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eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE On aWing &aPrayer AHMEDABAD,LATECITY Theinsects that hold the AUGUST22,2021 world together are on the 18PAGES,`5.00 decline. What could their lossmean forus? DAILYFROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM PAGES 14, 15, 16 BABRI DEMOLISHED UNDER HISWATCH ABDULLAH SAYS TALIBANHAVE PROMISED SAFETY Blending Mandal Chaosworseningatairport, and Kamandal, he rose like ameteor twoIndianflightswith350 —tofade like one onboardtakeofffromKabul Generations willremainforever grateful forhis work towardsIndia’s Govt looksfor cultural regeneration:Prime Minister ways to getout all Indians as US tells RAVISHTIWARI NEWDELHI,AUGUST21 itscitizens to stay away from airport KALYANSINGH, who blended Mandal with Kamandal —caste identitypolitics with Hindutva SHUBHAJITROY UAPA slapped, 15 —intoapotent political mix NEWDELHI,AUGUST21 thatbecame the fuel forthe BJP’s expansion, passed away THEIR DEPARTURE delayedbe- held in Assamfor Saturdayevening in ahospital cause of the chaos at the Kabul in Lucknowafter aprolonged airportand the deterioratingsit- illness. He was89. KALYAN SINGH uation in the city whichfell to ‘pro-Taliban’ posts Muchbeforethe emergence 1932-2021 the Taliban lastSunday, two of NarendraModi on the national Indian evacuationflightsflew scene, it wasKalyanSinghwho out around 350people Saturday. TORAAGARWALA wasseen in party ranksasthe Singh forhis contribution to- The flights, sources said, areex- GUWAHATI,AUGUST21 SUNDAY “Hindu-Hriday Samrat”. His rise wardsIndia’s “cultural regener- pected to land in Indiainthe STORY in the party wasmeteoric —its ation”. Andthat he “gavevoice early hours of Sunday. US Marines, coalitionforces assistachild duringevacuation at Kabul airportonFriday. AP AN 18-year-oldB.Com student, peak markedbythe demolition to crores of people belonging to Sources said the departures a24-year-old medical student, a PAGE 10 of the Babri Masjid under his the marginalisedsections of so- were delayedowingto“logistics 26-year-old local journalistand a watchasChief Minister—and his ciety”,workingfor the “empow- issues” at Kabul airport—it is still 49-year-old associated with the fall and fadeoutalmostasrapid. erment of farmers, youngsters under the control of US forces. ED Thepull- Taliban stop 72 Afghan Sikhs, AIUDFare among15people who Incidentally, in 2017,the BJP and women”. Thereischaosoutside the airport out,the have been arrested by the Assam returnedtopowerinUPafter a Afterhis 13-dayBJP govern- with the Taliban controlling the PLAIN E Hindus headed to India: You Police —almostall of them un- ● challenge gapof15years riding the same ment in 1996, Atal Bihari access points. EX der the UAPA —for allegedly put- mixofMandal-Kamandal andis Vajpayeereturnedtopowerin The firsttwo evacuation are Afghans, so can’t leave ting up social media posts that trying to tapintothe same coali- 1998 with182 Lok Sabha seats flights, operated with IAF C-17 THE CHAOSoutside “support”the Taliban takeover tions ahead of next year’s polls. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 aircraft, flewout around 200 Kabul airportsignals Vikramjit Singh Sahney, of Afghanistan. 5days, 4nights Expressinghis condolences, people —over40lastMonday, the logistics challenge DIVYAGOYALGOPAL president of the WorldPunjabi Talking about the arrests, IN KABUL Prime MinisterModi said that ANOTHER REPORT and around 150people, includ- thatevacuation flights LUDHIANA,AUGUST21 Organization (WPO),told The Assam ChiefMinister Himanta face. US troops still “generations to come will re- PAGE 6 ing Indian diplomats,officials, Sunday Express that this batch BiswaSarma said he had di- Capturing the main forevergrateful” to Kalyan security personnel and some control the airport, AT LEAST72Afghan Sikhs and of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, rected policeto“act without fear ordinarylives and the strandedIndian nationals, and the pull-out Hindus, including twoMembers hoping to be evacuated to India and favour”. Sharing apostbya extraordinarycollapse Tuesday. These missions were windowisopen. But of Parliamentrepresenting the along with80Indiannationals, local news channel on Twitter, of the Afghan capital accomplishedwith US support. the Taliban control minority community,were had been waiting outside Sarma said: “Needcooperation Want to provide Following the twoevacua- accesspoints. stoppedbythe Taliban from the airportfor over 12 hours from everyone to maintain tion flights, the Ministryof boardinganIAF aircraft, and re- since Friday. peace and harmony." cials refusedtosharethe exact External Affairs said the focus FULLCOVERAGE turnedfromthe Kabul airport The WPO, together with the Assam Special DGP (Lawand posts that were allegedly incrim- vaccines to schools, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 PAGE 12 Saturday. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Order) GPSingh tweetedalistof inating, Singh told The Sunday 14 arrested people, belonging to Express: “All the posts aresuch 10 districts--Kamrup (Rural), that theyattract the penalpro- first doses likely by Darrang, Barpeta,Dhubri, South visions of Indian law.”Hesaid Salmara,Goalpara, Hojai, andthe mostofthe arrestshad been EXPRESS NETWORK Barak Valleydistrictsof made under IPC Sections 120 September: Zydus Hailakandi, Cachar and (B)/ 153(A)/ 505 (1) (c) /505(2) Karimganj. Mostofthem were ar- of IPC (covering conspiracy,post- 1DEAD,4CRITICAL rested between Fridaynight and ing of defamatorycontent, reli- SOHINIGHOSH AFTERANARMY Saturday morning. On Saturday giousoffence)and Section39of AHMEDABAD,AUGUST21 ENDURANCERUN evening, one morearrest, from the UAPA (covering supporttoa PAGE 6 Baksa district, wasconfirmed. terroristorganisation). THE ZYDUS Group Saturdaysaid Whilemostofthe police offi- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 it hopedtomakeits vaccine that can be used forages12yearsand above,and whichgot emergency use approval Friday, available to institutions likeschools and col- leges, but the decision would fi- nallydepend on talkswith the government and itsrequire- ments. It also said that if every- thing goes as planned, by mid- dle or end of September,itcould deliverthe initial doses of AcrowdedmarketinDelhi ZyCoV-D. RAJGHAT RECORD In avirtual media interaction, Zydus Managing Director Sharvil that can be administeredto Theinundated samadhi as Delhi sawhighestone-dayrainin13years. Prem Nath Pandey Patelsaid, “Wewill makeall ef- thosebelow18. fortstomakethe vaccines avail- Expecting to hold talkswith able to institutions, schools, col- the government in “fivetoseven leges, dependingonhow they days”, Patelsaidthe vaccine pric- lookatthe vaccination plan...see ing —apartfromthe technology If Pak uses gun to shut J&K, what’s to it that some dosesare avail- and delivery device that Zydusis able forthe private market.” working with —would also be “a wrongifweuse stick to counter it: L-G However, things were at a fair reflection” of the number of very initial stage, he added. “We doses the government commits Lieutenant Governor (L-G) be abandh on August5.Itdidn’t still needtogothroughadia- to.But, giventhe benchmarkof DEEPTIMANTIWARY Manoj Sinha said Saturdaythat strikemethat August5was logue with the authorities... in pricing setbyexisting vaccines, NEWDELHI,AUGUST21 if Pakistanusedthe terror of a some important date... But with terms of the expectations on “thereisnot going to be avery gun to shut thestate down, there God’s grace,there wasnobandh. doses theywould liketoadmin- hugedifference”, he said. SAYINGTHATnoforce wasused wasnothing wrong if he used CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ister. Thedecisionwill be in con- Pateladmitted that their tar- to showasemblance of nor- the sticktocounter it. junction with what the govern- getofproducing five croredoses malcy in Jammu and Kashmir on And that as longashewas TAKELESSONS FROM ment of India decides.” by September had been delayed the second anniversaryofthe there, therewould be no com- TALIBAN: MEHBOOBA The plasmid DNAvaccine as the second waveofCovid had revocationofthe state’s special promise on this “fine line.” PAGE 6 will be the firstinthe country CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 status on August5this year,J&K “People told me therewould Forcedtoflee their villages forrevoltagainst a caste custom in Puri, Dalitfamilies headback PAGE 1 longing to theDalit community, from the community refusedto ANCHOR who once ledacontent lifein carry the palanquin. What fol- their village, 20 km from here, lowed, eventuallydrove them were drivenawayfromtheir out of their ownhomes. houses forallegedly refusing to “Afterwerefusedtocarry the AISHWARYAMOHANTY obey the diktatsordered by up- palanquin, our access to fish in PURI,AUGUST21 per caste villagers. Chilika wasprohibited.For ages, Their home, Brahmapur,a our source of livelihood has been IN PURI district’sNathapur vil- settlement on an island in fishing and all of asudden we lage, abarrenpatchofland, Chilika, nowseems likeadistant were deniedour rightsofliveli- withscattered bamboo houses dream. As per custom, members hood. This ledtothe firstever —walls plasteredwith mud, of theDalit community were ex- migration from our community with an outerlayer of coconut pected to carry thepalanquin in in ourvillage. Youngmen just leavesand roofsthatchedwith wedding processions of upper out of school startedmigrating tarpaulin sheets to shield from caste families and escortthe to Chennai, Bengaluru to search rain —isnow home to 40 fami- groom or bride around the vil- ADalit familyoustedfromBrahmapur at their kuchcha forwork. Others startedworking lies, trying to build theirlives lage, in return forameal at the house, under construction

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