JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SINCE 1932

An easy way to open a Savings Account online instantly

ACCOUNT

Open your account in just 4 minutes

Access 250+ services with the iMobile App

Get 100+ exciting offers

Send ‘OPEN ACCOUNT’ to 86400 86400 on WhatsApp now.

Exciting offers from our partners:

and many more

Disclaimer as at icicibank.com/instasave. Terms and Conditions of ICICI Bank and third parties apply. ICICI Bank is not responsible for third party products, goods, services and offers. Nothing contained herein shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an advice, invitation or solicitation to purchase any products/services of third party. DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA

JOURNALISM OF COURAGE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021, PUNE, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

MANN RECUSES HOURS BEFORE FIRST MEETING NEWMONOPOLIES: OBJECTIONS WERE OVER-RULED SCcommitteecracks,keymember Finance and Niti had raised optsoutsayingheiswithfarmers red flags before Adani’s Tomar confirms talkswithfarmer Record govt purchases of clean sweep of six airports leaderstoday, with ‘an openmind’ cotton,paddy from Punjab PRANAVMUKUL &ANILSASI SUKHBIRSIWACH, ED Adding that the CCI entered the market NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 INDIAN RAAKHIJAGGA& tothe ANJUAGNIHOTRICHABA on time at the season’s start ARMY DAY HARIKISHANSHARMA PLAIN E JALANDHAR,JANUARY14 when narma rateswere BOTH THE FINANCE Ministry ● confusion CHANDIGARH,NEWDELHI, EX Rs 4,600-4,800/quintal. That’s a and Niti Aayoghad put on record JANUARY14 RAJVIRSINGHGoltasold52quin- viewalso echoedbyNirmal objections regarding the 2019 THE EXIT of Bhupinder tals of narma/kapas (raw un- Singh Tiwana,afarmer from the airportbiddingprocess, which TWODAYSafter the Supreme Singh Mann has put a ginnedcotton)overthreepickings same villagewho sold 21 quin- were over-ruled, clearing the Courtnamedhim as one of the question markonthe from his five-acrelandinJhumba tals of the crop, grownontwo wayfor aclean sweep of six air- four members of an expert com- consultation process. It villageofPunjab’s Bathinda dis- out of his four-acreholding, to ports by the Ahmedabad-based mittee, tasked to listentogriev- remains to be seen if the trict.Hegot thefull minimum the CCI at the Centre’s MSP. Adani Group, records accessed ances of farmers opposedtothe courtnames anew supportprice (MSP) of Rs 5,665 And it is notjustcotton. by The Indian Express show. LastAugust, Adani Group signeddeal to acquireacontrolling newagriculturelawsand the member to replace him. per quintal forhis medium-long Government agencies have pro- This assumes significance interest in country’s second largest airportinMumbai. File views of the government, What also complicates staple fibrecropthat waspro- cured an all-time high 202.78 giventhat on August31lastyear, BhupinderSinghMann, presi- the process is the out- cured by the Cotton Corporation lakh tonnes of paddy from the Adani Group signedanother dent of BKU (Mann) and right rejection of the of India (CCI) betweenearly- Punjab at the MSP of Rs dealto acquireacontrolling inter- chairman of All India Kisan panel by farmer unions. October and mid-December. 1,988/quintal for2020-21. estinthecountry’ssecondlargest Concentration of power CONTINUEDONPAGE2 The 42-year-old is pleased CONTINUEDONPAGE2 airport, in Mumbai —the Airports BUSINESSASUSUAL Authority of Indiacleared that in India Inc: Regulator takeoveronJanuary12. BY UNNY Aviation is one sector the Behind trust deficit between Govt and Competition Commission of reviews seven key sectors India (seeinterview)has marked forreviewofmarketdominance. Telecom to pharma, airports to ports: farmers,misreading of protests From running aprivate air-strip CONTINUEDONPAGE2 concession agreementstobereviewed thedeep trustdeficit betweenthe announcedthe govern- kanoon’, the agitationspread to LIZMATHEW& protesters and the government. ment’s intention to enact the towns, groups of 50-100shouted HARIKISHANSHARMA Thereare voices within who three farm laws,and mid- slogans outside the offices of TAKINGOFF PRANAVMUKUL P13 NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 suggestthat the government November,when farmer unions SDMs (Sub-Divisional &ANILSASI misread the signals on the gave aDelhi Chalo call, the gov- Magistrates) and District 20months NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 AS THE farmers’ protests acquire ground in Punjab, indulged in ernment and the party,aleader Collectors in tehsils and districts. Timeperiodofgrowth anew dimension with the name-calling that misfired,and said,didn’tcatchthe discontent- BJP leaders in Punjab failed to AMID THE unprecedented con- Supreme Court’s controversial in- brushedasidefarmers’concerns ment brewing across Punjab. counter this campaign. 8* centration of powerinatleast terventionand one of the four by attributing politicaland ide- No sooner had the “Theyshould nothavegiven Airportscontrolledby sevencoresectors in corporate THEEXPRESS members pulling out of the pro- ologicalmotives to theprotest. Ordinancesbeenpromulgated up in the beginning itself.Local AdaniGroup India, from pharma and telecom Bid to posedresolution committee, the Forsix months between May on June 5than farmers in villages party leaders eitherlockedthem- to airportsand ports,the INTERVIEW challenge, manyinthe party and 15,the dayFinance Minister startedprotests,unions told selvesinorjoinedthe protesters. 7.90crore Competition Commission of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 bring back government admit, is to address Nirmala Sitharaman first them these three were ‘kaala Numberofpassengers India has launchedaset of de- ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA handled tailedinvestigations on the mar- CHAIRPERSON, COMPETITION (23.2%ofdomestictraffic) ketdynamics of eachsector. COMMISSION OF INDIA ‘bungalow Simultaneously, it hasstarted *Mumbai, Ahmedabad, areviewofall model concession keyinfrastructuresectors:airports, Mangalore, Lucknow, Jaipur, agreements—the legal contract ports, electricity and railways. peons’ after PM to launch vaccine drive, Govt seeks Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, that forms the basis of the public- The goal is to ensurethat greenfield Navi Mumbai Railway first list of beneficiaries up voter data private partnership—across four CONTINUEDONPAGE2 said no for vaccine KAUNAINSHERIFFM drive, EC AVISHEKGDASTIDAR NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 PRIME MINISTER NarendraModi agrees AMONTH afterthe Railway will launchthestartofthe Covid- Ministryissuedapolicy to dis- 19 vaccination drive Saturday, continuethe 100-year-old prac- connecting with3,006 vaccina- RITIKACHOPRA& tice of hiring "bungalow peons" tion sites across thecountryvia KAUNAINSHERIFFM forits officers, plans areonto video-conferencing. NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 bring them backinanew avatar. The Prime Minister’s Office Severalzonalrailways are said Modi will address the sites, THE ELECTION Commission (EC) said to be in the process of draft- whereoverthree crorepriority has agreedtoarequestfromthe ing their ownlocal policies that groups will bevaccinatedover the The newly inaugurated genome sequencing laboratoryat MinistryofHome Affairs (MHA) would enable an officer to retain next fewmonths, at 10.30 am. theIGI AirportinNew Delhi on Thursday. Tashi Tobgyal to shareelectoral roll datafor aTelephoneAttendant cum Dak “Around100beneficiaries willbe identifyingtheagegrouptargeted Khalasior“bungalowpeon”. The vaccinatedat eachsession siteon forthe firstphase of the Covid-19 Odisha-basedEastCoast Railway the inaugural day,”the govern- healthcareworkers has already Chhattisgarhtoprovide an offline vaccination drive,sources told The has already finalisedapolicyfor ment said. takenplace, theyneednot indi- mechanism to upload real-time Indian Express. hiringpeopleoncontractfor of- Senior Health Ministryoffi- viduallyregister. States have been data, giventheir remote locations The Commission, sources ficers’residences.Sources said cials said the beneficiarylistfor told to ensure that thesession whereInternetconnectivity is not said, is nowwaiting foraresponse other zones mayfollowsuit soon. thefirstday has alreadybeenup- sites, including the listofvaccina- strong, has been approved and a on the specific datarequiredby ALMOST THERE The Railway Ministryhad au- loaded on theCo-WIN platform. tors and beneficiaries, is ready system forthe same shared. the Ministry. thorisedzonal general managers “The vaccinationsession is from twodays prior to eachvaccina- “However, directions have been According to the Preparations underwayatthe Kamala Nehru Hospital in Pune on Thursday, forthe rolloutof to review the situation in their 9amto5pm. Whoevercomes till tion round. Therefore, forDay 1, giventhat the upload of the of- Government’sblueprint, the vac- the nationwide Covid-19vaccination programme on Saturday. Arul Horizon respective areas. Around8,000 5pmwill be vaccinated even af- states have finalisedthe benefici- fline databedone the same day cine will beofferedfirsttohealth- officers of Indian Railways are ter5pm, justlikehow it happens arylist,” the official added. to ensurethat people arenot careworkers, frontline workers entitledtothis facility under the in elections,” an official said. Sources said that the request missed,” an official said. and those above 50 years of age, old policy. “Sincethe bulk registrationof by Jammu &Kashmir and CONTINUEDONPAGE2 followedbythose below50with State govt identifies six centres Under the newpolicy issued associatedcomorbidities.The pri- by East Coast Railway,“with the ority group of above 50 maybe approval of the General further dividedintothose above for administering Covaxin Manager",bungalowpeons al- Special flight from Brazil to 60 and those between 50 and 60 ready engaged with officers be- foraphasedrollout. Consent of beneficiaries necessaryfor vaccination: Govt fore the Railway Ministrydiscon- Accordingto sources,the EC’s tinuedthe practice, will be collect2million vaccine doses electoral roll datahas been sought consent from the beneficiaryis In Pune division, 2,000doses screenedand absorbed in the to identify people above the age ANURADHA mandatoryfor administering the eachofCovaxin have been sent Railways likeearlier.“Around30- Express.The move follows are- of less efficacy than claimed. The of 50 in eachpolling station. The MASCARENHAS Covaxin doses. to thedistrict hospital at Aundh 40 officers,bothfromthe field SHUBHAJITROY questfromBrazilian President Jair Pune firm has tiedupwith EC is nowworking on aformat of PUNE,JANUARY14 StateImmunisationOfficer and the government medical and from the headquarters, are NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 Bolsonaroinaletterlastweek to AstraZeneca to manufacture the sharing to protect elector privacy, Dr DNPatil saidthat thereare collegeatSolapur.Othercentres waiting to getbungalowpeons as Prime MinisterNarendraModi vaccine developedbythe they said. “One optionbeing con- AHEAD OF the launchofthe vac- 286Covid-19vaccination cen- in the statethat have received per their entitlement,” said a WITH INDIA settolaunchits na- forthe vaccines without jeopar- University of Oxford. sideredis thatweprovidebooth- cination programme against tres across Maharashtraand of 2,000 doses eachofCovaxin in- spokesman of the EastCoast tionwide vaccination drive dising the Indian vaccination pro- While thefirstconsignment wise information of voters above SARS-CoV-2 on January16, six these,six have been identified clude the Government Medical Railway.While the central policy againstCovid Saturday, aspecially gramme. will be from Serum, Brazil has the ageof50tothe respective centres in Maharashtraare setto forthe immunisation of health- CollegeatAurangabad, the says existing Level1staff can be equippedaircraftfromBrazil is Sources said Brazilian author- also selectedBharat Biotech's vac- states, as opposedtohanding receive 2,000 doses eachof careworkers with Bharati Government Medical Collegeat engaged as bungalow peonson expectedto landinMumbaiover ities have struckacommercial cine, sources said. over information of all states to Covaxin —the country's firstin- Biotech's Covaxin. Theremain- Nagpur,the Grant Medical their consent as per the new the weekend to collect 2million deal with Serum InstituteofIndia “Thereisnopoint storing one agency,” said an official, who digenous vaccine developedby ing centres have receiveddoses Collegeand JJ Hospital in rules issuedbythe ministry, offi- doses of the vaccine to markthe in Pune, with reports from Brazil morevaccines beyond India’s spokeonthe condition of Hyderabad-basedBharat of Covishield, the vaccine devel- Mumbai and the district hospi- cers sayitishardlyfeasible. firstsuchexport from thecoun- indicating that the Chinese vac- current capacity.Sothe vaccine anonymity. Biotech.According to state opedbythe Serum Instituteof talatAmravati. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 try, sources told The Indian cines deployedinthe countryare CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE8 health authorities, obtaining India, he added. CONTINUEDONPAGE8

PAGE 1 ANCHOR ‘NextAzhar’isa26-yr-old powerhitterfromKerala: 100 in 37 balls

neededtodosomething special the third-fastest T20centuryby "Wah Azharudeen, behtareen! Says former India pacer and ing in the Middle Eastwhen he VISHALMENON to live up to theexpectations of an Indian afterRishabhPant (32 To score likethat against Kerala coachTinu Yohannan: “I wasborn. Since he wasthe NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 that brother,Kamaruddeen, a balls) and Rohit Sharma (35 Mumbai wassomeeffort. 137* wasexpecting suchaninnings youngestinour family, we "lifelong fan" of Indianbatting balls). of 54 andfinishing thejob on from him but notofthis magni- would indulgehim quitealot. All ACRICKET-CRAZY elder brother great Mohammad Azharuddin. “Not justus, but the whole of hand. Enjoyedthis innings.” tude. Ilovehis pick-up shotover his wishes were fulfilled,” says didn't give him muchofacareer Thalangara, too, had high hopes Thalangarawas gluedtothe TV It wasaquality Mumbai at- square-leg. It is good to watch Kamaruddeen. option by gettinghim to change from their “NextAzhar”. to watchhim bat,” says tack.But Azharuddeen dis- and is noteasy forthe bowlers... So seamless wasAzhar- his name from Ajmal to On Wednesday, the 26-year- Kamaruddeen. patchedformer India pacer when theybowljustshortofa uddeen's progress through age- MohammedAzharuddeen. old made his sevenbrothers, his With video clips of DhawalKulkarni andIPL 2020’s length, to be hit over the fielder is group cricket,that by the time he Moreover, he hailedfrom home town and an entirestate Azharuddeen's batting racing newstarTushar Deshpande over demoralising.” was15, he wasadmitted to the Thalangara, that rare town in proud. through social media, India the fence to help Kerala chase 196 While his coaches call him a Kerala CricketAssociation Kerala on the outskirts of He smasheda37-ball ton cricketcircles couldn't hide the with 4.1overs to spare. The one natural strokeplayer, the role AcademyinKottayam, dreaming Kasaragod wherechildren pre- during a54-ball 137against excitement of hearing that famil- blowthat resonated themost playedbyhis sevenbrothers of playing first-class cricket. fertohit theballwith abat and Mumbai, hitting nine fours and iar and popular name once wasaRohit Sharma-likeflickoff can't be undermined—all of “Thalangarahas averygood notkickit. 11 sixes in the domestic T20 Syed again. The high priestofbig-hit- Azharuddeen has been dubbed as ‘Azhar in themaking’. BCCI the hips, ashotthat needs asharp them have playedcricketatthe ecosystem forbudding But Azharudden knewhe Mushtaq Ali Trophygame.Itwas ting, Virender Sehwag, tweeted: eyeand perfect timing. district level. “I was25and work- CONTINUEDONPAGE2

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021

DOWNLOADAPP WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

■ VISUALSTORIES

■ DAILY BRIEFING

■ PODCASTS ASSAM:THISBIHU,COVID-THEMEDBHELAGHORSWARNPEOPLENOTTOLETTHEIR

■ CUSTOMIZABLE GUARDDOWN The importance of a NEWS EXPERIENCE AsAssamcelebratestheharvestfestivalofMaghBihu,thestructure,traditionallyknownasabhelaghor,has

WEB verdict on India’s inter- Indian Express EXCLUSIVE becomeaprimeattractioninthevillageofAamonikhali,drawingvisitorsforphoto-ops. ★★★★★■4.6 faith marriagelaw TECH ENTERTAINMENT NEWEPISODEEVERYDAY EVOLUTION OF THE BHOOMI ACTOR JAYAM In today’s episode, we're looking at a GALAXY SSERIES RAVI ON FARMERS Allahabad High Court verdict and its What reallyhelped We have to talk about impact on India's law for inter-faith SCANTHISQRCODETO Samsung is itsability to farmers’ issues, says the marriages. DOWNLOADTHEAPP observetrends actor FROMPAGEONE

CCI Sanghatana. Inhisletterto Modi,Bolsonaro atedanimpressionof thisbeinga It wasnot clear whether expressedappreciation that he Punjab vs BJP/Centreissue. Also, competitionremains “vibrant” Mann had been soundedbefore couldcountonthePrimeMinister SADgiving up powergavecre- and “thereare enoughplayers being namedtothe panel —he forthesupply of vaccineswithall Finance, Niti Aayog raised red flags denceto farmers’suspicionthese who areable to participate in the wasnot available forcomments possible urgencyandwithoutaf- laws were harmful,”saidanother awardofconcessions,” CCI Thursday.But Ghanwattold The fecting the Indianprogramme. UnionMinister, whodidnot wish ChairpersonAshokKumarGupta IndianExpressthathedidgetacall In April lastyear,Bolsonaro, before Adani’s clean sweep of 6airports to be named. told The Indian Express. (See inter- from theSupreme Court before who wasthe Republic Daychief “Sothemessagewentoutthat viewonPage13.) being namedfor the panel. guestin2020,had reachedout to atMundra,theAdaniGroup even if Parkash Singh Badal was “Thepolicyof thegovernment News agency PTIquoted Modi forrelaxing restrictions on istodaythecountry’slargest WHERETHEYSTAND leaving the alliance,noone cared is to makethe economymoreef- Ghanwatsaying "the firstsitting the exportofprivatedeveloperintermsof at the Centre…thathas hurtus,” ficient, and, in that process, what will have to be held before Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), numberof airportshandled; Number Numberof Shareofnational said asenior BJP leader. the CCI can do is look at whether January20.Itwillbeheldwithex- whichwasbelievedatthetimeto and the second largest,in ofairports passengershandled traffic# At one stage, the ruling party the dominanceisabusedornot. isting members. Mostprobably, beaneffective preventive option. terms of passenger traffic, and the government were “con- If thereisabuseof dominance,CCI themeetingwillbeonJanuary19 Bolsonaro hadthencompared over aspan of just20 2020 2018 2019-20 2017-18 2019-20 2017-18 fused” over howtodeal with the cantake actionunderSection4of in Pusa campus". India’s move to LordHanuman months. AdaniGroup 8* 17.90cr 124** 23.2% 0.00004% protestsledbySikhfarmers-from theCompetitionAct,”Guptasaid. Farmer unions said it was bringing the Sanjeevani to save The sevenairports -- AAI 83 84 12.51cr 13.67cr 36.7% 44.3% showing sympathytobranding In sectors suchasairports, “good on the partofMann” to Lakshmana'slifeinthe Ahmedabad, Mangalore, them as Maoists and Khalistanis. ports andhighways,andelectric- leave thecommitteebefore draw- Ramayana. “JustasLord Lucknow, Jaipur,Guwahati GMR 228.89cr 8.39cr 26.1% 27.2% ItcameafullcirclewithPrime ity, concentration of powerbyit- ingmorecriticism. Hanumanbroughttheholymed- and Thiruvananthapuram, GVK*** 0207.53cr 0.0% 24.4% MinisterNarendraModi’s com- selfwasnotaconcern,theregula- Haryana BKU president icine from the Himalayastosave alongside Mumbai -- to- OtherJVairports**** 321.42cr 1.33cr 4.2% 4.3% munityoutreachduring his bor- torsaid.“In thiscontext,weare GurnamSinghChadunisaid:“We the life of LordRama’sbrother gether handled7.90 crore der visitsand tributes at reviewing some of the Model don’tacceptthe committee, so Laksmana,andJesushealedthose passengers during the last *Includes Mumbaiairport, whichwas acquired from GVKinAugust2020 GurdwaraRakab Ganj and Concession Agreements in these what difference does it make who were sick...Indiaand Brazil fiscal (2019-20). **Trafficfor Mundraairport, whichstarted commercial flightsunderRCS in February 2018 Defence MinisterRajnath Singh sectors—thosewith natural mo- whether or notheleavesthe willovercome this global crisis,” In addition to this, the ***Includes Bengaluru airport, in whichGVK sold its staketoFairfax in July 2017 calling them annadatas and re- nopolies. What is important is panel.Somebody else maybein- Bolsonarohad written in his let- Mundraairport,towhere ****Includes Cochin International Airport, Nagpur Airport, and Kannur International Airport (whichstarted gretting the use of labels like thatthe tender design foraward cluded... We won’t go to the ter, which arrivedonthe eveof commercialflightsstartedin commercial operations in December 2018) Khalistanis or Maoists.Ministers of Concessionsensuresthatcom- panel.” Hanuman Jayanti. 2018 underthe govern- #National trafficdataincludes trafficfor stategovernment andprivately run airports engaging with unions —Tomar, petition forthe market is vibrant The Punjab unit of BKU However, the Brazilian ment's regional connectiv- Source: AAI Piyush Goyaland Som Parkash — —that there areenoughplayers,” (Mann) removedMannand said Presidenthas been widely criti- ity scheme, has also been made it apoint to strikeamore Guptasaid. it had no ties with the AIKCC that cisedbymedical experts from cleared to be converted intoa quality of services”. forthe sixAAI-run airports,the The GVKGroup, whichhad conciliatorytone even in photo- Indeed, an interim report on he heads. acrosstheworldforplayingdown full-fledgedinternational com- In responsetothis, the PP- AdaniGroupoutbiditsrivals,in- signedanagreement with in- ops.“Rajnathji'sforcefulrejection the telecom sector by theIndian BaldevSingh Mianpur,presi- the seriousness of the pandemic mercial airport. Following the PAC, chairedbythe then DEA cluding experiencedplayers vestors including India’ssover- of what some of his party and Council forResearch on dentof BKU(Mann)Punjab,said: despitebeing infected withthe GVKdeal, Adani alsohas acon- Secretary SC Garg--the first suchasGMR Group, Zurich eign fund NIIFinOctober 2019, ministerial colleagues’ attempts InternationalEconomicRelations “Wehavebeen very upsetwith virus in July--withover80lakh trollingstake in theupcoming note of objectionwas,ironically, Airportand Cochin trying to fend offAdani Group to brandthefarmersitself wasan (ICRIER) submitted to the CCI is him... He told me it wasaproud cases,Brazilhasthethird-highest Greenfield airportinNavi fromhisdepartment--saidthat InternationalAirportLtdinaddi- from getting into Mumbai air- indication of the confusioninthe currentlybeing“lookedat”,anof- moment forhim and the panel infectionsintheworldwith2lakh Mumbai. theEGoS(empoweredgroupof tionto otherinfrastructureplay- port, gave in and agreedtoco- party.Not having aprominent ficial said. The launchofReliance would work forPunjab farmers.” deaths. Records show that before secretaries)hadalreadydecided ers,by abigmarginineachofthe operatewiththe Ahmedabad- Sikhfaceinthegovernmentteam Jioin September2016 triggereda But the Haryana unit of BKU Bolsonarohas refusedtobe bidswere invitedfortheprivati- that“Prior airportexperience sixbids,therebywinningthe basedconglomerateinAugust didn’thelp either,” said aBJP MP. freshwave of consolidationinthe (Mann) stood behind itsleader. vaccinated,and repeatedly said sation of the airports at mayneither be madeaprereq- rightstooperateall six airports 2020. TheRSS is lalso earnt to have telecom sector.This resulted in StateunitpresidentGuniPrakash, thatBrazilianswillnotberequired Ahmedabad, Lucknow, uisiteforbidding,norapost-bid foraperiod of 50 years. On August31, GVKGroup reservations with the govern- the industry shrinkingtojust aclose associate of Mann, said to be vaccinatedwhenavaccine Mangalore, Jaipur,Guwahati requirement. This will enlarge This is adeparturefromthe signedanagreementtolet ment’s handling of the protests. threeplayers from close to a that theybackedhis stand. “We becomes widelyavailable. In andThiruvananthapuram–the thecompetition forbrownfield privatisation of Delhi and Adani Enterprises acquireits Duringthe recent three-day dozen adecade ago. areinsupportofthe three farm October,hejoked on Twitter that NDAgovernment’sbiggestpri- airports,whichare alreadyfunc- Mumbai airports,wherethe stake in Mumbai airport and meeting in Ahmedabad, the The CCI chief said that given laws aswe areinfavourofanopen vaccinationwould be required vatisation programme so far— tional”. concessionperiodwas30years, Navi Mumbai airport. Sanghleadershipconveyedthese the adoption of newtechnology, market,” GuniPrakash said. onlyfor his dog. He has also ex- the Centre’s Public Private Garg, who wastransferred in addition to the AAI holding According to anotification “thoughts”toBJP president JP the regulatorwould apprisethe Mann’s recusal came on the pressedskepticismovertheeffec- Partnership Appraisal from the finance ministryto 26% equity in both these air- by the CCI, the acquisition of Nadda on the manner in which Department of eveofthe next round of talksbe- tivenessofwearing masks. Committee(PPPAC)discussed powerministryinJuly2019and ports. MIAL by Adani Group was the Bills were brought in, said Telecommunicationsof theareas tweenthe Centreand the farmer In NewDelhi, meanwhile, theCivilAviationMinistry’spro- is nowanadvisortoAndhra Incidentally, thegovern- “deemed approved”, giventhat sources present in the meeting. thatcouldpose aproblem. unions. Union Agriculture with Bangladesh, Myanmar, posal forthe process on PradeshChief MinisterYSJagan ment’s firsttargettohand the therewas no overlap of busi- An outreachblitzkrieg of 100 Giventhe number of M&A MinisterNarendraSingh Tomar Nepal, Bhutan, Maldivesand Sri December 11,2018. Mohan Reddy,did notrespond airports over to Adani Group in nesses offeredbyeither of the press conferencesand meetings dealsinthedigitalsector,theCCI’s told reporters that the govern- Lanka also looking at India, offi- During the discussions, ac- to queries on the issue. November2019 coincidedwith parties in the relevant geo- with farmer groups launchedin studyisexpectedto comeupwith ment wasready to talk to the cials said the country's low-cost cordingtominutesofthemeet- Ayear afteritwon thebids aclearance from the graphic market.The CCI notifi- December,onlyprovedtobetoo possible criteria to capture trans- unions “with an open mind”. vaccine couldturn out to be part ing accessedbyTheIndian forthe six airports, the Adani CompetitionCommission of cation wasuploadedin late –the“rightthingatthewrong actionsforscrutiny. “Dependence of its“vaccine diplomacy”. Express, anotefromthe Groupsignedconcessionagree- Indiaforthegroup’sacquisition September 2020.The AAI, placeandwrongtime,”asaleader of consumers and enterprises on Cotton, paddy The MinistryofExternal Departmentof EconomicAffairs mentsfor Ahmedabad, of aminority stakeinMumbai whichholds26percentinMIAL, admitted. afew large digitalplatformsraises YetGoltaand Tiwana arepart Affairs’ officialspokesperson said:“Thesesixairportsprojects Mangaluru and Lucknowair- airportfromtwo South African has also approved Adani manynovel questions,” Gupta of the ongoing farmer agitation AnuragSrivastava, however, said arehighlycapital-intensive proj- ports in February2020. companiesBidvestandAirports Group’sacquisitionof thecoun- said. againstthe Centre’s farm laws.“I that supplying vaccines to other ects, henceitissuggestedtoin- Amonth later,the Adani CompanyofSouth Africa try’s second largest airport. Railways Consolidation has playedout receivedthe MSP this time, but countries “maytakesome time”. corporatethe clause that not GroupinvokedaCovid19-linked (ACSA). Incidentally, justamonth “Inany case,bungalowpeons, since liberalisation with an ever- notinthe previous years, when “In so farasrequests from morethan twoairports will be forcemajeure to seekadelayun- In itsorder,the CCI pointed before itdecidedtothrow inthe aftertheyget the job, usuallydo expanding listofsectorswhere the CCI people would enter only countriesforvaccinesfromIndia, awardedtothe same bidder til February 2021intaking over out the nature of an airport’s towel, GVKGroup had to face notwant to continuetoworkin thetoponeortwocompaniesac- afterwehadsoldatbelowMSPto youwould recallthat the Prime dulyfactoringthehighfinancial thethree airports from AAI, cit- "geographical monopoly" and the heat from multiple inves- housesanymore,”saidaseniorof- countfor 80 per cent or moreof private traders.Thisagitationisto Ministerhas already stated that risk and performance issues.” ing difficulties in the transition- saidthatthegeographicmarket, tigative agencies. On July 7, the ficer.Bungalowpeons areasen- the profitsgenerated. ensurethat we arepaid MSP India’s vaccine production and The DEA’s note,dated ing processes, particularly with in this case, “appears to be as EnforcementDirectorateregis- sitive subject forrailway officers. Inpaints(AsianPaints,Berger everyyear,” said Golta. delivery capacity would be used December 10,2018, to the PP- regard to the airportstaff.The narrowaseachofthe airport of teredacomplaintunderSection Almostnoone wantstogiveup Paints); premium cooking oil Accordingto Tiwana,whohas forthe benefit of all humanity in PACwas submitted by adirec- AAIhadaskedtheGroupto take theparties(i.e.AdaniandMIAL), 3ofthe Prevention of Money thefacilityarguingthatitisintrin- (Marico, Adani); biscuits been organising supplies forthe fighting this crisis,” he said. torinthedepartment’sPPPcell. over the three airports by as forproviding or availing any LaunderingAct (PMLA) against sic to thenature of their job. (Britannia,Parle);hairoil(Marico, langar (community kitchen)at “Asyouknow, thevaccination TheDEAcitedtheprecedent November 2020.Three of these servicesattheairports,theserv- theGVKGroupanditschairman Railway officers, liketheir coun- BajajCorp);infantmilk powder Tikri, theCCI wasactive thissea- processisjust startinginIndia.Itis of the Delhi andMumbai air- six airports —Ahmedabad, iceprovider/consumerneedsto GVKReddy,his son GV Sanjay terparts in theArmy, areentitled (Nestle);cigarettes(ITC); adhe- sononly“becauseof ourprotests”. tooearly to give aspecific re- ports,whereGMR, despitebe- Mangaluruand Lucknow— have access to thefacilities / Reddy and afew others, based to keeping aGroup Demployee sives(Pidilite), waterproofing Thegovernment,hesaid,basically sponse on the supplies to other ingthe onlyqualified bidder were consequently handedover premises of the concernedair- on an FIR filedbyCBI against posted24X7attheir homes. The (Pidilite); trucks (TataMotors, wanted to “show” that there’s countries as we arestill assessing originally, wasnot givenboth to theAdaniGroupinNovember port”. themonJune27.TheCBIalleged logic is that railway officers get Ashok Leyland); small cars nothingwrongwithitsfarmlaws. production schedules and avail- the airports. It alsoreferredto 2020. The concession agree- Establishingthis,theCCIsaid irregularitiesofoverRs705 postedinremote,often inhos- (Maruti,Hyundai), oneortwo These large-scale and timely abilitytomakedecisions in this the privatisation of Delhi's mentfortheotherthreeairports thatpresenceof boththeparties croreinthe development of pitable, locations, routinely carry companies account for80per purchases by CCI have notonly regard,” the spokesperson said.. powerdistribution. —Jaipur,Guwahati and inthesamelineof businesswas Mumbaiinternationalairport. work homeorareoccupiedatodd centofthe profitsgenerated,ac- helpedsmall growers likeGolta At thePPPAC meeting, ac- Thiruvananthapuram—were notlikelytoraiseany competi- E-mails sent to theAdani hours, and hence needhelp at cording to investment advisory and Tiwana realisethe MSP,but Vaccine drive cording to the minutes, there signedbetween AAIand Adani tion concerns "as presentlyno Group and the MinistryofCivil home. “That is whythis practice firm Marcellus. have also ledtoopen market The government has alsocre- wasnodiscussion on this red Group in September. other airportwherein Adani Aviationdidnotelicitaresponse. has been theresince the begin- prices rising above theMSP. ated adedicated 24X7 helpline flag raisedbythe DEA. Justunder six months after grouphasstakeoperateswithin SourcesattheAdaniGroupsaid ning,” said asenior officer. SC committee An officialofthe CCI at number -- 1075 -- to address On the sameday as the DEA it sought moretime from AAI the vicinity of MIAL". thebiddingwasasperspecified Typically, officers choose CoordinationCommitteerecused Bathinda told The Indian Express: queriesrelatedto thevaccineroll- note,the NITI Aayogalso raised citing the Covid-19pandemic, Even as CCI cleared the mi- normsthat followed“due someonetobeemployedattheir himself fromthecourt-appointed “Wehavemaderecordpurchases out and the Co-WIN software. aseparateconcern regarding the Adani Groupwent on to ac- nority stakepurchase in process and due diligence.” home, and afterthree years, he panelandsaid“Iwillalways stand this season. In fact, we have The Health Ministryalso an- the airportbidding. Said a quireacontrollinginterestinthe Mumbai airport by the Adani Askedabout the delayintaking gets regular employment in the withmyfarmers and Punjab”. stoppedbuying in the past10-12 nouncedthat the next National memopreparedby thePPPver- country’ssecondlargest airport Group,concerns flagged by the overthethreeairportsfromAAI, Railwaysfollowing ascreening Farmerunions spearheading days.There’snoneedwhenprices PolioImmunisationDayhasbeen tical of the government'skey in Mumbai and the upcoming Departmentof EconomicAffairs they saidthatwasonaccountof process. Railway MinisterLalu theprotests hadrejectedthecom- areruling above MSP.Small and rescheduledtoJanuary 31,from policy think-tank: “A bidder Greenfield airportinNavi about asinglecompanyhaving “difficulties anticipated in tran- Prasad had extendedthe facility mittee, saying itsmembers marginal farmers have anyway January17, addingthatthiswasin lacking sufficient technical ca- Mumbai from the Hyderabad- asignificant hold overseveral sitioningof airportstaffandper- to officers postedinthe Railway backedthe newfarm laws. sold to us.” line with the policythat "Covid pacity can well jeopardise the basedGVK Group. keyinfrastructureprojectswere sonnelinthemiddleof thepan- Boardaswell. In astatement Thursday, 81- The firmingupofprices is be- management and vaccination project and compromise the During the bidding process reinforced. demic”. Aftercoming to powerin year-old Mann, aformer Rajya ingattributedto increasedexport servicesaswell as non-Covides- 2014,PrimeMinisterNarendra Sabha member,said he was demand, especiallyfromChina. sentialhealthservicesproceedin suit his game,” says Yohannan. the arguments.Lekin, hum the Assemblysession on August intensity of protests,the SAD Modi had urgedthe Railwaysto “thankfultoHon’ble Supreme The US has projected itscotton tandem without adverselyim- It wasduring the Covid lock- maidan chodkar bhaag gaye (We 28 whichsaid procurement and eventuallyquit the NDAon consider abolishing the practice Court of India fornominating” imports to surge from 15.54lakh pacting eachother”. down that Azharudden seemed fledthebattleground),”saidasen- MSP would continueand that September 17 andthe farmers in favour of officers taking an al- him to thecommittee”. “As a tonnesin2019-20 (August-July) to have decidedthat timewas ior party leader and aUnion Chief MinisterAmarinder Singh had startedarailrokoblocking lowance.Acommitteeof officers, farmermyself andaUnionleader, to 22.86 lakh tonnes this year. ‘NextAzhar’ running out. “He calledmedur- Minister. wasmisleading farmers. trains from passingthrough the formedtoworkout the wayfor- in viewofthe prevailing senti- cricketers.It'sasmalltown, but ingthe lockdownwhen Iwas ap- If thepartywasmissinginac- Days before resigning from state. As this lingered,the toppo- ward,had favoured continuing mentsand apprehensions Brazil we have around 20 cricketclubs. pointed coachand asked where I tion on the ground in Punjab,the the UnionCabinetonSeptember liticalleadershipstillbelievedthis the practice. However, the amongstthefarmunionsandthe exporttoother countriesdoesn’t It maysound surprising, but would slothim in the battingor- government,too,didn’tpaymuch 17,HarsimratKaur,too,supported was“instigated”bythe “usual Decemberpolicy,issuedafterde- public, Iamready to sacrifice any affectIndia’svaccinationplans,”a cricket ismore popular herethan der. Ihad no doubt because Ihad heedand took the farmers for the pro-farmerordinances suspects”of theanti-BJPcoalition liberations at the toplevel of the position offeredorgiven to me,” senior government official told football,” says Unais, another always thought of opening with granted.Between June 5and terming them “pro-farmer.” and underlinedhow these ministry, haddecidedtodiscon- he said. The Indian Express. brother.Eversince Azaruddeen him in limitedovers cricket. His September 14,when the Bills InParliament,too,thegovern- protests were blocking crucial tinue what is called"fresh face" Manndecidedtoopt outeven The aircraftfromBrazil is brokeintothe Kerala squad six mindwasclearandhedidn'thave were introducedinParliament,of ment rammedthrough the Bills supplies to troops in Jammu & appointmentof bungalow peons, before thecommittee could hold equippedwith aspecial temper- seasonsago,hehas been dubbed anydoubts,” says Yohannan. the69pressreleasesissuedbythe over the next five days,ignoring Kashmir and Ladakh. In fact, the whicheffectivelymeantthatonce itsfirstmeeting—memberswere ature-controlsystemtostore the as“Azharinthemaking”.Butwith Andnow, withtheIPLauction Agriculture Ministry,onlyseven notjustthe Opposition who Government even invokedthe an existing bungalowpeon com- supposedtomeetat4pm consignment from Pune. Indian afirst-class averageof25.91after coming up next month, adata were related to the “landmark urgedthese be sent for 1962 waragainstChina to make pletedthreeyearsof workingata Thursday via virtualmode. and Brazilian authorities are 22 games, and an equallymid- nugget fromthathigh-profileT20 and historic decision”. Parliamentary scrutiny, but also this point. Sources in the BJP now houseandgot jobasaLevel1em- The other members of the working to ensureall necessary dling averageof23.76from21 tournament illustrates the hard Onereason,some in theBJP parties such as AIADMK and BJD saythe party mayhavebeen ployee, the officer no longer had committee areParmodKumar clearances, sources said. T20s, his returns were under- climb ahead:WestIndiangreat claim,thegovernmentwasprob- whichhad raised concerns. Its hastyinlettingtheSADslipoutof theoptionof recruitinganew one. Joshi, agricultural economistand The flight wasoriginallyex- whelming.“He has always been ChrisGaylesitsonthe topofthat ablylulledintocomplacencywith ownallySAD hadwarnedthat theNDA fold so easily. “As an ally, Heorshehasto make dowithex- Director forSouth Asia, pected to landinMumbai Friday abig hitter.Itisjustthathewas mountain--with100in 30 balls. itsallyShiromaniAkali Dal back- “thesparkthat has been lit in we maynot have benefitedmuch isting bungalowpeons or get International Food Policy butislikelytobedelayedbyaday notusedforvariousreasonsinan ing the Bill until Augustend. Punjab and Haryana…don’tal- from them; theyaren’t verypop- Level1employees to do the job Research Institute; Ashok Gulati, with Reuters quoting Brazil's appropriateposition.Hewasused Indeed, Sukhbir Badal released lowittoturnintoafire”. ularinthestateandtheyhavedy- withconsent. agriculturaleconomist; andAnil Health Ministryasciting "inter- down the orderall these years at Trust deficit AgricultureMinisterNarendra Giventhegroundswellof sup- nasty issues but SAD’s exit gave FULLREPORTSON Ghanwat, president, Shetkari nationallogistical issues". No.6 and No.7,and that did not We should have countered Tomar’s letter before the start of portforfarmersinPunjabandthe theprotestsafreshboostandcre- www.indianexpress.com

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 3 MAHARASHTRA 3bird deaths in Raigad, toll reaches 3,378 in 24 districts

study and understand the routes (Hemagglutinin type five)ina Animal Diseases in Bhopal and SANJANABHALERAO theyuse to fly, their migration sample, whichconfirms the bird Disease Investigation Section MUMBAI,JANUARY14 patterns and resting sites. flu virus. Once it is confirmed, (DIS), at Aundh in Pune, to check Of the 382 fresh deaths, 331 samples aresent to theNational forvirus sub-type H5N1 or THE NUMBER of districtsthat were poultrybirds. Of these, 47 InstituteofHigh-Security H5N8. recordedunexplainedbird diedinLatur,25inGondia, 86 deaths in Maharashtraincreased in Chandrapur,110 in Nagpur, to 24 on Thursday, with Raigad 10 in Yavatmal, 50 in Sataraand recording three poultrybirds three in Raigad. deaths that maybelinked to Other than poultry, 44birds Avian Influenzaorbirdflu. (herons, sparrows and parrots) The number of dead birds in were found dead in the state. Of the statesince January8has these, 34 diedinSangli, one reached3,378, with382 deaths eachinAmravati and Solapur, recordedonThursday. So far, 12 and eight peacocks in Wardha. dead birds have tested positive Sevencrows were also found forbirdflu. dead – one eachinNashik, As fears rise aboutthe spread Yavatmal and Nandurbarand Illuminated Lakdi Pul, Yashwantrao ChavanPul and Mahadji ShindePul add various hues to the evening. PavanKhengre of birdflu in the state, the twoeachfromPune and BombayNatural History Society Jalgaon districts. (BNHS) has haltedthe ringingof In Pune, RT-PCR testsare Flamingosthat arrive in the city firstconducted on samples of during winters (between dead birds, whichgiveresultsin November and March). Every 48 to 72 hours. The test is con- Khanfinancednarcoticsbusiness year,since 2014,BNHS under- ducted to checkwhether there planwithBritishnational:NCB takesringing of Flamingos, to is apresence of H5

owner of the Muchchad ketplace under the guise of NCB. Furniturewala paid MOHAMEDTHAVER Paanwala shop in south herbal supplements,” the offi- through her credit cardfor the MUMBAI, JANUARY 14 Mumbai, wasreleasedonbail cer added. contraband ordered online and on Thursday. The NCBhad Sajnani, who wasbasedin wasreceiving moneyfor the THE NARCOTICS Control found half akgofcannabi-re- Hong Kong before Britain, had herbal productssold as well, it Bureau(NCB), whichhad on lated material at hisware- returnedtoIndia afterhis busi- added. WednesdayarrestedSameer house. ness sufferedlosses. “Here, he The officer said that they Khan, the son-in-lawofNCP Earlier in the day, Malik said methis childhood friend, Khan, have produced bank state- leaderand CabinetMinister on Twitter that the lawwould nearly 15 monthsago and con- mentsthat showthe transfer of NawabMalik,told the courton take itsdue course. “Nobody is spired to source and sell mari- a “fewlakhs”fromKhan to Thursdaythat Khan and a above the lawand it should be juana-related products,” the of- Sajnani forbusiness expenses. British national, Karan Sajnani, appliedwithout anydiscrimi- ficer said. “We also found adraft agree- were planning to sellcannabis- nation. Lawwill take itsdue The plan wastoimport ment in their chatsthatspelt related productsonline “under course and justice will prevail. marijuana from Seattleinthe out details of howthe product theguise of herbal products”. Irespect and have immense US via courier and then mixit wastobedistributed.” According to NCB, the two faith in our judiciary,”he with tobacco and CBD oil and Khan's lawyer TaraqSayyed, accusedweretrying to circum- tweeted. sell the same as herbal prod- however, deniedthe allega- vent provisions of the Narcotic An NCBofficersaid that ucts. It waswhile receiving one tions. He told the courtthat Drugs and Psychotropic theyhavesubmitted suchorder that NCBofficersre- Sajnani and Khan were ac- Substances(NDPS) Actbypass- WhatsApp chatsand bank doc- ceivedatip-offand raided quaintances and had discussed ing offthe productsasa“herbal umentstothe courtthat point Sajnani's house in Bandra, many businessideas, including mix”. to a “partnership” between wheretheyfound approxi- those linked to tobacco. They The agency alleged that Khan and Sajnani to distribute mately200 kg of thecontra- had nothing to do with mari- Khan wasafinancier and part- “marijuana-related products band. juana, he claimed, adding that ner in the business and had under the guise of herbal prod- According to NCB, Sajnani therewasn'tanything substan- been chargedunder Section 27 ucts”. had afactoryinUttar Pradesh tial in Sayyed's statement (A) of the NDPS Act, whichis “Aproductthat includes to- wherehemixed tobacco in- recordedbythe NCB. linked to financing. bacco infusedwith crushed fusedwithCBD oiland mari- “Therewas no marijuana or He wasremandedtopolice cannabis and CBD oil wastobe juana crush. CBD oil involvedand therewas custody till Monday, while the sold. Therewereother varia- Sajnani's partner,Rahila no agreement between the three other accusedinthe case, tions like'scent', whereonly Furniturewala, who has also duo,” Sayyed said. Regarding including Sajnani, were sent to CBD oil infusedtobaccowas been arrested in thecase, along the moneytrail, Sayyed said NCBcustody till Saturday. sold. These productsweretobe with her sister, took careofthe that it aloan that Khan had RamKumar Tiwari, aco- sold on apopular online mar- monetary transactions, said givenSajnani forbusiness. 1,575 hectare of mangrove land along Konkan coast declared reserve forest

SANJANABHALERAO MUMBAI,JANUARY14

THESTATEforestdepartmentand itsmangrovecellonThursdayde- clared 1,575hectareofmangrove areas along the Konkan coast, in- cluding 253 hectareinMumbai suburbs, as areserve forest. The 253 hectareinMumbai arespreadacross Versova, Andheri, Kandivali, Dahisar and Gorai. Also, the stategovernment invokedSection4ofthe Indian Forest Act, 1927,intending to de- clareasreserve forest 1,387 hectareofmangroveland in 49 villages of Thane, takingthe state's reserve forest tallyto 16,700 hectare. Announcing the develop- ment, Environment Minister AadityaThackeray tweeted, “In less than ayear,the Mangrove Cellincoordination with the Forest andEnvironmentdepart- ment has reserved6500hectares of mangroveareaunder Section 20 of the IndianForestAct, 1927. This area will increase to 10,000 hectaresbynextJune." Across the state,mangrove forestsare spread over 30,200 hectare, according to theForest SurveyofIndia. As of last September,the state government had notified15,312 hectare as re- servedforestunder theIndian Forest Act. In September 2018,the BombayHigh Courthad said that the destruction of mangroves “offended the fundamental rightsofthe citizens and hence, it wasamandatorydutyofthe stateand itsagencies to protect and preserve” them.All man- groves in the state aretobede- clared as protected or reserved forests, including the land be- longing to government agencies, it had added.

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 4 THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021

^maVr¶ {dkmZ pímjm Ed§ AZwg§YmZ g§ñWmZ, nwUo INDIAN INSTITUTEOFSCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PUNE DELHI JAL BOARD (An Autonomous Institute, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India) indianexpress.com (Govt. of N.C.T.ofDelhi) Dr.Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune -411 008, Website :www.iiserpune.ac.in OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (C) DR. VIII Date :14Jan 2021 Yamuna Vihar Sewage Treatment Plant (Adjoining Dr.Ambedkar College) Delhi- 110094 Tender NOTICE INVITING e-TENDER (e-Procurement mode) Phone: 011-22813593 Email: [email protected] Indian InstituteofScience Education and Research, PUNE invites online Item rate bids in "STOP CORONA; Wash Your Hand, Wear Mask, Maintain Social Distancing" open bidsystem from approved and eligible contractors registered with CPWD, Maharashtra PRESS NIT NO- 3(2020-21) StatePWD, MES departments in composite category,found eligible as per clause 2&3of Estimated Contract Tender process- Last date/time NITfor the work mentioned below :- S. Earnest Money Date of Release of Name of work Value (ECV)/ Amount ing Fee Non of receipt of No (EMD) (Rs.) Tender/ Tender Id. Brief Details of Tender: put to tender (Rs. ) Refundable (Rs.) tender Sr. Description Approx. Earnest Period of Last date Time & Construction of 3.85 (MGD) WWPS (Lump Sum) BDO Nil (declaration 2021_DJB_198644_1 08.02.2021 1 1500/- No. of work Estimated Money Completion &time of date of including rising main at Harsh Vihar Basis form to be filled) dtd.12.01.2021 upto 3.00 P. M online opening in Brief cost putto (Rs.) PRESS NIT NO- 4(2020-21) submissi- of bids bid(Rs.) on of bid Iarriveataconclusion Estimated Contract Earnest Tender process- Last date/time S. Date of Release of 1 NAMEOFWORK : 71 LakhsRs. 2 27.1.2021 28.1.2021 not an assumption. Name of work Value (ECV)/ Amount Money(EMD) ing Fee Non of receipt of No Tender/ Tender Id. put to tender (Rs. ) (Rs.) Refundable (Rs.) tender PROVIDING SLIDING 1,42,000/- months at at WINDOWS ANDWORKING (Rupees 15 00 hrs 15 00 hrs Inform your opinion with Providing/Laying/jointing 250 MM dia. Nil (declaration 1500/- 2021_DJB_198653_1 02.02.2021 PLATFORMS, LADDERS OneLakhs 1 internal Sewer Line in Radha Vihar and 2,60,08,718/- form to be filled) dtd.12.01.2021 upto 3.00 P. M Ziauddinpur in Gokulpur AC-68. AT HOSTEL-3 AT IISER FortyTwo detailed analysis. PUNE NITNo16/IISER/ Thousand Further details in this regard can be seen at https://govt.procurement.delhi.gov.in Pune/2020-21 Only ) ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER) Sd/- TheTender Document can be downloaded from Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal Advt. No. J.S.V.315/2020-21 EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (C) DR- VIII https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app or Institutewebsite www.iiserpune.ac.in and bid is to be submittedonline only through the E-procurement portal up to the last date and time of submission of tender. Registrar

PUBLIC NOTICE All the people are herebyinformed by this Public Notice that, (1) Shri. Dilip Vitthaldas Lakhani And (2) Ms.Kajal Dilip Lakhani, R/at: 501, Nishant, 16 Altamount Road, Mumbai-400026, who are the owners of the property,which is more particularly described in the "Schedule of the Property" written hereunder,haveentered into Agreement to transfer /sell the said property to my client/s.The said owners have assured my client/s that the said property is free from all encumbrances of whatsoevernature and that theyhaveaclean, clear and marketable title in respect of the said property. If anyperson has anyright, title and interest in the said property by wayofLease,Gift, Charge,Lien, Sale,Exchange,Loan, Mortgage or in anyother way, he should informmewithin 10 days in writing from the date of publishing this Public Notice,along with the related original documents,showing his/ her rights,title and /orinterest in BUSINESS A Pune BroilerTraders My old name MohdSahil My Minor childs old the said property.Failing my client shall complete the transaction, Association Rate on Sameer Shaikh changed Name Devank Alias RECRUITMENT presuming that the said property is free from all encumbrances and POULTRY 15.01.2021 ForLivebig to new name as ShatrunjaySameer Tupe nobody has anyright, title and interest in the said property and all birds Rs-81 Livesmall Mohammed Sahil changed to new name SITUATION VACANT such prior claims,ifany,has been consciously waived by the Birds Rs-101/-Contact:- Sameer Shaikh vide ShatrunjaySameer Tupe respectivepersons,and my client shall not be responsible in any 8695842684 Affidavitno. 2976 dated Affidavite No. 243/19 13/01/2021 ACADEMIC way, if anyissue is raised thereafter. 0090271130-20 Dated21/11/2019 SCHEDULE OF THE PROPERTY:ALL THATpiece and parcel of 0090280405-1 0090280405-3 Reputed ICSE School in vacant agricultural land bearing SurveyNo. 96 admeasuring 00 Sheetal Agro Traders Kondhwa requires Today’sEx-Shop delivery My old name Indu I have changed my old Hectares 80 Aar,out of total area admeasuring 01 Hector 88 Aar, Qualified and for livesmall birds size Babasaheb ILAG name Rajmati Kumar assessed at 03 Rupees 50 Paisa, situated at Village Maan within experienced TEACHERS between1.3 to 1.5 rate at Changed to new name Uraph RajgondaPatil to the Grampanchayatlimit of Maan and within the limit of Pune Zillah for Physics (higher PuneRs. 102/- per Kg. as Indumati Babasaheb new name Rajmati Parishad, Taluka and Registration Sub- District Mulshi (Paud) and classes) Maths & 7776024132,7588532184 ILAGasper Aadhaar Kuumar Patil Aadhaar District Pune and bounded as follows: On or towards East: Computer Teachers (for CardNo. 8057 3210 3464. CardNo922217418795 Remaining Property of SurveyNo. 96, On or towards South: By 0090274713-1 all classes).Suitable SurveyNo. 95, On or towards West: By SurveyNo. 97, On or 0090280405-6 0090280405-5 candidates can mail towards North: By Village Pandhan Road. Simra Trading rates for Sd/- 100 eggs. Selling price Rs. My old name IEx. Army No.- 15113440N their resumeto:Pearl -RAJESH S. SATPUTE, Advocate 401. Contact9922117736. Ashokkumar Rikhabdas Naik (TS) Machendra Drop School. S.No. OFFICE: Flat No.2, Asawari Apartment, S.No.81Hissa No.5A/1/2 Lunkad changed to new 1/A/1/2, Bramha 0090273863-1 ShingadeDeclared that my Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune-411038. Mob: +91-9637443097 name Ashok Rikhabdas Wife’sOld Name Sunita Avenue, Off NIBM Jnctn, Kondhwa Khurd,Pune- Pune Broilers Traders’ Lunkad adharno. MahadevRupnavar 48. Ph. :020-26831671. Association Rate On 802822352923 Changed to New Name Email : 15.01.2021 ForLiveBig CHANGE OF NAME Sunita Machendra 0090280400-1 [email protected] Birds Rs.78 Live My previous name Shingade &inMyPension My old name Anilkumar Tandoori Birds Rs.90 Amninder Kaur has now Record her Date of Birth 0090280377-1 Ratanlal Bhutada Momin Poultry (Asif been changed to Wrongly mentionedas changed as new name Momin) 26336349. Amnindar Kaur Dhir as 08/01/1980Her Correct AnilRatanlal Bhutada perAadharCardNo: Date of Birthis01/06/1983. HOTEL RESORTS 0090279855-1 Affidavit no P-11/2021 78779399 6745 Dated : AffidavitNo- 0026/2021, dated 14/01/2021 COB 400Y,Kadaknath, 24/11/2012 Gazette No. P2034886. Kaveri, D.P.Cross, 0090280405-4 0090280401-1 Giriraj, Bater,chicks 0090280425-1 My Old Name wasTaher available, eggs will be My old name was Abdullah Chunawala My hatched and given, Sumeet and my new EDUCATION New Name is Taher Rehma Hatchery: name is Sumeet Abdullah Choonawala 9067757721 (Pune) Ramdas Wavhalaff as per Affidavit No. EDUCATIONAL no.P-2041371 0090280397-1 A179/2021 National Central council 0090280407-2 NECC suggested farm- 0090280403-1 of Vocational Training gate price for 100eggs My old name Subhadra invited application for My Old Name was on 15.01.2021inPune Rana Devkarchanged start Training and Study Saiyeda Tasneem Bano without tray is Rs.414 - to new name as Centre www.nccvt.in Which is Changed To (FourHundred and SubhadraRamdas Mob.7499647774/ Syeda Tasnim Bano as fourteen Rupees only) Wavhal aff no.P-2041104 9823647194 per Affidavit No Phone:NECC 24270724, 0090280407-1 1263/2021 0090280356-1 26336377, Dealer: 24332689, 24455130, I, IC19949P Col Anand 0090280403-3 Offer:Join Our Online 24265787. MadhavLimayedeclare French Classes&avail My Old Name wasBatul that my wife name in 50% discount.Monthly ''IMPORTANT'' 0090272256-1 Taher Chunawala My my servicerecord Rs.200/-. Call: New Name is Batul Taher Whilst care is taken priorto Pimpri Chinchwad wrongly mentioned as 9791870816. Choonawala as per acceptance of advertising Broilers Traders NeelimaALimayeher copy,itisnot possible to verify Affidavit No. A178/021 0050174071-1 Association Rate On correct name is its contents. The Indian 15.01.2021 ForLiveBig NeelimaAnand Limaye. 0090280403-2 Express (P) Limited cannot be indianexpress.com Birds Rs 78 Livesmall Affidavit no 10346 dated held responsible for such I have changedmyold contents, nor for any lossor Birds Rs 95 Al_Taqdeer 08/01/2021 name Juzar to new damage incurred as aresult of Broiler(Siraj Shaikh 0090280404-1 name Juzar abbas ali, transactions with companies, 9822931357 ,7720080489. adhar card400862438836 associations or individuals My 0090279428-1 old name Hema advertising in its newspapers Sameer Tupe changed 0090280427-1 or Publications. We therefore Vencobb today’s ex- to new name as I have changedmyname Iarriveataconclusion recommend that readers shop delivery rate at HemalataSameer Tupe from SANDEEP SHAMRAO not an assumption. makenecessaryinquiries Pune Rs.56 per kg. before sending any monies or Vide Aadhar CardNo. BARTAKKE TO SANDEEP Inform your opinion with Contact (9522) entering into any agreements 2051 4911 9753 Dated SHAM BARTAKKE As per detailed analysis. 22872417, Pune (9520) with advertisers or otherwise 14/01/2021 documents. 24269414. acting on an advertisement in 0090280405-2 0070727234-1 any mannerwhatsoever. 0090272255-1

Pune Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 6 THE CITY

ON FARMERS’ ISSUES Hazare BJP ally RPI-A writes to PM: against PMC’s Will go on last fast of my 11 pc tax hike plan life in Delhi of 23 newvillages is going to in- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE crease the revenue collection PUNE,JANUARY14 from property tax,” Dhende said by end of Jan in alettertothe standing com- FOLLOWINGOPPOSITION from mittee chairperson while op- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PONGAL local residents,the RPI(A), an posing the proposedhikein PUNE,JANUARY14 allyofthe ruling BJP in the Pune property tax. Municipal Corporation (PMC), The former deputy mayor ACTIVISTANNAHazarehas DURING has opposedthe civic adminis- pointedout that thereare 60,000 writtentoPrime Minister tration’s proposal of 11 properties that areunassessed NarendraModi, conveying his percent hikeinproperty tax, cit- and out of the PMC’s taxambit. resolve to go aheadwith the PANDEMIC ing the Rs 5,500crore of dues to Mobile companies and informa- “lastfast” of his lifebythe end be recovered. tion technology firms have chal- of January in Delhi “despite Devotees gather at RPI (A) leader andformer lenged theactual amount of tax government authorities creat- Ayyappa Temple in Deputy MayorSiddarth Dhende chargedfromthem. The state ing impedimentsinthe RastaPethonthe said that the property taxdues government, too, is yettoclear its protestplans”. occasion of Pongal, that the civic administration dues of Rs 350crore to the PMC. In the letter,Hazaresaid that in Puneon neededtorecoveramounted to “The pandemic has affected although he has written four Thursday. Ashish Kale Rs 5,547 croreand increasing the income of commonresi- times to book the Ramlila the taxfor Rs 130crore addi- dents, makingthem struggle to Ground forhis protest, he has tional revenuewas “injustice”to earn their livelihood. The Union notreceived anyresponse from the regular payers. and the stategovernmentshave the authorities. ACB arrests The Rs 5,547 croreofdues in- come up with various discount He pointed out that he has AsSCstaysimplementationoffarm clude Rs 2,411 crorefromthe schemes forthe residents’ben- written to the PM five times so woman police general public on their proper- efit to come out of the crisis,” he faronissues pertaining to the ties, Rs 1,225 crorefrommobile said, adding that the PMC implementation of the havaldar for towers, Rs 514crore delayedby should also ensurethat resi- Swaminathan Commission's laws,FPCsfearsetbackinbusiness courtcases, while Rs 957crore dentsare notburdened finan- recommendation, and revising ‘accepting bribe’ is disputed by the property ciallyand the taxisnot hiked. the Minimum SupportPrice for- owners. “If the PMC goes ahead with mula, but has notreceived any The FPCsthat had startedoutside-mandi business will nowhavetopay cess to APMCs “Thecivic administrationhas the proposedhikeinproperty response. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE done agood job in recovering tax, then the RPI (A) would “Ihavedecidedtogoonthe Facilitation) Act, 2020, had al- the same. The stay effectively that he is awaiting directions PUNE,JANUARY14 property taxinthe current fi- stage aprotestagainstit,” lastfastofmylifebythe end of PARTHASARATHI lowedFPCs to tapintonew means that APMCs can now from the stategovernment to nancial year.Also, the inclusion Dhende said. January. Ihavewritten four let- BISWAS business sources. With no levy cess on trade carriedout in take further action. THE PUNE unit of the stateAnti- ters to the authorities concerned PUNE,JANUARY14 APMC cess to be paid, the FPCs their area of operation, even if According to Thorat, when Corruption Bureau(ACB) on to seek permissiontoholdthe had entered intodirect agree- the transaction wascarriedout theyhad startedtheir out-of- Thursday arrestedapolicewoman protestatRamlila Maidan,but AFTER THE Supreme Court mentswith processors and outside the four walls of the mandi business last year,various forallegedly acceptingabribe.The 100 civil services have notreceivedany response. stayed the implementation of feed manufacturers to procure APMCs. FPCs in Maharashtra FPCs in Hingoli and Nanded ACBhas identifiedthe accusedas Ihavealsowritten five letters to three farm laws on January12, rawmaterials suchasoilseeds arelicensedbythe stategov- were issuednotices by the Shraddha Sharad Akolkar(35), a the Union AgricultureMinister Farmers Producer Companies and maize from farmers. ernmenttocarry outtrade out- APMCs. “Thenotices had asked havaldar attachedtothe Bharati aspirantstoreceive but have notreceivedany re- (FPCs) in Maharashtra have The lawhas waived offthe side the APMCs, but theyare the FPCs to obtain licenses from Vidyapeeth police station. sponse. This is notgood foryour been fearing asetbackintheir APMC’spower to levy cess on expected to paycess to the them and paycess forthe trans- According to ACB, the brother financialaid from PMC government. This creates doubt business. Yogesh Thorat, man- suchtrade, making it awin-win market committeeswhich actionscarried out. Back then, of thecomplainantinthecasewas in my mind about whether this aging director of the Maha situation forbothfarmers and ranges from 1-1.-5 percent of we had writtentothem, asking bookedinanoffencelodgedatthe is some sortofrevenge,” wrote Farmers Produce Company traders. Thorat further men- the transaction. howthe Centrallaw supersedes police station.Akolkarallegedly participationofmorecity youths Hazare, without specifying the (MahaFPC) —the umbrella body tionedthat since July, the The Mumbai APMC, on the statelawsand thus, we were demandedRs15,000inbribefrom EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE in the civil services through the possible cause, in his opinion, for of FPCs in thestate —said that MahaFPC's member FPCs Wednesday, issuedanotice de- exempted from paying cess. this person, claiming that she had PUNE,JANUARY14 MPSC and UPSC exams. the BJP-ledUnion government postthe stay,the FPCs that had had procured around 30,000 claring itsintent of charging However, withthe Supreme doneafavour by submittingthe Accordingly,the PMC, forthe to hold an alleged grudge startedbusiness outside tonne of maize and soybean cess on outside-mandi trade. Courtnow staying the laws,the chargesheetearly. THE PUNE Municipal firsttime,made abudgetarypro- againsthim. AgriculturalProduceMarket worthRs80crore,directlyfrom The notice issuedbythe secre- FPCs fear similar action to start Afterthe person filedacom- Corporation (PMC) will provide vision of Rs 10 lakh,enabling as- The activistreminded the Committees (APMCs) will now the farmers. tary of the marketsaid that again,” he said. plaint at the ACB's Pune office, of- Rs 5,000 financialassistance to sistance of Rs 5,000to eachtoat Prime Ministerthat in 2011 and have to paycess or seek permis- However, the Supreme since the laws have been “The stayiscertainlyastep ficials laidatrapand nabbed 100youths who have clearedthe least100 youths to purchase 2013,when he had staged pro- sion to carry outtheirbusiness. Courtstayedthe implementa- stayed,theyare nowentitledto backfor FPCs, manyofwhich Akolkar red-handed. preliminary round of civilserv- booksand other study materials longed hunger strikes, the then Of the three farm laws,the tion of the three laws earlier levy cess on anytrade in their had startedbusiness forthe first Meanwhile, in another action, ices examination and areprepar- forthe mains. UPAgovernment had calledspe- Farmers Produce Trade and this week and setupafour- area of operation. SatishSoni, time. We will wait and see how the ACBteam arrested one ing forthe mains.The proposal, Severalcandidates clear the cial sessions of Parliament. Commerce (Promotion and member committee to study statedirector of marketing, said this pans out,” addedThorat. Shubhavari Gaikwad (29), aresi- whichwould be cleared by a prelims butfail to qualify in the dent of Talegaon Dabhade, foral- Standing Committee forimple- mains. Therefore, the civic body legedly accepting abribeofRs2.5 mentation, has nowbeentabled decidedtoimplement the finan- To impress their lakh from aperson on assurance before thePMC’s Women and cial assistance scheme to en- DRDO’s Pune facilityand Indian of “managing” theWadgaon ChildWelfare panel. couragethe young civil service Mavalcourt. Alarge numberofyouthsfrom aspirantsthrough itsSocial girlfriends, two youths According to ACB, the com- the city appear forthe Welfaredepartment. Army develop firstindigenous plainant has acase pending in the MaharashtraPublic Service ThePMC has been offering steal at least 26 cell Wadgaon Mavalcourt. Gaikwad Commission (MPSC) and the training on UPSC and MPSC ex- allegedly demandedRs2.5 lakh, UnionPublicServiceCommission aminations to youths from the 9mm machinepistol ‘Asmi’ assuringthecomplainantthatshe (UPSC) examinations everyyear. backwardclass communities. phones; held: Police would“managethecourt”to geta The elected representatives The financial assistance scheme favourable judgment. in the PMChavebeen seeking will further boosttheir morale. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWS As of now, police PUNE,JANUARY14 SERVICE have confirmedthe PUNE,JANUARY14 THE PUNE-BASED facility of the duo’s involvement Defence Research and THE PIMPRI-CHINCHWAD in nine offences, Development Organisation (DRDO) Police's Crime Branchhas ar- and the Indian Army's Mhow- rested twoyouthsfor al- including robberies basedInfantrySchool have jointly legedly stealing as manyas and thefts,in developedIndia’sfirstindigenous 26 cell phones to “impress Pimpri-Chinchwad 9mmmachine pistolnamed'Asmi'. The pistolislikelytohaveproduction costunder Rs 50,000each. their girlfriends”. The pistolislikelytohaveaproduc- Police have identifiedthe tioncost lowerthan Rs 50,000each twoaccusedasSagar Mohan twoyouths. and has exportpotentialaswell. and the InfantrySchool designed Pistolislikelytohaveproductioncost Savale (22) and Nilesh According to police, the Machine pistols areprimarily anddevelopedthisweaponutilising underRs50,000eachandhaspoten- Devanand Bhalerao (19) of duo wasstealingcell phones self-loading versionsofpistols theirrespectiveareasof expertisein tial forexports.The weapon is aptly Chikhali. to impress theirgirlfriends. whichare either fullyautomaticor arecord time of four months. namedAsmi,whichmeans pride, Acting on atip-off, atrap Afterevery theft, the duo can also fire bursts of bullets. Apress statement from the self respect and hardwork." wasset forabout six hours to took the old phones of their The Asmi machine pistolfires Ministry of Defence read,"The The announcement of machine nab the duo. Police recovered girlfriends and gave them the the in-service 9mmammunition weaponhashugepotentialinarmed pistoldevelopment comesnearly a eight cell phones and amo- recentlystolen cell phones. and has an upperreceiver made forces as apersonalweapon for monthafteraCarbinejointlydevel- torcycle from their posses- Theythen sold the old cell from aircraft-grade aluminum and heavy weapondetachments,com- opedbytheARDEandtheOrdnance sionand during furtherin- phonestoearnsome money. lowerreceiverfromcarbon fibre. manders, tank and aircraftcrews, FactoryBoard(OFB) completedthe vestigation, morecell phones Acourthas remanded The 3D printing technology has drivers and dispatchriders, radio or finalphaseof usertrialsby theArmy and motorcycles were recov- the twoaccusedtopolice been usedindesigning and proto- radar operators, forclosedquarter and wasreadyreadyfor induction. ered from them. custody till January17. As of typing of variousparts, including battles, counter-insurgency and The Carbine is notjustslated to re- As manyas26cell now, policehaveconfirmed trigger componentswhichhave counter-terrorism operations... This place the ageing 9mmcarbine cur- phones of various compa- their involvementinnine of- been made by metal3Dprinting. is likelytofind huge employability rentlyinuseby thearmedforces,but At an event organisedbyPune-basedNGO ‘Nirbhaya’(Anandi Jeevan), police personnel nies, total worthRs2.42 fences, including robberies DRDO'sPune-basedfacility with the central and statepolice or- also modernise the armouryofthe shared MakarSankranti sweets with members of the transgender community,atSamarth lakh, and three motorcycles and thefts,inPimpri- ArmamentResearch and ganisations,aswellasVIPprotection Central ArmedPoliceForces and police station in SomwarPeth. PavanKhengre were recoveredfromthe Chinchwad. DevelopmentEstablishment(ARDE) duties and policing. The Machine statepolice forces.

EMINENT PARTICLE PHYSICIST ROHINI GODBOLE AWARDED NATIONAL ORDER OF MERIT BY FRANCE ‘Need concertedeffort to ensure women can assume leadership positions in science’

distinctions bestowedbyFrance. “Idoscience because Ilove women in all decision-making above theage of 50, Prof Godbole ANURADHA The prominent particle it...," Prof Godboletold The Indian Apart from curiosity to get answers for questions bodies.The policy states that said her days even during the MASCARENHAS physicist, whowas awardedthe Express on Thursday. that Ihave been investigating, what drives me is promoting talented women sci- pandemic have been extremely PUNE,JANUARY14 Padma Shri in 2019,has had a She is particularly optimistic entists in leadership positions busy.She has attendedonline long collaboration with the sci- about the newScience, the need to get women back into science...Withthe across research andscience ad- meetings and guidedstudents, INTELLIGENT WOMEN who entific community in France and Technology and Innovation government taking up several programmes, Iamreally ministration is required to in- and said she is lucky to work for could have made adefiniteim- is well-known forher commit- Policy (STIP) draftthat focuses on hopeful that women areequitably represented in the spirewomen whoaspiretopur- solutions to questions, especially pact in the field of science were ment to promoting women in equity. “In my 40 years in the processes/practice of science.” suecareers in science. in the subject of Darkmatter in somewherelostinthe process, science. “Idid nothavethe slight- worldofscience in India and “There has to be aconcerted the universe, whichare deep and and thereisaneedtoget their estidea that Iwas being consid- outside, Ihaveseenwomen who — ROHINI GODBOLE effort to ensurewomen can as- fundamental. missingcontribution backtosci- ered forthis awardand this has aresmartand intelligent and HONORARY PROFESSOR AT IISC, BENGALURU sume leadership positions. All “These arequestions that re- ence, according to Rohini come out of theblue. Theseare could have made an impact in this cannothappen in aday. ally bother me and, along with Godbole, an honoraryprofessor similar to our Padma Awards and the field of science. Somewhere With the government taking up hundredsofothers the world at the Indian InstituteofScience Iamreallyhappy,” she said. along the entireprocess, they Committee on Equity in the draft have been severalchanges, in- as it adequatelyaddresses the severalprogrammes, Iamreally over,thereisanefforttoexplore (IISc), Bengaluru. An alumnus of Pune's SP could notdoso, and what drives STIP policy. creasing public awareness has subject of equity,” she said. hopeful that women areequi- differentaspectsand hoping the Prof Godbole, from the College, this celebrated teacher me to push forwomen in science “Apartfromcuriosity to get alsoled policymakers to come The physicistpointed out tablyrepresentedinthe effortswill lead us to the rightan- Centrefor High Energy Physics and science educator has often programmesisthat this missing answers forquestionsthatIhave together to encourage women in that science needs to have equi- processes/practice of science,” swers about some basic ques- at IISc, has been awardedthe encouraged youngsters to un- contribution needs to be been investigating, what drives science. “Iamanoptimistand table representation. Forin- said Prof Godbole. tionsabout nature's laws,” Prof OrdreNational Du Merite, or derstand that it is one's owncu- brought back. Science needsto me is the needtoget women while societalattitudes needto stance, amajor focus of the draft Despitethe Covid-19 pan- Godbolesaid, referring to her re- National Order of Merit, consid- riosity that should drive him/her bring back these women,” said backintoscience,”she said. change, the newSTIP policy draft STIP 2020 is ensuring at least30 demicraising severalchallenges, search on Darkmatter in the ered to be among the highest towardsresearch. Prof Godbole, who chaired the She believesthat while there is an encouraging one, especially per cent representation of especiallyfor ahugeworkforce Universe.

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 7

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 8 EXPRESS NETWORK Bloodsugar level fifth vital Nepalforeign parameter for good health: experts ministertomeet DiabetesIndia), along with some Covid-19patients, who ANURADHA Dr JothydevKesavadev have moderate or severe illness MASCARENHAS (Trivandrum, Kerala), the lead au- and areonsteroids, have shown PUNE,JANUARY14 thor of thegroup. to have high blood glucoselevels. Jaishankartoday The expertsconductedan Forinstance,Iammonitoring a ATEAM of scientists who con- analysis of around 20 published 41-year-old Covid-19 patient duct research on diabetes has studies and the recent robust with no incidenceofdiabetes but MinistryofExternal Affairs suggestedthatlevel of glucose in datafromCovid-19hospitalisa- the patient’s bloodsugar levels SHUBHAJIT ROY spokesperson Anurag blood should be considered as tions around the world, Dr are320,” Dr Kesavadevsaid while NEW DELHI, JANUARY 14 Srivastavasaid. the fifthvital sign in terms gen- Kesavadevtold The Indian explaining howimportant it was On whether therewill be eral wellbeing forall hospitalized Express. Studies, till date, indicate to followthe newrecommenda- NEPAL’S FOREIGN Minister talksonthe boundaryissue, the patients, irrespective of whether that blood glucose,inthe upper tion by doctors and nursesinall PradeepKumarGyawali will MEA spokesperson said, “Our theyhavediabetes or not. normal, mildlyhyperglycemic,or specialties to reducethe number meetExternalAffairs MinisterS position on the boundaryissue The expertshaverecom- hypoglycemic ranges adversely of days and help bring down cost Jaishankar on Fridayfor their is well known. Letmesay that mendedthis forall patients re- influences hospital outcomes in of treatment in hospitals. firstface-to-face meeting since the JCM and boundarytalksare gardless of their illnessthat led those notknown to have dia- It has been conclusively the border rowled to aslide in separatemechanisms.” them to hospitalisation. Forover betespreviously. This maybe proven that minimal variations ties. The Nepal Foreign 100yearssofar,four vital signs - particularly important in devel- in the glucose, both high and low Gyawali, who arrivedin Minister’s visit comes about a temperature, pulserate, blood opingcountrieswhereaconsid- in patientswithout diabetesand New DelhiThursdayafternoon, month and ahalf afterthe first RINGSIDE VIEW pressureand respiratoryrate- erable number of individuals are pre-diabetes, significantly in- will co-chair the India-Nepal high-leveldiplomatic visit to were routinelyrecorded by doc- at risk fordeveloping hyper- creasemorbidity, severityand Joint Commission meeting Nepal in November when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attends ajallikattu event in Madurai on Thursday. PTI tors and nurses to decide on apa- glycemia. duration of hospitalstays. along with Jaishankar on Foreign SecretaryHarsh tient’soverall health condition. Blood glucoseisarequisitefor Glucose variability (GV), defined Friday. This comes againstthe Vardhan Shringla went to The current recommenda- the body to maintainnormal as levels of glucose belowand backdrop of apolitical crisis in Kathmanduand metthe coun- tions,publishedrecentlyin metabolicprocesses.Any devia- abovethe acceptablelimits,is Nepal, whereNepal PM KP try’s leaders, including Prime Diabetes and Metabolic tion from the normal rangeof found to bedirectlyrelatedto in- Sharma Oli has dissolvedthe MinisterOli and Gyawali, FROMPAGEONE Syndrome:Clinical Research and bloodglucosemay have adverse creasing severityofthe underly- Parliamentand is nowheading among others. Reviews,ajournal, came from a consequences and contributes to ingdisease even in subjectswith- acaretaker government. Sources said that the con- consensus group whichinclude morbidity and mortality.Thus, out diabetes. “The Joint Commission is an versations will pickupthe State govt identifiessix centres Padma Shri Prof Anoop Misra blood glucose is one of theim- Routinelyall over the world, important mechanism that threads from the conversations (New Delhi), Dr Akhtar Hussain portant parameters forprogno- blood glucose is partofthe proto- provides the opportunity of re- between Foreign Secretary Pune, Sataraand Sangli districts gramme, including Sassoon to come in by Friday. “Atleast (Norway, President Elect, sis in anydisease, signifyingits col onlyinthose subjectswith es- viewing at ahigh levelthe en- Shringla’s discussions with have receivedatotal of 1.77 lakh General Hospital, private facili- 1,200staffershaveregistered International Diabetes documentation as an essential tablisheddiabetes. However, if tiregamutofour bilateral part- PM Oli —the twohad aone-on- doses of the Covishield vaccine. ties suchasDeenanath forthe vaccination,” Dr Sale Federation), Dr Leszek partofclinical monitoring, Dr measurement of glucose is fol- nership and providing political one meeting, apartfromthe Whiletwo centres in Pune divi- Mangeshkar Hospital, Ruby Hall said. Czupryniak (President, Poland Kesavadev, who is founder chair- lowedfor all illness as per the rec- guidance to further enhance delegation leveltalks—which sionwill distributeCovaxin, 30 Clinic, Bharti Hospital and Noble At Sassoon General Hospital, Diabetes Association), Dr Itamar man and managing director of ommendations, it is supposedto the special and unique ties that had includeda“candid vaccination centres in the dis- Hospital, andafew run by the the state's largest government Raz(Head, Israel National Jothydev's Diabetes Research drasticallybring down the pro- we enjoy. We look forwardto reviewofthe stateofthe bilat- trict will distributeCovishield. PMC. Eight vaccination centres hospital, Dean Dr Murlidhar CouncilofDiabetes), Dr Banshi Centres in Trivandrum, Attingal gression to disease severity, constructive discussions on the eral relationship”, andthe po- Thirteen vaccination centres in have also been identifiedfor the Tambesaid that theyhavereg- Saboo (President,RSSDI), Dr SR and Kochi, Kerala, explained. number of days in thehospital numeroussectors that encom- tential forbringing India and Solapurand 11 vaccination cen- same in Pimpri Chinchwad, isteredatotal of 4,100staffers Aravind (President, “Despitenot being diabetic, and overall costoftreatment. pass our bilateral agenda,” Nepal closer. tres in Satarawill also distrib- while thereare 15 vaccination forthe vaccination. “Sassoon uteCovishield, said Deputy centres in Pune (rural). GeneralHospital is also being Director of Health, Pune region, Dr Manisha Karmarkar,chief considered as oneofthe nine TRP case: ED questions FROMPAGEONE Dr SanjayDeshmukh. operating officer at Ruby Hall centres in the country foranin- Preparations foradminister- Clinic, said that it wasanhon- teractive session at the virtual ingCovaxin have been readied our forthe medical facility to be launch where Prime Minister two BARC officers Govt seeks voter data for vaccine drive at the district hospital in Aundh selected as avaccination centre. Narendra Modiwill flagoff the and vaccinationbooths have “Weare completely prepared vaccination programme,” Dr Earlierthis week,the ED ques- Home SecretaryAjayBhalla’s under the National Disaster ongoing pandemic is an unprece- been earmarkedasper the forhandling the vaccination Tambesaid. He, however, added EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE tionedthe IndiaTodayGroupCFO requesttothe Commission came Management Act, the MHA is the dentednationalcrisisthatrequires guidelines laid down by the drive and have setupinfrastruc- that theywerepresently await- MUMBAI,JANUARY14 foroverseven hours in the case. afterameetingbetweenrepresen- nodalcentralagencycoordinating “exceptional andextraordinary” Centreand the stategovern- tureasper protocol. All safety ing confirmation. Sources said the India TodayCFO tativesofthe Health Ministryand withallstate governmentstocon- response. ment, said Dr Ashok measures areinplace to handle Dr Dhananjay Kelkar,med- AHEAD OF the BombayHigh wascalledonthebasisof theorig- the EC lastmonth. tain the pandemic and ensurea “Currently, we donothaveany Nandapurkar,acivil surgeon in all eventualities,” she added. A ical director at Deenanath Courthearing in the alleged fake inal complaint filedinthe fake According to sources, the uniform approach. legal authority (toassistinthe ad- Pune district. listofthe employees —includ- Mangeshkar Hospital, which TRP scam, the Enforcement TRP casewiththeMumbaiPolice HealthMinistrywantedto under- Last month, ChiefElection ministration of the vaccine). To Dr Ashish Bharti, medical ing doctors, nurses and support has alsobeen enlistedasa Directorate(ED), whichisinves- and rawdataobtainedbythe ED stand the structureofthe election Commissioner Sunil Arorahad conductelections,weare empow- chief at the Pune Municipal staff—has been sent to thePMC, Covid-19vaccinationcentre, tigating amoneylaundering from BARC forthe alleged period machineryandhowpollsarecon- toldTheIndianExpressthattheEC eredunderArticle324.Buthaving Corporation (PMC), said thata said Dr RebeccaJohn, assistant said that thefacility hasmade case pertainingtoTRP rigging, on under examination. The ED, ductedatthegrassrootslevel.This is open to offeringassistance, if saidthat,giventheexperienceand 100healthcareworkers will be medicaldirector at theclinic. adequatearrangementsto Thursday questionedtwo offi- sources said, has calledthe CFO wasdone since the vaccination sought by the system, in adminis- expertise we have,ifsomeone selected on arandombasis for At Noble Hospital, Executive maintain the cold chain. ”The cers of ratings agency Broadcast again forquestioningasthe drive willbesimilarto theelection tering the vaccine. reachesout to us foranational being vaccinated.Eight centres Director Dr HK Sale said that a majority of our employees have Audience Research Council agency is notsatisfiedwith the processgiventhesimilaritiesinthe SpeakingattheIdeaExchange cause, we will take acall,” he had in PMC limitshavebeen identi- vaccination booth is being set registeredfor thevaccination,” (BARC) foroverfivehours. answers givenbythe official. scaleofthe twooperations. But programme, Arorahad said the said. fied forthe immunisationpro- up and the doses areexpected he said.

OVER THE HEDGE by Michael Fry&TLewis CROSSWORD4328 DAYTODAY BYPETERVIDAL

ARIES(Mar 21 -Apr 20) LIBRA(Sep24-Oct23) The Moon’s entry Although the intoalivelyregion of celestial your chartcould relationship come as awelcome between Mars and relief. Youshould feel morein the Sun is placing youunder control of home and family personal pressure, others affairs than mayhavebeen the arebarking up the wrong tree case in the recent past, although if theyimagine theycan financialmatters remaindodgy. out-manoeuvreyou. It maybeapartner whois Conciliation is thekey,but unreliable, but it might also be onlyyou have the instinctive your judgement that slides. sense of what needs to be said -and done. TAURUS (Apr21-May21) This is very much a SCORPIO (Oct 24 -Nov 23) time to behave likea Afamilyordomestic true Taurean — matter maybe CALVIN &HOBBES by Bill Watterson resolute, responsible settling down, but and keen to retain all that is best professional from the past. However, please Scorpios arenot out of the be very awarethat at particular woods justyet.Remember one momentsyou will be obligedto piece of vital advice: agood compromise. So,you’d better general neverstartsabattlethat startlooking foranescape can’t be won. The struggle ACROSS DOWN route. you’re facing, though, should be 1Possiblygrasp asupport(5) 1Adissipater able to meet awar of words. 4See 19 Across obligations (7) GEMINI (May22-June 21) 8Iam afterthe Frenchgarland of 2Restore control to the country Theredoesseem to SAGITTARIUS(Nov24-Dec 22) flowers (3) (9) be areal chance that Personallyand 9Temple tooelaborate fortribal 3Boardand fare (3,2) the emotional strain emotionally, things symbol (5,4) 4Ill-suited forwork(6) of the current times arelikelytoremain 10 Indispensable element in 5Tommy’s quiet; possiblyasign will have an adverse effect on uncertain, partly German city church (7) of illness(7) your health.Bearing in mind because others arevacillating 11 One who drawsaLondon 6Ipersonallyleave afteranearly that astrology dealswith andunwilling to make adecent landmark(5) start(3) prevention rather than cure, commitment. Even those who 13 Characteristics begin holding 7Cut and shareout (5) don’t letthis week’s irritating do makearrangements are one back(6) 12 Guardwhat one says -it’s a stressesand strains gettoyou. liable to breakthem! That’s 15 Number afteranewatom good maxim (9) whyyou should keep your bomb explosive (6) 14 Vaguelyrelatedtothe CANCER (June 22 -July23) options open. 18 ABelgian city is the subject footplate(7) MARVIN by Tom Armstrong Your lunar (5) 16 Charles is out in the forest alignments remind CAPRICORN (Dec 23 -Jan 20) 19 and 4Across: Yetwedon’t (7) youofthe If youuse finances as wipe down with them 17 Changethe faresbeforethe importance of abait, youcould be (7,7) end of March again professional activitiesand taking abig risk. 21 Barelycountenanced (9) (6) ambitions.Insome strangeway, Eitherother 23 AScot’s surprisedexpression 18 Ear-piercing features of organs work maybeameans foryou to people mayacceptyou at face (3) (5) provide yourself with value, or youmay letyourselfin 24 Ahundred cheers perhaps or 20 One advantageofchanging emotional security,orafeeling forcommitmentsyou one cryofterror(7) seats(5) that youhaveagenuine role in can’t keep. Put home and family 25 The main comingsand goings 22 Some musicofvital the world. first, forit’s the people who (5) importance (3) knowyou best who will stick LEO (July24-Aug 23) by you. Anumber of long- SolutionsCrossword4327:Across:1Artgallery,8Oscar,9Staunch,10Treason,11 term commitments AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) Poser,12Foyers,14Settle,17Libra,19Inherit,21Cushion,22Again,23Limitation. mayhavecome Venus, planetoflove, Down:2Rockery,3Germs,4Losing,5Example,6Yanks,7Charleston,8Outof under increased is approachinga place,13Realism,15Tornado,16Linnet,18Basil,20Heart. scrutiny,but that’s no reason to single degree of your walk away from a solar chartwhich responsibility.Itmay be more denotesyour relationships. You useful to youtostickaround for should thereforefeelonly awhile and see exactlywhat optimism forthe future, no JUMBLED WORDS DifficultyLevel2s canbeworkedout. Partners matter what current events Instructions maybeprepared to do more suggest; if youhope forthe best Givenbelowarefourjumbledwords.Solvethejumblestomakeproperwordsandmovethemto TosolveaSudokupuzzle, than their fair share-ifyou ask then the best is morelikely

therespectivesquaresbelow.Selectthelettersintheshadedsquaresandjumblethemtoget everydigitfrom1to9 4352 nicely. to happen. theanswerforthegivenquip. mustappearineachofthe People___whatthey__.-JacquesYvesCousteau(7,.,4) VIRGO (Aug 24 -Sep 23) PISCES (Feb 20 -Mar 20) nineverticalcolumns,in Mercuryisstill Self-knowledgeisa eachoftheninehorizontal exerting apowerful Piscean speciality 4353 VYEER EKOCLT rowsandineachofthe pull over your sign, and youhavea nineboxes. and will do so rare andremarkable

SUDOKU foranother eight weeks. understanding of what This is an indicationof mustbedone. Deep down you GUOOT ERUYPV DifficultyLevel celestial protection which knowthat the time has should see yourecoverfrom come to severone particular

SUDOKU 1s=Veryeasy;2s=Easy; current battles and pass tie or association and 3s=Medium;4s=Hard; unscathedthrough the next concentrateonanother

5s=VeryHard;6s= twomonths’ worthofups whichseems to have

au te ous sC ve sY ue acq .-J ve lo y he tt wha ct ote pr le eop :P er sw An Genius and downs. moremeaning.

SOLUTION

Y VE UR ,P ET CK LO GO, OUT Y, EVER SOLUTION:

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 EXPRESS NETWORK 9 BRIEFLY Six months after CM TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE CBIbooksfourofits RAJASTHAN Amarinder promised Spuriousliquor: 318 CASES: ACTIVECASES:2,13,603 DAYSSINCE 1,05,12,093 DEATHS:1,51,727 7deadin3days PANDEMIC help, Special Olympics BEGAN TESTS: 18,42,32,305 | RECOVERIES: 1,01,46,763 officialsforbribes, Jaipur: Sevenpersons died CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS double gold medalist in in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur JAN12 16,946 19817,652 743,191 district over aperiodof Ludhiana dies in penury three days while several raidsownheadquarters others were undergoing treatmentafter consuming DIVYAGOYALGOPAL illegallybrewed spurious of the suspected officials under LUDHIANA,JANUARY14 liquor,officials said. Accor- DEEPTIMANTIWARY The officials were surveillance andthe allegations ding to the officials,four NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 againstthem were found to be LIFTINGSTONESand bricks with people diedofmethylalco- identifiedbysources as prima face true. hisfatherforRs400aday, andlater hol poisoning on Tuesday STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES THE CENTRAL Bureauof DySPs RKRishi and RK Twoyears ago, the CBIhad working as acaretaker at ashelter nightand Wednesday ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK Investigation (CBI) Thursday Sangwan; stenographer put five officials of one of itsanti- home forthe differently-abled, while three morepeople Maharashtra52,365 1,557 raidedits ownheadquarters at corruption units under scanner feeding and bathinginmates — Sameer Kumar Singh; passedawaybythe early Kerala 65,532327 the CGO complexhereafter forallegedly helping suspects this is howRajvir Singh (21) from hours of Thursday. Odisha 1,97151 booking four officials foral- and Inspector Kapil being probed by the agency for SiarhvillageofLudhiana,whowon Bharatpur superintendent legedly taking bribes from a Dhankad pecuniarygains. Their names twogold medals at the 2015 of police DevendraKumar STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING companybeing probed by the had croppedupfollowing araid Special Olympics in Los Angeles, Bishnoisaidthatfive people ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK agency.Italso launchedsearch on acaterer at the Palika Services providedfor hisfamily. have been arrested so far. Rajasthan 5,780 1,918 operations at 14 locations on searched offices associatedwith Officers' Institutein Six months afterPunjab Chief Rajvir wontwo gold medals RajasthanCMAshokGehlot Uttar Pradesh 10,132 1,823 premises associatedwiththese the four officials at the CBI head- Chanakyapuri in 2018.The MinisterCaptAmarinderSingh at the 2015 Special Olympics expressedgrief over the West Bengal 7,303 1,565 officials, and some middlemen quarters at the CGO complex. caterer,Rakesh Tiwari, had ear- promisedhim help in avideo incident. ENS and charteredaccountants, Sources said of the two lier served as the CBI's caterer. postedonTwitter,and five years STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES across the country. DySPs named, onehas worked In searches carriedout in afterhewonhismedalsincycling, everyonepromisedtohelpandget ONJAN13 TOTAL "The CBI has registeredacase in the Banking and Securities August2018atthe institute, the Rajvir,whosufferedfromanintel- my son’s pending cash prize re- Kerala 6,004 8,25,770 againstits four officials,includ- FraudCell of the agency forlong. CBI had recovered20Rolexlux- lectualdisabilitydueto abrain-re- leasedbutnoonedid.We ranfrom UTTAR PRADESH Maharashtra3,556 19,78,044 ing aDSP,inspector,steno and The suspected officials allegedly urywatches, Rs 3.6 croreincash lated ailment, died at Christian pillartopostbutmy sondiedwith- private persons/others,includ- took bribes in connection with a and Rs 1.6crore worthjewellery Medical Collegeand Hospital out getting his due honour and Covidpatient Karnataka 7469,29,552 ing advocates etc... on the allega- bank fraudcase, estimated to be from acupboardinTiwari'sof- (CMCH)LudhianaWednesdayaf- prize money.” jumpstodeath STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS tions of compromising the inves- worthoverRs3,500crore,in- fice. The CBI claimedtohavealso terbeingonventilatorsupportfor “The governments and politi- ONJAN13 TOTAL tigation of certain cases on volving acompanybasedin comeacross documents show- nearly amonth. His cash prize of cians mustrememberthat we Meerut: A51-year-old man Maharashtra7451,400 extraneous pecuniaryconsider- Mumbai. The officials areac- ing alleged hawala transactions Rs 30 lakh (Rs 15 lakh foreach were notbegging or asking for who tested positivefor Kerala 26 3,421 ations, "CBI spokespersonRC cusedofextending favours and to the tune of severalcroresof medal), promisedbythe then favours, it wasmyson’s right. Covid-19jumpedtodeath Joshi said. sharing case information with rupees. Sources said the agency SAD-BJP government in 2015,is Promises were made to him and West Bengal 18 9,993 from the fourth floor of the The officials were identified the companyinexchange for suspected that severalofficers yettoreachhim. theywerenever fulfilled. My son Muzaffarnagar Medical DataasonJanuary13,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical by sources as DySPs RKRishi and bribes paid everymonth. were using Tiwari’s services to Rajvir wascremated at their got moreillanddepressedbecause Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays Collegeand Hospital on aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive RKSangwan; stenographer Sources said the officials transfer funds abroad illegally, villageonThursday. Father Balbir he wascarrying the burden that Thursday. While family Sameer Kumar Singh; and were in touchwith the promot- and to influence CBI cases regis- Singh, alabourer,said,“My son’s despite his achievement, his fam- membersofRajkumarhave Inspector Kapil Dhankad. ers of the companyand multiple teredagainstthem. achievementwasnevervaluedby ilywas living hand-to-mouth.” alleged negligence on part Searches were carriedout at middlemen who negotiated on However, no officer has as yet the Punjabgovernment. Forfive Rajvir,whosufferedfromepil- of the hospital,police sus- premises in Delhi, Ghaziabad, their behalf. The inquirywas been prosecuted in the case, yearsafterhewonthegoldmedals epsy and other issues since child- pect “acutedepression” to Capable of befitting Noida, Gurgaon, Meerut and startedbasedoninformation with transfers of some DySP and in 2015,weweregiven promises. hood, had undergone abrain sur- bethereasonbehindhisex- Kanpur,CBI officials said. Lateon from asource, following which inspector-levelofficers the only Firstthe Badals, then Capt gery in the past. tremestep.Rajkumar’sson, reply if any superpower Thursdaynight, ateam also aCBI special unit put the phones action taken. Amarinder Singh and Congress FULL REPORT ON Sudhir,along with other leaderssuchasNavjotSinghSidhu, www.indianexpress.com familymembers and vil- lagers staged asit-inonthe hurts our pride: Rajnath hospitalpremises,demand- Genome sequencing lab DELHI JAL BOARD: GOVT.OFNCT OF DELHI ing immediateaction OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SW)-III againstthose “guilty”. PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA installed at Delhi airport SECTOR-VII, R.K. PURAM, NEW DELHI-110022 Hospitalauthoritiesandpo- BENGALURU,JANUARY14 “STOP CORONA ;Wear Mask, Follow Physical Distancing, Maintain Hand Hygiene”. lice officers intervenedand other airports across the country. N.I.T.No. 34 (2020-21) SW-III assuredthem of action fol- INDIA DOES notwantawar but EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE “Wehavealso made the number lowing an inquiry. ENS itssoldiers arecapable of giv- NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 of days forsequencing faster. S. Description Amount Put to Date of release of Last Date /Time of receipt No. Tender, tender in E- of Tender Through E- ing abefitting replyifany ‘su- Whereas before it couldtakeup Tender Fee Procurement Solution Procurement Solution HARYANA perpower’ hurts thecountry’s APORTABLE genome sequenc- to 8-10days,now it can be done 1 Improvement of damaged sewer line by Rs. 45,10,718/- 12.01.2021 29.01.2021 pride, DefenceMinister ing labwas installedatthe Delhi within24-48hours,” saidDr Replacement of old sewer line at Gali No. 1&5Rs. 500/- Tender I.D. No. At 2:00 P. M. Khattarflagsoff Rajnath Singh said on Airport on Thursdaytotrace and Mande. He said faster interven- Shanti Niketan under EE(SW)-III, AC-44 2021_DJB_198640_4 airtaxiservices Thursday. Singh hailedthe Indian contain mutant strains of the tion could considerablyreduce 2 Trapping sewer from JJ Colony to main Rs. 47,54,071/- 12.01.2021 29.01.2021 “Wedon’t want warand we soldiers who showed coronavirus found in passengers the risk of transmission. peripheral sewer line on main Basant Kaur Marg, Rs. 500/- Tender I.D. No. At 2:00 P. M. Malviya Nagar under SW-III, AC-43 (Re-invited) 2021_DJB_198640_5 Chandigarh: Haryana CM areinfavour of protecting extraordinarycouragein arriving from foreign countries. CSIR-IGIBisaconstituent Manohar Lal Khattar on everyone’s security but Iwant “eliminating terroristson The labwas setupbyCouncil member of the Indian SARS-CoV- Further details in this regard can be seen at (https://govprocurement.delhi.gov.in) Thursdaylaunchedavia- to saythis in clear terms that if thePakistansoil” of Scientific andIndustrial 2Genomics Consortium recently ISSUED BY P.R.O. (WATER) Sd/- (Naveen Kumar Khare) tion services between anysuperpowerwants to hurt Research’s InstituteofGenomics announcedbytheHealthMinistry. Advt. No. J.S.V.316 (2020-21) EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (SW)-III Chandigarh andHisarat our pride then our soldiers are and Integrative Biology in atie- Chandigarh International capable of giving them abefit- Singh alsohailedthe Indian up withhealthcarefirm Airport. This service has ting reply,”Singh said. soldiers who showedextraor- SpiceHealth. been startedbyAir Taxi “It always wanted peace dinarycouragein“eliminating The genome sequencing of Aviation Company. Besides and friendlyties with itsneigh- terroristsonthe Pakistansoil”. positive samples will help ensure the pilot, three passengers bours because it’s in our blood The Union Ministercalled early action in containing new will be able to travel in and culture,” he said at the fifth upon the veterans to playasig- mutant variantsthat have in- these air taxis. The distance ArmedForcesVeterans’ Dayat nificant role of sharing their creasedtransmissibility,said from Chandigarh to Hisar the Headquarters Training experiences with the society CSIRD-G Dr Shekhar Mande, will be coveredbythe air- Command of the IndianAir and inspireyouth to getinto addingthatthese portable se- craftin45minutes.This ForceinBengaluru. the defence services. quencers will be deployedat service has been started Referring to the standoff under the Udaan scheme with China, he said that Indian of the Centre. The com- soldiers displayedexemplary panywill startair service courage andpatience and if CIN: U40109PB2010SGC033813; Website: www.pspcl.in from Hisar to Dehradun that can be narratedthen Office of Superintending Engineer/Mech. Mtc. Circle-I G.H.T.P., Lehra-Mohabbat, Distt. Bathinda (Punjab) Pin-151111 from January18and from everyIndian will feel proud. “I Email- [email protected], Ph. 0164-2756434, FaxNo. 0164-2756255 Hisar to Dharamshalaon can tell youthatthings that Regd. Office: PSPCL Head Office,The Mall, Patiala. January23. ENS had neverhappened in past NOTICE INVITING TENDER took place this time.” E-Tender EnquiryNo: 19/MM-I/BMC-334(XI)/O&M/GHTP/2021 ShortDescription: Supply and application of Thermal insulating material on Boiler,Turbine side piping, valves,HP/LP Piping and Mechanical Auxiliaries of MAHARASHTRA MINISTERACCUSED OF RAPE 2x210 and 2x250MW,GHTP,LehraMohabat. Earnest MoneyDeposit:- Rs.68,000/- (Rs.Sixty Eight thousands only). BJP, MNS leadersallege Last Date &Time forbid submission: 16.02.2021upto 12.00 hrs. Date &Time of opening of Techno Commercial bid: 18.02.2021 at 12.00 hrs. Detailed NIT and tender specification can only be downloaded from PSPCL web- harassment by woman, site https://pspcl.abcprocure.com from dated 13.01.2021onwards. 1. The prospectivebidders can obtain clarification regarding tender specifica- tions from this office.For registration of digital signatures and uploading of filepolice complaints tender,information maybesought from M/s GePNIC,Contact No.+91-(120)- 4001002/5. 2. It is informed that in case the tender process is not completed due to anyrea- Pawartold mediapersons. son no corrigendum will be published in newspapers.Detail regarding corri- SAGARRAJPUT Awoman who claims to be gendum maybeseen on PSPCL official website i.e.https://pspcl.in. MUMBAI,JANUARY14 Munde’s sister-in-lawhas ac- Sd/- cusedhim of rape. Munde has de- Superintending Engineer/O&M, ABJP LEADER andan MNS leader niedthe allegation and claimed Mechanical Mtc. Circle-I, on Thursdaycomplainedofha- that he is being blackmailedby GHTP-02/21 GHTP,Lehra Mohabbat, rassmentby the woman who has the complainantand her sister 812/Pb District Bathinda-151111 (Punjab) accusedNCP leader and state with whom he wasinarelation- Social Justice MinisterDhananjay ship and has twochildren. Munde of rape. Soon afterPawar spoke, for- BJP leaderKrishna Hegdeand mer Congress MLAHegde, who MNS leader Manish Dhuri lodged joinedBJP in 2017,approached PUNJAB HEALTHSYSTEMSCORPORATION police complaintsabout an hour Ambolipoliceandlodgedacom- E-Block, 2nd Floor,Phase-8, (Sector62) afterNCPpresidentSharadPawar plaint of harassment againstthe Punjab School Education BoardComplex Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), PUNJAB saidallegations againstMunde woman. He allegedthat she tried Phone: 0172-2232243, 2232245 &2232247 Visit us at:www.phsc.punjab.gov.in were serious and the party would to honey trap him in 2010.“The E-mail:[email protected],[email protected] take adecisionafter internalcon- woman had been calling and NOTICEINVITING e-TENDERS FORMEDICINES sultations.“The allegations arese- messaging me since 2010.She Bid Ref.No. e- tender/PHSC/Proc/RC/Medicines (Essential &Others)/2020-21/27 rious andnaturally, we asaparty, kept askingme to bein arelation- The Punjab Health Systems Corporation, Mohali (Department of Health & have to take adecision. Ihavenot shipwithher.Ialways turned FamilyWelfare,Punjab) invitesonline bids through https://eproc.punjab.gov.in forthe various types of Medicines under had awordwiththe partylead- down her requesttomeet,” Essential Drugs List and other programs as enumerated in the tender docu- ers on this issue and will soon Hegde said in his complaint.” ment available on the website https://eproc.punjab.gov.in have adiscussion.Munde metme FULL REPORT ON Sr.No. PackageName of the Item and told me his side of the story,” www.indianexpress.com 1IEssential Medicines 2IIJSSK medicines Union Minister slams 3III Medicines under various programmes Schedule of important activities/Key data in this regard is as under: Kerala Health Minister Sr.ParticularsofActivity Date and Time No. hting the pandemic and deman- 1Date,time and venueof22.01.2021 at 11.30 A.M. in the O/o PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA dedthat Chief MinisterPinarayi Pre-bid Conference PHSC at above mentioned address THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Vijayanclarifywhowasresponsi- 2Bid submission Closing 11.02.2021 upto 4.30 P. M. JANUARY14 bleforthefailure. “Keralaisnow a Date and time statereporting themostnumber 3Last date &Time for12.02.2021 till 11.00 A.M. UNION MINISTER VMuraleed- of casesinasingleday.The Chief submission of hard copies haran on Thursdayalleged that Ministerand the Health Minister of Technical bids &EMD KeralaHealthMinisterKKShailaja have misledthepeopleandwors- 4Date and time foropening 12.02.2021 at 11.30 A.M. hadfailedincontainingthespread enedthe situation. Is it his fault or of online Technical Bids of Covid-19and had instead been thatoftheHealthMinister?Inher Fordetails log on https://eproc.punjab.gov.in busy getting herself on the cover hurry to be the face of fashion Corrigendum/Amendment if anywillonly be published on website pageoffashion magazines. magazines, has the Health https://eproc.punjab.gov.in Sd/- Hetoldreportersherethatthe Ministerbecome unaware of the MANAGING DIRECTOR LDF government had failedinfig- current situation?,”heasked. 829/Pb

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 WORDLY WISE Fake news and rumors thrive online because few verifywhat's real and always bias towards content 10 THE EDITORIAL PAGE thatreinforcestheir ownbiases -RyanHiga Afterblocking Trump

§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA What happens next time aworld leader incites violence? BECAUSE THE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL Social media platforms needaclear policy

THE CORRECTION ChinmayiArun AllahabadHCrings awelcome note of constitutional caution againstrecklessstate intrusion on personal life ONJANUARY6,theworldwatchedinshockas Rapporteur forFreedom of Expression, David When Trumpgavehis speech, these factors extremistsstormedtheUnitedStatesCapitolto Kaye,havearguedthat the platforms ought to had aligned. HE ALLAHABAD HIGH Courtjudgment striking down provisions of the Special interruptthe Congress’s joint session which followinternational human rightslaw,espe- Trumphas arguablybeen inciting vio- wasformalising Joe Biden’s electoral victory. ciallythe UN Guiding Principles on Business lence on social media platforms foralong Marriage Act,1954thatmakeitmandatoryforcouplestopublisha30-daypub- Shortlybeforetheattack,atthe“Save America andHuman Rights. Socialmedia companies time. In mid-2020, Facebook employees T lic notice of their intent to marry —which oftenexposes them to vigilanteand March”, DonaldTrumpexhortedacrowd of acceptthattheymusttakestepsto ensurethat staged avirtualwalkout in distress over the familial violence —isasignificantand much-neededcorrection.Byunambigu- his supporters to walk down to the Capitol to theydonot facilitatetragicallyextreme harm companyrefusing to regulatethe US ouslyunderlining the primacyofindividual autonomy, it ringsanote of constitutional san- give “weak Republicans” the “boldness” to suchasthe Rohingyagenocide in Myanmar. President’s inflammatoryposts.Inthe past, ityatatimewhenanti-conversionordinancesinUttarPradeshandMadhya Pradeshhave li- “take back”America.Thevideowassharedon However, theyalsoactaspublicfora fortheim- Twittersuspendedanotheraccount posting censedrecklessstateintrusionsoninter-personalrelationshipsinthenameof countering“love social media. Trump’s social media accounts portant and difficult conversations that make copies of Trump’s tweets forglorifying vio- were active andcommunicating as his sup- ademocracy.Iftheyrefusedtohostconversa- lence, while leaving the president’s tweets jihad”. Asingle-judgebench of the high courtruledthat the compulsorynotice inviting portersransackedtheCapitol,stoppingto pose tionsabouttheCOVID-19 virus,vaccines,abor- up. This waspresumablybecause of Twitter’s scrutinyand objections encroachedon“the fundamental rightsofliberty and privacy,in- forphotographsintheSpeaker’sofficeandtake tion,Kashmir,LGBTQ rights or maritalrape, exception forpublic or elected officials’ cluding within itsspherefreedom to choose formarriagewithout interference from state selfies with policemen. thepublicdebatethatdrivesdemocracywould speechwhichisseen as being in “public in- andnon-state actors,of thepersonsconcerned.”TheLawCommissionof Indiareportin2012 The social media companies reacted,first Although social media suffer. We usuallyuseconstitutionalcourtsfor terest”. Facebook alsohas a “newsworthi- blockingparticularcommunications includ- this delicatebalancing of freedom of expres- ness”exception. Theseexceptions poseacon- hadmadeasimilarrecommendationto “keepacheckonthehigh-handedandunwarranted companies are private interference by caste assemblies in sagotra,inter-caste or inter-religious marriages”. ing videos of the speech, and then suspend- sionwithreasonablerestrictions,andthecom- tinuing problem forother countriesthatare companies, they have a Intheory, atleast,asecularstatehadenvisionedtheSpecialMarriageAct,1954,asameans ing Trump’s accounts. Trumphas been barred panies arenow building alternative systems stillled by individuals who incite violence. from using Facebook and Twitter.The plat- likethe FacebookOversight Board. Once Trumpwas clearly on his wayout, to clearaspaceforIndiancitizensto marryoutsidetheboundariesof religiousandcaste iden- disproportionateimpacton form’s decisions have been criticised. Broadly, populations around the The effect of asocial media platform in fa- and his allies no longer controlledthe Senate, tity;tosupport arefashioning of identityinasociety still in thrall to strict endogamyand critics argue that social media companies cilitating the freedom of expression can vary the platforms steppeduptoblockhis danger- communitarianidentities.Butinpractice,thepublicnoticeendedupgivingvigilantegroups, should not “censor” apresident or makewhat world. This is whyexperts dependingonthe speaker. Acitizen journalist ous speech. Twitter’s reasoning wasthat familieshostileto inter-faithandinter-caste unions,andthesocialprejudiceof legalbureau- conservativessee as politicallybiaseddeci- including the former UN or whistleblowerinacountrywithout afunc- Trumpincited violence to the extent that the cracy disproportionatepowers to police young couples.Asaresult, manypreferred to con- sionsabout speech. The latter claimwrongly Special Rapporteur for tional, free press mayhavenoother wayto publicinterestexceptionwasnolongeragood vertandmarryunderpersonallaws,ratherthanexposethemselvestoharassment.TheUttar assumes that all ideologicallyconservative Freedom of Expression, reachwideaudiencesif deprivedofsocialme- reason to leave his speechup. Facebook’s rea- speechisthe same as harmful speech. Trump dia.Incontrast,aheadof statelikeTrumpwho soning wasmoreambiguous: Although it Pradesh Prohibition of UnlawfulConversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, whichmakes reli- couldhavestoppedat expressing dissatisfac- David Kaye, have argued that is barredfromsocial media has access to the mentionedincitement to violence, it seemed gious conversionfor marriageacrime, has amoredraconian version of this provision: It de- tion aboutthe electoral outcome. However, the platforms ought to massmedia. His freedomofexpression is not to argue thatthe newsworthiness protection mands a60-day notice to the district magistrate and apoliceinquirytoascertain the “real” he chose to insistthat the election was followinternational human affected in thesame wayinwhichaprotest- did notapplybecause of theexceptional cir- intention behindconversion. “stolen”,calling foraction. This took his rights law, especiallythe UN ing farmer or awhistleblower’smight be,if cumstance of the insurrection and the post- Even today, inter-faith unions makeupaminuscule minority of marriages. The HC judg- speechbeyond the realm of political opinion theyare de-platformed. electoral transfer of power. Guiding Principles on mentreaffirmsthefirstprinciplesthataccordconstitutionalprotectionto thisminority—and intothe realm of incitement. Similarly,theeffectsofcommunicationcan The question to ask is: What happens the The fact that Trumpisahead of statedoes also vary depending on the speaker and the next time aworld leader incites violence on goesfurther.Itisalsoareminderthattheweightof aseriesof landmarkSupremeCourtjudg- Businessand Human mean that his incitementofviolence needs to Rights. Social media audiences.Withthesamecontent,aninfluen- these platforms? Facebook mightleave their mentsinrecent years pushesbackagainstsocietaland statemeddling in personalaffairs. betreateddifferently. Socialmediawouldhave tial speaker is muchmorelikelytoactuallyin- speechup, since it has leftitself room to do so. From rulings thatrecognise the righttoprivacy as afundamental right (PuttaswamyvUnion enabledand amplifiedthe incitement to vio- companies accept that they citeviolence. Therefore, incitement by ahead Twitter might take it down, but it is notclear of India), the righttochoose one’s partner (Hadiya case) and the ruling that decriminalised lence through their platformsiftheydid not must take steps to ensure of stateismoredangerousthanincitementby what countsasenoughincitement foran homosexuality,theyform “alongchain of decisions growingstrongerwithtime and firmly actto restrictthecirculationof Trump’sspeech, that they do not facilitate apowerless,ordinaryindividual.Thisissignif- elected official’s account to be suspended. establishingpersonallibertyandprivacyto befundamental”.Asseveralreportsinthisnews- giventhe connectionbetween his wordsand tragically extreme harm such icant giventhat social media platforms are The platformsshould notbecirculating paper have shown, the anti-conversion ordinance in UP is being weaponisedagainstpre- theviolence.If anything,theyshouldhave been clear that theywill act to remove incitement speechthatisverylikelytocause violence — vigilant and acted earlier.Social media com- as the Rohingyagenocide in to violence from their platforms, especially they needclearpolicies in whichtheycom- cisely thisguarantee,withdisastrous consequences forthe hard-won freedoms of young panies have policies that arenot sufficiently Myanmar.However,they wherethereisareal danger that violence will mit to aconsistent refusal to help heads of womenandmen.ForBJP-ruledstatesthathave embarkedonahigh-stakescampaignto po- firm or clear on this question. also actaspublic fora forthe ensue.Apowerfulleadercanpersuadehisfol- stateinciteviolence. lice the intimatelives of citizens,the Allahabad High Courtjudgment is areminder and a Althoughsocial media companies arepri- important and difficult lowersthatitisacceptableandevenrighteous warning that the constitutionremainsthe bulwarkagainstanoverreachingstate. vate companies, theyhaveadisproportionate to engageinviolence.If thisleadercontrolsthe The writer is an affiliateofthe Berkman Klein impactonpopulationsaroundtheworld.This conversations that makea lawand order machinery, this creates asense Center of Internet&Society at iswhyexpertsincludingtheformerUNSpecial democracy. of impunity in those wreaking the violence. HarvardUniversity PEACE CHALLENGE Transition in US provides windowfor Kabuland Delhitosignal concerns about Afghan process to Washington SHINE THE LIGHT HE TWO-DAY VISIT by National SecurityAdvisorAjit Kumar DovaltoKabul wasthe firstbyahigh-ranking Indian official to Afghanistanafter talksbegan Transparency on vaccines is necessary,misinformation mustbechecked T at Doha betweenthe Taliban and adelegation of theAfghanRepublic.Itcame days afterUSPresident-elect JoeBiden'svictoryreceived Congressional certi- fication and as Washington prepares forthe transition. One of the big foreign policy chal- JVRPrasadaRao lengesfortheincomingBidenAdministrationishowtotakeforward theAfghanprocessun- der the Trumpregime. PilotedbySpecialRepresentative ZalmayKhalilzad, it ledtoan EARLYINthe COVID-19pandemic, hundreds those be addressed. besources of misinformation,manymoreare agreementwiththeTalibanfortheUSto withdraw almostallitstroopsfromAfghanistan,with of peoplediedinIranafter consuming toxic The COVID-19inoculation drive is likelyto progressive and leantowards scientificand aprayerthattheTalibanhadchangedenoughsincethelasttimeto work incooperationwith methanol, erroneouslybelieving that it could involve the administration of morethan one rational thinking. Suchnon-state actors should Afghanpoliticalpartiesandotherstakeholdersforpeacefulanddemocraticgovernance.The curethemofthe disease. Thepandemic has dose of the vaccine. It cannot, therefore, be be involvedinanalliance that can help in so- seen waves of suchmisinformation, prompt- treatedas a “one-off” event. It’s ajourneyfrom cial mobilisation forCOVID vaccination. talksbetween the Taliban and the Kabul delegation arestill on,although afterthe firstcou- ingthe WorldHealthOrganisationto coin the the time the individual registers forvaccina- Whilethesenetworkscan help effectively ple of weeks, themeetingshavebeenput on hold.Itisnosecret that the government of term, “infodemic”. tion to the timehe/shedevelops immunity. reachsocio-economicallydisadvantaged President Ashraf Ghani has been wary of this process since it began, and the refusal of the Misinformation flows associated with The safetyofthat journeyfor the firstset of groups, and people in rural areas, alarge sec- Taliban to call aceasefireand the high levels of violence have nothelpedallaysuspicions in mass immunisation programmes have vaccinatedpeople,whowill sharetheir expe- tionof population would also lookup to cred- Kabul about itsintentions. been among the tophurdles forhealth sys- riences on social media and other platforms, ible experts through the mainstream media IndiahasbeenconcernedaboutaprocessinwhichithashadnoroleandthatgavePakistan tems fordecades, risking the healthofmil- will shape the decisions of millions others. and on the internettohelp them makedeci- lionsofchildren. What’s different this time This journey, even before it begins, will have sions. Scientistsand vaccine experts should —whichusedits influencetodeliver theTaliban to the talkstable —anupper hand in decid- is the scale and the information environ- manytouchpointsfor credible information playaproactive role in shaping the attitudeof ing the outcomesinKabul. The Pakistansecurity establishment's cosy relationship with the ment.The pandemicinahyperconnected whichcannotbedone solelybythe govern- people.Industrial houses should become part- Taliban and the Haqqani network, and the increasingfungibilityofgroups suchasJaish-e- world, wheresomuchaboutthe virus was ment. The process should involveindepend- ners in disseminating science-basedinforma- Mohammedand Lashkar-e-Toiba, have raisedseveral security redflags in Delhi.The transi- unknown and so many people were anx- ent actors suchasacademia, civil-society or- tion to their employees, and through other tion in the US has providedatimelywindowinwhichbothKabul and Delhi could signal ious and fearful, took thedelugeofmisin- ganisations that have strong grass roots mass-media channels. theseconcernsto Washington.Kabuliseagerto make clearto President-electBidenthatthe formation to incredible levels. presence, philanthropyarms of large corpo- It is alsonecessary forgovernments to be Taliban mustagree to aceasefire. AfghanForeignMinisterMohammad Hanif Atmar has Nowasthe COVID vaccines startrolling rate houses and the private sector otherthan vigilantaboutisolatedadverseincidentswhich out, scaremongering is likelytosoaraswell. vaccine manufacturers. In fact, it will take cannotberuledout in aprogramme of such soughtDelhi's supportfor this. ADemocratic administration mayalso be moresensitive to Misinformation should be In fact, muchbeforethe jabsagainstthe novel nothing less than asociety-basedapproach magnitude.Adverseeventmonitoringshould the concerns of other stakeholders in Afghanistan, suchaswomen and rightsgroups, who coronavirus hadappeared on thehorizon, countered with consistent forthe vaccination drive to succeed. take placeatthe lowest levelofthe healthcare have real fears about areturn of the Taliban. Earlier this week,External Affairs MinisterS therewereconspiracy theories about vaccines and transparent sharing of The government should emphasise in systemandsuchcasesshouldbegivenprompt Jaishankar said India might increase “military assistance”toAfghanistan. being tailoredto implanttrackablemicrochips science-based information itsmessaging that “to go or nottogo” fora medical and administrative attention. ItisnowmorethantwoyearssinceAfghanistanhashadafull-timeambassadorinDelhi. to steal information. As the prospect of the about the vaccines in a COVID vaccine is a “voluntary” decision,that Governmentsatthe Centreand state-level It is time forDelhitorethink the “temporary” closureofthe Indian consulatesinJalalabad vaccines became morereal, social media was one has to take in theinterestofone’s health areworking on upscaling the cold-chainfacil- abuzz with claims that the m-RNAtechnol- language easily accessible to and that of their family. To present the deci- ities and training an armyofvaccinators. The and Herat,apparentlydue to concerns over COVID and heightenedviolence. ogy being usedbysome vaccine-makers will citizens, their families and sion as a “responsiblechoice”, and notasan leadership in the countrywillhavetorise alter the recipient’s DNA. communities. People have a imposition,will effectively kill the motiva- above their political and ideological differ- Suchmisinformation should be coun- right to knowwhat’s in the tion of manyrumour-mongers. ences.The national response to themass vac- teredwith consistent and transparent sharing The country’s victoryoverpolio owes cination driveisarareopportunity forpolit- MYTRUTH ANDYOURS of science-basedinformation about the vac- vaccine,how it will be muchtoco-opting communityleaders,civil ical leaders across party lines to closeranks cines in alanguage easily accessible to citi- administered,how it will society organisations and religious heads. anddemonstratethat on issues pertaining to Banning of Parler maybeasteptocontain right-wingfringe. zens, their families and communities. People work in the body,and what Manyofthem enjoyhigh trustand credibil- peoples’ health theystand united.That will have aright to knowwhat’s in the vaccine, ityamong people and have the unique ability beavictorynot justagainstthe pandemic but But polarisation and echo chambers cut across platforms howitwill beadministered,how it will work reactions or side-effects, if to turn scientific messages intocontextually- fordemocracyaswell. in the body, and what reactions or side-ef- anythey canexpect, and how relevant information in the groups of their in- NTHETIMEsinceDonaldTrumpwaselectedUSpresidentin2016 —infact,withthe fects, if anytheycan expect, and howwould would those be addressed. fluence. While some religious leaders could The writerisaformer Union HealthSecretary rise of “fake news”across the worldaquote by former US senator Daniel Patrick Moynihanhasbeenmuchcited:“Youare entitledtoyouropinion,butyouare noten- I titledtoyour ownfacts.” The fact, though, is that in the information age, everyone can createtheir ownpolitical reality.And the decision by Amazon, Google and Apple to sus- pendParler,amicrobloggingapp(similarto Twitter)favouredby theAmericanfar-rightfrom JANUARY 15,1981, FORTY YEARS AGO their platformsisunlikely to changethis trend. Parler,with about 10 million users, does notallowcross-platform sharingand paintsit- SAMASTIPUR FIRING In this incident, the sub-inspector of the ities had acceptedthe American compromise self as absolutistonfreespeech—noposts aretaken down or deleted, ofteneventhose that SIX UNDERTRIALSINSamastipurwere Samastipur police thana, Shambu Sharan and an end to the hostage crisis is at hand. callforviolence.Theplatformwasusedtoshareincendiarypostsintherun-upto theJanuary killedinpolice firingafter threedaysofcon- Singh Thakur sustainedserious injuries. The frontation between them and the police. undertrials were protesting againstbad RAJIV STILL IN IA 6violence at theCapitol building in Washington DC, and the lackofany protocolstoaddress Soon afterreceiving news of the incident, food, non-supply of warm clothingand ill- RAJIV GANDHI, Apilotwith the Indian this ledapp stores hostedbytechgiantstosuspend Parler.The company'sCEO hassaid that Bihar Chief MinisterJagannathMishraan- treatment by ajail jamadar. Airlines, has notyet resignedfromhis job. the platform's futureisnow uncertain. nouncedajudicial enquiry intothe incident. Norisany action being contemplated Facebookand Twitter have suspendedTrump'saccount —but onlyafter years of incen- Tenpolicemen were injured in stone throw- US GIVES IN againsthim forparticipating in Congress (I) diarystatements.Evenbefore theinternet boom,thetrendofcateringtoonlyaparticularseg- ing by the undertrials who had takenrefuge THE US HAS agreedtodeposit 70 per cent of activities. AccordingtoNo10ofthe orders mentof thepopulation,reenforcingtheirbiases,hadtakenoff.NewschannelsintheUS,and on rooftops afterlocking some jail en- frozen Iranianassets in Algeria, undertaken Indian Airlines service rules no employee beyond,have cultivatedparticularpoliticaldemographiesandvitriolisoftencastaboutinthe trancestorestrictthe movement of the jail to returnthe late Shah’s wealthtoIranand canparticipateinthe activities of acommu- staff. The trouble startedonJanuary12 suspend legalclaims againstIran, according nal organisation or apolitical party.Rajiv, guiseof aprime-time“debate”.Behindthisbusinessmodelisthedeeplycynicalideathatfacts, when agroup of undertrials ledbyone to Tehran Radio. The radio suggestedthat the whogainedthe Boeing 737pilot licence last likesoftdrinks,aremerelyaproductand“givingthepeoplewhattheywant” isgoodforbot- Gulzar Mian indiscriminatelystonedthe jail US has already returned70per centoffrozen month, has been openly participating in tomlines.BanningParlerandotherrelatively smallsiteslikeitmay helpto containthefringe. staffand police personnel who persuaded Iranian assets but moreclarity on that is Congress (I) activities afterbeing behind the But it's morelikelythe fringewillcontinue to move centrestage. them to come down and “talk things over”. awaited.Itsuggested thatthe Iranianauthor- scenes forsome months.

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “For theirpart,the Talibanmustjoin the political process. If their violentactions continue,itishighly unlikely that an intra-Afghan peaceprocesscan succeed.” 11 THE IDEAS PAGE —DAWN Anew global playbook Healer in chief As President, Biden mustreach out to dividedUS. The liberal worldorder is yettofreeitselffromimperial bias, as areportthat dubs India a‘difficult’ He can establishnew conventions countryreveals.Indiacan push foraless hierarchicalversion of internationalism

in whichBlackshad theright to vote.Heas- sumedthe presidency of acountrydeeply dividedwiththe national party’s FWde Klerkashis firstdeputy.However, large sec- tionsofBlacks,who had been dominated politically, sociallyand economicallyfor decades clamoured forrevenge. The states- man that Mandelawas, he understood the implications.Arainbownation, he realised, GBalachandran wasthe onlyway forwardtoensurepros- Kate Sullivan de perity in South Africa. In 1995, South Africa hostedthe World Estrada RugbyCup forthe firsttime. Rugbywas a AMERICAN SOCIETYISundergoingtumul- game that wasplayedpredominantly by ON JANUARY11, Robin Niblett, Director and tuous changes. In the recent presidential the whites. When Mandela learnt that Chief Executive of ChathamHouse,the cen- election,the nation seemedtobedivided. South Africawould be hosting the World tury-old UK-basedpolicy institutealso known Some 75 million votedfor Donald Trump Cup, he came up with abrilliant idea, not as the RoyalInstituteofInternationalAffairs, notwithstanding his various illegal actsand fullyshared by his colleagues,touse rugby publishedareport proposing ablueprint for incendiarylanguageincharacterising those to unitethe country. (It wasthe subject of Britain’s futureforeign policy afterBrexit. Titled opposedtohim. Some sevenmillion more abook Playing the Enemyand amovie, “Global Britain, Global Broker”, the report voted forJoe Biden,whose victoryhas been Invictus). When the Springbokswon the sketches abold pathahead forthe UK, argu- deniedbyTrumpand his supporters.On finalsagainstNew Zealand,wearing the ing that postBrexit, Britain can remain interna- January6,amob stormed the Capitol in a Springboks coloursand green cap, tionallyinfluential. Curiously, however, the re- bidtodenyBiden his victory, reminiscent Mandela surprisedthe team before the portgivesexceedingly shortshriftto India,one CRSasikumar of asimilar storming of the Capitol by the game by visiting them in their locker room of the non-European countriesmosttoutedto British in 1814. and later beaming as he presented the cap- featureprominentlyinBoris Johnson’s vision ommending an arm’s length relationship with policy choices and self-representations, and Afterthe assault on the Capitol, thereis tain with the trophyinthe big stadium of a “Global Britain”. India demands scrutiny, too, andnot just by by whom. PickupacopyofHardeep Singh palpable anger in the US againstPresident filledtoits capacity.Itwentalong wayto- Most strikingly, the Chatham House re- Indians (regardlessoftheir support forthe Puri’s Perilous Interventions,orevenShyam Trump. However, recent pollsshowthat wardsthe realisation of his dream of unit- portgroups India on the other sideofa“new current government) but by anyone keen to Saran’s HowIndia seesthe World. while mostAmericans, including many ing the country. It wasanact of spontane- divide in international affairs —between see an end to the inequalities of our contem- Forpost-colonial states, sovereignty after Trumpsupporters, reject the attackonthe ity,unrehearsed and unanticipated that open societies wherecitizens have the capac- porary, hierarchical worldorder.Predictably, independence, farfromonlybeing about po- Capitol, millions empathise with the mob. brokethe barrier between the whites and ity to fight fortheir rightsand those where the reportadvocates that the UK move to sup- litical and economic independence within And according to pressreports,the FBI has the Blacks to some extent. these rightsare denied”. Along with Russia, portdemocracies in the Asia-Pacific region as state borders,intendedtogohand in hand warnedabout the possibility of armed Can Biden, who is known to act spon- Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Indiaisclassed as ameans to aidthese countriesinavoiding po- with the projectof“worldmaking”: The shap- protests at all50state capitols and in taneouslyand generouslyinhis dealings one of the “difficult four” countries, destined litical subservience to China.When it comes ing of internationallegal, political and eco- Washington, D.C., ahead of Biden’s January withindividuals, do asimilar thing to to count among the UK’s “rivals” or “awkward to India, however, thereport prescribes cau- nomic institutions that realise the internation- 20 inauguration. bridge the gapbetween the Democratsand counterparts” as it pursues itsglobal goals. tion: India is areluctant supporterofliberal alistproject that Getachew calls Biden has been lukewarm on the issue the moderateRepublicans? Something Being clubbed together in such companywill democracy, is “ambivalent” about human “nondominaton”. This collectiveprojectsaw of impeachment although he has calledfor that will psychologicallyassurethem that shockmanyfor itsstark contrastwith the po- rightsabuses within other states, and pos- some early successes, but then dwindledinto Trump’s resignation. Vice President Mike he is sincereinhis belief and effortstounite sitionofgrowingimportance that Western sesses “alongand consistent recordofresist- failure. Full and equal membership of the inter- Pence toohas been, at best,lukewarm the country. governmentsfromWashington to Canberra ingbeing corralledintoa‘Western’camp’”. national order remains, as Getachew skilfully about the application of the 25th amend- President Trumphas indicatedthat he accordtoIndia, in particular,inconjunction These blackmarks againstIndia echo with a shows,hamperedby hierarchyand markedby ment. The prospectsofTrumpbeingre- will notattend the inauguration of the withthe emerging and implicitlyliberal con- well-worn Western liberal playbook,fraught formsofdependenceand domination. Former movedfromofficebynoon January20are Biden presidency in asharp break with tra- struct of the Indo-Pacific. with disappointment that India, despitebe- Indian foreign secretaryand national security very slim. HoweveronJune 20, the dition. Also traditionallyonthe inaugura- The report should be kept in perspective ing the world’s largest democracy,isaweak advisor Shivshankar Menon captures this re- Democratswill gain control of the Senate tion day, before the ceremony, the outgo- —itisafter all, in no wayastatement on be- liberal allyinthe international political sphere. ality succinctly: Forhim, encouragement by and with amajority in the House of ing President with his wifeinvitethe half of the UK government. In fact, itsadvice It should be notedthatthis (Western) fram- (presumablyWestern)internationalpartners Representatives, the prospectsofanim- incoming President and the Vice President to deal cautiouslywith India stands in diamet- ing of India as an ambivalent supporteroflib- forIndia to “behave responsibly” usually peachmenttrialinthe Senate thereafterare and their spouses fortea. The event is also ric opposition to Downing Street’s current tack eral principles and institutions abroad pre- means “do[ing] what theywould likeustodo”. highalthough aconviction on that trial is attendedbythe outgoing Vice President on the bilateral relationship. But Chatham dates the current Indian leadership by What can be done to resistand challenge again very slim. and his/her spouse. Afterthat, the outgoing House is an institution of consequence in the decades. India, along with other non-Western the implicit and explicit conceptions of status Biden’s reluctance to actively support President accompanies the incoming UK and Western policy landscape, and the re- risingdemocracies,sothe familiar charge and hierarchyinthe Chatham House report? Trump’s impeachment is understandable. President forthe inaugurationceremony. port’s recommendations demand close goes, has long been unwillingtostepupon Getachew cautions against “aretreat intoade- His administrationwillhavemanyimme- That will nothappen this year. scrutiny. The widerportrait that it sketches of the global stagetothe responsibilities of fensive sovereigntist position, whichcannot diateproblems to attend to —controlling But the fact that the outgoingPresident acontemporaryliberal international order is “committed democracies”. provide adequatecritical and normative re- and neutralising thepandemic through is breakingtime honouredtradition and particularly significant. Rather than framingIndia’sambivalentre- sources to address the contemporarydilem- an active vaccination programme, pass- conventionneednot preclude the incoming First, itis clear that the report’s move of la- lationship with the international liberal order TheChatham House report masofthe international order”. ing legislation to give monetary relief to Presidentfromestablishinganewconven- belling India “difficult” is bound up with quite as adisappointing deviation from asuperior itself concedes that India’s The Chatham House reportitself concedes those affected by the pandemic anden- tion that will go some waytowards restor- specificideas about statusand hierarchyin European model(ironically, themodel the UK importance to the UK is that India’s importance to the UK is “in- ergising the economy. Plus,therewill be ing thetraditional working relationship worldpolitics. The report’s author places India has in partturnedawayfromthrough Brexit), ‘inescapable’, and it is clear escapable”, and it is clear that no nation today the immediateissue of bringing together withthe Republican legislators and mod- and other countries in adifferent normative we mightlook morecloselyathow the inter- can move forwardwithoutfactoring in India. astrongly dividednation. ForBiden, it is erateRepublicans who do notowe personal universe to the “liberal West”and then con- national order of the early 21st centuryre- that no nation todaycan The next twoyears will see India move intoa important that his administration carry loyalty to Trump. fers unequal status upon them. mainsgroundedonthe myth of the formal move forward without critical periodofhigh-profileinternational ac- as muchofthe Senateasalso the public While therehas been no precedent, Part of thejustification forlabelling India equality and sovereigntyofstates. As Adom factoring in India. Thenext tivity,bothasanelected member of the UN with his programmestorestore some thereisnothing to preventVicePresident “difficult” centres on acritique of India’s do- Getachew has arguedinher brilliant and par- twoyearswill see India move Security Council and as hostofthe 2023 G20 semblance of stability notonlyto Pence from invitingincoming President mestic political developments. The report adigm-shifting book Worldmaking after Summit. India can leverage these positions of American societybut to the country’s Biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris, noteshow “the overtHindunationalismof the Empire,today’s international order remains an into acritical period of high- influence to centreamoredemanding vision global standing as well. along with their spouses fortea, and then rulingBharatiya JanataParty is weakening the unevenplaying field —aplace of institution- profile international activity, of internationalism that disrupts thecivilisa- No doubt, President-elect Biden and accompanying incoming President Biden rightsofMuslims and other minority religious alisedstructural hierarchycomprising both as an elected member of tional and racialisedhierarchies that linger Vice-President elect Kamala Harris would forthe inauguration.Itwill be asignificant groups, leading to achorus of concern that in- “processes of integration and interaction that from Europe’simperialera.Butto do that,India have already thought deeplyoverthese gestureonthe partofbothVice President tolerant majoritarianism is replacing the vi- produce unevenlydistributed rights, obliga- the UN SecurityCouncil and needs the critical and normative resources to matters. Probablydozens of drafts of Pence and incoming President Biden, not sion of asecular,democratic India bequeathed tions, and burdens”. Post-colonial, non- as host of the 2023 G20 inspiregreater equality,legitimacy and inclu- Biden’s inaugural speechare being con- allowing protocol to standinthe wayof by Nehru”. This is no trivial observation and it Western states, even increasingly powerful Summit.India canleverage sivity in theinternational sphere.For as long stantlyrevisedtoincorporatehis desire to healing American society’s wounds. should surprise no one, leastofall the Indian states suchasIndia, stilldonot enjoyfull polit- these positions of influence as Indiapractises domination at home, those unify the country. However, it is also unde- Howsuchanoutcome can come about government. Behind closeddoors across North ical and economic independence in howthey resources, desperatelyneededtopush through niablethatBiden is notknown forhis ora- and who will be the catalysttobring this Atlantic and European capitals, diplomatic makedecisionsathome,norin their effortsto to centre amore demanding urgent reforms of theglobal order,willbeclear tory and in addition, thecountrywillbe about is forthe American public to decide. concerns—usuallyunspokenin public—have shapethe agendas of international institutions. vision of internationalism to no one —asthe Chatham House report, for keenlyawaiting his firstaction to translate Aforeign well-wisher of the US and its been bubbling since 2014 about growing reli- If this sounds fantastical to Indian ears in 2021, that disrupts the all itsproblems, succeeds in showing. hisdesiretounitethe countryinpractice. idealsand principlescan onlyoffer sug- gious and other forms of intolerance and the speak to an Indian representative working in civilisational and racialised Here,thereisaparallel in history worth gestions. suppressionofcritiqueand dissent in India’s almostany international institution, from the The writer is AssociateProfessor, mentioning. domestic space. United Nations to BrettonWoods, and ask hierarchies that linger from International Relations of SouthAsia, Apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994 The writer waspreviouslywiththe Institute Yetthe report’s second justification forrec- them if theyfeel constrainedintheir foreign Europe’simperial era. University of Oxford afterNelsonMandela wonthe firstelection forDefence Studies and Analyses, Delhi Agreat trust deficit LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR BETTER PLANNING This refers to the article, 'Getting the IDEAS Centre's divisive campaign will onlydeepen impasse with farmers vaccine right', (IEJanuary14). The vac- cination drive is soon going to be an- ONLINE nouncedbut thereare manyconcerns Randeep Singh Surjewala whichhavenot been addressed yet. The ONLYINTHE EXPRESS after-effectsofthe vaccine in different IN THE SEVENyearsofmediocregovernance passe between farmers andthe Modi gov- REGA. Comparethis to thelastsix years, no ice. It had the exact oppositeimpact than groupsofindividuals is notknown. ● WHYCLOUDKITCHENS markedbyinstitutional capture, propaganda ernment lies amassive trust deficit cultivated wherethe highestincrease has barelybeen intended. Public sentiment ralliedinfavour Thereisalso alackofsufficient datade- TURNEDDARK:ABHISHEK politics, unprecedented economic misman- over sevenyearsofbrokenpromises,manip- sufficient to coverincreasedproduction costs. of our “annadatas”. termining the efficacy rate of the vac- SANWARIA,NIKHILKEDIA agement and unaccountability, the Narendra ulated dataand outright neglect. Another much-advertisedprogramme On January12, theSupreme Courtinter- cine. The free availability of vaccine is ANDAKSHAYA Modigovernment is facedwith perhaps its Barelyamonthintoits firsttenure, the —the Crop Insurance Scheme of 2016 — venedtostaythe implementationofthese going be aburden on the government. VIJAYALAKSHMI greatestchallengeyet:India’s farmers have Modi government directed that the payment sawinsurancecompaniesmaking aprofit laws but also establishedacommittee com- Those who can afford it couldhavebeen ralliedtogether once again, askingfor the of bonus on MSP to farmers in key agrarian of Rs 19,202 crore(as of lastyear) afterpay- posedsolelyofindividuals who have de- givenvaccines on reasonable rates. ●FORASMARTERFOOD mostbasic of guaranteesand the repeal of states be cancelled. This wasfollowedbythe ing compensation to the farmers, as gov- clared their supportfor thebills and opposed Better research and well-thought-out SECURITYPROGRAMME: the three agrarian laws thattheyneither repeal of the Right to Fair Compensation Act ernmentsand farmers endeduppaying the farmers, callingtheir protestmisguided strategy should have been formulated VIJAYAVINANDAN,ALOK asked fornor support. brought in by the UPAin2013toensuremar- high premiums. and going to the extent of blaming foreffectiveimplementation. These three laws,brought in by ordi- ket price foracquiredland. In asurprise to Blanketed by these challenges, it is no Oppositionparties. The question is: Can any- Sarachana Sisodia, Delhi MISHRA,SUBHAMAWASTHI nances in the middle of the pandemic and no onebut the Modi government, this move surprise that the countrysaw asharp in- thing meaningful fructifyfromdiscussions passedwithout anyprior consultation, de- wasmet withnationwide protests, whichled crease in farmersuicides.What waseven with acommittee, whose members already WITHOUT DEBATE www.indianexpress.com bateordiscussion, arecatastrophic in their to thePMannouncing in his radio broadcast moresurprising is that these prompted al- supportthe government stance on three implications. Specifically, theyforeshadow that the amendmentswould be repealed. mostnooutreachfromthe Union Cabinet, agrarian laws andoppose the farmers? This THIS REFERS TO the article, 'A the complete erosion of the guarantee of The fact that these amendmentsweresnuck muchlessthe prime minister. is unlikely to address the growing chasm of shapeshifting justice' (IE, January13). Minimum SupportPrice (“MSP” foragricul- in through statelawsinBJP-ruledstates Theyawning trustgap is,thus,writlarge. distrustthat the Modigovernment contin- The three farm laws missedout on BEYOND COVID tural produce)and the thoughtless disman- deepened this lackoftrust. Afterall, if one cannottakethe PM’s word at ues to foment with itscampaign of division substantive scrutinyinthe legislature. tling of AgricultureProduce Marketing Then came the denial of fixing the MSP at face value, then what else matters? This is and smokescreens. Thisaberration of shorteningofthe es- THISREFERSTOthearticle,'Careandcau- Committees while leaving small farmers costplus 50 percent.While this wasakey the sameHon’ble PM who nowassures the The BJP is notafan of India’shistory. sential political processmade asection tion' (IE, January14). The country is vulnerabletolargerprivate players and lob- election promisein2014and waspresent in farmers that thenew laws will notimpact This is in large partbecause of itsown un- of thecivil society morecautious about plagued by atrustdeficit.Farmersdon't bies motivatedpurelybyself-interest. Adi- the BJP’s election manifesto,the Modi gov- the MSP guarantee. flattering role of concessions and absences the intentions of the newly-enacted trustthe government, the publicisscep- rect consequencewouldbeadismantling ernment in an affidavit before the Supreme In response to thecurrent protests,the from the crucial momentsinour journey legislation,astheyfelt theirvoicesand ticalabouttheefficacyof thevaccinesand of thepublic distribution system (PDS) or Courtdeniedthis, saying fixing MSP at cost Modi government reverted to itstried-and- towardsIndependence. This might be one apprehensions weren't properly howtheyare being rolled out. So far, the the guarantee to provide foodgrains through plus 50 per cent would distort the market. tested tactic —sowing seeds of division and instance wherethe party would do well to echoedbytheir legislators. This incon- entirevaccination drive of the govern- ration shops to the country’s disadvantaged. The farmer obviouslyfelt cheated. In the 10 questioningthe credibilityofthe suffering revisit the chronicles of farmers’ move- sistency in following the due political ment is ablackbox.Italso appears that Thereare severalother problemsaswell, years between 2004 and 2014,MSP forkey farmers. With apliable section of the media ments. Theywouldlearn that farmers have processbythe legislative and the ex- thepandemichasbeenblownoutof pro- such as those of bypassingjudicialremedies agricultural produce hadincreasedbyamin- at itscommand, the BJP machinerycarried neverbackeddown. And, ultimately, they ecutive branchhas actuallyinvited ju- portion as non-COVID mortality and of going to courtfor redressal. Theyalso imum of 121per cent (inthe case of chick- outarelentless and systematic campaign of have alwaysprevailed. dicial intervention to restorepopular morbidity outnumber deaths from the grosslyencroachupon the exclusive legisla- peas) to as high as 219per cent (in the case of defamation and propaganda. However, they faithinthe institutionsofthe state. novelcoronavirus. tive competence of state governmentsto moong dal).And thiswas in addition to a learnt, muchtotheir consternation, that la- The writer is communications in- Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata DeepakSinghal, Noida legislateonagriculture. massive farm loan waiver of almostRs72,000 belling genuine protestors as Naxalsand chargeand general secretary of theIndian However, at the coreofthe current im- croreand income supportfromthe MGN- Khalistanis, Chineseand Pakistanagentscut National Congress

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 @ieExplained #ExpressExplained 12 If thereare questions of current or contemporaryrelevancethat youwould like E EXPLAINED explained, please [email protected]

SIMPLY PUT QUESTION &ANSWER CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD INDIA ACTIVE CASES 213,603

250,000 Who gets vaccine, and how 213,603 The Health Ministryhas communicated afactsheetabout the twoCovid-19vaccines rolling out on 231,036 Saturday. Here’sall youneedtoknowabout exceptions, precautions and possible adverse events. 200,000

KAUNAINSHERIFFM NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 LAST 10 DAYS Jan 4Jan 13 150,000 TWODAYSbeforethe rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination drive,the Union Health Ministry Note:The Jan 13 figureinthis graphisbased on the MoHFW updateonJan 14 has sent to all states and immunisation offi- cers, acomprehensive fact sheetfor bothvac- INDIA TOTAL CASES 10,512,093 cines —Covaxinand Covishield—that will be usedduring the initial phase of vaccinating a priority group of 3crore people.

What is this fact sheet? Itcontainsgeneral informationon thevac- Trump impeached, but cineplatform, physicalspecifications,dosage, cold chain storagerequirements, and specific guidelines on contraindications (a factor due what’s the pointnow? to which the vaccine is to be withheld to cer- tain categories of people) as well as adverse eventsthat mayhappen following vaccina- January20. And even if 17 Republicans tion. The fact sheetalso details special precau- CATIEEDMONDSON in the Senatevote withthe 50 Democrats tions. WASHINGTONDC,JANUARY14 to create atwo-thirds majority (required The Centrehas asked the states and im- to remove Trumpfromoffice), Trump munisation officers to disseminatethe fact THE UNITED States House of would already be gone by then. sheettoall programme managers, cold chain RepresentativesonWednesdayim- But proponentssay impeachment is handlers,and vaccinators before the rollout. peachedPresident Donald Trumpfor a worthwhile even then. Thecommunication comes on the directions second time,after he egged on amob of Democrats have arguedthat Trump’s of the national drug regulator CDSCO, which, his supporters to storm the Capitol while offence is so gravethat it mustbead- while grantingacceleratedapprovals,had di- Congress wasmeeting to formalise dressed, even withdaysremaining in his rectedmanufacturersSerumInstituteofIndia President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. term. To letitgounpunished, Democrats (Covishield) andBharat Biotech(Covaxin)that No US President has ever been im- have argued,wouldsetadangerousprece- the vaccines should be suppliedalong with Covishielddoses at aPune Municipal Corporation store, from whereitwillbedistributed to various centres. Arul Horizon peached twice. The firsttime Trumpwas dentofimpunity forfuturePresidents. the fact sheetand aseparateleafletfor the impeachedwas in December 2019,over guidance of the healthcareprovider. the alleged abuse of powerbyhim in the Consequence forTrump goryof temporarycontraindications, vaccina- and nausea. Howhavevaccinesperformedonsafety Ukraine phone call case. In the trial that The biggestconsequence could bedis- So, what arethe general guidelines? tion is to be deferredfor four-eight weeksaf- In suchcases, the fact sheets says the com- so farincountries that have begun? followed, the President wasacquitted by qualificationfromholdingpublic office ■ The vaccination is onlyfor people over terrecovery.This covers three categories: mon painkiller paracetamol maybeused “to Wherever Covid-19 vaccineshavebeen the Republican majority in the Senate. again. This won’thappen automatically the ageof18years. ■ Persons showing active symptoms of provide symptomatic relief from postvacci- usedanywhereinthe world, theyhavebeen The article of impeachment charges with aSenateconviction —however,the ■ The vaccines arenot interchangeable: SARS-CoV-2 infection nation adverse reaction”. found to be generallysafesofar. Trumpwith“incitement of insurrection”, Constitution in suchasituationallowsfor the second dose will have to be of thesame ■ Covid-19patientswho have been given RAREADVERSE EVENTS: The nerves in In asmall section, an adverse event called saying he is guilty of “inciting violence asubsequentvote to baraconvictedoffi- vaccine thatwas administeredasthe first anti-SARS-Cov-2monoclonal antibodies or thebodyare coveredwithaprotective layer anaphylaxis has been recoded. This is asevere, againstthe government of the United cial from holding “anyoffice of honour, dose. convalescent plasma calledmyelin —likeanetworkofelectric wires life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs States”. It cites Trump’s weeks-long cam- trustorprofitunder the United States”. ■ The vaccine should be givenwith “cau- ■ Acutelyunwell and hospitalisedpa- that helps transmit messages from the brain rarely aftervaccination.Accordingtothe US paign to falselydiscredit the resultsofthe This votewill need only asimplema- tion” to persons with ahistory of anybleed- tients(with or without intensive care)due to smoothly through the body.Conditions that Centers forDiseaseControl (CDC), monitor- November election, and quotes from the jority,and afterJanuary20, the ingorcoagulation disorder —plateletdisor- anyillness. damage myelin arecalleddemyelinating dis- ingbythe Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting speechinwhichhetold his supporters Democratswill have that (withVice der,clottingfactor deficiency,orcoagulopathy. orders.The fact sheet says “veryrare events of Systemdetected21 cases of anaphylaxis—out to go to theCapitol. President Kamala Harris holding the ■ Vaccinators have to storebothvaccines What health conditionsare not demyelinatingdisorders” have been reported of areported1,893,360 firstdoses of thePfizer- casting vote). Some Republicans —in- at +2°Cto+8°C; protect them from light;and contraindicated,meaning the vaccines following vaccination withCovishield,“with- BioNTechvaccine that were administeredbe- The point of impeaching cluding those who arecontemplating a discardthe vaccine if found to be frozen. can be givenregardless? out the causal relationship establishment”. tween December 14 and 23. That is 11.1 cases Trump’s final full dayinoffice is WhiteHouse run in 2024and would like ■ Persons with apasthistory of Covid-19 It adds that Covishield should be given per million doses. Of these, 71%occurred Tuesday, January 19.That is also the ear- Trumpremovedfromthe field, as well as And what arethe specificguidelineson infection can be administeredwith vaccine. with “caution” to individuals with thrombo- within 15 minutesofvaccination. liestdateonwhichthe Senate is sched- those who believe this couldbeanop- contraindications? ■ Persons with ahistory of chronic dis- cytopenia, amedical condition characterised The CDC said that 175case reports had uledtomeet, and the leader of the portunitytorid the Republican Partyof The vaccine cannotbeadministeredto easesand comorbidities—cardiac, neurolog- by abnormallylow levels of platelets. been identifiedfor further reviewaspossible Republican majority,MitchMcConnell, Trump—could also backthe vote. peoplewhobelongto anyofthree categories: ical, pulmonary, metabolic, and malignancies cases of asevereallergic reaction. “Twenty- has said the trial cannotbeginbefore However, thereisnoprecedent for ■ Persons with ahistory of an allergic re- —are also included. And what about commonadverse events onecases were determinedtobeanaphylaxis that. Thereafter, the Senatewill need disqualifying aPresident from futureof- action to apreviousdose of aCovid-19vac- ■Persons with immunodeficiency or HIV, withCovaxin? (arate of 11.1 per million doses administered), time to setthe rules forthe impeachment fice, and the case could go to the Supreme cine (this would mean those who have taken and patientsonimmune suppression due to MILDADVERSE EVENTS: Among mild including 17 in personswithadocumented trial, so it is unlikelythat proceedings can Court. adose in acountrywherevaccination has al- “anycondition” can beadministeredwith the adverse eventsfollowing immunisation, the historyof allergiesorallergic reactions, seven begin untilafter Biden takesoveron TheNew York Times ready started); Covid-19vaccine. Thefact sheetstates, how- fact sheetincludes: injection sitepain; of whom had ahistory of anaphylaxis,” the ■ People who showanimmediateorde- ever,that theresponse to theCovid-19vac- headache; fatigue; fever;body ache; abdom- CDC said. “Of the remaining case reports that layedonsetofanallergic reaction to vaccines cine “maybeless in these individuals”. inal pain; nausea and vomiting; dizziness-gid- were determinednot to be anaphylaxis, 86 or injectable therapies, pharmaceutical prod- diness; tremor;sweating; cold; cough; and were judged to be non-anaphylaxisallergic ucts, and food items; What arethe possible adverse reactions injection siteswelling. reactions, and 61 were considered non-aller- ■ Pregnantand lactating women.Since mentioned? RARE/SERIOUS EVENTS: None arelisted. gic adverse events,” it said. theyhavenot been partofany clinical trial so These aredealt with separatelyfor either Bharat Biotech,the manufacturer,hassaidno On Modern’s mRNAvaccine, the other one far, women who are “pregnant or notsureof vaccine. seriousadverseeventhasbeenreportedin ei- authorisedfor emergencyuse in the US, the their pregnancy” and “lactating women” MILD ADVERSE EVENTS: ForCovishield, ther phase 1orphase2trials—orinthe ongo- CDCsaiddataisstilllimited.“Vaccination with should notreceive the vaccine at this time. the fact sheetsays afew mild adverse events ing largephase3trials with 25,800partici- Moderna Covid-19vaccinecommencedon Thefact sheetalsodealswithtemporary can happen following immunisation —injec- pants, it has said. December 21,2020, and through December contraindications. tion sitetenderness;injection sitepain; Bharat Biotech hasalsosaidthat chloro- 23, 2020, an estimated 224,322 firstdoses of headache; fatigue; myalgia (deep muscle quine and corticosteroids, both usedasrepur- the vaccine had been administered; one re- What arethese temporary pain);malaise(a feeling of overall discomfort); poseddrugs in Covid-19clinicalmanagement, portthat metthe Brighton Collaboration case contraindications ? pyrexia (an abnormal elevation of body tem- “mayimpair antibody response” likelytobe definition criteria foranaphylaxis had been Forcertain circumstances under the cate- perature); chills;arthralgia (painin thejoint); triggered by the vaccine. submitted to VAERS,” the CDC said.

EXPLAINED YOUR MONEY Amidvaccinehopes,willgoldcontinuetogivehighreturnsin2021?

Gold prices have been rising forthe last As of now, almosteveryone is pinning NavneetDamani, Vice President, fewyearsand pickeduppace in 2020 ow- GOLDPRICEMOVEMENT their hopes on the vaccine and expecting Commodities Research,Motilal Oswal ing to Covid-19. The 28% growth came on their liveswill return to normalcy in 2021. FinancialServices. the backofastrong 22% growth in 2019. ■ Avgmonthlygoldprice (Inbrackets,changeoverpreviousyear) 50,123 While that hope has resulted in some cor- “Gold and silverprices have had agood 31,250 (+31.6%) rection in gold prices, thereare manywho run since the startfor 2020 with over 40% In terms of returns, howdoes gold 60000 20,506 30,832 26,678 27,754 (+8.6%) feel 2021will notbeassmooth as many gains in gold and 70%gains in silveratone comparewith stocks and real estate? (+19.5%) (+9.9%) (-10.8%) (+10.1%) 38,091 others expect it to be.The pace and success point.Withsomeintermediatecorrectionre- Considering that the one -year bank de- 50000 (+21.9%) of vaccination programmesacross the cently, theexcessfrothhasbeentakenoff and 28,062 29,904 25,207 28,763 positrateisat4.5-5%,goldhas turnedout 40000 worldwill hold the key;ifthere arehic- gold is getting ready onceagain foranext Sandeep Singh & to be asafer havenfor investors. On the (+36.8%) (-3.0%) (-5.5%) (+3.6%) cups, gold will remain on ahigh. round of upside for2021,”hesaid. otherhand, real estate prices didn’toffer 30000 “Forall the hope spurredbythe break- Mehtasaid that while the initial upward George Mathew anygains. “The annual growth (y-o-y) in 20000 throughsonthe vaccine front, we believe move will be drivenbyadditional fiscal all-India Home PriceIndex(HPI) contin- thatmostof2021will be abumpy journey stimulus from the US government, other uedtomoderate; it stood at 1.1per cent in 10000 from vaccine to vaccination.The develop- factors will be an improving investment de- GOLDGLITTEREDasneverbeforein2020and Q2 of 2020-21ascompared with2.8 per 0 mentof Covid-19vaccinesinarecordtimeof mand as well as consumer demand from hit an all-time high of aroundRs58,000 per cent growth in previous quarterand 3.3 per Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec afew months is commendable. But manu- India and China. 10 grams. It gave maximumreturns to in- cent ayear ago,” the ReserveBank of India 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* facturinganddistributionto immuniseama- “The continuedoptimism on the eco- vestors,itssurge largely aidedbytheeconomic said. “Gold has giventhe best return among jorityof the7.8billionworldpopulationisan nomicrecoveryandsurgingriskassets could Monthlygold pricesare in Rs per 10 grams; Source:RBI *As on December 31,2020 slowdown across theworld inducedbythe allassetclassesin2020.Itoffered better expensive andlengthy exercise. Andal- beaheadwindforgoldthatcouldlimititsrise. pandemicandsurplusliquidityinthesystem. returns than stocks and real estate.When though the vaccinewill slowlyand steadily However, thefactremainsthattheeconomic With vaccination settobegin on January16, compared to gold, BSE Sensex gave areturn addressthehealthcrisis,theworldstillhasan rebound has been losingsteam… When the whichwilllikelyputlivelihoodsandtheecon- of 15.75% in the bygone year,” said veteran The big question is: will the gold rallycon- ellerydemand decreasedby48% to 52.8 economic crisis to deal with,” said Chirag liquidity-ledmomentum recedes and mar- omyonthe fast tracktonormalcy,will gold stockdealer PawanDharnidharka. tinue in 2021? Major central bankshavere- tonnesinthe September quartercompared Mehta, senior fund manager-Alternative ketsstartreflectinggroundreality,goldshould beatotherinvestmentavenueslikestocksand ducedtheir interest rate to almostzeroper to 101.6tonnes in the same quarterlastyear. Investments, QuantumAMC. reprice on backofconstructive fundamen- realestate andgivethesamefabulousreturns What’s the global scenario? cent and could remain at these levels forat This waslargely duetothe rise in prices and tals,” Mehta said. of 30%-plus as in 2021? Gold prices in India areinfluencedby leastone year or so. Central bankshavealso lockdown. However, totalinvestment de- So, gold prices will remainbullishin Thereisalso afeeling that withinterest the global trend. “The escalating virus situ- takenanaggressive stance providing liquid- mandduringthethirdquartersurgedby52% 2021too? rateslikelytoremain lowindeveloped Howmuchdid gold gain in 2020? ation is proving to be achallengefor the ity in the market. “All the actions takenwill to 33.8tonnescomparedto 22.3tonnesinthe Gold is poisedfor anotherrallyin2021. economies, gold will become amoreviable Gold (.999grade)rose from Rs 39,119per global economic recovery.Apartfromthis, have aspill-overeffect on the economy, sameperiodof 2019 asinvestorsaccumulated Analysts forecastpricescouldrisebyan- holding option than US Treasurybonds. 10 gramson January1,2020toahigh over Rs lowerinterestrates worldwide and the US hence supporting the precious metalprices. gold.Stimulusmeasureshave createdexcess other 25% and test theRs65,000 level(per Another factor is geopolitical tensions 58,000 before closingatRs50,123on dollar'sdowntrend might provepositivefor The enormous liquidity push by central liquidityinthemarket andthereare expecta- 10 grams). “We continue to maintain our around the world, including US-China rela- December 31,arise of 28% in one year This the yellowmetal. Currentlygold spotisflirt- banksacross the worldisgoing to (under- tions of an additionalstimulus being an- bullish viewfor the long-term perspective. tionsand India China relations. “…Tensions meansabuyer who bought100grams forRs ing near $1,900per ounce. Asustained pin) fundamental supportfor continuation nouncedbythe US, whichwill boostbullion On Comex, going into2021, theprice is ex- betweenthemajoreconomiesseemunlikely 3.91lakh in thebeginningof2020 made a break might be seen in 2021, whichmight of gold strength,” Damani said. prices further.Also, analysts said,ambiguity pected to extend itsbullishness to test a to de-escalateinthenearfuture…Theresult- profitof overRs1.1lakhinayear.Intheinter- push the prices to $1,980 per ounce and relatedto recentdevelopmentsonCovidvac- fresh all-timehigh levelof$2400-2500. inguncertaintyinequity,creditandcurrency nationalmarket,goldsurgedto arecordhigh then $2,050 per ounce,”said Ravindra Rao, Howisthe gold demand in India? cines is supporting the gold rally. Whereas on the domesticfront, the price is marketswilltriggerarisk-offsentiment.This of near $2080 per ounceinAugust2020;its VP and Head of Commodity Research,Kotak Interestingly,golddemand in India likelytoextendits gains by afurther 25% willpush up investment demand forrela- current level$1840. Securities. showedacontrastduring2020.Thetotaljew- What do vaccine hopes augur forgold? and test Rs 65,000-68,000 level,” said tively saferalternativeslikegold,”Mehtasaid.

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 13 ECONOMY GOLD RUPEE OIL SILVER `48,388 `73.04 $55.64 `64,534

Note:Gold,silverrates at Delhi spotmarket;goldper 10 g, silverper 1kg; Brent crude as of 1900IST SENSEX: 49,584.16 ▲ 91.84 NIFTY: 14,595.60 ▲ 30.75 NIKKEI: 28,698.26 ▲ 241.67 HANGSENG: 28,496.86 ▲ 261.26 FTSE: 6,797.67 ▲ 52.15 DAX: 13,971.12 ▲ 31.41

Internationalmarket data till 1900IST POLICY COVERS ADVERSE EVENTONVOLUNTEERS INTERVIEWWITH CHAIRPERSON, COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA ‘Concentration of power by Pharmafirmsseekinsurancecover itself not aconcern ... CCI can forindemnityinCovidvaccinetrials see if dominanceabused or not’ FROM MARKET studies intothe digital transactionsfor merger The legal liabilities mayariseout 19 remedies,some companies policies. Clinicaltrial covermar- telecom,pharmaceuticalsandthe scrutiny.Inthe digitalmarket,we ENSECONOMICBUREAU of death andbodilyinjuryordis- ED have takenmorethan one policy. ket has grownat30per cent in digital market sectors to areview maylookto facilitatetheentryfor MUMBAI,JANUARY14 ease to volunteers while under- Saves Sourcessaidthepremiumfora India,but,this year,growth has of themodelconcessionagreem- anew platform by ensuring pa- going clinical trials of product PLAIN E costs ‘ClinicalTrialLiabilityInsurance’is been substantiallyhigher due to ents in keyinfrastructure sectors rameters likedataportability are ● AHOSTofpharma companies specificallynamedand insured. EX basedonrisk exposureand de- Covid-19, Arorasaid. includingairports,ports,railways followed, especiallyincases have optedtobuy insurance Thepolicy providescover forle- pends on awide rangeoffactors. India has alarge pharma in- and electricity,the Competition wherethereisamassing of large covers from domestic general galliabilityarising out of lackof THE COVER is takentill the It mayrangeanywherefromless dustryand some pharma com- CommissionofIndia (CCI) is re- amountsofdata. If amassing of insurers fortheir clinical trials careornegligence resulting in in- particular medicalprod- than Rs 1lakh forsimple trials for panies have taken‘ClinicalTrial assessingIndia’scompetitive lan- dataactsasabarriertoentry, then to develop suchvaccines in the juryordeath of the subject par- uctorvaccinetrial for limitof liabilityaslowasRs50lakh Liability Insurance’ fordevelop- dscape,theantitrustpanel’sChai- the CCI can, through itspower, country. Some of the general ticipating in the trial, said Pankaj whichthe coverhas been to over Rs 1crore forcomplextri- ingCovid-19vaccine, said an of- rperson, ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA, suggest remedies within the reg- insurers who have provided Arora, MD &CEO, Raheja QBE giveniscompleted. Once als forhigh limitsofliability rang- ficial of aprivate insurance com- told The Indian Express in aSepte- ulatoryframework. these covers include New GeneralInsurance. the productislaunchedin ing from Rs 50-70crore. pany, adding: “We have also mber interview.Edited excerpts: India Assurance, ICICI Lombard The coveristaken tillthe par- the market,the cover While most of these are issued some Covid-19policies Does the CCI see aproblemof General Insurance and ticular medical product or vac- ceases to operate. The pol- Indian companies, some foreign and have receivedsomeclaims The CCI is learnt to have concentration of powerin Raheja QBE General Insurance, cine trial forwhichthe coverhas icy indemnifies the in- companiesand joint againstthese policies.” initiated studies on the certain sectors likeairports, sources said. been giveniscompleted. Once sured forlegal costs,dam- ventures/partnershipshavealso Although the domestic clini- telecom, pharmaceuticals and ports,and highways? The insurance cover, known the product is launched in the ages and compensation takenthis cover, he said without cal trial covermarketis digital market sectors. How Ashok Kumar Gupta Concentration of powerbyit- as ‘ClinicalTrial Liability market, the coverceases to oper- forinjuryordeath caused disclosing the namesofthese Rs 400-500crore,despitegrow- were these sectorsselected? selfisnot aconcern.Policy of the Insurance’, seekstoindemnify ate. “Thepolicy indemnifies the to aresearchsubject par- pharmacompanies. Indian com- ing demandsand claims, the TheCommissionhasnowde- governmentistomakeeconomy the insured,including institu- insured forlegal costs,damages ticipating in atrial. panies suchasZydus,Bharat premiums forclinical trials cidedtoundertake market stud- aims to identify areas of coopera- moreefficient,andinthatprocess tions or organisations conduct- and compensation forinjury or Biotech and Gennova aredevel- haven’t gone up post-Covid-19. iesinthepharmaceutical,telecom tion betweenthe Commission whattheCCIcandoislookatwh- ing clinical trials,againstlegal li- death causedtoaresearch sub- oping indigenous vaccines, other Insurance officials said clinical and digitalmarket sectors.Overa andtherelevantsectorregulators. etherthedominanceisabusedor ability arising out of clinical trials ject participatinginatrial.The ance has issued119 ‘Clinical Trial domestic companies arecollabo- trial premium is moreexpensive period of morethan 10 years of not.If thereisabuseof dominance, on claim-made basis, said Atul policy also providescover for Liability Insurance’ policies in- rating with companies suchas than other liability products. enforcement of competition law, What is the scope of thestudy CCI can take action under Section Sahai,CMD,New India medical expenses in respect of cluding 53 covers exclusively for Serum Institutewith “We estimatethe insurance the Commission has had the oc- into the digital sector? 4oftheCompetitionAct...Sectors Assurance, the largest general in- suchsubjectswho sustain injury the “Covid-19Clinical Trials’’ AstraZeneca,DrReddy’s with marketsize to be about Rs 50 casiontolook intomultiplecom- The study on digital mergers likeairports, ports,highways, etc surance companyinthe country. arising out of their participation from April till November 2020. Of Sputnik and Biological Ewith J&J. croreand our market share in petition issues in these sectors. isverydifferentinscopeandfocu- arethose with naturalmonopo- The policy covers serious ad- in atrial,” Arorasaid. the 53 newpoliciesgiven forclin- Insurershave already received the industryisaround 10 per The Commission hasreceived ses on aspecific issue. In view of lies, where thecompetition is not verse event on the volunteers. Raheja QBE General insur- ical trials fordevelopingCovid- some claims againstCovid-19 cent,’’said an official. cases with allegations of anti- the potential enforcement gap in the market,but forthe market. competitive conduct by market thatasset/turnoverbasednotifica- Whatisimportant is that the players in thesesectorsaswellas tion thresholds mayleave in digi- tenderdesignforaward of conce- reviewedvariouscombination talmarkets(giventhatthe target ssions ensures that competition Spends on Covid vaccine COVID IMPACT noticesinthese sectors. enterprisesindigitalmarketsmay forthe marketisvibrant —that Thus,theCommissionintends operateonazero/lowturnover, thereare enoughplayerswhoare campaigns to count as CSR Fall in PV sales to conductmarketstudiesinthese assetlight model), the Competit- abletoparticipate.Competition ‘PV wholesales at 10-year low, 16.06%during sectors.Specifically,thegenesisof ion LawReviewCommittee forthe marketthrough well de- outreachcampaigns on Covid-19 April-December period; from the study in the pharmaceuticals (CLRC)recommendedintroduct- signedtenderdocumentsandco- ENSECONOMICBUREAU vaccination programme is an el- industrylooking to regain biz’ 21,17,920 units in same period isaworkshoponthesectororgan- ionof anenablingprovisioninthe ncession agreements willensure NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 igibleCSR activity,”the Ministry of 2019-20 to 17,77,874 units isedbythe Commission in 2018 CompetitionActempoweringthe that the outcomes arepro-com- said in anotification. Prime Passenger vehicle (PV) wholesales fell to adecadal lowin thisfiscal, as per Society of and anotethat wasformulated Governmentinconsultationwith petitive.Itislikethe digitalsector, THECORPORATE Affairs Ministry MinisterNarendraModi is setto April-December this fiscal, and theindustry will have to work Indian Automobile basedontheissuesraisedbystak- theCommissionto introduceany where thewinner takesitall. on Thursday clarifiedthat expen- launchthe rollout of India’s hardtoregainbettervolumes and business health, SIAM said Manufacturers (SIAM)data eholdersatthe forum. other criteria fornotification that Once an entity has competed ditureincurredbyIndia Inc on Covid-19vaccine programmeon The study that is nowunder- mayincludeadeal-value thresh- in the tender processand emer- awareness campaigns on the January16with about 3lakh YEAR-ON-YEARFALL IN SALES IN OTHER Sector-wisestatusfrom wayisanattempt to empirically old. As on date, thereisnoreadily gedasthe successful bidder, they Covid-19vaccination programme healthcareworkers settoreceive SEGMENTS DURING APRIL-DECEMBER April-December 2020 examinethoseissues,e.g.compe- available comprehensive dataset have wonthemarket —whichco- would be counted towardstheir vaccine shots on the firstday of numbers: tition issues in pharma distribu- on digital mergers in India. uldbeanairportoraportorahig- mandatoryCorporateSocial the programme. 22.63%: 37.23%: 74.25%: ■ PV segment at 10-yearlow tionsegment,theextentof preva- The Study on Mergers and hway.Then they have that mar- Responsibility(CSR) expenditure. The CorporateAffairs Two-wheelers Commercial vehicles Three-wheelers ■ Two-wheelersales at 7-year lence of brandedgeneric drugsin AcquisitionsinDigitalMarketshas ketfor thenext30or40or50 All companies with anet worth Ministryhad lastyear takena low India and their implications for beeninitiatedto trackthenon-no- years basedonthe time required of Rs 500crore or more, a number of steps to ensurethat ■ Commercial vehiclesales10 competition, entrybarriers for tifiedacquisitionsandmergersin forthe entity to recoup their in- turnoverofRs1,000 croreor companies could classify spends years behind bio-equivalentdrugs,etc.Approp- the digital sector in India, their vestmentsmade intothe project. more, or netprofitofRs5crore or on tackling Covid-19aspartof ■ Three-wheelersegment 20 riateenforcement of regulation dealvaluesandthetrendsandpa- Whatisimportantthatthein- moreare required to spend 2per their CSR expenditure. The years behind andthecompetitionlawinstrum- tternsof suchtransactionstopro- centivescreated areright, in this cent of their averageprofitofthe Ministryhad notifiedlastyear ents,basedonaclearunderstand- videanempiricalbasisfortheleg- contextwe arereviewingsomeof previous three years on CSR ac- that anydonations to the PM- ing of howcompetition worksin islative amendment. Thestudyis the ModelConcession agree- tivities everyyear. CARES Fund and statedisaster Why is it important: The sales growth seen in the third quarter of FY21 Source: this sector and that of the inter- expectedtoserve as the ground- mentsinsectorssuchasports,air- “...spending of CSR funds for disastermanagementauthorities contains some of the pent up demand from first quarter, so standalone sales SIAM/PTI playbetween competition and work necessarytocomeupwith ports,railways, electricity,etc. carrying out awareness cam- would count towardsmandatory performance of Q3 may not be atrue reflection of the industry’s overall sales regulation,couldimprovemarket possible notification criteria that Full interviewon paigns/programmes or public CSR expenditure. outcomes. The study,thus,also maybeappropriate to capture www.indianexpress.com BRIEFLY ‘Mobile payment NCLT orders liquidation of Tata group puts Sellstakesin systems may post-Covid bet PSUs:Rajan facemore online dairy products firm Kwality on digital, health NewDelhi: Ahead of the attacks thisyear’ Budget, former Reserve nothaveover66per cent lenders and electronics Bank Governor Raghuram ENSECONOMICBUREAU ENSECONOMICBUREAU Haldiram Snacks votinginitsfavourandwasthere- Rajan said the government NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 resolution plan failed fore rejected.Following the rejec- REUTERS shouldtake advantageofthe tionof theplanby CoC,theresolu- MUMBAI,JANUARY14 peaksinequitymarketsand MOBILEPAYMENTS systems and ABENCHof theNationalCompany to get66% lenders’ nod tionprofessionalof Kwalitymoved sell stakes in PSUs. quickresponseorQRcodes,which LawTribunal (NCLT) hasordered an application to liquidatethe TATA GROUP plans to invest in have of lateredefinedthemodeof the liquidation of debt-ridden PunjabNationalBank (PNB) and companyasthetimeperiodof 270 digital, high-end electronics and peer-to-peerorcustomer-to-busi- dairyand alliedproductsfirm global private equity firm KKR. days forcompletion of insolvency healthcareinapost-pandemic Adaniwins ness payments, arelikelytocome Kwality Limited,after the Despiteseveral extensions in the process waslong over. world, the $100 billion conglom- highwayproject undermoreattackin2021, McAfee Committee of Creditors (CoC) re- datetosubmit resolution plans, a KwalityLimited,whichmakes erate’s chairman said on said in areport on Thursday. jectedtheresolutionplansubmit- joint bid of Haldiram Snacks and alliedmilk productssuchasmilk Thursday.Tatawill also placebig NewDelhi: Adani Cybercriminals will seek new tedbyHaldiram Snacks, thesole Pioneer Securities wasthe only ghee,milk powders, lassi, chaach bets on electric vehicles, renew- EnterprisesLimited(AEL)on ways to exploit the loopholes in bidder.ThecourtthreeoftheNew plan in contention. Haldiram and flavoured milk,has also been able energy and batterystorage, Thursdaysaid it has wona both these systems, whichhave Delhi BenchofNCLTpassedthe Snackshad initiallymade an offer underthelensof investigative au- NChandrasekaran added. Rs 1,838-crorehighway gainedprominence over the last liquidation order on Monday, of Rs 130crore,improveditto thoritiesforcheatingaconsortium “When youlook at trends for project from the National year,the cybersecurityfirm said. whichwas made available on the Rs 142crore,and finallyrevisedit of banks ledbyBank of India. thefuture,definitelythereare clear Highways Authorityof India Strict lockdowns in countries tribunal’s websiteonThursday. one moretime to Rs 145crore.A In September lastyear,the signs youcan pickup. Anything (NHAI) in Kerala. PTI across the globetoprevent the The company, which wasfou- majority of the funds in the reso- Central BureauofInvestigations thatisdigital, we’remaking abig spreadof Covidforcedusersacross ndedin1992, owesoverRs1,900 lution plan had been allocated to had registeredacaseoffraud beton,”ChandratoldReutersNext theboardtoopt forpaymentof es- croretoitslenders,andwasadmi- the financial creditors. againstthe company’s directors conference.Covidhasaccelerated SamsungS21 sentialserviceseitherfrommobile tted intoinsolvency in December Haldiram Snacks’plan, how- Sanjay Dhingra, Siddhant Gupta theadoptionof technology,chang- serieslaunched or QR codes, McAfeesaid. 2018 on apetition movedby ever,did notpass musterasitdid and Arun Srivastava. ing the waypeople live,headded. NewDelhi: Samsung on Th- ursday launcheditsflagship FUEL PRICES AT RECORD HIGH S21series,starting withthe topofthe line Galaxy S21 Experts seecut in excise duty Ultra,withandadaptive dis- playwith variable refresh rate andfour rear cameras. StartingatRs1,05,999inInd- to curb impact on inflation ia,itwillbecompatiblewith theS-Penstylus.Theflagship EXCISEDUTYONPETROL Rs 19.98per litreatthe beginning series also features the KARUNJITSINGH of 2019,and increasedthe excise smaller S21and S21+. NEWDELHI,JANUARY14 duty on diesel to Rs 31.83per litre ·ffSX°f ÀfSXIYfSX from Rs 15.83overthe same pe- ´fSX¸ff¯fb DYªffÊ d½f·ff¦f `32.98/L ·ffSXe ´ff³fe Àfa¹faÂfIYûMXf THEPRICEofpetrolhitanall-time riod to boost revenues. F&Otradingon BÊ-d³fd½fQf Af¸faÂf¯fÀfc¨f³ff highof Rs84.70perlitreinthena- “Thepricesof petrolanddiesel ·ffS°f IZ Sf¿MÑ´fd°f IeAûS ÀfZ AüS C³fIZ d»f¹fZ ¸fWf´fi¶fa²fI ,·ffSe´ff³fe Àfa¹faÂf, IûMf BÊ-MZÔOdSa¦f ¸ff²¹f¸f ÀfZ d³f¸³f If¹fÊ WZ°fb A³fb¸fûdQ°f, ´ffÂf E½fa tionalcapitalasoilmarketingcom- ■The central government arelikelytorise further unless the A³fb·f½fe NZIZ QfSûÔ ÀfZ Afg³f»ffB³f ¸fQ QS d³fd½fQfEa Af¸fadÂf°f Ieªff°fe W`ÔÜ PaytmMoney d½fÀ°fÈ°f E³fAfBÊMeE½fa d³fd½fQf QÀ°ff½fZªf ½fZ¶fÀffBM www.tenderwizard.com/ DAE for free view/ ´fS OfC³f»fûO WZ°fb C´f»f¶²f W`Ü panies (OMCs)hiked thecostof hiked excise duty on petrol to governmentcutsexcise duties,” E³f.AfBÊ.MXe. Àfa£¹ff dÀfd½f»f/2020/419 dÀfd½f»f/2020/423 NewDelhi: Paytm Money, a both petrol and diesel by 25 paise Rs 32.98per litrefrom saidVivekanandSubbaraman,an- If¹fÊ If³ff¸f kk½f¿fÊ 2020-21 IZ d»f¹fZ ·ff´ffÀfa. (I û) Af½ffÀfe¹f kk½f¿fÊ 2020-21 IZ d»f¹fZ ·ff´ffÀfa. (I ûMf) ¸fZÔ Àfe½fZªf Ifg»fû³fe, Sf½f°f·ffMfIZdSWf¹fÀfe ¸fI f³fûÔ IZ Afa°fdSI MÑeM¸fZÔM IZ ´fi¨ff»f³f AüS A³fbSÃf¯f, ½ffMSMÑeM¸fZÔM wholly-ownedsubsidiaryof on Thursday. Theprice of diesel Rs 19.98per litreatthe alystatAmbit Capital, adding the ´fZÔdMa¦f If½ffd¿fÊI A³fb¶fa²fll ´»ffaM ¸fZÔ ÀfWf¹fI ÀfZ½ff¹fZÔ B°¹ffdQ If¹fÊll Paytmisprovidingfutures& also setarecordhigh of beginning of 2019,and government waslikelytocut ex- d³fd½fQf OÑfBa¦f IZ Àff±f d³fd½fQf QÀ°ff½fZªfûÔ IûQZJ³fZ 15.01.2021 (10:00 ¶fªfZ) ÀfZ 15.01.2021 (10:00 ¶fªfZ) ÀfZ AüS OfD³f»fûO IS³fZ Ied³f²ffÊdS°f dQ³ffaI 25.01.2021 (15:00) ¶fªfZ °fI 25.01.2021 (15:00) ¶fªfZ °fI optionstrading (F&O) on its Rs 81.60 in Mumbai. increasedthe excise duty on cisedutyto curbtheimpactof high ¶fû»fe ´fc½fÊ À´f¿MeI S¯fdQ³ffaI 27.01.2021 (10:00 ¶fªfZ) ÀfZ 27.01.2021 (10:00 ¶fªfZ) ÀfZ platform, with brokerage Thisisthefourthhikeinpetrol diesel to Rs 31.83per litre fuel prices on inflation. 29.01.2021 (16:00) ¶fªfZ °fI 29.01.2021 (16:00) ¶fªfZ °fI BÊE¸fOeWZ°fb Me.Oe.AfS./ ER .Oe.AfS. ªf¸ff ISf³fZ 02.02.2021 02.02.2021 starting at Rs 10. ENS anddieselpricesinanine-daype- from Rs 15.83overthe same Ananalystwhodidnot wishto IeAad°f¸f d°fd±f AfdQ (14:30) ¶fªfZ °fI (14:30) ¶fªfZ °fI Afg³f »ffB³f d³fd½fQfAûa Iû ªf¸ff IS³fZ Ie Aad°f¸f 02.02.2021 (14:30) ¶fªfZ °fI E½fa 02.02.2021 02.02.2021 (14:30) ¶fªfZ °fI E½fa 02.02.2021 riod, whichhas seen ratesrise by period to boostrevenues. be namedsaid the government d°fd±f E½fa Àf¸f¹f E½fa °fI ³feI e¶fû»fe Afg³f »ffB³f ¶fªfZ (15:00) °fI ¶fªfZ (15:00) °fI about Re 1per litre, after30days wouldalsonotseekto cutthemar- Jû»f³fZ IeAad°f¸f d°fd±f PFCbondfor AfaI d»f°f »ff¦f°f ÷.26,42,844/- ÷.15,43,930/- of no hike. According to experts, ketingmarginsofOMCsfurtheras BÊE¸fOe BÊE¸fOe´fS LcMQe¦fBÊ W` »fZdI ³f Àf·fe ¶fû»feQf°ffAûa BÊE¸fOe´fS LcMQe¦fBÊ W` »fZdI ³f Àf·fe ¶fû»feQf°ffAûa pricesare likelytorisefurtherdue Experts expect that the gov- it seeks to getagood valuationon IZ d»f¹fZ k¶fû»fe ÀfbSÃff §fû¿f¯ffl ªf¸ff IS³ff Ad³f½ff¹fÊ IZ d»f¹fZ k¶fû»fe ÀfbSÃff §fû¿f¯ffl ªf¸ff IS³ff Ad³f½ff¹fÊ individualbuyers W`Ü(¶fû»fe ÀfbSÃff §fû¿f¯ff If ´fifø ´f A³fb¶fa²f-1 IZ W`Ü(¶fû»fe ÀfbSÃff §fû¿f¯ff If ´fifø ´f A³fb¶fa²f-1 IZ to arally in crude oil unless the ernment will cut excise duties to the divestment of Bharat ø´f¸fZÔ Àfa»f¦³f W`) ø´f¸fZÔ Àfa»f¦³f W`) NewDelhi: PowerFinance governmentreducesexciseduties curb the impact of higher fuel Petroleum Corporation Ltd. d³fd½fQf ´fidIi ¹ff Vfb»I ÷.1,559/- ÷.911/- If¹fÊ ´fc¯fÊ Wû³fZ IeA½fd²f 12 ¸ffW 12 ¸ffW Corporation (PFC) said the on petrol and diesel. prices on inflation and to support AnICICISecuritiesreportnoted ´faªfeIÈ °f NZIZ QfS We d³fd½fQfAûa Iû JSeQ/ OfD³f»fûO E½fa ´fiÀ°fb°f/ A´f»fûO IS ÀfI °fZ W`ÔÜB¨LbIEªfZÔdÀf¹ffa ´faªfeI S¯fWZ°fb BÀf ½fZ¶fÀffBM If launchofitsmaidentaxable The price of Brent crude has adesirable valuation in the disin- thatthe netmarketingmarginsof A½f»fûI ³f IS ÀfI °fZ W`ÔÜWS½f¢°f ÀfWf¹f°ff/ À´f¿MeI S¯fWZ°fb Àf¸´fIÊ ISmÔ 24x7 @09969395522 (ßfe øýiZVf), BʸfZ»f: rudresh.ten- [email protected] ¹ff [email protected] QcS·ff¿f Àfa.: 011-49424365, ´ffÂf ¶fû»feI °ffÊAûa Ie°fI ³feI e¶fûd»f¹fûÔ IZ bondissue of Rs 5,000crore consistentlystrengthenedsince vestment of Bharat Petroleum OMCsmay fall belowzeroatcur- Af²ffS ´fS d½fØfe¹f ¶fûd»f¹fûÔ Iû Afg³f»ffB³f Jû»ff ªffE¦ff dªfÀfI ed°fd±f Ie Àfc¨f³ff A»f¦f ÀfZ Qe ªffE¦feÜ d½fÀ°fÈ°f E³fAfBÊMe½fZ¶fÀffBÊM forindividual buyers that theendof October—fromaround Corporation Ltd. The centralgov- rentfuelprices,forcingeitheracut www.hwb.gov.in ´fS IZ ½f»f QZJf ªff ÀfI °ff W` A³¹f ªff³fI fSeWZ°fb Àf·fe If¹fÊdQ½fÀfûÔ ´fS IÈ ´f¹ff B³f QcS·ff¿f ³fa. ´fS Àfa´fIÊ ISmÔÜQcS·ff¿f- (01475) 242201/ 242231, R` ¢Àf: 01475-242203 (½fe.½fe.EÀf.E. ´fifÀffQ) willopenonJanuary15. PTI $37per barreltoaround $56 ernment hiked exciseduty on in excise duty or afurther hikein ¸fWXf´fi¶fa²fIY on Thursday. petrol to Rs 32.98per litrefrom the prices of petrol and diesel. ·ffSX°fIZY SXf¿MÑX´fd°f IYe AûSXAüSX CX³fIZYd»fE

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 MEANWHILE AUSTRALIA TO KILL PIGEON THAT CROSSED PACIFIC Aracing pigeon has survived an extraordinary13,000-kmPacific Ocean crossing from the United States to find anew homeinAustralia. Nowauthorities consider the birdaquaran- 14 THE WORLD tine risk andplantokill it. Thebird had disappearedfrom arace in theUSstate of Oregon on October 29,last year,and wasfound in Melbourne on December 26.

TOPOFTHE 10 REPUBLICANS JOIN DEMOCRATS SENATE TRIAL UNLIKELY BEFORE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO WORLD IN VOTING TO IMPEACH TRUMPLEAVES OFFICE BE IMPEACHED TWICE Trumpimpeachedfor‘incitementofinsurrection’

Move opens prospectofbanning him Under pressure, Trump puts from ever holding publicoffice again At theNayaparacamp out video condemning violence in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters NICHOLASFANDOS TOPHOUSELEADERS MAGGIEHABERMAN& The video WASHINGTON,JANUARY14 MICHAELSSCHMIDT was CRITICISETRUMP JANUARY14 released BANGLADESH DONALD TRUMP on Wednesday hours after Fireatrefugee became the firstAmerican pres- UNDER HEAVY pressurefrom Trumpwas identtobeimpeachedtwice, as Hemustgo.Heisaclear his advisers, US President impeached camp:Hundreds 10 membersofhis party joined andpresentdangerto Donald TrumponWednesday with Democratsinthe House to thenationthatweall releasedafive-minute video ofRohingya charge him with “incitement of love...Itgivesmeno recordedinthe Oval Office con- “As Ihavesaid, the incursion lefthomeless insurrection” forhis role in pleasuretosaythis, demning lastweek’smob vio- of the US Capitol struckatthe eggingonaviolent mob that itbreaksmyheart.” lence at the Capitol andurging very heartofour republic,” ALARGE fire tore through stormedthe Capitol lastweek. his supporters to stand down Trumpsaid. “It angered andap- acrowdedRohingyacamp Reconveninginabuildingnow — NANCY PELOSI from further rioting next week. palledmillions of Americans in the Cox’s Bazar area of heavilymilitarisedagainstthreats HOUSE SPEAKER AND The video wasmade public across the political spectrum.” BangladeshonThursday, from pro-Trumpactivists and DEMOCRATIC LEADER hours afterTrumpwas im- “Iwant to be very clear:Iun- destroying hundredsof adornedwithbunting forthe in- Speaker of the HouseNancy Pelosi gavels in the final vote of the impeachment of US peachedasecond time and was equivocallycondemntheviolence ramshackle shelters and auguration of President-elect Joe President Donald Trump, forhis role in inciting an angrymob to storm the Congress last the result, advisers said, of his re- thatwesaw lastweek,”headded. forcing displacedMuslim Biden,lawmakersvoted232to 197 The President bears week,atthe Capitol in WashingtononWednesday. AP alisation of the catastrophic fall- “Violenceandvandalismhave ab- refugees to flee in the win- to approveasingle impeachment responsibility for out from the deadlysiege, which solutelynoplace in our country. terchill.The blaze claimed article. It accused Trumpof“incit- Wednesday’s attack also leftlawmakers fearing for And no place in our movement. no livesbut lefthundreds ing violence againstthe govern- on Congress by mob their livesinthe seat of American Making America great again has of people without homes, ment of the United States”inhis Expecting trouble, Washington locks democracy. always been about defending the according to aid workers rioters. He should questtooverturn theelection re- have immediately The video wasreleasedona rule of law” and supporting law and officials. It struckata sults, andcalledfor himtobere- down week before Biden inauguration WhiteHouse Twitter account. enforcementofficials,hesaid. NYT time when officials in movedanddisqualifiedfromever denouncedthe mob Bangladesh look forlong- holdingpublicoffice again. when he saw what termsolutionsforthehun- The voteleftanother indelible was unfolding.” ASHRAFKHALIL Twitter CEO defends Trump dredsofthousands of stain on Trump’s presidency just —KEVINMCCARTHY &LOLITACBALDOR refugeeswhohave crossed aweek before he is slatedto leave TOP HOUSE REPUBLICAN WASHINGTON,JANUARY14 itsborder from Myanmar office and laid barethe cracks ban, but says it is ‘dangerous’ in recent years. Thefire running through the Republican ALL THROUGH downtown eruptedaround1aminthe Party. Moremembersof hisparty The House’s action setthe Washington, the primarysound NewYork: Twitter CEO Jack Nayapararefugeecampin voted to charge thePresident stageforthesecondSenatetrialof forseveral blocks wasthe beep- Dorseyhas defendedhis com- southeastBangladesh.NYT than in anyother impeachment. the President in ayear.However, ing of forklifts unloadingmore pany’sunprecedenteddecisionto Speaker Nancy Pelosi, declar- that nowseems unlikelytohap- fencing. permanentlysuspend US Twitter CEO ingthepastweekoneof thedark- pen before January20—the day Therewerenocars or scoot- PresidentDonaldTrumpfromthe JackDorsey estchapters in American history, Trumpleavesoffice andBiden ers and seeminglynotourists social media site, but warnedit PAKISTAN implored colleagues to embrace takesoathasthe newpresident. Wednesday, justthe occasional could seta“dangerous prece- Attackontemple: “aconstitutionalremedythatwill TheAssociatedPressreportedthat jogger andmultiple construction National Guardtroops inside the CapitolonWednesday. AP dent”, admitting it reflectedthe in our havingtoban ensurethat the republicwill be theSenate trialcouldbeginonin- crewsatwork. The US Capitol company’sfailure “to promote @realDonaldTrumpfromTwitter, 12policeofficials safefromthis man who is so res- auguration dayitself. that proved suchasofttargetlast healthyconversation”. orhowwegot here...,”Dorseysaid. dismissed olutely determinedtotear down The last proceedingwas apar- week wasvisible onlythrough The FBI has warnedthat Police vehicles sealedoff a Dorsey brokehis silence on “Ibelieve thiswas the rightdeci- the things that we hold dear and tisan affair.But this time, Senator lines of tall, blackfence. armedprotests by violent Trump hugeswath of downtownDC, the company’s decision in ase- sion forTwitter.Wefaced an ex- THE KHYBER that hold us together”. MitchMcConnell, Republican of Twoblocks from theWhite supporters were being planned causing trafficsnarls. Starting ries of tweets Wednesday. traordinary and untenable cir- Pakhtunkhwaprovincial Alittle morethan ayear after Kentucky and the majority leader, House, agroup of uniformed in all 50 statecapitals as well as Wednesday,anyone inside the Twitter Fridayannouncedthat cumstance, forcing us to focus all government in Pakistan sheled athree-month process to wassaid to supportthe effortas a National Guardtroops emerged in Washington forthe days lead- inaugurationperimeter might Trumpwas permanentlysus- of our actions on publicsafety.” has dismissed12police of- impeachTrumpthe firsttime for means of purging his party of from atour bus and headedinto ing up to the inauguration of be stoppedand questioned. pendeddue to the “risk of fur- But,hesaid,theban“sets aprece- ficialsfollowinganenquiry apressurecampaign on Ukraine Trump. If aSenatetrial resultedin ahotelasastate of lockdown de- President-elect Joe Biden. Severaldowntownhotels, in- ther incitement of violence”, dentIfeelisdangerous:thepower reportthat found them to incriminateBiden, Pelosi had Trump’s conviction,itheld out scendedonWashington that “Clearly we areinuncharted cluding one whichhad become a days afterhis supporters an individual or corporation has guilty of “negligence” in movedthistimewithlittlefanfare the prospect of barring him from will lastthrough the January20 waters,” said Washington Mayor favouritehangout of the militant stormedthe US Capitol. overapartofthe global public protecting aHindu temple to do the same job in sevendays. ever holding office again. NYT inauguration. Muriel Bowser. ProudBoyfaction,have closed.AP “Idonot celebrate orfeelpride conversation.” PTI in the province, whichwas torchedbyamobled by members of aradical Islamistparty.The govern- ment also forfeited one- AFTER MONTHS OF DIPLOMATIC WRANGLING yearserviceof 33 policeof- New rule to raise wage rates for H-1B workers ficialsinconnection with WHO team arrivesinWuhan the incident. The temple from abroad. grammes. them in line with the wagespaid wasattackedonDecember PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA Days before the end of the ad- The H-1B visa is anon-immi- to similarly employedUSwork- 30 by themob aftermem- WASHINGTON,JANUARY14 ministration of PresidentDonald grantvisathat allows US compa- ers, the DepartmentofLaborsaid bers of the Hinducommu- Trump, the US Department of nies to employ foreign workers in in anews release on Tuesday. to investigate pandemicorigins nityreceivedpermission THE TRUMP administration has Labor said the final rule would specialityoccupationsthatrequire Prevailing wage rate is de- from authorities to reno- announcedafinal rule that will helpprotectthewagesandjobop- theoreticalortechnical expertise. finedasthe averagewagepaid 2of15-member team test positive, stay backinSingapore vate itsbuilding. The mob significantlyraise theminimum portunities of Americanworkers Technology companies de- to similarly employedworkers demolishedthenewlycon- wagesthat employers in the US by reformingthe wage method- pendonitto hiretensof thousands in aspecific occupation in the structed parts. PTI mustpay to foreignworkers on ologyitusesto setprevailingwage of employees eachyear from area of intendedemployment. SAMMCNEIL& visa programmes likethe H-1B ratestoprevent potential abuses countries likeIndia and China. It servetoprotect US work- HUIZHONGWU HONGKONG as partofefforts to protect of itsPermanent Employment The finalrule will improvethe ers from competition posedby WUHAN,JANUARY14 11heldonsuspicion American workers from being Certification, H-1B, H-1B1 and E- accuracyof prevailingwagespaid the entryoflower-costforeign undercut by cheaper labour 3Visa foreign worker pro- to foreign workers by bringing labour intothe US. AGLOBALteam of researchers ofaidingactivists’ arrivedThursday in theChinese escapeattempt city wherethe coronavirus pan- demic wasfirstdetected to con- HONGKONGpolice have Ugandans choose between long-time leader duct apoliticallysensitive inves- arrested 11 peopleover tigation intoits origins amid suspectedcrimesrelatedto uncertainty about whether assisting agroup of 12 pro- and popstar politicianintense presidential vote Beijing might trytoprevent em- democracy activists ac- barrassing discoveries. The WHO team at the Wuhan airportonThursday. AP cusedoftrying to flee the The government in the East The groupsenttoWuhan by city by boat forTaiwan last REUTERS Agenerationgapthatmayleadtochange African countryofnearly 46 mil- the WorldHealthOrganisation year,policeand activists KAMPALA,JANUARY14 lion peopleordered an internet wasapproved by President Xi to arrive in Wuhan on Thursday, POPEFRANCIS,EX-POPE saidonThursday. Thosear- YOWERI MUSEVENI, 76, fact that around 80% of blackout until further notice on Jinping’s government after but twotestedpositivefor coro- rested includedeight men UGANDANS WEARINGface has had five terms as the Ugandanpopula- Wednesday, aday afteritbanned months of diplomatic wrangling navirus antibodiesbeforeleav- BENEDICTBOTHGET and three women, aged 18 maskstobrave the pandemic President, aposthehas tion is below30could allsocial media apps. thatpromptedanunusualpublic ing Singaporeand were being re- COVIDVACCINE:VATICAN to 72,apolice statement voted on Thursdayaspolice and held on to since 1986. work in the musician’s Reggae artistBobi Wine, 38, is complaint by thehead of WHO. tested there, WHO said in a said.DanielWong,alawyer soldiers patrolledthe streetsof The biggestthreat to his favour.However, channelling the anger of many Scientists suspectthe virus statement on Twitter. Vatican: Both Pope Francis and ex who triedtohelp the 12 the capital during apresidential bid forasixth term comes from Museveni is seen by manyasa Ugandans who sayformer guer- jumpedtohumansfrombatsor The rest of theteam that ar- Pope Benedict have receivedthe people detainedinmain- election pitting long-time leader reggae star Bobi Wine, 38, who revolutionaryleader who has rillaleaderMuseveni,now 76,isan other animals, likelyinChina’s rivedinWuhan will undergoa firstdose of avaccineagainst landChinalast August,was Yoweri Museveni againstpopu- has alarge youth following. The brought peace to thenation. out-of-touchdictator failing to southwest.TherulingCommunist two-weekquarantine as well as coronavirus, the Vatican said on among those arrested ac- lar singerBobi Wine. tackle unemployment and cor- Party, stung by complaintsital- Covidtests,Chinese statemedia Thursday. The 84-year-old pope cording to apostonhis Long lines of voters snaked ruption.Thereare 17.7millionreg- lowedthe disease to spread, says said.Theyare to startworkingwith and the 93-year-old former pope, Facebookpage. REUTERS out of polling stations visited by foranopposition galvanisedby despiteacampaign scarredby isteredvoters and resultsare ex- the viruscame from abroad. Chinese experts viavideo confer- got theirjabs as partofaVatican Reuters in Kampala, astronghold popstar-turned-politicianWine deadlycrackdowns. pectedwithin48hours.REUTERS Fifteen team members were ence whileinquarantine. AP vaccination programme that be- ganonWednesday. Both men are vulnerable to contracting the Instagram influencers are a virus becauseoftheir age. There have been fewerthan 30 cases of THE PAINTING ON AN INDONESIAN ISLAND IS THOUGHT TO BE AT LEAST 45,500 YRS OLD coronavirus in the Vatican City, vaccine priority in Indonesia most of them among the Swiss Guard, who live in acommunal Pig painting may be world’soldest cave art: archaeologists barracks. REUTERS REUTERS Influencer JAKARTA,JANUARY14 Raffi siteofthe earliestknown repre- The Leang Tedongnge siteis Ahmad gets RUSSIATOSEEKEUNOD BECKYFERREIRA sentationalcaveart in theworld. onlyabout 40 miles from AMONGTHEfirstinthequeuefor avaccine FORSPUTNIKVVACCINE JANUARY14 Acaptivating scene elsewhere Makassar,abustling cityofsome coronavirusvaccinesinIndonesia shot. Reuters on the island, whichdisplays hu- 1.5millionpeople.Butthecave has has been one conspicuous group Moscow: Russia will submitafor- IN Ahidden valleyonan man-animal hybrids, wasfound remainedvirtually untouchedbe- —social media influencers. mal application to the European Indonesian island, there is acave to be at least43,900years old, re- cause it is so challenging to reach. Alongside President Joko Senior health ministryoffi- Unionnextmonthforapprovalof decorated withwhatmay be the ported by the same team in a “Getting to it requires adiffi- Widodo, as the world’s fourth cial,Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said the itsSputnikVcoronavirusvaccine, oldestfigurative artever 2019 study. culttrekalongaroughforest path mostpopulous countrykicked decisiontoinclude influencers the head of Russia’s sovereign glimpsedbymodern eyes. These examples of cave art, thatwindsthroughmountainous offits vaccination drive on alongside almost1.5 million wealth fund said on Thursday. The vivid depiction of awild alongwithanotherpigfigurespot- terrain and endsinanarrowcave Wednesday, wasIndonesian tel- healthcareworkers in the first Peer-reviewedresults of the vac- pig, outlinedand filledinwith tedatacave furthersouthby Adhi passage, whichisthe onlyen- evision personality,Raffi Ahmad, round of inoculations wasade- cine would be releasedshortly mulberry-huedpigment,dates Agus Oktavhiana, alsoagraduate trancetothe valley,” said Adam who boasts almost50million liberategovernment communi- and would demonstrateits high backatleast45,500years, ac- student at Griffith University and Brumm, also an archaeologistat followers on Instagram. cations strategy. efficacy,fundchief KirillDmitriev cordingtoastudy published The painting in acaveonthe island of Sulawesi. NYT co-author of the study,hint at the GriffithUniversityandaco-author “Alhamdulillah [Praise be to Therehas been scepticism in saidinaninterviewattheReuters WednesdayinScience Advances. richculturesliving on the of the study. “Thevalleycan only God] avaccine ...Don’t be afraid Indonesiaaround the safetyand Next conference. He said Sputnik It wasdiscovereddeep inside a Indonesian islands. The discover- be accessed during the drysea- of vaccines,” the 33-year-old efficacy of vaccines, and whether Vwould be produced in seven cave calledLeang Tedongngein Griffith University and co-author dayonthe island of Sulawesi ies also open adebateover son; during the wetseason the celebrity wrote under avideo of theyare allowedunder Islam. countries. He addedthat regula- December 2017,during an ar- of the newresearch. The animal wherethe cave is. whether the artists could have valleyflooriscompletelyflooded him receiving the shot, next to a Indonesians areamong the torsinninecountriesareexpected chaeological survey ledbyBasran in the painting resemblesthe Sulawesi wasalready consid- been Homo sapiens, or members and the residentshavetotravel heartemoji and another of topglobal users of social media to approve thevaccinefordomes- Burhan, agraduatestudent at wartypig, aspecies still living to- ered by some experts to be the of anotherextincthumanspecies. around on dugout canoes.” NYT Indonesia’sred and whiteflag. platforms likeInstagram. tic usethis month. REUTERS

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021 GOA JUMP TO THIRD SPOTINISL Abrace from Jorge Ortiz helped FC Goascripta3-0win over Jamshedpur FC in an Indian Super Leaguematch. Ortiz scored agoaleachineither half (19th, 52nd) while Ivan 15 SPORT Gonzalezadded alate third(89th) after Alexandre Lima re- ceived marching ordersfollowing asecond booking. PTI

Bess spins a web as England From the Vulture Streetend bowl out Lanka Gabba hasbeen ahappy-hunting ground forAustralia but forvisitors, includinganinjury-hitIndia, it sends shivers down the spine

ground forpocketmoneybeforejoining the for 135 on Day 1 SANDIPG army. Then duringavacationinthe 1970s, he JANUARY14 just went to help hisfriend,agroundsman, at the Gabba. He did notrejoin the Army. The ASSOCIATEDPRESS HOURS AFTERlanding in Brisbane, wherethe Mitchells lookedafter the ground like “their GALLE,JANUARY14 mostdramatic of series in recent memory child”,always keepingitgreenandpretty,bat- seeks closure, Josh Hazlewood soundedout a tling and beating the elements. Brisbane can ENGLAND SET itssight on ameaningful first warningto theIndians:“We willbeextremely be likeafurnace in summer.Winter is mild, innings lead afteroffspinner Dom Bess took a dangerous in Gabba.Weprobablygrowaleg but cyclones and thunderstorms arenot too career-best5-30 to bowl out Sri Lanka for135 up there.”Inthe heat of the Sydneybattle, farany time of the year. on the firstday of the firstTestonThursday. Aussie skipper TimPaine hadissuedathreat Thesun,rainandbenignwinterencourage Captain Joe Root and JonnyBairstowfur- to Ravichandran Ashwinfrombehind the aluxuriantgrowthof couchgrass—thesecret ther thwartedSri Lanka ambitions with a stumps: “Can’twait to getyou to the Gabba.” behindhard,firmGabbadecks.InQueensland, gritty,unbroken stand of 110runs to close Months before the schedule of the series was it growsfor almost 10 months, whereas in the dayat127-2, trailing by justeight runs. fixed, Paine had requestedCricket Australia to mostother parts of the continent, it barely Root reachedhis half-centuryoff 94 balls and startthe series in Brisbane, before flinging a growsforsixmonths.No wonderthenthatthe wasunbeaten on 66 withfivefours, while tongue-in-cheek dartatVirat Kohli: “Maybe Australian bowlers have enjoyedthe bounce, Bairstowwas 47 notout. we can getapink-ball Test (in Brisbane) if he’s paceandswing(whenthecloudsbeginto drift It could have been 52-3 but Root es- in agoodmood.” in) it has offeredfor ages. capedon20when he successfullyover- However, twoweeksago,itwas uncertain turnedalbw decision through video refer- whetherthearenawouldindeedhostthisTest, Creamrisestothe top ral. Root and Bairstowcame together after duetoQueensland’s rigorous adherence to Most of thelegendary bowlershave left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniyare- COVID-19protocols. sparkling recordstoo. Dennis Lillee main- movedopeners Dom Sibleyand Zak tainedanaverage of 20.16,JeffThomson Crawleytoreduce the visitors to 2-17inside Fearsome arena 24.03, Glenn McGrath 21.75. Among their the firstnine overs. Likeevery arena in Australia, Gabba has a successors, PatCummins haspickedhis wick- Both batsmen grew in confidenceand unique characteristic.The Sydney Cricket The Gabba pitch has preservedits distinctive characteristics over the years, offering bounce, pace and swing. cricket.com.au etsat15runsapiece, striking every36thball. neutralizedthe three-pronged spinattack Groundhasanold-worldgrandeur,Melbourne Mitchell Starcand Hazlewood have amuch of Embuldeniya, WaninduHasarangaand Cricket Ground glowsinits historic majesty, inferior,but still respectable, averages of 27.84 Dilruwan Perera through sweepshots and Adelaidehas alaid-back, carnival-likefeel. dressing rooms, forastart,theyare down un- Fewstadiums strikesuchan 39 runs chasing 395, whenMLJaisimha and26.65 respectively.Spinnershaverelished maintainedahealthyrun rate of 3.4 runs an Perth’s WACA breathes afearful romance,the derneath,soit’slikeyouarelockedintothedun- auralfear either. Gabbatoir,its strokedamagnificent 101. Nineyears later,a the bounce. Shane Warne helms the bowling over to raise the centurystand. Earlier, neighbouring Optus flauntsaglowering geon, then youget releasedintothis concrete WSC-depletedAustralia snuck home by 16 chartwith 68 wicketsat20.30. Nathan Lyon stand-in captain Dinesh Chandimal, who swankiness, and Hobart’s Bellerive Oval ex- jungleand theheat …the heat justhitsyou as moniker,aportmanteauof runs,defending340.Therest have beensound has nabbed 35 at 29.37. wonthe toss and optedtobat, top-scored udesanoffbeat charm. The Gabba simply youcome through the tunnel from an air-con- Gabba and abattoir,provokesa thrashings,includingbeingbundledoutfor58 Good batsmen toohavethrived, though with28after regular skipper Dimuth frightens. The very name inducesashiver ditioneddressing room,” former England cap- hollowdread. Likebeing thrown and 98 on the 1947-48tour.OnlyfiveIndian only five have doublehundredsonthehonours’ Karunaratne wasruledout with abroken downthespine.Maybe,thestadiumbuiltover tain Michael Vaughan once told BT Sport. batsmen have scored centuriesatthe Gabba. board. Donald Bradman averages 105, Greg thumbinSri Lanka'sfirsthome test since aswampland parkwas destinedtofrighten. intoaslaughterhouse. Chappell111 andMichaelClarke103.ButBrian the pandemic began. GabbaowesitsnamefromWoolloongabba, Aussie fortress Littlehas changed Laraaverages22, Sachin Tendulkar 7.65, Virat StuartBroad pickeduptwo early wickets thesuburbitstandsin.Theoldinhabitantsused It’swhereMichaelClarke threatenedJames It’salsooneof thefew surfacesinthecoun- Kohli 10.Clarke had asimple piece of advice to in one over and 3-20 overall, while Bess to callitWulonkoppa,whichmeans“fighttalk Anderson: “Getreadyfor abrokenf****n arm. love winningandattheGabba,theyalmostal- trythat have preserved their distinctive char- some of the NewSouth Wales youngsters at found some unexpectedassistance from the place.”It’sabigbowl of anarena,aclosedenclo- It’swherethesecurityguyssledgedtheBarmy ways win. In 62 Tests, theyhaveemergedvic- acteristics,retainingmuchoftheintrinsictraits theGabba:“Playeitherwithahorizontalbator Galle International Stadium pitch to dismiss sure,wherethecrowd,possessingafiercesense Armyout of the stadium. It’s whereMitchell torious on 40 instances.Theyhavelostonly through the passageoftime and intrusion of vertical bat. Nothing in between.” The advice thehome team justbeforetea. Bess, playing of rough regional identity,isshudderingly in- Johnson spookedout Jonathan Trottwith his eight games, the lastin1988toViv Richards’ modernity.While concretemass has obliter- waspassedontohimby arguably Queensland’s in Asia forthe firsttime, claimedhis first hospitable.Few stadiums strikesuchanaural chinmusic. It’swhere Australiaroutinelykick- West Indies.Intheir32-matchunbeatenstreak ated theold dog-race trackand obscured the mostfamouscricketingson:Matthew Hayden. wicketwith his second delivery when Kusal fear either. Gabbatoir,its moniker,provokesa startedtheirhome Test summers.Passing since, theyhavedrawn justseven games, hills, the soul of the venue remainsintact. If onemancapturestheessenceof Gabba,inall Perera went foranambitious reverse sweep hollowdread.Likebeingthrownintoaslaugh- through the crucible wasthe roughestexam- mostlyrain-hamperedgames.Socrushinghas Manyother Australian grounds have had itsprowess to intimidate, it’sHayden. on 20 and gloved asimple catchtoskipper terhouse. Is thereamoresavagely-named ination of atouringteam’s mettle,oftheir beentheauthorityherethattheyhaveenjoyed their identities erodedbydrop-in turfs. The But it has been astrangeseries, wherein Joe Root at firstslip. bowling end in cricket than the Vulture Street minds as well as bodies. Unsurprisingly, the four 10-wicket victories,eight innings wins WACA haslonglostits intimidating bounce adversitieshaveonlyemboldenedIndia.They Broad, bowling around the wicket, had End? As if the bowlers arecirclingaround the decision to move the season-opener away and sevenwithamargininexcess of 150runs and pace, MCG has become slower, SCG slug- have shownrarecourage and grit to notonly the left-hander Lahiru Thirimanne caught at batsman to rip the carcass apart. Outside the fromBrisbane,dueto financialconsiderations, sincetheir lastdefeat. gish. But notthe Gabba, thankschieflytothe standupto theAustraliansbutalsoflinginthe leg slip on 4inhis fourth over.One ball later, stadium,thereisaboardthatreads:“VultureSt. metstout rebukefrompastand present play- India have lostsix of their sevengames father-son pair of Kevin Mitchell senior and knockout punchwhen required.But it would KusalMendisfell forhis fourth successive One way.”Often, foroppositions, therehas ers,eventually forcingthereinstatementof the here, the onlydrawn game owed to Sourav junior,who nursedand nurtured the ground notget moredaunting than at the Gabbatoir. duckintests as he got afaint edge offBroad's been no wayout. tradition from the next Ashes. Ganguly’s heroic century, undoubtedly his forclose to four decades, before Mitchell jun- Survive thecrucible,andIndiamightwellhave brilliant leg-cutter. Senior pros Chandimal Theindomitablearenacouldgettotheplay- It’s easy to see whyAustralia’s cricketers best,in2003.However, therehavebeenseveral ior retired in 2017. achievedararesliceofhistory. and Angelo Mathews shared a56-run, ers. “Brisbane is notanoccasion of joy. The love theGabbasomuch—becauseAustralians close brushes. Likein1968, theyfell shortby The senior usedtocollect bottles on the LIVE ON SONY SPORTS NETWORK, 5AM fourth-wicketstand until theydepartedin successive oversafter lunch. Mathews’milestone Satwik-Chirag lose,but on upward curve afterlong time away En routeto27, Mathews became onlythe fifthSri Lankan to pass6,000 Test runs after Kumar Sangakkara(12,400), Mahela were levelat17-all in the firstgame andclose partofindividual up-skilling even when they Jayawardene (11,814), Sanath Jayasuriya SHIVANINAIK in at 17-16inthe next, but lackedthe compo- got together in Hyderabad. (6,973), and Aravinda de Silva (6,361). JANUARY14 sureand clarity in closing out, driving home Hong Kong pair “There’s lots of individualmulti-sessions But the formerskipper wasdismissedby the needfor Shetty to continue on hispath withdraws under coachDwi (Kristiawan). It’s juststand- Broad afterthe break when aloose shot was CHIRAGSHETTYisinthe habit of keeping of sorting out his half of the game. ing strokes, but he’s helpedwith drivesand caught at slip by Root at chestheight. In the himself informedbyreadingupeverything “When Iwas stuckinMumbai and Satwik Hong Kong's TseYingSuetand Tang quickdrills andanticipation as well,” he says next over,Chandimal, who reached4,000 he canlayhishandson,whencuriosity strikes. wasathis place, Itook the opportunity to Chun Man gave awalkover to Germans of the Indonesian who took over afterFlandy runs in Tests, gave atame catchinthe covers He carries thesame thoroughness ontothe train alot with Mathias Boe (Olympic medal- MarkLamsfuss and IsabelHerttrichin Limpele left. offJackLeach. Bessranthroughthetailquickly. badminton court. Exceptinthe fast-paced listfromDenmark). He changed my perspec- Round 2ofthe Mixed Doubles at The Indians -almostassured to qualify England gave aTestcap to Essexbatsman Dan worldofdoubles shuttle, he has afraction of a tive on howIanticipatestrokes.Iaminthe ThailandOpen.InherInstapost,TseYing forTokyo-havebeaten the ‘Daddies’ before, Lawrence, who droppedaneasy catchof second to parse through all the optionsclank- habit of beingreadyfor everypossiblestroke. explainedHong Kong InstituteofSport mostlyusingpace to hustle them and pounce Chandimal in the covers justbeforelunch. The ingand collidingin his head,confusing his de- But he stressedthat Ineedtobeready forthe advisedthe pairing to pull out, givena on their slightlyslowreactions deep intoa visitorsoptedtorestJamesAndersonandpicked cision-making-whenthe opponent’s ripping mostlikelyone,” Shetty explains. German coaching staffhad tested posi- tournament, but could notbring on the same Sam Curranand MarkWood to partner Broad. backthe shuttle from across the net. Anticipation is intuitive, and pretty much tiveatBangkokanditwasunsafetoplay vervetoblitz them in Bangkok, giventhe England wore blackarmbandsinmem- The coronavirus pandemic-forcedtime difficult to breakdownand teach. So Shetty the pair,who were close contacts.She early seasonand howfresh everypairingis. oryofformer Englandtestcricketers -- John away from competition gave Shetty all the is awarethat he’ll getbetteratitonlybyplay- Satwiksairaj (L) andChirag lostto addedthough the Germans had tested Shetty-Reddy will needtodomuchmoreto Edrich, Robin Jackman and Dom Smith -- time to dealwiththis predicament.Asthe ing moreand more. However, the high artof WorldNo2Indonesians Ahsan and negative severaltimes, the "incubation leverage the agefactor. who diedrecently. WorldNo. 10 pairing with Satwiksairaj doubles badmintonhas practitioners around Setiawan. Badminton Photo period of 21 days"posedarisk. ENS “The plan’s to attack. Theyare abit older, BRIEF SCORES:Sri Lanka 135(Bess5- Rankireddy were forced to practiceindivid- the world, pickledinthat cultureofpre-emp- but surelythe smartest pairing in the world,” 30, Broad 3-20) vs England 127for 2(Root ually,Shettywouldgoabout decluttering all tion. Boe is helping Shetty unlockthose as- Shetty would sayearlier.However, the plans 66*, Bairstow47*) the choices in his head. While the young pectsofhis individual game. equallyadeptcombinations. “When youhit TheIndians duolastplayedatournament to usetheir quickerreflexes, catchthem fast Indian doubles team remains aworkin WhileSatwikmixes brain and brawnef- across and knowthe partner’s covering the exactlyayear back, having skippedthe All and forcethem to lift, couldn’tbeexecuted. progress, theywould come up againstthe fortlessly, Chirag is trying to learn thetricks return, that’sjustone dimension. But we get England and then gettingstuck in lockdown “Have reallymissedthe thrill of winning Bess found some unexpected Daddiesofsuchdecision-making in Round of the trade-attimes with afellow doubles drawnintoplaying unnecessarilylong ral- in separatecities. Satwik would then recover the lastpoint of amatchinthis pandemic,” assistance from the Galle 2atthe Thailand YonexSuper 1000.The 21- player,the now-retiredShlokRamachandran, lies because we arestill inexperienced.He’s from his Covid infection, before thetwo re- Shetty would say. Forsomeone who loves International Stadium pitchto 19,21-17 loss, whereChirag’s tentative game and at othersfromthe big names of the sport. (Boe) helpingmeget intoposition anticipat- united only acouple of months backin team dinners and the camaraderie, chomp- would resurface,can be filedawayasalesson Boe, his teammateinthe Premier ing astrokethat’s most likelytobeplayed Hyderabad. ing on lunchalone in the room has been par- dismiss the home team just deliveredfirst-hand by themasters of this Badminton League one season, helpedhim and finish rallies quicker. Ithink I’m playing While Shetty would continue to pick ticularly rough. Butthe pandemic has taught before tea game, WorldNo. 2Indonesians Mohammad bring the zing thattop pairings from doubles smarter, andhence calmer.But there’s lots Boe’s brains on service and returns and him to confront precisely what makes him Ahsan and HendraSetiawan. The Indians powerhouses learn from sparring withmany to learn of course,” Shetty says. catching the shuttle early,the twohavebeen uncomfortable.

FALL FROM GRACE Keller:Olympic gold medallist, failed salesman &now Capitol Hill rioter

On January6,when amob of US out, he did notwear amask to coverhis face up with Michael Phelps. In Beijing2008, he to having three kids and awifewithin ayear. SHAHIDJUDGE President Donald Trumpsupporters ap- despitethe ongoing pandemic, and he wore wasapartofthe American team that won The consequences of notsucceeding were JANUARY14 proachedthe US Capitol to stop the formal- aUSteam Olympic jacketwith the words gold again in the relayevent. very real.IfIdidn’t make asaleorifthe man- isation of President-elect Joe Biden’s win at ‘USA’ clearly emblazoned on theback. Apartfromhis Olympic success, he is a ager wastickedoff at me, or if Igot fired, you AVIDEO on YouTube joyfully celebratesKlete the recent elections, Keller wasclearly iden- In astatement on Wednesday, as re- five-time WorldChampionship medallistas gotnohealth insurance… There’s other peo- Keller’s greatestOlympic achievement. It’s a tifiedamong the rioters, by former team- portedbyThe Guardian,USOlympic and well – winning twogolds, asilverand two ple, blood-related,that arecounting on you. replayofthe swimming mates and coaches. Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland bronze medals.He’salso the former holder of All the success Ihad with swimming gave 4×200metre relayevent It markedanother fall from grace forthe claimed: “As many of youknow, thereare re- the national recordinthe 400mfreestyle, me an inaccurateexpectation of the world.” ED from the 2004 Athens former athlete who hadachievedthe pinna- ports of an alumni Olympicathlete involved and former worldrecordholder in the In 2014,helosthis job and wasdivorced Games. Keller,the anchor cle of sport – he has wonfiveOlympic medals in the horrific actsatthe US Capitol building 4x200m freestyle relayevent. within24hours. PLAIN E in the American line-up (twogold, asilverand twobronze). He had lastweek.Istrongly condemn the actions of ● EX had the unenviable and losthis job and marriageafter he retired from the rioters at the US Capitol. Theydonot rep- Post-Olympic trauma Rebuilding life, then riots seemingly unassailable the sport, and justashewas lookingtoget resent the values of the United States of When he retired from the sportafter the For10months Keller livedinhis car until task of keeping the in-form Ian Thorpe at bay. backtohis feet,henow faces arrest. AmericaorofTeam USA.” 2008 Beijing Olympics, Keller struggledto his sisterKalyn, who had also represented By the time Keller dove in, the Americans adjust to lifeoutside the swimming pool. He the US at the2004Olympics in swimming, had adecent gapbut Thorpeclosed-inim- The charges Olympicchampion Klete Kellerwas Achievements had takenup“many” sales positions post- took him in. According to news organisation mediately. At the 800m mark, the During the riots,Trumpsupporters amongthe rioters at the US Capitol. AP Apartfromhis attireand tall frame, retirement. “It wasveryfrustrating. In a SwimSwam,hestarted to conduct swimming Australians,who had notlostthe event in the stormedthe US Capitol by breaking through Keller’s wasarelatively recognisable face. sense, it’s asmaller level, less exposure,be- classes and clinics to makeends meet. previous sevenyears, were expected to re- police barriers.The chaos has resulted in the Afterall, he is acelebrated Olympian. cause therearen’t abillion people watching Forthe lastthree years though, he’s been tain the crownfromSydney2000. But Keller deathoffivepeople,including apolice offi- Basedonthe former swimmer’s social me- He firstcompetedatthe quadrennial likeatthe Olympics. The stakes seem much working forreal estate companyHoff& held on, givingthe US a0.13secondwin. cer.Subsequently, Keller,asreported by ESPN, dia posts (he has deletedall his social media event at the 2000edition in Sydney, bagging lower. So the pressureisnowherenear what Leigh. SwimSwam reportedthat Keller had ThatwasKeller’sfirstOlympicgold–he’dbe hasbeen chargedwithobstructinglaw en- accounts), the 38-year-old seems likeakeen abronze in the 200mfreestyle individual Ifacedatthe Olympics,” he saidduring an resignedfromthe firm, along with their apartofthe Americanteam that wongold at forcement, knowingly entering and/or re- Trumpsupporter. Thoughthe number of peo- event and silverinthe 4×200mrelay. In Olympic Channel Podcast. statement that read: “Hoff&Leigh supports thesameracefouryearslaterinBeijingaswell. maining in arestricted building or grounds ple in the mob is still unconfirmed, Keller was Athens, he wonanother bronzeinthe indi- “Butatthe same time, thereal-world the right of free speechand lawful protest. Of latethough, there’s another video on without permission, disorderly conduct and relatively easy to recognise. Forstarters, his vidualevent before helping the US beat pressurewas much moreintimidatingand But we cannotcondoneactions that violate social media that has been doing the rounds. violent entry. towering 6-foot-6 frame helpedhim stand Australia in the relay, in whichhehad teamed difficult to deal with. Iwent from swimming the rule of law.”

VolXX:No. 1220 Regd. No.RNI 46944/87, Registration No.PR/RNP/PNE/D/11/2000.Printed andpublishedbyVaidehi Thakar on behalf of The IndianExpress(P) Limited and Printed at The Indian Express (P) Limited Press, Survey No.288, PlotNo. 1and 2, Raisoni Industrial Park,VillageMaan, Taluka Mulshi, District Pune 411027 and PublishedatThe IndianExpress(P) Limited,Express House, PlotNo. 1205/2/6, Shirole Road, Shivajinagar,Pune 411004.Phone: 67241000.Fax: 67241148.Chairmanofthe Board: Viveck Goenka, ChiefEditor:Raj Kamal Jha, Editor:Unni RajenShanker,Editor(Pune): Amitabh Sinha* Branchoffices:Ahmednagar (0241)2451907,2451544 Fax2451607,Kolhapur (0231) 2644994, Solapur(0217)2603880, *Responsible forselection of news under PRB ActCopyright :The Indian Express(P) Limited.All rightsreserved. Reproduction in anymanner,electronic or otherwise, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohib- ited.The Indian Express®

Pune WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 16 THEINDIANEXPRESS,FRIDAY,JANUARY15,2021

ADVERTORIAL

An initiativeby * LEADING BY EXAMPLE

GeneralSir Mcgregor General Om Prakash GeneralBipin General Deepak MacdonaldLockhart General Pran Nath Thapar Malhotra ChandraJoshi Kapoor KCB,CIE, MC (08 May 1961 to 19 Nov 1962) PVSM PVSM,AVSM,ADC PVSM,AVSM, SM,VSM,ADC (15Aug 1947 to 31 Dec 1947) (01 Jun 1978 to 31 May 1981) (01 Jul 1993 to 19 Nov 1994) (30 Sep 2007 to 30 Mar 2010)

General Sir Francis General JayantoNath General Kotikalapudi GeneralShankarRoy General Vijay Robert RoyBucher Chaudhuri Venkata Krishna Rao Chowdhury Kumar Singh CB,OBE, MC OBE PVSM PVSM,ADC PVSM,AVSM,YSM,ADC (01 Jan1948 to 15 Jan1949) (20 Nov 1962 to 07 Jun 1966) (01 Jun 1981 to 31 Jul 1983) (22 Nov 1994 to 30 Sep 1997) (31 Mar 2010 to 31 May 2012)

Field Marshal Kodandera General Paramasiva General Arunkumar GeneralVed Prakash General Bikram Singh Madappa Cariappa Prabhakar Kumaramangalam Shridhar Vaidya, Padma Malik PVSM, UYSM,AVSM, SM, OBE DSO Vibhushan, PVSM, MVC,AVSM PVSM,AVSM VSM,ADC (16 Jan1949 to 14 Jan1953) (08 Jun 1966 to 07 Jun 1969) (01Aug 1983 to 31 Jan1986) (01 Oct 1997 to 30 Sep 2000) (01 June 2010 to 31 July 2014)

General Maharaj Shri Field Marshal Sam General Krishnaswami GeneralSundararajan General DalbirSingh RajendraSinhji Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Sundarji Padmanabhan PVSM, UYSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC DSO Manekshaw, MC PVSM PVSM,AVSM,VSM (01Aug 2014 to 31 Dec 2016) (15 jan 1953 to 14 may 1955) (08 Jun 1969 to 15 Jan1973) (01 Feb1986 to 31 May 1988) (01 Oct 2000 to 30 Dec 2002)

General Gopal Gurnath General Vishwa Nath GeneralNirmal General Bipin Rawat General Satyawant Bewoor Sharma Chander Vij PVSM, UYSM,AVSM,YSM, Mallana Srinagesh Padma Bhushan, PVSM PVSM,AVSM,ADC PVSM, UYSM,AVSM SM,VSM,ADC (15 May 1955 to 07 May 1957) (16 Jan1973 to 31 May 1975) (30 Jun 1988 to 30 Jun 1990) (31 Dec 2002 to 31 Jan2005) (31 Dec 2016 to 31 Dec 2019)

General Kodandera General Tapishwar General SunithFrancis GeneralJoginder General MM Naravane Subayya Thimayya Narain Raina Rodrigues Jaswant Singh PVSM,AVSM, SM,VSM,ADC Padma Bhushan, DSO Padma Bhushan, MVC PVSM,VSM PVSM,AVSM,VSM,ADC (31 Dec 2019 toTill Date) (08 May 1957 to 07 May 1961) (01 Jun 1975 to 31 May 1978) (01 Jul 1990 to 30 Jun 1993) (01 Feb2005 to 30 Sep 2007) INDIAN ARMY: STRONG AND CAPABLE

HE IndianArmy,the land component of rorist organisations.Ceasefire violations com- been extended to approximately 4,000 ex- the IndianArmed Forces,isone of the mitted by PakistanArmy were given abefit- pats,who returned to thecountry during lock- Tmost capable and professional armies ting reply. down. COVID-19 provided the Indian Army in the world.Tasked with defence of the home- Anumber of attempts to smuggle arms, an opportunity to helpreach outtoFriendly land along the Northern,Western and Eastern ammunition and contraband were also Foreign Countries also,wherein,help wasnot borders,itisalso engaged in counter-terrorist foiled along the LC. Internal security situa- only extended in terms of specialist man- activities in the UnionTerritory of Jammu and tion in North Eastern States has improved power and medicines but also COVID man- Kashmir and the North East region of the considerably withalarge number of surren- agement techniques. country.The menand womenin'Olive Greens' ders of insurgent cadres.Excellent under- 2020 has also laid foundations for one of SALUTING INDIAN ARMY have proven their worth against both exter- standing andcoordinationwith Myanmar the most remarkable and momentous nal and internal challenges.The Indian Army (OP SUNRISE) have made it difficultfor In- changes in the functioning of the Armed for theircourage and compassion. has also been deployed in providing aid to civil dian Insurgent Groups (IIGs) to set up camps Forces.The era of integration of the Army,Air authorities duringnatural disasters. there.The Army and other security forces Force and Navy has begun and 2021 will takeit Theyear 2020 has been full of challenges have played astellar role in reducing the vi- forward. for India and the Army.Covid-19 and China olence levels and forcing insurgents to ab- Aslew of weapons and platforms pur- On Army Day 2021,Trimble and Allterra India extend aheartfelt thank you to have been major threats for the global order jure the path of violence. chases have given an impetus to modernisa- the Indian Armyfor their selfless service and unflinchingdetermination to do and the major sceneofcontestation,cooper- TheIndianArmyfacilitatedasuccessful na- tion reforms within theArmy which not only fo- ation and confrontation has shifted to Asia. tional response in the fight against COVID- cuses on capability but also intent in the form what'sright for India, including embracing technology to become oneofthe India, facedwith arevisionist state in the 19, by providingunprecedentedassistance of force restructuring,led by amajor revampin most modern armies globally. West and arevanchist oneonits Northern both in termsofmen and material.Atotal of the Army headquarters.The Indian Army is and Eastern frontiers,isatthe centre of the 113 hospitalswere earmarked Nationwide now poised to becomeone of the most pro- biggest clashofcivilisationsthat is slow-burn- for treatment of 12,000 patients from within lific contributors to the Indian Government's ing its waytoincreased hostilities between theArmy resources. Quarantine facilitieshave 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative. democracies and an authoritarian leadership. Trimble is atrusted supplier of innovative, Unilateral and provocative ac- high-performance geospatial solutions for tions by the Chinese to changethe PNB salutes those who put military customers worldwide.Trimble and its statusquo by force,inmore than one strategic partner Allterra India are proud to area on the Line of Actual Control support the Indian Army in its acquisition of (LAC),were responded to in afirm their lives on the line for us and non-escalatory way, ensuring best-in-class technologies. the sanctity of our claims in Eastern Bryn Fosburgh Senior Vice President Ladakh.IndianArmy has maintained Trimble all protocols and Agreements be- tween the two countries while the PLA escalated the situationbyutili- sation of unorthodox weapons and amassing large number of troops. TheIndian Army with assistance from IAF mobilised troopsincluding accretionary forces in avery short Rajan Aiyer Ajay Seth Pradeep Rathor duration including heavy equipment VP &MD Chairman CEO &Managing Partner likeguns,tanks as also ammunition, Trimble South Asia Allterra India Allterra India rationsand clothing. Our own engi- neers constructedroads,accommo- dation and bridges to assist troop deployment. In amajor skirmish in Galwan,20 brave Indian soldiers lost their lives while preventing PLA troops from ingressing into our terri- tory.The Chinese also suffered sig- nificant casualties.Later on August 28-29,2020,our troops in aprecau- tionary deployment, pre-empted Chinese expansionist designs and occupied heights along southern bank of Pangong Tso.Braving the weather,own troops continue to be 15th Jan 2021 deployed on these heights.Advance Winter Stocking (AWS) and winter preparations for the enhanced strength has been completed and ARMY DAY troops are well entrenched to counter any misadventure by Chi- nese forces. Withthe ‘Whole of Government’ approach adoptedagainst the terror ecosystemand the consistent efforts of thesecurity forces,the security sit- uation in Jammu &Kashmir has seen progressive improvement. On one hand, high level of alertness by Keeps youahead,always troops along the Line of Control (LC) blunted Pakistan’sendeavours to in- filtrate terrorists into the Valley,at Hamari Sena... the same time,high tempo of kinetic operations in thehinterland ensured ...Hamesha Aage denial of operational space to ter-

*(READ. ENGAGE. DELIVER.)ISTHE MARKETING SOLUTIONS TEAM OF THE INDIAN EXPRESS GROUP

Pune