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TALIBAN GUJARAT-BASED Zydus Cadila's phase III clinical trials results in three-dose Covid-19vaccine was consultation with the subjectex- WHATITMEANS on Fridaygranted emergency pertcommittee, it has approved FOR INDIA use authorisation foruse in ZyCoV-D “for restricted usein ASERIES adultsand children above 12, emergency situation in Indiafor makingitpotentiallythe first 12 years and above”. The vaccine vaccine to be administeredtothe Low-cost, no is to be administeredatdays 0, THESINSOFEMPIRE adolescent population in India. 28, and, 56, the regulator said. By Pratap BhanuMehta P8 With the central drug regu- cold storage Whilethe vaccine has been lator clearing the vaccine, Zydus approved foruse in the adoles- THETALIBAN Cadila's ZyCoV-D is settobe- ZYCOV-Disthe world's cent population, it's forthe gov- WARCHEST come the firstCovid vaccine can- firstCovid-19vaccine ernment to take acall on By Krishn Kaushik P7 didatedevelopedonaplasmid built on aDNA platform whether to roll out the vaccina- Defence MinisterRajnath Singh with Congress president Sonia Gandhi at Parliament House on Friday. PTI DNAplatformtobecommer- to be granted emer- tion drive forthis agegroup. ciallyintroducedanywherein gency useauthorisa- So far, thereare three vac- the world. tion. UnlikemRNAvac- cines that arebeing usedin BUSINESSASUSUAL The vaccine, jointlydevel- cines, DNA-based India's immunisation drive -- Sonia to Opposition: No alternative, opedinpartnershipwith the vaccines do notrequire SII's Covishield, Bharat Biotech's BY UNNY Department of Biotechnology, ultra-cold storagesys- Covaxin and Russia's Sputnik V. had demonstrated aprimaryef- tems andare said to be Moderna's mRNAvaccineand need to come together, plan for 2024 ficacy of 66.66per cent in phase morecost-effective. the single-dose vaccine devel- 3clinical trials. It wasthe first Zydusalso claims that opedbyJohnson &Johnson have Covid-19 vaccineinIndia to be itstechnology is ideal also receivedEUA,but theyare Says needtoriseabove compulsions; Pawar, Uddhav, Mamatabackcall tested in theadolescent popula- fortackling Covid-19 as notbeing usedinthe vaccination tion -- those in the 12-18-year it can be easily adapted drive yet. Congress, Gandhi said all parties “The people arethe leaders. takentothe people in suchaway agegroup. to dealwithmutations Topgovernmentsources said EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE have some “compulsions” but it Letusset up acoregroup and that people believe in it.” On Friday, the Indian drug in the virus. the Zydus DNACovid-19vaccine NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 wastime to rise above them. work together,” Banerjee said. Sources said it wasdecided regulator said in atweet that af- is likelytoarriveinthe marketby Trinamool Congress chief Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that the leaders will nowmeet terevaluating the “interim” CONTINUEDONPAGE2 SPEAKINGFOR the firsttime on and West BengalChief Minister toosuggestedthat the parties morefrequentlytoarriveata the needfor Opposition parties Mamata Banerjee said the par- should project an “alternate” vi- consensus on developing a“co- to come together ahead of the ties should notfocus on identi- sion to the BJP,espousing their ordination framework”toiden- 2024 Lok Sabhaelections, fying a“leader”. idea of India. tifyissues to be raisedjointly. Congress president Sonia Gandhi “Forgetwho is the leader,let’s Shiv Sena’s SanjayRaut, who “This is abeginning,” one leader told topOpposition leaders keep our personal interests attendedthe meeting alongwith told The Indian Express. Being made scapegoatbyMaharashtra BENGALPOST-POLL Fridaythat thereis“simplynoal- aside,” she said.She suggested party chief Uddhav Thackeray, Referring to the assembly VIOLENCE:CBISEEKS ternative” before them but to that everyOpposition party,in- said: “Uddhavji said that in view electionsnextyear,CPI general govt: Shukla to HC on phone tap case DETAILSOFCASES work “cohesively together”. cludingeventhosenotalliedwith of the 2024general elections, the secretaryDRajasaid the parties PAGE 5 At ameeting of 19 theCongress, should beinvitedas Opposition should uniteand should focus on 2022 firstand Sitaram Kuntecan’t disown role in Opposition parties, including the “fight is againstthe BJP”. Opposition unity should be CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 OMKARGOKHALE MUMBAI,AUGUST20 sanctioninginterceptions, courttold

SENIOR IPS officer Rashmi said that Kunte, whohad sanc- complaint filedbythe State Somnath proof that ideology Shukla on Fridayalleged before tionedphone-tapping, “cannot IntelligenceDepartment. the BombayHigh Courtthat the absolve himself”byputting the The alleged tapping of Maharashtra government had blame on the senior “uprightof- phones had takenplace when DEAR INDIA, 2047 of terror does not last: PM made her a“scapegoat” and was ficer”. Shuklaheadedthe Stateintelli- harassing her by registeringan Adivision benchofJustices S gence Department (SID). Shukla Aletter from... FIR in the alleged illegal phone- SShinde and NJJamadarwas is currentlyserving as additional The PM the Parvati temple in Somnath, tappingcase. hearing aplea by Shukla against director general of the CRPF’s EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE inaugurated and inaugurating severalproj- Shuklasaid the government the FIR lodged under the Official South Zone and is postedin RAJKOT,AUGUST20 temple ectsonthe premisesand around wasinstead shielding Sitaram SecretsAct, 1923, at BKCcyber Hyderabad. projects the Somnath temple complex. Kunte, the then stateadditional police station againstunidenti- BJPleader DevendraFadnavis CITINGTHE number of times the “This”, he said, “was as true chief secretary, who currently fied persons forallegedlytap- had cited aletterpurportedly Somnath temple wasraided, and when some tyrannicalforces holds the positionofChief ping phones and leaking certain written by Shukla to thethen the fact that it had emergedfrom Suchforces and empires “can were razing Somnath (temple) as SecretaryofMaharashtra. She confidential documentsona CONTINUEDONPAGE2 eachsuchevent, Prime Minister becomedominant forsome time it is today, when the worldisap- NarendraModi said on Friday in agiven era, but cannever be- prehensive of suchideologies”. that “those destructive forces, comepermanent. Theycannot India should seek “tolearn from and the ideology that establishes keep humanity suppressedfor historyto correct the present and an empire on thefoundation of long,” Modi said while laying vir- createanew future”,Modi said. Icongratulate you for terror”, could notlastlong. tuallythe foundation stone of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 voting to keep India a free democracy J&K ex-Deputy CM who slammed govt land transfer was also illegal occupant RATAN TATA Says don’t know how, whenrevenue deptentered name FIHAD the opportunity of writing to the young Indian Icitizens in 2047,the year in whichIndia would attain a and 2016.Khasranumber is a 100yearsofindependence, Iwould saythe following: ARUNSHARMA plotnumber giventoapiece of To the young Indian citizensof2047, JAMMU,AUGUST20 land by the revenue department. Iwould liketocongratulate youasmembers who have Sharma is an independent votedtokeep Indiaasafreelyvotingdemocracy whichhas FORMER DEPUTYCHIEF Kavinder councillor and representsIndra peacefullysettledborder disputes and MinisterofJammu and Kashmir Gupta Colony, Janipur,inthe Jammu religious controversies. During these and senior BJP leader Kavinder Municipal Corporation. Shiv AN EXPRESS years, Iwouldhopethat India will have Gupta,who described the trans- Rattan Gupta is aresident of SERIES achievedameaningful position in the ferofstate landunderthe con- Tehsildar under an RTIapplica- IndraColony. global economicarena with itsstable troversial Roshni Act(nowan- tion filedbyAdvocateSheikh Both Kavinder Gupta and economic policies withthe vision of the government in nulled) to privateindividuals as Shakeel,KavinderGupta along Sharma deniedhaving occupied power. “land jihad” in the run-up to with twoothers —Subash governmentland in Ghaink vil- Above all,Iwouldhope that youwould continuetotake DistrictDevelopmentCouncil Sharma and ShivRattan Gupta lage. “I swear by my parents that your place as partofanation that will uphold and supporta (DDC) electionslastNovember, —jointlyoccupiedKhasraNo. Idon’tknowastohow andwhen government that willstand forcontinuing peaceand eco- washimself an illegal occupant 1789 measuring 23 kanaal, 9 revenueofficialsentered agir- nomic stability in the futureyears. of stateland from 2010 till the marla (8 kanaal=1acreor4,047 dawari pertaining to 23 kanals THEWRITERISCHAIRMANEMERITUS,TATASONS; beginning of 2017. sq m, 1marla =270 sq ft)atvil- and 9marla statelandatGhaink CHAIRMAN,TATATRUSTS According to information ob- lageGhaink in Bhalwal tehsil in in my name, and howand when tainedfromthe Bhalwal Jammu district between 2010 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 WFI president slams private bodies, says won’tselect wrestlerstheyback

PAGE 1 Sharan Singh has warnedplay- ing twoearlier this month in ANCHOR ers who areassociated withpri- Tokyo. Dahiya, who competedin vate,not-for-profit companies the 57-kgweight class, wonasil- that theywill notbeconsidered vermedal while Punia clinched forselection going ahead. bronzeinthe 65-kg category. MIHIRVASAVDA Singh, aBJP MP from UP,also However, forboththese NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 came down heavilyonthe gov- wrestlers, and severalothers, the ernmentfor dealing directly road to Paris could getcompli- IN WHATcould turn out to be a with athletesunder itsflagship cated afterSingh said he no tricky scenario forTokyo Target Olympic Podium Scheme longer required the services of Olympics medal-winning (TOPS). He has demandedabig- private bodies likethe Olympic wrestlers Ravi Dahiyaand gersay in the planning forthe Gold Quest(OGQ) and JSW Bajrang Puniaaswell as other Paris Olympics. Sports, who have been support- topwrestlerslikeVinesh Phogat, India has wonsix medals in ingDahiyaand Punia respectively. Wrestling Federation of India wrestling at four consecutive WFI chief BrijBhushan Sharan Singh is aBJP MP from UP SinghallegedOGQ andJSW (WFI) president BrijBhushan Olympics, starting 2008, includ- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021

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Somnath proof nerwithdailydiscussionsamong tating formanymonths. It is a the floor leaders. painful pictureinademocratic “Therefore, when Italk of Zydus Cadila’s 3-dose vaccinegets nod “I am confidentthat this unity countrylikeIndia. Economic 'Bharat jodo andolan' itsessence will be sustainedinfutureses- slowdown, Covid pandemic, un- is notlimitedto linking(India)ge- October.InJuly, Zydushad said dle-freesystem,resultinginare- sionof#AatmanirbharBharat in partnershipwith the sions of Parliament as well. But employment, border tension, is- ographicallyorideologically, but thatitplans to manufacture 10- duction in side-effectssuchas and MakeinIndia delivers an- Department of Biotechnology the largerpolitical battle has to be sues of minorities… The country it is an oath to link our pasttothe 12 croredoses annually. pain at the injection site. other significantaccomplish- under the ‘Mission COVID fought outside it,” she said. is facedwith manyissues. And HimantaBiswaSarma building of the futureofIndia,” he ZyCoV-D, whichuses the Second, unlikem-RNAvac- ment!,” Mandaviyasaid in a Suraksha’and implemented by “Of course, the ultimategoal the present government has said. ‘plug and play’ technology,has cines,which needultra-cold tweet. the Biotechnology Industry is the 2024Lok Sabha elections failedtoresolve alltheseissues… The Prime Ministerinaugu- aDNA plasmidvectorthat car- storagesystems, the DNAvac- “Weare extremelyhappy ResearchAssistanceCouncil. forwhichwehavetobeginto those who believe in democracy Himanta ratedthe SamudraDarshan Path riesthegeneencodingthespike cines can be stored at 2-8 de- that our effortstoput out asafe, “It is amatterofgreat pride plan systematicallywith the sin- and secularism...those people (seaside promenade), the proteinpresentonthesurfaceof grees Celsius thatisbestsuited well-tolerated,and efficacious thattodaywehavethe EUAfor gle-mindedobjectiveofgivingto who want to work unitedly to announces Somnath Exhibition Gallery SARS-CoV-2, whichcausesthe forIndia’s coldstorage require- vaccine to fight COVID-19has the world’sfirstDNA COVID-19 our countryagovernment that protectourcountry’sdemocratic (whichexhibitsruins of ancient Covid-19infection. When the ment. becomearealitywithZyCoV-D. vaccine,ZyCoV-D,byZydus,de- believesinthe values of the free- values... all of them should come reforms in Somnath, the temple built by DNAplasmidisinjectedintothe Third, the vaccine manufac- To create theworld’s firstDNA velopedinpartnershipwiththe dom movement and in the prin- together,” Pawarsaid in aposton queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore humancell,itentersthenucleus turing facility doesnot require vaccineatsuchacrucialjuncture Department of Biotechnology ciples and provisions of our Twitter. in 1783), and the redeveloped andreproduces spikeproteins. thesettingupof BSL-3highcon- anddespiteallthechallenges,is andsupportedthroughMission Constitution,” she said. He said it wastime forthe education, precinct of the ancient temple in In response, the human body tainment facility as is required atributetothe Indian research COVID Suraksha,” said Dr Renu “This is achallenge, but to- parties to draw up aprogramme the Somnath complex. The new generatesantibodies. in the productionofinactivated scientists andtheir spirit of in- Swarup, Secretary, DBT and gether we can and mustrise to it collectively in atime-bound transport Parvati temple will be built at a Zydus also claims that its virus vaccines likeCovaxin. novation. I’d liketothank the Chairperson, BIRAC. because thereissimplynoalter- manner.Hesaid the parties costofRs30crore. technologyis“ideally”suitedfor Instead,thevaccinecanbeman- Department of Biotechnology, In 2010,Zydusbecame the native to working cohesively to- should prioritise issues rather Modi describedSomnath as a tackling Covid-19asitcan be ufactured withminimum Government of India fortheir firstcompanytodevelopandin- gether.Weall have ourcompul- than takingup all issuesin onego. TORAAGARWALA “divinepillarofmodernIndia”, easilyadaptedtodealwith mu- biosafetyrequirements. supportinthis mission of Atma digenouslymanufactureavac- sions,butclearly,atime hascome GUWAHATI,AUGUST20 and said that the journeyofthe tationsinthevirus,suchasthose “Double good news forthe Nirbhar Bharat and Indian cineagainstswineflu.Thecom- when the interests of our nation Maharashtra reconstructionof thetemple after already occurring. Friday’s ap- nation!@CDSCO_INDIA_INFap- Vaccine Mission COVID panyearlierdevelopedthe demand that we rise above DGP about alleged corruption in IN Abid to contribute to the Independence and itssubse- proval comes on the basis of proves the 1stDNA-based,nee- Suraksha,” said PankajRPatel, tetravalent seasonal influenza them,” she said. policetransfers. The letter also global campaign againstcarbon quent “granddevelopment”was datagenerated from the largest dle-free #COVID19vaccine in Chairmanofthe ZydusGroup. vaccine and the inactivatedra- The compulsions, in fact, were had details of interceptedcalls, emission, all diesel-run govern- notmerelythe result of effortsof clinical trial foraCovid-19vac- the world-‘ZyCov-D’... Making OnJuly1,announcingthein- biesvaccine. clearly visible. With assembly leading to an uproar,with lead- ment buses in Guwahati willbe afew yearsordecades,butrather cine in India,with over 28,000 children of India COVID-safe, terim resultsofphase IIIclinical According to Health elections in Uttar Pradesh just ers of the ShivSena-ledruling replacedbyelectric and CNG the culmination of firm resolve participatinginphase-IIIof clin- this vaccine can be used forin- trials, Zydus,had said that apri- Ministrydata, Indiahas admin- months away,the BSP did notat- coalition allegingthatShukla buses within the next year, and ideologicalconsistency span- icaltrials. dividuals aged 12 and above. maryefficacy of 66.6 per cent istered57.22 croredoses so far, tend the meeting. The AAP,which tappedphones without permis- Assam Chief MinisterHimanta ning centuries. The DNAvaccine platform ZyCov-Disthe 6th approved has been attainedfor sympto- of which44.44crore have re- is one of the principal opponents sion. BiswaSarmasaidonFriday. LordShiva symbolises the has, broadly, three advantages. #COVID19vaccine in India, and matic RT-PCR positive cases in ceivedtheirfirstdose,and12.77 of the Congress in Punjab where Beforeregistration of the FIR “There will beno morepetrol seeds of rejuvenationinruinsand First,itisanintradermalvaccine, the2ndindigenouslydeveloped the interim analysis. crorehavereceivedboththeir assemblyelections aredue early in March thisyear,Chief Secretary or dieselbuses, and Guwahati creation in destruction,andgives which is appliedusingthe nee- one.PM@NarendraModiJi'svi- The vaccine wasdeveloped doses. next year,was notinvited to the Kuntehad allegedin areportsub- willbeemission-free. We have people the couragetofight the virtual meeting. TMC’s Banerjee, mitted to Chief MinisterUddhav purchased200 electric and 100 forces of time, Modi said. againstwhom the Congress Thackeray thatitappeared that CNGbuses. This will be Assam’s Therefore, the Somnathtemple howIndia remains one, howitis (Vesting of Ownership to the “Wedon’t needOGQ and work on 3main aspects--Junior fought the recent assemblyelec- Shukla herself had leakedthe contribution to theglobalcam- is asource of confidence for united.But youcome to knowthe Occupants) Act, 2001,also called JSW. My biggestproblem is they and Cadetwrestlers forthe long tions in alliancewith the Left, was confidential report. paign in reducing carbon emis- Indians. strength of the countrywhen you the Roshni Act. don’tinform me regarding the term, keeping Los Angeles 2028 present -- in Kerala, the Congress Senior Advocate Mahesh sion,” Sarma said, addressing a “When anyone in the world see in Somnath pilgrims from the When contacted,Bhalwal planning of an athlete and who Olympicsinmind, Sportsscience and Leftare adversaries. Jethmalani, representingShukla, press conference to mark100 looksatthis grand structureto- east who have walkedthousands Tehsildar Amit Upadhyayand theyare sending as awrestler’s and Coaches,” it stated. The Samajwadi Partytoo said the then MaharashtraDGP days of hisgovernment. day, he doesn’tmerelyseeatem- of kilometres fromthe easttothe Ghaink Patwari Mohammad sparring partner fortraining The JSWSports declinedto skippedthe meeting but itschief had asked Shukla to carry out Sarma, who took charge as ple. He sees an existence which, west,or(in the) thousands of Aslam said theydid notknow stintsabroad,” SinghtoldThe comment on Singh's remarks. Akhilesh Yadavwrote expressing surveillance and she wasmerely Chief Minister on May10, an- forhundreds, thousands of years, devotees from SouthIndiarub- howthe revenue entries (gir- Indian Express. Singh also said he wanted to his inability to join ashewastrav- following his directivesand had nouncedseveral other decisions, has been inspiring, expounding bing the soil of Kashiontheir dawari) in respect to state land Asked whatwill happen to setanexampleofVinesh, who elling in the “interiorof the state”. takenrequisitepermission from relatedto education, administra- humanvalues; aplacewhich was heads,” Modisaid, adding that were entered in the names of the wrestlers associated with has been show-causedandprovi- Gandhi saidthe 75thanniver- then stateadditional chief secre- tion, economic relief,tomark calledbyour seersthe place of while the languages, clothing and Kavinder Gupta and twoothers these bodies, Singh said: “Bilkul sionallybannedfor allegedly re- saryofIndia’s Independence is tary Kunteasper the Indian three months in office. light,meaningknowledge,thou- food habitsofIndians maydiffer, in 2010. nahi khelne doonga(Won’t allow fusing to stay with the rest of the “indeedthe mostappropriate oc- Telegraph Act. “Wehaveworkedday and sands of years ago; and aplace theirspirituality hasboundthem Upadhyay, however, said that them to play).” He added: “Even IndianwrestlersinTokyoand not casion forustoreaffirm our indi- Jethmalani reiterated that an night in the lastthree months that even todayisproclaiming to together forcenturies. akhasragirdawari in respect to Iamgiving Ravi Rs 1lakh per wearing the officialteam jersey vidual andcollective resolve”and “arbitrary” case has been lodged and we will continuetodoso,” the worldthat truth can’t be de- The newfacilities at the stateland cannotbeentered in month. From howmanyplaces forher competition. “letmesay forits part, the Indian by the stateto“suppress the he said, adding that theperiod featedby untruth, thatfaithcan’t Somnath complexwill draw someone’s name until one re- will youtakemoney? We are In her reply, Vinesh rejected National Congress will notbe crime and nottoinvestigateand has seen consistent vaccination be trampledoverbyterror.” morevisitors, andwould helpthe mains present on the spotto ready to give youeverything.If the allegation that she did not found wanting”. prosecuteoffenders” who were rates, adecline in Covid positiv- Modiisthe chairman of the local economy, thePrime showthat the landisunder his theystill want to be involved, want to sharearoom with the In their joint statement, the indulging in corruptpractices in ity rate without resorting to afull Shree Somnath Trust(SKT), the Ministersaid. He said the Union occupation. The landparcel — theyshould shareacopyoftheir Indian team, but acceptedher parties hit out at thegovernment postings of police officers and lockdown and even witnesseda religious bodythatmanages and Tourism Ministryhad drawnup KhasraNo. 1789 —isahill with agreement with the players and mistake in wearing adifferent for“refusingtodiscuss or answer urgedthat the case betransferred militant outfit (NLFB) come over- maintains the famous temple plans to develop 15 tourist cir- wild growth and nowstands re- factor in our views... Theycan singletfor her bout. the illegal usageofPegasusmili- to CBI. ground. “In fact,for the firsttime, near Veravaltowninthe Gir cuits, and that tourism could re- stored to the government, he supportjunior and cadet Singh claimed he hadtoan- tary spywaretoconduct unau- Jethmalani argued, "My client Assam celebratedanSomnath district of Gujarat. vive localeconomiesimpactedby said. “Thereisnoconstruction, wrestlers who actually needsup- swer an International Olympic thorizedsurveillance, repealof is made ascapegoat forthe al- Independence Day, without any UnionHomeMinister Amit Shah, the Covid-19pandemic. nor anycultivation,” he said. port." Committee panel afterVinesh the three anti-farmer laws,gross leged leakage(of confidential restraint–nooutfit calledfor a veteranBJPleader LKAdvani, and “Thereare possibilities of na- The J&KState Land(Vestingof The OGQ supports 32 did notwear theofficialteam mismanagement of Covid-19 documents). The whole reason bandh or aboycott,”hesaid. retired Gujarat chief secretary P tional and international spiritual Ownership to Occupants) Act wrestlers, including 23 who are gear although itwasnot aformal pandemic, runawayinflation and behindfilingthis FIRistoprevent KLaheri areamong the trustees tourism. To give these possibili- waslegislatedbythe National in the agegroup 13 to 19 years. hearing. price rise as also spiralling unem- documentsfromgoing to the CBI. of the SKT. ties ashape, the countryistoday Conference government ledby The JSW, too, supports close to a “She is senior enough to un- ployment”andsteamrollingleg- You(state) repeatedly sanctioned OPS releases Gujarat Chief MinisterVijay creating modern infrastructure, Farooq Abdullah in 2001.Itpro- dozen wrestlers and almosthalf derstand thereisaproper cos- islations in Parliament. interceptions and whyare you Rupani waspresent in Somnath is reviving ancient pride. We have posedtotransfer ownership of of them train at their facility in tume forevery tournament. We “The Prime Minister, in his making an issueabout it now? document to forthe ceremony, while Shah and the example of the Ramayancir- stateland to itsillegal occupants Vijayanagar,InspireInstituteof have to look at other wrestlers Independence Dayaddress, did AfterShukla wasstrippedofher Advani joinedthe eventvirtually. cuit. Thankstothe Ramayancir- by charging them market rates, Sport, wherethe WFI conducted too. India’s wrestlingisn’tde- notfocusonasingle-issue con- post, over 150police officials counter paper India, Modi said, has built its cuit,today, crores of devotees of and hopedtoraise Rs 25,000 itsjuniornationalchampionship pendent on one wrestler.We cerning people’s miseries. The were transferredand ninepeo- pride on the ruins of ancient Lord Ramfromacross the coun- crorefor setting up hydel power this year. have to makesurenoone makes speechwas fullofrhetoric, empty ple got the posting theybar- on TN finances times, and described theRam tryand the worldare learning projects in Jammu and Kashmir Singh said the wrestlers com- suchmistakesinthe future,” he slogans anddisinformation. In gainedfor." Temple in Ayodhya as a“pillar of about newplaces associatedwith (hence the name Roshni). municatedwiththe government said. fact, it wasarepackaging of ear- He added, "Thereshould be a the country's glory”. thelifeofLordRam. Today, we are In 2014,the Comptroller and directlythrough these agencies lier speeches givenin2019and limit to statearrogance.Thereisa EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “With acommitment to find getting the opportunity to go to Auditor General referred to vari- and kept the federation out of the SoniatoOpp 2020. This speechisanominous departmental inquiry. My client CHENNAI,AUGUST20 amicable solutions to problems, those places and understand ous irregularitiesinthe imple- loop regarding their planning. thatOpposition parties should warningthat the livesofour peo- is willing to take alie detector test the countryis moving forward. In howLordRam is theRam of all of mentation of the scheme and the “Bajrang and Vinesh (Phogat) work together to fight the elec- plewill continuetoberuinedfur- regarding what reallyhappened, FORMER FINANCE ministerO the form of Ramtemple, today, India,” the PM said. VigilanceOrganisation moved aretwo very senior wrestlers. tions. ther,” the statement said. and withthe hopethat others Panneerselvam on Fridayre- onemoreilluminatedpillarof the againstover20government offi- Their ranking wasfirst-class go- Ajoint statement issuedafter Stating that procurement of who have made the accusations leaseda39-pagedocument to country’s gloryisbeing erected. KavinderGupta cers formisusing their official po- ing intothe Olympics. So they the meeting,however, made no the Pegasusspywareisextremely againstmeshould also do the counter current Finance Minister Our effort should be to makethe it wascancelled,’’ Kavinder Gupta sitionintransfer of stateland to thought acertain plan wasbetter mention of 2024orany electoral alarming,itsaid“thegovernment same." Palanivel Thiaga Rajan's white present better by learning from told The Indian Express. private individuals. Four years fortheir future, theytold TOPS, strategy.Itgaveacall forajoint refuses to answer one straight Shukla's counsel went on to paper on the state's economy, ar- history and build anew future.” In 2010,when the khasragir- later,under SatyaPal Malik as J&K who thentoldus,”he said.“It has protestaction from September question –Has it, or anyofits submit, "Kuntecannotdisown guing that the priority of the The mission of uniting the dawari (revenue department Governor,repealedthe Roshni neverhappenedthat Vinesh ap- 20 to 30. agencies purchasedthe Pegasus his role/interest and makemy AIADMK government waspeo- countryalso involves “theresolve documentthat specifieslandand Actand cancelledall pending ap- proachedthe federation. This is The meeting via virtual mode Spywarefromthe Israeli firm – client ascapegoat. Howeverhard ple'swelfare. to tether ourselvestoour past cropdetails)wasenteredin their plications seeking transfer of my allegation againstTOPS.They wasattended among others by NSO, known forcyber military he maytry,hecannotdoit. In his whitepaper,released while building afutureIndia”, names, J&K had aNational ownership of stateland to itsoc- aredirectlyoverseeingissueslike Banerjee, DMK chief and Tamil surveillance? The government Wherewas the application of Monday, ThiagaRajan had al- Modi said. “Basedonthis confi- Conference-Congresscoalition cupants.InOctober 2020, the J&K wherethe athlete should go for Nadu Chief MinisterMKStalin, mustanswer and come clean.” mind while sanctioning the leged financial mismanagement dence, we have built modern government and KavinderGupta High Court setaside the Act“ab training.” Shiv Sena chiefandMaharashtra The parties put forth11de- phone tapping?" by twosuccessive AIADMK gov- pride on the ruins of the pastand wasthe Mayorofthe Jammu initio” cancellingall actions taken The Indian Express,however, Chief MinisterUddhav mands to thegovernment:aug- "What is hurting the stateis ernments. In Monday’s docu- have givenshapes to inspirations Municipal Corporation. Thiswas, under itsprovision since incep- has seen multiple emails sent by Thackeray,NCP chief Sharad ment vaccine production capa- thatsomebody in the opposition ment, Panneerselvamargued drawnfromthe past,” he said. however, cancelledonFebruary tion and ordered aCBI probe. the wrestlers to the federation's Pawar, JMMchief and Jharkhand bilities in India and procure (Fadnavis) gothold of the tran- that whitepaperskips keyfacts Sardar Vallabhbhai Patelas- 9, 2017,bythe Bhalwal Tehsildar At apress conference in officialID, in whichdetails of their Chief MinisterHemant Soren, vaccines globally, implement free scripts and broadcastedthem. –suchasthe decision of previ- sociated the Somnath temple following a2011order of the J&K November 2020, the then Union training programmes have been RJD’sTejaswiYadav, CPMgeneral cash transfers of Rs 7,500per Youwerethe final deciding au- ous governmentstonot increase with the independent will of in- HighCourtwhichdirected the LawMinisterRaviShankar explicitlymentioned. Asked secretarySitaram Yechury, CPI’s month to all families outside the thority.Ifthe transcripts inter- electricity charges, bus faresand dependent India, and he bowed government to cancel allmuta- Prasad had said former J&K Chief about it, Singh said the WFI Raja,PDPchief MehboobaMufti, Income Taxbracket,withdraw ceptedare notworth it, then why property tax. his head to Patelfor showing the tions and girdawaris of state MinisterFarooqAbdullah was “never” receivedany suchemail. NationalConference chief Farooq hikes in Central excise duties on the witchhunt againstme?" The former CM also argued will to revive the pride of ancient lands in favour of private individ- among the beneficiariesof In astatement,OGQ saidthey Abdullah. petroleum and diesel, reduce Shukla questioned. that the state's fiscal deficit was India by resolving to reconstruct uals. RoshniAct.Ahead of DDC polls, had arobustjunior program and Senior Congress leaders in- prices of cooking gas, repeal the Thecourtadjournedthehear- below3%between the 2011-12 the Somnathtemple,the Prime The directions had come in a when the J&K administration were notclaimingunduecredit cluding former Prime Minister three farm laws,stopand reverse ing on Shukla’s plea to Saturday, and 2018-19periods,exceptfor Ministersaid. public interest litigation filedby startedmaking public the names while adding that Vineshhad Manmohan Singh, Mallikarjun the unbridledprivatisation of the August21, afterthe stateassured the 2016-17financial year.He Somnath and the other 11 jy- retired Professor SKBhalla of illegal occupantsofstate land sentmultiple emails to the fed- Kharge and AKAntonytoo at- public sector,hold aSupreme the HC that no coercive steps, in- addedthat the fiscal deficit stood otirlingasspreadacrossthecoun- through AdvocateSheikh including beneficiaries of the eration. “Toour knowledge,sev- tendedthe meeting, as did RLD’s Court-monitoredjudicial enquiry cluding arrest,will be taken at 3.26% in 2019-20 despitea trywereuniting it, he said. Shakeel. Kavinder Gupta wasthe Roshni scheme, Kavinder Gupta eral emails were sent in the last Jayant Chaudhary, Loktantrik intothe Pegasus episode,order againsther until August23. drastic reduction in the taxshare “Similarly,the system of our Char Speaker of the J&K Legislative describedthe governmentaction 10 months by Vinesh herselfto JanataDal’s Sharad Yadav, RSP investigation intothe Rafale deal, The HC also adjournedhear- from the Centre. Dham, the conceptofour Assemblythen. as a“surgical strike” againstthe WFI and TOPS. These emails had leader NKPremachandran and release of all political prisonersin ing on aplea filedbyformer While Panneerselvamcited Shaktipeethas, location of our Ahead of the DDC polls in corruptwho “usurpedpriceless detailedinformation on the train- representativesofAssam’s JammuandKashmirandthosein Mumbai police commissioner reasons such as the introduction various places of worship in var- November 2020, the J&Kgovern- chunksofstate land at dirt-cheap ing plans forTokyo, the coachand AIUDF, TamilNadu’s Viduthalai custody under UAPA in the ParamBir Singh seeking quash- of the GSTand recession forin- iouscorners (ofthe country) — ment had publishedlists of man, rates”. supportstaff and sparringpart- Chiruthaigal Katchi, JD(S), Kerala Bhima Koregaon case and anti- ing of an FIR lodged againsthim sufficient growth of state’s tax these contours of our faith arein including politicians of nersfor Vinesh,” the statement Congress (M) and the IUML. CAAprotests. by the Thane Police under the revenue after2016-17,healso fact the expression of Ek Bharat, Oppositionparties and retired WFI chief said. Gandhi said the monsoon PawarpraisedGandhi for SC/ST(Prevention of Atrocities) blamedthe recommendations Shreshtha Bharat. bureaucrats, who had occupied “Finally,inthe same spirit of session of Parliament saw“deter- convening the meeting.Hesaid Act. The stategovernment coun- of the 14th Finance Commission “For centuries, the worldhas stateland, or had ownership had “spoiledthree wrestlers” al- teamwork andcooperation men- minedunity” by all Opposition the present situation in India is sel said no coercive action, includ- forworseningthe state’s finan- been wondering that despite transferredtothem under the thoughhe refusedtonamethem tionedearlier,wesentaproposal parties. The parties, she said, “verydisappointing”. ing arrest,will be takenagainst cialsituation. therebeing so muchdiversity, Jammu and Kashmir StateLand and elaboratehow. to WFIon24th March 2021 to functionedinacoordinatedman- “The farmers have been agi- Singh until August23. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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HELD FOR ‘IMPERSONATING SHARAD PAWAR’ Robbery DailyCovid Police: Trioused accused killed, buried in his casescross same methodto home by wife, resolve disputes, six others EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE 300again sourceremdesivir MUMBAI,AUGUST20 and arrested them. AHISTORY-SHEETER wasmur- SAGARRAJPUT The three had reportedly got- deredallegedly by sevenper- At 56,566, BMC conducts highest MUMBAI,AUGUST20 tentogether by chance after sons, including his wife, her rel- Pathare gotintoabusinessdis- ativesand neighbours, and numberoftests in single day THE MEN who were arrested by pute.At thistimePatharewastold buriedathis home in aslum Mumbai Police forallegedly im- that Kakade claimedtobeaclose pocket in Kurla(West)on personating NCPchief Sharad associateofPawar andhewould August15. The murder came to EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Pawaronaphone call and seek- beableto helphimresolve hisdis- light on Thursday, following MUMBAI,AUGUST20 64.15 lakh ing the transfer of agovernment puteoveraland with alocal busi- whichthe sevenwerearrested official had earlier usedsimilar nessman. When Patharemet on Friday. AFTER RECORDINGthe lowest TOTALPOSITIVECASES methods to settle business dis- Kakade,hereportedly assured The deceased, Deepak alias single-dayCovid-19cases since INMAHARASHTRA putesandevensourceremdesivir him of his help.However, Kakade KotyaJagganathSangle (28), April 2020, i.e., at the startof Active Cases 55,454 Aboardoutside aclosedvaccination centreatthe Thane district government hospital on duringthesecondCovidwaveand then usedthe service of Gurav, wasaresident of Kranti Nagar the firstwave, at 190four days New Cases 4,365 Friday. Deepak Joshi sellingitinthe blackmarket. who calledthe businessman on in VB Nagar. Sanglehad several ago, the city’s dailycases The three accused--Kiran thephonepretendingto bePawar cases lodged againsthim,in- crossed300 on Friday. On TotalDeaths 1,35,672 Kakade (26), Vikas Gurav (51) and told him to resolvethe dis- cluding of robberyand assault. Friday, the city registered 322 New Deaths 105 and DheerajPathare(38) -- were pute. The man, thinkingthat The localVBNagar police had newCovid 19 infections. Quarantined3.22lakh Vaccination to resume arrestedfrom Pune on August12. Pawarwascallinghim,agreedand initiated theprocess of extern- In the last24hours, the While Kakade wasthe alleged settledhis disputewithPathare. ing him from the city,when it Tested 5.19 crore Brihanmumbai Municipal mastermind, Gurav wasropedin Happythat his problem was receivedinformation that Corporation (BMC) conducted forhis ability to mimicPawar,po- solved, Patharethen allegedly Deepak had gone “missing”. the highestnumber of testsin 7,40,608 today after two-day gap licesaid. brought another individual to On August21, Deepak's sis- asingle day—56,566.Out of TOTALPOSITIVE Themenusedillegalsoftware, Kakade to getanofficial trans- terSangitaSangle (35) lodged the total, 38,100wererapid CASESINMUMBAI to achievethe target of vaccinat- whichallowedthem to fake the ferred,for whichasum of Rs 50 acomplaint with the police al- antigen tests. SANJANABHALERAO The BMC lateThursday ing 1lakh people per day. location of the phonecalls they lakh wastobeshared between leging that he had gone miss- Aday earlier,the New Cases 319 MUMBAI,AUGUST20 According to BMCdata, made to their potential targets. the three. Theywerecaught after ingonAugust15and that she Brihanmumbai Municipal TotalDeaths 15,941 received1.5 lakh doses 8,97,525 people would be eligi- WhiletheywouldcallfromPune, theymade the call to Mantralaya. suspected theinvolvement of Corporation had conducted New Deaths 6 OVER 300civic and government- of vaccines, whichwas ble forasecond dose in August. the number popping up on the Afterthe arrest,the crime his wifeSaraswati (21) and her 52,482tests.During the peak of run centres will resume vaccina- distributed to the Of them, 72,499 would become victim’sphonewouldsuggestthat branchapproachedPathare’s relatives. the second wavewhen the city tion drive againstCovid-19after eligible on August23, 80,278 by the call wasbeingmade from former business partner.The An officer said that follow- wasunderlockdown in May riod,Covid’sweeklygrowth agap of twodays on Saturday. centres on Friday. As August27, and 85,698onAugust Pawar’s residenceSilverOak. businessman had also lodged a ing this, CrimeBranchunit 5of- the civic bodyconducted below rate was25times higher at The BMC, lateThursday, re- scheduled, no vaccines 31. Lastweek,the three allegedly complaint with police in Pimpri ficers calledDeepak's wifeand 30,000 testsinaday. 0.78%. ceived1.5 lakh doses of vaccines, will be administered At least63per cent of the made acall to asenior official in Chinchwad. relativesfor questioning. The dailycaseload in the With the resumption of lo- whichwas distributed to the adult population of Mumbai has theState Revenue Department, Police said that Kakade and During questioning,the officers city has been below300forthe caltrain services forthose who centres on Friday. As scheduled, on Sunday receivedone doseofthe vaccine. whereGurav spoketothe officer Gurav hadbeenusingthismethod found discrepancies in their last12days. Asteady decline arefullyvaccinated and ex- no vaccines will be administered Of the estimated 96.7 lakh peo- mimicking Pawarand de- to fool others and had even con- statements. Deepak's brother- wasrecordedinthe number of tendedoperating hours for on Sunday. ple above theage of 18 years, mandedtransfer of atehsildar. tacted persons affiliatedwith the in-lawfinallybroke down and dailycases since July. markets and shopsinthe city As manyas314 vaccination days and forMay it was24days. only21per cent arefullyvacci- The official, suspecting some- medicineindustrypretending to revealedthat theyhad mur- Currently, thereare 2,760 and the looming threat of the centres have been shut in the The BMC managed to vaccinate nated.Inall, 82.43 lakh people thing wasamiss, calledup be Pawartosourceremdesivir dered him, the officer added. active cases in the city,ofwhich thirdwave, ward officers have city since Thursdaydue to a mostpeople in June, when 21.59 across all the agegroups have re- Pawar’s home and wastold that duringthesecondwaveofCovid- Besides Saraswati, the po- 451are in critical condition. In been directed to increase the shortage of doses. In the first20 lakh beneficiaries were inocu- ceivedvaccines, of whom only no suchcall wasmade by the 19,when therewas shortage of lice arrested her sisterManisha the past20days,the number of dailytesting and contact trac- days of August, the vaccination lated,including 1.54 lakh doses 20.83lakhhavebeen adminis- senior NCPleader, who wasin the medicine. The duo had then Aachari (25), brothers Adit active cases in the city has ing. drive has been shut foreight administeredinaday–itshigh- teredbothdoses. Delhi at that time. The official sold this medicine in the black Gautam (19) AnandGautam droppedby2,127. In the last24hours, the cor- days,includingthree Sundays. estsofar. In all, 1,88,731 people in the subsequentlyapproached market at Rs 25,000per vial. (22) as well as neighbours The weeklygrowth rate is poration traced1,326 high-risk While in July, vaccination BMCofficials said that with 18-44age group and 8,88,585 in Gamdevi police station and filed The three were producedin Vishal Karade (25), Kishore 0.03 per cent. During the sec- contactsofthe Covid positive centres were functionalfor 17 40,000-50,000 doses made the 44-59 agegroup arefully acomplaint. The Mumbai Crime court on Fridayand remandedin Sahu (24) and Hrithik ond waveinthe April-Maype- patients. days,the figurefor June was25 available everyday,itisdifficult vaccinated. Branchtracedthe three accused judicialcustody. Vishwakarma (22). “The accusedusedtosus- pect his wife’s character and beat her up. Theyhad alove Stategovt requests Senior citizen duped marriage but were childless. Deepak also harassed Saraswati's familymembers. HC to allow heritage of Rs 74.55 lakh, six Even his neighbours were fed up with him,” the officer said. “On August15, Manisha tourism in its premises arrested from Delhi usedsedativesinDeepak's tea andhefell unconscious. The ac- cusedconfessedthat they YOGESHNAIK EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The accused had stabbed him 10 to 15 times MUMBAI,AUGUST20 MUMBAI,AUGUST20 access to some with asharp object. Theythen insurance policy-related dug a3-ftdeep hole and buried THE STATEtourism department MUMBAI POLICE’s cybercrime him in his ownhouse.” has requestedthe BombayHigh unit recentlyarrestedsix people information of the “Deepak had Doberman Courttoallowheritage tourism from Delhi forallegedly dupinga complainant and hence dogs at his home. So, no one in itspremises. So far, the BMC in senior citizen of Rs 74.55 lakh by they were able to went near his house and smelt Mumbaiand the Central Railway impersonatingasinsuranceex- convince him that they anystench. Aday later,they have allowedheritagewalksin ecutives. The accusedspoketo are executivescalling sealedthe hole with tiles,” the their premises. him over the phone and tricked from his insurance officer added. The issue wasdiscussedina him intotransferring theamount meeting between Chief Minister ABritish-eracourtroom in on the pretextofupdating his in- company. We appeal UddhavThackeray and Chief the HC museum. Yogesh Naik surancepolicy coverfor Covid-19. people to physically Six days after he Justice (CJ) Dipankar Duttalast The 70-year-oldcomplainant verify the identity of December.Inthe meeting, lodged an FIR with the central re- insurance executives” went missing, Thackeray,while maintaining Abha Narain, aconservation gion cyber police on August2. —RASHMI KARANDIKAR that the HC building is abeauti- architect who workedonthe The accusedwerearrestedon jeweller found DCP (CYBER) ful structure and an architectural restoration of the HC building, August 16.Inhis complaint, the FESTIVE FERVOUR marvel, had said thattouristsvis- said,“TheHCisapublic build- senior citizen said that he had dead, murder iting Mumbai mustbeallowed ing and one of the finestarchi- takenaninsurance coverfroma and hence theywereable to con- At awholesale marketinDharaviaheadofRaksha Bandhan,inMumbai. Amit Chakravarty to visit the court. tectural edifices of Mumbai.Itis company,which had outsourced vince him that theyare execu- probe on As per the minutes of the apartofthe UNESCOworld her- some of itsoperational work to tivescalling from his insurance meeting releasedlastmonth, the itagesiteand it is up to the acall centre. Three of the ar- company. We appeal people to CJ had welcomedthe move.He judges to decide on public tours. rested accusedworkedinthis physicallyverify the identity of MHADAto EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE had said that if aproposal is pre- If guidedtours arepermitted,it call centreand stole details of the insurance executiveswith their Water level in 7 MUMBAIAUGUST20 sented it would be examinedby could enhance public percep- senior citizen’s policy. respective insurance compa- floatEoI for the full benchofthe HC. tion and architectural signifi- The accusedthenapproached nies,” said Rashmi Karandikar, A42-YEAR-OLD Thane-based City historian Deepak Rao cance of the building. The ter- the victim as executivesfrom DCP (Cyber). construction lakes rises, city has jeweller,who had gone missing said, “If people areallowedin- race givesapanoramic viewof the insurance companyand of- “Wehaverecoveredaround on August14, wasfound dead side by theHC, it will be agood the city’s skyline.” feredtoextend the policy cover Rs 50 lakh. Further investigation of its new at Retibunder Creek in Thane's gesture. Mumbaikars should be When contacted,aPWD of- to morefamilymembers and is on to find out if the accused MumbraareaonFridaywith allowedtotour this Victorian ficial said, “The MTDC is plan- also offeredtoadd Covid cover- dupedmorepeople using the headquarters stock for 300 days his hands and legs tiedwith Gothic structure. The HC has a ning this initiative. Oneofthe age. Over fewmonths, theymade same modus operandi,” said rope. lovely museum with degrees finestattractions can be the cen- him transfer Rs 74.55 lakh forthe SanjayGovilkar,Senior Inspector trict. Upper Vaitarna dam is lo- The victim, identifiedas and certificates of Lokmanya tral courtroom where purpose. Police said theyalso of central region cyber police. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWS cated in Nashik district. Bharat Jain, wasaresident of Tilak,Mahatma Gandhi, BR Lokmanya Tilak’s case had said stole his banking details and The accusedare Adnan Khan MUMBAI, AUGUST20 SERVICE In July, Tulsi, Vihar,Modak Naupada area in Thane. Ambedkar and MAJinnah. 'Swaraj is my birth right'. withdrew money. (20), Saurabh Kanhaiyalal (19), MUMBAI, AUGUST 20 Sagar and Tansa lakeshad over- According to police, Jain, These tours should be paid trips Besides, we have alovelymu- “The accusedhad access to Prasunkumar Sinha (21), Harshit THE MAHARASHTRA Housing flown afterheavy rain in who runs ajewellery shop in and happen onlyonSundays seum, which also has acourt- some insurance policy-related Chikkara(21), PankajShah (32) and Area Development AS RAINFALL resumedinthe Mumbai. Morethan60per cent Naupada, had gone to his shop and public holidays.’’ room from the Britishera.” information of the complainant and Mohit Mittal (21). Authority (MHADA) willfloat an city twoweeksago,the levelin of the total waterrequirement on August14. He calledhis wife Expression of Interest(EoI) to the sevenlakes that supplies of the city is sourcedfrom in the evening and said that he build anew headquarters as its watertoMumbai has recorded Bhatasa and Vaitarna dams. would return home alittle late existing headquarters, MHADA asubstantial rise. The citygetsabout 3,850 ML as he waswith friends. The po- Month after woman from Nepal hit BhavaninBandraEastisinadi- In the last20days,two lakh of waterdailyfromthese seven lice said he did notreturn home lapidated condition. million litre(ML) of waterhave lakes. that night and his phone was According to an official, accumulated in the lakes. With According to BMCdata, on switchedoff in the morning. by train, body handed over to family MHADA’s Mumbai Boardis this, nowthe city has water August20, Bhatasa, Upper The wifegot amissingperson's preparing apreliminarypro- stockfor the next 300days. Vaitarna and Tansa lakes complaint lodged. posal and an estimateofRs According to BMC data, as of recordedonly33mm, 32 mm Aftertwo days his wife She wasonher waytoNerul city,who usedher photo and 1,230 crorehas been drawn. The August20, the waterstock in and32mmofrainfall,respec- again approachedthe police EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to meetafriend when she acci- details to makeaYouTubevideo newbuilding maycome upon the sevenlakes was12.35lakh tively,in24hours. and acase of kidnappingwas MUMBAI, AUGUST 20 DEATHSONTRACKS dentally droppedher phone on in abid to find herrelativesin the vacant two-acreland at the ML –85.34per cent of the total Similarly,35mmofrainfall registered, officials said. Traced Untraced the railway tracks.“She got Nepal. Theyalso gave news on MHADABhavanpremises. Four capacity of 14.47lakh ML. wasrecordedinMiddle The police said that they NEARLYAmonth aftera22- down at the railway station and aradio channel and anews 17-storeytowers will be con- On July30, the waterstock Vaitarna lakeand 35 mm in started asearch on Friday year-oldwoman from Nepal Total waswalking on the tracks channel. structed using afloor space in- in these lakes was10.69 lakh Modak Sagar lake. Vihar and morning, and Jain's body was washit by atrain while search- 1,116 926 searching forher phone when a “Pariyar’sbrother sawthe dex(FSI) of five. ML. Officials said that in the last Tulsi’ catchment area recorded found at Retibunder Creek. ing forher mobile phone on the 288 speeding train hit her,” said news and contacted us. We ver- MHADAofficials said that the twoweeks, rain intensityhas 23 mm and 27 mm of rainfall, "The familymembers have railway tracks and diedduring 241 VishnuKesarkar,Senior ifiedhis credentials and handed agency wantstoexploit the land increasedinthe catchment ar- respectively. identifiedthe body.Itwas in a 828 treatment, the government rail- 685 Inspector at VashiGRP. over the body to him on commercially, so it has proposed eas, from whererainwater On June 12,Powai lake, decomposedstate.The hands waypolice(GRP) identified Pariyar wastaken to Sion Thursday.Wewerethinking of to construct four buildings. flows intoariver or lake. whichsupplies watertothe in- and legs were tiedwith rope handedoverthe body to her 2020 2021 hospital whereshe gave police performing the lastrites after Yogesh Mhase, Chief Officer, While Tulsi and Vihar lakes dustries, had overflown. Last and it's clear that it is acase of brother on Thursday. (till July) herdetails. Afterthat, she takingher DNAsamples,” Mumbai Board, MHADAsaid, aresituated inside thecityat August, Mumbai had facedwa- murder.Wehaveadded On July22, the woman-- slippedintoacomaand passed addedKesarkar. “The design structurehas been SanjayGandhi National Park in tercutsaslakecatchment ar- Section 302 (murder) of the Kalu Pariyar -- washit by atrain 529 untracedsince away on August2. According to police, Pariyar approved by the government Borivali, Bhatsa, Tansa, Middle eas did notreceive enough Indian Penal Code in the FIR between Sanpada and Juinagar 2020-2021 Police finallytook help from came to Mumbai and wasdoing and the administrative approval Vaitarna and Modak Sagar rainfall, depleting the water and startedaprobe," said apo- railway stations. the Nepali community in the odd jobs foraliving. is awaited.” lakes arelocated in Thane dis- stock. lice officer. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 MAHARASHTRA THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021

BULDANA CORRUPTION CASE AGAINSTANIL DESHMUKH ELGAARPARISHAD CASE 13 labourers dead as Bharadwaj, Navlakha vehicle slips off road, HCtostate:Whyaren’tyou move HC seeking cloned falls into deep ditch handingoverdocumentstoCBI copies of digital evidence

movedthe vehicle to thevery EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NIA says won’t press EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE edge of the slushyroad to allowa quentlysilent” on howthe doc- Senior advocateRafique MUMBAI,AUGUST20 forframing charges NAGPUR,AUGUST20 bus coming from the oppositedi- OMKARGOKHALE umentssought were “relevant Dada,representing Maharashtra, rection to pass. "As he triedto MUMBAI,AUGUST20 material and needed” forthe said that the court on July22had ELGAAR PARISHAD caseac- till August25 THIRTEENLABOURERSfrom take the truckforward afterthe probeand that the central passedaprotective rulingdirect- cusedSudha Bharadwaj and Madhya Pradeshdiedand two bus passed, the vehicle slipped THE BOMBAY High Courton agency is “overstepping itsau- ing that CBI be provided only Gautam Navlakha have recently others were injuredinamishap on the leftside due to theslush Fridayasked theMaharashtra Anil thority” by “abusing courtor- thosedocumentsconnected to approachedthe BombayHigh disc recoveredbythe probe in Buldana district on Friday. and fell intoa15-feet-deep ditch, government whyitwas not Deshmukh ders”. Deshmukh.“Wholeendeavour Courtseeking clonedcopies of agency. Buldana Superintendent of turningturtle," he said. handing over documentssought Additional Solicitor General is also to maintain the sanctity of all electronic evidence relied AdvocateSandesh Patil, ap- PoliceArvind Chawaria said, The names of the deceased by theCentral BureauofInves- Aman Lekhi, representing CBI, the state’s investigation in the upon by the National investiga- pearing forNIA,said that the "Thirteen labourers diedafter the areGanesh Dawar, 20, Narayan tigation (CBI)concerning the on the FIR lodged against said the state’s responsewas phonetapping caseregisteredin tionAgency (NIA) againstthe agency will notproceedwith tipper theyweretraveling in Dawar, 25, Deepak Dawar, 21, April 21 corruption FIR lodged Deshmukh and others. The CBI “misconceived”.“Thestate is March,” he added. accused. framing of chargesuntil turnedturtle near Dusarbid vil- Sunil Dawar, 22, all from from againstformerstate home minis- had alleged that theMaharash- neutralisingthe HC order with The HC then questionedthe In response,the NIA on Wednesday. “Wewillseek ad- lage, whichisunderthe jurisdic- Melkhedi villageinKhargone terAnil Deshmukh and others. traPolice wasnot handingover bullheadednessand thereisob- statewhy it wasnot handing Fridaytold HC thatitwill not journment from the special NIA tion of KindkhedRajapolicesta- district, Govind Shilod, 25, from The HC asked thestate law- the documentsincompliance stinaterefusaltosupply. Every over the documentsdespiteit press forframing of charges court. The HC mayhear the tion, on Fridaymorning." Bhondal villageinDhar district, yertotakeinstructions on which with HC's July22order. conceivable attempt is made to had earlier clarifiedabout not againstthe accused in thespe- pleas on Wednesdayand until He added, "The tipper was KaranMakawane, 19,from documentsitiswilling to share The CBIplea said that it had frustrate(the) investigation un- being averse to aCBI probe. "In cial NIA courttill August25. then, we will instruct our coun- carrying iron bars and wasde- Kakalpur (Dhar),Dinesh Gawad, with the central agency follow- written to the Maharashtra dertaken. They(state) cannot July22ruling, we had just said Adivision benchofJustice S sel in the special courtnot to ployed forthe work of 27,fromHanumatyavillage ingits July 22 order,inwhich it Police seeking certifiedcopies holdonto(the) Rashmi Shukla thatevenifthe documentsare SShinde and NJJamadarwas proceedwith framing of Samruddhi Mahamarg. The tem- (Dhar), Jiten Makawani, 19,from had dismissed pleasfiledby and information about the letter reportand refuse to supply(doc- handedovertoCBI, it would not hearing an appeal filedby charges,” he added. poraryroad built forferrying ma- Makshivillage(Khargone), Dilip Deshmukh and the stategovern- or report filedbyseniorIPS offi- uments).” give CBIunfetteredpowersto Bharadwaj –throughadvocate On August9,the NIA had terialtothe sitehad become Katare, 25, from Ambapur village ment againstthe FIR and directed cer Rashmi Shukla regardingcor- Lekhi added, “If at all, the con- use them to investigateevery YugMohit Chaudhry–against submittedinthe special court slushy. As aresult,the tipper (Dhar),Mithun Machare, 19, that documentsrelated to ruption in transfers and postings tentsofRashmi Shukla’s report posting (of police officer). You theJune23special NIA courtor- the draftchargesagainstthe 15 leanedonone side and lostbal- from Tarapur village (Dhar), Deshmukh be shared with the of police officers.“However, the maynot beusedfor anyone apart cannotobject to sharing those der that rejected herpleaseek- people arrested in theElgaar ance. It fell down in the adjoining Lakshman Dawar, 20, from CBI. staterefusedtohand over the from Deshmukh. But it does not documents. At this stage, please ingclonedcopies of electronic Parishad case. The chargesin- 15-feet- deep partofthe land, Mohida village(Khargone), Adivision benchofJusticeSS documentsinutter defiance of lie in the mouth of the statethat consider giving them,” Justice evidence. clude sections of the Unlawful trapping the labourers underit. Mahesh Katare, 32, from Bablai Shinde and JusticeNJJamadar the HC order,” the petition added. theywillnot give thereport. Jamadar said. Navlakha has also filedan Activities(Prevention)Act per- While some of them diedonthe village(Khargone) and Devram washearing apleafiledbythe In response, the state's affi- Thereiswillful concealment. We Seeking the state's response, appeal in HC seeking similar di- taining to terroristacts, unlawful spot, others succumbed to in- Osre, 21,fromKachikuwa village CBI, seeking that Maharashtrabe davit said that the CBI plea was (CBI) needthe reportfor investi- the benchpostedthe matterfor rections, including deferring the activities, conspiracy,member- juries in ahospital in Jalna." (Khargone). The name of one of directed to provide documents “blissfullyvague” and “elo- gation and it is necessary.” further hearingonAugust 24. trial till the clonedcopies are ship of the bannedorganisation “Allthe labourers were from the injuredis Lokesh Makvani, 21, made available to him. and raising funds forit. MadhyaPradesh,” he added. from Kakalpur villageinDhar While the special courthad The NIA has also proposedto Among the survivors is the district. Officials said that it would consider the charge the accusedfor criminal tipper driverand aeight-year-old draftchargessubmittedbyNIA conspiracy,waging or attempt- girl, said Chawaria. The driverfled Eknath Shinde visits transferred from August23–thus begin- ing to wage awar or abetting a the scene afterthe mishap. Samruddhi Mahamarg ning the process of framing waragainstthe Union govern- The twoinjuredare in critical stretchinNagpur chargesafter whichthe trialwill ment, sedition and promoting condition at ahospital in Jalna. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE commence –Chaudhrysaid that enmity under Indian Penal Assistant Police Inspector StatePublic WorksMinister MUMBAI,AUGUST20 accusedhad notyet received Code. Somnath PawarofKindkhedRaja Eknath Shindevisitedthe certain material, including The HC willhear the pleas police stationsaid the process of Samruddhi Mahamarg stretchin THE STATEgovernment on Friday cloned copies of the digital hard next on August25. lodging an FIR againstthe con- Nagpur district on Fridaytocheck transferredRaigad District tractor,who had hired the the progress of the work.Hetold CollectorNidhi Chaudhari and labourers, and the driverwas in mediapersons that the stretch appointed former Labour Sena’s ‘purification’ of Bal progress. from Nagpur to Shirdi willopen Commissioner Mahendra Pawarsaid the mishap oc- fortraffic by December this year Kalyankar in her place. curredafter the tipper driver andthe work forthe entirehigh- Chaudhari has been postedas Thackeray memorial shows wayfromNagpur to Mumbai Director of Information will be completedby Technology in Mantralaya. Talibani mindset: Fadnavis December 2022. Mahendra Warbhuwan, who CM UddhavThackeray and Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Hardeep Singh Puri unveiled In December lastyear,Chief worked as jointsecretaryinthe the Sitabuldi-ZeroMile Freedom Park-Kasturchand Park segment of Nagpur Metro. Express Minister Uddhav Thackeray general administration depart- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE THe BJP leader said, ‘In had visited the highway and ment,isnowpostedasAdditional MUMBAI,AUGUST20 aprogressive statelike had said that the stretchupto Tribal Commissioner,Thane. Shirdi wouldopenonMay 1, Ajit Kumbhar,who workedas Uddhav to Gadkari: Won’t allow THE BJP on Fridayslammedthe Maharashtra, suchan 2021. Asked aboutthe delay, Chief Executive Officer,Zilla ShivSena's “purification” of the act of shuddikaran was Shinde said that it wasdue to Parishad, Beedhas been posted Bal Thackeray memorialafter the interruption causedbythe as Joint Commissioner, Greater hurdles in development projects UnionministerNarayan Rane's ridiculous, shocking’ Covid pandemic. Mumbai Municipal Corporation. visit there. SanjayMeena,Additional will neverbetray thepeople and thedevelopment.“Wherever re- Opposition leader Devendra Rane dismissed the incident TribalCommissioner,Thane has EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE therewill notbeany hindrances quired,wewill stand together at Fadnavis said, "The Sena’s ‘pu- as mindless. “What canone say SoUTHern rAILWAY been postedasCollector, MUMBAI,AUGUST20 in the people’s works. Though I everystepand will work forthe rification’ at the memorial can about Sena. It is no longer MedICAL dePArTMenT Gadchiroli. have mentionedyour letter in people of Maharashtra. While be equated to aTalibani mind- Balasaheb Thackeray's party. It e-Tender noTICe For DAYS AFTER UnionMinisterNitin passing reference, Iassureyou doing so, we will notallowany- set. Thosewho indulged in such has changed.Bal Thackeray SUPPLYoFMedICIne/ Gadkari wrotetohim alleging thatIwillnotallow anyone to cre- one to create anyhindrances in an act have notunderstood Bal nevercompromisedon SUrGICAL/LAB obstructions by local ShivSena ateany obstacles in the develop- the developmentprojects,” he Thackeray's ShivSena.Itisun- Hindutva. But today, forpower, Principal Chief Medical Director, leaders in national highway ment projects,” said Thackeray. added. fortunate.” Sena has compromisedits core Headquarters, Southern Railway, projects, Chief MinisterUddhav Thackeray,along with Union Recently,the Union minister On Thursday,some Sena agenda,”hesaid. Chennai-600003 for and on behalf of the President of India, invites ONLINE ThackerayonFridayassured ministers Gadkari and Hardeep sent alettertoThackeray alleging leaders “cleansed” the memo- "I had to wade through mud open tenders for the following supply Gadkari thathewill notallow Singh Puri, inaugurated the that local Senaleaders in some rial with cowurine afterRane to reachthe memorial.Itisin contract as per Tender Notice given in anyone to createany hurdles in Sitabuldi-ZeroMile Freedom areas were creatinghurdles in visited Shivaji Park andoffered pathetic condition.Instead of IREPS website. Firms are requested to thedevelopmentprojects in any Park-Kasturchand Park segment highway projects. Gadkari said afloral tributetoBal Thackeray. purification,itwouldbebetter log on to http://www.ireps.gov.in -> way. of Nagpur Metro. While Gadkari that some Sena members were Fadnavissaid, "In aprogres- if theyhad focusedoncon- E-Tender -> Goods and Services (New) and quote against these tenders. “Nitin Ji, youtalk sweetlybut waspresent at the inauguration “threatening and making irra- sive statelikeMaharashtra, such structing agrand memorial," he Closing time for the tenders is 11:00 hours writesternly. Ourrelationship is event, Thackeray attendedthe tional demands”fromcontrac- an act of shuddikaran was added. on the date noted against each below alittle different and we both are function virtually. tors and officials working on na- ridiculousand shocking. It was Rane, who startedhis Jan dutiful. We followthe ShivSena Thackeray further said that he tional highway projectsinthe unacceptable.Italsoreflected AshirvadYatra from Mumbai, Tender no:21309001 supremo’s (Balasaheb would notallowany “speed state, and as aresult, work is be- the changed mindsetwithin the willtraveltoSindhudurgand description: REAGENTS FOR CLINICAL Thackeray)teachings that we breakers” to come in the wayof ing hampered. Sena." Ratnagiri districtsinKonkan. CHEMISTRYANALYSER Quantity: See website due date: 13/09/2021 Government of India 2019GADCHIROLI ATTACK ON SECURITYPERSONNEL Cong seeks Principal Chief Medical director Ministry of Textiles Follow us on :twitter.com/GMSrailway Court rejects bail, discharge action against Appointment of Danve for his Senior Consultant (Scientific Research) pleas of ‘top Naxal operative’ under National Technical Textiles Mission. remark on Rahul Last date of application : 20th September 2021 The NIA in itschargesheethas said that EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE SADAFMODAK Rani attendedaconspiracy meeting held MUMBAI,AUGUST20 Interested candidates may refer detailed MUMBAI,AUGUST20 nearly ayear before the attackinthe last week of July2018. It alleged that the meet- UNION MINISTER of Statefor advertisement on www.texmin.nic.in ASPECIAL courtonFriday rejected the bail ing wasattendedby“approximately300 RailwaysRaosaheb Danve’sre- Davp 41101/11/0004/2122 and discharge pleas of Sathyanarayana Naxalmembers from various groups” and marks againstsenior Congress Rani, arrested forhis alleged role in the theattack wasplannedtoavengethekilling leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday Naxalattackonsecurity personnel in of 40 people by security personnel in 2018. prompted the Congresstocallfor Gadchiroli in 2019. Rani'slawyershave claimedthatnowit- his resignation. Rani (71), allegedly atop Naxalopera- nesses have identifiedhim to have been Danve,asenior BJP minister, tive,was arrested along withhis wife present at the meeting.Theyhavesaid that wasaddressing apublic meeting NirmalaUppugantiby theGadchiroliPolice NIA attributed an alias to Rani to provethat in Jalna district as partofthe Jan in2019 onthegroundthattheywerepartof he waspartofthe conspiracy meeting but AshirwadYatra. the conspiracytocarryout ablasttargeting he has deniedany linkswith the name. avehicle with security personnel. Other grounds forbailincludedhis old age. Fifteen security personnel from the The NIA had opposed both the bail and ABJP functionarysaid, QuickResponseTeamandonecivilianwere discharge pleas stating that therewas evi- ‘Danve is known for killedinanIED explosion on May1,2019in dence,includingseizuresmadefromtheac- rustic examples... he Gadchiroli.The case wastransferred to the cused.ItclaimedthatRs10.32lakhwere re- NationalInvestigationAgency(NIA),follow- coveredfromthe couple, whichare should have avoided ingwhich thecouple,alongwithsixothers, “unaccounted”for.The central agency also sucharemark’ were shiftedtojails in Mumbai. submitted that the accusedhas been Rani has claimedinhis defence thatno bookedinaseriousoffenceinvolvinganat- ´F³F½FZ»F ¸FWF³F¦FS´FFd»FI F role has been attributedtohim in the tack on security personnel, and hence he Speaking in Marathi,Danve Ad°FIi ¸F¯Fd³F¹FaÂF¯F ½F d³F¿IFÀF³Fd½F·FF¦F chargesheetfiledbytheNIA.Hehasalsoal- cannotbeconsideredfor release. said, "Devala sodlela saand jasa leged that therewas no evidencetoshow The accusedhavebeenbookedunder asato, tashya swarupache Rahul ªFFWeS BÊ-d³Fd½FQF ÀFc¨F³FF thathewasinvolvedinplantingof thebomb UAPA chargesincluding murder and crim- Gandhi ahe... (Asyou have abull d³Fd½FQF ÀFc¨F³FF Ii .´F¸F´FF/¶FFa²FI F¸F/wxsr/´Fi.Ii .qz/rvzy/sqsr orexecutionof theconspiracyonthedayof inalconspiracyunderIndianPenalCode,the who is givenawayinatemple, dQ³FFaI :sq.qy.sqsr theincident. ArmsAct andthe MaharashtraPolice Act. Rahul Gandhi is likethat...)” AF¹Fb¢°F,´F³F½FZ»F ¸FWXF³F¦FSX´FFd»FIYF£FF»Fe»F³F¸FcQIYF¸FFIYdSX°FFÀFF½FʪFd³FIY He added, "Rahul Gandhi is ¶FFa²FIYF¸F d½F·FF¦F,IZÔYQie¹FÀFF½FʪFd³FIY ¶FFa²FIYF¸F d½F·FF¦F,¸FWXFSXFáXѪFe½F³F ´FiFd²FIYSX¯F, dÀFOXIYû BX°¹FFQe VFFÀFIYe¹F/d³F¸FVFFÀFIYe¹F (Central of no use to anybody." Government /State Government/Government Somaiya’s car attackedinWashim DemandingDanve’s resigna- undertaking)d½F·FF¦FF°F£FF»Fe»F IYF¸FFÀFFNXe´FFÂF A³Fb·F½Fe NZXIZYQFSXFIYOcX³F tion,state Congress president ¶Fe-s VF°F¸FF³F ´FðX°Fe³FbÀFFSXªFFWXeSX BÊX-d³Fd½FQF¸FF¦F½Fe°F AFWZX°F. gave achance to Shiv Sena workers to Nana Patole said, "Danve has A. d³Fd½FQF IiY. IYF¸FF¨FZ³FF½F d³Fd½FQFSX¢IY¸F÷Y. VIVEKDESHPANDE createtrouble. Some of them threw an crossedall limits. His derogatory IiY. (Without GST) NAGPUR,AUGUST20 ink ball at Somaiya's car while some oth- remarkisshocking and uncivi- r. PMC/C.E./ ´F³F½FZ»F ¸FWF³F¦FS´FFd»FI FÃûÂFF°Fe»F zz/sqsr-ss ¸FWF´FFd»FI F¸FF»FI e¨¹FFßFe ers threw stones. it. We have booked 32 lized. Congressdemands imme- ¦F¯ûVFd½FÀFªFʳFFÀFFNe½FF´FS¯¹FF°F y,ss,zuv/- BJP LEADERKirit Somaiya's car wasat- persons, including Raje and three BJP diateaction againstthe minister." ¹FZ¯FFº¹FF M.S. ´FF¯¹FF¨¹FF tacked at RisodtowninWashim district workers. Had Raje notcausedthe en- Asenior BJP functionarysaid, MFIe¨Fe Qb÷ À°Fe ½F Sintex MFIe´FbSd½F¯û ½F Sa¦FSa¦FûMeIS¯û. on Fridayafternoon. touragetostop, the trouble could have "Danve is known forgiving rus- ¹FF IF¸FF¨¹FF BÊ-d³Fd½FQZ¶FF¶F°F¨Fe ¸FFdW°FeVFFÀF³FF¨¹FF Washim PS Vasant Pardeshi told The been avoided." tic examples to conveyhis point khttp://mahatenders.gov.in' ¹FF ÀFaIZ °FÀ±FTF½FS dQ. sq.qy.sqsr Indian Express, "A local BJP leader,Raju "Allthe 28 othersbooked belongto of view, especiallyinthe rural SûªFe ´FidÀFðIS¯¹FF°F ¹FZBÊ»F. ÀFa¶Fad²F°F d³Fd½FQF²FFSIFa³Fe ¹FF¨Fe ³FûÔQ §¹FF½Fe. Patil Raje, put his vehicle before ShivSena and were ledbyMahadev belt.But he shouldhaveavoided ÀFWe/- Somaiya'sentourage, makingthe vehi- Thakre, Risod taluka president of Shiv sucharemark.It is uncharitable." (°FÈ´°FeÀFFaOX·FûSX) cles stop. Some BJP workers were ac- Sena," Pardeshi added. He added, "In politics every- Ad°FdSX¢°FAF¹Fb¢°F companyingRaje. Theystarted raising FULLREPORTON body shouldmind their langua- ´F³F½FZ»F ¸FWF³F¦FS´FFd»FI F slogans hailing BJP and Somaiya. This www.indianexpress.com ge.Moreso, in aministerial post.” WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 EXPRESS NETWORK 5

BENGAL POST-POLLVIOLENCE CJI hailsformer PM CBI asksDGP for details on murder,rape cases Rao’s role in creating

Anurag, VineetVinayak, and uation and made an impartial Bala Sahoo, Soumen Mitra and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Sampat Meena —toinvestigate The agency has setup body.” Ranveer Kumar,all IPS officers of arbitration procedure KOLKATA,AUGUST20 the political violence that ensued four teams headedby Her party colleague and TMC the West Bengal cadre. TheBench afterthe victoryofthe Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, will monitor both the SIT and CBI THE CENTRAL Bureauof Congress(TMC)onMay 2ina joint directors to “It is very problematic that when investigations and has asked JasbirMalhi EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Investigation (CBI) has written to bitterly contestedeight-phase investigatethe violence one joins BJP,the CBI starts pro- them to submit status reports to Congress leader Bhupinder NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 West Bengal’s director general of Assemblyelection. Sources said tecting [him or her].” the courtwithin six weeks. Are- Singh Hooda near the police (DGP), seeking the details 20-25 officers would be partof Afive-judgeBenchofthe tired Supreme Courtjudgewill Assembly in Chandigarh. CHIEF JUSTICE of India NV of allcases of murder,attempted the four teams. Each team will Bhattacharya said, “It is notfair HighCourt on Thursdaypasseda oversee the functioning of theSIT. Ramana FridayhailedlatePrime murder,and rape that were re- have adeputy inspector general to hand over the entireprobe to unanimous judgement on a Aseparateorder on the matter MinisterPVNarasimha Raoas portedduring allegedpost-poll and about four superintendents the CBI.Wewouldnot liketo batchofpublicinterestlitigation willbepassedafter obtaining the ‘Pushed’ by the “father of India’seconomic violence in thestate,officialssaid of police from across the coun- comment on the verdict passed pleas (PILs) seeking an inde- consent of the judge. reforms”. He also said it wasRao on Friday. try, officials said. Additional by the honourableHighCourt. pendentinvestigation intoinci- The BJP has hailedthe court who had setinmotion alaw to Chief Justice of India The letter to theDGP, Director AjayBhatnagar will su- However, Iwould liketoremind dentsofalleged violence after order as “a victoryofthe security, says allayforeign investors’ concerns NVRamana Virendra, came aday afterthe pervise the investigation from youthat judges of the Madras the poll resultsweredeclared. Constitution” while the Mamata about getting caught in unend- Calcutta High Courthandedover Delhi instead of the agency’s re- HighCourtsaid aday before the The courtalso ordered that a Banerjee government has de- Hooda;House ing litigation —ultimatelyresult- the probetothe CBI. The agency gional office here. High Court’s order thatCBI wasa special investigationteam (SIT) cidedtochallengeitinthe ing in the Arbitration and igation, theywant to resolve it has setupfour teams —headed Reacting to thecourt’s deci- ‘caged parrot’and that they be setuptoprobe all other cases. Supreme Court. panel to probe Conciliation Act, 1996. peacefully, amicablyand with- by joint directors Ramnish, sion, stateministerChandrima should be releasedfromthis sit- The SIT will include Suman (WITHPTIINPUTS) “You all knowthe father of out atimelag, he added. economic reforms in this coun- “This (arbitration and media- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tryisnone other than PV tion)isnot anew thingthatwe in- CHANDIGARH,AUGUST 20 NarasimhaRao,” the CJI said novated. Youknowthat in Indian Ex-DGP Saini freed Amarinder, Sidhu break ice, while addressing an event on the culture we sortoutallourdisputes HARYANA ASSEMBLYSpeaker occasion of registrationofthe through mediation and negotia- GianChandGupta Friday trustdeedofthe International tion and conciliation. Everyday day after HC said his pick party-govt synergypanel agreedtoaprobebythe House’s Arbitration and Mediation we negotiatewithour children, Privileges Committees afterfor- Centre,Hyderabad. brothersand friends," he said. mer Chief MinisterBhupinder It wasChief Justice Ramana Supreme Courtjudges L arrest ‘patently illegal’ Singh Hoodaalleged thatsecu- who had proposed suchacentre NageswaraRao andRSubhash KANCHANVASDEV rity personnel pushedhim and in the city.Referringtothe law, Reddy also spokeonthe occasion. CHANDIGARH,AUGUST 20 stoppedlegislatorsnear the he said it wasafter itsintroduc- The CJI urgedthe stategovern- JAGPREETSINGH Vidhan Sabha gateswhen he tion that “the momentum ment and Telangana High Court SANDHU THREE DAYS afterAICCgeneral wasleading amarch to the startedfor arbitration, concilia- Chief Justice Hima Kohli to en- CHANDIGARH,AUGUST20 secretaryin-charge Harish House. tion,mediation procedures.” courageindustries to settle their Rawatasked Punjab CM “Suchthing neverhappened The Chief Justice said that disputes through arbitration and FORMER PUNJAB DGP Sumedh Amarinder Singh and PPCC to me. They(securityperson- businesses, whether in Indiaor mediation and thanked Chief Singh Saini wasreleasedfrom chief NavjotSidhutoexercise nel) pushedmedespiteadmit- outside, do notwant litigation. MinisterKChandrashekhar Rao the custody of the state restraint, both warringleaders ting that theyrecognisedme. Andeveniftheyare caught in lit- forswiftlyacting onhis proposal. VigilanceBureauFriday on the sat together Fridaytodecide a Suchathing neverhappenedto directions of the Punjab and 10-member Strategic Policy me. Action shouldbetaken Haryana High Court, which Group forbettercoordination againstthe guilty otherwise we BJPdistributesration in Bihar, termed his arrest as “patently il- between the party and the gov- willstopcoming to theVidhan legal”. ernment. Sabha,” Hoodasaid in the The courtorder on Thursday Sidhu went to meet the CM Assembly. Congress MLA Opposition sayscan’t use govt came on ahabeas corpus plea at the latter’s farm house in Raghuvir Singh Kadian said: “If filedbySaini's wifeaday after Punjab ex-DGP Sumedh Siswan on Friday, posedfor a the MLAs arestoppedinthis scheme to promote party he wasarrestedbythe Vigilance Singh Saini at the District picturewith the CM and mannerthen who will come to Bureauinconnection with a CourtinMohali. Jasbir Malhi tweeted: “Highlypositive co- the House. The MLAs were tributing the ration to thebenefi- case registeredinSeptember ordination meeting on pro- pushed. It is amatterofbreach SANTOSHSINGH ciaries in sacks whichhavePM 2020 forcheating, forgery, cor- posal forrosterofministers to of privileges and aformal notice PATNA,AUGUST20 NarendraModi’sphoto printedon ruption and other offences. sit at Punjab Congress has been giveninthisregard.” them. TopBJP leaders, including Ruling that Saini's arrest was Bhawan!!” The Speaker insistedthat the THEBJPhasincurredtheireofthe RajyaSabha MP Sushil Kumar in violation of three earlierorders Official wrote to AfterSidhu suggestedit, the guilty willnot be spared.“We Opposition in Bihar afterleaders Modi, Union ministerNityanand of the High Court, asingle bench CJ, sought CM has nowgot arosterpre- willget it probed.The guilty will of thesaffronpartydistributedra- Raiand Bihar HealthMinister of JusticeArun Kumar Tyagi or- pared to assign ministers in his be punishedwhatever maybe tion to beneficiariesofthe PM Mangal Pandeywererecently dered hisimmediaterelease. transfer of cases Cabinettospend time with PunjabCongress Chief NavjotSingh Sidhu meets Chief his rank,” said Gupta. Garib KalyanAnna Yojana (PM- seen distributing sacks of ration. Saini wasreleasedataround 2 Chandigarh: While dictating party cadres at the Congress MinisterAmarinder Singh in ChandigarhonFriday. ANI Earlier,Congress MLAs GKAY). According to Opposition RJDspokespersonMrityunjay am from aMohali court. the order to release former headquarters in Chandigarh. marched to theVidhan Sabhaon leaders, this wastantamount to Tewari told The IndianExpress, Saini’s lawyers contended Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Agovernment statement the issues of “paper leak scam, using agovernment scheme to “Howcan BJP misuse agovern- that he wasillegallyarrestedin Saini,JusticeArunKumarTyagi later said that the 10-member will have Local Government Sukhwinder SinghDanny, atrocities againstfarmers, rising further the BJP’s interest. ment platform? It is ablatant use the FIR No.11, dated September notedthat “an email wasre- group, to be headedby MinisterBrahm Mohindra, Sangat Singh Gilzian and Pawan unemployment, inflationand Under the PM-GKAY scheme, of agovernment scheme to fur- 17,2020, “due to malafides, mal- ceivedonthe official ID” of the Amarinder, willensurebetter Finance MinisterManpreet Goel. Sidhu aide Pargat Singh is rising crime graph in the state”. everyration cardholder will be ther the interest of the party...” ice and ulterior motivesasare- HighCourt“purportingto have coordinationbetween the rul- Singh Badal and Social Security alsoamember of the group. Speaking to reporters, given5kg rice/wheat forfreeper BJPspokespersonGuru sult of political vendetta”. Also, been sentbyHarvinder Pal ing partyand the stategovern- MinisterAruna Chaudharyas The group will hold weekly Hooda said it wasthe monthtill November due to the PrakashPaswan, however, dis- Sainihas been granted interim Singh, PPS” wasaddressedto ment, and expediteimplemen- members, along with Sidhu, the meetings forconsultationwith Opposition’s duty to raise voice Covid-19 crisis.Biharhas1.6crore missedthe allegations. anticipatorybailinFIR No.13, the Chief Justice and sought tation of various schemes. four partyworkingpresidents - other ministers, experts etc. as of the people in the streetsand ration cardholders,and BJPlead- FULLREPORTON dated August2,onthe same al- transfer of petitions involving Besides the CM, the group -KuljitSingh Nagra, mayberequired. the Assembly. ersfromthe state have been dis- www.indianexpress.com legations. Saini this year and in 2018 to Lawyers representing “anyother CoordinateBench Punjab said Saini wasarrested onaccountof theunduehurry in acase whichdid nothaveany beingshownbythesaidBench Nadda takes stock of Uttarakhand poll preparations connection to hisservice career and the mannerinwhichno ers and morchaheads and later ernment wastrying to meetthe and thus notviolative of earlier opportunity is being givento LALMANIVERMA BJPnational interactedwith MLAs and MPs. expectations of the people. HC orders. the Statetopresent itscase”. LUCKNOW,AUGUST20 president Sources said Nadda made no Nadda also releasedtwo “The said allegations could “This courtreserves the JPNadda mention of the multiple leader- bookletshighlightingthe work notformpartofanother FIR... right to take appropriateac- BJPPRESIDENTJPNadda Friday ship changes in the stateand did done by theCentreand the state. Thereforearrestofthe detenue tion in respect of said e-mail arrivedinUttarakhand and took notspeak about the Opposition. On Saturday,Nadda will ad- on substantiallythe same alle- aspersions...” Justice Tyagi stockofthe stategovernment’s ahead of the2022 Assemblypolls. Sources said Chief Minister dress ex-servicemen and will gationsispatentlyillegal,” said noted. ENS welfareschemes as well as the On the firstday of his two-day Pushkar Singh Dhami assured take partinafelicitationpro- the benchinits order. party’s booth-levelstructure visit, Nadda metwithoffice bear- the party president that his gov- gramme forarmypersonnel. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRYOFDEFENCE Rs 935 cr misappropriated DEFENCE RESEARCH &DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION REGIONAL CENTRE FOR MILITARYAIRWORTHINESS [RCMA(NASIK)] C/O-HAL (AIRCRAFT DIVISION), OJHAR TOWNSHIP,TAL.-NIPHAD, in NREGA schemesinlast MAHARASHTRA-422 207 FOLLOWING fellowship is availableinRCMA (Nasik),DefenceR&D Organisation,Ministry of Defence for aperiod of two years (extendable as per 4years: data from Govt rules), at amonthly stipend of Rs. 25,000/- (House Rent Allowance is also admissible as per rules).Applications are invited from candidates possessing and paymentstonon-existent were conducted andreports up- belowmentioned qualification : ABHISHEKANGAD persons and to vendors forma- loaded. Totalmisappropriated Sl. Type of Number of Subject Educational Qualification RANCHI,AUGUST20 terial procured at high rates. funds amounted to Rs 239.31 No. Fellowship Fellowship Discipline Social auditsare seenasa crore; recovery wasRs4.48 OVER THE lastfour years, Social powerful tool to enforceac- crore(1.88%). PenaltiesofRs 1 Junior 01 Mechanical Graduate Degree in professional Audit Units(SAU) under Rural countability.Union Rural 14.74lakhwerelevied, and Research Engineering course (B.E./ B.Tech) in Mechanical Development Departments DevelopmentSecretary 10,454 employees were Fellow Engineering disciplineinfirst (RDD) across India have found NagendraNath Sinha empha- warned/censured.Atotal 551 division with NET/ GATE. financial misappropriation of Rs sised this in alettertoall state employees have been sus- Or 935crore under various chief secretaries recently, and pendedand 180employees Post Graduate Degree in schemes of the Mahatma asked whystate RDDs have have been dismissed. Three FIRs professional course (M.E./ M.Tech) Gandhi National Rural made only“little recoveries”. have been filed. in Mechanical Engineering Employment Guarantee Act “Yes, we have writtentoall ■Karnataka has seenmisappro- disciplineinfirst division both at (MGNREGA), according to data the states… Lack of attention on priation of Rs 173.6 croreinits Graduate &Post Graduate Level. obtainedbyThe Indian Express this aspectiscertainly one (of 6,027GPs; onlyRs1.48crore through the Management the issues). Another is the deter- (0.68%)has been recovered. A Conditions : Information System (MIS) of the mination of culpability of the total 22, 948audit reports were 1. Upper Age Limit : 28 years for the above Fellowship as on last date of RuralDevelopment Ministry. persons concerned forthe irreg- submitted.Karnataka has regis- receipt of application. The upper age limit shall be relaxable to the Onlyabout Rs 12.5 croreof ularities —and in absenceof terednoFIRs and suspended candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBC as this amount —1.34% —has been SOPs to handle suchcases such none of itsemployees, even per Government of India orders. recoveredsofar,the datashow. determination is noteasy,” though the services of twoem- 2. Indicate clearly in bold letters on the envelope that ''APPLICATION FOR THE Although the dataisinthe Sinha told The Indian Express ployees have been terminated. POST OF JRF''. public domain, accessingitis when asked whyrecoveries ■ In Bihar, Rs 12.34crore was 3. Type written application with complete Bio-Data along with Xerox copy of difficult because of frequent have been low. misappropriated;recoveries testimonials so as to reach ''The Regional Director,RCMA (Nasik), DRDO, “networkissue”. The Indian Therewereoften notenough stood at Rs 1,593. Ministry of Defence, C/o- HAL (Aircraft Division), Ojhar Township, Tal.- Express accessedthe data from people to ensurepaymentof ■ In West Bengal, Rs 2.45 crore Niphad, Dist.-Nasik, Maharashtra-422 207'' within 21 days from the date of FY 2017-18toFY2020-21 amounts shown as recoverable, wasmisappropriated;Rs14,802 publication of the advertisement. through asource in the govern- Sinha said. “But ultimatelyit wasrecovered. ment. boils down to lack of attention ■ In Gujarat, onlyRs6,749 was 4. Affix arecent passport size photograph on the right top corner of the first SAUauditshavebeen carried and lackofsensitivity in taking misappropriated,nothing of page of application. out in 2.65 lakh Gram social audit to itslogical conclu- whichwas recovered. 5. Please send acrossed Indian Postal Order/ Bank Draft for Rs. 10/- drawn in Panchayats (GPs) in the states sion,”headded. ■ Jharkhand filedthe mostFIRs favour of ''Regional Director,RCMA (Nasik)'' payable at State Bank of India, and Union Territories of the Indeed, no accountability —14out of the38filedacross Ojhar Township Branch, Bangalore Branch (IFSC Code No. SBIN0001196) countryatleastonce over the wasfixed forthe misappropria- the countryoverthe lastfour (MICR No. 422002011) along with the application (Candidates belonging to lastfouryears,sincethe data be- tion in manystates. Consider: years. Twoemployees were sus- SC/ ST/ OBC and PH are exempted from this payment). gantobeuploadedin2017-18. ■ TamilNadu accountedfor the pended, andthe servicesof31 6. Recruitment will be made through INTERVIEW.Candidates would be The CentrereleasedRs highestmisappropriation of Rs were terminated.However, of selected on the basis of norms prescribed for the post applied for. 55,659.93 crorefor MGNREGA 245crore in 12,525 GPsacross the Rs 51.29 croremisappropri- in 2017-18, and the amount has the state, forwhich37,527audit ated,onlyRs1.39 crore(2.72%) 7. Candidates working in Government/ Public Sector Undertakings/ since risen everyyear to reach reports were uploaded. has been recovered. Autonomous bodies should apply through proper channel. Rs 1,10,355.27crore in 2020-21. Recoveries stood at Rs 2.07 ■ Rajasthan, Kerala, Arunachal 8. Candidates will be required to produce Certificates/ Testimonials in original Totalexpenditureonthe crore, only0.85%ofthe misap- Pradesh, Goa, Ladakh, Andaman at the time of Interview. scheme has risen from Rs propriated amount. One em- and Nicobar,Lakshadweep, 9. It may please be noted that offer of Fellowship does not confer on Fellows 63,649.48crore in 2017-18toRs ployeehas been suspendedand Puducherry,and Dadraand any right for absorption in DRDO. 1,11,405.3 crorein2020-21. twohavebeen dismissed, but NagarHaveli and Daman and Diu Regional Director One of key findings of the au- notasingle FIR has been filed. reportedzeromisappropriation. RCMA (Nasik) ditis“financial misappropria- ■ AndhraPradesh has 12,982 FULL REPORTON davp 10301/11/0038/2122 tion”,which includes bribery, GPs, and 31,795 social audits www.indianexpress.com THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 6 EXPRESS NETWORK

BRIEFLY Delhi L-G again TAMIL NADU InquiriesagainstVikasDubey junks govt’s O2 ReplyinEnglish death panel toquery,HC proposal tellsCentre neverimpartial:Probepanel Madurai: Citing the Official Languages Act, FIR, police gunneddownsix ac- “The Statehad notcontested EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the Madras HighCourt ASADREHMAN cused,includingDubey,inalleged the matter anyfurther by ap- NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 has directed theCentreto LUCKNOW,AUGUST20 encounters over the following proaching theHon’ble Supreme replyinEnglish if arep- weeks. On July10, Dubey was Courtagainstthe said order THE DELHI government’s pro- resentation is made in THE THREE-MEMBER judicial killedwhenapolicevehicleferry- passedbytheHighCourtrefusing posal to setupacommittee to that language. The court commission,whichwas formed ing him from Ujjain, from where to grantleave to appeal,”itadded. examine claims of deaths due to washearing aplea by a on thedirection of the Supreme he wasarrested, to Kanpur met TheCommissionalsosaidthat shortage of medical oxygen has Madurai CPI(M) MP Su Courttoprobe thealleged en- with an accident. Police alleged “there is nothing on recordto once again been rejected by L-G Venkatesan who had ob- countersof gangsterVikasDubey thathetriedtoescapeandopened showthat his (Dubey)cases had Anil Baijal, who has reasoned At the encounter siteinKhrew area of Kashmir’s Awantipora jected to getting areplyin and five others lastyear,has said Vikas Dubey waskilledinan fire,and that he waskilledinre- ever sincerelybeen contestedby that acommittee setupbythe on Friday. Shuaib Masoodi Hindi from the Home initsreportthatanyinvestigation alleged encounter on July10. taliatory fire. thegovernmentadvocatesbefore Supreme Courtisalready look- Ministryinresponse to a againstDubey and his associates The Commission said that the HighCourt”. ing intothe issue. Deputy CM queryinEnglish on CRPF “was neverimpartial” and “there Dubey and his associates easily “In mostofthe cases, the Manish Sisodia questionedthe recruitment. He sought a wasnoserious opposition by the headedbyretiredSupremeCourt and quicklygot bail from the High Courthad granted interim rationale behind the decision of 2Hizb militants killed direction to the Centre stateauthoritiesorthe govern- judgeJusticeBSChauhan,withre- courtsastherewasnoseriousop- relief to Vikas Dubey,staying the the L-Gand sought to corner the that it should use only ment advocates”againstthem in tired Allahabad High Courtjudge positionby thestate authoritiesor proceedings before thesubordi- Centreoverthe issue, alleging English in all communi- the courts. Justice Shashi Kant Agarwaland the government advocates. natecourts in variouscriminal that it “wantstocover up itsfail- in J&K encounter cations with states. “It is TheCommissionalsosaidthat former UP Director General of “Sectionsrelatingto seriousof- cases and he remained under the ureinoxygenmanagement”. the duty of the Union 21 files detailing criminal cases of Police KL Gupta as itsmembers, fenceswere droppedbeforefiling protection of such orders fora Thecountryhad witnesseda have been identifiedasMusaib government to replyin Dubey couldnotbetraceddespite wastabledbytheUPgovernment the chargesheet. Duringthe trial, period of 13-14years. The High severe crisis of medicaloxygen, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Ahmad Bhat, resident of Khrew English if representation giving officials sufficient time to in the Assembly on Thursday. mostofthe witnesses turn hos- Courtgranted bail to Vikas especiallyinDelhiwhichwas SRINAGAR,AUGUST20 in Pamporeand Muzamil wasgiven in that lan- locatethem. On July3lastyear,apolice tile... He (Vikas Dubey)was in- Dubey and his associates, mainly battered by the Covid-19second Ahmad Rather,resident of guage,” the benchof The Commission has con- team that had gone to Bikru vil- volvedin64criminal cases, and on the ground that he had been waveinApril-May. The Delhi TWOMILITANTS affiliated to the ChakoorainPulwama. Justices Justices N cludedinitsreportthattherewas lageinKanpurto arrest Dubeyhad theStateauthoritiesneverconsid- acquitted in alarge number of government has said adedicated Hizbul Mujahideen were killed According to thepolice, Kirubakaran and M enough evidence that Dubey and come under heavy gunfirefrom ered it appropriatetoengagea cases without making anyat- committee needs to be setupto in an encounteratAwantipora Musaib“had ahistory of terror Duraisamysaid on his gang were patronisedbylocal rooftops near the gangster’s specialcounsel forhis prosecu- tempttoknowastounder what examine the claimsofdeaths on Friday. crime and wasinvolvedinplan- Thursday. PTI police, revenueand administra- home.Eightpolicemen,including tion. The Statenever movedany circumstances he had been ac- due to oxygen shortage. The encounter brokeout af- ning and executing severalter- tive officials,and recommended Deputy Superintendent of Police applicationforcancellationof bail quitted and howand whythe In May, the Delhi government ter2amduring acordon and rorattacks,including civilian GOA aninquiryagainstthe“erringpub- DevendraMishra, diedinthe or approachedthe superior court witnesses have turnedhostilein had made one moreattempt to search operation that was atrocities”. lic servants”. ambush. forcancellation of anyofthe bail mostofthe cases,” the setupadedicated panel, but that launchedbythe security forces The police also claimedthat TwoRussians ThereportoftheCommission, Of the21 peoplenamedinthe orders,” the reportsaid. reportsaid. toowas struckdownbythe L-G. in Khrew area of Awantipora. he waspartofa“hit squad of founddead “During the search operation Hizbul Mujahideen” forcivilian as the presence of terrorists got killingsinSouth Kashmir. Panaji: In twoseparatein- ascertainedtheyweregiven re- However, Muzamil Ahmad cidents, twoRussian TRACKING THE SECOND SURGE CCPA cracks down on firms peated opportunities to surren- joinedthe terroristranks re- women were found dead der,however, theyfired indis- cently, they said. in their respective rented NEWCASES:34,299 criminatelyupon the joint An AK-rifle and apistolwere apartmentsnear Siolim 537 with misleading Covid ads search party whichretaliated, recoveredfromthe siteofthe in NorthGoa on Friday. DAYSSINCE ACTIVECASES:3,62,028 leading to an encounter,” the encounter.“All the recovered While one woman was PANDEMIC Jammu and Kashmir Police said materials have been takeninto BEGAN found hanging, another VACCINATIONS:57,22,81,488 paint company, ashirtbrand, a lines on misleading advertise- in astatement. caserecords forfurther investi- wasfound dead in her DAILY DEATHS TOTAL DEATHS WEEKLY CFR OVERALL CFR HARIKISHANSHARMA fabricandgarmentmanufacturer, ments. On Fridaymorning, bodies of gation andtoprobe their com- bed.The police said the 377 4,33,966 1.15% 1.36% NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 asoap maker and an air condi- Asked about it, the official the twomilitantswereretrieved plicity in otherterrorcrimes” deaths were notrelated. tioner maker. quoted above said, “The guide- from the siteofencounter.They the policesaid. AlexandraRi-Djavi (24) AN APPAREL firm that claimed Among the four companies lines on misleading advertise- and Ekaterina Titova (34) that itsshirtkills 99 per cent of whichagreedforcorrective adver- mentsare in an advancedstage. were in Goa on tourist the virus that causes Covid-19 tisement areahand wash brand Consultations with different CHHATTISGARH visas. The autopsy reports and apaint brand whichclaimed and amattress maker,the official stakeholders have already taken areawaited,police offi- thatits product has over 99 per said adding that the noticeswere place.Theguidelinesareexpected Two ITBP personnel cials said. ENS cent efficacy in eliminating the issuedtothese companies after to be finalisedverysoon.” TESTS TODAY: 18,12,027 | TOTAL TESTS: 50,45,11,729 virus areamong six companies taking the suomotucognizance The CCPAhas also initiated | JAMMU &KASHMIR WEEKLY POSITIVITY: 1.85% OVERALL POSITIVITY: 6.42% whichhad to withdraw their ad- of their advertisementscirculat- class action against9companies killed in Maoist attack vertisementsafter the Central ing in the social media. including an e-commerce player Sepoyfallsinto STATES REPORTING MOST CASES Consumer Protection Authority TheCCPAwasestablishedun- andasocialmediagiantontheba- gorge,dies STATE NEW ACTIVE WEEKLY TOTAL (CCPA) found these “misleading” der the provisions of the sis of number of complaintsre- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CASES CASES POSITIVITY VACCINATION and issuednoticestothem, atop Consumer Protection Act, 2019, ceivedagainst these companies, RAIPUR,AUGUST20 Jammu: An Indian Army official said on Friday. that came intoforce from July20, the official said, adding that the Kerala 20,2241,82,739 15.35% 2,55,35,751 soldier diedFridayafter ■ The official told TheIndian 2020.TheActdefines“misleading class actionsare pertaining to re- TWOPERSONNEL of the Indo he fell intoa40-footgorge ■ Maharashtra4,365 55,4542.46% 5,14,91,159 Express that the CCPAhas issued advertisement”inrelation to any funds related to Covid-19. TibetanBorder Police (ITBP) while “negotiating diffi- ■ Tamil Nadu 1,66819,6211.34% 2,78,88,766 noticesin52cases —27for mis- productorservice, as “an adver- Infact,thee-commercesector were Fridaykilled in aMaoist at- cult heights” on higher leading advertisementsand 25 tisement, which—(i) falselyde- accountsforthemaximumnum- tack in Chhattisgarh’s Assistant Commandant ■ Karnataka 1,453 21,187 0.90% 3,60,79,359 reaches of thePir Panjal forunfairtrade practices —since scribessuch productorservice;or berofconsumer complaintsreg- Narayanpur district. Sudhakar Shinde (left)and rangeinthe border dis- ■ AndhraPradesh 1,43515,472 2.11%2,60,46,280 itsestablishmentonJuly24, (ii) givesafalse guarantee to,oris isteredontheNationalConsumer The ITBP personnel have Assistant SubInspector trict of Poonch. Sepoy 2020.“Subsequent to the notices, likelytomisleadthe consumers Helpline over the lastfinancial been identifiedasAssistant Gurmukh Singh LovepreetSingh, 23, was STATES REPORTING MOST DEATHS six companieshavewithdrawn asto thenature,substance, quan- year.Out of 5.79lakh complaints Commandant Sudhakar Shinde acting as aguide to a their misleading advertisements, tity or quality of suchproduct or registeredonthehelplinein2020- and Assistant Sub Inspector STATE TODAY’S TOTAL WEEKLY OVERALL counter terroristopera- DEATHS DEATHS CFR CFR whichclaimedmorethan 99 service;or(iii)conveys anexpress 21,over2lakhor35per centofall Gurmukh Singh. armedMaoists firedonthem,” tion team that wasmov- percent efficacy againstCovid- or implied representationwhich, complaintswererelated to the e- Inspector General of Police said asenior officer. ing along atreacherous ■ Maharashtra106 1,39,1762.17% 2.19% 19.Four other companies agreed if made by the manufacturer or commerce sector.The banking (Bastar) PSundarrajsaid the in- “The Maoists escapedwith routefromJabbiwal to ■ Kerala 99 19,4240.66% 0.55% forcorrective advertisement,” seller or service provider thereof, and telecom sectorsreceived cident took place around noon, one AK-47rifle, twobulletproof Bagsar (Poonch), astate- the official said. would constituteanunfair trade 51,307and34,798complaintsre- just600 metres from the jacketsand awirelessset belong- ■ Odisha 69 7,2765.29% 0.74% ment said. The soldier Theofficial,withoutdivulging practice;or(iv)deliberatelycon- spectively. Kadameta campofthe 45th bat- ing to thesecurity personnel,” hailedfromPunjab’s ■ Tamil Nadu 24 34,6631.46% 1.35% the names of the companies cealsimportant information”. These three sectors also com- talion of the ITBP. said Sundarraj. WhileShinde Gurdaspur district. ENS ■ Karnataka 17 37,105 1.41%1.27% whichwithdrew their “mislead- However, the Ministryof prisedover50per cent of com- “A squad from the camphad wasaresident of Nandeddistrict ing”advertisements,saidtheyin- ConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublic plaints registeredbetween April gone on an area domination op- in Maharashtra, Singh wasfrom Note:DataasonAug20;vaccinationnumbersasofAug19.Deathsincludethosefrompreviousdays. cludedapopularROmaker,a Distribution is yettoissue guide- and Julythis year. eration, when asmall group of Raikot in Punjab. Covid-19 task force not in favour of UP: Sunday curbs Mohalla classes,catch-up: Experts UTTARAKHAND lifted but night Narayankoti reopening schools before Diwali: Pawar curfew still on offer ways to check learning loss temple to get final decision willbetaken by the Lucknow: UP governmenton faceliftafter EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CM in this regard,” Pawarsaid. Fridaywithdrew theSunday cur- While Banerji spokeabout lo- PUNE,AUGUST20 Forcolleges, the situation is fewandsaidmarketswouldbeal- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE cal mohalla classes to help chil- getting ‘adopted’ Ajit Pawar different and theycould be al- lowedtoremain open from 6am NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 drenregainsomeof theirfounda- MAHARASHTRA DEPUTY Chief lowedtoconductofflineclassesif and10pm. Anight curfew,how- tional literacy and numerical MinisterAjitPawaronFridaysaid studentsandcollegestaff arefully ever,will continue. OVERAyearandahalf afterCovid skills, Menon spokeabout the DIVYAA thegovernment’sCovidtaskforce shouldn’t be reopened before vaccinated. The government took the de- forced oneofthe longestshut- needtocreatedistrict-levelexem- NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 believesthat schools should not Diwali,” said Pawarafter chairing “Collegescanbeallowedtore- cisionamid adeclineinactive downsof India’sschools,whatlies plars to demonstratehow chil- be openedbeforeDiwali. aCovid-19reviewmeeting. open forstudentswho areaged Covid-19cases. Aspokesperson aheadasstatestentatively prepare dren can develop conceptualun- THE NARAYANKOTI temple in “The decision regarding re- “Asectionof parentsandman- above 18 andhavetaken both the said all markets, factories, and to open up? Giventhe digital in- derstandingofmathematicsand Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag dis- opening of schools will be taken agementsofeducational institu- vaccinedoses. Teachersand non- warehouses would be allowedto equitythatmeantseveralchildren other subjects. trict is settoget amajor facelift inconsultationwiththetaskforce. tions feel thatthe government teaching staffshould also have function across the state. On have had very little interaction “Weshouldtalk about howto afteranMoU wassignedinNew We will go aheadwhen it tells us shouldn’t wait forsolong. It’san beenfullyvaccinated.Theycanbe August11, the statehad liftedthe withschool, what doesthis pro- build upon what theyalready Delhi on Fridaybetween the to doso.However, consideringthe opinion that schools should be allowedtohold offline classes by curfew on Saturdays but decided longedabsencefromschoolmean International basedinNairobi, know andbuild anew pedagogy Ministry of Tourism,the situationatpresent,thetaskforce openedindistricts with zeroper following social distancing to continue with the restrictions forchildrenintermsof theirfoun- and Principal Investigator for andanew curriculum basedon UttarakhandTourism is of the opinion thatschools cent Covid-19positivity rate.The norms,” the ministeradded. on Sundays. ENS dational literacy and numeracy LearningatScale,amulti-country that.It’seasierforchildrento solve Development Board, Director skills? Howcan administrations study of large-scale education word problems, rather than General, Culture, Uttarakhand and educationists helpchildren programmes. grade-levelcurriculum. We and the Social Legal Research & catch-up? Thesessionwasmoderatedby shouldpause and think,and Education Foundation (SLREF). BSY on foreign trip with family, first since ’11 These were some of the ques- UmaVishnu, Senior Editor, The maybewewill find things that The sitewas identifed under the tions that apanel unpackedon Indian Express. children reallylikedoing. If Covid Centre’s ‘Adopt AHeritage has issuednotices to the former uledtobeheld in 2023. FridayduringIEThinc,anExpress Talking about the challenges canhelp us to do that,Ithinkthat Project’ earlier this year.SLREF EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CM and others 3after activist TJ SeveralBJP MLAs and minis- platform whereexpertsconfront as schools preparetoreopen, willbeagreatthing,”saidMenon. has come on boardas BENGALURU,AUGUST20 Abraham movedthe courtfor ters who areunhappyoverbe- some of the mostpressing issues Atishisaid,“Wehavebeentalking Drawing from his experience ‘Monument Mitra’for the site. the registration of an FIR to carry ing leftout of the cabinetofnew of our times. about the socio-economiccostof in Kenyaand other sub-Saharan According to the MoU,SLREF SENIOR BJP leader BS out investigations in the matter. chief ministerBasavarajBommai The session, titled‘Rebuilding the pandemic, but we haven’t Africancountries,Pipersaid,“The willdevelopvariousamenitiesfor Yediyurappa, who resignedas The allegations pertain to al- have ralliedaround the former SchoolsPost Covid’,wasorganised spoken about education... The questionforme,aswe comeback tourists/visitors around theher- the Karnataka chief ministeron leged bribes amounting to over CM. Tourism MinisterAnand by The Indian Express in associa- pandemic has takenusback20 to school,ishow do we scaffold itagesite, includingconstruction July26, has embarkedonaholi- Rs 12 crorefor contracts—in- Singh, upsetoverthe portfolio he tion with Central Square years in termsofaccess. Even in andsupportcatch-upsothatchil- of roads,installationof street light- daytothe Maldiveswith his ex- cluding Rs 5crore that wasre- wasgiven, metYediyurappa last Foundation, an organisation Delhi, onlyabout 50-60 per cent dren arenot missingskills... Just ing, garbagedisposal system and tendedfamilyahead of apossi- Yediyurappa had stepped ceivedlastyear by twocompa- week in his questtobeupgraded workingwiththevisionof ensur- of the population have access to becauseskills arelostnow,does- ensuring availability of clean ble return to active politics. down as Karnataka chief nies linkedtoagrandson of the to ahigh-profile ministry. ingqualityschooleducationforall digitaltechnology.Learninghas n’t mean theyare lostforever.” drinking water, development of Yediyurappa has twosons – ministeronJuly26. former CM from multiple shell Incidentally, thelasttime children in India. been hampered on allfronts.” Banerjisaidsimple,easyto ex- the parking area and revamping BJP MP BYRaghavendraand BJP companies in Kolkata—despite that Yediyurappa went abroad The panelists forFriday’sses- Banerji, however, said she ecute, catch-up programmescan the entrance and boundarywall vice-presidentBYVijayendra– the companies having no rev- with his extendedfamilywas in sion includedRukmini Banerji, wasmoreoptimistic. “The expe- be thekey. around the temple site. and three daughters. The entire lic life,” aBJP leader considered enue in previous years. July2011toMauritius —during CEO of Pratham, the organisation rience of learning and schooling “Justacouple of hours aday... The Narayankotisiteisa familyruns various businesses to be close to theformerCMsaid. Yediyurappa had stepped an earlier stint as CM —amid al- thatreleases the AnnualStatus of aredeeplyembedded... The last Children respondverywell to groupofancient templesbe- and at leasttwo of the younger Yediyurappa, his son down as CM at the instance of legations of corruption. Two Education Report(ASER); Atishi, year-and-a-half, therehavebeen quickprogress,itenthusesteach- lievedtohavebeenconstructed members arefinancial consult- Vijayendra, grandson Sashidhar the BJP leadershipamid growing days afterhereturnedtoIndia, a MLAoftheAamAadmiParty and manykinds of learning... We ers and givesfaith to the parents in the 9th century. antswho studiedinthe UK. The Maradi, son-in-law concerns over alleged corruption Lokayuktareport on illegal min- one of thearchitectsbehind the have to take advantageofthe flu- that all is notlost,” she said. UttarakhandTourism familyreportedlyleftfor the Virupakshappa Yamakanam- and interferenceinthe adminis- ing during his tenureemerged, transformation in Delhi’s public idity of thesituation... It’s an ex- In his concluding remarks, Minister, Satpal Maharaj,said: “... MaldivesonAugust18and are aradi, and granddaughter’s hus- tration by his family. He, how- dislodging him from power. education;UshaMenon,founder, citing time,” she said. Bikkrama DauletSingh, Co- The development of facilities will expected to return on August 23, band SanjaySreehavebeen ac- ever,remains akey Lingayat Yediyurappa, his sons and a JodoGyan,asocialenterprisethat The panel also spokeabout ManagingDirector,CentralSquare have adirect impacttowards in- sources said. cusedofcorruption and money leader who is vital to the BJP’s son-in-lawwerelater indicted is partofaunique experimentin potentialways inwhichadminis- Foundation, stressedonfounda- creasing the number of visitors “This is the firsttime in many launderinginhandling govern- electoral fortunes and has said by the CBI in an alleged Rs 40 developing conceptual under- trationsandeducatorscouldhelp tional learning, sustaininghome and willbenefit local youth by years that Yediyurappa is on a ment contractsinaprivate that he will help the party to crorebriberycase but were ac- standing of mathematics among children “catchup” afternearly learning and the needtobring generatingemployment/self- familytrip outside the country complaint. come to poweronits owninthe quitted by atrial courtand the children; and Ben Piper,Senior twoyearsoflearninglossinduced moreaccountability to private employment opportunities in and it is ashortleave from pub- The Karnataka HighCourt next stateAssembly polls, sched- matter did notescalate. 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TOTAL VACCINATED IN INDIA (at leastone dose) The Taliban war chest 44,44,86,031 ■ Firstdose ■ Seconddose

80,00,000 Where did the Talibanfind funds to sustainthemselvesoveratwo-decade warwith theUS? With the 43,83,862 Americans gone andthe Afghan opposition collapsed, what military assets do the Talibanhave? 34,38,031 40,00,000 14,09,193 11,42,225 KRISHNKAUSHIK NEWDELHI,AUGUST20

0 IN RETURNINGtopower in Kabul over the LAST 10 DAYS (daily) weekend, the Taliban demonstratedboth the Aug10Aug 19 successofalightning military offensive againstAfghanistan’s then government, as well as their remarkable resilience in the face TOTAL DOSES COVISHIELD COVAXIN of onslaughtsbythe world’s mostpowerful 87.44% 12.44% militaryfor 20 years. 57,22,81,488 When theyweredrivenout of Kabul in November 2001,the Taliban had been in (SputnikV's6,77,713doses powerfor alittle over five years, and in exis- tence foronlyseven. Whatmakes them the notrepresentedinpie) fighting forcethat outlastedthe UnitedStates in itslongest ever war, and defeated the DOSES ON AUG 19 57,93,055 Afghanswho receivedequipment and train- ing worthover$80 billionfromthe AUG 18: 58,36,403 (1ST DOSE:43,82,113 ;2nd:14,54,290 ) Americans? Wherehavethe Taliban found the funds to sustain themselvesoveratwo- decade warwithanadversarywith almost INDIAACTIVE CASES 3,63,605 limitless resources? Flourishing drug trade 4,00,000 In aMay 2020 report, the United Nations SecurityCouncil estimated that “overall US Armysoldiers walk through apoppyfieldnear Zangabad villagein2009. The primarysource of Talibanfundinghas been Taliban annual combinedrevenues range the drug trade, includingfromheroin and methamphetamine, besides opium. The NewYork Times 3,86,351 3,63,605 from $300million to upwards of $1.5 billion 2,00,000 per annum”. It said that while the figuresfor 2019 were lower, officials “werecareful to Mining, taxes, donations ing to the Taliban funds that it receivedtofight datashow. note that the Taliban usedresources effec- In September 2020,Radio Free Europe re- againstthe fundamentalistmovement. SIGAR’s Julyquarterlyreport mentioned tively andefficientlyand were notexperienc- portedonaconfidential reportcommis- Thereare other players too. In September that the Afghan Air Forcehad atotal of 167 0 ing acash crisis”. sionedbyNATO, whichconcludedthat the 2017,then Afghan ArmyChief GeneralSharif aircraft, including jets and helicopters that LAST 10 DAYS The primarysource of the Taliban’s funds Taliban “has achieved, or is close to achiev- Yaftali told the BBC that he had documentsto were “usable/in-country”asofJune 30. This Aug10Aug 19 has been the drug trade, as reportafter report ing, financial and militaryindependence”, prove that Iran was“supplying weapons and included23A-19aircraft, 10 AC-208 aircraft, Note:The August19figures in these graphs arebased on thegovernment updates on August20 has shown over twodecades. Theirincome which“enables[it] to self-fund itsinsurgency militaryequipment to the Talibaninwestern 23 C-208 aircraft, and three C-130 aircraft, be- sufferedinrecent years because of the“re- without the needfor supportfromgovern- Afghanistan”. sides 32 Mi-17, 43 MD-530, and 33 UH-60 duction in poppycultivation andrevenue,less mentsorcitizens of othercountries”. ANovember2019report by theUS helicopters. INDIA TOTAL CASES 3,23,58,829 taxable income from aid and development Besides the illicit drug trade —overseen Defense Intelligence Agency notedthat since On August17, twodaysafter the Taliban Source: Ministry of Health &Family Welfare, updated at 11 pm on August 20 projects, and increasedspending on “gover- by Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob, the son of “at least2007, Iran has providedcalibrated took controlofKabul, White House National nance” projects”, the UNSC reportsaid. Taliban founder Mullah support —including Security Adviser JakeSullivansaid, “Wedon’t However, “while heroin cultivation and Muhammad Omar,ashad- weapons, training, and have acompletepicture, obviously,ofwhere production have providedthe bulk of Taliban owyfigurewho is expected THE FALL OF funding —tothe Taliban to everyarticle of defence materials has gone People with prolonged or revenue formanyyears, the emergence of to play an important role in counter US and Western in- but certainly, afairamount of it has fallen into methamphetamine in Afghanistanisgiving the newgovernment —the KABUL TO fluence in Afghanistan, the hands of the Taliban.” severe Covid have highest impetus to amajor newdrug industrywith Taliban had “expandedits combat ISIS-Khorasan,and StijnMitzer and JoostOliemans, conflict significant profit margins,” the report noted. financial powerinrecent TALIBAN increase Tehran’sinfluence analysts specialisinginmodern-day According to the report, “interdiction of years through increased in anypost-reconciliation weaponryand military tactics who have antibody levels, study finds methamphetamine wasfirstrecordedbythe profitsfromillegal mining government”. workedforwebsites suchasJanes, Bellingcat United NationsOffice on Drugs and Crime and exports”, the report The US has also accused and NK News,haveusedopen-source intel- PEOPLEWHO have had severe or long- ipantswhohadsevere symptomswere (UNODC) in 2014 (9 kg) and has continued said. Russia of supporting the ligence to trackthe equipmentthatisproven lastingcasesof Covid-19are morelikely foundto have IgGantibodiescompared on asharp upwardtrajectory, with 650 kg in- It estimatedthatthe Taliban, but thereislittle ev- to have fallen intoTaliban’s hands. to have high levels of an important an- to 89% with mildtomoderate symp- terdicted in thefirsthalfof2019”. militant movement earned idenceofthat. According to them, the Taliban nowpos- tibodyneededtofightagainstfuturein- tomsand79%whowere asymptomatic. Methamphetamine, the reportsaid, “was “a staggering US $1.6 bil- Beyond theseexternal sess twowarjets,24helicopters, and seven fection, according to anew studyfrom “Neurological changes, including stated to be moreprofitable thanheroinbe- lion” in the year ending avenues, the Taliban has Boeing Insitu ScanEagle UnmannedVehicles Rutgers University publishedinThe brain fogand problems with memory causeits ingredientsare low-cost and it does March 2020. Of this, $416 WHATITMEANS also been abletoarm itself that were with the Afghan forces earlier. Journal of Infectious Diseases. or vision,wereinfrequentamong in- notrequire largelaboratories”. millioncame from the drug FOR INDIA with the weapons and am- Additionally, according to them, between Thepublishedpaper,‘Determinants fected participantsbut did tend to last The Taliban, it said, “werereportedtobein trade; over $450 million ASERIES munition that the US has June andAugust14the Taliban captured 12 and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infection formanymonths when theyoccurred. controlof60per centofmethamphetamine from the illegalmining of providedtothe Afghan tanks, 51 armoured fighting vehicles, 61 ar- in adiverse population: 6-month eval- Notably, having persistent symptoms laboratories in the keyproducing provinces iron ore, marble, copper, forces over the years. tilleryand mortar, eight anti-aircraftguns, uation of aprospective cohort study’, wasalso associatedwith having higher of Farahand Nimruz”. gold, zinc, and rare earth metals; and $160 America’s Special Inspector General for and 1,980trucks,jeeps,and vehicles, includ- waspartofthe larger antibody levels over time. The reportquotedofficials as saying “the million from extortion and taxesinthe areas AfghanistanReconstruction (SIGAR), a ing over 700Humvees. Rutgers Corona Cohort We know from other re- system of heroin smugglingand taxation or- and on the highways it controlled. It also got Congress-backedwatchdog, notedinan All of this —inaddition to thefact that the study,whichfollowed548 search thatvaccinationfur- ganisedbythe Taliban...stretchedacross eight $240 million in donations, largely from analysis in 2013 that nearly 43 per cent of the forces of the erstwhile Afghan government healthcareworkers and ther enhances immune of Nangarhar’s southern districtsfrom Persian Gulf nations. To launder the money firearms —2,03,888 of the 4,74,823 —pro- have surrendered everywhereinthe coun- 283others from the start protectionand sometimes Hisarak to Dur Baba,onthe border with it earned, it importedand exportedconsumer videdtothe Afghan forces were unaccounted tryand theold NorthernAllianceopposition of the pandemic. even helpsease long-term Pakistan”. goods worth$240million. The Taliban also for. “Given the Afghan government’s limited is ashadowofits former self —makes the The researchersfound PAPER symptoms,” aRutgers “Ineachdistrict, smugglers paid atax to ownproperties worth$80million in ability to accountfor or properly dispose of Taliban morepowerful than it ever was. It is that, within 6months of University press release district Taliban commanders of 200Pakistan Afghanistanand Pakistan, the reportsaid. theseweapons, there is areal potential for now“muchmoremilitarilypowerful”, thestartofthestudy,more CLIP quoted co-leadauthor rupees (approximately$1.30), or itsequiva- these weapons to fall intothe hands of insur- Jonathan Schroden, amilitaryoperations an- than 93 of the total 831 Daniel BHortonassaying. lent in afghanis,per kilogram of heroin. Weapons from Pakand loot gents, whichwill pose additional riskstoUS alystwho directsthe Countering Threatsand participants (11%) tested Co-leadauthorEmilyS. Smugglers were provideddocumentation by The Taliban do notappear to have had any personnel, the ANSF,and Afghan civilians,” Challenges Program at the CNACorporation, NEWRESEARCH positive forSARS-CoV-2,or Barrettwas quoted as say- eachTaliban commander certifying payment dearth of weapons to fight the Afghan and US the analysis said. anonprofit,nonpartisan research andanaly- forantibodies.Of those93, ing: “It is normal foranti- of taxbeforeproceeding to thenextdistrict forces. SupportfromPakistanhas always sis organizationbased in Arlington, Virginia, 24 were severely symptomatic and 14 body levels to declineovertime. and repeating the same process. Afghan offi- been key, but the Taliban did notrelyonany US militaryassets with Taliban told The Indian Express. “It effectively con- were asymptomatic. One-thirdofthe Nevertheless, IgG antibodies provide cials stated that the smuggling routes thus single source of arms and ammunition. No figures areavailable forwhat kind of vertsthem from alightlyarmedguerrilla infected participantshad symptoms – long-term protection to help the body helpedtofinanciallyempower eachdistrict Journalists suchasGretchenPeters,Steve American military assets,and in what num- movement to apseudo-conventionalarmy.” suchasfatigue,shortnessof breathand fight reinfection.” Taliban commander.” Coll, and others have repeatedly pointed to bers, have fallen into Taliban hands. According to Dr Schroden, among the mil- loss of tasteand smell –that lastedat The study recruited people before In areportpublishedlastyear,UNODC the supportofthe ISI andPakistanarmyto The US Government Accountability Office itaryequipment that the Taliban nowhas, the leastamonth; 10%had symptoms that they were diagnosedwithSARS-CoV-2 said “Afghanistan, the countrywheremost the Taliban,directly andthrough the Haqqani saidin areport in 2017 that between2003and D-30 howitzers areprobablythe mostlethal. lastedatleast four months. infectionandevaluatedpeopleacrossa opiumisproduced, whichhas accounted for network,asprawling Islamistmafia basedin 2016 the US funded75,898vehicles, 5,99,690 “It is concerning both as awaste of US tax- Mostpeopleinfectedby SARS-CoV- spectrum of illnessseverity, providing approximately84per cent of global opium Pakistan’s tribal areas and in Afghanistan, weapons,208 aircraft, and16,191 pieces of in- payermoneyand as apotential source of 2developantibodies.Thestudyshowed broader insight into antibody response productionoverthe pastfiveyears, supplies comprisingfighters,extremistreligious telligence, surveillance,and reconnaissance weapons forthe myriadterrorist groups that thatantibody productionvariedbased over the longterm. markets in neighbouring countries, Europe, schools, and shady businesses with power- equipment forthe Afghan forces. have ties to theTaliban,” he said. onseverityofsymptoms:96%of partic- Source: Rutgers University the Near andMiddleEast, South Asia and ful connectionstoArabcountries in the Gulf In the lastfew years, 7,000machine guns, And “there is anon-zeropossibilityof Africaand to asmalldegree NorthAmerica and in Pakistan. American leaders and gen- 4,700 Humvees, and over 20,000 grenades groups likeal-Qaeda or the Pakistani Taliban (notablyCanada) and Oceania.” erals have openlyaccusedPakistanofdivert- have been giventothe Afghan forces, SIGAR getting their hands on some of the weapons.” ThemakingofHindustan-228,HALaircraftforcommercialtransport

What willbeits role? civilian use? times, and had even been presented at Aero AKSHEEVTHAKUR Smallcivilianaircraftwill be an essential TheDo-228hasfulfilledtherequirement India 2009 —afew days before it crashed. BENGALURU,AUGUST20 elementofthe UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam of aLight TransportAircraft(LTA) within the In 2017,the government askedNALtore- Naagrik) scheme that the Centreisattempt- defence forces. vive development of its14-seat Saras Mk2 ON AUGUST15, HindustanAeronautics ing to put in place forregional connectivity. HAL has produced 125Dornier-228sun- aircraftundertheUDANscheme.Theproject Limited(HAL)carriedoutasuccessfulground CivilAviation Minister JyotiradityaScindia der licence at itsKanpur facility since 1983. wasrevived afteranalysis revealedthe crash run and low-speedtaxi trials of acommer- saidrecentlythatthegovernmentaimsto set OnDecember26,2017,theDGCAclearedHAL wasaresultof procedurallapsesandnotdue cial aircraft, Hindustan-228, fortype certifi- up 1,000 newair routes and establish 100 Do-228tobeusedfor civilian flights. The to technical issues. cation by the DirectorateGeneralofCivil newairports. Kanpur facility is nowmanufacturing The Saras, atwin turboprop aircraft, was Aviation (DGCA). “Two civildemonstratorsofDo-228have Hindustan-228s to supportUDAN. initiated in the 1990s but wasconstantly already been made and arereadytobede- OnMay27, thefirstgroundrunof thefirst plaguedbycontroversies. The firstproto- Whyisthis important? ployed in the Northeast and Uttar Pradesh, prototype wascarried out, followedbylast type, whichflewonMay 29, 2004 was WhileHAL producedthe Hindustan the twoplaces wherewewanttostart the week’sgroundtrialsandlow-speedtaxitrials nearly 993 kg overweightonaproposed Trainer-2 and itsvariant the Hindustan UDAN scheme,” HAL chairman RMadhavan forDGCAtypecertification,whichinturnwill 4,125kg. The aircraftflewnearly125 flights. PropulsionTrainer32(HPT-32)fortheIndian said this week. help getinternational certification. HAL Subsequently, an engine changecut the Air Forcesix decadesago,and morerecently The Hindustan-228 has been conceived The aircrafthas successfullycompletedtrials forDGCAtype certification. Express Chairman RMadhavantold The Indian weight in the second prototype,but the air- the Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) forthe IAF, asamultiroleutilityaircraftforVIPtransport, Express: “The international certification has craftcrashedin2009. Athirdprototype that the Indian aviationsector had notproduced passengertransport,airambulance,flightin- been takenupparallelly.DGCAisonboard wascloser to the 4125 kg markwas then in anycivil transportaircraftearlier. spectionroles,cloudseeding,recreationalac- Howisthe aircraftdesigned? maximum takeoffweight of 6,200kg. Fora with us. We will go forahighspeedtrial very the pipeline. The19-seatHindustan-228ortheDo-228 tivities likeparajumping, aerial surveillance, It is built on the existing frame of the transportaircrafttobeflyable under the soon and willcertify the aircraft. Once this is The development of Saras is projectedas is India’s firstmajor attempt in India to de- photography, remote sensingandcargo trans- GermanDornier 228 defence transportair- CommercialPilotLicencecategory, HALhasto done, it becomes moreusable.” aprecursortothe development of apro- velop asmall civilian transportaircraftafter port. With amaximum cruise speedof428 craftusedbythe defence forces. In February reduce the weight below5,700kg. posed70-seat Regional TransportAircraft the14-seaterSarasaircraftdevelopmentpro- km/hr and arange of 700km/hr,the aircraft 2020, HAL receivedthe modification docu- TheHALDo-228-201(upgraded)civilair- What is the status of the Saras project? involving NALand HAL that wasinitiated in grammeatthe National Aeronautics is capable of night flying. HAL is alsolooking ment forthe HAL Do-228 upgradedcivil air- craftisequippedwith adigitalcockpit. The project washalted following acrash 2013 butwas subsequentlyshelvedwith Laboratory(NAL)wasshelvedin2009onac- forwardtoexportingtheaircrafttocountries craftfromthe DGCA. Twocivil Do-228spro- on March 6, 2009 that killedthree test pilots. HAL focussing on modifying the Dornier- countofmultiple problems. like Nepal. ducedbyHALforlaunchunderUDANhave a At what stageisits development for By then, the second prototype had flown 45 228 aircraft. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 WORDLY WISE In their efforts to impose universalworship, men have unsheathed their swords and killed 8 THE EDITORIAL PAGE one another. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky The sins of empire

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA Modality of US withdrawal from Afghanistanwill give BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL fillip to fundamentalism’s deepestimpulses

A SHARPER EDGE PratapBhanuMehta

MinisterJaishankar’s strong wordsonuniting againstterror AMERICAN EMPIRE HAS been stuckinaplace who begin to constitutethe secret sinews of Afghanistan. The corruptions of empiremade where, to use Polybius’s words, “it can nei- the stateand channel itswar booties. withdrawal long overdue. But the tragedyof point to growing challengevis-a-vis Pakistan, and in region ther endureits condition, nor the means to Externally, thereliance on mercenaries, the theAmerican withdrawalisthat even in try- HE TALIBAN TAKEOVER of Afghanistanhas added severallayers of difficul- overcome it.”Inthe contextofAfghanistan, sordid deals with all kinds of unsavoury ing to extricate itself,America ended up en- ties to the fraught India-Pakistanrelationship. The relationship of thePakistan learnedstrategic thinkers and broadsheets of groups, the casualsaturation with arms, the acting the sins of empire, notovercoming imperial privilegelike TheNew York Times, implicationinillicit trade, makeempirere- them. The withdrawal from Afghanistanis Armyand ISI withthe Taliban,especiallythe Haqqani network, is an open se- will fulminateoverroads nottaken.But this semble agangsteroperation that has blow- notanend of the corruptpolitical economyof Tcret.Their influence overthe processes that took the Taliban speedilytoKabul exercise, as valuable as it might be,misses the backonthe stateitrepresents. Corruption en- violence. The great powers will benewprox- when American forces beganwithdrawing from the countrywas also apparent. Forat wood forthe trees. These questionsre-enact sured both that theUSTreasurywas drained ies who produce the same cycle of violence least three years,ifnot more,security officialsinthe nowdeposedgovernment of the the presumptionofimperial omniscience, in- and no statewas built in Afghanistan. The sec- and civil war. Withdrawal does notsignal a Republic of Afghanistanand Indian intelligence reports have pointed to Punjabi fighters nocence and power. In Phil Klay’s master- ond sin is self-deception. From Vietnam to commitment to greatermultilateralism or supporting the Taliban’s militarypush. By all accounts, cadres of anti-Indiagroups such piece, Missionaries,Lisette, ajournalist who Afghanistan, America knewexactlywhat is the rule of law. Withdrawal will notproduce has spent time in Afghanistan, asksthe ques- going on. But the stakes in keeping the myth an honestreckoning withthe self-deceptions as Laskhar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammedmade common cause with the Taliban and tion: “Anywarsright nowweare notlosing?” of imperial virtue and imperial powerpro- of empire. fought American soldiers and Afghan security forces alongside them. The connections be- Shepromptlythinksthe answer is Colombia. duce self-deceptions of the mostextraordi- Will the Taliban reinvent itself?Thereis tween Islamic StateofKhorasan Province(ISKP),the AfghanistanchapterofISIL, with But this answer turns on howone defines narysort. reason to be deeplysceptical that it will. Will LeT came to theforewhen afterthe arrest of itstop leader in Afghanistanlastyear follow- “notlosing”. The exorbitant privilegeofem- The thirdisamorality that,touse Tagore’s it become likeapoor Saudi Arabia in the ing the horrific attackonaKabul gurdwara, it wasrevealedthat he wasaformer Lashkar pireisyou even gettodefine what countsas phrase, “is split down the middle,” commit- Eighties —apower the West had no problems commander. The National DirectorateofSecurity,the Afghan intelligence agency in the loss and shrug offits costs. tedtothe very things it disavows.What does with,evenwhen it wasinternally repressive erstwhilegovernment,other ISKP cadreswith connections to theISI, had been among Thereisalong litanyoflosses. The wars the rule of lawmean when empireitself en- or exporting jihad? Or will anarchyfollow? in Iraq, Libya, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Somalia, actsaregular lawlessness? What does a“hu- Or will nowthe internal fissures of Afghan so- those arrested forthe attack. The linksbetween these groups and their connections to the Lebanon; the coups from Iran to Chile;the manitarian mission” mean, when it licenses ciety produce anew political dynamic? No deep stateinPakistanwerealwaysaconcern,but the militaryconquestofAfghanistan creationofsecret instruments of violence in There are no easysolutions an outsourcing of torture or disregardfor one trulyknows. by afundamentalistgroup and the emboldeningeffect it is bound to have on outfitssuch assorted places from Colombia, Ecuador, in Afghanistan. The civilianlife? The fourth sin is itscontinualex- But the modality of US withdrawal ex- as LeTand Jaish, amongmanyothers, has increasedthat concern manifold. Guatemala,Laos, Honduras,ElSalvador;sanc- corruptions of empire made pansionism. The omniscience of empireis udedthe fundamental sin of empire: Itsre- tuarytoautocracies and exporters of violent apttogiveevery local conflict global signifi- inforcement of race and hierarchy.The tropes This wasthe contextinwhichExternal Affairs MinisterSJaishankar flagged the threat withdrawallong overdue. posedbyterrorism at aUnited Nations Security Council meeting earlier this week.The fundamentalism from Saudi Arabiato cance.But it also has the needtoremind the usedtojustify the mess of this withdrawal all Pakistan, eachofwhomhavesubverted the But the tragedyofthe worldofits resolve to remain preeminent. underscorethis. It is the Afghan president, ministersingledout the Haqqani network, whichisalliedtothe Taliban and is known to US’s ownaims. Ask the question:“Didinter- American withdrawalisthat That needs war. The fifthishypocrisy.The their army, that is to blame, as if after20years have the unstinted backing of the ISI, and the LeT,Jaish and ISKP forspecial mention. His vention leave aplace in abettercondition or even in trying to extricate morepower tries to stretch, the moreitde- of intervening in asociety,the US had no re- strong wordsfor aunited stand againstterrorism containedveiled references against achieveanobjective with leastviolence pos- ploys double standards. Some hypocrisy is sponsibility.Suddenly, the pretextofcom- both Pakistanand China —the latter has blockedthe designation of Pakistan-basedter- sible?” The answer oftenturns out to be“no”. itself, Americaended up inevitable in politics. Butitbecomes the mon humanity,and universal liberation, roristgroups in the past. It is significant that at the meeting, the thirdspecial event organ- The tens of thousands of civilian casualties enacting the sins of empire, defining featurethrough which the world whichwas thepretext of empire, turnedinto isedbyIndia duringits month-long presidency of the UNSC, China joinedother coun- testify to that. not overcoming them. The understands imperial power. The sixth is a the worstkind of cultural essentialism. It is Oftenprogress wasset back. TheMiddle cult of violence. Thereisanabiding paradox their culture, these medievaltribalists who tries, including the US and UK, in makingthe demand forholding the Talibantoits withdrawalfrom East had many functioning states,pocketsof in US strategy.The creation of stable states areincapable of liberty.Weveiledthe fact that commitment that it will notallowAfghanistantobeusedbyterrorgroups. urbane modernity,till the geopolitics setthe Afghanistan is not an end of and societies requires the pacification of vi- theyare entirelythe creation of modern war. As Pakistanisinthe driving seat of developmentsinAfghanistan, and has effectively stagefor worse forms of fundamentalistreac- the corrupt political olence. But thereissomething bizarre about And finally, this shocking sense of, achievedwhatithas long wanted—Taliban rulers in Kabul —ittoo should bepreparedfor tion. The exactshape of the Taliban, ISIS, al economyofviolence. The modern imperialcounterinsurgency strate- “Franklydear,wecould notcareadamn,” greater scrutinyofits actions. MinisterJaishankar has setinmotion anarrative that is likely Qaeda is no moreover-determinedbythe in- great powers will be new gies. From Iraq to Afghanistan to western about the Afghans who reposedtrustand terventionsofgreat powers, than it is by some Pakistantothe drug wars, the abiding legacy riskedtheirlives.Fundamentalism has drawn to dominatedomestic debates on Pakistan. In the current situation,the possibility of nor- proxies who produce the malisation of ties with Pakistan, whichhad cometothe forefront with the revivalofthe moreprimordial essence of aculture. But it of this empireissaturation of societies with itsmotivating energy, notfromGod, but from is impossible to denythat theyare products same cycle of violence and arms and militias; as if creatingarmedfac- cultivating grievance againstimperialhier- ceasefireonthe LoC, has recededonce again. The benefitsofthe ceasefireare notsmall, but of modern imperial politics: Itsunsettlingof civil war. Withdrawaldoes tions in society and militarising, running it archies.The Taliban’s victoryisnot justa it would be difficult to sustain this fragile trucewithout awider bilateralengagement. local societies,its encouragementtoviolence, awash with cash, will ever getyou astable morale boosterfor fundamentalistsevery- itssupportoffundamentalism, itsbreaking not signal acommitment to state. The seventh sinisracism.Eventhe where. The US management of the with- up of statestructures. greater multilateralism or mostliberal-mindedempirewill createahi- drawal will give fillip to fundamentalism’s At the heartofempireisthe debasement the rule of law. Withdrawal erarchyofthose whose livesmatter;evenin deepestpsychological impulses. It is an anar- A WELCOME REPRIEVE of moral identity.Empirehas sevendeadly will not produce an honest itsemancipatorymission it cannotget away chic world, eachfor their own. sins. The firstiscorruption. Internally, empire from reinforcing claims of superiority that reckoning with the self- Gujarat HC poses aquestion markonconstitutionality of not alwaysempowers corruptpractices, the le- generateresentment. Thewriter is contributing editor, gions of lobbyists,arms dealers, hucksters, deceptions of empire. Thereare no easy solutions in The Indian Express justGujarat’s ‘love jihad’ lawbut alsolegislation in other states

HEGUJARATHIGHCourtdecisionstaying someprovisionsofthe state’s anti-con- version law, including the onethatdeems all interfaith marriagesasthosesolem- nisedfor carrying out forcefulreligious conversion, is extremelywelcome. While Tthe decision by Chief Justice of the High CourtVikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnavisonlyaninterim order,evenasthe largerlegal challengeofthe Gujarat Freedom LAWMAKERS &DISORDER of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021isstill pending, the ruling sends out alargermessage. It poses aquestion markonthe constitutionality of notjustthe Gujarat lawbut also similar legislation in other states, be it Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, or Himachal Pradesh. Can theHouse giveMPs moreseverepunishment than suspension? The stated aim of recent anti-conversion laws brought in by BJP-ruledstatesistopro- hibit unlawful religious conversions. But in doing so, the law’s vague and excessively broad PDTAchary provisions give powers to the statetohold apolice inquirytoprobe the motivesbehind a woman’s changeofreligion formarriageand to potentiallyannul suchamarriage. The law THE CHAIRMAN OF the RajyaSabhaisreport- repliestohis questions. Thus, suspension efitsfrombusinesshouses to canvass support alsoallows the “aggrievedperson,hisparents,brother,sister, or anyotherpersonrelatedby edly contemplating action againstMPs who, from the service of the House is regarded as forthem in the government and Parliament. blood, marriageoradoption” to lodgeanFIR on anallegedly unlawful conversion, essentially he thinks, were involved in the fracas in the aseriouspunishment. But, surprisingly,the The committeefoundhim guiltyofmiscon- legitimising mob interference in an individual’s private life. By shifting the burden of proof House.Thereisspeculation in the media rules do notspell out the disabilities of asus- duct,whichwas derogatory to the dignity of on the individualaccusedofforciblyconverting another person,in effect, the lawweaponises about whatkind of action will be taken pendedmember.These areimposedon Parliament. He wasexpelled. Another special communal prejudice and paranoia and throwsthe powerofthe statebehind it. Even as againstthoseMPs. There is also speculation them as per conventions or precedent. committee wasappointedin2005toinquire about the formation of aspecial committee Suspension is the onlyserious punish- intothe issue of MPs accepting moneyfor theselaws areunderchallengebeforeseveral highcourts,theyhavebecomeatemplatefor to suggest severe punishment.Itappears that ment providedfor in the rules.Rule 256 of raising questions in Parliament. This followed harassment of citizens. The interim ruling comes, therefore, as much-neededrelief. theRajya Sabha secretariat has preparedare- the RajyaSabha’s Rules of Procedurespeci- asting operation done by aprivate body of The Gujarat HC intervention recognises the unacceptability of law’s intrusionintoan portonthe incident, whichaccuses some fies the actsofmisconduct:Disregarding the investigative journalists.Ten MPs were ex- individual’s private lifeevenwhen the statemay have alegitimate interestincontaining MPs of assaulting security personnel. The authority of the chair,abusing the rules of the pelledinconnection with this episode. unlawful, forcibleconversions. It drawsalineand says that the statecannotenter the MPs, on the other hand, have alleged that council by persistentlyand willfullyobstruct- So, specialad-hoc committees areap- doors of amarriagewherethereisnoevidence of it being forced or involving violence. strangers in blue uniform were allowedin- ing the business thereof.Amember can be pointed onlytoinvestigateserious mis- sidethe House who roughedthem up. punishedfor anyofthese actsand, usually, conduct by MPs outside the House. No However, even with the progressive intervention of thejudiciary, decisions areoften ex- House rules vest in thechairman all the the punishment is immediate. Punishing specialcommitteeisrequired to go into cruciatingly slow to percolatetothe ground.Takethe case of the police across the coun- powers necessary to conduct proceedings members long afterthe occurrence of mis- what happens before the eyes of the pre- trycontinuing to file cases under Section 66Aofthe InformationTechnologyAct despite smoothly. Therules also provide forthe sus- conduct is very rare.Suspensionfor the re- sidingofficer inside the House. As per the the apexcourtstriking it down in 2015.Lawsthatgrant the statepolice powers to regu- pension of MPs who “disregardthe author- Thepowertosuspend a mainder of the session makes sense only rules of the House, theyneedtobedealt latefreedoms mustberolledback. TheGujarat HC’s reading of the lawwill hopefully ity of the Chair or abuse the rules of the member is vested in the when theyare suspendedimmediatelyafter withthen and there. have abearing on other courts wheresimilar laws have been challenged. Council by persistentlyand willfullyob- House,not in the chairman. themisconduct hasbeen noticedby the chair. An interesting question that arises in the structing the business of the House”. Thechairman names sucha Forthe actsofmisconduct by theMPs out- RajyaSabha case is whether the House can However, thepowertosuspend amember side the House, whichconstituteabreachof give the MPs moreseverepunishmentthan is vested in the House, notinthe chairman. member whereupon a privilegeorcontemptofthe House,usually suspension. The rules do notrecogniseany The chairman names suchamember where- motion is moved by the the privilegecommittee investigates the mat- punishment other than suspension foraspe- LIKE DRONACHARYA upon amotion is movedbythe ParliamentaryAffairs terand recommends the course of action and cificperiod.Article 20 of theConstitutionpro- ParliamentaryAffairs Minister, or anyother Minister,orany other the House actsonit. hibitsagreater penaltythanwhatthelawpro- CoachNambiar brought home the difference acoach could ministerseeking the suspension of the mem- Aspecial committee is appointedusually videdatthe time of committing the offence. minister seeking the maketoanathlete’s career ber. Under the rule, the maximum period of when the misconduct is so serious that the It is asoberingthought that the rules of the suspension is forthe remainder of the ses- suspension of the member. House mayconsider expelling the member. House do notempower Parliament to inflict MNAMBIAR, THE Dronacharya award-winningcoachwho diedon sion. Asuspendedmember cannot enter the Under the rule,the Suchoccasions have been fewand farbe- anypunishment on itsmembers other than chamber or attend anymeetings of the com- tween. The firstcase of expulsion occurredin suspensionforcreatingdisorder in the House. Thursday, wasarguablythe firstcelebrity coachinthe country. Notonlybe- maximum period of mittees. He also cannotgiveany noticefor 1951 when aspecial committee wasap- cause his mostfamous student wasPTUsha, one of the fewgenuinelyworld- discussion or submission. By convention, a suspension is forthe pointed to investigatethe conduct of HG The writer is former secretary general, Oclass athletesthe countryhas produced, but also because he introduced suspendedmember loses his right to get remainder of the session. Mudgal, an MP who acceptedfinancial ben- Lok Sabha modern methods and drilled in theimportance of qualitycoaching. He brought home the difference acoachcould maketoanathlete’s career at atime when coachinginthe countrywas amateurish, when retired athletesjustfilledinthe role informally. To Usha, Nambiar wasafather figure. In severalinterviews,she reflected that she wouldn’t have become half the athlete she wasifnot forNambiar’s guidance and perse- AUGUST 21,1981, FORTY YEARS AGO verance. From spotting herduring adistrictathletics meeting to grooming her forthe Olympics, and overseeing her transition to aboldand confident athlete,Nambiar played POLL REFORMS REJECTED demonium prevailedinthe House with consult the Opposition members. an influential role in the making of Usha. He wasateacher and also her nutritionist, di- members from both sides converging on the etician, recovery expert, psychiatrist, and confidant,who wasbyher side in triumph and AFTER ATUMULTUOUS five-hour debate, centraltable andthe photographsstrewnon DU VIOLENCE markedbypandemonium and acrimony, the the carpet. tragedy. He wasthe supportsystemthat helpedUsha recoverfromthe near-miss in the Lok Sabha on August20rejected by avoice ALARGE NUMBER of studentsofSham Lal 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and fuelledher push forgold medals in the Asian Games two voteamotionmovedbyMadhu Dandavate ZAIL SINGH ON ASSAM Collegeand othercollegesinDelhi University years later.Two others who bagged laurels in the Seoul Games —ShinyWilson and (Janata) calling forurgent poll reforms to raidedDayal Singh College, setfiretoscoot- Vandana Rao—werehis studentstoo. makeelections free of shortcomings. While HOME MINISTER GIANIZail Singh assured ers, motorcycles and bicycles parkedinthe Later, when Usha herself became acoach, she brought intoplaywhat she had learnt the fate of the motion wasmoreorlessafore- the Lok Sabha thatthe government would campus, brokewindowpanes, beat several from Nambiar.Her stylewas deeplypersonal, perhaps to afault. Justasitwas detrimen- gone conclusion, the intensity displayedby find asolutiontothe Assam problem that studentsand escapedbeforethe police ar- taltoher career —she stayed with Nambiar when she could have soughtthe services of mostofthe speakers took everyone by sur- would be acceptable to all, or at leastgive rived. 50 to 60 studentsand six teachers were prise. Towardsthe end, it assumedshocking minimumsatisfaction to the maximum in the collegewhen the raiding party arrived. aforeign coach—itwas notbeneficialfor some of herwards thattheystayedtoo long with dimensions when aCongress (I) member number of people. He said that the talkson The raid is suspected to be in retaliation to her.Nambiar,too, reportedly disliked Usha availing the tutelageofother coaches. But BhagwanDev tore up certainphotographs the foreign nationals’ issue wasgoing on in a the beating up of studentsofthe Janata that should nottarnish his legacy.Maybe Usha could have been better.But Nambiar will of the Garhwal poll tabledbyHarkesh cordial manner. He said before taking afinal Vidyarthi Morchastudentswho had visited be reveredand remembered forthe athlete she has been. Bahadur of the DSF.For 10 minutes, total pan- decision on the issue, thegovernmentwould DayalSingh Collegeearlier in the day. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The world... must help the next Afghan governmentaddressthe issue of militancy.Given that all the majorplayersinthe tragedy of Afghanistan —from the US to Pakistan —haveplayed aroleinseedingand enabling extremist 9 THE IDEAS PAGE violence in that country, it is incumbentupon themtodoso.’’ —DAWN Lest we remember only hate What Sabyasachi

Whatisimportant is notjustwhat we remember from the tangledagony of Partition, owes Sanganer but what lessons we draw from thesememories Hiscollaboration with H&M puts Indian design on the map, but at the costofstruggling craftspeopleand hand-madetextileproducers

ness”. Now, the blockprintersare simulta- neouslystruggling withheavy competition from skill-less screen printers, who provide Harsh Mander fabric quicklyand cheaply,inthe same way that powerlooms have overrunhandlooms. ON THE EVE of India’s Independence Day, Theyfaced the challenge of mill printson Prime Minister NarendraModideclared that hugemachinesinlarge factories when colo- August14would nowbeobserved as the JayaJaitly nialists prioritisedLancasterand Partition Horrors Remembrance Day. Manchesterand destroyedIndia’s tradition “Partition’s painscan neverbeforgotten”, he of textile production by hand. Then came declared.“Millions of our sisters and broth- THE CURRENT SPARKSonsocial media are digitisation, sounding yetanother death ers were displacedand manylosttheir lives notjustafrothy tusslebetween someelite knellfor India’s hand work heritage. due to mindless hate and violence.” persons,who areconsideredthe protectors The whole point of the crafts-support- The overwhelming majority of Indians of craftspeople, daring to come up against ingworld, even internationally, is to re- alive todaywereborn long afterIndia’s Sabyasachi Mukherjee, one of the mostsuc- spect handworkand human endeavour blood-drenchedPartition tore the country. cessful names in the fashion business. It is over the machine. This supportisnot just Theymustindeedremember this history: about agenuineand much largerchallenge ahashtag or ahand-on-heartstatement. The agonyofamillionpeoplelosingtheir forthe worldofthe handmade. On one side Itspurpose is to benefitthe makers directly livesinHindu-Muslim riots;oftrainsinboth arethe values that areimportant to our cul- and to respect adistinct heritagethat loses directions piledwithcorpses; of 14 million tural heritage, whichare aboutcommunity sense if hybridisation is considered true people uprootedinthe largestdistress dis- sharing and retaining pride in our diverse design. If fashiondesigners likeMukherjee placement in human history,exceptthe traf- identities and skills. It is about alifelong usedsome of their profitstouplift the ficking of Africans as slavestothe Americas. riyaaz to improveone’s skills and designs. working environment in Sanganer, it But the salient questions are—what they Craftspeople can create, innovate andco- would be agenuine gestureofrespect for shouldremember,how theyshouldremem- operatewith modernity very easily. Their our craftheritage. ber, and what lessons theyshould draw from immensevalue is that their workmanship When Mukherjee boasts of “putting this recollection. incorporates specificcultural histories and Indian design on the map” with his name Irecall speaking in ahall in Ludhiana, stories special to eachplace and skill. They and his brand, it maybeabig win forhim Punjab, some years agoabout the imperative areour livingtreasures, whoneedsupport and forIndia, but notfor thosewho are of fighting religious bigotryand hate. An age- and opportunity and theyneedtobepri- fightingtocontinue blockprinting in ing man, older than me, spoke, his voice quiv- oritisedsothat their existing and precious Sanganer so thatpeople likehim can be“in- ering. He recalledthe slaughter and pillageof CRSasikumar livelihoods aresustained. On the other side spired”and “createhybrids” from multiple Partition, whichhad snatched from him his is thenew “market monster” whichmakes regions including other “ancient worldcul- familyand his home. “When Irecount this and Hindus of the villagetook refugeinagur- leftbehind in Pakistan, condemnedtocon- it alright to swallowupthe old ways forthe tures”, as he says.Sadly, thereisnohumil- history to my children, howcan youexpect dwarawith high,fortress-likewalls. When tinue the work of manual scavenging sakeoffame and profit. JeffBezos,who has ity in suchstatements. It is no longer really me to teachthem to love and respect Muslims Muslimmobs laid siege to the gurdwara,the but savagedbyblasphemylawsand religious been accusedofexploiting hisworkers,has Indian nor Sanganeri craftifitcomes out for who destroyed us so mercilessly?” men in the community decidedthat all the discrimination. the gall to thankmillions of Amazon cus- H&M’s “masses”fromadigital version. Yet, Irepliedtohim, “I understand your pain. women and girls would save their‘honour’ Can we remember the thousands of tomersall across the worldfor funding his he should know that he is ahuge“influ- Itoo belong to aPartition family,and the fam- by throwing themselvesintoawell. When Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims who risked their multi-billion dollar dream trip intospace encer” forall fashiondesign studentsin ilies of my parentssufferedtraumasidenti- some womenrefused, men of their own livestosavetheir neighbours from the hate forfiveminutes. It is an unequal battle. The India. He drivesthe media intoafrenzy of cal to yours. But if youmustspeak of this to families slicedthem with swords and threw violence of peopleoftheir owncommunity? passing acknowledgement by our designer adoration. Bridesare so desperate fora your children, and their children, can youat them in. Iamgrateful thatInever hearda Some of us believe that behind the an- to hybrid craftforms is something similar. Sabyasachi lehnga,whichcan costuptoRs leasttell them the full story? Tell them that word of bigotry against Muslimsfrommy nouncement of the Partition Horrors When it wasannouncedthat market- 25 lakh, that one small-time electrical shop Hindusand Sikhsdid sufferhorrendouslyat parents.Myfatheroften told me that the Remembrance Dayare the politics of the rul- ing lines had crasheddue to the success of ownerhad to sell some of his property to the hand of Muslim mobs in places where word Allah appears morethan athousand ing establishment. August14iscelebrated as H&M’s tie-up with Mukherjee foranew please his to-be-marrieddaughter.We theywereinaminority.But tell them also times in the Sikh HolyBook. Their prayer IndependenceDayinPakistan. My socialme- line, who would nothaverejoicedthat came across azardozi shop ownerinDelhi that Hindus and Sikhs, whereinamajority, room carriedthe name of Allah on itswalls, dia feedis alreadychokedwithmessages that Indian designers had conqueredthe world? who showedushis “original copy” of a unleashedidentical horrors upon Muslims. along with acrucifix, Buddhaand many My parents’ village,Kahuta, blame Gandhi and Nehru forPartition, and We have been proudofthe typical Sabyasachi sari that he “kepthidden from No community kept at baythe frenzy of hate Hindu gods and goddesses. maintain that it wasSardar Pateland the RSS Indiannessofhis designs in the Bengal imitators”,hesaid. in those horrific months. The hands of every Decades later,when Idecidedtoleave be- near Rawalpindi, wasamong that savedIndia from fragmentation and fur- patina, justasweproudly acknowledgeRitu Since the designer’s influenceisvast, if community were equallytainted withthe hindmycareer in the IAS in protestagainst the worst-ravaged by hate ther dismemberment.The RSS historically Kumar’s contribution to handembroidery he even whispers the word “digitisation” in blood of innocents. Youlostlives andhomes, the Gujarat communal massacreof2002, to violence during Partition. playednorole in the freedom struggle. Is the and hand blockprints, when other design- the contextofaprecioushand-crafted tex- but tell your children that our Muslim sisters fight forjustice and healing with the sur- TheSikhs and Hindus of the announcementof Partition Horrors Dayapart ers were running the Western way. But on tile, he could crush the aspirations and liveli- and brothersalso lost their livesinequal vivors, manyrelativesofmyextendedfam- of their largerproject to rewritehistory,with reading Mukherjee’s statement about the hoods of all hand-made textile producers numbers. Partialremembering can onlynur- ilywerefurious, and cancelledmefromtheir village took refuge in a the RSS painted as patriots and the Congress collaboration, it wasthe mention of a and invalidatethe work done by those who turefurther hate.” lives. One of them said to me loudlyduring a gurdwarawith high, fortress- ledbyGandhi as traitors? When we remem- Sanganeri blockprint being digitisedthat have struggledtokeep crafts andlivelihoods Irecalledtohim Mahatma Gandhi’s epic familywedding, “Weare ashamedofyou. likewalls. When Muslim berPartition, we must recall that it was caught the eyeofthose who have dedicated alivethrough abetterappreciationofhand 40-dayfastinCalcutta, just weeksafter India Afterall we sufferedduring Partition, you mobs laid siege to the Savarkar of the Hindu Mahasabha who, long their livestoensure that itsneglectedand skills. Those young people who areturning wonher freedom, trying to restorepeace and have crossedtothe wrongside”. Ireplied, before the Muslim League, imaginedtwosep- oftenstarving practitioners gain respect, to supportthe craftsector nowinthe name sanitytoacityburning in feverishHindu- “Afterall our families sufferedinPartition, gurdwara, the men in the aratenations, of Hindus and Muslims. It was recognition and remuneration. of “organic” or “sustainable” or “slowfash- Muslim violence. AHindu man, torn by grief, who morethan us can understand the suf- communitydecided that all the RSS that sought an India of Muslims as sec- One wonders if Mukherjee knows ion” will switch paths in amomentifsome went to whereGandhiji layfasting,and fering of victims of the same hateviolence? the women and girls would ond-classcitizens.It wasthe RSS andcommu- what’s been going on in the real Sanganer. big fashion name says it’s okay. Thereisalso shouted,“What youare doing is utterly un- It is, even more, our duty to stand resolutely nal organisations of Muslims that lit and It is asmall edge-of-townkindofcolony ariskofdumbing down those customers justand heartless. Ilostmyson —sosmall — withthem,againstthe perpetrators of hate. save their ‘honour’by stokedthehorrific firesofcommunal violence. outside Jaipur,surroundedbygarbage and who areslowlylearning to careabout and to Muslim mobs. Howcan Ieverforgive Iamonthe right side. It is youwho areonthe throwing themselves into a Yes, Indians mustnever forget thetor- sewage.The blockprinters therehavebeen recognise the differences betweenpower- them?”Gandhiji replied, “I understand your wrong side. Don’t yousee?” well. When some women ment and horrors of Partition.Wemustre- struggling to getclean waterand to con- loom and handloom and screen and block pain.But letmesuggesttoyou away.Find a What is important is notjustwhat we refused,men of their own member so that we neverallowhatetopar- tinuestaying thereinstead of being sum- prints. Onecannotproudly claimto“Make little boy—sosmall. AMuslim boywhose remember from the tangledagony of tition notjustour land, but even more marilyrelocatedto some unknown and un- in India”bydestroying another creative sec- parentswereslaughtered by Hindu mobs. Partition, but what lessons we draw from families sliced them with fundamentally, our hearts.Wemustremem- familiar area by thePollution Control Board. tion of India, andbenefiting onlymultina- Adopthim as your son, raise him in the faith these memories. swords and threw them in. I beralways whatthe politicsofreligious hate Hand-block printing employs wood carvers tionalsand designer brands. intowhichhewas born; maybeyou will then Can we remember who were themost am grateful that Inever does to apeople. and metalblockmakers, dyers, designers be able to heal, even to forgive.” tragic victims of Partition violence? The heard aword of and printers. The charm of hand-block The writer is founder, My parents’ village, Kahuta, near women who were treated as property,and Mander is ahuman rights and peace worker. printing is also its“perfection of uneven- Dastkari Haat Samiti Rawalpindi,was among the worst-ravaged battlefields to defend or transgress the “ho- bigotryagainst Muslims His booksinclude Partitions of the Heart: by hateviolence during Partition. The Sikhs nour” of the community. TheDalit Christians from my parents. Unmaking the Idea of India LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR Empowering the players A QUESTION THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Word IDEAS police’ (IE, August20). It appears that ONLINE In NewIndia, sportspersons have full supportfromgovernment, PM the decision to ban the use of the col- loquial term “gorakh dhanda”(uneth- ical practice) by the Manohar Lal ONLYINTHE EXPRESS Anurag Singh Thakur Khattar government in Haryana was takentosoothe the “hurt sentiments” ● DELHIFAILSHOMELESS: of Gorakhnath community.But what SHALAKACHAUHAN, THE SIGHT OF our Prime Ministeroffering medalcount.Hesaid that thereisnoreason approachbut also allowfor optimumutilisa- tingent, he asked them to keep sharing their about the phrase “Aaya Ram-gaya ARAVINDUNNI churmatoNeeraj Chopra, icecream to PV anation likeours should remain deprived tion of existing resourcesinthe state. views on ways to strengthen sporting infra- Ram”, whichoriginated in Haryana? Sindhu, laughing with Bajrang Punia, telling of Olympic success. But, according to him, Further,wemustalsoget on boardcor- structure. Be it Mirabai or MaryKom, the PM It is aunique contribution to the lex- ● LIBERALISEMACHINE Ravi Dahiyatolaugh moreand hearing the the issue wasnot the players but our in- porateIndia to adopt“One Sport, One has personallyensured theygot thebest icon of the Hindilanguagetodescribe TRADE: MANMEET AJMANI, experiences of Mirabai Chanu brought a ability to createthe right supporting at- Corporate”. Across the world, corporates are treatmentfor their injuries. the phenomenon of defection by DEVESH ROY, HTAKESHIMA smile to everyIndian’s face. What was mosphere.The women’s and men’s hockey at the forefront of extending supporttobud- Another issue impacting Indian sports is leaders from one political party to an- equallyencouragingwas that he spent time teams have gone on recordsaying that the ding talent, building leagues, enhancing the (ironically) the rise of moderntechnology. other.The phrase is adisdainful de- www.indianexpress.com with everyathlete who took partinTokyo PM’s phone calls aftertheir defeatsplayed fanexperience, marketing as well as mer- PM Modi has addressedthis in his book, scription of politicians’ unethical be- Olympics.The next day, he interacted with akey role in boosting their morale.In2019, chandisingtoenhance the financial kitty of ExamWarriors and in Pariksha Pe Charcha haviour.Will thegovernment ban this the Paralympic contingent, discussing their when Neeraj Choprasufferedaninjury, PM players. The success of corporates with townhall programmes. He talked about giv- phrase when approachedbythe inspiring lifejourneys. Modi wishedhim aspeedy recovery,which cricketoverthe years is acase in point. ing as muchimportance to theplaying field devotees of LordRam? is female’ (IE, August19). The main These gestures indicateadifferent side to waswidelyappreciated. Additionally, the sponsorship pattern has as to the playstation. Modi has notdismissed LRMurmu, Delhi tenetofthis supposedlyfeministarti- NarendraModi —aperson who is passionate When it comes to sports,the PM has un- transitionedfromFMCG brands to new the advent of modern technology.Hehas cle is gender essentialism, atheorythe about sportsand willing to go the extramile derstood therootofthe problem—that FinTechunicorns. This can be awin-win for sought ahealthybalance wherethe human LESSOPAQUE scientific community startedquestion- forIndia’s athletes. Beforethe TokyoGames sports generate much interestbut when it players, corporates and the game itself. element of sports —teamwork,togetherness ing years ago. The writers believe “em- began, PM Modi held an extensive review comes to incentives and participation, there Another important aspect is to build a —ismaintained. Further,the National THIS REFERS TO the editorial, pathy, compassion and sensitivity” are meeting to take stockofour preparedness. is awide gap. Therewas both fact and opti- grassroots sporting culture.For this, it is EducationPolicy also consists of mecha- ‘Welcome the nine’(IE, August20). The “innateabilities” of women. This is a Those who have seen PM Modiclosely mismwhen he remarkedafter meeting the imperative to expand the calendar forvar- nisms that will makesports education an at- call fortransparency and accountabil- rehash of the misogynistic belief that can vouchfor the passion he has towards Olympic winners —“seeing the recent suc- ious games at the local, stateand national tractive option. In the years to come, Manipur ity in the functioning of the Supreme men areintrinsicallyanalytical and supporting acultureofsportsand games cesses in sports,Iamconfident therewill be levels. India needs regional leagues in every will getIndia’s firstsports university,which Courtcollegium isn’t intendedtodilute women, emotional. We nowknow among the youth. As CM of Gujarat, he be- ashiftinparental attitudetowards sports.” sportthat will provide an opportunity for willbeaboontoathletesand harness the the pivotal role playedbythe judiciary that these observedgender differences ganthe Khel Mahakumbh initiative, which When parents see India’s medal countrising, young athletestohone theirskills through- richsporting legacy in the Northeast. in our statestructure.The lackofse- aredue to socialisation; thereare few boosted grassroots levelsportsparticipation one hopes theywill be more open to their out the year at various levels, as well as en- Tokyo2020 wasanOlympics of many crecy in the appointment and transfer biological differences betweenmen’s in astate that is nothistoricallyknown for children pursuingsports. But,moreimpor- hance the sports ecosystem and infrastruc- firsts forIndia. We wonour firstgold in ath- of judges would ensurecommon peo- and women’s brains. The writers sporting excellence. Thereisalso amethod in tantly, when theysee all arms of the govern- tureinthe country. Ialso believe our letics, thehockeyteam did wondersand ple areinthe loop, making anyattempt should consider whether women are howhehas supportedsports andsportsper- ment, and thecorporate sector supportour university system can be transformedinto thereweresuccesses in other sports suchas of assault in the functioning of the judi- innately empathetic or socialstrictures sons, whichwould makemetoargue that he players, theywill realise that sportsmakes an oasis forOlympic excellence. discus throw,golf, fencing, etc. The Target ciarybyany other organofthe statea compel them to be so. The article goes is India’s firstand foremost“Sportsperson’s foranattractiveand honourable career. Thesemeasures will fill the gapbetween Olympic Podium Scheme, Khelo India and lesser possibility.Afair and independ- on to argue that morewomen should Prime Minister”. Amongstthe various ways we can en- interest and participation going forward. the FitIndia Campaign have laid the founda- ent judiciaryisthe collective responsi- join the workforcebecause of the ben- Afew days ago, a2013video went viral. hance India’s sporting success is by looking One of the things that has helpedIndian tionsfor greater success. NewIndia has fire bility of everycitizen. efit theirinherent, “non-technical” In that video,Modiwas addressingagroup at encouraging ourstatestowards a“One sports is the emphasis on quality and global in itsbelly. Our sportspersons have the full Sudip KumarDey, Barasat skillsprovide. This viewconfines of collegestudentsinPune, wherehe State, One Sport” outlook: Theycan prioritise standards. The conventional routewas bu- supportofthe government and the PM in women to the role of emotional prob- lamented that India has alarge andtal- onegame or promote afew (while notignor- reaucratic and tiresome; this has changed in their questfor sporting excellence. GENDER STEREOTYPE lem-solvers and thus positions them entedpopulation as well as ahistory of ingothers)basedon the availabletalent pool, the Modi government,whereeventhe PM as supplemental to men. sporting excellence, but in Olympics after natural interest, climatic conditions and avail- prefers to receive feedbackdirectlyfromthe The writer is Union Ministerfor I&B and THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘The future AshiraShirali, Gurgaon Olympics, we have struggledtoraise our able infrastructure.This will bring afocussed players.While meetingthe Tokyo2020 con- YouthAffairs &Sports WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 MEANWHILE EVER GIVEN CROSSES SUEZ CANAL AGAIN Thegiant container ship Ever Given, whichblockedthe Suez canal forsix days in March, crossed the waterway on Fridayfor the first time sinceitleft Egypt after the incident. The 10 THE WORLD ship, en route from the UK to China,crossed the canal among aconvoyof26vesselssail- ing from the Mediterranean Seatothe RedSea,the Suez Canal Authoritysaid. TOPOFTHE Asia-Pacific extends WORLD AfterTalibantakeover,reportsof lockdowns, adds targetedkillingsfuelAfghans’fears curbs to fight surge

AHMADSEIR,TAMEEM TALIBANKILLED in Delta infections AKHGAR&DAVIDRISING RELATIVEOFDW KABUL,AUGUST20 out of control. A“TeslaBot”prototype. REPORTER,GERMAN REUTERS InneighbouringNew Zealand, Tesla via Reuters REPORTSOFtargetedkillings in BROADCASTERSAYS AUGUST20 an outbreak that beganthis week areas overrun by theTaliban widenedtothecapital,Wellington, mounted Friday, fuelling fears Berlin: Talibanfighters NATIONS FROM Australia to from the biggestcity of Auckland, USA that theywillreturn Afghanistan hunting ajournalistfrom Vietnam announcedmoredras- promptingPrimeMinisterJacinda MusksaysTesla to the repressive rule theyim- Deutsche Welle (DW) have ticcurbs and longer lockdowns Ardern to extend anationwide posedwhen theywerelastin shotdead one member of forcitizens on Friday, as author- lockdownuntil Tuesday. likelytolaunch power, even as theyurged his familyand severely in- ities struggle to rein in outbreaks Vietnam imposedits tough- humanoidrobot imams to push amessageof jured another,the German of the highlyinfectious Delta estorder yet, barringresidents unityatFriday’s prayers. publicbroadcaster said, variant of the coronavirus. of the business hub of Ho Chi prototypenextyear Terrifiedthat the newdefacto adding that three moreof In Australia’s biggestcity of Minh City from leaving their TESLACHIEF executive rulerswouldcommitsuchabuses, itsjournalists had had their Sydney, 2million residents, or homes from Monday, although Elon Musk on Thursday thousands have racedtoKabul’s homes raided.DWsaid the roughly40% of itspopulation, further details have yettobean- said the electric automaker airportand to border crossings, Talibanhad been doinga face curfew from 9pmto5am nounced. will probablylauncha desperatetofleefollowing the house-to-house search to next week,along with limitson LikeAustralia and New “Tesla Bot” humanoid ro- Taliban’s stunning blitz through find the journalist, who it exercise. Zealand, Vietnam wasonce botprototype next year, the country. Others have takento said wasnow working in Alockdown of the entirecity, laudedfor success in containing designed fordangerous, the streetstoprotest thetakeover Germanyand did notname. KHALIL HAQQANI ATTENDS FRIDAY PRAYERS IN KABUL: KhalilHaqqanispeaksafter Friday nowinits eighth week,was also the virus, but is finding earlier repetitive,orboringwork —actsofdefiance that Taliban REUTERS prayer at the Pul-i-Khishti Mosque in Kabul on Friday. Aleader of one of the mostpowerful extendeduntil the end of measures were insufficient. that peopledon’tliketodo. fightershave violentlysuppressed. and violent Taliban factions, Haqqani is on both the US and UN terrorist lists.Tomany September,with residentstold It has morethan 312,000 in- Speaking at Tesla’s AI Day The Taliban saytheyhavebe- Afghans and foreigners,Haqqani’s emergence in the capital wasastark reminder of who to wear masksoutdoors, except fections and 7,150deaths, up event, the billionaireentre- come moremoderatesince they pastrecord, and ahorrifying in- nowruns Afghanistan. NYT forexercise. from aMay 1figureofless than preneur said the robot, lastruledAfghanistaninthe1990s dicatorofwhatTaliban rule may “I asked health andpoliceto 3,000 cases and 35 deaths. whichstandsaroundfive and have pledged to restoresecu- bring,”said Agnes Callamard, the work together,togivemeafinal Japan planstoroughlytriple foot eight inches tall, would rity and forgivethose who fought head of Amnesty International. Biden pledges to Americans in listofwhatwecan throw at this, dailyCovid teststo320,000,an be able to handlejobs from theminthe20yearssinceaUS-led The rightsgroup warned to leave no shadowofadoubt as acknowledgement that itsmain attachingboltstocarswith invasion. Ahead of Fridayprayers, that manymorekillings may to howserious we are,” Gladys containment strategy of break- awrench, or picking up leaders urgedimamstouse ser- have gone unreported because Kabul: ‘We will get you home’ Berejiklian, the premier of ing up clusters of infectionswas groceriesatstores. The ro- mons to appeal forunity and urge the Taliban cut cellphone serv- Sydney’s home stateofNew no longerworking in big cities botwould have “profound people nottofleethe country. ices in manyareas they’vecap- South Wales, told reporters. likeTokyo, the capital. implicationsfor theecon- But manyAfghans arescepti- tured to prevent images from tion wasworkinghardtosmooth The state, whichisAustralia's The move comes afternew omy”, Musk said, address- cal, fearing that the Talibanwill being published. ASSOCIATEDPRESS and speedthe evacuations. mostpopulous,reported 644 dailycases exceeded25,000 on ing alabourshortage. He erase the gains,especiallyfor Meanwhile, aNorway- WASHINGTON,AUGUST20 “I don’t think anyone of us newinfections on Friday, while Thursdayfor the firsttime. said it wasimportant to women, achievedinthe past two basedprivate intelligence can see these pictures and not southeastern Victoria state, South Koreaextended fortwo makethe machine not“su- decades. An Amnesty group that provides informa- US PRESIDENT Joe Biden feel that pain on ahuman level,” home to Melbourne, recorded weekssocialdistancingcurbsthat per-expensive”. REUTERS International reportprovided tion to the UN said it obtained pledged to Americans still Biden said, but “nowI’m focused 55, as authorities there warned includeaban on gatherings of moreevidenceFridaythatun- evidence that the Taliban have trappedinAfghanistan: “Wewill on getting this job done.” of arisk the outbreak could slip morethan twopeopleafter 6pm. dercut the Taliban’sclaims they roundedupAfghans on ablack- getyou home.” Evacuation flightsatthe have changed. listofpeople theybelieve Biden’s comments at aWhite Kabul airporthad stoppedfor The rights groupsaidthat its worked in keyroles with the House news conference Friday severalhours on Fridaybecause HAITI researchers spoketoeyewit- previousAfghan administra- come as the US government of abackupatatransit point for Foreignaidtrickles nessesinGhazni province who tion or with US-ledforces. struggles to ramp up amassive AbabyishandedovertoUS the refugees, aUSairbase in recounted howthe Taliban In an email, the executivedi- airliftclearing Americans and soldiers over the perimeter Qatar,USofficials said. However, inasHaitistruggles killednine ethnicHazaramen rector of RHIPTO Norwegian other foreigners and vulnerable wall of the airportinKabul, aresumption wasordered later. tocountvictims in the villageofMundarakht on Center forGlobal Analyses said Afghansthrough the Kabul air- on Thursday. Reuters Thousandsofpeople remain July4-6. It said six of the men the organisation knewabout sev- port, rescuing them from a to be evacuated ahead of the US’ ADRIP of foreign aid began were shot, and three were tor- eral threat letterssent to Afghans, Taliban takeoverofthe country. Aug31deadline to withdrawits to reachmorerural areas of tured to death. includingaman who wastaken Biden is facingcriticism fora struggle to reachsafetyinside.He troops from the country,al- southwestern Haiti on The brutality of the killings from hisKabul apartment this chaotic and oftenviolentscene calledthe pastweek“heartbreak- though the pace had pickedup Thursday, arriving five days was“areminder of the Taliban’s week by theTaliban. AP outside the airportascrowds ing”, but insistedhis administra- overnight. afterapowerful earth- quakekilledmorethan 2,000andflattened tens of FB, Twitter Employees dine between polythene sheets as asafety thousandsofbuildings into Taliban: China has big role in Afghanistan measureatagarment factoryinDhaka. Reuters rubble. Hundreds of peo- secureAfghan ple lineduptoreceive pro- itsplans to impose Sharia law can playabig role in rebuilding visions from the UN World KJMVARMA likeitdid duringits previous rule Afghanistan,” Shaheen said. “We users’ accounts Food Programme at a BEIJING,AUGUST20 20 years ago, Shaheen told have hadarelationshipwithChina campinthe rural town of China’sstate-runCGTNTVthat and Russia during the past(few) US sees opening in Asia as Camp-Perrin forpeople THE TALIBAN have appealedto the newTaliban government in years. We have told them they ELIZABETHCULLIFORD displaced by Saturday’s 7.2 the internationalcommunity to Kabul would protect women’s should nothaveany concerns AUGUST20 Chinese vaccines stumble magnitude quake. The of- recognise it amid growing re- rightstoeducation and work. from Afghanistan,”hesaid. ficial death toll stood at sentment againstitathome and He also urgedinternational “Wesee it in ourinterestnot FACEBOOK, TWITTER and 2,189but wasexpected to abroad,evenasthe Afghan mil- At aprotest in Kabulon monetaryorganisationsto release to allowanyone to use our soil LinkedIn said this week theyhad SUI-LEEWEE& rise. Localofficials arestill itant group sought to placate Thursday. Reuters funds to thenew government. againstour neighbouringand re- movedtosecurethe accountsof STEVENLEEMYERS tallying the dead, and de- China,saying Beijing can playa The Taliban,whichshared gionalcountries.Itisimportantfor Afghan citizens to protectthem AUGUST20 manded moreassistance “big role” under itsrule in the close ties with Pakistan, have us,” he said. “Also forthe recon- againstbeingtargetedamid the to dig out the collapsed strife-torn country. ficiallyrecognisehisgroup,which been warming up to Beijing structionof Afghanistan,we need Taliban’s takeover of the country. FEW PLACES benefitedfrom buildings. REUTERS Taliban spokesmanSuhail has takenoverpowerinKabul. ahead of itsrecent offensive re- the help of allcountries,” includ- Facebook has temporarilyre- China’s vaccine diplomacy as Shaheen said the international Dismissing growing con- sulting in seizing powerinKabul. ing neighbouring countries as movedthe ability forpeople to muchasSoutheastAsia,aregion RUSSIA community should “respect the cernsoverthe Talibancurbing “China is abig countrywith a well as the US and the rest of the vieworsearch thefriends lists of of morethan650 million that has Navalnytells willoftheAfghanpeople”andof- the freedoms of women under hugeeconomyand capacity.They world, Shaheen said. PTI accountsinAfghanistan, itsse- struggledtosecuredoses from Unloading boxesof curity policy head Nathaniel Western drugmakers. Severalof Moderna’s Covid-19vaccine Russiansto Gleicher tweetedonThursday. these countries have recorded in Tangerang,Indonesia, this votetactically Harris faces task of convincing Asiannations Gleicher also said the com- someof thefastest-growingnum- month. Reuters panyhad launcheda“one-click bers of cases in the world. KREMLINCRITICAlexei tool” forusers in Afghanistanto China, eager to build good Navalnyappealed to of US reliability after Afghanistan chaos lockdowntheir accounts, so will, steppedin, promising to And in Thailand,residents Russians from behind bars people who arenot their provide morethan 255 million vaccinated with one dose of on Thursday, nearlyayear security interests at risk,coun- Washington’s commitmentto Facebook friends would be un- doses, according to Bridge China’s Sinovacare nowgiven afterhewas poisonedwith NANDITABOSE& triesinbothEurope and Asia are SoutheastAsia is firm and nota able to seetheir timelineposts Consulting, aBeijing-basedre- the AstraZeneca shotthree to whatthe West says wasa DAVIDBRUNNSTROM Kamala wondering whether theycan paralleltoAfghanistan. or sharetheir profile photos. search company. four weekslater. nerveagent, and told them WASHINGTON,AUGUST20 Harris rely on Washington to fulfill “The debacleinAfghanistan Human rightsgroups have Half ayear in, however, that ThesetbacktoChina’svaccine to vote tacticallyinelections long-standing security commit- will prompt concerns again about voicedconcerns that the Taliban campaign has lostsome of its campaign has created adiplo- nextmonthto trytohurtthe US VICE President Kamala ments, experts say. US staying powerand keeping could use online platforms to luster. Officials in severalcoun- maticopeningfortheUSwhenre- Kremlin. His smartvoting Harris, in avisit to Singaporeand theywerenot fullyconsulted on Harris’ trip aims to establish promises to allies,” he said. trackAfghans’ digitalhistories or tries have raiseddoubtsabout lationsbetweenthetwocountries plan is one of the last levers Vietnam next week that aims to PresidentJoe Biden’s decision deepertieswithSoutheastAsia,a The chaotic evacuations from socialconnections. the efficacy of Chinesevaccines, areincreasingly fraught,inpart Navalnyand his allies have counter China’s growing influ- to withdraw American troops regionWashingtonconsiderskey Kabulhaveevokedimagesofthe Twitter said it wasintouch especiallyagainstthe more becauseofthe coronavirus. afteracrackdownthissum- ence, will have to contend with a from AfghanistanbyAug. 31, to checkingChinese expansion. 1975 US withdrawal from withcivil society partnerstopro- transmissible Deltavariant. Vaccine aid from the US of- mer outlawedhis move- newproblem: the collapseof whichappeared at odds with Regional experts likeMurray Vietnam,whoseCommunistgov- vide support to groups in the Indonesia, whichwas early to fers an opportunity to restorere- ment as “extremist”. His al- Afghanistan, whichhas leftallies his promises to recommitto HiebertatWashington’s Center ernment Washington sought to countryand wasworking with acceptChineseshots,wasrecently lationsinaregion that American lies arebannedfromtaking questioning the credibility of US global engagement. forStrategic and International isolatefor twodecades afterthe the InternetArchive to expedite theepicentreofthevirus.Now, of- officials have mostly ignored for part in the Sept. 17-19elec- foreign policy promises. With the Taliban’s rapid Studies said Harris wouldhave Vietnam War, but with whichit direct requests to remove ficials thereare administering the yearswhile China extendedits tion, and United Russia, US allies have complained takeoverputting their national to trytoreassureher hosts that nowenjoys warm ties. REUTERS archived tweets. REUTERS Moderna vaccine as aboosterto influence. The Biden administra- whichsupports President health careworkers who had re- tion has dispatchedacrowd of VladimirPutin, is expected ceivedtwo doses of Sinovac. senior officialstothe region. NYT to windespiteaslumpinits popularity. REUTERS BRITAIN Malaysia’s new prime minister brings China approves three-child policy with sops Policewarnoftwo weeksofdisruption graft-tainted party back to power to encourage couples to have more children fromprotests ministerwould have to face a ROZANNALATIFF, confidence voteinparliamentto and economicsupportmeasures ples to have up to three children.

LONDON’S POLICEwarned ED LIZLEE&MEIMEICHU provehis majority. KJMVARMA Nopenalty, to address the concerns. Chinapermittedallcouplesto on Fridaythat protests by KUALALUMPUR,AUGUST20 Ismail Sabri’s appointment BEIJING,AUGUST20 The newlaw stipulates that have twochildren in 2016,scrap- environmental activists added restores the posttothe United PLAIN the countrywill take supportive ping the decades-old one-child plannedfor thenexttwo E ● incentives MALAYSIA’S KINGappointed Malays NationalOrganisation CHINA’SNATIONALlegislatureon EX measures,including thoseinfi- policywhichmanyblame forthe weekswillcausedisruption Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the prime (UMNO), Malaysia’s ‘grand old Fridayformallyendorsedthe nances, taxes, insurance, educa- demographiccrisisinthecountry. across the capital and will minister on Friday, returning the party’,whichwas voted outina three-childpolicymootedbythe THE NEW three-child policy tion, housing and employment, Chinese officials claim the distractofficersfromdealing job to aparty tainted by graftac- 2018 general election, aftera ruling CommunistParty,inama- means that Chinese couples to reduce families’ burdens as one-child policy prevented over with crime. Extinction cusations as the southeastAsian Ismail Sabri Yaakob multibillion-dollarscandal at jor policy shiftaimedtoprevent a nowhaving morethantwo well as the costofraising and ed- 400million births. Rebellion, whichcaused nation grapples with aCovid-19 statefund1MDB. steep decline in birth ratesinthe children will no longer have ucating children, state-run China The decisiontopermit the days of trafficchaos in surge and an economicslump. He becomes Malaysia’s third world’s mostpopulouscountry. to paythe “social mainte- Daily reported. thirdchildcameafterthismonth’s London twoyearsago,said Ismail Sabri replaces the backing of 114ofparlia- prime ministersincethe 2018 The revisedPopulationand nance fee”, whichwas afi- The NPC hasrevised the law once-in-a-decadecensusshowed it will target thecapital’s fi- Muhyiddin Yassin,who stepped ment’s 222 members. election, afterUMNO pulledits FamilyPlanning Law, whichal- nancial penalty imposedon to implementthe central leader- thatChina’s population grew at nancialdistrictindisruptive down on Mondayafter coalition “His Majesty expressedthe backing forMuhyiddin last lows Chinese couples to have them. Moreover, couples ship’s decision to cope with new the slowest paceto1.412 billion protests whichare due to infighting costhim his majority, hope that with the appointment month, citing his failure to man- three children,was passedbythe will be encouraged to have circumstances in social and eco- amid official projections that the startonMonday. Thegroup but the newprime minister’s of the newprime minister, the agethe pandemic. “Witharazor- Standing Committee of the children, with incentives nomic development and pro- declinemaybegin as early asnext accuses firms of helping to backing by the same alliance political crisis can end immedi- thinmajority,hewillneedtomake NationalPeople’sCongress(NPC). suchaspotentially more mote balancedlong-term popu- year.The newcensus figures re- fuel climatechangeand it raises concerns that he will also atelyand all lawmakers can surehedoes notfacerebellionsof In an apparent attempt to ad- parental leave,betterem- lation growth, the reportsaid. vealedthatthe demographic cri- brought muchofLondon to lead an unstable government. unitetoput aside political agen- thosewhoareeyeinghisposition,” dress the reluctance of Chinese ployment protections for In Maythis year,the sis China facedwas expected to astandstillduring11 days of IsmailSabri is to be sworn in das,” it said in astatement. said Sivamurugan Pandian, apo- couplesto have morechildrendue women and improved child- CommunistParty of China ap- deepen as the populationofpeo- action in 2019. REUTERS on Saturday, the palace said, after King Al-Sultan Abdullah has litical analystatthe Malaysian to mounting costs,the amended careinfrastructure. proved arelaxation of itsstrict ple above 60 years grew to 264 he secured aslim majority with previouslysaid the newprime Science University. REUTERS lawhas also passedmoresocial two-child policy to allowall cou- million, up by 18.7%lastyear. PTI WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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International market data till1900IST POLICY WATCH CRUDE DOWN13.9% BUT PETROL, DIESEL NEARRECORD HIGHS MPC:JAYANTHVARMAOPPOSES‘EASYPOLICY’ ECONOMY Global-localdivideinfuel:OMCs One member differs ‘Focus on emerging with panel on ‘easy’ challenges; private makingupfor‘underrecoveries’ stance; urges ‘hard

than the latter,and were likely to ing at Rs 101.8per litreinthe investment in green ED look’, rise in rates KARUNJITSINGH be recoupedsoonifthe current Capital, while diesel is at Rs 89.27. NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 Noduty trend of lowprices continues. High crude prices,coupled RBIGuv says economyneeds support PLAIN E cutlikely Expertsnotedthatwithnoex- with elevatedtaxes on fuel, have ● energy required’ WHILE PETROL and diesel prices EX cise duty cut expected andOMCs ledtoa21.7percentincreaseinthe forcongenial financialconditions arestill at or near record-high lev- withholdingpartofthe benefit of pumppriceof petrolanda20.8per els in the country, international WITH NO excise duty cut lowerinternational prices, con- cent jumpindiesel since the be- SUNNYVERMA crude oil has fallen 13.9 per cent expectedand OMCs with- sumers would onlybenefit from ginningof theyear.Elevatedtaxes ENSECONOMICBUREAU NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 since the beginning of August. holding partofthe benefit lowerfuelpricesif crudeoilprices onpetrolanddieselhave alsobeen MUMBAI,AUGUST20 Industrysources told The of lowerinternational continued to remain at lowerlev- keycontributors to recordhigh THE INSTITUTE of Economic Indian Express thatOil Marketing prices, consumers would els forasustainedperiod. prices. Lastyear,the Centrehiked WHILE FIVEofthe six members Growth(IEG)Societypresident Companies (OMCs) might be onlybenefit from lower Even thoughthe prices of Central levies by Rs 13 per litreon of the Monetary Policy Commit- NK Singh said on Fridaythat withholding partofthe benefit fuel prices if crude contin- petrol and diesel arederegulated petrol and Rs 16 on diesel to shore tee(MPC) of the Reserve Bank of thereisaneedtofocusre- fromthefallininternationalprices uedtoremain at lowerlev- and can be reviseddaily, OMCs up revenues as Covid caused a India(RBI)votedfor retaining the searchonemergingchallenges to compensatefor under recover- els forasustainedperiod. had, in March andApril, halted sharp fall in economic activity. accommodative stance at the suchasclimateand energy ies duringearlier periods. hikes as anumber of states went “Thegovernmentwantstoen- MPC meeting on August6,one transition,encouragingprivate 15th Finance Commission Separately, Finance Minister to elections. surethattheearningsof OMCsare member —Jayanth Varma —was ReserveBank Governor investment in renewable en- Chairperson NK Singh was NirmalaSitharamanhasruledout when price increases were held OMCshadalsoheldpricescon- protectedastheyare keyinvestors fortakinga“hard look” at contin- ShaktikantaDas. File ergy and establishing closer recentlyelectedIEG reducing Central taxesonpetrol back, arelikelythe reason that stant forover80days lastyear in important infrastructuresuch uingtheeasymoneypolicyasthe partnershipwithstates,asthey Society president. File anddiesel,citingthefinancialbur- OMCsare beingslowinpassingon from March 16,ascrude fell as pipelines, newrefineries balance of riskand rewardin remaincentral to implemen- den of havingtopay interestpay- the benefitoflower international sharplydue to the Covid pan- and LPG infrastructure,” said favourof monetaryaccommoda- riskandrewardisgraduallyshift- tation of reforms. Fifteenth mentsonoilbondsissuedtoOMCs prices to consumers”, said an offi- demic.Expertssaidthedecisionto VivekanandSubbaraman,analyst tion is gradually shifting. ing,and this merits ahardlook at Finance Commission Chair- that renewable is cheaper but forearlier under recoveries by the cialatapublicsectorOMC.Usually, hold prices steady,during the pe- at Ambit Capital. He addedmar- RBIGovernorShaktikantaDas the accommodative stance,” he personSinghwaselectedpres- this transition is going to be Congress-ledUPA government. thefullimpactofchangestocrude riod when crude touchedlowsof gins forOMCs had been increas- said the economystill requires said, as per the minutes. ident of the IEG Societyearlier challenging,” Singh told The An unexpected build-up of oilpricesisoftenseenwithalagas around $20 per barrel, ledtofar ingsteadilyoverthepastfew years support in terms of maintaining Unveilingthebi-monthlymo- this week afterformer Prime Indian Express. fuelinventoriesintheUSandcon- domestic ratesare benchmarked higher marketing margins for as their profitswererising even congenialfinancialconditionsand netarypolicy,theRBIpanelraised MinisterManmohan Singh Hesaidthere isaneedtoat- cerns about the spread of the to a15-dayrollingaverageofglobal OMCs during FY21. thoughtheir sales volumes had fiscal boosters. “Atsuchacritical the projection forretail inflation steppeddownfromthe post. tractprivate investmentsinre- Deltavariant pushedBrent crude prices of petrol and diesel. OMCs have also held the price remainedrelatively stable. juncture,canwe reallypulltherug to 5.7 percent forFY22from5.1 FormerPMSingh,whohad newable energy,asclimateis- to $65.63 per barrelonFriday(as Industrysources said the full of petrol constant forthe past34 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, andthelettheeconomy tumble?” per cent earlier,quite close to its been the president of the IEG suesremaincentral.“Whatcan of 12:30 pm EDT) —its lowest impact of lowerglobal prices days and cut the price of diesel by BharatPetroleumCorporationLtd Dassaid,accordingto theminutes upper tolerancelimit in the2-6 since 1992, said he waswith- we do to crowdinprivate cap- levelsinceMay. wouldbefeltsoonerindieselthan about 60 paise per litreoverthe and HindustanPetroleum of the MPC meeting. “The needof per cent band. The MPC leftthe drawing from severalactive ital in renewable energy … “Underrecoveriesduringprior petrol as under recoveries forthe pastthree days afterholding CorporationLtddidnotrespondto thehouristwofold:first,continue reporate unchangedat4percent duties in the light of his ad- Howcanwe reduceperceived periods, suchasstate elections former were significantlylower steady for33days. Petrolisretail- emailedrequests forcomment. the monetary policy supportto while retaining the accommoda- vanced ageand ‘indifferent regulatoryand other risksfor theeconomy; andsecond,remain tive stance. It retained the FY22 health’,and suggestedNK private capital in funding the watchfulof anydurableinflation- real GDP growth at 9.5 per cent. Singh’s name as president of sustainable energyinvest- arypressuresandsustainedprice AspertheRBIminutes,Varma the institute. Asked about his ments. This is one very broad VC FUNDING DEALS ANNOUNCED IN INDIA momentum in keycomponents was“notinfavour of the decision plansfor theIEG, Singh said emerging area that needs at- ‘India startups secondtoChinese 828DURING JANUARY-JULY 2021, WITH TOTAL so as to bring backthe CPI infla- to keep thereverse repo rate at thereisaneedtofocusoncon- tention,” he said. DISCLOSED FUNDING VALUE OF THESE DEALS STANDING AT tion to 4per cent over aperiodof 3.35per cent,” and voted against temporarychallenges. Macroeconomic manage- in raising VC funding in 2021’ $16.9 BILLION timeinanon-disruptive manner.” the accommodative stance. “Firstthe worldhas mentisanothersubjectwhich However, taking adifferent While the economyisstrug- changed from when the requires further research,es- Indian startups got$16.9 billion of venturecapital (VC) view, Varma—whovotedagainst gling to regain the momentum Institutewas created in 1952, peciallywhenthereisnofiscal funding in 2021, next only to Chinese counterparts in the GAINS FOR TECH Some notable VC funding deals theaccommodative stance—said that had gathered in the second our priorities have changed councilatthe Central govern- Asia-Pacific (APAC)countries, aGlobalDataanalysis said STARTUPS: in January-July: “easymoneytodaycouldlead to half of 2020-21, thehighestprior- and thereisneedtoreally ment level. “Another impor- Tech startups are the biggest high interestrates tomorrow”. ity nowistorevivegrowthalong ■ $3.6 billion raised by Flipkart makeitmuchmorecontem- tant area is muchcloser part- beneficiaries of India’s “In the lastseveral meetings, asustainable trajectorythat be- porarytothe challenges of to- nershipwithstatesbecausein transformation into a ■ $502 million raised by my statementshaveexpressed comes compatiblewiththe infla- day, and what could these be: next20-30yearsstatesarego- digital-first economy amid Mohalla Tech (ShareChat) the belief that the balance of risk tion target as the pandemic re- climateand energy transition, ingto becentralinthestory, in and rewardisinfavour of mone- cedes,RBI Deputy Governor ■ Rising smartphone ■ $500 million capital raising fuelpricing,carbonpricing,the terms of implementation of penetration by Zomato taryaccommodation.Asthepan- Michael Patrasaid. social and economic conse- the changes in factors of pro- demiccontinuestomutate, it ap- Full report on quences of the fuel transition duction: land, labour,capi- ■ Affordable mobile ■ $460 million raised by pearstomethat the balance of www.indianexpress.com because, afterall, the bulk of tal…Quality of states annual Internet Think and Learn (Byju’s) the fossilfuel staffisinthe economic survey can also be poorer parts of India— improved,” Singh said. Jharkhand, Bihar,Madhya Singh has had strong ties Sebi puts Adani Pradesh,Odisha.Thesearealso with the IEG—as astudent in Growth in Indiaamid fall in global funding: Whilesome of the top key markets Source: thepartswhichdonot have re- the Delhi Universityand cur- globallysaw adecline in VC funding value in July over the previous month, India GlobalData/PTI newableenergy.It’seasiersaid rentlyservingasaLifeTrustee. managed to showcase growth despiteadecline in VC funding deal volume Wilmar’s `4,500-cr IPO in abeyance BRIEFLY Facebook,Indifi tie up for credit to SMBs RBI,Irdai to vet FDI plan in pvt ENSECONOMICBUREAU DRHPONAUGUST2 Microsoft,OYO to smallbusinesses, and reduce cialinclusion’,hostedbyFacebook MUMBAI,AUGUST20 NewDelhi:Microsofthasin- ENSECONOMICBUREAU Loans from `5 lakh to the credit gapwithin India’s IndiaalongwithFICCI.AjitMohan, bank-promoted ■ Adani Wilmar,a50:50 vested nearly $5 million in MUMBAI,AUGUST20 MSME sector,” Facebooksaid. VP &MDFacebookIndia, saidat JV between Adani `50 lakh forsmall and MARKETSREGULATORSebi has OYO throughtheissuanceof Itaddedthatsmallbusinesses the event, “Facebook is deeply insuranceco puttheRs4,500-croreinitialpub- Group and Wilmar equity sharesand compul- FACEBOOKINDIAonFridayanno- medium businesses whollyorpartlywomen-owned committed to creating economic lic offering (IPO)ofAdani Wilmar Group, had filedits soryconvertiblecumulative uncedaprogrammeto helpsmall can getaspecial0.2 per cent re- opportunities forIndia’s small NewDelhi: Thegovernment has Ltdin“abeyance”.AspertheSecu- draftredherring preference shares. and medium businesses (SMBs) enablesmallbusinesses to apply ductionperannumontheapplied businesses. Access to timelycap- saidapplicationsforforeigndirect ritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia prospectus (DRHP) that advertise on Facebook to get forloans without collateral thro- loan interestratefromIndifi. ital is moreimportant than ever investment (FDI) in an insurance (Sebi) website, the Adani Wilmar with SebionAugust2 quickaccess to credit of between ugh aquickonline application. Indifiisanonlinelendingplat- as it can helpjump-start their re- companypromotedbyaprivate IPO has been “keptinabeyance”. EPFOpayroll Rs 5lakh and Rs 50 lakh through Small businessesapplying under form providingloanstosmall covery anddrive biggrowth.” bank will be cleared by the RBI Adani Wilmar,a50:50 joint NewDelhi: TheEmployees’ independent lending partners. this programme will notbe businesses. Alok Mittal, who last UdayShankar,President,FICCI andIrdaito ensurethatthe74 per venturebetweentheAdaniGroup holds 50 per cent stakeinAdani ProvidentFundOrganisation “India is the firstFacebook chargedaprocessingfeebyIndifi.” ledIndiaoperationsof USventure said,“FICCI has alwaysadvocated centlimitofoverseas investment and Singapore-basedWilmar Wilmar, whichownstheedibleoil sawnet newenrolmentsof countrywherethisprogrammeis Indifiwill also disburse the capital firm Canaan Partners, is forstrongerprivate sectorpartic- is notbreached. These changes Group,had filedits draftred her- brand ‘Fortune’. 12.83lakh in June. PTI getting rolledout. The progra- loan amount within five working Indifi’sMD&CEOandco-founder. ipation forthe growth of India’s were made by amending the ring prospectus (DRHP) with the The proposedIPO offerworth mme is open to businesses regis- days of the borrower completing Facebooksaid,“Theprogram- MSMEsandwelcomesthelaunch Foreign ExchangeManagement Sebi on August2. Rs 4,500crore will comprise a teredacross 200towns and cities all documentationformalities af- me is acompletelynot-for-profit of Facebook’ssmallbusinessloans (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, While the regulator has not freshissueof equity shares by the BPCLchatbot of India,” Facebook said. teracceptance of theoffer by arrangement with Facebook’s initiativetomakeaccess to credit 2019,asper agazettenotification givenany reason forkeeping the firmandtherewillnotbeany sec- NewDelhi:BharatPetroleum Through Facebook’spartner- Indifi.Manysmallbusinessesface lending partners and small busi- moreeasilyavailableto theindus- by FinanceMinistryonAugust 19. IPOinabeyance,anongoinginves- ondaryoffering.If thereare pend- (BPCL) has launchedanAI ship withIndifi,small businesses challengesinsecuring loans of nesses arenot obligated to spend try. We look forwardtocollabo- “These rules maybecalled tigationintothe group’s flagship ing investigations againstacom- chatbot, Urja, to servebusi- that advertise with Facebook can lowerticket-size as theyare not their loan amount on Facebook rating with Facebookoverthe Foreign ExchangeManagement companyAdaniEnterprisesmight panybythe Sebi or anyother ness and retail consumers. getloans at apredefinedinterest viableformanylenders.“Thegoal advertising,” The announcement coming months to developpro- (Non-debt Instruments) (Second have promptedtheSebito putthe regulatorybody or government rate of 17-20 per cent per annum, of the initiative is to makebusi- came at avirtualevent on ‘Enabl- grammes and solutionsthat can Amendment)Rules, 2021,” issue on hold. Adani Enterprises, authority,the regulator normally BharatBank it said.“Theprogrammewill also ness loans moreeasilyaccessible ingMSMEgrowththroughfinan- provideanimpetusto thesector.” it said. ENS promotedbyGautamAdani, putsthe IPO in abeyance. NewDelhi:BharatCo-opera- tive Bank(Mumbai)Ltdwill ArcelorMittal AT COMPANY’S39TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER, PHED, celebrateits 43rdfounda- REGION AJMER tion dayonAugust21. It has Eicher Motors MD Lal’s re-appointmentrejected PHONE No. 0145-2624748 FAXNO. 0145-2627671 planning to No. F. ()/Ar.MP/2021-2022/6104-6154 Dated:6.8.2021 launched3easy business NOTICE INVITING TENDERS FOR WORKS loans,astatementsaid. ENS supportfrom75per cent of the 2,27,82,012 (27.98 petcent) Bids for the Providing, Laying, Jointing, Testing &Commissioning of Rising/ invest `1L cr ENSECONOMICBUREAU During the company’s votes casttopass the proposal. favoured the move. Distribution pipe line of various sizes/types to convert the existing water NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 Out of the total 21,74,67,139votes, “The resolution wasnot supply scheme into piped water supply scheme and to provide Functional Dutyrelief AGM, shareholders also House TapConnections in the village- Kharkedi and Hathikhera under JJM in Gujarat 15,88,49,543 (73.04per cent) passedwith requisitemajority,” of District Ajmer.(Estimated cost of work- Rs. 419.61 lacs) are invited NewDelhi: Thegovernment EICHER MOTORS’shareholders, rejected the proposal of were in favour of the re-appoint- EicherMotors said in aregulatory from interested bidders upto 31.08.2021. Other particulars of the Bid may be has halvedbasic customs at the company’s recentlyheld ment, while 5,86,17,596 (26.95 filing.Meanwhile,anordinary visited on the procurement portal (http://eproc.rajasthan.gov.in, increasing Siddhartha http://sppp.raj.nic.in)ofthe state. duty on crude soyoil and EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE annualgeneral meeting (AGM), per cent) votes disapproved the resolution seeking Lal’s re-ap- UBN No.: PHE2122WSOB06055 NIB No.: PHE2122A2707 sunfloweroil to 7.5per cent, GANDHINAGAR,AUGUST20 have rejected aproposalfor re- Lal’s remuneration proposal. pointment as adirector on the Sd/- as well as cut basic import appointmentof Siddhartha Lalas The company’s public institu- company’s boardwas approved (Mukul Bhargava) duty on refinedsoyoil and LAKSHMI MITTAL, chairman of the company’s managing direc- the proposal of increasing Lal’sre- tionalshareholders particularly by shareholders. Around 86 per Additional Chief Engineer, DIPR/C/8103/2021 PHED, Region, Ajmer. sunfloweroil to 37.5 per ArcelorMittal,accompaniedbythe torfor aperiod of five years with muneration. opposedthe move. cent of the votes were in the cent, tillSeptember 30. PTI company’s CEO Dilip Oommen, effect from May1this year. While 73 percentof the votes Out of the total 8,13,98,998 favour of the proposal. Royal paid avisit to Gujarat Chief During the company’s 39th favouredthere-appointment, the votes receivedinthe category, Enfield,apartofEicher Motors, is Minister VijayRupani,said are- AGM, whichwas held earlier this rest 27 percentwere againstit.As 5,86,16,986 (72per cent) disap- aplayerinthe mid-sizedmotor- NewJ&JCEO lease from the Chief Minister’s week,the members also rejected aspecial resolution, it needed proved the proposal and just cycle segment. WITHPTI Bengaluru: Johnson& Office on Friday. During the visit, Johnsonvicechairmanof ex- the release added, Mittal ex- ecutive committeeJoaquin pressedhis eagerness to invest Duatowillbecome itsCEO Rs 1lakh croreinGujarat. New data privacy law in China from January3,replacing Mittalexpressedcommitment AlexGorsky. REUTERS of investment of Rs 50,000 crore pected to add morecompliance forthe expansion of hisunit near JOSHHORWITZ requirementsfor companies in HazirainSuratwhilealsoexpress- SHANGHAI,AUGUST20 the country. China has instructed Powerislanding ing intention of investing Rs itstechgiants to ensurebetterse- NewDelhi: The government 50,000croreinsolarenergy,wind CHINA’S NATIONAL People’s curestorage of user data,amid has said 17 islanding energy,andhydrogengasproduc- Congress on Fridaypassedalaw publiccomplaintsaboutmisman- schemes forpower supply tion sectors, it said. designedtoprotect online user agement and misuse. areplannedinadditionto 26 “Giving positive response, the dataprivacy and will implement Thelawstatesthathandlingof suchexistingandunder-im- CM has invited them forinvest- the policy from November 1, as The law, designedtoprotect personal information musthave plementation projects. The ment in Gujarat and assured nec- per statemedia outlet Xinhua. onlineuser dataprivacy,will clearandreasonablepurposeand scheme is adefence mecha- essaryhelp,” the release added. The law’s passage completes be implemented from shallbelimitedtothe“minimum nism forpowersystem. PTI Additional Chief Secretaryto another pillar in China’s effortsto November 1. AP file scope necessarytoachieve the theCM,MKDas,wasalsopresent. regulatecyberspace and is ex- goalsof handling”data. REUTERS WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 12 CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 PULISIC TESTS POSITIVE Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has tested positive forCOVID-19lessthan twoweeks before United States playersbegin reporting 13 SPORT forcamp ahead of their 2022 Wo rld Cup qualifying campaign. AP Rasool wantsBCCI to step in, says being forced to think about future BRIEFLY

to be givenalonger rope so that he hangs look intothe development of cricketat thought. Theremustbeareceiptwith them? The district is the onlyvenue whichhas Bhateri,Devisettle DEVENDRAPANDEY himself. As per Rasool, the official deletedhis Srinagar and reporttothe sub-committee. If youfeel someone is notusing it properly, turf pitches while cricketisplayedonmat- MUMBAI,AUGUST20 comment later. Rasool narrateshis side of the storyabout then, youwritetothemand nottoacrick- ting tracks elsewhereinthe region. His dis- forsilver atJr.worlds “The official deleteditbut Ihavethe the notice. “Roller is notlikeatennis ball that eter who has nothing to do with this.Idon't trictwanted to organize acricket tournament Ufa: Agoldmedal remainedelusive ADAY after TheIndianExpress reportedon screenshotofit. Can anyone tell Ican keep in my pocket and roam getthe pointwhy theywrotemeamail espe- but JKCA issuedacircular that those who are forIndia at the junior worldwrestling the notice to all-rounder Parvez Rasool by me what wrong Ihavedone that wherever Iwant to.It’s forground ciallyasIhavenothing to do withthis. Write partofanunsanctionedcrickettournament championship as both Bhateri (65kg) Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association Ineedtobehanged?Ifyou have use, it’s forcricketdevelopment. to thedistrict officials.” will be bannedbythe association. and Sanju Devi (62kg) lost their re- (JKCA), asking him to return the pitchroller anydoubts, theyhavemyphone Ireally don’t whythese things are The recent eventshavemade Rasool Other tournamentsgot the go ahead de- spective finals rather tamelywhile or face “police action”, the cricketersays he number,theycan call me. It took happening here. Igot a‘second think about his futurewithJKCA. He was spiteCovid-19restrictions.“Therewere Saneh (72kg) wasstretchered out of feels “victimised” and wantsthe Indian mereseconds to clarify but it notice’ whichstatedthat we had deeplyanguishedwith the waythings are other tournamentshappening, some were the mat afterenduring aknee injury cricket boardto“intervene now” before seems theywanted to victimize sent youanotice on 5th of July.” happening in the valley. happeningonmat wickets.Afew districts in the bronze play-offhereonFriday. things getout of hand. me,”heexplains. However, Rasool says he “I have playedcricketwith passion and laterapproachedJKCAsaying that as their Sanju Devi had managed comeback “Theysaid police action will be taken. The JKCA committee of ad- neverreceivedthe initial notice. hardwork.They arenow forcing me to think tournament is already on, theyshould be al- wins in her previous boutsbut Friday Then in the mail, theysaid, do we have ministrators came intoexistence in PARVEZRASOOL Gupta,asub-committee mem- aboutmyfuture. Ihavecome heretoplay lowedtoconclude it. TheJKCAagreedtoit wasnot her dayasRussia's Alina enoughproof to nailhim down. Does that June afterthe Jammu and Kashmir ber, said, Rasool wassent the no- cricket and nottodoall this. Playing in this but when we askedtheysaid no, due to the Kasabieva took the gold with atech- mean youhavecomeheretonail me down? High Courtpassedanorder that the BCCI tice via email because the cricketer’s contact environment looksverytough now. If they Covid-19 situation theycouldn'tallowusto nical superiority win. Kasabieva first Theirintention looksdifferent,” Rasool, the should run JKCA cricket. details were givenfor the district cricketunit. have done this to me imagine what theycan hostthe tournament. We arestill waiting for effected atakedownmoveand then lone J&K playertorepresent the Indian team, One month later,two BJP spokespersons Rasool questions the intention behind the do with smallerplayers” he said. approval from JKCA"hesaid. got atwo-point throw.Therewas still told this paper on Friday. —Gupta and advocateSunil Sethi —wereap- notice. “Theysaid that it’s in theirrecord These days he is busy promoting cricket Rasool nowwantsthe Indian boardtoin- hopebut once the Russian got hold of The 32-year-old all-rounder stated he got pointedtothe panel, along with cricketer book,ifitwas thereinthe recordbook then backinhis town Bijbeharainthe Anantnag tervene. “I think BCCI shouldintervene now. Sanju's leg and got the desired grip to even moreupsetwhen one of the officials Mithun Manhas by theIndian board. whywas Inot sent firstnotice, instead Iwas district. He is sponsoringyoung cricketers to Please see my work.I’m trying to promote execute'fitley', therewas no chance wroteonasocial websitethat Rasool needs Additionally,Majid Dar wasappointed to sent second notice. It means it wasanafter- take up cricketinthe valley. cricketonmypart.” forthe Indian to comeback. PTI Wouldn’t change Stadiumtobe namedafterChopra anythingfor the 2021 ends for Nadal Pune: Defence MinisterRajnath Singh willvisitPune's DefenceInstituteof AdvancedTechnology (DIAT) and world: Biles ArmySports Institute (ASI) on August Chronic left-footinjurysees Spaniardpull out of US Open, to missrestofseason 23 and is likelytoname afacility here afterOlympic javelin gold medalist ASSOCIATEDPRESS Neeraj Chopra,officialssaid on Friday. AUGUST20 CHRISTOPHERCLAREY Arelease from theDefence PROsaid AUGUST20 Singh, duringhis visit to ArmySports SIMONEBILESdidn’tplan forher second Institute, is likelytoname the stadium Olympics to become aflashpointinthe RAFAEL NADALannouncedonFridaythat he in the campus as 'Neeraj ChopraArmy evolving conversation about the role proper waswithdrawing from this year's US Open Sports Institute,Pune Cantonment'. mental health plays in all levels of sports. and would miss the rest of the 2021season Chopra, aNaik Subedar in the Army Then again, she’s hardlycomplaining. If because of the chronicleft-footcondition who wongold in the javelin competi- anything, she’s leaning intoit. that has troubledhim intermittentlysince tion in the recently-concludedTokyo The American gymnastics star has no re- his teens. Olympics, had himself trainedatthe gretsabout her decision to opt-out of five of "I have been suffering toomuchwith my ASI. As per the release, Singh will felic- the six finals in Tokyobecause of amental foot forthe last year now,"Nadal said in a itate16Olympians from theServices block, calling it asmall price to payifitlets video postedonsocial media. during hisvisit to ASI, apart from ad- others realize theyretain the right to say“it’s Nadal, 35 and afour-time U.S. Open dressing troops and sportsmen train- OK nottobeOK” no matter howbright the champion, mostrecentlywon the singles ti- ing at the premier facility. PTI spotlight. “I wouldn’tchangeanything forthe tleinNew York in 2019.Hedefeated Daniil world,” said Biles, who leftJapan with asilver Medvedev in afive-setclassic and then un- medal from the team competition and an in- usuallybroke down in tears courtside in his Matthewsleftoutof dividual bronze on balance beam. “I gave an chair as he watchedacommemorative video contractlist outletfor athletestospeakupabout their honoringhis career. mental health and theirwell-being and learn But Nadal chose nottodefendhis title last Colombo: EighteenSri Lankancrick- that youcan put yourself (as aperson) first year when the U.S. Open wasplayedwith- eters on Fridaysignedcentral con- before the athlete.” out spectators and withsignificant health re- tractsfor five months till the end of It’s amessagethat will be partofthe post- strictions in place due to the coronavirus this year but former captain Angelo Olympic Gold Over America Tour Biles is pandemic.This year,after losing in the semi- Matthews wasleftout. Sri Lanka headlining this fall. The 35-city exhibition, finals of the FrenchOpen to NovakDjokovic, Cricket announcedthat the "players whichkicks offinTucson, Arizona, on Nadal did notplayatWimbledon or the signedthe contractswithout anyde- September 21,willincorporategymnastics Olympicsashetriedtoresolve his foot prob- viationfromthe contractsoffered pre- and danceelements but also featureaseg- lem. He returnedtoaction in Washington viously, whichwas formulated by SLC ment ledbyformer UCLAgymnastKatelyn this month, but his movement wasclearly Nadal'sleft-footcondition firsthampered him on tour during the 2004 season when he was17years old. along with the Technical Advisory Ohashi on the importance of taking careof still affected by the injuryashedefeated Jack Committee". "18players signedthe yourself mentally. Sockinhis opening matchand then lostto National PlayerContracts, which “Wewanted to makeitasrelatable as Lloyd Harris in the next round. came intoeffect from 01st August possible and letthese kids knowthat we’ve Nadal traveledtoTorontobut withdrew 2021. The newcontract willbefor a been going through these things,” Biles said. from the Masters 1000 event thereand re- How injuries have beenpartand 05 month period and will end on the Biles will be joinedonTour by Olympic turned home to Spain to weigh his options. 31st December 2021,"the SLCsaid in teammates Jordan Chiles and Grace "I neededtotalk with my family, with my astatement. PTI McCallum as well as MyKaylaSkinner and team and with my doctors especiallytoun- parcel of Rafa’s illustrious career Jade Carey.Chiles and McCallum earnedasil- derstand what is going on," the fourth- verinthe team competition while Skinner ranked Nadal said on Friday. "But the foot is Cairnsisofflife wonsilveronvault and Carey earnedgoldon notthe proper waytodayand duringthe last turnedpro in 2001), Nadal’s career has been Atendinitis problem in 2009 kept him supportaftersurgery floor exercise. Biles qualifiedfor the finals on year Iwas notable to practice and prepare SHAHIDJUDGE riddledwith injuries despitethe 88 titles he’s out of the Wimbledon Championships. He all four apparatuses in Japanbut pulledout of myself the wayIneedtotobecompetitive at MUMBAI,AUGUST20 wonalong the way. Along withthe leftfoot missedthe 2012 US Open and 2013 Karachi: Former NewZealand all- three of them to dealwith“thetwisties,” the standardIwant to be.Sowehad to take injury,he’s had repetitive troubles with his Australian Open due to Hoffa’s syndrome in round Chris Cairns is offlifesupport meaning she losther air awareness and did- thatdecision, but Iamconfident that Iwill Barelyaweek afterRoger Federer said he left shoulderand tendonitis on both knees. his leftknee. He skippedthe US Open in 2014 and is recovering following aheart n’t feel it wassafetocompete. recovermyself 100percent and Iwill be able would miss the rest of the 2021 season, Rafael He wasforcedout of the 2016 FrenchOpen due to troubles with his rightwrist, and then surgery,his lawyer said on Friday. She returnedtocaptureabronze on to fight again forthe mostimportant things." Nadal toohas optedout becauseofinjury. because of atorn tendoninhis leftwrist(his the torn tendon he sufferedatthe 2016 Cairnshad sufferedamajormedical beam, tyingher with Shannon Miller forthe Nadal's left-footcondition firsthampered playing arm). Earlier this year,he FrenchOpen kept him out of Wimbledon emergency -anaortic dissection -ear- mostcareer Olympic medalsbyanAmerican him on tour during the 2004season when he What is the injurythat has missedplayingthe ATPCup for that year.Hedid nottraveltothe US Open to lier this month and wasput on life gymnast(seven). Asked if she had anyclar- was17years old, forcing him to miss muchof forced Nadal out forthe season? Spain because of stiffness in his defend his title in 2020 due to safety con- support. Aortic dissection is aserious ity on whatmight have brought on “the the claycourtseason. That delayedhis debut The Spaniard has been strug- backwhichalso affected his cerns as the Covid-19pandemic ragedon. condition in whichatear happens in twisties,”Bilesthinksitmay have been the at theFrenchOpento 2005,when he wonthe gling withachronic problem to his Australian Open campaign. Nowthe same foot problem that firstdiag- the inner layerofthe body's main ar- buildupofvariousissues she’s facedoverthe firstofhis record13singles titlesatRoland leftfoot, an ailmentthat has nosed16years agokepthim out of tery."I'm pleasedtoadvise that Chris last severalyears. “I mean, I’m in therapy. Igo Garros. Nadal's withdrawal meansthat forthe plaguedhim throughout this ca- Is this the the firsttime he will Wimbledon and the US Open this year. is offlifesupportand has been ableto to therapyprettyreligiously,”she said. “And second straight year,heand Federer will miss reer.Nadal missedmostofthe miss aGrand Slam due to injury? communicatewith his familyfrom it’s justsomething that took hold of me theU.S.Open. 2005 clayseason due to the stress fracture No.Since winning his firsteverGrand What has Nadal’s 2021season been like? hospital in Sydney,"his lawyer Aaron (where) your bodyand your mind tells you Federer,40, announcedlastweek that he on his leftfoot, but recoveredintime to make Slam at the FrenchOpen in 2005, the upcom- Nadal did managetowin twotour titles Lloyd said in astatement. "He and his when enough is enough.” would miss the rest of the 2021season and his debutatthe FrenchOpen, whichhewon ing US Open will be the seventh time he’s –the ATP500event in Barcelona and the ATP familyare thankful forall of the sup- While Biles’decision received the pre- would needafourth kneesurgery.Dominic skippedcompeting at aMajor due to injury. 1000Rome Masters in May. In the Majors, he portand well wishesfromeveryone, dictablebacklash on social media,she called Thiem, who wonthe U.S. Open lastyear,hasa Is this the firstmajor injuryhe’s suffered This will be the fourth time in his careerthat reachedthe Australian Open quarterfinals, and forthe privacy theyhavebeen af- the supportshe’s receivedsince returning right wristinjuryand is also out forthe re- from in his career? he’smissedthe NewYorkevent though – but wasupsetbyNovak Djokovic in the forded.” PTI from Japan twoweeksago overwhelming. mainder of the season. NYT Nowinhis 20th year as aprofessional (he three times due to injury. FrenchOpen semi-finals.

INTERVIEW: BRIJ BHUSHAN SHARAN ‘My allegation against TOPS is they directlyoversee training decisions’

said she did notstaywiththe Indian team for physio at the Olympics, she did nottell the No,hedid notgoaswomen's coachbut tion should be takenintoconfidence. MIHIRVASAVDA the betterment of theotherwrestlers so that federationwho her physio was. Howare we he wasmade the women's coachtemporar- DELHI,AUGUST20 theydon’t getexposedtothe virus.Okay, supposedtoknowunless she tells us? ilyfor some reason. Howdoyou see therole of OGQ, JSW, etc. maybeitwas forothers’ good. But thenwhy We do notneedOGQ and JSW. They have BRIJ BHUSHAN Sharan Singh, the president didn't shewear the (official) kit? Because of Vinesh has written multiple emails to the What wasthe reason? spoilt three wrestlers, Iwon't name them. of the WrestlingFederation of India(WFI), that mistake,she has to know what all Ihad federation with all details. That Tomarji will tell you. [Tomar:Hewas WhentheIndiangovernmentisreadytospend said he wantstomakeanexample of to undergo,what happenedtome. She gave those proposals to TOPS, never thereatthe pre-departurecampinSonepat. on the athletes, then whydoweneedthem? wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who wasserved a to us directly. She should have givenittous. Sincethereisnodifference in men’s and They can support junior and cadet wrestlers show-cause forallegedly refusing to stay What happenedtoyou? women’s freestyle wrestling, we had com- whoactually needsupport.Notjustthosewho with the Indian team at the TokyoOlympics AfterDeepak Punia's incident happened, Thereare emails… mon coachesfor both teamsand he wasone areclose to winning abig medal. Theyaren't and notwearing the team’s official uniform when his coachbeat up one official, Ihad to It has neverhappenedthat Vinesh ap- of them.] spending as much as the government,which forher bouts. Singh also demandedabigger appear before acommission that hadmem- proachedthe federation. This is my allega- hasspentcloseto Rs85croreonthewrestlers. sayinthe planning forthe Paris Olympics bers from theUnited WorldWrestling and tion againstTOPS. Theyare directlyoversee- Vinesh has had astring of good perform- My biggestproblem is theydon't inform me while accusingthe Target Olympic Podium International Olympic Committee. Ihad to WFI president has said wrestlers ing issues likewherethe athlete shouldgo ances. Is banning an athlete from the who theyare sending as sparring partners. Scheme as well as private bodies likethe ensurethe team did notget debarred.Itold connected to JSWand OGQ won’t be fortraining. worldchampionships ajustpunishment? Olympic Gold Questand JSWSports for them therehas neverbeen acasewhereour selectedtorepresent India unless Iamnot her enemy. But IOC ke saamnejo If awrestler is connected to anyofthese, sidelining the federation.Excerpts from an wrestlers have floutedany rules and ex- contractsare shared with federation. So the issue is notplanning per se but just jaleel aur beijjat hona pada... howcould she what is their future? interview: pressedregret but theyquestionedme, ‘how that Vinesh, according to you, sentthe pro- wear adifferent kit? She is senior enough to Bilkul nahi khelne doonga (Won’t allow do yourun the federation. Your wrestler isn't posal to TOPS and nottoWFI? understand thereisaproper kit forevery them to play). Has therebeen further progress on the is- wearing the (official) kit’.She couldhavelost But as federation president, do youthink If it wasour plan then Icouldhavesent tournament. We have to look at other sue related to Vinesh? amedal had she won. Ihad to begand plead. it wasright forfour women to getjustone my whole team. Bajrang and Vinesh were wrestlers too. India's wrestlingisn't depend- Notevensomeone like(Tokyosilver We have referred it to ourdisciplinary coach? twoverysenior wrestlers. Theythought a ent on one wrestler. medalist) Ravi Dahiya… committee, whichwillcallVinesh, Sonam Therewas justone coachfor four women This youcan ask (assistant secretary certain plan wasbetterfor theirfuture so Even Iamgiving Ravi Rs 1lakh per and DivyaKakran. It'seasy to say‘I’vemade wrestlersbut sevencoaches and support Vinod) Tomar ji [Tomar:“We had one chief theytold TOPS, who then told us. Do youwantTOPS to be involvedin month. From howmanyplaceswillyou take mistake’. But what made youcommit that stafffor three male wrestlers. coachand common freestylecoachesfor wrestling? money? If theystill want to be involved,they mistake,and why? These aresenior wrestlers. TheIndianOlympic Association had set both teams.”] And if youare coming to the At the Olympics, amen’s coach(Rajiv Yes, theyare needed. But whatever pro- should shareacopyoftheiragreement with Vinesh hasrepliedthrough herlawyerand alimit on number of coaches and physios. issue of Vinesh nothaving her personal Tomar) had gone as women’s team coach. gramme theymake, chief coachand federa- theplayers and factor in our views.

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All rightsreserved.Reproduction in anymanner,electronic or otherwise,inwhole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited.The Indian Express® WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 14 SPORT THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,AUGUST21,2021 U-20 Worlds: End of free run Shaili Singh tops qualies, makes Parkour,anoutletfor Afghan youth from the country’s war-ravagedpast, suffers ahammerblowwithTaliban’s return to power long jump final GAURAVBHATT NEWDELHI,AUGUST20 PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA NAIROBI,AUGUST20 HOLED UP in adormitoryinKabul, Qudrat Frotan breaksdownremembering the last UP AND coming long jumper Shaili Singh time he steppedoutside. The 23-year-old was liveduptothe expectations as she made it to among the desperateAfghanswho swarmed the finals aftertopping the qualification round theinternationalairportonMonday to escape with an effort of 6.40m in the U-20 World thecountryaftertheTalibancapturedthecap- AthleticsChampionships here on Friday. ital. An explosion, the resultingstampedeand The 17-year-old Shaili, considered oneof injuriestohis roommatemade Frotan retreat. the brightestupcoming stars in Indian ath- “My friend has 16 stitches on hishead. His letics,achievedher best of the dayinher third right arm is broken. Isaw twogirls lying on the and final jumpafter starting offwitha6.34m ground but no one dared to pickthem up and in Group B. Her second jumprecorded5.98m. take them to thehospital,” Frotan tells The She wasone of three long jumpers who IndianExpress.“Irushedbacktothedormitory securedautomaticqualification, setat6.35m, andhaven’tleft.Iamlikeaprisoner.AllI’mhear- forthe final. She would have made the grade ingisthattheTalibanare inspectinghousesand on the strengthof her openingeffortof6.34m peopleontheir listare being takenaway.” but chose to strain everysinewonher lastat- Frotan has reason to be worried. tempttogainthe psychological edge going “Weworkedforpeaceandequalityamong into Sunday's final. Shailiisconsideredamedal theboys andgirlsof Afghanistanthroughpark- prospect but the final is expectedto beatough our.That is againstthe will of the Taliban, and affair with some of the world's best making anything againsttheir will is punished.” the cut. Sweden's18-year-old Maja Askag, Frotan, one of the architectsof whohad wonthe European U-20 title last Afghanistan’s vibrant parkour scene, taught month, qualifiedassecond best overall after youngacrobatstojump,roll,vaultoverandun- THEN AND NOW: Children in Kabul practise Parkour as apartofaworkshop organisedbythe Afghan Parkour Society that winning Group Awith abestjumpof6.39m. der the obstacles in the urbanscape. In 2018, wasformed in 2018 by Qudrat Frotan (right, top). (Right, below) Frotan with his friend who had stitches on his head. LissandraMaysaCampos(6.36m) of hefoundedtheAfghanParkourSocietywhich Brazil, ShantaeForeman(6.27m) of Jamaica organisedworkshopsand shows in 18 and Mariia Horielova (6.24m) of Ukraine, who provinces. Lastyear,hewas adjudged ‘Peace neighbourhood and the pioneers of parkour ing psychologicalchallenges. By doing park- Tough times qualifiedasthird, fourth and fifthrespectively, Ambassador’ by the International Parkour itsSpider-Men. “The kids really admired us. My friend has 16 stitches on his our,theylearned howtoget over the mental Survival, even day-to-day, is challenging. have jumped beyond 6.40mthis season. Federation. Theywouldtellus,‘Youarejumping,flyinglike head. His right arm is broken.Isaw blocks as well as theproblemsintheirlives. “There’snomarketforthevendors.There’s Shaili,who had wonthe long jumpevent “I don’t thinkwewill be able to work with Spider-Man’,” Jamil Shirzad affordsaweak two girls lying on the groundbut no Thinking is the solution, notviolence.” nofoodonthetableof poorpeople.Thebanks at the National (Senior) Inter-State Afghan youth anymore,” Frotan says.“Most laugh. “Theysaw the cartoons and films and one dared to pick them up and take areclosed, ATMs areclosed. Everything’s Championships in June with an effort of of our active members have gone to Iran, witnessedthe stuntsinreal life. That inspired themtothe hospital... Iamlike a ■■■ frozen.Nobodyhasanycash.To evengetsome 6.48m, is the current U-18world No.2and Pakistan... Iamscared and waiting forhelp. If them.” prisoner.Weworked for peaceand foodisbecomingdifficult.We have fourhours U-20nationalrecordholder. nothing happens, Iwill have to go to Iran il- Shirzad, 28, foundedthe Kabul Boys The parkour collective wasalso afight of electricity and theinternetisveryexpen- The Jhansi-bornathlete wasraisedbya legally.” Parkour close to adecade ago. What beganas equality among the boys and girls forgender equality;the groups believe that sive.There’snowayofstayingconnectedwith single mother who worked as atailor.She athree-man operation grew to include 60 of Afghanistanthroughparkour. the act of teaching women has made them eachother.” currentlytrains at the academyofcelebrated ■■■ members. The group’s progress has been cat- Thatisagainstthe will of the targets. Shirzad says he is taking arisk everytime long jumper Anju BobbyGeorge in aloguedbyseveral documentaries. Taliban,and anything against their “Wefought forgenderrights, to train girls he posts on Instagram, asking forhelping Bengaluru. She is coachedbyAnju's husband From itsroots in militarytraining in pre- “Wemade motivational videos forthose willispunished.” to be active,totrain girls in self-defence.They hands and safepassage. The parkour frater- BobbyGeorge.Inmen's javelin throw final, WorldWar IFrance, parkour,orfree-running, who arereallyhopeless in Afghanistan. We would perform on the streets,” says Shirzad. nity has been supportive but the group re- Kunwar Ajai RajSinghRanaraisedhopes of evolvedintoanunderground extreme sport, performed forkidsinorphanagesand on live QUDRAT FROTAN “Itwasaboutgoingtowardsabetterfutureand quires tangibleassistance. winning amedal brieflywith his second best thenametaphysicalmartialart,before becom- television. Therewerecompetitive eventsas FOUNDER, AFGHAN PARKOUR SOCIETY abetterlifebutthatdreamhasbeenshattered. “I will be aloser leader if Ileave throw of the year before finishing fifth. ing the latestfitness craze amonggym rats.Its well,” says Shirzad.“Thetalent in Afghanistan We areliving in anightmarenow.” Afghanistanbeforemymembers. The em- The 19-year-old Rana rose to thebronze exponentsare partofMadonna’sdancetroupe attracted foreign journalists, parkour athletes Afghan parkour took to the warruinsonthe As of Fridayevening, Shirzad hasn’t slept bassies areonlyevacuating those who work medal position with his 73.68m fourth round andJamesBond’srogues’gallery. Theyare sub- to come hereand make documentaries. We edge of Kabul. Scaling and leaping from one in 60 hours. Likethe rest of his KabulBoys with them. We were activists forsports,we throw,his best of the day, but Nigeria's jectsofdocumentariesandYouTubevideosof filmedwithBBC, Voice of America, Discovery. point to another in the dilapidated buildings Parkourcolleagues,hetooisinhiding.Thedays were activists forgender rights, we were ac- Chnecherem Nnamdi regainedthe third daredevilryand one-upmanship. JournalistsandparkourenthusiastsfromCzech served twopurposes: tougher ‘obstacle arespent awaiting calls from hismother and tivists formotivating the youth, performing place witha74.48mresponse. In Afghanistan, however, parkour meant Republic,Germany,China,Japan,Pakistanand courses’ and reminders of the nation’s strife- siblingsanddirectinghisteammatesto differ- and teaching free of cost. But we will notbe In the fifthround, Poland's Eryk freedom.Thepractitioners,currentlyrunning Iran came to visitus.” filledhistory. ent, safer locations. considered.” Kolodziejczak alsobetteredthe Indian's best away andlayinglow,havespenttheirlivesrun- “The youth of Afghanistandidn’t want to “InTaliban’sminds,we were breakdancing, Shirzad spent years teaching amantrato throw to nudge aheadofRana to fourth place. ningthroughobstaclesand neverstayingstill. Attractingthe youth go backtothe bitterhistory.These wars in free-running with foreignersand journalists. theAfghanyouth:“youcanjumpoverany ob- Another Indian in the fray,Jay Kumar took the The streetspatrolledbygunmen nowwerea Withgreatpower, camegreatresponsibil- Afghanistan had lefteveryonetraumatised. We were introducing the culturetothem, stacle.”Headmitsthecurrentchallengeseems sixth placewithabesteffortof70.74m. playground and canvasrolledintoone.Wide- ity.“Parkourwas about introducing anew Theywereall lookingfor peaceand freedom, whichisout of Islam.That we were informing insurmountable. “As aleader,Icannotaccept In other events, Nandini Agasaramade eyed pedestrians and motorists stopped to sporttotheyouthandalsoto showthepositive whichtheyfound in parkour,” says Frotan. them,”hesays.“Theyare withtheircarsevery- failure. But the reality is that this isn’t just the it to the women's 100m hurdles semifi- watchasthegroupsscaleddrainagepipesand sideof Afghanistanto theworld,”Shirzadsays. “Youngpeoplewere veryfrustratedandthere where,carryingguns.Itisaveryscarysituation endofparkour in Afghanistan. It feels likethe nals afterfinishing fourth in her heat in backflippedoff walls. Kabul wasthe friendly With alackofgym and training facilities, wasnotrustamong them.Everyone wasfac- forusandouronlydreamissurvivalrightnow.” endofall life.” 14.18seconds.

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