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MEDICINENOBEL KRISHNKAUSHIK Modi, Xi at BRICS in Nov, FORHEPATITISC NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 first meet since standoff VIRUSDISCOVERY SENDINGAtough messageto Tight security at the villageofthe Hathras victim, on PAGE 11 China amid the Ladakh crisis, Air be held via video conference. Monday. Praveen Khanna Chief Marshal RKSBhadauria SHUBHAJITROY Modi and Xi, who have metat said Mondaythat the IAF is “de- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 least18times in the lastsix years, terminedtohandle anycontin- have notspoken to eachother or HATHRAS ASSAULT, ‘RAPE’ Former acting CJ gency” and its“deployment of IN WHATcould be the firstinter- metsince the border standoff. combat-ready unitsinresponse action between Prime Minister No meeting or phone call be- of High to the standoffalong the LACin NarendraModi and Chinese tween the twoleaders is sched- the Northisindicative of our op- President Xi Jinping since the uledbeforeNovember 17 al- AfterCMsays Court dies after erational statetoday”. startofthe border standoffin though the possibility of a prolonged illness Stating “weare very well po- Ladakh this May, the twolead- conversation, sources said, could sitionedand thereisnoquestion Air Chief Marshal RKSBhadauria in NewDelhi Monday. PTI ers arescheduledtoattend the notberuledout completely. that in anyconflict scenario there BRICS summit meeting via vir- Theylastshared aplatform conspiracy,21 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE that China can getthe better of tual mode on November 17. on March 26 when Saudi Arabia AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 us”, Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria, clashes, said: “Did we come close tion along the LACoverthe next Russia, whichcurrentlyholds held an extraordinaryvirtual responding to aqueryon to striking? No.But were we pre- three months will largely de- the BRICS chair,announced gathering of G-20 leaders over FORMER ACTINGChief Justice whether the IAF had come close pared forit? Yes.” pend on howtalksbetween the Mondaythat the 12th BRICS the Covid-19pandemic. FIRsfor‘bidto (CJ) of Gujarat High Court, Anant to carrying out strikes against Addressing the press ahead twocountries progress. Summit –ofBrazil, Russia, , In fact, Modi and Xi will have SDave, passedawayMonday China afterthe Galwan Valley of the IAF Day, he said the situa- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 China, South Africa -- is going to CONTINUEDONPAGE2 morning at a private hospi- incitetension’ talin Ahmedabad Opp states reject GST afterpro- Six of the FIRs filedinHathras, charges longedillness. He was62. compensation plan, include sedition, promoting enmity Dave was Justice (retd) admitted to He reiterated this on Monday, Anant SDave Sterling Hosp- tell Centre to borrow AVANEESHMISHRA saying “some anarchists who ital in May LUCKNOW,OCTOBER5 can’t bear to see development in this year “ow- the stateare conspiring to pro- ing to some cancerous problems”, AANCHALMAGAZINE BUSINESSASUSUAL FACINGCRITICISM forits han- mote communal frenzy and vio- according to afamilymember. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 dling of the murder and alleged lence on caste lines”. His condition worsenedoverthe BY UNNY gangrape of the 19-year-old The FIRs, filedinthe last24 pasttwo weeksand he was THE DEADLOCKovercompen- woman in Hathras, the Uttar hours, include six in Hathras – shiftedtoZydus Hospital, where sation between states and the Pradesh Police has filed21cases four at Chandpa police station, he diedofmulti-organfailureon Centreremainedunresolvedat across the stateagainst, among and one eachatSasni and Mondayaround 10.30 am. He is the 42nd Goods and Services Tax other charges, attemptsto“incite Hathras Gatepolice stations. survivedbyhis wifeand son Council meeting Monday, with caste and communal tension and “Wehaveregistered21FIRs basedinthe United States. 10 non-BJP-ruledstatesreject- defame the stategovernment” in the state, out of whichsix are Prime MinisterNarendra ingthe twoborrowing options using social media platforms and in Hathras district. The six main Modi took to to express floated by the Centre. The public meetings. The chargesin- FIRs in Hathras have unidenti- his condolences, stating Council, however, approved ex- clude sedition,criminal conspir- fied persons as accused. The rest “Anguishedbythe passing away tension of the levy of compensa- acy and promoting enmity. of the FIRs in other districtshave of Justice AS Dave,former Judge tion cess on luxuryand sin goods ALL THUMBS This comes aday afterChief namedpersons as accused. as well as acting CJ of the Gujarat beyond the five-year transition MinisterYogi Adityanath alleged Among the FIRs in Hathras, one HC. He will be remembered for period ending June 2022. US President Donald Trumpoutside the Maryland hospital, whereheisbeing treated for “conspiracies” againsthis gov- is againstSamajwadi Partyand his contributions to the legal During the meeting, Covid. He made asurprise drive-bytowaveathis supporters. Reuters REPORTPAGE12 ernment by “those who want to RashtriyaLok Dal workers fora field. Condolences to his family Opposition-ruledstatesreiter- incite caste and communal riots”. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 and friends. Om Shanti.” ated that the Centreneededto Kerala, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat Chief MinisterVijay borrowmoney, instead of states, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Rupani, lawminister to bridgethe compensation Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal Bhupendrasinh Chudasama deficit of Rs 2.35lakh crorethis and Chhattisgarhtowards the How, which and home minister fiscal -- and notmakeany dis- end of the eight-hour meeting. Pradeepsinh Jadeja expressed tinction in revenue shortfall on The Centrehas recalculated the classes: Call their condolences on his de- account of GSTimplementation borrowing amount forOption 1 INSIGHTSIAS mise. Rupani said in amessage, and the pandemic, The Indian to Rs 1.10 lakh crore, changing SIMPLIFYING IAS EXAM PREPARATION “In his death, we have losta Express has learnt. the assumption to 7per cent rev- on schools sharp legal personality.” Acall forvoting, too, was enue growth, as against CONTINUEDONPAGE2 learnt to have been proposedby CONTINUEDONPAGE2 left to states We Don't Just Guide, We ‘EQUIP’ YoutoSucceed RITIKACHOPRA JDU slams LJP for quitting NDA in NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 , says will swim, sink with BJP THE EDUCATION Ministryon 160+ RanksinUPSC CSE 2019 Mondayissuedbroad guidelines forreopening schools amidstthe No ambivalence, we have faith in ,saysBJP Covid-19pandemic,but leftthe 5RANKSinTOP 10 ||26 RANKSINTOP 100 25 RanksfROM Karnataka decision on whether to bring “unaffected”bythe move,Tyagi backthe youngestorthe oldest SANTOSHSINGH said: “We(JDU and BJP) will studentsfirstuptothe stategov- PATNA,OCTOBER5 swim or sink together.Thereare ernments. no contradictions between us. In The states, aministryofficial SLAMMINGTHE LJP's move to the 2010 polls, LJP wasnot part told The Indian Express, arefree leave the NDAfor the Bihar polls of NDA. Yet, JD(U) and BJP won to decide the timing and manner as “overambitious and mis- 206of243 seats.” Pushedto of school reopening as long as it placed”, and “a suicidal The BJP wasmore is in phases and afterOctober 15. act”, the Nitish Kumar- measured in itsre- acorner "It is requestedthat as and when Jatin Kishore Himanshu J. JeydevC.S. Abhishek S. Sanjita M. ledJD(U) said Monday sponse with national States/UT decide to reopen nd th th th th that the political re- spokesperson Guru Facing the threat of be- schools, acopyofthe order and 2Rank 4Rank 5Rank 8Rank 10 Rank alignment with just Prakash saying that ing reducedtoajunior SOP (StandardOperating three weeksleftfor vot- “thereisnoambiva- partner in itsalliance Procedure) maybeemailedto ing will have “no im- DECISION lence” in the state's NDA with the BJP afterthe this Ministryaswell," states the pact” on the results. 2020 leadership. LJP's exit, the onlyop- Education Ministry's letter. YOUCAN BE NEXT ON THE LIST! “TheLJPhascommit- BIHAR “Our party leader- tion leftfor the JD(U) is Schools across the country tedasuicidalactby com- ship has time and again to fall backonthe past havebeenclosedsincemid-March, introducing ing out of the NDAin expressedfaith in Nitish governance recordof even before the coronavirus lock- Bihar while sticking on in the al- Kumar.Itisthe Opposition al- Nitish Kumar.And hope down wasimposed. Lastmonth, lianceattheCentreforitspolitical liance that needs to worryabout that aweak RJD and the Home Ministry's Unlock4 INSTACLASSES-2021 FOR UPSC IAS [ogp] ONLINE &OFFLINE survival,”KCTyagi,JD(U)national keeping itshouse in order.After sluggish Opposition will guidelines permitted states to (Prelims +Mains +Interview) spokesperson and former Rajya Jitan RamManjhi (HAM) and leave the voter with no bringbackstudentsofClasses9to GUIDANCE PROGRAM for FRESHERS SabhaMP,toldTheIndianExpress. UpendraKushwaha (RLSP), other option. 12 on "voluntarybasis". Reiterating that the JD(U) is CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 OFFLINE Classes Start th His reports ignored by govt, Lokayukta from 9OCTOBER 2020 Brochure TIMETABLE SUBSCRIBE leavesGoa:‘Might as well abolish post’ FEATURES OF THE OGP PROGRAM PAGE1 be spent fornothing? If the tion that an elected functionary ANCHOR LokayuktaAct is being thrown is unfit to hold office”. Ÿ EQUIP Strategyfor your success: Explanation +Quest +Understand +Interact +Perform intothe dustbin with suchforce, The LokayuktaAct in itscur- Ÿ Integrated Course forPrelims +Mains +Interview then it’s better to abolish the rent form “lacks teeth” and is Lokayukta,” he said. “notgood enough forGoa”, Ÿ Comprehensivecoverage of syllabus including Current Affairs &CSAT SMITANAIR Misra, 73,served as Goa Misrasaid. It does nothavethe Ÿ Ethics &Essay Integrated in the timetable PANAJI,OCTOBER5 LokayuktafromMarch 18,2016 powers of prosecution that the to September 16,2020. Among Karnataka and Kerala Acts have, Ÿ Prelims &Mains Test Series with detailed analytics, evaluation and feedback JUSTICE PRAFULLAKumar Misra the public functionaries he in- nor does it have aprovision “for Ÿ Mentorship –Personal guidancetokeeptrack of your progress (retd) leftGoa on Monday, com- dicted areaformer Chief contempt of the Lokayukta’s or- pletely “disenchanted”with the Ministerand asitting MLA. ders”, he said. Ÿ Live&Recorded Classes stategovernment that hasnot During his tenure, the office “The government neveracted acted on even one of the 21 re- of the Lokayuktareceived191 on anyofthe reports,” Misrasaid. Ÿ Success &Mindset Coaching ports that he submitted against cases, 133ofwhichweredis- “I wasalways helpless, and Itell public functionaries during his Justice (retd) Misraleaving posedof. Among the 58 pending this to those who come with nearly four-and-a-half years as his residence at Altinho in cases are21inwhichhesent re- their grievances. Ihad no powers Lokayukta. Goa on Monday. SmitaNair ports to the government, but the to executemyown orders.” +91 74831 63074 [email protected] “If youask me in one sen- Action TakenReports arestill In severalcases, he had used tence my experience in dealing awaited.His recommendations the verdict in the LalitaKumari +91 93808 63034 www.insightsonindia.com with these complaintsas Lokayukta,” Justice Misratold included“initiation of discipli- case, in whichthe Supreme LokayuktainGoa, Iwill saythey The Indian Express. naryaction, transfer,detailedin- Courthad ruledthat registration should abolish the institution of “Whyshould public money vestigation by ACBoradeclara- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER6,2020

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Former acting CJ BSNL. Dave wasalso on the panel the states duringthe current year been contesting elections to- of Gujarat HC Legal Aid Services. as per clauses in the lawand gether since the 1998 The Gujarat High Court In October 2004,hewas ele- Centreshould borrow. Decision polls,” he said. Advocates' Association (GHAA) vatedasanadditional judgeof After CM says conspiracy, 21 FIRs waspostponedtothe next meet- Asked if the LJP's decision to in aletteraddressedtoChief the Gujarat HC, and confirmedas ing...,” Kerala’s Finance Minister contestseparatelywould hit the Justice Vikram Nath, requestedto apermanent judgeinSeptember Thomas Isaac postedonTwitter. JD(U)'s prospectsand enable the hold a“full-courtreference in 2006.Hewas partofthe Bench filed for ‘bid to incite tension’ Bihar Deputy Chief Minister BJP to emerge as the single largest memoryofthe departedsoul... for15years and helmedthe HC told The party afterthe polls, Tyagi said: through video-conferencing”, on as acting CJ from November 2018 scuffle with the police while at- property) of the IPC. pressureonthem and offered In Lucknow, forinstance, po- Indian Express that therewas “PM Modi has said on severaloc- Tuesdaymorning and thereafter to September 2019.Hecontin- tempting to enter the village. Other sections invokedare them Rs 50 lakh to makefalse lice said an FIR wasregisteredat consensus among morethan 20 casions in the recent pastthat suspend the proceedings of all uedasajudgefor three more AnotherFIRhasbeenregistered forfabricatingevidencewithin- statements, and circulated ob- Hazratganj police station states in favour of Option 1. “We Nitish Kumar is the face of the courts forthe day. months, before retirement in againstsome Congress mem- tentto procureconvictionof of- jectionable audios on social me- againstformer Congress coun- wish to avoid division, so another NDAalliance in Bihar.The two Born on December 4, 1957,in December 2019. bers forcirculating avideo. An fence punishable with impris- dia. cilor ShailendraTiwari foral- week wasgiven. If theydon’t leaders have also shared the dais , , Dave wasthe According to an HC advocate, FIR at Sasni police station is onment forlifeor The second and thirdFIRs at legedly putting up inciting agree, then voting can happen. on virtual platforms. BJP presi- youngestoffour siblings. He did who wishedtobeanonymous, againstBhim Armymembers imprisonment,threateninga the police station, againstSP posters. He has been arrested, Those states who have giventheir dent JPNadda also praisedNitish his schooling at Moravillagein growing up in atribal district forblockingtheroad.Therewas person to give false evidence, and RLD members respectively, police said. options, theyshould notsuffer... Kumar on severaloccasions.” Panchmahal and pursuedbach- made Dave sensitive to adivasi is- anFIRatHathrasGatepolicesta- forgeryforthepurposeof harm- areunder sections of rioting, AnFIRatthe Rampur police It’s been six months now, we On Sunday, the LJP founded elors in commerce from sues, whichheusedtotakeup tion whereaformer MLAhad ing reputation, and printing or voluntarilycausing hurttoa station of Saharanpur has been needthe money. States should by Union MinisterRam Vilas Sarvajanik Commerce Collegein during his initial days of practice. organisedapublic meeting,” engraving matter known to be public servant and assault to de- filedagainsttwo persons, iden- nothijackthe agenda,” he said. Paswan cited “ideological differ- Godhra. He then movedto “His elder brother Vimal Dave saidAdditionalDirectorGeneral defamatory. Sections of the terapublic servant. tifiedasAbhishek Shekhawat In the previous meeting on ences with JD(U)” to announce its Ahmedabad to pursue lawat (who practisedatthe Supreme (ADG),LawandOrder,Prashant Information Technology Act The fourth FIR at Chandpa and Thakur Satyam Chauhan, August27, the Centrehad pro- exit from the alliance forthe state Sahajanand Collegeand gradu- Court) wasalso concernedwith Kumar. have also been invoked. police station has been filed forallegedly putting up objec- posedtwo options to states: bor- polls while reiterating that it ated with agold medal in ju- tribal issues.... His another Astatement issuedbythe Police sources said the sedi- againstaCongress party mem- tionable posts on social media. rowRs97,000 crore(on account would continue with the NDAat risprudence. In December 1984, brother Anil Dave practisedon StateDGP's office said the FIRs tion FIR filedinHathras, based berfor allegedly promoting en- Ayodhya DIG Deepak of GSTimplementation) from a the Centre. The party said it Dave enrolledasanadvocate the criminal side,” the advocate hadbeenfiledagainstindividu- onapolicecomplaint,isexplor- mity between different groups Kumar said an FIR wasregis- special windowfacilitatedby the would field candidates against with the Bar Council of Gujarat. said. All four siblings were advo- als and organisations forfor- inganallegedinternationalcon- by circulating an inciting video. teredatKhandasa police station RBI or the complete shortfall of Rs the JD(U) but notthe BJP forthe In November 2018,Davewas cates and Justice Dave wasele- warding fake information to in- spiracy to instigateriots along The FIR at Sasni police sta- againstone Gayadeen 2.35lakh crore(including Rs 1.38 statepolls. appointed as the acting Chief vatedasajudge. citepeople,violatingSection144 caste linesanddefamethestate tion is againstBhim Army Chaudharyfor Facebook posts. lakh croredue to Covid) from the The move came afterits rela- Justice of the Gujarat HC after As acting CJ, he implemented CrPC and Covid-19guidelines government. members forgathering acrowd He, too, has been arrested. market. tionship with the JD(U) nose- Justice Akil Kureshi, who wasex- the long-pending demand of the among other charges. Sources said investigating of 400-500inviolation of In Prayagraj,officials said, Sitharaman, meanwhile, said divedoverthe lastfew months, pected to assume the office of Bar forrenovation of the bar “Even though the local ad- agencies have found awebsite Section 144CrPC. At Hathras three separateFIRs have been cess collection this year so far, with the party taking potshots at Chief Justice on the basis of sen- room and allocating chambers to ministration, keeping in mind that went by the name justice- Gatepolice station, an FIR foral- registeredatthe Naini, amounting to Rs 20,000 crore, the Bihar government over its iority,was transferredtoBombay junior advocates. He also initiated theCovid-19protocol,hadgiven forhathrasvictim.carrd.co had legedly flouting Covid norms Karnailganj and Utraon police would be disbursedtostates handling of Covidand themi- HighCourt.Dave’s tenurecontin- acrecheatthe familycourtin permission to five persons each come up, and wasgiving infor- has been filedagainstformer stations. Twoofthe three ac- Monday. The Council also de- grant crisis that followedthe uedtill October 2019,when Chief Ahmedabad. Justice Dave also of politicalpartiesto visit,mem- mation on howtoprotest safely BJP MLARajveer Pahalwan. cusedhavebeen arrested. cidedtodisburse Rs 24,000crore lockdown. Justice Vikram Nath of Allahabad initiatedthe Vulnerable Witness bersandleadersof differentpo- and avoid police. Sources “Ithas been brought to our In Bijnor,one Ajeem to states by next week as the HC took over. Deposition Centres (VWDC) in litical organisations gatheredin claimedithad copiedinforma- notice that thereare several Chaudharywas arrested foran sharefromIntegratedGST(IGST) Lokayukta One of his landmarkjudg- severaldistrict courts,tohelp vic- large numbers and initiated vi- tion from protests going on in people online who have been alleged objectionable post from the firstyear of implemen- of an FIR is mandatoryunder mentsinclude that of October tims of sexual offences, child wit- olence, while breaking down the US, particularly the 'Black posting content to specifically againstPrime Minister tation. Section 154CrPC (cognizable of- 2017,whereDavewas partofa nesses and victims of various the system setupbythe police. LivesMatter' protests.The dos createcaste-basedtensions. NarendraModi and Chief GSTcompensation has been fences), Misrasaid. “Manycases division benchwith Justice GR heinous crimes. The police had to use minor and don'ts, sources said, in- These have been forwardedto MinisterYogi Adityanath. The pending forthis financial year, (were) coming to Lokayukta Udhwani that commuted the forcetobring the situation un- cludedsteps on howtostaysafe the Cyber Cell and FIRs have district police said the FIR was amounting to Rs 1.5lakh croretill wherethe police were notregis- death sentence of 11 convictsof IAF chief dercontrol,”saidthestatement. during riots and in situations been filed,” said SP Jaiswal. registeredonthe complaint of July. Of this, the states with the tering FIRs. Theykeptsaying that the2002Sabarmatitrainburning “Talkstowards disengage- The firstFIR, at Chandpa po- when teargasshelling and ar- According to Hathras police, aBJP leader,and the accused biggestchunk of pending pay- FIRwasregisteredonlyafter pre- incidentto rigorouslifeimprison- ment followedbyde-escalation lice station in Hathras, has been reststakeplace. the Cyber Cell is making note of has been arrested. mentsare:Maharashtra(Rs liminaryinquiry... Iknownoth- ment,upholdingthelife-sentence areon. And we do hope that the filedagainstunidentifiedper- “The main FIR filedat those who shared fake photo- An FIR has also been regis- 22,485 crore), Karnataka (Rs ing is going to change. Idonot of 20 others. The division bench talksprogress along the lines that sons under Sections 109(abet- Chandpa police station will look graphs of abody,claiming it to teredinMathuraagainstmem- 13,763 crore), Uttar Pradesh (Rs have anyhope.” also directed the Gujarat govern- areexpected.The current ment if the act is committed in intothe overall conspiracy re- be the victim's. It wasalso bers of the ‘Campus Front of 11,742 crore), Gujarat (Rs 11,563 MisrarecommendedanACB mentto paycompensationto the progress is slow. What we see is consequence and wherenoex- garding the incident. Thereis brought to the notice of police India’ under CrPC Section 151. crore) and Tamil Nadu (Rs 11,269 investigation againstMLA kin of the deceasedkar sevakson an increase in effortstodig in for press provision is made forits plenty of evidence -- forin- that therewerevideo clips at- Under this section, “a police of- crore). Pandurang Madkaikar fordispro- the train, saying it failedtodis- the winter,interms of forces on punishment), 120B (criminal stance, call detail records of tributing wrongful statements ficer knowing of adesign to Among other decisions, the portionateassets;and an ACB charge itsdutyinmaintaininglaw ground, in terms of deployment conspiracy),124A(sedition),153 those trying to offermoneyto to the chief minister. commit anycognizable offence Council announcedrelaxation in probe“againstunknown per- and order. of air assets in the airfields close A(promoting enmity between the woman’s parents. All these Complaintsalso include copies mayarrest, withoutorders from compliance measures forsmaller sons” foralleged conspiracy and Hearing apublic interestliti- by.” different groups on grounds of things will be looked at and ac- of medical reports that were not amagistrateand without awar- taxpayers with annual turnover siphoning of funds supposedto gation concerning misappropria- He said Indian forces arealso religion,race,placeof birth,res- tion will be takenaccordingly,” found to be authentic, police rant, the person so designing”. of less than Rs 5crore who arere- be usedfor strandedmigrants. tion of MPLADS funds by former taking actions accordingly.“The idence,language,etc,anddoing Superintendent of Police, said. Mohammad Shamoon, direc- quiredto file GSTreturns onlyon In another case, he said a RajyaSabha MP from Anand, whole focus is on talks… our fur- actsprejudicial to maintenance Hathras, VineetJaiswal said. At least14moreFIRs have tor(public relations) of PFI, aquarterly basis with monthly Cabinetministerwas unfit to Smriti Irani (nowLok Sabha MP ther actions will depend upon the of harmony) and four of itssub- The statement issuedbythe been registeredoverallegedly Campus Front of India’s parent taxpaymentsfromJanuary1, hold office. Justice Misradid not from Amethi and Union minis- ground realities”. He said “there sections,153B(imputations,as- StateDGP's office said the FIR objectionable posts on social body,declinedtocomment on 2021. Theywill, “for the firsttwo spareeventhe lateManohar ter), the then acting chief justice is no step-up in terms of air assets sertions prejudicial to national wasfiledinconnection with media. Five persons have been the matter. months of the quarter, have an Parrikar for“avoiding responsi- Dave came down heavilyonthe deployment” by China. integration), 420 (cheating and some fringeelementswho tried arrested in connection with –WITHINPUTSFROM option to pay35per cent of the bility” in probing Madkaikar’s as- implementing agency.When the “Our offensive strikecapabil- dishonestlyinducingdeliveryof to incitethe victim's family, put these FIRs, police said. AMILBHATNAGAR netcash taxliability of the last sets,ashewas “serving as amin- implementing agency soughtfor ity has been honedwith upgra- quarterusing an auto-generated isterand an MLAbelonging to the afastertrial as the stategovern- dations and newinductions of challan," aFinance Ministrystate- ruling party”. ment had frozen their bank ac- weapons and platforms, ably ment said. On the eveofhis retirement, counts, Dave retorted,“You supportedbycombat enablers Centre leaves call on schools to states The Council approved the re- his security protocol waswith- should be blacklisted.” and anetworked decision-mak- visedrequirement of declaring drawn, Misrasaid –whichhesaw Dave had also presidedover ing environment, including an in- Monday's guidelines carry on alternatedays,orevery two will bediscouragedforstudents Attendance forstudentswill HSN (HarmonisedSystemof as a“churlish response to my re- severalhigh profile land acquisi- tegrated approachtohandle in- the Union government's tacit days.Onthe days astudent is at across all grades to "ensure notbecompulsoryand depend Nomenclature) Code forgoods in ports”. On Monday, the former tion matters, including that of coming threats. We have the approval in case the states de- home,she will be asked to self- emotional well-being of the entirelyonparental consent. invoices and in sales return Form Lokayuktalefthis official resi- GIFT City in as well largest strategic airliftcapability cide to reopen schools forall study chapters "conceptually students". Wearing of masksbystudents, GSTR-1 with effect from April 1, dence with his wifeBharti, with- as the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bul- in our region comprising IL-76, C- grades, including junior stu- easier to understand". "Assessmentsinthe form of teachers and staffwill be com- 2021. Taxpayers with aturnover out the traditional farewell. lettrain. In the GIFT city litigation 17 and C-130 platforms. We have dents, in aphasedmanner. In case of high enrolment role plays,choreography, class pulsory. Agedteachers and staff of over Rs 5crore will have to One of Misra’s strongestre- whereagriculturists movedcourt significantlyenhancedour helilift The Education Ministry's numbers, schools can explore quiz, puzzles and games, and those living in containment quotethe six-digit HSN,while ports wasone in whichhefound in 2014 highlighting non-pay- capabilities with our helicopter SOP is indicative,and states are running in twoshifts "byreduc- brochuredesigning, presenta- zones will notbeallowedto those up to Rs 5crore will have to former Chief MinisterLaxmikant ment of appropriatecompensa- inductions,” he said. expected to drafttheir guide- ing time duration of school tions, journals, portfolios, etc., work. quoteuptofour digitsfor B2B Parsekar,former Secretaryof tion, Dave,who washeading the “Our airliftcapability wasalso lineswithinthe broadframe- hours per shift, suchthat the maybepreferred over routine Aminimum physical dis- supplies of goods and services. Mines PawanKumar Sain, and division benchasacting CJ, di- brought intofocus as we sup- work definedbythe Union gov- school is able to managewith pen-paper testing," the tance of six feet to be main- The Council also decidedto Prasanna Acharya,Director of rected the stategovernment to portedthe Indian Armyinrapid ernment, the officer quoted the same setofteachers in the Education Ministry's guidelines tainedduring seating, regular exempt domestic launching of Mines and Geology “guilty of compensatethe owners of the mobilisation of troops and equip- above added. overall school hours". state. "If possible, school bags hand hygiene routine to be satellites, particularly by start- abuse of power”. Theyhad land acquired in 2011,asper ment to operational areas at a According to the SOP issued Foratleasttwo to three forstudentsoflowerprimary followedbystudentsand ups, using services by ISRO, “hastilycleared”, without the March 2019 market value. pace whichour adversarydidn’t by the Centre, schools, upon re- weeksafter reopening, schools classes (I to V) maybediscour- sanitisation of frequently- Antrix Corporation Ltd and NSIL, mandatorychecks,31files on However, he dismissedaset expect,” he said. opening, will nothold classes will notconduct anyassess- aged.All the necessarylearning touchedsurfaces in the school the statement said. January12, 2015,the same day of 59 petitions movedbyfarmers “Our position as acredible forall grades on one day. ment and even when theydo, material maybekeptinthe arealso partofthe reopening that an Ordinance whichmade againstthe land acquisition for combat-ready forceisvital given Attendance could berotational, the pen-and-paper text format classroom." guidelines. JDU slams LJP lease available onlybyauction, the Centre’s Ahmedabad- the role the air forcewill playto- Mukesh Sahni (VIP) has deserted wastaking effect. Mumbai bullettrain project. wardsensuring victoryinany fu- thatcoalitionof onemanwhohas Earlier this year,after Chief Upholding the land acquisition tureconflict… we have grown fencesupplies, and theyare do- 22. The annual G-20 summit will The Chumar standoffin to be extendedbeyond the five time and again displayedadicta- MinisterPramod Sawant said he process adoptedbythe stateas from being atactical forcetoa ingalot of exercisestogether...this be held four days afterthe BRICS September 2014 also endedafter years...afterthat, therewas this torial streak,” he said, in arefer- had rejected Misra’s report, the valid, the division benchkeptthe strategic one with trans-oceanic activity,interms of their bilateral summit. Modi raisedthe issue with Xi question of some states notwant- ence to RJD founder Lalu Prasad. Lokayuktaaddressedaspecial re- issue of compensation open, reach,” the IAF chief said. exercise, is on the increase.” But, Sources said the scheduling of who wasvisiting Ahmedabad. ing Option 1, and states wanting JD(U)'s Tyagi said that a“com- portunder Section 16 (3) of the while giving the farmers the lib- “The emerging threat sce- he said, “it is nottosay thereisa the BRICS summit could be an Announcing theBRICS sum- Option 3, whichtheyhavewrit- binedcampaign” by Prime ActtoGovernor SatyaPal Malik. erty to approachthe government nario in our neighbourhood and sign that it is acollusive threat… opportunity to resolve the stand- mit, Russia said the theme of the tentothe Prime Ministerabout MinisterNarendraModi, Union “Theygiveopinions without at the appropriatetime. beyond mandates the needto we aredeployedfor atwo-front off, since the twosides would like meeting this year is “BRICS and whichwas forwardedtous Home MinisterAmit Shah, BJP reading the Act, and Isent the de- In 2013,presiding adivision have arobustcapability to fight war”.Hesaid,“thereisnosuchin- to settle the issue before Partnership forGlobal Stability, forareply,”Finance Minister president JP Nadda, and JD(U) tails of the sections and provi- bench, Justice Dave came down across the entirespectrum of dication” and India is “observing November 17. Shared Security and Innovative Nirmala Sitharaman said. president and Bihar Chief sions again,” Misrarecalledofthe heavilyonthe handling of swine warfare. We conduct bilateral all the activities across”. “It has been five months since Growth”. It said the five countries “So the question was, it could MinisterNitishKumar,will“clear report, in whichhehad famously flu breakout in Gujarat, saying, and multilateral exercises with He said it wasnot correct that the standoffbegan, and in have continued“close strategic be that 20 states have chosen all confusion being created by said: “OnlyaDhritarashtraor therewerenoqualifieddoctors leading air forces of the world. Indian forces were surprisedby Moscowlastmonth, the Foreign partnershiponallthethreemajor Option 1, some of us have not LJP”.“Thefactthatbothpartiesare Gandhari would be unable to at the Community Health And letmesharewith youwith the PLA. “Werealisedwhat the Ministers adoptedafive-pronged pillars: peace and security,econ- chosen any...among those who coming out with the listfor the perceive anything sinisterin Centres and that health and hy- confidence, that operationally, Chinese PLAwas doing in May, approachtodisengageand de-es- omyandfinance,culturalandpeo- have notchosen any, the argu- firstphaseof polls(onOctober28) what happenedonJanuary12, giene was“worstingovernment we areamong the best,” he said. and we acted swiftly, both Army calateearly.But therehas been no ple-to-people exchanges”. ment wasthat it should be the shows our solidarity,” he said. 2015,and it seems thereisno hospitals.” The IAF deployment in and Air Force. To sayweweresur- progress in disengagement since Centre whichborrows.Onthis Asked if Kumar and Modi dearth of Dhritarashtraor In around 20 years he served Ladakh, he said, is a“very small prisedisnot reallycorrect. We then, although therehas been no GST plan there wasalot of discussion, it would campaign in areas where Gandhari these days,inMera as an advocate, Justice Dave rep- partofour deployment. We have were surprisedinthe sense that escalation either.Wewill have to Rs 97,000 croreearlier basedon wasfelt that youcannotdecide the LJP putsupcandidates against Bharat Mahan. Forthat matter,it resentedthe stategovernmentas deployedacross all relevant op- theynormallydotheir exercises see if the intent to disengageis assumption of 10 per cent rev- on the basis of the 20 states who the JD(U), Tyagi said: “The NDA's also seems thereisnodearth of an assistant government pleader erational locations requiredto ac- in this period, and it wasnot ex- thereornot in the coming enue growth. have written to you, we needto topleaders will campaign in Shakuni in rendering 'appropri- and the Union Government in cess this area”. pected that theywould utilise weeks,” asource told The Indian Voting is likelytobeproposed talk further.And Iwas also gently favour of NDAcandidates.” ate' advice. 'PutraMoha' seems to Gujarat HC as astanding counsel “Be rest assured,” he said, “we this period and do this attempt at Express. again in the next meeting slated remindedthat Ican’t take any- Referring to speculation on have been substituted by 'Party forthe central government. arefirmlyinplace to handle any the LAC,” he said. Incidentally, the two-and- forOctober 12,officials said. At body forgranted.Idon’t take any- the alliance's roadmap afterthe Moha' or other kinds of 'Moha' in He wasalso legal advisor for contingency.” half-month-long Doklam border least20stateshavealready opted body forgranted... Ihavealways LJP move,Tyagi said that “all ru- the system of Public Consumer Education and “Weare awarethat China and BRICS in Nov standoffbetween Indian and forOption 1, tilting the numbers been open formoreand more mours will dissipate” soon. “BJP Administration and shouting Research Centre(CERC) in early Pakistanare cooperating closely, another opportunity to sharethe Chinese troops wasresolvedjust in the Centre’s favour. talk,” she said. and JD(U) workers knoweach from the rooftops regarding erad- days as well as to Sardar Sarovar and Pakistannow is increasingly G-20 platform —also via video ahead of the BRICS summit in “Tobefair to the Council, it did “10statesdemand that full other very well and will work in ication of corruption, while play- Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL) and dependent on China fortheir de- conference —onNovember 21- Xiamen in September 2017. take adecision that cess will have compensationshould be paid to perfect sync. Afterall, we have ing onlylip service.”

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER6,2020 VADODARA TRANSGENDERS HELD FOR ‘INDECENCY’ TheSayajigunj police in Va dodaracitybooked twotransgendersunder the Gujarat Police Act 3 forallegedly harassing passersbynear abus stop late on Sunday. They were let offonbail on GUJARAT Mondayafternoon. They were arrested without Covid test as it wasabailable offence.

Two booked for Railways to deliver goods for Amazon India Covidtallynears1.45L blackmarketing The move by Amazon India of Covid drug VAIBHAVJHA comes afterthe ministryof Leastnumber of AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 Railways had takenadecision to CASETRACKER permit120days advancebooking micro-containment EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE IN AN initiative to bring revenue of parcel space in Seating cum PLACES CONFIRMED DEATHS NEW CASES AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 to therailways andofferacheaper LuggageRake(SLR) and Parcel zones declared Ahmedabad 36,811 1,828 187 alternative to e-merchants, the Vans attachedtobothpassenger by Ahmedabad Amreli 2,2662530AWHOLESALEmedicalsellerand Western Railway (WR) has tied carryingtrainsandCovid-19spe- Anand 1,1531611amedical representative (MR) up with e-commerce giant cialparcel trains. civic body till date were booked by the city Amazon India to delivergoods “Suchalongadvancebooking Aravalli 622 24 5 Crime BranchonMondayfor the from Gujarat to West Bengal in dateallows companies to plan Banaskantha 2,203 25 34 alleged blackmarketing of REM- twotrains. According to WR offi- their logistics better.The loading EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Bharuch2,3831516 DAC100 MG injections, usedin cials,TrainNumber02833 (Ahm- of the rakesinAhmedabad- AHMEDABAD, OCTOBER 5 4,305 69 32 the treatment of Covid-19, edabad-Howrah Express) and Howrah express already started Botad761 57wherein the accusedproduced TrainNumber00913(- on Sunday,”said aspokesperson THE AHMEDABAD Municipal fake bills of the critical injections. Shalimar Covid-19Parcel Special forAhmedabad division of Corporation, despiteadding Chhota Udepur 5453 6 Accordingto policeofficialsof Train) have been booked by E-commerce goods of Amazon India areloadedontoatrain Western Railways. over 150cases on Monday, de- Dahod 1,689611 Detectionof CrimeBranch,Rajkot Amazon India for37trips be- at Ahmedabad on Sunday. Express In astatement, Amazon India clared the leastnumber of mi- Dang 106 city,the main accusedParesh tweenOctober6toNovember16. said,“Weare committedto along crocontainment zones -three Devbhoomi 6005 7Patel(35), aresident of Janakpur The trains will delivere-com- termrelationshipwiththeIndian residential societies, compris- society at Sheri Sadhuvasvani merce goods of Amazon India parcel van(VPH) by Train No. Rs 55 lakh forthe railways.This is Railways andareevaluatingmul- Dwarka ing 55 households -till date. road in Rajkot,who runs ‘New whichare usuallytransported 02833 foratotal of 18 trips and the firsttime that the Western tipleopportunitiesinpartnership. At present, the Ahmedabad Gandhinagar 3,863 79 39 IdealAgencies’,awholesalemed- throughheavytransportvehicles Train No.00913 for19trips till Railways has tiedupwith an e- This is acontinuous process and civic body has 190areas desig- Gir Somnath 1,4611815icine shop and other accused (HTVs) by road. November 16 carrying atotal 851 commerce giant,” said Sumit togetherwe areworkingonways nated as microcontainment 6,539 35 90 RajniKant Patel(29), aresident of “The logistic partner of tonnes of e-commerce goods, Thakur,chief public relations of- to serveour customers in afast zones in itscity limits. 2,947 32 31 SanskarAvenueatbypassroadin Amazon India has booked heavy whichwill generatearevenue of ficer,Western Railways. and reliable manner (sic).” Meanwhile, Gujarat on Rajkot,who worksasamedical Kheda 1,343159 Mondayreportedover1,300 representative,werebooked by cases, taking the state's tallyto Kutch2,137 33 27 thepolice. Leopard found dead in Una near 1.45 lakh. Mahisagar re- Mahisagar 1,0771116 While Paresh wasdetained, portedits eleventh Covid-19fa- 2,9002943 theotheraccusedRajnikantPatel Ahmedabad:Aleopardwasfound our staffabout the leopard. tality,while reported Morbi 1,7481822isalreadylodgedinRajkot subjail dead at afarmland in UnaofGir Officers and field staffvisited five Covid-19deaths in asingle in another case of fraudlodgedat Somnath on Mondaymorning. the location, observed the Narmada 982111 day. DCB police station in Rajkot. Forest officials suspect that it got body and scannedthe sur- The district of Ahmedabad 1,2167 7 “A fewdays ago, Dr Anand electrocuted aftercoming in rounding area. It lookslikethe has till datereportedover Panchmahal 2,4312120 Chauhanof AnandClinicinRajkot contact with atransformer in leopardgot electrocuted acci- 36,800cases and morethan Patan1,9543948had approachedthe police stat- the field. According to forest of- dentallyafter coming in contact 1,800fatalitiesdue to Covid-19. Porbandar 860 411ingthatthe owner of NewIdeal ficials of Gir Eastdivision, amale with an electric transformer On the other hand, aday af- Agencies had givenhim abill of leopardagedbetween 2-3 years centrewhile attempting to akill Rajkot 10,729 152155 terAMC took action against240 24 REMDAC injections worthRs wasfound dead by afarmer of pigeon from itsnestontrans- residential apartmentsofSafal Sabarkantha 1,1581111 46,473 but he had notpurchased around 9amonMonday. former.Its postmortemwas Parivesh in South West Zone of Surat 30,519 778276 it.Uponthecomplaint,officialsof “Todayat9:15am, done at Jasadhar animal care Jodhpur ward by declaring Surendranagar 1,882 12 19 FoodandDrugSafetydepartment Manubhai Mori, who is the (sic),” said aforestofficial at Gir them all to be partofmicro Tapi 6754 4 visited the Anand clinic and owner of farmland, informed Eastdivision. ENS containment zone afterresi- probed the fake bill,” said an offi- Vadodara12,527204 124 dentsrefusedtoget tested,the cer at Rajkot DCB. residentshad achangeofheart, 1,18983 “The role of the wholesaler deciding to gettested. Other states 1483 and MR came intolight and a (An autonomous Institute of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science &Technology,Govt. of India) Antigen testing activity was raid wasconducted and the ac- Inner Ring Road, Uppal, HYDERABAD- 500039,. Telangana, India commencedbythe AMC from Cumulative Total New Cumulative cusedParesh has been detained. Ph: +91-40-27216015, Website : www.cdfd.org.in Mondayand all 240house- discharge: cases: cases: deaths: The license of NewIdeal agen- Advt. No. CDFD/EMPC/4/September’20 holds were removedfromthe 1,23,770 1,44,308 1,327 3,537 cies has been cancelled,” the of- CDFD, an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology,Ministry microcontainment zone. ficer added. of Science and Technology,invites applications from Indian nationals for the following purely temporary vacancies in research projects funded by National /International agencies at CDFD like DST/DBT/ICMR/CSIR etc. The AHMEDABAD description of the positions and minimum qualifications for various vacancies are as follows: 1) ResearchAssociate Days after woman 2) Project–Senior Research Fellow 3) Project–Junior Research Fellow 4) ProjectAssociate –I 5) ProjectAssociate –II gangraped near rly 6) Senior ProjectAssociate 7) Principal ProjectAssociate 8) Project Scientist track, one arrested 9) Laboratory Technician 10) Data Entry Operator Theytook her from Akhbarnagar Please refer CDFD website www.cdfd.org.in for detailed information EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to Zundal Ring Road in aBRTS regarding projects, position(s), emoluments etc., application format and AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 bus and then an auto rickshaw. general conditions. Interested candidates may register their names by The accusedthen took her to a applying in the prescribed application form online. Complete the application THE AHMEDABAD Detection bushyareanear arailway track form online at http://www.cdfd.org.in. of Crime Brancharresteda30- in Garnala area on the ring road The last date for receipt of the applications is 23.10.2020 and applications received after 23.10.2020 will be rejected. year-old man forallegedly gang- and took turns to rape her,”said raping and looting adailywager an official of Ahmedabad DCB. woman near a “The accusedalso lootedher railway trackinZundal area of mobile phone and Rs 1,300cash Ahmedabad on September 16. and leftthe woman there," the According to police, the ac- official said. cused, identifiedasPappu Police officials said that they Mansinh Hatila (30), anative of managedto nab the accusedafter Dahod, with another accom- tracking the mobile phone they plice, had allegedly hired the had lootedfromthe woman. woman formason work. "Using technical surveil- Theytook her to Zundal area lance, we found that the mobile on pretextofvisiting an under phone wasbeing usedbya12- construction building and gang- year-old boyinAhmedabad. rapedher in abushyareanear Upon questioning the boyand the railway trackson September his father,wegot to knowthat 16 morning. it wassold to them by aman The second accusedisyet to namedPappu Hatila. Using hu- be arrested.Police have notre- man intelligence, we nabbed vealedhis name yet. the accusedfromDahod on An FIR waslodged at Sundaynight and he wasar- Sabarmati police station under rested on Monday,"addedthe Indian Penal Code sections 376D police official. forgangrape, 394(forcausing "The accusedisunmarried hurtduringrobbery), 323 (for and livesinarain baserain assault) and 114(forcrime com- Chandlodia area of Ahmedabad. mitted when abettorpresent) On September 16,hetook a againsttwo unknown persons. knownaccomplice with him "Thetwo personshad hired andthenhired the victim the woman on the morning of woman formason work," added September 16 formason work. the police official.

JAMNAGAR Gangrape of 17-year-old girl: Fourth accused held

the three accusedinthe case and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE on Monday, we held the fourth AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 person from avillageinJamkh- ambaliyatowninDevbhoomi ADAY afterthree persons were Dwarka.Alltheaccusedare being arrested forthe alleged gangrape questionedasofnow,” said apo- of a17-year-old girlinJamnagar, lice officer of Jamnagar LCB. police also arrested the fourth According to Jamnagar police, absconding accusedonMonday. the incident took place on Police said the fourth ac- September 28 afternoon when cusedwas known to the girland one of the four accused, who was had invited her to his house in known to the victim, had called Jamnagar on September 28 af- her to his house. When the vic- ternoon afterwhichshe wasal- tim reachedthe house, she was legedly gangrapedbythe four rapedbythe four accused. persons. As the fourth accusedwas Meanwhile, Congress being takentothe police station, Corporator and lawyer-activist Congress Corporator Jenab Khafi Jenab Khafihit the fourth ac- hit him with her slippers. “The cusedwith aslipper as he was number of rape cases in India are being takentothe lockupbya fast increasing and the slogan team of Jamnagar Local Crime ‘Beti Bachao’ whichthe BJP had Branch(LCB) team on Monday givenuswas actuallyawarning afternoon. forall of us... Yes, Ihavehit that “Till Sunday, we had arrested man withslippers,”Khafi said. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 GUJARAT THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER6,2020 AhmedabadboytopsJEEin state,UnatogetfirstIITian

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HARSH SHAH from Ahmedabad toppedGujarat in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced exam, the resultsofwhichwere announcedonMonday, with an All-India Ranking (AIR) of 11. (Fromleft) Poojan Sojitra, Shrey Bavishi, Niyati Mehta, Dhruv Maroo and Harsh Shah The statesaw six in top100, including 18-year-old Poojan SojitrafromUna in Gir Somnath “My wifegaveuppractice Harsh Shah from Ahmedabad NisargChadha, 18,from district who got 64th rank and nearly 15 years agofor our chil- who toppedinGujarat with AIR Vadodara, who wasthe only Niyati MehtafromAhmedabad dren’s education. She has been 11,said, “Anxiety levels were candidate from Gujarat secur- Union Ministerfor Women and Child Development Smriti Irani at the BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar,Monday. Nirmal Harindran who toppedinthe IIT-Bombay staying with the children in highduring the initialdays of ing 100percentile and ranked zone with AIR 62. Nisarg Ahmedabad fortheir schooling lockdown but later IknewIcan- second in the All India Ranking Chadha, 18,fromVadodarawho since Poojan wasinClass 6,” said notdoanything but acceptthe (AIR) and firstinGujarat in the wasthe onlycandidatefrom Dinesh Sojitra, who is running a situation positively.” Joint Entrance Examination HATHRAS CASE Gujarat among 24 securing 100 private hospitalinUnasince1994. Harsh, too, comes from a (JEE) Mains, soundedalittle dis- percentile in the JEE Mains stood “I wasexpecting arank familyofdoctors —his father appointed with his Advanced 16th in the Advanced. somewherearound 100but this Sanjayisagynaecologistand AIR of 16. Investigation on, not proper on Poojan became the firstfrom is something Ihad notex- his elder brother is apostgrad- “One always has high expec- UnainGir Somnath district to pected,” said Poojan who has de- uatemedical student in LG tation... but Iamhappywith crackthe exam and is perhaps cidedtopursue engineering in Medical College. “My parents what Ihavescored,” Nisargsaid. the firsttocrack the entrance Computer Science, reasoning it suggestedthat the study period Among other candidates from Saurashtraaswell, accord- with “highestplacements” for in medical is toolong and it is from Gujarat among top100are my part to comment, says Irani ing to his father. computer science engineers. better to pursue acareer in en- Shrey Bavishi (AIR 55) and Poojan is also the firstone On dealing with the Covid gineering,” he laughed. Dhruv Maroo (AIR 99). Shrey’s the CBI does notmakeastate- requestconversation with the anguishedtosee the farmers from his familyofdoctors to lockdown and uncertainty over Niyati Mehtafrom father Nilesh is adoctor while EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ment on the issue, Ithink,asa Chief MinisterofUttar Pradesh. getting independence from mid- choose acareer in engineering. the exam, he said, “Wegot more Ahmedabad with AIR 62 said it his elder sisterisdoing her GANDHINAGAR,OCTOBER5 representative of the govern- He has assuredme that stringent dlemen. His father Dinesh is an ophthal- time forpreparation but also had wasunexpected.Sharing a MBBS. Dhruv Maroo improved ment, it would be abit of irre- action will be taken. Afterthat In replytoaquestion, she mologist, while his mother to deal with lowermotivational messagefor girls, she said, his JEE Mains ranking of 293. UNION MINISTER forWomen sponsible stance formetoclar- conversation, Isee the case has took adig at Congress leader Smitaanayurvedadoctor.His levelsdueto uncertaintyoverex- “Never feel that being agirlyou and Child Development Smriti ify the stand on behalf the CBI.” been referredto the CBI. Ialso be- Rahul Gandhi and said, “The per- sisterhas justcompletedher ams, admissions and the future cannotoutperform boys,beit PUNE BOY ALL-INDIA Irani on Mondaychose notto "As afemale politician, Ican lieve that he has brought admin- son who uses asofatosit on a MBBS from PDU Medical afterpreparingforalltheseyears.” anyfield. Always keep working comment on the alleged gan- saythat under my division comes istrative action againstthe SP of tractor,will neversupportasys- College, Rajkot. Echoing similar thoughts, towardsyour goal.” TOPPER PAGE 9 grape and murder of aDalit the National Commission for the district and Iamsureonce the temwhichfrees afarmer from woman in Hathras of Uttar Women. National Commission SIT reportcomes through, he will middlemen.” Pradesh while stating that it forWomen is currentlypersuing take appropriateaction against Irani wasreferring to pictures would notbeproper on her part 7000 active cases across the all parties involved.” of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi GSHSEB reduces 30% syllabus for Class 11, 12 to speak on acase in whichin- country. National Commission Irani, an MP from Amethi of sitting on acushionedseat of a vestigation wason. forProtection of Child Right is Uttar Pradesh, wasintractor during the Congress ing days that will have detailed from the deducted syllabus will riculum and howmuchshould At aformal interaction with pursuing close to 1300 cases Gandhinagar as partofthe union party’s protestrallies in Punjab EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE information of all the topics notbeasked in the exams but be dropped. media personsatGujarat BJP across the country. Under such government’s effortstospread and Haryana againstthe farm AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 droppedfromthe curriculum as teachers arerequired to teach Deliberating on reduction of stateheadquarters Shree cases, theycoordinatewith state “true” details of three farm laws laws. well as those that will continue this to studentsfor their aca- curriculum due to Covid pan- Kamalam, when asked to com- investigative agencies and home recentlypassedinParliament In response to another ques- GUJARATSECONDARYand to be apartofthe course struc- demic benefits. demic affecting the teaching ment on the Hathras case, Irani ministries to ensurethe justice is and howtheywill be beneficial tion related to Rahul Gandhi’s Higher SecondaryEducation turefor Class 11 to 12 whichwill The boarddeclared that care days in schools, Gujarat said, “It would notbeappropri- giventothe victim concerned," to farmers. In her address, Irani statement that if Congress came Board(GSHSEB) on Monday be sent to all schools soon, stated will be takenwhile reducing the Secondaryand Higher ateinmyconstitutional position Irani said. said that the three farm laws will to power, theywill scrap the declared areduction of 30 per the GSHSEB official statement is- syllabus so that continuity of the SecondaryEducation Board to speak on anyactive investiga- She further said, “As faras makethe farmers of the country laws,Irani said, “It has been the cent in syllabus forClass 11 and suedMonday. curriculum is notbrokenaswell (GSHSEB) meetings were held tion…Regarding Hathras, Ihave Hathras goes, Ican confirm to you independent in true sense. She tendency of this man (Rahul 12 foracademic session 2020- The reason cited by the GSH- as studentsdonot sufferincom- on July23, August20and made my statement publicly that though Idonot call up any said that now, forthe firsttime, Gandhi) to insult parliamentary 21 only. SEB behind this decision is that petitive exams. September 11 under the chair- known… An SIT has been con- other chief ministerinthe coun- the farmer of the countrycan sell traditions.Heisagentleman This would applytoall state this will help reduce the stress Since the Central Boardof manship of Education Minister stituted by the stategovern- tryinactive investigation since I his produce to anybody at his who torn offanordinance prom- recognisedschools affiliated to levels among studentsand SecondaryEducation (CBSE) and Bhupendrasinh Chudasama. ment. It is nowalso found that am prohibitedso that Idonot in- rate without interference of any ulgated by the government of GSHSEB. Topics to be dropped proper preparation forClass 10 other states had reducedthe cur- The lastmeeting of educa- the stategovernment hasre- terferewith the working of the middleman. Manmohan Singhji. It is futile to will be decidedand announced and 12 boardexams. riculum, asimilar demand was tionists and academicians was ferred the case to CBI (Central Commission (National She alleged that the expect respect forIndian by the stateboardshortly. However, the course has raisedbyparentsinGujarat. held on September 29 at BureauofInvestigation). Now, till Commission forWomen), Idid Congress’s leadership is feeling Parliament from him.” Adetailedcircular will be is- been reducedfromthe exami- Various meetings were held SecondaryTeachers Training suedbythe GSHSEB in the com- nation syllabus as questions fordeciding whether the cur- Institute(STTI). Congress MLAs, workers detained HC ISSUES NOTICE GFSU aspirant Goal of $5 trillion economy needs after protest over Hathras rape case moves court to be postponed: Naushad Forbes after entrance “India’s rise in infections has alistsaid therewerewas some test dates clash EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE been inexorable... In late “home grownsuccess” in states AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 March,with just600 Covid-19 likeKerala whichmanaged to with other exams cases in the country, we initi- controlmortality among Covid INDIA SHOULD learn from coun- ated the world’s moststringent patients. tries likeSouth Korea, Vietnam lockdowns... Todaywehave “Kerala has seen agreater EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and Sri Lanka howtheyman- 6.5 million cases and the fastest spread in 1,35,000 cases. But it AHMEDABAD, SEPTEMBER 5 aged to control Covid-19out- spreading infection the world. has controlledmortality,better break,DrNaushad DForbes, Co- We aresimultaneouslyopen- than anyother state. If India had AN UNDERGRADUATEstudent chairman of Forbes Marshall Pvt ing up and easing restrictions controlledmortality as well as of biotechnology of Gujarat Ltd, said on Monday. He wasad- on movement and activities... Kerala, we would have 23,000 University has movedthe dressing the 42nd Dr Vikram The lockdowns were too deaths today, instead of Gujarat High Courtafter the Sarabhai Memorial Lecture. He draconian foracountrylike 1,00,000 deaths. That’s ahuge Gujarat Forensics Sciences also said that India should post- ours with suchalarge informal difference,” said Forbes. University (GFSU) decidedto pone itsgoal of becoming afive sector,nosocial safetynet. He said doctors and scien- conduct an online entrance test trillion economyto2027. So we mustease the restric- tists on the ground should set forpost-graduatecourse on “The consensus nowpoints tions. But we mustcommuni- policy direction forCovid and dates whichcoincidedwith her to aGDP drop this year of 10-15 catethat we areopening up to the implementation should be Hanif Malek BhupendraRana semesterexams and subse- per cent. That will setout devel- restoreeconomic activity... We done by politicians and bu- Surat Congress president Babu Rayka detainedfor staging aprotest over Hathras case on Monday. (Right) Vadodara quentlydid notrespond to her opment backbythree years. So needtowarn people simulta- reaucrats. Congress members stageasilent protestoutside the collector’s office demanding resignation of UP CM . requests to reschedule it. the five trillion dollar goal by neouslythat the virus is “In the three months to June, The high courtonMonday 2024has to be postponedtill at spreading faster and is as dan- the Union government issued has issuednotice to the respon- least2027... Unless we control gerous as before.Instead we are 270separateCovid orders. State The Congress held protests in Apartfromseeking justice againstsuchlawlessness,” he dents, the education depart- the Covid virus, we will strug- hardlycommunicating any- governmentsbetween them is- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA all major cities of Gujarat as part forthe victim, the opposition added. The city police said the ment of Gujarat, Joint Director gletoget our economyback,” thing,” he said. suedanother 370orders... Many AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 of the party’s call for party condemnedthe alleged Congressmen held the protest of Academics in the Directorate said Forbes while addressing a Pointing to countries like were to undo the confusion the “Satyagraha” by itsleaders and manhandling of senior Congress without permission. of Technical Education, and to webinar organisedbyGermany, Taiwan, Vietnam, previous directive had caused. TWOCONGRESS MLAs and 35 workers at district headquarters leaders Rahul Gandhi and “Wehavedetainedaround35 the registrar of GFSU,all of Ahmedabad Management Thailand, South Koreaand Sri So let’s science and expertise party workers were detained of states across the country Priyanka Gandhi VadrabyUttar Congressworkers.We willrelease whom areexpected to respond Association (AMA) on the topic, Lanka that have managed to coordinatewhat we do. Notbu- hereonMondayafter theyheld againstthe BJP government in Pradesh police. “The BJP govern- them afterwards,” Ahmedabad’s by October 19. “Can India Lead.” control the virus, the industri- reaucrats,” Forbes said. aprotest without permission Uttar Pradesh to seek justice for ment in Uttar Pradesh is trying Deputy Commissioner of Police Priyanka Sharma (20), the over the alleged gang rape and the victim and her family. to shield the culprits. And when VijayPatel said. petitioner,appliedfor amaster death of aDalit woman from In Ahmedabad, the protest our leaders went to Hathras to Asimilar protestwas held course in forensic biotechnol- Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, police wasorganisedoutside the col- meetthe victim’s kin, theywere outside collector’s ogy at Gujarat Forensics Three Cong leaders detained said. Asimilar protestwas held lectorateand wasled by city manhandledbythe police,” Patel office wherearound 20 Congress Sciences University on July1 in Surat wherearound 20 Congress president Shashikant alleged before his detention. workers, including women, and at the time, no dateofen- Congress workers were de- Pateland MLAs Gyasuddin “As aresponsible opposition were detained, another police trance examination to the said for lifting garbage in Surat tained, theysaid. Shaikh and Imran Khedawala. party,wewill notsit quiet official said. course at GFSU wasmentioned, although the brochureonthe website, at that time, suggested EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE that an exam will be conducted SURAT,OCTOBER5 20 LRD aspirants protest outside BJP HQ in Gandhinagar forthe intake of 90 studentstothe course. THREE CONGRESS leaders in However, on September 11, Surat, including party’s city vice- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE she learnt that GFSU plans to president Deep Naik,werede- GANDHINAGAR, OCTOBER 5 conduct online entrance exam- tainedafter theytook atractor inations relevant to her course, around Umra area and lifted AROUND 20 male Lok Rakshak on September 18 from 3p.m. garbagelying along the road as Dal (LRD) job aspirants, on This coincidedwith her semes- amarkofprotest againstthe Monday, held abrief protestout- terexamather university,in- Surat Municipal Corporation side Gujarat stateBJP headquar- cluding the timing. (SMC) on Monday. The police ters Shree Kamalam when Union While she made represen- pickedthem up before they ministerSmriti Irani arrived tation before the Registrar of were to dumpthe wasteoutside Congress leaders detainedinSurat on Monday. Express therefor her scheduledvisit. GFSU as well as to the the Athwazone office of the The LRD candidates sat out- DirectorateofTechnical SMC, and releasedthem aftera side the headquarters forabrief Education seeking achangein couple of hours. shopping centrewerecomplain- knowwhy the police had de- period while holding placards time and dateofthe entrance Police officers from Umra po- ingaboutthegarbagelyingonthe tainedusand kept us in the po- seeking justice in the recruit- LRD candidates protestoutside the BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar before the arrivalof exam, no response wasre- lice station who reachedthe spot roadside and despiterepeated lice station forthree hours. We ment of LRD held in 2018-19. Union MinisterSmriti Irani on Monday. Nirmal Harindran ceivedfromGFSU. stoppedthe tractor and took complaintstoSMC Athwazone were justlifting the garbage.” The LRD male job aspirants The petitioner has sought Naik,alongwith twoCongress office, nobody turnedup. We de- Umra Police Inspector ML have been protesting after that the courtdirect Gujarat leaders Gaurang Pateland Faisal cidedtoliftthe garbageand Salunkesaid, “Wedetainedthe Gujarat government, in women’s reservation. ment recruitment. Theysay Sendhaji Thakor (28) from Forensics Sciences University Rangooni, to the police station. postedavideo of it on Facebook. three Congress leaders under Februarythis year,announced The male job aspirantsare that as per a2014General of , to conduct fresh online en- The tractor driverwas re- This posh area falls under the CrPC Section 68 and later re- over 2,000 supernumerary demanding similar supernu- Resolution, Gujarat govern- said, “Wecame to knowthat trance examination forthose leasedonthe spot, while the Choryasi constituency,repre- leasedthem under CrPC Section posts forwomen in the LRD re- meraryposts in the recruit- ment has to maintain the ratio Smriti Irani wastoarrivethere candidates who were leftout three Congress leaders were sentedby BJPMLAHarshSanghvi, 69. Theywereontheir wayto cruitment following protests by ment formen also to bring not of 33%female and 67%male (Shree Kamalam). So, we went due to overlapping dates of kept at the police station for and the ward represented by throw collected garbageatAth- women from different commu- only gender equality,but also a candidates in anygovernment theretoregisterour protestfor examination and onlythere- three hours and later released. StandingCommitteeChairmanof wa Zone office, but we stopped nities over ageneral resolution balanceof33% female and 67% recruitment. justice. We leftthe place after afterthe admission process be “Since the lastfew days,the SMC Anil Goplani,” Naik said them aftergetting information (GR) of August2018on male candidates in anygovern- One of the protesters, protesting forabrief period.” finalised. local residentsbehind Sargam He further added, “Wedon’t from our field constables.”

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MUHARRAM PROCESSION IN ANAND TIGHT SECURITY IN EKTA NAGAR, VADODARA HC pulls up state, district admn, orders probe Youth dies in clash between families ment to ensurethat no clash continuedtobecritical until he bers of aparticular community” District Magistrateaswell as the fice of Mamlatdar and Khambhat this rash act on the partofthe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE breaksout in the area. passedawayonMonday. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to take out aMuharramproces- Superintendent of Police, Anand, Police Chowky and although the residentsofKhambhat has VADODARA,OCTOBER5 The incident had occurredon Police inspector VPChauhan AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 sion“withoutfollowingsocialdis- “tofile their individual reports”. procession had no permission, brought about disastrous conse- September 30 when Pawarand of Bapod police station said, “As tancingnormsandwithoutwear- All reports areexpected to be the officials did nottakeany ac- quences in the form of morethan VADODARA CITYpolice has de- aneighborhood familyentered apreventive step, we deployed THE GUJARATHigh Courthas di- ing masks” amid the pandemic. filedbyNovember 27. tion, exceptregisteranFIR. 900cases being reportedinthe ployedsecurity at EktaNagar on intoafight over the issue of police personnel to maintain law rected the home department to Adivision benchsaid that the As per the petitioner advo- With photographs of the district of Anand out of which Ajwaroad in the city following throwing garbageinthe area. and order during the funeral of initiateaninquiryintoa administration in Anand entirely cateApurvaKapadia,who was procession placedbeforethe 400werefromKhambhat itself.” the death of a20-year-old who The families belong to twodif- the youth. We have continuedthe Muharramprocession takenout failedto“rise to the occasion.” appearing as party-in-person in court, the benchtermedthese as The benchasked the local ad- had sustainedhead injuries in a ferent communities. The fight deployment fortoday... but we do in Khambhat of The courtdirected the the PIL, mentionedbeforethe “disturbing to suchanextent ministration, moreparticularly, petty fight between twofamilies turnedintoaminor clash with notexpect anyuntowardincident on August30without following Principal Secretaryofthe state courtthat aMuharramproces- that we areshortofwords to ex- the police machinery, as to over garbagedisposal on supporters of both sides turning sincethe threeaccusedhavebeen Covid-19protocols. home department “toimmedi- sion wastaken out on August30 press our anguish.” The bench “what theyweredoing on that September 30. out againsteachother.Inthe arrested.” Chauhan said, the ac- TheorderdatedSeptember16 atelyinitiateaninquiryintothe in Khambhat city,despitethere also noted, “...All those who par- particular daywhen thousands The deceased, Digesh Pawar, heated argument that ensued, cusedwerebooked under IPC is following apublic interestliti- matter and file areport” before being severalorders operational ticipated in the procession not flockedtomosque and took out diedatAhmedabad civil hospital three accusedallegedly attacked Section 302 culpable homicide gation filedbyapractising advo- the court. The division benchof already,prohibiting public gath- onlyput their ownlives in dan- the procession of 3km”, while on Mondaymorning wherehe Pawaronhis head with aheavy amounting to murder on cateofthe Gujarat High Courtal- Chief Justice Vikram Nath and eringinlightofthe pandemic.It ger, but also that of their family noting in itsorder that “notasin- wasundergoing treatment after metalpipe, leaving him in apool Monday, afterPawar died. They leging that the local adminis- Justice JBPardiwala also di- wasalso submittedthat the pro- members who maybeattheir gleindividual in the crowd” was the assault. Pawar’s funeral was of blood. Pawarwas immedi- were earlier booked forassault, tration’sinactionallowed“mem- rected the Anand Collector and cession’s routepassedbythe of- respective homes. The result of wearing mask. held amidststrict police deploy- atelyrushedtothe hospital but rioting and criminal intimidation. NABARD to provide aid for organic seed parks in Patan, Banaskantha

lect organic seeds with the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE help of specialisedinstitutions. AHMEDABAD, OCTOBER 5 Then through quality control, we will sortand packageitand THE NATIONAL Bank for then market it to farmers of Agricultureand Rural FPOs (Farmer Producers Development (NABARD) will Organisations). This will be a provide “grant assistance” to platform forcaptive use of such twofirst-of-its-kind Organic seeds,” said DK Mishra, chief Spices SeedParkinPatan and general manager,NABARD, Banaskanthadistricts, said its who accompaniedChintala. chairman GR Chintala, during The local Farmer Producer his visit to Gujarat on Monday. Organisations (FPO) will oper- “Weare going to support atethe twoparks.“We have twoOrganic Spices SeedPark urgedthe CM to help replicate in Gujarat. One forcumin this in other spices,” Mishra (jeera) is coming up in Patan, added. Stateagricultureminis- and forfennel (sauf) in terRCFaldu wasabsent in the Banaskantha. This is an exclu- meeting, whichwas attended sive organic seedparkinthe by MinisterofState for countryasfar as my knowl- AgricultureJayadrathsinh edge,” said Chintala afterhis Parmar and MinisterofState for meeting with Chief Minister cooperation Ishwarsinh Patel. VijayRupani in Gandhinagar. An additional 38 FPOs will Sanction letters to two be addedthis year to the exist- agencies forthis project has ing 204FPOs in Gujarat. been releasedbyChief Minister NABARD officials said that due VijayRupani. “In eachofthe to the Covid-19pandemic, parks,weare providing an as- therehavebeen a18per cent sistance of Rs 23 lakh. This will dip in credit flowtothe prior- createanentirevalue chain. We ity sector in Gujarat, which arecovering 50 farmers in each consists of agricultureand of these twoparks.Wewill col- MSMEs. Textile, diamond industry leaders elected to SGCCI

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IN Afirst, leaders of diamond and textile industries’ bodies were electedas the president and vice- president of the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry(SGCCI). Dinesh Navadia and In the election held on Ashish Gujarati Sunday, Ashish Gujarati, presi- dent of Pandesaraweavers’ as- sociation, waselected as the firsttime in the history of SGCCI, vice-president of SGCCI for that twotop posts will be gov- 2020-21after he wonmajority ernedbydiamond and textile in- of the votes. Miteshkumar Modi, dustrybody leaders. We both acharteredaccountant, had also knowthe issues the facedbythe contestedfor the post. Dinesh industries and what can be done Navadia, who wasthe vice-pres- to makeitgrowwill be our pri- ident of SGCCI for2019-20, and ority.Wewill work in the direc- presentlythe Gujarat Region tion of implementation of the Chairman of Gems and government policy...” JewelleryExportPromotion The newSGCCI vice-presi- Council, has become president dent, Ashish Gujarati, said, “I will of SGCCI fort2020-21. give priority to textile industry The vice-president of SGGCI and mainlypowerloom indus- becomes president once the try. We will focus to createbrand one-year term period of the of Surat in terms of technical tex- president ends. Dinesh Navadia tiles and garmentssectors. The wasearlier the president of Surat worldislooking forthe replace- Diamond Association (SDA). ment of Chineseproductsinthe Praveen Nanavati, adiamond garment industryand technical jewellerymanufacturer and for- textiles. We will work in that di- president of (SDA) had also rection and will makepolicies so become the SGCCI president in that manyindustryplayers 2006-07, while the vice presi- jumpintoit.” dent wasArvind Kapadia, who wasingarment business. Another former SDApresi- dent, Rohit Mehta, had become president of SGCCI in 2011-12, while the vice president was Paresh Patel, who runs bio-fuel business. This is the firsttime when both the topposts of SGCCI areheld by leaders of leaders of diamond and textile - twomajor industries in Gujarat -industries’ bodies. Dinesh Navadia told the Indian Express, “This is forthe

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LJP snub to JD(U) aheadofBiharpollisapointertodiminishing clout IN AWELCOME move,the Department of second major challengeissafetravel, espe- from increasedmobility of senior academics. of the chief minister,and recasting of NDA ScienceandTechnologyisreportedlydrawing ciallyifthis policy is to percolatebeyond the Amajorhurdleforexperimentalistsisthatthey up apolicy wherethe proportion of women major cities, intosuburbantowns, where areloathtoleave facilities that theyhavebuilt employedwill be considered in ranking asci- manylarge educational campuses arebuilt. up from scarce resources withtimeand care. NTHE RUN-UP to the Bihar assembly polls, while the RJD-Congress-Leftcombine entific institution. Consistent effortsbyindi- Prioritising young families foron-campus By creatingametric forvaluation of suchre- reachedaseat-sharing agreement lastweek, thereisatelling twistinthe negotia- viduals and organisations, notablythe Indian housing by revamping the current seniority- sources, and achannel forinter-institutional tionsinthe NDA—with RamVilasPaswan’sLok Janshakti Partyquitting the alliance AcademyofSciences,has exposedthe dismal basedsystemand workplace transportfacil- mobility,cross-fertilisation of ideas, technical I inthestate,citingideologicaldifferenceswiththeJD(U),evenasitendorsesNarendra statistics.Indian scientific institutionscollec- ity in cities is the equivalent of cycles for expertise and resources can ensue. Many Modi’s leadership and continues in the NDAatthe Centre. The move seems to be aimed tively employonly15percentwomenevenas schoolgirls in remote districts. women find asecond opportunity in their women form 37 per cent of PhD holdersand The thirdmostimportant changeshould fifties. The flexibility to switch career paths specificallyatdownsizing Nitish Kumar.The LJP,whichcurrentlyhas twoMLAsinthe as- accounted for40per cent of university enrol- beinourapproachtoconferences.Bysupport- with an initialexploratoryperiodfollowedby sembly and drawsits supportmostlyfromone group within the Dalit community,ishardly ment in science subjects in 2001,according to ing and rewarding organisers who ensure the opportunitytomakeapermanent move achallenger to Kumar.But by throwingdownthe gauntlet, it undermines the JD(U) chief’s the reportofthe National Task Forcefor greaterparticipationof women,we canensure could preventstagnation and createamuch- claimtobethe undisputed leaderofthe NDAinBihar. Women in Science. Fast forwardto12years higher participation andpresent networking neededfluxbetweenacademicinstitutes-gov- Nitish Kumar,who is seekingafourth consecutive term as chief minister,has been one later,aperiod that can be consideredabout opportunities without the inequalities im- ernment and private centres of learning,re- of thetwomajorpolesof Biharpolitics—theotherbeinghisarch-rivalandRJDpatriarch Lalu one-thirdoftheformalemploymentperiodof posed by the variable practices at different in- search institutes and even the industry. ascientific career,the Indian National Science stitutes. With growing impetus on securing Thenewpolicyshouldapplytoprivate and Prasad—sincethe Mandal revolution in the 1990s.This election, too, will revolvearound his Academyhad only 5per centelected women funds from the industry, special sessions at governmentinstitutes.We have beenwitness- leadership and recordinoffice. But the signs of anti-incumbency maybebuilding, and the fellows intheirranks.Aseverincreasingnum- Afew structural changes can conferences can provide aplatform forfloat- inganinfluxof philanthropicfunding,entryof LJP maybetaking itscue from them. Even if Kumar winsanother term, he will, in all likeli- bers of women come out of universitiesand go along way in rectifying ing ideas andunderstanding the needs of the foreign institutions and the rapid growth of hood,have to contendwithamoreassertive BJPandgovernwithadiminishedstature.With look foropportunities, this policy mustaim to industry. Women willespeciallybenefitfrom private institutionsinthearenaof higheredu- the inequalities during the LaluPrasad in jail,Kumar’s main campaign plank—the contrasting of his recordingovern- prepare institutionsto ensureadiverseandin- moving such discussions from alumni net- cation.If we placetheburdenof reversinglong- ment to the RJD’s“jungleraj”—isalready running out of resonance. The LJP’s snub is yetan- clusive workplace forwomeninscience. early stages of ascientific worksand informal clubs to the open format standing inequalities and ensuring inclusivity Aprecipitousdropinthenumberof women of conferencesessions. only on government-fundedinstitutions, we other indicationthat“Sushasan Babu”cannotharp on oldachievements, be it improved in- career.The recent guidelines insciencehappensatthestagesfollowinggrad- making creche facilities Itisimportantto note thatthesemeasures areinfactputting them at agreat disadvan- frastructure and lawand order or welfareschemes suchasbicycles forgirlstudents. Kumar uation.Juggling professional and domestic re- notjusthelp women but provide amoreeq- tage in acompetitivearena. willhavetorespond to theaspirations of anew generation of voters, who have been benefi- sponsibilities is onlythe tip of the iceberg. mandatoryatworkplaces uitable workplace. The workplace creche, for If we trulywant“inclusivity,equityanddi- ciaries of his ownlong years in office, but who will judgehim by their changing hopes and Buildingamotivatedteam and attracting con- employing acertain number example, notonlysupports women but also versity” in our scientific institutions, the new aspirations, notcomparehim to the Lalu regime. sistent funding arethe twomain challenges of women were much menwhosharechildcareresponsibilities.The policyhas to be sensitive to ground levelreal- Theshrinkingof theNDAinBiharfollows closeontheheelsof theShiromaniAkaliDalquit- thatany young researcher faces. Attending re- needed. Alesson from the childcareleave,liketheleave travelconcession, ities.Committeesandorganisationshavetobe ting theallianceafew days agoinPunjab and theShiv SenainMaharashtralatelastyear.The search conferencesand presenting papersat if extendedtoeither parent, will prevent sensitisedand implementationensured nationalandinternationalmeetingsishow one experience of starting one women from bearing the brunt of career set- through periodic evaluations of outcomes. LJP’smoveconfirms the continuingtransformation of theNDA from apolitical alliance in gets noticed. Administrative hassles at the suchfacilityisthat it would backs.Ironically, many measuresconceivedto Making the data regarding publiclyfunded whichthe regionalparties had asignificantsay to onedominated by the BJP and comman- workplace,uncertaintyof securingatravelfund be unaffordable forstudents be “women-friendly”can have unintended projectswidelyavailablewillallowanalysisof deeredbythe charisma of PM Modi. This has reducedthe space within the NDAfor regional and help at the home front caring foryoung and post-doctoral fellows if and undesirable consequences, especiallyin factorsbeyondequalityinnumbers,by asking concernsand leaders, especiallyiftheseare at variance with the vision of Modi and his BJP. children or ageing parentsoften makethe the short-term. In some institutes, to ensure deeper questions, likewhat percentageof TheSenaandSADmay have separatedfromtheNDAfordifferentreasonsbuttheclashwith woman scientistfocus on publications since all the costs were to be borne their safety, women areadvised to work only funding goes to women scientists at various the BJP’s centralisingtendencies wasarguablyafactor.Pastrecordsuggeststhat NDAcon- theyare perceivedasthe one objective crite- by the users. By stepping in duringofficialhours,whilemencanaccesslabs levels.Poorly thoughtoutandhaphazardlyim- rion to judgeascientist. However, scientific anytime.Insteadof segregatinganygroupout plementedpoliciesthatfocusonmereratings stituentshavehadto cedegroundto theBJPintheirstrongholdssince2014.Itmaybetheturn and providing qualified ideasgrowandtakeformthroughinteractions, of sight, the best research institutions create and rankings canbackfire. At leastinthe early of Nitish Kumar’s JD(U)now. andimmersive experiencesaway fromthelab manpower, the institute spaces formixing and mingling, ironing out stages,thebenefitsofsuchradicalchangesare andhomehelpindevelopingfresh,creativeand where Iwork ensured that stereotypes and perceptionsofbeingthe also likelytogotothe women who areless in contemporaryprojects. the creche wassustainable, “other” group. needofsuchmeasures. Afew structuralchangescan go alongway affordable forall and Another informal practice at manyinsti- Some turbulence in the shortterm is in- in rectifying the inequalities during the early tutesisto avoidhiringcouples.Thishasbeena evitable to bring about lasting change, but GAME BEGINS, AGAIN provided employment stages of ascientific career.The recent guide- majorstumblingblockformanyscientists who withoutscopeforself-correction,policiesmay lines making creche facilities mandatoryat opportunities to more foundlike-mindedpartnersintheirownfields. evolve into entrenchedpractices that take us In Pakistan, as parties join hands againstruling regime, afamiliar workplaces employing acertain number of women. Thesecond major Oftendubbed the “two-body problem”,cou- away from the intendedcourse.Ensuring women were muchneeded. Alesson from the challenge is safe travel, plesareforcedtoputonecareerbefore another equalitywithout compromising quality of re- tumult is back. Wherelatestlong march is headedisstill unclear experience of starting one suchfacility is that to ensureatleast onestablejob.Myexperience search,bycreatinganenvironmentof individ- it would be unaffordable forstudentsand especially if this policy is to has taught me that mostfearsofcouple-hir- ual freedom and institutional trust, requires ISTORY IS BEGINNINGtorepeat itself in Pakistan. Latelastmonth, several post-doctoralfellows if allthe costs were to percolate beyond the major ingareimaginedandexaggerated.Infact,these concertedeffortfrompolicy makers, institu- Opposition parties, including the PakistanPeople's Partyand the Pakistan beborne by theusers.Bysteppingin andpro- cities, into suburban towns, couplesareofteninvisiblebridgesbetweenthe tionsand individuals. Muslim League (N), came together in Islamabad in an “all parties confer- vidingqualifiedmanpower, the institute islandsthatinevitablyforminaprofessionthat H ence” pledging to remove theImran Khan government via a“mass move- where manylarge whereIworkensuredthatthecrechewassus- requires deep specialisation and wide net- Thewriter is amolecular biologist, working for ment”. But the real target,atleastasarticulated by PML(N) leader NawazSharif in strong tainable, affordable forall and providedem- educational campuses are worksinequal parts. 15 years at theCSIR-InstituteofGenomics and wordsas“astate above thestate”, wasthe military. A26-point resolution adoptedbythe ployment opportunities to morewomen. The built. Institutes around the countrycan benefit Integrative Biology.Views arepersonal PakistanDemocratic Movement calledonthe “establishment”, short-hand forthe mili- tary,tostopmeddling in politics and described thepresent government as “selected”by the military. ThePDM has announcedaplan of action forthe coming months, including rallies —the firstoftheseisset to take place in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan—that will culminateina“long march”inJanuary. Thereisanundeniable churn in Pakistanonce again, and the government of Imran GOOD LAWS IN BAD TIMES Khan, whose symbiotic relationship with the PakistanArmyhas been well advertisedby no less than the prime ministerhimself, will have itshands full. This is notthe firsttime in Pakistan'shistory that political partiesare joininghands to remove an elected or selected Farm bills can achieve alot,but in acrisis year government should exercise caution government or amilitaryruler. This time,the protests aretargetedagainstanopenlyhy- brid civilian-militaryregime, forwhichthe initial popular enthusiasm has beguntowear off. The PDM's choice of leader has been counter-intuitive,but perhaps it sidesteps the Yoginder KAlagh trickier choice between PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari and NawazSharif, or their political TO RECOGNISEthat alot of agricultural trade lot, butsomecautionin abad non-agricultural guedfor a“fair” MSP to states likeRajasthan heirs, BilawalBhuttoZardari and Mariam Nawaz. Andwhile Maulana FazlurRehman takesplaceoutsideAPMCsissensible.To think year won’t hurtanyone. In anormal year,one and Gujarat wasasanadviser to thethen fi- leadsanIslamistright-wing party inherited from his father,and has supportedthe Afghan thatallthathappensundergoodconditionsis would have suggestedthat if thereare mar- nance minister, the lateJaswant Singh. Iwas jihad, and made deals with the military, he has also worked withthe PPP and PML(N) in silly. To knowthatarhtiyas areimportant in ketsinplace, the stateshould leverage them. supportedbyRam Niwas Mirdha, former the past. Additionally, he would bring to the table his owncredibility in religious conser- Indian agricultural marketsissensible. To But this year,the state will have to fight the Speaker of the Rajasthan Assemblyand a vative Pakistan, thus pre-empting the usual accusation againstsuchalliances in the past, knowthat theyare apartofthe supply chain pandemicand will nothavethetime to inter- champion of dryland agriculture. Sharad that theyplaytoanAmerican, Israeli or Indian script. in the north-westpartofthe countryisalso vene with that selective touch. It will be good Pawar, akisan at heart,summarisedmycon- Lastyear,Fazlur Rehman ledhis ownlong march to the capital demanding that Imran important. However, arhtiyas cannotdareto to createafewmoreFMCs, but Idonot think ceptual reportand releaseditduring adiscus- take on the FCI and the mai baap sarkar. theywill become the dominant form of rural sioninParliamentknowingfullwellthatcom- Khanresign, and among the grounds he gave forthis demandwas that the government Moreover, sucharrangementsdonot work in organisation this year. pulsoryprocurement MSPs wasaghost had been toosoftonIndia over Kashmir,and opened the gatesinKartarpurSahib.Hewill other parts of the country.Atthe same time, That relic of the past, the MSP,had itsdays conceptoutsidethe country’s northwest. lead the rallyinQuetta, wherehehas alarge following among the BalochPashtun. Where to saythat e-markets and farmer-managed of glorywhen the MarxisteconomistAshok So nowwhen the farmer agitates about this latestiteration of the “movement fordemocracy” is headed will be revealedasthe companies—the lastasdesignedbyacom- Mitra, and then the lateDharam Narain, MSPs, he says do notbeunfair to me. game unfolds. mittee Ichaired at the beginning of this cen- Without first-stage headedthe Agricultural Prices Commission Isthereaway out?Forstarters,why notask tury—arethewayaheadiscorrectbutto sug- (later CACP). Thosewerethe days of compul- the Niti Aayogtowriteanimplementation gest thattheyare dominantruralorganisations processing,inthe absence of soryprocurementandzonalrestrictions.Each plan forthe farm bills aftergiving ahearingto today, twodecades later,ischildish. other infrastructure and crop had itsreport. Itook charge from them variousparties—theAayog’smemberRamesh Agricultureisthe one good performing with thin markets in and pointed out thatprices play an allocation Chandknows aboutMSPsandAPMCsandthe GOALS AND PENALTIES sector this year.Weneedtostrengthen it, not commodities other than role, so there should only be tworeports,one agency’s vice-chairman, RajivKumar,under- feed offits glory. India has the largest spread forkharif andanotheroneforrabi—apartfrom stands the trade aspect of agriculture. of agricultural markets in the world, accord- grains, the farmer knows he sugarcane, an annual crop. The 1982 rabi re- Of course, the Essential Commodities Act The ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’isanattempt at putting ing to spatialmaps.But thesemarkets arenot is at the mercy of the trader portIwrotetalked about the role of relative should be ditchedalong with the medical moral pressuretoact againstfakenews.But it maynot work APMCs. Without first-stage processing, in the —hetakes to the streets pricesandpositionedMSPsasanintervention wasteofthe virus. And, next year,wecan use absenceof otherinfrastructureand withthin when his predicament is not mechanism whenmarketsfailedoutside the thesegoodlaws we have always wanted.Good HERE'STHECOMPANY,theBoardandnow, theRealBoard.FacebookInc,under markets in commodities other than grains, compulsoryprocurementarea.Thiswasgrad- laws areharbingers of progress. Those who the farmer knows he is at themercy of the recognised,especially when ually developedbymysuccessors,myteacher disagreeshould maketheir case. If theydoso the scanner forhow itsflagship platform and otherproducts(Instagram, trader —hetakes to thestreets whenhis his traditional exploitersare GS Bhalla, DSTyagi, GKChadha and Abhijit without sloganeering, we mayactually WhatsApp)havebeen usedtomanipulateelectionsand spread misinforma- predicamentisnot recognised, especially given the upper hand. No Sen. The conceptoftransport costs andman- progress. T tion,set up an Oversight BoardinNovemberlastyear.Its purpose, broadly: To when his traditional exploiters aregiven the agerial costbecame important and aconcep- provide moreaccountability by serving as asortoffinalcourtofappeal over posts which upper hand. No wonder,farmers in Punjab wonder,farmersinPunjab tual reportIwas commissionedtowrite was The writer,aformer Union minister, have beenflaggedby usersandremovedbythealgorithmand/ormediators.Thesevere lim- have takentothe streets. Policy can achieve a have takentothe streets. categorisedas“classified”. The lasttime Iar- is an economist itations of this largely internal mechanismhas ledagroup of civil societyactivists —includ- ing Facebook's former head of election security —toform “The Real Facebook Oversight Board” to holdthe companytoaccount as the US elections take place. The Real Board's role will be to exercise, at best,moral pressure. Thispressureisneeded. OCTOBER 6, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO Because,quitesimply, Facebook hasn't done enough. First, the company's oversight boardis little morethan asophisticated form of customer service —real oversight is almostimpos- J&K SPEAKER ELECTION ingthe Speaker’s postvacantas“illegal”. continuetobattlewiththe aggressor and sible when those doing the overseeing draw theirpaychecks from the companytheyare THE JAMMUAND Kashmir governor,LK invading Iraqi mercenaries, despiteauni- Jha, by anotification, proroguedthe state PAK AND THE BOMB lateral ceasefireannouncedbyIraq. meantto holdtoaccount.Second,andmoreimportantly,theFacebookOversight Boardwill assemblyand summoneditonOctober 8. EXTERNALAFFAIRS MINISTER PV StatementsfromBaghdad said that Iran had notbefunctional in time forthe US presidential elections. Now, the Real Boardisasking The governor also issuedanorder according Narasimha Raohas said that the govern- sent warplanes to attack Iraq’s capital and Facebooktoinstitute measuresagainstposts incitingviolence,banadsthatmentionelection to whichthe Speaker’s election will be held ment has information about Pakistanmak- other cities. In retaliation,Iraqattacked results before the official announcement, and label posts about the election resultsbefore on that day. This signalsthe end of the cri- inganuclear bomb.India’s policy is against Tehran’s Mehrabad Airportbut therewas the resultsaspremature. These arereasonable demands. Theymay also be naive. siswhichhad engulfed the assemblyover anybomb, he stated.Webelieve in peaceful no damagetoany installation. Quiteafewofthemembersof theRealBoardare leadersof the#StopHateForProfitcam- the postofthe speaker.The legislatureparty use of nuclear energy and will discuss with paign.ButinFacebook'scase,itisimportantto understandthathumanmonitoringof thesheer of the ruling National Conference is ex- like-mindedcountries if anycountryflouts MANIPUR FLOODS pected to meettomorrowtofinalise itscan- suchapolicy. ABOUTTWO LAKH people have been af- volumeofdataproducedbyusersisnexttoimpossible. And the algorithmsthatkeepusers didatefor the post. Present indications point fected as the swollen Imphaland Iril rivers hooked,liketheprofitmotive,are amoral.Oversight,externalorinternal,willonlymakeareal to Abdul Rahim Rathar being the likely ILLUSORYCEASEFIRE away sevenvillages in Manipur’scentral differenceif itimposespecuniarypenalties,notPRones,andforcesachangeinthegoalof the choice. Meanwhile, the state JanataParty HOPE, IF ANY,provedillusoryinthe West district following flash floods afterfour days algorithm itself. has described thegovernor’saction declar- Asian warasIranannouncedthat itsforces of torrential rains.

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Obsessionwith non-alignment divertsDelhi's policy attentionawayfromthe urgent task of rapidly recovery expandingIndia's nationalcapabilitiesinpartnership withlike-mindedpartners Forextracting maximum value under IBC, asset reconstruction companies mustbeallowedto turn around distressedbusinesses

ruptcy system. Therewas no marketfor cor- poratecontrolofdistressedfirms. ARCs were originallydesignedfor this peculiar institu- RAJA MANDALA tional ecosystem. Theywererequired to hand over the distressedbusiness backto by CRajaMohan the original promoteronce theyhad gener- ated enough value to repaythe debt. Consequently, ARCs had little incentive to FEWOFDELHI’Sbilateralrelationsgetasmuch Pratik Datta turn around distressedbusinesses. This sit- attentionasits growing engagement with uation completely changedin 2016.Now the Washington and none of itsmanyglobal IBC seekstomaximisethe value of dis- groupings generateasmuchpolitical heat as FORMER CENTRAL BANKERS ViralAcharya tressedbusinesses throughamarketforcor- the so-calledQuad —the quadrilateral frame- and Raghuram Rajanrecentlyreleasedapa- poratecontrol. ARCs should be able to fully work that brings India togetherwith the US per titled“Indian Banks: Atime to reform”. participateinthis marketand attempt suc- and itsAsianallies, Japan and Australia. Among other things, theyargue that when cessful turnarounds by acquiring strategic The Quad, whose foreign ministers are thereare fewerbids in abankruptcy auction, control over distressedbusinesses. meeting todayinTokyocouldcertainly CRSasikumar the value on loans is better realisedifabad Acompanythat undergoes IBC resolu- emerge,atsome pointinthe future,asacriti- bank(read an assetreconstruction com- tion successfully, emergessolvent. In asol- calelementnotonlyforIndia’sforeignandse- withImperialJapanto setupaprovisionalgov- mentalnature of alliances.Agreementsforse- pany) takesoverthe borrowerand places vent company, shareholders have stronger curitypolicy but also adefinitive moment in ernment in Port Blair,Andaman Islands. curity cooperation aremade in aspecific con- the firm under newmanagement. The ARC incentivesthan creditors to maximise en- theevolutionof post-WarAsianeconomicand Jawaharlal Nehru, who unveiledthe pol- text and againstaparticular threat. When could parachuteateam of topmanagers to terprisevalue. This is because an increasein security architectures. icy of non-alignment among the great pow- thosecircumstances change, security treaties replace the promoterand her topaides. This enterprise value automaticallyincreases the Meanwhile, confusion reigns on what the ers,didnotruleoutalliancesinadifferentcon- arenot worththe paper theyare written. situation is even morelikelyduring an eco- value of itsequity.Incontrast,creditors do Quad is and itsfutureinIndia’s international text. When the three Himalayan Kingdoms — Consider India’s securitytreaties with Nepal, nomic crisis when experiencedindustry notbenefit from increases in enterprise relations. Sustaining that confusion is the Bhutan, Nepal and Sikkim —turnedtoDelhi Bangladeshand Russia. The 1950 Treaty was players areunable to payareasonable price value beyond their individual claims. proposition that India is abandoning its“sa- forprotection amidstMaoistChina’s advance designedtoprotect Nepal againstthe Chinese forthe firm. This would effectively putan If ARCs could hold moreequityinstead of cred”traditionofnon-alignmentinfavourof a intoTibet during1949-50,Nehrusignedsecu- threat. But large sections of the political elite ARCinthe role of aprivate equity manager. debt in the resolvedcompany, theywould militaryalliancewiththeUSinorderto counter rity treaties withthem. Nehru, who actively in Kathmandu no longer see adanger from its These argumentshaveabearing on the also have astrongerincentive to take strate- the China threat. Although External Affairs opposedUSalliances in Asia, turnedtothe US north. Worse still, Nepali communists have ongoing debateregarding an ARC’srole in gic control to ensuresuccessfulturn around. MinisterSJaishankar affirmedthatIndiawill formilitarysupporttocopewith the Chinese long arguedthat the Treatyisasymbolof insolvency resolution. Going by the stance ThelawshouldthereforeenableARCsto in- notjoinany alliance,thechatteronIndia’sim- aggression in 1962. Delhidesperatelysought, Indian hegemony. India’s1972security treaty takenbythe RBI, an ARCcan participatein vest in adistressedcompany’s equity, pendingalliancehas acquired alifeofits own. butdid notget,security guarantees from the with Bangladesh did notsurvive the 1975 as- resolutions under the Insolvency and whether by infusing fresh capital or by con- One wayofclearing that confusion is to ask US, UK andSovietRussia afterChina tested its sassination of the nation’s founder,Mujibur Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) onlyifitpart- verting debt intoequity.Effectively, an ARC four questions. firstnuclear weapon in 1964. Rahman. ners with an equity investor,whichisthe should act morelikeaprivate equity fund, The firstquestion isaboutthe nature of al- IndiraGandhi signedasecurity coopera- India’sownenthusiasmforthe1971 treaty resolution applicant. If the application suc- as Acharya and Rajan envision. This in turn liances.Althoughtheyhaveanegative conno- tion agreement withthe SovietUnion in 1971 withMoscow wanedwithinadecade,asDelhi ceeds, the equity investor would acquirethe would makethe marketfor corporatecon- tationinourforeignpolicydiscourse,alliances to cope with the crisis in EastPakistan. Then, sought to improverelationswithBeijing and shares, while the ARCtrustwouldacquire trol under IBC deeper and moreliquid, im- areverymuchpartofstatecraftand as old as asnow, therewasmuchanxietyinDelhiabout Washington. Russia waswilling to support the debt. Some stakeholders, however, pre- proving ex-anterecovery ratesfor banks. warand peace. Theyare ameans to enhance India abandoning non-alignment. India also IndiaagainsttheChinachallengeinthe1970s. ferasimpler arrangement —why notlet To appreciatehow this marketcould one’s power. Theyare about deterring or de- signedasimilartreatyoffriendship with the Buttoday, BeijingisMoscow’sstrongestinter- ARCs directlyinvestinthe equity of dis- work,consider the role playedbyhedge featingone'sadversaries.Theyinvolve written newly-liberatedBangladeshin1972. national partner —areality that has abearing tressedcompanies through IBC resolution funds in the American distresseddebt mar- (in atreaty) commitments to come to thede- Indiadoesdoalliancesbut the question is on India’sstrategic partnership with Russia. justlikeprivate equity funds? ket.Inthe1980sand early 1990s, market dy- fenceof theotheragainstathirdparty.Beyond when, under what conditions and on what No countryismoreinstrumentalaboutal- The RBI doesn’t appear to favoursuchan namics coupledwith deregulation fuelled the pure version, alliances come in multiple terms. liances as China. ChairmanMao aligned with extendedrole forARCs. This hesitation isnot an active marketfor trading claims in com- shapes and forms —theycould be bilateral or That brings us to thethirdquestion.Isthe theSoviet Unionaftertheestablishmentof the without basis. In the aftermath of the Asian paniesundergoingresolutionunder Chapter multilateral, formal or informal and forthe USoffering IndiaanallianceagainstChina? To People’s Republic in 1949 and fought the financial crisis, countries likeIndonesia, 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. This market long-termornearterm.How theyworkvaries be sure, US Deputy SecretaryofState Stephen KoreanWaragainst theUSduring1950-53.He Koreaand Malaysia establishedcentralised, providedbetteropportunities than equity according to the distribution of powerwithin Beigun recentlymused about the Quad turn- brokefromRussiainthe early 1960s and typicallystate-owned, assetmanagement marketsfor acquiring control of distressed the membersofanalliance and the changing ingintosome kind of an alliance in the future. movedcloser to theUSinthe 1970s. companies (AMCs)forresolutionorrestruc- businesses. Consequently, it attractedhedge nature of the external threat. But one speech does notanalliance make. In Mao, whodenouncedUSalliancesinAsia, turingof distressedfinancialinstitutions. At funds.Hedge funds hired entrepreneurs Alliances figureprominentlyinIndia’san- fact, the current political discourse in washappytojustifythemif theyweredirected that time, India’s non-performing assets with industry expertise who could playa cientstrategic wisdomembodiedinthe Washington is hostile to alliance-making. at Russiathat he sawasagreater threat to stood at awhopping 14.4 per cent. This moreactive role in turningaround dis- Mahabharata, the Panchatantraand the PresidentDonald Trumpdoes notmissan China. He also welcomedWashington’s al- meantenhancedprovisioning requirement tressedcompanies. Over time, these hedge Arthashastra.ContemporaryIndiandomestic opportunity to trashUSalliances. His UnlikeCommunist China,a liancewithTokyoasausefulmeansto prevent forbankswhichseverelyconstrainedtheir fundshad asalutaryimpactonturnarounds politics is always about making and unmak- Democraticrival, Joe Biden, talksofstrength- democratic India can’tbe the return of Japanese nationalism and mili- abilityto extend credit. Theabsenceof an ef- under Chapter11. ingalliances —between different castesand eningUSalliances, but thereisnopromise to brutally transactional about tarism. Having gained immensely from the fective bankruptcysystemposedadditional Distresseddebt investors could similarly communities.Yet,whenitcomesto India’sfor- build newones. partnership withthe US over the lastfour challenges. It wasinthis context that the turnaroundfailingIndian businesses under eign policy,alliancesare seen as ataboo. In anycase, formal commitmentsdonot its external partnerships. But decades, China is tryingtopushAmerica out Narasimham Committee (1998) recom- the aegis of theIBC. Currently,investors Partof the problem is that India's imageof always translate intorealityduring times of Delhi could certainly learn of Asiaandestablishitsownregionalprimacy. mendedsettingupanARC specificallyfor could potentiallyuse three kinds of domes- alliances is frozen in the moment whenIndia war. Pakistan,forexample,thoughtits1954bi- from Beijing in not letting UnlikeCommunistChina, ademocratic purchasing NPAs from banksand financial tic investment vehicles —Alternative becameindependent.AstheWesternpowers lateral security agreement with the US was India can’t be brutallytransactional about its institutions.Subsequently, the SARFAESI Act, Investment Funds,Non-Banking Finance —the US,UK, and France —thatjoinedSoviet about dealing with India. Forthe US, it was the theological debates about externalpartnerships.ButDelhicouldcertainly 2002 createdthelegal framework forestab- Companies and ARCs —toinvestincompa- Russiato defeatfascistGermanyturnedagainst about countering communistaggression. alliances cloud its learnfromBeijinginnot lettingthetheological lishing multiple private ARCs. nies undergoing IBC resolution. While AIFs MoscowaftertheSecondWorldWar,anewly- Pakistanwas deeply disappointedthat theUS judgements about the debatesabout alliances cloudits judgements With the advantageofhindsight, it is can invest in debt as well as equity subject independent India did notwanttobetied did notprevent itsdivisionbyIndia in 1971. extraordinaryeconomic and about the extraordinaryeconomic and secu- nowevidentthat this policy achievedonly to certain limitations, theydon’t enjoyen- down by alliances. That notion is seen as cen- Even within the long-standingUSmilitaryal- ritychallengesIndia confrontstoday.The in- modestsuccess.The RBI’s FinancialStability forcement rightsunderSARFAESI Act, 2002. tral to Indian worldview. However, Indian liances with Japanand the Philippines, there securitychallenges India fructuous obsession with non-alignment di- Report(June 2019)indicates fairly lowre- NBFCs enjoythe enforcement rightsbut are diplomaticpractice,aseverywhereelse,isdif- is muchlegal quibbling over what exactlyis confronts today. The vertsDelhi's policy attention away from the coveryforbanksthrough the ARCmodel be- subject to provisioning normsforNPAsthey ferent from the declared canon. theUS'sobligationagainst,say, Chineseaggres- infructuous obsession with urgent task of rapidlyexpanding India's na- tween 2004and2018.The maximum aver- purchase from banks. None of these limita- Thatbringsusto thesecondquestion.Does sion. non-alignment diverts tional capabilities in partnership withlike- agerecoveryby ARCs asapercentageoftotal tions applies to ARCs. If onlyARCsare al- Indiaforgealliances?Contrarytoconventional If youfilterout the noise on the Quad, it is minded partners. An India that putsits inter- bank claims stood at 21.5 per cent in 2010. lowedtodirectly participateinIBC resolu- wisdom,India has experimentedwithal- quiteclear that Washington is notoffering a Delhi's policy attention away estsabove thedoctrinewillfindcoalitionslike Since then, it has steadilydeclinedand tions by infusing equity,theycould emerge liances of different kinds. Letusstart withthe militaryalliance.NorisDelhiaskingforonebe- from the urgent task of theQuadcriticalforitsinternationalprospects. reached2.3 per cent in 2018.Suchlow re- as the mostefficient vehicle forturning Indiannationalistmovement.DuringtheFirst cause it knows India has to fight itsown wars. rapidly expanding India's covery is likelythe outcome of aresolution around distressedIndian businesses. WorldWar,some nationalists aligned with Both countries, however, areinterestedin national capabilities in The writer is director,Institute of South model heavilydependent on collateral dis- ImperialGermanytoset upthefirstIndiangov- building issue-basedcoalitions in pursuit of Asian Studies,National UniversityofSingapore posal rather than genuine business turn- The writer is senior research fellow, ernment-in-exile in Kabul. In the Second shared interests. partnership with like- and contributing editor on international affairs arounds. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas &Co., New WorldWar,SubhasChandraBosejoinedforces The fourth question is about the instru- minded partners. for The Indian Express In 2002, India lackedaneffective bank- Delhi. Viewsare personal Empowerment, not tokenism LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR WAY FORWARD THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘The wayof IDEAS PMModihasworkedforMuslimcommunity,whilebreakingsway of vote bankpolitics the school’ (IE,October 5). It offers not just hope but aviable wayforward for ONLINE ourcountry. The other option is that Amin Pathan takingintoaccountthe groundrealities ONLYINTHE EXPRESS of the Subcontinent, eminentmembers ASHAMELESSLYPROPAGATED myth is that strengths were harnessedand it emergedas Islamic HeritageConference, organisedin After2002, the Supreme CourtofIndia of the Muslim andHinducommunities ● COMPOUNDINGTHE Prime MinisterNarendraModi’s relations avibrant touristdestination. Delhi. He said (young) Muslims should be took over mostofthe probes. The Nanavati mustinitiateasocial dialogue at all lev- PANDEMIC: with the Muslimcommunity arefrostyatbest, In , the problem waslaw and or- well-versedwith the HolyQuran and the Commission wasformed, therewas an SIT in els to ensurethat at leastthe coming RANJUANTHONY bitter at worst. Anycontraryopinion istreated der.Previous Congress governmentsand top computer.His wordshaveresonated across front of whichModi himself deposedfor generations do nothavetolivewiththe with disdainandridicule. Having followedthis Congress leaders allowedBharuchtodeterio- the community. hours. The findings of the Commission and baggageofthe past. In this endeavour, ● ATIMETO subject closelyfor 20 years, Iamconvinced rate.Children who grew up in the 1980s and At the coreofhis leadership is respect for the SIT areinthe public domain. Yet, thereis it is important to recognise thatnopo- INTROSPECT: that this is the right time to break free from '90s in Bharuchcan neverforgetthe curfews humandignity.PMModi’ssingle stepof abol- arefusaltobelieve anyofthese findings. litical party can be counted as an hon- KHALIDALVI the shackles of false narratives. there. Suchascenario prevented wide-scale ishingthe triple talaq has ensured that gen- Therehavebeen manyanalyses of the estbroker. The projectofportrayingModiasanti- development. erations of Muslim women lead abetterlife. Modi-ledforeignpolicy but one facetthat Shobha Suresh, viaemail Muslim fails the test of facts. At everystepin Friends in Gujarat, both and Likewise, the decisiontoallow womento pro- stands out is the excellent relations with the www.indianexpress.com his political and administrative career,PM Muslims, oftentell me about the effortsModi ceedonHaj without mehram has been hailed Muslim world. Bahrain, the UAE, Palestine, FINE MIND Modi hasdoneeverythinghecanforthe wel- made to developkey spots linked with the amajor step towardstheir empowerment. Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan have conferred fare of thecommunity.Yes, his styleofwork- Muslim community.The Sarkhej Roza in PM Modi has also developedaclose bond on him their tophonour.The crownprinces THIS REFERS TO thearticle, 'A woman's the betterment of womenand the mar- ing does notfit the conventional approach— Ahmedabad witnessedmassive rejuvenation with the DargahAjmer Sharif. The 188toilets of the UAEaswell as Saudi Arabia have strong woman' (IE, October 5). Isher Judge ginalisedare onlyfor show. Mostofour it providesarefreshingalternativetohow em- and restorationworksunder Modi as the CM. constructedtherehavehelpeddevotees, par- personal friendships with the PM. Can any- Ahluwalia wasagreat mind. Her sem- partieshaveatunnel vision and cannot powerment can be done withoutappease- Modi visitedthe Sarkhej Roza on afew occa- ticularly women. Therehasbeenan extensive one forget PM Modi’s special visit to the grand inal work in the field of urban develop- see the broader issues. ment and tokenism. sions, including once withformerPresident beautification process at the Dargah, which mosque in the UAE? Can we forget the PM ment and macro-economic reforms, as Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur It is notwidelyknown that Modi’s house APJAbdul Kalam. Workingcloselywith the includes the construction of “SilverKatahra” paying obeisance at Bahadur Shah Zafar's also her lifejourneyisaninspiration to in Vadnagar wassituated in an area where ASI, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation at Astana Sharif, anew fountain and renova- mazar? many. JUDICIALPROBE thereweremanyMuslims. Some of his first worked hardtomakethe Roza and itssur- tion of the Nizam Gateand Akbari Masjid. Today’s Muslims, especiallythe younger RajivBoolchand Jain, Zirakpur and long-lasting friends areMuslims. When rounding areas better.Heritagefestivals were Cleaning machines have been placed at the ones amongthem,arefed-upwithvote-bank THIS REFERS TO the report, ‘Rajasthan he wasthe chief ministerofGujarat, the two initiated,making the Roza avibrant cultural “jhalra” at the iconic palace and awater tank politics. Vestedinterests took away their votes A TUNNEL VIEW rape charges: AfterOpp criticism, fam- districtswhose development indices shotup landmarkinAhmedabad. The Sidi Saiyyed with acapacity of three lakh litres has been and scared them but deliverednothing. The ilygets legal help’ (IE,October 4). The were Kutchand Bharuch.These aredistricts Mosque alsogot afacelift. As PM, Modi also constructed. Besides, PM Modi has been of- communitywantsprosperity andopportu- This refers to theeditorial, ‘Outlaw’ (IE, arrogant chief ministerofUP, Yogi with high Muslim populations. took the then prime ministerofJapan Shinzo fering “chadar” at the dargahofthe Sufisaint nity.Itishigh time the old “shopkeepers” of October 3). The gruesome gangrape of Adityanth, finally capitulatedtothe Kutch, among India’s western-mostdis- Abetothe mosque.Kutchishome to the Hazrat KhwajaMoinuddin Chishti in Ajmer vote-bank politics shut shop. In anew India, it aDalit girland her murder by four high- Opposition’s demands thanksto tricts, wasknown fortwo things post-1947– Hajipir Dargah. Likeall parts of Kutch, it faced Sharif forthe lastsix years. This is aclear re- is aspirationand inclusion that will speak. caste youths in UP is neitherthe firstnor Allahabad High Court’s intervention “registan” and “Pakistan” (the desertand a massive infrastructure-relatedproblems. flection of his respect and obeisance to all Modihas made astart.It isupto us to support the last case in India.Suchdiabolical and the key role playedbythe media. A longborderwithPakistan). Touristswould Modi improvedlocal road networks,enabling deities and Sufisaints. him and nurturethis great nation thathas crimescontinue because the catchy judicial probebyany sittingjudgeofthe nevergothere. Officials would notwant to devotees to visit the Dargah. Forthe lastmanyyears, it has become givenussomuch. schemesand slogans announcedwith SC or HC seems likeabetteroption. serve there. But this wasuntil Modi became As our PM, Modi has time and again fashionable amongsome sections to hate great fanfarebyour governments for SSPaul, Nadia CM.After 2001,Kutch’sagricultureflourished, showedthatheisaleaderofthe entirenation. NarendraModi. My humble question to them The writer is president, Dargah Committee, industrycame to thedistrict, itscoastal Ican neverforgetPMModi’s wordsatthe is: When will youstop? Dargah Khwaja Sahab, Ajmer

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IMPORTANT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT-HEALTH Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project-Additional Financing (UDRP-AF) Only notice will be available on the website of State Government Whilst care is taken prior to 4TH Floor,DDPM Tower,Haridwar Bypass Road, Ajabpur Khurd, DEHRADUN www.statetenders.com. acceptance of advertising copy,itis Ph. No. 8126148268; Email id: [email protected]; Website: www.ukdisasterrecovery.in not possible to verify its contents. Forfurther details please visit our website mentioned above. The Indian Express (P) Limited Ref. 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From To clarification Technical Bid Financial Bid htttps://wasmo.nprocure.com. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 By Order of MD, OSMCL Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Circle, Tender Online 07.10.2020 21.10.2020 20.10.2020 22.10.2020 Will be intimated later. Toll free helpline no.1916 or 18002333944 of GWSSB for water supply Sd/- Cuttack RWC 05-20 at 11 A.M. up to 5.00 P.M. up to 2.00 P.M. at 11.00 A.M. Ass. Manager Proc (D &S) Further details can be seen from the website www.tendersorissa.gov.in for Non-PMGSY works. related any complaints of villages. Sd/- Executive Engineer, Odisha, BBSR Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Circle, Cuttack INF/Juna/Advt./495/20 DWSU (WASMO) -JUNAGADH OIPR/10112/11/0032/2021 OIPR/25097/11/0004/2021

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MALLYA EXTRADITION TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE ‘Secret’ GettingreadyforCovid-19vaccine: 217 CASES: RECOVERED:55,86,703 DAYSSINCE 66,23,815 DEATHS:1,02,685 proceedings PANDEMIC going on in the Subgroupbeginstomapcoldchains BEGAN TESTS: 7,99,82,394| DOUBLING RATE: 57.88** UK, Centre Asubgroup has been formed tells apex court KAUNAINSHERIFFM to look at cold chain storage, ‘Must decide who NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 sources in the ExpertGroup said. Whyacold IASofficerSAparna,whohasbeen EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AS SEVERAL experimental vac- E chainiskey recentlyappointed as Secretary, gets the vaccine first’ ● EXPLAINED KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 cines againstthe novelcoron- Department of Pharmaceuticals TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** avirus near the end of latestage (DoP), under the Ministryof BUSINESSMANVIJAY Mallya’sex- clinical trials,the National Expert VACCINES ARE delicate Chemicals and Fertilisers, heads ANURADHA ■ Maharashtra 14,43,409 12,548 1.08% 66.92 traditionto Indiawillhave to wait Group on vaccine administration productsthat can be the subgroup. MASCARENHAS ■ Andhra 7,19,256 6,242 0.90% 80.27 until some “confidential” pro- forCovid-19has begun to map damaged in excessive Sourcessaidthesubgrouphas PUNE,OCTOBER5 ■ Tamil Nadu 6,19,996 5,489 0.94% 76.83 ceedings in this connection are coldchainstoragefacilitiesacross heat, light, or cold. Atem- haddetaileddeliberationsonaug- completedintheUK.OnMonday, thecountry, includingthoseavail- perature-controlled menting the existing cold chain ADAY afterUnionHealthMinister ■ Kerala 2,29,886 8,553 3.94% 18.27 theCentreinformedtheSupreme able with the food processing in- 'cold' supplychain is cru- storageofthe government’s Dr Harsh Vardhan announced ■ Delhi 2,90,613 2,683 1.00% 72.21 CourtbenchofJustices UULalit dustry, The Indian Express has cial to their transportand Universal Immunisation pro- broad outlines of India's vaccine *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth and Ashok Bhushan, whichhad learnt. storage, especiallyina gramme. strategy,oneof thecountry'smost asked him to appear before it in Atemperature-controlled vast,hot countrylike “India has anetwork of more eminentmedicalscientists under- CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT connectionwithacontempt case, cold chain, including equipment India. In anticipation of than 16,000 cold chain storages linedthe needfor clarity on pri- Dr Gagandeep Kang 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY thatthereweresome“secret”pro- andproceduresusedintransport, the arrivalofavaccine for withtemperaturetrackersineach oritisation. ceedings going on in the UK, but storage, and handling, is acritical Covid-19, the govern- storage. The three indigenous “Prioritisationneedsto define 1.57 8.44 74,442 theGovernmentof Indiadoesnot aspectof theadministrationof the ment has startedtoiden- manufacturers (Bharat Biotech, purpose. If the goal is to prevent cinating younger,working-age NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: have knowledge about it as it is potential vaccine. Poor handling, tify additional cold chain ZydusCadila,andSerumInstitute) as muchdisease as possible, then populationswhowillbeinteract- 1.55 8.28 76,737 notaparty to the process and the includingexposingthevaccineto storagefacilities forthe have givendetailedinformation we should vaccinatethose most ing morewith others. Without Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs UKsidehasnotsharedanydetails. temperaturesoutsidetherecom- expected enormous vol- oncoldstoragerequirements,and at risk of severe disease –health- clarityonthegoals,we cannotpri- positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days In astatus reportfiledbefore mendedrange, can result in re- umes that will be needed thetemperatureatwhichthevac- careworkers, the elderly,those oritise,” Dr Kang told The Indian in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak the court, the MinistryofHome duction of potency and wastage. to inoculateIndians. cineneedsto bestored.Ourexist- with comorbidities, etc.,” said Dr Express. DataasonOctober4,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude Affairssaidthattheextraditionre- The decision to augment cold ingcoldstoragefulfillstherequire- GagandeepKang,professorof mi- The Health Ministersaid on datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive questforMallya wasforwardedto chain storagecomes in the back- mentsofthese three vaccine crobiology at Christian Medical Sundaythat the target wastore- the UK on February9,2017. In drop of the government asking saidthatthegovernmentexpects candidates. However, as per our CollegeVellore, who playedthe ceive and utilise 400million to December 2018,Senior District states to submit lists of priority to receive andutilise400-500mil- estimation, we might be requir- criticalroleinthedevelopmentof 500million doses of the Covid- Judge, WestminsterMagistrate’s population groups forreceiving lion doses, and coverapproxi- ing morethan 16,000(cold chain the indigenous rotavirus vaccine. 19 vaccine to coverapproxi- HATHRAS WOMAN’S DEATH Court,Londonrecommendedhis the vaccine. On Sunday, Health mately20-25crorepeopleby July storages), and therefore, we need “But if the goal is to prevent mately25crore people by July extradition to India. MinisterDrHarsh Vardhan had 2021. to augment,” asource said. transmission, we should be vac- 2021. Anarchists conspiring to

JEE-ADVANCED RESULTS DECLARED promote caste, communal Won’t study at IIT, but rank means alot to me: Topper violence, says UP CM caste,wehavegiven morethan 3 with 352out of 396 marks, physics and study space settle- cleared it. The exam wascon- istry’s 2018 order to ensurethat EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE lakhjobsinthreeyears…We have ALIFIYAKHAN Vijayawada’s Gangula Bhuvan ments. ducted on September 27 amid the pool of qualifiedcandidates LUCKNOW,OCTOBER5 aroadmap forproving 3lakh PUNE,OCTOBER5 Reddy and Bihar’s VaibhavRaj While getting intoMIT is no strict precautions at centres like is at leasttwice the number of to- moregovernment jobs in the bagged the second and third less afeat, he said that the SAT— staggeredentry-exit, use of sani- talseats. “Wehad to increase the REITERATINGHIS allegation that coming year or so. We have also AFTER HIS early morning classes ranks, respectively. one of the parameters forMIT ad- tiser,masksand social distancing qualifying pool as the total num- “conspiracies arebeing hatched worked for20lakh youths to get at USA’s MassachusettsInstitute Kanishka Mittal, who bagged mission —was easier than the in viewofthe pandemic. berofseatsacross 23 IITshas in- everyday”againsthis govern- private jobs... But howcan those of Technology (MIT), Chirag Falor the 17th rank,toppedamong IIT-JEE examination. The resultsand cut-offs for creasedfrom13,000to 16,053this ment by “those who want to in- peoplewhoareagainstthecoun- wasgroggy when he got acall girls. She scored 315out of 396 “Everyyear,onlyone student admission to IITsand rank lists year.Thesecondreasonisthatthe citecaste and communal riots”, tryand society acceptthis? They from the IIT Delhidirector on marks. gets this distinction (top rank) and areavailable on jeeadv.ac.in. questionpaperwastougher,hen- Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogi wantedaweakUttarPradesh,full Monday. “I washalf asleep when Falor had movedtoDelhi to this exam is reputed This year,the cut-offfor the cetheneedtolowercut-offtoen- Adityanath Mondaysaid “some of riots and lawlessness. Now, as Iheardthat Ihad toppedthe Joint focus on JEE and avoid distrac- Chirag Falor internationally. So even though I Common Rank ListorCRL was sureasufficient number of quali- anarchists who can’t bear to see their intentions arenot bearing Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced,” tions. He didn’t even use amo- won’t study at IIT,this means alot 5% in eachsubject and 17.5% ag- fied candidates,” the officer said. developmentinthestateare con- fruition, theyare conspiring...We said the Pune resident. bile phone fortwo years. to me,” he said. gregate. In 2019,the candidate Out of the 16,053 seats, spiring to promote communal will ensuresecurity and respect IIT-Delhi, whichconducted “In Delhi, Imet someone who have crackedit. Since September, Of the 1.6lakh studentswho had to score10% in eachsubject roughly1,600havebeen added frenzy and violence on caste foreveryone... But, if someone the JEE-Advancedexams this inspiredme to applytoMIT.They Ihavestarted classes and am registeredfor the exam, 1.5lakh and 25% overall. under the EWSquota. lines”. triesto ruintheatmosphereofthe year,announcedthe resultson take only5-6 studentsfromIndia waiting formyvisa to go there,” appeared foritand 43,204can- An officer in IIT-Delhi attrib- WITHINPUTSFROM “In astate whereevery job state,thenwe willdealwiththem Monday. While Falor topped everyyear,and Iwas lucky to said Falor,who wantstomajor in didates, including 6,707 girls, utedthe lowercut-offtothe min- ENS,NEWDELHI usedtobegiven on the basis of strictly,”hetold party workers . GUJARAT J&K: 2CRPF men killed in militant attack State to get Rs 2,800 cr due to Provisions Steep rise in shoot-and-run attacks by militantsinValleyinpast3months under APMC firedonateam of the J&K Police’s BASHAARATMASOOD Special Operations Group and decisions at GST meet: Patel Act amendment SRINAGAR,OCTOBER5 triedtosnatcharifle. Three mili- tantsand apolice personnel were wasalsoshown.“GSTcouncilalso tireshortfall can be borrowedby challengedin IN Ashootand run attacknear the killedinthe ensuing EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE made apresentation of anew the statefromthe market,but the Srinagar-Jammu national high- gunfight. AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 softwarethatcancounterfake in- interestshall bepaid by the states. HighCourt way, militantsonMondaykilled On August17, militantshad voices. This softwarehas reached Gujarat has optedfor the firstop- twoparamilitarypersonnel and firedonajoint team of the J&K GUJARATSTANDS to getanesti- Gujaratandwe have startedusing tion. “The existing tradition is that woundedthree. Monday’s attack Police and CRPF at Kreeri village mated Rs 2,800crore from the it. Till nowwecould notquickly almostall the decisions on GST EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE wasthe latestinaseries of similar of NorthKashmir,killing two decisions takeninthe GST provethat the bills producedby have been takenunanimously. AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER5 shoot-and-run attackscarriedout CRPF personnel and apoliceman. Council meeting on Monday, the trader were fake or genuine... Todaywhen unanimity did not by militantsinthe pastfew Three militantsand two said Nitin Patel, deputy chief This will increase the income of happen, then the finance minis- THE DEODHAR Agriculture months. Armymen were killedinthe sub- ministerofthe state. the government too,” he said. terpostponedthe matter and will Produce Market Committee of On Mondayafternoon, sequent gunfight. “Gujarat will getRs1,100 Patelruedthe fact that the be takenupinthe next meeting Banaskantha, whereelections unidentifiedmilitantsfiredindis- On August14, militantshad crorewithin aweek as amount states could notreachaconsen- on October 12," he said. scheduledinMarch this year criminatelyonajoint patrol of the killedtwo policemen at Nowgam, disbursedtostatesunder IGST,” sus on the issue of borrowing to When askedhowmuchmore waspostponeddue to Covid-19 J&K Police and Central Reserve on the Srinagar-Jammu national said Patelafter attending the GST makeupfor the shortfall in GST Gujarat needs to borrow, Patel lockdown, has challenged provi- Police Force(CRPF) near Kandizal highway.OnJune 14,aCRPF offi- Council meeting. Inter-state GST compensation being provided said, “Wewill getabout Rs 8,000- sions of the Gujarat Agricultural bridgeinPampore, wounding five cer waskilledand twoinjured in (IGST) is leviedoninter-state by the Centre. “I believe afterlis- 9,000croreloan, with help from Produce Markets(Amendment) CRPF personnel. As theywere amilitant attackatPanthachowk supplyofgoods or services. tening to the daylong discussion the Government of India. This Ordinance 2020 that came in rushedtohospital, twoofthem Security personnel inspect the siteofthe attackonthe on Srinagar’s outskirts. Patelalso said that the state that the opposition ruledstates will be giveninphases,” he said Maythis year and is nowanAct succumbed to their injuries. national highway,inPamporeonMonday. Shuaib Masoodi Immediatelyafter Monday’s will getanadditional Rs 1,000 had decided in advance that the adding that the paymentswill be afterbeing publishedinthe offi- In an official release, the CRPF attack, ajoint team of the police, croreasGST cess forthe transac- states will nottakeloans and made bi-monthly. “The repay- cial gazetteonOctober 3. said troops of the 110Battalion paramilitaryand Armycordoned tions that have happenedafter theywould ask the Government ment of these loans has to be The APMC has contended were carrying out road opening sacrifice,” it said. Therehas been asteep rise in offthe area to nab the attackers. the lockdown waslifted. “The of India to take loans,” Patelsaid. done after2022 and the princi- that the nominations of candi- along with the police at 12.50 pm The slain CRPF personnel the shoot-and-run attacksby mil- Security in Srinagar wastight- government todayannounced In order to makeupfor the pal and interestonthese loans dates who have served more when theycame under fire.“Two were identifiedasConstables itantsinthe Valleyinthe past ened, with barricades and inten- that it will consider the state’s GSTshortfall, the CentreinAugust will be paid by the Government than twoterms, whichwould be personnel, who were injured, DhrinderaTripathi and three months. sified checking of vehicles along growth as 7per cent and give gave twoborrowing options to of India. Therewill be no burden invalidated as per the newlaw, succumbed and made supreme ShailendraPratapSingh. On August30, militantshad thehighway. compensation accordingly.So the state. Under the firstoption, on the states,” Pateladded. should notberejected.The peti- we will getanadditional Rs 550- states can borrowthrough aspe- The Indian Express had last tion also argues that the ordi- 700crore income,” Patelsaid. cial windowfacilitated through month reportedthat the Gujarat nance or the Actcannotapply In the GSTCouncil meeting, a the RBI and the borrowing will government has already bor- retrospectively.The matter is ex- India gives Myanmar Remdesivir presentation on asoftwarethat notbetreated as the state's debt. rowedRs16,700croreinthe first pected to be heardfurther on can quicklyidentify fake invoices Under the second option, the en- six months of this financial year. Tuesday. The primarychallengewas to the provisions containedinthe drug, talks security along border CLAT examinee Surat drug seizure: Two Bill, tabledonSeptember 21 in the Assembly, that restrictsthe (Covid-19)pandemic.Shringlain- moves Gujarat number of terms that amember SHUBHAJITROY dicated India’s willingness to pri- Mumbai residents arrested can hold as chairperson or vice- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 oritise Myanmar in sharing vac- HC seeking chairperson to twoterms, each cines as and when these become Amroli area from whom amounting to two-and-half APACKAGE of 3,000 vials of the available”,theMinistryofExternal re-evaluation EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Salman waspurchasing drug, years. antiviral Remdesivir,supportfor Affairs (MEA) said in astatement. SURAT, OCTOBER 5 wasarrestedlater. As per the Deodhar APMC, ensuring safe, sustainable and Theyagreedtoworkto- Ahmedabad: ACommon Law From the leads Salman pro- the elections were notifiedon speedy return of Rohingya wardsoperationalisation of Admission Test (CLAT)examinee THE SURATcity Crime Branch videdabout another drug sup- March 2and the ordinance came refugees, operationalisation of Sittweportinthe firstquarter has movedGujarat High Court on Mondayarrestedtwo plier,police arrested Manoj on May6.The rescheduledelec- the crucial Sittweportin of 2021. The twosides also dis- againstthe Consortium of Mumbai residentsinconnec- Bhagat, anative of Jharkhand, tion is notified, wherenomina- Myanmar's Rakhine stateby cussed progress in the ongoing National LawUniversities, that tion with the seizureof on September 26. Manoj fur- tions had to be filedbyOctober 3. March 2021, aliaison office in Nay Indian-assistedinfrastructure conductstheCLAT forundergrad- Mephedrone drug (MD) ther disclosednames of Anna The petitioner has said the Act Pyi Taw, abustofBal Gangadhar projectssuchasthe Trilateral uateand postgraduatecourses worthoverRs1crore on and Praveen of Mumbai cannotapplyretrospectively as Tilak in MandalayJail, and amu- Highway and the Kaladan everyyear,seekingare-evaluation September 22. from whom he waspurchasing originallythe elections were no- tual commitment to notallow Multi-Modal Transit Transport of his answers. According to the Viramani alias Anna MD. tifiedmuchbeforethe activities againsteachother. Project, the statement said. petitioner,thoughhehadmarked Andapan (53), anative of RR Sarvaiya, Assistant Ordinance waspromulgated. These aresome of the keytake- “The twosides discussedmain- certain questions forreview, he Shivgangadistrict in Tamil Commissioner of police, Surat The Gujarat HC in an order aways of atwo-dayvisit by tenance of security and stabil- had answered the same subse- Nadu, and Praveen Mahatre Crime Branch, said, “Wehave dated October 1, when this was Foreign SecretaryHarsh Vardhan ity in their border areas and re- quentlybut wasnot scored for (42) —bothresidentsNavi arrested twopersons afterthey onlyaBill, had granted interim Shringla and Armychief Gen M iterated their mutual these specific questions. Mumbai —werearrestedafter tested negative of Covid-19. relief to the petitioner,directing MNaravane to Myanmar. Armychief General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary commitment nottoallowtheir While the courtrefusedtoin- theytestednegative for Anna and Praveen were sup- that “the nominationsmay con- The twomet Myanmar’s Harsh VShringla with Indian Ambassador to Myanmar respective territories to be used terfere,JusticeNVAnjariaMonday Covid-19. plying drugs to Manoj and tinue to be filedon03.10.2020 as StateCounsellor Aung San Suu Saurabh Kumar and Aung San Suu Kyi. PTI foractivities inimical to each disposedofthe petition with the On September 22, Crime Salman. We aretrying to get per the election schedule and the Kyiand the Commander in Chief other,” the MEA stated. instruction that the Consortium Branchsleuths arrested Salman details on wheretheywereget- election officer mayproceedto of Defence Services, Senior The Indian side expressed of NLUs “shall look intothe griev- Javeri from Dumas area and ting the drug from. Praveen is a scrutinise the nominations on General Min Aung Hlaing. ArmedServices. Shringla metU Theypresented 3,000 vials of appreciation to Myanmar for ance of the petitioner and take its seized1.011 kilgoram of MD labour contractor while Anna 04.10.2020 but shall nottakeafi- Gen Naravane metVice Soe Han, Permanent Secretary, Remdesivir to Suu Kyi, “symbolic handing over of 22 cadres of owndecisiononmeritandonthe drug worthRs1.01crore. is running onion business in nal decision till the next date Senior General Soe Win, Deputy MinistryofForeign Affairs, of India’s commitment to assist Indian insurgent groups in May basis of the record.” ENS Sanket Aslaliya, aresident of Navi Mumbai.” fixedi.e. 06-10-2020”. Commander-in-Chief, Myanmar Myanmar. Myanmar in itsfight againstthe this year,itstated. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER6,2020 10 GOVT &POLITICS CBIsearches14locations BJP-LJP will form next govt in Bihar: DELHI CONFIDENTIAL linkedtoKarnatakaCongchief Chirag day after split

Yeddyurappaduobeingexecuted from NDA for polls EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE by apuppetCBI by raiding NEWDELHI,BENGALURU @DKShivakumar won’t deterus. OCTOBER5 CBIshouldbeunearthingthelay- ers of corruption in Yeddyurappa DIPANKARGHOSE THE CBI on Mondaycarriedout Govt. But, ‘Raid Raj’is their only NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 searches at the Bengaluru resi- ‘MachiavellianMove’!” party Chirag dence of Congress leaderDK spokesperson Randeep Singh ADAY afterthe LJP announced Paswan Shivakumar afterbooking him in Surjewala said in atweet. that it will notfightthe Bihar acase of disproportionateassets. Karnataka's former Congress Assemblyelections as partofthe The CBI also searched premises Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah too BJP-JD(U) alliance, party presi- the JD(U) basedonyour sugges- linked to relativesand associates tweetedinShivakumar'ssupport, dent ChiragPaswan Monday tions.Thisdecisionhasbeentaken TIE-UP TACTICS of Shivakumar at 13 other loca- andallegedthatthesearcheswere wrote an openletter, sayingthat nottorule over Bihar,but to take tionsinBengaluru, Delhi, and intendedtodisruptCongress anyvote forthe JD(U) means prideinit,”hesaid. WILL THE CPI(M)’s decision to join the RJD-Congress alliance Mumbai. preparations forthe upcoming pushing the state’s children to Chirag Paswan deniedthat he in Bihar open the door foranelectoral understandingwith “CBI has registeredacase byelections. Shivakumar,who is migrate, and claiming had takenthe decision the grand old party in West Bengal? In the lastAssemblyelec- againstformer Ministerof nowpresident of the Karnataka that the next Bihar gov- to fulfill his ownpoliti- tion, the CPM’s Bengalunithad atactical understanding with KarnatakaGovernment(Presently DKShivakumar,alongwith his brother DKSuresh, Pradesh Congress Committee, ernment will be a“BJP- cal ambitions. “Many theCongresswithout the approval of the central leadership MLA)ontheallegationsof posses- addresses party workers at his residence in Bengaluru. PTI wasaministerinSiddaramaiah's LJP government”. people willcometoyou and the central committee disapproved of the pact later. sion of disproportionateassets to government. Paswan reiterated and saythat this deci- Things could be different thistime. Newly appointed state thetuneof Rs74.93crore(approx) ED had arrested Shivakumar the LJP’s position that its sion wastaken because Congresspresident Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had been pitch- inhisnameandinthenameof his hotels, had been booked earlier an FIR has been registered. on September 3lastyear.The in- winningMLAswillwork DECISION of my ownambitions. I ing foranalliance to take on CM and TMC chief Mamata familymembers. Searches were along with Shivakumar by the It claimedthat the PE “prima vestigationshadreportedlyfound “undertheleadership”of 2020 want to make clear that Banerjee. The Bengalcomrades, too, arekeen. It is to be seen conductedtodayat14locationsin- Income-TaxDepartment and facie disclosedthat Shri DK thatamajorpartofhisoverRs800 PM . BIHAR the next government whether the central leaders allowanopen-tie or resorttoide- cluding nine in Karnataka, four in Enforcement Directorate(ED). Shivakumar and his dependent crorewealth had been accumu- Sayingthat a“diffi- thatwill be made will be a ological posturing again. Delhi and one in Mumbai,” CBI SourcessaidCBIregisteredthe familymembers amassedassets lated at the time he was cult decision” had to be made for BJP-LJP government under the spokesperson RKGaur said. disproportionate assets case disproportionatetotheir known Karnataka's Ministerfor Urban “Bihar’s future”, Chirag Paswan leadership of the BJP. EveryMLA SourcessaidRs57 lakhincash basedonareference from ED, sources of income duringthe pe- Development(between1999and said that therewereideological of the LJP will work under the AWAY FROM OFFICE and severalincriminating docu- whichhadopenedamoneylaun- riod from 01.04.2013to 2004 in the SMKrishna govern- differences with the JD(U). “The leadership of PrimeMinister mentsincluding property papers deringinvestigation against 30.04.2018during whichperiod, ment) and Power(from 2014-18 LJPand the JD(U)havemanyide- NarendraModi.Everyvotegiven MOSTOFthe ministers who sit at Krishi Bhavan, whichhouses and bank related documents, Shivakumar in September 2018 Shri DKShivakumar wasfunc- whenSiddaramaiahwas CM). ologicaldifferences.Whether it is to aJD(U) candidate willforce severalkey ministries, areawayfromofficenowadays.While apartfromelectronic evidence, basedontax evasionfindings by tioningaspublicservantintheca- Shivakumar,who is on bail in their “saat nischay” programme, your children to migratetomor- Food MinisterRam VilasPaswanisunwell and in hospital for were seized. the I-TDepartment. pacityof Cabinet MinisterofGovt. theEDcase,hasrepeatedly argued ortheirbehaviortowardstheiral- row. TheLJP’s road is noteasy but about amonth,Agriculture MinisterNarendraSingh Tomar is Premises of Shivakumar’s TheCBIclaimedtheKarnataka of Karnataka”. thatall his wealth is declared and lies, the risingbureaucracy in we willfight and we willwin. The visiting his constituency frequentlyinviewofAssemblyby- brother DKSuresh, andhis close government hadgiven the go- The Congress said the CBI ac- hehaspaidtaxesonthem,andhas Bihar,orthat no solutions arebe- road has notbeen easy formy polls in his home state. Ministers of Stateare also touring the associateSachin Narayan, were aheadforaninvestigationagainst tion waspartofthe “Raid Raj” of alwaysdeniedany wrongdoing inggiventothepeople’sissuesei- Biharand Biharis forthe last countrytocounter Opposition chargesand allayfarmers’ con- amongthose searched.Suresh is Shivakumar early this year,fol- theBJPgovernmentsinBengaluru andclaimedthathewasbeingtar- ther at the levelofthe officials or three decades so howwill it be cerns aboutthe newfarmlaws. On Monday, MoSFood theLokSabhaMPfromBengaluru lowingwhichtheagencyhadreg- and NewDelhi. getedfor political reasons. theChief Minister. Forthesolution easy now,”hesaid. Raosaheb PatilDanve wasinhis home state, interacting with Rural. Narayan, abusinessman isteredapreliminaryenquiry(PE) “The insidious game of intim- FULLREPORTON of these issues, the Bihar First, Paswan alsosaid thatthis has farmers in Satara. MoS RuralDevelopmentSadhvi Niranjan with interests in real estate and inMarch.Oncompletionof thePE, idation &machinations of Modi- www.indianexpress.com Bihari FirstVision document has been adifficult time givenhis fa- Jyotiwas in Bundelkhand, briefing the media about the been preparedafter suggestions ther’s poor health buthe“would farm laws. fromfourlakhpeople.Iamhappy give everything” to fulfill those Resume Naga talks in third HC begins thatthepartyhasdecidedto fight dreams. PARCEL POSER hearingCBI, AS PORK wasbannedinAssam in lightofAfricanSwine Flua country, Muivah wrote to PM fewmonths ago, the movement of the meat intothe statewas ED appeals disallowedaswas theanimal. However, it turns out that sev- know” howunresponsive the eral clientshavebeen seeking to sendthe meat to Assam by ESHAROY PMO wastoNagagroups. against 2G railway parcel trains. Recently, upon aquery raisedinternally NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 “…wewaited with all confi- on whether an NOC formovementoflivestock pigsinparcel dence that the Prime Ministerof acquittals couldbegiven, toplevelspointed out thatpigs could notbe IN AlettertoPrime Minister Th Muivah India will respond positively. permitted to be takentothe Guwahati-basedNorth Frontier NarendraModi in February, Today, NSCN being accountable Railway. NSCN-IM chief Th Muivahhad to the Naga people hereby re- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE asked forthe Naga peace talksto Centre’s interlocutor RNRaviand leasedthe letter to inform of the NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 be shiftedto“athirdcountry”. the IM deteriorated over the past delayand the lackofresponse He had also demandedthat year,sincetheconclusionof formal from the office of the Indian THE DELHI High CourtMonday thetalksbeconducted directly peacetalkslastOctober,theIMhad Prime Ministertoour people,” it beganhearing appeals by the CBI SC issues notice “at aPrime Ministerial level” and beencalledtoDelhitocontinuedi- said in astatement. and ED againstacquittals of the CEC Sunil Aroraahead of the meeting in Delhi. PTI without anypreconditions. alogue, whichwas conducted by The IM has been facing pres- accusedinthe 2G spectrum al- “If our stay in India is no more senior IB officials. These “informal surefromthe Indian government location cases. on plea by MP over welcome, all necessaryarrange- talks”concludedinSeptember,and on the one hand and the people One of theapplications has mentsmustbemadefor us to the IM leaders headedbackto of Nagaland on the other,who sought acopyofthe Centre’s let- World watching... be leave India and the political talks Dimapur in Nagaland. have been calling foranearly res- terofapproval forfiling of appeal be resumedinathirdcountry,” On Monday,the IM released olution to the Naga issue. in the matter by CBI. Additional BasmatiGItag Muivahwrote. Muivah’s letter,saying thatit FULLREPORTON Solicitor General Sanjay Jain sub- extra careful:CEC to Afterrelations between the wanted theNagapeople “to www.indianexpress.com mitted that the documentscan squarekminseven states when be submitted in asealedcover EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE in fact it did notdeservetobe before the court forits perusal. Bihar poll observers NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 morethan 35 districtsspanning The other application was 9,500squarekm.This, he pointed CM: Rahul rally won’t be stopped, filedbythe counsel representing campaigning from door to door THESUPREMECourt onMonday out, hadresultedindilution of the former MD of UnitechLimited, ENS&PTI andaccompanyingacandidateon issuednotice on aplea by Madhya Basmati brand. SanjayChandra, who is in jail in NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 the dayoffiling nomination. Pradesh and the state’s Basmati AdvocateJSai Deepak,who but large crowds won’t be tolerated another case, to allowhim to Aroracalleduponthe ob- farmers challenging aMadras appearedforthe MP government, meethis lawyers forinstructions CHIEF ELECTION Commissioner servers to assume the role of High Courtorder dismissing ob- supportedSinghvi’ssubmissions. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Need to fix, not in the 2G spectrum allocation (CEC) Sunil AroraonMonday friend,philosopher and guide to jections to thegrant of GI APEDAhad in 2008 applied CHANDIGARH,OCTOBER5 crush procurement case. The courtallowed asked pollobservers to be “extra the local election machinery, and (Geographical Indication) tagon forgrant of registration on GI Chandra’s counsel to meet him careful”duringtheconductof the guideand hand-holdthem. Basmati to theAgricultural and forthe rice. The application THE HARYANA government on system: Rahul via video-conferencing thrice upcoming Bihar Assemblyelec- Monday's meeting wasa ProcessedFood ProductsExport claimedfiveentirestates/UT Mondaydecidedthat the tractor aweek. tions giventhe global interestin blendof virtualandphysicalwith Development Authority (APEDA) namely Delhi, Punjab,Haryana, rallyled by Congress leader Sangrur,Bhawanigarh (Punjab): The courtalso asked Jain to thelargest electoralexerciseto be morethan700general,policeand to the exclusion of the state’s Uttarakhand and Himachal Rahul Gandhi will notbe ML Khattar,RahulGandhi On daytwo of his ‘Kheti Bachao clarify whether anotification has held amid the pandemic. expenditureobserversjoiningvir- farmers. Pradesh and parts of Uttar stoppedfromenteringthe state Yatra’,former AICC chief Rahul been issuedregarding his ap- According to astatement is- tuallyfrom119 locations across AbenchofJusticesL Pradesh and erstwhile stateof on Tuesday,after days of main- Gandhi saidthat the Narendra pearance in the case afteritwas suedbytheElectionCommission the countryand about 40 ob- NageswaraRao, Hemant Gupta Jammu and Kashmir as tradi- taining that the stategovern- leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Modi government wasout to fin- informedthat the earlier notifi- (EC), Aroraasked thepoll ob- servers postedinDelhi joining in and AjayRastogi also extended tional Basmati-growing areas. ment will notallowsuchapro- In Karnal, Haryana CM ish “farmers and labourers”with cation wasissued forthen ASG serversto “instilconfidenceinthe person, the statement said. the HC’sinterim order againstre- The MP government and the gramme, citing the National said, “We the newfarms laws justasithad Tushar Mehta’s appointment as voter to come to the polling sta- ElectionCommissionerSushil strainingthe MP farmers from us- farmers’ body opposedthis, stat- DisasterManagement Act. don'thaveany objection to Rahul “destroyed”small shopkeepers special public prosecutor in the tiononelectiondaytocasther/his Chandrapointed out that famil- ing the term Basmati fortheir ingthatthe applicationwas in- TheCongresswasscheduledto Gandhi's tractor rally. However, if with demonetisation and GST. appeal. votesafelyand freely.” iarisation with laid down instruc- produce. completedue to non-inclusion of hold tractor rallies in Kurukshetra anyattemptsare madeto bringin Gandhi said theneedwas to Former Union telecom min- Bihar elections this timewill tions,specificallytheguidelineson Appearing forthe Madhya 13 districtsofthe state“which and Karnal on Tuesdayand large crowds and disruptlaw and correct flaws in the food pro- isterARaja, DMK MP Kanimozhi be held over three phases as op- holding pollsamid the pandemic, KshetraBasmati Growers have been cultivating Basmati at Wednesday.ButonMonday, itwas order in the state, it shall notbe curement system rather than and others were acquitted in the posedtofivein2015. Apartfrom should be strictlyadhered to. Association Samiti, Senior leastfor over acentury”. decidedthatthe programme will tolerated at anycost. As such crush it. “Weneedtomakecor- case of moneylaunderingand curtailing the poll period, the Election Commissioner Rajiv AdvocateAMSinghvi said the GI Seeking astayofthe HC order, onlybeheld on Wednesday. Rahul Gandhi has no work. rections in this system... rather corruption in 2017. Commissionhasputinplacesev- Kumarsaidofficersshouldbearin registration granted to APEDA the statesaid that the matter in- “His rallywill begin from Haryanafarmershave understood thancrushing it altogether,” said The courtlastweek said the eral measuresfor poll campaign- mindtheyare theactualfaceof EC wasoverbroad sinceit covers 108 volves the livelihood of 80,000 Pehowa and end in Pipli, Congress tacticsand willnot al- Rahul, who held twopublic ral- hearings will take place on aday- ingamidthepandemic,including on the groundsince the worldis districtsspread across 2,89,576 farmers across the 13 districts. Kurukshetra,” said Congress lowanybody to mislead them.” lies in Sangrur. ENS to-daybasis. limitsonthe number of people watching these polls closely.

GOVT URGES SPEED-UP OF LOAN DISBURSAL AS APPLICANTS FLAG GLITCHES Over 20 lakh street vendors line up for PM loan scheme —despite red tape

According to officials, sellers so far, with officials and appli- “Thereisstill alot of resist- terthan the lockdown,” says aspokesperson of the Ministry. AVISHEKGDASTIDAR of flowers and puja items, beauty cantspointing to anumber of ance in banksand municipal PushpendraKumar,38, aroad- TheCentrehas alsodecided NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 products, shoes, kitchenitems hurdles that areslowing the bodies. But on apolicy level, this sidejuice seller in Jamshedpur to send the applications directly and electronics goods, suchas process. is auseful scheme because it who has receivedthe loan. “The to bankbranches listedbythe THEY WERE among the hardest mobile phonesand chargers, are According to feedback, offi- givesmuch-neededworking aimistoset aside Rs 30 everyday applicant as “preferredlender” hit by theCovid lockdown. And also on the listofapplicants, cials said, severalbanksare seek- capital. Also, availing the loan towardsrepayment of the loan.” or wherethe vendorholds asav- now, manyofthem arehoping apartfromthose providing serv- ing applications on stamppapers givesthemlegitimacy as theyget Following feedbackfrom ings bank account. Officials said that aspecial loan scheme rolled ices likecobblers. worthbetween Rs 100and Rs vending certificates and letters vendors, MinisterofHousing asoftwarehas been developed out by thegovernment will turn The loan needs to be repaid 500. Therehavealso been in- of recommendation,” said andUrbanAffairsHardeepSingh that can“push” around 3lakh out to be alifeline —despitethe within ayear under the scheme stances of banksseeking PAN Arbind Singh, national coordina- Puri recentlychaired ameeting applicationstothe banks. glitches. thatwas launchedinJune with cards and even checking the tor, National Association of Street of his statecounterpartsalong Says VijayKumar,a32-year- Over 20 lakh street vendors asanctionedbudget of Rs 700 CIBIL scoreofapplicants--or VendorsofIndia(NASVI), the with Directors General of Police old fast food vendor in have appliedfor interest-free crore. Upon repayment,avendor stateauthorities asking forvoter apexbody representing around and ground-level officials. Dhanbad'sJharia, who got the loans of Rs 10,000eachaswork- is eligible foranother Rs 10,000 ID cards, whichmanymigrant 10 lakh vendors. “The Ministertold thestates loan lastmonth. “Someonecame ing capital under the Prime as loan. Sellersoffruits, vegetablesand fast-food have appliedfor vendors don'tcarry withthem. According to NASVIesti- to seetoitthat street vendors are from the bank to checkwhether MinisterStreetVendor's Officials said that Uttar theinterest-freeloansthat needtoberepaid in ayear. File Therehavealso been complaints mates, onlyaround 30 per cent notharassedbythe authorities Iactuallydowhat IsaidIdo. Ihad Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM Pradesh, where4.3 lakhstreet of harassment by policeand mu- of the customer base has re- as all theyare asking is aright to to showthem my ID and SVANidhi). Theyinclude nearly vendors have applied forthe nicipalofficials. turnedfor street vendors. “But at livelihood.Anofficer from Small Aadhaar,too. When theywere 10 lakh sellers of fruitsand veg- loan, leads the chartamong Pradesh have over 1.5lakh appli- created Union Territories of J&K “Theyhavewritten to the least, that’s some cash in hand, Industries Development Bank of satisfied, theytransferredRs etables, and over 4lakh selling states followed by Telangana cations eachwhile Delhi has (1,600) and Ladakh (32). Ministryhighlighting these im- whichwas notthe case during India, our partner in the scheme, 10,000 to my account. Igot to snacks and fast food likechaat with 3.4 lakh applications. about 8,000.Applications have However, only 2lakh appli- plementation issues,” said an of- the lockdown,” Singh said. sitsinthe Ministry. So all issues buy one month’s worthofmate- and golgappa. Maharashtraand Andhra also come in from the twonewly cantshavereceivedthe money ficial. “Thereisstill fear.But it’s bet- aresortedout on the spot,” said rial.”

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER6,2020 @ieExplained #ExpressExplained 11 If thereare questions of current or contemporaryrelevancethat youwould like E EXPLAINED explained, please [email protected] Against JD(U), yet with BJP: making sense of LJP strategy

BJPhas already made the JD(U) agree to an LJP MPs have consistentlyattackedNitish strength, the LJP will notbeable to flourish. LIZMATHEW&DIPANKARGHOSE equal shareofseats in the polls.Asthe JD(U) is Kumar forhis performance over the lastfive Itstargetwillbetobringdownthe JD(U)’s NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 committed to providing seatsfor smaller ally years, claiming thereisanti-incumbency. numbers while ramping up itsown. It will HAM, the BJP could end up contesting more Paswan has reportedlybrought this up with look to fight morethan half the seats—if it RAM VILAS PASWAN’S Lok Janshakti Party seatsthan the JD(U).Ifitmanages to become BJP chief JPNadda at meetings as well. The wins moreseats, it grows; if not, it at least (LJP) has decidedtogoitalone in the Bihar the single largest party postthe elections, it election move helps separate the LJP from sets up booth-levelworkers forthe future. elections, fightingagainstthe JD(U), while would expediteJD(U)’s disintegration. anti-incumbency againstthe JD(U), setting Finally, mostsee Chirag Paswan as an am- continuing to be partofthe BJP-ledNDA at itself up as some sortofopposition. bitiouspolitician.Hebelievesthatafterthegen- theCentre. This has been an arrangement a Overcoming anti-incumbency Second, aftermonths of posturing, the LJP erationof NitishandLalu,heneedsto position section of BJPleadershas been keen on. Why Surveys ahead of the poll announcement has managed to step out of the alliance with himself forthe futureasacontenderfor CM. does this sectionpreferadividedNDA? have indicated voter fatigue againstNitish the BJP yetremain with it in the NDA. Itsef- Kumar.Having“ditched” theBJP andjoined fusive praise of the BJP and Modi has meant What could go wrong Playing forthe long term handswithLaluPrasad’sRJD forthe 2015 elec- LJP’s Paswans with JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar and BJP’s Amit Shah. Express Archive that RamVilas Paswan continues to be Union Going solo also involvesrisksfor the LJP. It The proposal that LJP fight alone in Bihar tion, Nitish is anyway notwholeheartedlyac- Minister, and the LJP can nowfight alone. couldadversely affect itsDalitvotes, andaBJP while beingpartofthe central NDAispartofa ceptedbythe committed BJP votebank. Itsinsistence that it is abetterfriendof candidatecan win in certain constituencies. long-term plan suggestedbyBJP strategists. Insuchasituation,BJPemergingasthebig- The LJP fighting separatelycould help the to maintain itsbase amongurbanvoters and the BJP than the JD(U) meansthat in public If the LJP is notable to win aslice of the The JD(U), the bigger partner in the Bihar al- gerpartnercouldenergisethecadre.Although BJP mop up asection of the anti-incumbency theforward castes, and use welfareschemes perception, it is with the BJP.The posturing, anti-government vote, it could help the liance,isonthevergeofdisintegration.Itbanks BJPleaders includingparty general secretary- votes, the BJP hopes. to woorural voters whom it failed to win over and the announcement of going it alone have Opposition consolidatethose votes. This entirelyonthe popularity of three-time Chief in-charge of Bihar Bhupender Yadavhavein- Besides,theBJPfightingasabiggerpartner in 2015.The PM recentlylaunchedaseries of givenconsiderable airtime to LJP,aparty with would upsetthe coalition’s arithmetic. Minister Nitish Kumar,whom BJP leaders see sistedNitishwouldcomplete anotherfive-year canhelpthepartymaketheelectionNarendra development projectsworth Rs 16,000crore. justtwo seatsand avoteshareunder 5%. The current strategy could also trigger asbeinginthelastlegof hiscareer.Oncehere- termasCM,atleastfourBJPleadersagreedthat Modi-centric.Asurvey hasindicatedModistill Again, the LJP is nowfreetofight the JDU mistrustamong workers of both the BJP and tires,the BJP can push formerging it with the the cadreexpectsachangebythe middle of enjoys popularitydespiteunemploymentand Gains forLJP in as manyseatsaspossible.LJP leaders be- the JD(U) when theyare conscious of the dif- BJP and sidelining the remainingleaders. The the next tenure, if the NDAreturns to power. the migrant worker crisis. The BJP’s strategy is On the face of it, Chirag Paswan and other lieve that as long as Nitish is in aposition of ferences among themselves.

SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD CVID-19 VACCINETRACKER Virus find that won the Nobel

India targetsvaccination of Three scientists sharethisyear’s Medicine Nobelfor the discovery andidentification of the HepatitisC 20-25 cr people by next July virus. Tracing thesteps theytook in the1970s and 1980s, and howitled to safer blood transfusions today

INDIA IS working towardsvaccinat- early next year would requireatleast world. Thankstothe development of highly ing 20 to 25 croreofits people, about twodosestobeadministered. Only AMITABHSINHA effective drugs againstHCV,itisnow possible, one-sixth of itsentirepopulation, one candidatevaccine, developedby PUNE,OCTOBER5 NobelinPhysiology or Medicine forthefirsttimeinhumanhistory,toforeseea against Covid-19byJulynextyear, Johnson &Johnson,ispotentially a futurewherethe threat of this virus infection according to Health MinisterHarsh single-dose vaccine. THIS YEAR’S NobelPrize in Physiology or is substantially reducedand hopefullysoon Vardhan. This, of course,isonthe as- Harsh Vardhan said stategovern- Medicine rewards an effort that eventually eliminated,” it said. sumption thatone or more mentshavebeen asked to preparea made bloodtransfusion safer foreveryone. Antibodies ShahidJameel,avirologistwhohasworked vaccines would become listofpriority groups who American scientists Harvey Alter and Charles extensivelyonHepatitisEvirus (discovered availablebythe expected would needtobevacci- Rice, and Michael Houghton of the UK, have later),saidthesimplestway to understandthe time-frame of early next nated first. This listissup- been recognisedfor their contributions to the importanceof thework of thesescientists was year.Asofnow,onlyone posedtobeready by the discovery of anew virus that wasthe causeof Hepatitis to knowthatthebloodthatisgiventoallkinds vaccine that India is inter- end of this month. Acom- avastmajority of chronichepatitis cases, or Hepatitis Cvirus of patients has nowbecome alot safer.“Three estedinhas been approved, mittee is in place to organ- casesof seriousliverinflammation,inpatients main causesofblood-borne infections — the one developedin ise the supplychainfor the whorequiredbloodtransfusion.Thisviruswas HepatitisB,HepatitisCandHIV—allhave been Russia. But that toohas to undergo vaccines, including storage, trans- eventually calledHepatitis Cvirus. identified, and theynolonger infect the blood testing in Indiabeforeitcan be au- portation anddistribution, the min- Sincethediscoveryandidentificationof the that is required by patients. This has been adi- thorisedfor use. istersaid. virus in the 1970sand 1980s, acurehas been rect resultsofscientists likethem. From apub- Harsh Vardhan said the govern- Currently, twoIndian vaccines found forthe disease, and effective anti-viral lic health point of view, their discoveryofthe ment wasworking on aplan to “re- areunder development, drugsarenow available.Testshavebeendevel- HepatitisCviruswasthereforeaverybigbreak- ceive and utilise”400 to 500million both in phase-2 trials. One is being opedtoidentifybloodthathasthisvirus,sothat through,” said Jameel, nowdirector of Trivedi (40 to 50 crore) doses of acoron- developedbyHyderabad-based infected blood is notgiven to anypatient. School of BiosciencesatAshoka University. avirusvaccine by Julynextyear.This Bharat Biotech,and theotherby Still, accordingtothe WorldHealth would be sufficient for20to25crore Ahmedabad-basedZydus Cadila. If Organization, about 71 million people (6 -11 HowisHepatitis Ctreated? people, since mostofthe vaccines the trials go well, theymight be- million of them in India) have chronic infec- HARVEYJALTER MICHAELHOUGHTON CHARLESMRICE “Avaccineforthishasnotbeendeveloped that arelikelytobecome available come available by early next year. tionwiththeHepatitisCvirus,whichalsohap- demonstrated that an isolated the genome of providedthe evidence mainlybecause it’s averyfast-changing virus. pens to bemajor cause of livercancer.In2016, unknown virus wasa the newvirus, which showing that Hepatitis But it is possiblythe onlychronic virus for this viral infection ledtothe death of nearly common cause of wasnamedHepatitis Cvirus alone could whichadefinitivecureisnow available,” 400,000peopleacrosstheworld.Avaccinefor chronic hepatitis Cvirus. cause hepatitis Jameel said. “Anti-viral drugscouldbedevel- INDIAACTIVE CASES 934,427 the disease has still notbeen developed. opedbasedonthe understandingofthe biol- Illustrations: nobelprize.org ogy of the virustowhich Harvey’s lab con- What wasknown about hepatitis before tributedverysignificantly. Infact,therewerea 1050,000 the discovery of the HepatitisCvirus? UP NEXT fewotherswhose contributions were equally Beforethediscoveryof theHepatitisCvirus, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, significant, people likeRobertPurcelland Ralf twoother viruses were knowntocause hepa- Bartenschlager,but theyseemedtohave Oct6: Oct7: Oct8: Oct9: Oct12: 960,969 titis in patients. The Hepatitis Avirus was missedoutonthePrizeonlybecausetheNobel Physics Chemistry Literature Peace Economics 934,427 known to spread mainlythrough contami- cannotbeshared by morethan three people. nated food and water, and caused arelatively Butall in all, averywell deserved recognition 950,000 milderformof liverinflammation.HepatitisB, forHarveyAlter,Charles Rice,and Michael discoveredinthe 1960s, wasknown to trans- contribution of eachNobel winner? over amillion DNAsequences, Houghton was Houghton,” Jameel said. mitmainlythroughinfectedblood,andcaused In the 1960s,Alter had acollaborated able to identifythe newvirus in 1982, after INDIAN EFFORT: One of the important amoreseriousformof thedisease.Incidentally, with Blumberg,the 1976 Nobelwinner. Alter which it wasnamed Hepatitis C. steps towardsfinding avaccine wastaken by LAST 10 DAYS the discovery of the HepatitisBvirustoo was later movedtothe US National Institutes of In 1997,Rice, then working at Washington an Indian companyinthe late1990s. Sept25Oct 04 rewardedwithaNobelPrizeinMedicine,given Health (NIH), wherehecontinues to work. University,wasableto conclusively showthat Hyderabad-basedShantha Biotech,which 850,000 to Baruch Blumbergin1976.Thereare vaccines At NIH, Alter worked at the blood bank and it wasindeedthis virusthatwas causing producedthe firstrecombinantDNA-based available forthis disease now. had access to alarge collection of blood sam- chronichepatitisinhuman beings. vaccine forHepatitisBinfection, had begun Note:The Oct 4figureinthisgraph is based on thegovernment updateonOct 5 The discovery and identification of ples whichfacilitated his investigations into work on Hepatitis Caswell. It had fundedthe Hepatitis Bvirusfacilitated the development cases of hepatitis causedafter blood trans- Whyisitsignificant? work of aUS-basedIndian-origin scientist of adiagnostic test to detect itspresence in fusion. It wasAlter,along with some of this The NobelPrize websitesaid the discovery who had succeededinsequencing the entire INDIATOTAL CASES WORLD TOTAL CASES blood. Thereafter, onlybloodsanitisedfrom colleagues, who wasable to define the char- of the Hepatitis Cvirus (HCV) wasone of the genomeof theHepatitisCviruspresentin the 6,623,825 35,274,475 this viruswouldbegiven to patients,but it acteristics of the then unknown virus. importantmilestonesinimprovementinpub- Indianpopulation.Butno progress wasmade wasobserved that even this sanitisedblood Butdespiteover10yearsof effort,Alterand lichealththathadraisedhopesforeliminating afterthat. Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, wasabletoprevent only 20%ofthe blood- hiscollaboratorswerenot ableto establishthe the disease. “It wasanimportant work at thattime,in Welfare,updatedat11pmonOct5 updatedat11pmonOct5 borne hepatitis cases. It wasthen that the identity of the virus. That work wasaccom- “ThediscoveriesofHBV and HCV,and the 2001.Wecouldn’tcarryitfurtherforsomerea- search forthe newvirus began. plishedbyHoughton,whowasworkinginde- establishment of effective screening routines, son. But no other effort has also succeeded till pendentlyatChironCorporation,aUSbiotech- have virtuallyeliminatedtheriskof transmis- now,”DrVaraprasad Reddy,founder of Howwas it found, and what wasthe nologyfirm.Afterpainstakingwork screening sion via blood products in manyparts of the ShanthaBiotech,told The Indian Express. Whyit’sanunderestimatetosayonly6%farmersbenefitfromMSP

TheShantaKumarpanel,however, looked afifth of the marketable surplus of milk. owndatashows that11.06millionpaddyand HARISHDAMODARAN onlyatpaddy (un-milledrice) and wheat. GOVERNMENTPROCUREMENTVS.PRODUCTIONIN2019-20 Milkapart, sugarcane is another crop not 4.06million wheat farmers benefited from NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 While muchofpublic procurement is, no procured by government agencies perse. MSP procurement in 2019-20.Evenafter doubt, limited to thesetwo cereals —the PROCUREMENT (1) PRODUCTION(2) (1) AS %OF(2) Cane prices are, nevertheless, fixedbythe eliminating double-counting (Punjab and “ONLY6%ofIndianfarmersbenefitfrommin- 76.49milliontonnes(mt)of paddyand38.99 government,withsugarmillslegallyobliged Haryana farmers cultivate both crops), they imum supportprices (MSP)”. So widely- mtof wheatboughtby FCIandstateagencies Rice 51.38 118.43 43.38 to paytheCentre’sfairandremunerative price wouldaddupto 13-13.5million,whichisway quotedisthis figure—especially in the con- in 2019-20 wasworth almostRs215,000 Wheat 38.99 107.59 36.24 (FRP) within 14 days of purchase. Theybuy above theShantaKumar panel’s estimateof textof therecently-passedFarmers’Produce croreattheirrespectiveMSPs—onemustalso Cotton 104.62* 354.50*29.51 roughly80% of the totalcropproduced. The 5.21million. Trade and Commerce (Promotion and take intoaccount othercrops. FRP value of cane crushed by them in the Onecanextendtheanalysisto othercrops Facilitation) Act—that it hasbecome afac- The accompanying table provides dataon Chana 2.10 11.3518.47 2019-20 season (October-September)alone aswell.TheNSSOreporthasestimatedtheto- toid or even truism. procurement of major crops during 2019-20: Arhar/Tur 0.723.8318.80 wasRs75,585 crore. talcotton-growinghouseholdsat7.55million Paddy/riceandwheatbyFCI;chana(chickpea), Moong 0.14 2.46 5.69 and that of sugarcane at 6.2 million.Upto10 What is, isn’t counted arhar/tur (pigeon pea),moong (green gram), An underestimate millionofthemmay have availedofeither Mustard 0.809.128.78 Theapparentsourceof the groundnutandrapeseed-mus- Howdoes all this, then,squareupwith MSP or FRP.NDDB’s 2018-19Annual Report 6%figureistheShantaKumar- tard by the National Groundnut 0.7110.10 7.03 the“only6%offarmersgetMSP”theory?The has placedthe totalproducer-members of headedHighLevelCommittee Agricultural Cooperative Milk** 18.53187.75 9.87 answer is that this oft-repeated number is dairycooperativesat16.93million.Evenif half on Restructuring of Food Marketing Federation of India clearly an underestimate. It is so even if one of them aren’t regular pourers, therewould *Lakh bales of 170kgeach; (All figures in million tonnes) CorporationofIndia (FCI). Its (NAFED); and cotton by the were to consideronlypaddyand wheat. still be 8million or so farmerstodayselling **Data is for2018-19 and procurement by dairy cooperatives. report, submitted in January Cotton Corporation of India.It Accordingto theearlier-mentionedNSSO milk at aminimum assured price.The pres- Source: Food Corporation of India, NAFED, Cotton Corporation of India, National Dairy 2015,hadnotedthatonly5.21 also includes milk procure- report, 44.84millionornearly half of India’s ence of cooperatives, moreover, ensures that IN FACT DevelopmentBoard, MinistryofAgriculture&Farmers’ Welfareand Department of Animal millionofthe country’s total ment by dairycooperatives, estimated 90.2 million agricultural house- privatedairiespaycloserto theformers’rates. Husbandry &Dairying. estimated 90.20millionagri- whichare largely quasi-gov- holdscultivatedpaddyduringJuly-December Allinall,itcanbereasonablyinferredthat culturalhouseholds in 2012- ernmentorganisationsthatpay 2012 andanother 8.46 million in January- the existing MSP/assured price system cov- 13 had sold paddy and wheat to anygovern- assured pricestofarmers even if nottechni- cotton,18-19% in chana and arhar/tur,10% in 187.75mtoutputfigurefor2018-19toberight, June2013. Besides, 35.23 million(39%) grew ers25million-plus farmersacross all crops, ment procurement agency.Inother words, callyMSP.Theircollectionaveraged507.69lakh milk,and 7-9% in mustard andgroundnut. notmorethanhalf of it(say, 90mt)wouldcon- wheatthatyear.If43.4%of India’srice/paddy includingpulsesandoilseeds.Dependingon less than 5.8%. The committee, in turn, based kg per dayor18.53 mt annuallyin2018-19. The above percentages would be even stitutemarketablesurplusafterself-consump- output and36.2% of wheat wasactuallypro- the denominator –the 2015-16Agriculture itsanalysis on the NationalSample Survey It can be seen that the procurement of higher if calculated againstactualsales by tion by farm households. The ratioofcooper- cured by government agencies,itisobvious Censusputsthe total number of operational Office’s(NSSO)‘Key IndicatorsofSituationof thesecropsisnotatallinsignificantrelative to farmers.Takemilk,wherethe government’s ative procurement —for whichthereis thattheMSP benefits would have accruedto holdings at 146.45 million –that translates AgriculturalHouseholds in India’ reportfor their estimated production. The ratios are production estimatesthemselvesare proba- authentic datafromthe National Dairy farmorethan the 5.8% figureinthe Shanta intoanywherebetween 15%and 25%. the 2012-13farm year (July-June). 29.5% to over 43% forpaddy/rice,wheat and blyonthehigherside.Butevenassumingthe DevelopmentBoard(NDDB)—willbeatleast Kumarcommitteereport.TheFoodMinistry’s Certainly, not6%.

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ACovid-19 testingcentre in MilwaukeeonFriday. Reuters VorayuthYoovidhaya President’s press secretaryKayleigh McEnanybecomes thelatestinhis circle to test positive

THAILAND JILLCOLVIN,STEVE ED 4dayson, 1in10people may Interpolissues PEOPLES&ZEKEMILLER littleclarity BETHESDA,OCTOBER5 PLAIN E ● oncondition ‘rednotice’for EX have contracted US PRESIDENT Donald Trump ThaiRedBullheir washoping foraMondaydis- TRUMP WAStaken to hospital INTERPOLHASissuedanew charge from the militaryhospital with Covid-19 on Friday, and “red notice” forthe fugitive whereheisbeingtreated for despiteseveral briefings by his Covid, says WHO heir to theRed Bull fortune Covid-19, aday afterheventured doctors,confusion regarding who fledThailand afterhis out while contagious to salute the severity of his illness per- Ferraristruckandkilledapo- cheering supporters by motor- sists.The news that he wasbe- liceofficerin2012,thepolice cade —anouting that disre- ing administered thesteroid JAMEYKEATEN The estimate—which in Thailand said. The notice garded precautions meant to dexamethasone has added GENEVA,OCTOBER5 would amounttoover by the global police agency, contain the virusthat has killed greatlytothe uncertainty, itshighest-levelalert,comes morethan 209,000 Americans. withexperts sayingthis is THE HEAD of emergencies at the 760million people —far afterthe policeinThailand The scale of the outbreak usedtotreat severe cases of WorldHealth Organisation said outstrips the number of reopenedthe case. The au- within the WhiteHouse itself Covid-19and that it wasnot Mondayits “bestestimates” indi- confirmedcases as thorities,widelycriticisedfor wasstill being uncovered recommendedfor milder catethat roughly1in10people dropping chargesagainst Monday, as press secretary cases. He has also been said to worldwide mayhavebeenin- talliedbyWHO, which Vorayuth Yoovidhaya,the Kayleigh McEnanyannounced have had high fever and two fectedby the coronavirus—more nowstands at over grandson of the inventor of she tested positivefor the virus instances of bloodoxygenlev- Supporters rallyfor Trumpoutside of the Walter Reed National MilitaryMedicalCenter in than 20times the number of con- 35 million worldwide the energy drink,are seek- Mondaymorning and wasen- els dropping. Despiteall this, Bethesda, Maryland, whereheisbeing treated,onSunday. Reuters firmedcases —and warnedofa ing Interpol’s help in arrest- teringquarantine. WhiteHouse officials and difficult period ahead. inghim,apolicespokesman WhiteHouse officials said doctors have maintainedthat Dr Michael Ryan, speaking to said on Monday.The case Trumpwas anxious to be re- he is doingwell and is ready to aspecial session of the WHO’s were “rather morepositive”. againstVorayuth, 37,had leasedafterthreenightsatWalter be backtohis “normal work- Trump’s illness puts Wednesday’s 34-member executive boardfo- “Our current best estimates long been cited as evidence Reed National MilitaryMedical ing schedule”. cusing on Covid-19, said the fig- tell us that about 10 per cent of of the special treatment Center,where doctors revealed ures vary from urban to rural, the global population mayhave Thailand’selitereceives.The on Sundaythat his blood oxygen VP debate under closer scrutiny and between different groups, been infected by this virus,” Ryan decision to drop charges levelhad droppedsuddenly twice vehicle could be seen in masks but that ultimately it means “the told attendees from member againsthim in Julywas held in recent days andthat theygave and other protective gear. swer forhis ownstewardshipas vast majorityofthe worldre- governmentswho makeupthe up as afurther example of him asteroid typicallyonlyrec- The move capped aweekend ADAMNAGOURNEY& chair of the federal coronavirus mains at risk.”Hesaidthe pan- executive board and provide impunity. NYT ommendedfortheverysick.Still, of contradictions that fueled SHANEGOLDMACHER task force. ForHarris, aformer demic would continue to evolve, muchofits funding. the doctors said Trumpwas do- confusion about Trump’s health, OCTOBER5 prosecutor,thedebateisachance but that tools existtosuppress The estimate—whichwould ing “verywell”. whichhas imperiledthe leader- to show that she is capableofbe- transmission and save lives. amount to morethan 760mil- Trump“is ready to getbackto ship of the U.S. government and US PRESIDENT DonaldTrump’s ing president in anational emer- “Manydeaths have been lion people basedonacurrent PAKISTAN anormal work schedule”and was upendedthe final stages of the hospitalisation withthe coron- RACE FOR gency,aswell as to demonstrate avertedand manymorelives can worldpopulation of about 7.6 FATFallsetto optimistic about aMonday re- presidential campaign avirus has catapulted this week’s thatshe can challengethe Trump be protected,” Ryan said.Hewas billion —far outstrips the num- lease, WhiteHouse chief of staff In ashortvideo on Sunday, vice-presidential debateintothe THEWHITE recordonCovid-19 without flanked by his boss, WHO berofconfirmedcases as tallied decideonPak’s Mark Meadows told FoxNews. Trumpinsistedheunderstoodthe spotlight to an extraordinaryde- seemingoverly aggressiveagainst Director-General Tedros by both WHO and Johns Hopkins He said adeterminationwouldbe gravityof themoment.Buthisac- gree, putting pressure on Vice HOUSE an ailing President. Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who University,now morethan 35 greyliststatus made afterfurther evaluation by tionsmomentslater,byleavingthe President MikePenceand Depending on howquickly minutes earlier ledamoment of million worldwide. THE FINANCIALAction his medical team later Monday. hospitalandsittinginsidetheSUV Senator Kamala Harris to use this dent themselves, as opposedto Trumprecovers, his condition silence to honor victimsaswell Expertshave longsaidthatthe Task Forceisall settode- Less than one month before withothers,suggestedotherwise. forum to reassure an anxious justleading contenders forthe could also forcethe cancellation as round of applause forthe numberof confirmedcasesgreatly cide on Pakistan’s grey list Election Day, Trumpwas eager “This is insanity,” tweetedDr public theyare prepared and nomination in 2024and beyond. of the tworemaining debates be- healthworkers whohavestrived underestimates the true figure. status in avirtual meeting to project strength despitehis ill- JamesPhillips,anattendingphysi- qualifiedtostepinaspresident. ForPence, Wednesday’s de- tween Trumpand Biden. Should to save them. The comments cameduring scheduledlater this ness. The still-infectious presi- cian at Walter Reed.“Everysingle Trump’sdiagnosiswith apo- batewillmostlikelycompel him that happen, the 90-minuteses- Ryan said southeast Asia aspecialsession of theexecutive month, according to ame- dent surprisedsupporters who person in the vehicle during that tentiallylethalvirus—andthefact to accountfortheadministration’s sionWednesdaywould bethefi- facedasurge in cases, Europe boardtoconsider the follow-up dia report on Monday. The had gatheredoutside the hospi- completely unnecessarypresi- thatheis74 andhisDemocraticri- recordonavirus that has nowin- nal debate of this presidential and the eastern Mediterranean to itsprevious meeting,inMay, Paris-basedglobal money tal, ridingbySundayinablack dential ‘drive-by’ justnow has to val, Joe Biden, is 77 —was astark fected7.4millionAmericans—in- election season, and the last were seeing an increase in that passedaresolution to look laundering and terrorist SUV with the windows rolledup. be quarantinedfor 14 days.They reminder that either Pence or cluding the mostprotected man chance forbothparties to com- deaths, while the situations in into the world’s —and WHO’s — financing watchdog had Secret Serviceagentsinsidethe might getsick. They maydie.” AP Harris could end up being presi- in the country, Trump—and an- mand ahugeaudience. NYT Africaand the Western Pacific response to thepandemic. AP placedPakistanonthe grey listinJune 2018 and asked Islamabad to im- NATO calls for Paris put on UK govt faces questions plement aplanofaction Pak: Zardari charged in 2graftcases to curb moneylaundering ceasefire in South maximum alert and terror financing by militarydictator Pervez after daily cases triple the end of 2019,but the Caucasus conflict MUNIRAHMED Musharrafwas forced to resign. as cases surge, deadline wasextended ISLAMABAD,OCTOBER5 Bhuttoserved twice as aprime later on duetothe pan- minister before shewas killedby set to shut bars ASSOCIATEDPRESS demic. PTI REUTERS APAKISTANI court on Monday the Taliban in abomb and gun LONDON,OCTOBER5 ANKARA,OCTOBER5 officiallychargedthe country’s attackin2007. Zardari served as EUROPE former president Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan’s president until 2013. SYLVIECORBET THE BRITISH governmentfaced NATOSECRETARY-GENERAL in twocorruption cases, escalat- During Monday’s court ap- PARIS,OCTOBER5 hugequestions Mondayoverits 9deadafter Jens Stoltenbergcalledon ing the legal challenges facing Asif Ali Zardari pearanceinthe capital, coronavirustestingsystemaftera floodhits Mondayfor aceasefirein the nowleading opposition law- Islamabad, Zardari pleadednot FRENCH AUTHORITIES placed bigincreaseinthenumberof pos- Nagorno-Karabakh as the death maker and widowerofassassi- guilty to moneylaundering and the Paris regiononmaximum itive cases over the weekend that BritishPMBoris Johnson Italy,France toll continuedtorise from nated former Pakistani Prime MinisterImran Khan later this corruption charges. He is ac- virusalertonMonday, banning wasblamed on atechnical glitch. AWOMAN’S body was clashes in the breakawayenclave MinisterBenazir Bhutto. month. Zardari wasreleasedon cusedofhaving dozens of bogus festivegatherings andrequir- The main opposition Labour discoveredMondayinthe in the South Caucasus. The development came as baillastDecember,sixmonthsaf- bankaccounts, acharge he de- ing all bars to close butallow- Partyhas asked the government 12,872 on Saturdayand 22,961 MediterraneanSea,bring- Turkey,meanwhile, urged Zardari’spartyandakey anti-gov- terhis arrest. nies,saying he has been politi- ing restaurantstoremain open, whythe cases were nottabulated on Sunday. ing to at least nine the the alliance to call forthe with- ernmentallywerepreparingfora Zardari became president in callyvictimisedbyKhan’s gov- as numbers of infections in- when theyshould have been. That compares with about numberof peoplekilledin drawal of Armenian forces from massive rallyagainstPrime 2008, afterPakistan’s former ernment. AP creasedrapidly. Health SecretaryMatt 7,000cases on eachofthe previ- severe mountain flooding the region, whichbelongs to Paris police prefect Didier Hancock is due to make astate- ousfour days. at the borderbetween Azerbaijan underinternational Lallement announcedthe new ment to MPs later Monday. Jonathan Ashworth, Labour's France and Italy. Up to 20 lawbut is populated and gov- $250m project to remake US monuments restrictions would applyatleast Public health officials re- spokesman on health issues, de- others were feared miss- ernedbyethnic Armenians. forthe next twoweeks. vealedSundaythat 15,841 virus scribed the erroras“shambolic” ing in the devastation. In In the ninth dayoffighting, the Mellon Foundation, said it’s “Weare continuously adapt- cases weren’t tabulatedfrom and said the public “will be un- Italy, rescuers recovered Armenia and Azerbaijan accused REBECCASANTANA Mellon actuallythe culmination of years ing to the reality of the virus. We September 25 to October 2. derstandablyalarmed”. her body in the sea by the eachother on Mondayofattack- NEWORLEANS,OCTOBER5 Foundation of work.She said the primaryfo- aretaking measures to slow While all of those who tested The reporting errorisjustthe Ligurian province of ing civilian areas, wherehun- chief Elizabeth cus of the project isn’t the relocat- down (itsspread),” he said. positive were informedofthe re- latestproblem with Britain's test Imperia.Five otherbodies, dredsofpeople have been killed AT Atime of intense scrutinyin Alexander ing of monumentsbut instead on StartingonTuesday, bars will sults, authorities weren’t able to and trace system, whichisseen all men, were found in the fiercestclashes in the re- America over who is commem- helpingensure greater represen- be closed in Paris and itssuburbs. trace and notify the people they as crucial to slowing the spread SundayintheseanearSan gion formorethan 25 years. orated in public parksor in front tation of historicallyforgotten or Student parties and all other fes- had comeincontact with,Public of Covid-19and reducing the Remo, on the beachinthe Speaking in Ankara, of courthouses, the Andrew W. when the US has been grappling underrepresentedcommunities. tive andfamily eventsinestab- Health England said. needfor further limitsonsocial Italian border town of Stoltenbergsaidtherewasnomil- Mellon Foundation announced with what to do with monu- Forexample, she said less than 2% lishmentsopen to thepublic will The government said the interaction. Ventimiglia and along the itarysolutiontothe conflict over Mondayitisspending $250 mil- mentssuchasthe vast arrayof of the historic sites on the be banned. “technical issue” wasdiscovered MPs from all parties have Imperia coast. The identi- Nagorno-Karabakh. “It is ex- lionoverfiveyears to build new Confederatememorials located National Historic Registerare Frenchhealth authorities re- Fridaynight and resolved. previouslycriticisedPMBoris ties of the latest victims tremelyimportantthatwe convey monumentsormemorials, add mostlyinthe South that many about African Americans and the portedonSaturday16,972 new The previouslyunreported Johnson’s Conservative govern- were notknown. AP averyclear message... that they contexttoalready existing ones people find offensive. numbers areevenfewer for cases of infection, the highest cases were addedtothe govern- ment forashortage of testing ca- should ceasefighting immedi- and relocateothers. But while the project is timely, Latinx, Asian American or Native dailynumber sincethe country ment’s dailyfigures over the pacityand delays in notifying ately,”Stoltenbergsaid. The moneycomes at atime ElizabethAlexander,who heads American people. AP beganwidespreadtesting. AP weekend, boosting newcases to people of their test results.

CHILDREN OF THE WAR AGAINST SOVIETS CARRY LEGACIES OF LOSS AS THEY TRY TO BREAK ACYCLE OF DEVASTATION At Afghan peace talksinDoha,many hoping to end their fathers’ war

vived, their chests deckedout in break intoanother civil war, the wasatsuchaninflection point Gailanisaid. “I see it as we arebe- Afghanistan, in partthrough his MUJIBMASHAL the medalsand insignia of acon- conflict dragging on foranother wasinthe 1980s. Her father was ing givenanother opportunity.” commandofmilitia forces that DOHA,OCTOBER5 flictthat has inflictedmiseryon generation, with newenemies aleader of the mujahedeen Among the Afghan govern- were accusedofabuses. millions,grew rich—enjoying and newpatrons. guerrillas againstthe Soviets, ment delegation, manyare chil- At 31,Batour Dostum has in- THEY ARE heretoend their fa- palaces, political fortune, mas- “If we losethisopportunity, we and he persuadedher to aban- dren of legacy and privilegewho herited theleadership of apoliti- thers’war. sive wealth. But theystill play have lostAfghanistan,”saidFatima don her pursuit of adoctorate aretrying to cement what their calpartyhisfatherbuilt.Hisfather, On both sides of the negotia- hide and seek with death. Gailani, whose father wasone of and become aspokesperson for fathers wonbythe gunwith a AbdulRashidDostum,isoneof the tionsbetweentheAfghangovern- Those fathers fought along- theleadersof themujahedeenre- the mujahedeen factions as the softerimageofdemocratic pol- mostnotorious civil warstrong- ment and the Taliban arenearly a side eachother to drive out the sistanceto theSovietsatthedawn warreachedits endgame and itics. With top-class educations, men, and perhapsthe ultimate dozenchildrenofmen who Soviets, then turnedtheir guns of Afghanistan’s descent into the Soviets neared withdrawal. advisers and resources, they survivorofthe Afghan conflict. playedkey rolesintheSovietcon- on eachother in the powervac- chaos.“If we losethisopportunity, Thatturnedout to be anight- have made it to Cabinetpositions Afterrackingupaccusationsof flict in the 1980s that setoff four uum that followed, waging an we have betrayed thepeople of marethatnever ended, shesaid: and parliamentary seats. human rights abuses over decadesofviolence and loss. atrocity-filledcivil war. Afghanistan—we have betrayed The guerrillasweresoon at one The youngest, 25-year-old decades, the senior Dostum be- Some of their fathers have Now, their children knowall everychild, everywoman,above President Ashraf Ghani, center,with AbdulRashid Dostum, another’s throats, and the ex- Khalid Noor,receivedamilitary cameachampionforhisonce-op- since diedofold age, insurgents toowell what is at stakeasthe US all we have betrayed thepeople left, during the Afghan presidentialcampaign in 2014. NYT tremistsamong them who saw degree in Britain and abachelor’s pressedethnic Uzbek minority, to theend.Some facedmorevi- militarycontinuesitswithdrawal who diedinthis war.” no place forwomen in govern- degree in the US. His father, androseto thecountry’svicepres- olentdeaths, blownupinsuicide with the peacetalks in Qatar still GailaniarrivedinDoha,Qatar’s ment outnumbered the moder- strongman Atta Mohammed idency.Hewas recentlygiven the bombings that have become a upintheair:IftheAfghanwarring capital,inSeptemberasoneof the reachedadeal in Februarythat herthirdsurgeryforthroatcancer, atefactions likeher father’s. Noor,had consolidated his grip honorarymilitaryrankof marshal, trademarkofthe war’s brutality. sides fail to agree on aformula of 20 negotiators on the govern- startedaUSmilitarywithdrawal. her voice still hoarse. “I am a66-year-old woman, I as one of the mostpowerful po- handedoutjustthreetimesinthe Manyofthe ones who have sur- power-sharing,Afghanistancould ment’ssidefacingtheTaliban,who She got to Qatar justaweek after The lasttime Afghanistan cannotaffordtobepessimistic,” litical forces in northern country’s history. NYT

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST COURT SEEKS MORE CLARIFICATIONS ON CENTRE’S AFFIDAVIT ON MORATORIUM Algorithm transparencykey to SCtoCentre,RBI:Revealactionstaken establishing trust in AI tech: PM ‘Mustprotect worldagainstweaponisationofartificial intelligence’ onKamathpanelloanrecastproposals ENSECONOMICBUREAU NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5

Committee has suggested five specific financial ratios for finalising resolution plans ALGORITHMTRANSPARENCY andpreventingitsweaponisation terest forloans during the mora- courtwanted. replytothe government affi- by non-state actorswillbekeyfac- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE torium period. “It’s notabout placing the re- davit, the courtsaid the affidavit tors in ensuring the trustfor arti- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 The court wasreferringto portonrecord but aboutimple- of the Centredid nothaveall the ficial intelligence (AI) increases the affidavit filedbythe Union menting it. These arenot sug- necessarydetails regarding the among common people, Prime THE SUPREME Court(SC) on Finance Ministry, whichsaid the gestions which could nothave questions asked by it earlier and MinisterNarendraModisaid Mondayasked the Centreand government had decidedto been implemented.The RBI and asked Mehta to file an additional Monday.Duringhisinauguralad- the ReserveBank of India (RBI) waiveoff interestoninterest government has to issue some affidavit. dress at RAISE 2020, aglobal AI what follow-up action has been with respect to Micro, Small and TheSupremeCourt order so that people know what The courtwill nowhear it on summit being organised by the takenonproposals of the KV Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) wasreferringtothe benefithas been extended,” re- October 13. MinistryofElectronics and Infor- Prime MinisterNarendraModi addressing the RAISE 2020 Kamath committee, setupto and other personal loans of up affidavitfiledbythe markedJustice Bhushan. The government,inits affi- mation Technology,Modi said summit on Monday. Screengrab suggestfinancial parameters to to Rs 2crore during the six- Giri sought to assure the davit, said acomplete waiver of that while therewereveryfew be considered forone-time re- month moratorium period. FinanceMinistry, courtthat it will be done. interestfor loan repayments things whichwereasempower- structuringofloans impacted by Mehta, who appeared forthe whichsaidthe “When? This has been going during the moratorium period ing andeasilyaccessible as AI, it powerofAIfor pandemic pre- skilledprofessionals who will be the Covid -19pandemic. Centre,said he would put the re- Centrehaddecided on forsolong. Youare saying it would affect the very survivalof wasequallyimportant that the paredness, the IT Ministryhad theretomanageIndia’sAIsystem “Thereisnothing in your af- portonrecord. He addeditwas towaiveoffinterest willbedone... but when?”asked banksand createproblems for technology be usedresponsibly. said in arelease. andtheworld’s.We have noprob- fidavit whichsays what has in thepublic domain and there oninterestwith Justice Shah. depositors, hence it waslimit- “It remains our collective re- The firstday of the event also lem if our friends who areman- been done with regard to the wasnothing to hide in it. respecttoMSMEs He addedithas to be con- ing the relief to borrowings up sponsibilitytoensuretrustinhow sawUnion IT MinisterRavi agingAIstartupsorcorporatecre- Kamath Committee report. SeniorAdvocateVGiri, who andotherpersonal verted intoaproper restructur- to Rs 2crore forMSMEs and per- AIisused.Algorithmtransparency ShankarPrasad,NITI Aayogchief atemore, servemore, deliver Therehas to be something on appeared forthe RBI, said some ing scheme. “There aresomany sonal loans. is keytoestablishing this trust. executiveofficerAmitabhKant,IT moreand earn more,” he said. record,” Justice MRShah, shar- discussions have takenplace at loansofupto poor,” Justice Shah remarked. The Kamath committee has Equallyimportantisaccountabil- Secretary AjayPrakash Sawhney Ambani beganhis address by ing aBenchwith Justice Ashok the highestlevel and the gov- `2croreduringthe Senior AdvocateHarish recommendedtotakeintoac- ity.Wemustprotect the world and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) sayingthatAIwas“indispensable Bhushan and Justice RSubhash ernment has been deliberating moratoriumperiod Salve,who appeared forthe count five specific financial ra- againstweaponisationofAIby chairman andMD MukeshAmb- forIndia’s trystwith her digital Reddy told Solicitor General upon it. Indian BanksAssociation, said tios and sector-specific thresh- non-state actors,”the PM said. ani address the virtual summit. destiny”. The country, he said, Tushar Mehta, while hearing a The senior counsel said there the delayishurting banks. olds foreachratio in respect of Thefive-dayeventhasinvited Inhisaddress,Prasadsaidthat would maintain itsleadership in petitionwhichraisedthe ques- were further recommendations considered.Healso agreedto Adjourning the matter fora 26 sectors while finalising the globalexperts fromvariouscoun- AI as atechnologywould be technological progress with 5G tion of charging of interestonin- to be made and theywould be place the reportonrecordifthe week to enable the petitioner to resolutionplans. tries to deliberateonusing AI as a meaningfulonlywhenitbrought justaround the corner. social empowerment tool in the a“palpable improvement” in the He also calledfor asound reg- fieldof healthcare,agriculture,ed- qualityof lifeofcommoncitizens. ulation framework which pro- ucation, and smart mobility.One “Weare very surethat our ar- tected data by classifyingitasa ‘New MPC $3.32 BILLION: AMOUNT RAISED BY INDIA INC FROM of thefocusesof theglobalvirtual tificial intelligence ecosystem is “nationalresource”andprotected India Inc’s foreign borrowings OVERSEAS MARKET IN AUGUST 2019, BY WAY OF EXTERNAL summitwillalsobeleveragingthe going to promotealarge pool of itsprivacy. COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS (ECBs), SHOWED RBI’S ‘DATA members drop 47%to$1.75 bn in Aug’20 ON ECB/FCCB FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2020’ Overseas borrowings by Indian companies fell by over47.5 Bharat Biotech inks deal with appointed’ per cent to $1.75 billion in August, according to datafrom Zero: Amount raised by India DISTRIBUTIONOF$1.75 theReserveBank of India Inc via masala bonds in BILLIONRAISEDINAUGUST: August 2019 ■ $1.61 billion via ECBs ViroVax for adjuvant to Covaxin PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA ■ $145.74 million by issuing NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 DISTRIBUTIONOFFUNDS rupee denominated bonds RAISEDBYECBs: (RDBs) or masala bonds ENSECONOMICBUREAU The adjuvant, Alhydroxiquim-II, is expected to THE GOVERNMENT on Monday ■ $1.57 billion through NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 boostthe immune response and provide longer appointedthree eminent econo- automatic route 8: Number of domestic mists Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R ■ $35.93 million through companies that issued HYDERABAD-BASEDVACCINE lasting immunity.Anadjuvant is an ingredient Varma and Shankanka Bhide as approval route masala bonds, or rupee firm Bharat Biotech hasentered that is usedtohelp makethe vaccine work better members of the rate-setting denominated bonds (RDBs), intoanagreement with Kansas- MonetaryPolicy Committee of LONEBORROWER which included Ostro based ViroVaxLLC to licence an the RBI, sources said. THROUGHAUTOMATIC MahawindPower Private adjuvant forits Covid-19 vaccine nisms of action inducing greater als in India, and the company The Appointments ROUTEOFECB: Limited raising $78.6 million candidateCovaxin, the firm said antibody responses to vaccine plans to conduct phase3trials on Committee of the Cabinet(ACC) ■ Suzlon Energy Limited: and Ostro Renewables Pvt Ltd Monday. Theadjuvant, antigens, thus resulting in long- over20,000 volunteers across headedbythePrimeMinisterap- $35.93 million raising $20.01 million Alhydroxiquim-II, is expected to term protection against countries. proved the names, the sources boostthe immune responseand pathogens,” said Dr Krishna Ella, The Hyderabad-basedfirm said. As per the RBI Act, the three provide longer lasting immunity. chairmanandmanagingdirector, has also been exploring interna- newmembers would have four- MAJORBORROWERSTHROUGHAUTOMATICROUTEOFECB: An adjuvant is an ingredient Bharat Biotech. tional tie ups to transfer the tech- year terms, the sources added. ■ RelianceSiburElastomers:$339.42million ■ BMWIndiaFinancialServices:$88.72million thatisusedtohelp makethe vac- Covaxin, an inactivatedvac- nology forthis vaccine so that it The newmembers replace Source: cine work better. cine,isformulatedwithViroVax’s can be producedinother coun- ChetanGhate, professor at the ■ VijayapuraTollway:$160million ■ BirlaCarbonIndia:$50million RBI/PTI “Thereiscritical needfor de- adjuvant, according to Bharat triesto expanditscapacitytoabil- Indian Statistical Institute; Pami ■ ChinaSteelCorporationIndiaPvtLtd:$104.5million ■ WistronInfocommManufacturing(India):$45million velopment and availability of ad- Biotech.Thisvaccine is currently liondosesayearfromaround200 Dua, director at the Delhi School juvantsthat elucidatemecha- inthesecondphaseof humantri- million doses currently. of Economics(DSE);andRavindra Dholakia, professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. TCS plansshare buyback, Paytm launches Android Mini App Store

BRIEFLY PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA PAYTMAPPRECENTLY Google defers Indian m-cap crosses`10L-crmark NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 BLOCKEDBYGOOGLE Oiljumps6%on higher at Rs 334.05. PAYTMONMondaysaid it has in-app commission fees ED ■ The development ENSECONOMICBUREAU AnalystssaidotherITfirmsare launchedits Android Mini App Trumphealth Buyback comes justweeksafter MUMBAI,OCTOBER5 likelytoannouncesimilarbuyback StoretosupportIndian develop- planhelps Paytm’s app was NewYork: Oil prices surged PLAIN plans.“Itisapositive development ers,amovethatwillfurtherinten- REUTERS Google has extendedits E blockedfromGoogle ● sharesrise 6per cent on Mondayafter TATA CONSULTANCY Services EX forthesectorgiventhatitcouldbe sifythetusslebetweenthefintech BENGALURU,OCTOBER5 PlayStore forafew deadline for doctors said US President (TCS) on Wednesdaysaid it will aprecursorforotherITcompanies major and tech giant, Google. hours forviolating the DonaldTrumpcouldsoonbe considerits thirdsharebuyback RIDINGONthe announce- to followsuit. MostITcompanies The development comes just ALPHABET INC’SGooglehas ex- Indian app developers latter’s policy on sports dischargedfromthe hospi- proposalto rewardthesharehold- ment of the thirdshare have large surplus cash on books weeksafter Paytm’s appwas tendedits deadline forIndian app betting activities. by six months to talwhereheisbeingtreated ers, at itsboardmeeting on buybackprogramme, whichcan be usedtoreward blockedfromGooglePlayStore for developers to complywithanew March 31,2022 forCovid, while six October7. TCSsharesjumped7.30 shares of TCSjumped7.30 shareholders either in the form of afew hours forviolating the lat- billing system by six monthsto Norwegian offshore oil and per centtoRs2,706.85 following per cent on the BSE dividends or buybacks,” said Jyoti ter’s policy on sports betting ac- March 31,2022, the US tech giant gasfields were shut as more theannouncementanditsmarket SensexonMonday,which Roy, DVP—equitystrategist,Angel tivities. added. said in ablog postonMonday. Theyare upsetaboutthe 30 per workersjoinedastrike.Brent capitalisation(m-cap)crossedthe ledtoits market capitali- Broking.Apartfromthesharebuy- Paytmisproviding listing and “I am proud thatweare today Google also said it wassetting cent commission feeand saysev- wasup$2.30, or 5.9%, to Rs 10 lakh-croremark. sation go pastthe back plan,the boardofIndia’s distribution of thesemini-apps launchingsomethingthatcreates up “listening sessions” with lead- eral other Google PlayStore poli- $41.57 abarrelby1:09 p.m. Tata Sons, the holding comp- Rs 10-lakh croremark. largestITcompanybymarketcap- within itsapp without any an opportunity forevery Indian ing startups to understand their cies hurttheir businesses. EDT(1709 GMT). REUTERS anyoftheTataGroup,holds72 per italisation will meetonOctober 7 chargesand forpayments, devel- app developer.Paytm Mini App concerns and establishing “policy Google said the policy is not centstake in TCS. The Shapoorji to consider resultsfor thequarter operswillbeable to give achoice StoreempowersouryoungIndian workshops”to clearanyadditional newand morethan 97 per cent of Pallonji Group, headedbyformer endedSeptember and second in- of PaytmWallet,PaytmPayments developerstoleverageour reach questions afteritsaid it will more developers with apps on itsapp ‘Suggestionsfor Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry, about14per cent premium from terimdividend,accordingto anex- Bank,UPI,net-bankingandCards andpaymentstobuildnew inno- strictlyenforceaglobalpolicyand storealreadycomplywiththepol- SBIMDposts’ owns 18.3 per cent in Tata Sons. thepreviousclosingprice.In2017, changefiling. to their users, Paytm said in a vative services,” Paytm founder charge a30per cent commission icy.”To beclear,thepolicyonlyap- Tata Sons, whichparticipatedin TCSsuccessfullycarriedashare Meanwhile, TCSsaid it would statement on Monday. and CEO VijayShekhar Sharma feefor in-app purchases, irking plies if adeveloper chargesusers NewDelhi: The BanksBoard the previous twobuybackpro- buybackprogrammeof Rs16,000 be providing Rs 1,218crore as ex- Morethan300 app-based said. some developers. to download their app or theysell Bureau(BBB),the head- grammes,receivedoverRs10,000 crorewhichwasthentoutedasthe ceptionalitemintheEpicSystems service providers suchas HeaddedthatforPaytmusers, In recent days,manystartups in-appdigital items,” it said. hunter forstate-owned croreeachin2017and 2018. largest share buybackinIndian Corporation case in the financial Decathalon, Ola, Park+, Rapido, itwillbeaseamlessexperienceas in India have bandedtogetherto Globally, appdevelopershave said banksand financialinstitu- In 2018,TCS announcedaRs capital market history. resultsfor the three and six Netmeds, 1MG, Domino’s Pizza, theywillnotneedseparatedown- considerways to challengeGoogle, 30percentisexcessive compared tions, Monday recom- 16,000 crorebuyback plan at Rs Meanwhile, Wipro, whichhit monthsendedSeptember2020to FreshMenu, NoBroker have al- loads and theycan use their pre- including by lodgingcomplaints withthe 2per cent fees of typical mendedSwaminathan 2,100per equity sharewhichwas a20-yearhigh,closed6.73percent beannouncedonOctober7, 2020. readyjoinedthe programme, it ferred payment option. with the government and courts. credit cardpaymentsprocessors. Janakiramanand Ashwini Kumar Tewari forthe posts of managingdirectoratState Re falls 16p ‘Very high risk’category Bank of India. SBI is headed London transport watchdog refuses by chairmanwithfourman- aging directorsto assist.The on dollar introducedinMFschemes bureauinterviewed16can- licence to Ola, citing passengersafety didatesfromSBIandnation- NewDelhi: Sebi on Mondayre- alised banksfor the twopo- buying vampedtheproduct labelling on RISKCATEGORIES sitionsof managingdirector againstthe decision. mutual fund schemes under the in StateBank of India, BBB REBEKAHMATHEW OLAHADENTEREDLONDONMARKETINFEB In an emailedstatement, Ola risk-o-meterbyintroducing ■ Low said in astatement. PTI BENGALURU,OCTOBER5 said it wasworking with TfL dur- by banks “veryhighrisk” categorytowarn ■ Lowtomoderate ■Thedevelopment comes February. The market is ing the reviewperiod and “have investors.The existing five cate- ■ Moderate LONDON’S PUBLIC transportau- days afterUberwon alegal dominatedbyrivals sought to provide assurances gories to measurerisksare —low, ■ Moderately high ‘Talclawsuits:J&J thority said Indian ride-hailing bid to restoreits London including Uber,Freenow and addressthe issues raisedin ENSECONOMICBUREAU lowtomoderate, moderate, ■ High topay$100mn‘ companyOla wasnot “fit and operatinglicence whichwas and Bolt and has seen an open and transparent man- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER5 moderatelyhigh, and high. ■ Very high proper” to hold alicence, having also takenawayoversafety drivers of traditionalblack ner”. Basedonthe scheme charac- Bengaluru: Johnson& put passenger safetyatriskand concerns cabsprotestingatwhat they Ola said in Maythat it would THE RUPEE depreciated by 16 teristics,mutual funds will assign Johnson will payover$100 refusedtogrant one to the taxi ■Olahad entered the see as athreat to their cut about 1,400jobs as the lock- paise to close at 73.29 againstthe arisk levelfor schemes at the ulator directed renamingofdiv- milliontosettle over 1,000 app, days afterUberreceived a London taxi market this livelihoods down in India broughtbusiness US dollar on Mondaydue to dol- time of launchofscheme/new idend options of mutual fund lawsuitsthatallegethecom- green lightinthe city. to ascreeching halt. larbuyingby banks. The currency fund offer, Securitiesand schemes and also said investors pany’s BabyPowder caused Bengaluru-basedOla entered The lockdown has since openedat73.16 at the interbank ExchangeBoardofIndia (Sebi) needto benearly communicated cancer, Bloomberg reported. the London taxi marketthis Transport forLondon (TfL) itslicensingregime, that ledto eased, but companies across sec- forexmarketand touchedanin- said in acircular. that certain portion of their cap- J&Jfacesover19,000lawsuits February. The market is domi- said in astatement that it refused unlicensed drivers and vehicles tors still face challenges as de- tra-dayhigh of 73.08 and alow of It further said anychange in ital can be distributed as divi- from consumers and their nated by rivals including Uber, to grant Ola, aSoftbank-backed undertaking over 1,000 passen- mand fortheir services have 73.41againstthe greenback. risk-o-meterwill be communi- dends. survivors claiming itstalc Freenowand Bolt and has seen operator,anew London private gertrips on the platform’s behalf. dropped. Uber on September 28 The Sensexzoomedtothe catedbyway of notice-cum-ad- Further,Sebi came out with a productscausedcancer due drivers of traditional blackcabs hirevehicle (PHV) operator’s li- “Ola can continue to operate wonalegal bid to restoreits day’speakat39,263.85,beforeced- dendumand by wayofane-mail uniform timeperiodfor listing to contamination with as- blocking streetsinprotest at cence. pendingthe outcome of anyap- London operating licence, which ing some ground to settleat or SMS to unitholders of thatpar- securities, including municipal bestos. REUTERS what theysee as athreat to their TfL said Ola made it awareof peal process”,TfL said, adding wastaken away over safetycon- 38,973.70,up276.65pointsor0.71 ticular scheme. bonds, issuedonprivate place- livelihoods. itsfailings, including breaches of that Ola had 21 days to appeal cerns. REUTERS per cent. WITHPTI Meanwhile. the markets reg- ment basis. PTI Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER06,2020 BHUVNESHWAR OUTOFIPL SunrisersHyderabad's senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar 14 wasonMondayruled out of the ongoing IPL with athigh muscle injurywhichcould also end his hopes of being a SPORT part of the Indian team's tour of Australia later this year. RajdhaniExpress Inside Dubai’s ‘ring of fire’, there are no safe hands Capitals keep rolling as Kohli’s RCBthrashedintop-of-table clash DEVENDRAPANDEY SYNOPSIS MUMBAI,OCTOBER5 Patelshines afterStoinis stamps ROYALCHALLENGERS Bangaloreleg-spinner authority YuzvendraChahal droppedMarcus Stoinis in the deep when the Aussie, playing on 30, was starting to revuphis engine forthe slog overs. Chahal,asafefielder on mostdays,had failed SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY to hold on the high catch. Stoinis went on to OCTOBER5 score53and played abig role in Delhi Capitals reaching197. Butitwasn’tthefirstsuchfielding SUCHISDelhi Capitals’ confidence at the mo- errorattheDubaiInternationalCricketStadium ment that Ravichandran Ashwin decidednot inthisIPL.Someof thebestfieldersintheworld, to ‘Mankad’ AaronFinchdespitecatching him includingRavindraJadejaandViratKohli,have out of the crease. The DC juggernaut rolledon grassedrelatively simpleaerialcatches.Theto- with a59-run victoryoverRoyal Challengers taldrop-count, by an conservative estimate, Bangalore. Chasing 197for victory, RCBman- stands at 15 and those responsible forthe slip- aged only137/9. ups have been the best in the business. Oneofthereasonsforthedropscouldbethe Stoinis stamps authority circularlightingsystematthemulti-purposesta- Beforethematch,DelhiCapitalsheadcoach dium whichisalso apopular football venue. RickyPontingwashavingananimatedconver- Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rabada took for4for 24. BCCI Dubaidoesn’thavethetraditionalfloodlighttow- Floodlightsonthe roof of the Dubai International Stadium is known as the Ring of sationwithMarcusStoinisintheteamhuddle. ersthatareseenatmostcricketstadiumsaround Fire.Kohli, one of the safestcatchers, wasamong those who spilledcatches. BCCI Onlytheplayersandcoachingstaffwouldknow theworld.Instead,thereisa‘ringoffire’with350 aboutthesubjectof theconversation,butwhen playedafinecameo.AsixagainstaMohammed lightsinstalledintothe rim of the roof. As are- the Australian all-rounder came to the crease, Siraj beamer–herampedit10rowsoverlong- sult,ballstendtodisappearforamomentortwo The Indian Express spoketo he seemedaman possessed. leg –stood out. Earlier,DCthrivedonPrithvi Short ball test awaits everytimewhenitishithigh.Unlikeinstadiums Three quickwicketshad somewhat pegged Shaw’sbrilliantstart.Theopenergot goingwith withglowingtowers,inDubaithe lightscircum- cricketers and coaches who DC backinthe middle overs. Stoinis waspro- threefoursagainstIsuruUdanainthefirstover. RR skipper Smith venting the stadium tend to disturb the fielders have playedgames in Dubai. The motedaheadofShimronHetmyer. Bythen,their ASiraj shortball dismissedhim, but through morefrequently. Hence, no fielder can be fully run rate had droppeddowntobeloweight. his 23-ball 42, Shawdazzled. Preview: Mumbai vs Rajasthan confident when it comes to keeping their eyes general consensus seems to be SpinnersYuzvendraChahalandMoeenAliwere Recentform:MI:LWLWW; RR:WWLL on skiers at the Dubai stadium. that when the ball goes really bowling well. Chennai Super Kings had made a Patelshines SteveSmith has oftenbeen troubled Earlier in the tournament, Chahal had spo- high, it’s hardtojudgeits speed mockeryofa179-runvictorytargetontheDubai AxarPatelhadafantasticgame.Theballwas by the shortball of late, and Mumbai kenabout the problems of spotting the high pitchthepreviousnight.DCneededtobreakthe turningabitandhebowledattherightpaceto Indians have the ideal attacktoexploit balls.“Sometimes,it’sdifficult.Eveninpractice, in the lights. shackles. Stoinis firsttargetedAli, with asix and extract benefit. Adipping delivery accounted this chink.James Pattinson takesthe even if we try, it’s alittle bit hardcompared to afour in the 14th over.Navdeep Saini came and forFinch. Moeen Ali’s wicket came from alow newball and bowlsamean bouncer, other grounds.” Stoinis unleashedashort-arm pull to a143kph full-toss that crampedthe batsman. Kagiso but if Smith stays at the crease long Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer toohad general consensus seems to be that when the ingundersuchfloodlights.“Theothertwoven- delivery and sent it over the deep mid-wicket Rabada, as usual, wastop class, claiming 4/24. enough, it would be his contestwith raisedthe same issue. “I will give the fielders a ball goes reallyhigh, it’s hardtojudgeits speed uesareSharjahandAbuDhabiwheretheyhave fence.AnotherfourfollowedandSaini’sresponse Afterlosing twoearly wickets, RCB’s chase Jasprit Bumrah that should keep the benefit of doubt because these arenot good in the lights. Apartfromthe lights, theyalso pole lights, but hereit’s likeadiamond neck- wasabeamer that thuddedintothe batsman’s wasdowntotheir batting royalty.But Anrich fans enthralled. The Rajasthan Royals conditionsforcatching.Becauseof thelighting, highlightedafew otherissueslikelackofprac- lace. So wheneverthe ball reaches the height gloves.TheburlyAussiewasupsetanddulydis- Nortje removedABdeVilliers with afast, ris- skipper came up woefullyshort yousometimesmisjudgetheball.Yougohard, ticeinthelastsixmonthsdueto thepandemic of alight, it’s very tough to judgeit. Players are patchedthe free-hit to the point boundary. ing delivery and the asking rate eventuallygot againstcompatriotPat Cummins in and it does come reallyfast. Youare notsure and the dewfactor. going forthe ball faster than before.That’s Stoinis’ knockwasn’t chanceless. Chahal the better of ViratKohli. The RCBskipper, an earlier game, and is coming into wheretoposition yourself,” he had said aftera Oneplayersaidthatdewandhumidityhas wherethereisaproblem in judging the speed droppedhim on 30 offSaini at wide long-on. though,reached9,000T20runsduringhis39- Tuesday’s game aftertwo lowscores. gameagainstChennaiSuperKingsatthevenue. madefielders’handswetandslippery, andthe of the ball,” acoachsaid. He also survivedarun-out opportunity on 46. ball 43. Bumrah’s bouncers areverydecep- So did his counterpartMSDhoni afterthe ballpopsoutasaresult.“If youevengetsightof Some droppedcatches have been the dif- In the end, though, the DC dugout stood up to BRIEF SCORES: Delhi Capitals 196for 4(P tive as he gets his deliveries to kickup samegame. “The players arenot usedtoplay- theballwellinadvance,thedewandwetpalms ference between wins and losses. Kohli applaud a24-ball half-century. Stoinis re- Shaw42, SDhawan32, RPant 37,MStoinis from agood length. ing under suchlights, maybethe trajectory makethings difficult. It’s hardtocatchitasthe droppedKLRahultwiceagainstKingsXIPunjab mainedunbeatenon53off26ballsandhis89- 53; Md Siraj 2/34) bt RoyalChallengers 7:30 pm: Star Sports network comes in the way.” ball is likesoap, it doesn’t sticktothe hand,” a andthelatterwentonto add48runsin13 balls run partnership off43deliveries with Rishabh Bangalore137 for9(VKohli 43; KRabada The Indian Express spoketocricketers and playersaid. afterthe firstdropand 42 from nine balls after Pant made DC’s total imposing. The latter 4/24) by 59 runs coaches who have playedgames in Dubai. The Acoachfeltthatplayersaren’tusedtoplay- the second reprieve. Zverevinaspot How EPL champions Liverpool got NBAFINALS:GAMETHREE Butler puts Lakers caught into their own off-side trap in triple double forhidingillness trouble MIHIRVASAVDA With twooftheir starters injured and OCTOBER5 down by twogames to the favorites, the Miami Heat neededanall-time BENROTHENBERG WHILE NO one could have foreseen a7-2 historic performance and Jimmy OCTOBER5 hammering forLiverpool at the hands of Butler deliveredwith a40-point AstonVilla, alargertrend is emerging of their triple double in Game 3tomakethe ALEXANDER ZVEREV lostinthe fourth round defence leaking goals by playing higher up 2020 NBAFinals 2-1. of the FrenchOpen on Sunday, but it became the field than usual. quicklyclear afterthe matchthat he likely Employing ahigh defensive line is acom- Butler has his Finals moment: should nothavecompetedatall. mon strategy usedbyseveral topsides in Despitethis win, it’s hardtoenvisage “I’m completely sick,”Zverevsaid follow- worldfootball. This is astyle of playthat sees Miami winning three moretimes in inghisfour-setlossto JannikSinner,takingthe ateam push up when notinpossession and this series. And yet, one can’t help but unusualstepof leavinghisblackmaskonwhile close down the spaces forthe opposition to marvel at JimmyButler. seated in an emptyroom at Roland Garrosto construct amove. Butler once took ateam of third- answer questions from reporters during a Zverev had tested negative five days It requires ahigh degree of technical stringers when he wasinMinnesota videoconference.“Ican’treallybreathe,asyou agobut didn’t reveal he wasill before abilities as game awareness forthe and beat the firstteam in apractice can hear by my voice. Ihad fever as well. Yeah, the game againstSinner. team with possession to beat this high- game, marking his status as acult I’m notinthe best physical state, Iwould say,” press style. figureinmodern daybasketball. Zverev said.“Ithinkthathadalittlebitof anef- Foreverknown to be uber fect on the matchtoday.” ning quitealot,” Sinner said. Howitoperates competitive,therewas no better FrenchOpen officials said Sundaythat PlayersattheFrenchOpenarebeingtested In Liverpool’s case, when ateam wins stage–therewas no bigger occasion. Zverev hadnotsharedthedetailsof hissymp- everyfivedays forthe virus. No positive tests possession backfromthem, JurgenKlopp’s Liverpool’s forwards also work on choking the opponent’s passing options. Salah He ledthe game in points(40), toms with tournament doctors as he arrived have been disclosedsince the main draw be- aggressive gegenpress comes intoplayto (in pic) and Firmino didn’t have the supportofaninjured Mane on Sunday. rebounds (11), assists (13), blocks (2), to play, as required by the event’s coronavirus ganlastSunday, though severalpeople tested getthe ball back. However, when the op- steals (2) and free throws(12), protocols. It is notclear whether Zverev has positive before that. position team begins the play, Liverpool’s Reward and risk something no one has ever done in contracted the virus —hehas tested negative Afterinitiallyrefusingto answeraquestion high defensive line begins operating. the Finals when the man on the repeatedly,thoughmostrecentlyfivedays ago aboutwhetherhemighthave thecoronavirus, Thereare three layers. In the first, the The obvious rewardofthis strategy is you Man United sign oppositeend of the courtisone —but the episode immediatelyraisedques- Zverev,a23-year-old German player, empha- front three, assistedbyamidfielder,close have the opposition playing the wayyou LeBron James. Miami coachErik tions about the precautions takenbythe sizedduring the German languageportion of down the opponentsand choketheir pass- want. Theyare also prone to making more Brazilian left back Spoelstradescribed it best in his post- FrenchTennisFederationforamarqueeevent his news conference that he has repeatedly ing lines so that theycan re- mistakesbecause of the inces- matchconference: "It's reallyhardto in acountrythat has seen an uptickincoron- tested negative.Hesaid he washopeful that strict the game to aspecific part sant pressureand since the ball is analyseordescribeJimmyuntil you aviruscasesandrecentlyimposedtighterlim- he did nothavethe virus and pointed out that of the pitch, build pressureand largely in the opponent’s half, actuallyfeel him between the four itsonlarge gatherings. he had notshown some of itssymptoms, in- forcemistakes. the chances of conceding agoal REUTERS lines. He's asupreme, elite “Zverevisup-to-dateonhis tests, which cluding aloss of taste. It is notclear whether ForLiverpool, one of the in- automaticallyreduce. MANCHESTER,OCTOBER5 competitor and we neededit.” have all been negative,” the FrenchTennis Zverev will be tested again by tournament of- fluential players in this role is But thereisahugerisk if you Federation said in astatement. Zverev’s last ficials nowthat he has been eliminated.The Sadio Mane, who is relentless don’t have the players to pull this EUROPEAN CLUBS entered the final stretchof Davis eases on the trottle: Anthony test wasonTuesday, with the negative result tournament protocols mandatethat players in his pressing game compared strategy offsuccessfullyorstum- the transfer windowonMondaywith Davis wasone of the main returnedonWednesday, the federation said. “betestedagain everyfivedays until theyare to the other twoforwards, ble upon ateam that figures out ManchesterUnited and Bayern Munich protagonists forthe Lakers in Game 1 “Todayhereceivedareminder forhis next knockedout of the tournament.” RobertoFirmino and Mo Salah ways to bypass the high defen- making the early moves. and 2. Averaging over 30 pointsinthe test,tobecarriedout within five days of the Ina“PlayerFAQs”documentdistributedto who areless aggressive.Last sive line. In the Champions United expected to be among the busiest firsttwo games, Davis’ numbers previous results,” the federation said. “He did players by the tournament, the tournament season, Liverpool forwards pressedtheir League lastseason, Belgian side Genk posed on Deadline Day, signedBrazilian leftback droppedto15points, 5rebounds and notconsult the tournament doctors before posedthequery: “ShouldIwithdraw fromthe opponentsinthis partofthe field more questions forVan Dijk &Co. by constantly AlexTelles from Portowhile European cham- three assists.His +/- rating wasa his match.”Zverev saidhebeganfeelingsickon tournament if Idon’t feel well?” than anyother team in the Premier League. lobbing balls over the midfield to getbeyond pions Bayern signedright backBouna Sarr sobering -26 and he gave away the Fridaynight, afterhis third-round win over The answer,listedas“official” in the docu- If the opponentsfind their wayout of the Liverpool back-line. from OlympiquedeMarseille and brought ball five times during the game and qualifier Marco Cecchinato. Zverev said his ment, was: “Our medical team mustbenoti- this press, the fullbacks and midfielders Leeds, in this season’s opening match, backBrazilian winger Douglas Costa on loan wasinconstant foul trouble. bodytemperaturereached38degreesCelsius, fied,inaccordance with our official sanitary come intoplay, depending on the match found ways to go pastthe high line and from Juventus. or 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. protocol.” situation. Their job is to blockathrough ball scored three goals and lastweek,Arsenal’s United's 6-1 thrashing at home by Lakers slowdown: The Lakers took Zverev consulted with tournament med- The protocols saythat anyaccredited per- and put pressureinaway that the ball is AlexandreLacazettetwice snuckpastthe Tottenham Hotspur on Sundayhas increased 97 shots in Game 2but regressedto ical officials during the firstset of the match sonsuffering symptoms, including afever or playedeither backwards or sideways. Liverpool defence to go one-on-one with the pressureonchief executive Ed Woodward 79 shots in Game 3. Their two-point who gave him anasal spray that he usedon breathing difficulties, as Zverev indicated, The controversial high line comes into Alisson. to give manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer some shooting droppedto43% in this both nostrils. should “reporttothe stadium infirmaries” for focus when the second line of defence is On SundayagainstAston Villa, Liverpool newoptions, with attacking full backTelles game. Butler guardedLeBron in the Though he competedwell, Zverev said af- atestinadedicated room. breached. The defenders, in suchascenario, were without Mane, who is infected with nowjoining Netherlands midfielder Donny fourth quarterand waslargely terthe loss that he regrettedtaking the court. “Pending the result of the test,the sus- aremoreoften than notpositionedaround Covid-19, and an injured Alisson, which vandeBeek."He is aplayerwehavebeen successful considering howtough it “Tobehonest,Iwarmeduptoday: Ishould- pected case is excludedfromthe stadium and the half-way line. The purpose is to make meant that at the front and at the back, they tracking forsome time and his performances is to guardone of the greatestplayers n’t have played,” Zverev said. “I washoping required to self-isolate,” the document states. surethe ball stays in the opponent’s half did nothavetheir keymen to executethis over the pastfew years areexactlywhat we of all time. But what reallykilledthe maybefor athree-setwin or something like Thetournament’shealthandsafetyguidelines and reduce the passing options by laying strategy. arelooking for. He is afighter and awinner Lakers were the turnovers. Theyhad that,butIknewfromthebeginningthatitwas- statethat itshealth protocols were basedon an offside trap. Conceding sevengoals to AstonVilla is and will add real determination and compe- atotal of nine in Game 2and by the n’t going to be easy.” “calling on asense of civic duty and responsi- Lastseason, the Virgil vanDijk-ledde- freakish, morearesult of their pig-headed- tition to the squad," said Solskjaer. end of the firstquarterofGame 3, Sinner,who is scheduledtoface the 12- bility on the partofall attending the event in fence caught their opponentsoffside 141 ness to notresorttoamoreconservative de- United arealso expected to sign 33-year- theyhad already givenawaythe ball time FrenchOpen champion Rafael Nadal in anycapacity.” times, morethan anyother side in the fensive strategy,and limiting damage, after old Uruguaystriker Edinson Cavani, who is 10 times. The 19 turnovers they the quarterfinals on Tuesday, said he believed Perhaps with that sense of trustasabasis, league. If aplayermanages to beat this trap going down by three or four goals. But the afreeagent, afterleaving Paris St Germain. finallyendedthe game with, gave Zverev butdidn’tnoticehislimitationsduring theFrenchOpen has nottaken dailymanda- as well, Liverpool arebailedout by goal- fact that theydid notditchtheir trademark England winger Jadon Sancho of Borussia away the rebounding advantagethey the match. tory temperaturereadings forplayers enter- keeper Alisson, who sometimes plays so styleeveninsuchasituation shows that de- Dortmund wasthe Old Trafford club's num- have enjoyedthis entireseries. “ItseemedthathewasquiteOK,youknow, ingthegrounds,astheUnitedStatesOpendid. high up the pitchthat he can pass of as a spitethe debatearound it, Liverpool arelikely berone target but thereare no signs of alate SHASHANKNAIR becauseinthethirdandfourthsethewasrun- NEWYORKTIMES centreback. to sticktotheir philosophygoing forward. breakthrough in that chase.

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