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NEARBY SC transfers Unnao cases to Delhi court 25,000 more troops Court also orders ₹25 lakh interim compensation and CRPF protection to the rape survivor being deployed in J&K

Krishnadas Rajagopal Amarnath Yatra suspended Count me out for top NEW DELHI Three guards Peerzada Ashiq post, says Priyanka The Supreme Court on Srinagar NEW DELHI Thursday transferred five suspended An additional 25,000 secur Congress general secretary cases of crimes committed Three police guards ity personnel were ordered Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is against the Unnao rape survi deployed for the protection to be moved to Jammu and believed to have told a vor and her family from a of the Unnao rape survivor Kashmir on Thursday, days meeting of party general CBI court in Lucknow to its were suspended on after Governor Satya Pal secretaries on Thursday that counterpart in Delhi and or Thursday for negligence. she shouldn’t be considered Malik said “all was normal”, dered the Uttar Pradesh go DGP O.P Singh said the three fuelling a fresh wave of as a replacement for her vernment to pay her ₹25 lakh guards were not travelling brother and outgoing party speculation in the State. The personnel are being in interim compensation. with the family on the day chief Rahul Gandhi. Ms. According to police split between the Jammu A Bench, led by Chief Jus their car collided with a * Vadra’s remarks are sources, a fresh order was and Kashmir regions. AP tice of India (CJI) Ranjan Go Ī PAGE 13 important in the backdrop of truck. directed to security person a growing chorus among a goi, ordered that the trial in DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD nel to “work on a buildup the Amarnath Yatra for the section of the senior leaders the Unnao cases be held on a at the district levels across time being. Even many lan like Captain Amarinder Singh daytoday basis and com Sengar expelled the State.” Sources said gars (community kitchens) and Shashi Tharoor asking her pleted within 45 days. 25,000 personnel, in addi operating in south Kashmir to take over the reins. tion to the 10,000 troops, were vacated on Thursday. Judge named rape of the survivor. she had reached out to the July 30 — well after the ‘acci from BJP NEWS Ī PAGE 12 were being inducted and Over 40 companies were DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The court went the extra Though the CBI has filed CJI in a letter. But her cry for dent’ on Sunday. Faced with the anger against split between the Jammu deployed for the Yatra. A mile to zero in on District chargesheets in the four cas help largely remained unnot Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who and Kashmir regions. general high alert has been Judge Dinesh Sharma as the es, the Lucknow court is yet iced in the court’s Registry Cheque handed over is in jail on the charge of sounded in the State. trial judge. to frame charges against the for almost a fortnight. In compliance with the court raping the Unnao woman, Taken off yatra duty There is speculation Four of these cases are the accused persons. Her letter, dated July 12, order, Lucknow District Ma the BJP expelled the four “Yes, we have received ad around the Centre’s move rape of the minor in 2017; a had spelt out threats to her gistrate K.R. Sharma and SSP time MLA. BJP Uttar Pradesh ditional troops. Many per to take “significant mea false case foisted on her fath Probe into ‘accident’ life and her family from the K. Naithani later in the day president Swatantra Dev sonnel were relieved from sures” ahead of the As er under the Arms Act by The fifth case concerns the accused persons, including handed over a cheque for Singh said Sengar, also the Amarnath Yatra duty to sembly election and fear of conniving police officers; the ‘accident’ on July 28 when a Kuldeep Singh Sengar, four ₹25 lakh to the survivor’s fa accused of being allegedly augment security in towns immediate repercussions in custodial death of the survi truck rammed into a car car time BJP MLA from Banger mily, PTI reports. behind a collision with the in south Kashmir,” a senior the Muslim pockets across vor’s father after he was ar rying the now 19yearold mau. The letter landed at the survivor’s car, was expelled officer told The Hindu. the State. FRIDAY REVIEW Ī 8 PAGES rested in the Arms case; and rape survivor. Registry on July 17, but did CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12 by the central leadership . Sources said there was (With PTI inputs) (TABLOID) GENDER JUSTICE Ī EDITORIAL Ī PAGE 13 a second instance of gang Days before the accident, not reach the CJI’s table till also a direction to wind up CONTINUED ONĪ PAGE 12 Free electricity for Delhiites using up to 200 units India evaluating Pak. proposal Move will encourage power saving, says Kejriwal; BJP, Cong. call announcement ‘election gimmick’ for consular access to Jadhav

Staff Reporter ference. Those consuming around 35% of the total con Congress was in power, even Response will be sent through diplomatic channels: MEA New Delhi 201400 units of electricity sumers use less than 200 un then power tariff in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejri will get about 50% subsidy, its during summer and in was lowest in the country,” Kallol Bhattacherjee wal on Thursday announced he added. winter, the percentage goes senior Congress leader Ha NEW DELHI Pakistan arrests free electricity for people “Now people using 210 or up to around 70. Terming roon Yusuf said. India is examining Pakistan’s consuming up to 200 units 300 units will think that if the move “historic”, he Asked about the timing of proposal to grant consular ‘Indian spy’ under a domestic connec they use under 200 units, claimed Delhi has the cheap the move, Mr. Kejriwal said: access to Kulbhushan Jad Pakistan has said its border tion. The decision, which their bill will be zero. We be est electricity rate in the “When we took over, the hav, a former Navy officer, military police arrested Raju came into effect from August lieve this will encourage country. power sector was in a bad who was sentenced to death Lakshman, 30, an “Indian 1, has been taken barely six them to save electricity,” the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at The Delhi Congress, ho state. We worked and slowly by a Pakistan military court spy”, in Dera Ghazi Khan in months before Delhi As Chief Minister said. a press conference in New wever, claimed that the Aam improved it. Since then, the on espionage and terrorism Punjab province on sembly elections due in Fe Attacking the move, both Delhi on Thursday. Aadmi Party government DERC has been reducing charges in 2017. Wednesday. Ī PAGE 13 bruary 2020. the BJP and the Congress * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA was misleading the people rates... It was not possible Raveesh Kumar, spokes Kulbhushan Jadhav “In Delhi, people who termed it an “election gim on power tariff. “It is a lie earlier, as power companies’ person of the Ministry of Ex DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD consume up to 200 units will mick”. Delhi BJP chief Manoj and demanded that Mr. Kej that Delhi has the cheapest financial state was bad. At ternal Affairs, said the esta are evaluating the proposal ties. Nor did he say whether not have to pay electricity Tiwari said the Delhi govern riwal refund it or else his par rates of electricity and I chal that point, there was no blished channels were being in the light of the judgment conditions were attached to bills. Their bills [will be] ment has “looted” ₹8,500 ty will “initiate a movement” lenge Arvind Kejriwal and question of making it free.” used to convey India’s res of the International Court of the proposal. waived,” Mr. Kejriwal said crore from the people as against it. other AAP leaders who are (With PTI inputs) ponse. “We have received a Justice (ICJ),” he said, with while addressing a press con fixed charge and load charge The Chief Minister said misguiding people. When SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 3 proposal from Pakistan. We out spelling out the modali CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12

Hariprasad Radhakrishnan Thoothukudi Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adeeb Ab dul Ghafoor, who secretly fled the Maldives on a boat to India, was held by Indian authorities near the coast of Thoothukudi in southern Ta mil Nadu on Thursday. Mr. Adeeb was convicted by a Maldivian court in a plot to assassinate former Presi dent Abdulla Yameen, but Ahmed Adeeb Abdul the country’s Supreme Court Ghafoor in a boat in had quashed the sentence Thoothukudi on Thursday. and ordered a fresh trial. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Crippled by torrents: Four persons were killed and 5,000 evacuated from Vadodara in Gujarat, The police said he was on which was battered by nearly 500 mm of rain in 24 hours till Thursday morning. The board a Mongolianflagged said the issue was being dealt Vishwamitri river burst its banks and entered several areas. * PTI (PAGE 9) tugboat, Virgo9, that set sail with by the Ministry of Exter CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC from the Maldives on July 27 nal Affairs (MEA) and other on its way back to Thoothu central agencies. kudi after delivering bulk car MEA official spokesperson U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran Minister go. Besides Mr. Adeeb, the Raveesh Kumar said, “There boat had nine workers — are designated entry points Agence France-Presse travel. heart of the complex talks eight Indonesian nationals through which foreigners are Washington “Zarif implements the with foreign capitals over and a man from allowed entry into India. The The U.S. on Wednesday im reckless agenda of Iran’s Su Iran’s nuclear power indus Thoothukudi. entry is facilitated on the ba posed sanctions on Iran’s preme Leader, and is the re try, which Tehran says is While Coast Guard sourc sis of appropriate valid travel Foreign Minister Moham gime’s primary spokesper peaceful, but Washington es in Thoothukudi told The documents. In the instant mad Javad Zarif, effectively son around the world. The and regional allies, includ Hindu that the boat was in case, since he was not enter slamming the door on the U.S. is sending a clear mes ing Israel, insist is a cover for tercepted in the sea near Ma ing through a designated en country’s top diplomat. sage to the Iranian regime a secret weapons nappad, the Coast Guard IG try point and did not possess The sanctions freeze any that its recent behaviour is programme. (Eastern Region), Paramesh, the valid document, he has of Mr. Zarif’s assets in the completely unacceptable,” President Hassan Rouha denied that the agency had not been permitted entry.” U.S. or that are controlled by Treasury Secretary Steven ni said the measure showed any role in the detention of (With inputs from U.S. entities, the govern Mnuchin said in a state Washington was “afraid” of Mr. Adeeb. Delhi and Chennai) ment said, saying it would ment. Mr. Zarif. Tamil Nadu Director Gen also curtail his international Mr. Zarif has been at the PATH TO TALKS Ī PAGE 14 eral of Police J.K. Tripathy CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 12

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IN BRIEF AUD conducts Plea in HC challenges triple talaq Bill orientation programme RTI activists detained on way NEW DELHI Huge possibility of it being misused, says petitioner Ambedkar University Delhi conducted an orientation Soibam Rocky Singh The government programme for freshers to all to deliver petition to President New Delhi <> undergraduate programmes went many steps on Thursday. V-C Anu Singh Within a day of President further... [and] has Lather told students that the Protesters launch mass RTI campaign, raise questions on controversial issues Ram Nath Kovind giving ac made it a criminal university strongly believes cent to the Triple Talaq Bill, Special Correspondent offence, however, that no knowledge becomes “The Centre has not al a petition was filed in the NEW DELHI without making socially productive unless it lowed this legislation to be Delhi High Court challeng spreads across society, Right to Information activists publicly discussed anywh ing provisions in the new any arrangement transcending barriers of attempting to deliver a peti ere. It was not sent to the law that made giving instant in the said Act for caste, creed and class. tion against the RTI Amend parliamentary standing oral triple talaq a criminal reconciliation ments Bill to the President committee or any select offence punishable with jail between the via his Secretariat were de committee, there was no in term of up to three years. Muslim husband tained outside Rashtrapati formation about the Bill on Social activist and advo pronouncing the Bhavan on Thursday. the website, no prelegisla cate Shahid Ali, in his public triple talaq and his Later, they launched a tive consultation, or public interest litigation petition, made out at all,” the petition wife new campaign to bombard stakeholders consultation,” has claimed that the Muslim argued. Petition the government with a mass noted NCPRI founder Nikhil Women (protection of rights “However, the govern RTI campaign raising quer Dey. on marriage) Act, 2019 was ment went many steps furth there are “high chances” of ies on prickly issues of pu “We believe this is be against both men and wo er... [and] has made the misuse of some Sections of blic interest, from the Unnao cause they have information men and “amounts to insti same a criminal offence, ho the Act, since, nothing had rape case and the Rafale de to hide...Maybe they can tutionalised discrimination wever, without making any been provided in the Act to fence deal to alleged discre steamroll Parliament, but against the largest minority arrangement in the said Act ascertain the truthfulness of DELHI TODAY pancies in tax revenue data Police detain RTI activists at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi they cannot steamroll the of India.” for reconciliation between the allegations of pronoun and the impact of Aadhaar. on Thursday. * SANDEEP SAXENA people.” the Muslim husband pro cement of triple talaq. Dance: “Bhajgovindam”, a Odissi In conjunction with social Shayara Bano case nouncing the triple talaq recital by Monalisa Ghosh and her senior disciples, Arunima Ghosh, No permission of Rashtrapati Bhavan which among those detained by the movements across the coun Mr. Ali said there is “huge and his wife,” the petition False complaint Raju Mishra and Tanusree Mullic at The city police said a total of has a facility for accepting police. “There were no slo try, NCPRI activists have possibility of it being mis said. “In the absence of any safe The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre (IHC), 7 p.m. 59 persons were detained, memorandums from the pu gans, no banners, no pos drafted and filed 100 RTI qu used, whenever, there is mi guards even if there is a mi Exhibition: Image-In-Side-Out, an including 45 women and 14 blic. Three of them were la ters. It was simply a group of eries on highprofile issues nor matrimonial discourse Order violated nor discord in the marital af exhibition of paintings and drawings men. “The group did not ter allowed to submit their citizens who brought their of public interest as part of a or claim for maintenance.” The mere fact of not provid fairs, the wife may file a false by Sayam Bharat and Yamini Mohan have any permission. They plea, urging President Ram own signed petitions to the new campaign called “Use The petition pointed out ing any measure for reconci complaint that the husband at Triveni Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. were detained at Mandir Nath Kovind not to sign the President of the country. If RTI to Save RTI”. that the Supreme Court in liation between the Muslim has pronounced Triple Ta - 8 p.m. Marg police station for an Bill passed by Parliament last we cannot even do that, it is On top of the list is an RTI the Shayara Bano case had husband pronouncing talaq laq upon her by oral pronun Exhibition: “Liminal spaces”, a solo hour and then were re week. a joke to call this a democra request about the Unnao already declared the pro and his wife is against the go ciation,” the plea said. art show by Kanwal Singh at Open leased,” a police spokesper cy,” she said. rape case, asking for details nouncement of triple talaq vernment’s own statement This, Mr. Ali, said would Palm Court Gallery, IHC, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. son said. ‘Attack on rights’ The petition to the Presi and copies of the FIRs and as invalid and of objects and reasons at result in increasing number Exhibition: “Zenith” a solo painting According to the National “This is an absolute attack dent had almost two lakh sig chargesheets against the ac unconstitutional. tached to the Act, and also of desertions instead of dis exhibition by Bhavana Sanon at Ex- Campaign for People’s Right on our democratic rights to natures, including 1.27 lakh cused BJP MLA Kuldeep “Once it is declared that violative of the order of Su solution of marriage in the perimental Art Gallery, IHC, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. to Information (NCPRI), the free speech and expression,” people who joined an online Singh Sengar, and also seek the marriage shall not be dis preme Court in Shayara Ba matter of those who are (Mail your listings for this column at police detained 66 activists said Anjali Bhardwaj, NCPRI campaign on the Change.org ing details of the police pro solved by pronouncement of no case, the plea said. forced to live under unhap [email protected]) gathered outside Gate No. 38 coconvener who was platform. tection given to the victim. triple talaq, no offence is Mr. Ali also argued that py marriages. ‘Illegal constructions in Haridwar forest division to be removed’ Staff Reporter ing violation of forest laws in came into force due to the passed or other proceedings tus of action taken and NEW DELHI Haridwar. general election held earlier were pending. The remain recommendations made, by Illegal constructions in the The committee, in its re this year. ing eviction proceedings are November 30. The direc Haridwar forest division will port, informed a Bench to be completed within three tions came when the NGT be removed within three headed by NGT Chairperson Eviction proceedings months,” the committee was hearing a plea moved by months, an oversight com Justice A.K. Goel that the de “No new encroachment has headed by former judge Jus environmental activist Gauri mittee constituted by the Na lay in proceedings pertain now taken place and some tice U.C. Dhyani told the Maulekhi who sought action tional Green Tribunal in ing to the eviction of en encroachments have been Bench. The green panel di against illegal constructions formed the green panel. This croachers was due to the removed. In some cases, or rected the committee to fur in the Shyampur range of Ha came following a plea alleg model code of conduct that ders of eviction have been nish a final report on the sta ridwar’s forest division. JNUTA against collecting biometrics for smart card ‘Violation of constitutional rights’

Staff Reporter consent of the person. This NEW DELHI is a gross violation of the The Jawaharlal Nehru Un right to privacy,” the teach iversity Teachers’ Associa ers said. tion (JNUTA) on Thursday opposed the introduction of ‘Coercively imposed’ smart cards for marking at The JNUTA said that the bio tendance, calling the admi metric system was currently nistration move a “draco being coercively imposed in nian measure to coerce the ﬁrst phase of implemen employees, faculty and stu tation on the most vulnera dents to give their biometric ble employees of the univer data in violation of their fun sity — outsourced, damental right to privacy”. temporary and contractual Calling it a clear violation — who face the risk of losing of constitutional rights, the their livelihood if they were teachers alleged that there to refuse to give their bio had been no deliberation metric data or raise con about the necessity for the cerns of privacy. introduction of AllinOne The teachers’ body said smart ID cards. that the matter is sub judice “The notiﬁcation issued in the High Court of Delhi by the administration in this and that the court has also regard states that the bio issued a stay on collection of metric card is an “Allin biometric data for the pur One” card. It does not spec pose of attendance. ify precisely for what all pur “The JNUTA demands poses would the card be that the process of coercing used. This is vague and its employees to give infor open ended, and includes mation as a condition of em the possibility of biometric ployment must immediately data being used for any un be stopped,” the statement stated purposes without the read. e-bike-sharing services launched in Gurugram It will provide last-mile connectivity

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Chief Minister summoned in No ‘major increase’ in cost to exchequer expected: Kejriwal defamation case BJP counters govt.’s claim, says free power up to 200 units will cost exchequer ₹600 crore more Government announcing freebies Press Trust of India Staff Reporter New Delhi New Delhi A court here on Thursday Announcing free electricity up is an election stunt, alleges BJP summoned Chief Minister to 200 units for domestic users, Cong. accuses CM of looting citizens on fixed charges Arvind Kejriwal in a crimi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal nal complaint filed by a BJP said the move is not “expected” Staff Reporter “Before coming to power, Mr. Kejri activist for allegedly de to cause any “major increase” NEW DELHI wal used to say that the private power faming him by posting “ob in cost to the government. The State units of the Bharatiya Janata companies are earning profit and the jectionable” tweets. “Subsidy bill for electricity is Party as well as the Congress Thursday Comptroller and Auditor General of In Additional Chief Metro between ₹1,800 and ₹2,000 hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party govern dia should audit their accounts. Now, politan Magistrate Samar crore every year. No major in ment saying it was announcing free he saying that the power companies Vishal directed Mr. Kejri crease is expected. We have res bies keeping in mind the Assembly are incurring losses. Mr. Kejriwal must wal to appear before the tructured the same subsidy,” he elections due next year. clarify what is the truth,” Mr. Tiwari court on August 7 on the said while addressing a press Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari said. complaint by Rajesh Ku conference. said, “The declaration by the Chief Mi Responding to Mr. Tiwari, AAP lead mar. He has sought Mr. Kej The government has been nister Arvind Kejriwal for making elec er Atishi said, “Why does Tiwari not riwal’s prosecution under paying the said subsidy to the tric consumption up to 200 units free want the people of Delhi to get 200 un Sections 499 and 500 (re power distribution companies misleading and an election stunt. Mr. its of electricity free? What are his and lated to defamation) and even before Thursday’s an Kejriwal will have to refund ₹8,500 the BJP’s objection if an ordinary fami 153 (provocation with in nouncement so as to provide crore recovered as fixed charge and ly living in Delhi that needs a basic tent to cause riot) of the electricity at lesser rates to peo load charge to the consumers of Delhi light, fan, mobile charger, fridge to live IPC. ple. first. a dignified life, is being provided 200 BJP MLA and Leader of Op Accusing the government of mis units of power free? As many as 60% of position in Delhi Assembly Vi leading the people once more by mak Delhi’s households consume less than jender Gupta said it will cost the ing a false announcement, he said, “If 200 units of electricity per month.” exchequer ₹600 crore. “The de the government does not refund the She added, “As an MP, Tiwari gets cision will put an additional money looted from the consumers free electricity. If he disapproves of burden of ₹600 crore on the ex then BJP will initiate a movement free electricity for the rest of the peo chequer. How will Mr. Kejriwal against it,” Mr. Tiwari said. ple, why doesn’t he give up the perks manage payment of this The Congress said Mr. Kejriwal’s an on electricity, housing, vehicle, and amount? He will certainly util after Thursday’s announcement the senior officers are all enjoy He said the BJP should say nouncement that those who consume other facilities that he is getting at the ise the money of the taxpayers will not be much,” he added. ing free electricity. But no one whether bills should be zero for electricity up to 200 units will not be cost of taxpayers?” for his political gain,” Mr. Gupta Stating that poor people also calls those freebies. All I am do those consuming up to 200 un charged any tariff was totally inadeq “If we look at the BJPruled states, said. need water and electricity, the ing is extending those benefits its or not in Delhi. “It should uate as the discoms had looted the citi the electricity that costs ₹1,075 for 400 Light rain Chief Minister, said, “If any per to this country’s aam aadmi then ask its own State govern zens of Delhi for the past one and a units in Delhi but costs ₹1,820 in Guru ‘Reduced the subsidy’ son is poor, then he won’t drink [common man], who work all ments to bring tariff to Delhi’s half years on the fixed charges and gram. In Noida, 200 units cost ₹1,310, likely today A government spokesperson water? He won’t use electricity? day long, run their households levels and then talk.” pension fund heads. and 400 costs ₹1,480. We demand an said the Delhi Electricity Regu Basic line commitment like we honestly, raise their children. I “In Mumbai, 200 units cost The Congress called it another elec immediate CBI enquiry into the power Press Trust of India latory Commission (DERC) had did in water is what we are do am trying to give them the same ₹1400, Delhi will pay zero. tion gimmick by the Kejriwal govern scams across the country that are New Delhi reduced the fixed charges on ing in the electricity sector.” facilities that we provide for this Mumbai pays ₹3,310 for 400 un ment. keeping tariffs so high,” Ms. Atishi said. It was a hot and humid day Wednesday. “It also reduced “I know the television de country’s politicians and bu its, Delhi pays ₹1,075. For 400 in the Capital with the mer the subsidy which the govern bates will criticize us for giving reaucrats. What is wrong if I am units, Bangalore pays ₹2,910 cury settling at 36.9 de ment had to pay to the Discoms. ‘freebies’. The country’s politi giving aam aadmis the status of and Delhi only ₹1,075 only,” he grees Celsius, three notch Due to this, the increase in cost cians, ministers, MPs, MLAs, a khaas aadmi?” he asked. added. es above the normal, said a meteorological (Met) de partment official said. The minimum tempera ture settled at 27.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above nor mal. The weatherman predicted cloudy sky for Friday with the possibility of light rain and thunder showers. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 34 degrees Celsi us, he said. LG’s private secretary Fake currency with face value duped of ₹1.3 lakh of ₹4 lakh seized, two arrested ‘Notes pumped in from Bangladesh’

3 illegal transactions made from his card Staff Reporter seized from Shiksha, those New Delhi having a total face value of Staff Reporter diately called the customer Two persons have been ar ₹1.5 lakh were seized from New Delhi care service and com rested for allegedly carry Mandal,” Mr.Yadav said. Private secretary of Lieute plained about the matter af ing fake Indian currency nantGovernor Anil Baijal ter which his card was notes of face value ₹4 lakh, Since 2018 was allegedly duped of ₹1.3 blocked. However, he was the police said on During interrogation, Man lakh after three authorised informed by the executive Thursday. dal allegedly told the police transactions were made that three transactions have Deputy Commissioner he has been involved in the from his bank account, the already been made for the of Police (Special Cell) San circulation since 2018 and police said on Thursday. amount ₹48,000, ₹40,944 jeev Kumar Yadav said the fake notes are being and ₹42,951.20. Shiksha (32) from Harya pumped into India through OTP requested Mr. Thakur then ap na’s Panipat, and Gautam Bangladesh. Anoop Thakur in his com proached Civil Lines police Mandal (25) from West The supply is brought to plaint to police said he got to station on Wednesday and Bengal’s Malda were arrest Malda’s Kaliachak area and know about the fraud when submitted his complaint. ed following a tipoff. from there it is circulated he received a text message Deputy Commissioner of The police claimed to to different parts of the on Tuesday requesting a Police (North) Nupur Prasad have received information country. ‘One Time Password’ for a said a case under Section on Wednesday that Mandal The police said he has al transaction of ₹1,31,935.20 420 (Cheating and dishon would come near Haider ready delivered fourfive on his State Bank of India estly inducing delivery of pur Badli metro station to consignments in Delhi, Ut credit card. property) of the IPC has deliver a consignment to tar Pradesh and Haryana. He was at work in Raj Ni been registered. Shiksha after which a trap Shiksha has been circulat was at 6.30 p.m. when he The case has been trans was laid. ing the currency for the received the message. ferred to district cyber cell, “While counterfeit notes last three years, they ad Mr. Thakur said he imme she added. worth ₹2.5 lakh were ded. Factfinding committee recommends HC lawyer death: 4 held, legal proceedings against BJP MP 1 absconding Panel says Verma made false claims about mosques on govt. land Press Trust of India Noida Staff Reporter <> We understand it statement] was on communal Four persons have been New Delhi [the statement] lines. The election is coming nabbed on Thursday for al A committee appointed by was on communal and they want to talk about legedly killing lawyer Kul the Delhi Minorities Commis lines. Election is these things so that there is jeet Kaur in Noida on July 2, sion (DMC) has recommend coming and they polarisation and increase in the police said. ed to “initiate legal proceed want to talk these their vote bank.” Mr. Ovais A domestic help of the ings” against BJP MP Parvesh said they found a temple 60yearold High Court la things so that there Verma for his “false” allega which was on government wyer, who was found dead tions on 54 mosques in go is polarisation and land and the BJP MP’s posters inside her Sector 31 house, vernment land here. increase in their were on it. He added that was among those arrested, vote bank there were a lot of temples on they said. ‘Communal harmony’ Zafarul Islam Khan government land and asked The police have also ap DMC chairman The committee said the alle why the selective outrage. prehended a juvenile girl gations targeted a particular West Delhi to LieutenantGo The committee visited all for her alleged involvement community and tried to “dis vernor Anil Baijal. He had the sites that the BJP MP had in the conspiracy. turb the communal harmo raised the issue earlier also listed. Mr. Ovais said the list Her house was found ran ny”. The committee also and on June 24, the DMC set was compiled in such a hurry sacked and the domestic urged the DMC to lodge a up a fivemember factfinding that there was one name helps — Sanju and Ma complaint against the BJP MP committee headed by social which was repeated and in neesha — were missing since with the Ethics Committee of activist Ovais Sultan Khan. eight locations, they could the incident, a senior officer the Lok Sabha as it is “clearly Presenting the report on not locate any mosque. said. While Sanju has been found that he has violated his Thursday at a press confe “In view of the upcoming arrested, Maneesha is still at oath of office”. rence, Mr. Khan said the BJP Assembly elections in Delhi, large, said SSP (Gautam Last month, BJP MP Par MP was selective in his out there should be zero tole Buddh Nagar) Vaibhav vesh Verma had submitted a burst. He also said they did rance against those spreading Krishna. The other arrested list of 54 mosques and gra not find any of the 54 mos hate and incitement to vio have been identified as Ree veyards, which allegedly ex ques or graveyards on go lence against particular com ta and her husband Lalit. isted in an unauthorised vernment land. DMC chair munities,” another recom The accused have been manner on government land man Zafarul Islam Khan, mendation of the committee booked under relevant In across his constituency of said, “We understand it [the read. dian Penal Code sections. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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Though Salim was fit to do so. A case was regis her bag, a senior officer said. confidentiality its then senior executives person cannot be put on ers on charges of causing caught by the young men ac tered against the villagers. Poonam Yadav (27), a Sunil Gaur resident of Delhi, was for recovery of alleged se High Court Justice trial merely because a docu hurt, wrongful confinement companying Ramjeet, his ac However, no one has been intercepted at Shiv Vihar cret documents from them ment has been marked as and unlawful assembly for al complices managed to named in the FIR against the station.A countrymade pistol in 1998. of charges against RIL and ‘secret’, as it is necessary to legedly beating up the escape. villagers. and a live bullet round was Justice Sunil Gaur re three of its senior execu see the nature of informa accused. Salim was allegedly badly A team led by Assistant Su recovered from her hand marked that the documents tives. This order was chal tion contained in it, to find Salim and his accomplices beaten up by the villagers perintendent of Police (Ru baggage. She was handed recovered from them were lenged before the High out if any offence under The Jakam and Sahoon were who then informed the pol ral) has detained Jakam and over to the police for further already in public domain, Court by them. Official Secrets Act, 1923 is walking a herd of over a do ice. A countrymade pistol Sahoon as well and the two investigation, he said. PTI and “therefore, they lose In the course of search, They argued that the doc made out or not.” zen cows towards the fields and eight cartridges were were being brought to Alwar. their confidentiality”. photocopies of the four “se uments in question are not “This court is of the con on the outskirts of Pahari vil seized from Salim, said the All the three accused belong cret” documents of the Go prejudicial to the security of sidered view that trial court lage under the jurisdiction of police. to Bharatpur in Rajasthan. Shivaji Stadium metro 1998 search operation vernment of India, compris the State. They said merely has gravely erred in ignor Kathumar police station, Both Ramjeet and Salim Superintendent of Police station renamed The case stems from a ing 37 pages, were marking them “secret”, ing the newspaper reports when a gang of young men, were taken to Community (Alwar) Paris Deshmukh told NEW DELHI search operation conducted recovered from the drawer does not bring the docu on record on technical plea including Ramjeet, accosted Health Centre and later shift The Hindu that based on pre With LIC providing semi on October 28, 1998 on the of Mr. Balasubramanian’s of ments in question within of want of proof, as it is a them. ed to Civil Hospital in Alwar liminary investigation and branding, Shivaji Stadium office premises of V. Balasu fice table. the ambit of The Official Se settled legal position that on At this, the accused hurri for treatment. the past record of the three it metro station on the Airport bramanian, Group Presi The prosecution alleged crets Act, 1923. technicalities, substantial edly ran towards the fields A case was registered was suspected that they were Express Line is now called LIC dent, RIL, at Meridien Com that these documents were They also pointed out justice cannot be sacrif with the herd. When the against Salim and his accom taking the cows for slaughter Shivaji Stadium Station. mercial Tower, Janpath in “secret” ones. that the documents were ve iced,” the judge said while young men chased the ac plices on charges of attempt ing. Anoop Kumar, Zonal Manager, New Delhi by the Delhi A trial court here had in ry much in public domain quashing the trial against cused on a motorcycle, Salim to murder, wrongful restraint He added that the matter Northern Zone of LIC India, police. March 2012 ordered framing and the information con RIL and its executives. allegedly opened fire injuring and causing hurt under the was under investigation. inaugurated the semi branding of the station on July 8. “This station is one of the highly prominent stations Money laundering: remand at which the Airport Express Two men arrested for Man held for posing as IAS line operates, covering the distance between New Delhi railway station to Dwarka smuggling sandalwood of businessman extended Sector 21,” the company said officer, duping policemen in a statement. Police seize logs weighing over 1,300 kg ED says probe requires further custody Staff Reporter and were waiting for a vehi He promised victims desired postings in return for money New delhi Nirnimesh Kumar Medical college planned cle for the transportation. Act when he started deviat New Delhi at Dayanand Hospital Two men have been arrest Press Trust of India The accused has their work done in lieu of ing from earlier statement Noida <> NEW DELHI ed for allegedly smuggling Smuggled from Chennai made ₹8 lakh to money. “The matter came A Delhi court on Thursday as a witness and failed to ex Standing Committee of the sandalwood in northeast “The accused transported A man has been arrested for ₹10 lakh in the last to light during investigation extended till August 9 the plain payment of ₹2.5 crore East Delhi Municipal Delhi’s Welcome, the police the sandalwood, weighing posing as a senior bureau few months by in a case lodged at Sector 20 police remand of Hydera to the meat exporter in Corporation on Thursday said on Thursday. 1,340 kgs, from Chennai to crat in the Prime Minister’s police station on July 26,” he badbased businessman Sa three instalments of 1.5 conning people passed a resolution to set up The accused have been Delhi and were planning to Office and duping Uttar Pra said. na Satish Babu in a money crore, ₹50 lakh and ₹25 a medical college at Swami Vaibhav Krishna identified as Nadeem Zafar sell it in Moradabad in Uttar desh policemen by promis SSP (Gautam Buddh Nagar) “When Rathi’s phone laundering case in which lakh. Dayanand Hospital. The (35) and Mohammad Basil Pradesh. Forest Department ing them desired postings in number was tracked, it led meat exporter Moin Qureshi The next day the court hospital gets the most (28) and 1,340 kg of sandal officers said that the reco lieu of money, officers said “Mishra and Rathi would the police team to a car is also an accused. had remanded him to Direc number of daily patients in wood was recovered from vered sandalwood cannot on Thursday. use fake identities to lure parked in Sector 18 and both Special Judge Anuradh torate’s custody till East Delhi and is planned to their possession, they said. be carried from one State to Gaurav Mishra (30) lowerrank policemen by of the accused were found in Shukla Bhardwaj extended Thursday. be expanded to a 500bed During a tenant verifica another without getting a would either pose as a se fering them postings and side. On questioning, Mis his remand to the Enforce The Central Bureau of In hospital, the resolution stated. Hospitals with more tion drive near Samudayik transit permit from the de nior IAS officer posted in transfers of their choice in hra introduced himself as ment Directorate when vestigation has charged the than 400 beds are suitable Bhawan, the police spotted partment,” said Atul Kumar the PMO or an IPS officer of return for money. Mishra an IPS officer and tried to in counsel for the probe agen meat exporter with collect for setting up medical the two men standing be Thakur, Deputy Commis the West Bengal cadre, they has been doing this for near fluence the local police,” Mr. cy, D.P. Singh and N.K. Mat ing money from private per colleges and since the hind trucks with logs sioner of Police (North said, adding that his broth ly a decade and was jailed in Krishna said. The police ta, submitted that the inves sons to get favour for them hospital meets all other wrapped with plastic. After East). erinlaw Ashutosh Rathi 2012,” SSP (Gautam Buddh team further questioned the tigation required his further from public servants and criteria, the move is being seeing the police, the ac Basil, who hails from (34) was arrested as well. Nagar) Vaibhav Krishna them and after going custody to confront him sending the proceeds of undertaken to help train cused tried to flee, officers Chennai, brought the logs in A police officer said said. through their mobile phone with certain individuals and crime abroad through skilled doctors and deliver said. a tempo to the national cap Rathi, who identified him Mishra, who hails from records, apprehended documents to find out the hawala. affordable health care, it said. The policemen un ital, the police also said. self as a BJP leader, would Allahabad, and lives in Gha them. money trail. Following the filing of an wrapped the packaging and They were on the way to Za assure the victims of exert ziabad, along with Rathi, Mishra has made ₹8 lakh The Enforcement Direc FIR against him, the directo found sandalwood inside. far’s house, who lives in Jan ing pressure on government would call up the policemen to ₹10 lakh in the last three torate had arrested him on rate filed a complaint Solar panels to come up They were carrying the ta Colony in Welcome, they officials to get their transfers in various districts of the to four months by duping July 26 under the Preven against Qureshi for money at municipal schools sandalwood to Zafar’s house added. or postings done quickly. State and offer them to get their targets, the SSP said. tion of Money Laundering laundering. NEW DELHI A proposal to set up solar panels on the rooftops of up CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC to 200 municipal schools was passed by the standing Loads of work Consumer forum asks builder to committee of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Thursday. Panels with a pay homebuyer ₹2.75 lakh capacity of 5 kW each will be set up at a total cost of ₹7 crore. Each unit is being set Developer raised demands for project that did not take off up at a cost of ₹3.50 lakh. Staff Reporter <> The complainant 2006. The complainant was NEW DELHI was told that the assured that the project was Doctor alleges A district consumer dis project was duly approved for financing putes redressal forum here approved for by banks for loan purposes has directed a private deve but when he applied for financing by banks extortion by loper to compensate a com loan, he was apprised that plainant by paying over but when he the said project was not 2 advocates ₹2.75 lakh for raising de applied for loan, he sanctioned. No reply came mands for a housing project was told that the forth [from the developer] Staff Reporter that did not take off. said project was showing their dishonest in New delhi Holding the company not sanctioned tent,” the consumer panel A doctor at a private hospi deficient in services, the district consumer disputes observed. tal in east Delhi’s Preet Vi consumer panel said, “We redressal forum Dismissing contentions har has alleged that the find the developer guilty of put forth by the developer, two advocates of a city deficiency of service and when Faridabad resident the consumer panel also court extracted money unfair trade practice in hav Dinesh Kumar Singhal al said, “...No man of reasona from him on the pretext of ing unlawfully and unjusti leged that despite having ble prudence would mind a legal notice, the police fiably raising demands for a paid the booking amount lessly pay huge amounts of said on Thursday. project which never took for a flat in a housing pro to the builder without get The victim, also an own off, failing to enter into any ject that was to come up in ting any iota of knowledge er of the private hospital, written agreement with the Bhiwadi, the Delhibased about the status of the pro was sent a legal notice per complainant, keeping him developer, Piyush Colonis ject he has invested in.” taining to the hospital land in the dark with respect to ers, failed to provide details Apart from refund of the by two advocates in a bid to the progress of the project of the project. booking amount paid by the extort money from him, with no allotment letter and “The complainant, lured complainant, the consumer they said. arbitrarily cancelling the in by representation, bro panel directed an additional The advocates claimed vestment and forfeiting the chures and propaganda compensation of ₹25,000 that they could settle the deposited amount of ₹2.30 made [by the developer] for harassment and mental

legal dispute within a Women workers building a footpath along the Barapullah road in the Capital. * V.V. KRISHNAN lakh.” with respect to the said pro agony caused to the com meeting, the police said. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC The directions came ject, booked a flat in May plainant. Accordingly, a meeting was arranged at Connaught Place where the doctor paid them ₹1 lakh. Annual health checkup must for govt. staff 2 contract killers held Noida gets its first ‘pink Later, when the accused forced him to pay more money, the victim lodged a LieutenantGovernor accords inprinciple approval after gunfight in Noida toilet’, 10 more to come up complaint at Preet Vihar police station, a senior pol Staff Reporter “With the introduction of duction of the scheme will Press Trust of India change of fire with the pol Press Trust of India from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and ice officer said. NEW DELHI this scheme, all employees prove to be a milestone in Noida ice, a senior officer said. Noida can be used absolutely free A case was registered LieutenantGovernor Anil of Delhi government will be ensuring good health for all Two alleged contract killers “Accused Aakash Singh Noida on Thursday got its of cost,” Ms. Maheshwari and an investigation was Baijal on Thursday accord eligible for annual health the employees under Go involved in a shootout at a hails from Baghpat and Ravi first ‘pink toilet’ dedicated to said. initiated, he said. ed inprinciple approval to checkup scheme with the vernment of NCT Delhi and property dealer’s office here Singh belongs to Delhi. They women with facilities for “There is a vending ma During investigation, a the mandatory annual introduction of this scheme. would go a long way in im have been nabbed on Thurs are sharpshooters engaged sanitary napkins and baby chine for sanitary napkins in woman who helped the ad health checkup scheme for The scheme shall benefit ap proving the overall produc day morning following a by Billu Dujana gang. On Ju care. the toilet and it also has a vocates in the extortion, all Delhi government em proximately 1.5 lakh em tivity and efficiency of the gunfight, the police said. ly 24, they had barged into The toilet, located in the proper disposal system . was held and questioned, ployees aged 40 years and ployees currently working administration. The accused were going the office and opened fire in Sector 50 market, was inaug More such toilets will come the officer also said. above. in Delhi government. Such The employee concerned to mount another attack on which the dealer’s em urated by Noida Authority up in the city soon and their The two advocates in The mandatory health facilities were so far availa will be able to visit any of the the property dealer but the ployee was injured,” SP Chairman Alok Tandon and location is being surveyed. volved in the alleged extor checkup shall be made part ble to IAS officers and Group authorized/empanelled hos police foiled their plan after (Noida) Vineet Jaiswal said. CEO Ritu Maheshwari. Ten more are expected to tion are absconding, the of their annual performance A Civil Services Officers on pitals for annual health receiving a tipoff. They Two pistols were seized “This ‘pink toilet’ has es come up within the next two police said, adding that ef assessment report to ensure ly,” read the statement from checkup and will be eligible were nabbed around 5 a.m. from them and they have sentially been made keeping months,” she added. Ms. Ma forts are to nab the culprits its implementation in letter the LG’s office. for reimbursement for the in PhaseII area after they been hospitalised for treat in mind the needs of women heshwari had ordered the are on. and spirit. It added that the intro same. sustained injuries in an ex ment, he also said. and girls. It will remain open construction of such toilets. CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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Refrain from DELHI Timings CBI closure report Friday, Aug. 02 Samajwadi Party workers RISE 05:43 SET 19:12 offering namaz RISE 06:45 SET 20:26 ‘bad in law’: Punjab AG on roads, says Saturday, Aug. 03 RISE 05:44 SET 19:11 take to the streets in Rampur ‘State had withdrawn cases from it’ Aligarh mufti RISE 07:55 SET 21:11 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Sunday, Aug. 04 Instead of filing the Show of solidarity with party leader Azam Khan after an appeal by Akhilesh CHANDIGARH <> Press trust of india RISE 05:44 SET 19:10 closure report, the Aligarh (U.P.) RISE 09:02 SET 21:52 Terming the Central Bureau Special Correspondent CBI should have Section 144 was in of Investigation’s closure re informed the court The chief mufti of Aligarh Ghaziabad <> port in the 2015 Bargari sa urged Muslims on Thurs place because of that it was no In a show of solidarity for Kanwar Yatra and crilege case “bad in law”, day to refrain from offering embattled senior Samajwadi Punjab Advocate General longer charged namaz on the streets, mak the upcoming Id. with the probe Party leader Azam Khan, Those who tried to Atul Nanda on Thursday ing a bid to defuse the con hundreds of party members said the national agency had Atul Nanda troversy over the district break the law were Punjab Advocate General took to the streets in Rampur no jurisdiction in the matter administration’s recent on Thursday. They were res arrested after the State government thus not entitled to a copy of ban on religious ceremo ponding to a call given by A.K. Singh withdrew the cases from it the closure report. “This nies on roads. District Magistrate Rampur party president Akhilesh Ya last year. stand was absurd, consider Mohammad Khalid Ha dav. He had appealed to the and senior leader Dharmen “The CBI lost all authori ing that the agency itself meed said the place for party cadre to support Mr. dra Yadav also tried to enter ty and jurisdiction to conti had, in its closure report, performing Friday prayers Khan and his MLA son Ab Rampur but were detained nue with any investigation cited the ‘reports’ and ‘in was inside a mosque. dullah Azam in what he de by the police. Masood Ha in the cases, much less to puts’ of the Punjab police,” “If there is a spill over, scribed as a “witchhunt” by san, student leader and the file a closure report, after he added. the devout should not per the Yogi Adityanath Moradabad MP’s son who the State government issued form namaz on the streets government. Police detain SP leader Dharmendra Yadav and his supporters was leading a bunch of prot a formal notification to with ‘Dubious role’ and cause inconvenience after they tried to enter Rampur on Thursday. * PTI esters, described the police draw the cases from the Meanwhile, Punjab Ekta to others,” he told repor District borders sealed action as “unconstitutional”. agency in September 2018,” Party president Sukhpal ters. “Instead, they could The district administration mocratic”, Mr. Abdullah crit Twenty eight FIRs have “Peaceful protest is our de said Mr. Nanda. He said that Singh Khaira accused the offer their prayers on roof responded by sealing the icised the district adminis been filed against Mr. Khan mocratic right. The BJP go instead of filing the closure Chief Minister of playing a tops of neighbouring build borders of the district. Mr. tration for being selective in with charges of grabbing the vernment is trying to divert report, the correct legal “dubious role” in the cases ings wherever convenient.” Abdullah and around 200 using Section 144. “When land of farmers and madra attention from Unnao case course for the CBI would of sacrilege and asking the The Aligarh administra supporters were detained — the BJP people burnt the effi sas for Mohammad Ali Jau where its own partyman is have been to inform the CBI to reopen the cases . tion had imposed a blanket the second time in two days gy of my father, the adminis har University. The police involved in a heinous crime. court that it was no longer “The Chief Minister failed ban on holding any reli 0 for the legislator — for ob tration didn’t take any ac have also charged him for The land issue is already in charged with the investiga to implement the resolution gious function on the roads DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to structing the work of officials tion,” he said. stealing books and rare ma court and will be resolved in tion. passed by the Vidhan Sabha in the U.P. district without verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of on duty. “Section 144 was in On the charge of the admi nuscripts from Aaliya Madra due course. As for books, The CBI had on July 4 to take back the cases from prior permission. an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG place because of Kanwar Ya nistration targeting the Ram sa. our sources say the police filed a closure report in the the CBI. On one hand, he ad The authorities has ta PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch tra and the upcoming Bakri pur MP because of political had planted them in the un three Bargari sacrilege cases vocated that the cases be ken the step as a precau for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s Id. Those who tried to break reasons, Mr. Singh said he Leaders detained iversity,” he alleged. of 2015 in the special CBI probed by the SIT of Punjab tionary measure to prevent products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir the law were arrested,” said was being investigated be The SP top brass is seeing the By evening, the police al court in Mohali. police, while on the other any disturbance after some ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in A.K. Singh, District Magis cause of the cases filed action as politically motivat lowed the leaders to go Mr. Nanda also expressed he is asking the CBI to reo Hindutva groups had last any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in trate, Rampur. against him. “Action will be ed. On Thursday, Dr S.T. Ha home and the protesters surprise at the CBI’s stand pen the cases. This raises se week planned the recital of this newspaper. While Mr. Yadav termed taken only on the basis of san, party MP from the were waiting for further or that the State of Punjab was rious questions about his in ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ every the police action as “unde evidence.” neighbouring Moradabad ders from the leadership. a stranger to the events, and tentions,” said Mr. Khaira. Tuesday.

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Press trust of india Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) Buoyed by passing of the triple talaq Bill by Parlia ment, a Muslim woman on Thursday filed an FIR against her husband, who divorced her by saying ta laq thrice in Hazaribagh district last month. Inspectorcumofficer incharge of Bishnugarh police station Ganesh Ku mar Singh said that Subeda Khatoon, mother of three children, filed an FIR against her husband Dilda raj Ansari of Nawada locali ty accusing him of giving her talaq in July last by recklessly uttering the word thrice. She complained that he allegedly threw her out of the house after four years Vehicles wade through a flooded Lal Chowk after heavy rain in Srinagar on Thursday. * NISSAR AHMAD of marriage and regularly CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC assaulted her. She also charged her husband with beating her regularly for dowry. BJP MLAs walk out of Commonwealth meet The woman told the pol ice that she gathered cour Professor’s remarks during valedictory session upset Opposition lawmakers age after the triple talaq Bill was passed by the Ra Special Correspondent position Gulab Chand Kata parliamentary democracy in cessfully challenged by the jya Sabha on July 30 and JAIPUR ria and other BJP legislators India”. Prof. Hasan, invited Opposition parties, the BJP approached them. Angered by the analysis of took exception to the re as a keynote speaker, said MLAs got agitated and stood the 2019 Lok Sabha election marks of former professor of the campaign for the Lok up, accusing the noted polit results as the victory of com Political Science at Jawahar Sabha election had wit ical scientist of making one munal and majoritarian pol lal Nehru University, Zoya nessed the “spread of disin sided remarks. itics, BJP MLAs staged a wal Hasan, during the seminar’s formation” on social media Assembly Speaker C.P. kout from a seminar of the valedictory session. BJP MLA and promotion of a “perso Joshi defended Prof. Hasan’s Commonwealth Parliamen Rajendra Rathore disrupted nality cult” assiduously built right to address the gather tary Association (CPA) in the Prof. Hasan’s address and ac over the last five years. ing. When the BJP legislators Rajasthan Assembly here on cused her of making an “ide did not relent, Mr. Joshi said Thursday. Former President ological attack” on the ruling ‘One-sided remarks’ those who were not willing Pranab Mukherjee inaugu party at the Centre. When Prof. Hasan ascribed to listen were free to leave rated the seminar earlier in The seminar, coorgan the BJP’s landslide victory to the House. the day. ised by CPA and Lokniti the creation of a majority The BJP MLAs boycotted CPARajasthan vicepresi CSDS, was devoted to the vote bank and Hindu nation the seminar and staged a dent and Leader of the Op theme “Changing nature of alism that could not be suc walkout. High Court notice to MP Pragya Thakur Petition challenges her election press trust of india Vishal Dhagat served the Jabalpur (M.P.) notice to Ms. Thakur on The Madhya Pradesh High Thursday and sought res Court on Thursday issued a ponse within four weeks. notice to BJP Bhopal MP Pra During the Lok Sabha gya Singh Thakur on a peti poll campaign, Ms. Thakur tion challenging her elec violated Section 123 (3) tion to the Lok Sabha, the (seeking votes on the basis petitioner’s lawyer said. of religion) of the Represen The petition seeks to set tation of the People Act, the aside her election on the petition claimed. grounds that she allegedly adopted “corrupt practices” ‘False statements’ and whipped up communal She also made false state passions during the cam ments against her rival and paign. Rakesh Dixit, a jour Congress candidate Digvi nalist, has filed the petition jaya Singh which violated in his capacity as a voter re Section 123 (4) (making false gistered in Bhopal. and defamatory statements Advocate Arvind Shrivas about another candidate) of tava, his lawyer, said Justice the Act, the lawyer added.

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AIKMS plans protest from BJP leader’s remark on triple talaq Kaziranga tigers: spotlight on August 9 victims sparks row in Odisha House officialpoacher nexus Staff Reporter BERHAMPUR Report suggests some staff may be 'involved in poaching’ The All India Kisan Maz What is wrong in quoting survey reports in Assembly, asks Bishnu Charan Sethi door Sabha has planned a SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT cites the poaching of three cil, are not answerable to the twoweeklong nationwide Special Correspondent Bill has nothing to “The Bill has nothing to do cite communal tension. GUWAHATI rhinos in as many days in No heads of Assam’s Forest protest on August 9 against BHUBANESWAR <> do with religion with religion and is aimed at Speaker Surjya Narayan An evaluation report on In vember 2017 close to the Tu Department. the alleged drive of the rul The Odisha Assembly wit eradicating a social evil. Now, Patro had to adjourn the pro dia’s tiger reserves has put nikati antipoaching camp The hills of Karbi Anglong ing class to evict the poor and is aimed at nessed pandemonium on eradicating a social one cannot divorce his wife ceedings after he failed to res the spotlight on an alleged under the Burapahar Range. not only provide shelter to from their livelihood and Thursday after Bishnu Cha just by uttering ‘talaqtalaq tore normalcy in the House. nexus between some officials the animals of Kaziranga dur evil. habitat. ran Sethi, deputy leader of talaq’ in an inebriated state Similar scenes were created of Kaziranga National Park Anti-poaching camps ing high floods but also cover Bishnu Charan Sethi the Bharatiya Janata Party, Deputy leader of the BJP or via a mobile phone mes by Congress MLAs in the and poachers. “When there are 178 anti for poachers, the report said. stoked a controversy when sage,” he added postlunch session, forcing Kaziranga, a World Herit poaching camps in a 911sq he said that triple talaq vic the interests of women, he adjournments. age Site designated by UNES km area, each camp has to Railway line tims were being forced into said, while adding that he BJD protests The Speaker had to ad CO, is more popular as the protect 5 sq km. Given the re Assam Forest Minister Pari prostitution. had only quoted findings of Mr. Sethi’s statement soon journ the House five times world’s best address for the sources at the command of mal Suklabaidya had in The BJP MLA was replying some survey reports. evoked strong opposition and finally for the day after onehorned rhino. It is also the personnel, it should not formed the 126member State to the Congress members “What is wrong in quoting from members of both oppo transacting some normal bu been a major tiger reserve co be difficult to guard the area Assembly that an expert com who had on Wednesday criti survey reports in the House? sition Congress and ruling siness amid uproarious vering an area of 1,080 sq km. effectively. Such poaching mittee had been formed to cised the BJPled government I have not made any adverse BJD members. The Congress scenes. Prime Minister Narendra close to the camps leads to study the proposal for laying at the Centre for pushing remark against any commun MLAs rushed to the well of Meanwhile, Odisha Pra Modi had earlier this week re the suspicion of the involve a second track through Dee through the Muslim Women ity, but quoted survey reports the House to disrupt the pro desh Congress Committee leased the management effec ment of officials,” it says. por Beel, a wetland on the (Protection of Rights on Mar that say Muslim women dom ceedings, while some BJD president Niranjan Patnaik tiveness evaluation reports The report also notes Kazi western edge of Guwahati riage) Bill in Parliament. inate the red light areas in members protested by stand demanded that Mr. Sethi for tiger reserves across the ranga’s management weak that was listed in 2002 as a Mr. Sethi claimed that Mumbai and Kolkata,” Mr. ing on their seats. apologise for making deroga country, including Kaziranga. ness in coordinating with for Ramsar Site. some political parties had Sethi said Senior Congress MLA Na tory statements about Mus The report says that some est officials of Karbi Anglong, “The panel will submit its been opposing the Bill with The practice of “triple ta rasingha Mishra countered lim women. The party will staff of Kaziranga Tiger Re which runs along the south report to the National Green an eye on minority votes. laq” was abolished in 38 Mr. Sethi by saying that the protest if Mr. Sethi did not serve may sometimes get in ern boundary of the tiger re Tribunal, which will decide Those opposing it should countries including Pakistan BJP leader should not make apologise, Mr. Patnaik said at volved in poaching by help serve. This is because the for on whether or not to go keep in mind that the legisla and Bangladesh, the BJP lead statements against a particu a press conference. ing the poachers. To drive est officials of Karbi Anglong, ahead with the project,” Mr. tion was passed to protect er maintained. lar community that would in (With PTI inputs) home the point, the report an autonomous tribal coun Suklabaidya said. Delhi HC grants protection to Mukul Roy Man arrested for Cuttack killings

Staff Reporter asked Mr. Roy to join the in actually residing in Delhi. Correspondent up from his Nayagarh house Mr. Singh said. New Delhi vestigation and to be availa The claim was opposed by CUTTACK on Monday, has confessed to Refuting the claims made The Delhi High Court on ble for questioning on the police. The Cuttack city police on his involvement in the killing by his family and acquain Thursday granted protec Friday. The case pertains to the Thursday arrested Narayan of two homeless persons at tancesthat Sahu was in Naya tion to BJP leader Mukul Roy The BJP leader had chal recovery of ₹19 lakh from a Sahu, a 35yearold mentally Cuttack's OMP square on July garh from July 22 evening till from coercive action for 10 lenged the notices issued to person in Burrabazar area of disturbed youth of Nayagarh 22 and July 23. the time he was picked up by days to enable him to move a him by the Kolkata police to Kolkata on July 31, 2018, district, implicating him in “The police will take him the Cuttack city police on Ju trial court in Kolkata for anti appear before it for ques leading to his arrest along two of the three murder cas in remand for further ques ly 29 morning, the DCP said cipatory bail in connection tioning in the case. Mr. Roy with a few others. Mr. Roy’s es that were reported here tioning and establish his in the arrest was made on the with a cash recovery case had claimed that the notices phone number allegedly ﬁ within 24 hours last week. volvement in the third mur basis of confession state there. were issued to him on a West gured in one of the arrested DCP Akhileshvar Singh der in which another ments made by the accused Justice A.K. Chawla also Bengal address when he was persons’ call list. said Sahu, who was picked homeless person was killed,” and circumstantial evidence.

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Press Trust of India Sharad Vyas Will engage with five crore youngsters for a youth manifesto Chandrapur Amravati Leader of Opposition in the The Bharatiya Janata Party Alok Deshpande be released ahead of the As Assembly Vijay Wadettiwar (BJP) began its campaign for Mumbai sembly elections. claimed on Thursday that the coming Assembly elec The State unit of the Youth The Youth Congress cam some disgruntled senior tions with the Union Defence Congress on Thursday paign is likely to add to the leaders of the ruling BJP Minister Rajnath Singh de launched its ‘WakeUp Mah charged political scene in are in touch with the Con claring on Thursday that De arashtra: Today for Tomor the State with almost all gress. Four MLAs — three vendra Fadnavis was the row’ campaign in Mumbai. leading parties — Shiv Sena, from the NCP and one from chief ministerial candidate “The Maharashtra Youth Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress — joined the for the polls to be contested Congress has decided to Nationalist Congress Party — BJP on Wednesday. jointly with Shiv Sena. come out with a manifesto launching their peoples con “The BJP has started Mr. Singh was flagging of especially aimed at the tact programmes. hunting and trapping se the first phase of the one youth by engaging with Satyajeet TambePatil, “India is a country of nior opposition leaders. monthlong Mahajanadesh them and listening to their president of Maharashtra youth and the government But many BJP and Shiv Se Yatra at Mozari in Amarvati. concerns and inputs Youth Congress. had promised to provide 2 na leaders are unhappy. Mr. Fadnavis will travel ap through this campaign. We crore jobs every year. This The BJP had once called proximately 4,384 km cover will be engaging with four to He said the youth would did not happen even as the the NCP a party of “Alibaba ing 32 districts in the two five crore youngsters in the be involved in discussions, unemployment rate has and 40 thieves”, but now phases of the yatra. Mr. Singh 18 to 25 years age group from meetings, seminars, live dia reached a peak. We need to the BJP is welcoming se declared that the BJPSena al across all tehsils and dis logues, and other programs, tell the youngsters that it is nior NCP leaders into its liance would win 250 seats Yatra time: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis at the tricts,” said Satyajeet in both online and offline only the Congress which can fold,” he told reporters. He under the leadership of Mr. flagging off of the Mahajanadesh Yatra in Amarvati on Thursday. * S SUDERSHAN TambePatil, president of formats so that their views deliver on jobs and attain said, “A section of unhappy Fadnavis. the Maharashtra Youth could be heard and included economic growth,” said Mr. BJP leaders is waiting for a “Somebody was telling me through programmes such as Congress. in the Congress manifesto to TambePatil. chance and is in touch with that our target for Maharastra Jal Yukta Shivar, do vote me the Congress..” is 220. But we believe if both back to power. Give me a parties come together we can thumping mandate,” he said. win at least 250 seats. The Mr Fadnavis said their workers should go from door work has proved to be a mag Maratha Kranti Morcha warns Car falls into todoor to tell voters that De net for others to join, even vendra Fadnavis will be chief thoughthe party is not trying river in Pune; 1 ministerial candidate,” Mr. to woo anyone. “The BJP has of Statewide protest on Aug. 9 Singh said while listing out never chased anyone. We will safe, 2 missing the achievements by the go take in those leaders who are Press Trust of India reservation for Marathas. in every district, it was yet to vernment in the last five capable and put a ‘housful’ Aurangabad It demanded a govern act on it. Press Trust of India years. board for the rest,” he said The Maratha Kranti Morcha ment job to one family “If the government does Pune The yatra will cover 668 Rajnath Singh with Devendra Fadnavis paying tributes to while referring to exodus of (MKM) has warned of a member of each of the 42 not take a decision on these Two people were feared km in Konkan, 812 km in Rashtra Sant Tukdoji Maharaj before launching the Opposition MLAs to the BJP Statewide protest on Au deceased. demands by August 8, then drowned in the swollen In western Maharashtra, 1,232 Mahajanadesh Yatra. * PTI ranks over the past few gust 9 if the government It also said that although members of the community drayani river after the car km in Vidarbha, and 633 km weeks. failed to fulfil the communi the government had decid will hold an agitation on Au they were travelling in fell and 1,069 km in north Maha lier, many people had doubts bring these numbers to zero The Chief Minister said he ty’s various demands. ed to withdraw cases lodged gust 9,” Rajendra Datey Patil into the river from a bridge rastra and Marathwada res if he would be a responsible in this State. Farm income was launching the yatra to A delegation of the MKM against 13,700 Maratha prot of the MKM said. near near Takave village, pectively. Addressing party administrator at a young age too will double by 2022,” the connect with the people and submitted a memorandum esters , the decision is yet to Marathas, a politically in 50 km from here, around 1 workers and the people, who but Mr. Fadnavis has shown Union minister said. let them know of his govern to the divisional commis be implemented. fluential community that p.m. on Thursday, the pol had to wait for over four in five years has won the trust Earlier, listing out the ment’s achievements. “We sioner here on Wednesday In the memorandum, the constitutes around 30% of ice said. The third person hours for the leaders to ar of every person.” achievements of his govern have done in three years evening, drawing the go MKM also complained that the population, had in the car, Akshay Dhage, rive, Mr. Singh fully endorsed He said steps taken by the ment, Mr. Fadnavis asked pe what the previous govern vernment’s attention to nationalised banks were not launched protests to seek managed to swim to safety. the leadership of Mr. Fadna State have reduced drought ople to vote him and his back ments could not do in 15 their demands. cooperating in disbursal of 16% reservation. An official from the Wad vis, and said, “If someone and farm suicides. “I do not to power, with a majority. years. Several projects which The MKM said the govern loans to the community. The community had ear gaon Maval police said the asks me how has Maharash want to claim that farmers’ “My government has made were stuck were cleared, and ment should pay ₹10 lakh The organisation said that lier taken out silent marches NDRF, police and a local tra Chief Minister performed suicide is fully eliminated, fighting drought a priority. If I challenge anyone for an compensation to family although the State govern across the State to highlight group are searching for the past five years, I would say but the work by the govern you want me to continue this open debate on the pace of members of “42 people, ment had promised to make their demands, prominent other two, Sanket Aswale Devendra Fadnavis has done ment in the next five years, if battle and make the State free the works done by us,” he who laid down their lives” hostels available for the Ma among them being that of and Akshay Jagtap. wonders for the State. Ear voted back to power, will of drought and water scarcity said. during the protests seeking ratha community students reservation. Gadkari suffers another bout of dizziness at Solapur function Had to sit down during national anthem

Shoumojit Banerjee pelled to cancel further en Pune gagements for the day fol Union Minister for Road lowing the advice of his Transport and Highways and doctors. senior BJP leader Nitin Gad Mr. Deshmukh said that kari on Thursday suffered Mr. Gadkari had headed yet another bout of dizziness back to Nagpur after resting at a public function in Sola for a while in Solapur city. pur district. In December last, Mr. Mr. Gadkari was the guest Gadkari experienced a simi of honour on the occasion of lar bout of dizziness at a the foundation day of the function in Rahuri, Ahmed Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Hol nagar district. He fainted kar Solapur University. Nitin Gadkari suffers from and remained slumped on The Minister, who is a dia Type2 diabetes. his chair towards the end of betic frequently prone to the convocation ceremony such spells, experienced diz his chair for some time, be of the Rahuri Krishi Vidhya ziness towards the end of ing tended with medicines peeth following a sudden the hourlong programme as and observed by an anxious dip in his sugar level. he stood up to sing the na Mr. Deshmukh as well as Dr. Mr. Gadkari, who suffers tional anthem along with Mrunalini Fadnavis, Vice from diabetic nephropathy, others on the dais, which in Chancellor of Solapur Un was forced to undergo a gas cluded Maharashtra Cooper iversity, along with doctors tric bypass surgery in Mum ation Minister Subhash and members of the Minis bai in 2011 to combat his Deshmukh . ter’s security detail. weight problem. Mr. Gadkari, who According to reports, the The BJP leader suffers slumped in his chair, at Minister experienced the from Type2 diabetes, which tempted to stand up again fainting spell following a makes an individual highly till the completion of the an sudden dip in his sugar level. susceptible to heart diseases them. Following its conclu His condition is stable now. and nerve and kidney dam sion, he remained seated in However, he was com age. Using EVMs plank, Raj Thackeray aims to unite regional players Alok Deshpande Mumbai Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s meeting with the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Baner jee seeking her participation in the opposition march against Electronic Voting Ma chines on August 9, is also seen as an attempt to check whether a front of regional leaders could be set up to take Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray with West on the Bharatiya Janata Party Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata. * PTI (BJP), according to senior MNS leader. all regional leaders appre eray to Kolkata. Mr. Shidore Mr. Thackeray was in Kol hending being bulldozed by however accepted that the kata for two days and invited the BJP, led by Prime Minister question of setting up a front Ms. Banerjee to the antiEVM Narendra Modi and Home Mi of regional leaders was posed protest. He has already raised nister Amit Shah. by reporters to the MNS chief a demand with the Chief Elec “This meeting was not during his visit to which he re tion Commissioner of India to about setting up a front of re plied that he wanted to con conduct the Assembly polls in gional leaders but solely centrate on one issue at a the State on ballot paper. about the issue of EVMs and time. “He did not deny anyth Mr. Thackeray’s visit to Kol how these machines are turn ing. But it must be taken into kata, at a time when he is ing out to be a threat to the account that no alliance or a struggling to make space for democratic process,” said front formed for the sake of himself at the State level is al Anil Shidore, party leader elections or votes survives for so seen as an attempt to unite who accompanied Mr. Thack long, ” he said. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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HC orders forensic audit Yediyurappa is yet to visit Delhi to consult party leaders of entities of IMA Group Special Correspondent BENGALURU Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday ordered that the Induction of Ministers into proposed forensic audit of I Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Monetary Advisory (IMA) Pvt. Yediyurappa’s Cabinet is like Ltd. should also include the ly to take place only after Au entities connected to it, and gust 6. their partners. This will help While it was speculated the competent authority in that Mr. Yediyurappa would an efficient and transparent induct Ministers this week af discharge of the obligations ter consulting the BJP central mandated under the leadership, he is yet to travel Karnataka Protection of to Delhi. Mr. Yediyurappa, Interest of Depositors (KPID) who took oath as Chief Minis Since July 26, when B.S. Yediyurappa took the oath of office, in Financial Establishments ter on July 26, has completed it has been a oneman Ministry in Karnataka. * FILE PHOTO (KIPD) Act, 2004. a week, running the govern ment as a oneman Ministry. Godavari inflow crosses 7 While there is no clarity More disqualified MLAs lakh cusecs among State leaders on the VIJAYAWADA Ministerial induction, sourc The inflow in the Godavari es close to Mr. Yediyurappa move Supreme Court river between Polavaram and say it will take some shape Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage at next week. Dowleswaram crossed the 7 They seek to quash Speaker’s order Respite, at last: An aerial view of the agricultural fields at Araku in Andhra Pradesh. The monsoon has eluded the He is likely to induct Minis lakh lakh cusec mark early on Legal Correspondent * ters in phases. Karnataka can Article 19 to carry on any Thursday . Over the day, the Visakhapatnam district delaying agriculture activity. Finally, the region has been getting some rainfall. K.R. DEEPAK CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC NEW DELHI trade, business and profes flood receded marginally with have a maximum Ministerial inflows falling to 7.5 lakh size of 34 including the Chief Several more disqualified sion. Their right to resign cusecs at noon and further to Minister. Karnataka legislators from the post of MLA and 7.38 lakh cusecs by evening. A section of the party lead moved the Supreme Court carry on any vocation of As many as 19 habitations in Siddhartha’s ers feel that the delay could on Thursday against their their choice including pu Polavaram mandal and three A.P. govt. asks Navayuga to also be due to the Supreme ouster from the House un blic service cannot be de in Yelarupadu mandal have death: police Court looking into the peti der the antidefection law. nied by the Respondent been identified for to quiz CFO tions by rebel MLAs from the The MLAs, including Speaker by a completely il evacuation. exit Polavaram project Congress and the Janata Dal Pratapgouda Patil and legal and unconstitutional (S), who have challenged A.H. Vishwanath, have ap order. ‘Order on power-water Special Correspondent their disqualification. proached the Supreme The action of the Speak connections withdrawn’ Special Correspondent Mangaluru The party is said to be Court jointly and separate er is thus in violation of the KOCHI Vijayawada The Mangaluru police waiting for the Supreme ly within a few days of Ra fundamental rights of the The Kerala government on The Andhra Pradesh Water would question the Chief Court ruling, before deciding mesh Jarkhiholi and Ma Petitioners guaranteed un Thursday informed the Kerala Resources Department on Finance Officer of Coffee on accommodating them or hesh Kumathalli did so. der Articles 19 and 21,” High Court that it has already Thursday served termina Day Enterprises Ltd. their family members. Their separate petitions they argued. They have al withdrawn its earlier order tion notice for preclosure of (CDEL) and a few other fi Sources close to Mr. Yediy have arraigned the Speak so challenged the Speak directing to provide head works of the Polavaram nancial advisers to know urappa said the party will not er, the State of Karnataka, er’s conclusion that their electricity and water Project worth ₹2,914.66 the monetary health of the wait indefinitely and he Congress Legislature Party resignations were neither connections to new crore, which was being im company and the other as would go ahead with inclu leader Siddaramaiah and voluntary nor genuine. commercial and residential plemented by M/s. Navayuga pects related to the unnat sion of at least its own mem State Congress president The legislators asked the buildings in Munnar without Engineering Company Li ural death of the compa bers by next week. Dinesh Gundurao, former court to call for records of insisting on no objection mited (NECL). The project ny’s founder V.G. Meanwhile, the BJP central Karnataka Chief Minister proceedings pertaining to certificate from Revenue * FILE PHOTO H.D. Kumaraswamy as res their resignation and authorities. The submission was awarded to Navayuga by A view of the Polavaram project site in A.P. Siddhartha, said Police leadership, which has sent a was made when a contempt the Telugu Desam Party Commissioner Sandeep strong signal that it would pondents. The petitions disqualification. petition filed by Paristhiti government. nal EPC (Engineering, Pro Engineer B. Sudhakara Babu Patil here on Thursday. not allow unilateral decisions urged the court to set aside They argued that the Samrakshana Samithi of Irrigation experts say that curement and Construction) said the decision was taken Notices have been is by rejecting the candidature the Speaker’s decision to disqualification order un Thodupuzha against the this would lead to time and contractor M/s Transstroy based on the findings of the sued to the Chief Finance of Mr. Yediyurappa’s confi disqualify them from the der the Tenth Schedule government for issuing an cost overruns. NECL had had expressed inability to Stateappointed Subbaraya Officer and other advisers, dant K.G. Bopaiah for the Karnataka Legislative As was not in consonance order in violation of the High agreed to undertake the continue at the old price le Sarma Expert Committee to who were abroad, to ap Speaker’s post, appears to sembly. with the Rules 6 and 7 of Court’s earlier directive came work at the same price level, vel, towards the end of 2017. look into irregularities in the pear before the investigat have made the Chief Minister “The petitioners have a the Karnataka Rules of up for hearing. that is 14% less, as the origi Polavaram Project Chief execution of the project. ing officer. more cautious. fundamental right under 1986. HC seeks report on AIDS HC orders one more autopsy Bandipur adds value worth ₹6,405 cr. ‘outbreak’ in Rajahmundry jail of Linganna For every rupee spent on the reserve in Karnataka, the rate of return is 700% Special Correspondent Mohit M. Rao Matter comes to light as prisoner seeks bail for treatment Hyderabad Bengaluru The Telangana High Court If monetary values could be Special Correspondent a murder case and is serving had admitted that their sex on Thursday directed the assigned to tiger reserves, VIJAYAWADA a life term from February 2 ual behaviour was responsi State government to con then the Bandipur Tiger Re A prisoner’s petition in the last year. ble for their condition. “The duct a repostmortem ex serve would record a stag Andhra Pradesh High Court Speaking to The Hindu, prison records show that Ye amination of P. Linganna, gering ₹6,405.7 crore an seeking bail for AIDS treat jail superintendent S. Raja dukondalu was hit by the who died in an alleged ex nually, says an economic ment has led to a shocking rao said 19 of the 27 prison AIDScausing virus in 2006,” change of fire with the pol evaluation of tiger reserves revelation that 27 inmates of ers identified as AIDS pa he added. ice near Nandi hillock in released by the National Tig the Rajamahendravaram tients were already infected Mr. Rajarao ruled out the BhadadriKothagudem dis er Conservation Authority. Central Prison were afflicted by the virus when they came possibility of AIDS affliction trict on Wednesday. For every rupee spent on the with the condition. to serve their terms. through blood transfusion CLC president G. Lax reserve, the rate of return The HC heard the case on or homosexual acts in the man filed a public interest through various tangible and Wednesday and reacted Pre-existing condition jail. petition seeking a direction nontangible benefits is an sharply demanding that jail Mr. Rajarao said the remain “We take all precautions,” to the government to con incredible 700%. authorities furnish a de ing eight of them were re he said, adding that the af duct autopsy again and The study, authored by tailed report on the total ferred to the local Govern fected patients were given a charged it was a ‘fake en the Centre for Ecological number of AIDS patients in ment General Hospital for doctorprescribed diet of counter’. Services Management at the Tiger reserves in Karnataka the jail and the medical medical checkups after they 100 gm mutton, 250 ml milk, After hearing the argu Indian Institute of Forest treatment being given to showed signs of weakness. A a boiled egg and multivita ments, the Bench asked Management, estimates the them. series of tests confirmed min tablets daily. the Gandhi Hospital to car economic valuation of Ban The prisoner, Challa Ye they were suffering from The jail officials have been ry out the autopsy again dipur and nine other tiger re have overall rating of 80.47% dukondalu, a native of Gun AIDS. asked to submit a detailed and present the report to serves in the country. The tur district, was convicted in He said the eight of them report on Friday. the court by Monday. objective, states the report, Report shows a 10% increase from the 2014 evaluation is to enhance tiger conserva tion by highlighting the ho R. Krishna Kumar MEE, when compared with provision of ₹50,000 as CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Mohit M. Rao CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC listic economic benefits of the 2010 report. For Kali, it seed money from the Mysuru/Bengaluru protected areas. notes the restrictions in Bandipur Tiger Foundation Researchers used an array Karnataka’s increase in tiger vehicular movement during to make them functional Reliving Shihab Thangal’s grand passion of methods to determine the numbers comes on the back night time as one of the and effective. economic, scientific, educa of the increase in protection reasons for the Locals bear the brunt of tional, cultural and recrea and conservation of its five improvement. humanwildlife conflict and The late IUML president had a treasured collection of vintage clocks and watches tional services of tiger parks. tiger reserves. The However, the report the Forest Department was For Bandipur, the report Management Effectiveness mentions concerns that heavily dependent on their Abdul Latheef Naha and beauty,” she said. notes that every rupee spent Evaluation (MEE) report by need to be addressed. For cooperation in MALAPPURAM Once with his gaze fixed on the management of the the National Tiger instance, in Bandipur, the conservation. Former Indian Union at the needle of a curious reserve sees the area gener Conservation Authority NTCA has called for “The EDCs also help in Muslim League (IUML) State chronograph, Thangal told ate intangible and tangible (NTCA), which ranks tiger immediate revival of the preventing people from president Syed this reporter: “It reminds benefits amounting to nearly reserves on numerous EcoDevelopment entering the forests, and Mohammedali Shihab me of human lives. ₹716.3 crore. parameters, shows that the Committees (EDC) so as to this reduces human Thangal had once described Whatever we do and The park, it says, gener five tiger reserves in increase local community inducted pressure and himself as a horophile. But however hard we try, our ates “flow” benefits of Karnataka have an overall participation in disturbance to wildlife before he could show this lives move in accordance ₹6,405.7 crore annually — score of 80.47, which is a conservation efforts. habitat,” said D. Rajkumar reporter his collection as a with God’s design.” translating to around ₹4.41 10% increase from the MEE Of the 112 villages around of Wildlife Conservation testimony of his passion for Ms. Beevi said that lakh worth of services per evaluation in 2014, and the reserve, just 22 EDCs are Foundation. clocks and watches, he fell Thangal used to give pens hectare protected. For in reflects “better protection functioning. This has led to For instance, the ill and passed away on and watches from his stance, the cost saved by the status” of the reserves. poor local participation in presence of an EDC at August 1, 2009. collections to people who State for conservation, pro The biggest conservation. Mangala village, which value them. But, knowing tection and provisioning of improvements are in Kali Local authorities have encompasses five smaller 10th anniversary Timeless treasure: Kodappanakkal family helping watchmaker his taste and passion, water was pegged at and Bhadra tiger reserves, presented a few “immediate villages, has helped in On Thursday, the 10th K. Nasaruddin clean the timepieces. * SAKEER HUSSAIN people used to gift him with ₹2,066.95 crore per year, cli which have effectively actionable points”, which maintaining cordial anniversary of Thangal’s more such curios that he mate regulation at ₹1,443.21 reversed the declining include reviving and relations with the staff, he death, the watchmaker who watchmaker from Nasaruddin. treasured. crore, and genepool protec grades shown in the 2014 constituting EDCs and said. used to support Thangal’s Thiruvananthapuram, said Thangal’s widow Shareefa His family continues to tion of ₹1,263.74 crore an DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD personal hobby by repairing Thangal was an enthusiast Aysha Beevi told The Hindu treasure the clocks that he nually. some of his complicated of the timepieces that he that he was an aficionado of cherished. “There’s a Other benefits include tion of species is worth a while 16.01% are at the na would have cost ₹82.59 crore clocks, reached the collected passionately. Some clocks, watches and pens. sentimental value to these prevention of soil loss, bio staggering ₹31,476.15 crore tional level. to rectify. Kodappanakkal house at of the winding clocks in his “During our travels abroad, collections,” said his little logical control of disease, en annually in the 1,469.69 sq. In addition, the park con At the global level, the re Panakkad and overhauled collection were more than he used to buy some curious grandchildren couragement to pollination km. core and buffer areas of tributes nearly 1,121 billion serve’s forests store 1.2 crore dozens of timepieces that 80 years old. clocks and pens. At home, Mohammedali Shihab and and others. the reserve. litres of water to the Cauvery tonnes of carbon (worth the Muslim leader had “It was a wonderful he used to look at them Shareefa Nargees, who Apart from this, the stock The report estimates that worth ₹2,067 crore per year; ₹8,6958 crore), apart from treasured. hobby that he cherished closely for a long time, helped Mr. Nasaruddin of timber, sequestered car 3.06% of the flow benefits while the forests prevent soil sequestering 3.45 lakh K. Nasaruddin, the privately,” said Mr. enjoying their intricacies clean them up. bon and genepool protec are accrued at the local level, loss and nutrient loss that tonnes of carbon annually .

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THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 NATION 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF 4 persons die in wall collapse, Culture Ministry comes up life hit in flooded Vadodara with a 100-day agenda Big screens for aarti at 24 spots, 25 science museum vans Poll officials seal Nearly 5,000 marriage hall in T.N. people were Damini Nath VELLORE NEW DELHI Citing violation of the model shifted by NDRF code of conduct, election Installing big screens and au officials sealed a marriage dio systems at two dozen hall where DMK president Special Correspondent spots where a large number M.K. Stalin held a meeting AHMEDABAD of devotees gather for with leaders of the Muslim Incessant rainfall has caused prayers or aarti, rolling out community. The model code the death of four people in a 25 science museums on is in force as the constituency wall collapse in Vadodara, wheels to reach out to rural will go to polls on August 5. besides causing floods and students, and digging rain affecting life in the city. water harvesting pits at over Rakesh Asthana takes Nearly 5,000 people from 100 major monuments charge as NCB DG over two dozen lowlying across the country are all on NEW DELHI areas were shifted by the Na the Union Culture Ministry's Devotees at Har ki Pauri on the Ganga in Haridwar. IPS officer Rakesh Asthana tional Disaster Response 100day agenda. Thursday took charge as the chief of the Narcotics Control Force (NDRF). Most of the As a part of the Narendra ture works. Also on the 100 have large screens and audio Bureau (NCB), officials said. roads were completely Modi government’s plan for day plan was the develop systems. aarti The 1984batch Gujarat cadre inundated. its first 100 days after return ment of places for in officer is already serving as The government has de ing to power in May, Union order to facilitate the large Expanding reach the DG of the Bureau of Civil ployed nine teams of the Culture and Tourism Minis number of people who visit In order to expand the reach Aviation Security. PTI NDRF, besides the Army and Helping hand: Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force rescuing an elderly man in ter of State (Independent daily, Mr. Patel said. of its science centres, Mr. Pa the State Disaster Response Vadodara on Thursday. Large parts of Gujarat have been flooded due to incessant rain.* PTI Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel “Right now, there are ma tel said the Ministry would Man beaten to death by Force (SDRF) to evacuate pe told The Hindu that the Mi ny places where aarti takes deploy 25 mobile vans that villagers in Jharkhand ople from areas along the NDRF and four SDRF teams ice and teams of fire brigade mm on Wednesday. nistry would be focusing on place and a large number of will house science mu DUMKA Vishwamitri river that is have been involved in rescue of Vadodara and Surat Muni The district authorities or constructing three pits each people participate, but it is seums. So far, the Ministry A man was beaten to death flowing to the danger level operations in addition to two cipal Corporations have dered the closure of all at 123 sites, including the unplanned. We are in the operates 23 such vans, but by villagers when he along mark. columns of the Army and as been deployed for a major schools and colleges on Fri 100 monuments covered un process of providing some they tend to visit State capi with three others was allegedly trying to escape According to the State many companies of the State rescue operation in the city day. The operations at the ci der the Adarsh Smarak screens, audio systems and tals and metropolitan areas after stealing goods and Emergency Operation Cen Reserve Police (SRP). which had seen an extreme ty airport were shut on scheme. He added that software,” he said. only, a Ministry official said. valuables from a house at ter (SEOC), a total of five Additionally, district pol ly heavy downpour of 499 Thursday. greening would also be car A total of 24 spots, includ The 25 new vans would be Chihudia in Dumka district. ried out at these sites, with a ing Har ki Pauri in Haridwar deployed in the 115 “aspira Bhola Hazra, who died on the focus on planting trees that and sites in Uttar Pradesh, tional districts”, as identi spot, was a history sheeter. PTI have long lives and won’t Himachal Pradesh and Guja fied by the Centre, the offi have to be shifted for any fu rat among others, would cial added. ED attaches REI Agro’s Normal rains likely in August, September assets worth ₹481 crore NEW DELHI soon season (August to Sep The ED on Thursday attached IMD expects 100% tember) based on the 1961 assets worth ₹481.04 crore of UGC panel urges review of REI Agro Limited in a bank of LPA rainfall 2010 period is 42.83 cm. fraud case. It is alleged that across the country “The probabilistic fore REI Agro and its directors, cast suggests that the rainfall availed of credit facilities to across the country during process to appoint VCs the tune of ₹3,871.71 crore Press Trust of India the second half of the South from 14 banks under a New Delhi west Monsoon season is consortium arrangement and The monsoon is expected to most likely to be normal (94 It says quality of research is linked to academic leadership diverted funds. be normal in August and 106% of LPA) with a proba September, the India Mete bility of 45%,” the IMD said. Special Correspondent In the last three years, the quality of Ph.D./M.Phil. Premises of Malvinder, orological Department said In April, the IMD had NEW DELHI several appointments have Degrees,” says the report of Shivinder Singh raided on Thursday in its forecast made the forecast of a nor A panel set up by the Univer come under fire, with some the committee headed by NEW DELHI for the second half of the mal monsoon. sity Grants Commission VCs being removed because former Indian Institute of The Enforcement Directorate fourmonth rainfall season. Mritunjay Mohapatra, Di (UGC) to promote and im of financial irregularities Science director P. Balaram. on Thursday conducted searches on the premises Quantitatively, the rainfall rector General of IMD, said prove the quality of research and lack of qualifications. The report was made public linked to former Religare across the country as a the next two weeks are ex in Indian universities, has “The UGC /MHRD as well on Wednesday. promoters, Malvinder Singh whole during the twomonth pected to bring good rainfall called for a review of the way as State governments must The report underlines and Shivinder Singh, and period is likely to be 100% of due to formation of a low ViceChancellors (VCs) are seriously review the me that “It is also extremely im others in connection with an the Long Period Average pressure area in the north appointed. The panel em chanism by which Vice portant to ensure that Go FIR registered by the Delhi (LPA) with a model error of Bay of Bengal. phasised that the quality of Chancellors are appointed. verning Bodies of the univer police’s EOW. The police case plus or minus 8%, the IMD likely to be 99% of the LPA The LPA of the rainfall ov The official rainfall season research culture depended Good academic leadership is sities [syndicate/executive alleges misappropriation of said. with an error margin of plus er the country as a whole for in India starts from June to on good academic essential for improving the council etc.] have eminent ₹740 crore. The rainfall in August is or minus 9%, it said. the second half of the mon September. leadership. research culture, including academics as members.”

Weather Watch Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday In West Bengal, a peaceful election is conducted — by sex workers

The polls were held for 45 branch committees spread across the State in a process which began in June

Shiv Sahay Singh with 50,000 members. ly those who declared them is not much difference bet Kolkata Smarajit Jana, an advisor selves as “sex workers” ween voting in this election Elections in West Bengal are of the DMSC who oversaw could contest and vote. and in the general election. invariably a violent affair. the elections, said the pro “We have not been al The only difference is that But in this election, the eight cess started in June this year lowed to access our mobile there is no violence or fear contestants sat in a row hold with elections to its 45 phones. We cannot talk to here,” she said. ing the symbols allotted to branch committees spread any of the voters, not even Others involved in the them, laughing and joking across West Bengal. On Wed wave or smile to them,” said process said the elections with each other. nesday, as many as 180 elect Bishakha Laskar, contesting had been free and fair. Ban This unique election, held ed representatives from the for the post of the president shi Badan Chattopadhyay, a last Wednesday in the city’s 45 branch committees gath of DMSC. Three set of ballot retired school teacher, func Salt Lake area, was restricted ered at a community hall in papers were printed for the tioned as one of three obser to the community of sex Salt Lake to elect the office voters to decide the top three vers in the poll process. “We workers who elected the of bearers. There were a strict officebearers of the DMSC. are checking for false voters ficebearers of Durbar Mahi set of guidelines for holding Mamata Mukherjee, an of and ensuring that everything la Samanaway Committee the polls and observers were ficebearer at the Chetla goes on as per rules,” Mr. 180 elected representatives gathered at a community hall to (DMSC), the largest sex work appointed to ensure that the branch of DMSC, said she Chattopadhyay said even as Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) elect the officebearers. ers’ collective in the country process was free and fair. On was a firsttime voter. “There the polling was on. Forecast for Friday: Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Jammu & Kash mir, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, central Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka Man faces action for city rain max min city rain max min Agartala...... 29.5....35.5....25.7 Kozhikode...... 0.8....33.0....25.4 Ahmedabad...... 40.5....28.6....25.1 Kurnool ...... 1.9....35.0....25.3 cancelling food order Aizawl...... —....27.3....20.7 Lucknow...... —....34.9....27.8 Allahabad...... —....34.7....27.6 Madurai...... —....40.4....26.6 Bengaluru ...... —....30.4....20.5 Mangaluru ...... —....31.2....24.9 Staff Reporter gious lines and could stoke Bhopal ...... 21.2....27.3....23.3 Mumbai ...... 13.0....31.1....25.4 Bhopal communal disharmony. Bhubaneswar...... —....31.7....26.6 Mysuru ...... —....31.7....19.8 Two days after a man in Ja Therefore, we are taking Chandigarh ...... 3.0....29.0....26.2 New Delhi ...... —....36.9....27.8 Chennai ...... —....34.2....28.1 Patna ...... —....34.8....27.8 balpur cancelled an order preventive measures and Coimbatore ...... —....34.5....23.6 Port Blair...... 26.6....27.3....22.1 on food aggregator Zomato taking him to the SDM court Dehradun...... —....33.0....25.2 Puducherry ...... —....34.7....25.4 for being assigned a non where he will be asked to Gangtok...... 5.4....22.2....17.6 Pune...... 6.3....27.5....22.4 Goa...... 6.7....30.8....26.1 Raipur ...... —....27.2....23.5 Hindu delivery executive, sign a bond and a notice Guwahati ...... 80.6....33.0....24.4 Ranchi...... —....26.4....21.8 the local police on Thursday would be served on him,” Hubballi...... —....26.0....21.0 Shillong...... 0.4....24.1....18.0 decided to make him sign a said Amit Singh, Jabalpur Hyderabad ...... 1.9....29.9....23.0 Shimla...... 2.3....20.4....15.9 Imphal ...... —....28.3....22.4 Srinagar...... 1.0....23.8....17.8 bond stating he would not Superintendent of Police. Jaipur ...... —....33.2....27.2 Thiruvananthapuram...... —....31.5....25.7 post incendiary messages The police had warned Kochi ...... 3.2....31.2....25.4 Tiruchi...... —....40.0....28.0 on social media that were him that if he made such Kohima ...... 14.6....26.6....16.4 Vijayawada ...... 7.6....30.6....25.0 Kolkata ...... 1.8....33.6....26.6 Visakhapatnam ...... —....29.5....27.0 against secularism and statements again, he would (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) could disturb harmony. be charged under Section Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday “His tweets ended up di 122 and sent to jail for the re CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE viding Twitter users on reli maining bond period. Ahmedabad..... 65 .45 .85 ....66 .....— ....* Bengaluru ...... 4 .22 .38 ....87 .....— ....* In observation made at * 6.00 p.m., Manesar, Chennai ...... 6 .28 .59 ..126 .....— .... Haryana recorded an overall Delhi ...... 16 .31 .14 ....59 .210 ....* air quality index (AQI) score Hyderabad ...... 3 ..— .45 ..... — ...27 ....* of 194 indicating an Kolkata...... 4 .50 .27 ....57 ...75 ....* unhealthy level of pollution. * In contrast, Pithampur, Lucknow...... 4 .26 .50 ..113 .....— .... Madhya Pradesh recorded a Mumbai ...... 11 .17 104 ....15 ...44 ....* healthy AQI score of 15 Pune...... 74 ...8 .67 ....25 ...25 ....* Visakhapatnam 11 .47 .53 ....50 .101 ....*

Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues and monuments. NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart or lung disease

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“foul bunchback’d toad” though er stripe for instance — and indeed we now know he only had a his adoption of Persian as the offi Gender justice ‘crooked’ spine. But it is what the cial language tell us about the Leicester Cathedral has done to quest for legitimacy? Moreover, Poor women are even more disadvantaged as this legacy that has interested me was the religious zeal of Tipu, the supplicants before powerful men Janaki Nair the most: the display called for a son of a usurper, politically pio contemporary reconciliation with neering since his kingship had to early seven years after the Nirbhaya tragedy the conflicting aspects of the me be seen as deriving directly from shocked India and the world at large, a 19year n a recent visit to the Un mory of this King, emphasising the god (hence Khodadadi — or godgi Nold, who was allegedly raped in 2017 by a local iversity of Leicester, I had necessity of commemorating a ven — sarkar)? MLA in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, is battling for Othe opportunity of visiting brave and remarkable soldier, des Why is it that indisputable facts her life. Hooked to a ventilator, the girl’s latest trauma the newly established memorial to pite many popular memories to — such as Tipu’s protection of Srin began on Sunday. She was travelling by car with two Britain’s controversial King Ri the contrary. Richard III is no un geri Math following the Maratha at aunts and a lawyer from Unnao to Rae Bareli when a chard III, the last of the Plantage blemished hero, and there is no at tack in 1791, and his continued do net Kings, and also the last British tempt to varnish that legacy. nations to the place — equally truck with a “blackened number plate” rammed into King to die in battle in the War of The previous Karnataka govern serve as testimony to his ‘secula the vehicle. Whether it is an accident or not is now a Roses against the Tudors. Richard ment had introduced a ‘Tipu rism’ and as an example of his pol subject matter of official investigation, but India has III (r. 14831485) also has the dis Jayanti’, which was scrapped by itical chicanery? had a history of rogue trucks silencing those questi on tinction of being the only British the recently swornin Yediyurappa ing the system. Since 2017, it’s been a long, difficult road King whose remains, found under regime in one of its first actions in Coming to terms with the past to justice for the family. Two years ago, the girl had a parking lot in Leicester close to power. I wish the previous regime Tipu Sultan, in short, provides us gone to Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a fourtime BJP legislator the Cathedral, were identified by had installed a ‘Museum to Our with mindboggling opportunities mitochondrial DNA in 2012. Conflictual Pasts’, which would al to fulfil one of the most urgent from Bangermau, for a job. The teenager accused him

In 2015, he was reburied in the low all visitors to come to terms GETTY IMAGES tasks of our times: to help people, of sexually assaulting her, but the family’s cry for help Leicester Cathedral, under a sim with the most controversial figure and young people in particular, to went unheard till April 2018, when Sengar was arrest ple yet beautiful gravestone, un of Mysore history, Tipu Sultan. bear fruit (for instance his experi 19th century Jain historian, Deva come to terms with India’s many ed, days after the girl threatened to immolate herself adorned except for a coat of arms Such a museum would have al ments with silk production and his chandra, saw Tipu and Haider Ali conflictual pasts, to teach people outside Uttar Pradesh (U.P.)Chief Minister Yogi Adit ya in pietra dura. The ‘rediscovery’ of lowed both those who malign his interest in large scale irrigation). (his father) as just one moment in that understanding and apprecia nath’s residence in Lucknow. In the meantime, her fath his remains became the basis of a memory and those who celebrate The list is endless. a long Mysore past peppered with tion, rather than revenge or retri er was arrested in an arms case and died in police cus controversy that was finally settled it to learn how to come to terms There is equally the memory, desecrations, thefts, and destruc bution, are the ways in which we in court, and the city of Leicester with historical controversies — and particularly in South Canara, Ko tions — particularly of Jain tem may deal with real and perceived tody. Helpless in the face of such brazen show of power, has been the beneficiary, raking in the Indian past is replete with ma dagu and Malabar, of Tipu’s real ples. Visitors could come to under ‘historical wounds’. the family wrote to the Chief Justice of India on July 12, money from tourists who wish to ny such examples. Tipu Sultan for and imagined excesses: his zeal for stand why Tipu supported some Karnataka’s pasts offer limitless alleging grave danger from the accused. Ranjan Gogoi discover for themselves the legacy long emblematised the valiant conversion; his massacre of popu nonMuslim religious people and possibilities for such instruction, got to know of the letter only on July 30 and expressed of this controversial King. struggle of Mysore against the Brit lations he considered hostile; and institutions and not others and and for refashioning the relation displeasure about the delay. ish and, like Richard III, was the his introduction of Persian as the why one temple was attacked but ship between history and memo The family did not get any relief from State govern Shakespeare’s portrait only one to die on the battlefield state language at the expense of another, located 700 metres away, ry. Such a ‘Museum of Our Conflic ment agencies, which appear to have been complicit in Why controversial? Richard III’s (all others were defeated by, col Kannada. was left alone, as in Kodungallur tual Pasts’ will help us to deal with ascent to the throne, after his laborated or made their peace Kerala. They could equally ask the inconveniences of the past, the coverup, with the MLA belonging to the ruling par brother’s children were declared with, the emerging British power). Reading multiple sources why he commandeered some and perhaps heal and reconcile, ty. The BJP has come under pressure from the Opposi illegitimate, has been under a Over the last few decades in Our ‘Museum of Conflictual Pasts’ Muslim communities and not oth instead of staging afresh the bat tion to expel Sengar. In the Unnao case, muscle, money cloud: did he ‘disappear’ his Karnataka, there has been a steady would not stage Tipu’s brief and ers — the Navayat traders of Bhat tles of history. power and the right political alignment weighed heavi brother’s son? Shakespeare, loyal inflation of shrill debates about Ti embattled rule (17 years) as so kal recalled, in the richly textured In a gigantic edifice dedicated to ly against the girl. As for crimes against women, U.P. has to his Tudor masters (the victors of pu’s legacy. There are of course mething requiring condemnation kaifiyats collected by Colin Mack the memory of the ‘Battle of the a high rate, not least because many are reported, unlike the Battle of Bosworth) fostered those who focus on his undoubted or celebration, but present it as an enzie and magnificently annotated Nations’, the city of Leipzig com in some other States. According to National Crime Re the portrait of Richard III as a ma virtues, as the first early modern opportunity to develop a histori by M.M. Kalburgi, that they were memorates the successful battle levolent ruler in his celebrated ruler to put in place a form of eta cal temper, a new sense of the made to perform Tipu’s govern involving 6,00,000 people in 1813 cords Bureau figures, released in 2016 – the last time da play of the same name, from the tisme in the absence of a social past. It would urge the visitor, and ment work under duress. against Napoleonic forces. The ad ta were uploaded – of the 38,947 cases of rape reported, very first scene. class which could undertake radi especially the young visitor, to Visitors to the museum could joining museum, however, ack the second highest was from U.P. (4,816). As for all Shakespeare’s Richard III is cal economic change; whose lust think historically: to read a variety ask why the Dewan of Mysore, Pur nowledges the many achieve crimes against women, Uttar Pradesh reported 14.5% wracked by selfhate and doubt, for knowledge bequeathed to us a of conflicting sources — including naiah, when asked by the British ments of Napoleon, and is free of (49,262 out of 3,38,954 cases) of the total. The Supreme (“I am determined to prove a vil marvellous library of books; the words of the man himself — in June 1799 about who they the vituperative celebrations of Court has ruled that five cases relating to the issue will lain”) and invites the harshest whose spectacular military suc from the vantage point of his should install after Tipu’s defeat, victors. We too must find the re be transferred from U.P. to Delhi, and ordered the State words from others: like “foul de cesses stunned the British, and times. The museum would make replied that the memory of the sources to develop a historical government to pay a ₹25 lakh compensation to the fami facer of God’s handiwork”; “hell’s whose technological inventions — the visitor ask why colonial ac Wodeyars had all but been forgot temper that acknowledges the in black intelligencer”; “carnal cur”; particularly the rocket — were pil counts of this indefatigable foe, ten, and then went on to serve the convenient truths of our past. ly. This may bring some relief, even though justice has “bloody dog”; and “bloody laged by the West; whose pen which necessarily cast him as a ty British faithfully as a placeholder been inordinately delayed. Despite the increased focus wretch”. Richard III was not chant for restless innovation made rant and a villain, enjoy such an for Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. What Janaki Nair is Professor, Centre for on women’s rights, nothing changes on the ground. Till spared the ignominy of being de him try his hand at transforma enduring influence up to the pre does the rich symbolism of Tipu’s Historical Studies, School of Social such crimes continue with impunity and patriarchal scribed as a hideously deformed, tions that would only much later sent day; or to ask why the early court — his obsessive use of the tig Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University mindsets don’t change, as a diverse and plural society, India would have failed the girl, and every woman. Finding the data on missing girls Fed’s insurance policy The figure quoted by the government fails to completely take into consideration deliveries in private hospitals The rate cut is aimed at insuring against global from the Health Management In ports or adequately dealt with by ticularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bi risks to favourable U.S. economic outlook formation System (HMIS), a funda the Health Ministry. For two de har, where one in every three In mentally flawed source that large cades, in visits to hospitals, partic dians is born, revealed a massive he U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday an ly considers home deliveries and ularly private, too often we ob expansion of ultrasound clinics nounced its first reduction in the funds rate since births in government institutions. served more male children even even in remote corners. And in the T2008, a move that was widely expected. Elabo Data from the HMIS are incom when the total number of births absence of a stringent implemen rating on the Federal Open Market Committee’s ration Sabu M. George plete and not representative of the were small in number. So, we used tation of the PreConception and ale in deciding policy action, Chairman Jerome Powel l country as a whole as births hap NFHS 4 data to quantify this bias. PreNatal Diagnostic Techniques was emphatic that the aim was to provide a measure of emale foeticide continues to pening in private institutions are It is criminal to use public funds to (Prohibition Of Sex Selection) Act insurance, especially given that the outlook for the U.S. increase at an alarming rate, underreported. The HMIS report privilege boy births and facilitate (PCPNDT Act), practically anyone Fas per the Sample Registra itself acknowledges that based on discrimination against girls right who wants to determine the sex of economy remains favourable. The quarter percentage tion System (SRS) data released in the estimated number of births, from birth. However, for years, in the foetus was able to get it done il point interest rate cut, he said, was designed to support

July for the period 20152017. The the number of reported births is K. BHAGYA PRAKASH the special neonatal care units legally. We are disappointed that economic growth by ensuring that confidence was kept sex ratio at birth (SRB) has been much less in both the years consi (SNCU) set up by the government, the Central Supervisory Board es intact and “intended to insure against downside risks dropping continuously since Cen dered — 201516 and 201819. liable and therefore used SRS. there was an excess of about 8% tablished under the PCPNDT Act from weak global growth and trade policy uncertainty.” sus 2011, coming down from 909 Further, even when we only male children in several States. has not met for over oneanda In the space of less than three quarters, the Fed has pi girls per thousand boys in 2013 to Points of delivery consider institutional deliveries in Regrettably, the government half years. It should have ideally voted from talking of further rate increases, to being on 896 girls in 2017, to quote the year The differences among the three government hospitals, the SRB is has prioritised an expansion of met at least thrice during this pe ly Statistical Reports. In the 2014 points of delivery become evident falling. The worst regional SRB for SNCUs rather than deal with the is riod. We hope the new Health Mi hold, to finally cutting interest rates as a global econom 2016 period, of the 21 large States, when SRB is calculated using data government sector was for North sue of the ‘missing girls’. Protect nister restores the regularity of the ic slowdown is exacerbated by trade tensions un only two — Kerala and Chhattis from National Family Health Sur ern India (885 girls per thousand ing the integrity of birth statistics meetings. leashed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressively garh — had an SRB of above 950 vey4 (NFHS4). Of the 2.5 lakh re boys). The picture was somewhat will help the people, governments The Supreme Court has been insular approach to trade ties. The U.S. economy, which girls per 1000 boys . Thus at pre ported births in the 20102014 pe better for Central India (926) and and health professionals to focus continuously reminding medical expanded by 2.9% in 2018 and posted a 3.1% expansion sent, at least 5% of girls are ‘elimi riod, the distribution of births at Southern India (940) while the on ameliorating the known gender associations since 2002 of their in the first quarter, slowed to a 2.1% pace in the second nated’ before they are born, des home, government hospitals and performance of Eastern India gaps at birth rather than be com obligation to follow the law, its lat quarter, with the ongoing trade war with China blamed pite the promises of the Beti private hospitals was 21%, 52% and (965) and Western India (959) was placent with dubious claims. est reminder being the formidable Bachao Beti Padhao scheme. 27% respectively and the corres even better. 92page judgment against the Fed for a manufacturing slowdown as well as a decline in Taking into consideration the ponding SRB figures were 969, In the Northeast, where the go Bias over firstborn child eration of Obstetrics and Gyneco business investment. Just last week, the IMF pared it s SRS estimates, the Niti Aayog ack 930 and 851. vernment is the dominant health An analysis of the NFHS4 data al logical Societies of India (FOGSI) forecast for global growth in 2019 by 0.1 percentage nowledged the seriousness of the Thus, private hospitals had a care provider, the government so revealed a bias when it comes to earlier this year. The Indian Medi point to 3.2%, warning that “risks to the forecast are problem in its latest report. Ho disproportionate excess of male sector SRB rivaled that of the priv the firstborn child — the SRB cal Association (IMA) has to ensure mainly to the downside”. The IMF cautioned that furth wever, despite all the officially ack children births, which the HMIS ate sector (both are 900). among firstborn children was 927, that private hospitals don’t profit er trade tensions could dent sentiment and slow invest nowledged facts, Women and sample excludes. It is to be noted For too long, institutional births meaning that 2.5% of firstborn from discrimination against girls ment, a theme that Mr. Powell too referred to, when he Child Development Minister Smri here that sources in the Niti Aayog have been the goal of the govern girls are eliminated before birth. before birth. ti Irani claimed in the Lok Sabha confirmed that they did consider ment. That data for the private This was not the case historically. said the rate cut was intended “to help offset the effects that SRB has improved from 923 to HMIS data but found after statisti sector are more skewed has not Our field visits to various parts Sabu M. George has been a researcher on these factors are currently having on the economy.” 931 girls. She was quoting data cal examination that it was unre been articulated in the NFHS re of India in the past five years, par girl children for 34 years The Fed Chairman, however, finds himself in an un enviable situation with the rate reduction satisfying neither the sharply critical President who appointed LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. him in 2018, nor the markets where investors fretted that Mr. Powell had failed to signal the start of a pro A wake-up call? markets is key for Triple Talaq Bill will act as ■ Rather than addressing a come from the poorest witnesses in the case tracted easing cycle. A fair part of the problem appears The death of billionaire entrepreneurship and for deterrent to the abhorrent social issue, the passage of sections of the society, to eliminated. This is a fit to be of his own making as the central bank chief mud entrepreneur and the businesses to thrive and practice of instant talaq is the Triple Talaq Bill through take up the issue against her occasion for the Supreme dled his messaging, speaking at one point during the founder of Café Coffee Day, grow. Hence, this should be hard to digest. However, both the Houses of husband with the concerned Court to step in. A thorough post policy press conference of a “somewhat more ac V.G. Siddhartha, is a wakeup call for the the fact that Muslims take Parliament gives rise to authority. inquiry must be held under commodative stance”, and at another emphasising that extremely saddening. The government to see that recourse to this detested questions. The government’s A.G. Rajmohan, its aegis, all culprits arrested the move was not the start of a long series of rate cuts. market capitalisation of the capital is made available to form of divorce, even after reasoning that it was giving Anantapur immediately and the trial Central bankers at the best of times have a delicate ba company has taken a the firms with good growth the 2017 Supreme Court effect to the Supreme Court conducted on a daytoday nosedive in the last few prospects, if it is serious verdict, is a worrying verdict declaring it Unnao case basis. The victim and her lancing act to perform to ensure that policies to support days, which would force the about making India’s GDP development and one unconstitutional is absurd, The Unnao case appears to family must be provided growth do not lead to a dilution of focus on price stabil creditors to take a serious reach $5 trillion and cannot but share the considering that the be a tragedy from the strong security. Let people ity. In the Fed’s case, Chairman Powell is clearly con haircut. Had he been part beyond ( Front page, government’s concerns Bharatiya Janata Party was medieval ages — a poor girl is like her tormentors know cerned that with inflation in the U.S. stubbornly ref us of the U.S. system, there is a “Siddhartha cremated in over this. Religion should opposed to the same court’s raped by the local that rule of law does prevail. ing to move toward the central bank’s 2% objective, very high chance that he family estate,” August 1). not be a factor when it verdict when it came to strongman, the state In this regard, the fact that there is a risk that persistent global disinflationary pres would have found a way to Varad Seshadri, comes to the irresponsible allowing entry to women in machinery doesn’t help and the CBI has taken over sures could at some point feed into the domestic econo deal with the creditors and, Sunnyvale, California, U.S. desertion of spouses and the Sabarimala shrine. The even the judiciary fails to investigation in the case my, undermining its efforts to spur wage and price most importantly, he would children. Herein lies the Centre’s claim that it is a step protect her family. (Front surely comes as a welcome have been alive. His death Criminalising talaq need for a common divorce towards gender justice also page, “SC takes note of development. gains. For the RBI, the Fed’s move signals that, for now just shows how nascent the Marriage is a civil contract law, which the Bill fails to sounds false. The Act may complaint by rape survivor’s Harjas Bains, at least, it can stay on its accommodative path in the corporate debt markets are and criminalising what is address (Editorial, “Beyond not be of much benefit as it family,” August 1). Instead, Bassi Pathana, Punjab confidence that U.S. investors seeking rate arbitrage in India, and how private obviously a civil issue is a talaq,” August 1). expects the victim or her alleged tormentors keep may hit the pause button on plans to head home. equity firms operate in the step in the wrong direction. Abdul Assis P.A., someone from her family, in openly threatening her and more letters online: www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ country. Access to capital The Centre’s logic that the Thrissur, Kerala most cases women who get her family members and

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THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 OPED 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Is banning cryptocurrencies the solution? PARLEY A blanket ban will push the currency into the the market can discipline crypto backed currency, it will be better if currencies. But I think regulation, in the other currencies are also al black market and stifle innovation terms of having the right rewards lowed to operate with sufficient and punishments in place, would regulations. Recently, a government panel head make it much harder for the help. Not actions like banning stuff. Also, when we are speaking ed by senior bureaucrat Subhash government to regulate it, about a country like India, in terms Chandra Garg placed in the public right? AA: Just to add to this... right now, of size, cryptocurrencies constitute domain a draft bill calling for a one of the most comprehensive sets a very, very minor share of the total complete ban on private cryptocur PW: Yes, exactly. In most cases, if of regulations surrounding this de amount of money that is already be rencies in India. The panel recom the government feels that there is bate on cryptocurrencies being ing used to carry out various activi mended a fine of up to ₹25 crore enough rationale to regulate the used for various nefarious activities ties in the black economy. But the and a jail term of up to 10 years for consumption of a commodity or a is being discussed across the world. potential rewards that could come anyone found to be owning or han service or investments in a crypto It is one of the biggest concerns eve out of the blockchain technology dling private cryptocurrencies. As asset, the best way forward is to rywhere. One of the most compre are big. an alternative to private cryptocur come up with a regulatory frame hensive sets of regulations for cryp rencies, the panel recommended the work that has incentives set right for tocurrencies is being brought in by If cryptocurrencies form such a introduction of a single cryptocur the users. Maybe you can have a tax the European Union. The EU is put minuscule part of the black rency for the whole country that is on capital gains from investing in ting in a bunch of regulations to economy, why are backed by the Reserve Bank of India crypto assets, just like you have tax tackle money laundering, and it is policymakers so concerned

(RBI). Parag Waknis and Anil Anto es on investments in other assets. REUTERS called the AMLD5. It is a bunch of about cryptocurrencies being ny examine the soundness of the pa The Garg panel, while being op norms to make crypto transactions used to finance criminal nel’s recommendations in a conver posed to the idea of private crypto Now, what does a crypto asset or <> A digital currency issued by more secure. It has a lot of very activities? sation moderated by Prashant currencies, still seems to be a fan of a cryptocurrency offer? It is right the RBI that gets misused stringent KYC regulations and self Perumal. Edited excerpts: the blockchain technology. It has that it is not backed by anything. declaration laws which every holder AA: I would say nobody really ex by criminals can affect trust called for a national cryptocurrency But it doesn’t really require any of a crypto wallet or user needs to pected cryptocurrencies to become What do you think about the backed by the RBI, which would backing in the sense that, as long as in the existing fiat currency adhere to. Crypto exchanges are all such a big factor in such a short pe Garg panel’s overall guidelines? probably be based on the people hold the expectation that a protocol. expected to maintain a database riod of time. Right now, the global The volatility of private blockchain. particular asset will have value, it is that is transparently shared bet market capitalisation of cryptocur cryptocurrencies is one of the sufficient. ween countries. It is not foolproof, rencies is almost $120 billion. And reasons being given to ban Anil Antony: The Garg panel op can be used to finance various but the EU has started creating a that’s just the tip of the iceberg, it them. posing cryptocurrencies seems like So is it the value that people criminal activities. So, do we bunch of regulations that could be could get way bigger over time. yet another case of a group of peo think the currency will possess require government come stronger over time. This could Parag Waknis: Volatility doesn’t ple not really understanding a con in the future that really drives regulations to prevent their be the best way to go forward rather What impact will sound like a good rationale to ban cept and hence trying to ban it. its value? misuse, or are there other than putting a blanket ban on cryp cryptocurrencies have on the cryptocurrencies because if crypto Most people equate cryptocurren market mechanisms to deal tocurrencies, because the presence central bank’s control over currencies are volatile, so are many cies with blockchain, but there is a PW: Exactly. Yes. Cryptocurrencies with the problem? of cryptocurrencies is very impor monetary policy? Is there a other asset classes. We do not ban huge difference between them. The allow people to conduct anony tant for the further development of good case for a national Parag Waknis investments in any other asset class cryptocurrency is just one applica mous transactions. The price of bit PW: I have done some research the blockchain. cryptocurrency issued by the teaches monetary just because it is volatile. The deci tion of the underlying blockchain coin, for example, is driven by the linked to this using money search central bank, as proposed by economics at the sion of whether to invest in an asset technology. The blockchain tech access to the anonymity that it off models, where there is a set of com When you impose a blanket the Garg Panel? Ambedkar or not should be left to the investor. nology has a lot more potential ers its users. People may also want peting monies, which could also be ban on private currencies, thus University, Delhi The risk return calculation should beyond cryptocurrencies. to keep their wealth in some asset cryptocurrencies, and I basically effectively nationalising the PW: People will move to alternative be done by the investor, not the that gains in value over a period of show that there is a certain equili market for cryptocurrencies, assets and seek more anonymity on government. An issue raised against time. So that is the worth or the brium where competing suppliers what exactly are the ly if they lose trust in government Also, banning the consumption cryptocurrencies is that they “right” that people are paying for of cryptocurrencies would behave implications for innovation? institutions. So, as long as the trust of a good or service doesn’t really aren’t really backed by an when they’re buying in a disciplined way. Theoretically, is maintained, monetary policy mean that people will stop consum underlying commodity or a cryptocurrencies. cryptocurrency providers could is AA: In 2018, in the Silicon Valley doesn’t face any particular threat ing it. The market for the good or sovereign government. But do There are also cases where fiat sue an unlimited amount of their alone, almost $2.9 billion worth of from cryptocurrencies. service simply goes underground you think it’s absolutely money has retained value even money. But they’re competing private venture funds have gone in When it comes to a central bank and becomes hard to track. The essential that a currency needs when the bank has ceased to exist. against each other, so the competi to blockchain startups. In tech hubs issued digital currency, there is a Anil Antony market continues to exist, but the to be backed by a commodity or For example, in Somalia, the central tion forces them to restrict their across the world, we are seeing bil loose consensus, especially among is the convener of government cannot track it or tax it an institution for it to be widely bank and all the concerned institu supply to a minimal amount that lions pumped into the blockchain monetary economists from the New the digital media to gain revenue. This applies to accepted in the market? tions had ceased to work at some would help maintain the value of technology. In this scenario, if we Monetary School, that there is no cell of the Kerala cryptocurrencies as well. point. But people still continued to their currency. Thus the discipline decide to put a blanket ban on all case for governments issuing cryp wing of the Indian It is true that the price of crypto PW: No. The way we define money value the Somalian currency. So imposed by market competition can cryptocurrencies, then our technol tocurrencies because it would National Congress currencies, especially bitcoin, has is that it is a generally accepted me there was no backing at all for the prevent cryptocurrency providers ogy entrepreneurs will suddenly create a lot of problems in the form been volatile. And that’s primarily dium of exchange. So, it’s just trust currency, but people still believed from overissuing their currencies. lose the incentive to work in the sec of contradictions in existing regula because of their design. Bitcoin, for that basically drives the value of mo that it had value and they continued We can also think about discipline tor. You simply can’t just build tions and the government will have example, is designed in such a way ney. There is nothing to back it, ex to use the currency in transactions. in terms of reputation effects. For blockchain applications out of thin to deal with severe mismatches in that its supply rises rapidly first, but cept trust. When two strangers have So the strength of a particular asset example, if there is a paper curren air. Right now, currencies are the regulations. Secondly, there are rep later very slowly, before stopping at no other way of transacting with boils down to what people think cy, and it turns out that it can be only viable practical application of utation effects. A digital currency is a certain point. each other, when there’s no way about it. used to finance, let’s say, crime, ter the blockchain technology even sued by the RBI that gets misused by they can verify the creditworthiness rorism, or anything similar, there is though it can be extrapolated to a criminals can affect trust in the ex Scan the QR code to You said that banning a of each other, money helps. That’s When talking about anonymity, the reputation of the supplier at lot of other sectors. So, for the sake isting fiat currency protocol. I don’t listen to the full currency would push it into the all that we basically need. We need the common objection to stake. of innovation, I think even if the go think a central bank would want to interview online black market. That would also trust for that. cryptocurrencies is that they So there are some ways by which vernment is bringing in a state take that risk.

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Conscience-keepers at the helm FROM THE ARCHIVES The Congress cannot wish for democratisation of the party while continuing to rely on the Gandhis FIFTY YEARS AGO AUGUST 2, 1969 P.M. and Nixon’s discussion Mohammed Ayoob parivar because the DNA of the party is inextricably tied up to them.” He In her final round of talks with President Nix Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is an believes that if a Congress president on today [August 1, New Delhi], the Prime eloquent and articulate member of was ever to take a position that was Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, got the distinct the Lok Sabha. He is one of the few inimical to the party’s ethos, the con impression that in its new thinking of Asia, independentminded parliamentar sciencekeepers will speak out. the United States was attaching great impor ians of the Congress. He might have This position stands in stark con tance to better IndoAmerican relations in been the obvious choice for the posi trast to the rest of the views that Mr. the larger interests of peace and stability in tion of the leader of the party in the Tharoor expressed about reforming the region. The two Heads of Government, Lok Sabha but was denied the posi the party and holding open, demo who met for over three hours yesterday and tion because the “consciencekeep cratic elections for the president and today [August 1] and discussed almost all as ers” (his term) of the Congress were the CWC. He appeared to underscore pects of the Asian situation, agreed in princi afraid that he would outshine them this contrast when he said that the ple to explore the possibilities of a new pat and exhibit their mediocrity. current scenario resembled the “old tern of Asian security to ensure respect for days, before Independence,” when, if the sovereignty, independence, territorial Change in election process the Congress president did someth integrity and neutrality of the smaller coun His recent interview published in The ing and Mahatma Gandhi conveyed tries of SouthEast Asia which were vulnera Hindu demonstrated his indepen disapproval, that would have been ble to both internal subversion and external dent streak. In it, he argued that the enough for the president to under threats. Mrs. Gandhi is reported to have Congress could not afford to drift stand and presumably apply correc CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC pointed out that the Indian proposal for a aimlessly without a functioning pre tive action. NOTEBOOK Regional Security Convention did not envis sident, adding, “There is a difference age any military guarantees but only politi between a nominal leadership…and A contradiction cal assurances by the Big Powers and the ma an active leadership. An active lea There are two major concerns re The village advantage over a Michelin starred restaurant jor countries of Asia, which were prepared dership would be far more engaged, garding this formulation. First, com to subscribe to the Geneva principle of non far more outspoken and far more vis paring the Gandhi parivar, which Respecting water, soil and forests is the only way to get wholesome food interference in the internal affairs of these ible than Rahul Gandhi has chosen thrives on sycophancy and trades on small nations. India was not thinking in himself to be.” its increasingly remote ideological Shonali Muthalaly respect for ingredients and harvested in the morning terms of any political or military condomini More important, Mr. Tharoor con and even biological relationship with the people who bring them from a garden behind the um in Asia, under the auspices of the U.S. tended that the process of electing Jawaharlal Nehru, to the Mahatma is I’m powered by curiosity, to our dining tables. school. The flavours are un and the Soviet Union, to protest the Asian the president of the Congress should a brazen insult to the tallest leader of fried grasshoppers and a As a food writer, I spend complicated and alluring in countries from possible dangers of Chinese not be left to the Congress Working the freedom movement. Second, the wizened old lady. The time learning from chefs a way no Michelin starred aggression. Committee (CWC), itself a coterie of notion that during the struggle for in route to Pryda village, set and mixologists, who use restaurant can compete appointed members most of whom dependence the Congress needed a deep within the West Khasi complicated, impressive with. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AUGUST 2, 1919. are unelected and unelectable. In “conscience keeper,” even one of the hills of Meghalaya, involves techniques to tease and As the sun dims, I jump stead, he said, it should be an open stature of Mahatma Gandhi, is ques a gruelling one hour trek. primp ingredients into up realising I must leave Race Riots in America. process with party workers and func tionable. Conscience keepers detract Fortunately Spermon Khar flamboyant menus and so grasshoppers. immediately if I am to tionaries from across the country immeasurably from the democratic naior has volunteered to phisticated cocktails. It is Then, I head to Pryda for reach the main road before A further recrudescence of racial rioting last voting for a new leader to replace Mr. spirit of movements and parties. The guide me. The sprightly vil humbling to be reminded lunch. A pig has been the path is plunged into night [July 28 in Chicago], resulted in five Gandhi as well as the CWC. Mahatma’s machinations as the sup lage matriarch, probably in that ultimately everything killed, and every part of it darkness. Spermon presses Negroes and two white men being killed, This, Mr. Tharoor argued, will pro er boss of the party that led to the her late 70s, skips from depends on ingredients. has been sensibly used, so a cool package into my and forty persons wounded. Racial rioting vide the president and the party forced resignation of the democrati rock to shaky rock as we And the only way to get nothing goes to waste. A hands as she hugs me good was renewed this morning. One Negro was greater legitimacy and, therefore, cally elected president of the Con climb uphill, with an im quality ingredients is by sturdy table in the village bye. It’s sohplang, a local killed and two others wounded. It is now greater credibility with the voters gress, Subhas Chandra Bose, in 1939, pressively firm grip on my respecting water, soil and schoolhouse is laden with tuber, deftly wrapped in known that there were at least ten fatalities both in the forthcoming Assembly are a testimony to this fact. Bose’s wrist to haul me past the forests, just like the indige food, much of it unfamiliar. banana leaves. I snack on it last night. It is estimated that up to the pre elections and in the 2024 general alienation had major implications for more challenging portions. nous people do. There are bowls filled with thoughtfully as I walk back: sent twentyfive have been killed and five election. Mr. Tharoor’s stance has the freedom movement that have not A few hours ago we were Admittedly, it is easier fresh green herbs and a hef it is crisp, juicy and refresh hundred injured, and many of the latter are found great resonance among party been adequately analysed so far. at a dramatic meeting of said than done in a world ty pot fragrant with sau ing. not expected to recover. The authorities members across the board but has I would contend that Mr. Tharoor the tribes in Shillong that bristles with processed téed mustard leaves. At the Environmentalists warn have stopped tramcar and elevated railway rattled the senior leaders and mem should seriously think through the helmed by the Internation food, and in which taste centre of the banquet is the us incessantly that we are traffic in the disturbed area owing to the rio bers of the CWC who continue to contradiction in his reasoning on the al ecogastronomic move buds have been trained to pork curry — rich, spicy marching towards a precip ters wrecking tramcars. Troops are in readi hang on to their positions despite the issue of “conscience keepers”. It is ment Slow Food. The meet crave the addictive alche and delicious. ice, propelled by competi ness. The riots today [July 29], assumed the party’s abysmal performance in the quite inconsistent with the rest of his ing brought together about my of fat, salt and sugar There isn’t a sauce bottle tive consumerism. Can character of a veritable battle. A hundred Lok Sabha election. sensible argument regarding the 600 delegates representing that comes in every bagged or plastic packet in sight: looking towards the villag thousand Negroes and an equal number of It was a surprise, therefore, that in need to democratise the Congress in 140 tribes from over 58 snack. I try. I gingerly sam none of these flavours have es save us? It may sound whites, participated in the fighting in the the same interview Mr. Tharoor re order to rejuvenate it. countries. Spending three ple crunchy Eri silk worms, come out of a factory. naïve but it is a seductive streets with knives, razors and revolvers. A ferred to the Gandhi family as the days among pastoralists, reputed to taste like crisps. There are no chefs in the idea. And I would rather semblance of order was restored by the “consciencekeepers” of the Con Mohammed Ayoob is NonResident Senior honey gatherers, yak her (They don’t!) Eat lunch kitchen; the community learn lessons from Sper Mounted Police riding over the dead and gress and went on to say, “Whoever Fellow, Center for Global Policy, Washington, wounded, and scattering the combatants, DC, and University Distinguished Professor ders, reindeer breeders, with a surprisingly tasty has cooked together, bet mon and her ilk than be takes the position, he or she has to Emeritus of International Relations, fishermen and farmers and tangy ant chutney. And ween cups of tea and gos disappointed, again, by yet but sniping, knifing and incendiarism conti have the cooperation of the Gandhi Michigan State University made me develop a new snack on salted deepfried sip. The vegetables were another Facebook warrior. nued in outlying streets. CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

DELHI THE HINDU 12 NEWS FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Medical panel Bill crosses Rajya Sabha Bill against SC transfers Unnao triple talaq Opposition amendment for more State representatives included in Bill that will replace MCI becomes law cases to Delhi court Special Correspondent On the issue of NMC de Special Correspondent NEW DELHI ciding fee/other charges of New Delhi Sunday’s ‘accident’ killed tion?” the CJI said. The Rajya Sabha on Thurs 50% seats in private institu President Ram Nath Ko two of her aunts accompa The court finally fixed ₹25 day cleared the National tions, the Minister clarified vind has given his assent to nying her in the car and left lakh as the interim compen Medical Commission (NMC) that the body would make the triple talaq Bill that her and her lawyer critically sation and ordered the U.P. Bill with a crucial amend rules to cap the fees for other makes giving instant oral injured. The victim is on government to pay the ment brought in by the go seats. The State would enter triple talaq or talalqebid ventilator support at King amount on August 2. vernment to increase repre into memoranda of under dat a criminal offence with George’s Medical College The court insisted on get sentation of the States in the standing with private colleg provisions of jail term up to and Hospital in Lucknow. ting a complete lowdown new body, as demanded by es to regulate fee structure three years. The CBI is investigating sus on the Unnao cases and the the Opposition. for the other 50% seats, he The triple talaq law or picions of foul play. status of the CBI probe. The Bill was passed by a said. the Muslim Women (Pro The court ordered the Further, the court direct voice vote. The Lok Sabha Clarifying the doubts on tection of Rights On Mar CBI to complete its probe in ed Mr. Mehta to have a team cleared the proposed law on proposed issuance of limited riage) Act, 2019, has come to the ‘accident’ case in the of doctors check the medi July 29. The NMC will replace licences to Community into effect retrospectively next seven days. As an ex cal condition of the victim the Medical Council of India Health providers to practise from September 19, 2018. ception, it said, the CBI and her lawyer to see if they (MCI). medicine, Mr. Vardhan said On Wednesday, the Law could take another week. could be airlifted to Delhi In his reply to the debate, the concept had already and Justice Ministry noti But under no circumstance for advanced treatment. Union Health Minister Harsh Worried lot: Resident doctors and students of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences been implemented in many fied the Bill as law in the should the probe extend At 2 p.m., Mr. Mehta in Vardhan said the State Medi protesting against the NMC Bill in New Delhi on Thursday. * R.V. MOORTHY countries, including deve Gazette after receiving as beyond a fortnight. formed the court that both cal Council representation loped nations. Stringent sent from President Kovind The agency, represented were medically fit to be was being increased from the successful conduct of law is implemented, will be dents. Based on the results, measures had been intro who is on a tour of West by SolicitorGeneral Tushar shifted. The court said it five members to nine and tests in 13 languages. Its sylla constituted in nine months the students will get their de duced to punish quacks. Africa. Mehta, initially sought a would pass the necessary State University representa bus was decided by consi and in the next three years, it grees and licence to practise Mr. Vardhan recognised month’s time to complete orders whenever their fami tion from six to 10. dering the curricula of the will set up the mechanism (after an internship). Perfor the reforms introduced by Rajya Sabha nod the probe. “A month? You lies gave their consent to Seeking to alleviate con State Boards and it was being for conducting the common mance in the theory paper Leader of the Opposition On Tuesday, the Bill have seven days… you do shifting both to Delhi. cerns on NEET, Mr. Vardhan improved continuously, he final year examination, or will decide eligibility for ad Ghulam Nabi Azad, during cleared the Rajya Sabha what you have to do within In a separate order, the said it was already an institu said. the National Exit Test mission to postgraduate his tenure as the Health Mi hurdle when the govern that time,” CJI Gogoi said. CJI Bench directed Sanjeev tionalised mechanism for The new body, after the (NEXT), for all MBBS stu courses. nister. ment managed 99 votes in The court also ordered Sudhakar Kalgaonkar, Se favour against 84 Opposi protection for the girl and cretary General of the court, tion votes. her family by personnel to conduct an enquiry with The Opposition parties from the Central Reserve in seven days into whether Lok Sabha passes Bill for argued that the proposed Police Force at the urging of any lapse or negligence on Opposition questions law could be misused to its amicus curiae V. Giri. the part of Registry officials harass Muslims and want Mr. Giri said the girl was caused the Unnao victim’s death for rape of minors ed it reviewed by a parlia in the hospital with just her letter to reach the CJI late. mentary panel. intent behind UAPA Bill Special Correspondent mother to attend to her. The Thursday’s first hearing The government’s priority is The law now gives a pol New Delhi family was not financially began with the CJI asking to ensure that justice is deli ice officer the power to ar well off. The State should Mr. Mehta to have a respon Courts will strike it down, says Sibal seeking scrutiny The Lok Sabha on Thursday vered to every child in the rest the offender without pay her an “exemplary” sible officer of the CBI pre unanimously passed the country,” the Minister said. requiring a warrant, al Special Correspondent compensation, he said. sent in the court by noon sition MPs said these would mitted communal activities Protection of Children from The Bill, already pproved leged the Opposition. New Delhi But the Uttar Pradesh go with the entire case detail . be used against anyone who as terrorists? You will desig Sexual Offences (Amend in the Rajya Sabha, defines To check misuse, the go vernment protested that it The CJI was not swayed The Unlawful Activities Pre opposed the government. nate only those who are ment) Bill, 2019, which child pornography and vernment said, the police would pay a compensation when Mr. Mehta asked the vention Act (UAPA) Amend Noting that the govern against you as terrorists, stu seeks death penalty for ag makes it punishable. takes cognisance only if the only “as per statute”. court to reschedule the case ment Bill, 2019, which ena ment would be able to pass dents in JNU, Dalits,” Mr. Si gravated sexual assault on Ms. Irani said over 1,000 complaint is filed by the ag “What is happening in for Friday. “Tomorrow is bles the government to the Bill through “brute ma bal said. children. fasttrack courts would grieved woman or any of this country? You want the another day, Mr. Solicitor. designate individuals as ter jority” in the Lok Sabha and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray of Responding to the debate work for the speedy dispo her relation by blood or Supreme Court to follow sta We want this to happen to rorists, was tabled in the Ra by a “manufactured majori the Trinamool said: “UAPA on the Bill, Union Minister sal of pending cases . The marriage. tutes to order compensa day,” he responded. jya Sabha on Thursday. ty” in the Rajya Sabha, Kapil has become redundant; in for Women and Child Deve Bill provides that those who The Bill also provides for Several Opposition par Sibal of the Congress said it 75% cases, people have been lopment Smriti Irani said use a child for pornographic bail by a magistrate but on ties, including the Congress, would be struck down by the either acquitted or released. the Bill aimed to make of purposes should be pun ly after hearing the ag Samajwadi Party, Trinamool courts. “It’s better you send Last week, Abdul Ghani Go fences against children gen ished with imprisonment grieved woman. She is en Fleeing Maldives leader Congress and the MDMK op it to a select committee.” ni [a Kashmiri trader] was derneutral. up to five years and a fine, titled to demanding a posed the Bill. Expressing “The UAPA, 1967, has pro acquitted after 23 years.” “This Bill is not related and for a subsequent con maintenance for her and held off T.N. coast concerns about its “draco visions; after 2014, have you The Bill was passed in the with votebank politics but viction, it would be up to se her dependent children nian” provisions, the Oppo declared people who com Lok Sabha on July 24. to save the future of India. ven years and fine. under the Act. The boat was anchored structions from the govern about 50 metres from the ment regarding the future old harbour since noon and course of action. There has Siddhartha’s death was yet to be docked at the not been any official infor Code will help weak firms: Minister time of filing of this report mation about whether Mr. on Thursday evening. Adeeb was trying to seek bate, Pinaki Misra of the BJD raised in Rajya Sabha Immigration Department asylum in India or had other Sitharaman’s said there were 14 Benches officials were awaiting in motives for fleeing Maldives. ‘Business failures should assurance comes of the NCLT in India, out of Win back investors’ confidence: MP as LS passes which one was yet to be not be looked down on’ functional. Special Correspondent India evaluating Pak. Bankruptcy Bill “Government agencies go New Delhi Special Correspondent failures should not be after some companies and The death of Cafe Coffee Special Correspondent NEW DELHI tabooed, or looked down. then anybody and everybo Day founder V.G.Siddhartha plan for consular access New Delhi Responding to the debate On the contrary, we should dy is allowed to be chargesh was raised in the Rajya Sab The Lok Sabha on Thursday on the Insolvency and give an honourable exit or eeted,” he said. ha on Thursday, with a Tri “We will convey to Pakistan Indian diplomat to meet Mr. passed amendments to the Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in resolution to the problem in Gaurav Gogoi of the Con namool Congress MP urging the response through diplo Jadhav at 3 p.m. on Friday. Insolvency and Bankruptcy the Lok Sabha, Union letter and spirit of the IBC.” gress said the performance the government to intros matic channels,” he said. However, the Ministry of Ex Code, with Union Finance Finance Minister Nirmala She was referring to the of the Insolvency Bankrupt pect and take steps to win Sources said the proposal ternal Affairs refused to con Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sitharaman said on death of Café Coffee Day cy Code had been a mixed back the confidence of in was received earlier this firm the reports. On July 17, stating that the intention of Thursday: “Business founder V.G. Siddhartha. bag. “Liquidation of compa vestors and entrepreneurs. Sukhendu Shekhar Roy week. Media reports in Pa the ICJ asked Pakistan to the Bill was to help strug DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD nies, especially the ones in Raising the issue during kistan indicated that Pakis grant “without delay” con gling business survive and the real estate sector, also Zero Hour, Sukhendu Sek “The matter is very se tan had agreed to allow an sular access to Mr. Jadhav. grow stronger. application before the Na The CoC may either de puts home buyers’ life sav har Ray said the govern rious,” Mr. Ray said. “While “The spirit behind the law tional Company Law Tribu cide to restructure the deb ings at risk,” he said. ment should remove misgiv the government has taken is not to allow companies to nal (NCLT) for initiating the tor’s debt by preparing a re Referring to the death of ings and the sense of several steps for ease of do 25,000 more troops die. Liquidation of a compa insolvency resolution pro solution plan or liquidate the Cafe Coffee Day founder V.G. despair in the industry. He ing business, about 5,000 ny is not the sole agenda of cess. The NCLT must find the debtor’s assets. “Once the Siddhartha, M. Srinivasulu mentioned a purported let billionaires have left the the Insolvency and Bank existence of default within 14 Corporate Insolvency Reso Reddy of the YSR Congress ter written by Mr. Siddhar country last year itself ac being deployed in J&K ruptcy Code,” she said. days. Thereafter, a Commit lution Process begins, it has said: “While the government tha, from which it appeared cording to reports. If we fail With the passing of the tee of Creditors (CoC), con to be completed in 330 days, is working towards the ease that he was under tremen to regenerate the confi Meanwhile, National Confe number of requests, espe Bill, as many as seven sec sisting of financial creditors, including litigation stages of doing business there is a dous pressure from other dence of industrialists and rence vicepresident Omar cially from Peoples Demo tions of the Code stand will be constituted for taking and judicial process,’’ said fear psychosis in the minds stakeholders as well as an investors, growth rate will Abdullah, in a late evening cratic Party president Meh amended. Under the Code, a decisions regarding insol Ms. Sitharaman. of businesses, which has to official of the Income Tax decrease alarmingly and un tweet, said he received a booba Mufti for a meeting. financial creditor may file an vency resolution. Participating in the de be addressed.” department. employment will increase.” Don’t take us for granted, Count me out for top Congress raises award of Opposition tells Centre post, says Priyanka six airports to Adani group CWC to take the call at next meeting Mulayam sees conspiracy in extending Parliament session Sandeep Phukan NITI Aayog, DEA guidelines flouted, says Adhir Chowdhury New Delhi SANDEEP PHUKAN vernment was considering Congress general secretary Special Correspondent form or paper, he said. NEW DELHI extending the session by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is New Delhi Congress member Manish Opposition leaders asserted another two days and con believed to have told a meet The successful airport priva Tewari raised the issue of a themselves in the Lok Sabha clude only by August 9, Tri ing of Congress general se tisation bids by Adani Enter report prepared by the Of on Thursday when Samajwa namool’s Saugata Roy said: cretaries on Thursday that prises and the push for Par fice of the United Nations di Party (SP) veteran Mu “Mulayamji is a senior mem she shouldn’t be considered liament going paperless High Commissioner for Hu layam Singh alleged a “con ber. But we disagree. There as a replacement for her were among a host of issues man Rights that charged In spiracy” on the part of the are important legislation brother and outgoing party raised in the Lok Sabha on dia of violating human rights government in extending which will benefit the peo chief Rahul Gandhi. Thursday during the first in Jammu and Kashmir. the Parliament session, ple...The Opposition has al Ms. Vadra’s remarks are half of the day. “We may not give much while Congress leader of the ways maintained that the important in the backdrop Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Congress leader in the importance to the report but House Adhir Ranjan Chowd Samajwadi Party leader House should sit for at least of a growing chorus among leaving after a meeting in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury a lot of countries do,” said hury told the government Mulayam Singh in the Lok 100 days (per year).” a section of the senior lead New Delhi on Thursday. * PTI Chowdhury, during the Zero in the Lok Sabha. * PTI Mr. Tewari and urged the In “not to take them for grant Sabha on Thursday. * PTI The Opposition has ers like Captain Amarinder Hour, questioned the go dian government to present ed”. charged the government Singh and Shashi Tharoor ment session that is vernment on how the Adani Birla, however, informed the India's viewpoint to counter The session, which began pointed to how the govern with extending the session asking her to take over the scheduled to end on August group could win privatisa Congress leader that the Ci Pakistan’s propaganda. on June 17, was scheduled to ment was pushing through to avoid scrutiny of Bills by reins. 7. tion bids for five profitmak vil Aviation Minister had ex Trinamool's Mohua Moi end on July 26 but the go important legislation even parliamentary committees. The Congress Working Mr. Gandhi will be attend ing airports of under the Air plained the details in the tra asked the government to vernment decided to extend when the seats are empty. DMK’s Kanimozhi said it Committee (CWC), the high ing the meeting as he is a port Authority of India House earlier. transparently declare the it by another 12 days and it is “The Lok Sabha used to had become a new practice est decisionmaking body of part of the CWC, said chief (AAI). law firms that are assisting expected to end on August 7. be a model for State Assem to come out with a revised the party, will now be delib spokesperson Randeep Mr. Chowdhury’s Zero LS to go paperless the government in drafting Senior leaders accused blies. But look, so many agenda late in the night. “We erating on the next presi Surjewala. Hour mention follows a re Mr Birla informed the House the data protection bill that the government of making seats are empty ... members are all here to work together. dent soon after the ongoing The meeting of general port by The Hindu detailing that efforts will be made to is to be passed in lastminute changes to the have to attend marriages ... You cannot take us for grant session of Parliament ses secretaries was called to fi how the Adani group won make it paperless, a step Parliament. agenda of the House without There is a conspiracy on the ed,” she said. sion ends next week. nalise plans to commemo bids for six airports even which will help save crores “These law firms may consulting the Opposition. part of the government in Speaker Om Birla then in Though no date has been rate the 75th birth anniver though the NITI Aayog and of rupees spent on printing have also other clients who When the Lok Sabha was running the House. People’s tervened and said his office fixed, the CWC could meet sary of former Prime the Department of Econom and help save trees. have may interest in data,” debating amendments to the money is being wasted ,” he would ensure that members between August 8 and Au Minister Rajiv Gandhi. But ic Affairs had flagged several Members would have the said Ms Moitra and added insolvency law, Mr. Yadav said. know about Bills, at least a gust 10 if there are no furth party leaders also discussed concerns. option of choosing to have that those ‘interests’ could got up from his seat and Amid reports that the go day in advance. er extensions to the Parlia the leadership vacuum. Lok Sabha Speaker Om their documents in digital be reflected in the Bill.

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Omar Rashid police chief of Unnao LUCKNOW charged them with negli Matter taken up with the Ambassador Three police security guards gence. The police had earlier Bypolls to two Rajya deployed for the protection said that the three did not Special Correspondent Sabha seats on Aug. 26 NEW DELHI NEW DELHI of the Unnao rape survivor travel with the family on Bypolls to two Rajya Sabha were suspended from ser their request, as there was India on Thursday ex seats, one each in Rajasthan vice on Thursday for negli apparently not enough space pressed “grave concern” ov and Uttar Pradesh, will be gence. in the car. The survivor was er the recent U.S. military held on August 26, the BJP Uttar Pradesh presi travelling with her lawyer assistance to Pakistan, and Election Commission of India dent Swatantra Dev Singh and two aunts. stated that it had conveyed announced on Thursday. The said Kuldeep Singh Sengar, According to U.P. police, its concerns to Washington. Rajasthan seat fell vacant MLA, accused of rape and al the family was allotted nine “We have taken up the when Madanlal Saini passed legedly behind plotting a col security personnel, includ matter with the U.S. Ambas away on June 24. The U.P. lision with the survivor’s car, ing three personal guards for sador in Delhi, as well as seat fell vacant when was expelled by the central the survivor. with the U.S. government in Samajwadi Party MP Neeraj leadership of the party after The uncle of the survivor Washington through our <> The U.S. side has Shekhar resigned on July 15. he was suspended by the alleged in a complaint that Ambassador. We have ex said the sale does State unit. Security ring: The police stand guard at the cremation of the aunt of the rape survivor, near the police detail accorded to pressed grave concern over not indicate change ED files case against SP * “This is in the domain of Lucknow on Thursday. REUTERS his family kept Mr. Sengar’s U.S. military assistance to in the freeze in leader Azam Khan the central leadership. When men informed about their Pakistan. The U.S. side has military assistance NEW DELHI I gave my statement in Kan but stable, said King Georg the survivor has been con with the family on the day plans to shift their legal doc told us that the proposed The Enforcement Directorate pur, this was not in my know e’s Medical University, Luck stantly on ventilator, San their car collided with a uments to Rae Bareli and did sale does not indicate any Raveesh Kumar has registered a money Spokesperson ledge. As of today, Kuldeep now, where they were receiv deep Tiwari, spokesperson, truck while they were on not travel with the survivor change in the U.S. policy of External Affairs Ministry laundering case in connection Sengar is expelled from the ing treatment. Both were still KGMU, said in a statement. their way to a Rae Bareli jail. on the day of the accident. maintaining a freeze in mili with the landgrab charges party,” Mr. Swatantra Dev on ventilator support with DirectorGeneral of Police The women constables, The rape survivor’s aunt, tary assistance to Pakistan,” the State Department ap against Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan and others in said, clarifying his earlier multiple injuries. O.P. Singh said the three pol Ruby Patel and Sunita Debi who was killed in the Rae Ba External Affairs Ministry proved a military assistance Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur. The comment. While the lawyer was ice personnel deployed for and gunner Sudesh Kumar reli accident, was cremated spokesperson Raveesh Ku package for “continued sup U.P. police have registered The survivor and her la shifted out of the ventilator the protection of the survi were penalised after an in in her village, 70 km from mar said at the weekly press port” of the F16 over a dozen cases allegedly wyer continued to be critical for a while on a trial basis, vor were were not travelling vestigation by the district here, on Thursday. conference. programme. involving the then circle The U.S. had publicly stat “The State Department official and Mr. Khan, based ed that the proposed sale has made a determination on the complaints lodged by was intended to enable it to approving a possible Fo 26 villagers. continue technical and lo reign Military Sale to Pakis NC team meets PM for early election in J&K gistics support services to tan for Technical Security SC to consider report in assist in the oversight of the Team (TST) in continued Ayodhya land dispute operations of F16 fighter support of the F16 pro NEW DELHI BJP too is readying for Assembly polls in the State amid speculation on abrogation of Article 35A aircraft in Pakistan's inven gramme for an estimated The Supreme Court is likely to tory, he said. cost of $125 million,” the De consider on Friday the Special Correspondent comes amid speculation that decision. We [NC] will accept him of the situation in the taken,” Mr. Omar Abdullah However, official sources fense Security Cooperation “outcome” of mediation NEW DELHI the Centre may be planning the mandate, whatever it State. said. emphasised that the con Agency said in a statement proceedings conducted by a A National Conference (NC) precipitate action on abroga may be,” he added. “We had sought time from The NC’s demand for ear cern expressed was not just after delivering the required panel set up to amicably delegation, led by Srinagar tion of Article 35A. The State is under Presi Prime Minister Modi to tell ly polls is significant in that for the supply of F16 parts, certification notifying Con resolve the Ram MP Farooq Abdullah, and in Mr. Omar Abdullah said it dent’s rule after the BJP him about the situation in the BJP recently held a meet but for the “signs of growing gress of the possible sale on JanmabhoomiBabri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya and cluding his son and former had been “one and a half pulled out of the coalition Jammu and Kashmir. There ing of its core group on Jam military cooperation and re July 26. Pakistan, which has may decide whether to hear Chief Minister Omar Abdul years since a popularly elect with the People’s Democrat had been tensions in the Val mu and Kashmir in New Del sumption of military sup long operated the F16s, re the matter or continue with lah, met Prime Minister Na ed government ruled the ic Party (PDP). ley in the last few days, and hi. plies” by the U.S. to cently deployed them the mediation. A fivejudge rendra Modi on Thursday to State and the NC wanted Mr. Omar Abdullah told we wanted to tell him about At the meeting, BJP work Pakistan. against India during the ae Constitution Bench on July 18 press for Assembly election elections held before the media after the meeting that that. We requested him that ing president J.P. Nadda Last week, days after Pa rial engagement on Febru had asked the panel to inform in Jammu and Kashmir by year ended. “People should they sought time with the no step which affects the en asked the State unit to be kistan Prime Minister Imran ary 27, a day after the Bala the court by August 1. PTI the yearend. The meeting be given a chance to make a Prime Minister to apprise vironment there should be prepared for polls. Khan’s visit to Washington, kot air strike by India. With district-wise data, Assam govt. pushes for NRC Indian ‘spy’ arrested in Punjab, say Pak police Heated debate in Assembly as data suggest many in districts dominated by indigenous people have been left out Raju Lakshman held in Dera Ghazi Khan SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in Guwahati have been ex Central government’s plea GUWAHATI cluded,” Mr. Patowary said. for 20% sample reverifica Press Trust of India man during patrolling. The Assam government on The districts where the tion in border districts and Lahore “Raju Lakshman is an In Thursday pushed for reveri least number of people have 10% in other areas. Police in Pakistan’s Punjab dian national. The security fication of the applications been included in the NRC are It was to be done in order province claimed to have ar agencies are interrogating for the National Register of Darrang (69%) and Hojai to ensure an errorfree NRC. rested an “Indian spy”, him to know whether he Citizens (NRC) after district (67%). identified as Raju Laksh crossed over here inadver wise data presented in the SC’s rejection man, in the town of Dera tently or for spying pur Assembly suggested most Not error-free The Supreme Court’s rejec Ghazi Khan on Wednesday. pose,” he said. people in areas bordering To drive home the point that tion of the plea followed NRC He has been handed over Bangladesh have been in the NRC was not errorfree, State Coordinator Prateek him to a premier intelli Banned entry cluded in the citizenship list, Mr. Patowary cited the exam Hajela’s submission that 27% gence agency for further Dera Ghazi Khan, about 400 while many in districts dom ple of South Salmara. reverification had already investigation. km from Lahore, reportedly inated by the indigenous pe Several people in Salmara been done. The police official con houses ‘sensitive installa ople have been left out. traced their roots to a single “His claim is irrelevant as cerned Liaquat Leghari told tions’ and the Islamabad has This triggered a heated legacy person to get fraudu he had not taken the people reporters that a team of the banned the entry of any fo debate between the legisla lently into the NRC. of Assam into confidence border military police had reign national in this dis tors of the Bharatiya Janata Other BJP legislators said while carrying out the 27% arrested 30yearold Laksh trict. Partyled ruling coalition suspected citizens have been reverification as claimed,” and the Opposition led by engaged in the NRC upgrad Mr. Patowary said. the Congress, which was one would threaten the inte dominated by indigenous pe other Muslimdominated dis ing work and a few have al The Minister slammed Mr. against reverification. grity and sovereignty of the ople. The data said 91.78%, tricts, names of 86.6% and ready been arrested. Hajela for keeping the the country,” he said. 92.33%, 91.96% and 92.78% 85.8% people have been Mr. Patowary said that the State and Central govern ‘Threat to integrity’ Parliamentary Affairs Mi people in Muslimdominated included. State government would ap ments in the dark despite us The debate began after BJP nister Chandra Mohan Pa Dhubri, Karimganj, Haila “In the indigenous and tri peal to the Supreme Court ing 55,000 State government legislator Debananda Hazari towary provided data that kandi and South Salmara dis baldominated districts such again for the extension of the employees for the updating ka doubted the fairness of said more than 90% of the tricts have been included in as Karbi Anglong, West Karbi NRC exercise to facilitate exercise and spending the NRC scheduled to be pu names in four districts bor the NRC. Anglong, Baksa and Sonit “much needed” reverifica ₹1,200 crore of the govern blished on August 31. dering Bangladesh had been Barring Hailakandi, the pur, 1415% people have been tion. ment’s money to prepare a “A fair NRC will be like the included, while many have others border Bangladesh. excluded. Likewise, 22% pe The apex court had last list that “leaves room for Magna Carta but a flawed been excluded in districts In Barpeta and Nagaon, two ople in Bongaigaon and 18% month rejected the State and doubt”.

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Once popular Himalayan trekking routes close to the LoC are to be opened again

Peerzada Ashiq adventure sports expert Srinagar who owns Highland Etched in popular memory Journeys, which offers as sites of hardfought adventure sportsbased conflict and martyrdom, tours in Srinagar, described Kargil’s Batalik and Tiger the decision as opening up a Hill are now open to tourists treasure trove for tourists. — among 17 trekking routes, including seven areas Game-changer hosting meadows and ridges “These routes will offer along the Line of Control trekking from three days to (LoC), thrown open by the several weeks. The areas J&K government. close to the LoC in Kargil The State Administrative offer unseen beauty. It will Council (SAC), chaired by be a gamechanger for Governor Satya Pal Malik, trekking as a sport in on Wednesday decided to Calling adventure buffs: Areas near Kargil offer views Kashmir,” Mr. Tramboo told open up the 17 routes that few have seen. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Hindu. without insisting on permits The opening of these to enter the Ladakh region. DrassSumdaMarpola in BatambisSapi; and Sapi to trekking routes will also A Raj Bhawan spokesman Tiger Hill Base; and National Rangdum via Rusila. provide gainful employment said Mr. Malik was in touch Highway to BudgamMajdass “The crossHimalayan to the local people with the Union Home Village. trek crosses through high particularly in the Kargil Ministry to give final shape Ten traditional routes, passes and amidst scenic region, say officials. to the scheme. which attracted hundreds of splendors, wild fauna and “Prior to 1990s, The trekking routes European and Australian flora. Now that youth across European tourists, proposed to be opened climbers in the pre India are inclined more especially Germans and along the LoC in Kargil militancy phase in the towards adventure French, topped the trekkers district will include Kargil 1980s, will also be thrown activities, these cross visiting Kashmir followed by LalungShahshi Lake open again. Himalayan treks could Australians and Britons. The DarchiksGarkone Broq; These include Faroona become sought after step will see a new KargilHunderman Brok Jasgund via Lasar La; destinations,” a tourism beginning for tourism in Ridge; Batalik Junction to Akshow in ZanskarGulab official said. Kargil and attract high end Gargardo, an apricot village; Garh Kishtwar; Kanore Rauf Tramboo, an tourists again,” he said. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

DELHI THE HINDU 14 WORLD FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Rivals clash with front runner Biden Punishing Zarif, Trump Sharp exchanges centred around his campaign issue of health care, climate change and past record muddies a path to talks Agence France-Presse nie Sanders and Elizabeth Detroit Warren. Democratic front runner Joe In one of the few mo It’s unclear whether he will be barred from visiting UN Biden went on the offensive ments of broad unity on on Wednesday against his stage, several candidates David E. Sanger Michael Crowley main 2020 opponents, but joined Mr. Biden in con Washington was rapidly assailed on the demning Mr. Trump. debate stage over key issues Congresswoman Tulsi The Trump administration such as health care, race and Gabbard said the President took the unusual step on immigration. “is not behaving like a pa Wednesday of placing sanc Tensions rose between triot,” while Julian Castro, tions on Iran’s Foreign Mi the former VicePresident the only Latino in the field, nister, essentially cutting off and Senator Kamala Harris, branded Mr. Trump an out the clearest avenue for talks the most prominent African right “racist.” But much of with Iran by punishing the American in the field, as the the night was consumed man who negotiated the two reprised their clash from with clashes between candi 2015 nuclear agreement. a month earlier at the debut Hard talk: (From left) Senator Cory Booker, former VicePresident Joe Biden and Senator dates. “Middle ground ap Senior administration of A file photo of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. * AP debate. But while Mr. Biden Kamala Harris during the Democratic Presidential Debate in Detroit. * NYT proaches are not enough,” ficials described the Foreign aimed aggressive attacks at said Washington Governor Minister, Mohammad Javad Ms. Harris and her health and his past legislative re out almost 10 million Ameri first debate by accusing Mr. Jay Inslee, who has released Zarif — an Americaneducat EU to work with Iran care plan, other rivals in the cord, in particular his failure cans” from coverage. Biden of making light of his a plan to tackle climate ed diplomat who is well con second night of the two to take decisive action Mr. Biden’s advisers had work with segregationists in change. “We must confront nected throughout the U.S. night, 20candidate debate against illegal immigration. urged him to be more aggres the Senate in the 1970s. the fossil fuel industry.” — as the “propaganda arm” despite U.S. sanctions sought to undercut him on a When Mr. Biden jousted sive after his lackluster first “The VicePresident has New York Mayor Bill de of Iran’s supreme leader, host of issues. with Ms. Harris about her debate performance, but the still failed to acknowledge Blasio said he was fully pre Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Agence France-Presse The decision was the Mr. Biden is leading polls “double talk” on her own 76yearold struck a curious that it was wrong to take the pared to “restructure” the In withdrawing last year Brussels latest blow by President for the nod to take on Presi modified Medicare for All opening note on Wednesday. position that he took at that U.S. economy and society. from the nuclear accord, the The European Union said Donald Trump to the 2015 dent Donald Trump in 2020, plan, which he noted would As the debate began, Mr. time,” Ms. Harris said. “We will tax the hell out of administration argued that on Thursday it regrets the deal to curb Iran’s nuclear and nearly all of the other take 10 years to kick in, Ms. Biden greeted Harris, a 54 the wealthy,” he boomed. the move was intended to U.S. decision to impose programme, which Brussels nine Democrats on stage at Harris shot back: “You’re yearold former California at Rare unity Lowpolling candidates open negotiations. But with sanctions against Iran’s has been trying to salvage. tacked him at some point. simply inaccurate in what torney general, by shaking The squabbling came after like Mr. de Blasio, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Zarif sidelined, it was un Foreign Minister “We regret this decision,” He found himself in a se you’re describing.” her hand and saying, “Go ea deep fault lines between the Senator Kirsten Gillibrand clear who else might serve Mohammad Javad Zarif and said Carlos Martin Ruiz De ries of sharp exchanges on She said Mr. Biden’s pro sy on me, kid.” party’s centrist and progres and entrepreneur Andrew as an experienced interme vowed to continue working Gordejuela, a spokesman the central campaign issue of posal for government She did not. Ms. Harris re sive wings were exposed on Yang were desperate for diary for Tehran in any po with him. for EU diplomatic chief. health care along with his backed health insurance for newed the criticism that gave the first debate night, which standout moments to justify tential talks. The administra DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD stance on climate change those who want it “leaves her a viral moment in the featured leading liberals Ber staying in the race. tion has already imposed sanctions on the country’s the UN, although they ap targeted strikes against Iran remaining power centres, peared to favour doing so. to retaliate for its downing of Mr. Khamenei and the elite During meetings there two a U.S. drone. Mr. Trump of military organisation, the weeks ago, he gave inter fered a muted response to 51 killed in multiple TTP diktat on polio drops, music Revolutionary Guard. views to television networks Iran’s seizure of a British Mr. Zarif welcomed the and met with reporters. flagged oil tanker in the Gulf. Press Trust of India district, on Wednesday also ing the warning will face news in his signature comba When Iran tested a medium attacks in Yemen Peshawar directed women not to ven consequences, the message tive form on Twitter. “The ‘Visa abused’ range ballistic missile last The Pakistani Taliban has ture out without a male com said. The pamphlet prohibit US’ reason for designating Those interviews angered week, Trump officials played Associated Press parade of forces loyal to the warned people in the tribal pany, the Dawn newspaper ed the people from playing me is that I am Iran’s ‘prim Secretary of State Mike Pom down the episode. ADEN UAE, a member of the Sau district of North Waziristan reported. loud music on computer and ary spokesperson around peo and other officials, who And even as administra Rebels in Yemen fired a bal diled coalition that has not to play loud music and “We remind you [resi other shops with a warning the world. Is the truth really argued that he was abusing tion officials imposed sanc listic missile on Thursday at been fighting the Iran administer polio vaccination dents] that similar state that any place from where that painful? It has no effect his visa, which limits him to tions on Mr. Zarif, they ex a military parade in the backed Houthi rebels since to their children, according ments issued by the Taliban songs were heard could be on me or my family, as I have meetings associated with the tended waivers on separate southern port city of Aden 2015 in support of Yemen’s to a media report on several times in the past had blown up any time, the re no property or interests out UN and restricts his move sanctions, related to Iran’s and coordinated suicide government. The missile at Thursday. fallen on deaf ears, but this port said. side of Iran. Thank you for ments to three buildings. nuclear programme. bombings targeted a police tack killed at least 40, a The onepage message on time we are going to take to Polio workers have been considering me such a huge The defiant action is the Appearing on Fox Busi station in another part of health official said. a pamphlet in Urdu issued task those who violate the asked to do fingermarking threat to your agenda.” latest in a series of mixed sig ness Network on Wednes the city. The attacks killed at Earlier, 11 people were by banned TehreekiTaliban order,” it stated. of children during the vacci Trump administration of nals the Trump administra day, National Security Advis least 51 people and wound killed and at least 29 wound Pakistan (TTP) in Miram There will be no use of DJs nation campaign but with ficials did not indicate tion has sent to Tehran. In er John Bolton said a waiver ed dozens, officials said. ed in multiple blasts in the shah, the headquarters of either inside the house or in out administering polio whether they would seek to midJune, Mr. Trump ap would be extended for 90 The missile hit a military city. Pakistan’s North Waziristan open fields and those ignor drops to them. bar Mr. Zarif from visiting proved — then pulled back — days. NY TIMES ELSEWHERE Dutch ban on burqas in ‘Bin Laden’s son Hamza killed’ Bin Laden family’s aide public places takes effect U.S. media report says he was killed ‘during the last two years’ arrested in Philippines The law was passed in June 2018 Abdeljalil was living with a fake identity Agence France-Presse chise,” the State Department Agence France-Presse Washington said in announcing the Daniel Victor the bin Laden family, has The Hague U.S. to slap 10% tarrif Osama bin Laden’s son Ham reward. A Jordanian man once consi been in government custo on Chinese goods: Trump The Netherlands banned za, chosen heir to the leader dered a financier for alQai dy since the arrest. “We are WASHINGTON the wearing of a facecover ship of alQaeda, has been ‘Crown prince’ da and a “henchman” of going to deport him for be President Donald Trump says ing veil, such as a burqa or killed, U.S. media reported Sometimes dubbed the Osama bin Laden’s brother ing an illegal entrant as he the U.S. will apply a new niqab, in public buildings on Wednesday citing Ameri “crown prince of jihad”, he inlaw was arrested in the has no record of arrival, af tariff of 10% on about $300 and on transport from can officials. had put out audio and video Philippines in July, officials ter he was arrested and de billion worth of products Thursday as a contentious NBC News said three U.S. messages calling for attacks said on Thursday, reinforc ported in 2003 for being an from China on September 1. law on the garment worn by officials had confirmed they on the U.S. and other coun ing concerns that Islamic undesirable alien,” Mr. Mo Mr. Trump tweeted on some Muslim women came Between 200 to 400 had information of Hamza tries, especially to avenge militants are making a base rente said. Thursday amid slowmoving into force. women wear a burqa or a bin Laden’s death, but gave Hamza bin Laden his father’s killing by U.S. in the country. In 2003, the authorities talks with China that Between 200 and 400 niqab in the country. * AP no details of the place or forces in Pakistan in May Mahmoud Afif Abdeljalil, said that Abdeljalil was a negotiations will continue. AP women are estimated to date. it,” he said. 2011, the department said. 51, was arrested on July 4 in close associate of Mo wear a burqa or niqab in the institutions and buildings, The New York Times sub Both reports suggested Documents seized in the Zamboanga, a coastal city at hammed Khalifa, bin La ‘No-deal Brexit to slow country of 17 million people. as well as hospitals and pu sequently cited two U.S. offi that Hamza may have been raid on his father’s house in the southwestern tip of Min den’s brotherinlaw, and U.K. growth, hit pound’ The legislation was blic transport,” the Dutch cials as saying they had con killed well before the State Abbottabad suggested Ham danao, the nation’s second that the two were involved LONDON passed in June 2018 after a Interior Ministry said. firmation that he was killed Department announced a $1 za was being groomed as largest island. Abdeljalil had in financing the Qaida net The Bank of England on Thursday warned that a decade of political debate The law also bans faceco during the last two years in million bounty on his head heir to the alQaeda false documents under an work through charity nodeal Brexit would slow on the subject. The farright vering helmet or hood. A an operation that involved in February 2019. leadership. assumed name, Jaime Mo organisations. Britain's economic growth, politician Geert Wilders had person could be fined €150 the U.S. The 15th of Osama bin La U.S. forces also found a vi rente, the chief of the Bu Officials said they began increase inflation and proposed the veil ban back ($165). However, the public Questioned by reporters den’s 20 children and a son deo of the wedding of Ham reau of Immigration, said in monitoring Abdeljalil after probably further drag down in 2005. “From now on the transport sector said it in the Oval Office, President of his third wife, Hamza, za to the daughter of anoth a statement. he and an Algerian compa the pound against the dollar, wearing of clothing which would not stop to make a Donald Trump did not con thought to be about 30 years er senior alQaeda official Abdeljalil, whom the nion were flagged at a mili as it announced it was holding covers the face is banned in woman in a burqa get off as firm or deny the NBC report. old, was “emerging as a lead that is believed to have taken authorities called “a former tary checkpoint in Zam interest rates at 0.75%. AFP educational facilities, public it would cause delays. “I don’t want to comment on er in the alQaeda fran place in Iran. henchman” connected to boanga last year. NY TIMES

THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12694 (set by Bruno) SUDOKU FAITH 13 Termination of prices to enter 3 City has a canal with rats drinking establishment (6,4) scurrying (5,5) Bound to samsara

17 A feeling of remorse, having 4 That is describing Sri Lanka? Of the three gunas, sattva is free from impurities. So, it helps stolen University's gold (4) (4) to acquire knowledge. The other two qualities, rajas and ta 5 Shoot schoolgoing snob (4) mas, lead to delusional knowledge and wrong understa nd 18 Region surrounding new sports ing. But sattva leads to proper understanding. And yet, satt stadium... (5) 6 Code of conduct of nameless va too is a hindrance to liberation, because it makes us seek native society (6) 19 ... has planes circling over happiness and knowledge, said Valayapet Ramachariar in a discourse. How can love for knowledge keep us from libera mountains (4) 7 Not all of Bruno's sobs tion? The example of sage Bharadwaja shows what love for regularly come up to the 20 Lapse in street security? (4,6) knowledge can lead to. surface (4) Bharadwaja wanted to imbibe the essence and import of 22 Dam' topless bird (4) 14 Abnormal force — dark & the Vedas totally. But he found that despite diligent study, he recurrent (5) was not making much progress. So he prayed for another 23 Cruel abuse led a fat husband hundred years of life in order to study the Vedas. But at the to leave (8) 15 Accuracy of old law — it's due end of the extended period of life, he had still not completed to be revised (10) 27 Menace of crowd, perhaps his study and asked for a further extension. So, in his case, it shortly approaching a joint (6) 16 Expression of support and was a thirst for knowledge that kept him in this world, in love at work (e.g. hugging) — stead of seeking moksha. Anagha is the term the Lord uses 28 Plan B is to get cooked okra said to be criminal? (415) to address Arjuna. Agha means impurity or sin. Arjuna was and a little radish wrapped anagha — the one without impurity, because he sought noth around (10) 19 Boy, after backcondition, was Solution to puzzle 12693 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku ing and was unattached to anything. So, attachment to not the same (8) knowledge is also a stumbling block to liberation. ■ ACROSS 29 Another enlistee oddly Rajas is characterised by raga, trishna and sanga. Raga is 8 Fall: a story (4) remained (4) 21 Criticize beer brewed around 9 Engagement of son in the Britain (6) the mutual attraction between man and woman. Trishna is middle of probation — that's the thirst for sense objects. Sanga is the desire to be in the ■ DOWN outrageous! (10) 24 Call aunty on vacation — company of one’s wife, children and relatives. To ge t what middleschool's boring! (4) 10 Oppose what's bloody right (6) 1 Paternal and prosperous... he wants, the person with rajas indulges in acts that result in 11 Cooking aid say to take grime repeated births and deaths. So, he too remains caught in girl's preference (10) 25 Uncommon ultrarealistic heart off around bottom of skillet (4) samsara like the one with sattva guna. Lust, greed, ambition (3,5) 2 Chemical agent obtained from for one’s children can all lead to wrongful acts, and such 12 Skill to ﬂip end of gravy on household pet's salty when 26 Partners leaving the French acts are committed by the one with rajas. A man with rajas dish (4) analysed (8) uprising (4) acts as he pleases, with no thought of the consequences.

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01-08-2019 % CHANGE Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 37,018 ddddddddddddd-1.23 Nifty below 11,000 ﬁrst time since Mar. US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 69.06 ddddddddddddd-0.39 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 35,795 ddddddddddddddd0.04 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 63.42 ddddddddddddd-2.59 Maximum losses in auto, banking, metal and technology stocks; Sensex crashes 463 points

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT in the last three trading ra said. While the U.S. Fed MUMBAI NIFTY 50 sessions. announced a 25 basis points PRICE CHANGE A day after the U.S. Federal Vivek Ranjan Misra, Head cut in interest rate, it also

Adani Ports...... 371.10...... -6.45 Reserve reduced interest — Fundamental Research, hinted that it was not the ﬁrst

Asian Paints...... 1504.70...... -16.40 rate for the ﬁrst time since Karvy Stock Broking, attri of more cuts to come. Axis Bank ...... 669.30...... -4.80 2008, global equity markets, buted the fall to the ‘midcy The statement led to equi Bajaj Auto ...... 2537.65...... 21.15 including India, lost heavy cle adjustment’ by the U.S. ty markets tumbling globally Bajaj Finserv...... 7082.00...... -15.85 ground as the U.S. central Federal Reserve as markets with the benchmarks of Bajaj Finance ...... 3222.10...... -29.95 bank did not take a dovish were expecting a more dov Hong Kong, South Korea, In Bharti Airtel ...... 323.90...... -13.70

BPCL...... 343.65...... -1.85 stance as was widely expect ish stance by the U.S. central donesia and Taiwan all end Britannia Ind ...... 2600.90...... -4.10 ed by markets across the bank. ing in the red. Some of the Bharti Airtel logs ﬁrst Cipla ...... 512.45...... -8.65 globe. “For Indian equities, this European markets were also Coal India ...... 202.45...... -2.00 The Indian benchmarks is on top of the headwinds it in the red on Wednesday. Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2533.75...... -40.85 lost more than 1% on Wed Fed factor: Markets were expecting a more dovish stance has faced recently, like FII Back in India, nearly 1,700 quarterly loss in 14 years Eicher Motors...... 16562.80. .... 214.75 by the U.S. central bank. * PAUL NORONHA GAIL (India)...... 128.60...... -0.25 nesday, with the 50share selling on account of tax pro stocks lost ground on BSE, as

Grasim Ind ...... 774.55...... -13.80 Nifty falling below the psych posals. There are other rea against 778 gainers. Foreign HCL Tech...... 1021.55...... -13.00 ological 11,000mark for the low of 36,694.18, managed to maximum to the day’s sons as well, ﬁrstly the weak investors were net sellers at Telco posts ₹2,866 crore loss in Q1 HDFC ...... 2086.80...... -35.00 ﬁrst time since March. recoup some of the losses to losses. ness in economy has not more than ₹1,000 crore on HDFC Bank...... 2221.80...... -29.85 While investors sold close at 37,018.32, down The broader Nifty closed abated, as evident by the Wednesday, having sold Press Trust of India tive liabilities pertaining to Hero MotoCorp ...... 2368.55...... 12.45 shares across sectors, the 462.80 points, or 1.23%. at 10,980, shedding 105.40 core sector data and auto shares worth nearly ₹12,500 New Delhi customary indemnities pro Hindalco ...... 182.75...... -7.80

Hind Unilever ...... 1731.30...... 4.65 maximum losses were in au As many as 23 of the Sen points, or 1.24%. This was sales. Secondly while some crore in July. Bharti Airtel on Thursday vided to a clutch of investors

Indiabulls HFL ...... 521.95...... -13.65 to, banking, metal and tech sex constituents ended in the lowest close for the index companies have reported The weakness in equity posted a staggering ₹2,866 of Airtel Africa and expens ICICI Bank ...... 417.05...... -7.55 nology stocks. the red with Infosys, HDFC since March 1. Meanwhile, good numbers, the vast num markets spilled over to the crore loss for the June quar es relating to its recent list IndusInd Bank ...... 1398.65...... -14.20 The 30share Sensex, Bank, HDFC, State Bank of the India VIX index shot up ber have been disappointing currency markets with rupee ter, its ﬁrst consolidated loss ing, the company ex Bharti Infratel ...... 250.95...... 5.20 which fell 787 points during India, ICICI Bank, TCS and 7% on Wednesday, pegging and commentary has not weakening 27 paisa against in 14 years, as the telco lost plained. Infosys ...... 768.85...... -24.80

Indian OilCorp...... 136.95...... -2.35 intraday trades to touch a Bajaj Auto contributing the its total surge to nearly 20% been encouraging,” Mr. Mis the dollar. ground to rival Reliance Jio Airtel’s revenue from In

ITC ...... 267.55...... -2.65 and took a hit from excep dia mobile services in JSW Steel...... 225.25...... -12.20 tional items such as charges creased 4.1% yearonyear to Kotak Bank ...... 1495.80...... -23.75 towards accelerated depre ₹10,724 crore. L&T...... 1358.05...... -29.25 ciation of 3G network gear. In revenue terms, Re M&M ...... 548.55...... -1.45

...... Auto ﬁrms hit by doubledigit slump in July The revenue rose 4.7% to liance Jio is now comforta Maruti Suzuki 5572.60 102.90

NTPC ...... 126.85...... 0.30 ₹20,738 crore during the bly placed on top of the tel ONGC ...... 136.90...... -1.95 Sector impacted by subdued consumer sentiment and overall economic slowdown ﬁrst quarter ended June co stack given that its PowerGrid Corp ...... 214.00...... 3.20 2019. topline stood at ₹11,679 Reliance Ind ...... 1180.25...... 14.00 PRESS TRUST OF INDIA li to help revive consumer Similarly, Toyota Kirloskar “After accounting for hit crore in June quarter (just State Bank ...... 317.15...... -15.05 NEW DELHI demand and conversions, he Motor (TKM) said its domes of ₹14,454 million (₹1,445.4 three years into its commer Sun Pharma ...... 425.10...... -1.65

Tata Motors ...... 129.55...... -6.05 Continuing to face rough added. Honda Cars India tic sales declined 24% to crore) towards exceptional cial operations) against

Tata Steel ...... 420.00...... -12.05 weather, Maruti Suzuki, Hy Ltd. (HCIL) reported 48.67% 10,423 unit. items (net of tax), the resul ₹11,269.9 crore of Vodafone TCS ...... 2180.05...... -25.65 undai and three other auto decline in domestic sales to In the twowheeler space, tant net loss for the quarter Idea. Tech Mahindra ...... 625.65...... -10.60 majors reported a doubledi 10,250 units in July. Bajaj Auto saw its domestic ended June 30, 2019 came Airtel, though, registered Titan ...... 1057.30...... 0.95 git decline in sales in July as sales dip 13% per cent last in at ₹28,660 million (₹2,866 an improvement in many of UltraTech Cement...... 4231.70. .. -115.20

UPL...... 576.80...... -18.45 consumer sentiment re Delaying purchase month to 2,05,470 units. crore), compared to proﬁt the operational parameters.

Vedanta ...... 145.45...... -8.65 mained subdued. “The degrowth in the auto TVS Motor Company re of ₹973 million (₹97.3 crore) For instance, for the June Wipro ...... 270.40...... 5.10 Market leader Maruti Su mobile industry further in ported a 12.98% dip in its July in the corresponding quar quarter, Airtel’s India Aver YES Bank...... 88.40...... -2.80 zuki India (MSI) said its dom tensiﬁed last month amidst 2019 sales to 2.79 lakh unit ter last year and ₹1,072 mil age Revenue Per User stood Zee Entertainment ...... 346.85...... -14.75 estic sales were down 36.3% weak buying sentiment and on weaker volumes. lion (₹107.2 crore) in the pre at ₹129 against ₹123 in the to 98,210 units last month overall slowdown. We are al In the domestic market, vious quarter,” the company March quarter. Also, mobile compared with 1,54,150 un so witnessing a lot of post twowheeler sales dropped said in its quarterly report. data traﬃc on its network EXCHANGE RATES its in July last year. It was in Applying brakes: The automotive industry continues to face ponement of purchases,” Ra to 2.08 lakh units from 2.47 grew 94% year on year. Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit June 2017 that the company’s headwinds as sales continue to contract. * REUTERS jesh Goel, senior lakh units. ‘Exceptional hit’ Commenting on the earn except yen at 4 p.m. on August 01 CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL sales had last fallen below 1 vicepresident and director Truck major Ashok Ley The “exceptional hit” for ings, Gopal Vittal, MD and

US Dollar...... 68.86...... 69.18 lakh units mark in a month. units last month. “The headwinds faced by (sales and marketing) at land reported a 39% contrac the quarter included CEO (India and South Asia), Euro ...... 76.01...... 76.36 Mini segment, comprising Mahindra & Mahindra re the automotive industry con HCIL, said. tion in the sales of its medi amongst other heads a Bharti Airtel, said the ﬁrst British Pound...... 83.42...... 83.82 Alto and old WagonR, saw a ported a 16% decline in dom tinue as a result of subdued He further said,”it is ex um and heavy commercial charge towards accelerated quarter of the year has be Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 63.22...... 63.52

Chinese Yuan ...... 9.98...... 10.02 massive slide of 69.3% to estic market to 37,474 units. consumer sentiment, trig tremely worrisome since Ju vehicles (M&HCV) in the depreciation of 3G network gun with a “healthy and Swiss Franc ...... 69.20...... 69.53 11,577 units as against 37,710 The company’s passenger gered by various factors,” ly 2019 decline is much sev domestic and export equipment and operating equitable growth across all Singapore Dollar ...... 50.07...... 50.31 units in the yearago month. vehicle segment reported a M&M chief of sales and mar ere than Q1 decline and that markets. costs on network refarming our lines of businesses. Hea Canadian Dollar...... 52.08...... 52.32

Malaysian Ringitt ...... 16.61...... 16.70 Rival Hyundai Motor India sales of 16,831 vehicles last keting, automotive division, too when the industry had Truck sales dipped 48% and upgradation pro dline pricing remained sta

Source:Indian Bank Ltd (HMIL) reported 10% dip month as against 19,781 units Veejay Ram Nakra said. degrown in July last year as for July 2019 to 4,858 units. gramme as well as incre ble, albeit at low levels,” he in domestic sales to 39,010 in the same period of 2018. The industry needs stimu well.” (With inputs by N. Anand) mental provision for deriva said. ‘Siddhartha tried to HC restrains GST revenue touches Crisil cuts FY20 GDP growth sale of Titan sell real estate assets’ fakes via etailer ₹1.02 lakh crore in July forecast to 6.9% from 7.1% Collections stood at ₹99,939 crore in June Firm cites weak monsoon, slow global growth ‘However, prices offered were too low’ Special Correspondent Bengaluru Special Correspondent Special Correspondent sumption will be the first to ascend as Mini Tejaswi basis with interest rising con Titan Company Limited (Ti NEW DELHI NEW DELHI the tide turns.” Bengaluru tinuously,’’ said the planter. tan) has received an adinte GST revenue crossed the one Ratings agency Crisil has cut its fore Crisil also expects corporate sec Mounting liquidity crisis forced Many say he had a personal rim relief from the Delhi High lakh crore mark once again in cast for GDP growth in 201920 to tor growth to slow to 8% in 201920, coffee entrepreneur V.G. Sidd debt of at least ₹1,000 crore. As Court against sale of counter July, coming in at ₹1,02,083 6.9% from its earlier forecast of 7.1%, lower than the doubledigit growth hartha to reach out to at least per documents from Corporate feit Titan and Fasttrack crore, the government an citing weak monsoon, slow global trend of the last two financial years. three companies — including Affairs Ministry, he raised watches on etailing platform nounced on Thursday. growth and poor highfrequency da “Most consumption segments will two builders and a foreign real funds through Coffee Day Con Snapdeal. “The total gross GST revenue ta for the first quarter of the financial pull India Inc.’s revenue growth to ty advisory firm — to sell some solidations, Devadarshini Info The court, through an ex collected in the month of July year. single digits,” the report said. “And of his personal real estate as Technologies and Gonibedu parte adinterim injunction 2019 is ₹1,02,083 crore, of “Crisil has sliced its estimate of In weak prices of commodities such as sets in Bengaluru and Mysuru. Coffee. order dated July 29, res which CGST is ₹17,912 crore, dia’s gross domestic product (GDP) steel would exacerbate the pain.” “Soon after the sale of his “It is true that his family and trained certain sellers from SGST is ₹25,008 crore, IGST is growth by 20 basis points to 6.9% for “Sales volume in the automobiles Mindtree shares, he started ex his company own thousands of selling, marketing or other ₹50,612 crore and cess is ₹8,551 this fiscal, following a triangulation sector will be impacted by a trifecta — ploring liquidity for some of his hectares of coffee plantations. wise dealing in goods bearing crore,” the government said in a of downside risks: weak monsoon, of a spurt in costs due to changes in realty assets. However, he was But plantations, as such, have the marks TITAN and FAS release. “The total number of slowing global growth, and sluggish regulation, tightening liquidity and very upset with the prices he no value nowadays with fall TRACK of Titan. GSTR 3B Returns filed for the highfrequency data for the first moderating income growth,” Prasad was offered by them. The offer ing coffee prices. The land pric Further, Snapdeal was di month of June up to July 31, quarter,” the agency said in a report. Koparkar, senior director at Crisil Re prices were too low as the po es have also been too low in the rected to take down within 24 2019 is 75.79 lakh.” This is the It added that the slowdown would search said. “Sombre farm incomes tential buyers were well aware last many years. Also, you hours of service of the said or third month out of four in this “During AprilJuly 2019 visà be more pronounced in the April will also weigh on ruralled segments that he was on a distress sale don’t find any buyers for them der, the URLs over which financial year in which collec vis 2018, the domestic compo June period while the second half of such as FMCG.” mode,’’ said a person who was unless you want to sell them complaint had already been tions have crossed ₹1 lakh crore. nent has grown by 9.2%, while the year would be bolstered by the The report said that banking sec close to Mr. Siddhartha. dirt cheap,’’ said a professional lodged by Titan with Snap Collections stood at ₹99,939 the GST on imports has come expected monetary easing, con torNPAs are expected to come down Mr. Siddhartha was sitting attached to a global realty advi deal. crore in June. down by 0.2% and the total col sumption, and a statistical lowbase to about 8% by the end of financial on a time bomb in the last few sory firm. One acre plantation S. Ravi Kant, CEO Watches The average collection this lection has grown by 6.83%.” effect. year 201920, based on lower addi years, said a planter who was is available from ₹6 lakh to ₹25 & Accessories division, Titan year so far is ₹1,04,044 crore, “The GST collections for the “Given the crosswinds, the sops tional NPAs and increased recover also a friend of the entrepre lakh depending on various fac Company Limited said, “In compared with the average of month, despite being in excess announced so far might not be ies. Credit growth is expected to re neur. tors, market sources said. the recent past, numerous ₹98,114 crore for the full year of ₹1 trillion, would be matter of enough to pitchfork growth in this cover to 14%, the highest in five years. “Most of his personal shares, As per media reports, some cases of rampant trademark 201819. “The revenue in July concern as this is lower than the fiscal to, or above, the past 14year av “The crucial question is whether a shares of his wife Malavika and of Mr. Siddhartha’s lenders had infringement and counterfeit 2018 was ₹96,483 crore and the Budget numbers. The collec erage of 7% per annum,” Ashu trough is in sight,” Dharmakirti Joshi, stake in some of his compa questioned his ability to repay ing have come to light and we revenue during July 2019 is a tions need to be correlated with Suyash, Managing Director & CEO of chief economist at Crisil said. “Given nies, including Coffee Day En while casting doubts on the va believe this can only be coun growth of 5.8% over the reve the economic situation as well,” Crisil said. “Policy action looks more the fiscal constraints, public spend terprises Day were pledged. lue of his assets, including the tered through strong legal nue in the same month last said M.S. Mani, partner, De attuned to consumption than invest ing is unlikely to have the heft to pull Debt was mounting on a daily plantations. measures.” year,” the release added. loitte India. ment demand, which means con growth above 7%,” he said.

INTERVIEW | DHARMAKIRTI JOSHI ‘Rains, global growth risks behind downward tilt’ A poor August monsoon, oil price rise and ﬁnancial sector troubles may pull down growth further: CRISIL

MANOJIT SAHA case as it turned out to be. So does not play out well, that is porting growth. So, that also re Do you think only monetary Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Eco- we have given it a downward going to pull down growth mains a risk which needs to be stimulus is sufficient for nomist, CRISIL, reveals the fac- tilt. Second is the global envi further. Or, if oil prices start ris carefully monitored. The short reviving growth? Or, is fiscal tors behind the downward revi- ronment. The way global cen ing. Because global growth is term indicators in the first quar stimulus need of the hour? sion in growth forecast and how tral banks are cutting rates indi weak and geopolitics has a role ter are weaker than what we ex weak business sentiments are cates there is a downside risk to to play. What happens to pected, which will pull overall ■ Fiscal room is very limited. hurting investments. global growth. The recent oil prices will be a mix growth down for the financial We have breached the FRBM IMF forecast also spills ov ture of downward year. target in the last two years. So, What has changed in the last er to us. drift from weakening to spend your way of the cur three months for growth growth but possibly You have mentioned sluggish rent downturn is difficult. projections to be revised What are the upside and an upward drift high frequency indicators as a That is why you are leaning downward by 20 bps to 6.9%? downside risks to the from geopolitical factor for growth revision. more on the monetary policy. growth forecast of 6.9%? issues that are play Can you throw some light? But monetary policy cannot in ■ Firstly, the weather gods have ing out currently. So, itself revive investment de not been very favourable. July ■ Well, upside does not oil is a risk. Finally, ■ You look at the PMIs, IIP mand. and August are the two critical seem to be visible the financial growth, export growth — these Since consumption demand months and July was not a great right now. sector is are numbers that come out on a is slowing down, capacity utili month. Our base forecast as Downside is also not monthly basis and on top of sation which was improving, sumed monsoon will be normal clearly if fully that core inflation has come out will now be stable or may de and welldistributed as project August capable quite weak. That is a reflection cline, depending on how deep ed by the IMD, which is not the monsoon of sup of weakness in demand. the slowdown goes. CM https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

DELHI THE HINDU 16 BUSINESS FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Global gold demand touches 3-year high Manufacturing expands faster on fresh orders Continued central bank buying, sustained growth in goldbacked ETFs were the key drivers: WGC Consumer goods lead upturn SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT from central banks and the cond quarter decline, ac MUMBAI rallying gold price in June cording to WGC. Special Correspondent ders. This, coupled with op Global gold demand in the were the main factors driv On the other hand, gold NEW DELHI timistic growth projections, first half of 2019 jumped to a ing inflows into the sector. supply grew 6% in the se Manufacturing activity ex underpinned job creation threeyear high on the back Incidentally, a strong re cond quarter to 1,186.7 panded at a quicker rate in and an uptick in input of robust demand by central covery in India’s jewellery tonnes. A record Q2 gold July due to an increase in purchasing.” RBI invites applications banks and goldbacked ex market pushed the overall je mine production and a 9% new orders and the resul “Rising from 52.1 in June for Dy. Governor’s post changetraded funds (ETFs). wellery demand in the se jump in recycling, boosted tant scaling up of produc to 52.5 in July, the IHS Mar MUMBAI Gold demand was pegged cond quarter by 12% to 168.8 by the sharp June gold price tion by companies, accord kit India Manufacturing Pur The Centre has invited at 2,181.7 tonnes in the first tonnes. A busy wedding sea rally, led the growth in sup ing to a private sector chasing Managers’ Index applications for RBI Deputy six months of the current ca son and healthy festival sales ply. On an overall half yearly survey. was consistent with a furth Governor’s post that fell vacant after Viral Acharya lendar year, reflecting an 8% boosted demand, before the basis, the supply touched The Nikkei India Manu er strengthening in the resigned. Candidates with rise compared with the first June price rise brought it to a 2,323.9 tonnes, the highest facturing Purchasing Man health of the sector,” the re at least 25 years of work half of 2018, as per the latest virtual standstill, the report level since 2016. agers’ Index came in at 52.5 port added. “The latest experience, including report by the World Gold stated. In terms of price, the yel in July, up from the 52.1 in reading was slightly higher experience at the level of Council (WGC). Metal craze: A strong recovery in India’s jewellery market low metal touched multi June. A reading over 50 indi than the average for calen Secretary or equivalent in “Continued central bank pushed overall demand in Q2 by 12% to 168.8 tonnes. * V .RAJU Bar and coin year highs, breaching cates an expansion while dar year 2018 (52.3), but be the Government of India or buying and sustained growth Bar and coin investment in $1,400/oz for the first time one below 50 denotes a low its longrun trend candidates having at least in goldbacked exchange tonnes, the largest net H1 in Meanwhile, holdings of the second quarter dipped since 2013. contraction. (53.9).” 25 years of work experience traded funds [ETFs] were the crease in global gold re goldbacked ETFs grew 67.2 12% to 218.6 tonnes and com Among the factors driving “Economic growth in In The report said consum in an Indian or international key drivers of this increase,” serves in our data series. In a tonnes in the second quarter bined with the soft first quar this rally were expectations dia’s manufacturing indus er goods producers led the public financial institution the report stated. continuation of recent to a sixyear high of 2,548 ter number, took the first of lower interest rates, politi try was sustained in July,” upturn in July, adding that can apply. “Central banks bought trends, buying was spread tonnes. As per the global bo half total to a sixyear low of cal uncertainty, with further the report said. even the intermediate goods 224.4 tonnes of gold in Q2 across a diverse range of – dy, continued geopolitical in 476.9 tonnes. A 29% yearon support coming from strong “Companies scaled up makers saw a stronger im Chola Financial profit 2019. This took H1 [first six largely emerging market – stability, dovish commen year drop in China account central bank buying, the re production in response to a provement in business con rises to ₹2.56 crore months] buying to 374.1 countries,” it added. tary on monetary policy ed for much of the global se port said. quicker upturn in factory or ditions in July. CHENNAI Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd.’s standalone net profit for the first quarter McLeod Russel ended June 2019 rose to Ashok Leyland to save up to ₹500 Sharp decline in cotton yarn ₹2.56 crore against ₹2.43 to sell more crore in the yearearlier period. Total income rose to cr. via cost reduction measures estates by Sept. exports worries industry ₹4.06 crore against ₹3.89 crore. Cholamandalam Firm to incur ₹1,700 to ₹2,000 cr. capex for BSVI vehicles Indrani Dutta ‘Shipments to main market China have almost halved’ Investment & Finance Co. Special Correspondent KOLKATA M. Soundariya Preetha Ltd., in which the firm has heads would not amount to ning sector and sluggish de CHENNAI COIMBATORE 46.5% stake, disbursed a reduction in head count. McLeod Russel India Ltd. is mand in the domestic mar ₹8,572 crore against ₹7,014 Ashok Leyland Ltd., the flag On the other hand, the firm planning to sell at least India’s cotton yarn exports ket, exports are the only crore. It’s standalone profit ship company of the Hinduja would focus on increasing three more tea estates in between April and June this avenue to ensure uninter rose 10% to ₹314 crore on a Group, is expecting to save the productivity of each West Bengal’s Dooars and year was 33% lower com rupted production and ca consolidated basis. about ₹400500 crore dur employee. in Assam by September pared to the same period pacity utilisation,” K.V. Srini ing the current fiscal During the current fiscal, 2019. last year, leading to concern vasan, chairman of the ColgatePalmolive through cost reduction mea Ashok Leyland would invest In a bid to pare its debt , among textile mills. council, said in a press re (India) has new MD sures, said a top official. about ₹1,700 crore to ₹2,000 the company has been on a The Cotton Textiles Ex lease. NEW DELHI “We want to take ₹400 crore in capital expenditure selling spree since mid port Promotion Council Since 2014, all benefits ex Oral care major Colgate 500 crore of operating costs for making BSVI vehicles, 2018, months after it set up (Texprocil) has pointed out tended for yarn exports Palmolive (India) Ltd. on out of the system,” said Go Gopal Mahadevan on modular vehicle platform a committee in May to that cotton yarn exports were withdrawn. Thursday said Ram Raghavan pal Mahadevan, wholetime and on Project Phoenix. identify the assets which from April to June 2019 was Cotton yarn from Pakis has been appointed as its director and chief financial manner. Talking about production could be put on the block. 226 million kg as against 338 tan and Vietnam get duty managing director. Mr. officer, Ashok Leyland Ltd. While classifying the costs cuts at Pantnagar unit, he million kg during the same desh, Vietnam, and Colum free access to China. If the Raghavan replaces Issam “We may sell a garden in According to him, this as vital, essential and desira said it was done during June period last year. In June, the bia have also declined, Sidd domestic textile mills are Bachaalani, who will move to Dooars and at least two in would be done by having a ble, he said: “Costs that are and July 2019 to produce exports were just 59 million hartha Rajagopal, Executive supported through interest another role within the Assam,” a source said on kg, which is 50.74% less Director of Texprocil, said. subvention or refund of company, the firm said in a relook at expenditure under vital and essential will be in vehicles based on demand the condition of statement. “Prior to this role, heads such as administra curred and those under the projections and reduce in anonymity. compared to June 2018. India used to export 32% State taxes and levies, there Mr. Raghavan served as tion, sales and manufactur desirable head will be spent ventories. On electricpo The company’s debt China is the main market of its cotton yarn production will be some relief and the vicepresident, marketing, ing, distribution and pro on need basis.” wered buses, he said the stood at around ₹1,000 for Indian cotton yarn ex three years ago. This has fal industry will become price AsiaPacific division of ductivity costs and analysing To a question, Mr. Maha firm was in discussions with crore at end June 2019 and ports. But, exports to China len to 27% now. competitive to explore new ColgatePalmolive,” the how the costcutting could devan said that the reduc State governments and priv has also suffered rating have dropped nearly 50%. “Considering the large markets, Mr. Rajagopal ad company said. PTI be done in the mosteffective tion in administrative over ate bus operators. downgrades. Besides, exports to Bangla scale investment in the spin ded.

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ART Around the A moment with trees A month-long show, urges us to dwell on the beauty of world in a trees, and think about the many lives that they nurture ﬂurry of ﬂavour One of the youngest chefs to earn a Michelin for her restaurant in Germany, Julia Komp is now blazing a trail across India with meticulously plated food and carrot sharks

Shonali Muthalaly

Julia Komp has no time to waste on niceties. One of the world’s youngest chefs to earn a Michelin for her res taurant, Schloss Loersfeld (Germa ny), in 2016 she’s been on a mission all year. Quitting her high profile job, she has spent the last seven months travelling through 19 coun tries. wrong. There are so many different Julia is cooking intricate multi kinds of food in Asia.” course meals in most of these coun Cooking multicourse dinners in tries. She signed up for her first in many of these countries quickly The big banyan tree at the Ojas Art @1AQ in Mehrauli is a ternship at the age of 14, then taught her to be selfsufficient. “My big part of the gallery’s life. They host Under The Banyan worked her way through a set of food is light and fruity. So when a Tree, a music series here; and director Anubhav Nath can highpressure kitchens, till she recipe uses lemon, I use passion swear that there’s a great, positive energy around that tree. snagged the Michelin and a flurry of fruit. When it calls for cream, I use It is in keeping with the gallery’s larger spirit then, that press in 2016, when she was 27 coconut milk... Ingredients are rare they’re bringing together close to 50 works of art, by six years old. Behind the scenes Julia Komp ly a problem. You get everything artists, in an exhibit called A Message from the Trees. “In China, when I arrived they plating one of the first few courses everywhere now. I cooked in Ethio “Also because it’s monsoon and with the levels of threw me a banquet,” she says, of her multicourse meal at pia, and I found everything I need concrete on our roads, so many trees get uprooted after shaking her head. She’s sitting in Ottimo, ITC Grand Chola ed. If I have micro leeks, coriander even one heavy rain,” says Nath, who’s also the show’s Ottimo — the Italian restaurant at * R RAVINDRAN AND SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT cress or edible flowers, I will use curator, adding that this made him want to think of an the ITC Grand Chola in Chennai, them. But when I don’t have them, I “artistic way to do something about this”. where she’d cooked a multicourse three varieties, with a quenelle of Growing up, Julia says wanted to of our door.” Living and cooking in will not die,” she says wryly, shaking Five Gond artists are participating in this show – and it dinner for 50 guests. “I kept saying mintyfresh ice cream, crunchy de be a “policewoman”. However, her Tunisia taught her that it was im her head. isn’t new that a city gallery would bring together this I have to start work, because I was hydrated vegetable and quivering internship at a countryside hotel portant to travel. “It doesn’t matter By the end of the year, Julia plans school of work for an exhibit about trees. The “folk” form cooking dinner for their guests the puddles of spherified green tomato. changed things. “I chose it because how focussed I am with chicken to take everything she has learnt has only been gaining popularity in art circles and beyond, next day. They kept telling me to re Every spoonful tasted different, yet all the good looking boys would go curry: it will taste better if I come to and start her own restaurant in Co given its simple, yet colourful appeal – each work also brims with powerful stories of the Gond community’s lax. Finally, by midnight, I could the flavours united seamlessly. Julia’s to the gym there. The service was India and learn how it is cooked.” logne. “My food will have Indian ageold social practices, which are intrinsically tied in with not bear it any more. I stood up and technique has evidently been honed rubbish though, with chefs fighting Julia studied the Arabic kitchen and Arabic flavours,” she says, ad the flora and fauna around them. said, ‘Enough!’” She went to the by multiple kitchens: she uses many all day.” During the weekends, she by travelling through Dubai and ding that she plans to distil everyth The one exception, Abhishek Singh, is a graphic artist kitchen and cooked till 4 am. “Even of the skills of molecular gastrono ran a catering service, with her Abu Dhabi, then went on to work in ing she has learnt from her travels whose 2018 work, Vrikshadootam, inspired Nath to put then, I just managed to serve din my, in addition to weaving in unex grandmother’s help. . “We made Bangkok, before moving to Indone into the menu. “I’m gunning for together A Message from the Trees – the title too, a ner on time.” pected flavours from her journey. finger food... stuffed tomatoes, sia. two Michelin stars,” she smiles, her translation of the title. Her discipline and attention to de The hotel’s senior executive chef pork fillet with Gorgonzola cream... “I take notes everywhere, even if eyes lighting up. Singh’s work, an arresting visual of ink on canvas, is 144” tail was evident through the six Ajit Bangera smiles as he says, “The I feel ashamed of that food now,” I know I will not be able to replicate As for her biggest learning from by 72” inches. The forestlike scene has various creatures course dinner: from cheeky little deal is she cooks, and we teach her she states with a gentle shudder. “I the recipe later. With traditional In cooking her way through multiple whose horns and antlers grow into long treebranchlike sharks cut out of thin carrot slices about Indian food in return.” Julia will not cook any of it again.” donesian food, for example, it is food cultures? She leans forward, lines, a style that’s popular in Gond art. It’s almost a small swimming in the soup to the careful nods seriously, explaining that she Her grandmother has a house in hard to find all the ingredients. It is dead serious, and says, “Always use endearing moment of commonality, especially given the uniformity of every plate. Flavours will be learning about regional food Tunisia, which is how Julia deve also very rich and heavy.” Then enough salt.” masculine monochrome of Singh’s work, in stark contrast to were bright, light and refreshing, in each city she is travelling to, for loped a fascination for Arabic fla came Vietnam, the Philippines, Ja the colourful liveliness of the Gond works. “Also, as a with the chef relying more on quality this festival: Mumbai, Bengaluru , vours. “People there are friendly, pan and Korea. “The food is just to Julia Komp was also at ITC Maratha, gallery, it’s an objective for us to bridge these gaps ingredients and skill, than butter and Kolkata, and Delhi. “I already have and often when we returned from tally different in each region,” she Mumbai. She will be cooking at ITC Royal between tribal and urban contemporary art,” says Nath. bombastic technique. One course, three books filled with notes,” she the beach there would be a plate of says, adding, “People should not Bengal, Kolkata, August 3; ITC Gardenia, The show brings together some of the biggest, most Bengaluru, August 7; and ITC Maurya, for example, featured just tomatoes: adds. cous cous or shorba placed in front say something is ‘Asian’. It is so recognisable names in Gond practice today, including New Delhi on August 10. Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai, and Ram Singh Urveti. The youngest Gond artist of this lot, 32yearold artist Mayank Shyam’s work is interesting — there’s a distinct presence of buses and plumes of pollution, which are otherwise minimal presences in the canvases of older Gond FOOD SPOT and the fish was a plump was told it was rather good. artists. Mayank is also the son of the famous Gond painter piece of rohu. Lau Chingri is The curry was rich, the piece Jangarh Singh Shyam, who died in 2001. chopped bottle gourd was large and had been fried cooked with small shrimps, well and then cooked in the A Message from the Trees, August 2 – September 1; Ojas Art@1AQ, and Kosha Chicken is a varia gravy. I enjoyed the Kosha Near Qutab Minar, Mehrauli Let’s hear it for tion of Kosha Mangsho, a Chicken – it didn’t have Vangmayi Parakala rich dish of meat cooked much of a gravy, and it’s not rahul verma with either tomatoes or curd meant to, but it had ab and tempered with spices. sorbed the flavour of the I have come to the conclu STEAMED LENTILS I ordered the food spices. The Lau Chingri was PREVIEW sion that there is something Every culture has a variety, but there's nothing through Swiggy. The rates a bit of surprise, for it wasn’t about ground and steamed were reasonable: the fish the way we cook it at home. DAG x Taj Palace lentil cakes that truly ap quite like the Bengali version was priced at ₹135 for one Our Lau Chingri is dark peals to my palate. I first dis large piece, the chicken at green, as the gourd is merely covered this when I had ₹315 a plate, the Dhokar Dal tempered with cumin seeds, some Gattey Ki Sabzi – a Ra na at ₹205 and Lau Chingri at green chillies and just a jasthani preparation of lentil ₹245. pinch of turmeric. This was strips in a curry – many years I didn’t have the fish but I dark brown, and was a bit ago. Then, years later, when runny. But it had quite a few I tasted the Bengali Dhokar shrimps in it, and overall the Dalna, I knew I was a card gourd dish had an interesting carrying member of the taste. steamedlentil lovers’ club. I liked the food, especially That is why, when folks at the dhokar. I had thought the home want to order some family would focus on the Bengali food, I never demur. other dishes, and there Because, along with the fish would be some of it left for After its first edition in Mumbai, the 115 Years Charity Gala curry, there is always some my breakfast. Sadly, they all of the Taj hotels is announcing its second edition, in Delhi, Dhokar Dalna coming in. I enjoyed it as much as I did, with a gala tonight. On preview are 25 works from DAG’s eat it with rice, and, if there and I had to make do with twentiethcentury collection, including those by Amrita is any left, I have it the next poha the next morning. SherGil, S.H. Raza, Jamini Roy, and F.N. Souza. A part of morning for breakfast with a Note to self: Next time, or the proceeds from the auction will go theTaj Public Service soft roti. Bliss. der two plates. Or, better Welfare Trust. I just had some a few days ziabad. Probashi is a word Probashi, like most other ta Biryani. We asked for a still, hide some of the dhokar ago. I was looking for Bengali used for Bengalis living out Bengali eateries, has fish plate of, yes, the Dhokar Dal dalna in the fridge when no Preview on till August 8; for reservations at the Gala, contact delivery outlets in my neigh side Bengal, though I sup fries, curries, veggies, the na, Fish Lalia, Lau Chingri Bengali fare Dishes on offer one is looking. +91-9999620193; at the Taj Palace, 2, Sardar Patel Marg bourhood and came across a pose it refers to the diaspora typical Bengali dals and dis and Kosha Chicken. Kalia is a at Probashi. For a listing or to be featured here, email us at * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT place called Probashi in Gha at large. hes like Mutton Curry, Kolka curry of onions and garlic, The writer is a seasoned food critic [email protected]

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EXHIBITION ART MUSIC FOOD FILM Wedding couture On societal behaviour Malhar festival Street food festival Tamil documentary Fashion designer Kiran Sharma is hosting her Tomorrow Belongs to Me, a solo show of Pracheen Kala Kendra is presenting its annual Food Exchange is hosting a 10day long IIC will screen Koothu, a Tamil documentary film, annual wedding and lifestyle exhibition titled paintings by 29yearold artist Pallav Chander. dance event, the Malhar Festival, a celebration Mohammed Ali Street Food Festival. The dishes directed by Sandhya Kumar. Koothu is a living The Bride & Groom, which will showcase wedding Through this show, the artist focuses on of rain. The event will feature a Hindustani on the special menu are made with the recipes theatre tradition of Tamil Nadu, performed as an couture. This threeday event will feature contemporary societal psychology and classical vocal recital by Aditya Sharma, from street kitchens on Mohammed Ali Road in allnight play. The film take a close look at previews by designers and jewellers like Kiara, behaviour, and paints it as abstract expression. accompanied by Kharak Singh on tabla, and Mumbai. The menu offers Lamb Galouti, Nalli Koothu, by recording performances and Renu Kakar, Chhabra Sarees, Glitterati Jewels, The works also sees the artist accepting his Chetan Nigam on harmonium. Later, a vocal Nihari, Raan Changezi, Mutton Awadhi Biryani, conducting extensive interviews with its Ritu Kumar, Anju Modi, and more. dyslexia, and dealing with personal loss. recital by Jui Dhaigude Pande will be held. and more. practitioners. Venue: The Ashoka Hotel, Chanakyapuri Venue: Alliance Française de Delhi, Lodhi Road Venue: Triveni Kala Sangam, Mandi House Venue: Food Exchange, Novotel Aerocity Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, IIC Time: 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Time: 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m. onwards Time: 7 p.m. 11 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m.

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It’s all in the theme Snapshots from TABLE SIDE The Literary Table and Navu Supper STORIES Club * VARUN SHETTY AND NISHANT RATNAKAR Meals with narratives are a new platform for chefs to showcase their creativity and a great way for diners to connect with their food

Ruth Dsouza Prabhu work on the concept, read up on the history and then come up with dishes I sat down at a table that had 23 other based on ingredients and their guests for a curated dinner titled Cir availability.” cle of Life by Lore, at The Courtyard in Anumitra has showcased in Delhi . Bengaluru. I knew no one there and Another showcase in Bengaluru, was came in as ignorant of what to expect, of the seven Northeastern states — not as a baby. Which was befitting, consi by specific dishes, but by blending to dering the meal was inspired by our gether key ingredients and flavours, life cycle, from infancy to adulthood. making the discovery of the region’s There was muted conversation cuisine all the more intriguing. among those who knew each other, but it was only when the first course All about the discovery was served that acrossthetable ban “The prospect of discovery, is the ol ter erupted. Indicative of babyhood, dest way to grab attention,” says Kan we were served umami milk in a feed ishka Sharma, founder, The Tenth ing bottle, Farex biscuits and a trio of Muse and Supper Club in Bengaluru . mashed vegetables. This course had And many a stimulating conversation strangers break the ice to discuss has come off her tables with themes childhood memories. From eating ba like Japanese bodegastyle dining and by cereal straight from the box even as a nosetotail pork dinner. adults, to abhorring certain vegeta “Food that has meaning, where the on the GoT series and books, we had a phone! And that’s when I decided to bles; and secretly still loving plain flavours stimulate your imagination dessert that was set afire at the table. It keep attending them.” milk, old memories found kindred spi and provide information, is what was inspired by the sequence where Priya Bala, food writer and author, rits across the table. Each of the next keeps Supper Club alive.” Drogon burns down King’s Landing who has created tables around Sri six courses triggered several such me Speaking of imagination, Ujwala and the Iron Throne. To see all those Lankan conflict regions and its region mories and had us trying to guess how Bhat, owner of The Latin Mess, in dishes you read about or associate al cuisine, says, “A drink and a meal is the next plate would be presented Mumbai, has been a regular at The Lit with stories, be translated into a plate the usual, but if someone wants to from the picture cards we were given. erary Table, which has had meals of food, is a wonderful way to relive the come to grips with a cuisine, a story centred on Harry Potter, Haruki Mura magic and the entire experience,” says helps. The experience is soulful — Creating narratives kami, and more recently, Game of Bhat. from interacting with the chef, to how Such meals with a narrative are in Thrones. “As a diner, if I like a theme Putting that imagination on a plate and where the food presented is root creasingly giving chefs a platform to and follow it closely, then it makes is what works for cofounders of The ed. As a chef, to do it in a small format be uninhibitedly creative and a way sense to relive the memories through Literary Table, Chef Shriya Shetty and is hugely gratifying.” for diners to experience and connect food. At A Feast For The Throne, based travel and food writer, Shirin Mehro with their food. tra. With these tables, Shriya found Memories of flavour “Creating a narrative for a meal the creative freedom to cook what she “Food can transport a person, espe helps people make a connection with loved, without sticking to the theme of cially through memories. We have their food,” believes chef and consul a restaurant. For Shirin, working on seen guests react to these stories,” says “The planning that goes into every tant Anumitra, who has worked in Ja every aspect of the popup, from fina Johnson Ebenezer, chef patron of meal, begins weeks — sometimes pan; and with brands like Diva in Del lising a theme, finding the right venue, Lore. months — in advance, because that’s hi. Social media today dictates the to the DIY menus and setting up the ta “My biggest interest is meeting new what it takes for each one to be un good and the bad, and eating ble, satisfied her creative urge. people, and that’s been my takeaway ique. There is a thrill that comes with choices are determined Bhavisha Dave, cofoun HAND IN HAND from all the previous tables I have at the pressure, and satisfaction that by the market. “Why der, Capsul Collective , Umami can only really be tasted tended. Apart from food enthusiasts, comes with the sheer amount of work. are people interested says, “After attending my in the presence of salt. Low-salt I’ve met such an interesting group of The story, the chefs, the serveware, in food facts they see first table, I realised that I foods are deemed new people which has been tremen the libations, decor, table, menu de online?” she asks. “Be couldn’t remember the better-tasting dously enriching,” says Dhruv Mullick, sign — all weave themselves around cause it is intriguing, last time I had a meal that when there’s a lot partner, zlait Sports. the food. The relationship between all but often you don’t lasted three hours, filled of umami. “Curating an experience from start these aspects of the meal is evident to know the context. I usual with stimulating conversation, to finish is at the core of it all,” says the perceptive diner, and I believe that ly take five to six months to during which I barely touched my Kanishka. is what keeps them coming back.”

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Up until that point it chipped in with three for 58 But he answered the boos seemed England would not on his Warwickshire home Steve Smith marked his first in style with his 24th Test suffer from the absence of ground. Test since completing a 12 century and ninth against James Anderson, England’s But Australia’s total may month ban for his role in a England. alltime leading Test wicket yet be enough to embarrass balltampering scandal with “It hasn’t really sunk in taker, who had only bowled England which collapsed to a superb century to rescue yet,” Smith told BBC Radio. four overs before suffering a 85 all out before beating Ire Australia on the opening day “Obviously been a while right calf injury. land at Lord’s last week. of the Ashes series on since I’ve been able to put on Longtime newball partn Thursday. the whites and the baggy Australia was in dire green (cap). I’m really proud SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA VS ENGLAND, 1ST TEST, 1ST DAY straits against England in Bir of the way I was able to stand mingham at 122 for eight but up today. We were in a bit of Australia — 1st innings: 499, 5105, 6112, 7112, 8122, its last two wickets more trouble there and we had to Cameron Bancroft c Root b 9210. than doubled the score and dig deep on a wicket that Broad 8, David Warner lbw b England bowling: Anderson 4 Smith was last man out for wasn’t easy.” Broad 2, Usman Khawaja c Bair 310, Broad 22.44865, 144 in a total of 284. stow b Woakes 13, Steve Smith Woakes 212583, Stokes 181 Rory Burns and Jason Roy Paine wins toss b Broad 144, Travis Head lbw b 771, Moeen 133421, Denly then survived two overs as Australia had slumped to 17 Woakes 35, Mathew Wade lbw b 2170. Woakes 1, Tim Paine c Burns b England — 1st innings: Rory the hosts ended the day on for two when Smith came in Broad 5, James Pattinson lbw b Burns (batting) 4, Jason Roy 10 for no loss. to bat after current skipper Broad 0, Pat Cummins lbw b (batting) 6; Total (for no loss in Tim Paine had won the toss. Stokes 5, Peter Siddle c Buttler 2 overs): 10. Repeated jeers Wickets fell steadily but b Moeen 44, Nathan Lyon (not Former captain Smith, who Smith found the ally he out) 12; Extras (lb13, w2): 15; Australia bowling: Cummins 1 returned to international needed in Peter Siddle, who Total (in 80.4 overs): 284. 030, Pattinson 1070. cricket during the recent made a valuable 44 — the se Fall of wickets: 12, 217, 335, Toss: Australia. What a turnaround! Steve Smith, returning to Test duty, pulled Australia out of the woods with a splendid 144. * REUTERS KohliRohit look fine on the field: Kapil IndiaA totters Reifer promises tough fight at 69 for five Building a solid team culture going forward, says the coach Says they can have differences off it Press Trust of India INDIA IN WI Amitabha Das Sharma but when you are playing, Port of Spain KOLKATA there is one aim, which is to IndiaA was in a spot of The talk about differences win the match. That is im bother at 69 for five at tea Press Trust of India between India skipper Virat portant. The difference of on the second day of the Fort Lauderdale Kohli and deputy Rohit Shar opinion does not mean you second unofficial ‘Test’ West Indies coach Floyd ma may have been over are pulling someone down.” against the West IndiesA Reifer is confident that T20 blown by the media as the here on Thursday. megastars like Kieron Pol two look perfect compa Explore all angles Priyank Panchal (31 bat lard and Sunil Narine, along nions when they are playing Kapil, head of the three ting) and Shivam Dube (22 with some talented young for the country, felt former member Cricket Advisory batting) staged a recovery sters, will provide the India captain Kapil Dev. Committee (CAC) of the of sorts after the visitors fireworks against India when The legend, who was in BCCI, said his committee will lost half their side for 20 a sellout weekend crowd the city to participate in East “do its job to the best of its runs. Earlier, West IndiesA shows up for the two T20 In Bengal Club’s centenary ce ability,” exploring all angles scored 318 in its first in ternationals starting here on lebrations, said the players in selecting a new coach for nings. Saturday. may have differences of opi the National team. The West Indies T20 nion “off the field,” but that Kapil said he has heard The scores: West IndiesA 318 squad camped in Florida to does not mean they are try Rift? What rift? Kapil Dev feels that Virat Kohli and Rohit about Kohli’s support for the in 113 overs (Montcin Hodge 65, Rahkeem Cornall 56 n.o., acclimatise with the sultry ing to pull each other down. Sharma have pulled together for Team India. * AFP incumbent coach Ravi Shas Mayank Markande three for conditions and Reifer’s Replying to a question, tri, terming it a “personal 79, Mohd. Siraj three for 63) team, which he calls a fine Kapil cautioned against “ru played a part in creating the the ground and when they opinion.” “That is his (Koh vs IndiaA 69 for five in 25 ov blend of youth and expe mours” which have been rumour. There are no ru are batting,” said Kapil. “Off li’s) opinion and we should ers (Priyank Panchal 31 bat rience, will turn the heat on fanned by the media. mours about them (Kohli the field, your thinking and respect everybody’s opi ting, Chemar Holder four for Virat Kohliled Team India. “The media seems to have and Rohit) when they are on approach can be different nion,” said Kapil. 36).

Good mix “The team is young, and we like to mix the experienced players with the youth. We Our panel has inducted deserving players: Prasad have a very good blend. We are looking forward to the Honesty, commitment, integrity and confidentiality are the qualities of a good selector matches here in Florida. It should be a very exciting EXCLUSIVE stats are there to prove my It was tough to bring in Kul how he has evolved as a Test weekend, we will bring lots point. Our team has won 9 deep (Yadav) and (Yuzven cricketer in such a short span out of 11 Test series and we dra) Chahal when we already of entertainment for the Future calling: Khary Pierre is one of the juniors who has Vijay Lokapally of time. fans,” Reifer told the Cricket caught the West Indies coach’s attention. * GETTY IMAGES are ranked No. 1 Test team had established spinners in What is the most important West Indies official website. ndian cricket is in a for the last three years. the side. When we gave them quality to become a National “We have players like is also a good fielder,” Reifer are accustomed to in the Ca healthy state. So says Na What was your panel’s vision the opportunities both of selector? (Kieron) Pollard and (Sunil) said. ribbean and we are prepar Itional selection commit over the last two years? them grabbed them and deli I personally feel that apart Narine making a return to “Bramble has been ing the players to perform at tee chairman M.S.K. Prasad In the longer format, we had vered consistently. from the specified number of the team as well as the cap around First Class cricket for the highest international in this interview with The three away Test series. This committee groomed games one must have tain Carlos Brathwaite and a while, and he has played standard.” Hindu. Excerpts: Though we could win only (Jasprit) Bumrah and Hardik played, honesty, commit they have a lot of experience some very good innings for The highlights of your panel one of these series in Austra (Pandya) for all formats of ment, integrity and confi at this level and in this for Guyana. He toured with High energy levels so far? lia (which happened after 71 the game. Originally it was dentiality are the four funda mat,” he said. West IndiesB to Canada and The energy level of the I can proudly tell you that years) but the way we fought thought that these players mentals factors needed for a Among the junior players, did a great job as captain. youngsters has impressed this selection committee has in South Africa and England were meant for white ball good selector. Above all, one Reifer singled out 27year You can see how eager he is Reifer. travelled extensively across is a testimony to the hard M.S.K. Prasad. cricket only but we ensured has to acknowledge that se old leftarm spinner Khary to get out there and perform “I like what I’m seeing the country in quest of iden work and commitment of * FILE PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE that both have not only lived lection committee’s job is a Pierre and reserve wicket at this level.” here. Everybody is very en tifying fresh talent from this team. We could have up to the expectations but al thankless one. No matter keeper Anthony Bramble, Reifer, who played six thusiastic the energy levels domestic cricket and groom won both these series had ven to our training systems so exceeded. how many new players you 28, for special mention. Tests and eight ODIs, is hap are high and the players are the selected bunch through a we clinched those important developed by (Shanker) Basu Also if you take the case of bring into the system, a mi Pierre made his T20 Inter py with the camp here. pushing one another. We are systematic process and in moments in Capetown, Edg and Patrick (Farhart) and al Rishabh (Pant), nobody ever nor omission here and there national debut against India “The camp has been go working hard and these are duct the deserving players baston and Southampton. so the workload manage thought he would get into can be subjected to so much last year in Kolkata. ing really great so far. We the kinds of things we want into IndiaA and further into Lot of credit should be given ment programme we have the Test side so early. But we of criticism. Having said that, “We have young Khary have had some intense train to get into the team every the senior Indian team. I feel to our fast bowlers for this followed. always believed in his abili as long as one is honest and Pierre, a very good spinner, ing sessions and we are accli time we come to training as our committee has done a wonderful overseas perfor The most heartening ties. Though he hasn’t done sincere in his efforts and he played in India last year matised. It’s hot here, very we build a solid culture go wonderful job in discharging mances. selections in the recent well in 201718 Ranji Trophy deeds, he can walk with his and he bowled quite well. He hot and hotter than what we ing forward,” he added. our responsibilities. The Credit should also be gi times? we still backed him. You see head held high. Fortunegiants halt Dabang’s run Manav steps in for U Mumba PKL UTT

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Gujarat Fortunegiants ended Manav Thakkar proved a Dabang Delhi’s run of three gamechanger before Sutir wins on the trot with a 3126 tha Mukherjee took U Mum victory in the seventh ProKa ba to a 96 triumph against baddi League here on RPSG Mavericks (Kolkata). Thursday. The battle involving the Rohit Gulia inspired the two bottomplaced sides in ﬁghtback from 1718 down the sixteam Ultimate Table with a classy raid, solid de Tennis league ended with fence and punch in the of Mavericks staring at elimina

* fence at the NSCI indoor sta Catch me...! Fortunegiants’ Sachin Tanwar makes a foray into Dabang area. * COURTESY PKL tion. In roaring form: Manav Thakkar swung it U Mumba’s way with a splendid show. COURTESY UTT dium on the penultimate day of the second leg. with 10 but finished on the out two rivals in one raid, Chandran stretched the Losing again play mixed doubles with clinched the ‘golden point’. Manika. She did way better Delhi fought every step, losing side. He leads the raid rode his streak with two defence to the limit in an ef The match also saw Manika Doo Hoi Kem, his team had Mavericks never reco by claiming two games, al Chandran Ranjit’s Super ers list. more fruitful raids. fort to get a touch in the left Batra crash to her second lost two singles and trailed vered from losing the game lowing Manika some Tackle on Sachin Tanwar re Delhi pushed itself into a Chandran played a good corner, only to run into a loss in three outings. After 24. Soon, Manav and Doo after being 70 up. Thakkar consolation. sulting in the blues drawing corner early on with empty supporting role as the league trap. Goa Challengers’ Archana were 07 down against south and Doo piled on the agony The results: level at 2020. raids, forcing Naveen into a number two side converted Gulia then put his team Kamath whipped Manika paws Sanil Shetty and Matil by completing a 30 win. U Mumba bt RPSG Mavericks Fortunegiants, now un doordie raid that resulted a 59 deficit into 1210 after ahead with a couple of fine 30, it was Sutirtha Mukher da Ekhom, and Mavericks This result put Mumbai 96 (Doo Hoi Kem lost to Matil da Ekhom 511, 113, 811; Kirill beaten in three games, were in his capture by the Gujarat an allout, and swelled it to raids. jee’s turn to cruise to a 20 was right on top. 54 ahead but Thakkar was Gerssimenko lost to Benedikt well served by G.B. More defence led by Joginder 1411 at the break. The result: Gujarat Fortune lead before dropping the From this point, Manav not done with it. He domi (nine tackle points) mar Narwal. Led by Narwal, the blues third. began the resurrection. With nated the first two games Duda 1011, 1110, 711; Manav giants 31 (G.B. More 9, Rohit Thakkar & Doo Hoi Kem bt Sanil shalling the defence and all The Delhi defensive com were getting effective. Gulia 8, Sachin 4) bt Dabang Though Sutirtha exposed Doo playing the support against Shetty but could not Shetty & Matilda 1110, 116, rounder Gulia (eight points, bination hit back by trapping Fortunegiants, clad in Delhi 26 (Naveen Kumar 10, the chinks in Manika’s ar role, Thakkar’s aggression complete a rout after losing 117; Thakkar bt Shetty 118, including four touch points, Tanwar and Gulia as a grip blazing orange and yellow, Chandran Ranjit 5). moury, it was Manav who paid off and the pressure the ‘golden point’. 119, 1011; Sutirtha Mukherjee two bonus points, one tackle ping contest played out. cashed in on a bit of over Friday’s games: Telugu Titans v hurt Mavericks the most. slowly shifted to the Maver With the score reading bt Manika Batra 117, 117, 111). point). Naveen sparked a turna confidence by the rival raid UP Yoddha; U Mumba v Gujarat By the time Manav icks pair. Eventually, it was 75, Sutirtha was expected to Friday’s fixture: Dabang Delhi v Naveen Kumar topscored round for Delhi by touching ers to close the gap. Fortunegiants. stepped into the arena, to Thakkar and Doo who take at least one game off Goa Challengers (7 p.m.).

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Benzema NRAI drops treble lifts So near yet so far for Padma Devaram para events Real’s gloom Hammerthrowerturned shooter, with an unorthodox style, hopes to make it to the Indian team from its

FRIENDLIES DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD schedule SHOOTING DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD <> She may not know Agence France-Presse B Padma feels the anguish the intricacies of SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT about not getting any NEW DELHI Munich Kamesh Srinivasan shooting, but she financial support, even in NEW DELHI consistently gets French striker Karim Ben terms of travel and daily The National Rifle Associa zema scored a hattrick as She was a hammer thrower, allowance good scores. She has tion of India (NRAI) decid Real Madrid defeated Fe winning 12 nationallevel me DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD her own style. ed, at its Annual General nerbahce 53 in a presea dals including two gold. She — Ved Prakash Pilaniya, Body meeting held on Wed son friendly on Wednesday has shared room with the who had taken a loan from National coach nesday, to drop the para which temporarily lifted country’s best athlete P.T. her Provident Fund account years, it was commendable shooting events in all its the summer gloom which Usha. to buy a pistol worth ₹1.6 that Padma missed a medal competitions, including the has engulfed the Spanish A Chief Ticket Inspector in lakh. by 0.1 point as she was over National championships. giant and coach Zinedine Railways and hailing from “I am ranked fifth in the taken by fellow Railway “There is a separate or Zidane. Chennai, the 45yearold country and could have gone shooter Ruchita Vinerkar, ganisation which controls However, problems re Padma Devaram was leading to the Rio World Cup as an who went on to bag the shooting activities, includ main for Real as it has now in the women’s air pistol fi MQS shooter. But that would silver. ing selection of teams for conceded 16 goals in just nal ahead of some of the best have cost a lot of money as National coach Ved Pra para World Cups, para five friendly matches. shooters in the country in government supports only kash Pilaniya was all praise World Championship and “We are going to find the cluding the eventual cham the shooters in the main for Padma even before the para Olympics,” said the solutions, we are going to pion, 14yearold Esha Singh, team. I will definitely im start of the final. NRAI, explaining the rea work. in the Sardar Sajjan Singh prove my scores and get into “She may not know the in son for the decision. “ I stand by my players Sethi Masters championship the team,” said Padma, who tricacies of shooting, but she The mixed skeet event and I know that we are go on Thursday. was still unable to digest her consistently gets good will be part of the schedule ing to make progress and Till she landed a 7.9 on the qualification score of 565. scores. She has her own for the National champion that we will have a very 19th shot, Padma, who has style,” said Ved Prakash, who ship, and events will be con good season,” said Zidane. an unorthodox shooting One bad shot himself was a very good ducted for the juniors as His team had been left style, had the rest of the field “The qualification score shooter and has groomed a well. The NRAI has decided bruised by a humiliating on tenterhooks. played in my mind before number of them over the not to pursue the process 73 defeat by city rivals At “I don’t know what hap the final. I was doing very years. ing of import permit for a letico Madrid in a friendly pened. I train on my own. well before the bad shot in shooter, if all the required in the United States last The coaches tell me that I the final. It is yet another les Best weapon formalities and documents week. have a natural style and that son for me,” Padma, who A knee injury had stopped are not furnished within 90 could get affected if I am had helped Railways to some Padma’s hammer carrer. She days from the date of email Spurs triumph trained by them. So, I myself good performances in recent had tried the rifle for some from the National body to In the final of the tourna have to find the answers for times, said. time before being told that the shooter concerned. ment, Tottenham claimed my problems,” said Padma, Grateful to Railways for the pistol would be her best “No reminder will be the trophy 32 in a penalty granting her permission and weapon. sent in this regard,” it shootout win over Bayern <> Coaches tell me that leave to compete in events “Right from getting into a stressed. The shooters need after the game had ended I have a natural style across the country apart shooting club, it has always not submit a copy of the 22. and that could get from the national selection been a struggle for me. But arm licence at the time of Eric Lamela and Chris trials, Padma does feel the that has only strengthened affected if I am application. However, the tian Eriksen had put Spurs anguish about not getting my will to achieve something shooter will have to submit trained by them. So, I 20 up ahead before 19 any financial support, even in this sport. There are two the copy to the NRAI for yearold JannFiete Arp, myself have to find in terms of travel and daily more trials coming up and I verification of weapons in pulled the German giant le the answers for my allowance. will work on these lessons his/her possession which vel with secondhalf Tough luck: Padma Devaram, left, was leading in the women’s air pistol final ahead of problems. For someone who took to and return better,” she pro were imported or other strikes. some of the best names, but failed to take advantage.* PHOTO KAMESH SRINIVASAN — Padma shooting only in the last two mised. wise acquired.” Need pros in player management: Dua Jones applies for Prajnesh fails to solve Fritz puzzle Onus on managers to look beyond just monetary benefits Team India job Ankita in last eight at Woking; Rutuja progresses at Nonthaburi INDIANS ABROAD reach the quarterfinals, and $15,000 ITF men, Tabarka, Tu Known for his expertise in sports science also stormed into the dou nisia: Singles (first round): Pe bles semifinals with Mana dro Iamachkine (Per) bt Ani SPORTS BUREAU Ayukawa of Japan. rudh Chandrasekar 63, 67(5), CRICKET LOS CABOS (MEXICO) 63. The results: $25,000 ITF women, Chinese Prajnesh Gunneswaran went $858, 565 ATP, Los Cabos, Taipei: Doubles (quarterfi Wriddhaayan Mexico: Singles (prequarter down to fifth seed Taylor nals): Ramu Ueda (Jpn) & Riya Bhattacharyya finals): Taylor Fritz (US) bt Praj Fritz of the United States Bhatia bt Kwan Yau Ng (Hkg) & Chennai nesh Gunneswaran 46, 63, 64, 36, 26 in the prequar Valeria Savinykh (Rus) 62, 67 62. After training superstars terfinals of the $858,565 ATP (5), [1412]. such as Stuart Broad to En tournament on Wednesday. $135,400 Challenger, Cheng $25,000 ITF women, Woking, gland’s World Cup hero Jofra Prajnesh collected 20 ATP du, China: Singles (prequar England: Singles (prequarter terfinals): Zhang Zhizhen (Chn) Archer, UKbased fast bow points and $12,825 for his finals): Ankita Raina bt Qinwen bt Saketh Myneni 67(4), 75, ling coach Steffan Jones now efforts. Zheng (Chn) 46, 61, 62. 76(4). Doubles (prequarterfinals): wants to work with Indian Doubles (quarterfinals): Arjun bowlers. The Welshman has Mixed day for Myneni Naiktha Bains (GBR) & Ankita Kadhe & Saketh Myneni bt Raina bt Holly Hutchinson thrown his hat in the Team In the $135,400 Challenger MaoXin Gong & Ze Zhang (GBR) & Yunko Lily Miyazaki India support staff recruit in Chendu, China, Saketh (Chn) 76(4), 61. (Jpn) 75, 64. ment ring. Myneni went down fighting $25,000 ITF men, Nonthaburi, $25,000 ITF women, Nontha Jones did not play inter Steffan Jones. * GETTY IMAGES to Zhang Zhizhen of China in Thailand: Singles (prequar buri, Thailand: Singles (pre Call of the wild: The Prithvi Shaw issue has turned the spotlight onto the dangers of national cricket but his the prequarterfinals, but terfinals): Renta Tokuda (Jpn) quarterfinals): Rutuja Bhosale youngsters being thrust into the limelight without proper guidance. * GETTY IMAGES county career spanned two pects,” Jone, who carries an beat the topseeded Chinese bt Siddharth Vishwakarma 64, bt JiaJing Lu (Chn) 64, 75. decades, first as a player and ECB Level3 certification, in the doubles quarterfinals 64; Rio Noguchi (Jpn) bt Kunal Doubles (quarterfinals): Mana Vijay Lokapally them? I am not sure. It is im centives and resources to de then as playercoach. He told Sportstar on in the company of Arjun Anand 61, 60. Ayukawa (Jpn) & Rutuja Bho NEW DELHI portant to choose the right velop regulatory compe had stints with Somerset, Wednesday. Kadhe. Doubles (quarterfinals): Yu sale bt Lou Brouleau (Fra) & Hsiou Hsu (Tpe) & Yuta Shimizu Former CEO of the erstwhile manager and mentor to help tence,” he said. Derbyshire and Northamp Known for his expertise In the ITF women’s event Punnin Kovapitukted (Tha) 57, Delhi Daredevils Hemant you guide through situations (Jpn) bt Niki Poonacha & Abhi 62, [106]. Asked to elaborate on the tonshire. The coaching as in data and sports science, in Woking (England), Ankita Dua believes it’s high time like the one Prithvi Shaw is nav Sanjeev Shanmugam 61, $15,000 ITF women, Tabarka, role of agents, Dua listed out signments in Big Bash Jones feels he also fits the Raina made the quarterfi 62. player management is given facing,” Dua said. Tunisia: Doubles (prequarter several. League (Hobart Hurricanes) ‘strength and conditioning nals in both singles and dou $15,000 ITF men, Xativa, finals): Sowjanya Bavisetti & priority in the country. Shaw, who was recently and the Indian Premier coach’ requirement. bles. In a similar event in “An agent can act as a Spain: Singles (first round): Sravya Shivani Chilakalapudi bt Presently a sports consul handed an eightmonth ban League (Rajasthan Royals) Among other star names, Thailand, Rutuja Bhosale Aryan Goveas bt Anton Desyat Olympe Lancelot (Fra) & Deniz tant, Dua feels the high fi for failing a dope test, was mentor. He should be expe further strengthens the 45 former India pacer Venka stunned the second seed to nik (Rus) 26, 64, 75. Paykoc (Tur) 61, 61. nancial and social profile of held up as an example of the rienced in handling contract yearold’s candidature. tesh Prasad — who has young sportsmen makes need for professional man negotiations. “There are four aspects to worked as a bowling coach them vulnerable. agement in Indian sports. “He can play a key role in coaching — technical, tacti in the past — has also ap “The problem is not earn “He claims it was a cough crisis management, manage cal, physical and mental. plied for the role. ing money. It’s more about syrup he took. For me, the social media and get a team What I can do is cover four The support staff will be Nothing to prove, says Sania how they are able to handle core of the problem is our of professional advisers. of them. The problem with finalised by the selection it responsibly. You can't ex young athletes like Shaw, There is a lot more to it than modernday cricket is that committee led by M.S.K. Makes it clear that she is back for the love of the sport pect that from 18, who come from humble simply getting brand endor most coaches are only able Prasad. The Cricket Adviso 19yearolds. backgrounds, are getting sements,” he explained. to fall back on playing expe ry Committee comprising TENNIS lost in the limelight. They rience and that’s just a small former players Kapil Dev, Prioritising are left on their own, the Federations’ role part of it. Anshuman Gaekwad and Press Trust of India “Athletes need good men mangers or agencies who “The body doesn’t work Shantha Rangaswamy will New Delhi Dua felt national federations tors and managers to guide sign them are busy selling in isolation. It is a complex conduct interviews for the India tennis star Sania Mirza had a big role to play in en them. It’s the people around them as brands,” he said. system, so you can’t have head coach position on Au says she has achieved eve suring youngsters do not get — parents/siblings and man Dua compared the system knowledge on one or two as gust 13 and 14. rything in her pathbreaking agers — who need to ensure here with the professional lost in the razzmatazz of in career and has “nothing to their feet remain on ground setup in the US. stant fame. prove” in her second in and that the focus is sports,” “In India, agents don't “The federations do con nings, which is likely to be Dua told The Hindu. have any qualifications. It’s duct antidoping sessions. gin by January, 2020. He added there was an ur friends and families and But are the athletes being Boxer Baldomir In her quest to make a co gent need to sensitise momandpop shops that educated regularly and man meback to competitive ten players and the onus was on have mushroomed because agers guarding their backs? nis after more than two managers to look at holistic of their proximity to the It’s not all about fame and sentenced to prison years after becoming a guidance instead of just try athlete. success — sports also brings mother, the 32yearold Sa ing to maximise monetary “In the US, player agents responsibility. Sooner the Agence France-Presse nia is training vigorously for In shipshape: The 32yearold Sania Mirza is training benefits. are regulated principally by athletes and their mangers Buenos Aires about four hours a day and vigorously for about four hours a day and has shed 26kg “Are the managers quali the players’ unions, which realise this the better it’s for Argentine former has shed 26kg in the in the process. * FILE PHOTO: V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM fied enough to sensitise possess legal authority, in the industry.” welterweight World boxing process. champion Carlos Baldomir Sania won six doubles like a possibility,” Sania told on the time she has taken for was sentenced to 18 years in Grand Slam titles —including in an interview. planning her comeback, Sa prison on Wednesday for the three mixed —achieved the “Having (son) Izhan is the nia said a past knee issue is Battle for points resumes repeated sexual abuse of a number one rank, won me biggest blessing I could have. still bothering her and she child, a court announced. dals at multidisciplinary If I am able to come back, it needs more time to compete MOTORSPORTS Honda, TVS, Yamaha and jockeying for positions in The 48yearold, who was events apart from laying will be amazing. He’s (son) in the physically demanding KTM have a strong presence their respective champion champion for 10 months in hands on a yearend WTA Fi my inspiration to get back to pro circuit. Sports Reporter in the 16race card that will ship leaderboards with an 2006, was arrested in 2016 nale title with Swiss great being fit. If I do comeback, it “There is no goal. Whatev Chennai also showcase India’s top eye on the points that are following allegations that he Martina Hingis. will not be to prove anyth er happens in life hereon, re India’s leading twowheeler bike racers, including girls, critical for National titles in had abused the girl over two ing. The only reason to co grading tennis, it will be just manufacturers will yet representing a clutch of various categories. years, starting when she was A bonus meback would be that I love a plus. Once I make that co again go headtohead in a teams, some privately fund The premier ProStock just seven in 2012. Baldomir. * FILE PHOTO: AFP “In my career, I have playing and competing.” meback, I will see where I thrilling battle for points as ed and others supported by classes of 301400cc, 201 He was unanimously achieved everything which I “There is enough selfmo stand as an athlete. the third round of the MRF the manufacturers in va 300cc and the 165cc, all run convicted of “repeated unified welterweight could have dreamt of. And tivation to come back, but “Expectations are high MMSC FMSCI Indian Na rious forms. on MRF slick tyres, have dis sexual abuse” of a minor. champion Zab Judah. He whatever happens next will it’s nice to see people like Se but I have not played tennis tional motorcycle racing hed out edgeoftheseat Baldomir’s greatest career retired in 2014 with a record be a bonus for me. rena competing at Grand in the last two years. If I can championship gets under Plenty of action thrillers in the previous highlight came in January of 49 wins, 15 by knockout, “I thought I will be able to Slams after having a baby. make a comeback, Tokyo way at the MMRT here on This weekend promises rounds with little separating 2006 when he shocked the 16 defeats and six draws. comeback by August but It’s obviously very inspir (Olympics) is something I am Friday. plenty of action with riders the frontrunners. probably by January, it looks ing,” Sania said. Elaborating looking at.” CM A ND-NDE https://t.me/SSC4ExamsYK https://t.me/Banking4Exams https://t.me/UPSC4Exams https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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TV PICKS Mohun Bagan and Sporting Badminton: Thailand Open, Kapil honoured with Bharat Gaurav Star Sports 1 (SD & HD), 11.30 a.m. The Ashes: 1st Test, Sony Six The red and gold brigade begins its centenary celebrations in style to kickstart Durand Cup (SD & HD), 3.30 p.m. TNPL: Star Sports 3, 7.15 p.m. Amitabha Das Sharma UTT: Star Sports 1 & Star KOLKATA Revived after a twoyear gap, it will run parallel to CFL Sports Select 1 (SD & HD), East Bengal’s centenary cele 7.30 p.m. brations began in style at a Y.B. Sarangi PKL: Star Sports 2 (SD & HD), League (CFL). Even they don’t know KOLKATA 7.30 p.m. glittering function that Sporting is bubbling with anything about our game as Global T20 : Star Sports 2 brought together a galaxy of Even as ILeague and In confidence and fancies its no match has been played (SD & HD), 10 p.m. stars from different disci dian Super League (ISL) are chances against a stronger this season. We are ready plines at the Netaji Indoor locked in a battle of supre Bagan, studded with four for any combination or any IN BRIEF Stadium on Thursday. macy, teams participating Spaniards and coached by challenge.” India’s first World Cup in both the leagues have got Spanish coach Kibu Vicuna, winning captain Kapil Dev together to play the Durand at the Salt Lake Stadium No complacency was among the prominent Cup football tournament here on Friday. Vicuna had some basic idea names who were felicitated which has been revived af Sporting captain Kamran about Sporting. “We are not by the club on its 99th Foun ter a twoyear gap to pro Farooque said the side pre taking them lightly. I know dation Day. vide more competitive ex pared well under the they have an experienced Kapil received the highest posure to the players. watchful eyes of Subrata coach.” honour — Bharat Gaurav — Legends’ assembly: Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Chhetri graced the glittering Bhattacharya. function. * PTI and came as an acknowled In build-up phase “We have prepared well The Spaniard said his gement of his long associa chrival Mohun Bagan. Sunil Chhetri, who played a were the two stalwarts — Notwithstanding the pre in the last two months. It squad was on the path of Thirtytwo teams for tion with the club. He turned Former India football cap season in East Bengal co Manoranjan Bhattacharya sence of 10 ILeague and does not matter whether improvement. lours in 2008, was also and Bhaskar Ganguly — who women WC from 2023 out both for its cricket and tain Bhaichung Bhutia was ISL teams, one cannot un we are playing a big team or “We have been training felicitated. were given the lifetime ZURICH football teams prior to his re another big attraction as the dermine that many of the a small team,” said Kamran for the last one month. It’s a achievement award. The The Women's World Cup will tirement in the early 90s. club honoured him with the sides are still in the buildup in the prematch press con new team having a lot of Biggest congregation club also felicitated one of be expanded from 24 to 32 “My teammates feared I “biggest find of the century” phase for the season and ference on Thursday. new players. teams at the 2023 edition in may get injured when I de award. The biggest congregation of the mostcelebrated actors may give chance to the “This process takes time an effort to “foster the cided to turn up for East “I attribute all that I have legends happened after this of Bengal, Soumitra Chatter younger lot which plays in Good mix and in two months time we growth of women's football”, Bengal. I said ‘it does not achieved in football to East as Shyam Thapa, Surajit Sen jee, an avid East Bengal fan. the second division. Kamran said his side, com FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA will be better.” matter.’ I was not a footballer Bengal. This is the club that gupta, Mohammad Habib West Bengal Chief Minis Two wellknown city prising a good mix of youth president Gianni Infantino but came here to promote recognised my ability as a 16 and Subhash Bhowmick ter Mamata Banerjee, who based clubs — Mohun Bagan and experience including According to Vicuna, Ba had already said he was the sport,” said Kapil about yearold, brought me over joined on the podium to ho attended the celebrations, and Mohammedan Sport four African players, had lit gan will try to play attacking determined to push ahead from Sikkim and introduced nour P.K. Banerjee, who was tle knowledge about Ba with plans to expand the the Calcutta Football League announced that the State go ing — will lock horns in the and proactive football. me to toplevel football,” named the coach of the World Cup in time for the ‘derby’ match in 1992 when vernment will be organising opening tie of the event, gan’s game. “We will try to create century. next tournament after hailing he briefly turned out in red Bhutia said. a special function for East which will run parallel to “We don’t know anyth chances and score as soon France 2019 as “the best and gold colours against ar The current India captain The next to be honoured Bengal’s century. the Calcutta Football ing about the opposition. as possible,” he said. ever”. On Wednesday, the FIFA Council unanimously agreed to a proposal to expand the number of teams. Tomar comes up with an assertive display AFP Ronaldo, Messi nominated for Best Footballer Esha overcomes illhealth to win the women’s & junior gold Guardiola and Klopp in line for Best Coach award SHOOTING Player category, USA’s Alex FIFA AWARDS Morgan and Megan Rapinoe Special Correspondent received nominations as NEW DELHI ANI Zurich they were instrumental in Junior World Cup gold me taking the team to their se Cristiano Ronaldo and Lio dallist Aishwarya Pratap cond successive World Cup nel Messi have been nomi Kovac apologises Singh Tomar continued to triumph earlier this year. to Guardiola assert his dominance among nated in the FIFA Best Men’s Australia’s Sam Kerr and BERLIN the men as he clinched the Footballer of the Year cate England’s Lucy Bronze have Bayern Munich coach Nico gold in the 50metre rifle 3 gory, as the apex footballing also gotten nominated for Kovac (in pic) admitted on position event, by beating authority released the nom the award. Wednesday he had Olympian Sanjeev Rajput by inations on Wednesday. telephoned Manchester City 4.4 points in the 12th Sardar Ronaldo has won the FI In the Men’s Best Coach boss Pep Guardiola to Top trio: Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, gold medallist in the Sajjan Singh Sethi Masters FA Best Men’s Player award category, Jurgen Klopp, Pep apologise over his public 50metre rifle 3position, flanked by Sanjeev Rajput and Guardiola have been nomi shooting championship at two times and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. * AP Lionel Messi. * GETTY IMAGES Parul Kumar. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT pursuit of the English club’s the Dr. Karni Singh Range, nated. German striker Leroy Sane. “I striker will be looking to re Tughlakabad, on Thursday. Asian Games bronze medal 242.9 (568); 2. Udhayveer Sid phoned Pep Guardiola and I claim the award from the FIFA released the nomi will be decided through the Both Klopp and Guardio Parul Kumar who also list Abhishek Verma, who hu 239.3 (579); 3. Arjun Singh apologised to him because I last time winner Croatia’s nations for four of the best voting done by the fans. la enjoyed huge success in had won the Olympic quota, Cheema 218.2 (581). was too offensive, I will forms the national squad in Luka Modric. categories and the winner In the Women’s Best the 2018/19. the event along with Sanjeev Ravinder Singh, Omprakash Youth: 1. Sharvan Kumar 239.5 refrain in the future,” he said, (580); 2. Arpit Tomar 237.8 and Olympian Chain Singh, Mitharval, Arjun Singh Chee after Bayern had lost to (574); 3. Sarabjot Singh 217.2 was pushed to the bronze ma and Udhayveer Sidhu. Tottenham on penalties in (574). Chotrani the final of a preseason medal. 50m rifle 3position: 1. Aish Sai Praneeth storms into quarterfinals tournament. AFP World Cup goldmedallist Gold for Dhanota warya Pratap Singh Tomar Akhil Sheoran, who topped Dhanota beat national team 459.9 (1166); 2. Sanjeev Rajput Saina, Srikanth and Kashyap crash out moves up qualification with 1170, Sa member Ravinder by 0.5 455.5 (1160); 3. Parul Kumar Guwahati, tyendra Singh, Ravi Kumar point for the gold, after scor 444.2 (1165). Juniors: 1. Niraj THAILAND OPEN and Deepak Kumar placed ing 581 in qualification, the Kumar 450.0 (1159); 2. Aish SQUASH Kolkata to fourth to seventh in that second best score. warya Pratap Singh Tomar Press Trust of India 448.8 (1166); 3. Gohil Harshraj Sports Bureau order. The Sidhu twins Vijayveer Bangkok sinhji 438.5 (1146). Kuala Lumpur host WC Saina Nehwal and K. Sri and Udhayveer, won the gold Women: 10m air pistol: 1. Esha Tough exercise and silver in the junior air Singh 239.5 (580); 2. Ruchita kanth crashed out of the Veer Chotrani proved the qualifiers It was a tough exercise, and pistol. Udhayveer had also Vinerkar 238.6 (568); 3. P. Shri Thailand Open after unex exciting exception by it was no surprise that Tomar won the men’s bronze. Nivetha 217.6 (563). pected defeats but B. Sai Pra storming into the quarterfi Shyam Vasudevan was beaten to the gold by 1.2 In the women’s rifle prone Juniors: 1. Esha Singh 239.7 neeth sailed into the quar nals of the World indivi Chennai point by Niraj Kumarof Navy even Anjum Moudgil topped (580); 2. Priya Raghav 237.5 terfinals here on Thursday. dual junior squash cham All India Football Federa in the junior final. the list with 621.3 points. Ka (572); 3. Khushseerat Kaur Sai Praneeth stormed into pionship here on Sandhu 217.5 (563). tion (AIFF) general secre In the women’s air pistol, jal Saini and Meena Kumari the last eight with a comfor Thursday. tary Kushal Das confirmed national champion Esha beat former World Cham Youth: 1. Yuvika Tomar 236.0 “It is a remarkable per (566); 2. Khushseerat Kaur table 2118, 2119 win over to Sportstar on Thursday Singh overcame illhealth to pion in the event, Tejaswini compatriot Shubhankar Marching on: B. Sai Praneeth brought some cheer to the formance by Veer,” said Cy win the women’s and junior Sandhu 234.1 (563); 3. Aarju rus Poncha, SRFI Secre that Guwahati’s Indira Sawant to the medals. Vaishnav 211.4 (562). Dey. Indian camp on an otherwise disappointing day. * AFP gold, apart from topping taryGeneral, while Gandhi Athletic Stadium The results: 50m rifle prone: 1. Anjum The results (second round): wishing him the best for and Kolkata’s Salt Lake Sta qualification with an impres Men: 10m air pistol: 1. Tinjit Moudgil 621.3; 2. Kajal Saini Women: Sayaka Takahashi bt 219, 2114; B. Sai Praneeth bt to 2117, 2119. Shubhankar Dey 2118, 2119. dium will host the Indian sive score of 580. Dhanota 240.8 (581); 2. Ravin 616.7; 3. Meena Kumari 616.2. Saina Nehwal 1621, 2111, 21 Mixed doubles: Tang Chun Man the quarterfinal. football team’s opening In the men’s air pistol, der Singh 240.3 (577); 3. Ud Juniors: 1. Bhakti Bhaskar 14. Men: Khosit Phetpradab bt Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankired & Tse Ying Suet bt Pranaav Jer The results: Veer two World Cup Qualifiers Tinjit Dhanota overcame a hayveer Sidhu 218.2 (579). Khamkar 617.9; 2. Nischal K. Srikanth 2111, 1621, 1221; dy & Chirag Shetty bt Fajar Al ry Chopra & N. Sikki Reddy 21 Men, prequarterfinals: Chotrani bt Yannick Wilhelmi home matches. strong field that included Juniors: 1. Vijayveer Sidhu 616.6; 3. Ayushi Podder 612.1. Chou Tien Chen bt P. Kashyap fian & Muhammad Rian Ardian 16, 2111. (Sui) 1012, 116, 118, 113; The Indian football team Roundof32: Yash Fadte lost has been drawn alongside to Wilhelmi 1513, 511, 117, 2022 FIFA World Cup host 1113, 611; Chotrani bt Da Qatar, Oman, Afghanistan, Psychic Force may Star Baron clinches feature event rosham Khan (Can) 112, 113, and Bangladesh in Group 411, 118; Rahul Baitha lost E, and will begin its hunt BENGALURU: Star Baron (A. Imran Manish) 4. Not run: Barog and and Dream Catcher ( John) 4. 23/4, Venus Bay (Antony) 2, Star Man to El Torkey (Egy) 119, 1121, for a FIFA World Cup berth score an encore up), won the Bangalore City Sprint String Of Pearls. Nk, Shd and 21/2. 11/4 and 1. 1m 10.80s. ₹258 (w), 58 (Trevor) 3 and Colonel Harty 114. when it hosts Oman in the Championship Gold Cup, the chief 1m 27.64s. ₹39 (w), 12, 38 and 10 and 16 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 50, FP: (Rajesh K.) 4. Not run: Bernardini. Women (round of 32): Yosh BENGALURU: Psychic Force, who 1. TIGER RETURNS, 2. SIMPLY MA- event of the races held here on (p), SHP: 153, THP: 60, FP: 2,282, 967, Q: 198, Trinella: 1,681 and 491, 21/2, 11/4 and 43/4. 1m 25.19s. ₹13 na Singh lost to Chan Sin Yuk second round of Asian Thursday (Aug. 1). The winner is Q: 1,052, Trinella: 1,867 and 324, Exacta: 4,499 and 2,314. Favourite: (w), 10, 30 and 15 (p), SHP: 109, is in fine fettle, may score an en GICAL, 3. CHARMAINE (Hkg) 113, 114, 114; Sanya Qualifiers on September 5. core in the Karnataka Mile Cham owned by Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Exacta: 4,827 and 2,660. Favour Accolade. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. THP: 33, FP: 175, Q: 198, Trinella: KARNATAKA MILE CHAMPION- pionship Cup (1,600m), the fea Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable ite: Purity. Owners: Mr. Gautam Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad 709 and 170, Exacta: 1,222 and 541. Vats lost to Aifa Azman 711, “The first match against SHIP CUP ture event of the races to be held 4 (1,600m), 4yo & Trust and trained by B. Suresh. Makhija & Mrs. Sangita Vashisth. Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Favourite: Kerazano. Owners: Mr. 711, 1210, 611; Aishwarya Oman will be hosted in Gu here on Friday (Aug 2). over, (Terms), 400: 1. Psychic AUGUST PLATE (1,100m), Trainer: Imtiaz Khan. Suresh. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mr. Shom Khubchandani lost to Georgia Force (4) Zervan 60, 2. Automatic wahati and the second False rails (width about 8.5m Maiden 3yo only, (Terms): LT. COL. GAUNT MEMORIAL enath Roy Chowdhury, Mr. Sanjay (2) Suraj 54.5, 3. Big Sur (3) 1 KARNATAKA SUB-AREA CUP Adderley (Sco) 118, 811, 6 from 1,600m to the winning post) DONNA BELLA (Suraj) 1, Sandarina TROPHY Datta Gupta and Mr. Kersi H. game (vs Bangladesh) will Sandesh 54.5 and 4. Sakura (1) 3 (1,600m), rated 45 to (1,400m), rated 60 & above: 11, 911. will be in position. (Arshad) 2, Knotty Oak (Antony) 3 STRIKING GREY 5 Vachha. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan. Akshay K 52.5. 65, 5yo & over: SHESMYSCRIPT (Trevor) 1, Into be held in Kolkata,” Das and Caesars Palace (Mark) 4. 13/4, (Darshan) 1, Super Smart (Chetha TRACK LIGHTNING STAKES The Groove (Suraj) 2, Merlot COMMANCHE PLATE (Div. I), said. “These are world 1. PSYCHIC FORCE, 2. BIG SUR 3/4 and 11/2. 1m 07.09s. ₹19 (w), G) 2, Dr Logan (Srinath) 3 and (1,200m), maiden 3yo only, (John) 3 and Fire Glow (T.S. Jodha) 7 (1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 5yo 1 10, 32 and 13 (p), SHP: 120, THP: Aaron The Baron (Sandesh) 4. 3/4, class stadiums and are ap (Terms), 230 p.m.: 1. Desert JAYANT SHAH MEMORIAL 4. Not run: Haedi’s Folly. 31/4, 1 &over: GOOD WORD (S. Shareef ) 1, 32, FP: 355, Q: 371, Trinella: 1,156 1/2 and 3/4. 1m 37.54s. ₹32 (w), 14, Combat (5) M. Naveen 56, 2. TROPHY (1,800m), rated 45 to 1/4 and 11/2. 1m 23.89s. Rs. 24 (w), Savisa (Vinod Shinde) 2, First Step proved by AFC,” he added. 5 and 271, Exacta: 29,986 and 17,135. 38 and 21 (p), SHP: 134, THP: 59, Flamboyant (1) Mark 56, 3. Jan 65, 430: 1. Angelino (1) Trevor 12, 17 and 18 (p), SHP: 49, THP: 50, ( John) 3 and Indian Brahmos (T.S. For their second match, Favourite: Donna Bella. Owners: FP: 297, Q: 642, Trinella: 1,616 and Zizka (3) Sandesh 56, 4. Sun 60, 2. Lycurgus (3) S. Shareef 58, FP: 124, Q: 135, Trinella: 1,013 and Jodha) 4. 3/4, 13/4 and Hd. 1m Mrs. Mahima Shailesh, Dr. P. Day 628, Exacta: 39,983 and 17,135. Fa Igor Stimac’s men will tra Splash (6) Vinod Shinde 56, 5. 3. Cosmos (2) Zervan 57, 4. Play 342, Exacta: 11,287 and 6,772. Fa 28.36s. ₹135 (w), 32, 27 and 12 (p), ananda Pai, Dr. Thomas A. Chandy vourite: Striking Grey. Owner: Mr. Bostonia (4) Trevor 54.5, 6. Palm Safe (5) Darshan 56, 5. Here And vourite: Snowdon. Owners: Mr. R. SHP: 90, THP: 39, FP: 1,622, Q: vel to Qatar on September and Mr. K. Ravi. Trainer: Irfan H.K. Lakshman Gowda. Trainer: V. Reader (7) Suraj 54.5, 7. Silver Now (6) Arshad 55 and 6. Kirk Shiva Shankar & Mr. G. 704, Trinella: 3,107 and 2,058, Ex Ghatala. Lokanath. 10, before hosting Bangla Swift (8) Zervan 54.5 and 8. Sky wood (4) Dhebe 52.5. Surendranath. Trainer: Irfan acta: 59,025 and 50,592. Favour desh on October 15. This Moon (2) Jagadeesh 54.5. 1. HERE AND NOW, 2. ANGELINO COMMANCHE PLATE (Div. II), BANGALORE CITY SPRINT Ghatala. ite: Above The Rest. Owner and 1. JAN ZIZKA, (1,400m), rated 00 to 20, 5yo CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD CUP trainer: Mr. Warren Singh. will be followed by away SOUTHERN REGENT PLATE 2 4 2. PALM READER, & over: WINX (T.S. Jodha) 1, Proud (1,200m), 3yo & over, (Terms): KUNIGAL STUD PLATE Jackpot: ₹93,472 (six tkts).; Run (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 5 games against Afghanistan 3. SILVER SWIFT 6 wish (Indrajeet Singh) 2, Purity STAR BARON (A. Imran) 1, Lady Le (1,400m), rated 30 to 50, 4yo nerup: 1,669 (144 tkts.); Treble (i): 00: 1. Akita Pro (3) S. Shareef 60, 6 on November 14 and Oman (Antony) 3 and Noble Splendor (R. gend (Trevor) 2, Accolade (Suraj) 3 & over: KERAZANO (Sandesh) 1, 1,773 (10 tkts); (ii): 1,347 (25 tkts). Veer Chotrani. * FILE PHOTO BOLD GESTURE PLATE 2. Orenda (1) Chetan G 59, 3. Win on November 19. 2 (1,100m), rated 00 to 20, 3 all (8) Antony 57.5, 4. Renegade India will then host 2022 00: 1. Himachali (8) Trevor 60, 2. (5) Zervan 57, 5. Cuban (7) Trevor Admirable (1) Irvan 59.5, 3. Firing 56, 6. Exclusive Mandate (2) A. World Cup host Qatar on Line (7) M. Naveen 59.5, 4. Imran 56, 7. Reference (4) Arshad March 26, followed by a Aerospeed (2) Md. Akram 57.5, 5. 54 and 8. Shivalik Kiss (6) Vinod Women pugilists enter semifinals trip to Bangladesh on June Hunters Moon (3) Sai Vamshi 57, Shinde 54. 4. The Blue Tigers will fin 6. Kruger Park (6) S. Shareef 55.5, 1. RENEGADE, 2. EXCLUSIVE MAN- 7. Odyssey (5) M. Kumar 55.5 and DATE, 3. WINALL ish their campaign on June 8. Shining Star (4) R. Anand 53.5. Ashish, Gaurav, Govind and Sanjeet reach the lasteight stage 9 when they host 1. HIMACHALI, EPSOM PLATE (1,200m), rated 2. ADMIRABLE, 3. AEROSPEED 7 15 to 35, 530: 1. No Opinion ing Tournament in Kaspiysk, gaeva 50 to be assured of a Jony clinched a 50 win ov Among the men, Ashish Afghanistan. (6) K. Raghu 60, 2. Kudla Punch TREASURE GIRL PLATE BOXING Full schedule of India’s (1) Sai Vamshi 59, 3. Silent Guard Russia. India Open gold me medal. She will next take on er Belarus’ Anastasiya Insha (52kg) beat Azerbai 3 (1,200m), rated 15 to 35, 4yo ian (2) Chetan G 59, 4. Papadokia Press Trust of India dallist Neeraj (57kg) and Belarus’ Alina Veber for a Obushenkova. jan’s Salman Alizade 41 to matches: September 5: India & over, 330: 1. Touch Your Des (4) Sai Kiran 58.5, 5. Slovenia (8) New Delhi former world youth bronze place in the final. enter the quarterfinals. vs Oman tiny (7) Chetan G 60, 2. Char Dhebe 56, 6. Sir Piggot (3) Zervan Former Commonwealth maine (2) Trevor 59, 3. Hidden medallist Jony (60kg) were September 10: Qatar vs India 54.5, 7. Eco Friendly (7) Irvan Asian goldmedallist Pooja Pooja rebounded from a Games bronzemedallist Pin He joined 2018 Common October 15: India vs Soldier (4) K. Raghu 58.5, 4. Stars 53.5 and 8. Red Indian (5) the other two to make the In His Eyes (11) R. Manjunath 58, Rani (75kg) and world shock loss at the India Open ki Jangra (51kg) was the only wealth Games gold medallist Bangladesh Nazerul 52.5. semifinals on Wednesday 5. Fictioneer (1) Antony 56.5, 6. bronzewinner Lovlina Bor in May with a 41 victory over one among the Indian wo Gaurav Solanki (56kg), Gee November 14: Afghanistan vs 1. SILENT GUARDIAN, 2. SLOVE- Flicka (12) Ashok Kumar 56.5, 7. NIA, 3. NO OPINION night. Russia’s Laura India Simply Magical (9) Suraj 56.5, 8. gohain (69kg), along with men to bow out in the quar Bee Boxing silvermedallist Day’s best: PSYCHIC FORCE Mamedkulova. November 19: Oman vs India Grecian Light (5) S. Shareef 54, 9. two others Indians, entered A bronzemedallist from terfinal stage. The 2018 India Govind Sahani (49kg) and Turf Spirit (6) A. Merchant 53.5, Double: JAN ZIZKA-HERE AND the semifinals of the Ma the Strandja Memorial Cup Neeraj also secured a 41 Open champion suffered a 2018 India Open gold medal March 26: India vs Qatar 10. 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DELHI THE HINDU 22 LIFE FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Indus Valley seals carried meaning Edward Snowden’s memoir to like modern coins do, shows study reveal whistleblower’s secrets Permanent Record will go on sale on September 17 So far, inscriptions from the ancient civilisation have remained an enigma Sahitya Akademi invites Agence France-Presse his entire future for the good entries for Yuva Puraskar Shiv Sahay Singh the ancient Indus Valley ci Washington of his country,” John Sar NEW DELHI Kolkata vilisation. These inscriptions Edward Snowden, the form gent, the CEO of Macmillan The Sahitya Akademi has A majority of the Indus Val can be compared to the mes er National Security Agency Publishers USA, said in a invited entries for the Yuva ley inscriptions were written statement. Puraskar 2020 award from sages found on stamps, cou contractor who fled to Rus publishers and young Indian logographically (by using pons, tokens and currency sia after leaking information “He displayed enormous authors in 24 languages. The word signs) and not by using coins of modern times, about the U.S. government’s courage in doing so, and like award comprises a prize of phonograms (speech sounds where we expect formulaic mass surveillance program, him or not, his is an incredi ₹50,000, a plaque and a units), claims a recent re texts that encode certain is publishing a memoir. ble American story,” Mr. Sar citation. The last date to search paper published in type of information in some The book, Permanent Re- gent said. “There is no doubt apply is August 30. IANS Palgrave Communications, a predefined ways, rather cord, will go on sale on Sep that the world is a better and Nature group journal. than freely composed tember 17. It is being pu more private place for his The paper, titled Interro- narrative.” blished globally by Edward Snowden actions.” gating Indus inscription to A common perception Macmillan Publishers. On his Twitter account, unravel their mechanism of among some scholars is that Mr. Snowden, who once his defenders, the U.S. ac Mr. Snowden announced “I meaning conveyance, points the Indus script is logosyl worked for the CIA in addi cuses Snowden of endanger wrote a book”, and included out that the inscriptions can labic, where one symbol can tion to the NSA, has been liv ing national security. a link to a video of himself. be compared to the struc be used as a word sign at one ing in Russia since leaking “Everything that we do tured messages found on time and as a syllable sign at thousands of classified docu Espionage charges now lasts forever, not be stamps, coupons, tokens another. This method, ments to the press in 2013 He is facing espionage charg cause we want to remember Google announces and currency coins of mod where a word symbol also which revealed the scope of es in the United States that but because we’re no longer doodle contest ern times. gets sometimes used only for U.S. government surveil could send him to prison for allowed to forget,” he says in NEW DELHI its sound value, is called the lance after 9/11. decades. the video. “Helping to create Students can sketch or paint Epigraphic analysis rebus principle. For exam Praised as a whistleblow “Edward Snowden decid that system is my greatest or use graphic art to create unique entries for Google’s Discovered from nearly ple, you can combine the er and a privacy advocate by ed at the age of 29 to give up regret.” Children’s Day contest. The 4,000 ancient inscribed ob pictures of a honey bee and a winner gets a scholarship jects, including seals, ta leaf to signify the word “be worth ₹5 lakh. This year’s blets, ivory rods, pottery lief” (bee+leaf). According to In EU, Google theme is ‘When I grow up, I shards, etc., the Indus in Ms. Mukhopadhyay, though YouTube star killed in hope...’ PTI scriptions are one of the many ancient scripts use re most enigmatic legacies of bus methods to generate to pause audio the Indus Valley civilisation new words, the inscriptions paragliding accident which have not been deci found on the Indus seals and transcription phered due to the absence of Practical use: Structural similarities between some Indus tablets have not used rebus Agence France-Presse Los Angeles bilingual texts, extreme artefacts and modern coins and stamps. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT as the mechanism to convey Associated Press brevity of the inscriptions, meaning. YouTube star Grant Thomp Berlin and ignorance about the lan and various interdisciplinary gographic nature of Indus in The researcher said that son, who rose to fame as A German data protection guage(s) encoded by the In measures. scriptions comes from the the popular hypothesis that host of the popular channel official says Google has gi dus script. Analysing the brevity of cooccurrence restriction the seals were inscribed with “The King of Random”, has ven reassurances that it A$AP Rocky says he “This article mainly fo the inscriptions, the rigid patterns maintained within ProtoDravidian or ProtoIn died in a paragliding acci will not make transcripts of tried to avoid fight cusses on understanding positional preferences main them,” the paper states. doEuropean names of the dent, his family announced. speech data picked up by STOCKHOLM how Indus inscriptions con tained by the signs of the in sealowners does not hold Authorities said the 38 Grant Thompson its artificial intelligence sys American rapper A$AP Rocky veyed meanings, rather than scriptions, and the cooccur Ancient tokens water. It is not that no other yearold, who had 11 million tem in the European Union testified on Thursday at his assault trial in Sweden that he on deciphering what they rence of restriction patterns In the publication that runs Indus scholar has proposed subscribers on his channel had recovered paragliding for at least the next three did everything possible to conveyed,” Bahata Ansumali demonstrated by certain into 37 pages, Ms. Mukho the logographic theory be and billions of views, was re equipment as well as a video months. avoid a confrontation with Mukhopadhyay, the author classes of Indus signs, she in padhyay classifies the signs fore. Mr. Mahadevan himself ported missing after he recording device that may Johannes Caspar, who as two men he said were of the paper, told The Hindu. fers that such patterns can into nine functional classes. tried to read these inscrip didn’t return on Monday help shed some light on the Hamburg’s Commissioner persistently following his For the study, Ms. Mukho never be phonological cooc Based on archaeological evi tions logographically for de from a paragliding trip in crash. for Data Protection acts as entourage in Stockholm, but padhyay has used the digi currence restrictions. Phon dence, she says, “The in cades, just that the logo Utah. Thompson’s family in Germany’s lead regulator one of those men picked a tised corpus of Indus in ological cooccurrence res scribed seals and tablets graphic theory was not A GPS device that he had formed fans of his death on of Google on privacy is fight with one of his scriptions compiled by trictions refers to two or were used in some adminis articulated well enough. Ms. on him was used to locate his social media pages. sues, said on Thursday that bodyguards. AP wellknown epigraphist and more sound units that can trative operation that con Mukhopadhyay said her cur his body late on Tuesday. “Grant’s legacy will live on he received the assurance Indus scholar Iravatham Ma not be pronounced together. trolled the commercial tran rent work could serve as a The Washington County in the channel and the glo after opening proceedings hadevan. She studied it us “A very compelling, nearly sactions prevalent in the basis in future for the deci Sheriff’s office said in a Fa bal community he created,” against Google. ing computational analyses unassailable proof of the lo tradesavvy settlements of phering of the script. cebook post that rescuers the family wrote. He said EU data protec tion law allows national authorities to take action for a maximum of three months. Google acknow Japan approves growing human organs in animals for the first time ledged last month its con Thailand set to deliver tractors are able to listen to medical marijuana Modified embryos first study of its kind in the It is the first step in what proval after Japan changed But in March those restric a particular organ such as a recordings of what people country. researchers caution is a very its rules on implanting hu tions were dropped, allow pancreas. tell Google Assistant after BANGKOK are implanted Thailand plans to distribute The cuttingedge — but long path towards a future man cells into animals. ing researchers to seek indi The modified embryos are some Dutchlanguage re about 10,000 bottles of with human cells controversial — research in where human organs for Japan had previously re vidual permits for research then implanted with human cordings were leaked. volves implanting modified transplant could be grown quired researchers to termi projects. “It took nearly 10 iPS cells that can grow into Mr. Caspar urged other cannabis oil next week for Agence France-Presse animal embryos with human inside animals. nate animal embryos im years, but we are now able to the missing pancreas. The authorities to consider ac hospital patients, a Tokyo government official said on “induced pluripotent stem” The research led by Hiro planted with human cells start the experiment,” Mr. embryos would be tran tion against artificial intelli Thursday, the first official use Scientists in Japan will begin (iPS) cells that can be coaxed mitsu Nakauchi, a professor after 14 days and prevented Nakauchi said. splanted into wombs where gence systems from rival of medical marijuana since a trying to grow human organs into forming the building of genetics at Stanford Un the embryos from being The research involves gen they could theoretically be companies such as Apple law legalising it came into in animals after receiving go blocks of any part of the iversity, is the first of its kind placed into animal wombs to erating animal embryos — carried to term with a func and Amazon that also effect this year. REUTERS vernment permission for the body. to receive government ap develop. mice, rats or pigs — that lack tioning human pancreas. make smart devices.

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Two of ters and represents them as Big Bang: Kolhapur-born scientist wins global honour Despite fielding a team of them beat the previous images and actions that they just three contestants, led by world record, with Ms. Pang connect by making up a sto Ms. Pang, they collected se scoring 3,240. ry. By retelling the story to Atish Dabholkar to lead the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Italy ven gold medals, seven sil Organisers had no idea themselves, they decipher vers and five bronze. until the last minute that a the items to be recalled. Alok Deshpande the United Nations Princeton University, “When you are having fun North Korean team was en “For example, this is an Mumbai Educational, Scientific and followed by postdoctoral memorising, it is not as hard tering the contest in Hong ox and the next one is a Atish Dabholkar, a Cultural Organization and research positions at as people think,” 22yearold Kong. bed,” Ms. Pang said. “The ox theoretical physicist from (UNESCO). He will succeed Rutgers University, Harvard Ms. Pang said. “They arrived and regis is sleeping on the bed and India, has been appointed as Fernando Quevedo, who has University and California At the championships, tered just before registration the bed is wobbly and be the new director of Abdus led the centre since 2009. Institute of Technology. Ms. Pang came second over closed,” said the champion cause an ox is sleeping in the Salam International Centre “It’s an honour and a Until 2010, he was a all, her feats including me ships’ founder Tony Buzan. bed instead of a person, the for Theoretical Physics great responsibility to be professor of theoretical morising 5,187 binary num “It was like a battering bed breaks in the end. That’s (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy. chosen as ICTP’s next physics at the Tata Institute bers in order and 1,772 cards ram of surprises because ev the scene I see... I use my He is currently the head director. ICTP is a oneofa of Fundamental Research in in an hour, while her fastest ery one of the ten events fea imagination.” of ICTP’s high energy, kind institution with a very Mumbai, and has been a time memorising a pack of tured a North Korean in the But the North Koreans cosmology and astroparticle high level of research and a visiting professor at Stanford playing cards was 17.67 top three,” Mr. Buzan, who have broadened the stan physics section. He joined unique global mission for University and a visiting seconds. has since died, wrote in the dard method to bring in oth the centre in 2014 on international cooperation Earning laurels: Until 2010, Atish Dabholkar was a professor scientist at CERN. Her teammate Ri Song Mi magazine of his Brain Trust er variables, enabling them secondment from Sorbonne through science. It was at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. Mr. Dabholkar is well — who came 7th overall — set charity earlier this year. to memorise faster and re Université and the National envisioned as an known for his research on a world record by recalling “Out of nowhere came member more, said Mr. Cha. Centre for Scientific international hub for decades, but needs to be school education at Gargoti string theory and quantum 302 words in 15 minutes. this meteorite and shooting “We use all the senses for Research, where he has excellence in science and as implemented keeping in in Kolhapur district. He is a black holes. “Research at And in the hour numbers star and it was shocking in association,” he explained. been a research director. an anchor to build scientific mind changing realities and graduate of the Indian these new frontiers is an event, when competitors the most delightful sense.” “Feeling, taste, movement, Mr. Dabholkar will take capacity and a culture of priorities,” he said in a Institute of Technology ongoing quest for a more have 60 minutes to memor Every January, North Ko imagination, rhyme and eve up his duties as ICTP science around the globe. statement. Kanpur. complete and unified ise as many digits as possi reans are required to study rything you could do in your director with the rank of This vision remains valid Born in 1963, Mr. He earned a Ph.D in formulation of the laws of ble, all three North Koreans leader Kim Jong Un’s annual brain.” Assistant Director General of today even after five Dabholkar completed his theoretical physics from nature,” he said.

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alcutta Performing Arts Foundation, Striking a chord A scene from the play * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT CKolkata and Kalad harmi BAAG (Begum Ak htar Academy of Ghazal), Chairs as characters Delhi jointly organised ‘Aahang’ Thumri Festival at the Chaudhury House, Kolkata recently. The fes Marked by elements of absurd theatre, tival, curated by Prof. Rita Vinay Sharma’s “Ho Sakta Hai Do Ganguli, was organised as a tribute to Bade Ramdas Aadmi Do Kursiyaan” is a thought ji, the reputed vocalist, composer and doyen of provoking piece Banaras Gharana; through the thumri per Diwan Singh Bajeli CCCCCCCCC There is a scene where a formances by the torch young man visits one of his re bearers of different gha Raising the bar Pt. Rajeshwar Prasad Mishra in performance ; (below) Rita Ganguli n a bare stage there are latives who occupy a big room ranas, including his own. two performers and and there is a chair for him. Performing Arts Founda singing in their own mous Bhairavi “Banao Otwo chairs. The per The young man aspires to oc Breaking myths tion, added, “The festival gharana. batiyan chalo kahe ko formers keep on stepping out cupy this chair one day and Introducing the festival is also associated with the jhoothi…” immortalised of one character to act another will work hard to achieve his on the first day, Ganguli, kind of spiritual aura this Authentic flavour by the AftabeMausiqi and the chairs are shifted to ambition. A kind of grim at herself directly trained Foundation has main The twoday Festival Ud. Faiyaz Khan. different spaces on the stage. mosphere prevails in the under three great thumri tained by presenting the celebrating Bade Ramdas Madhura V. Sohani, the In this process the chairs are scene. singers of yesteryears, Pt. classical Dhrupad sangeet Ji, presented Pt. Rajesh young torchbearer of Jai transformed into characters There is another image Shambhu Maharaj, Sidd by the topmost stalwarts war Prasad Mishra, the pur Atrauli Gharana and acquiring the form of meta where chair is indirectly re heshwari Devi and Be of classical music here at grandson and a direct dis Nabhodeep Chakraborty phors. The narrative is not un ferred. The man tells his ima gum Akhtar, explained Chaudhury House to ciple of Bade Ramdas JI, representing the Kasur ified, various fragments from ginary listener that time has that the purpose of this date. Thumri also leads to to showcase the most Patiala gharana were the life acted out alternatively in changed and in the process, festival was basically to the spiritual path that authentic flavour of Bana two youngsters who solo form. This is how the di the fate of men also changed. tell people that thumri is leads us to be one with ras gharana opening with vouched for their proper rector has conceptualised his He says he was once a misera thousands of years old the almighty. He invited thumri Des “Thhaadhi training under Vidushi production of “Ho Sakta Hai ble vendor, sitting on the pave style of Indian classical the esteemed guest Swa Gori chitwat badra ki Shobha Gurtu and Uds. Do Aadmi Do Kursiyaan” ments and now he has a better music which unfortunate mi Suparnanand from Ra ore…”. MazharJaved, the grand which was jointly presented place to carry on his business. ly got associated with the makrishna Mission, to His thumris in Bihag sons of Ud. Bade Ghulam by Padatik, Kolkataunder the There is no mystery about this wrong notion of ‘thumak’ further elaborate on the and Khamaj were also Ali Khan, respectively. Ra auspices of Atelier at Akshara piece. It is enacted effortlessly, or thumakana. ‘spiritual element of equally impressive with geshshri Das representing Theatre recently. exuding humour. In one of the This ‘thumak’ style as music’. the emotive BolBanaav Banaras gharana also Written and directed by Vi scenes a grotesque imagery is sociated with dance was Ganguli explained that of Banaras Ang evoking seems to be a promising nay Sharma, the opening frag created when a man drops never the original thumri. thumri is not confined the rasabhava, musically talent with huge mented sequence depicts two dead on a fat woman and her ‘Aahang’, she continued, just to Banaras gharana. translating the true mean potential. performers sitting on chairs. fat son remains a spectator. literally means modula Stalwarts of all the ghara ing of ‘Aahang’. Ably ac One performer creates loud Possibly, the man dropped tion of sound, melody, nas excelled in thumri companied by his well Allencompassing chewing sound which irritates dead because of the bomb and words; emphasising singing. Who can forget groomed disciple Aash Accompanying artists the other character who prot blast. A voice says death could the importance of correct ‘Jamuna ke teer…’ or “Pi eesh Mishra, Rajeshwar like Ghulam Ali and Alla ests. Both indulge in squab become a source of entertain pronunciation of lyrics in ya ke milan ki aas…” sung Prasad also assured about rakha Kalawant on saran bles, there is no resolution. ment if you are not the victim. this genre which gives ut by Ud. Abdul Karim Khan carrying forward the tra gi, Hiranyamoy Mitra, The image provides the au In fact, the central idea is most importance to sahi of Kirana Gharana, “Na dition with due earnest Jyotirmoy Bannerjee and dience lively moments. In a conveyed by two scenes which tya, the text. The aim of manungi…” and “Banao ness. Ratan Bhattacharya on subtle way this image sets the have comparatively elaborate the festival, she conti batiyan…” sung by Ud. Earlier the festival had harmonium, Soumen Sar tone of the anguished humani narrative patterns. In one such nued, was also to show Faiyaaz Khan of Agra gha opened with the present kar and Biplav Bhatta ty living in a grotesque world. scene, we watch the enact the thumri singers, the rana, “Aaye na Balam, ka generation torchbearer of charya on tabla enhanced The subsequent scenes are ment of the imagery of a home correct path in order to karun Sajni…” sung by Banaras gharana, Shoma the musicality of the per enacted as solo pieces, each revealing the anguish of a hus take it intact further. Ud. Bade Ghulam Ali Ghosh, who is the disci formance. piece unconnected with band who suspects the fidelity Aniruddha Chaudhury, Khan of Kasur Patiala ple of Bageshree Devi in The festival was remar another. of his wife. Here two empty the founder of Calcutta Gharana and so on? The turn trained under Pt. Ga kable in the sense that it In one sequence, the solo chairs are placed in the room festival therefore, was nesh Prasad, another di offered not just the thum performer narrates his life, his which are objects of husband's conceived in a manner rect disciple of Bade Ram ri recitals by some of the father and son to a man wait sexual jealousy. The reference where a short video film das Ji. best voices of different ing outside a railway station. to three duplicate keys magni on a particular gharana Ustad Raja Mian creat gharanas but also initiat The listener remains invisible fies husband's suspicion. The was screened before the ed the authentic am ed the audience into un who asks him to sit on the wife is a working woman who torch bearers of that par biance of Agra gharana derstanding the origin, chair, he insists he has always insisted to work and now she ticular gharana ignited with his very first surla history and intricacies of been sitting on the ground. His is too busy in the office to talk the lamp of his or her gha gav, when he presented a thumri with Prof. family makes a living by carry to her husband on phone. rana and rendered thum couple of bandishi thum Rita Ganguli interven ing the passengers to their des Alone in the room, the misera ris in immaculately per ris in Khamaj adorned ing to explain them all to tinations. He keeps the stran ble husband has just returned fect diction of words they with the playful rhythmic facilitate their Rasaswa ger engaged and tells him that from his office and looks again chose to interpret with to BolBaant, his gharana is dan or relishing of the art he loved his father and one and again at the chairs. For tal restraint, devoid of known for, before con form; at times at the cost day he disappeared and never him, the chairs become sym jugglery, underlining the cluding his nostalgic per of intruding the Thumri came back. A sense of mystery bol of infidelity. special features of thumri formance with the fa recitals. surrounds the scene. Continued on Page 7

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Mohiniyattam exponent Gopika Varma describes the SNA Award as the ultimate endorsement of Crowning her art Ranee Kumar CCCCCCCCC GLORY anseuse Gopika Varma is all smiles as you Dcompliment her on Blissful state Madhavi Mudgal bagging the prestigious San geet Natak Akademi Award for Mohiniyattam dance A lyrical homage form. Settling down for a can did conversation, she con fides, “It’s taken a decade of diligence and dedication to At the 6th Natnaagar arrive here. The bulk of my Festival, Odissi stalwart work stands as a testimonial.” Not just on the performance Madhavi Mudgal executed a front, but on the creative side Passionate about dance DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD as well as imparting the art to Gopika Varma ; Pasumarthi Place of eminence khayal piece in Odissi style the younger generation, she Ramalinga Sastry It is heartening to note awards being bestowed on classical dancers who has been working with mis are active in the field. Like Gopika Varma, Pasumarthi Ramalinga Sastry Madhur Gupta DDDDDDDDDDDDD sionary zeal. “No, not with an took a sabbatical for a decade (Kuchipudi) is at the peak of his career in dance. eye to any award or recogni due to my own health issues Pasumarthi is a multifaceted scholarartiste in both Bharatanatyam midst the recent Guru Purnima messages tion,” she is quick to clarify. which were medically mis and Kuchipudi. “I’m indeed elated by this recognition of my contribution and photos flooding the arena of social me “My passion for art is my driv managed. It was only after my to Kuchipudi. I have fulfilled my mentor, Vempati Chinna Satyam’s dia, one felt much was lost in the din and desire that I should place Kuchipudi dance on a pedestal of eminence A ing force that made for my son was born that I decided to with new choreographies culled out of our ancient tradition.”. glitter of what otherwise is a very personal and singleminded pursuit of Mo gather the threads of my jetti But he is also an expert in Bharatanatyam which he teaches at Hydera private occasion. hiniyattam against all odds, soned life of art and make a bad Central University. “Kuchipudi is my ancestral legacy, while Abhyas – an association of arts and culture pro possible. Without that zeal, I comeback. It wasn’t an easy Bharatanatyam, which I imbibed for a decade in Kalashetra, Chennai vided rasikas with the much needed respite by or don’t think any achievement drive. With a fairly long pe under Rukmini Devi, is my hardearned property. The twain can never ganising the 6 th Natnaagar Festival in remem is possible in any field of riod of absence, you tend to seep into each other, as many fear, at least not in my case. Since my brance of their Guru, the grand man of Kathak work.” Very true of a commit lose confidence. It was an ar entire village that goes by the dance form’s name comprises families of late Pt. Shambhu Maharaj. With the chief guests ted artiste who has no other duous journey which I under dancers, it was very natural for me to begin dancing from the age of including Padma Vibhushan awardee Guru Saroja three.” privileges whatsoever. But in took with grit, faith and bless Vaidyanathan and ace critic Sunil Kothari remem At the age of ten, he was a steady performer but had a desire to go the case of Gopika Varma, ings of elders. In the process, toKalakshetra. “I learnt mridangam and Carnatic music along with dance bering with much fondness their gurus and lives well, she is the daughterin I took care not to hurt any es at Kalakshetra which had a telling effect on my choreographies later. as disciples, the festival featured Odissi by Guru law of the prestigious Kerala tablished norm and not to let The sense of rhythm and knowledge of music is pivotal to dance. I Madhavi Mudgal, Kathak by Daniel Freddy and royal family and that makes a my faith in God get shaken. finished my diploma at Kalakshetra and returned to my native state. I Rahul Pawar (students of Guru Vaswati Sen), and world of difference. Human effort is limited but di never lost touch with Kuchipudi dance form as I used to practice during Bharatanatyam by Vidushi Rama Vaidyanathan. vine will is unlimited,” she summer vacations at home.” One was able to witness the Odissi recital in its Patrons of art explains. Pasumarthi is known for his unique, highlyresearched, classical yet full glory. Madhavi Mudgal began her recital with “The difference was more Gopika began her dancing topical choreographies. “This art form was essentially dancedrama a mangalacharan dedicated to Lord Shiva. Samb- format. It was never a solo though later masters had imbibed solo in my personal life,” she says lessons at the age of three hav Lalat... extracted from the 13 th century text format into the system to give it a holistic appeal. I revisited and revived wistfully. “I had this penchant with her mother as her first the abandoned mythological ‘Shashirekha Parinayam’ (an episode from “Sangeet Ratnakar”, delved into the duality non for dancing right from child guru . She had a great inclina Mahabharat) with the help of its music which is present in the AllIndia duality concept of Shiva and Shakti. One had hood. All I wanted to do was tion towards Bharatanatyam Radio archives thankfully. I brought in innovative stage techniques and heard this composition in shuddh Hindustani to dance; nothing else inter and learnt the dance form un a cluster of the melodic raga.” style by the renowned vocalist Jitendra Abhisheki ested me so much. My mother der the tutelage of Vazhoor Similarly, he adds, his ancestors were staging Uttara Ramayanam which which the dancer had modulated in her personal was also adept in Mohiniyat Ramaiah Pillai’s son Samraj is full of pathos and somehow they felt the pathos visited their homes lyrical manner. tam. The household into master for 18 years. But she too and so gave up this beautiful epic. “There is no Kuchipudi without Next in line was Jhinjhoti Pallavi, a composition which I married were patrons couldn’t resume it after a mis Ramayana. I revoked it as ‘Ramakatha saram’ (the essence of Rama’s by Pt. Madhup Mudgal. Intertwined with sculptu story), wherein I introduced lord Rama’s manifestation through the of art and so I was proclaimed hap that took a toll on her process of evolution in the universe. It is here that I interlaced the ral freezes of the alasya kanyas, Madhavi Mudgal, to be very fortunate to be health. Dasavatar until the advent of Rama and went on to build the main belying her age, beautifully executed the entire making a home in the royal So, she decided to go back episodes to complete the epic story.” pallavi.The pallavi itself quite complex musically household which produced to Mohiniyattam after the sab His ‘Tripati Ganga’ on the sacred river was another milestone production had various jati patterns interwoven with the great artiste kings like Swati batical and there was no look wherein he juxtaposed the eras (Krita, Treta, Dwapara, and Kali yuga) Jhinjhoti raga executed by the orchestra with Tirunal. I am fortunate to be ing back from then. It was not with the maiden Ganga as ‘piya, parakeeya and samana’ nayika and much finesse. blessed with a motherinlaw a rocket soar but a steady linked the river’s equanimity to present day. “I wanted to bring in a story Recalling how Shambhu Maharaj had seen and other elders in the family climb. She began culling out element to the auspicious start of any dance form – a song in praise of Mudgal dance as a kid, promising to give her a who love music and dance innovative content for Mohi Ganesh. I delved into the mythological significance of lord Ganesh as ‘gold medal’, the dancer chose to render a dadra the eradicator of evil/obstacles and choreographed the ballet, ‘Ga and encouraged me in my niyattam by working on the jananeeyam’ (origin of Gajanan). by Begum Akhtar as a tribute to both the legends pursuit. The women of the ancient Tamil Sangham litera ‘Avasyam Swaccha palanam’ (Ur who were doyens of the Lucknawi style of per royal household were all high turePurananuru and Akana gent need for clean good gov forming arts. Treading the much charted waters ly erudite and wellversed in nuru, Kulashekar Azhwar’s di ernance) was a very contextual of the nayika requesting the koyaliya to go to her music and dance, though vine poetry, Adi dance drama with a reference to lord with her message and bring him soon, the they restricted themselves Sankaracharya’s divine vers mythology. It was a veiled satire Odissi stalwart found herself at ease executing the from public performances as es, Jayadeva’s Ashtapadi, rar on the presentday political scen khayal piece in Odissi style, owing to her years of it was not the done thing. I est of rare kritis of Swati Tiru ario.” training and performance career as a Kathak ar should admit that royal hou nal, Balarama Bharatam, The element of universality is tiste. what makes his choreographies seholds have their own code Harshawardhana, Kavalam valuable pieces of art. Not just the The danseuse aptly chose to draw curtains on of conduct that restricts cer Narayana Pannickar, G. San story part, his rhythmic patterns in her poetically executed evening on Guru Purnima tain freedoms that seem so kara Kurup, Sugata Kumari’s introducing each and every char by rendering the much loved ashtapadi of her Gu natural to people outside. I compositions and Sopana acter make for an amazing dance ru Kelucharan Mahapatra in raga Bhairavi: “Yahi had to toe that line,” she says. Sangeetam, a very popular element whose aesthetics cannot Madhava Yahi Keshava” echoing through the hall, If she was free to perform temple music in Kerala. be missed. 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Claps inter ion. Both know they travel to know hreat, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan ob he presence of the Indian classical perse as the audience recognise the ets. The musicians play and sing the erves, “The Indian classical dance onserve the Indian classical dance. orded music and a malady of pay to er. In Kuchipudi and Manipuri, it is ultural administrators have led to ommunity and individual efforts reative inputs. It is the dancer’s vic radually evolving. The visibility of a nd belief that the solo dance will re avina Jafa f dance into a long scarf pening sounds, gradually the flo ian classical dances is the solo dan ancer is like a magician weaving hilosophy that we come alone, and ie alone. Even the theatrical and ance form). It is in sync with our ance on social media make it ap ience to travel a journey. The solo ear that the traditions are healthy. erform. The solo has to survive to he woven scarf swirls enjoin here are no fancy lights or stage dditionally, there are scattered ho they are. ering of the dance allows the au ith varied threads of ultiple dimensions of the art ain. However, the lack of qualified ost of all bhava and rasa. ovement, rhythm, and > R T he anchoring feature of most In esponding to the emerging | 5 he raised curtain reveals an in s d tanding in a pool of light. ividual body of a dancer https://t.me/SSC4Exams C OVER STORY p c d e a d t r t d n p d n d g o p t c d d f t I d “ n orm among the ten categories of ion. In the Natya Shastra, solo is one t is a one to one journey of realisa his central character of the solo ions, or cloning as evident in the radition of Indian classical dance is attled. Whatever the challenges, ultural economics, policies, and Dance like Hindu practice is indivi reativity and not factory produc nd promoted.” roup synergy is about the indivi ssence, sublime emotion).” bjective is ently and yet together the bees are ual journey; its tradition is like a ho ualistic and not collective devotion. olitics of performance displays, pa ance needs to nurtured, protected erceived as a community, a unit. By ance form has multiple aspects – ancers, the very foundation of the ance is on nurturing individual rama. The emphasis in the Indian eycomb. Each bee works indepen ot investing in the creation of solo rocess of group productions. The owned scholardancer, says, T D he question to save the solo r. Padma Subrahmanyam, re bhava and rasa (intrinsic w t o n m q o d t P i “ m r f d e o ‘ A P a I b h c i h cated,” says Manipuri exponent Priti t may seem, the legitimacy of dan Dance Season’ in Chennai, continu ew platforms for solo dancers. It is CCR, and the Doordarshan (Nation entials, provide hope that the solo ronage systems, and attitude of stu ampant that solo performers are ers in the market is accepted by the It is a disease that needs to be erad l Television). Keeping this in mind, merging initiatives such as the Rain us efforts by SpicMacay and a few y Government agencies such as r have students who are strong po ds. Responses to a series of urtured already established soloists uestions by committed, successful atel. ents, gurus and transmission meth ow good a performer is, ironical as rop Festival in Mumbai, there are ierarchical grading empanelment part from the vibrant monthlong ay to perform ill survive. iddle generation gurus, who have ade to pay organisers to perform. I t does not matter how long and h c t s p L C m t H a l p t a d p r p M i s g l a d d t ah Khan Yuva Puruskar by the San iberations. Good musicians are few ndividual talent. Hence, when the he signature identity and individual oo to support large group he Government continues to be the rend is about creating dance perfor ential to solo dancing to bring out ies, but demands from them group tep in ratifying the importance of reativity in movement, rhythm, ab eet Natak Akademi was a welcome rts. nd their cost is perceived as high. nd inspires private organisations ive music, diminished by the com ia, it undercuts the idea of the solo inaya, and other levels of dance de lexities of cultural economics, is es roductions. ian dance and other performing riving patron and manager of In roductions for the Festivals of In anels dancers under solo catego ultural economics owever, the prevailing ‘market’ inistry of Culture, ance spectacles; the spectacles T he establishment of the Bismil for instance, im i n l c z t t p h u o p l c l s m c l a s d fl e m p p ash wonders that if a Kathakali dan ive music with glamorous packaging mprovisation ( ance needs to be struck such that arge crowd for several evenings by ial for the solo performance is com he publicity ound, and multimedia. elfmotivate themselves. er is still able to hypnotically hold a ontemporary audiences, but a ba ardry are essential to draw in the omprising most times of recorded xpensive and quite often camou im to replace solo with groups and illit torches, why can’t a prosceni aging mediocre dancing. Those stu ents who do invest in solos need to m solo performer not assert his/her either the content nor the space for erformative setting? ighlevel content/talent in a simple erforming in open space between roducts of the capitalist market lays of classical Indian dance are usic, designer lighting, costumes, aking dance performances more O S K uch trendy, repositioned dis uchipudi expert Anupama Ky f course there is a reality – both and the technical wi https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official live music) so essen https://t.me/Banking4Exams p g K g t f t s t y i h c t a s i d s d a t g t o s S M se the text. The former returned five nto the universe of the knowledge orte. For example, my student Puji ext from 18 perspectives. ention to recognise and foster their eaching through videos, internet, eaching. This is in contrast to the ury philosopher Ramanujacharya a Krishna is an accomplished En ystem and beyond craft, technique, ential training, require personal at tudents within the larger dynamics tyles. “Transmission of Indian rooming for Pujita incorporates her lish writer and speaker, while Usha nd items. For instance, the 11th Cen ame to learn the Ramayana from rowing phenomenon of virtual nd television and workshop mo ears later and was then taught the olo dancing involves the initiative of f long, sustained personalised ance like other subjects is a journey is Guru but was told to first memor romised. ules. It is about carving individual iran is proficient in Telugu. The aking of solo dancers solo of aking “ Students, after initial years of es m t t t p i c c t a f w t f d T d e a m p t m h l e s ng to receive knowledge. I too com ent in nritt where one can observe ormance; while with Usha, I encour ul as part of training and motiva ure for abhinaya.” says ion. Padma Subrahmanyam is of the ured, woven as compositions and he way dance syllables are struc hem to comprehend, for example, rained with Malti Shyam and Dee everal other potential soloists. For used energy, discipline, and open ommitting, developing internal fo xample, Anukriti Vishvakarma’s ta ctor. ge engagement with Telugu litera rs, “The student comes first with a o the penance letely involve myself while teaching ream that she/he wants to dance. er creativity in clear, sharp move ak Maharaj, brings to her perfor hey later realise that they need to riting/speaking power in her per ovements to create rasa.” ance her engagement as a theatre ents. Ridhima Bagga, who also K J T aikishan has to his credit trained he group performance too is use athak guru Jaikishan Maharaj av . It’s about learning, Kyalash. and express it in the Odissi dance language. back stance is exciting as much as her courage to engage with contemporary themes movement extensions, and amplifying aesthetics and beauty of performing with the Odissi exponent Kavita Dwibedi speaks of Aruna Mohanty’s manner of executing create an illusion of floating.” holding a stance. It also probes the idea of grounding and simultaneous searching to mediate space and gravity while exploring vertical planes. “My teaching explores cadences of movement into dance patterns), he internalised a variety of ways to Muthuswami Pillai’s aesthetics of using eight directions for adavus (to integrate A. Lakshman has built on the aesthetics of several teachers. For example, inspired by revolves on the left section of the body adding to the Kathak tradition.” perhaps as a lefthanded person, I can work to contribute to an aesthetics that different world of sound effects and patterns are produced. “Inspired, I realised, instruments, for instance, have a specific repertoire marked only for the left hand. A movements and grace in his style of teaching. He observed that several percussion pirouettes (chakkars), he is working to blend stillness, sustaining circularity of Jaikishan Maharaj says that even as Kathak is equated with speed and overuse of ance. aspect into the solo repertoire that has contributed to a more compelling perform Singh. Karuna Devi spoke about Priti Patel’s contribution in bringing in the Tandava In Manipuri, the building of the solo format started with Guru Amobi Singh and Bipin theatrical aspect of the form is retained.” Natyam). I have for example tried to create a formal format keeping in mind that the Yamini Krishnamurti and Swapnasundari (who also brought into limelight Vilasini aspects of the dance compositions were imbibed by Bharatanatyam performers like Dasi traditions. “Kuchipudi was an allmale theatrical format. The dramatic lucid both traditions. Kylash says that initially, the solo identity was defined in the female Priti Patel and Anupama Kylash admit that the format of the solo is still evolving in these are primarily group performative traditions. Concerning both Kuchipudi and Manipuri, an interesting point was the fact that contribute in various roles as performers, teachers, scholars or even administrators. generation who will ensure the flow of the dance parampara. Students may grow to The training of solo dance brings with it the responsibility of nurturing a new Guiding the flow of tradition d s o s o t h i t t s i b s G c I S K r i a f h c t v c l p p t a s O s m q t s l t d c p m n DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ng incomes,” observes Aruna Mo n dance/music education. Main ng both.” Nonetheless, her student ent can be spotted in a group and earn and experience performance * Lakshman, Jai Kishan Maharaj Leading from the front orming are extremely demanding o my students not to negate partici t is important to critique the clichéd ime to teach, and the student’s lack egorically chosen to perform and ion, critique “and for supplement hat allows dancers to think, ques hat the group allows students to raining to be a complete dancer re eturning to pursue training,” says uch a way that they continue to gra tream education is the requirement pace management and costuming. pace, lights, and costumes. The ion to happen. “But, it is the talent erts that since financial sustenance ent environment. Students cannot elebration of the perfection of the horeograph over teaching, “since omes motivational to align with an be part of public memory.” s a solo dancer is difficult, “I suggest nd justice is rarely done when do iew that “when teaching a large preading wings f a guru to motivate students in f time, do not permit the immer uires afterall several skills such as ylash. e expected to invest full time only umber of students, group perfor ance.” While Jaikishan Maharaj says ually commit to dance, and keep anty. Gurus feel that the limited onestly, both teaching and per ortunity. Sometimes, a special ta ating in groups. That too is an op erformance for all and thus be urushishya parampara in the pre dissi exponent Aruna Mohanty as usic, percussion, performance ances allows an opportunity of R. SHIVAJIR. RAO P riti Patel admits that she has ca Guru A. t t t c t t “ p h L J V t l f p c t c a h h K Padma Subrahmanyam productions process ofgroup cloning asevident inthe productions,not factory or creativityindividual and ondance nurturing is The emphasis intheIndian < ikes of Priyadarshini Govind who he yotsana Jagannathan among others. ul Guru as well. He has chiselled the hinking of individual students, their hat adds to the tradition and finally alent, and potential.” he basic technique of one’s style, ion on different levels: imparting anatyam expert A. Lakshman is fas aught for around three years, Priya onstantly creating new dimensions reative soloist and choreographer. inating. He is not only a talented Teaching requires deep contempla enkatraman, Urmila Satyanarayan, imself completely to teaching, com as contributed much in making her akshman says, “Understanding the erformer but an extremely success igher training believes that Patel osing music and even writing. aruna Devi who came to her for soloist through her experience as a > I J aikishan Maharaj has committed n this discourse, locating Bhara https://t.me/UPSC4Exams s e t t f c K h o t l “ a l t t y e o s m P r I c a f t t s t m i i j e i o s t d i e m n d r c s a m t a c c t d o c i t t f t c n e “ i s a t t S g i a v o ourn, there is a realisation of know op not to compete with the student nstitutions.” ess, generous and believes in quali nsight that goes into the perfor ng the ‘beauty’ and experiencing s as much a surprise to the perform n Odissi, Arunima Sengupta, San s gradually taking shape and is be s spearheading the initiative, says, or it to disappear. “The dance is not ormers. Audiences are encouraged reedom for creativity within tradi o pay the performer. The movement o donate at the entrance which goes o mould individual students. I am ion on my own body has helped me eacher needs to consciously deve hat the dancer as a performer and a egral to the Indian classical dance hat the tradition of the solo is too in he deepest level to develop creative o play its role well. ies and present promising solo per ndian tradition – yes, the solo will he guru and not through a wellde here is the popular pressure/de ain. Spic Macay’s Nav Pallava is a re ative teaching. He invests, nurtures yam), Ayana Mukherjee (Kuchipudi) eign!” sums up Guru Kamalini Dutt ously promote the solo artist in tudents.” igned course. ignatures. That individual character een, and the traditions of dance se tate the solo form. Ashok Jain, who tarted as a Gotipua dancer and is oming. And being so intrinsic to the ultural administrator, and patron of eeta Chatterjee (Kathak), Himanshu ured. The Government has to rigo omes to learn annually for several oming popular.” Youngsters with ollaborate in different regional ci ently launched countermovement xperts into the government cultural Lakshman Sir is unique. He is self Like any cycle, the solo has to re xtremely selective in the choice of re Janhabi Behera, Lipsa Sathpathy esting in the solo. Of them, some nd remain largehearted. merging male soloist. merge.” The platform brings promi bout performance, it is about be rtist that the individual genius is rts Ashok Vajpeyi says, “While gainst pay to perform and to rein ears.” Aruna Mohanty expresses rivastava, Arupa Lahiry (Bharatana r as it is to the viewer. In the so ut any connection, money backing n a one to one relationship.” Such is f the solo dance is a process which ne to watch out for as a strong ieg are still courageously in r lineage ancer is a commitment to travel to is motivation and commitment that ance. That said, there is an urgent ian classical dance. It has to sus eed for the Government to bring ent Gurus and senior dancers to alaisan Kalaichelvan from Canada ositive churn ance. It comes from the training of anagement and subject knowledge ar Palai, a student of Mohanty, and for the group, it is in the solo P T T S T econdly, the Government needs riya Venkatraman observes, he intense examination reveals he story of the making of a solo he solo is the ‘centre’ of the In F IA,AGS ,2019 2, AUGUST RIDAY, D ELHI F RIDAY Eminent poet, Bijan Ku REVIEW 4

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Mind Your Yoga Metaphysics in Natya Know your Breath All puzzles are resolved here It tells a lot about your physical and Abhinavagupta puts Moksha or liberation as nothing but the mental well-being awareness of one’s true nature

● Other signs of psychological A.G. Mohan and Dr. distress Ganesh Mohan Effort and ease: ● The more effortful the breath, the less likely it is that your body and mind are well. Even when you are exercising, it is wise to breath as easily as CCCCCCCCC possible. ● Watching over your breath The first step is to cultivate the comprehensively by going skill of comprehensively ob through these parameters is serving your breath. You can one of the most important begin doing this right away, skills you can cultivate for your whatever position you are in. yoga practice and for your Take a pause as you read this wellbeing. As you continue to list and observe each of these master more techniques of parameters. Notice that just breathing, try to always come observing the breath often back to breath awareness and changes it. The breath is sensi observe these parameters re tive. Then make it a point to peatedly. You don’t have to ob bring awareness to your serve all of them at once. Just breath parameters during Padmaja Suresh notice one or two parameters CCCCCCCCC light. Sound alone consents to (Blissful awareness). This triad your asana practice and at dif at a time. move — to word to sentence, splits into four quarters in learn ferent times during the day. Do The Starting Point: In the process of poem, song, dance, painting, ing — Acharyat Paadam or a quar not judge your breath as being meditation, AUM ex sculpture and so on as. The pho ter from the preceptor or Guru, ● Natural Breath good or bad. Just cultivate the pands in stages of Ak neme syllables A to Ksa, bring Swayam Adhyaya or by the sishya The breath is not a blank practice of learning to sense ara, Ukara, Makara about will, knowledge and action, himself with own intelligence, slate upon which we write pat the breath easily. and then Nada, Bin appearing in the temporal and Brahmachaaribhyo or through terns. It is an involuntary func For this exercise, you need du, Kala, Shanta and spatial as forms, ingeniously va other students and peers and last tion. The breath is happening to have a useful list of breath Ati Shanta. If Vedic ried and distinct. ly Kaalakramena or over a period whether we are aware of it or parameters that you can ob Brahman is Shantam or peace, There are three aspects in Tan of time. This is how Bharatamuni not. So, we are always creating serve. Here it is: Tantric Brahman is Aanandam or tra practices — Kula follows Va also advises practitioners while a breathing pattern on top of Pattern of breathing: Bliss. The human psychological I ma/left handed techniques with he refers occasionally, that as an existing breathing pattern. ● consciousness is ‘relative’ in the substance uses, ritualised sex, time moves on, deterioration in Are you breathing What is that existing breath sense; selfconsciousness is in etc, Mishra both external and in values, skills, strength and learn through the nose or your ing pattern? That pattern is contrast with the notself but the ternal rites and the purest and ing is bound to happen. Dance, mouth? your natural or involuntary pure Iconsciousness is ‘absolute’ highest path of Samaya. The pur however, seems to solve all puz ● Where you are breathing breath. awareness. It is immediate — like est Devi Upasana comes under zles inherent in philosophical dis physically – mainly watch the When you are resting, your a flash of lightning. When one has this. courses by leading to their true upper chest, lower ribs, abdo natural breath is usually easy this consciousness, one can be meaning. The 72,000 nerve cur men, lower abdomen and back and shallow, with your abdo aware of the real nature of the Contemplative devotion rents that are divided as 36,000 of the body. men moving, mainly. This Self and nonSelf. The worship here follows the for each side — Siva and Sakti — Quality of breathing: breath is quite short, maybe Vijnana Bhairava’s text of Tan knowledge of Sri Yantra with merge in the central channel. The ● around ten breaths a minute. Rate: how fast or how many tric Trika Shaivism of Kashmir, meditation. Every experience is 36 chapters of Natya Sastra are The rhythm of your natural times a minute. refers to meditation (dharani) on in the subtlest state alone with significant when expanded as breath changes; it is somewhat ● Depth:how full is the inha the sound of stringed instru contemplative devotion. In the thousands of these bioplasmic unpredictable, with some lation and how deep is the ments. The iconic commentator South, the Tirumantiram (Sri energy fields. In one Nritta Kara deeper breaths and chest exhalation? Abhinavagupta was himself mantra in Sanskrit) of Tirumoo na called ‘Leenam,’ one is doing breaths happening every now ● Rhythm:how does the known to play the veena. He lar, refers to Bhuvanapati/Shiva full prostrations, standing for the and then. breath vary over several repe would have appreciated the vi chakra. This, many understand bodymind in contemplation. The Make it a point to notice titions, say over some minutes. brant temple culture in which to be the Sammelana chakra of other Karanas total to 107, ener your natural breath whenever ● stringed instruments and the Srividya. It is the representation gising the secret Marmas or vital Smoothness:is the flow of you can. It changes depending drum interwove melody and through diagram of this Yantra points in us. the breath even and steady or on your posture, stress levels rhythm and inspired the ritual and the worship with the 15letter Siva in his form as Rudra, cries is it jerky? and tension, diet, sleep quality dances. Abhinavagupta says that mantra, which one needs to cor aloud to announce the birth of ● Sound:is there any sound and more. Therefore, it can tell the mind naturally tends towards relate as the Tamil equivalent to the worlds, just as a new born from the throat or nostrils you a lot about the state of plain sound. A swara or a musical the Sanskrit syllables. The vowels would do. He is Tamobhimani — when breathing? your body and mind! note has the power to superim and consonants of Sanskrit are in rules darkness or Tamo Guna The components of the pose on the mind evolving scribed in the vertices of the Sri without which light can never be breathing cycle: beyond mere sound, thus making Yantra. known. ● Inhale, exhale, pauses. Each it responsive through emotion. The practice of a Sastra by a Worshipping Sakti or energy, part has its own effect. Watch On Taala or rhythm and Kaala or Sadhaka becomes a dedication to dancing as ‘light and sound’ is it the quality, length, smooth time fractions and Layaa or rest, the supreme only if based on self, the eternal realisation of ness, and effort of each of Abhinavagupta offers a multidi three axioms — Asti (Existence in ONE Consciousness or Siva. Abhi these components. mensional eulogy to his deity Siva consciousness), Bhati (splendour navagupta puts Moksha or libera Stress — One who in essence is illusory, of the ONE truth) and Priyam tion as nothing else but the ● Holding patterns and ten yet in whom is perfect equilibri BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB awareness of one's true nature. sion in the breath and tension um of every act of the world by The 36 chapters of Natya The highest attainment is that of in the body (face, neck, jaw, means of time divisions. One who Sastra are significant when Sivaconsciousness in which the shoulders, chest, abdomen, is in perfect tempo, based on the entire universe appears as I or Si legs, fingers). substratum of ‘rest,’ says he. expanded as thousands of va and this comes by Saktipata — ● Restlessness or inability to Sound develops into forms in these bioplasmic energy the descent of Sakti or Anugraha remain still. space perceived by us through fields. 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FRIDAYREVIEW DELHI FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2019 PREVIEW 7 ND-ND CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC A time to sing, a time to ponder ...Chairs as characters As they prepare to perform at the Khusrau-Kabir festival this Saturday, young artists speak of the relevance of the theme Continued from page 2 Upstage right, wind chimers are ANJANA RAJAN CCCCCCCCC usually the first to be neglected, placed on a stand which chimes at the notion being, ‘who can be the end of each scene, symbolising t was in the 15th Century that bothered about such refinement peace with a view to calm down the Kabir, the weaver who wove when stark realities of survival inner turmoil of the protagonist – Imagic with his words and are at stake?’ But it is precisely this is done in a subtle way. spared none, reminded us that the removal from the mundane The script is innovative. Scenes religious bigotry was mere hypo that helps one to see things in are independent without any link crisy, that human beings were perspective, says Asokan. “Art to another. The chairs are centre of created the same before being la and artists have always made pe the focus. In fact, we have seen Io belled by caste or community, ople fall in love with the abstract, nesco's “Chairs” which focuses on and that deeds, not clothes or find beauty and joy in life and the absurdist view of man and so rank or empty rituals, proved a spread this thing called pure joy. ciety. The production under review person’s worth. And before him, We have made life so complex claims “exposition of emotion in Amir Khusrau was writing mystic and stressful. Truth is that life is various shades”. The protagonists Sufi poetry about the Divine Be perishable, look beyond petty who suffer from mental anguish loved, making an indelible con differences and grow in wisdom. have no escape and are unable to tribution to Indian classical and Art is the greatest unifier in this face forces that oppress them. Bhakti music, as well as leaving a context.” The dialogues such as “Your face literary and cultural legacy for Artists, says Shah, “are really is not your own” make the produc the common listener that en the via media for people to expe tion complex and you need com dures to this day. They each lived rience values, to understand the plete concentration to compre in an era peppered with worldly Music for the soul (Clockwise from top) Gayatri Asokan, Vidya Shah, joys that music can bring, or any hend the shadowy world it projects struggles and historic upheavals, Archita Bhattacharya form of art for that matter wheth with elements of absurd theatre. yet they rose above the strife and er performing or visual.” The strong point of the production came to symbolise the highest in grew beyond rituals, any reli Enumerating the mindex is the excellent performances by creative and spiritual attainment gious dogma or precondition panding advantages of the arts, two seasoned actors. Vinay Shar in the Indian subcontinent. ing for that matter,” says Gaya she says, “It allows you to think, ma, The words of these centuries tri Asokan. “He spoke about it allows you to question, it kin in one of the scenes where he old mystics are going to be re the ephemeral nature of hu dles your curiosity, and therefore reacts in rage against municipal called and regaled this weekend man life and how important it it sets you thinking in directions employees, who have destroyed in New Delhi, when Banyan Tree is broaden your vision, not which you may not be able to chairs, transforms himself into a presents its annual KhusrauKa identify with the small ego.” otherwise. So both art and the schizophrenic out to kill the des bir festival at Kamani auditori As India goes through one of manner in which the artist ex troyers of two chairs. Ashok Singh um. The event, now a decade the most critical tests of its ci presses art are very important as the husband suspecting the fidel old, features five artists — Archa vilisational strength, now if ev ways for society to evolve, to ity of his wife gives a highly con na Bhattacharya, Gayatri Aso er is the time to dip again into adapt and to grow, in organic vincing performance. kan, Vidya Shah (all of whom are its stash of literary wisdom and ways.” billed for contemporary presen remember this strength is It is well known that “soulful, tations), Prahald Singh Tippania based on an amalgamation of meaningful music and poetry (Kabirpanthi songs) and the Chis cultures, a broad and open connects with people more easi ti Brothers (Qawwali). ended worldview. ly than words,” says Bhatta ...Crowning “The words of Amir Khusrau small identities and embrace a charya, and thus “can play a vital Message for humanity and Kabir Das continue to be ve common big vision for the better role in bringing harmony and In today’s India, where words ry relevant in the current times,” ment of the society.” peace to the society.” In the cur glory like faith and love, rather than ex says noted Khayal, Thumri and Archita Bhattacharya is hope rent scenario of divisive politics, uding comfort and the spirit of Dadra exponent Vidya Shah. ful that “bringing these two le she states, it’s “high time” artists Continued from page 3 oneness, are frequently distorted “These are basically ideas of gendary poets/saints together and established organisations She calls herself ‘hardcore’ per by intolerance, hatred and vio love, peace, equality that the en and sharing their thoughts will “take moral responsibility of former from the year 2002 on lence, we often wonder what the tire Sufi and Bhakti movements surely bring a change in our cur spreading love and peace.” wards, a period which saw her give world is coming to. But then, his and the poets therein have held rent situation and bring peace At the performance, while thematic performances amounting tory tells us, the world has an an forth. So I think in today’s time and harmony.” Asokan plans to present a work to nearly 60 every year, both in In noying habit of coming to these these are probably more relevant of Kabir and two Khusrau songs, dia and abroad, especially in the junctures over and over again. than ever, because I think we live Moment of peace Shah says her concert will in Gulf region. “I’m an avowed soloist Humanity constantly needs to be in a time when people need to Music is an important vehicle clude “some very core ideas that and my dance is mostly abhinaya reminded of its own mortality, respect each other, to believe in to transmit such messages, both these saintpoetseekers ex oriented, though I do group chore and seers down the ages, Kabir peace, to understand that vio points out Shah. “Very often peo pressed through their poetry.” ographies now and then,” she and Khusrau among them, have lence is not the way to go, is not ple are so caught up in their eve There will be “some popular states. She opened her dance insti fulfilled that need. the way to be, and being together ryday lives that to actually sit ideas as well,” she says, mention tute ‘Dasyam’ in Chennai where she “Kabir was a visionary who is more important rather than back to reflect and even to intros ing the widely sung Khusrau lyr has settled down and also in Banga being divided.” pect, I think music and this kind ic, “Mohe apne hi rang mein rang lore where nearly 250 pupils are in Besides, adds Asokan, “Khus of lyric provides a peaceful at de rangile”. to learning Mohiniyattam. rau spoke about the misogyny in mosphere to be able to do that.” Among other compositions, Awards are not new to Gopika. the society which favours the She feels festivals such as this Bhattacharya plans to sing Ka She bagged Kerala’s first ‘Pushpara male child and sidelines the “provide people that moment of bir’s “Koi jape Rahim Rahim, Koi ni’ award at the tender age of three dreams of the girl child in his peace and quietude.” jape hai Ram/Das Kabir hai prem from then Tamil film hero Gemini songs, which is totally relevant in As for how artists can contri pujari, dono ko parnaam.” Ganesan! followed by many State the present times too.” bute to shaping public percep In today’s India, with religion honours. I received my Kalaimama Khusrau and Kabir are icons of tion, Bhattacharya notes, “It’s ve serving as an incendiary pastime ni from the hands of the then Chief India’s Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb, ry important to think of such and politicians in the garb of re Minister J. Jayalalithaa,” she says which has been battered in the concepts not only from music nunciates, many could do with with a sense of pride! However, she political and social atmosphere point of view but also being a res some reminding of this quintes goes on to add, “The SNA is the ulti prevailing in many parts of the ponsible musician, to bring for sentially Indian idea. mate recognition an artiste is bes country. In this context, Asokan ward our rich culture that also (“Khusrau – Kabir: across towed with as it is decided and feels the festival “definitely pro shows a path for a peaceful socie centuries…”, Kamani audito- awarded by a committee full of ar motes the true idea of India,” de ty through music.” rium, August 3, 6.30 p.m. on- tistes. It is the ultimate endorse fining it as, “grow beyond your In times of trouble arts are wards) ment of my art. I couldn’t have asked for more.”

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He could have students, inviting them to explore and Groove Gully been easily slotted in the co experience music in a unique way. medy zone, but Amit steered The Groove Gully travelling museum back into their lives,” says Jay. “There clear of the trap after experi of music houses a collection of musi is always a risk of the instruments get ments like “Guddu Rangeela” cal instruments from all over the ting damaged,” he points out, “but we and “Running Shaadi” failed world. Visiting different schools in are ready for that, it is still worth it.” to take off. He will soon be DelhiNCR, the curators ask the chil The museum recently travelled to a seen in miniseries “India Plateful! * dren to pick up the instruments, play school in Gurugram, featuring a wide Strikes” and “Breathe 2” but Amit Sadh THE HINDU them under the guidance of musicians assortment like Daman drums from before that there is “Barot and learn about the music that the in Ladakh, a Chenda from Kerala, Mara House” which is a Zee5 origi Che” was one such case the time I keep getting these struments make. A storyteller weaves cas from Peru, Temir Komuz from Kyr nal. Indeed. It was because of parts and continue to enter a musical tale around the instru gyzstan, Thavil and Kanjiras from Ta Excerpts: the change in casting process tain, affect and indulge the au ments, sharing their cultural signifi mil Nadu, Pakhawaj, Tablas, Chimta “Barot House” seems that I got the chance to show dience, I think my job as an ar cance, the materials and workman and Dhol from North India, Bom, intriguing... my calibre to the world. I am a tist is fulfilled. ship that make each one unique. They Ksing and Padiah from Meghalaya be It is a very special film for product of this new found Does working with se often wrap up the sessions with a sides Rainsticks, Ocean Drums, Boom me as I am playing the man of process of casting where only nior stars such as Salman music quiz. This turns the ‘museum whackers, Ghatam, Manjeera and the house, Amit Barot. A sus your look and acting talent get Khan and Akshay Kumar visit’ into a ‘visiting museum’ with en Djembes. pense drama, it is the story of you the role. If that didn't hap help? gaging ways of combining history, ge Professional musicians performed a family which goes through a pen, I don’t know what would I do not pick films because ography and music into experiential in every morning assembly using in set of incidents that take place have been my destiny. I am an of that but I am very lucky that learning sessions. struments from the museum so stu in the house. It is an intense outsider. I am not complain I have worked with senior ac dents could experience a concert set and brooding role which de ing about it but 10 years back tors like Salman sir and my life Family bonding ting. The first day featured a mands of you to be in a cer it was very difficult to get a did change after ‘Sultan’. Af For Jay Chauhan and Bobby Chau Chendamelam performance using tain zone. A lot goes into pre break for an outsider. ter losing direction, my career han, founders of Groove Gully, this is a Chendas from Kerala. This was fol paring for such a role as you I feel half the battle is won if was back on track. In ‘Gold’, I passion project. “Groove Gully is a fa lowed by a sharing session where have to come out of your com you cast right. For this very was one of the main protago mily bonding platform that weaves musicians interacted with the stu fort zone. For such charac reason, directors have started nists. I learnt hockey for six music back into family lives.” At one of dents, talking to them about the wood ters, finding the right beat is paying emphasis on the pro months. I auditioned for the their music festivals, they created a used, ceremonies they were played in very important. cess of casting and having role. Big names add to the ‘percussion zone’ where children as well as their role as accompanying I think I have given everyth good casting directors on reach of the film but one could touch the musical instruments rhythm givers in Kathakali. Students ing to this role and after ‘Kai board. doesn’t sign a film because of and try playing them. It generated a were given blocks of wood and initiat Po Che’, it is one role that has You have been equally that. I see it as a learning pro great amount of curiosity, wonder and ed the way Chenda is taught to pushed me. I had to go back to very well received in big cess like in ‘Breathe’, I am one excitement in the children, giving the beginners. the drawing board and rely on budget films where you had of the leads but it also gave me duo the idea to extend it into a travell Another day had a percussionist the method that I learned as limited screen time as a an opportunity to work with ing museum. With a collection of from Panama , Fidel Dely Murillo, an artist during the ‘Kai Po character artist. Madhavan. I learnt so much about 80 instruments presently, the playing the rhythms of Latin America Che’ days. In fact, I called Gat I do not understand the from him. So, working with museum has travelled to schools with a map of all the South American tu (Abhishek Kapoor) to tell concept of bracketing actors seniors is a blessing in dis across the Capital, educating and in countries as a background. Through a him that after ‘Kai Po Che’, it as character artists. I think the guise. spiring over 1500 children per school musical narrative he made his way was something special. term is used in India only. My How do you remember over three days. Vocalist Shubha Mud from Argentina, Peru to Brazil, Pana How do you see yourself logic is very simple. I play your early days from televi gal is part of the advisory board, while ma, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and fi in the industry? parts. In some films that may sion and reality shows? Nandini Chatterjee, UNESCO, brings nally the US. This was a geography I was never too ambitious. I be of more than 100 minutes I remember the television her expertise on Neuroscience and primer woven into the music for all didn’t come here to make a and in some films like the re days for the upbringing that SocioEmotional Learning that has the students gathered. career, it was just to fulfil my cently released ‘Super 30’, I they gave me as an actor. Tele been integrated into the museum ap “We want to change the way chil desire to perform. People had a part of 10 minutes. Till vision prepared me to dream proach. Meanwhile, core team mem dren experience music today,” em might have a different percep big. I was 2324 at that time. bers Vrishali Puranik and Deepak phasises Jay, recalling that there were tion of me, but I am really <> Today, I don't have the time to Joshi quit their cushy jobs to be part of hardly any such opportunities to learn happy and grateful that good watch television. Life has the music mission. about instruments from around the filmmakers have shown faith I am an outsider. I am changed. Having said that, “We wanted to question and break world when he was a child. Bringing in me and have invested in my not complaining mediums don’t matter be talent. I hope that I keep get cause one film or series will the ‘don’t touch’ approach of mu in an approach of tactile exploration, about it but 10 years seums. By allowing and encouraging wonder, storytelling and experiential ting challenging roles which work, another will not. What students to pick up and play instru education, this unique museum of keep pushing me. back it was very is in your hand is you. Till the ments, we want them to experience music promises to transform the idea It seems casting process difficult for an time you are evolving and are is redefining the look of working hard, you are in the N these instruments and take the music of musicmaking, museumvisits and D-ND Bollywood films? “Kai Po outsider to get a best phase of your life. learning. break

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