s asense of uncomplicatedflair that alsoputKKRinapositionof ascendancyatthe theyflinched.Incrunchsituations,theycracked. clashbetweenRCBandDCwillmakethe defines Eoin Morgan’s batting. Irrespective of half-way stage. Andforalltheirbattingwealth,theirbowlingis playoffs, while the losers will vie with the matchsituation, he always makes acon- woefullydeficient to influence games. Their KKR on netrun rate. scious effort to getontop of the opposition Cummins livesuptobilling brief sparkle wasall but afalse dawn. bowling.OnSunday, theKolkataKnightRiders When KKR acquired Cummins at the auc- ●LIVE Straightaway,theyseemedover-keen,un- captain unfurledatypical, counter-attacking tionforRs15.5crore,itwasconsideredmoney dertoo muchself-inducedpressure. Mayank MONDAY: DC vs RCB7:30pm knockthattookhisteamto aformidablescore wellspent,giventhe27-year-old’scredentials Agarwalseemedinatearinghurryandplayed Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad marshalledCSK’s chase with an unbeaten 62. BCCI/IPL TUESDAY: SRH vs MI 7:30pm of 191/7againstRajasthanRoyalsintheirmust- across all formats. However, with justeight one stroke toomany. KL Rahul seemedto winfinalleagueencounterinDubai.Morgan’s wicketsfrom13matches,theAussiehadbeen writheunderthecrushingburdenof captaincy. unbeaten 35-ball 68waspunctuated with six largely subdued. An unusual fear has replacedthe usual joyhis sloppy. Ravi Bishnoi letaboundaryslip under againsthis name this season —the mostex- games as the South African wasaclear strate- sixes, but it wasthe circumstances and the All that changed in KKR’s must-win final batting emanates. Even the usuallyclear- his body,soon afterHooda had letacatchslip pensive of Chennai’s bowlers (economyrate gic failure. He underlinedyet again his virtues manner in whichheorchestrated this knock leagueencounterwhenCumminsranthrough headedChris Gaylewas caught in an attack- outof hispalms.Thebeneficiary, FafduPlessis 10.43). But no other colleague pickedwickets of thriftaswell as wicket-taking potency.He that made it special. theformidableRajasthanRoyalstoporder,tak- or-blunt dilemma. The three galacticos de- smackedatempo-setting 48 off34balls and atabetteraverage (18.55)orstrikerate(10.66). foxedChris Gaylewith aslider,setting him up The34-year-oldwalkedinatNo.5,withhis ing four wicketsinhis opening three overs of parted, their already thin playoff hopes faded. stitchedan82-run partnership with Ruturaj He demonstrated his wicket-taking prowess forthesweepwithhisgooglies.Tahirwasathis teaminaspotofbotherat74/3inthe10thover. high-quality pace bowling. Afterconceding 19 Finally, it took Deepak Hooda’s clean-striking Gaikwad, who is increasingly looking the part yetagain by grabbing the scalps of Rahul and aggressive best,flauntinghiswholebagof tricks Royals leg-spinner Rahul Tewatia had justre- runs offthe firstfivedeliveries, Cummins dis- abilitiesto fishthemoutof humiliation.Ascore aftereachgame.ItwastypicalPunjab—blink- Agarwal, the twopillars of Punjab batting. and infusing astreak of intensity that Chennai movedShubman Gill and Sunil Narine in the missedRobinUthappa.Inhissubsequentover, of 153was at best middling, though cornered ing in the big momentsofthe game. Agarwalwith asmartly-disguisedoff-cutter, had utterly missedinthe middle overs. space of three deliveries. Morganhad barely he sawthe backofBen Stokes, thankstoasu- teams do tigerishlydefend suchtotals. and Rahul with adevilishlydipping slower- Gayle’s washis onlywicket of the series, settledbeforeKKRwouldlosetwomorewick- perlative flying catchbyDinesh Karthik,while But staggeringly,Punjab withered.The Forgottenheroes ball yorker.The twowicketsdecelerated but Tahir would grouse that he got onlythree ets-Rahul Tripathi and Dinesh Karthik -that RRcaptainSteveSmithgot aninsideedge back new-ballspelllackedintensityaswellashostil- It wasironic that the chief architectsofthe Punjab’splayoff push.Paceandbouncemight games.ThattheSouthAfricanpairwouldhave leftthem precariouslyplacedat100/5 in 13 to hisstumpsonadeliverythatcutbacksharply. ity.Forgetthe pursuit of wickets, theygifted victorywereLungiNgidiandImranTahir,two behisbiggestweapons,butNgidihaswedded made the difference to CSK’s fortunes is mere overs. But buoyedbythe arrivalofAndre When Cummins had Riyan Paragcaught be- cheap runs. JimmyNeesham lackedbothpace menlargely peripheralto CSK’splansthisyear. those gifts with cunning and awareness. He conjecture,buttheirscatteredappearancesdo Russell,whohadreturnedtotheXIforthiscru- hind defending avicious bumper,RRwere andingenuity,MohammedShamiwasunchar- Ngidiwasintheoriginalschemebefore ashel- could be ascattergun at times but could pur- presentacaseforwhatcouldhave been.If only cialgame,Morganunleashedhimself by plun- struggling at 37/5 in five overs, with amoun- acteristicallyerratic and Chris Jordan seemed lacking at the hands of Rajasthan Royals chase wicketswith the newball. In ditching theyhad persistedwith Ngidi or introduced dering21 runsoffShreyasGopal.Inthesubse- tain to climb. With figures of 4/34, Cummins wellpasthispeakyears.Shami’sleg-sidewide, flushedhimoutof contention.Tahirhadto wait him prematurely, Chennai had shotthem- Tahir before theyhad reachedthe brink. quent over,Russell also got intothe act, came to the party when it reallymattered. so wide that Rahul could onlywatchthe ball till the back-end of the season to makeanap- selvesinthe foot. BRIEF SCORES: KXIP153/6in20overs(D smoking asix and aboundaryoff JofraArcher. BRIEF SCORES: KKR 191/7 in 20 overs (E whistlepasthimindespair,wasamomentthat pearance. But both remindedthe team man- Likewise,thecontinuedside-liningof Tahir Hooda62,KLRahul29;LNgidi3/39)losttoCSK The belligerence shiftedthe momentum de- Morgan68, RTripathi 39; RTewatia 3/25) bt perfectlycaptured their lackofsteam. agement of their value in telling fashion. seemedafauxpas. That Piyush Chawlaand 154/1in18.5overs(RGaikwad62*,FduPlessis cisively towardsKKR.Russelldepartedafteran RR 131/9 in 20 overs (J Buttler 35,PCummins Compounding the woes, the fielding was Ngidi would ownanunwanted record Karn Sharma endedupplaying twice as many 48,ARayudu 30*; CJordan 1/31) by 9wickets 11-ball25,butMorganwasdeterminedtostay 4/34, SMavi2/15, Varun C2/20) by 60 runs Rohit in danger of Four losses in arow, why DC’s wheels have come off BRIEFLY injuring himself this job, but his inexperience and profligate Shooterinfectedwith again, says Shastri VISHAL MENON Part of the problem stems from ways —hepickedthree wicketsinfive Covid-19atnat’lcamp NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 1 games and conceded11.29 runs per over — the fact that head coachRicky has hurtthe team’s chances. NewDelhi:Anathlete traininginthena- THE IPL season beganwith abang forDelhi Ponting usedhim (Pant) to Their spinners, too, have gone offthe boil. tional capital's Dr Karni Singh Shooting PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Capitals. But afterfour consecutive defeats anchor the innings, arole in In the firstsix games, Axar Pateland Ravi Rangehastestedpositive forCOVID-19, NEWDELHI,NOVEMBER1 —by59runs to KolkataKnight Riders and Ashwin averaged 16 runs per wicket.Inthe the Sports Authority of India said but 88 runs to Sunrisers Hyderabad, and by 5 whichhehas struggled subsequent six matches, their averagebal- maintainedthat it will nothamper the INDIA HEAD coachRaviShastri has re- wicketsand 9wicketstoKings XI Punjab loonedto50. The meagrereturns of Axar and ongoing national camp. "An NCOE vealedthat Roht Sharma's medical report and Mumbai Indians respectively —atthe Ashwin underlinedthe absence of awrist (National CentreofExcellence)athlete stated that "he could be in danger of injur- business end of the league stage, Delhi —suchasShimron Hetmeyer’s blitz against spinner likeMishra, who has been suchavi- training at Dr Karni Singh Shooting ing himself again" and advisedhim notto Capitals nowrun the risk of failing to qual- Rajasthan Royals and Marcus Stoinis’s as- talcog in Delhi’s bowling machinery. Rangeinthe 10 metrerangehas tested rush his comeback. ifyfor the playoffs. sault againstRoyal Challengers Bangalore. In an ideal world, Delhi’s bowling line- positive forthecoronavirus.Theathlete Rohit, who is recovering from aham- Whyhas the team that wasbeing billed Part of the problems can be attributed up would have read as follows:Rabada, who lastvisited the rangeonOctober string injury, wasleftout of the India squad as the mostcomplete T20 outfit barely to the fact that barring Dhawan, none of the Nortje, Ishant, Mishraand Ashwin. Five 28th in the second half of the day, inti- forthe Australia tour on aday when he hit three weeksago,been in free fall since Rishabh Pant hasn’t scored asingle remaining batsmen have the ability to bowlers with experience, skill and smarts mated to his coachthat his test result the nets forMumbai Indians, sparking spec- then? fiftyinthis edition so far. BCCI/IPL switchgears easily. This came to the fore to rattle anyteam. had come positive," SAIsaid. "All NCOE ulation on his fitness status. "It's being han- during their 9-wicket loss to Mumbai athleteswho were training at the time Trouble at the top Rishabh Pant conundrum dledbythe people in charge of the medical Middle-order muddle Indians on Saturday, when Iyer and Pant this shooterhad lastvisited the range partofit. We don't getinvolvedinthat. They Shikhar Dhawanand Prithvi Shawas consumed44balls to score35runs. Four years ago, Rishabh Pant captured have beenaskedto go into14days quar- have submitted areporttothe selectors and openers should worryopposition bowlers. In the firstsix games, Delhi’s batsmen This conservative approachwould have the imagination of fans and punditswith antine and rejoin afteracovid negative theyhavegone abouttheir business. Ihave However, theyhavenot firedintandem. scored at 9.2 runs per over.But in the sub- paid dividends had either of them gone on to his blistering strokeplay. Having made a report. The same process is to be fol- no say, neither Iamapartofthe selection. All In their lastsix games, sequent sevenmatches, that playabig knock.That did nothappen. Overall, name in white-ball cricket,the 23-year-old lowedbythesupportstaffwhocamein Iknowisthe medical reportwhichsays he Delhi have lostatleastone rate droppedtoaround 7.3. it wasacolossal batting failure, one that was nowfinds himself out of the reckoning contact with the shooter,"itadded, could be in danger of injuring himself again," of their openers in the first Diehardfans mayblame brought about by amuddledapproach. from Team India’s shorterformats. without naming the athlete. Shastri told Times Now. over itself. the slow, worn-out tracks in These days,helookslikeatormented The series is scheduledtostart on Dhawandid enjoyaresur- the UAEasthe reason why Injuries to Ishant, Mishra soul, perpetuallycaught between attack November 27.Shastri advisedRohit notto gence mid-way intothe tourna- their marauding stroke-play- Losing experiencedbowlers Sharma and defence. Perhaps nothing is moreglar- MercedesclinchF1 makethe same mistake he made during his ment by slamming back-to- ers were finding it difficult to and Mishrawith an abdominal muscle tear ing than his underwhelming strike-rateof constructors’title playing days."Thereisnothing morefrus- backhundreds, but Shaw’s fire.But the truth is that their and afinger injuryrespectively,werema- 112from10games in this IPL. Ahamstring trating foraplayerthan he gets injured. problems have been two-fold. middle and lowerorder have jor blows. injurydidn’t help matters. Pant has notreg- Imola: Lewis Hamilton took arecord- Sometimes youknow, youwant to getout First, he has been exposedby collectively failedtoinject mo- In Sharma’s absence, theyfailedtofind isteredasingle fiftyinthis edition so far, extending 93rdcareer win at the of that room of yours and tryand see how the short-pitcheddelivery.Second, the mentum in the batting. areliable thirdseamer,someone who with the 17-ball 38 againstKKR in Sharjah Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on quicklyyou can come back,"said Shastri. youngster’s lackofdiscretion in his stroke- In the game againstKKR in Sharjah on would notfritter away the good work done being his highestscore. Sundayashis Mercedes team "And therein lies the grey area. Therein lies playhas been his bane. October 3, contributions of Delhi’s topfour by Kagiso Rabada and AnrichNortje. Part of the problem stems from the fact clinchedanunprecedented seventh the problem whereyou want to go and Scores of 4, 0, 0, 7, and 10 in the lastfive batsmen —captain Shreyas Iyer’s 38-ball Harshal Patelwas pencilledinfor this role, that head coachRicky Ponting usedhim to successive Formula One constructors' play, youwant to test yourself. But onlyyou games is agrim indication of his troubles. 88, Shaw’s 66,Dhawan’s 26, and Rishabh but he doesn’t have the pace and zip of a anchor the innings, arole in whichhehas title with four races to spare. Theydid will knowatthe backofyour mind The team management parachuted Ajinkya Pant’s 38 —catapulted them to amatch- fullyfit Sharma. Patel’s three scalps have struggled. In hindsight, Delhi would have it in one-twoformation, the six-times whether youare 100% of thereisachance Rahane as opener intermittently, but even winning scoreof228/4. But barring that come at close to 9runs per over. been better servedif the wicket-keeper bats- worldchampion taking the che- of it going again." this gamble did notpay off. match, therehavebeen onlystray instances Tushar Deshpande wasthen assigned man waspusheddownthe order as afinisher. quered flag at Italy's Imola circuit 5.783seconds ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas, who had startedon pole position. Australian Daniel Hazard ends year-long goal drought; Barcelona slip again Ricciardo finishedthirdfor Renault, his second podium of the season.

very well and needtokeep it going." DiogoJotacame offthe benchand scored ASSOCIATEDPRESS Hazard, likewise, gave Madrid fans some in the 85th minutetoearn Liverpool ahard- Coeoptimisticabout BARCELONA,NOVEMBER1 hope that his club-recordsigning from DRYSPELL fought 2-1 victoryoverWestHam, extending TokyoGames Chelsea lastyear wasnot amistake.The of- the team's unbeaten recordinleague playat WHILE JOAO Felix claimedanother brace ten-injured Belgian blastedinhis firstgoal Anfield to 63 games -tiedfor the longest Gurugram: WorldAthletics President forAtletico Madrid and Eden Hazard since October of lastyear to sparkMadrid's 4- Number of days streak in the club's history. SebastianCoesaidtheTokyoOlympics emergedfromhis yearlong scoring rut at 1win over Huesca. afterwhichEden That's agoal in three straight games for organisers have a"cast-iron determi- Real Madrid, Lionel Messi failedtoscorein Messi, however, justlikemostofhis 392 Jota,anoffseason signing who is giving an nation"tostage the Games next year. Hazardscored a afifth straight Spanish league matchas teammates, failedtobeat an inspired goal forReal Madrid. His lastcame extraedgetoLiverpool's attack. "Thefutureisuncertainbutletmegive Barcelona stumbledagain. Fernando Pacheco as Barcelona washeld 1- on October 5, 2019. Jota's winner came about the same time youaslightlymoreoptimistic mes- Felix scored Atletico's firsttwo goals in a 1at10-man Alaves. Messi's onlyleague goal British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson was sage... Ican see acast-iron determina- 3-1 victoryatOsasuna, building on his sec- so farwas apenalty he converted in the announcing afour-week lockdown in tion to stagethe Games," Coe said. He ond-half double in a3-2 comebackwin opening game forBarcelona. Ronaldo EPL to continue despitelockdown England, starting from Thursday. wasaddressing the AGMofthe againstSalzburginthe Champions League Koeman's side is eight pointsbehind Madrid On aday uncertainty reignedinEngland The Premier League will be allowedto Athletics Federation of India virtually. on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Portugal for- with agame in hand. as the nation prepared to go backintolock- carryon-matches arealready being played "TheGamesmaybedifferent,therewill ward appears to be on the brink of abreak- down, the Premier League returnedtosome- without fans, and with players undergoing probablybeadaptations, theywill out season forAtletico afteranup-and-down Ronaldo scores on return Hazardscored in the 40th minute. Reuters thing resembling normality. regular testing -sothe much-anticipated probablydemand morefromyour firstcampaign that onlyoffered flashes of the Cristiano Ronaldo made an immediate Three of the teams expected to contend meeting between Man City and Liverpool teams that we have notseen in any talent shown at Benfica. impact on his return from aCOVID-19infec- forthe title -ManchesterCity,Chelsea and will go ahead as schedulednextweekend. OlympicGamesbefore.Butpleasereas- Felix scored nine goals in 36 games in his tion on Sunday, scoring three minutes after terhis arrivalastheywent second in the Liverpool -all pickedupwins in back-to- On Sunday, Newcastle United striker sureyour athletesastheyenter prepa- debut season forDiegoSimeone's Atletico. coming on as asubstitutebeforeconverting table. Alvaro Morataand Adrien Rabiotwere backfixtures on Saturday. Therewas also Callum Wilson scored twice to hand high- ration phase that thereisastrong de- He has five goals in eight appearances this apenalty to lead Juventus to a4-1 Serie Awin also on target as Andrea Pirlo's side bounced the familiar sight of Liverpool, the defend- flying Evertontheir second straight Premier termination (among officials in Japan) season. "It is agood starttothe season," Felix at Spezia. The Serie Achampions, pegged backafter drawing their previous three Serie ing champion, backatopthe standings League defeat as theywent down 2-1 at St. to stagethe Olympic Games." said. "I have worked forthis and my team- backat1-1 when the 35-year-old entered Amatches -- notincluding the 3-0 walkover thankstoalategoal that is becoming its James' Park while Southamptondefeated PTI/REUTERS mates arehelping me alot.Weare playing the fray,scored three times in 20 minutes af- they were awardedagainstNapoli. trademark. AstonVilla 4-3.

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