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BOLLYWOOD LEGEND Amitabh Rajasthan Police invokes sedition, conspiracy;sayswill Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, announced recordstatementsofAshok Gehlot,Sachin Pilottoo in separatetweetsSaturdaythat theyhavetestedpositive for Covid-19and have been admit- Will Jaipur tedtoahospital in Mumbai with “mild symptoms”. go Bhopal Both of them areundergoing Both of themhavebeen treatment at Nanavati Hospital, admitted to hospital. File with an official confirmingthat way? Cong they had “facilitated their tests” and that the twoare “stable”. About an hour later,near leadership Maharashtra HealthMinister midnight, Abhishek, 44,posted: Rajesh Tope said all their other “Earlier todaybothmyfather familymembers have tested and Itestedpositivefor COVID alarmed negative in rapid antigen tests. 19.Bothofushavingmildsymp- RAFpersonnel at VikasDubey’s village Bikru in Kanpur,adayafter he waskilled. PTI The resultsofthe RT-PCR tests toms have been admitted to hos- areawaited,hesaid. pital.Wehaveinformedall the MANOJCG “I have testedCoviD positive required authorities and our Aday after NEWDELHI,JULY11 .. shiftedtoHospital .. hospital in- familyand staffare all being Dubeycase:Arrests The twoBJP membersafter their arrest by the Rajasthan forming authorities .. familyand tested.Irequestall to stay calm shootout, six PoliceinBeawaronSaturday. PTI THE FAST-PACED political devel- staffundergone tests, results andnot panic. Thank you.” claimed from Gwalior, opmentsinJaipur have alarmed awaited .. All that have been in HospitalofficialssaidAmitabh the Congresshighcommand in close proximity to me in the last Bachchan arrivedfirstfor apre- policemen The FIR waslodgedbythe Delhi, whichhad refrainedsofar 10 days arerequestedtoplease liminarycheck-up afterdevelop- Thane; UP sets up SIT HAMZAKHAN Special Operations Groupunder from intervening in the deepen- getthemselvestested!” Amitabh ing symptoms. “Afterhetested out of danger, &DEEPMUKHERJEE IPCsections 124A (sedition) and ing riftbetween Chief Minister Bachchan, 77,posted. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 JAIPUR,JULY11 120B (criminal conspiracy). The Ashok Gehlotand Deputy Chief EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE says hospital phone numbers under surveil- MinisterSachin Pilot. BHOPAL,MUMBAI,LUCKNOW, SUNDAY RAJASTHAN WASonthe boil lance, it said, belongedtoAshok While senior Congresslead- JULY11 STORY Saturdayafter ChiefMinister Singh and Bharat Malani -- Singh ers claimthat there is no threat TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE ASADREHMAN Ashok Gehlotclaimedthat the wasarrestedfromUdaipur and to theRajasthan government, the ADAY afterVikas Dubey was PAGE 13 KANPUR,JULY11 BJP wastrying to topple his gov- Malani from Beawar. crisis has promptedmanylead- CASES: RECOVERED:5,15,385 killedinan‘encounter’, arrests ernment. Ashok Kumar Rathore, ADG, ers to recallthe exit of Jyotiraditya 131 were reportedfromMadhya THE DAYafter gangsterVikas Adding to the political ATSand SOG, said the twomen Scindia and the fall of the Kamal DAYSSINCE 8,20,915 DEATHS:22,123 Pradesh and Maharashtrain Dubey waskilled in an alleged firestorm, the statepolice, which arebeing questionedand willbe Nath government in Madhya PANDEMIC BEGAN TESTS: 1,13,07,002| DOUBLING RATE: 20.99** connection with the slain gang- encounterbythe SpecialTask arrested twoBJP membersfor al- producedincourt. Pradesh just three ster,with the Uttar Pradesh Forceofthe Uttar Pradesh Police, legedly trying to lureaway Addressing a monthsago. Police distancing itself from the the six policemen who were re- Congress and Independent press conference At the heartofthe twomen held in Thane. portedly injured were “out of MLAs with offers of Rs 20-25 from his residence, tussle in Jaipur,senior The familyofthe father and VIKAS DUBEY danger and stable,” said Vinay croreeach, lodged an FIR stating Gehlot attacked the Congress leaders say, son reportedarrestedfrom Kanpur wala Kumar,Emergency Medical phonetaps mentionedhow the BJP,saying itsleaders is the “egoclash” be- Gwaliorsaid theyhad been Officer at Lala Lajpat RaiHospital “ChiefMinisterand Deputy Chief “have crossedall lim- tweenGehlot and

EXPLAINED E● pickeduponThursdaybythe UP From village lanes to (Hallett Hospital) in Kanpur. Ministerare having afight” and itsofhumanity” dur- Sachin. The leaders Police, while Dubey wasstillon Kanpur,police to Police had said that Dubey “Deputy CM says that he will be ing the pandemic admit thatthere is KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING the run. In Thane, aMaharashtra politicalcorridors, had firedatthem from aweapon the CM” —areference to the and were playing“agame” on in- “deep distrust” between the two, TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) the life,times and he had snatchedfromanofficer powertussle withinthe ruling structions from their central manifestedmultiple times in the ■ Maharashtra 2,38,461 7,862 3.07% 23.46 team announcedthe arrest of an controversial deathof afterthe vehicle, in whichhewas Congress between Gehlotand leadership. lastone-and-a-half years. ■ Delhi 1,09,140 2,089 2.05% 35.14 alleged Dubey associate, Arvind the gangster being movedtoKanpur,over- Sachin Pilot. He also took aswipe at Pilot, Referring to Scindia’s exit in MP,a alias GuddanRamvilas Trivedi. turnedFridaymorning. Senior police officers said reigniting the debatewithin the former Unionministerand AICC Tamil Nadu 1,30,261 3,680 3.45% 20.86 ■ In the evening, the UP Police said Head Constable Shivendra statementsofboththe Chief Congress. “Who doesn’t want to general secretarywenttothe ex- ■ Karnataka 33,418 2,313 7.83% 9.19 Trivediwas notwanted by them. ates,while the UP government Singh Sengar and Constable Ministerand Deputy Chief be CM? We toomay have 5-7 tent of saying that “nothing is ■ Telangana 32,224 1,278 6.70% 10.74 TheEnforcement Directorate formedaSpecial Investigation Vimal Kumar,bothSTF officials, Ministerwill be recordedinthe people who maybecontenders guaranteedinsuchsituations”. said Saturdayitwas going to in- Team (SIT) to look intothe whole were thetwo who,policesaid, matter. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculatedover7-day growth vestigatethe assets ownedby Dubey affair,including what got bullet injuries. CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT Dubey andhis familyand associ- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTEDTODAY 2.88 6.80 27,114 NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: Jaishankar on disengagement: Electricity to jobs: Uptick in 2.69 7.26 19,870 Deaths as aratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more Very much awork in progress economybut that’s flattening indicator of progress (in %);indicator of recoveries for 14 days in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak DataasonJuly10,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive ChinesevacatePangong Finger 4 India posting AANCHALMAGAZINE, NATIONALENERGYCONSUMPTION base, remaininstrength on ridgeline key diplomatto PRANAVMUKUL GWh GAPWIDENSAFTERSPIKEINMAY &ANILSASI 4700 —2020—2019 morethan that.” NEWDELHI,JULY11 As casessurge,patients KRISHNKAUSHIK& The minister’s remarkscame Taiwan amid 4200 SHUBHAJITROY on the dayIndian Armysources WHILE UNWINDINGofthe na- 3700 on oxygen support up NEWDELHI,JULY11 said Chinese troops have vacated China tension tional lockdown setoff adefinite the baseatFinger 4inPangong uptick in economic activity, there 3200 IN FIRST remarksfromthe polit- Tso, and have thinnedtheir is an unmistakableplateauing as by 2% in pastmonth ical leadership on the disengage- strength somewhat on the SHUBHAJITROY stateauthoritiesslapfresh curbs 2700 ment of troops that beganlast ridgeline. But Chinese troops, NEWDELHI,JULY11 to counterthe viral surge. week along the LineofActual sources said, arestill present in This trend is seen from June 2200 y b b cases, overtaking Russia and just Control in Ladakh, External large numbers on the ridgeline IN WHATisbeingread as a across multiple datasets n n

KAUNAINSHERIFFM behind the US, 7% of the active Affairs MinisterSJaishankar said above Finger 4. strong impetustoits ties with analysed by The Indian Express: Feb 12-Apr 19-Apr 15-Fe 21-Jun 01-Feb 26-Apr 14-Ju 15-Mar 05-Apr 01-Mar 07-Ju 17-May 22- 28-Jun 22-Mar 31-May 08-Fe 29-Mar 10-May NEWDELHI,JULY11 cases were on oxygen support. Saturdayithas “justcom- The standoff at Pangong Tso Taiwan amid the border tensions indicators formobility,bothat 08-Mar 24-May 03-Ma In early June, that percentage menced, and very muchawork is likelytobethe main talking withChina,India has chosen a workplaces and retail areas; Source: POSOCO AS THE countryseesasurgein stood at 5-5.5%. in progress”. point when Corps Commanders senior diplomat handling Indo- electricity consumption, unem- Covid cases, largely poweredby Oxygentherapyiscrucial to Speaking at the India Global meet againnextweek. The pull- US relations as itsnew envoy to ployment ratesand progress in southern states, therehas also clinicalmanagementofpatients, Week virtual conference, backofChinesetroopsfromthe Taipei. stalledprojects. Punjab has increasedsharplyas Therewas ayawning gapinmid- been an increase in patientson especiallytokeep fatalityrates Jaishankar said, “Wehaveagreed Depsang Plainstoo mayfigure in The Sunday Express has learnt That the “unlocking” has been compared to thatinthe lock- April —about 87 percent. oxygen support –analmost2% undercontrol. on the need to disengagebe- the talksbetween XIV Corps that Gourangalal Das, currently patchy is reinforcedbyGoogle down phase, while Maharashtra, Afterhaving improvedbriefly rise in the pastone month. The increase in oxygen cause troops on both sides are Commander Lt General Harinder Joint Secretary(Americas) in the footfall datashowing that while Delhi, Gujarat and West Bengal to 55 per cent in mid-June, the Asenior official of the Union CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 deployedveryclose to each Singhand South Xinjiang MinistryofExternal Affairs, will public mobility has improvedin showedslowerimprovement. In CONTINUEDONPAGE2 MinistryofHealth and Family other.So, thereisadisengage- Military Region Commander be thenextenvoy to Taiwan. recent weeksacross India, states Tamil Nadu, too, footfall datais Welfaretold The Sunday Express ment and de-escalation process MajorGeneral Liu Lin. Aformal announcement on thathavehigherinfection rates lowerasnumbers peaked. that in the firstweekofJuly, COVIDCONTAINMENT whichhas been agreedupon. It On Pangong Tso, asenior the appointment is expected areseeing curtailedpublic move- Retail and recreation mobil- LOCKDOWNEASING when India emergedasthe IN DELHI: PM PRAISES has justcommenced, and very Armyofficersaid thinning soon. This comes at atime when ment and economic activity. ity forJuly5was 68 percent BUT ROAD AHEAD countrywiththe thirdhighest CENTRE,STATE muchaworkinprogress. So, at of Chinesetroops from their thereare calls within the PublicmovementinKerala, lowerthan that forthe baseline FRAUGHT:RBI CHIEF number of novelcoronavirus PAGE 5 this point, Iwouldn’t liketosay CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and period of January3-February6. PAGE 12

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ityand racism. have diedinstations. Justnow, On June 24,hetweeted:“So The next twotweets--on guns”.“Theyhavesticks.They SHAHIDJUDGE Speaking to The Indian thereisacase happening in the police in Delhi were filmed June 26 and 28 -- referred to the come out thereand theyhit you. MUMBAI,JULY11 Express Thursday,the 35-year- Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) in Tamil beating people up and forcing deaths, allegedly in police cus- It has happenedtoafriendof old referred to recent cases of vi- Nadu. There wasthe Delhicase them to sing the national an- tody,ofafather and son in mine and me at aconcert. We VOICES FROM theworld of sport olence and alleged policebrutal- thatIalsotweeted about. And them. People die and getseverely Thoothukudi, and the alleged were justwalking by and there rarely travel beyond the game. ity in the country, which he the worstbit is thatnone of this injured becauseofthisbrutality. tortureofayouth in Tenkasi, happenedtobeacrowdand the UK PM TO ORDER But then, thereare those who described as “shocking”. He also is shocking to us. Whyisthis And nobody is held accountable? both in Tamil Nadu. "Howmany police weren’t sureofwhat was PEOPLE TO GET BACK believe that by speaking out, recalledinstances of racismthat okay?” he said. Nobody.How is this ok?” deaths will it take till theyknow going on, and theyweregoing theycan makeadifference to the he had facedasaplayerfromthe The tweethewas referring to The reference wastoaninci- that toomanypeople have died? outand hitting people... Idon’t TO WORK: REPORT worldbeyond the court. Northeast. waspart of at least four from dentduring the Februarycom- Authority misusing powerand think that’s okay,”hesaid. “I am morelikelytosay “Police brutality in India is off May30toJune28, when he munal riots in Delhi. One of the notbeingheld accountable,” he Highlighting the issue of TRUMP COMMUTES something,” says former India the charts.It’s horrible. It’s sim- pointed to the protestsinthe US four men who were beaten, 24- wrote. racism,Devvarman,who hails ROGER STONE’S No.1 tennis player, Somdev plyamisuse of power. We read againstthe killingofGeorge year-old Faizan,diedinhospital Devvarman, who retired from Tripuraand builthis career PRISON SENTENCE Devvarman. Especially,hesays, howtheyhavegone out and Floyd and said it made him SomdevDevvarman retired later.The Delhi Police had filed from the game in 2017,said he in Tamil Nadu, went on to recall PAGE 15 when the issues that confront burnt villages, thrashedpeople, “wonder howwefeel about po- from thegame in 2017 an FIR in the case againstun- was“thankful” that police in apersonalexperience.“Earlyon, him demand it -- police brutal- detainedpeople, and howsome lice brutalityinIndia". known persons. India generally“don’t have CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Gehlot govt 10 days later”. Cong alarmed Dubey’s associates who were at Pilothas so farnot responded large.The official said theyhad Electricitytojobs: Uptick in economy but that’s flattening forCMand mayalso have the ca- to theclaims made in the FIR. Partyleaders pointout that been tippedoff regarding Trivedi pability and talent. But onlyone According to theFIR,the men theclashispartofthelargerprob- by one of their informers. can be CM. And then, afterthat discussedearningRs1000-2000 lem in the Congress where"im- The ATSsaidTrivedi wasalso mobility trend gaphas tivity rising by 33 per cent in GOOGLEMOBILITYTRENDFORRETAIL,RECREATION everyone calms down,” he said crore, and that it could happen patient" young leadersare wor- aco-accusedwith Dubey in the widened over 60 per cent in June (sequential improve- while responding to aquestion. only if the CMis asper their wish. riedasthe party is yettoresolve murder of BJP MLASantosh end-June as compared to the ment over May), even as it re- 10 PLATEAUINGPOSTJUNE20 HesaidtheSOGhasalsocalled Meanwhile, 24 Congress the leadership question and is Shukla in 2001.However, Dubey baseline period, according to mained44per cent lower 0 him forquestioningand he will MLAsissuedajointstatement,al- showing littlesigns of revival. wasacquittedinthatcase,andthe the data. than the same period last -10 cooperate withtheinvestigation. leging horse trading by the BJP, The tusslebetween Gehlot UP Police issuedastatement in Similarly,workplace mobil- year. -20 Rejecting the allegations and said theyremain "united". and Pilothas lastedsince candi- theeveningsayingTrivediwasan ity declined69per cent from The decline in hiring ac- -30 againsthis party,BJP statechief The SOG said it learnt from its dateselection forthe 208 "old member" of Dubey's gang the baseline in mid-April, tivity washighest for -40 SatishPooniasaidGehlotfailedto sources that aBJP leader wastry- Assemblyelections, too, and es- and notwanted forthe Bikru whichthen recoveredtoa26 Mumbai and Delhiat56per -50 managethe pandemic, and was, ing to lureRamila Khadiya, calatedwhenthehighcommand shootout.Asked whether they per cent gapinearly-June but cent and 54 per cent, respec- -60 therefore, attackingthe BJP. Independent MLAfrom gave the experiencedGehlota wouldtake custodyof Trivediand since then has hoveredinthe tively. -70 Gehlotclaimed MLAs were Kushalgarh.Inthephoneconver- thirdshotatChief Ministership. his driver, Inspector General, rangeof33-36 per cent. -80 being offered“Rs 10 croreinad- sations,thepersons,accordingto The decision upsetPilot,who Kanpur Range, Mohit Agarwal Google’s footfall datacovers DatafromCMIEonthe vance and Rs 15 croreafter the theSOG,arealsohearddiscussing hadplayedamajorroleinreviving said,"If Guddan andSonu arenot six commonlocation types number of stalledprojects -90 government is toppled”. Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya, thepartyafteritsdebaclein2013. wanted in the case, whywould suchasworkplaces, retail and acrossthe country showed -100 The SOG, in the FIR lodged Congress MLAfromBagidora. Later,Gehlotkeptninedepart- we take their custody?" recreation,supermarket and that569 largeprojects worth 0 0 0 Fridayevening, said it kept two Theysaid he wasearlier with the ments, includingFinanceand pharmacy,parks,publictrans- Rs 8.7 trillion were recorded phone numbers under surveil- DeputyCMbuthaschangedpaala Home, to himself. Gehlot’s desire Policemen portand residentiallocations, as being stalledinthe last 15/02/20 18/04/2 07/03/20 28/03/2 20/06/20 30/05/20 lance "tochecksmugglingofille- (sides), the SOG claimed. to field his son Vaibhavfrom “Their injuries areminor and basedonGPS signals. The data, week of March 2020because 09/05/2 galweapons and explosive sub- Khadiyatold TheSunday Jodhpurinthe Lok Sabha polls the bullets aresuspected to have availablesince mid-February, of the lockdown. Of these 569 stances".“From the conversation Express:“Iwas in Congress and wasthe next chapter. Afterthe grazedtheir skin. ForKumar,the reportsthe changeinfootfalls stalledprojects, less than half GOOGLEMOBILITYTRENDFORWORKPLACES onthesenumbers,itappearsthat will stay in Congress. No onehas Lok Sabha drubbing, the Pilot bulletgrazedhis leftthigh,while at eachlocation type foreach -- 259 projectsworth Rs4.9 attemptsare being made to top- approachedme.” camphit back. forSengar, hisleftarm,”saidVinay dayascomparedtonormal. trillion -- have startedproject 20 FLATTENINGOUTSINCEEARLYJUNE ple the government, and prepa- Malviyasaid the FIR doesnot In October 2019,Pilotques- Kumar of Hallett Hospital. Electricity dataalso showed implementation again by 10 rations were completed before mentionthathewasapproached tionedthegovernment’sdecision The four others,VinayKumar aperceptible increase in de- June. 0 the RajyaSabha elections. In the by anyone. “I don’t knowthese to allowindividuals who had not said, hadbeenreferredtoHallett mand afterlockdown measures Payment transactionstoo -10 conversation, it is said that the men or have ever spoken to been directlyelected to contest from the Community Health were eased in end-Maywith fell massively across the Chief Ministerand Deputy Chief them.”Hesaidhehasn’tchanged mayoralpolls.InDecember2019, Centre in Kalyanpur,Kanpur. the energy-mettrend line al- country in April. LatestRBI -20 Ministerare havingafight;insuch sides. “One is our PCC chief and he complainedthat the work BothVimalKumarandSengar mostcrossing lastyear's levels datashows that the overall -30 asituation,therulingpartyMLAs the other is our CM. Ihavebeen done by his Ministrywas not were seen walking in the hospi- on May25. value of transactions con- -40 and IndependentMLAscan be associated with Gehlotji forthe showcasedatthe first-year an- talaround3pm.Around5.30pm, But the trend line forthis tracted by 46 per cent in April -50 broken away to topple the gov- last30years and Pilotji has only nivesaryofthe government. Sengar leftthe hospital driving a year subsequentlydropped over March,withtransac- -60 ernment and anew CM will be justarrived,” he said. The latestflashpoint came motorcycle whileKumar leftrid- sharplyand continues to stay tions and paymentsthrough -70 put in place,”the FIR stated. Accordingto theSOG,theper- during the RajyaSabha elections ingpilliononanothermotorcycle. belowlastyear's levels,accord- variousbanking channels — The SOG claimeditlearnt sons on the phone said their when Gehlotalleged an attempt The Indian Express contacted ing to datafromgrid operator cheques, NEFT and RTGS, and -80 0 through sources that Rs 20-25 Rs 25-crore-eachplan "failed" to topple his governmentbythe bothSengarandVimalKumarbut PowerSystemOperation ATMwithdrawal, falling be- 0 croreeachwas being offeredto when the CM took the MLAs to a BJP.But afterthe victoryofthe theydeclined to comment. Corporation (POSOCO). tween 26 per cent and 71 per CongressandIndependentMLAs. resortbeforetheRajyaSabhaelec- party’scandidates,includingAICC MedicalOfficerVinayKumar Energy consumption has recent in ApriloverMarch.The 15/02/20 18/04/20 07/03/20 28/03/2 20/06/20 30/05/20 The FIR also placedSachin tions. Money, however, wasstill general secretaryKCVenugopal, said: “I don’t knowiftheyhave mainedaround an averagelevel datafor the period postApril 09/05/2 Pilotunderthespotlight:“ButBJP beingofferedtoMLAsasrecently Pilotsaid: “I have been claiming been dischargedornot.” of 3,600 GWhinthe last week is awaited. says that CM will be our person as 2-3 days ago, it said. The FIR thatbothour candidates shall At theCHC,MahendraKumar, of June as againstalevelup- All of this has endedup NAUKRIJOBSPEAKINDEX and Deputy CM will be madea claimedthatthe conversations win... Anykind of doubtsspread Emergency Medical Officer,said wardsof3,900GWh duringthe impacting the government’s ministerinthe central govern- “makeitclear that effortsare be- around earlier were baseless." that four police personnel had same period lastyear,with in- revenue streams, with direct REFLECTSSLOWUPTICKINJUNE 0 1 7 ment while the DeputyCMsays ing made to purchase Congress On Saturday,Pilotdid notre- cometothe centrearound7.30 dustrial load continuingtobe taxesdeclining by over 30 per 4 9 4 5 3,000 0 thathewillbethe CM —this (is and Independent MLAs”. spondtorequests from The am Friday. “Theywerereferred sub-optimal, aPOSOCO official cent in the firstquarterand 4 172 ex 2,41 2,40 2,38 2,39 2, 2,16 2,27 2,12 2,500 2,19

also) in the conversations.” On the twoarrested, Ashok SundayExpressseekingcomment. from heretoHallett Hospital said.The hiringactivity in the GSTrevenues declining by 41 Ind 1,95 OnPilotvisitingDelhi,theper- Singh and Bharat Malani, BJP IntheBJP,meanwhile,leaderssay around 8.30am,” he said. economyhas alsofailed to pick- per cent. Even though month- 2,000 8 1,500 sons in the conversation, accord- Banswaradistrict chief Govind theywill“wait and watch”. Asked about the natureof up, with twodifferent trackers on-month collections under 1,20 951 910 ing to the FIR, said “bigpolitical Singh Raosaid, “Ashokisnot an theirinjuries, he said: “Inspector pointing to the same trend. As GSTimprovedinJune to Rs obSpeak 1,000 decisionsarebeingtakeninDelhi active member of the party any- Dubey case RamakantPachauriwasbleeding per the Naukri JobSpeak Index, 99,940 crorefromRs32,394 iJ 500 and things will move quicklyaf- more.”Malaniwasformerly state actionhadbeentakenonthevar- from the mouth, maybebecause amonthlyindex forhiring ac- croreinApril,the recovery - Naukr 9 9 terJune30… he will take oath5- convenor of BJP’s IndustriesCell. ious criminal cases againsthim. hewashurtwhenthevehicletop- tivity basedonthe joblistings has been partlydue to de- 0 1 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 -1 l- -2 v- r- n- The SIT has been told to also in- pled.ConstablePradeep and Sub on Naukri.com website, a layedpaymentsdue from b- ct- ep-19 ug-19 ay- Ju un- O Jun-19 Dec No S Ap A Ja Fe J Mar

vestigatethe role of policeoffi- Inspector PankajKumarcom- month-on-month improve- previous months afterdead- M cials, recommend actionagainst plainedofdizziness. Theysaid it mentwas seen in the hiring ac- lines were extended. Source: NaukriJobSpeakIndex themif needed,lookintothevar- wasbecause of the vehicle top- iousarms licences he held, and pling.The fourth,Sub Inspector submit areportbyJuly31. AnoopKumarSingh,hadabdom- South China Sea. Meenakshi Lekhi and Rahul reported from outsidethe it wasajokeand kind of laughed Announcing the arrest of inal pain.” India doesnot have formal Kaswan, to attendvia virtual Mumbai metropolitan area, es- it off. But the truth is that they EXPRSESEDUCATION Omprakash Pande and son Anil Speaking to The Sunday diplomatic ties with Taiwan be- mode the swearing-in ceremony peciallySolapur,Palghar, Thane were like'Hey, youare different from Gwalior,the UP Police said Express,one of the six policemen, cause of itsOne-China policy.It of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Pune. “Tosome extent, parts from us'. That’s whyIthink we all theyhadharbouredDubey'smen who did notwish to be named, has an office in Taipei to carry out on May20—afortnight after the of West Bengaland Gujaratare needtobeeducated andmade Shashikant alias Sonu Pande and said he did notremember the se- diplomatic functions. It operates startofthe standoffwithChina also contributing to the in- sensitive to these topics,” ShivamDubey.Shashikant and quenceof eventsafterthevehicle under the nameofIndia-Taipei on theLine of Actual Control. crease.” Devvarman said. Shivam, both wanted in connec- toppled.“Therewaschaos…Vikas Association, and Das will be its From the 1999 batchofthe At the same time, the official Now, he says,the time has tionwiththeshootoutatDubey's Dubey firedtwo roundsatusafter newDirector General. He will re- IFS, Das, who is fluentin said the countrywas well-pre- comefor Indians to introspect villageBikru on July3,which he snatchedapistol,” he said. placeSridharan Madhusu- Mandarin,was in Beijingbe- pared to meetthe rising oxygen and change. “I had friends with killedeightpolicemen, managed dhanan,also acareer diplomat. tween 2001 and2004. He re- demand. “The dailyproduction whom Igrewup, who wouldn’t to give the policethe slip. Bachchans Taiwan toohas effected a turnedasFirstSecretary of oxygen in the countryis 6,000 eat at the same table as me be- Omprakashincidentallyisthe positive,hewas advisedadmis- changeofguard. East Asianand (Political) in 2006andremained metric tonnes. Currently, Covid cause they were Brahmins. elder brother of Prem Prakash sion. He went home and re- Pacific Affairs Director-General thereuntil 2009. dedicated hospitalsand Covid People wouldn’t eatonthe same Pandey, who wasone of thefive turnedfor hospitalisation by 10 Baushuan Ger has been named He had alsoservedasa carecentres areusing 1,100- table becausesomebodywas a killedapart from Dubeyinase- pm. The hospital the BMC after Taiwan’s representative to India, DeputySecretaryhandling 1,200metrictonnesdaily. Muslim,” he said. ries of ‘encounters’bythe UP his reports came positive,” said replacing Tien Chung-Kwang External Affairs in the PMO dur- Therefore, there is sufficient Police while looking forhim, be- an official. who wasonthe postfor seven ing the tenureofManmohan headroom,”the official said. Jaishankar tween July3and 9. ABMC official said the corpo- years at the Taipei Economicand Singh. He wasretained forthe The government has been positions on the heights at Finger Omprakash’swifetoldthelo- ration “will send ateam tomor- Cultural Centre in India. transition in 2014. adding oxygen bedsinCovid fa- 4has been observedinthe last cal media in Gwalior thatthe UP rowtodisinfecttheir house and Incidentally, Sun Weidong, As Counsellor (Political) at cilities. While on June 27,there fewdays,but “theyare maintain- Policepickedupherhusbandand look forhigh-riskcontacts”. China’s ambassador to India, in a the Indian embassy in were 51,321 oxygen-supported ing their presence there, and sonaround6.30pmonThursday. Apartfromanumber of ac- statement Friday, underlined: Washington DC, he playedakey beds, as shared at ameeting of have notvacated it”. Claimingthattheyhadnothingto tors and fans, Union Ministers “Weneedto...adheretothe prin- role duringthe Prime Minister’s the Group of Ministers, by July9, On Friday, China’s ambassa- do with Dubey’s associates, she Nitin Gadkari, RamVilas Paswan ciple of non-interference in each visit in June 2017 when he met another GoM said 1.42 lakh oxy- dor Sun Weidongsaid: said her husband would go to and Prakash Javadekar wisheda other's internal affairs.” US President Donald Trump. gen-supportedbedshad been “Currently,our frontline troops Bikruoccasionallyashehadsome “speedy recovery”toAmitabh In Beijing's book,any pro-ac- Das returnedtoNew Delhi operationalised. aredisengaging on the ground in ancestral property there. Bachchan, who has battled tive step by aforeigncountry and wastaskedbythen Foreign Experts from theCentrehave accordance withthe consensus The MadhyaPradeshPolice health issues before.In2012, he with regard toTaiwan,Hong SecretarySJaishankar to setup had multiple deliberations with reachedbythe MilitaryCorp said theydid notknowofthe ar- recoveredfromtuberculosis, and Kong, South China Sea, Tibetand the Centrefor Contemporary states on providing non-invasive Commandertalks.” rests. Additional DG Rajababu latersufferedfromHepatitis B Xinjiang is "sensitive"innature. Chinese Studies, post-Doklam. oxygen to patients.Aprotocolis- The northbankofPangong SinghtoldTheSundayExpressthat with compromisedliver func- India has so faradheredto the During his stintasJoint suedbyitrecommends that oxy- Tsoisanareaofconcern forthe theycame to knowofthe same tioning. One China policyalthough in Secretary(Americas), Indo-US genlevelsbemonitored,with a Armybecause Chinese troops onlyonSaturday. The government had banked December 2010,during then ties grew,including the revivalof fall below92-96% saturation in have come in 8kmwestofFinger The MaharashtraATS team on the star's appeal to publicise Premier WenJiabao’svisit,itdid the Quadrilateral mechanism blood acause foralarm. 8whichIndiasays marks the thatarrestedallegedDubey asso- several of itsinitiatives, includ- notmention supportfor thepol- (between India, US, Japan and LAC. Sourcessaidwhile Chinese ciateGuddanTrivedi, 46, and his ing avideoonthe AarogyaSetu icy in the joint communique. Australia). Tennis star troopshavemovedbacktowards driverSushilkumar alias Sonu app againststigmatisationofpa- And in 2014,whenNarendra Iwas called awatchman. My Finger 5, Indian troops have also SureshTiwarifromThanewasled tients. Modi became Prime Minister, he Oxygensupport nickname wasBahadur,people takenastepbacktowards Finger by former ‘encounterspecialist’ AmitabhBachchan has a invited Chung-Kwang Tien, demand over the lastmonth is said that all my life,” he said. 3aspart of the “mutual disen- Daya Nayak.Thetwowerepicked number of film projectslinedup, Taiwan’s representative to India, being attributed to the emer- “LastDecember,Iwas in gagement” –troops on either up from KolshetRoadinThane. while Abhishek features in aweb alongwith Lobsang Sangay, gence of hotspots in southern Kolkataand afteranexhibition side have steppedbackatthe The ATSsaid the twohad left series that wasreleasedrecently. Sikyong (President)ofthe India and in regions outside match, Iwas justrunning around other frictionpointsofPP14 Kanpur soon afterthe Bikru At the heart of the Covid out- Central TibetanAdministration Mumbai in Maharashtra. “In in the field cooling down. About (GalwanValley), PP 15 (Hot shootout. An officialsaidtheyare break in India, Mumbai has so far (the Tibetangovernment-in-ex- Karnataka, the Bangaloremunic- five or six kids came up to me Springs sector) and PP 17A believedtohavedriventhrough recorded91,745cases and 5,244 ile) to his swearing-inceremony. ipal area and Tumkur district and said ‘Chinese’. Idon’t think (Gograpost). Madhya Pradesh, Nashik and deaths. On Saturday,itsaw 1,284 In the MEA,aJoint Secretary have seen asurge.InTelangana, theywerebeing racist. My wife Asecond Armyofficer said Pune to reachThane on July7. cases and 39 deaths. who handles India’s ties with the the increasehas been drivenby waswithme, she waslivid. Not both sideshavemutually agreed "Somepeoplehailing from US is consideredakey official, to- Hyderabad municipal areas. In in the sense that she wanted to nottopatrol the disengagement Trivedi's villageliveonKolshet Key diplomat gether with those dealing with AndhraPradesh,itisnot con- beat these kids, but she wanted pointsfor the time being,and Contact forAdvt. Booking: M/sFriends Publicity Service Road,"said the official. strategic communityfor upgra- China and Pakistan. finedtoone area but distributed to teachand educate them. I troops arebeing slowly returned AftertheambushatBikru,the dationofNew Delhi-Taipei ties. The appointment of Das as across the state,” the official said. startedthrowing balls withthe to bases. 23276901, 23282028 (M): 9212008155, 9212665841. UPPolicehadcirculatedalistcon- Chinaand the US have also been envoy to Taiwan comes weeks In Maharashtra, the official kids. Theyweren’t discrimina- “Trustonbothsides contin- taining names and photosof sparring over Taiwan and the afterthe BJP askedtwoofits MPs, added, morenumbers arebeing tory towardsme. Theythought ues to be an issue,” he said.

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ARANYASHANKAR AUDADMISSIONSGO NEWDELHI,JULY11 ONLINETHISYEAR THE DELHI government Saturdaycancelled all upcoming NewDelhi: In light of the examinationstobeconducted in Covid-19pandemic, stateuniversities, both forfinal Ambedkar University and intermediateyear/semester Delhi (AUD) will move its students,arguing it would be entire admission process "unfair" to holdexams as the online this year forthe first teaching-learning process was time, including submis- "hampered"due to Covid. sion of applications and fee Deputy Chief Minister and uploading of docu- Manish Sisodia said stateuniver- ments. AUDVice- sities have been asked to come Chancellor AnuSingh up with "a setofparameters for On Saturday, Sisodia said it is unfair to hold examsduring Lathersaid Saturday the evaluation on the basis of the thepandemic and withhold students’ degrees. Archive varsity will decide on the students' pastperformance" and mode of MA,MPhil and awardthem degrees. PhD admissions later,as Chief MinisterArvind mostimportant month forex- studentsare required to Kejriwal also wrotetoPrime aminations and evaluation at appear forinterviewsfor MinisterNarendraModi universities. Delhi government admission to these Saturday, suggesting thatexams believesthat in these extraordi- courses.The admission in central universities be narytimes,weneedtomakeex- schedule will likelybeout scrappedand studentsbeeval- traordinarydecisions. Thatis by next week. ENS uated on the basis of internal as- whythe Delhigovernment has sessment and previous marks. decidedall upcoming examina- The University Grants tions in the Delhi State Pradeep Upmanyu, Joint Commission (UGC), in itsrevised Universities should be cancelled. Registrar at Guru Gobind Singh guidelinesdated July6,had de- “The MHRD and UGC are This includes all semesterand fi- Indraprastha University, said, cidedagainstrecommending not ready to change their nal year examinations. All up- "Wehad notconducted anyex- scrapping of exams, instead ask- decision in the matter. It coming examinations forstu- ams till now. We arestill waiting inguniversities to conductthem seems only your dentsoffirstyear,second year formoredetailed guidelines by September-end. intervention can solve and thirdyear stand cancelled." from the government after "Students, teachersand par- this problem.” Thereare eight state-run uni- whichwewilldiscussand delib- entsare angered by this decision versities in Delhi, recognisedby erateonwhatistobedone." and believe it should be rolled CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL UGC.He said universities were Delhi Technological back. Reputed institutions such IN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER directed to evaluatestudents on University PROAnoop Lather as IIT and NLUhavealready thebasis of "already conducted said, "As farasthe fourth year or givendegrees to studentsinthe exams from previous semesters, final year exams areconcerned, final year basedoninternal as- nal semesterstudents, and save internal assessmentsand also we have already conducted our sessments. Whyshouldn't oth- the futureofour students," the come up with other progressive exams. Theseexams were held ers also do it? Across universities CM wrote. ways to promote the students". online. Forthe rest,exams were in the world, the same format is Sisodia, meanwhile, ex- "Exams cannotbeconducted scheduledtobegin on July20. being followed," Kejriwal wrote. plainedthe rationale behind due to thefearofthe spread of We will nowdiscuss and recon- He also pointed out that cancelling exams in stateuniver- Covid. And awarding degrees to sider it." Delhi had decidedtocancelex- sities. studentsisveryimportant be- However, the decision will ams but asimilar decision for "It is unfair to conduct exam- cause theyhavestudiedfor three notaffect universities like Central universitiessuchasDelhi inationsfor students amid the or four years; nowtheywant to Ambedkar University Delhi, University will have to be taken pandemic, whichhas already gettheirdegreesand startwork- which has already conducted by the Centre. hampered their learning in the ing. Alot of peoplemight have evaluation forall students. "We "The MHRD and UGC arenot absence of regular classes, prac- even secured jobs and cracked have an innovative method of ready to changetheir decision in ticals and lab work.Itisalso un- interviews forcompanies.Let continuous assessment which the matter.Itseems onlyyourin- fair to withholdtheir degrees them march ahead in their pro- came in handy during these terventioncan solve this prob- now, without whichtheycannot fessional journeyand contribute times. As our online teaching- lem. It is my requesttoyou that starttheirprofessional journey," to the economy,"said Sisodia. learning process went off keeping in mind the overall well- Sisodia said in awebcast. AfterSisodia's announce- smoothly, we were also able to being of students, the govern- Arguing it would be difficult ment,state universities said they evaluatestudentsand declarere- ment and UGC amend the to conduct examinations forthe were waiting foradetailedorder sultsearlier," Vice-Chancellor guidelines,cancel exams forfi- semester, he said,"Julyisthe from the government. Brigadier Anu Singh Lather said. Initialsas Despiteinstructions tattoo help cops identify from govt, guest murdervictim teachers awaitcall

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE However, with no formal orders NEWDELHI,JULY11 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE being issuedbytheDirectorateof NEWDELHI,JULY11 Education,the DeputyCM's state- ADECOMPOSINGbody of an mentshavehad little effect. unidentifiedman, coveredwith FIVE DAYS afterDeputy Chief "Thereisabig difference be- fresh leavesand twigs and float- Minister ManishSisodia asked tween justmaking public an- ing in an open drain in south government schools to engage nouncementsand formal orders. Delhi, leftthe DelhiPoliceper- guestteachersinremote learning Agovernment system does not plexed--with atattoothat read duty,the teachers continue their function through public an- 'ST' as the onlyclue.This tattoo waitas schoolsclaimtheyare yet nouncements. Until we getfor- eventuallyled cops to the man's to receive formal orders from the mal orders from the education wife, their minor daughter,and education department. department,wecannotprocess twomoreaccomplices,whohave The 20,000-odd Delhi gov- payments. We have receivedno been arrested forhis murder. ernment school guestteachers word on whether suchorders are On July2,copsfromMaidan leftwithout work has been a going to beissued," said the head Garhi police station recovered pressing issue forawhile as they of aschool in NorthWestDelhi. the bodyfromadrain near Bhati have been out of duty and with- Shoaib Rana, presidents All village. "A kilometreaway, we outpay since May8.OnJuly2, India GuestTeachersAssociation, found an Eeco car and checkedits Sisodia had said that guestteach- said, "Barely5-10% of the total registration number and details ers were to be involvedinthe guestteachers arebeing calledto online,and discovered it be- post-summer vacation phase of work by their schools, the rest are longed to aman whose initials remote teaching-learning. still waiting. Everywheretheyare were Sand T, justlikethe tattoo. However, as these school being told no move can be made It wasascertained thatthe vehi- heads did notengagethese teach- till theyreceive official orders. We cle belonged to the man whose ers forduty,Sisodia again wrote don't knowwhy thereissucha body had been found in the to theDirectorateofEducationon gapbetween what the ministeris drain," DCP (South) Atul Kumar July7,saying,"It has come to my saying publiclyand what thede- Thakursaid. notice that despiteveryclearin- partment is doing," he said. Since twoaccusedare minor, structions on July2,2020, many The Director of Education identities of all have been with- schools arenot involving guest BinayBhushan,however, told The held. The man's brother revealed and contract teachersinthe im- Sunday Express,"Guestteachers that he wasataxi driverand plementation of the newteach- aretobeengaged but notinthe would oftenget intoquarrels ing-learning plan… Our plan will waytheyusedto. Itsbeen made with his wifeoverwhat he per- notbeeffective unless all the clear to school heads that theyare ceivedasher closenesswithan- teachers, including guestand free to callasmanyguest teach- other man. "The man usedto contract teachers who have had ers as needed. Therewill beno or- visit the couple's home, and this adirect role in taking classes with ders issuedfromheadquarters. enraged the victim, who started children in pre-lockdown phase, Nothing is stopping school heads, beatinghis wifeand daughter areinvolvedonceagain." engaged teachers will be paid." frequently. The two, along with twoothers, allegedly decided to OBITUARY kill him," said Thakur. The DCP said the accused startedplanning the murder two-three months ago. "On June 30, the victim came home drunk, and the accusedcaughthold of him and strangledhim," said Thakur.Apoliceofficersaid that LT GEN RAVI THODGE, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (RETD) "when the victim triedtoresist, 10 JUL 2020 his daughter allegedly threw salt With profound grief and sorrow we wish to inform you of the untimely demise of Lt Gen Ravi Thodge, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd). He was atrue soldier to the core in his eyes. He wasstrangulated and was loved by subordinates and respected by superiors. He was agreat source of afterwhichone of theaccused motivation to the unit, Regt and the Army fraternity.Anembodiment of humanity, compassion, generosity and utmost professionalism. The void created would be for took the body in the vehicle till a times immemorial. drainand dumped it." ON BEHALF OF COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT AND FIRST GORKHAS FAMILY

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Sinha,medicalsuperintendentof dead by the hospital on Thursday. Rakesh, and that the victim was the Delhi government’s faith in 2,08 2,03 2,0 7 78 ADELHI Police sub-inspector has Aruna Asaf Ali hospital, claimed: men have nowbeen The night he wasstabbed,apo- brought to the hospital by a“pub- itshomeisolation set-up, seven 2000 73 1, 89 18 9 2,505 2, been suspended and the SHO of “A senior resident doctor ob- arrested in the case, liceman noteddownour com- lic person”. The MLCprepared by of the 691people whodiedof 2,3 37 2,0 4 Gulabi Bagh policestation trans- servedandtreatedthe patient for plaint at the hospital, and after the hospital states that Singh re- Covid in the lastfortnight were 1500 1, and ajuvenile 42 520 ferred to PoliceLines over “inac- hoursuntilhe wasfineenoughto that we did notreceiveany calls. ceived“threestabwounds,simple under home isolation,while 24 2, 2, tion” and “delayinfiling an FIR” go home.Hewanted to go home apprehended Theydidn't care. Aftertwo-three injury...woundscleaned,stitched, the rest were already in hospi- 1000 2,4 in the stabbing of a26-year-old so we lethim. We told the family days,wealsovisited Gulabi Bagh and observed.Novital organaf- tals. This, officials say, is indica- student of Delhi University’s to come backthe next dayfor police station but no FIR wasfiled. fected.Temperature,pulse tive of the fact that home isola- 500 School of Open LearningonJuly1. proper dressing and consultation Askedwhytheytook Singh to The reason theygaveuswas that checked. Vital signs observed till tion forverymild and Lakhan Singhwas allegedly withaspecialist, but theydid not.” aclinic, hisfather Puran Singh, a my son had been discharged." early hours(of)July2.Discharged.” asymptomatic patients is arel- 0 7 2 5 9 6 4 11 10 29 robbed of hiswallet andphone, Sinhasaidthefamilyreturned shopkeeper,claimed: “Doctors at DCP(North)MonikaBhardwaj When he wasstabbed,Singh ativelysafeapproach—con- 28 July1 July3 July8 July July July July July July July and stabbed thrice in the ab- aftersix days.Hesaid, “The pa- thehospital told us we can take toldTheIndianExpress,“Therewas wasreturningafter collecting his trarytoapprehensions raised July June30 June domen by twomen and ajuve- tient,we were told,wentto aclinic himtoany clinic or hospital adelayinregisteringthe FIR.We salaryfromashop wherehe by the Centrerecentlythat June nile, near NorthDelhi’s Pratap nearhishouse.Hegot aninfection nearbyfor dressing and that’s have already suspendedthe SI, worked.His father said: “He had keeping Covid patientsathome CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL NagarMetro station around 11 dueto improperdressing;thisaf- what we did… When we re- and sent SHOGulabi Bagh police notreceived hissalary during the is risky since theymay not Total Vacant pm. He succumbedto his injuries fected kidneyfunction.Wecon- turnedtothe hospital days later, stationtoPolice Lines.On lockdown. He said he would be reachhospitals on time if their TOTALCASES HOSPITALBEDS 15,244 10,847 on July9atRML hospital. ductedabloodtest andconfirmed doctors told us we shouldn’t have Thursday, we registeredanFIR. late. We were sleeping whenwe condition deteriorates. 1,10,921 Singh’s family hasallegedap- the infection.Since we don’t per- takenhim to aclinic, and that one Twomenhave beenarrested,and got acallfromthehospital.Iheard The dataemergeddaysaf- VENTILATORS 1,026504 athybypolice as well as “negli- form kidney dialysis, whichhe of his kidneys wasinfected.” He ajuvenileapprehended.” theyhavearrestedthe accused. terChiefMinister Arvind Daily casesRecoveries DeathsTests gence”by ArunaAsaf Alihospital needed,wereferredhimto RML.” diedatRML the next day. The DD entryinthe case, ac- What’s the pointnow?” Kejriwal sought detailedinfor- mationabout thosewho had July102,089 2,4684222,961 diedofthe disease in the capi- July111,7812,998 34 21,508 talrecently. BRIEFLY Total19,895* 87,692 3,334 7,68,617 It wasmade public on aday when the capital reported1,781 *Total active cases Couplefound Covid cases —the second time in the pasttwo weeksthat the number wherepatientscan call ability,and enhancedICU ca- hanging number has dippedbelow in case of escalation of symp- pacity —havestarted showing Noida: Acouple allegedly 2,000. toms. If their oxygen saturation results,” read astatementby hanged themselvesina With caseshovering around is low, either an oxygen con- the government. rented flat in the 2,000 mark over the past centrator is takentothem from Of the 691deaths in the past Hoshiyarpur in Noida’s twoweeks,downfrom3,000 thelocal dispensary or theyare fortnight, 505 patientswerein Sector 51 Saturday. or higher mid-June, thenum- shiftedtoahospital by ambu- aserious condition when they According to police, berofactive casesinthe city lance. Delhi is the onlystate were admitted to the hospital. neighboursmade aPCR also fell to 19,895, as 2,998peo- wherethis is done,” an official As manyof291 patientswere call afterhearing an in- ple recovered. said. already in ahospital when they fant crying inside the Delhi has recorded3,334 According to the latestdata, tested positive.The study fur- lockedhouse. Police, deaths and 1,10,921cases so far Delhi’s fatalityratehad reached ther found adelayinhospital upon reaching the house, —afatality rate of 3%. 3.64% in June, but has dropped admission in 28 cases. found a20-year-old man Senior government officials to roughly3%now. The chief ministerhas also and woman hanging said that of allthe patients who This along with alower pos- asked forthe ratio of deaths to from the ceiling. The two were recommendedhome iso- itivity rate,increasedtesting the totalnumberofpatients wasidentifiedasAniket lation in the city so far, only6% and sufficient availability of dischargedfor eachhospital. and Karishma, residents required hospitalisation aftera bedssuggestthe situation in “Hospitals with lowratio of Siwan from Bihar. fewdays.“In case of patients Delhiis“improving”, theoffi- would mean better manage- who requirehome isolation, cial emphasised. ment. Good practices in these the fatality rate is less than0.1%. “The interventions at six hospitals would be studiedand Sisodiaorders All these patientsare given crucial points—enhancedtest- improvementswill be made in auditoftwo oximeters to monitoroxygen ing, home isolationofasymp- hospitals wheremoredeaths U-TURN levels. Daily updates of their tomatic and mild symptompa- aretaking place. TheCMwill DUcolleges temperatureand oxygen levels tients, faster ambulance continue monitoring all serious Vehicles beingturned away at the Ghaziabad border Saturdayafter UP went intoatwo-daylockdown. Praveen Khanna aretaken by medical teams. service, quickhospital admis- cases on adailybasis,” the offi- NewDelhi: Deputychief Thereisa24-hour helpline sion, easy hospital bed avail- cial said. MinisterManish Sisodia hasordered auditsofthe accountsoftwo Delhi Snatchers University colleges after AIIMS faculty speaks NE Delhi riots: Kapil Mishranamed in 2 receiving complaintsof target man alleged financial irregu- out against minister’s larities there. Sisodia complaints, court seeks police response wrotetoSecretary, during walk Higher Education, giving move to remove MS directionsfor auditing in Hauz Khas Viharwhoclaimsto beanactivist, the whole vandalising of my dis- the accounts of Shaheed PRITAMPALSINGH confirmedhehad filedthe appli- tributorship establishment and SukhdevCollegeof pointedDrNirupamMadaan,ad- NewDelhi: Twobike-borne as- NEWDELHI,JULY11 cation before the Delhi court. He alsothe lootingof theinventory”. Business Studies and ASTHASAXENA ditional professor,department of sailantsallegedly robbed aman said the matter is listedfor hear- The DelhiPolice said Malik’s Laxmibai Collegefor the NEWDELHI,JULY11 hospital administration, to look in SouthDelhi’sHauzKhaswhen ADELHI Courthas sought asta- ing on August13. Malik,resident complaint was“receivedat lasttwo years. While the afterthe administration of AIIMS he wasonanevening walk.The tus reportfromthe Delhi Police of Nehru Vihar,alsoconfirmedhe Khajuri Khas policestation on former is fullyfundedby SEVERAL AIIMS faculty members Trauma Centre. incident took place on July8.No on twopleas forregistrationofan had approachedthe Delhi court March 18 fromHon’ble Court the Delhi government, Saturdaytermed as “unwar- The Faculty Association of AI- arrest has been made so far. FIR againstBJP leader Kapil on March12. The next dateof seeking action takenreport… the latterreceives partial ranted”Union Health MinisterDr IMS (FAIIMS), in ameeting with According to police, theinci- Mishraand others fortheir al- hearing is July20. During scrutinyofthecomplaint, funding. Harsh Vardhan’s decisiontore- thedirector, raisedconcernsover dent took place around 8.30 pm legedcomplicityinthe Northeast Rizvi, in his application before it hasbeen revealedthat theinci- place the medicalsuperintendent the decision. when the man, Kunal Sharma Delhi riots. the Delhi court, said that on dents… took place at thesame of AIIMS Trauma Centre. In alettertofacultymembers, (25), wasonLaxman Public Road The twoapplications under “February23, around 2.00pm, at- place and time wherehis brother Docheldfor In aseries of tweets on FAIIMS said, “FAIIMS conveyedto near the Mayfair garden entrance. CrPC section156 (3),seeking di- tempts were being made to dis- Kapil Mishra Akil’s shop wasalso situated and issuingfake Friday, the Health Minister, who the Director that eachfaculty Police said Sharma staysinHauz rection forregistration of FIRs, turb the peace andharmony of FIR no. 178/20 wasalready regis- is also the president of the med- member in the instituteiswork- Khas with his familyand works were filedbeforethe Chief the area. To disturb the peace, a tered... The beat constable also certificates ical institute, ordered the im- ingbeyond his/herlimitstoserve in aprivate garment companyin Metropolitan Magistrateat mob of 20-25 individualswere Responding to the allegations, visited the address February29 mediatereplacement of the thepatientandhumanity during Gurgaon. Karkardooma Court, who issued raisingprovocative slogans and the Delhi Police said, “When the but he wasnot available.” NewDelhi: Delhi Police medical superintendentDr Covid pandemic and the auton- “Two men suddenlystopped notice to the Delhi Police and di- chantsof‘Kapil Mishra tum lath police went to recordhis state- Mishra,whencontacted,said: has arrested adoctor and AmitLathwaland formeda omyofthe instituteshouldnotbe their bikeinfront of him and rectedthemto fileastatusreport, bajao hum tumharesaath hain. ment,itwas discoveredthat he “What Isaid is on video and his associatefor allegedly committeetosuggestmoread- compromisedparticularly when robbedhimatgunpoint.Onewas said the applicants’ lawyer Lambe lambe lathbajao hum had givenafalse address in the everyone has seen that video. All issuing fake medicalcer- ministrative changes at the the instituteisleading the fight hidinghis face with ascarf and Mehmood Pracha. He added: tumhare saathhai.Mullon par lath complaint... He wasnot even legal experts have said in one tificates to criminals to get trauma centre. againstCovid in the country.” the other wore ahelmet. They “The complainantsapproached bajao hum tumhare saathhain’...” traceable on his phone. The en- voicethatthereisnothing wrong them an early release Vardhan had ordered an in- “Wehavecommunicatedour took out his four rings, an Apple the courtonlyafter Delhi Police The complaint alleges that quiryhas notrevealedaniotaof in whatIsaidthatday. Nowwhen from jail. The accused, Dr quiryintothe death of ajournal- apprehensions to the institute’s watchand also checkedhis pock- refusedtoregisteranFIR against Mishraand a“fewofhis hench- truth in hiscomplaint.The alle- the conspiracy of Delhi riots is ex- Gajender Nayyer, has ist, Tarun Sisodia (37), who director...The inquirycommittee etsand neckfor the chain,” said a the accusednamedinthe com- menarmedwithguns....gathered gations laid down… areout- posed... howviolencestarted in been temporarilysus- workedforthe Hindi daily Dainik did notfind anylapseintreat- senior police officer. plaintsofheinous crime.” thereand startedshouting com- rightlyand vehementlydenied. It December itself from Jamia, etc... pendedbythe Delhi Bhaskar and jumpedoff the ment, then the removalofthe Sharma told police that the The twoapplications forFIR munal, casteistchantsand slo- is further statedthat onFebruary all details areout in public,some Medical Council. The fourth floor of the trauma centre medical superintendent is un- accuseddid nottakehis cell againstMishrahavebeen filedby gans,” andthathis “henchmenat- 23, political leaders delivereda forces who want to divert the at- Delhi Police CrimeBranch Monday. warranted.Inthissituation, it... phone. “He immediatelyap- Zakir MalikandMohdJamiRizvi. tackedtheprotestorsgatheredat speechatMaujpurChowk and tention from truth aretrying to arrestedhim and his asso- “The committee did notfind demoralises the faculty.Wehave proachedthe nearbypolice post Mishra,whencontacted,saidthat Kardampuri with stones”. wentaway...Furthertheincidents fabricatefalsecomplaintsagainst ciatefor helping more anymala fide intent in the death requestedthe director to discuss andfiledacomplaint,”theofficer “some forces who want to divert Itsaid “this wasbeing done in describedby RizviatKardampuri DelhiPoliceand me. Iamtheonly than half adozen inmates of Sisodia. It also did notfind any the issuewiththepresidentto re- said.DCP (South) Atul Kumar the attention from truth aretry- full viewofthe police personnel Pulia did nottakeplace....” one who actuallywent out and getanearly bail with fake lapses inthe treatment protocol considerthedecision,”saidasen- Thakur said, “Wehaveidentified ing to fabricatefalse complaints present there, and instead of stop- Malik told the courtinhis ap- assistedriotvictims and if yougo documents. ENS of Covid-19,” Vardhan had said. ior faculty member who wasa the suspects. We areconducting againstDelhi Police and me”. ping them, thepersonnelwerefa- plication that “it wasaccused... Mr on ground, youwill hear the real- On Saturday, theinstitute ap- partofthe meeting. raids to nab the accused.” ENS Rizvi, aresident of Yamuna cilitating and helping their acts”. Kapil Mishrawho orchestrated ity from people themselves.”

MONEY PAID BUT RELOCATION LEFT So near yetsofar:Slum dwellers supposed to get flats bearCovidbrunt

land right alongside the Kushak gethomes in Dwarka. them. “Wecan also point to the (45),aresidentof ArjunDasCamp. peoplehomeless with no regard SUKRITABARUAH Nala, to determine howmanyof Eight months later,the fam- situation and saythat we have Whathasparticularly rankled forthe current situation citing an NEWDELHI,JULY11 them were eligible forrehabili- ilies arestill living by the drain. been living in acrowdedslum housing rightsactivistsisthat on HC order.This is verymisplaced,” tation. Of the 400-oddfamilies, “Thisisbecauseof Covid.From during thepandemic. It would be Wednesday, 56 houses in East said Abdul Shakeel, member of FORRESIDENTS of twoslums at 289 families were found to beso. Decemberonwards,we couldnot muchbetterand moresecurefor Delhi’sLaxmiNagarwererazedin Basti Suraksha Manch. KidwaiNagar, theCovidoutbreak Subsequently, in November do anything because of theelec- us to live in apartmentswith san- ademolitiondrive,leavingtheres- Forthe residentsofArjun Das has meantanindefinite delayin 2019,the DelhiHighCourtor- tions. Then Covid struck. All the itaryconditions.Wehavebeen identsonthe road.The EastDelhi Campand Bangali Camp, the theirrehabilitationto newhomes, dered that the DUSIB complete staffare nowonCovid duty. We told that once things getintomo- Municipal Corporation said they wait continues.In2012, over 180 whichwas duetotakeplace by the process of relocation of those have also been handling shelter tion, we willbethe firstsettle- had done so because of aHigh residentsofthe settlement were April. This has been await of over found eligible within aperiod of andfoodforthedisplaced.Itisnot ment to bemovedbut thereisno Courtorder to remove encroach- relocated to Bawana, and others 8yearsfor these 289 families. “fivemonths on receiptofnec- likelythat this canbedealt with certainty on when that might be,” ment, and theyhad to file acom- were leftbehind due to adminis- In May2018, on the High essarypayment”. By then, most until the Covid situationisover,” said Rajkumar (52), aresident. pliance reportonAugust17. trative and jurisdiction conflict. Court’s orders, the Delhi Urban of the families had already paid DUSIB member Bipin Raisaid. “The monsoon is going to hit “It is absurdthat thereare au- “My brotherwas shiftedto Shelter Improvement Board the amount—Rs 31,000 forSC The residents of the slums soon. Everymonsoon, the drain thorities whichare notcomply- Bawana with others in 2012.It (DUSIB) and the South Delhi families and Rs 1,42,000forOBC largely work as labourers, with overflows andthewatercomesup ing with HC directivestogive waspromised thatwewillbe Municipal Corporation begana families —while the rest report- severalwomen workingasdo- to the knees inside our houses. peoplehomes and areciting shiftedtoo. But we still find our- survey of residentsofthe slum, edly paid in the weekstocome. mestic helps in homesnearby. Residents said thedrain overflows everymonsoon. Archive Clothes and kitchen utensilsgo Covidasareason, while another selveshereinconditions worse who occupyalow-lying strip of Theyweretold that theywould Work is yettopickupfor mostof floating away,” said Shanti Devi authority has rendered aset of than ever before,” said aresident.

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JULY12,2020 GOVT &POLITICS 5 PMlaudseffortsofCentre, At Sonia meet with Cong MPs, Hardik Patel is Gujarat demand for Rahul as party chief Cong working president state,civicagenciesto Leaders interpretedthe de- Thiruvananthapuram MP EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MANOJCG mand by the MPs and Singh’s Shashi Tharoor is said to have AHMEDABAD,VADODARA, NEWDELHI,JULY11 statement as positioning consid- praisedRahul’sbelligerent at- SURAT,RAJKOT,JULY11 ering that the party will face the tacksagainstthe government. containCovidinDelhi AS MANYasseven Lok Sabha leadership question again when The demandfor Rahul’s re- HARDIK PATEL, the Patidar quota Hardik Patel MPs of the Congress on Saturday Sonia Gandhi completesone year turn to the Congress topposthas agitation leader who joinedthe urgedRahul Gandhi to take over as the interim chief on August 10. growninthe lastfew weeks. A Congress ahead of the 2019 Lok Javadekar requests Shahtostepinfor Maharashtra, too as the party president at ameet- At thevirtual meeting of Lok similardemand wasmade by Sabha elections in the presence itation in 2015 demanding that ing convenedbyparty chief Sabha MPs, both Sonia Gandhi some members, including of then president Rahul Gandhi, Patidars be includedinthe OBC SoniaGandhi, bringing to the and Rahul lashedout at theBJP Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, at a wasonSaturdayappointed as quota, is facing trial under LIZMATHEW fore onceagain the churn in the government and Prime Minister meeting of the Congress the working president of the chargesofsedition, rioting and NEWDELHI,JULY11 grand old party over thelinger- NarendraModioverits handling WorkingCommittee lastmonth. Gujarat Pradesh Congress conspiracy,and hasbeen ar- ing leadership crisis. of Covid-19, the Chineseincur- Singh, aRajya Sabha MP and Committee(GPCC). rested severaltimes.Hewas re- ON Aday Prime Minister Senior leader Digvijaya Singh sion and the economy.Rahul, it former general secretaryofthe The decision comes comes leasedonbail in March in ariot- NarendraModiappreciated the wadedinthrough aseries of is learnt, told the MPs that the AICC, put out aseries of tweets aheadofthe bypolls foreight ing case lodged in Ahmedabad. “concertedefforts” of the Centre, tweets,asking who wasprevent- Prime Ministerhad liedtothe backing Rahul and Priyanka. “I Assemblyseatsvacated by MLAs Mahendrasinh Parmar, stategovernment and localau- ing Rahul Gandhi from taking nation on the Chineseingress. personallysupportthe aggres- who quit the Congress in favour Anand Chaudharyand Yasin thorities in containing the Covid- over the reins of the party and Rahul Gandhi remained sive stand whichRahul ji and of the BJP before the RajyaSabha Gajjan have been appointed as 19 situation in Delhi, ademand whyhevoluntarilywithdrew silent when party MPs Priyanka ji aretaking on issues elections held lastmonth. the District Congress Committee forOpposition-ruled from the scene afterthe Lok Kodikunnil Suresh, Manickam of national interest in India and Patel(26) is the youngest presidentsofAnand, Surat and Maharashtratobelookedafter Sabha elections. Tagore,AntoAntony, Gaurav UP.Ifthis is notappreciated by ever stateCongress chief. “I am Devbhoomi Dwarka districts, re- by the Union Home Ministry Singh, who wasonce consid- Gogoi, Mohammad Jawed, some leaders in Congress then taking offinacar to cover6,000 spectively,accordingtoastate- came up on Saturday. eredclose to theformer Congress Abdul Khaleque andSaptagiri whyare theyinCongress?” villages and take stockoftheir is- ment issuedbythe office of AICC Union ministerPrakash PM NarendraModi at the meetingonSaturday. PTI/PIB president, batted forRahul and Sankar Ulaka urgedhim to re- Singh arguedthatthe leader- sues. And we shall win all the General SecretaryKCVenugopal. Javadekar,asenior BJP leader his sisterPriyankaGandhi Vadra, turn as the Congress president. ship musturgentlyaddressthe eight (Assembly) seats,” Patel “Wewill fight together more from Maharashtra, has re- asking whyare those who do not The meeting wasattended issue of revivingparty institu- told The SundayExpress when strongly forthe welfareofpeo- questedHome MinisterAmit nouncedlockdown againtoget a Vardhan and officials. Modi reit- supporttheiraggressive stand by 45 MPs but the others did not tions rightfrombooth leveltothe asked about his appointment. ple,” GPCC president Amit Shah to reviewMaharashtra's grip on the virus' spread. erated theneedtoobserve per- still in the Congress. jointhe chorus. All IndiaCongress Committee. Patel, who ledastatewideag- Chavda tweeted. coronavirus situation. The stateBJP hascriticisedthe sonal hygiene and social disci- Hours afterhis initialtweet UddhavThackeray government pline in public spaces. He —“Requested@HMOIndia Shri over itshandling of the situation, stressedonthe needtospread GOVT. OF BIHAR @AmitShah to review andsources said the party'sstate awareness about the pandemic #Maharashtra#Corona situa- unit has been trying to persuade and reiterated that thereisno BIHAR COMBINED ENTRANCE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION BOARD rukoxzLr vkfLr;ka olwyh 'kk[kk] f}rh; ry] tion” —Javadekar posted, “I re- the Centretointervene, stating room forany complacency. I.A.S. Association Building, Near Patna Airport, Patna-14. iVuk eq[; 'kk[kk Hkou] if'peh xk¡/h eSnku] iVuk&800 001 quested@HMOIndia Shri that the situationisshowing no He also said real-time na- vko';d lwpuk @AmitShah about notonly signs of abating foroveramonth. tional-levelmonitoring and POST GRADUATE MEDICAL ADMISSION COUNSELLING (PGMAC)-2020 Maharashtrabut holding state- On Saturday, BJP vice-presi- guidanceshouldbeprovided to for MD/ MS/ PGD &MDS in Govt. /Private Medical/ Dental colleges of Bihar Jh 'kdhy vgen jtk] wise reviewofother states also, dentand RajyaSabha MP Vinay all affected states and places firk&Lo- eks- eksflu where #corona is aproblem.” Sahasrabuddhe wrotetoChief with high positivity rates. Advt. No.- BCECEB(PGMAC)-2020/04 Dated :11.07.2020 In Delhi, Shah had steppedin MinisterThackeray expressing In the case of Maharashtra, Important Notice irk$iksLV&fcFkku] ftyk&leLrhiqj] fcgkj&848207 afterDelhi Deputy Chief Minister concernoverthe stategovern- Sahasrabuddhe wroteto In thelight of HealthDepartment, Govt.ofBihar,letter no. la-la-&1@i-fu-&04@2020(ikVZ&II)&623(1) dt. vkidks lwfpr fd;k tkrk gS fd cSad ds ikl vkids }kjk Manish Sisodia'sstatement that ment's decision to impose lock- Thackeray:“Manybelieve this 26.06.2020 and672(1) dated10.07.2020,provisionhas been made forgrantingincentives marksmaximum the nationalcapitalcouldhave down again in manyareas.He re-lockdownwithinafew days ca/d j[kh xbZ Hkwfe@Hkou ½.k pqdrk ugha fd;s tkus ds dkj.k up to 30% in terms of regulation 9(iv) issued by the Medical Council of India videnotificationno. MCI- morethan5lakhcasesby July-end. said this hascreated confusion afterdeclaration of Begin Again 18(1)/2010-Med/62052 dt.15.02.2012asamended vide notification no. MCI-18(1)/2018-Med/100818 uhykeh }kjk fnukad 26-02-2020 dks mPpre cksyh yxkusokys It wasdeemedascreatingpanic. amongvarious sections. or Unlock-2smacksof uttercon- dt.05.01.2018 and regulation 7(2) issued by DCI notification no. DE-87-2017 dt. 05.11.2017 as amended Shah had said that since In the meeting to take stockof fusion at various levels of the ad- uhyke Øsrk Jh çHkkr dqekj dks csap nh xbZ gS rFkk uhyke in terms of 2nd amendment notificationpublished on 18.09.2018 in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Delhi’s administration is man- thesituationinvariouspartsof the ministration. It is believedthat ls çkIr jkf'k dk lek;kstu fuEu çdkj fd;k x;k gS%& to theMedicalOfficer(Medical as well as Dental) who is in Service of Bihar Govt./Public Authority aged by three different institu- country, and preparednessofthe these aredecisionstaken arbi- and has workexperienceofworkinginremote /difficult area notified by HealthDeptt., Government of uhyke dh jkf'k %#-58]18]000@& tions —the Delhi government, states, Prime MinisterModi said a trarily, and theycan be described Biharvide Notification no. la-la-&2@dksVZ&59@13&1037(2)/Health dt. 27.08.2013. civic bodies and the Centre–he similar,Delhi-likeapproachshould as acaseofconvenient safe-play. [kkrs dh dyqC;kt ,oa [kpZ vkfn lfgr cdk;k jde 2. In the light of above letters and notifications of Deptt. of Health, Govt. of Bihar, the revised prospectus had to step in to ensureproper co- beadoptedbyneighbouringstate Notonlytradersand shopkeep- of PGMAC-2020 has been uploaded on Board's website. %#-32]04]290@& ordination amongthe three arms. governmentstocontain the pan- ers, but manyother profession- BJP leaders argue that the demic in the whole of NCR. als, industrialists,entrepreneurs 3. In thelight of above, thisistoinform all PGMAC-2020 candidates and all concerned that the vo'ks"k jkf'k %#-18]13]710@& Centre's interventionturned He also praisedthe BJP-gov- and common citizensare alsoin- candidate who have duly filled Online Application of PGMAC-2020 on the basis of NEET(PG)-2020 ,rRlaca/h vkidks çsf"kr i=kkad SARB/BR/12 fnukad vide Adv. No.-BCECEB(PGMAC)-2020/01 &2020/02 dated 17.04.2020 and BCECEB(PGMAC)-2020/ things aroundinDelhi. Although ernedGujarat foradoptingnovel convenienced due to this ad hoc- 28-04-2020 rFkk i=kkad SARB/2020-21/BR/117 fnukad the number of total cases has ways in handling the pandemic. ism and inconsistency.” 03 dated21.04.2020 and claimed Reservationfor Serving as Medical Officer in Remote /Difficult area crossed1lakh in Delhi, experts He specificallyhighlighted the On Saturday,the Ministry of as "Yes" hastoupload work experience certificate for working in remote /difficultarea notified by 03-06-2020 vçkIr ykSV vk;s gSA saythe city-state has managed surveillance and home-based Health and FamilyWelfare'sdata Health Deptt., Govt.ofBihar videabove mentionednotification. vuqjks/ gS fd uhyke Øsrk Jh çHkkr dqekj dk lEcaf/r Hkwfe@ to flattenthe curve. care through ‘Dhanvantri Rath’ 27,114 casesand 519deaths re- All NEET(PG)-2020 &NEET(MDS)-2020candidates are advisedtovisit theBoard's website : In Maharashtra, the number introducedinAhmedabad and ported from across the country bceceboard.bihar.gov.in and they are alsoadvised to go through the uploaded advertisement Hkou 'kkafriw.kZ rjhds ls n[ky@dCT+kk djk nsa rFkk vo'ks"k jkf'k of Covid cases has crossed2.30 suggestedthat other states fol- in the last24hours. 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ADVERTORIAL BENEVOLENCE -COVID19 NAFED REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS VISION Standing united with the nation in its fight againstCOVID-19,NAFED has risen to the occasiontocarry out any task in service of the nation

HETHER IT’S about developing the Agrarian sector from the core,or W ensuring the country’sfoodsecu- rity situation during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis,ormanaging the welfareofour farmers, National Agricultural Cooperative Market- ing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) has always been at the forefront to help the nation tide over difficult times,such as the current one. Theorganisation has vast expertise and domain knowledge,coupled withits ability to procure,handle and market all agricultural commodities produced anywhere in the country,toprovideseamless agriculture-re- latedservicestothe farmers,farming community,and other stakeholders involved.The organisation’sstrong foundation to serve the Sanjeev Kumar Chadha, country in all its capacity rests on its vast Managing Director,NAFED reach and advanced infrastructure,apart from itshugeexperience in procurement and dashboard. marketing of agricultural commodities. In therecentyears,under thePSS scheme, Being aCentral nodal agency of the gov- NAFED has undertaken voluminous pro- ernment for procurementofoilseeds and curement of oilseeds and pulses,providing pulses under the Price support Scheme (PSS), ahugeadvantage to alarge numberoffarm- Procurement of Toor at centreValiya, in Gujarat NAFED procures thecommoditiesunder PSS ers in many producing states.During Kharif through State Level Supporters/Agencies 2019-20, NAFED purchased14.03 lakh MT of commoditiestothe last man standing.In- and procurementseason of Rabi.Agriculture markets. Speaking on the proactiveness of NAFED, (SLS)and through member societiesdirectly oilseeds (soyabean, groundnut, sesamum deed, this trust on part of the government being an essential activity for the food secu- Except Chana whole,all the dals being the dynamic Managing Director,Sanjeev Ku- fromfarmers. seed) and pulses (Moon,Urad,Toor) valuing wasmagnanimous,but NAFED rose to the rity of the nation, NAFEDhas been tirelessly supplied require processing.NAFED procures mar Chadha says,“We need to act with Further,tofacilitate smooth procurement, Rs.7,783 crore from 1,590 centres across the occasioninserving the nation in such difficult working day and nighttoensurethatnone of the whole rawPulsesofFAQspecification courage in difficult situations and do our NAFED has introduced its e-Samridhi Portal country.For the 2020 Rabi season,24.61 times. us sleep hungry.From February 2020 on- from the farmersatMSP announced by the duty.The pandemic in Indiaoccurred at a which assists in advance registration of farm- lakh MT of oilseeds and pulses likegram, Thefirst of NAFED’s numerous contribu- wards,stocks are being directly purchased governmentinthe producing states. There- time when the crop wasstandingand ready ers after verifying land records and related moong, masoor,mustard and sunflower tionsinhandling the COVID-19 situation in from the farmers. fore, the millers are being hired by the feder- for harvest. If NAFED didnot takethe initia- information.After registering on the portal, seedvaluing Rs.11672 crore have beenpur- the country came inApril 2020,when the or- In this regard, NAFED has already been ation through atransparent selection tive to purchase stocksoffarmersinthese farmers receiveanSMS statingthe date on chased from 2,483 centres,benefitting 11.81 ganisation generously donated Rs 5Crore to continuing to procure Pulsesand Oilseedsat process to mill and deliver the processed circumstances,itwould not only havebeen which they should bring their produce to the lakh farmers.Purchases are in full swingin PM Cares Fund.Thereafter, as per the direc- Minimum Support Prices (MSP) from the pulses at different delivery centres of the devastating for thefarmersbut would also designatedcentre. Generally,these procure- various states. tion of the Government of India, NAFED farmers in the states of Karnataka, Andhra states,confirming to FSSAI grade. have posed athreat to the food securitysitu- ment centres are locatedinthe nearby pro- Even the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t de- started supplying of processed/upgraded Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Series of videoconferencemeetings have ation in the country.” duction hubs/villages so as to reduce a ter NAFED from pursuing its mission to en- pulses to the states to cover around 80 Crore Pradesh.Theorganisation is likely to under- been taken by the Secretary, Department of Overall,NAFEDhas beenvery proactive farmer’s cost of transportation.Theproduce sure the food securitysituation in the country people in the 36 state and union territories takeprocurement in Rajasthan,Haryana and ConsumerAffairs with the Senior State Gov- in itsapproachtowardsmitigating the ef- submitted at the centre is then checked for as well as the wellbeing of the farmingcom- under PM GaribKalyanAnnaYojna. Despite Madhya Pradeshvery soon. ernment officials, Warehousecorporations, fects related to food security of the nation quality as per standard FAQgrade specifica- munity.Atthe start of the pandemic and dur- the various restrictions in place,NAFED is NAFED is alsogearing up to makeinter- Millers and other Stakeholders to ease the during the pandemic.Its all-round and re- tions,weighed,packed in bags and sent to ing the lockdown, when the food scarcity making strenuous efforts to supply the vention in purchaseofvegetables andfruits supply of pulses to the state governments. lentless effortshave led to self-sufficiency of the designated warehouse for storage.Farm- threat wasbeing singled out by many ex- pulses in the minimum period to ensure ade- from Cooperatives and FPOs,inorder to min- Therelease of the raw pulses to the millers is agricultural commodities in the country,re- ers are paid promptly through onlinebank perts,the government made sure that such a quatesupplies forthe monthofJune on time. imise thelosses to the farmerstothe maxi- also being monitored at the top level to munerative price to farmers at the same transfer.State-wise procurement of com- situation doesn’t arise.Itentrusted NAFED Moreover,the pandemic arrived in the mumextent. It is seen thatthe presence of maintainthe flow of processedpulses for the time,and provided astable price environ- moditiesunder PSSisupdatedreal time on a withthe task of providing basic agricultural country at the crucialtime of the harvesting NAFED in the Mandis provides support to the monthsofJuneand July,2020. ment to beneficiaries.

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THESUNDAYEXPRESS,JULY12,2020 6 THE OUTBREAK Fulllockdown Imaging boom: Portable inBengaluru X-rays to scanners,AI urban,ruralfrom solutions to track Covid 3cities to managepatientsand, RITUSARIN ideally, teleradiology solutions July14to22 NEWDELHI,JULY11 should be used.” As has been done in several BESIDES VENTILATORS and oxy- countries, both manufacturers recommendedalockdown... genkits, the Covid-19pandemic and radiologists have mappedthe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Ultimately, thechief ministerwill has turnedthe focus on manufac- pattern of deterioration in pa- BENGALURU,JULY11 discuss with everyone including tureand supplyofX-ray ma- THE tientsusing AI. One suchcom- the experts and take afinal deci- chines and CT scanners as indis- COVID panyisAllengers Medical THE KARNATAKAgovernment sion...” medical education and pensable tools forthe prognosis Systems Ltd, located in has decidedtoenforce afulllock- Covid incharge ministerDrK and management of patients BUSINESS Chandigarh, whichhas recorded downintheBengaluruurbanand Sudhakar said before thean- with moderateand severe symp- a40% spike in sale of itsimaging ruraldistrictsfromJuly14evening nouncement. toms. VENTILATORSTOTESTINGKITS, machines the pastfourmonths. to July22inthe wake of mount- Since the lifting of the lock- In itslistof33“criticaldevices” OXYGENSUPPLIESTOPPE ItsDirector (technical), ing Covid-19cases over the last down in Karnataka on June 8, in Covidmanagement,the Centre SanjeevKMarjara, told The AN EXPRESS SERIES PART-5 week. cases surgedatarapidpace in includedimaging devices,but, Sunday Express that their algo- “As ameasuretocontrol the Bengaluruanditssurroundingar- significantly, flaggedmobileX-ray rithm wasdeveloped with the growing number of Covid-19 eas, pushing healthcareinfra- PolicecheckmovementonSaturdayduringthe complete lockdown in Varanasi. Anand Singh unitsand portable ultrasound negative.The problemis theyare help of Motilal NehruNational cases and based on the advice of structuretoits brink. machines. An indication that the expensive equipmentand, there- InstituteofTechnology(MNNIT), experts,alockdown will be im- Over 8,000 caseshavebeen needisfor equipment neededat fore,not being usedmuchin Allahabad, using 1,500X-ray im- posedintheBengaluruurbanand recordedinthelastweek,withthe point of care, either during small towns and in rural India.’’ ages of Covid-19patients. He said, rural districtsfor sevendaysfrom doublingrate atsevendays (com- Senior BMC screening or at the ICU bed itself. Leading Indian manufactur- “Weare nowgiving this software 8pmonJuly14to5pm on July paredto nineforthestate)andthe New drill for Surat Indian manufacturers are ers saythatwhile there wasa as avalue-addition to hospitals 22,”Karnataka Chief MinisterBS positivity rate at 23.7 per cent pointing towardsaslowbut sure spurtindemand forimaging andclients andthe accuracy is al- Yediyurappa said on Saturday. (comparedto 12.1 percentforthe official dies surge in orders from stategovern- equipment, the focus remains on most95%. So,AIisbeing usedto “Onlyessential services will state)inthelastweek.Thecityhas textile traders: mentsand hospitals. Theyalso procurement of testing kitsand pickupthe pneumonia-likelung operate duringthisperiod. Ade- seen 18.4 deathsper million pop- highlight the use of Artificial other life-saving equipment. infectionfaster. The results areen- tailedorder willbeissued on ulation compared to 7.9for the of Covid Intelligence (AI)softwaretomake Thereare no directionsyetonuse couraging." Monday. Medicalexaminations state. sing Vande Mataram, sense of images and scans of of X-ray and CT scanners —spe- Thereare severalother AI ex- scheduledfor theperiod will be OnSaturday,1,533caseswere LAXMANSINGH Covid patientsfor better ciallyportableones—for progno- perimentsinprogress. One proj- held as per schedule. Thereisno recordedinthe Bengaluru Urban MUMBAI,JULY11 diagnostics. sis or to supplement testing. ect is by aMangalore-basedinter- needfor panicduring the lock- regionwith23deaths.Of 819beds national anthem Harsh Mahajan, Chief Officials in PhilipsIndia,forin- ventional cardiologistwithKMC down period,” Yediyurappa, who forCovid-19 ingovernmentmed- A57-YEAR-OLDAssistant Radiologistand Founder of stance, aremarketing their re- Hospital, Padmanabh Kamath. has been in home isolationsince ical colleges in Bengaluru, 805 Municipal Commissioner of the Traders Association(FOSTTA). Mahajan Imaging, saidhehas a centlylaunchedultra-portable ul- He recalledthat his projectfor July10, said on social media. were occupied. Brihanmumbai Municipal KAMAALSAIYED The citysaw aspike in Covid- dedicated facility in West Delhi trasound machine called commencing X-ray screeningin The CM’s statementcame af- As manyas499 bedsout of Corporation (BMC) succumbed SURAT,JULY11 19 cases since June 29 with most forCovid patients. He cites an in- “Lumify”. Said asenior company clustersin Mangalorebegan with terapanel of expertsand minis- 558 bedsingovernment hospi- to Covid-19onSaturdayevening. of them being reported from the ternational analysis of CT scan executive:“The machine itself is apatient from Thokkottu who tersrecommendedalockdownto tals,1,245of1,962bedsinprivate Ashok Khairnar washandlingH- THE SURATMunicipal diamond and textile business featuresofCovid patients —he the size of acigarette packand wasbreathless butreluctant to enable the crumbling healthcare medical colleges and 236 of 283 eastward(Bandraeast), one of Corporation (SMC) has askedtex- clusters. participated in April —inwhich thus very useful in theCovid-19 getanX-ray done.Hefinally sent infrastructuretocope with surg- bedsinprivate hospitals were in the worst-hit Covid-19hotspots tile traders to sing Vande Surat Municipal 93% of the 3,615patients who situation. We have givendemon- his X-ray resultswhichshoweda ingcases. use. “Weneedmorebreathing whichalso has the residence of Mataram while openingtheir Commissioner BNPani said, testedpositiveexhibitedaspecific strations to NITI Aayogand got clear Covid-19deteriorationin “Theeightministersincharge time forthe healthcaresector MaharashtraChief Minister shops,and the national anthem “SingingVande Mataram while pattern and location of some orders from Maharashtra.” the lungs andwas admitted to of Bangalorehavesaiditwouldbe since workers andinfrastructure UddhavThackeray. whenclosingthem, in theguide- opening the shops and Jana lung lesions. The Philips mini machine hospital but, unfortunately, appropriatetoimpose alock- areatbreakingpoint,”asenior Khairnar is the second senior lines issuedonSaturdayfor re- GanaMana whileclosingthe “Imaging, chestand lung costs Rs10 lakh and the company passedaway. Said Dr Kamath, down. Some experts have also governmentofficial said. civic official who succumbed to opening the textile trading mar- shops is awar crytocreate scans areplaying alargerrole is targeting sales in hospitals “Thereare several infected clus- Covid-19. Earlier,adeputy mu- ketsinthe city whichbecame bonding withthe nation and thanwehad presumedatthe be- whereCovid patients need re- ters in the outskirts of Mangalore nicipal commissioner had died Covid-19clusters. fight the Covid-19pandemic.” ginningofthe pandemic,” said peatedlungscans to trackthe re- wherewewanttouseX-ray tech- aday afterhis Covid-19test The guidelines signedbythe Thereare 170textiletrading Mahajan.“It helpsin triaging and sponse to treatment. nology since it can be used as a Containment measures came positive. town planner of the SMC forcon- markets whichhouse over determiningthe aggression of the Dr GSKVelu, Chairmanof redflag fordetecting Covid-19.” According to civic officials, so taining the spread of the Covid 19 65,000 shops —the hubofMan treatment. Often, CT scanshave Mumbai-basedTrivitron Working with him is Dr acrossthe country far2,198 frontline workers from pandemic, also asksthe employ- Made Fibre(MMF) in the coun- to followX-rays since small lung Healthcare, said theynow had the Geetha Manjunath who said they the BMC have been infected, of ees and workers to shout “moti- try. The textile markets will open lesions can be missed out in capacity to manufacture500 X- have developedtheirAIsoftware which102 have succumbed. vational slogans” like“haarse co- in an odd-evenmanner from an X-ray.” ray machines everymonth. “It is using thousands of X-ray images Aftershowing symptoms, rona jeetse Surat (corona will lose, Mondayonwards, from 10 am to GCKhilnani,Chairman of the very clear that radiology and of patientsofviral pneumonia Khairnar wastestedinthe first Surat will win)” and, “ek lakshya 5pmwithstrict adherence to the PSRI InstituteofPulmonaryand pathology go hand in hand and andhad begun aWhatsappserv- week of Julyand subsequently humarahai corona ko harana hai guidelines. Critical Care, cautions that radiol- that is trueof Covid-19treatment icewhereinimages arepostedfor his test resultscame positive.He (wehaveonlyone target,wehave The shops have been asked ogy tools shouldnotbemixedup also, “heemphasised.“In Europe doctors to give their confirmatory wasadmittedinGurunanak hos- to defeat corona)”, “as partofthe to install foot-operated wash with diagnostic tools forCovid. and USA,all modalities were used ornegativefindings. “Wewant to pital in Bandra. However, after dailydrill”. basins outside their stores, wear “X-rays and CT scans add to the forCovid-19treatmentand in take mobile X-ray unitsdoor-to- his condition starteddeteriorat- The traders have also been masksand sanitise the common acumen forproviding aline of China, imaging technology was door in contaminatedclusters ing, he wasfirstshiftedtoSeven asked to take apledgethatgoes: areas and bathrooms twicedaily treatment and areindicative of usedthe most. In India, portable and maybelater spread out to Hills and later to Fortis Hospital “I will followall theguidelines to with sodium hypochloritesolu- the diseaseevenwhenthe RT- imaging equipment should be other parts of thecountry,”she wherehedied. He wasdiabetic. contain thepandemic, laiddown tion. CCTVcameras have to be PCR test maythrow up afalse rapidlymovedintoTier 2and Tier said. Outsideastore aheadoflockdown in Pune. PavanKhengre Officials said he wasgiven by the government, and adoptall installedinthe entiremarket plasma treatment twodays ago safety measures and do my bitto place and remain functional at when his condition became crit- prevent spreadof the pandemic.” all times. ANUMBERofstate MAHARASHTRA: A10- ical. He wasaresident of Mulund The guidelineswereissued As manyas6,727 positive Itolizumab gets controller nod governmentsand Union daylockdown willbe and is survivedbyhis wife, two followingmeetingswithPrincipal cases and 267deaths have been Territoryadministrations imposedinPune, Pimpri- sons and daughter-in-law. Secretary(Health and Family reportedinSurat city so far. have imposedlockdowns Chinchwad and afew Tourism MinisterAaditya Welfare) Jayanti Ravi, who has According to the healthdepart- for ‘restricted emergency’ use as partofcluster other parts of the district Thackeray also expressedhis been camping in Surat forovera ment officials, over 600diamond containment plans in the starting July13 condolences and praised week,SMCofficialsandmembers polishers and over 300textile treat patients in Cuba to reduce usedoff-label formorethan 100 wake of alarming risein Khairnarfor hisefforts. of the Federation of Surat Textile traders had tested positive. TABASSUM inflammation in lungs. In India, it Covid-19patientsinIndia. The coronavirus cases NAGALAND: The BARNAGARWALA is sold under the brand name marketprice for100 mg dosage government has decided MUMBAI,JULY11 Alzumab. of intravenousinjection will be ASSAM: The ongoing to extend the ongoing “Afterdetailed deliberation Rs 30,000.Itismanufactured at lockdown in Kamrup lockdown in the statetill Akhil Gogoi tests positive in jail ITOLIZUMABISthe latest drug to and taking intoaccount recom- the Bengaluru-basedBiocon Metropolitan district, July31, though it was be approved by Drug Controller mendations of the committee, Park facility. under whichGuwahati scheduled to end on July16 out in Assam in December last General of India (DCGI) for“re- DCGI has decidedtogrant per- The phase-II resultsof city falls, has been ABHISHEKSAHA year.Gogoi had deniedany links stricted emergency use” to treat mission to marketthe drug un- itolizumabshowedimprove- extendedfor aweek from MEGHALAYA: The GUWAHATI,JULY11 with theoutfit. Covid-19patients.The anti-pso- der Restricted Emergency Use ment in lung function, oxygen July 12 government announceda Assam’s Inspector General of riasis drug underwent aclinical forthe treatment of cytokine re- saturationlevels, oxygen pres- two-daytotal lockdown in ACTIVISTAKHIL Gogoi, who was Prisons, Dasarath Das, said 55 in- trial at four hospital sites, andits lease syndrome (CRS) in patients sureinarterialblood, and reduc- UTTARAKHAND: Athree- Shillong from Monday chargedwith sedition and under Is facing mates in thejail have testedpos- phase-II resultswereconsidered suffering from moderatetose- tion in inflammation. “The drug daylockdown was provisions of the UAPA by the sedition itive,including former Bodo in- by theDCGI before the nod. vere acuterespiratorydistress can be usedassoonasacytokine imposedinKashipur in WESTBENGAL: Aseven- NIA forallegedly being aworker case surgent leader RanjanDaimary. The drug waslaunchedin syndrome (ARDS) due to Covid- storm begins or at the height of Udham Singh Nagar daylockdown was of the bannedCPI(Maoist) and Therehavebeen widespread 2013 asamonoclonalantibodyby 19,subject to some conditions cytokine storm. The immune district, whichalone enforcedfromThursday lodged in the Guwahati central demands forGogoi's release Indian pharmaceutical company, likeinformedconsent of pa- system is hyperactive and un- accounted for41ofthe 68 on the state’s containment jail, tested positive forthe coro- On Thursday, BittuSonowal from severalquarters. Biocon. In US, Australia, Canada, tients, risk management plan, to controlled in Covid-19; it pro- cases reported on Friday zones, spread across 20 of navirus on Saturday, asenior jail and Dhairjya, members of the Lurinjyoti Gogoi,the general and NewZealand, biotechnology be usedinhospitalset-up only, duces excess cytokines, T-cells the 23 districts official said. Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti secretaryofthe All Assam companyEquillium has rightsto etc,” astatement fromthe and antibodies.Instead of killing J&K:Strict restrictions The development comes (KMSS) —apeasants'rights Students’Union,tweeted on develop and sell the drug. MinistryofHealth and Family the virus, it kills humans. This were reimposedinparts of UTTAR PRADESH: amid growing concernsamong group ledbyGogoi —had tested Friday, “Thetreatmentmetedout Itolizumabisusedfor skindisor- Welfareread. drug starts modulating the im- Rajouri district, including Restrictions in the state politicalpartiesand civil society positive. Theywerelodged in to Akhil Gogoi in ademocratic re- derpsoriasis,rheumatoidarthritis, The approval mayalsobring mune system,” Kiran Mazumdar sealing Rajouricity and were reimposedfrom10 about Gogoi's health. He has the same jail. public is worse than what we can multiple sclerosis, and autoim- down the cost of treatment for Shaw, executive chairperson, adjoining areas. People pm on Fridayto5amon been suffering from cough, fever Gogoi, Sonowaland Konwar expectto happeninadictatorship. mune disorders. Covid-19patientssuffering from Biocon, told TheSunday Express. were askedtostayindoors Monday and bodyache fordays now, as were bookedbythe NIAsoonaf- This kindofsuppression of dis- The drugwas repurposedfor CRS, as per the health ministry. INPUTSFROM per sources. terthe anti-CAA protestsbroke senting voices is unacceptable...” Covid-19thisyear,firstusedto So far, itolizumab has been ENSECONOMICBUREAU

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Bag Valve Mask (BVM),” said son to safetyand the “support shacksshutwithout notice,with Ghag (38) recalledhow the guard, and in cases of attempted Jadhav. Other work hazards have be- SMITANAIR Ravi Shankar,Executive Director team waiting at shorewith spine the initial rescues being of “beachregulars likecricket or suicide or thosesuffering from Ghagpointstoanotherrisktar- come “ten times scarier” with PANJIM,JULY11 of Drishti Marine, astate-ap- boardand equipment wear strandedmigrants. frisbee teams without masks” mentalhealth,thelifeguardscircle get—toddlersandminors.“That’s tourists spitting on lifeguards or pointedprivate beachmanage- mask and gloves as theyuse Manylifeguards living in the leftmanylifeguardsunwilling to thevictiminsteadof holdingthem new. Parentsand large family even attacking them when THE RULES of engagement have ment agency hired by theGoa BVM,” Shankar said. border villages of Karnataka and climb down the watchtower as by hand. “If the personisfullyun- groupshave startedgoingnearthe asked to behave.“Lastmonth a changed amid the pandemic and TourismMinistrymanningthe Distancing norms have Maharashtrawereunableto reach theyfeared infection. “These lit- conscious then it’s the good old waterjusttowet their legs, while touristspat on alifeguard at so has work forGoa tourism’s state’s western coast. “Otherwise forced through manychangesin their postamidthe lockdown. tle details playonthe rescuers’ manual book,” said Jadhav. theyleave theelderly kidsto watch Candolim. He went backscared mostvisible essential service — it wasclearing airways to avoid the lifeguard’s inventory, includ- Shashikant Jadhav(33), alife- head impacting the entirebeach However, wherever possible, over toddlers. Fewwho were that he will be infected,” the lifeguards spread across its sand choking, startCPR and ing pocketmasksusedearlier to guard and manageratDrishti safetyexercise,” he said. jetskisare used to tug the vic- warnedgaveexcuses ‘wewere recalledJadhav. 38 beaches. While theyinitially move to BVMonlyifmouth-to- breath air intothe lungs of Marine, recalleddays spent next Jadhav, who has been learn- tims backtothe shore. “Now,the lockedinour homes forweeks.” Anew sanitiser kit is also went intowaters “without a mouth resuscitation cannotbe avictim. to aphone,instead of the roar- ing newmethods from rescuer tooneeds to be rescued. The teams arenow trainedto available at the base of each thought”with“rescue memory”, continued.” The beaches have continued ing monsoon ocean, calling his Australian counterparts through Theyfromdrowning, we from “herd”suchgroupsthrougha watchtower. “Withnotourism, newprotocols arenow in place. Arescue stillinvolvesa“lotof to see visitors, from the fisher- colleagues to joinwork—the video-conferencing,explains infection,”said Jadhav. “newwhistle routine”. the stray dog population went With Goa opening250 hotels physical contact” whichcannot folk to the usual “exercise peo- agency is still shortof150 life- newpracticesnow operational Afterthe unlock,the domes- The biggestlossdue to Covid hungrywithlifeguards taking this month, the firstchangewas be avoided,but acomplete new ple” who refusedtowear masks, guards. “Dropouts were rough, at sea, including “newdistances” tic tourists arenow gradually re- is the swimming drill,according turns feeding them.Now behav- the mouth-to-mouth resuscita- protocol has been designed, ac- according to lifeguards who around 70 refusedtojoinout of being introducedthrough equip- turning to the beach. “Weslowly to Ghag. “Wehaverescue woven iour patterns arechanging when tion in the routine cording to Shankar. spent initial days of the lock- purefear.Theirfamilies were ment and technique. move our safetyjeeps around intoour musclememory. But they see the crowdcoming back. CardiopulmonaryResuscitation As per WHO guidelines and down monitoring thousands of convincedtheir menwould con- Alongersurfboardisnow pre- them and ensuretheyare inthat muscle needs rigorous Everyday, thecases of dog bites (CPR) protocol fordrowning res- advice from Australian counter- stewards, cooksand waiters left tract the infection,” said Jadhav. ferred as it builds distance be- structed throughthe public an- training in indoor pools which areanother issue we aremoni- cues. “It’s adirect switchnow to parts,two lifeguards tug the per- to fend forthemselvesasthe Lifeguardand trainer Ashwin tween the victimand the life- nouncement megaphones,” said Covid has stopped.” toring,”Ghagsaid.

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UGCGUIDELINESFOR FINAL-YEAREXAMS HC seeks reply Bengal, TN, Delhi Keralagoldsmugglingcase:NIAarrests from govton recovery notice CMs write to Centre accusedSwapna,SandeepinBengaluru to Darapuri against directive: NIA office in Kochi. application, the Customs had EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SHAJUPHILIP Swapna, who had been Cong, BJP youth outfits continue protests contendedinHighCourt that the LUCKNOW,JULY11 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, sackedbythe Kerala IT accusedpersons had smuggled Will affectstudents JULY11 Department on Monday, aday Thiruvananthapuram: Keeping tocol will notbeallowed. The in gold in the past, including for THE LUCKNOWbenchofthe afterthe seizure, had movedan their protests going forthesec- government is notquestioning other gangs, allegedly hiddenin AllahabadHigh Courthas sought ADAY afterthe NIA registered anticipatorybail applicationin ondday, demandingtheresig- anyone'srightto protest,hesaid. diplomatic cargo.Inawritten areplyfromthe Uttar Pradesh ENS&PTI an FIR in the Kerala smuggling Kerala High Court. The courthas nationof Kerala Chief Minister In the statecapital, Yuva submission in court,the depart- governmentonrecovery notice KOLKATA/CHENNAI,JULY11 case,the agency on Saturday posted verdict to next Tuesday. PinarayiVijayan in the gold Morchaactivists chargedinto ment stated that “involvement of Rs 64,37,637issuedtoretired arrested Swapna Suresh and The Customs department smuggling case, youth outfits aposh flatcomplexverynear of higher government officials IPS officer SRDarapuri fordam- THREE CHIEF ministers Saturday Sandeep Nair from Bengaluru, had earlier inspected thehouse of the Congress and BJP on the Secretariat, brokethe glass (in the smuggling) cannotbe agetopublic and private proper- wrotetotheCentreagainstthere- sources confirmed. of Sandeep, who runs awork- Saturdayheldagitations which panel and poured blackoil af- ruledout at this stage, whichcan ties on December 19 last year. vised guidelines issued by the Swapna and Sandeep, a shop. Both Sandeep and Swapna turnedviolent at afew places. terreportsemergedthatfor- onlybeunearthedifthe investi- Hearing the matter on Friday, University GrantsCommission KPalaniswami, friend,have beennamedthe sec- were absconding sincethe scan- Vijayansaidorganisingsuch mer IT secretaryMSivasankar gating agency is permitted to in- asingle-judgebenchofJustice (UGC),askinguniversitiesto com- Mamata Banerjee ondand thirdaccused, respec- dalbroke.The Union Home protestsviolatingCovid-19pro- occupiedone of the flats. PTI terrogateSwapna”. Rajan Roy, askedthe govern- plete examinations by tively,inthe case, whichrelates to Ministryhad earlier transferred AboutSarith’smodus ment to replytounder whatau- September-end. Theycontended seizureof30kggolddetectedin a the probefromthe Customs de- operandi,theCustomssaidhehad thority of lawithas asked the re- thatthis move will adverselyaf- suedits ownadvisoryonJune 27. diplomatic baggageaddressedto partmenttothe NIA considering mentaddressedtoapersoninUAE ment wasfound camouflaged in directlypaid clearing chargesfor tired IPS officer to payRs64.37 fect the interestofstudents. “Our advisory...provides due the Consul-General of UAEin itsinternational ramifications. consulateinThiruvananthapu- diplomatic baggage, whichisex- contraband cargo in cashagainst lakh. The court has also asked West Bengal Chief Minister weightage to internalassessment Thiruvananthapuram. The two The NIA had listedConsulateof- ram,hasbeenmadeaccusedinthe emptedfrominspection as per the general practice of making the government to clarify MamataBanerjeeand herDelhi andperformanceof candidatesin were arrestedfromKoramangala fice's former PRO, Sarith P.S., as case. In the FIR submitted in High the Vienna Convention. The con- suchpaymentsbythe Consulate “whether on the dateofalleged counterpartArvindKejriwal previoussemestersinorderto en- in southeastern Bengaluru, ac- the firstaccused. He wasarrested Court, the NIA has said that ini- signment concernedwas to bere- throughRTGS.Heusedtotakede- incident therewas anyprovision wrotetoPrimeMinisterNarendra suretransparency.Besides,(it)has cording to NIAsources. by theCustoms on Monday. tial inquiries have revealedthat ceivedbySarith. Initial investiga- liveries of contraband cargo him- of lawpermitting suchrecovery, Modi, while Tamil Nadu CM K aprovisionofholding special ex- Sources said theywould be BesidesSarith, Swapna and the proceeds of smuggledgold tion by the Customs found that self –transportingtheminhiscar that toounilaterally, without any PalaniswamiwrotetoUnionHRD amination afterthe situationgets producedinacourtinBengaluru Sandeep, Sharjah-basedFazil could be usedfor financing ter- Sarithhadreceivedmultiplesuch ---againstthe general practice of notice or opportunity of hear- ministerRameshPokhriyal,and normalisedforstudentswhowish forobtaining atransit warrant Fareed,who according to thein- rorism in the country. consignmentsinthe past. takingroutine delivery through ing”. The matter will nowbe requestedthe Centre to grant to appearinaformalexamination and later would be takentothe vestigators had sent the consign- The NIA has said the consign- Objecting to Swapna's bail the Consulate's vehicle. heardonTuesday. "freedom to states to work out instead of alternateevaluation their ownassessment methods, method,” she wrote. without compromising on the Banerjeestatedthestate advi- ALLEGED BID TO TOPPLE STATE GOVT qualityandacademiccredibility”. sorywasappreciatedby teachers, Madhya Pradesh: Another BJP At leastthree other states — students,their parentsand other Little known about political Odisha, Maharashtra and Punjab stakeholders.SheurgedthePrime —haveobjected as well. Ministertoget the matter reex- Kejriwal mentionedthat "un- aminedand “restore theearlier leader targets Scindia camp history of duo at centre of precedented decisions" need to advisoryofUGC”. be takenduring apandemic such In his letter to Pokhriyal, of the scion of the erstwhile royalfam- Meanwhile, Chouhan on Saturday as Covid-19, and tweeted, while PalaniswamistatedthattheTamil MILINDGHATWAI ily. TheBajrang Dal’s former national announcedthat he would allocate Rajasthan political storm sharingthe letter,“Forthe sakeof Nadu government is notinapo- BHOPAL,JULY11 chief contestedhis maiden election in portfolios on Sunday. He hadex- our youth, IurgeHon'ble PM to sition to conduct collegeexami- 1998 againstMadhavrao Scindiaand pandedhis Cabinetfor thesecond personallyintervene and cancel nations forfinal year/semester WHILE CHIEF MinisterShivraj Singh also challengedthe son in Guna in time on July2toinduct 28 ministers, HAMZA KHAN The ADG said the twoare final year exams of DU and other students in September,asseveral Chouhan is yettoallocateportfolios 2014 -- he lostboththe polls. 12 of themformer Congress MLAs. JAIPUR, JULY11 being questionedand will be central government universities educational institutions have to 28 newministers, anothersenior Pawaiyalostthe 2018 Assembly Twoformer Congress MLAs were in- and save the future.” been converted intoCovid care BJP leader has snipedatthe election to Pradyumna Singh Tomar, ducted on April21. TILL FRIDAY,Ashok Singh and Bharat producedbeforethe court Banerjee wrotethat although centres. Suchamove in the mid- JyotiradityaScindia campwhich has ahardcoreScindia loyalistwho has The Scindia campisdemanding Malaniwerenot prominent onthe state's UGC,inits earlierguidelinesdated dle of thepandemic willjeopar- got adisproportionaterepresentation been inducted as aminister. BJPlead- keyportfolios while senior BJP lead- political map. But on Friday, theirarrest April 29,had said theguidelines disefuture of studentsfacingtheir in the Cabinet. ers likePawaiyaand Chouhanaccuse ers toohavestakedaclaim, making by the SpecialOperationsGroup (SOG) destabilise the government. The ADG said areadvisoryandsuggestive inna- final exams, he wrote. Former Higher Education Minister the Scindia dynasty of betraying the the exercise tough forChouhan, who of the RajasthanPolice propelledthem the twoare being questionedand will be ture,yettherevisedguidelinesis- He said UGC's guidelines have Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya, abitter rivalof “Jhansi ki Rani” in the firstwar of recently spent twodays in Delhi but to the limelight —evenasstate BJP lead- producedbeforethe court. suedonJuly6asks“all universi- manyconstraintsand difficulties, Scindia, on Saturday tweeted, “Why Independencein1857. could notfinalise theportfolios. ers claimedtohavelittleknowledge of According to sources, Ashok Singh is ties/colleges in the countryto including studentsreaching ex- did the newly inducted ministers not Tomar,CabinetMinister Imarti BJP’s SatnaMPGaneshSingh had their activities or of their membership. from Banswaraand is basedinUdaipur compulsorilycomplete thetermi- amination centres, as manyof visitthe Samadhi of Rani Laxmibai Devi and MinisterofState Bharat recentlysaid that the delaywas send- The SOG pickedupSingh and Malani for and has also been associated with afringe nal semester/year examinations them live outside the district or when theycame to Gwalior? Singh Kushwah areinGwalior.They ingawrongsignal andScindia should allegedly trying to topple theAshok Gehlot- outfit calledthe MewarKshatriya by end of September”. state–and some even outside Remember,this democracyand the did notvisit the Samadhi of Rani give it athought if he wasbehind the ledstate government by luring Congress Mahasabha forsome time. BJP's Banswara Banerjee stated that with the the country. It is also notfeasible council of ministryowesittothe Laxmibai but went to amemorialof hold-up, arguing that the decision was and Independent MLAs.The SOG claims districtpresident,GovindSingh Rao, rise in cases andunforeseen and to conduct online examinations, blood of martyrs.You should have the Scindia family. When contacted, solelythe CM’s prerogative. that Singh’s number wasonsurveillance however, said “Ashok is notanactivelyin- challenging situation, the West considering variousissues relat- gone there(and offeredflowers).” Tomar said he willnot comment as he Former ministerand BJP MLAAjay “tochecksmuggling of illegal weapons” volved in partyactivitiesanymore.” Bengalgovernment,afterconsult- ing to digitalaccesstostudents, BeforeScindia joinedthe BJP, has notread the tweet. Pawaiyasaid Vishnoi had recentlysaid the expan- whileMalani’s wasonsurveillancefor Malani, meanwhile, wasformerly the ingvice-chancellorsof varsities,is- he stated. WITHPTIINPUTS Pawaiyawas the mostvocal opponent he had no further comments. sion had leftpeopleunhappy. “smuggling of explosive substances.” stateconvenor of the BJP’s Industries Cell. Singh wasarrestedfromUdaipur BJP statepresident Satish Poonia told The while Malani wasarrestedfromBeawar, Indian Express,that “presently, theyare BORDERROADS ORGANISATION as per theSOG.Ashok Kumar Rathore, nowhere[in BJP]. Pehle kabhi rahe honge, ADG, ATSand SOG, said theirinvestigation meri jaankari mein nahi hai (I don’t have MINISTRY OF DEFENCE wasnot connected to the complaint filed knowledge if they were [BJPmembers] CHIEF ENGINEER PROJECT DANTAK lastmonth by the government'schief earlier).” AboutSingh, Poonia said he is- whip Mahesh Joshi to the Anti-Corruption n’t “registeredanywhere(with BJP) over (NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING) Bureau—inwhichhealleged attemptsto the lastfew years.” Chief Engineer Project Dantak on behalf of President of India invites tender enquiry from the Original Manufacturer for the following works:- For bail, stay away from social Name of Works : “SUPPLY OF 1500 MT ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT (43 GRADE) FOR DETT ‘A’ 504 SS&TC (GREF), SAMDRUP JONGKHAR, BHUTAN” media:Top court refuses to Cost of EMD /Time of work Details of Supply (a) Cost of EMD Rs 2,29,000/- (a) Availability of On or after 09 Jul interfere with High Court ruling Tender Enquiry 2020 Pradesh Congress leader Sachin (b) Period of 60 days (b) Date of Upto 1200 hrs (BST) EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Choudharyagainstthe conditionim- NEWDELHI,JULY11 posedonhim by the High Court. Completion submission on 31 Jul 2020 Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid, who THE SUPREMECourtonSaturdayrefused appearedfor thepetitioner,said thereisno Note: Full notice of tender,any change in above details, tender document to interferewith an order of the Allahabad allegation relating to social media use (including eligibility criteria) and other details may be obtained from Central High Court asking aCongress leader—ar- againsthis client. Public Procurement Portal www.eprocure.gov.in.For any queries, please rested forallegedlyviolatinglockdown The benchdid notseem convinced, but contact HQ Chief Engineer (P) Dantak Telephone: 009752- rules—tostayawayfromusing social me- said it will laydownthe lawonthe ques- dia as apre-condition forbail. tion and issuedanotice to theUttar 351082/351086/351088. FAX: 009752 -351285. Enquiry can be “Wedon't thinkit’stoo onerous. If a Pradesh government. downloadedfrom www.eprocure.gov.in person’s participation on socialmedia Choudhary wasarrestedonApril 11 by davp 10901/11/0010/2021 creates mischief why policeinAmroha under various provisions can’t thecourtsay you of the IPC, DisasterManagement Actand F. No. ANIV/5066/Misc/HQrs./RFP don't use the instrument Information Technology Actfor holdinga by whichyou caused press conference in violation of lockdown Controller General of Defence Accounts mischief... If acourt can normsand forallegedly incitingthe public ask an accusedtostay on the Covid-19pandemic. Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt —110010. away from agun, it can He is also accusedoftargetingPrime Dated: 08.07.2020 similarly directtostay MinisterNarendraModiand Uttar away from social me- Pradesh Chief Yogi Adityanath with in- Notice forInviting Open Tender dia,” observed Chief decent language. JusticeofIndia SA TheHigh Courtinitiallyimposedthe On behalf of the Controller General of Defence Accounts, Delhi Cantt, open tenders are Bobde, who washead- condition that he could notuse social me- invited from well experienced and licensed reputed parties/ firms/ companies/ agencies, ing athree-judgeBench. dia till the trial in the case wasover. for Miscellaneous services (including internal and external conservancy),Pantry The bench, also com- On appeal, it modifiedthe conditionto services and rodent control services etc. in the office premises of CGDA HQrs. office, prising Justices R the “extent that the restraint on use of so- Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-10 and CENTRAD, Brar Square, Delhi Cantt-10. Subhash Reddy and AS cial media shallcontinue...for aperiodof Totalarea of office building of CGDA HQrs. office, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt- Bopanna, washearing 18 months or till the conclusion of trial, 10 and CENTRAD, Brar Square, Delhi Cantt-10 are approx. 1,57,175 sq. ft.and approx. the plea by Uttar whicheverisearlier”. 64,585 sq.ft. respectively. Tender documentsshall be accompanied by aDemand Draft/Banker's Cheque for QdÃf¯ffa¨f»f d½fôb°f d½f°fSX¯f Pak violates Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of the CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt, towards cost of the tender form. Tender d³f¦f¸f d»f., IYf¹ffÊ»f¹fA²feÃf¯f ceasefire in is invited in two parts, i.e. (1) qualifyingbid and (2) financialbid. The tender form for Ad·f¹f³°ff, d½fôb°f d½f°fSX¯f qualifying bid in the pro-forma prescribed in Annexure-I and the tender form for the ¸f¯OX»f, WX¸feSX´fbSX, SXe-MZX¯OXSX Àfc¨f³ff BÀf J-K’s Kathua financial bid in the pro-forma prescribed in Annexure-Il, complete in all respects, sealed If¹ffÊ»f¹fõfSfAf¸fadÂf°f BÊ-d³fd½fQf Àfa£¹ff Jammu: Pakistani troops separately,and kept in sealed cover together,should be super scribed with (i) Tender 07/SE/EDCH/2020-21, Notice No. (ii) subject :Quotation for Housekeeping and Pantry Services for CGDA HQrs violated theceasefire by resorting to unprovoked office, Delhi Cantt &CENTRAD, Brar Square, Delhi Cantt and (iii) due date. and should 08/SE/EDCH/2020-21, 12/ SE/ firing that continued be submitted to the AN-V Section, O/o the CGDA, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt- EDCH/ 2020-21 ¸fZÔ ´f¹ffÊ´°f overnight along the 110010 or may be dropped in Tender Box provided for this purpose at Reception of d³fd½fQfI fSûÔ õfSf ·ff¦f ³f d»f¹fZ ªff³fZ IZ International Border (IB) CGDA office, Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt —110010. 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Theoffi- PlaceofOpening of Tender Bids —Aditya Conference Hall, Ground floor,CGDA office, 15.00 ¶fªfZ A²fûWÀ°ffÃfSeõfSfBÊ-d³fd½fQf cials said the firing contin- Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt-10. uedtill4.15ambut there Ie½fZ¶fÀffBM´fS Jû»ff ªff¹fZ¦ffÜ kkSf¿MÑXe¹f wasnoreportofany casu- Incomplete tender/tenders received beyond scheduled date/time notified above dWX°f¸fZÔd¶fªf»fe¶f¨ff¹fZÔll,WXÀ°ff./- alty or damageonthe shall be out rightly rejected. (Àfbd¸f°f½¹ffÀf),A²feÃf¯f Ad·f¹f³°ffÜ Indianside. However, it Sd/- ´fÂffaIY Àfa.-1561/ d½f.d½f.¸f.WX./ ´fe-1 causedpanic among the (Dr.Amit Gupta) borderresidentswhowere Sr.Dy. CGDA (Admin) (´fiIYfVf³f)/ d³fd½fQf/2020-21, forcedto spendthenightin davp 10501/11/0002/2021 Phone No. 011-20893005 dQ³ffaIY-10.07.2020 underground bunkers,the officials said. PTI

New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JULY12,2020 EXPRESS NETWORK 9 Signboardtolockers, TN SBI 2militantskilled trying to infiltrate Don’t write ‘defamatory’ branch had it all—but was fake into J&K’s Nowgam, says Army posts: Court to IPS officer have family relations withhim, Senior officer says 250 militantsinlaunchpadsacross border ARUNSHARMA theysubmitted that “itappears ARUNJANARDHANAN JAMMU,JULY11 (Rath) has some personal grouse CHENNAI,JULY11 rency,has also been recovered againstDilbag Singh and in this ADILAKHZER from the terrorists”. AJAMMU court on Saturdayre- regard,heismaligning the im- SIGNBOARDS, LOCKERS, com- SRINAGAR,JULY11 At apress conference on strainedsuspendedIPS officer ageofnot onlythe DGP, but also puter systems, receipts,challans, Saturday, MajorGeneralVirendra Basant Rath from publishing any the plaintiffs’’. even awebsite—itwas apleas- TWOMILITANTS were killeddur- Vats,GOC of the Army’s 19 postormaterial by anymeans of In various posts,Rath haslev- ant surprise forthe customer ing an infiltration bid along the InfantryDivision in Baramulla, communication whichisdefam- elledvarious allegations against who walked in aweek ago. The Line of Control (LoC) in North said 250-300militantsare atoryorderogatoryagainstsix Singh. SBI had openedanew branchat Kashmir’s Nowgam on Saturday, presentlyoccupying launchpads peoplewho claimedtobe“ac- The judgereferredtothe ar- Panruti Bazaar near his house in the Armyhas said. across the border. quainted”with Director General gument of plaintiffs’counsel, Cuddalore, about 200kmsouth Meanwhile,asenior Armyof- “Inputsindicatethat their of Jammu and Kashmir Police, PranavKohli, thatposts made by of Chennai. Or so, he thought. ficer on Saturdaysaid theyhave launchpads arefullyoccupied. If Dilbag Singh. the defendant mayseem to be It turnedout everything was Policesay the fake branchwas startedinApril . Express inputsofthe presence of 250-300 we have to guess, it could beany- Second Additional Munsiff, innocent, but because of some fake —all the accessories, and militantspresentlyoccupying Arms and ammuntion thing between 250-300terrorists Jammu,JeewanKumar Sharma's latent or secondarymeaning the branchitself. launchpads across the border. seizedatthe site in Nowgam presentlyoccupying the launch order came on asuit seeking maybeconsideredtobedefam- The fake branchcame to light wasstarted in April when strict were both former bankemploy- Intheearly hoursofSaturday, sector. PTI pads opposite,” he said. court’s directions to restrain Rath atory. when the customer contacted curbs under the Covid lockdown ees. “He had aclearidea about personnel “detected suspicious “Three or four months [of from making anydefamatory, “Although the alleged social his local SBI manager and asked wasinplace, makingiteasier to banking operations. His father movement originating from the summer] is what they(Pakistan) derogatory, libelous or slander- media posts seemtobeinnocent forhis account to be shifted to avoid scrutiny. “But thescam diedabout 10 years ago, and Pakistani posts”along the LoC in militants were dressedincombat have”, he said, adding: “Theywill ous posts/material on social me- butitisarguedthatthe same has the “newbranch”. The manager wasbustedbeforethe accused Babu had been applying forjobs Nowgam sector —located at fatigues and “…had takenthe trytheir best to push in more dia. Theyalso sought directions asecondaryand latent meaning calledthe zonal office to com- could lootmoneyfrompeople in the banking sector,” the offi- HandwarainKupwaradistrict — routethrough PakistanArmy numbers of terrorists”.” asking Rath to withdraw defam- whichisderogatoryand defam- plain that another branchinthe with fake transactions or de- cer said. the statement said. posts deployedoppositeown de- The officer said theidentities atoryposts already made against atoryagainst theplaintiffs,’’ the area would destroy histeam's posits. Therewereacoupleof The other twoarrestedhave It added: “The movement... fences, clearly indicating and affiliation of the duo killed them on social media. judge observed. business. enquiries from customers, that's been identifiedasAKumar(42) wasmonitored,and an ambush Pakistani complicity in foment- on Saturdaywerebeing ascer- The suit is filedbybusiness- The Home Ministry hadon “That waswhen they realised all. But the probeisstill on, seek- and MManickam (52), who waslaidtotrapthe infiltrators. ing and abetting terror in India.” tained. men Parveen Kumar Mittal, TuesdaysuspendedBasantRath, there wasafake branchrunning. ing information about possible were in the printing business. Swiftand bold action by the Asidefromweaponsandam- He added, “The Indian Army Saurabh Dng, Rahul Bansal, a2000-batch J&KcadreIPS offi- Police were informed...wepaid a investmentsorcheating,” the of- “The three of them have been troops on ground ledtothe elim- munition, “largequantities of remains fullycommitted in its Davinder Verma, Amit Kohli, and cer, and askedhim nottoleave visit and took three persons in ficer said. chargedwith forgeryand re- inationofthe twoterrorists,who food items, medicines of Pakistan resolve to maintain the sanctity VirenderDubey,amedical prac- the headquarters at Jammu custody,” said an officer who is According to police, among mandedinjudicial custody,” said were trying to infiltrate by cutting manufacturing markings and of the line of control and any titioner. without the DGP's permission. partofthe investigation. those arrested is 19-year-old KAmbedkar,Inspector at the the border fence.” cash worthapproximatelyRs1.5 trans-LCmovement will getsim- Claiming that theyare “ac- FULLREPORTON Policesay the fake branch Kamal Babu, whose parents Panruti police station. According to the Army, the lakh, in Indianand Pakistani cur- ilar or appropriateresponse.” quainted’’ with DGP Singh, and www.indianexpress.com

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Three more pleas in GROUP LEADER ‘INVOLVED’ IN KILLING OF MLA MAHARASHTRA SC seek probe into SixNSCN-IMmilitantskilled Minister seeks action ‘encounter’ deaths against comedian for in Arunachalencounter:Army ‘insulting’ Shivaji of Dubey, hisaides while the injuredsoldier has been His wife Chakat Aboh won the ABHISHEKSAHA evacuated and is in stable condi- seat after his death. ety”. It said that if such a crime is GUWAHATI,JULY11 tion,” the Army statement said. The group of militants was EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE committed “with the support of Four AK-47 and two Chinese allegedly sent by Rockwang alias MUMBAI,JULY11 NEWDELHI,JULY11 the State, or where the State con- SIX MILITANTS of the National MQ rifles, ammunition, IEDs, and Absolom Tangkhul, a self-styled dones such an offence, it takes a Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak other warlike stores were recov- major general of the NSCN-IM MAHARASHTRA HOME THREE MORE petitions were filed very serious dimension, ques- Muivah (NSCN-IM) were killed ered, the Army said. who is the main accused in the Minister Anil Deshmukh has in- in Supreme Court on Saturday tioning the Rule of Law and gov- and an Assam Rifles personnel With a stronghold of Naga in- killing of the MLA and 10 others. structed police to take legal ac- seeking investigation into the ernance in accordance with the was injuredduring an encounter surgent groups, the Tirap, Speaking to The Sunday tion against stand-up comedian killing of gangster Vikas Dubey Constitution”. in Arunachal Pradesh’s Longding ChanglangandLongdingdistricts Express over the phone, Longding Agrima Joshua, on allegations of and his aides in allegedpolice en- Seeking court’s intervention, district on Saturday, the Army of eastern Arunachal Pradesh— SP Bharat Reddy Bommareddy insulting Chhatrapati Shivaji counters. the plea referred to the SC deci- said. Somnyam Tangkhul, who surrounded by Assam, Nagaland said the encounter began around Maharaj. Shiv Sena MLA Pratap An application by the NGO sion in the PUCL versus Union of was involvedin the killing of a sit- Guns and ammunition and Myanmar—are violence- 4.30 am andcontinued for nearly Sarnaik has demanded “strict” Agrima Joshua has issued People’s Union for Civil Liberties Indiacaseonextrajudicialkillings ting MLA and 10 others in the seized after the gunfight. PTI prone areas where the AFSPA is two hours before the insurgents action against her and claimed an apology. (PUCL) sought probe by a Special in Manipur. state last year, led the group of six, in force. were neutralised. “The district that Joshua “insulted” the war- Investigation Team into the The two other petitions were a senior police officer said. Last year, on the heels of the borders Assam, Nagaland and rior king during a one-minute killings of Dubey and his associ- filed by advocates AnoopAwasthi The Indian Army, Assam “Onseeingthe search column Lok Sabha and Assembly elec- Myanmar. The border with sketch, the one-year-old video of After facing abuse online, ates. Iturged the courtto “consti- and Atal Bihari Dubey. Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh of troops, the insurgents opened tions in Arunachal Pradesh, sus- Myanmar is dotted with dense which has surfaced online. Joshua also issued an apology on tute a committee headed by a re- Awasthi sought a probe mon- Police launched a joint operation a heavy volume of fire in a bid to pected cadres of the NSCN had jungles and terrorists take advan- On Saturday afternoon, Twitter. “I am sorry for having tired Supreme Court judge to itoredby CBI,NIA or the court into near Nginu in Longding in the flee,” the statement said, adding gunned down a sitting MLA, tage of that.” Deshmukh tweeted, “I have in- hurt the sentiments of the many inquire into the encounters in the alleged encounter killings of early hours of Saturday based on thata gunfight ensued assecurity Tirong Aboh, and 10 others, in- The NSCN-IM is the largest structed CP (Commissioner of followers of the great leader Uttar Pradesh and the criminal- Dubey andhis men following the specific inputs about the pres- personnel retaliated. cluding his son and security per- and most influential Naga group Police) Mumbai and IG Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. My political nexus which has been July 2 killing of eight police per- ence of armed cadres of the pro- “The operation is in progress, sonnel, in Tirap district. Aboh (45) and is currently in peace talks (Inspector General) Cyber to take heartfelt apologies to followers prevailing in the State”. The NGO sonnel by the gang in a shootout scribed group in the area, ac- identification of neutralised was a member of the National withtheCentre. Butcadres of the legal action expeditiously. I urge of the great leader, who I sin- pointed out that it had already in Kanpur. Atal Bihari Dubey has cording to an Army statement cadres and their allegiance to People’s Party (NPP) and the sit- outfit and the NSCN’s other fac- everyone to maintain calm and cerely respect. The video has al- filed a writ petition before the also demanded a probe into the issued by a Guwahati-based de- NSCN-IM faction operating in ting MLA as well as candidate tions are allegedly involved in vi- law will take its course.” ready been taken down. Please court in May 2018 raising ques- encounters. fence PRO. Myanmar is being ascertained from Khonsa West constituency. olence in these three districts. The video is part of a sketch amplify,” wrote Joshua. tions on encounters in UP from Dubey was arrestedin Jhansi, Joshua had performed in April Sarnaik and other users on January 1, 2017. Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday 2019 at a comedy and music cafe Facebook and Twitter have taken The PUCL claimed that many and was killed in an encounter inKhar(West).Inthevideo,which offence to Joshua referring to the more encounter killings had with UP Police on Friday morn- Joshuahassincedeleted butisstill king as “Shivaji” and for not us- taken place since. ing. According to police, the inci- available on various social media ing the honorific widely used in Referring to the killings of dent took place when he tried to platforms,shejokesaboutspecu- the state. In a letter addressed to Dubey and his associates, it said, escape from the vehicle in which lationoverthestategovernment’s Deshmukh on Friday and in a “Police version of the encounter he was being taken to UP as it met plans to build a statue of the video posted on his Twitter ac- raises many serious questions, in with an accident en route. Maratha ruler in the Arabian Sea. count, Thane MLA Sarnaik said it particular whether they are sim- A day before he was killed, a Several outraged Facebook appeared to him that the come- ple administrative liquidations.” Mumbai-based lawyer had filed and Twitter users began circu- dian “either did not respect The application said that “po- a petition in the apex court rais- lating details of employees of the Shivaji Maharaj or did not know lice encounter/administrative liq- ing apprehension that the gang- café, where the show was held enough about him. I have writ- uidation is a serious crime- mur- ster may bekilled in an encounter last year, and once it was re- ten to the Home Minister asking der/culpable homicide and is an with UP Police after he is handed Express vealed as the venue, MNS ac- him to arrest her. If you want to offence against the entire soci- over to them. tivists allegedly barged into the use the Maharaj’s name like this premises early on Saturday and to earn money, our Maharashtra damaged the stage and furniture Yuvati Sena and Mahila Aghadi Pregnancies, unsafe in one of its performance rooms. will not spare you”. abortions to rise due In 2 months, six DCs to pandemic: Paper in Haryana ban ‘social Syed Ariful Islam Express media news platforms’ wouldresultinadditional1.7mil- (Clockwise from left) ASHA Jayanti Boroand ANM Alari Swargiary, perched on abanana trunk raft,navigatefloodwaters in ESHAROY lion women giving birth and 2.6 Baksa district;abalancing act in Dhemaji; and PratimaBarman wades through knee-deep waters in Dibrugarh. NEWDELHI,JULY11 million newborns experiencing Theyneither got registration majorcomplicationsdueto lackof SUKHBIRSIWACH from the Directorateof THE COVID-19 pandemic is likely carerequired.Due to lockdowns, CHANDIGARH,JULY11 Informationand Public toresultinincreasedpregnancies, whichare forcingclinicstocloseor Relations of Haryana govern- and aresultant increase in popu- if abortionisconsidered a Through rain and floods, Assam’s AT LEASTsix Deputy ment nor from Commissioner of lationaswell as unsafeabortions, nonessentialservice,anadditional Commissioners in Haryana have Information and Broadcasting giventhelackofaccessforwomen 3.3millionunsafeabortionswould imposedaban on social media Ministry of the Union govern- to the government'sreproductive occurinLMICsoverthecourseof a community workers battle pandemic news platforms beginningfrom ment. Thereisapossibility of healthschemesduringthisperiod, year,itsaid. thesecond week of May, stating (spread of) fear among alarge according to apolicy paper of the Poonam Muttreja, executive that “dissemination of unveri- section of the society in this ab- Population Foundation of India director,PopulationFoundationof bicycle,before enteringherhome. call of duty,Iam at aloss of words this time we go to eachand every fied andmisleading news from normal circumstance of coron- (PFI) releasedonSaturday. India, said:“Someofthe biggest TORAAGARWALA Floodsmightbeasold as to describetheir loyalty,” says house,coveringahundredper suchplatforms maydisturb avirus pandemic because of in- The UNICEFhad declared a concerns during the pandemic is GUWAHATI,JULY11 Assam,butfightingapandemicin NHM director Dr Lakshmanan S. cent population.” tranquillity in the society and tentional or unintentional fake forecastearlier that the highest an increaseinpregnancies, and these swirling waters is awhole Whileitisonlynow thatsocial It’s notjustthe floods and rain mayadverselyaffect the mental news or wrongreporting from number of births during anine- subsequentlythepopulation,sim- IT’S THE wind that has helped newchallengefor even the most media is filledwith pictures of that these workers have todeal health of common man” during the news channelsofsocial me- month pandemic period would plybecausewomen in the coun- Pratima Barmanplan her dayas seasonedhealth worker. these community workers—bal- with.Findingboatstonavigatethe the coronavirus pandemic. dia…Soitisnecessarytoget take place in India. trywillhavelimited or no access anaccreditedsocialhealthactivist Barman and hercolleagues ancing themselvesonmakeshift flood waters is oftenahit-and- All the social medianews registeredfromany regulatory The New York-based to contraception.Especiallyin (ASHA)inAssam’sDibrugarhdis- arethe foundation of the Assam bridges or squatting on rickety miss affair,says Alom. platforms basedonWhatsApp, body forfunctioning of asocial Guttmacher Instituterecentlyre- small towns and rural areas, all trict forseven years now. CommunitySurveillance rafts, with mekhelachadors “Sometimes, an organisation will Twitter,Facebook,Telegram, media platform as anews chan- leasedanestimateof thepotential frontline healthcare workers – In the chapori (island) village Programme—coordinatedby the hitcheduptotheir knees—they provide us withone,but on most YouTube, Instagram, Public App nel.” The restrictions have been impactof Covid-19onprovisionof ASHAs and ANMs, who were pri- whereshe lives, astrongwind, NationalHealthMission(NHM)— sayitisasight thatplays out like days we have to find aboat will- and LinkedIn come under the imposedunder Section 188of sexual and reproductive health marilyengaged to service coupledwith the sight of a whichcarries outdoor-to-door clockworkeveryyear.MinuSaikia, ing to ferryus,” says Rina ban ordered by the DCs of the IPC, DisasterManagement services(SRHservices)inlow- and women’s healthcareand repro- swellingBrahmaputra,signalsthe checksinruralAssamto findthose 40,anASHAfromDibrugarhsays, Namashudra,a45-year-oldASHA Sonipat, Kaithal, Charkhi Dadri, Act2005and Epidemic Disease middle-income countries (LMIC) ductivehealth --- have been arrivalofthe delugethat plagues with symptoms of the coron- justafew weeksback,sheslipped from Dibrugarhdistrict. Karnal, Narnaul and Bhiwani. Act, 1957. and had estimated a20-per cent pressedintoserviceforCovid-19.” thestate year afteryear.Onsuch avirus, as well as malariaand in the waters and twistedher an- In March,the Centrean- The firstsuchorder wasis- Justifying the ban, ShyamLal declineinuseof reversiblecontra- Besidesunplannedunwanted days,the 35-year-old will switch Japanese Encephalitis. kle. “These things keep happen- nouncedinsurance of Rs 50 lakh suedbythe Charkhi Dadri DC Punia,who had firstissuedsuch ceptive methodsinthesecountries pregnancies, women’s overall re- her crisp white-and-blueASHA Theexercisehascoveredmore ing,”shesays,usingtheAssamese forfrontlinehealthworkersif they exercising his powers as district an order as districtmagistrateof dueto reducedaccess.Thiswould productive healthandchildhealth sari foranolder,well-worn one. than 30,000 villagessofar—with word obhyaax (habit)todescribe were diagnosedwithCovid-19or magistrateonMay 12 this year, Charkhi Dadri, said, “Checks and result in additional 49 million arealsomajorconcernsduringthis She will slip on her washed-out an armyofASHAs,anganwadi her relationship with the floods. losttheirlives during the course whilethe latestorder came from balancesare necessaryfor such women withanunmetneedfor period, she said. rubberchappals,carefully balance workers, auxiliarynurse mid- Whilethe waters had initially of thework,whichpaysASHAsan the Karnal DC on July10. platforms too. Some type of reg- moderncontraceptives,andanad- Astudy conductedbyPFI for herbag on her head, and setout. wives(ANM),multi-purpose receded, heavy rain has put the honorarium of Rs 3,00. “It would While the Karnal DC has im- istration should be therefor ditional 15 million unintended the period 2015-31estimated Andthen,ofteninchest-deepwa- workers(MPWs),surveillancein- stateonalertagain —subsequent be niceiftheydecided to give us posedthe ban for15days,the suchplatforms also to bring a pregnancies over the course of a that effective familyplanning inter, Barman will call on thepreg- spectors,labtechniciansanddoc- waves will followinthis month. something during our lifetime remaining five have imposed sense of accountability on their year,ithas estimated. terventions can prevent 2.9 mil- nant and the sick, theold and the tors—during adebilitating flood In low-lying island areas of chars too,” says Barman. the restrictions “till further or- part too.” Takingintoaccountdatafrom lion infant deaths and save 1.2 young,and—asshehasdoneover that,sinceMay, hasaffectedmore and chaporis,theywillcontinue But the resolve,stemming ders”. He added: “These platforms 1.6billionwomenof reproductive millionmaternallives. Availability the lastthree months—seekout than26lakhpeoplein29districts, till October at the very least. fromyearsof responsibilityonthe An order issuedbySonipat shared details of the corona pa- ageacross132 LMICs, thestudy of quality familyplanningserv- those who might be showing andclaimed42lives.Twenty-four In Goalpara district’s job, still holds strong. Says DC ShyamLal PuniaonJune 16 tientsalong with their names on saidthatadeclineof 10 percentin ices can prevent 206million un- signs of afever,acold, or acough. have died due to landslidestrig- Baladmarichar,31-year-oldMPW Barman:“Bhiji-titiholeujaam.We read: “Nosocialmedia platform social media.The lists of patients coverage of pregnancy-related safeabortions in Indiaduringthe In the evening, she will sanitise geredbyheavy rain. SamsulAlomsays:“We woulddo might be soaked to thebone, but in Sonipat has takenpermission were wrong. Even we don’t re- careand newborn healthcare same period, it found. everything from herwatch to her “Theyhavegonebeyondthe routine check-ups earlier too, but we will still go on.” to function as anews channel. veal the name of the patients.” Keen observer of crafts, Jyotsna Bhatt Varavara Rao’s health deteriorating, 16 staffers at Mumbai Raj imbibed the traditional and the modern say lawyer, kin; medical reports sought Bhavan positive dition has deterioratedinthe past email said that Raoisbed-ridden Born in 1940 in Mandvi, also create,” says artcriticand SADAFMODAK week."He wasincoherent on the and his condition is "extremely Mumbai: Mumbai’s RajBhavan VANDANAKALRA Kutch, Bhatt's desiretolearn art curator UmaNair. MUMBAI,JULY11 phone call speaking about past dilapidated"atthe moment. With campus that is home to NEWDELHI,JULY11 took her to severalplaces. After Whileher worksare in eventsthat occurred50years ago apprehensions of notreceiving Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari studying at Sir JJ School of Artin prominentcollections world WRITER-POET Varavara Rao’s liketheywerehappeningnow in- correct information abouthis is the latesttoturnintoamini WHILE HER deep connection Mumbai forayear,she enrolled over,inoverfivedecades of her health has been deteriorating in dicating aneurological disorder. medicalcondition, his lawyer also Covid-19hotspot. On Saturday, with nature reflected in thenu- to study sculptureatMS artpractice, Bhatt experi- Taloja central jail, his lawyer and When he wasadmitted to JJ sought that Raobegiven the at least14people who stay and merous forms carefully University in Baroda in 1958 un- mented withstoneware,terra- familysaid afterreceiving a Hospital, his medical reports said video call facility "so that he will work insidethe campus tested mouldedbyJyotsna Bhatt,it der the tutelage of Sankho cottaand thecountless possi- phone call from him on Saturday. that he had atrophy. We con- be able to be seen by his family". positive forcoronavirus. Two alsoperhaps influencedthe Chaudhuri. It is whereshe met bilitiesthatceramics offered. Rao, booked in the Elgaar sultedadoctor hereand fear that Rao's application forinterim othershad tested positive earlier very medium of her practice. At herhusband, artistJyoti Bhatt, Partial to matteand satin matte Parishad case, has been behind the lackofmedical attention is bail wasrejected by aspecial this week. atimewhenfew artistsinIndia and also discoveredher interest glazes,her palettechoices bars since 2018.InMay,the 81- causingdamagetohis cellsand courtlastmonth and his appeal The Mumbai municipality were experimenting with deli- JYOTSNA BHATT in ceramics. ranged from teal blue to moss year old wasrushedtothe state- anyfurther delaywill only is pending before the Bombay wasyet to declareRaj Bhavanas cateclayand ceramics, Bhatt Afterstudying acourse in greenand the numerousearth run JJ Hospital afterhefell uncon- worsen his condition. We were High Court. The special court acontainment zone. Asenior of- decided to give theearthyma- 1940-2020 ceramics at the Brooklyn tones. scious in jail but wasdischarged told he's notbeing givenany while rejecting interim bail had ficial with RajBhavanconfirmed terialsnumerous shapes in her MuseumArt School under Akeen observer of crafts, within afew days. medical treatment in the jail," said that the superintendent of that the campus will remainout kiln -- from robustcatstochirp- JolyonHofsted in the mid- she imbibed the traditional and Rao's daughter Pavana told Pavana said.According to aprison prisons has been directed to take of bounds to outsiders and that ing buds, ethereal lotus buds “She wasagentle and gener- 1960s, she settledinBaroda the modern."There aremulti- The Indian Express that theyre- official, Raohas been kept in the appropriate measures in such no meeting will take place inside and earth-tonedplatters. ousperson, whomade wonder- (nowVadodara), where she was ple references in her work.For ceivedacall from him on hospital ward of thejailashehas cases wheremedical attention is the premises forthe next fort- Known to be one of India's ful work.Anodal figurefor artists also afaculty member at MS Jyotsna Bhatt eachexhibition Saturdaywhichlastedfor 1.5 'age-related'ailments. required. night or so. prominent ceramic artists, working in ceramics, her works University from 1972,retiring as shehad wasanother journey. minutes and as he wasunable to On Saturday, his lawyer ApartfromRao,ten others in Following Saturday’s devel- Baroda-basedBhatt breathed receivedwide recognition and the head of the Departmentof Her workswerelikelittle sou- speak coherently, aco-inmate NihalsingRathod wrotetothe the case have been lodged in city opment, aRaj Bhavanofficial her lastonJuly11, twodays af- she would oftentraveltocon- Ceramics in 2002. “She was venirs,earth songs that re- spoketothe familystatingthat prison superintendent of Taloja jails with twoothers Shoma Sen also confirmedthat Koshyari tershe sufferedastroke.She duct workshops across the coun- keen to shareher knowledge flectedsomanyrhythms of the Raohas been dependent on oth- jail via email whereRao is lodged, andSudhaBharadwaj alsodenied waslikelytoalsoundertakethe was80. try,”says artistNilima Sheikh. with others so that theycould earth,” Nair says. ers forhis dailychores as hiscon- seeking his medical reports.The bail recently. 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RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) EXP The proposed Resolution Governor ShaktikantaDas on WITH THE RBI and the Authority is likelytohandle approachadoptedbythe Februarythisyear,pumpedliq- Das said that the economic Saturday batted forthe setting up government on the same stressed banks, NBFCs, insurance GEORGEMATHEW Reserve Bankhas provideda uidity to thetune of Rs 9.57lakh impact of the lockdown and the of aresolution corporation to page, the proposaltoset companies, securities market MUMBAI, JULY 11 cushion from the immediate croreand announced several anticipated postlock-down tackleresolution andrevival of up aresolution players,co-operative banksandre- impact of the pandemic on measures likeloan moratorium compression in economic stressedfirmsin the financialsec- corporation is likely to gional rural banks. This would re- WITH THE staggered easing of banks, the medium-term out- forsix months to ease the pain growth mayresult in higher tor, anideadroppedbythegovern- gather momentumin quirechangeinexisting laws so the lockdown, the Indian econ- look is uncertain and depends in the financialsystem. non-performing assets and cap- ment twoyearsago. the coming months in thatsome of the powers of finan- omymay be showing signs of on the COVID-19curve,” Das Das said the RBI had asked ital erosion of banks. The Finance Ministryhad, in order to avoid bank cial sector regulators aretrans- getting backtonormalcy but said. “COVID-19pandemic,per- banksand finance companies to “A recapitalisation plan for 2018,withdrawnthe Financial failures andemergence ferred to the resolution authority thereare astring of uncertain- haps,representssofar the undertakeastress test.“We public sector banksand private ResolutionandDepositInsurance of stressed firms. beingproposedinthenewregime. ties—fromsupplychains, state biggesttestofthe robustness have recently(June 19 and July bankshas become necessary. (FRDI)Bill—whichproposedares- The resolution corporation’s of banks anddemandtothe andresilience of our economic 1, 2020) advisedall banks, non- Whilethe NBFC sector as a olution corporation—overthe ambit will be restricted to orderly pandemic’seffectsonfuture and financial system,” he said, deposit taking NBFCs (with an wholemay still look resilient, controversialbail-inclause,which hasto dealwithresolutionandre- resolution and nottorestoration growth, ReserveBank of India adding that theGovernment’s assetsize of Rs 5,000crore) and the redemptionpressureon ledtofearsamongdepositorsthat vivalofstressedfinancialfirms,” and recovery.Eachregulator will (RBI)GovernorShaktikantaDas RBI Governor Shaktikanta “targetedand comprehensive all deposit-taking NBFCs to as- NBFCs and mutual funds need the governmentmay cancelor Das said at abanking conclave or- be tasked withcreating aprompt saidonSaturday. Das at the SBI conclave. ANI reform measures,” shouldhelp sess the impact of COVID-19on close monitoring,”hesaid. modify depositsinbanks. Earlier ganizedbytheStateBankofIndia. correctiveactionframeworkforin- Calling the COVID outbreak in supportinggrowth. their balancesheet,assetqual- Das addedthat it wasim- thisyear,beforetheCOVID-19pan- Theproposaltoset up the res- stitutions under their ambit. The the “worsthealth and economic The Governor did notindi- ity, liquidity, profitability and perative that the approach to demichitthecountry, theFinance olutioncorporation has gathered Resolution Fund, whichwillre- crisis in the last100 years dur- howlong will it take for“de- catehow RBI wasplanning to capital adequacy forthe finan- risk management in banks Ministrywas working on apro- momentumafterthefinancialsec- placeDepositInsuranceandCredit ing peace time with unprece- mandconditions to normalise”, unwind the measures it had in- cial year 2020-21,”Das said. should be in tune with the re- posal to setupaResolution torwitnessedaseries of failures GuaranteeCorporation,willcollect dentednegativeconsequences Das said:“Theneedofthe hour troducedtotackle the chal- Basedonthe outcome of alisationofmorefrequent, var- Authority —underanew law and emergence of stressed firms. premiumsbasedon‘risk-basedas- foroutput, jobs and well-be- is to restoreconfidence, pre- lenges posed by the pandemic. suchstresstesting, banksand iedand bigger risk eventsthan styled as Financial Sector The financialissues in firmslike sessment’. The FSDR Bill has re- ing,” Das cautionedonthe road servefinancial stability,revive “PostcontainmentofCOVID-19, NBFCs have been advisedto in the past. “Bankshavetore- Developmentand Regulation IL&FS, DHFL, PMC Bank and Yes movedthe ‘bail-in’ provision. ahead. growth and recoverstronger.” averycarefultrajectoryhas to work out possible mitigating member the old saying that (FSDR) Bill —comprising the Bank has ledtothe revivalofthe As per Das, to strengthenthe Speakingatabanking con- Das said the central bank has be followedinorderly unwind- measuresincluding capital careand diligence bring luck,” members from financialsector resolution corporation to ensure internal defenses, higher empha- clave organisedbyState Bank of asked banks to undergo stress ing of counter-cyclical regula- planning, capital raising, and he said. regulators as well as senior gov- thatfailureofsomefinancialinsti- sisisnow beinggivenoncausesof India, the RBI Governor called tests,focus on risk management tory measures and the financial contingency liquidity planning, “Toparaphrase Oscar Wilde, ernment officials as itsmembers. tutions does notaffect theentire weaknesses than on symptoms. for“legislative backing” for and raise capital even as he cau- sector should return to normal among others, Das said. being caught unpreparedinthe OnSaturday, theRBIGovernor system. While the RBIhad earlier “Thesymptomsof weakbanksare “somekind”ofaresolution cor- tionedthat redemption pres- functioning without relyingon “The idea is to ensurecon- face of ashockmay be regarded said aresolutioncorporationis tackledbankfailures by merging usuallypoorassetquality, lackof poration to tackle the increase sureonfinance companies and the regulatoryrelaxations as the tinuedcredit supplytodifferent as amisfortune but to be neededtodeal with stress in the thefailedbankwithastrongbank, profitability,lossofcapital, exces- in stress levels in the financial mutual funds “needs close newnorm,” Das said. sectors of theeconomy and caught unawaresmorethan financial system. “Weneedaleg- itwentforadifferentmodelinthe sive leverage,excessive risk expo- sector. monitoring”. The RBI had cut the repo rate maintainfinancialstability,” he once maybeasign of careless- islative backingtohavesomekind YesBank case by bringing in new sure, poor conduct and liquidity Stating thatit’s uncertain “While the multi-pronged by 135basis pointssince said. ness,” Das said. of aresolutioncorporation which investors ledbySBI andhalf a concerns,” he said. BRIEFLY Telcos free to COVID-19IMPACT METHODOLOGY: Oil &gas cos hedge ‘Indiaforinitial AshuSuyash,themanagingdirectorandchiefexecutiveoftheagency, decide POI ‘Overhalf of Indian firms saidithasdoneananalysisof40,000companieshavingacollectivewage dealwithUK’ billofRs12lakhcrore bets with investments charges in fixed NewDelhi: India is open to vulnerable on wage payments’ line connections, negotiateaninitialearly har- VULNERABILITYIN52%by anditshowsthatdemandis in green energy Over half of Indian companies are“vulnerable” from a says Trai vest agreementwith the UK, size(ofwagebill)and68%by “significantlyimpacted” ahead of afull-fledgedfree wage payments perspective, whichwill lead to asharp cut numbers(ofcompanies).This tradepactbetweenthecoun- in paychecks and delaythe overall economic recovery as shouldnotresultinalllayoffsor SLOWRECOVERY: KARUNJITSINGH By 2030,India has ENSECONOMICBUREAU tries, Commerce Minister demand resumption takes time, Crisil said redundancies,butasharpcutin Suyashsaidtheeconomywas NEWDELHI,JULY11 committed to reducing NEWDELHI,JULY11 Piyush Goyalsaid Saturday, thepaycheck anywaysfacingproblemswith adding the Centreislooking slowingconsumption,whichhad WITH AN eyeonrevenuediversi- the emission intensity THE NUMBER of pointsofinter- at reforms in various sectors WHATISTHESITUATION putaquestionmarkonemployment fication,future-readiness,andpre- of economic activity by connection (POI) forfixed line likeFDI,mining,bankingand ONTHEGROUND? growth,addingthatthepandemic empting potential government 33-35%, compared services,whichshouldexistinalo- capital markets to promote Thecommentsconcurwith willslowdownrecovery regulationoncarbonemissions,oil cal service shouldbelefttothe economic activities. reportsofnumerouscompanies &gas companies—bothIndian to its2005levels telecomserviceprovidersasitpro- resortingtolayoffs.Multiple GDPHIT: andglobal—are increasinginvest- videsthemflexibilityindesigning effortsarebeingmountedfromthe Weareactuallysayingthatevenin mentsingreen energy. Anotherexpertsaiditwasclear apublic switched telephone net- RathinRoyon policysidetoarrestthetrend,with threeyears,wearenotgoingto While British Petroleum has that OMCs were looking to diver- work,the Telecom Regulatory ratetransmission revivingdemandbeingthepriority comebacktothelevelsfromaGDP invested $700 million in India’s sify intopowering EVs and might Authority of India (Trai) has said. growthperspective.Therewillbea Green Growth Equity Fund, Shell investinwindandsolarenergyfor In itsrecommendations on Mumbai:RathinRoy, director UPTO17%REVENUEFALL: 10percentpermanentlossof Indiahastakena20percentstake powergeneration to supplyEV telecommunicationinterconnec- of NationalInstitute of Public Theagencyexpectscompanies’ GDP,Suyashsaid in Bengaluru-basedsolar energy charging stations. tion betweenPSTNand national Finance and Policy,on revenuestofallby14-17percent Source: PTI firmOrbEnergyaspartofitseffort IOC plans to scale up itssolar long distance (NLD) carriers, Trai Saturdaysaidtheassumption to providereliablegreenenergyto and wind powerportfolio to 260 has said in order to encourage that rate cut helpingdeliver 100millionpeopleinthedevelop- MW by the end of 2020 from 216 morefixed line services, the tele- growthisnotworkinginsim- Extending ahelping hand: Suyash further said policymakers should look at sector-specific extensions to moratoriums ing world. In December2019, MW in 2019,whichincludes 167 com services providers should be plistic wayastransmissionis and also loan restructuring in the immediatefuture, but stressed that unviable businesses should not get any benefit India’s largest oil marketing com- MW of wind and 49 MW of solar freeto decidetheinterconnection nothappening. PTI pany, IndianOilCorporation(IOC), powergeneration capacity. ratesand carriagecharges. announcedplans to invest ONGC is also planning to sig- “While amending the regula- Rs2,500crore ingreenenergyover nificantlyincrease itsrenewable tions to facilitateexpansion of ex- KarnatakaBank the next five to sevenyears. energycapacityfromaportfolioof isting telecom serviceprovider netat`196.38cr CSC, privatecontractors sparover BharatNetcosts Besides this, IOC and 176MWto5-10GWby2040, ac- networksinto newterritoriesand HindustanPetroleum have cording to itsenergy strategy for entryofnew service providers in NewDelhi: Karnataka Bank Contractors allege the telcos and CSC endedwith- vehicle (SPV) foressentialserv- would have no objection to in- launched electric vehicle (EV) 2040. The expertquotedabove the market,itisalso necessaryto postedanet profit of Rs out aconclusion, senior officials ices suchasbanking, insurance, volvement of anysuchservice charging stations, while Bharat saidinvestmentsinwindandsolar protecttheinvestmentsgoneinto 196.38 croreduring Q1 of CSC exercising close to thedevelopmentsaid. education, among others, providers,”the official said. Petroleum Corporation Ltd and energyweredrivenbyefforts to establishing the existing pointsof FY21, as againstRs175.42 “There arepeople againstCSC startedthe work on BharatNet This is notthe firsttimethe IOC have launchedEVbattery compensateforhighcarbonemis- interconnection,”Traisaid,adding croreinQ1ofFY20. ENS monopoly doing BharatNet.Theyprovide by allowing VLEs to do the serv- CSCs have facedobjections with swapping stations forelectric- sions than to diversifyrevenue such pointsshould be continued moneydirectlytothe villagelevel ice and maintenance work on respect to their work on poweredthree-wheelers. sources forfirms suchasONGC. foraminimumperiodoffiveyears. entrepreneur to complete the existing infrastructure. The BharatNet.InMay,the Bharat Industryanalysts notedthat Subbaramannotedthatmoves Asof January31, fixedlinemar- D-MartQ1net work.For other service providers, VLEs had in due course of time BroadbandNetwork Limited the move by OMCstoinvestinEV by both upstream and down- ket segment wasamere1.75per down87.6% AASHISHARYAN thereare multiple levels of con- also been allowedtoprovide fi- (BBNL), an SPV under the DoT charginginfrastructurewasastep streamplayersintheoil&gasseg- centof thetelecommarketinIndia, NEWDELHI,JULY11 tractors involved at everystage, bre-to-the-home and WiFi con- had raisedcontentions against towardslong-termeffortstoretain mentcouldbeaimedatpre-empt- andhasbeenslowingoverthelast NewDelhi: Avenue Super- whichresultsinverylittlein- nections from the panchayat the CSCs shifting equipment marketshareinpoweringvehicles, ing regulationfromthe decade. The growth of wireless marts,which owns D-Mart, THE CENTRAL government’s come forthe VLE. One can gauge leveltoindividual homes in the without informing them. as EVs becomemorepopular. government. “Our governmentis mobile telephonyhas eaten into postedan87.6percentfallin ambitious rural internetconnec- whyprivate contractors arenot vicinity. This, the BBNL had then said, “If youlookatthe EV charging veryseriousaboutcurbingcarbon this market, with the number of consolidated netprofitatRs tivity scheme BharatNet hasrun happy,”asenior official who at- The absence of anyinterme- wasdone in violationsofagree- infrastructure, youcould argue emissions.Ifanindustrydoesn’t fixedline subscriber baseddown 40.08 crore forJune quarter. intoproblems again,asprivate tendedthe meeting told The diaries in betweenhad ensured mentsand couldcreateprob- that it is notrelevantnow,but for take caretomakeinvestments to tojust20.5croreasofJanuary2020. telcos and equipment suppliers Indian Express. that their costs remained very lems in the futurewhen the said anyenergyretailer,itisgoingto be curb emissions, the government “Keeping in viewthe fact that, have alleged that Ministry of In Januarythis year,the DoT low, which private players have equipment would have to be relevant in the next decade,” said would have to bring in some presently, thetele-density of fixed GlandPharma Electronics and Information had brought in the private sector alleged arenot viable in the long handedovertoanewprivate VivekanandSubbaraman,analyst checks andbalances, which may linesubscriptionsisabysmallylow filesIPOpapers Technology’s (MeitY)Common to tryand speedupthe work on run, aDoT official said. operator. at Ambit Capital. He addedthe be likehavinganinternal system inthecountry,theNDCP-2018 (na- Service Centres (CSC) were exer- BharatNet phase one and two. “Theywantedtoexplorethe The BharatNet project, which three state-ownedOMCs, which of carboncredits,”hesaid. tionaldigitalcommunicationspol- NewDelhi:GlandPharmahas cising amonopolybyproviding The CSCs, whichhaveanexpan- possibility of involvingotherpri- initially beganasthe National accountforover90percentof fuel By 2030, India has committed icy) provides special emphasis on filedpreliminarypaperswith services at nonviable costs.Are- sive rural network hadalsobeen vate parties formanaging Optical FibreNetwork in October retailing,wereinvesting in EV to reducingtheemissionintensity promoting the fixedline commu- Sebi foranIPO that includes cent meeting in this regard held selected to complete pending BharatNet. The CSC have in their 2011,has facedmultiple prob- charginginfrastructurenot onlyto of economic activity by 33-35per nication networks.Ithas setagoal freshissueof sharesworthup at the DepartmentofTeleco- work on the internet connectiv- defencesaid that if anyplayercan lemstilldate. promote clean energy butalso to cent,comparedtoits 2005 levels. of enablingfixed line broadband to Rs 1,250 crore. PTI mmunications (DoT) to tryand ityscheme. managetoprovide abetterserv- Full report on “ensuretheirroleinpoweringEVs Emission intensity is the levelof accessto50percentof households resolve the stand-off between The CSCs, aspecial purpose ice at lowercosts them, they www.indianexpress.com in the future”. pollutantsemittedperunitofGDP. in India by 2022,” Trai said. ‘Non-personaldata: I-T dept withdraws July 1COVID-19 support letter Trump rules out phase2 Panel for new regulator’ asking staff to seek info from ‘US govt agencies’ trade deal with China, or anonymisedtoprotect peo- the sub-head ‘Getthe Facts’. “Atthe least2sessionper week saysrelationship damaged REUTERS ple’sidentity. AANCHALMAGAZINE WHATWASTHE The withdrawal of the letter maybeorganisedbyeachCCA re- NEWDELHI,JULY11 “Thereisaneedtocreateareg- NEWDELHI,JULY11 LETTERABOUT? came afterthe factualinconsis- gionwhichmay beinformedtoPr. ulator or authority fordatabusi- tenciesofreferringto“the US DGIT (HRD), CBDT,”itsaid. AGENCIES INDIASHOULDsetupadataregu- ness, whichprovides centralized TEN DAYS afteritissuedaletter ■ The letter statedthat government agencies” instead of The letter statedthat the WASHINGTON,JULY11 latorandrequirecompaniesto dis- regulation forall non-personal detailing ‘supportforthe Income theIncomeTax Indian agencieswerenoticed,an IncomeTaxDepartmenthasbeen close howtheycollect and store dataexchanges,”thegovernment- TaxDepartment againstCOVID- Department has been official said. impacted by the COVID-19pan- US PRESIDENT Donald Trump datadevoid of personal details or appointedpanelsaidinthereport. 19’, the Human Resource impactedby the Theguidelineswere issuedaf- demiclikeany otherDepartment, has forthe time being ruledout whichhas been anonymised, a Sucharegulator would be Development wing of the COVID-19pandemic terapproval from the CBDT listing out methods forrelaxation asecond phase trade deal with panel taskedto draw up suchreg- armedwith legal powers to re- Department withdrew the letter, likeany other Chairman, the letter stated. suchassettinglimitsonreadingor China, saying the relationship ulations has said in adraft report questdata, supervise datashar- citing inadvertent errors, on Department, listing out The letter, reviewed by The watching news about the out- between the twocountrieshas seen by Reuters. ing requests andsettle disputes, Friday. Theletter, datedJuly1,had methods forrelaxation IndianExpress,wassentby Human break,eatinghealthyalongwith been severely damaged with US PresidentDonaldTrump. AsIndiamovestotightenpoli- it added. asked taxofficers to turn to “a suchassetting limitson Resource Development, physical exercise. Beijing’s handling of thecoron- AP file photo cies on itscitizens’ dataheld and Panel chief Kris familydoctor,astateorlocal reading or watching Directorate of Income Tax, pre- “Setlimitsonhow muchtime avirus outbreak. processedbycompanies suchas Gopalakrishnan, afounderof health department, US govern- news aboutthe scribing guidelines forthe 18 tax youspend reading or watching Trump, asked by reporters Facebook, Google andAmazon, it Indian technology giant Infosys, ment agencies or aninternational outbreak,eating zones to deal with stress related news aboutthe outbreak.You aboardAir ForceOne aboutthe intense negotiations between the setupthe panellastyear to make declined to commentonthe 30- organisation” as sources to find healthyalongwith situations amongsttax officials in will want to stay up to date on possibility of second phase trade twocountries. recommendations on the regula- pageundateddraft,whichhasnot peopleandresourcesforaccurate physical exercise. theoutbreakof theCOVID-19pan- news of theoutbreak,particu- deal following implementation of Relations betweenWashing- tion of “non-personal data”. previouslybeen reported. healthinformation regardingthe demic. The letter stated that the larly if youhavelovedones in aPhase 1agreement this year, tonand Beijing have spiralled This is aterm fordataviewed The panel is in the final stages COVID-19pandemic. taxofficials maydevelop astruc- places wheremanypeople have said “I don’t think about it now,” downward since the outbreak of as acritical resource by compa- of deliberationonthe report be- “Find people and resources nessifyouareatrisk.Youmayturn tureinthe 18 zones to identify an gottensick.But makesuretotake adding thathehas many other the novelcoronavirus. niesthatanalyseittobuild their fore it is submitted to India’sin- youcan depend on foraccurate to your familydoctor,astate or lo- “emotionallydeprived/stressedof- time away from news to focus things on his mind. The US President has ques- businesses and describes infor- formation technology ministry, health information. Learn from calhealthdepartment,USgovern- ficer/official” and “encourage things in your lifethatare going Earlier in the year,the Trump tioned theAsian powerhouse’s mation that is independent of apersonfamiliar with the discus- themabouttheoutbreakandhow mentagencies,oraninternational them to attend the group session well and that youcan control,” administrationhadsignedamega handling of the COVID-19 personaldetailssuchasnames, sions said. youcanprotectyourself againstill- organisation,”saidtheletterunder by aclinical psychologistlocally”. the letterstated. phase one deal with China, after pandemic.

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TWAS December of 1992 and the height of the Ramtemple movement. In acouple of days,the Babri Masjid would be demolishedin I Ayodhya.InMuslim-majority Bikru villageinKanpur,tensions flared up over a minor incident. On December 1, twogoatsof aMuslimfamily went intothe field of another man and damaged his crops. The owner beat up the goatherd. AstheMuslimlocalsgatheredto complain at Shivli Police Station in Kanpur Dehatarea, the man’sclose associate, alocal muscleman, got to know. He beat up the Muslim com- plainantssobrutallythatatleast50familiesof the community leftBikru in terror. According to a72-year-old who claims to be among those beaten, theylived the years sinceinfearof thatmuscleman—VikasDubey, thenjust25.Refusingto benamed,hesays they eventuallyreturned to Bikruastheyhad (Left)Dubey wasapprehended in Ujjain and handedovertoUPPolice STF; (above) homes and land there. “Because of Dubey,no the courtyardofhis large house in Bikru, before it wasrazedJuly4.PTI/Vishal Srivastav one would buy our land.” Look around, he adds, pointingtothe unusually heavy metal doorsof housesacrossBikru,avillageofaround of plotting the murder of one RamBabu 3,000people.“We were that scared of him.” Yadav, of Bikru. In the Kanpur area, similar stories of the In 2001,inastunning attack, Santosh fearof Dubey abound,evenif rest of theworld Shukla, then aministerofstate in the Rajnath would onlyhear of the52-year-old withthe Singh government, wasshotdead inside the killingof eightpolicemenwhohadcometo ar- ShivliPoliceStationallegedlybyDubey.Police rest himinamidnightraid.But,eveninthevil- could notcatchhim forsix months, till he sur- lagers’accounts,Dubey’slifeisofasmall-time rendered in court. Twoyearslater,hewas ac- criminal dabbling in district-levelpolitics, a quitted as Shukla’s gunner, others in hisstaff storyplayedrepeatedly across Uttar Pradesh. as well as the policemen present deniedhav- Unanswered It hardlyforetellshisdeath—aftersixdays ing seen Dubey. of ahunt across states, and sevendays of ‘en- Dubey would go on to claimthat he wasat questions counters’, including his own. thespottogetanFIRregistered,andthatShukla had got intoanargumentwith police. “What ‘ShaukiyaBadmash’ happened afterthat Ihavenoinformation.” WITH SIXTY-TWOcases against Dramatic as the end was, those who know Shukla’syounger brother Manoj Shukla him starting 1999, and several trials Dubey struggle to recall similar theatreinhis asserts the murder wasoverpolitical rivalry, thatmeandered in court, gangster life. One of hisfavouritefilms wasthe 1999 withShukla havingtakenonSrivastavaduring Vikas Dubey clearlysurvivedona thriller ArjunPandit,wherethe eponymous election forthe Chaubeypur MLAseat in 1996. lotmorethan chance. character playedbySunny Deol becomes a Afterthe killing of eight of the police’s Apart from questions regarding gangsterafter being betrayed in love.Dubey ownonJuly3,UPDGP Hitesh Chand the encounter that killedhim, will fanciedbeing called“Panditji”. However, his Awasthysaid theywould find out the status the Uttar Pradesh authorities an- associatessay,that’s wherethelikenessended. of the Shukla murder case in the high court. swer the ones raisedregarding his Dubey wasmoreof, what theyterm, a Dubey wasnextlinked to afailedattackin long,uninterruptedrun? Giventhe “Shaukiya Badmash (amateur goon)”. 2002onlocalpanchayatrivalLallanBajpai,who unapologetic encounter spree un- He wasthe eldest of three sons of farmer hadbeenbackedbyShukla, andthekillingof a der the Yogi Adityanath govern- RamKumarDubey and wifeSarla. Theywere cableoperator,DineshDubey,in2004.Dubey’s ment, all eyes areonit. amiddle-class family, reasonablywell-off by murder wassaidtohavehappenedover villagestandards. Rs 20,000.In2005, alocalcourt of Kanpur RamKumar’syoungerbrotherBrijKishore, DehatclearedDubeyinthecase,says hislawyer. who livesinKanpur Dehat’s Rasoolabad area In April 2017,the Kanpur police declared and claimstohavehad little to do withDubey arewardofRs5,000on Dubey’s head afterhe Among8killed, in recent past, says he wasabright child but went underground following the murder of toorestless.So, when Dubey wasaround 14- one Jai Prakash, in Chaubeypur.Hewas ar- ayoung father, 15,Ram Kumarsenthimto Kishore. “Igot him rested around five monthslater. admitted to Amar ShaheedInter Collegein Bythetimehedied,Dubey had62criminal 21-yr-old constable Class 9… However, he wasunstable, kept cases againsthim, including sevenofmurder, missing school and neverlistenedtoanyone. VIKASDUBEY and eight of attempt to murder.Hewas Finally, ayear later,Itold my brother Icould chargedundertheNationalSecurityAct,Arms MANISHSAHU nottakecareofhim.” Act, the Gangsters Actand Goonda Act. Kishoresayshekepthearing of the scraps According to Lallan Bajpayee, therewere OF THE eightpolicemen killedinthe his nephewgot intoashemade his way other cases, whichdiedquietlyamong scared raid on Vikas Dubey’s house in Bikru through school and college (P PNDegree KANPUR WALA villagers. “He would take things from peo- villageinKanpuronJuly3,two — CollegeinKanpur, from where he graduated ple, notreturn. He lootedtempos on the Babloo Kumar and JitendraPal — in Political Science). As Kishore’s wifeKesar routefromBikru to Shivli.” joinedthe policeforce barelytwo Devi interjects to saythatall she remembers Another Bikru resident, Chhote Lal, says years ago. Rahul Kumar,21, the aboutDubey wasthathehad fewfriendsand Asmall-time criminal, with small-time political ambitions, that backinthe 1980s, the largerDubey clan youngest of those killed, wasposted obsessively watchedTV(therewas only together ownedaround 8bighas of land. at the Bithoor police station in Doordarshan then), Kishoresays there wasa who hoped to become “a big man” fast,the 52-year-old walked Dubey alone is said to nowown 125bighas, January this year andissurvivedbya change. “In college, he came in touchwith the UP badlands virtuallyunknown, till lastweek.Fromvillage in addition to severalpropertiesinKanpurand month-old baby. Deputy politicianswhobothsupportedandusedhim. Lucknow. “His parentsusedtoliveinasemi- Superintendent of Police Devendra He kept talkingofbecoming abig man.” lanes to Kanpur high street,police to political corridors, kuchcha house,wherehelater built a20,000- Kumar Mishra, who wasleading the In Rasoolabad, Kishore’s link to Dubey sq ft mansion,” Chhote Lal adds. police team, wasset to retireina seems well-known. Once alocal radio me- AVANEESH MISHRA, with MANISH SAHU, on thelife, timesand Thereare allegationsof extortion,fromfac- year. chanic, Kishoresurvived the death of radio, tories located in the Chaubeypur Industrial DevendraKumar Mishra, and nowowns atwo-floor house, the ground controversial death of gangsterVikas Dubey Area and from coaching institutionsinthe Deputy Superintendent of Police: storey of whichhas five shops.Amidstthe Kakadeoarea, and of money made getting Anative of Banda district, Mishra, 59, hunt forDubey,the shopsremainedshut. property disputes settledatthe panchayat. wasCircle Officer of Bilhor of Kanpur As Dubeyacquiredtheaura of alocal thug, Police records showcases againstDubey area. He is survivedbyhis wifeand his twobrothers came under his influence. at different police stations of Kanpur and twodaughterswho live in Kanpur. FollowingDubey’s death, RamKumarclaimed Kanpur Dehat districts, as well as one case Mishra wasdue to retire next year. he had littletodowithhis eldest, but Bikru eachinSaharanpur and Lucknow. Mahesh ChandraYadav, Sub- has adifferent story, of aclose-knit clan. His lawyer Sengar says,“Sixcases are Inspector andStation Officer, WhilethemiddlesonAvinashdiedin2003 pending againstVikas, whichincludes the Jai Shivrajpur police station: Originally in Kanpur’s Kalyanpur area, in circumstances Prakashmurder of 2017.Trial in an attempt to from RaeBareli, Chandra, 45,joined thatremainmysterious,youngestPrakashalias murder casewas stayedonthe High Court’s as constable in 1996. Beforebeing Deepuisbelievedbypolicetohavebeen directive,other cases aregoing on.” postedasSO, he wasPublic Relations Dubey’s associateinareal-estate business. Additional Director General, Lawand Officer to the previous Kanpur SSP. Since the July3raid, Deepu is missing. Order,Prashant Kumar says theyhaverecords He is survivedbyhis wifeand two Aturningpointin Dubey’s lifewas another of around 60 cases againstDubey in total. sons. death, that of his firstwife, acoupleofyears In the2006interview,Dubey had denied Anoop KumarSingh, Sub- later —equallymysteriously. Soon after, he allthe allegations as falsehoods conjured by Inspector: A2015-batchofficer, marriedRicha, the sisterofhis associateRaju political rivals. “I have no connection with Anoop Singh, 33,was in charge of the Khullar, having fallen in love with her.They crime,” he said. “My fight is of political domi- Mandhana policeoutpost that ispart have twosons,withsources saying the elder nance, and it will go on till my death.” of the Bithoor police station. one studies in the United Kingdom. On his relationshipwithpolice, Dubey Resident ofPratapgarh, Singh was Having lefttheirLucknowhome soon af- said, “Theyhavenever been againstme. Iwas postedtoMandhana last year in terthe Bikrushootout, Richa and heryounger the villagepradhan and theycontinuously February. He earlier held charge of son returnedafter Dubey’scaptureonFriday. came to meetme. Whenever(called) Igoto Sikarapoliceoutpost.Heissurvived Richa wasquestioned,but released. the police station. Idonot hide from police.” by his wifeand twochildren. Nebu Lal, Sub-Inspector: Ana- Caste clout AfterDubey tive of Hadia area in Prayagraj,Lal,49, In an interviewhegavein2006toalocal It wasinconnection with an attempt-to- joinedthe police forceasaconstable. TVchannelthatwentviral in the days follow- murder case againstDubey,lodged by one He had been postedatShivrajpur po- ing the Bikru shootout, Dubey talked about DUBEY’SCRIME SHEET Rahul Tiwari, that apolice team had come to lice station since October 2018.Heis howhis familywas intopolitics. And that this Bikru at 1.30 am on June 3. The exchangeof survivedbyhis wifeShyamala and gave him the knackofalways picking the win- 62 CRIMINAL CASES firing lasting around 45 minutesendedin four children. ning candidate—starting from backincol- (INCLUDING7OFMURDERAND8OFATTEMPTTOMURDER) Dubey’s escape, andinapall of silence over SultanSingh, Constable: Singh, lege. This, he said, was“God gifted”. the village. The next day, as police descended 35,had been raisedinJhansi by his The realitywas moremundane.While 2000:Accusedofconspiracy in the 2001: Chargedfor murder of BJP 2005 by alocal court in Kanpur Dehat in strength, and Dubey’s house and vehicles grandfather afterhelosthis parents Muslimscomprisearound30%of Bikru’spop- murder of Siddheshwar Pandey, leader and then stateminister were bulldozed,the men of the villagefled. at an early age. He joinedthe police ulation, it has alwaysbeen dominated by the retired deputy manager and Santosh Shukla;acquitted aftertwo 2006: Booked in Saharanpur under Aweek later,after thenews of Dubey’s forcein2008and hadbeen postedat Brahmins,whoformthesecond-largest group. principal of hisown school, Tara years. Appeal againstthe order the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic death trickledin, Bikru quietlyemerged, in the Chaubeypur police station since SusheelPandey, 65andaBrahminhimself, Chand Inter College; got lifeterm but pending in Allahabad HC. Substances (NDPS) Act; acquitted huddles. Sitting outside his shop, an elderly December 2018.Heissurvivedbyhis says elections in thevillagewerepeaceful af- secured bail; appeal against Also booked under UP Gangsters’ man saidwhile theyhad no doubt policehad wifeand an 8-year-old daughter. fairsforalongtime.“ItchangedwiththeDubey conviction pending in court. Act; case pending. 2017: Arrested formurder of one Jai deliberatelykilledDubey,theyhad done“the Rahul Kumar, Constable: family seizingcontrolofthe panchayat. Not In the same year,hewas also Prakash,who wasshotdead in rightthing”.Awoman,whosaidshewasstep- Resident of Modinagar in Ghaziabad, justthe officials and police but MPs, MLAs chargedunder the Uttar Pradesh 2002: Linked to killing of acable Kanpur’s Chaubeypur area in April ping out afteraweek,said, “July 10 (when Kumar,21, wasthe son of aretired would come to take Dubey’s blessings. GoondaAct;acquitted. operator,Dinesh Dubey;cleared in that year;case pending in court Dubey died) is IndependenceDay forus.” sub-inspector.Heissurvivedbyhis ChaubeypurPoliceStationwaslikehishouse.” Of thefive killedin‘encounters’duringthe wife andamonth-oldbaby. He was In the wake of the death of eight police- huntfor Dubey,one washis uncle (Prem postedatBithoorpolicestation in men in the shootout at Bikru, twopersonnel Cases, acquittals PrakashPandey),andfourhisneighboursand Kanpur in Januarythisyear. of the police station, including Station Officer In 2000,Dubey wonaseat in the Bhimau Brahmins. Seniorjournalist AdityaDwivedi alleged associates. Their houses arelocked. Jitendra Pal, Constable: Aresi- VinayTiwari,werearrestedand arebeing zilapanchayatinShivrajpurblock,despite be- remembers one episode, early on, that By end 1990s, Dubey’s name had started Dubey’s house, almostfully demolished, dent of Mathura, Pal, 26,was theeld- probed forlinkswith Dubey.Sixty-eight oth- ing in jail on amurder charge,asper officials. brought Dubey to attention,when he slapped figuring in UP Police’s files. In 1999, he wasac- stands desolate. Mother Sarla is said to be in estoffour siblings. Jitendra’s family ers from the station have been shunted to re- Dubey regarded the lateHari Krishna alocal politician, Shravan Kumar,publicly. cusedofkilling afellow villager,Jhunna Baba, Lucknow; fatherRam Kumarwitharelative in dependedonhis earnings as consta- servepolice lines. DIG Anant Deo, till recently Srivastava, aformer minister, Speaker and Dubey has been linked to BSP leaders, to grab hisland, though no case wasfiled. Kanpur.NeitherattendedDubey’s funeral. ble. He waspostedatBithoor police the senior SP in Kanpur,has been transferred five-term MLAfromChaubeypur seat, as his while his mother said afterthe shootout that Ayear later, he wasaccusedofconspiracy Richadid,amongstaheavypoliceforce,andas station in Kanpur in Januarylastyear. from the state’s Special task Forcetothe political guru. Afterstintsinthe JanataParty, he wasinthe Samajwadi Party. The SP has de- in the murder of Siddheshwar Pandey, retired the media coveredher everymove, shouted Babloo Kumar, Constable: Provincial ArmedPolice unit in Moradabad. JanataParty (Secular), Janata Dal and BJP, niedthis, saying theparty has no linkswith principal of his ownschool, Tara ChandInter angrily:“achcha hua (good riddance)”. Kumar,23, wasaresident of Agra.He Forthe past25years, eitherDubey or Srivastavawas lastinthe BSP. This also criminalslikehim. Aftersome videos andpho- College,allegedly againto grabhisland.Hegot It couldn’t have been the end he wanted. is survivedbyhis father,who is now someone from his familyhas headedthe Bikru openeddoors forDubey across parties. tographssuggestedtheirlinkswithDubey,BJP lifeterm, butmanagedtoget bailfromthe But, the youth who dreamedofbecoming “a physicallychallenged,and eightsib- panchayat. Having servedas pradhan fortwo Srivastava is said to have usedDubey to Bilhaur MLABhagwati Prasad Sagar and AllahabadHigh Courtin2001. Says Dubey’s big man” can be sureofone thing. His last lings. Babloo hadjoinedBithoor po- terms, Dubey movedontothe Kanpur zila bothbringhimBrahminvotesaswell asto in- Bithoor MLAAbhijit Singh Sangadenied the lawyer Vikram Sengar, “His appeal againsthis words, “Vikas Dubey hoon Kanpur wala”, lice station in Januarylastyear.He panchayat, while his brother,followed by the timidatefellowBrahmin rivals. In fact, most allegations. Sangasaid criminals likeDubey conviction is still pending in the High Court.” caught on video, playedoverand over on so- last visited his home in June. brother’s wifetook over the pradhan mantle. of Dubey’s victims appear to have been use politicians’ names to getshelter. While still in prison,Dubey wasaccused cial media, mayhaunt UPPoliceforsome time.

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INAUGUST1959,Chinesetroopsattacked years. That peace wasbrokenbyChina, no words. He unambiguouslycalled of the 17-paragraph statement. On the anIndiangarrisonatLongjuintheeastern and 20 Indian soldiers were killed,under China the “aggressor”. This wasafter other hand, the twoleaders “decidedto Acultureof sectorof theIndia-Chinaborder.Thewarn- the watchofMrNarendraModi. India had lostthe warand China triedto designate2020 as Year of India-China ingbellhadbeensounded.OnSeptember impose Victor’s justice. Culturaland People to People 8, 1962, Chinese troops intruded into It is into that Galwan Valley, over Exchanges”. Mr Modi musthaveloved entitlement PCHIDAMBARAM Indian territory. Shortlyafterwards, on CHINAWAS AGGRESSOR whichhitherto Chinamadenoclaim of the idea of agrand spectacle! Website:pchidambaram.in October 20,there wasaninvasion by Throughout thisperiod,and even sovereignty,and at Pangong Tsoand Hot As recently as on December 21,2019, IT HAS notbeenagoodweek forthe Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN Chinesetroops.Chinamadeaself-serving whenChina agreed on the LAC(though Springs,thatChinese troops intrudedin thestatementafter the 22nd meeting of Dynasty.Investigations have begun into three-point proposal on October 24 that perceptions differed), China had made March-April 2020. India detected the the Special Representativesrepeated the the finances of the RajivGandhi wasrejected by India. On November 14, no claim over the Galwan Valleyin intrusion and challenged the troops usual phrases. It is nowclear that the PLA Foundation and other ‘charities’ built in Chinese troopslaunchedamassive inva- Ladakh. Aletterwritten by Jawaharlal on May5.The face-offdeteriorated into wasinanadvancedstage of planning of Rajiv’s name by his devoted widow. And, sion and penetratednearly 100milesinto Nehru to Zhou Enlai (then prime minis- abloodyclash on June 15-16. This the incursions three months later.MrXi PriyankaGandhi has been evicted from Indian territory. On November 21,China terofChina) on January1,1963, captured also happenedunder the watchof Jinping seems to have accuratelyas- the magnificent bungalowonthe edge of announcedaunilateralceasefireandwith- thesituation on the ground: Mr NarendraModi. sessedIndia’s weakenedposition as are- LodhiGardens that she movedintowhen Mr Xi Jinping seems to have drawal. In the eastern sector,the Chinese “3. In thecourse of thepast 7or8years, Yet, inexplicably, the Prime Minister sult of the rapidlysliding economy. Mr she marriedRobertVadrain1997. said theywere“prepared to withdraw Ihavepersonally visited various parts of will notname China as the aggressor.Is Modi seems to have totallyfailedtoread Congress party spokesmen have been en- accurately assessed India’s from their present positions to the north Ladakh on severaloccasions. During my the MEA happywiththis unprecedented Mr Xi’s intentions. The fallout forIndiais listedtopublicly declare, loudlyand of- weakened position as aresult of the line of actual control, thatis, north earliervisits, therewas no sign of Chinese ambiguity?Are the serving generals and adiplomatic disaster, amilitary setback ten, thatthisisnothing but a‘political of the rapidly sliding of the illegalMcMohanline, and to with- forces there, nor wasthere anyreport about the fighting jawans pleasedwith the (at least temporarily) and acomplete witchhunt’. But, is it? Really, is it? draw 20kilometresfartherbackfromthat their comingintoLadakh. On laterocca- Prime Minister’s deliberatereticence? wipe-out of the gains since1993. The les- The RajivGandhi Foundation wasset economy. Mr Modi seems to line”. Since 1962, the Chinese areholding sions, therewerereports of their having en- son is, leave diplomacy to diplomats. up by Sonia Gandhi around the time that have totally failed to read on to the positionstowhich theyhad uni- teredLadakhinvariousplaces.....I can Theymay be ponderous and slow, but she appointed her firstproxy prime min- Mr Xi’s intentions. The laterallywithdrawn, thus vacating,by speak of this from my personal knowledge. RESTORATION OF theywillpickupsignals whichnovices ister. PVNarasimha Raorarelypaid obei- fallout forIndia is a and large,the intrusions of 1962 in the Youwillnot expectmetoacceptvagueal- STATUS QUO ANTE will fail to detect. sance to herafter becoming prime min- eastern sector. legationsofChineseoccupation of agreater Afterthe NSAs talked to eachother isterand waspunishedfor this. But, did diplomatic disaster,a India lostthe 1962 warbut remained part of eastern Ladakh when this goes The relations between the twocoun- on July5,bothsides said that disengage- notobject when his Finance Minister, the militarysetback(at least defiant. Therewas alineof control sought against the evidence of my owneyes...... ” tries have changed dramaticallyina ment and de-escalation have begun. I good Dr Manmohan Singh, includeda temporarily) and acomplete to be drawnbyChina on whichthe per- “8...... Atnotime beforethe 8th matter of months. At the Wuhan welcomeit, but thereissome distance to grant of Rs 100crore forthis private foun- wipe-out of the gains since ceptions of the twosides were different. September1962, ever sinceIndiabecame Summit on April 28, 2018,the joint go before thegovernmentcan reachits dation in the Budget.Objectionscame In 1993, the line of control, or whatever it independent, did theChinese cross thebor- statement devoted onlyone paragraph declared goal of ‘status quoanteason loudand strong from the media and the 1993.The lesson is, leave was, wasagreedtobethe Line of Actual der of theEastern Sector exceptatLongju.....” to the border question. It containedthe May5,2020’.The people willclosely grant waswithdrawnbut nobody really diplomacy to diplomats. Control, but the perceptions of the two usual phrases suchas“maintaining watchthe process andthe progress and objectedwhen the foundation wasallot- They maybeponderous and sides about the LACweredifferent. Since UNDER MR MODI’S peace and tranquillity”, “confidence hold the Modi government accountable tedahugepieceofpubliclandnot farfrom slow, but they will pickup 1975, therewas no shooting on theIndia- buildingmeasures”,etc. At the to achieve that goal. Parliament.Inthat ‘socialist’ time it was Chinaborder andnolossof lives.Itwasno WATCH Mahabalipuram Summit on October 12, Meanwhile, an ignominious end, considered normal forpolitical leaders to signals whichnovices will mean achievement to maintainatenuous 2019,the proforma reference to the bor- even before it began, to ‘2020 as the Year setupprivate institutions on public land. fail to detect peacealong a4,506-kmborderfor 45 In his letters to Zhou, Nehru minced der waspushed down to paragraph 16 of India-China...... ’. And,who couldrefuse the Dynasty anything in those days? It nowturns outthatthe Foundation, on whose boardsit Sonia Gandhi’smost trustedfriends and officials, sought funds from other donors and one of them hap- Need newplaybookfor Dalitality Kambli getting out& penedtobethe Chinese government. It wasnot acleverthingtodo. And, since the Modi government haschosento reveal this VARUNGROVER information at atime when the Chinese rural kids locked down Twitter@varungrover myth of alevel field have behavedwith barbarism and extreme aggression in Ladakh, it has becomesome- ways of providing stimulating activities for thing of ascandal. An investigationmust Life children.This can be donewhenteachers be conducted into whySonia’s private visit schools and communities, withphys- AFRACTURErunsthrough India’ssoul. foundation had no qualms about taking &WORK ical distancing and precautions. Asheet Mostofuswho can fixthisliveindenial or suchalarge donation ($300,000)froman withsuchideascouldbesharedwiththe have made peace to uphold the status quo. enemycountry’s government. UMAMAHADEVAN- mid-daymeal rations. Itwasinthewinterof 1993whenacrack It would also be useful to investigate DASGUPTA It is also atime forcommunity action. in this carefullyconstructed matrix of de- other Indian ‘charities’ being fundedbythe Forthe children in Bhagalpur and every- nialrevealeditself to meforthefirsttime.A Chinesebecausewe must neverforgetthat whereelse, local communitiesshould be three-daygamebetweenIndianBoardPre- the ‘Mitrokhin Archive’, written by afor- IT IS clear nowthatCovid-19willbehere supportedtocreate“learning centres” — sident’s XI and the visiting England cricket merKGBspymaster, revealedthatmanyof forsometime.Schoolsandanganwadisare five or sixchildren sitting in acircle with teamwasscheduledatLucknow’sKDSingh IndiraGandhi’s ministers were being paid closedand children areathome. Thereis distancing, with alocal youth or an older Babu Stadium between January8and 10. by the SovietUnion.Aswerefamous Mar- understandable anxiety in the education child explaining atopictothem. (On July2, What Iwitnessedhereforever changed xistjournalists.Itisentirely possible that community. Thereisnoplaybookfor this The IndianExpress reportedabout children howIlooked at caste and itsimplications. China is nowdoing something similar. situation. Thereisalotofdiscussion about of avillageinBhagalpur goinghungryafter It openedadoortounderstandingthe pol- The RajivGandhi Foundation, and its “learning loss”, though fortunately, learn- mid-daymeals stoppedfollowing the icyof reservationsineducationandjobsfor various offshoots,also receivedfunds ing does nothappen onlyinclassrooms. Covid lockdown). the ScheduledCastesand Tribes —apolicy from Indian public sector companies and But before learning, the problem to be Childrenof migrantswhohave returned of affirmative action that not onlyangers that is reprehensible as well. The reason addressedishunger.Atatime when one shouldnowbeenrolledinthevillageschool mostofussavarna Hindus in India but is At aprotest march in favour of reservation in Lucknow. File whythere needstobeafull investigation outof threechildrenismalnourished,nutri- andincludedinlearningcentres.Television also usedasanexcuse forfurtheringcaste- is because in the name of ‘good works’ tionmustbeapriority,andthereare differ- shouldprovideprogrammingeveryday,for violence and oppression. manyother politicalleaders have gobbled ent ways of ensuring this. First, even while an hour,atafixedtime, with five or six ac- Forathen13-year-old cricketbufflike caste discrimination as athing of the past Apopularmythsubstantiatingin savar- up expensivepublic landtoset up educa- schools areshut, mid-daymeal rationscan tivities:ascienceactivity, some arithmetic, me,attendinganinternationalcricketmatch or villages. But asimple Google search of na circles is that Dalitscan graduateeven tional institutions that usuallyserveasin- bedistributedevery15days.Theearly years asong,abitof history,andinvariablyachil- inmy citywasadreamcometrue.Thegame ‘Dalit groom horse’ or ‘Dalit honour killing’ afterscoring azero. Absolutelyfalse.Reser- strumentstodistributepatronage. This of achildarecriticalfortheirhealth.Hence, dren’sstoryreadaloud.Thiscouldbeattwo wasinconsequentialbutonepersonevery- or ‘Dalit drinking-well poisoned’ throws vation meansaloweredcut-offonlyinen- practice should neverhavebeen allowed. the million-plus anganwadis in the coun- levels: onefor young children, another for onewaswaitingto seeinactionwastheIndi- up resultsthat instantlycrunchthe last tranceexams. Once insidethe college, all But, in thosesocialist days when the me- tryshouldalsobeactivated. Theycan dis- olderchildren.Theprogrammeshoulduse anprodigyVinodKambli,21 yearsoldthen. 800yearsofcivilizational growth intoan studentshavethe same grading system. dia wasafeeble creature,itwas easytoget tributetake-homerationsevery15days.In onlylocallyavailablematerialforitslessons: His partnerships with Sachin Tendulkar in atomic capsule of ourcollective shame. The second argument againstreserva- away with manymisdemeanours by giv- containmentzones,thereshould be seeds,leaves, pebbles, matchsticks etc. their junior cricket years were astuff of leg- Very few, even if grudgingly,would tions —that richDalits shouldn’t getitor ing journalistspubliclandtobuild their doorstepdelivery.Grampanchayatsshould Thisisalsoatimeforprofessionaldevel- endand the Lucknowfixturewas hisprac- openlyadmit that they oppose ending this it should be based onlyonfinancial status privatehomes in statecapitals. In Delhi, oversee this essential activity. opmentof teachersandcurriculumreform. ticegamerightbefore amuch-awaitedTest discrimination. But the vocal disagree- —isalsoflawed. India has ahostof nearly everyimportant journalist wasal- In areas withfoodinsecurity, angan- Teachers can be givenguidance through debut againstEngland. ment is on the usageofcaste-basedreser- poverty-alleviationschemes and proba- lotted aLutyens bungaloworflat andusu- wadis and schools should servecooked WhatsApp,YouTube,orweekly online les- India batted firstand Kambli wasin vations in achieving this goal. blyneeds manymore, but thinking of allythis sufficedtomakethem careful meals. Children can come to schoolfor sons.Curriculumreformcanrestructure the greatflow. Soonwe noticedthatChrisLewis, Thereare twomainargumentsagainst reservations as one is reductive. about what theysaid and wrote. lunch, as theydoduring summer holidays syllabustofocus on twenty-firstcentury therenownedfastbowlerof Guyaneseori- reservations —one, theybypass merit and Reservations aim to bring something This brings us to thesubjectofPriyanka indrought-hittalukas.Foryoungerchildren, skills rather than content. gin from England, wasgetting abusedbya two,theyshouldbegivenonthebasisof eco- muchmorevaluable thanfinancial status Gandhi’s bungalow. She wassupposedly parentscan pickupthe meals. Thistimeshouldalsobeusedtoprepare sectionof viewersinthestands.Theabuses nomicstatusbecauseotherwise“richDalits —theybring dignity andrepresentation. givenitfor reasons of security,but surelyit This year,MGNREGAhas had awel- schools to receive children when theyre- were racial slurs like Kaalu.Mockingdark- aretaking undue advantageofthe policy”. VinodKambli in 1993 and the scoresof would have been easiertoprotect her in a come additional allocation. Monsoonis turn: painting the walls, planting kitchen skinnedpeopleisanevilthathasmorphed The broad logicalobservation hereis Dalitsare notdiscriminatedagainstbecause small apartment? Didshe needabunga- hereanditisagoodtimeto createnutrition gardens, clearing space forplaygrounds, into akind of cultural trait in India —but I that one can’t offerboththesearguments of their financialstatusbut because we live lowbuilt on at least five acres of land when gardens. Everyanganwadi and school buildingtoiletsetc.Thecostofdoingallthis still found it strangethat an international together.Ifweare okay with poverty- inasocietythatallows acaste-basedpower- the market valueofone acre is morethan shouldhaveakitchen garden with acom- willbeless thanthe costofnot doing it. playerofagame we all worshippedcould basedreservationsthen merit is notagen- dynamicto exist.Allfieldsarestuddedwith Rs 150crore?There arethosewho saythat pound wall.Moringa, especiallyfor its rich Twenty years ago, when Imet agram also be at the receivingend ofit. uine concern.Thatmeans we hateits by- savarnaHindusholdingpowerfulpositions. sheshould nothavebeengiven govern- nutritive benefits, would be agood tree to panchayatpresident during astate-wide Buttherealshockwasyettocome.Vinod passing onlywhena‘lower-caste’person To dissolve this skewed power-dynamics ment accommodationsince she has never plant, apartfromfruit trees. literacyprogramme, hetalkedto meabout Kamblitookarisingballonhisrightarmand gets aheadand notwhenapoorfromour by bringingrepresentationto Dalits—even served in anyofficial capacity.Personally, Proteinenergymalnutritionshouldalso Cuba’sliteracyprogrammewhereteachers hadto beretiredhurtbecauseof asuspected owncaste does. That’s casteism 101. if thatmeans athird-generation richDalit Ihavecampaignedinthis column forall be addressed. Eggsare an excellent source andhigh-schoolstudentshelpedthenation fracture. As he walked backtothe pavilion, Nowtoaddressthesetwo concernssep- usingreservations—istheunstatedbutde- officials and politicians to be evicted from of protein forchildren.Through the rural become literate. Similarly,thisisthe time in pain and frustration afterscoringafluent arately. Anyfairevaluationof ‘merit’requires finitive aimofquota policy. their government houses. Millionsof livelihoodprogramme,women’scollectives forthe education system to innovateand 61,asectionof thecrowderuptedinavolley alevel playingfield.Dalit kids from under- And one last-ditchargument many Indians can afford no morethan arented can supplyeggs to local anganwadis and introspect. What is learning? What is edu- of abuses directed at him. They calledhim privileged families, with no access to clean people put forwardisthatseven decades hovelinaslum. Whyshould their ‘ser- schools. Theycan also grow vegetables for cation? Is it onlyabout decoding abland lazy and useless followedbycaste-names waterorregularelectricity,constantlyliving of reservations have notdone anything to vants’ live likeprinces? anganwadi and school meals. paragraph and performing an arithmetic usedasslurs.Themost-promisingplayerof in fear of their identity being disclosedat upliftDalitsout of plight,hence the policy My firstfullinterview with Narendra The firstthousand days candetermine operation? Or is it about curiosity,critical the mosteliteclub of our owncountry was school, or being discriminated againstby should be abolished. Ironically, theyfail to Modi happenedin2013after Iwrote a the trajectoryofachild’slife. Pregnant thinking,empathy, collaboration,andsolv- reducedtohisassumed(‘lowest’)caste iden- their classmates and teachers, could notbe seethathundredsofyearsofprivilege,and piece in this column saying that the womenandbreastfeedingmothersshould ing problems? If that is so, then until the tityby acrowdof ordinarymenwhoderived expected to excel in an academic system so-calledevolved thought, have not denizens of Lutyens Delhi were trembling also receive nutrition supplementation. In schools can reopen safely, thesoilcan also this powerfromthe accidentoftheirbirth. conflating merit with cramming skills. stopped savarnas from discriminating. in terror at the thought of him becoming areas of highfood insecurity, they too be ablackboard, the twigs and pebbles It didn’t matter that Kambli wasanaccom- Meritisaflawedargumentalsobecause Equaland fair representation to Dalitsisthe prime minister. Theyfeared that if he did should receive cooked meals, eitherfrom learning resources, and the skythe class- plished cricketer. it shapes perceptions notbyany rigorous onlyway out of this fractured existence. makeittothismostprivileged of India’s the anganwadi or acommunity kitchen. room.If we areabletofeedtheirbodiesand As amiddle class, urban savarna Hindu, studies but by confirmationbias. A savarna The authorisascreenwriter,standup residential enclaves, he would, as aman Afterfood forthe body is takencareof, enrichtheir minds, the children will surely Ihavewitnessed fartoo many times how person failing an entrance exam (lakhs of comedian and National Award who rose from nothing, realisethatitwas we shouldprovidefoodforthemind. Early buildabetterworldforourcollective future. my fellow savarnas insisttheydon’tsee or them fail IIT-JEEevery year) is notseen as a winning lyricist an abomination to house hisministers stimulationofachild’smindcanhelpthem enquireabout anybody’s caste(except definingtraitof theircaste,butasimilarfail- and MPs in vast bungalows.Ihoped that learnconstantly.This isthe time forearly The writer is in theIndian Administrative when lookingfor an arranged matchin urebyaDalitperson reinforces the nega- Suraj Yengde, author of Caste Matters, he would recognise that it waswrong for educators and teacherstoorient parentsin Service,and based in Bengaluru newspaper matrimonials), and or dismiss tive perception about theirlackofmerit. curates thefortnightly‘Dalitality’column officials andpoliticianstooccupy virtu- allyevery street in Lutyens Delhi.The only other people who can afford to live here arebillionaires. Security is astupid excuse. If MPs aretobehousedattaxpayers’ ex- pense theyare safer in one of Delhi’s broke government hotels. Ministers will be Outof Nehru and NarendraModi moresecureinhomes on the600-acrees- MYMIND tate that surrounds Rashtrapati Bhawan. The eviction of Priyanka Gandhi from MEGHNADDESAI Parivardiscipline and will retire when he before passing on the burden of looking Gujarat at the ageof51, without anyprepa- refusedtoyield anyterritory. accommodation she should neverhave is 75 in 2025. Nehru diedsix months short afterJawaharlal to Bapu. It is thenext34 ration. Since then, he has wonall the five The Chinese outwitted Nehruand been allotted is agoodopportunity to go of his seventy-fifth. years whichare crowdedinNehru’s life. elections he has fought and been head of took Aksai Chin anyway.Evenso, he did further and evict everyone else as well. In CANWE, darewe, compareJawaharlal Nehru wasalatestarter.Hewent to Contrastthislifewith Modi’s. He left one or other government for18years. notfancy afight.Parliament would not these difficult times the Modi government Nehru and NarendraModi? Yet, of all the Harrow(aleading school in England) at home at 16 andbecame self-dependent. Theone thing theyhaveincommonis stand forappeasement. But Parliament could makeasmall fortune out of mak- Prime Ministers who succeededNehru, 16 and then to CambridgeUniversity,leav- He then had 35 years on the road as an RSS aconcern about India’sposition in the underestimated Chinese strength.Nehru ing commercial use of Lutyens Delhi. The onlyModihas the chance to matchhim. ing no mark.Indeed, till his 30th year,he volunteer.Hewalked through India edu- world. Nehru pioneeredthe Non-Aligned had leftthe defence forces to Krishna potential is huge. Nehru still holds the recordofwinning had no achievementstohis name.Ifhe cating himself. Nehru floweredasanau- (anti-American) Movement. Nehruwas a Menon’s care. It proved to be amistake. Whileweare on the subjectitisalso a three elections in arow.Modi has won had, his biographers would have seized thor in prison and reportedonhis leader of the Afro-Asian group of countries Abrilliant ideologue and powerful good time forthe Prime Ministertoaban- twosofar.The next election is nottill2024 on them. It took him tillhewas 40 in 1929 ‘discovery of India’ duringhis last prison who shared an anti-Imperialistethos. He speaker,Menon wasdivisiveand incom- don his grandiose plans to rebuild and, most likely,hewillwin asingle-party to acquireasort of Marxistideologyafter sentence. proudlyescortedZhouEnlaiatBandung, petent at defence. Parliament and build ahouse forhimself majority yetagain. he went to Brussels forananti-imperial- The firstproper‘job’ Nehruhad wasat welcoming CommunistChina to the Nehru ordered theArmytothrow the on the CentralVista.Instead of officials liv- Nehru wasprime minister already be- istconference organisedbythe the ageof57; whenhebecame de facto world. Zhou wasmisledintothinking that Chinese out. Indiawas humiliated.No ing in the mostbeautifulpartofDelhi the fore the 1952 election.His record of 17 Comintern. Afascinationwith the Soviet Prime Ministerasheadofthe Interim Nehru,the anti-imperialist, willgiveback NAMnation came to help India; onlythe Central Vistashould be aplace formuse- years at the topisunlikelytobeequalled Union and admiration forplanning and Government. But he became his ownman to China the TibetanterritorytakenbyLord US andIsrael did. Indiaforgave him. ums, theatres, gardensand libraries. Delhi by anyone. NotthatModicould notwin a technology remained. Motilal Nehru se- only afterGandhi passedaway. Modi was Curzon.But Nehru wasanIndian nation- Modi can learn from Nehru what not is the onlycapitalcity that allows officials fourth election but Modi abidesbySangh cured theCongress presidency forNehru sentbythe Parivartobe chief ministerof alist firstand anti-imperialistsecond. He to do. to squat on itsfinestspaces.

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US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has commuted thesentence of his longtime political confidant RogerStone, intervening in ex- traordinaryfashion in acriminal K-pop band Blackpink casethat wascentral to theRussia investigationand that concerned the president’s ownconduct. SOUTH KOREA The move came Saturday, K-popbandsays justdays before Stone wastobe- gin serving a40-month prison removedGanesh sentence forlying to Congress, RogerStone outside his homeinFortLauderdale,Florida, witness tampering and obstruct- afterTrumpcommutedhis federal prisonsentence. Reuters imagefrom ing the House investigationinto videoafterflak whether Trump’s campaign col- ludedwith Russia to win the Inhisfirstremarksonhisdeci- Trump threatens THE STATUE OF Lord 2016 election. sion, TrumponSaturdaypainted Ganesh flashedonscreen The action,which Trumphad Stone as avictimand lashedout to pull tax forjustseconds in themu- foreshadowedinrecent days, againstDemocraticpresumptive sic video by Blackpink,an underscores the President’s lin- presidential nomineeJoe Biden exemptionfor all-female K-pop band. DRIVE-IN CONVOCATION: High school studentsinApolda, Germany, wait at adrive-in cinema forthe presentation of their gering rage overspecial counsel and former President Barack That glimpse of Ganesh in school-leavingcertificates and honoursonSaturday. Due to theCovid-19pandemic,the certificates were handedover Robert Mueller’s investigation Obama,withwhomBidenserved schools, colleges thevideofor HowYou Like outdoors and the families remainedinthe car. AP and is partofacontinuing effort as vice president. “Roger Stone ThatpromptedK-pop fans, by thePresident and his admin- wastargetedbyanillegal Witch manyofthem in India, to istrationtorewritethe narrative Huntthatnever should have COLLINBINKLEY unleash atorrent of criti- of aprobe that hasshadowedthe takenplace.Itistheothersidethat JULY11 cism againstBlackpink, WhiteHouse from the outset. arecriminals, including the fact accusing the group of cul- Democrats,already alarmedby thatBiden andObama illegally IN HIS push to getschools and tural appropriation and of UKPMtotellfirmstoorder the Justice Department’s earlier spiedonmycampaign-ANDGOT colleges to reopen this fall, US using the religious object dismissal of the case against CAUGHT!”thePresidenttweeted. President Donald Trumpisagain as aprop. As the tempest Trump’s firstnational security Stone, 67,had been settore- taking aim at their finances, this grew,the partwith adviser,Michael Flynn, de- porttoprisononTuesday aftera time threatening their tax-ex- Ganesh vanishedfromthe nouncedthe President as further federal appeals courtrejected his empt status. video postedonYouTube, staffbacktowork:report undermining the rule of law. bidto postponehissurrenderdate. Trumpsaid on Twitter on and fans declared victory. Fridayhewas ordering the On Wednesday, TreasuryDepartment to re-ex- Blackpink’s management Iran’sPresidentcalls forban on weddings, wakes; US sets newdailyrecord amine the tax-exemptstatus of acknowledgedithad ed- ‘Executive order to schools that he says provide ited the deity out, saying “Wemustban ceremonies “radical indoctrination” instead in astatement that itsuse REUTERS Disney World reopens even as and gatherings all over the coun- establish merit-based of education. had been an “uninten- LONDON,JULY11 try, whether it be wakes, wed- “Too many Universitiesand tional mistake”. Covid-19 cases surge in Florida dings or parties,” Rouhani said. School Systems areabout BRITISH PRIME MinisterBoris “Now is notthe timefor fes- immigration in the works’ Radical LeftIndoctrination, not Johnson will tell employers next Orlando: “TheMostMagical tivals or seminars,” he said, Education,” he tweeted. week to startordering staffback Place on Earth” has reopened adding that even university en- “Therefore, Iamtelling the USA intotheir places of work,aslong afternearly four months with trance exams mayhavetobe LALITKJHA TreasuryDepartment to re-ex- Facebookmulls as it is safetodoso, inorder to newrules in place to help pre- suspended. WASHINGTON,JULY11 amine their Tax-Exempt Status stem the coronavirus hit to the vent the spread of Covid-19. Newcases of Covid-19rose and/or Funding, whichwill be politicaladsban economy, theDailyMailreported. Walt DisneyWorld’s by over 69,000across the United PRESIDENTDONALD Trumpis takenawayifthis Propaganda or Johnson has told topcivil ser- Magic Kingdom and Animal States on Friday, according to a working on an executive order ActAgainstPublicPolicy contin- aheadofpolls vantstoset an examplebystart- Kingdom reopenedon Reuters tally, setting arecordfor to establish amerit-basedimmi- ues. Our children mustbe FACEBOOK IS considering ing to return stafftotheir desks Saturday. Disney's Magic Kingdom the thirdconsecutive day. gration system in the US, the Educated,not Indoctrinated!” imposingaban on political and he has also asked compa- The reopening comesasa Atotal of nine US states - WhiteHouse has said. TheRepublican President did ads on itssocial networkin nies includingGoldmanSachs large number of Floridians Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, The WhiteHouse statement Trumphas triedtooverhaul notexplainwhatpromptedthere- the days leading up to the to getmoreemployees backaf- have tested positive forthe around the statehaverecently Louisiana, Montana, Ohio, Utah came soon afterTrump, in an in- the US immigration system markorwhich schoolswouldbe Nov3elections in the terworking from home,the voronavirus in recent weeks. reinstatedrestrictionsthat had and Wisconsin —also reached terviewwith Spanish-language reviewed.Butthethreatisjustone United States, Bloomberg newspaper said. Manycitiesand counties been liftedinMay. AP records forsingle-dayinfections. Telemundo Newschannel, said morethat Trumphas issued News reportedonFriday, The PM would announcethe In Texas, another hotzone, he is working on an executive or- SouthAsian descent. againstschools as he ratchets up citing peoplefamiliarwith changeinanupdate on coron- GovernorGregAbbottwarnedon der on immigration that will in- During the interview, Trump pressuretoget them to open this thecompany’sthinking.The avirus next week,itsaid. big gatherings suchasweddings laxing itslockdown since mid- Fridayhemay have to imposenew clude a“road to citizenship” for said his action on the DACA is go- fall.TwicethisweekTrumpthreat- potential ban is onlybeing On Friday, Johnsonsaidhe and wakestobebannedtostem April, but has recentlyreported clampdowns if the statecannot recipientsofthe DeferredAction ing to be part of amuchbigger enedtocut federal funding for discussed andhas not been thought it wastime forpeople to arise in coronavirus infections, asharp riseinthe infection rate. stem itsrecord-setting caseloads forChildhoodArrivals (DACA) Bill on immigration. “It’s going to schoolsthat don’treopen,includ- finalised, the reportadded. startshifting away from work- but insistedthe country’s econ- The death toll on Saturday and hospitalizations through programme. be averybig Bill,averygoodBill, ing in an earlier tweetonFriday. AFacebookspokesmansaid ing from home. omyhad to stay open. rose by 188overthe previous 24 masksand social distancing. The DACA programme pro- and amerit-basedBilland it will It’s unclear,however, on what the companyhad no com- “I want people to go backto Shortlyafter Rouhani’s tele- hours to 12,635,while the total “If we don’t adoptthis best vides forworkpermits and other include DACA,and Ithink peo- grounds Trumpcould have a ment on the report. The work as carefullyaspossible,” he visedspeech, apolice official in number of diagnosedcases practice it could lead to ashut- protections forpeoplebrought ple aregoing to be very happy,” school’s tax-exemptstatustermi- companyhas been under saidinaquestion-and-answerses- Tehran announcedthe closureof reached255,117, up by 2,397 down of business,” the to the US as children by undoc- said the President. “One of the nated.Itwas also notclearwhat fire forits policy of exempt- sion with members of the public. allweddingandmourningvenues during the same period, Health Republican governor told local umented parents.Itaffectsanes- aspectsofthe Bill is going to be Trumpmeantby “radicalindoctri- ing politicians’ ads and In Iran, President Hassan in the capital until further notice. Ministryspokeswoman Sima KLBK-TVinLubbock, adding it timated 700,000 young people, DACA.We’re goingtohavearoad nation”orwhowoulddecidewhat speech from fact-checking. Rouhani calledonSaturdayfor Iran has been gradually re- Sadat Lari said on stateTV. wasthe lastthing he wanted. manyofwhom areIndian or to citizenship," Trumpsaid. PTI type of activity thatincludes. AP Lastyear,Twitter banned political ads. 5dead in hostage situation Flood, landslides kill 40 BRAZIL Singapore’s ruling party holds Evangelicalpastor at church in South Africa in Nepal, many missing pickedasnew on to power, but faces setback In neighbouring Kaski dis- educationminister CARAANNA GOPALSHARMA trict, sevenpeople were killed, Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian JOHANNESBURG,JULY11 EILEENNG&EEMINGTOH PAP’s losses small, but significant KATHMANDU,JULY11 said asecond government President Jair Bolsonaroap- SINGAPORE,JULY11 official in the touristtown pointed MiltonRibeiro as FIVE PEOPLE aredead and more HEAVY RAIN triggered flash of Pokhara. thenation’s neweducation than 40 have been arrested after SINGAPORE PRIME MinisterLee THE PEOPLE’S Action back. This has triggered floods and landslides that killed Another sevenwerekilledin minister on Friday, afterthe an early-morning hostage situa- Hsien Loong’s long-governing Party(PAP) has been in publicself reflection at least40peopleand displaced Jajarkotdistrictinthe farwest. previous ministerstepped tion at along-troubledchurch party comfortablywon Friday’s powerinSingapore among itsleadership, thousands in western Nepal, of- “Weare searching foreight down amid aseriesofscan- near Johannesburg, police in general electionsasexpected since the city-state and theyare expected to ficials said on Saturday. people who arestill missing,” dalsinJune.Ribeirohas de- SouthAfrica said Saturday. Police said morethan 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic, gainedself-governance bring in policies favour- Twenty people were killed said KishoreShrestha, asenior grees in education, consti- Astatement saidpolice and firearms were seized. AP but facedasetbackasthe oppo- in 1959. Stability has defined ing the localworkforce over and at least 13 othersweremiss- police official, said. tutional lawand theology, militarywhorespondedtoreports sition made minor gains. Singapore’s politicallandscape foreign workers,after theop- ing in Myagdi district,200 km Six people were killedin according to information of ashooting at the International Lee said his People’s Action as it developedintoamajor in- position Worker’s Partywon a northwestofthe capital Gulmi, Lamjung and postedonagovernment PentecostalHolinessChurchhead- armedpeople “mayhavebeen Partysecured 83 parliamentary ternationalbusiness hub. In record10seats. The PAP’s suc- Kathmandu, whereseveral Sindhupalchowk in central website. He is also apastor quartersinZuurbekomfoundfour motivatedbyafeud”between seats, retainingits overwhelm- this context, the PAP’s victory cession plans arealso saidtobe houses were destroyed on Nepal. at an evangelical church in people “shotand burnedtodeath church members,policesaid. ing majority with 89% of the to- in 83 out of 93 parliamentary in tatters as itsyounger leaders Friday, district administrator In the southern plains bor- Sao Paulo stateand was in acar” and asecurity guardshot The church is one of the talseats, but itspopular vote seatshas been seen as aset- faredpoorly despitewinning. Gyan Nath Dhakal said. dering India, the Koshi river, previouslyalieutenant in in another car.Six other people largest, andreportedly one of dippedto61%. The Workers’ “Rescuers arelookingfor whichcauses deadlyfloods in Brazil’s armedforces, a were injured. therichest, in South Africa. Party, the onlyopposition witha those who arestill missing in Bihar almostevery year,was common qualification for Police said theyrescued Photostweeted by the police presence in Parliament, in- and nearly 70%oftotal vote. pain and uncertainty that Myagdi,” Dhakal said, adding flowing above thedanger level, appointees of Bolsonaro, men, women and children who showedmorethan adozenmen creasedits seatsfromsix to 10 — Severalkey PAPleaders also lost, Singaporeans feel in this crisis that 50 people had been police said. who has surrounded him- had been held hostage andap- lying on the ground, subdued, the biggestvictoryfor the oppo- including twoformer ministers. ... this wasnot afeel-good elec- pluckedtosafetyusing helicop- Landslides and flash floods self in Brasilia with current peared to have been living at the along with rifles,pistols, abase- sition since independence. “It’s notasstrong amandate tion but one wherepeople are ters. “Eleven people who were areacommon occurrence in and former armyofficers. church.Itwas notclear how ball bat and boxesofammunition It markedadecline in the as Ihopedfor but it’s agood facing real problems and injured in the landslideshave mountainous Nepal during the manywererescued. —includingatleast one marked PAP’s performance from 2015 mandate,” Lee told anews con- expect morerough weather been movedtonearbyhospi- June-September monsoon EUROPE The attackbyagroupof “lawenforcement”. AP polls when it took 93%ofseats ference. “The resultsreflect the to come.” AP tals,”hesaid. everyyear. REUTERS EUsaysHagia Sophiadecision regrettable ‘YOU ARE MADE TO UNDERSTAND,AT40 YRS OLD,THAT NO,MOHAMED,YOU AREN’T TRULY FRENCH LIKE EVERYONE ELSE’ Brussels:The European Union lamented President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s de- For 20 years, his firm called him Antoine, now Mohamed is suing cision to declareIstanbul’s HagiaSophia open to Muslimprayerasamosque, Amghar felt he had no choice. over twodecades at the com- onates powerfullyasFrance reck- suredofthe position but had not afteratopcourtruledthat AURELIENBREEDEN Still,hewasashamed—andangry. pany, Intergraph, an American ons with itscolonial past, racism yetsignedacontract, and he had thebuilding’sconversionto PARIS,JULY11 “It’s abetrayal,” said Amghar, softwarefirm with Frenchoffices in the police and attitudes toward alreadyquit his old job.Hewas amuseum wasillegal. “The born in Paris to Algerian parents in Rungis, south of Paris. racialdiscriminationmoregener- divorced with three children — ruling by the Turkish MOHAMED AMGHAR wasa40- who arrivedtherein1946,when Amghar,now 63 and retired, allyinthe aftermath of George the oldestwas 13 at the time. Council of Statetooverturn year-oldsoftwaresalesmanin the Algeria wasstill partofFrance. suedthe companylastyear in a Floyd’skilling in Minneapolis. “And Iwas notstupid,” one of modern Turkey’s final stages of interviewing fora “You aremadetounderstand, at labour courtinCréteil, south of Jacques Toubon, France’s hu- Amghar said. “I knewthatbeing landmark decisions and newjob in November 1996 when, 40 years old, that ‘No, Paris,accusingitof discrimination man rightsombudsman, noted calledMohamedwasn’t thebest President Erdogan’s deci- in his telling, his futureboss made Mohamed, youaren’t truly andmoralharassmentandasking this month in alandmarkreport passport,not onlytoget inter- sionto placethemonument arequestthatlefthim speechless. Frenchlikeeveryone else.’” formorethan 440,000 euros, or that studies and official statistics views but also ajob.” underthe management of You’ll have tochangeyour And so, Mohamedbecame nearly $500,000,indamages.The were unequivocalonthe extent Intergraph, bought in 2010 by the Religious Affairs name to “Antoine,” the man Antoine —onhis email address, court heldahearinginMarch but and “systemic nature” of dis- Hexagon AB,aSwedish firm, did Presidency is regrettable,” said, even specifying,according on his business card,ontrain and won’t rule until next year. crimination in France. notdenyAmgharusedadifferent EUforeignpolicychief Josep to Amghar,not to use ‘‘Philippe’’ plane tickets, on name tags used Thecasehasstoodoutbecause At the time Amghar says his name at the office, but said it Borrell said in astatement. because therewerealready two at industry conferences, even on MohamedAmghar fewracialdiscrimination suits boss requestedthat he use adif- foundnoproof managementhad in the office. performance awards he collected reachFrenchcourts.And it res- ferent name,hehad been as- requestedthe change. 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ARTS etc SPOTLIGHT Ways of Seeing Dancing With the Stars Magnum Photos’ first Indian full voting Filmmaker ParomitaVohraonthe importance member,Sohrab Hura,onthe need to challenge of thesong-and-dance aesthetic in Hindi films homogeneous perspectives in photography eye and what Saroj Khan brought to it

GulshanDevaiah I 42 Kubbra Sait I 36 FIRSTBREAK: That GirlinYellowBoots (2011) FIRSTBREAK: Ready (2011), she had twoscenesand three lines I BREAKOUT BREAKOUT ROLE: Shaitan (2011) I HIGH: MardkoDardNahi Hota (2018) ROLE: Sacred Games (2018) I MOSTRECENT ROLE: Jawaani Jaaneman (2020)

AlakaSahani torAahana Kumra’s mother kept checking Wasseypur I (2012)and Aligarh (2015). also pointsout thatmanyartistessuchas if she wasall right. “Sushant wasasold as Thereisnotaking away from the chancy Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah and the late me. My mother is still trying to wrap her nature of Bollywood success. Both Kumra Irrfan didn’t careabout “perceptions”. WHEN THE film awards season came around head around his death,”says theactor who LUCK and Parashar believe in “luck”and, forthem, Instead, theyworkedontheircraft.Bajpayee in early 2012,Gulshan Devaiah foundhim- impressed critics in LipstickUnder My Burkha it loosely translates into“beingatthe right says,“Early on,Ihad decidedthat Iwas not self surprisinglyill at ease. The newactor’s (2016). Amol Parashar,who acted in the place at the right time.” Someone had once going to resort to anypretensions but I performance in his2011releases — That Girl web-series TVFTripling (2016), tweeted, shownthe lateMalayalamdirector Rajesh would solelyuse the skill and craftthatI in YellowBoots, Dum MaaroDum and Shaitan “Young actors areshaken, including me, in a Pillai amint ad featuring Parashar,anIIT- have.Imade it clear thatgoing to parties and —had, afterall, made him acontender fora mannerand degree that is alittleunex- Delhigraduatewho debuted with Rocket sucking up to anyone wasnot my scene. I best debutant award. But at high-profile pected and unexplained...” Singh: Salesman of theYear (2009). When wanted to be knownfor my performances.” gatherings, out of the protective shadowof Bajpayeealso pointedout that “the indus- BYCHANCE Pillai wascasting forthe Hindi remakeof While the “insider-outsider” problem the characters he played, he would be nerv- trynot being fair is justthe waythe worldis- his road thriller Traffic (2011), he asked can’tbewishedaway, being bitter is notthe ous and “sweating buckets”. He found him- n’t”. “Disappointment is notsomething you about “that guy in the ad”.“Thecasting di- solution.“If youkeep thinking thatthe world self squirming during the nomination par- face onlyatthe entrypoint.Itisaneveryday What does it taketosurvive the journey rector happenedtoknowme, and Igot a is unfair to me, then youcan’tget anything ties; he wasawkward on the redcarpetand thing,” says Bala.BothKumraand Parashar role in the movie.Ialsoacted in Pillai’s Mili done,” says Bala. He examines this debate terrible at small talk.When the party later believe that thoseborn intothe industryhave (2015),”says Parashar. from another point of view. “The previous movedtoShah Rukh Khan’s seaside bunga- “the privilege of knowledge”. “If my father or from outsider to insider in Bollywood? When Kumrafirstmet Alankrita generation of filmmakers sold their houses low, he couldbarelymustercourage to chat uncle had been in the industry, they would Shrivastava, writer-director of LipstickUnder and jewellerytomakemovies. Theyhave with the famous host. “All Iwantedtodowas have told me about itsways. Iwould have got My Burkha,inearly 2014,she could nottake seen the bad times together.So, theywillre- go home,” says the actor. ahead-start,” says Parashar,who,after mov- up aroleasthe shootingschedule clashed main aclose unit,” he says.Kumra echoes Did Devaiah reallywanttogohome? “No.” ing from Delhi, spent months figuring out with that of her TVshow Yudh (2014). “Later that.“They have been attendingeachother’s The 42-year-old,who shiftedtoMumbai howtolook forassignments. Sanya Malhotra that year,Igot acall foramovie audition and birthdayparties. Ican’t be apartoftheir core from Bengaluru in 2008, had dreamt of bein the pasthas spoken about being clueless itsstory soundedfamiliar.Turns out that the group,” she says. ing abig screen actor since he waseight. What about auditions and howshe had leftfor Delhi shootofLipstick… had been deferred. So, I The worldofHindi cinema, however, has the actor wasseeking is asense of being “at before Dangal (2016) worked out. won’t take away luck,”saysKumra, whose up- alwayswelcomedoutsiders since thepre- home” in the industry. “I eventuallylearned Deconstructing the nepotismdebate, coming film Khuda Haafiz willreleaseon independenceera.For generations, outsiders to acceptmyvulnerabilities and convinced Bala says the main grouse is the loss of two- Disney+Hotstarthis year. —fromDilip Kumar,BalrajSahni, Amitabh myself that Ibelongtothis worldnow,” says three years before someone decides to join As the feisty Leela of LipstickUnder My Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Shah Rukh the actor,who went on to the industryand another Burkha,Kumrafound alot Khan, Nawazuddin work in GoliyonKiRaas- ●●● three-four years spent in of praise. That, however, ●●● Siddiqui to Priyanka leela Ram-Leela (2013)and securing afooting. “You did notmakegetting roles Chopra, Anushka Sharma, ADeathinThe Gunj (2017). ‘Disappointment is save those years and en- in major projectseasier. ‘Being mentally Kangana Ranaut —have Onlyalucky fewmake terthe industryyoung if “In case of big projects,ac- givenitnew lifeblood, and it pastthe high walls of the not something youare an insider.For tors arehandpickedeven fit is important.The have been rewardedby super-exclusive club that technicians, it is still okay, before youget to know being anointed stars.“In is the Hindi film industry. you face only at the but actors lose out on about the casting. For mind plays games. It the ’90s, onlyacertain But even if youfind away these precious years, web-series, we are, at kind of NRI-pleasing sto- in, surviving and, mostim- entry point. It is an since ageiscrucialfor least, calledfor auditions,” can makeyou think ries were told. Today, portantly, flourishing de- everyday thing once them,” says Bala. Though says Kumra, who features youare greater than thereare manyopportu- mands strategising and nepotism exists in every in web-series like nities to act and make smarthustling. If youace you get in,’ says field, it has becomeglar- Rangbaaz (2018)and all or lesser than movies. However, if you it, the rewards arespectac- ing in Hindi cinema be- Betaal (2020). Chandan areseeking aDharma ular. “Bollywoodisaplace writer-director cause of thepromise of RoySanyal’s break- everyone,’ says actor Productions validation, wherethe astonishing can “insane fame and money through performance as then that’s your problem,” happen. Youcan startwith Vasant Bala involved”, argues Bala. the volatile Mikhail of Manoj Bajpayee says Bala. Devaiahagrees: notaffordingabicycle and Devaiah says,“Vicky Kaminey (2009) gothim “You have to understand end up having aprivate- ●●● (Kaushal) is notastar kid. roles but notthe success ●●● the Hindi film industryis charteredflight,”says However, since his father he wasvying for. “After notaplacement agency.” writer-director Vasan Bala. (stuntdirectorSham Kaushal) hasbeen part Kaminey,Ihavenot had thatkindofsuccess- Emcee-turned-actorKubbra Saitgaveup The lateactor Sushant Singh Rajput was of the industryfor 40 years, he is familiar ful outingin10yearseventhough Ihavehad her corporatejob and movedtoMumbai at apart of asimilar fairytale —tillhegaveitall with itsways. Is it bad to have usedsuchan severalinteresting projects. JabHarryMet the ageof27. “One can’taspiretobeapainter up. In arelatively shortspan of time, he had advantage? No.Doyou think that the peo- Sejal (2017)flopped, Jabariya Jodi (2019)did yetkeep using crayons. Youshould be will- assembledall thekey pieces—popularity, ple who arenot from star families,donot notworkand Manto (2018)was an arthouse ing to learn and expand your horizon,” says fame, and criticalacclaim—to complete the practise favouritism? Youare mistaken.” This movie. Iamstill hangingaround,” says the Sait. She, however, says that the word “sys- jigsawpuzzle called “success”. Starting as an is aworld whererealitiesare complex. actor, whosefilm Chippa recentlyreleased tem” bothers her.“Asystemisfor machinery background dancer in 2005, he made astrik- Tales of dizzying success areapartof Manoj Bajpayee I 51 on Netflix. notartists.Don’t bind us in asystem. Build a ing big-screen debut in KaiPoChe (2013), and Bollywood lore. Thereare also severalin- FIRSTBREAK: Drohkaal and Bandit Queen (1994) I BREAKOUT ROLE: Satya The industry’s mercurial ways demand culture,” says the Sacred Games actor.Saitre- went on to work with some of India’s topdi- stances of downward spirals. RajeshKhanna (1998) I SECOND COMING: Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012) that the actors find away to adapttothe sit- calls VJ and actor Cyrus Sahukar once telling rectors —Rajkumar Hirani in PK (2014), had arecord15hitsasasoloherobeforehe uation. In 2014,Parashar hadsignedabig stu- her: “Whyare youtrying to run asprint Dibakar Banerjee in DetectiveByomkesh losthis superstarstatustoAmitabh Bachchan dio film. Justtwo days before itsshoot, it was when youare herefor the marathon?” Bakshy! (2015), Nitesh Tiwari in Chhichhore and his career went downhill.Bachchan’s ini- calledoff.“It took me some days to recali- Havingasupportsystemhelps. “Attimes, (2019) andAbhishekChaubeyinSonchiriya tial run includedatleast nine flop films (bar- bratehow Ihad imaginedmylifewas going Ireachout to Chandan, with whom Ihave (2019). With MS Dhoni: The Untold Story ring Anand,1971and Bombay to Goa,1972) to be.Iacted in the play Postcards fromBardoli done plays,” says Parashar. ForRoy Sanyal, a (2016), he deliveredabox-office biggie. till he steppedintothe role of VijayKhanna Aahana and, ayear later,got one of the lead roles in group of theatreactors worksasasupport His death on June 14 has inspired con- in Zanjeer (1973).Suchextreme professional TVFTripling (2016),” says the actor. group. But friendship, too, can be puttotest. spiracy theories, publicoutcryand ascrutiny unpredictability putsactors through im- Kumra I 35 Since the business involves so manyifs “Once twofriends auditionedfor the same of the toxic high-stakesgamethat afilm ac- measurable stress and strain. “Beingmen- FIRSTBREAK: The and buts, Devaiah strongly believesthat role. One didn’t tell the other about it. It be- torinevitably signs up for. The insider-out- tallyfit should be of utmostimportance. The Blueberry Hunt, shot “hustling” is necessarytostayafloat and, came awkwardwhen that person got the sider debate, whichhas been simmering for mindplays all kinds of games with you. It can in 2009 but released eventually,togrow. Kumraquestionsthe na- role,” says Devaiah.Kumra learnther lessons the past fewyears,has flared up as well. makeyou think that youare greater than in 2016 tureof“hustling”. “DoesthatmeanIshould early.“If youthink outsiders sticktoeach “People had seenaheroinSushant, (some- everyone or youare lesser than everyone. BREAKOUT ROLE: go to afilmparty and have drinks? Iwon’t other,that’s nottrueastheycompete forthe one) who rose from amidst them and the Youmustbelievethat youhavesome unique LipstickUnder My be doing that unless Iwant to have agood same roles,” she says. passingawayofthatrepresentationhas qualities and discoverthat about you,” Burkha time. ButIdon’t judgethose who do it,” she ForSait, wisdom is learningtodustyour- somewhereleftthosepeople angry,”said ac- Bajpayeetold TheIndian Express.After mak- says.Devaiah cites theexample of actors self offevery time youare slammedtothe torManoj Bajpayee, Rajput’s co-actor in ing his markwith powerful performances in UPCOMING: who stayina1BHK apartmentbut go ground. “Thereisadarktunnel out there,” Sonchiriya,inarecent conversation with several movies, like Satya (1998) and Shool Khuda Haafiz around in Audis forwhichtheyshell out Rs warns Kumra. “Lotsofpeople aretrying to filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Instagram live. (1999)and Pinjar (2003),Bajpayeewent 75,000 EMI to createacertain perception. find their waythrough thedarkness. You Devaiah calls Rajput’s demise “a wake- through alonglull before makingacome- “Merit is aperception in the film business. should find people who can hold your hand up call”for the industry.For days after, ac- backtothe big league with Gangs of So is your ‘market value’,” he says.But he and notlet go of them,” she says.

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EYE SPY EVERY FORTNIGHT, WE PICK, YOU WATCH Seeking Questions

Marriage Story The experiences of life, food and love that make us who we are Jane Austen’s Emma gets an astute italism/materialism and amarket-driven celluloid makeover economycan steal our mojo from us. Material SLICEOFLIFE wealthis asfleeting as the happinessandcom- fortsitbrings. Vanishing as easily as vapour. Leaving us as broken pieces of ourselves. Hard to piece together and harder still to pleasewith eachfad indulged in mindlessly. In aworld at oddswithitself,mindlessness is celebrated andperpetuated by 24X7X365 marketing campaigns. Profiteering by numb- ing the minds of masses. Questioning and thinking,reflecting and meditating —these arethe essentials we seemtohaveforgotten. Indulgencesthat ought to bemore frequently indulged.Keepingajournal, meditating in the Shubhra Gupta celebration of quietude, walking alone to wrestle with cathartic questions. Investing in ahandful of honestand true friendships — T’S HARD to pulloff afilm withaleading ladywho is these arethe gems that help and heal. rather unlikeable. Especiallywhen that film’s focus Travel can help us overcomemanyofthe stayssteadfastonher. Emma. (yes, there’s afull stop at biases —evenaboutfood —that lifeteaches us Ithe end of thetitle, quiteappropriately) in itslatest in our journeyfrombirth to adulthood. Travel filmedversion,directed by Autumn de Wilde, manages helps us open our eyes and broaden our hori- that feat deftly: by the end of the film’s two-hour run, we zons. It teaches us to think beyond the comfo- move from exasperation to fondness,and that’s pretty SuvirSaran rting sameness of our familial and familiargr- muchthe path authorJane Austen had steered us towards. ounds. Taking us to theunfamiliar farfar away, Fans of Austen speak of Pride and Prejudice (1813) as Suvir Saran is achef, author,educator and it helps us find union with our innerself. Disc- their favourite,because ElizabethBennet wins the likeabil- world traveller overyofthe other bringsuscloser to our shar- ity stakes hands down. Even her other novels (Sense and edhumanity.Exploringadventures,we have a Sensibility,Persuasion, Mansfield Park), eachone an affec- greaterchance of discovering ourselves. By tr- tionateyet sharplyobserved accountofmen and women, ACHOFusisborn unique, intoa avelling farand wide, we getthe chance to ful- and theirmores andmanners, have pleasingprominent moment in time that is altogether filoursoul’scryofbecomingonewiththeother. female characters.But Emma,with her meddlesome,I- different even from the births in Ilefthomeat18togotoMumbai forthe know-best ways,takes some getting used to:she is a Eour ownnuclear setthat predate study of commercial arts atthe Sir JJ School of haughty little miss, alldressedupand everywheretogo. or post-dateours. This physical Art. Twoyears later,afterleaving forNew York Austen’s characters came from landedgentry, fading singularity is arequisite,yet it can be of no City to further my studies at the School of nobility,newly-moneyed upstarts, genteel poor.It’sthe consequence. Character,individuality,per- Visual Arts,Ifound myself embracing differ- layeringand the interaction betweenthem, in the village sonality,selfhood —these areour ownmark- ence and diversity.Iencounteredthe hustle and the neighbourhood theylived in, thatfascinated her, ers and definitions. These arethe traitsthat and bustle of urbansprawls and independ- formingthe basis of her work.The intersections she drew showcase our true uniqueness. ence at atenderage. Food memories, my fam- betweenclass and genderare equally valid today: Emma The society we areborn into, the home ily’s open table, and my parents’ unflinching (1815) has been the basis of oneofHollywood’s best com- that givesusour playgroundtocomeofage, love and supportofone and all that showedup ing-of-agedramas, AliciaSilverstone’s Clueless (1995); the schoolswestudy at, the friends we find at our home were my calling card in citiesvery Bollywood had one of itsown, notquiteasaccomplished, in our early years, the habitsweform —these foreign to my roots. Theyprovidedmeanen- in SonamKapoor’s Aisha (2010). aredefining markers, too. Imprintsassociated tryintocircles thatmight have beenimpossi- GivenAusten’s preoccupations with love and marriage, with us until the completionofour journey. ble to break intootherwise. Theybrought me we oftenforgetjusthow funnyshe could be,how gently- These early associations aremostlasting in friends, fans and admirers at an agewhenI but-savagely she could skewer pretensions. De Wilde’s their informing powers. Theynever lose their could have been odd as aperson, and at odds adaptation of the source material is shotthrough witha grip on our psyche. Consciouslyorsubcon- with life. My upbringing and my tastebuds sense of fun and exuberance, and arecognition that man- sciously, willingly or as puppets,wecome became solidanchorsproviding formein nershavenothing to do with class. The performances are backtothem as guiding lights.Not always to morewaysthanone.Ibecame aretailer, acon- all wonderful. Anya Taylor-Joy (in theimageabove),asthe our benefit. Oftentoour detriment. Habits sultant, acooking teacher,then acaterer,and, 21st centuryversionofan18thcenturygirl, is excellent. have that phenomenon. Peculiarities that the next thing Iknew, achef. Later,arestaura- Emma goes about trying to shape her newcompanion bring out unfortunate results. teur,afarmer,anauthor, aphotographer.Who Harrietinher ownshadow, steering the latter away from a Ourmemories of food aresuchanassoci- knows what’s next. matchthatwould have been perfect.The apogee of annoy- ation. Theyare deeplypolarising. Our firstim- Ihavenow come full circle, backtoDelhi, ance comes at apicnic whereEmmaflings astinging barb pressionsof certaintastesanddishescankeep to my family’s support and open table. I’ve at one of thosemiddle-aged matrons who neverseem to usfromeverbeingabletoaccepthealthierver- returnedwith experience and an abundance be able to do the right things, and it becomes the turning sions.Whenpresentedwithtwo choicesof the of blessings, friendships and wisdom, hungry point: of thecharacter,and the movie. same dish —one made with honestand sim- to grow and hone my skills in the mother- Thosefamiliar with the novelknowthat Emma will ple ingredients, fresh and seasonal, and the land, eager to repaythe debt Iowe to my for- mend her ways,and that’s got alot to do withthe mentor- othermadewithhorridanalogousproducts— SUVIRSARAN tuitous heritage. ship of her mucholder suitor,who onlylays barehis heart thequalityof thefoodwillnotswayourgusta- In Slice of Life,every fortnightinthese ●●● whenhe’s awarethat she’schanged forthe better.Mr torymemoryto acceptthebetterversion.Our pages, andweeklyonline, my hope is that, to- Knightley, mucholder than Emma in the novel, appears tastebuds areoverruledbythe lasting impact gether,weexplorethe nuances of lifeand liv- muchyounger in the movie (in abid nottoseemcreepyto of those early culinaryimpressions. Lifestyle choices can makeorbreak us. They are the keytobeing mindful ing. Through my articles and images Ihope to the multiplexgeneration;inAusten’sday,agoodcatchwas Lifestyle choices can make or break us. makeyou ask questions more than find an- themain thing, agenobar).Ithelps enormouslythat he’s Theyare the keytobeingmindful andsustain- and sustainable. Often, the choices we maketoday will hauntusfor our swers. In questions we discoverthe route playedbyJohnnyFlynn, popular singer and musician, suit- able. Oftenthe choices we maketodaywill neededtoget deeper intoour ownselves. In ablysexyinatousle-haired,faint-scar-on-face way. haunt us forour entirelifespan. Action today entire lifespan. Action today can influence outcomes decades later the inner sanctum of our being, we find an- Emma releasedinFebruary in the US and the UK and can influenceoutcomes decadeslater.Bitsand ●●● swers that have been mostelusive. would have found itsway to us but forthe pandemic. bites we nosh on todaycan biteuswith poor Hopefully, astreaming platform willgrabit, and soon. health tomorrow, or save us through health- With this issue, Suvir Saran begins a ier outcomes. Chasing fads and diets,getting fortnightly column in Eye. He can be reached lostinthe ratracethat is the darkerside of cap- at @suvirsaran on Twitter and Instagram ‘It is important to constantly question my position’

Magnum Photos’ first Indian full-voting member,Sohrab Hura, on the need to challenge homogeneous perspectives in photography

Vandana Kalra Even in the #MeToo movement, it wasn’t surprisingtosee that aftermen were called out,new narrativeswould castdoubtsonthe IN2014, whenyou becameaMagnumnom- credibility of the women. Even on social me- inee, you’d said, ‘I reallyappreciatetheir dia, we areconsciouslygenerating narratives rigour.Ionlyhavetobewatchfulthat Idon’t that might help build our image/s to our au- turn intoamachine in the process.’ Howdo diences. Isee it as akind of imagewarfare. youlook at that statement in retrospect? This manipulation isn’t newthough. Ire- This process has been good forme. It has member,asachild, watching news on tele- helpedtoknowthat I’m partofsomething vision about militancyinKashmir, the for- largerintermsofacommunity.Ihavebeen eign tourists who went missing and also the working with other photographers in Kargil War(1999). But Idon’t remember Kathmandu,Tamil Nadu and friends in the SIEMBUM watching or reading anything about the largerregion here. Theyhaveall been partof Kunan Poshporaincident (1991) or anyother IMAGE IS EVERYTHING my ecosystem that has constantlyreminded event that might contradict the largercon- methat thereare amazingvoices andperspec- (From left) Hura; his photograph from venient nationalistic perspectives. It makes tivesand that Magnum is justone platform. the series Rooftop me wonder howsuchfiltration of informa- This letmeworkalot morefreelythan Iwould tion might have affected my generation have if Ididn’thavethis supportsystem.Most ent publications and so on —Isee thesepo- makesense of the worldorhow the current importantly, photographyremainedfun. sitionsaroundmeoccupied by similar up- generation might grow with the blatant im- per-caste,English-speaking people, mostly agewarfareinprogress. If youcould comment on therecent men, who arestraight or either from north criticism againstMagnum Photosfor India or from metropolitancities or from eco- Youdescribed your 2005 photographs, lackofdiversity in itsranks. nomicallyprivileged backgrounds, mostof in whichyou documentedpeople on Idon’t think diversity is asolutioninit- whom areusing similar quantifyingstan- work schemes in villages,asanexample self.Itisdefinitelyastart butamoresystemic dards of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ photography. Having of ‘politically-influenced propaganda’. changeiswhat will help Magnum reacha had that position of privilege in common Doyou think that experience shapedthe moremeaningful place. As muchasthe with the rest of thenetwork around me futurecourseofyour work? newermembers grow with Magnum, it is makes my difficult journeytoMagnum or It made me question my work on many even moreimportant thatMagnum grows elsewheresomucheasier thanmost. So, if levels, including howIwas dealing with peo- with them. One of the main problems with my being partofMagnum is considered to COURTESY:SOHRABHURA/EXPERIMENTER/MAGNUMPHOTOS ple who Iwas photographing. It made me photographyisthat it has oftenbeen quan- be representative in anyway,I’d onlycon- photographedother rooftops. pherwhoisasculpableastheothermalechar- come to terms with the inherent powerhier- tifiedas‘good’ or ‘bad’ without taking into siderittobedelusional or (an act of) denial. actersofthe violence beinginflicted uponthe archythat having acamerabrings in relation consideration contextand perspective. Your photobook TheCoast (2019) and female protagonist by her obsessive lover. In to thepeoplebeing photographed. No matter When youhavearelativelyhomogenous In recent months, youhavebeen the video The Lost Headand theBird the book and the video work,the storyisre- howresponsiblyImight have photographed group of perspectivestrying to define what chronicling scenes of isolation from (2017) alludetoviolenceinIndian peated adozen timesand in each repetition people, in the end, the real agency layinhow is ‘good’ or ‘bad’and if that group is predom- your rooftopinDelhi.Couldyou tell us society.You have usedstories,archival changesaremadeto afew words,whichdoes- andin what contextImightput the work out. inantly whiteand male, it will alwaysreflect aboutthis series titled Rooftop? videos and referencedthe Ramayana. n’t seem to makemuchofadifference when These were difficult questions to dealwithin something incomplete. Ididn’t intend to makethis intoawork of What made youturntothe pastto youconsider the immediatelypreceding or the beginning but this is an inherent baggage Ialsothink that onlylooking at Magnum anykind. Ijustkeptgoing out to therooftop analysethe violenceofthe present? subsequentstory, butfromthefirsttothe12th of photographythat Ihavelearnt to embrace. in isolation is tooconvenient. If Iretrace my of my barsati inthe eveningssothat Icould I’m looking at the idea of powerthrough storythe meaning changes entirely. It is Irecognisethereare problems within photog- ownpath in India,Isee that it wasalways feel better during the lockdown because I narrativesthataregeneratedandmanipulated. through these small,seeminglyharmless raphythat willremain unresolved, but it is still easierfor methan mostpeople.WhenIlook wasalone. Sometime intoit, Istarted carry- Violence is just one very immediatemanifes- changes or triggersinnarrativesthat we are important to constantlyacknowledge and at thehistory of Indian photographythat is ing acamerawith me. Eachrooftopfelt like tation of thatmanipulation and Icannotnot seeinggreatupheavalstoday. Whatishappen- questionmy positionin whatever Ido. My vo- meant to be representative —photographers, an island because of the distance. Iguess I markmyself withinthatsystem.Whichiswhy ing politicallyisavery obvious reference but cabularymight seem different but my intent curators, critics, the listofeditorsofdiffer- wasjustlooking at my ownisland even if I in the shortstory thereisanidiotphotogra- thesameishappeningateverylevelandscale. is similar to when Istarted in 2005.

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JULY 12, 2020 SPOTLIGHT 18 Dancing withthe Stars DOWN IN JUNGLELAND The importance of the song-and-dance aesthetic in Hindi films and what Saroj Khan brought to it Amrita Dutta RanjitLal HE LONG and illustrious tradition of song-and-danceinHindi cin- Ranjit Lal is an author, ema is nowseen as an unneces- environmentalistand saryappendage, needed onlyto birdwatcher Tmarket afilm. But whatdowe lose when we cut ourselvesoff from it?Inan essay in tiltpauseshift:Dance Ecologies in India (Gati Dance Forum, 2016), writer and filmmaker ParomitaVohra makes acase for Bollywood dance as aunique “symbolic lan- The Lion guage” and away to accommodate hybrid, even transgressive,ideas of pleasure,desire and sexuality.Inthisinterview, Vohra, whose work celebrates the queerness of Indian vi- Roars To night sual and pop cultures, speaksonhow Saroj Khan took this aesthetic further,and whyits dismissal is apartofagrowing masculinisa- On appreciating nature’s tion of culture. Excerpts: polyphonic music before it’s In what wayisthe song and dance in Hindifilms an artform? drowned out by human activity The song and dance in Hindi filmsisa uniquecinematicobject. Itis the poeticmade HE RECENT lockdown made manypeoplesud- visible on film, the tangible rendition of our denlyaware that thereare sounds other than emotions. Eachsong anddance is acoming the blaring of bad-tempered horns, trafficroar, together of manyaesthetic and personal his- T construction equipmentgoing ballistic, lunatic tories, of myriad dance,theatrical andmusical VIP sirens and, morefrequentlynow,the thudding of po- forms. And so, it becomes acomplexand con- lice lathis on the heads of young students. temporaneousway of understanding South Birds, of course, drew the mostattention. Iwas always Asian history.One of my favouritesongs is awareofbirdsong and calls but therewereothersounds MerepiyagayeRangoon (Patanga,1949). It was which Isuddenlyheard—and didn’t —whichcame as written by RajendraKrishan, composedbyC surprises. Living next to the historic Nicholson Cemetery Ramchandraand sung by Shamshad Begum, youwould imagine Iwould have quietneighbours. Well, who came from aconservative Muslim fam- yesand no.Yes, until backinthe ’90s. No,after theycut ily. It’ssaidher father permittedher to sing on most of the magnificent old trees thereand Irealisedhow condition that shewould record in aburqa. effective theyhad been in blocking the incessant roar of Shepronouncedtelephoneas telephooon.And trafficfromadjacent KashmereGate—especiallyonwin- it became abig rage.Krishan, apoetfrom ternights. But, onemorning, afterthe lockdown had just Punjab,wrotesongs thatfeaturedmetaphors started, Iwas suddenlyaware of asound likethat of the of postoffice (aakhonkadaakkhana, nazron wind blowing through acasuarina groveonthe beach. ke taar hain), telephone, and suchmodern ex- The trees in the cemetery were swaying and Iwas de- periencesofthe time.Inthis manner, Hindi lighted to realise that this wasthe sound of that same film music synthesisedthe newand what breeze sussuring through them. seemedtobedeclining to mirrorcontempo- At night, Icould nowroughly tell the time by the rary experiences. sounds coming from beyond the cemetery.Till around11 The interiority of the individual in films pm or midnight, street dogs would be on active patrol, wasexpressedthrough song,whichacknowl- alerting eachother with their barks,justlikewatchmen edgedthe private worlds of emotion, the inter- blowing their whistles and banging their sticks.By2am, a action between lovers, parentsand children, and joinedthese with others (likeChristian SWAY WITH ME She created averyextrudedversion of dance one with cinema. Manythings whichare for- deathlysilence descended. Therewas no trafficroar,like and other shifting relationships of the time. musicianstrainedinWesternmusic).Someof (Clockwise from top, forms, whichwereverysoulful and sensual— bidden areallowedinside. The personyou all good watchmen, the dogs had calleditaday. But Idid- Whyweretheresomanysongs about teach- thesewere earlierconsumedonlybyelites,but but alsostructured withhook steps. can’t fall in love with, the romance youcan’t n’t have to worry: their substitutes —the peacocks — right) Actors ers and children at acertain time?Thinkof recording and films meant theyreacheda have,thequeernessyoucan’t reveal.Allthose were on duty,high up in the trees. Anyghostthatwas Nanhe munhebachche (Boot Polish,1954), Aao wideranddiverseaudience,andaudienceand Madhuri Dixit in Whyissongand dance seen as falling find arelease. breaking curfew would be immediatelycalled out, first, bachcho tumhe dikhaye jhankiHindustan ki performance changed eachother. Sailaab (1990); Dixit shortonthe scale of modernity? Now, we have alow-contact, segmented by onebird, andthen allofthem. (Jagriti,1954)and others. Theywerebeing and Aishwarya Rai Oneanswerisself-hate.These areallpost- experienceof themovies—women’sfilms,su- Morning brings itsusual birdcalls and songs: my madeat atimewheneducationof themasses Howdoyou see Saroj Khan fitintothis? in Sanjay Leela colonialconvulsions.WhenIwasgrowingup, perior realistic films, ironic kitsch, queer- alarm, the red-whiskered bulbul, wakesmewithatenta- wasseen as an entrypoint to the newdemo- Shedidn’tcomefromafamily of traditional Bhansali’s Devdas youdidn’t admit to watching Hindi films,but themed.Itkeepsrealitiesseparate,evenwhile tive melodious whistle at firstlight, soon accompaniedby cratic nation. performers. She came from averypoor post- somethingyoutoldyourfriendinsecret.There making some morevisible. Youritualistically the softjingling of white-eyesand atailorbirdwhichhas (2002); Madhubala Variedstyles of music and dance could Partition familyand beganworkingatthe age is afeeling that whenyou go out in the world, enact an identity whilewatching films, rather no time forniceties and justshoutsinmyear.The mag- sometimes befound in one film —amujra, the of 3. She wasabackground dancer in Aaiye in Mughal-e-Azam youhavetobeEnglish-speaking. It goes hand thanexperience the catharsis of artand emo- pie-robin, alas, has stoppedsinging —ravenous babies twist,asad song, apicnic song,asadpicnic meherbaan (HowrahBridge, 1958) at around (1960); Paromita inhandwiththeideaof beingasecularIndian, tional storytelling. Amammoth identity ma- have to be looked after, so there’s no time to sing.Afamily song (Jab chalithandi hawa;DoBadan, 1966) 10.She assistedthe choreographer BSohanlal Vohra; actor Helen who has no identity marks.Soyou constrain chine functions in cinema,news andTwitter etc. That meant, as acinema butalsoworkedwithawhole in acabaret number yourregionalself,youremotionalself,andthen andeverythingbecomescoordinated.Theun- practitioner,you hadtobe rangeofartistes. Youcould there’s the discomfortwithpleasure foritself. tidiness of emotion, behaviour and choice in open to heterogeneity and sayshe waseducated in a But also, the song and dance aesthetic had films, exemplifiedbyhard-to-categorisesong aesthetic variety.Everyfacet school of cinematic dance, become formulaic by the 1980s. Therehad anddance,hasto relocate.Itdoesn’tdisappear, of desireissimultaneously whichremixeddiversestyles been another aesthetic developing through right?Because that’s life.Iwould saythat’s present too—objectification, and traditions. Because her the parallel cinema movement and the on- what happenedwith Khan. She brought back pining, overtures, poetic ex- career spannedsuchalarge coming realism styles of filmmakers likeRam somethingthathadgoneaway.Thenshewent pression —onlyone thing arcoftime,inaway she Gopal Varma and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Some out of fashion. does notrepresent it. bridges manyworlds, and of it is fabulous. But afterawhile, it became a Thisdistrustofemotionisreflectedinother she carries the memoryof hierarchy—where realism is morerational, ways.For instance, ayoung manoncetold me What relationship did it theseworldsinherbodyand more political,hence better —and now, it is that themosttiringthingabout dating is the have to older forms? ONISEN dance style. the formula, to create a‘globally’ acceptable effort nottofall in love.Ifyou ‘get’emotional, Manydancers, musicians and workers Her dancecombinesthe soulful quality of version of Indian-ness in cinema. youare afool.Emotionsare notefficient,inthis came to filmsfromthe cultural complexof theearlierdancewithaveryvisiblyarticulated ongoing masculinisation of culture. We miss RANJITLAL courtesanal and traditional forms thatwerea physicality.Shebecameveryprominentwhen In your essay,you write, ‘The cinemahall emotional nourishment in popularculture, HIS MAJESTY partoftheolderbazaarculture.Theywerenei- popular culturemoved from audio to visual, wasatransgressive physicalexperience whichismoreand morepropagandist. That is Alion in Gir ther respectable nor non-respectable,and from radio to television. In Humko aajkal hai whereone took in diverse bodies into whyweare alwaysfeeding offeachotherin markedbysome degree of female autonomy. (Sailaab, 1990),for instance,you see howpro- one’s ownand remixed them with one’s public conversations. Offence or anger arethe Theytransitionedtotheatreand then to film, nouncedeverymovementis,howitissovisu- ownphysical language.’ emotions we validateeasily. of shikras has been vocallyveryactive all through the day bringingtheirforms,traditionsandskillsalong, alisedandamplifiedbythecameramovement. In thedarknessof the theatre,youbecome Longer version on indianexpress.com and even the spotted owlets argue querulouslyatmidday. Jungle babblers eruptintoacacophonyofshrieking, just likeinTVdebates. But, afterwards, theydokiss and make up, whichIdon’t think theydoafter TVdebates. But, to reallyexperience the natural worldwaking up, youneedtobeinthe hillsoraforestand, youdonot really needalockdown —provided you’refar away enough from the nearestroad. Now, in thecool Prussian-blue pre- ‘Shewas clearlythe leader of thepack’ dawn light, awhistle of piercing clarity and sweetness rings out from the garden outside. The blue-rockthrush has awoken and youhear his claws on thetin roof as he Remembering Bollywood’s doing the jhatkas or anything she askedthem hops around. He’s soon joinedbyothers, the ubiquitous to do, knowing that she would neverlet it be- white-eyes, white-cheeked bulbuls, tits, et al, culminating favourite Masterji come vulgar.She wasclearly the leader of the in the lunatic call of alovelornhill barbet calling from, say, pack, the real queen of Bollywood forme. Mukteshwar to his love in distant Nainital! Youfelt in her embrace this promise of a Even better is to go wandering in aforestatdawn. Dayanita Singh long friendship.She wasabletomakeawon- Again, the sacred silence is broken firstbyone mellifluous derful connection with women in away that singer,then another and before youknowitawhole onlywomen can. We also bondedoverour grand philharmonic orchestraisplaying foryou! It’ll carry IWAS justwatchingSaroj Khan dance to Ek, endeavour to loseweight.She wasgoingto on forashort while and suddenlystopasthe birds get do, teen (from Tezaab,1988) at the Filmfare (nutritionist) Anjali Mukerjee then, and Iwas busy with the rest of theiragendas. At dusk,too —espe- Awards, aftershe wonthe trophyfor Best copying her diet. Iwould ride in her car,eat ciallyincities with plenty of trees —you can hear the in- Choreography. That wasthe year (1989) the withher,shewould drop mebackhomesince cessant chatter of birds likemynas and parakeets return- best choreographeraward wasespecially in- it would be lateatnight.Itwas suchaninter- ing to theirroosts,bursting with gossip whichtheyjust stituted forher dance and Ifound this clip of esting time in Indiancinema and Ihad all the have to exchangeatthe tops of their voices. her dancing, whichIhavenow puton access because of her. In the jungles, thereare,ofcourse, the calls of larger Instagram to keep viewing in aloop; Idon’t It’s abig regret that Ihad to stop that work wild animals to listenout for. The silence of dawn in Gir is knowif(actor) MadhuriDixit can dance to because Iranoutof filmandhadnomoneyto shattered by the rasping roar of an unseen lion, stirring the song the wayKhandid. She waslikemov- buy more. At the time,Imade asmall selec- something visceral in you. The lowrumbling baritone ing electricity! tion from the photographs;theywerepub- growlofaleopardortiger can startamixie in your tummy In the pastmonths, Ihavebeen going lishedinThe Independent magazine. In 2015, and makethe hairs on the backofyour neckstand. through contact sheets of four decades and my friend, choreographer MarkMorris, put Elephants, too, rumble long and sonorouslyalthough, only10days ago,Iwaslookingatthefolderthat together aprojection with some of those pho- frankly,their hysterical trumpeting seems undignifiedfor hasimagesof KhanItookintheearly ’90s.Ifirst tographs on loop with Carnatic nadaswaram abeast so grand. Even the vegans can sound intimidating: sawheronthesetofKhalNayak (1993,directed music forthe WhiteLight Festival at the while photographing birds at Sultanpur National Park by SubhashGhai).She wasshorterthan even LincolnCenter.Itlater travelledtoSerendipity years ago, Iwas startledbyanangrygrunting sound, com- me, and, yet, so light-footed, almostbirdlike,a Arts Festival in Goa (2017). ing from ahugenilgai bull behind me. Inadvertently(I bundleof energy,andsograceful.Thefactthat Very sadly, we losttouchand it’s onlyre- swear), Ihad come between him and his bevy of girls — she wasthe firstwomanchoreographer in centlythatIgother phonenumber again. I with whom he thought Iwas doing the paparazzi thing! Bollywood, another male-dominated field, is feredmeanassignment fortwo days but I LEADING had amannerofputting people at ease im- wanted to showher these newphotographs Even the smaller creatures can give youasenseofthe also something thatdrew me to her. stretchedittothree weeks, staying with LIGHT mediatelyand because she embracedme, that I’dpreviously neverevennoticedinmy wild: the incessant chirping of cricketsand cicadas in the Ireachedoutto Colin Jacobson (pictureed- friends in Mumbai. everyone else did, too. Nobody wasabig star contact sheets.I’d thought we would sitto- forest,the wonderful chorus of frogs afteradownpour. Singh’s photograph itor of The Independent magazine)with apitch Khan wasdoing three shifts aday then and in front of her.Everyone wanted to be chore- getherandmakesomethingout of them,find But be warned: if youwould liketohear natureather on Bollywood. Iwantedtolook beyond the Iwouldaccompany hereverywhere. Shewas of Saroj Khan, who ographedbyher,theyall calledher “Masterji”, aformfor them.Now,Iwill probablymakea best,visit ajungle or asanctuaryoranational parkasap. stars.Itold himIwantedtophotographKhan. extremelywelcoming,generous and just passed away on July 3 they alltouchedherfeet.Shewasontop of the ‘Masterji Museum’ —myown smalltributeto Because, all toosoon, all you’relikelytohear in these She had completely changed cinema history adoptedme. Ithink she also felt asense of in Mumbai entiresituation, notjustchoreography, often her,orabook,orboth. places is the roar and clank of bulldozers and JCBs, the and transformedwhat song and dance could pride that therewerebig stars on the setbut handlingthe cameraeven. The female stars scream of chainsaws and the thud of falling trees. bein films.For me,the bigshiftwaswithCholi my attention wascompletely focussedonher. felt she wasontheir side.Theytrustedher DayanitaSinghisaDelhi-basedartist ke peechhe (from the film KhalNayak). He of- On the sets,Iwas Masterji’sphotographer.She completely and were neveruncomfortable (AS TOLD TO VANDANA KALRA)

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BRIEFLY Hosts stagger in rush hour SAI toinvestigate Aftera98-runstand betweenCrawley and Stokes,WestIndies pacersfightbackinfinal hourtoset up intriguing fifthday boxers’rulesviolation The Sports Authority of India on trimmedofflash and flourish, rather athrow- Saturdayformedaninquiry commit- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE backtothe dour 90s.All of the topthree,each teetoinvestigatethree boxers’ alleged JULY11 uniqueintheirtechnique,arecrease-occupiers violation of coronavirus quarantine than stroke-makers.RoryBurns has aback- normsattheNationalInstituteofSports ASUSPENSEFUL fifthday looms in side-out base, he crouches, twitches and flaps in Patiala.SAI wasforcedtoform the Southampton, as late drama on DayFour re- hisbat,andinbetweenevenmanagesaglance committeeafter threeboxers — storedthebalanceof thecontest.Ithadswung to midwicket as heawaitsthe ball. The quirk- Commonwealth and Asian Games England’s wayfor most of the day, but West iness, he says,stems from his left-eye domi- gold-winner Vikas Krishan, Neeraj Indies clawedbackwith aflurry of wicketsin nance.Butwhenhemeetstheball,usuallylate, Goyat, and Asian Games bronze-win- the final hour of the thirdsession. England hisbodyiswonderfullybalanced,headstilland ner SatishKumar —allegedlyviolated endedtheday on284/8,withaleadof 170,afar eyes rightontop of theball. His shots areor- quarantine rules by mingling with fel- lesscommandingscorethantheyhad envis- thodoxand handsome, though he frittered lowathletes duringtheirisolation pe- aged at one stage. away astart.Maybe,the sight of off-spinner riod. Vikas (69kg) and Satish (+91kg) But theyseemedheadedfor alargertotal RostonChaseinducedafalsesenseof security. have qualifiedtheTokyoOlympics.PTI when ZakCrawley and Ben Stokes were mo- Thekillerballwaslooseandshort,anopenin- toring along. Crawley, thetall 22-year-old vitation to cut,but he could onlyslice it air- batsman from Kent, the mostclassical bowin borne to backwardpoint. TrinidadandTobago England’sstring,drove gorgeously, cut mer- tohostCPL cilesslyand sweptdisdainfully.Asumptu- Openingact ous straight drive offKemar Roachtowarm Nonetheless,heandDomSibleyofferhope The entireCaribbean Premier League up, areverse sweep of Roston Chasetoreach in England’sdesperatepursuitfor areliable 2020 will be playedinTrinidad and his second half-centuryinTests,and ama- openingpairinthepost-AlastairCookera.The TobagofromAugust18toSeptember jestic back-foot punch offShannon Gabriel 72-runs alliance wasthe highestany England 10 as the organisers got theapproval to equalhis Test highest—heillustrated his opening pairhas stitchedsince 2017. from the local government. Though full rangeofstrokes. His partner Sibleyheld forth. The internationalcricket has already be- Stokes (46 off79balls)did what he does Warwickshirebatsman —who had chalked gun, CPL will be the firstT20 leagueto best,counterpunching and demoralising the off12kgduring the lockdown—has aunique take placeafter the COVID-19-forced bowlers. Their 98-run stand consumedonly approach.Hehasopeneduphisstance,almost break.All teams and officials will be 25.1overs, the rate of scoringgivingEngland amirrorimageofShivnarine Chanderpaul, so housedinone hoteland everyone will arealistichopeofwinning the Test,before that he could getstronger down the ground. be subject to strict quarantine proto- the twin blows came againstthe run of play. ThenlikeSteve Smith,heshufflesacross,soex- cols forthe firsttwo weekstheyare in Stokes departed first, again to his counter- aggeratedly that theback-leg almostcovers the country.Teams and officials will partJason Holder.NextperishedCrawley, off-stump. But the reworkedtechnique has Zak Crawley(76)passedhis previous highestTestscoreof66againstSouth Africa at JohannesburginJanuary. Reuters be put into"households"whereso- who offeredasharp return catchtoAlzarri reapedimmediatesuccessincludingamaiden cial distancing will be in place. There Joseph.Two overs later,the pacy Antiguan Test hundred(inSouthAfricalastJanuary)and willbesmallerclusters within each took out Jos Buttler, thelatter driving lazily. withBurns, he blunted theWestIndies pace household wherethese measures can Shannon Gabriel then returnedtodevour quartetuntil aspell of distractionafter reach- Sachin wants‘umpire’s call’doneawaywith be relaxed. PTI Ollie Pope and Dom Bess. inghis 50 cost him. But formuchofthe day, it wasold-fash- JoeDenly’stechniqueismoreorthodox,but excluding the bails, as per the ball-tracking “The onlyreason they(the batsman or ionedbut absorbing cricket, with neither histendencyto playawayfromthebody,after EXPRESS NEWSSERVICE technology,it's the umpire's call. the bowler) have gone upstairs is because Liverpool’sstreakat bowlers nor batsmen concedinganinchin showing tremendous effort to refrain from it, JULY 11 Teams,however, don'tloseout on their theyare unhappywiththe on-field deci- homeendsindraw theirscrap.Therewashardly anythingextrav- resulted in hisexit,chipping aharmless ball reviews in suchacase. sion, so when the decision goes to thethird agant, the bowlers hung faithfullytotesting straightto JasonHolderatmidwicketoff Chase. BATTINGGREATSachinTendulkarhas umpire, letthe technology take over;just Liverpool’s100percentPremierLeague linesandlengths,whilethebatsmendiligently Denly’sexit brought Stokes to the crease, and calledfor the contentious 'Umpire's Call' WhyisSachin opposedtoit? like in Tennis —it's either in or out, there's home recordendedonSaturday as the resistedindulgences. The lackofsideways from then on, Englandliftedthe tempo. It all forthe LBWinthe Decision ReviewSystem Sachin reckonsthat the conceptis nothing in between," he saidinavideo chat champions were held to a1-1 draw by movementmeantlabourforthefour-pronged ranaccordingto scriptuntilthemaniclasthour, (DRS) to be scrappedaltogether,termingit flawedand arguedthat if the ball is hitting with West Indies legend Brian Lara. BurnleyatAnfield. JayRodriguez West Indies pace attack; aslowsurface and a whichrestoredthe glorious balance of the as harsh and unfair on players. the stumps, even marginally, duringthe What's the tennis analogy equalisedforBurnleyinthe69thminute sloweroutfield impliedhardworkfor bats- match. ball-tracking segment of the DRS, it should afterAndy Robertsonhad given men.Butinhindsight,West Indieswillruethe BRIEF SCORES: England 204&284/8 in 104 What is ‘Umpire’s Call’? be givenout.“One thing Idon'tagree with, that Sachin is referring to? Liverpool afirst-half lead.Liverpool, on exclusionofaspecialistspinner. overs (Zak Crawley76, Dom Sibley50, Rory ‘Umpire'sCall’ is usedwhen theDRS es- with theICC, is the DRS they'vebeenusing Sachin wasreferring to Hawk Eyethat 93 points, mustwin theirlastthree Patience and discipline were the pervad- Burns 42, Ben Stokes 46; Shannon Gabriel sentiallygives the'benefit of the doubt' to forquitesome time. 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New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THESUNDAY EXPRESS,JULY12,2020 20 ADVERTORIAL Waking up to the benefits of Indian tea during apandemic

“As people realizethe health benefits of drinking turmeric and green teas,the founder of Tea Trunk talksabout creatingadomestic market for Indian teas, getting over the ‘imported’ tag and lookingattea as along-term health investmentfor boosting

Snigdha Manchanda immunity and wellbeing.” Founder &CEO,TeaTrunk

As per recommendations ofAYUSH Min- istry,we’ve aTurmericTea, which has seen great sales in the past three months since COVID-19. These are the kinds of blends we would want to makemoreaccessible to people in India, includingtier-2 cities, through not just modern retailoutletsbut even pharmacy stores,hotels, cafes,bars etc.We’re also determined to increase our online footprint not just in India but even worldwide.Currently,weshipto15coun- tries,and we want to focus on entering someoftheseinternational markets more deeply. PLEASE TELL US ABOUTYOUR SUCCESSJOURNEY… IS HIGH PRICE TAGABARRIER TO Growing up,Ialways drank water infused SELLING TEAS IN THE INDIAN with something –aroot, some leavesor MARKET? some powder.I’vebeen atea drinker,and It’simportant to start looking at teas as an my friends and family often brought me investment in your health. Actually,since teas as souvenirs from the world over.I COVID-19, people have realized the long- used to collect and store them in my fa- term health benefits of drinking turmeric ther’s oldtrunk. Decades later, Idecided to andgreenteas.Many schools of traditional study tea professionally and trained as a medicine,includingAyurveda, recommend tea sommelier.When Ireturned to India, I drinkingginger-infused teas forbetter im- decided to call my company ‘Tea Trunk’ as munity –towithstand seasonalchanges an ode to the time when my love fortea and maintain good overall health. blossomed. Istudied ‘tea’ in Sri Lanka in 2011 under HOW HAS COVID-19 IMPACTED Japanese TeaMaster –Nao Kumekawa. I YOUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS? livedand experienced tea at different plan- Yes, the supply chain has been dramatically tations,productionhouses andstudied the hit by the pandemic, especially during the history of tea, but my area of interest has al- tea harvesting months.Some tea gardens ways been ‘tea blending’. India produces that we work with lost an entire crop, some of the bestquality tea in the world, which resulted in huge losses.This led to but how manyknow that? Most of it is ex- an increase of prices of teas that we ported because people believe that loose- source.WhereasifIlookatthe demand leaf and green teas don’t have amarket side, it has grown exponentially because here. suddenly everyone has become aware We startedTeaTrunktochange that per- about the benefits of consuming greentea ception.Wecreate different blends,infusing forincreasing immunity. When green teais flowers, spices and seasonal produce to infused with ginger,turmeric, hibiscus and create teas that are not just tastybut also other keyingredients,its healing power is high on the health quotient. In 2013, we known to be enhanced. Due to COVID-19, officiallylaunched our website and our people have become more conscious of product line.Weare known for our prod- what they eat and drink.This conscious- uct innovation.We have along list of firsts. nesscombined with the ‘Vocal for Local’ Our tea tastingeventshavebeen attended initiative will bring in awave of conscious by over 5000 people in India and abroad. consumers. Teaisnot acommodity,it'salifestyle product.We are strongly positioned in the HOW IS YOUR BRAND DIFFERENT health and wellness space as afunctional FROM OTHER BRANDS OF TEAS IN beverage,which people consumeona THE MARKET? daily basis,given itshealth benefits.Our ‘Tea Trunk’ is different from other brands vision is to build TeaTrunkasaglobal of teas as we have aunique sourcing phi- brand from India, serving the new age con- losophy.Wemanufacture our own distinc- scious consumer.Tomaximize the health tive blends rather than sourcing and benefits of tea, we source only the best repackaging likeother middlemen.For in- produce from India and focus on our stance,our Chamomile Teaand Rose Oo- blending philosophy,making seasonal ad- longTeahave an exclusive taste compared ditions to our entire tea collection. to other similar productsinthe market.This is due to the waywesource and develop HOW DO YOUSOURCE YOUR TEAS? our teas. We are 100% committed to supporting Second, thoughour range of teas is lim- farmers and farmer cooperatives within In- ited, we develop them in averyfocussed dia.We source from family-owned tea es- manner –toproduce curated and high- tates and not from tea brokers or middle- quality teas.Atany point of time,you won’t men. We're conscious about supporting findmore than 20 blends on our website. the tea economywithinthe country as tea We have seasonal teas as well. Forin- is a100-year-old trade in India. Through stance,insummer,wehave berry teaand ouronline store,weship directly to tea mango minttea. Theseare replaced with lovers worldwide. It’simportanttostartlooking at teas as an investmentinyour health. monsoon teas,comprising turmeric and other herbs.So, as atea sommelier,Iinsist WHATABOUT YOUR COMPANY’S Many schools of traditional medicine,including Ayurveda, on curating the best teas as per seasons. PRESENCE IN INDIA? This focus on curation does not exist in Through retailers,weare availablein250+ recommend drinking ginger-infused teas for better immunity –to other tea brands. locations across India.We alsosupply teas Finally,whatTeaTrunk customers always to various high-end hotels,restaurants, withstand seasonal changes and maintain good overall health. appreciate is our attention to detail in spas and cafes across India. Our omni- terms of packaging and detailed instruc- channel approach reaches customers tions.Every teatin comes with abrewing throughofflineretailers and online mar- card and food pairing choices.We also cre- ketplaces. our teas incomparable to others –our WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT unaware what it tastes like. We work with and the same tea thatthey,otherwise,im- ate limited-edition festive boxes that make stringent sourcing and blending philoso- ‘VOCAL FOR LOCAL’INITIATIVE? the same export-oriented tea estatesand port from abroad under aforeignlabel. for thoughtful gifts.Weknowtealovers WHATKIND OF PRODUCTS DO YOU phy.Our mostpopular variants are Thevision behind TeaTrunk is to get the making thatsame good qualitytea avail- may have strong preferences.Hence, we HAVE IN TEA? Chamomile Tea, Rose Oolong Tea, and domestic market to acquire ataste for In- abletopeople in India.However,atea be- THROUGH THE ‘VOCAL FOR LOCAL’ takepersonalisation to the next level. On Our teas are 100% natural, without any ar- KashmiriKahwa. We offer sampler packs dia’sbestagricultural produce.It’sunfor- comes more prestigious for people in India INITIATIVE, HOW DO YOUPLAN TO our website you can choose your ingredi- tificial flavoursorcolours.They are blended on ourown website which start fromRs. tunate that almost 90% of our good quality if it’simportedunderaforeign tag.This is EXPAND IN FUTURE? ents andmakeyourown customisedblend in small batches–not mass-produced. 50 onwards.Soit’saffordable to try differ- tea getsexported. Most peoplecan’t tell pretentious.Ithink it's more of asocio-cul- Through the ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative,we for yourselforfor gifting. This is afirst in Every three months,wehave asmall batch ent blends before buying them in bigger the difference between Assam, Darjeeling tural norm that we need to break. ‘Vocal want to reach people in tier-2 cities.We India.We are knownfor our aesthetic and plan which guarantees that that the tea packs.This hasbecome very popular for and Nilgiri teas.Infact, Darjeeling tea is fa- for Local’ is agreat initiative in that direc- want more people to discover the health innovative packaging which makes Tea you're sipping is fresh. This is one of our those who wants to try many blends to find mously known as the ‘Champagne of teas’ tion for the industry to makepeople aware benefits of green tea and start including it Trunkapopular choice for personal as well biggest strengths that makes the quality of their favourite. globally,however,many of us in India are and conscious that it is the same product as part of their daily ritual. as corporate gifting.

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