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JOURNALISM OF COURAGE MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020, NEW DELHI, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `6.00 (`8 PATNA &RAIPUR, `12 SRINAGAR) WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM REVIEW MEETING WITH CDS, SERVICE CHIEFS Report every Covid Don’twantescalationbutifChinaacts, death to us, realign containment zones: givebefittingreply:Rajnathtotopbrass Centre to Delhi govt

Preparednessofforcesalready high, DefenceMinistertold DEEPTIMANTIWARY Russia hosts India, China ministers NEWDELHI,JUNE21 cuss the situation in eastern KRISHNKAUSHIK Ladakh and along the entire INAsignificantrejigofCovidcon- NEWDELHI,JUNE21 Defence 3,488-km boundarywithChina. tomorrow, Rajnath to attend parade tainment measuresinthe na- Minister Sourcessaidthetopbrasswere tionalcapital,theCentrehasasked FOLLOWINGTHE violentborder Rajnath toldthatthegovernmenthasfaith UnlikeUS, Russiaresponse to Chinahas been calibrated theDelhigovernmentto delineate face-off with China on June 15 Singh intheircompetenceto handleany allcontainmentzonesafresh,enu- that left20Indian soldiers dead, situation,and that militarycom- of recent proximity,while New merateall households even out- Defence Minister RajnathSingh manders on the ground “arethe SHUBHAJITROY THE IDEAS PAGE Delhi has had ahistory of robust side containment zones, conduct told the militarytop brass during from China, theforces have been best judgeofthe situation”. NEWDELHI,JUNE21 bilateral ties with Moscow. aserological survey among Home MinisterAmit Shah areviewmeetingSundaythatthe giventhe freedom to give abe- While Singh wasinformed PLAYINGINTO During the Doklamcrisisin2017, 20,000 Delhiites, and associate with DelhiChief Minister government has giventhe forces fitting reply,”sources said about that the “preparedness of all AS RUSSIAN Foreign Minister CHINA’SHANDS Russian diplomats in Beijing everydistrictwithabig hospital. Arvind Kejriwal. PTI file freedomto“give abefittingreply” the discussions. forces is already high”, sources SergeiLavrovhosts the Russia- BY SPSINHA were among the fewbriefed by In ameeting held at North if thereisfurther escalation from This wasthe key takeaway said thegovernment conveyed India-China trilateral foreign PAGE 9 the Chinese government. BlockonSundaywithChief the other side, sources said. from the meeting between thatthe infrastructure build-up ministers’ meeting on June 23 In fact,the phonecall be- MinisterArvind Kejriwal, Deputy “The Home Ministerin- The meeting, theysaid, also Singh and Chief of Defence Staff in eastern Ladakh,whichChina and Defence MinisterRajnath tweenIndian Ambassador to CM Manish Sisodia and L-GAnil structed that the Delhi govern- discussedthe existing protocol General Bipin Rawat, ArmyChief hasreportedlyobjected to,will Singh heads to Russia Monday Over thelastfew weeks, Russia, DBala Venkatesh Varma, Baijal, among others, Home ment mustassess everyCovid around the use of firearms and General MMNaravane, Navy continue. The forces have also to attend the VictoryDay parade Moscowhas been moreengaged and Deputy Foreign MinisterIgor MinisterAmitShahalsoinstructed death as to when the patient ways to respondinchangedsit- Chief Admiral Karambir Singh been asked to “bevigilant” on on June 24,Moscowisemerging withNew Delhi. This flows from Morgulovtookplacejusttwo the Delhi government to senda reachedthe hospital and from uations. “India doesnot want es- and Chief of Air ForceAir Chief land, at sea and in air. akey playeramid the tension the understanding thatRussia days afterthe border clash detailedreport to theCentreon where. If the deceasedwas ear- calation, but if thereisany action Marshal RKSBhadauria to dis- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 between New Delhiand Beijing. has leverage over Beijing because CONTINUEDONPAGE2 everyCovid deathinthe city.This lier in home isolation, whether mustinclude when the patient he/she wasbrought to the hos- wasbrought to thehospital and pital in time mustbeakey en- from where, among other details. quiry. Everydeathmustbere- Situation very tough, The MinistryofHome Affairs portedtothe Centre," an MHA (MHA) on Sunday saidthesein- statement said. structions had been givenbased It addedthat the Home talking to India and on areport submittedbyacom- Ministerhas instructed that all mittee ledbyNITIAayog mem- positive casesmustfirst go to berDrVKPaul. The report was Covidcentres andonlythose China, says Trump presented duringthe meeting who have proper arrangements held at NorthBlock. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 SHUBHAJITROY NEWDELHI,JUNE21 TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE IN HIS firstcomments since the LOCKDOWN clash between Indian and DAY CASES: RECOVERED:2,27,755 |DEATHS:13,254 Chinese troops on the night of TESTS:68,07,226 | DOUBLINGRATE:20.12** June 15-16, US President Donald 89 4,10,460 Trumpdescribed the tension between the twocountries as “very PM NarendraModi, Chinese tough”,and saidhis administra- President Xi Jinping. AP file tion wastalkingtobothtohelp them resolve matters. “We’retalkingtoIndia. We’re that some phone calls are talking to China.They’ve gotabig plannedsoon between top problemthere,theyhavecometo Trumpadministrationofficials KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG. DOUBLING * blows,and we’ll see whathap- and the Indian side. TOWATCH CASES 24HRS GROWTH RATE** pens.We’lltryandhelpthemout,” Lastmonthtoo,Trumphad ■ Maharashtra 1,28,205 3,827 2.95% 24.37 TrumptoldreportersattheWhite offeredto“mediateorarbitrate” ■ Gujarat 26,737 538 2.12% 33.89 Houseearly SundayIndiatime,on in the border disputebetween YOGA DAY,LADAKH the waytohis firstpost-Covid-19 Indiaand China, saying he was ■ Delhi 56,746 3,137 5.52% 13.04 electionrallyinOklahoma. “ready,willing and able” to ease Indo-TibetanBorder Police (ITBP) personnelmarkInternationalDay of Yoga near KhardungLainLadakh on Sunday. PTI ■ Tamil Nadu 56,845 2,115 4.18% 17.24 The IndianExpress has learnt CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ■ Bihar 7,503 250 2.55% 28.20 ■ West Bengal 13,531 355 3.41% 21.10 *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculatedover7-daygrowth THE EDITORIAL PAGE ‘Soldiers killed in Galwan Valley had injuries BUSINESSASUSUAL CONCERN CAUTION AGLIMMER ATIMEFOR DELHI: More ANDHRA: Growth MADHYA PRADESH: BY UNNY than 3,600new has picked up in Growth down to MATURITY caused by sharp weapons, multiple fractures’ casesSaturday. last one week. 1.39%,lowest BY YOGENDRA YADAV Fastest growth in Over 2,500 new growth among all PAGE 8 The Indian soldiers fought drowning/cold, apparentlyafter weapons, and several of them topten states cases in this period states VARINDERBHATIA backvaliantly, and inflicted sev- theywerethrownorfell into the also had multiple limb fractures,” Based on daily data by Centre, ICMR, stategovernments LEH,JUNE21 eral casualties on the Chinese. river during the clash, it is learnt. an official at Leh's SonamNurboo INSIDE Prime MinisterNarendraModi “Fromthe conditionofthe Memorial (SNM) Hospital, who THE 20 Indian soldiers who were had said on June 17 that“Desh ko bodies of the martyredsoldiers, it had seen the bodies, said on con- killedinthe clashwith Chinese iss baat ka garv hogakihamaare appeared that theyhad fought a dition of anonymity. BJP,OPPOSITION troops in Galwan valleyonthe sainikmaarte-maartemareyhain.” fierce battle. It appearedthat they SourcestoldTheIndianExpress Model village scheme PARTIESSPAROVER night on June 15-16sufferedse- The hand-to-hand combat [Indian soldiers]killedmany that from the conversation with LADAKHSITUATION rious injuries apparentlyinflicted on steep and jagged terrain con- [Chinese]. The injuries looked the woundedsoldiers who were PAGE 7 by sharp-edged weapons,and tinuedfor severalhours. Anum- likemultiple stab wounds in- brought to the hospital in Leh, it hit by lack of interest, multiple fractures, sources said. berofIndian soldiers dieddue to flicted with sharp-edged CONTINUEDONPAGE2 funds: ministry study

various programmes and WORLD HARIKISHANSHARMA schemes of the Rural High rates, low demand: Stressed Delhi riots:Bail to school NEWDELHI,JUNE21 Development Ministry, wasprepared by a31-memberCRM owner,courtsays no ALMOSTSIX yearsafter Prime team ledbyRajeevKapoor, re- MSMEs can’t tap into Govt relief Minister NarendraModian- tired IAS and StateInformation nouncedthe Saansad Adarsh Commissioner,Uttar Pradesh. Viable companies, with good evidence of PFI link Gram Yojana (SAGY), urging MPs The team, with retired bu- SUNNYVERMA ED Whytheir credit history,are able to raise to adoptone or morevillages in reaucrats, academics and re- NEWDELHI,JUNE21 hands funds, but the mostneedy and Muslim clerics”. their constituency and turn them search organisations as mem- PLAIN E amongthe MSMEs arefacing a THREE STABBED TO ANANDMOHANJ The courtalso said“it is into'modelvillages',astudy bers, visited 120villages, ● aretied BANKSHAVEstarted disbursing EX double whammy: slump in de- NEWDELHI,JUNE21 prima facie notestablishedthat commissionedbythe Ministryof including about adozen SAGY funds to Micro, Small and mand and lackoffinance. DEATH IN UK TERROR the applicant waspresent at the RuralDevelopment has observed villages, in 21 districtsacross Medium Enterprises under the RBI MAYhavecut repo rate Official datashows that as of ATTACK: POLICE GRANTINGBAIL to the owner of spotatthe timeofincident”. that the scheme has notmade eight states —Chhattisgarh, 100% Emergency Credit Line to 4% but credit to MSMEs is June 18,state-owned banks SLOW DOWN aschool who wasarrestedin Faisal Farooq, owner of “anysignificant impact” and that Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Guarantee Scheme announced still going out at 8-14%. First- sanctionedloans worth connection with theNortheast Rajdhani Public School, was “in the current format... (it) is not Manipur,Meghalaya,Odisha, by Finance MinisterNirmala time borrowers areout and Rs 40,416 croreunder the TESTING, SAYS Delhi riots in February, aDelhi among eight people arrested in a achieving thedesired purpose”. Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh — Sitharaman lastmonth but for highrates deterstressed scheme of whichRs21,028.55 TRUMP AS COVID courthas observed that the po- case of rioting outside the school The study,conducted as part during November 4-14, 2019. manyfirms, hit hardbythe pan- firms.Lackofdemand has crorehas been disbursed. CASES INCREASE lice"chargesheetisbereftofma- in the ShivVihar area on of the FifthCommon Review Commenting on the scheme, demiclockdown, credit is still a shrunk their space. This scheme categorically PAGE 12 terial showing the linksofappli- February24. He hasbeen in jail Mission(CRM) for“independent the report said, “In manyofSAGY hugechallenge. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 cantwithPFI,Pinjra Todgroup CONTINUEDONPAGE2 assessment” of the progress of CONTINUEDONPAGE2

SPORT PAGE 1 ANCHOR China boycottcallrattlessports market: ‘Can’t suddenlydoit’

findthemselvesinatoughcorner. quetsand tables, but “China forboxing equipment. However, sports goods likematsand other MIHIRVASAVDA The reason:Morethan halfof manufactures balls almostlikea MOSTIMPORTSFROMCHINA since theyhaveenoughbusiness protective equipment”. NEWDELHI,JUNE21 India’ssports equipmentimports monopoly”. in India, theyhaven’t gone But India’s reliance on China arefromChina,accordingtothe Shanghai DoubleHappiness through the international feder- goes deeper than importing fin- Gym,athleticsequipment `1,002.5cr(China`694.77cr) DOMESTICCRICKET TABLE TENNISballs,shuttle- Department of Commerce’s data (DHS), he says,supplies ballsfor ation’scertification process. So ishedproducts, sayofficials and STALWARTRAJINDER cocks,badminton and tennis rac- for2018-2019(see box). all worldtour events, apartfrom Badmintonracquets `130.31cr(Japan`53.42cr,China`42.7cr) we have to import equipment players. Domestic manufactur- GOELISDEAD quets, wrestling mats, javelins, “Theyhavemorethan 50 per Worldand Asian TableTennis `17.77cr(China`11.54cr,mainlyTTballs) forelitetraining centres and top ers, whomainlyexporthockey PAGE 14 high jumpbars,hockeysticks, cent shareinthe sports market,” Championships. “All Indian play- Football `18.57cr(China`12.84cr,mostlymachine-stitchedballs) boxers,” he says. sticks andballs, cricketbatsand boxing headguards, mountain says Lokesh Vats,managing diers practise with the same setof Boxing’s equipment import balls, boxing equipment and climbing accessories, gym equip- rector of domestic manufactur- balls to getusedtothe spin and Otherequipment `357.32cr(China`197.25cr) bill for2018-19stood at about chess boards, among other CITY ment, sportswear —the listof ing giant Vats.“We say‘vocal for bounce. At other levels, yousee Source: DeptofCommerce, Export Import DataBank (FY 2018-19) Rs 3crore,with China account- items, “depend alot”onraw ma- sports equipment importedfrom local’ but government policies balls with different brand ingfor Rs1.38 crore. terial from China. China goes on and on. over the decades have ledto names. But even if youbuy aset Pran Nath Chadha,who is a Vikas Gupta of Soccer RETDMEAOFFICIAL Butnow, amidtherisingclam- Chinese productscompletelyin- from Stiga(Sweden) or Stag brands.Jay Kowli, generalsecre- made in China,” he says. member of theSportsand Toys International, aJalandhar-based ATTACKED,WIFE our to boycottChinese goods fol- vading our markets.” (India), youwill find that it is tary of the Boxing Federation of Kowli, however, insists that Exporters Association in manu- exporthouse that manufactures KILLEDINROBBERY lowing the border clash thatleft Table tennis star Sathiyan manufactured in China,” says India, says thatapopularbrand onlyIndia-made equipmentis facturing hub Jalandhar,says the Vector brand of footballs, vol- BID PAGE 4 20 Indian soldiers dead, leading Gnanasekaran says India is self- Gnanasekaran. among Indian boxers is usedatthe domestic level. “India Chinese manufacturers are leyballs, basketballs and rugby players in India's sports industry reliant when it comes to rac- It’s the same storyfor alot of Australia's Sting. “But theyare all has astrong manufacturingbase “leading exporters forcombat CONTINUEDONPAGE2

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Rajnath VirChakraawardee who livesin one model villageineachdistrict notedthatoneof themwasanad- Leh, told TheIndianExpress that of India,thenthesurroundingvil- vocate, another alocal MLA The meeting came aday be- he believedthatthe Indian sol- Russia hostsIndia,China ministers tomorrow lages shall be automaticallyin- whosechildrenstudyinthesame fore theDefenceMinisterleaves diers had killedatleasttwo spired to followthatmodel". school, and the thirdpersonwas forRussia to attendthe 75th Chinesefor everylifethat they between Indian and Chinese itsresponse on the Covid out- fixedonthe worldmap.Asfor emphasizedthatChina and Since the launchofthe theapplicant’s cousin. VictoryDay Parade in Moscow. had lost. troops in which20Indian sol- break. thecurrentstageofofthetrilat- India areRussia’sclosepartners schemeonOctober11,2014,only "Admittedly,the IO hasnot On June 19,Singh had reiter- “Therewerecertainstructures diers, including aColonel-rank Tuesday’s RIC Foreign min- eralcooperation,thereare noin- and allies,and "have very close 1,855grampanchayatshave been collected the call detail record of ated Prime MinisterNarendra that were built by these people officer,werekilled. isters meeting, whichwas put dications that it might be and mutuallybeneficial rela- selectedacross five phases,with theabove namedpersons.Except Modi's line at the all-party meet [Chinese] on our side. Asurveil- “The officials discussedre- offinMarch,willbethefirstop- frozen,” he had said. tions built on mutual respect." only seveninPhase 5. baldallegation,thereisnomate- on the border situation that“the lance party had gone theretosee gionalsecurity,includingdevel- portunity forExternal Affairs According to Russiannews Defence MinisterSingh is rialto substantiatethattheappli- forces have been givencomplete if those structures had been re- opmentsonthe Line of Actual ministerSJaishankarand agency TASS,Russian expected to attend the Victory Delhi riots cant had conversedwith the freedomtotakenecessary ac- movedornot,” ColWangchuk Control on the border between Chinese StateCouncillor and PresidentialSpokesmanDmitry Dayparadeearlierscheduledon since March8.Farooq alsoowns aforesaid persons in relation to tion”. said. India and China in the Foreign MinsterWang Yi to en- Peskov saidthatKremliniscon- May9.PrimeMinisterNarendra Victoria Public School, and both communal riots.When the IO On Saturday, astatement is- “Afterthisincident,we lost20 Himalayas,”abrief statementby gage in thattrilateral format. cernedoveraclashbetweenthe Modiwasinvitedfortheparade, his schools were damaged in the wasconfronted in this regard, suedbythe Prime Minister's boys but in return the casualties the Russian Foreign ministry Asked on the possibility of militaryonthe border between whichgot postponeddueto the riots. then he stated that further inves- Office had said that the all-party that we inflicted were morethan said. discussing the India-China ten- ChinaandIndiabutbelievesthat Covid pandemic. In a“brief note”shared by the tigation on the aspect of terror meetwas “informedthat this double, around40-43.Iamsure Early June,beforethe June 6 sion, Lavrov had said lastweek: the twocountries could resolve LikeModi,ChinesePresident DelhiPoliceonJune3whilefiling fundingisunderway... in the time,Chineseforceshave comein we retaliatedhard.Ourboys,who LtGen-leveltalksbetweenIndia "The agenda does notinvolve this conflict themselves. Xi Jinping had been invited for the chargesheet, it wasclaimed chargesheetthere is hardlyany muchlargerstrength to theLAC aremainlyfromPunjaband and China, ForeignSecretary discussing issues that relate to "Certainly, we arewatching the May9parade, butnow it is that investigation intothe rioting material to substantiatethe alle- and that the Indian response is Haryana, areofstrong build and HarshVardhan Shringla “up- bilateral relations of acountry with great attention what is likelytobeattendedbyasenior incidenthadrevealedthatFarooq gationof terrorfunding...,"theor- commensurate”. when it comestohand-to-hand dated”Russian Ambassador with another member of this happening on the Chinese- Defenceministeriallevelrepre- had“linkswithprominentmem- der read. Mirroring the build-up by combat,we definitelyhaveanup- NikolayKudashev on the “re- format." Indian border.Webelieve that sentative fromBeijing.Soitmay bers of Popular Front of India, Thecourt,whilegrantingbail, China, India toohas movedfor- perhand.Iamgettingreportsthat centdevelopments”onthesitu- Moscow, too,hasresponded this is averyalarmingreport," offerawindowofopportunity PinjraTod, JamiaCoordination also noted, "It is made clear that ward troops and augmented its our boys also killedmany ationalongtheLAC.Thiswasthe in averycalibrated manner last Peskov said. "But we consider forthetwosidesto breaktheice. Committee, Hazrat Nizamuddin nothinginthisordershallbecon- militarystrength along the [Chinese soldiers].” onlypublicly availablemeeting week.OnJune 17,Russian am- thatthetwocountriesarecapa- The setting in Moscowwill Markaz and some other funda- struedanexpressiononthemer- boundarywith Chinainall sec- The Chinese, Col Wanchuk between the Foreign Secretary bassador Kudashevtweeted, ble of taking necessarysteps to beinterestingsincetroopsfrom mental Muslim clerics, including itsofevidence to be adducedin tors. said,neveradmittheircasualties. andaforeignAmbassadoratthe “Wewelcomeallstepsaimedat prevent suchsituations in the India and China will participate Deoband”. the matter." Following the face-off, Singh “This happenedin1962 as well. height of theborder stand-off. de-escalationattheLAC,includ- future andtoensurethat there in the Victoryparade as well. A Policealsoclaimedthatitwas has been conducting regular OuroneKumaoncompanykilled The Moscow-Beijingaxis is ing the conversation between is predictability and stability in tri-service 75-member Indian onFarooq’sinstructionsthatDRP Centre to Delhi briefingswiththe militarylead- athousandof theirs,whilewe lost alsosignificantwhentheUShas the twoFMs,and remain opti- the region and that this is asafe militarycontingent has already ConventSchool,theschool“adja- anddonotsufferany co-morbidi- ership. During onemeeting on 130boys.Evenatthattime, they beenatloggerheadswithChina mistic.” region fornations, firstofall, reachedMoscow. It is ledbya cent and rival” to Rajdhani, two ties be allowedtostayinhome June17,hehadaskedtheforcesto did notadmittheir casualties. in recent months and Russia “The existence of the RIC is China and India.” Major-rank officer of the Sikh parkinglots, andthe Anil Sweets isolation.Healsoaskedfordetails bealertand“prepareforanysitu- Mostprobablythistime toothey muchmorecalibrated,evenin an undisputable reality,firmly The Kremlin spokesman Light Infantry Regiment. buildingwere “systematicallyde- onthenumberof peopleinhome ation all along the border with will notadmitit,”hesaid. stroyed”bythe mob. isolation in the city,and forthe China, notrestricted to just LehonSundaywasalmosten- Additional Sessions Judge Delhigovernmentto take techni- Ladakh”. tirelyshut, lockeddownbythe Situation tough, talking to India and China: Trump Vinod Yadav, who grantedbail to calhelpinrealigningcontainment administration to control the Faisal,notedthereare contradic- zones. Galwan Valley surgeofnovelcoronavirus infec- the tension. India had virtually border tensions with India, the clash in Galwan Valley“similar most violent clash with India tionsinwitnessstatements, and According to the MHA,key appearedthattheIndiansoldiers tions.Roadswerebarricadedand rejected the offer, saying it was world’s mostpopulous democ- to activitywe’veseeninthepast since the warbetween them in theinvestigatingofficer(IO) had pointsspelledoutby thecommit- went allout at the Chinese after marketsweredeserted,and po- engaged with China to resolve racy.It’s militarising the South on [other] border disputes”. 1962. Noting the nuclearstatus triedtofile asupplementary teeincludedelineationof the242 their Commanding Officer,Col B lice and security forces were out the border row. China Sea and illegallyclaiming Severalsteps takenbythe of thetwocountries,McConnell statement of aprosecution wit- containment zones in the state SantoshBabu, wasattacked. in strength. Early lastweek, White moreterritory there, threaten- Chinese,includinginHongKong saidtheywere“encouragingde- ness "tocover up the deficiency". afresh. Strict perimeter control of “They[Indian soldiers] went No civilians,includingtheme- HousePress SecretaryKayleigh ing vital sea lanes.” and India, have notbeen“really escalation”. According to the order,the these zones and activities within withfull aggression aftertheir dia, were allowedtomove, and McEnanysaidthePresidentwas Inanaddresson‘Europeand constructive”, he said, adding, TexasCongressman Lance firststatementof thewitnesswas them have also been recom- Colonelandtwootherswhowent only Army, police, andgovern- awareofthe situation and the theChinaChallenge’atthe2020 “We’reobviouslywatching the Gooden,of theRepublicanParty, “recordedprobably” on March 8, mended. ahead were attacked... Then the ment vehicles were on the roads. US wascloselymonitoring it. Copenhagen Democracy India-Chinaborderdisputevery also came out in supportof in whichheclaimedto have seen "It wasalsoinformedthata Indian soldiers launchedafullat- The silence in the largest town During aphone call on June 2 Summit Friday, delivered virtu- closely... Again, we don’thavea India. Saying China cannot be theapplicant in front of the gate serological survey will be con- tack.Theyweresaying [tostaff at and joint capital of the Union with Prime MinisterNarendra ally, Pompeo called theruling lotofvisibilityandwe don’thave trusted, Gooden tweeted, “As of Rajdhani PublicSchool around ductedacrossDelhibetweenJune the hospital] that theysnatched TerritoryofLadakh wasperiodi- Modi,Trumphaddiscussedthe Chinese CommunistParty a alot of open dialogue with our morenews comesoutaboutthe 1.30 pm. “He further claimedto 27 and July 7inwhich sample whateverknivesetc.,andhitthem callybrokenbythe roar of fighter matter,the spokesperson said. ‘rogue actor.’ Chinesecounterparts.” deadlyconflictbetween China have heardhim askingthe guard testing of 20,000 people willbe [Chinese] backhard,”asource jets overhead. US SecretaryofState The topUSdiplomat on On the Senatefloor,Senate andIndia,onceagainCHINAap- of the school to permit Muslim done. This will help with acom- said. OnSaturday, Ladakhreported Michael RPompeoalsocom- China, Assistant Secretaryof Majority Leader Mitch pearstobeanaggressive badac- personsinsidetheschool”.Theor- prehensive assessment of the The sources told The Indian 92positive casesof Covid-19,tak- mented on China’s actions last Statefor East Asian and Pacific McConnellsaidthatforthesake tor… The CCP (Chinese der states that in hisstatement spread of infection in Delhi and Expressthatatleast18injuredsol- ing the number of active patients week,saying,“ThePLA(People’s AffairsDavidStilwell,hascalled of grabbing territory, China ap- CommunistParty)cannotbe recordedbythe Metropolitan assistfutureplanning," the MHA diers were being treated in Leh, to718,including146 in Leh and Liberation Army) has escalated China’s actions that ledtothe pearedtohaveinstigatedthe takenattheir word,EVER.” MagistrateonMarch 11,“he did said in itsstatement.Serological and more than40had been sent 572inKargil district. Atotal 539 notsay awordabouthavingseen surveys areusedtodeterminethe to militaryhospitalselsewherein patientsare in home isolation, the applicant at the sceneofoc- prevalenceof adiseaseinapopu- the country. TheArmyhas not while 120are in Covid carecen- had visited Ladakh until the end will survive this onslaught and MSMEsand textileand ceramics “60percent...have beenachieved currence or having heard stating lation. giventhenumberof soldierswho tres.Threeweeksago,onMay 30, of June; this year,the number so theywillhavetowind up,” said playersarebeingseenasthemost and the rest arepending forlack anything to theguardofthe Contact tracing and quaran- were injured. theUThad only 30 active cases of farisonly6,055.The tourism in- Animesh Saxena, President of affected. of fund”. school”. tining of all contactsofinfected SoonaftertheclashinGalwan Covid-19. dustryisbracingforanestimated Federation of Indian Microand “For MSMEs, the fall in rev- At NongbahMyrdonvillagein The IO then triedtofile asup- individuals with use of Aarogya valley, around 230kmfromLeh, This is the most difficult time loss of over Rs 400crore in rev- Small&Medium Enterprises. enue will be steeper at 17-21per Meghalaya,the team observed, plementary statement “on the SetuandItihasappsarepartofthe the Armyordered largescale forLadakhindecades. Tourism, enues this year.“It appearsthat “These areissues we aretalk- cent, while EBITDAmarginwill “Theconcept of SAGY hasnotper- same daywhereinthis witness recommendations. movementof troopsto Ladakh.A themainstayoftheregion'secon- 2020 is going to be worstyear of ing to thegovernment about… shrink 200-300basispointsto4- colated down to field official.” claimedthathegot frightenedbe- The Centrehas alsofixed a build-up had been takingplace omyand theonlysource of in- our lives,” Ghulam Mustafa,one that this loan availability should 5per cent as weak demand AftervisitingBaudaiSAGY vil- fore theLd.MMbecauseof which timetable forthe implementa- sincetheChineseforcesstartedto come forthe majority of the peo- of Leh's tophoteliers and headof notbeonlyfor existingborrow- gnaws away gains from lower lageinPrayagraj inUttarPradesh, hecouldnotstate anythingabout tion of the recommendations, gather in strength along the Line ple, is in ashambles. Flightshave the hoteliers' association, said. ers.Thereisalot of paperwork re- commodity prices. Asharpde- the team observed,“it is ironic the applicant”, the order states. with the Delhi government be- of Actual Control (LAC); the clash resumedbuttheonlypassengers quirement in borrowing from cline at the operating levelwill that the Adarsh Gram is yettobe On police allegations that a ing told to comeupwithaplan lastweekhasledto astrategic re- on boardare migrant workers, Stressed MSMEs banks…and mostMSMEs fail on alsoimpactcreditworthiness,ag- declared ODF.” (gulel)slingwasfoundontheroof by June 22, form district-level assessment. personnel of the Border Roads excludesfirst-timeborrowersand alot of theseparameters,”hesaid. gravating the liquidity stretch “Overall,nosignificantimpact of theschool,thecourt,aftergoing teams by June 23, delineateall Col (Retd) Sonam Wangchuk, Organisation,andmediapersons. thosewhose accountshave Apartfromexorbitantinterest these unitshavebeengrappling of this scheme wasnoted,” the throughrecords,notedthatitwas containment zones afresh by aherooftheKargilwarandMaha In2019,over1.33lakhtourists turnedbad.Aseparateschemefor costs,raisingloans under the with,particularly ontheworking team recordedafter visiting a found 16 days afterthe incident. June 26, complete 100% survey stressedMSMEsisyettobeoper- scheme is noteasy even fornon- capital front,” the reportsaid. model villageinBawan blockof Thecourtsaidthatif thepresence of those in these containment ationalised. NPAcompanies. Need forfresh loans among Hardoi district in UP. of theaccusedcouldnotbeestab- zonesbyJune30, and do alarge- Banksare notaskingfor fresh “Borrowers areasked to pro- small and medium enterprises Elsewhere,theteamobserved lished,thenthegulelcouldnotbe scale survey in the rest of the collateralontheseloansunderthe vide utilisation document forthe mayalsobelow because thereis mixedresults. attributedtohim. capital by July7. scheme, but since it is extended loan andbanksdirectlydisburse nopick-upindemand.“Wedonot “Convergence of MGNREGS The police note also stated, onlytoexisting borrowers run- theloanamountforoutstandings needadditional working capital with MPLAD has been done in “FarooqhadvisitedDeobandjust Sports market ning credit facilitieswithbanks, of governmentstatutorypay- loans since thereisnot enough SAGY villageTilkoja of Korba dis- one day before theriots started, balls, says they import their factoryland, plant and ma- ments(such PF andTDS dues), demand in marketand interest trict (in Chhattisgarh)whereas that is, on February23.” polyurethaneandethylene-vinyl chineryismostlypledged with salarypaymentsand settlement keeps piling up on additionalfa- lesserconvergencewasobserved “Evidenceof conspiracyisfur- acetate foamfromChinafortheir the banks. of suppliers –whichpractically cilities,” said aLudhiana-based intheChapkavillageofBastardis- ther brought out by the fact that products. One significant deterrent, leavesnothing with thebor- MSMEplayermanufacturingauto trict.” on theday of the riots,thatis, on “The rawmaterial quality in sources said, is that the rate of in- rower,”said KERaghunathan, parts. Progressof work wasbetterin February24, many children from India is notgoodand we cannot terest chargedbybanksunderthe Former National President, All theGPwheretheHon’bleMPhas Muslim families leftthe school reachthe desired standard toex- schemeisalmostatparwithmar- India Manufacturers Model village takenkeeninterest andallocated early,alongwith their parents, portour products to major market ratesand does notoffer any Organisation. villages, the Hon’ble MP didnot substantialamount from duringthehalf-timerecessitself,” ketsinEurope and USAaswell in substantial concession. Thegovernmentshouldmake give anysignificantmoneyfrom MPLAD,”the reportadded. police had claimed. India. Chinese manufacturers Lastmonth, the RBI had cut loans available even forstressed Members of Parliament Local The team had good wordsfor Farooq's lawyers, RKKochar, provide us withhigh-quality raw reporate 40basispoints bringing MSMEs (those which areSpecial Area Development Scheme afew gram panchayats. Gaurav Kochar and Gaurav material at averycompetitive it to arecordall-time lowof4per Mention Account-2), andwaive (MPLADS). In isolated cases, InTakhelpanchayatofImphal Vashistarguedbeforethe court price,” he says. cent.Thishasn’ttranslatedto any interestburden forloans up to Rs whereMPshave beenpro-active, EastDistrict,forinstance,theteam that the IPC sectionsagainst Vats,whosefirm is basedin relief forborrowers. 2crore whichare largely formi- someinfrastructuredevelopment observed“publicbathroomsnear Farooq cannotbeinvoked since another manufacturing hub For, under the scheme, inter- croenterprises, he said. has takenplace, but the scheme ponds,children'splaygroundetc... therewas no material on record Meerut, says China is “far,far estrateofbanksand financial in- KKBalli,President of East hasnotmadeanyperceptibleim- whichlooked impressive”. to substantiatehispresenceatthe aheadindyeingandengineering” stitutions have been cappedat Delhi-basedAssociation of pact. As such,these villages can- Of the twoSAGYvillagesthe spot. as well. “The iron rods,benches, 9.25per centper annum, while WholesaleReadymadeGarments notbecalledModel(‘Adarsh’)vil- team visited in Rajasthan,the re- The courtsaid that in none of curling and multi-stationsthat Non-Banking Financial Dealers saidbanksare calling up lages,”the reportsaid. portlaudedDaulatgarh, avillage the CCTV footageisthe accused yousee at gymsare all imported Companiescanlendatmaximum MSMEs with land, plant and ma- Citingcasestudiesfromsome in Bhilwara. “This is relatively de- present,and"if itisprimafacieno- from China because theyare of 14 per cent per annum. State- chinerytoextendloans.“Why of thesegrampanchayats,there- velopedvillage… This village is ticeable that the accusedwas not cheap. Almostall the material ownedbanks arelending at would banksgiveloans to small portadded, “Itisrecommended very urbaniseddue the various presentatthesceneof occurrence usedfor tracksuitscomes from around 8per cent, depending players and garment traders if that the Ministrymay reviewthe development schemes takenup then naturally, theevidence Chinabecauseitischeap,”hesays. uponthecreditworthinessof the theydonot have adequate collat- schemeforenhancingitsimpact.” at the initiative of theEx-MP.” againsthim in respect of sections Pricing and superior technol- borrower. eral?Theseplayers can getover- Forinstance, in Kallikkad In hisfirstIndependenceDay 397/395/436/455 IPCwill fall ogyarecitedastheotherkeyrea- Industrysourcessaysuchhigh draftand cash credit againsthy- gram panchayatinKerala, the address in 2014,Prime Minister short”. sons. Forinstance, amajority of ratesmakecredit unviablefor pothecation,” he said. teamcouldnotfindany“remark- NarendraModihad announced On policeallegations that the the machine-stitchedfootballs stressedcompanies that needa In areportreleasedlastweek, able achievement” underthe SAGY as partofnation-building, accusedis“statedtohavemobile sold in India aremadeinChina, working capital loan foraperiod CRISIL Rating said it expected scheme. “Even though the urging Lok SabhaMPs to "make conversations with one lady... along with the artificialturfs that that theirunits were shut. MSMErevenuesandprofitability Neyyardam PHC is shown as a one villageofhis or her con- who is stated to be having links dotthe country. “Weneedtoin- Sources said that along with to fallsteeply, hittingmicroenter- SAGY achievementbut it cannot stituency aModelVillageby withSaifulIslamLawFaculty”,the vest inresearch anddevelopment, cheapercredit,MSMEsneedgov- prises the hardest. be takenassuch...” 2016...after2016,selecttwomore courtobserved that she was"in andovercomepricingproblems,” ernment supportinlowering Microenterprisesaccountfor In Arood villageofKhandwa villages... and after2019... at least factareporter”withanewspaper. says Vats.“We can’tjustsuddenly fixedcosts andshort-term bene- 32 per cent of theoverall MSME district in Madhya Pradesh,the five modelvillages".Healsoasked Police had alsosaidthat startboycottingChinese prod- fits likewaiverofelectricity debt. Consumer discretionary, team found that out of 118activi- RajyaSabha MPs to "adopt one of Farooq had conversations with ucts.” (WITHSHAHIDJUDGE& charges. “Otherwise, notmany construction,export-linked ties plannedin2014, onlyabout thevillages",saying"if we provide four other people, but the court NITINSHARMA)

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Club,Pollachi,CoimbatoreDistrictinTamil Nadu, Definitely,his social activitiesand contributions and aMember of Southern Railway –Divisional towards societymakehim highly eligible for an ho- Railway Users Consultative Committee,Madurai,in nour from the Indian state. TamilNadu. He is also aHospitalAdvisory Com- He has won many international and national mittee Member,inbothGovt.Medical College& awards and honours for his contributions to society. HospitalatTheni,Tamil Nadu and at Medical De- In 2019, he won the Mahatma Gandhi Samman, partmentatDindigul,TamilNadu. for nation building from NRI Welfare Society(UK Social workisademandingand variedprofes- Chapter) atTheHouse of Commons,London. 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He hascontinued cookedfoodpackets,dry rations,medicines,daily to serve the socially excluded and marginalised anotherperson’ssituationeffectively.Itisbothan from the lockdown, delivery staffhave been at the with its philanthropic activities.Taking aleaf out of essentials etc., to help the needy in whichever people in society is trulyworthappreciating at a intellectual andemotional process,makingiteas- frontline to keep the city ticking. Hotels,retail and COVID-19warriors’book, he haslaunchedsev- ways possible. time when the world itselfhas come to ahaltand ier to involve andconnect with the other person’s wholesale shops,fish and meat stores, medical eral initiatives to reach out to the poor and needy As soonasthe pandemic started to takeits toll people don’t have the means and measuresto problems.His ability to coordinate,persuade and shops,vegetables and fruits outlets depend on de- of oursociety. 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afterJune 10 midnight, wherehe SHIVAMPATEL wastestedand askedtohome NEWDELHI,JUNE21 isolate. stabbedtodeathinSafdarjungrobbery "He had problems breathing A26-YEAR-OLD swimming so we arrangedforanoxygenma- coachataDelhi government fa- chine forhim. On June 14,we were arrested on Sundayfrom PCR call. The woman wastaken Safdarjung Enclave to Nepal on cility in Central Delhi's were toldby the hospital that the JIGNASASINHA Lakhimpur Kheri near the Nepal to ahospital but succumbed to June 18.Rajeshhadbeen referred Jhandewalan diedafter testing Covid reporthad been misplaced. NEWDELHI,JUNE21 border.Policesaid all hail from the herinjuries. Police said the cou- to thecouple by their domestic positive forcoronavirus on We then got him tested at Sir neighbouring country. ple had twochildren but both help. The accusedwerefleeing to Wednesday, twodaysbeforehis GangaRam Hospital and they A94-YEAR-OLD retired MEA of- The couple livedonthe upper diedafew years ago. Nepal when theywerecaught." birthdayand four months intohis sharedthe resulton June 17," said ficialwas attacked and his 88- ground floor in Safdarjung Police said Chawlaisstill in a Jitendra Kumar,the other se- marriage. Ashutosh Gupta’s family Ankit. year-old wifestabbed to death Enclave's A1 block. stateofshockand has notbeen curityguardfromthe building, Ashutosh Gupta's family alleged negligence on the Dr Mathursaid Covid re- during arobberyattheir Police said that around 9pm able to give details of what is said, "I got acall from aresident Sundayallegednegligence on the partofLady Hardinge ports arecollected from sam- Safdarjung Enclave residencein Saturday,the accusedwent to the missing from his home. RWA on the thirdfloor about the rob- partofLady HardingeMedical Medical College pling centres and in the past, SouthwestDelhi on Saturday couple's house. DCP Arya said: president VKMalhotrasaid, "The bery.Irushedtotheir home and College(LHMC), claiming he was theyhavesometimes been night. Police said the security "The guardwas appointedtwo couple were registeredwith the found aunty lying on the floor notgiven timelytreatment and takenbythe wrong person. guardofthe building wherethe weeksago.When Kantaopened Delhi Police's senior citizen with injuriesonher neck.Uncle thefamilywas askedto help wrap awaiting test results, arekept. "Fromthe pastfour-five days, couple lived, along with three of the door,she sawthe men. Before BRChawlaand wifeKanta scheme and police constables wassitting on the chair,shocked. his body in protective covering af- "This patient wasyoung and resultsare nowcoming out on his associates, allegedlyoverpow- she could do anything, theyover- would oftenvisit them. One of He told us the robbers took every- terhedied. obese.Hewas admitted at 2am thesame dateofthe test and ered BaldevRaj Chawla and his poweredthe couple. Kantatried theirsecurity guards hadbeen thing and killedaunty." Kumar His brother Ankit (20) said on June 17 anddiedwithin 12 patientscan access them on the wifeKanta, slit the woman's neck to stop them but one of them at- with moneyand jewelleryworth working with them for25years, said the couple didn't move out a Ashutosh had wonmedals in hours of admission. Afterthe re- RT-PCR application.Sothese when she triedtoresist, and fled tacked her with asharp object." Rs 55,000. and thecouplehiredanotherone lotdue to their old age, and their manyswimming competitions portwas receivedaspositive... things (misplacement)should with moneyand jewellery. Theyforcedher husband to siton Police said Chawlamanaged recently. He didn't have police domestic help would arrangefor over the pastfiveyears andsup- the patient wasplannedtobe nothappen now,"hesaid. DCP (Southwest) Devender thesofaandtiedhishandswitha to go out, take the lifttothe third verification." Asenior police offi- groceries and medical help. portedthe familyfinancially. "He shiftedtoCovid emergency but Ankit said he watchedhis Arya said the four accused-- rope. floor and alerthis neighbours. cersaid,"Themenhadbeen plan- "Their daughter-in-lawand wasadmittedin the 'orangezone' collapsedprior to shifting," said brother die at the hospital on guard Rajesh (18), Gyanender Police said the accusedthen Theyimmediatelycalledthe ning the robberyfor twodays. grandchildren live in the US," said of the hospital and diedafew Dr Mathur. Wednesdayafternoonafter he (22), Om (18) and Pramod (26) -- went to the bedroom and fled RWApresident, who made the Theybooked acab from the guard. hours afterthe test resultscame He addedthat the body beganfoaming at the mouth. The out. Iwas with him in the ward should have been put in abag in- familyhopedtheywould bepro- throughout, along with my side the ward as per protocol, and videdsome compensation as mother andcousin.Afterhedied, the hospital is findingout howthe Ashutosh wasthe main earning Lockdown hitssecurity guards in Gurgaon, the hospital sent one of their at- body washandledafter death. member of the family. tendantstowrapthe body,who The eldestofthree siblings, Ashutosh's father Rajendra took my help to liftand move it," Ashutosh wasabout to turn 27 on PrasadGupta worked as asecu- said Ankit. June 19 and got marriedin rity guardataschool forthe blind placement agencies say strapped for cash Hospital medical director Dr February. His wifeand 47-year- near Connaught Place before the NNMathur said he has initiated old mother areawaiting their lockdown, but is presentlyout of aninquiryintothe allegations and Covid test results. work.Ankit is preparing foran day,”hesaid, adding that the homeoverthelastmonth,withno is taking the matter seriously. He Ankit said no one from the exam to enter the Delhi Police. SAKSHIDAYAL complex he worked at earlier is time frame having been givenas also said the 'orangezone' of the familyhas developedany symp- "He usedtosupport us allat GURGAON,JUNE21 yettore-open itsdoors. to theirreturn. “Weare around hospital is wherepatientssus- toms. Ashutosh had developeda home, nowwedon't knowwhat Security agencies across 30% short of staff, which, as farasI pectedofhavingcoronavirus,and fever and wastaken to the LHMC will happen," said Ankit. FORTHE lasteight years, Prem Gurgaon further corroborate know,has returnedhome…We Kumar (35) had been working as Kumar’sclaims,statingthatwith aremanagingbyredefiningourin- asecurity guardatacommercial malls and schools still closedand ternalneedsto ensureweare able complexinGurgaon. In the after- offices and industries operating to cope withthe number of peo- Yoga reduces migraines: AIIMS study math of the lockdown due to the with lesser strength, theyare not ple available. We have 10 gates Covid-19outbreak,hehas been receiving paymentsfromtheir leadingto oursociety, butareonly NewDelhi: Astudy conducted by to headaches that happen less postures," thestudystated. The reducedtoswitchingprofessions clients,due to whichthey, in turn, allowing visitorentry from 4, AIIMS doctors has found that often, don't last as longand are yoga protocol waspreparedby and taking up employment as a arefacing issues paying their staff. whichcutsdownthestaffrequired yoga can reduce notjustmi- less painful.Atotalof114 pa- yoga physicians at the Centrefor labourer foraliving. “Mostofour clientshavenot Severalcondominiums in Gurgaon arefunctioning with at these,” said Rohit Chopra, graines but even lowertreat- tients with episodic migraine Integrative Medicine and “I went through averydiffi- been payingussince thelock- 25-30% fewersecurity staff. Archive General Secretaryofthe Nirvana ment cost of thedisease.The were recruited to one of two Research (CIMR)atAIIMS. cult time during the lockdown. I down. We aretrying to manage CountryRWA.PrincetonEstateis study,'Effect of yoga as add on groups forthe study. Dr Gautam Sharma, professor wasdesperateand the security whatever payments we can to operatingwith “70-80%”ofits therapyinmigraine', waspub- "The firstgroup receivedcon- in-charge,Center forIntegrative companyIworkedfor wasnei- minimise ourstaff’s problems. We areunable to paythem forthe thejob.We willreachoutto them usual staff.“We had signedan lishedinthe online issue of ventional medical therapyaspre- Medicine and Research,AIIMS, ther calling me to work nor pay- We aregivingthem at last50% of whole month but aretrying to once work resumes again,” said agreement with our facility man- Neurology,the medicaljournal scribedby theirdoctors,while the and oneofthe authors of the ingmeany salary. In April,Iwas their salary,”said an official at give enough so theycan manage SushilKumar,branchheadof SDS agementserviceto provideus50% of the American Academyof second got conventional treat- study,said: "Performing yoga is at apoint whereIwas noteating Secura, asecurity companythat daytoday expenses,” said Security, adding thatalot of their of thestaff atanypointintime.This Neurology.The newresearch ment, plus ayogaprogramme astress-buster; severalstudies food fortwo-three days atatime,” deploys over 50 personnel at of- AnubhavKhiwani, founder of staffhasalsoreturnedtotheirvil- is nowtheir responsibility,” said suggests that yoga mayhelp thatincludedbreathing exercises, have shown stress is one of the said Kumar,whose wifeand two fices and industries across the city. Denetim Services. lages. This latter fact has also Arati Pandya, ActingSecretaryof peoplewith migraine, and lead relaxation techniques and yogic precipitantsfor migraine." ENS children reside with his parents At DenetimServices also, OfficialsatSDSSecurity,which emergedasadominanttrend in the PrincetonEstateRWA. in his native Bihar. whichhas “10-15personnel”de- has over 3,000 personnel de- condominiumsinGurgaon, sev- Asecurity guardemployedat “When the lockdown wasre- ployedatshopping centres and ployedinoffices,mallsandindus- eralof whichare functioningwith acondominiumin Gurgaon, who laxed,Ileftthe companyIwas malls in Gurgaon, staffhas been tries in Gurgaon, saythe demand “25-30 %” lesser staffthan usual did notwant to benamed,said, “I working forand startedtaking up getting onlypartoftheir pay- forpersonnelhasreducedby40%. because manyhavereturned workedallthrough the lockdown. labour work throughacontrac- ment.“Nobody is keepingsecu- “Wehad to ask alot of stafftogo home post-lockdown. We usedtostayinside the society tor. The payishalf of what it used rity, so whywilltheymakepay- on unpaid leave.Wehavemade At NirvanaCountry,for exam- itself and do our duties so there to be,and the job is notstable, but ments. We arepaying our staffto whatever paymentswereowed ple,membersof theRWAsaid“25- wasnochance of infection enter- at least Iamfilling my stomach to- whatever extent we can manage. to people and have kept them on 30 %” of their staffhas returned ing the premises.” Classifieds IRS officer’s suicide: Jain’shealth PUBLICNOTICE PERSONAL Note names4colleagues improves after I, reena kumari dulane singh PUBLIC NOTICE w/o-14649544M Hav.Anil Àf½fÊ Àff²ffS¯f Iû Àfcd¨f°f dI ¹ff ªff°ff W` dI JÀfSf³fa.- matter is going on. We areexam- plasma therapy kumar tomar r/oVPO-thakkar 304/212, 305/212, 306/212, 307/212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 223, 224, 227, 303/2015, 308/221, MAHENDERSINGH iningall persons concerned and bapa nagar, Dist-ahmedabad 311/225, 310, 219, 222, EdS¹ff 40 ½f¦fÊ Rb Mªfû ¶»ffgI MANRAL relevant records." gujarat-382350, have changed C-113, ¦f»fe ³fa. 2, ¦f¯fZVf ³f¦fS,´ff¯O½f ³f¦fS Ifg¸´f»fZ¢Àf, my name from reena kumari ¦fif¸f- Vf¢I S´fbS JfÀf, B»ffI fVffWQSf, dQ»»fe-110092 NEWDELHI,JUNE21 On May27, Saxena, aresident EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ¸fZÔ C´fdÀ±f°f W`Ü·fcd¸f ´fS A½fdÀ±f°f ¸fI f³f ªfû ¨ffS ¸fadªf»ff dulane singh to reena tomar of Bapu Dham in Chanakyapuri, NEWDELHI,JUNE21 W` ªfû Ie L»fõfSf¸fe³ff QZ½fe ´f°³fe À½f. A÷ ¯f Ib ¸ffS affidavit date 15-Jun 2020 dÂf´ffNed³f½ffÀfe ¸fûW»»ff ÀffWZ¶f¦faªf Af¹fÊ Àf¸ffªf ´f±f, L´fSf DAYS AFTER a57-year-old Indian wasfoundhangingbyhiswife.She beforemadan lal gupta delhi. ³f¦fS dªf»ff IZ Af¸f ¸fb£°ffS³ff¸ff E½fa ½fÀfe¹f°f³ff¸ff ³feSªf dÂf´ffNe´fbÂf À½f. A÷ ¯f Ib ¸ffS dÂf´ffNed³f½ffÀfe ¸fûW»»ff Revenue Service (IRS) officer al- tookhimtoPrimusHospitalwhere THE CONDITION of Delhi Health MinisterSatyendar 0040539906-7 ÀffWZ¶f¦faªf Af¹fÊ Àf¸ffªf ´f±f, L´fSf³f¦fS dªf»ff L´fSfE½fa Aaªfd»f dÂf´ffNe´f°³fe ³feSªf dÂf´ffNeõfSfdQ»»fe IûMÊ ÀfZ ISf legedly committed suicide by he wasdeclared dead by doctors. Jain has improved andhis fever hassubsided,aday I,G HUSSAIN BASHA,S/O-JC- d»f¹ff ¦f¹ff ±ff, dªfÀfZ ¸fe³ff QZ½fe õfSf dQ³ffaI 12.05.2020 hanging himself at his "Wereceivedacall from the hos- afterhewas administered plasma therapyfor the Iûd³fSÀ°f ISfdQ¹ff ¦f¹ff W`ÜA¶f C¢°f ¸fI f³f ¸ffd»fI f³ff 767918YSUB GOKARIJAFFAR WI dÀfRÊ ½f dÀfRÊ¸fe³ff QZ½fe IfW`ÜdQ»»fe ÀfZ L´fSfAf³fZ Chanakyapuri home, The Indian pitalauthoritiesabouttheincident. treatmentofCovid-19. HUSSAIN,R/O-VPO- IZ Ii ¸f ¸fZÔ ªf¸fe³f If¸fc»fQÀ°ff½fZªf IWeÔ d¦fS¦f¹ff CÀfI f Express has learnt that the suicide Saxena had usedabedsheetto According to sources, the condition of the 55- BIJINAVEMULA,TEH+MANDAL IûBÊ Qb÷ ´f¹fû¦f ³f ISmdªfÀf½fªfW ÀfZ ¹fW ³fûdMÀf Àf½fÊÀff²ffS¯f IûÀfcd¨f°f dI ¹ff ¦f¹ff W`Ü Sd/- note recoveredfromhis bedroom hang himself.Wealsofoundasui- year-old ministerisimprovingand he is being mon- AM-KOILKUNTA,DISTT- B. DHAR KURNOOL,ANDHRAPRADESH- Advocate mentionedfour colleagueswho cide note in his bedroom. We are itored by doctors. 518134,have changedmy Ch. no. 553 were allegedly harassing him af- probing the matter," DCP (New Jain is likelytocome out of the ICU by Monday. name,fromGHUSSAIN BASHA terhefiledavigilance complaint Delhi) Eish Singhal had said. He wasshiftedtoMax hospital on Fridayafternoon to GOKARI HUSSAIN BASHA,for PUBLIC NOTICE againstone of them. Aseniorofficerprivy to thein- afterhis condition worsened. all,futurepurpose,&-in my- MY CLIENT SH. ANIL BHALLA S/O KeshavSaxena, a1988-batch vestigation said: "The victim He wasearlier admitted to the Delhi govern- father’s service-recordmy LATE SH. SATYADEV BHALLA R/O K-19, FIRST FLOOR, IRS officer,was postedas principal mentionedfour colleagues. He ment-run RajivGandhi Super Speciality Hospital date-of-birth wrongly- KAILASH COLONY,NEW DELHI, mentioned as-28/11/1998 HAS SEVERED ALL HIS RELATION commissionerinthe I-Tdepart- claimedone of them startedcre- on Tuesdayafter he developedbreathlessness, AND DISOWNED HIS WIFE SMT. insteadof-29/11/1998. VISHU BHALLA AND THEIR SON ment atITO.Police said they are ating trouble afterhefiledacom- fever and adropinoxygenlevels, shortly afterhe NAMELYANUJ BHALLA AND 0040539906-5 SMT.HARSHITABHALLA HIS sending his letter to experts at the plaint againsthim with their vig- had tested negativefor thevirus. However, as symp- WIFE AND THEIR CHILDREN Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) ilance department." "Beforeany toms persisted, he wastestedagain and his reports I, YOGESHSACHDEVAS/O FROM HIS ALL MOVABLE- SATYAPAL SACHDEV R/O-J-96, IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES DUE tomatchhiswriting,andareinves- legal action,weare takinglegal came positive on Wednesday. TO THEIR DISOBEDIENCE, GROUND-FLOOR, KIRTI NAGAR, NEGLECT AND CRUEL BEHAVIOR tigatingthematterafterapproach- opinionand verifying factsfrom Recently, KalkajiMLA Atishi, Delhi government RAMESH NAGAR, DELHI- TOWARDS MY CLIENT.IFANY ing his seniors and colleagues. his department," the officer said. advisor Abhinandita Mathur and AAP media pan- PERSON DEALS WITH THEM, MY 110015.CHANGEDMYNAME TO CLIENT SHALL NOT BE When contacted,Additional So far, inquestproceedings elistAkshayMarathe had alsotestedpositive.None JOGESH SACHDEV. RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ACTS AND DEEDS. DCP (New Delhidistrict) Deepak has been initiated under Section of themhavebeenadmittedtohospitals and arere- Sd/- 0040539906-3 R.K.S. BAJWA&ASSOCIATES Yadavsaid, "Enquiryintothis 174ofCrPC, police said. portedtohaveonlymild symptoms. CH.NO. 114, LAWYERS BLOCK I, SHIVANI D/O VIJAYSHARMA SAKET,SAKET COURTS NEW DELHI-110017 R/o. PLOT.NO.134,KHASRA NO.639 VIKAS-KUNJ LONI- DEHATGHAZIABAD UTTAR- PUBLIC NOTICE 47-yr-old police head My Client Raj Kanwar S/o Late Sh. Tara PRADESH201102.have Chand R/o H.No- 35, Chandani Market changed my name to SHIVANI Naharpur Village, Rohini Delhi 110085 disowned their Son Named Kamaljeet constable dies of virus SHARMA. 0040539906-4 (Age 38 Years) S/o Raj Kanwar From My All movable/ immovable Properties/ I, MohdRashid,S/o Rasheed Assets. For their Wrong Behavior Hereafter My Client not be held Khan R/o-E-49/H-220 Janta- responsible for any kind of actsdone, MajdoorColonyWelcome- Criminal activities by him in money or EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Transaction and any Illegal/ Legal And Seelampur Garhi Mendu Delhi- Property Purpose in Future. Anybody NEWDELHI,JUNE21 110053 changed my name to Dealing With Them in any manner whatsoever will be doing at his/ her own Rashid Khan. 0040539906-2 cost, Risk &Responsibility. Sd/- A47-YEAR-OLD DelhiPolice head constable diedfrom I GURVEEN KAUR KOHLI D/O- RITU VERMA (ADVOCATE) Enrl. No:- D/1126/92 Covid-related complications at Panchsheel Hospital NARENDER SINGH KOHLI OFF:- B-25, GUPTAPALACE A-2/42, Sunday, said officials. The deceased, Lalit Kumar,was R/OH.NO.J-13/23L, RAJOURI- RAJOURI GARDEN, N.DELHI-110027 postedwith the4th battalionof theDelhi ArmedPolice. GARDEN,NEW DELHI- 110027,AFTER-MARRIAGE ''IMPORTANT'' His familylives in Khajuri Khas. He worked as areader CHANGE MY NAME GURVEEN Whilst care is taken prior to to asenior officer in DAP. KAUR. 0040539906-1 acceptance of advertising Police said Kumar wasunder home quarantine after copy, it is not possible to verify I, GMAHABOOB BASHA,S/O-JC- its contents. The Indian heshowedmildsymptoms.OnJune17,hewastestedfor Express (P) Limited cannot be 767918YSUB GOKARIJAFFAR Covid at GTBhospital. His resultsreturnedpositive after heldresponsible for such HUSSAIN,R/OVPO- contents, nor for any loss or twodays.OnSaturday, hissoncalledpoliceandinformed BIJINAVEMULA,TEH+MANDAL damageincurred as aresult of them his father wasunwell. Asenior police officer said, AM-KOILKUNTA,DISTT- transactions withcompanies, associations or individuals “Kumarcomplainedoffeverandbreathlessness.Hewas KURNOOL,ANDHRAPRADESH- advertising in its newspapers 518134,have changedmy or Publications.Wetherefore immediatelyshiftedtoPanchsheelHospital,buthedied name,fromGMAHABOOB recommendthat readers on Sunday.“Kumarissurvivedbyhis wife and their 20- make necessaryinquiries BASHA to GOKARI MAHABOOB before sending anymonies or year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. BASHA, for all,futurepurpose. entering into any agreements Tilldate,ninepolicepersonnelhave dieddueto Covid withadvertisers or otherwise 0040539906-6 actingonanadvertisementin and more than 800personnelhavetestedpositive for any manner whatsoever. the virus.

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BRIEFLY COVID FIGHT 3,000 new cases, scrambleto Pvthospitals willofferbeds TestinginDelhidoublesina arrange enough ambulances atsubsidised rates:Order MALLICAJOSHI CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL week,pendingresultsuptoo NEWDELHI,JUNE21 NewDelhi: TheDelhigov- ernment said in an order ADAY afterL-G Anil Baijal said TOTALCASES: 59,746 | NEWCASES: 3,000 on Saturday that108 pri- stalledatthe Centre-run everyone who tests positive for vate hospitals in the city SOURAVROYBARMAN PENDENCYMORETHANDOUBLES National Centrefor Disease Covid-19willhavetoreport to Cases RecoveredDeathsTests will provide all Covid-19 NEWDELHI,JUNE21 Control (NCDC). Covid carecentres, the Delhi June 19 3,1371,828 66 13,074 bedsatsubsidisedrates. 15000 However, in itsaffidavittothe government is scrambling to June 20 3,630 7,7257717,533 The DDMA passedanor- THE INCREASE in collection of ■ Samplestested ■ Positive ,389 DelhiHConJune 9, the Delhi arrangeenough ambulances to

■ Negative ■ Pending 12 June 21 3,000 1,7196318,105 der Saturdaycapping dailysamplesfor Covidtesting 12000 government had stated that the ferrythese patients.Thereare chargesinprivate hospi- in Delhi, afterbeingnudgedby city’s testing capacity stands at around 460 ambulances in the Total24,558* 33,013 2,1753,70,014 *Total active cases tals. Subsidisedrates at the Centre, has pushedupthe 9000 8,452 around 8,600per day—2,900in city at present. These include the 4 10 another sevenhospitals pendencyofresultsinlabsby government labs and 5,700in cabs (Ola and Uber) thatthe gov- 75 1 6,5 5,925 5,82

—Max SmartSuper morethan doublewithin a 6000 37 private labs. “NCDC labs and the ernment has requisitioned The city has been seeing 5,0 Specialty Hospital, Saket; week —from2,382 on June 12 4, lab at IGIB,CSIR receive samples specificallyfor Covid patients. 3,000-plus cases forthe past Sir GangaRam Kolmet to 7,439 on June 18 —official 3000 from all over the country,being “The daily case loadinthe three days. Praveen Khanna Hospital; Maha Durga records show. national labs,” the government city is increasing. We do nothave Charitable Trust; Sir The Union MinistryofHome 0 had mentioned. enough ambulances to take June12 June13 June14 June15 June16 June17 June18 GangaRam City Affairs had on June 14 directed RT-PCRtests areconsidered everyone to Covid carecentres quarantine if theymeetthe crite- Hospital; Cygnus the Delhigovernment to carry the gold standardfrontline test forassessment.Weare trying to ria. Afterstiffopposition from Orthocare; Saroj Super out 10,000testsdaily by June 16; vate sector —toworkontheir full on June 17;and 7,439 on June 18. forthe diagnosis of Covid-19. RT- push another 500vehiclesinto the Delhi government, this order Specialty Hospital; and 15,000by June 18;and 18,000by potential and “further ramp up The Delhi government did PCR teststakeminimum twoto the system to be usedasambu- wasmodifiedand one visit to the Bansal Global Hospital — June 20. On June 14,4,371 tests their testing capacity on priority notrespond to requests fora five hours, whichincludesthe lances, but even theywillfall At present, those who test carecentremademandatory. willbeapplicable to only were conducted in the capital. to meet the increaseddemand comment on the matter.District time takenfor collectionofsam- shortifeveryone has to be taken positive arecontacted by health Services of the call centre 60% of the totalbeds According to datasourced of processing”. Magistrates, on condition of ples and theirtransportation to to Covidcarecentres. If apatient officials and acall centreap- were also cancelledbythe L-G. available, since theyhave from the Health Department, the According to an ICMR report anonymity,said the increase in labs.Inreality,ittakes moretime uses apersonal vehicle or cab pointedby theDelhi government, Sources said this has createdasig- reserved more than half number of testscarriedout on dated June 20, Delhi has 44labs, pendency wasalong expected forthe resultstocome out due services, theywill put drivers and their healthassessment is nificant issue. “As the old practice the bedsfor Covid pa- June 15,16, 17 and 18 were 5,824, out of which19are govern- lines as the capacity of process- to capacity constraints. and companions at risk,”said a conducted.Iftheydonot have wasscrappedand the newone tients. Beforeadmitting 6,510,8,452 and 12,389 respec- ment-run and 25 private.Out of ing samples in the labs has not Antigen detection tests, senior Delhi government official. moderateorseveresymptoms, has notkickedinyet,assessment patientsinthe remaining tively.The numberofsamples the government-run labs, three increasedasmuchasthe daily whichwereinitiated in Delhi on Delhihas seen over3,000 theyare recommendedhome has nothappenedfor several pa- 40% beds, theywillhave collected were 6,105, 7,786, areunder the Delhi govern- collection. June 18,throw up resultswithin cases everyday forthe past three isolation with instructions to con- tientssince Friday. These people to getaconsent form 8,093 and 15,766 respectively. ment, while the rest function The ICMR had on June 14 30 minutes and do notrequire days.OnSunday,the city saw tact officials if the patient devel- should have been in the system signed, the order stated. As districtsfocusedoncol- under the Centre. written to the Union Health conventional labs forprocessing. 3,000 newcases and63deaths, ops moreserious symptoms. already,assessedand giveninfor- lecting moresamples, the pen- As per health department Ministrysaying Delhi’s overall However, according to an ICMR taking the total casesto59,746 On Friday, theL-G hador- mation,” said an official. dency went on increasing. data, the number of samples col- testing capacity is around 18,000 advisory, those who test nega- anddeathsto2,175.Of the24,558 dered that everyone who tests ADelhigovernment official 57,000UG Expecting ariseinpendency,the lected by the government pend- samples per day, whentaken tive in the rapid antigen test active cases,6,054areinhospitals positive forCovid-19will have to said the issuehas been raised applicationson healthdepartment had directed ing at various labs were 3,478 on intoaccount the advanced should then be tested by RT-PCR and 1,631are in Covid careand spendaminimumoffivedays in with higher authorities in the all labs —bothinpublic and pri- June 15;5,116 on June 16;6,892 COBAS6800testing machine in- to rule out infection. health centres. An additional Covid carecentres, afterwhich government and asolution is 2nddayofDU 12,106 areunderhome isolation. theywould be clearedfor home trying to be reached. registrations BJP asks its NewDelhi: On the second 62-yr-old is 1st Covid dayofregistrations forits courses, Delhi University MPs to visit saw57,312 applications death at Mandoli jail forits undergraduate 169 testing courses,18,837 applica- thesourceof theinfection hasnot tions forits postgraduate EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE been confirmedyet,saidofficials. coursesand 2,071PhD NEWDELHI,JUNE21 Afterthe report came positive, centres applications. The registra- Singh wascrematedas per Covid tion portal will remain FIVEDAYSafter a62-year-old in- norms and precautions. open till July4.The bul- mateofMandoli Jailpassed In March,two videos were ABHINAVRAJPUT letin of information has away,his Covid-19result has releasedfromRohini and NEWDELHI,JUNE21 been uploadedonthe come positive.This is the first Mandoli jail by undertrial pris- university website. case of aDelhi prison inmate oners, alleging poor conditions UNION MINISTER of Statefor succumbing to thevirus. inside the barracks. Inmates al- Home Affairs GKishanReddyhas Delhi Prisons DG Sandeep leged food wasn’t proper and the written alettertoall BJP MPsof Quarantine Goel said, “The inmatediedof barrackswereovercrowded. Delhi, asking them to visitrapid centre no apparent cause on June 15 in DG Goel said theallegations antigen detection testing centres the evening, apparentlywhile were false and all barrackswere in the capital. Covid-19testing inaugurated sleeping. Inquestproceedings being monitored by health offi- through the rapid antigen and Covid-19testwerecon- cials everyday:“We makesure methodology hadcommencedat NewDelhi: Delhi BJP ducted,the result of whichcame each inmateisscreenedregularly. 169centres in and around Delhi’s President Adesh Gupta positive on June 20.” Mostpositivecases in the jails containmentzones onThursday. and MLAVijender Gupta The inmate, KanwarSingh, have recovered,othersareasymp- “In order to augmentthe ef- inaugurated an isolation- wasconvictedand sentenced for tomatic. Forsenior citizens, we fort of theGovernment of NCTof cum-quarantine centreat lifeina2016murder case in makesuretheir dietand health is Delhi, the Government of India, Antariksh Society, Rohini Aman Vihar area. The DG said stable.We alsohave separatebar- afterhavingaseries of discussions Sector-14, Sunday. They the deceasedhad been at racksfor positive patients,toiso- under the chairmanship of Amit distributed food packets Mandoli Jail since July2018. latethem from others.” Shah ji with officers of GNCTD, and ration kitsand also Goel said, “The inmatewas Delhi has three prisons — ICMR, MinistryofHome Affairs, gave away face masks lodgedin asenior citizen barrack Tihar,Rohini andMandoli —and has takenadecision to setup169 made by self-help groups ECLIPSED with 28 others.” He said all 28 in- as of Sunday,atleast23inmates rapid antigen detection testing at Sampurna Centrein mates will nowbetested: “We have tested positive forthe virus. centres across all districtsofDelhi. Sector-9, Rohini. ENS Amultiple exposure imageofthe the annular solar eclipseasseen from India GateonSunday. Praveen Khanna aremonitoring their health.” Of them, 16 have recoveredand “Further,toinform that the Singh wasasymptomatic, and onehas passed away. Union Ministerhas desired that you,beingtherepresentativefrom your Lok Sabha constituency, it would be in the fitness of things At Covid care centres, basics in place, room for improvement thatyou visit all testing centres falling within your constituency, in co-ordination with the district mittedonJune 18 afterhistest re- that theyconsideredthe diets of whichhaveICU beds, ventilators, tested at Madan Mohan Malviya administration,” the letter read. ANANYATIWARI portfromRam ManoharLohia patients:“Ihavediabetes, and in along with oxygen support. Hospital on June 17.Four days West DelhiMPParveshSahib NEWDELHI,JUNE21 Hospital confirmedhewas posi- the morning theygivebread with At present, thereare 1,426 later,she got acall from the hos- Singh said he has visited around tive aday earlier.“Igot acall from jam...Mysugar levels arefine and patients in 14 Covidcarecentres pital informing her of the result 12 centres in his constituency WITH THE L-Gordering that all the hospital that theyare sending monitored by doctors.” across the city. Thereisspace for and that an ambulance will take with officials. “The ideaistosee thosewho test positive in the an ambulance,” he said. On arrival He said cleanliness is also a 4,883more. her to the centre. if everycentreisproperly func- cityare to report to Covid care he wasgiven abucket, soap for concern:“Theyhaven’ttaken the At TerapanthBhawanin “I getacallthrice from the tioning, infrastructureisinplace, centres forassessment, patients cleaning clothes, toothpaste and sheets of previous inmates who Chhatrapur,Deepali (27) who doctor,who checks if we are and if social distancing is main- quarantinedinthese facilities brush and ablanket/sheet. have left, theyare justlying has been admittedsince June18, ok.Iamcurrently having tainedornot.” saythatwhile basic systems are Sharmasaid authorities asked there. We were givenjustone with her daughter Khushi (11) paracetamol and vitamin C. Reddy wasaccompaniedby in place,afewsnags remain.At him if he had aprivate bathroom soap bar and Ihad to ask my joining on June 20, said she is sat- But thereisnothermometerto Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta, present, those who have either at home that could be used by familytosend more.” isfied with the facilities. “One checkifIhave temperature, NortheastDelhi MP Manoj mild or no symptoms arebeing him exclusively.“Ihavethree Adoctor stationedatthe room is sharedwithanotherper- though the doctor givesus Tiwari and other leaders during referred to these facilities and are familymembers at home and we school checks them daily,and son, and thereisatoilet, balcony medicines if we feel that we the inspection of the testing cen- givenbasic medical support. all shareone bathroom.Theysaid patientsare allowedtotakea At Nehru HomeopathicHospital, one of the 14 centres and AC.The food is also good.” have it.” The facility has 170pa- tres in Ashok Nagarand Sunder At the Government Girls that Iwill have to gotothe centre. walk in the playground. Having asorethroat, the tients currently, andhas theca- Nagari on Saturday. EastDelhi Senior Secondaryschool at Authorities came home andsani- Delhi government nodal of- South Delhi resident, whose pacity to house180. MP Gautam Gambhir said he Badarpur,whichhas 83 patients, tisedeverything,” he said. ficer Dinesh Kuman Dondyan this, though we do notgive If patientshousedatthe fa- husband has been workingsince Naresh Kumar,in-charge of would be visiting the centres this Mangal Sharma (46), who works Housedinaroom with four said theywould raise the issue sweetfood as such.Patientswith cility developmoderateorseri- the lockdown as an employeeof the facility,said, “Doctors check week.Reddy said the Centre as aprivate driverand livesnear people, he said lunchand dinner of meals with the vendor."We co-morbidities have been eating ous symptoms, theyare deferred asupplier of medicalmaterial on them twice aday,and if plans to conduct at least6lakh South Extension Part II,was ad- aresatisfactorybut he wished will informthe vendorabout the same food as others.” to dedicated Covidhospitals suchasPPE and medicines, got needed, also visit them.” rapid antigentests at the centres.

MAKING DO WITH LESS No jobs, Sangam Viharresidents turn to vegetable carts, roadsideshops

shop herebut the ownersaid he down. My son workedata gent work.Beforethe lockdown, Bihar’s Motihari district during since there’s no otherworktobe SUKRITABARUAH can’tpaythestaff.Myyoungerson counter at acinema hall and these Iwas earningaround Rs 1,000 a the lockdownbut returnedfive found, I’m justsitting at this NEWDELHI,JUNE21 alsotook out avegetablecartbut were the firsttoclose down. daybut Ifoundmyself barely days ago, hoping to resume work shop.Yesterday,Imade sales because sales aresolow,the Earlier this month, he finally earning Rs 300after that.Itwas at the garment manufacturing worthRs500 —ofwhichthe AN ELECTRICIAN by profession, amountspentonbuyingtheveg- found work in Gurgaon at acom- justnot enough to run the unit in Okhla whichusedtoem- profit is just10% —whichisnoth- Rajesh Gupta displayedhis etables wasgetting wasted.So pany that manufacturesmasks.” household, so foraboutaweek ployhim before thelockdown. ing,” he said. waresofthe day—cabbages, nowbothofthem arelooking for In this climate of pervasive nowI’vebeenbuying vegetables That wasnot successful. Now, he Manyothers have notbeen brinjals, onions, ginger and work,” said Bipin Gupta,aveg- joblessness, residentsare turn- at Okhla mandiand sellingthem mans aramshackle corner pan able to adaptinthis manner. “My lemon —onhis cartinalanein etablevendoratthemainmarket ing to improvisation and adap- in the galis. That gets me Rs 200- and tobacco shop that usedtobe husband usedtosellfootwear Sangam Vihar,trying to make in Sangam Vihar’sGblock. tation to makeends meet. Rajesh 300per day, of whichthe profit run by his17-year old son. made heretoshops in markets the best of hisnew innings as a Hearing this, Parvati Rawat— went through the lockdown is negligible,” he said. “My familyisbackatour vil- likeGreater Kailash and Shahpur vegetable vendor. whowas haggling with him over without anywork. However, His neighbour Rahmatullah lagefor now. Iusedtoearn Jat.Now, nooneinthemarketsare In Sangam Vihar,one of the the price of coriander —also even afterthe city beganopen- had gone backtohis villagein around Rs 14,000 permonthat buying these. The onlyworkthat city’s biggestunauthorised pipedup: “My husband is also ing up again, he found that he the factory, my olderson usedto onemightget from timetotime colonies and home to alarge mi- without work at home. He wasnot being calledfor work. Severalcarts have sprung up ride an auto,the younger one isconstructionwork atthelabour grant working-class population, workedas adriverfor afamilyfor “People have no moneyto at Sangam Vihar. used to runthisshop. So there chowkbut he doesn’t know how unemploymentiscurrentlyubiq- manyyears, but theyasked him sparesothey’re only calling Gajendra Yadav were multiplepeople earning for to dothatwork,”saidArtiDevi,an- uitous. “Myelder son workedin a to stop coming afterthe lock- when theyhaveextremelyur- the family. Nowit’s justme, and otherresident of the area.

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monitors the government’s flag- (by68%)inthe useofrespiratory NHA told The Indian Express. down. Aweek before thelock- Cancer careprocedures un- PRABHARAGHAVAN ship Ayushman Bharat scheme. packages suchasthose forpneu- Therewas ahugejumpbetween down, therewere2,269 claims, derPM-JAY fell 64%acrossthe &KAUNAINSHERIFFM Overall, therewas a57% de- monia,febrileillness or pyrexia. the figures forApril (826 tests, whichdroppedtoanaverage of country, while even unavoidable NEWDELHI,JUNE21 cline in surgical procedures — Sincethese symptoms correlate 853 treatment packages) and 768inthe firstthree weeksof procedures likeheart stents, by- from 62,630 claims per week on withCovid-19,theauthorssaidthis May(4,057tests and 2,426 treat- the lockdown. In the lastthree pass,child deliveries and other THE nearly 10 weeksofthe lock- an averagepre-lockdown to showstherewasnocorresponding ment packages). weeks, the averageweekly num- medical treatmentsdeclined56% down sawa“significant” decline 27,167 during the lockdown. surgedespitethepandemic,atleast As of June 10,India had bers rose to 1,440. on average. The June 18 report in utilisation of the Pradhan Medical cases recordeda46% fall on the national level. 1,33,632 active Covid-19cases. Among the plannedand un- showedthat of these, “relatively Mantri-Jan ArogyaYojana (PM- —65,341average claimsper “The futurecourse of the The sharpestdecline was avoidable emergency proce- common but higher-cost” heart JAY) by beneficiaries, with aver- week before the lockdown to pandemic in India remains seen in non-urgent elective pro- dures that could be life-saving, procedures likestentsand bypass ageweeklyclaims falling 51% 35,108. highlyuncertain, but during the cedures suchascataract, and one treatment that didn’t see a droppedaround 78% initiallybut compared to the months leading In terms of averageweekly lockdown period analyzedhere, knee and hip replacements. major decline waskidneydialy- then pickedup. SENDING AMESSAGE up to it, official datashows. claims, PM-JAY witnessedan thereislittle evidence of asurge From 4,073 averageclaimsper sis –seeing an averagedropof Again, thesteepestdecline in An analysis of datapublished 80% decline in plannedcareand in Covid-19caseloads at leaston week forcataract, the number 6%. Mostofthis decline wasac- oncology carewas seen in WHILE YOGA Daywas usedbyseveral personalitiesfrom by PM-JAY forthe lockdown pe- 56% in unplannedcarebetween anational level. Thereforeitis fell to adismal 50 in the first counted forbyprivate hospitals Maharashtra,followedbyTamil across the political spectrum to promote India and itsculture, riod (March 25 to June 2),against March 25 andJune2. morelikelythe threat of Covid- week of the lockdown, before re- in Maharashtra(the stateatthe Nadu (whichalso has ahigh LJP leader Chirag Paswan stood out. On social media, Paswan the 12 weeksbeforeit(January The analysis, authored by 19,not the actuality,thatisdriv- bounding to an averageof687 in heartofIndia’s Covid crisis), coronavirus tally). posted pictures of him performing yoga with amessage: “To 1toMarch 24), reveals thatthe Owen Smith, Parul Naib, Pulkit K ing the trends,” stated theau- the lastthree weeks. In case of whichsaw amassive 84%fall in Normal deliveries usingPM- keep away from violent and negative thoughts, the Chinese decline includedcritical proce- Sehgal and Sheena Chhabra, also thors of the analysis, whichwas kneeand hip replacements, cor- dialysis under PM-JAY.Similar JAYacross the countrydropped government should also practice yoga so thattheycan learn dures. At the same time, fewPM- showeda“slight” shiftfromthe publishedonJune 18. responding numbers fell from facilitiesinAndhraPradesh saw around 28%, and Caesarean by to live in unity and peace instead of violence.” JAYbeneficiariesavailedofthe public to theprivate sector in the As of June 10,atotal of nearly 339to12inthe firstweekofthe afall of nearly 40%. 23% —anoverall fall of 26%. Covid-19packages announced lockdown period,perhaps be- 8,500 testsand approximately lockdown, before risingtoanav- Consequently, dialysis ac- Bihar’s public hospitals and in April and Maycomparedto cause government hospitals are 6,000 treatmentpackages had erageof165 towardsthe end. counted for51% of all claims un- Chhattisgarh’s private hospitals OFFICE RULES the overall caseload in thecoun- bearing the brunt of the coron- been availedofbyPM-JAYbene- The high-costcardiovascular der PM-JAY duringthe lock- accounted forthe largest drop in try, according to the National avirus burden. ficiaries suspected of or con- surgeries witnessedanearly 80% down, compared to itsusual 20% normaldeliveries —approxi- WITH THE number of Covid-19cases risingingovernment Health Authority (NHA) that The period also sawadecline firmedtohavecoronavirus, the drop in thefirstweekofthe lock- share. mately84% and95% respectively. buildings, manyministrieshavereintroduced work-from- home guidelines forasection of their staff, especiallythose with comorbidities. In suchtimes, arecent circular by the Five pregnant Election Commission stands out. The commission has asked all itsemployees to start working from office while following MARKING INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY girls among57 preventive measures issuedbythe Health Ministry. Onlyem- ployees residingincontainment zones arepermitted to work Enthusiasts performed exercises at their homes or in small groups, keeping in mind social distancing norms Covid-positive from home. The circularhas officers and staffworriedgiven afew cases have already been reported from Nirvachan Sadan. inmates in Kanpur shelter ISSUE AT HAND

WITH THE Supreme Courtdeciding to stay theRathYatrain MANISHSAHU Puri in viewofthe Covid-19outbreak,the VHPhas got anew LUCKNOW,JUNE21 issue at hand. VHP secretarygeneral MilindParande on Sundaysaid the courtmustreviewits ruling.Hepointed out FIFTY-SEVEN inmates, including that the yatrahad been conducted uninterruptedfor hun- five pregnant girls, of ashelter dredsofyearsand said the stategovernment mustfind away home in Kanpur have tested pos- out. He arguedthat due to the pandemic, millions of devotees itivefor coronavirusinthe last arenot expected to turn up.Hesaid theapexcourtshould four days.Awoman Class IV em- have heard all stakeholdersoratleasttrustees of the temple ployeeatthe shelter also tested before delivering the verdict. positive. Of the five pregnantgirls, one BJP chief JPNadda at hishome. PTI is HIV positive while another is Sachin Tendulkar and his familyinMumbai. Twitter infected withHepatitisC,said MP RAJYA SABHA ELECTION Deputy Chief Probation Officer Shruti Shukla. Eye on bypolls, BJP Kanpur District Magistrate Brahma Deo RamTiwari saidthe five girlswerepregnant when theycame to the shelter home skips action against Vice President and arefromAgra, Etah, MVenkaiah Kannauj, Firozabad and Kanpur. Naidu and his “Thepregnant girls arevic- cross-voting MLA wifeUsha at tims of offences committed un- ChhattisgarhChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel their residence der the Protection of Children Bhopal.BJP leaders triedto At an akhara, in Noida. GajendraYadav at his residence in Raipur. Twitter in Delhi. PTI from Sexual Offences Act MILINDGHATWAI downplaythe matter, (POCSO)… Twoofthemwere BHOPAL,JUNE21 claiming it wasa pregnant when theyreachedthe human error. home in December.Theyare TWODAYSafter aBJP legislator Acandidate required 52 around eight months pregnant,” allegedly voted forCongress can- firstpreference votes to win. said Shukla. didateDigvijiyaSingh in the The BJP has 107MLAs. TwoBSP The spread of the virus came RajyaSabha polls in Madhya MLAs, oneSPlegislatorand to light when one inmatewas Pradesh, the ruling party has not three of the four Independents found positive in arandom sam- even served ashowcause notice had also assured support to the pling test on June 12,saidthe to GunaMLA Gopilal Jatav. ruling party candidates. While home superintendent. The four-time Dalit MLAal- Scindia got 56 votes, the other Following this, all the 171in- legedly votedfor Singhdespite BJP candidateSumer Solanki mates were tested in the last the party whip to vote for got 55.While Jatav allegedly four days and 57 of them, aged JyotiradityaScindia in the elec- voted forSingh, the voteofone 15-17years, were found to be tion to the Upper House on BJP MLAwas declared invalid. infected. Friday. “Weare notevenconsider- The shelter home houses in- The decision to notact ing the issue now,’’ said aBJP President RamNath Kovind Participantsworemasksin mates between 10 and 18 years againstJatav seems to be dic- leader.Given that it’s well short at Rashtrapati Bhavanon light of the pandemic, in of age, and theyare kept thereon tatedbythe upcoming bypolls to of majority in the 230-member Sunday. PTI Soldiersperform yoga in Siachen. PTI NewDelhi. Praveen Khanna the directions of the District 24 seats. The Dalit community House, the BJP is notkeen on act- Child WelfareCommittee has substantial votes in the ing againstJatav.Eveninthe (CWC). The remaining114 girls Gwalior-Chambal region where Assemblysession in July2019, and 37 employees have been mostofthese seatsarea. the BJP,theninthe Opposition, quarantinedinaseparate On the dayofvoting, Jatav had notacted againsttwo mem- building. claimed thathehad votedfor bers who voted with the ruling Yoga helping peopleconquer Covid, saysPM The Kanpur administrationis Scindia but BJP leaders said he party on aBill. Theparty had trying to trace howthe virus votedforSingh.Beforecastingthe then claimedthatithad notis- reachedthe home. Officials sus- vote,MLAshave to showtheballot suedawhip. In RajyaSabha elec- of yoga,Modi said in hisearly sorting to yoga techniques. Modi’s exhortations came pect that the Covid-positive to authorisedleaders present in tions, however, the party had is- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE morning address to thenation. “The Covid-19virus specifi- even as this year’s Yoga Day, un- staffercould be the source as she the voting area. When The Indian suedone. NEWDELHI,JUNE21 The Prime Minister, in his15- callyattacksour respiratorysys- der the shadowofthe pandemic, would visit hospital with in- Express contactedhim on Sunday, TheSamajwadi Partyhas ex- minutespeech, talked about the tem. The one technique that went by without anyofthe usual mates fortheir treatment.This Jatav refusedtocomment. pelledits lone MLAinMadhya AS THE Covid-19pandemic different techniques and forms helps in strengthening our res- public gatherings. It wascele- month, six girls have come to the Jatav’s votedid notmake Pradesh, Rajesh Shukla, who ragesaroundthe world, many of yoga which,hesaid, can help piratorysystemthe most is brated instead through elec- shelter home and one of them anydifference to theresults, voted forthe BJP.Shukla said he patientshaveturnedtothe tech- boostthe respiratoryand im- Pranayama, i.e. the breathing ex- tronic and digital media across has tested positive. because the BJP had sufficient had usedhis discretion because niques of yoga to conquer the mune systems. ercise. In general, the ‘Anulom the country. “All 57 girlsand the woman numbers to win twoseats. But the party had notgiven him any disease, Prime Minister “Ifour immunity is strong Vilom Pranayam’ is morepopu- Appropriatelyenough,this stafferofthe girl’s home have it leftthe ruling partyred- direction. NarendraModisaid on Sunday— then we can more effectivelyde- lar.Itisalsoveryeffective... A year’s theme was‘Yoga at Home been admitted to hospitals,” said faced, moresobecause three The BSP is yettodecide on ac- the sixthInternational Dayof feat this disease. Thereare sev- PM Modi in Delhi ANI largenumberofCovid-19pa- and Yoga with Family’. The event Shukla. national-levelleaders of the tion againstits twoMLAswho Yoga—as he emphasisedthe eral types of yoga asanas to boost tientsall over the worldare re- is going digitalfor thefirsttime The shelterhome also has a party,including Union Minister went againstthe party’s stated needtobuild immunity against immunity.Those postures in- sorting to theseyogatechniques sinceJune21, 2015,when it be- women’s protection home on its Prakash Javadekar,werein line to vote forthe BJP. the virus. crease the strength of our body The Prime Ministeralsore- today. The powerofyogaishelp- gantobecelebrated across the campus. Samples of all thein- Now, morethan ever,the and strengthen our metabo- ferredto a“large numberofCovid- ing them defeat this disease,”he world, coinciding with the mates were negative,said MP Governor’s relative to worldisrealising the importance lism,” he said. 19 patientsall over the world” re- said. Summer Solstice eachyear. Shukla. be allowed in hospital room 350 in 6rooms at jail quarantine, Navlakha reaches out to kin

the school, with three toilets and dors, without anyaccesstofresh complaint about the inadequacy in connection with the Elgar PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA SADAFMODAK acommon bathingspace. air,and were at risk of catching of toilets or bathrooms,” Raigad Parishadevent on December29, LUCKNOW,JUNE21 MUMBAI,JUNE21 Navlakha wasshiftedlast skin infections due to the over- Collector Nidhi Choudhari said. 2017.The policehavesaidthe month from Tihar Jail to crowding,apart from Covid-19. She addedthat the inmates event wasbehind the violence in ARELATIVE wearing aprotection Lalji Tandon ACTIVISTGautamNavlakha’s Mumbai, and has since been “This is sheer punishment mightbeshiftedoutby endof the Koregaon Bhima on January1, kit will be allowedtosit in the familyand lawyershaveraised kept at theschool as newin- and inhuman treatment of apo- monthastheschoolmanagement 2018.Hesurrendered before the hospital room whereMadhya concerns regarding the “de- mates aresupposedtobequar- liticalprisonerlikehim,” Husain hasrequestedforthereturnof the NIA in Delhi on April14thisyear Pradesh GovernorLalji Tandon scious. He cannotspeak as atube plorable conditions”inwhich he antinedfor 21 days to be said, adding that the inmates premises.However, aPrison afterhispleaseekingextensionof is admitted,asenior Medanta has been put on him. But he will has been kept at aschool func- watchedfor coronavirus. were totallycut offfromthe out- Department official said adeci- time to surrender,including on Hospital official said on Sunday. recognise you. He will raise his tioning as atemporaryjail in Navlakha’spartner Sahba Gautam Navlakha side world. sion wasyet to be takenonthis. grounds that he mightcontract Tandon, 85, wasadmitted to hand, smile slowly. He is re- Kharghar,NaviMumbai. Husain said she spoketohim on Denying the allegations, an Incidentally, severalinmates coronavirusinprison,puttinghim the hospital in LucknowonJune sponding,” MedantaHospitaldi- On Saturday, Navlakha,who Saturdayafter agap of 15 days official said arrangementshad at the Kharghar school have at risk givenhis ageand underly- 11 with breathing problems, dif- rector Rakesh Kapoor told PTI. is under arrest in the Koregaon following permission from aspe- space, without amug or abucket. been made at the school as per been therefor more than 21 ingconditions,wasrejectedby the ficultyinurination, and fever. In ahospital bulletin issued Bhima case, wasallowedaphone cialcourt.“He said 350inmates He is sharing aroomwith35oth- requirementsofthe prison man- days,the stipulatedquarantine SupremeCourt.Lastmonth,while “Atthistime, he needsmoral on Saturday, the doctor had said call, in whichheconveyed to his have been kept in six classrooms ers,” Husain said. ual, the same as at other tempo- time before transfer to jail. his bail plea waspending before support. Atelevision has been Tandon wasinstable condition partner and lawyer that 350in- withonlythree toilets,seven uri- She addedthat manyinmates rary jails across the state. “We Navlakha,67,wasnamedasan the DelhiHigh Court, he was installedinhis room. He is con- and recovering slowly. mates were sharing sixrooms at nals and one commonbathing had been forcedto sleep in corri- have so farnot receivedany accusedbythePunepolicein2018 shiftedfromDelhi to Mumbai.

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Maj Gen Lehl, In 1962, whenLata, renowned Trump thought ‘China J&KPolice:Pak veteran of1948, Rafi songs echoed greatest cheater in world’: 1971 wars, in Galwan Valley nationalamong dies aged 97 Former US NSA in memoir MANAMANSINGHCHHINA VARINDERBHATIA 4militantskilled CHANDIGARH,JUN21 LEH,JUNE21 on March 25,‘I’m ready to cut SHUBHAJITROY them off,’ and on April12said, MAJOR GENERAL Lachhman THE GALWAN ValleyinLadakh, NEWDELHI,JUNE21 ‘Increase the sanctions.Max them Singh Lehl, one of India’s finest whereIndian and Chinese troops out, do it rightaway, includingon in2encounters militarybrainsand oneofits last clashed on June 15,onceechoed US PRESIDENT Donald Trump the oil,’ and on April 18 said, ‘Go surviving officers to have taken with songs by LataMangeshkar thought China was“the greatest to zero.’ In aphone call with part in both the 1948 and 1971 and MohammedRafi. cheater in the world”, he was Pompeo, Trumphad notbeen party,whichwas retaliated lead- wars, passedawayinNew Delhi Phunchok Tashi, aveteran of “notsympathetic” to Prime sympathetic to India’s Prime ADILAKHZER ing to an encounter,” J&K police on Saturday. He was97. the 1962 Indo-China war, recalls Phunchok Tashi MinisterNarendraModionthe MinisterNarendraModi, saying, SRINAGAR,JUNE21 spokesperson said. “All the killed MajGen Lehl wascommis- atimewhenthe Chinese Army waiver to Iran oil sanctions, and ‘He’ll be okay’,” Bolton wrote. terrorists were affiliatedwith pro- sionedinthe Regiment of usedloudspeakers to playHindi wasworried aboutPakistanif John Bolton On the Nikki Haleyincident, FOUR MILITANTS, includinga scribed terror outfit HM/ ISJK.” Artilleryin1943. He took partin songs in an attempt to befriend loud speakers and usedtomake Taliban regainedcontrol in he wrote, “Haleyasked him Pakistani national, have been The three militantswereiden- the 1948 warinJhangar area of the Indian soldiers and getthem announcementsinHindi – Yeh Afghanistan, former US National (Trump) about atrip she wanted killedintwo encounters in tifiedasSrinagar resident Jammu and Kashmir as acap- to leave their posts. jagah na aapka hai, na hamaara Security Advisor John Bolton has Korea, Italy, Greece, and Turkey) to take to India to visitthe Dalai Srinagar and Kulgam, according Shakoor Farooq Langoo, Shahid tain, and commandedadivision Now84-years-old andliving hai, aap bhi vaapis jao, hum bhi claimedinhis newbook. whenrenewedsanctionstookef- Lama. The purposeofthistrip to police. Ahmad Bhat of Bijbehara’s in the1971war. in Stok village, around 17 km vaapis ja rahe hain (This landnei- If Bolton’s claims in his book, fect in November 2018,six wasunclear, other thangetting “A total of twooperations Semthan and Mohsin from Forhis role as aforward ob- from Lehcity,Tashi told The ther belongs to you, nor us. You The Room WhereItHappened —a monthsafterUSwithdrawalfrom aphoto op with theDalaiLama, have takenplaceinthe Valley in Srinagar’s Anchar,policesaid in servation officer with the 50 Para Indian Express that twoofthe also go back, we arealso going White House Memoir,are to be the nuclear deal… Taiwan, always good foranaspiringpol. thelast24hours. In Srinagar, the evening.Mohsin wasmissing Brigade, he wasdecorated songs the Chinese usedtoplay back). Then, aftertheir lunch believed, he felt that the post- Greece, and Italyquicklyhalted But the minefield she strayed three militantswerekilledon sinceMay26,police sources said. India’s third-highestgallantry were Mangeshkar’s Man Dole time, theyusedtoplaysongs... Balakot crisis was“neverreally” a purchases of Iranian oil, so notre- intobyraising the China trade is- Sunday and theywereall locals. APakistani national was award, the VirChakra. MeraTan Dole from the 1954 Fordays,theykeptondoingthe crisis, but he had chosen notto newingtheirwaiverswasagiven. sue showedapoliticaltin ear: In Kulgam, aforeign terrorist, JeM killedand twomilitantsman- Punjab Chief Minister movie Nagin,and Rafi’s Tumsa same thing and playing these ignoreitsince India and Pakistan State’sbureaucratsfoundendless once Trumpwondered how Commander TayabWaleed, was aged to escape duringanother Amarinder Singh tweeted. Nahi Dekha from the 1957 movie songs,” Tashi said. were nuclear-armedneighbours. reasonstoextendthe other China would view Haley’s see- killed.Inboththe operations, encounter in Kulgam on “Sorry to learnofthe passing of the same name. He said the purpose of play- Bolton also claimedthat US waivers, as ‘clientitis’ took hold. ing the Dalai Lama, the trip was therewas no collateral damage," Saturday, policesources said. away of Major General LS Lehl, “I wasinDaulat Beg Oldi (in ingthe songs was“an attempt by envoy to the UN NikkiHaley ‘But India is so important,’ or essentiallydead.” IGP Kashmir VijayKumartold “Thekilledterroristwas iden- who playedanimportant role in Ladakh) as partof14J&K Militia the Chinesetobefriend us and wantedto go to India and visitthe ‘Japanissoimportant,’...Oneof the On the post-Pulwama The Indian Express on Sunday. tifiedasTayab Waleed@Imran the 1971 victoryinBangladesh. Company(whichwouldlater convince us to head back”. DalaiLama, but wasnot allowed. worstcasesinvolvedIndia,which, Balakot episode, he wrote, Acordon and search opera- Bhai @Gazi Baba, aPakistani na- My heartfeltcondolences to his form the Ladakh Scouts). We got Tashi, who retiredas In the 290-pagebook,the US liketheothers,wasbuyingIranian “...Afterhours of phonecalls, the tion waslaunchedinthe Zadibal tional affiliated with proscribed family. RIP.” orders to reachGalwan Valley. At HonoraryCaptain in 1988, said National Security Advisor from oil at prices well belowthe global crisispassed, perhapsbecause, area of Srinagar,leading to agun- terror outfit JeM.According to MajGen Lehl playedapivotal that time,our postwas called the Chinese activity along the April 2018 to September 2019 market because Iran wassodes- in substance,there neverreally battle on Sundaymorning, in police records he wasoperational role in the 1971 warinthe East ‘nayi post’ (newpost)...Inthose Line of Actual Control wasacom- wrotethat Trumptold officials peratetomakesales.” had been one. But when twonu- whichthree militantsaffiliated commander of JeM and wasan Pakistansector, which would days,itwas considered adrop mon occurrence even in 1962. “whyhethought China wasthe “India complaineditwould clear powers spin up their mili- to the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) expertinmaking IEDs besides later come to be known as the zone and aircrafts usedtodrop “Therewas neveradisputesince ‘greatestcheaterinthe world’ as be disadvantaged notonlybe- tary capabilities, it is best notto and Islamic StateJammu and being asharpshooter,” the police countryofBangladesh. He was ration supplies. We usedtopa- theywereontheirsideontop of recentlyprovenbytheir behavior causeofhavingtofind newsup- ignoreit…” Kashmir (ISJK) were killed. spokespersonsaid. the General Officer Commanding trol usinghorses and yaks.Ire- thehill andwewereonour side inthetradenegotiations,thuspre- pliers,but also because the new On Pakistan, he recalledex- Internetservices were sus- Policesaid theyhaverecov- of 20 Mountain Division, which member that Chinesewereon of the riverinthe plains...Idonot cipitatingariffoneconomicpower sources would insistonprevail- plainingtoTrump“whywe pendedinSrinagardistrict be- ered aUS-made M4 carbine wonthe crucialbattlesofHilli topofthe hillonthe otherside, know the exact reason what as the basis of militarypower”. ing market prices! India’s mak- shouldcounter terrorists in their fore the encounter. from the encounter site. and Bogra. while were in theplains,” he said. transpiredthe ongoing tension, On the US sanctions against ing this argumentwas under- home base andwhy Pakistan’s “The hiding terrorists were re- Addressing the media on The GOC of Pakistan’s 16 Tashi said the twosidesfaced but it mustbebecauseIndia has countriestradingwithIran,Bolton standable, but it was nuclear-weapons program peatedly appealed to surrender Sunday, IGP Kashmir said that InfantryDivision, MajGen Nazir offfor several days.“Theykept nowcreated ample road infra- claimed,“Oneimportantloophole incomprehensible that US bu- made it imperative to preclude a through familymembers and 106militantshavebeen killedso HusseinShah,had surrendered sittingontop of the hill on their structureonour side of the LAC, forIranwas theoil waivers reaucratsechoeditsympatheti- Taliban haveninAfghanistan community members of the area farthisyear andthereare 150- to MajGen Lehl at the end of side and we on theground on whichmighthavetroubledthe granted to eight countries cally,”heclaimed. that might accelerate Pakistan’s but theyinstead startedfiringin- 200active militantsinthe Valley, the war. our side. Theyhad put up huge Chinese,” he said. (Taiwan,China,India,Japan,South “He said expresslyinthe Oval falling to terrorists”. discriminatelyupon the search mostofthem in south Kashmir. Cong, CPMtargetPMfor Corona or China,Cong has ‘Time for nation to present remarksonLadakhsituation always donepolitics:Nadda united face against China’

that it should be surrender Modi clearing the air and create condi- done politics and we must un- alsoofthe devtas.You have said EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Congress EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and notSurender Modi”. tions forpursuing ourofficially EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE derstand this... We have been in thisonTwitter.Youshouldunder- NEWDELHI,JUNE21 leader NEWDELHI,JUNE21 The CPM tootargetedthe PM, stated objective of de-escalation LUCKNOW,JUNE21 Opposition foralong time.You standthelanguageofGod.Modiji Ashwani sayinghis remarks have comeas andrestorationof peaceandtran- can take tuitions from us on how is notonlythe leader of humans, SENIOR CONGRESS leader Kumar CONTINUING WITH avolleyof amajor setbacktothe legitimacy quility...,” the CPM said. BJP PRESIDENT JPNadda on to be in the Opposition.” butalsoofdevtas,”said Nadda. Ashwani Kumar on Sundaysaid questions over Prime Minister of the act of heroism of the brave Senior Congress leader Kapil Sundayaccusedthe Congress of “Let’s talk about Galwan Nadda thanked party work- while the opposition cannotbe NarendraModi’sremarks on the soldiers and undermines the Sibal, at apress conference, said, politicising everyissue, from Valley. The wayour Armywas ers across the countryfor help- faultedforasking the government whogave thesupremesacrificein situationinLadakh,theCongress strength of thediplomatic efforts “Is it notcorrect that China has Covid-19 to the standoffwith fighting thereand taking care of ing people during the Covid-19 and Prime MinisterNarendra the line of duty”. Sundayasked whether the PM to resolve the dispute. In astate- neverclaimedGalwan Valleyas China and slammeditfor “break- everyinchofour land and pro- outbreak.“Whenthe worldsu- Modi “pertinent questions”,itis “When the opposition wants has endorsedthe Chinese posi- ment, the partysaid the govern- itsterritory? Is it also notcorrect ing the morale of the Army”. tected ourborders…Wherethe perpowers were feeling helpless time forthe nation to present a to ask some questions, particu- tionthatits forcesneverintruded ment’sclarificationshave notonly that China has nowcommitted Addressing avirtual rally, entirecountryisstanding with and smaller countries’health- “united face” againstChina. larly when theseare concerned intoIndian territory. failedtoclear the air but have brazen transgressions into Nadda said, “Wehavebeen in them, theCongress party is work- caresystems were also helpless ArguingthattheIndiandiplo- with national security,the oppo- Aday afteraccusing Modi of addedtothe confusion. Galwan Valley?... Whyisthe Opposition foralong time. In ing dayand nighttobreak their and breaking down… In the sit- macy is nowontest, Kumar said, sition cannotbefaultedin raising having “surrendered”Indian ter- "Toattributethe questions Prime Ministerdenying his own 1962, when therewereprob- morale.Weare notasking you uation, Modiji gave leadership to “Wemustlendthemoralsupport pertinent questions.... At thistime, ritorytoChinese aggression, arising from the PM's observa- DefenceMinisterandEAM state- lems, we stood with the govern- howmuchland China took dur- acountry of 135crore people. He of the entire nationfor themto the nation has to showaunityof Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tions whichcontradictsthe posi- ment thatChinese have sought to ment. Similarly,in1965,our ing UPA(rule) …Today, we can imposedatimelylockdown and leverage the goodwill enjoyed by purpose and thereforewemust on Sundaytookanother swipeat tions of MoD and MEA to 'mis- erect structureinthe Galwan party stood with the govern- saywithpridethat from 2014 till took difficult decisions and kept Indiainthecomityof nations.”He present aunited face againstthe him, saying that“Narendra Modi chievous interpretation' is, to say Valleyonour side?...If ‘no onehas ment. Then, in the1970s,when now, 98 per cent of border roads the people of this countrysafe,” said “Chinese aggression will be aggressor,”Kumar said. is actuallySurender Modi”. the least,unfair.Weseek acate- intrudedintoour territory’ and we had to getBangladesh inde- have been made,” said Nadda. he said. resistedbythe fullmight of the He also notedCongress pres- Hours later,the Congress’s social gorical response to the query ‘no one is occupying our territory’, pendence, our party stood with Takingadig at Congress MP Speaking at the virtual rally, Indian state” andassertedIndia’s ident Sonia Gandhi’s statement media departmenthead Rohan about the precise location of the what wasbeingerectedby China the government. Butwhenthe Rahul Gandhi,hesaid, “Narendra Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath “response to Chinese brutality that while dealing with the Gupta tweetedthat “the bhakts clashand the circumstances that or what status quoanteordisen- Corona pandemic came or ModiisnowSurenderModi.Heis thankedthePrimeMinisterforhis mustfactortheneedtoavengethe Chinese, the nation stands behind arealso nowhonestlyadmitting ledtoit, whichshould help in gagement were we seeking.” China, the Congress has always notonlytheleaderof humans,but leadership during the outbreak. martyrdom of our bravesoldiers the Armyand thegovernment. ‘Soil alivingbeing, canboost farm output, mitigate climate change’

PROFESSOR RATTAN LAL,the notgood forthe soil,environ- from it, we must return it too. cent of allbiodiversity.Did you also mitigateclimatechange, from floodinginthe monsoon winner of this year’s WorldFood ment, or the human health. Health of the soil is likethe knowthatantibiotics likepeni- and improvewater quality. and drought in the summers. Prize —considered theequiva- Second, allthe crop residue health of ahuman being. Soil is a cillin come from microorgan- Health of the soil, plants, an- Startthe afforestation of the lentofaNobelPrize in agricul- shouldbereturnedtothe soil. bank account —you can’t with- isms living in the soil? But we imals, environment and the hu- Shivalikstoreplenishour rivers ture—says we mustimprove The soils in northern states are draw morethanyou put in. So use fertilisers and pesticides in- mans is interconnected.Ifthe and groundwater besides put- our soil health to notonlyto depletedoforganic matter pres- look afteryour soil. THEEXPRESS discriminatelyand thesoil dies. soil health deteriorates, so does ting an end to flooding and land- boostcropproductivity,and ent in the toplayer.This matter Thirdly, don’t use inputssuch Soil mustnever die. It should be ours. slides. makefarming profitable, but shouldcomprise around 2-3 per as fertilisers indiscriminately. INTERVIEW protected,itshould be restored. also to mitigate the effectsofcli- cent of the topsoilbut in the Farmers oftenbroadcastfer- Our shastras saydharti is mata. What role canfarmers play in Does Covid-19present an matechange. He spoketo highlydepleted Indian soils, its tiliser in standing waterinpaddy WITH Earthshould be worshipped. mitigating climate change? opportunityfor farming? MANRAJ GREWAL SHARMA via percentageisabout 0.1-0.2 per fields. The temperatureishigh RATTAN LAL Farmersare abig stakeholder Covid-19has shownthatna- Skype. Excerpts: cent. We practice extractive and mostofthis fertiliser will ei- WINNER, Should the government help in mitigatingclimatechange. turecan recoverinaveryshort WORLD FOOD PRIZE farming, take away everything, ther volatilise, causing global millions of years. Sand mining is in implementing soil rights? Soils arecarbon sinks—ifyou in- time if youstoppolluting it and What would yourecommend and don’t use cowdungmanure. warming, or leachintothe very bad forsoil. Carve outspe- Yes, the government should crease the organic matter by adoptsustainable practices. Dip forthe success of small We have arule of soil health ground, affecting our health. cific mining sites, don’t touchthe water, and plantsgrowbetteras rewardfarmersfor ecosystem photosynthesising CO2fromthe in pollution has improved the farmers? management calledthe lawof Inject fertiliser directlyintothe rest of the land. their rootsdon’t getdrowned. services with an equivalent of atmosphere andbuild up the or- quality of our air and water. Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar returns. It means whatever you soil, don’t broadcastonthe sur- Iwould also requestfarmers Floodirrigation mustbebanned. $16ayear per acre. Farmers who ganic matter in India to 2-3per Sustainable farming has abright Pradesh have alarge number of take from land, youmustreturn face. nottopractice flood irrigation. followgood practices, grow a cent in the next 20-30 years, future, and Covid-19has pointed small farmers. Forone, Iwould in some form or the other.Ifwe Fourthly, don’t use topsoil for Justlikewecan’t breathe in wa- Youbelievesoil is aliving crop coverand letitmulch manyproblems related to cli- away to it. urge them not to burn the crop remove nitrogen, phosphorus, brickmaking. The toplayer of ter, nor can the organisms in the organism. should be rewarded. Farmers not matechange will be alleviated. FULLINTERVIEWON residue. Burning of rice strawis potassium and organic matter soil has been built by natureafter soil. Adoptdrip irrigation, it saves Yes, soil is alive with25per onlyproduce healthyfoodbut Ahealthy soil will protect you www.indianexpress.com

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§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA The country needs ade-escalation of rhetoric.The BECAUSETHE TRUTHINVOLVES US ALL government needs room to decide itsstrategy

UNLIKE CHINA YogendraYadav

India’s democracy is best served by Oppositionthat asks THEALL-PARTYMEETmayhavehelpedtofur- lack of understandingofhow internationalpol- ganda machine is gleefullytranslatingand thernationalinterestinaway thatnoneof the iticsoperates. Thefailureisastonishingly con- spreadingour PM’s messagefor itsown pur- questions even as it shows solidarity,government that answers leadersmay have intended.The PM wantedit sistent, from his aborted attempt at cultivat- pose. In anyother country, suchastatement to beashowofhissupport; hisownstatement ingNawazSharif to imaginingthatheisaclose by theheadof thegovernmentcouldendanger RIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi’s concluding remarks at theall-party and itsinevitable falloutresulted in showcas- buddy of the US President to pretending that his political career. meeting on Fridaysparkedconfusion and invited questions. Neither has ing the critics. The Congress took the wrong he enjoys aspecial personal rapportwithXi Yetthisisnot thetimetofocus nationalen- anyone intrudedintoIndian territory, nor has anyone captured military posturefor the rightreasons: It wanted to ask Jinping.ThePMcannottellpersonal-publicity ergy on his blunder.Weneedtoremember posts,the PM said. This didn't seem to squarewith the official communica- correct questions to the government, but gainsforhimself frompolicy-politicalgainsfor that this mess is notjustofhis making. Any Ption on External Affairs MinisterSJaishankar’s phone conversation with his endedupappearing petty.The non-Congress thecountry. Whilehecouldgetawaywiththe governmentwouldhave to dealwiththehuge oppositionsaidthe right thing forthe wrong u-turnonPakistanandthecountryisyet to see and difficult legacy on theChinese border. Chinese counterpart in whichhetold him that Chinesetroops’ attemptstoerect astruc- reasons:Theywereeitherkeento curryfavour thecostofTrump’srepeatedsnubs,thelackof Besides,inademocracy,thereisatimefor tureinGalwanValley on theIndian side of the LACreflected an intent to changethe facts with the central government or happy to letit foresight in making sense of the Chinese de- everything. Thereistime fornational unity on the ground. The statement seemedmoreproblematic seen alongside the unprece- cook itsown goose. In the end, the “hidden signs is nowpainfully evident and lies at the and thereistime forpolitical contestation. dented and formal Chineseclaim, also on Friday, that the Galwan Valleyislocated on the hand”of democraticpoliticsensuredthatacol- bottom of the current fiasco. Anyone who putsnational interestabove tran- Chinese side of the LAC. The PMO clarifiedonSaturday, saying that the PM’s statement lisionofthesepettydesignsproducedacollec- This wasreinforced by aseries of opera- sient politicalgainswould notwishtopinthe pertainedtothe situation afterthe clash of June 15,and the government underlinedthat tive good:TheNarendraModiregimereceived tional failures. Clearly,the governmentfailed government down at this stagefor itsfailure amuch-neededbreatherwithoutaringingen- to anticipatetheseriousnessof theChinesein- andcertainlynot to pushitintoamisadven- the Chinese claim to GalwanValleywas notinaccordance with China’sown position in dorsement. cursionthistimedueto aKargil-likegoof-upin tureeither on the militaryoreconomic front. the past. Giventhe natureofthe LACdispute, itshistory and, as importantly, itsgeogra- This needs to be builtupon. The stand-off using the available military and electronic in- Jingoistic nationalismis thelastthingweneed phy, ambivalence over framing it will always be fraught.Moresowhenlives have been withChinahas exposed thatthis regime has telligence.Once theincursiontook placeand today. lostand tempers arehigh. That’s whyit’s disappointing that in itsclarification, the PMO compromisednational interest.Let us not We need to remember that wasknown,thegovernment’sentirefocuswas National focus on external security at this compound the damagebytrying to focus on onperceptionmanagementratherthanman- stagewouldbeahugedistractionfromtheon- labelledthe questioning of the PM’sremarks as “mischievous” and “motivatedpropa- this messisnot just of the ganda”, an “unnecessary controversy” to “lowertheir (soldiers’) morale”. On the dayaf- itsfailuresinthe midstofanationaleconomic agement of the borders.Oddly,the govern- goingmedicalemergencyandeconomiccrisis, crisis and health emergency.The onlything PM’smaking. Any ment’s success with the pliant media wasits something we simplycannot afford.Evena ter, the problem is notjustthatthe PMO’sclarification maynot setthe questions to rest worsethanwhatthisgovernmenthasalready undoing as it could notleveragedomestic partialdiversionof nationalresourcesforamil- —but also that it paints the very act of questioning as improper and illegitimate. government would have to done would be aknee-jerkattempt to undo deal with the huge and democraticnoisetoitsadvantage.Throughthe itaryengagement would bleedour economy That the government held an all-partymeeting and thatthe PM spoke to leaders of thedamage viasomegimmickthatisboundto charade of de-escalationand disengagement, and extinguish whatever littlehopeswehave the Opposition on the face-offwithChina speaksofademocracy thatdoes notfreezeor boomerang and inflict deeper injurytona- difficult legacy on the China could seethat the government of India of atimely recovery from the present eco- shut down in crisis but seekstohandleitthrough means that onlydemocracies possess tional interest. Chinese border.Besides, in a wasunder little domestic pressuretoregain nomic crisis. Besides, even if we were notfac- —acomingtogether,apooling of wisdomand resources, across politicaland partylines. Letthere benoconfusiononthisscore.We democracy there is atime for theterritoriesfreshlycapturedby thePLA,that ingthistwinchallenge,retaliationisnotawise The soldiers who diedonthe LACwerefightingfor anation that takesprideinthe spaces arenot lookingatone errorofjudgment. The everything. There is time for everythingwasnegotiable.Andwhenitcame move.The onlything worse thanasimple- present mess is aresult of at leastfivefailures. to actualconfrontation,thepoliticalleadership mindedpacifism is hot-headed militarism. and freedomsofall itscitizens, acrossdivisions and faultlines, to ask questionsof, and ar- Lackoflong-termforeignpolicyforesightcom- national unityand there is showedaloss of nerve. The “no escalation at Notwithstanding the braveryofour armed guewith, theirgovernment. It is also because India is an open society that, in this coun- binedwithintelligencefailuretoanticipate the time forpolitical anycost”messagefrompoliticalleadersmeant forces,anyattempt atmilitaryretaliationcould try, the soldierswho losttheirlives on thenight of June 16 have been givenpublicfuner- Chinese incursion, refusal to respond once it contestation. Anyone who thatChina wasfreetoescalatecosts forIndia. becounter-productive.Wecannotaffordaflat- als even as China refuses even to acknowledge, much less to publicly mourn,its owndead. wasdiscovered, loss of nerveinbacking the puts national interest above Theworstfailure,andtheoneattheroot of footed economic boycotteither. Ever since this crisis began, leaders of the Opposition have,infact,showedadmirable ground troops and finallyeconomyoftruthin all other failures,isthe failuretoface andstate So,thisisamoment to take adeep breath, transient political gains maturity and restraint, exceptfor the odd exception likeRahulGandhi’s immature“why facing up to and sharingthe harsh ground re- the truth. Ever since news of the incursion think of the long-term strategic, diplomatic ality with the nation —all this hasledus to the startedfiltering in,the government went on a and economic options available to recover is he hiding” and “SurenderModi” targeting of the PM. Leading lightsofthe Opposition, would not wish to pin the embarrassing mess that we find ourselvesin. government down at this drive to coverupthe factsabout the Chinese whatwe have lost.Thecountryneedsade-es- from MamataBanerjee to Mayawati to Sharad Pawar, have notgiven in to the temptation True,facing up to determinedassault from occupation, culminating in thePM’slie (“no calation of rhetoric. The government needs of using atroublednational momenttosettle political scores. The government needs to China is noteasy and anyother government stage forits failure and oneentered”) in theall-party meet. This was some room to decide itsstrategy. Maturena- reciprocate—notonlybytaking theOpposition on board, but also by respecting itsright maynot have madeadramaticdifference.But certainly not to push it into a notjustafauxpasatoddswiththewell-known tionsdonot react when provoked,theyre- to ask questions, without attributing motivesorname-calling. As India frames aresponse thechasmbetweenclaimsandrealitymaynot misadventure either on the factsand the official position of the MEA.This spond when theychoose to.Hemay notde- to China’s actofaggression, and prepares forthe longhaulahead, nationalinterestisbest have been as big. militaryoreconomic front. statement wasprepared,perhaps rehearsed serveitorevenacknowledge it, but this is the Theprime minister’s desirefor global ap- and then broadcasttothe world, without an time to helpthe PM retrievethe situation. served by an Opposition that asksquestionsevenasitshows solidarity and support, and probation and an overwhelming needtobe Jingoistic nationalism is the appreciation of itsdiplomatic consequences. by agovernment that listens —and answers with honesty and civility. seenontheworldstage isonlymatchedbyhis last thing we needtoday. Thereislittlesurprisethat the Chinese propa- The writer is national presidentofSwarajIndia RETURNING TO THE CITY

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HE PHASE OF large-scale exodus of migrant workers from major urban and industrial centres to their home states is over.Not onlyhas Prime Slave trader monument memorialised mindsetthat has no place in modern world MinisterNarendraModiemphasised“unlock,unlock,unlock” as the way forward, manyindustries have restartedinsomeform. Sectorssuchas RajeshKochhar TFMCG arereporting higher demand —whether forstaples,biscuits, snacks and instant noodles or soaps and sanitisers —than even duringpre-COVID, simplybecause BLACKLIVES MATTER protestors at Bristolin tertothe CompanyofRoyal Adventurers as youcan,inage from twelve to eighteen, of morepeople still sitting at, if notworking from, homes. While the healthcare and tele- England toppledan18-ft-highstatueofa Trading to Africa.Three years later,its re- free from all disease and bodilyinfirmity, com industries operated even during the lockdown, one can expect others as well —the 17th-centuryslave-trader,EdwardColston, newedcharterexplicitlymentionedslave and of that compact symmetry best calcu- need to avoidcrowdedtraveling and shopping should, forinstance, benefittwo-wheeler and threw it intothe river. The statue,erected trade as one of itsactivities. By this time, lated forseamen”. He bought about 30 makers and e-commerce platforms —torampupcapacityutilisationinthe coming days. morethan acentury ago, commemorated England had acquired colonies in St Kitts, Negroboys,some of whom were “of amore Allthisshould result in the returningmigrant labourers leaving their villages again. Their hisphilanthropy.Fromtoday's perspective, Barbados and Jamaica in the West Indies, and tender agethan wasauthorised”. Twoofthe what he did with his moneypales into in- Maryland and Virginia in NorthAmerica. In boys stated before the magistratethat they going backwas,after all, triggeredby the sudden loss of work and no earnings forevensus- significance compared to howhecamebyit. 1672,the companymade wayfor Royal hadnot receivedany moneybut hadbeen tainingthemselves, letalone sending home. It wasanentirelyrationalresponse.That same For400years,slavery had the sanction of African Company(RAC), whichlastedtill ordered by their mastertoboard the ship logicwould makethem head again to theirerstwhileornew places of work.Manpower the church,royalty,merchants, scientists,and 1752. Thesetwo companiesincludedas to Bombay. shortagesinproduction assemblylines,loading and unloading of goods or making home the public.Prince Henrythe “Navigator”, stockholders members of theroyalty,other Hawkins washeld guilty of slavetrade, deliverieswillforceFMCGcompanies, auto manufacturersandonlinegrocersto payhigher who initiated the exploration of the African influential persons, theLondoncommercial imprisoned,and ordered to be transported England made amodest wagesinthe shortrun. Paddy growers of Punjab and Haryana, who have alwaysreliedon west coast, wasappointed the GrandMaster establishment,and Colston. Between 1672- to Australia foraterm of sevenyears. In the of the well-endowedOrder of Christbythe 1713,RAC bought 1,25,000 slavesonthe eyes of the establishment, he had done noth- migrant workers fortransplantation operations, areleftwithnochoiceeither. Forthe labour- beginning in the slavetrade Pope. The Order became the prince’spower in 1562 when Sir John African coastofwhich1,00,000 reached ing wrong. He wasseen as the victim in the ers, too, the wage premiums and lackoflivelihoodoptions backhome —MGNREGAwork base, providing him with financial resources English West Indies wheretheyweresold. warfarebetween the judiciaryand thegov- pays just Rs 194dailyinBihar and Rs 201inUP—are going to be significant “pull” factors. and disciplinedmanpower. Hawkins sent 300 slaves In 1660 itself, Charles II issued aroyal charter ernment. From Bombay,hewas takento The Modi government has launchedaGarib KalyanRojgar Abhiyan to provide liveli- In 1441,ahandful of African natives were from Africatoanisland in to the RoyalSociety also. The Society wasde- Madras wherehewas fetedasanofficerand hood opportunities through focused public infrastructureworks in 116districts with captured and brought to Portugal. In 1444, the West Indies called scribed as atwin sisterofthe slave company. agentleman. On reaching Jakarta,the cap- large returneemigrant worker populations. But suchschemes cannotsubstitutefor pri- an expedition under the banner of the Order Hispaniola. Hisyoung It ownedstock in it and held overlapping tain decidedthat the ship would change vate sector activity in whichthis workforcewas previouslyengaged.Thereisastrong of Christreturnedwith acargo of 235slaves. membership with it. The exploitation of slave course and proceedtoEngland. InLondon, One-fifth of the number were handed over to relative,Francis Drake, labour and the advancement of natural his- the King gave afreepardon to Hawkins. The case to increase the number of trains from UP,Bihar,Jharkhand, West Bengal and other the church,whichconverted them to beganhis maritime activities tory proceededhand in hand. Finally, EastIndia Companycompensatedhim finan- migrant labourer-originstates, with strict enforcement of social distancing, wearing of Christianity and sold them. under his guidance. In his England banned slave tradein1807, and ciallyand took him backintoservicewhere masksand no issuing of unreservedtickets.Suchtrains maycurrentlyberunning with England made amodestbeginninginthe adventures, Hawkins had abolishedslavery in 1833.Bythis time, he flourished. lowridership numbers. But that would changeasthe demand forlabour picksup.The re- slave tradein1562 whenSir John Hawkins England waswell-entrenched in India and Slaverytreated theenslavedassub-hu- the support of Queen sultant trickle of people returning forworkcan be managed better —and in amorehu- sent 300slavesfromAfrica to an island in the itseconomyhad become industrial. man, nothing morethan muscle power. mane way—thanduring the exodus. West Indies calledHispaniola. His young rel- Elizabeth who wasmaking a The ban on slave trade did notmean its Banningapractice through legislative action ative,Francis Drake, beganhis maritime ac- significant statement when immediatebanishment. In 1830, Sir Charles doesnot affect that mindset. Changing it re- tivities under his guidance. In his adventures, the 1581 ceremonytoconfer Malcolm, superintendent of the Bombay quires coordinated action on legislative, ex- Hawkinshad the support of Queen Elizabeth Marine, decidedtomeetthe shortage of sea- ecutive,social, and economic fronts. When Freeze Frame EPUnny who wasmakingasignificant statement aknighthood on the men in the BombayMarines (laterIndian the extant framework is being challenged, when the 1581 ceremonytoconfer aknight- navigator,sea-pirate,slave- Navy) by importing manpowerfromthe east insisting on lawand orderistantamountto hood on the navigator,sea-pirate, slave-run- runner and patriot,Sir coastofAfricaand the nearbyislands. These preserving and strengthening the discred- ner and patriot, Sir Francis Drake, washeld Francis Drake, washeld not ports were already notorious as “the great ited framework. notinher palace but on his ship, TheGolden emporia of the slave trade”. Hind. in her palace but on his ship, Commander John CroftHawkins wasdi- Kochhar is author of TheVedic People: In 1660, King Charles II gave aroyal char- TheGolden Hind’. rected to bring “as manyable-bodiedlads Their History and Geography

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CHINA’S DEAL accordonthis problem, “then we can put it inviteMrs Gandhitovisit China. China has CHINASUGGESTED THATits borderprob- aside” .“This problem shouldnot hinder de- been claimingabout 1,15,000 sq km of lem with India be settledonthe basis of the velopment of relations between our two Indian territory. Of this, it is actually in pos- present line of actual control. In an inter- nations”.Inreplytoanother question, Deng session of about 25,000 sq km in the west- viewtothe editor of aNew Delhi defence said there were no serious differences be- ernsector. journal,the Chinesevice-premier,Deng tween the twocountries on international Xiaoping, said; ‘‘I think the border problem issues. He said he wasaware that Prime BOOSTING POWER between India and China can be solvedina MinisterIndira Gandhi waskeen to solve all MOSTSTATES HAVE agreedtoPrime packagedeal". In the easternsector,China disputes with China.Onthe Kashmir issue, MinisterIndiraGandhi's suggestion to plan could recognise“theso-calledMcMahon Deng said: “This is aproblem between India their powergeneratingcapacities at least Line”, whichwas aleftoverbyhistory.Asked and Pakistan and should be settledamica- 10 per centahead of the rate of growth in to elaborate, Deng said: “While we can bly” (China has until nowsupportedthe demand. The two-dayconference of power recognisethe present line of actual control Pakistani stand that the people of Kashmir ministers whichended in Delhi today, also to the eastensector,India should recognise should be allowedthe right of self-deter- agreedtothe proposal fora420 kv national the statusquo in the western sector”. Deng mination). He said the Chinese foreign min- powergridinthe central sector to come to said that if the twosides couldnot reachan ister, Huang Hua, would visit Indiasoon and the aid of the states whichrun intodistress.

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itaryware, but it is farfromadequatetoen- gage in atwo-front engagement and join in policing the Indo-Pacific. If we think carefully, we would at least figure outthatanIndia-China warisnei- ther desirable nor feasible. In fact, no waris reallypossibleinour times.Inthe coming FROM PLATETOPLOUGH years, we mightall have tothink more about economicsurvivalthandominance by Ashok Gulati Salman Khurshid and powergames. Whereisthe charm that PM Modi reserves forglobal colleagues? Could he not INDIAISSTARINGatsomestressful months. SOME YEARS AGO, as someoneaspiring to have drawnonhis reserves, as he drawson Fighting the coronavirusonone hand, and be the prime ministerofIndia, Narendra the RBI reserves to keep the domestic econ- defending the bordersfromChinese incur- Modi had alludedtomyfriendlyvisit to omyfromstallingincrisis?Orare we to be- sions on the other will requiremobilising China and proclaimedthatweshouldhave lieve that China is immune to the charm large resources. Mosteconomists arepro- shown “red eyes” to Beijing instead. Ihad and itssense of self-interestissostrong that jecting thefiscal deficit (Centreand states become external affairs ministerafter a familiar gestures mean little. Be that as it combined) to be about 10-11per centof long journeyIndia and China had em- may, with the reportoftragic casualties on GDP.Going beyond that maynot be very barkedupon together,following then the Indian side, the firstsince 1975,this is prudent.Itrequiresurgent scanning and Prime Minister RajivGandhi’s path-break- no longersomething that can be treated pruning of unproductive publicexpendi- ing visit whichresulted in athawofthe with ashrug of “this tooshallpass”. We tures. Whilethe saleofnon-strategicstate GRAINSTOCKSINTHECENTRALPOOLANDBUFFERSTOCKNORM(JULY1) post-1962freeze in relations. We took sev- have reachedthe point of no return, so to enterprises has been on the cards forquite eral steps to repair thedamagethat our es- speak. The questions posedbythe Congress some time, the NarendraModigovernment trangement had caused. We optedtoopen might notbeanswered,but thingscannot 100 has notbeenverysuccessful on thatfront so ■ WheatStocks(July1) up trade and business withChina,unde- go on likethis. far. And now, giventhe recessionaryoutlook, 90 ■BufferStockNorm(R+W) terred by the pendingissueofthe LAC. If warisnot apractical solution, howdo it maynot be easytoget agoodprice for 80 ■ RiceStock(July1) Regarding the sensitivity about the LAC, we we go forward? To begin with,wehaveto “state silver”. 70 had the Peace and Tranquility agreement gauge howmuchChina flexesits muscles However, thereisone area whichthe 60 withamechanism forperiodictalks at the to dominateand expand, or howmuchit Modi government can taptoraise morethan levelofSpecial Representatives. Slowand is prepared to engageinsome symbolism Rs 1,00,000 crore, provided it takesbold Tonnes 50 steady wasthe mutuallyacceptedpace to that it thinksserves another purpose. steps. It is the “mountains of grain” that the 40 iron out the differences of perception on While we areonthat job, we might as well Food Corporation of India (FCI) has accumu- Million 30 the LAC—inthe hope that we would, ulti- figureout howwewanttoposition our- lated.AsonJune 1, FCI had unprecedented 20 mately, be able to accomplish demarcation. selves. We want to lead in the world—and grain stocks of 97 millionmetric tonnes This allowedperiodicstand-offsbetween we can, in software, sports,culture, etc. We 10 (mmt) in the Central Pool (see Figure). Even the Indian Armyand thePLA to be resolved, also want to be an economic powerthat on July1,whenthe procurement of rabi 0 despitethe differing perceptions regard- can matchChina —perhaps in due course 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20112012 2013 20142015 2016 20172018 2019 2020* ends, FCI is likelytohavegrain stocks of ing the LAC. it is possible, but with alot of hardwork. about 91-92 mmt, againstabufferstock *2020firgureisofJune 1. Source: FCI CRSasikumar The reports of themostrecent trans- We want to be amilitarypowertomatch norm of 41.12mmt that arerequiredfor the gressions by China, in terms of the places China as well, forwhich we will have to in- Public Distribution system (PDS), and some on themap and the numberofincidents, novate on thestrategies of warfareand strategicreserves.So, compared to this storagefacilities under the Warehousing foundationofamuchmoreefficient agri- suggestthatthe current scenario is quite training. We want to win friends and influ- norm, on July1,FCI will have “excess stocks” Development and RegulatoryAuthority marketing system in India than the exist- different from the pattern of the past. ence people, but forthat we will have to of at least50mmt. (WDRA) to knowhow muchstock is there ing one. The Modi government needs to en- Similarly,our response, too, seems different showthatliberty is unique to India forthe The estimated economic costofrice in with the private sector,and where. suretheyare implemented properly by in that the talksinitiated aremilitary-to- worldtoemulate. 2020-21isRs37,267/tonne and that of Theother twoordinancesrelating to states, whichwill benefit both the farmer militaryinstead of being steered by the for- Whatever call we take,Doklam must- wheat is Rs 28,838/tonne. Even if one takes agri-marketing arealready commendable. as well as the consumer.The mainlosers in eignministry. Themilitarycan,atbest, take n't be repeated.Itisfor thegovernmentof aconservative and lowerballparkfigureof The one on “TheFarmers’ ProduceTrade and this game would be some arhatias (com- steps to reducethe local tension and give the daytofind the wayand notfor the Rs 30,000/tonne forsimplicity as the com- Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) mission agents), who have been scooping feedbackfor the governmentstolookatthe Opposition to shoulder the burden. Our binedeconomic costofrice and wheat, the Ordinance, 2020” creates multiple channels up an undulylarge shareinthe agri-value differences of perception again. But this ability to pull offsurgicalstrikes and air at- value of this “excessive stock”, beyond the forfarmers to sell their produce outside the chains. Some local politicalleaders who are time, the Chinese seem to be looking for tacks, surely, is areputation that does not buffernorm, is Rs 1,50,000crore. This is un- APMC mandi system andalso helpstowards Theestimated economic cost in close nexus with the arhatias’ lobbymay something else. Thereisapolitical message confine itself to our western border.Of productive capital locked-up in the Central an unfetteredall India market foragri-pro- of ricein2020-21 is Rs also lose clout. that canbeseeninthe contextofconcerted course, the target might notbeanequally pool of FCI. Unlockthis by liquidating “ex- duce. Of course, it will be resistedbymany The other related area to mobiliseaddi- effortsbeingmade to surround and isolate sittingduck. We needtodrawthe line of cess stocks”through open market opera- states that aretakingundue advantageof 37,267/tonne and that of tional resources is that of food subsidy.In China. The concerns about the origin and honour with care, but draw it we must. If tions as muchascan be done by inviting the APMC mandis’ virtual monopolypower. wheat is Rs 28,838/tonne. the Union budget of 2020-21, asum of Rs handling of COVID-19aswell as US ever India had amann ki baat to say, it is the private sectorinabig waytoholdthese But if the central ordinance is implemented Even if one takesa 1,15,570 crorehas been provisionedfor food President Donald Trump’s calculations this. stocks,atwhatever reasonable market in itstrue spirit, it will be agame changer. conservative and lower subsidy.This number is highlymisleading have only addedtothe pressure. The belated all-party meeting exhib- price it canget.Itwill notrecoverits full The other ordinance named“The as FCI has been asked to borrowmoreand Whatever be China’s ambitions in the ited the much-neededsupport forthe gov- economic cost, as they aremuchhigher Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) ballpark figure of Rs moreresources from other sources, espe- EastChina Sea, the Indian Ocean, the OBOR, ernment but flagged issues that needtobe than the prevailing market prices, but by AgreementonPriceAssurance and Farm 30,000/tonne forsimplicity ciallythe National Small Savings Fund and the world, India needs to take aposi- addressedaspart of alargerapproach. How notliquidating it,FCI will keep incurring Services Ordinance, 2020” aims to encour- as the combined economic (NSSF). As on March 31,2020, borrowings tion that suits it andaddresses itsimmedi- arewetolivewithaneighbour we did not unnecessaryinterestcosts of aboutRs agecontract farming. The basic idea behind from the NSSF were Rs 2,54,600crore,on ateconcerns rather than play“follow the choose,but need to live with in honour and 8,000-10,000croreper annum.This is sim- this is that farmers’ sowing decisions should cost of riceand wheat, the whichFCI pays interestrateof8.4 to 8.8 per leader” to those whose current position cooperation? plydumb food policy. be made in view of the expected prices of value of this ‘excessive stock’, centper annum. So, the real food subsidy might be adversarial to China but could The Modi’s government’s recent amend- those crops at the time of harvest. It is for- beyond the buffer norm, is bill for2020-21amounts to Rs 3,70,170crore changeradicallyinashortperiod.India The writer is asenior Congress leader ment of the Essential Commodities Act, via ward lookingand morealignedtothe likely Rs 1,50,000 crore. This is (Rs 1,15,570 croreplusRs2,54,600crore). Let mayhaveenough foritself in termsofmil- and former external affairs minister the ordinance route, can come handy to in- demand and supplysituation. The current the Modi government listentoits ownchief stil confidenceinthe privatesectorfor build- practice, wherefarmers’ sowing decisions unproductive capital locked- economic advisor,what his team had to say ing large scale storage. The ordinance as- aremoreinfluencedbylastyear’s price, of- up in the Central pool of FCI. in The Economic Survey:Reduce the cover- sures that stocking limitswill notbe tenleads to the problem of boom and bust. Unlockthis by liquidating ageunder PDS; link issuepricetoatleast half imposedonthe privatesector,exceptunder Although honouringanassured price re- ‘excessstocks’through open of the procurement price;and move grad- exceptional circumstances such as natural mains achallengewhen actual marketcon- uallytowards cash transfers. Thesesteps will LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR calamity,and wars. It should, however, ditionsdifferwidelyatthe time of thehar- market operations as much save aminimumofRs50,000 croreannu- delete the clause of “extraordinaryprice vest,thereare ample cases of success with as canbedone by inviting the ally. And thecountryneeds these resources rise”,ifitreallywants to invite the private varying models of contract farming hedg- private sector in abig way to desperatelytosavelives, both from thevirus FIRM AND CAUTIOUS sector building large andmodernstorage fa- ing the price risksoffarmers. hold these stocks,at and at borders. IDEAS cilities (silos). It will propel investmentsin Together,all thethree ordinances arein THIS REFERSTOthe article,‘Theroad building moreefficient food supplylines. the rightdirection, and with minor refine- whatever reasonable market The writer is Infosyschair professor for from Galwan’ (IE, June 19). The bloody ONLINE The onlyconditioncould be to registerlarge mentsastheybecome law, they canlay the price it canget. agricultureatICRIER face offonthe LAChas hurtleddown- hill the already tense India-China re- ONLYINTHE EXPRESS lations. Resolving the disputed areas in eastern Ladakh will become more ● YOGAFORUNITY: difficult now. Retaliation willescalate RAMESHPOKHRIYAL matters without anyconcrete gains. NISHANK India musttread cautiously, talk of Playing into China’s hands peace but keep itspowder dry. ● THEDIGITALDIVIDE: Firmness and notfoolishnessisre- TANUSHUKLAAND quired at thisjuncture. VIRENDRASINGHNIRBAN TwistingPM’s speechisamanufacturedcontroversy by his compulsive critics Vijai Pant, Hempur NOREALCHANGE www.indianexpress.com SPSinha THIS REFERSTOthe editorial, ‘Easier said’(IE,June19). The Department of IF ONE THOUGHT creating misinformation misinformation. Nehru government. the dragon is rattled. By approving the cre- Telecommunications’ decision notto THIS REFERS TO thearticle, ‘Biting the during atense international situation was Surely, therewas asmall section of peo- Specifically, the ManmohanSingh gov- ation of roads by BROwithin 100kmofaer- use Chinese equipment and Indian bullet’(IE, June 19). China,itself faring done only by foreignadversaries,thatnotion ple who did notevenread the PM’s state- ernment allowedChina to occupy huge ialdistancefromthe LAC, removing bu- Railwayscancelling acontract are relatively better,has takenfull advan- has been challenged in the lasttwo days. ment correctlyand were misled.But quite tractsofland. Reports in 2013 saidthatthe reaucratic roadblocks, delegating powers symbolic and meant to pacify the tage of thegloomy situation prevailing Prime MinisterNarendraModi, ad- afew of those who went to town with this UPAgaveupabout 640squarekmofland to theoperational levels rather than hav- common Indian. The ground reality is due to COVID-19 globallytoshowag- dressing the All-Party meet, said, “Nava- misinformation also happen to be compul- across Depsang, Chumar and Pangong Tso ing all approvals come from defence min- notgoing to change. Chinese firms gression notonlyagainstIndia,but also haan koihamaariseema meinghus aaya sive,partisan critics of NarendraModi. to the People’s Liberation Army.Therewere istry, the Modi government has shown that have invested heavilyinthe Indian otherAsiannations.Ithas deceived hai aurnahikoi ghusahua hai, na hi Thesepeople arealso, in someway or areported600 incursions made by China it means business. market —itisdifficult to getrid of India in the disguise of manyModi-Xi hamaari koipostkisi doosrekekabze mein the other,beholden to the UPAregime. from 2010 to 2013. On the geopolitical front, too, the Modi them. “Boycotting Chinese goods” is summits. None of the options sug- hai” (Novehicle hasentered Indian terri- Theysought to take our attention away This loss of land wasonlythe tipofthe government’sChina policy has been ade- alsonot going to work until we can gested by the authorare realistic as a tory,nor has asingle one of our posts been from some uncomfortable truths by man- iceberg. parture from that of the UPA. While there manufacture indigenouslyatacom- nationalistBJP would neverconcede captured by anyone). This wassaidinthe ufacturing controversies. The loss of economic, militaryand has been ahand of friendship extendedat petitivecost. anypartofland to China. contextofthe confrontation at Galwan Ever since tensions with China were re- strategic initiative over the yearshas set Mamallapuram, abloody nose wasalso Anil Kumar Jain, Jaipur Ravdeep Singh Hundal, Ferozepur Valley, where20soldiersofthe 16 Bihar ported, the history of India-China border India backbydecades with respect to dealt out at Doklam. While Modi went to regiment laid down their lives. issues wasdiscussedinvarious media and China. Wuhan, his government did notaccept PEACEHURDLES WORRYING SIGNS Simplyput,Prime Minister Modi was fora.And some hard factsfromthe pastbe- When it comes to the economy,evenas China’s OBOR (One Belt One Road) initiative. saying that neitherwas anyintrusion al- gantosurface. Deng Xiaoping in the 1980s waschanging To helpthe Congress wash away the THIS REFERS TO the article, ‘Biting the THIS REFERS TO the editorial,‘Gobi lowednor is thereany intruder within our The history of theJawaharlalNehru the direction of China’s economythrough Bofors taint, aloud section of the commen- bullet’ (IE, June 19). The writer’s narra- Manchurian’ (IE, June 20). Beforethe territory. Further,none of our posts has government’s Himalayanblunder is well- reforms,the Congress’s economic misman- tariat triedtoslanderthe Modi government tive seemstoring true that the current waveofhyper nationalism been takenoverbyanyone. Modidid not known. In acravensurrenderofland, it agement took India in the oppositedirec- on the Rafale matter.Itdid notsucceed. Chineseaggression in 1962 could have and isolationism sweptthe world, saythattherewas no attemptatanintru- gave up the strategicallyimportant Aksai tion. The divergence between the two Similarly,towash theCongress’s taintof been avertedifin1960 Jawaharlal therewas abelief that whatever the sion. He clearly said, in thesamespeech, Chinregion of about 37,000 squarekm. countries has becomesohugethat acoun- 1962 and 2013,the same loud section of Nehru had acceptedChina’s offerto differences between governments, that the bravesonsofthe soilhad rebuffed EverytimeIndians fume overanincorrect trywhose economywas floundering ear- the commentariat manufactures news and end the border disputethrough give- peoplecouldalwaysconnect. That those who dared to challengeBharat Mata. map of India that leaves outAksai Chin, one lierisnow manytimesbigger than India’s controversies to showthe Modi govern- and-take. Of course, thepresent all- seems to have changed.The minister’s However, somevestedinterests painted is remindedofthe cavalier “notasingle economy. ment as “weak” on China. powerful BJP leadership could have remarkabout Chinese cuisine is hu- the town red(pun intended) with the mis- blade of grass growsthere” attitude of On the loss of strategicinitiative,listen- But the dangerous partistheyare doing achievedwhat Nehru could not, if mourous at one level. But it is also dis- information that PM Modi claimedthere Nehru. But this is perhaps toofar back in ing to UPA’s Defence Ministerin2013on this at the costofnational interest, at atime from the dayafter coming to powerit turbing. “Chindian” as Indian as any- wasnointrusion attempt at all and that the past. howIndia wasfar behind China in build- when China would rather see India politi- dared to shun ajingoistic agenda. In thing else. Jingoism nowthreatens nothing happenedonJune 15-16. One would have expected later govern- ing anyborder infrastructurewouldsuf- callydividedthan united. that case therewould have been diversity and adapatability —things Nowthatthis crude attempt -- which mentstohavelearntfromthe betrayal that fice. It wasadamning admission. peace. that makeIndia great. plays right intoChina’s questtocreatecon- manysay brokeNehru so badly that he In contrast, the Modi governmenthas The writer is aretired major general of Tarsem Singh, Mahilpur Biswadeep Chatterjee, viaemail fusion in India -- has been defanged,one neverrecovered. But laterCongress gov- accelerated the building of border infra- theIndian Armyand wasawarded the mustask whythese people spread such ernmentswere, at best,justasbad as the structure, whichisone of the reasons why Vishisht Seva Medal

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U.P.R.V.U.N.L. TENDER NOTICE HARDU- website: http://etender.up.nic.in (2) The bid- copy of all the requisite documentsinthe 26.79 Lac, Earnest money Rs. 53,000.00, AGANJ THERMAL POWER STATION ders are required to be registered with U.P. office of undersigned: 09.07.2020, Tender Tender cost Rs. 3000.00+540.00 GST Superintending Engineer,ECCC, Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, Opening Date: Part-I 09.07.2020 at 16:00 (PresentRate is 18%) =Rs. 3540.00, Kasimpur. 1. E-Tender No. Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- Hrs. Note: (1) The details for submission of Extended Date and time for submission of e- 06/ECCC/ECCD-III/HTPS/2019-20, Name of ticipation in thee-Tendering. The bidder bids are available w.e.f dt-23/10/2019 at bid http://etender.up.nic.in) 20.7.2020 upto work “Fire Fighting system installation work must also be registered with their Digital 09:00 Hrs. in the bid document uploaded on 14.00 Hrs., Extended Opening date/time around multistory towers and officer’s club in Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding the e-procurement website: (Part-I) 21.7.2020 at 16.00 Hrs. or later. New Colony Harduaganj Thermal Power system, after that the bidder can participate http://etender.up.nic.in (2) The bidders are TIME OF COMPLETEION 12 MONTH Station, Kasimpur (Aligarh)”, Estimated Cost in bid submission activity.8.E-Tender No. T- required to be registered with U.P. Superintending Engineer,MMC, HTPS, Rs. 41,73,777.00, Earnest Money Rs. 01/AHD/‘D’TPS/HTPS/2020-21, Name of Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, Kasimpur (Aligarh) 18. Tender No. &Name 84,000.00, Tender Cost Rs. 4200.00+ work: Round the Clock Operation, Routine & Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- of Division: ET- 756.00 (18% GST) Rs. 4956.00.Extended Preventive mechanical maintenance and ticipation in the e-tendering. The bidder must 35/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Name of Last date and time for submission of e-bid Breakdown mechanical maintenance of Ash also be registered with their Digital Signature Supply: Procurement of general consum- (http://etender.up.nic.in) 30.06.2020 upto Handling Plant of Unit No. 08 &09, ‘D’TPS, Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding system, ables &electrical spares for HTPS, 02.00Hrs.,Extended e-bid Opening HTPS Kasimpur for aperiod of one year, after that the bidder can participate in bid Kasimpur Estimated cost: Rs 3,55,787.00, date/time (Part-I) 01.07.2020 at 04.00 Hrs. Estimated cost of Work; Rs. 75,67,620.00, submission activity.13. E-Tender Notice No. Earnest money: Rs. 7000.00, Tender cost: or later.Time of completion 06 Months.2.E- EarnestMoney: Rs.1,52,000.00, Tender ET-05/ O&MC-II ‘D’ TPS/BMD-I ‘D’ TPS/20- Rs 354.00, Date of Starting of E-bid submis- tender No. 10/ECCC/ECCD- Cost: Rs.1180.00(1000.00+180.00 GST), 21, “Cleaning of Boiler &ESP of Unit #8& sion: 13.04.2020, Extended Last Date of III/1X660MW/HTPS/2019-20, Name of work Due date of Submission of e-Bid (Technical 9, 2x250MW,HTPS, Aligarh” for aperiod of submission of E-bid: 08.07.2020, Tender “Construction of RCC Road, drain, CISF &Financial) at e-procurement website one year” under DMD-I ‘D’ TPS, Harduaganj shall be opened on Extended date: Boundary Wall, in new colony,Harduagnaj https://etender.up.nic.in :25.07.2020 upto Thermal Power Station” Estimated Cost Rs. 09.07.2020 (Part-I), 10.07.2020(Part-II) E- Thermal Power Station Colony Kasimpur 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing Tender 18,55,000.00, Earnest Money Rs. 37,100.00 Tender ID 2020_ RVUNL_457409_1 (Aligarh)”, Estimated Cost Rs. Cost &Earnest Money in the HTPS account Cost of Tender document Rs. 1900.00 Eligibility Conditions: Only 4,29,88,502.25, Earnest Money Rs. through RTGS up-to maximum on dated: +342.00 (GST) =Rs. 2,242.00 Opening date manufacturers/their authorized dealers/ 8,68,000.00, Tender Cost Rs. 15000.00 + 25.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs., Tender opening of tender are as below:-Due date of Experienced Supplier can participate in this 2700.00 (18% GST) Rs. 17700.00. date, Part-I: 27.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. NOTE: Submission of e-Bid (Technical &Financial) tender.19. Tender No. &Name of Division: Extended Last date and time for submission (1) The details for submission of bids will be at e-procurement website ET-41/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Name of e-bid on date 30.06.2020 up to 02:00 Hrs. on the e-procurement website: http://etender.up.nic.in :22.07.2020 upto of Supply: Procurement of Distance Extended E-bid opening on date/ time (Part- https://etender.up.nic.in w.e.f. 09:00 Hrs. 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing Tender Numerical Relay for Harduaganj -Etah I) 01.07.2020 at 04:00 Hrs of later.Time of dated 20.06.2020. (2) The bidders are Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS account) & 220KV feeder,HTPS, Kasimpur Estimated completion 09 month. SUPERITENDING required to be registered with U.P. Earnest Money through RTGS (in the HTPS cost: Rs 1,39,500.00, Earnest money: Rs ENGINEER, ELECTRICITY CIVIL MAINTE- Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, account)/B.G.: 22.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs., 2800.00, Tender cost: Rs 118.00, Date of NANCE CIRCLE, Kasimpur 3. E. Tender Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- Due date of submission of hard copy of all Starting of E-bid submission: 20.05.2020, No. 77 /ECMC/ECMD-II/HTPS/2019-20, ticipation in the e-Tendering. The bidder the requisite documentsinthe office of Extended Last Date of submission of E-bid: Name of work “SUPPLY&SERVING OF must also beregistered with their Digital undersigned: 24.07.2020, Tender Opening 08.07.2020,Tendershall beopened on TEA ETC. IN CONFERENCE ROOM in Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding Date: Part-I 24.7.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. Note: Extended date: 09.07.2020 (Part-I), 2X250 MW HTPS, KASIMPUR”. Estimated system.After that the bidder can participate (1) The details for submission of bids are 10.07.2020 (Part-II) E-Tender ID cost 4.58 Lac, Earnest money 9,000.00, E- in bid submission activity. Superintending available w.e.f. 22.6.2020 at 17:00 Hrs. in :2020_RVUNL_470135_1 Eligibility Tender cost Rs. 500.00+90 GST(18%) Rs. Engineer,Operation&Maintenance the bid document uploaded on the e-pro- Conditions: Only manufacturers/their author- 590.00. Tender extended date extended Last Circle-IV,Hdi, ‘D’T.P.S., Kasimpur 9. curement website: http://etender.up.nic.in (2) ized dealers can participate in this tender. date and time for submission of e-bid Tender No. ET.-06 /O&MC-IV/EMD-I/Hdj, The bidders are required to be registered 20. Tender No. &Name of Division: ET- (http://etender.up.nic.in) 01.07.2020 up to ‘C’TPS/2020-21, Technical Audit of with U.P.Electronics Corporation, Ashok 42/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Name of 14:00 Hrs., e-bid extended date/time for Generators. GTs, 220KV/132KV Switchyard Marg, Lucknow by depositing requisite fees Opening (Part-I) 02.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. or &6.6KV Electrical System of U#7, U#8 & for participation in the e-tendering. The bid- Supply: Procurement of LT cables &Aerial later.Time of Completion-12Month. U#9 of Harduaganj TPS” as per scope of der must also be registered with their Digital bunched Cables for colony area HT/LTline Superintending Engineer.Coal Handling work, for the period of one year” Estimated Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding and sub-stations of HTPS Kasimpur Circle Kasimpur Aligarh): 4. Tender No. Cost Rs. 22,70,000.00 Earnest Money: Rs. system, after that the bidder can participate Estimated cost: Rs 19,48,950.00, Earnest ET-03/CHC/CHD ‘C’TPS/HTPS/2019-20, 45400.00 Cost of tender document: Rs. in bid submission activity.14. E-Tender money :Rs40,000.00, Tender cost: Rs “DAYTODAY AND ROUTINE MAINTE- 2300.00 +Rs.414.00 (GST) =Rs. 2714.00 Notice No. ET-06/BMD/CTPS/O&MC-II/19- 2242.00, Date of Starting of E-bid submis- NANCE OF BULL-DOZERS”, Estimated Openingdate of tender are as below:-Now 20, “Work of De-scaling of pressure parts& sion: 20.05.2020, Extended Last Date of cost Rs.5.52 Lacs. Earnest Money Extended due date of Submission of e-Bid removal of soot from heating surface of boil- submission of E-bid: 08.07.2020, Tender Rs.11040.00, Cost of tender document (Technical &Financial) at e- procurement er by steam blowing through wall shall be opened on Extended date : Rs.600.00+Rs.108.00 (GST) =Rs.708.00 website http://etender.up.nic.in: 06.07.2020 blower/long retractable soot blower (LRSB) 09.07.2020 (Part-I), 10.07.2020 (Part-II) E- Extended Last date of E-bid Submission up to 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing and their preventive maintenance of boiler of Tender ID: 2020_RVUNL_470136_1 22.07.2020 up to 13:00 Hrs., Extended Date Tender Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS Unit No-7-htps-kasimpur-aligarh for aperiod Eligibility Conditions: Only manufacturers/ of Hard Copy Submission date 23.07.2020 Account) &Earnest Money through RTGS of one year” EstimatedCost- Rs. their authorized dealers can participate in up to 13:00 Hrs, and Date of opening Part-I (in the HTPS Account) BG up to dated: 2,28,975.00, Earnest Money- Rs- 4,600,00, thistender.21. TenderNo. &Name of 24.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. NOTE: (1) The 06.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs. Now Extended Cost of Tender document -Rs- 500.00 Division: ET- details for submission of bids will be avail- due date of submission of hard copy of all +90.00 (GST) =Rs. 590.00. Extended date 43/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Name of able on e-procuremen website: therequisite documents in theoffice of of opening areasbelow: Due dateof Supply: Supply,Installation and commission- http://etender.up.nic.in w.e.f. dated:- undersigned maximum on dated: Submission of e-Bid (Technical &Financial) ing of IRIG-B Hub in GPS synchronization at 20.05.2020 at 10:00 Hrs. (2) The bidders are 08.07.2020. Tender opening date, Part-A: at e-procurement website 220/132KV substation of HTPS Estimated required to be registered with U.P. 08.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. NOTE: (1) The http://etender.up.nic.in :07.07.2020 up-to cost: Rs 1,99,500.00, Earnest money: Rs Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, details for submission of bids will be already 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing Tender 4,000.00, Tender cost: Rs 236.00, Date of Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- available (ID No. 2020_RVUNL_469035_1) Cost &Earnest Money through RTGS (in the Starting of E-bid submission: 20.05.2020, ticipation in thee-Tendering. The bidder on e-procurement website: HTPS account): 07.07.2020 up to 14:00 Extended Last Date of submission of E-bid: must also beregistered with theirDigital http://etender.up.nic.in w.e.f. 18:00 Hrs. Hrs., Due date of submission of hard copy of 08.07.2020,Tender shall be opened on Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding dated: -11.05.2020. 2) The bidders are all the requisite documentsinthe office of Extended date: 09.07.2020 (Part-I), system, after that the bidder can participate required to be registered with U.P. undersigned:-09.07.2020, Tender Opening 0.07.2020 (Part-II) E-Tender ID : in bid submission activity. SUPERINTEND- Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, Date: Part-I:09.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. Note: 2020_RVUNL_470137_1 Eligibility ING ENGINEER. OPERATION &MAINTE- Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- (1) The details for submission of bids are Conditions: Only manufacturers/their author- NANCE CIRCLE-IV,D’TPS, KASIMPUR 5. ticipation in the e-Tendering. The bidder available w.e.f. 30.11.2019 at 17:00 Hrs. in ized dealers/ Experienced Suppliers can E-Tender Notice No. ET-12/O&MC- must also beregisteredwith their Digital the bid document uploaded on the e-pro- participate in this tender.22. Tender No. & IV/DTPS/EMD-II/DT.P.S./2020-21, “Over Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding curement website: http://etender.up.nic.in (2) Name of Division: ET- hauling of M/S GE Make Spectronic 0.4KV system, after that the bidder can participate The bidders are required to be registered 44/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Name of ACB Breaker Installed in Unit 8&9and BOP in bid submission activity.10. Tender No. ET- with U.P.Electronics Corporation, Ashok Supply: Procurement of 11KV Triple Pole Area, Harduaganj ‘D’ Thermal Power 13/O&MC-IV/EMD-I/Hdj. ‘C’T.P.S./2020-21, Marg, Lucknow by depositing requisite fees Manually Operated Switch (TPMO Switch) Station, Kasimpur,Aligarh for the period of “Testing of ICT-1T,ICT-2T,91, 10T,R-1, R-2 for participation in the e-tendering. The bid- for 11KV line in colony area, HTPS &220 KV One Year” Estimated Cost Rs. 5,78,536.00. at Harduaganj TPS, Kasimpur,” as per scope der must also be registered with their Digital isolator jaw spares for 220KV Switchyard of Earnest Money Rs. 11,571.00 Cost of of work, for the period of one year” Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding HTPS Estimated cost: Rs 1,08,000.00, Tender document Rs. 600.00 +108.00 (GST) Estimated Cost Rs. 3,60,000.00 Eamest system, after that the bidder can participate Earnest money: Rs 2,000.00, Tender cost: =Rs. 708.00 Opening date of tender are as Money: Rs. 7,200.00 Cost of tender docu- in bid submission activity.15. E-Tender Rs 118.00, Date of Starting of E-bid submis- below:-Due date of Submission of e-Bid ment: Rs.400.00 +Rs.72.00 (GST) =Rs. Notice No. ET-06/O&MC-II ‘D; TPS/BMD-I sion: 20.05.2020, Extended Last Date of (Technical &Financial) at e-procurement 472.00 Opening date of tenderare as 'D' TPS/20-21, “Break-down maintenance of submission of E-bid: 08.07.2020, Tender website http://etender.up.nic.in :25.07.2020 below:-Due date of Submission of e-Bid ESP &Daily routine maintenance of ESP of shall be opened on Extended date: up to 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing (Technical &Financial) at e-procurement Unit #8&9,2x250MW” for aperiod of one 09.07.2020 (Part-I), 10.07.2020 (Part-II) E- Tender Cost &Earnest Money in the HTPS website http://etender.up.nic.in: 27.07.2020 year”under BMD-I 'D'TPS,Harduaganj Tender ID: 2020_RVUNL_470139_1 account through RTGS/B.G.up-to maximum up to 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing ThermalPower Station" Estimated Cost Rs. Eligibiligy Conditions: Only manufacturers/ on dated: 25.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs. due Tender Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS 7,08,000.00. Earnest Money Rs. 14,200.00 their authorized dealers/ Experienced date of submission of hard copy of all the Account) &Earnest Money through RTGS Cost of Tender document Rs. 700.00 Suppliers can participate in this tender.23. requisite documentsinthe office of under- (in the HTPS Account) BG up to dated: +126.00 (GST) =Rs. 826.00 Opening date Tender No. &Name of Division: SET- signed maximum on dated: 27.07.2020, 27.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs, due date of sub- of tender are as below:-Due date of 48/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Name of Tender opening date, Part-A: 27.07.2020 at mission of hard copy of all the requisite doc- Submission of e-Bid (Technical &Financial) Supply: Procurement of 11KV Armoured 16:00 Hrs. NOTE: (1) The details for submis- umentsinthe office of undersigned maxi- at e-procurement website XLPE Aluminium 3C X240 sq mm cable for sion of bids will be available on e-procure- mum on dated: 29.07.2020 up to 14.00 hrs. http://etender.up.nic.in :22.07.2020 upto EMD-III, HTPS, Kasimpur Estimated cost: ment website: http://etender.up.nic.in w.e.f. Tender opening date, Part-A: 29.07.2020 at 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing Tender Rs 16,32,000.00, Earnest money: Rs 18:00 Hrs. dated:- 23.06.2020. (2) The bid- 16:00 Hrs. NOTE: (1) The details for submis- Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS account) & 32000.00, Tender cost: Rs 1888.00, Date of ders are required to be registered with U.P. sion of bids will be available on e-procure- Earnest Money through RTGS (in the HTPS Starting of E-bid submission: 30.05.2020, Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, ment website: http://etender.up.nic.in w.e.f. account)/B.G.: 22.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs., Extended Last Date of submission of E-bid: Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- 18:00 Hrs. dated: -22.06.2020. (2) The bid- Due date of submission of hard copy of all 08.07.2020,Tender shall be opened on ticipation in thee-Tendering. The bidder ders are required to be registered with U.P. therequisite documentsinthe office of Extended date: 09.07.2020 (Part-I), must also beregistered with theirDigital Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, undersigned: 24.07.2020,Tender Opening 10.07.2020 (Part-II) E-Tender ID : Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- Date:. Part-I 24.7.2020 at. 16: 00 Hrs. Note: 2020_RVUNL_475990_1 Eligibility system, after that the bidder can participate ticipationinthe e-Tendering. The bidder (1) The details for submission of bids are Conditions: Only manufacturers/ their in bid submission activity.SUPERINTEND- must also be registered with their Digital available w.e.f. 00.6.2020 at 17:00 Hrs. in authorized dealers can participate in this ten- ING ENGINEER, OPERATION &MAINTE- Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding the bid document uploaded on the e-pro- der.24. Tender No. &Name of Division: NANCE CIRCLE- 1. DTPS. HTPS, KASIM- system, after that the bidder can participate curement website: http://etender.up.nic.in (2) SET-49/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, PUR 6. E-Tender Notice No.: ET- in bid submission activity.SUPERINTEND- The bidders are required to be registered Name of Supply: Procurement of 03 phase 02/CAMD/DTPS/HTPS/2020-21. Name of ING ENGINEER, OPERATION AND MAIN- with U.P.Electronics Corporation, Ashok 440 volt stabilizer for elevator for EMD-III, work: Round the clock Up keeping and rou- TENANCE CIRCLE-II. ‘D’TPS. KASIMPUR Marg, Lucknow by depositing requisite fees HTPS, Kasimpur Estimated cost: Rs tine cleaning of TG Hall, Service Building 11.E-Tender Notice No. ET-04/O&MC- for participation in the e-tendering. The bid- 7,00,000.00, Earnest money: Rs 14000.00, and chimney Elevators and rescue work of II/TMD/DTPS/20-21, Name of Work: der must also be registered with their Digital Tender cost: Rs 826.00, Date of Starting of passengers in any of the elevators of 2X250 Operation &maintenance of air conditioning Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding E-bid submission: 30.05.2020, Extended MW,HTPS, Kasimpur (Aligarh) as and when system of 2X250MW,DTPS, HTPS, system, after that the bidder can participate Last Date of submission of E-bid: required. Estimated Cost: Rs. 5,48,856.00/-, Kasimpur” under TMD, DTPS, Kasimpur for in bid submission activity.16. E-Tender 08.07.2020,Tendershall be opened on Earnest Money: Rs. 11,000.00/-only.Tender aperiod of one year” Estimated Cost: Rs. Notice No. ET-08/O&MC- Cost: Rs.708.00/ Period of Work: 01 Year. 21,42,000.00, Earnest Money: Rs. II/BMD/CTPS/2019-20," Roundthe clock Extended date: 09.07.2020 (Part-I), Extended Due date of Submission of e-Bid 42,840.00, Tender Cost: Rs. 1,180.00 Due (Day &Night) Lifting &Shifting of Coal Mill 10.07.2020 (Part-II) E-Tender ID : (Technical &Financial) at eprocurement date of Submission of e-Bid (Technical & reject spelled out from pyrite hopper or from 2020_RVUNL_476991_1 Eligibility website http://etender.up.nic.in :06/07/2020 Financial) at e-procurement website mill (at “O” meter) of Unit No-7 to coal yard Conditions: Only manufacturers/ their upto 14:00 Hrs., Extended Due date of http://etender.up.nic.in :22.07.2020upto of old plant or other specified place within authorized dealers/ Experienced Suppliers Submission of Hard Copy of all the requisite 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing Tender the HTPS plant through tractor trolley” for a can participate in this tender.25. E-Tender documentswith Tender Cost &Earnest Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS account) & period of one year under Boiler Maintenance No. :ET-12/MMC/EPD/CTPS/HTPS/2020, Money,inthe office of Undersigned: Earnest Money through RTGS (in the HTPS Division, Harduaganj Thermal Power Name of Supply: Supply of Limit switch for 07.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs. Tender shall be account)/B.G.: 22.07.2020 up to 14:00 Hrs., Station" Estimated Cost Rs. 8,82,750.00, Overhauling of Unit No. 8&9of ‘D’TPS, opened on Extended Date Part-A: Due date of submission of hard copy of all Earnest Money Rs. 17,660.00 Cost of Kasimpur.Estimated cost: Rs. 912392.00, 07.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. and Part-B: shall the requisite documentsinthe officeof Tender document Rs. 900.00 +162(GST) = Earnest money: Rs. 18000.00, Tender cost: be intimated later.NOTE: (1) The details for undersigned: 24.07.2020 up to 14.00 Hrs., Rs. 1062.00 Extended date of opening are Rs. 500.00 +90.00 (GST), e-Bid online sub- submission of bids are available in the bid Tender Opening Date: Part-I 24.07.2020 at as below: Due date of Submission of e-Bid mission extended End Date: 02.07.2020 document uploaded on the e-procurement 16:00 Hrs. NOTE: (1) The details for submis- (Technical &Financial)ate-procurement Tender shall be opened on extended date: website: http://etender.up.nic.in (2) The bid- sion of bids will be available on e-procure- website http://etender.up.nic.in :07.07.2020 04.07.2020 (Part-I) &08.07.2020 (Part-II) ders are required to be registered with U.P. ment website; http://etender.up.nic.in w.e.f. up-to 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing Eligibility Conditions: Only reputed Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, 17:00 Hrs, dated 18.06.2020. (2) The bid- Tender Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS Manufacturers/ their Authorized Dealer can Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- ders are required to be registered with U.P. account). &Earnest Money through RTGS participate in this tender. Note :- For further ticipation in the e-Tendering. The bidder Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, (in the HTPS account)/B.G: 07.07.2020 up to details please log on our web site i.e. must also beregistered withtheir Digital Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- 14:00 Hrs., Due date of submission of hard http://etender.up.nic.in U.P.R.V.U.N.L E- Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding ticipation in thee-Tendering. The bidder copy of all the requisite documentsinthe Tender Notice E-Tenders are invited for the system, after that the bidder can participate mustalsoberegistered withtheir Digital office of undersigned:-09.07.2020, Tender followings supply/works items in two parts. in bid submission activity.7.E-Tender Notice Signature Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding Opening Date: Part-I: 09.07.2020 at 16:00 Part-I shall contain Tender Cost/Earnest No.: ET-06/CAMD/DTPS/HTPS/2020-21. system, after that the bidder can participate Hrs. Note: .(1) The details for submission of money and other necessary documentsas Name of work: Breakdown maintenance of in bid submission activity.12. E-Tender bids will be available w.e.f 10/02/2020 at per pre-qualifying conditions and Part-II will Fire lines, Valves, NRV’s, Diesel Engines of Notice No. ET-05/BMD/CTPS/O&MC-II/19- 17:00 Hrs. in the bid document uploaded on contain price bid as per bill of quantity. fire fighting system installed at BOP of 20, “Work of Insulation and Refractory in dif- the e-procurement website: Tender specification may be downloaded 2x250MW DTPS, HTPS. Estimated Cost: ferent areas (Boiler furnace Ist &IInd pass, http://etender.up.nic.in (2) The bidders are from the website (http://etender.up.nic.in) Rs. 5,52,054.00/-. Earnest Money: Pipes, Bends, Valves, Ductsetc) of Boiler, required to be registered with U.P. and other specification details can be seen Rs.11,050.00/-only.Tender Cost: Milling &Fan system of Unit-7 -htps-kasim- Electronics Corporation, Ashok Marg, on Nigam website www.uprvunl.org The Rs.708.00/-(With GST) Period of Work: 01 pur-aligarh for aperiodofone year” Lucknow by depositing requisite fees for par- contactors have to submit the hard copy Year.Due date of Submission of e-Bid Estimated Cost Rs. 4,04.864.00. Earnest ticipation in the e-tendering. The bidder must before the schedule date/time in the concern (Technical &Financial) at e-procurement Money Rs. 8,100.00, Cost of Tender docu- also be registered with their Digital Signature office in sealed envelope containing details website http://etender.up.nic.in :27.07.2020 ment Rs. 500.00 +900.00 (GST) =Rs. Certificate (DSC) in the e-bidding system, of the tender mentioned on the envelope. upto 14:00 Hrs., Due date of Submission of 590.00 .Extended date of tender are as after that the bidder can participate in bid Tenders are advised to send their hard copy Hard Copy of all the requisite documents below:-Due date of Submission of e-Bid submission activity. SUPERINTENDING directly to the concerned tendering authority with Tender Cost &Earnest Money,inthe (Technical &Financial) at e-procurement ENGINEER ELECTRICITY CIVIL MAINTE- of the Circles/ Division. Who reserve the office of Undersigned: 28.07.2020 up to websitehttp://etender.up.nic.in :07.07.2020 NANCE CIRLE, Kasimpur 17. E-Tender right to reject any or all the tenders without 14:00 Hrs. Tender shall be opened on Date upto 14:00 Hrs., Due date of depositing No.07/ECMC/ECMD-I/HTPS/2020-21, assigning any reason thereof. “Save Part-A: 28.07.2020 at 16:00 Hrs. and Part-B: Tender Cost through RTGS (in the HTPS Name of work: Roof treatment in residential Electricity Enhance NationalProductivity” Shall be intimate later.NOTE: (1) The details account) &Earnest Money through RTGS (in buildings of new colony,atHarduaganj Sd/- Superintending Engineer (H.Q.) for submission of bids are available in the bid the HTPS accoun)/B.G.: 07.07.2020 up to Thermal Power Station, Kasimpur Aligarh, Harduaganj TPS, Kasimpur,Aligarh ´fÂffaI document uploaded on the e-procurement 14:00 Hrs., Due date of submission of hard UTTAR PRADESH. Estimated cost Rs. 30/A²fe.Ad·f.(¸fb.)/d½fÄff´f³f/I` ¸´f-1(23)/20 dQ³ffaI 20.06.2020

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,MONDAY,JUNE22,2020 @ieExplained #ExpressExplained 11 If thereare questions of current or contemporaryrelevance that youwould like E EXPLAINED explained, please [email protected] ‘Need to settleNREGA the moment workis executed...pay at the end of workingday’

In thisE-Xplained held afew weeksbeforehequit as Director,National InstituteofPublic Financeand Policy,RATHIN ROY, ex-member of PM’s Economic AdvisoryCouncil, discusseschallenges and optionsinalikely recessionaryyear. He spoketoPVAIDYANATHAN IYER and ANIL SASI

thingshere–ifyou cannotguarantee work in the original NREGA,youwill paythem in theirbank- ing accountsdirectly. Ithinkweneedtohavea settlement on NREGAatthe moment when the work is executed.Those sitting in NITI Aayogand others who come up with wonderful solutions using artificial intelligence arenot capable of this basic task –that is to paypeople at theend of the working day… paythem what youowe them in On whether muchofthe extraborrowing ademand-basedprogramme. ThereIthink,the this year will be usedtomakegood the RathinRoy (left)inconversationonZoom government is falling farshort. To an extent, this shortfallinrevenue collection with PVaidyanathanIyer and AnilSasi government failureisubiquitous forthe past15- It is adynamic process. If hypothetically, the (aboveright) 20 years, whichIthinkthe people in political au- government had providedincome supportand thority know, and thereforewhat theyare trying capital support, and if hypothetically, that meant to do is avoid relying toomuchonthe execution that businesses were able to recoverand make thesuccessof thisgovernmentisitsabilityto make capability of the government,and relying too some money, then thegovernment would get cashtransfers,directbenefittransfers…However, muchonour capability… So we aremakingtoo moretax revenues and thoserevenueswould whenduring such acrisis, when peopleare actu- muchnoise on income supportwhenthe gov- have been usedtoshoreupthe Budget,and then allygoinghome,andthenwe sitdownanddecide, ernment has clearly said that it would notdoso. some of the incremental borrowings could go “Oh,let’shave anall-Indiarationcard”,thatmeans intoother things. But the governmenthas not that the programmetoreachout to thepopula- On whether the additional NREGA chosen to that.Therefore, Iagree with you, espe- AUDIENCE QUESTIONS tionof India,usingAadhaar, JanDhan,andmobile, allocation in the lockdown packageisan ciallysince it is unlikelythat the government will thathasbeentoutedasoneof themajorsuccesses acknowledgement thatsomemigrant meetevenasmall percentageofits investment On whether the government should On howIndia will fare during the of this government, is notfit forthe purpose. workersmight notcomebacksoon, and commitments in this calendar year.Itwould be have infused equity in businesses over coming decade, projected to be one of Ineedtoknowwhether thegovernment ac- whetherindustryshould worry absurdtothinkofthat in the middleofalock- prioritising credit debt and depression ceptsthisornot,becauseboastfulnessisaccompa- Manyofthe peoplewho camefrom UP,Bihar, down. Andtherefore, what thegovernment It is difficult to do this withoutbeingac- Even before thecurrent crisis, Ihad been niedbyexcuses.Soif yoursuccessistruethenmake Jharkhand,MPto Maharashtra,Kerala,Goa,to ex- would needtodoisprepare to borrowtomeetits cused of communism. Basically, this is using saying we have adifficult decade ahead if we good on it. Use your instrumentsinthis crisisto tremelylow end, badlypaid, and insecure jobs... taxrevenue shortfall. Andthat is agood thing be- taxpayermoneytoinfuse equity and mak- continue to rely on the consumption of the transfer money. If youcannot, acceptthatyourar- If theytakeacall that the reason whytheydid so– causeitwillmaintain the government Budget at ing the governmentashareholder in the pri- top150 milliontopowerour growth process... chitectureisnotfit forthe purpose, and therefore thedream that theysaw forthemselvesand their whereitwas, at amuchhigher proportion of the vate sector. This couldbedoneinprinciple. This crisis has made the matter moreurgent. youneedtodoother things to transfer money. families– is going to be frequentlydisruptedby GDP,and amuchhigher proportion of the deficit. One wayisbystarting to infuse equityand And today, we will have to take steps to The obvious waytotransfer moneywouldbe society,not the government, whichtells them It is unfortunatethat we areinasituation then have aprogram that convertsthis to changethe outputcomposition of demand nottosit in the Capitaland decidehow the “you come last”, then theywillstayback. where we arelooking at one datapoint.For ex- debt, and then the government exits. The in ways in whichwecan have moreinclusive moneywill be transferred,but to ask the states The point is notincreasing NREGAallocation. amplethis year we saythatthe government bor- problem with the debt-equity routeisthe and sustainable growth. This will requirere- and local governmentstoidentify those who NREGAhas to be faithfullyexecuted,whichisnot rowed12crores, lastyear it borrowed7crores, needfor abondmarket that works, and we forms, but notofthe sortthe governmenthas needthe transfers,and thus mobilise communi- the case with the bureaucracy.Itisademand- withouthaving an idea about what is going to do nothaveagood private bond market. We announced.Thesewould bein publicadmin- ties. But forthat, youneedtomakeapolicy an- drivenprogram. Andwehavebeenrationing happen to these12crores, and howweare go- needtodofinancialengineering that I istration, ourcredit policy,industrialpolicy, nouncement that prioritywould be income NREGAandnoonewantstocommentonthat. So ing to changethe situation going forward. thought the government would have been etc. If we do these reforms, Ibelieve that India transferscomewhat may, with the same alacrity yes, we musttakeNREGA andeveryother oppor- Mostsensible and effective financeministries doing in the past2.5 months. is alarge enough economytobefine. as the yetgloriously unspent PM Cares wasmo- tunityavailableto them.Theidea of emphasising budget in athree-year cycle. India is aglaringex- bilised. If even afraction of the attentionthatwas NREGAisahumane one, and Iamhappy that the ception.Ifwehad amedium-term fiscal frame- devotedto that wasshown towardstransferring governmenthasdonethis.Itfliesinthefaceof so- work,weshould have been advocating forten budgets on file, andthe consequencesare appar- makeuptaxrevenuesthisyear,withoutanyreck- money, then abetterjob wouldhavebeen done. cietalinstinctstoget things back to normal —that years —wewould have to say, OK, we’regoing to entnow.Weare talkingaboutsayingwhetherwe oning of howweare goingtosolve theproblem. So,comingupwiththese bureaucratic excuses– normal wasaveryuglynormal forthe migrant. have to borrowthismuchbetweennowand2023, shouldborrow20lakh crore. It is averyweakan- thatyou can’t identifypeoplewhen the TVchan- becauseweare going to be hitonthe taxfront in alyticalstatement.And it is unfortunate that we On challenges in cash transfers, suchas nelshaveshown youwhere theyare to your face Transcribed by Om Marathe 2020andpossibly 2021. Astaxrevenuesrecoverin areinthissituation...Whatgovernmentshavecho- identifying beneficiaries,and the option of —Ifind difficult to accept. If migrantscan be 2021-22-23, we aregoing to borrowless.So, over sento do—beitUPA orNDA—iswrite something expandingthese through NREGA, JanDhan beaten up,theycertainlycan be identified. (EDITED EXCERPTS) the lifetime of the medium term,hereismyplan thathas no bearing on the annual Budget.Media Either Ihavetobelieve thegovernmentwhen Thereare ways to do this. When it comesto VIDEOS to recovertheeconomyandmaintainthesolvency doesn’tlookatit,businessdoesn’tlookatit.So,we ithasbeensayingverydramatically, includingthe NREGA,it is agoodthing that the governmenthas HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/-DU_KLTJ7UK and sustainability of public finances. paythe wagesfor our owntechnical incompe- Principal Economic Adviser,thattheyhavethe done, but to makeitbetterwewillrequireasus- HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/CSZKWVJWURW We donothavetheinstrumentation,we write tence, and yes, therefore, we will only borrowto technology to carryout cash transfers, and that pension of the rules. Thereare twoimportant HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/OC_EBC-GB9O

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Nepal’s Parliament hascleared amap that includesareas with India. Whathas happenedtothe relations builtonhistorical ties? Alookatthe influenceIndia once had in Nepal, and where it standstoday 2,260,972 US lead role of Maoists (Communists)inthe im- 251,338 YUBARAJGHIMIRE pending political change, and agree to dis- Peru KATHMANDU,JUNE21 pense with constitutional monarchythatit 1,032,913 410,451 had all along said represented “forces of na- Brazil 245,938 India LAST WEEK, Nepal’s Parliament cleared a tionalism” and “symbol of unity in diversity”. 236,748 Spain Constitution Amendment Bill that endorses Duringmajorface-offs,threetradeembar- Chile the country’s newmap that includes terri- gossince the 1970sand sensitive security is- tories with India —Limpiadhura,Lipulek and sues, the Kings of Nepaland the Indian Prime TOTALCONFIRMED:8,835,095 DEATHCOUNT:465,284 Kalapani. Weeksearlier,Nepal Prime Ministers,directlyorbyusingbackchannels Source: Johns Hopkins University,updated at 11 pm on June 21. JHU’s India tally and Health MinisterKPOli had said in aspeech that —including Indian royalty and even Ministry’s tally (below) maynot matchasthese areaccounted at different times. thoseareas would be brought within Nepal's shankaracharyaswhenNepalwasaHinduna- map and possession. This has been atrou- tion —havesucceededinbringing the crises bled phase in Nepal-India relations,often de- to an end. INDIA COUNT: 4,10,461 (13,254 DEATHS) scribed in textbooksas“unique”, “time- But over the years, India’s focus on Nepal tested”and cemented by “common heritage, appears drivenmorebysecurity concerns RESTOFINDIA culture, civilisation, history and geography”. and threat perception than by promoting a TOP10STATES AndamanandNicobarIslands 47 AndhraPradesh8452 soft power-basedapproachlikeinthe past. ArunachalPradesh135 Favouring India During the current spell of dispute, India Assam 4904 Previous standoffshavebeen effectively Nepal PM KPOli and India PM NarendraModi in 2016. Express Archive has once again begun ‘valuing’ common Bihar7533 14,536 56,746 Delhi Chandigarh 404 resolvedthrough direct negotiations,back- civilisational ,cultural, historic and people to Rajasthan Chhattisgarh 2041 channel diplomacy and an accommodative people ties. 16,594 UP DadraandNagarHaveli 68 Goa 754 spirit on both sides. eightpoliticalparties includingMaoists, ingits presence and investment in Nepal, tar- HimachalPradesh656 King Mahendra convincingly assured signedinNovember 2005 in Delhi, scripted geting tourism, post-earthquakereconstruc- India’s old allies, today JammuandKashmir5834 Jharkhand 1965 India waybackinthe 1960s that aroad built the ousterofthe monarchy. tion,trade and energy, with amessagethat India’s old allies areregretting having 11,724 Kerala 3039 to connect Nepal with Tibethad only“devel- India wasfor longafactor—and to alarge itsinterestinNepal is no lessthanIndia's or alignedwith the Maoists. 26,680 MP 13,531 Ladakh 836 opmental significance and no strategic sig- extent the sole external actor —inNepal's in- itsallies put together. "Nothingcouldhavebeenamoreerro- Gujarat Manipur 777 West Bengal Meghalaya 44 nificance at all”. ternalpolitics. But when Indiaopenlytook Althoughpolitical parties backedbyIndia neous judgment of India in 2006 than that Mizoram 140 In the 1980s, King Birendraannulleda the leadrole in transforming Nepal intoasec- in the 2005-06 movement continue to be in Maoists were the emerging forces of the peo- 1,28,205 5,983 Nagaland 201 contract that China had wonunder aglobal ular republic from aHindu kingdom, it setoff powerinNepal,theyhavevisiblybecome ple and bringing them to the centrestage of Maharashtra Bihar Odisha 4856 Puducherry 286 tender to build the 210-km Kohalpur eventsleading to India losing itsclout and al- moreand moredistant from NewDelhi. The Nepali politics and powerwould consolidate Punjab 3952 Banbasa Road closer to theIndianborder,af- lies in Nepal. Maoists,who arenow partofthe rulingNCP democracy," asenior Nepali Congress leader 8,697 Sikkim 70 56,845 Karnataka Telangana7072 terRajiv Gandhi raisedconcerns over secu- The suspension of the monarchyand its headedjointlybyOli and Prachanda, areno said."Ithink it is about time that we reviewed Tamil Nadu Tripura 1186 rity.Birendrahandedthe task over to India. subsequent abolition in 2008, and declara- longer under Indian influence. the 12-point agreement and restoreour lead Uttarakhand 2301 According to the accountsof tion of Nepal as asecular country, wasfol- role in Nepali politics rather than being seen Union Health Ministryupdateasof11pm, June 21.Somestatesmay have Bishwabandhu Thapa, Home Minister in 1962, lowedbyNepal’s journeytowards federal- Relations, then an now as followerofthe Maoists,” said Gopal Man reportedhighernumbers. Onlystates/UTs with at leastone case listedabove. King Mahendra “gavethe Kalapani location ism. None of these crucialissues was Twomajor questions that crop up in the Shrestha, one of the eight leaders who signed temporarilytoIndia” on Prime Minister discussedatlengthinParliament. contextofbilateral context. Whydid China's the 12-point agreement. 2,27,756 PATIENTS DISCHARGED IN 34 STATES AND UNIONTERRITORIES JawaharlalNehru’srequestfollowing India’s The European Union took averyopen clout increase to this level whenIndia appar- Besides the monarchy, Nepali Congress setbackinthe warwith China. However, this stance that secularism will have no meaning entlycalculatedthat the monarchy's exit will and in the recentpastMadhes parties to some Have aquestion on the COVID-19outbreak and whatyou should/shouldnot do? is notinline with India's official perception. without the right to conversion being incor- increase itsown influenceonNepal? And extent, the onlyotherinstitutional allythat [email protected] Former Foreign SecretaryShyam Saranwrote porated as afundamental right in the new does India have anyinstitutionalallies leftin Indiahas had is the Nepal army. The chief of in TheIndianExpress (June 13,2020),that“both Constitution. This ledtoresentmentamong Nepal, likethe monarchyand Nepali each national army hasenjoyed the statusof MonarchsMahendraand Birendrathrivedon the majority population about this “imposed Congress likeinthe pre-2005 phase? HonoraryGeneral of the other side, on arecip- adietofanti-Indian nationalism”. secularism”. Other radical agenda got over- The Nepali Congress wasformedinIndia rocal basis since 1950. When Oli refused to According to Punya Prasad Oli, aformer shadowedasthe civil-society-new-power in the early 20th centuryand many of its accept India’s invitation forastate visit in April DirectorGeneralof Nepal’ssurvey department, axis and international stakeholders simply leaders participated in India's freedom strug- 2006,during ablockade, it wasthe armiesof KingBirendra hadaskedhimnottomakeanis- dismissedthese as regressive forces. gle, thinking an independentand democratic both sides—especiallyatthe then chiefs’ level sue of the Kalapani disputeinthe 1970s. The EU and the US, whichhad begun to Indiawould help establish democracy back –that did the homework forlifting it. All these areseen as instances of Nepali emerge as India's allies in Nepal’s transition home. The party,despiteconsistentlytaking Oli became anationalistand gained rulersmaintaining adelicate balance in re- after2005-06, begansupporting radical fed- the lead role in the movement foramulti- muchpopularity thankstothe blockade. But lations with twogiantneighbours, but even- eralism basedonethnicity, higher autonomy partydemocracy withconstitutionalmonar- in the current sentiment triggered by the tuallyfavouringthe south wheneverIndia and with the right to self-determination that chy, wasoften branded“pro-India” by border dispute, the idea of nationalismhas and China'sinterests have clashed. initially Maoists had backed. Communists giventheir close ties with once again been appropriated by a China, worriedabout the combinedpres- Indian National Congress and socialists. Communistleaderwho hasall through con- The turning point ence of India, US and EU in Nepal and their However, following the 12-pointagreement, centrated statepowers upon himself.It’sOli A12-pointunderstanding among Nepal's influence on internal politics, beganincreas- the Nepali Congress wasforcedtoacceptthe who is dictatingNepal-India relations.

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ASTABBING rampageinthe Gholamreza Mansouri southern English town of wasfounddead at a Reading, in whichthree people hotelinBucharest were killedand threeothers were seriouslywounded, is being treatedasterrorism, police ROMANIA said on Sunday. FugitiveIranian A25-year-old manwas arrested on suspicionofmurder judgediesafter afterthe stabbings on Saturday evening in aparkinReading, At the scene of the incident,whichtook placeinparkin fallfromhotel whichisabout 65 km west Reading, 65 km west of London,onSunday. Reuters inRomania of London. Asecurity source told AFUGITIVE Iranian judge Reuters that the man, who re- StringofstabbingattacksinUK wantedby Iranoncorrup- Trumpathis rallyinTulsa, Oklahoma. Reuters mains in police custody,is tion chargesand by right aLibyan. groups forjailingand tor- “Counter Terrorism Policing THE UK has seen a death near the turing journalists was can nowconfirm that the stab- string of attacksinre- London Bridge, and in found dead of apparent Testless, Trumpsuggestsascases rise bing incidentthathappened in cent years involving February,aman who suicide Fridayatahotelin Reading lastnight has nowbeen stabbingsthathave wore afakesuicide Romaniawherehehad declared aterroristincident,” been classifiedaster- vest stabbed two been staying, according to ‘Whenyou do testing to thatextent, Thames ValleyPolicesaid in a roristattacks.In2017, eight peopleinSouth London. UK Iranianofficials.Thejudge, statement. people were killedin police authorities have said Gholamreza Mansouri, youare goingtofind morecases’ Prime MinisterBoris London when assailants the coronavirus lockdown wasaco-defendant in a Johnson, who has described the droveavan intopedestrians couldmakethe problem majorfinancialcorruption REUTERS&AP President Trump just incident as appalling, held a before goingonastabbing worse as isolated people trialinvolvingseveralsen- TULSA,JUNE21 admitted that he’s meeting on Sundaywithsecu- spree. LastNovember,two may become vulnerableto ior judges accusedofem- putting politics ahead of rityofficials, senior ministers people were stabbed to radicalisation. bezzlement and bribery. US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, the safety and economic and policetobeupdated about Iran’schiefofinternational addressing aless-than-full arena well-being of the the investigation, aspokesman policing,HadiShirzad,said forhis firstpolitical rallyin American people.” forJohnson said. appeared to be unrelated to that. peaceful demonstrationand this onFridaythataccordingto months, blastedanti-racism The stabbings took place on “The BlackLives Matter is notaconnected attackwith information Iran had re- protests anddefendedhis han- —BIDEN CAMPAIGN asunnyeveninghoursafter a event had finishedsome three that whatsoever,”Jason Brock, ceivedfromInterpolin dling of the coronavirus on rallybyanti-racism protesters in hours previous and wasbyall the head of the local council au- Bucharest, Mansouri had Saturdayinabid to reinvigorate The crowdatthe rallywas much smallerthan expected. NYT the park,ForburyGardens, but accountsavery well conducted thority,toldthe BBC. REUTERS jumpedoutof ahotelwin- his re-electioncampaign. people, you’regoingtofind more dowtohis death. The President, who revels in cases,”Trumpsaid.“SoIsaidtomy large crowds and had predicted people, ‘Slowthe testing down, Nine shot at in that his firstrallyinmonths please.’ Theytestand theytest.” TikTok teens say they One dead, 11 injured in would be epic, blamedthe me- Trumpoptedtohold his first NY ‘celebration’ USA diafor discouraging attendees rallyin110 days despiteconcerns Professorwho and cited bad behavior by from local health officials that it sank President’s rally Minneapolis shooting demonstrators outside, but did couldleadto furtherspreadof the ASSOCIATEDPRESS askedstudentto notspecificallyacknowledge virus in Tulsa.Mostofthoseinat- prank.After @TeamTrump SYRACUSE,JUNE21 bars andrestaurants.Minnesota anglicisename that manyseatsinthe 19,000- tendancedeclinedtowearamask. TAYLORLORENZ, tweetedasking supporters to ASSOCIATEDPRESS beganallowingbarsand restau- seat BOKCenter arena were “In an outrageous moment KELLENBROWNING registerfor free ticketsusing NINE PEOPLE were shotata MINNEAPOLIS,JUNE21 rantstoreopenwithlimitedserv- sentonleave empty. that will be remembered long af- &SHEERAFRENKEL their phones June 11,K-popfan Saturdaynight “celebration” in iceonJune 1after some six weeks ACOMMUNITY college Trumpsought to usethe tertonight’sdebacle of arally, JUNE21 accountsbegan sharing the in- centralNewYork,authoritiessaid. ONE MAN is dead and 11 people of closure because of the coron- professor in Oakland, event to bring momentum back President Trumpjustadmitted formation withfollowers, en- Of the nine victims,one was sufferednon-life-threatening avirus pandemic. California, is on adminis- to his campaign aftercoming that he’sputting politics ahead US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s couraging them to registerfor a17-year-old boyincritical con- wounds in ashooting in Photographs postedtosocial trative leave afterasking underfirefor his responsesto of the safetyand economic well- campaignpromisedhugecrowds the rally—and then notshow. dition with agunshotwound to Minneapolis, policethere said media showedwindows at the aVietnamese-American the coronavirus and to the death being of the American people — at hisrally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on The trend quicklyspread on the head and eight others — early Sunday. Landmark’s UptownTheatreand student to “Anglicise”her of GeorgeFloyd, aBlack man even as we just recordedthe Saturday, but it failedtodeliver. TikTok,wherevideos with mil- ranging in agefrom18to53— Minneapolispolice had first another storefront shotout. namebecause he felt it who diedinthe custodyof highestnumber of newCOVID- HundredsofteenageTikTokusers lionsofviews instructed view- were expected to survive, are- said10 peoplehadbeenshotwith Screamswere audibleonalive sounded“offensive”in Minneapolis police. 19 cases in almosttwo months andK-popfanssaythey’reatleast ers to do the same, as CNN release from Syracuse police said. “variousseveritylevelsofin- video postedtoFacebook that English. In aWednesday The smaller-than-expected and 20 million workers remain partiallyresponsible. portedTuesday. “Ohno. Isigned No onewas immediately juries,” but revisedtheir total up- showedtheaftermathatthescene. night email exchangethat crowdrobbed him, at leastfor out of work,” according to the BradParscale,thechairmanof up foraTrumprally, andIcan’t takenintocustody,and Syracuse ward in atweet postedjustafter Small crowds of people gathered, wasquicklyshared to now, of theabilitytohighlight en- Biden campaign’s statement. Trump’s re-election campaign, go,” one woman joked,along Police Chief Kenton Buckner 3amThemandiedatthehospital, with some crouchedovervictims tens of thousandsonso- thusiasm forhis candidacy as an Oklahoma has reporteda postedonTwitteronMondaythat with afakecough, in aTikTok emphasizedthat the investiga- notatthe scene, according to the lying on the pavement before po- cial media, Matthew advantageoverhis expected surge in newcoronavirus cases the campaign had fieldedmore postedJune 15. tion wasinits early stages in an policedailymedia briefing sheet. liceofficersonbicyclesshowedup Hubbard, aprofessor in Democratic challenger, former in recent days,and the state’s de- than1millionticket requests,but “It spread mostly through Alt appearanceatapressconfer- No onewas in custody in con- to attendtothem. Splatters of the LaneyCollegemath- VicePresident JoeBiden,whohas partmentofhealth warnedthat reporters at the event notedthe TikTok —wekeptitonthe quiet ence alongside Syracuse Mayor nection withthe shooting as of 4 blood on the pavement were visi- ematics department,re- eschewedlarge campaign events. attendees face an increasedrisk attendance waslowerthanex- side where people do pranksand Ben Walsh. a.m.,according to apolice release ble in the video afterthe victims peatedly asked thestu- Trumptoldsupporters at his of catching the virus. pected.The campaign also can- alot of activism,” said YouTuber Syracuse officers had arrived thatsaid preliminaryinvestiga- were takentolocal hospitals — dent, Phuc Bui Diem campaign rallythatthe US has “I’mnot concerned aboutit. celledplannedeventsoutsidethe ElijahDaniel,26,whoparticipated at the scene justbefore9pmfor tionindicatedthat“individualson someviaambulanceandothersin Nguyen, to “Anglicise” tested25 millionpeople, farmore Ithinkit’smostlyahoax,” at- rallyfor an overflowcrowd that in thecampaign. “K-pop, Twitter reports of astolen car, but re- foot”started shooting around private vehicles, according to the her name because it than anyother country. The “bad tendee Will Williams, 46, said of did notmaterialize. andAltTikTokhave agoodalliance sponding officers were metwith 12:30amandlaterfledthescene. police release. “soundslikeaninsult in part,” Trumpsaid, is that wide- the coronavirus, questioning TikTok users and fans of wheretheyspread information by peoplewho said shots had An initial tweetfrom The area is about 5kilometres English”. spread testing leads to logging whyDemocrats were notmore Korean pop music groups amongsteachother very quickly. been firedintothe crowdofa Minneapolis police advisedthe west of theMinneapolis com- morecases of the virus. concernedabout people who die claimedtohaveregisteredpo- Theyall know thealgorithms and “few hundred,” Buckner said. public to avoid the area in mercialarea andneighbourhood CHINA “When youdotesting to that from drug overdoses. Williams tentiallyhundreds of thousands howtheycan boostvideos to get The police chief said his officers Uptown Minneapolis,acommer- hit by rioting in the wake of HKsecuritylaw extent, you’regoing to find more did notwearamask. of ticketsfor Trump’s rallyasa wheretheywant.” NYT didn’t hear the gunshots. cialdistrict thatincludesseveral George Floyd’s May25death. maybepassed inJune:report Spain opens borders, UK to unveil plan to ease lockdown Yemen separatists seize Beijing:China’stoplegisla- tive bodywillmeetonJune Dubai allows tourists to enter from July7,Serbians vote in Europe’s firstpost-lockdown election remote island from govt 28, about aweekafter its lastgathering, the official visa-free Schengen travel zone Dubai will allowforeign visi- coalition againstthe Houthi Xinhuanews agency said AP&REUTERS to boostits vital tourism sector. tors to enterfromJuly7,while for- MOHAMMEDMUKHASHAF group, who control the north. on Sunday, ashorter than BARCELONA,JUNE21 But therewas only atrickle of eigners with residency visas will ADEN,JUNE21 On Saturday, the STCan- usualgapfollowingthean- travellers at Madrid’s airport. beable to enterfromJune 22, the nouncedithad seized govern- nouncementof detailsof a SPAIN REOPENED itsborders to Britain will outline itsplans to Dubai Media Office said on SOUTHERN SEPARATISTS have ment facilities and militarybases draftHong Kong security European tourists Sundayina ease the coronavirus lockdown Sunday.Itsaid those entering seizedcontrol of Yemen’s island on the main island of Socotra, a law. Thedraft lawhas bid to kickstartits economy this week,health ministerMatt wouldhave to present certificates of Socotrainthe Arabian Sea, de- sparsely populated archipelago alarmedforeigngovern- while Brazil and South Africa Hancock said on Sunday,poten- to showtheyhad recentlytested posingits governor and driving whichsitsatthe mouth of the mentsand Hong Kong struggledwith rising coron- tiallyrelaxingthe two-metrerule negative forthe coronavirus or outforces of the Saudi-backed Gulf of Aden on one of the democracy activists,who avirus infections. on social distancing,allowing would undergo testsonarrival. government whichcondemned world’s busiestshipping lanes. areconcernedthatBeijing The head of the WorldHealth manybusinesses to reopen in Serbians went to the polls on the action as coup. The government whichis is eroding thehigh degree Organizationhaswarnedthatthe early July.Manyemployers,espe- Sundaytoelect anew The Southern Transitional ledbyPresidentAbd-Rabbu of autonomygranted to global spread of the virus is accel- Travellers from ParisarriveinMadrid on Sunday. Reuters ciallyinthe hospitalityand leisure Parliament in Europe’s firstna- Council (STC)declaredselfrule in Mansour Hadi condemnedthe the territorywhenitwas eratingafteradailyhighof 150,000 sectors, have said therulethat tional election since coronavirus the south in April, complicating action as a“full-fledged” coup handedovertoChinain newcaseswasreportedlastweek. people mustremain twometres lockdowns took effect three U.N. effortstoforge apermanent on theisland and accusedSTC 1997 from Britishrule. Spain on Sundayendedana- lowing its47million residents to Spain also droppeda14-day apart willprevent them from be- months ago, withthe ruling con- ceasefireinawarthat has sepa- forces of attackinggovernment tional stateofemergency after freelytravelaround the country quarantine forvisitors from ingabletooperate as lockdown servativesexpected to win a ratists andthe government fight- buildings in “gang-style three months of lockdown, al- forthe firsttime sinceMarch 14. Britain and countries in Europe’s measures arelifted. comfortable majority. ingasnominalalliesinaSaudi-led behaviour”. REUTERS

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—dissipated in the coming days, hands were so swollen.Whenhe numerous that ventilators, dial- caraccidents, shootings, sepsis or careunit wasgenerallythere for JOSEPHGOLDSTEIN Blueweiss begantotakestock of finallyreachedher,heasked, ysis machines and even seda- respiratoryfailure—often face an unusuallylongtime —one NEWYORK,JUNE21 his situation.Herealized that he “When am Icoming home?” tivesran dangerouslylow. lengthyrecoveries.Somepatients study suggestedatleasttwo wasinthe intensive careunit at Home, in Queens, would The front lines of the virus reportcognitive deficits, includ- weeks. That meansmoremus- CHARLIEBLUEWEISS, 33,woke NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ have to wait. On April 28, fight have shiftedfromintensive ingdifficultyconcentrating.Many cle loss and increasedrisk of up believing he wasinasecret Weill Cornell Medical Center in Blueweiss wastaken in agurney careunitstorecovery areaslike struggle to return to their jobs. other problems as well. infirmaryinanairportsome- Manhattan and that those to 11 North, aformer inpatient 11 North,and similarunits at Aboutone-thirdhaveanxiety,de- Even thosewhoselungs are where, maybeinChina. He was screens were displaying hisvital psychiatric ward at Weill Cornell other hospitals, likeRusk pressionorsymptoms of post- mostlyhealedmay bequitedebil- certain someone wasstalking signs and medical updates. that had been turnedintoa RehabilitationatNYU Langone traumatic stress disorder,said Dr. itated afterlong immobilisation him; threatening messages The 15 days on the ventilator Covid-19recovery ward. Orthopedic Hospital. Here, doc- LindsayLief,apulmonologistat in an ICU, wheretheyare admin- seemedtokeepappearingon leftadeep soreonone cheek, With the peak of the coron- tors arefindingthatfor the most Weill Cornell who workswith isteredhigh dosages of sedatives. screens around him. and he struggledtounclench his avirus crisis in NewYorkCity in severe cases, recovery canbea post-ICUpatients. Some mustrelearn to swallow As his confusion —whichis righthand. His right foot burned the past, hospitals and their long and arduous process. “In the Covid era, Ithink this withoutchoking.Others have common among Covid-19pa- with pain, and he wastoo weak medical staffare no longer Charlie Blueweiss, 33,spent 15 days on aventilatorwhile Patientswho survive lengthy will be magnified,” Lief said. cripplingnerve pain. Others have tientswho have spent along to sit up. He could notunlockhis straining under the number of undergoing treatment forthe coronavirus. NYT intensivecareunitstays duringor- She notedthat the typical cognitive deficits, including trou- stint on amechanical ventilator phone to callhis wifebecausehis criticallyill patients—once so dinarytimes—afterheartsurgery, Covid-19patient in an intensive ble withwords. NYT

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HOLDINGS OF DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AT 14.4% AS OF MAR ’20 Chhattisgarh asks Centretoexclude DespiteCOVIDconcerns,mutualfunds four blocks from commercial coal mining over environment concerns “Irequestthatcoalblocks Ministryhad, in 2009, classified leadDIIholdinginlistedcostoall-timehigh KARUNJITSINGH forest areas in the countryas‘go’ intheareaoftheHasdeo NEWDELHI,JUNE21 forestandMandriversas and‘nogo’zoneswithminingbe- November.Theincrementaleffect ingbannedinthe ‘no go’zones. SANDEEPSINGH washigher sincethen as formali- CHHATTISGARHENVIRONMENT wellasthoseintheareaof Subsequently, agovernment NEWDELHI,JUNE21 RISINGINFLUENCEOFDIIsON sationofeconomyhappenedand MinisterMohammad Akbar has theproposedelephant panelsetuptoreviewtheefficacy NSE-LISTEDCOMPANIES moneystarted gettingchan- writtentothe central govern- reservenotbeincludedin and legality of forest clearance EVEN AS foreignportfolioin- nelisedintomutualfunds,” said ment, requesting that coal blocks theupcomingauction” procedures had raisedquestions vestors (FPIs) rushedtosell out PranavHaldea, MD, PRIME intheregionof HasdeoandMand on thelegalityofthe banonmin- their holdings in Indian compa- Quarter FPI DII MF Counterbalance Database. He addedthat increase riversandaproposedelephantre- MOHAMMADAKBAR ingin‘no go’zones. nies during the quarterended ownership ownership ownership toFPIoutflows inMFholdinghascreatedastrong serve area in the statenot be auc- CHHATTISGARH Shrivastava pointed outthat March 2020 following the risk Mar 31,2020 19.13% 14.40 %7.97% counterbalancetoFPIs. tionedforenvironmentalreasons. ENVIRONMENTMINISTER Indiahadsufficientlylarge proven aversion afterconcernsrose over “Ten years back, whenFPIs Accordingtoexperts,thereare andindicatedreservesof coalthat Dec 31,201920.24% 14.06% 7.79 % global economic growth follow- THE SHARP riseinDII pulledout, therewas no counter- four coal blocks —Mogra South, forthesafetyoftheforestsandthe denselyforestedareas could be ing the spread of the coronavirus Mar 31,201919.65 %13.69% 7.20 % holding over lastsix years balance other thanLIC. However, MograII, Sayang and Madanpur environment in the state. excludedfromcoalmining.“We pandemic,domesticinstitutional Mar 31,201819.14 %12.67% 6.17 % has providedacounter- nowMFs keep the market rela- North—inthe area outofthe 41 Separately, Jharkhandhas areinnoway compromising our investors (DIIs)raisedtheirhold- balance to the FPIsin tively stable. In March also,when blocks settobeauctionedfor movedthe Supreme Courtto energy security if we exclude Mar 31,201719.73% 12.04% 5.00% ing in NSE-listedentities, hitting Indian markets. Even in FPIspulledout,domesticMFssaw commercial mining in line with blocktheauctionof itscoalblocks thesedenselyforestedareasfrom an all time highof14.4 percent. Mar 31,201619.28 %11.52 %4.32 % March 2020,when FPIs itisaninvestmentoptionandthey anannouncementby PrimeMini- whichare apartofthis auction, mining activity,” he said, noting Accordingto theshareholding Mar 31,201520.69 %10.39% 3.57% pulledout anet of Rs invested,” Haldea added. ster Narendra Modi on Thursday. citing the needfor afair assess- thatonly15percentof India’scoal filedby1,575 of the total 1,631 Mar 31,201419.54 %10.63% 2.80 % 61,900crore from Indian Insurance companies, how- “I requestthatcoal blocksin ment of thesocialand environ- reserveswereindenseforests. companieslistedonthe National equities, DIIs invested a ever,havenot been able to in- the area of the Hasdeo forest and mental impact of mining in the Accordingto theCoalMinistry, StockExchange (NSE) forthe Source: nseinfobase.com; Ownershipsinvalueterms netofRs55,595 crore. crease theirholding in the same Mandriversaswellasthoseinthe area as well as apoorinvestment India has proven coal reserves of quarterending March 31,2020 period,and in thesix year period area of the proposedelephant re- climatewhichwas unlikely to re- 148.8billiontonnes,indicatedre- and datasourced from nsein- their holding has come down servenot be includedinthe up- sultinthe states receivingafair serves of 139.2 billion tonnesand fobase.com,ajoint initiative of December 2019. The reduction in FPI holding per cent in March 2020, DII hold- marginallyfrom5.49per centin coming auction,” said Akbar in a value in the proposed auctions. inferredreserves of 31.1 billion NSEand PRIME Database, while In absolute value terms, how- and increase in holdings by DIIs inghasgoneupsignificantlyfrom 2014 to 5.11 per cent in March letter to thePrakash Javadekar, Activistand lawyer Sudiep tonnes. Domestic production of FPIsreducedtheirholdinginNSE- ever,all categories lostsignifi- amidst thepandemichasresulted 10.63 per cent to 14.4 per centin 2020. Even in thequarter ended Union Ministerfor Environment, Shrivastavaalsonotedthatthear- coalwas728.7milliontonnesand listedcompaniesfromafouryear cantlyfollowing asharpcorrec- in narrowing of the gapbetween the sameperiod. March 2020,whileMFsincreased Forestsand Climate Change. eas in Chhattisgarhcontained total coal imports were 235.24 high of 20.24per cent in tion in markets in March due to FPI and DII holding. This also indicates the grow- their shareholding in NSE-listed Akbar said therehad been an denseforestsandalsoareaswhere million tonnesinFY19. December 2019 to 19.13per cent COVID-19. The Sensexfell 23 per The gapbetween FPI and DII ing influenceofdomestic in- companies over that in the previ- increase in incidentsofelephant tribals who were previously dis- The MograII, Sayang and as on March31, 2020, DIIs ledby centinMarch,andbetweenJanu- holdinginNSE-listedcompanies, vestors and the deepening of ousquarter, insurancecompanies attacksonhuman habitations as placedfor the construction of the MadanpurNorthcoalblockshave mutual funds (MFs) increased aryandMarch itlost28.6percent. whichstood at 6.18 percentage Indian markets through the MF sawadeclineintheirholdingfrom aresult of an increase in the pop- Bangodam on the Hasdeo river previouslybeenallocatedformin- their holdings to all-time high While the total value of FPI pointsinDecember 2019,nar- route. In fact, the MF holding in 5.16 percent to 5.11 per cent. ulation of elephantsand the were resettled. He said that it ing and then surrendered,while levelof14.4 per centfrom14.06 holdings fell downby32per cent rowedto4.73percentagepoints NSE-listedcompaniesinthesame FPIs, however, continuetore- Chhatisgarh governmenthadan- wouldbea“doublewhammy”for the MograSouth blockhas not per cent in December 2019. from Rs 30.72 lakh crorein attheendofMarch 2020.Overthe periodhasrisensignificantlyfrom main the biggestnon-promoter nounceda1,995-squarekilome- thesetribalsto bedisplacedagain beenallocatedpreviously. Shriva- Holding of domestic MFs in December 2019 to Rs 20.92 lakh lastsix years, the gaphas been 2.8 per cent to 7.97 per cent. shareholdersintheIndianmarket treareaasthe Lemru Elephant forcoal mining inthe area. stavasaid the Centreshoulditself companieslistedonNSE reached croreinMarch 2020, the total steadilynarrowing. “I see the quarterended and their investmentdecisions Reserve, whichwas also part of Shrivastavanotedthat these studyproposedminingareasand anall-timehighof 7.97 percentby value of DII holdings declined by Datashows that while FPI December 2016 as an inflection have ahugebearingonthe stock the area settobeallocated.He areashadbeenclassifiedas‘nogo’ obtain relevant environmental value as on March 31,2020.It 26.2 per cent from Rs 21.34 lakh holding has come down from pointasthe governmentan- prices and overall direction of noteditwasessentialthatmining zones forcoal mining by the clearancessothatsuchblocksare stood at 7.79 per cent as of croretoRs15.74lakhcrore. 19.54percentMarch 2014 to 19.13 nounceddemonetisation in markets. activitiesintheseareasbestopped EnvironmentMinistry. 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HIGHERSUPPLY: OVERALLBIDS: Emergency credit: PSU bankssanction `40,416 cr Greencertificatesales fall Bothnon-solarandsolarRECs ■ >3.33lakh:RECswith witnessedhighersupplyatthe buybids to MSME sector,highest in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu 55% to 3.33lakh in May twopowerexchangesinMay, ■ >47lakh:RECswithsell withsellbidexceedingbuy bids already been already sanctioned Gujarat and Tamil Nadu wit- Sales of renewable energy certificates (RECs) tumbled bids: ENSECONOMICBUREAU Gujarat and Tamil Nadu by PSU bankstill June 18.They nesseddisbursals of Rs 1,657 over55per cent to 3.33 lakh units in Maycompared to 7.5 BIDSATIEX: Source: IEX/PXIL/PTI MUMBAI,JUNE21 receivedthe highest mayneedtosanctionRs33,400 croreand Rs 2,560 crore, respec- lakh in thesame monthayearago,asper official data croreper month for the next four tively.Otherstateswhich re- ■ >2.8lakh:RECswithbuy sanctions of `4,156 bids TWELVE PUBLIC sector under- months to maintain their share ceivedsignificant levels of sanc- 2.78 LAKH: Number of RECs electricity. One REC is created taking(PSU) bankshavesanc- croreand `4,012crore, in overall bank credit,according tions anddisbursements traded on the Indian Energy when one megawatt hour of ■ >31lakh:RECswithsellbids tionedRs40,416crore in favour to aCARE Ratings report. includedMaharashtra(Rs 4,009 respectively,till June 18, Exchange (IEX) in May, electricity is generated from BIDSATPXIL: of 12.43 lakh accounts and dis- BankofBaroda(BoB) has croresanctions), Uttar Pradesh compared to 5.5 lakh in the an eligible renewable energy bursedRs21,029 croreamong according to recordedthe second largest cu- (Rs 3,094crore)and Rajasthan >0.55lakh:RECs same month last year source ■ 5.81lakh accounts in theMSME government data mulative sanctions at Rs 4.987 (Rs2,608 crore). withbuybids sectorunder the Emergency crore(whichis0.8 per cent of to- “The ECLGS scheme is aspe- 0.55 LAKH: Number of RECs REQUIREMENT UNDER ■ >16lakh:RECs Credit Line Guarantee Scheme talloanbookand 5.7 percent of cific step to theunprecedented traded on the Power Exchange RPO: Under the renewable withsellbids (ECLGS) scheme as on June 18. count is Rs 3.25 lakhand Rs 3.62 total MSME loan book as on situation of COVID-19. It aims to of India (PXIL) last month, as purchase obligation (RPO), Gujarat and Tamil Nadu received lakh, respectively. StateBankof December31, 2019). provide the relief and is expected against 2lakh in May 2019 bulk purchasers like discoms, the highest sanctions of Rs 4,156 India (SBI)has recordedthemax- PunjabNational Bank sanc- to increase the liquidity of the open access consumers and croreand Rs 4,012crore,respec- imum cumulative sanctions and tionedloans worthRs4,271 crore MSME sector and provide an ad- WHAT ARE RECs: RECs are a capacitive users are required tively,till June 18,according to disbursementsofRs15,950 crore and disbursedRs1,367crore. ditional credit of up to Rs 3lakh type of market-based to buy certain proportion of government data. and Rs 10,667 crore, respectively, CanaraBanksanctionedRs3,983 croreatlow cost,” the rating instrument to promote RECs. REC trading is The cumulativesanctions whichis0.8 per centand 0.5 per croreand disbursedRs1,954 agency said. renewable sources of energy conducted on the last nowworkout to around14per cent of itstotal loan book. crore. “SBI and BoB have 22 per PSU bankshad around 58 per and developmentofmarket in Wednesday of every month cent of the totaltargetofRs3lakh As per the scheme, bankscan cent and 65 per cent of overall cent and privatesector banks35 crore. The averagesanction and lend Rs 3lakh croretill October loan bookunder moratorium,” per cent marketshareintotal averagedisbursement per ac- 31,2020, of which14per centhas the reportsaid. bank credit as on March31, 2020. BRIEFLY AAR: Cos can’t claim ITC on BoycottingChina itemsnot feasible: L&T MD-CEO Don’tassign risk weight on PNBplansto GST paid for hiring vehicles WITH THE skirmish at theborder iffand then thereisasudden pend on the government side for hitcapital withChina,the‘BoycottChinaPr- changeinlaw,onewillhavetode- orders, whichhas been the case. I credit under for employee transportation oducts’sentimentisrunninghigh. pendonthegovernmentforcom- thinkthesituationisgoingtocon- marketinQ4 The dangers of anyrash move in pensationonsomeof theseissues. tinuelikethisforsomemoretime. thisdirectionarewell-known.SN Secondly,wewill have to find al- ECLGS:RBI NewDelhi: The country’s PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA ‘Developed land SUBRAHMANYAN, CEO and MD ternative sources of supplies and UdayKotak,while taking over secondlargest lenderPunjab NEWDELHI,JUNE21 of Larsen&Toubro,inaninterview those can be costlier whichwill as the CII president,said the to lenders NationalBankisplanningto sold as plots will with SHUBHRA TANDON, cau- lead to some costs. government has done enough Mumbai: TheReserveBank of hit capital markets in the COMPANIES WILL notbeable to attract GST’ tionedthat to take atotal viewon and it’s forthe private sector to India(RBI)onSundaysaid lend- fourth quarterthis fiscalto claim input taxcredit (ITC) for boycotting Chinesegoodsisnot SN Subrahmanyan. File Giventhatgovernment start investing even if it means inginstitutionsshouldassignzero raise funds to help meet GSTpaidonhiringcommercial NewDelhi:GSTwillbelevied feasiblecurrently. Editedexcerpts: finances aresostretched and to export. Do youagree? per centriskweightonthe credit growth needs and regula- vehicles fortransportation of on saleofland forwhichpri- there’s uncertainty in policies, One has to agree to that.Ina facilities extendedunder the tory requirements. At the employees, if providing sucha maryamenities —like Howdoyou think the callof term measureand looksatChina howsustainableisittodepend countrylikeours,thegovernment Emergency Credit Line moment, the bankissuffi- service is notobligatoryunder drainage,waterlineandelec- ‘BoycottChina’willimpact the as an enemycountry, we got to on governmentorders? alone cannotdomuchofthe in- Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to cientlycapitalisedwith the anylaw,the Authority for tricity—havebeenprovided capital goods sector? putinplacepoliciesandprocesses Inthelastfew years,thereisan vestmentsandithasto bebacked MSME borrowers. capital adequacy ratio of Advance Ruling (AAR) has said. by realestate developer,Guj- One has to be realistic and so thatoveraperiodoftime we over-dependence on the govern- by private-sector investment. I “As credit facilities extended 14.14per cent at theend of On an applicationfiledby arat BenchofAAR said. PTI practical whether it is possible. could makethis effective. ment forinfrastructureand engi- also agree that the government under the schemeguaranteedby March 2020,PNBManaging Prasar Bharti Broadcasting Thereare Chinesecompaniesthat neering orders forafair amount has donewhat it canintermsof NCGTCare backedbyanuncon- Director SSMallikarjuna Corporation (All IndiaRadio), have setupshopsinIndia,Chinese In case someimporttariffs are of contracts. This is becausethe empoweringthe private sector ditional and irrevocable guaran- Raotold PTI in an interview. Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh anylaw forthe time beingforce”. goods arefrommanypointsof leviedoncomponentsand private sector in Indiawhich is from aliquidity,moratorium, teeprovided by Government of benchofAAR citedGoods and The applicant, who is apub- viewefficient and cost-effective. goods comingfromChina, veryvibranthasover-stretchedit- NCLT deferment,fromsustaining India, it has been decidedthat Services Tax(GST) lawtostate lic service broadcaster, sought to So,to take atotalviewthatwe can what will be the impact in self intermsof leveragingitsdebt, the MSME pointofview. Member LendingInstitutions Indiahikes ITCshallbeavailable on fulfil- knowwhether ITCwill be avail- boycottthe Chinesegoodsisnot terms of supplies and prices? balance sheetand some of them However, theentrepreneurial shall assign zeroper cent risk exposureinUS ment of one condition —“such able on taxi hiring services like feasiblebecausewe alsohave bal- It will affect because manyof have overestimated the kind of spirit has to come back.The in- weightonthe credit facilities ex- goods or services or both shall be pickup/drop-offstaff,including ance of trade, andtrade is obvi- us have placed orders on some revenues that will come in. vestment spurthas to come back tendedunder this scheme to the govtsecurities obligatory foranemployerto ladies and handicappedemploy- ouslyinclinedtowardsChina.But Chinese companies. If thereisa Therefore,thereisalot of turmoil. andthatcanonlyhappenwithde- extentof guaranteecoverage,”the provide to itsemployees under ees,inodd hours. if the countrythinks from along- sudden impositionofimporttar- Having said that, we have to demand coming back. FE RBI said in anotification. PTI NewDelhi:Indiabecamethe 12th largest holder of US governmentsecuritiesatthe ‘Italycloseto Dieselprice end of April,with holding worth$157.4billion,accord- announcing SAYS AMERICA WITNESSING ‘RECORD-SETTING’NUMBERS IN TERMS OF JOBS hits record ing to official data. Aftersig- nificantlyreducing the ex- Fiat Chrysler’s high after15th posureinMarch to$156.5 US economy doing ‘amazingly’ well: Trump billion, Indian marginally $7-billion loan’ hikedthe holding by $0.9 navirus outbreak.InMay,some House, told CNN that the coun- straight day of billion to $157.4 billion the LALITKJHA businesseshave reopenedandre- try’seconomy iscomingbackway next month,the datafrom REUTERS WASHINGTON,JUNE21 hiring of workers has pickedup. faster than one thought. hike in rate theUSTreasuryDepartment MILAN,JUNE21 Trumphad described thenum- “RightnowIthinkeconomists showed. THEUSeconomyisdoing“amaz- bers as an affirmation of the good needto behumbleand recognise PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA ITALYISclose to unveiling the ap- ingly” well, PresidentDonald work his adminstration is doing. thatwhen we’vegot 17 states NEWDELHI,JUNE21 proval of guarantees fora6.3 bil- Trumphas said, stressing that “TheUSeconomy is doing amaz- where credit cardspending is RCapsaysits lion euro($7 billion) financingof America is witnessing “record- ingly well,”Trumptoldreporters. above where it waslastyear al- DIESELPRICE on Sundayhit a debtservicing Fiat Chrysler (FCA), twosources setting”numbersintermsof jobs. “Iwouldsaythatthenumbers ready,thatitsuggeststhat this freshrecordhigh afterrates were familiar withthe matter said, Trumpmade the commentson thatwe’re doingare record-set- economyisreally, reallycoming hiked by 60 paise per litrewhile tobedelayed paving the wayfor the largest cri- Saturday whileresponding to a ting numbers.Wehaverecord- backway faster than Ithought,” petrol price wasup35paise,tak- sisloan foraEuropeancarmaker. question on the US economy, settingjobnumbers,”hesaid.“We Hassettesaid. At the same time, ing the cumulative increase in NewDelhi: Reliance FCA’s Italian division has whichhas been battered by the have record-setting,asyouknow, he concededthatthe economy ratesin15days to Rs 8.88 alitre Capital (RCap) will notbe tappedRome’sCOVID-19 emer- coronavirus pandemic. retail sales numbers; that just would be hit if therewas to be a andRs7.97respectively. able to service itsdebt in a gency financingschemes to se- Thecountry’sunemployment President DonaldTrump also assertedthe US has “record- came out. The US economyisdo- second wave of the coronavirus. PetrolpriceinDelhiwashiked timelymanner following cureastate-backed,three-yearfa- rate forApril was14.7 percent, setting retail sales numbers”. AP ing very,verywell,” heasserted. “If thereisasecondflare-upthat’s, to Rs79.23perlitrefromRs78.88, downgrading of itsbond cility to supportthe group’s whichwasthehighestsince1948. 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RAJINDER GOEL 1942-2020 The best of the nearly men Rajinder Goel never played Test cricket, but the domestic giant will forever remain one of the greatest Indian spinners

wasadomestic matchreferee foralong time, SANDIPG Goel stampedsuchalasting then he usedtotraveltoeveryground in the ‘Jo mil gaya usi ko NEWDELHI,JUNE21 impression on Gavaskar that the countrytospottalents.Idon’tthinkthereisany cricketerinthe country to nothavepassed RAJINDERGOEL,thestalwartleft-armspinner latter namedhim as one of the through his eyes,” says Chaudhry. who diedonSundayat77after prolongedill- ‘idols’ in his eponymous book. Afriendly, amiable figure, Goel would not muqaddar samajhliya’ ness, wasarguablythe greatest of his craftto “He is the one bowler whom I onlyimpartyoung cricketers with trade-spe- have neverplayedTestcricket forIndia.Yet,he cificknowledge,butalsousedtotransportthem leftIndiancricketricherwithhisskilfulbowling, have reallydreadedfacing in my to thetimeheplayedcricket.“Hewasourwin- PADMAKARSHIVALKAR charming personality and relentless drive to life. Ihavenever been able to feel dowintothe 1970s, usedtotell me so many mouldyoungcricketerstillhegrew tooweakto great stories that made me fall in love with the IAND Rajinder Goel shared the same philos- drag himself to thedistant domestic fields of comfortable against his left-hand game. He kept giving backmoretothe game ophy–jo mil gaya usi ko muqaddarsamajh Indian cricket,alwaysspotting asmileand spinners and Goel has been the that it had givenhim,” according to Chaudhry. liya.Iamabig Devsaab(Anand) and stewing an old storyortwo. one who, because of his flatter Goel, though, wasaverse to praise,and (Mohammed) Rafi saabfan. Idon’tknowif When he leftthe domestic field at the age always undersold himself. “What could have Rajinder alsoliked Devsaab, butthe line from of 43after24yearsoffirst-classcricket,hehad trajectory, has notgiven me the Idone exceptbowlingwell? Iloved cricket Hum Dono (Mein zindagi ka saathnibhata inhisledger750scalpsat18.58—637 offthem opportunitytostepdownthe and that wasmylife. Therewill be regrets chala gaya)connected us. coming in the Ranji Trophy, wherehe’s com- trackand drive,” the legendary but youdowhatyou have todo,” he had said. We were left-armspinners, contempo- fortably thehighest-everwicket-taker.Hewas Though unfortunatethathepliedhis craft rariesandbothof usmissedthebusintermsof so deceptive —aclassical spinner, who incor- openerhad written. at the pinnacleofIndia’s spin bowling riches, playing forIndia. We should have played for Shivalkar and Goelaccounted for1,339 porated cunningand beauty in equalmeas- severalgenerations of Indianbatsmen honed India but we weren’t picked. Those who were first-class wickets. Express file ures —that he enjoyedone-upmanship over their skills facinghim.“It's because of bowlers in charge of Indian cricket then would be able the finestbatsmen, cutting across eras. difficult wasthe subtle changes he made in likehimthatwe Indianbatsmenbecamegood to tellyouwhy we weren’tpicked.Betweenus, Even the topIndian spinnersofthat era flight and drift. Goel’s release toowas roman- playersof spinbowlingintheworld.Youneed we had over 1,300(1,339) first-class wickets, ited-overs cricket. But Rajinder wasdifferent. sought his advice to counter the legendary ticised. So neat andunfussy,noheavy tweaks Afriendlyfigure, Rajinder Goel would to beagoodqualitybatsmantofacethem and but were considered to be notgoodenough. He wasn’t abitsand pieces spinner.Hevaried VijayManjrekar,asdestructive aplayerof or rips, no visiblestrainonhis lithe body or notonlyimpart young cricketers with theymeantbusinessby challengingeachbats- Later the BCCI gave us the Lifetime his pace so well. What he had wasspecial,no- spin one could ever behold. But Goel usedto malleable writs, that he hypnotisedbatsmen trade-specific knowledge,but also man from the firstball.Theywerehigh-qual- Achievement Awardand acknowledgedour bodycouldprobably matchthat.Ithinkhewas find hisinside-edge with afrequency that with his uncannyminimalism. usedtotransportthem to thetimehe ity bowlers to face and if abatsman can play contributiontoIndian cricket and that wasa abetterbowler than me.Hewas indeed a made the great Bombay batsman admire Yet,aTestcapeludedhim,makinghisstory playedcricket. File them, then theycan playany spinner in the memorable moment. strong contendertoplayfor India. him and admit that he wasone of thefinest the greatestso-close-yet-so-far narrative in world,” reflectsDilipVengsarkar,who usedto We playedasopponents in the Ranji Despitebeing aflatter trajectoryspinner, he had ever faced. Manjrekar passedonthe Indiancricket,perhapsworldcricket.Theclos- keenlyawaittheTimesShieldsothathecould Trophyand Duleep Trophy. We had ahealthy he wasnever abad wicket spinner.Hewas an mantleofthe BombaySchool of batsman- esthecame to wasagainstthe West Indies in could notget angry,”chimesinformer BCCI play “Goel Sahab”. rivalry. Butwe hadhugemutualrespectaswell. all-weather bowler,because he read the bats- ship to Sunil Gavaskar,who wasinasmuch Bangalorein1974-75,whenBishanSinghBedi treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry, who worked He remembersanother match,inRohtak In fact, Ithoughtofhim as god-send, suchwas menwell and wasadept at changing his tac- aweasdread of the beatificallysmiling Goel, wassuspendedondisciplinarygrounds.Hewas closely with Goel as the latter served Haryana in 1984,when anautumnalGoel moppedup my respectforhim.Asabowlerhewasunique. ticsaccordingtoconditions. whonabbed him five times in his career. widelytippedtomakehis debut, but instead, cricket in severalcapacities –includingtalent half the Mumbai side in the firstsession. The He carriedanx-factor whichnobody had and Indiancrickethadsomegreatspinnersdur- Goel stampedsuchalasting impression theteamchosetwo off-spinners,EASPrasanna spotter and mentor –after his playingdays. nature of the surface hardlymattered to him, hisperformanceattestedthat.Icannotexplain ing our time. As farasleft-arm spin wascon- on Gavaskar thatthe latter namedhim as one and SVenkataraghavantoallyleg-spinner BS Chaudhry’s father and formerBCCIpresi- some of his finestefforts had come on green- that(specialtouchinhisbowling)to you.Those cerned, Bishan Bedi wasanautomatic pickfor of the ‘idols’inhis eponymous book.“He is Chandrasekhar. dentRanbir Singh Mahendrasaid that"the tops. “He meantbusiness by challenging who have watchedhim or playedwith or theIndianteam.Bishanwasagreatbowler,but the one bowler whom Ihavereallydreaded It wasalogic Goel could nevergrasp. cricket worldhas lostone of itsfinestjewels." eachbatsman from the firstball.Itwas unfor- againsthim knewthe special aspect he car- Idon’tknowwhatpreventedtheauthoritiesto facing in my life. Ihavenever been able to feel “When India playedtwo off-spinners in “His contribution to thegameposthis re- tunatethat he did notplayTestcricket,” says ried. He wasalso afantastic human being. playtwo left-arm spinners in the XI. (Erapalli) comfortable againsthis left-hand spinners (Erapalli) Prasanna and (Srinivas) tirement wasmassive andhewould eagerly Vengsarkar. Rajinderbowledflatterbutvariedhisflight. Prasanna and (Srinivas) Venkataraghavan and Goel has been the one who, because of Venkataraghavan, what stopped them from watchevenaninter-district game in search That couldwell be theepitaphofhis life Hisstylewasdifferent.Spinnersusedflightand playedtogether. So iftwo off-spinners could his flatter trajectory, hasnot givenmethe op- playing twoleft-arm spinners?” he had once fortalent andremainedthe pivot forselec- andcareer. Yet, that should notdefine him. loopto teasethebatsmenthosedays.Heteased play, whynot twoleft-armspinners?ButIdon’t portunity to step down the trackand drive,” remarked. It puzzled him throughout his life, tion of Haryana cricketteamstill he regret- Forhewas muchmorethanthat, atextbook the batters all right, but in adifferent way. want to go backtowhat had happenedinthe the legendaryopener had written. but he wasnever bitter. fullylaid down his office on accountofthe case of howtohandlethe setbacks of aca- Because of his flatter trajectory, he didn’t give past. Letthatbedone and dusted. But then, Goel wasnot adart-the-ball-in- Lodha recommendations,” Mahendrasaid. reer with adisarming smile,toillustrate that thebatsmantimeto stepdownthewicketand The news of Rajinder’s passing is ahuge at-the stumps modern-day DRS-powered Close friends Few cricketers have worn disappointment youcould be aheroevenifyou don’t playat drive.Hewas very accurateand pinnedthem shocktome. He wasachampion cricketer. left-arm spinner. Rather,hehad severalbows Goel’spathto theIndianteamwasblocked so gracefullyand stoicallyasGoel, who till his the highestlevel of cricket.As‘GoelSahab’ down on the backfoot. Topbatsmen, masters (Padmakar Shivalkar is aformerBombay in his string and asharper-than-swordmind. by Bedi’sprowess andstature, but the twore- lastdays usedtogroomcricketersfromHaryana hadrepeated severaltimes in hislife: “What againstspin,struggledtoplayhim.Overthe left-arm spinner;played124 first-class matches He had abeautiful action and pivot,usedto mainedclosefriends. “A contented man who andremainedagrandfatherly presenceatnon- couldIhavedoneexceptbowlingwell?”A pastfew decades we have seen the prolifera- andtook 589wickets at 19.69. He spoketo getnice loop and drift. What made him very had no bitterness,” says Bedi. “A man who descript,dustycricketgroundsof thestate.“He true romantic of the game. tionof flattertrajectoryspinners,thankstolim- Shamik Chakrabarty)

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