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DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020, PUNE, LATE CITY, 16 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM MEASURES TO BOOST CONSUMPTION THE CITY GovttargetsRs1lakhcrspendbyMarch-end, ` 110 per kilo HOW AGROUP OF ` 138 per kilo FRIENDS FEEDING announcesnewLTCvoucher,festivaladvance THE HUNGRY ` 171 per kilo TURNED INTO A MOVEMENT FOR But experts saydemand impetus will Bid to put FOOD SECURITY PG 5 PROJECTED be small, needbigger stimulus CONSUMPTION/ money in Finance MinisterNirmala CAPEXBOOST Cremation against SUNNYVERMA& Sitharaman said supplycon- LTCvoucher 28,000 hand, then AANCHALMAGAZINE straintsinthe economyhad scheme NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 easedoverrecent months, but our wishes, Hathras consumer demand remainedaf- Festival 8,000 tying it too TO STIMULATEgrowth in the fected —and these measures advance economy, the government on were aimedatadvancing con- scheme victim’s family to HC Mondayannouncedatwin setof sumer spending and capexina Centreand 37,000 PVAIDYANATHANIYER measures to boostconsumption “fiscallyprudent way”. Capital statecapex NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 cremation.TheDistrictMagistrate demand and capital expendi- expendituresteps are “directly Est. private 28,000 MANISHSAHU deniedhaving sought anydirec- ture, whichalong with partici- linked to increase in economic sector spend JUSTTHREE DAYS ago, acon- LUCKNOW,OCTOBER12 tion from Lucknoworgot any pation of the private sector,are output (GDP), giventheir high sumer confidence survey by the TOTAL1,01,000 guidancefromLucknowinthede- estimated to result in quick multiplier effect”, she said. ReserveBank of India said dis- THE FAMILYmembers of the 19- cisionregardingthecremation.He spending of morethan Rs 1lakh Some economists argued Figures in Rs cr Sitharaman in NewDelhi on Monday. Prem Nath Pandey cretionaryspending wasex- year-old Dalit woman, who died told the courtthat the decision crorebyMarch-end. that the amountsweretoo small pected to remain lowinthe near afterbeingassaultedandallegedly wastaken(byofficials)locally, in- Through the Leave Travel to have anymeaningful impact futureeven gangrapedbyfour upper-caste cluding him,” said Mathur. Concession (LTC)voucher on economic growth, and that though peo- meninHathras,toldtheLucknow A PTI reportquotedSeema scheme, whichcan be availedby therewas no additional spend- ple expected benchoftheAllahabadHighCourt Kushwaha, counsel forthe fam- private sector employees as well, ing push from the government GST deadlock on, Centre says can an improve- on Mondaythat the district ad- ilymembers, as saying that and afestivaladvance forgov- itself. In response to aquery, ment notjust ministration carriedout her cre- theywanted the case to be ernment employees, the Finance Department of Economic Affairs E in economic ● enable borrowing for Option 1states EXPLAINED mation “againsttheir wishes”. transferredout of the state. Ministryhas triedtoadvance SecretaryTarun Bajajsaid these situation but “Her familytold the court “The familywantsthe case to consumption of non-essential, measures would notrequireany also in employment conditions that the cremation wasdone by be transferredtoDelhi or relatively high-value goods and extraborrowing by the central sus on the borrowing options Stating that borrowing by and income scenario. Finance the Hathras district administra- Mumbai,” she wasquotedas services in the economy. government. ENSECONOMICBUREAU made available. the Centrewill lead to arise in MinisterNirmala Sitharaman’s tion againsttheir wishes,” said saying. According to the PTI re- Likeinthe earlier leg of itsre- An additional Rs 25,000crore NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 The Centrestatedits intent to G-sec yields and borrowing announcement on measures to senior advocateJaideep Narain port, she said the familyasked lief packageinMay,the series of is being providedfor capital ex- facilitateborrowing under costs forstatesand the private boostconsumer spending is Mathur,who wasappointed am- forsecurity and also did not announcementsmade by the penditureonroads, defence in- THE STANDOFF between Option 1—Rs1.1 lakh crore sector,Union Finance Minister clearly an acknowledgement icus curiae in the case. want the reportofthe investi- Finance MinistryonMonday frastructure, watersupply, urban Opposition-ruledstatesand the through aspecial windowfacil- Nirmala Sitharaman said that that people going out and spend- “In his statement, Hathras gation so fartobemade public. continuedwith the basic design development, and domestically Centreovercompensation itated by the RBI and Finance borrowing falls under Article ing is keytoafasterturnaround District MagistratePraveen CONTINUEDONPAGE2 of leveraging adegree of stimu- producedcapital equipment. shortfall in Goods and Services Ministry—for the 21 states that 293 of the Constitution, and it is of the economy. Kumar Laxkar told the courtthat lus with minimal fiscal costto This is expected to come through Taxcontinuedatthe GSTCouncil agreedtothis routewhile the “astate’s right to decide what But then, twothings stand theyhad inputsabout ahugelaw the exchequer. re-allocation of resources. meeting Mondaywith both other states termedthe process theywant to do”. out in the announcement:One, and order problem the next JOURNALIST HELD Announcing the package, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 sides failing to arrive at aconsen- as illegal. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 morning, following whichthey UNDER UAPA: MOVE took the decision to carry out the HC, SAYS SC PAGE 7 AN EXPRESSINVESTIGATION Pak, China are In pandemic, Centre waved creating border red flag on trafficking, but key disputes under a states yet to take action mission: Rajnath From UP to Maharashtra, ChhattisgarhtoJharkhand, eight states fall shortinsetting up anti-trafficking units DEEPTIMANTIWARY NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 —UP, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Mizoram AMID TALKSwith the Chinese to BUSINESSASUSUAL and Nagaland —havenot setup resolve the militarystandoff BY UNNY asingleunitsince March, when along the Line of Actual Control thelockdownwas imposed. in Ladakh, Defence Minister This inaction by the states is Rajnath Singh said Mondaythat COVID ABUSE—2 glaring as cases of child traffick- POLLS &PANDEMIC China and Pakistanhavebeen ing have surgedoverthis period. creating border disputes “under Singh at the inauguration of On Monday, The Indian Express Volunteers packCovid-19kitsfor poll officers, in Patna Monday. ANI DECISION2020PAGE12 amission”. the bridges on Monday. ANI DIPANKARGHOSE reportedthat officials manning Inaugurating 44bridges built NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Childline’s 1098,the national by the Border Roads Organisation helpline fordistress calls, tracked (BRO) in sevenborder states and mission, firstbyPakistanand THREE MONTHS ago, the 1.92 lakh interventions by res- EXPRESS NETWORK Union Territories, and signalling nowevenChina.” MinistryofHome Affairs sent an cuers and lawagencies between More supercomputers, AI the startofworkonthe Nechiphu “The twocountries share advisorytoall states laying down March and August. In those six tunnel on the road to Tawang in 7,000 km of border with us and severalmarkers to combat hu- months, the helpline logged 27 training mark beginning POWEROUTAGE Arunachal Pradesh, Singh said, ofteninsome sector or the other, man trafficking —especiallyof lakh distress calls. BRINGSMUMBAITO “Youare awareofthe situation on thereistension. Despitesuch children from families leftinthe The Home Ministry’s letter, ASTANDSTILL our eastern and northern bor- problems, the nation, under the lurch by the economic distress signedbyDeputy SecretaryArun of phase II of National PAGE 11 ders. It appears as if border dis- able and visionaryleadership of triggered by the lockdown. The Sobti and dated July6,warned: putes arebeing created under a CONTINUEDONPAGE2 key, it said, wasthe creation of SETTINGUP “Traffickers oftenexploit the vul- Supercomputing Mission Anti Human Trafficking Units ANAHTU nerabilities of people by making (AHTUs) in everydistrict on a false promises of anew job, bet- Top Bollywood producers move “mosturgent basis”. An Anti Human terincome, better living condi- ANJALIMARAR But official records investi- Trafficking Unit includes: tions and supporttotheir fami- PUNE,OCTOBER12 gatedbyThe Indian Express show lies, etc. While suchpromises of that eight states, including Covid POLICE: 1Inspector,2 perpetrators appear legitimateto THE CENTRE forDevelopment of HC for curbs on 2news channels hotspots UP and Maharashtra, Sub-Inspectors, 2Head people, unfortunatelyitmakes AdvancedComputing (C-DAC) and J&K areyet to put these units Constables, 2Constables manymen, women and children on Mondaylaunchedthe Namedinlawsuit, editors of Republic, Times Nowhit back in place. STATEGOVT: When re- easy prey forexploitation.” second phase of the ambitious In fact, records show, UP and quired,1representative It also indicated to DGPs and National Supercomputing Mondaymoved the Delhi High Editor-in-ChiefArnab Goswami Maharashtraare amongsixstates eachfromthe depart- Chief Secretaries that lackof Mission (NSM). SOFIAHSAN CourtagainstRepublic TV and and Consulting Editor Pradeep inthisgroupthathave notreached mentsofWomen and funds can no longer be usedas Launchedin2015and jointly Supercomputers deployed NEWDELHI,OCTOBER12 Times Nowand their senior ed- Bhandari; and, Times Now, its abasic norm firstmappedout ten Child Development, an excuse. fundedbythe Department of in the firstphase. Express itors, seeking “perpetual and Editor-in-Chief