Yediyurappa Wins Trust Vote

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NEARBY Yediyurappa wins trust vote India has nearly 3,000 tigers, Ramesh Kumar 2 disqualified up by a third from 2014 count quits as Karnataka The results of the census were made public by PM Modi Assembly Speaker MLAs move SC Two MLAs on Monday Jacob Koshy New Delhi Shah to head group Special Correspondent moved the Supreme Court to combat lynching Bengaluru against their disqualification India has 2,967 tigers, a third NEW DELHI The threedayold BJP govern from the Assembly under more than in 2014, accord An empowered Group of ment in Karnataka headed by the antidefection law. They ing to the results of a tiger Ministers constituted last Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurap said the Speaker had made census made public on Mon year to suggest measures to pa proved its majority with the decision in “hot haste” day by Prime Minister Na combat lynchings will ease in the Assembly on Mon at the behest of the rendra Modi. continue functioning. It will day by winning the confi Congress. They arraigned Madhya Pradesh saw the be headed by Home Minister dence motion by voice vote. the Speaker, the State of highest number at 526, Amit Shah, said a senior Soon after the trust vote Karnataka, Siddaramaiah closely followed by Karnata government official. The GoM and the passage of the Fi and Dinesh Gundurao as ka (524) and Uttarakhand had met on two occasions. nance Bill for a period of New bonhomie: B.S. Yediyurappa greets Congress leader respondents. Ī PAGE 8 (442). Chhattisgarh and Miz Since the GoM was position three months along with the Siddaramaiah in the Assembly on Monday. * K. MURALI KUMAR DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD oram saw a decline in tiger specific, there was no need to supplementary budget, population and all other reconstitute it, said the official, speaking on condition Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar, confidence motion, with the The Opposition Congress gressJD(S) coalition govern States saw a “positive” in of anonymity. who had disqualified 17 rebel effective strength of the and JD(S) did not press for di ment by reducing it to a crease, according to a press MLAs of the Congress and the House down to 208 where the vision of votes, while vocifer minority. statement. NEWS Ī PAGE 12 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD JD(S) over the last few days, BJP enjoys the support of 106 ously opposing the confi Former CM and CLP leader The survey, the fourth tendered his resignation. MLAs. This was in contrast to dence motion, terming it Siddaramaiah said Mr. Yediy such since 2006, is a gargan Priyanka ideal as Cong. Mr. Yediyurappa’s third term “immoral and unconstitu urappa would not be able to tuan exercise and conduct chief, says Amarinder A depleted House in 2018 when he had to resign tional.” give a stable government gi ed once in four years. The CHANDIGARH The 17 disqualifications had on account of lack of num The desertions by MLAs, ven that he had come to pow latest survey is the culmina Punjab Chief Minister put the BJP in a comfortable bers within 48 hours of being allegedly engineered by the er by ‘luring MLAs.’ tion of 15 months of forest of Amarinder Singh has pitched position in the passage of the sworn in. BJP, brought down the Con Ī PAGE 12 ficials surveying 3,81,400 tiger population was cap “We have to create a for Congress general CONTINUED ON square kilometres of forest tured in these images. healthy balance between secretary Priyanka Gandhi CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Vadra to take over the party’s ed habitat, installing 26,760 While the Pench Tiger Re sustainability and develop reins, saying she was “a good camera traps and wildlife serve in Madhya Pradesh re ment,” Mr. Modi said in his bet” to replace Rahul Gandhi Field day biologists ferreting through corded the highest number address. as party president. “Priyanka 35 million images of wildlife of tigers, the Sathyamanga would be a perfect choice to — 76,523 of which were tig lam Tiger Reserve in Tamil ECONOMIC VALUE OF RESERVES take over the party reins but ers (there can be multiple Nadu registered the “maxi WORTH CRORES Ī PAGE 9 it would all depend on the images of the same tiger). mum improvement” since PENCH, PERIYAR RATED TOP CWC,” he said Nearly 83% of the estimated 2014, the statement said. TIGER RESERVES Ī PAGE 9 NEWS Ī PAGE 12 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Mamata’s ‘Tell Didi’ campaign goes live It’s official, Odisha is origin of Rasagola Special Correspondent relations campaign, said Ms. BHUBANESWAR kolkata Banerjee while addressing a The rasagola, a popular Aided by a battery of man press conference on Monday. dessert of Odisha, has agement professionals and The Bharatiya Janata Party received the Geographical communications experts, called it a “gimmick” of poll Indication tag from the Registrar of Geographical West Bengal Chief Minister strategist Prashant Kishor. Indication after years of Mamata Banerjee launched “More than 1,000 elected controversy around the “a unique initiative” to reach representatives and party sweet. “Happy to share that out to the people of the State. functionaries will visit more Didi Ke Bo- #Odisha Rasagola has The initiative – Mamata Banerjee than 10,000 villages and ur received GI tag in lo, or Tell Didi (Ms. Banerjee) ban habitations to listen to Geographical Indication – has been developed as a Besides, TMC functionaries people. [They] will spend the Registry,” tweeted Chief platform with a phone num will now have to visit specific night in those habitations Minister Naveen Patnaik. Shower of blessing: A woman planting paddy saplings in a field on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar after heavy rains on Monday. ber and website to communi pockets in cities and villages and also listen to the impor

Though it has come as blessing for her, the showers have caused a floodlike situation in some parts of Odisha.* BISWARANJAN ROUT cate directly with the Trina and even spend nights there tant residents of the area,” NATION Ī PAGE 9 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC mool Congress chief . as part of an enhanced public Ms. Banerjee said. BJP MLA booked for murder over collision Azam Khan apologises U.P. govt. recommends CBI probe; faced repeated threats, says rape survivor’s uncle Omar Rashid lision. The four persons threatened that if they didn’t twice in LS LUCKNOW were travelling to meet him agree to a compromise, they The Uttar Pradesh govern when the accident took would be killed one way or Special Correspondent New Delhi ment in a late night decision place. the other, the complaint on Monday decided to refer The BJP MLA was booked said. SP member Azam Khan to the CBI the investigation for murder, attempt to mur The uncle also said that apologised twice in the Lok into the case of the Raebareli der, criminal conspiracy and whenever he went to Unnao Sabha on Monday for his accident suffered by the Un criminal intimidation. The for a hearing in his case, the remarks against BJP mem nao rape survivor and her fa FIR mentions 10 persons in MLA’s men reminded him ber Rama Devi when she mily. A formal request has Kuldeep Singh Sengar. * PTI cluding Sengar, his brother that “the government is with was presiding over the pro been sent to the Centre. Manoj Singh Sengar and his the MLA”. ceedings last week. Earlier in the day, jailed rammed the car they were aides, and 15 to 20 other un The uncle’s complaint “... I want to say I had no BJP MLA from Unnao Kul travelling in. identified persons. says the driver of the truck such intention towards the deep Singh Sengar, who fac The FIR against Sengar In his complaint, the un which hit the car in which Chair. I have been a nine es charges of gang rape, was was lodged at the Gurbaksh cle said he and his family had his family was travelling, was time legislator, a Minister booked for criminal conspi ganj police station in Raeba faced repeated threats from associated with the MLA. and a Rajya Sabha mem racy and murder in connec reli on a complaint from the the MLA and his men and The collision was orchestrat ber.... If people think that I tion with the accident in survivor’s uncle who has were being intimidated to ed with an “intent to kill”, he committed a mistake then I which the survivor and her been in prison since Febru change their statements in said. am sorry for it,” he said af lawyer were seriously in ary. court or reach a compromise ter the proceedings began. jured, while her two aunts His wife was one of the with the MLA in the gang CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 were killed when a truck victims of Sunday’s fatal col rape case. They have been CONGRESS’S PLEA Ī PAGE 13 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12

She patrols the Kaziranga National conservation at the Kohora in Commerce (TRAFFIC) congregation. “We are had announced the winners Park to curb poaching and illegal trade expecting the certificate for of the first Canines for her soon,” he added. Felines, a special contest for RAHUL KARMAKAR academic year. The event On December 27, 2017, a wildlife “super sniffer” dogs GUWAHATI was organised to mark week after joining the trained under a TRAFFIC Hers is an unusual name for Global Tiger Day. Biswanath Wildlife Division, and World Wide FundIndia a female dog. But then, not She held her own as the Quarmy helped forest programme in India. all canines sniff poachers winner of a special prize for guards catch four rhino The competition received out in tiger territory and patrolling the Biswanath poachers. She also played a 12 entries from across India. have a Facebook page. Wildlife Division of the KNP major part in nabbing 12 Among them, the 12 super Quarmy, a German to curb poaching and illegal more rhino poachers by July sniffer contestants have Shepherd, was the odd one trade of tigers. “Her name 2018. “That was when we helped enforcement out at a congregation in means a quarter of an army. decided Quarmy needs her agencies solve 131 wildlife Kohora — a tourist range of She has virtually been many own Facebook page. She has cases. The overall winner the Kaziranga National Park soldiers rolled into one ever Quarmy is many soldiers quite a number of was Nirman, a super sniffer (KNP) — organised on since she became a part of rolled into one. followers,” Mr. Das said. from the Tiger Strike Force Monday to felicitate the our team in December Kaziranga, a major tiger in Satna, while Myna, his wards of forest officers and 2017,” Mukut Chandra Das, He said Quarmy, four reserve, is spread across counterpart in Indore, took frontline staff who did well the division’s Deputy months short of three years, 1,080 sq km. the second spot. Both dogs in the higher secondary Conservator of Forest told was formally told about her The Trade Record belong to the Madhya exams for the 201819 The Hindu. special prize for tiger Analysis of Flora and Fauna Pradesh Forest Department. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Regularisation policy encourages Won’t allow anybody to charge Army Captain found dead on railway track NEW DELHI for residential parking: apex court A 25yearold Army Captain wrongdoers, sealing panel tells SC was found dead on a railway Delhi govt. has raised concerns regarding EPCA suggestion track at Old Delhi railway station on Monday morning, Slams Land and Development Office for inaction against illegal constructions Press Trust of India the police said. He allegedly New Delhi jumped before a train at 11.20 Press Trust of India It said “blanket protec rying out sealing operations The Supreme Court on Mon a.m. On the basis of Aadhaar New Delhi card, which was recovered tion” cannot be granted to in Amar Colony area sche day said it is not permitting from his wallet, he was The Land and Development public at large as each case duled from June 25, claimed anyone to charge people identified and his family was Office (L&DO) policy for has to be examined by the that L&DO had filed an affi right now for parking vehi informed, they said. regularising unauthorised field staff with respect to davit in the apex court stat cles in their residential areas construction and encroach construction, encroach ing that a complete survey while taking note of the go Odisha Minister attends ment encourages the ment and misuse. of properties in the area vernment’s reservation on happiness class “wrongdoers” to further The committee request was conducted with the as the Environment Pollution NEW DELHI encroach upon government ed the court to pass neces sistance of concerned offic Control Authority’s sugges Education reformer Sonam or public land, the monitor sary directions to the L&DO ers of municipal tion in this regard. The EPCA said the south civic body has initiated a pilot Wangchuk and Odisha ing committee on sealing and South Delhi Municipal corporation. A Bench comprising Jus project on parking area management that needs to be Education Minister Sameer told the Supreme Court on Corporation for taking ac It said that as per L&DO’s tice Arun Mishra and Justice implemented across the city. * FILE PHOTO Ranjan Das on Monday Monday. Justices — Arun Mishra and tion against such proper affidavit, the areas surveyed Deepak Gupta said this after experienced a happiness class The apex courtmandat Deepak Gupta. ties, saying they are not co are — Andha Mugla, Motia the counsel appearing for management plan in Lajpat from the cars coming to at a government school here and said the curriculum should ed committee said these un Senior advocate Ranjit vered under the Delhi Laws Khan, Sarai Rohilla and the government expressed Nagar that encompasses commercial centres/mar be rolled out in other States as authorised structures and Kumar, assisting the top Special Provision Act (as Amar Colony — and total reservation over the EPCA both commercial area of ket,” the EPCA has said in its well. Mr. Wangchuk said: “The encroachments are in exis court as an amicus curiae in amended). number of properties/ tene suggestion that parking per central market and adjacent report. Delhi’s government school tence since 2002 in Lajpat the Delhi sealing matter, The L&DO had earlier ments in these four areas mits can be issued to the re residential colonies there. “The permits can also be infrastructure is commendable.” Nagar here but L&DO, in told the Bench that the told the Bench that it was comes to 2,354. “In the pro sidents based on a monthly Referring to the project, used to restrict the numbers stead of taking any action, committee has filed its reply not obstructing the sealing cess of survey, violations in lump sum to be decided in the EPCA has said it shows of vehicles by charging more HC defers hearing waited for the Supreme to the affidavit of the L&DO. drive here in any manner. the nature of encroach consultation with the resi how the parking manage or by not allowing residents on cannabis petition Court to give directions. The Bench said it would The submission by L&DO ments, misuse and unauth dent welfare association. ment area plan will be need to park addition cars in front NEW DELHI “L&DO has placed on re hear the issue next week. had come after the monitor orised constructions were “We are not permitting ed to be developed and then of their houses but instead in The Delhi High Court on cord laiddown procedure ing committee had filed a noticed and compiled,” it anybody to charge anything implemented in different the alternative sites,” the re Monday deferred the hearing, for regularisation of the un ‘Blanket protection’ report in the top court had said. from anybody right now,” zones and colonies of the ci port said. Senior advocate on a plea to bring an end to authorised construction The report added that the claiming that L&DO had The top court is seized of the Bench told the counsel ty. “In addition, parking per Aparajita Singh, who is as various existing laws in India and encroachment carried L&DO has taken the plea of stalled the sealing drive in the issues regarding validity representing the Delhi go mits can be issued to the re sisting the top court as an that prohibit and criminalise the use of cannabis, for out by the owners/occu protection under the Delhi Amar Colony area “at the of Delhi Laws (Special Pro vernment. The EPCA, in its sident based on a monthly amicus curiae in pollution August 19. The plea filed by a piers over the years,” the Laws Special Provision Act last moment to appease the visions) Act, 2006 and sub report filed in the apex lump sum to be decided in matter, told the bench that Bangalorebased cannabis committee said in its recent (as amended), knowing ful political leaders“. sequent legislations which court, has said the South consultation with the resi the three municipal corpora advocacy group. report. ly well that the protection is The committee, in its ear protect unauthorised con Delhi Municipal Corporation dent welfare association. tions in the national Capital The matter came up for not available to the lier report regarding non structions from being (SDMC) has initiated a pilot These stickers will help to have agreed to implement hearing before a Bench of encroachments. cooperation of L&DO in car sealed. project on parking area distinguish resident’s cars the pilot project. NGT seeks report on ‘illegal NBCC willing to oversee Unitech projects: Centre Teachers start campaign construction’ in green belt Relief for 16,000 homebuyers; construction work to be done through other agencies Staff Reporter and action taken report, against New Delhi which is to be furnished Press Trust of India Centre, that Stateowned wyer Pawan Shree Agrawal, take up the housing pro The National Green Tribu within one month. New Delhi NBCC was ready to act as a who is assisting the court as jects, the Bench said. CCS rules DELHI TODAY nal sought a report from the The directions came In a ray of hope to over project management con an amicus curiae, to post The NBCC said it will not Forest Department over a when the green panel was 16,000 harassed home sultant for the stalled hous the proposal of the Centre do the construction work it Staff Reporter NEW DELHI Dance: India International Rural Cul- plea alleging illegal con hearing a plea moved by pe buyers, the Centre told the ing projects of Unitech. on the homebuyers’ portal self, but get the work done tural Centre (IRCEN) presents a struction by the Delhi Deve titioner Jitender Dhir, who Supreme Court on Monday The top law officer said prepared by him to enable through other agencies or Several teachers from un Bharatanatyam dance recital by Re- vathi Srinivasraghavan at Govt. Girls lopment Authority in a alleged that the DDA was that the National Buildings the Centre has proposed a the homebuyers to mail private players to whom the iversities across the country Senior Secondary. School, No.3, green belt in Mayapuri. carrying out illegal con Construction Corporation highpowered committee, their suggestions to him. work would be assigned in a have started an online sig Sarojini Nagar, 9 a.m. and Raja Ram Mohan Rai Sarvodaya Kanya Vidy- structions in an area which (NBCC) was willing to take headed by a former High The amicus curiae would fair and transparent nature campaign to show alaya, Hauz Rani, 11 a.m. Within one month was recorded as a green belt up the stalled housing pro Court Judge to oversee the then collate the suggestions manner. solidarity with the 48 teach Exhibition: A solo painting show by A Bench headed by NGT in Mayapuri. jects of the cashstrapped construction of the stalled of the homebuyers and ap The top court has also ers of Jawaharlal Nehru Un Nitin Gupta, at Convention Centre chairperson Justice Adarsh “This green belt is around real estate major Unitech projects and the panel can prise the court about them sought names of the per iversity who may face disci Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Kumar Goel directed the go five acres of forest area and Ltd. also have a retired techno on August 9 when the court sons, including the former plinary action as they have Exhibition: “+ - Iconic Forces”, a vernment’s Principal Chief was declared protected un A Bench was informed by crat who would assist it in would pass a formal order HC Judge and from the par been pulled up by the insti solo painting exhibition by Suman Conservator of Forest der the 1980 forests notifica Attorney General K.K. Ve its functioning. and may appoint a commit ties for selecting the mem tution’s administration on Sen Gupta. The exhibition portrays the co-existence of duality through- (PCCF) to submit a factual tion,” the plea said. nugopal appearing for the The Bench then asked la tee and ask the NBCC to bers of the panel. the basis of Central Civil Ser out human history at Visual Arts Gal- vice (Conduct) Rules. lery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 11 The JNU teachers had a.m. - 7 p.m. participated in a protest in Exhibition: “Khwabeeda: A ‘Oral history dreamer”, a solo painting show by HC rejects petition to regulate education 10 monuments to stay July 2018 against the univer Nandita Richie at Open Palm Court sities “antiteachinglearn Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Staff Reporter programme’ 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. drawing classes also. Then framed by the government, ing policies”. Theysaid the New Delhi there are so many vocational and there is no reason for the open till 9 p.m.: Minister attempt to impose CCS rules Exhibition: “The Food Diplomacy Makan Ngga Makan Asal Kumpul”, a The Delhi High Court on classes. They are imparting court to provide any gui next week have wider implications for group art show by curated by M. Ha- Monday rejected a plea to some education. Take it or do dance, it added. Special Correspondent all college and university ryo Hutomo at Exhibition Gallery, Staff Reporter NEW DELHI Korean Cultural Center, A-25, Lajpat regulate education imparted not take it,” a Bench of Chief “We see no reason to en teachers and they oppose it Nagar IV, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in madrasas and gurukuls in Justice D.N. Patel and Justice tertain the petition and do New Delhi Ten historical monuments being made applicable to Theatre: “Lamhon ki Mulaqat”, a the country, saying it is akin C. Hari Shankar said. not want to give any direction The government will across the country, includ universities. The rules can Urdu drama will be staged as part of the ongoing Urdu Drama festival or- to vocational or coaching The court said that govern to the government with re launch an ‘oral history pro ing Humayun’s Tomb and have the effect of putting a ganised by the Ghalib Institute, at classes and one can always ing or regulating such classes gard to framing of policy,” the gramme’ on August 5. This Safdarjung Tomb in Delhi, blanket ban on freedom of Ghalib Auditorium, Aiwan-e-Ghalib optout of it. within the powers of the Bench said while dismissing is a project undertaken by will be open to the public speech, in research papers Marg, 6:30 p.m. (Mail your listings for this column at “These are like tuition or Centre. Any policy for regu the petition by a Congress the Delhi Archives in col from sunrise till 9 p.m., said Humayun’s Tomb and articles, and in public [email protected]) coaching classes. There are lating such entities has to be MLA from West Bengal. laboration with the Am Union Minister of State (in life, they alleged. bedkar University, Delhi. dependent charge) for Cul enjoy the sites, he added. “Indian academics will Deputy Chief Minister ture and Tourism Prahlad The extended hours also not be able to engage in any Manish Sisodia said the Singh Patel on Monday. apply to Rajarani Temple critiques of government programme was being un The extended hours will Complex in Bhubaneswar, policy and also not fulfil dertaken to document the be considered for other Dulhadeo Temple Complex professional duties freely — stories and experiences of monuments as well, he said, in Khajuraho, Sheikh Chilli editorships and member Delhiites. “With the docu adding that these monu Tomb in Kurukshetra, the ship of editorial boards of mentation of oral history ments were currently open group of monuments at Pat reputed journals are a mat through anecdotes, stories from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. tadakal, Gol Gumbaz in Vi ter of prestige in many disci and experiences of citi The decision to open the jayapura, the group of tem plines, but teachers will not zens, the Delhi Archives monuments for longer pe ples at Markanda, Man be allowed to accept them shall bring forth the true riods has been taken so that Mahal in Varanasi, and Rani without prior sanction,” the voice of Delhi,” he said. tourists have more time to kiVav in Patan. academics said. Selfie With Daughter campaign focuses on single mothers Organisers hope to encourage adoption of girl child

Special Correspondent .world or with #selfiewith GURUGRAM daughter,” he added. Anita from Nuh divorced her Mr. Jaglan added the ob husband over two decades jective of the campaign was ago because of her inlaws’ to give a special identity to persistent demand for dow and empower the single ry. She then decided to stay mother. Apart from it, the alone to take care of her ail campaign would impetus ing father and adopted a six adoption of girl child by the monthold Muslim girl. Des women who are lesbians, pite stiff opposition from re staying in a livein relation latives and society, she stood A selfie clicked by Anita ship or are divorced. He said by her decision. The girl, in with her daughter Khushi. the campaign was an oppor

her teens now, is studying at * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT tunity for such women to a prominent school in come forward and send Gurugram. Daughter” campaign earlier across a message that there Many such inspiring sto had been successful and ov was nothing wrong in adopt ries of single women fighting er a lakh selfies were re ing and raising a girl child. the stereotype mindset to ceived but a vast majority of He added that he had re adopt or raise their own girl them – around 95% – were ceived more than 400 selfies child have come to fore in sent by men. across the country, with half response to “Selfie with of them from the Northeast Daughter” campaign for sin On social media ern States since the launch gle women launched by Su “Therefore, we kicked off a of the campaign. nil Jaglan, a former Sar campaign only for single wo Shanti Devi (33), a wi panch of Haryana’s Bibipur men, such as widows, les dowed mother of two girls village, a week ago. Mr. Ja bians, those in livein rela from Bibipur village said, glan is the initiator of widely tionships and divorced, to “After being a widow, socie appreciated “Selfie With post or upload their selfies ty starts ignoring such wo Daughter” campaign with their daughters on on men, therefore this cam launched in 2015. line social media museum paign encourages them to He said his “Selfie With www.selfiewithdaughter come forward”. https://t.me/SSC4Exams https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams A ND-NDE https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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Centre barred from making Delhi stands in solidarity appointments to NDMC with Unnao rape survivor Protesters question if recent incident was an accident Staff Reporter New Delhi Anant Kaur Attempts to eliminate her framed as a culprit.Her fath The Delhi High Court has Eva Thakur could be a conspiracy: CM er was beaten to death in New Delhi restrained the Centre from NEW DELHI jail. All the witnesses are be Doctors and students protest against the NMC Bill outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind making appointments to While the survivor in the Un ing killed one after the Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR the New Delhi Municipal nao rape case is battling for Kejriwal wrote on Twitter: another.” This is a silent Council (NDMC) following her life after a car she was “Systematic attempts to protest to fight for the inno a petition which alleged travelling in along with her eliminate the Unnao rape cent girl who is battling for Doctors, medical students the process was being car family and lawyer was hit by victim and her family appear to life and to raise questions as be a preplanned conspiracy ried out without consult a truck, several Delhiites, to why she was not provided and mockery of rule of law. ing Chief Minister Arvind who gathered at the India protection, he said. protest against NMC Bill How can any civilised society Gate here in solidarity, won Sailesh Jain, a tourist from Special Correspondent Kejriwal. allow such state sponsored his own education system. NEW DELHI Justice Vibhu Bakhru dered whether it was a mere barbarism? [sic].” Gujrat who participated in We will not accept this imposed an interim stay accident or there was more the protest, said: “It’s the Doctors and medical stu atrocity at any cost. The and directed NDMC and to it. media from where I got to dents under the Indian Med proposed Bill is antipeople, the Centre not to make any Several protesters de hila Congress. know about this case today. I ical Association (IMA) held a antipoor, antistudents, an appointments to the post manded government’s inter Activist and founder of believe women are not safe protest march from All India tidemocratic and draco of chairperson, vicechair vention in the matter. “We Swaraj India, Yogendra Ya in Delhi and UP. As we Institute of Medical Sciences nian in nature,” stated a re person and other mem want BJP to expel MLA Kul dav, recalling the protests speak, there is probably to Nirman Bhawan on Mon lease by the group. bers of the council till Au deep Senger who is an ac held seven years ago after some women being assault day against the National IMA national president gust 13. cused in the case. All stood the December 16, 2012 gang ed. In Surat, however, wo Medical Commission (NMC) Santanu Sen noted that “It is clarified that till for Rama Devi when some rape incident in the Capital, men are safer. Bill, 2019, calling it anti medical students being the the next date of hearing, one made a provocative re said: “We were here to prot Nishkant Hashmi, who poor and antistudent in its part of this pious education no appointment shall be mark, but nobody did so for est for Nirbhaya but were works in an IT company current version. system have also joined made under Section 4(1) the Unnao rape victim. BJP lathicharged. Back then, we said: “ If government repre “The NMC is the worst hands to protect our educa (a), 4(1)(d) and 4(4) of the makes big hue and cry about believed that such a brutal sentatives are involved in Bill ever introduced in the tion system and uproot the said Act,” the High Court ‘Beti Padhao Beti Bachao’ incident would not be re such cases how will women medical education system Bill. said in a recent order. aandolan but do not act ac peated again. But a 17year ever feel safe? I also have wo and unfortunately a Health The protestors were de Protesters turn on mobile flashlight at the India Gate on cordingly,” said Pooja Tri old minor girl was brutally men in my family who do Minister, who is also a doc tained from near Nirman NDMC Act Monday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA pathi from the All India Ma raped and her father is not feel safe.” tor, is adamant in destroying Bhawan and later let off. As per the NDMC Act, 1994, it is necessary for the Centre to make consulta tion with the Chief Minis Share building plans with fire dept. for EC seeks permission to shift ter for making the afore said appointment. The High Court said it audit, High Court tells north civic body EVMs of North West LS seat would examine the matter and the controversy in DFS will be identifying fireprone areas in Karol Bagh Plea challenges election of Hans Raj Hans volved in the present peti tion is limited and only re Staff Reporter the High Court that it will police barricades are not left Press Trust of India it would be heard along with lates to the manner in New Delhi need the building plans of all unmanned on the roads that New Delhi the main pending which is which the consultation has The Delhi High Court on the properties which was might create hurdle for fire The Election Commission already listed for September to take place. Monday directed the North with the North civic body to tenders. sought permission of the 18. It said the necessity for Delhi Municipal Corporation carry out a fire audit in Karol The court was also in Delhi High Court on Monday The main election peti the Central Government to to share building plans with Bagh and to locate fireprone formed by Delhi Police that it to shift from a college the tion has been filed by Con have consultations with the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) areas there. has enforced the court’s ear EVMs of Lok Sabha election gress leader Rajesh Lilothia the Chief Minister for mak so that a fire audit can be The counsel for the North lier order of banning loading in the North West Delhi con against Mr. Hans. ing the aforesaid appoint done on priority basis. Corporation submitted that it and unloading of goods in Ka stituency. MP Hans Raj Hans The EC, in its plea, sought ment is not disputed; ho Taking note of fire inci was willing to cooperate and rol Bagh market during the had won from the seat. permission to relocate the wever, the petitioner dents in Karol Bagh, resulting share the building plans and day besides in 13 other mar The EC application was EVMs and VoterVerified claims that no such consul in loss of lives and goods, a give assistance. kets to decongest the city. filed in a pending petition Paper Audit Trails from the tation has taken place. Bench of Justices Hima Kohli Petitioner Neena Narang, The counsel for Delhi Pol challenging the election of college, saying it was urgent The submission was op and Asha Menon asked the who had approached the ice said the traffic police had Mr. Hans to the Lok Sabha on ly required for restoring edu posed by the counsel for North civic body and the DFS High Court regarding pro also taken action against im the ground stating that he cational activities that are the Centre who asserted to appoint nodal officers for blems caused by illegal park proper, unauthorised and had filed affidavit with false being hampered because of that the necessary file had regular interaction and com ing, drew the Bench’s atten obstructive parking in the information with his nomi their storage. It was required been sent to the Chief Mi munication so that fire audit tion to an earlier order by markets. The court listed the nation for the 2019 elections. to be relocated for recording nister of Delhi for is given priority. which the DCP concerned case for further hearing on The plea came up before of votes in the elections to be consultation. The fire department told was directed to ensure that September 24. Justice Jayant Nath who said held in future, the EC said.

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DELHI THE HINDU 4 CITY TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF About 50 health facilities get closure notice Children survive attempt on life, father kills self For failing to register under BioMedical Waste Rules; asked to pay fine ranging from ₹2 lakh to ₹14 lakh No note recovered, say police Staff Reporter ders to regulate such facili New Delhi ties. Earlier this month, the 75 illegal plastic recycling units sealed Staff Reporter place about a month and a The Delhi Pollution Control NGT had directed all States NEW DELHI half ago because of a dis ‘Rename Signature Bridge after Dikshit’ Committee (DPCC) has is to furnish a report on the A 35yearold man allegedly cord. The incident appears sued closure directions to at generation of biomedical Staff Reporter also not clear whether the tried to kill his two minor to be a result of that,” Mr. NEW DELHI New Delhi The Delhi Congress on least 50 healthcare facilities waste within two months. polluting activities have children before consuming Kuruvilla said. Monday wrote to Chief in the city for failing to regis The NGT had also said that in At least 75 illegal plastic re been stopped,” the NGT had poison in Outer Delhi’s On Sunday, the man poi Minister Arvind Kejriwal ter with them under the Bio case of noncompliance, a cycling units, which segre said. Mundka on Sunday, the pol soned the milk and fed his requesting him to rename Medical Waste Management cost of ₹1 crore per month gate and process plastic, In December 2018, the ice said on Monday. While children and later con Signature Bridge in the Rules, 2016. will be imposed on each have been sealed in about 13 tribunal had imposed a ₹25 the man succumbed, the sumed the same. The chil memory of Sheila Dikshit. State. villages in the Capital, the crore fine on the Delhi go children are undergoing dren, a son and daughter The Delhi Congress said that Power supply The officer said that about Delhi Pollution Control vernment for failing to crack treatment. aged 10 and 12, puked be “Signature Bridge was one of The establishments which 3,700 applications have been Committee (DPCC) said on down on illegal plastic mar Deputy Commissioner of cause of which they sur her greatest contributions to include, nursing homes, received from such facilities Monday. kets in Tikri Kalan and near Police (Outer) Seju P. Kuru vived. They are undergoing the people of Delhi which dental clinics, and blood col and they are being pro “The DPCC and SubDivi by villages. villa said that the man, a re treatment,” Mr. Kuruvilla was constructed under her lection centres, have also cessed. It also added that sional Magistrate of North Since July 25, about 210 sident of Bakkarwala, an said. direction and supervision”. been imposed fines ranging about 4,000 were earlier re Delhi Municipal Corpora premises were inspected was employee in a private The police have regis Dikshit, a three-time CM of from ₹2₹14 lakh each and or gistered. These units will tion carried out a major A view of PVC segregation and 75 units were sealed. firm. No note has been reco tered a case under Section Delhi and a senior Congress ders have been issued to cut now be inspected by the sealing drive in the villages units operational in Tikri “District administration vered, he said. 307 (attempt to murder) of leader, died on July 20. their power supply. DPCC before registering of Tikri Kalan, Mundka, Kalan, Delhi. * FILE PHOTO of Bahadurgarh has also the Indian Penal Code and In the first week of June, them. Nangloi, Kammruddin Na been apprised about the is Marital discord are investigating the matter Man wanted in murder the DPCC had asked all such The fine has been im gar, Baprola, Hirankudna residential and agricultural sue of plastic waste storage The police said that they re further. case arrested facilities to register with posed based on the Central and Neelwal from July 25 land in the same villages in and handling on the agricul ceived the information Suicide prevention hel- NEW DELHI them by June 15 and subse Pollution Control Board during which 75 plastic recy outer Delhi and also in Baha tural fields in Haryana and about the case from the hos pline: Sanjivini, Society for A man identified as Arif alias quently carried out inspec (CPCB) guidelines depend cling units, operating illegal durgarh of Haryana. has been requested to take pital. “Preliminary enquiry Mental Health, 011-4076 Ikram who was wanted in a Punjabi Bagh murder case, tions. ing on the nature of the esta ly without any licence or immediate action as per the revealed that the man’s wife 9002, Monday-Saturday reported earlier this month, “During inspections, we blishment and the period for consent from DPCC, were NGT order directions of NGT from time had gone to her mother’s (10 a.m.-7.30 p.m.) was arrested by Delhi Police issued closure directions to which it has been operating, identified, sealed and elec On July 22, the National to time,” the statement read. Special Cell on Monday. The the establishments which among others factors. tric connections were dis Green Tribunal (NGT) The DPCC said that the il police said that the accused, had not even applied to re The facilities which have connected,” an official state rapped the Delhi govern legal units are spread across who has 35 cases registered gister with us,” a DPCC offic been issued closure notices ment read. ment on the issue. three districts, West, North Robbers who gave electric against him, had attacked one er told The Hindu. will have to pay the fine and The Hindu had on July 21, “Even though an action West and North, and action Raees over personal enmity The official said that the then apply for registration reported about these illegal taken report has been filed, would be taken against but the bullet hit Raees’ action was following Nation and complete the procedure plastic segregation and the action hardly meets the them in three phases from shock to victims nabbed brother Salim. al Green Tribunal (NGT) or to start functioning again. melting units operating on magnitude of violation. It is July 25 to August 8. Cash, jewellery, wristwatches recovered

STAFF REPORTER robbed by the accused while Court grants New Delhi he was returning to oﬃce in 2 held for phone snatching Three men were arrested for an auto after collecting the relief to Kamal allegedly robbing people by company cash from Karol Used to dismantle parts and sell them at repair shop giving them shock with an Bagh on July 12. Nath’s kin electric torch in central Del When he reached Guru STAFF REPORTER hi, the police said on Nanak Chowk near Kamla Special Correspondent NEW DELHI Monday. Market, suddenly a person New Delhi Two persons were arrested for The accused, Prince Vi wearing a helmet walked to A Delhi court on Monday snatching phones, dismantling them nod (35), Pradeep Mantosh wards him and immobilised extended by a day protec and selling it to customers who visit (22) and Kanak Ratnam (39) him by giving a electric tion from arrest granted to ed their shop for mobile repairing in are former members of shock with an object and Ratul Puri, nephew of Mad Wazirabad, the police said on ‘Thak Thak gang’, the police robbed his bag carrying hya Pradesh Chief Minister Monday. said. ₹21.69 lakh, Deputy Com Kamal Nath, in the VVIP DCP (North ) Nupur Prasad said missioner of Police (Central) chopper scam related mo that the arrested are identiﬁed as Other cities Mandeep Singh Randhawa ney laundering case. Tushal and Harish. They are resi The accused in police custody. Vinod and his accomplices said.

Special Judge Arvind Ku dents of Wazirabad. They confessed * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT started robbing people after About 70 CCTV cameras mar extended the protec to committing more than 50 cases of giving them electric shock. were scanned to identify the tion till Tuesday, earlier snatching across the city. than 50 cases of mobile phone Once the victim became un accused. granted for two days by Ms. Prasad added that the police snatching. To dispose the snatched conscious, they robbed him Vinod was apprehended another judge on Saturday, have recovered 10 stolen mobile phones, Tushal used to dismantle the of his cash and other belong on July 27 from Inder Puri, as counsel for the accused phones along with several disman phones and sell it to his customers. ings. the officer said. could not conclude argu tled mobiles and a stolen motorcycle “Tushal runs a mobile phone re The gang have also oper Subsequently, the other ment on his anticipatory used in the commission of crime, pair shop and he used to sell the ated in many other cities, in two accused were also ar bail. from their possession. “On July 26, a parts of snatched mobiles such as dis cluding Mumbai, Indore, Su rested from Madangir, the Mr. Puri’s counsel ar patrolling team in Hardev Nagar play, camera and other hardware rat, Ahmedabad and Jaipur, officer added. gued that there was no re spotted two persons on a bike. The components to prospective costum the police said. Interrogation revealed quirement for custodial in bike was flagged down to stop and on ers. He also used to replace the out With their arrest, cash that Vinod used to keep a terrogation of his client as enquiry it was found to be stolen oforder parts of mobiles phones worth ₹15.30 lakh, jewellery, track of people who carried he had been cooperative from Sarai Rohilla. When the riders with the parts of the stolen phones 20 wristwatches, a country cash bags and informed his with the probe agency were frisked, three mobiles phones during repair,” said Ms. Prasad. made pistol, a car and a mo accomplices to follow them. since his name surfaced in were recovered from their posses “The other accused Harish used to torcycle was recovered. When the victim got stuck the case. He had appeared sion,” said Ms. Prasad. get a certain amount for the mobile According to police, the in traffic jam, they took ad 25 times before the Enfor They admitted that the recovered phones he provided to Tushal. His matter came to light after an vantage of the opportunity cement Directorate for in mobile phones were snatched by share depended upon the model and accountant working in a and robbed them after giv terrogation till date, he them till a few hours ago. They dis make of the snatched phone ,” said private firm at Chandni ing him electric shock, the submitted. closed their involvement in more Ms Prasad. Chowk reported that he was DCP said.

Govt. school teacher SHO refuses to shot at in Outer Delhi register case,

Staff Reporter transferred NEW DELHI A 50yearold government school teacher Staff Reporter was shot at by two unidentified men in Outer New Delhi Delhi’s Kanjhawala area on Sunday, the pol Station house officer (SHO) ice said on Monday. of Mukherjee Nagar police A senior police officer said that the victim station, Ramesh Singh, was identified as Mahavir Singh was playing allegedly removed from his cards with a few neighbours outside his post on Monday. This house when the incident happened. “Preli comes after he refused to minary investigation revealed that two men act against restaurants wearing masks came on a bike and shot at serving liquor without a the teacher. The bullet hit his shoulder. He licence. was rushed to the hospital where he is un Mr. Singh has been dergoing treatment,” the officer said. transferred to PCR unit of The police said they are yet to ascertain Delhi Police. the motive behind the attack. Mr. Singh al In a letter, Deputy Com legedly told the police that he has no perso missioner of Excise wrote nal enmity with anyone. “It’s suspected that to Delhi Police Commis the attackers wanted to target someone else sioner Amulya Patnaik on but the bullet hit the teacher. The matter is July 12 mentioning that Mr. being investigated. An attempt to murder Singh had refused to regis case has been registered,” he said. ter the case. On July 9, the Excise De partment had raided a res taurant in Mukherjee Na BJP for yoga centres gar and found that liquor was being sold by the res in transYamuna area taurant without a valid li quor licence. Staff Reporter New Delhi Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Mon Govt. set up 173 day said he has sent a proposal to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) regarding the kanwar camps opening of yoga centres at 11 parks and green belts in the transYamuna area. this year: CM The North East Delhi MP said his proposal Staff Reporter would help popularise yoga among people New Delhi visiting parks for morning walks. Mr. Tiwari has sent the proposal to DDA Chief Minister Arvind Kejri ViceChairman Tarun Kapoor. wal on Monday claimed The parks mentioned in the proposal in the Delhi government has clude the District Park Nand Nagri, Green set up 173 kanwar camps Belt Hanuman Vatika near Mandoli, Jail Bagh across the city to facilitate Smriti Park Gaon, Gadhi Mandu Panchwati the pilgrims. Park Ghonda, Multi Gym Park Subhash Mo He also offered prayers halla, G.D. Rathi Mills, K.L. Rathi Mill Park, as the kanwar camps Loni Road District Park, Shastri Park, Picnic marked its silver jubilee at Park, MIG Flats Loni Road, Link Chain Park the Kanwar Camp organ in Dilshad Garden and the DDA plot near ised in east Delhi’s Dilshad Khajuri Khas police station. Garden here. https://t.me/SSC4Exams https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams A ND-NDE https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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DELHI Timings Police disregard religious Tuesday, July 30 RISE 05:42 SET 19:14 ‘Provide details of mosques in Valley’ RISE 03:28 SET 17:45 angle in Chandauli case Wednesday, July 31 RISE 05:42 SET 19:13 Regular exercise to update data, say police; RPF officer behind ‘ration letter’ transferred from Budgam RISE 04:29 SET 18:43 Youth set himself on fire, says SP PRESS TRUST OF INDIA ments falling within your ju It is a calculated, Kashmir. ty is also seen in the back Thursday, Aug. 01 Srinagar <> Omar Rashid risdictions as per enclosed deliberate, drop of the new deployment events and location of the RISE 05:43 SET 19:13 LUCKNOW The Jammu and Kashmir ad proforma for onward sub consulted Officer replaced of CAPF. Several bunkers incident changed in each RISE 05:37 SET 19:33 ministration has ordered the mission to higher authori “A senior officer has been have come up in the old city A Muslim youth in U.P.’s narration, the police said. response to the police to immediately pro ties,” according to the order brought in to take charge,” and areas frequented by tou Chandauli district was alleg He said the youth first vide details of the mosques issued by the Srinagar Senior security grid the RPF DG said. Moradabad rists, including the Boule edly set on fire by four per told a police response vehi in the Valley. On Sunday Superintendent of Police. available here Senior Divisional Security vard Road along the Dal sons after he refused to cle team that he had gone night, it issued an order di “The exercise is being car K. Vijay Kumar Commissioner Sandeep Ravi Lake. chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. The for a run in the morning Governor’s adviser on Home Affairs recting five zonal Superinten ried out to update the data. It vanshi has now been posted Governor Satya Pal Malik’s police, however, after inves and near Manrajpur village dents of Police in the Valley is part of normal policing,” riorating situation” in the in Srinagar, Mr. Kumar said. adviser on Home Affairs K. tigation, dismissed the the he came across four per to provide a list of mosques clarified Srinagar SSP Haseeb State has been transferred. The DG said the report of Vijay Kumar sought to allay ory, saying he actually set sons who dragged him to in the city and its manage Mughal. Besides this, the of In the letter, RPF Assistant RPF IG Sanjay Sankrityayan, apprehensions. “It is a calcu himself on fire and concoct the field and set him ablaze. ment committees, while ficers have been asked to pro Security Commissioner who is on a tour of the State, lated, deliberate, consulted ed the story. “The incident “When I spoke to him at another, which has made its vide information about the (Budgam) Sudesh Nugyal is awaited for further action. response to the security grid was investigated and found the district hospital Chan way to the social media, ideological affiliation of the asked employees to stock ra The developments come available here. There was a to be baseless, fabricated dauli, he told me a different asked police officers in Srina mosque committee. tion for at least four months, amid criticism of the Centre reduction of the security grid and malicious,” the police location, Chateen village, in gar to collect information In another development, store drinking water for se by a section of Kashmiri lead due to our focus on the said, threatening legal ac the opposite direction to about passenger capacity of Railway Protection Force Di ven days and fill vehicles fully ers for its decision to send Amarnath Yatra. Therefore, tion against rumourmon Manrajpur and 1.5 to 2 km taxis and fuel capacity of pe rector General Arun Kumar to deal with the issue of law 100 more companies of the the need arose to requisition gers on social media. away. That’s what he told trol pumps. said that the officer in Bud and order for a long period Central Armed Police Forces little more forces,” he said. The youth suffered 45% the doctor too,” said the of “Please provide details of gam who had issued a con as there is a “forecast of dete to the State. Construction of (With inputs from Special burns, the police said. ficer. mosques and their manage troversial letter about “dete riorating situation” in new security pickets in the ci Correspondent) According to the victim, identified as 17yearold ‘Changed versions’ CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Khalid Ansari, he had gone While on his way to BHU Punjab mulling policy for a stroll to Dudhari hospital in Varanasi, the Base camp bridge in the early hours of youth again changed his Sunday when four persons, version, Mr. Singh said. This for one-rank promotion with their faces covered, time he allegedly told the “kidnapped” him and escorting subinspector that Committed to welfare of soldiers: CM sprayed kerosene on him he was near Dudhari bridge and set him ablaze. when four persons came on SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The Chief Minister said “Two of them caught a motorbike and forcibly CHANDIGARH the policy to be drafted by hold of my hands. One of took him to Bhatija More, The Punjab government is his government will leave them said ‘Sunil, spray ke where he was dragged to a mulling over formulating a no scope for injustice, mak rosene on him and light a field and set ablaze. policy to award a onerank ing it clear that it would cov match. He will die on his “It appears that he was promotion for any defence er police gallantry award own’,” the youth said from tutored. We checked the or police personnel or offic winners, including JCOs his hospital bed in Varanasi. CCTV cameras on all three er from the State winning a and NCOs, in addition to the Asked why he was at routes. But he was not gallantry award in war or in jawans of the defence tacked, he said: “They were found to be coming or going peace time. forces. asking me to say ‘Jai Shri from any of those,” said Mr. Chief Minister Amarin “The State government is Ram’. I did not say it.” Singh. der Singh on Monday said if committed to the welfare of A private CCTV footage any such officers or person soldiers and exsoldiers, ‘Youth tutored’ on the west side of the al nel wish to join the Punjab whose sacrifices for the na Chandauli SP Santosh Ku leged place of incident had Police, their service and tion and its people could mar Singh said “antisocial revealed that the youth was bravery would be given due not be allowed to go unre elements” had tutored the seen walking in a gully in a recognition. cognised,” he said. youth and his mother to burned state at 5.15 a.m. add the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant Around 1.5 km from the part so that the issue gets spot, the police team found Rajasthan Speaker organises more mileage. “It is a fake his burnt clothes. A new story,” Mr. Singh said. spaper hawker then told the According to Mr. Singh, police that at 4.25 a.m., he tours for tribal children the youth’s statements over saw the youth set himself on

* NISSAR AHMAD the incident have been in fire and run away from the Special Correspondent XII, from schools in about A view of the camps for Hindu pilgrims in Baltal on Monday, during the annual Amarnath Yatra. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC consistent. The sequence of spot. JAIPUR a dozen village panchayats Rajasthan Assembly of the constituency, will Speaker C.P. Joshi has or leave for the weeklong ganised two tours of tribal tours in two groups on Au Seven boys drown in pit in Bihar’s Saran district children of his constituen gust 1 under the “Nathdwa cy, Nathdwara in the Rajsa raBharat Darshan Yojana” Press Trust of India ice station limits on Sunday, ing mud. They ran towards rushed to a nearby hospital mand district, for visiting introduced by Mr. Joshi. Chhapra Saran Superintendent of the village to inform its resi in a critical condition. “They important places in six The scheme will be fi Seven minor boys drowned Police Hari Kishore Rai said. dents,” the SP said. are now out of danger,” hos States to give them expo nanced by the district ad in a waterfilled pit in Bihar’s Locals fished out the bo pital sources said. sure and educate them ministration and the MLA’s Saran district, police said. Spotted by two children dies from the pit, he said. The deceased were iden about the country’s rich local area development Two others were rescued “The boys were spotted by The deceased were aged tified as Satyam Nat, Raja cultural and historical fund and would also invite by some local residents who two children who were cut between eight and ten Nat, Teeman Nat, Arjun Nat, heritage. contributions from donors rushed to the spot near Doi ting wood near the pit, years. Suraj Nat, Bittu Nat and The students of Class and philanthropists. la village under Isuapur pol which was dug for extract The rescued boys were Chandan Nat. CSE rates fertilizer plants in India Rape survivor dies after Several of these izer sector was rated on (environment, health and self-immolation more than 50 parameters by safety) measures, and social are getting old, the Centre for Science and responsibility, and above all, Special Correspondent slacking on water Environment. The rating co its transparency in sharing vered all the 28 operational information,” the CSE said in JAIPUR use efficiency: plants in the country. About a statement. A rape survivor, who im report 57% of the plants voluntarily The next three winners molated herself at the participated in the rating were Hazira (Gujarat) unit of Vaishali Nagar police sta SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT programme by disclosing in Krishak Bharati Cooperative tion on Sunday alleging in NEW DELHI formation and allowing Ltd., the Panambur (Karna action in her case, suc India’s fertilizer industry is teams to verify them on site. taka) unit of Mangalore cumbed to burn injuries at improving on energy effi The remaining plants Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. Sawai Man Singh Govern ciency and cutting on green were rated on the basis of in and the Babrala (U.P. ) unit ment Hospital here on house gases. However, sev formation available in the of Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Monday. eral of them are slacking on public domain and stakehol Ltd. She had registered an water consumption and wa ders’ surveys. The fertilizer industry FIR last month accusing ter pollution parameters. contributes to two major en her husband’s cousin of Some plants are also getting Refused to participate vironmental challenges — sexually assaulting her sev affected because of lack of National Fertilizers Limited imbalance in the nitrogen eral times since 2015. water and their water sourc and Indian Farmers’ Fertiliz cycle and climate change. The 36yearold woman es are getting depleted and er Cooperative Limited, the The efficiency of fertilizer reached the police station disappearing very fast. biggest public sector compa use in India is poor: nitrogen along with her son on Sun Several of these plants are nies, refused to voluntarily use efficiency is a mere 35% day and set herself on fire ageing and, in spite of per participate in the process. for lowland rice and under after pouring an inflamma forming “reasonably well” in The top rated plant was 50% for upland crops. Nitro ble liquid. A police consta meeting health and safety Grasim Industries Ltd’s In gen pollution of surface and ble was injured while try standards, most of them doGulf Fertilizers unit at groundwater in the country ing to douse the flames. need to upgrade on site and Jagdishpur, U.P. “This plant, has reached alarming pro The woman was rushed to off site disaster management with 61% score, has received portions. The imbalanced SMS Hospital with over plants. the coveted Four Leaves application of these fertiliz 75% burn injuries. These findings are part of award for its superior per ers was leading to wides an 18monthlong process, formance in energy use and pread soil sickness, the re ‘Protecting accused’ wherein the country’s fertil GHG emissions, its good EHS port added. The woman, who used to visit the police station al most daily after the FIR was registered, had alleged that the police officers Crocodile enters house in M.P. were trying to protect the accused and putting pres Villagers tie up the reptile; forest officials release it into river sure on her to withdraw Press Trust of India quarters, on Monday ice, he said. When they did the case. Damoh (M.P.) morning, said Hindoria not turn up, the villagers The police said the wo A crocodile came out of a police station inspector Vi tied the reptile with ropes man died during her treat flooded river and crawled jay Mishra. and put it on a road, Mr. ment early on Monday, into a house at a village According to GhatPipa Jain added. while the investigation into near here in Madhya Pra riya sarpanch Rohit Jain, Forest officials came to the case was in progress. desh, causing panic the huge reptile entered the village on Monday The Opposition BJP among local residents, the the house of Kandhi Lal on morning, caught the cro leaders, led by the party’s police said on Monday. Sunday night when it was codile and put it back into Jaipur city unit president Forest officials caught raining heavily, creating the river, he said. Mohan Lal Gupta, staged a the 10footlong crocodile panic among the family Apparently, the croco demonstration and de from GhatPipariya village and other residents of the dile came out of the river manded stringent action in and released it back into village. after the water level in the matter, while alleging a the Sunar river, 26 km Mr. Lal informed the creased following heavy complete breakdown of from the district head forest officials and the pol rain, Mr. Mishra said. law and order in the State capital.

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Cuttack Scribe to head Rammohun Odisha Secretariat murders: police detain suspect Roy library foundation renamed Lok Seva Bhavan Correspondent Decision taken ‘at a higher level’ Naveen makes the announcement Cuttack The city police on Monday Damini Nath ta was taken “at a higher le Special Correspondent said they have detained a NEW DELHI vel” and did not emanate BHUBANESWAR suspect likely to be in The Union Culture Ministry from the Ministry as it was a Odisha Chief Minister Na volved in three backto has appointed journalist political call. A senior Minis veen Patnaik on Monday an back murders committed Kanchan Gupta the chair try official, however, said nounced in the State As in the city within 24 hours person of the Raja Rammo the Minister was “too busy” sembly that the Sachivalaya last week. hun Roy Library Founda anyway. Mr. Patel declined or Secretariat building in Cuttack DCP Akhilesh tion till May 2020, weeks to comment on the matter. Bhubaneswar will now be var Singh said the suspect after Union Culture and called ‘Lok Seva Bhavan’. has been identified as Na Tourism Minister of State Earlier association “In a democracy people rayan Sahu (30) of Ganjam (independent charge) Prah A senior journalist, Mr. are masters and we all exist Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik district. He was seen wan lad Singh Patel was nomi Gupta was associated with to serve them,” said Mr. Pat dering on the roads near Walk on water: People walk through a flooded area after the Pahumara river overflowed in nated to the post. the first NDA government, naik while making the an the faith they have reposed OMP Square, College Barpeta district of Assam. * PTI On July 3, Mr. Patel had having worked in the PMO nouncement during the bud in their governance model, Square and Ranihat in the been nominated to the post of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As get discussion on the Mr. Patnaik said he will con city for around three to of chairperson of the foun of Monday evening, Mr. expenditures of the home tinue to work hard to fulfil four months now. dation, which is headquar Gupta’s name and photo and general administration the aspirations of the people. “A special squad appre Four more die in Assam tered in Kolkata, with effect graph could be seen on the departments. He said his government is hended the suspect from a from May 16, 2019 till the te chairperson’s page on the “If our State has grown at committed to maintain tran place outside the city on nure of the foundation. In a foundation’s official a rate higher than the nation sparency in administration Monday morning and he is notification on July 25, the website. al growth rate, if the State and for that the office of the now being questioned by a floods, toll rises to 86 Ministry partially modified The foundation, which is has attracted investment Lokayukta has started func team of investigating offic its July 3 notification, nomi an autonomous organisa worth crores of rupees, it is tioning since March 20 this ers,” said Mr. Singh. The nating Mr. Gupta with im tion funded by the Culture because of the peaceful law year. The State government DCP said that after hour Water level in all 17 affected districts showing receding trend mediate effect till May 15, Ministry, is the Centre’s no and order situation here,” has taken a number of steps long questioning of the 2020 or till further orders, dal agency for supporting said Mr. Patnaik. for modernisation and ca suspect it prima facie ap Press Trust of India in 50 revenue circles of 17 The rivers flowing above whichever is earlier. public library services and Observing that the people pacity building of the State peared that “the person Guwahati districts are still delugehit, the danger level include the According to an official of promoting the public li of Odisha had blessed the Vigilance and it will take was not a psychopath as Four more people died on the ASDMA said. Brahmaputra at Neamatigh the Culture Ministry, the de brary movement in the BJD government for the fifth steps to pass the Police Act at was widely perceived”. Monday due to floods in As The affected districts are at in Jorhat and Dhubri, Dis cision to nominate Mr. Gup country. consecutive time because of the earliest, he said. Mr. Singh said that due sam, mounting the toll to 86 Dhemaji, Sonitpur, Darrang, ang at Nanglamuraghat in Si process of criminal law, in this monsoon season. Baksa, Barpeta, Nalbari, Chi vasagar, Jia Bharali at NT cluding medical examina The overall situation, ho rang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Road Crossing in Sonitpur Journalist killed tion, would be followed in wever, has improved with Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup and Kushiara at Karimganj. the event of his arrest. the water level in all 17 affect (Metro), Morigaon, Nagaon, The Federation of Indus All schools, colleges in Mizoram in suspected Three bodies were reco ed districts showing a reced Golaghat, Jorhat and Cachar. try and Commerce of North vered from three different ing trend since Sunday, the Eastern Region on Monday hitandrun places in the city on July 23 Assam State Disaster Man Over 50,000 in camps made a contribution of ₹10 to have nutrition gardens and 24 morning. All the agement Authority said. About 50,470 inmates are lakh to the Chief Ministers SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT bodies had similar wounds Of the four deaths, two still in 522 relief camps while Relief Fund, officials said. Lawngtlai district project made model for all institutes GUWAHATI on their throat and head were reported from Barpeta 28 relief distribution centres Officebearers of the Ka A television journalist was and all of them were and one each from Kokraj are operational in various makhya temple have also SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT munity members. decided to take up kitchen killed in Assam’s Silchar in a homeless persons sleeping har and Dhubri districts. districts of the State, the donated ₹5 lakh to the fund, GUWAHATI Referring to the Lawngtlai garden on a wider scale from suspected hitandrun case on the footpath. Altogether 1,348 villages ASDMA said. they said. ‘Kan Sikul, Kan Huan (My project and attaching a pre the financial year 201920 on Sunday night. School, My Home)’, a project sentation on how Ms. Ala de and has introduced flexi Police said 43yearold of Mizoram’s Lawngtlai dis veloped it, Mizoram’s Direc fund of 5% over and above Malin Sarma, a reporter trict administration for turn torate of School Education the annual work plan and with Barak Television Net ing schools into nutrition on July 26 wrote to the dis budget for providing addi work, died on the spot after gardens, has been made the trict heads to guide and help tional items for supplemen a truck hit his twowheeler model for all schools and col educational institutions in tary nutrition over and near a police station. He is leges in the State to follow. their jurisdiction in making above the existing provisions survived by his wife and a The Hindu had reported reliable kitchen or nutrition and for developing kitchen 13yearold daughter. about the project, the brain gardens with the involve gardens,” said Lalzarmawii, Police said they were in child of the district’s Deputy ment of other departments. the State’s Director of School vestigating whether Sarma Commissioner Shaskanka Education and State Nodal was a victim of a planned Ala, that seeks to fight mal ₹66 lakh approved Officer for Midday Meal. murder or an accident. nutrition among children by “It may be stated that the Mi “This year, ₹66 lakh has Colleagues said Sarma letting them grow their own nistry of Human Resource been approved for develop was a simple person who fruits and vegetables in their Development, having real ing 1,320 kitchen gardens at rode a bicycle for most part schools with the help of ised the contribution that the rate of ₹5,000 per of his 15year television teachers, parents and com these kitchen gardens, has school,” the Director added. career.

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Former Gujarat MP Vitthal Opposition leaders meet to Exodus of leaders continues Radadiya dies from Congress, NCP in Ahmedabad discuss strategy over EVMs Navi Mumbai’s powerful Naik family tipped to join BJP Press Trust of India Raju Shetti, NCP leaders invite Raj Thackeray to join August 9 anti-EVM march Ahmedabad Alok Deshpande Mumbai Vitthal Radadiya, one of Alok Deshpande tra elections’, will be held in Saurashtra’s prominent Mumbai Mumbai by the EVM Virodhi Senior leader of Nationalist politicians and former Leaders of opposition par Rashtriya Jan Andolan (EVR Congress Party (NCP) and Member of Parliament ties on Monday held a meet JA). On August 9, a long former Maharashtra minis from Porbandar, died at his ing with Maharashtra Nav march demanding dropping ter Ganesh Naik is all set to residence in Ahmedabad nirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj of EVMs from the electoral join the Bharatiya Janata Par on Monday morning. Thackeray to discuss the process will be held in Mum ty (BJP), adding to the grow He was 61 and had been strategy regarding the use of bai from August Kranti Mai ing list of leaders quitting the unwell since the last one Electronic Voting Machines dan to Chaityabhoomi. opposition and joining one year. (EVM) in the Assembly polls. “I also met Narayan Rane of the two ruling coalition His mortal remains will Former MP and farmers’ on Sunday with this propo parties in the State. be kept at a hostel at Jamk leader Raju Shetti along with sal. He too has doubts over In a related development handorna in Rajkot district leaders of Nationalist Con the use of EVMs in elections, Kalidas Kolambkar, Congress on Tuesday between 7 a.m. gress Party (NCP) and Pea Former MP Raju Shetti joins other politicians to demand use of but did not confirm whether MLA from Wadala consti and 12 noon for people to sants and Workers Party ballot papers in the Assembly elections. * FILE PHOTO he will be part of the anti tuency in Mumbai, also re pay last respects, said his (PWP) met Mr. Thackeray. At EVM movement,” said Mr. signed from the party on Kalidas Kolambkar, Congress MLA from Wadala constituency, son and Gujarat Tourism the meeting Mr. Shetti invit used,” said Mr. Shetti. should concentrate on find Shetti. Monday and is likely to join resigned on Monday and is likely to join Shiv Sena.* FILE PHOTO minister Jayesh Radadiya. ed him to join the August 9 The NCP and Congress ing reasons for their losses. Mr Rane, after quitting the Shiv Sena. “Saddened to hear about programme against the use have already challenged the Mr. Shetti said on Monday Congress has formed his NCP corporators from the BJP and said that he will re lost the 2014 Assembly elec the demise of former Por of EMVs in Indian elections. Bharatiya Janata Partyled that he had invited Mr. own party, the Maharashtra Navi Mumbai Municipal Cor main with the NCP. tion from Belapur to BJP’s bandar MP Vitthalbhai Ra “People are questioning government in the State to Thackeray to join the peo Swabhiman Party (MSP), but poration (NMMC) held a According to sources with Manda Mhatre. Interestingly, dadiya. Gujarat has lost a EVMs everywhere. Be it in hold the coming polls on ple’s movement against the is a Rajya Sabha member meeting at the mayor’s bun in the NCP, the Naik family is Ms. Mhatre too had joined powerful farmer leader. He the villages or cities. Any dis ballot paper instead of EVMs. The MNS chief had re from the BJP. galow on Monday and, ac trying to create an impres the BJP, days before the elec will always be remembered cussion on politics revolves EVMs. Replying to this de cently called on the Chief NCP’s State unit president cording to sources, unani sion that they are being tions, after quitting the NCP. for his contribution in the around the use of EVMs and mand by the Opposition, Election Commissioner of Jayant Patil, who was also mously decided to join the forced to quit the NCP to join field of cooperative, educa whether those can be ma Chief Minister Devendra India in New Delhi request present at the meeting, said BJP to bring development to the BJP. “There have been at Open defiance tion, and political sphere. nipulated in favour of a par Fadnavis had, during the ing use of ballot papers in he would not be divulging Navi Mumbai. tempts by the Naiks to quit After campaigning for the May God give strength to ticular party. The EVMs are proceedings in the recently stead of EVMs. details of the meeting with “All corporators agreed NCP even in the past, but it Shiv Sena candidate in the the family members to bear posing a threat to democrat concluded monsoon session On Tuesday, an allparty Mr. Thackeray, giving rise to that it is important to be on was Sharad Pawar who recent Lok Sabha polls, Mr. the loss,” Prime Minister ic process and we are think of Assembly, said instead of press conference to demand speculations of a prepoll al the government’s side if you stopped them then. Now, Kolambkar officially quit the Narendra Modi tweeted. that they should not be blaming the EMVs, they ‘back to ballot for Maharash liance between both parties. want to bring development they want to create a scena Congress on Monday. He had in the region. They will be rio where they are being put up banners thanking meeting Ganesh Naik on pressurised by party work Chief Minister Devendra Fad Tuesday to pursue him to ers to join the BJP,” said a se navis for solving the issues join the BJP,” said an NCP nior NCP leader. plaguing his constituency. Smriti Irani meets officials, leader from Navi Mumbai. The Naik family single Mumbai Congress working Mr. Naik’s younger son handedly controls the Navi president Eknath Gaikwad Sandip is an MLA from Airoli Mumbai Municipal Corpora was unavailable to comment takes stock of Central schemes and he along with his broth tion and their defection on today’s development. er and former Thane MP would also mean that the en A former Sena leader, Mr Sanjiv Naik are likely to join tire civic body will be under Kolambkar had earlier quit Expresses satisfaction with steps taken to reduce malnutrition the BJP. Sandip Naik on Sun direct control of the BJP. Ga the party along with former day had rejected reports nesh Naik, known for his Chief Minister Narayan Rane Sharad Vyas keeping all the programmes about his family joining the muscle and money power, to join the Congress. Mumbai on track,” said an official Union Cabinet Minister for from the Chief Minister’s Of Textiles and Women and fice. Mixed scenario: Continuous rain since July 25 has seen water Child Development Smriti Ms. Irani said she was sa Woman naxal stock in dams across Maharashtra rise to 35.2% as on Irani held meetings with go tisfied with the progress Monday, but it is far less than the 55.03% water stock that vernment officials in the city made by the government in killed in was available on July 29 last year. * FILE PHOTO on Monday to take stock of implementing the pro Central schemes in the State. grammes. “I have met and encounter Water stock goes up by 8% Senior officials said Ms. Irani discussed with the Maha Press Ttrust of India expressed satisfaction with rashtra Chief Minister nutri Nagpur Press Trust of India er four revenue divisions of the steps taken by the go tion programmes and initia A woman naxal was killed Mumbai Smriti Irani the State have low dam wa vernment to reduce malnu tives. The development of on Monday in an encounter Strong southwest monsoon ter stock, an official from trition in rural, semiurban Chief Minister Devendra anganwadis and pro with elite C60 commandos rains since July 25 has in the State Water Resources and urban areas while urging Fadnavis and senior secre grammes for eliminating in Gadchiroli district, the creased water stock in Mah Department said. the need for more work on taries of the respective de malnutrition in rural, semi police said, adding that the arashtra’s dams by 8%, but it He said Aurangabad reve bringing down child deaths. partments were also present urban and urban areas is sa number of Maoist fatalities is still 20% less than what it nue division has only 0.31% The Member of Parliament during the meetings. The tisfactory and the work of might rise. was during the same period stock in its dams and this from Amethi Lok Sabha con Maharashtra team appraised the State government is com As per preliminary infor last year. has remained unchanged in stituency also reviewed the the minister of the mother mendable,” she said. mation, the gunbattle The water stock went up the past four days. Centrallyfunded Smart An and child healthcare initia The State Health Minister broke out around 12 noon from 26.87% on July 25 to Pune and Nashik have ganwadi programme for ru tives taken by the State Go had last week announced when a commando team 35.2% as on Monday, a rise shown rise of 13.84% and ral areas, the immunisation vernment in the past five successful implementation was on an antinaxal opera of 8.33%, according to avail 8.9% respectively in the last programme for children, ef years. “The Chief Minister of health measures and a dip tion in the Kothami forest able data. However, the wa four days, he said, adding forts to bring down child briefed her on various initia in malnutrition deaths. Sev in Ettapalli taluka of the ter stock in dams on July 29 that intensity of showers deaths, progress in POCSO tives and programmes of the ere acute malnutrition is district, around 170 km last year stood at 55.03%, or have remained limited. (Protection of Children from government for eliminating down to 219 in June 2019 from Nagpur. 19.83% more than what is The food grain producing Sexual Offences) cases and malnutrition and on mother from 861 in 2016, and moder “Search operation is still available currently. Marathwada region is still other awareness pro and child healthcare. The ate malnutrition to around underway in the forest,” Except Konkan (84.32%) waiting for good rains, the grammes in the meeting, minister appreciated Maha 2,000 in June 2019 from said an official of Gadchiroli and Pune (53.99%), the oth official said. said officials. rashtra’s consistency in 4,315 in 2016, he said. police. Pune residents, activists want mass transit project scrapped

Say it will destroy green cover, give precedence to private four-wheelers

Shoumojit Banerjee Pune To preserve Pune’s green cover, citizens have started an online campaign against the proposed 36km High Capacity Mass Tran sit Route (HCMTR) passing over 34 junctions in the city. They con tend that the project, pegged at more than ₹5,000 crore, is a mis guided attempt by the Pune Mun icipal Corporation (PMC) at ‘de velopment’ that will severely damage the environment by des troying the city’s heritage green Activists fear that the Pune Municipal Corporation’s ₹5,000crore spots. project will destroy the city’s heritage green spots. * FILE PHOTO An online petition by city based economist Sumita Kale project will afflict the city’s pre ken into account by the PMC, said the project violates princi cious water recharge zones as which capriciously decided to re ples of “sustainable develop nearly a third of Pune’s water vive the project after 30 years,” ment” while going against its ob sheds have their catchment said Mr. Patwardhan, a longtime jective of enhancing public sources in the VetalHanuman campaigner against the HCMTR transport and accommodating TekdiChatushringi Complex project. private fourwheelers instead. [which forms part of the HCMTR Urging the PMC to scrap the “The project, as proposed in the route],” said Ms. Kale. project, he said several members 1987 Development Plan (DP) was According to activist Sujit Pat within the corporation were ac a rail and bus public transport so wardhan, founder of the nongo tively pushing for it without being lution to bypass the city as it ex vernmental organisation Parisar, clear as to what its objectives isted then, 30 years ago. Unfortu the basic objective of the HCMTR were. “Will the HCMTR be for pu nately, the proposed HCMTR project, as proposed in the draft blic transport only or will other project now has only two lanes DP of 1982 and sanctioned in the traffic be allowed? If the PMC is for public transport in the form final DP in 1987, was to substan not going to take into account the of the Bus Rapid Transit System tially enhance the level of public substantial geographical changes (BRTS), but four lanes for private transport in the city and give pu that have taken place in the city, fourwheelers with no thought blic transport a dedicated route then why is it being built at all?” for cycles,” said Ms. Kale’s to connect with the congested Mr. Patwardhan said. Permitting petition. parts of the city and its newlyde private vehicular traffic on the The petition said the proposed veloping localities. “The location HCMTR violated the fundamen project route will lead to the des and alignment of this ring road tal basis for the proposal as con truction of more than seven hec was based on data and traffic stu ceptualised in 1987 and con tares of reserved forest land, dies carried out during the prep firmed again when the while nearly 2,000 mature trees aration of the Draft Plan of 1982. Development Plan was revised in will be cut on the city’s hills. “The Unfortunately, this was never ta 2017, he said. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Karnataka Speaker exits House Undergo DNA test, Bombay with plea for electoral reforms HC directs Binoy Kodiyeri Court tells police to submit the report in a sealed cover ‘Tenth Schedule does not have sufficient provisions to prevent defections’ Sonam Saigal Mr. Gupte then said his Former A.P. Minister Mumbai Special Correspondent client would appear before Mukesh Goud dead Bengaluru HYDERABAD The Bombay High Court on the police station and give Former Congress Minister M. With a new government tak Monday directed Binoy Ko his blood sample and added: Mukesh Goud, 60, passed ing charge in Karnataka, Le diyeri, son of CPI(M) Kerala “Our only request is that the away on Monday at a hospital gislative Assembly Speaker State secretary Kodiyeri Ba test report be kept in a here. He is survived by wife, K.R. Ramesh Kumar ten lakrishnan, to undergo a sealed cover and not re two sons and a daughter. He dered his resignation on DNA test in connection with vealed to the complainant.” was undergoing treatment Monday, after making a a rape case. The court agreed to this for cancer. He made his strong plea for electoral re A Division Bench of Justic and directed the police to debut in the Andhra Pradesh forms and strengthening of es Ranjit More and Bharati submit the report in a sealed Assembly in 1989 from the the antidefection law. Dangre was hearing a plea Binoy Kodiyeri cover and adjourned the Maharajgunj constituency. He Soon after the trust vote filed by Mr. Binoy on July 16 hearing to August 26. served as BC Welfare and and passing of the Appro to quash the FIR against were many conditions im The complainant, a 33 Marketing Minister in priation Bill, Mr. Kumar an him. posed on him while granting yearold woman has accused Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy and nounced to the House that On July 3, the Dindoshi the anticipatory bail and the Mr. Binoy of cheating her in Kiran Kumar Reddy Cabinets. he was resigning as the sessions court granted him lawyers were in the process to a longterm connubial re Speaker with immediate ef anticipatory bail and direct of challenging the lower lationship by promising mar Body of Kerala custodial fect. He handed over his re ed him to submit a blood court’s order directing him riage. She has also claimed torture victim exhumed signation letter to Deputy sample to the Oshiwara pol (Binoy) to give submit a DNA that the couple had a child KOTTAYAM Speaker J.K. Krishna Reddy. ice station for a paternity sample. and that he had abandoned A second postmortem of the Mr. Kumar, who ordered test. Senior counsel Shirish The Bench, however, said them in 2018 and pleaded in custodial torture victim, the disqualification of 17 re Eventful term: K.R. Ramesh Kumar leaving the Karnataka Assembly in Bengaluru after Gupte, appearing for Mr. Bi the lower court’s conditions ability to provide Rajkumar, at the Kanjirappally handing in his resignation as Speaker. * K. MURALI KUMAR GH in Kerala on Monday bel MLAs in the last few noy, told the Bench there would have to be followed. maintenance. revealed more injuries on the days, said the root of corrup body than recorded in the tion was the enormous ex first autopsy. This was penditure during elections. Two disqualified MLAs move SC Hundreds bid revealed by K. Narayana “If we speak of rooting out Suspension of Kerala Kurup, who heads the judicial corruption without electoral commission probing the case. reforms, it will only be hypo Krishnadas Rajagopal February 2019 Congress president Dinesh farewell to NEW DELHI The body was exhumed from crisy. I request the House to disqualification proceeding Gundurao as respondents. IPS officer set aside a cemetery in Idukki earlier in discuss the issue of electoral Two disqualified Karnataka against them in a bid to More legislators, including Jaipal Reddy the day. Rajkumar, held in reforms and send a resolu legislators on Monday subvert a decision on their R. Shankar, who have been connection with a financial tion to Parliament.” moved the Supreme Court pending resignation letters disqualified may approach Jacob Thomas was accused of graft Special Correspondent fraud case, was in illegal He said he had no illu against their ouster from the of July. The Speaker, the the Supreme Court for HYDERABAD custody at the Nedumkandam sions about creating history. Assembly under the anti legislators said, quickly relief. In the present Special Correspondent to his present rank of Direc Hundreds of people bade KOCHI police station in June. He “The Tenth Schedule needs defection law, saying the disqualified them with petition, the two legislators tor General of Police. farewell to former Union died at a hospital later. a total reexamination. The Speaker’s decision was hardly a thought for the urged the court to set aside The Central Administrative The order came on an ap Minister S. Jaipal Reddy, law is not equipped with suf made in “hot haste” at the principles of natural justice. the July 25 decision of the Tribunal (CAT) , Ernakulam plication filed by Mr. Tho who died on Sunday, when Residents vent ire ficient provisions to prevent behest of the Congress. The petition has Speaker to disqualify them Bench, on Monday set aside mas who challenged his sus the cremation took place on murder accused defections. This House can Ramesh Jarkhiholi and arraigned, besides the from the Assembly. They the suspension of former Vi pension, citing an earlier on the banks of Hussainsa THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ask Parliament to take a re Mahesh Kumathalli said Speaker and the State of challenged the Speaker’s gilance & AntiCorruption probe report that found no gar in Telangana on Mon The police team, investigating look at it. If we do it, we will Speaker K.R. Ramesh Karnataka, Congress conclusion that their Bureau director Jacob Tho wrongdoing. He was earlier day afternoon. the murder of the Poovar be putting moral pressure Kumar, spurred by elements Legislature Party leader resignations were neither mas and directed the Kerala suspended on December12, His elder son Arvind native Rakhi, was on for an amendment,” he said. in the Congress, revived a Siddaramaiah and State voluntary nor genuine. government to reinstate the 2017 for allegedly criticising Reddy lit the pyre. A large tenterhooks on Monday when The outgoing Speaker also IPS officer forthwith. the government’s handling crowd comprising Con they escorted the prime DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD accused Akhil to his called for effective imple The government had sus of Cyclone Ockhi. gress leaders, including hometown in Amboori here in mentation of the Karnataka provision. “Why keep such a gislature Party leader Sidda of the term. But there is no pended Mr. Thomas on The suspension stood au former Karnataka CM Sid Kerala for evidence Lokayukta Act. He said dy law? Moreover, the Election ramaiah said the Bharatiya guarantee. You have to de charges of corruption in the tomatically revoked after a daramaiah, Speaker K.R. collection. With the local nastic politics was a danger Commission too is silent on Janata Party had no mandate pend on dissidents,” he said procurement of cutter suc year — on December 19, Ramesh Kumar, AICC re residents shouting at the ous trend and that “we must declaration of assets by can to form the government and and expressed doubts about tion dredger when he was 2018. The very next day, he presentatives Ghulam Nabi accused and some hurling reexamine the Representa didates that runs into hun termed it “unconstitutional its longevity. Director of Ports in 201011. was suspended in the dredg Azad, Mallikarjuna Kharge, stones, the police had to stop tion of the People Act.” dreds of crores of rupees,” and unethical.” Unfortunate Mr. Kumaraswamy took The Bench of Ashish Ka er case. K.C. Venugopal and P.C. the collection of evidence Though the Lokayukta Act he said. ly, Mr. Yediyurappa had be strong exception to Mr. Yedi lia, Judicial Member, and Welcoming the order, Mr. Chacko were present. Mr. midway. The locals wanted made it mandatory for all come the Chief Minister four yurappa’s allegation that the E.K. Bharat Bhushan, Admi Thomas said it was “a mo Kumar and Mr. Siddara Akhil’s parents also to be elected representatives to ‘No mandate’ times without a mandate, he administrative machinery nistrative Member, also di rale booster for those who maiah broke down as they taken into custody for their declare their assets before Earlier during the debate in said. “We desire that your had collapsed and said it was rected the government to have taken a clear stand carried the Congress lead alleged role in the murder. June 30, there was no penal the Assembly, Congress Le government completes rest “baseless”. assign him a post equivalent against corruption”. er’s body for cremation.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC More community Season’s first Generic section in radio stations soon drug stores soon Centre has cleared 113 applications Kerala plans to tackle rising demand Tiki Rajwi casting, who was in the city A.S. Jayanth Centre plans to set up more THIRUVANANTHAPURAM for a workshop on the role Kozhikode such shops. Community radio stations CRS in disaster response. Drug stores in Kerala may (CRS) might not overtake te soon have a separate section ‘Business hit’ levision anytime soon in T.N. tops list for generic drugs. “Opening of Jan Aushadhi terms of popularity, but With 34 stations, Tamil Na The AllKerala Chemists stores has hit our business. their numbers are on the du has the highest number and Druggists Association Many medical shops have way up, with at least a 100 of operational community (AKCDA), the largest net shut down. The rising de new stations expected to radio stations, according to work of medicine distribu mand for qualityassured take to the airwaves by year Ministry figures. Uttar Pra tors in the State, has come generic drugs made us think end across the country. desh is second with 29, fol up with this proposal to of setting up separate sec An expert panel of the Mi lowed by Maharashtra with tackle the rising demand for tions for them,” he points nistry of Information and 22, and Karnataka and Mad nonbranded medicines at out. “More than 90% of the Broadcasting recently hya Pradesh with 18 each. affordable rates. ₹10,000crore worth medi cleared 113 applications for Kerala has 11 stations. A.N. Mohanan, presi cines, a majority of them setting up new radio sta “These are lowpower FM dent, AKCDA, claims that branded generic drugs, be tions, a senior ministry offi stations with a range of only the Union government had ing sold in the State annual cial said here on Monday. 15 km. They are the voice of been pushing the sale of ge ly are not manufactured From 41 stations in 2003, the voiceless. They had pro neric medicines through Jan here,” Mr. Mohanan says. the number of stations had vided valuable services dur Aushadhi stores. The State The medical community, jumped to 247 in 2018 and ing the floods in Kerala and government has been pro however, is not very enthu 251 in 2019, according to a Chennai and in Odisha dur moting the Kerala generics siastic. N. Sulphi, State se study conducted by the mi ing Cyclone Fani,” Mr. Yadav brand of medicines through cretary, Indian Medical As nistry in August 2018, ac said. There is a push to al Karunya community phar sociation, told The Hindu cording to S.R. Yadav, Depu low such stations in coastal ma outlets as well. There are that almost 98% of generic ty Secretary (CRS), Ministry districts, as they are vulner Fish eye: Villagers fishing in a stream after heavy rain near Birsaipet in Adilabad district, Telangana, on Monday. * S. HARPAL SINGH over 400 Jan Aushadhi drugs in the country is of of Information and Broad able to natural calamities. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC stores in the State and the low quality. Amphibious ship LCU L56 joins Navy Attack on cattle triggers panic in A.P.

It will be used for search and rescue, disaster relief, patrolling, says ViceAdmiral Forest department mounts vigil after villagers claim seeing a leopard

Special Correspondent warrant of the ship was read Staff Reporter elderly woman that she saw VISAKHAPATNAM out by the Commanding Of CHITTOOR a tiger attacking a goat. She LCU L56, the sixth of the ficer, Lt Commander Gopi Halfadozen cattle and said the animal was “dark Landing Craft Utility (LCU) nath Narayanan. Subse sheep were attacked at Dom yellowish orange” and had MK IV class ships, was com quently, the Naval Ensign mara Agraharam and Pedda black stripes. Some other vil missioned into the Navy by onboard was hoisted for the gopana Palle villages located lagers said they had spotted ViceAdmiral Atul Kumar first time. near a forest in Kuppam a leopard on the forest fring Jain, Flag Officer Command mandal of Andhra Pradesh es a couple of days ago. inginChief, Eastern Naval Based in Port Blair on Monday, allegedly by an Command, at an impressive LCU 56 is an amphibious unknown animal. ‘It could be hyenas’ ceremony held at the Naval ship with its primary role be There was commotion in Mr. Naidu felt that going by Dockyard here on Monday. ing transportation and de the villages following the circumstantial evidence, one Commissioning the ship, ployment of main battle mysterious attacks on lives or two hyenas could be be the ViceAdmiral congratu tanks, armoured vehicles, tock with locals remaining hind the attack. lated the GRSE (Garden troops and equipment from divided over the animal res He ruled out the presence Reach Shipbuilders and En ship to shore. The ship ponsible for the attack. of a tiger in the area, saying it gineers) for being the first Made in India: The new ship being commissioned into the would be administered and Some claimed that they had A woman showing an injured sheep at a village near Kuppam was next to impossible. “Le shipyard in the country to Navy in Visakhapatnam on Monday. * K.R. DEEPAK based in Port Blair under the spotted a leopard, while in Chittoor district, A.P., on Monday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT opards are there in the have built the 100th warship. NAVCC in ANC. another group said it was a neighbouring Tamil Nadu “The induction of LCU 56 multirole activities such as The inaugural address With a displacement of hyena. Some women said it rushed to the villages and scratches on the ground sug forests, but the possibility of will add to maritime and beaching operations, search was delivered by Rear Admi 900 tonnes, the ship mea was a tiger. took stock of the situation. gested the movement of a their entering the fringes HADR (Humanitarian Assis and rescue missions, disas ral V.K. Saxena (retd.) CMD, sures 62 metres in length . It The injured livestock bore After a threehour search in hyena, but the presence of was remote,” he said. tance and Disaster Relief) ter relief, coastal patrol, and GRSE, Kolkata, followed by is manned by a team com abrasions on back, hind legs the surroundings of the at stray dogs nearby led to a “We are going to keep vigil capability of ANC (Andaman surveillance operations Commodore Ashutosh Rid prising four officers and 56 and udder. tack sites, the team could confusion, said the officials. and capture the animal be Nicobar Command), as the along the Andaman and Ni horkar. sailors and is also capable of Forest Range Officer Ka not find any pugmarks of the What baffled the search hind the attacks,” Mr. Naidu ship will be deployed for cobar Islands,” he said. Later, the commissioning carrying 150 troops. lappa Naidu and his team big cat. Some marks and party was the version of an said.

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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 NATION 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Pench, Periyar rated top tiger reserves Response sought on They are billed as sexual offenders the best managed sanctuaries Plea to protect identity of accused Legal Correspondent DGCA grounds two SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI SpiceJet pilots for a year NEW DELHI NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Mon The DGCA on Monday Madhya Pradesh's Pench day sought response from suspended two SpiceJet sanctuary and Kerala’s Peri the Centre on a plea to pilots for a year after their yar sanctuary emerged as frame guidelines to protect plane overshot the runway the best managed tiger re the reputation and dignity while landing at the Mumbai serves in the country, ac of persons accused in sex of airport earlier this month. cording to an evaluation of fence cases. The Boeing 737 aircraft India’s 50 tiger sanctuaries A Bench led by Justice overshot the runway and got released along with the 4th S.A. Bobde issued notice to stuck in slush resulting in the National Tiger Estimation the government on a clutch hampering of flight (Tiger census) on Monday. of petitions, including one Reputation is lost forever operations at the airport. The Dampa and Rajaji re by Youth Bar Association of even if the charge is false, serves, in Mizoram and Utta India, arguing that a person says petition. Suspected of childlifting, rakhand respectively, were is considered innocent un man lynched in Bengal left at the bottom of the lad less proven guilty by a court some preventive measures KOLKATA der with a score of 42.97% of law and undertrials in sex must be taken to avoid and One person was lynched to and 44.53% respectively. The offence cases should not be to deal with such situations death on the suspicion of top performers scored exposed to any situation in the interest of justice,” being a child lifter in 93.75%. A score of 41% and which violate their right to the association submitted. Alipurduar district in north above was marked as ‘fair’ life and dignity. Disclosure of his identity, Bengal on Sunday. A police and those 75% and above rat If a person has been false especially during trial, leads official said that more than ed ‘very good.’ ly accused, his reputation is to media trial. Besides, con 200 people lynched the man The sanctuaries, which Pench was a wellman lost forever and exposed to sidering the widespread ten who died on way to local Economic value of reserves worth crores Birpara hospital. Seventeen spanned 80 States, were di aged reserve because it had public ridicule for no fault of tacles of social media, the persons have been arrested. vided into five geographic a seasonwise biodiversity his. This is a violation of the person’s name and even Jacob Koshy Over the last week at least clusters. On the whole, the plan as well as flying squads cumulative benefits — from body — has been tasked fundamental right to life en that of his family, which may New Delhi four cases of alleged lynching Western Ghats cluster com and tactical patrolling for the carbon and timber con with coordinating the tiger shrined under Article 21 of include minors, would be had been reported from north prising reserves in Kerala, managing security. There Along with the tiger count, served, livelihood to those count. That year, it the Constitution, the peti exposed. This would be a Bengal. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka were regular meetings with the government also com who depend on forest and emerged that India had on tioner argued. violation of their fundamen scored an average of 81%. local communities and missioned a study to gauge tourism — were anywhere ly 1,411 tigers. This rose to “It does not only destroy tal right to privacy. Kerala had the best kept funds collected from tou the economic value of tiger from ₹4,200 crore to 1,706 in 2010 and 2,226 in an individual’s life but “Previous identification Death sentence of Pune reserves. ₹16,000 crore annually. 2014 on the back of im rape accused commuted reserves followed by Madhya rism were largely making it creates a social stigma to the as a suspect will endure in Based on an analysis of Since 2006, the Wildlife proved conservation mea MUMBAI Pradesh. Chhattisgarh was to the authorities for conser family members too… Need the public sphere,” the peti Twelve years after the the ‘least performing State’ vation purposes, the report 10 of them, the govern Institute of India — an Envi sures and new estimation of the hour demands that tion said. incident, the Bombay High in reserve management. added. ment claimed that the ronment Ministryfunded methods. Court on Monday commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment of two T.N. to grant special leave convicted for the rape and murder of a BPO firm Narendra Modi enters the wild with Bear Grylls employee in Pune. A Division for cancer treatment Bench was hearing petitions seeking a stay on their Modi to feature in Discovery programme shot in India S. Vijay Kumar motherapy, can be granted execution that was originally CHENNAI to government employees, scheduled for June 24. Press Trust of India The episode will premiere spending time in the jungle In a special gesture, the Ta the Department of Person Mumbai on August 12 and will be once again, this time with mil Nadu government has nel and Administrative Re Fishermen torch four Prime Minister Narendra showcased across the world Bear, who is blessed with in decided to grant 10 days’ forms issued an order grant boats near Cuddalore Modi will feature in a special on the Discovery network of defatigable energy and quest special casual leave to em ing the special casual leave CUDDALORE episode of Discovery’s “Man channels. to experience nature at its ployees undergoing che for cancer patients over and Tensions prevailed near vs Wild” which will highlight “For years, I have lived purest,” he added. motherapy or radiotherapy above the other leaves that Cuddalore after four fishing “issues related to environ among nature, in the moun Mr. Grylls said it was a pri for cancer. they are entitled to as per boats were torched at the mental change”. tains and the forests. These vilege to take the PM “on an The privilege would be existing rules. Parangipettai coast following According to a statement years have a lasting impact adventure into the Indian extended every time the go The 10 days’ duration a scuffle between two groups from the channel, the epi on my life. ,” the PM said. wilderness.” vernment servant goes for was finalised taking into of fishermen over the use of sode, featuring adventurer “For me, this show presents “I feel truly honoured to treatment. consideration the fact that banned purse seine nets. Bear Grylls and shot in the a great opportunity to show get to spend time with this Accepting a proposal of the patients have to report A meeting of representatives Jim Corbett National Park, case to the world India’s rich remarkable world leader. I the Director of Public one day prior to the com had recently called for a will be a “frank and free environmental heritage and am so excited to spend time Health and Preventive Med mencement of chemothera blanket ban on purse seine wheeling journey” which stress on the importance of with the PM and to get to icine that a leave of 10 days, py/radiotherapy, a day’s fishing since it affected the will throw light on wildlife environment conservation. know the man who leads this Narendra Modi and Bear Grylls in a still from TV show Man vs starting from a day before treatment and eight days traditional fishing grounds. conservation. It was a great experience great nation,” he added. Wild filmed at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. * ANI the commencement of che for recovery.

Weather Watch Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday 3 held for rape Rajasthan sees exam without invigilators of teenage girl

It comes as a first of its kind ‘dual test’ feedback. “Such an activity in Rajasthan is important for our stu of students’ intellect and honesty dents, who come from near Special Correspondent JAIPUR Mohammed Iqbal by villages and remote ham JAIPUR back after an hour only to lets. The selfanalysis of their A 14yearold girl was raped collect the answer sheets performance will help them allegedly by two men in Ba In a firstofitskind exercise, when the time was up. achieve academic excel rodameo village of Rajas about 1 lakh students of go “The students’ response lence,” she said. than’s Alwar district and vernment colleges in Rajas was overwhelming in all the Another significant aspect her photographs were cir than on Monday appeared in 237 government colleges of the test is that its result culated on social media. an examination which was across Rajasthan. Their en will not be announced pu Police have arrested three virtually a test of their hones thusiasm showed how im blicly. persons, including the wife ty. The newly introduced portant it was to inculcate Mr. Borad said the stu of an alleged rapist, in con monthly academic test was ethical values among The test will also strengthen the moral principles among the dents would be apprised of nection with the crime. conducted without invigila youths,” Pradeep Kumar Bo students in an unmatched way. * SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT their performance indivi A woman named Rau tors, while no equipment, rad, State Commissioner dually after their answer nak, staying in the neigh such as CCTV cameras, were (College Education), told The test of general knowledge on gle most significant initiative sheets were checked. “When bourhood, took the girl to installed in the classrooms to Hindu. He said the exam was July 13, in which 31,097 stu was the invigilatorfree the students know that the her home where she was Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) monitor the activities of a “dual test” of the students’ dents appeared, was also monthly tests, which would results will not be put on the allegedly raped by one Ra Forecast for Tuesday: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over students. intellect and honesty, both praised for its objective of strengthen moral principles college’s notice board, they hul. Police said Raunak’s Chhattisgarh, Telangana, central Maharashtra, Gujarat , Madhya The test, scheduled for of which were important for widening the horizons of among the students in an un will give the test honestly husband Jaikam also raped Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, coastal Karnataka, Goa, Odisha, Ra the 29th of every month in their success. students. matched way. and analyse their own per the victim and clicked her jasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and the 201920 session, will not The monthly tests have Mr. Borad, who is also formance. The tendency to photographs after Rahul Tripura only assess the academic been introduced for the first Special SecretaryHigher ‘Self-analysis’ cheat will decrease.” left. city rain max min city rain max min knowledge of the students time this year as part of the Education, said the activities Alka Agarwal, Principal of The college concerned A few days after the inci Agartala...... —....35.7....26.0 Kozhikode...... 9.1....32.0....25.7 Ahmedabad...... 13.0....29.7....25.0 Kurnool ...... —....31.1....24.6 but also their honesty, truth ‘Akashi Calendar’ for higher of organising coaching class the Government Girls’ Post will maintain the record of dent, another man black Aizawl...... 3.0....28.5....22.7 Lucknow...... 0.2....33.3....26.8 fulness, selfcontrol and self education, which has sche es, formation of student Graduate College, Jhunjhu performance of each stu mailed the girl into meet Allahabad...... 3.6....32.9....27.5 Madurai...... —....38.8....26.2 confidence. Teachers left the duled various activities dur houses, and a tree plantation nu, said all the 1,400 stu dent, but the marks obtained ing him in private and Bengaluru ...... 0.1....28.2....20.8 Mangaluru ...... 5.4....30.7....23.6 Bhopal ...... 33.9....29.1....23.5 Mumbai ...... 0.5....29.4....27.4 classrooms after distributing ing the session that started drive, would be taken up in dents of her college wrote in the monthly tests will not threatened to circulate her Bhubaneswar...... 9.7....29.6....24.2 Mysuru ...... 0.0....29.9....20.6 question papers and came on July 1. Mr. Borad said a the due course, but the sin the exam and gave a positive be added in the final result. photographs. Chandigarh ...... —....34.8....27.2 New Delhi ...... 6.2....36.1....27.1 Chennai ...... —....34.1....26.4 Patna ...... —....33.4....27.4 Coimbatore ...... —....34.3....23.2 Port Blair...... 8.5....29.4....23.8 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Dehradun...... —....34.7....25.4 Puducherry ...... 0.4....36.1....25.2 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Gangtok...... 8.7....22.2....17.5 Pune...... 3.8....25.3....22.3 Goa...... 14.2....28.4....23.6 Raipur ...... 40.6....27.2....24.8 List of ‘iconic tourist Guwahati ...... —....35.2....26.8 Ranchi...... 9.8....27.5....22.2 Hubballi...... —....25.0....22.0 Shillong...... 1.1....24.6....17.1 It’s official, Odisha is origin of Rasagola Hyderabad ...... 9.2....25.6....22.4 Shimla...... 0.4....22.0....17.5 sites’ may be reviewed Imphal ...... —....30.7....22.5 Srinagar...... 3.2....29.3....18.5 Jaipur ...... 27.3....32.0....24.7 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....30.6....24.5 Kochi ...... —....30.6....26.0 Tiruchi...... —....37.4....27.6 Damini Nath In July 2018, then Tou The sweet bags GI tag after State asserts that it has been part of its culture Kohima ...... 16.8....25.4....18.0 Vijayawada ...... 2.2....29.4....25.0 New Delhi Kolkata ...... 23.7....30.5....25.7 Visakhapatnam ...... 22.4....28.2....25.0 rism Minister K.J. Alphons Satyasundar Barik (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) The government’s plan to had said 17 ‘iconic tourist (OSIC Ltd.), a Government swallowed without teeth Bhubaneswar Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday develop 17 ‘iconic tourist sites’ would be developed. of Odisha undertaking and pressure.

CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE sites’ could see some chang These were Taj Mahal and The rasagola, a popular Utkal Mistanna Byabasayee Colour development of * Ahmedabad..... 89 .54 ...— ....98 .....— .... In observation made at es, with Union Culture and Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pra dessert of Odisha, has Samiti, a traders’ the ‘Odisha Rasagola’ is very Bengaluru ...... 9 .51 .76 ....36 ...69 ....* 4.00 p.m., Jodhpur, Tourism Minister of State desh, Ajanta and Ellora received the Geographical organisation, in the specific, where without Chennai ...... 8 .12 .61 ..109 .....— ....* Rajasthan recorded an Delhi ...... 13 .23 102 ....33 ...79 ....* overall air quality index (independent charge) Prah caves in Maharashtra, Hu Indication tag from the foodstuff category. addition of external colour, * (AQI) score of 269 Hyderabad ...... 2 .15 .26 ....14 ...28 .... indicating a hazardous level lad Singh Patel ordering a mayun’s Tomb, Red Fort Registrar of Geographical “Happy to share that various intenselycoloured Kolkata...... 3 .22 .49 ....17 ...18 ....* of pollution. In contrast, review of the sites included and Qutub Minar in Delhi, Indication after years of #Odisha Rasagola has rasagolas are prepared using Lucknow...... 8 .26 .62 ....32 .....— ....* Haldia, West Bengal Mumbai ...... 12 .19 103 ..... — ...48 ....* recorded a healthy AQI in the project. Colva Beach in Goa, Amer controversy around the received GI Tag in the principle of Pune...... 68 ...8 .67 ....44 ...44 ....* score of 15 Mr. Patel ordered the set Fort in Rajasthan, Somnath sweet. Geographical Indication caramelisation of sugar with Visakhapatnam ..— ..— .35 ..... — .....— ....* ting up of a committee to and Dholavira in Gujarat, The registration was Registry. This specific methods of Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) look into the sites included Khajuraho in Madhya Pra conferred on ‘Odisha mouthwatering culinary preparation, the application SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air in the plan, Ministry officials desh, Hampi in Karnataka, Rasagola’ under Section delight made of cottage Rasagolas are prepared by said. particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues said on Monday. Mahabalipuram in Tamil Na 16(I) or of authorised cheese, loved by Odias caramelisation of sugar. Both Odisha and West and monuments. du, Kaziranga in Assam, Section 17(3)(c) of across the world, is offered Bengal have been contesting NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. Changes sought Kumarakom in Kerala and Geographical Indication of to Lord Jagannath as part of Rasagola’ is a sweet from the the origin of the rasagola. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to Last week, Union Petroleum Mahabodhi in Bihar. Goods (Registration and bhog since centuries,” state of Odisha made of Historical records submitted critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Minister Dharmendra Prad In her Budget 20192020 Protection) Act 1999 on tweeted Chief Minister chhena (cottage cheese) say the ‘Odisha Rasagola’ dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, han wrote to Mr. Patel ask speech on July 5, Finance Monday. The GI number 612 Naveen Patnaik. cooked in sugar syrup, has an ageold tradition and nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced ing him to include Odisha’s Minister Nirmala Sithara has been registered in According to the which is very soft to feel, is is associated with world lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature Konark Sun Temple and Ja man had mentioned the favour of Odisha Small application submitted to the juicy and non chewy in famous Puri Jagannath death in people with heart or lung disease gannath Temple, Puri. project again. Industries Corporation Ltd. Registrar of GI, ‘Odisha consistency and can be Temple.

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DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A straightforward lesson on resolution By not sorting out conflicts between themselves, India and Pakistan are effectively outsourcing the role to third parties es to invest in bilateral diplomatic different from conflict resolution. a deal with the Taliban in Afghan measures to resolve Jammu and And yet even when the focus is on istan, in which Pakistan is key, is Kashmir. crisis management, the larger con already beginning to have an im In governance mode flict, which has given rise to the pact on the frosty relationship bet The government in Karnataka should focus Simla and after crisis comes into focus and be ween Washington and Islamabad. Historically, New Delhi has had a come part of the conversations Besides Washington, Beijing, and on development despite political uncertainty Happymon Jacob lovehate relationship with third between the mediator and the Moscow, the European capitals he BJP government in Karnataka won a trust vote party mediation in Jammu and conflicting parties. This is precise will also eventually start courting in the Assembly on Monday, but that does not Kashmir in 1948. However, much ly what seems to underlie the cur Pakistan. This will invariably in .S. President Donald of this overt third party interven rent American interest visàvis crease, albeit marginally, the glo end the political instability . B.S. Yediyurappa, T Trump’s claim last Monday tion in Kashmir ended with the Kashmir. So even though New Del bal focus on Kashmir either at Pa who has become Chief Minister for the fourth time at Uthat Prime Minister Naren Simla agreement of 1972 which hi accepts crisis management, and kistan’s insistence or because the age of 76, can breathe easy for six months now. The dra Modi had asked him at the stated, at New Delhi’s insistence, not conflict resolution in the con third parties might see a link bet irony of his trust vote victory is that his government G20 summit in June in Japan to that Kashmir will be a bilateral is GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO text of Kashmir, it is not easy to ween Kashmir and regional insta does not have an absolute majority of the total strength mediate between India and Pakis sue thereby ending the United Na ceptual distinction between con separate the two either during a bility. As a matter of fact, several of the House. The exact numbers in favour of the go tan on the Kashmir question may, tions Military Observer Group in flict resolution and crisis crisis or when the conflict is crisis people have in the past made a di vernment were not clear as there was no division of for the moment, have been deftly India and Pakistan’s (UNMOGIP’s) management. While both involve prone. rect link between instability in Af handled by the two foreign policy peacekeeping work in Kashmir, de some amount of mediation, the Put differently, given that crisis, ghanistan and the Kashmir con votes on Monday, but it is apparent that the BJP is short establishments, but this is not a facto, if not de jure. The current former is focussed on a specific is at least in this context, is the func flict. Such voices could potentially of the halfway mark of the Assembly’s full strength, question that is likely to go away UNMOGIP involvement in Kashmir sue — Kashmir in this case — and tion of a preexisting conflict, cri become sharper now. More so, if which is 225, including one nominated AngloIndian re all too easily. Given that Mr. Trump is neither encouraged nor recog seeks to address and resolve the sis management by third parties the rising concerns about the Is presentative. Winning 105 seats, it had fallen short in made this rather outoftheblue nised by India, something Pakis root causes of the conflict. The lat and the attendant focus on the lamic State’s influence in Kashmir the 2018 Assembly election but Mr. Yediyurappa had statement during Pakistan Prime tan continues to do. New Delhi be ter involves mediation during an broader conflict is not easy to turn about to be notsomisplaced, never conceded defeat. Supreme Court intervention Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the lieves that its UN experience ongoing crisis with a potential for avoid. the heat on Kashmir is only going ended his third tenure as CM in just three days then, but United States, it has fuelled further visàvis Kashmir has been an un escalation. Crisis mediation unlike More so, while New Delhi is to increase. speculation about what it implies. savoury one which partly explains conflict resolution does no t seek loathe to having third party discus What further ensures third par he is back in the saddle 14 months on, riding a rebellion the current distaste in India for to resolve the political or root sions on Kashmir, especially on ty involvement in Kashmir is the in the ranks of the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) A mixed bag any third party mediation. Then causes of a conflict. the human rights situation, it ac lack of a conflict resolution pro which had formed a postpoll coalition and government To be fair to the Indian establish there is India’s statuslinked indif tively seeks third party attention cess between India and Pakistan. in 2018. While the coalition had inherent contradictions ment’s traditional logic, third par ference to external opinion that Management and resolution on terror emanating from Pakistan The less the two sides talk on that weakened it from the very start, it was the BJP’s re ty mediation in Jammu and Kash comes with being a major econo New Delhi has traditionally been as well as the latter’s sponsorship Kashmir, the more there is are like lentless and amoral pursuit of power that led to its col mir might not be a useful idea my and military power whose averse to mediation in the form of of violence in the Valley. While this ly to be crisis situations between lapse. The BJP is evidently elated, and Mr. Yediyurappa simply because third parties typi deep pockets and growing mar conflict resolution while accepting might be a desirable distinction to them which would invariably lead cally come with their own agenda. kets are of significance to those po more than once third party media New Delhi’s mind, it is not easy to to more third party involvement in said he believed in the principle of “forget and forgive”. Second, it might do more harm tentially desirous of talking about tion during crisis events. Kargil is get a third party to focus on one the whole Kashmir quagmire. In Many other characters in the monthslong political than good in an age of hyperna Kashmir. So theoretically, New an example when India accepted part of the problem and ignore the other words, by not resolving con drama in Karnataka may not be able to “forget and for tionalism and frenzied media at Delhi has consistently, and suc third party mediation by the Clin other. In other words, New Delhi’s flicts between themselves, India give” the machinations that preceded the vote. K.R. Ra tention on anything to do with cessfully, blocked all third party ton Administration in the U.S. This efforts at getting other countries to and Pakistan are effectively out mesh Kumar, who resigned as Speaker on Monday, dis Kashmir. In a milieu where bilater mediation in Kashmir, except was also evident during the post condemn Pakistan’s sponsorship sourcing crisis management, and qualified 17 rebels from the Congress and the JD(S) al diplomacy on Jammu and Kash when it wants to let others play a Pulwama military standoff in Fe of terrorism in Kashmir while at thereby conflict resolution, albeit under the antidefection law. By disqualifying them for mir itself comes under intense role. And if anyone indeed makes bruary this year. While both Kargil the same time disparaging the re in a limited manner, to third par the Assembly’s remaining tenure, he sought to pre scrutiny from domestic political a reference to Kashmir which New and the February standoff were ports of the Office of the United ties. The lesson then is a straight forces, third party mediation is al Delhi disagrees with, it either ig directly linked to Kashmir, media Nations High Commissioner for forward one: if you do no t engage empt their inclusion in the new government, but the is most impossible to even consider. nores it or strongly disapproves of tion by the third party didnot seek Human Rights (OHCHR) on the hu in a dialogue with Pakistan to re sue is headed for the courts. It might be a while before More so, past instances of third it. to address anything beyond the man rights situation in Kashmir is solve the Kashmir issue, third par bypolls are held, and those could alter the Assembly’s party mediation have had mixed That is, in practice, there has immediate diffusion of tensions. a difficult balance to maintain. ties will continue to meddle. composition. The bitterness among political parties results. historically been a great deal of Then there are other instances will linger, and the government will have uncertaint y And yet, Kashmir is likely to be third party attention on the larger where third party crisis mediation Impact of regional geopolitics Happymon Jacob teaches at the hanging over it. The State houses some of the best com on the great power radar and will Kashmir question some of which took place even though they had The unfolding developments in re Jawaharlal Nehru University, and is the panies and has built for itself a reputation as a destina continue to attract international has been encouraged by India. no direct links to Kashmir such as gional geopolitics could also have author of ‘Line on Fire: Ceasefire attention for a variety of reasons, In order to understand this ar the post26/11 terror attacks. implications for third party inter Violations and IndiaPakistan Escalation tion for investors and jobseekers. A dishonourable pol not least because New Delhi refus gument better, let us make a con For sure, crisis management is est in Kashmir. The U.S.’s desire for Dynamics’ itical culture that involves rentseeking, highhandedness and rapacity by leaders has dented that reputation in recent years. Karnataka continuing its success as an economic powerhouse is in the interest In Assam, basic dignity at stake of the country. While these are mediumterm concerns, the State has some immediate challenges to tackle, par There are concerns over how the State government plans to solve the issue of stateless citizens after the NRC exercise ticularly water scarcity and urban management. With necessary: his team had already deemed stateless after they find leged foreigners must have access such tasks ahead, the Chief Minister will need all the reverified 27% of the list. This themselves off the list. to rights that will enable their sur time and focus he can possibly garner for governance . again has roiled the waters — the I have two questions: What be vival. These would include the Now that Mr. Yediyurappa has realised his dream and local unit of the Bharatiya Janata comes of them while applying to right to education and health. But taken command, he should ensure that his rivals who Party (BJP) says the officer, Prateek tribunals and courts for relief — all it would exclude the right to vote Hajela, had no business to do so. the way to the Supreme Court, a or to acquire property so that they ended with bloody noses in this battle are drafted for Sanjoy Hazarika The State unit’s president asserted detailed, drawnout process? How did not have a role in political pro better governance and the progress of Karnataka. that the party stood by its demand will the government deal with cesses. for a 20% reverification: “Even if those who are declared nonciti Is this an indication of how the he Supreme Court has ex some more time is taken, we want zens and if Bangladesh refuses to governments, in Assam and the Talks and terror tended the day of reckoning a correct NRC.” take them, saying they are not its Centre, are thinking of resolving Afghans suffer from the effects of war Tfor the controversial exer The concern here is that many REUTERS nationals, as it has consistently the issue? Could the “ suspected” cise known as the National Regis Hindu Bengalis will be left out of highest court allowed not less than held for decades? perhaps not be displaced from even in the middle of peace talks ter of Citizens (NRC) in Assam the NRC and hence also get disen two lakh complaints against peo In this context, the recent re their locations but deprived of the he attack on Afghan vice presidential candidate from July 31 to August 31, giving a franchised in the process. This has ple alleged to be “foreigners” by marks of a senior BJP leader from right to vote and acquisition of Amrullah Saleh’s office in Kabul on Sunday that month’s relief or another oppor happened numerous times in the others whose identity was kept se Assam on the issue are important. property? As has been mentioned Tkilled at least 20 people and injured 50, including tunity to those who are off the list ongoing exercise as also with cret. Unknown entities tossed For they outline a process which earlier, what also needs to be clar Mr. Saleh, is a grave reminder of the crisis the wartorn to scramble and get into it. Thus, it members of traditional tribal vague charges against people who the government believes can help ified is the status of lands on which has provided an equal time frame groups in the State. had lived in India for generations. resolve the situation. In a recent they are living or have acquired. country is going through even amid attempts to find for those who say that many on the The overall effort is to untangle television panel discussion, the Will they be deprived of those? peace. Mr. Saleh, a former intelligence chief and a list shouldn’t be there because Identifying Indians what appears to be nothing short BJP leader underlined his nonac Would this amount to creating an strong critic of the Taliban and Pakistan, is Presid ent they are not actually ‘foreigners’. The goal of the gargantuan effort of a Gordian knot — to resolve the ceptance of the Assam Accord, enduring phenomena since Ban Ashraf Ghani’s runningmate for the September 28 elec With this extension, the Court of the NRC appears simple: identi issue of illegal immigration from which has been the madhyam (me gladesh refuses to take alleged ille tion. And the irony is that the assault occurred a few rejected demands by both the fy Indians living in Assam and by neighbouring Bangladesh into the dium) for the issue of alleged mi gals back? hours after President Ghani officially launched his cam Central and State governments exclusion pick out the ‘foreigners’ region over decades. But each grants, and which enabled the Many of those who are off the paign in which he promised that “peace is coming”. which, concerned about the na or Bangladeshis. In this case, some stage and layer appear to under conferring of citizenship on a dis list are poor, cannot afford lawyers tionwide controversy about the 40 lakh people were left out of the line how challenging the problems tinct group of people after a cool and may not even know of their The message the insurgents are trying to send is that drive, had said they wanted to re NRC when the draft list was pu remain, with issues of legal re ing off period of 10 years. right to legal aid. At stake is the even the most fortified political offices in the country or verify 10% to 20% of those on the blished last July. This led to an out dress being acute. About 75,000 persons who be basic dignity of the weak, voiceless its top politicians are not safe. The insurgents have list. In making such a request, the cry by civil society groups, and nefited from this process had mi and vulnerable. The next few made it clear they will carry out their offensive irrespec governments were expressing a media accounts showed how citi The plight of the stateless grated from then East Pakistan months will see how many of them tive of the peace process, especially when Afghanistan degree of anxiety about the data zens had been left out, reportedly Concerns in Assam have been high between 1966 and 1971; most of will receive succour and how ma gets down to a fullfledged election campaign. In recent quality of a process for which they on religious and ethnic grounds, over the purported influx them were Hindus. The BJP leader ny will need to carry their bundles months, even when the U.S. and Taliban representa themselves have pressed strongly and due to bad data collection. In post1971 after the creation of Ban said that such a cooling off period of documents from court to court since 2014. the past months, not less than 36 gladesh. The effort is to calm local was unacceptable, that “there in an unending and perhaps des tives have held multiple rounds of talks in Doha, Qatar, The Court’s decision was based lakh or 3.6 million counter claims anxieties and also cater to a politi should be” push back” but “push perate search for hope. insurgents have kept up attacks, both on military and on a declaration by the State Coor seeking inclusion were filed. cal agenda. Yet the question that is back with dignity”. civilian locations. The Taliban appears to be trying to dinator of the NRC, the officer That is nearly 90% of those who often asked but rarely answered is But it is significant, however, Sanjoy Hazarika is International Director, leverage these assaults to boost its bargaining posi tion whom it has mandated to run the were left out. In the last storm of what happens to those individuals that what appears to be emerging Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. in talks with the U.S. And the Kabul government’s in NRC, that such a review was not datadriven efforts, the country’s (and their dependents) who are is that until such expulsion, al The views expressed are personal ability to prevent them and the U.S.’s apparent decision to delink the negotiations from the daily violence are LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. giving the insurgents a free run in many Afghan cities. Afghanistan’s crises are many. Half of the country is A betrayal of trust if they fail to live up to their be moved against him. present U.S. population. Will post, position or purse and coupled with sense of either directly controlled or dominated by the Taliban. What has happened in expectations (South page, Therefore he hurriedly the President choose to despite being in the humour, made him a natural In the eastern parts, the Islamic State has established a Karnataka over the last few “BJP expected to have a disqualified the MLAs. In ‘return’ the U.S. to its Congress, was a great critic choice to be the presence and the group targets the country’s religio us months is no drama — it smooth sailing in Karnataka doing so, he inadvertently original inhabitants? ( World of dynasty rule. He also had spokesperson of the party or minorities. The government in Kabul is weak and noto comes as a very real insult trust vote,” July 29). did a favour to the BJP, which page, “Trump defends attack a penchant for taking on the government he rious for chronic corruption. Its failure to ensure the to the mandate of those in J. Akshay, sailed through the no on black lawmaker as biggies such as Reliance represented. The Janata Dal, basic safety and security of civilians is in turn er oding the State. While B.S. Bengaluru confidence vote. However, criticisms mount,” July 29) without being afraid of the when it was facing a the public’s confidence in the system. At present, the Yediyurappa has won the the Speaker’s move could act C.G. Kuriakose, repercussions. He belonged leadership crisis due to ■ Kothamangalam, Kerala government appears beleaguered. Its security agencies trust vote, the people have Former Karnataka Speaker as a deterrent for future to a rare tribe of politicians factional feuds, could count lost the trust they had K.R. Ramesh Kumar acted in dissidents wanting to who were ‘in’ politics but not on his felicity with words. are strained by the prolonged war. It is true that Afghan imposed in their MLAs. haste in disqualifying all the destabilise a government. A political titan ‘for’ politics. His death is a great loss to istan needs a political settlement. The war has been in a Monday’s development 17 lawmakers who had K.V. Seetharamaiah, In the death of S. Jaipal M. Somasekhar Prasad, the country. stalemate for long. The government, even with U.S. may have given temporary resigned and proved that he Hassan, Karnataka Reddy, the country has lost Hyderabad Gundu K. Maniam, support, is not in a position to turn the war around. The closure to the political is more loyal to his party one of its mostgifted sons Bhandup, Maharashtra ■ Taliban, on the other side, has expanded its reach to turmoil that kept than to the Constitution Insulting tweet (Front page, “Jaipal Reddy Jaipal Reddy was a thinking more letters online: the hinterland, but not the urban centres. While a governance in the State in a (“Karnataka Speaker U.S. President Donald passes away,” July 29). Ever man’s politician. Knowledge, www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ prolonged coma. But this disqualifies 14 more MLAs Trump’s malicious tweet since his student days in the peace process is the best way ahead in such a scenario, corrections & clarifications: doesn’t rule out the fact before trust vote,” July 29). aimed at distinguished Osmania University in the the question is whether the U.S. is giving too much lee It is a 16member pact: a frontpage ( July 29, 2019) report head that the disqualified MLAs This came nearly a month AfricanAmerican lawmaker 1960s, Reddy had been a lined “Govt. must convince industry of RCEP’s benefits: Australia” way to the Taliban in its quest to get out of its longes t may get another chance to after the resignation letters Elijah Cummings comes great debater, and a erroneously referred to a 15member Regional Comprehensive war. The decision to keep the Afghan government out enter the Assembly. submitted by the dissidents close on the heels of his promising leader. Despite Economic Partnership. of the peace process was a big compromise. The ab Some of them may even were put in cold storage by attack on four Democratic not having had his schooling In the report titled “Army’s first Integrated Battle Groups to be sence of a ceasefire even when talks were under way contest from the very the Speaker, who later also Congresswomen, who he in English medium, he structured by end of next month” ( July 29, 2019), a sentence read: parties they deserted if told the Supreme Court that asked to return to “their acquired a matchless “Typically each Corps has about three brigades.” Typically, there was another. The result is that Afghans continue to suff are three Divisions under a Corps and each Division has denied tickets by the he cannot take hasty action. countries”. Mr. Trump command over the language er even when the Americans and the Taliban talk. This three Brigades. Therefore, there are nine Brigades under a Corps. Bharatiya Janata Party He was probably hoping that ignores the fact that prior to through grit and interest. His has to change. There has to be more pressure, both pol (BJP), giving this sordid saga the MLAs will withdraw their the ‘discovery’ of America in knowledgeable and thought “Archer – the new weapon in England’s armoury” (Sport, July itical and military, on the Taliban to cease the violence. 28, 2019) erroneously said that England had not lost a Test series at another twist. To sum up, resignations and save the the 15th century, only Native provoking writeups and home since 2001. England has not lost to Australia at home since And the U.S. should back the Afghan government and the crisis demonstrates that government. However, after Americans and aborigines speeches won him many 2001, but lost to India in 2007, to South Africa in 2008 and 2012 the coming elections resolutely, while Kabul has to get a mature democracy must the fall of the government, lived there. Immigrants and admirers and followers. and to Sri Lanka in 2014, at home.

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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Trump and Johnson: two peas in a pod Not a ‘Right’ agenda How the two men assumed power through different alchemies of chance, pusillanimity and mendacity The BJP heavily leans Right on cultural matters, but still leans towards the Left on economic issues son, On behalf of the European Council I would like to congratulate by — the trajectory of the economic ap you on your appointment as Prime proach has not changed. To appear ‘pro Minister of the United Kingdom of poor’, the government has hiked income tax Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I rates on the ‘super rich’; import tariffs have look forward to meeting you to dis gone up that makes ‘Make in India’ look like Ruchir Joshi cuss — in detail — our cooperation. the dreaded importsubstitution industriali Yours Sincerely, Donald Tusk.” Even Prabhash Ranjan sation of the bygone socialist era; a ‘super before Mr. Johnson took over, mem rich tax’ on foreign portfolio investors has When Boris Johnson finally achieved bers of the Cabinet resigned, stating spooked the markets; nothing has been said his lifelong ambition of becoming publicly that they will not serve un The supremacy of the right wing in Indian on amending the Land Acquisition Act; and the U.K. Prime Minister, U.S. Presi der this man, something unprece polity was reaffirmed when the Narendra welfare populism has got more entrenched dent Donald Trump described him dented in British politics. Among Modi government romped back to power with PMKisan. All this would have made a as “a good man” who will achieve those Cabinet ministers resigning are with a colossal majority. But what is the real statist government proud! “tremendous things”. Mr. Trump al many who have made it clear they nature of the Indian Right? The Left often ar so pointed out that many people call will work from the backbenches to gues that the Right represents religious ma Looking at the BJP’s roots Mr. Johnson “Britain Trump, which fight a reckless Brexit. joritarianism, combined with a neoliberal This cleavage, between pursuing a social and they say is a good thing”. I suppose Autumn elections in the U.K. look economic agenda. But is this true? cultural rightist agenda on the one hand and one should feel glad that Mr. Trump highly likely. Mr. Johnson has done India has definitely witnessed a surge in not pursuing an economic rightwing agenda explained that because, left unex “The U.S. and the U.K. have never been morally irreproachable.” An artwork nearly a clean sweep of previous mi majoritarianism in the last five years. Reli on the other, can be understood by looking plained, that comparison could be titled 'Doris Borump’ depicting both U.S. President Donald Trump and British nisters and appointed what one com gious polarisation has increased; instances at the ideological roots of the Bharatiya Jana seen as an insulting epithet. But let’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a wall in east London. * REUTERS mentator has called “a hammerhead of lynching and violence in the name of reli ta Party (BJP). The BJP, formed in 1980 as a leave aside the jokes and examine shark of a Cabinet”. We in the sub gion have been on the rise; and brazen dis successor to the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, is the the very different routes by which they been foolhardy enough, Mr. werful, but that also claim leadership continent should not be too en play of religious nationalism has become the political arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak each man has managed to capture Johnson’s gloriously sorry record on democracy, human rights and so thused when we see names like Priti new normal. However, the economic agenda Sangh (RSS). The RSS’s mission, best cap the top political post of his country. would have been torn apart by his cial justice. So, do we now write off Patel and Sajid Javid in the Cabinet; has been anything but neoliberal. tured in the words of its founder K.B. Hedge opponents, not least his disastrous the U.S. and the U.K. in these terms? I this is a hard rightwing, prorich, ra Typically, a rightwing government is one war, is “to organise the entire Hindu society Journey to the top tenure as Mayor of London. The only think not. In fact, with Mr. Johnson’s cismprone bunch of unelected reac that supports freemarket capitalism — it has from Kanyakumari to the Himalayas”. He Donald Trump could never have oc way Mr. Johnson could move his way entry into Downing Street, things get tionaries who have taken over from a a doctrinal belief in a small government, had said that to protect Hindustan, Hindu cupied the top post leading a Euro into the Prime Minister’s post was by really interesting. We must remem barely elected and now selfejected privatisation, and low tax regime; looks at culture has to be nourished. Thus, the agen pean style political party in govern hunting down and killing every scru ber that the U.S. and the U.K. have Theresa May. Mr. Johnson’s booster private (not public) investment and exports da was always cultural and never economic. ment. That would have involved ple and principle he could find, by never been morally irreproachable. rockets may be multicoloured but as key engines of economic growth; makes This variety of Indian rightwing was very some kind of a career, politicking taking shameless Uturns on posi The point about the two countries they will combust in the same direc availability of land and labour easier and different from the rightwing politics that the and manoeuvering within a party. It tions, by backstabbing almost every was never about who’s in power but tion, propelling him to what he cheaper; and relies less on welfare doles and Swatantra Party represented. Founded by C. would have involved giving at least politician he allied with, and, like Mr. the checks and balances these flawed hopes will be an election victory in a more on economic growth to help the poor. Rajagopalachari and Minoo Masani, two sec lip service to the idea of working in a Trump, through luck, a matching democracies managed to impose on presidential style contest against Je ular icons, it was premised on a plea for a team of equals, one or the other of lack of principle and moral courage their demidespotic, skullduggerous remy Corbyn. Not quite market friendly “market economy for India” because poli whom at some point could be ap on the part of his party leadership, leaders and power systems, about Across the Atlantic, Mr. Trump has The first Narendra Modi government was not cies “based on the socialistic pattern of so pointed leader of the team. It would and by constantly deploying a series how the people managed to effect already launched his own reelection quite market friendly if one evaluates its per ciety would lead the country to bankrupt probably have meant letting some of whopping lies. the ouster of various Presidents and campaign and he too will be hoping formance based on the above mentioned cy”, wrote Masani. Cultural and religious one else have a go at the top job and Through quite different alchemies Prime Ministers. to overcome the obstacles he cur factors. Many examples prove this. The only goals were never part of their agenda. They waiting for him or her to fail before of chance, pusillanimity and men rently faces. We’ll have to wait and engine of economic growth that was fired too critiqued Jawaharlal Nehru, but for his vying for the captaincy. All this dacity, two wealthy white men, both The obstacle course see how American and British de from 2014 to 2019 was public or government economic socialism and not for his cultural would have been impossible for Mr. fanatically devoted only to furthering Even as Mr. Johnson puts his Cabinet mocracies react to these two men so investment. Domestic consumption, private syncretism or liberal, secular outlook. Trump. The only route he had to the their own ambitions, both with se in place, former Special Counsel nakedly bent upon dismantling the investment and exports remained sluggish. The RSS considers both freemarket capi presidency was from almost outside rious track records of espousing Robert Mueller underwent a grilling ideas of liberty, equality and fraterni Despite the government enjoying massive talism and socialism as alien to Indian cul the Republican Party, by convincing deeply racist, colonialist and misogy by the U.S. Congress. Though Repu ty, but there is one lasting image political capital, land and labour laws were ture. Its focus has been on the swadesi or the a confused conservative conglomera nist views, both unbelievably blind blicans are trying to put a fantastical from the last few days: As Mr. John not reformed; neither were public sector un indigenous, with strong cultural overtones. tion that it was a good idea for him to and uncaring to the real problems spin on his testimony, what has been son drove to Buckingham Palace to dertakings privatised — only profitable PSUs While the BJP, being a political party, is com jump the queue. The only way he facing their own people and the made clear by the dignified and be appointed Prime Minister, volun were forced to buy shares of lossmaking pelled to have a more nuanced approach, it could do it was through a mixture of world, are now in charge of two of clearly spoken Mr. Mueller is that Mr. teers from Greenpeace including PSUs to make the fiscal math look good. cannot cut itself away completely from its repeated monumental lies, luck, the most powerful countries on the Trump has neither been cleared of some children fanned out across the A hugely compromised GST with multiple roots. This explains why, for the Indian bluster, and the disgust that he had planet. There are other men controll collusion with agents of the Russian road, blocking his Jaguar and the pol tax slabs was adopted. Economic populism Right, economics is an “incidental extra”, as built up towards Hillary Clinton ing other large nations who can run state or, equally damningly, of ob ice motorcycle outriders. The con through measures like building toilets and MP Swapan Dasgupta writes in his book. which allowed him to win despite them very close — Vladimir Putin is structing Mr. Mueller’s investigation. voy stopped. The outriders came up providing gas cylinders, reminiscent of a pa Thus, though the government heavily leans getting three million fewer votes. certainly the current, longstanding Both are impeachable offences and to the activists and spoke to them. triarchal state, became the mainstay of go Right on cultural matters, when it comes to Boris Johnson could never have champion — but there can be no two Mr. Trump might yet be the first U.S. Other police appeared and pushed vernance. All this was a far cry from the pro economics, it still leans towards the Left. It won a ‘presidential’ style election in world leaders more dishonest, more President after Richard Nixon to be them aside. A few of the children mise of generating productive jobs in the may, for political expediency, adopt policies the U.K. Even the Tory Party that has antidemocratic and more contemp forced to leave office for serious came back, however, and the cars private sector. Demonetisation was the big that suit select business houses. However, now inserted him into 10 Downing tuous of human rights than Mr. breaches of the law. had to swerve to avoid them as they gest surgical strike on markets, on private this cronyism should not be construed as Street would never have had the te Trump and Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was greeted by a terse went past. property and on the integrity of money — all ‘rightwing’ economic agenda. merity to present a man like Mr. Mr. Trump and Mr. Johnson are message from the president of the key tenets of freemarket capitalism. Johnson to the larger voting public as getting to paw the steering levers of European Union who he will be deal Ruchir Joshi is a writer, filmmaker and Even in the second term — if the recently Prabhash Ranjan teaches at the South Asian their presidential candidate. Had nations that are not only rich and po ing with over Brexit: “Dear Mr. John columnist presented general Budget is anything to go University, New Delhi. Views are personal No detente on the horizon CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Just like in 2016, tensions with Iran will provide FROM THE ARCHIVES vital source material to Trump’s campaign team FIFTY YEARS AGO JULY 30, 1969

Ejaz Ahmed what the global security architecture No judicial probe into murder is struggling to comprehend is that Recently, U.S. President Donald ‘Trumpian politics’ has a distinct The Union Home Minister, Mr. Y.B. Chavan, Trump announced that his country’s style when it comes to foreign policy: turned down in the Lok Sabha today [July warship had destroyed an Iranian escalate and then deescalate with 29, New Delhi] a demand for the appoint drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The the aim of securing a deal, an ap ment of a judicial commission to inquire into USS Boxer , an amphibious assault proach consistent with Mr. Trump’s the murder of the Jan Sangh leader, Mr. ship, brought down the drone report projected image of being the “ulti Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. (The Special Ses edly after the latter came within its mate dealmaker.” sions Judge has acquitted the accused of the proximity despite multiple warnings. charge of murder). The question of appoint The U.S. has since called for other Projection of strongman image ment of a judicial commission or committee countries to condemn this as an act However, with the 2020 U.S. elec would arise only after the U.P. Government of gross escalation in the region, an tions around the corner, Mr. Trump decided whether to go in appeal against the act that Washington sees as Tehran’s is unlikely to let go of the Iranian is Special Session Judge’s verdict or not, Mr. way of disrupting oil trading routes. sue because it is — as it was in 2016 — Chavan said while replying to a calling atten Earlier, in June, Iran had shot a source of much election campaign tion notice tabled by Mr. A.B. Vajyapee and down a U.S. drone that allegedly en material. Back then, it was the four other members. The notice reminded tered its airspace, an exchange that JCPOA; this time, it will be Tehran’s the Home Minister of the demand made by led to a major escalation between the alleged belligerence and sabotage on more than 70 members of Parliament that a two adversaries, so much so that the the high seas. Invariably, Mr. Trump’s judicial commission vested with necessary American security establishment election campaign team will be hop CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC and effective powers should be appointed to was on the verge of taking retaliatory ing to portray that it is only Mr. DATA POINT find out the facts regarding the murder. Mr. military action against three Iranian Trump, with his strongman image, Chavan told Mr. Vajpayee that it would be an targets. The crisis appeared ready to who can effectively bring Iran to heel embarrassing situation if the U.P. Govern explode until Mr. and thus secure the ment were to go in appeal to a higher Court Trump stepped in to U.S.’s vital security after the Centre decided to appoint a judicial call off the attack. concerns in the commission. The Centre had examined the Iran has been Mr. region. judgement of the Special Judge and forward Trump’s pet peeve for On its part, the Ira ed its view to the U.P. Government. some time now. His re nian government ap marks, ever since the pears to be waiting campaign days, have out the tensions, hop A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 30, 1919. regularly featured Iran ing that it can mend and its alleged insidious ways with the next Paddy Prices Up. tactics across the West administration. But Asian region. This pre has it reckoned with Paddy is again selling fearfully dear [in Nel occupation with Iran has been a con the fact that Mr. Trump’s approval lore]. What was 105 Rupees a putty three stant feature throughout his presi ratings have been somewhat on the weeks ago has become 130 Rupees a putty; dency and resulted in a U.S pullout ascendant? and enquiries appear to be brisk even at that from the Joint Comprehensive Plan Iranian Foreign Minister Moham rate. Second sort paddy has flown up from of Action ( JCPOA) in 2018, despite mad Javad Zarif, in his interaction 64 Rs. to Rs. 100. To the public these fre certifications from the International with the press at the UN, hinted at en quent rises are very difficult to understand. Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that gaging diplomatically with the U.S. to Since their memorial to Government last Tehran was complying with the deal. defuse tensions. He even went on to March about the situation in food stocks and offer an additional protocol agree prices, the Government appear to have put A non-interventionist leader ment, which would grant the IAEA restrictions upon exports of rice from this However, it must be noted here that further inspection rights that would district by rail. What stock there then was, Mr. Trump is as much a noninterven not only be comprehensive but also assuming that our local administrators had tionist as his predecessor Barack even more intrusive than before. fully and vigilantly prevented smuggling out Obama — and this despite the mas Perhaps Tehran has come to grips – one speculator alone is reported to have sive difference in their respective with the reality that ‘waiting out’ and purchased 70,000 Rs. worth of paddy for ex rhetorical positions. Mr. Trump has ‘strategic sabotage’ on the high seas port the other day – has been augmented by pulled out a substantial number of alone will not work in the long term. the second crop harvest in the delta taluks American troops from Afghanistan However, its offer to defuse tensions which has just come in. Further, during May, and has shied away from direct mili has been met with scepticism in a few consignments of Rangoon rice had tary intervention in Syria. Washington, and this portends a con been allowed into the local market by the Di Ironically, this approach of ‘no tinuation of hostilities as the search rector of Civil supplies. Under these circum new interventions’ has been possible for a common ground goes on. stances, we had thought we had fairly despite the presence of policy hawks enough to keep us going on for some more such as John Bolton and Mike Pom Ejaz Ahmed is a researcher with the Observer time easily and without any catastrophic peo in the administration. 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DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Minorities panel draws its remit BJP’s core group on J&K to meet today Yediyurappa wins trust Only the Centre has the power to declare new groups, says Commission Special Correspondent “There is panic in Kash vote in Karnataka Krishnadas Rajagopal nority”. The report refers to New Delhi/SRINAGAR mir... More forces are de NEW DELHI the Supreme Court’s own The BJP’s core group on ployed and mosques are un The Chief Minister, on the discuss the issue of electoral The National Commission of judgment in 1999 in Bal Patil Jammu and Kashmir will der scrutiny,” said Mr. other hand, argued that the reforms and send a resolu Minorities (NCM) has re vs Union of India which de meet here on Tuesday, os Abdullah. 14month rule of the coali tion to Parliament. fused to entertain a plea to tailed the function of the tensibly to discuss prospects Minister of State in the tion had seen the adminis “If we speak of rooting declare Hindus a “minority NCM. of the Assembly election in Prime Minister’s Office trative machinery “collaps out corruption without elec community” in those States the State and the current (PMO) Jitendra Singh said ing”, which saw his toral reforms, it will only be where they do not form a Constitutional goal political situation. the reactions of the (NC) and predecessor H.D. Kumaras hypocrisy,” he said. majority of the population. The court had said the con However, speculation is the PDP to the movement of wamy hitting back demand Arguing that the Tenth A report of its subcom stitutional goal of minority rife that the Centre could be troops and any possible de ing proof of his allegation. Schedule needs a “total re mittee, which was approved commissions is to “create so preparing to take some cisions on the repeal of Arti Soon after the trust vote, examination”, he said the and adopted by the NCM on cial conditions where there strong steps after it moved cle 35A and Article 370 of making a brief speech be law in its current form is not July 26, said the role of the remains no necessity to 10,000 paramilitary person the Constitution betrayed fore tendering his resigna equipped with sufficient minorities commission was shield or protect the rights of nel to the State. their “nervousness”. tion, Mr. Ramesh Kumar provisions to prevent defec not to declare new minority minorities”. BJP working president J.P. “All noise is being made made a plea for electoral re tions. The House should put communities but to, instead, The minority commis Nadda will hold the meet by the NC, the PDP and oth forms and a relook into the “a moral pressure” to work and ensure the pro sions have to direct their ac ing, which will be attended ers because they can feel antidefection law. amend it, Mr. Ramesh Ku gress and development of tivities “to maintain the un by party general secretary that they are losing the peo He urged the House to mar urged. minorities and protect their proached the NCM on the placed. The NCM has no ity and integrity of India by in charge of the State Ram ple’s mandate. They have religious, cultural and edu basis of an order by the Su such jurisdiction to declare eliminating the need for Madhav and the State unit been carrying forward their cational rights. preme Court to the Commis minorities. The repository of identifying communities as officebearers. legacy with 810% voter tur The NCM was responding sion to consider his plea. such powers to declare a majority and minority”, the nout. They are scared that if BJP MLA booked for to a petition filed by advo community as minority lies 1999 judgment said. NC calls allparty meet the situation changes, their cate Ashwini Upadhyay to Subcommittee formed with the Central govern One group would vie with On Monday, National Confe sovereignty built in the last murder over collision either frame guidelines for The NCM formed a subcom ment. It cannot be usurped another for minority status if rence (NC) president Farooq 3040 years will finish. identification of minorities mittee of George Kurian, by the NCM, the report said. it is solely given on the basis Abdullah and People’s De “Secondly, action is being at the State level or use the Manjit Singh Rai and Atif Besides, Section 2(c) of of claims of religious mocratic Party (PDP) presi taken by the Modi govern In a separate application, ADG Lucknow Rajeev powers under Section 2(c) of Rasheed, which met five the NCM Act itself clearly thoughts, less numerical dent Mehbooba Mufti in ment against scams, hawala the uncle of the survivor re Krishna said the truck driv the NCM Act of 1992 to de times between February and states that a community is strength, lack of health, wel itiated an allparty meeting transactions and in connec quested the Uttar Pradesh er, owner and cleaner were clare Hindus a minority in April to deliberate on the notified as “minority” only fare, education or power or over the ongoing security tion with Jammu and Kash government to transfer the taken into custody and a fo States where they do not issue. by the government. social rights made by a sec measures and apprehen mir Bank. Big names are Rae Bareli accident case to rensic probe was on to as form the majority of the The committee report The NCM said the func tion of the society. Conflict sions about abrogation of about to come up and they the CBI. The agency is alrea certain the exact sequence population. said the priorities in Mr. tion awarded to it was not to and strife would ensure, the Article 35A, granting special are distressed about that,” dy probing the gang rape of events. Mr. Upadhyay had ap Upadhyay’s plea were mis identify a community as “mi judgment had added. rights to Kashmiris. the Minister said. case and the custodial death This would include eye of the survivor’s father. Kul witness statements, tyre deep Singh Sengar is the marks and other evidence, main accused in all cases. the officer said. Shah to head group Opposition not gagged: Venkaiah Azam Khan apologises to combat lynching 15 MPs alleged that their voices are smothered and Bills passed without scrutiny twice for his remarks Ministers yet to meet in second term Special Correspondent referred to parliamentary would agree that such a re New Delhi committees for scrutiny, that cord would not justify the al Mr. Khan, along with party Mr. Yadav referred to the Vijaita Singh Rajya Sabha Chairman M. is not certainly in my do legation if it is so intended chief Akhilesh Yadav, met suspicious car accident of New Delhi Venkaiah Naidu on Monday main as Chairman of the Ra that the Rajya Sabha is a par Speaker Om Birla before the the Unnao rape survivor. An empowered Group of Mi rejected the allegation by 15 jya Sabha... During the last ty to hurried legislation,” Mr. start of the session. “Minister you see this but nisters (GoM) constituted MPs that the voice of the Op five sessions that I presided Naidu said. But the apology was not see what happened with our last year to suggest mea position was being “smoth (244th to 248th sessions), 10 acceptable to many mem daughter from Unnao...BJP sures to combat lynchings ered”, saying empirical evi Bills have been first intro Trinamool not satisfied bers of the Treasury Bench people say ‘Jai Shri Ram’, will continue functioning. It dence proves that the duced by the government in Trinamool Congress leader es since the word “sorry” they don’t say ‘Sita Ram’,” will be headed by Home Mi complaint does not stand the Rajya Sabha. I have re Derek O’ Brien said that Mr. was barely heard. he said in response to the nister Amit Shah, said a se scrutiny. ferred eight of those to res Naidu had failed to answer “Considering the disres Minister. nior government official. During Zero Hour, Mr. pective departmentrelated the questions raised by 17 pect which has been meted Mr. Birla, however, asked The GoM had met on two Amit Shah Naidu said the members sent standing committees, M. Venkaiah Naidu Opposition parties in their out to all women parliamen Mr. Khan to apologise once occasions. Since the GoM him a letter on July 25 con though it is not mandatory to joint letter to him question tarians and to the women again. “I had said before al was positionspecific, there He said the GoM had veying what they called their do so,” he said. the Motor Vehicles (Amend ing the “hurried legislation” community, he should apol so that she is like my sister. was no need to reconstitute since met and was seized of anguish and concern over The other two Bills that ment) Bill — as received from without due Parliamentary ogise properly to finish Whether I say it once or a it, said the official, speaking the matter. passing of Bills without scru were not so referred related the Lok Sabha after detailed scrutiny. “The Chairman is this,” said Parliamentary Af thousand times, it will re on condition of anonymity. A highlevel committee tiny by either parliamentary to inclusion of some more scrutiny by the standing an honourable man, our let fairs Minister Pralhad Joshi. main the same. It is not pos The new GoM is yet to meet. headed by Union Home Se standing or select groups in the category of the committee concerned and ter was not limited to his te Mr. Yadav stood up in de sible for me to have any The members of the GoM cretary Rajiv Gauba submit committees. Scheduled Tribes as they did passage by the other House nure. It is a fact that 14 Bills fence of his colleague and hurtful sentiments for the are External Affairs Minister ted its report to the GoM in “If their complaint is that not warrant a detailed scruti was again referred to the se have been cleared without said he has already apolo Chair. I apologise again,” Mr. S. Jaishankar, Transport Mi September 2018, suggesting Bills first introduced in these ny by a standing committee. lect committee of the Rajya Parliamentary scrutiny,” Mr. gised once. Instead, Mr. Ya Khan said. nister Nitin Gadkari, Law measures such as tightening Lok Sabha sessions were not Further, one more Bill — Sabha. “I hope that all of you O’Brien added. dav said, the BJP should The BJP MP, however, Minister Ravi Shankar Pra of the law by inserting claus apologise for the ‘atrocities was agitated, but made it sad and Social Justice and es in the Indian Penal Code against women in Uttar Pra clear that she accepted the Empowerment Minister and the Code of Criminal desh and the worsening law apology out of respect for Thawar Chand Gehlot. Procedure through parlia and order situation.’ the Speaker’s Chair. mentary approval. Medical Commission Bill passed SC notice After the Home Secre Last week the Supreme tary’s report, the Centre Kolkata court issues arrest Court issued a notice to the held a series of meetings Opposition says it’s ‘undemocratic’; Harsh Vardhan calls it revolutionary Centre, the National Human with social media platforms Rights Commission (NHRC) and asked them to take con Special Correspondent Centre through this Bill. Dr. medical students and colleg koli Ghosh Dastidar said ma warrant against Mukul Roy and the State governments crete steps to take down NEW DELHI Vardhan said: “We have also es and to bring in transpa ny students who study in the Press Trust of India eration on his part in inves to a plea seeking the imple content that fuelled ru The Lok Sabha on Monday withdrawn the suggestion of rency.” The Minister added regional language find it dif Kolkata tigation into the case. mentation of its July 2018 mours and contributed to passed the National Medical a bridge course.’’ that the State governments ficult to clear NEET. She also A city court on Monday is Investigating officers had judgment laying down sev lynching. Commission Bill, 2019 A motion for considera would be fully involved with described the Bill as going sued an arrest warrant served Mr. Roy with a not eral preventive, remedial In May and June of 2018, (NMC) with Union Health Mi tion of the Bill was passed by the running of the councils against the federal structure against BJP leader Mukul ice earlier this year to ap and punitive measures to more than 20 people were nister Harsh Vardhan assur 26048 votes after a division The Bill was opposed by of the Constitution. Roy in connection with a pear at the police station combat the crime of lynched based on fake posts ing the House that the Bill, of votes was sought and the several Opposition MPs. cash recovery of Rs.19 lakh for interrogation in connec lynching. or rumours of child lifting which seeks to repeal the In Bill was then passed by a While Vincent Pala of the IMA stages protest from a person in Burraba tion with the recovery, his On July 24, Minister of floating on various social dian Medical Council Act, voice vote. Congress asked the Minister Doctors and medical stu zar area last year. lawyer Subhasish Dasgupta State for Home G. Kishan media platforms. The Na 1956, will go down in history Speaking about the exit to explain what happens to dents under the Indian Med The Additional Chief Me said. Reddy had informed the Ra tional Crime Records Bu as the most revolutionary examination during the four MBBS students who don’t ical Association (IMA) held a tropolitan Magistrate, Kol Mr. Dasgupta said a peti jya Sabha that the “Govern reau (NCRB) does not main step taken to improve medi hour debate which saw the pass the NEXT or the nation protest march from the All kata, issued the warrant tion by the BJP leader chal ment constituted a GoM to tain data with respect to cal education in India. participation of 32 MPs al exit exam, DMK’s A. Raja India Institute of Medical against Mr. Roy on a prayer lenging the notice is already deliberate” on incidents of lynching incidents in the According to him, no pow across parties, Dr. Vardhan called the Bill a ‘joke’ and Sciences to Nirman Bhawan by the Burrabazar police pending before the Delhi lynching and make recom country and it is counted ers of the State government said: “We are bringing this to ‘undemocratic.’ on Monday, calling the Bill station, alleging noncoop High Court. mendations. among crimes like murder. will be taken away by the ensure good standard of Trinamool leader Dr. Ka antipoor and antistudent. Goyal backs Dam Safety Bill runs into Bill against RS clears changes Priyanka ideal out of RCEP ponzi schemes as Cong. chief: meet in China Opposition criticism gets RS nod to Insolvency Code Amarinder special correspondent special correspondent Offers relief for homebuyers SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi Several MPs say Centre is encroaching on a State subject New Delhi Chandigarh Commerce Minister Piyush The Rajya Sabha unani Special Correspondent Punjab Chief Minister Goyal has backed out of the Special Correspondent mously passed the Banning New Delhi Amarinder Singh has Regional Comprehensive New Delhi of Unregulated Deposit The Rajya Sabha on Monday pitched for Congress gen Economic Partnership Opposition MPs in the Lok Schemes Bill, 2019, that passed an amended version eral secretary Priyanka (RCEP) Intersessional Mi Sabha on Monday expressed seeks to regulate unregu of the threeyearold Insol Gandhi Vadra to take over nisterial meet in China in deep reservation about the lated schemes which have vency and Bankruptcy Code the party’s reins, saying order to participate in the Centre’s decision to intro in the past spiralled into (IBC). The amendments she was “a good bet” to re extended session of Parlia duce the Dam Safety Bill, ponzi and chit fund scams seek to end ambiguity and place Rahul Gandhi as par ment that will now run till 2019, saying that the legisla that cheated lakhs of de streamline the resolution ty president. August 7. tion, which is ostensibly positors of their hard process further. It also gives Nirmala Sitharaman “Priyanka would be a “The Minister will not be aimed at providing uniform earned savings. homebuyers the status of a perfect choice to take over attending the RCEP meet safety measures across the The Bill had already creditor giving them a say in line with preamble of the the party reins but it would ing in China, since he is the country, will undermine the been passed in the Lok the resolution in case a code,” Ms Sitharaman said. all depend on the Congress Deputy Leader of the Rajya powers of the State govern Inter-State issue: A view of the Mullaperiyar Dam on the Sabha. CPI(M) leader Elam housing project goes bust. Working Committee (CWC) Sabha and there are many ments since water is a State Periyar in Kerala. * B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM aram Karim sought to have Replying to the debate on Essar case ,” said Captain Amarinder important Bills that need to subject. the Bill sent to a select the Insolvency and Bank She referred to the Essar responding to Congress be passed that require him Jal Shakti Minister Gajen voiced their apprehension ment’s competence to enact committee. Asserting that ruptcy Code (Amendment) Steel insolvency case where leader Sashi Tharoor’s re to be there,” an official in dra Singh Shekhawat, who about the Bill. The Biju Jana such a law. he did not question the me Bill, 2019, Finance Minister the lenders and operational marks that Ms Vadra would the Commerce Ministry introduced the Bill, argued ta Dal’s B. Mahtab said while Mr. Chowdhury, who rit of the Bill, Mr. Karim Nirmala Sitharaman said the creditors have been treated be a good choice to lead told The Hindu. that the Centre was empo there could be no disagree leads the Congress in the said it was not a good prac changes were in response to at par by the bankruptcy the party. Mr. Goyal’s decision to wered to enact a law on the ment over the basic concern Lok Sabha, said the Bill was tice to bypass parliamen events that eroded the legis court for distribution of auc Referring to Mr Tha not go for the RCEP meet subject, especially as 92% of of dam safety, the Centre too focused on structural sa tary procedure and bring lative intent of the IBC. tion proceeds. roor’s concerns over the ing comes as a surprise the dams involved two or was trying to “appropriate” fety and not on operational an ordinance. “The Bill seeks to amend The Bill also fixes a dea uncertainty in the party af since the decision that he more States, and Article 246 the powers of the State in safety. BJP MP Suresh Prabhu seven sections of the Insol dline of 330 days for resolv ter Mr Gandhi’s resigna would attend was an and 56 empowered the the case of this particular le Asserting that the Centre said the Bill would help in vency and Bankruptcy ing cases referred to the tion, AllIndia Congress nounced as recently as Fri Centre to intervene. gislation and urged it to re had not done anything to regulating small savings in Code. They are largely to re IBC. These changes are in Committee (AICC) general day. India will be repre Several members, includ consider the move. take away control from the unregulated schemes. move ambiguities and to fa response to “newer chal secretary K.C. Venugopal sented at the RCEP ing four from the Congress — Trinamool member Sau States, Mr. Shekhawat said The savings rate could cilitate a smooth conduct of lenges coming up,” the Mi said, the party has not be meeting on August 2 and 3 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, gata Roy, the RSP’s N.K. Pre the was matter examined by be improved if the interme the corporate and insolven nister said, adding that the come leaderless and that a by Commerce Secretary Shashi Tharoor, Manish Te machandran and the DMK’s the SolicitorGeneral, who diaries were regulated, Mr. cy resolution process for government speedily came decision to convene the Anup Wadhawan. wari and Gaurav Gogoi — A. Raja questioned Parlia had given the goahead. Prabhu added. maximising the outcomes in up with the amendments. CWC had been taken.

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THE HINDU DELHI TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Cong. urges SC to take over Unnao probe NCW writes to U.P. police Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opposition raises issue of collision that seriously injured rape survivor chief for free, fair probe Special Correspondent the protesting members did New Delhi not yield, Mr Naidu ad The Congress on Monday ap journed the House till noon. Commission wants to be kept apprised of the investigation pealed to the Supreme Court “This has caused a national to take notice of the suspi outrage and raises funda SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT leaps and bounds. This is a cious accident involving the mental question about the NEW DELHI classic textbook case of what Unnao rape survivor, and rule of law in U.P. What has The National Commission happens when a victim urged it to take over the in happened is extremely cruel for Women on Monday comes from a very vulnera vestigation into the rape and unacceptable,” Congress wrote to Uttar Pradesh Di ble group and seeks justice,” case. Deputy Leader in the Rajya rectorGeneral of Police O.P. Ms. Grover said. Protests from the Opposi Sabha Anand Sharma told Singh seeking a “free, fair She said if there was any tion members over the issue The Hindu. and speedy” investigation political will to ensure a de led to a brief adjournment in Congress leader Rahul into the road accident in cline in crimes against wo the Rajya Sabha. Six Con Gandhi took a dig at the Modi volving the Unnao rape men and girls, which the gress members in the Lok government’s “Beti Bachao, survivor. party ruling at the Centre Sabha moved an adjourn Beti Padhao” scheme. “Beti “The commission is se Rekha Sharma, the and in Uttar Pradesh so of ment motion to discuss the Bachao, Beti Padhao. A new riously concerned about the chairperson of NCW ten talks about, the accused lawandorder situation in special education bulletin unfortunate incident. Consi BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sen Uttar Pradesh. The motion for Indian women. Don’t ask dering the gravity of the “Where a perpetrator is gar would have been was disallowed by Speaker questions if a BJP MLA is ac matter, it is required to en powerful and the victim is suspended. Om Birla. cused of having raped you,” sure absolutely free, fair and from a vulnerable group, it is Kuldeep Sengar, Uttar Pra Mr. Gandhi tweeted and speedy investigation into the apparent that that the law is White Paper desh MLA from the BJP, is tagged a media report on the matter and take action not going to take its own Ms. Grover says the govern the main accused in the rape accident. deemed appropriate for the course and the police are ment must issue a White case and is charged with as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, crime committed. The com not going to act in accor Paper providing details of saulting the 17yearold girl Mysterious incident: The lorry that hit the car of the Unnao rape survivor near Rae Bareli. * PTI Congress general secretary mission also demands that it dance with the law. So, ex what stage the case was at, two years ago. for eastern U.P., asked why be kept apprised at every traordinary measures will why was there a delay in dis On Sunday, the rape survi The number plate of the want the Supreme Court to victim. the BJP had not yet expelled stage of the investigation,” have to be taken to ensure posing it of, who got ad vor was seriously injured af truck was smeared with take suo motu notice and As soon as Mr. Yadav the accused. “What is the BJP NCW Chairperson Rekha the girl gets justice. I have al journments, what reports ter a truck hit the vehicle in black paint, making identifi take over the investigation,” raised the issue, almost the waiting for? Why has this Sharma wrote in her letter. ways maintained that the were sent by the court to the which she, along with her la cation difficult. Congress spokesperson Man entire Opposition members, man not been expelled from best form of victim protec district judge and what was wyer and her two aunts, ish Tewari said. including those of the SP, the their party even when his Delay in cases tion is a speedy trial. The the supervision being done were travelling to Rae Bareli. Tacit support Raising the matter during BSP, the Congress and the name is in the latest FIR in Vrinda Grover, senior Su chargesheet in the case was by the High Court of such The two older women were “All this indicates that with the Zero Hour in the Rajya AAP, were on their feet. the Unnao rape case,” she preme Court lawyer and wo filed last July, but the case cases. According to the last killed in the accident. The out the support and encour Sabha, Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha Chairman M. asked in a tweet. The Con men’s rights activist, says it has not been adjudicated NCRB report for 2016, 89.8% personal security officer as agement of the Uttar Pra member Ram Gopal Yadav Venkaiah Naidu said he had gress raised the issue of a is the delay in disposing of yet, while the survivor’s un cases of crimes against wo signed to the survivor was desh government, nobody alleged that an attempt was asked the Home Minister to former Army captain being cases that renders victims cle has been framed in sever men brought before courts not accompanying her. will dare to do this... We made to “kill” the rape take note of the matter but as beaten to death in Amethi. extremely vulnerable. al cases which are moving by remained pending. Akhilesh and Mayawati demand ‘Rape survivor critical, should be airlifted to Delhi’ probe into Rae Bareli accident DCW chief meets an accused in the case, be re eyewitness in the case and moved from the party and now two of her aunts have ASIAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL Supreme Court must take woman, writes to disqualified from the As been killed. Presently, she New Delhi cognisance of the issue and U.P. CM sembly within 24 hours. and her lawyer are battling A day after Unnao rape sur must ensure strict action “The most shameful has for their lives in the hospi vivor was injured in a road against the accused,” she been the fact that till date tal,” Ms. Maliwal wrote. She accident, a political battle said. Staff Reporter Kuldeep Sengar happens to said while all the evidence has intensified over the issue Ms. Vadra also raised the NEW DELHI be an MLA. Neither has he hint at a conspiracy, the UP with two former Chief Minis question over the accident Delhi Commission for Wo been removed from the par police are trying to brand the ters of Uttar Pradesh de and the ongoing enquiry of men (DCW) chief Swati Mali ty nor from the legislature. I incident as a mere accident manding an investigation in the case. wal on Monday met the Un appeal to you in the interest and is taking no steps to in to the incident and Congress Taking to Twitter, she nao rape survivor at a of humanity to ensure that vestigate into the matter. general secretary Priyanka Mayawati wrote, “Road accident of the hospital in Lucknow where he is immediately removed Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Gandhi Vadra questioning rape victim is shocking. she was admitted following a both as a member of the BJP Minister Arvind Kejriwal the role of the BJP will also raise the issue in the Where has the CBI enquiry road accident on Sunday. and from the UP legislative tweeted: “Systematic at government. Lok Sabha. Our party’s Rajya of this case reached so far? Stating that the survivor is assembly,” read the letter to tempts to eliminate the Un Sabha members will also Why is accused MLA still in in a “critical condition”, Ms. the CM. nao rape victim and her fa CBI probe sought raise it in the Upper House.” BJP? Why there is laxity in Maliwal said that the survi The women’s commission mily appear to be a Speaking to ANI, former BSP chief Mayawati al the security of victim and vor should be airlifted to Del chief also alleged that Sun preplanned conspiracy and Chief Minister and Samajwa leged a conspiracy in the ac witnesses of the case. hi for treatment. day’s incident was a “conspi mockery of rule of law. How di Party chief Akhilesh Ya cident and demanded the “Without an answer to In a letter to UP Chief Mi racy” and not “a mere can any civilised society al dav said, “We are demand Supreme Court to intervene. these questions, we cannot nister Yogi Adityanath, Ms. accident”. low such state sponsored ing a CBI investigation into “The accident prima facie expect justice from BJP go Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal at a hospital Maliwal demanded that BJP “First her father was barbarism? [sic].” the Unnao accident and I looks like a conspiracy. The vernment.” in Lucknow to meet the Unnao rape survivor. * PTI MLA Kuldeep Sengar, who is killed inside the jail, then an Infant injured Supreme Court to hear ED questions MHRD gets 77,000 letters on draft NEP in Pak. firing close aide of Priscilla Jebaraj sifting through the recom cruitment does not involve New Delhi mendations and will take the any interviews or classroom in Poonch dies Vijay Mallya The Human Resource Deve next few weeks to make demonstrations that assess Mallya’s petition on Friday lopment Ministry has re changes to the draft before it motivation and passion; Special Correspondent Devesh K. Pandey ceived more than 77,000 is submitted to the Cabinet written examinations such Srinagar NEW DELHI comments and letters on the for approval. as the Teacher Eligibility A 10day infant injured in a Plea against move to declare him fugitive offender The Enforcement Directo draft National Education According to Ministry Test (TET) often have little crossborder firing in rate questioned V. Shashi Policy (NEP), according to sources, the largest number correlation with teaching Poonch sector on the Line Legal Correspondent prevent loan defaulters from kant, former MD, United Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal of letters received so far — ability,” it said. of Control on Sunday night NEW DELHI fleeing the country to evade Breweries Holding Limited Nishank. The extended dea about a quarter of the total — Recommending a com died of his injuries in a The Supreme Court on Mon legal action. It came into ex (UBHL), in connection dline for accepting feedback came from a campaign op plete overhaul of the system, hospital. day agreed to hear on Au istence last April. Mr. Mallya with the Vijay Mallya case from the public ends on posing the draft NEP’s pro the draft NEP says that the “The baby was undergo gust 2 a petition by abscond left the country in March on Monday. Wednesday, July 31. posal to change school TET must be strengthened ing treatment but unfortu ing businessman Vijay 2016. On July 24, the agency “About 5% of the feedback teacher recruitment norms. “through improved test ma nately, he succumbed [late Mallya against a move to de A fugitive economic offen raided the business and re received so far is useful, and The draft policy is scath terial correlated to capaci on Sunday],” Deputy Com clare him a fugitive under der is a person who has a sidential premises of Mr. will be taken into account,” ing in its assessment of ties of outstanding teachers, missioner of Poonch, Ra the Fugitive Economic Of warrant of arrest under a Shashikant in Bengaluru said a senior Ministry offi teacher recruitment proce both in terms of content and hul Yadav, said. fenders (FEO) Act of 2018 scheduled offence but has under the Fugitive Eco cial. The Centre has been dures. “Current teacher re pedagogy.” The infant’s mother, Fa and confiscate his assets fled the country to evade nomic Offenders Act. He tima Jan, was also injured. worth crores of rupees. prosecution. was an employee of the The baby was yet to be Last December, the court On November 22, the Mallya Group till February named, according to the issued notice to the Enforce Vijay Mallya Bombay High Court dismis 2017, and worked as his ex family. ment Directorate (ED) on sed Mr. Mallya’s appeal for ecutive assistant for nine According to officials, Mr. Mallya’s plea while refus offender under the FEO Act stay on the ED proceedings. years. “He was questioned the Pakistani army dis ing to stay proceedings un would hamper his efforts of He had sought a stay on in Mumbai on Monday,” an patched mortar shells der the 2018 Act to attach a clearing his dues. the ground that the Appel official said. around 7.30 p.m. in Bandi “fugitive” tag to his name. Mr. Mallya argued that late Tribunal for Foreign Ex It is alleged that Mr. Chechian, Karmara and Mr. Mallya, represented confiscation of his property change had ordered status Shashikant incorporated Kerni in Poonch. “Three by senior advocate Fali Nari foreclosed his ability to pay quo on the attachments in United Branding World persons were treated at the man, has argued that the sei his creditors, probably un Prevention of Money Laun wide in Bengaluru after Mr. Poonch hospital,” Mr. Ya zure of his assets on being der a revised offer. dering Act case by the State Mallya left the country and dav said. declared a fugitive economic The FEO Act is meant to Bank o f India. UBHL was liquidated. HC asks trial court to hear Anbumani case afresh Lower court had ordered framing of charges in graft cases

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DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE China warns protesters in Hong Kong Afghan presidential hopefuls ‘Don’t harm national security, don’t challenge Basic Law and don’t use city to undermine nation’ fear for safety after Kabul blast Atul Aneja Crowds have been pour fining and executing judicial, BEIJING ing into the streets, especial administrative and financial On Sunday, the office of Amrullah Saleh came under attack China on Monday made it ly during weekends, for eight rules, while remaining a part plain that the rules govern weeks to slam an extradition of China. Agence France-Presse because they see Mr. Ghani ing Hong Kong were cast in bill — now suspended — that Mr. Yang was unambigu Kabul as using his office for an un stone and warned protes would have cleared transfer ous in listing three bottom Candidates jockeying to be fair advantage. ters, who have been pouring of criminal suspects in Hong lines — “no harm to national come Afghanistan’s next Mohammad Hakim Tor into the streets, that it fully Kong to courts in China. security, no challenge to the President lashed out at the san, considered a longshot backed the local authorities Spelling out China’s zero central government’s auth incumbent Ashraf Ghani on candidate, said his suppor in confronting violent prot tolerance towards unlawful ority and the Basic Law, and Monday after deadly vio ters worry about a repeat of ests and defending the “rule protests, Mr. Yang said: “We no using Hong Kong as a base lence cast a shadow over the the kind of violence that of law”. cannot just sit by and watch to undermine China”, while first official day of campaign marred previous polls, when In a media conference in a small group of people reck spelling out Beijing’s most ing. insurgents launched fre Beijing, following weeks of lessly trample on the rule of comprehensive response to At least 20 people — most quent attacks. protests, marked with spo law.” He added that if the the protests so far. of them civilians — were “Most of the candidates radic violence, the spokes backbone of rule of law was Asked whether the Hong killed and 50 others wound Security forces inspecting are worried about the secur person for Hong Kong and shaken, the prosperity and Chaos on streets: A protester throwing a tear gas canister Kong garrison of the People’s ed on Sunday when a suicide the site of attack in Kabul on ity, but they still have to Macao Affairs Office of Chi stability of Hong Kong would back at the police in Hong Kong on Sunday. * AP Liberation Army (PLA) attacker and gunmen target Monday. * AP campaign. The government na’s State Council, Yang be in jeopardy. would be deployed to quell ed the Kabul office of Gha must provide security for us Guang, asserted that there Hong Kong Special Adminis ople who love both our the protests, Mr. Yang said: ni’s running mate, Amrullah Shah, the spokesman for Ha and the people,” Mr. Torsan could not be any compro Firm support trative Region (SAR) govern country and Hong Kong in “The Basic Law has clear Saleh. nif Atmar, one of the top said. mise with the enforcement The official also made it ex ment in the lawbased gover their action to defend the statements on that question, The violence served as a contenders looking to stop Interior Ministry spokes of rule of law. He stressed plicit that there were no dif nance, supports the Hong rule of law in the region,” he and I have nothing to add.” grim reminder of Afghanis Mr. Ghani securing a second man Nasrat Rahimi said se that governance by law was ferences between central Kong police in their strict law observed. Another Chinese official, tan’s woeful security situa term at September 28 curity forces had been pre the foundation of Hong and local atrocities in Hong enforcement, supports rele On Monday, Beijing also Xu Luying who addressed tion and the sort of mayhem elections. paring for the elections for Kong’s sound business envi Kong which protesters and vant departments of the SAR hammered home the red the media conference sig and murder that have beset Mr. Shah said that he and eight months and taken “se ronment, and an important their backers could exploit. government and judicial or lines, defined by the one naled that mainland China previous polls. 12 other candidates had de rious measures” to protect cornerstone for the region to “The central government gans in punishing the violent countrytwo system formula, and Hong Kong’s future, “The government has not layed plans to launch their candidates, including the maintain its prosperity and firmly supports Chief Execu criminals in accordance with which allows Hong Kong based on economic integra paid attention to the candi campaigns, primarily over provision of armoured stability. tive Carrie Lam leading the the law, and supports the pe substantial autonomy, in de tion, was inextricably tied. dates’ security,” said Qadir security concerns but also vehicles. Five Sudanese protesters Trump calls black lawmaker ‘racist’ U.S., China revive talks, shot dead ahead of talks keep expectations low He says calling his critic Cummings’ district ‘rodent infested mess’ is not racist Four students among those killed Delegations to meet in Shanghai today Associated Press would focus more of his filthy, overcrowded border Agence France-Presse April ouster of longtime Washington energy on helping the good facilities “unsubstantiated.” Associated Press panies and consumers who KHARTOUM leader Omar alBashir and Facing growing accusations people of his district, and “When the President BEIJING buy Chinese goods. Five demonstrators, includ has since demanded that of racism for his incendiary Baltimore itself, perhaps hears lies like that, he’s going Two months after U.S.Chi U.S. Treasury Secretary ing four students, were shot the military council which tweets, President Donald progress could be made in to fight back,” Mr. Mulvaney nese talks aimed at ending a Steven Mnuchin and Trade dead at a rally in Sudan on took his place cede power to Trump is seeking to deflect fixing the mess.” said. tariff war broke down, both Representative Robert Monday, a day before prot civilians. the criticism by labelling a “His radical ‘oversight’ is a Mr. Trump’s tweets on Sa sides are trying to temper Lighthizer are due to meet est leaders and ruling gener But ahead of the talks, leading black congressman joke!” Mr. Trump tweeted on turday also charged that hopes for a breakthrough on Tuesday and Wednesday als meet to resolve the re five protesters were killed as himself racist. Sunday. Cummings’ district, which when negotiations resume in Shanghai with a delega maining issues concerning on Monday in AlObeid, the In the latest rhetorical Speaking in television in includes Johns Hopkins Hos on Tuesday. tion led by China’s economy the forming of a civilian capital of North Kordofan shot at nonwhite lawmak terviews, acting chief of staff Elijah Cummings. * AFP pital, the Social Security Ad “I don’t know if they’re czar, Vice Premier Liu He. administration. state, a doctors committee ers, Mr. Trump said his wee Mick Mulvaney said Mr. ministration and the nation going to make a deal,” Mr. China is resisting U.S. The two sides have alrea linked to the protest move kend comments referring to Trump was reacting in frus pushing back against what al headquarters of the Trump said on Friday. pressure to roll back plans dy signed a powersharing ment said in a statement. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ ma tration to the Democrats’ un he sees as wrong. It’s how NAACP, is “considered the “Maybe they will, maybe for governmentled deve deal that aims to set up a “Five martyrs suc jorityblack Baltimore dis relenting investigations and he’s done it in the past, and worst run and most danger they won’t. I don’t care.” He lopment of industry leaders joint civilianmilitary ruling cumbed to direct wounds trict as a “disgusting, rat and talk of impeachment. he’ll continue to do it in the ous anywhere in the U.S..” repeated his claim that the in robotics, artificial intelli body which in turn would from sniper bullets during a rodent infested mess” where “I understand that eve future.” Condemnation followed U.S. is prospering by “taking gence and other technolo install civilian rule. peaceful rally in AlObeid,” “no human being would rything that Donald Trump At a hearing last week, Mr. from Democrats over the in tens of billions of dollars” gies. U.S. complains those That is the main demand the committee said. want to live” were not racist. says is offensive to some peo Cummings accused a top ad weekend, including some of from his tariff hikes on Chi efforts depend on stealing of a nationwide protest The reason for the rally Instead, Mr. Trump argued, ple,” Mr. Mulvaney said. But ministration official of the party’s presidential can nese products. In reality, or pressuring foreign firms movement that led to the was not immediately clear. “if racist Elijah Cummings he added, “The President is wrongly calling reports of didates. those are paid by U.S. com to hand over technology. ELSEWHERE At least 52 British warship arrives in Gulf Death toll in Nigeria Boko dead in Brazil Haram attack rises to 65 prison riot to escort U.K.flagged tankers Agence France-Presse Rio de Janeiro U.K. rules out swapping seized oil tankers with Iran Putin opponent Navalny 23 died in attack on a funeral, 42 killed as they chased jihadists At least 52 inmates were was poisoned: doctor killed in a prison riot in Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse London MOSCOW northern Brazil on Monday Gajiram Russian opposition leader as rival gang factions A British warship dispatched Alexei Navalny was An attack this weekend by fought each other, an offi to the Gulf to escort U.K. “poisoned” by an unidentified Boko Haram fighters on a cial said. flagged ships amid height toxic substance and doctors funeral in northeast Nigeria Sixteen of the dead were ened tensions with Iran has have sent him back to jail has left 65 people dead, al decapitated while others arrived in the region, the De despite his condition, his most triple the initial toll, a asphyxiated in the second fence Ministry said. lawyer and personal local official said on Sunday. major violence to rock the HMS Duncan was sent to physician said on Monday. Dozens more bodies were country’s overpopulated help accompany vessels discovered following the as and deadly prison system through the Strait of Hor Safe transit: The British destroyer, HMS Duncan, will support Chinese ‘cyber-dissident’ sault on Saturday by gun in as many months. Fight muz after Iran seized a Brit the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. * AFP given 12-year jail term men on a village close to the ing broke out in the Altami ishflagged tanker there ear BEIJING regional capital Maiduguri. Men carry a body for burial in Budu near Maiduguri. * AFP ra Regional Recovery Cen lier this month, in what HMS Kent, later this year. transits, according to the China's first “cyber-dissident”, “It is 65 people dead and 10 ter at around 7:00 a.m. London called an act of Britain has said it wants to Royal Navy. whose website reported on sensitive topics, including injured,” local government died as they tried to chase maining 42 were killed when (1530 IST). “State piracy”. establish a Europeanled British Foreign Secretary human rights, was sentenced chairman Muhammed Bula away the jihadists. they pursued the terrorists”. Two guards were taken The Royal Navy destroyer maritime protection force in Dominic Raab has ruled out HMS Montrose to 12 years in prison on ma said. The leader of an antiBo Mr. Bulama said the at hostage during the hours joins frigate , the Gulf to protect vulnera swapping seized oil tankers Monday for leaking State Mr. Bulama said more ko Haram militia Bunu Bu tack may have been in reta long clashes, which were which is due to undergo ble shipping. with Iran. “There is no quid secrets, a court said. Huang than 20 people died in the kar Mustapha said 23 people liation for the killing two brought under control at maintenance in nearby Bah HMS Montrose has so far pro quo,” Mr. Raab said. Qi ran a website called “64 initial attack on a funeral were killed as they returned weeks ago of 11 Boko Haram around midday. They were rain in late August. It will be accompanied 35 merchant “This is not about some kind Tianwang”. AFP gathering and dozens more from the funeral and “the re fighters by local residents. eventually freed. replaced by another frigate, vessels during 20 separate of barter,” he added.

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12691 (set by Spinner) SUDOKU FAITH 12 After six balls, near defeat! (8) 3 Control ultimately helps one 13 Handy fuel wasted by producing spells (6) Avataras praised American (6) 5 Physician's patent, say, for Andal talks of Lord Mahavishnu’s vibhava avataras in Her 15 Exploit group after money (4) medical apparatus? (4) Thiruppavai, said Sujatha Raghavan in a lecture. In verse 17 Style fest turned into medium 6 Corrected exactly after twentythree, She describes His beauty in the reclining pos for viral propagation in Africa commercial by editor (8) ture, and His majestic gait when He struts like a lion. The (6,3) Lord is described as a lion that is asleep in a cave. When the 7 Clue fairly complicated? Not 20 Check fraud's caravan (9) slumbering lion wakes up, it shakes its thick mane, rolls its Spinner's, precisely! (9) fierce red eyes looking around and comes out with a loud 21 Spotted amongst returning roar, befitting its stature as the king of beasts. “So must you brigade yesterday (4) 8 Deal accepts demand draft for hamper (6) come out, Krishna,” the Gopikas in Andal’s verse pray to 24 Everyone runs around the day Him. “Come out like the lion that You are, and be seated on before preuniversity course 9 Call to embrace theism Your throne. And then listen to us, as we place our request (1,5) destroyed by science (9) before You,” say the Gopikas. The Lord is charming, wheth 25 Firm overwhelmed by 14 Steps from affected castes er He sits, stands or reclines, and this is brought out here. extraordinary income of gaining voice (9) Krishna is as protective of His devotees as Narasimha was of money (8) Prahlada. Did Narasimha not come out of a pillar to take 28 Be suspended, having patched 16 Solo needs tightening up of care of Prahlada, just as a mother rushes to protect her up bad clutch (7) unresolved parts (5,4) child? 29 Perhaps a very small mark 18 Piece together animal insignia Verse ten may be taken as a reference to Lord Rama, for that's red? (7) missing tail (8) Kumbhakarna is mentioned here. Kumbhakarna, the asur a Solution to puzzle 12690 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku who spent most of his life sleeping, was defeated by Rama. 30 Awareness to retain ■ ACROSS 19 Erudite is dead cute, somehow In this pasuram, the Gopikas are trying to wake a gi rl who differentiator, creating (8) does not respond. The door remains closed, and she doe s 1 Wordplay is hard to take anticipation (8) not open it for her waiting companions. So, the other Gopi advantage of (6) 22 Cleans up wife's remains (6) 31 Cold reduced and fizzled out kas ask her if Kumbhakarna had gifted to her his abi lity to 4 A ball with very small proceeds (6) 23 Mellow following England's sleep for many hours at a stretch. (8) win (6) In verse twelve, Andal talks of Rama as manathukku in ■ DOWN 10 Scrub bishop filled with filth iyaan — the One who is pleasing to the heart. Krishna killed 26 Beer poured into empty mugs (7) 1 Renders each version on point Bakasura, and Rama vanquished Ravana. Whether He for men (5) 11 Fractured season beginning to (8) comes as Rama or Krishna, He destroys evil and establishes derail around first of January 2 In part, snob leverages 27 Periods — a girl's everyday dharma. While Andal celebrates Lord’s other avataras , it is (7) aristocrat (5) suffering, basically (4) Krishna avatar who is celebrated throughout Thiruppavai.

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Bajaj Finance ...... 3252.65...... -11.95 folio investors (FPIs) conti ed a decrease of 1.79% over corporate numbers. This, sellers at a little over ₹700 Bharti Airtel ...... 334.55...... -0.35 nue to be the largest catego the previous quarter though even as the U.S. Federal Re crore on Monday. BPCL...... 342.20...... -1.60 ry of nonpromoter the insurance behemoth serve is scheduled to begin “Weak Asian markets Britannia Ind ...... 2672.30...... 3.85

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Coal India ...... 205.40...... -5.25 capital market. lion’s share — 78% — of in meet on Tuesday. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK outflow of foreign funds Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2653.95...... -51.00 In the quarter ended June vestments in equities by in Reports suggesting the were weighing on the senti Eicher Motors...... 16388.10. .. -798.45 GAIL (India)...... 131.40...... -1.55 30, holding of mutual funds surance companies. Centre was not keen on re losers while contributing the ment in early trades," said Grasim Ind ...... 795.65...... -79.30 in companies listed on the Differing pace: Over 10 years, FPI holdings rose from 13.6% to The holding of promoters viewing its decision to levy a highest to the index’s losses. Ajit Mishra, vicepresident — HCL Tech...... 1015.45...... 14.00 19.8%, but that of DIIs went up marginally. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK surcharge on high income `Frontline heavyweights Research, Religare Broking. HDFC ...... 2149.00...... -16.75 National Stock Exchange in the NSElisted entities HDFC Bank...... 2244.30...... -33.00 (NSE) reached an alltime stood at 54.46% as on June entities, which in turn, such as L&T, Axis Bank, ITC, “The selling pressure was Hero MotoCorp ...... 2404.55...... -62.75 high of 7.35% by value, as per ter ended June 30, as per the FPI and DII holding was seen 30, increasing marginally spooked foreign investors, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto and widespread [and] auto, me Hindalco ...... 193.25...... -4.75 also acted as a catalyst. Vedanta also lost ground. tal and media counters were Hind Unilever ...... 1713.30...... -17.35 the latest analysis by NSE analysis. in the quarter ended March from 54.08% in the previous Indiabulls HFL ...... 559.70...... -64.65 and Prime Database Group. However, the holding of 31, 2015, when DII holding quarter. The 30share Sensex lost Broader market sentiment thrashed. Markets are large ICICI Bank ...... 429.35...... 13.60 Further, holding of DIIs , mutual funds and DIIs, as a was almost half that of their 196.42 points, or 0.52%, to too was weak with more ly focussing on weak domes IndusInd Bank ...... 1432.30...... 16.80 close at 37,686.37. Earlier in than 1,700 stocks in the red, tic sentiment while cues are Bharti Infratel ...... 256.50...... -13.70 which include mutual funds, whole, is still lower than the foreign counterparts. Over a Promoter holdings fall Infosys ...... 791.45...... 4.45 insurance companies, overall FPI ownership, 10year period from June Over a 10year period the day, it touched a low of as against only 766 gainers. mixed from the global Indian OilCorp...... 138.25...... -3.55 banks, financial institutions which was at a twoyear high 2009, however, while FPI though, promoter owner 37,519.16, 364 points lower The broader Nifty lost front,” he added. Indices of ITC ...... 267.75...... -2.65

JSW Steel...... 241.40...... -8.30 and pension funds, also of 19.8% in the quarter end ownership has risen from ship has decreased from than Friday’s close. HDFC, 95.10 points, or 0.84%, to Hong Kong, Korea, Indone Kotak Bank ...... 1502.50...... -9.35 reached an alltime high of ed June 30. 13.6% to 19.8%, DII owner 61.34% on June 30, 2009 to HDFC Bank and Maruti Su close at 11,189.20. The India sia and Taiwan ended in the L&T...... 1371.50...... -20.65 13.78% by value in the quar The widest gap between ship has gone up only margi 54.46% on June 30, 2019. zuki India were among the VIX index rose 7.67% on red on Monday. M&M ...... 553.15...... -11.30

Maruti Suzuki ...... 5561.25. .. -244.40

NTPC ...... 127.30...... -1.50

ONGC ...... 140.35...... -1.55

PowerGrid Corp ...... 207.90...... -3.65 Reliance Ind ...... 1210.95...... -2.85 E.I.D. Parry to shut SBI reduces FD rates, State Bank ...... 343.80...... 1.20 Dr. Reddy’s Q1 net rises 42% Sun Pharma ...... 431.05...... -8.90

Tata Motors ...... 137.55...... -9.60 Tata Steel ...... 433.45...... -12.05 down Pudukottai plant COO Erez Israeli named CEO, to assume office on August 1 BoB lowers savings rate TCS ...... 2130.00...... 20.95 Tech Mahindra ...... 646.30...... 2.80 Cites poor availability of sugarcane Special Correspondent ness” impacted the gross Titan ...... 1078.90...... -27.50 Paves way for lending rate cut, says SBI HYDERABAD UltraTech Cement...... 4368.95. .. -131.60 profit margin. Yearonyear Special Correspondent UPL...... 584.55...... -17.00 In May, Mr. Rangarajan Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories revenue from emerging mar SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT funds based lending rate — Vedanta ...... 155.65...... -8.45 CHENNAI had said that the Puducher posted a consolidated net kets increased by 10%, with Mumbai the benchmark lending rate Wipro ...... 262.40...... -1.20 YES Bank...... 94.75...... -1.30 E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd. on ry unit was closed down and profit of ₹676.5 crore for the Russia driving the growth, There is bad news for savers to which all loans are linked. Zee Entertainment ...... 387.15...... -16.75 Monday decided to shut two other units had been quarter ended June 30. while revenues from India with State Bank of India — “For lending rates to fall, down its mothballed sugar mothballed due to non An increase of more than and Europe were 15% and the country’s largest lender deposit rate needs to be cut. unit at Pudukottai in Tamil availability of sugarcane. 42% compared to the ₹476.1 19% higher. — deciding to cut interest Transmission of policy rate EXCHANGE RATES Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit Nadu. President and CFO For the first quarter end crore a year earlier, it was DRL’s COO Erez Israeli has rates on fixed deposits by 20 cuts are happening through except yen at 4 p.m. on July 29 Sridharan Rangarajan said ed June 2019, the company boosted by a onetime re been named as its Chief Ex basis points (bps) to 75 bps this process,” he added. CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL the decision was taken due posted a standalone net loss ceipt resulting from the set ecutive Officer of the compa across tenures, citing sur SBI has reduced fixed de US Dollar...... 68.53...... 68.85 to inadequate availability of of ₹53.12 crore against a net tlement agreement pertain Erez Israeli ny. Announcing his appoint plus liquidity and down posits with longer tenure by Euro ...... 76.20...... 76.56

British Pound...... 84.23...... 84.63 sugarcane. proﬁt of ₹54.43 crore. ing to its generic version of a ment, Mr. Prasad said ward bias of interest rates. 20 bps for retail customers Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 63.07...... 63.37 Besides, revival of cane Revenue from operations cancer drug with Celgene in higher at ₹4,288.3 crore. Mr.Israeli was being elevated Bank of Baroda has also (for deposits up to ₹2 crore) Chinese Yuan ...... 9.94...... 9.99 cultivation in the areas contracted to ₹387.99 crore Canada. CEO and cochairman and will assume oﬃce as lowered the interest rate on and 35 bps for corporate Swiss Franc ...... 69.05...... 69.38

Singapore Dollar ...... 49.97...... 50.20 where the unit was located from ₹455.85 crore. Cost of G.V.Prasad said: “We grew in CEO from August 1. savings account deposits by clients. Interest rates have Canadian Dollar...... 52.04...... 52.29 was unlikely due to a num raw materials increased 92% Other income helps most of our key markets and To media queries on 25 bps. been slashed by 5075 bps Malaysian Ringitt ...... 16.60...... 16.71 ber of reasons. to ₹148.42 crore. The ₹345.7 crore receipt that hope to continue this mo whether this meant he was “MCLR is calculated for time deposits with shor Source:Indian Bank “The performance of the pushed up ‘other income’ mentum with a sharper fo retiring, Mr. Prasad, who is based on deposit rates. So ter tenors, i.e. up to 179 Transfer of assets company continued to be af helped the company shrug cus on performance” the soninlaw of Dr. Reddy’s the impact of this rate cut days. The new rates are ef The company proposes to fected due to depressed su off a decline in revenue and Saumen Chakraborty, founder K. Anji Reddy, said will come into MCLR which fective from 1 August. BULLION RATES CHENNAI transfer the assets of the un gar prices on account of gross profit in the Pharma CFO, said price erosion due he was “not retiring, [Mr.Is will be reviewed by the asset The bank said the deci July 29 rates in rupees with previous rates in parentheses it to its other units and also higher sugar inventory and ceutical Services and Active to increased competition in raeli] is going to be more ac liability committee when it sion to cut deposit rates was dispose of other assets as release order mechanism,” Ingredients (PSAI) and Pro “some of our key molecules tive than me.” The founder’s meets next,” P.K. Gupta, taken due to the falling in Retail Silver (1g) ...... 44.5...... (44.8) The Hindu 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3324...... (3330) may be ‘deemed said S. Suresh, managing di prietary Products segments. in the U.S and Europe and son Satish Reddy is the MD, SBI, told . terest rate scenario and sur appropriate’. rector, E.I.D. Parry. Total income was 13.24% lower sales from PSAI busi chairman. MCLR is the marginal cost of plus liquidity in the system. Bank of Yields decline as FM says ‘no Shares of Govt. extends indemnity to Maharashtra Indiabulls HFL net at ₹81 cr. rethink’ on raising foreign funds plummet 10.5% successful bidders under IBC SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Benchmark government bond yields drop 11 basis points SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT To implement personal insolvency regulation ‘in phases’ Mumbai Mumbai Bank of Maharashtra re SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT RBI has reduced the repo Shares of Indiabulls Hous Press Trust of India bidder, called resolution ap ported a ₹81crore net pro Mumbai rate by 75 bps in 2019 and ing Finance fell 10.45% on New Delhi plicant, takes over such fit for the quarter ended Government bonds yields will announce the review of Monday after it was report Extending indemnity to suc firms after paying an June 30 — compared with a dropped sharply on Monday the monetary policy on Au ed that BJP MP Subrama cessful bidders of compa amount they had bid for. ₹1,119 crore loss a year ear after Finance Minister Nir gust 7. nian Swamy had written to nies that have defaulted on However, Ms. Sitharaman lier — due to improvement mala Sitharaman clarified Economists, however, do Prime Minister Narendra loans, Finance Minister Nir — who is also the Corporate in both interest and nonin that there was no rethinking not expect more than a 25 Modi, accusing the group mala Sitharaman on Monday Affairs Minister — said crimi terest income, even as in on issuing sovereign bonds bps cut in the August policy of a ₹1 lakhcrore fraud. said the government would nal matters would continue terest expenses declined, to raise funds from abroad. review, as scanty rainfall so However, Indiabulls not initiate any criminal pro to be pursued against indivi the bank said. The yield on the 10year far could lead to a drought Housing Finance has refut ceedings against those who duals of the loandefaulting But, asset quality dete benchmark government situation, which in turn will ed the allegations. buy out a bankrupt compa companies. riorated sequentially with bond fell 11 basis points (bps) stoke inflation. The stock ended 10.44% ny and no tax claim would * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK “Criminal matters alone gross nonperforming as over the previous close, end “We continue to expect lower on the BSE to close be raised against them after are proceeded against indivi sets rising to ₹16,649.58 ing Monday at 6.41%. Nirmala Sitharaman the RBI MPC to cut 25 bps on the day at ₹559. “Indiabulls implementation of a resolu companies. The Insolvency duals, not a company. There crore or 17.9% of gross ad “The main reason for August 7, pause with infla Housing, in its history, has tion plan. and Bankruptcy Code will be no criminal proceed vances from 16.4% in the bond yields to decline is the reign bonds after econo tion going up temporarily on never taken any loan or re Replying to the debate on (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ing against successful resolu March quarter. Net NPA ra reassurance by the Finance mists raised concerns over base effects/drought and cut financing facility from a Bill to amend the 3year makes it “binding on the go tion applicant for fraud by tio was 5.98% (5.52%). Minister that there is no such a move, bond yields 25 bps in February again as NHB,” Indiabulls Housing old Insolvency and Bank vernment” that it will “not previous promoters,” she In February, the RBI lift rethinking on the sovereign headed north. inflation abates,” Bank of informed the exchanges on ruptcy Code (IBC) in the Ra raise any further claim after said. ed restrictions under the bond issue,” said a treasury America Merrill Lynch said charges of money launder jya Sabha, she said the go resolution plan is ap The IBC, the Minister prompt corrective action head of a large public sector Repo rate cuts in a report to its clients. ing from finance availed vernment would proved,” she said in her rep said, gives that comfort for framework (PCA) as capital bank. The bond market also “India is facing a severe from National Housing implement, in phases, insol ly after which the House all new bidders and they infusion by the Centre was Last week, following re cheered the Minister’s com drought, with rains 16% be Bank. “The total loan book vency regulations for indivi passed the legislation. “need not now be scared” used to bring down net ports that the government ment on the need for sharp low normal. Thankfully, the of Indiabulls Housing is ap duals including those who Under the IBC, loan de over taxmen coming after NPA ratio below 6% — one would review the Budget an interest rate cuts from the Met sees rain revival over the prox. ₹87,000 crore,” the give personal guarantees for faulting companies are auc them for the faults of earlier of the risk thresholds of the nouncement of issuing sove Reserve Bank of India. next week,” the report said. mortgage lender said. loans taken by defaulting tioned and the successful promoters. PCA, breach of which trig gers restrictions. The capital adequacy ra tio declined to 11.69% from 11.86% reported at the end Bajaj slams Centre for falling ‘SEBI should handle proxy firms’ disputes’ of March quarter. The bank also increased its operating Regulator should first examine a dispute between companies and proxy advisers profit by 40% to ₹658.45 demand, lack of investments crore yearonyear. Special Correspondent Proxy advisory firms Mumbai <> ‘Findings from IMF, World Bank show sluggish growth’ which advise A working group formed to shareholders are Piyush Pandey Like any look into issues related to MUMBAI <> often found to be at RBI fines Hip government they proxy advisory firms has loggerheads with Bajaj Auto chairman Rahul would like to show proposed that the Securities Bar, Mobikwik companies Bajaj on Monday criticised a happy face, but and Exchange Board of India the Narendra Modiled NDA reality is reality (SEBI) should be the forum SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT government for lack of effort to handle disputes between stated that global proxy advi Mumbai Rahul Bajaj towards arresting falling de Chairman, Bajaj Auto such advisory firms and list sory firms needed to be The Reserve Bank of India mand and boosting private ed companies. domestically regulated. has imposed a monetary investments. been one of the biggest ca “Any dispute arising bet His statements were made penalty on two Prepaid “There is no demand and sualties of India’s current ween corporate and proxy in the backdrop of U.S. proxy Payment Instrument (PPI) no private investment, so slowdown with recent advisers needs to be first ex advisory firm ISS advising issuers for violating regula where will growth come Rahul Bajaj monthly sales witnessing amined by SEBI to ascertain shareholders to vote against tory guidelines. from? It doesn’t fall from the among the steepest volume the noncompliance, if any, First say: Only after SEBI gives comments in the matter, the the reappointment of Dee Mobikwik Systems Priv heavens. The auto industry spoke the truth but I was not contractions since 200001, of the proposed additional party may approach the court of law, the report said. * REUTERS pak Parekh as a director on ate Limited has been fined is going through a very diffi angry.” affecting the auto compo Code of Conduct for proxy the board of HDFC. ₹15 lakh while Hip Bar Priv cult period. Cars, commer “Like any government nents and steel industries. advisers. SEBI will give ap make the necessary changes putes arising between a ate Limited has been fined cial vehicles and twowheel they would like to show a propriate comments in the in the Listing Obligations company and a proxy advis Avoiding ‘conflict’ ₹10.85 lakh. ers are going through a happy face, but reality is Piling up of inventories matter wrt. [with respect to] and Disclosure Require er. Proxy advisory firms, The report has also given re Hip Bar is a Chennai rough patch,” said Mr. Bajaj, reality. The government may Several auto players are re compliance of code of con ments Regulations — which which advise shareholders — commendations on the ways based company, which had while addressing sharehol or may not be saying this, sorting to production cuts duct by proxy advisor. Only every listed company has to mostly institutional — on vot to avoid any conflict of inter received the RBI’s approval ders at the annual general but there are clear cut mark and seeing piling up of in thereafter the person may comply with — to make listed ing on various board resolu est situations between the to operate a mobile wallet meeting of the company. ings from the IMF and World ventory. The Reserve Bank approach the court of law,” entities approach SEBI with tions are often found to be at advisory firm and the com for online sale of alcohol. When asked for com Bank, which show a de of India revised FY20 GDP stated the report. their grievances. loggerheads with compa pany, and also ways to esta Mobikwik is a digital wallet ments, the 81yearold told crease in growth,” Mr. Bajaj forecast downwards to 7% The working group has Currently, there are no ex nies. In perhaps the most fa blish a ‘Chinese Wall’ if the for various online pay The Hindu: “Yes, I was criti added. from 7.2% in its April policy suggested that the capital plicitly stated legal provi mous instance, Uday Kotak, proxy advisory firm also off ments. cal [of the government] and The auto industry has review . markets regulator should sions to handle such dis in August last year, publicly ers consultancy services. CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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PLACES A home overlooking a lake First action heroes Nalin Jha, a citybased Airbnb host, has won the company’s “Superhost” title for ﬁve consecutive years Rachna Bisht Rawat’s Kargil commemorates the 20th anniversary of the War with stories of courage of the men in uniform and those who loved them most

Deepa Alexander Army fought for your tomorrow,’ in his last letter home, before he The corditelaced, desolate battle valiantly battled and fell to an ene fields of Kargil were first beamed my bullet, an act that earned him into our living rooms in the sum the Vir Chakra. The terrain is just mer of 1999. It was the country’s a hiccup on the road to honour, first primetime war, and the poig which Virender travels, bearing a nant ‘Last Post’ became a familiar red dupatta sent by his wife to the tune. For nearly two decades bet sangar where Vijayant died and ween, the War lived on only in the where his portrait now hangs Memorial at Drass, forgotten un alongside a goddess. der layers of snow, the geographi There’s a glut of literature on cal references of its peaks — Pt the operational details, but Rach 4875, Pt 5140 — obliterated from na Bisht Rawat’s Kargil: Untold It has a balcony that opens people’s minds. Not for septuage Stories from the War (Penguin) up to a view of the Hauz narian Colonel Virender Thapar paints vignettes that involve the Khas fort and lake. It’s easy who has climbed a screescat soldier’s family and have fallen to picture yourself here, on a tered, rifleshelldotted 16,000 through the gaps in our memory. Delhi monsoon morning, foot mountain every year since to Delhibased Rawat, who has with a chai and book. keep a promise to his son Lt Vi written three other popular books This is an Airbnb jayant Thapar, VrC of 2 Rajputana on war and life in uniform in con apartment, whose host Nalin Jha, has been consistently Rifles. sonance with the Indian Army, ranked as one of the Vijayant, (Robin to his family) says, “I was reluctant because I many of the men who had fought cluding a Pakistani PoW, died.” gentle Buddhist warriors of the company’s “superhosts”. The programme, which recently had written, ‘If you can, please had already written two war were still serving, with vivid me While operational details had Ladakh Scouts, who thawed their marked its 5th anniversary, recognises hosts who qualify come and see where the Indian books and found them emotional mories of the War.” to be cleared by the Army, with jammed guns on stoves and rose every quarter on the basis of four counts: a booking ly harrowing to work on — the sol Rawat worked on the book — Rawat relying heavily on General to fight; the AIR station director, cancellation less than 1% of the times, a 90% response diers were old, their memories which has in it a message from the VP Malik’s From Surprise to Victo Leh, who sent her son to carry rate to enquiries, a 4.8 overall rating, at least 10 guests in a Band of brothers (Clockwise from had faded. But my Ar Defence Minister Rajnath Singh — ry, she says she was lucky to inter stores for the battlezone; the gui year, or in the case of a longer booking, at least three bottom) Soldiers of 17 Jat on myofficer husband for a yearandahalf, urging the view a man from the second pa tarplaying Capt Haneefuddin of guests over 100 nights of stay. Pimple 2; Rachna Bisht Rawat with said that Kargil Additional Directorate General of trol of 4 Jat. “The torture and HinduMuslim parentage who Jha’s managed to keep the title for all quarters in the her book; Fl Lt Gunjan Saxena would be a good Public Information (ADGPI) to re deaths of Captain Saurabh Kalia’s died on the borderlands between five years of the Superhost programme. He started out with * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT AND KULVINDER choice because quest units for citations that had patrol party is well known. But two countries that were separated three studio apartments, expanding to this twobedroom RUHIL not been awarded, stories of va this man, who had also been shot, on communal grounds; Naik Ikraj space. Eight months ago, someone else leased out three lour that had not been told. helped reconstruct that terrain. Nabi of 16 Grenadiers who trekked twobedroom apartment nearby for Jha to run as Airbnbs. “Some Army units sent unusual It’s a pity that the Kalias are fight nine hours to give enemy soldiers The concept isn’t new to him. Growing up in Bhagalpur stories. This time, I wanted to ing a lonely battle for justice. Also, an honourable burial; Pakistani in Bihar, there’d be a lot of guests visting. “People didn’t focus on the Army Medical Commanding Officers who had Capt Karnal Sher Khan who was stay in hotels then , and whoever my parents would host, Corps through the work enthused their boys to conquer awarded Pakistan’s highest gallan they’d give them our best room,” Jha recalls, noting that of paratrooper and the peaks, having witnessed their try award based on a citation by the experience has clearly stayed with him. doctor, then Captain deaths and the struggles of their an Indian officer impressed with At Jha’s Lake View Luxury Apartment, which is booked Vikram Grewal. He families, now feel they would nev his bravery; Flying Officer Gunjan out for all the remaining days of this month, and already for two weeks the next, the decor is thoughtful: You enter to a worked with five er want another war. For the fami Saxena, Kargil’s only woman war seafoam chevron patterned accent wall. The eye drifts to units at Muntho lies, the pain of losing a loved one rior; the dark lonely work of the the pink couch in the hall. A builtin bookshelf is stocked Dhalo, fashioning is the same. The only difference is Special Forces; Meena Nayyar’s with nonfiction, travel and coffeetable books, and Jha stretchers from rifles pride.” regret that her son Capt Anuj went says he’s never noticed any books missing. “People have and running saline The stories swing between past to his death hungry, not having ea actually left books behind, as it happens during lastminute drips amidst and present, between the fighting ten for days, and why a painting of packing.” A lot of the art, including paintings by Desmond shelling. Not a in moonscapes where the cold is a a ‘robin’ lords over the Thapar Lazaro and works of French photographer Bernard Faucon single man who constant companion and the drawing room. (who was lately in the news for accusing the KPop group reached him, in chaos of modern India where the While the book celebrates bts of plagiarising his work), he says are acquired from families keep vigil. Rawat travels those who were awarded, it also citybased galleries like Nature Morte. to hill towns and villages amid su upholds those whose stories we “If 70% [of a good stay] has to do with the location and garcane fields, cafes and canton don’t know of, but were just as interiors, the rest is human interaction,” he says. He loves ments to hear the stories — the brave. Delhi with a passion, and despite the muchdocumented nature of the city’s food and entertainment scene, it is his personal touch, of taste as well as keeping in mind a host’s time constraints, for instance, that makes his recommendations to the guests valuable. #DELHIMOVES He’s also gained much from the experience, he says. “I may have hosted over 4,000 people over the years, but every time I have a new guest, I’m nervous...each review left is the ultimate reward,” he adds, recalling how meeting such a varied crosssection of people from different professions and cultures has left him with memorable and 50 cities, affecting experiences for a lifetime. Vangmayi Parakala 1,000 km SHOUT-OUT A call for plus-size models Ripu Daman Bevli will go plogging across the country in a bid to make widespread behaviour-change

Sunalini Mathew remembers how it all started the Swedes had a Social-media activation Ripu believes amplification will get — with a newspaper report name for this, and more people into the movement * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ripu Daman Bevli, 31 , calls he saw in 2017. A running the world was em himself ‘The Plogman of In race had just taken place and bracing it: plogging, This year, he decided to The focus is twofold: to dia’. Starting this month, three days later, the trash a combination of quit his fulltime job in IT make India litterfree (face he’s going on a countrywide (mostly plastic bottles and jogging and picking and focus solely on this, book.com/RunToMakeIndia drive to ‘plog’ in 50 cities promotional material) gener up trash. reaching out to compa LitterFree), while also keep across two months, driving ated from it, was still littering “When you run in nies to do corporate work ing healthy yourself . “We’re Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW) will host its fourth season of from city to city , coordinat the streets. He and a friend the morning, there’s shops, helping them under combining both Swachh Bha the Delhi Plus Size Model Auditions for this year’s event. ing with running groups lo took some bags and cleared little traffic and few pe stand the bane of singleuse rat and Swasth Bharat,” he Rina Dhaka will create a range for aLL PRIMERO, a plussize cally . “I will start plogging up the 4km stretch. He be ople, and all you see is plastic bottles, and encou says. A byproduct is to raise Indian brand, which will be showcased at LFW in Mumbai, from the hotel at about 4 gan doing this regularly, the trash,” says Ripu, who raging them to take simple awareness about more sus between August 21 and 25. Women with a waist size of 34 4:30 (a.m.), reach the meet usually after a run, some was named after one of Nab steps to keep our surround tainable sports events that inches and over, and men with a waist size of 40 inches and ing point, and then continue times posting pictures on a ha’s most famous kings. He ings clean. He says the aim is are beginning to take place in over are welcome to audition. A panel of judges, including until about 11:30 , so people Facebook group called My says he’s been chased by in that one simple action of “to change ingrained mind the country. the designer will be at the auditions. can come and go as they City = My Responsibility. This dogs and monkeys and has bending to pick up one sets and behaviour.” please,” he says. drew other runners into had people look at him oddly piece, it’s likely that you’ll You don’t have to be fit or The event kicks off from Delhi At Taj Mansingh, July 31, 11:30 a.m. onwards Sitting in Qahwa, a cafe in what was then a cooldown when he’s going about it. think before you throw so even a runner to plog — you August 16 and will be back on SDA market, the haunt of ma activity. “It’s not in our DNA to pick mething on the road again,” just need to want to make a October 2nd; contact: For a listing, or to be featured here, email us at ploggerofi[email protected] ny afterrun breakfasts, he Soon they discovered that up other people’s litter, but he says. change in your life, he says. [email protected]

5 EVENTS WORTH YOUR WHILE

DANCE FOOD MUSIC GOURMET THEATRE Kathak recital Tikka fest Aditi and Swati live Croissant special Hinglish comedy Guruvai Namah 2019, a twoday festival of House of Punjab, a restaurant that specilises in Singers Aditi and Swati will be performing at The Zing GourMET Shop has added a new dish to Three short Hinglish comedy plays, Hunter, Kathak is organised in memory of the late Kathak food from the frontier, has organised a Tikka Piano Man tonight. Aditi Malhotra is a their menu, a French croissant spiked with Indian Hisaab, and Humdard, will be staged tonight. Guru Kundan Lal Gangani. Today’s event will Festival to celebrate the monsoon. In addition to contemporary vocalist and Swati Bhatt is a singer flavours. Meaning that the quintessential Hunter is about a charming man, Peter, whose feature a Kathak duet by Mulla Afsar and Anisha their signature Cooker Meat, Atta Chicken and and composer. The two met at Swarnabhoomi croissant is now paired with Indian snack staples main preoccupation is to entice married women. Kaul. This will be followed by a solo performance tawa items prepared in desi ghee, the festival Academy of Music in 2017, and decided to like Aloo Chaat and Mutton Keema, or with Hisaab, is a father's attempt to cheat his by dancer Eleonora Petrova, and a duet by Pandit offers Khumb Achari Tikkas, Kasturi Malai Tikka, collaborate and make music together. They sing dishes like Green Chilli Achari, Makhani, Saffron children's governess, and Humdard is about a Chand Charan Girdhar and Ramni Kashyap. Bhatti Soya Tikka, Paneer Tikka, and more. both Indian classical and Western contemporary. and Kadhai Chicken. pandit's visit to the dentist. Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Venue: House of Punjab, Rajouri Garden Venue: The Piano Man, Sector 15, Gurugram Venue: The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa Venue: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg Time: 7 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. 11 p.m. Time: 9 p.m. 11:55 p.m. Time: 12 noon 10 p.m. Time: 7 p.m.

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WORTH THE WARINESS Be wary of any unsolicited messages, calls or emails when you are planning a holiday. Double check the authenticity of such Whose booking is mails before you get into a longer discussion where you have to reveal bank details Don’t let scammers spoil your holiday and account number. Keep all communication booking on and tread with caution while you are trusted platforms. planning your vacation online it anyway? Always do transactions from a secure device. Even your smart phone needs to have security tools Liffy Thomas installed, so that if you lose your Experts in the travel industry say that phone the device can help you apart from creating awareness among locate it. Use security protection Priyanka Verma* was browsing online for holidayers, a redressal mechanism would while browsing websites, so that it homestay options in Coonoor and called also help. can help identify malicious sites. one hotel to seek details. In less than an OYO Hotels and Homes has an inapp hour, she found her mobile phone flood SOS button feature that enables guests Before booking a property, read up ed with photos and messages from other experiencing any emergency situation to reviews from verified trip advisors service providers she hadn’t contacted. receive the assistance of onground hotel about the place, stay and other features. Priyanka realised her number had staff, a trained 24x7 OYO Safety Response been passed on by the staff at the first Team (SRT) and also initiate a call with Try to keep your digital activities homestay property she had enquired the local law enforcement authorities. to a minimum. Avoid using a public about. Later, to confirm her booking, she The horror stories are rampant. But in WiFi to download images or any was asked to send her identity proof to a ternational campaigns are at the fron other document. If you have to WhatsApp group that could be viewed by tline. Earlier this year, industrywide UK conduct transactions on a public other vacationers at the homestay. based Secure Our Systems, spearheaded WiFi connection, use a virtual This underlines the lack of informa by Prevention of Fraud in Travel (PRO private network (VPN) to keep tion protection in online holiday book FIT), aims to combat the growing menace your connection secure. ing, which sometimes can result in loss of of cybercrime relating to travel compa (Compiled with money. nies. Before you express your scepticism, inputs from Anindita Mishra, To put things in perspective, let’s turn the announcement comes just ahead of McAfee’s to some stats. According to a report from the launch of an industry ‘blacklist’ of Cybermum in India) the British travel agents, Action Fraud known travel fraudsters, part of new anti AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and Get Safe Online, more than 5,000 pe fraud system Fraud Intelligence Network ople have reported being victims of on (FIN), which is also being developed by line booking scams in 2018 in the United PROFIT and will enable the reporting of Kingdom, with an average financial loss travel fraud and vet job applicants. of £1,380 per person. The numbers have FIN is a datadriven venture which en increased from 2017, which witnessed ables its users to manage highrisk book 4,382 victims lose a total of £6.7m. ings, share data with other industry In India, we haven’t come across any The other common complaint is a mis say they realise they have been taken up a members, gain intelligence from fraud major study of travelrelated scams, but match between promise and delivery, garden path only when they turn up at data, and report occurrences of fraud to such horror stories are reported. Just ov such as the website advertising that the their holiday rental to find the booking the police. There’s also a community as er the weekend, over 500 Haj pilgrims property is near the beach and you find isn’t actually valid. pect in which likeminded individuals are lost ₹15 crores, allegedly to proprietors of out a whole new interpretation of the Another red flag is being asked to pay put in contact with each other, creating a Mumbaibased travel agency Alfa Enter word ‘near’. by bank transfer. If someone asks you to forum for discussion with security prises. To make matters worse, the tour “Have a little bit of due diligence to pay outside of the site, be more vigilant, experts. Safety first Booking operator dropped off the radar on July 8. check the background of the company,” says Amit Damani, cofounder, Vista *Name changed to protect identity online is simple, but one So, what are some of the common on he says. Rooms. needs to be wary of line scams? You booked a dream villa by Some scammers distract people to websites that come up the sea, but you arrive to find that there is Other online threats other sites, tempting them with better with offers that sound no such place and the website that adver A McAfee and HomeAway research in offers. While online transaction is much too good to be true

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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘World Test Championship will be Kohli denies any rift with Rohit ‘It’s bizarre that people are creating this stuﬀ from outside’

Amol Karhadkar challenging, but all the more exciting’ Mumbai India captain Virat Kohli has Kohli believes the sport’s longest format really needs a boost categorically denied any rift with Rohit Sharma, his de INDIA IN WI view an incentive attached in puty in limitedover cricket. a way which the Test Cham Kohli stressed that the team Amol Karhadkar pionship presents. I think for wouldn’t have performed MUMBAI all the cricketers involved consistently for the last two now, every session and every three years had the team en The World Cup is now histo game will be more intense, vironment not been condu ry. A disappointing semifinal there will be more on the cive. defeat — India’s second suc line. So it will be challenging, “It’s baffling. It’s absolute cessive lastfour exit from the but all the more exciting and ly ridiculous to read such quadrennial gala — ended an all the teams I am sure are go stuff. I have been to a few pu intense period of focus on ing to enjoy a lot through this blic events, and people told 50over cricket. whole journey of the Test me that we have played well With the longest and shor Championships,” Kohli said. and there’s so much respect test formats set to dominate With India set to feature in and here we are feeding off the international arena for six T20I series before the In lies, overlooking facts. the next two years, it was dian Premier League next natural that captain Virat year, Kohli was keen on ana Creating fantasies Kohli was primarily looking lysing the skillset of the “We are turning a blind eye forward to India’s perfor youngsters who could form to all the good things that’s mance in T20Is and Tests as the crux for the next two T20 happened. We are creating Baffling! Virat Kohli, seen sharing a light moment with Rohit he boarded a flight to the Un World Cups. Moreover, with fantasies in our head and we Sharma, was miffed about rumours being spread about ited States to kickstart In West Indies being a formida want to accept that it’s the differences between them. * AP dia’s tour of the West Indies. ble T20 side, Kohli expected truth,” Kohli said ahead of The first leg of the tour, a tough test. the team’s departure for a around. They are made to down. I don’t understand which will have the three “I am particularly excited full series against the West look believable.” how that works. match T20Is, will begin In about the first three T20s be Indies. “Within the team it is dia’s spree of 20 T20Is sche cause, as I said, a new lot of Over the last week, sec My face will show there for everyone to see the duled over the next six players coming in, some tions of the Indian media When asked if he had dis kind of camaraderie and months with an eye on the players have done really well have reported on the alleged cussed these reports with friendship, and it is evident World Twenty20 editions to in the format and shown Caribbean jaunt: Kohli’s men will play three T20Is and three ODIs before beginning their fallout between Kohli and Rohit and whether there has on the field. You can’t play be staged in 2020 (Australia) great composure in tourna World Test Championship campaign. * TRUPTI AREKAR Rohit, even dragging the been any awkwardness bet with that kind of passion if and 2021 (India). The month ments like the IPL, and dom cricketers’ wives into the al ween the duo, Kohli said: “I people don’t get along with long series will end with a estically as well,” he said. “It leged feud. Kohli reacted will tell you something about each other. twoTest series, which will be is a great marker for all those strongly to it. myself, if I don’t like a per India’s foray into the maiden guys and for us, as a team as Skipper bats for Shastri “I have seen this for too son or if I am insecure of a Team interest first World Test Championship well, to have them in the long now. Bringing personal person then you will see that Head coach Ravi Shastri had (WTC). squad.” Special Correspondent Kohli said. “Everyone in West Indies series after lives is disrespectful. I have on my face or in my beha the parting shot. “The way he deadline for the team shares mutual their contracts expired at played for 11 years, Rohit has viour towards the person, this team plays, no indivi Excited Tapplications for the respect and we have done the end of the World Cup. played for 10 years. It’s bi that is how simple it is. dual is bigger than the game, It’s no wonder then that Koh coach is yet to expire, but really well together as a While the BCCI has invited zarre that people are creat “I have always praised Ro not me, not him (Kohli), no li was excited about both. Virat Kohli has thrown his group. applications till July 30, ing this stuff from outside,” hit, whenever I had the op body in the team. The way While he was looking for weight behind Ravi Shastri “We will definitely be Shastri and the other Kohli said. portunity because I believe they play, it is in the interest ward to the WTC since it will to continue to be the very happy if he is incumbent members of “Come, see in the dress he is that good. We have had of the team. You cannot bring attention to Test crick coach of India’s team. continuing as the coach. support staff, are direct ing room. See for yourself no issues. As I said it is baf have the kind of consistency et, he was upbeat about gell “The CAC hasn’t But as I said, it’s on the entrants for their how (we speak to) Kuldeep fling, to be honest. I don’t across all formats, if you ing with the youngsters who contacted me yet. If they CAC to seek my advice or respective posts. The Yadav or how we joke with a know who is benefiting from have, like you mention rifts have blooded into the T20 tell me ‘we want your opinion if they want.” Cricket Advisory senior like M.S. Dhoni. all of this. or divisions or whatever, it is arena. opinion’, I will definitely Shastri, along with Committee (CAC), headed Come and see the atmosph “We are living, breathing not possible,” said Shastri. “Test cricket really need go and speak to them. And other existing support by former India captain ere. We can’t show you vide and working towards getting “I have been part of the ed a boost. The players were with Ravi bhai, all of us staff members, have been Kapil Dev, will select the os here. It baffles you as a Indian cricket to the top and dressing room for some time always putting in the effort, have great camaraderie,” given extension for the new support staff. leader, as a coach and as a here people want to get now, and none of that non but from a global point of team when lies are floated some pleasure in bringing it sense was there,” he added.

Expect Windies to put Ashes to kickstart ICC’s latest initiative to reignite fiveday game AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE world. The teams involved up a fight: Richards LONDON will be Australia, Bangla Anderson could decide The opening day of the Ash desh, England, India, New Press Trust of India es series between England Zealand, Pakistan, South Mumbai and Australia at Edgbaston Africa, Sri Lanka and West fate of Ashes: McGrath West Indies legend Vivian on Thursday will mark the Indies. Richards expects the beginning of the Internation The top two teams will AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE tough. If Australia bats well current team to pose a al Cricket Council’s new play in the final at Lord’s in LONDON and can get on top of him, tough challenge to Virat World Test Championship June 2021, before a new cy Australia great Glenn that’ll make a massive im Kohli’s battlehardened (WTC). cle starts. McGrath believes the form pact on their chances.” India in the upcoming The aim is to give indivi “Test cricket is the pinna of England spearhead James The 49yearold McGrath, assignments in the dual Test series greater con cle of our sport,” said James Anderson could determine working with online trading Caribbean. text and spark a worldwide Anderson, England’s leading the course of the Ashes. broker ThinkMarkets to en India will play three revival of interest in the five Test wickettaker, in an ICC Australia holds the urn courage more young people

T20s, as many ODIs and Vivian Richards. * FILE PHOTO day game. statement. but heads into Thursday's to get into sport, added: two Tests on the tour of opening Test at Edgbaston “Jimmy is on his way to 600 the West Indies, starting quoted as saying in a What is it? Purists’ delight looking for its first series Test wickets, which is abso on August 3 in Florida. media release issued by The top nine nations will “It is the very essence of win in England since 2001. lutely incredible.” The two Tests will be official broadcasters Sony compete in a total of 72 Tests cricket and the majority of Anderson, who turns 37 Anderson is now just 25 played as a part of the ICC Pictures Sports Network. across a twoyear period, players want to strive to play on Tuesday, has been bat wickets shy of becoming the Championship. Former India captain with the aim of determining the purists’ form of the tling to overcome a calf inju first fast bowler to take 600 “IndiaWest Indies Sunil Gavaskar said he has the best Test team in the game. ry, but McGrath believes he in Tests, having surpassed series have always seen “respect” for players from could have a huge impact on former paceman McGrath’s explosive action and I the Caribbean. the fiveTest series if he stays haul of 563 against India last don’t expect anything less “West Indies will always fit. September. this time around. With the hold a very special place “On home soil with the “Jimmy’s got the record current form of the West in my heart since I started Dukes ball, he's the best in now and it won’t be beaten,” Indies team, I look my career over there and the world bowling in those said McGrath. “For a fast forward to them giving a have immense respect for conditions,” said McGrath. bowler to beat whatever re tough competition to the their players,” said “He is a big player and if cord he sets, they are going Indian side,” Richards was Gavaskar. The essence: James Anderson feels that Test cricket is the he has a big series for En to have to play 150plus pinnacle of the sport. * GARETH COPLEY/GETTY IMAGES gland, Australia will find it Tests.” With the ILeague and ISL, we struggle between the old and the new: Praful Patel The AIFF president says a solution must be found so that it is a happy marriage between the two EXCLUSIVE foundation for a strong foot create a strong fanbase are talking about integrating motion and relegation. No FI balling culture and the gene compared to traditional it, but how will you integrate FA or AFC will allow us a clubs? Ayon Sengupta sis of a strong footballing a club which is spending ₹2 closed league. So, there’s no If Bengaluru FC can do it, New Delhi nation. crore a year with one which is need to worry for these I why can’t others. Study what What are the plans for spending ₹40 crore. League clubs. All India Football Federation they are doing. The primary grassroots development? A solution must be found Can we expect some tough (AIFF) president Praful Patel difference is among fans — which is a happy marriage decisions from the AIFF is in an unenviable position We had Robb Bann, a very traditional fans support tradi seasoned technical director between the two. Otherwise, then? as he tries to douse the tional clubs, but that’s a the club with ₹2crore invest flames of discontent that who gave us the Vision 2020 myopic view. Why do people It’s a tough decision to say document, a masterplan ment won’t do well and will that I will speak to AFC and threatens to engulf Indian suddenly follow Barcelona, run out of steam. football. He, however, wants which didn’t exist before. We Real Madrid or Manchester IMGR. I haven’t spoken to the conversation to move did well to implement most United. Because they have Is it against the AIFF them yet. But, since they (six constitution to have officials away from the usual debate of it, the World Cup u17 was such large investments and ILeague clubs) have summa from its commercial partner of club structure to someth part of it. We have now esta can reach out to more peo rily dismissed my viewpoints, in Standing Committees? ing more meaningful. “The blished baby leagues and ma ple. why should I discuss? Even in AFC and other boards debate is going in the wrong ny agegroup tournaments FIFA’s motto today is foot Both the Indian coach and direction; the focus should be which will pay dividends in ball must be financially via there are many people who the captain have recently said on grassroots. My satisfaction the future. ble. There is amateur and come and attend. They don’t that players need to play dictate Indian football. Eve comes from that,” Patel told Worldover the sport is professional football and we more matches. What can be rything cannot be made into the Sportstar. Excerpts. developed by clubs. Don’t ISL Pleased as punch: Praful Patel is happy that the foundation for a strong footballing culture has are somewhere in between. done to achieve this? an issue; if we want to get the You took over the AIFF reins and ILeague clubs need to do been laid. * R.V. MOORTHY With the ISL and ILeague, Their opinion is fair enough. best out of IMGR, we need to in 2008 and your innings more to promote grassroots we struggle between the old Those are issues that can be get them involved. They have comes to an end soon. How football? pect them to do everything at nament and there’s excite will mould it. You cannot and the new. looked into. We are reviving has been the journey? Clubs are participating and one go. They are doing a lot ment. But ISL is not the shape a 25yearold fully, but a mandate to support Indian the Durand Cup and Western Will the AFC agree to ISL and football for a number of years It has been exciting but at building teams at every level of work. ultimate of Indian football. if you start with a 12 or 13 ILeague coexisting for the India Football Association is aand we have to work with times turbulent. Football in with baby leagues and other How do you think five My biggest satisfaction has yearold, he/she can be next three seasons? They had reviving Rovers. So players them to get the best. India went through a bad tournaments. We are spread seasons of ISL has helped been to bring the sport to a moulded more effectively asked the federation to merge can have more games. I want phase and to recover from ing the role of development Indian football? young generation. and that will be more them by 201920. What do you think should be them to benefit as we need a that was not easy. One good from the federation to the I would say many things are That will be always impor sustaining. The ISL has a certain finan the ideal longterm solution? solid pool for the coach to thing that has happened is we clubs. We must give the clubs there. People look at the visi tant, you have a national The ISL’s clubs, despite all the cial structure and the I The ideal longterm solution choose from. Only then will have been able to lay the some leeway as we can’t ex ble; suddenly you see a tour team and a good coach who investment, have failed to League a different one. You will be one league with pro the national team gain.

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TV PICKS Testing times for the traditional format UTT: Star Sports 1 & SS Se- Sathiyan shows the way for Delhi lect 1 (SD & HD), 7 p.m. Amir’s decision to quit redball cricket has come as a shock IN BRIEF Helps the defending champion beat U Mumba and register its maiden win S. Dinakar Chennai It is a shock to the system. And a wakeup call. If the ICC and the different Boards do not respond now, Test cricket could be in peril. And this at a time when the ICC is attempting to re vive the fiveday game and lend it a context with the Dalilah shatters 400m World Test championship. hurdles World record Mohammad Amir’s deci DES MOINES sion to retire from Test crick Olympic champion Dalilah et at just 27 — when he is at Muhammad shattered one of the peak of his prowess — the longest standing records has jolted the cricketing in women’s athletics, in the community. Unexpected: Mohammad Amir still had a lot of Test cricket 400m hurdles at the US left, but fell victim to the lure of T20s. * AP Championships on Sunday. The talented leftarm pa The 29-year-old powered ceman had several years of most disappointing for he is have not been impacted by home in 52.20s, obliterating Test cricket before him but just 27. And then he owes so early Test retirements since the 16-year-old World record succumbed to the lure of the much to cricket after being the BCCI does not allow its of 52.34s by Russia’s Yuliya various Twenty20 leagues. found guilty of corruption in cricketers to figure in Pechonkina in 2003. “I’m just He will be available for Pa the spotfixing scandal of leagues outside of the IPL. shocked,” Dalilah said. “My kistan in ODI and Twenty20 2011. And leftarm paceman coach kept telling me (the cricket but not in Tests He served time in a British Ashish Nehra did so well af record) was there. I just had which is the most demand jail, admitted his guilt and ter his Test career was over. to trust that and go for it.” ing and the complete for AFP was part of ICC’s anticor mat. ruption programme. Amir Shining examples was welcomed back to all Lure of the lucre And thankfully, there are forms of the game in 2015. several cricketers, the Brit When the IPL first came into The Pakistan Cricket being, in 2008, followed gra ish pace pair of James An Board stood by him, so did derson and Stuart Broad be dually by the other leagues, the ICC; let’s not destroy a it was said that there would ing the shining examples, young cricketer’s career was whose heart still bleeds for be deterrents against inter their thinking. national cricketers retiring Tests. Proving his worth: G. Sathiyan played his part, both in singles as well as mixed doubles, in the company of Bernadette Szocs. And how does Amir pay early from Tests to play in But many other countries * COURTESY UTT them back? By taking an ea the more lucrative shorter face a looming danger as Momota, Yamaguchi raise sy and many might call ‘sel formats. they try to keep their Test Olympic hopes feat for Mumbai. The 96 re games. With the pressure so ko. Persson — like Kem and fish’ route out of Test crick UTT Over time, these idealistic flock together. TOKYO sult signalled defending mewhat off in the third, Sath Sathiyan — grabbed the ‘gol et. It’s time for ICC and the World No. 1 Kento Momota RAKESH RAO champion Dabang’s maiden iyan came out firing and the den point’ twice. He views have been thrown out His wife is a British Pakis of the window. And West In various Boards to act. said he was lifted by the NEW DELHI victory and U Mumba’s first difference between the two bounced back from 04 in tani and there are rumours dies cricket, the first casual that Amir plans to settle in If you are serious about crowd and can't wait to In a clash involving small loss this season. was difficult to miss. the first game and 710 in the return for the Tokyo ty really, was torn apart. England. the World Test champion margins, G. Sathiyan proved second. Olympics after he sealed a “I think Manav played Across the cricketing ship, do not allow cricketers his worth by helping Dabang Closely contested home singles sweep at the really well today. I had to world, several players, par Not much impact to desert the royal fiveday Delhi beyond U Mumba in The fact that seven games Unlucky Japan Open. keep my cool during those ticularly pacemen, called Mercifully, Indian cricketers game. were decided on ‘golden Momota and Akane the Ultimate Table Tennis crucial golden points. My 30 A luckless Gerassimenko, time on their Test careers to Yamaguchi gave Japan its league here on Monday. point’ reflects how closely margin against Manav and clearly the better player on focus essentially on T20 first-ever sweep of the men's With the tiescore locked contested the match was. my team winning five out of the day, deservedly won the leagues. South African crick and women's singles titles on at 33, Sathiyan lived up to Sathiyan was in his ele seven ‘golden points’ third game. et is staring at a full blown Sunday, raising Japanese the reputation of being the ment in the doubles, espe clinched it,” said Sathiyan, The results: Dabang Delhi bt U crisis with so many players hopes a year out from the World No. 24. He played his cially in the opening game. the Delhi skipper. Mumba 9-6 (Bernadette Szocs leaving. 2020 Games. AFP part in the crucial mixed Once Manav Thakkar and Before Sathiyan held lost to Doo Hoi Kem 10-11, 10- For a legend such as AB doubles with Bernadette Doo Hoi Kem bounced back centrestage, U Mumba took 11, 11-8; Jon Persson bt Kirill de Villiers, even a final Szocs and then blanked Ma to level the score, Sathiyan the lead with World No. 12 Gerassimenko 11-10, 11-10, 7-11; World Cup appearance for G. Sathiyan & Bernadette bt nav Thakkar 30 to give Delhi assumed control in the de Doo Hoi Kem winning 21 his country is not enough the winning lead at 84. cider. Manav Thakkar & Doo Hoi Kem against 19th ranked Berna 11-2, 8-11, 11-8; Sathiyan bt motivation. He makes a fee In the last singles, Sutirtha Against Thakkar, Sathiyan dette. Delhi restored parity Thakkar 11-10, 11-10, 11-7; ble, cosmetic attempt to Mukherjee defeated a tenta was tested to the hilt but he with the 72ndranked Jon Kwrittwika Sinha Roy lost to Su- wards the end, but the team tive Krittwika Sinha Roy 21 kept his cool to win the gol Persson with a surprise 21 tirtha Mukherjee 4-11, 10-11, rightly says no. to reduce the margin of de den points in the first two win over Kirill Gerassimen 11-8). Yet, Amir’s case is the Jaideep does it for BCCI State de Minaur is champion at Atlanta units want to WASHINGTON Patna Pirates Australia’s Alex de Minaur end impasse captured his second ATP title Thalaivas’ raid specialists find in dominant style, dropping SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT just 10 points on serve in a themselves overshadowed NEW DELHI 6-3, 7-6(2) triumph over The State association re Taylor Fritz. Third-seeded de presentatives of the BCCI, Minaur, 20, on Sunday on Monday, resolved to became just the third player end the confrontation re to win an ATP title without lated to adopting the new facing a break-point since the constitution set by the Su Tour began keeping stats in preme Court. 1991. German Tommy Haas did it in Memphis in 2007 and At a meeting attended American John Isner by 16 State units, it was de managed the feat in Newport cided to “move on”, with in 2017. AFP an emphasis on getting rid of the Committee of Admi nistrators (CoA). The next hearing in the Supreme Court is slated for On the prowl: Rahul Chaudhari plots his next move in the August 8.

Pirates zone. * PRO KABADDI LEAGUE The units that attended the meeting were Punjab, PKL even as two teammates Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, pulled the raider back. Chattisgarh, Madhya Pra Nandakumar Marar Manjeet’s double blow on desh, Gujarat, Baroda, Sau MUMBAI Pirates raiders set the tone rashtra, Assam, Bengal, for a contest between sides Defender Jaideep grabbed Sikkim, Manipur, Assam, brimming with experienced the initiative for Patna Pi Hyderabad, Andhra Pra Sevastova fights back to players. The Thalaivas tack win fourth WTA title rates with stunning tackles desh and Karnataka. ler got a firm hold on Narwal JURMALA (LATVIA) against Tamil Thalaivas’ The BCCI elections are early on, then shoved Jang Latvian top seed Anastasija matchwinning raiders in scheduled to be held in Kun Lee off the court with a Sevastova rallied from a set the seventh ProKabaddi October. speedy burst and push. and a break down to win her League on Monday. The former’s form in the home Baltic Open and fourth Seven tackle points from Bids invited career title on Sunday with a defence kept the heat on Pi him, including two Super Meanwhile, the BCCI has 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Polish rates as the tie picked up Tackles, saw Pirates win the invited bids for the title qualifier Katarzyna Kawa. The pace. neckandneck thriller 24 sponsor rights for interna 26-year-old Kawa, playing in Ostorak’s Super Tackle 23. Hadi Ostorak was the tional and domestic match her first WTA main draw, led on Chaudhari inspired a next best contributor with es for the period com 6-3, 2-0 at one stage and fightback from Pirates, two tackle points in a match mencing from Sept. 1, 2019 looked set for a shock though reduced to three or that showcased topquality to March 1, 2023. triumph. However, World No. two players at one stage. defending. 11 Sevastova rallied to take Monu came up with two victory after two hours and Thalaivas’ raid special raid points at a crucial stage, nine minutes, surviving a ists, Rahul Chaudhari (five), a backkick to take Shabber Dhruv is India scare at 15-30 down in the Ajay Thakur (three) were Bapu by surprise deep in final set. AFP overshadowed by Jaideep. the rival half standing out. u-19 skipper Manjeet Chillar (four In the second match, Asian men’s u-23 volleyball points from six tackles) PRESS TRUST OF INDIA team named Bengal Warriors rode on shone early on to put in Maninder Singh’s exploits to NEW DELHI CHENNAI form Pardeep Narwal, one The Volleyball Federation of outplay Puneri Paltan 4324. Uttar Pradesh’s wicket of PKL’s crowdpullers, in India on Monday announced Tuesday is a rest day. keeperbatsman Dhruv the shade. the squad for the Asian men’s The results: Patna Pirates 24 Chand Jurel will lead India u-23 volleyball championship Jaideep’s timely charge (Jaideep 7, Hadi Ostorak 2) bt under19 in the Youth Asia to be held at Nay Pyi Taw in forward and tackle on sub Tamil Thalaivas 23 (Rahul Cup to be held in Sri Lanka Myanmar. stitute Ajith Kumar, another Chaudhari 5, Manjeet Chillar from September 3 to 15. The squad: Amit (capt.), Shon of the many Super Tackles 4). The squad: Dhruv Chand Ju- Thanghalathil John, Gagan from Pirates, set the tone for Bengal Warriors 43 (Manin- rel (Capt. & wk), Suved Par- Kumar, Chirag, Himanshu the second half. der Singh 14, Mohammed Na- kar, Thakur Tilak Varma, Ne- bibaksh 8, Rinku Jaiswal 5) bt hal Wadhera, Arjun Azad, Tyagi, Muthusamy Appavu, Thalaivas’ main attackers Saqlain Tariq Khan, Prince, Puneri Paltan 23 (Manjeet 3, Shashwat Rawat, Varun La- Sonu Kumar Jakhar, Shikhar could not escape, Monu sin Sushant Sail 3, Girish Ernak 3). vande, Salil Arora, Karan Lal, Singh, Ashwin Raj Mahesh, glehandedly bringing down Wednesday’s matches: Harya- Atharva Ankolekar, Pankaj Ya- Hari Prasad Bevinakuppe Chaudhari with an ankle na Steelers v Jaipur Pink dav, Akash Singh, Sushant Suresha (L) and Pritam Singh hold near the centre line Panthers, U Mumba v UP Yodd- Mishra, Purnank Tyagi, and Chauhan (coach). and keeping him off balance has. Vidyadhar Patil. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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IN BRIEF BopannaPaire Champion Bull wins Anjum betters World record duo bows out Holds her nerve in a gripping final against Mehuli Ghosh in qualifying feature event HYDERABAD: M/s. Ashok Kumar Meka Yugandhar, Derrick J. Rego SHOOTING Gupta, Sumeet Gupta & Rakesh R. & M. Rama Krishna Reddy. INDIANS ABROAD Jhunjhunwala’s Champion Bull (A. Trainer: L.D’Silva. Sandesh up) won the Sri Ra VIJAYS CONQUER PLATE (DIV. makrishnam Raju Memorial Cup, Special Correspondent I), (1,200m), 4yo & over, Patrice Evra retires, to sPORTS bUREAU the main event of the races held 5 NEW DELHI Washington rated upto 25 (Cat. III): ESCALAT- focus on coaching here on Monday (July 29). M. ING STRIKER (Umesh) 1, Story ROME Srinivas Reddy trains the winner. Anjum Moudgil is ever so re Top seeds Rohan Bopanna Teller (Nakath Singh) 2, Mossad Former France and REGENCY PLATE (DIV. II), (Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Blazing laxed. Even when she is on and Benoit Paire of France Manchester United defender 1 (1,600m), 5yo & over, rated 20 Speed (P. Sai Kumar) 4. 3/4, 13/4 the firing lane, there is a cer to 45 (Cat. III): CITY OF SAILS (Ro and 3. 1m, 16s. ₹9 (w), 6, 8 and 9 Patrice Evra has called time lost 26, 63, 107 to second tain calmness. Yet, she can hit Kumar) 1, Golden Hope (A.A. (p), SHP: 20, FP: 33, Q: 27, Tla: 92. on his playing career, seeds Matthew Ebden and Vikrant) 2, Vijay’s Empress (R. Favourite: Escalating Striker. conjure up an unmatched in according to the Italian daily Nicholas Monroe in the se Ajinkya) 3 and On My Way (Aneel) Owner: Mr. A.K. Jaiswal. Trainer 4. 2, 7 and 21/4. 1m, 41.71s. ₹19 L. D’Silva. Gazzetta dello Sport. “My tensity to emerge champion, cond and final qualifying (w), 9, 6 and 36 (p), SHP: 39, FP: SRI S. RAMAKRISHNAM RAJU career as a player is officially with smile intact. round of the $2,046,340 163, Q: 90, Tla: 2,916. Favourite: 6 MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), 3 over,” the 38yearold told The World Championship ATP500 tournament. On My Way. Owners: M/s. K. yo & over, rated 60 to 85 (Cat. II): the newspaper. Evra made his silver medallist, the first to Thirubhuvan Reddy & K. Vivek CHAMPION BULL (A. Sandesh) 1, Leander Paes received a Reddy. Trainer: Satyanarayana. name with Nice and Monaco win the Olympic quota for Be Sure (Nakhat Singh) 2, Merito wild card into the main SET ALIGHT PLATE (1,400m), cracy (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Starlight before Alex Ferguson signed shooting for Tokyo, Anjum draw with Jack Sock of the 2 maiden 3yo only (Cat. II), (Kuldeep Singh) 4. Not run: New him for Manchester United in shot better than the World re U.S. (Terms): QUEEN RUNNER (Suraj port. 1/2, 11/2 and hd. 1m, 27.91s. 2006. He went on to make cord to beat Mehuli Ghosh by Narredu) 1, Exclusive Art (A. ₹13 (w), 5, 5 and 12 (p), SHP: 13, Sandesh) 2, Star Of Tiara (Umesh) almost 300 appearances for In the Challenger in Chi FP: 20, Q: 8, Tla: 77. Favourite: Be 1.7 points for the women’s air 3 and Ashwa Calvari (B. Nikhil) 4. Sure. Owners: M/s. Ashok Kumar the club, winning five rifle gold in the 12th Sardar na, Arjun Kadhe beat Blake 1/4, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 29.35s. ₹20 Gupta, Sumeet Gupta & Rakesh R. Premier League titles and the Sajjan Singh Sethi Masters Ellis of Australia 16, 63, 7 (w), 8, 5 and 47 (p), SHP: 24, FP: Jhunjhunwala. Trainer: M. Champions League. He 6(4) in the first round. 61, Q: 14, Tla: 921. Favourite: Ex Srinivas Reddy. shooting championship at the clusive Art. Owners: Mr. V. Naren moved to Juventus in 2014, REGENCY PLATE (DIV. I), Dr. Karni Singh Range, Tugh The results: dar Reddy, Mr. N.V. Rohin Kumar (1,600m), 5yo & over, rated winning two Serie A titles, & Mr. Ashok Rupani. Trainer: 7 lakabad, on Monday. $2,046,340 ATP500, Wash 20 to 45 (Cat. III): ACTUALLY before spells at Marseille and Faisal Hassan. (Surya Prakash) 1, Avantika (B.R. In the absence of the World ington: Qualifying doubles West Ham. He also played 81 Intense fight: Mehuli Ghosh, Anjum Moudgil and Shriyanka Sadangi. * KAMESH SRINIVASAN SHIVAKUMAR LAL MEMORIAL Kumar) 2, Semira (Afroz Khan) 3 (second and final round): times for France and was No. 1 and World record holder 3 CUP (1,600m), 3yo & over, and Valee Tiger (G. Naresh) 4. Not Matthew Ebden (Aus) & Ni rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): MARK MY run: Top Man. 1/2, 43/4 and 3. Apurvi Chandela (252.9) and close to her best. huli handled the climax bet Women: 1. Anjum Moudgil captain at the 2010 World cholas Monroe (USA) bt Be WORD (Nakhat Singh) 1, Exclusive 1m, 43.29s. ₹11 (w), 5, 9 and 9 (p), junior World Cup gold medal 253.9 (628.5); 2. Mehuli Ghosh Cup in South Africa. AFP Mehuli’s last seven shots ter, after Elavenil had led by noit Paire (Fra) & Rohan Bo Blue (A. Sandesh) 2, Cape Kidnap SHP: 22, FP: 59, Q: 37, Tla: 207. Fa list Elavenil Valarivan it was were 10.5, 10.6, 10.6, 10.8, 0.1 point before the last four 252.2 (628.8); 3. Shriyanka Sa pers (P. Sai Kumar) 3 and Mid vourite: Acutally. Owner: Mr. M. panna 26, 63, [107]. night Dream (Umesh) 4. 1/2, 41/4 Satyanarayana. Trainer: Desh Ko Jinyoung wins literally a twohorse race. 10.6, 10.8 and 10.5, as she shots. dangi 229.5 (625.5). First round: Paire & Bopanna and 41/2. 1m, 40.57s. ₹55 (w), 9 mukh. second Major of 2019 Shriyanka Sadangi did stir The results: and 6 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 140, Q: 26, was just 0.1 short of the the Junior women: 1. Mehuli bt Nathan Pasha & Max VIJAYS CONQUER PLATE (DIV. EVIAN up interest before settling for Tla: 266. Favourite: Exclusive II) men’s World record of 10m air rifle: Men: 1. Ravi Ku Ghosh 253.0 (628.8); 2. Elave Schnur (US) 64, 63. 8 , (1,200m), 4yo & over, South Korea's Ko Jinyoung Blue. Owner: M.A.M. rated upto 25 (Cat. III): VALLEE the bronze. 252.3. mar 250.6 (628.8); 2. Kiran Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad won the Evian Championship nil Valarivan 252.4 (628.7); 3. $135,400 Challenger, Cheng IKON (B.R. Kumar) 1, Country’s After shooting the third Interestingly, both the Jadhav 249.5 (627.4); 3. Dee Zeena Khitta 230.5 (624.0). Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Gift (Santosh Raj) 2, Rhine (Aneel) on Sunday, her second Major du: First round: Arjun Kadhe best score in qualification, 0.3 shooters had 10 points with pak Kumar 228.8 (629.3). Muthuah. Trainer: Satheesh. 3 and Diesis Dream (Umesh) 4. of 2019. The 24yearold, bt Blake Ellis (Aus) 16, 63, point behind Mehuli, Anjum Junior men: 1. Harshit Binjwa Youth women: 1. Zeena Khitta FLOWERSOFTHEFOREST Not run: Run Runner Run. 11/4, all their 24 shots in the final. 76(4); Matthew Christopher shd and 3. 1m, 16.38s. ₹63 (w), 15, who captured the ANA 249.0 (617.9); 2. Dhanush Sri 249.6 (624.0); 2. Kashika Prad 4 PLATE (1,200m), maiden 3yo was a class act in the gripping Quite characteristically, Romios (Aus) bt Sidharth Ra only, rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 250, Q: Inspiration earlier this season, kanth 248.6 (627.6); 3. Surya han 246.6 (618.0); 3. Vidisha final. Mehuli responded to the sit wat 76(7), 64. KIONIA (Afroz Khan) 1, Angel Te 72, Tla: 698. Favourite: Country’s fired a final round 67 for Pratap Singh 228.3 (620.4). Saxena 225.5 (618.9). soro (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Southern Gift. Owner: Mr. S. Khalid Qadri. 15under for the With five shots to go, An uation by winning the junior Youth men: 1. Yash Vardhan €46,600 Challenger, Libe Lady (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Kushi Trainer: Sk. Waseem. championship and a twoshot jum had a 1.2point lead. gold with 253, 0.6 point 251.0 (629.3); 2. Aishwarya 25m sports pistol: Junior men: rec, Czech Republic: First Kushi Kushi (Aneel) 4. Not run: Jackpot: ₹15,935 (31 tkts.), Runner victory. Third round leader Then, she produced 10.7, 10.9, ahead of Elavenil. round: Dragos Dima (Rou) bt Spiritual. 13/4, 4 and 31/4. 1m, up: 205 (1,031 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 1,783 Pratap Singh Tomar 249.9 1. Udhayveer Sidhu 583; 2. Raj 15.87s. ₹25 (w), 7, 8 and 5 (p), SHP: (79 tkts.), Tr (i): 1,190 (40 tkts.), and compatriot Kim Hyojoo, 10.8, 10.5 and 10.7 even as Me This time, both the shoo (621.0); 3. Dhanush Srikanth kanwar Singh Sandhu 582; 3. Sasi Kumar Mukund 64, 36, 194, Q: 77, Tla: 267. Favourite: (ii): 620 (68 tkts.), (iii): 756 (115 China's Feng Shanshan and huli did not flinch, and shot ters were brilliant, but Me 227.7 (626.8). Dilshaan Kelley 581. 60. Southern Lady. Owners; M/s. tkts.). Jennifer Kupcho of the United States finished tied for second on 13under0par. AFP Sindhu continues title quest Bhuvi inks deal Quess Corp to delink Pelissari joins with Baseline Gokulam Shubhankar has a tough opening against top seed Momota from East Bengal Ventures Special Correspondent KOZHIKODE THAILAND OPEN Amitabha Das Sharma and MD, announced that the Sports Reporter KOLKATA Brazilian Bruno Pelissari Chennai company will “monetise the Press Trust of India East Bengal’s majority stake asset” when he was asked has joined Gokulam Kera Bangkok India seamer Bhuvnesh holder Quess Corp is look by an analyst about the com la. The midfielder, who is The successive losses to Ja war Kumar on Monday in ing to end its association pany’s future with East Ben no strange to India thanks pan’s Akane Yamaguchi ked a management deal with the club which is ap gal. to his ISL stints with Chen have been disappointing, with Baseline Ventures. In proaching its century. “We (have) already start naiyin FC and Delhi Dyna but Indian ace P.V. Sindhu mos, has already begun Maiden USPGA title the recently concluded This was made clear by ed talking to our other sta will have to put it all behind World Cup in England, the Ajit Isaac, Chairman and keholders on how to mone training here with his new for Morikawa club. LOS ANGELES when she renews her chase speedster finished with 10 MD, Quess Corp, at a confe tise this asset. We have been The attacking midfielder American Collin Morikawa for a maiden title this year in wickets from six matches rence call of his company also been talking to a few birdied the final three holes the Thailand Open badmin at an economy of 5.20. last week. Quess came into potential investors. It will has also played in Moldova, to win his first US PGA title ton tournament, starting The 29yearold has the picture last year when take some time, but defi besides his native country, on Sunday at the Barracuda here on Tuesday. claimed 128 wickets from East Bengal was looking for nitely by the end of this sea where he appeared in Championship in only his The last two weeks have 111 ODIs and joins the likes a patron for its senior team son, we will not be there three seasons for Atletico sixth start as a tour been an emotional roller Time to click: P.V. Sindhu, for whom the last two weeks have of Ravindra Jadeja, Prithvi after the departure of its in with the club,” said Isaac. Paranaense in Serie A (Bra professional. The 22yearold coaster ride for Sindhu as af been an emotional rollercoaster ride, will look to make Shaw, Smriti Mandhana, vestor Kingfisher. In a post on social media zil’s top division). finished on 47 points, three ter finishing secondbest at amends. * MATT ROBERTS/GETTY IMAGES Radha Yadav and Jemimah Quess Group’s associa on Monday evening, Isaac “He is a wonderful more than US runnerup Troy the Indonesia Open, she was Rodrigues. The other tion with East Bengal club wrote: “Some news reports player, who can create lot Merritt in the only US tour shown the door in the Japan Thailand. age to get past the first hur sporting stars managed by ran into rough weather ear have been published about of chances,” Gokulam event that uses the Modified Open quarterfinals. The other Indian in the dle, they will face each other Baseline Ventures include lier this year over the issue the continuity of our rela coach Fernando Santiago Stableford scoring system. AFP On both occasions, fami fray, Saina Nehwal, seeded next. P.V Sindhu, Pankaj Advani, of participation in the Super tionship with EBFC about Valera said. “It is great to liar foe Yamaguchi turned seventh, has been hampered Fifth seed K. Srikanth will Apurvi Chandela, K. Sri Cup. Isaac, the Bengaluru which more clarity will see such a player in the out to be Sindhu’s nemesis. by several injuries of late take on a qualifier, while kanth and G. Sathiyan. based Quess Corp chairman emerge”. team.” Durand Cup: The Indian will be desperate and has been pitted against a H.S. Prannoy will be up to break her sevenmonth qualifier in the opening against Wong Wing Ki Vin GroupD long title jinx. round. cent of Hong Kong. Seeded fourth, Sindhu In men’s singles, Shub Sameer Verma, seeded The stars who sizzled and fizzled matches will open her campaign hankar Dey has a tough eighth, will face Lee Zii Jia of against unseeded Chinese opening against top seed Malaysia while P. Kashyap TOUR DE FRANCE shifted Han Yue. Sindhu might face Kento Momota of Japan, will take on France’s Brice her first real test in the quar while B. Sai Pranneeth is up Leverdez. Agence France-Presse Special Correspondent terfinals with a possible against Thailand’s Kanta Sourabh Verma and Ajay PARIS KOLKATA clash against sixth seed phon Wangcharoen. Jayaram will have to go A lookback at those who The first edition of Durand Ratchanok Intanon of If both the Indians man through the qualifiers. reached beyond the norm Cup football, to be held in and those who failed to deliv Bengal, saw a change in the er what had been expected fixtures with the GroupD of them at this year’s edition matches shifted from Sili Dressel — swimming’s new golden boy of the Tour which was won guri in North Bengal to by Colombia’s Egan Bernal Howrah near here. The Invites comparisons with the legendary Phelps on Sunday. date of the semifinals has also been postponed by a Agence France-Presse The TOPS day. Gwangju (South Korea) Julian Alaphilippe: Will go The GroupD matches, down in Tour history for an American superstar Caeleb featuring Gokulam Kerala unrelentingly valiant ride Dressel has invited compari FC, Chennaiyin FC, TRAU with his bullet like supertuck sons to Olympic legend Mi FC and Indian Air Force, downhill charge, and his chael Phelps after lighting were scheduled at the Kan uphill shortclimb kick, had up a World swimming cham chenjunga Stadium in Sili a human touch and sheer pionships plagued by dop guri but had to be shifted guts as he thrilled France ing rows, a sexual harass as the ground was not rea with his unlikely 14 days in ment arrest and a fatal dy following heavy rain yellow. nightclub accident. during the last few days. Caleb Ewan: After winning The matches will now be Dressel came away from his first sprint, Ewan said the held at the Howrah Munici Gwangju with six gold me photofinish victory was ‘al pal Corporation Stadium. dals and two silvers, win Making waves: USA's Caeleb Dressel came away from most worth leaving Australia This has forced the or ning all four of his individual Gwangju with six gold medals and two silvers. * AFP for’. The 22yearold ended ganisers to redraw the fix events and obliterating the 2019 edition with three tures of almost all the Phelps’ 10yearold 100m up a record eight gold me schadenfreude for the Chi stage wins, one more than butterfly World record. dals at the 2008 Beijing nese — before Hungarian groups and saw the semifi either Simon Yates or Alaphi Mixed performances: Though Egan Bernal, centre, made the Tour his own, the locals were nals postponed by a day to Games. swimmer Tamas Kenderesi lippe. treated to some fine riding by Julian Alaphilippe, right, even as the king of the mountains Shadows was arrested on charges of August 21. The final will “If this is where we’re at Simon Yates: Yates came to Romain Bardet did not deliver as expected. * AP held as scheduled on Au But even the heroics of heading to Tokyo, we’ll be sexual harassment after an the Tour having flopped at gust 24 at the Salt Lake Sta swimming’s tattooed golden very dangerous next year,” alleged incident at a the Giro d’Italia and was rid mately decided the race time on the stage to Albi say Romain Bardet: In the dium here. boy were often oversha added Dressel, after the Un nightclub. ing under the radar as sher right at the end, maintaining ing noone had warned him end, Bardet just about re dowed by an explosive dop ited States once again pa for his twin Adam. the suspense, even after the about a crosswind, a claim deemed himself with the Anika wins ing controversy, which was topped the medals table Like a film script He emerged from the sha weather almost undid his that exasperated his bosses. king of the mountains jersey, looming even before Chi with 14 golds — nine more “The scriptwriters for ‘Days dows to close out a pair of work. His disappointing Tour but the man who finished on nese giant Sun Yang set foot than nearest rivals Australia. of Our Lives’ couldn’t have breakaways and take his first ended when he crashed out, the podium spots in 2016 World deaf title in South Korea. Dressel said he had been written a better script for two stage wins. The FLOPS through no fault of his own. and 2017 was a flop having ANI Above the fray, Dressel re “absolutely devastated” to this world championships,” His next target is 2020 Jakob Fuglsang: The Dane Adam Yates: Came to the apparently overtrained and MADURAI peated in the 50 and 100m hear that two people had said Australia’s Cate Camp Olympic road race in Tokyo came into the Tour on the 2019 Tour looking for a place by Sunday was almost half an Tamil Nadu’s Jerlin Anika freestyle, as well as the died and several athletes in bell, who won two relay before turning his attention back of a LiegeBastogne in the top five or even the po hour behind Bernal. won the gold in the World 100m butterfly — but not be jured when a balcony inside golds and took silver behind to the Tour in 2021. Liege oneday win where, he dium spot but struggled ev After losing more than a deaf youth badminton fore setting an eyepopping a Gwangju nightclub col American Simone Manuel in Thierry Gouvenou: The said, he had decided to win ery time the going got tough minute to the big guns on the championships in Taipei new World best of 49.50s to lapsed at the weekend. the women’s 100m free. course designer has to be gi or die, and a oneweek Crite on a climb. first big climb, up La Planche recently. Anika bagged eclipse Phelps’ old bodysuit ven a certain amount of cre rium du Dauphine triumph He was also unable to Australian officials subse In the pool, nine World des Belles Filles, he stopped four medals, including two mark by 0.32. dit for putting together 21 that suggested he was a po keep up in a breakaway of quently announced relay records tumbled in Korea, at the finish line, wiped out. silver and a bronze. The 15 Inevitably, talk turned to star Shayna Jack had tested Hungarian teenager Kristof stages that encouraged brea tential Tour champion. lesser riders on the Galibier yearold is a 10th standard next year’s Tokyo Olympics positive for a banned sub Milak pulverising Phelps’ kaways which ignited such a But the Astana captain after the main contenders He cut a sorry sight as student of the Ouvaiyar Go and whether Dressel can stance before the champion 200m butterfly mark by a thrilling Tour and for placing built a reputation as a gripe decided to ignore him and compatriots Alaphilippe and vernment School here. emulate Phelps, who racked ships — an opportunity for whopping 0.78s. the Alpine trilogy that ulti when he moaned after losing let him go. Thibaut Pinot shone. CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams