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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Can’t be pushed into a decision: Speaker SC likely to hear Ramesh Kumar meets 10 Karnataka rebel MLAs following the Supreme Court’s direction Ayodhya appeals Special Correspondent New Delhi/ Bengaluru Speculation as Election of Vardhan, Hours after the Supreme Hans challenged from July 25 Court on Thursday asked Minister meets NEW DELHI Karnataka Speaker K.R. Ra The election of Union BJP leader Seeks report from mediation panel Minister Harsh Vardhan, BJP mesh Kumar to meet 10 rebel MPs Hans Raj Hans and legislators from the Congress Krishnadas Rajagopal Special Correspondent NEW DELHI Meenakshi Lekhi to the Lok and the Janata Dal (Secular) Bengaluru Sabha was challenged before and take a decision on their A Constitution Bench, led the Delhi High Court on resignations, he held a meet The ongoing political drama by Chief Justice of India Ran Thursday on various grounds, ing with them. took a new twist with JD(S) jan Gogoi, on Thursday de including giving false However, Mr. Ramesh Ku leader and Minister Sa.Ra. cided to commence hearing information in their affi davits. mar insisted that he had a Mahesh being spotted with the Ayodhya title dispute ap The three separate petitions responsibility to understand BJP national general peals tentatively from July came up for hearing before whether the resignations secretary P. Muralidhar Rao 25 on a daytoday basis in three judges. While notices were genuine and voluntary, and the party’s senior leader case a conclusion is were issued to Dr. Vardhan as prescribed in the Consti K.S. Eshwarappa at a reached, on the basis of a and Mr. Hans, the plea tution, and said the process governmentrun guesthouse mediation committee re against Ms. Lekhi’s election could not be rushed. “In the late on Thursday. port, that the talks with Hin has been listed for further current political situation, I While both parties and du and Muslim parties to hearing on August 18. have to enquire whether leaders, including Chief heal minds and hearts is ished the initial round and CITY Ī PAGE 2 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD they are voluntary. If I do not Minister H.D. making no headway. fi led an interim status re do it, I would have commit Kumaraswamy, described it The Bench asked Justice port dated May 7 in the BJP MLA’s daughter ted a mistake,” he told jour as a “chance meeting”, the F.M.I. Kalifulla (retired), court, seeking more time. moves HC for protection nalists after the nearly hour incident set off speculation heading the courtappoint On July 9, however, an ap DELHI/LUCKNOW The daughter of a BJP long meeting with the rebel that there could be back ed mediation committee, to plication fi led by Gopal legislator from U.P. on legislators, who fl ew to Ben Rush hour: Byrathi Basavaraj, one of the rebel MLAs, rushing to the Speaker’s chamber in room negotiations between submit the report on the Singh Visharad, an original Thursday sought protection galuru from Mumbai and Bengaluru on Thursday to meet the 6 p.m. deadline set by the Supreme Court. the BJP and the JD(S), even progress made so far by July claimant to the disputed site from the Allahabad High rushed to his chamber just while the latter appeared to 18, the next date of hearing. who fi led a title suit way Court, alleging a threat to her after 6 p.m, following the he said, adding that he could gislators,” he said. Speaker said the court could be fi ghting toothandnail to The court’s order in a way back in 1950 through his life from her father after her court order. not specify a time frame for a Earlier in the day, the Su not ask him to decide on the save the coalition jumpstarts the Ayodhya survivor Rajendra Singh, marriage to a Dalit man.The fi nal decision on the preme Court became the site resignation of the legislators government with the case. The committee had said the mediation was mak judge posted the next Article 190 resignations. of the latest faceoff between in a particular manner. Mr. Congress. been granted time till Au ing no progress. hearing for July 15 since the Mr. Ramesh Kumar cited Ar Mr. Ramesh Kumar con the Speaker and the rebel le Ramesh Kumar said the or Sources said the JD(S) was gust 15 to engage in talks. Visharad asked the CJI to couple was not present in ticle 190 of the Constitution fi rmed that all the 10 fresh gislators. der hindered his probe exploring “Plan B”, given stop the mediation and start court. as the basis for his decision resignation letters tendered Hours after a Bench, led against the MLAs under the the precarious position of No headway: petitioner adjudication on the appeals. NORTH Ī PAGE 5 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD to follow the procedure to by the rebel legislators were by Chief Justice of India Ran antidefection law. the coalition government. The immediate trigger for The appeals have been enquire whether the resigna in accordance with Rule 202 jan Gogoi, asked Mr. Ramesh However, the Chief Justice After visuals of the Thursday’s hearing is an ur pending in the court for the tions were genuine and vo of the Rules and Procedure Kumar to meet the 10 rebel of India said the Speaker’s meeting were aired on gent plea made by a clai past eight years. Visharad luntary. of Conduct of Business in the MLAs and take a decision on application would be heard television channels, Mr. mant to the disputed Ram said, “He is entitled to off er “I am not responsible for Assembly. He, however, said their resignations “forthwith on July 12. The court had Muralidhar Rao told The janmabhoomiBabri Masjid worship without any ob it, nor am I connected with he had not given dates for or in the course of the re fi xed the July 12 hearing to be Hindu that it was a “mere land that the mediation pro struction according to the the political instability in hearing to these legislators. maining part of the day”, the apprised of the Speaker’s de coincidence” and denied ceedings were making no rites and tenets of his reli Karnataka... I am not under “During the session, I will Speaker urged the court to cision on the resignations. that any politics was headway whatsoever. gion at the birthplace of anybody’s obligation. I am ask the Deputy Speaker to sit recall its order. discussed. The mediation commit Lord Shri Ram Chandra”. FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 8 PAGES obligated to the people of the in the chair during afternoon In an urgent application CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 tee is in the thick of its se (TABLOID) State and the Constitution,” sessions to hear the rebel le fi led in the afternoon, the ASSEMBLY SESSION Ī PAGE 8 JOINT PROTEST Ī PAGE 12 cond round of talks. It fi n CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 England dethrones Australia, roars into the fi nal Centre redefi nes child porn, moots stiff penalties SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT a new defi nition for child ing a child which include Roy powers the hosts to victory after Woakes and Archer put the skids on the Aussies NEW DELHI pornography in its amend photographs, video, digital Watching, possessing or cir ments to the POCSO Act, or computer generated im K.C. Vijaya Kumar 32.1 overs. Openers Jason Roy fra Archer extracted tentative culating animations or car which is likely to be intro age indistinguishable from Birmingham (85) and Jonny Bairstow set a shots and the visitor’s deci toons that depict a minor en duced in Parliament next an actual child and an image England qualifi ed for the frenzied pace through their sion to take fi rst strike gaging in a sexually explicit week. created, adapted or modi World Cup fi nal in emphatic 124run partnership in 17.2 ov backfi red. conduct could land you in The new defi nition reads, fi ed but appear to depict a fashion. In a lopsided semifi ers. Be it pace or spin, Roy Much hinged on former jail. “Any visual depiction of sex child.” nal here at Edgbaston on plundered fi ve sixes and Aus captain Smith who, besides The Cabinet has approved ually explicit conduct involv DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 9 Thursday, Eoin Morgan’s men tralia’s hopes waned. Mitchell the England attack, had to defeated defending cham Starc, Nathan Lyon and Steve contend with an aggressive pion Australia by eight wick Smith were caned, and the re crowd booing him. Smith re ets with 107 deliveries to sultant momentum was mained oblivious to the pres spare. Yet to win cricket’s pre enough for the host to cruise sure and his 85, along with a mier trophy, England last despite the dismissals of Bair 103run fourthwicket stand played a World Cup fi nal in stow and Roy. with Alex Carey, lent some the 1992 edition at Mel Earlier, the Australian in respectability to the Austra bourne, and will now take on nings suff ered a crisis as skip lian total. But in the end, it One step closer: England produced a clinical display to New Zealand in the summit per Aaron Finch, David War wasn’t adequate to prevent dethrone Australia with an eightwicket win in the second clash at Lord’s on Sunday. ner and Peter Handscomb fell England’s regal march. semifi nal at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Thursday. * DAVID Trailing Australia’s 223, En within the fi rst 10 overs. Chris ENGLAND RIDES ON ROY’S ROGERS/GETTY IMAGES gland posted 226 for two in Woakes (three for 20) and Jo ASSAULT Ī PAGE 17 CBI teams search premises of Lawyers Collective FIR fi led for FCRA violations
Facing the heat: Anand Grover’s premises in Delhi and
Mumbai were searched on Thursday. * REUTERS
Special Correspondent carried out on the residen NEW DELHI tial and offi cial premises of The CBI on Thursday con Mr. Grover in Delhi and ducted searches at fi ve plac Mumbai,” said a CBI offi cial, es in Delhi and Mumbai in clarifying that it was not connection with a case of an against Ms. Jaising. alleged Foreign Contribu The CBI registered the tion Regulation Act (FCRA) case last month on a com violation by the Lawyers plaint from the Home Minis Collective (LC), its president try. It invoked IPC provisions Anand Grover and others. related to criminal conspira After CBI offi cials con cy, criminal breach of trust cluded the search at their Ni and cheating, besides crimi zamuddin East residence in nal misconduct under the Delhi, senior advocate Indi Prevention of Corruption ra Jaising said she and Mr. Act. The LC, which was ear Grover were being targeted lier registered under the for the human rights work FCRA, had received ₹ 32 they had been doing for the crore in foreign donations past several years. between 2006 and 2015. “The searches have been CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 2 CITY FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I N BRIEF Petitions in HC challenge B.Com most popular course under DU 2nd list LS election of BJP leaders B.A. (Hons.) political science and B.Com (Hons.) occupy second and third spot Sidharth Ravi the cutoff s for the course New Delhi was pegged very high. For Plea against St. Stephen’s On an average, B.Com cours instance, in Hindu College, interview panel rejected Harsh Vardhan and Hans Raj Hans get notices es at Delhi University saw the the cutoff was 99%. NEW DELHI Press Trust of India most number of admissions B.Com (Honours) at DU The Delhi HC on Thursday New Delhi dismissed a plea challenging under the second list, an had the third highest average the inclusion of a Supreme The election of Union Minis analysis of the data showed. number of students at 77 for Council member of St. ter Harsh Vardhan, BJP MPs Coming in a close second is its 49 courses. Stephen’s College here in the Hans Raj Hans and Mee B.A. (Honours) political interview panel for admission nakshi Lekhi to the Lok Sab science. Likely to increase of Christian students to the ha was challenged before For the 42 B.Com courses Among all courses, SRCC has institute. Justice Anu Malhotra the Delhi High Court on off ered at various colleges of the most number of students dismissed the plea by three Thursday on various the university, 4,194 stu admitted to B.Com (Ho professors of the college. PTI grounds, including giving dents have been admitted. nours) with 465 students this false information in their af But, the number of students year. Jamia Millia introduces fi davits. admitted under the diff erent The current analysis has four new courses The three separate peti Harsh Vardhan (left) and Hans Raj Hans. combinations of B.A. Pro been carried out on the basis NEW DELHI tions came up for hearing gramme is far higher at of data of the number of stu The Jamia Millia Islamia on before three judges. While the BJP leader had indulged nomination and listed the 8,847. number of students in B.A. At the second place is B.A. dents admitted to DU as on Thursday introduced four new notices were issued to Dr. in corrupt practices by not matter for further hearing It should be noted that 421 Programme courses to about (Honours) political science Monday. The number of stu courses under Entrepreneurship Harsh Vardhan and Mr. Hans disclosing the real cost of a on September 18. such combinations are of 21. Comparatively, there is which has an average of 93 dents admitted will increase Development Programmes. seeking their replies, the residential apartment in The plea was fi led by Con fered at the university. This an average of 100 students in students admitted in 43 after admissions under the The courses have been plea against Ms. Lekhi’s elec Dwarka that was bought by gress candidate Rajesh Li brings down the average B.Com. courses. At several colleges third list are over. introduced in collaboration tion has been listed for his wife. lothia, who had contested with the National Small further hearing on August Mr. Kumar fi led his peti the election from the North Industries Corporation and the 18. tion through advocate Su West Delhi parliamentary Delhi Cong. Ministry of Micro, Small and render Singh Hooda. constituency against Mr. ‘Objection tracker’ to challenge Medium Enterprises. PTI ‘Corrupt practices’ In the Lok Sabha election Hans. The petition, fi led Justice Navin Chawla asked held in AprilMay, Dr. Harsh through advocates Vikram calls on Anil Dr. Harsh Vardhan to res Vardhan won the Chandni Dua and Sunil Kumar, discrepancies in DUET uploaded pond to the petition which Chowk seat defeating the claimed that Mr. Hans had Baijal over has sought that his election Congress’ Jai Prakash Agar registered affi davit with false to the Lower House of Parlia wal and the Aam Aadmi Par information with his nomi corruption in Master question papers put online along with answers ment be declared as void. ty’s Pankaj Gupta. nation for the 2019 general The matter was listed for In the plea fi led against election. It alleged that the Waqf Board Staff Reporter on Thursday morning. ert whose decision will be fi hearing on September 24. Mr. Hans, Justice Jayant Nath singerturnedpolitician had New Delhi The ‘master question pap nal. Following this, a ‘fi nal The plea moved by Arun has also asked the Election made false declarations with Staff Reporter Delhi University has upload ers’ for various examina key’ will be uploaded and re Kumar, who claims to be a Commission (EC) to pre regard to income of his wife, NEW DELHI ed an ‘objection tracker’ for tions that have taken place sults will be complied based voter of Chandni Chowk serve the documents fi led by having liability of ₹ 2.5 crore A delegation of Delhi Con students to challenge any have been uploaded along on this. The link to the track constituency, alleged that the BJP leader at the time of and about his education. gress leaders submitted a discrepancies in the exami with the answers. er will remain available for DELHI TODAY memorandum to Lieute nations (DUET2019) to its 48 hours. Talk: Book discussion on “Lakshmi nantGovernor Anil Bai entrancebased courses held The process The objection tracker has the Rebel: Culture, Economy and jal’s offi ce on Thursday al between July 3 and July 8. To raise issues related to been made available Women’s Agency”, authored by Bidyut Mohanty. Discussants: Prof. AAP rebel MLAs demand leging “irregularities and The fi rst lot of objection answers, applicants are re through the National Testing Malashri Lal, former Professor, Dept. corruption” in the recruit trackers were put up on the quired to submit it through Agency (NTA), which is con of English, University of Delhi; Prof. Raj Kumar, Head, Dept. of English, ment for various posts of university’s website on July an ‘objection form’ in which ducting the entrance tests University of Delhi; and Dr. Sukrita cross-examination of petitioner the Delhi Waqf Board. 9, the day after the comple they are required to enter for the fi rst time. The agency Paul Kumar, poet, critic and academ- tion of the exams. The se question IDs and an option also carries out other nation ician. Chair: Prof. Patricia Uberoi, Press Trust of India Honorary Fellow and Chairperson, Sehrawat and Mr. Bajpai would be crossexamined by Timebound probe cond lot of trackers for up to ID. Challenges raised are allevel examinations such Institute of Chinese Studies at Con- New Delhi claiming that they had the Speaker. If they [editors Levelling allegations of ne 63 courses were uploaded placed before a subject exp as NEET and IITJEE. ference Room – I, India International Centre (IIC), 6.30 p.m. Hearing for disqualifi cation joined the saff ron party dur and reporters] stand by their potism against Aam Aad of rebel AAP MLAs Devender ing the Lok Sabha polls in news reports then Sehrawat mi Party MLA Amanatul Talk: Dance discussion on “Relook at a Kathak Master: Mohanrao Kalyan- Sehrawat and Anil Bajpai, May. and Bajpai would be disqual lah Khan, who is also the purkar” by Sunil Kothari and Subhash for allegedly joining the BJP, “They have said in an affi ifi ed,” Mr. Bharadwaj said. chairman of the board, BJP MP calls on L-G, submits list of Chandra at Seminar Rooms II-III, began in the Delhi Assembly davit that they have not However, Mr. Bajpai, the the Delhi Congress leaders Kamaladevi Complex, IIC, 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, with the duo joined the BJP and are with MLA from Gandhi Nagar seg said that the party will Exhibition: “Colouring the Wounds demanding crossexamina AAP. They also said that all ment, denied having said so soon hold a “dharna” to Away” a solo paintings show by Se- mosques on government land her Hashmi Raza, Academy of Fine tion of the petitioner. news reports on them join in his affi davit. “expose the corruption”. Arts & Literature (AFAL), 4/6, Siri- AAP legislator and spo ing the BJP are fabricated. Mr. Bajpai said that he has The Delhi Pradesh Con fort Institutional Area, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. kesperson Saurabh Bharad On July 20, the next date for demanded crossexamina gress Committee said that Reiterates demand for formation of committees for surveys (Mail your listings for this column at waj had moved the petition hearing, editors and repor tion of Mr. Bhardwaj on July the LieutenantGover [email protected]) for disqualifi cation of Mr. ters of fi ve newspapers 20. nor’s offi ce has assured Staff Reporter The L-G has assured New Delhi <> the delegation of a “time me of action at the bound probe” into the BJP MP Parvesh Verma on earliest and issued matter. Thursday called on Lieute orders for the The delegation com nantGovernor Anil Baijal survey I have been prised DPCC spokesper and submitted a list of 54 son Harnam Singh, Parvez mosques and graveyards demanding to Alam and Delhi Congress which allegedly existed in an establish the Minorities Cell chairman unauthorised manner on go circumstances on Ali Mehndi among others. vernment land across his the ground
“The Delhi Congress constituency of West Delhi. Parvesh Verma will take this matter to the Mr. Verma had, in a letter longs to departments such BJP MP Muslim community across to Mr. Baijal last month, al as the Delhi Urban Shelter the Capital to show as to leged that mosques and gra Improvement Board (DU The other members of the how the Waqf Board is be veyards were mushrooming SIB), the Gram Sabha, Flood committee include Gurmin ing misused by Mr. Khan on government land, road Department, Delhi Develop dar Singh Matharu (Member for personal gains instead sides and vacant spaces and ment Authority (DDA) and – SGPC), Dr. Denzil Fer of serving the cause of the demanded immediate ac municipal corporations, nandes (social scientist), An community at large,” said tion in this regard. meant for community facili kur Otto (human rights acti Mr. Mehndi. ties such as parks and public vist) and Raees Ahmad Conducted survey toilets, Mr. Verma said. (journalist). Norms fl outed “The LG has assured me of Mr. Verma reiterated his DMC chairman Zafarul Is The DPCC in a statement action at the earliest and, in demand for the formation of lam Khan, in a statement, said that in the memoran my presence, issued orders dedicated committees with had said that illegal con dum submitted, party for the survey I have been district magistrates and offi structions on government leaders have alleged that demanding to establish the cials concerned for conduct lands is an old problem in “all norms” were fl outed circumstances on the ing offi cial surveys in this Delhi. in 33 appointments made ground,” Mr. Verma said. regard. “DMC does not support il to the Board. In a memorandum which Taking cognisance of Mr. legal occupation of govern The delegation has also he submitted to the LG, the Verma’s charge, the Delhi ment lands. The way this is sought removal of Mr. West Delhi MP said he perso Minorities Commission sue has been raised, it Khan as the chairman of nally conducted a survey of (DMC) had on June 24 set up appears to be an eff ort to the Board to “ensure tran such areas where graveyards a fi vemember factfi nding build an atmosphere sparency and a fair deal in and mosques had come up committee headed by social “against a certain communi the functioning” of the on government land. activist Ovais Sultan Khan to ty” which is not acceptable,” Delhi Waqf Board. The land originally be crosscheck his claim. Dr. Khan had said.
Hindon sanctuary: NGT seeks report on encroachments Raps Ghaziabad DM for non-compliance
Staff Reporter given by the tribunal which NEW DELHI are required to be complied The National Green Tribu with,” the Bench observed. nal (NGT) has directed the The Bench, also compris Ghaziabad authorities to ing NGT expert member S.S. furnish a report on the sta Garbyal, further sought a tus of encroachments near schedule or action plan for Hindon Bird Sanctuary. “fully executing the judg A Bench headed by NGT ment of the tribunal”. judicial member Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore di Hearing plea rected the District Magis The directions came when trate to refer to previous the green panel was hearing judgments and fi le an affi da a plea moved by Ghaziabad vit pertaining to the status of resident Sushil Raghav who compliance of orders. sought implementation of the 2016 judgment. Action plan The petitioner had con “It was incumbent upon tended that the construc [authorities] to have fi rst tion of the sixlane Hindon gone through the [Septem elevated road, which falls ber 2016] judgment and under the Hindon Bird then proceed for execution Sanctuary, was started with of the same…we have noted out obtaining the requisite that the respondents have clearance from the State En not even noted the area in vironment Impact Assess question and the directions ment Authority.
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I N BRIEF CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Security blanket L ok Adalat to be held in DDA to launch online portal for Gurugram tomorrow GURUGRAM More than 6,000 cases, mostly related to accidents, traffic challans, Excise Act and emutation of residential plots family disputes, will be heard at a Lok Adalat to be The pilot project will soon be extended to commercial plots, say offi cials organised by the District Legal Services Authority on Saturday Shinjini Ghosh introduced. (July 13). Ten benches will be New Delhi “After submitting the ap constituted to hear the cases. The Delhi Development plication, the web portal will Those who have been issued Authority will launch a web also help people track their challans for traffic violation portal to facilitate citizens fi les and keep a tab on the can come to the Lok Adalat with the challan and pay the apply online for mutationre status of their applications. fine to close the case. lated issues, said senior offi It will reduce the unneces cials on Thursday. sary hassle that people faced The portal that is likely to earlier,” the offi cial added. Dust storm likely to be launched soon is a move sweep city today to ensure transparency, they ‘Go paperless’ NEW DELHI said. The urban body also said the It was a hot and humid day in “Earlier people had to initiative is a part of its ven the Capital with the maximum physically approach the DDA ture to go “paperless” where temperature settling at 39.2 and submit documents for no “physical fi les” are degrees Celsius on Thursday. mutation purposes. Howev required. The weatherman predicted partly cloudy skies along with er, with the launch of the soon be extended for com ply for the mutation pro “This will ensure ease of dust raising winds for Friday. portal, they can apply for the mercial plots as well, the of cess,” the offi cial explained. accessibility and prevent The maximum and minimum process themselves and not fi cer said. Senior DDA offi cials also fraud as there will be a cen temperatures are likely to wait for any other offi cial,” “The website is ready and added that depending on the tralised research and deve settle around 39 and 31 said a senior DDA offi cial. interested stakeholders can success of the project, furth lopment [R&D] facility and degrees Celsius respectively. While the pilot project log in directly and feed rele er benefi ts like econversion all records will be main
There is no possibility of rain, will entail emutation of resi vant data, including the plot of leasehold plots to free tained in a centralised man Secuirty personnel keeping vigil at the Red Fort. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA a Met official said. dential plots only, it would number, and so on and ap hold plots will also be ner,” the DDA said. 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Deputy Commissioner of rested in connection with and an argument started the police found that the lo planning a recce at the bu ployed at his house in plain After the incident, the bu Police. the case, they said. between them over a petty cals had taken the injured sinessman’s house in Sec clothes. sinessman, Ritanshu Ma A case has been regis Deputy Commissioner issue. persons to Apollo Hospital. tor 14 to abduct the child, Several teams, including hendru from Model Town, tered, she added. of Police (NorthEast) Atul “Both the sides were ask A damanged bike was also they said. Musktim was off ered Crime Branch, were in and his PSO Vikrant Singh Mahendru and Singh Kumar Thakur said Om Pal ing each other why they found at the spot,” the offi c Nasreen alias Fiza Khan ₹ 20 lakh for the job. volved in the investigation. from Baghpat rushed the have been arrested, the of from Welcome worked as a were standing on the er said. from Uttar Pradesh’s Math * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Crime Unit Sector 17 ar victim to a nearby hospital. fi cer said. driver. street. The accused then The victims have been ura stays in Gurugram on rested Musktim at IFFCO During interrogation, the “A PCR call was received stabbed him and fl ed the identifi ed as Mohan from rent and was in need of mo of money could be extorted Chowk on Thursday. ‘False PCR call’ duo confessed to the crime, at 5 a.m. regarding the inci spot,” the offi cer said. Inderpuri, and his niece ney to pay donation for ad from the businessman. He then allegedly told On the way, Mahendru the police said. dent. On reaching the spot, A case has been regis Dipti. “Statement of the in mission to a medical She then hatched a plan the police that Nasreen made a false PCR call re However, the reason for the police found the man tered under Section 302 jured persons is being ta college. to abduct his son and also would come to meet him in garding a fi ring by a few un the quarrel will be ascer lying dead with multiple (punishment for murder) ken and action will be ta Alumni of a renowned roped in Mustkim, a juice Sector 14 market following identifi ed men at G.T. Karnal tained only after the victim stab injuries. He was of the Indian Penal Code. ken accordingly,” Mr. nursing college, Nasreen vendor, to help her. which she was nabbed. road. gives his statement, the of rushed to Jag Pravesh Mr. Thakur said raids are Biswal said. had attended to the ailing Mustkim (33) from Uttar Nasreen said she was in On Tuesday at 5 p.m., the fi cer said. Chandra Hospital where he being conducted to nab the The offi cer said preli mother of the businessman Pradesh’s Sambhal, stays need of money to fulfi l her police were reported re One empty cartridge and was declared brought second accused. The vic minary investigation re for around 25 days, which on rent in Delhi’s dream to be a doctor. She garding fi ring at GT Karnal fi velive cartridges were re dead,” said a senior offi cer, tim had two criminal cases vealed that the injured per was 10 months ago. She Seemapuri. had off ered Musktim ₹ 20 road. covered from the spot, the adding that the body was on charges of theft regis sons were not hit by any had a hint that a huge sum On June 8, she called the lakh for the job. The victim who is under police added. shifted to Guru Teg Baha tered against him. vehicles. Over 400 school Govt. gives nod for procurement of 1,650 lowfl oor buses Urgently look into sale, regulation, buses fi ned for inadequate Conversion of Rajghat Coal Plant into a 5,000KW solar park also approved consumption of ecigarettes: HC safety measures S taff Reporter ken earlier and in the pipeline, Govt. asked to fi le affi davit on steps taken to ban it New Delhi Delhi will have 9,500 buses ply Press Trust of India The Delhi Cabinet has given its ing on the roads by May 2020,” Staff Reporter for formulating a policy to ban Noida nod for the procurement of 1,650 Mr. Sisodia added. New Delhi ecigarettes. Over 400 school buses and lowfl oor buses by the Delhi The 1,000 airconditioned The Delhi High Court on Thursday di The Delhi government had last vans were issued challans Transport Corporation (DTC) lowfl oor buses to be procured rected the Delhi government to ur year informed the court that it has in in Noida and Greater Noida and the Delhi Integrated Multi by DTC will start rolling out from gently look into the matter of regulat itiated steps to completely ban the on Thursday for not having Modal Transit System (DIMTS) January 2020 and the entire fl eet ing the sale and consumption of production, sale and supply of eciga adequate safety measures Ltd., said Deputy Chief Minister will be on the roads of the city by ecigarettes. rettes and steps were being taken to on board, the police said Manish Sisodia on Thursday. May that year, he said. It is an “eburning issue” as dam create public awareness. on Thursday. In addition, he said, 1,000 age was being caused to children Mr. Ghose told the court that it was The action was carried ‘Electric buses in August’ standard fl oor buses under Clus who have started consuming these in the process of banning it and he out as part of ‘Operation The government is now moving ter scheme will start arriving products. will convey the court’s concern to the Clean’, a special initiative ahead with the procurement of from this month and by Decem A Bench of Chief Justice D N Patel authorities. of Gautam Buddh Nagar 4,000 buses that will arrive by der the Cluster scheme run by preparing for the procurement ber, the entire fl eet will be rolled and Justice C. Hari Shankar ques Ecigarettes are devices which police to make roads safer, mid2020 with a tender for 1,000 DIMTS, he said. Currently, there of new buses for the past two out, he added. tioned the government as to what it help to create the feeling of tobacco they said. electric buses scheduled to open are around 5,500 public tran years. No new buses could be According to Mr. Sisodia, the was doing for the last one year since smoking. The campaign was car in August and their arrival ex sport buses that include 3,900 procured by the DTC in the last process for procurement of it had informed the court that it was Various makers of the device say ried out on vehicles linked pected to begin from January being operated by the DTC and 910 years. Besides 1,000 low 1,000 lowfl oor buses under the initiating steps to ban ecigarettes the eliquid inside the device heats to 129 schools and began at next year, he said, adding that over 1,600 under the Cluster fl oor DTC buses, the process for Cluster scheme is also on. The and whether the authorities were up when activated and creates an ae 6.30 am, a spokesperson the entire batch of new buses is scheme by the DIMTS. procurement of another 3,000 fl eet of 650 buses whose tender looking into the matter or not. rosolised vapour which provides a said. expected to be on the roads by The Cabinet also gave its nod buses, which will arrive by May was cleared by the Cabinet, will fl avour similar to tobacco. “During the campaign, April next year. to the proposal to offi cially close June 2020, is also under way,” start rolling out from December ‘Content of nicotine’ The court was hearing a plea fi led 427 school buses and vans The meeting, which was down the Rajghat Coal Plant, Mr. Sisodia said. and the entire fl eet will arrive by “Are you doing something? look the by Seema Sehgal, a homemaker, who were issued challans after chaired by Chief Minister Arvind which is nonfunctional since “The Cabinet decisions taken April 2020; the tender for the re damage it is causing to our children. has sought directions to the govern they were found not having Kejriwal, also approved award 2015 and will now be converted today are a major boost for pu maining 350 buses low fl oor bus Is anyone looking at this matter... See ment to formulate a policy and guide adequate safety measures ing concessions to successful bid into a 5,000 KW solar park. blic transport. With the deci es under cluster scheme will be the urgency. Look at the content of lines for advertisements and regula and not fulfi lling the safety ders for 650 lowfl oor buses un “The government has been sions taken today and those ta opened this month. nicotine in them... It is an eburning tion of sale, production and supply of criterion. Another 702 bus issue,” the Bench said. the product. es and vans were let off The court, which was hearing a During the hearing, her counsel with a warning to adopt Duo held for cheating plea seeking to regulate the sale and told the court that there is no health proper safety measures Commission for safai karamcharis asks consumption of ecigarettes, was in warning/ advisory given on the pack while having children on formed by the petitioner’s counsel ing of ecigarettes and there should board,” the spokesperson people of over ₹ 30 lakh that nowadays, schoolchildren have be some regulation to govern it as it said. govt. to fi le report on sewer deaths started consuming ecigarettes causes health problems. Press Trust of India which also contains nicotine. He added that there is no data to ₹ 26,700 collected ‘Mechanised system of sewer cleaning not being executed completely’ New Delhi To this, the court asked the go show that ecigarettes, which comes Around ₹ 26,700 was col With the arrest of two persons, the police vernment counsel Sanjoy Ghose to in fl avours like mango and strawber lected in fi nes during the Staff Reporter sulting from the manual year in Delhi, which has dis on Thursday claimed to have solved a fi le an affi davit through the Chief Se ry are better that the normal ones 11th edition of the “Opera New Delhi cleaning of sewers and sep mayed the Commission and case of cheating of ₹ 37 lakh. cretary detailing the steps taken by it and helps in quitting smoking. tion Clean”, he said. Gau The National Commission tic tanks. “Please refer to it is compelled to under The arrested — Shivam Kayasth (26) tam Buddh Nagar SSP Vaib for Safai Karamcharis which news reports of frequent stand that mechanised sys from Greater Noida and Ishvender Singh hav Krishna said the action functions under the Minis deaths of sanitation work tem of sewer cleaning is still from Dehradun — used to target those per was taken after a number try of Social Justice and Em ers in Delhi while manually not being executed com sons who want to go abroad and settle of complaints were re powerment has directed the cleaning sewers without pletely...” the Secretary there. They promised them that they will ceived about school buses Chief Secretary of Delhi to protective gear...The Com added. take money only after the victims board and vans violating traffi c fi le a report on sewer death mission has gathered that their fl ights. rules. “There have been cases continuing unabated government had procured ‘Pursuing each case’ “During the same period of time, they complaints that these vehi in the Capital despite the go 200 sewer cleaning ma Mr. Dass said the Commis sent their another team at the hotel for cles get overloaded with vernment's “claims of chines to ensure mechan sion was pursuing “each conducting fake raids from where they children, run on wrong mechanisation.” ised system of sewer clean case” of deaths in sewers kept the money and other belongings of lanes, risking lives of kids In a letter to Chief Secre ing...” Mr. Dass wrote. with police stations investi the relatives of their customer/victim. and other commuters. So tary Vijay Kumar Dev on Ju “...However, the regular gating them and urging the Even they also kept the DVRs of the hotels this campaign was to send ly 9, Narain Dass, Secretary, occurrence of sewer death offi cers to invoke the “strin to evade their arrest,” the statement said. out a message that you are National Commission for cases in Delhi seems to be gent provisions of the Prohi The police said they received information being watched when you Safai Karamcharis, also tray the suggestion of me bition of Employment as that the accused were staying in a hotel in violate rules. There is no sought a report on steps be chanisation. Over 15 sewer Manual Scavengers and Sector 55. “A raid was conducted and the getting away from the law,” ing taken by the govern deaths have been reported their Rehabilitation Act, accused were nabbed from there,” said a Mr. Krishna said. ment to stop such deaths re during last oneandahalf 2013” in relation to these. senior offi cer. 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DELHI THE HINDU 4 CITY FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Madhur Verma Fan mishap: BJP delegation inspects school transferred to Woman driving car shot at Arunachal by bikeborne men, critical Building part of scam under which each room was built at ₹ 25 lakh, says party STAFF REPORTER Staff Reporter NEW DELHI New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Kin, cops suspect her husband’s involvement in the incident A Bharatiya Janata Party NHRC issues Police (New Delhi district) (BJP) delegation on Thurs and Delhi Police Public Re STAFF REPORTER critical and she is in ventila day carried out an inspec notice to govt. lation Offi cer (PRO) Mad NEW DELHI tor,” the offi cial said. tion at Trilokpuri Sarvodaya hur Verma has been trans A 30yearold woman was The family members of Bal Vidyalaya where a ceiling Special Correspondent ferred to Arunachal shot at allegedly by two un the victim and the police fan had fallen on a student’s NEW DELHI Pradesh on Thursday with identifi ed bikeborne assai suspect the involvement of head fracturing his skull Stating that the incident immediate eff ect. lants on a busy road in Dwar the her husband Varun Ya here a day before. showed the “true picture” The transfer order, ka Sector 12 on Thursday dav in the incident. After the inspection at the of government schools in which arrived in the after morning, the police said. school, BJP leaders also went the Capital, the National noon from Ministry of The victim, identifi ed as Troubled marriage to GTB Hospital and en Human Rights Commission Home Aff airs, stated that Kiren, has sustained injuries “Kiren and Varun got mar quired about the condition on Thursday issued a not Mr. Verma “stands re on her neck and her condi ried around 10 years ago and of the injured child. The BJP delegation at the school on Thursday. (Below) Part of ice to the Delhi government lieved” with eff ect from tion is stated to be critical, a were having matrimonial is “The condition of the stu the ceiling fan which fell on the student. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT over the incident of a ceil Thursday itself to join his police offi cer said. sues. Since the last oneand dent continues to be serious. ing fan falling on a student new posting. The incident took place ahalfyear, he [Varun] did Being a public representa school room was allegedly in a classroom a day before.
In a similar Home Minis around 8 a.m. at a rounda Kiren * not give a single penny to my tive, I came here to inspect constructed at a cost of Taking suo motu cogni try’s order, Mr. Verma’s bout near Radisson Blu Ho sister due to which she had the school as this is a serious around ₹ 25 lakh. sance of media reports wife, Niharika Rai, a 2005 tel when Kiren was return An autorickshaw driver, to start a small fi nance busi case. This incident is very Arguing that an “earth about the incident, the batch IAS offi cer, has also ing home after dropping her who is an eyewitness in the ness in Dwarka,” said Pankaj tragic. It is the responsibility quakeproof school build NHRC sent notice to the been transferred to Aruna son to school.Shewas shot at case, said he thought it was Bajaj, the victim’s brother. of all of us to prevent such in ing” could have been con Chief Secretary, seeking a chal Pradesh. Her order by twobike borne men who the sound of a bullet “He [Varun] had been ill cidents from happening structed with the amount report in four weeks. came late in the evening. were chasing her car, the motorcycle. treating my sister. He used to again,” BJP Delhi unit chief spent on the construction of “The Commission has Additional Deputy Com police said. “Later when the [wo stay away from the house Manoj Tiwari said. the school where the inci further observed that the missioner of Police (New The victim works as a man’s] car hit the divider, I without informing anyone. dent occurred, Mr. Tiwari school authorities, being Delhi) will look after the parttime property and fi realised that someone had We suspect his involvement Quality of construction reiterated that “corruption lawful custodian of the stu duties of the DCP (New nance dealer, they said. fi red from a gun. I saw two in the incident,” said the “Apart from the cost of con has been committed on a them,” he added. dents, are liable to ensure Delhi) until the name of Preliminary investigation bikeborne assailants and brother. struction of the school build large scale”. Leader of Opposition in their safety during school the new DCP is an revealed that the woman the pillion rider was bran “My nephew, who is in ing, the question on the the Delhi Assembly, Vijender time. The incident is shock nounced, said a senior pol was involved in a family dis dishing the gun while they Class IV, was not present in quality of construction now Tiwari slams Sisodia Gupta, who was also part of ing, giving true picture of ice offi cer. pute, the offi cer said, adding were fl eeing the spot,” he the car during the incident. arises. It appears that the Mr. Tiwari also took the op the delegation, said, “I want the State infrastructure and A 2005batch IPS offi c that the police are scanning said. Otherwise the results could quality of construction from portunity to attack Educa to ask [Chief Minister Ar maintenance of the govern er, Mr. Verma has served as the footage of the CCTV have been more dangerous,” the door to the ceiling is sub tion Minister Manish Sisodia vind] Kejriwal if these are the mentrun schools in Delhi,” the Deputy Commissioner cameras installed in the area Bullet injury on neck Mr. Bajaj added. standard which resulted in who, he said, “talks about worldclass classrooms for an NHRC statement said. of Police in various police where the incident took Offi cials at Venkateshwar “Doctors have informed the ceiling fan falling on a construction of worldclass which the public money has The uncle of the 13year districts and crime branch place. Hospital said that she was us that the condition of the student, injuring him se classrooms” at government been wasted on a large scale. old student reportedly al from June 2013 to July brought to the hospital woman is very critical. They riously,” Mr. Tiwari said. run schools. Kejriwal will have to replyon leged that niether any 2019. A few detained around 8.15 a.m. with a bul have removed the bullet The BJP has been claiming “The children cannot be this as money paid by crore teacher nor the school Mr. Verma was the so A few suspects have been de let injury on the neck. from her neck but she is not that the construction of the left in the schools construct of taxpayers in Delhi have principal had accompanied cial media face of the State tained in connection with “The bullet was removed. fi t to give a statement,” said a said school building is part ed with stone slabs and T been looted in this scam. It is the victim to the hospital police. the case, the police said. Her condition is, however, senior police offi cer. of a scam under which each iron as it may pose danger to also a fraud.” on the day of incident. Muslim Morcha demands Accident death: victim’s end to mob lynching family gets ₹ 18.97 lakh Stages protest at Jantar Mantar He died after being hit by a car in 2015
Staff Reporter both the issues are stand Nirnimesh Kumar The insurance company New Delhi ing since 1949 and 1950, New Delhi also opposed the claim plea. The All India United Mus therefore the fi nal verdict A Motor Accident Claims Its counsel argued that the lim Morcha, which works on both should come to Tribunal on Wednesday victim had sustained the in for the empowerment of gether otherwise it will be awarded a compensation of juries due to falling on the the community, on Thurs a great injustice with the ₹ 18.97 lakh to the wife and road in an intoxicated day, staged a daylong sit marginalised Muslim four children of a DTC bus condition. in protest at Jantar Man mass, that is Dalit Mus conductor who was killed The tribunal’s Presiding tar, demanding incidents lims, who are the victims after being hit by a car in Offi cer, however, dismissed of mob lynching across of the Ayodhya case,” said northwest Delhi’s Najafgarh their arguments. “Having the Capital be stopped. the Morcha’s national in 2015. regard to the fact and cir vicepresident Kamal Evidence by an eyewit cumstances of the present Inclusion in SC/ST Act Ashraf. ness, who was returning case, it is evident that de The Morcha, in a state Terming mob lynchings from work at the time of the ceased Suresh sustained fa ment, said it also demand a “new technique” of ac incident, proved that the tal injuries and died in a mo ed the inclusion of minori celerating “the wave of man on the wheels was at tor vehicle accident dated ties in the SC/ST Act communal politics in In fault. The victim was walk 20.11.2015 due to rash or ne constituted under Article dia”, Hafi z Gulam Sarwar, ing when the accident gligent driving of vehicle DL 341 of the Constitution. the national spokesperson happened. 8CT 3439 which was being “Like the Ayodhya dis of the outfi t, urged the in The witness stood her driven by Sanjay, owned by pute, the issue of Dalit clusion of Dalit Muslims ground even when she was Dinesh Kumar and insured Muslim reservation is also under the SC/ST Act in or crossexamined by the with Bharti AXA General In in the apex court, waiting der to “erase the fear psy counsel for the insurance surance Company Ltd.,” he for its fi nal verdict. As chosis” among them. company with which the of said. fending vehicle was insured. “An award for a sum of The driver and the owner ₹ 18.97 lakh along with inter of the car opposed the claim est at the rate of 9% p.a. petition stating that the de from the date of fi ling of the tailed accident report fi led petition, i.e 24.10.2016, till by the police was false and realisation is passed in fa aimed at harassing them. vour of the petitioners and Claiming that the vehicle against the respondents. was not involved in the acci The compensation amount dent, they urged the court shall be payable by Bharti to dismiss the claim petition AXA General Insurance fi led by the wife and the Company Ltd., to the peti children of the deceased. tioners,” Mr. Singh said. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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DELHI Timings Friday, July 12 BJP MLA’s daughter moves RISE 05:32 SET 19:22 U.P. Law Commission pushes RISE 15:20 SET 01:47 Saturday, July 13 High Court for protection RISE 05:32 SET 19:22 RISE 16:19 SET 02:27 for life term in lynching cases Sunday, July 14 Father denies threatening to kill her for marrying a Dalit RISE 05:33 SET 19:22 Submits draft Bill to State govt.; suggests separate law to deal with mob violence RISE 17:17 SET 03:12 Saurabh Trivedi of the matter through social Omar Rashid Press Trust of India of the victims and their fami lence in the State, including media and assured the cou Delhi/Lucknow Lucknow lies, it said. the 2015 killing of Mo ple of protection if they Taking cognisance of inci hammed Akhlaq in Dadri on Sakshi Misra, the daughter wrote seeking security. “We dents of mob lynching, in Suo motu study suspicion of beef of a BJP legislator who had have put Ajitesh’s house un cluding those by cow vigi According to data available consumption. claimed a threat from him to der roundtheclock securi lantes, the Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2019, 50 inci It also mentioned the kill her life because of marrying ty. We are trying to trace the Law Commission has sub dents of mob violence have ing of Inspector Subodh a Dalit man, moved a peti couple and assure them re mitted a draft Bill recom taken place in the State. Ele Singh on December 3, 2018, tion in Allahabad High Court garding their safety,” said mending up to life imprison ven of the 50 victims have in a clash between police on Thursday seeking protec the SSP. ment for the crime. died in the attacks. Twenty and Hindutva groups in Bu tion. The 23yearold, whose Commission chairman fi ve of these were cases of landshahr after cattle car father Rajesh Misra is the Sakshi Misra and husband Family leaves home Ajitesh Kumar. * Justice (retired) A.N. Mittal major assault, including casses were found in a fi eld. MLA from Bithari Chainpur Harish Kumar, Mr. Ajitesh’s submitted a report on mob The draft Bill was submitted those by cow vigilantes. “Incidents of mob vio in Bareilly district, had not present in court. father, alleged that his family lynching, along with the to CM Yogi Adityanath. “In the backdrop of this lence have taken place in uploaded a video on social Stung by the embarrass is getting threats from peo draft Bill, to Chief Minister situation, the commission Farrukhabad, Unnao, Kan media on Wednesday de ment, Mr. Misra told repor ple close to the BJP MLA. Yogi Adityanath on Suggesting that such a law took up the study suo motu pur, Hapur and Muzaff arna claring her marriage with ters on Thursday that the al The family left their house Wednesday. may be called the Uttar Pra and accordingly recom gar districts. Police are also Ajitesh Kumar, 29. In anoth legations against him were on July 5 for an undisclosed The 128page report cited desh Combating of Mob mended the State govern becoming victims as people er video, she appealed to her “false”. He said his daughter place. “I have approached various cases of lynching in Lynching Act, the commis ment the need for having a have started thinking of father to stop opposing her was an adult and “has the the local police, media and the State and recommended sion specifi ed the responsi comprehensive law to com them as their enemy,” Justice love marriage and call back right to decide for herself”. the BJP MLA and apprised immediate enactment of a bilities of police offi cers and bat lynching,” said Law Com Mittal said in the report. associates he had allegedly “I have not threatened to them of the situation and al 0 law as per recommendations District Magistrates and spelt mission secretary Sapna The panel studied laws of set upon them. kill anybody, neither have so shown them the marriage DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to made by the Supreme Court out the punishment for fail Tripathi. diff erent countries and In the petition fi led in any of my men or family. No certifi cate. The issue is bet verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of in 2018. The commission ing in their duty. The report said only Mani States, and decisions of the court, the couple repeated body faces any threat from ween two families and we an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG said the existing laws to com The panel said the law pur has made a special law Supreme Court while pre the allegation and sought se me,” the MLA said, adding can sort it out,” said Mr. PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch bat lynchings were not should also provide for com against lynchings and, as per paring the draft Bill. curity. The petition claimed that he was busy with the Harish. for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s suffi cient. pensation to the family of media reports, the Madhya It suggested punishment that Mr. Misra is unhappy as membership drive of his In short videos shared on products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- It recommended a pun the victim for grievous injury Pradesh government is soon for conspiracy, aid or abet he is a Brahmin and his son party. social media, Ms. Sakshi said ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in ishment ranging from seven or loss of life and property. going to enact one. ment in such cases, as well inlaw a Dalit. The judge Bareilly Senior Superin her family led by her father any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in years to life imprisonment There should also be pro It referred to various cases as for obstructing the legal posted the next hearing for tendent of Police Muniraj G. and his aides were after the this newspaper. for the off ence. visions for the rehabilitation of lynching and mob vio process. July 15 since the couple was said the police came to know life of her husband and her.
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Sweet deal Centre not releasing funds for Man gets death sentence for rural electrifi cation: Rajasthan rapemurder ‘2% reduction in power losses had been achieved’ Press trust of india Bhopal Special Correspondent its impact on the State’s fi In a speedy judgment, a JAIPUR nancial position. The State Bhopal court on Thursday The Congress government in was trying its best to achieve awarded death sentence to Rajasthan has blamed the UDAY’s target of reducing a 35yearold man for rap Centre for not releasing ₹ 932 aggregate technical and ing and killing a minor girl crore for rural electrifi cation commercial losses in the last month. works under the Deen Dayal power sector to 15%. Special Judge (for POC Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana SO cases) Kumudini Patel and the Saubhagya Scheme, Selfsuffi ciency pronounced the punish designed to provide continu Mr. Kalla said 2% reduction ment to Vishnu Bamora on ous power supply to villages in losses had been achieved two separate off ences un and hamlets. The State has since December 2018, when der IPC Sections 302 (mur requested for release of the the Congress government der) and 376AB (raping a Central funds by this took over in the State. He girl of 12yearold and yearend. CM Ashok Gehlot. * said 76,432 agricultural pow below). er connections had been re Bamora was pro ‘Debt burden’ (UDAY). leased during the last six nounced guilty on the ba Energy Minister B.D. Kalla The discoms are paying months. The Minister said sis of reports of the DNA said in the State Assembly an interest of ₹ 11,000 crore 21,770.64 MW of power was test conducted by the Bho during the ongoing budget annually on the loans. being produced in Rajasthan pal and Sagarbased foren session that while the Cen at present, gradually making sic science laboratories tral funds were still awaited, UDAY implementation the State selfsuffi cient in the and taking into account the State was reeling under Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sector. other vital aspects. the debt burden of ₹ 62,422 had also said in his budget The State was also pro The judge examined 30 crore shifted from the power speech that the previous BJP moting solar power, wind prosecution witnesses be discoms under the Ujwal regime had implemented energy and renewable ener fore awarding the Sugarcane farmers wait for customers at a roadside wholesale market in Jammu on Thursday. * PTI Discom Assurance Yojana UDAY without considering gy sources, he said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC punishment. Sukhbir, Majithia get bail ‘Cars won’t be stopped Nod to pursue case against in case fi led by exjudge for document checking’ Pehlu’s sons
Both told to attend next hearing Haryana DGP’s bid for road safety Press trust of india Jaipur Special Correspondent SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The objective of Chandigarh CHANDIGARH <> implementing this An Alwar court has accept ed the police plea to inves The Punjab and Haryana Haryana Director General of initiative is to tigate further a cow smug High Court on Thursday Police Manoj Yadava on make motorists Thursday said the police gling case against a truck granted bail to Shiromani follow traffi c rules Akali Dal president Sukhbir would not stop vehicles in operator and the two sons and ensure road Singh Badal and party lead Haryana for checking of of Pehlu Khan, who was er Bikram Singh Majithia in documents if motorists safety lynched two years ago for a criminal case fi led against abide by traffi c and road sa Manoj Yadava allegedly transporting the Haryana Director General of Police them by Justice (retired) SAD chief Sukhbir Badal. fety rules on the roads. animals illegally. Ranjit Singh for allegedly “Instructions have been tine traffi c checking is to en While the Rajasthan pol making derogatory remarks port was tabled in the Pun given to all Commissioners sure that road and traffi c ice had registered a case of against him. jab Assembly last year. of Police, IGP Traffi c and rules are followed as well as murder soon after the Ha A.P.S. Deol, the counsel In his complaint, fi led un Highways and District Supe to educate and make people ryana resident’s death in for the petitioner, told re der Section 10A of The rintendents of Police to stop aware about having a safe April 2017, it was also inves porters that the single Commissions of Inquiry checking for documents if a and secure journey. Hence tigating the cow smuggling Bench of Justice Amit Rawal Act, 1952, Justice Singh al vehicle has not visibly vio forth, no unit of the district charge. ordered both Mr. Badal and leged that both Mr. Badal lated any rules,” Mr. Yadava police, including the traffi c The Ashok Gehlot go Mr. Majithia to furnish a per and Mr. Majithia made dero said here in a statement. department, would conduct vernment faced criticism sonal bond of ₹ 1 lakh each gatory statements against However, he said that checks solely for the pur recently after a charge for the bail. The next date of him to bring disrepute to documents would be pose of ascertaining wheth sheet was fi led against hearing has been fi xed on him and the commission. checked and subsequently er the driver has complete Khan’s sons, Irshad and Aa August 21 and both the lead challan will be issued in case documents. Safe driving by rif, and truck operator ers have been asked to be ‘Waste paper’ any driver is found to have following traffi c rules would Khan Mohammad. present in the court. He referred to an incident committed a traffi c also help in preventing road Mr. Gehlot had then said Justice Singh headed a when the two leaders, dur violation. accidents,” he added. the police could reinvesti onemember commission ing a public protest, de “The objective of imple Mr. Yadava said driver’s li gate aspects of the cow set up by the Congress go scribed his inquiry report as menting this initiative is to cence and vehicle registra smuggling case, registered vernment in 2017 to investi “waste paper, deserving to make motorists follow traf tion, however, would be when the BJP government gate the incidents of sacri be relegated to the trash fi c rules, to ensure road sa checked by the police for was in power. Days later, lege of Guru Granth Sahib bin”. In May, the HC had is fety to the maximum and to crime prevention during the police fi led an applica and other religious texts sued notices to the Akali curb violations on the area sealing after heinous tion in court seeking per during the SADBJP rule in leaders to appear before it. roads,” the DGP said. crimes as well as during mission to conduct a furth 2015. The commission’s re (With PTI inputs) “Our key purpose for rou night domination exercises. er probe. Car rams men doing yoga, six killed
Press trust of india when the car driver lost con cumbed to injuries later, the jaipur trol over the vehicle. offi cer said. A speeding car rammed a The group of six men was The victims were identi group of people doing yoga taking a morning walk and fi ed as Raghubar Baghel by the roadside in Rajas had stopped on the way for a (62), Nirotilal Saini (65), than’s Bharatpur district on yoga session, Kumher SHO Makhan Lal Kathik (60), Har Thursday morning, killing Raghbeer Singh said. ishankar Tamboli (65), Prem six men, police said. Nobody in the group sur Singh Baghel (55) and Ra The accident occurred on vived. Four men died on the meshwar Baghel (45), the KumherDhanwada highway spot and two other suc SHO said.
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Court summons for Mamata’s Don’t yield an inch to BJP, Undertake fi eld tours, Naveen nephew Mamata tells party legislators Special Correspondent tells his Cabinet colleagues New Delhi ‘Form teams in every area to remain abreast of developments’ A Delhi court on Thursday 'Take feedback from benefi ciaries of diff erent welfare schemes in the State' summoned Abhishek Ba nerjee, West Bengal Chief Indo-Asian News Service her as saying. Special Correspondent benefi ciaries of diff erent The new Council of Minis Minister Mamata Baner Kolkata Ms. Banerjee said the dis BHUBANESWAR welfare schemes being im ters, which held its fi rst jee’s nephew and Trina Trinamool Congress chief trict leaders should not Odisha Chief Minister Na plemented by the meeting on May 29, had mool Congress MP, on a Mamata Banerjee on Thurs come to Kolkata all the time, veen Patnaik has asked his government. adopted the Biju Janata Dal’s complaint alleging that he day directed her party MLAs but instead stay rooted in ministerial colleagues to un election manifesto as the had fi led a false affi davit re not to yield “even an inch” their districts in order to es dertake extensive fi eld tours 5T formula State government pro garding his educational of political space to the BJP tablish good mass contacts. to know about the work be The Chief Minister remind gramme for the next fi ve qualifi cations while sub and take up programmes to “Spend more time in local ing done by their respective ed his colleagues of his 5T years. mitting his nomination counter its activities in their tea stalls to understand the departments in diff erent (transparency, technology, At that meeting, the Chief papers for the 2014 general respective areas. people’s pulse. Try to devise parts of the State. teamwork, transformation Minister had told the Minis election. Addressing party MLAs at Mamata Banerjee novel ways of mass contact,” Addressing a meeting of and time) formula to make ters that the State govern Additional Chief Metro the party headquarters she said. the Council of Ministers at Naveen Patnaik the government bring about ment would have to apprise politan Magistrate Samar here, Ms. Banerjee asked the closeddoor meeting, Ms. Banerjee has been de the State Secretariat here on changes in the lives of the the people of the implemen Vishal directed Mr. Baner district leaders not to fre Ms. Banerjee stressed the voting more time to the par Thursday, Mr. Patnaik also ments. people. ”You have to pay tation of the promises made jee, who represents Dia quent Kolkata and asked the need to eff ectively counter ty organisation since the Lok asked the Ministers to make Mr. Patnaik had on June 4 personal attention to this,” by the ruling party before mond Harbour in the Low legislators to form four the BJP in every constituen Sabha election, where her surprise visits to diff erent of asked the Ministers to sub he told the Ministers. the elections. er House, to appear before member teams in every area cy in the runup to the 2021 party suff ered serious set fi ces and institutions. Such mit the reports with his of Emphasising that compu The BJD has been in pow it on July 25. “The respon to remain abreast of deve Assembly polls. backs. Its seat tally came visits will add impetus to ser fi ce by the seventh of every terisation was essential for er in the State since March dent, Abhishek Banerjee, lopments. The team should “Don’t yield even an inch down to 22 from 34, while vice delivery, he added. month. transparency and effi ciency, 2000. It won 112 seats in the is summoned for commis comprise two boothlevel of space to the BJP. If the BJP the BJP came up with a stun The Chief Minister also In his address, Mr. Pat the CM asked the Ministers 147member State Assembly sion of off ence of under workers, one social media takes up any programme in ning performance bagging thanked the Ministers for naik also advised his Minis to ensure that all offi cial in the elections held earlier Section 125A of the Repre activist and a districtlevel your area, take up a pro 18 seats. submitting the monthly re ters to directly meet people, work was done through the this year and Mr. Patnaik be sentation of People Act, functionary. gramme the very next day to The BJP had won only two ports on the work done by understand their problems Odisha Secretariat Workfl ow came Chief Minister for a 1951,” the judge said. Party sources said during counter it,” a source quoted seats in 2014. their respective depart and take feedback from the Automation System . fi fth consecutive term. SC panel asks Odisha to plug road safety gaps
Says most signages, markings, signals do not conform to IRC specifi cations
Staff Reporter tions and identifi cation of more than 2017 when 4,790 rules of the Road Regula Bhubaneswar black spots. people lost their lives. The av tions, 1989,” the letter ad A Supreme Courtappointed Although the IRTE con erage growth in road acci dressed to the State Tran committee on road safety has ducted the survey in Bhuba dent fatalities in the country sport Secretary said. observed that Odisha lacks neswar, the committee want has been below 1% in this The committee recom road signage, markings and ed the Odisha government to period. mended that all the road sig traffi c signals conforming to “treat it as a sample study “A large percentage of nage, markings and traffi c the Indian Road Congress and implement the recom road signage, road markings signals should conform to the specifi cations. mended actions throughout and traffi c signals do not con IRC specifi cations. The committee headed by the State”. form to IRC specifi cations,” “Traffi c police, transport Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan the SC committee said in a offi cers and road engineers made the observations based 11% rise in fatalities letter to the State should be imparted training on a report of Institute of The committee’s observation government. in Motor Vehicle Acts, 1988, Road Traffi c Education, becomes signifi cant as there “Police personnel were Central Motor Vehicles Rules which had conducted train has been a rise of 11% in road not fully conversant in Motor 1989 and all the rules and reg ing on road safety for traffi c accident fatalities in Odisha. Vehicles (Driving) Regula ulations made thereunder,” it police personnel deployed in According to State Road Safe tions, 2017. These regulations added. Enforcement of traffi c Bhubaneswar, and for civil ty Council, which met here have been notifi ed by the Mi laws by the State agencies engineers on standard instal earlier this week, 5,315 peo nistry of Road Transport and should be as per the extant lation of traffi ccontrol devic ple were killed in road acci Highways on June 23, 2017, law and evidence, the com es, types of road traffi c viola dents in Odisha in 2018, 525 and have superseded the mittee emphasised. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 WEST 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Redevelopment bylaws to ease Showers bring relief from water woes Fill up Pune’s dams, prompting discharge from Khadakwasla dam friction, streamline process Shoumojit Banerjee Pune Consent reduced to 51% of society members; blueprint to be circulated among all Heavy and incessant show ers in the catchment areas in Sharad Vyas Pune district over the past 72 Mumbai hours have fi lled up the Kha The State government has is dakwasla dam — the city’s sued bylaws for the smooth potable water lifeline — to redevelopment of old hous full capacity, prompting a ing societies. The new rules massive discharge of water are likely to streamline dis into the Mutha river by the putes in societies and en irrigation department. courage redevelopment of The other three dams sup thousands of old structures, plying water to the district — offi cials said. Panshet, Varasgaon and The changes were made Temghar — too are fi lling up following complaints of non rapidly, helping reduce the transparency, disputes on city’s water woes. appointment of contractors, Authorities said that while violation of the redevelop Khadkwasla had fi lled up to ment rules, delays in tender its capacity of 1.97 tmc (thou ing, among others. Way forward: The new rules list procedures for the managing committee of a society to sand million cubic feet), the The rules, issued by the conduct meetings for granting sanction to redevelopment. * FILE PHOTO four dams had recorded a Maharashtra Cooperation, collective storage of of 11.5 Textiles and Marketing De tion to redevelopment. The the contractor and architect However, some still feel tmc, which is 40% of the cumulative storage capacity. partment this week, have re bylaws have fi xed the mini are appointed, they must be the rebate in cess given to old Overfl owing: Water being discharged from Khadakwasla dam in Pune on Thursday after heavy “We have opened fi ve duced the consent clause to mum quorum required for a given an appointment letter structures under Rule 33 (7) rainfall in the region. * MANDAR TANNU 51% from 70% of society meeting of the managing in less than 30 days. of the Development Control sluice gates of the Khadak members. The government committee at onefi fth of the Experts and citizens are Rules in the island city must wasla dam and have dis Mr. Shelar further said front and for commuters us seen reserve water stocks has already relaxed the con membership strength. A spe happy with the new rules. “I be extended to structures in charged 3,500 cusecs of wa that the present storage ca ing the roads and bridges ov plummeting in these four sent clause in other redeve cial general body meeting welcome this progressive de the suburbs. “The govern ter into the Mutha river till pacity in Khadakwasla was er the Mutha for travelling. dams, causing it to fall below lopment schemes such as must be called within two cision of the chief minister. It ment has taken the onus of Thursday. The continuous enough to fulfi l the city’s While the Khadakwasla 3.25 tmc of their cumulative that of a slum, but it has been months of receipt of the ap will help streamline disputes repair of cessed structures in rainfall led us to begin the needs for the next eight dam is 100 % full, the Pan stock. The water crisis had done for housing societies plication for redevelopment, in societies and encourage the island city, but in subur process of discharge from months. shet dam has fi lled up to 45% led to more than 1,000 tank only now. and its minutes circulated redevelopment of old, dilapi ban areas, the buildings do Wednesday itself. If the rain The irrigation department of its capacity while the Va ers servicing the Pune and The bylaws also list the among all the members with dated buildings for safe habi not pay cess and come under continues like this, all four had alerted the Pune Munici rasgaon and Temghar dams Nashik divisions throughout procedures and modalities in seven days. tation,” said Manoj Kotak, Rule 33 (7). The government dams will soon fi ll up to their pal Corporation (PMC) be are fi lled to 32% and 17% of the summer months and in for the managing committee The redevelopment blue Bharatiya Janata Party MP must remove this injustice cumulative capacity of 29.15 fore the discharge so that the their total capacities June with the water crisis of a society, streamlining print needs to be be upload from Mumbai North East, against old buildings in the tmc,” said Pandurang Shelar, civic body could take requi respectively. prolonged by the delay in procedures for conducting ed by all societies and mailed who has been receiving lot of suburbs,” said Parag Alavani, Executive Engineer, Khadak site safety measures for Soaring mercury levels in monsoon. meetings to granting sanc to members. Similarly, once complaints. MLA from Vile Parle. wasla Irrigation Division. those living along the river the summer months had Rahul is like captain Universities must not fail to Landslide at Vaitarna Police, Naxals exchange fi re who jumps out when generate merit: Fadnavis power plant’s main gate in Gadchiroli the ship is sinking: BJP Says the need is to build a competent human resource force hits operations Press Trust of India Shoumojit Banerjee Press Trust of India The landslide wrecked Mumbai Pune Nashik two police chowkies located A team of police comman Press Trust of India time in rejoicing after the Calling for universities to Operations at the Vaitarna near the main gate. Some dos and naxals exchanged Nagpur Lok Sabha victory but start not merely function as insti hydro power plant in Igat weapons of the police per fi re in Gadchiroli district on Senior BJP leader Shivraj ed working on expanding tutions doling out degrees, puri tehsil of Nashik district sonnel posted there and Thursday morning. Singh Chouhan said on the organisation with a Chief Minister Devendra were aff ected following a some motorcycles got bu The skirmish took place Thursday that Rahul Gandhi membership drive, he said. Fadnavis on Thursday landslide at its entrance ried under the rubble, he in BurgiPipli forest near resigning as Congress presi “This is not for electoral urged varsities to build gate, the police said. said, adding that eff orts are Halewada in Etapalli tehsil, dent was akin to captain of gains. The BJP is not an elec themselves into centres of Nobody was injured in on to clear the path. a police offi cial said. the ship jumping out when tionoriented party. The BJP innovation. the incident, they said. The power plant is built The rebels opened fi re it is sinking. is a campaign for national “We see universities as “The Vaitarna power sta on Vaitarna dam, which is on the police team when it Addressing a press confe rejuvenation. While we are hubs of innovation and not tion is surrounded by hills. located around 45 km from was patrolling in the area, rence here, the former Mad working on expansion of the merely as institutions giving On Wednesday morning, Nashik city. leading to a shootout hya Pradesh chief minister organisation, parties like out degrees. If we fail to rocks and mud came crash The region has been ex which lasted for a few mi said, “The Congress presi Congress are on ventilator,” generate merit in our varsi ing down on the main gate periencing heavy rains for nutes, he said. Universities need to be hubs of innovation, said Chief Minister dent has rendered his resig he said. ties, then we will not be able of the power plant. Alth the last few days. According The naxals then fl ed into Devendra Fadnavis in Solapur on Wednesday. * FILE PHOTO nation. I had heard that “When one should dig in to build a competent hu ough nobody was hurt in to the weather department, deep forest, he said. Police when a ship sinks, its cap and work hard, the presi man resource force. Hence, skilled workforce to build be implemented in a the incident, power genera Igatpuri recorded 172 mm recovered arms and ammu tain tries to save it till the dent of that party (Con I appeal to all universities to the economy,” said the month’s time,” he said. tion was suspended,” a pol rainfall in 24 hours ending 8 nition from the spot and are end. But here the captain gress) is missing from ac focus more on skill develop Chief Minister, who also ap He said his government ice offi cial said. a.m. on Wednesday. searching for the rebels. himself has jumped out.” tion,” he added. ment,” he said, pointing out proved of setting up of a was working extensively to “Mahatma Gandhi had Asked if his party will that the service sector was chair named after Ahilyade implement housing said immediately after Inde have the Congress govern set to grow in the near fu vi Holkar, the legendary 18th schemes for all sections of pendence that the Con ment in Madhya Pradesh ture owing to a number of C entury queen. society. gress’ objective was to gain dissolved, Mr. Chouhan said provisions in the recent Un Mr. Fadnavis also per Mr. Fadnavis was in the freedom and now it should the BJP was not toppling go ion Budget. formed the ground break district ahead of the annual be dissolved. vernments anywhere. Mr. Fadnavis was speak ing ceremony for a housing worship of Lord Vitthal in “I think after Gandhi, “There is no one in Con ing in Solapur at the ground scheme project for journal the temple town of Pand Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru al gress who will do crisis man breaking ceremony for the ists in Solapur. harpur. Mr. Fadnavis will so said so. Now, the fake agement. Who would Con new administrative building “Our government has al off er prayers early on Fri Gandhi will certainly fulfi l gress MLAs go to as there is and exam centre of Pu ready extended the cover day morning. Last year, the the dream of the real Gand no one to listen to them? If it nyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar age of Mahatma Phule Ja reservation agitation by Ma hi and will fi nish off Con falls under its own weight, Solapur University. nArogya Yojana to ratha outfi ts had compelled gress,” Mr. Chouhan said. what can we do?” the BJP “It is the responsibility of journalists and now, a pen Mr. Fadnavis to cancel this The BJP did not waste vicepresident said. a university to churn out a sion scheme for them will annual event.w
Parth Pawar’s driver alleges abduction When reaching school is Press Trust of India by the roadside in Ahmed Pune nagar district, 230 km A 26yearold man, driver from Mumbai, according fraught with danger of NCP leader Parth Pawar, to an offi cial of Pune Rural alleged on Thursday that Police. Mr. Satpute, resi he was abducted by two dent of Shirur, works as Children in this Gujarat village face a precarious journey everyday unidentifi ed men from driver for Parth Pawar, son Mumbai last week. of former Maharashtra de Press Trust of India Manoj Satpute, the com puty chief minister Ajit Pa Vadodara plainant, claimed the cul war. On July 5, two men Going to school every prits assaulted him inside a approached him in Cola morning has become a car before dropping him ba, Mumbai, he said. Herculean task for children from a tiny village in Guja rat’s Chhotaudepur district OBITUARY & as they have no option but REMEMBRANCE to cross a river, which is in spate after torrential rains. Rolling up their trous DEATH ers, these children, mostly tribals, aged between fi ve and 10 years, have to wade through the waters of the fastfl owing Orsang river The government has promised a bridge for children to go to passing through the Boka school safely. * PIC FOR REPRESENTATION PURPOSE diya village, where the road leading to their go cording to Mr. Rathwa. river, which was also a vernmentrun school has He said the district auth cause of concern. got submerged. orities and the State go “Crossing the river to They take at least 20 mi vernment earlier promised reach the school is a big nutes to cross the river and to construct a bridge for problem for the children,” reach the primary school, the safety of the children. the sarpanch said, adding located about one km away The primary school’s that even getting an ambu on the other side of the riv principal Bhavesh Makwa lance in case of an emer er, said village sarpanch na said children were fi nd gency was diffi cult because (head) Naarsing Rathwa. ing it quite diffi cult to wade of the fl ooded village road. “Most of the time, these through the water to attend Rajya Sabha MP Naran children cross the river by classes every day. sinh Rathwa (Congress), forming a human chain Ghanshyam Rathwa, a who hails from Chhotaude which prevents them from Class V student said he was pur, said he has appealed falling into the water. scared of falling while to the Gujarat government Those still quite young sit crossing the river. and the Centre to facilitate on their parents’ shoulders Another villager said speedy construction of a to reach the school,” ac there were snakes in the bridge on the Orsang river. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 8 SOUTH FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Karnataka Legislature set to SC rejects appeal against meet today amid uncertainty demolition of fl ats in Kerala 400 families stay in blocks built in violation of CRZ norms Congress, JD(S) issue whips to legislators to attend proceedings of the House Uniform fees soon in A.P. Legal Correspondent engineering colleges Nagesh Prabhu NEW DELHI VIJAYAWADA Bengaluru All engineering colleges in The Supreme Court has re Andhra Pradesh will have a The sessions of the Karnata jected a petition fi led by a uniform fee structure soon, ka Legislature, in the recent private builder to review its said HRD Minister A. Suresh, past, have not been without May 8 order to demolish on Thursday. The new fee drama, but the one com apartment blocks at Maradu structure would be mencing on Friday promises panchayat in Ernakulam dis implemented from the to have more of it. trict in Kerala for violating current academic year. At a The governing Congress stringent coastal zone meeting, the Minister said and JDS coalition is strug regulations. the aim was to prevent gling to hang on despite the Deciding in their cham commercialisation of number of MLAs plummet bers, a Bench of Justices education. Constitution of a ing — 100 at last count — with Arun Mishra and Navin Sin Fee Regulation Commission a slew of resignations, while ha stood fi rm by its decision was one of the promises the opposition BJP is bent on to raze the fl ats where over made by Chief Minister Y.S. bringing down the govern 400 families stay. Jagan Mohan Reddy, he said. ment, arguing that it has “Applications for oral Hopes shattered: Holy Faith apartments and Alfa Ventures been reduced to a minority. hearing/hearing in open (right) are among the fi ve buildings at Maradu in Ernakulam Commissioner seeks The session begins amid court are rejected. Having that were ordered to be razed. * THULASI KAKKAT directive to TDB whips issued by the Con perused the review petitions KOCHI gress and the JD(S) to its le and the connected papers tened contempt against the that as per CRZ notifi cation The Advocate Commissioner gislators to attend the pro with meticulous care, we do lawyers involved. Finally, of 1991 and Kerala Coastal appointed by the Kerala High ceedings of the House not fi nd any justifi able rea the residents had to with Zone Management Plan Court to conduct a survey of without fail and Speaker Bumpy road ahead: Arrangements being made at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru for son to entertain the review draw their plea. 1996, the area in question the land of the Travancore K.R. Ramesh Kumar seeking Friday’s session. * V. SREENIVASA MURTHY petitions. The review peti On June 10, the Justice Ba came under CRZ III. As per Devaswom Board (TDB) at Sabarimala has sought a more time to scrutinise the tions are, accordingly, dis nerjeeled Bench put on the CRZ notifi cation 1991, no directive to the TDB to resignation letters of the 16 attempt to topple the go missed,” the July 10 order hold the demolition of the construction was permitted protect Sree Rama Padam at MLAs (13 from the Congress Why should I quit, asks CM vernment in the last one concluded. buildings for six weeks after within 200 metres from the Pampa and convert it into a and three from the JDS). year and we have explored the hapless residents plead coastal line in CRZ III. place of pilgrimage. In a These legislators, who Special Correspondent in 2010, when 18 MLAs, various options before us,” Residents criticised ed that they were not even report submitted before the were facing the threat of dis Bengaluru including eight Ministers, Minister for Rural Develop Recently, Justice Mishra oral given an opportunity to be ‘Unscrupulous trespass’ High Court, Advocate qualifi cation, appeared be Amid the crisis, Karnataka rebelled against his ment and Panchayat Raj ly launched a stinging criti heard before the apex court The review plea had submit Commissioner A.S.P. Kurup fore the Speaker on Thurs Chief Minister H.D. government? Why should I Krishna Byre Gowda said. cism against the residents passed the order to raze the ted that the KCZMA hid a vi said Sree Rama Padam day as per the directions of Kumaraswamy said there resign now? There is no Meanwhile, the govern for approaching another fi ve apartment blocks at Ma tal fact from the apex court needed to be protected as the Supreme Court to resub was “no question of him question of me resigning,” ment, whose actions are be apex court Bench to get a radu in Ernakulam. — that is, a more recent Coas per an Ashtamangala mit their resignation letters. resigning”. he told the media on ing closely monitored by Go stay on the demolition of tal Zone Management Plan Devaprasnam held last July. The Speaker said he cannot “Did B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday when asked if he vernor Vajubhai R. Vala, their apartments on the sly. Fundamental right (CZMP) prepared pursuant decide on them in a hurry, resign during a similar crisis would resign. seems to be in no hurry to On May 8, the Bench led One of the grounds of review to a 2011 CRZ notifi cation Tiger killed in territorial making their future CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC move a trust motion on the by Justice Mishra ordered fi led by Alfa Ventures Pvt Ltd was approved by the Minis fight in Bandipur uncertain. fl oor of the House. Instead, it the fl ats to be demolished was that the courtappoint try of Environment and For MYSURU proceedings. Though the and national levels, have has decided to face a nocon within a month. However, ed threemember commit ests (MoEF) on February 28, A male tiger aged around 8 Will they, won’t they? Lower House listed its agen been exploring options be fi dence motion from the BJP on June 10, residents ap tee had not given them a 2019 by which the Maradu died owing to injuries As 20 MLAs had skipped the da for Friday as “offi cial” bu fore them to save the 13 if one comes. The BJP is proached another Vacation proper hearing on the show area of Ernakulam was cate sustained in a fight with Congress Legislature Party siness, the House is unlikely monthold government. The clearly in a hurry to secure Bench of the apex court led cause notice pertaining to gorised under CRZII. another tiger in the Maddur (CLP) meeting on Monday, to run smoothly, given the Cabinet, which met on power, allegedly by luring by Justice Indira Banerjee to violations and therefore the The May 8 judgment range of the Bandipur Tiger the question is whether a charged political atmosph Thursday, held discussions coalition MLAs. “If neces get a stay. The residents had demolition order violated blamed the “devastating ef Reserve on Thursday. T. Balachandar, Conservator group among them, alleged ere. on the political crisis and the sary, we will move the confi complained that they were their fundamental right. fects” of unbridled construc of Forests, said the tiger was ly staying at a hotel in Mum Members of the governing strategies that are possible. dence motion,” Mr. Gowda not heard by Justice Mishra’s The plea had alleged that tion activities in ecosensi sighted a few days ago during bai at the behest of the BJP and Opposition parties are said. Bench before the demolition the court was misled by the tive areas with natural water routine monitoring and it was since Saturday last, would at expected to press their views Joint fi ght The government has ex order was passed. Kerala Coastal Zone Manage fl ow. It said illegal construc found to be in bad shape. tend the session on Friday. and blame each other for the Unlike in the previous cases, pressed its readiness to fol A livid Justice Mishra had ment Authority (KCZMA) in tions on river shores and There was maggot infestation The whip issued by Ganesh ongoing political stalemate, the Cabinet took note of the low all directions and advice called the act of the resi to passing the May 8 deci “unscrupulous trespass” in on its wounds, he said. “The Hukkeri (Congress) is a unless the House is ad seriousness of the political given by the Governor in ac dents to pit the order of one sion. The threemember to the natural path of back death was due to natural warning to the MLAs that journed after the obituary crisis this time and all Minis cordance with the Constitu Bench against another as an panel’s report had conclud waters have led to natural causes and there was no foul they would be disqualifi ed reference. ters pledged to fi ght collec tion. The BJP is expected to “absolute fraud” committed ed that the buildings fell calamities like the recent play,” said the official. A under the Antidefection law Meanwhile, leaders of the tively to save the govern seek a division of votes on on the court. within the CRZIII limits. fl oods in Tamil Nadu, Kerala postmortem was conducted. if they skip the legislature coalition, at both the State ment. “This is the BJP’s sixth Bills or on the Finance Bill. The judge had even threa The committee had stated and Uttarakhand.
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Farmers performing ‘Varuna Yagam’ for rain at Budharam village in Nalgonda district of Telangana. * SINGAM VENKATARAMANA constituencies for testing the against the normal 135.5 mm ₹ 900 crore, the Chief Minis offi ces to ensure speedy CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC quality of farm inputs. Be between June 1 and July 10, ter said. movement of fi les.
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RADHAKRISHNAN KUTTOOR hills housed hundreds of unexplored facets of a As govt. moves Secretariat, one department needs extra care PATHANAMTHITTA cobbled stone structures, civilisation that dated back The sighting of new pointing to the existence of a around 3,000 years, said Mr. M. Rajeev bundled with ease, these menhirs, perhaps the structured graveyard of a Puliyoor. He urged the HYDERABAD documents require special largestever recorded in prehistoric civilisation. Archaeological Survey of The Telangana govern attention,” a senior offi cial Kerala, on the Pothamala He said the largest menhir India and the Archaeology ment’s decision to shift the said. hills in the Udumbanchola found was 20 feet tall and 6 Department to conduct a Secretariat paving the way taluk on the KeralaTamil feet wide, with a thickness of fullscale excavation and for the construction of a new Nizams’ letters in folio Nadu border, has thrown 5 feet. detailed study of this stateoftheart complex is In addition to the docu light on the possible Harikrishnan M., Jomon megalithic site without turning out to be a challenge ments relating to the State existence of a major Jose and M.S. Jayan, assistant delay. for at least one department Secretariat from 1969, the prehistoric necropolis there. professors at the located in the existing com repository contains personal The menhirs were Nedumkandam B.Ed 70 sites spotted earlier plex — the Interim Reposito collections of several emi identifi ed by a team of College, were the other team Seventy megalithic sites have ry of the Telangana State Ar nent people, including some historians led by Rajeev members. already been identifi ed in chives and Research The Interim Repository of communications of Nizams Puliyoor, assistant professor Reinforcing the past: The Pothamala hills have many stone diff erent parts of Idukki by Institute. the Telangana State of the erstwhile Hyderabad at the Government Teachers’ Special pattern structures, pointing to a structured graveyard. researchers and historians, The interim repository Archives. * G. RAMAKRISHNA State that have been classi Training College, Elanthoor, The menhirs were planted in including 40 megalithic sites hosts several records of the fi ed as confi dential. near here, during a visit to a specifi c geometrical Pothamala made the yetto structures were oriented in in the Udumbanchola taluk State, including the histori quire adequate precautions It boasts of the Indian Shanthanpara village on pattern on a cluster of hills, be explored megalithic site the eastwest direction. itself. But no serious cal records, in its posses for shifting to a new location ephemeris, a collection of Tuesday. Mr. Puliyoor said. He said diff erent from similar sites The megalithic stone attempts have been made to sion. Spread in over 20 lakh without much damage. “Un data giving calculated posi Mr. Puliyoor told The the exquisite natural settings spotted in other parts of the sentinels at Pothamala might understand their folios, these records, already like the documents of other tions of celestial objects, Hindu that the Pothamala of the hills and dales at State. Most of these hold the key to the hitherto distribution pattern. brittle and dilapidated, re departments which can be from AD 700 to 1779.
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Vistara to start global Dinu Solanki, six others convicted for Amit Jethwa’s murder service from next month NEW DELHI Special Correspondent had found Solanki, his ne AHMEDABAD Tata SonsSingapore Airlines phew Shiva Solanki, and fi ve joint venture Vistara on Former Bharatiya Janata Par others, guilty of murdering Thursday announced the ty MP Dinu Solanki and six Amit Jethwa in 2010. In 2013, launch of its international others were on Thursday he was was chargesheeted operations with flights to sentenced to life imprison in the murder case as the Singapore from Delhi and ment in connection with the key conspirator. Mumbai next month brutal killing of a Right to In from August 6 and 7 formation (RTI) activist Amit Illegal mining respectively. Vistara has Jethwa in 2010. In July 2010, Jethwa was inducted at least 10 of these The special Central Bu killed outside the Gujarat planes from aircraft that Jet reau of Investigation (CBI) High Court as he was fi ght Airways’ lessors were court had held the seven ac ing against illegal mining ac forced to ground. cused guilty in the murder tivities in and around the Gir case on July 6, and had re forest, abode of Asiatic lions FIR fi led against fake served the pronouncement Dinu Solanki in Gujarat, where Solanki forms for PMAY scheme Survival instincts: Girls rowing a makeshift raft in a fl oodhit village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on Thursday. * REUTERS on the quantum of sentence. and his extended family NEW DELHI The special CBI court has racy. Special CBI judge K.M. have interests in limestone The Delhi police on Thursday found all the accused — Dinu Dave in his verdict ordered mining. Jethwa had fi led a fi led an FIR on a complaint Solanki, his nephew Shiva proceedings against all the Public Interest Litigation in from the Union Housing and Solanki, Sanjay Chauhan, 105 witnesses who turned the High Court against illegal Urban Aff airs Ministry that Floods displace over 4 lakh in Assam fake application forms for Shailesh Pandya, Pachan De hostile during the trial. mining in the region. the Pradhan Mantri Awas sai, Udaji Thakore and pol “The court today has held Yojana were being sold by Two girls killed in a wall collapse caused by heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh ice constable Bahadursinh Family to get ₹ 11 lakh seven people including the unknown persons in New Vader — guilty under Section Judge Dave imposed a total mining mafi a and former BJP Delhi. The complaint said a Special Correspondent Offi cials of the Assam nistrations have opened for In Tawang, bordering Ti 302 (murder), Section 201 penalty of ₹ 59,25,000 on all parliamentarian Dinu Solan large number of people were Guwahati State Disaster Management the fl oodaff ected people. bet, local offi cials reported (causing disappearance of convicts. Out of the total pe ki guilty in the murder of RTI approaching the Nirman More than 4.23 lakh people Authority said the rising wa Offi cials estimated crop the death of two girls after a evidence of off ence), Section nalty, the court held that ₹ 11 activist Amit Jethwa,” said Bhawan offi ce as well as the have been displaced by ters of river Brahmaputra damage on 16,730.72 hec wall collapsed on their 120B (criminal conspiracy) lakh shall be dedicated to noted lawyer Anand Yagnik, Prime Minister’s Offi ce fl oods that aff ected 17 of As and at least six of its tributar tares of farmland, breaching school hostel. “Torrential of the IPC, and Section 25(1) the family of the murdered. who has been fi ghting the (PMO) to submit the “forms”. sam’s 33 districts. Torrential ies made 4,23,386 people of fi ve major embankments rain loosened the earth and of the Arms Act for illegal Accordingly, a fi xed deposit case on behalf of Bhikhabhai rain wreaked misery elsewh abandon their homes and in as many districts, and riv the wall, which was built on possession of arms or am of ₹ 5 lakh in a nationalised Jethwa, father of the de Woman raped in Odisha ere in the northeast, claim move to shelter on higher er erosion threatening the a slope fell on the hostel munition. bank in the name of Jethwa’s ceased. panchayat offi ce ing the lives of two 10year grounds. But only 1,834 peo existence of 19 villages. As building around 3 a.m. The The court held that the wife and ₹ 3 lakh each for The Gujarat High Court BHUBANESWAR old girls in Arunachal Pra ple, including 281 children, many as 64 roads and a do girls were identifi ed as Rin murder was a premeditated two of Jethwa’s young sons handed over the case to the A woman was allegedly raped desh’s Tawang after a wall have moved into 53 relief zen bridges have either been chin Lhamu and Genden act and also convicted the have been provided. CBI after the Gujarat police by two persons, including the collapsed on their hostel. camps that the local admi damaged or submerged. Wangmu,” an offi cial said. accused for criminal conspi Earlier on July 6, the court gave Solanki a clean chit. husband of a sarpanch, when she came to collect her quota of subsidised rice from a panchayat offi ce in Odisha’s Boy missing after falling Ban plastic Sundargarh district. The Probe fi nds negligence in Tabrez case victim was reportedly raped wrappers, by the two persons inside the into drain in Mumbai Jhirpani Gram Panchayat Police neglected the incident and reached the spot late, SDO’s report says HC tells T.N. godown on July 4, said the Press Trust of India Disaster Management Unit police on Thursday. Staff Reporter Superintendent of Police to ing information soon after Mumbai of the Brihanmumbai Muni Mohamed Imranullah S. BHUBANESWAR take action against those res Tabrez was picked up by the A threeyearold boy is cipal Corporation said. CHENNAI ED attaches ₹ 24.77 crore The SeraikelaKharsawan ponsible,” SeraikelaKharsa mob late in the night. Doc feared to have drowned af The Madras High Court on assets of Mehul Choksi district administration has wan Deputy Commissioner tors who attended to Tabrez ter falling into an open ‘Drain cover removed’ Thursday directed the NEW DELHI sought to take action against Anjaneyulu Dodde said on neglected his injuries and storm water drain at Am The civic body said that the State government to ban The Enforcement Directorate the police and doctors after Thursday. The administra made superfi cial observa bedkar Chowk in Malad East drain cover had been re multilayered plastic has attached assets worth ₹ 24.77 crore of Mehul Choksi, a probe held them negligent tion instituted a probe after tions, the report said. on Wednesday night. The moved by some individuals. wrappers in which con the diamond merchant who is in the Tabrez Ansari lynch the incident came in for 24yearold Tabrez, who incident took place around Due to the heavy fl ow of wa sumables such as milk, oil, wanted for his alleged ing case in Jharkhand. wide condemnation. worked as a daily wager in 10 p.m. and the search oper ter in it, the boy is feared to biscuits, snacks, choco involvement in the Punjab “I have received the re Pune, succumbed to his in ation continued on have been washed away, the lates and medicines are National Bank fraud case. . port of the probe carried out A protest in Thane after the Gross negligence juries on June 22 after he Thursday. offi cial said. sold. The attached assets include by the SubDivisional Offi cer lynching. * VIBHAV BIRWATKAR Sources said the report de was beaten up by a mob in “The boy, identifi ed as Di However, the locals said It also ordered eff ective three commercial properties (SDO). The report says that scribed how the police Dhatkidih village in Jhark vyansh, was strolling out the drain had been open implementation of the in Dubai, valuables, one doctors failed to diagnose police did not respond in grossly neglected the inci hand, which forced him to side his house when he fell since a long time and the of ban already imposed by Mercedes Benz E280 and a the health condition of Ta time. I have written to both dent and reached the spot in chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’ and ‘Jai into the drain near Gore fi cials did not respond to the State on products such fixed deposit account. brez Ansari properly and the the Health Department and the morning, despite receiv Hanuman’. gaonMalad Link road,” the their requests to cover it. as plastic bags.
Weather Watch Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Centre redefi nes child porn, moots stiff penalties under POCSO The amended law will also apply to animated content depicting children and videos where adults pretend to be children
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Act, which is likely to be in but appear to depict a child.” those who are likely to see, for child pornography and hanced the fi ne for pos NEW DELHI troduced in Parliament next Neither Section 67 of the read and hear the same.” for that reason the defi nition sessing child porn to Watching, possessing or cir week. IT Act nor Section 293 of the According to the spokes of child pornography was es ₹ 5,000 from the earlier culating animations or car The new defi nition reads, Indian Penal Code defi ne person of the Women and sential as defi nition leads to proposal of ₹ 1,000. toons that depict a minor “Any visual depiction of sex child pornography. Its defi ni Child Development Ministry, setting the context of the Some of these provi engaging in a sexually expli ually explicit conduct involv tion, derived from what con the law will also apply to por crime. Only prescribing pun sions were also contained cit conduct could land you ing a child which include stitutes pornography, reads, nographic content where ishment leads to possibility in the Protection of Chil in jail. photographs, video, digital “any material which is lasci adults or young adults pre that the case may get entan dren from Sexual Off ences The Cabinet has ap or computer generated im vious or appeals to the pru tend to be children. “It is the gled in inconclusive legal bat (POCSO) Amendment Bill, proved a new defi nition for age indistinguishable from rient interests or if its eff ect WCD Minister's (Smriti Ira tles,” the Ministry spokesper 2019, during the interim child pornography in its an actual child and an image is such as to tend to deprave ni's) initiative that from now son said. Budget session of Parlia amendments to the POCSO created, adapted or modifi ed or corrupt the minds of there will be zero tolerance The Cabinet has also en ment, but the bill lapsed. Centre got 180 plaints of Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 17.00 Hrs) quarters being let out Forecast for Friday: Heavy to very heavy rainfall over SubHim alayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, Konkan, Goa, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh and Special Correspondent Kishore. “On receipt of com Arunachal Pradesh NEW DELHI plaints, 119 government city rain max min city rain max min A total of 180 complaints of quarters were inspected Agartala...... 10.8.... 29.0.... 26.0 Kozhikode ...... 12.0.... 33.0.... 23.0 Central government resi during the said period and Ahmedabad...... —.... 38.0.... 27.0 Kurnool...... —.... 36.0.... 28.0 Aizwal ...... 73.... 26.0.... 20.0 Lucknow...... 121.6.... 29.0.... 24.0 dential quarters being sub 74 quarters were found to be Allahabad ...... 59.4.... 30.0.... 25.0 Madurai...... 0.2.... 37.0.... 26.0 let have been received in suspected sublet. Notices Bengaluru...... —.... 29.0.... 20.0 Mangaluru...... 1.9.... 28.0.... 21.0 2019, till June 30, Minister of were issued in all cases. Al Bhopal...... —.... 32.0.... 24.0 Mumbai...... 50.2.... 29.0.... 24.0 Bhubaneswar ...... —.... 33.0.... 25.0 Mysuru...... —.... 30.0... 19.0 State (Independent Charge) lotment of 22 quarters has Chandigarh ...... 9.6.... 33.0.... 28.0 New Delhi ...... —.... 39.0.... 31.0 for Union Housing and Ur been cancelled due to sub Chennai ...... —.... 35.0.... 28.0 Patna ...... 35.6.... 29.0.... 25.0 ban Aff airs Hardeep Singh letting and 11 cases were Coimbatore...... —.... 33.0.... 22.0 Port Blair ...... —.... 32.0.... 26.0 Dehradun...... 0.3.... 32.0.... 25.0 Puducherry...... 17.2.... 34.0.... 25.0 Puri told the Lok Sabha on closed since subletting was Gangtok...... 26.8.... 20.0.... 18.0 Pune ...... 31.8.... 28.0.... 22.0 Thursday. not proved,” Mr. Puri said. Goa ...... 99.6.... 26.0.... 22.0 Raipur ...... —.... 32.0.... 26.0 This was in response to a Of the complaints, the Guwahati ...... 5.5.... 32.0.... 26.0 Ranchi...... —.... 33.0.... 24.0 Hubballi...... —.... 23.0.... 21.0 Shillong...... 101.9.... 23.0.... 18.0 question by BJP MPs from highest pertained to quar Hyderabad ...... 1.... 35.0.... 25.0 Shimla...... —.... 25.0.... 18.0 Uttar Pradesh Upendra ters in R.K. Puram (46 com Imphal...... 1.... 30.0.... 23.0 Srinagar ...... —.... 32.0.... 20.0 Singh Rawat and Kaushal plaints) and M.B. Road (45). Jaipur...... —.... 38.0.... 29.0 Trivandrum ...... 1.1.... 31.0.... 24.0 Kochi...... 11.8.... 32.0.... 24.0 Tiruchi ...... —.... 38.0.... 26.0 Kohima...... 11.4.... 26.0.... 18.0 Vijayawada...... —.... 39.0.... 26.0 Kolkata...... 1.... 33.0.... 27.0 Visakhapatnam ...... —.... 32.0.... 28.0 (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) Harassed by Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE ex-MLA’s sons, Ahmedabad ...... 84 128 .56 ....83 .....— ....* Bengaluru...... 35 .39 .62 ..... — .100 ....* In observation made at * 4.00 p.m., Baghpat, Chennai ...... 4 .37 .39 ....74 .....— .... Uttar Pradesh recorded man ends life Delhi ...... 10 .72 .52 ..174 .412 ....* an overall air quality Hyderabad ...... 13 .44 .15 ....34 ...54 ....* index (AQI) score of 416, Press Trust of India indicating severe. In Kolkata...... 6 .60 .17 ....75 ...91 ....* Muzaffarnagar * contrast, Chandrapur, Lucknow...... 4 .37 .49 ....89 .....— .... Maharashtra, recorded a Mumbai ...... — .17 101 ....27 ...53 ....* healthy AQI score of 23 A 32yearold man commit Pune...... 83 ...8 .22 ....30 ...30 ....* ted suicide here by jump Vishakhapatnam 10 .44 .29 ....41 ...99 ....* ing in front of a train alleg Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) edly after being harassed SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air by sons of former Uttar particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues Pradesh lawmaker Vishnu and monuments. Swaroop, police said on NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. Thursday. Rajesh Singh CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to took the extreme step on critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Wednesday. A case of abet dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, ment to suicide was regis nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced tered against Sanjay Swa lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and roop Bansal and Ashutosh premature death in people with heart or lung disease Bansal, police said. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 10 EDITORIAL FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A welcome debate on electoral reforms A number of practical and constructive proposals were raised by Opposition parties in Parliament last week
Samaj Party (BSP), all of whom de of a threemember High Court ad Tread with caution manded the introduction of a col visory board. legium system. As regards the The consolidated codes on labour laws need a chronic problem of the crippling Advocacy over the years thorough vetting and discussion in Parliament infl uence of money power, Mr. I have long been an advocate of a s part of its commitment to simplify and consoli O’Brien spoke about various re number of these reform recom S .Y. Quraishi ports and documents — a 1962 mendations. Some proposals that I date labour rules and laws under four codes, the private member’s Bill by Atal Biha have elaborated upon in detail AUnion Cabinet has cleared the Occupational, Sa n July 3, a shortduration ri Vajpayee; the Goswami commit throughout the years include — re fety, Health and Working Conditions Code, a week after discussion in the Rajya Sab tee report on electoral reforms ducing the number of phases in it approved the Code on Wages Bill. The latter seeks to Oha on electoral reforms at (1990); and the Indrajit Gupta elections by raising more security include more workers under the purview of minimum tracted my attention. It was initiat committee report on state funding forces; depoliticisation of constitu wages and proposes a statutory national minimum ed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) of elections (1998). Congress MP tional appointments by appointing wage for diff erent geographic regions, to ensure that MP Derek O’Brien, with the back Kapil Sibal, citing an independent Commissioners through a broad ing of as many as 14 Opposition think tank report on poll expendi based collegium; state funding of States will not fi x minimum wages below those set by parties. I have been extremely pas ture released in June, discussed at political parties by means of a Na the Centre. These steps should be welcomed. The Code sionate and vocal about the issue length the regressive impact of BJD, the Janata Dal (United) and dence over stability. Internal de tional Electoral Fund or on the ba on labour safety and working conditions include regu throughout my years in offi ce as amending the Foreign Contribu the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as mocracy within political parties sis of the number of votes ob lar and mandatory medical examinations for workers, well as after, and it was heartening tion (Regulation) Act (FCRA) and serted that EVMs have reduced was also mentioned by a couple of tained; capping the expenditure of issuing of appointment letters, and framing of rules on to see political parties across the removing the 7.5% cap on corpo electionrelated violence in States speakers. The BJD suggested that political parties; giving the Elec women working night shifts. Other codes that await Ca ideological divide trying to push rate donations. like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The an independent regulator should tion Commission of India (ECI) binet approval include the Code on Industrial Relations the subject of how to make elec Congress MP Rajeev Gowda BJD said that to strengthen public be mandated to supervise and en powers to deregister recalcitrant tions freer, fairer and more repre termed electoral bonds “a farce” faith in VoterVerifi ed Paper Audit sure innerparty democracy. political parties; inclusion of pro and the Code on Social Security. Unlike these pending sentative. and gave a proposal for state fund Trails, fi ve machines should be For improving the representa portional representation system; bills, especially the one related to industrial relations The TMC MP touched on six ma ing (of political parties) based on counted right in the beginning. tiveness of elections, the demand and revisiting the Information that will be scrutinised by labour unions for any chang jor themes — appointment system either a National Electoral Fund or The BSP added that postal ballots for proportional representation Technology Act, to strengthen so es to worker rights and rules on hiring and dismissal for Election Commissioners and the number of votes obtained by should be scanned before count system was put forth by the DMK, cial media regulations. and contract jobs, the two that have been passed Chief Election Commissioner the respective parties. He also pro ing so as to increase transparency. the CPI and the CPI (M). The DMK Hence, the parliamentary de should be easier to build a consensus on, in Parliament (CEC); money power; Electronic posed crowdfunding in the form of cited the example of the BSP’s per bate was music to my ears. But In and in the public sphere. Organised unions have vocif Voting Machines (EVMs); the idea small donations. He said that the On simultaneous elections formance in 2014 Lok Sabha elec dian politics has been suff ering of simultaneous elections; the role current expenditure cap on candi Many BJP MPs highlighted issues tions, when the party got a vote from a wide gap between thought erously opposed changes proposed in the Industrial Re social media (which he called dates is unrealistic and should linked to electoral fatigue, expen share of nearly 20% in Uttar Pra and action. The governments lations code, especially the proviso to increase the limit “cheat India platforms”); and last either be raised or removed to en diture and governance and also re desh but zero seats. A number of should also rise above their obses for prior government permission for layoff , retrench ly, the use of government data and courage transparency. ports of the Law Commission and MPs argued for a mixed system, sion with immediate electoral ment and closure from 100 workers as it is currently, to surrogate advertisements to target The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) sup NITI Aayog to push for simultane where there was a provision for gains and think of longterm na 300. The Economic Survey highlighted the eff ect of la certain sections of voters. ported capping the expenditure of ous elections. both First Past the Post and Pro tional interests. The TMC MP was bour reforms in Rajasthan, suggesting that the growth political parties in accordance Vinay Sahasrabuddhe of the BJP portional Representation systems. right in saying that Parliament rates of fi rms employing more than 100 workers in Appointment process with a 1975 judgement of the Su said that Prime Minister Narendra The important issue of the “fi must not only urgently “debate creased at a higher rate than the rest of the country af On the issue of appointments of preme Court on Section 77 of the Modi’s proposal should be seen delity of electoral rolls” was raised and deliberate but also legislate” Election Commissioners, Mr. Representation of the People Act with an open mind and made a by the YSR Congress Party on electoral reforms. The time has ter labour reforms. But worker organisations claim that O’Brien quoted B.R. Ambedkar’s (RPA), 1951. The Samajwadi Party suggestion that it should be under (YSRCP). The idea of a common come to fi nd and enact concrete the implementation of such stringent labour laws in statement to the Constituent As (SP) suggested that expenditure on stood as a call for minimum cycle electoral roll for all the three tiers solutions in the national interest. most States is generally lax. Clearly, a crossState analy sembly that “the tenure can’t be private planes etc. should be ad of elections rather than “one na of democracy was supported by Having heard a number of practi sis of labour movement and increase in employment made a fi xed and secure tenure if ded to the candidates’ accounts tion one election”. the BJP and the SP. cal and constructive proposals should give a better picture of the impact of these rules. there is no provision in the Consti and not to those of the party. Ban But the TMC said that the solu For remedying the ‘ruling party raised in the Rajya Sabha last Simplifi cation and consolidation of labour laws tution to prevent a fool or a naive ning of corporate donations was tion lies in consulting constitution advantage’ in elections, SP MP week, I remain hopeful that Parlia apart, the government must focus on the key issue of or a person who is likely to be un passionately advocated by the CPI al experts and publishing a white Ram Gopal Yadav made a radical ment will take it upon itself to ena der the thumb of the executive.” and the CPI (M). paper for more deliberation. Si suggestion that all MPs/MLAs ble the world’s largest democracy job creation. The Periodic Labour Force Survey that The demand for revisiting the The old issue of returning to multaneous elections were vehe should resign six months before to become the world’s greatest. was fi nally made public in late May clearly pointed to issue was supported by the Com ballot papers was raised by several mently opposed by CPI MP D. Ra elections and a national govern the dire situation in job creation in recent years. While munist Party of India (CPI); the parties. The TMC said that “when ja, who called them ment should be formed at the T he writer is former Chief Election the proportion of workers in regular employment has Communist Party of IndiaMarxist technology doesn’t guarantee per “unconstitutional and unrealistic.” Centre. He said States should be Commissioner of India and the author of increased, unemployment has reached a 45year high. (CPIM); the Dravida Munnetra fection, you have to question tech Quoting Ambedkar, he said that ruled by the Governor who would ‘An Undocumented Wonder — the Making The worker participation rate has also declined bet Kazhagam (DMK) and the Bahujan nology.” On the other hand, the accountability should hold prece have to follow the binding advice of the Great Indian Election’ ween surveys held in 201112 and 201718. The govern ment’s response to this question has either been denial, as was evident after the draft PLFS report was leaked last year, or silence, after it was fi nally released. In such Jobless growth becomes more systemic a situation, the government should be better off build ing a broader consensus on any major rule changes to existing worker rights rather than rushing through Earlier confi ned largely to the organised sector, it has now spread to other areas, as revealed by the latest survey results them for the sake of simplifi cation. The consolidated code bills should be thoroughly discussed in Parliament ‘self’ as well as ‘wage employ unemployment rates go up as le vey, unemployment of educated ment’. Within the category of ‘self vels of education go up. Among men has more than doubled in and also with labour unions before being enacted. employed’, the survey also counts those with secondary school edu both rural and urban areas and in those engaged in ‘unpaid family la cation, it is 5.7% but jumps to the case of women, the rate has bour’. 10.3% when those with higher se nearly doubled. However, it is im Picking out plastic The fi gure for the overall unem condarylevel education are consi portant to remember is that the Recycling is integral to addressing the K .P. Kannan ployment rate at 6.1% is 2.77 times dered. rate was higher for educated wo G. Raveendran the same fi gure for 2012. A few ex The highest rate is among the men, when compared to educated problems posed by plastic packaging material perts have raised doubts about diploma and certifi cate holders men, in both the periods. he Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has he fi ndings of the latest em comparability of estimates bet (19.8%); followed by graduates It is almost scandalous that put 52 producers, brand owners and importers, ployment survey, called the ween the two periods though we (17.2); and postgraduates (14.6%). youth unemployment rate (unem Tincluding big online retailers such as Amazon TPeriodic Labour Force Sur feel that they are not substantial is Of course, educated persons are ployment among those in the 1529 and Flipkart, and companies such as Patanjali Ayurved vey (201718), are a cause for con sues that prevent anyone from a likely to have aspirations for spec years age category) has reached a cern as the scenario is still far from judicious comparison. ifi c jobs and hence likely to go high 17.8%. Even here, the women and Britannia, on notice, for failing to take responsibil anything that would denote de The rise in overall unemploy through a longer waiting period stand more disadvantaged than ity for their plastic waste. These and other entities with cent employment. The two biggest ment has both locational and gen than their lesseducated counter the men, especially urban women, a large plastic footprint need to respond with alacrity. It issues here are: the shrinking der dimensions. The highest un parts. They are also likely to be whose unemployment rate of is eight years since the concept of Extended Producer share of the labour force; and the employment rate of a severe less economically deprived. But 27.2% is more than double the Responsibility (EPR) was incorporated into the Plastic rising unemployment. nature was among the urban wo the country’s inability to absorb 2012 fi gure of 13.1%. The rate for Waste Management Rules, but municipal and pollution The labour force participation men at 10.8%; followed by urban the educated into gainful employ urban men, at 18.7%, is particular control authorities have failed to persuade commercial rate (% of people working or seek men at 7.1%; rural men at 5.8%; ment is indeed an economic loss ly high as well. giants to put in place a system to collect and process the ing work in the above15 years age and rural women at 3.8%. and a demoralising experience The overall conclusion here is category) in the earlier survey of When we ignore the location of India is among the countries with both for the unemployed and that the trend of ‘jobless growth’ waste. Tighter rules in 2016 and some amendments two 2012 was 55.5%. This has shrunk to residence, we fi nd that severe un the lowest participation of women those enthusiastically enrolling that was till recently confi ned lar years later put the onus on producers and brand own 49.7% in 2018. There is an absolute employment among men at 6.2% in the labour force. themselves for higher education. gely, if not only, to the organised ers to come up with an action plan for the retrieval of decline in the number of workers was higher than among women at The issue of educated unem sector has now spread to other waste within six months to a year, but that too failed to from 467.7 million in 2012 to 461.5 5.7%. However, given the sharp de ployment, given its link with not Burden more among women sectors of the economy, making it take off . Mountains of garbage with a heavy plastic load million in 2018. cline in women’s labour force par just growth but also with transfor Here again, the burden is the high more generalised. This calls for a have been growing in suburban landfi lls, out of sight of ticipation rate, they have been los mative development, has never est among urban women (19.8%) thorough reexamination of the city dwellers. Without determined steps, the crisis is Multiple dimensions ing out heavily due to the double been as acute as at present. De followed by rural women (17.3%), missing linkages between growth Recent attempts by some to create whammy of exclusion from the la fi ned as unemployment among rural men (10.5%) and urban men and employment. certain to worsen. It should be noted that the retail sec an impression that selfemploy bour force and an inability to ac those with at least a secondary (9.2%). Among the educated, wo tor expects ecommerce to grow from about $38.5 bil ment has not been captured by the cess employment when included school certifi cate, it is at 11.4% men face a more unfavourable sit K .P. Kannan is a former Director, Centre lionequivalent in 2017 to $200 billion by 2026. Given National Sample Survey is abso in the labour force. The decline in compared to the previous survey’s uation than men despite a low la for Development Studies. G. Raveendran is the role played by packaging, the waste management lutely false since the defi nition of women’s labour force participa fi gure of 4.9%. bour force participation rate. a former Additional Director General, problem is likely to become alarming. There is also a big ‘employment’ includes in itself tion from 31% to 24% means that But what is signifi cant is that the Compared to the earlier 2012 sur Central Statistical Organisation opportunity here, which the trade, municipal govern ments and pollution control authorities need to see. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The two prongs of the solution are packaging innova Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. tion that reduces its use by using alternatives, and up scaling waste segregation, collection and transmission. P arty hopping would have relegated Not under production departmental silos were Rishabh Pant, who was ■ Millions of Indian fans were Recovering materials from garbage should be a high It is very disheartening to Hindus in Jammu and The news that the breached to speed up drafted in only after disappointed. Universally priority, considering that India is the third highest con see some legislators leaving Kashmir even more to a production of more train decisionmaking. The Shikhar Dhawan suff ered acclaimed fi nisher M.S. their original party and minority, engendering sets of the Vande Bharat Sreedharan Committee has an injury, should have been Dhoni should have been sent sumer of materials after China and the U.S.; the Eco joining another en masse disastrous consequences Express has come to a halt made wideranging included in the original at No.5, which would have nomic Survey 2019 estimates that India’s demand for (Front page, “10 Congress (OpEd page, “Nehru and is disappointing (Tamil recommendations for squad. When Vijay Shankar had a calming eff ect on the total material will double by 2030 at current rates of MLAs join BJP in Goa,” July the Kashmir quandary,” Nadu page, “ICF told to devolution of fi nancial got injured, Rayudu’s likes of Pant and Hardik growth. Plastics may be less expensive than other in 11). This totally July 11). Even the best scrap tenders for Train18 powers, many of which inclusion should have been Pandya. Sending him at No. 7 puts in manufacturing, but recycling them into new unprincipled defection is statesmen can commit an rakes,” July 11). The fact that have been accepted. It will a nobrainer, as he was in was a tactical blunder. products extends their life and provides a substitute for crass opportunism and a error of judgment and the train set was delivered be unfortunate if at the fi rst the offi cial list of reserves. Ravindra Jadeja, though not virgin material. Keeping them out of the environment slap in the face of voters Jawaharlal Nehru erred on on schedule within 18 demonstration of these But Mayank Agrawal was in the playing 11 in many of who elected the MLAs on the Kashmir problem. Had months and the inaugural reforms, the reaction is to called in, without any past the matches, showed reduces cleanup and pollution costs. Unfortunately, in their party tickets. The PoK been liberated, the run was fl agged off by the launch an inquiry. Nothing ODI experience. Over the extraordinary prowess with spite of legal requirements, municipal and pollution present antidefection law region would have been Prime Minister after passing can be more demotivating. last two years, a number of both the bat and the ball, control authorities fail to see this and mostly pursue bu cannot rein in such much more peaceful than stringent performance K. Balakesari, players have been tried and apart from displaying some sinessasusual waste management methods. Recycla defectors and it needs to be at present. Also, the trials is a unique Chennai not allowed to settle down excellent fi elding. This is not ble waste is rendered useless when it gets mixed with drastically amended. Any writer’s tracing of the achievement in the annals at No. 4. And India paid a to take anything away from other articles. Online retailers have not felt compelled legislator who leaves his genesis of crossborder of India Railways. It will be Exit India price for this misadventure. New Zealand’s brilliant to take back the thousands of polybags, plastic enve party and joins another terrorism to the pre extremely shortsighted and Agonising as it is, India’s In the end, it was a perfect, performance. Matt Henry’s should be disqualifi ed and a Independence days is way unfortunate if a witchhunt exit from the Cricket World threedimensional spell and Jimmy Neesham’s lopes and air pillows used to cushion articles inside new candidate should be too farfetched. Further, to is launched to establish Cup does not need performance from New catch were the highlights. cardboard boxes. This is in contrast to more developed chosen in his place. argue that the main task of malafi de intentions in the hindsight. Contrary to what Zealand on Wednesday. D.S. Rajagopalan, markets where they are trying out labels on packages Matthew Adukanil, Nehru, after the Maharaja’s tendering process. Any experts had been harping Saurabh Sinha, Chennai more letters online: with clear recycling instructions. These companies can T irupattur Bhilai signing of the instrument of project of this complexity on, India went to England www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ form waste cooperatives in India, employing informal accession, was to secure the and magnitude executed on without a permanent No. 4 Nehru’s Kashmir move safety of Hindus is to a ‘mission mode’ would batsman. Ambati Rayudu wastepickers. In such a model, consumers will res corrections & clarifications: >>The caption in the photo pond readily if they are incentivised to return segregat It is preposterous and understand Nehru in a very have required cutting out was unceremoniously graph that accompanied the lead story (front page, July 11, 2019) er childish to argue that narrow sense. red tape. It is likely that in dropped and all sorts of ed plastic waste. Making municipal and pollution con roneously identifi ed Milind Deora as Murli Deora. liberation of Pakistan Kosaraju Chandramouli, the process certain experiments were carried The Readers’ Editor’s office can be contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300; trol authorities accountable is also equally important. Hyderabad occupied Kashmir (PoK) boundaries of out with team selection. E-mail:[email protected]
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THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Can India make the transition to electric vehicles? manganese, nickel and graphite. ing segment. I am not sure what PARLEY India has taken some baby steps but more needs And there are small companies that form factor will be suitable there — have the technology. electric cycles or electric stick scoo to be done to improve demand and supply Battery technology will continue ters or something which is a smaller to evolve. There is no question of li version of the bicycle. But I am pret F inance Minister Nirmala Sithara take the upfront sticker shock out of mits. The cost falls as better technol ty confi dent that real micromobili man announced an additional in the battery, motor, etc. Today, a lot ogy starts coming in, giving us high ty within one km sort of travel will come tax exemption of ₹ 1.5 lakh for of customers may not consider fi er energy density. More energy per fi nd interesting solutions beyond purchasers of electric vehicles in nancing options and hence are dis kilogramme of material. There will scooters and bikes in the next fi ve Budget 20192020. She also said suaded by the upfront price. Incen be continuous work on that, at least years. that the GST rate on electric vehicles tivising makes the customers do the over the next 10 years. would be lowered to 5%. Can India mathematics with fi nancing in AJ: Let the manufacturer fi nd cus make a smooth shift to electric veh mind, which makes them realise TM: Capacities will have to be in tomers and if they like it, let them go icles? G. Ananthakrishnan ex that for electric vehicles the overall stalled now. All of us building bat for it. We should do minimum regu plores the options with Ashok Jhunj total cost of ownership is so much tery packs are now in the process of lation. hunwala and Tarun Mehta. Edited better. installing more capacity quickly. We excerpts from a conversation: don’t have cell supply in India to What about the EU model of a
Where does India stand on the BIJOY GHOSH day, but cells are abundantly availa law for automobile companies What do you think will be the global scene on electric two ble in the global supply chain. to cap total emissions across impact of the Budget wheelers? There are only some small <> Governments have to think Which is what we will have to tap in products to spur electric announcement of a tax break players now. A large number of of phasing out internal to to build battery packs. As our vol vehicle growth? for electric vehicle purchases? A: J We have just begun. Frankly, we small players and some big players combustion engine ume rises, as we start topping a few don’t stand very far up. But there is must get into it in a fullfl edged way. vehicles. This is what China gigawatts in capacity, cell manufac A J: All that should be done. Step by Ashok Jhunjhunwala: Electric nothing in this technology that we Customers don’t want only a single is doing. And we have to turing will come to India. step. Don’t give too many shocks. vehicles are very important for the cannot do ourselves. We have start type of vehicle, [they have to be] in move in that direction. Already the auto industry is ner country. I think this is the fi rst defi ed making batteries. I have seen in diff erent sizes, with diff erent power, What will drive adoption and vous. Convey to them that this is go nite statement made by the Govern many places that motor controllers battery sizes. These are all going to use of electric vehicles from a ing to happen, give them time and ment of India in that direction. are in the fi nal stages of design and come in the next two years. facturing PCBs [printed circuit policy perspective? make it happen. For threewheelers Some companies have been resist development. The rest, we can do: boards], assembling electronic and twowheelers, they have sug ing the change, but it will happen the body, tyres. Of course, some im TM: China is a very interesting boards, and bring battery manufac AJ: Basically governments have to gested [a shift by] 2023 and 2025 however much you resist it. It is a provements can be there. In the place. Just in sheer volume terms, turing to India. think of phasing out [ICE vehicles]. [respectively] for new vehicles to be matter of time. But by slowing it [the next one or two years, a huge push India is far behind. However, India For example, the amount of pollu 100% electric. That is a very good transition] down, India will get hurt, [will be witnessed] and that’s where has a far stronger twowheeler in Do we have suffi cient battery tion that we have, we cannot conti window. In due course we can de and will be dependent on outsiders India will be not just on par [with dustry, and a very capable assembly capacity to meet rising nue to live in that kind of pollution. fi ne this for cars. for the technology. This Budget other countries] but will start lead and component manufacturing eco demand? We are importing all the oil; we can clearly indicates that the govern ing in the technology. system. Indian component manu not continue to import all that oil. TM: It makes a lot of sense for a ment will go all out for it, and it is The key concern for me will be facturing for twowheelers is even A J: Four or fi ve years back, we were City after city may say, no more ICE place like India. However, places best that companies prepare and whether we import everything from more price competitive than China, nowhere in battery manufacturing. twowheelers or threewheelers and like Europe and the U.S. have been take advantage of it. It is giving spec China or make it ourselves. If our in which is a very rare thing to achieve. I had gone to labs in China, the U.S. fourwheelers from this date on implementing policies like that for ifi c breaks in the beginning, but fi dustry is not to be aff ected, and jobs In China, there are no credible and Germany. The Germans were wards. This is what China is doing. almost a decade, but we would not Ashok nally India has to win with electric are not to be lost, there is huge em players. There is a very large market by far the best. But in the last four to And we have to move in that direc have the luxury of 20 years to imple Jhunjhunwala vehicles even without any subsidy ployment in the auto sector. If the but no credible players and very lit fi ve years, we have started making tion. Enough time has to be given ment them. is professor at the or concession. It is time for the auto traditional internal combustion en tle real R&D for electric twowheel battery packs as good as those made for change. Department of industry, researchers and everybo gine (ICE)based vehicle is going ers. There are a lot of commodity in Germany, probably better. This Should taxation of Electrical dy working towards the develop away, we will have a huge crisis with components being manufactured has happened through startups. TM: The Budget incentivises the de conventional fuels have a role Engineering, IIT ment of next generation products to many losing jobs. The only way they there. In India, local market and We have a startup at IITMadras, mand side. We need a few policies to play? Madras make up their mind that it is going will continue to have jobs, or the large players can create a strong Grinntech, and we have a number around the supply side and on in to be electric vehicles. number of jobs can be increased, is R&D base, leverage our local de of manufacturers who have jumped frastructure. We need to incentivise A J: Finally, at some point of time, to start making every subsystem of mand to create economies of scale, into it. As electric vehicles grow, battery pack and cell manufactur conventional fuel vehicles have to Tarun Mehta: The tax concession electric vehicles. a strong supplier base, and take a batteries will be made in India. ing. Rebates around setting up bat move out. I am open to time frames, is positive as a Budget announce We have to beat China on perfor leadership role in twowheeler elec There are three parts to battery tery plant capacity, manufacturing we should have a discussion with ment, but in terms of numbers GST mance and price. That needs to be trics globally. production. One is battery pack de of battery packs in India in the next the auto industry and fi gure out is a bigger benefi t. From a market done in the next couple of years. velopment, which we will do imme 1824 months will help. On the in what is doable. In the meantime, shaping perspective, incentivising That is what the Centre for Battery Is there a time frame by which diately. Number two is cell manufac frastructure side, the government support electric vehicles as much as Tarun Mehta EMI purchase of electric vehicles Engineering and Electric Vehicles at we can do that? turing. On this a number of can come up with requirements to possible, so that they can become a is cofounder and has a big impact. There are two IITMadras has been working on for companies are setting up cell manu have charging points in every park common thing. CEO, Ather Energy things. Today, the market does not four years. It has actually done so T: M Most larger twowheeler origi facturing units in India as a joint ing location. We don’t need charg have many fi nancing options for much to convince India that yes, we nal equipment manufacturer (OEM) venture. It will take two or three ing hardware that OEMs and other TM: You can use capital created by electric vehicles. By incentivising can do it ourselves. And there are a players today have ₹ 10,000 crore to years to start cell manufacturing. companies can bring, we only need the United Nations and still tax pol EMI purchases, the government has number of incubated companies ₹ 20,000 crore of deployable capi The third is raw material. Lithium, access to an electrical socket. luting vehicles to generate a balance ensured that [for] every customer working closely, getting these things tal, and the electrifi cation process cobalt, manganese, nickel — for that to fund cleaner transport. We don’t who wants to go in for them, there done. Twowheelers and three will take only a fraction of it. Indian we need to recycle old batteries. There are inbetween segments have the time to wait to do only a will be a lot of interest from banks wheelers will start scaling up in a industry can invest, and our sup Even cell phone batteries, which is like electrically powered handful of things. We should do eve and NBFCs to create relevant pro year. This year you will see plenty of pliers can make the transition. We lithium ion. We throw away 300 mil bicycles. Will they become rything we can. Funding factories, Scan the QR code to ducts. The second advantage is that it, and next year it will really scale will create more jobs, high quality lion cell phone batteries. If we recy more popular? funding lithium cells, electric infras listen to the full electric vehicles need more fi nanc up. Two years down the line, it will jobs. From assembling mechanical cle and extract, we can expect [to tructure, vehicles and subsidising interview online ing options. Because you want to start edging out ICE vehicles. components we can move to manu recover] 90% of lithium, cobalt, T M: Micromobility is a new, emerg user behaviour.
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An dent by his frequent visits abroad. is a fair chance that future violations agreement for the acquisition of the compu However, no theory in foreign policy of human rights and minority rights ter was signed today [July 11] between Dr. P. research suggests that the higher the in India could be fi rewalled as an in K. Koteswaram, DirectorGeneral of Obser frequency of headofgovernment vi ternal matter. This would weaken the vatories, on behalf of the Government and sits to foreign nations, the greater the global voice for India’s minority Mr. A. L. T. Taylor, Regional General Manag success in foreign policy outcomes. rights and human rights. Ironically, er of I.B.M. Dr. Koteswaram told a Press con The most enduring foreign policy the Modi regime’s response to the ference that computerised weather fore outcomes are accomplished by quiet Rohingya issue or the Christchurch casts would be a signifi cant development in diplomacy engineered by profession attack in New Zealand indicates that the fi eld of meteorology in India. It would be al bodies. That is why heads of go even the socalled secular approach a big leap forward from the traditional and vernment of China, France or even in foreign policy has a majoritarian subjective forecasts. The computer to be in Israel, to name a few, are selective in spin. stalled in the Meteorological Offi ce is model their visits. But Mr. Modi’s foreign vi 44 of I.B.M.’s latest computer ‘360’ which sits and diaspora meetings have a Arms deal CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC makes about one million calculations in a se spectacle of dynamism and generat The Modi government’s ability to CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC cond. It would be manufactured in India, ed an image of him as a world leader take prompt decisions over an arms NOTEBOOK Mr. Taylor said. According to a spokesman of among his followers. Compared to deal, such as Rafale, is argued as a the Meteorological Department, the acquisi splendid foreign policy accomplish sign of robust security policy. But tion of the computer was the natural conse ments of leaders such as former U.S. mere accumulation of cuttingedge Why access to offi cials is so important for reporters quence of a global project named World President Harry Truman, who laid weapons is no guarantee for a coun Weather Watch (W.W.W.). The decision to down the institutional arrangement Every bit of information, whether crucial or trivial, is a piece of a large puzzle participate in this project was recently ap for the U.S. to operate as a global proved by the Government of India. power, or Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s Sobhana K. Nair used to say that there are us enjoy that milky sweet rearranged her offi ce for political wisdom that led to German two kinds of stories. The concoction — it’s more a vastu purposes using tax unifi cation, the foreign policy accom The Finance Ministry has fi rst is the kind that eve professional hazard! payers’ money. One had a plishments of Mr. Modi remained decided not to let journal ryone chases but nobody Simply put, a bond penchant for taking selfi es A HUNDRED YEARS AGO JULY 12, 1919. modest during his fi rst term. ists, even those with Press gets. The second is what needs to be built that is in front of elaborate fl ower Information Bureau (PIB) the government wants us to strong enough for offi cers arrangements in his offi ce Civil Disobedience. A paradox accredited cards, enter its publish. For the fi rst, we to part with that one note during lunch breaks. One However, Mr. Modi has been able to premises without prior ap need sources; the second is or report that the govern loved cats so much that his In reference to Mr. Gandhi’s fresh resolve to bring about a paradigmatic shift to In pointment. The Ministry simply public relations. ment is trying to suppress. offi ce would stink of cat renew the Satyagraha campaign, Sir Na
dia’s foreign policy at least in one re PTI has benevolently arranged Sources are built over And it’s a twoway street. poo. These might be trivial rayan Chandravarkar, exJudge, Bombay gard. His regime has demonstrated a an “airconditioned waiting many inconsequential con Offi cials equally use repor bits of information for the High Court, and a Moderate Leader, through majoritarian character in the domes try’s security. Countries such as Iraq, room” for reporters with versations. Reporters and ters as a sounding board to readers, but for us, each bit the medium of the press, makes a strong and tic arena, as seen in the formulation Libya and Syria were some of the top regular supply of “water, sources talk about the fi netune an idea that is still of information helps us earnest appeal to Mr. Gandhi [from Bombay, of the Citizenship Bill for instance, armsimporting nations during the tea and coff ee” outside weather, discuss movies on the drawing board. piece together the entire on July 11] to desist from starting the cam but secular tendencies on foreign early 1980s, according to a report by Gate 2 in the beautiful and parenting woes, listen The accreditation card puzzle. You never know paign. He says that Mr. Gandhi’s advice to policymaking. He has strengthened the International Institute for Strateg North Block. This is where to one another’s small vic issued by the PIB is seen as which one of these could the people to make no disturbance in case ties with West Asian countries, in ic Studies, London. The powerful na reporters are apparently to tories and frustrations. an entitlement by many. come in handy and when. he is punished for off ering civil disobe cluding Saudi Arabia and the UAE. tions that sold pricey weapons to stay put till a bureaucrat There was a Police Com It’s as much an ‘entitle On one visit to Shastri dience as a protest against the Rowlatt Act Acceptance of Saudi Arabia’s promi these countries also played a decisive agrees for a meeting. missioner in Delhi who was ment’ as is a ticket to a Bhawan, I stumbled upon a and such pious advice condemning lawless nent role in the deescalation process role in bringing these countries to If only the life of a repor an avid cricket fan. Before cricket match for an aver story during Prime Minis ness and violence fail as the country knows during the postPulwama tensions the position they are in today. The ter were so easy that mere entering his room, crime age spectator. After all, ter Narendra Modi’s fi rst to its cost and pain, because ignorant people and the UAE’s decision to present the mighty Soviet Union disintegrated ly waiting outside rooms reporters used to go armed scribes are really the fi rst term. A Cabinet Minister are unable to distinguish between civil dis highest civilian honour, Zayed Medal, despite possessing stockpiles of cut could get us sources and with cricket anecdotes. spectators of any govern got her door sealed and obedience to laws, of a harmless character, to Mr. Modi are signs of a special rela tingedge weapons, mainly owing to stories. We stalk corridors And tea is an important ment. We record what we constructed a wall in its and violent defi ance of law and authority. In tionship that his regime has built up its failure to deal with its domestic and wait outside rooms for tool in newsgathering. If a see and hear. Without that place. The entrance to her Sir Narayan’s opinion the real reason is af in recent years. economic crisis. Dynamism in fo a living. We knock at doors, bureaucrat off ers tea, it small, rectangular card, room was rearranged, ac forded by the actual fact of revolutionary The Modi regime’s attempt to ena reign policy may have few substantial reach out to disgruntled ba means you sit. It buys you getting access to govern cording to the directions of crime in India with which he became offi ble the Indian state to grapple with domestic consequences unless it is bus, and ambush senior of time. It also means that the ment offi cials every day is her vastu consultant. It’s cially familiar in the course of his examina paradoxical ideologies — domestical accompanied by a reduction in In fi cers and Ministers to ask bureaucrat wants to talk. like running a hurdle race. another matter that despite tion of the 806 cases of Bengal internments. ly majoritarian and secular in the fo dia’s mass unemployment. them uncomfortable ques And when tea is not of Routine visits to offi cials all the vastu, she could not He found to his amazement that the revolu reign policy arena — is a departure tions — all to gather little fered, we sometimes ask give reporters a peek into stay on in her post for too tionary organisations educated their mem from India’s traditional foreign policy S haikh Mujibur Rehman teaches at Jamia bits of information. for it to get bureaucrats their eccentricities and ha long due to the controver bers in certain literature of political dacoi paradigm. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Millia Central University, New Delhi A former Editor of mine talking. It’s not as if most of bits. One Minister I know sies she generated. ties, murders and other acts of violence. CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE F ROM PAGE ONE Political crisis will mar economy: Chidambaram Cannot be pushed into Former Minister says in the Rajya Sabha that foreign investors and rating agencies will look at instability and chicanery decision: Speaker tells SC Special Correspondent India a $5trillion economy ble. That is the magic of com bold steps it would take or New Delhi by 202425 was simple arith pounding. Ask any money how it would improve invest The court had fi xed the July Senior Congress leader P. metic as the fi gure doubled lender,” he said. ment, which was the only 12 hearing to be apprised of Chidambaram said on Thurs itself in six or seven years The size of the economy engine available to spur In the Speaker's decision on day that the crisis in Karnata due to the “magic of com was currently estimated at dia’s growth to 8% this year the resignations. In his ap ka and Goa might appear to pounding” and did not re $2.7 trillion and was growing and to 10% the next year. plication, the Speaker criti be “political upmanship”, quire a Prime Minister or a at a nominal growth, he said. He said that at one place cised the MLAs for casting but it had a “damaging im Finance Minister. the GDP growth had been aspersions on his dignity. pact on the economy”. “There is this goal of a $5 Macro data projected at 7% and at anoth The battle for power in Mr. Chidambaram said fo trillion economy. Good, very He said the Finance Minister er, 8%. Karnataka reached the Su reign investors, rating agen good. I will give you better did not present macro eco In an apparent jibe at preme Court fi rst on July 9 cies and international organ goals. In 199091, India’s eco nomic data, including of re former Finance Minister when the Congress and JD isations did not read Indian nomy was $320 billion, it venue receipts, in her Bud Arun Jaitley, Mr. Chidamba (S) MLAs jointly accused the K.R. Ramesh Kumar newspapers or watch the doubled to $618 billion in get speech. ram said Ms. Sitharaman in H.D. Kumaraswamy coali “tamed” Indian TV news Against crossovers: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and other 200304. Then UPA govern “I cannot recall a Budget herited a “wobbly econo tion government of scams MLAs want to resign. They channels, but “what they Congress MPs protesting outside Parliament. * SANDEEP SAXENA ment came and from $618 speech so bereft of macro da my”, and accused the and maladministration. do not have to give a reason read and hear about political billion, it doubled to $1.22 ta,” he said, and urged the government of waiving cor They also blamed the Speak for their resignation. All instability and political chi jection was perplexing and Minister Nirmala Sithara trillion in four years. It dou Ministry to ensure important porate loans worth ₹ 5.55 er for delaying acceptance they need is a formal accep canery will have an impact the Budget did not chalk out man’s speech “insipid”, and bled again to $2.48 trillion in data get mention in the Bud lakh crore. A total of 46 of their resignations in a bid tance by the Speaker of on the economy.” a clear road map to take In said the Budget did not have September 2017. It will dou get speech in future. members spoke on the Bud to prolong the life of the rul their resignation... They do Participating in the discus dia on the path of high eco any steps to propel invest ble to $5 trillion in the next Mr. Chidambaram said he get during the 10hour de ing coalition. not want to defect, they sion on the Union Budget in nomic growth and lacked ments and savings. fi ve years. It does not require expected the government to bate. The discussion will In fact, the Supreme want to go back to the peo the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Chi bold steps and structural re Mr. Chidambaram said the a Prime Minister or a Fi come back and tell what continue on Friday. The Court had fi xed a specifi c ple,” Mr. Rohatgi submitted dambaram said the GDP pro forms. He termed Finance government’s call of making nance minister. It will dou structural reforms and what House adjourned past 9 p.m. time (6 p.m.) for the meet to the court in the morning. ing only after senior advo In his application to the cate Mukul Rohatgi, for the Supreme Court, Mr. Ramesh 10 MLAs, said the Speaker Kumar said the Tenth Sche CBI searches was “in the habit of making dule or antidefection law Opposition holds himself scarce” whenever casts a mandatory duty on act of coercion: the spectre of MLAs wishing the Speaker to decide appli to resign comes into his cations for disqualifi cation. Opposition joint protest view. Thus, the Speaker has to “And tomorrow (July 12), fi rst enquire into whether Special Correspondent Mamata helps bring parties together the Karnataka Assembly ses the 10 MLAs concerned New Delhi sion starts. A whip has been have incurred any reason In a joint letter to the Prime Special Correspondent issued by their parties, if for disqualifi cation prior to Minister Narendra Modi, New Delhi they violate the whip, they the submission of their re Opposition parties strongly West Bengal Chief Minister face disqualifi cation... The signation letter on July 6. condemned the searches and Trinamool president in the houses and offi ces of Mamata Banerjee spoke to senior advocates Indira beleaguered Karnataka Jaising and Anand Grover. Chief Minister H.D. Kuma CBI searches premises The letter signed by the raswamy on Wednesday Congress, the Trinamool, New home: BJP working president J.P. Nadda with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and evening, paving the way for the two Left parties, the rebel Congress MLAs in New Delhi on Thursday. * PTI a joint Opposition protest in of Lawyers’ Collective Aam Aadmi Party and oth Parliament over the crisis in ers said the searches were the southern State. The FIR mentions that after was then the United Nations the latest in a long line of Goa Congress rebels join BJP, After the conversation <> I am happy and prima facie alleged viola Special Rapporteur on Right coercion and intimidation between the two leaders, indebted to all the tions were noticed, the Mi to Health. The FIR alleges of Ms. Jaising and Mr. Grov the Trinamool worked the Opposition parties nistry got an inspection that he appeared in the No er. It was “nothing short of phones to call other parties who supported done in January 2016 and vartis case in the Supreme a brute show of intimida to arrange for a joint prot to fi nd place in State Ministry and protested in sought explanations. Court by spending foreign tion as well as gross abuse est. It was attended by the Not satisfi ed with the re contribution. of power”. Samajwadi Party, the CPI Parliament today plies, it cancelled the regis Funds were also spent on “This is especially so Amit Shah and Nadda welcome them into the party (M), the CPI, the Rashtriya for Karnataka tration in November 2016. air travel and other expens since both advocates, well Janata Dal, the Aam Aadmi Prajwal Revanna JD(S) MP es of employees or workers known for their pioneering Special Correspondent A Cabinet reshuffl e is like such as the Goa Forward Party, the Nationalist Con Inspection report of other organisations and work in the fi eld of human NEW DELHI ly in Goa in the next few Party or even Independents. gress Party and others. Janata Dal(S) MP Prajwal Re The inspection report, foreigners for attending rights, have fully cooperat Goa Chief Minister Pramod days, two party offi cials said Mr. Sawant said the legis Armed with posters that vanna said. which is part of the FIR, lists conferences in Kathmandu, ed with the authorities ev Sawant on Thursday met BJP on condition of anonymity. lators’ decision to join the said “Stop bulldozing State The Congress, the JD(S) alleged violations on 14 Malaysia, Kenya, Vienna, er since criminal charges president Amit Shah along Mr. Sawant would have to BJP was entirely “voluntary” government” and “BJP kill ally in Karnataka, joined the counts. They include al Austria Mission, USA Con were fi led against them in with the 10 MLAs who had drop current Ministers, ma with no prior promises. ing democracy”, the Oppo protest a little later. leged participation in politi sultation, Section 27 Confe the alleged FCRA violation defected from the Congress ny of whom are from BJP al Chandrakant Kavlekar, sition leaders shouted slo UPA chairperson Sonia cal activities, diversion or rence, Moscow Consultation cases,” the parties said in to the saff ron party. He later lies and whose support was who was the Leader of the gans against the ruling Gandhi and outgoing Con misuse of foreign contribu and Bangkok Meeting, as al the letter. They have de held deliberations with Mr. crucial to the government’s Opposition in the Assembly party. gress president Rahul Gand tions, and their use on air leged in the case. manded that the govern Shah on a reshuffl e of the survival, to accommodate before he joined the BJP “On my behalf and on be hi were present at the prot travel and other activities In a statement, after the ment halt such “act of coer State Cabinet. the defectors from the Con along with nine other MLAs, half of my party, I am happy est. The Congress also for draft legislation meet CBI registered the FIR, the cion and intimidation.” Mr. Sawant, who arrived gress, the offi cials added. told presspersons that the and indebted to all the Op fl agged the mass desertion ings, dharnas and advocacy organisation and its trus CPI(M) general secretary in New Delhi with the MLAs, The BJP’s strength has legislators wanted develop position parties who sup of its legislators in Goa. The with MPs. tees, including founding Sitaram Yechury in a series met BJP working president now gone up to 27 in the 40 ment work in their consti ported and protested in Par party leadership has One of the charges members Mr. Grover and of tweets accused the go J.P. Nadda who formally wel member in the Goa Assemb tuencies. “It was not possi liament today for Karnataka blamed the saff ron party for against the LC is of receiving Ms. Jaising, expressed out vernment of targeting Ms. comed the new entrants into ly and it is no longer depen ble while we were in the and against the undemo the desertions from its foreign funds specifi cally rage and alleged that the Jaising and Mr. Grover. the BJP. dent on the support of allies Opposition,” he said. cratic behaviour of the BJP,” ranks in both the States. meant for Mr. Grover, who charges had no basis. SC likely to hear Ayodhya Rahul, Rajnath lock horns on farm crisis Draft tenancy law appeals from July 25 Congress leader says farmers worse off ; Minister blames previous governments caps security deposit Special Correspondent the government’s move to Comments invited till August 1 He said not much progress advocate Rajeev Dhavan, for New Delhi give ₹ 6,000 a year as income has been made by the apex the Muslim appellants, Outgoing Congress president support to farmers would Special Correspondent rental housing stock for va courtappointed panel of questioned the purpose of Rahul Gandhi attacked the lead to a rise in their income NEW DELHI rious income segments of mediators, including former the application fi led by Modi government on issues by 2025%, and said that The Centre has proposed a society including migrants, apex court judge, Justice Ka Visharad. related to farmers, stating more farmers committed model tenancy law that formal and informal sector lifulla, spiritual leader Sri “This is just to intimidate that it had given them no re suicide before the BJPled States and Union Territories workers, professionals, stu Sri Ravi Shankar and senior us. Very serious mediation lief unlike to businessmen dispensation came to power. can enact to regulate rent dents, etc. and increase ac advocate Sriram Panchu, a is going on. This application who got loan writeoff run “The amount of increase ing of premises, including cess to quality rented ac pioneer in alternative dis (Visharad’s) should have ning into crores — a state in MSP (minimum support setting a maximum of two commodation, enable pute resolution mechan ideally asked the court to di ment strongly denied by De price) that our Prime Minis months’ rent as security de gradual formalisation of isms in the country. rect the mediation commit fence Minister Rajnath Singh ter has eff ected has not been posit, a threemonths notice rental housing market. It Senior advocate K. Paras tee for a status report; in who squarely blamed pre Heated exchange: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, left, and done by anybody in inde for raising the rent and ap will help overhaul the legal aran, for Visharad, said it is stead it wants the court to vious Congress governments Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaking in the Lok Sabha. * PTI pendent India’s history,” Mr. pointment of rent authori framework visàvis rental “diffi cult to settle disputes entirely scrap the mediation in not dealing with the issue. Singh said. ties. The draft of the Model housing across the country,” like this and the Supreme process. Unhappy parties Mr. Gandhi was speaking one farmer having ended his been given to farmers by the As soon as Mr. Gandhi fi n Tenancy Act, 2019, was the statement read. Court should authoritatively like them want to scrap the during Zero Hour in the Lok life in Wayanad. government, he said claim ished his speech, other Con placed in the public domain Advance security deposit decide the matter.” mediation eff orts,” Mr. Dha Sabha on Thursday, his fi rst “Farmers have been fac ing that businessmen have gress leaders wanted to raise on Wednesday by the Union for residential properties “The suit was fi led in van submitted. To this, the such intervention in the 17th ing threats of immediate ev been granted concessions of the issue of desertions of Ministry for Housing and Ur would be capped at two 1950, even before the Con CJI said since the court had Lok Sabha. In a speech that iction from their properties,” ₹ 4.3 lakh crore and loan MLAs from their party ranks ban Aff airs (MoHUA), an of months’ rent and one stitution came into exis constituted the mediation was focussed mainly on Ker he said, adding that this was waivers of ₹ 5.5 lakh crore. in Karnataka and Goa, for fi cial said, adding that com month’s rent for nonresi tence. Sixtynine years have panel, the court itself would ala with a specifi c reference so as banks from which they Mr. Singh countered Mr. which they blamed the BJP. ments had been sought dential properties. passed since,” Mr. Parasaran ask the committee for a re to his constituency Waya had taken loans had begun Gandhi’s charge in Lok Sab With the Speaker not per from the public, after which “After coming into force, submitted, highlighting the port. “We are entitled to nad, he said farmers were the recovery process. “Eight ha, and blamed the long rule mitting them to speak on the the draft would be sent to no person shall let or take supposed futility of eff orts know what is happening,” suff ering throughout the een farmers in Kerala have of the Congress for the plight matter, they staged a wal the Cabinet for its nod. A on rent any premises except to settle the dispute. Chief Justice Gogoi ad country and were in a terri committed suicide due to of farmers. kout and were joined by oth statement by MoHUA on by an agreement in writing. Countering this, senior dressed Mr. Dhavan. ble condition in Kerala with this,” he said. No relief has In his reply, Mr. Singh said er Opposition parties. Thursday said comments Within two months of exe were invited till August 1. cuting the rental agreement Finance Minister Nirmala both landowner and tenant Sitharaman had said in her are required to intimate to End manual scavenging in Railways: DMK MP Readmit Maldives into Budget speech on July 5 that the Rent Authority about the government would be the agreement and within coming up with a model te seven days a unique identifi Kanimozhi says 95,000 people engaged in the work on contract employment Commonwealth: India nancy law. cation number will be is “It [model law] will ena sued to both the parties,” Special Correspondent if this is the case. There is no neglected, P.K. Kunhalikutty Kallol Bhattacherjee mitments made by Prime ble creation of adequate the statement said. New Delhi track record of PPP model of IUML said: “Even if Kerala NEW DELHI Minister Narendra Modi at “Modernisation of the rail working. Southern Railways is not a part of your political India has urged the Com the Commonwealth Heads ways does not matter if the is neglected and this is evi map, it should be so on the monwealth to expedite of Government Meeting employment of manual sca dent by the fact that there is railway map. The issue of readmission of the Maldives 2018. The Minister called for vengers continue. There are a gap of ₹ 1,290 crore in allo Kanjikode coach factory, as a member country. Exter fasttracking of the process about 95,000 people en cated and received funds. which is in a limbo, must be nal Aff airs Minister S. Jaish of readmission of the Mal gaged in the work through There is also an urgent need addressed.” ankar conveyed India’s dives to the Common contractual employment to complete the line along stand at the 19 th Common wealth,” the Ministry of Ex without any safety gear,” the eastern coast announced ‘Puri devastated’ wealth Foreign Aff airs Mi ternal Aff airs said. said DMK MP K. Kanimozhi . in 2011, and 12 other projects “Cyclone Fani has devastat nisters Meeting in London. The support came weeks She was speaking during a that lay abandoned includ ed the city of Puri. Its railway “The External Aff airs Mi after Mr. Modi visited Male discussion in the Lok Sabha ing the renaming of the station is also devastated,” nister... congratulated the in his fi rst overseas trip after on the demand for grants for K. Kanimozhi Erode railway station to said BJD MP Chandra Sekhar member countries on the his reelection. The Mal the Railway Ministry Thanthai Periyar railway sta Sahu. 70th anniversary of the dives withdrew from the 201920. counting in railways is neith tion,” she said. He sought urgent inter Commonwealth. He also Commonwealth during the She quoted a railway com er scientifi c nor accurate. Stating that even among vention of the Central go noted that India is well on tenure of President Abdul mittee report that claims ac “Will private sector invest the southern States Kerala is vernment. the path to fulfi l all the com lah Yameen in 2016.
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THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 NEWS 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE I N BRIEF U.S., India to begin formal talks on trade today The two sides will discuss regulatory changes by India on data localisation, e-commerce and import curbs
Special Correspondent manner,” External Aff airs Mi against. Mr. Trump tweeted tions to Chinese telecommu NEW DELHI nistry spokesperson Raveesh twice in the recent past, be nications company Huawei Visiting U.S. trade offi cials Kumar said on Thursday. fore and after his meeting being considered for 5G Centre committed to privatise Air India will meet Commerce and In “Many of these issues were with Mr. Modi, and on both trials was among them, but NEW DELHI dustry Minister Piyush Goyal discussed by PM and Presi occasions criticised India on said the “entire gamut of is The government is on Friday, after two days of dent Trump and we look for high tariff s. Since he took of sues related to trade will be U.S. concern at committed to disinvestment talks with a “composite dele ward to resolving them... fi ce in January 2017, Mr. on the table”. of Air India but wants the gation” from the Commerce many are technical in nature Trump has consistently national carrier to remain in and External Aff airs Minis like tariff s, we will have to pushed for India to cut tariff s Larger meeting treatment Indian hands, Civil Aviation tries, the fi rst formal eff ort to wait and see how they will be on HarleyDavidson motor The two sides are also ex Minister Hardeep Singh Puri resolve the recent trade im addressed, and what is the cycles to zero to match pected to set a date for a of Muslims informed the Lok Sabha on passe. outcome of the talks.” American duties on Indian meeting between Mr. Goyal Thursday. He said the “Since India’s election pe is led by the Assistant USTR day, offi cials said. The USTR motorcycles, but there has and U.S. Trade Representa Sriram Lakshman previous attempt to disinvest riod has now passed, USTR for South and Central Asia, visit was agreed upon by Tariff s likely in focus been no indication that New tive Robert Lighthizer in the Washington DC the carrier could not succeed, offi cials are visiting India for Christopher Wilson, and an Prime Minister Narendra The two sides will discuss Delhi is prepared to oblige next few weeks, when trade Speaker of the U.S. House but now the government has relationship building with In Additional Secretary from Modi and U.S. President Do the issue of tariff s, which yet. talks will be formally res of Representatives Nancy learnt its lessons. PTI dian government counter the Commerce Ministry is nald Trump when they met have been raised on both The Ministry spokesper umed after they collapsed in Pelosi has said the U.S. parts, including introducto leading the Indian side. in Osaka on the sidelines of sides in the past year, and son declined to comment November, and the standoff Congress was, and conti I ndia hands over body of ry meetings,” said a On Thursday, the two the G20 summit. regulatory changes by India specifi cally on which issues escalated after the U.S. with nues to be, concerned PoK boy to Pakistan spokesperson for the United sides met for “informal” “Our approach is to en on data localisation, ecom were being discussed on drew India’s Generalised Sys about the treatment of SRINAGAR States Trade Representative talks, and “comprehensive” gage [with the USTR team] merce and import curbs, Thursday and Friday, includ tem of Preferences (GSP) Muslims in India. Three days after the body of (USTR). The U.S. delegation formal talks will begin on Fri constructively, in a positive which the U.S. has protested ing whether the U.S. objec trade status this year. Ms. Pelosi’s comments an eightyearold boy from came during a conversa Pakistanoccupied Kashmir tion with Chairman of the was fished out from the U.S.India Strategic Part Kishenganga river in Nagaland to frame RIIN nership Forum (USISPF) Kashmir’s Gurez, it was More Foreigners’ Tribunals in Assam John Chambers at a Forum handed over to the family as event in Washington DC. Indian and Pakistani Armies norms after consultation “We were proud to wel decided to set up a new 200 to be set up in addition to the existing 100 to handle NRC cases after July 31 come him [Prime Minister exchange point, in a rare Call for restricting survey to non-locals Modi] …to a joint session of move. The body was handed SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ing Bengalispeaking Hindus Congress [in 2016]. We had to the Pakistan Army at 2 special correspondent survey should be restricted GUWAHATI and Muslims feel more FTs some concerns about the p.m. at a point on the GUWAHATI to nonlocals. The Assam government will will bring more misery un treatment of Muslims in In Chorwan border. The Nagaland government The RIIN exercise was establish 200 Foreigners’ less the tribunals are made dia — I have to mention it — has said that guidelines for launched on Thursday with Tribunals (FTs) for handling fully judicial bodies. More then and now,” Ms. Pelosi Sikhs for Justice spreads implementing a localised designated teams surveying cases of people to be exclud than 80% of the 41.09 lakh said at the conclusion of a hate, says MEA version of the National Re people living in every village ed from the fi nal National people put in the two exclu talk. NEW DELHI gister of Citizens — being up and urban ward to prepare a Register of Citizens (NRC). sion lists belong to these two Ms. Pelosi, however, also Canadabased advocacy dated in Assam — will be list of indigenous inhabi July 31 is the deadline for pu groups. praised Mr. Modi’s oratori group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), framed in consultation with tants who would be provid blishing the NRC. Those left out, however, cal skills, calling a speech which is campaigning online civil society groups and tra ed a certifi cate. These FTs would be in ad were provided windows to he gave during her visit to for Khalistani cause, is a ditional tribal bodies. Nagaland’s Home Com dition to the existing 100 and get back in the NRC after re India with former U.S. Pre fringe group without support The decision follows re missioner R. Ramakrishnan are part of the 1,000 that the submitting admissible citi sident Barack Obama, “one from the global Sikh marks from organisations on Thursday said the con Centre has decided to help Deadline pressure: Offi cials checking documents at an appeal zenship papers. of the most fantastic community, said the Ministry hearing on the NRC, which will be out on July 31. * AFP of External Affairs on such as the Naga Hoho, the cerns and observations of Assam set up in view of the According to the All As speeches” she had ever Wednesday.“We have taken apex body of all Nagaland’s diff erent sections were a pressure anticipated in dis sam Minority Students’ Un heard. up this matter very strongly tribes, that the Register of welcome development. posing of cases of people to politan) district, which cov “Apart from the cases of ion (AAMSU), the FTs and Ms. Pelosi dwelt on the with Canada. The Sikhs for Indigenous Inhabitants of “The State government is be left out of the NRC. ers Guwahati and its out people left out of the NRC, the border wing of the As values that anchored ties Justice has supported anti Nagaland (RIIN) was prema of the opinion that the pre Offi cials in the State’s skirts, will get 67 of these, the new FTs will deal with sam Police “are foreigner between India and the India activities and violent ture and could have serious sent exercises are new initia Home and Political Depart followed by Nagaon with 39, the regular cases of Dvoters producing factories”. The U.S., speaking of Mahatma forms of extremism in Punjab ramifi cations. Other groups, tives and need consultations ment said the new FTs Jorhat with 31, Bongaigaon [doubtful voters],” a senior border wing picks suspected Gandhi’s infl uence on the and elsewhere,” said Raveesh including the Naga Stu with participation from all would be distributed among with 22, Sonitpur with 21, offi cer said. foreigners and refers their civil rights leader Martin Kumar, MEA spokesperson. dents’ Federation, said the stakeholders,” he said. six districts. Kamrup (Metro and Cachar with 20. Organisations represent cases to the FTs. Luther King Jr. ‘Facial-recognition system To help out Maratha quota is a ‘one start-ups, govt. will not violate privacy’ to buy goods community’ law: plea Centre says it will aid law enforcement SC to hear petition challenging quota Vijaita Singh Special Correspondent New Delhi Krishnadas Rajagopal for Equality through its re New Delhi The Centre has proposed NEW DELHI presentative Sanjeet Shukla, The Automated Facial Re to relax the General Finan The Supreme Court on Fri which said the 12% and 13% cognition System (AFRS) cial Rules (GFR) to enable day will hear a group of so quota to Maratha communi will not violate privacy of ci all government organisa cial workers, academics and ty had breached the 50% tizens and is only being de tions to accept “untested representatives of the Mus cap on reservation fi xed by veloped to help the law en innovative goods and ser lim community who have the Indira Sawhney judg forcement agencies identify vices solutions from start appealed against a Bombay ment of the apex court. criminals, missing children ups”. High Court decision uphold and unidentifi ed bodies in a The government plans ing a “oneperson or one 52 Muslim communities scientifi c and speedy man to do away with “competi community” Maharashtra The appeal by Mr. Ahmed ner, a senior government of tive tendering” while plac legislation providing reser and others meanwhile said fi cial said on Thursday. ing orders from such start vation to the Maratha com the high court judgment, on The AFRS, being imple At present, there are 7.71 ups as it amounts to com munity in education and pu June 27, had led to hostile mented by the National lakh cases of missing per petition between blic employment. discrimination by not ad Crime Records Bureau sons in the CCTNS database “established and new busi The petitioners, led by dressing the issues raised by (NCRB), is a component of that includes 98,000 chil ness entities”. Mohammad Sayeed Noori 52 leastdeveloped Muslim the Crime and Criminal dren, the offi cial said. The plan proposes that a Shafi Ahmed, say the Maha communities in the State in Tracking Network and Sys “This software will be minimum 2% of the pro rashtra legislation is against need of social and educa tems (CCTNS), a national da used only in respect of such curement budget of a Mi the very tenets of equality tional uplift. tabase of crimes and crimi persons who fi gure on the nistry or department may enshrined as a fundamental The High Court judgment nals. CCTNS data base — accused be “earmarked for pro right in the Constitution. has worked to favour only An offi cial said the data persons, prisoners, missing curement of such goods or A Bench led by Chief Jus the Maratha community for base would be accessible persons, unidentifi ed dead services which are yet to be tice Ranjan Gogoi will con quota benefi ts in education only to law enforcement persons – and is not going to tested or evaluated and sider the case of the group, and public sector jobs. agencies. be used on any other data brought to market as ac represented by senior advo Petitioners narrated how base,” the offi cial said. ceptable commercial pro cate S.B. Talekar and advo Maharashtra had issued an Privacy concerns The AFRS will add anoth duct service or cates Vipin Nair and Madha ordinance for providing 5% The NCRB last week invited er information layer to in technology”. vi Ayyappan, who said the reservation to 52 Muslim bids for the AFRS that would vestigation by allowing In her Budget speech on High Court decision was se communities in 2014. Ho even “capture face images matching photograph of July 5, Finance Minister riously erroneous and based wever, the ordinance had from CCTV feed and gener suspect or missing person Nirmala Sitharaman an on incomplete data. lapsed and Maharashtra did ate alerts if a blacklist match with the database of CCTNS. nounced easing tax scruti The Bench is also sche not take any steps to legis is found”, triggering privacy “This is already done ma ny for startups and those duled to examine a separate late to provide reservation concerns. nually,” the offi cial said. investing in such fi rms. petition fi led by NGO Youth to the communities. Amendments to Forest Act repressive, says Brinda Karat ‘They criminalise all aspects of the tribal life’
Special Correspondent amendments now pro New Delhi posed, including the entirely CPI(M) Polit Bureau member new sections, go beyond Brinda Karat has termed the what the British dared to do, amendments to the Indian by militarising forest conser Forest Act repressive, and vation.” said they will criminalise all The amendments, she aspects of tribal life. said, “are a blueprint for In a letter to Union Envi centralization, commerciali ronment Minister Prakash zation and criminalization”. Javadekar, she said the 1927 “The amendments extin Act had served as an instru Brinda Karat guish the existing rights of ment for the British colonial tribals and other traditional ists to establish government nored the bulldozing of the forest dwellers, including ownership of forests and de rights of tribal communities those recognized in the For clare tribal communities en in particular,” she said. est Rights Act, the Wild Life croachers, giving legal sanc She said the amendments Protection Act as amended tion to the historical criminalised every aspect of in 2006, the Panchayat (Ex injustices meted out to the the tribal life, giving “un tension to Scheduled Areas) tribal communities. “You trammelled powers” to the Act, the Land Acquisition have sought to play down forest bureaucracy to arrest and Resettlement and Reha the extremely repressive without warrant and use bilitation Act, 2013, as well measures proposed in the arms to implement the law. as the constitutional provi Act and have entirely ig “The 91 clauses in the sions in Schedule 5 and 6.” CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Iranian boats tried to block our Bill to relax green card cap passed House removes countrywise cap, increases annual limit of familybased cards tanker in the Gulf, says U.K. Sriram Lakshman moved. This transition me Washington chanism presumably allows Forced to back off by a British warship, Defence Ministry says; Tehran denies it The U.S. House of Represen those already in line from tatives on Wednesday countries with lower green David D. Kirkpatrick Police arrest Indian passed (36565) the Fairness card demand to be cleared London captain of Iran tanker for HighSkilled Immigrants before caps are liberalised or A British warship forced GIBRALTER Act of 2019, which increases eliminated. three Iranian boats to back The police have arrested the the annual limit of family Critics of a capfree sys off after they sought to block Indian captain and chief officer based green cards off ered to tem argue that caps keep a a British tanker from passing of Grace 1, the seized Iranian citizens of each country and few countries from dominat through the Strait of Hor tanker, Royal Gibraltar Police eliminates the countrywise ing the employment–immi muz, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday. The Gibraltar cap on employmentbased gration route. said on Thursday, in the lat police are interviewing both green cards. Now that the House has men, who have “been accorded est escalation of tensions This will have a signifi cant Next step: The Senate will now need to pass a comparable Bill passed a law changing or their legal entitlements and between Tehran and the impact on nationals of coun before it can become law. eliminating caps, the Senate access to consular West. representation,” a statement tries such as India, in whose This time there’s will need to pass a compara Keeping watch: A fi le photo of the H.M.S. Montrose, which <> “Contrary to international said. AFP case demand for immigrant nates employmentbased momentum in the ble Bill before it can become law, three Iranian vessels at was accompanying the British tanker. * NYT DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD visas (which convert to green card caps. As of No Senate, though, law. tempted to impede the pas green cards upon admission vember 2017, China, India because certain “This isn’t the fi rst time sage of a commercial vessel, with Iran and restored sanc Iranian President Hassan channel for international oil to the U.S.) exceeds the num and the Philippines, in that this Bill passed the House of Senators wrote in British Heritage, through the tions that had been suspend Rouhani derided Britain as supplies. ber of visas available each order, accounted for the top Representatives by an over Strait of Hormuz,” the British ed under the deal. recently as Wednesday for its A British warship, the year, resulting in wait times three countries whose na some tighter H-1B whelming bipartisan majori government said. “We are Last week, British forces decision to send its warships Montrose, had been escort that could run into decades. tionals got approved for em rules they have ty — it happened in 2011, but concerned by this action and seized an Iranian tanker off to escort commercial vessels ing the tanker to guard ploymentbased green wanted for a long the Senate did nothing. This continue to urge the Iranian the coast of Gibraltar bound through the Gulf. Calling Bri against Iranian interference. Indians to benefi t cards. time time there’s momentum in authorities to deescalate the for Syria, on suspicion that it tain “scared” and “hope After a short standoff , the Indians account for an over The House Bill also pro Doug Rand the Senate, though, because situation in the region.” was violating European Un less,” Mr. Rouhani warned British warned the three Ira whelming majority (around vides a transition period Former White House offi cial certain Senators wrote in Iran denied any attempt ion sanctions, which Iran that, “You, Britain, are the nian boats to back away and 75% in fi scal year 2017) of from fi scal year 2020 to 2022 sumably been incorporated some tighter H1B rules they to stop the tanker, according called an act of piracy. Some initiator of insecurity and they did, the British govern H1B visas, which are a path by reserving a percentage of to help ensure that no per have wanted for a long time. to Iranian news agencies. Iranian offi cials spoke of re you will realize the conse ment said in its statement. way to green cards. employment visas — in the son who is already in line for So supporters of this Bill can The dispute on Thursday tribution, and an offi cer in quences later.” “H.M.S. Montrose was The version of the Bill EB2 (exceptional ability), a green card is going to be be cautiously optimistic,” is the latest complication in a Iran’s elite Revolutionary In its statement on Thurs forced to position herself passed by the House increas EB3 (skilled workers) and made any worse off with the Doug Rand, formerly an im threeway drama involving Guard, Mohsen Rezaei, day, the British government between the Iranian vessels es the percountry cap on fa EB5 (investors) categories — passage of this law. For in migration policy offi cial at Iran, the United States and wrote on Twitter that if the said three Iranian boats had and British Heritage and is milybased green cards from for individuals who are not stance, those in line from the Obama White House and Europe that has played out tanker were not released, attempted to stop the British sue verbal warnings to the the current 7% of all green from the two countries countries that do not use up cofounder of Boundless, a since last year, when Presi Iran “will be dutybound to Heritage in the early morn Iranian vessels, which then cards issued in any year to whose nationals claim most their yearly cap, will wait fi rm specialising in green dent Donald Trump aban take reciprocal action and ing as it headed toward the turned away,” the Defence 15%. of these visas. longer once the per country cards and U.S. citizenship, doned the 2015 nuclear deal seize a British oil tanker.” Strait of Hormuz, a vital Ministry said in a statement. The Bill altogether elimi This mechanism has pre caps are adjusted or re told The Hindu. I N BRIEF Merkel sits during anthems after shaking spells German Chancellor has suff ered three episodes in public in less than a month Agence France-Presse ference with Ms. Frede as national anthems were Berlin riksen. “And secondly, being played at the recep German Chancellor An you can also assume that tion of Finnish Prime Mi gela Merkel on Thursday as a person, I have a nister Antti Rinne. Just 16 killed, over 80 injured insisted she took care of strong personal interest over an hour later, she at in Pakistan train collision her health after remain in being in good health tended a press confe LAHORE/ISLAMABAD ing seated during nation and that I take care of my rence as planned and At least 16 passengers were al anthems at an offi cial health.” told journalists that her killed and more than 80 ceremony, in a rare Standing next to her at health was no cause for others injured on Thursday change of protocol appa the press conference, Ms. concern. when an express train rently to prevent a repeat Frederiksen said she She explained that she rammed into a stationery of uncontrollable found the Chancellor “as was simply still in a phase freight train in Pakistan’s shaking. strong and competent as of “processing” a pre Punjab province, officials With questions swir Playing safe: Chancellor Angela Merkel and Danish PM before I came to Berlin vious shaking spell, but said. The Quettabound ling about Ms. Merkel’s Mette Frederiksen sit during the anthems. * AP today.” that “there has been pro Akbar Express collided with health after she suff ered gress”. “I will have to live the freight train at the Walhar railway station in three episodes of shaking walked her over to a po Merkel declined to give ‘Live with it’ with it for a while,” added Sadiqabad tehsil of the in public in less than a dium where both leaders specifi cs. The unusual decision to Ms. Merkel, who turns 65 province, Dawn quoted month, the veteran lead took their seats before “You can assume that use seats came a day after next week. “Just like how officials as saying. The freight er opted to play safe. the anthems played. fi rstly, I know the respon a similar ceremony when it has come, one day it train was on the loop line After greeting Den Asked by journalists if sibilities of my offi ce and the German Chancellor will go away too.” The when the speeding passenger mark’s new Prime Minis she had seen a doctor ov that I therefore act ac was seen shaking invo shaking on Wednesday train, instead of running on ter Mette Frederiksen at er the shaking incidents cordingly with regard to luntarily for the third was visible although less the main line, entered the the portico of the chan and about the results of my health,” Ms. Merkel time. On Wednesday, Ms. severe than during the wrong track. PTI cellery, a smiling Merkel any medical checks, Ms. said at the joint news con Merkel began trembling fi rst episode in June. Noconfi dence motion against North Korea warns of military Sri Lanka govt. defeated action against South’s F35A jets ‘We’ll have to test weapons to shoot them down’ JVP moved the vote, saying it failed to stop terror attacks Agence France-Presse Seoul Meera Srinivasan North Korea on Thursday said South COLOMBO Korea’s planned deployment of new A trust vote on the govern U.S. stealth fi ghter jets was an “ex ment presented by the Op tremely dangerous action” that position Janatha Vimukthi would compel it to use “special ar Peramuna (JVP) in Sri Lan maments” to shoot them down. kan Parliament was defeated South Korea, a major U.S. ally, re on Thursday with a majority ceived its fi rst two F35A jets — one of 119 legislators in the 225 of the world’s most advanced mili member House voting tary aircraft — in March under a $7 The F35A is one of the world’s most against it. billion contract signed in 2014. The advanced military aircraft. * REUTERS The leftist JVP or Peoples’ country plans to deploy 40 jets by Liberation Front, an Opposi A test passed: A December 16, 2018, photo of Sri Lankan PM the end of 2021, with around a quar can Studies of North Korea’s Minis tion party, on Wednesday Ranil Wickremesinghe, centre, with loyal lawmakers. * AP ter of those expected to be opera try of Foreign Aff airs said in a submitted a motion accusing tional this year. statement carried by state news the ruling coalition of failing mesinghe has won multiple while his entire family South Korean authorities “know agency KCNA. to prevent the April 21 Easter trust votes with the support watched in shock, 900 Mus well that the bringingin of the fi ght “We... have no other choice but terror attacks despite the of minority Tamil and Mus lim houses were damaged — ers would prove to be an extremely to develop and test the special ar “fact that proper informa lim parties, without whom these took place while law dangerous action which will trigger maments to completely destroy the tion had been made availa his party may not have been enforcement idly stood by.” our reaction,” an unnamed re lethal weapons reinforced in South ble regarding suicide terro able to garner a majority. Both the Muslim MPs and searcher at the Institute for Ameri Korea,” it said. rists.” Its leader Anura the main Tamil party appear Dissanayaka said the attacks ‘Cheap triumph’ to have decided to vote for occurred because of the go Intervening in Thursday’s the government, to avoid vernment’s failure to fulfi l its debate, All Ceylon Makkal giving the Rajapaksa camp Bangladesh charges former responsibility, adding: “peo Katchi leader and lawmaker in Opposition an advantage. ple have no confi dence in Rishad Bathiudeen said the Addressing the House, this government.” allegations levelled in the TNA Leader R. Sampanthan Chief Justice with corruption Following a twoday de JVPled noconfi dence mo said the minorities had a rea bate that ended on Thursday tion against the government son to vote the way they did Surendra Kumar Sinha fl ed Bangladesh in 2017 evening, a total of 92 law were ‘on target’, but said he in the 2015 election, in makers from President decided to vote with other which former President Ra Agence France-Presse Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Maithripala Sirisena’s Sri Muslim MPs, in favour of the japaksa was defeated. Dhaka Awami League party since 2009. Lanka Freedom Party government. “The eff orts of this go Bangladesh’s antigraft offi ce has On Wednesday, the AntiCorrup (SLFP), which pulled out of Referring to attacks un vernment may not be to our charged the former Chief Justice tion Commission (ACC) fi led a law government last October, leashed on him by some MPs complete satisfaction, but with corruption nearly two years af suit against Mr. Sinha and 10 others, the coalition backing former backing Mr. Rajapaksa fol they are certainly better ter he fl ed the country saying he was including a former bank chief exec President and Leader of Op lowing the Easter bombings, than the former regime,” he forced to resign, an offi cial said on utive on charges of graft, money position Mahinda Rajapak linking him to the terror said. Thursday. laundering and abuse of power. sa, and the JVP voted in fa plot, he said: “Hurling these Further, raising questions Surendra Kumar Sinha, who had They were charged with using vour of the noconfi dence incriminating accusations at about the policy that an al led the South Asian nation’s Su fake credit papers to launder 40 mil motion. a time when the country was ternative government would preme Court to a landmark verdict lion taka ($475,000) and transfer it Muslim MPs, who had re on the brink, the Opposition adopt, Mr. Sampanthan on judicial independence that went to the account of Mr. Sinha, ACC se signed protesting “demoni sought cheap triumph by said: “Minorities suff ered against the government, left Bangla cretary Dilwar Bakht said. sation” of the community making me their main prey.” immensely under the Raja desh in late 2017 amid widespread “The case was fi led at the district following the Easter attacks Further, referring to a paksa regime. While voting, allegations he had been pressured offi ce of the ACC yesterday (Wed and the Opposition Tamil string of violent incidents we have to be conscious of to step aside. nesday),” he said. National Alliance (TNA) vot targeting Muslims, the form the fact that we don’t know Opposition groups raised fears This is the fi rst time in Bangla ed in favour of the govern er Minister said, “29 mos what their policy might be if that his departure was a blow to the desh’s history that a former Chief ment. From April last year, ques were attacked, a Mus the government were to credibility of the judiciary in the Justice has been charged with any Prime Minister Ranil Wickre lim father was murdered change.” Muslimmajority country, ruled by off ence. 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Coal India ...... 234.90...... 1.55 still from the banks. While the repayment worsened over the past Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2653.05...... 68.40 This comes when Anil schedule, which was amor four years as the house Eicher Motors...... 19034.15. .... 283.15 Lenders sign pact Ambani’s Reliance Group is tised, had been converted in price to income (HPTI) ra GAIL (India)...... 147.45...... 2.50 planning to raise as much as to bullet payments, the fi nal Grasim Ind ...... 919.25...... 5.80 tio increased from 56.1 in HCL Tech...... 1020.80...... 1.90 ₹ 21,000 crore by monetising loan maturity had been ex March 2015 to 61.5 in to recast DHFL’s debt HDFC ...... 2261.90...... 34.15 its assets starting from roads, tended to June 2022 at an in March 2019,” the survey HDFC Bank...... 2407.15...... 18.40 to its corporate offi ce, radio terest rate of 2.65% per an said. Hero MotoCorp ...... 2507.80. .... 107.80
Hindalco ...... 198.45...... 4.80 unit to holdings in the fi nan num, said Reliance Power in Mumbai remains the Plan to execute resolution by Sept. Hind Unilever ...... 1730.90...... 12.30 cial services business to re Selling spree: The infrastructure company also plans to a fi ling with the exchanges. least aff ordable city in In Indiabulls HFL ...... 672.15...... 12.55 duce debt. monetise its 7 lakh sq. ft offi ce space at Santacruz. * REUTERS Reliance Power, with an dia, while Bhubaneswar re MANOJIT SAHA defaulted on bank loans till ICICI Bank ...... 426.55...... -4.35 Mumbai IndusInd Bank ...... 1541.25...... 54.00 As per the RBI Circular of operating portfolio of 5,945 mains the most aff ordable now. Still, banks can go Bharti Infratel ...... 264.90...... 4.95 June 7, 2019, the resolution tion initiatives,” said the road for an enterprise value MW, is in advanced stages of city, the survey noted. A consortium of 27 lenders, ahead with a resolution plan Infosys ...... 721.50...... 4.25 plan of Reliance Infrastruc company in a statement. of ₹ 3,600 crore. development of the Bangla including State Bank of In if there are signs of stress in Indian OilCorp...... 147.90...... -0.25
ITC ...... 275.65...... 2.50 ture is to be implemented As per the RBI framework, With this transaction, the desh project and is relocat LTI ratio dia (SBI), has signed a pact, the borrower account, ac JSW Steel...... 267.30...... 12.40 within 180 days. resolution plan has to be company’s debt would de ing its Samalkot modules to “The movement of median known as intercreditor cording to Reserve Bank of Kotak Bank ...... 1484.95...... 9.10 “Reliance Infrastructure is agreed to by 75% of the len cline more than 25% to just that country. Shares of Re loan to income (LTI) ratio agreement (ICA), to restruc India guidelines on stressed L&T...... 1495.20...... -4.35 confi dent of implementing ders by value of debt and over ₹ 4,000 crore. liance Infrastructure rose M&M ...... 634.15...... 12.50 also confi rms worsening ture the debt of troubled asset resolution. Maruti Suzuki ...... 6031.20. .... 103.30 its resolution plan well be 60% by number of lenders. Reliance Infrastructure al 10.98% to ₹ 51.05 on the BSE housing aff ordability as it mortgage lender Dewan In case DHFL fails to NTPC ...... 128.95...... -0.10 fore the 180day deadline Reliance Infrastructure so plans to monetise its 7 in a fl at market on Thursday, moved from 3.0 in March Housing Finance Corpora bring in a new investor, the ONGC ...... 153.10...... 1.45 based on advanced progress had already announced the lakh sq. ft Reliance Centre in valuing the company at 2015 to 3.4 in March 2019,” tion (DHFL). PowerGrid Corp ...... 208.60...... 3.30 debt will be restructured,
Reliance Ind ...... 1281.55...... 2.70 of its various asset monetisa sale of the DelhiAgra toll Santacruz by way of long ₹ 1,342.56 crore. the RBI said. Banks had extended close which is essentially giving State Bank ...... 363.20...... 9.00 to ₹ 40,000 crore loans to more time to the company Sun Pharma ...... 398.15...... 5.95 the home fi nance company, to repay. However, in case Tata Motors ...... 156.80...... 5.15
Tata Steel ...... 462.00...... 7.20 and there is a similar the debt is recast, banks TCS ...... 2102.55...... -5.65 Vedanta plans to invest amount that DHFL had have to classify the loan as Tech Mahindra ...... 665.70...... -9.15 Longterm motor insurance raised through debt instru NPA. Titan ...... 1097.00...... -4.20
UltraTech Cement...... 4539.10...... 58.40 ments like nonconvertible DHFL has been scouting UPL...... 631.25...... -3.60 ₹ 55,000 cr. to up output debentures (NCDs). for a strategic partner since Vedanta ...... 163.65...... 3.65 cover only for new cars, bikes Among lenders, SBI has February. While DHFL has Wipro ...... 267.75...... 0.80 Eyes world’s ‘largest zinc producer’ tag the largest exposure of been in discussion with YES Bank...... 92.45...... -0.55 Zee Entertainment ...... 354.80...... 22.05 about ₹ 11,000 crore to some investors, nothing has Special Correspondent of its oil and gas require Circular clarifi es products won’t be off ered for renewals DHFL. been fi nalised till date. MUMBAI ments, amounting to $150 Banks want the NCDs to E XCHANGE RATES Diversifi ed resources major billion. As India’s largest N.Ravi Kumar I ndicative direct rates in rupees a unit age) OD cover, IRDAI had be a part of the resolution ‘More clarity’ except yen at 4 p.m. on July 11 Vedanta Ltd. plans to spend private sector oil and gas Hyderabad said with the introduction of plan. “We will request NCD “There is more clarity to in CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL as much as ₹ 55,000 crore producer, the company aims Insurance regulator IRDAI long term TP cover for new investors, since their money vestors on DHFL books now US Dollar...... 68.24...... 68.56 ($8 billion) in the medium to double its current contri has clarifi ed that the long cars and new twowheelers, is involved, to be a part of as we have done a detailed Euro ...... 76.91...... 77.27 term to boost output across bution of 27% of the nation’s British Pound...... 85.70...... 86.13 term motor insurance pro two options may be given to the plan, so that a compre analysis. So, we expect to Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 63.10...... 63.40 its businesses, chairman Na production. ducts it had permitted gen the insured. hensive resolution can be bring in a new investor by Chinese Yuan ...... 9.94...... 9.99 vin Agarwal informed the “The company is now, al eral insurers to off er while executed smoothly,” a bank September,” said a top offi Swiss Franc ...... 69.21...... 69.54 shareholders. so, the largest private Singapore Dollar ...... 50.34...... 50.58 implementing the Supreme Two options er involved in the resolution cial of a public sector bank. Canadian Dollar...... 52.27...... 52.52 Addressing the compa acreage holder in the coun Court’s directions in a case One would be in the form of plan said. DHFL plans to raise ₹ 7,000 Malaysian Ringitt ...... 16.58...... 16.67 ny’s 54th annual general try with the acquisition of 53 last year, applied only to a longterm package cover Among the 27 banks, crore to ₹ 8,000 crore from Source:Indian Bank meeting (AGM) on Thursday, new blocks under the new li new private cars and new comprising TP and OD insu most have signed the ICA, the new investors. he said the company censing policy.” twowheelers. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK rance for three years or fi ve with a few remaining due to The signs of stress be B ULLION RATES CHENNAI planned to invest ₹ 25,000 One of India’s largest alu “These products shall not years as the case may be; approvals pending from the came visible after DHFL de J uly 11 rates in rupees with previous crore in the zinc business, minium producers, Vedanta be off ered for renewal of ex that long term motor product and the other a bundled cov relevant authorities. Banks layed repayments to NCD rates in parentheses ₹ 20,000 crore in oil and gas, plans to enhance produc isting policies or for old veh permitted under para 2 (i), 5 er with a three or fi veyear have 30 days’ time to sign holders, which led to a rat Retail Silver (1g) ...... 41.3...... (41) and ₹ 10,000 crore in the alu tion capacity by 50% to pro icles,” new Member (Non (i) [in the August 2018 circular term for the TP component the ICA, according to ing downgrade to ‘default’ 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 3330...... (3270) minium business over the duce three million tonnes of life) T.L. Alamelu, who issued as part of implementa and a oneyear term for OD. norms. by ICRA. next three years. integrated aluminium. joined the authority earlier tion of the Apex Court order] Coming weeks ahead of According to bankers, “It was a positive out “Looking at the medium “Our growth plans will this month, said in a circular shall be off ered only to new the renewal of the one year DHFL has been given seven come on being part of the Dow crosses term, our plans include a to see us become the world’s on Thursday. private cars and new two OD component of the long days to prepare a resolution ICA…want resolution plan tal capital investment of largest zinc producers and A senior executive of a wheelers,” the circular said. term policies issued to new plan which will be scruti to be a collaborative ap 27,000 points ₹ 55,000 crore to increase one among the top three sil private general insurance Last year’s circular had cars and twowheelers last nised by the banks. proach for maximisation of production by about 50% ver producers globally. company, who did not wish said that with eff ect from Sep year, the circular is bound to Bankers said the idea was value for all stakeholders,” for fi rst time across our businesses which “We successfully built and to be identifi ed, said the cir tember 1, 2018, insurers will provide clarity. to execute the resolution DHFL sources said, adding we expect to fund from in commissioned the Gamsb cular cleared the confusion off er only threeyear motor For owners of old cars, plan by the end of Septem that the lenders had appre ternal cash fl ows,” said Mr. erg mining complex in South among some intermediaries third party (TP) insurance this means they will able to ber by changing the man ciated the company’s intent Reuters Agarwal. Africa, this year, which is the whether the longterm poli cover for new cars and fi ve renew their policy, compris agement, so that the ac on meeting obligations for The Dow Industrials On the energy business, world’s largest undeveloped cies could be issued to old year motor TP insurance pol ing the mandatory TP and count does not become almost nine months without crossed 27,000 points for Mr. Agarwal said, “India cur zinc deposit,” said Mr. vehicles too. icies for new twowheelers. the optional OD for one year nonperforming. any fresh borrowing and bu the fi rst time and the S&P rently imports around 80% Agarwal. “It is hereby reiterated With regard to (own dam at a time. To be sure, DHFL has not siness. 500 was near record highs on Thursday, lifted by tech nology and healthcare stocks and raised bets of an Indian ecom rules regressive, interest rate cut following Fed chief Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks. Walmart told the U.S. in January Shares of health insurers including Cigna Corp and UnitedHealth Group Inc. Firm fl agged to USTR potential of norms to hurt trade ties jumped 13.74% and 4.74%, while drug distributors Reuters one of the biggest issues in on Thursday, Walmart said such as McKesson Corp NEW DELHI frayed trade ties between it regularly off ers input to rose 3.85% after the Trump Walmart told the U.S. go New Delhi and Washington. the U.S. and Indian govern administration withdrew a vernment privately in Janu “It came as a total sur ments on policy issues and rule aimed at eliminating ary that India’s new invest prise ... this is a major this was a “past issue and drug rebates from its Medi ment rules for ecommerce change and a regressive pol Walmart and Flipkart are care health plans. were regressive and had the icy shift,” Walmart’s Senior looking ahead”. The healthcare index, potential to hurt trade ties, Director for Global Govern In the January letter to which is the worst per a company document seen ment Aff airs Sarah Thorn the USTR, Walmart said it forming S&P sector this by Reuters showed. told the Offi ce of the United wanted a sixmonth delay in year, rose 0.29%. The lobbying eff ort yield States Trade Representative the implementation of the Mr. Powell, who began ed no result at the time — In (USTR) in an an email on rules, but that did not hap his second day of testimo dia implemented the new Jan. 7. pen. Washington did raise ny before the Congress, rules from February 1 — but Just months earlier, Wal concerns about the policy had said that the central the document underlines mart had invested $16 bil with New Delhi, but India bank stood ready to “act as the level of concern at Wal lion in Indian ecommerce gave a noncommittal res appropriate” to support re mart about the rules. Diff e giant Flipkart, its biggest ev ponse, an Indian trade Mi cord U.S. economic rences over ecommerce er acquisition globally. nistry offi cial told Reuters at growth. regulations have become In a statement to Reuters the time.
Promoters’ feud: IndiGo shares fall for third straight day
Special Correspondent MUMBAI Shares of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (IGAL), the company that owns and op erates IndiGo airline, plunged for the third consecutive day with both sides — RG Group and IGE Group — adopting a hardline stance. During intraday trade, the stock plunged nearly 9% to close at ₹ 1,354.85, down 3.07%, on the BSE. Meanwhile, the government wants market regulator SEBI to probe the role of all board members and entities asso ciated with the two main promoter groups for all wrongdoings, offi cials said. The stock exchanges would collate da ta for all suspicious trades over the past one year, especially of those associated with all board members, they added. (With PTI inputs) CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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KPR Mill ‘Exempt tea cancels ‘Global gold demand may fall 2.4%’ sector from buy-back World Gold Council cites Centre’s decision to raise duty on yellow metal TDS on cash’
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT being implemented in both Special Correspondent MUMBAI MUMBAI India and China are likely to KOLKATA Less than a week after the The government’s decision support longterm demand The Indian Tea Association government proposed a to increase duties on gold for gold. The global body al (ITA) has sought exemp 20% tax on share buy could result in 2.4% decline so expects central bank gold tion from the Centre’s bud backs, a listed company in the global demand for the demand, led by emerging getary proposal of 2% tax has cancelled its buyback precious metal in 2019, while markets, to remain positive deducted at source for as the tax liability would the longterm demand in the in the near future. cash withdrawals of more make the off er size go Indian market could fall by than ₹ 1 crore annually. Rafael’s Pini Yungman (left) and chairman of Kalyani Group beyond the limit approved around 1% every year if the Overall demand ‘robust’ The association said that Baba N. Kalyani in Hyderabad on Thursday. * NAGARA GOPAL by the board and the duty becomes permanent, “For the rest of the year, we banking infrastructure in shareholders. according to the World Gold believe that consumer de areas around tea estates “We hereby inform you Council (WGC). mand may be soft and specu and villages where workers Kalyani JV gets missile that we have today fi led “... we estimate that the lative activity could amplify lived, was not adequate. with SEBI our communica recent announcement of a Reforms being implemented in India and China are likely to price movements but, over The total annual wage tion conveying that the in 2.5% increase to gold’s im support long-term gold demand, says WGC. * REUTERS all, it is likely that investment payout for the 9 lakh indus kits order for $100 mn crease in the amount of port duty by the Indian Mi demand will remain robust try workers is about buyback obligation due to nistry of Finance may result the global organisation. Gem and Jewellery Domestic and central banks will conti ₹ 8,000 crore in Assam and the tax proposal in the Fi in a reduction in 2019 de While presenting the Bud Council had sought a reduc nue their net purchasing North Bengal. During de Delivery may begin from Q4 this fi scal nance Bill 2019 was neither mand of approximately get on July 5, Finance Minis tion in import duty on gold, trend,” added the report. monetisation, servicing contemplated nor prevail 2.4%. And that, if the higher ter Nirmala Sitharaman pro in its prebudget recommen According to WGC, over them proved to be a pro Special Correspondent the Make in India dream. ing at the time of the con levy were to become perma posed increasing the dations submitted to the Fi the next 612 months, fi nan blem as neither the banks HYDERABAD “We are confi dent of execut sideration and the appro nent, it could reduce long customs duty on gold and nance Ministry. cial market uncertainty and were adequately staff ed to A joint venture of a Kalyani ing many more such orders.” vals of the board and term Indian consumer de other precious metals from Meanwhile, WGC is of the accommodative monetary handle payment volumes, group fi rm and Israel’s Ra He said Rafael was shar shareholders,” said KPR mand by slightly less than 1% 10% to 12.5%. view that broad structural policy are likely to support nor were proper ATM ser fael Advanced Systems has ing all the technology to Mill in a statement to the per year,” stated a report by Incidentally, the AllIndia economic reforms that are gold investment demand. vices available, it said. secured a $100 million con make this product at the stock exchange. tract for manufacturing plant in Hyderabad that was 1,000 Barak8 MRSAM mis inaugurated in August 2017. sile kits. “Going forward [we] will be De Beers to invest $10 bn Kalyani Rafael Advanced actively engaged in manu NCLAT order Bids invited for Pawan Hans Systems (KRAS), the joint facturing and supply of venture, in which the Indian some of the advanced sys on Essar Steel: for global expansion Centre aims to sell 51% in chopper fi rm in third attempt partner’s holding is 51% and tems of Rafael portfolio to the rest is with Rafael, will friendly nations from Hyde SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT lender protests required to submit a fi nan manufacture the kits at its rabad. Also plan to leverage To expand in China, India markets NEW DELHI cial bid in the form of price production facility near the engineering expertise of PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Mini Tejaswi fi ve such vessels plus ex The Centre on Thursday in per share for acquiring 51% Hyderabad and supply them existing KRAS team towards MUMBAI Bengaluru panding existing key mar vited bids for selling its en Government of India stake. to Bharat Dynamics for integration of weapon plat Axis Bank joined State Londonbased De Beers kets, including China, In tire stake of 51% in Pawan The successful bidder will further integration. Even form,” he said. Bank of India by going pu Group, that specialises in dia, the U.S. and Japan. Hans Limited in its third at be required to lockin its sha tually, the product will be blic with its displeasure on diamond exploration, min “We are investing $10 bil tempt at divesting its stake in reholding in Pawan Hans for used by the Indian Army and Second facility the recent NCLAT judg ing, retail, trading and in lion towards various global the chopper fi rm. Pawan three years. It can’t sell, the Air Force. As the production expands, ment putting secured cred dustrial diamond manufac expansion activities Hans is a 51:49 venture bet transfer or mortgage the A crucial component, the the capabilities would also itors at par with the opera turing, has embarked on a planned for the next fi ve ween the Ministry of Civil company’s assets for two kits in the midsection of the expand, Mr. Kalyani said, ad tional creditors. $10 billion fi veyear global years. Aviation and ONGC, and has years or terminate any of the missiles will contain all con ding there were plans for “The NCLAT order does market and mine expansion a fl eet of 43 helicopters. permanent employees for trol and automation, a se putting up a second facility. beg the question if this is drive. ‘Add more ships The successful bidder will the last two attempts at dis one year from the comple nior executive of KRAS told The joint venture manu how the proceeds will be Stephen Lussier, execu “Our mandate is to expand’ have the option to buy investment failed, according tion of the transaction. the media here on Thursday. factured several products shared, then secured credi tive vicepresident — mar the life of existing mines ONGC’s stake of 49% in Pa to sources. The heliport owned by The fi rst set of the kits, un and its exports were worth tors will ask what is the keting, De Beers Group and and make them technologi wan Hans. The government the fi rm in New Delhi is not der the nearly fouryear de $15 million. KRAS is expect need to go to the IBC and also chairman of Forever cally advanced. We will also has sweetened the deal by August 22 deadline part of the stake sale, though livery schedule, is expected ed to ramp up the head not wait for liquidation,” mark, the group’s diamond be adding more mining reducing the net worth crite The company’s capital the selected bidder will have to begin from the fourth count to 300 technical ex Axis Bank MD and CEO brand, told The Hindu that ships, each at a cost of $500 ria for bidders to apply, from stands at ₹ 560 crore as on the right to use it for the fi rst quarter this fi scal. perts by 2023. Amitabh Chaudhry said. the group had chalked out a million. We are focussing ₹ 500 crore to ₹ 350 crore. March 31, 2019. Interested two years. Employees and Receiving the contract, Rafael executive VP and He said it was still un major global expansion plan on future smart mining to It has also off ered to in entities are required to sub management of Pawan Hans Kalyani Group chairman Ba general manager of Air and clear on what was the for that would include a combi improve overall safety in demnify the successful bid mit bids by August 22, and can also bid either indepen ba Kalyani said the order Missile Defense Systems Di mula that was adopted by nation of inorganic and or diamond mining. With this, der of 51% of the liabilities the Centre will announce dently or in consortium or was a testimony to the capa vision Pini Yungman empha the NCLAT while approv ganic activities, technology locating pure and natural related to tax and statutory the shortlisted bidders by as a joint venture along with bilities existing in the Indian sised KRAS’s commitment to ing ArcelorMittal’s upgradation, adding more diamonds will also come dues of ₹ 576.99 crore, which September 12. a bank, venture capitalist or private sector and how they the operational readiness of ₹ 42,000crore bid. mining ships to its existing easy for us,” he said. was among the reasons why Shortlisted bidders will be a fi nancial institution. could be utilised to achieve the Indian Army and IAF. 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INDIA REVIEW
K.C. Vijaya Kumar Birmingham Minutes after New Zealand scripted a sensational tri umph over India in the World Cup semifi nal at Man chester’s Old Traff ord on Wednesday, the customary handshakes between the rival units occurred. The victor’s camp muted its joy and the losers kept a lid on their emotions, it was a poignant moment in which mutual respect lingered. The special bit was when Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli met. They shook hands, hugged and the New Zealand skipper put an arm around his Indian counter part’s shoulder. Words were exchanged and it was one Tame end: Virat Kohli’s men topped the league table but faltered in the semifi nals after the toporder collapsed.* AP man understanding the an and I certainly hope that that one game to England and the tail a forgettable dra Jadeja and M.S. Dhoni With Dhoni’s explosive skills guish of the other. their fans are very much be besides encountering a one! could do was to delay the in on the wane, Rishabh Pant Later Williamson said: hind them and respect that washout in the league joust evitable loss. and Hardik Pandya were “There is obviously a huge the game of cricket can be a involving New Zealand. Be Delaying the inevitable backed to hustle the runs amount of respect for India Questions have been tough one on a number of ing a tabletopper with 15 As long as the top troika raised about the alleged pre even though it was a steep occasions.” points was a validation of fl ourished, things were go sence of six fi elders outside climb. But once it sunk in that the team’s strengths. Resi ing extremely well and the 30yard circle against India, one of the pretourna lience was evident too from equally much hinged on the the norm of having only fi ve Fitting the template ment favourites had the way the injuryenforced speedsters where Jasprit at the time Dhoni got run And in a classic case of be crashed, Twitter and the absence of Shikhar Dhawan Bumrah (18 wickets) pros out and whether it consti ing damned if you do and media space wavered bet and Vijay Shankar, was ac pered. tuted a noball. But if that damned if you don’t, there ween the sighs of support cepted. But it wasn’t as if But once New Zealand was the case isn’t a run out was heartburn over Dhoni’s and the sounds of knives be there were no fl aws. dismissed Rohit Sharma the only dismissal allowed relatively slow batting (50, 92 for six in 30.3 overs while and move on. Yes, Dhoni's ing sharpened. The fi rst Just as the Black Caps (648 runs and fi ve hundreds from a noball? Then the 72b) when compared to Ja chasing New Zealand’s 239 fi nishline is closer and the part was essential but the were scripting an upset, a in this World Cup), Kohli whispers were about why deja’s fl aming eff ort (77, for eight. Overall, India was No. 4 spot is a work in pro second segment proved to statistic popped on televi and K.L. Rahul, through a did Dhoni come in at No. 7. 59b). Yes, the former skip the standout squad in the gress. But there are enough be unedifying. sion — India’s toporder had fi ne exposition of fast bow To be fair to the thinktank, per’s strikerate was sedate league phase, but in the signs to show that the Men India had a phenomenal contributed 69% of its runs ling, India had a tough act to there was a rainthreat and but it fi tted into the tem semifi nal New Zealand in Blue will continue to be a run at the World Cup, script and among the rest, the follow. The middleorder an eye had to be kept on the plate of resuscitating a sco proved to be the better out potent threat in global ing seven wins while losing middleorder off ered just 30 struggled and all that Ravin DuckworthLewis par score. recard that had slumped to fi t. It is time to accept that championships. England rides on Roy’s assault, sets up summit clash with New Zealand Woakes and Archer deal the early blows before Smith wages a lone battle and lends substance to the Australian total K.C. Vijaya Kumar Birmingham SCOREBOARD
England fans with their ‘we AUSTRALIA are bringing it home’ slogans David Warner c Bairstow b specifi c to the World Cup, Woakes 9 ( 11b, 2x4), Aaron had plenty to cheer at a Finch lbw b Archer 0 (1b), Steve packed Edgbaston here on Smith run out 85 ( 119b, 6x4), Thursday. Eoin Morgan’s Peter Handscomb b Woakes 4 men dished out a command (12b), Alex Carey c sub b Rashid performance in the semifi nal 46 ( 70b, 4x4), Marcus Stoinis lbw b Rashid 0 (2b), Glenn Max against old foe Australia. An well c Morgan b Archer 22 (23b, eightwicket victory was 2x4, 1x6), Pat Cummins c Root b sealed and New Zealand Rashid 6 (10b), Mitchell Starc c awaits in the fi nal at Lord’s Buttler b Woakes 29 (36b, 1x4, on Sunday. 1x6), Jason Behrendorff b Wood Chasing Australia’s 223, 1 (4b), Nathan Lyon (not out) 5 which largely rested upon (6b); Extras (lb6, w10): 16; Steve Smith’s 85 (119b, 6x4), Total (in 49 overs): 223. England scored 226 for two FALL OF WICKETS in 32.1 overs with Jason Roy’s 14 (Finch, 1.1 overs), 210 marauding 85 (65b, 9x4, (Warner, 2.4), 314 (Hand 5x6) headlining the tri scomb, 6.1), 4117 (Carey, 27.2), umph. 5118 (Stoinis, 27.6), 6157 (Maxwell, 34.5), 7166 (Cum mins, 37.4), 8217 (Smith, 47.1), Disdain Beaten all ends up: Peter Handscomb’s defence is breached by Chris Woakes, leaving his stumps 9217 (Starc, 47.2). England’s pursuit soared in disarray. * AP ENGLAND BOWLING upon its regular template of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Woakes 80203, Archer muscular batting exempli We were totally wever, wasted a review and Finch got trapped in front by DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD bandage around his face. Our performance in <> <> 100322, Stokes 40220, fi ed by Jonny Bairstow and outplayed. We came that came back to haunt Jofra Archer. The captain Roy fi ned The nerves were eased when the last three games Wood 90451, Plunkett 80 Roy. The openers gauged the when Roy was wrongly ad sought a review but found no he drove Woakes and Smith here expecting to B England’s Jason Roy has got better and better 440, Rashid 100543. judged out caught behind to relief. pulled Ben Stokes. The two bowlers before Roy disman win. We trained well, been fi ned 30% of his and we took it one ENGLAND tled the Australian attack. Pat Cummins, by Kumar remained industrious and we had enough match fee for showing step further. Jason Roy c Carey b Cummins Two fours were pounded in Dharmasena. There was no Early trouble Carey drove and swept. Fid breaks and we are dissent to the umpire upon Everybody out there 85 (65b, 9x4, 5x6), Jonny Bair an over off Mitchell Starc and edge but Roy could not seek David Warner lashed two gety before the ball is re disappointed. It was his dismissal loved every ball that stow lbw b Starc 34 (43b, 5x4), disdain emanated from a review as Bairstow had fi n fours but failed to withdraw leased but always in a state Joe Root (not out) 49 (46b, tough conditions at B Two demerit points have was bowled and we Roy’s blade as he moved ished the quota. his bat in time when Chris of zenserenity when the 8x4), Eoin Morgan (not out) 45 the start and we had been added to his had a bit of a day out. across and fl icked a six off But England stayed unruf Woakes (three for 20) ex disciplinary record. He projectile heads his way, (39b, 8x4); Extras (lb1, w12) to fi nd a way for a Eoin Morgan the speedster over fi neleg. fl ed as Joe Root got quickly tracted some lift from the escaped suspension Smith drove Liam Plunkett :13; Total (for two wkts. in 32.1 Bairstow played his part, platform. off the blocks, whipping and surface. The edge was taken DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD straight down and all and Starc. overs): 226. mostly secondfi ddle, but it Aaron Finch cutting while Morgan sur and England supporters, ships. First, he linked with seemed fi ne with the Smith succumbed in the FALL OF WICKETS swas Roy’s day. Nathan Lyon vived the customary barrage who previously had booed universe. slog as he failed to beat wick 1124 (Bairstow, 17.2 overs), aerial assault. Alex Carey in a 103run al was greeted with a thunder of bouncers and essayed his the opener, now bellowed liance for the fourthwicket. But as it happens when a etkeeper Jos Buttler’s throw 2147 (Roy, 19.4). ous six and when Australian impetuous strokes. And from the stands. The speed partnership ebbs, wickets and walked away to boos AUSTRALIA BOWLING Wasted review The fi rst steps were laced captain Aaron Finch gam when the winning strike ster then castled Peter Hand with fear and some blood as fell in clusters. Legspinner from an audience keen to re Behrendorff 8.12382, bled on Smith, the parttim If there was a worry, it came, the skies opened up scomb and Australia was 14 Archer slammed one into Ca Adil Rashid scalped Carey mind him of last year’s ball Starc 90701, Cummins 70 er was hoisted for three centred around Bairstow, on cue and a drizzle com for three in the seventh over. rey’s helmet and the south and Marcus Stoinis and Aus tampering crisis. At the 341, Lyon 50490, Smith 1 0210, Stoinis 20130. mammoth sixes in an over who slipped and hurt his leg. menced. If Australia partially paw suff ered a cut on his tralia wobbled at 118 for fi ve break, Australia’s total that yielded a bountiful 21. In a while, he perished to Earlier, after Finch elect shrugged that initial skid and face. in the 28th over. Smith, seemed reasonable but it Toss: Australia. Finch swapped his bowlers Starc but by then the fi rst ed to bat, he immediately be went past the 200mark, cre though, remained unfet proved illusory as Roy seized MoM: Woakes. and changed the fi eld but wicket pair had added 124 in came part of the batting hor dit is due to Smith and the Medical aid was provided tered and added valuable the clash with his inimitable England won by eight wickets nothing could stymie Roy’s 17.2 overs. The batsman, ho rors. Shaping to defend, way he guided a few partner and Carey wrapped a long runs with Glenn Maxwell aggressive style. with 17.5 overs to spare.
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six. Two points in that phase N. Sudarshan stood out. At 24, 1515, Stry LONDON cova attempted a drop with Serena Williams is one win such underspin that the ball away from a recordequalling seemed set to die instantly. 24th Grand Slam singles title But Serena’s anticipation and after a 59minute 61, 62 de footwork got her to it and she molition of Barbora Strycova executed a remarkable down in the semifi nals on Thurs the line drive. An inchper day. She hit 28 winners to fect ontherun backhand Strycova’s eight, won 24 of 27 pass earned the double fi rstserve points and 13 of 16 break. Serena, it seemed, at the net in her most com was everywhere. manding performance at this At 22 in the second set, year’s championship. she stepped it up again. Stry Standing in her way in Sa cova was up 3015, but a turday’s summit clash will be crosscourt forehand winner the 2018 French Open cham earned the 2018 fi nalist a pion Simona Halep, who look. dominated a nervous Elina The World No. 54 crum Svitolina 61, 63. The two bled, serving a double fault matches were far from en and backing it up with a gaging, but for Serena and Lasting power: Simona Halep won a whopping 25 of the 32 points which lasted nine shots or more as she bested Elina Svitolina. sliced error. At 24 and a Halep they were the best * CLIVE BRUNSKILL/GETTY IMAGES break point down, she mis routes to the fi nal. sed an easy forehand volley On paper, HalepSvitolina her fi rst Slam semifi nal — and sedate games, Halep broke shots or more. there by following her serve and let out a loud shriek. The looked the closer matchup, was no match to Halep’s un twice from 33 to run away SerenaStrycova, which to the net, playing the slices, resistance had snapped and separated as they were by wavering consistency. with the match. followed on Centre Court, keeping the balls low and de Serena was soon in her 11th just one ranking spot — Ha “It is one of the best mo appealed tactically, but there nying opponents pace. Wimbledon fi nal. lep’s 7 to Svitolina’s 8 — and Tight and tense ments of my life,” said Halep, was little doubt as to whose locked at a headtohead of The fi rst few games were for whom it will be the third racquet it rested on. Strycova On the prowl T HE RESULTS 44. But Svitolina, despite not tight and tense, with long ex Major fi nal and fi rst at SW19. was diff erent to the players From the outset, Serena was being a stranger to winning changes. But Halep was the “It was not as easy as the sco Serena had faced until then. on the prowl for the early, Semifinals: 7-Simona Halep big titles like she proved at one with superior focus and reline. But I was prepared to At 33, the Czech was the ol pointending shot to stop (Rom) bt 8-Elina Svitolina (Ukr) the 2018 WTA Finals, seemed lasting power and she didn’t fi ght for every ball.” dest fi rsttime Grand Slam Strycova from displaying her 6-1, 6-3; 11-Serena Williams Tactical win: Serena Williams read Barbora Strycova’s gambit overwhelmed by the enormi allow Svitolina a single hold. No wonder she won 25 of women’s singles semifi nalist craft. She broke twice in suc (USA) bt Barbora Strycova (Cze) of slowing down the pace well and countered perfectly. ty of the occasion — this was In the second set, after a few 32 points which lasted nine in the Open Era and had got cession, in games four and 6-1, 6-2. * CLIVE BRUNSKILL/GETTY IMAGES Will Roger Federer’s grass-court genius come to the fore? Stage six for Teuns, Or can Rafael Nadal roll back the years to 2008 and trump the Swiss? Ciccone takes yellow N. Sudarshan Yet, as Federer acknow T OUR DE FRANCE gest of the overall conten LONDON ledged, the gap isn’t very ders as he took fourth place, The last time Roger Federer wide. After going fi ve years Reuters two seconds ahead of fi fth played Rafael Nadal on the without making a single CHAMPAGNEY placed Thibaut Pinot of hallowed grass at Wimble quarterfi nal at SW19 (2012 Belgian Dylan Teuns won France. don, the latter still wore pi 2017), Nadal has impressed the sixth stage of the Tour Teuns and Ciccone were rate pants and sleeveless in reaching two successive de France, a 160.5km ride rewarded for a daring brea shirts. In the 2008 fi nal, un semifi nals. from Mulhouse on kaway early in Thursday’s der fading light and fl icker “He has improved so Thursday. Stage 6 that they pursued all ing fl ashbulbs, Federer’s much,” Federer said. “He’s The BahrainMerida rider the way to the end. soaring grasscourt majesty playing also very diff erent beat Italian Giulio Ciccone, Teuns shook off Ciccone was stopped in its tracks by a than he used to. I remember who claimed the overall on the fi nal 24% incline at relentless Nadal as he com back in the day how he used leader’s yellow jersey at the the top of the ski station. But pleted the fi rst French Open to serve, and now how much top of La Planche des Belles Ciccone still managed to Wimbledon double among bigger he’s serving and how Filles after a 7km ascent at wrest the yellow jersey off men since Bjorn Borg in much faster he fi nishes an average gradient of 8.7%. Julian Alaphilippe, the 1980. points. He can really hurt Belgian Xandro Meurisse French rider who battled It was supposed to signal anybody on any surface. He’s took third place. behind to keep hold of the the changing of guard, from that good. He’s not just a clay Defending champion Ge race lead, only to come up a a 26yearold 12time Major court specialist.” raint Thomas was the stron few seconds short. winner to a 22yearold who had just won his fi fth. But in Diff erent take the decade since then, the Nadal’s take was slightly dif two have proved that it was ferent. “I don’t think we im anything but that. proved much,” he said. “I Federer completed his think we managed to add own double a year later and things because we lost other added eight Grand Slams things... because of age. I am while Nadal morphed into an running less so I need to allcourt warrior and in serve better. Of course, I am creased his by 13. hitting the backhand better. Maybe volleying and slicing Modernday rivalry better. But I don’t know if my On Friday, the two will meet 2415 — grass is Federer’s ter “his court” and clay as “Ra ter Nadal’s high, top and Slams. It was no surprise that level today will beat my level for the 40th time in tennis’ ritory and he is ahead 21. On fa’s court” after the win over sidespun forehand into his Federer picked the Mel of years ago. So, in terms of mostcelebrated modern nonclay surfaces, Federer Kei Nishikori on Wednesday. onehanded backhand. It bourne match as the refe improvement, I don’t know. day rivalry. holds a 1310 advantage, in Of late, Federer has also won him the 2017 Australian rence point ahead of the In terms of readapting our While the overall numbers cluding fi ve wins in the last signifi cantly tweaked his Open fi nal and helped snap a semifi nal rather than French games, for sure. That’s what are heavily skewed in favour fi ve. It was evident in the way game — aided by a bigger rac sixmatch losing streak Open contest he lost fi ve makes us keep playing with On top: Bahrain-Merida rider Dylan Teuns wins the gruelling of Nadal — he leads Federer the Swiss positioned grass as quet head — to better coun against the Spaniard at weeks ago. this intensity.” climb up Stage 6. * REUTERS
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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12676 (set by Incognito) SUDOKU FAITH 14 Outer layer of eye's clear, 4 Ship carries American Indian going around (6) director on long passages (7) Path of renunciation
16 State "Last month Lear 5 Catapult is in middle of dance If Adi Sankara’s life typifi es the true import of renunciation collapsed" (7) by Territorial Army (8) as stressed in the sastras, his works are equally helpful guides that initiate one towards seeking salvation, pointed 18 Shoot! Al cried shudderingly! 6 Sergeant Major's old gun's out Nannilam Sri V. Rajagopala Ganapadigal in a discourse. (7) initial pollution (4) It is held that Siva incarnated as Adi Sankara for the purpose 21 Drink real cocktail in court (6) 9 In literature, gloomy doctor of imparting the highest knowledge by which man can attain has an organ (5) salvation from the cycle of births. Adi Sankara accepts sa 23 Congregation of leaders of nyasa at a tender age and shows through example how to European church clergy, laity 13 Real confusion about boy and tread the path of renunciation. Through Viveka Chudamani (excluding spokespeople) in fi tter (5) and other granthas he tries to dispel the ignorance that America (8) binds mankind to samsara. It is only natural to seek happi 15 Wildly Voltaire drops vat for 25 Hurricanes and calamitous fl ower (5) ness in life and worldly attractions beckon all people to seek storms initially crossed the joy and happiness in these. But if one spends his lifetime devastated Ceylon (8) 17 Rod's aunt goes round round in seeking these such as name, fame, wealth, relationships, buildings (8) etc, then it is all the more diffi cult to give up all these. 27 Sweet Eric travels around Los Since it is a great challenge to give up the diff erent kinds Angeles (6) 19 LIC aides transferred and of happiness that life aff ords, scriptures and sacred texts relieved from clerical duties reinforce the truth that these joys that we expect or expe 29 Touring places around tavern? (8) rience are full of faults. Unless one understands with full That's tops! (9) S olution to puzzle 12675 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku 20 Ships containers (7) force this truth, it will be diffi cult to renounce these. For in ■ ACROSS 30 150 notes produce musical stance, if one sees a lizard in the food he has been looking symbol (4) 22 After loss of shoe in forward to eat, would he have any second thoughts in reject 7 Hint: Violent uncle ejects fi rst playhouse, threw onehanded ing the food? Being aware of the ephemeral quality of life’s niece (4) ■ DOWN basketball shot (32) joys can help one to cultivate the spirit of renunciation. With 8 Famous aircraftsman rigs this knowledge one can cultivate detachment to objects, medical (9) 1 Stretch one leg at jumping (8) 24 Fold crown with no difficulty places and people and gradually learn to renounce these. 10 Nude relative dumps the (6) The knots of desires that spring in the human heart are only French boy (6) 2 Met founder purchasing eleven electric lamps, for starters (4) 26 Large gun's spoilt air pump the eff ects of ignorance. So the important factor is to cut off 11 7 goes: "Bad poems"(8) (4) desire. Then the senses can be subdued. The end of renun 12 Shackled, Mandela walks 3 Sal DNA produces a different ciation is when the desires that have already subsided do not around Cape (8) tree (6) 28 Secure coil of hair (4) rise again as also the sense of I and Mine.
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T V PICKS Carlsen is a phenomenon: Anand Achinta bags Wimbledon: Star Sports Se lect 1 (SD & HD), 5.30 p.m. two gold Won all tournaments he has played this year Soumendranath Sports Bureau K. Keerthivasan still able to see opportunity. Apia (Samoa) Kundu CHENNAI That has always been his National champion Achin Magnus Carlsen has been an strength. What has changed ta Sheuli lifted a total of passes away unstoppable force in world this year, nobody knows,” he 305kg to win the men’s chess. The fourtime World said. 73kg crown in the Com Special Correspondent champion and World No. 1 The year 2019 has been a monwealth weightlifting KOLKATA (for the last eight years) has tough one for Anand. The championships here on Former Bengal and Rail been in terrifi c form this 49yearold Indian played in Thursday. Sheuli also ways legspinner Soumen year, winning all the tourna six tournaments and his best bagged the junior title. dranath Kundu passed ments (seven) he has played. has been a fi fth place in the away here on Thursday. He Rightfully, the 28yearold Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Jeremy’s record was 77. has drawn comparisons Aan Zee (Netherlands) at the Youth Olympics gold me Kundu took 127 wickets with greats such as Garry start of the year. dallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga, in 30 First Class matches Kasparov and Anatoly Kar Magnus Carlsen. In the last two tourna who competed in the 67kg between 195859 and 1968 pov, among others. * NICKY J. SIMS/GETTY IMAGES ments — Norway Chess and category, created a new 69. This included 13 fi ve Viswanathan Anand, who Grand Chess tour in Zagreb Youth World, Asian and wicket hauls, including his has played the Norwegian of a shock. The players are (second leg) — Anand fi n Commonwealth record in personal best of eight for Master touch: Viswanathan Anand, fl anked by Carey Fan and Mike Klein, launches the numerous times, says Carl struggling to deal with a phe ished joint seventh and joint snatch event with a lift of 104. He also took 10 wickets Indian edition of the USbased chess platform. * K. PICHUMANI sen is a phenomenon the nomenon [like him]. Even in ninth respectively. 136kg but missed out in in a match thrice. chess world is still trying to 201213, his domination was “You are probably aware clean and jerk and could Kundu was conferred come to terms with. less than it is this year. Eve that the last couple of tour not manage a total. the CAB Kartick Bose Life “Already, many people ryone is still processing naments have been diffi cult. The medallists: time Achievement Award in Anand’s new move are calling him the strongest this,” he said. [My] fi rst aim is to pause a Men: Elite and junior: 73kg: 201314. “This is a great loss in history. And, he has very According to Anand, it is bit and try and fi gure out Achinta Sheuli (snatch 136kg, for Bengal cricket. He was a strong arguments,” said diffi cult to tell where Carlsen what went wrong and hope clean and jerk 169kg, total Launches chesskid.com, for which he will be mentor 305kg, gold, gold). legspinner in the classical Anand. has gained over the years. fully get back... The calendar mould. I off er my condo Special Correspondent Junior: 67kg: Gulam Navi sources they require. And “I am excited to be here. I “His results this year is “It’s always been his abili doesn’t really stop for you. I (116kg, 159kg, 275kg, gold). lences to his near and dear CHENNAI one way to get that is want to take chess to the simply [great].... diffi cult to ty to try till the very end. He will next play in Paris ( July Junior and youth: 73kg: L. ones,” said CAB joint secre Fivetime World chess cham through technology,” he next level. It is very impor fi nd words. [It’s been] com makes a lot out of very little. 27) and St. Louis (August 10), Sadananda Singh 124kg, tary Avishek Dalmiya. pion and India’s fi rst Grand said. tant to connect with kids pletely off the charts. I think With very small advantage and hope to recover before 151kg, 275kg (bronze, gold). master Viswanathan Anand Describing chesskid as a and teach them the plea the chess world is still in a bit or in equal positions, he is that,” he said. Women: Elite: 76kg: Man Drall in lead will be the mentor for the In safe and accessible platform, sures of chess. Chess deve preet Kaur 91kg, 116kg, dian edition of chesskid Chief Stats Offi cer Mike Klein lops all sorts of skills, skills 207kg (silver). Special Correspodent .com, a USbased chess said it is the world’s largest that can help in academics Junior: 76kg: R. Arockiya Al BENGALURU platform. scholastic website for kids. and sorting out problems in ish 79kg, 109kg, 188kg (sil ver). Amandeep Drall opened Announcing this at a “There are one million life. Ramkumar advances up a twostroke lead over press conference here on kids playing. We are the fore “It needs to be presented the rest of the fi eld on a day Thursday, chesskid CEO Ca most, respected, and fun in a fun and entertaining Jeevan & Purav go down in prequarterfi nals Afghan pacer of high scores in the Hero rey Fan said there couldn’t place online platform. You way. After all you are com Women’s Pro Golf Tour have been a better guide for can play live chess, do puz peting with all sorts of other I NDIANS ABROAD second round. nals): Fermin Tenti (Arg) bt Alam (Leg 10). chesskid than the legend. zles, interact with other games. Ankita along with Bibiane Siddhant Banthia 26, 76(8), The scores (top seven after “Vishy [Anand] has in players. All the focus is on “It has to be fun and ac Schoofs of the Netherlands 41 (retd.; First round: Sidd hant bt Alexis Musialex (Fra) suspended two rounds): 142: Amandeep spired a generation of young kids,” he said. cessible through technology. S ports Bureau made the doubles semifi nals 64, 46, 75. IANS Drall (67, 75); 144: Gursimar chess players. Here in India, Anand gave a thumbsup I think chesskid is perfect for Winnetka (USA) as the top seeds after a bye in Badwal (67, 77); 145: Gurjot $60,000 ITF men, Versmold, KABUL there are a lot of good talents to chesskid saying it deve this,” he said. Ramkumar Ramanathan the fi rst. Badwal (72, 73), Ridhima Di Germany: Singles (prequar Afghanistan fast bowler Af like Praggnanandhaa, Nihal lops not only chess skills, “I can tell you from perso beat Michael Redlicki of the In the ITF women’s event lawari (71, 74), Ananya Datar terfi nals): Katharina Hobgarski tab Alam has been handed [Sarin] and D. [Gukesh]. but also helps in academics. nal experience. Akhil enjoys US 75, 75 in the second in Thailand, Sowjanya Bavi (68, 77); 146: Gaurika Bishnoi (Ger) bt Ankita Raina 63, 61. a oneyear suspension [But] not all kids have the The 49yearold emphasised the videos [in chessKid] very round, after a bye in the setti fought past fourth seed (72, 74), Sonam Chugh (71, Doubles (quarterfi nals): Bi (domestic and internation ability to get the training/re that his son Akhil enjoys it. much.” fi rst, in the $54,000 Challen Himeno Sakatsume of Japan biane Schoofs (Ned) & Ankita 75). al) by the country’s cricket ger tennis tournament here. 62, 67(6), 63. Raina bt Katharina Gerlach board for a code of con However, top seeds Jee She will play Himari Sato (Ger) & Ksenia Palkina (Kgz) duct violation at the 2019 van Nedunchezhiyan and of Japan in the quarterfi nals. 63, 64. World Cup. The decision Purav Raja lost 75, 64 to Ja The results: $25,000 ITF women, Getxo, Sajjan Singh Sethi Masters from July 28 came after an investigation son Jung of Chinese Taipei $54,000 Challenger, Winnet Spain: Singles (fi rst round): by the Board’s disciplinary dela, Saurabh Chaudhary, secured Olympic quota, was Apart from the Olympic and USA’s Evan King in the ka, USA: Singles (second Mallaurie Noel (Fra) bt Rutuja SHOOTING committee into the “excep Abhishek Verma, Divyansh missing from the 25m wo events in rifl e and pistol, doubles prequarterfi nals. round): Ramkumar Ramanath Bhosale 75, 62. an bt Michael Redlicki (US) 75, tional circumstances” that S pecial Correspondent Singh Panwar and Manu men’s sports pistol list, pos competitions will also be $15,000 ITF women, Hua Hin, 75. Doubles (prequarterfi Thailand: Singles (prequar led to his being sent back NEW DELHI Bhaker — are expected to sibly because she may have held in standard pistol, Mixed day for Ankita nals): Jason Jung (Tpe) & Evan terfi nals): Lou Brouleau (Fra) home. Some of the best shooters of compete in the champion diff erent training pro centre fi re pistol, rifl e prone In the $60,000 women’s King (US) bt Jeevan Nedun bt Zeel Desai 61, 61; Himari the country are scheduled to ship which is on the basis of gramme with coach Munkh and free pistol. event in Germany, fourth chezhiyan & Purav Raja 75, Sato (Jpn) bt Mihika Yadav 62, It emerged that there compete in the 12th Sardar invitation only to the top15 bayar Dorjsuren of Germany. The scores from the seed Ankita Raina was bea 64. 63; Sowjanya Bavisetti bt Hi were allegations of misbe Sajjan Singh Sethi Masters shooters of the last National The National Rifl e Asso championship will be consi ten 63, 61 by Katharina $15,000 ITF men, Tabarka, Tu meno Sakatsume (Jpn) 62, 67 haviour with a female championships at the Dr. held at ciation of India (NRAI) had dered for selection for inter Hobgarski of Germany in the nisia: Singles (prequarterfi (6), 63. guest at the hotel. Karni Singh Range, Tughla Thiruvananthapuram. originally included mixed air national events. kabad, from July 28 to Au If there is a tie for the 15th pistol and air rifl e events for The NRAI accepts only on gust 2. place, all shooters with iden juniors and youth, but has line entries for the cham The shooters who have tical score will be eligible to sent a circular stating that pionship, with appropriate won the Olympic quota compete. only mixed events for men entry fee. The last date of place for Tokyo 2020 — An Asian Games champion and women would be submitting entries with tri jum Moudgil, Apurvi Chan Rahi Sarnobat, who has also conducted. ple entry fee is July 15. Indian squad arrives Lakshya stuns Kashyap U S OPEN In another men’s singles for Junior World Cup fi rst round tie, Jayaram went P RESS TRUST OF INDIA down fi ghting to Wang Tzu Sports Bureau shooters, expected to deliv Fullerton (USA) Wei of Taipei 1621, 2118, 16 Suhl (Germany) er the medals. 21 in 65 minutes. Leading coaches like Jas Rising India shuttler Laksh The biggest and best, a 54 India’s campaign ended pal Rana, Suma Shirur, Ved ya Sen stunned senior com member Indian shooting in women’s singles competi Prakash, Satguru Das and patriot P. Kashyap 2111, 21 contingent has reached tion after Sri Krishna Priya Deepak Dubey have accom 18 to enter the second Suhl, Germany, for the ju and Aruna were handed de panied the team. round, while H.S. Prannoy nior World Cup scheduled feats by Kim Ga Eun of Ko India had topped the ta and Sourabh Verma also ad to be held from Sunday. rea 2111, 218 and Taipei’s ble last year with 15 gold and vanced in men’s singles Lin Hsiang Ti 2117, 2114, res The preevent training is a total of 26 medals. China here. pectively. scheduled for Saturday. The was second with 21 medals Apart from Kashyap, it Other results (fi rst round): Indian team, with rifl e, pis including six gold. was curtains for some In Men: Sourabh Verma bt Toby tol and shotgun shootes, left dians like Ajay Jayaram, Sri Penty 2123, 2115, 2220; H.S. in batches on Wednesday. Big fi eld Krishna Priya Kudaravalli Prannoy bt Yu Igarashi 2123, Shreya Agrawal, Anish About 55 countries are ex and Aruna Prabhudesai. 2422, 2118; Wang Tzu Wei bt Bhanwala, Arjun Singh pected to fi eld 652 shooters. Sourabh prevailed over Ajay Jayaram 2116, 1821, Cheema, Mehuli Ghosh, Hri Germany will have the se England’s Toby Penty 2123, 2116. Women: Kim Ga Eun bt Sri day Hazarika, Vivaan Ka cond largest contingent of 2115, 2220 in an hour and fourminute contest. In Krishna Priya Kudaravalli 218, poor, Manisha Keer, Udhay 40. Russsia (36), China (34), 2111; Lin Hsiang Ti bt Aruna another fi rstround match, veer Sidhu, Vijayveer Sidhu, Czech Republic (34), Italy Prabhudesai 2117, 2114. Adarsh Singh, Esha Singh, (32), US (31), Britain (29), Prannoy came back from a Mixed doubles: Lee Yong Dae Aishwarya Pratap Singh To France (28), Poland (25) and game down to register a 21 & Yoo Yeon Seong bt Kona Ta mar and Elavenil Valarivan Japan (20) will be other 23, 2422, 2118 victory over run & B.R. Sankeerth 2111, 21 will be some of the leading countries with big teams. Yu Igarashi of Japan. 11. An important transition period: Gurpreet The Stimac eff ect is kicking in, says India goalkeeper Amitabha Das Sharma posed to good coaches, es AHMEDABAD pecially by the ISL clubs,” he The systemic change says. brought about by Igor Stimac is a positive development for Exposure club football in the country, As someone who has seen feels National fi rstchoice international football from goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh close, Gurpreet says Indian Sandhu. football will improve sub “This kind of football, stantially when its young which is about possession players start playing in good and planning the attack from leagues abroad. the back, is not new to me as we have been doing this with “It is very important for Bengaluru FC in the past two our young players to have a Rooting for change: Youngsters will have to learn to carry taste of the higher level, I seasons. The only diff erence Stimac’s ideas on to the pitch, feels Gurpreet. is that we have a set of new mean European or even the * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT players (in the national side) bigger leagues of Asia. It is who need to adjust to it,” transition. We need to adapt transition is on the right important for a player to get says Gurpreet, who has ex to the tactical awareness path. out of the comfort zone, be perienced toplevel club provided and bring that on “We have grown a lot in cause until one does so he football both in the country to the pitch,” Gurpreet said. the past fi ve years with the will not realise what can and in Europe. Gurpreet (the only Indian players from the agegroup make him better. to play the Europa League, stage emerging more techni “That is what most of the Need to adapt during his contract with top cally sound. Even senior countries in Asia, South “This is a very delicate, but fl ight Norwegian club Sta players have a better mental America and Europe are do very important period of baek) says Indian football’s approach after being ex ing,” he said. CM YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Hip-hop homeland An animated still from the documentary; and Divine during his performances
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A documentary sional life is the sense of com munity – the presence of a on Vivian brotherhood that is suppor Fernandes tive, reliable and expanding. Right at the start of the fi lm becoming a he speaks of the ties that pioneer of desi bind the people of a ‘gully’ together and then proceeds hiphop to introduce to the viewer chronicles his rap old and new friends, ack nowledging their contribu to riches story tions to his life and music. At the same time, through in Sucheta Chakraborty itiatives like the setting up of Gully Gang Entertainment, a There is a moment in Zoya record label, and Gully Fest, Akhtar’s Gully Boy when Mu a hiphop festival, Divine rad (Ranveer Singh) asks Sky voices his hopes of seeking (Kalki Koechlin) why she is out and bringing into the fold interested in him. He has just young rappers who have realised that her lavish apart hitherto had little opportuni ment’s bathroom alone is ty to showcase their talent. larger than his whole house. There is much talk of Gul- Their social, economic and ly Boy throughout the docu cultural backgrounds are mentary with Divine, Zoya widely dissimilar. And the Akhtar and Ranveer Singh confi dent, Westerneducated excitedly recounting how the Sky’s romantic advances collaboration took place and both fl atter and surprise Mu how much the fi lm’s music rad. Her answer, that he is benefi ted from it. From his above all, an artist and that early personal experiences his circumstances make no to his meteoric rise in the diff erence, is a belief that lies burgeoning world of Indian at the very heart of this un hiphop, Murad’s arc in the derdog story and is undoubt Growing up gully fi lm does to some extent re edly its most rousing theme. fl ect Divine’s own. The fi lm This idea is reinforced in a has undoubtedly helped to new documentary titled Gul- Boy. His humble beginnings, at the hands of an alcoholic and structure are inconsis rapper MC Altaf thoughtfully out of the streets draw attention to this artistic ly Life: The Story of Divine musical artistry, rapid suc father, his constant yearning tent with some inputs seem admits that Divine’s pioneer of Mumbai speak movement thriving on the that premièred on Discovery cess and vigorous espousal of for a mother (who worked ing repetitive, hidden among ing of the genre gave it, and of everyday margins although many Channel (media partner) on Indian hiphop known as abroad and was away for the general plaudits are a few those who practised it, a cer oppression, may question if it and July 1. Zoya Akhtar appears ‘gully rap’ — which he along months at a time) and the af seemingly unassuming and tain respectability that was poverty, pol the mainstream in in person, no longer having with a few others were in fection he received from his yet moving declarations. For lacking previously. ice brutality dustry will help to to speak through fi ctional strumental in giving birth to grandmother. A host of fi instance, at one point, Nath The most prominent voice and cor nurture it in the characters. “Suddenly, it — is the subject of the new gures, fellow rappers, collab aline Fernandes shyly de however is Divine’s own as ruption in long run. Di doesn’t matter where you documentary. Produced by orators, friends and family, clares that during one of his he takes us through the gul a language vine for one come from and who you Red Bull Media House in as appear throughout to com performances she saw a girl lies that he grew up in and that is local and seems hope were,” she says , “you imme sociation with Supari Studios ment on Divine’s musical shouting out Divine’s name whose experiences shaped accessible. Authenticity is ful, asserting, diately transcend all barriers and directed by Akshat Gupt, prowess and career, high and quietly informed her his identity and his art. What key and commentators re “after Gully Boy, that society puts in front. On the 50minute fi lm charts Di lighting signifi cant turning that he was her son. The mo emerges is a narrative of dis peatedly emphasise the im hiphop is going to ly art does that.” vine’s story by employing a points such as the making of ment reminded me of the enfranchisement and even portance of capturing what be everywhere”. variety of methods. the ‘Mere Gully Mein’ video scene in Gully Boy when Mu tual empowerment through is real, applauding Divine’s Then and now The musician’s earliest or his highoctane perfor rad’s tearyeyed parents look the creative iteration of those ability to consistently do so. Gully Life: The Story of Akhtar is talking about rap memories are conveyed mances at music producer on as their son takes the experiences. Starkly diff e Divine will premiere on per Vivian Fernandes aka Di through short bits of some Nucleya’s crowdpulling stage, their pride, apprecia rent from Punjabi rap and its Building communities redbull.com on July 15 at 9 p.m.; followed by a release on Divine’s vine whose heartening story what overdone animation as shows. tion and understanding culture of materialism and What also appears central to YouTube channel on July 17. partially infl uenced Gully Divine recalls suff ering abuse While the fi lm’s pacing hardwon. In another, fellow privilege, the music rising Divine’s personal and profes
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because he had been recom is very ea mended by my foodie sy to miss friend, Anubhav Sapra. him. The Anubhav is a young man who board really nurtures his passion above says: for food — he organizes food AntiMala walks, uploads videos on lit ria Opera tle known eateries and fol tion, MCD, Today, recycling of old fabrics is haute. In line with this, rahul verma lows every lead that con G74, Con Delhi-based fashion journalist and designer Sathya nects him to an interesting naught Place. If Bhavana, creates new forms from old clothes that her I often think I know Delhi in dish. you walk ahead, clients give her — old handwoven saris find new life as side out, but once in a while, So, for quite a while now, I leaving Stic to your left, scarves, stoles, kaftans, and capes. I must admit, I get stumped had been in search of this you will see a big Benetton Through her over-a-year-old label ReVastra, she also by a question. Just where is elusive peepeywallah. A showroom, and Wenger’s at makes new saris using the borders of an old one, accentuating it with textile-art and appliqué. the malaria offi ce in Con peepa is the canister in A bagful of delights Ashwini the very end of the corridor. A lot of her designs are made in collaboration with the naught Place, I asked myself which the chholey is stored. I Kumar Sharma I had the chholey, and * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT girls at Kamalini, an NGO in Sohna. Here, Bhavana also when I heard about a chho am a great fan of kulchey thought it reminded me of offers training in the nuances of textile art. For appliqué, leykulchey seller who sat chholey. I think the one who kulcheychholey 32 years Kasturi’s fare. It was mildly she collaborates with craftsemen in Pipli. right there. I had no clue, but gave us the greatest pleasure ago, and the equally able son spiced, and not very hot, Zero wastage, the principle that’s at the core of the kept it in mind and thought was Kasturi in Bhogal. His has been carrying on with though it did have green chil slow-fashion movement, stands out in ReVastra’s upcycling that, one day, I would go food was so popular that you the family tradition. He lies in it. I liked the way it was process. Bhavana ensures any ‘waste’ , is used to make looking for the malaria of had to line up there for his cooks the chholey at home, being served to offi cegoers flowers or origami accents. fi ce, and the chholeykul delicious fare in the early and then brings it to this little who were clearly regulars Bhavana looks East for her influences, drawing from Zen chey man. hours. There was always corner, every day of the there. He would top the mindfulness, and the style of Japanese designer Issey As luck would have it, I such a crowd there that you week, barring Sundays, in chholey with some tart chut Miyake, who is known for his micro-pleats and origami stumbled upon him a few were likely to see an empty his peepa. He is there at 12 ney and then add sliced fashion. She is also influenced by Vedic fashion, where the days ago. I had to visit my tra vessel if you dawdled. Then, noon, and leaves by 4 p.m. onions to it. It looked most upper and lower garments are tied, and not buttoned. vel agent, and was walking of course, my alltime favou Before I tell you about the appetizing! Later in the day, I ReVastra’s clothes have no hooks. out of the offi ce when I saw a rite was — and is — Mukesh chholey, let me explain went back to that corner of In April, Bhavana participated in Safed, a textile man sitting at the corner. on Asaf Ali Road. His chho where he sits. If you hit Con CP for some unfi nished installation at the IGNCA, making art out of a recycled sari, And right above him was a ley, on a bed of mashed, fried naught Place from Regal Ci work. I found him listening which will travel to New York and London later this year. board that said: AntiMalaria potatoes, is fl avoured with nate chutney. but it is indeed very tasty. He nema or Rivoli, you will fi nd to a world cup cricket match Offi ce. green chutneys, garnished Peepey wallah Ashwini serves a plate of two kulchas, him in the fi rst block (oppo on the radio, his peepa hap Attend their workshop 1 Sari + 2 Souls = 3 Styles Stories; 11am - 5pm, We Work, 32nd Milestone, Gurugram; +91 99101-02316. There are kulcheychho with ginger slivers and ka Kumar Sharma, who is from or two bhaturas, with a gene site Palika), just a few metres pily empty. ley wallahs across Delhi, but chaloo pieces and topped Chintpurni in Himachal Pra rous helping of chholey for from the travel agency Stic. For a listing or to be featured here, email us at I wanted to try out his food with some sweet pomegra desh, serves a simpler fare — ₹ 20. His father started selling He takes very little space so it The writer is a seasoned food critic [email protected]
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EXHIBITION CONCERT MUSIC PERFORMANCE THEATRE Mixed-media Classical Jazz quartet Storytelling Opera screening Artist and curator, Amrita Prakash has organised Kala Mandir Performing Arts is presenting Piano Man Jazz Club is hosting a soulful Latin Dastangoi Collective in association with Akshara The Embassy of Spain and Instituto Cervantes in a group painting, art and sculpture exhibition by Antarnaad Within, an Indian classical concert this jazz experience with Elena Friedrich quartet live Theatre has organised a three-day Dastangoi New Delhi is organising the screening of the 21 artists called, Beyond Colours-3. In this show, evening. The event will start with a light classical tonight. The band will perform swing jazz, bebop Summer Festival, in Urdu and Hindustani. Opera II Trovatore, this evening. The Opera is by artists from different parts of the country share a vocal recital by Somnath Natrajan, followed by a jazz, post bop jazz, ballads, Latin jazz and Today’s event will feature Dastan Amir Hamza Giuseppe Verdi and produced by the Teatro Real platform to display their various styles of Bharatanatyam ballet by Binal Wala and troupe. modern jazz. Led by jazz singer Elena, the band aur Amar Ayyaar ke Bachpan Ki by Usman and of Madrid. Directed by Maurizio Benini, II creativity, ideas, philosophies, thoughts, Odissi exponent Padmashree Ranjana Gauhar will features Paddy on the piano, Bihu on the drums Amina, followed by Dastan Little Prince Ki by Trovatore is based on Antonio Garcia Gutíerrez's perspectives and their different perceptions. participate as the chief guest of this concert. and Aditya on the bass. Poonam Girdhani and Rajesh Kumar. 'El Trobador'. Venue: Open Palm Court Gallery, IHC Venue: Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre Venue: B 6/7-22, Safdarjung Enclave Venue: Akshara Theatre, Baba Kharak Singh Marg Venue: Instituto Cervantes, Hanuman Road Time: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Time: 7 p.m. Time: 9 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. Time: 7 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m.
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“Whoever has stock is happy, but farmers are not able to cash in on the bullish market,” says Arun, explaining that most plan ters sold stock as prices rose, never imagining that it would touch such heights. Tony Thomas, of PJ Thomas & Co, dealers of cardamom, based in Kumily, in the heart of the car damomproduc ing region, says, “The ₹ 5,000 mark was artifi cially created and is not a re fl ection of the actual market. It can be man aged. Repooling of stock will keep the bubble from bursting.” The rise in de ALL EYES mand over the years, due to several factors, has added to the recent buoyancy. The Spices Board has been pro moting the spice outside the tra ditional North India and West ON THE SPICE Asian markets. From 2015 to 2017, the department ran fi lms Cardamom is on a bull run, but are all the stakeholders happy? and videos through PVR and multiplexes, “to encourage the the fi rst put. With a delayed monsoon use of the spice”. Besides road fl ush of this year and a setback due to shows, it launched a set of 40 crops are to last year’s fl oods, the crop is still short fi lms, “video spots” on arrive and to recover to capacity. “The spices including cardamom, en prices are at an shortage has led to a spike in dorsed by celebrities. alltime high, all prices,” says Arun Kottoor of Ironically, the spice is used eyes are on the spice. Mali Estate in Vandanmettu. sparingly in cuisine where it is The picturesque Carda “The crop is 3040% less than grown, and generously in North mom Hills in Idukki district normal, and of late, the demand Indian and West Asian cuisine. are home to the small carda has grown by 3% annually be PRIYADERSHINI S mom, (the big black cardamom cause of increased consumption From curry to tea both the price and quantity rose grows in North India) and sup in the aromatic spices, pharma Its most common and popular On June 20, the cardamom mar substantially to trade 1,300 ki plies 80% of the country’s out ceuticals, cosmetics and food in use is in cardamomfl avoured ket went into a tizzy, thanks to a los, at ₹ 6,000 a kilo, continuing dustry,” says GK Nair, a former FACT FILE tea, or as part of garam masala, sale at the eauction centre at the bull run. beat journalist. a bouquet of spices. “ Garam According to Spices Board statistics, the total area Bodinayakanur (nicknamed the In an attempt to explain the KJ Varkey’s family owns one masala, the traditional masala under small cardamom cultivation in the country in cardamom capital of India) at swift rise in prices, insiders nar of the largest cardamom planta 2017-18 is estimated at 69,330 ha, with a total mix, has a lot of cardamom and the foothills of the Western rate a story that involves failed tions in Kerala, Downton Estate, production of 20,650 tonnes. its use to fl avour most curries Ghats in Theni district, Tamil crops, delayed monsoon, poor FIRST TRADERS Pachakanam, near Periyar Tiger should be encouraged, irrespec Kerala topped in both area and production with 39,080 Nadu. Eight kilos of the evenly stock, and an artifi cially created People from the Neolithic Reserve. He says, “Crops fell by tive of where it originates from, ha with a total output of 18,350 tonnes, followed by green, aromatic 8.5mm capsule dealer’s market, in addition to period traded in spices, 50% last year. There was severe because of its wellness proper Karnataka with 25,135 ha (1,450 tonnes) and Tamil fetched a record ₹ 5,000 for a ki the growing use of the spice in obsidian, sea shells, precious wind damage.” This year, his fi n ties,” says Jose Varkey, corporate Nadu with 5,115 ha (850 tonnes). lo, spreading equal amounts of contemporary cooking. stones and gers are crossed, as the fi rst chef, CGH Earth. joy and consternation in an oth The prices have risen over a other fl ush of pickings are on. The major consumer of Indian cardamom, which is With intermittent rains and erwise conservative commodi twoyear period from ₹ 900 in high-value Ironically, the dream prices considered superior to its lone competitor Guatemala, pickings underway, the crop is ties market. 2017 to a current average of materials as are not making everybody hap in the world, in the West Asian region, is Saudi Arabia. due in a few weeks. Though the quantity sold was ₹ 3,000. early as the py. “The trader is defi nitely hap But, for a year now, exports remain suspended, Hopefully, the prices will go small, “for eff ect only”, as many Cardamom’s annual crop cy 10th py, but how long is the honey following a ban alleging pesticide residues in the Indian handinhand with a volume millennium BC. declare, it was a benchmark — cle is from August to July, with moon going to last is the produce.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA that will bring cheer to planters, the fi rst time ever. Last week, eight pickings. At a time when question,” says Nair. traders and pickers alike.
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Faiyaz o pursue his passion Khan “Ab mori baat…” would for theatre Dr. M. amily tradition or ghara be remembered for his clear TSayeed Alam decid na parampara has played tone and technical fl air that ed to leave his secure job Fa signifi cant role in Hin was striking in its training and and to do fulltime dustani classical music. When understanding of rhythm and theatre practice. Today, a characteristic mode of music phrasing. Dr. Vinay Mishra after nearly more than is preserved and groomed in a mirrored his nuances in har two decades, his contri particular family for a few gen monium sangat while Pt. Ash bution to enrich Delhi erations, it becomes a tradi ish Sengupta ably accompa theatre with fi ne produc tion called gharana. Agra Gha nied him on tabla. tions belonging to a varie rana is one of the most Pracheen Kala Kendra, ty of presentational styles reputed gharanas of Hindusta showcased another notewor and themes is acknow ni music, known for its vigo thy talent featuring Saumitra ledged by connoisseurs of rous swarochchar, the utte Thakur, the promising sitarist theatre. Some of his pro rance of swaras, ragavistar of Maihar Senia Gharana, in ductions linger in the me especially the Dhrupadang their 12th quarterly Baithak mory of the members of Raising the bar A scene from the play * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT alaap of nomtom, a rich re under the ‘Legends of Tomor the audience for their pertoire of compositions, row’ series at the Triveni Kala charm of chaste Urdu one of the actors tells him Another important refuses to accept the off er rhythmic virtuosity, and varie Sangam. The young sitarist accent. that he has an off er to comic character is chow but fi nally he agrees. ty of taans. came as a sonorous surprise to He is also known for re work in a fi lm and he is kidar. He interrupts re With the rehearsals ov many present in the jam creation of his old scripts, not be able to perform in hearsal with his entry er, comes the day for the Illustrious gharana packed hall. redefi ning themes. This the play. But the director marked by a loud thud premier show. The action The Sangeet Natak Akademi Initiated into music by his aspect of his creativity is not ready to accept de produced with his woo takes place on two spac featured Wasim Ahmed Khan, uncle Prashant Thakur, him was very much in evi feat and the show is held den rod. He commands eson stage and off stage. a brilliant exponent of this es self a senior disciple of Pt. Sa dence in his “Cut…Cut up despite terrible blun director J. K. to packup Director Dr. Alam has di teemed gharana representing tya Kinkar Bandopadhyay of …Cut”. The fi rst version, ders made on stage by the his rehearsal as he is get vided the acting space in the present generation in their Bishnupur Gharana, Saumitra which was premiered two performers. ting late to reach his two parts. On the right Raga Dopahari (afternoon ra had acquired the principal decades ago, was focused Towards the end, the home where his wife is side the play is being un gas) Series concert at the characteristics of this serene on the process of fi lm cynical director is happy waiting for him to off er folded and on the left Meghdoot Sabhagar recently. style before joining his present shooting and the latest and the performers be him fresh food. His pos space the nervous direc Coming from the lineage of mentor Pt. Kushal Das, the se version of the play is a lieve that they have done ture is a blend of authori tor and his assistants des traditional musicians from date sitarist of Senia Maihar dramawithinadrama, great acting. The message ty and compassion – he perately try to prompt the Agra Gharana like Ustad Faiyaz Gharana. which was staged by Pier is clear – theatre has inhe shows sympathy for his raw actors who are creat Khan, Ata Hussain Khan, Sha rot's Troupe at Shri Ram rent power to survive and wife who has to wait for ing a mess. This device of rafat Hussain Khan, Vilayat Rich grooming Centre this past week. amuse and educate the him for a long time in the design eff ectively projects Hussain Khan, and Khadim Saumitra is trained in vocal Both the versions sparkle audience. Writerdirector night and expresses his the off stage and on stage Hussain Khan to name just a music also under Pt. Amiya with his comic Dr. Alam shows an artis anguish for long working action, making viewing few; Waseem no wonder Ranjan Bannerjee, the Dhru craftsmanship. try to harmonise seem hours and for his low eff ective. brought the authentic fl avour pad vocalist of Bishnupur Gha ingly chaotic situations, wages. Facing angry The more the onstage of this nostalgic gayaki in his rana and later Ud. Rashid Evoking laughter transforming them into Chowkidar, director han actors are prompted from riveting rendering of the after Khan also taught him a few “Cut…Cut…Cut” revolves vital source of comedy. dles him with a great deal off stage the more the noon raga Shuddha Sarang. compositions, but noticing his round a theatre director, In fact, Dr. Alam has of discretion. He sees in blunder they commit, Right from the opening ‘nom inkling towards the sitar of Pt. his script writer and cast. created two comic ele him a would be great ac evoking laughter, loud tom alaap’, this gayaki is Nikhil Bannerjee, Rashid only The interactions between ments in a highly eff ective tor and persuades him to and long. known for, he delineated the suggested him to learn Sitar the desperate and anxie manner. He has used lan act in the play. The inte The form of presenta raga with meticulous care, in a under Pt. Kushal Das. Saumi typrone director, raw guage and the style of de raction between the tion demands that the bright, matter of fact voice. tra feels fortunate to be performers and cynical livery to amuse the au Chowkidar and the direc performers should fre The bada khayal, “Mai ri main groomed under Pt. Kushal script writer obsessed dience. Director J. K. is a tor is lively. Hardpressed quently step out of one kase kahoon...”, set to vilambit Das, presently. with fl awless accent South Indian and the kind to fi nd an actor to play the character to act another. Ektala and the famous Teenta Continued on Page 8 create awkward situa of Hindi he speaks makes role of Ojha, the director This process is carried tions evoking laughter. him a butt of laughter. To fi nds in Chowkidar an apt out in a clumsy manner The chaotic conditions create the situation of in actor to perform the cha which entertains. that prevail while the play congruous, the script wri racter of Ojha. Initially, he The ensemble playing is rehearsed reveal the ter takes lot of time to cor DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD is impressive which im problems faced by ama rect the pronunciation of “Pollution Hazir Ho” parts the production vital teur theatre groups amateur actors. His em Presenting a serious issue in a comic rhythm. Some of through comedy and sa phasis on prolonged pro satirical tone, M. Sayeed the performers deserve Alam will present “Pollution tire as the vehicle of com cess of tonguetwisting special mention like Man Hazir Ho”, this Saturday at 7 munication. Everyday oc exercise irritates actors pm. at India Habitat Centre. ish Singh as Director J. K., currences in rehearsals and director but it amus Produced by the Centre of Aryan Pratap Singh as are treated in a light man es the audience. The New Perspectives, here the script writer, Arifa Noori ner. Displaying remarka script writer's attraction guile of the baharupiya, the as an actress obsessed ble tenacity, the group for a young actress and charm of the sapera, the ma- with Urdu accent and manages to secure offi cial spending more time to gic of the jadugar and the Gyanesh Sharma as craft of the puppeteer will Authentic fl avour Wasim Ahmed Khan at the event permission for staging improve her accent furth Chowkidar for displaying the play. 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Meena Banerjee a mental block against eve CCCCCCCCC Ahead of Guru rything that is ‘abstract’. Un among trees fortunately, Indian classical here is an old Urdu prov Purnima, Pandit music, due to lack of research, erb, ‘Khushbu ko Arvind Parikh talks has ambiguous, grey areas. I At “Vriksha”, trees embrace Tphailne ke liye chahiye strongly believe that funda us with their hawa se dosti’ (to reach out, about spreading the mental research, like voice perfume needs to befriend the scent of his guru mapping etc., leads to applied all-encompassing loving arms breeze). This is applicable in music and helps bust myths. every walk of life; more so in Guruji gives me a long rope to Navina Jafa the world of classical music stay committed to research. In CCCCCCCCC which demands both ‘chilla’ fact, he encourages women to he widerange environmental concern by like relentless riyaaz and pu enter the male bastion of in citizen groups on trees refl ects in a timely blicity; albeit sadhana and pu strumental music and related Texhibition “Vriksha”, curated by Uma Nair blicity are strange bedfellows. tasks.’ at the India International Centre. The exhibit dis But it is also true that the me Fourth generation plays a wide range of visual art genres – installa lodic essence of practice large Amruta Kulkarni is one tions, ceramics, photographs, and a variety of ly depends on the winds of ad such young sitar exponent. categories of paintings. The exhibit can be per miration fanned by followers. She hails from Sangli. When ceived in three parts – A sense of hope and gran Going by this one can state her teacher Ramesh Bhosale, deur expressed through the mythical aspect of that if Ustad Vilayat Khan was a disciple of Arvindbhai, met trees. A sense of hopelessness generated from melodic fragrance personi an untimely death, Arvindb the present environmental crises of disappear fi ed, the gentle breeze that hai off ered to support and ing trees; and fi nally amidst these two is the sub carried this scent everywh teach all the students. Young liminal level of a dream world. However, one ere, during and beyond the Master and the messenger Ustad Vilayat Khan; (below) Pandit teen Amruta became his gan Arvind Parikh; Suvarnlata Rao needs to navigate to reconfi gure these themes legendary sitar maestro’s life, dabadhh shagird in 1992 and in the display. is Pandit Arvind Parikh. He is happy that, for the be started commuting to Mumbai The tree as a symbol has since ancient times “I met my ustad, Vilayat nefi t of music lovers, NCPA has for lessons. It was at his place, engaged the Indian mind. It appears as a socio Khansaheb, when I was 17; and come forward to screen the where she met Vilayet economic arena of forests in myths and as part was intrigued to fi nd that entire recording spread over Khansaheb. of medicinal and sacred geographies. It is a motif though he was a centenarian ten sessions. The fi rst part of “That was like a dream of compassion, a selfl ess giver, a provider, and a musicwise, agewise he was this treasure will be unveiled come true and a lesson too!” nurturer. The display opens with the invitation only two months my senior,” by Ustad Zakir Hussain and exclaimed Amruta, “ Guruji having the painting of the Kaplvriksha (mythical Parikh reminisced fondly, Ustad Shujaat Khan on 28 th Ju understood that priorities wishfulfi lling tree) by Arpitha Reddy. Portrayed “We, the Guru and the Shish ly. “We are planning to screen change after marriage and as a tree of life, with aerial roots hanging and ya, grew up together. He treat this, one of the greatest riches children. Many times, when I other roots encircling a water pool with lotus ed me like his friend, secre of the Golden Era, in Kolkata was not in regular riyaz, he fl owers is inspired by a tale of loss and gain. tary, confi dante and disciple – and Delhi as well. My disciple would start the taalim session “There is a Banyan tree in my ancestral village. all rolled in one. I used to help Suvarna (lata Rao) is one of the with just the paltaplaying. When selling the land, our family did not realise him organise his commit main architects of this all,” in Knowing what's going wrong the tree which was part of our collective memo ments and his fi nances, etc. forms Parikh with wellplaced and why, he encourages deve ry and identity, went to the buyer. We bought Soon I realised that Khansa pride. and my graduation in science loping strong traits of one’s back the tree and the land under,” says Reddy. heb is a colossus. It is not easy Third generation and music, I was doing Mas personality while working on The veins of roots and branches of the golden to understand him as a human For Suvarnalata Rao, Re ters (sitar) in SNDT University weaker points. The taalim ses tree recreate the evocative allencompassing lov being and even more diffi cult search Scientist and Program where Guruji was invited to sions are always extremely en ing arms. to apprehend his musical ming Head (Indian music) give a lecdem. This session joyable with anecdotes, spe The theme of nurturing life gets elaborated in mind. While grooming several with NCPA, “This is another was a revelation. His approach cial masala tea and music of a work by Padma Shri awardee and Gond painter brilliant disciples, I am still lesson of GuruBhakti from to every question was ar course! Bhajju Shyam. Adwaita Shyam’s tree incorpo trying my best to unravel the Guruji who owns up a person ranged step by step, logically. I Parikh supports several stu rates the life of the forest and beyond. His tree mystery of his amazing musi intensely. It is natural for a de went to learn from him but he dents and needy musicians comes out of the frame like the “Virat Roop” cianship.” vout disciple like Guruji to re would teach only in the late emotionally and fi nancially. (The divine form of Vishnu representing the ma Parikh says many people sent frivolous comments evenings due to his demand “He almost spoonfeeds us. crocosm of the living universe). The sophisticat have written many things about his Ustad; but he also ing commitments, frequent For example, he composes ed Gond painting is projected technically as out about Khansaheb. Some are does not like any adverse com travels, his own taalim ses paltas for every raga. Once he er and inner line work conveying a sense of relevant, some not. “It pains ment against his disciples eith sions with Khansaheb and woke up in the middle of night rhythmic movement which is enhanced by the me when fabricated topics are er. Irrespective of the social music engagements. When sa thinking how to make us re rekhaj (small lines) and dots (bindu). aired out of context despite status of anyone of us, he is ex tisfi ed that my husband would member all the prakars of ra Continued on page 7 the fact that I am ready to tremely protective; like a pa escort me back home, Guruji gas eff ortlessly. He composed share fi rst hand and truthful rent.” relented. Patient and organ poems defi ning the features of information regarding Khan Rao hails from a conserva ised to the fault, he liked and each Prakar of Malhar, Sarang, saheb.” tive family where learning vio encouraged my ability to write Todi, etc. in the next few days To allay many such doubts, lin continued with academics notations and cataloguing.” and circulated amongst us. At he wishes to let more and as a part of good grooming. When Rao won the UGC fel 91, he is amazingly active on more people know about his “After handling an early mar lowship and joined NCPA as Youtube, Skype and Whatsapp unparalleled musical philoso riage, motherhood, scientist research scholar, to help ac only to be in touch with his phy . “Fortunately, NCPA husband’s foreign postings commodate her work with disciples.’ (Mumbai) had recorded his ex music, Guruma (vocalist Kish Amruta, who assists Parkih haustive, almost 30hours ori Parikh) started teaching in his organisational work, long interviewbased lecture her in the morning. Rao found adds that the students come demonstration, between 1976 Kishoriben’s music forthright, from diff erent states, culture, and 1979, when Khansaheb intuitive and emotional; her backgrounds, speak diff erent was scaling peaks of music. style of upaj more out of box languages, have diff erent per Shujaat (Khan), then in his unlike Arvindbhai’s mathe sonalities, but are bonded by teens, and I had actively parti matical and analytical ap the “strong force of their Gu cipated in this archival work proach which was compara ru’s magnanimity”. Their an which has autobiographical tively easy to notate. She nual Guru Purnima congrega contents. While defi ning imbibed both the traits ration tion speaks volumes of this A work Khansaheb’s place in the his ally, to suit her music and re family feeling. The twoday by Bhajju tory of Hindustani classical search work. event to be held in Mumbai Shyam music, it actually addresses According to Rao, “Despite this year on July 1213 is eager posterity”. his analytical mind, Guruji has ly awaited. 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panist. They advised me: ‘forget left, as I play the tabla with my left your ego completely’. hand) has a few syllables; the base “An accompanist is like a soldier, drum or banya produces two sylla allows no chinks in his armour; bles, Ga (slightly suppressed tone) ‘An accompanist needs to be all ears during music and Gha (a little open than Ga). After making and rises to the need of the combining some of the syllables, the hour and inspires the artiste in the pair of tabla produces mnemonics middle through perceptive accom like Terekete, Dhraan, Dhin. All in paniment. Guruji would always in clusive, there are 1516 syllables only; sist, ‘Dha ko dekho, pehchaano.’ I but able musicians created innumer is like a soldier’ was not able to gauge the depth of able talas and compositions with that statement initially. The realisa these complimenting all forms, tion dawned with experience. Just as genres and styles of musicmaking In a free-wheeling conversation, tabla maestro the application of Shadaj establishes that are diversely diff erent from one Pandit Kumar Bose talks about his craft and concerns a raga, Dha actually represents the another.” language and the entire gamut of ta As explained by Bose, there are blaplaying wherein changed dimen four popularly known talas having Meena Banerjee CCCCCCCCC the artistes are of the same calibre. sions of the same mnemonics churn 14beat cycles Dhamar, Jhumra, Ada During the SaMaPa Sangeet Sam out diff erent colours of emotions.” chautal and Dipchandi. Played on ayadaari (command over tem melan, santoor maestro while Bha Bose says his gharana’s baaj is as the pakhawaj, Dhamar, a tala belong pi) and taaldaari (expertise in jan Sopori’s striking qalams and fi n “robust” as that of pakhawaj. But ing to dhrupad, produces power in ‘Lhandling diff erent talas) are gers were bent upon exploring all there are certain things that are not fused exuberance, predominantly no less important than raagdaari (art possible techniques of the instru possible on the pakhawaj because of associated with manly expressions. of raga delineation).’ This is an oftre ment through melody and rhythm, its “horizontal placement”; whereas Jhumra, as employed by Ustad Amir peated statement of Pandit Kumar Bose stylishly worked on the dynam tabla gives a wider horizon by allow Khan for vilambit badhat, helps Bose. The real import of this state ics of tabla’s tonality which looked ing a “relaxed placement” of the tive sound” produced by my tabla. “I and also due to the Banaras connec DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD create an introspective mood. Deep ment stands out on its own whenev beyond the forceful ‘Banarasi’ ghara hands. “The same powerpacked enjoy the vibrant colours and moods tion, with its music, compositions, Carrom sessions chandi’s swaying gait is best exploit er he plays – whether in accompani nalingo where both his tabla and bols can be toned down to loving of the bols which inject confi dence; language and philosophy of life.” Apart from music, the fl amboyant maes ed in thumris’ femininity while Ada ment to dance, instruments, vocals bayan (the base drum) explored soft whispers. I love these dynamics and springing out of love for the subject. The musical success of their tro has several other passions. Like his chautal blooms at a faster tempo and or as a soloist. melody as well. Albeit a wizard of work on them constantly. When you Gradually with experience, the worldwide tour with ‘Bhairav se guru, Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Kumar goes well with mediumfast paced Prior to his longish concert tour to rhythmic designs, the magic of his can win a point with a soft touch, depth of this love alters the personal Bhairavi tak’ proves this point. In vo Bose loved to play carom to such an ex khayal renditions. Medium tempo tent that Maharajji had gifted him his the US, Canada and West Indies, he art is its sheer musicality. why slap? And, that is when, micro ity and brings it to shape. Then it be cals there are lyrics that create rasa. suits Jhaptal (10 beats) and Rupak (7 goldmade caroms. Fullblooded adda was in Varanasi’s famed Sankat Mo But, as in the case of these events, phones help to give my best. Despite comes an attitude, automatically and Bose, also wellversed with the clas or carom sessions over tea with friends beats) while Tilwada (16 beats) and chan Music Festival 2019 to strike an in the absence of a wellbalanced my personality’s unintended author naturally. Due to this inner love, it and fans are ways of unwinding for him Jhumra lose their character at medi inspired tribandi (trio) with his disci sound, the connoisseurs have to itative exterior, ei muhurte artiste ki reaches out to touch hearts of the when at home. Among other outdoor umfast pace. The list is endless and ple Kunal Patil (pakhawaj) and Hetal chaay (what do the artiste wants musicians and audiences alike. Not activities swimming, soccer and polo at with amazing variety, based on each Mehta (daughterdisciple of Nandan now) remains my fi rst priority and I even a fresher can blame that I over tracted him the most till even a few beat’s placement within a cycle, its Mehta). change the texture of Dha according shadowed him during the recital.” years back. Now he wishes to relax in accent and the pauses in between! This pulsated with the khuli chant to his mood, style and personality.” the sylvan surroundings of his Gurukul with a few devoted disciples. and pakhawajmnemonics based ‘Bosensation’ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Midas touch dialogue following the characteris The paradox His two younger brothers admit that Bose infuses melodic appeal in sim tics of their Banaras Gharana. Simi This was sheer paradox coming from they always enjoyed the tabla ac sical music’s Hindustani dialects, en ple thekas. Albeit reluctant to di larly, two backtoback tabla duets a strikingly handsome, wellbuilt, companiment off ered by their star joys the sahitya and, therefore, the vulge details, it is apparent that his with Pandit Anindo Chatterjee in sixfooter who, at 67, continues to sibling that helped them create sev tonality of his theka modulates ac Midas touch makes the tabla sing like Kolkata and Ranaghat stood out for look like a Greek God and is known eral shows titled ‘Bosensation’ to the cordingly. a tanpura – perfectly tuned to the their sheer aesthetic appeal im for his ‘fi ery temper’, ‘authoritative delight of connoisseurs. Of course, Sometimes, to off er unimpeded tonic of the musician; and depend mersed in the sensibilities of two di nature’ and ‘showmanship’. On the all the three brothers are well peace to the vocalist, he plays the ing on the raga chosen, his bayan versely diff erent Schools (Banaras question of showmanship, he was trained harmonium and tabla theka of the tala only, unobtrusively; changes its melodic hues. He insists and Farrukhabad). visibly uncomfortable. One noticed players and prolifi c composers as while in instrumental music he that he does not tune up the base that he has a habit of rubbing his well. But accompaniment is a subject quietly shadows the innate persona drum to any particular note; instead Casting a spell right ear absentmindedly while fac Kumar Bose loves. of the instrument and its exponent allows it to be an assortment of sev As a dance accompanist, Bose’s <> ing prickly questions. “How can I forget that due to this <> unless and until invited to join in the eral notes, ready to be discovered by inspiring tabla cast its spell on Kath “As I said, this is unintended; ‘ilm’ (knowledge) I shared the stage rhythmplay or reply to a specially the pressure of his palm. ak maestro Rajendra Gangani during Guruji would always beyond me!” He said thoughtfully and played with such great instru His performances no crafted layachhanda (rhythmic var Talking about his favourite tala, Swami Vivekananda’s birthday cele insist,’Dha ko dekho, while scratching his ear, “I started mentalists like Pandit Ravi Shankar, longer remain in the iants). ‘Heart to heart’ is the core of Bose admitted frankly that as an ac bration at Kolkata as both got en pehchaano.’ I was not able my journey as a teenager and went Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Nikhil Ba his art. companist he had to master all. gaged in its sparkling onstage dangal out on my fi rst foreign tour when 17, nerjee, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and domain of only tabla; “These days it is fashionable to select (literally: duel). This, a rare pheno to gauge the depth of that exactly fi fty years back! Success several others,” he mused fondly. they go beyond to The guru talas with a halfbeat tail; for exam menon now due to predetermined statement initially. The brings its share of burdens too, I sup “Among the vocalists, I enjoy the become complete music The music fraternity is well aware of ple sixandahalf, eightandahalf, safeplay, was electric; because such realisation dawned with pose. I love to be with my family and company of Pandits Rajanand Sajan Pandit Suresh Talwalkar the fact that Kumar Bose is a very etc! But for one who has understood impromptu upaj (innovations)based experience friends even when I go out on con Mishra; maybe because of our time emotional person, whose heart rules Teental well, the rest come easily. My designs emerge out only when both cert tours. (I, therefore, try to avoid tested friendship spanning decades (tabla maestro) his head. He likes to be at peace Guruji would say, ‘Ek saadhe sab Popular appeal (clockwise from above) Pandit Kumar Bose in performance; with Pandit Rajan and Sajan Mishra; with foreign tours.) But, while shadowing without the hassles of mundane sadhe’. Within Teental one can in Pandit Ravi Shankar; with Guru Kishan Maharaj * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Guruji I had noticed that a particular chores. Under duress he blurts out corporate all kinds of numerical per image gets associated with certain things which he should not. Since his mutations and combinations. For strain their ears to savour these fi ne punch of powerful strums, plucks or musician parents, brought up with standards. So, now I too need to younger days, physical exercises, solo recitals I usually prefer Teental; ly nuanced and aesthetically de strokes; ditto with vocalists who ven musiciancomposer siblings, mar wear stylish gowns and slippers pooja, riyaz, sports/games and but swaad badlaanor janye (for va signed aural delights. This raised a tured out to delve deep in the lower ried to a devoted musician, he, appa meant for the carpeted fl oors of the teaching keep him happily occupied riety’s sake) I play any tala that in pertinent question: how important octave. Musicians could work on the rently, was destined to fall in love fi vestar hotels while welcoming visi on a normal day. That is why, far spires me at that moment. is the role of the microphone in help fi ner nuances. Tabla soloplaying is with music and remain absorbed in tors! These fans are familiar with the from the madding crowd and his “There are two categories of per ing instrumental music emerge out an extraproduct. I have no problem it 24x7. His only daughter Trisha is artiste’s attitude which, very natural threestoried independent house in cussionplayers – layadaar (gifted from behind the vocalists’ shadows in accepting the fact that tabla and deeply immersed in spiritual Bangla ly gets associated with showman North Kolkata, he has chosen a place with an immaculate grip on varied and arrive in the arena of solo ren pakhawaj were and still are basically Kirtan while young Rohen, his ne ship. for his Gurukul in Madhyamgram, tempi) and layakaar (creator of derings? accompanying instruments. As an phew (son of youngest brother, sa He goes on to add what you see as where he grooms a few deserving rhythmic patterns). The fi rst is a gift The master caught the question accompanist, I get to see ethereal rod virtuoso Debojyoti Bose), is showmanship is actually an imme disciples at peace; following the of God. It can be polished for better by the ear! “Very important, ob music being made by legends from shaping up as a brilliant tabla expo diate, natural reaction of his “inner norms of the traditional Guru Shish results but a ‘taalkaana’ (person viously,” he quipped; “and why only close quarters. I get carried away by nent under his loving care. soul” to the music and the “percep ya Parampara. sans any rhythmsense) is like a ‘be instruments? Microphones have soulful music even during live con “At times the language of tabla be suro gayak’ (tunedeaf singer), no changed the entire panorama of vo certs. This art of supporting musi Robust baaj BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB comes our mode of communica matter however competent he may cal music as well. Indian stringin cians of diff erent personalities and Regarding his own taalim he admits, tion,” he chirps like a young boy, “I be as a layakaar, the technique struments, generally categorised as temperaments is extremely chal “I am fortunate that both my gurus, Albeit a wizard of rhythmic remember I have discussed this sub which can be learnt with diligence. veena, are almost inaudible. These lenging.” father Pandit Biswanath Bose and designs, the magic of his art ject: ‘syllables of tabla’ at length in a By the grace of God and Gurus, I am got a new lease of life when they be Going by his track record, he loves Guruji, Pandit Kishan Maharaj chi is its sheer musicality TV series on classical music. Howev layadaar, and would like to be re came audible without the extra to rise against challenges. 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Chitra Swaminathan CCCCCCCCC the annual rath yatra. This year, the yatra began on July udhua, the cab driver, is obli 4. It commemorates Lord Jagan vious to the fact that I cannot nath’s annual visit along with his Bspeak Odia. He points at the brother Balabhadra and sister Sub plastic bottles and paper plates hadra to the Gundicha Temple, strewn by picnickers along the pic about three km from the Jagannath THE HINDU ARCHIVES
turesque Marine Drive Road and temple and named after the queen * says something in an angry tone. I of king Indradyumna. The deities too express my disgust in Hindi, travel in three separate richly deco Celebrating tradition Dancers with a smattering of Bengali. We rated chariots. After staying in Gun during Rath Yatra, Sudarshan manage to communicate during the dicha for seven days, they return to Patnaik’s sand art creation of onehour drive from Konark to Puri their abode on July 15. the yatra, Jagannath Temple on a bright, warm morning. The Puri is among the Char Dhams. and the beach scene keeps changing through the Lord Vishnu is said to bathe at Ra smooth, blissful stretch... rolling meswaram, get dressed at Dwarka, where her son works in an IT fi rm. waves, sandy beaches, casuarina meditate at Badrinath and dine in A resident of Puri, she visits the groves, Olive Ridley turtle nests, Puri (a reason why the temple once a week. During our cashew plantations and tiled hous temple is known for its conversation, she explains to me es. I wind down the window to lavish Mahaprasad). the reason behind the Lord’s trun catch some cool breeze and sleep. “Be careful of the pan cated form. “Yeh duniya mein, sab And then I’m awakened by the das,” warns Bishnu as I perfect nahin hai. Yeh sachhi baat sounds of a buzzing street and real alight from the rick bhagwan idhar batate hain” (nobo ise that we have reached the fa shaw. dy is perfect in this world and this mous temple town of Puri. The There are four reality the God tells you here). I am sight of the Jagannatha temple’s gates to the temple amazed by the reasoning and the shikara with the chakra and fl ag — Eastern ‘Sing faith. But, the form, according to atop is nothing short of bliss. While hadwara’, which radwara’, and Northern ‘Hastidwa front of the sanctum sanctorum, lit lore, is also attributed to the tribal the Nila Chakra is said to face you is the main gate ra’. There is a carving of each form by oil lamps. origin of the temple. from wherever you view it in Puri, with two crouch at each gate. I stand awestruck by the bright the fl ag is changed every evening, a ing lions, In front of the entrance stands lypainted wooden idols with large Sumptuous spread ritual that has been followed for the Southern ‘Ash the Aruna stambha or sun pillar, powerful eyes. Lord Jagannath is We walk through the huge Ananda past 800 years. People gather to wadwara’, which was originally at the Sun black, sister Subhadra in the mid Bazaar, referred to as the biggest watch Dhwaja Parivartan, a fasci Western ‘Vyagh Temple in Konark. There are 22 dle is yellow and brother Balabha openair eatery in the world, where nating feat, when the member of a steps (baisi pahacha) that take you dra is white. Unlike in other Vishnu the Mahaprasad is sold. family that has been performing it into the temple. As I ascend or Krishna temples, the Lord is “I don’t cook when I plan to visit hereditarily scales the shikara of the last step and enter here on a pedestal with his siblings the temple because who wants to the 214ft high temple. the inner enclosure, I and is formless, without hands and miss these delicious preparations, These amazing facts are shared get pushed into a legs. I get not more than a minute especially the khaja (made of mai by rickshaw puller Bishnu, Bud crowd of devotees. or two, before I am shouted at by da, sugar and ghee). You can buy hua’s friend, who plies me to the It is impossible to one of the priests to move. The wo the nirmalya (dried rice), it has a lot temple. On the way, he shares even walk with man standing next to tells me not to of signifi cance in our homes,” she more such nuggets. No other vehi out stepping on pay heed to those yelling and I man says. I see pots all over overfl owing cle, except cycle rickshaws, are al someone’s toes. age to catch another glimpse of the with cooked rice, dal and vegetable lowed near the temple complex. After almost 45 Lord. curry. The temple kitchen is said to You can take one from the car park minutes of jostling, As we step out, she is delighted have the capacity to cook for or walk the distance. I fi nd myself in to know that I am from Chennai around a lakh of devotees every The Grand Road or day. Mahaprasad is cooked in ear Bada Danda leading then pots on wood fi re. The food is to the temple is fi rst off ered to Lord Jagannath and broad; big enough to then to goddess Bimala and com especially ac prises 56 dishes (chappan bhog). commodate If not the nirmalya or khaja, I buy lakhs of devo idols of the deities from the shops tees attending outside. As I walk to the car park, I see Budhua waiting impatiently to drive me around town. The Sun, appearing like a huge ball of fi re, begins to set and I stop at the beach to see the mammoth sand sculp tures of the muchacclaimed Sudar shan Patnaik. Sparkling waves lap on the shore, as if to remind you that eve
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Going Native Telling Voices View from the other side Exploring silence! In one of her multilayered poems, Arifa Shahzad describes selfi e as a living and succinct testament to her existence Harriet Shawcross, author of The poem makes it clear that Shafey Kidwai “Unspeakable”, reveals how CCCCCCCCC selfi e is not an act of selfglorifi cation but it regulates the reac her ability to observe silence t a time when a marked tion of the beloved on the ex has helped her evolve as a sense of mesmerising pected lines her the question writer and a journalist Alonging for being a cele ending stirs up unanswered brity has converted many into possibilities and one fi nds a Sudhamahi Regunathan fans of themselves as they un map how two individuals CCCCCCCCC failingly make their presence ought to be in a relationship. felt everywhere simultaneously The title of the collection ilence is what suffi ce them the most? that carries more than one not always What is the wonder drug of our hundred succinct, perceptive, Sgolden, times, not prescribed by any provocative and nuanced says Harriet physician? The answer is quite poems does indicate emotional Shawcross, palpable: it is “selfi e”. sloppiness but the multi journalist and According to recent survey, layered tale of female protago author of “Un the android phones produce nist is not always fi lled with speakable: The Things We Cannot Say”. She nearly 100 million selfi es per bathos alone. explores the nature of silence in her book, day and it manifests an unpre not inspired by her time spent with earth cedented and relentless march Absolute love quake survivors or a silent order of Buddhist towards selfsovereignty and Possessiveness cannot be ta nuns in Paris, but her own silence. selfadmiration. ken as act of envying and for Shawncross talks of her days at school, Now human face closely re the poet, woman seeks undi “There would be days when you'd be stand sembles with billboard that in vided and absolute love but she ing near people in a conversation, and you'd duces selling. The buzzword of wants to love him unreserved think, I haven't said anything for a really long the posttruth or fact free ly. It does not indicate any sort time. And you'd wonder if people that you world, ‘selfi e’ has been de of insecurity: Aur Mujhe Chai were talking to were going to notice or say scribed by Sherry Turkle and ye/Tumhari sari mohabbat/ anything. And most of the time they didn't, to Williams as the ‘folk art’ of the tum se mohabat karne key li be honest…. It was a very kind of lonely time, digital era that has come in for ye/( I need/ all your love/ to en and I think I was very ashamed of the fact that widespread use. Its enormous able me to love you I wasn't talking normally. As a child, I'd never popularity can be gauged from unconditionally). had any problems like this before. Looking the fact that famous reality Arifa admired many contem back, I guess my father was fi red and my show star Kim Kardishan found cons is produced by a Spelling out the creative con porary poets and authors and mom was very much, like, don't tell people it tempting to get her around promising Urdu poet Arifa tours of an art which has in her poems on Abdullah Hus about what's happening here. This is a kind of 1200 selfi es published in a Shahzad and for her it is a me numerable experts, Arifa de sain, Samina Raja and Nasreen shameful thing that's happened. And I think book titled “Selfi sh”. diated persona that conjures scribes it as a living and Anjum Bhatti are not elegies or in the book, I talk about kind of taking a step Can the folk art of our age up diverse human feelings and succinct testament to her exis emotional tributes but they back from the world. It was kind of very and the pinnacle of narcissism, it is a kind of visual gesture that tence. It empowers her at va consciously acknowledge their much like a retreat. Like, if you don't off er selfi e be a tool for exploring betrays an abiding concern for rious levels: “Mere hone ka as creative legacy. Many poems anything of yourself, you can't get hurt…” new dimensions of self discov virtual togetherness as the pos bat hai/sab mere Haath hai/ Ab included in the collection such Shawcross speaks of “selective mutism” as, ery that enables one to reach sibility of real interaction simp main, jaise bhi chahon/ khud as one on male escort, “Ajnabi” “… quite common in younger children, but out to others? Is it invested ly does not exist. ko Dikhaon/ kuyun dekhte ho evoke fear, uncertainty, res it's more unusual for it to persist into the with tremendous potentiality A deeply sensitive, creatively jo selfi e banayoo/ Agar mein/ pect, awe and upend most of teenage years. It is a phobia, but it's a phobia of strengthening the withering imagined, astutely rendered Na aiysa karon/Mujhe is tarah our ‘common sense’ views with incredibly brutal consequences. I mean, bond of togetherness and iden and multilayered exploration hi se .../kaya.dekhte tum ...” (It about the world. you talk about this one girl who has scarring tifying new dimensions of of the widely used means is one of the positive sign of my Showcasing suff ering, hu on her bladder because she's so afraid even to intimacy? shapes her poem “Selfi e” that existence/ all in my control? man predicament and grit with ask to go to the bathroom. And in the past, it's The alternative narrative of is included in her latest collec Now I can show myself the way searing honesty, Arifa's poems kind of been misunderstood, and people selfi e that asserts that it is cer tion of poems, “Aurat Hoon I wish/if I do not do that/ will span a wide arc of life of desire think that either they're being diffi cult or that tainly more than a portrait dot Na” (Yes I am a women) which you look at me in the same and beyond, and deserve plau it's shyness. Selective mutism is very diff erent ted with heartshaped emoti appeared recently. manner?) dits to shyness because whereas a shy child might warm up the more they get to know people, with a child with selective mutism, often, the more they get to know people, the less likely they are to be able to... when I fi rst started ...Meet me among trees looking into this, I don't think I'd understood Continued from page 3 how deeply ingrained silence can get.” The mythical world expands with the imaginative work titled “Parijat” by Vishal Joshi “I am Even though her ability to observe silence working with the form of spirals, and am employed in creating a new language. My tree Parijat, was born out of an unhappy experience, like a golden, tree with copper leaves and fragrant bea utiful fl owers is a symbol of hope and Shawcross talks of how it helped her as a jour beauty. In the trunk of the tree, the spiral forms are emerging as textures of a new language of nalist, “Many times I've said just pretend I'm expression and hope. ” not here; you know, talk to the camera; don't From some of the artworks communicating the traditio nal wisdom and recurring theme of look at me. And you'll know yourself. The art Man in Nature rather than Man in the domination of Nature; there are works in the exhibit that of an interview is in disappearing a little bit speak of desolation, and the theme of the sixth extin ction. This is illustrated in hues of dust and knowing when not to speak and knowing storm colours striking out in Arpana Caur’s poignant depiction of a human fi gure emerging from how to use silence and that it's often in si a group of modern high rising buildings. The fl oating fi gure is a dominant entity and crushing lence that people reveal themselves... But personally, I very much held onto that as a natural resources and fuelled by pollution. The existential theme of the disturbed environment A work by Arpana Caur emerges from the brilliant photograph by Dhiraj Paul. The image is of the blurred Taj Mahal juxtaposed by a shrinking dying naked kind of survival strategy for a long time and, tree in the waters of the polluted Jamuna. in terms of particularly, romantic relation Between the two extremes, the surrealist painting by Aji V.N of tempered forests provides a breath of relief. The unconscious mind ships with someone, found it really hard to creates a space to integrate a rational of existence presented in dreams and imagined the reality of hope. An image which is captured say what I felt or what I wanted. And in a way, in the surrealist poem “Dark Poet” by Antonin Artaud – “Embittered poet, life seethes, and life burns. 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...Serene style “ ‘Article 15’ is a critique of casteism” Continued from page 2 Born in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Saumitra completed his schooling along with learn Vemula, even Bhagat Singh.” ing music at home. He shifted to Delhi for Placing the characters of Ayan further education but kept listening to si and Nishad as the pivots of the tar of Pt. Nikhil Bannerjee. After his grad script was an important strategy uation in Economics from Hindu College, for Solanki. “Both the charac he realised that music and Economics Screenwriter ters are essentially alone in their can’t go together, hence he did his post Gaurav Solanki struggles against the system and graduation in Music from Delhi University need each other.” Returning to and completed M.Phil too, but fi nally de talks about the text the criticism about the Dalit re cided to dedicate himself to sitar under the and subtext of the bel being subsumed by the he tutelage of Guru Kushal Das. roism of the Brahmin saviour, Saumitra has tried his hands on fusion Anubhav Sinha fi lm Solanki says, “It is actually Nish music too in group ensembles, but by na whose gripping ad who has the traditional he ture he seems to be a sincere and serious plotline and social roic qualities, not Ayan. But the practitioner of classical music. system won’t change overnight Understandably, Saumitra belied his context has and there are many compromis age during his performance this evening, generated interest es for both characters on the with his mature restrain and no nonsense path of justice and righteous approach, devoid of any artifi ce. Accom at the box offi ce ness. Clearly, the fi lm does not panied by Romaan Khan on tabla, he criticise any one caste, it is a cri opened with raga Desh and presented a tique of casteism.” couple of compositions in madhya vilam Creating characters bit Jhaptala and drut Ektala. His complete Solanki’s writing process be control on meend of three/four swaras, gins with images of the charac during the leisurely but systematic alaap, ters, moving on to a defi nition of his aesthetic sensibility and most of all his their traits. “I want my charac perfect tunefulness was remarkable. The ters to be layered, not just good drut gat sounded inspired by the famous SHRINKHLA SAHAI out — one is the sociopolitical “Having studied at IIT, and hav or bad. Brahmadatt (Manoj Pah bandish, “Biti jaat barkha ritu….”, set to CCCCCCCCC aspect which is the theme that ing lived in Delhi, I have come wa) and Jaatav (Kumud Mishra), Drut Ektala. we delve into, and the other is across many people, in fact col show the diff erent social and Saumitra concluded his melodious reci eaming up with director the thriller, that makes the story leagues and peers from privi ideological positions within cas tal with a brief alaap followed by a Teental and cowriter Anubhav engaging. Each scene has been leged backgrounds, who often teism and their dynamic chang composition in raga Miyan Malhar culmi TSinha on “Article 15”, Gau written and rewritten keeping raise questions like —‘if there is es as the story progresses.” nating into fast Jhala. He played both the rav Solanki has crafted a screen this at the forefront — what do equality, why is reservation re Poetry plays an important ragas with insight and strategy but one play that hit home with huge we want to say here, and how is quired!’ Now I have often debat part in Solanki’s aesthetics. The wished he reversed the sequence, playing box offi ce draws and a compell the story moving forward?” ed about this in the past but I Punjabi rebelpoet Pash, in Miyan Malhar in detail, which he was quite ing narrative on contemporary On casteism wanted to anchor the fi lm on spired the commentary and cer capable of, and concluded with the sweet issues. The journey from IIT The fi lm has been criticised this as a subtext, to respond to tain scenes featuring Nishad, ness of raga Desh as the awaited desert. Roorkee to Hindi fi lms has taken for reinforcing the Brahmin sa this through what we show on converging anger and romance. the writer through numerous viour complex with an upper screen. The character of Ayan is Solanki himself has been writing twists and turns, bringing to caste protagonist (played by Ay a representation of those people poetry for many years now. He Debut gether his passion for literature ushmann Khurrana) who in many ways, who are wellin has written the lyrics for fi lms and cinema. emerges heroic towards the tentioned but do not under beginning with “Ugly” (2014), Plotting the story end. Solanki quietly disagrees stand the centuries of Dalit and “Article” 15 is his maiden For Solanki, tying up an array with this perspective and clari struggle, or the stark sociopolit screenplay. of sociopolitical issues into a fi es, “The IPS offi cer, Ayan, is a ical realities. We wanted that Life journey seamless screenplay was an ex privileged North Indian, upper middle class to leave the hall His foray into the world of citing challenge when he started caste, entitled male who actual with a question in their head.” words began early in life, as an working on “Article 15”. “Trig ly doesn’t realise his privileges. Solanki opines that there is a avid reader and movie buff . gered by the Badaun rape case, His intentions are not bad, but distinction between the ‘hero’ “Middle class expectations and Anubhav (Sinha) had already he is naive, and though he loves and ‘protagonist’ that often gets smalltown anxieties drove me started writing a script. There his country, coming from a pri confl ated. “First and foremost, to IIT to get a stable career. I were other aspects like the Bhim vileged urban, male position, he the character is not a hero, and even worked for a while as an A colourful visual treat Army and the situation of the does not clearly understand the he is not shown as one. It is un engineer in Gurgaon, after my This past Sunday, Delhites were in for a vi sewer workers that we wanted ground reality. It is the story of fortunate if people felt that he studies. But my heart wasn’t in sual treat as Shivaranjani, disciple of Guru to highlight. When I began work his evolution, his vulnerability emerges as a saviour, but he is it. I kept writing, blogging, hunt Vijayalakshmi Ramanan appeared on the ing on the draft, this seemed al and the transformation in his actually quite clueless about the ing for publishers and receiving stage of Delhi Tamil Sangam to present her most impossible, but this is what perspective.” Solanki reveals system and constantly relies on piles of rejections.” Arangetram, debut Bharatanatyam perfor I love to do as a writer — bring a that at one point, the writers al his partner (Aditi, played by Isha He received Bharatiya Jnan mance. She began her recital with a Ga lot of diff erent things, diff erent so toyed with the idea of a wo Talwar) for insights. He is not peeth’s Navlekhan Award in nesha Kavutuvam in ragam Hamsadwani set characters together, and merge man protagonist, yet after much shown as a champion for the Da 2017 for his fi rst poetry collec to Adi talam followed by Thishra Alaripu. seemingly unrelated things.” discussion dropped this be lit cause, but as a Brahmin ally. tion “Sau Saal Fida” and re The transition from the Kautuvam to Tisra For the writerduo it was im cause, “even if a woman was up Since the character is played by turned it, when his stories were Alarippu was smooth . The ease with which portant to match the fi lm’s hard per caste and urban, she would a star like Ayushmann Khurra charged with being ‘vulgar’. Shivaranjani chose to do an elaborate raga hitting take on caste politics still not be as absolutely entitled na, there is a general tendency “What is the point of awarding malalikai varnam, Samiyai azaithodi va set with a gripping plotline that and privileged as her male coun to assume he is the hero in this me when it is accompanied by to Adi talam did spoke of the intensive train would balance critical acclaim terpart, and that is the popula story, but he is only the entry moral policing!” ing she had undergone in the expert hands with commercial success. “We tion we wanted to hold up a mir point.” Expanding on his upcoming of her Guru. It was preceded by Jatiswaram didn’t want to make an art fi lm, ror to.” On the other hand, there is projects and his work vision he in Tilang Ragam an exclusive composition of we wanted it to be within the Emphasising the point that it the character of Nishad (played says, “I don’t want to churn out Veena Vidwan Shyamala Bhaskar. Shivaran mainstream cinema and that was critical to tap into the minds by Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) stories, I want to say something jani danced to the Padam ‘Padarivarugudu’ was another challenge as a of the westernised city dweller — the young Dalit activist. “His meaningful through my work. I in Kambhodi wherein the nayika yearning scriptwriter.” The process in who may be oblivious to caste voice in the fi lm is of critical sig want to start a conversation in for her Nayaka was well depicted by an in volved multiple drafts, intense politics and other sociopolitical nifi cance,” refl ects Solanki. “He your head. I constantly ask my depth abhinaya. Shivaranjani concluded the work on the characters and realities, Solanki says it was im is not purely dependent on any self whether I have something evening dance recital with a Mangalam in careful layering. Solanki re portant to address how this seg one fi gure, but ideologically he important to say, and the answ Surutti ragam specially composed in the for fl ects, “There are two layers ment of audience thinks, and to represents aspects of Chan er should emotionally and ideo Thiruvalluvar Arangam of Delhi Tamil San within the script that were really create a protagonist who is dis drashekhar Azad Ravan, and logically satisfy me, only then N D-ND gam by the Guru's mother Saroja Kannan. important to maintain through turbingly relatable for them. draws from the stories of Rohith would I write.”