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MEASURES TO BOOST CONSUMPTION GovttargetsRs1lakhcrspendbyMarch-end, announcesnewLTCvoucher,festivaladvance

But experts saydemand impetus will PROJECTED Bid to put be small, needbigger stimulus CONSUMPTION/ money in Finance MinisterNirmala CAPEXBOOST Familymembers of the Hathras victim arrive at the High SUNNYVERMA& Sitharaman said supplycon- LTCvoucher 28,000 hand, then Court, in LucknowonMonday. Vishal Srivastav AANCHALMAGAZINE straintsinthe economyhad scheme NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 easedoverrecent months, but Festival 8,000 consumer demand remainedaf- tying it too advance TO STIMULATEgrowth in the fected —and these measures Cremation against scheme economy, the government on were aimedatadvancing con- Mondayannouncedatwin setof sumer spending and capexina Centreand 37,000 PVAIDYANATHANIYER measures to boostconsumption “fiscallyprudent way”. Capital statecapex NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 our wishes, Hathras demand and capital expendi- expendituresteps are“directly Est. private 28,000 ture, whichalong with partici- linked to increase in economic sector spend JUSTTHREE DAYS ago, acon- pation of the private sector,are output (GDP), giventheir high sumer confidence survey by the TOTAL1,01,000 victim’s family to HC estimated to result in quick multiplier effect”, she said. ReserveBank of India said dis- spending of morethan Rs 1lakh Some economists argued Figures in Rs cr Sitharaman in NewDelhi on Monday. Prem Nath Pandey cretionaryspending wasex- theyhad inputsabout ahugelaw crorebyMarch-end. that the amountsweretoo small pected to remain lowinthe near MANISHSAHU and order problem the next Through the Leave Travel to have anymeaningful impact futureeven LUCKNOW,OCTOBER12 morning, following whichthey Concession (LTC)voucher on economic growth, and that though peo- took the decision to carry out the scheme, whichcan be availedby therewas no additional spend- ple expected THE FAMILYmembers of the 19- cremation.TheDistrictMagistrate private sector employees as well, ing push from the government GST deadlock on, Centre says can an improve- year-old Dalit woman, who died deniedhaving sought anydirec- and afestivaladvance forgov- itself. In response to aquery, ment notjust afterbeingassaultedandallegedly tion from Lucknoworgot any ernment employees, the Finance Department of Economic Affairs E in economic gangrapedbyfour upper-caste guidancefromLucknowinthede- ● enable borrowing for Option 1states EXPLAINED Ministryhas triedtoadvance SecretaryTarun Bajajsaid these situation but meninHathras,toldtheLucknow cisionregardingthecremation.He consumption of non-essential, measures would notrequireany also in employment conditions benchoftheAllahabadHighCourt told the courtthat the decision relatively high-value goods and extraborrowing by the central sus on the borrowing options Stating that borrowing by and income scenario. Finance on Mondaythat the district ad- wastaken(byofficials)locally, in- services in the economy. government. ENSECONOMICBUREAU made available. the Centrewill lead to arise in MinisterNirmala Sitharaman’s ministration carriedout her cre- cluding him,” said Mathur. Likeinthe earlier leg of itsre- An additional Rs 25,000crore NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 The Centrestatedits intent to G-sec yields and borrowing announcement on measures to mation “againsttheir wishes”. A PTI reportquotedSeema lief packageinMay,the series of is being providedfor capital ex- facilitateborrowing under costs forstatesand the private boostconsumer spending is “Her familytold the court Kushwaha, counsel forthe family announcementsmade by the penditureonroads, defence in- THE STANDOFF between Option 1—Rs1.1 lakh crore sector,Union Finance Minister clearly an acknowledgement that the cremation wasdone by members, as saying that they Finance MinistryonMonday frastructure, watersupply, urban Opposition-ruledstatesand the through aspecial windowfacil- Nirmala Sitharaman said that that people going out and spend- the Hathras district administra- wantedthe case to betransferred continuedwith the basic design development, and domestically Centreovercompensation itated by the RBI and Finance borrowing falls under Article ing is keytoafasterturnaround tion againsttheir wishes,” said out of the state. “The family of leveraging adegree of stimu- producedcapital equipment. shortfall in Goods and Services Ministry—for the 21 states that 293 of the Constitution, and it is of the economy. senior advocateJaideep Narain CONTINUEDONPAGE2 lus with minimal fiscal costto This is expected to come through Taxcontinuedatthe GSTCouncil agreedtothis routewhile the “a state’s right to decide what But then, twothings stand Mathur,who wasappointed am- the exchequer. re-allocation of resources. meeting Mondaywith both other states termedthe process theywant to do”. out in the announcement:One, icus curiae in the case. Announcing the package, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 sides failing to arrive at aconsen- as illegal. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 “In his statement, Hathras JOURNALIST HELD District MagistratePraveen UNDER UAPA: MOVE Kumar Laxkar told the courtthat HC, SAYS SC PAGE 8 Power outage trips up Mumbai, Top Bollywood producers move HC for curbs on 2news channels ` 110 per kilo supply restored in most areas Namedinlawsuit, editors of Republic, Times Nowhit back

Mondaymoved the Delhi High Editor-in-ChiefArnab Goswami ` 138 per kilo SOFIAHSAN CourtagainstRepublic TV and and Consulting Editor Pradeep NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Times Nowand their senior ed- Bhandari; and, Times Now, its ` 171 per kilo itors, seeking “perpetual and Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shiv- THIRTY-EIGHT LEADINGcinema permanent” injunction against shankar,and Times Network ` 72 per Dozen associations and production them from making or publishing Group Editor,Navika Kumar. houses, including Karan Johar's “irresponsible, derogatoryand Social media platforms have also Dharma Productions, Ajay defamatoryremarks”againstthe been addedasparties to the case. DevgnFilms, and those owned film industryand those partofit. The petitioners have sought Rajnath: Pak, by Salman Khan, Aamir Khan The civil suit, filedvia DSK the court’s intervention to ensure China are and Shah Rukh Khan, on Legal, is againstRepublic TV,its CONTINUEDONPAGE2 creating border AN EXPRESSINVESTIGATION disputes under In pandemic, Centre waved amission red flag on trafficking, but key DEEPTIMANTIWARY NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 states yet to take action AMID TALKSwith the Chinese to At Mumbai Central station on Mondayafter trains came to ahalt due to the poweroutage. Ganesh Shirsekar PAGE4 resolve the militarystandoff From UP to Maharashtra, ChhattisgarhtoJharkhand, along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Defence Minister Patientsshiftedfromhospital after eight states fall shortinsetting up anti-trafficking units Rajnath Singh said Mondaythat When the grid failed & China and Pakistanhavebeen generator catches fire;one dies (AHTUs) in everydistrict on a creating border disputes “under “mosturgent basis”. BUSINESSASUSUAL amission”. notbeen restored lateintothe ‘islanding’ didn’t work But official records investi- Inaugurating 44bridges built EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE evening. The lasttime Mumbai BY UNNY gatedbyThe Indian Express show by the Border Roads Organisation MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 experiencedsuchalong outage gether the factors that ledtothe that eight states, including Covid (BRO) in sevenborder states and wasin2018. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE outage. Four 400KVpowerlines hotspots UP and Maharashtra, Union Territories, and signalling AMASSIVE poweroutagecaused Fortypatientswereshifted MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 supplyelectricity to Mumbai. COVID ABUSE—2 and J&K areyet to put these units the startofworkonthe Nechiphu by grid failuredisruptednormal from ApexHospital in Mulund These four lines come together at in place. tunnel on the road to Tawang in lifeinthe Mumbai Metropolitan afterthe generator caught fire POWER OUTAGES of the kind the 400KVKalwasubstation in In fact, records show, UP and Arunachal Pradesh, Singh said, Region (MMR) and beyond on due to overheating. The fire was that paralysed Mumbai on Thane and from therepoweris DIPANKARGHOSE Maharashtraare amongsixstates “You areaware of the situation on Monday, bringing to astandstill extinguishedat6.12pm. Patients Mondayare rare.The western distributedto the entireMumbai NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 inthisgroupthathave notreached our eastern and northern bor- forafew hours at mid-morning were shiftedtoFortis Hospital, powergrid that serves these ar- Metropolitan Region (MMR). abasic norm firstmappedout ten ders. It appears as if border dis- severalessential services, includ- Mulund Covid jumbo facility and eas, plus “islanding” systems, are Of the four lines, the 400KV THREE MONTHS ago, the yearsago:setupAHTUsinatleast putes arebeing created under a ing suburban trains ferrying es- Astha Hospital. designedtosupplypower24x7 Kalwa-Talegaon line shut down MinistryofHome Affairs sent an CONTINUEDONPAGE2 mission, firstbyPakistanand sential services workers, online While shifting, 82-year-old to India’s financial nervecentre. on Saturdayat1:47pmdue to a advisorytoall states laying down nowevenChina.” exams and watersupply. Pandurang Kulkarni, who was The lastbig outagewas in June broken conductor.The break- severalmarkers to combat hu- “The twocountries share While powersupplyinmany critical and suffering from Covid- 2018,but it wasnot as wide- down took place in aremote area man trafficking —especiallyof PART 3: SOURCE TO 7,000 km of border with us and parts wasrestoredwithin two 19,diedonhis waytoanother spread as the one on Monday. at the topofthe Sahyadri range, children from families leftinthe DESTINATION: WHAT ofteninsome sector or the other, hours, in some parts of suburban hospital. Sources said another Astatement from the Chief and wasbeing repaired. lurch by the economic distress key, it said, wasthe creation of NEEDS TO BE DONE CONTINUEDONPAGE8 Mumbai and Thane, supplyhad CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Minister’s Office (CMO) piecedto- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 triggered by the lockdown. The Anti Human Trafficking Units

EXPLAINED PAGE1 ANCHOR To save their trees, Bastar’s tribals stand up to tradition

year’s celebrations because the language) thaunka”. elders locallyreferredtoas us long ago.” GARGIVERMA villagecustodians of another Foryears, trees from the for- ‘siyaan’, described howthe tree- In the face of the villagers’ de- BASTAR,OCTOBER12 patchofforestsome 5kmaway estwerecut forthe Dussehra felling tradition came to be.“The cision, the Dussehracommittee as the crow flies, whichhas sup- chariotofJagdalpur,Rambati royal house (of Bastar) assigned of Bastardecidedtorespect the LESS THAN 4kmfromthe road- pliedthe chariot’s timber forthe said. Another villager,Ramuram eachvillagespecific tasksfor boundaries of the village, and cut SIMPLY PUT side memorial to the victims of past20years, decidedtono (30), said, “Weappliedfor com- Dussehra. Forthe cutting of trees from adifferent partofthe the 2013 Maoistattackin longer allowthe practice. munity forest rightsin2017, but trees, sevenvillages were iden- forest —around Jhiram Ghati. THEECONOMICS Chhattisgarh’s Jhiram Ghati lies On September 1, the gram we neverheardbackfromthe tified, from wherepeople would There, villagers of Kakalgud OFAUCTIONS agiant sal,its full 150feet sabha of Kakalgud resolved government. But we do know gather at GadiyaMalaang, and pointed to at least10smaller, PAGE 9 sprawledonthe forest floor.Off theywould notgiveany more that we can take decisions about the trees would be cut. The tradi- leaner trunksofsal lying aban- the road that winds through the trees from the forest around our partofthe forest.Wewill not tion continuedevenafter the donedbythe road. “The smaller jungle, severalsmall and big trees their village. letany trees be cut.” royals were no longer there, as a tree trunksare notevencounted, THE EDITORIAL PAGE bear signs of recent hacking. On “The 1,000-odd acres of jun- Sadhu (28) said the villagers form of respect to the king.” so manyofthem areusedasjust October 5, at least108 trees in glearound our villageiscalled had submitted alettertothe col- However, “respect should not levers (topull down and roll big- this forest were felledtobuild the GadiyaMalaang. The name was lector of the district. Theyhad become acause fordestruction”, gertrees),” Sadhu said. THEHATHRAS chariotthat is traditionallyused givenbyour forefathers be- tried“everything”, he said, but Bhagwan said. “The villagehas The huge150-foot sal wasnot ‘CONSPIRACY’ during the Dussehrafestivities in cause it wasfull of sal trees,” all theygot from government of- unanimouslydecidedtonot give takenawayapparentlybecause BY ALOK RAI Bastar, local people said. said Rambati, aformer ficials wastalk about “right and ResidentsofKakalgud in Bastarhaveresolvednot to letany the trees. We arenot disrespect- the trunk’s corewas found to be PAGE 10 Trees in the area around sarpanchofKakalgud —“gadh wrong, tradition and disrespect”. of the trees around their villagebecut. Gargi Verma ing tradition, and arestill giving hollow. But Kakalgud’s villagers Jhiram Ghati were cut forthis (home or bastion in the local Bhagwan, one of the village rope, whichtoo wasassignedto CONTINUEDONPAGE8 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020

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Govt target dousedany excitement among demn persons associated with Adani Electricity Mumbai the 35 lakh-odd Central govern- Bollywood as guilty. (AEML) also put out astatement. Specialassistancewillbepro- ment employees, and almosten- “Bollywood is unique and “Due to transmission network videdtostatesinthe form of in- sured an sub-optimum outcome Centre waved red flag on trafficking stands on adifferent footing from failureoutside of our system at terest-free 50-year loans of Rs in terms of itsimpact on growth. anyother industryinasmuchas around 10.05 this morning, 12,000 crore, whichcan be used Theheadlinenumberslooked 50percentof policedistricts. hicles, infrastructureand Sahebganj, Giridih, Latehar and it is an industrythat is dependent powergrid sawoutages across onlyforcapexpurposes,withcer- good: total Rs 73,000 crorede- UP had only35unitsfor 75 dis- workforce, and everything Godda. “Wehavesubmitted almostsolelyongoodwill, appre- utilities in Mumbai,” the com- tain conditions. mand infusion, of whichRs tricts, and Maharashtrajust12 SETTINGUP cannotbeobtainedinone go, applications forAHTUs in the ciation and acceptance of itsaudi- panysaid. “It(thepackage)willhelpalit- 36,000 croreisadditional de- for36districts. ANAHTU so we have been developing in other 12 districtsaswell. Since ence. The livelihood of persons It further said the distribu- tle bit on the demand side, but mand from consumer spending, And, exceptfor J&K and phases. The scheme is Centre- the funds have onlybeen re- associatedwith Bollywood is be- tion system operated the amountsare very small... There andthebalanceRs37,000croreis Jharkhand, the others on the list An Anti Human funded, and we will keep in- leasednow,wewill work on ing severely impacted by the Islanding facility successfully will be some demand impetus, additionalCentralandstatecapi- —UP, Maharashtra, Trafficking Unit includes: creasing the numbers basedon setting them up,” said Anil smear campaign being run by the and continuedpowersupplyto but howmuchitwill be,Idon’t talexpenditure. But in terms of Chhattisgarh, Haryana, POLICE: 1Inspector,2 resources provided. To cover Palta, ADG (CID). Defendants,” the suit contended. vital installations with the help know. ItwillbeverysmallIguess... additionalfiscalspending,itisjust Uttarakhand, Mizoram and Sub-Inspectors, 2Head moreareas, unitsare some- It also stated that the pan- of Dahanu ThermalPower AlsotheRs12,000crore,whendi- 0.2 per cent of GDP. Nagaland —havenot setupa Constables, 2Constables times givencharge of more Haryana demic has resulted in extreme Station (DTPS). videdamongallthestates,comes single unit since March,when than one district, and the areas DISTRICTS: 22. AHTUS: 7 It is also interesting howthe STATEGOVT: When re- revenue loss and work opportu- Mumbai outage to nothing,” Pronab Sen, former government chose to packagea the lockdown wasimposed. quired,1representative leftout arecovered by the lo- UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 nity loss forpeople associated Chief Statistician of India, said. largesse to itsown employees This inaction by the states eachfromthe depart- cal police,” he said. “Recently, we got approval with Bollywood. “The privacy of patient, awoman, remains in a “Thisisreallynot thestimulus during times of Covid-induced is glaring as cases of child traf- mentsofWomen and from the stategovernment to the members of Bollywood is be- critical condition. that is required.Now we needa fiscalandeconomicstress.While ficking have surgedoverthis Child Development, Recently, the Indian Council setup15moreAHTUs to cover ing invaded, and their reputa- Chief MinisterUddhav muchstronger stimulus. This in- announcing the measures, the period. On Monday, The Indian Health and Family of Social Science Research (IC- everydistrict. Theywill be set tions arebeing irreparablydam- Thackeray ordered an inquiry volvesvirtuallynoadditional ex- FinanceMinistersaid,“They(gov- Express reportedthat officials Welfare, and Labour and SSR) selected six districts— up soon,” said asenior police aged by painting the entire intothe grid failure. Thackeray penditurefor the central govern- ernment employees) needtobe manning Childline’s 1098,the Employment, apartfrom Bahraich, Lakhimpur Kheri, officer. Bollywood as criminals, seeped also held ameeting with Energy ment. Afterall, somebody has to incentivizedtocontributetothe national helpline fordistress Shravasti, Gonda,Maharajganj in drug culture, and making be- MinisterNitin Raut, senior gov- aprosecution member Jammu &Kashmir makethe additionalexpendi- revivalofdemand forthe benefit calls, tracked and acounselling expert and Pilibhit —tolaunchthe ini- ing partofBollywood as synony- ernment and energy officials on ture,” Sen said. of the less fortunate.” 1.92 lakh interventions by res- tial phase of astudy on human DISTRICTS: 20. AHTUS: 8 mous with criminal actsinthe Mondayevening. The probewill Sitharaman arguedsteps But will the 35 lakh-odd gov- cuers and lawagencies be- Source: Ministry of Home Affairs trafficking, child labour and UNITS SINCE MARCH:1 public imagination,” the lawsuit look intotechnical faultsbehind were beingtakenkeepinginmind ernment employees spend the tween March and August. In child marriage. SevenAHTUs areopera- stated. the outageinMumbai and those that these “mustnot burden the moneygiven the manyrestric- those six months, the helpline headed by a tional currentlywith anew Responding to this, Arnab responsible forit, astatement common citizen with futurein- tions the ministryhas proposed? logged 27 lakh distress calls. police officer. Maharashtra unit setupinGanderbal in Goswami, on ashowonthe from the Chief Minister’s Office flation”, and “mustnot put gov- Allowing payment of cash in The Home Ministry’s letter, The Home Ministry’s letter DISTRICTS: 36. AHTUS: 12 August, officials said. Republic, said: “Our pursuit of (CMO) said. ernment debt on an unsustain- lieu of Leave Travel Concession signedbyDeputy Secretary followeddirections from the UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 the truth will onlybecome The outagebegan at 10.05 able path”. (LTC)entitlementforthe2018-21 Arun Sobti and dated July6, Supreme Courttoframe guide- Officials said the stateplans Uttarakhand stronger,moreintense, and more am. Powerdisruptions were re- Centralgovernmentemploy- block(airorrailfare plusleave en- warned: “Traffickers oftenex- lines afterthe Bachpan Bachao to have 47 AHTUs in place that DISTRICTS: 13.AHTUS: 7 focused.” portedfromall parts of the ees will be providedtax benefits cashment for10days), the ploit the vulnerabilities of peo- Andolan (BBA), foundedby will covercommissionerates in UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 Rahul Shivshankar,ina Island city and itssuburbs, as on LTCcomponent without hav- Finance Ministrysaid employees ple by making false promises of NobelPrize winner Kailash cities as well as the 36 districts. DG (lawand order) Ashok Twitter post, said the case wasa well as from Thane, Panvel, ingto actuallytravel.Theemploy- mustbuy goods and services anew job, better income, bet- Satyarthi, filedawrit petition “Wesent aproposal to setup Kumar said that aproposal has “bad precedent” and will not Dombivili and Kalyan, and even ees would be required to spend worththree times the fare (air or terliving conditions and sup- on April 29 flagging the crisis. sixmoreAHTUs four months been to the government to set “weaken the resolve”ofTimes as farawayasLonavala. three times the LTCfarecompo- raildependingontheirslabs)and porttotheir families, etc. While The petition warned: ago. Another proposal wassent up AHTUs in the remaining six Now. Navika Kumar,tagging ac- Suburban train services were nent to purchase items that at- asmuchastheleave encashment. suchpromises of perpetrators “Once the lockdown is lifted twoweeksago to setup29 districts. tors Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh hit immediately, with com- tract 12%ormoreGoods and TheymustdoitbeforeMarch 31 appear legitimatetopeople, and normal manufacturing ac- moreunitsafter the central The lastAHTUs were setup Khan and producer Karan Johar muters strandedintrains in be- Services Tax(GST). What this ef- next year,and further theymust unfortunatelyitmakes many tivity resumes, factoryowners government releasedfunds of in 2015 in Dehradun, in her tweet, said, “If fighting for tween stations. As the trains are fectively meansisthatif yourfare spend onlyingoods attracting men, women and children easy will look to covertheir finan- Rs 4.62 crore,” said Pratap Pithoragarhand Uttarkashi. justice invites courtcases, bring open onlyfor essential services component of LTCisRs40,000, GSTof12percentormorefroma prey forexploitation.” cial losses by employing cheap Dighavkar,special IG it on.” workers because of the Covid-19 youneedtospend Rs 1.2lakh on GST-registeredvendor through It also indicated to DGPs labour,the easiestofwhichis (Prevention of Atrocities Nagaland pandemic, the powercut had a goods that fall in the 12%ormore digital mode. Theywill also have and Chief Secretaries that lack children. Numbers of street AgainstWomen), the nodal au- DISTRICTS: 12.AHTUS: 6 Grid failed domino effect on essential serv- GSTslabinorderto save taxonRs to producetheGSTinvoiceforthe of funds can no longer be used children pushedintobegging thority. UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 On Monday, asecond line, ices as stafffailedtoturn up for 40,000. goods or services purchased. as an excuse. will also spike...Underagegirls Asenior official said that Padgha circuit-1,was shut down work on time. Astatement from As forthe leave encashment The strategic intent seems to “An amount of Rs 25.16 will be bought and sold into Chhattisgarh the statehas got approval for due to an overload at 4:33am. Central Railway (CR) said train component of LTC, the employee bedirectspendingtowardsitems crorewas releasedtostates prostitution.” DISTRICTS: 29. AHTUS: 8 upgrading the existing six “Still the powersupplywas services were restored at 12:26 will have to spend an equivalent forwhichdemand had slumped from 2010 to 2019 forsetting In itslettertostates, the UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 AHTUs and creation of five smooth through the twoother pm. Western Railway (WR) said amount towardspurchase of during the period of lockdown. up AHTUs in 332districts. HomeMinistrywrote: Senior police officers said newunits. “EachAHTU is powerlines and powergenera- train services resumedfrom goods that attract GSTof12% or Butthismaydefeatthelargerpur- Recently, adecision wastaken “States/UTsare advisedtoim- work is still on to setupthree headedbythe Additional SP of tion in Mumbai,” according to 12:20 pm. more. pose of reviving demand. “The to establish AHTUs in all dis- mediatelyset up newAHTUs moreunitssanctionedin2018- the district, and thereare 15 the statement. The outage, at leasttwo Through the LTCconsump- choice or decision of howto trictsofstatesand UTsand also and upgrade the infrastructure 19.InJune 2020, the central police personnel, including five But at 10:01am, the 400KV hours in manyplaces but tion boostplan, the government spendandwheretospendisbest establish AHTUs under the of existing AHTUs in all dis- government issuedRs3.6 crore women police officers,” the of- Padgha-Kalwacircuit-2 tripped, stretching to as long as five,six expectsademand generation of leftinthe hands of the con- border guarding forces suchas trictsoftheir statewith the fi- forsetting up of 16 moreunits. ficial said. and ledtothe tripping of the 400 and even eight hours in others, Rs 28,000 croreinthe economy. sumer… This is notreallyacash BSF and SSB in border areas to nancial assistance providedby “Setting up anew unit depends KV Pune-Kharghar line. causeddisruptions in watersup- While it expectsadditional de- transfer,it’stheirentitlementthat checkand curb transnational the Central government and on the central government Mizoram Mumbai’s powersupplywent plyinareas suchasAndheri mand creation of around Rs isbeingpaidinadvance.True,the trafficking. Rs 100crore were makethese unitsfunctional on budget allocation. We didn’t DISTRICTS: 11.AHTUS: 4 into“islanding” mode, asystem (Eastand West), Vile Parle(East 19,000 croreonaccount of de- government is being sensitive to allocated from the Nirbhaya a‘mosturgent basis’.” have moneytoset up more UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 by whichpowersupplycontin- and West), Oshiwaraand mand from central government the conditions that during the Fund forsetting up newAHTUs And yet, these administra- than eight from 2010-2013. Asenior police officer said ues uninterruptedinspiteofa Jogeshwari. employees, another Rs 9,000 pandemic,peoplemaynot travel, and forstrengthening existing tions have failedtoget their act The state’s ownanti-human that steps arebeing takentoes- grid shutdown, through adis- The ongoing final-year on- croreisestimatedfromstategov- but by specifying conditions, it AHTUs, covering all districtsof together: trafficking unit has been work- tablish unitsinall districtsaf- tributed generator.TataPower line exams in Mumbai colleges ernment employees. Private sec- mayend up holding them back states/UTs,” the letter said. ing to stop trafficking,” said RK terthe statereceivedmore and Adani have islanding sys- had to be put offtoanother day, toremployeescanalsoavailof this fromspending,”saidaseniorgov- AHTUs were initiated in Uttar Pradesh Vij, Additional DG. central funds recently. tems to protect Mumbai’s power and hearings at the Bombay scheme. ernment official, who did not 2006,tobeset up by the states DISTRICTS: 75. AHTUS: 35 supplyfromgrid troubles. High Courtand lowercourts re- “The AtmaNirbhar package wish to be named. with funds from the Centre. UNITS SINCE MARCH:0 Jharkhand (WITHAVANEESHMISHRA, The statement from the CMO sumedafter twohours. that wasannouncedearlier ad- The capital expenditurefor Eachunit typicallycomprises DGP Hitesh Chandra DISTRICTS: 24.AHTU: 12 SADAFMODAK,GARGI said powersupplytothe Island Equippedwith solid back-ups, dressedtherequirementof essen- the Centreand states will cer- sevento12trainedpersonnel Awasthysaid therewere“just SINCE MARCH:4 VERMA,VARINDERBHATIA, city wasdisrupteddue to the the airportand stockexchange tialgoodsforneedysectionsof the tainlyhelp, giventhe multiplier from the police and statead- 16-17unitsseven-eight years Since the lockdown came LALMANIVERMA,NAVEED shutdown of Tata Power’s 500 were unaffected. society.Now thesemeasuresaim effect of spending in infrastruc- ministration, and is usually ago”. “These unitsrequireve- intoforce, unitswereset up in IQBAL&ABHISHEKSAHA) MW and Adani’s 250 MW gen- Hospitals, with ICUs filled at promoting consumption of tureprojects, and itsimpact over erators at Dahanu. with Covid-19patients, high-value items by those em- the longer-term. “But this is too Tata Power, in astatement, switchedtogenerators immedi- ployees whose salaries and jobs smallto makeany meaningfuldif- legal”. “Option one involvesde- states mayuse it as astepping government and police to be Labs Films, AjayDevgn Films, said apreliminaryassessment ately. In preparation forapoten- have notbeen affected by Covid- ference.Theeconomycontracted ferment of compensation pay- stone foractivating the dispute present at the hearing on October Andolan Films, Anil Kapoor Film had revealedthat the powerdis- tiallylong wait forpowertobe 19 pandemic,” asenior Finance 23.9 per cent in the April-June ment beyond 5years forwhich resolution mechanism and afur- 12.The courthad also asked the and Communication Network, ruption beganwith the forced restored,Mumbai municipal Ministryofficial said. quarterthisfinancialyear,andthe aCouncil decision is necessaryas ther legal challenge, asenior victim's familymembers to be Arbaaz Khan Productions, shutdown of MSETCL’s 400KV commissioner ISChahal asked Since mostemployees have RBI has estimated GDP for2020- per AG’s opinion. No suchdeci- stategovernment official said. present to give their version. Ashutosh Gowariker Produc- Pune (Talegaon)-Kalwaline for all hospitals to arrangefor suffi- notbeen able to travel afterthe 21 willcontract9.5percent.Only sion has been made in the Besides the victim's family tions, BSK Networkand repair work.MSETCL then did an cient supplyofdiesel foratleast startofpandemic, the shifting of bigfiscalinterventionby thegov- Council,” Isaac postedonTwitter. Hathras family and the Hathras District Entertainment, Cape of Good emergency shutdown of the 400 eight hours. theLTCbenefitisexpectedto gen- ernment in the infrastructure “It is unfortunatethat Union wantsthe case to be transferred Magistrate, UP Additional Chief Films, Clean SlateFilmz, Dharma KV Kalwa-Padghe line-1 at 6:54 Astatement from CMO said eratedemand elsewhere, al- space or direct supporttothose FM does notpropose adecision to Delhi or Mumbai,” she was Secretary(Home) Awanish Productions, EmmayEntertain- am on Mondaytoattend to the the powersupplytoMumbai though it mayimpact the travel who lostjobs during the pan- in the Council or even makea quoted as saying. According to Kumar Awasthi, Director General ment &Motion Pictures, Excel fault. It wasexpected to be re- wascut offataround 10 am due and tourism industry—where demic can be meaningful,” an- statement (about)what she is the PTI report, she said the family of Police HCAwasthy,Additional Entertainment, Filmkraft vivedby9:30 am but that did to breakdown of the powerline. demand has already been se- other policy expertwho advises going to do but chooses to make askedforsecurity and also did not Director General (Lawand Order) Productions, Hope Production, nothappen. However, the powersupplywas verely dented —negatively. the government said. the announcement in the press want the reportofthe investiga- Prashant Kumar and Kabir Khan Films, Luv Films, At 9:58 am, the 400KV restored,inmajor parts,within Under the festival advance conference. Whydoes the Centre tion so fartobemade public. Superintendent of Police, MacguffinPictures, Nadiadwala Kalwa-Padghe-2 carrying 633 three and ahalf hours on “a war- scheme, all central government GST deadlock refuse to take adecision in Besides the victim's parents, Hathras, VineetJaiswal were also Grandson Entertainment, One MW tripped. The flowonthe footing”, it said. Powersupplyto employees will getinterest-free “Noconsensus has been ar- Council? Totaldisregardfor dem- her twobrothers and sister-in- present in court. India Stories, RSEntertainment Pune-Kharghar line rose up to hospitals and railways wasre- advance of Rs 10,000that will be rivedonoptions presented to ocratic norms,” he wrote. lawwerealso present in court. All The case is being heardbya (Ramesh SippyEntertainment), 900MWtripping it at 10 am, re- stored on priority. recoveredin10instalments.Itwill states in meeting the GSTcom- Punjab Finance Minister their statementsweretaken. Division BenchofJusticesPankaj RakeyshOmprakash Mehra sulting in load drop in Mumbai “An investigation should be be giveninthe form of apre- pensation shortfall...While con- ManpreetSingh Badal said that The 19-year-old wasattacked, Mithaland Rajan Roy. Additional Pictures, RedChillies Entertain- system, the Tata Powerstate- carriedout to see whether the loadedRuPay cardoftheadvance cluding, Isaid that while Irespect 10 opposing states asked fora allegedly by four upper caste men AdvocateGeneral VKShahi, who ment, Reel LifeProductions, ment explained. “Mumbai’s is- poweroutagewas unexpected value.Thegovernmentexpectsto thereisnounanimity,Iaskedthe disputeresolution mechanism on September 14,and admitted representedthe stateauthorities, Reliance Big Entertainment, Rohit landing system... could nothold, or expected or whether there disburseRs4,000croreunderthe Council whether members can and formation of aGroup of to ahospital in Aligarh. She re- said the next hearing has been Shetty Picturez, RoyKapur Films, as an additional 900MWload wasany negligence in it,” said scheme by March 31. stop other members from doing Ministers on the issue, but there gainedconsciousness on fixedfor November 2. Salman Khan Films, Sikhya droppedat10:05 hrs,” the com- Thackeray,instructing officials According to the Finance what theywant to do. Can the wasnoagreement at the meet- September 22 and recordeda Entertainment, Sohail Khan panysaid. to repair the powerlines on a Ministry, if all states provide sim- Council stop amember from ing. statement before amagistrate, Bollywood Productions, TigerBabyDigital, Afterrestoration work began war-footing. ilar advances, another Rs 8,000 wanting to borrowand saythe Sitharaman said thereare dif- following whichsections of rape that the channels and their jour- Vinod ChopraFilms, Vishal to bring backsupplyfromthe Thackeray further asked the croreislikelytobedisbursed. cess will repaythat borrowing?” ferences but theycannotbe were addedtothe FIR. All the four nalists abide by provisions of the Bhardwaj Pictures and Yashraj three hydrounitsand Trombay officials to ensurethat suchin- Sitharaman said. termedasadispute. “Therewas- accusedhavebeen arrested. Programme Code under the Films. gasand coal unitsassoon as the cidentsdid notrecur.“Though Money in hand “Weare open to anyone who n’t anybattle there. The GST The victim diedatDelhi's Cable Television NetworkRules, Seeking direction to restrain MSETCL transmission lines were thereisnopossibility of suchin- muchofit(the consumerspend- wantsustofacilitateany loan...a Council is averyrespected fed- Safdarjung Hospital on 1994,and withdraw,recall and the twochannels from conduct- connected,TataPowerstarted cidentshappening in aseries, we ing part) is front-loading of ex- lotofpeople have already said eral institution. Alot of discus- September 29. Her body was take down all allegeddefamatory ing “media trials of Bollywood restoring supplytoits con- have to be morevigilant in the penditure, or in other words, re- about Option 1, todayalso they sions happen, definitelythere takentoHathras, and ahurried content publishedbythem personalities” and interfering sumers progressively from 12 futureand makefurther im- purposing of government said we areapproaching tomor- can be differences. But where cremation washeld alittle before againstBollywood. with their right to privacy,the suit noon onwards, the company provementsinthe system if nec- spending,andthesizeof theover- rowmorning, so we areready to unanimity is notthere, that does- 3amonSeptember 30 –none of Those who have movedthe states it has been filedinthe wake said. essary,”said the Chief Minister, all packageisnothing muchto deal with it,” she said. n’t mean thereisgoing to be a her immediatefamilymembers HC arethe Film &Television of the channels using “highly This “unforeseen event” due asking the officials to be alert talkhomeabout(comparedwith The Opposition-ruledstates dispute...I have also said whoever were present at the lastrites. Producers Guild of India (PGI), derogatorywords and expres- to the transmission system fail- considering the rise in demand thePrimeMinister’sGaribKalyan objected to the process, with wantstotalk,please talk,” she Taking suo motu cognizance Cine &TVArtistes’ Association sions” forthe industry. ureled to the cascading impact forelectricity with aforecastof Yojana and the AtmaNirbhar Kerala Finance MinisterThomas said. of the case, especiallythe hurried (CINTAA), Indian Film and TV The channels, it stated,are to all downstream suppliers of heavy rain over the next four Bharat package); and, two, by Isaacsaying that the announce- The reluctance to term the cremation,the Lucknowbenchof Producers Council (IFTPC), conducting and publishing “par- electricity including Tata Power, days. specifying howand whereto ment that 21 states will be al- compensationissue as adispute the Allahabad High Courthad di- Screenwriters Association (SWA), allelprivate ‘investigations’” and BESTand itsconsumers, Tata FULLREPORTSON spend, the Finance Ministryjust lowedtochoose Option 1is“il- stems from the concern that rectedsenior officials of the state Aamir Khan Productions, Ad- effectively acting as courts to con- Powersaid. www.indianexpress.com WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT DEATH CASE Man arrested for making RheaurgesCBItotakeactionagainst derogatory remarks against herneighbourfor‘misleadingprobe’ leaders on social media matter.Basedonthe investiga- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The accused tion, twoteams were sent to Rajput’s father KKSingh in Patna. MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 had made Navi Mumbai and Pune. “One EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Rhea Chakraborty’s Chakraborty’s letter stated derogatory Shrishail Khajje (26) has been ar- MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 that the claim made by her THE MUMBAI Police Crime remarks rested from Pune in connection lawyer Satish neighbour is an offence under BranchonMondayarresteda againstHome with the case,” an officer said. ACTORRHEA Chakraborty on Maneshinde had last sections 203 (giving false infor- man from Pune forallegedly MinisterAnil The police said Khajje, who Mondaywrote to the Central week said that they mation regarding an offence making derogatoryremarks Deshmukh. hails from Osmanabad, was BureauofInvestigation (CBI) whichshe knows or believesto againstMaharashtraHome working in Chikli area of Pune urging the agency to initiateap- will be forwarding a be false) and 211(false charge of MinisterAnil Deshmukh and from wherehewas arrested.“The propriateaction againstone of listofpeople to CBI offence made with intent to in- other leaders on social media. Penal Code and IT Act. accusedwas brought to Mumbai her neighbours who she claims who theyclaim made jure) of the Indian Penal Code The Mumbai Police has also Ateam ledbyAssistant Police forquestioning to find out the made afalse allegation to mis- with punishment foramini- begun investigations intovari- Inspector Anil Gaikwad from the reason behind the obscene mes- lead the probeintothe death of false claims on TVand mum of sevenyears. ous fake accountsthat had been Crime Branch(unit VI) began sages postedonline,” said DCP actor Sushant Singh Rajput. with reference to “The said offences areserious abusing Mumbai Police and the technical investigations in the (Crime Branch) Akbar Pathan. Chakraborty in the letter sent Chakraborty’s role and made without anybasis,” stategovernment,especiallyaf- to Nupur Prasad, who is partof Chakraborty stated in her letter. terthe death of actor Sushant the investigating team into in the case Her lawyer Satish Maneshinde Singh Rajput on June 14. Rajput’s death, said that several had lastweek said that theywill An officer said that a false and bogus stories against The actor’s letter stated that the claim made by her be forwarding alistofpeople to Facebook user profile ‘Appa her were made without anyma- neighbour is an offence under sections 203 and 211ofIPC. his home forher house in CBI who theyclaim made false Keaserjavalgekar’ had been terial to substantiatethem. She Santacruz. claims on TVand with reference abusing severalpolitical leaders said one suchclaim wasmade by The CBI is probing acase of al- to Chakraborty’s role in the case. from Maharashtra, including one of her neighbours who said aday before his death. wasmade that she had met legedabetment to suicide, cheat- “Wewill requestCBI to take le- some women leaders. The on anews channel that Rajput Rajput wasfound dead in his Rajput on June 13.The actor has ing and other chargesmade galproceedings againstthem for Mumbai Cyber Police registered had droppedChakraborty to her Bandrahome on June 14. maintainedthat she lastmet againstChakraborty and her misleading the investigations,” an FIR in the case on October 9 residence in Santacruz in his car Chakraborty said the allegation Rajput on June 8when she left familybasedonacomplaint by Maneshinde said. under sections of the Indian Drugs case: Kshitij Prasad files for bail, repeats allegations against NCB

evidence to provethe sections EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE under the Narcotic Drugs and MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Actinvoked againsthim. KSHITIJ PRASAD, the executive Prasad claimedthat he was producer of Dharmatic in Delhi lastmonth when the Entertainment, the sistercon- NCBsummonedhim and sealed cern of Karan Johar’s Dharma his flat claiming his involvement Productions, has filedfor bail be- in the drugs case. He further said fore the special courtalleging that the NCBclaimedtohave again that he wascoercedinto seizedanold ganja joint from falselyimplicating certain per- the balconyofhis house and dis- sons from the film industry. tancedhimself from it. Prasad At the time of his arrest and claimedthat the balconyofhis remand before the courtlast house wasbelowthe refuge month, Prasad claimedthat the floor and multiple complaints Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) were giventothe society regard- had forced him to falselyimpli- ing itsuse by members forrecre- cateJohar,actors Ranbir Kapoor, ational activities. Arjun Rampal and Dino Morea. He also addedthat the NCB “The applicant (Prasad) re- had notshown anyseizures of fusedtowriteany suchfalse al- contraband from him. He said legations in his ownhandwriting that the NCBhad claimedthat as he did notpersonallyknow Prasad brought ganja from a anyofthem due to whichthe re- contact adozen times from May spondentsprepared various to Julythis year.Heclaimedthat typedstatementsasper their the statementsofhis housing so- ownwishes whichhewas co- ciety management and CCTV ercedintosigning,” Prasad’s plea footagewould showthat there says adding that he had retracted were restrictions on exiting the from all statementsclaimedto building due to the lockdown. have been made by him. The plea also said that eight In his bail plea filedthrough other accusedincluding actor lawyer Satish Maneshinde, Rhea Chakraborty were released Prasad, who is currentlylodged on bail and he should be granted in Taloja jail, said therewas no bail on grounds of parity.

DEFAMATION SUIT HC gives actors two days to settle dispute

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DAYS AFTER actor Richa Chadha filedadefamation suit againstan actor,who had accusedfilm- maker Anurag Kashyapofsexual misconduct, the BombayHigh CourtonMondaygranted them The actor will apologise to twodays to file “consent terms” Richa Chadha, but on settling the dispute. certain conditions, lawyer The actor had on October 7 told BombayHigh Court told the HC that she waswilling to apologise to Chadha and with- draw her remarks,inwhichshe client waswithdrawing her had said that Kashyaphad men- statement and apologisingbut tionedtoher that actors like with certain conditions. “After Chadha, Huma Qureshi and settling the matter,Chadha Mahie Gill granted him sexual should notfile anycriminal case favours to bag film assignments. againstthe defendant,” he added. Asingle judgebenchof Satputeaddedthat Chadha, Justice Anil KMenon washear- afterthe hearing on October 7, ing the defamation suit filed had told the media that she had againstthe actor,film critic wonthe case. “This resulted in Kamaal RKhan, anews channel thedefendant being trolledon and others. Chadha’s application, social media. But we would like filedthrough senior counsel to settle the matter,” he said. VeerendraTulzapurkar and ad- Chadha’s lawyer,however, vocateSaveena Bedi Sachar,had said that her client had notmade alsosought Rs 1.1crore as mon- anysuchstatement to the media etarycompensation. and would notapologise. Sachar on Mondaytold the The HC said that if the parties courtthat the actor,after the were willing to settle the matter, courthearing on October 7, had it would be best if theytalk to put up asocial media postsaying eachother and file consent she would neverapologise. She terms. It addedthat no further had tweeted: “I am notapologis- time would be givenon ing to anyone. Ihavenot wronged Wednesday—the next dateof nor have Igiven awrong state- hearing —tofile consent terms. ment about anyone. Ijustsaid The courtcontinuedwith its what Kashyaptold me.” interim order putting atempo- Justice Menon sought to rary injunction and restraining knowfromthe actor’s lawyer if news channel and unknown she wasinterestedinsettling the persons from sharing or adding matter with Chadha. To this, ad- anycontent under disputeinre- vocateNitin Satputesaid that his gard to the case. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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Heavy trafficjam near Masjid Bunder station in the morning. Ganesh Shirsekar Signals, CCTVs stop working, vehicular traffic affected

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THE MUMBAI trafficpolice on Mondayhad to fall backonman- ual management at various junctions aftertraffic signals went offfor twohours or more due to apoweroutageacross the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Officers said that around Passengers were seen walking on railway tracks aftertrains were halted (below) during the poweroutageonMonday. Ganesh Shirsekar 4,300cameras were rendered useless, following whichthey had to rely on 700battery-oper- ated cameras to regulatetraffic. 86 train services cancelled, people forced to walk Asenior police officer said Severallocal train passengers rush to boardastate transport that morethan 1,400personnel bus, in Dombivli. Deepak Joshi wasamong those walked on the tween Churchgate and Vasai. were deputed at various junc- NEERAJTIWARI tracks to reachParel station, had According to sources in CR, 35 tions on Monday. “Even the per- MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 boardedthe train at Titwala. The local trains on the main line and sonnel wholookafter adminis- trafficwerereportedatPedder aregular basis.” biotech engineer wasonway to 10 on the Harbour line came to a trative work at trafficdivisions Road, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar As the poweroutageeven THE POWER outageinMumbai KEM hospital. “I boardedthe train halt between stations. “The CR had to be deputed on the roads. Road, Sion TrombayRoad, LBS brought trains to astandstill for Metropolitan Region during at 9.04amfromTitwala. When deployedRailway Protection While both heavy and lighter MarginGhatkopar and SV Road. afew hours, people were peak hours ledtothe cancella- we crossedDadar at 10.06am, the Force(RPF) personnel to help pas- junctions had to be manned, at Amotoristtweeted,“Amid forced to travel by their per- tion of 40 train services on train stopped. During the firstfew sengers who wantedto getdown major junctions, we had to de- blackout in Mumbai, thereisa sonal vehicles, hirecabs or au- Central Railway (CR) and 46 on minutes, we were calm but as from the trains. At least346 pas- putethree to four men to avoid hugetraffic congestion on Sion- torickshaws,whichaddedve- Western Railway (WR). time went by,people startedto sengers were helpedbythe RPF congestion,” the officer added. TrombayRoad and continuous hicles to the existing traffic As trains ground to ahalt, and panic. We got offthe train and be- and takensafelytothe nearest Aconstable stationedat loud honking. The noise is un- congestion, said an officer. with no clarity on when power ganwalking. Iwalked forabout station,” said aspokesperson. Vakola junction said, “Initially, bearable.” “Wehave5,000 CCTVcam- supplywould resume, thou- 15 minutes to reachtoParel sta- At 12.28 pm, local train serv- we came across motorists who Deputy Commissioner of eras installedacross the city and sands of passengers scrambled tion from whereItook ataxi to ices were restoredon all the lines. arguedwith us. People were not Police Somnath Gharge said, accordingly,our men at the con- offthe trains and begantrudg- KEM hospital,” Kamlashkar said. With less than 1,000services op- ready to stop as the signals were “On Mondays,weusuallycome trol room would instruct respec- ing to their destinations. While on the CR mainline, erational on CR and WR, the dis- notoperating. So, later we across moresouth-bound traf- tive trafficdivisions. But on Powersupplydisruption services were stoppedbetween ruption affectedsocial distancing startedpenalising them, follow- ficthan other days of the week Monday, we could onlymake forcedCRandWReachtoresched- CSMT and Diva,onHarbour line, when the trains begantomove ing whichpeople startedobey- and the poweroutageaddedto use of 700battery-operated At 12.28 pm, local train services were restored on all lines. ule five long-distance trains. services were completely shut. again. To clear the rush, 28 extra ing our directions.” it. Major arterial roads saw cameras, whichhaveaback-up Mukesh Kamlashkar,who On WR, services were shut be- services were operated. Congestion and slowmoving morecongestion than it does on of twohours,”said an officer. Water Most hospitals not hit, few delay surgeries supply hit, from Covid-19, diedonhis way contingency likethis. “Our gen- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE to another hospital. Sources said erators can run 12 hours to sup- residents MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 another patient, awoman, re- plyelectricity to the entirecen- mains in acritical condition. tre. Fortunately, the powercut told to stock HOSPITALSBREATHED asign of While hospitals in other parts did notlastlong,” he said. relief when the poweroutageon of the city did nottoface major PartsofKandivali, Dahisar Mondaydid notlastbeyond two hurdles, afew delayedsurgical and Mulund sawlonger outages, up for today hours in mostparts of the procedures. lasting five to eight hours. Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Sion hospital Dean Dr Mohan Sandhya Nandedkar,Assistant However, it continueduntil Joshi said of the 31 procedures Commissioner in RNorth ward, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE night in parts of Mulund, plannedfor Monday, 16 was wherethe Dahisar jumbo Covid MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 Kanjurmargand Thane. rescheduled. Though the hospital facility is located,said the gener- Mulund-basedApexhospi- has agenerator,itavoidedproce- ator had the capacity to lastfor OWINGTOthe poweroutageon talhad to transfer 40 patientsto dures at operation theatres. six hours. “Wehad put hospitals Mondaymorning, watersupply other hospitals afterits genera- BMC Additional Municipal on priority and by 12.30 pm, wasaffected in manyparts of torusedfor powerback-up Commissioner Suresh Kakani transferredpowerback-up to Mumbai. caught fire in the evening due to said emergency procedures in those that put forthademand. As it receivedcomplaints overheating. Kishor Gandhi, hospitals were notaffectedby the Private hospitals made their own from severalresidentsinmostly Assistant Commissioner in T outage. “Wehad sufficient back- arrangements,” she added. island city and Andheri, the BMC ward,said all 40 patientswere up. Eachhospital is providedwith At achemistshop during the powercut. Ganesh Shirsekar Bhagyashree Kapse, appealedtothe people to store shiftedtoFortis Hospital, generator and diesel forsudden Assistant Commissioner in R waterand use it cautiouslyuntil Mulund Covid jumbo facility and powercuts. No complaintswere Central ward,covering Borivali, supplynormalises by Tuesday SHOPPING IN DARK Astha Hospital. The fire wasex- receivedofpatientsbeing incon- leasteight hours of diesel supply vate hospitals had enough back- said hospitals were able to con- afternoon. tinguishedby6.12pm. venienced,” he added. to keep ICUs running in case the up to lastthem forseveral hours. tinue emergency work with the In astatement,itsaid, “Power Awoman walksout of agrocerystore during the power In the process of transfer,82- By mid-morning, BMC powerfailurecontinued. Dr At BKCjumbo Covid centre, help of generators. Certain dial- supplyinthe city wascut offfor outage. Amit Chakravarty year-old Pandurang Kulkarni, Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal Gautam Bhansali, physician with Dean Dr Rajesh Deresaid they ysis procedures had to be post- afew hours this morning, ad- who wascritical and suffering had asked hospitals to stockat Bombayhospital, said mostpri- stored 1,000 litres of diesel fora poned, she added. verselyaffecting the work of the watertreatment plant at Bhandup. As aresult, the water Fadnavis wants supplyinthe city area waspar- Outage disrupts CET, final-year university exams tiallyaffected (with) reduction govt to fix in waterquantity and timing.” An official from the BMC hy- Research,Thakur Instituteof sion of the stateCET cell in due responsibility draulics department said, “The ABHAGORADIA Career Development and course,” it said in another notice. supplyhas been affected in MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 Research,Thakur Collegeof Similarly,exams forcertain Mumbai: Former chief terms of supplypressure. This is Engineering and Technology) in colleges were also affected.For ministerDevendra basicallyacascading effect, and STATECET (Common Entrance Kandivali East, have been al- colleges under itsclusterinsouth Fadnavis on Mondayde- the supplywill become normal Test)cell, whichbegan CET exams lowedtoappear forthe exam on Mumbai, KC Collegeprincipal mandedathorough by tomorrowafternoon.” in the stateonMonday, resched- arescheduleddate, the dates of HemlataBagla issuedamessage probetoascertain what The Bhandup watertreat- uledexams at five test centres in whichwill be announcedonthe stating, “All studentsare hereby and who wasresponsible ment plant requires 45 lakh Mumbai due to the disruption website. The candidates who ap- informedthat due to massive forthe poweroutage. unitsofpowertorun on a causedbythe poweroutage. peared forthe firstsession in powerbreakdown all over Maintaining that the monthlybasis, whichcomes to Some colleges conducting final- these centres “arerequestedto Maharashtraand as the extent government should fixre- 5.40 croreunitsayear. year exams were also forced to checkthe newdateand time for and time of poweroutagecan’t sponsibility and account- Forthis, the BMC bears reschedule Monday’s exams. the PCM examination by logging beassessed, all UG and PG exam- ability,Fadnavis said: monthlyand annual costs of Rs CET exams were scheduled intotheir account at ination arebeing rescheduledto “Problems multipliedfor 3.5 croreand Rs 42 crore, respec- to be conducted from October 12 https://mhtcet2020.mahaon- Sunday, 18th October 2020. The the common people, spe- tively. to 20 at 175testcentres in the line.gov.in. SMS and email com- timings will remain the same.” ciallyamid the Covid-19 The civic body also has asolar statefor about twolakh candi- munication will be sent to these Other principals TheIndian pandemic. From water powerunit at the site, with the dates. The exam will nowbe candidates in due course,” stated Express reachedout to also stated woes to non-functioning firstphase of the project being conducted on or before October the CET cell in acircular. that the exams would be lifts to lackoffacilities in completedin2018. 20, said the notice issuedbythe Moreover, taking cognizance rescheduledfor studentswho hospitals, people experi- The BMC has atargetofset- cell in the evening. of the suspension of western and could notattempt them. enceddifficulties.” ting up asolar powerplant of 20 Those studentswho ap- central railway local trains for Mumbai University in a “Will Maha Vikas megawattsintwo phases. peared forthe firstsession of the some time owing to the power Astudent attends an online class amid powercut at his Navi Mumbai home. NarendraVasker statement said, “Out of 42 clus- Aghadi take the initiative This unit will bear around 30 exam (9.30 am) at the centres outage, and possible delays in ters of colleges in Mumbai, ex- to ascertain the cause be- per cent of the energy demand Don Bosco CentreFor Learning reaching exam centres due to ams were conducted smoothly hind the powerfailure of the Bhandupplant, which in KurlaWest, BabasahebGawde this, the CET cell has allowedstu- ceivedfromsuchcandidates notreachtheir test centres in the stateCET cell would decide in 32 clusters, allowing 18,950 and take pro-active steps treatsraw waterfromfour dams InstituteofTechnology in dentstowritetothem forcon- whose PCM examination was Mumbai region and around in about the course of action, in the studentsout of 19,279 to appear to ensurethat people do before supplying it to Mumbai. Mumbai Central, Thakur group sideration of their case. “Tosafe- scheduledinthe second session time or who reachedtheir test best interestofsuchcandidates. forexams”, adding 10 colleges notface suchasituation Daily, the BMC supplies 3,750 of institutions (Instituteof guardthe interests of appearing (2.30 pm to 5.30 pm) on 12th centres toolateand hence could The concernedcandidates have rescheduledexams that again,” he asked. ENS million litres of watertothe city. Management Studies and candidates, if requests arere- October 2020, and who could notappear in the examination, would be informedofthe deci- were slated forMonday. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020 5 MAHARASHTRA Hospital violates Kanjurmargcarshedlandmayrevive govt guidelines, Mumbaisaltpanownershipdispute charges Rs 5,000 per day for oxygen SANDEEPASHAR Aareyresidents MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 TABASSUM THE UDDHAVThackeray gov- BARNAGARWALA 15.35lakh ernment's move to shiftthe car hope to replant MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 shedofthe 33.5-km long under- TOTALPOSITIVECASES ground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz IN VIOLATION of norms, for INMAHARASHTRA Metrocorridor maybreathe new three days of hospitalisation, a Active Cases 2,12,439 lifeinafour-decade-old tug of site with trees 72-year-old Covid-19patient NewCases 7,089 warbetween the Centreand the waschargedRs2,500toRs5,000 stateoverthe ownership of salt chief minister, Uddhavhad per dayfor oxygen by aprivate TotalDeaths 40,514 pan lands. SANJANABHALERAO stayed the car shedconstruction hospital in the western suburbs. NewDeaths 165 Chief MinisterThackeray, MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 project at Aareyand appointed Smallernursing homesand pri- Quarantined23.23 L while announcing the scrapping acommittee to look foranalter- vate hospitals continue to charge of the car shedatthe AareyMilk WITH CHIEF MinisterUddhav natesite. forbio-medical waste, personal Tested 76.97lakh ColonyonSunday, had declared Thackeray announcing that the But by then, aheap of con- protective equipment and oxy- plans to build anew one at Metro3car shedproject will be struction material had been genfor Covid-19treatment, 2,31,066 Kanjurmarg. relocated from AareyColonyto dumpedatthe siteand scores of making healthcareunaffordable The newsiteisa41-acre Kanjurmarg, Aareyresidentsare workers had been deployed. despiteaslewofmeasures to cap TOTALPOSITIVE erstwhile salt pan land, which nowhoping to replant the site Construction work had beganon prices by the stategovernment. CASESINMUMBAI wasconsidered forthe project with trees. abuilding and afterthe felling of The Borivali-basedApexhos- NewCases 1,620 even earlier but ruledout ow- The location of the car shed trees, MMRCL had finishedlev- pital, whichwas deniedpermis- TotalDeaths 9,469 ing to legal complications and became contentious lastyear as elling thearea. Now, some half- sionto treatCovid-19patientstwo NewDeaths 36 logistical hurdles, said sources. it involvedfelling numerous constructed rampsand pillars lie monthsagobytheBrihanmumbai While allotting the piece of At AareyMilk ColonyinMumbai. File trees at the site. Atotal of 2,136 at the site. Municipal Corporation over mul- land to the Mumbai trees were felledwithin hours of Prakash Bhoir,amember of tiple complaintsofovercharging, Metropolitan Region the BombayHigh ruling in the Adivasi Haq Samvardhan chargedapatient Rs 92,620 for “Wecalculated oxygen require- Development Authority (MM- Commissionerateand the state Commissionerate's progressive Meanwhile, politics over favour of the location of the car Samiti, whose wifePramila was three days of hospitalisation. mentper Covid patientinICUs. RDA) at no costfor develop- government have been lockedin appeals againstthe order ended the announcement to scrap the shedatthe sitealmostayear ago among those arrested,said: When the patient had to be re- It does notcostthe hospital more ment of the car shedonOctober adisputeonthe ownership of when Patil ruledinthe state’s Aareycar shedcontinuedon –onOctober 4, 2019. “Now,wewant the barricades to ferredto KEMhospital,hergrand- than Rs 300-400per patient per 6, Mumbai Suburban Collector these lands since February2, favour in 2018. Monday, with the BJP casting Then BJP-ledgovernment be removed. We want to restore son, acable and internetoperator, day,”said Dr Sudhakar Shinde, Milind Borikar’s office has taken 1981,when then additional While allotting the aspersions on the govern- (ShivSena wasthen apartofthe the area and startplantation and had to assurefreeinternetservice who draftedthe price capping recourse to aDecember 2018 Mumbai suburban collector had Kanjurmargland forthe car shed ment’s motives. ruling coalition) invokedSection reinstate the ecological balance.” to thehospitalto facilitatetransfer. notification. order issuedduring the BJP-led ruledthat 29 suchplots –collec- work,whichhappens to be one Questioning the feasibility of 144ofCrPC (prohibiting gather- Bhoir recalledhow on “Wedid nothavemoney, they Apexhospital has, however, regime by then revenue minis- tively admeasuring 1,336acre– of the disputed lands, the gov- relocating the car shed, ing of five or morepersons) and October 5, lastyear,noone were clearly chargingexorbitantly chargedbothcomponentssep- terChandrakant Patil –cur- wheresalt cultivation had ernment has arguedthat the Salt leader Kirit Somaiyacited the around 500policemen turned could enter the AareyMilk but therewas no time to lose. We arately, forICU at Rs 4,500per rentlythe stateparty president ceased, be vested in the state Commissioneratedid notchal- ongoing courtmatters to con- the area intoafortress, leading Colonywithout residential urgentlyneededatransfer.SoIhad dayand foroxygenatRs2,500- –overthe ownership of land in government. lengethe December 2018 order. tend that the Kanjurmargoption to the arrest of 29 protesters, as proof. Anyone trying to enter to promisethemfreeinternetfora 5,000 per day. It chargedRs Mumbai wheresalt is no longer Since then, both sides have But sources indicated the wasloadedwith uncertainty residentsand others turnedout without reason wasdetained. pending bill of Rs 37,000,” said 1,000 forpersonal protective cultivated. placedtheir argumentsinvari- possibility that the Salt and came with an inordinate to stop the tree felling. Over 100 Policemen mannedthe three Arhaan Shaikh. equipment per day. Plots usedfor salt cultiva- ous forums, citing various court Commissioneratemay challenge risk of delaytothe commission- people were detainedand taken access roads to the Aarey Bhagyashree Kapse, assistant Apexhospital’s treating doc- tion in Mumbai were ear- rulings and legislations to stake the state’s decision now. ing of the Metroline. to three police stations. Colony–Marol, Powaiand commissioner in R-Central ward, torDinesh Sharma said the pa- markedassalt pan lands fol- claim. The DevendraFadnavis Ashish Shelar,another BJP Thereafter, the sitewas Western Express Highway said an inquirywill be initiated tient wasadmitted as asus- lowing asettlement survey that Senior officials said that government had earlier sent a leader,questionedthe govern- turnedintoabarricadedzone (Goregaon East). Everyresi- againstthe hospital. “Weare re- pected case of Covid. “Wecan’t took place prior to 1930. As per Patil’s order in December 2018 proposal to the Centrefor joint ment’s motiveswhile pointing with restricted entry. On dent and vehicle wanting to ceiving severalcomplaintsthat admit Covid positive patients. records with the Union wasissuedinquasi judicial ca- development on a50:50 basis out that the announcement Monday, the entrance to the enter the premises had to the hospital is treating Covid pa- But we can treat suspected cases. MinistryofCommerce and pacity while hearing areview of developable salt pan lands. had come without the com- sitewas notasheavilyguarded showphoto identity and ad- tientsdespiteour notice to stop She wasadmitted in ICU with Industry, Mumbai has 5,378 petition by the Salt Amatter pertaining to rightsof missioning of anyoperational as it had been earlier,but it was dress proof or permit at every Covid admissions. In the pasttoo myocardial infarction and acreofsalt pan that were allot- CommissionerateonaJanuary leaseholders and salt cultiva- or technical study forutilisa- still lockedwhile workers in- checkpoint. we got complaintsofovercharg- treated symptomatically,”he tedto31salt works(six leases 4, 2014 order of then suburban tors on all these lands is pend- tion of the Kanjurmargland. side cleared out construction While locals arehoping for ing. The hospital does notinform said. Dr Jayesh Chaubey,in- and 24 license holders) in 13 collector,vesting 2,978-acreof ing in the BombayHigh Court, He also questionedthe state’s material. tree replantation, the stategov- us when it admitsacoronavirus charge of the hospital, said he revenue villages. defunct salt pans in the state whichhas ordered astatus quo “unilateral” move of allotting a On November 29, lastyear,a ernment is yettodecide on the case, it is againstnorms,” she said. has to checkthe details of the The Centre’s Salt government. The Salt in the matter. “salt pan” land to itself. dayafter being sworn in as the fate of the site. In the latestcase, Zohra case. Dr Sangeeta Shah, co- Shaikh, aged 72,was admitted founder of Apexhospital, said, on October 7following aheart “Their bill is still pending. We INTEGRATION TO COST AROUND RS 425 CRORE attackand breathlessness. She will look intothe matter.” wasadmitted in the intensive Shaikh’s grandson Arhaan careunit. By October 8her re- said the hospital wasnot ready MMRDA initiates plan to merge two Metro corridors ports came positive forCovid-19. to transfer her unless theypaid On October 9she wasreferredto entireamount. “She wascritical KEM hospital forfurther treat- and we were losing time. The report(DPR) forthe 14.47-km- RDACommissioner RARajeev while line 3isdesignedtorun an additional 1.5-km long ele- MMRDAhas agreedtobear the ment. By then she wasonnon- hospital did notevenhelp in NEERAJTIWARI long Swami Samarth Nagar, issuedthe order forthe formu- eight-coachlocomotive. vatedviaduct to meetthe other costfor design changes along invasive ventilator supportwith finding us another hospital. We MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 Andheri to Vikhroli elevatedline lation of the newDPR at an in- “The station length of some Metroline near Seepz. “One corridor 6, officials said. oxygen saturation lowerthan 90. were leftonour own,” he said. (corridor 6) being built by it to fa- ternal meeting of officials. of the line 6stations towards section of the underground rail While MMRCL officials are The hospital chargedRs The familytook the help of some ADAY afterChief Minister cilitatethe integration. Theyaddedthat this wasfelt Kanjurmargwill needtobein- wasplannedatgrade to take wary that the relocation of the 92,620 forthree days,ofwhich social workers who arranged for UddhavThackeray announced Uddhavhas nowannounced necessarysince the twocorri- creasedtoaccommodatean the car rakestothe now car shedwill further delaythe Rs 5,000waschargedper dayfor abed in another hospital. Shaikh the scrapping of the Aareycar the construction of acommon dors were designedtodifferent eight-coachrail. Some changes scrappedAarey car shed. A commissioning of the under- oxygen supportofmorethan passedawayinKEM hospital at shedproject and the integration car shedona41-acreland in specifications. “Toensure to the signalling system will ramp will nowtakethe rakes ground rail that is already run- five litres per minuteand Rs 2.35amonMondaydue to Covid of under constructionMetro cor- Kanjurmargtoservebothcorri- smooth running of both the lines have to be done as well,” the of- to the elevatedviaduct that ning behind schedule, MMRDA 2,500for oxygen supportless complications. ridors 3and 6, the Mumbai dor 6and the 33.5-km under- and eliminating possible sig- ficial said. “The newDPR will will meetline 6ata500-m engineers have also forecast than five litres per minute. In its BMC’swardin-charge Kapse Metropolitan Region ground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz nalling or system glitches, some incorporatethese changes. It height,” another official said. that changes to the design latestnotification on August31, said eachhospital is supposedto Development Authority (MM- line 3, whichisbeing con- changes to the specifications (of will plan forasmooth integra- The entirecostofthe inte- specification will push the the stategovernment clearly reportCovid patientstothe local RDA) on Mondaybegan the structed by the Mumbai Metro corridor 6) arealsonecessary,”a tion of the twolines,” he gration is estimated to be work backonthe elevatedline asked hospitals to refrain from ward office. “Apexhas flouted process of the merger. Rail Corporation Limited (MM- senior official said. added. about Rs 425 crore. While MM- by six months. About 18 per charging separatelyfor oxygen. severalnorms. The biggestcom- The agency has decidedto RCL). Currently, corridor 6isde- As forcorridor 3, MMRCL RCLwill bear the costfor the el- cent work has been completed The bed costofICU or ventilator plaint is of overcharging pa- prepareafresh detailedproject Senior officials said that MM- signedtorun asix-coachtrain, will nowneedtoconstruct an evated viaduct and the ramp, on line 6sofar. has to include oxygen charges. tients,” she said. Rainy week ahead, says IMD TWEETS AGAINST UDDHAV, AADITYA Man told to appear before police, deposit cellphone through the week.“In viewofthe rainfall in October. SANJANABHALERAO formation of the deep depression Becauseof thedevelopmentof MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 over west central BayofBengal consecutive weather systems SShindeand Justice MSKarnik from the Cyber Cell wascoming station. The police said if tent to provokebreachofthe and it's gradual west-northwest- bringing widespread and heavy EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE washearing aplea filedby to arrest him. Thakkar waswilling to attend peace) of the IPC. THE INDIA Meteorological wardsmovement,rainfallactivity rain,thewithdrawalof southwest MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 Thakkar through advocate However, Public prosecutor the VPRoad police station and On apprehension of arrest, Department Mondayforecasta over mostparts of Maharashtrais monsoonhasbeendelayed.Asper AbhinavChandrachud, seeking Deepak Thakarefor Mumbai the Cyber Cell at BandraKurla Thakaresaid that even though rainyweek across Maharashtra. expectedincreaseduringthenext the calendar releasedbyIMD, THE BOMBAY High Courton to quash an FIR registered Police told the courtthat Complex, theywould consider Thakkar had approachedthe Theweatherbureauhasissued five days,” said IMD said. southwestmonsoon would have Mondaydirected a32-year-old againsthim over his tweets. Thakkar did notcooperatewith his application to allowa High Courtfor quashing of FIR, ayellowalert(thunderstorm ac- Some parts of the statewit- withdrawncompletely by this man booked forposting tweets Thakkar had sought interim pro- the police and failedtocomply lawyer to be present with him. he continuedtomakeobjec- companiedbygusty winds with nessedthundershowers with time of the year.However, mon- againstChief MinisterUddhav tection from arrest,pending with the previous courtorder as Thakkar addedthat the IPC tionable posts on social media heavy rain across isolated areas) lightning associated with heavy soonisyettoretreatfromthestate. Thackeray and his son and min- hearing in the case. he ranawayfromthe VPMarg Section 505 (punishment for and had notdeposited his mo- on Wednesdayfor Mumbai and spellsof raininthelasttwo to three Meanwhile, hazy conditions isterAadityaThackeray to ap- Chandrachud said that as police station without signing statementsconducing to pub- bile phone to the investigating suburbs.Anorangealerthasbeen days.In24hoursendingat8.30am continuedforthefourthconsecu- pear before the Cyber Cell of the per the court’s previous direc- the statement. It wasdone at lic mischief), under whichhe agency. issuedforPalghar,Thane,Mumbai, on Monday, Mumbai suburbs re- tive dayinMumbai on Monday, Mumbai Police on October 16 for tions, Thakkar had recordedhis the behestofalawyer who was wasbooked wasunnecessary Afterhearing submissions, Raigad and Ratnagiri, with afore- ceivedtracerainfall,while1.2mm but pollution levels marginally questioning. The courtalso di- statement at VPMargpolice present with Thakkar at the po- as he had notincited anyha- the courtdirected Thakkar to castofheavyto veryheavyrainfall of rainfall wasrecordedbyIMD's droppedascomparedto Saturday. rected the Nagpur resident, station wherethe FIR has been lice station, said Thakare. tred between anycommunity. attend the police station on (64.5 to 204.5 mm in 24 hours) at Colaba observatory. TheAQIdippedto88(satisfactory), SameetRakesh Thakkar,tohan- registeredagainsthim. Thakkar told the courtthat He said in worstcase scenario October 16 and asked him to isolated places on Thursday. Since October 1, Mumbai has as opposedto121 (moderate) on doverhis mobile phone to the in- However, he had to leave the he should be allowedtohave he could have been booked un- deposit his cell phone with po- Thundershowers have been received56.1mmofrain.Onanav- Saturday–the worstsince the vestigators. police station in haste as he ap- an advocatealong with him der Section 504(punishment lice andpostedfurther hearing predicted in severalregions erage,thecityreceives89.3mmof lockdownwasimposedinMarch. AdivisionbenchofJustice S prehendedthat apolice team when he will go to the police forintentional insult with in- to October 23.

PAYAL TADVI SUICIDE Kin ask why no action taken on recommendations of college anti-ragging panel

cusedofabetting her daughter's viewpetition be filedbeforethe The committee had on May Prohibition of Ragging Actorthe ing classes and academic privi- head on howtobring them back sations, including Democratic SADAFMODAK& suicide as per recommendations SC againstits order as mostwit- 27,lastyear,recommended 2009 regulations framedbythe leges, cancellation of admission, on duty,” Bharmal said, adding Youth Federation of India, Jati TABASSUM of the anti-ragging committee of nesses in the case, including hos- that the three be immediately Medical Council of India to deal fine or rustication. that the collegefolloweddue Ant Sangarsh Samiti, Forum BARNAGARWALA the collegewheretheyall pur- pital staffers and students, are suspendedtill further orders. with ragging. Nair hospital Dean Dr RN process and regularly held anti- AgainstOppression of Women MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 suedpostgraduation. partofthe institution wherethe On the same day, the institute "For over ayear,after the Bharmal said: “Action as per ragging committee meetings and Akhil BharatiyaJanwadi This comes afterthe three doctors –Hema Ahuja, had issuedanorder suspend- committee recommendedthat anti-ragging committee recom- postTadvi’s suicide. Mahila Sanghatana protested THE MOTHER of Dr PayalTadvi, Supreme Courtlastweek per- Bhakti Mehareand Ankita ing the three. the three be suspended, the in- mendation wastaken against Dr JGLalmalani, former outside the hospital. apostgraduategynaecology stu- mitted the three doctors booked Khandelwal –returnedtocom- However, the lawyer forthe stitutedid nottakeany action. If the three. We also submitted this MaharashtraAssociation of The three doctors face dent who wasfound dead in her in the alleged harassment and plete their studies on Monday. three accusedarguedinthe SC theywerefound guilty of rag- in the court. Their suspension Resident Doctors president, chargesunder the Scheduled hostelroom lastMay 22, has abetment of suicide case to con- AfterTadvi wasfound dead that theyweresuspendeddue to ging, the institutecould have continueduntil the Supreme however, said the three accused Castesand the ScheduledTribes written to Chief Minister tinue with their postgraduate in her hostelroom, an inquiry the pending FIR againstthem and takennecessarysteps, but it was Court’s order lastweek.” should have been allowedto (Prevention of Atrocities) since UddhavThackeray,Governor studies at BYLNair Hospital's TN wasconducted by the college that the institutewas notfollow- notdone," Abedawrote. The dean addedthat the gy- pursue education in another col- Abedainher complaint had said Bhagat Singh Koshyari and the Topiwala National Medical ragging prevention committee, ing the committee's recommen- As per the 2009 regulations, naecology department unit head lege. “It is wrong to denythem that her daughter facedcaste- dean of BYLNair Hospital, ask- College, whereTadvi diedbysui- whichobserved that she washa- dation. The SC, accepting the con- thereare 11 ways to handover and studentshavebeen sensi- education until theyare proven baseddiscrimination. The family ing whyaction wasnot taken cide on May22, lastyear. rassedbyher three seniors “in tention, said that the suspension punishment in suchcases, in- tisedabout the case. “Wedis- guilty,” he added. belongs to Tadvi Bhil community, againstthe three doctors ac- Abedaalso sought that are- the form of ragging”. wasnot as per the Maharashtra cluding suspension from attend- cussedwith the department On Monday, severalorgani- aScheduledTribeinthe state. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 6 MAHARASHTRA THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE NOTICE TRP ‘SCAM’ Why no statutory Arnab’s plea can be mechanism to entertained if action ‘Keyaccused’arrested regulateTVmedia is taken, says SC like Press Council for Ramasubramanian, remarked. fromUttarPradesh EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Senior AdvocateHarish Salve, print, HC asks Centre NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 appearing forGoswami, said that aspertheofficereportinthemat- As per the remand, Tripathi the official added. The police CHIEF JUSTICE of India SABobde ter, the notice issuedonthe previ- MOHAMEDTHAVER The police also seized paid Bhandari Rs 1,000 -- Rs arestill on the lookout fortwo on Mondaysaid that his father ousdateofhearingwasnot served MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 four bank accounts 2,00for eachofthe five house- others in the case. The team OMKARGOKHALE Senior counsel Kamat Arvind ShrinivasBobde and jurist upon theAssemblySecretary. holds forwatching aparticular lead by API Sachin Vaze, in MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 arguedthat ‘media Nani Palkhiwala had received The CJI asked Salve to saysoin THE MUMBAI crime branchon related to Fakt Marathi channel -- as commission to be charge of the Crime breachofprivilegenotices from an affidavit and addedthat he has Mondaysaid theyarrested and BoxCinemas -- two paid to the households. Investigation Unit (CIU) of the THE BOMBAY High Courton trial’ violates an theMaharashtraAssemblyduring some experience in the matter as VinayTripathi, aformer Hansa of the three channels Bhandari himself waspaid Mumbai crime branch, further Mondayasked the Centrewhy accusedperson’s right their time. The CJI recalledthis hisfather,formeradvocategeneral Research employee, alleging Rs 5,000. recordedthe statementsoftwo it does nothaveastatutory to lifewith dignity and while hearing aplea by Republic of Maharashtra, and jurist that he playedakey role in namedbyMumbai At Bhandari’s home, aten- senior officials from Hansa re- mechanism forcontent gener- TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Gosw- Palkhiwalahadalsoreceivedsim- what the Mumbai police is police as allegedly ement in achawl in the search agency.“We recorded ated on electronic media similar personal liberty, amiagainstashowcausenoticeis- ilar noticesfromthe Assembly. terming the “TRP scam”. Police Chincholi area of Malad (west), the supplementarystatement to the Press Council of India, guaranteedunder suedtohimby thestateAssembly “In the House, if one member believe that Tripathi, arrested rigging TRPs The Indian Express found only of thecomplainant in thecase, whichregulates the print me- forinitiationof breachofprivilege alleges astatement againstan- from Mirzapur in UP,was the his grandmother.Aneighbour Nitin Deokar,who is deputy dia in the country. the Constitution motionagainsthiminconnection other member,then the Speaker one who paid 21-year-old requesting anonymity said, general manager with Hansa in Referring to absence of ac- with reportage on actor Sushant takesnoteofitand forwards it to Vishal Bhandari -- who wasthe lice, Tripathi, aMalad resident, “He is justa21-year-old who addition to the Hansa CEO’s tion over media trial, the court pending investigation, or is at Singh Rajput death case. the Privileges Committee. My fa- firstarrestinthe case -- for has worked with Hansa kept to himself. He wasone of statement,” the official said. said, “Thereare so manyorders the stageoftrial, publishing ma- Taking up the plea, the CJI said ther and lateMrNani Palkhivala fudging TRP’s. forfour years as arelationship the fewyoungsters from our The police also seizedfour passedbythe Supreme Court. terial that tends to portray a thecourt’sunderstandingisthatit were onceservedsuchanoticeby The police also recordedthe manager. area who can speak English. He bank accountsrelated to Fakt Nobody cares.” particular outcome amountsto could be entertainedonlyifthere the MaharashtraAssembly,”the statementsoftwo senior “As soon as he came to wasinthirdyear BCom. He had Marathi and BoxCinemas -- The division benchofChief contempt,and action is re- isanyactionontherecommenda- CJI said. Hansa officials in connection knowabout the arrest of joinedjustafew months back. twoofthe three channels Justice Dipankar Dattaand quired againstsuchacts. He said tion of the House privilegecom- Senior AdvocateAbhishek with the scam. Hansa is the Bhandari, he fled,” said an offi- Howcould he carry this out on namedbyMumbai police as al- Justice Girish SKulkarni asked that when complaintswere mittee pursuant to the notice. Manu Singhvi, appearing forthe agency that measures cer.The crime branch, while his own? His father Vedworks legedly rigging TRPs. “After the Centre: “Is thereastatutory made to the Centreregarding "Our understanding of lawis AssemblySecretary, agreedwith Television Rating Points(TRP) seeking extension of custody of as adriverand is generallyout scrutinizing the bank details, mechanism forbroadcasters? TV media's coverage of the that onlywhen anyaction has the CJI and said onlywhen the co- of various channels for the four arrested accused, had all day.” we found therewas more When youhaveaPress Council Rajput death case, instead of been takenbythe committee, the mplaintof breachofprivilegeism- BroadcastAudience Research on Fridaymentionedintheir The police had found two moneyinthese accountsthan of India forprint media, why complying with itsown mech- plea could be entertainedbut not adeto theSpeakerinLokSabhaor Council (BARC) that deter- remand reportthat as per bar-o-meters installedat what could be substantiated do notyou have asimilar anisms to deal with violation of whenonlyshowcausenoticeisis- Chairman in case of RajyaSabha mines advertisement revenues Hansa’s internal investigation Bhandari's residence afterhis prima facie. Aforensic auditing mechanism forelectronic me- Programme Code the govern- sued," the bench, also comprising doesthecommitteesubmititsre- forTVchannels. in June, it wasTripathi who had arrest. of these accountswill be car- dia? Whyshould theyhavean ment sent them to private or- Justices ASBopanna and V portrecommending action if any. Acrime branchteam that asked Bhandari to getatleast “Weare hoping that the riedout to ascertain the money open hand?” ganisations suchasthe News had gone to UP looking for five households to watchapar- questioning of Tiwari will help flow,”anofficer said. Apolice Additional Solicitor General Broadcasters Association (NBA). Government of India Tripathi arrested him on ticular news channel fortwo them clarify whichchannels team is already studying the Anil Singh, representing the “When the Central govern- Department of Atomic Energy Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Monday. According to the po- hours daily. were involvedinrigging TRP's,” bank account details of government, told the court, “It ment has aregime in place, Technical Services Division Republic to see if thereare any is notasifthe government is not whereisthe question of it abdi- North Site, Trombay,Mumbai-85 transactions related to the TRP doing anything. It does take ac- cating itsduties and asking pri- NOTICE INVITING e-TENDERS scam being probed by them. tion on complaintsreceived vate self-appointed organisa- The Supdt.Engineer,Technical Services Division, Bhabha Atomic The Mumbai police has also againstchannels. Thereare tions to look intoactsof Research Centre, North Site, BARC, Trombay,Mumbai -400 085, ropedinthe Economic other mechanisms. It is to en- egregiousness,” Kamat asked. on behalf of the President of India invites online item rate tenders on two bid system for following work :- Offences Wing (EOW) to study surethat the media remains in- He also alleged that infor- NIT NO. BARC/TSD/164/2020-21, Name of Work - Maintenance of these account details and also dependent. But ultimately, the mation wasleaked to the me- Cooling Towers at CAP and Boiler House, BARC, Trombay, Mumbai look intoany possible incidents government cannotcontrol dia by investigating agencies 400085 ; Estimated cost - ` 35,00,000/- ; Earnest Money - ` 70,000/- ; of moneylaundering. The po- everything. The press has free- probing intothe case. “The Period of completion-18 months ; Last date and time of submission lice had said that theywere dom and itsrights.” question is whether this out- of bid - 11.11.2020 (23:59 Hrs.). also writing to BARC to checkif Seeking responses from the sourcing (of) responsibility to The bid forms and other details can be obtained from the Website therewas anyunusual activity Centreand the broadcasters' as- private bodies is permissible, or www.tenderwizard.com/DAE or www.barc.gov.in in the TRP's of India Todayin sociations, the courtpostedfur- whether government authori- Changes if any,inthe above scheduled date etc. will be notifiedonly the Malad area where ther hearing to Wednesday. ties have to be responsible to in the website www.tenderwizard.com/DAE. 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DIPR No.372PP/CL/ADVT/1/1/2020-21, Dt: 12/10/2020 https://mahatenders.gov.in JemeF&-efJejej çenj ceneveiejheeef}keâe GREATER CHENNAI CORPORATION ROURKELA SMART CITY LIMITED, 27-year-old Parks Department P.D.C.No.P2/132/2020 C-163 Rourkela SHORTeRE-TENDER NOTICE Udit Nagar,Rourkela- 769012, man murdered Tendersare invited by the Superintending Engineer /Parksfor the Email: [email protected] following work as per details furnishedbelow: BID ID:- RSCL/1796/2020 DATE: 09.10.2020 by cousin Forma�on of newparksinGreater ChennaiCorpora�on (3 Packages) NOTICE INVITING TENDER NATIONAL Mumbai: A27-year-old man was Approx.value of work in Rs. 877.48 Lakhs-E.M.D.:1%ofTender Value COMPETITIVE BIDDING murdered by his cousin in Formoreinforma�on see www.tntenders.gov.in and The Chief Executive Officer,RSCL invites Sealed Tenders Malwani, Malad West,onSunday www.chennaicorpora�on.gov.in night. The father of the deceased from reputed Companies/Manufacturers for the project hadassistedthepoliceinaninves- Due Date and Time of Submission of tender : 28.10.2020 upto 3.00 p.m. “Installation of Street Lightsindifferent Slums under tigation againsthim. Tender opening date and �me: 29.10.2020 at 3.30 p.m. RSCL”.The complete BID document can be Pre-bid mee�ng date and �me: 19.10.2020 at 3.00 p.m. The accused, Shahrukh viewed/downloaded from official portal of Rourkela Municipal Qureshi (23), wasbeing inves- Superintending Engineer /Parks DIPR/3809/Tender/2020 Corporation (https://www.rmc.nic.in or e-procurement tigated in an offence recently portal of Odisha https://tendersodisha.gov.in from registeredatMalwani police THE ODISHA MINING 09.10.2020 to 27.10.2020 (upto 17:00 Hrs. IST).Pre-Bid station. On Sundayafternoon, CORPORATION LIMITED Meeting will be held on 21.10.2020 at 12.30 P.M. in the the police visited his home and Conference Hall of RSCL. For queries, intending bidder may CAD-578 OMC House, Bhubaneswar-751001, Odisha spoketohis uncle Sultan Shaikh CIN: U13100OR1956SGC000313, www.omcltd.in contact GM (E&T) (8249833105) and Email Id: (48), an autorickshawdriver [email protected] who livesclose by,toinspect REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR ENGAGEMENT OF MINE Sd/- footagefromCCTVcameras in- DEVELOPER CUM OPERATOR(MDO) FOR Chief Executive Officer stalledathis home. GANDHAMARDAN (BLOCK AAND B) IRON ORE MINES IN Rourkela Smart City Limited “Afterthe police team leftat THE KEONJHAR DISTRICT OF ODISHA OIPR-13080/11/0009/2021 1pm, the accusedwent to (RfP No. 01/OMC/Proj/20 dated 13.10.2020) Shaikh’s home and asked him whyhehad helpedthe police in- OMC invites proposals from experienced Mine Developer cum e-mail id [email protected] vestigateafamilymember,” said Operators for development, operation and maintenance and Superintending Engineer,Southern Irrigation carrying out production and dispatch of Iron Ore from each of Dilip Sawant, Additional A-239 the Gandhamardan (Block Aand B) Iron Ore Mines, located in Circle-I, Berhampur. Commissioner of Police, North the Keonjhardistrict of Odisha, with atotal Peak Rated Capacity e-Procurement Notice No. SE, SIC -05/2020-21 Region. An argument brokeout of 9.47MTPA. 1 Type of Work - Flood Control &System Improvement works between both sides and was The e-NIT is freely available on the portal of MSTC Limited 2 TotalNoofWorks - 08 (Eight) Nos quelledonlyafter neighbours intervened. (www.mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/omc)and website 3 Amount put to tender - Rs 15949 to Rs 28192 Iakhs of The Odisha Mining Corporation Limited However, Shahrukh and his 4 Period of completion - 11 (Eleven) calendar months (http://www.omcltd.in). siblings went backtotheir uncle’s Availability & house at 8.30 pm, the police said. The Bid Documentscan be downloaded from the portal of Procurement Bid Amount Bid identification No Submission of MSTC Limited from 14.10.2020 after registration on the portal officer (Rs to lakh) This time, theyallegedly attacked Bid On-line of MSTC Limited upon payment of the Bid Document Cost of Shaikh, his sons Nasir and Jamal SE, SIC, (BNID)-11/2020-21 199 36 INR 5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakhs only) plus applicable GST. and twoneighbours who triedto SE, SIC, (BNID)-12/2020-21 207 96 Bid Due Date: 14.12.2020 Superintending intervene. SE, SIC, (BNID)-13/2020-21 207 62 From Engineer, In the melee, Shahurukh al- Any further communications, amendments, etc. will be 19.10.2020, Southern SE, SIC, (BNID)-14/2020-21 207 94 uploaded on the above portal of MSTC Limited. OMC reserves 10.00 AM to legedly stabbed Nasir several Irrigation Circle-I SE, SIC, (BNID)-15/2020-21 165 51 03.11.2020, the right to reject any or all Bids without assigning any reasons Berhampur, times in the chestand fledalong SE, SIC, (BNID)-16/2020-21 165 17 5.00 PM whatsoever. Ganjam with his relatives. Shaikh rushed Nodal officer for this Bidding Process : SE, SIC, (BNID)-17/2020-21 159 49 his son to hospital, wheredoctors L. K. Prusty,General Manager (Project), OMC SE, SIC, (BNID)-18/2020-21 281 92 declared him dead on arrival. A Phone No. 0674-2377484 /0674-2501104 Date of opening of the Technical Bid -04.11.2020 at 11.30 A.M. case of murder,assault, rioting, E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Further detail can be seen from the Govt website www.tendersorissa.gov.in criminal intimidation and form- Sd/- Sd/- ing unlawful assemblywas regis- Superintending Engineer, General Manager (Projects) Southern Irrigation Circle-I, Berhampur. teredatMalwani police station. OIPR-30005/11/0086/2021 OIPR-32061/11/0004/2021 The police arrested the sevenac- cusedonMondaymorning. ENS WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020 7 GOVT &POLITICS KhushbujoinsBJP,says HC orders CBI probe into YSRCP ‘pushed,suppressed’inCong leaders’ ‘derogatory

Very well spoken. Isecond what MANOJCG& he said about Pilotand Scindia,” comments’ on court ARUNJANARDHANAN Khushbu had tweeted. Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Kumar addresses avirtual rallyin NEWDELHI,CHENNAI, In Chennai, StateCongress Patna on Monday. PTI OCTOBER12 chief KSAlagiri said Khushbu's SREENIVASJANYALA exitwouldnotaffectthepartyand HYDERABAD,OCTOBER12 HOURS AFTER she quit the “she wasjustseen as an actress, Congress, saying some senior notaleader”. THEANDHRAPradeshHighCourt ‘Judge me by my leaders were “dictating terms” But with the Assemblypolls onMondaydirectedtheCBIto in- and “people likeme... arebeing dueinTamilNadunextyear,many vestigatesome allegedly deroga- pushedand suppressed”, actor- in the BJP see her entryasanad- tory commentsabout the court work’: Nitish sticks to turned-politician Khushbu vantage. Asenior party leader andsomejudgesmadeby leaders Tammineni Sitaram, SundarjoinedtheBJPonMonday. fromCoimbatoresaidshewasthe of the ruling YSRCongress Party Narayana Swamy “A fewelementsseated at mostpopular face to have joined on social media. development mantra higherlevelwithintheparty,peo- the party recently. The HC had earlier directed ple who have no connectivity Anotherpartyleadersaidstate theRegistrarto lodgeacomplaint “Their commentsare perilous to in virtual rally with the ground reality or public BJP chief LMurugan wasinstru- with the CID to investigatethe democracy and amounted to an recognition aredictating terms, Khusbhu at the BJP office in NewDelhi Monday. Anil Sharma mental in getting her to switch commentsafterthecourtgranted attackonthe judiciary. In adem- and people likemewho wanted sides.“Muruganwasconsistentin astayondecentralisation of the ocraticStateifsuchwarisinitiated to work forthepartysincerelyare pursuing her entryintoBJP,” he statecapital. againstthejudicialsystemby per- SANTOSHSINGH BJPEXPELS9REBELS being pushedand suppressed,” In April 2019,following the when actor-turned-politician said. Murugan, who wasinDelhi OnMonday, abenchcompris- sons holding high positions, cer- PATNA,OCTOBER12 Khushbu said in her resignation SupremeCourt’sverdictallowing Urmila Matondkar leftthe on Monday, wasn’t available for ing Justice Rakesh Kumar and tainlyitwill createunnecessary WHOMOVEDTOLJP letter to Congress chief Sonia leaked documentstoberelied Congress. comment. Justice UmaDeviobserved that doubt in the mind of citizen ADDRESSINGHISfirstvirtualrally Patna: BJP Mondayexpelled Gandhi. The Congress then an- upon by petitioners seeking re- “People who have loyally “Talkswereonfor several the CID’s probewas notsatisfac- againstthejudicialsystem,which aftertheannouncementof aseat- nine leaders who switchedto nouncedher removalasparty viewofits Rafale judgement, she stood by anyparty tend to get weeks. The BJP approachedher toryand directedthe CBI to regis- maycrippleentire systemif some sharingformulaby theNDA,Bihar the LJP and will be contesting spokesperson. said this proved that “chowkidar overlooked in favour of political sometimeago.Sheneversaidno, teranFIR and submit areportin ordinaryperson makes anycom- Chief Ministerand JD(U) national the polls, said the party’s na- Later in the day, afterjoining chorhain”.Shehadalsocalledthe tourists,” AICC media panelistCR but Delhi leaders didn’t want to eightweeks. The courtobserved ment againstthe government, president Nitish Kumar on tional spokesperson Sanjay the BJP in NewDelhi, PTI quoted BJP “BharatiyaJumla Party”. Kesavanhad tweetedthen. And give her anypromise on posts — thatinspiteoflodgingacomplaint cases arepromptlyregistered... Mondaycautionedvotersagainst Mayukh.Thenineleadersare: herassaying:“Youhave 128crore In2018,Khushbu,whoismar- Khushbu responded. “You and I neitheraRajya Sabha berth, nor a with CID, no case wasregistered When persons in positions made those out to createill-will and RajendraSingh (Dinara), people actuallybelieving in one riedtoTamilfilmmakerSundarC, areloyal fools." keypostinthe national leader- againstany YSRCPleader who al- commentsagainstthejudgesand practising familypolitics, and Rameshwar Chourasia man and that’s our Prime had brieflychanged her Twitter In Julythis year,she openly ship.Thatiswhytalkswereincon- legedly made the comments. the courts,why have cases not asked them to judgehim by his (Sasaram), Usha Vidyarthi Minister. Ithink they’redoing profile to “khushbusundar... and backedtheNewEducationPolicy clusive untilFriday. At herend,the The HC had directed the been filed? Looking at things, we work over the last15years. (Paliganj), RavindraYadav something absolutelyright.” it's NAKHATKHAN forthe BJP.” unveiledbythe BJP government. pressurewas building, she wasin Registrar to lodgeacomplaint arelefttoinferthatawarhasbeen Monday's rally, the firstof (Jhajha), ShwetaSingh Tilljustaweekback,Khushbu, Shesaidshehadto dothisbecause But even then she tweeted: distress, howlong could she fight with the CID afterittook cog- declared on the judiciary.” Nitish's suchaddresses, focussed (Bhojpur), Indu Kashyap who wasone of the Congress’s BJP trolls were claiming that her “Sanghis can relax, pl(ea)s(e) do rumours and questions,” said a nizance of allegedly derogatory WhiledirectingtheCBIto reg- on 12 constituencies in Banka, (Jehanabad), Anil Kumar spirited voices on social media, real name wasNakhat Khan and notrejoice.Iamnot movingto BJP. seniorBJPleader.HesaidKhushbu posts againstsome judges and isteranFIR, the courtobserved Munger and adjoining districts (Patna rural), Mrinal Shekhar wastargeting Prime Minister she washiding it. My opinion might be different maybemade national spokeper- the judiciaryfollowing judg- that since April theyhavenoticed thatvoteonOctober28.Therewill (Amarpur) and AjayPratap NarendraModi.“APrimeMinister In September 2019,she from my party but Iamanindi- son, apostshe held in the mentsthat were seen as aset- that HC judges and the judiciary be be similar virtual rallies for (Jamui). ENS who can feed peacocks cannot tweeted:“Sadly, onceagainIhave vidualwithathinkingmindof my Congress. backtothe government. The were beingabusedonvariousso- othersets of constituenciesgoing feedthepoorinthiscountry,”she to edit my profile. Sanghi dumb own....” BJPinsiderssaidKhushbuwas Registrar submitted evidence of cial mediaplatforms,and even in to the polls in the firstphase. The 52,000OPTFOR had tweetedsix days ago. idiots aresophysicallyretarded In July, she also came out in expected to draw the crowds at commentsallegedly made by interviews in electronic media. JD(U)chief spokeatlengthonde- Khushbu,wholefttheDMKto that theydonot understand sim- supportofSanjayJha, who, after their poll campaigns. “Maybethe AssemblySpeaker Tammineni According to the FIR lodged velopment work done over the POSTALBALLOT jointheCongressin2014,hadalso ple basics... theyare calling me a he wassackedasCongress national leadership will send her Sitaram, Deputy Chief Minister with the CID, the alleged deroga- last15years under his govern- NewDelhi: Morethan52,000 slammedthe BJP government Muslimwhodoesnothaveaplace spokesperson,saidyoungleaders to campaign in Bihar too,” said a Narayana Swamy, MPs V tory commentsonthe HC and its mentsandsaid, voters, who areeither senior over the Rs 20 lakh crorepackage in my country, my India. YesIam —likeSachin PilotorJyotiraditya party leader. Vijayasai Reddy and Nandigam judges startedwhen the HC set “People arethe citizens above 80 years of age announcedtotideovertheimpact aKhan,IamaMuslimandIndiais Scindia—shouldhave helmedthe ACongress leader and former Suresh, and other leaders of the asideagovernment ordermak- masters in a orarepeoplewithdisabilities, of the lockdown. “So finallya my country... Koishaq?” Congress. Scindia had leftthe Unionministersaidhewouldnot ruling YSRCP. ing English the medium of in- democracy. have optedfor postalballotin package... 10%ofGDP.Beready... But she has been unhappy Congress by then. blameKhushbu.“Shewastiredof Takingupthematteragainon struction in all government Please judge the firstphase of Bihar elec- we have along road ahead of with the Congress forsome time “SanjayJha speakshis mind theindifferenceandinactive lead- Monday, the courtasked why schools. Moreposts allegedly fol- me by work. tionsto beheldonOctober28, steepriseintaxes,taxesandmore now. In fact, the firstindication without fear.And that’s what ership of the Congress party,” he caseswere notfiledagainstthem. lowedwhen the HC setaside an Always bear in DECISION theElectionCommissionsaid taxes,” she had tweeted. came in September lastyear, makes him strong. Notarebel. said. Whilereferringthecomments order removing the stateelec- mindwhatwas 2020 on Monday. PTI forinvestigation by the CID last tion commissioner NRamesh the situation BIHAR week,the courthad observed, Kumar. before Itook SC notice to overasCMin2005....Whetheritis rice and 1kgpulses) to eachof Farm unions meet today: one roadsandbridges,orelectricityto over 20 lakh people who returned everyhomenow, thesituationhas home (during the pandemic). Centre on Plea in SC seeks changed drastically,”hesaid. This wasbesides advance PDS ra- outfit set to go, another to skip Nitish told the people that tion that wasdistributed,” he said. pleas against plans forthe next phase of devel- On the Covid-19issue, which action against Jagan opmentof thestate,especiallyun- Opposition RJD says has been derhispetscheme“SaatNischay”, handledbadlybyhis govern- RAAKHIJAGGA farm laws has already been laid out. He ment, Nitish said, “Weare now LUDHIANA,OCTOBER12 over letter to CJI promisedwater to everyagricul- testing 3,000 (samples) more tural field if voted backtopower. than the national averageper 10 ADAY before the scheduled EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Notnaming either LJP presi- lakh population,” he said. meeting of 29 farmer unions in NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE dent Chirag Paswan or Leader of With virtual rallies becoming Punjab to take acall on attending NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Opposition and RJD leader anecessity in the coronavirus the October 14 meeting with the THE SUPREME CourtonMonday YSJagan Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who have times, the JD(U) has engaged an Centreoverfarm laws,amajor issued anotice to the Centreona AN ADVOCATE has movedthe Mohan routinelycriticisedhim and his auditorium forall suchrallies. Six farmer union in the statehas an- clutchofpetitions challenging the Supreme Courtseeking action Reddy government, Nitish said: “There peoplewere allowedonthestage nouncedthat it will attend the constitutional validity of the farm againstAndhraPradesh Chief arepeople who areout to create during Nitish's speech. Delhi meeting, while another sig- laws enacted by the Narendra MinisterYSJagan Mohan Reddy spiteandill-will.Thereare people On the technical front three nificant outfit said it will skip it. Modi government. formakingpublichis“unsubstan- or within hours, it can affect the whothinkonlyaboutsons,broth- high-speedinternetlines were BKU (Ugrahan), one of the The petitions came up before tiatedallegations”againstasenior imageofjudiciaryand hence the ers and daughters. Forme, the neededtoair the rally. The party largest farmer unions in Punjab, athree-judgeheadedbyChief judgeofthe court, stating that confidence of the general public whole of Bihar is my family. You circulated the rallylink to do a has announcedthat it will attend Justice SABobde whichsought “what is at stakeisthe confidence in the judiciary.” have to take acall (on who to vote Facebook live.The party also put the meeting calledbythe Union Protesters gheraoedAshwani Sharma’s vehicle at Cholang the Centre’s response within whichthe courts in ademocratic It also questionedthe timing for): ask yourself whether Ihave up at leastseven LED screens in MinistryofAgriculture. toll plaza near Tanda in Hoshiarpur district. Express four weeks. societymustinspireinthepublic”. of the allegation, callingit“highly done agood job or not.” everyAssemblysegmentto watch However, Kisan Mazdoor The bench, also comprising The plea by Noida-based suspicious”. Nitishreiteratedthatthestate the virtual rally. Sangarsh Committee (KMSC) — Justices ASBopanna and V lawyer Sunil Kumar Singh re- Reddy’s letter to the CJI had government spent another major union represent- Ramasubramanian, washearing ferredto anOctober10 presscon- come at atime when abench Rs 5,300oneachreturning mi- ing farmers and workers in petitions filedbyRashtriyaJanta ference by Reddy’s Principal headedbyJusticeRamanaishear- grantworkerwhostayedinquar- BATTLE FOR BIHAR Majha region —statedthat it will Punjab BJP chief blames Dal RajyaSabha MP Manoj Jha, Advisor Ajeya Kallam. At the ing aplea seeking fast-tracking of antinecentres. “Over 15 lakh peo- FULLCOVERAGE notbepartofthe meeting. Dravida MunnetraKazhagam event, he had releasedaletter criminal cases againstsitting and ple stayed in quarantine centres. PAGE 12 BKU (Ugrahan)’s decision is Cong govt for attack on car RajyaSabha member Tiruchi written by the CM to Chief Justice former MPs and MLAs. The We have givenfoodgrain (5 kg significant as it amajor partici- Siva,and another by agroup of of IndiaSABobdeallegingjudicial AndhraCM, too, is facing some pant in the ongoing protests. been farmers. Chhattisgarhresidents. impropriety on the partofJustice cases and the proceedings in one KMSC president Satnam ANJUAGNIHOTRICHABA BJP’s national general secre- The petitions claim that the NVRamana, who is next in line of them had resumedinaCBI PROOF OF GOVT FAILURE ON COVID: CONG Singh Pannu said, “Our core JALANDHAR,OCTOBER12 tary Tarun Chug later alleged laws act againstthe interestof to be CJI. courtonOctober 9. committee has decidednot to be that Youth Congress workers farmers and put them at the The petition, movedthrough The petition forfast-tracking Sudhakar gets health charge, partofthis meeting as farmers PUNJAB BJP chief Ashwani were behind the attack. mercy of corporates by disman- AdvocateMuktiSingh,saidReddy cases wasfiledbyAdvocate from all across the countryare Sharma’s vehicle wasattacked Condemning the attackina tling the Agricultural Produce “has crossedthe limit whichhas Ashwani Kumar Upadhyayin affected... AgricultureSecretary allegedly by protesting farmers tweet, Punjab CM Amarinder Market Committees (APMC) been prescribed by the 2016. Sreeramulu social welfare in has invited only29farmer at around 7.15 pm Mondaynear Singh directed the DGP to imme- mechanism. Constitution” and that what has Hearing it on Monday, the unions of Punjab... BJP leaders in the Cholang toll plaza in Tanda diatelyidentify the culpritsand Farmers' (Empowerment been done is “nothing but an at- benchheadedbyJustice Ramana BSY cabinet reshuffle Punjab aregiving repeated state- in Hoshiarpur district. act againstthem, but dismissed and Protection) Agreement of tempttode-stabilise the dulyes- sought moreinformation from mentsthat no changewill hap- Windowpanes of Sharma’s car the allegation that Congress was Price Assurance and Farm tablisheddemocraticsetupof our theHighCourts onthenumberof pen in these laws.” were damaged,though he did behind it. Services Act, 2020; Farmers' country”. Special Courts required forexpe- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The remaining 27 farmer notsustain anyinjuries. Ashwani Sharma claimed Produce Trade and Commerce The plea said that “todaycrit- ditious disposal of the pending BENGALURU,OCTOBER12 unions will take adecision on the While Tanda SHO Bikram that baseball batsand stones (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, icism againstthe judiciaryisex- criminal cases. BS issue on Tuesday. Singh said that protesting farm- were usedtodamagehis vehicle 2020 and The Essential pressedwith less deference and On Monday, the benchalso KARNATAKA CHIEF MinisterBS Yediyurappa Meanwhile, the BJP has ers were behind the attack, and his gunmen took it to safety. Commodities (Amendment) Act morereadiness than in the past... asked the Centretosubmit by Yediyurappa on Mondayeffected plannedtwo programmes re- Sharma termedthe incident as “The attackwas onlytodefame 2020 —took effect from In the society of today, wherethe October19 thestatusof investiga- aminor reshuffle in his cabinetby lated to farm laws in the stateon “state-sponsored”, adding that the farmers' ongoing agitation,” September 27 afterPresident discussioninthemediaandonso- tions by special agencies in cases giving Medical Education health and medical education October 13 and October 14. the attackers could nothave he said. RamNath Kovind's assent. cialmediacango wildwithindays againstlegislators. MinisterKSudhakar the charge areone department. Other states of the health portfolio too, amid and the Centreare also follow- rising Covid-19cases in the state. ing the same model. It wasdiffi- Students who missed Adoctor and first-time min- cult to managethe departments Sexual violence against transgenders: SC ister, Dr Sudhakar has been akey separately. The Chief Minister figureinthe stategovernment’s has takenthis decision to hand NEET due to Covid can effortstocontrol the spread of over responsibility of both the notice to Centre on plea for changes in law Covid-19. Inwhatisbeingwidely departmentstoone minister,”Dr seen as ademotion, ST commu- Sudhakar said on Monday. assault by anymale, female or gender,violating Articles 14 to 16 in the definitions and to direct the take it on Oct 15: SC nity leader BSreeramulu lostthe “My toppriority is to control EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE transgender on atransgender.It and 21 of the Constitution of government to makegender- The NEET wasdeferred healthandbackwardclassesport- Covid-19inthestateandto reduce NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 said that Section 354ofthe IPC India,” the petition contended. neutral laws on sexual harass- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE twice due to the pandemic be- folios and wasmade in charge of the mortality rate,” he added. dealing with offence of sexual as- The bench, also comprising ment. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 fore being finallyheld on the social welfareministry. The Congress termedthe THE SUPREME CourtonMonday sault does notextend to transgen- Justices ASBopanna and V The plea also said that statis- September 13 afterthe apex The reshuffle comes at atime reshuffle asign of the failureof issuednotice to the Centreona ders. Ramasubramaian, asked Senior tics showshockingly high levels THE NATIONAL Testing Agency courtrejected aplea to postpone when the Congress is demand- the BJP government. “The cabi- plea seeking changes in the crim- “The Indian laws arefor men AdvocateVikas Singh, who ap- of sexual abuse and assault will conduct National Eligibility it further.The courthas said that ing Yediyurappa’s resignation netreshuffle is proof of this gov- inal lawtoprotect transgender and women and therefore, con- peared forthe petitioner,toalso againsttransgenders. It claimed Cum Entrance Test (UG) exams lifemustgoonnotwithstanding over allegations of corruption ernment’s miserable failurein people from sexual violence. sidering transgender...theygen- apprise it about issues in which that one in twotransgenders have again on October 15 forstudents Covid-19and that “career of stu- againsthis familymembers. handling the pandemic. The fact “This is agood petition,” Chief erallycouldnot getjustice from the courthas “legislated”and laid been sexuallyabusedorassaulted who could nottakeitthe first dent cannotbeput in jeopardy”. The social welfareportfolio, that the health ministerhas been Justice of India SABobde re- the authorities due to lackof down rules and guidelines in the at some point in their lives. time, and the resultswill be an- “Theresultmaybedeclaredon earlier held by Deputy Chief changed adds credence to our markedasthe plea by Advocate law/Act. The thirdgender... arebe- past. Pointing out that the right to nouncedonOctober 16. 16.10.2020,”abenchofChief Justice Ministerand SC leader Govind charge that this government’s Reepak Kansal came up before ing deprivedofmanyofthe rights The petition has sought ap- lifeincludesthe right to live with The Supreme Courton SABobdeandJusticesASBopanna Karjol, wasgiven to Sreeramulu incompetency has ledtomassive the three-judgebench. and privileges whichother per- propriateamendmentsinIPC dignity,itsaid this wasnot possi- Mondayallowedthe agency to andVRamasubramanianordered andthebackwardclassesportfolio loss of lifeand livelihood,” state The petition citedthe absence sons enjoyascitizens of this provisions dealing with sexual as- ble fortransgenders due to the holdtheretestforthosewhocould afterSolicitor General Tushar he held wastaken over by Congress president DK of anyprovision in the Indian country. The Statecannotdis- sault to include sexual and other crimes against nottakethe September 13 test as Mehtasought the court’s nod for Yediyurappa. “Technically, both Shivakumar said. Penal Code that deals with sexual criminatethem on the ground of transgender/transsexual/kinnar members of the community. theywereincontainment zones. the proposal. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 8 EXPRESS NETWORK THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020 Bihar minister TOP US OFFICIAL SAYS CHINA ‘ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM’ PAC to visit Covid-time demand dies of Leh, meet post-Covid Canexploremoreissuesin soldiers helps whittle down complications FCI grain stocks coming2+2talks:Biegun MANOJCG PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 PATNA,OCTOBER12 Child Development Services and AMID THE standoffwith China HARISHDAMODARAN other regular welfareschemes. BIHAR MINISTER forbackward SHUBHAJITROY along the Line of Actual Control NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 But over and above these and extremelybackwardclass NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 (LAC)ineasternLadakh,members have been the 32.11 mt ear- welfareVinod Kumar Singh died of Parliament’s Public Accounts COVID-19MAY have unleashed markedunder PMGKAY, 0.8 mt on Mondayatahospital in Delhi CALLINGCHINAthe “elephant in Committee(PAC)headedbyAdhir all-round economic devastation, formigrant labourers returning due to post-Covid-19complica- the room”, visiting US Deputy Ranjan Chowdhurywill go to Leh but has also turnedintoanop- to their home states and 1.33 mt tions, sources said. He was55. SecretaryofState Stephen E. later this month and undertake a portunity forwhittling down the of additional Covid-related allo- He is survivedbywifeNisha Biegun on Mondaysaid that the field visit to aforward area. Food Corporation of India’s (FCI) cations. The 5kgextragrain per and twodaughters. Quad is apartnership drivenby Chowdhuryhad earlier this massive grain mountain. month to 80 crorepersons under Singh, aBJP MLAfrom shared interests,not binding ob- month written to Lok Sabha At 68.49million tonnes (mt), PMGKAY(during April- Pranpur constituency in Katihar ligations, and is notintendedto Speaker Om the total wheat and rice stocksin November) and 8crore return- district, had tested positive for be an exclusive grouping. Birla seeking the Central pool as on October 1 ing migrant labourers (for May- Covid-19onJune 28 and subse- Biegun also made it clear that permission for stood waybelowthe record97.27 June) arebeing givenfreeofcost. quentlyrecovered. the security partnerships the the commit- mt at the startofJune. The gap TheFoodMinistry’slatestdata Shortlyafter,however, he United States and itspartners ex- teetovisit between the current and year- shows actual offtakeunder TPDS sufferedabrain haemorrhage ploretodaydonot necessarily Ladakh to agostocks, too, has narrowed at 25.14 mt during April- and had to be airliftedtoapri- needtofollowthe model of the meetsoldiers down from over 15 mt to 1.5mt September.Inthecaseof PMGKAY, vate hospital in Delhi, wherehe lastcenturyofmutual defence deployed between June 1and October 1. the migrants’ and Covid-related breathedhis last. treaties with aheavy in-country thereand un- Adhir Muchofthis inventorydraw- schemes,the lifting figures were Mourning Singh’s demise, presence of US troop. External Affairs MinisterSJaishankar with US Deputy SecretaryofState Stephen Biegun. Twitter derstand first- Ranjan down is the result of the 20.68mt, 0.64mtand 0.97mt, re- President RamNath Kovind Speaking at the Ananta hand their Chowdhury NarendraModi government’s ef- spectively till August-end. tweeted, “Verysad to know CentreIndia-US Forum in New working con- fortsatdisposing of surplus But in spiteofall these spe- about the demise of Bihar gov- Delhi, Biegun said, “Anycountry militarysales and intelligence curity partnerships the United ditions, given foodgrains —including by dis- cial schemes, the current stock ernment’s CabinetMinisterShri that seeksafreeand open Indo- sharing with India. But thereis Signalto States and our partners explore the fact that aCAG report-- tributing these free under the of 68.49mtinthe Central pool is Vinod Kumar Singh. He wasa Pacific, and is willing to take morethat we can do, including Beijing:India todaydonot necessarilyneedto whichthe PACisperusing now- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan still 2.2 times the required buffer popular public representative steps to ensurethat, should be strengthening India’s ability to followthe model of the lastcen- -had said that troops stationed Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). of 30.77mtfor October 1. The E● notalone

and struggledfor the develop- welcome to work with us.” defend itself and by promoting EXPLAINED tury... Todaywebenefit from in high-altitude areas like Asagainstanoverallgrainoff- 68.49mtcomprised43.74mt ment of Bihar and the well being On Monday, Biegun met interoperability among our mil- forging close linkswith countries, Siachen and Ladakh facedacute take of 65.91mtfrompublic wheat and 19.26 mt rice. In ad- of the people.Mycondolences Foreign SecretaryHarsh Vardhan itaries through regular exercises FIVE MONTHS intoIndia's likeIndia, that shareour vision of shortage of high-altitude cloth- godownsin2018-19and62.19 mt dition, the FCI and stategovern- to his familyand supporters.” Shringla and subsequently and exchanges, common defence standoffwith Chinese afreeand open Indo-Pacific...” ing and equipment including in2019-20,theModigovernment ment agencies held 8.19 mt of Prime MinisterNarendra External Affairs ministerS platforms, and co-development. PLAinLadakh and the Biegun said, “Of course, as we snowgoggles because of delay hasmadeanaggregateallocation un-milledpaddy,whose rice Modi also took to Twitter to ex- Jaishankar,among other sched- “The upcoming 2+2ministe- Quad meeting in Tokyo, advance in this direction, thereis in procurement. of 94.72mtfor this fiscal. That in- equivalent, at an outturn ratio of press grief at Singh’s death and uledmeetings in the govern- rial meeting between Secretary the commentsby an elephant in the room: China.” Birlahasgivenpermissionand cludes 55.24mtunder the 67 per cent, worked out to 5.49 said the BJP leader also playedan ment during his three-daytrip Pompeo and MinisterJaishankar Stephen Biegun area He said that “recent eventsinthe the committee will be in Ladakh Targeted Public Distribution mt. Outturn is the shareofrice important role in strengthening to India. His conversations are and their respective defence clear messagetoan region” reflect that the Indo-US on October 28 and 29. Sources System (or TDPS, whichentitles extracted from paddy grains af- the party in the state. He also of- expected to setthe stagefor counterparts will bean excellent aggressive China. New work together in the Quad and in said the MPs will have informal beneficiaryfamilies to amonthly terremovalofthe outer husk feredhis condolences to the de- Indo-US 2+2 ministerial meeting opportunity to explorenextsteps Delhi, too, is taking the other multilateral groupings are discussions with representatives per-personrationof 5kgwheator and inner bran layers. ceased’s familymember and between Jaishankar and Defence on some of these issues,” he said. step to signal to Beijing “critical pillars”, as “is formalis- of the Defence Ministryand the rice at Rs 2-3/kg) and 5.24mtun- FULLREPORTON supporters. MinisterRajnath Singh on the Stressing that the US post- that it is notalone. ing our cooperation —bilaterally NorthernArmyCommandinLeh dertheMidDayMeals,Integrated www.indianexpress.com Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Indian side, and US Secretaryof WorldWar II Pacific treaty al- Beigun's visit sets the and with others —inmoreregu- on October 28 on “provisioning, Kumar announcedthat Singh StateMichael RPompeo and liances contributed to security stagefor apossible India- lar and systematic ways that offer procurementandissueof highal- would be cremated with full Defense SecretaryMarkEsper. and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific US 2+2 in-person meet- benefitstoour nations’ security”. titudeclothing,equipment,ration statehonours. Biegun said the US has al- forseven decades, he said, “But I ing later this month. FULLREPORTON and housing”. It will also visit the TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE “He wasanefficient admin- ready begun “increasedforeign should also be clear that the se- www.indianexpress.com DefenceInstituteofHighAltitude istrator and apopular leader. I Research of the DRDO in Leh. CASES: RECOVERED:61,49,535 am personallypainedbySingh's 224 untimelydemise. His death has DAYSSINCE 71,20,538 DEATHS:1,09,150 J&K cops:Threeschool 2LeT militants killed in encounter PANDEMIC causedanirreparable loss to the BEGAN TESTS: 8,78,72,093| DOUBLING RATE: 69.34** states political spectrum and the society,” Kumar said. teachers held underPSA Among others, Bihar EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Legislative Council acting chair- in south Kashmir,Siraj-ul-Uloom SRINAGAR,OCTOBER12 man Awadhesh Narayan Singh, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE runs asenior secondaryschool Bihar BJP chief SanjayJaiswal, SRINAGAR,OCTOBER12 that imparts religious and mod- ACOMMANDER of Lashkar-e- agricultureministerPrem ern education and is recognised Taiba (LeT) from Pakistan, who Kumar,information and public THREE TEACHERS of aschool in by Jammu and Kashmir Boardof wasresponsible forseveral re- KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING relations ministerNeeraj Kumar Shopian in south Kashmir have School Education. While some of cent attacksonsecurity person- TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** mournedSingh’s demise. been detainedunder the Public themembersof theschoolareaf- nel in Kashmir,and his associate SafetyAct(PSA)andmoreare un- filiated to the bannedJamaat-e- were killedonMondayinan ■ Maharashtra 15,28,226 10,792 0.82% 87.91 dersurveillance,oneyearafterthe Islami (Jammu and Kashmir), it is encounter in Srinagar,J&K ■ Karnataka 7,10,309 9,523 1.49% 48.48 institutecameonthepoliceradar run by aseparatebody under the Police said. MEA: 7Indians ■ Andhra 7,55,727 5,210 0.71% 101.54 whenoneof itsalumniwasfound Siraj-ul-UloomEducationalTrust. Theyidentifiedthe militants abducted in involvedinthe Pulwama blast The school firstcame under as LeT commander Saifullah and ■ Tamil Nadu 6,56,385 5,015 0.82% 88.01 whichleftnearly 40CRPFperson- the scanner in 2019 when Sajad his associateIrshad Ahmad Dar ■ Kerala 2,89,202 9,347 3.33% 21.60 nel dead, police said. Ahmad,oneof itsformerstudents, of Pulwama. Libya released “The name of the school is wasfoundinvolvedinthecarblast According to officials, ajoint *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth Siraj-ul-Uloom,” said Inspector atLethpora—heprovidedtheve- team of J&K Police and CRPF cor- Smokebillows out of ahouse during the encounter at old CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE General of Police (IGP) Kashmir hiclefortheblastthatkilled40pa- donedoff the city’s Barzulla Barzulla in Srinagar on Monday. PTI 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 VijayKumar when asked about ramilitarypersonnel. Police said neighbourhood basedoninputs the school. “Wehavealready some other studentsand alumni about the presence of militants. 1.55 8.28 66,732 THE MINISTRYofExternal booked itsthree teachers under of theschoolhave alsobeenfound While asearch wason, the mili- whichtwo jawans were mar- to getafootholdinthecitybutour NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: Affairs (MEA) on Mondaysaid thePSA.Theyare AbdulAhadBhat, involvedinmilitant activities. tantsopenedfireonthe team, tyred and three others injured. int(elligence)networkisgoodand 1.53 8.10 71,559 that sevenIndian nationals, who AbdulRouf BhatandMohammad “All militantsare studentsof leading to the gunfight. Afterthat, another attackona quiteeffective.Becauseof that,our Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs were abducted at Asshwerif in Yousuf Wani.”Answeringanother oneortheothereducationalinsti- J&K DGP Dilbag Singh told re- convoy in Kandizal that wasre- troops areable to take careof positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more Libya on September 14,werere- query, he said, “Around five to six tute,” said asenior police officer. porters, “The important thing pelled. Also, the attacknear them,” he added. indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak leasedonOctober 11. otherteachersof theschoolareun- “Over the lastthree-four years, about today’s operation wasthat Nowgam in whichtwo police- Singh said that 180militants DataasonOctober11,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers “Weare happytoinform that dersurveillance.We have warned over 500boys have become mili- atop Lashkar commander men of armedpolice were mar- have been killedin75operations includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive the sevenIndian nationals who themunder107 CrPC…Thescho- tantsinsouth Kashmir.Itistrue (Saifullah) waskilledinit.” tyred,hewas involvedinthat as acrosstheValleyinthisyearsofar, had been abducted at Asshwerif olisbasicallyaffiliatedwithJama- that 10-15might have been stu- “Saifullah waspartofthree well,” DGP Singh added. and 138militantsand their asso- in Libya on 14 September were at-e-Islami (Jammu and dentsofthis school, but others major attacks —anattackon This wasthe eight encounter ciates have been arrested. finallyreleasedyesterday Kashmir).” Section 107ofthe were from other schools. There CRPF some days agoat in Srinagar this year,hesaid. “In TheValleyhasseenasteeprise ARRESTED ON WAY TO HATHRAS (October 11). Our Ambassador to Criminal ProcedureCode deals aremorestudentswho were Kaisermulla, Budgam, in which these eight encounters, we killed in ‘shoot-and-run’ attacks by the Tunisia Shri PuneetRoy Kundal with anylikelybreachofpeace or graduatesorstudentsofengineer- our ASI wasmartyred.Some 18 terroristssofar,”DGPSinghsaid militantsinrecentmonths.Police Go to HC: SC to union seeking spoketothem over phone after public tranquility. ingcollegeswhohave joinedmil- days ago, another CRPF party in response to aquestion. saySaifullah wasbehind mostof theywerehandedoverbythe One of the biggestseminaries itantsthan the religious schools.” wasattackedatKandizal in “Lashkarandothersaretrying these attacks. abductors to the companyAl release of Kerala journalist Shola Al Mudia. All of them are wasfiled, but the police later in good health and arecurrently EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE addedchargesunder the staying in the company’s prem- NBSA fines Aaj Tak Rs 1lakh for attributing ‘fake NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Unlawful Activities Prevention ises in Brega. We aretrying to Act(UAPA). complete requisiteformalities to THE SUPREME CourtonMonday “NocourtinUPwill grant us enable their return to India.” tweet’ to Sushant, group urges to reconsider order asked the Kerala Union of bail. Letusapproachyou under Italsosaid,“Weconveyoursin- Working Journalists (KUWJ), Article 32 of the Constitution,” cerethankstothe Libyanauthori- sider itsorder. accountable. Retired Justice AK “Weare in process of filing a of the deceased”. Theyhavebeen whichhad filedaplea seeking the senior counsel told the ties and the tribal elders from the EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The NBSAalso ordered Aaj Sikri is itscurrent chairperson. representation before NBSA ordered to apologise on air. release of their member bench, also comprising Justices regionfortheirsteadfastcoopera- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Tak, Zee News,News 24 and In itsdetailedorder dated while requesting to reconsider its Sudhir Chaudhary, editor-in- Sidhique Kappan —who wasar- ASBopanna and V tion in securing therelease of our India TVto air an apology forvi- October 6, NBSAfound that Aaj directions issuedvide itsOrder chief of Zee News,did notre- rested by Uttar Pradesh Police Ramasubramanian. nationals unharmed. Both our THE NEWSBroadcasting olating itsguidelines while cov- Tak, in attributing fake tweets to bearing No.73(2020) on the is- spond to amessageseeking his while allegedly on the wayto But the benchtold him “you Ambassadorto Tunisiaandourlo- Standards Authority (NBSA) has ering Rajput’s death. AajTak was Rajput, had violateditsguideline sue of jurisdictional overreach,” commentonNBSA’s order. meetthe Hathras victim’s fam- approachthe HC”, and sought to calconsularstaffwereinconstant imposedafine of Rs 1lakh on found in violation of NBSA on gathering information first- the corporatecommunications AajTak and India TV have ily—tomovethe Allahabad High allayhis concerns saying the apex touchwiththemandthecompany news channel AajTak forat- guidelines in four separatecom- hand and from multiple sources. team of India TodayGroup said also been asked to apologise for Courtfirst. courtisthereincase something all through the crisis.” tributing “faketweets” to actor plaintsand will have to air an Afterdiscovering that it had been in an emailedresponse. showing visuals of Rajput’s body. “Please approachthe goes wrong. Kappan wasarrested The Ministrysaid that it Sushant Singh Rajput in abroad- apology foreachviolation. misled, the news channel deleted In adecision on another com- Chairman and editor-in-chief of Allahabad High Court,” Chief on October 5along with three would liketoreiteratethat there castrelated to his death. NBSAisanindependent body the tweets and took down itsar- plaint, AajTak, Zee News and India TV,Rajat Sharma, did not Justice SABobde told Senior others, with the police alleging is ban on travel of Indian nation- The India TodayGroup, setupbythe News Broadcasters ticle. NBSAwas of the viewthat News24 were pulledupfor airing respond to amessageseeking his AdvocateKapil Sibal, who ap- that theywereassociated with als to Libya,irrespective of the whichruns AajTak,told The Association (NBA) and tasked AajTak should have verifiedthe offensive headlines while report- comment. peared forthe journalists’body. the Popular Front of India (PFI). purpose, since May2016, due to Indian Express on Mondaythat with deciding complaintsabout information before airing the ingRajput’sdeath,whichtheNBSA FULLREPORTON Sibal said it wasahabeas cor- FULLREPORTON the security situation there. it will requestNBSAtorecon- broadcasts and hold itsmembers news reportand notafter. order notedaffected the “dignity www.indianexpress.com pus matter when the petition www.indianexpress.com FROMPAGEONE Rajnath when heavy snowfall oftencuts while ensuring that snowclear- will provide acrucial link to the leave them to rot or shrink if they had assured them that their for- ing dayand night on astrict doing their duty,havetopay an offsupplylines. He said the ance is notdelayedatremote lo- Kargil region. arenot to their liking. Theydam- estwould notbetouched, and deadline.” entryfee.” thereistension. Despitesuch bridges will also ease the lifeof cations,” he said. Singh also laid the foundation agetreebarks,uprootsmall, lean that trees would be takenfrom Bhagat has another concern. Deepak Baij, the Congress Lok problems, the nation, under the civilians living in remote border “I am happytoknowthat stone of the strategicallyimpor- trees, and leave them by the elsewhere—but the villagers “Traditionally, we arenot paid for Sabha MP from Bastar, who is able and visionaryleadership of areas. over 2200kmofroads have been tant Nechiphu tunnel on the road road. Whyshould we allowour were still fearful. this work.Weare fedand given partofthe Dussehracommittee, Prime MinisterNarendra “These roads arenot onlyfor cut by the BROduring the last to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. jungles to sufferinthis way?” “Wedecidedtofollowthe ve- aplace to sleep, and at the end, claimedthat only50-60 trees Modi, is notjustdealing with strategic needs, but theyalso re- twoyears, using the latesttech- This 450 metre, two-lane tunnel Tribal activistArjun Nagex- hicles. Formorethan eight the entirevillagemight getagoat were cut. “Everyyear we cut only these challenges with great de- flect equal participation of all nologies, and state-of-the-art will ensureall-weather connec- plainedthe deep emotional hours, everyman, woman, and or afew hundred rupees. But I the minimum number of trees termination, but also bringing stakeholdersinthe development equipment. Also, surfacing was tivity,besides providing safeand connect that tribal people feel child stood on the road, covering needmoneyfor my children’s that areneeded. Notmorethan about crucial changes in all sec- of the nation,” Singh said. carriedout on about 4200kmof securepassagethrough accident- with the forest:“Theyhaveco- our forest,waiting to see how school fees. Whycan’t we be 50-60 trees have been cut,” Baij tors,” he said. He complimented the BRO roads,” he said. prone areas. existedfor so long, otherwise manytrees theywould carry compensated forbeing partof said. The festivities too, would be The bridges in J&K (10), forworking tirelesslyevendur- Amid the border standoff we wouldn’t have the jungles in away this time,” Rambati said. In this big tradition?” he asked. low-keydue to the Covid-19pan- Ladakh (8), Himachal Pradesh ing the pandemic. with China, India is expediting Bastar’s tribals the firstplace. The adivasi takes the end, theycounted the trunks Nag, who has been working demic this year,hesaid. (2), Punjab (4), Uttarakhand (8), “Everysector of the country, work on severalkey projects, in- believe it wasstrong and had onlywhat he needs, and en- of morethan ahundred trees. with Bastar’s tribals formany Madhu Ramnath, abotanist Arunachal Pradesh (8) and from agricultureand industryto cluding astrategic road linking manyyears to live. sures that it is givenbacktothe At Jagdalpur,morethan 50 years, said: “As partofthe tradi- and activistwho has worked for Sikkim (4) were dedicatedto the our security system, has been im- DarchainHimachal Pradesh “Sal growsslowly, and this jungle. The committee has been men from twovillages in tion, villagers were assigned years in the GadiyaMalaang for- nation by Singh at avirtual con- pactedby Covid-19...The BROhas with Ladakh that will criss-cross tree had grownfor decades. We cutting trees around Kakalgud Bakawand blockwerelabouring tasks, and at the end of the fes- est, said: “Due to the annual cut- ference. continuedoperations in the anumber of high-altitude snow- worship these trees, and to see foryears, but has notplanted a on the Dussehrachariot. One of tivities, the king held courtwith ting of trees, the biodiversity and He said these bridges will NorthEastern states, bound passes. The nearly 290- them destroyed is painful,” single tree yet.” them, BaldevBhagat of thesiyaans andmanjhis, the vil- native fauna of this jungle has help in the movement of ration Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh km-long road will be crucial for Ramuram said. Sukaru, one of On October 5, when the tree- Jharumar in Bastar, said: “This lageelders, at the Mudiya been severely impacted.Itwas and militaryequipment forsecu- and the Union Territories of the movement of troops and the younger,college-going vil- cutters came in their 23 trucks, year we have been brought to Darbar.The celebration and the important forthe villagetoun- rity forces postedinremote bor- Jammu &Kashmir,and Ladakh. heavy weaponryintothe frontier lagers, said, his voice rising in ag- the villagers of Kakalgud were work four days late, because the Darbar arestill there, but the vil- derstand the damageand stand der areas even during winter The BROcontinuedits work bases of the Ladakh region, and itation:“Theycut the trees and out on the road. Local officials trees were cut late. We arework- lagers, who areexpected to keep up againstit.” WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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WHILE THE number of active cases of The epidemichas notended. In fact, The Economics Prize in Memory of Nobelhas gone to Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilsonfor theirworkon novelcoronavirus infections contin- the chances of the numbers going up ues to fall everyday,the government again areveryhigh. It is notatime, auctiontheory and newauctionformats. What is auction theory, and what wasthe winners’ research? is concernedthat gains made over the therefore, to lowerour guards, or be lastone month mightbesquandered casual or relaxed aboutit,” Science if people lettheir guarddownand do and Technology secretaryAshutosh the question is howdoes eachbidder value nottakeadequateprecautions during Sharma told The Indian Express. UDITMISRA THE AUCTION WINNER’S CURSE an item. This is notalways easy to ascertain. the upcoming festival season. “The festival seasonisparticularly NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Themostoptimistic In terms of telecom spectrum, it might be Less than 67,000 newcases were critical.Numbers arereducing, and 10 50 bidderoften easier to pegthe right value foreachbidder discoveredacross the countryon people might be temptedtocelebrate ON MONDAY,the RoyalSwedish Academy 20 because mostbiddersare likelytoput the overestimatesthe Sunday, thelowest thefestivalsastheyhave of Sciencesawarded this year’s Sveriges spectrum to thesame use. This is calledthe non-Monday count done everyyear.But Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in commonvalueofan “common” value of an object. But this may since August23, while crowdingisthemostse- MemoryofAlfred Nobel—popularly,albeit auctionedobject,so notbethe casewith some other commodi- morethan 71,000peo- rious source of infec- incorrectly, referred to as the NobelPrize for that‘winning’the ties, sayapainting. Person Amay derive con- ple were declared to tion… On the other Economics —toPaulRMilgrom and Robert auctionturnsoutto siderablymore“private”orpersonal value — have recovered. It was hand, if we areableto BWilson. Both winners arecurrentlywith WINNER’S causealoss—the justbylooking at it endlessly—than person ESTIMATE CURSE the ninth consecutive tide over the next two StanfordUniversity,wheretheyteachindif- winner’scurse. B. In mostauctions, bidders allocateboth MEANESTIMATE YES! daywhen recoveries monthswithoutanybig ferent departments. REALVALUE NO? Johan Jarnestad/The “common” as well as “private”values to the have exceededthe new CORONAVIRUS surge,then thereis In itsannouncement, the Academysaid RoyalSwedish object being auctionedand this affectstheir detection of cases. This hope,”Sharma said. the pair were receiving the awardfor “for im- PRICE AcademyofSciences eventual bids. has nowhappenedon COUNT Asimilar appeal provementstoauction theoryand inventions The thirdvariable is uncertainty.For in- 19 out of the last24 wasmade on Sunday of newauction formats”. They will equally stance, whichbidder has what information days,bringing awelcome reduction by Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan. sharethe 10 million Swedish kronor award PRIZE IN PaulMilgrom about the object, or even the value another in the number of active cases from Asking people to continue to practice money—roughlyRs8.33crore. ECONOMICS and Robert bidder associates with the object. 10.17lakh to about8.62 lakh. physical distancing norms and cele- Wilson, “for But therehas been agrowing bratethe festivals in asimple manner, What is auction theory? improvementsto What wasMilgrom and Wilson’s work? worrythat the falling numbers might the ministersaid, “thereisnoneedto Essentially,itisabout howauctions lead auction theory Milgrom and Wilsonhavedone pioneer- leadpeople to believe that the epi- congregateinlarge numbers to prove to the discovery of the price of acommodity. and inventionsof ing work on auction theoryand muchofour demic wasnearing itsend. your faith or your religion. If we do this, Auction theorystudies howauctions arede- newauction current understandingisdue to their re- “Peopleare seeingthe numbers go we maybeheading forabig trouble”. signed, what rules govern them, howbid- formats”. search. down. What manydon’t realise is that ders behave andwhat outcomes are As the Academynotes, “Wilson devel- it can starttogoupany time, anyday. AMITABHSINHA achieved. opedthe theoryfor auctions of objectswith When one thinksofauctions, one typi- trum, agovernment could either think in But even when abeauty contest approach acommon value—avalue whichisuncer- cally imagines the auction of abankruptper- terms of maximising itsrevenues or aim at wasreplacedwith an auction, it mattered tain beforehand but, in the end, is the same INDIAACTIVE CASES 861,853 son’sproperty to payoff his creditors. Indeed, making telecom moreaffordable to every- howthe auction wasdesigned. Forinstance, foreveryone”. Wilson showedwhat the this is the oldest form of auction. This sim- one. If it wantstomaximise revenues, the if spectrumisauctionedatthe regional level, “winner’s curse”isinanauction and howit ple design of suchanauction —the highest auction has to be designedone way, butdo- national players maynot getseamless access affectsbidding. As shown in the illustration, 950,000 open bidder getting the property (or the ing so will implythatthe companyeventu- to optimum quality of spectrum across the it is possible to overbid —$50 whenthe real commodity in question)—is intuitively ap- allywinning the contractwillmaketelecom country; as aresult, theymay notbid as ag- value is closer to $25. In doing so, one wins pealing as well. services costlier and, in the process, deprive gressively.Inthe US, suchamistake ledtoa the auction but loses out in reality.The win- 944,996 But over time, and especiallyoverthe last the poorestsections of affordable telephony second-hand marketwherecompanies ner’s curse explains “whyrational bidders three decades, moreand moregoods and and Internetaccess. The up-side, however, is tradedamong themselveswith little revenue tend to place bids belowtheir ownbestesti- services have been brought under auction. that the government will getmoremoneyin accruing to thegovernment. mateofthe common value: theyare worried 900,000 The natureofthese commoditiesdiffers itskitty andcan use it whicheverway it likes Howanauction is designed, therefore, about the winner’s curse —that is, about pay- 861,853 sharply. Forinstance, abankruptperson’s —possiblyevensubsidise the telecom costs has atremendous impact notjustonthe buy- ing toomuchand losing out”. property is starklydifferent from the spec- of the poorest. ers and the sellers but also on the broader so- Milgrom “formulatedamoregeneral the- trum forradio or telecomuse. Similarly,car- On the other hand, if the government’s ciety. oryofauctionsthat notonlyallows common LAST 10 DAYS bon dioxide emission creditsare quitedif- goal is to enable the broader society to ac- values but also private values that vary from ferent from the spotmarketfor buying cess the benefitsofthe telecom revolution What arethe keyvariablesthat bidder to bidder”. He “analysed the bidding 850,000 electricity,which, in turn, is quitedifferent and alloweventhe poorest to use the determine the outcomeofanauction? strategiesinanumber of well-known auc- Oct 2Oct 11 from choosing whichcompany shouldget Internet at an affordablerate, it maywant to Three keyvariables needtobeunder- tion formats, demonstrating that aformat the righttocollect the local garbage. focus moreonhow best acompanycan en- stood while designing an auction. will give the sellerhigher expected revenue Note:The Oct 11 figureinthisgraph is based on thegovtupdateonOct 12 In other words, no one auction design fits surethat. In fact,beforeauctions became the One is the rules of the auction. Imagine when bidders learn more about each other’s all types of commodities or seller. norm forlimited resources suchasradio participating in an auction. Your bidding be- estimated values duringbidding”. This is also true because the purpose of waves, governmentsusedtoallocatethem haviour is likelytodifferifthe rules stipulate With eachpassing year,associeties have INDIA TOTAL CASES WORLD TOTALCASES an auction also differs withthe commodity as one would conductabeauty contest. This open bids as againstclosed/sealedbids. The become morecomplexMilgrom and Wilson 7,120,538 37,614,668 andthe entity conducting the auction. More would involveasking howacompanymight same applies to single bids versus multiple respondedbyinventing newformats“for oftenthan not, private sellers want to max- use the spectrum and assessingwhichcom- bids, or whether bids aremade one afteran- auctioning offmanyinterrelated objectssi- Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, imise their gains while public authorities panyisbestsuited to receive the license. This other or everyone bids at the same time. multaneously, on behalf of aseller motivated Welfare,updatedat11pmonOct12 updatedat11pmonOct12 mayhaveother goals in mind. approach, however, ledtoaproliferation of The second variable is the commodity or by broadsocietal benefit rather than maxi- Forinstance, when selling telecom spec- lobbying. service being put up forauction. In essence, mal revenue”. In Apple Watch data,the impact of lockdown on noiseexposure What govt has proposed in new LTC scheme providedtax benefitsonLTC without having scheme and employees decide to avail it. What arethe measurestoboostcapital DURINGTHE early mentsabout social dis- SUNNYVERMA, to actuallytravel. These employees would, expenditure? months of the coron- tancing and issuedstay- AANCHALMAGAZINE however, be required to spend three times Howdoes it help governmentrevenue? Specialassistancewill be provided to avirus pandemic, peo- at-home orders in March &SANDEEPSINGH their LTCfarecomponent forpurchasing While GSTcollections have been severely states in the form of interest-free 50-year ple’s exposuretoenviron- and April, compared to NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 items thatattract 12%ormoreGST.What this impacted in the firsthalf of the fiscal due to loans of Rs 12,000 crorewith certain con- mental noise dropped Januaryand February. means is that if your fare component of LTC the pandemic, aconsumption boostfromthe ditions. States have been categorisedinto nearly by half, according The four states had FINANCE MINISTER Nirmala Sitharaman is Rs 40,000,you needtospend Rs 1.2lakh LTCmovewill liftGST collections in the sec- three groups: Group 1comprising to anew study by differing Covid-19re- Monday announcedtwo sets of measures to on goods that fall in the 12%-or-moreGST ond half as the scheme calls forexpenditure Northeaststates(Rs 1,600crore)and University of Michigan PAPER sponses in terms of stay- generateconsumption demand and boost slab in order to save taxonRs40,000. to be done until March 31,2021. If private sec- Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh(Rs researchers in four US at-home orders, which capital spending in the economy. These If youdon’t spend that amount,you may toremployees also participate, it maylead to 900crore), Group2ofotherstatesthatwill states. The study,pub- CLIP showedthrough the measures, along with participation of states have to paytax as per your marginal taxrate asignificant jumpinoverall consumption getRs7,500crore in proportion of their lishedinEnvironmental data. Californiaand New and theprivate sector,are projected to cre- on the LTCcomponent. So if youfall in the and rise in GSTcollections. shareasper the Finance Commission’s de- Research Letters, is an NEWRESEARCH York both had reallydras- ate“additional demand” of Rs 1lakhcrore, 10%tax slab, youwill have to payadditional volution, and Group 3ofstateswhichwill analysis of datafrom tic reductions in sound according to thegovernment. taxofRs4,000on the LTCfarecomponentof What is the special festival advance getRs2,000 croreiftheymeet3of 4re- Apple Watchusers in Florida, New that happenedveryquickly, whereas Some proposals areaimedatadvancing Rs 40,000. scheme? forms, including One Nation One Ration, as York,California and Texas. Florida and Texashad somewhat less expenditurewhile others aredirectlylinked As forthe leaveencashment component, The government hasrestoredfestivalad- outlinedinthe Atmanirbhar packagean- Calledthe Apple HearingStudy,it of areduction.Later,levelsdropped to increase in GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the employeewill have to spend an equiva- vance, whichwas abolishedinline with rec- nouncedinMay.The funds, whichneedto collectsdataovertime to understand drasticallyinFlorida and Texastoo. she said.The ministry will allow government lent amount towardsthe purchase of items ommendationsofthe7thPayCommission,for be spentbyMarch 31,2021, can be usedfor howeverydaysound exposurecan Initially, the largest drop in envi- and private sectoremployees to use their that attract 12%ormoreasGST. one time untilMarch 31,2021. All central gov- ongoing and newprojectsand settling con- impact hearing. ronmental sound exposurewas seen Leave Travel Concession (LTC)tax-free ben- ernment employees will getaninterest-free tractors' bills on these. The funds provided The publishedanalysis included on the weekends. But afterthe lock- efit forvarious types of purchases subject to Howwill it benefit the economy? advanceof Rs10,000thatthegovernmentwill to states will be over andabout their bor- morethan ahalfmillion daily noise downs, when people stoppedphysi- certain conditions while giving an interest- Through the LTCconsumption boostplan, recoverin10instalments.Itwillbegiveninthe rowing ceilings. levels measured before and during callygoing to work,therewas no free festival advance of Rs 10,000to govern- the government expectsademandgenera- formof apre-loadedRupaycardoftheadvance Forits part, the Centrehas proposedan the pandemic.Daily averagesound longer alarge distinction in exposures ment employees. Measures have been an- tionofRs28,000 crore—Rs19,000 croreon valueandthegovernmentexpectstodisburse additionalbudget of Rs 25,000crorefor cap- levels droppedapproximately3deci- between the traditional five working nounced to step up capital expenditureby accountofdemandfromcentralgovernment Rs 4,000 crore. Accordingtothe Finance ital expenditureonroads, defence infrastruc- bels duringthe time thatlocalgovern- days versus the weekend. the Centre and the states. employees, and Rs 9,000 crorefromstate Ministry, if allstatesprovideasimilaradvance, ture, watersupplyand urban development. mentsinthe US made announce- Source: University of Michigan government employees. Besides, the same another Rs 8,000 crores is likelytobedis- Allocations will be made to various min- Howdoes the LTCbenefitimpact you? benefitswill be available to private sector bursed.Thisisexpectedtogenerateconsump- istriesinthe upcoming discussions forfor- Centralgovernment employees will be employees if employers decide to offerthe tiondemand aheadoffestivals likeDiwali. mulating revisedestimates. AfterbattlingBJPforlong,KhushbuSundarjoinsparty:why,whatnow

although she herself exhibitsnorigidity one of the mostpopularfemale actors of leaders acknowledgedher then forthe suc- and opinions were till yesterday. She ARUNJANARDHANAN againstanyone’s beliefs. South Indian cinema with over 100promi- cessfulcampaignshe ledfor Congress can- neededabetterplatform,” she said. CHENNAI,OCTOBER12 An actor friend jokingly said “her prob- nent films. At onepoint, fans had even built didatesinsouthern Tamil Nadu. The friend said both DMK and BJP have lem is thatshe is aworkaholic”. “She may atemple to her in Tamil Nadu. rigid disciplinaryrules that prevent leaders THE TAMIL actor KhushbuSundar joined be simple in her ideological argumentsbut When she joinedDMK, Karunanidhi Whyshe has quit and cadres from crossing the party line. the BJP on Monday, having constantly she is aggressive towardsher work.” said Khushbu wasknown forher progres- What has made her quit the Congress is “Even if her previous disagreementswith fought the same party on social media for Even before she entered politics, she sive views in films.She hadalsoacted as seeminglysimilar to thereasons forwhich BJP can be resolvednow,Khushbu’s truth- severalyears. Previouslyinthe Congress, kickedupacontroversy —in2005—with Maniyammai, partner of social reformer she had quit the DMK. She wassidelinedby ful and spontaneous reactions makeher she usedtoreplytoevery rivalindividually, remarks about premarital sexinaninter- Periyar,inabiopic on him. topleaders of both parties, although she was morevulnerable in BJP,” she said. and oftentagged andnamedNarendra viewinTamil. Her remarkthat “our society But sidelinedbyMKStalin, morethan just acelebrity-turned-politician. Asenior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu, Modiand AmitShah in her tweets.“She was should come out of the thinking thatatthe Karunanidhi’s son and the current party The Congress did give her space to ex- who had notknown about Khushbu’s de- an untiring fighter forCongress in social time of the marriage, the girls should be chief, she quit the DMK to join the Congress pressher opinionsinpublic, even if they cisionuntil Sunday night, nowsaid she media, almostevery minuteand hour,and with virginity…” ledtoseveral cases being in November 2014. were sometimes different from party would be the party’s star campaigner in astarcampaigner,areal crowdpuller and filedagainsther.Ittookalegal battle of This wasatatime the Congress wasfac- stands. In the DMK, in contrast, hervocal Tamil Nadu. “A winnableMLA seat can powerful orator duringpollsinpublic ral- about five years before she wasclearedin ing acrisis within, and whennot manyca- natureprevented her from advancing her makeher an MLA… or even aRajya Sabha lies,” saidasenior Congress leader. twodozencases by the Supreme Court reer politicians would have been expected career.For instance, astatement she made MP postwhenthe time comes,” he said. So, what explainsher move? sometime in early 2010. to join the party. about Karunanidhi’s successor upsetStalin. Asenior Congress leader,who felt that The then Congress chief in Tamil Nadu, E Khushbu wasalwaysefficient, ambitious and Her background In DMK &Congress VKSElangovan,tappedher politicalskills to What to expect in BJP arrogant, said her presence would help BJP Born intoaMuslim familyinWest In May2010, shejoinedthe DMKin the party’s benefitfor over twoyears, until Her actor friend said: “The Congress was gettwo votes extrainTamilNadu.“Nothing Andheri in Mumbai, Khushbu startedout Chennai, in the presence of the then party he himself wasoustedfromthe post. She was the best space forher,not even DMK... She moreorless.Nothing happenedwhen she as achild actor in the 1980s. Known as hard- chief and Chief Minister, thelateM the star campaigner of the Congress in the Khushbu Sundar, formerlyinCongress, maybehopingthat the BJPwill provideher worked with DMK and Congress, the plat- working, she comes across to manyasara- Karunanidhi. This markedher entryinfor- 2014 Lok Sabha polls and in the 2016 joinedBJP on Monday. Twitter/@BJP4India avibrantworking space to do something in forms thatsuitedherprinciples best.Nothing tionalistwho would call herselfanatheist mal politics afteracareerthat had made her Assemblypollsaswell. Even senior DMK social life, howeverdifferent her convictions morewill happen in BJP either,” he said. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020 WORDLY WISE Youcan’tput alimit on anything. Themoreyou dream, thefarther youget. 10 THE EDITORIAL PAGE —MICHAEL PHELPS The Hathras Conspiracy

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA ‘Conspiracy’ is the oxygen that keepsbankruptregimes BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL alive.Minus that, one confrontsamiscellany of horrors

FIRSTSTEPS Alok Rai

Finance Minister’s packagetoreviveconsumptionand investment is modest, raises expectations of moretocome THE BARE FACTS of the Hathras incident,the nowblowing in the wind. Iamremindedof governance,through being perceivedbythe factsattendant and consequent, beggar lan- SubhadraKumari Chauhan’slines, admon- people theygovern as acting in their inter- guage. Mererape, even gangrape, is hardly ishing the very Springtoenter Jallianwalla ests,and notinthe pursuitofsectarian and NMONDAY,UNIONFinanceMinisterNirmalaSitharamanannouncedaset of news in our India. Thereneeds to be some- Bagh but respectfully: Aaopriyarituraj, kintu nefarious agendas. And while legitimacy measuresaimedatrevivingconsumptionandinvestmentactivityintheecon- thing special about the rape forittoevenbe dheereseaana/ Yehhai shok-sthaan, yahaan cannotbechallenged,since it reststoasignif- omy. They followatwo-prongedapproach:First,puttingmoneyinthehands noticedabove the dailynoise of atrocity.A mat shor machaana. icantextentonperformance and perception, O of governmentemployeessoasto incentivisespending,andsecond,increas- child, maybe? The morning paper has afour- Onecould belegalistic about it —thereis it can be eroded, it can drainaway. Now, there ing capital expenditurebybothcentral and stategovernments. According to the govern- year old, kept in captivity,raped and, forgood muchsportfor lawyers here. Thereisthe might well be people who argue that the per- measure, starved.Anold woman of 90? fudging of the medico-legal evidence, the de- formance of the Adityanath government has ment’s estimates, these measuresare expectedtoboostdemand by Rs 73,000 crorebythe But even in this challengingenvironment, layedsamples submitted forforensicevalu- been spectacularly good, etc—certainlyitis- end of this financial year.Seenagainstthe scaleofeconomic destruction, the measuresan- is theresomething about the Hathras inci- ation; the bureaucratic alacrityinobfuscat- n’t safetosuggest otherwise in UP itself, for nouncedonMonday, while limiting the fiscalcosts,are modestfirststeps. Theyare unlikely dent that compels attention? ing the narrative —“no rape”, trumpetedthe fear of attracting the dreadedprovisions of to provideanymeaningful,durablepushto economicactivity.Yet they signalanacknowledge- It couldn’t be the familiar and character- policemen, this was“merely” murder; the the NSAand the UAPA,reportedly at the ment on the partofthe government of theneedfor measures to boostdemand —and raise isticallyHindu hybrid of caste arrogance and DM bullying the familyintosilence, on whim of the Chief Minister—“NSAlagado!” expectations thatmoremeasures areinthe offing. toxic masculinity —although the local politi- record; and perhaps mostegregiously, the The case of Dr Kafeel Khan, whosedetention cians did hold meetings in supportofthe sus- rushedcremation —the callousness of waseventually ruledtobeillegal by the High The provisions to boostconsumer spending areoftwo kinds. First, the “Leave Travel pected rapists and some of the village course, but also the forensic complicity,the Courtis, well, exemplary. Concession Cash Voucher Scheme” provides central government employees moneyinlieu Thakurs stationedthemselvesoutside the Those who rule us are eager destruction of vital evidence. Those who rule us areeager to makeex- of leave travel concessionfor the 2018-21period.Employees can utilise this amount to pur- house of the grieving family, and broadcast Eachofthese meritsfull and separate amples of sundrypeople, “toteachalesson,” chase goods and services, subject to thespending being done through digital channels. insultsand threats, on loudspeaker and viral to makeexamples of sundry treatmentbut, fornow,Iwill followthe lead theysay.But through longyearsofteaching, Alongside,theCentrewillrevive aone-timefestivaladvanceschemegivingRs10,000to gov- videos, underthe benign supervisionofthe people,‘to teachalesson,’ of the CM, UP,and take offonwhat might be Ihaveacquired the sobering knowledge that ernment employees.Conditional upon their adoption, thesetwo measurestogether areex- police. Or could it be the extravagant cruelty they say. But through long calledthe Adityanath Tangent. Afterreluc- the lessons learnt arefrequentlydifferent of theoriginal incident, the bruisedtongue tantlyhanding over the investigation to ano- from the lessons that aresought to be taught. pectedto boostdemandby aroundRs36,000crore.However, notonlydotheconditionsim- yearsofteaching,Ihave of the rapedwoman, the broken spine? tionallyindependent agency, the CBI, the And the lesson that Iderive from the para- posedbythegovernmentrestricttheavenuesof spending,themeasuresarefairly limitedin Could it be thepalpable complicity of the lo- acquired the sobering governmentofUPhas launchedmultiple in- noia that is evident, in stateand Centre, in their scope, and don’t address the distress in large partsofthe labour market,especiallythe cal administration in the ultimately botched knowledge that the lessons vestigations —21FIRs and counting —inpur- the perceived“challenges” to legitimacy,and informalsector.The second setofannouncementsthataim to spur capitalspendinginclude attempt to coverupthe crime —the lyingpo- learnt are frequently suance of the claim that while the original the consequent resorttoallegations of con- a50-year interestfreeloan of Rs 12,000croretostates, and the enhancement of centralgov- licemen, the uncivil civil servants? different from the lessons Hathras incident mayormay notbecom- spiracy and sedition by the exponentsofsuch Unfortunately, noneofthis is news. mon or garden rape —bemere murder—the pedagogic “nationalism” —essentially, ernment capital expenditurebyRs25,000crore. Considering thatthe totalcapital outlayof that are sought to be taught. states waspegged at Rs 5.81lakh crorein2019-20 (BE),these loans to states areunlikelyto Instanceseven moreextremecan bemul- outrageoverHathras is partofaninterna- “teaching alesson”, generallywith sticksand tiplied—andperhapswill be,byadepts atthe Andthe lesson that Iderive tional conspiracy,noless,todestabilise the stones, to people who aredeemedtobe boostcapital spending, and will be inadequatetooffsetthe shortfall in their taxdevolution, whatbouterygame, in the bizarre belief that from the paranoia that is provincialgovernment. “anti-national” —might well be different though theycould be usedfor clearing pending bills. Further,considering that the Centre’s matching atrocities, from oppositesides of The uniquelyhorrible natureofthe events from the one intended. capital spendinginthe firstfivemonths of the year has been marginallylower than lastyear, some ideological divide, cancel eachother out, evident,instate and Centre, at Hathras has evoked widespread condem- “Conspiracy!”confers akind of retrospec- to what extent this additional allocation can be releasedquicklyisdebatable. rather thanadding up. But, to be fair,the in the perceived ‘challenges’ nation,nationallyaswellasinternationally. But tive,derivedlegitimacy in situations where The GDP datareleased by the National StatisticsOffice(NSO) had revealed theextent rushed cremationwas rather special. It isn’t to legitimacy,and the to interpret thiswidespreadcondemnationas the real thing is perceived, with justification, of the collapse in household consumption and investment in the economyinthe firstquar- everydaythat the members of thegrieving consequent resort to evidenceofconspiracy requires genius. to have drainedaway. Afterall, if thereisa family—the mother prostrating herself be- Nefariousactors,we areledto believe,are seek- “conspiracy”, theremustbesomething there terofthe current financial year.For the fullyear,the RBI nowexpects the economytocon- fore theambulance, the father begging to see allegations of conspiracy and ing to “challenge” the legitimacy of the duly to be conspired against—in other words, re- tract by around 9.5per cent. While the measures announcedonMondaywill notbeenough the face of hismurdereddaughterforone last sedition by theexponents of electedgovernmentby“defaming”it—butthe calling Descartes, conspiracy ergosum. to offset thisloss,theydoindicatethe intent of the government to push both household time —lockedininfear,evenasthe body of suchpedagogic ‘nationalism’ government of UP is, evidentlyquite capable “Conspiracy” is the oxygen that keeps bank- consumption and public investment at this juncture. These announcementsshould be theirdeaddaughter,crucialevidenceof atroc- —essentially,‘teaching a of defamingitself. Arguably, it doeslittleelse, ruptregimes alive.Minus that, what one con- ity,isburntin thesmallhoursof the night,un- lurchingfromoneoutragetoanother.Now one frontsisamiscellanyofhorrors, lies and in- the firststeps of abroader,moreambitious fiscal package, thataddresses the needs of lesson’, generally with sticks stressedsegmentsofthe economy. der police guard. Atrocity upon atrocity. maygrant the “dulyelected”part, albeitwith competence.Behind the bizarre “international How, then, mayone approachthe mat- and stones, to people who somereservations,soitistruethatitisproperly conspiracy” generated by the Adityanath terofHathras, approachthe makeshiftpyre, are deemed to be ‘anti- legal. But “legitimate” is an altogether trickier Tangent, that pile of ash, whichwas once a hastilyassembledonwaste land, and now national’ —might well be matter thansimple legality. young woman, awaitsour attention. strewnwith afew,sad flowers? Perhaps in a To putitbluntly, legitimacy cannotbe OPEN THE CONVERSATION respectful, awed silence, baffledbythe enor- different from the one challenged,legality can. Legitimacy,onthe The writer taught in thedepartment of mity of what oneconfronts —apile of ash, intended. other hand, has to be earned—through good English, Delhi University Vaccine allocation will pose difficult questions, call forchoosing between vulnerabilities. Letthe deliberations begin

ASTMONTH,UNIONHealthandFamilyWelfareMinisterHarshVardhantoldthe RajyaSabha that he expectsavaccine againstCOVID-19tobeavailable by early L 2021. Butheadded anote of caution about the time it could take to reachevery- WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS one. On Sunday, he spokeagain on theissue: “Prioritisationofgroups forthe COVID-19vaccineshallbebasedontwo considerations—occupationalhazardsandtherisk TwoFrenchOpen champions, Nadal and Swiatek,restore order to an anxious year of developingsevere diseaseandincreasedmortality.”Theministerhasdonewellto indicate the government’s priorities at an early stage—avaccine formass use is, by mostestimates, at least threemonths away.But in the comingweeksand months, as the government gives GauravBhatt shapeto itsplans,narrowingdowntheprioritylist,itwillneedtoanswermore questions.For instance,if thestrategyisto give precedenceto healthcareworkers,shoulddoctorswhodeal IT WASinmid-March,withsportingevents men. The lasso-likeforehand is another aside queries about the 20-Grand Slam with infectious diseases getthe firstshot? Or should nurses, ward attendants, ambulance cancelledand organisers scrambling, that shared trait. But unlikeayoung Nadal, markshared with RogerFederer:“It’s all drivers be higher on the prioritylist? Among those withcomorbidities, shouldthe health of FrenchOpen ditchedits usual May-June slot Swiatek already lookslikeaWimbledon con- about RolandGarrostoday”. the elderly be secured first, or do relatively younger people,who needtotravelmore, have a and flung ahandkerchief on the September- tender,and it isn’t justthe sparklingwhite Offcourt, the twochampions couldn’t be moreurgentclaim?Shouldthosewholive inslumsandcongestedareasgetpriority?Choosing October dates. At thetime, the unilateral post- garb. On clay, where only fools rush in,the anydifferent. Swiatek spent the enforced from among different sets of vulnerabilities is nevereasy.Itisimportant, therefore, thatthe ponement irkedall tennis bodies. But this Pole won57net pointsatasuccess rate of 78. break doing homeworkinaunicorn onesie, year has underlinedthat hindsightis20/20. Yes, women’s singles tennis has long sharing BabyYodamemes and booting up government opens the conversation to avariety of specialists —epidemiologists, ethicists, Looking back,therecouldn’t have been abet- been acarousel. Swiatek is the ninth first- the PlayStation. Nadal struggledwith ordeals economists,patientgroups, social scientists. terend to theGrand Slam tennis season than time championinthe last14Grand Slams, likehow to add aperson to avideo call. The WHO’spreliminaryguidelinesfor vaccineallocation underline the significanceofa the heady mixofemotions we got in Paris on and the fifthfirst-timer to win the French CommentsspammedNadal’s feed as he deliberativeprocedure:“Employbestavailablescientificevidence,expertise,andsignificant Sunday—theexhilarationofthe unknown Open in as manyyears. Shewoulddowell to triedfor minutes to setupanInstagram ses- engagement with relevant stakeholders forvaccine prioritisation… using transparent, ac- and the comfortofthe familiar. take another pageout of her idol’s playbook. sion withfellowelder Federer. One, from a countable and unbiasedprocesses to engender… trustinprioritisation decisions”. Acon- In an anxiety-filledworld,itwas arelief Comingintothe FrenchOpen, the odds certain Andy Murray,read: “This is brilliant... that IgaSwiatek and Rafael Nadal wonthe were againstNadal—concerns about the 34- he can win 52 Frenchopens but notwork sensus also seems to be emerging globallythat allocation strategies should be informedby French Open with absolute authority. year-old’slonglayoffand indifferent form, Instagram.” Murray’s comment reads alot wide-rangingdiscussions.IntheUS,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionaskedthe Dominic Thiem’sUSOpenwin lastmonth about the heavier balls and colder Parisian likethe running gagonWikipedia, where National Academies of Sciences,Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) to develop aplan “to wasmarredbyasub-par final. Naomi climes, both of whichcould, in theory, ad- fans edit the “Roland Garros” entrytoread: fairly allocate” avaccine. NASEM reportedlyconducted apublic hearinginthe firstweek of Osaka’striumphwas aboutamessagebig- verselyaffect his game. Nadal answered with “FrenchOpen is amajor tennis tournament September before releasingits firstdraft. gerthanthe sport. The fortnightinFrance, anear-perfect campaign that endedbydis- heldovertwo weeksatthe Stade Roland- TheDrugsControllerGeneralof Indiasaid,lastmonth,thatitwouldapproveavaccine“of however, wasabout twoathletesattheir mantling nemesis NovakDjokovic. Garros in Paris,beginning in lateMay and ruthless best. Coming into the French It’s fitting that the twolosing finalists — ending afterRafael Nadal kisses the trophy.” atleast 50percentefficacy”.Giventhemagnitudeof thecrisis,thislowbarisunderstandable. “Congratulations Rafael Nadal! It’s amaz- Open, the odds were against Djokovic and Sofia Kenin —werechampions The dates were different, but Nadal But aless than 100per cent sure inoculation could mean thatplans to trackthe initial recip- ing to kind of sharethis experience with you. Nadal —concerns about the at the year’s firstGrand Slam. The Australian brought some semblance of order to a ients will have to be developedintandemwith the allocation strategy.It’simportant that a Am Ievenallowedtosay this?” tweeted Open nowseems ages ago. Happier times? chaotic year.Swiatek made it better by rangeofspecialistsare calledintojoin the dots,think through the difficult issues. Swiatek minutes afterthe Spaniard’s 13th 34-year-old’slong layoff and Perhaps not, seeing howthe tournament was restoring faith in the future. FrenchOpen title on Sunday. There’s area- indifferent form, about the playedinthe backdrop of the bushfires crisis. Fornow,it’s au revoir.The Paris Masters son behind the politeness. Swiatek wasfour heavier balls and colder Simpler times, though. Theygot to lifttheir is scheduledfor next month, but COVID-19 when her favouriteplayerlaid the firstbrick Parisian climes, both of trophies in front of an audience, their wide cases in France have been on an uptick. Our to hiskingdom of clay. On Saturday,she grins notconcealedbymasks. champions return to theirrespective rou- whichcould,intheory, GAME, SET, MATCH pickedupher firsttitle in Rafa-likefashion: Afterher triumph, Swiatekwas arat in tines. Swiatek doingwhat she loves, solving Showing no respect to thestatusquo of adversely affecthis game. amaze. She sprinted up and down the math problems in Warsaw, while Nadal will There’s aNadal-sized FrenchOpen asterisk against seeds, pastwinners,runners-upand reign- Nadal answered with anear- stairs, climbed over barriers beforemaking trytofigureout technology in Mallorca. ing champions.Bothwere19and the simi- perfectcampaign that ended it to thebox and the arms of herteam. She “But what about us,” youask? Federer’s GOAT claims larities onlybegin there. fumbledher waythrough the speechbe- We’ll alwayshaveParis. The dizzyingRPMs Swiatek putsonthe by dismantling nemesis fore admitting, “I don’t knowwhat’sgoing T’LL DO THE men’s singles final at FrenchOpen an immensedisservice if it is reduc- ball farexceedmostwomen and rivalmany NovakDjokovic. on.” Nadal wasathis regalbest, swatting [email protected] tively recounted as Rafael Nadal’s 100th matchwin at Roland Garrosor13thGrand Slam title on clayor999th career win. Nadal’s 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 triumph over Novak I Djokovic wasaclassic whichremindedthe worldthatepic encounters don’talways needtogotofivesets. Nadal winning the firstset 6-0 againstanopponent who hadn’t lost hislast38matcheswasn’tsomeone-sidedsavagedismantlingby theSpaniardonwhatishis OCTOBER 13, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO stomping ground. It wasariveting shortstory with twists andturns. This wasn’t Nadaltrying to extract errors from Djokovic. He wasthinking hard, stretch- W AR RAGES ON AASU ON MIGRANTS mean the migrantswho came to India before ingeverysinew, exploringallanglesonthecourt.Thedrop-shotthathadworkedforDjokovic IRAQI JETS ROCKETED Abadanastanks raced THE ALL ASSAMStudentsUnion has described that date cannotbetaken back, the booklet all week wasalsoonshow. AgainstNadal on theday,itdidn’t work.Hewouldread his mind, to close in on the gutted oil refining city in as fallacious the interpretation that the mi- claimed. southwestern Iran. Iran’s President Abol- grants who came to India before March 25, reachthe ball and place it across the net. Even when Nadal’sdominance grew,the presence HassanBani-Sadr said his country’s forces 1971 could notbesentback.TheIndira-Mujib J&K HAILSTORM of Djokovic on the oppositeend leftatantalising possibility of acomeback. Djokovic wasn’t were wearingdowntheIraqisandwillmount pact of 1972 or thejoint declaration of March THIRTY-FIVE BAKARWALS AND Gujjars giving up, Nadal wasn’t giving in. It wasthat kind of aSunday. acounter-attackto“recoverevery inchofter- 1972 did notsay anything about refugees or were killed in ahailstorm whichswept the The 2020 Nadal win wasnothinglikehis 12 previous triumphs at Paris. NotFederer's ritory” takenoverbyIraq. He said Iran was migrants, the AASU contendedinaleaflet mountainous rangeofPeer Panjal in the roasting of 2008, nor the titanic triumph of 2011 wherethe Spaniarddrew thebestout of agreeabletoaUNsponsoredceasefire limited brought out on the Nehru-Liaqat Ali Khan border district of Poonchand Rajouri. The Federer on clay, could matchthis one.The Spaniardunleashedanuncharacteristic geomet- to theShatt el Arab estuarytoallowanesti- agreement and the Indira-Mujib pact. parties of Gujjars and Bakarwals were on mated 60 strandedforeign ships to leave.But However, the India-Bangladeshjoint state- their waybacktothe plains from the moun- ric game,not beholden to percentageplay, leavingDjokovicwithnoanswers.Serving up a therewerenosigns that Iraq would agree to ment in February1972 did talk of migrants, tain pastures, wheretheyhad gone to graze masterclass without being aslave to afive-setscoreline, while equalling Federer's 20, Nadal the localisedstand down afterits infantry and Sheikh MujiburRahman had expressed their cattle.According to reports,hailstones cannowstake legitimateclaimtohisfriend’sGreatestOfAllTimehonour.Forwithallthings stormedacrossthestrategicKarunrivertowin his resolve to take backall migrantswho came the size of table-tennis balls beat down on being equal now, there’saNadal-sizedFrenchOpen asterisk againstFederer’s GOAT claims. total control of the 120-mile shipping lane. to India afterMarch 25, 1971.This does not them,killingatleast10onthe spot. 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THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “The choice of winner (Nobel Peace Prize) indicates the seriousnesshunger 11 THE IDEAS PAGE poses to world peace.” —DAWN Quad and the global churn Never waste acrisis Instead of focusing on non-issues and fixing Engaging Quad partners on reformingChina-centred economic globalisation is arare opponents, government should borrow opportunity forIndia. But it also involves engineering internal change andspend the moneywisely

ernment. And lastly, theonlything which is flourishing is the stockmarket,whichhas been firmlyinthe grip of speculators during the pandemic.But all this will notfill the emptystomachsofpeople. Theseare truths, which cannotbecon- cealeddespitethe Goebbelsian effortsof RAJA MANDALA the government. The bigger reality is that thepeopleare undergoinguntold suffer- by CRajaMohan Ya shwant Sinha ing and paying aheavy price forthe fol- lies of the government. Acrisisshouldneverbewasted;thisone THE QUAD, OR the quadrilateral security dia- ITHASBECOMEtheprimarydutyof thegov- in particular.Itisagolden opportunity to logue between India, US, Japan and Australia, ernment of the daytoobfuscate issues build. Whydid John MaynardKeynes sug- is nowemblematicofthe geopoliticalchurnin through acocktail of untruths, half-truths, gest that people should be engaged in dig- the eastern hemisphere. Less notedbut innuendos and purelies.Yet,likethe sun’s gingditchesandthenfillingthemup?Itwas equallysignificant is itsgeo-economic agenda raysthrough adarkcloud,some factspeep in order to ensurethatmoneyreachedpeo- that has drawnSouth Korea, Vietnam and out. As farasthe Indian economyiscon- ple’s pocketssothat demandcouldacceler- NewZealand intothe post-pandemicconsul- cerned,thesearethefacts.First,theeconomy ate. In ourcontexttoday, it meansproviding tationsinthe so-called“Quad Plus”format.In wentintoatailspinatleasteightquartersbe- gainfulemployment,creatingdurableassets both the domains, China is the natural focus. fore thefirstquarterofthe current fiscal,in and strengthening physical infrastructure. The policy discourse is about blunting Beijing’s whichthe growth rate declinedby23.9 per We still needtobuild millions of miles of ru- ambition to exercise regional hegemonyand cent.Justtorefreshourmemory, thegrowth ralroads, provide housing to all,build new preventing it from bending the global eco- rate recordedinthe firstquarterof2018-19 citiesandvillageswithmodernfacilities,im- nomic order in China’s favour. was8.2 percent. It crashedto3.2 per centin provehealthand educational facilities, con- India finds itself at the frontline on both. quarterfour of 2019-20 —adeclineof500 struct national highways,railway lines, air- Confrontingan expansiveChineseaggression basispoints.Second,thismassive declinewas ports,ports, promote defence and tourism on itsfrontiersand Beijing’s growing strategic notdue to “an actofGod” butdue to people infrastructure.These arethe “ditches” we influence in the subcontinent and the Indian who thought theyweregods. must startdigging today. Ocean, Delhiis ready to exploresecuritycoali- Third, the prescription forgettingout of Whereare the resources forall this? tion-building with itsQuad partners. theslowdownwassuggestedbymanyecon- Again, my simple logic is this: Taking aloan India has also been apioneer in economic CRSasikumar omists,but the government hadnouse for is notsuchabad thing, providedyou create decoupling from China —recall itswithdrawal it.Itrefusedtobelieve thatdemanddeceler- thecapacity to repay. Forexample, if Iwere from the Regional Comprehensive Economic “climatehawks”inthe Bidenteammight have marginalising the WTO. ation wasthe root cause of the malaise and to take aloan to setupabusiness and asuc- Partnership in 2019 and itsopposition to no time forthe “China hawks”. Theywantto Some advisers of the Biden campare echo- kept tryingotherexpensive measures,which cessful one,Ishall have no probleminre- China’s Belt and Road Initiative firstarticulated endthe confrontation with China and begin ing Trump’s call forconstructinganew net- had no bearing on the problem at hand. paying the loan out of itsincome. But if I in 2017.Inthe wake of the Ladakh aggression, collaborationto addressthe greatestthreatto work of supply chains among America’s Naturallyitdidnotwork.Fourth,itwascrys- were to wastethat moneyoncurrent con- Delhihastakenupactive economic measures humanity.The liberal human rightscaucus trustedfriends and partners.India’scurrent tal-clearthattheproblemwascreatedby the sumption, Ishall find it difficult to repaythe againstChina to limit trade and investment wantsatough line on China’s treatment of its participation intheeconomicinitiativesofthe thoughtless step of demonetisation which loan. Iappliedthis simple logictogovern- links. It wasnatural, then, forDelhi to take part ethnic and religious minorities, but wantsto Quad might augur well forDelhi’s engage- dealtabodyblowtotheeconomy. Nobodyin ment’s borrowings also while designing the in the economic initiativesofthe Quad and its avoid anew Cold Warwith Beijing. ment with the incipient debateonreimagin- the government todaytalks anymore of the Fiscal Responsibilityand Budget extendedformat. But the apparent clarity in Powerful economic interestsinthe US — ing the global trading system. India might also wonders it did as it failedtoachieve itsob- Management Bill. India could live with Delhi on the geopolitical imperativesofthe includingWall Street and SiliconValleythat hopethat an “Atmanirbhar America”might jectives. According to the latestreport, the small doses of deficitsonthe capital account Quadstands in contrasttothe continuingam- aremajor contributors to theBidencampaign createroomfor domestic industrial policy in cash-to-GDP ratiohas increased to 15 per but the revenuedeficit had to becompletely biguityregardingthegeo-economicinitiatives —would prefer areturn to apolicy of engage- areformedtrading order. cent—the highestsince Independence. eliminated.Weare still pursuing thatgoal of the newforum. ment. Theywould hope Biden would use the ButisDelhi ready foracomprehensive re- Fifth, as if the damagetothe economy whichremains elusivetothis day. India is notalone here. Most chancelleries leverage generated by Trumptorepackage form of theglobal trading rules? It is one thing wasnot extensive enough,the government So, letthe government go ahead and of the worldare deeplydividedonhow to commercial ties with China, declarevictory But is Delhi readyfor a to be partofQuad’s diplomatic consultations came out with an ill-advisedand badly borrow, even print notestogarner re- managethe relationship between the two. and end the talk of economic decoupling. comprehensive reform of the on reorienting supplychains. But it is entirely craftedGST,which,insteadof beingashining sources. This moneyshould be spent, not Theyare alllookingto seehowtheUS resolves Countervailing pressures comefromthe global trading rules? It is one another to reform India’s economic policy to exampleof cooperative federalismforwhich recklessly, but wisely. Some of the steps the dilemmas involved.That, in turn, hinges progressiveand labour wings of the cope with the unfolding disruption in the Ihadlaidthefoundationby creatingtheem- will createjobssorelyneededinthese dif- alot on the outcome of the US presidential Democratic Partythat want Biden to continue thing to be part of Quad’s global trading system. poweredgroupof statefinanceministersfor ficult times. Some maytaketime until the elections early next month. If Donald Trump Trump’s reorientation of the economic en- diplomatic consultations on If India has had difficulties doing even a VAT, has nowdegenerated intoadangerous plans arefirmed up. Demand forbothcon- has pushedthe US in one particular direction, gagement with China. Morebroadly, they reorienting supply chains. minitrade deal withthe Trumpadministra- showdown betweenthe Centre and the sumption and investment goods will go it is notclear where Jo Biden,whose prospects wantabreakfromtheexcessive globalisation But it is entirely another to tion, the going could bealot tougherwith the states. Sixth, despitebeingfullyaware of the up, leading to better utilisation of existing forvictoryseemedtohaveimprovedsignifi- of thelastfew decadesthat has deindustri- Bidenteam thatwilllinkcommerceto human delicatehealth of the economy,the govern- capacityand creation of fresh capacity. cantlyinthe lastfew weeks,mightwant to go. alisedAmerica and off-shored jobs. reform India’seconomic rights, labour rightsand environmental stan- ment imposedamindless lockdown which Better infrastructurewill also reduce the In the lastfew months, topofficials of Biden, once the champion of free trade policy to cope with the dards. MostofIndia’s partners in the “Quad sappedtheeconomy of whateverlifewasleft transaction costs in the economy, making the Trumpadministration have laidout a with China,has significantlymodifiedhis unfolding disruption in the Plus” grouping, including Japan, South Korea, in it. Seventh, the decline in growth rate it morecompetitive.Itwill unleash avirtu- comprehensive framework foraddressing stanceduringthe campaign.Hehaspromised global trading system. If Vietnam, Australia, and NewZealand, areall recordedinquarterone of thecurrent fiscal ouscycle, leading to full revivalinquick the ideological, political, economic, techno- nottosignany newfreetrade agreements pro-trade and will find ways to work with the is the highestamongstall majoreconomies. time. Paying the debt will pose no prob- logical and securitychallenges posed by without firstinvesting in American workers. India has had difficulties US and eachother. Eighth,the governmentisbankruptand lem when it becomes due. Is the govern- China. But disentangling the webofeco- Some of Biden’s plans do look likeparts doing even amini trade deal India’s current focus is on drawing foreign if it had notbeen forthe extortionarylevies ment game forit? nomic interdependence wovenoverthe last from Trump’s “America First” policy. Biden with the Trump investmentintodomestic manufacturing; but on petroleum products in the face of crash- The nation is in peril on multiple fronts. four decades is noteasy. wantsto“makemoreinAmerica” and “buy administration, the going Delhi has been unable to clinchbilateral trade ing internationalcrude oil prices, the posi- The governmentisbusy with non-issues Pessimists worrythat Biden might sim- moreAmerican”. Biden has also unveiledan deals or articulatethe case forrejigging the tionwouldhavebeen worse.Ninth, healthy with the sole intent of keeping the people in plyabandon Trump’s challengetoChina expansiveagendaof“industrial policy”— could be alot tougher with global economic order.Engaging the Quad agricultural output as aresult of successive atrancewiththeheadywineof religiousna- and return to the pastpolicies of accommo- whichwas derideduntil recently—tore- the Biden team that will link partners on reformingtheChina-centredeco- goodmonsoonshassustainedtheruralecon- tionalism.The ruling party maygoonwin- dation. Optimistsbelieve theUSestablish- build American industryand regain commerce to human rights, nomic globalisation of the lastthree decades omy, though the farmers continue to suffer. ning elections, toppling elected govern- ment nowhas aclearappreciation of the American technological leadership. is araregeo-economic opportunity forIndia. The government cannotclaimany credit ei- ments, misusing the agencies of the challenges posedbyChina. While there Biden says his administration wouldin- labour rights and But it is also abig challenge, foritinvolvesen- ther fordeclining global crude prices or for government to fixits opponentsand estab- might be achangeinthe tone andstyle of vest nearly $2 trillion in revamping manufac- environmental standards. gineeringmuchinternalchange. Meanwhile, the good monsoons. Tenth, fudging of fig- lishingitsmonopolyoverpower,fromcricket the Biden administration, theyhope, it is turing, developing newtransportation tech- Most of India’spartnersin Beijinghasbegun to teasethe Biden team with ures,suppressingunwelcomedata,opaque- to courtsoflaw.But what about India? likelytobedisciplinedand organisedwith nologies, including high-speedrail and electric the Quad Plus grouping, offers of a“fresh start” and “newbeginning” on ness likeinthe PM CARES fund, electoral the China challenge.Theyalso expect Biden cars, moving towardsagreen economy, and trade and climatechange. Beijing’s objective is bonds and foreign contributiontopolitical The writer is aformer Union to take the allies and partners intoconfi- steppingupresearch on artificial intelligence. including Japan, South to favourablyinfluence America’s internal partieshave becomethehallmarkofthegov- finance minister dence in dealing with China. Biden’s industrial policy will surelyrun Korea,Vietnam, Australia, contestation on China policy. Realists,including policymakers in Delhi, counter to the rules of the WorldTrading and NewZealand,are all pro- musttakeamoredifferentiated view.They Organisation. If he does followthrough on the trade and will find waysto The writer is director,InstituteofSouthAsian mustpreparefor aseriouscontestationwithin declaredagenda, Biden might beas unforgiv- Studies, National University of Singaporeand theBidenadministration on theChinapolicy. ing of the WTOasTrump. ManyDemocrats work with the US contributing editor on international affairs for LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR On the liberal side, the growingband of areeager to join Republican nationalists in and eachother. The Indian Express

CRIME DURING CRISIS THIS REFERS TO the report, 'Untold story IDEAS of lockdown' (IE, October 12).It is shock- ONLINE Aprize for waging war on hunger ing that child trafficking hawksare on the prowlevenduring ahealth crisis. ONLYINTHE EXPRESS Ironically, child trafficking that should have slackenedfollowing the cancella- ● NAGORNO-KARABAKH PeaceNobeltoWorldFoodProgrammerecogniseshungerasviolationof humanrights tions of trains that usuallyare misused ANDINDIA: forthis nefarious purpose.Hopefully, this ACHALMALHOTRA paper’sinvestigation will makestate SwatiParashar and CamillaOrjuela governmentstakeaserious viewofthe matter and theywill notonlybook the ● SAVINGBASTIS: IN MAY2018, aremarkable addition was further stressedthe link between armedcon- cus in itsown right.Amidst all the media at- cides. Statepolicies and accountability arethe culpritsbut also take pragmatic initia- MUKTANAIKAND made to the UN SecurityCouncil resolutions flict and hunger —something that the WFP tention to theexceptional violence of wars, bigger partofthe problem, along with the oc- tivestonip the problem in the bud. SWATIJANU on civilian protection in armedconflicts. also recentlyremindedusof. Almost 80 per terrorism andgenocides, we tend to forget currence of frequent natural disasters and Azhar Ali Khan, Rampur Building on previous UN resolutions on hu- cent of all chronic malnourishedchildren in- the millions of hunger victims who dieina lackofpublicattention to this issue. The on- www.indianexpress.com manitarian laws,human rights and protect- habit countriesaffected by armedconflict. slower, less spectacular form of violence. going coronavirus pandemichas further ex- HISTORIC TIES MATTER ing civilians and vulnerable populations, The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has ex- Hunger is notinevitable: It is man-made and acerbatedthethreat of hunger,eversince the Resolution2417, forthe firsttime, recognised acerbatedtheproblem of food insecurity and thereare victims and perpetrators. Those per- lockdown wasintroducedand millions of THIS REFERS TO the editorial,'Talking Delhi’s pollution problem is to sum- the needto“break the viciouscycle between famines. It is anticipated that the number of petrators include —but arenot restrictedto — daily-wage earners losttheir livelihood, giv- peace' (IE, October 12). India’s official rep- mon political will. But all political par- armedconflict and food insecurity”. This hungrypeople could increase to 270million stateactors who, through what theydoor ing rise to massivereverse migration. To add resentation to theConference on Intra- ties seemtolackconviction. Stubble pathbreaking resolution also addedcredence underthe impactofthe pandemic,with the what theyfail to do, contributetostarvation. to these known precarities, the impact of cli- Afghan Peaceand theministerial address burning has become an intractable to theSustainable Development Goal of erad- mostacute sufferingand starvation experi- Hunger has been India’sbane in colonial matechangeonthe futureofcropproduc- at the meettestifies NewDelhi’sbroad phenomenon, while pollution control icating hunger adoptedbythe UN in 2015. encedinconflictzones. times and also since Independence. While tion is notevenfullyknown yet. agreement on the contours of the Doha agencies seem to be always on amon- The recent announcement of the 2020 Wars constrain people’s mobility, create debates about the Bengal and other British- The WorldFood Programme has deliv- peace process. US special envoy Zalmay itoring mode sans anyimplementation NobelPeace Prize to theWorld Food black marketsand restrict people’saccess to erafaminesare getting some attention now, eredfood aid and workedto alleviatehunger Khalilzad and Afghan envoy Abdullah plan to improveair quality. Programme(WFP),oneof thelargesthuman- food, making it either unavailableortoo ex- we need to focus on the hunger threatsand in manyparts of the world, including India. Abdullah's visit to Indiawithin aspan of Deepak Singhal, Chennai itarian organisationsaddressing hungerand pensive.War-related displacement causes food insecurity that independent India con- Recognising itsworkatthis critical juncture amonth to brief India's leadership on the promoting food security, is astepforward in people to be removedfromtheir cultivable tinues to face. In 1947,India’sbiggestchal- is notonlyamuch-neededact of apprecia- developmentssignify India'sgrowing SON’STASK recognising the seriousness of the global food land so that theycannotgrowfood, and it di- lengewas to find enough grains to feed its tion, but an urgent warning thatweall need statureinthe region. crisis.Itdraws attentiontothe sustained ef- vertsresources from people’s welfareto- population of around 300million, when to heed. The worldfacesasevere food crisis as Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata THIS REFERS TO the editorial, “The fortstofighthungerandfaminefromthegrass- wardsthe wareffort. Warparties control only10per cent of the cultivatedareahad the threat of famines and starvationismag- Bridge” (IE,October 10). LokJanshakti rootstothehighestlevelsofglobalgovernance. whatgoes in and outofareas under their ju- access to irrigation, and mineral fertilisers nifiedduring the ongoing pandemic. This POLITICAL WILL FIRST Partyfounder RamVilas Paswan en- Whilerecognising thosewho struggle to ban risdiction, and can use withholding of food were an unaffordable luxury. Though a slowviolence on vulnerable populations will joyedmass supportamong the Dalits, nuclearweapons,restrictarmsproductionand as aweaponofwar.Providing people with modern, technology-driveneconomywas weighonour collective conscience, if we do THIS REFERSTOthe editorial, ‘Pollution especiallythe Dusadh (Paswans).His armstrade,andpreventconflictthroughdiplo- food in an emergency situationmay seemlike introduced, the lackofdomestic food pro- notrecognise hunger as the ultimateviola- amid Covid’ (IE, October 12). It’s quite deathjustafew weeksbeforepolling macymayseemdirectly relevantforthepeace averyshort-termmeasure. At thesame time, ductioncontinuedtobesupplemented by tion of basic human rightsand dignity,and evident that all stakeholders areaware in Bihar will definitelyhaveanimpact prize, putting focus on the consequences of providingfor basic needs is necessaryforpro- importing grains from all over the world— join hands to eradicate it. of the causes of pollution in Delhi and on the results. Afather' deathisalways warisalso an important partofworking to- moting trustinsociety and forthe focus to an embarrassing situation foraproudlynon- NCR. The Delhi government’sresorting an irreparableloss forason,but for wardspeace and the well-beingofpeople. shifttoeducation, work and rebuilding lives. alignednation that became the largest im- Parashar is AssociateProfessorinPeace to stop-gap measures suchasodd-even Chirag, Paswan's demise is apolitical UNSCR 2417 had veryclearly preparedthe This is also important forpreventing the out- porteroffoodaid, especially from the US. andDevelopment Research at theSchool of and nowthe Supreme Court-man- loss as well. It will be interesting to see ground to focus worldattention on the after- break of newhostilities and armedconflicts. The Green Revolution changed the situ- GlobalStudies, Gothenburg University, dated EPCAdiktattostopthe useofDG if he managestotranslate the sympa- effectsofwar,including continuedsuffering Apartfromthe significance of the connec- ationdrasticallysince the late1960s but acute Sweden. OrjuelaisProfessor in Peace and sets will exacerbatethe inconvenience thyfactor to translate to votes. of food-insecurepeopleand severely under- tions between warand hunger,wealsobe- hunger crisis,famines and malnourishment Development Research at theSchool of Global of people. The firststeptowards solving SanjayChopra, Mohali nourishedchildren. The Nobelcommittee has lieve that eradicating hunger needs to beafo- arereportedregularly,along with farmer sui- Studies, Gothenburg University,Sweden THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020 2020 12 DECISION BIHAR

BIHAR: ECONOMY FORMORELOGONTO INDIANEXPRESS.COM/ELECTIONS Dragged by legacy issues, ● INTERVIEW WHATCONSTITUTESNDAIN BIHARANDWHATISITS aslow, steady progress SOCIALCOMPOSITION? ● THE KEY PLAYERS KCTYAGI,JD(U) AND WHAT’S AT STAKE FORTHEM, Nitish’s 15 yrs have seen high growth, especiallyinwelfareindices, spending; industries slowertocatchup SPOKESPERSON THE STATE

AASHISHARYAN NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 HASHTAG POLITICS AS BIHAR heads intoanelection that prom- ises to be abattle of proxies fought between ● former and present allies, on the state’s eco- RJD releases campaign song nomic conditions alone, Chief MinisterNitish Kumar seems to have aclear edge.The state has improved in the lastfiveyears in terms of growth of the gross statedomestic product (GSDP), agriculture, expenditureonhealth and education, as well as infrastructure. However, Bihar’s legacy problems such as minimal industrialisation, clean water, sanitation, open defecation, rural housing, and microfinance forsmall and marginal farmers continue. In the firstdecade of Nitish as CM, be- tween 2005-06and 2014-15, the GSDP of Bihar at constant prices grew annuallyat 10.5%. While this spikewas attributed to a low-base effect, the GSDP continuedtogrow at an averagerateof9.8%, higher than the na- tional growth rate,evenbetween 2010-11 and 2014-15. RJD on Mondayreleased the party’scampaign song Iss baar Te jashwi tayhai Beforethe 2015 Assemblyelections, (Tejashwi is certain this time).The clip, meant to circulate on social media, Kumar calledoff his decade-old relationship Cycles forschoolgirls wasone of Nitish govt’s schemes. For2020-21, it has doubledbudget forhealth, familywelfare. File especially WhatsApp, projects partychief Lalu Prasad’syounger son as with the BJP-ledNDA and optedtogotopolls Bihar’s CM face. The3.57-long clip has twoshots of Lalu Prasad with his long-time political foeLalu Prasad’s Mahagathbandhan. The alliance got elected, seen adecline over the pastfiveyears. 6.7 KLIKES, 1.4 KSHARES, 539 COMMENTS IN 4HOURS ON RJD’S FACEBOOK PAGE but could notlastthe term. Twoyears later, Microfinance to small and marginal in 2017,Kumar walked out of the ASTORYINNUMBERS farmers remains an issue -- despitethem Mahagathbandhan partnership to return to making up 91%ofthe state’s farming com- ● PM Narendra Modi pays homage to the NDAand continue as CM. GDP (in %) PER CAPITA INCOME* munity,holding an averagelandholding of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia on his death anniversary The political see-sawseemedtohavehad *Inrupees at constant prices 0.4 hectares. itseffect on the GSDP.In2015-16, the growth 11.3 (2011-12) He tweeted that the socialist ideologue (who died aged 57 in 1967) wasan rate fell to 7.6%, muchlowerthan Nitish’s pre- 10.3 Boosttowelfare inspiration forthe countryand “dedicated (his) life to strengthening vious twoterms, albeit still higher than the 10.5 On the other hand, Bihar,historicallyin national growth rate. the lowest rungs of human development in- democracy”, and “put ideology above power” 91,921

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82,931 dexessuchashealth and education, has been 77,659 19.8 KLIKES, 2,845 RETWEETS IN 3HOURS Struggling industry 8.3 33,629 31,316 catching up on spending in the social sector 29,178 7.6 29,190 However, Bihar continues to remain 7 under Nitish. For2020-21, Deputy CM and plaguedbynegligible income and growth in 6.1 Finance MinisterSushil Kumar Modi has al- itsindustrial sector -- reflected both in itsli- located Rs 39,351 crorefor education, sports, 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 ● abilities and revenue receipts.Inhis 15 years, arts and culture. This is substantiallyhigher FB ENGAGEMENT Nitish has notmanaged to makeamajor dent ■ Bihar ■ India than the Rs 22,027.9crore allocation in 2015- ONFACEBOOK,532POSTSON‘BIHARELECTIONS’ in the outstanding liabilities -- in justthe pe- 16 (17% of the statebudget), of whichBihar riod between 2015 and 2019,these grew BIHAR’SEXPENDITURE ON KEYSECTORS managed to spend Rs 19,385.6 crore. The GENERATED142,400LIKES/COMMENTSIN24 from Rs 1.16 lakh croretoRs1.68lakh crore. statehas been trying to stem itshigh dropout Bihar’s revenue receipts,meanwhile, have Sector/Year 2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20* rates, whichstood at 52.5% forgirls and 59% HOURSTILL7PMONOCTOBER12 consistentlyfallen shortofbudgeted esti- Education 19,385.6 19,713 23,656 28,080 35,942 forboys at the secondaryschool levelin mates. The high of Rs 14,823 crorein2017-18 2015-16. Public Health 4,571 5,493 6,5357,318 9,157 had fallen to less than half, Rs 6,897crore,in Similarly,the Nitish goverment’s budget 2018-19. Social Services 38,684 44,329 58,492 58,284-of Rs 10,602 crorefor health and familywel- At the beginning of this Assembly’s term, All figures in rupees crores *Budgeted Estimate fare programmes in 2020-21ismorethan 2015-16, when the industrial sector grew at double the Rs 4,971.6 croreallocation in Source: Bihar Economic Survey,RBI study of statebudgets BIHARELECTIONSATAGLANCE 7.1%, it contributed only19% of the GSDP.This 2015-16. The spending on health and family wasfar belowthe national averageof30%, welfarein2020-21islikelytobeconsider- and nearly half the averagecontribution of ablyhigherdue to the Covid-19pandemic, TOTALPOLLINGSTATIONS BIHAR ELECTION the industrial sector even in neighbouring ble, 77 workers. The averagesalaryper an- growth rate of 4.4% over the pastfiveyears, apartfromthe expenditureasBihar tries to (Abigjumpthistimetospaceoutvoters PHASES Jharkhand (when Bihar and Jharkhand split num per worker in Bihar then wasadismal the production of major crops likemaize, rice ramp up itsdistrict and referral hospitals, as becauseofCovidprecautions) intotwo states, the smallerpartner cornered Rs 1.2lakh, again less than half of the national and wheat has growndespiteafall in the net well as the number of health centres from (shortestpollsince2005) the lion’s shareofits industries). averageofRs2.5 lakh. sown area. 114per 10 lakh people currently. 2005: 56,442 2005 4 While risingsince then, the contribution Agriculturehas also done well despitethe The progress has been slow. Onlyone dis- 2010:58,694 of the industrial sector to the GSDP wasstill Growth in farming government’s ownfluctuating contribution. trict hospital wasconstructed and made onlyaround 20% in 2017-18(the national av- The growth in agricultureand alliedactiv- In 2015-16, the total expenditureonagricul- functional by the stategovernment between 2015:65,367 2010 6 eragewas 31.2%, while the Jharkhand figure ities, on the contrary, apriority forthe JD(U) tureand alliedactivities stood at Rs 4,119.9 2012 and 2019,whereas the number of re- 2020: 1,06,526 stood at 37.1%). government, has been slowbut steady. crore, or 11%ofthe state’s total spend on eco- ferral hospitals has remainedstagnant at 70. 2015 5 At the end of 2016-17, onlyabout 2,900 About 70%ofBihar’s workforceisdepend- nomic services. In 2016-17, this came down The number of primaryhealth centres also (Average number of voters at apolling station has been of Bihar’s estimated 3,531factories were op- ent on agriculture. The shareofagriculture to Rs 2,414.4 crore, while in the following fis- has unremainedvirtually changed,with the brought down to 684in2020, from 1,026 in 2015,939 in 2010 2020 3 erational, employing on an average40peo- in the GSDP stood at 20% in 2017-18, up from cal, it jumpedbacktoRs5.724.1 crore. Public lastcount 533in2019, same as forthe previ- and 910in2005) pleeach. Thenational averageisnearly dou- 18%fiveyears ago. With an averageannual expenditureonagricultural research has also ous sevenyears. Only 21 of 70 seats decided, suspense KEY PLAYERS in Cong over RJD’s plans for it grows The rise and rise of

MANOJCG Nityanand Rai NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12

OVER Aweek afterthe RJD and Congress an- Amit Shah’s deputy in Home Ministry, nouncedaseat-sharing pact forthe Bihar Assemblyelections, the parties areyet to re- the 54-yr-old is BJP’s Yadavface in veal the full listofseatsthat theywill con- test,triggering confusion and growing re- Bihar,heads its70-member poll panel, sentment in the Congress ranks. and proved his worthinaLalu bastion The Congress has so farannouncedcandi- dates for21seats, but mostofthe senior lead- ers areclueless about the rest of the con- stituencies that the party will contest, SANTOSHSINGH prompting manytowonder at the reason for PATNA,OCTOBER12 the unusual secrecy.Several middle-rung leaders claim that the RJD has succeededin TejPratappostedthis photo on Facebook,“of receiving RJD symbol forHasanpur CAMPAIGNINGFOR the 2019 Lok Sabha polls giving the Congress “difficult” seats. seat” from mother Rabri Devi, adding “Miss YouPapa”. He lastfought from Mahua inUjiarpurconstituencyinBihar’sSamastipur “Wefocusedonthe numbers... insisted district,thenBJPnationalpresidentAmitShah on 70 seats. But the quality of the seatsthat promised“giving some important” job to BJP we have been given... at leastthat is what I seat-sharing arrangement. “Our candidate, the CPI. The seat had been wonin2015by candidateNityanand Raiifhewon and the have heardsince Ihavenot seen the full list... senior leader RanjeetRanjan, came thirdin veteranCongress leader Ramdeo Rai, who NDAreturnedtopower. Shah kept his word, is doubtful. Ihavebeen told that seatswhere 2010,” aleader said, adding, “Thereisspecu- diedlastmonth. The Congress leadership making RaiaMinisterofState in the Union Illustration: Suvajit Dey the RJD has strong candidates have been lation that Sharad Yadav’s daughter could had promisedhis son the seat. HomeMinistry. FromjustanotherBJPMLAun- takenbyit. Idon’t knowwhy the listhas been contestfromthere.” With Sharad Yadavhav- The Digha seat from wherestate Youth til 2010,Rai became Shah’s official deputy last Eventually, Raiwould end the Congress’s an OBC leader forthe postafter continuous kept asecret,” asenior leader said. ing floated aparty of his own(it announced Congress president Gunjan Patelwanted to year.His meteoric rise has stunnedall. influence in the area, and repeatedly wonthe terms at the topofupper-caste leaders like Forinstance, sources said, the Congress is plans to contest51seatsonits own, on contesthas gone to another ally, CPI(M-L). Rai, 54,has emergedasthe BJP’s Yadav Hajipur Assemblyseat between 2000 and Radha Mohan Singh, Dr CPThakur and settoget the Supaul seat. StateEnergy Monday) that would further split the votes. Aleader said the fact is that everyday of face and itsleading contender forchief min- 2010.The wins particularly counted as Mangal Pandey. MinisterBijendraPrasad Yadavisthe sitting Another leader said, “I am told the silence is making matters worse. “One day ister’s chair,should it come to that, in Bihar, Hajipur is aconstituency surroundedbyRJD Having affirmedhis position among lead- MLAfromhere, having wonin2015asacan- Sonbarsa reserved seat is being giventothe we aretold that the Govindganj seat in wheretraditionallythe saffron party has bastions Raghopur (Rabri Devi’s three-time ers suchasSushil Kumar Modi, Prem Kumar, didateofthe JD(U) that wasthen with the RJD Congress. We had polledless than 11,000 Motihari is coming to the Congress. One day been associated with upper castesand winning seat until 2010), and Mahua, Ashwini Kumar Choubey,Nand Kishore and Congress. In 2010,when Yadavhad won votes therein2010. The RJD-LJP alliance can- it is said that the RJD will contestit.” Yadavs have supportedLalu Prasad’s RJD. Sonepur and Parsa (the lasttwo constituen- Yadavand Giriraj Singh in the Bihar BJP,Rai is as well, the RJD had contestedthe seat and had didatehad come second then.” Once itsissues with partners aresettled, The son of afarmer,Rai has been associ- cies represented by Lalu). nowthe lead face among the second-gener- come second and the Congress third. “It is a On the other hand, Alamnagar in the the Congress will have in-house problems to ated with the Sangh Parivarsince 1981,join- In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Raicontested ation party leaders in the state, ready to take tough seat forus,” aCongress leader said. same district, wherethe Congress had come resolve.Recently, party workers sat on a ingtheABVPthatyearasastudentactivist.He from Ujiarpur and again won, in an election over from the older clique. Lastmonth, seal- Similarly,leaders saythe Bihariganj seat second in 2010 and whereitfancies its dharna at the Congress headquarters over attendedRSSshakhaswhiledoinghisgradua- that the BJP had sweptinthe state, winning ingthatfurther,the BJP appointed him head in Madhepuraiscoming to the Congress. The chances, is likelytogotothe RJD. the decision to give Gajanand Shahi the ticket tion from RNCollegeinHajipur,and first 31 of 40 seats. of the 70-member election steering commit- RJD had come second in that seat in 2010.In Thereisalready muchresentment in the from Barbigha. Therehavebeen protests caught attentionofBJP patriarch Kailashpati In 2016,Shah chose Raitohead the state teefor the polls. Raiisalso the chairman- 2015,ithad gone to the JD(U) as partofthe Congress over the Bachhwaraseat going to with slogans like“Stop the sale of tickets”. Mishra, who noticedand groomedhim. BJP,the firsttime that the party had chosen cum-convenor of the committee. WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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TOPOFTHE WORLD Asia-Pacificcountries begintoeasetravel bansrelatedtoCovid MarkZuckerberg Singapore,Australia, Japanallowsomeinternational travel SOCIAL MEDIA Facebooktoban JAMIEFREED contentthat SYDNEY,OCTOBER12 ASIA-PACIFICCOUNTRIESinclud- deniesordistorts ingSingapore,AustraliaandJapan theHolocaust aregraduallyeasing some inter- nationaltravelrestrictionsascoro- FACEBOOK SAID on navirus cases slow, in hopes of Mondayitwas updating helpingto revive theireconomies. itshatespeechpolicy to InternationaltravelinAsiahas ban anycontent that de- US SupremeCourtnominee JudgeAmy ConeyBarrett (centre) at her confirmationhearingbeforethe SenateJudiciary collapsedduring thepandemic nies or distortsthe Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday. Reuters due to border closures, with pas- Holocaust. The move senger numbers down 97%in comes twoyears after August, accordingtothe Facebook Chief Executive Associationof AsiaPacificAirlines. At the Beijing Railway Station. Reuters MarkZuckerbergsaid in Confirmation hearing for Trump’s SC Although European coun- a2018interviewwith tries that had been moreopen tech websiteRecode said add fresh travel restrictions as Johnsonshuts pubs in parts of that while he found nominee kicks off in adivided Senate cases rise,inAsia the trend is to- Holocaustdenial deeply ward easing, though notalways offensive,hedid notthink on abilateralbasis. England with newCovid curbs Facebook shoulddelete Kamala Harris says process illegitimateasitcomes so near presidential election Fornow,few peoplearelikely Liverpool, London: British Prime suchcontent. “I’ve strug- to travelbecause of testing and in- MinisterBoris Johnson imposed Boris gled with the tension be- ready killedmorethan 214,000 surance requirements, and in atiered system of further restric- Johnson tweenstanding forfree LAWRENCEHURLEY& Americans,” Harris said, speak- some cases the needtoquaran- tions on parts of England on announced expression and the harm PATRICIAZENGERLE ing via avideo link. tine upon returnhome, meaning Monday, including shutting a3-tier causedbyminimising or WASHINGTON, OCTOBER12 “A clear majority of the deals offerlimited hope for pubs, as the Covid-19outbreak system of denying the horrorofthe Americans want whomever airlines and the tourism industry. accelerates, though anger is ris- restrictions Holocaust,” said DEMOCRATIC SENATORS includ- wins the electiontofill this seat ASingapore-Indonesia deal ing at the cost of thecurtailment Zuckerberg, who is ingvice presidentialnominee and my Republican colleagues announcedonMonday fores- of freedoms. Jewish, in aFacebookpost Kamala Harris on Monday knowthat.Yet theyare deliber- sential business and official Johnson announcedthe new centres therewill also close, on Monday. REUTERS painted US President Donald atelydefying the will of the peo- travel will requireanapplication three-tier system in an attempt to Johnson said. Trump’s Supreme Courtnominee ple in their attempt to roll back and Covid-19swabtests both be- standardise apatchworkofoften “Wemustact to save lives,” AmyConeyBarrett as athreat to the rightsand protections pro- fore and aftertravel. complicatedandconfusingrestric- Johnson told Parliament, adding the Obamacarehealthcarelaw videdunder the Affordable Care Singapore had established tions imposedacross England. he did notwantanother national PAKISTAN during adeadlypandemic and Act,” Harris said. similar agreementswith China, Lawmakerswillvoteonthemove. lockdownandthatheunderstood ImranKhan’stop denouncedthe Republican drive Barrett, aconservative appel- SouthKorea,Japan,Malaysia,and The lockdowns will include the frustrations of those chafing to approveher before the Senator Michael Lee (standing,left), who had tested positive latecourtjudgenominated to re- openedunilaterallytogeneralvis- shutting pubs and bars in areas at the “repressions of liberty”. aidequitsamid November 3USelection. forCovid-19onOctober 3, talkswithSenate Judiciary place the lateliberal Justice Ruth itors from NewZealand, Brunei, placed intothe “veryhigh” alert “Ifwelet the virusrip,then the As the SenateJudiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham. Reuters Bader Ginsburg, sat at atable fac- Vietnam and mostofAustralia. levelfromWednesday. The other bleak mathematics dictatethat graftallegations Committee beganits four-day ing the senators wearing ablack NewZealanderswillbeableto levels in the newsystemare we wouldsuffernot onlyanin- PAKISTANPRIME Minister confirmation hearing forBarrett, face mask amid the pandemic. travel to some parts of Australia “medium” and “high”. tolerable death toll from Covid, Imran Khan’s Special Democratsvoicedtheir strong Whyhealthcaretookcentrestage Her husband and sevenchildren startingFridaywithoutquarantin- So far, Merseyside in north- but we would put suchahuge Assistant on Information opposition to Trump’s nominee sat behind her, also wearing pro- ing. However, New Zealanders west England —whichincludes strain on our NHS with an uncon- and Broadcasting Lt Gen even though theyhavelittle hope tective masks. who returnfromAustraliamust the city of Liverpool —isthe only trolledsecondspikethatourdoc- (retd.) Asim Saleem Bajwa of derailing her nomination in the DEMOCRATS FEAR that become amajor elec- Barrett couldbeonthe quarantine fortwo weeksunder area in the highestrisk category. tors and nurses would simplybe resignedonMonday, Republican-ledSenate. JudgeBarrett would tilt toralissue, especially Supreme Courtintimetopartic- government supervisionatthe Gyms, leisurecentres, casinos, unable to devote themselvesto amid allegations that he Barrett’s confirmation would the US topcourttoo far duringthe pandemic. ipateinacase due to be argued costofNZ$3100($2,064.91) for betting shops and adult gaming other treatments.” REUTERS usedhis offices to help give the court a6-3 conservative to theright and put gay With the electionjust on November 10 in whichTrump thefirstpersonandmoreforaddi- familyset up severaloff- majority. marriage, abortion weeksaway, Democrats and Republican-led states are tional familymembers. Australia shorebusinesses. “I re- But it wasthe fate of the2010 rights andgun control, among aretrying to draw focus on seeking to invalidateObamacare. is also in talkswith Japan, South Everyone in China’s Qingdao city questedthe honourable Affordable CareAct (ACA), other things, at risk.But the Trump’s failures in managing The hearingstarted with sen- Korea,SingaporeandSouthPacific prime ministertorelin- Democratic former President Democratic senators’ main the Covid outbreak,whichthey ators making opening state- nations on reopening travel as to get tested after new outbreak quish me from the addi- BarackObama’s signaturedo- point of attackonMondaywas saywillhit Americans even ments. Barrett will makeher coronavirusinfections ease. tional portfolio of SAPM mestic policy achievement that regarding the Affordable Care harder if the ACAisscrapped. ownopeningstatement later on Japan and Vietnam will allow Beijing: Chinese healthauthor- matic cases. The ruling on Info&broadcasting.He has enabledmillions of Act(ACA), whichisalso at risk With the outcome of the hear- Mondayand will face question- short-termbusiness travel with ities will test all9million peo- CommunistParty hasliftedmost very kindlyapproved my Americanstoobtainmedicalcov- of being repealedbyaconser- ings almostaforegone conclu- ing from senators on Tuesday eachother,the Yomiuridailysaid pleinthe eastern city of curbs on travel and business but request,” Bajwa, thefor- erage, that wasthe focus of Harris vative-majority court. The ACA sion, the party is trying to use and Wednesday. onSaturday. Japanisalsoplanning Qingdao forthe coronavirus this still monitors travellers and vis- mer PakistanArmy and her fellowDemocrats. Barrett is the source of health carefor the platform to getits message The hearing is akey step be- to remove abanontravelto China week afternine caseslinked to itors to public buildings forsigns spokesman who also has criticiseda2012Supreme millionsofAmericans, and has across to voters. fore afull Senatevotebythe and11 othercountriesandregions ahospitalwerefound, the gov- of infection. served as Commander of Courtruling authoredby conser- end of October on her confir- includingTaiwan, Australia, New ernment announced Monday. Authorities were investigat- the Southern Command, vative Chief Justice John Roberts mation to alifetime job on the Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The announcement brokea ing the source of the infections tweeted. PTI that upheld Obamacare. firmation processsonear the Supreme Court nominee who court. Republicans have a Vietnam and Malaysia next two-month streak with no virus in eight patientsatQingdao’s Harris, the running mateof election “illegitimate”. willtakeawayhealthcarefrom 53-47Senatemajority so month,theYomiurisaid,thoughit transmissions reported within Municipal ChestHospital and TANZANIA Trump’s Democratic election op- “I do believe this hearing is a millions of people during a Barrett’s confirmationseems wouldstilladviseagainstnon-es- China, though China has aprac- one familymember,the National Largefirebreaks ponent Joe Biden, calledthe con- clear attempt to jam through a deadlypandemic that has al- almostcertain. REUTERS sential travel. REUTERS tice of notreporting asympto- Health Commission said. AP outonMount Kilimanjaro EU agrees to sanctions on Russians China announces new regulations TANZANIAN RESIDENTS, studentsand firefighters over Navalny poisoning: diplomats for pilgrims going to Saudi for Haj were battling on Monday to contain afirethat broke out SundayonMount that the poisoning could not“re- stipulates that Chinese citizens’ Kilimanjaro,Africa’s high- REUTERS main without consequences”. KJMVARMA People who go on the pilgrimage shouldbeorganised estmountain, the LUXEMBOURG,OCTOBER12 EU diplomatssaid therewas BEIJING,OCTOBER12 Hajpilgrimageshould in accordance with Chineselaws, The Polarstern returns to broad supportamongthe 27 for- and the ChineseIslamic Bremerhaven, Germany, National Parksservice abide by Chinese rules (TANAPA) said.Hard EUROPEAN UNIONforeign min- eign ministers forassetfreezes CHINAHAS releasednew regu- Association is the onlyorganisa- Monday. AP winds on Sundayhelped isters backedaFranco-German andtravelbansonseveralRussian lations forMuslims visiting and oppose religious tionthat is authorised to arrange fanthe fire,but thewinds plan on Monday to impose sanc- GRUmilitaryintelligenceofficials. Saudi Arabia forannual Hajstip- extremism, according forChinese Muslims to go to tions on Russianssuspected of The sanctions arenot ex- ulating that the pilgrimage Mecca to perform Haj. Largestever have dieddown. So far, no to the regulations injuries or deaths have poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei pected to be approvedimmedi- should be organisedonlybythe People who go to perform been reported and no Navalnywith anerveagent, AlexeiNavalny ately, as legal textsmustbepre- country’s Islamic Association Hajshould abide by China’s and Arctic science property damaged. diplomatssaid. pared andcleared by experts. and pilgrims should follow the destination country's laws, expedition ends Kilimanjarorisestonearly Berlin and Parismade their Navalnyfell ill on aflight in Chinese laws and oppose reli- Uyghurs and Hui Muslims have and oppose religious extremism, 6,000 metres above sea proposalatameeting of EU for- said wasthe presenceofthe Siberia on Aug20, and wassub- gious extremism. apopulation of about 10 million according to the regulations. level. Around 50,000 eign ministers in Luxembourg. bannedSoviet-eranerveagent sequentlyairliftedtoBerlin for Thereare 20 millionMuslims each, according to an official Variousgovernmentdepart- touristsclimb it every Theysay theyhavenot hadacred- NovichokinNavalny’s body. treatment. Blood samples taken in China, mostlyUyghurs —an whitepaper. mentshavebeenrequestedtoful- HENRYFOUNTAIN year. REUTERS ibleexplanationfromMoscowfor German Foreign Minister from him confirmedthe pres- ethnic group of Turkic origin — The newregulation issued filtheirresponsibilitiesandbanil- OCTOBER12 whatthe Organisation forthe HeikoMaas said as he arrivedat ence of anerveagent from the and Hui Muslims, who areof forHaj pilgrimage has atotal of legal Hajactivities, the state-run Prohibitionof ChemicalWeapons the meetingearlier on Monday bannedNovichok family. Chinese ethnic origin. Both 42 articles, includingone that GlobalTimes reported. PTI AFTER Ayear spent drifting across the topofthe world, frozen in sea ice, aGerman re- search ship returnedhome on Monday, ending the largest AHEALTH CLUB IN KANDAHAR CHALLENGES CONSERVATIVE AFGHAN TRADITIONS THAT VILIFY EXERCISE FOR WOMEN Arctic science expedition in his- tory,one aimedatbetterunder- standing aregion thatisrapidly In former Taliban stronghold, defiant women hit the gym changing as the worldwarms. The ship, the Polarstern, docked at itshome portof But ultimately, he relented, aseamstress centrethat sells workoutsfromtheir families, media posts from outraged res- Bremerhaven13monthsafter it DAVIDZUCCHINO and Yusafzai nowworks out six clothing made by women. Durani said. Membership had idents. Theycalleditahouse of leftNorway. InOctober,itbecame &FATIMAFAIZI days aweek,straining through It is rare forAfghan women droppedfrom60inthe spring to prostitution. Mockedand vili- deliberatelyfrozen intothe ice KANDAHAR,OCTOBER12 hand-weight repetitions and to exercise, though several 30 now, because of athree- fied,Durani wastold to close the north of Siberia, 350miles from pounding atreadmill. In six women’s health clubs and even month Covid-19closureand be- club andsend the women home the NorthPole,and driftednorth HOMA YUSAFZAI felt terrible. months,she said, she had shed twowomen’s swimming pools cause some women feared their to their husbands. and west forthousands of miles, Her weight wasup, she had dia- almost50pounds, loweredher have openedinKabul. But in families would find out. “Iwasshockedthattheycalled leavingthelittleremainingicefor betesand high blood pressure, bloodpressureand brought her conservative strongholds like “My father and brothers said my daughter aprostitute—that good latelastmonth between andatjust27she felt lethargic diabetesunder control. Kandahar,manymen disap- theywouldkill me if Iwent to a theysaid no man with dignity Greenland and Norway. and depressed. The healthclub wasopened proveofwomen trying to take health club,” said agym member, would allowsuchathing,” said The expedition, with arotat- Then she heardthat latelastyear by MaryamDurani, control of their ownbodies. whoaskedto beidentifiedonlyby Durani’s father,HajiMohammad ingcontingentof about100scien- Kandahar’s firsthealth club for 36, an indomitable women’s “Kandahar is averydifficult her nickname,Tamana. Tamana, Essa, 82, aformer teacher who tists andcrew,encounteredpolar women had justopened—the rightsadvocatewho has sur- environment forwomen,” 33,wasdressedinwhiterobestra- ownstheplotthathousesthegym. bears, storms that damaged miracleshe had been waiting for, vivedtwo suicide bombings, an At the fitness club. NYT Durani said. “The club is as much ditionallyworn forstudying the Club members saythey’ve equipment, thin ice conditions she thought. Her husband at first assassination attempt and forwomen’smental healthas Quran at amadrasa —the excuse been harassedand propositioned and, mostcritically, thecoron- refusedtolet her join. Kandaharis countless death threats—not to their physicalhealth. Almost she givesher familyfor leaving by men outside. Afew have been avirus pandemic that scrambled adeeplyconservative city,afor- mentionharsh publiccondem- inside alockedcompound, by Durani with her father’s help everywomanwho comes here home to exerciseatthe club. struckbystones thrownbymen logistics. But the leaders of the mer headquarters of the Taliban nation foropening the club. shieldedfromprying eyes. It is the since 2004.Itincludesaradio sta- is depressed.” But the gym is constantly in onmotorbikeswhothreatenedto $150 million project with partic- wheremen still dictatethe most The gym has survived, tucked latestaddition to the Khadija tion, English and literacy classes Roughly40% of club mem- jeopardy.Soon afteritopened, it kill them if theycontinuedtovisit ipantsfrom20countries, noted prosaic details of women’s lives. away in awindowless basement KubraWomen’s Association, run forwomen,anIslamicschooland bers exercise secretly,hiding wasdeluged withprofane social the club, Durani said. NYT it as asuccess. NYT WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 14 CALENDAR THEINDIANEXPRESS,TUESDAY,OCTOBER13,2020

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST SECTOR WATCH FOOD INFLATION RISES TO DOUBLE-DIGIT LEVELS INDIAAMONG SIGNATORIES TO LETTER LOGISTICS Retailinflationat8-monthhigh Seeking way around Yet to be roped in, encryption, leading pvt cold chains start inSept;AugIIPstaysinnegative intelligence agencies

preparations for termtargetof 4+/-2percent.Core arelative improvementintheeco- ED write to tech cos ENSECONOMICBUREAU AboveRBI inflation,whichexcludesimpact nomic activities by varying de- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 comfort of foodandfuelinflation,however, grees as well as in datareporting,” TheCentre,lastOctober,while Covid immunisation PLAIN E softenedto5.67percentinSepte- the NSO said. Manufacturing sec- AASHISHARYAN presenting itsstanding in acase ● levels RETAIL INFLATION jumpedtoan EX mberfrom5.77 percentinAugust. tor, which has aweight of 77.6 per NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 related to WhatsApp, had said eight-month high of 7.34 per cent The RBI in itsMonetary Policy cent in IIP,contracted8.6 per cent that social media and communi- PRABHARAGHAVAN OVER27KCOLDCHAIN in September,primarilydrivenby AT 7.34 per cent, the infla- statement lastweekhad said that in August, an improvement from AN ALLIANCE of intelligence age- cations platformslikeWhatsApp NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 POINTSSUPPORTUIP higher food inflation, whichrose tion print is muchabove pricesof keyvegetablesliketoma- 11.6 per cent contraction in July. nciesfromtheUS,theUK,Austra- andFacebookcouldnotclaimthat to double-digitlevels, data re- the RBI’s medium-term toes, onions and potatoes should Consumer durables andcon- lia,Canada, and NewZealand theyalso did nothaveaccess to ■ India’sUniversal FROM PLANNINGtoconvert leasedbythe National Statistical target of 4+/- 2per cent. ebb by October-December with sumer non-durables ouput, indi- along withsignatories from India “users chats”if the matter related Immunisation food processing refrigerated Office (NSO) on Mondayshowed. Coreinflation, whichex- kharif arrivals,eventhoughprices cators forconsumption demand, andJapanhave writtento technol- to national security. Programme (UIP)is unitsintovaccinestoragefacil- Factoryoutput continuedto cludes the impact of food of pulses andoilseeds arelikelyto contracted10.3 per cent and 3.3 ogy companies whichprovide Thegovernmenthadthentold supportedbyover itiesto rampingupthevehicles declinefor thesixth consecutive and fuel inflation,softened remain firm due to elevatedim- per cent, respectively,inAugust. end-to-end encryption in their theSupremeCourtthatsuchplat- 27,000functional to transportthem,privatecold month in August, recordingan8 to 5.67per cent in portduties.IthasprojectedCPIin- Outputof capitalgoodscontracted communication platforms to forms musthelp the Centrede- cold chain points. chain anddistribution firms per cent contraction, mainlydue September from 5.77per flationto averageat5.4percentin 15.4 per cent during August. “workwith the government” to- cryptmessages from terroristor- have begun preparing capaci- to degrowth in manufacturing, cent in August. October-December and 4.5 per Economists said though eco- wardssolutionswhichcouldhelp ganisation, hardenedcriminals ties ahead of India’s July2021 arm of logistics giant Gati Ltd, capital goods,and consumer cent in January-March. nomic activity has pickedup, it is lawenforcement agencies better and others. It had then also said target to beginimmunisingits says it hasalready initiated durablesoutput,butshowedase- The IndexofIndustrial yettoreachper-Covid levels and pursuehardened criminals. that newrules to govern social populationagainstCovid-19. talkswiththegovernmentand quential improvement from 10.8 ConsumerFoodPrice Indexrose Production (IIP) has shown se- the road to full recovery is distant In alettersignedbythe UK’s media wasbeingplanned by the While the government is ready to collaboratewith per cent contractioninthe previ- to 10.68per cent in September quentialimprovement,butcumu- andwillalsobelargely contingent SecretaryofState forthe Home respective ministries.Ontheother continues to map cold chain other industryassociations ousmonth,separatesetof datare- from9.05percentinAugust,with latively,ithascontractedby 25per upon the infection rate.“Though Department Priti Patel, Attorney hand, companies including capabilitiesforaCovid-19vac- andlogisticsplayers“toensure leasedbythe NSO showed. urban food inflation at ahigher cent forApril-August againsta economicactivitiesareyetto reach General of the US William Barr, Facebook,Twitterandothershave cinerolloutnextyear,somein- thesafeandefficientdelivery” Theinflationratebasedonthe print of 10.94per cent compared growthof 2.4percentinthesame the pre-Covid level, it is gaining AustralianMinisterforHomeAff- repeatedly said theyhavealways dustryexpertsfeelthatthecur- of Covid-19 vaccines. The firm ConsumerPriceIndex(CPI)wasat with rural inflation print of 10.60 period lastyear.The IIP had con- tractionwitheachpassingmonth airs Peter Dutton, and others in- complied withcountries’ lawen- rent capacity will have to at is “already geared up” witha 6.69 per cent in Augustand 3.99 percent.At 7.34percent,theinfla- tracted by 1.4per cent in August albeit at areducedpace,” Sunil cludingsignatoriesfromIndiaand forcement agencies when legiti- leastbedoubled.Giventhede- fleetof120 trucks —bothpri- per cent in September lastyear. tion print is muchabove the lastyear.“With the gradual relax- KumarSinha,principaleconomist, Japan,thecountriessaidthatwh- materequests have been made mand, India’sexisting maryandsecondary—to meet Food inflationbasedonthe ReserveBank of India’smedium ationof restrictions,therehasbeen India Ratings and Research,said. ile theysupported encryption’s through properchannels”. UniversalImmunisation “emerging requirements” role in personal dataand privacy IntheOctober11 letter,thesig- Programme (UIP) infrastruc- ahead of the commercialisa- protection, it also posed“signifi- natorieshavesaidthatthesecom- ture—whichwill be usedto tion of the Covid-19 vaccines. cantchallenges to public safety”. municationplatformsshoulden- vaccinatethe prioritygroups “... Warehousingstaff will COVID-19IMPACT “Weurgeindustry to address able access forlaw enforcement identifiedby thegovernment- needtobetrainedtohandle our serious concerns whereen- agencies“inareadableandusable —may needmoreprivate sec- temperature-sensitive vac- cryption is appliedinawaythat format whereanauthorisation is torinvolvement, some feel. cines.Stringentmonitoringca- ‘School closuremay cost whollyprecludesanylegalaccess lawfullyissued, is necessaryand Whileprivate firmswaitto pacitieswillneedtobeputinto $622BILLION: Loss that South Asia region may to content. We call on technology proportionate,and is subject to be ropedin, theyhavealready place to ensureadherence to over $400billion to India’ suffer from school closuresinthe presentscenario, or up to companies to work withgovern- strongsafeguardsandoversight”. begunpreparingforsuchasce- compliances,” thefirm added. $880billioninamorepessimisticscenario mentstotakethefollowingsteps, “Integratingsuchafeatureinto nario. Forinstance, Snowman DHLisalsolearntto becon- The prolonged closureofschools due to Covid-19may cause focusedonreasonable,technically the existing end-to-endencryp- Logistics has undertakenan ductinganassessment of aloss of over $400billion in thecountry’s futureearnings, $4,400: Loss in lifetime school closures in all South feasiblesolutions,”theletterdated tion mechanismcould be ex- exercise to understand what India’soverall cold chain ca- earnings of an average South Asian countries October 11,read. tremelycomplexconsidering would be required if the firm pacity.India’sUIP—oneof the besides substantial learning losses, aWorld Bank report said Asian child, due to school The move is likelytoput pres- these laws would vary between had to convertover30ofits largest in the world—is sup- closures, after entering labour 0.5 years: Projected learning sureoncommunications plat- countriesandregions.Also,ensur- coldchainunitsforstoringfood ported by over 27,000 func- market; i.e. 5% of total loss in terms of learning- forms suchasWhatsApp, itspar- ing that these hooksprovidedto intoavaccine storagefacility. tional cold chain points, as per earnings adjusted years of schooling ent Facebook’s Messenger,and securityagenciesarenot misused “Wehavemappedout our theHealthMinistry’scompre- (LAYS); thus taking years others suchasSignal and canbequitecomplex,”saidKunal capacity in the countryand hensive multi-yearUIPplanfor 391 million: Students who gained in school learning from Telegram, all of whichoffer end- Kislay, co-founder and CEO of othercapacitiesby otheroper- 2018-22. Of this, 3per cent are have been kept out of school in from 6.5 LAYS to 6.0 LAYS, to-end encryption to customers. IntegrationWizards Solutions. atorsto findoutwhatcapacity locatedatthedistrictleveland primaryand secondary an enormous setback from In nations suchasIndia, Other experts,however, say isavailableimmediately,”said above,whileabout95percent education due to temporary recent advances in schooling WhatsApphasbeeninvolvedina thatthe proposal to decryptwill Snowman Logistics CEO Sunil arelocatedbelowdistrictlevel. prolonged legal debatewith the give thepowersthatbe“excessive Nair.Thefirmcurrentlyhas33 “I don’tbelieve thereare governmentandtheSupremeCo- powers”. “This proposal is prob- coldstoragefacilitiesacrossthe constraintsonthe quality of Why is it important: The report ‘Beaten or Broken? Loss driven by India: While the loss in the urt, wherethe platform has tried lematicbecauseitgivesexcessive country, of whichtwo areal- the cold chain infrastructure... Informality and Covid-19 in South Asia’ says the region is South Asia region is largely driven by India, Source: World defending itsstance thatend-to- powers to thelaw enforcement ready dedicated for pharma- it’sonly thecapacityof thecold set to plunge into its worst-ever recession in 2020 as all countries will lose substantial sharesof Bank/PTI end encryption meant thatnot agencies of thesecountries,”said ceuticalproducts.Whilethere chain infrastructure,” said devastating impacts of the pandemic on the nationslinger their GDP eventhecompanyhadanyaccess Prasanth Sugathan, legal director is no clarity on the packaging BiologicalEmanagingdirector to thechatsbetween users. at SoftwareFreedom LawCentre. forthese Covid-19vaccines, Mahima Datla. The UIP cur- going by athumbrule of rentlyrequires the storageof, around7,000dosesonapallet, “at best”, around 300million Snowman has the capacity to dosesof thevaccinesthatitad- Sajjid Chinoy is guest at Explained.Live tomorrow RBI reallocates Deputy storearound 650million ministers, according to her. doses.Withthesameassump- “But, in contrast, forCovid, to expeditegrowth, The Indian tion with PVaidyanathan Iyer, tion, itsnetwork partners you’retalking about apopula- Express has invited Sajjid Executive Editor,National Governors’ portfolios would have another 400mil- tioncohortof1.3billionpeople, Chinoy, Chief India Economist, Affairs, The Indian Express,on lion dose capacity,said Nair. andifthat’satwo-dosevaccine JP Morgan&Part-Time Wednesdayevening. Deputy Governor MD Patra “Atthesametime,we have —whichmajority of them are ENSECONOMICBUREAU Member,Economic Advisory Explained.Live is aunique ENSECONOMICBUREAU willlookaftertheMonetaryPolicy alsoinvolvedour technical —you’retalkingaboutnow2.5 NEW DELHI, OCTOBER12 Council to the Prime Minister, seriesofexplanatoryconversa- MUMBAI,OCTOBER12 Department. His other portfolios team in terms of finding out if to3billiondosesannually. Now, to talk on the theme of ‘What tions that The Indian Express includedepartment of economic we have to convertafoodfacil- it’s adifferent storythat you IN SEPTEMBER, severalkey eco- shouldbedone’. hosts from time to time. THE RESERVE Bank of India (RBI) and policy research,Deposit ityintoapharmafacility,what maynothavetheavailabilityof nomic indicators including au- At atime when India has a ExpertGuests at onMondayreallocatedportfolios Insurance and Credit Guarantee does it take forus. Those sorts 3billion annually... but even if tomobile manufacturing sales, current account surplus, record Explained.Livesessions since of Deputy Governors with the Corporation,financialmarketsop- of thingsare(now)done...if the it’s half of that, even if it’s a powerdemand, toll collection DATE:14October2020 foreignexchangereserves, and the lockdown beganhavein- Department of Regulation en- erationsdepartmentandfinancial vaccine comes to twotoeight fourth, it would mean youstill and petrol consumption surplus liquidity in the system, cludedIIT-Delhi Director trustedtothe newly-appointed marketsregulation department. degrees centigrade, whichis need(capacityfor)500million reachedpre-Covid-19levels of TIME:7pm Chinoywill be able to explain Ramgopal Rao, Kerala’s Health MRajeshwar Rao. DeputyGovernorMKJainwill whatisbeingtalkedabout,we doses,” she said. February 2020. TOREGISTER: what India should do to create MinisterKKShailaja, Public Raowasappointedtothepost lookafterthecentralsecuritycell, canquicklyconvertthesefacil- “You needn’t even do it This came aftera23.9 per SMS-IEXP“IE” multipliers forthe economy Health Foundation of India vacated by NS Vishwanathan, corporatestrategyandbudget de- ities—itisjustasettingthatwe across the whole country. You cent GDP (gross domestic pro- “Yournameand withthesestrengths. president Dr KSrinath Reddy, whosteppeddownthreemonths partment, consumer education needtochange,” he said. can even have hubsinthe duction)contraction in April- emailID”to56161. He brings to thetable his industrialistDrNaushad Forbes, aheadof hisextendedtenure.Rao and protection department, de- As per him, suchaconver- north, south eastand west,or June quarter. ConfirmationSMSwillbe vast economic expertise from capital markets expertNilesh wasExecutive Director of the partment of supervision, and hu- sionwouldhelpthefirm“fully justgetmanufacturerstostock- The quantum of contraction yourregistration. the private sector,combined Shah, medical scientistDr ReserveBank before being ele- man resource management de- prepare”toengageinthe pri- pileinventoryforyou...theseare means that alot moreneeds to withhis experience and under- Gagandeep Kang, former vatedtothe postofthe Deputy partment, amongothers.BP maryandsecondarylegof dis- notinsurmountable prob- be done forasustainedeco- pacity utilisation. standingofthe innerworkings Foreign SecretaryShyam Saran, Governor.Hewill look afterthe Kanungo, Deputy Governor,will tribution of aCovid vaccine lems,” she added. nomic recovery,including job Againstthe backdrop of of the government —aperfect and Mahesh Vyas, managing di- departmentsofcommunication, oversee coordination, currency “anywhere” in the country. Full report on creation, boosting the informal what we have regainedoverthe balance to ideate on whatthe rector and chief executive offi- enforcement,inspection, legal, management, external invest- Gati Kausar,the cold chain www.indianexpress.com sector,crowding in private in- lastsix months, whereweare economyneeds going forward. cer of the Centrefor Monitoring and risk monitoring, the RBI said. mentsand operations, etc. vestments, and enhancing ca- lagging, and what can be done Chinoy will be in conversa- IndianEconomy.

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BRIEFLY NBA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL FormerIndiafootball HEPROMISED,HE captainCarlton LeBron James Matters DELIVERED:KINGJAMES Chapmannomore ■LeBron James joinedMichael Jordan in being the onlyplayerto Kolkata: Former India football captain have wonfour NBAFinals MVP and mid-fielder Carlton Chapman, who Lakers star and league MVP strikes the right chordonand offthe court awards. LeBron also has the unique formedadeadlytrioattheclublevelwith distinction of having wonthis Bhaichung Bhutia and IM Vijayaninthe idential elections. awardwith three different teams. 1990s,diedonMondayfollowingaheart SHASHANKNAIR Now, twenty NBAteams have giventheir attackinBengaluru.Hewas49.Chapman NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 arenas to either become avoting precinct, an JAMESAVERAGED washospitalisedonSundaynight at a early voting site, apolling siteoravoting cen- 29.8 11.8 8.5 hospital in Bengaluru and passedaway ACONSTANT theme follows LeBron James tre, the nudgecoming from the topstars in points rebounds assists early this morning. “I got acall from as he passes through lifeinand outside the NBA,with James cruciallylending his name. Bengaluru from one of his friends that NBA.It doesn’t matter if he’s ateenager from Outside of it, the group donated $100,000 over the six NBAFinals games. Chapman is no more. He passedaway Akron who’s justbeen draftedintothe NBA to registerdisenfranchisedvoters from early this morning. He wasahappy-go- or aleague veteran17years later,who yester- Florida who couldn’t votebecause of felony lucky man, always smiling and ready to daywas namedthe NBA2020 Finals MVP at records by paying their outstanding fees. It helpothers,”Chapman’sone-timeIndia the ageof35–therehas always been asense helped1.4 million former felons regain their LeBronmade59.1%ofallhisshots team-mateBrunoCoutinhotoldPTIfrom of burden that he has had to carry. right to vote. Goa. Acreative midfielder,Chapman And that weight over the years has in- playedforIndiabetween1995and2001 creased. Theydon't justexpect him to be the VFOR VOTE and the countrywon the 1997 SAFF Cup greatestbasketball player, but also the voice Ninety per cent NBAplayers have been Hewas41.1%fromthree-pointrange under his captaincy. of his oftenmarginalisedcommunity in registeredtovotethis time around, with 15 these polarisedtimes in the US. teams showing 100% registration, according Since his rookie days,James wassup- to OKCguardand National Basketball Players FranceandPortugalin posedtobethe answer to the question, Association president Chris Paul. 67.1%fromthefreethrowline goallessstalemate ‘Who’s next afterMichael Jordan?’ Rarely are “(Wehaveto) continue to understand athletesable to carry that levelofresponsi- howimportant voting is. Forustobeable to Milan: France drew 0-0 at home to bility upon their shoulders at that early an have the NBAarenas as polling sites foralot Portugal in the UEFANations League on age. And yet, he sitsinOrlando, smoking aci- of communities, that is unbelievable. We Sundayinacagey clash between the garand drenchedinchampagne afterhis want to continue that. November is right worldand European champions which fourth title this time forthe LA Lakers, know- around the corner and we all knowhow big Big Big Congrts to @KingJames His largely failedtoliveuptoits billing. The ing that he has surpassedanything anyone that is,” James said to reporters during the legacy is still being written..... teams could onlymanageone shoton could have ever imaginedabout him –onthe NBAPlayoffs. -@DWYANEWADE target in the firsthalf, ahopeful attempt courtand offit. James has also spoken his Even before today, wherethe BlackLives by AntoineGriezmannfromthetightest mind on pricklyissues, unlikeseveral popu- Matter movement has become the force Laker Nation, LeBron James made of angles whichstung the hands of lar sporting stars. that it is, James’ work in his community is good on his guarantee that he keeper RuiPatricio. Cristiano Ronaldo On Sunday, the Lakers beat Miami Heat what has sethim apartfromsome of the would take the @Lakers to the NBA came closesttoscoring when he fireda 106-93 in Game 6ofthe 2020 NBAFinals to greatestathletesofall time. He has on reg- Finals and bring achampionship to left-footedstrikeatgoal in addedtime complete a4-2 win forthe NBA ular occasion come out in supportofjustice Lakers fans all around the world. but his deflected shotwas well savedby Championship. Likesoccer empress Megan forblackpeople who have been shotor Mission accomplished France goalkeeper HugoLloris. Rapinoe during the FIFAWomen's World Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James celebrates the championship win. AP killedinAmerica. @KingJames!! Cup lastyear,James had brought his 'A' game He has providedmillions in supportto -@MAGICJOHNSON on both fronts. the city of Akron in Ohio through funding Ricciardohappytobe Blazers. The commentswereinresponse half of his community wasachoice James tuition forcountless collegestudentsand Congratstothe leavingRenaultonahigh MOSTVOCAL PLAYER TOO to the shooting of Jacob BlakebyKenosha made, knowing anyslip-ups on the court openedhis ownschool called, ‘I Promise’ @Lakers and @Seattlestorm James at the startofhis career wasnot police officers in Wisconsin and have been could snap the attention he commandedof for‘at risk’ thirdtoeighth grade students. on their championship wins! London: Daniel Ricciardo says he feels someone associated with being political. And one of the severalsound bytesmade by millions, as NBA's biggeststarright now. James has nownot onlysurpassedwhat Proud of all the NBAand WNBA happierleavingasuccessfulRenaultthan yet, his growth as aplayerhas been less im- James in the NBAbubble, in favour of the Immediatelyafter the killing of George anyone thought he wascapable of on abas- teams and players who'vebeen astrugglingoneaftersecuringtheFrench pressive compared to his growth as an influ- BlackLives Matter movement. Floydwhichtriggered the BlackLives Matter ketball court, but has become asocial jus- using their platforms to take a manufacturer’s firstFormula One ential representative of his community –a “Because youdon’t know. Youhaveno movement to acrescendo, James created the tice icon the likes of whichmostofhis stand forracial justice and podiumsince2010.TheAustralian,who calling that has onlygottenstronger over the idea howthat cop that dayleftthe house. ... “MoreThan AVote” group –aplatform that peers could neverfathom. He has advo- encouragecivic participation this is moving to McLaren at the end of the pastfew years as the countrygoes through Youdon’t knowifhewokeuponthe wrong lookstomobilize blackvoters and fight voter cated higher voting numbers and put his season. season, finishedthirdinSunday’s Eifel intense racial turmoil. This COVID-19bub- side of the bed.You don’t knowifhehad an suppression. In the bubble, the group has moneyand his mouth forthe cause of cam- -@BARACK OBAMA Grand Prix at the Nuerburgring. “Next ble and election campaign though –has seen argument at home with asignificant other,if been working towardsturning NBAarenas paigning to an end to police brutality,un- year’sanotherstory, Iammovingon,but the makings of James as aleading voice ad- one of his kids said something crazy to him intovoting booths and voter-related activi- likeany athlete in American history.And Congratstomybrother Ithink this reallydoes cap apretty cool vocating and creating pathways forchange. and he leftthe house steaming. Or maybehe ties. The Georgia primaries wheremany as the euphoria of ahard-fought NBA @KingJames on winning his 4th storythatwe’vehadandsharedforthese “People gettired of hearing me sayit, justleftthe house saying todayisgoing to be Blackscouldn't makeittothe polling booths Championship victorydies down, his real- championship. Notbad fora twoyears,” he told Sky Sports. but we arescared as Blackpeople in the end forone of these blackpeople. That’s fearing fortheir safetyordue to crowding worldcontributions will continue to shine. washedupold guy! AGENCIES America,” James said to reporters after what it feels like,” addedthe Ohio-native. constraintsatthe peak of the pandemic had It's aburden onlysomeone the likes of -@TOMBRADY- their Game 4win over the Portland Trail Embodying and vocalising this fear on be- been abruising trial forthe November pres- James could carry and fulfill. ABDspecialknocks IPL transfer window: How Rahane Pant out for can move to CSK and Tahir to DC aweek, Smith outtheKnights hails return SHAMIK CHAKRABARTY South African rises above conditions and KOLKATA, OCTOBER 12 of Stokes opposition before RCBspinners seal the deal IT’S ALMOSTthe halfway stageinthis IPL, and the tournament’s mid-season transfer windowisaround the corner.Unlikelast REUTERS/PTI season, the IPL Governing Council has per- OCTOBER13 SYNOPSIS mitted loan transfers of cappedplayers this AB de Villiers explodes. RCBare term. DELHI CAPITALSwicketkeeper Rishabh Pant upwardlymobile will miss aweek’s action in the Indian What is the IPL’s mid-season Premier League (IPL) aftersustaining aham- transfer window? string injuryinFriday’s victoryoverthe Rajasthan Royals, his captain Shreyas Iyer SHAMIKCHAKRABARTY Franchises can loan out capped–both said. Pant wasseen limping towardsthe end KOLKATA,OCTOBER12 Indian and overseas –and uncappedplay- of the matchand sat out of Sunday’s loss to ers during this window. The loan process – Mumbai Indians, with Australian AlexCarey FORAchange, RoyalChallengers Bangalore expression of interest, paperwork etc. –has replacing him behind the stumps. rolledoverKolkataKnight Riders –usually been applicable from October 7, but the “I spoketothe doctor and he said he is go- their bogey team in the IPL. The twoRCB windowwill be openedexactlyatthe ing to be resting foraweek,” Iyer said after spinners, YuzvendraChahal (1/12) and halfway stage, when all teams have played Sunday’s five-wicket loss in AbuDhabi. Washington Sundar (2/20), strangulated AB de Villiers setupRCB’s win with sevenmatches each. The IPL had intro- “Hope he comes backstrongly afterthis their opponentsinthe middle overs afteran an unbeaten 73. BCCI/IPL ducedthe mid-season transfer windowlast break.” Pant’s absence disrupts the team bal- AB de Villiers evening showatSharjah. season and openedupafive-daywindow ance forDelhi, who aresecond behind four- Chasing 195for victory, KKR lostby82runs. forloan transfers of uncappedplayers. This time winners Mumbai. POINTSTABLE year,evencappedplayers can be loaned With Carey the onlyother wicketkeeper AB de Villiers explodes out. in the squad, West Indian batsman Shimron Team Matches Won Lost NR Points Abraham Benjamin de Villiers made a Hetmyerislikelytosit out twomore mockery of aslowSharjah pitchand astrong MI 7520 10 Whichplayers areeligible for matches. IPL teams areallowedtofield a KolkataKnight Riders bowling attack.Atrack DC 7520 10 transfers? maximum of four overseas players in their bereft of shine is pretty uncommon here. RCB752010 playing XI and Marcus Stoinis, Kagiso Rabada Even againstthe newball, RoyalChallengers KKR 7430 8 The IPL loan rules AjinkyaRahane has featured in justone matchfor Delhi Capitals. BCCI and AnrichNortje look certain to retain their Bangaloreopeners were walking down the SRH 7340 6 say: “Anyplayerwho places forDelhi. pitchfor better timing. On that surface, de RR 7340 6 has played(in XI or as England all-rounder Ben Stokes made his Villiers explodedtoremain unbeaten on 73 CSK 7250 4 concussion substi- belated appearance in this year’s tournament off33balls, hitting six sixes. He didn’t mind KXIP 7160 2 tute) less than two POSSIBLE TRANSFERS on SundayinRajasthan Royals’ five-wicket hitting through the line. RCBhad agood start, matches.” The lend- victoryoverSunrisers Hyderabad. but as the ball got older,their run rate ORANGECAP:KLRahul(KXIP),387runs ing franchise will get PLAYER: IMRAN TAHIR (CSK) PLAYER: DEEPAK HOODA(KXIP) Stokes endedhis international season af- dropped. In fact, in the middle overs, the PURPLECAP:KagisoRabada(DC),17 the mutuallyagreedamount between two terthe ManchestertestagainstPakistanin wickets WHOWOULDWANTHIM: WHOWOULDWANTHIM:SRHORRR game wassomewhat meandering along. But franchises, whichisnot subject to asalary DELHICAPITALS Augustand travelledtoNew Zealand to be in the final five,theyplundered 83 runs. De cap. Fiftyper cent of the loan feewill have REASON: It’s alittle surprising that the with his father,who has brain cancer. Villiers accounted for65ofthem. to be paid “within 7days of registration” REASON: The leg-spinner had 26 wickets experiencedspin-bowling all-rounder The29-year-old bowled onlyone wick- Kamlesh Nagarkotiwas effectively serv- eschewedhis egoand didn’t mind playing and the rest “within 7days of the final lastseason, but is yettoget agame this hasn’t yetplayedagame this season. etless over,conceding sevenruns, and made ing an overdose of cutters. De Villiers took 18 second fiddle. During the association, the matchofthe season”. season. DC lostthe injuredAmit Mishra Both SRH and RR have been searching five in opening the batting but skipper Steve runs of his final over,asthe youngsterfin- RCBbatting royalty completed3,000IPL runs forthe season and might beinterested forthe required balance in their Smith washappywith his overall impact. ishedwith 0/36 offhis four overs. The over together.Earlier,a67-run opening stand be- Is this likefootball’s January in alike-for-likereplacement. middle-order,and Hooda offers “With Stokesy back, it brings anice bal- turned the game on itshead. Until then, RCB tween AaronFinchand Devdutt Padikkal laid transfer window? versatility. ance to us. He bowled onlyone over tonight were going at under eight runs per over. the foundation fortheir team. PLAYER: AJINKYARAHANE (DC) but he justgot out of lockdown yesterday. It PatCummins next, and acouple of sixes Notreally. During football’s January PLAYER: CHRIS LYNN (MI) helps our balance forsure,” the Australian RCBupwardlymobile WHOWOULDWANTHIM:CSK and afour followed. De Villiers hit almosta transfer window, both permanent and loan WHOWOULDWANTHIM:KXIPORRR said. block-hole delivery over wide long-on fora When Padikkal droppedRussell on one, transfers areallowed. The IPL’s mid-season REASON: Loan signings usuallyaren’t maximum. That one over ruinedCummins’ it felt likeadéjà vu moment. Lastyear, transfer windowrestrictsmovementsto partofthe CSK culture. But this year, REASON:Aset Mumbai Indians KKR hopeful of resolution to figures as well –0/38 offfour. Russell’s 13-ball 48at ChinnaswamyStadium loan signings only, through mutually as admitted by MS Dhoni, their playing XI is areason whythe opening Narine action KKR droppedSunil Narine, reported had causedheartbreak forKohli’s team. But agreedloan fees. batting has been struggling. Rahane batsman is sitting out. Very unlikely againstbyon-field umpires forasuspect ac- this is adifferent RCB, with aswagger and Forexample, if Ajinkya Rahane of Delhi has morethan 3,800IPL runs to his movement, but teams likeKXIP and Sharjah: Two-time IPL champions Kolkata tion in their previous game. Opener Tom collective effort.Their openers aretaking Capitals –who has playedonlyone match credit. CSK might justbeinterestedin RR, with their inconsistent batting Knight Riders on Mondayhopedthat there Banton made his IPL debut. In hindsight, KKR pressureoff Kohli and de Villiers. Their so far–isloanedout to Chennai Super aproventop-order performer. performances, might makeinquiries. would be an "appropriateresolution" to the were aspinner short, as attestedbyVarun bowlers aredefending totals. On Monday, as Kings by mutual agreement, the playerbe- issue of their spinner Sunil Narine being re- Chakravarthy’s impressive bowling. But Russell wasgetting intothe groove,Isuru comes apartofthe Chennai-basedfran- portedfor asuspect bowling action, express- AndreRussell wasfit and bowled beautifully Udana removedhim with afull and wide de- chise forthe rest of the season, but Capitals ing surprise at the development. upfront. But againstDeVilliers, his lasttwo livery.KKR slumpedto85/6. Game over. remain his parent team. It means that it’s Yes, the IPL rules bar him from playing sign injuryreplacements? The franchise, however, did notsay overs accounted for34runs. BRIEF SCORES: RCB194/2 in 20 overs ahalf-a-season arrangement and the loa- againstthe lending franchise. It means that Notreally. Teams can replace an injured whether he will be leftout of the team. The partnership between De Villiers and (AB de Villiers 73*, AFinch47, VKohli 33*) bt nee returns to his parent team next season. the loanee will have to sit out the return- playerwho is ruledout of the tournament Narine has been placedinthe warning list ViratKohli yielded100runs off7.4 overs. The KKR 112/9 in 20 overs (S Gill 34;CMorris legfixtureagainsthis parent team. by picking unsold players at base price. This and one morereporting of his action by the RCBskipper (33*) contributed 22 off14balls 2/17, WSundar 2/20) by 82 runsPlaying Will the loanee have any is, of course, subject to the IPL Governing on-field umpires could lead to him being to the partnership. Agreat team player, Kohli tonight:SRH vs CSK, 7.30pm game restrictions? Is this the best opportunity to Council’s approval. barredfrombowling in the ongoing event.

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