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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 GST collections dip in Aug., but Breakthrough infections Finance Ministry sees growth on expected lines: report Vaccines continue to protect against severe disease: INSACOG ‘Revenues crossed ₹1 lakh cr., which shows economy is recovering at a fast pace’ Rawat meets Amarinder special correspondent amid infighting in Cong. Special Correspondent NEW DELHI CHANDIGARH NEW DELHI Amidst reports of rising Amid the ongoing infighting Gross Goods and Services numbers of “breakthrough in the Congress, AICC Tax (GST) revenues in Au infections”, or infections fol incharge of Punjab affairs Harish Rawat on Wednesday gust fell to ₹1.12 lakh crore lowing two doses of vaccine, met Chief Minister Amarinder from ₹1.16 lakh crore collect in India, a government body Singh, a day after he met ed the previous month. said these numbers are on State party president The Finance Ministry said expected lines but did not Navjot Singh Sidhu. the collections, which per officially quantify the extent NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 4 tain largely to economic ac of such infections. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD tivity in July, indicated a “The number of reported “fast” economic recovery vaccination breakthroughs Haryana government underway. But independent in India are well within the transfers Karnal SDM economists perceived it as a numbers expected from the CHANDIGARH signal of an uneven and total number of infections, has shown that they range were reinfected. The Haryana government on weak rebound. COVID19 restrictions, the core sector growth, and das & Co., said the upshot the fraction of population from 70%90% but their effi Earlier, studies from the Wednesday transferred Karnal SubDivisional “The revenues for August GST collections for July and moderation in the August from the latest numbers was that is vaccinated and the cacy at preventing transmis Christian Medical College, Magistrate Ayush Sinha, who 2021 are 30% higher than the August 2021 have again manufacturing PMI [Pur the healthy 30%plus in known reduction in effec sion is significantly reduced Vellore and Post Graduate was recently caught on GST revenues in the same crossed ₹1 lakh crore, which chasing Managers’ Index] crease in GST in manufactur tiveness of Covishield/Co against newer variants such Institute of Medical Educa camera directing police month last year. Even as clearly indicates that the suggest that some caution is ing States such as Tamil Na vaxin against infections by as Delta. Like other vac tion Research, Chandigarh, personnel to “smash the compared to the August re economy is recovering at a warranted regarding the du, Maharashtra and Delta. Vaccines continue to cines, they have been de too, had reported between heads” of protesting farmers. venues in 201920 of ₹98,202 fast pace,” the Ministry said. strength of the recovery that Karnataka. protect against severe dis signed on the older version 1%10% of fully vaccinated NEWS Ī PAGE 9 crore, this [₹1,12,020 crore Chief economist of rating is underway in the ongoing Among the larger States, ease and remain a corner of the virus isolated from healthcare workers as hav DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD collection] is a growth of agency ICRA Aditi Nayar said quarter,” she observed. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka stone of public health strate Wuhan, China. ing been reinfected. 14%,” the Ministry stated, the sequential dip in the GST But the government exud both recorded a 35% jump in gy,” the India SARSCoV2 However, less than 5% of Declare cow the national suggesting that the GST reve revenues “belied the healthy ed confidence that the “ro GST revenues, followed by Genome Consortium (INSA Cases among health staff them have required hospi animal: Allahabad HC nues have gone past their improvement in the eway bust GST revenues are likely Andhra Pradesh (33%), Mah COG) said in a weekly re Last week, a study by scien talisation and no deaths LUCKNOW prepandemic levels. bills to a daily average of 2.1 to continue” in the coming arashtra (31%) and Gujarat port. tists at the Council of Scien have been confirmed, indi The Allahabad High Court on The GST collections had million in July 2021 from 1.8 months as well, as “econom (25%). Overall, the GST reve The INSACOG is a consor tific and Industrial Research cating that vaccines conti Wednesday said that the cow should be declared the natio fallen below the ₹1 lakh crore million in June 2021, which ic growth” and antievasion nues from domestic transac tium of laboratories coordi (CSIR)Institute of Genomics nued to be effective — even nal animal and gau raksha mark in June due to the se was reflective of the lifting of activities, especially against tions (including import of nated by the Department of and Integrative Biology and against Delta variants — in should be included as a funda cond COVID19 wave after a restrictions, especially “fake billers”, have been services) were 27% higher in Biotechnology (DBT). the Max Hospitals Group in preventing severe sickness mental right of the Hindus. ninemonth streak above across the southern States”. contributing to the GST kitty. August yearonyear. The published efficacy of Delhi, revealed that nearly a and death. 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New Income Tax rules notified Only one quota slot per head: Ministry Peerzada Ashiq Srinagar Vikas Dhoot taxable contribution made Priscilla Jebaraj “Why should NRIs be de Hardline NEW DELHI by a person,” as per the In NEW DELHI nied communitybased re separatist The government has decid comeTax (25th Amend When Rohit Vinod applied servation? Are we not In leader Syed ed to split existing Provident ment) Rules, 2021. for NEET (National Eligibili dian citizens who are Ali Shah Fund (PF) accounts into two Accordingly, all EPF ac ty cum Entrance Test) this guaranteed constitutional Geelani, 91, separate accounts in order counts will have to be bifur year, the online form asked rights? Why are we being passed to operationalise the new cated into a taxable and him to select his nationality treated similar to the fo away at his tax on PF income arising out nontaxable contribution and the Indian citizen, who reigners’ category?” asks his Srinagar re of employee contributions account, with the latter in is a Kuwaiti resident, select father Vinod Karthikeyan. sidence on Wednesday exceeding ₹2.5 lakh a year. cluding their closing ac ed the “NRI” option. Howev Shiv, another 18yearold night, according to family The Finance Ministry not count balance as on March er, on the next page that NRI based in a Gulf country sources. ified new Income Tax rules 31, 2021, any contributions asked him to select the cate who did not want to be iden Under house arrest for to this effect on Tuesday, made thereafter that are gory, he was only given the tified with a surname, disco around a decade, Geelani, but experts said this could “not included in the taxable option of “general”, alth vered the opposite problem. a resident of Sopore, had prove to be an administra contribution account” and ough he had expected to be When he selected “Indian” been battling severe lung tive nightmare for the Em annual interest accrued on able to opt for Other Back under nationality while ap ailments and dementia. ployees’ Provident Fund Or these two components. ward Classes and avail of plying for NEET last year, he Police sources said se ganisation (EPFO) and a few To put that in context, the reservation. was not eligible for the NRI curity arrangements were thousand employers who EPFO had 24.77 crore mem His case, now pending quota seats offered by being made for his final manage their workers’ EPF bers with EPF accounts, of with the Kerala High Court, deemed universities as well rites. “Security has been savings inhouse. which 14.36 crore members raises the question of as some Central medical in tightened across the Val “For the purpose of cal had been allotted Unique whether NRIs are eligible for stitutions, including JIPM ley,” a police official said. culation of taxable inter Account Numbers (UAN) as community quota. ER. When he applied again Geelani had earlier ex est…, separate accounts of March 31, 2020. About 5 Senior Health Ministry of this year, he was about to pressed his desire to be bu within the provident fund crore of these members ficials say they are operating choose “NRI” before being ried at Srinagar’s ‘Martyrs’ account shall be maintained were active contributors in on the principle of one can told that this would not al Graveyard’ where most during the previous year to their EPF accounts during didate being able to opt for low him to opt for the OBC militants and separatist 20212022 and all subse 201920. Dutybound: Forest guards getting ready for patrolling in a boat from their flooded camp in only one quota category, quota. leaders are buried. quent previous years for tax the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam on Wednesday. * RITU RAJ KONWAR (REPORT ON PAGE 10) even if eligible for multiple able contribution and non CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC categories. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8 CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 8
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The Mathur gram panchayat The panchayat has schools back to life in the The students said they in Kerala’s Palakkad district displayed a notice outside Capital on Wednesday morn were happy to be back at has become the first local the office telling people that ing. Students of Classes IXXII school. Many of them were body in the country to ban if anyone is denied any returned to their schools af unable to keep up with the the use of salutations like service for not using the ter one and a half years of on learning as they did not have ‘Sir’ and ‘Madam’. banned words, they can line learning in the wake of exclusive access to a smart A special meeting of the complain to the panchayat the COVID19 pandemic. phone or computer. “We sent panchayat council on president or secretary. The usual cheer associated Masked smiles: Students attending class at a Delhi our teachers assignments Tuesday took the historic “In a democracy, with returning to school after government school in Dallupura on Wednesday. * R.V. MOORTHY and even moved forward to decision that could likely government officials and a long break was, however, the next class but the feeling kickstart a wave of reforms elected representatives are missing as students had to opened for a short period to schools and colleges are not of learning in school could in the use of official the servants, the people are maintain strict discipline allow students appearing for opened now, an entire gener not happen at home ,” said language. the supreme authority. while lining up for tempera Board exams to complete the ation will move forward with Sapna Kumari, a student of a The panchayat viewed ILLUSTRATION: SREEJITH R KUMAR People should not be at our ture checks, sanitising their practical component of their a knowledge gap.” school in Lajpat Nagar. salutations like ‘Sir’ and purposes will no longer (elder brother) or Chechi mercy for their rights,” said hands and maintaining social assessment. Sachin Srivastava, a Class ‘Madam’ as remnants of the have to call officials “Sir” or (elder sister). The panchayat Mr. Prasad. distancing in the classrooms. The government has in Full alert mode XII student of Government colonial rule. “It’s been 75 “Madam”. Instead, they can has asked the Official Mathur panchayat Many schools decided to structed teachers not to rush He said all schools have been Boys’ Senior Secondary years since we secured address them by their Language Department to president Pravitha take some time before start into teachinglearning activi instructed to be on full alert School in Pushp Vihar, said freedom from the British. designations or names. suggest proper alternatives Muraleedharan said it was a ing classes. Students were al ties and ease students back mode and ensure that CO that he was excited to be back It’s time we showed the Every panchayat official will to “Sir” and “Madam”. bold step towards reducing lowed to attend school only into school life by assessing VIDrelated protocols are fol at school. “My parents let me supremacy of the people in now display their names on The panchayat also the gap between officials after taking permission from their socialemotional well lowed. “Based on the expe attend offline classes as I have a democratic government,” their table. decided to drop words like and the people. The their parents as the Delhi go being through dialogue. riences of the first round, a been at home all this while. I said P.R. Prasad, If people feel addressing ‘apekshikkunnu’ or panchayat council took the vernment’s guidelines said Deputy Chief Minister decision on opening the am really happy that I will get vicepresident of the Mathur an elderly or senior person ‘abhyarthikkunnu’ (meaning decision unanimously, attendance was not mandato Manish Sisodia said, “In the school for other classes will to see my friends more fre panchayat, moving a by name will be I request) in letters. Instead, assuming that scrapping ry and classes would conti last one and a half years , be taken. At present, schools quently now,” said Sachin. resolution. disrespectful, they can use people can use words that indicate colonial nue in blended mode. Earlier there was a lot of damage to are being opened with 50 per With inputs from Adarsh People reaching the the more friendly and ‘avakasapedunnu’ (I hangover will bring in an air in January, schools had the education of children... 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Same old story: Massive traffic jam on Ring Road near Dhaula Kuan; vehicles drive through kneedeep water near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on Wednesday. * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Record rain creates mayhem as Delhi streets turn into rivers Authorities get ter how much it rains. The Delhi government will do complaints of whatever is needed in this water entering regard.” houses, shops BJP takes to Twitter Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP Special Correspondent took to social media to ac NEW DELHI cuse the AAP government of Heavy rain lashed the nation having completely failed at al capital for the second checking waterlogging straight day on Wednesday, across the Capital. leading to chaos on the “Government run by @Ar streets due to waterlogging. vindKejriwal stands ex Delhi received 112.1 mm of posed, they have not worked rainfall over a 24 hour period on the Fundamentals which ending at 8.30 a.m. on Wed were the basic need of Delhi nesday, and 76.5 mm of rain [sic],” North East Delhi MP fall thereafter. It is the high Manoj Tiwari tweeted. est singleday precipitation Leader of Opposition in in September in 19 years the Delhi Assembly Ramvir
Delhi had recorded 126.8 Traffic blocked at Minto Bridge due to heavy waterlogging; two buses stalled on a waterlogged road in Dhaula Kuan on Wednesday. * PTI, SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Singh Bidhuri shared a video mm of rainfall on September of water falling from a flyover 13, 2002. The alltime record tering shops and homes. Minto Bridge, as well as hun pared to 60 on Tuesday. The intensity of rain is degrees Celsius respectively. to prevent waterlogging over and tweeted: “Congratula is 172.6 mm rainfall on Sep At Connaught Place, water dreds of those categorised as Apart from Minto Bridge, likely to reduce with the Me the last few days is that issues tions Kejriwal! They couldn’t tember 16, 1963. entered shops and the mid ‘vulnerable’ were inundated the Pul Prahladpur and teorological Department fo Delhi govt. statement such as buses getting stuck transform Delhi into London The rain led to waterlog dle circle, and parking areas for most of Tuesday night Azadpur underpasss were recasting a generally cloudy On waterlogging causing below the Minto Bridge did or Singapore but by not ging on several major roads in the inner circle were and most part of Wednesday. flooded yet again. The aver sky with light to moderate mayhem in the city, the Delhi not arise. In addition, many cleaning PWD drains effec and serpentine queues of waterlogged. The PWD logged over 119 age rainfall that the drainage rain/thundershowers on government said: “It has places did not witness water tively the government has at vehicles were seen moving at Areas categorised as ‘criti waterlogging complaints bet network of the city can cater Thursday. Maximum and mi been raining heavily over the logging. In future, we will try least been able to inundate snail’s pace. There were also cal’ by the Public Works De ween 8.30 a.m. and 2.30 to, according to the PWD, is nimum temperatures are last two days. But what bears to ensure that waterlogging Delhi with water from the complaints about water en partment (PWD), such as p.m. on Wednesday, com 50 mm per day. likely to be around 31 and 25 testimony to the work done does not take place no mat Niagra Falls!” ‘FYUP will Over two lakh CBSE students dilute quality of courses’ register for UG courses at DU
Staff Reporter NEW DELHI First cutoff list likely on Oct. 1, admissions to begin from Oct. 4 The Academics for Action Staff Reporter DU will reopen in phased and Development (AAD) on NEW DELHI manner, says acting V-C Wednesday said the four The highest number of ap NEW DELHI year undergraduate pro plicants to undergraduate Delhi University acting gramme (FYUP) under the courses in Delhi University ViceChancellor P.C. Joshi on New Education Policy this year were from the Wednesday said the university (NEP) passed by Delhi Un Central Board of Secondary will be opened in a phased iversity’s (DU) Executive Education (CBSE), showed manner as safety of students is Council on Tuesday would data released by the univer a primary concern. A meeting dilute the quality and ri sity on Wednesday of senior DU officials was held gour of courses. Online registration to un on Wednesday and the The university’s highest dergraduate courses closed Students at the School university might open from next week, said an official. decisionmaking body, on on Tuesday and the univer of Open Learning, Delhi August 31, paved the way sity received over 2.77 lakh University. * FILE PHOTO for implementation of FY paid applications against UP from the 202223 aca the 70,000 seats that are on students receiving above aspirants for football. For demic session. offer this year. Overall, 95% in their Class 12 Board the ExtraCurricular Activi 4,38,696 students have ap results, the cutoffs are like ties category, the highest Teaching jobs plied for admissions. ly to see a spike. number of registrations “FYUP will dilute the quali Out of the total paid ap The CBSE itself saw over were received for the Na ty and rigour of the courses plications, over 2.29 lakh 70,000 students scoring tional Cadet Corps, 3,047 and reduce the require aspirants are from the above 95% this year, nearly applications, followed by ments of the teachers. The CBSE, followed by 9,918 double compared to 1,775 for Debate (English). fluctuating workload from the Board of School 38,000 in 2020. Due to the ongoing CO caused by Academic Bank Education (Haryana), 9,659 Regarding number of ap VID19 pandemic, admis of Credit and Multiple En from the Council for the In plicants from each State, sions under the Sports and try and Exit Scheme will dian School Certificate Ex Delhi came out on top with ECA categories will be enhance contractualisation aminations (CISCE), 8,000 1.15 lakh aspirants, followed based on certificates and no of teaching jobs. The teach from the Uttar Pradesh by over 55,000 from Uttar trials will be held this year. ers moved a resolution for Board of High School and Pradesh and over 37,000 The first cutoff list for absorption of Adhoc and Intermediate Education, from Haryana. meritbased undergraduate temporary teachers... but it and 4,824 from the Kerala Under the Sports Catego courses is likely to be re was not allowed by the Board of Higher Secondary ry, the highest number of leased on October 1 and ad chairperson undemocrati Education. applicants, 1358, were for missions are scheduled to cally,” the AAD said. Due to a high number of athletics, followed by 1,300 begin from October 4. JNU Executive Council to take call on counter-terrorism course today Special Correspondent rorism to India’s national se ‘jihadi terrorism’ is the only NEW DELHI curity and how India can form of ‘fundamentalistreli Jawaharlal Nehru University equip itself with the adeq gious terrorism’. (JNU) Vice Chancellor M. Ja uate responses in the case of JNU Teachers’ Association gadesh Kumar on Wednes any eventuality. “The way secretary Moushumi Basu day said the Academic Coun things have unfolded in In said, “Such a course should cil of JNU had approved a dia’s neighbourhood are not be taught and should be course titled ‘Counter Terro proving highly detrimental withdrawn. It’s problematic rism, Asymmetric Conflicts to India’s national security. and gives a simplistic view and Strategies for Coopera It is imperative that an aca on the topic.” tion among Major Powers’ demic institution like JNU Mr. Kumar, however, said for students at the School of takes the lead and builds a there is a need to evolve In Engineering. The JNU Exec good set of counterterro dia’s perspective in a ba utive Council will discuss rism specialists,” he said. lanced and objective man granting final approval to ner: “The course has the the course on Thursday. Teachers raise concerns potential to build a strong The objective of the new A section of JNU teachers narrative for India and pro course is to give an indepth and students has objected to vide an indepth under understanding on the chal the introduction of the standing of global and re lenges emanating from ter course, alleging it states that gional terrorist networks.”
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Timings DELHI Delhi reports THURSDAY, SEP. 02 Families of COVID19 victims still awaiting relief RISE 06:00 SET 18:42 36 new virus RISE 01:08 SET 15:39 cases, no death FRIDAY, SEP. 03 Despite approval, requests are pending as govt. has not released funds; compensation scheme ‘under process’, says official RISE 06:01 SET 18:41 Nikhil M Babu Staff Reporter RISE 02:01 SET 16:28 There was a meeting year,” a health department even salaries of CDVs, then New Delhi <> New Delhi SATURDAY, SEP. 04 of senior officials last official said. how will we pay the com RISE 06:01 SET 18:39 Hundreds of people, whose week and work is Despite multiple at pensation? Whenever we get The Capital reported no RISE 02:59 SET 17:14 family members died due to being done on a war tempts, a Delhi government a request from a child who one new COVID19 death in COVID19, are yet to be given spokesperson did not res has lost parents, we try to 24 hours and the total footing. Since it is a a compensation of ₹50,000 pond to queries. prioritise it,” a district offi number of deaths stood at each, despite their requests new scheme, funds After the May 18 state cial said. 25,082, as per a bulletin re being verified and approved, have to be allotted ment, on July 6, Mr. Kejriwal There are 6,200 children leased by the Delhi govern multiple officials told The under a new head by announced ‘Mukhyamantri who are left with a single pa ment on Wednesday. Hindu. They have not got the the Finance Dept. COVID19 Pariwar Aarthik rent and 292 left orphaned Also, 36 new cases were compensation as the Delhi Delhi govt. official Sahayata Yojna’, under as on August 16 due to CO reported, taking the total government is yet to release which ₹50,000 will be given VID19, as per a status report cases to 14,37,800. A total funds for it, as per officials. VID19 work, including activ as a onetime compensation filed by the Delhi govern of 59,013 tests were done in Also, the government is ities in containment zones. to all families who lost some ment to the High Court. a day and that test positivi yet to start distributing a But salaries of volunteers one to COVID19. On August 23, the High ty rate (TPR) was 0.06%. Of monthly assistance of have not been paid for July Additionally, children Court had said that it “would the total cases, 14,12,375 ₹2,500 each to specific cate Relatives of a COVID-19 victim at Ghazipur cremation ground in many districts and in who were orphaned because be unfair to expect children people have recovered and gories of people, who have in Delhi to perform the last rites. * FILE PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY some cases June also, as of COVID19, will get ₹2,500 who lost their parents to be there are only 343 active lost their family members to there is a “fund crunch” every month, till they turn able to procure documents cases. COVID19, and it is in “va free education. But some people have got with this relief fund, several 25 years old, under the and avail benefits” and di This is the 20th time rious stages of verification”, “There was a meeting of the compensation as district officials said. “We have paid scheme, he said. An mount rected the government to fix since the start of the se according to officials. senior officials last week on officials have paid them the CDVs till June, but only of ₹2,500 per month is also issues in the process to get cond COVID wave in the the compensation of from the “relief fund” that some of them have been to be paid to other catego compensation. national capital that zero Scheme for children ₹50,000 and work is being all 11 districts have been get paid in July,” a district offi ries, as per the scheme. The HC had also noted fatality has been logged in IN BRIEF The beneficiaries of both the done on a war footing. Since ting from the government cial said. that the government should a day. assistance include children it is a new scheme, funds since the outbreak of the Also, many labs, which do ‘No money’ take a proactive approach The COVID19 vaccine who have been orphaned have to be allotted under a pandemic to meet all CO COVID19 tests for the go In several districts, more rather than taking the appli stock of the city on Wed L-G reviews progress of Jal Shakti Abhiyan due to COVID19 and others. new head by the Finance De VID19 related expenses. vernment, are not paid since than 100 requests each, for cations in a routine way. nesday morning would last NEW DELHI On May 18, Chief Minister partment. It will be done in April. “Districts have to sub the onetime payment of The High Court made the for four days, as per anoth L-G Anil Baijal on Wednesday Arvind Kejriwal had pro the next couple of days,” a Volunteers not paid mit utilisation certificates for ₹50,000 have been ap observation, after an NGO er bulletin. reviewed the progress of the mised that every child who Delhi government official This fund is also used to pay money released by the de proved after verification, but moved court that even A total of 1,35,815 vacci implementation of the Jal has lost both parents due to said. The official said that expenses, including salary partment to pay labs and it is the beneficiaries are yet to though numerous schemes nations were administered Shakti Abhiyan and COVID19 will be given there is no “fund crunch” for to civil defence volunteers pending in many districts. be paid, said officials. were framed after April this in the city on Tuesday and restoration and rejuvenation ₹2,500 per month till the age the scheme and it is “under (CDVs), who help the go So, many labs have not been “We don’t have money year, nothing much has a total of 1,35,18,513 doses of waterbodies here. of 25 and will be provided process”. vernment with various CO paid in the current financial under the relief fund to pay moved on the ground. have been given till now. Speeches by Sharjeel was for ‘Boost Counter Magnet Areas to control migration’ State govts. concerned have taken little initiative to develop these areas, says draft NCR regional plan particular community: police Ashok Kumar (Punjab), Gwalior (Madhya Ministries should GURUGRAM <> Pradesh) and Dehradun prioritise the CMAs JNU student tried to create complete anarchy, court told The draft Regional Plan2041 (Uttrakhand). in improving for the National Capital Re transport linkages Press Trust of India has been in judicial custody gion has put special empha Population growth by providing New Delhi since January 2020. sis on strengthening of the The report identifies large Delhi Police on Wednesday Mr. Prasad emphasised economic base of the Coun size and continuing growth highspeed said Jawaharlal Nehru Un that Mr. Imam is not a simple ter Magnet Areas (CMAs), the of the population in the NCR connectivity and by iversity (JNU) student Shar pickpocket or smalltime urban areas located suffi adding to the burden on in creating robust jeel Imam began one of his drug peddler but a man with ciently away from the NCR frastructure and natural re digital infrastructure alleged inflammatory excellent oratory skills, who with significant economic sources as a major challenge, as a tool for speeches with As-salamu has written a thesis on riot growth, to intercept the flow adding that migration was socioeconomic alaykum salutation, which ing and has knowledge of of migration to the national one of the major contribu development shows it was addressed to a how a critical mass can capital and its neighbouring tors to it. Draft Regional Plan-2041 particular community and come together. areas. The total population of for the NCR not the public at large. Mr. Imam is accused of of However, the report said the NCR is projected to be Sharjeel Imam fences under the Unlawful that the State governments around 11.30 crore by 2041, a tool for socioeconomic de Sedition case Activities (P revention) Act, concerned had taken “little” with Uttar Pradesh subre velopment”. The State go Special Public Prosecutor (Amendment) Act and the and has also been charged initiative for strengthening gion contributing the maxi vernments concerned (SPP) Amit Prasad, repre National Register of Citizens. under IPC Sections for sedi the economic base and re mum 3.75 crore, followed by should develop the CMAs as senting the police, made the “The people called upon tion, promoting enmity bet gional linkages in these areas Haryana 3.34 crore, NCT Migrant workers arriving in Delhi from Uttar Pradesh and model industrial estates, remarks during the argu to take action were also from ween different groups on to enable them to undertake Delhi 3.08 crore and Rajas Madhya Pradesh. * FILE PHOTO: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA technology parks, tourist ment in a sedition case filed one community. The speech grounds of religion, race, their assigned roles. than 1.12 crore. Also, the hubs or nodes (e.g. Jaipur, against Mr. Imam for speech was definitely divisive. It was place of birth, imputations The report said the State NCTDelhi is expected to be dius around them. Also, the submitted a total of 14 pro Patiala, Gwalior), education es made by him at two un not made for the general pu prejudicial to national inte governments were keener on 100% urban by 2031. State governments con jects to the NCR planning or coaching hub (e.g. Kota), iversities in 2019, where he blic at large but a specific gration, and public adding more areas to the The NCRPB in its 31st cerned were to notify their board for financial special economic zones for allegedly threatened to “cut community. He is attempt mischief. NCR rather than focus on the meeting on 11 November respective CMAs and pre assistance. attracting economic invest off” Assam and the rest of ing to create complete anar The police had filed a development of the CMAs. 2009, had decided that pare development plans and The report suggested that ments, said the draft plan. the northeast from India. chy,” Mr. Prasad added. chargesheet against Mr. CMAs would not limit to ur related plans of action for various Ministries should The NCRPB, in its report, During the hearing, Mr. Imam in the case, in which it Nine CMAs ban areas only and develop implementation. prioritise the CMAs in “im said it could also financially Prasad apprised Additional At two universities alleged that he gave speech The nine CMAs to the NCR ment could be proposed in proving transport linkages support the joint develop Sessions Judge Amitabh Ra The alleged inflammatory es inciting h atred, con spread across six States are: the form of corridors. It was Plans of action by providing highspeed con ment projects prepared by wat that Mr. Imam attempt speeches were made by Mr. tempt, and disaffection to Hisar and Ambala (Haryana), also decided that these But the draft report pointed nectivity through express the State governments and ed to create complete anar Imam at Jamia Millia Islamia wards the Centre and KanpurLucknow corridor Counter Magnet Areas shall out that the plans of action ways, national highways, ra the development authorities chy and gave divisive on December 13, 2019, and instigated the people which and Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), consider its zone of in were prepared only for Jai pid rail transport systems, concerned for these CMAs speeches during the protests at Aligarh Muslim University led to the violence in Decem Jaipur and Kota (Rajasthan), fluence for migration as the pur and Kota. Out of the nine airports, and by creating ro through its prevailing fund against the Citizenship on December 16, 2019. He ber 2019. PatialaRajpura corridor area within about 120 km ra CMAs, only five CMAs have bust digital infrastructure as ing pattern. COVID19 concerns over stir at UNHCR office Auto driver held for raping minor High Court notes lack of adherence to safety guidelines by Afghan protesters Victim had come to Delhi after eloping with her boyfriend Staff Reporter came to New Delhi Railway ported the matter. He then Staff Reporter refugee status. are they not wearing wear masks and then prot NEW DELHI Station and met the accused. dropped the couple back at New Delhi Justice Rekha Palli asked masks?” the court remarked. est,” it said. A 32yearold man has been They had been in touch with the railway station. The Delhi High Court on the Centre, the Delhi govern “It is not the inconve The court’s observation arrested for allegedly raping him for job opportunity in A beat officer spotted the Wednesday expressed con ment and the police to coor nience only with which I am came while hearing a peti a minor in east Delhi’s New Delhi. couple after which they nar cern over a lack of adhe dinate and work out a solu concerned. I am more con tion which stated that the fo Ashok Nagar. His accomplice The accused, an auto driv rated the matter and report rence to COVID19 appro tion so that the gathering cerned that it should not act reign nationals (refugees/ has been held for robbing er, allegedly took the couple ed it at the police station. priate norms by a large does not act as a super as a superspreader of CO asylum seekers) have gath her mobile phone. to his relative’s house in New The police registered a case gathering of Afghan nation spreader of COVID19. VID19 again. The city has ered outside the office of the The police said that the in Ashok Nagar where he sent under relevant section and als protesting outside the “We are also dealing with barely coped with the se UNHCR at B Block in Vasant cident happened on August the boy for some work and began probe. The accused United Nations High Com COVID19. Look at the pic cond wave. You have to en Vihar since August 15, and 27 when the victim and her raped the girl. The accused and his accomplice were ar missioner of Refugees tures. You should ensure sure that the protesters fol the residents were facing dif boyfriend — who had eloped allegedly threatened her of rested from Bihar’s Champa (UNHCR) office and seeking some protocol is there. Why low the protocols. Let them ficulties due to this. from Bihar’s Champaran — dire consequences if she re ran, the police said. Man bludgeoned to death over remark on cooking, 1 held Victim’s face was unrecognisable, tattoo with his name on arm helped police in identification
Staff Reporter found a body with his face When Dahu was Ramesh had promised Da and his brother Ravi is un NEW DELHI <> unrecognisable as it had cooking, Ramesh hu to get him a fulltime job dergoing treatment after the A 48yearold man was blud been smashed with stones. commented that it’s like himself. “Dahu bought two were attacked on Mon geoned to death and his face “However, there was a tattoo not the right way to alcohol and meat to treat the day night. was found smashed in a field on his arm with his name other two. When he was The police said that a fight cook which the in North Delhi’s Burari on written on it which helped in cooking, Ramesh comment ensued between an autorick Tuesday morning. The pol his identification,” the officer former didn’t like ed that it’s not the right way shaw driver and a vegetable ice have arrested his friend said. and abused Ramesh to cook which Dahu didn’t van driver when two locals in connection with the Further probe revealed Police officer like and abused Ramesh. identified as Anil and Rahul murder. that on Monday night, the The accused in turn slapped intervened to stop the fight. A senior police officer said victim was with two persons time of the incident and fol Dahu and told him not to However, the van driver and that the victim has been Ashish and Ramesh. During lowing a quarrel, Ramesh abuse. The matter escalated his accomplices attacked identified as Dahu Singh, a investigation, it was revealed first thrashed Dahu and then and Ramesh thrashed and Anil and Rahul after which daily wage labourer hailing that Ramesh, Dahu and Ash bludgeoned his face with a bludgeoned Dahu to death,” friends of both parties came from Bihar and the accused ish were drinking in the stone to ensure he isn’t the officer said. to their rescue respectively. has been identified as Ra fields and a while later, Ash recognised. The accused then dragged Anil and Rahul were mesh Yadav, 22, from Uttar ish left the place. Ramesh and dumped Dahu’s body in joined by victims Sunil and Pradesh. was picked up for Preparing a treat the fields before fleeing the Ravi and van driver Amar The police received a call questioning. Sources said that Ramesh spot, the police said. Singh (48) was joined by his on Tuesday morning whe During sustained interro was working in a factory In another murder report sons and Raj Kumar (53). rein the caller stated that he gation, it was revealed that wherein he earned ₹10,000 ed from Sarai Rohilla, a 25 One of Singh’s sons brought had found a body during both, the victim and the ac a month and Dahu used to yearold man identified as the knife and stabbed the morning walk. The police cused, were drunk at the earn on a daily basis. Sunil was stabbed to death brothers Sunil and Ravi.
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PUBLIC NOTICE AAP takes out EDUCATIONAL Rawat meets Amarinder amid ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Noida
infighting in Punjab Congress Special Correspondent Ghaziabad ‘Party colleagues should refrain from raising their grievances through media’ In a bid to make its pre sence felt in the upcoming SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT sue of Centre’s farm laws, mand for replacing the Chief Uttar Pradesh Assembly CHANDIGARH the Chief Minister was re Minister ahead of the polls elections, the Aam Admi Amid the ongoing infighting quested to meet the State was not justified. Party took out a ‘Tiranga in the Punjab Congress, All Governor again. “The Chief Party insiders said that Yatra’ in Noida on Wednes India Congress Committee Minister informed me that Mr. Sidhu asserted that is day. Despite heavy rain, a incharge of Punjab affairs actions were being taken sues surrounding five priori large number of party Harish Rawat on Wednesday surrounding the 18point ty areas of the ‘high com workers turned up for the met Chief Minister Amarin programme of the central mands’ 18point agenda Yatra. der Singh, a day after he met leadership,” he said. needed to be quickly ad Earlier this week, the State party president Navjot Earlier last evening, Mr. dressed by the State U.P. police booked over Singh Sidhu. Rawat had a meeting with government. 500 workers, including se After the meeting, Mr. Ra Mr. Sidhu and working presi nior party leaders Manish wat said he expects his party AICC incharge for Punjab dents Kuljit Nagra and Pa Apology for remark Sisodia and Sanjay Singh, colleagues to refrain from Harish Rawat * FILE PHOTO wan Goel and Punjab Con Meanwhile, Mr Rawat court for taking out a similar Ya raising their grievances or is gress Committee general ed a controversy after com tra in Agra. The adminis sues through media as he Randhawa, Tript Rajinder secretary (organisation) Par paring State party president tration said the party work himself follows the same Bajwa, Sukhbinder Sarkaria gat Singh. and working presidents with ers violated COVID practice. “When I impose and Charanjit Channi, be ‘Panj Pyaras’ (five beloved restrictions and took out restrain over myself not to sides a few MLAs on August ‘Demand not justified’ ones, who have a special the Yatra without permis talk to my party leaders 24 had expressed “lack of Deliberations were held on place in Sikhism). However, sion when Section 144 was through media, I believe that faith in the leadership of the finalising State unit’s organi on Wednesday he apolo in place. my party colleagues will also Chief Minister in fulfilling sational structure, on which gised, saying he didn’t have At a press conference in keep it in mind,” said Mr. Ra the party’s 2017 Assembly Mr. Rawat said that Mr. Sidhu any intention to hurt the sen Noida, Mr. Singh asked wat, talking to reporters. election promises.” has given an assurance that timents of the Sikh commun when BJP workers, holding Party’s central leadership Mr. Rawat said that he has the whole process will be ity. “It was wrong on my part the party flag, could parti is learnt to have sent Mr. Ra urged that certain relief to geared up in the next fort to compare the working pre cipate in Jan Aashirwad Ya wat to resolve the infighting electricity consumers night, said sources privy to sidents with ‘Panj Pyare’, for tra, why can’t its cadre par in Punjab after four Minis should be given by the go the matter, adding that Mr. which I sincerely apologies,” ticipate in a rally holding OBITUARY & REMEMBRANCE ters, including Sukhjinder vernment, besides on the is Rawat also conveyed that de he said. the National Flag.
DEATH Gandhian groups demand land Ladakh adopts State restoration to Jaipur institution animal and bird It’s snow leopard, black-necked crane ‘City authority trying to convert it into prime real estate’ Special Correspondent Special Correspondent The current value of the Samagra Seva Sangh presi Srinagar JAIPUR land in Durgapura area, mea dent Sawai Singh told The Ladakh on Wednesday Gandhian organisations here suring around 8 bighas, runs Hindu on Wednesday that adopted two endangered have demanded restoration into crores of rupees. The the sealing of the land and species, snow leopard and of land to one of the oldest Samgara Seva Sangh had buildings amounted to the blacknecked crane, as State and leading institutions, Ra bought the land with a token BJP’s “direct assault” on a ci animal and State bird, two DEATH ANNIVERSARIES jasthan Samagra Seva Sangh, sum in 1959 to establish its of vil society institution op years after it was carved out whose allotment was can fice and opened a Gram Swa posed to its ideology. “The as a separate Union Territory
celled and the buildings were raj School there to promote BJP’s prejudice is understan (UT) from the erstwhile State A snow leopard. * FILE PHOTO sealed by the previous BJP re Sarvodaya and Gandhian dable. What is more surpris of J&K. gime in 2014. thought and organise confe ing is that we are not getting “The snow leopard snow leopard are two endan The land at a prime loca rences and training camps. justice even in the Congress (Panther unica) and black gered species and the pride tion in Jaipur also has the ‘sa regime supposedly led by a necked crane (Grus nicricol of Ladakh,” said Konchok madhi’ of freedom fighter Allotment cancelled Gandhian leader,” Mr. Singh lis) shall be the State animal Stanzin, Councillor from the Gokulbhai Bhatt. The Jaipur Development said. and State bird respectively of Chushul constituency. Chief Minister Ashok Geh Authority (JDA) sealed the Mr. Singh has shot off a let the UT of Ladakh from the Blacknecked cranes, con lot had assured a delegation premises, threw out all the ter to Congress president So date of issue of the notifica sidered loyal couples, are on of activists after the forma residents and their belong nia Gandhi seeking her inter tion,” reads an order issued ly found in Ladakh’s Chang tion of Congress government ings, cancelled the allotment vention in the matter. He by the Lieutenant Adminis thang region. in 2018 that the land would and took over the land on pointed out that Samagra Se tration (LG) of Ladakh. Snow leopard, whose be restored without delay. June 7, 2014. Activists alleged va Sangh had launched the Blacknecked crane, only numbers are dwindling However, the ‘samadhi’ and that the JDA wanted to grab BhoodanGramdan move found in Ladakh region, was wordwide, has been categor the buildings still remain the property, convert it into ment and distributed about the State bird of J&K before ised as “vulnerable” in the locked and the evicted per real estate and grant it to 6lakh acre of land to land August 5, 2019. International Union for Con sons are waiting endlessly. land sharks. less villagers in the State. “Blacknecked crane and servation of Nature Red List. Assam providing cash relief only to Five die of electrocution teachers of RSSmanaged schools: SFI in Ghaziabad ‘Govt. discriminating against teachers of pvt., venture schools’ Special Correspondent Special Correspondent secretary Nirangkush Nath Ghaziabad Guwahati said. Five persons, including The Assam State Committee A venture school is a cate three children and a wo of the Students’ Federation gory of education institution man, died of electrocu of India (SFI) has slammed established by the people of tion in Sihani Gate area of the Himanta Biswa Sarma a locality or village prior to Ghaziabad on Wednesday. government for providing fi January 1, 2006. Shailendra Singh, Addi nancial relief to teachers of The SFI said Dr. Sarma tional Deputy Magistrate schools managed only by the had earlier provided a finan (City), Ghaziabad, said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak cial grant to the Sankaradeva incident happened when Sangh (RSS). Shishu Niketans for building electricity came in con
The SFI’s State committee Himanta Biswa Sarma * infrastructure when he was tact with the newlylaid tin members told journalists on the Education Minister. shade of a shop in the Wednesday that the BJPled financial difficulties faced by “The current Education Mi market on Rakesh Marg. Assam government has ta lowlypaid private school nister, Ronoj Pegu, said ‘no’ “The domestic electric ken up a discriminatory pol teachers due to the pro when our delegation had ity line was going through icy of providing onetime fi longed COVID19 restric met him on August 28 to ask the tin shade. It seems the nancial aid of ₹5,000 from tions. if any financial support was wire had a cut. As there the Chief Minister’s Relief being provided to the priv was heavy rainfall on Fund only to the teachers of Onetime support ate schools,” SFI’s State vice Tuesday night and Wed Sankaradeva Shishu Nike “We condemn this biased president Pratul Barman nesday morning, it seems tan, a chain of educational act and demand extension said. there was a flow of current institutions under Vidya of this onetime financial The act of spending go into the shade and the ad Bharati, a private organisa support to all teachers of vernment or public funds joining pole that led to the tion managed by the RSS. private as well as venture for political gain cannot be unfortunate incident,” Mr. The aid is for minimising schools,” SFI’s State general accepted, the SFI said. Singh told reporters. Meghalaya ‘scraps’ power project post protests Govt. sought public hearing in April, a year after it was said to have been terminated
special correspondent was not on the government’s capital Shillong. (MTDF) president Allan West Guwahati priority list. “We would like The memorandum of un Kharkongor said, “We shall The Meghalaya government to supplement our existing derstanding for the Umngot not entertain any discus has “scrapped” an agree hydropower generation with dam was signed with the JP sions on the views of stake ment with private power de solar, wind and other renew Group in 2007 but the go holders on any future pro velopers to execute the pro able sources of energy,” he vernment, in 2020, said the jects on the Umngot as the posed 210 MW Umngot stated. project stood terminated. Power Minister said”. hydroelectric project follow What planted the seeds of “Yet, the government ing protests. doubt about Umngot was his called for a public hearing India’s clearest river But the Joint Action Com statement that the govern each in East Khasi Hills and The government had defend mittee (JAC) of local pres ment would seek the views West Jaintia Hills district, in ed its plan to dam Umngot, 0 sure groups is wary of the of stakeholders if the project dicating some other motive. arguably India’s clearest riv DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to “ambiguity” of the announ was taken up in the future. The government should er. The dam was proposed to verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of cement, as the government come up with a clear mes have been executed by the an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG had sought public hearings ‘Statement is ambiguous’ sage to the stakeholders op cashstrapped Meghalaya PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch on the project in April, a “The Power Minister’s state posing the project about its Energy Corporation Limited for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s year after it was said to have ment is ambiguous. He did fate,” Mr. Suchen said. at a site in the coalrich East products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- been terminated. not specifically say if the pro Tourism forums have also Jaintia Hills district but more ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in On August 30, Power Mi ject will be scrapped,” JAC sought clarity from the go than a dozen villages down any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in nister James Sangma said the member Treibor Raul Su vernment. Meghalaya Tou stream in the West Khasi this newspaper. project on the Umngot river chen told journalists in State rism Development Forum Hills district opposed it.
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IN BRIEF Weather Watch Telangana walks out of KRMB meeting Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday
Board turns down State’s plea for requirement increased con siderably after the comple power generation at Srisailam tion of Kalwakurthi, Nettem N. Rahul needs of the Krishna delta padu and Bheema HYDERABAD system. liftirrigation projects. They Amit Shah to visit Karnataka today Telangana on Wednesday He said there was no other served the entire ayacut of BENGALURU staged a walkout from the way for Telangana but step these projects. Union Home Minister Amit meeting of the Krishna River up power generation to meet The demand for water Shah is visiting Karnataka on Management Board (KRMB) its large requirement for its sharing in the ratio of 70:30 Thursday to attend a string of after it refused to concede lift irrigation schemes. Telan mooted by A.P. was turned events in Davangere and the State government’s plea gana was largely dependent down by Telangana. Hubballi. He would visit to be allowed to generate on its lift irrigation because Telangana was also repre Davangere along with Chief power at the Srisailam hydel geographically it was on a Telangana Special Chief Secretary Rajat Kumar arriving for the sented by its Engineerin
Minister Basavaraj Bommai station. higher plateau and the rivers KRMB meeting in Hyderabad on Wednesday. * NAGARA GOPAL Chief of irrigation C. Mura and inaugurate ‘Gandhi During the heated argu flowed at a lower level. lidhar and Chief Engineer of Bhavan’. PTI ments at the meeting presid Mr. Kumar questioned the use 45 tmc ft in 202021 and head regulator. InterState River Water ed by M.P. Singh, Special rationale of the board in 50 tmc ft in 201920. Andhra Pradesh and Te (ISRW) division Mohan Ku Panic after minor gas Chief Secretary of Irrigation stopping Telangana from Another request of Telan langana shared 811 tmc ft in mar. Andhra Pradesh’s Prin leak at HPCL Refinery of Telangana Rajat Kumar generation at Srisailam. gana that did not find favour the ratio of 512:299 tmc ft. cipal Irrigation Secretary Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 17.00 Hrs) VISAKHAPATNAM said the State generated pow The board decided to re with the board was the sur Telangana argued that the Shamal Rao, ENC Narayan There was a mild flutter at Forecast for Thursday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isol er at Srisailam only to evac tain water sharing between plus water, over and above agreement was temporarily Reddy and ISRW Chief Engi the HPCLVisakh Refinery ated places over Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Konkan & Goa, uate water from the reser Andhra Pradesh and Telan 811 tmc ft, which was the al fixed for 201516. But, the neer Srinivas Reddy were after a leak of hydrocarbon coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & vapour was noticed in the voir to meet its irrigation and gana in the ratio of 66:34. It location for the combined board was not convinced. present. Later, the two sides Nicobar Islands. Thunderstorm with lightning likely at isolated plant on Wednesday. The drinking water requirements also did not concede the re State, be accounted. Telan Mr. Kumar argued that Te attended the joint meeting of places over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, HPCL officials confirmed that from Nagarjunasagar down quest of Telangana that the gana insisted on accounting langana wanted the ratio re Krishna and Godavari river Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Yanam and Karaikal there was a small release of stream. unutilised share of the State the surplus water as Andhra vised to 50:50 till an award management boards on the city rain max min city rain max min The water was anyway in its water allocation for a Pradesh was diverting a huge was delivered by the Krishna recent gazette notification of Agartala...... 9....32.4....25.4 Kozhikode...... 0.3....32.6....25.5 hydrocarbon vapour during Ahmedabad...... 9....34.0....26.2 Kurnool ...... 0.3....32.9....23.9 the equipment handover getting stored at Nagarjuna year be carried forward to quantum during flooding Water Disputes Tribunal II. the Centre on the scope of Aizawl...... 77.2...... —....19.1 Lucknow...... —....35.3....26.9 activity in the Merox unit. sagar and also meeting the next year. The State did not from the Pothireddypadu This was because the State’s the boards. Allahabad...... —....36.0....27.2 Madurai...... 30....35.6....24.6 There was no injury or Bengaluru ...... —....29.4....20.9 Mangaluru ...... —....29.7....24.6 Bhopal ...... 27.7....31.0....23.6 Mumbai ...... 108....30.7....24.6 damage, a release said. Bhubaneswar.... 30.3....34.2....25.5 Mysuru ...... 4....30.0....20.0 Chandigarh ...... —....32.2....25.0 New Delhi ...... 112....28.7....24.0 Matrimonial racket Chennai ...... —....33.2....27.5 Patna ...... 2....35.6....26.4 busted, three arrested National Monetisation Pipeline Probe panel gives Kerala’s Coimbatore ...... 0.3....32.8....23.4 Port Blair...... —....30.0....24.7 Dehradun...... 0.2....27.8....24.4 Puducherry ...... —....32.2....24.1 HYDERABAD Gangtok...... 7....20.7....17.7 Pune...... 0.2....29.7....21.6 The Rachakonda Cyber Crime Sprinklr deal a clean chit Goa...... 41....29.8....23.4 Raipur ...... —....33.8....24.0 police arrested two Nigerians Guwahati ...... —....34.0....26.1 Ranchi...... 14....31.8....23.1 will lead to layoffs: Sachin Pilot Hubballi...... —....28.0....21.0 Shillong...... 0.4....23.6....16.6 and one person from Ivory Hyderabad ...... 5....30.3....22.2 Shimla...... 22....24.7....17.0 Coast for allegedly cheating No loss of money; Sivasankar cleared Imphal ...... —....29.2....22.0 Srinagar...... 0.4....29.0....15.4 people on the pretext of Jaipur ...... 11.8....30.6....24.0 Thiruvananthapuram...... 2....32.0....24.0 marriage. Police said that the Lessee would focus only on profits, says Congress leader Special Correspondent Kochi ...... 3....29.8....25.4 Tiruchi...... 2....34.1....24.8 Thiruvananthapuram Kohima ...... —....26.0...... — Vijayawada ...... 2....31.2....25.6 accused used to chat with Kolkata ...... 10....34.5....26.9 Visakhapatnam ...... 7....32.2....25.0 victims, propose, and then Special Correspondent Centre announced the NMP A government inquiry has Bengaluru (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) call them from the airport without consultation or dis cleared Kerala Chief Minis Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday claiming to have been Congress leader and former cussion in Parliament. ter Pinarayi Vijayan’s former CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE stopped for carrying cheques. Rajasthan Deputy Chief Mi “Nobody knows what Principal Secretary M. Siva * Ahmedabad...... 66 .50 .39 ... 49 ...37 .... In observation made at One woman was cheated to nister Sachin Pilot has ar would be the condition of sankar of the charge of mala Bengaluru ...... 9 .13 .39 . 100 ...84 ....* 4.00 p.m., Nandesari, the tune of ₹26.30 lakh. gued that the Centre’s Na these assets after the com fide abuse of position in the Chennai ...... 78 .14 .37 ... 59 ...71 ....* Gujarat recorded an overall Delhi ...... 9 .37 .86 ... 49 .296 ....* air quality index (AQI) tional Monetisation Pipeline pletion of the lease period,” engagement of U.S.based Hyderabad ...... 6 .74 .18 ... 25 ...29 ....* score of 196 indicating a Kerala increases plus one moderate level of (NMP) will lead to more lay he said. He alleged that the big data firm Sprinklr osten Kolkata...... 14 .23 .37 ... 54 ...66 ....* pollution. In contrast, seats in seven districts offs by private firms and in government was entering in sibly to forecast the pan M. Sivasankar Lucknow...... 4 .29 .71 ... 88 ...98 ....* Shillong, Meghalaya THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Mumbai ...... 14 .10 .20 ... 63 .104 ....* recorded a healthy AQI crease unemployment in the to agreements with crony demic pattern in the initial score of 16 The Kerala Cabinet on Pune...... 133 .61 110 ... 82 ...73 ....* country. capitalists. As part of a na days of the COVID19 out Law, Finance and Health Visakhapatnam .17 .41 .28 ... 33 ...64 ....* Wednesday increased Plus Speaking to mediaper tionwide plan, the Congress break in early 2020. Departments in the dark * * * One seats in higher secondary Air Quality Code: Poor Moderate Good (Readings indicate average AQI) SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, schools in seven districts by sons at the party office in Sachin Pilot has decided to create aware A panel headed by form about the nature of the go Bengaluru on Wednesday, ness on the NMP and launch er Law Secretary and Dis vernment’s engagement making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air 20% to ensure that students particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues who cleared the SSLC Mr. Pilot said private compa profit, they would layoff protests against the Naren trict Judge K. Sasidharan with Sprinklr. He should and monuments. examination did not miss out nies who obtain infrastruc staff in public sector compa dra Modiled government, Nair found no “evil design, have sought prior consent NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by ture assets of the Central go nies, he argued. Mr. Pilot said. malice or bad faith” in the of the departments. Mr. Si reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. on admission. The districts CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to eligible for more seats are vernment on lease would The Centre has an On expansion of the Ash Sprinklr deal. There was no vasankar also did not adh critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Thiruvananthapuram, not retain the same em nounced leasing infrastruc ok Gehlotled Cabinet at Ra data loss or loss to the pu ere to a security protocol for dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, Palakkad, Kozhikode, ployees or even the same ture assets under a ₹6 tril jasthan, Mr. Pilot said the blic exchequer either. the transfer and storage of nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced Malappuram, Wayanad, number of employees. With lion NMP while retaining party high command would The panel faulted Mr. Si sensitive data, the panel lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature Kannur and Kasaragod. the intention of making a ownership. Mr. Pilot said the take a decision. vasankar for keeping the said. death in people with heart or lung disease
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He Press Trust of India Pune Mumbai party will take appreciated the courage Maharashtra on Wednesday Maharashtra Cabinet shown by her and wished A Mumbai court on Wed reported 4,430 recoveries on illegal hawkers her a speedy recovery. nesday sent Bollywood ac against a surge of 4,456 CO Later talking to media tor Armaan Kohli, arrested VID19 cases. The seesawing approves PPP policy Press Trust of India persons at the hospital, Mr. in a drugs case, to 14day of temporary case spikes and Mumbai Thackeray, whose party judicial remand. Mr. Kohli, recoveries saw the active head_deck tag with 14 point Maharashtra Navnirman Se MNS is known for pursuing soon after being remanded case tally rise to 51,078. na (MNS) chief Raj Thacke the sonsofthesoil agenda, in judicial custody, moved A high death toll of 183 Shoumojit Banerjee brought to the fore by the ray on Wednesday said the said in Marathi that he felt a bail plea before the court. took the State’s cumulative Pune In a bid to ramp up pandemic, will now be growing “courage” of illegal sad over the incident. “But The actor was arrested fatalities to 1,37,496. The Maharashtra’s health in rectified,” Mr. Deshmukh hawkers needs to be at the same time, such ten on August 28 after being case fatality rate remains frastructure, State Medi said. crushed after he met Thane dencies are getting streng questioned by the Narcot constant at 2.12%. The total cal Education Minister He said that the project civic official Kalpita Pimple, thened”. MNS’s fight against ics Control Bureau (NCB) cases have reached Amit Deshmukh on Wed to open new medical col who was injured in an attack illegal hawkers will conti following recovery of drug 64,69,332, while cumulative Shoulder to shoulder: Shoppers jostle for space at a weekly nesday informed that the leges would also ensure by a street vendor during an nue... such ‘himmat’ of from his house in Juhu. He recoveries have risen to market at Kandivali in Mumbai on Wednesday. * PTI State Cabinet had ap that vacancies in the med antiencroachment drive. these forces should be was produced before the 62,77,230, with the recovery proved a scheme under a ical field would be filled. Ms. Pimple, the assistant crushed,” he added. court at the end of his NCB rate rising to 97.03%. has directed hospitals in the cumulative death toll rose to publicprivate partner “The main objective of municipal commissioner of Mr. Thackeray said he dis custody on Wednesday. “Of 5,41,54,890 laborato city to reserve 50% of the 6,544. Satara reported 548 ship policy to establish all the upcoming medical MajiwadaManpada area in cussed the issue with senior The court sent the 49 ry samples tested thus far, beds for the exclusive treat new cases and 19 deaths, tak eight more government colleges, which would be Thane, lost three of her fin police officers. “Police are yearold actor to jail under 64,69,332 (with the average ment of COVID19 patients, ing the total tally to 2,39,214, medical colleges and in equipped with all modern gers and received head inju doing their job. We hope a judicial custody as no case positivity falling incre of which 10% are to be re of whom 5,979 are active, tensive care hospitals in facilities, is to provide ries when a hawker stabbed strict punishment will be gi further remand was sought mentally to 12.01%) have re served for children. while the toll rose to 6,023. the State. quality education and her with a knife at Kasarva ven to the accused. The by the central agency. turned positive, with more Neighbouring Sangli re Currently, there are 18 medical services to the davali junction on Monday court is also doing its work,” Earlier, the NCB had told than 1.78 lakh samples being 415 cases in Mumbai ported 250 new cases and government medical col people expeditiously,” re during the drive . Her secur he added. The accused, the court that it had seized tested in the last 24 hours,” Mumbai reported 415 new eight deaths. The total case leges and hospitals func marked Mr. Deshmukh. ity guard was also injured. Amar Yadav, who later more than one gram of co said State Surveillance Offic cases to take its total case tal tally stands at 2,02,176, with tioning in the State while He also said that while Mr. Thackeray visited the threatened to commit sui caine from the actor’s resi er Dr. Pradeep Awate. ly to 7,44,570, while the ac active cases declining to eight more are in the it was not possible to say hospital and enquired about cide, has been arrested. dence in the city. Pune reported over 1,100 tive case tally rose incremen 3,562, while its toll reached pipeline. with any certainty when new cases, taking its total tally to 3,602. Four deaths 5,490. Kolhapur district re “The move will greatly or if a ‘third wave’ of the cases to 11,20,093, while 56 took the city’s toll to 15,981. ported 99 new cases and 13 shore up the infrastruc Covid19 pandemic would deaths pushed the total toll Ahmednagar reported deaths, taking its total case ture in those areas where strike, preparations to over 18,690. As per district 676 new cases and six tally to 2,04,102. The active government medical col manage a medical crisis authorities, the active case deaths, taking its total cases cases have now dipped to leges are absent. This def were in full swing. tally has crossed 9,300. The to 3,09,868, of whom 5,655 1,301. The cumulative death icit, which has been Earlier, Mr. Deshmukh Pune Municipal Corporation are active. The district’s toll now stands at 5,802. Saira Banu doing fine Ganeshotsav: negative RTPCR test after hospitalisation report must for travel to Raigad Actor likely to be discharged soon MumbaiGoa cinated. “Against the back baiGoa highway on priority. drop of a possible third wave She also directed that all Press Trust of India better now. There’s nothing highway to be of the pandemic, let us cele pending works be complet Mumbai to worry about,” the official repaired on priority brate Ganeshotsav by follow ed before the festival. Veteran actor Saira Banu said, adding that he had ing COVID19 norms. For the “There are many heading (77) is doing well now after spoken to her on Tuesday. Raina Assainar safety of all, it is best to get towards the Konkan region she was admitted to the in He said the hospital is not Navi Mumbai vaccinated. Detailed guide for Ganeshotsav. For smooth tensive care unit of Hinduja a COVID19 facility. The ac Ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, lines will be framed in the movement of traffic, the Hospital three days ago fol tor had tested negative for Raigad Guardian Minister coming days,” she said. authorities concerned have lowing complaints of low COVID19, but was isolated Aditi Tatkare has said that In a review meeting with been asked to repair roads blood pressure, a hospital as a norm in the wake of the travellers to the district must the district administration, immediately, especially the official said on Wednesday. pandemic. She is likely to be carry a negative RTPCR re Ms. Tatkare assigned officers MumbaiGoa highway,” Ms. “She is fine and much discharged in a day or two. port if they are not fully vac to repair the damaged Mum Tatkare said.
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DELHI THE HINDU 6 EDITORIAL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The prognosis for school reopenings A model shows that a rise in cases in children could occur, but in-person schooling can proceed with caution Brian Wahl, Sandeep Krishna counting for reductions in this rate portance has been insufficiently vel, we see no reason why they & Gautam I. Menon from nonpharmaceutical inter stressed: if children are as likely to should not also reopen. It remains ventions including masking. We pick up an infection from the com important to continue studying Fleeting cheer chools began opening in a account for a level of prior infec munity while staying at home, the spread of COVID19 over the Fiscal measures should ensure overall phased manner across sever tion in the community, as mea there is little reason to keep them next six months to understand Sal Indian States on September sured by serological surveys that out of school. how quickly immunity due to consumption demand does not weaken 1. These include the States of Delhi look for antibodies for COVID19. More than 60% of the vulnera prior infection wanes over time. he latest GDP estimates expectedly show that na and Uttar Pradesh. Schools for se Our model accounts for the possi ble population have been given tional output rebounded in Q1 of the current fis nior students have al ready been bilities of asymptomatic, mild and one dose of vaccine; in some cas Actions called for cal from the record contraction in AprilJune open for the past few weeks in a severe disease, as well as hospital es, two doses. There is a case for Our simulations do not include T few States. isations and deaths. These vary PTI prioritising the vaccination of fa testing and tracing, although this 2020, when the pandemic’s onset and the lockdown Debates around when to open across different age groups. We al venues, and increasing the num mily members, espe cially elderly is one way of keeping any increase gutted the economy. National Statistical Office data schools in the midst of a COVID19 low two doses of vaccinations, ber of students attending school ones, of schoolgoing children as in cases in check; nor does it in show GDP expanded 20.1% from a year earlier, as every pandemic have been divisive, and separated by 90 days, as well as slowly over a period of several well as of teachers and other clude the possibility of new var one of the eight industries spanning the broad agricul not just in India. These have fo the possibility of breakthrough in weeks. Such interventions should school staff. We see the advantages iants. The possibility of random ture, manufacturing and services categories posted cused on the balance between mi fections, where the immunity be continued until we achieve an of this in our model simulations. testing of schoolchildren at regu positive growth. And gross value added, which aggre nimising the risk of disease for granted by vaccines is breached. overall seroprevalence of 75% We stress that a rise in cases lar intervals has been raised. We gates output from all the eight sectors, grew by 18. 8%. children and their family mem We incorporate what is currently 80%, adding numbers from recent could occur once schools are favour, instead, local decisions to bers, and maximis ing inperson known about the protection pro infections and from vaccinations. opened. Indeed, children who close schools if test positivity in The numbers, however, show a different picture when schooling. The arguments have vided by vaccines against mild and Beyond this point, we find that show symptoms after testing posi the community exceeds a preset compared with either the preceding quarter or the pre largely reflected the biases of severe disease. Our model reflects these measures make little diffe tive should be screened for poten bound, since children seem to be pandemic first quarter of fiscal 201920. GDP at con those with strongly held points of the current state of the epidemic rence. We found that opening tially more severe ver sions of the acquiring the infection in their stant prices was estimated at ₹32.38lakh crore, a 16.9% view on both sides. in India at the moment. We start schools was not likely to contri disease. However, the number of communities at the same rate at contraction from JanuaryMarch’s ₹ 38.96lakh crore with children at home and then bute to an increase in cases among severe cases in children is very which adults acquire them. and more than 9% shy of the ₹35.66lakh crore in April Mathematical models study how cases spread in chil older individuals. small since children are better pro While models are imperfect June 2019. That the second COVID19 wave extracted a With schools opening across In dren and in adults when schools A typical Indian community tected against disease than adults. guides to the future, especially be dia, will we observe an increase in open. considering whether to open With COVID19 and schools, the cause they must make as sump significant toll is evident. With the exceptions of elec cases in school children? Could schools should be on the downsw tradeoff is between the longterm tions about human and virus beha tricity and other utility services and the noncontact in this lead to another peak in overall Findings of the model ing of the pandemic or past it in consequences of disruptions in viour, they often provide useful tensive services grouping of financial, real estate and cases as children bring infections Based on our model, an increase terms of having sufficient numbers learning and socialisation in chil intuition. Compari sons to other professional services, all other six industries posted back home? We addressed these in cases in children is expected as of those who are — at least for the dren and the shortterm possibili countries are not particularly doubledigit quarteronquarter contractions. On the questions using a mathematical schools are opened, relative to time being — relatively immune to ty of their contracting an infec helpful, since each country’s situa expenditures front, private consumption spending flat model, presenting our find ings keeping them closed. However, the disease since they have been tion. Finding the right balance tion with respect to the disease is tered to deceive, posting yearonyear growth of 19. 3% (the meeting was incamera) to an this does not lead to a new wave recently infected. Roughly speak between these two factors is cru different. The recent uptick in vac but still shrinking by 17.4% from the preceding three expert group of the World Health under the current epidemic condi ing, this corresponds to about 45% cial. Given the state of the Indian cination numbers is encouraging Organization this week. tions in India. Specifically, in re seropositivity to begin, in the ab epidemic as well as the likely pos and should hopefully be sustained months. And most disconcertingly, government con How did our model address this gions with the levels of seropreva sence of vaccinations. Adding vac sibility that COVID19 will transi in the coming weeks. This will sumption expenditure, which has invariably in the past question? Our model describes lence expected across much of cinations on top of that cushions tion into endemicity, there seems help in ensuring that children can helped shore up the economy, contracted 4.8% from a schools embedded within com north India, we expect this in any sharp rise in cases, especially to be little reason to continue to return to school. For this, we need year earlier and 7.6% from the previous quarter. munities, that comprised families crease in cases to be marginal. if combined with COVID19 non have schools closed. This should not wait until vaccines for children Looking ahead rather than in the rearview mirror, of different sizes. If schools are Children are at lower risk of severe pharmaceutical interventions. be true especially in States and are available. there have been signs of some traction in the current open, children move between disease associated with COVID19 communities where seropositivity quarter as most States have gradually eased their local their homes and schools. Children — very few of these infections are Interpreting the results is in excess of 80%. Brian Wahl is an Assistant Scientist at the stay at home if schools are closed. likely to lead to complications. Much of India has encountered Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ised second wave restrictions. Exports have been one of Adults go to work at assigned We can further restrict any in COVID19, particularly the Delta Statespecific approach Health, U.S. Sandeep Krishna is an the bright spots as the U.S. and other western econo workplaces or stay at home. The crease in infections among chil variant. Some have been reinfect For low seropositivity States such Associate Professor at the Simons Centre mies have ramped up vaccinations and posted econom distribution of ages in the com dren by ramping up immunisation ed by it. Seropositivity levels in as Kerala and Maharashtra, a bet for the Study of Living Machines, National ic recoveries that have underpinned demand for goods munity is based on the age struc in older age groups and by conti children are comparable to those ter understanding of the current Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. and services from India. And manufacturing has surged ture of the population in a typical nuing nonpharmaceutical inter in adults — keeping children at fraction of the population that has Gautam I. Menon is a Professor at Ashoka almost 50% yearonyear to be just under ₹24,000 crore midsized Indian city. ventions, including requiring face home has not served the purpose antibodies, either from prior in University, Sonepat and at the Institute of short of the AprilJune 2019 output level. A fact bo rne We describe the spread of CO masks, improving ventilation, of keeping them from becoming fection or from vaccination, would Mathematical Sciences, Chennai. The VID19 from person to person, ac shifting more activities to outdoor infected. This is a point whose im help. Once this crosses the 80% le views expressed here are personal out by the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index from IHS Markit, whose August release shows the sec tor experienced a second straight month of increase in production, albeit at a slower pace than July. Still , the Where liberalism and nationalism are placed in Asia same PMI survey also points to the challenges ahead. Rising raw material costs have been forcing manufac India and China have used the present world system to fashion their rise, with no alternative based on Asian nationalism turers to either absorb the impact or raise prices, as sev ponsible. In Europe, as the nation Indonesia, South Korea, and inter sents this tension in the differing eral automakers have done, risking the prospect of al idea spread, it became mittently in Thailand. Democracy principles on which the Security dampening the already tenuous demand. And lingering ethnicoriented and increasingly in Asia is not shaped by the liberal Council and General Assembly are uncertainty has led companies to yet again freeze hi r illiberal, with an exception being ism of the West; the centrality of based. This is why the reform of ing, according to IHS Markit. With monsoon rains in Giuseppe Mazzini’s nationalist ac civil and political rights is less dog the UN to include India, Japan, deficit, agricultural output and wider rural consump tivism. matic and a degree of state inter Germany and a few others as per tion also face a likely downturn. Policy makers must re Krishnan Srinivasan vention considered acceptable manent members of the Security The early decades when it comes to individual auto Council proves so difficult to main laser focused on expediting vaccination coverage Before Indian independence, na nomy. achieve. and taking fiscal measures to ensure overall consump iberalism and n ationalism tionalism was regarded with suspi The liberal tradition contributes tion demand does not weaken any further. mean different things to dif cion; Rabindranath Tagore had the ideas underlying the postSe In a future Asia Lferent people, and the two considered it a malign ideology, GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO cond World War international sys How will nationalism and liberal concepts are often considered mu making a subtle distinction bet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tem, embracing democracy, free ism be reflected in a future Asia? For a bona fide press tually exclusive. Over 70 years af ween the Nation of the West, party’s dogma harks back to the trade, international law, multilat Both India and China were at the HC order for weeding out ‘fake journalists’ is ter Indian independence, it is which he critiqued as a mechani thinking of Savarkar and M.S. Gol eralism, environmental protection receiving end of western imperial worth recalling that the British cal and soulless, and the Spirit of walkar, representing Indian cultu and human rights. Problems arise ism and emerged as supporters of well-intentioned, but needs wide consultation claimed that their empire rested the West representing Enlighten ral nationalism and attempting an when such ideas become a doc principles of international society n directing the State government to establish a ‘Press on liberal foundations and the ment values of internationalism impossible balance between the trine for nationbuilding irrespec reflected in the Panchsheel, name transfer of power to nationalists and universalism. There were al projection of hard power and pro tive of context, with western inter ly sovereignty, territorial integrity Council of Tamil Nadu’ within three months, the Ma evidenced this claim. But liberal ternative strands of thinking; Vi motion of peace. Nationalism may vention in the developing world and noninterference. This implies Idras High Court has come close to formulating poli ism often clashed with anticolo nayak Damodar Savarkar contrast take various forms but essentially, and its consequences of turmoil rejection of western efforts to cy and legislation. Its direction amounts to creating a nial nationalism; the greatest ma ed his espousal of Hindutva it is about collective identity, whe and Islamist extremism and terror. qualify sovereignty by making it body and clothing it with powers and functions, so terial support to anticolonial nationalism with Buddha’s univer reas liberalism implies the defence The current example of Afghanis dependent on human rights pro mething that is normally done by law and after wider movements during the Cold War salism, the latter’s nonviolence of individual freedom and selfde tan is a case in point. tection. The N onAligned M ove consultations. There is no doubt that it is a welli nten came from the illiberal Soviet Un being regarded by him as weaken termination, the state’s role being ment and AfroAsianism were ef tioned order that seeks to address problems arising ion. ing Indian patriotism, since to protect the private sphere. In Power hierarchy forts to project a soft power from the dubious activities of ‘fake journalists’. In fact, “Buddhism had its centre of gravi practice, liberalism has advantag Liberalism is now attacked in the model, but soon China, India and A ‘cause’ of war ty nowhere”. es and disadvantages; it can un West by both the farright popu Pakistan joined the nuclear wea the directives may constitute a remedy to the maladies After the rise of the nation state, Jawaharlal Nehru saw merit in derpin universal rights and Adam lism illustrated by former U.S. Pre pons club of hard power. The two highlighted by the Division Bench in its recent verdict, wars were attributed to the power nationalism as the focus of the I n Smith’s natural laws of economics, sident Donald Trump, and the left leading Asian nations, India and but it is quite surprising that such a farreaching mea and expansionist policies of na dependence movement. In 1950, but its appeal is mainly to the pro represented by such as Senator China, used the present world sys sure has sought to be created by judicial direction while tions. In Europe, nations were in he asserted that “the strongest fessional educated class, and lacks Bernie Sanders who regard the tem to fashion their rise while disposing of public interest litigation somewhat unrelat almost constant conflict, and Japa urge in Asia ...is the anticolonial nationalism’s emotional appeal. global situation as the neoliberal protesting against the control of ed to the case at hand. The original case initiated by a nese nationalism led to wars, par urge and the positive side of it is preserve of the rich and powerful. the United Nations and world fi man claiming to be a journalist contained some allega ticularly with China. In the early nationalism”, and in 1953, “nation Asian democracy Despite American diplomatic rhe nancial institutions but have not period of the last century, nation alism has been and is a very good Asian politics are politically con toric, there never has been a com formulated any alternative based tions against the special team investigating theft of idols alism was regarded as the root thing. It has been a great liberating servative when the economy is munity of mutually supportive lib on Asian nationalism. Their cur from various temples. It was disposed of with a dire c cause of war, but this was an over force in certain stages of a coun booming, shown by lengthy auto eral democracies. International rent rivalry makes such a desirable tion to the Idol Wing CID to proceed with the investiga simplification, since many, espe try’s history”. Yet, he feared that cratic governments in China, Sin relations are conducted at the ax outcome a remote prospect. tion in accordance with the law. As there was suspicion cially Marxists, would argue that extreme nationalism among colo gapore and Vietnam, whereas the ial point of an egalitarian order of over the petitioner’s credentials, the Bench has pro capitalism, which led to colonial nised peoples could degenerate in Asian financial crisis of 1997 led to law and a hierarchical order of Krishnan Srinivasan is a former Foreign ceeded to address the larger problem of impostersmas ism, was equally if not mainly res to fascism and expansionism. a democratic impulse in Taiwan, power: the United Nations repre Secretary querading as journalists for personal enrichment. The issues highlighted by the Bench are quite real LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. and need remedial measures. Some people claiming to be journalists do run letterpad publications, or even To read more letters Vaccination drive household. I was shocked second COVID19 wave. quality. Just being exam Flawed decisions such as online, scan the QR code print some copies of obscure journals, but devote much The Editorial, “The virtue to see a sticker on the Harshitha Gadde, oriented and pushing the carving murals on the of their time to using “connections” to wangle benefits of consistency” (August 31), locked gate of my Hosur, Tamil Nadu idea of getting students to narrow entrance and Every single historic site and gifts, try and swing transfers and postings; or be on India’s vaccination neighbour, when his the next grade cannot and covering the well into which must be preserved and care fronts for vested interests. Broadly, the court wants a coverage, has justifiably mother and him did not Notes on schooling should not be the criteria. victims jumped with a taken without the minutest Statelevel ‘Press Council’ to weed out ‘fake journalists’, emphasised the point about receive even a single dose. It is imperative that schools Jaya, transparent barrier sheet, misrepresentation of what it Secunderabad regulate the distribution of identity and accreditation maintaining consistency It is no wonder then that should open and physical only highlight carelessness is known for. rather than going to town despite claims of more than classes are conducted. All and ignorant behaviour. Sanath Kumar T.S., cards and the recognition of media bodies, besides r e with the achievement of a half the eligible population parents and guardians do Is this restoration? These have only ended up Thrissur, Kerala ceiving and disposing of complaints about the media. ‘momentous feat’. There is having been vaccinated, agree that children need The government of the day erasing history. A visitor As of now, the Press Council of India performs the also another issue: some States continue to school for more than one should not forget that must experience grief, but Inclusive travel watchdog role about public complaints, but without scepticism about these record high cases. reason. However, one major Jallianwala Bagh is a place of this will not be the case now. The point in the report, any substantive enforcement powers. Accreditation numbers, as the ‘cooking K. Vijayaraghavan, question remains: how mourning and of deep, Sukhjeet Kaur, “Accessibility in public and dealing with journalist bodies are now the func up of data’ is well known. Hyderabad prepared are schools? And abiding grief. The starkness Hyderabad transport still elusive for tions of the respective governments. A powerful body My recent experience with how hygienic and clean are of the Bagh itself is a disabled persons” (Chennai, a wellpublicised ■ The vaccination drive may they? Teachers more often reminder of what happened ■ If what historians say is September 1), is right; that that will identify and accredit journalists, decide their housetohouse survey and be reaching a certain than not cannot control there. To make structural true, then it is unfortunate the focus should be on entitlements to bus and rail passes and welfare mea affixing milestone, but we must not children beyond a certain modifications by calling it a that the newlook Jallianwala inclusivity right from the sures, as well as act as a complaints authority will surely vaccinationcompletion let our guard down. We must level. As a guardian of young ‘revamp’ is baffling and Bagh memorial now presents design stages. Does this need a statutory framework. Besides, a separate body stickers — undertaken by understand that while children, I have visited a few destroys a very sombre and a distortion of history. A endeavour have to be a battle created by executive order may act overzealously an d the Greater Hyderabad vaccination can reduce the of the socalled better moving place of memory place where innocent though? Senior employees of end up eliminating bona fide journalists . As ‘newspap Municipal Corporation — severity of COVID19, it schools only to find many (Inside pages, “‘This is Indians were murdered the transport corporations ers, books and printing presses’ are in the Concurre nt shows that the reported cannot protect us from being amenities in a sorry state. renovation, not restoration’,” cannot be made to resemble and political leaders should vaccination coverage is not infected. It is getting hard to The facilities provided are August 31). What a shame. an amusement park. Future try to use transport, perhaps List, the State government needs to examine if the field completely correct. I was be patient but venting not in consonance with the Bidyut Kumar Chatterjee, generations that visit the in wheelchairs, to is occupied by central legislation, and whether it can surprised to see one such frustration by neglecting fees collected. Faridabad, Haryana historic place will not have understand first hand what create a watchdog body, as suggested by the court, en label on the gate of my safety measures is only going From now on, teaching the faintest idea now of how the problems are. It is, after compassing all forms of media. It may have to weigh its house without anyone to extend this pandemic. Let methods, examination ■ The history and events at the place looked like in 1919.. all, public transport. options carefully, including an appeal. having made an enquiry us not forget the deep losses patterns and pedagogy skills Jallianwala Bagh still send Jallianwala Bagh is no Eiffel Renu Weiss, with any member of the we incurred during the have to be of a different shivers down one’s spine. Tower or the Niagara Falls. Chennai
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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 OPED 7 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India must commit to net zero emissions Gauging household income The country will need to take a stand on climate change action or risk being cast globally as an outlier key for microfinance clients 450GW by 2030, linked to its leader ship on the International Solar Al An assessment of cash inflows can avoid overindebtedness liance and recent national hydrogen strategy. Indian corporates are also reflect the household’s income. Moreover, stepping up, with the Tata Group for most LIHs, their expenditure on income winning awards on sustainability, related activity is not separate from their Patrick Suckling Mahindra committing to net zero by personal expenses. Ask a farmer what their 2040 and Reliance by 2035. There is profit was during the last season and you plenty on which to build. would likely be told the market price they India is at the risk of being cast glo And India should not be expected Priyadarshini Ganesan & got for the produce. It is difficult to separate bally as an outlier on climate action, to build alone. India’s national inter Misha Sharma the household’s personal expenses from that with a negative fallout. With over ests on climate action are now en of their occupational pursuits. 50% of the global economy already gaged in ways that go significantly In spite of the complexity in assessing committed to net zero emissions by beyond waiting for donor support to The microfinance movement in India is set household income for a typical microfinance 2050 — and China committing to be drive ambition, notwithstanding rea to receive another dose of impetus with the client, creative ways to capture accurate data SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA SUSHIL KUMAR so before 2060 — this is not where * sonable arguments about historical Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recently re about householdlevel cash flows could be you want to be. responsibility, per capita emissions leased Consultative Document on Regulation devised. Here, we present three ways. First, The pace and scale of climate ac so by or at COP26. of 77 (G77) states, who are increas and equity. With growing wealth and of Microfinance in June 2021. Following the a structured surveybased approach could tion is only set to increase, with the I am not so confident about India. ingly concerned to see climate ac stature, India is increasingly disin Malegam Committee Report, which is a de be used by Financial Service Providers recent Intergovernmental Panel on From what I hear through networks tion, and in multilateral groupings clined toward handouts. But that cade old now, the current document looks to (FSPs) to assess a household’s expenses, Climate Change (IPCC) report un from my time as the Australian High such as the United Nations and does not mean welltargeted donor reassess the priorities of the sector. debt position and income from various equivocal on the need for urgent and Commissioner to India and as Aus ASEANAPEC. investments and international part Some of the key regulatory changes pro sources of occupation. However, attention stronger responses. Events around tralia’s Ambassador for the Environ nerships should not be a factor in posed in the document takes household in must be paid while designing such a ques the world underline the point — ment, India is resolutely not commit No longer a tradeoff raising India’s climate ambition. come as a critical variable for loan assess tionnaire so that it captures seasonality and towns washed away in Germany, sub ting to net zero by 2050, including on Finally, as the famous phrase goes, This could come in many guises, ment. The definition of microfinance itself is volatility in cash flows. Second, a template ways turned into storm water drains the basis that as a developing coun “it’s the economy, stupid”. There is from stronger political engagement proposed to mean collateralfree loans to based approach could be used wherein FSPs in China, forests fried in the United try, it needs to see significant support no longer a tradeoff between reduc and dialogue to policy support in households with annual household incomes could create various templates for different States and so many more lives lost to from developed countries for climate ing emissions and economic growth. areas of mutual challenge such as of up to ₹1,25,000 and ₹2,00,000 for rural categories of households (as per location, oc flooding in India. action as part of making any such Solar energy costs have fallen 90% in energy policy, carbon markets and and urban areas respectively. The document cupation type, family characteristics, etc.). commitment. recent years, providing the cheapest postCOVID green economic recov requires all Regulated Entities to have a Household templates could be defined based Massive opportunities Perhaps this is negotiating tactics. electricity in India ever seen. Also, gi ery. Practical support and coopera boardapproved policy for household in on publicly available data sets that contain It is not only governments that are in Either way, I fear India may shoot it ven the negative impacts, addressing tion in areas like rolling out renewa come assessment. Moreover, it caps loan re State/districtlevel information about house creasing climate action. The business self in the foot by resisting net zero climate change in India’s economic ble energy and integrating it with the payment (principal and interest) for all out hold cash flows and occupation types. These world is too, not just to protect them by 2050. development is now central to suc national grid, zero emissions tran standing loans of the household at 50% of templates could then be used to gauge the selves against the risks of climate First, India itself has a national in cess, not an added luxury to consid sport, decarbonising hard to abate household income. Given the importance ac household income of a client matching a par change but also to take advantage of terest in ambitious global and nation er. For example, agricultural policy sectors like steel, cement and chemi corded to household income, measuring this ticular template. Third, FSPs could collect the massive opportunities arising as al climate action. Like Australia, it is that does not consider adaptive ap cals and decarbonising agriculture accurately becomes critical for effective im and maintain household income data the global economy shifts to net zero among the most vulnerable coun proaches to maximise productivity offer significant scope to raise ambi plementation of these norms. through a centralised database. This would emissions. Last year, investors inject tries to climate change and, there in the face of increased flooding and tion. As does working with India on allow for uniformity in data collection across ed over $500 billion into climate fore, should be among the more ac drought due to climate change is innovative green financing for decar An elusive figure all FSPs. transition. In my country, Australia, tive against the threats. India faces derelict. bonising investments, including us Household income, however, is an elusive fi It is worth acknowledging that the pro the number of major companies that harmful impacts related to sea level The transition of the global econo ing donor support to mobilise priv gure. With a high degree of informality in posed suggestions to capture household in have put in place a target of reaching rise, heat stress, drought, water my to net zero emissions is the big ate sector finance, green bonds and our economy, income streams, especially for come require time, energy and money on net zero emissions by 2050 has more stress and flooding, biodiversity and gest commercial opportunity in his climate transition funds. Whichever nonsalaried workers, tend to be erratic in the part of FSPs. Therefore, finding costef than trebled in the past year. natural disasters. Climate change is tory. In just the energy sector alone, it is, they need to be lasting partner time and volatile in volume. LowIncome fective yet accurate ways of capturing this in The United Nations Climate not coming — it is here. an estimated $1.6 to $3.8 trillion of in ships that deliver results. Households (LIHs), who typically form the formation becomes crucial. Technology ser Change Conference (COP26) in No Second, as a rising power, India vestment is required every year until Yet, in the end, India’s tryst with customer base for Microfinance Institutions vice providers could play a crucial role in vember in Glasgow is shaping up to naturally seeks stronger influence 2050. China gets this, which is why it destiny rests in its own remarkable (MFIs), often also have seasonal and volatile this exercise and create customised digital be the most important climate meet globally. Being an outlier on the glo is investing heavily in gaining an ad hands, as it always has been. In a income flows. An agricultural worker earns architecture for FSPs depending on their ing since the Paris Agreement in bal challenge facing our generation vantage in the technologies of the land where the earth is called moth the most during the sowing seasons; house specific needs. Creating new technology to 2015. It is squarely focused on super does not support this aim. India is al new economy, be it renewable ener er, and Mahatma Gandhi, major reli holds with migrant workers who migrate to document and analyse cash flows of LIHs charging global ambition and action ready the third largest emitter in the gy and storage, electric and hydro gions and the Constitution enshrine the city for certain months of the year see an would not only facilitate credit underwrit on climate change, as all countries, world, and is set to be the largest as gen transport, low emissions indus environmental care, commitment to income peak during those months; and a ing/decisioning but also innovation in the including India, agreed to do in the the United States, China, and the Eu try, green cities or sustainable net zero emissions by 2050 should flower vendor near a temple sees an income standard microcredit contracts through cus historic Paris Agreement. ropean Union are all now signed up agriculture. almost be foretold. The world hopes increase during festivals. These highs are al tomised repayment schedule and riskbased Over 100 countries have already to net zero. It is not as if India is at a standing we will see it soon. so contrasted by lows during certain lean pricing, depending on a household’s cash committed to net zero emissions by This will become a significant drag start. It is set to significantly exceed seasons when remunerative work is unavail flows. Eventually, an accurate assessment of 2050, with more expected at COP26. on India’s international diplomacy. its Paris Agreement commitment of Patrick Suckling was Australia’s High able (drought), during growing season (be householdlevel incomes would avoid in Two key holdouts are India and Aus This applies not just to key relation reducing the emissions intensity of Commissioner to India and Ambassador for fore harvest) or general lull times. stances of overindebtedness and ensure the Environment. He is a senior fellow at the tralia. In the case of my country, un ships like with the U.S., where Presi its GDP by 3335% below 2005 levels Since income for LIHs are seasonal and longterm stability of the ecosystem. Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) and senior der mounting pressure at home and dent Joe Biden’s administration is by 2030, providing ready room for partner in Pollination, a specialist climate volatile, there have been attempts to under internationally, the government is mainstreaming climate action into its higher ambition. India is impressing advisory and investment firm. This oped stand their inflows by measuring their ex Priyadarshini Ganesan is a senior research associate. moving toward such an announce economic, foreign and security poli the world with its leading rollout of draws from his recent paper for ASPI on penditure. But, given the rotational debts Misha Sharma is practice head with the Household ment and I am confident they will do cy, but also with much of the Group renewable energy and target for Catalysing India’s Climate Ambition they avail, expenditure also does not truly Finance Research Initiative at Dvara Research
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Effectiveness of vaccines DATA POINT FROM THE ARCHIVES Natural infection builds better immunity, says study FIFTY YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 2, 1971 R. Prasad with symptomatic reinfection. But waning of natural immunity Poll in Bengal when peace returns That natural immunity following a vi against the Delta variant was seen rus infection stays robust and lasts when infections that had occurred The Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, to longer is already well known. People anytime between March 2020 and day ruled out the possibility of holding elec infected with the 2002 Severe Acute February 2021 were compared with tions to the West Bengal Assembly next Fe Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and vaccination during JanuaryFebruary bruary unless the law and order situation in the Middle East Respiratory Syn 2021. The risk of breakthrough infec the State improved. Replying to a question at drome (MERS) have been shown to tions and symptomatic disease in the a press conference here before her depar have strong immunity for up to three fully vaccinated was nearly sixfold ture for Delhi, Mrs. Gandhi said, “I will not years. Now, a vaccine effectiveness and over 7.1% higher respectively say that it is satisfactory. Our reports say that study undertaken in Israel has shown than in those previously infected. the situation has improved. But there is that natural infection confers stron This study does not tell if the level much more to be done.” She said except for ger immunity against the SARSCoV2 and duration of protection varies de what had happened in the BarranagarCossi virus than even full vaccination. They pending on the severity of the dis pore belt in the northern outskirts of Calcut found that people previously infect ease, and whether asymptomatic in ta, the law and order situation was better. ed with the SARSCoV2 virus had bet fection confers the same protection The Prime Minister said the type of extre ter immunity andhad reduced risk of as those with the disease. Since the mist violence prevailing in West Bengal was reinfection, symptomatic disease correlates of protection are not yet increasing the difficulties for the people, es and hospitalisation caused by the known, it is unknown if the immune pecially the poorer sections. “Whenever any highly transmissible Delta variant response from natural infection such difficulty is created, no matter what in than uninfected people who were ful might be proving to be superior to tentions the extremists have, it becomes a ly immunised with the Pfizer vaccine. antibodies generated in response to burden for the poorest and unemployed. Va The results have been posted on spike proteins in the case of vaccines. rious steps are being taken to solve unem medRxiv, a preprint server. Preprints Though this is the largest real ployment”. Mrs. Gandhi told a questioner are yet to be peerreviewed and pu world study evaluating the effective that she could not “prophesy” the time blished in scientific journals. ness of the Pfizer vaccine in prevent when the refugees from Bangladesh would Since Israel was the first country to ing infections compared with natural be able to return to their homeland. vaccinate a large percentage of the immunity, it is only an observational population with the Pfizer vaccine, study. Testing for the infection was the researchers were able to com not undertaken, thereby underesti A HUNDRED YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 2, 1921 pare over 16,000 people who were mating asymptomatic infections. previously infected but not vaccinat More such studies involving Pfizer Women franchise ed with an equal number of people and other vaccines, carried out over who had not been naturally infected a longer time period, are needed to Quite a large number of educated Bengali la but fully vaccinated. fully understand the level and dura dies, about fifty in number, went to the Ben During the followup, it became tion of protection conferred by CO gal Council Chamber to follow the debate on clear that even full vaccination with VID19 vaccines. One encouraging the resolution about women franchise the Pfizer vaccine did not confer im finding is the absence of death which came up for discussion in the Council munity that was superior to the one among the vaccinated, a clear signal today. Special arrangements had to be made acquired through natural infection. that the vaccine offers formidable for the accommodation and they were given There were 238 instances of break protection against serious disease. seats in a portion of the hall set apart for through infections in the fully vacci Hence, natural immunity, even if them. There was one main resolution and nated compared with just 19 reinfec found to be superior and longlasting three amendments which were moved one tions among those previously than vaccineinduced protection, is after another and discussed together for infected but not vaccinated. The in not what one should opt for. three hours, after which the Council ad fection or vaccination occurred dur Since January 2020, there have journed, before the debate concluded. The ing January and February this year. been 4.5 million COVID19 deaths re original resolution demanded the entire re After adjusting for comorbidities, it corded globally. A sizable number of moval of sex disqualification for registration was found that the risk of break deaths have been among the healthy on electoral rolls and the provisions ena through infections was 13fold higher and those younger than 60 years, bling women to record their votes. The first than reinfection among the naturally which flies in the face of a section of amendment asked for the extension of fran infected group. Differences in protec scientists that came up with the Great chise to lady graduates only. The second tion were seen in symptomatic dis Barrington Declaration before vac amendment went a little further and de eases too. At 191, the number of peo cines became available. manded extension of franchise to ladies who ple with symptomatic disease in the Vaccination will always remain a had passed the matriculation examination. fully vaccinated group was higher safe and sure way to remain protect The third amendment which was moved by than in the previously infected ed against severe COVID19 disease Kumar of Tahirpur, an orthodox Hindu Ze group, which remained at eight. After and death, even if it means the pro mindar, was practically in opposition to the adjusting for comorbidities, there tection is not robust or longlasting. original motion. The amendment wanted was a 27fold risk for symptomatic the question of the removal of sex disqualifi breakthrough infection compared [email protected] cation be referred to a committee.
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FROM PAGE ONE NHRC notice ‘Above normal’ rain in September: IMD on woman’s GST collections dip, but The spurt is expected to help sowing in central India, a region that is seeing a large rain deficit suicide Ministry sees growth Special Correspondent of normal or above normal The central equatorial Special Correspondent NEW DELHI rainfall. Pacific was expected to show New DELHI After a 24% deficit monsoon DirectorGeneral, IMD, M. a “cooling trend” towards The National Human Of the ₹1,12,020 crore reve ishek Jain said the collec rain in August, the India Me Mohapatra said at a news September and this could be Rights Commission (NHRC) nues in August, the Central tions were for the supplies teorological Department conference that the reasons favourable for the monsoon, on Wednesday said it had GST (CGST) was ₹20,522 made in July, when lock (IMD) said on Wednesday for the IMD’s inability to Mr. Mohapatra said. But the issued notices to the Uttar crore, the State GST (SGST) down restrictions were re that while rain in September predict the August shortfall Indian Ocean temperatures Pradesh Director General ₹26,605 crore, and the Inte laxed in most parts of the — the last monsoon month — were being looked into. “The were not expected to be sig of Police and Delhi Police grated GST ₹56,247 crore country. “With increasing would be “above normal”, models that we were using, nificantly helpful. Commissioner after a vic (including ₹26,884 crore rate of vaccination and busi the overall JuneSeptember while able to predict the re The IMD has formally tim of alleged sexual as collected on import of ness supplies picking up, rainfall would be at the “low gions where there would be adopted a dynamicmodell sault and police apathy set goods). Compensation Cess the uptrend is expected to er end” of normal. a shortfall, were unable to ing approach, whereby the herself on fire outside the of ₹8,646 crore was collect continue in the coming In August, the IMD fore predict the quantum of defi weather conditions are simu Supreme Court on August ed, of which import of months,” he noted. cast rainfall to be 101% of the cit. These are relatively new lated and projected into the 16. goods contributed ₹646 Ms. Nayar said she now seasonal average, but it now er models and are still being future by supercomputer. The NHRC said in a crore. expected the economy to expects it to be around 98%, improved.” Though the approach is statement that it had taken “The total revenue of the grow between 7.8%8.8% in with a 4% error window. more accurate at forecasting cognisance of a complaint Centre and the States after the ongoing second quarter Negative dipole impending changes in about the selfimmolation regular and ad hoc settle of 202122, with the absolute Surplus in south The factors that caused the weather a week or two in ad by the woman and a man ments in August 2021 is level of GDP to continue to The spurt in September will Hard hit: August deficit were a “nega vance, it has not proved re with her, who both died in ₹55,565 crore for the CGST trail the prepandemic level, Most regions area seeing a rainfall deficit, affecting help sowing in central India, * tive” Indian Ocean Dipole, liable at longrange forecast hospital later. In 2019, the and ₹57,744 crore for the as the services sector strug sowing. KOMMURI SRINIVAS which is seeing a large rain characterised by warmer ing in the past three years. victim filed a rape case SGST,” the Ministry said. gled to catch up with the deficit, but would be insuffi er the country as a whole likely to reduce, and accum eastern Indian Ocean and For instance, in 2019, the against Bahujan Samaj Par EY India tax partner Abh rest of the economy. cient to completely bridge during September 2021 is ulated seasonal rainfall dur colder closer to the Indian IMD forecast reduced mon ty MP from Uttar Pradesh the nearly 9% shortfall in all most likely to be above nor ing 1 June to 30 September coast, which is considered soon rainfall at 96% of the Atul Rai. She also alleged India monsoon rainfall. All mal (above 110% of the long 2021 is very likely to be unhelpful for the monsoon. LPA but India got record that police were support Breakthrough infections regions — northwest, central period average) which is around lower end of the Also, there were no signifi breaking rainfall at 110% of ing him. and eastern and northeast — about 170 mm,” the IMD said normal.” cant depressions, that push the average. In 2020, it first The commission asked are seeing deficits in rainfall, in a statement. “ Had rainfall been above the rain rising from the Bay forecast 100% of the LPA and the two top police officials on expected lines: report except for the southern pe Considering the expected 100% as the IMD had fore of Bengal in August, unlike updated it to 102%, but India to submit detailed reports ninsula, which has reported above normal rainfall activi cast in April and June, this the two or three that were again got a torrential 109% within four weeks, men The latest INSACOG report al cases of breakthrough in an 8% surplus. ty during September 2021, would have been a rare event usual for the month, Mr. Mo which was outside the 5% er tioning the action taken also noted that Delta conti fections in Israel. However, “The rainfall averaged ov the current deficiency is very with three consecutive years hapatra said. ror window. against the officials. nued to be the dominant li this wasn’t yet of concern in neage in India, though India. some of the Delta variants “It is specifically noted were in the process of being that the expanding phyloge Delhi HC issues notice on reclassified into sublineag netic cluster of AY.12 that High honour for Naval Aviation es comprising the ‘Delta was first noted in Israel, is plus’ category because of not yet seen in India. Simi appointment of Asthana slight variations in the mu lar sequences that are also Ram Nath Kovind to award President’s Colour to INS Hansa, based in Goa tations that they being classified as AY.12 at Court allows NGO to implead itself manifested. low stringency, do not have Special Correspondent The Navy inducted its se One of these Delta plus the same epidemiological Staff Reporter NEW DELHI cond carrier INS Viraat categories is called AY.12, significance. A detailed up New Delhi President Ram Nath Kovind along with Sea Harrier air which raised concern after date will follow,” the INSA The Delhi High Court on will award the President’s craft in the mid1980s and being associated with sever COG noted. Wednesday issued notice on Colour to Indian Naval Avia Naval Aviation was further a petition challenging the tion at a ceremonial parade strengthened with the arriv appointment of Gujarat to be held at INS Hansa, Goa, al of MiG 29K fighters on INS Split accounts to tax cadre IPS officer Rakesh As on September 6. The Presi Vikramaditya in the last de thana as Delhi Police dent’s Colour is the highest cade. Commissioner. honour bestowed on a mili “The Indian Navy’s Car EPF income: Ministry A Bench of Chief Justice tary unit in recognition of its rier capability received sig D. N. Patel and Justice Jyoti exceptional service to the nificant fillip with sea trials The calculation of taxable suggest that the EPFO and Singh also allowed an appli nation. of the indigenously built air interest for the year shall be PF trusts run by companies cation filed by NGO Centre Rakesh Asthana Naval Aviation came into On board: craft carrier, the new avtar computed as the interest ac may have to deduct tax and Preparations ahead of President Ram Nath Kovind’s for Public Interest Litigation being with acquisition of the visit to INS Hansa, near Dabolim, on Wednesday. * PTI of INS Vikrant, commencing crued during the previous remit it to the exchequer (CPIL) seeking to be made a for a coincidence that same first Sealand aircraft on Janu this month,” the statement year in the taxable contri from such accounts. party in the case. typographical error was ary 13, 1951 and the commis aircraft (RPA), the Navy said. with the induction of the noted. bution account where all A retirement benefits The court posted the case possible”. sioning of INS Garuda, the The Navy was the first SuperConstellation from Naval Aviation has played contributions over ₹2.5 lakh expert said it’s not clear for further hearing on Sep “It appears that Mr. Alam first Naval Air Station, on among the armed forces to the Indian Air Force in 1976 a major role in operations a year would be parked. from the notification tember 8. seems to have copied and May 11, 1953, the Navy said in be awarded the President’s to the stateoftheart Boeing such as Cactus, Jupiter, The same threshold is ₹5 whether the tax has to be On August 25, the Su followed the dangerous a statement. “Today, Naval Colour on May 27, 1951 by P 8I aircraft in 2013. Shield, Vijay and Parakram lakh for PF accounts where deducted from the taxable preme Court asked the High path of Mr. Bhushan [CPIL Aviation boasts of nine air then President Rajendra Pra as well as spearheaded Hu employers do not contri EPF account or simply ad Court to decide within two counsel]... Both have no bu stations and three naval air sad, as per the statement. Carrier aviation manitarian And Disaster Re bute, but most EPF ac ded to one’s IT returns as weeks the plea pending be siness challenging the ap enclaves along the Indian The arrival of the armed The Navy heralded the be lief (HADR) operations on counts, by definition, usual earlier suggested. fore it against the pointment,” he said, adding coastline and in the Anda Firefly aircraft in 1958 added ginning of carrier aviation numerous occasions both in ly include matching “Apart from the hassle of appointment. that the High Court had to man and Nicobar Islands,” it an offensive punch and 1959 with the induction of INS India and the extended contributions from em maintaining two accounts The CPIL, in its implead hear the “affected officer” stated. saw the commissioning of Vikrant in 1957 and integral neighbourhood. ployers and employees of from each member, if tax ing application, argued that as well before any order was Over the past seven de the Indian Naval Air Squa Sea Hawk and Alize Squa Naval Aviators have been 12% of monthly salary. has to be deducted at the petition before the High passed in the matter. cades, it had transformed in dron (INAS) 550, with 10 Sea drons subsequently. “ INS decorated with one Mahavir The Central Board of Di source, this shall require Court, filed by one Sadre The NGO said it got to to a modern, technologically land, 10 Firefly and three Vikrant with its aircraft Chakra, six Vir Chakras, one rect Taxes’ top brass had the EPFO to issue tax de Alam, was a “copypaste” of know about the filing of Mr. advanced and highly potent HT2 aircraft. played a crucial role in the Kirti Chakra, seven Shaurya earlier said that taxpayers duction at source certifi its plea before the apex Alam’s petition from media force, with more than 250 Over the years, a variety liberation of Goa in 1961 and Chakras, one Yudh Seva Me will have to include the tax cates or Form 26AS for each court. and “was surprised to see aircraft comprising carrier of rotary wing platforms again in the 1971 IndoPak dal and a large number of able PF interest in their to member making contribu Solicitor General Tushar some of the paragraphs of borne fighters, maritime re have been added as well. war, where its presence on Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) tal income while filing tax tions over ₹21,000 a Mehta, representing the the instant writ petition as connaissance aircraft, heli Maritime reconnaissance al the Eastern seaboard proved over the years, the Navy ad returns, but the new rules month,” he pointed out. Centre, said, “It is too much quoted by media”. copters and remotely piloted so grew steadily, beginning decisive,” the Navy said. ded. No SC, ST, OBC quota for Abhishek’s wife skips ED appearance Experiential webinar NRIs appearing for NEET to be held on K-drama “NRI should not be an option changes, said Mr. Karthi Rijura Banerjee says she is ready to meet the agency’s officials in Kolkata under the nationality catego keyan, noting that the exam Special Correspondent “I am a mother of two in derstanding, the alleged dered that summons be is ry at all. NonResident In would be held on September It will have cooking, standup comedy Kolkata fants and travelling to New cause of action of the subject sued to West Bengal Minis dians still hold Indian citi 12. Rijura Banerjee, wife of Tri Delhi physically alone in the matter of your inquiry too ters Subrata Mukherjee and Staff Reporter zenship and nationality and In its affidavit to the court, namool Congress general se midst of the pandemic will arises out of West Bengal,” Firhad Hakim under the Pre Chennai are only counted as NRIs for the NTA held that including cretary Abhishek Banerjee, put my [life] and the lives of the letter pointed out. vention of Money Launder ‘KDrama Talk Studio’, an tax purposes,” said Shiv’s OBC category for NRI candi has expressed her inability my children at grave risk,” Earlier, the CBI had ques ing Act in connection with experiential webinar curat father. dates was “not sustainable”. to appear before the Enfor she said in a letter to the Cen tioned her at her Kolkata re Narada sting case. The or ed by The Hindu Weekend When Rohit took his case “NRI is already a separate re cement Directorate in Delhi tral agency dated August 31. sidence. ED has issued sum ders were issued, taking cog for The Hindu, in associa to the Kerala High Court ear served category for the for questioning in a coal pil “It would be convenient mons to Abhishek Banerjee nisance of a chargesheet by tion with Korea Tourism Or lier this month, he won an MBBS course. The petitioner ferage case. She said she to me if you consider asking and three serving IPS offic the ED. Summons are to be ganization, will be held interim order on August 13 cannot be given the benefit could meet its officials at her me to appear in Kolkata at ers also. issued also to Trinamool from 4 p.m. on Friday. that directed the Health Mi of subreservation,” it stated. Kolkata residence. The ED my residence since your or Congress MLA Madan Mitra, A panel of Kdrama en nistry and the National Test Mr. Karthikeyan noted that had issued her summons to ganization has its office in Narada sting tapes former Kolkata Mayor Sovan thusiasts will aim to explore Nishat Fatima, photogra ing Agency (NTA) which con constitutionally, vertical re appear before the agency in Kolkata and I reside in Kolka In another development, a Chatterjee and suspended everyone’s love and fascina pher and writer; and Anu ducts the NEET to change his servation was allowed only Delhi on September 1. ta too. Besides, as per my un special court in Kolkata or IPS officer S.M.H. Mirza. tion for all things Korean. Menon, actor and come application “in such a fash for the Scheduled Castes, Moving away from the con dian, will participate in a ion that he is able to claim Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and versationonly format, the session to be moderated by admission to MBBS course the Economically Weaker webinar will also have cook Puja Talwar, executive edi against the quota marked for Sections, while horizontal ing demos and tor, entertainment OBCNCL [noncreamy layer] reservation was allowed for 200 Army personnel for Zapad exercise standup come and lifestyle, Good in the event of selection”. Persons with Disability in all dy. Times. However, NTA has so far categories, including general Pooja Dhingra, To register for failed to make the needed merit. China, Pakistan taking part as observers in the multinational exercise in Russia chef and founder, the webinar, log Le 15 Patisserie; on to https://bit.ly/ Dinakar Peri sia, India and Belarus. The Dhruv Oberoi, ex KDRAMATH or Separatist leader NEW DELHI other eight countries are Ob ecutive chef, scan the QR Code A contingent of 200 Army servers which include Pakis Olive Qutub; given. personnel will participate in tan, China, Vietnam, Malay Geelani dies in Srinagar the multinational Exercise sia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, ZAPAD 2021 being held at Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka, A threetime legislator eight months after the Nizhniy, Russia from Sep the source added. Delhi HC’s poser on LS from north Kashmir’s So Centre ended J&K’s special tember 3 to 16, the Army said The Indian Contingent pore, Geelani was active in constitutional position. on Wednesday. Of the 17 has been put through a the political landscape of “Saddened by the news countries invited for the ex strenuous training schedule Deputy Speaker election J&K for around five de of Geelani sahab’s passing ercise, there are nine Partici which encompasses all fa cades. away. We may not have pating countries and eight cets of conventional opera Staff Reporter Singh clarified “we are not He served as a senior agreed on most things but I Observers including China tions including mechanised, New Delhi issuing notice” as it asked member of now banned Ja respect him for his stead and Pakistan, a defence All set: The Indian contingent for the ZAPAD 2021 exercise airborne and heliborne, The Delhi High Court on Additional Solicitor General maateIslami ( JeI) and also fastness and standing by source said. counter terrorism, combat Wednesday gave time to the Chetan Sharma to “take in beginning at Nizhniy in Russia on Friday. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT headed the hawkish fac his beliefs. May Allah Ta’aa ZAPAD 2021 is one of the conditioning and firing, the Centre to give its stand on a structions” on the matter. tion of Hurriyat, which op la grant him jannat and theatre level exercises of all arms combined task In all, 17 countries have Army added. petition alleging inaction by Pawan Reley, in his peti posed any unconditional condolences to his family Russian armed forces and force. The exercise aims to been invited by Russia for This month, the Army will Constitutional functionaries tion, said the post had been dialogue with the Centre & wellwishers,” former will focus primarily on oper enhance military and stra the exercise. Of these nine take part in a multinational in not holding election to vacant for more than two and advocated J&K’s acces Chief Minister and Peoples ations against terrorists, the tegic ties amongst the parti are Participating countries exercise peace mission in the post of the Deputy years in violation of Article sion with Pakistan. Geelani Democratic Party (PDP) Army said. “The NAGA Bat cipating nations while they which include Mongolia, Ar Russia with a 200strong bat Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 93. “It has been 830 days resigned as head of the president Mehbooba Mufti talion group participating in plan and execute this exer menia, Kazakhstan, Tajikis talion from Sikh Li infantry, A Bench of Chief Justice that Deputy Speaker has not Hurriyat in June 2020, stated in a post on Twitter. the exercise will feature an cise,” it stated. tan, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Rus another source said. D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti been elected.”
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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 NEWS 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE No call on bypolls yet, Poll body wants ‘stuck’ EVMs to be released ECI to assess situation ECI alerts SC to the need for moving voting machines to U.P. and other States where polls are due Krishnadas Rajagopal District Election Officer and ballot units, 3.73 lakh control NEW DELHI not be used in any subse units and 3.95 lakh VVPATs Byelections to Assembly seats had been deferred in May The Election Commission of quent elections without the in Assam, Kerala, Delhi, Pu India (ECI) on Wednesday approval of the Election ducherry, Tamil Nadu and Damini Nath gram, has till November to asked the Supreme Court to Commission. West Bengal. NEW DELHI become a member of the As intervene in releasing its To conduct elections in Officials of the Election Com sembly in order to retain her Electronic Voting Machines Back to back elections 2022, it needs 4,55,149 ballot mission of India (ECI) are post. “stuck” in Delhi and five “It is trite to mention that the units, 3,77,037 control units likely to hold a meeting soon An official said there had States and a Union Territory Election Commission of In and 4,04,612 VVPATs, the to assess the situation in the been no decision on holding that went to the polls in 2021. dia releases for reuse only ECI said. The total present States where bypolls are bypolls yet. However, offi The top poll body said the those EVMs which have been availability was 1,37,131 ballot due, sources in the Commis cials would assess the ongo EVMs had to be moved to used in constituencies in res units, 77,375 control units sion said on Wednesday. ing situation in the States States such as Uttar Pradesh, pect of which no election pe and 1,01,047 VVPATs. Byelections to Assembly soon. The Commission where elections are due in Timely fix: The ECI wanted the court to fix a timeline for filing tition/writ petition has been If the EVMs continue to re seats had been deferred by would be given a feedback early 2022. election petitions in States that went to the polls. * FILE PHOTO filed raising any EVMrelated main stuck in Delhi and the the ECI in May, after the Mamata Banerjee has to get after receiving the inputs Senior advocate Vikas issue,” the ECI said in the five States/Union Territory, completion of the West Ben elected before November to from the States. Singh, for the Election Com endedly extended the “pe vened urgently and fixed a ti application. then machines have to be gal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Ker retain the CM’s post. On August 9, the ECI mission of India (ECI), made riod of limitation” or the meline for filing election pe The ECI said there are transported from other ala and Puducherry elec wrote to the recognised na an urgent oral mention of its deadline for moving court titions in Delhi, which had backtoback Assembly elec States, leading to “serious lo tions, due to the COVID19 ment” of bypolls in seven tional and State parties seek plea before a Bench led by due to the pandemic. The gone to the polls in 2020, tions due in Goa, Manipur, gistical challenges which situation. Since then, more West Bengal Assembly seats. ing their views and sugges Chief Justice of India N.V. Ra court’s relaxation of the limi and Assam, Kerala, Tamil Uttarakhand and Punjab in may delay the checking of vacancies have come up. It had said there had been a tions on the COVID19 mana on Wednesday. The tation period stretched to a Nadu, West Bengal and Pu March 2022. The election in ECMs and VVPATs”, the poll “steep decline” in COVID19 protocols in place in the con court indicated that it would large chunk of court pro ducherry, where Assembly Uttar Pradesh is on May 14, body noted. Mamata’s clock ticking cases in the State, including text of the pending bypolls consider listing the applica ceedings, including filing of elections were held in 2021. 2022. “It will be in the interest of The AllIndia Trinamool the seven constituencies. Its this year and elections in tion for an early hearing. suits, appeals, petitions. This The Conduct of Election The extension of the limi justice that this Court may Congress had written to the supremo and Chief Minister Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Utta The ECI said the problem included election petitions. Rules of 1961 requires the tation period by the apex kindly direct a timeline for ECI on August 26 seeking Mamata Banerjee, who lost rakhand, Manipur and Goa lay with a Supreme Court or The ECI said it was time EVMs used in an election to court on April 27 has frozen filing election petitions,” the “immediate announce the election from Nandi in 2022. der of April 27, which open the Supreme Court inter be kept in the custody of the the deployment of 4.48 lakh ECI said. Bengal BJP Taliban urged to Haryana govt. sends notice New vision needed, says Rahul transfers to defectors GDP growth means rise in ‘gas, diesel and petrol’ prices, says Congress leader form inclusive govt. Karnal SDM
Special Correspondent Special Correspondent ble of addressing” the struc Body seeks intra-Afghan peace process SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Kolkata New Delhi tural problems but experts CHANDIGARH Days after two party MLAs Former Congress president and think tanks should focus special correspondent The Haryana government NEW DELHI defected to the Trinamool Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday on tackling them. The Con on Wednesday transferred Congress, the BJP leader attacked the Narendra Modi gress party was clear about The Taliban should form an Karnal SubDivisional Ma ship in West Bengal on government over inflation what needs to be done and inclusive government that gistrate Ayush Sinha, who Wednesday said it has is and the repeated increase in can share its expertise with will bring national reconci was recently caught on sued legal notices to them. fuel prices by asserting that the government, he said. liation in Afghanistan, a camera directing police “The way we have taken “GDP growth” meant “in group of eminent citizens, personnel to “smash the action against Mukul Roy, crease in gas, diesel and pe Transfer of wealth led by former External Af heads” of protesting approached Speaker and trol prices”. Taking a fresh dig at the fairs Minister K. Natwar farmers. taken the issue of his defec Addressing a press confe ‘Make in India’ programme Singh, has said. Extending He will now be the Addi tion before the High Court, rence, Mr. Gandhi said the as well as the National Mone solidarity to the Afghanistan tional Secretary, Haryana in a similar manner we country was facing structu tisation Pipeline, Mr. Gandhi people, it stated that the pe Citizen Resource Informa have issued notice to Tan ral problems, much like the said a large section of the ople of India stood “shoul Taliban fighters celebrating tion Department, at moy Ghosh and Biswajit “catastrophic situation” in population was being demo der to shoulder” with them. the completion of the U.S. Chandigarh Das to explain their stand,” 1991, and needed a new vi Tough questions: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing a netised while friends of the “Afghanistan needs an in pullback on Wednesday. The 2018 batch officer said Suvendu Adhikari, BJP sionto take the economy out press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. * SANDEEP SAXENA Prime Minister benefited. clusive government that fa was among the 19 IAS offic MLA and Leader of the Op of the crisis. “The Govern “There is demonetisation cilitates national reconcilia guard the developmental ers transferred on Wednes position in the Assembly. ment has a new concept of linder. That is a 116% in trophe” of 1991, Mr. Gandhi taking place, where farmers, ton after four long decades projects, it said. day. Mr. Adhikari pointed out GDP — an increase in GDP crease. Petrol was ₹71.51 per said, “Our plan for the eco labourers, MSMEs, contract of wars and violence. There The group appealed to Chief Minister Manohar that more than 50 MLAs of means an increase in gas, litre; it is now ₹101.34 per nomy, which worked from workers, salaried classes and fore, we appeal to the Tali the international communi Lal had admitted that the the Opposition parties diesel and petrol prices. Ov litre, a 42% increase. Diesel 1991 to 2012, stopped work honest industrialists are be ban and other political forc ty to not exclude any region choice of words by Mr. Sin have crossed floor during er the past seven years, they was ₹57.28 a litre but now it ing after that. We have to ing hit, and on the other es to begin an intraAfghan al country from “collabora ha was not appropriate, the regime of the TMC have earned ₹23 lakh crore is ₹88.77, a 55% increase,” he change our vision and need side, there is dramatic mone peace process leading to a tive efforts to bring peace in but maintained that “if since 2011. from the increase in diesel, added. a new approach. Modiji pro tisation taking place. They democratic government es Afghanistan”. “This re anyone takes law and or “The Opposition parties petrol and LPG gas. And ev Mr. Gandhi pointed out mised that he would bring a are three or four big indus tablishment,” declared a quires India, Pakistan, Chi ders in their hands, then then [Left and Congress] ery single person is affected that the current crude price new approach — all the talk trialist friends of the Prime statement issued by the In na, Russia, Iran and other certainly the police have a did not seriously take up by this,” Mr. Gandhi said. of $71 a barrel was much low about ‘New India’. But they Minister who are benefited. dian Friends of Afghanistan, countries to evolve and im role to play”. these defections. From the “In 2014, when we [UPA er than the $105 a barrel were hollow slogans.” He There is a transfer of wealth which comprises former plement a common strate Last week, the Haryana BJP, we can assure that we government] left office, LPG when the UPA was in power. claimed that neither the taking place from the poor to Union Ministers Yashwant gy, in cooperation with the Police batoncharged a will take it to its logical con gas price was ₹410 per cylin Comparing the situation Prime Minister nor the Fi the Prime Minister’s Sinha and Mani Shankar Ai members of the group of farmers protest clusion in a democratic der; today, it is ₹885 per cy with the “economic catas nance Minister were “capa friends,” he alleged. yar and peace activist Sud international community,” ing against the visit of Mr. manner.” Mr. Adhikari said heendra Kulkarni. it stressed. Khattar and other BJP lead the two MLAs had not been The Taliban should en “There should be no dis ers to Karnal – the assemb keeping in touch with the sure that no terrorist organ crimination on grounds of ly constituency of the Chief party over the past few Poll violence: W.B. moves AIUDF legislator isation is allowed to find religion in providing shelter Minister. months. sanctuary in Afghanistan. to Afghans forced to leave Leaders of the BJP and Three BJP MLAs have The new power holders of their country. India should and its coalition partner in defected to the TMC after SC against HC order joins BJP in Assam Kabul should respect every permit temporary stay to Af the State government, the the polls. Mr. Roy was the Afghan citizen irrespective ghan journalists, artists and Jannayak Janta Party, have first to do so in June, fol State fears probe by CBI won’t be fair He was party’s lone non-Muslim MLA of ethnicity, ideology or past civil society leaders feeling been facing backlash from lowed by Tanmoy Ghosh political background. The threatened by the condi farmers in connection with (Bishnupur) and Biswajit Legal Correspondent Human Rights Commission SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Taliban should respect the tions in their country,” the the three contentious agri Das (Bagda). NEW DELHI report of July to order a CBI GUWAHATI rights of women and safe group added. culture laws. The State of West Bengal on probe into the alleged post Phanidhar Talukdar, who Brave front Wednesday moved the Su poll violence. was the only nonMuslim State BJP president Dilip preme Court in appeal “All the cases where, as among the 16 MLAs of the Ghosh tried to put a brave against a fivejudge Bench per the report of the Com All India United Democratic front and said such defec decision of the Calcutta mittee, the allegations are Front (AIUDF) in Assam, tions will not affect the par High Court to have the CBI about murder of a person joined the BJP on ty. “If dozens of MLAs investigate allegations of and crime against women Wednesday. came from the TMC to the murder and rape commit regarding rape/attempt to He is the third MLA from Phanidhar Talukdar BJP before the Assembly ted in the aftermath of the rape, shall be referred to the Opposition to join the polls and a few of them go Assembly election. CBI for investigation. The BJP after Rupjyoti Kurmi ing with Chief Minister Hi back to the TMC, it is not The State said it appre Committee, NHRC, any oth (Mariani Assembly seat) and manta Biswa Sarma will going to affect the party,” hended that the CBI, a Cen er Commission or Authority Sushanta Borgohain (Thow help me serve them better,” he said. tral agency, may not probe and the State shall imme ra), who quit the Congress he said after joining the BJP TMC spokesperson Ku the cases fairly. It said the in diately hand over entire re in the past. at the party’s Guwahati nal Ghosh targeted Mr. Ad vestigation may become an cord of the cases entrusted “I have not had any issues headquarters. hikari and said he was try avenue for political to the CBI for investigation,” with the AIUDF, which I Prior to joining the BJP, ing to hide his inefficiency witchhunting the High Court had ordered. hoped would be part of the Mr. Talukdar resigned from by saying the MLAs who In its decision in August, The High Court had di government. I represented a the Assembly. defected were not in touch the High Court Bench had rected a courtmonitored in constituency where most He quit the AIUDF late with the BJP for months. agreed with the National vestigation. people are poor and work Wednesday evening. After social security, Mamata turns her focus on industry CM to set up empowered group of industries chaired by her
Shiv Sahay Singh assuming power in 2011, has window system. We have de Kolkata been trying to brush aside its cided that there will be at West Bengal Chief Minister antiindustry image as it least one meeting of the em Mamata Banerjee on Wed came to power after violent powered group every month nesday said that after the im protests over forcible land that will take stock of the plementation of social secur acquisition at Singur and proposals submitted,” she ity schemes, the new focus Nandigram. stated. of her government would be The event at Panagarh in Ms. Banerjee also spoke on industry. Bardhaman, where Ms. Ba about the world’s second lar Ms. Banerjee announced nerjee made her fresh pitch gest coal block, the Deocha the setting up of an empo for industry was to an Pachami Coal Mines, spread wered group of industries nounce the setting up of a over 11,222 acres with coal chaired by her, where key ₹400 crore worth plant that reserves of around 2.2 bil Ministers and senior secre would produce polyester lion tonnes in Birbhum’s Mo taries would take stock of films. hammed Bazar area. the investment proposals ev The Chief Minister said “We have the land for the ery month. the suggestion for setting up first phase and for the se The announcement is an empowered group came cond phase, we will have dis crucial as the Trinamool from the business communi cussions with locals,” she as Congress government, since ty itself. “It will be a single serted.
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DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF ‘Caste census needed for Muslims too’ Assam wetland at risk till dumping stops: activists Most funds are cornered by the elite in the community, says Pasmanda scholar Khalid Anis Ansari Nistula Hebbar ‘Notification alone will not help’ partition ignores the fact post system in elections, as it NEW DELHI that the separate electorates only encourages tokenism, Special Correspondent Guwahati Kangana’s plea: HC to Demands for a caste census for Muslims under the Brit while the proportional re pass order on Sept. 9 are not just emanating from ish, which voted for Muslim presentation system can en Green activists in Assam say MUMBAI political parties in various League candidates in the sure more honest represen that the Environment Minis The Bombay High Court on States but also from organi runup to the partition, had tation of demographic try’s recent notification on Wednesday said it will pass sations connected with the very limited franchise res reality.” the ecosensitive zone (ESZ) an order on September 9 in Pasmanda Muslim commun tricted to those with proper of the Deepar Beel Wildlife the plea by actor Kangana ity, with the All India Pas ty or education. Pasmanda Social justice Sanctuary is meaningless Ranaut seeking to quash manda Muslim Mahaz rais Muslims who had neither “There are limits to the polit unless the government puts criminal defamation ing the demand that people were out of this process, and ics of demand without true an end to the dumping of Greater adjutant storks at a proceedings by the from all faiths be counted ac were in fact Congress sup social justice being ensured. garbage near the wetland. dumping site near the Metropolitan Magistrate cording to their caste catego ing a caste census where on programmes and funds porters. In my own personal Without a true reckoning of The 4.1 sq.km. sanctuary Deepar Beel wetland. initiated after lyricist Javed ry. ly Hindu Most Backward through the Minority Affairs history, my grandfather in numbers and categorisation is within the Deepar Beel, a Akhtar filed a complaint. The Mahaz, headed by Ali Castes (MBC) were being Ministry as well. “Much of Bindki town in Fatehpur dis and hierarchy in an electoral wetland on the southwest to the wetland. Seepage Justice Revati Mohite Dere Anwar Ansari, former Rajya mentioned. When we raised the funds meant for minori trict of Uttar Pradesh op system, and in the welfare ern edge of Guwahati that from this dump and sewage heard the petitionCrPC. Sabha member, has an the issue of Pasmanda Mus ty Muslims is cornered by posed the partition of India system as well, its like you expands up to 30 sq. km in from Guwahati have already nounced an awareness cam lims, the letter to Prime Mi the elite Muslims as they and there were reported in have invited me to a wed summer and reduces to made the sanctuary toxic,” 11-member Cong. panel paign on this demand. nister Modi from political have the educational and so cidents of violence between ding at a fivestar hotel, but I about 10 sq. km in the win said Bakul Rongpi, presi to plan I-Day celebration Khalid Anis Ansari, scho parties in Bihar dropped any cial capital required to ac Ashraf vs Pasmanda groups cannot attend as I don’t have ter. It is Assam’s only Ram dent of Deepar Beel ecode NEW DELHI lar with the South Asian mention of religion. As Pas cess them,” he said. in various towns like Kan the clothes to let me in the sar site, a wetland designat velopment committee. Congress president Sonia Americans Leading Togeth manda Muslims, we our “We need a caste census pur, Amroha, etc. We were door of the hotel in the first ed to be of international He is from Mikirpara Cha Gandhi on Wednesday er (SAALT), and active in the selves are not sure about the of the Muslim community in ignored in the postpartition place,” he said. importance under the Ram kardeo, where residents constituted an 11-member Pasmanda community advo contours of the population India too, to better access era also, with the secular In the mid2000s, Pas sar Convention. have for long resisted deve committee, under former cacy space, says the count in the community. The Brit developmental funding parties buying into the elite manda outreach was at the The Environment Minis lopment projects around Prime Minister Manmohan ing of castes among Muslims ish census authorities in co aimed at minorities for a real GangaJamuni tehzeeb rhe forefront of Bihar Chief Mi try’s notification of August the wetland in vain. Singh, to plan and coordinate should be included in any lonial India counted caste targeting of benefits, and a toric. Muslim appeasement nister Nitish Kumar’s politi 25 specified an area “to an “A thorough study of the the year-long 75th kind of format for a caste categories among Muslims real democratisation among happened but only of the cal playbook under the old extent varying from 294 notification showed the ESZ Independence Day census that is adopted by the too, but we have no further Muslims,” he said. elite Ashraf Muslims,” he NDA. metres to 16.32 km” as the will serve no purpose. The celebrations. The panel includes Ghulam Nabi Azad, government. figures,” said Mr. Ansari. The Pasmanda Muslims, said. After a hiatus of being in ecosensitive zone, with the minimum distance for pol Mukul Wasnik and Bhupinder Backward Class Muslims he said, have been marginal He points to the root of the background of any polit total area being 148.97 luting units should have Singh Hooda. Mr. Wasnik has can avail themselves of re Welfare schemes ised through history with the issue as being embedded ical party’s interest, the Ma sq.km. been 5 km from the boun been made the convenor. A.K. servations only in the OBC He said the issue is not just the Muslim voice only being in the “first past the post haz and the community are “The notification is mea dary of the sanctuary,” Cha Antony, Meira Kumar, Ambika category. related to job reservations or represented by the elite in electoral system”. hoping the caste census is ningless if the government kardeobased dairy farmer Soni, Pramod Tiwari, Pradyut “We saw drafts of letters electoral mobilisation, but the community. “The time has come to re sue will foreground them does not stop the dumping and green activist Pramod Bordoloi, Mullappally by political parties demand of accessing existing welfare “Even the discourse on consider the first past the once again. of garbage perilously close Kalita told The Hindu. Ramachandran and K.R. Ramesh Kumar are also in the committee. Mental health U.P. official moved after Declare cow the national Big turnout of BJP leaders suspected dengue deaths centres must LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh animal, says Allahabad HC be covered: SC government on Wednesday at Kalyan Singh’s rites transferred the chief medical Legal Correspondent officer in Firozabad, where Court wants cow protection to be a fundamental right NEW DELHI about 40 people, mostly The Supreme Court on Adityanath names new cancer institute after former CM children, died of suspected Omar Rashid get the unbridled attack on Wednesday passed a slew dengue. Dinesh Kumar Premi Lucknow and capture of Afghanistan of directions for carrying Special Correspondent will be the new CMO. He had Ghaziabad earlier held the charge of the The Allahabad High Court by Taliban”. out COVID19 vaccination additional CMO in Hapur. on Wednesday said that the Justice Yadav said that in mental health In what is seen as an attempt CMO Neeta Kulshresth has cow should be declared the scientists believe the cow is institutions. to consolidate the nonYadav been transferred from national animal and that gau the only animal that inhales A Bench led by Justice OBC vote bank ahead of the Firozabad as senior raksha (cow protection) and exhales oxygen. He in D.Y. Chandrachud has also Assembly election in Uttar consultant of Aligarh’s should be included as a fun voked mythology at several agreed to incorporate in its Pradesh, the top Bharatiya Malkhan Singh District damental right of the Hin points in the 12page order in order a suggestion to have Janata Party leadership of Hospital. PTI dus. The court made the Hindi. the Centre operate a portal Uttar Pradesh descended on comments, along with a Justice Yadav also opined where the States could Atruali town of Aligarh on Uttarakhand youth kills string of other observations, that Parliament should bring upload information in this Tuesday to participate in the leopard in self-defence noting the religious and cul in a law to take tough action regard. 13th day rituals of former PITHORAGARH tural significance of cows culture, a Bench of Justice against those accused of cow The court directed the Chief Minister Kalyan Singh. A youth in a village here on and the need for cow protec Shekhar Kumar Yadav also slaughter. He described States to finalise a time In the district for the se Wednesday killed a leopard in tion, while denying bail to warned people that they cows as a symbol of Hindu bound schedule to vacci cond time in a fortnight, self-defence, officials said. In memory: Yogi Adityanath paying tribute to former Uttar
Javed, a person from Samb should not forget the takeov faith and culture, and nate the inmates, staff and Chief Minister Yogi Aditya * Naresh Singh was grazing his Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh on Tuesday. PTI hal, who has been in jail er of Afghanistan by the Tali claimed that even the major doctors in the institutions. nath described the Lodh goats in a field when a leopardess attacked the herd. since March on charges of al ban. ity of Muslims in the country It asked the Ministry of So leader, who was once the out of government schemes. Singh and grandson San As the carnivore grabbed one legedly stealing a cow and The court said history was were in favour of a nation cial Justice and Empower OBC face of the BJP, as one of Mr. Adityanath declared deep Singh. Mr. Rajveer is a of his goats, Naresh tried to slaughtering it with his full of instances that “whe wide ban on cow slaughter. ment to file a status report the foremost warriors of the that the newly constructed BJP MP from neighbouring save it but the leopard associates. never we forgot our culture, He added, “When the by October 15 on the steps Ram Janmabhoomi move Cancer Institute in Lucknow Etah constituency while Mr. attacked him, Pithoragarh While holding the cow as foreigners attacked us and faith and culture of the taken and the ground co ment. Referring to the ongo would be named after Ka Sandeep is MLA from Atrauli range officer Dinesh Joshi a symbol of Indian culture enslaved us and if we are not country suffer injury, the vered by the proposed in ing construction of the Ram lyan Singh. He said the go and a junior Minister in the said. Naresh attacked the and talking of threats to this warned, we should not for country becomes weak.” oculation drive. Temple in Ayodhya, he said vernment medical college State government. leopard with his sickle, killing Kalyan Singh worked tire coming up in Bulandshahr Inclement weather did it on the spot, he said. PTI lessly for the “fulfilment of would also be named after not spoil the show, as arran the dream”. the former Chief Minister. gements had been made to SC slams U.P. police for Assam floods hit 6.47 lakh people in 22 districts He said Babuji, as Kalyan feed around a lakh people, inaction on girl’s kidnap Singh was fondly called, nev ‘Loved by people’ with around 1,400 cooks NEW DELHI Several rivers, including the Brahmaputra, flowing above the danger level er stepped back from mak Mr. Adityanath hailed the roped in to prepare the spe The Supreme Court on ing sacrifices for this centu people of Atrauli, the native cial meal. Wednesday slammed the SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ters. Officials said the floods While 1.11 lakh people have crop area affected reduced riesold dream, “whether it town of Kalyan Singh, for Deputy Chief Ministers Uttar Pradesh police for their GUWAHATI was sacrificing the Chief Mi turning up in large numbers. Keshav Prasad Maurya and inaction in tracking a minor have so far affected 6,47,606 been temporarily displaced by about 400 hectares from Two more people drowned people, about 2.18 of them in Nalbari, the number of the 39,831 hectares on Tues nister’s post after the disput “Considering Babuji was out Dinesh Sharma, State BJP girl believed to have been ed structure was removed in of political life for two de president Swatantra Dev kidnapped over two months on Wednesday, taking the being women and 1.64 lakh such people in Darrang and day. 1992 or taking full moral res cades, the huge turnout Singh and Union Agriculture ago. A three-judge Bench led toll in Assam’s delayed children. More than 3,580 Lakhimpur is 1.08 lakh and The flood level at the Kazi ponsibility for its removal.” shows that he was truly Minister Narendra Singh To by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar floods to five. According to among the floodaffected 1.04 lakh respectively. ranga National Park and Tig ordered the case documents an update by the Assam have moved into 85 relief Several rivers, including er Reserve remained con Praising Kalyan Singh’s loved by the people of the mar were present. to be handed over to the State Disaster Management camps set up by the local the Brahmaputra, were flow stant for the third straight simplicity and discipline, he region.” He said local institu Rajasthan Governor Kal Delhi police.It directed the Authority (ASDMA), one per authorities. ing above the danger level day though two more ani said, Babuji worked for esta tions would also be named raj Mishra, an old colleague petition filed by the girl’s son each died in Barpeta and During the last 24 hours, and incessant rainfall has mals died on Wednesday. Of blishing “a fearfree govern after the leader and ap of Kalyan Singh, and Uttark mother to be listed for Majuli districts. These two Nalbari and Darrang sur continued to make them the 11 hog and swamp deer ment in the State” that pealed to the people to hand Governor Baby Rani hearing on September 3 on an are among 22 of the 34 dis passed Lakhimpur as the swell, officials said. that died, seven were run ov worked for the socially un strengthen the hands of Ka Maurya also addressed the urgent basis. tricts reeling under floodwa worst affected districts. On the brighter side, the er by vehicles. derprivileged who were kept lyan Singh’s son Rajveer gathering.
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Meera Srinivasan
While crisscrossing the globe on diplo matic postings, there is one trusted com panion Niluka Kadurugamuwa never for gets to take along — his books. The Sri Lankan foreign service officer does not stop with just reading them. He translates critically acclaimed fiction from around the world to Sinhala, the language spoken by a majority in the island nation. His latest work Veeduru Maligawa (by Colombobased Sumitha Publishers) is a translation of the novel The Glass Palace, bringing its acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh to the Sinhala reader for the first time. Kadurugamuwa began translating the historical novel — over 500 pages long Gowri S — in October 2020, at the height of the Inhabiting many worlds Niluka pandemic. He completed the task in July Kadurugamuwa * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Speech bubbles this year and the Sinhala version, which is Nineteenyearold Prathyusha G cre (Clockwise from top left) A page more than 800 pages, is now ready for work. Over the years, he has translated dits her interest in everything K to from Adonis; a character from the Korean face masks she stumbled Fake Marriage; a page from She launch. It marks his first major translation Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Már upon at a neighbourhood store. Hates Me; actor Kim Se-Jeong will of an Indian author, and coincides with quez’s novel In Evil Hour, Turkish novelist While Kbeauty and fashion trends play the protagonist in the his time in New Delhi, where he is current Orhan Pamuk’s The Red-haired Woman, play seminal roles, Kpop — more Addicted to Kdrama and Kpop? Now dive K-drama A Business Proposal ly the Deputy High Commissioner at the Chilean writer Isabel Allende’s Island Be- specifically the boy band BTS — * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Sri Lankan mission. neath the Sea, American author Mario Pu forms the core of her love. Then, into Korean digital comics, which are finding On why he chose Ghosh’s historical fic zo’s Six Graves To Munich, and fellow Sri Prathyusha discovered Kwebtoons, a stronghold in India as translations in tion published in 2000, Kadurugamuwa Lankan writer Manel Abhayaratne’s no Korean digital comics that are specif said it was the “mesmerising prose”. “I vella Maya — in addition to several short ically fashioned for smartphones. regional languages hit the market out any plans. And when I encounter like all his work but this novel speaks to stories — traversing genres such as crime, Now, she collects digital episodes a character’s face that I like, I start at our shared histories. Ghosh cap historical fiction and magic realism. to bingeread over the holidays on despite the glaring similarities in cul ised drama which is expected to re taching surrounding characters one tures the anticolonial senti His translations have been pu her phone. Sixteenyearold Sub ture,” says Hyunwoo Thomas Kim, lease in 2022. Similar to music and by one by imagining their personali ment so powerfully. And blished mostly by Colombo iksha, another loyal reader, says she cofounder of Kross Comics, head drama, webtoons also have a target ty and background,” she says. that is something based Vidarshana Publish enjoys Korean webtoons “way bet quartered in Seoul. Around 2019, the audience of people between the ages Now with translations made avail intertwined with ers until now. Kadu ter” than Indian movies or TV shows. scene changed. By then, BTS was al of 15 and 24. Readership records able in regional Indian languages like all our stories, be rugamuwa’s She got hooked in November 2020, so on its way to becoming a house show that 80% of the response is Hindi and Telugu apart from English, cause we were all translations sell and has not looked back since. hold name in India. from a female audience. they are slicing through a larger In colonised in the past,” at least 2,000, Even as the Korean cultural wave “That’s when I realised that Kpop “It is very different from the com dian demographic. “ The response he says in a telephone which is consi or hallyu has gained momentum in and Kdrama are already here in a big ics that the Indian youth is used to, from Telugu readers has been good. interview. dered a good figure in the past few years, it was the lock way. What could be next? I started like Amar Chitra Katha for instance, So we are thinking of adding more “The story spans generations the Sri Lankan market. downs that led a rush of Indians to showing some of the digital comics to which deals with mythology, super southern languages. Our goal is to ex and countries, covering SouthEast The books are often priced a Korean comics. In the form of web Indian friends and the interest was heroes and so on. We talk about love, pand to at least 11 Indian languages in Asia, Burma and India… it is so wellre little over LKR 1,000 (roughly toons that are available in regional palpable. From a storytelling point of dating, romance and just everyday the next few years,” adds Kim. The searched and rich in context,” adds the ₹366); The Glass Palace’s translation languages, they are more accessible view, Kdramas and Korean web life,” says Kim. Culturally, while In average daily readership varies bet 46yearold diplomat. will be priced at LKR 1,600. than ever before. In India, Kross toons are very similar,” says Kim. dians and Koreans in their mid40s ween 60,000 to 1,00,000, of which Growing up in Diyatalawa town in Ba With long days, full of highstakes bilat Comics pioneered the entry of this In December 2019, they rolled out might be very different in their way 70% reads in English, 25% in Hindi dulla, located in Sri Lanka’s scenic hill eral meetings or discussions at UN fo format to the Indian market through about 100 titles and have been grow of thinking, the Gen Z audience glo and 5% in Telugu. country, Kadurugamuwa began reading rums, it cannot be easy to meet deadlines, its app, on which are titles — some ing fast since. Now, with the pandem bally is similar in many ways. Kim Twenty sixyearold Dhanashree Sinhala translations of European, Ameri even those set by him. “Oh, it is certainly times episodic — that can be accessed ic, their app stands at over three mil says that their online social exposure Kodkani had never read a Korean can and Russian writing, mostly fiction. not. In the case of The Glass Palace, I for free. lion downloads. is perhaps the reason for these simi comic until she began translating one Soviet literature has for long had a dedi bought a copy in Bangkok about a decade Manhwa, as Kcomics are com Some of them are also being larities. to Telugu in September 2019. Now, cated readership in Sinhala, especially in ago, but never got to reading and translat monly referred to in South Korea, adapted into Kdramas: Kross Com More importantly, the webtoon she feels disheartened when a series Leftist circles. Later, Kadurugamuwa took ing it. Then I bought another copy when I came into existence as early as the ics’ webtoons, A Business Proposal is format strikes an easy balance bet she is translating, ends. Dhanashree a strong liking to Latin American litera was posted to New York, but still couldn’t 1920s when Korea was under Japa currently being made into a serial ween visuals and text, with the latter recalls titles she started with: Que Se- ture, introduced to Sinhala readers by wri do it. I brought it back to Colombo but nese occupation. An offshoot of cul mostly in the form of concise dia ra Sera and The Reason Why Raelia- teractivist Gamini Viyangoda. never got to it. And then I bought a third tural imitation, manhwa quickly be logues. Visualisation is episodic. na Ended up at the Duke's Mansion. In his late teens, Kadurugamuwa at copy when I was posted to New Delhi this came a cousin to the more popular “As someone who has a habit of read tempted his first translation, with African time, and actually sat down with it,” says Japanese cartoons and comics, man- Tap to read ing subtitles, it really gets me when a American author Richard Wright’s short the writerdiplomat, who has won Sri Lan ga. In India, manga has had a strong Author of the popular webtoon joke or a moment is lost in transla story Silt. “I was so thrilled to see my tran ka’s State Literary Award for the best tran and loyal fan base for many years, She Hates Me, Amadoji, 31, from tion. Hence, I am extra careful when slation in print, although it was heavily slation twice. while manhwa the newest entrant, is Korea believes that webtoons reso I do this ,” she says. edited,” he says, chuckling at his writer’s In terms of style, Kadurugamuwa pref often accessed digitally. Within nate with the audience because of With the pandemic, there is a shift scepticism of newspaper editors. He con ers literal translations. “I don’t drop South Korea, the format of webtoons digital accessibility. “Many read in preferences too. In 2021, Kweb tinued through his university days, send anything from the original, I try to be as that took form in the early 2000s, are webtoons as most people now own toons that revolve around positive ing translated short stories to newspapers faithful as possible to the text. Of course, now part of a billion dollar market. smartphones. I wasn’t expecting it and uplifting stories are seeing more and magazines. “They would pay some there are things you can’t translate quite [the global reaction] at all, because takers. Young adults are finding 500 rupees (LKR), and that was big money literally, because the context could be A gradual boom this work includes a lot of parodies these simple narratives in the web for a student in the mid1990s.” vastly different. In those cases, I use foot “The hallyu started in the early and memes that are specifically toon format a welcome escape. Kadurugamuwa’s interest in world pol notes. Veeduru Maligawa has about 110 2000s in Japan, with Korean dramas used in Korea, and the main back “It is more convenient, doesn’t itics and languages led him to Masters’ de footnotes.” becoming popular. Since then, Kdra ground itself is Korea.” cost any money if I am willing to wait grees in International Affairs and Lan Despite the effort and time that transla mas have been finding new audienc Illustrations and colours also for new episodes and it doesn’t re guages, and eventually to Sri Lanka’s tion warrants, Kadurugamuwa revels in es across China, Indonesia, Vietnam, contribute to this attraction, espe quire me to go to a store,” says Sub foreign service in 2003. Despite a hectic the exercise. “You get to inhabit another Thailand, Taiwan... In India, in par cially when published in a serial hiksha, adding “For students like me, career, marked by regular moves and busy writer’s head, temporarily becoming that ticular, back in 2015 I was surprised ised manner, says Endless’ creator it is ideal entertainment. Everything days, his late evenings were invariably person while writing. It is a marvellous to find that the wave had not started KimYeon. “I start doodling with can happen right from my phone.” dedicated to a page or two of translation feeling!”
graphical Indication (GI) tag for Anand Kumar. “Even when you its products. take images and statuary of 200 A lack of supportive docu years ago, you will find the an Silver chains mentation to prove the antiquity klet, which was called the kaapu and uniqueness of the business then. It may be in a slightly diffe in Salem is the main cause, say rent form, but it would be a key local history enthusiasts and je way to identify the cultural and wellery industry players. ethnic origins of a woman,” he that tinkle on “According to our research, adds. silver anklet production in Sa Among Salem’s unique de lem has been supported by a signs is the thala kolusu, made community of traders who mi for infants. The silver wire is Salem’s unique designs for handmade silver grated from Saurashtra. They wound in such a way that it loo were initially into textiles, but sens as the child grows, and can anklets have made the city one of India’s leading when the industry became sha be used for up to four years. manufacturing hubs. And, the ornament is a Unique patterns Salem’s silver anklets are known for ky due to restrictions imposed deserving candidate for a GI tag their intricate workmanship. (Below) Artisans at a by the British, they moved into Impact of technology production unit in the city * LAKSHMI NARAYANAN E making silver anklets,” says A Technology and competition Anand Kumar, managing partn from mechanised production parts of the anklet from dislodg ments. Plastic bags of rasagolla er, ANS Guptha and Sons, a lead have affected Salem’s anklet in ing. Once done, the tray is sent (silver globules), screws and oth ing jeweller in the city. dustry in myriad ways. to another worker who solders er accessories fill the small steel This demographic has While social media has facili the pieces on each anklet, until cupboard. With the recent eas changed in recent decades to in tated nationwide trade, a grow it is ready for the next process of ing of the lockdown, production clude skilled artisans and sellers ing number of people are mak cleaning and polishing. is almost back to normal in this from a multicultural back ing ‘true copies’ of the original Nahla Nainar “There are 30 steps to making familyrun business. ground. Anand Kumar is also a product. an anklet, and each one goes to part of the local chapter of In “North Indian manufacturers On a muggy afternoon, men in at least 10 places before it re Historic links dian National Trust for Art and are putting up replicas of our de vests and lungis are busy at work turns to the unit for the finishing Suresh is part of a cottage indus Cultural Heritage (INTACH), and signs on their Facebook pages, at this nameless unit behind the stage,” says V Suresh, who has try that is thought to employ up has been spearheading an initia claiming it to be their product. A Pallapatti Lake in Salem, assem been manufacturing the orna to 10 lakh people in and around tive to get a GI tag for the Salem GI tag will help prevent this pla bling an ornament that the ments with his elder brother for the city. With nearly 60% of the kolusu. giarism,” says C Srianandarajan, South Indian city has been fa the past 15 years in Salem. “One anklets sold across India report In 2019, the brand’s ANS Dhi secretary of Salem District Kolu mous for, for nearly a century: of the unique features about the edly from Salem, the ornament vyam showroom got 20 anklet su Manufacturers Kaivinai the silver kolusu or anklet. Salem anklet is that except for a has made the city one among makers in the city to create a 127 Sangam. Artisans lay out varying few stages, most of the manufac the leading manufucturing hubs feet long anklet, weighing five The industry body, which has lengths of silver wire that has al turing is still done by hand,” he in India. and a half kilograms and featur 300 anklet manufacturers on its ready been cast in the ‘Khusb adds. In areas of the city like Sheva ing five of Salem’s most popular rolls, hopes to get this heritage hoo’ pattern (named, like the In the inner chambers of his pet and Sivathapuram, it is pos patterns, within a month, for a jewel given due recognition. idli, after the actress when she painstakingly slow process. Mud from the road outside homecumoffice, Suresh keeps sible to see anklets in different special public display. “This is an industry that de was at the peak of her populari Made of silver alloyed with cop has been mixed with water to rods of kachcha silver, made of stages of manufacture laid out in “We did this mainly to give fines our city. We should do ty in the 1980s) and manually fix per, these ornaments come with create a paste that is packed into melted down anklets that will be long lines, twinkling in the sun some pride to the artisans who more to honour this ornament diecut embellishments like tinkling bells ( salangai) iron trays, forming a nonreac mixed with pure silver to manu light. Despite this, Salem’s kolu- are always in the shadows, com that has given Salem so much,” flowers and enamel accents in a attached. tive base that keeps all the tiny facture a new batch of orna su industry does not have a Geo pared to the retailers,” says says Srianandarajan.
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Keeping time (Clockwise from left) Kanakavalli uses the century-old architecture of Kingsley to match its traditionally woven products; Primrose is the city's latest wedding and events space; PH Cafe has a separate
space for art; Luz House precedes them all * R RAVINDRAN, B VELANKANNI RAJ AND SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
needs a lot of maintenance. I couldn’t imagine selling it; in my Explore the buildings that bridge mind, the house belongs not to Chennai’s historic and me or my father, but to my chil dren and those who will come af contemporary life, and meet the ter them. So I had to think of ways entrepreneurs keeping them alive to make the place at least earn its own upkeep,” he explains.
Curb your enthusiasm The original plan was that of a yo ga and spa retreat, but the family later decided to keep it open for multiple uses, interfering as little with the original structure as pos sible. “We managed it without open ing up a single wall, retaining the Meghna Majumdar original teak wood and country tiles. Parts of the roof that had to From barracks to ancestral home, be redone, were fixed with wood to wedding venue, Chennai’s Luz recycled from other parts of the House has seen many uses over house,” he says, adding that the the centuries. As the 250yearold entire renovation was done under property inches its way back into the watchful guidance of conser the city’s social life, after a pan vation architect Kalpana Mo demicprompted hiatus, it finds hamed, who “stayed our hand other heritage properties in the tion below expands about two or whenever we got too enthusias fray, newly inaugurated to woo three feet beyond the visible tic”. Chennai in imaginative ways. structure above ground. “It’s diffi Built well before the times of Cafes, event venues, perfor cult to even drill a nail into a wall, indoor plumbing, Luz House re mance platforms, flagship How and plumbers and electricians quired an overhaul of not only pi stores… a clutch of young entre have a tough time,” says Rashmi, pelines, but also the electric sys preneurs are now basing their bu rapping her knuckles on a hefty tem, wall finish and parts of the sinesses in ageold city architec sive,” adds Archana. “Since it’s a PH used to have seating inside, balcony column. roofing. ture. In the process, they not only family property, we want to make where freshly painted furniture Columns are an eyecatching “Typically, in a normal build find steady means of upkeep for sure that it’s used properly.” shared space with decadesold feature not only of this 1940s ing or house, you could expect to these maintenanceheavy struc On the other hand, PH Cafe in wooden swings, a nostalgic Sin guitars house, but also of the overacen paint it about once every four tures, but also make sure they Egmore welcomes anyone who ger sewing machine complete turyold Kingsley on Spur Tank years. Here, it has to be done continue to be a part of contem wants to spend a day in their own with a pedal, and even a badmin saved the Road. Home to the flagship store twice a year with a light, lime porary Chennai life. little creative shell, and even pro ton racquet from Rashmi’s grand of Kanakavalli, this colonialera based paint instead of the regular Primrose, a 1950 bungalow in vides a platform to some of them. mother’s youth. family home was deliberately ones,” says Abhimanyu, adding, Mylapore, underwent an Art De The indie music and art cafe Traditional paintings from the picked out for that purpose six “The walls are different. They are co renovation in 2020 before has been functional since 2019. Ravi Varma Printing Press give years ago by Ahalya S. not meant to stop heat, but to ab opening its doors in July 2021. For Rashmi Nandita, the same old company to louvered windows “The point was to create a sorb moisture and to breathe,” he The old family home now boasts walls that house her childhood and to little cabinets built into barracks showcase primarily for our Kan says with a hint of pride. subtly stylised pillars and lights, memories are now witness to her wall crevices, with stately woo jeevaram saris. We wanted a He adds, “It is about 8,000 central cooling and an elevator, professional ones. She calls it her den shelves and simple glass space as wellcrafted as the saris square feet now, but there was a but still retains sloping red oxide old “Kerala family house”, built in doors. They watched sedately as themselves,” says Ahalya . “We time when the whole property flooring on the terrace, an inner 1948. “My family has been here servers tread the red oxide floors had to renovate almost all of it — it was 30 acres, and this was only courtyard open to the skies, and for generations,” says Rashmi, with trays of cold coffee thick was being used as a home, but as one of three houses owned by the an old mango tree that has stood “We didn’t want to touch the ar ened with homemade ice cream. a store our requirements where Buchi Babu family. This particular there for as long as Archana Kal chitecture, or do anything to the But since the pandemic broke high, like for example lighting one was the zenana, or ladies pathi can remember. house. We just redid the garden. out, the interiors have been shut. and security. The floor used to be quarters.” “The property belongs to my OTS [On The Streets of Chennai, a Guests are now only seated on the a regular cement I think; it is now Since its opening in 2015, the husband’s family, and we wanted collective] performs here, and we pillared balcony, which curves a classic black and white che centuriesold bungalow has been it to be a space where the family have a little rural art setup in around the house, looking over a quered floor,” she adds. used to hosting about 12 to 15 could celebrate happy occa side,” says Rashmi. little courtyard, a makeshift When it comes to renovating events a month including tradi sions,” she says, adding that the ...... stage, and a row of coconut tree old properties, no one under tional weddings. “In 20202021, idea of using it as an events space stumps that double up as seats. stands “tough times” better than there was barely any income,” stems from there. The old family home Despite the Egmore traffic Abhimanyu Prakash, the man says Abhimanyu. “We wanted to Since its opening, Primrose has now boasts stylised roaring right outside, it is easy to who opened Luz House to the pu put in a restaurant and five or six hosted birthdays and intimate pillars, central cooling see why this space is so inviting to blic. Abhimanyu remembers that large rooms for people to stay, but dinners, and plans to woo eve and an elevator, but still budding artists, musicians and entire year of work that went into that may not be a possibility rything from exhibitions and comedians, many of whom spend Luz House, before the family pro now.” bake sales to prewedding func retains sloping red oxide hours working here. perty was ready in 2014. “It is History has a steady hand here, tions. “We plan to keep it exclu flooring on the terrace It is a sturdy house; the founda more than two centuries old, and but the future will have to wait. An eerie world Sisters in survival Jacklin and Amali holding The Banyan’s Adithi Krishnadas’ Malayalam short Kandittund won book based on their lives the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Praveen Sudevan national Film Festival (FIFF) Awards 2021. The film, produced by Nilima Eriyat, had Adithi Krishnadas was intrigued when Su Oscarwinner Resul Pookutty along with resh Eriyat, her boss and founder of Eek Vijaykumar working on its sound design. The Banyan’s first The narrative is complemented by loving illus saurus Studio, told her about his father, Adithi, a graduate of the National Insti trations by Akshaya Madhavan. The book was who claims to have spotted various super tute of Design, is now looking children’s book launched last week with a reading session that natural beings. These anecdotes, which forward to working on more tells the story of featured actors Shobana and Revathi, Dr Vikram Suresh had recorded, were sort of similar ideas, including an ani Patel, and author Shaheen Bhatt among others. to Spirited Away, one of the most ac mated series. “ I want Jacklin and Amali claimed works of Adithi’s favourite anima to make something who overcame A long way home tor Hayao Miyazaki. that gives you a feel On a call from Home Again in Kovandakurichi, When she put the recordings together, ing of having read a homelessness to Jacklin recalls, hesitant but determined, the cir she saw the possibility of a film. book,” she says. provide homes cumstances that led to her boarding that fateful She worked on the idea for about one train to Chennai. “My marriage broke apart a few and a half years and came up with Kandit- for women with years ago, and then, I lost my parents. I came to tund (‘Seen It’, in Malayalam). The 12mi Adithi mental disorders Chennai with ₹300 in hand, which soon got ov nute short won the Satoshi Kon Award For Krishnadas er,” she says. She meant to find her aunt in Chen Excellence in Animation at Fantasia Inter nai but lost her way, and ended up living on the streets. She was taken to The Banyan, where she got better and retrained herself in nursing. “This THE GUARDIAN QUICK CROSSWORD-13428 was my second time in Chennai, I had lived and worked as a nurse for a year here once before. To play The Guardian This time, I also learnt how to nurse people with Quick Crossword, The Hindu Cryptic psychiatric issues,” she says. crossword, Sudoku & Amali, who had been battling depression on other puzzles online, scan the QR code. A her own all this while, also came to The Banyan, home where she picked up the skills of house manage ment. Together, the two of them started Home 6 Aquatic invertebrate — type of cake (6) Again in 2016. “I was inspired by the work The 11 In conjunction (8) Banyan was doing — supporting people in need, 12 Hard crystalline limestone for you and me and providing medication free of cost. I thought, used for sculptures (6) why not go back to my home town and help my 13 Farmyard fowl (7) Sweta Akundi grief, abandonment, finding support and care, community,” says Jacklin. 15 Spice used in chilli and and passing it on — makes for a stark subject for Awareness about mental health had been low curry powder (5) At the turn of the century, Jacklin Janaki found children, but author Rega Jha, believes that is in Kovandakurichi, says Amali, from her expe 17 Weary (5) herself wandering the streets of Chennai, 300 ki why it is all the more important to narrate. “The rience with depression in the village. “Some 18 Sound of thunder (4) lometres from her home in Kovandakurichi. Banyan is quite invested in introducing these times, it gets labelled as a ‘possession’. People Homeless and in the throes of a mental break themes to adolescents and bringing about men who need medication and treatment are locked down she did not quite understand, she expe tal health sensitisation,” she says. up instead. But now, things are changing. People rienced two sides to the city: one that tossed voluntarily come up to us, asking for medication The solution will stones and disdain at her, and the other, fortu to become better,” she says. appear on nately, that gave her shelter, meals, a diagnosis Jacklin also runs a private clinic under which September 9, 2021. 6 and the help to manage it. Over the next 10 years she visits patients and fixes appointments with Solution No. 13427 at The Banyan, she found her calling as an auxili doctors. Home Again has been expanded by The ■ Across (4) ary nurse. Banyan to 10 other states, offering 49 homes to 1 Community of women 19 Slender (4) Wishing others like her too find the support over 200 residents. “There is still work to be (10) 20 School holiday (4-4) they need, she returned to her hometown in Ti done,” says Amali. “Of the 44 women with us, 7 Huge (8) 21 Off guard (10) ruchi to start an initiative, Home Again, with the many of them have families that don’t want to 8 Mischievous children (4) ■ Down help of her sister, Amali Margaret, and The Ba take them back because they don’t know how to 9 Sound of thunder (4) 1 Pry (5) nyan. Spread across nine homes in Kovandakur manage them at home.” 10 2 Chic (7) Citizens of Bratislava, ichi and nearby villages, 44 women, who much Which is why the sisters are glad this book has 12 Interpret wrongly (11) say (7) like Jacklin, have experienced mental illnesses, come into being. “It is a proud feeling to have our 14 3 Shelf support (7) Simple (4) homelessness and marginalisation, live together life story written down. When we were young, 16 Electrical SI unit 4 Unable to manage as families, supporting and caring for each other. we didn’t have anyone telling us about mental ill named after a pioneering independently (8) The sisters are the protagonists of The Ba nesses,” says Jacklin. She adds, “This book ex Italian physicist, d. 1827 5 Due (5) nyan’s first illustrated book for children, Jacklin plaining these issues to children at a young age & Amali. Their journey — one of homelessness, will have a huge impact.” CM A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 WORLD 13 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Era of wars to remake countries is over’ Biden had pressed Ghani We must set missions with clear, achievable goals — not ones we’ll never reach, says President Biden to ‘change perception’ Sriram Lakshman than 120,000 individuals Tuesday the administration Washington and was an “extraordinary had reached out 19 times to The Presidents ment’s “perception” pro A day after the last batch of success”. Americans in Afghanistan blem. “I need not tell you American soldiers left Af He said he had decided to since March, with offers of spoke before the the perception around the ghan soil, U.S. President Joe withdraw troops by August help them evacuate. Afghan collapse world and in parts of Af Biden defended his decision 31 based on an assumption “Secretary of State [Anto ghanistan, I believe, is that to go through with the with that the “more than ny] Blinken is leading the Reuters things are not going well in drawal, which culminated in 300,000” Afghan National continued diplomatic efforts Washington terms of the fight against the violent chaos focused Security Forces (ANSF), to ensure a safe passage for In the last call between U.S. Taliban,” he said. “And there around Kabul’s airport, with trained by the U.S. over the any American, Afghan partn President Joe Biden and his is a need, whether it is true Afghans scrambling to es past 20 years, would be a er, or foreign national who Afghanistan counterpart, or not, there is a need to pro cape the tightening grip of “strong adversary” against wants to leave Afghanistan,” Ashraf Ghani, before the Ta Ashraf Ghani ject a different picture.” the incipient Taliban regime the Taliban. he said, adding that he liban seized control of the Mr. Biden told Mr. Ghani and terrorists using the op “That assumption … would not take the Taliban at country, the leaders dis the U.S. carried out air that if Afghanistan’s promi portunity to strike. turned out not to be accu their word but by assessing cussed military aid, political strikes to support Afghan se nent political figures were to In a televised address U.S. standpoint: President Joe Biden speaking at the White rate,” Mr. Biden said, adding their actions as regards their strategy and messaging tac curity forces, a move the Ta give a press conference to from the White House, Mr. House on Tuesday. * REUTERS that he had prepared for the stated commitment to safe tics, but neither of them ap liban said was in violation of gether, backing a new mili Biden said an era of Ameri eventuality that the ANSF passage for these indivi peared to be aware of or pre the Doha peace agreement. tary strategy, “that will can interventions to “re with two choices — follow be bogged down another de would not fight beyond the duals. “…We have leverage to pared for the immediate The U.S. President also change perception, and that make other countries” was the agreement or send thou cade in Afghanistan,” he U.S. withdrawal, authorising make sure these commit danger of the country falling advised Mr. Ghani to get buy will change an awful lot I ending. sands of more troops in, Mr. said, adding that the country 6,000 troops — most of ments are met,” he said. to the militants, a transcript in from powerful Afghans think”. “Imagine if we had begun Biden said. had to turn the page on two whom were flown back in at He said the U.S. had the reviewed by Reuters shows. for a military strategy going Mr. Biden’s words indicat evacuations in June or July, “To those asking for a decades of foreign policy. short notice — to secure Ka ability to strike terrorists The men spoke for rough forward, and then to put a ed he didn’t anticipate the bringing in thousands of third decade of war in Af bul’s Hamid Karzai Interna without boots on the ground ly 14 minutes on July 23. On “warrior” in charge of the ef insurrection and collapse to American troops and evac ghanistan, I ask: What is the ‘Extraordinary success’ tional Airport. (‘over the ground capabili August 15, Mr. Ghani fled the fort, a reference to Defence come 23 days later. “We are uating more than 120,000 vital national interest? In my “First, we must set missions Both Republicans and De ties’) and warned the ISISK, presidential palace, and the Minister General Bismillah going to continue to fight people in the middle of a ci view, we only have one: to with clear, achievable goals — mocrats have criticised Mr. the group that claimed res Taliban entered Kabul. Khan Mohammadi. hard, diplomatically, politi vil war. There still would make sure Afghanistan can not ones we’ll never reach. Biden for the manner in ponsibility for an attack that Reuters reviewed a tran Mr. Biden lauded the Af cally, economically, to make have been a rush to the air never be used again to And second, we must stay which the exit occurred. killed 170 civilians in addi script of the presidential ghan armed forces, which sure your government not port, a breakdown in confi launch an attack on our ho clearly focused on the funda Less than 40% of Americans tion to some U.S. troops. phone call and has listened were trained and funded by only survives, but is sus dence and control of the go meland,” he said, adding, mental national security in approve of how the exit was “And to ISISK: We are not to the audio to authenticate the U.S. government. “You tained and grows,” he said. vernment...” Mr. Biden said. that alQaeda was “decimat terest of the United States of handled, with 49% saying done with you yet,” he said. the conversation. The mate clearly have the best mili Mr. Ghani told Mr. Biden While taking responsibili ed” and Osama bin Laden America. This decision U.S. troops should stay in Af In Tuesday’s speech, Mr. rials were provided on con tary,” he told Mr. Ghani. he believed there could be ty for the decision to with had been brought to justice. about Afghanistan is not just ghanistan until all Ameri Biden said the U.S. would dition of anonymity by a “You have 300,000 well peace if he could “rebalance draw troops, Mr. Biden said With competition and about Afghanistan. It’s about cans and Afghan allies are continue to support and source who was not author armed forces versus 70 the military solution”. But his predecessor, Donald challenges from China and ending an era of major mili evacuated, as per the results speak out for Afghanistan’s ised to distribute it. 80,000 and they’re clearly he added, “We need to move Trump, had signed a deal Russia, Mr. Biden said his du tary operations to remake of a prewithdrawal survey people, particularly its wo In the call, Mr. Biden of capable of fighting well.” with speed.” “We are facing with the Taliban that did not ty was to defend America other countries,” he said. conducted by Reuters/Ipsos men and girls, including via fered aid if Mr. Ghani could Days later, the Afghan mili a fullscale invasion, com require the outfit to work against the threats of 2021 Praising America’s mili poll (results of which were regional diplomacy and en publicly project he had a tary started folding across posed of Taliban, full Pakis with the government in Ka and the future, not the tary and diplomatic person released on Monday). gagement, but was firm that plan to control the spiralling provincial capitals in the tani planning and logistical bul and included the release threats of 2001. “And there’s nel, and expressing gratitude With many vulnerable Af the $2.3 trillion military op situation in Afghanistan. country with little fight support, and at least 10 of 5,000 prisoners. By the nothing China or Russia to the family of killed sol ghans, citizens from third eration (a Brown University “We will continue to provide against the Taliban. 15,000 international terro time he took office, the Tali would rather have, would diers for a “debt we can nev countries and up to 200 estimate that includes debt close air support, if we know In much of the call, Mr. Bi rists, predominantly Pakis ban were at their strongest want more in this competi er repay”, Mr. Biden said the Americans still left in the servicing costs) had to come what the plan is,” Mr. Biden den focused on what he tanis thrown into this,” Mr. since 2001 and he was left tion than the United States to mission had evacuated more country, Mr. Biden said on to an end. said. Days before the call, called the Afghan govern Ghani said. In Panjshir, anti-Taliban What did America achieve in Afghanistan in 20 years? forces repulse attacks the fall of the Taliban led to cluding the IS West Africa For the first time since October 2001, alQaeda’s disintegration. Province (ISWAP) and the IS 34 militants killed, 65 injured, they say there are no U.S. troops in Afghanistan The terrorist outfit was dri Khorasan Province (ISKP) ven underground, but was that claimed responsibility Agence France-Presse liban official Amir Khan Stanly Johny nationbuild”. America’s not defeated. Over the years, for the August 26 Kabul Panjshir Valley Muttaqi said, in an audio primary objectives were to new branches of alQaeda blasts in which about 200 pe The Taliban on Wednesday message to the people of the For the first time since Oc disrupt alQaeda and capture sprang up in different parts ople were killed, including 13 called on fighters in the hol Panjshir posted on Twitter. tober 2001, there are no or kill Osama bin Laden. The of the world. Of them, the Americans. AlQaeda has al dout bastion of the Panjshir “Now that the talks have American troops in Afghan argument is that the Taliban deadliest was alQaeda in so established a strong pre Valley to lay down their failed and Mujahiddin (Tali istan. While defending his were not America’s main Iraq, which was led by Abu sence in Africa, particularly arms, as the resistance ban) have surrounded Panj decision to pull back the enemy and defeating them Musab alZarqawi after the in the Sahel region, where movement said it had re shir, there are still people in forces, U.S. President Joe Bi was not its primary U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. they have carried out dozens pulsed heavy attacks. side that don’t want the den said on Tuesday he was objective. The Jordanborn terrorist of attacks in recent years, The rugged mountain val problems to be solved left with only two options af While it’s true that Ameri was killed in a U.S. strike in killing hundreds. So if alQae ley with towering snow peacefully,” he added. ter the withdrawal agree ca went to Afghanistan be 2006, but the AQI trans da was an organised terrorist capped peaks — which be “Now it is up to you to ment the Trump administra cause the 9/11 attacks origi Taking control: A helicopter with a Taliban flag taking part in formed into the Islamic State machinery concentrated in gins around 80 kilometres talk to them,” the Taliban tion signed with the Taliban nated from that country, Mr. victory celebrations in Kandahar on Wednesday. * AFP of Iraq, which later became Afghanistan in 2001, it’s now north of the capital Kabul — message to the Panjshir peo in February 2020 — either Biden’s assessment of the Ta the dreaded Islamic State (IS) a decentralised amalgam is the centre of Afghanis ple said. “Those who want honour the deal or renege on liban was not shared by his Taliban to power would de tricated a victorious Taliban that declared a Caliphate and that has metastasised across tan’s most important pocket to fight, tell them it is it and send in more troops to predecessors, as their ac rail the global war on terror. from the war on terror. The established a protostate the world. of armed antiTaliban enough.” continue the war. “I was not tions suggest. The Taliban While it’s still debatable Taliban are now a problem of across Iraq and Syria in 2014. The U.S. can take credit forces. Bismillah Mohammadi, going to extend this forever had offered to surrender on whether the Taliban have the Afghans, not of Ameri for disrupting alQaeda’s net The National Resistance Afghanistan’s Defence Mi war, and I was not extending modest terms in December cans, according to the Biden Modest gains works in Afghanistan — Front (NRF), comprising an nister before the govern a forever exit,” he said. 2001, but President George NEWS ANALYSIS doctrine. The IS’s physical infrastruc which it thinks has neutral tiTaliban militia fighters ment fell last month, said So the forever war has W. Bush rejected the offer . ture was destroyed by both ised the terrorists’ capability and former Afghan security the Taliban had launched a come to an end. What did America did not pull back changed over the past 20 War on terror coordinated and separate to strike the American main forces, have vowed to de renewed assault on Panjshir the U.S. gain from it? from Afghanistan after the years, American foreign poli When the U.S. invaded Af war efforts by a group of land — and for killing bin La fend the enclave as the Isla on Tuesday night. Mr. Biden said on Tuesday Taliban regime fell. America cy thinking has clearly ghanistan, it was touted as powers, including the U.S., den. But the question Ameri mist group sends fighters to “Last night the Taliban the U.S. invaded Afghanistan did not withdraw after bin changed during this period. the first step in what Mr. Iran, Iraq, Kurdish and Shia can policymakers and public encircle the area. terrorists attacked Panjshir, not because it was ruled by Laden was killed in 2011 eith If the U.S. saw the Taliban, Bush called a global war on militias, Syria and Russia. faces is whether it was re “My brothers, we tried but were defeated,” Mr. Mo the Taliban but because the er. The U.S. stayed in Afghan which hosted alQaeda, as terrorism. Where does that But the rump of the outfit quired to stay 20 years in Af our best to solve the Panj hammadi tweeted on Wed September 11 attacks origi istan, propping up the Islam part of the problem in 2001 war stand now? continues to operate in parts ghanistan, spend over $2 tril shir problem with talks and nesday, claiming that 34 Ta nated from Afghanistan. In ic Republic because and removing them from In 2001, alQaeda was lar of Syria and Iraq. The IS has lion and lose over 2,300 negotiations... but unfortu liban were killed and 65 early July, he said “America American leaders were of power as a key goal of the gely concentrated in Afghan also established provinces in soldiers to meet these mod nately all in vain,” senior Ta wounded. didn’t go to Afghanistan to the view that a return of the war on terror, in 2021, it ex istan. The U.S. invasion and other parts of the world, in est objectives. To contain food prices, Sri Lanka Over 4 bn don’t have social declares economic emergency protection: UN
Press trust of India “The President has pro er to officials to ensure that Agence France-Presse Colombo mulgated emergency regula essential items, including Geneva Sri Lankan President Gota tions under the Public Se rice and sugar, are sold at go Over half of all people in baya Rajapaksa has declared curity Ordinance on the vernmentguaranteed prices the world have no social an economic emergency to supply of essential goods,” or prices based on import protections, the United Na contain soaring inflation af presidential spokesman costs at customs and prevent tions said on Wednesday, ter a steep fall in the value of Kingsley Ratnayake told hiding of stocks, Mr. Rat even after the pandemic the country’s currency reporters. nayake said. spurred countries to offer caused a spike in food The emergency move fol more services to their prices. Power to military lowed sharp price rises for populations. President Rajapaksa on The government has ap sugar, rice, onions and pota In a report on the state Tuesday declared the state pointed a former General as toes, while long queues have of social protection global of emergency under the pu commissioner of essential formed outside stores be ly, the UN’s International blic security ordinance to services, who will have the cause of shortages of milk Labour Organization said prevent the hoarding of es power to seize food stocks powder, kerosene oil and that 4.1 billion people were sential items, including rice held by traders and retailers cooking gas. The widerang living without any social sa and sugar. The emergency and regulate their prices. ing measure is also aimed at fety net of any kind. Social came into effect from mid The military will oversee recovering credit owed to protection includes access night on Tuesday. the action which gives pow state banks by importers. to health care and income security measures related especially to old age, un employment, sickness, dis Beijing rolls out new data law ability, work injury, mater nity or the loss of the main Agence France-Presse grow over data security with ponsibilities of all compa breadwinner in a family, as Beijing government departments nies and organisations han well as extra support for fa China’s new data security becoming increasingly de dling data. It stipulates fines milies with children. law takes effect from Wed pendent on cloud storage of up to 10 million yuan In 2020, only 46.9% of nesday — the latest effort to services. ($1.55 million) for a range of the global population be tighten oversight of the offences, including leaks nefitted from at least one country’s mammoth tech Broad scope and failing to verify the iden such protection, according sector. Beijing has also flagged na tity of buyers or sellers of in to the report — ILOs first on The broadly worded law tional security concerns as formation. Its scope is the subject since 2017. That seeks to tighten the leash on justification for the law. As broad, and includes data low rate came even as ac China’s tech giants and what Chinese tech firms look to stored and handled within cess to healthcare, sickness they do with information branch out overseas, author China’s borders as well as and unemployment bene from their hundreds of mil ities fear domestic data will data abroad that could harm fits have more than ever lions of users. end up in foreign hands. China’s national security or proved their relevance dur It also comes as fears The law lays down the res the rights of its citizens. ing the pandemic.
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Axis Bank ...... 798.90...... 12.40 said it raised ₹4,000 crore Special Correspondent Bajaj Auto ...... 3758.30...... 30.45 she said. “The 12month out via Baselcompliant Addi Festivals to spur demand: TVS Motor Bajaj Finserv...... 16786.30. .. -362.45 NEW DELHI look for production re tional Tier 1 bonds at a cou Bajaj Finance ...... 7519.60...... -4.90 Special Correspondent Bharti Airtel ...... 666.40...... 2.35 India’s manufacturing recov mained positive, though pon rate of 7.72%. NEW DELHI BPCL...... 477.00...... 5.35 ery lost momentum in Au confidence faded amid wor This is the first issuance Britannia Ind ...... 4015.35...... 17.85 gust with the surveybased ries concerning the lasting of AT1 bonds in the domes A majority of vehicle manu Cipla ...... 922.85...... -24.95 Coal India ...... 144.20...... -1.65 Purchasing Managers’ Index scars of the pandemic and tic market since SEBI put in facturers posted strong Divis Lab ...... 5202.65...... 29.05 (PMI) sliding to 52.3. from Ju the adverse impact of rising place new regulations. growth in wholesales during Dr Reddys Lab ...... 4763.45...... 59.40 August, and are betting on Eicher Motors...... 2703.15...... 23.90 ly’s 55.3. as demand showed costs on companies' finances “The issue garnered Grasim Ind ...... 1486.00...... -14.40 ‘signs of weakness due to the parallel to a lack of pricing overwhelming response the festival season to help HCL Tech...... 1164.65...... -17.65 pandemic’ and input price power,” she explained. from investors with bids in spur sales further. However, HDFC ...... 2747.75...... -50.75 the shortage of semiconduc HDFC Bank...... 1579.10...... -2.30 pressures persisted. Growth Manufacturers’ cost bur excess of ₹10,000 crore re HDFC Life ...... 718.55...... 0.80 in new orders softened, dens have now been rising ceived against a base issue tors continues to impact pro Hero MotoCorp ...... 2740.85...... -1.00 pushing the expansion be for 13 straight months, and size of ₹1,000 crore which duction even as customer Hindalco ...... 458.10...... -10.20 sentiment remains positive, Hind Unilever ...... 2732.90...... 8.80 low the longterm average. Job freeze: With overall optimism weakening, there was a were linked by producers to is an indicator of the trust
ICICI Bank ...... 719.90...... 0.85 With overall optimism fresh pause on hiring, PMI survey shows. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA raw material scarcity and the investors place on the they cautioned. 17% to 15,973 vehicles from a IndusInd Bank ...... 998.75...... 6.35 weakening last month, there transportation problems. bank,” SBI said. Maruti Suzuki said its year earlier. However, com Infosys ...... 1677.75...... -28.70
Indian OilCorp...... 110.75...... -0.10 was a fresh pause on hiring had slipped to 48.1 in June, sector extend its recovery, “August data pointed to The bank said the cou domestic passenger vehicle mercial vehicle sales fell ITC ...... 209.50...... -1.80 in the sector that had res as the second COVID19 wave but growth lost momentum backtoback increases in pon rate of 7.72% is the low (PV) sales rose to 1.13 lakh about 27% to 11,438 units. JSW Steel...... 676.65...... -10.95 umed recruitment in July af took its toll. as demand weakened. new export orders, but here est pricing ever offered on units, from 1.03 lakh a year “Supply of semiconduc Kotak Bank ...... 1746.65...... -7.05
L&T...... 1686.40...... 14.20 ter shedding jobs for 15 Pollyanna De Lima, eco “Yet, factory orders and too growth lost momentum. such debt, issued by any earlier. Total sales, however, tors continues to be a global M&M ...... 769.90...... -23.40 months. A score below 50 on nomics associate director at output rose across the con The pace of expansion was Indian bank since the im fell 4.6% at 1.30 lakh units issue for the auto industry Maruti Suzuki ...... 6784.90...... -61.20 the IHS Markit index indi IHS Markit, said August saw sumer, intermediate and in only marginal,” the econom plementation of Basel III due to a fall in exports. and has been a major area of Nestle India Ltd...... 19826.85. .... 359.10
NTPC ...... 115.40...... -0.55 cates a contraction. The PMI the Indian manufacturing vestment goods categories,” ics research firm added. capital rules in 2013. “Sales volume of the com focus for us.” M&M’s tractor ONGC ...... 119.70...... -0.85 pany in August 2021 was af sales fell 15% to 19,997 units PowerGrid Corp ...... 175.65...... 0.30 fected due to electronic com “due to high base effect”. Reliance Ind ...... 2267.10...... 8.95
SBI Life ...... 1220.50...... 28.45 ponents shortage ,” Maruti Hemant Sikka, president — State Bank ...... 429.90...... 3.85 Govt. tells utilities to ship ‘Fuel demand Power consumption said. Hyundai Motor India Farm Equipment Sector, Shree Cement ...... 28478.25. .... 190.35 saw domestic sales rise 2.3% said, “With the festive pe Sun Pharma ...... 788.50...... -5.55 Tata Consumer recovery stays to 46,866 units and exports riod on the anvil, which also Products Ltd...... 867.45...... 2.50 in coal as demand surges rises 18.6% in August climbing 79% to 12,202. coincides with the harvest Tata Motors ...... 295.25...... 7.95 patchy in Aug.’ Tata Motors said its dom ing season, we are anticipat Tata Steel ...... 1411.20...... -39.05 TCS ...... 3714.95...... -71.50 ‘Thermal units running out of stock’ ‘Third wave could dampen demand’ estic PV sales rose 51% to ing robust demand in the Tech Mahindra ...... 1436.30...... -11.35 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA 28,018 units. However, sales coming months.” Titan ...... 1939.40...... 17.80 Reuters NEW DELHI PRESS TRUST OF INDIA declined 7% monthon UltraTech Cement...... 7766.95...... -65.50 CHENNAI NEW DELHI UPL...... 748.65...... 7.40 India’s fuel demand recov month from 30,185 units in Two-wheeler sales dip Wipro ...... 642.05...... 1.10 India has urged utilities to ery remained patchy in Au India’s power consumption July. Domestic commercial In twowheelers, market import coal despite having gust as petrol consumption grew 18.6% in August to vehicle (CV) sales also grew leader Hero MotoCorp saw EXCHANGE RATES the world’s fourthlargest continued to rise but diesel 129.51 billion units (BU) and 55% to 26,172 units. domestic sales dip 24% to Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit The semiconductor shor 4.31 lakh units. Honda Mo except yen at 4 p.m. on September 01 reserves,with several power sales fell, preliminary data remained higher than the CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL plants on the verge of run from state fuel retailers preCOVID level due to im tage continues to impact the torcycles and Scooters India auto industry globally and saw domestic sales slip 6% US Dollar...... 72.89...... 73.21 ning out of fuel due to a showed on Wednesday. proved economic activities Euro ...... 86.10...... 86.50 surge in power demand. Stateowned fuel retail amid easing of lockdown recent lockdowns in East to about four lakh units. British Pound...... 100.27. ... 100.71 Coalfired power ac ers sold 2.43 million tonne curbs by States, according Asia have aggravated the TVS Motor said the dom Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 66.04...... 66.33
Chinese Yuan ...... 11.27...... 11.32 counts for more than 70% of Electricity Authority of petrol in August, up to Power Ministry data. trictions to boost economic supply situation. Tata Motors estic twowheeler business Swiss Franc ...... 79.44...... 79.81 India’s electricity genera showed over half of the 135 13.6% from August 2020. It Power consumption in activities after the number is hence ‘forced to moderate registered sales of almost 1.8 Singapore Dollar ...... 54.11...... 54.35 tion. Electricity generation coalfired plants had less was 4.1% higher than pre August last year stood at of new cases declined. production and offtake vol lakh units compared with Canadian Dollar...... 57.87...... 58.14
Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.54...... 17.63 makes up threefourths of than a week’s supply of coal COVID sales of 2.33 million 109.21 BU, lower than 111.52 The only fear is that umes’ in the coming months, 2.18 lakh units a year earlier.
Source:Indian Bank India’s coal consumption. left, of which 50 had fewer tonne in August 2019. BU in the same month in another wave of the pan the company said in a “With pandemic restric “Thermal power plants, than three days of coal left. Sales of diesel — the 2019, as per the data. demic can dampen this re statement. tions easing and the festive which may import coal for Six had run out of coal. most used fuel— rose 15.9% Experts say the recovery covery in power consump “The situation is fluid and season approaching, we ex IN BRIEF blending, may explore Overall electricity genera to 4.94 million tonne dur in power demand and con tion and demand, they said. we will continue to work to pect the retails to improve (ways) to enhance imports tion rose 16.1% in August, ing August over the pre sumption in August is con Peak power demand met mitigate the impact of this significantly in the coming of coal to tide over the cur while coalfired output rose vious year, but was down sistent and robust. or the highest supply in a and aim to meet our custom months,” it said. rent crisis,” the Power Mi 23.7% from a year earlier, a 9.8% from August 2019. They are of the view that day stood at 196.24 GW in er orders... the order book is For Ashok Leyland, dom nistry said in an August 30 Reuters analysis of daily Diesel consumption was the recovery would further August this year, which is strong,” it added. estic sales grew 44% to notice seen by Reuters. load despatch data by grid 8% lower than preCOVID improve as many States 17.1% higher compared to a For Mahindra & Mahindra 8,400 units. Bajaj Auto’s CVs Data from the Central regulator POSOCO showed. levels in first half of August. have eased lockdown res year earlier. (M&M), PV sales increased rose 91% to 14,624 units. SEBI eases Investment scene looks norms to optimistic: SBI Research FM to chair GST Council boost liquidity meeting on Sept. 17 ‘70% of new projects from pvt. sector’ NEW DELHI PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Finance Minister Nirmala NEW DELHI Special Correspondent Sitharaman will chair the Markets regulator SEBI on MUMBAI 45th meeting of the Goods Wednesday eased frame State Bank of India’s Eco and Services Tax (GST) work pertaining to time pe nomic Research Depart Council on September 17 at riod for introducing liquid Lucknow, the Ministry said ment said India’s invest late on Wednesday. The ityenhancement schemes ment scenario looked Minister, who chairs the on securities by stock optimistic and the private Council, had assured States exchanges. sector has started investing, that a special meeting of the SEBI, in 2014, permitted with 70% of the new invest Council would be held to stock exchanges to intro ments coming from the priv discuss issues related to GST duce liquidityenhance ate sector. This, it said, was compensation due to them. ment schemes in equity despite the prevalent risk of from private sector.” As per cash and derivatives seg the third wave of COVID19 the report, new project an PayPal says to evolve ments to enhance liquidity gripping India. nouncements scaled a new into commerce platform in illiquid securities. “With the almost flat new high in July with 988 pro NEW DELHI Based on the experience announcements of around jects worth ₹1.45 lakh crore. PayPal, which recently shut of stock exchanges, it has ₹11 trillion reported in FY21 The last instance whe n down its domestic payments been decided to modify the as compared to ₹10.8 trillion the number of new projects unit in India, on Wednesday framework, the Securities in FY20, FY22 looks optimis announced crossed the 900 said it continues to hire and Exchange Board of In tic with around ₹5.6 lakh mark was in January 2019 aggressively in the market, dia (SEBI) said in a circular. which is the ‘bedrock’ of its crore investment announce with 926 projecs. Sectors development capabilities. Under the scheme, brok ments made so far... (April that reported fresh announ The company is working ers and other market inter Aug), as per Projects Today,” cements include basic towards evolving from being mediaries are given incen author of the report Soumya chemicals, iron & steel, plas a payments platform to a tives to bring in liquidity Kanti Ghosh, group chief tic and plastic products, commerce platform, senior and generate investor in economic adviser, SBI, said. electronics, automobiles, vicepresident (omni terest in securities with li “Around 70% of this i.e. nonconventional energy, payments) at PayPal, Jim mited trading activity. ₹3.84 lakh crore is coming roadways and real estate. Magats, said.
S.L. Jain takes charge as Indian Bank MD and CEO TVS family to buy back Lapsed plans CHENNAI, Public sector lender Indian can be revived Bank Ltd. on Wednesday said CDPQ stake in TVS SCS that S.L. Jain has assumed till Oct. 22: LIC charge as MD & CEO in the ‘Fund bought ₹1,000cr. stake in 2016’ place of Padmaja Chunduru Special Correspondent who superannuated on Special Correspondent HYDERABAD August 31. Prior to joining CHENNAI Indian Bank, Mr. Jain was the A special campaign of the ED of Bank of Baroda. He has TVS Supply Chain Solutions Life Insurance Corporation been appointed for three (TVS SCS) on Wednesday of India (LIC) to aid revival years with effect from the announced that TVS family of lapsed policies will con date of assumption of office members, along with their tinue till October 22, it said. on or after September 1, the associates, would buy back The insurance major, bank said in a filing. stake from private equity which had rolled out the firm CDPQ, having received twomonth long campaign NMDC saw higher sales, approval from the Competi R. Dinesh on August 23, is also facili record output in August tion Commission of India. tating revival of policies at HYDERABAD The deal will allow the said. In 2016, Canadian pen its satellite offices. Further, NMDC produced 3.06 million TVS family to consolidate its sion fund CDPQ had bought claim forms can be submit tonnes (MT) of iron ore and holdings in TVS SCS, the a minority stake in TVS SCS ted at any of its branches registered sales of 2.91 MT in company said in a state for ₹1,000 crore. “With the across the country. August, an increase of 89% ment. It would also enable global supply chain’s centre The market leader, with and 63% respectively, from a year earlier. It was the best the firm to focus on scaling of gravity shifting towards a share of 66.18% in First Augustproduction up business using ‘technolo India and other ASEAN Year Premium (FYP) in performance, the firm said in gy and strong customer rela countries and the exciting come and 74.58% in num a release on Wednesday. Iron tionships’, it added. future for the manufactur ber of policies, sold 2.10 ore output at 15.02 MT and The repurchase by the ing and service sectors in In crore new plans in 202021. sales of 15.67 MT up to TVS family (R. Dinesh and dia, TVS SCS is well placed It registered a 3.48% in August this fiscal year are T.S. Rajam family and asso to see exponential growth crease in new business in 44% and 45% higher, ciates) reaffirms the compa over the coming years,” said terms of FYP by collecting respectively. ny’s growth potential, it Mr. Dinesh, MD, TVS SCS. ₹1.84 lakh crore.
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THE HINDU DELHI THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Can India rise from Leeds low? There’s always room for improvement: Arun India will put up a more spirited performance in Oval Test, says bowling coach Ashwin likely to be included on a pitch expected to aid the spinners S. Dipak Ragav <> It was just a very INDIA IN ENG normal ndia’s bowling coach B. precautionary scan that he Press Trust of India IArun defended the perfor went through. All he had London mance of his bowlers in the to do was wear the Vicecaptain Ajinkya Ra last match in Headingley, hospital dress. He took a hane’s wretched form and saying it was a oneoff, espe picture of it and that senior offspinner R. Ash cially considering the team win’s possible inclusion will was defending a low first in created a big issue. There’s have the most significant im nings score. nothing to it and Jadeja is pact on the Indian team’s ef “In the last Test, yes, I absolutely fit forts to move on from its would agree the English Leeds debacle when it takes bowling looked a lot better. and stem those.” on England in the fourth But I would like to see how When asked about how Test at The Oval from they bowl when they are de the team can bounce back af Thursday. fending a total of 78,” said ter the innings defeat in the India skipper Virat Kohli Arun when asked about In last Test, he pointed out the knows that all is not well dia’s lacklustre bowling Dangerman: Arun feels the Englishmen are wary of Ashwin, comebacks in the series with his batting unit and the effort. especially when there is assistance from the track. * AP against Australia and En biggest problem is the per gland recently after losses in formance of its three middle Not an excuse dering the workload man there’s any assistance from the first Test. order stalwarts — the skipper “It is not an excuse for the agement issues, we needed the track. I think the most himself, his deputy Rahane bowlers, there is always to induct him into the Test realistic option would be to Done it in the past and Cheteshwar Pujara. room for improvement and team.” look at the track in the morn “We have done it in the past. Pujara might have re we have looked at those Discussing the chances of ing because anything can We have been bowled out for deemed himself with a areas. Ishant Sharma’s form offspinner R. Ashwin play happen from now to tomor 36 (Adelaide 2020) and knock of 91 which was high in the last game was a bit of ing his first match of the tour row,” said the former India bounced back from that. on “intent quotient”, but the concern but we have sorted at The Oval, Arun said the fi pacer. “Even in India, we suf same can’t be said of Ra things out. So it will be a dif nal call will be taken before On the team’s plans to fered a big defeat to England hane, whose form is shaky ferent cup of tea in the Oval the toss. contain England captain Joe in the first Test (Chennai). despite a knock of 61 in the Test,” he added. “The history at Oval is Root who has made three We can take confidence from second innings at Lord’s. Explaining the inclusion that it takes spin but you also centuries so far, Arun said, what we have done in the In all likelihood, Rahane of Prasidh Krishna in the know the Englishmen are “We have given him pretty past and I am sure you will would get another chance, squad, he said, “It is a pre wary of Ashwin’s abilities fast starts. Obviously, we will see a much more spirited but over the past two years, cautionary inclusion. Consi and what he could do if look deep into those areas performance,” said Arun. his inconsistency has hurt the team badly. If Rahane is dropped, Ha numa Vihari has a better ‘It always spins at Oval’ Root reclaims top spot chance of coming in as he al Lalith Kalidas so bowls offspin. The Oval track has tradi Back at No. 1 after six years ngland vicecaptain tionally helped spinners and Moeen Ali feels the Oval Press Trust of India Ashwin is likely to get back E pitch will assist the spinners Dubai into the side. but doesn’t expect exagger Opener Rohit Sharma on The form of rival skipper ated turn. Wednesday toppled his skip Joe Root, who has already “I think in England, most per Virat Kohli to become tallied over 500 runs in just grounds tend to spin a little topranked Indian batsman three games with a hattrick bit anyway, obviously some after being placed fifth in the of hundreds is another cause more than the others. latest ICC men’s Test Player for concern for the Indians. There’s always some spin (at Rankings. the Oval), but I am not ex Rohit’s scores of 19 and 59 Prasidh included pecting to be a dance on in the third Test lifted him Meanwhile, the selection nails or something,” Moeen one place to a careerbest committee, on a request said at a virtual media inte Moeen. * AFP fifth position, seven rating from the team management, raction on Wednesday. points more than Kohli for has added fast bowler Pra He that England was sur Jadeja in my side,” said an aggregate of 773. sidh Krishna to the squad for prised with the prolonged Moeen. The last time someone Joe Root. * AFP the fourth Test. absence of India offspinner About being vicecaptain, other than Kohli was the top The teams (from): India: Rohit R. Ashwin from the playing he said: “ They considered ranked India batter was in rankings, which is headed by Sharma, K.L. Rahul, Mayank XI. “I think yes, a little bit me as somebody who can November 2017, when Che West Indies’ Jason Holder. Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Capt.), Ajinkya Ra Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Prasidh Krishna. seeb Hameed, Dan Lawrence, maybe (absence of Ashwin). do the job. I don’t see my teshwar Pujara was second England captain Joe hane (Vicecapt.), Hanuma Vi Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh England: Joe Root (Capt.), Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, I also feel Jadeja is an amaz spot cemented. I also know I and Kohli fifth. Root’s sublime form against hari, Rishabh Pant (wk), R. Ash Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, ing cricketer, he’s one of my am the vicecaptain because R. Jadeja and Ashwin held India has helped him reclaim win, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Chris Woakes and Mark Wood. favourite players in the Ben (Stokes) and Jos (But on to their third and fourth the top spot for batters after Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav and Rory Burns, Sam Curran, Ha Match starts at 3.30 p.m. IST. world. I would always have tler) aren’t there.” spots in the Test allrounder nearly six years. IN BRIEF ‘Not possible to play the best XI always’ Shuttler Pramod begins well Important to rotate players in a packed schedule, says Australia coach Mott Tough day for Palak; India fails to win any medals PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PARALYMPICS Asian Para Games, endured BRISBANE a disappointing outing in the Seven international match Press Trust of India men’s 100m breaststroke es, including a Test, in the TOKYO SB7 final as he was disquali Bangladesh bundles out space of 20 days will not al World No.1 Pramod Bhagat fied for a rule violation by NZ for 60, wins easily low Australia to field its best made an impressive start to ‘performing more than one DHAKA Bangladesh defeated New XI in all games against India his campaign in the men’s fly kick after the turn’. Zealand for the first time in in the upcoming series, head singles badminton competi T20Is, skittling it out for 60 coach Matthew Mott said. tion here on Wednesday. Avani disappoints and winning by seven wickets With Sydney and Mel World champion Pramod Shooter Avani Lekhara, who in first match on Wednesday. bourne being COVID19 hot outwitted fellow Indian Ma became India’s first female The scores: New Zealand 60 spots, the Indian team and 12 noj Sarkar 2110, 2123, 219 in gold medallist two days ago, in 16.5 overs (Mustafizur out of 18 Australian players his men’s singles group A crashed out in the qualifica 3/13) lost to Bangladesh 62/3 are currently in a twoweek class SL3 opener that lasted tion round of the mixed 10m in 15 overs. hard quarantine. 56 minutes. Air Rifle Prone SH1 event on “Our sports science peo Up against Japan’s Ayako Raikkonen to retire Wednesday. ple are quite rightly ner Suzuki, a gold medallist at Pramod Bhagat. at the end of season She finished a disappoint vous,” said Mott, referring to the 2009 World Champion * TWITTER /ODISHA SPORTS LONDON seam bowlers Ellyse Perry, Not so simple: Mott feels it will be an interesting battle between Mithali’s India and ships, 19yearold Palak Koh ing 27th with a score of Kimi Raikkonen, who won the Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Lanning’s Australia given the complexities involved in selecting players. * FILE PHOTOS li lost 421, 721 in just 19 mi In athletics, Amit Kumar 629.7, crashing out in the 2007 World championship for third round. Ferrari, announced on Vlaeminck, Maitlan Brown nutes in a Group A women and Dharambir ended fifth Wednesday that he would and Stella Campbell, who point,” he added. The schedule: Test (day-night): singles class SU5 match. and eighth respectively in Other Indian para shoo retire from Formula One at the are currently in quarantine. “We’ll try and make it ODIs: Sept. 21, Great Barrier Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, Metricon Palak and Pramod went the F51 men’s club throw ters in the men’s event, Sid end of the season. The “They won’t bowl for 14 work but it’s going to be a Reef Arena, Mackay (4.35 a.m.); Stadium, Gold Coast, 11.30 a.m. down 921, 2115, 1921 competition with season hartha Babu and Deepak Ku 41yearold Finn is currently days and will go straight into really interesting series to Sept. 24: Great Barrier Reef Are T20Is: Oct. 7, Metricon Stadium, against second seeds Lucas best efforts of 27.77m and mar witnessed a horrible racing for Alfa Romeo. “This a very congested schedule, see how we navigate around na, Mackay (8.45 a.m.); Sept. Gold Coast, 2.10 p.m.; Oct. 9 Mazur and Faustine Noel of 25.59m. outing, finishing 40th and will be my last season,” he said so our management of the the complexities that will be 26: Great Barrier Reef Arena, and 10, Metricon Stadium, Gold France in a mixed doubles Swimmer Suyash Jadhav, 43rd respectively with in an Instagram post. REUTERS players has to be right on thrown at us.” Mackay (4.35 a.m.). Coast, 1.40 p.m. (all times IST). group B opener. who won gold at the 2018 scores of 625.5 and 624.9. Djokovic overcomes Rune to kick-start calendar Slam quest IMPORTANT RESULTS Men: First round: 1Djokovic olina (Ukr) bt Masarova (Esp) (Srb) bt Rune (Den) 61, 67(5), 62, 75; 15Mertens (Bel) bt Cressy ousts Busta; Osaka gets a walkover in second round 62, 61; Fritz (USA) bt 14de Grammatikopoulou (Gre) 62, Minaur (Aus) 76(4), 62, 16, 62 U.S. OPEN serve well in the second set.” battling into the tiebreaker, 64; Seppi (Ita) bt Fucsovics First round: 1Barty (Aus) bt Djokovic would complete where Rune grabbed leads of (Hun) 26, 75, 64, 26, 76 Zvonareva (Rus) 61, 76(7); Agence France-Presse the first men’s singles calen 40 and 63. After two Djo (13); Otte (Ger) bt 20Sonego Tauson Cirstea (Rom) bt 29 NEW YORK daryear Slam since Rod Lav kovic service winners, he (Ita) 67(8), 75, 76(4), 76(1); Kudermetova (Rus) 76(5), 36, World No.1 Novak Djokovic er in 1969 by winning the sent a backhand service re Pospisil (Can) bt 28Fognini 60; Sorribes (Esp) bt 22 won without playing his best crown on the New York hard turn long to drop the set. (Ita) 26, 36, 61, 63, 76(4); Muchova (Cze) 62, 76(3); 11 to reach the second round of courts. He would also break In the third set, Djokovic 6Berrettini (Ita) bt Chardy (Fra) Bencic (Sui) bt Rus (Ned) 64, the U.S. Open on Tuesday in the deadlock for alltime broke to lead 31 and Rune 76(5), 76(7), 63; 31Bublik 64. (Kaz) bt Hanfmann (Ger) 60, 23Pegula (USA) bt Potapova his quest for a calendaryear men’s Slam titles at 20 which began getting treatments 46, 62, 61; 17Monfils (Fra) bt (Rus) 62, 62; 28Kontaveit Grand Slam and record 21st he shares with Roger Federer between games, grimacing at Coria (Arg) 63, 62, 62. (Est) bt Stosur (Aus) 63, 60; Major title. and Rafael Nadal, both ab times and struggling to run 13Sinner (Ita) bt Purcell 7Swiatek (Pol) bt Loeb (USA) The 34yearold Serbian sent due to injuries. for shots to the end. (Aus) 64, 62, 46, 62; Cressy 63, 64. dominated much of the way Rune, ranked 145th, began Frenchborn qualifier (USA) bt 9Busta (Esp) 57, 46, 4Pliskova (Cze) bt McNally in beating 18yearold Danish cramping in the third set and Maxime Cressy of USA fired 61, 64, 76(7); Harris (RSA) bt (USA) 63, 64; 14Pavlyuchen qualifier Holger Rune 61, 67 struggled to finish. “From 44 aces and saved four match 25Khachanov (Rus) 64, 16, kova (Rus) bt Riske (USA) 64, (5), 62, 61 after two hours the third or fourth game in points to upset Spanish ninth 46, 63, 62; 7Shapovalov 62; 10Kvitova (Cze) bt Hercog and 15 minutes in the night the third set, he couldn’t seed Pablo Carreno Busta 57, (Can) bt Delbonis (Arg) 62, (Slo) 61, 62; 6Andreescu 62, 63. (Can) bt Golubic (Sui) 75, 46, feature at Arthur Ashe move much,” Djokovic said. 46, 61, 64, 76(7). Big scalp: U.S. qualifier Maxime Cressy fired 44 aces to eliminate ninth seed Women: Second round: 12 75. Stadium. “You could see he struggled a World No.1 Ashleigh Barty, Pablo Carreno Busta in a fiveset thriller. * AP Halep (Rom) bt Kucova (Svk) Fallen seeds: “It wasn’t the best of my lot. I feel for him.” coming off wins at Wimble 63, 61; 3Osaka (Jpn) bt Men: 9Busta, 14de Minaur, performances,” Djokovic Djokovic won the first set don and Cincinnati, began (7). Meanwhile on Wednes after Olga Danilovic with Simona Halep, ninth seed Danilovic (SRB), walkover; 9 20Sonego, 25Khachanov, 28 said. “At the same time, he in 26 minutes without facing her chase for backtoback day, defending champion draew with illness, on Wed Garbine Muguruza and 20th Muguruza (Esp) bt Petkovic Fognini. played well in the second set a break point, fell behind 30 Slam titles by defeating Rus Naomi Osaka advanced to nesday as rain showers inter seed Ons Jabeur also made (Ger) 64, 62; 20Jabeur (Tun) Women: 22Muchova, when it mattered and I didn’t to start the second before sian Vera Zvonareva 61, 76 the third round by walkover, rupted play. 12th seed the third round. bt Osorio (Col) 60, 61; 5Svit 29Kudermetova.
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TV PICKS CA still hopes to host Tokyo 2020 Paralympics : Manika Batra reiterates her stand DD Sports & Eurosport (SD & HD), 7.30 a.m. onwards Afghanistan Test Sri Lanka vs South Africa : Says she wants personal coach to be court-side during tournaments 1st ODI, Sony Ten 2 (SD & HD), 2.30 p.m. Preparations proceeding as planned TABLE TENNIS work we have to put in to England vs India : Fourth give the best for India,” she Test, day 1, Sony Six & Sony K. Keerthivasan said. CA was responding to re Ten 3 (SD & HD), 3.30 p.m. CRICKET CHENNAI ported comments from the US Open 2021: SS Select 1 & Agence France-Presse 2 (SD & HD), 8.30 p.m. & 4 Manika Batra, India’s top wo Tough competition Taliban saying the Afghanis Sydney a.m. (Friday) man paddler, is clear that Manika said the competition tan team’s schedule would European 2022 WC Quali she wants her personal in the Asians will be tough Cricket Australia says it is not be interrupted. fiers: Sony Ten 1 & 2 (SD & coach Sanmay Paranjape to and said that it would be still hoping a planned Test HD), 12.30 a.m. (Friday) be courtside during the good preparation for the match against Afghanistan ‘Good relations’ Asian table tennis champion 2022 Asian Games. “At the will go ahead, despite the “In the future, we want IN BRIEF ships in Doha from Septem Asian championships, I will Taliban takeover of the good relations with all coun ber 28 to October 5. try to give my best and as you country and acute uncer tries,” the deputy head of The 2018 Commonwealth all know Asia is a very special tainty over their rule. the Taliban’s cultural com Games singles champion in continent so it will be a good The governing body said mission Ahmadullah Wasiq sisted that it is not an issue as outing for all of us to give our preparations for the oneoff told Australia’s SBS televi having a personal coach in best and prepare for the big match in Hobart beginning sion. volves ‘no cost’ to the Table ger events like the Asian Nov. 27 were proceeding as “When good relations are Tennis Federation of India Games,” she said. planned. established, Afghan players Tamim Iqbal withdraws (TTFI). According to Manika, In “Cricket Australia’s plan can go (to Australia) and from T20 World Cup dian women paddlers have ning for the historic first they can come here.” DHAKA Happen naturally improved as they travel regu Test match between Austra The rescheduled match Bangladesh opening batsman “I think it should happen larly and train hard with lia and Afghanistan in Ho in the Tasmanian State capi Tamim Iqbal on Wednesday naturally. TTFI has never their coaches. “I will say that bart is well underway,” CA tal will take place just after announced he is unavailable sent or paid for the coach or the overall game has im said on its website late the ICC T20 World Cup in for selection for the even the physio I have tra No backing down: Manika Batra feels that the presence of the coach is a basic requirement of proved as the girls work hard Tuesday. the United Arab Emirates upcoming T20 World Cup velled with,” said Manika, every player in an individual sport. * REUTERS with their coaches in India or “There is goodwill bet (UAE), in which both Austra slated to be played in the ranked 56th in the world, to travel abroad for training. So ween CA and the Afghanis lia and Afghanistan are set UAE this year. ANI The Hindu on Wednesday. tournament and I think this anyone and the best chance TTFI and wants justice. “I the results are seen in the le tan Cricket Board to make to play. “In the team event, the is a basic requirement of ev to play is made for the coun hope the TTFI is fair and I vel of the game. Let’s say I the match happen.” The Australians will use Mohd. Arif in other coach is fine but after ery player in an individual try,” she added. am hopeful and wish they am willing to be a part of the The match was originally the Test as a warmup for its that, we have a singles event, sport.” It is reliably learnt that take some steps for justice. I growth and let’s hope our slated for late last year but home Ashes series against fine form where I would want my “So I really wish the pro Manika has replied to the am and have always been fo [Indian] team does well,” she was postponed because of England beginning in De coach to be there in every blems aren’t there for showcause notice issued by cused on my effort and the said. the coronavirus pandemic. cember. Special Correspondent NEW DELHI
Mohd. Arif unleashed two ultimate slams and a white Jeevan-Purav duo Quartermiler Anilda Thomas working on a comeback slam to dominate the pro ceedings in the third round of champions league in the enters last eight Olympian’s goal is a spot in the Indian relay team for next year’s Asian Games Indian online carrom chal lenge, organised by All In INDIANS ABROAD Doubles (prequarterfinals): ATHLETICS men’s 4x400m relay at the tions banned flights from dia Carrom Federation. Quentin Folliot (Fra) & Fermin 2016 Rio Olympics, in a chat India. SPORTS BUREAU Tenti (Arg) bt Noppadol Noikor Stan Rayan The Hindu Representing Uttar Pra with on Universities in Kerala fre ST. TROPEZ (FRANCE) (Tha) & Arjun Mahadevan 62, KOCHI Wednesday. quently throw up quality desh, Arif cleared the eight 61. boards missing 17 shots in Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Just three years ago, India “If I can run the 400m in quartermilers and Assump Purav Raja overcame Math $15,000 ITF men, Monastir, won the women’s 4x400m something like 53s, I have a tion College’s V.K. Vismaya all. His Universal slams, the Tunisia: Doubles (prequarter ias Bourgue and Valentin relay gold at the Jakarta good chance of getting back entered the national camp clearance of both white finals): Gabriele Bosio (Ita) & and black along with the Royer of France 46, 62, Lorenzo Claverie (Ven) bt Adil Asian Games but this year into the Indian team,” said through this route in 2017 queen without a miss, in [105] in the doubles pre Kalyanpur & Rishi Reddy 75, the country could not even the 28yearold whose per and a year later ran for the the second and fifth boards quarterfinals of the €44,820 62. field a team for the World sonal best 52.40s came in goldwinning Indian team at fetched him 20 bonus Challenger tennis tourna $60,000 ITF women, Col Relays in Poland and failed New Delhi in 2016. the Jakarta Asian Games. points, apart from five ment on Wednesday. longeBellerive, Switzerland: to qualify for the Tokyo P.T. Usha’s trainee Tintu more for the white slam on In the €44,820 Challen Singles (first round): Jessika Olympics. Give it a try Luka was also a part of the the fourth board. ger in Como (Italy), sixth Ponchet (Fra) bt Sowjanya Ba There are three major “Because of the long break, I Asian Games goldwinning visetti 60, 60. events lined up next year — don’t know how successful I team in 2014 (apart from be Thus, he had a net score seed Sumit Nagal lost 46, 6 $25,000 ITF women, Vienna, World Championships will be. But I want to give it a ing a former Asian 800m of 8 for the round. He 7(4) to Andrey Kuznetsov of Austria: Doubles (prequar (USA), Asian Games (China) try. I was in the national champion) while another jumped into the lead after Russia in the first round. terfinals): Veronika Bokor & Iri and Commonwealth Games camp till 2018.” trainee, former Asian 400m three rounds with a cumu Other results: $15,000 ITF na Dshandshgava (Aut) bt Ker (England) — and Olympian Second innings: The dismal state of the Indian women’s relay In April, the AFI withdrew silver medallist Jisna Math lative score of 42 points, a men, Allershausen, Germany: stin Pecki (Aut) & Saumya Vig Anilda Thomas, who is now team has offered Anilda some hope. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT its women’s 4x400m relay ew helped India qualify for clear 20 ahead of Abdul Singles (first round): Manish 62, 67(5), [106]. married to Jibin Reji and has team from the World Relays the Tokyo Olympics in the Rahman. Sureshkumar bt Adrian Oetz $15,000 ITF women, Monastir, bach (Ger) 36, 64, 64. a 15monthold son Evan Se the Indian women’s relay planning to join coach P.B. as its top runners were eith mixed relay after finishing Yogesh Dhongade and Tunisia: Doubles (prequarter $15,000 ITF men, Cairo, finals): Ma YeXin (Chn) & Moy bastian, is dusting her spikes team has offered her hope. Jaikumar’s camp in a week. er injured or had fitness is seventh in the 2019 Doha Mohd. Ghufran followed and working on a comeback “I’ve started jogging at the Next year’s Asiad is the big sues. Later, the country was Worlds. with 76 points while Riyaz Egypt: Singles (first round): uka Uchiyama (Jpn) bt Sharma Valerio Aboian (Arg) bt Nitin da Balu & Sravya Shivani after two and half years. Poojappura ground in Thiru motivation,” said Anilda, forced to miss the World Re 2022 could be a year of Akbar Ali (77), Vikas Dharia Kumar Sinha 64, 61. Chilakalapudi 63, 63. And the dismal state of vananthapuram and I’m who ran for India in the wo lays altogether as many na opportunities for Anilda. (79), Abhishek Chavan (84) were breathing down the neck of the leaders in the race for the four semifinal spots. European champ Italy still has some unfinished business India takes on Nepal Sheikh withdraws Uphill task for the Dutch; Germany will look to get back on track without key players As part of SAFF C’Ships preparations The leader of the first two rounds, Mohammed WC QUALIFIERS houses who head into the au last World Cup, sacked Frank FOOTBALL prepare for the SAFF Cham Sheikh of Karnataka, had tumn with new coaches. de Boer after going out of Eu pionship in the Maldives to withdraw as his board Agence France-Presse Hansi Flick is the new man ro 2020 in the last 16 and has Press Trust of India next month,” India’s head did not meet the Paris in charge of Germany after 15 reappointed Louis van Gaal. Kathmandu coach Igor Stimac said in a specifications. For Italy it is back to business years under Joachim Low. The man who led the The Indian men’s football release. “I just know these In the women’s section, less than eight weeks after its Germany, however, will be Oranje to the 2014 World Cup team will kick start its prep games will be good and we twotime World champion Euro 2020 triumph. The Az without captain Manuel semifinals takes over a team arations for the next need to learn on the pitch.” Rashmi Kumari led with 96 zurri will take the acclaim of Neuer and forward Thomas currently trailing a point be month’s SAFF Champion The second friendly will points, 30 ahead of the their own supporters when Muller who are both injured hind Group G leader Turkey. ships in Maldives with the be played on Sept. 5. reigning World champion they play Bulgaria in Flo and ruled out of Thursday’s It could be a challenging first of the two international This will be the first time S. Appoorwa. S. Shainy rence in a World Cup qualifier against Liechten start to the 70yearold Van friendly matches against Ne India will feature in an inter (129), Nidhi Gupta (130), qualifier. stein. Gaal’s third stint as national pal here on Thursday. The national game since playing Naga Jothi (131), Deepa Roberto Mancini’s team coach as the Netherlands fiveteam SAFF Champion Afghanistan in its final Naik (139), Aakanksha Ka cannot afford to rest on its Challenging start: Louis van Gaal has been given the job of Leno to deputise plays Erling Haaland’s Nor ships will be held from Oc group match of the 2018 dam (140), Kavya Shree laurels because until it has se reviving the Netherlands’ fortunes. * AFP Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd way in Oslo before hosting tober 3 to Oct. 13 in Male. World Cup and 2023 Asian (148) were the others aspir cured qualification for the fi Leno will deputise for Neuer, Montenegro and Turkey. Besides India, the other Cup jointqualifiers in Qatar ing for the semifinal slots. nals in Qatar, it will not have Qatar back in March — and Basel against Switzerland, its who sat out training all week For England it is all about participating teams are Ban on June 15. With dark clouds The top four in the completely erased the me now it faces three more biggest rival in Group C, will with an ankle knock. putting the pain of its Euro fi gladesh, Sri Lanka, hosts hovering in the sky, rain men’s and women’s sec mory of its failure to qualify matches in eight days with a therefore be crucial. Flick is hopeful he will be nal defeat behind it as it faces Maldives and Nepal. threat looms large over the tions, after the fourth for the 2018 World Cup. trip to Switzerland and a At the moment the biggest fit for for their next qualifier potential pitfalls away in “We are happy to be here match. The pitch conditions round of the Champions Italy is unbeaten in 34 home meeting with Lithua European names with work against Armenia in Stuttgart. Hungary and Poland, either and happy to be together at the practice ground were league, will make the games — including winning nia also on the agenda. to do are the Netherlands The Netherlands, which side of a home meeting with again. These two interna already tough because of knockout stage. its first three qualifiers for Italy’s game on Sunday in and Germany, two power also failed to qualify for the Andorra. tional friendlies will help us torrential downpour.
Brazil missing key EPL players Ansu Fati to slip into Yashas Chandra’s team wins Situation not so dire for Argentina in terms of personnel Messi’s famous ‘10’ shirt Associated Press Sao paulo Agence France-Presse Brazil will be missing nine of Barcelona its players from the English Barcelona’s 18yearold Premier League for its next striker Ansu Fati is to three World Cup qualifiers, inherit the number 10 shirt including Thursday’s clash worn for years by Argentina at Chile. legend Lionel Messi, the But second place Argenti club said on Wednesday. na expects to have four of its In a short clip published Englandbased players at Ve by the Catalans on social nezuela on the same day. media, the teenager is FIFA has told South Amer thrown a blank shirt which ican soccer body CONME On national duty: Lionel Messi waves to fans as he and he looks at quizzically Fati with the fabled shirt. BOL there will be conse teammates leave for training in Caracas, Venezuela. * AP before holding it up to the * INSTAGRAM/FCBARCELONA quences for clubs who don’t camera, where it is Best of the lot: Yashas Chandra’s team, which won the ProAm event. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT release players as required. qualification for next year’s who finally lifted a major tro suddenly emblazoned with number 10 was worn by Brazil leads with six wins tournament in Qatar. If phy with Argentina, will play his name and the number other players like GOLF Yashas’ team comprised Incredible India closest to in six matches, but few ana coach Tite’s team brings for his country for the first 10. Ronaldinho, Rivaldo or Sanjay Chowdary Gaddipati, the pin on hole No.7 was lysts are taking any risks three points from Chile and time as a Paris SaintGer “Our new number 10, Romario, all Brazilians. Special Correspondent Nikhil Mathur and Sameer won by Sanjay Kamtam, who predicting who will play beats Argentina and Peru at main player. made in La Masia,” the Fati, who was born in HYDERABAD Maheendra and posted a landed it within six feet and against seventh place Chile home it will have 27 points Also Thursday, third place caption reads, referring to GuineaBissau, came to Yashas Chandra of Mysuru score of 52.5. eight inches of the pin. in Santiago on Thursday. after nine matches. Ecuador will host Paraguay. the club’s prestigious youth Spain when he was just led his team to victory at the Olympian and defending The prize for the straight The first training sessions in Second place Argentina, Colombia will travel to Boli academy which Fati joined seven, starting off at Seville ProAm event of the Vooty & champion Udayan Mane and est drive on hole No.5 went Sao Paulo did not offer any with 12 points, will have four via. And Peru will host Uru when he was just before moving to Haldisponsored Golconda his team comprising Akash to N. Ashok Reddy who land hints. Premier League players for guay, which will be without 10yearsold. Barcelona’s youth academy Masters Telangana Open at Reddy, Rahul Khanna and K. ed his drive within two feet A win in Santiago could the match in Caracas. Edinson Cavani and the in Before Messi, Barca’s in 2012. the Golconda Golf Course Sridhar was the runnerup and 10 inches from the line put Brazil on the verge of Captain Lionel Messi, jured Luis Suarez. here on Wednesday. with 53. The contest for the on the centre of the fairway.
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