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AS THE Covid surge continues across the country, good news is KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING coming out of Delhi, Mumbai and TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* RATE** MSME boost: credit Bhushan joins plea in Supreme Chennai, with the R-number (an ■ 4,22,118 10,320 2.42% 29.78 indexoftransmission) in each falling below1.For Delhi,ithas ■ 2,45,859 5,881 3.01% 23.91 linefor individual Court against ‘chilling’ effectof been the mostenduring.Ithas ■ Andhra 1,40,933 10,376 8.26% 8.72 stayed at that levelfor the whole ■ Delhi 1,35,598 1,195 0.78% 91.90 of Julyand if current trends hold entrepreneurs too contempt law on freespeech —nomajor disruptive event and ■ 1,24,115 5,483 5.40% 13.32 people persistwithprecautions *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last 7days**Calculated over 7-day growth —the active caseload come SUNNYVERMA Seeksrecallofnotice to him; Shourie, NRam co-petitioners September can fall below1000. CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 The number of active cases, 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTEDTODAY Finance lowerthe authority of anycourt.” those who areyet to recover 2.35 8.43 57,118 AIMINGTOjumpstart theecon- Minister ANANTHAKRISHNANG Bhushanalso raisedques- from the disease, has been NOW: NOW: RECOVEREDTODAY: omyinthe middle of aCovid Nirmala NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 tions on the “sudden listing” of steadilydeclininginDelhi since slump, the government Saturday Sitharaman another 2009 criminal contempt reachingapeakofabout 28,000 2.15 8.76 36,569 expandedthe Emergency Credit LESS THAN 10 days afterthe matter againsthim forhearing on June27. As on July31, there Deaths as aratioof Positivesagainst Becoming sick vs positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more Line GuaranteeScheme (ECLGS) Supreme Courtissuedhim acon- Prashant in the coming week saying it were 10,705 infected people in indicatorofprogress (in %);indicatorof recoveries for 14 days to coverindividual entrepre- GSTDOWN, temptnoticefor twoofhis tweets Bhushan “smacks of malice in law” and Delhi who were still to recover. in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak neurs, who run alarge chunk of on the judiciary,advocate “reflectsthe intention...tosome- Almost90per centofover AUTOSALESUP DataasonJuly31,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbersinclude the over 6.3crore Micro, Small Prashant Bhushan has movedthe EXPRESS NETWORK howorthe other convict the 1.35 lakhwho have been in- datafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive and Medium Enterprises JULYGST collections fell topcourt saying the actioncon- Petitioner forcontempt”. fected in Delhi have already re- (MSMEs) across the country, and 14.4%year-on-year to stitutes an “infringement” of his PLEA REOPENS OLD An SC benchofJustices Arun covered, the maximum in the largercompanies. Rs 87,422 cr,lowerthan “right to lifeand liberty under Mishra, BRGavai and Krishna country. Onlyactive patients can The scheme, whichprovides Rs 90,917 cr in June. Article 21 of the Constitution”. DEBATE, COURTS Murari had issuednoticeto transmitthe disease to others. Variant brought in by additional 20 per cent collateral- Bhushan, along with veteran HAVE LEANED IN Bhushan and Twitter Delhi, whichhas seen are- free credit, willnow coverindi- MARUTI SUZUKI journalists NRam andArun FAVOUR OF LAW Incorporated,USA,onJuly22 markable turnaround in its travellers from Europe vidual loans givenfor business &Hyundai saleshave Shourie, also filedaseparate plea TO PUNISH PAGE 9 taking exception to thetweets Coronavirus situation in the last purposes. touchedJuly2019levels challenging the Constitutional and stating that they“brought one month, is the brightestspark Besides, companies with out- —Maruti sold 100,000 validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the the administration of justice in in the latestround of modelling most dominant in India standing loans of up to Rs 50 cars, Hyundai 38,200. Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. publicationofany matter that disrepute”. projections made by Sitabhra croreand annual turnoverofup REPORTS,PAGE11 This provision defines what “scandalises or tends to scan- Initially, thecourttook Sinha and his research group at also suggests that thestringent CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 amountstocriminal contempt: dalise, or lowers or tends to CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 the InstituteofMathematical ESHAROY nationwide lockdown that was Sciences in Chennai. NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 in place betweenMarch andMay It shows that thetransmis- “has actuallyworked’’ since the Four days after sion rate,also called THEFIRST reportinIndia on the ban on international and inter- New National Policy:Focusis Reproduction number,orsimply genomeof SARS-CoV-2hasfound statetravel“preventedthe entry Saibaba denied R, in Delhi had fallen below1for that aparticular variant of the of newlineagesofthe virus”. thefirsttimesince the outbreak virus brought in mainlybytrav- The report, whichwas tabled bail to meet her, on job creators,not job seekers, says PM began. It went belowone in the ellers from Europe has become before Union Health MinisterDr second week of July, andduring the mostprominentacrossthe Harsh Vardhan by the hismotherdies decide whether he wantstoei- the period betweenJuly23and country, giving rise to the hope Department of Biotechnology EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ther do ajob or service or be- 26, the R-value forDelhi was thatitmay be easiertodeal with Saturday, statesthat the A2a NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 come an entrepreneur,” he said 0.66. It meansthatevery group amore“homogenous’’entitythan haplotype has rootedout any VIVEKDESHPANDE while addressing the finale of of 100infected persons in Delhi those with different lineages. other haplotypesthatexistedbe- NAGPUR,AUGUST1 THENEW National Education the SmartIndia Hackathon. waspassing on the infection to According to scientists in- fore.Ahaplotype is agroup of Policy (NEP) is an exercise in re- The Hackathon, whichisin CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 volved in the study,the finding CONTINUEDONPAGE2 FOUR DAYS afterthe Nagpur forming the country’s mindset itsfourth year,isanevent forstu- benchofthe BombayHigh Court and approach, and focuses on job dents acrossthe country to try deniedbail to former Delhi creators instead of job seekers, and solve some of thepressing University professor GNSaibaba, Prime MinisterNarendraModi problems that people face in who is serving time forNaxal PM NarendraModi addresses the SmartIndia Hackathon via said Saturday. their dailylives. links, to meet his ailingmother, video-conference,inNew Delhi on Saturday. ANI “This policy wantstocreate Speaking to theparticipants, Amid China tension, India hails she diedatHyderabad on an independentyouth whocan CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Saturday. Saibaba’slawyerAkashSorde Taiwan’s late‘Mr Democracy’ said theyhad made alast-minute attempt on Fridaytoarrange a Cricket world’srichest board hasn’t

SUNDAY ED video-conferenceofSaibaba SHUBHAJITROY Newreality, with his mother,Gokarakonda paid its star players in 10 months STORY NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 Lee Teng-hui, rethink Suryavathi, 74,after thedoctors former PLAIN E ● calls said the cancer patient would not PAGE 13 SIGNALLING Amoreproactive Taiwan EX survive morethan 48hours. “We ODIs and eight T20 games that T20 areRs15lakh, Rs 6lakh and political approachtowards President triedtocontact Anupkumar DEVENDRAPANDEY the national team has played Rs 3lakh, respectively. Taiwan, IndiaFriday condoled IN LINE with itsOne China Kumre, the Superintendent of MUMBAI,AUGUST1 since December 2019. According to the lastbalance the death of former Taiwan policy, Delhi has economic the Nagpur CentralPerson, The total retainer amount sheet made public by the BCCI, it President Lee Teng-hui and passedawayThursdayatthe age and people-to-people ties whereSaibabaislodged,sothat THE WORLD'S richestcricket due forcontracted cricketers an- hadcash and bankbalance of calledhim “Mr Democracy”. of 97. with Taipei. China’s moves hismothercouldsee him as her boardhasn't paid some of the nuallyisRs99crore,with the Rs 5,526 crore, as of March 2018, India’s statement, lacedwith An official statement by the along the Ladakh frontier lastwish. Buttherewas no re- world's richestcricketers their payment dividedongrading. including Rs 2,992 croreinfixed political overtones, is being per- India Taipei Association,India’s have ledtocalls to recali- sponsetothe calls.” dues forclose to 10 months now. While Grade A+ cricketers Virat deposits. In April 2018,the BCCI BRIDGING ceivedasathinly-veiledmes- diplomatic mission in Taiwan, brateIndia’s approach, and Kumredidn’t respond to calls The BCCI's 27 elitecontracted Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit signedafive-yearbroadcasting THE VALLEY sagetoChina at atimewhen the said, “India Taipei Association strengthen ties with or messages. players areyet to receive the first Bumrah getRs7croreannually, deal with Star TV worth armies of the twocountries are joins the people of Taiwan in Taiwan. Taipei is keen on ex- In astatement issuedfrom of the quarterly installmentsdue the other regulars in grades A, B Rs 6,138.1crore. Ayear after Art370 in standoffpositions alongthe mourning the passing of panding cooperation as it Delhi, Saibaba’s wifeVasantha since October lastyear.The and Cget Rs 5crore,Rs3crore And yet, eight of the con- wasabrogated,atale Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. Taiwan’s‘Mr.Democracy’, Dr Lee considers Indiaimportant in said Suryavathi passed away in boardhas also notdisbursed andRs1crore,respectively.The tracted cricketers confirmedto of twopanchayats Lee, who wasTaiwan’s Teng-hui.” itsNew Southbound Policy. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 matchfees forthe twoTests,nine matchfees foreachTest, ODI and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 President from 1988 to 2000, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

EXPRESSNETWORK VIZAG: 11 KILLED AS CRANE COLLAPSES His playbook: How to make friends and influence people AT SHIPYARD PAGE 9 Singh’s rise in politics wasit- have securedABCL relief from The resourceful RajyaSabha MP withlinks from business to self the stuffofBollywood pot- heftytax liabilities. When theLeft Bollywood,SPtoBJP,diesinSingaporeofkidneyfailure boilers, his strength being the pulledout of the Manmohan ability to pullarabbit out of ahat Singh government over the sign- PAGE 1 business, diedinaSingapore video of himselfsaying“Tiger when someone wasintrouble. ing of the civil nuclear deal with ANCHOR hospital on Saturdayofkidney zindahai”. But, when ajournalist once de- the US in 2008, Singh persuaded failure. He was64. Singh, who is survivedbyhis scribed him as a“political fixer”, Samajwadi Partyleader Mulayam Till the end, familyand wifeand twodaughters, re- he dragged him to court for Singh Yadavtosee theCongress friends hopedSingh would mainedactive tillthe very end. defamation, filing suitsinKolkata, governmentthrough atrustvote. COOMIKAPOOR bounce back,ashehad done nu- On Saturdaymorning, he posted Uttar Pradeshand Delhi courts, He wasaccused of bribing NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 merous times —frompolitical atweet paying tributes to Bal before finallymaking peace. three BJP MPs in 2008 and acase debacles, scandals, broken Gangadhar Tilak on his 100th In his heyday, hisclout was filedagainsthim. He spent abrief RAJYASABHAMPAmar Singh, friendships and near-deathex- deathanniversaryand sent out impressive.Singh wassaid to time in judicial custody but was the maverickbusinessman- periences. Havingundergone a Eid greetings. have bailed out Bachchan from acquitted,with no concreteevi- politician who wieldedremark- kidneytransplantin2011, he was If he had one regret,itwas near bankruptcy when his busi- dencefound. able influence at different points hospitalised in Singaporefor the over an “overreaction”, whichhe nessventureABCL went bust. When Mulayamfacedtrou- AMAR SINGH of time over awide variety of pasteight months. Early this blamedfor his parting of ways During the shorttenureof ble forallegedlybilling huge people, across parties and fields year,following rumours that he with BollywoodiconAmitabh 1956-2020 ChandraShekhar as prime min- sums to theministryfor trips to as diverse as Bollywood and had passedaway, Singh put out a Bachchan. ister, Singh wasalso believedto CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Variant our nation grows. Our planet himself could getthe disease. cappedat9.25 per cent peran- prospers,” he said, adding that Saibaba, who is serving alife num, while NBFCs can lend at a genes, whichisinherited to- the NEP reflectsthis spirit. term, had applied fortemporary maximum of 14 per cent per an- gether by an organismfroma The newNEP is onlythe third Delhi caseload can be below 1,000 bailfor45days.Rejectinghisplea, num. LaunchedonMay 23, the singleparent. in India’s independent history the courthadn’t said anything on scheme is open untilOctober 31 “Initial resultsindicate that and the firstin34years. hiscontentionthathismotheron or until Rs 3lakh crorehas been multiple lineages of SARS-CoV- Speaking on itsemphasison if it stays course: Research group her deathbed had aright to see sanctioned.Sourcesindicated 2are circulating in India, proba- multilingualism, the PM said it her son. Apartfromthe needto that the government is open to blyintroducedbytravelfrom would help regional languages see hismother,Saibaba had cited extend the scheme beyond Europe,USA and EastAsia. In grow and progress. only66other people. “The R-value in Delhi has of the other worstaffected an average. his comorbidities, including his October 31 if the fundshavenot particular,thereisapredomi- “Students, in their initial R-value is ameasureof dropped belowone, because of cities, have also gone below Thisnumber has risenin physicaldisability,whichputhim been exhausted. nance of the A2a haplotype years, will getthe opportunity to howfastthe epidemic is the interventions being made. one. July, afterfalling down to alevel at ariskdue to Covid-19, forbail. Sources said the government (20A/B/C) withD614G (gene) learnintheir language. This will spreading in apopulation. So, this can change. But this But this has happenedjust of 1.1previous month, possibly In her statement, Vasantha expectsuncertainty to prevail in mutation, whichisfound to be help nurturetheir talent... The When it drops below1,itusu- trend has held on in Delhi fora now, during the lastone week, as aresult of continuing relax- said, "Her son could notsee her the economyand therevival emerging in almostall regions top20countries with the high- ally signals the beginning of long time now, andifnothing and Sinha said he would liketo ations in lockdown restric- forthepastfouryearssincehisin- mayget affected due to sporadic of the country. This particular estGDP educatetheir children the end of the epidemic, but very untowardhappens from observethe trend forsome tions, and resumption in all carceration and nowhas to bid lockdownsbeing imposedby haplotype is globallyreportedto in theirmothertongue. These scientists arestillbeing cau- here, if thereare no unex- moretime to see whether this kindsofeconomicactivities. herabruptfarewell. Shetested severalstates. “While states are be associated withenhanced countries help their youth artic- tiousabout Delhi’ssituation. pected super-spreaderevents, wasaconsistent trend or a Notsurprisingly, Andhra negative forCovidandheldonfor the best judges on whether to transmission efficiency,’’ says ulatetheir ideas in their own “Usuallywesee the R-value then, the projections show, small-time deviation. Pradesh has emergedasone of longerthanthedoctorspredicted imposelockdowns in contain- the study. language, but also emphasise dropping below1when alarge that the number of active cases Mumbai’s R-value between thebiggestconcerns in the lat- in the end.” ment areas, this disruptsthe “The findings showthatthe foreign languages to communi- proportion of the population should drop below1,000 by the period July26and 29 was estprojections. ItsR-value, at Saibaba wasconvicted under supplyand value chains, hitting predominant haplotypestrain catewiththe world. This is not group has already developed the firstweekofSeptember,” 0.81, while thatofChennai was 1.48,isthe highestamongst the the UAPA of “linkswith Maoists economic activity across the in India has come from theclus- justapolicy, but also abattle pol- immunity,either because they he said. 0.86. In both the cities, more major states. and indulging in activities country,”the sources said. terinEurope, andthe entryof icy.This can be useful for21st have already been infected,or “Butitisimportant that the thanone lakhpeople have so AndhraPradeshcurrently amounting to wagingawar “Wehavetomakedecisions this lineagehappenedthrough centuryIndia,” he said. through vaccines.The virus current interventionmeasures farbeen infected,but Mumbai has the fastestgrowing againstthe country” in March as we go along, as the pandemic travellers from Europe and Saudi Referring to the needfor doesnot have enough number continue to be implemented. currentlyhas over 20,000 ac- Coronavirus numbersinthe 2017 andsentencedtolife.Hehas is still on,” theysaid. Arabia. In the earlier months change in the Indianmindset of uninfected peoplewho can It is even moreimportant that tive patients while Chennai has country. Itsactivecases have challenged theorder in the from January, therewerecases about education, Modi said that potentiallybeinfected. This is people do notbecome compla- about 12,500. increasedfromabout 7,700at BombayHighCourt. ‘Mr Democracy’ of 19Aand 19B, the original the NEP focuses on helping stu- the stageofherdimmunity. cent, and continuetotakethe Forthe country as awhole, the startofJulytomorethan Saibaba's lawyer Nihal Singh “Dr Lee's leadership and vi- Wuhan strain... But these cases dentsfollow their “natural pas- But in Delhi, we knowthisis usualprecautions of wearing the R-value, calculated forthe 76,000 now. Rathod had argued in the high sion helpeddeependemocracy were less and the A2a haplotype sions”. This change, he said, was notthe case. Thereisstill avast masksand maintaining physi- whole month of Julywas 1.16, The R-values forKarnataka, courtthatthe Nagpur prison had and economic prosperity in strain took over entirely. Now, it long due. majorityofpeoplewho areun- caldistancing,” he said. meaning every100 infected Biharand UttarPradesh also recentlyseen manycoronavirus Taiwan.Weexpress sincere con- exists in all areas of the country,’’ “Even today, many children infected,and arepotentialvic- Incidentally, theR-values people were transmitting the reflect the rapidlygrowing cases. Citing Saibaba’s mother’s dolences to Dr Lee’s relatives, says Dr Arindam Mitra, one of feel that theyare judged on the tims of the virus,” Sinha said. forMumbai and Chennai, two virus to another 116peopleon numbers in these states. condition, Rathod had said, "You friends, and numerous admirers the study’s lead scientists from basis of asubject in whichthey cannot denythemothertheright in Taiwan,” theIndianmission the National Instituteof have no interest.Due to pressure to see her son when she is on said on itsFacebook account. Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) from parents, relatives, friends, deathbed.” Responding to thestate- in Kalyani, . etc., theyare forced to pursue the ‘Chilling’ effectofcontempt law on The SpecialPublic Prosecutor ment, the Foreign Ministryof The study found that haplo- subjectschosen by others. This had countered saying Saibaba's Taiwan (Republic of China) said, type diversions peaked between has resulted in alarge popula- bailpleaonhealthgroundsaswell "LatePresident Lee Teng-hui March and May, before the A2a tion,whichiswell-educated, but freespeech: BhushanjoinsSCplea as achallengeinthe highcourt to made historiccontributionsto haplotype emergedaspredom- mostofwhat they have read is the rejection of his parole appli- the transition to andthe inant by June.“This has also notuseful forthem,” he said. cation had both been earlier re- strengthening of democracy in shown us that the lockdown be- The Prime Ministeralso cognisance of acomplaint 22.07.2020 as unconstitutional, tion of the Respondent in uni- pression in theabsence of tan- jected. Taiwan. The MinistryofForeign tween March andMay has spokeabout the emphasis on in- made to it regarding aJune 29 illegal, void and non-est”. laterallyplacingthe contempt gible and proximate TheBenchacceptedthisargu- Affairs would liketothank India worked.The complete ban of in- terdisciplinarypursuit in the tweetbyBhushan comment- He said Maheshwari’s peti- petition filedbyShri harm...and.. creates achilling mentaswellasthegovernment’s and the India Taipei ternational as well as inter-state policy.“One size does notfit all. ing on photosofChief Justice tion wasdefective as thecon- Maheshwari before the effect on free speechand ex- assurancethatnecessarymedical Association.” travel prevented the entryof One subject does notdefine who of IndiaSABobde seated on a sent of the AttorneyGeneral or Hon’ble Bench...was contrary pression”, said the plea. carewas being providedto “Wewill continue to uphold newlineages of the virusaswell youare.Thereare no limitsto HarleyDavidson bike. the Solicitor had not to the settledlaw…that the The petitioners arguedthat Saibaba in jail. "Weare notin- the free and democratic princi- as their spread,”says Mitra. discovering something new. However, duringthe hear- been obtainedcontrarytothe Chief Justice of India is the the “offence of "scandalizing clinedtogrant bail," the Bench ples he held dear,and continue The study alsofound thatthe Human history hasmanyexam- ing on July22, thecourtalso mandateofSection 15 of the Masterofthe Roster”. the court" is rooted in colonial had said. to work with India and other D164Ggenevariant, aglobal ples of stalwarts who were ex- took cognisance of another Contempt of Courts Act1971 On the2009case, Bhushan assumptions whichhaveno like-mindedcountries to characteristicofthe SARS-Cov- cellent in diverse areas. Be it tweetbyBhushan datedJune and the rules laid down in said, its“sudden appearance,” place in legalorders“commit- strengthen our cooperative ties 2virus, is on the decline in Delhi, Aryabhatta, Leonardo Da Vinci, 27 regarding the judiciary 1975. with “merelytwo days notice” tedtodemocratic constitu- MSME boost and ensurepeace, stability and whichmay have possiblyre- Tagore,” he said. which it said wascarried by So, as per the Supreme is notonlyinconsistent with SC tionalism and the mainte- to Rs 250 crore, as on February prosperity in the Indo-Pacific re- sulted in a“decline in transmis- “If someone is interested, . CourtRules2013, Bhushan procedurebut “reflectsthe in- nance of an open robustpublic 29, 2020,can avail additionalfi- gion and the wider world,” its sion” in the capital. theycan learn maths and music The courtwillhear the said, the “defectivecontempt tention of the Respondent to sphere”. nancing--the earlier limit was Foreign Ministrysaid. “But we cannotconclusively together.This will ensurethe fo- matter on August5. petition”ought to have been somehoworthe other convict The phrase "scandallses or Rs 25 croreand Rs 100crore,re- With India following the sayanything untilthis is studied cus will be on whatthe student On August4,the SC will returned. the Petitioner forcontempt.” tends to scandalise" invites spectively.This means that the One-China policy,’s further.The D164Gisknown to wantstolearn rather than what also hear a2009criminal con- As per itsorder on July 22, The other plea by him, Ram subjective and greatlydiffering maximum loan aunitcan avail missionisextremelycarefulin makethe virusefficientintrans- the student is expected to. temptcase against Bhushan Bhushan said, the courttook andShourie also filedthrough readings and application will rise to around Rs 10 croreas itsstatements,and it doesn’t is- mission. Thereisaprobability Interdisciplinary studies give and former editor of “suo motu” cognizance of the AdvocateJaiswal said Section whichisincapable of being againstRs5crore earlier. sue politically-loadedstate- that adecline in this variant has youcontrol,” he said. magazineTarunTejpal over tweetalludedtoin2(c)(i) of the Contempt of “certain and even-handed,” “A totalofaround Rs 1.37 lakh mentsonTaiwan.Infact, the resulted in adecline in transmis- On theprovisionfor foreign statementsbythe former Maheshwari’s petition, as well Courts Act, is “violative of the plea said. That’s why, it crorehas been sanctionedunder Indian government openedits sion in Delhi. It is also possible universities to setupcampuses againstsome former Chief as another tweetofhis that ap- Articles 19 and 14 of the added, “the offence violates the the scheme by member lending mission (ITA) in Taiwan in 1995 thatthe government managed in India, Modi said that it would Justices of India and then Chief peared in the Times of India Constitution of lndia.” Article 14 demands of equal institutionstoaround 40 lakhac- during Lee’s tenure. to contain the spread in the early give students"global exposure" Justice SHKapadia in an inter- newspaperthat day. “It is most The section is incompatible treatment &non-arbitrari- counts,ofwhicharoundRs India’s pivot towardsTaiwan months,’’ says Dr SaumitraDas, and helpthe countrybecome a viewtothe magazine. respectfullysubmitted that with preambular values and ness.” 87,000crorehas been disbursed. waswitnessedlastmonth with director,NIBMG, whowas part global hub of education. Bhushan, in his writ peti- this Hon’ble Court erredintak- basic features of the Bhushan, in his individual The changes in the ECLGS New Delhichoosing ahigh-pro- of the research team. tion filedthrough advocate ing suo motu cognizance of a Constitution,itviolatesArticle plea, has sought recall of the scheme arelikelytomakeanad- file career diplomat as India’s NIBMG wasthe coordinating BCCI Kamini Jaiswal, urgedthe court petition that wasdefective to 19(1)(a), is “unconstitutionally notice issuedtohim andthe ditional Rs 1lakh croreeligible,” next envoy to Taipei. And the institutefor thegenome se- The IndianExpress that the pay- to declarethe action of enter- begin with and therefore, what and incurablyvague,” said orders listingthe matersfor Department of FinancialServices statement Fridayisthe firstma- quencing project. The reportis ments haven't been credited. tainingwhat he claimedwas could nothavebeendonedi- their petition. hearing via video conferencing SecretaryDebasish Panda said. jor statement since diplomat basedonthe findings of acon- BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal did “a defective contempt petition rectlywas doneindirectly”, It does notconstitute area- in the coming week. Under the scheme, banksof- Gourangalal Das took charge as sortium of science agencies and notrespond to textsand calls. filedbyone Mahek Bhushan added. sonable restriction on free Alternatively,hewantsthe fer up to Rs 3lakhcrore of gov- envoymid-July. institutes, whichconcluded the However, boardsources blamed Maheshwari on the adminis- The plea whichhas the speech as it “fails the test of courtnot to hear them via vir- ernment-guaranteedloans. Till Afterthe death of Chiang sequencing of 1,000 genomes the delaypartlyonuncertainty trative side and thereafterlist- SecretaryGeneral of the SC as overbreadth...abridges the tual mode but onlywhen July 23 disbursement per loan Kai-shek’s son ChiangChing- from nose and throat swabs col- at the helm. ing it on the judicial side on respondent said that “the ac- right to free speechand ex- physical hearings resume. account by privatebanksis kuoin1988, Lee actively worked lected from those who tested The boardhas nothad aChief nearly 5.6 timesthatofstate- towardsmaking democracy a positive across 10 states. Financial officer since ownedbanks -- Rs 14.95 lakh reality in Taiwan —muchto The study further found that December,and aChief Executive October,althoughthe listof Singh’s downfall waspartly through Mulayam. Forsome who always remained suspi- and Rs 2.66lakh per borrower, Beijing’s annoyance. the haplotype groups aresimi- Officer and General Manager players this time wasan- due to hishigh-flying, ahubris years, Singh and his “Bada Bhai” cious of him it wasCongress respectively. In 1996, the firstdirect pres- lar in the eastand northwhere (Cricket Operations) sincelast nouncedonlyinJanuary. that ledtoparting with friends. Bachchan were inseparable. president Sonia Gandhi. She Various MSME associations idential election in Taiwan, he 20 Aisprominent, while the month. “These crucial adminis- The paymentfor first-class Though Singh proudly pro- Early this year,heexpressed once famouslykepthim waiting and industrychambers had ear- wasdemocraticallyelected with west andsouth have witnessed trative positionshaven'tbeen and age-group cricketers, too, claimedhis origins as a“Thakur regret on his Facebook account in the verandah as other UPAal- lier suggestedthat the govern- alandslide forasecond term. aprevalenceof20B. filledafter thecontract of the has been delayed. Severaldo- from UP”, specificallyAzamgarh, over the bitter split with the star. lies metinaroom fortalks. ment should makeindividual As President, Lee got rid of “Wewill notknowwhich previous functionaries weren't mestic players from Jharkhand, he grew up in Kolkata. His father The actor waslearnttohavesent Prime MinisterNarendra entrepreneurs eligible. However, laws that cameinthe wayof haplotype is morevirulentuntil extended,” said sources. Mumbai, Bengal, Jammuand wasashopkeeper dealing in peace feelers on Singh’s father’s Modi wasamongthose who ex- first-time borrowers and NPA democratic development, over- thereisfurther investigation and BCCI president Sourav Kashmir, Pondicherry, Baroda, locks,and he graduated in law death anniversary. pressedcondolences over accountscannotraise funds un- hauledthe legislature, carried in-vitroresearch.The strength Gangulyand secretaryJay Shah, Railways, , Uttar before joining the Youth Eventually, while Jaya re- Singh’s passing on Saturday, de- der the scheme. out free legislative elections,and of the virus doesn’t justdepend too, have exhaustedtheir tenure, Pradesh and Chhattisgarhsaid and movingtoDelhi. mainedwith the Samajwadi scribing him as aman who had Since alarge number of bor- allowedpeopletovote fortheir on the virus itself or themuta- as per the board's Constitution. that the “full settlement” forthe He firstcame close to then UP Partyand got aRajya Sabha witnessed majorpolitical devel- rowers -- almost80-90 percent, President forthe firsttime. tion, but also the host. India is a The boardhas approachedthe last seasonhasn't been done. CM VirBahadurSingh, afellow ticket, Singh wasexpelled from opmentsfromclose quarters. in the case of NonBanking Current President Tsai Ing- vast countrywith different so- Supreme Courtfor annulling the According to the BCCI web- Thakur.Aleading UP chemical the party in 2010.Mulayam’s Akhilesh tweetedaphoto of Financial Companies (NBFCs) for wenisconsidered Lee'sprotege. cio-economic natureand cus- "coolingoff"clausesothat both site, all the stateunitshavebeen companylater hired Singh to sonAkhilesh Yadavreportedly Singh with Mulayamand him. equipment and vehicles -- take AfterLee’s death, China’s toms, whichdetermine our diet, can retain their positions. credited Rs 10 croreeachaspart serveonits board. Another did notlikeSingh’s influence loans in their individual names, Taiwan Affairs Office Fridaysaid forinstance,and also ourimmu- Speaking to The Sunday payment of the annual subsidy friend he pickedupinDelhi was over his father,and believedhe theyhad so farbeen ineligible. it had noticedthe news andthat nity,” says DasofNIBMG. Express, aseniorIndiacricketer forcricketactivities. the lateMadhavrao Scindia. fuelledafamilyrift. Incidentally, Saibaba mother The changes will nowcover,for "Taiwan independence is adead Some of the other premier said the boardusuallyasksthe However, afterthe Congress the Ambanis tooblamedSingh the afternoon,and she could not instance, truckdrivers, small end". institutes involved in thestudy players to raise invoices forcon- AmarSingh didn’t give him aticket, Singh forthe feud withintheir family. be with her either due to the fly- shopkeepers, taxi drivers, US SecretaryofState Mike were theNational Centrefor tract duesevery threemonths. home villageSaifai as defence gravitated towardsMulayam, Despitethat, Mulayamcon- ing restrictions. “Her health was lawyers, agricultureequipment Pompeo calledLee acrucial BiologicalSciences, IISc- “But thistime, we haven't minister, it wasSingh who who wasthen astate-levelYadav tinuedtonurse asoftcorner for progressively gettingworse.Ifeel owners, and doctors and engi- playerintransforming Taiwan Bangalore, National Centrefor heardfromthemsince thenew sought legal advice from the late leader.Singh usedtoboastthat Singh, and in 2016,Singh re- extremelysaddenedbythe loss neers with loans on equipment. intoa"beaconofdemocracy”. Cell Science in Pune and the listofcontracted cricketers was .The latter advised he repackaged Mulayam intoa turnedtothe RajyaSabhafor the of this kind and caring woman Sources said the rate of dis- The DalaiLama, in aletterto ICMR in Delhi, apartfroma announced. The BCCI usedto that Mulayammakethe case national figure. Singh himself second time with the SP’s help. and even deeply disappointed in bursementwas belowexpecta- Lee Teng-hui's wifeTseng Wen- number of tophospitals and in- paythe contract moneyinfour that since manyex-servicemen kept the companyofcelebrities However, he later alienated myself that Icould notfulfill her tions, as mostvehicle andequip- hui, wrote, "His contribution to stitutions across the country. instalmentsbut nowwedon't livedinhis constituency,hehad suchasBachchan, Anil Ambani Akhilesh again by joining forces final wish,"she said. ment financing NBFCs could not Taiwan's democratic develop- knowwhenthe paymentwill flown thereaspartofhis duties. and Sahara’s SubrataRoy. with his uncle Shivpal Yadav. At Arguing againstgrant of bail provide this facility to individual ment wasanexceptional PM on NEP come. Lastmonth, we were Singh’s resourcefulnesswas Notall Singh’s claims were one point, he also joinedAjit to Saibaba,51,onthegroundsthat borrowers. “The Prime Minister achievement. Today, Taiwan is a Modi said he wantsyoungsters asked to raisethe invoice forthe seen at work in getting former necessarilytrue, especially on Singh’s RashtriyaLok Dal along his mother wishedtosee him, wantsdisbursementstopickup vibrant and prosperous democ- to learn, question and solve. NewZealand tour in February. US president Bill Clinton to visit the Bachchan affair.Apartfrom with his protégé Jaya Prada, who Special Public Prosecutor pace and reachneedy sections racy with arichcultural heritage. “When youquestion, youget The moneyhasn'tbeencredited LucknowtomeetMulayam. claimingtohavegot thesuper- alone remainedloyal to him till PrashantSathanathan had said of the society,” theysaid. Perhaps the best tributewecan out-of-the-boxmethods to solve yet," said the cricketer, speaking Australian Sports TVentertainer star backonhis feet afterafinan- the end. In his lastyears, Singh hisbrotherwaswiththeirmother Under the ECLGS scheme, in- payhim is to remember his problems.Whenyou do that, on conditionofanonymity. KerryPackeronce flewdownto cial debacle, he boastedofintro- had come close to theBJP. and that she wasinaCovid-19 terest ratesofbanks andfinan- courage... and emulatehis dedi- yougrow. Duetoyour efforts, The contractsstart from Delhi to discuss acricket deal. ducing Jaya Bachchan to politics If there wasone politician containmentzonewhereSaibaba cial institutions have been cation to democracy."

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In response, Justice Pratibha NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said, SUKRITABARUAH Twostudentshad filed Prima facie, this courtisofthe Singh observed on Friday, “The "On July19, Dhar wasshiftedto NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 apetition through their opinion thatthe careersofchil- order dated July21, 2020 was IN THE middle of the lockdown, the ICUatRajiv Gandhi Super dren is paramount…” passedkeepinginmindthe inter- nabdriverwho head constable Leela Dhar's ac- Speciality hospital, administered THE DELHI High Courtissueda father,alleging they The HC went on to direct that estofthe children whoare peti- quaintance from his villagein plasmatherapy on July25. Sadly, showcause notice through the had notbeen allowed thechildren should be givenac- tionersbefore thiscourt.Theired- Uttarakhand losthis job. As soon on Fridaymorning, he passed police to aprivate school in to attend online classes cessto theschool portal immedi- ucation has completely come to as Dhar heardabout it, he away despitebestefforts." Paschim Vihar on Fridayfor not atelyupon service of the order.It ahalt, and suchasituation is not ‘ranover’ACP reachedout with some food, and Dhar joinedthe force in1989, allowing twostudentstoattend over feeissues also directedtheschool to inform conducive fortheirgrowth,espe- apromise thathewould take and is survived by his wife and online classes despiteacourtor- the parentshow muchfee is due ciallyduring the pandemic… The careofhim thebesthecould. twochildren, including a21- der that theybegiven access. within aweek of the order,and said order wasmeant to be im- JIGNASASINHA “This is the kind of man he was," year-old daughter,who too Twostudents of Richmondd served,“In view of the fact that the parentstodeposit that mediatelycompliedwith. Every NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 said Dhar’s 24-year-old son tested positive forthe virusand Global School —one in classVand the online classes arecontinu- amount within another week, day’s delayisdetrimental to the ChandraShekhar,adayafter his is admitted in ahospital. another in class VII —had fileda ouslybeing held by the school during whichperiod the children interestofthe students.” AN EXHAUSTIVE probeduring father diedofCovid-19. DCP Thakur said that all pos- petitionin the HighCourtagainst and the petitioners arestudents were to continuetohaveaccess The courtthenissuedashow- whichpolice scannedfootage The 52-year-old,deployedat sible assistance will be givento the schoolthroughtheirfather,al- of class Vand class VII, if theyare to online classes. cause notice to the principal and from 40 CCTVs and examined the Defence Colonypolicesta- the family. legingtheyhadnotbeen allowed notallowedtoattend classes the However, the children, chairmanofthe school,tobe over 100temposhelpedthem to attend online classes since injurywillbeirreparable. The through their father,filedacon- served through the localpolice catchthe driverofavehicle April over non-payment of fees. stand of the petitioners is that temptpetitionagainsttheschool station. School authorities could whichallegedly ranovera58- Umar Khalid questioned On July21, the courthad ob- without anynoticetothem the afternosteps were takenbyit. notbereachedfor acomment. year-old Assistant Commissioner of Police lastweek. NewDelhi:The Delhi Police March 6basedoninformation The accused, Amit Pulami SpecialCellquestionedformerJNU providedbyaninformer to sub- (28), hails from Nepal and had student Umar Khalid foraround inspector Arvind Kumar.Asper come to Delhi ayear ago. He lives ACP(Traffic) Sanket Kaushik threehoursinconnectionwiththe the FIR, Kumar said the informer withhis wife and twochildren, NortheastDelhi riots,following told him the violence wasa“pre- and worksatawarehouse in whichhis phone wasseized. meditated conspiracy”, allegedly Gurgaon.Hewas arrested from DCP (Southwest) Devender Asenior officer said: “He was hatchedbyKhalid and others. SouthwestDelhi’s Mahipalpur. Arya said, “Werecoveredapiece asked wherehewas during the Thecase wastransferredtoa On July25, ACP(Traffic) of iron from the vehicle and found NortheastDelhi riots and the Special Cell, whichhas been Sanket Kaushikwas hit by the it wasfromatempo. To identify December Jamia violence.” asked to investigatea“larger speeding tempoonthe service the vehicleand ascertain the time An FIR wasregisteredon conspiracy”. ENS lane near Rajokri flyover, where of the incident, our teams initially he wasmanaging traffic. The FIR checkedover15CCTVcameras. said the accuseddriverstopped The incident took place at 7.48pm foramomentand looked backat and abrown tempowas seen.” Kaushik’s driver, who waschas- CCTVfootage from the MCD ing him, before fleeing the spot. toll taxbooth at Delhi- As itsnumber platewas cov- border and NH-8 were recovered eredwith mud, the vehicle could and over 50 tempos were exam- notbeidentifiedbyeyewitnesses. inedbypolice. “Wealso checked Aftersix days,police arrested cargo recordsof IGIairportto seeif Pulami, who wasdelivering a theaccusedwentthere.We found consignment to IGI airportwhen 52 tempos in the records and ex- the incidenttookplace.“It ap- aminedthem all,” said police pears he didn’t knowhehad Seniorpoliceofficerssaidthat killedsomeone. When the ACP’s eventually, afterscanningover40 drivertriedtostophim, he got CCTVcameras in the city and ex- scared and went to IGI, gave his amining over 100tempos, police consignment and stayed there foundtheaccusedhadcomefrom overnight.The next day, when he Gurgaon. “Webacktrackedthe sawthenews aboutthe accident, CCTVfootage from the spot. We he went to arepair shop and got found that thetempo hadcome the tempofixed.Hedidn’t drive fromawarehouseinGurgaon.We it forthe next five days and was spoketothe warehouse owner hiding at his home in Rangpuri,” there, who helpedusidentify the said asenior officer. accused,” police said.

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Noida: Noida Police Saturdaylaunchedanall- hotelsshutunfairtocityeconomy woman patrolling squad as partoftheir Crimes AgainstWomenwing.The same. Kejriwalhad said the city would squad, Swayam Siddh, EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE "Delhi is in the 11th position have to learn to live with Covid The building owner has been arrested. Gajendra Yadav will comprise awoman NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 when it comes to Corona. It has while taking precautions. While sub-inspector and two been under control since last Delhi struggledwith asharp in- other personnel, who will THE DECISIONtonot allowho- month and is nowmoving to- crease in the number of cases be- patrol areas suchasuni- tels to reopenaffects“8% busi- wardsnormalcy.Hotels and ing reported daily in June,the Building collapse: versities, Metrostations ness and ” in Delhi, weekly marketsare open even in number came down in July,and and bus stands. Deputy Chief MinisterManish states suchasUttar Pradesh and forthe pasttwo weeks, the city Sisodia has said in aletterto Karnataka, whichhaveseenthe has seen around 1,100cases per Victim leaves behind Jailofficial Union Home MinisterAmit Shah. highest number of Corona cases day, down from an averageof The letter comes aday after recently. It is notclearwhat the around 3,200cases in the last arrested,son the L-Goverturnedthe govern- 8% of Delhi’s business, employment affected:SisodiatoShah Centrewantstoachieve by keep- week of June. 3minor daughters ment’s decision to reopen hotels ing hotels and weeklymarkets “I requestyou to changeyour heldweeklater and allowweeklymarketstore- shut in Delhi.Why is the state, decisionand direct the L-Gtoac- structurehad been built using sumefunctioning. Sisodia re- been rendered shutbecause ho- Delhi, keeping them shut is un- whichhas done well to keep ceptthe Chief Minister’s pro- AMILBHATNAGAR iron rods in the front of the com- Gurgaon: Over aweek af- questedShah to direct the L-Gto tels have notreopened.Fivelakh fair to theeconomyand to the Corona under control, being posal. The government will send NOIDA,AUGUST1 pany's building,and Ashu along terthe Deputy acceptthe government’s deci- families aresitting at home for hopesofthese people,” he wrote. forced to keep businesses shut,” the file to him again on Tuesday. with others were working on Superintendent of sion,and said the government the pastfourmonthsbecause In hisletter, Sisodia, who is he wrote. Tell him to notstopthis again. THE OWNER of acompanywhere plumbing. Gurgaon’s Bhondsi jail would send the file to theL-G weeklymarkets areshut. At a also the Delhi Finance Minister, Over the pastmonth, the Delhi’s economywillimprove an under-construction structure Ashu and the deceasedGopi wasarrestedfor allegedly again on Tuesday. time when theywerehopeful of said that while effortswerebe- growth rate of Covid-19cases in and jobs will be created only collapsed, claiming the livesof hadbeen contractedby Janendra, supplying mobile “Eight per cent of Delhi’s being allowedtofunctionagain ing made to unlockthe country, Delhihas dippedsubstantially. when business personswill twopeople, wasarrestedby who livedinthe same area in phones, SIM cards and business and employment has as Corona is under control in the policy forDelhi wasnot the Earlier,Chief MinisterArvind restarttheir work,” he wrote. Noida PoliceSaturday.According Ghaziabad. Janendra, originally drugs to the jail’s inmates, to police, RKBharadwaj,who hailing from Kanpur,issurvived police said his son has runs Shakti Techno FabinSector by three daughters. Forthe past also been arrested foral- Dog blamed 11,has been bookedfordeathdue four years, he had been involved legedly threatening jail to negligence following acom- in procuring daily wagers forsuch officials and employees in plaint by the victims’ families. jobs.While the constructionwork an audio recording —in for accident On Fridayevening, plumbing at thecompanyhad been going whichheisallegedly work beingcarriedoutinthefront on several months,thefront por- heardsaying he will start that injured4 portionof thecompany'sbuilding tion wasbeing built forthe past a“big scandal” in the ledtoacollapse,buryingfourpeo- 15 days,anofficial said. prison —that has gone vi- ple. The contractor Janendra (35) "Wereceived acall from ralonsocialmedia. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE and alabourerGopi (17) died Noida that my brother is one of NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 while twopeople were injured. A the people who wascrushedin rescueoperationinvolvingpolice, the buildingcollapse. Within an DUstudent A29-YEAR-OLD woman who fire officers and NDRF personnel hour,weleftfromKanpur.Onthe among7held rammedher BMW intofour wentontilllateFriday night.Chief way, we were informedhewas peopleonFridaynight has MinisterYogiAdityanathalsotook no more. Thereisnoone to take forrobbery blamedher dog forthe accident. cognizanceof theincident,direct- care of hisdaughters; theyare The incidenttookplace around ing the local administration to barely10years old. His wifecan’t NewDelhi: ADelhi 9.45 pm near Sapna Cinema, conduct an enquiry. process what has happened,” said University student and when the woman had come out Among the injuredisAshu, Ashok Kumar,Janendra's brother. six of his friends were ar- to have an ice-cream. who had takenupthe job afew Locals in Sector 11 said the in- rested forallegedly loot- DCP (Southeast) RPMeena days agotohelp hisfamilyfinan- cidenttookplace “within sec- ing ajewellerystore of said, "The woman, who runs a ciallysince earningfromtheir onds”, and by the time anyone valuables and Rs 1.3lakh boutique in EastofKailash, grocerystoreinGhaziabad's Loni couldreact, peoplewereunder in cash in Uttam Nagaron claims she waseatingice-cream had been hit by the lockdown. the rubble. "Everyday we would Friday. inside her car when her dog "Usuallywewould have see people involved in the con- jumpedout and the vehicle’s enough from the storeand some struction. Had this incident oc- gear changed accidentally,due side jobs but the situation was curredataround5pm, morepeo- 3arrestedfor to which the incident took worsening. So Itook up aplumb- ple would have died,”said robbingman place." ingjob fordaily wages. It wasbad Deepak,aneyewitness. The injured include the ice- luckthatwewereworking post6 Aseniorofficialclaimedthere NewDelhi: Three men cream vendor and bystanders. pm, since we usuallywrapupby wasalso illegal construction tak- were arrested foral- Mostsufferedinjuries to their then. The wall wasweak andas ingplaceon the fourthfloor of the legedly robbing aman at legs and feet. soon as Iwrappedawirearound building, whichwas found dur- gunpoint inside aparkat SERO HOUR Acase under sections of rash one of the pipes, the entirestruc- ingtheevaluation of the incident. Dwarka Sector 3on driving has been registered turefell.Ithought Iwas going to The accusedhas been asked to Thursday. ENS Samples being collected forthe five-dayserological survey,atGDGoenka School in Model Town, Saturday. Praveen Khanna againstthe woman at the Amar die,” said Ashu, inside Sector 30's submit company-related docu- Colonypolicestation. District Hospital. Amakeshift mentsaspartofthe probe. SHO facesaction after attackon Fewer peopleincontainment zones 37 policemen suspended for truck driver: ‘Late response’ as capitaladopts newstrategy not reporting Boken, PROofGurgaon Police. SAKSHIDAYAL “People who commit such to Eid duty GURGAON,AUGUST1 crimes and createdisturbance EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CORONAVIRUS IN THE CAPITAL and acriminal atmospherewill NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 ADAY aftera25-year-old truck notbespared under anycircum- TOTALCASES Total Vacant EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE driverwas beaten by agroup of stance and strict action will be RESTRICTIONS ON the move- HOSPITALBEDS 13,608 10,671 NEW DELHI,AUGUST 1 men in Gurgaon while trans- takenagainstthempromptlyas ment of over twolakh people 1,36,716 porting buffalo meat, the SHO of per the rules.” were removedafter thecontain- VENTILATORS 1,218824 ATOTAL of 37 policemen were Badshahpur policestation,un- Police officials said it appears ment zonesinthe city were re- Dailycases RecoveriesDeaths Tests suspendedafter they failed to der whose jurisdiction the inci- theaccusedhad notreceivedany assessedbasedonrevisedguide- join dutyfor Eid al-Adha on July 31 1,1951,2062719,091 dent took place, has been trans- Astill from avideo that tip-offabout the truck,but sim- lines. By Friday, thetotal number time,said senior police officers ferred to police lines for showedthe group beating plysuspectedit wascarryingcow of containment zones in the city Aug1 1,1181,2012618,154 on Saturday. “negligence” in duty. the victimonthe road meat when theysaw the vehicle. was496, down from 715on Total10,596* 1,22,1313,989 10,50,939 Analysesituation at regular The action wastaken by Regarding the transfer of the According to police, the inci- Monday. The numberofpeople intervals: Kejriwal DeputyCommissioner of Police SHO, ACP(Sohna) SandeepMalik dent occurredaround9.30amon in these zones went from *Total active cases (Northwest) VijayantaArya said,“There appearsto have been Commissioner of Police, KK Friday, when Lukman, who hails 3,48,099 on Mondayto1,06,211 againstthe personnel who abitof alateresponseonthepart Rao, said suchincidents will not from Nuh, wastransporting meat on Friday. Containment zones, as per containment zones, down from situation at regular intervals and failedtoshowupfor the morn- of the police team and, although betolerated. “Also,anypoliceman from Ghasera villagetoashop As per the newguidelines, a rules, have to be sealedoff com- 25,884earlier.The biggest expressedconcern at the large ing duty and arrangementsfor it is notasifthe policewasstand- or officer found to benegligentin near Jama Masjid in Gurgaon. containment zone can be de- pletely and residents arenot al- change, however, wasseen in size of containmentzonesasitre- Eid. ingbyandwatching the violence, his duty will notbesparedeither. The accused, police said, also sealed14 days afterthe lastCovid lowedtoleave their houses. An South EastDelhi district,where stricted movement of alarge Anil Mittal, Additional PRO the effortstodisperse the crowd In the above case, the Badshahpur misbehavedwithpersonnelwho patient in the area has recovered. area can be declared acontain- the number of people in sealed number of people. Earlier,Health (Delhi Police), said,“The DCP and stop the kind of damage SHO has been transferredtopo- intervenedand brokethe win- This duration wasearlier 28 days ment zone if morethan three zones went from 73,612 on MinisterSatyendar Jain had also has suspended thepersonnel therewas to vehicles and other lice lines,” he said. dows of thepolice car. and therewereafew areas in the Covid cases arefound in the area Mondayto7,517 on Friday. said therewas aneedtoreassess and sent them to police lines. thingsafter they arrivedonthe According to police, one of the Aperson identifiedas28- city that remainedsealedfor up in quicksuccession. The twodistrictswith the the basis on whichareas arekept The policemen were supposed scene wasnot to theextentthat arrested accused, during ques- year-old PradeepYadav, who hails to threemonths. The district with the highest least number of people in con- sealedfor months. to report at the DCP office at 5 it should have been. Theywere tioning,said the group “suspected from Dadri andwas living onrent The Delhi government had number of people in contain- tainment zones were Shahdara The number of cases in Delhi am. Theyshowedacallous atti- notabletocontrol the situation that the complainant wascarry- in RajivNagar in Gurgaon, wasar- written to the Centre, asking mentzonecontinuestobeSouth andNorthEastDelhi where1,327 has been in the rangeof1,000 to tude and remainedabsent on properly.The reportregarding the ingcow meatinhis pickuptruck”. rested.“The accusedhas been them to revise the policy forcon- Delhi. While it earlier had 79,130 and 1,535people have restricted 1,100overthe pastweek. On an important festival.” matterhasbeen sentto seniorof- “They followedthe vehicle and producedincourtand takeninto tainment zones in the city as it re- people living in containment movement. Saturday, 1,118new cases were DCP Arya confirmedthat at ficials,andthe Commissioner and triedtostopthe driver but,when police remand forfurther ques- stricted movement foralarge zones, the number droppedto Thelistofcontainmentzones reported. The total active casesin least37policemen were sentto DCP will decide on the discipli- he didn’t halt his vehicle, the ac- tioningregarding theothers in- number of people, making the 27,940 by Friday. South Delhi is wasreviewedbyChief Minister the city are10,596, of whom police lines. "Anearly morning naryactionthat needs to betaken cusedsurroundedthe car and volved in this crime,” said the exercise of sealingtrickyfor po- followedbyNorthDelhi,which Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday. He 2,937are in hospital. So far, 3,989 briefing wasorganisedatDCP in this regard.” beat up the driver,”said Subhash PRO. lice and district officials. nowhas 17,088 people living in also asked officials to analysethe people have diedofCovid-19. office but theymissedit,” she said. The police personnel were calledtothe DCP office foran important meeting wherethe DISTRICT OFFICIALS VISIT CENTRE DCP wasgoingtogivedirections about Eid arrangements. These arrangementsare done in every Colleaguetests positive, 17 IIC staffers under home quarantine district in Delhi so that people don’t face issues whilecelebrat- ing thefestival. "The utility worker lastreported shows symptoms”. He also said "Mostofthe memberswho tact with members.Wesanitise Apolice officer saidthat SOMYALAKHANI to duty on July22and askedfor a thatIIC members have notbeen come hereare senior citizens and premises thriceaday, and also some of the policemen came NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 leave till July31ashis familywas informedabout this as "utility theyshould have been told that checkthe temperatureofall 40-50minutes late,while oth- sick. On Friday, he calledusand workers do notcomeincontact someone has tested positive for staffers and members daily,” ers arrivedafter an hour. A35-YEAR-OLD stafferatthe said that he has tested positive. with themembers, and that the the virus. This iscareless. We Wali said. Senior police officers then India International Centre(IIC) We checkedwho all were on duty stafferhas anyway been on leave have notreceivedacall or ames- Asenior NewDelhi district decidedtookimmediateaction has tested positive forCovid-19, with him on July22and have for10days”. sagefromthem,"said amember. administration officer said: “The againstthe absenteesand send and at least17employees are asked them to be under home TwoIIC members, on condi- "Theemployeedoesnot stay employeewas on leavesince July them to policelines. nowunder homequarantine. quarantine forfive-sixdays." tion of anonymity,said that they at IIC. He informedthe local au- 22. He livesinMayur Vihar. Asenior police officer said The man, autility worker in the Asource closetothe staffer found out on Fridayand Saturday thorities in his area, and they Seventeen peopleatIIC had that further action maybe kitchen, is undergoing treat- said he got admittedto thehospi- respectively,through oldstaffers. would have donecontact tracing. come in contact with him and all takenagainstthe personnel ment at aprivate hospital in East talonJuly29, as he complained Also, he hasn't reported to work of them have been askedto quar- since theywere“notserious” Delhi,and hasbeen on leave of fever andbreathlessness. The utility worker at IIC in over 10 days anyway.The antine themselvesathome. The about theirduties. since July23. Wali said that no employees kitchen lastreported to duty cooking area is separate from the premises arebeing disinfected An officer said the sus- KanwalWali, secretaryofthe have been tested,and addedthat on July22. Archive area whereutility workers are thrice aday.” Ateam of officials pendedpolicemen were part of executivecommittee, IIC, said, "a test will be done if anyone and none of them come in con- visited IIC on Saturday. the patrolling team.

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In sponse followed great demand for awider First, organic food is definitely safer to con- ■ Useorganic inputslike duce without connecting with retails will generally be cheaper than similar India, Iworked mostly in Uttarakhand and range of organic products among cus- sume as it’sfree from toxic chemicals,such neem oil &compost which makes thesaleoforganic produce variants available in the organicmarket, Sikkim on improving the viability of Organic tomers.Therewas agap on the supply side. as carcinogenic pesticides,nerve blockers, or difficultfor farmers. as we eliminate marginsneeded by mul- Farming.Ifirmly believed inOrganic Farming Recognising this demand-supply gap,I things that can damage your body systems. ■ Avoid mono-cropping, Fourth,yieldsinorganic farming are often tiple intermediaries.So, our fresh baked not only for its myriad health but environ- ventured to set up ‘The Altitude Store’ in Second, in our case,Ibelieve it’smore nu- do inter-cropping lower than conventional farming. 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Iwas working to 2010 to workwith these small-scale farm- tritious compared with conventional pro- ■ Plant marigolds chemical-based inputs (pesticides,fertilis- gramloaf. increase incomesofmarginal farmers.I erstohelp thembring organic products to duce because at our store organic fruits and randomly in farms to ers etc) for conventionalfarming are heavily Our fresh fruits and vegetables are on used by background in finance and venture market, so that they’re able to increase vegetables are procured every day from our subsidised.Thus,not onlyunsubsidised or- thewhole cheaperasweorder huge incubation to help organic farmers form their incomes while we tapped into the suppliers,with the exceptionoffew prod- avoid pests and bugs ganic inputs (crop enhancers,seeds,neem quantities every day.Also,wedohaveour small companies–Ihelped in creating growing demand for these products.In ucts likepotatoes,ginger, onions or garlic. oil, etc.) are relatively more expensive,but ownfarms inRajasthan and Uttarakhand strategies, raising capital, marketing, ac- 2010, the market size of organic products Other productslikelettuce,spinach, or are also not readily availablewhile there that supply fresh seasonalproduce at counts,HR,etc.However,Irealisedthatthe wasminiscule. We started our online busi- otherleafy greensare procured basedon ganic Hydroponics essentially means that are outlets in almost all towns and large vil- lower rates. biggest hindrance wasthe lack of access to ness with 118 products.Wenow have our daily consumption limit.Thereason be- the plant food that we willbeusing to culti- lages in India for chemical-based inputs.Ina Finally, we have the largest network of markets.Farmers are in rural India and the around 3000.This decadehas reallyflown hindthisisany fruit or vegetable starts los- vate ourcrops will be organicallyderived nutshell, all these various reasons coupled stores in Delhi. This greatly reduces our markets are in urban India. This created a by.Wedocarryproducts fromlarge organic ing itsnutritional content as soon as it’s rather than chemically synthesised. together lead to higher cost of organic pro- delivery costs.Weoffer free deliveries to huge gap that threatened the viability of companies as well,but our main focus is to harvested. So,weaim for amaximum24 duce,which translates to higher prices for most partsofDelhi with no minimum these small ventures. improve the livelihood of small and mar- hours fromfarmtodelivery so that the WHATMAKES THE ALTITUDESTORE the consumer. requirements. Ialso rananorganic juiceand jam pro- ginal farmers. consumer gets maximumnutritionalvalue DIFFERENT FROM ITS COMPETITORS? of these foods.Conventional produce TheAltitude Store has been in business for WHATWILL BE YOUR EXPECTATIONS consumedinhomes is oftenasold as over 10 years and we’re very fortunate in FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO SPUR 3–5days. the response that we’ve received from our ORGANICFARMING IN INDIA? consumersand themarket. We’re one of TheGovernment of Indiaisalready work- WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN the largest organic stores in NorthIndia.We ingondisseminating the information to HYDROPONICS AND ORGANIC have 5outlets in Delhi NCR and we’re look- farmersaboutorganic farming. States such FARMING? ing to open another two in the coming few as Sikkim and Uttarakhand are alreadyde- Basically,Hydroponicsissoil-less growing of months.Over the years,wehave gained the clared organic and are working to assist crops,using water as the medium enriched trustofour consumers andthey know that if farmers with some of the above-mentioned with all the nutrients and micro-nutrients they’re buying something from ‘The Alti- obstacles. thataplantneeds to grow.Three most im- tude Store’ it’sorganic! One of thebiggest roadblocksfor or- portant minerals for plants are Nitrogen, We have served thousands of homes in ganic farmers is the marketing of organic Phosphorousand Potassium. Plantsalsore- Delhi NCR. Thebiggest vote of confidence produce.Presently, there arenocentralised quire micro-nutrients such as Calcium, Zinc, that you can get as an organicretaileristhe wholesale markets for organic produce in Boron, etc. So,these three minerals along consumer continually reorders.The recom- India.Farmers need to connect directly with with micro-nutrientsare directly added to mendation then follows whichbrings in retailers in urban centres.Unfortunately, the water and then fed to the plant,depend- new consumers to us.Noadcampaign can only atiny handfuloffarmers have these ing on when the plant needs what. have the same efficacy as aword-of-mouth links.Soevenifafarmer did want to shift Hydroponics is not necessarily organic. recommendation from acustomer. to organicfarming,hewouldmost likely Most of the times,these plant nutrients are In spite of the fact that our fruits and veg- have to sellhis produceinconventional chemicallysynthesisedinalab.Organic in- etables are from certified organic farms,we mandis that would notoffer apremium puts for hydroponic cultivationare avail- randomly test this fresh produce for 97 dif- able but,of course,are more expensive.So, ferent agro-chemicals. Theselection of The biggest voteof growing vegetables hydroponically doesn’t what is to be tested is done by me person- confidenceyou can get necessarily mean they are organic. We’re ally.Let alone the supplier,nobody knows currently experimenting with organic hy- which fruitorvegetable is going to be as an organic retailer droponics,especiallyfor leafy greens.Or- tested on aparticular day.Even if an apple has been tested today,itdoesn’t mean it is aconsumerwho Three things at the won’t be tested tomorrow.It’sacomplete comes back to order surprisetesttokeep acheck on theintegrity morefromyou. heart of our of organic produceofour suppliers.Further, alot of our seasonal fruits and vegetables philosophy are along with poultry products come from our providinghigh-quality own farmwhich has been certified since the price for the organicnature of hisharvest. early 1990s. Hence,organic mandis are an essential ele- organic produce; being ment in the successful expansion of the sec- ethical with everyone WHY DO ORGANIC PRODUCE tor in India. COSTMORETHANCONVENTIONAL Further, Governmentscan even up the we dealwith – PRODUCE? playing field for organic farming providing suppliers,employees Yes, organic produce costs more than con- thesamelevel of subsidies fororganicin- ventional produce due to anumber of rea- puts as are provided for chemical-based andcustomers; and sons.First, organic food is still avery niche inputs. ecological marketinIndiaand lacks market penetra- tion likeconventional produce.Hence, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOUR sustainability. there are very marginal economies of scale ORGANICPRODUCT OFFERINGS. in organics.Second, organicfarming em- At present, we have arange of approxi- mately 3,000 products.We, of course,carry fresh fruits and vegetables,meats,bakery products,daily rations, milkand dairy prod- ucts,and avastrangeofsupplies for your pantry.Wealso have in-house kitchens where we bake fresh breadsevery day, make soupsand saladsondemand,and produceawide rangeofcondiments, sausages, andmanyother ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat products,all made entirely with organic inputs.I’m especially proud of our cheese selection.We have amazing ar- tisancheesemakers in India,andatAltitude, we only carry cheeses made in India.My favourites are the Brie and the Camembert from Maharashtra, and the Cheddar from Uttarakhand.

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THESUNDAYEXPRESS,AUGUST2,2020 6 GOVT &POLITICS ‘(Pilot, Scindia) want Will embrace Citing‘TMCviolence’,BengalBJP rebels if high looksatCentreforPresident’sRule to take alift up 10-floor command forgives BJP workers getting killedregularly,says Vijayvargiya;TMC says demand ‘illogical’ building, not stairs’ them: Gehlot founddead—bothfoundhanging Union Home MinisterAmitShah LIZMATHEW —in Medinipur and South 24 inDelhionFridaytodemandaCBI NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 Parganas districts. While the po- probeintothe death of the two MONTHS AFTER the exit of We will be living in afool's para- DEEPMUKHERJEE lice sayinitialprobe suggests sui- workers. Theyalsourged Shah to JyotiradityaScindia and amid a dise if we believe we will getin- JAIPUR,AUGUST1 WITH ITS cadre feelingpressure cide in all three cases, BJP alleged considerimpositionof Article356 full-blown rebellion by Sachin stant results. from theMamataBanerjee gov- theywerekilledand hanged. andtakeovermanagementof the PilotinRajasthan, thereisafresh RAJASTHAN CHIEF Minister ernment amid “violent attacks KailashVijayvargiya, BJP gen- Covid pandemic in the state, churning in the Congress. CWC Howdoyou react to theexit of Ashok Gehlotsaid on Saturday and forced suicides” of party BJP’s eral secretaryincharge of West claiming the stategovernment member and Leader of the party JyotiradityaScindia and the that he will welcome backthe workers,theBJPinWest Bengalis and TMC’s SaugataRoy. Bengal,saidkeepingthecadreop- hadfailedtocontainthesituation. in Lok Sabha, ADHIR RANJAN rebellion by SachinPilot? rebelCongress MLAs if the tryingto create elbowroomahead timistic amid “violence against Vijayvargiyapointed outthat CHOWDHURY,speakswith Theirattitudeisto grab every- Congress leadership forgives of Assemblyelections scheduled them”isthe biggestchallenge for Banerjee recentlyinducted MANOJ CGabout the stateofaf- thing quickly. The party made them”. “It depends on the high next year by stepping up de- incidentsof‘forced suicide’ have the partyinastate whereitwon ChhatradharMahato,oncepartof fairs in the party and the wayfor- ScindiaandPilotleaders;theyare command.Ifthe high command mands forthe Centre’s interven- created fear among the cadre.” 18 of 42 Lok Sabha seatsin2019. the Maoist-backed tribal move- ward.Excerpts from the inter- notmagicians. Who usedto forgives them then Iwill em- tion by consideringthe possibil- Senior TMC leader and Lok “Law andorder is astate subject, ment in Lalgarh, in Jhargram dis- view: recognise Scindia before the brace them,Ihave no pressure ity of President's Rule. Sabha MP SaugataRoy,however, sowe have notbeenputtingpres- trict, in TMC. “Thisshows she deathofMadhavrao? No one points,” Gehlottoldreporters in Sources in stateBJP said the rubbishedtheBJP’sdemands,call- surefor impositionofArticle wantstointensifythe politics of What is happening in the usedtorecognise Sachin either JaisalmeronSaturday. cadrewant “action” from the ing them “illogical”. He told The 356—we did notwanttodisturb terror and violence in the state.” Congress? Youmusthave before the death of Rajesh Pilot. Speaking to reporters in Centre to helpthepartyinBengal. SundayExpress:“Therehavebeen ademocratically-electedgovern- Roy, however, said: Lawand learntaboutthe debate at the Andwhat wasthe identityof Jaisalmer before leaving for BJP leadersbelieve afresh some isolated incidentsinfar- ment.Butthesituationinthestate order in allmajor areas hasbeen meeting of RajyaSabha MPs THEEXPRESS Madhavrao and Rajesh Pilot? Jaipur,the chief ministerkeptup campaign forimposition of flung areas, wherepolicinghas is deteriorating everyday.Now in control despitethe pandemic. convenedbySonia Gandhi on Their identity wasthat of his attackonthe BJP for“trying President’s Rule would ramp up been very difficult.The BJP turns ourpartyshouldalsothinkofim- We areaparty that hadsuffered Thursday? INTERVIEW Congress leaders. So theyare to topple his government” and pressureontheTMCgovernment, everydeath intoa(case of)mur- posing President's Rule, because political violence underCPI(M) In politics,realityhas to beac- WITH scions.When they were made addedthat Prime Minister and address the challenge of derand blames TMC.” workersaregettingkilledandthe and our workers were killed by cepted. Our party needs energy, ADHIR RANJAN MPs weren’t therecompetent NarendraModishould intervene keeping the stateleadership Since July13, when Debendra (state)government is making police. The BJP is run by leaders whichislacking now. If we can’t CHOWDHURY leaders in their constituencies? to stop the “drama”inRajasthan. united andthe cadre upbeat. Nath Roy, BJP MLA from them cases of suicides,” he told fromoutside(Bengal);theydon’t energise our workers, digital CWC MEMBER, LEADER OF Of course, therewere…. But they MLAs supporting the Gehlot ABJP leader workinginWest Hemtabad in NorthDinajpur dis- The Sunday Express. knowwhat political violence in (campaigns) and press briefings CONGRESS IN LOK SABHA came to thepriority listbecause government were shiftedtoa Bengalsaid:“Continuousviolence trict, wasfoundhanging, two BengalBJP MPs Soumitra Bengal is.” FULLREPORTON will notgivedesired results.We theywerethesons of Madhavrao hotelinJaisalmer on Friday. againstparty workersand recent moreBJP workershavebeen Khan and Nishith Pramanik met www.indianexpress.com raise everyissue –weleave no placesourpeoplejoinedregional Scindia and Rajesh Pilot. “Our fight is to save democ- stone unturnedtoraise issues; parties. So thereisabig gap. There Have they(Sachin and racy,not againstany person.The and itis afact thatno one elsecri- is aneedfor grassroots and re- Jyotiraditya) ever fought on the Prime Ministershouldget this Set up party panel tiques(PrimeMinister)Narendra gional leaders with potential. ground? Police ki danda khaye tamashainRajasthan to end,” It was Tilak who made freedom Modi the waywedo. But we have Thereisnoweakness at the top. hain (have theytaken blowsofthe the Chief Ministersaid. to examine NEP, to move from digital (campaign) policebaton)….have they ever “Unfortunately, this time the to practical, whichmeans we So is the Congress now gone to jail? When Congress BJP's game of horse trading is struggle truly Indian, says Shah ex-UPA minister should create energyinthe grass- confinedtosocial media and workers were fighting to buildthe very bigbecause theyhave rootsworker. It is afact that we press conference halls? party,weregetting thrashedby tasted blood in Karnataka and urgesSonia have notbeensuccessfulin ener- Most of theworkweare do- police,these people were study- and that is why EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE gising our grassroots worker. ing is through social media— ing in Oxfordand Stanford. they areapplying it here. The en- NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 Politicalworkers shouldhave ide- Twitter and digitalplatforms. I Theywanttoclimb fast.They tire Home ministry is engaged in MANOJCG ological and political fodder. usedtosuggestduring my inter- want to climb a10-storey build- this work.Several ministers such LOKMANYABAL Gangadhar NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 actions (that) we have to firsthit ing taking alift, and nottakethe as DharmendraPradhanji, Tilak wasthe one who made Whyisthat happening? the street.Without beingonthe stairs. This is the difference. Piyush Goyalji areinvolved,” India’sfreedom struggle truly THECONGRESSisyettocomeout Because thereare weaknesses street we cannotexpect the de- claimedGehlot. Indian, Home MinisterAmit with adetailedanalysis of the in our organisational structure. sired outcome. Yousaid the party's messageis He alsolaunchedanattack Shah said Saturday.Hesaid NewEducationPolicy (NEP) and Our organisational infrastructure notreachingthe ground.Is on Union MinisterGajendra progress intothe futurecannot many partyleaders feel it is time should be well-oiledand well- What aboutrivalrybetween this due to the confusionat Singh Shekhawat. Citing the al- be made without pride in the thepartyexaminesthepolicyand structured.Our grassroots work- old and young party leaders? the top? leged audio tapes whichpur- pastand that Tilak always advo- crafts itsresponse. Senior ers arenot being able to dissemi- That is propaganda. The ...Whatwe shoulddoistocre- portedlyhavethe ministercon- cated this. CongressleaderandformerUnion nate(among people). So we are Congress is amelting potofvari- atecompetent district and re- spiring againstthe Gehlot The HomeMinisterwas ad- ministerKVThomas haswritten laggingin gainingpeople'sconfi- ousideas. When we areaccom- gional leaders. Take Karnataka, for government, thechief minister dressing the inaugural session of to party chief Sonia Gandhi, ask- dence. Our electoral and political modating pluralistic ideas can we instance. The personwho has calledfor Shekhawat'sresigna- awebinar organisedbythe ing her to setupapanel to exam- outcomes will notimprove until notaccommodate people of dif- been made the (state unit) presi- tion. The Union Ministerhas de- IndianCouncil forCultural Shah pays tributetoLokmanya Tilak at an event to markhis inethe “long-term implications” people startbelieving in us. ferent agegroup? The experience dent (D KShivakumar) is strong niedthe allegations. Relations (ICCR) on Tilak’s 100th 100th death anniversaryinNew DelhionSaturday. ANI of the NEP. of the older generation and the (leader) and has the potential. Takingpotshotsatstate BJP death anniversary. “...itrequirescloserscrutiny, in What is the reason forthis energy of the younghavetobe Hadhe beenmadepresident ear- president Satish Poonia, Gehlot “Those who have studiedthe terms of itsimplications forthe organisational weakness? combined—it should notbeex- lierwe maynot have lost ourgov- said that people likehim are history of theCongress will by the Congress intoapeople’s He addedthatifanyone read marginalised,disciplinaryspaces, Therehad been adecay. We perience versus energy. ernment (in the state).We should newly-made leaders who want knowit. If anyone made India’s movement,” he said. the thoughtsofMahatma autonomyandconstitutionalval- were in powerfor long—for 10 Some ambitious young lead- find strongleaders andinstall the to challengeformer chief minis- Independence struggle Indian, it The Home Ministersaid that Gandhi,Veer Savarkar and uesamongotherthings,”Thomas years (of UPA)—so we have be- ers perhaps believe the Congress right person in the right position. terVasundhara Raje andare wasTilak,”Shahsaid. if on onehand, Tilak wasleading Madan Mohan Malviya, they wrote. He said questions like the come weak in developing grass- maynot return to powersoon. Our problem is with selecting competing with other leaders Elaborating, Shah said Tilak the freedom struggle, on the would realise Tilak had amas- implicationsofNEPforthemajor- rootsleadership.Regionalparties My advice to them is, it is going to leaders. FULLINTERVIEWON suchasRajendra Rathorewhile suffusedIndia’s freedom strug- other,hewas agitatingagainst sive influence on them. ity of those coveredunder social have also emerged, and at many be along battleagainst theBJP. www.indianexpress.com Raje has disappeared. glewithIndian thought, Indian cowslaughter.Hefought for Drawing aparallel, Shah said, and economicallydisadvantaged history,Indian pride and itsvar- women’s rights, publishedthe “It wasTilak’s advocacy forlocal groupsneeds to be examined iedlanguages. Kesari newspaper and even languages in the Congress that Thomasurged Sonia to setup EMERGINGSIGNS OF ATUSSLE “He gave theclarion call that turnedShivJayanti and Ganpati made everyone speak in their a21-membercommittee com- Swaraj is my birthright and Iwill festivals intoapublic movement, mother tongue during itsmeet- prising former education minis- take it. This wasnoordinarysen- Shah said. ings.Today, PM NarendraModi ters and experts. 4Cong leaders take on RS MP Satav tence. This brought aparadigm “If anyone took the values of has brought Sanskritand local shifttothe freedom struggle. It Shivaji Maharaj to the people, it languages intogovernment’s ed- Extension of Mufti the party,ifneedbe, should be- misrepresentation of facts. Ihold swipes at Dr Manmohan Singh turnedthe movement launched wasTilak,” Shahsaid. ucation policy.” MANOJCG gin from the UPA-2period. Dr Singh in high esteem.” ledUPA govtthanfight NDA/BJP. detention is abuse of NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 Hours afterthe four leaders Earlier in the day, former When unity is required,theydi- law: Chidambaram made remarks,ostensibly Union ministers Anand Sharma, vide.” Mevani claims NREGA scam in AN EMERGINGtussle in the againsthim, Satav responded Manish Tewari, Shashi Tharoor Deoraagreedand replied on NewDelhi: Former Home Congress between the young sayingheisnot comfortable dis- and Milind Deorahad takenon Twitter:“Well said, Manish. arefarm labourers. Ministerand seniorCongress and senior leaders playedout on cussing “what goes on inside” UPA’s critics on socialmedia. When demitting office in 2014,Dr SOHINIGHOSH “Wenever appliedfor anyjob leader PChidambaram on social media on Saturday,with party meetings in public forum. “Congressmen mustbeproud of Manmohan Singh said, “history AHMEDABAD,AUGUST1 underMNREGA,nordidwe work. Saturdayslammedthe govern- four former Union ministers in He tweetedthat he will discuss the UPA’s legacy.Noparty dis- will be kindertome”. Could he Theyopenedaccountsinour ment forextending the deten- the UPA-2 government speaking his comments, or those made by owns or discreditsits legacy. have ever imaginedthat some INDEPENDENTMLA Jignesh namesandclaimedtohavemade tion of former Jammu and out againstparty leadersques- “anyother esteemedcolleagues, NobodyexpectsBJPto becharita- from his ownparty would dis- Mevani and Congress working payment also,” said Hannabhai Kashmir Chief Minister tioning the UPA. on internal party forums only.” bleandgive uscreditbutourown miss his yearsofservice to thena- president Hardik Patelon Dharmabhai Dhorana (25)from Mehbooba Mufti under the Senior leaderAnand Sharma “Today, [a] fewofmyes- should respect and notforget,” tion&seekto destroy his legacy— Saturdayallegedthatamulticrore Balundra villageofBanaskantha. Public SafetyAct (PSA) by three remarkedthat no party disowns teemedcolleagues and seniors Sharma,aCWC member and that, too, in his presence?” scamhassurfacedinBanaskantha Jignesh Mevani and Hardik Dhorana said panchayatand months. He demandedher im- or discreditsits legacy and that have reacted on social media. deputyleaderof CongressinRajya Tharoor tweeted, “UPA's district wherejob cards were is- Patelatthe press meet. districtauthoritieshadtakendoc- mediaterelease. Congress leaders and workers This has compelled me, much Sabha,statedinaseriesof tweets. transformative tenyears were suedand bank accountsopened umentstoopentheir bank ac- “The extension of the deten- mustbeproud of the legacy of againstmyprinciple of notdis- Tewari, who on Fridaytold distorted and traduced by amo- in the nameofvillagers, who countsseveral years ago. “They tion of Ms Mehbooba Mufti un- UPAand former PM Manmohan cussing party matters on public The Indian Express that those tivatedand malicious narrative. claimedtohavenot registeredfor tationsontheallegedscammade liedtousand saidtheywouldgive der PSAisanabuse of lawand an Singh. platforms,tocome out and clear who cannotsee the good work There's plenty to learn from our MNREGA work.Mevanialso said to himhadbeenforwardedtothe usbuffaloesundersomescheme. assault on the Constitutional Althoughnone took names, the air,” he posted. UPAshould “re-educate them- defeats&muchtobedone to re- thatnearly 226 jobcards were policefor a“neutral probe”. This happenedsome five to six rightsguaranteedtoevery citi- their remarks areseenasaimed In multiple tweets,Satav said selves,” todayposted: “BJP was vive the Congress.But notby shownasdeletedafterthealleged At least 12 villagers from years ago. Theytookour election zen. Howisthe 61-year-old for- at RajeevSatav,aRajya Sabha MP “malicious attempt to draw Dr out of powerfor 10 years 2004- playing intothe hands of our ide- scamsurfaced. Thedeletions re- Balundra village in the Amirgadh ID cards on this pretext,”hesaid. mer chief minister, aprotected considered close to Rahul Manmohan Singh intothis ex- 14.Not once did theyeverblame ologicalenemies.” flect in the online portalfor MN- talukaof thedistrictwerepresent District developmentofficer person under security guard Gandhi who triggered arow at a changeisreprehensible”and Vajpayeeorhis Government for Sharma stated the UPAled REGA. at apress meetorganised by AjayDahiyasaidthatcancellation round the clock, athreat to pub- meeting of the party's Upper that “tosay my observations cast their then predicaments. In the countrywithasense of pur- Banaskanthadistrictcollector Mevani and PatelinAhmedabad or issuance of work cardisdone lic safety?” Chidambaram House MPsonThursday. Satav ashadowoverDrSingh’s lead- Congress unfortunatelysome ill- pose and acommitment to the Sandip Sagale said the represen- onSaturdayandclaimedthatthey at the behestofthe sarpanch. tweeted. ENS suggested that introspection in ershipofUPA II is alie, atotal informedwould rather take common man

IN 1992, SENA WORKERS TOOK PART IN KAR SEVA FOR RAM TEMPLE;ASBHOOMI POOJAN NEARS,THEY FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT INVITE ‘We remain Hindutvawadi, Sena’s role in Ram temple cannotbeerased’

1992 find themselvesonthe invited forthe bhoomipujan as terthedomewasdemolishedand deputy leader of the Sena, who Advani,” said Nerurkar. VISHWASWAGHMODE othersideofthe fence. The BJP thereisnochange in the party’s theyweremakingspeeches.Ialso waspartofthe team, said the Nerurkar does notthink that MUMBAI,AUGUST1 has takensole ownership forthe stand on (despiteits al- gave aspeechwhich wasappre- domewasdemolishedwhilethey joining hands with the Congress construction of the temple at liance with the NCPand ciated by the people,” said were on theirway to Ayodhya. and NCPhas anybearingonthe THE RAM Janmabhoomi move- Ayodhya,and chief, Congress),”said Chandrakant Mahadik.“As aHindu, Iamcer- “Afterreachingthere,we tookpart party’sHindutvaagenda.“BJPalso ment, whichhelpedinthe BJP’s MaharashtraChief Minister Khaire, four-time ex-MP from tainlyhappythattheRamtemple inthekarseva butplannedourre- joinedhandswithNCP twice in ride to power, wasalsoaturning UddhavThackeray, who is in a Aurangabad and topSena leader. construction is starting soon.” turn journeyafter hearingan- the lastsix years. Whatabout pointfortheShivSena,whichde- ruling alliance with twonon- Khaireclaims he wasin The 75-year-old leaderas- nouncementsthat the Armywas that?” he asked. cidedtoclimbontheHinduband- Hindutvaparties,has notbeen Ayodhya whenthe dome of the sertedthatevenifthe BJP alleges coming,” said Nerurkar, who was Another BMC corporator, wagonandmaketheRamMandir invitedto the ceremony; no other masjidwasbroughtdownandre- (Fromleft) Chandrakant Khaire, Suryakant Mahadik, thatthe Sena has abandoned BMC corporator in 1991. VijayDaruwale, who waspartof demand itsown. In thefirst chiefministerexceptYogi callsthathehadtouchedtheRam VishwanathNerurkar and VijayDaruwale. Express Hindutvaafterjoininghandswith The 68-year-old leadersaid the team with Nerurkar,said that chargesheet filedbythe Central Adityanath has been either. idol installedinside soon after. “It theCongressforpower,theSenais thebhoomipujanshouldbedone even if Sena leaders were notin- BureauofInvestigation (CBI) in WhileThackeray hasnot com- is the happiest moment of my moreHindutvawadi thanthe BJP. by senior BJP leader Lal Krishna vited,the role that the Sena 1993 afterthe demolition of the plainedpublicly—it might have life,” said Khaire. But while Khairesaysaninvi- reports that the programme is on “Weare the fightersand the (BJP) Advani. “The credit shouldbe playedinthe demolition could BabriMasjid,of 48peoplenamed, been morecomplicated forthe Soonafterthedemolition,the tation to the ShivSenafor the the radarofterrorists.Soitisbet- fightsbehind the curtains,” said giventoAdvani who carriedout neverbeforgotten.“Ifeel happy eight were associated with the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance had ShivSenahadbeenquicktoclaim bhoomipujanwasinorder,healso ternot togothere to avoidany law Mahadik,inadigattheBJPfornot the Rath Yatrafor the Ramtem- that Ihavemade some small con- Sena, including then partychief he been invited—and even sug- itsparticipation. Afraid of the made it plain he is nottoo keen to order issues,” he added. owning up to the demolition of ple. Manylikemewereattracted tributioninthe Ramtemple Balasaheb Thackeray. gested that it shouldbeane- repercussionsof thecriminalcase attendtheceremony. “Afterhear- Suryakant Mahadik,another the . to theRamtemplemovementbe- movement by taking partinthe Twodecades later,ahead of bhoomipujantoprevent the filedsubsequently, someBJPlead- ing the news of bhoomipujan, Sena leader and then legislator Ateam of BMC corporators causeof hisRathYatra.So,Advani karsevaafter the dome wasde- the bhoomi pujan forthe temple spread of coronavirus, the Sena erslikeSundarSingh Bhandari manycalled me to enquire whohadgoneto Ayodhya,saidhe from Mumbai had also gone to deservesthe honour to carryout molished. No matter what the at Ayodhya,ShivSainikswho had kar sevaks who were in Ayodhya even passedthe buckontothe whether Iamgoing.There is took partinthe karsevaafter the Ayodhya following the instruc- the bhoomipujan. We don’t ex- opticsare no onecan deny thevi- heededBal Thackeray’s call and on that fateful dayare miffed. Sena, stating it wasShivSainiks heavy security forthe event and domewasdemolished.“Thelead- tionsofthe then Sena chief. pectaninvitationfromtheBJPfor talrole thatthe Sena playedinthe headedtoAyodhya in December “ShivSenashould have been who pulleddownthe . thePMisalsocoming.Therewere ers had gathered near the siteaf- Vishwanath Nerurkar,now the event as it has neglectedeven RamJanmabhoomi movement.

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proving to be costly,”Kohli said. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE He addedunlessanimpetus was ofschoolscomeSept MUMBAI,AUGUST1 extendedtothetourismindustry, alliedfactors, includingemploy- NEARLYAmonth since the ment of those working in hotels, plannedtoproceedfollowing 12 can be heldsimilarly forthe Maharashtragovernment gave cannot be brought backontrack. ABHISHEKSAHA this “blueprint”. The final pro- remaining four days of the week hotels ago-ahead to reopen as Whileallowing hotels to re- GUWAHATI,AUGUST1 posal will be decidedtakinginto exceptSunday.Noclassroom partofits ‘Mission BeginAgain’, sume operations, the stategov- account inputsfrompeople, will have morethan 15 students theyare struggling due to lowoc- ernmenthad laiddownstandard HASdrafted an initial whichwill be acceptedonline till at atime. cupancy.Withinternationaltravel operatingprocedures(SOPs)that plan forre-openingofgovern- August20. An official in the Education restrictions still in placeand do- include digitalcheck-ins and ment schools above Class 4from Till Friday, Assam had 40,269 Departmentsaid, “The initial dis- mestic tourism at astandstill, ho- menu cards, and staggered tim- September 1, with the proposed Covid cases, 11,088 of them ac- cussions areregarding govern- AdesertedstreetinSrinagar,where restrictions areinplace to contain spread of Covid-19. PTI telowners andassociationssay ings to manage overcrowding in standard openingprocedureto tive,with98dead. In itsUnlock3 ment schools... Nowbasedon footfall wasat10 percent. commonareas.Hotelownershad be putuponline forsuggestions guidelines earlier this week,the the suggestions we receive,we The stategovernment had al- welcomedthestategovernment’s from thepublic from Monday. Centresaid schools and colleges willconsider the next steps.” Bengal: 57-yr-old dies after Andhra BJP leader lowedhoteland otherentities move despite aprohibitiononthe Addressing apress confer- in the countrywould remain At college level, Sarma said providing accommodation,in- useof gyms,swimmingpoolsand ence in Guwahati Saturday, closedtill August31. theyplannedtohaveclassesfor dies of Covid-19 cluding guesthouses and lodges, gaming areas. EducationMinisterHimanta Sarma said as per their pro- onlyfinal-semesterstudents of fake negative report, 3held outside containment zonestore- “Ithasbeenworsethanearlier. BiswaSarmasaid the proposal posal, Classes 5, 6, 7and 8will not degreecourses.Astudentenrolled Amaravati:Senior BJP leader and sume operation with 33 per cent Thereare no customers. With no includes holding Classes5to8in be held in rooms but split over ataplaceotherthanhishomedis- hospitals. The third, Anit Paira, former ministerPManikyala Rao occupancy from July8.Owners international travel, and people the open and 9to12inastag- playgrounds. “Theycannot be trict wouldbegiven the option of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE runsaphysiotherapycentre. died of Covid-19ataprivate hos- said while theyhad notexpected choosingnottotraveldomestically geredway.“We have held initial brought to school. Thefour attending anearby college. KOLKATA,AUGUST1 The accusedallegedly posed pital in VijayawadaSaturday, business to go backtothe pre- unless it is essential, mosthotels discussions regarding opening of classes will be held at different “For universities, we have not asemployeesof aprivate diagnos- party sourcessaid. He was59 Covidlevelsatleast forayear,they arefinding it difficult to find occu- schools and colleges from spots,with notmorethan 15 stu- givenany directions,”the minis- THREE MEN were arrested in ticcentreandcollectedswabsam- and is survivedbyhis wifeand a were hopefulofaslowrevival. pantsfortheirrooms.Thereare no September 1. Of course, it has to dentsatone place,” he added, tersaid, adding that since they KolkatalateonFridayforallegedly plesfromSinhalastweek.The daughter. Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, presi- bookingsby corporatesorforwed- be approvedbythe Centreand invitingvolunteerstotake areautonomous institutes, they duping a57-year-old bank man- matter came to light afterSinha’s Rao,electedto AndhraPradesh dent, Hoteland Restaurant Asso- dings either and this is likelyto we have to see howthe Covidsit- classes. would decide on their own. agerlastweekby givinghimafake wife, Seema, registeredapolice AssemblyfromTadepalligudemin ciationof WesternIndia(HRAWI), continue.Afew hotelsnearthedo- uation unfolds,” he said. As per the plan, studentsof The government has also test reportthatdeclaredhim complaint on July30. According 2014,served as Endowments saidoccupancyinmostestablish- mesticand international airport As partofthe plan, between Classes9-12will attendschool sought suggestions from the Covid-negative,thepolicesaidon to sources, the accusedallegedly Ministerinthe Chandrababu mentshasnotcrossed10percent. aregetting afew customers but August23and 30,the statewill in astaggered manner.Classes 9 BoardofSecondaryEducation, Saturday.Themansuccumbedto chargedSinha Rs 2,000 andpro- Naidu Cabinettill 2018,and re- “Mosthotels have seensingle- notenough to coveroverhead organise testing of allgovern- and 11 can attend twodays a Assam,and the Assam Higher the disease afew days later. videdafalse, handwritten report signedwhentheBJP snappedties digit occupancy since theyre- costs,” said Indian Hoteland Res- ment teachers. week,split intomorning and af- SecondaryEducationalCouncil Police sources said twoof on an ICMR form. Other medical with theTDP. opened. Mostgeared up to open taurantAssociationpresidentShi- Sarma addedthat even if the ternoonshiftswith eachshift on curtailing syllabus forthis year those arrested arebrothers Bis- institutions rejected it.After the Hecontestedthe2019 general as theyhad sufferedlosses in the vanand Shetty.Hesaid until there reopening is pushedbackfrom running up to three hours to en- or working out amultiple choice wajit and Indrajit Sikdar.Theyare familyfiledacomplaint,probere- electionfromtheNarsapuramLok 3-4monthswhentheywereshut. wasapushto restoredomesticto- September 1, the government surenooverlap. Classes 10 and format forquestion papers. lab technicians in government vealedthe reportwas fake. Sabha constituency, but lost. PTI But now, keeping them open is urism,thissituationwillcontinue. 95 cases in 2old-age homes, Kerala tightens norms KERALA EXPAT IN DUBAI BUYS TICKETS FOR 61 STRANDED INDIANS At the Thiruvananthapuram the centresifthe guidelines are testing positive at the SHAJUPHILIP home, the 35 casesincluded violated,” said the minister. Thiruvananthapuram home, ‘I wanted them to go home, be with loved ones’ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, three nuns. Shailaja said preventive manyare bed-riddenand even AUGUST1 Health MinisterKKShailaja measures had been takenatall sufferfrommental disorders. uram, in 1988, he is an active me- sons. When AKCAFdecidedto said someold-agehomes had old-agehomes in the state. “Only Ahigh prevalence of lifestyle VISHNUVARMA mber of AllKeralaCollegeAlumni charteraflightfor191 passengers, WITH 95 people from justtwo flouted the suggestions for“re- one person will be allowedtogo diseases and alarge shareofeld- KOCHI,AUGUST1 Front (AKCAF), avolunteer group heagreedto sponsorticketsfor55 old-agehomes in Kerala testing verse quarantine”— referring to out from old-agehomes. They erly peopleinthe population in UAEcomprising alumni from of them, spending nearly Rs 14 positive forCovid-19, strict re- the isolation of vulnerable per- should notcontact other in- have been major concerns for “THESEAREpeopleinalot of pain. collegesinKerala.The53-year-old lakh.OnJuly25,theflightwiththe strictionshavebeen putinplace sons before they have achance mates. In both institutions, the Kerala during the pandemic. The Theyhavelosttheirjobsandhave has been at the heartofAKCAF’s 191passengers landedinKochi. at 577suchestablishments of contracting thevirus. virus has been brought home by statehas advisedreversequaran- no financial strength to return efforts—fromdispatching volun- Krishnakumar,who works across the state. “Wehaveasked all old-age thosewho went out,’’ said the tine forall thoseagedabove 65. home. Iwantedthemtogohome teers andaid when Kerala washit withacorporatefirmasasalesand Three people diedofthe vi- homes to remain completely se- minister. Kerala on Saturdayreported andbewiththeirlovedones,” TN by floods in 2018 to finding quar- marketing director,said, “It wasa raldisease —known to pose a cludedfromoutside. Residents The statehas 16 govern- 1,129new cases. Of them, 880 got Krishnakumar,aMalayaliexpatri- TNKrishnakumar antine centres forasymptomatic collective effort.Everyone con- higher risk forthe elderly —at should notgoout, and others ment-runold-age homes and infected through direct contact. atebasedinDubaiwhohasspon- people during the pandemic. tributed in their ownway.Those the homes in Thiruvanantha- from outsideshouldnot be al- 561private ones.Mostofthe res- Meanwhile,the situationin soredflightticketsof 61 Malayalis And so, when the subject of who flewhome were mostlypeo- puram and Ernakulam over the lowedentry. Institutions have to identsare indisposed andhave the statecapital district wors- strandedintheUAEamidthepan- Krishnakumarsaidheunderstan- chartering flightstorepatriate fi- plewhohadlostjobsandwhohad lastweek.The rest of the cases ensurethat thereisnovirus underlying medical conditions, enedafter clusters continuedto demic, said over the phone. ds the agonyoflosing alovedone. nancially-weak Malayalis came medicalemergencies. Whatever emergedafter the other resi- transmission among the resi- making infection an even more reportnew cases. Of the 259 Having losthis 19-year-old AgraduatefromCollegeof up, Krishnakumar steppedin. He yousay,Kerala is homefor all of us dentsweretestedatthese estab- dents. Strict action will be initi- significant challenge. cases reportedinthe district, 241 youngersoninacarcrashlastyear, Engineering, Thiruvananthap- initiallyboughttickets forsixper- and theydeserved to go home.” lishments run by Catholic nuns. ated againstthe authorities of Forinstance, among those were due to local transmission.

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NTPC has beenconferred with the prestigiousFICCI "Jury GAIL &Carbon CleanSolutionsLimited have signeda Commendation Certificate" under the Category"Women Memorandum of Understanding for exploring project Empowerment". The award has beenreceived for NTPC's development opportunitiesinCompressed Biogas (CBG) flagship "Girl Empowerment Mission" Project. NTPC is the value chain in India.Santanu Roy, Executive Director only PSU to receive the FICCI Award this year.Anurag Singh (BusinessDevelopment) signed the MoU on the behalf of Thakur,Minister of State for Finance&Corporate Affairs,was GAIL, while Aniruddha Sharma, CEO CCSL inked the MoU the ChiefGuest at thevirtual 18th FICCI at the award on the behalfofCCSL. With theGovernment of India’s ceremony.Gurdeep Singh,CMD NTPC,received the supportfor the clean energy transition, this partnership will certificate on behalf of the company. play acrucial role in furthering technological advancements PARADE-DELHI POLICE SCHOLARSHIP-NHPC CSR-SBI in production of CBG from organic waste, which will be SAIL,inamajor technological breakthrough, has developed critical in this transition. Delhi Police organised its first ever Virtual Passing out Parade for AK Singh, CMD, NHPC alongwithscholarshipwinners of As directed by Vijuy Ronjan, CGM, SBI,Delhi Circle, the capability to produce Super Duplex Stainless Steel in SS Recruit Constablesand Women Recruit ConstablesatPolice ‘NHPC Sports Scholarship for upcoming sportspersons’ at the bank awarded five ventilators to AIIMS, New Delhi 32205 grade at its Salem Steel Plant. Currently, SAIL is among DFCCIL V.K. Yadav,Chairman, Railway Board, appreciated Training College, Jharoda Kalan, New Delhi.MoS (Home), Faridabadrecently.Ratish Kumar,Dir.(Projects) &other se- under the aegis of SBI Foundation through PR Dwivedi, the few Indian steelmakers which has developed this grade of the hard work put in by the DFC collective,contractors for GoI, G. Kishan Reddy was the Chief Guest. nior officials from NHPC were also present. Dy.GM, under CSR. steel. This grade of stainless steel is mainly imported so far. thisproject of national importance, andexpressed confidence APPOINTMENTS The Super DuplexStainless Steel hassuperiorcorrosion at the achieving of the deadlines by DFCCIL. Dr.RajivKumar, DFCCIL,Recently a‘Tunnel Breaking Ceremony’ resistance with higher strengthand formability.Commenting VC,Niti Aayog, appreciated DFC 24X7working. He became GAIL MV Ravi Someswarudu marked completion of tunnel caving work at WDFC’s on this achievement, AK Chaudharysaid, “Inspired by the impressed by the speedy implementation of the Project which has taken over as CEO of GAIL 1-km-long tunnel throughthe Aravallis near Sohna in Government'sclarioncall for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’and ‘Vocal is scheduled to be completed in time and will act as acrucial Gas Limited, awholly owned Haryana. This will be world’sfirstelectrified Rail for Local’, SAIL is relentlessly making efforts in developing multiplierfor theIndianEconomy.Hecomplimented to the subsidiaryofGAIL (India) Lim- tunnel fit to rundouble stack containers. This work of steels, which can play important roles in these missions. The team DFCCIL &IndianRailways. Entire track laying of the ited, engaged in the city gas dis- tunnel hasbeencompleted in recordless thana development of this high-end grade is an effort in that DFCCIL is being undertaken by the New Track Construction tribution business. Prior to this year’s time. Work started on this site in 2019. Thelast direction. We are confident of actively partaking in “Making In machine which has the capacity to lay 1.5 km track per day & assignment, he wasserving as Executive Director &Of- blasting of thetunnelwhichissituated on theRewari- India” and “Making ForIndia” and supplying steel which is is ensuring safety,precision and reliability. ficer-In-Charge of the PetrochemicalProjectatGAIL, Dadrisectionhad been recently.The tunnel connects required in expansion of infrastructure in the country.” Pata. Someswarudu has rich and diverse experience en- Mewat &Gurugram district of Haryana and negotiates BANK OF BARODA has come out with detailed Scheme to CSR-ITPO compassingmore than 34 yearsinthe Oil&Gas and asteep gradient on the uphill and downhill slope of INDIANOIL &Total, amultinational energy major with head- provide 2% interest Subvention to all SHISHU categoryof PetrochemicalSectors.Hehas also served in the Ex- Forthe year 2019-20, ITPO contributed an amount of Rs. the Aravallirange. Despitethe Coronaviruspandemic quarters in Paris, France, recently announcedthe formation of borrowers whoseaccounts were standard as on March ploration &Production, Petrochemical GroupatGAIL 50 lakhs towards “Swachh Bharat Kosh”, handing over a situation, work is progressing at afast and resolute a50:50 Joint Venture company thatwill manufacture& 2020. The borrowers who have not availed Moratorium on CorporateOffice and also held additional charge of Pro- Cheque Rajeev Ranjan,Administrator,MoF,GoI by Rajesh pace in DFCCIL. market high-quality bitumen derivatives &specialty products repayment of their loan dues,asper RBIguidelines,will ject Development Department. Agrawal,ED, ITPO at New Delhi recently. for the growing road-building industryinIndia. Speaking on receive Interest Subvention from June 2020 to May 2021 for SAIL has recently launched aunified and integrated the occasion, IndianOil Chairman, SM Vaidya, said,“TheJVC the months the accounts runinstandard category. The BANK OF MAHARASHTRA Chi- website for around 1.2 lakh beneficiaries, who are willcombineIndianOil’scredentials as India’sflagshipnational borrowers who have availed Moratorium on repayment of tra Datar has taken charge as availing of SAIL Mediclaim Scheme.The beneficiaries oil company &Total’sstrength as an international energy theirloan dues,asper RBIguidelines, will receive Interest General Manager &Zonal Head, include the retired employees and theirspouses. major.Itwouldcater to B2B customers involved in road Subvention from Sept 2020 to August 2021 for the months Delhi Zonecomprising Delhi and Consideringthe current situation of Corona Virus infrastructure development bothinthe government &private the accounts runinstandard category. Therefore,weappeal Haryana. Prior to this, she was Pandemic, where going out may not be possible for sectors, &Iam confidentthatthis would bring arevolution in to allborrowerstokeeptheiraccountinstandard category holding the position of Zonal elderly people, the Company promptly acted to provide road construction in the countrybyproviding superior so as to receive the benefit of interest subvention. Manager of Bangalore zone. She aone-stop solution for its retired employeeswho can technology products at competitive prices.” has richexperience in thefield now accessthe facilities of the SAIL Mediclaim Scheme SCOPE and GIZ Germany,aGerman public-benefit federal for last 34 years. She is graduate from the comfortoftheirhome. Dharmendra Pradhan, IIFCL loweredits lending Base Rate by 20 bps from 9.20% to enterprise, recently announced thelaunch of capacity gap in commerce, LLB &CAIIB. During her stint in Bank of Minister of PNG &Steel has all along been stressing to 9.00% w.e.f.01.07.2020. The reduction in base rate will assessment study for PSEs in India to build their capacity on Maharashtra ,she hasextensively contributed in the CSR-SBI give focus on strengthening SAIL’s hospitals and the enable IIFCL to offer credit facilities at competitive rates and issues related to climate change, including climate policy, area of businessdevelopment for the last 34 years.She SBI Foundation &SBI, New Delhi Circleprovided 20,000 healthcare systems of the Companyfor thepublic as help boost lending to infrastructure sector. finance, and carbon pricing. The study shall be followed by a has assigned importantplacements including Zonal face masks &20,000 gloves for health&sanitation workers well as for SAIL employees. training modulewhich will be developed based on the pre- Manger of and Bangalore zone. of NDMC,inpresence of NDMC Chairman, Shri Dharmendra, POWERGRID M. TajMukarrumhas assumed the assessment survey and review of national and international and Vijuy Ronjan, CGM, SBI, Delhi Circle. INDIANOIL and BCG havecollaborated to bring out a charge of Dir.(Fin.) of POWERGRID on 4July, 2020. best practices to mitigate carbon emissions. The study and REC Sanjeev Kumar GuptaGOI has publication that underlines that urgent need for oil and Prior to this, he was workingasED(Fin.),POWER- training module is beingdeveloped underaMoU signed assigned additional charge of gas companies to rethink their supplychainpriorities to GRID.Hehas about thirtyfive yrs of experience in between the parties. AAI In what canbetermedasalandmark event,AAI CMD, REC to S.K.Gupta, Dir. buildresilience and agilitytomitigate impact from Power Sector which includes Long termFinancial Plan- entered into an MoU with BEL thatwillprovide aplatform (Tech.)w.e.f. 1stJune 2020. increasing risksand uncertainties. Thearticle/- ning,Financial Concurrence, CAPEX &O&M payments, NTPC,Total installedcapacity of NTPC has increased for collaborative development and supportfor both the Gupta has been Dir.(Tech.) of REC publication titled ‘EFFICIENCY TO RESILIENCE: vettingofDetailed Project Reports (DPR)/Revised Cost to 62910 MW.800 MW,Unit-2 of Lara Super Thermal organizations to address the emerging airportbusiness since October 16, 2015. During his BUILDING CAPABILITIES IN OIL AND GAS SUPPLY Estimates, Coordination for Project FinancialViability Power Project, hasbeen added to InstalledCapacity of globally,including that of Asia Pacific region. The MoU last 37 yrs of experience in Indian CHAIN FOR AN UNCERTAIN WORLD’outlines elements Appraisalbyexternal professional Agencies for Con- NTPC on successful completion of Trial Operation. With was signed by Sanjai Kumar Singhal, General Manager Power Sector,hehas worked in largeHydro Power Pro- that oil and gas companies need to consider in order to sultancyBusiness Vertical including SmartGrid&En- this,the total installed capacityofNTPCand NTPC (Business Development), AAI and Manoj Kumar, jects, Transmission projects &handled several interna- build aresilient supply chain for the ‘new normal’. The ergy Efficiency such as Electric VehicleCharging (eV), group has become51155 MW and62910 MW ExecutiveDirector (National Marketing), RO Delhi,BEL at tionalassignments while servinginPowergrid Corpo- publication was unveiled by Chairman, IndianOil,SM Energy Audits, setting up SmartGrid Cities Infrastruc- respectively.Withatotal installed capacity of 62910 AAI Corporate Headquarters recently in the presence of ration of India andNHPC.Heisalso responsiblefor Vaidya, on the sidelinesofInTandem, avirtual ture, Railway Electrification Projects. After completing MW,NTPCGroup has 70 Power stations comprising Arvind Singh, Chairman, AAI, MVGowtama, CMD, BEL Business Development of REC. Gupta as Dir.(Tech.) of conference organised by IndianOil, thatfocussedon B.Com&M.B.A.(Finance), he started his career as an 24 Coal, 7combined cycle Gas/Liquid Fuel, 1Hydro, and senior management of boththe organizations through REC hasbeeninstrumental in monitoring thesuccessful resilient, agile, digitaland customer-centric supply Executive Trainee(Finance) in Oct. 1984inNTPC limited 13 Renewables along with 25 Subsidiary&JVPower video conferencing. implementation of village and household electrification chain. &moved to POWERGRID in August 1991. Stations. under DDUGJY &Saubhagya, GoI programmes. EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS,LAUNCHES,CSR INITIATIVES, APPOINTMENTS,MOVEMENTS,CELEBRATIONS

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CONTEMPT LAW:BHUSHANJOINS PLEA IN SC Plea reopens old 70-tonnecranecrashes debate, courts have atVizagshipyard,kills11 leaned in favour EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE HYDERABAD,AUGUST1 of law to punish ELEVENPEOPLEwerekilledwhen a70-tonne jetty crane collapsed 215. Apartfromthe jurisdiction during aload test at ashipyardin APURVAVISHWANATH to punish forcontempt of court, AndhraPradesh’sVisakhapatnam NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 the SC has also invokedArticle on Saturday. 142which givesthe courtthe The crane’s baseportion and THE CHALLENGE to the powertopass anyorder “neces- overheadcabin—whereall11 vic- Constitutional validity of the saryfor doing complete justice timswere present—cameapartin court’s powertopunish forits in anycause or matter pending the morning at government- criminal contempt by advocate before it,” to punish lawyers for ownedHindustan Shipyard Ltd, Prashant Bhushan and veteran professional misconduct. sendingthehulkingironstructure journalists NRam and Arun Legal scholars have often crashing to theground, said The crane’sbaseportion and overhead cabin snapped, Shourie reopens the debateon drawnparallels between crimi- VisakhapatnamDistrictCollector resultinginthe iron structure collapsing to the ground. free speechand “reasonable” re- nal contemptofcourt and the of- Arelative of one of thevictims at hisfuneral in Mucchal villagenear Amritsar on Saturday. PTI VVinayChand. strictions imposedonit. fence of sedition under the The machinery, erected two The centuries-old debateon Indian Penal Code,whichalso years agobyMumbai-based yettobeidentified,alsodied,’’the Visakhapatnam City the lawthatpunishes “scandal- refers to bringing “hatred or con- Anupam Cranes, wasyet to be DistrictCollector said. Commissioner of Police, RK izing the court” has been upheld tempt” towardsthe government. Toll in illicit liquor tragedy 84, madeoperationalasthecompany WhileHindustanShipyard has Meena, to take the required fol- by the courts and invokedfre- The SC has narrowly read had backedout of thecontract. constituted an internal commit- low-up action. The bodies of the quently. In 1969, athree-judge sedition in landmarkrulings,es- HindustanShipyard laterout- tee, headedbyits Director deceasedhavebeensentforpost- benchofthe SC dismissedachal- sentiallylimiting the offence to CM suspends 13 officials sourcedits operations to (Operations),theCollectorformed mortemexamination. lengetothe lawonthe grounds cases wherethereisanincite- Greenfield Co., which, in turn, anindependentcommitteeof en- Defence MinisterRajnath that it is an unreasonable restric- ment to violence. However, for to an inter-district racket spread. lation withthe deaths in Batala." broughtintwootherfirms—Lead gineers, comprising headsofde- Singh expressedanguishatthe tion on free speech. scandalizing the court,the SC KAMALDEEPSINGHBRAR Batala in Gurdaspur district During his Facebook Live Engineersand Quad7 Co.—for partmentsofcivil,mechanicaland loss of livesinVizag, stating that Contempt of courtisone of has widenedthe offence in a AMRITSAR,AUGUST1 has so farreported11deaths. #AskCaptaininteractionSaturday, maintenance operations. electricalengineering of Andhra adepartmental enquirycom- the “reasonable restrictions” 1996 case to include all actsthat Police is still probing if the 11 the CM announcedthe suspen- Duringthetestingof thedead- EngineeringCollege,toinvestigate mittee had been instituted. listedunder Article 19(2) of the “bring the courtintodisreputeor AS DEATH toll in the hooch deaths at Batala arelinked with sionofETOs(Excise &Taxation weight load,“threeemployees of the cause of the crane accident. "Extremelyanguishedbythe Constitution on thefundamen- disrespect or whichoffend its tragedymountedto 84 in Punjab, same racket or not. The first Officers) Lovejinder Brar from Greenfield, twofromLead “Thecommittees will probeif lossoflives duetoanaccident at talrighttofreedom of speech dignity or itsmajesty or chal- the statepolice on Saturday sevendeaths in thehooch Gurdaspur,BSChahal from Engineers, andone from Quad7, thereisany human negligence HSL facility in and expression. lengeits authority.” claimedthat it had bustedanil- tragedywerereported on thein- AmritsarandMadhurBhatiafrom apartfromfourpermanentem- thatcausedthe mishap,” the Vishakhapatnam(AP)," Singh Incidentally, abenchheaded Although the origins of the licit liquor racket spread across tervening night of Wednesday Tarn Taran. The Excise &Taxation ployees of HindustanShipyard, Collector said. tweeted. "My thoughtsare with by Justice Arun Mishraintwo dif- court’s powertopunish forcon- severaldistrictsfromTarn Taran and Thursdayfromtwo Amritsar Inspectors (ETIs) who have been were present in thecabin. All of Chief MinisterYSJagan the bereaved families. Maythe ferent cases, one involving the temptoriginates from English to the Shambhu border (Patiala villages -- Muchhal and Tangra. suspendedwithimmediateeffect them diedwhen the cabin Mohan Reddy laterspoketothe injured recoverquickly,"hesaid. Rajasthan disqualification of law, prominentlyfroma1900 district) with Haryana. Aday af- Punjab Police on Saturday ar- areRaviKumar (Gurdaspur), crashed.Oneotherperson,whois Collector,directing him and the WITHINPUTSFROMPTI MLAsandtheother,thecontempt case RvGray,Britain has sub- terordering aprobe intothe rested 17 morepersons taking GurdeepSingh(Amritsar)and caseagainstBhushan,iscurrently stantiallyreversed itsposition. deaths, CM Amarinder Singh total arrestsinthe caseto25. It Pukhraj fromFatehbadandHitesh debatingtherightto voicedissent In 2012,its LawCommission rec- Saturday suspendedseven Excise claimedtohaveconducted over PrabhakarfromCityTarnTaranin Flood situation and restrictions on free speech. ommendedthe abolition of the &Taxationofficers andinspec- 100raidsonduring the dayin Tarn Tarandistrict. Five workers die in The SupremeCourt’s use of offence of “scandalizing the tors, along with twoDSPs and the three affected areas — The CM warnedstrict action worsens in ; powers of contempt started court” whichwas accepted by four SHOs of the Punjab Police. Amritsar (Rural), Gurdaspur and will be takenagainstany public blast at biogas unit of from 1953 in Aswini Kumar the British Parliament in 2013. The CM also announcedRs2lakh Tarn Taran, along with several servant or others found com- toll up by two Ghose vArabinda Ghose,where The Commission’s report ex-gratia compensation eachto other places in and around plicit. Describing the police and the court said that “if an im- termedthe offence “self-serv- the families of the deceased. Rajpuraand Shambhu border. excise department failureto sugar factory in Nagpur : Floodsclaimedtwo more pression is created in the minds ing” and wasnever intended to While the death toll in Batala DSP ParvinderKaur checkthe manufacturing and livesinBihar on Saturday taking of the public that judges in the protect the “personal dignity of Amritsar stood at 11 on Saturday, said, "Weare still probing if sale of spuriousliquorasshame- tion to the victims' families." the death toll to 13,while the highestcourt in the land acton judges” but rather the “integrity it touched62inTarn Taran. deaths in Batala arelinked with ful, he said nobody willbeal- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE The welding work wastak- number of people affected by extraneous considerations in de- of the judicialsystem.” Punjab Police has linkedthese 73 nexus bustedtoday. So farwe lowedtoget away with feeding NAGPUR,AUGUST1 ing place on atank of the bio-di- the calamity inchedcloser to 50 ciding cases, the confidence of “Quiteapartfromthe effect deathsin AmritsarandTarn Taran have arrested five persons in re- poison to people. gester unit, wheremolasses is lakh as the waters of overflow- the whole communityinthe ad- of anyactual prosecution, the FIVE LABOURERS were killed processedtoproduce biogas. ing rivers reachfresh areas of the ministration of justiceisbound uncertainty has achilling effect when ablastrippedthrough a Asked if therewas anygas inside state's northern part. to beunderminedand no greater on expression in general, as a Lawyer who went missing last week from tank in the biogas unit of an inte- the tank,Kulkarni said, "The unit According to the bulletin is- mischief than that can possibly person cannotknowinadvance grated sugar factoryatBelavil- wasshut formaintenance but it's sued by thestate disaster man- be imagined.” whether aproposedstatement lage of Nagpur district on possible that traces of the gas agement, twofresh casualties A2006amendment to the will fall within the offence,” the Bulandshahr found dead, friendarrested Saturday. The factoryisrun by a mayhavebeen there." were reportedfrom Contempt of Courts Actclarified reportsaid. groupassociatedwithUnion The incident triggered ten- Muzaffarpur district. Earlier, that thecourt maypunish for In India, however, a2018re- emergedasasuspect during the wastoreturnhomeafter having TransportMinister NitinGadkari. sion in the area, with people Darbhangaand West contempt onlywhen it finds the portofthe LawCommission said AMILBHATNAGAR investigation and he eventually dinner withhis friend Vikky.Post NitinKulkarni,publicrelations demanding action against Champaran had reportedseven speech“is or tends to be substan- that the lawoncontempt NOIDA,AUGUST1 confessedtokillinghim. midnight, the familycould not officer of ManasAgroIndicators those responsible. andfour deathsrespectively. tiallyinterferingwith the due needednochange.“Viewed “Wehad receivedinforma- reachhis cellphone and started InfrastructureLimited,earlier The names of the deceased The number of people af- course of justice.” from the angle of the frequent ALAWYER who went missing tion about Dharmendra going looking forhim.His bike was knownasPurtiGroup,which was areSachin Waghmare, 27, fected by the floods, across 14 However, thecourts have indulgence of unscrupulous liti- from Bulandshahr's Khurja last missing.The familydid notsus- found abandonedinthe farms pioneeredbyGadkari,told The Mangesh Naukarkar,23, districts, stood at 49.05 lakhs, up read the provision to make gantsand lawyers alikewith ad- week wasfound dead lateon pecthis close friend. As the in- near his house. Police said the ac- Indian Express,“Ablastoccurred WasudevLadi, 34,Prafulla from 45.39 lakhs on Friday. “scandalizing or tendingtoscan- ministration of justice, it would Fridaynight. According to police, vestigationprogressed, we asked cusedparticipated in the in atank in unit 1ofthe factory Moon, 25 and Leeladhar Shende According to the depart- dalize” the authority of the court notbeinthe interest of litigants DharmendraChaudharydisap- the accusedtoundergo alie-de- search,” policesaid. around 2.30 pm while welding (agenot specified). ment, the state has receiveda itself apunishable offence re- and the publicatlarge to min- peared on the eveningofJuly25 tector test but he refused. This According to police, investi- work wasonaspartofmainte- Superintendent of Police total averagerainfall of 768.5 gardlessofwhether it causesob- imisethe effect of the exercise of and his motorcycle wasfound strengthenedthe suspicion and gation has revealed that Vikky nance.Five labourers,allfromthe (Nagpur Rural) Rakesh Ola said, mm since the onsetofmon- struction of justice. powers of contempt as and abandonedinKhabravillage. it wasconfirmed once we found owedDharmendraabout Rs 60 Wadgaon village, were killed." "Wewill registeranoffencein soon, whichwas 46 percent Under Article 129ofthe when the needarises. Therefore, Afterhis familylodged a the body in his marble godown. lakhwhichhewas unabletore- Kulkarni added, "Wehad out- the matter afterinitial inquiry." above normal. PTI Constitution, the Supreme Court the Commission does notcon- missing person complaint at Twootherassociates have been turn. On July25, he met sourcedthe job to aNashik-based derivesits powers to punish for sider it necessarytomakeany Kotwali Dehat Police Station, a arrested as well," saidPraveen Dharmendraonthe pretextof company, SPEngineering. But itscontempt.Similar powers ex- amendment therein forthe search waslaunched. Police said Kumar,IGRangeMeerut. dinnerand allegedlybeathim to since it happenedonour prem- istfor high courtsunderArticle present,” the 2018 reportsaid. afriendofDharmendra LastSaturday,Dharmendra death with asteel rod, police said. ises, we have assuredcompensa- One Nation, PATNA POLICE TEAM IN MUMBAI YETTOTRACE RHEA One Ration Sushant death:DGP says Bihar Card: Four more states, Union cops competent to investigate

Territories join EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE PATNA,AUGUST1 HARIKISHANSHARMA NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 AMID Acall from severalNDA leaders fora Sushant CBI probeintothe death of actor Sushant SinghRajput FOUR MORE states and Union Singh Rajput, Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Territories have joined the One PandeyonSaturdaysaid the statepolice Nation, One Ration Cardplat- arecompetent enough to deal with it. If and five others,includingher relatives, re- form with effect from August1, needed, he said, an IPS-levelofficercan be sponsiblefortheactor'sdeathbysuicide.He the Union MinistryofConsumer sent to Mumbaitolead the investigation. accusedthemof siphoningoffmoney from Affairs, Food and Public Asked at avirtual press meetwhether Sushant'saccount, amongothercharges. Distribution said on Saturday. the Patna police team probing the case in Meanwhile, Bihar DeputyCMand BJP With the addition of Jammu Mumbaihas servedanynotice to Sushant’s leader SushilKumarModi Saturday &Kashmir,,Nagaland friend Rhea Chakraborty to talk to her in tweeted(translatedfromHindi), and Uttarakhand, the number of connection with the case, Pandeysaid they "[Maharashtra CM]Uddhav Thackeray is states and UTsonthe ration card have notyet been able to locateRhea. under pressurefromthe Congress-backed portability platform has in- He said, “Our team hasmet Ankita Bollywood mafia and is thus trying to save creasedto24. Thedevelopment Lokhande(actorandSushant'sformergirl- all those responsible in the case. Howwill holds significance as the govern- friend), Sushant's sisterNeetu, his cook, Congress face the peopleofBihar?" ment had announced to roll out some of the actor’s friends and colleagues. Maharashtraministerand ShivSena national portability of ration The team had also gone to abanktoseek leaderAnilParabsaidMumbaiPoliceisca- cards across all statesand UTsby transactiondetails,”hesaid.Statingtheteam pable of handling the case, PTI reported. March 31,2021. is getting support from MumbaiPolice, While Modi andBiharministerJai Kumar Earlier,20statesand UTsin- Gupta saidtheyare seeking “medico-legal Singh of JD(U) have backedaCBI probe,on cluding AndhraPradesh, Bihar, evidencesuchaspostmortemandforensic Saturday, SanjayKumarJha, stateminister Dadra&Nagar Haveli,Daman& reports,and statementsofpeople...” and aconfidanteofCMNitish Kumar,told Diu,Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Sushant's father,KKSingh, had regis- PTI,“The CM will definitelyact if demand Mizoram,Odisha,Punjab,Sikkim, teredanFIRinPatnaonJuly25,holdingRhea foraCBI inquirycomes from thefamily.” Tripuraand UttarPradesh had राीय पशु जवैौोिगक सं थान joinedthe programme. National Institute of Animal Biotechnology “With this, about 65 crore Supreme Court Expecting justice to prevail: NIAB An autonomous Institute of Department of Bio-Technology, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (80%) of total NFSApopulation is MinistryofScience &Technology,Govt of India nowpotentiallyenabledfor re- to hear Rhea’s Actor’s sister writes to PM Opp. Journalist Colony,Near Gowlidoddy,Extended QCity Road, Gachibowli,Ph.D AdmissionHyderabad,ProgramTelangana,(OnlineIndiaInterviews)-500 032. ceiving food grains anywherein plea on August 5 www.niab.res.in |Tel :+91 40 2312 0115. these States/UTsthrough na- Mumbai: ActorSushantSingh Rajput's sister Ph.D Admission Program (Online Interviews) tional portability of ration cards,” NewDelhi: TheSupremeCourtis Shweta Singh KirtionSaturdaymadeanappeal NIAB invites applications for admission to its Ph.D program from highly the ministrysaid in astatement. scheduledtohearonAugust5a to Prime MinisterNarendraModidemanding jus- motivated students for the upcoming 2020 session. NIAB is an autonomous “Through this system, the plea filedbyactress Rhea tice forher brother who diedlastmonth. institution of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, migratoryNFSAbeneficiaries Chakraborty,who has sought the Shwetapostedabrief note on her social me- leading in basic and translational research on animal health and productivity who frequentlychange their transferofanFIR lodged against dia handles, requesting the PM to look intothe and human-animal interface. The institute provides opportunities for pursuing place of dwelling in search of her in connection with the death death case of her brother and ensurethat thereis cutting edge research using advanced technologies in frontier areas of science temporaryemployments, etc. of actorSushant Singh Rajput no tamperingwith the evidences. such as development of next-generation vaccines, immunology,genomics, arenow enabled with an option from Patna to Mumbai. “Weare from averysimple family. My brother gene and protein engineering, host-pathogen interactions, disease to lifttheir entitledquota of food ThegovernmentsofBiharand had no Godfather when he wasinBollywood nor diagnostics, nanotechnology,bioinformatics, nutrition, reproductive grains from anyFair PriceShop Maharashtra have filedcaveats, do we have anyone right now. "My requesttoyou biotechnology,stem cells, gene editing &transgenic technology for humanized (FPS) of their choice anywherein seekingto beheardbeforeany or- is to immediatelylookintothis caseand makesure mouse models and farm animals, zoonosis and One Health. Interested the countrybyusing their der is passed.KKSingh, father of that everything is handledinasanitisedway and candidates who meet the eligibility criteria may apply online in the prescribed same/existing ration cardwith thelateactor,alsofiledacaveat.In no evidences aretampered with. Expecting jus- form, details provided in our online portal www.niab.res.in or www.niab.org.in. Please contact [email protected] for any queries. biometric/Aadhaar basedau- her plea, Chakraborty alleged tice to prevail,” she wrote. The application portal will be closed on 16.08.2020. thentication on an electronic Rajput'sfatherhasusedhis"influ- In her postonInstagram, Shwetaalsosaid that Contact address: National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Point of Sale (ePoS) device in- ence" in roping her in the FIR she believesinthe judicialsystemand expects Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500032.Tel: +91 40 2312 0115. Sd/- Director stalledatthe FPSs,” it said. lodged at Patna. PTI “justice at anycost”. PTI

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ENVIRONMENT GROUPS WRITE TO GOVT MATRIMONIAL PUBLIC NOTICE Jawan killed Be it known my client NEELAM MUNJAL D/O SH. HARBANS LAL MUNJAL RESIDENT OF Classifieds D-14/21, SECOND FLOOR, SECTOR-8, ROHINI, DELHI-110085 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT in Pak firing B-6/181-182 SECTOR-7, ROHINI, DELHI-110085 ‘Dilution of EIA provisions will be have disowned and severed all her relation with her daughter namely MUSKAAN and debarred her from her movable and immovable properties/ along LoC PERSONAL assets due to her misbehavior, unfamiliar activities, intolerable act, misconduct and going against my client and she is also in relationship devastating for Himalayan belt’ I, Hemant Kumar S/oRamesh I, Vivek RanjanS/o with somebody. Anybody dealing with her in civil and criminal matter shall be doing at his/her their EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Chander R/oEU-9A, Uttari Late.ParmeshwarPrasad own risk, cost and responsibility and my client family shall not be liable for her any act. JAMMU,AUGUST1 ditionto thepostfactoregularisa- the unregulated rampant devel- Pitam Pura,Delhi-110034,have R/o.H.No.E-33,G/F, Sd/- KAMAL SINGH ESHAROY tionof violations,willhave devas- opment. Forinstance, arecent changed my name to Kabir Radhakunj,Brijvihar,Ghaziaba Advocate Ahlawat0070710270-1 d,U.P.-201011.have changed my Enrl. No. D-748/14 AN ARMY jawanwas killedon NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 tating consequences forthe study has shown that 70 percent Chamber No. 512, Fifth Floor, I, Hemant Sharma S/o minor daughter’s nameVritti Dist. Court, Rohini, Delhi-110085 SaturdayasPakistani troops re- Himalayanbelt. of the hotels in Dharamshala, a Ramkarishn Sharma R/o to Adriti Shrivastava. sortedtofiringalong the Line of ENVIRONMENTAL BODIES in the The signatories from Assam, majortouristdestination,arebuilt MohallaKodiyan KumherGate, 0040543682-4 PUBLIC NOTICE Control in Rajouri district. Himalayanstateshavewritten to Nagaland, Manipur,, illegally,”said Asher, adding that Bharatpur, Rajasthan-321001, I, Tinku Kumar Singh S/oVijay All concerned are hereby informed Identifying the deceasedsol- the MinistryofEnvironment, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, over the years, everygovernment have changed my minor son’s through this Public Notice that my Kumar Singh R/oTown/Vill- dierasSepoyRohin Kumarof Forestsand ClimateChange, op- Kashmir, and hasbroughtinamendmentstothe name from AishwaryaSharma client Sh Gopal Shankar Mehra, Dhanauji, Anchal-Pakri dayal, R/o H.NO. 4/475, Gali No. 7, Bhola aged 16 years to Aishwary Himachal Pradesh'sHamirpur posing the controversial Ladakh have demanded the im- EIAActwhichhavewhittledaway Distt-Purwi Champaran, Bihar- KHATRIS/A RORAS Nath Nagar,Shahdara, Delhi-32 Sharma forever has debarred his son and district, defencePRO Lt Colonel EnvironmentImpactAssessment mediatescrapping of the 2020 itsprovisionsinfavourof develop- 845428, have changed my name daughter in law namely Sh Mohit 0070710293-1 to Tanveer Singh for all Oct 86 SoftwareEngineerHeight Mehra and Smt Sakshi Mehra Devender Anand said Indian (EIA)DraftNotification2020.They draftamendments.Theorganisa- ers or industrialists. 5’10” residence near from his all movable and troops respondedstrongly to the said the dilutionofvariousprovi- tions have also written to MPs of GyatsoLepcha,anactivistfrom IAyushiRai D/O Awadhesh Rai purpose 0070710276-1 immovable property.Myclient Chandigarh handsome shall not be held responsible for enemy fire.During the exchange, sions in the EIA,suchasreducing their respective states. Sikkim,saidtheEasternHimalayas R/OB-46,Top Floor Gulmohar I, Tapabrata Kundu S/o package parents retired early any of their acts, deed and things SepoyRohin Kumar wascriti- time forpublic hearings or ex- ManshiAsherof theHimachal and Sikkim have experiencedun- Park,Delhi-110049, changed my Babhrubahan KunduR/o [email protected] in whatsoever in any manner. name to Aanya Rai. Kundu &Bamun Para,Kharda 9501174772 0050167007-1 Sd/- RANVEER SINGH BAINSLA callyinjured andlater suc- empting certain projectsfrom Pradesh-basedHimadraEnviron- precedentedcloudbursts and ADVOCATE 0040543682-6 Bamunpara, Jagatballavpur, H.No. 33, 1st Floor,Main Road, cumbed to his injuries. public hearings altogether,inad- mental Research and Action landslides in recent years. “One of Howrah-711410, have changed Kartar Nagar,4th Pusta, Delhi-53 Collective,one of the signatories, thebiggestissuesintheHimalayas IHarjas Kaur JaidkaD/O my name to Tapabrata Kunddu PUBLIC NOTICE said thereare studies by the gov- arethegovernment’sproposalsfor Harinder Singh R/O-Flat-203 Be it know to all that my client Sh. Tower-14A Orchid Petals 0070710266-1 Bhupinder Singh, aged about 65 ernmentwhichprovideevidence hydroelectric powergeneration years S/o Late Pritam Singh and wife Sector-49,Gurgaon, Haryana- I, SutapaPrasad D/oSudarshan Smt. Surinder Kaur,aged 63 years of the sensitivity of the region. and the numerous dams it plans 122018,have changed my name Prasad R/oC-3, Sourav Abasan both R/o B-76, Hardev Nagar, “You can see the effectsofthe acrosstheregion.Thesettingupof to Harjas Jaidka. Jharoda Mazra, Burari, Delhi-110084 CL-1 &2,Sector-2, Salt Lake, have disowned and debarred their annual monsoons in the transmission lines to carry this Kolkata, WB-700091, have younger son namely Sumit Bassi 0040543682-7 and his wife namely Smt. Mandeep Himalayas—fromthe west to the power, the construction of roads changed my nametoAyushi Kaur Gill from their entire movable I, Puneet Kathuria S/oShri Shiv Prasad 0070710287-1 and immovable properties of my east—where we have experi- and tunnelsintothe mountains Narain Kathuria R/o-A-63, client and have severed their all enceddevastating floods,espe- have increasedthe number of Chetak-Apartment, Sector- I, Suraj YadavS/o Mr.Mahesh social relation with them due to their ciallyoverthe pastfew decades.A landslides in the region and the Rai, R/o-K-1, 18/555,Sangam grave disobedience and hostile 9,Rohini,Delhi-110085,have behavior towards my clients. If hugecontributorto thisisprecisely state,” said Lepcha. changed my name to Punit Vihar,New Delhi-110080,have anyone deals with them same shall changed my nametoSuraj be done upon their own risks and Kathuria. 0040543682-2 consequences, my clientsshall not Rai,for all purpose. be responsible for their any kind of I, Alisha Ahmad D/oGulzar act and deed. 0040543682-1 Ahmed R/o-B-209, Hastsal- RAJENDRA PRASAD (Advocate) Haryana Medical Services Corporation Limited colony, NearPolice-Station, Seat No. 32, Near Treasury,Tis I, SubhashChander S/oVasawa Hazari Courts, Delhi-54 (A Government of Haryana Undertaking) Uttam-Nagar,N.Delhi- Ram R/oWardNumber-8, 110059,have changed my name GaneshNagri,Jalalabad, Bays No 59-62, Sector 2, Panchkula. to Alisha Ahmed. Fazilka, Punjab-152024, have Phone: 01722567945 0040543682-5 changed my minor daughter’s name from JasmeetKamboj NOTICE INVITINGTENDERS (NIT) I, Abinyash Kumar Naik S/o aged 15 years to Ishita Kamboj Tender EnquiryNo.:108/Tend/COR/2020-21/3/4-A Subhash Chander Naik R/o forever 0070710288-1 House no-218, VPO-DAD, Online Tender of Medical consumables foraperiod of Ludhiana, Punjab-142022,have I, Satyam Kumar S/oBijay three months procurement of Rapid AntigenKits for changed my name to Avinash Kumar Chaudhary R/oRZ- Corona virus Haryana of “Group C” and documents can Kumar Naik 0070710260-1 H4/116 A, ThirdFloor, be downloaded from 31.07.2020 onwards on e-procure- Mahaveer Enclave Part-1, PS- I, Beena Singhal W/oSanjayR/o DwarkaSector-1, Delhi-110045, ment portal www.etenders.hry.nic.in. 1321, Sector-12, Phase-2, have changed my nameto For Managing Director Panipat, Haryana-132103, have Satyam Kumar Rathore changed my name to Beenu 82069/HRY HMSCL,Panchkula 0070710295-1 0070710273-1 I, SanjeevSyalS/o Ashok Syal I, DeepakKumar S/oKhima R/oHouse No-2-6-293, New PUBLIC NOTICE Nand R/oHouse No-568,2nd ColonySPM, Kagaznagar, To be known to all that I, Kanahya Lal Khanna S/o Late Mr.K.D. Khanna R/o Floor, Sector-13, behind Balaji Sirpur, Khagaznagar, Adilabad, House No. 331, Deepali, Pitampura, Delhi Mandir, Vasundhara, AP-504296, have changed my -110034, havelost the Original Perpetual Ghaziabad, UP-201012, have Lease Deed dated 27/01/1977 vide name to SsanjevSyaal document registration no. 391 in book changed my name to Deepak 0070710290-1 no.1 Volno. 3367 on pages from 21 to 26 Bhardwaj 0070710253-1 dated 05/02/1977 duly registered with the I, Vardan S/oRam Kumar R/oB- office of sub-registrar Delhi, executed by I, Dhiraj KumarS/o the President of India through DDA, INA Dineshwarnath Sinha R/oB4- 44, Rajan Babu Road, Adarsh Vikas Sadan, New Delhi, in respect of my Nagar, Delhi-110033, have Property No. 127, Block and Pocket AG, 401, G-21, VatikaIndia Next, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi -11008. Any person Sector-83, Vill-Sikanderpur changed my nametoVardan claiming any right, interest, having any Bansal 0070710267-1 objection or found in possession of Badha,Manesar, Gurgaon, original Perpetual Lease Deed, may write/ Haryana, have changedmy I, SanjeevKumar S/oSh. contact with the above named person at name to Dheeraj Sinha above mentioned address /Phone No. Manohar Lal Narang,R/o-301, 7042111910 within 7days from the Vindhyachal,Kaushambi, 0070710272-1 publicationofthis notice. Sd/- Ghaziabad-201010(UP),have Pawan Narula I, Gagandeep Singh Sethi S/o (Advocate) Enrl.No. D/1138/2011 changed my nametoSanjeev Shalimar Bagh, Delhi-110088 Mitindar SinghSethi R/oB-54, Narang,for all practical NarendraApartment, SB Patil purposes. 0040543682-11 Road, 19th Road, Gazadhar Bandh Khar, West Mumbai, I, PrinitPrabhakaran Nair S/o Maharashtra-400052, that Prabhakaran Nair R/oA-102, name of mine and my father Modern Garden View CHS Opp has beenwrongly written as ManiTepar Garden, Manickpur Chulna Rd,Vasai Rd,(W), Gagan Deep Singh and M. S. Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. Sethi respectively in my Birth Thane, MS-401202,have NMDC LIMITED An Enterprises of Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Certificate.The actual name of changed my nametoPrinitt (A Government of India Enterprises) ISBT Anand Vihar Delhi-110095 mine and my father is Prabhakaran Nair Balladila Iron Ore Mines, Bacheli complex, Distt:Dantewada-494553 (CG) Tele:-07857-230079/230751, Fax:-07857-231253, NOTICE INVITING TENDER Gagandeep Singh Sethi and 0070710296-1 Email:[email protected];[email protected]; [email protected] The Executive Engineer,DTIDC invite tenders on behalf of MD, DTIDC Ltd. for the following works Mitindar Singh Sethi through eprocurement solution only. I, PrijitPrabhakaran Nair S/o Corporative Identity Number:L13100TG1958GO1001674//GST Regn.#22AAACN7325A125 respectively 1. NIT No. : 16/2020-21 Nair KrishnanPrabhakaran R/o 0070710264-1 NOTICE FOR INVITING TENDER Tender ID No. : 2020_DTIDC_193003_1 RNo-3, Mahadev Chawl, Saki Tender are invited for the following items for Bacheli Complex Post Bacheli-494553 Distt. Name of work : M/o ISBT Anand Vihar I, Ganesh Kumar Gupta s/o Vihar Road, NitiePost, Mumbai, Dantewada (CG) as per details furnished in the Tender documents. SH : Maintenance of Park/ Lawn at ISBT Anand Vihar Sl Description of item Display &Download Last Date/ Tender Fees EMD in Banarsi Dass r/oA-17, Gali No.- Maharashtra-400087, have Estimated Cost : Rs. 9,18,925/- PUBLIC NOTICE 7, Mahendra Park, Sanjay changed my nametoPrrijith No. of Tender document Time for in Rs. Rs. Be it known to the general public that Submission Earnest Money : Rs. 18,400/- Nagar, AdarshNagar, Delhi- Nair 0070710244-1 my client Sh. Rajender Sharma ,S/o of Offer Time Allowed : 365 Days 110033 have changed my name Sh. B.D Sharma and Smt. Sarita I, Nahid Tabassum Quereshi Sharma ,W/o Sh. Rajender Sharma Tender Ref. No NMDC/Bacheli/145/20-21/ET/320 Date:-19.07.2020 (PI#12G119) Last date of receipt of Tenders : 10/08/2020 to GANESH GARG for all both R/o house no. 29/A Jharia Market, purposes. 0040543643-1 Hasan W/o AnisHasan R/o-D- Sarai Khawaja,Amar Nagar, 2. NIT No. : 17/2020-21 35-A,Brij Vihar, PO,Chander Faridabad ,Haryana 121003 ,have 1Supply of GEARBOXES for 20.07.2020 04.08.2020 5,900/- 2,00,000/- Tender ID No. : 2020_DTIDC_193006_1 disowned and debarred their daughter 10/11A of Loading Plant. To upto (Including (Two Lakhs) I, Krishana YadavW/o Late Sh. Nagar, Ghaziabad,U.P.-201011, namely Ms. Anamika Vashishta aged Name of work : M/o ISBT Anand Vihar 25 years from all their movable and (Detailed technical 04.08.2020 12.00 PM Taxes) SH : Protection of Platform Curves by Providing MS Bollards Lal Chand YadavR/o 39, Nitin have changed my name to immovable properties, assets and specification in our tender (Five Thousand for safety of Commuters /passengers at ISBT Anand Vihar, NH-8,Nahar PurRupa Nahid Hasan. have severed all their relations with her because of her acts ,conduct and document) Nine Hunded) Vihar. Khandsa Road, Gurgaon, 0040543625-1 misconduct towardsmyclient. If The detailed information of the tender can be obtained from our website http://nmdc.co.in under Tender Estimated Cost : Rs. 10,45,173/- Haryana-122001, have changed anybody deals with her in future in any Section. Central Public Procurement (CPP) Portal www.eprocure.gov.in and MSTC portal https://www. manner the same shall be at his/her Earnest Money : Rs. 120,900/- my name to Krishana Devi own risk and responsibility. mstcecommerce.com/eprochome/nmdc/buyer login isp. LOST & FOUND Bidder may Submit their offer through ON-LINE Tender only. Time Allowed : 60 Days 0070710237-1 MILIND AWASTHI ADVOCATE Ch.No. 212, Civil Wing, THE PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD DOWNLOAD THE TENDER DOCUMENTS AND SUBMIT THE Last date of receipt of Tenders : 11/08/2020 Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi-110054 I, Maneet PalKaurD/o Jagpal NYEQ Technologies Pvt.Ltd. ONLINE OFFFER THROUGH MSTC PORTALONLYWITHIN THE DUE DATE AS MENTIONED ABOVE. The tender forms and otherdetail can be obtained from the website Singh R/oB-119, 2nd Floor, Note:- Any addendum/corrigendum/bid clarification/time extension shall be issued on the above said web- https./govtprocurement.delhi.gov.in/ through its Director Ashok Sd/- Suncity, Sector-54, Gurgaon, sites only &will not be published separate Prospective Biddrs should visit the above websites from time to Rundekar, 26-C-2, East Arjun time to note the corrigendum. If any contact for further query on 07857-231115/231116,+91-94252 66354. Executive Engineer Haryana-122011, that name of Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi have DTIDC Ltd., ISBT Dy.General Manager (Materials) DIP/Shabdarth/0194/20-21 Anand Vihar,Delhi my mother has beenwrongly lost their All Original written as Gurpreet Kaur in my Documents and Sale Deeds of Birth Certificate. The actual Plot no A-2/1 &B-7/4 DLF City name of my mother is Phase-1, Gurugram, Haryana. Tripureshwari Findermay contact at above 0070710256-1 address. 0040543618-1 I Paramjit Kaur W/O-Jasvinder It is notified for the-information Singh R/O-A-4A,Himgiri that my Original-Qualifying Enclave,Gali No-5,Nilothi-Extn., Examination-Marksheet of Nangloi,Delhi-110041 Have MainSenior-Secondary Changed my Nameto Examination of Year-2014, Roll- Paramjeet Kaur. No.9695271 issued-byCBSE has 0040543682-3 been actually lost.Aarti. WP- 552, Wazirpur Village,Ashok I,Rajni SrivastavaW/o- Vihar,Delhi-110052 Sri.Sharad KumarSrivastava R/O-F-803,Grand Ajnara 0040543616-1 Heritage,Sector-74,Noida, GautamBuddha Nagar(UP), have changed my name from CAR FOR SALE Rajani Srivastava to Rajni Srivastava for all,purposes in Mahindra, Logan,Petrol, 2007, future. 0040543682-9 Run 14000 kms,well maintained. Onlygenuine I,Damanpreet kaur Buyers maycontact. 099682- D/O.Taranjeet SinghR/O.O-17, 71317 0020409134-1 3rd-floor, gali.no.21,New Mahavir-Nagar, Tilak- Nagar,New Delhi-110018.have changed my name to Tanisha Sachdeva,for all purposes. 0040543682-12 I,Goverdhan s/ojohri Lal R/o- 17/100,street.no-5 than Singh Nagar Anand parbat,New Delhi-110005,Have changed my name to Goverdhan Khandelwal,permanently. 0040543682-8 I,Anand Singh Rawat@Anand Singh,S/oSh.Gyan Singh Rawat,R/o-T/A/8,Panchseel- Enclave,New Delhi-110017,that in some legal-Documentslike PUBLIC NOTICE My client UMA SHARMA W/OSHRIDINESH PAN-CardNo.CBEPS4197R and KUMAR alias DINESH SHARMA & DINESH KUMAR alias DINESH SHARMA S/O LATE SHRI Other-Property Related- ISHWAR DAYAL SHARMA BOTH R/O HOUSE NO. 166-171, (NEW NO. E-1/3), KHASRA NO. 34/4, Documents my-nameis GALI NO. 16, SHIV RAM PARK, SHANI BAZAR mentioned as Anand Singh and ROAD, NANGLOI, DELHI- 110041, have debarred his son MR. UMANG SHARMA &his wife MRS. in my Aadhar-Card MONIKA SHARMA &his two sons (1) KAVYANSH SHARMA &(2) GEETANSH SHARMA,from all No.415698528374my-name is movable andimmovableproperties/assets, and their personal life. Anybody dealing with them civil mentioned as Anand Singh and criminal matters shall be doing at his/her/their all risks, cost and responsibility, and have severed Rawatwhich is my correct- all relation from them due to their misconduct, bad behavior, bad company and bad intentions, Any name that the Anand Singh person dealing with them or severally shall be doing so at their own risk. My client and their relatives Rawatand Anand Singh arethe shall not be responsible in any manner for any kind name of one and same person. of legal-illegal act, deed done by Mr. Umang Sharma and his wife Mrs. Monika Sharma and his wife family- members &their relatives. 0040543682-10 PARKASH CHAND (Advt.) Enrl. No .D-9065/2019.

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GOVTWILLSOONLAUNCHNEWPUBLICSECTORENTERPRISESPOLICY:FINANCEMINISTER Consumption, imports ‘AGviewonGSTcompensationsoughtafter slump: GST collections fall talkwithstates,Counciltodiscussopinion’ 14.4% to `87,422 crore in July CENTRALGST afterwhichthe totalrevenue Council fordeliberation. It is now the matter”. UndertheGST(Compensation ENSECONOMICBUREAU earnedbyCentreisRs39,467crore ENSECONOMICBUREAU forthe Council to makeupits Some states such as Punjab, to States) Act, states have been NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 as CGSTand forstatesisRs40,256 NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 mind, the ministersaid. Kerala, Bihar arenot in favour of guaranteedbi-monthlycompen- `16,147 cr croreasSGST. Detailedbreak-up TheGSTCouncil,chairedby the them being asked to borrowto sation forany loss of revenue in GROSS GOODSand Services Tax forGST collections raisedinvari- THEATTORNEYGeneral’sviewon Union Finance Ministerand com- bridgetherevenuegap,whichwill the firstfiveyears of the GSTim- (GST)collectionsdeclined14.4per ■Of thetotal Rs 87,422crore ous states showedthat barring Goodsand Services Tax(GST) prisingstate counterparts,had in bethenrepaidfromthecompen- plementation from July1,2017. cent to Rs 87,422 croreinJuly(for collectedin July, Central GSTis Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, compensation wassought after Marchdecidedto seekviews from sation cess fund. The states areof The shortfall is calculatedassum- sales in June), reflecting the con- Rs 16,147crore, StateGST is Rs Nagalandand consultationwiththestatesanda theAttorneyGeneral,onthelegal- the viewthatthe receipts in the inga14percentannualgrowthin sumptionandimportsslumpdue 21,418 crore, IntegratedGSTisRs moststatesrecorded adecline in meetingof theGSTCouncilwould ityofmarket borrowing by the compensation fund areexpected GSTcollections by states over the to COVID-19 pandemic, data re- 42,592 crore(including Rs GSTcollections in July. be held nowtodiscussthe legal Counciltomakegoodtheshortfall to below, whichwon’tbeenough base year of 2015-16. leasedbythe Finance Ministryon 20,324crore collectedon import Abhishek Jain, taxpartner,EY opinion,FinanceMinisterNirmala in the compensationfund. to meetrevenueshortfall,let alone The Centrelastweekcleared Saturday showed. The collections of goods) and cess Rs 7,265crore. said, “A collection approximateto Sitharaman saidonSaturday. TheAttorneyGeneralislearnt beusedforrepayingstatesforbor- compensationduesof Rs1.65lakh were also 3.8 per cent lowerthan 86percentof lastyeardoesshow- Thereisnobackand forth Finance Minister to have opinedthatthereisnoob- rowing.Theyhaveinstead sug- crorefor FY20. Now, compensa- Rs 90,917 crorecollected in June. than Rs 5crore continue to enjoy case quiteasignificant economic withthe states on compensation. . File ligation on the central govern- gested raising taxrates or cess tionpaymentstostatesare pend- The GSTrevenue reflected a relaxation in filing of returns till recovery from the pandemic Everysuchissue —ofinadequate ment to paythe GSTcompensa- rates, or bringinginmoreitems ing since April. pick-up in June amid easing of September 2020, it added. though abit of it could be on ac- cess collection, payment of com- tion shortfall to the states, undertheambitof the28percent The government willsoon lockdown, but it wasdue to de- The GSTrevenues in July are count of pent-up demand. With pensation whichthe Centreis shetoldreporters.It wasdecided suggesting that the GSTCouncil slab and the compensation cess. comeoutwithanew publicsector layedpaymentsfromprevious 85.6 per cent of the same month economicactivitiesincreasing,the duty bound to pay, howtopay in that legal opinion would have to can recommend to the Centre to Therest of therevenuegap,ashas enterprises policy,which will de- months as return filing deadlines lastyear,ofwhichthe revenues collections should hopefullywit- the light of inadequatecess, be taken. allowthestates“toborrowonthe beensuggestedbyPunjab,canbe fine strategic sectors that will not were extended.Cumulatively,the from the importofgoodswere84 ness aligningwith estimates whether it can be done through The government has nowre- strength of the future receipts then bridged through the central have morethan four PSUs. “We GSTrevenueshave recordeda34.5 per cent and the revenues from soon.” MS Mani, partner,Deloitte borrowing, who borrows and ceivedthe AttorneyGeneral’s fromthecompensationfund”and government doing market bor- areworkingonit,theproposalhas per cent decline during April-July domestic transactions (including India said, “The progressive un- who repays —was discussedin opinion on GSTcompensation, that the central government will rowing and thencompensating to go to theCabinet forclearance,” (for sales in March-June). importofservices) were 96 per lockdown steps takenbyvarious the GSTCouncil meeting earlier, anditwillnowbetakento theGST have to take the “final decision in the states. she said. “The revenues forthe last cent compared with lastyear. states in June arereflected in the month were higher than the cur- Of theRs87,422crorecollected improvement in GSTcollections rent month. However, it is impor- in July,CentralGST is Rs forJulyalthough the figures also BRIEFLY tant to note that during the previ- 16,147crore, StateGST is Rs 21,418 includes some transactions in re- First-time buyers, sharp rural recovery and pent-up ous month, alarge number of crore, Integrated GSTisRs42,592 spectof earliermonths...thecollec- ATFpricehiked; taxpayers alsopaidtaxes pertain- crore(including Rs 20,324crore tions in manyofthe major states demand help automakers return to fast lane in July ing to February,March andApril collectedon importofgoods) and coming close to lastyear’s collec- nochangeinLPG, 2020 on account of the relief pro- cess is Rs 7,265 crore. The govern- tionsindicatesthatthe recovery videddue to COVID-19,” the ment settledRs23,320 croreto processhasslowlystartedwiththe petrol,dieselrates Acloser look at MSIL sales saledispatchnumbersof July2019. Finance Ministrystatement said. CGSTand Rs 18,838 croretoSGST unlockdownprocessunderwayin ENSECONOMICBUREAU DEMANDFOR numbersshows acleartrendof rise Stating that the government Taxpayers with turnoverless from IGSTasregular settlement, these states.” NewDelhi: Jetfuel,orATF, NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 SMALLCARS in demand forentrylevel small mustdowhateverisrequiredto price on Saturdaywas cars.ForMaruti,theminisegment do to ensurepublichealth safety, hiked by 3per cent, the fifth LEDBY astrongruralrecoveryand ■ Industryinsiders (AltoandS-Presso)andutilityvehi- Srivastava said sudden lockdown Listed entities get straight increase in two demand from first-time carbuy- sayfollowingthe clesegment(Brezza,Ertiga,S-Cross announcementsbystatesdocre- ‘NBFC assets mayde-grow 1-3% in months,while therewas ers,alongsidepent-updemandon pandemic scareand etc) ledthe sales recovery.While atesome challenges forus. “In 15 3years to meet no changeinrates of cook- account of pandemic-induced needfor social the sales of mini segment jumped states, thereisalocal lockdown FY21asfresh disbursementsdrop’ minimum public ing gasLPG, petrol and lockdownimpactinAprilandMay, distancing, anumber 49percentfrom11,577unitsinJuly and 10 states have weekend lock- diesel. ATFprice waslast majorautomobilemanufacturers of newcustomersare 2019 to 17,258 in July2020, that of down. This disturbs the momen- Assets under management of non-banking financial shareholding rule hiked by 1.5per cent,orRs witnessedasharprecoveryinsales coming to buy their theUVsegmentrose26.3percent. tumandcreatesuncertaintyinthe companies (NBFCs) arelikely to witness adecline in the 635.47per kl,onJuly16. in July2020. firstsmall carand that The compact segment (WagonR, minds of both consumers and current fiscal, as fresh disbursements have witnessed a This wasthe fifthstraight WhileMarutiSuzukiIndiaLtd is thereason forthe Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno, Dzire) manufacturers,” he said. substantial drop, as per aCrisil report PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA increase since June. In four (MSIL) sold 1,00,000 units in the uptickindemand for whichaccountsforover50percent Thereare others who feel spo- NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 hikes, rateswent up by domestic market,a1.8per cent suchcars. of thesalesof MSILwitnesseda10 radic lockdown announcements 4-6%dropinassetunder Rs 22,483.91per kl.Rates jumpoversales in July2019, per cent decline in sales over that by states is hurting the business. management(AUM)ofshadow THE GOVERNMENThas notified were hiked by arecord 56.6 Hyundai MotorIndia sold 38,200 in July2019. Statingthatlockdowncalledupon bankingsectorinFY20 changesintheSecuritiesContracts per cent (Rs 12,126.75 per units —2percentlowerthan do- unitsinthe domestic market in Industryinsiderssay following Bengaluru causedTKM to tem- (Regulation) Rules, 1957,provid- kl) on June 1. mestic sales of 39,010 unitsinJuly July 2020 as against10,250 units the pandemic scareand needfor porarilyshutdown our plant for4 REASON: ing moretime to listedentitiesto 2019.The twocompanies, which in July2019. socialdistancing,anumberof new dayslastmonth,NaveenSoni,SrVP, Theratingagencysaid“AUMof meetcriteria of minimum public have acombinedmarket shareof JulyexportsalesforMSILstood customersarecomingto buytheir sales &service at TKM, said, NBFCsareexpectedtode-grow1- shareholding of 25 percent. Focusoninflation over 70 per cent in the passenger at 6,757units andthatfor HMIL firstsmallcar and that is the rea- “Timelyandclearinstructionswill 3percentinthecurrentfiscalas “In the Securities Contracts atnextpolicy car market in India, registeredbig was3,100units.“Amixof demand son forthe uptick in demandfor help industrial units, better plan freshdisbursementsdropsharply” (Regulation) Rules, 1957,inrule growth in sales over June 2020. fromfirsttimebuyers,betterrural suchcars. their production cycles and logis- 19A,insub-rule(1),intheproviso, meet:Acharya While Maruti Suzukinearly dou- recoveryandpentupdemandhas Amongothercarmanufactur- tics including workforceand raw Excludingtop 5NBFCs,the OUTLOOK: forthewords‘twoyears’thewords bleditssalesinJulyoverJunesales resulted in rise in sales. While it is ers,ToyotaKirloskarMotor(TKM) materialmovement”.Hesaid“spo- de-growthisexpectedtobeeven Crisil’sanalysisofthelargest ‘three years’ shall be substituted,” Mumbai: Former RBI of 51,274,Hyundai sawan80per amatterof relief thatwe have been sold5,386 unitsinJuly2020, radic lockdowns &extensions be- sharperat7-9percent segmentsoftheNBFCAUMpie said agovernment notification Deputy Governor Viral cent jumpoverits June sales of able to cross July2019sales num- againstsalesof 10,423unitsinthe ing imposedinseveralparts of the showsthatmostsegmentscould datedJuly31. Acharya onSaturdaysaidin- 21,320. Having clockednil sales in bers afterbig batteringin3-4 domestic market in July 2019. country,leadustoasituationwhe- Lowerrepaymentsduringthe witnesscontractioninthecurrent Once acompanyislisted, its flation is higher than ex- on accountofacomplete shut- months, it mustbekeptinmind Meanwhile, leading two rein our business wasclosedupto loanmoratoriumperiod(March1, fiscal promoters arerequiredtobring pected andthe rate-setting down in May, MSILand Hyundai thatthefirsthalf of 2019 wasweak wheeler manufacturer,Hero 20 per cent of the market, in and 2020,toAugust31),and downtheirshareholdingdownto panel should “respect”its India sold 13,865 unitsand 6,883 and the growth of 1.8per cent for MotoCorp announcedsales of around mid-July. It wasdue to rest capitalisationofinterest Silver liningwouldbegold 75 per cent within the stipulated coremandateofcontrolling units, respectively, in the domes- usisonalow base,”saidShashank 514,509 units in July2020—a14 of the 80 per cent of our business accumulatedwill,however,help loans,whichconstitutearound5 minimumshareholdingperiodso priceriseatnextweek'spol- tic market. Srivastava, ED, sales and market- per cent growth over June sales thathashelpedusclosethemonth limitthede-growthofNBFCsAUM percentoftheAUM Source: Crisil/PTI as to meetminimum publicfloat icy reviewmeet. Honda Cars India sold 5,383 ing,MSIL. andover95percentof thewhole- with higher than June retails”. of 25 per cent. FCAIndiarecalls unitsofMY20 Samsung,Foxconn apply for PLI scheme, Chinesecos Govt lifts export ban on indigenous JeepCompass stay away despite govt saying no bar on any country ventilators as case fatality rate drops NewDelhi: FCAIndia on to take the name of anycountry. from goods made in India. It had Saturdaysaiditisrecalling ENSECONOMICBUREAU The government We have got rulesandregulations then saidthatinterestedcompa- ministryinarelease. ingtothemthatitdid nothave 547unitsofits ‘MY20 Jeep NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 estimates that the with regard to our security of the nies couldapplyfor thescheme ENSECONOMICBUREAU Thedecision comesamonth anyfurther directions to procure Compass’modelto rectifyfit- country. Allthosecompliancesare until July31. NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 afterseveral representations by moreventilators. ment of a‘brace nut’ which THE MINISTRYofElectronics and global and Indian very important,” Prasad said. Thescheme,openforatotalof ventilator manufacturers and an “Now with the export of ven- is usedinwiper assembly as Information Technology (MeitY) companies, whichhave The government estimates five years, aims to give out incen- THE GOVERNMENT on Saturday associationofmedical device tilatorshavingbeen allowed, it is aprecautionaryexercise. on Saturdaysaid as manyas22 appliedunder the PLI thattheglobalandIndiancompa- tivesworth Rs 5,334 croreintotal decidedto liftaban it hadplaced makersasking to be allowedto hopedthat domestic ventilators Theaffectedvehicleswereall global andIndian mobile hand- nies, whichhaveapplied under in the firstyear,tobedivided on the exportofindigenous ven- export theseproducts. would be in aposition to find manufactured in 2020, the setmakers and another 40 elec- scheme, will produce the PLI scheme will produce amongall the successful appli- tilators around four monthsago Earlierthisyear,the govern- newmarkets in foreign coun- companysaid. PTI tronic component manufactur- goods worth`11.5L cr goods worthRs11.5lakh crore cants. The expenditureonPLI as India has had fewCOVID-19 ment had placedanorder for tries,” statedthe ministry, adding ers had appliedtoset up new over the next five years, of which schemeoverfive yearsisexpected patients on ventilators. around60,000ventilatorsantic- that thereare morethan 20 do- unitsorexpand existing plants over the next five years nearly 60percentorgoodsworth to be around Rs 41,000 crore, the Ahigh-levelgroup of minis- ipating ahugeneedfor the de- mestic ventilator manufacturers Appleismost under the production-linked in- Rs 7lakh crorewill be exported. government had then said. ters (GoM) on COVID-19agreed vices duringthe outbreak here. nowcompared with January. valuablepublicly centive (PLI) scheme. Micromax Informatics, and An estimated 3lakh people Under the scheme, forinter- to aproposal by the Ministry of However, senior government of- Yet, some industry execu- As reportedearlier by The Padget Electronics have also ap- willbeemployeddirectlyinthese nationalmobile handsetmaking Health and FamilyWelfare ficialsearliertold The Indian tiveswho spoketoThe Indian listedcompany Indian Express,Samsung and pliedfor the scheme, IT minister units, while about 9lakhpeople companies, the minimum retail (MoHFW) to allowthe exportof Express thatnot morethan Express on condition of Apple’s contract manufacturer Ravi ShankarPrasadsaid. areexpected to receive indirect invoicepriceperunithasbeenset indigenouslymanufactured 1,500-2,500ventilators were in anonymity said that demand for Bengaluru:AppleIncsurged Foxconn were among the appli- Thoughthe government in- employment once these plants at Rs 15,000 to avail benefitsand ventilators. use across the country. ventilators internationallyhas over10per cent to arecord cantsfor the scheme, along with sistedthat theyhad notstopped startfunctioning,Prasad said. the incentive forthe firstyear has “Thesignificant decision As on July31, only0.22 per- dimmed nowcomparedwith high on Fridayafter report- other global companies suchas companies of anycountry from The government had, earlier beenfixedat6percentof theirin- comes on the heels of India con- cent of the active cases were on earlier this year,when various ingblockbusterquarterly re- Pegatron, Winston, and Rising applying, mostChinese handset thisyearinApril,notifiedthenew cremental sales. tinuing to maintain aprogres- ventilators across the country, ac- countries were stocking up to sults, helpingthe iPhone Star.SamsungandApple’sphones as well as componentmakers, PLIscheme,underwhichcompa- Though thereisnosuchmin- sively declining lowrateofcase cording to the ministry. fight the pandemic. makereclipseSaudiAramco corner about 60 per cent of the whichcornerabout70percentof nieswhichset upnewmobileand imum retail invoice price per fatality of COVID-19patients, Yet, industrybodiesand man- The ban on ventilator exports to become the world’s most global handsetmarketinthe the global market,wereabsent specifiedequipmentmanufactur- unitfor Indian companies,the whichcurrentlystandsat2.15 ufacturers had arguedthat they had been imposedonMarch 24 valuablepubliclylistedcom- mediumtohigh pricerange. from the list. ing unitsorexpandedtheir pres- total incentive over five years for percent, whichmeans thatfewer were notbeingallowedtoexport “toensuredomesticavailability pany. REUTERS IndiancompaniessuchasLava “This particular scheme is not entunitswouldget incentivesof4 suchfirms has been cappedat numbers of active cases areon ventilators despite PublicSector to effectively fight COVID-19,” International,DixonTechnologies, againstany country. Idonot wish to 6percentonincrementalsales Rs 200crore. ventilators,” stated the health Undertaking HLLcommunicat- stated the Ministry. US GDP contracts at 33% annualised rate in Q2: How is it different from China?

andChinaisthatthegovernment’s economist at the UK-based tion —overtwo-thirds of US GDP sively restartsits economy, the V- continuing mobility restrictions StatisticsonJuly22showedaclear moneydirectlyintothe hands of ANILSASI effectiveness in getting an econ- Pantheon Macroeconomics. andmorethanone-half forChina. shaped recovery wassomething have significantlyhampered the recovery in consumption trends, thepeople—inIndia,muchofthe NEWDELHI,AUGUST1 omybackontrack isdependenton Investmentsinbuildings, In their relief packages too, both totallyunexpected,whichensured returnof suchjobsintheUS,espe- something that is evidentlymiss- Rs 20 lakhcrore COVID-19eco- itssuccessincontrollingthespread equipment and intellectual prop- countries focussed on boosting thatChinasidesteppedatechnical cially in the catering, travel and ing in the US. nomic packageannouncedby THE UNITED States contractedby of the virus. The recovery in eco- erty —big manufacturing sector consumptionby attemptingto put recession (whichissignifiedby hospitalityindustriesthataccount PrimeMinisterNarendraModion 33 per cent in the second quarter, nomicactivityalsodependsonthe drivers —fell at an annual rate of moneyinthehandsof consumers twoconsecutivequarters of neg- forabulk of the urban jobs. . Whatarethetakeaways May12has been liquidity driven, oranear10 percentquarter-over- quality of policy support. 49percentwhileexportsplunged —the US managing ative growth), while As per the IMF,while China’s forIndia? with little burden on thecentral quarterdecline—making it the 64percent.Theworryingnews for thatdirectlythrough the US is clearly COVID-19-related supportpoli- InIndia,likeintheUS,thecase exchequer.Ithas been primarily sharpestGDP declineinhistoryof What explains the US the US is what economists seem the‘chequeinthemail’ headedforarecession, cies,includingspending,loansand countissurging and worrying, focussed on pushingbankstoex- the world’s largest economy.This GDP slide? to be widelyprojecting —that the and the Payroll if thethird quarter guarantees, amounted to just2.5 even as the government is pro- tend credit on the backofgovern- isinsharpcontrasttoGDPdatare- Economistsdecodingtheslide scale of this fall in the firstquarter Protection pro- projections areany- percentof GDP,itis11percentfor gressively easing up restrictions. mentguaranteestosectorsthatin- leasedbyChina lessthan afort- in the US GDP numbers point to a willbedwarfedby that in the sec- grammesandChinavia thing to go by. the US. But other than the direct While the shareofconsump- clude small businesses, night ago, wheregrowth in the precipitous fall in consumption — ond. And muchofthis pessimism apre-paid voucher benefit transfer to consumer and tion to GDP,at57percent in India, non-bankingfinancialcompanies, world’s second-largest economy the biggestcomponentof can be attributedtothe sharp scheme forspecific So, what is the key employees in the US, muchofits is closer to that of China, the trend microfinance institutionsand has swung backsharplyintothe American GDP that accountsfor surge in COVID-19 cases, particu- products and afew other policies. differentiator between the two policypushfocussedonparingin- of normalisationofconsumption housingfinance companies. A blackinthe April-June quarter. almost70percentof theeconomy. larly in the southern andsouth- But China’s GDP growth consumption-ledeconomies? terestrates,increasingborrowing, is akin to what is being experi- consumption boostinIndia’s re- Discounting forthe fact that Spendingongoodsandservicesis western US states. showedasharplydivergenttrend, Otherthanthequarterly lagin and strengthening government encedinthe US —uncertainties covery is practicallyruledout. Chinawas firstoff the blockand estimated to have fallen at asea- swinging backsharplyintothe thetransmissiondynamics,thebig purchasing of debt. Muchofthis preventing people from upping Withmosteconomicactivities therewas alag of about aquarter sonallyadjustedannualisedrate Whydothe world’s largest and black in the April-Junequarter, differentiatoriswithrespectto the has either endedupimproving theirspendsbeyondessentials,the losing twomonthsofoutput and in the transmission trends of the of 35 per cent in the second quar- second-largest economies drivenbyabounce-back inmanu- servicessectorand consumption corporatebottomlines or ended progressiveunlockdowns subsequent localisedlockdowns pandemic across the twocoun- ter, whichalone lops off25per- offercontrasting trends? facturing output and apublic trends.Whilebotheconomiesrely up boosting the stockmarkets. notwithstanding. being announcedbystatesinthe tries, the big takeaway forcoun- centagepointsfromheadline Thereare inherentsimilarities spendingboost. While China was on the services sector forarange China’s 3.2 per cent year-on- India’srecoverycouldhavean- wake of thesurge in case load,the tries suchasIndia from the diver- growth, according to aresearch in thetwo countries. Both the US the firstcountry to brace the of value-additionsandoutputthat year GDP growth announcedby otherproblem.Unlike inChinaand recovery process lookslikeit gent GDP growth trends of theUS note by Ian Shepherdson, chief andChinaaredrivenbyconsump- COVID-19storm and to progres- contributetotheirrespective GDP, China’s National Bureauof the US —wherethe effortstoput would be an extendedone.

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“JAMMU&Kashmirisabigjail”,saidapo- ■ At itspeak,6,605 political activists Rs 40,000 croreand loss of jobsis ingly,thereislittle concernabout the dis- litical leader who,likemanyothers, is un- (including 144minors) were takeninto 4,97,000.Touristarrivals fell from 6,11,534 tressofthe peopleofJ&K andLadakh. The der ‘house arrest’ without written orders, custody.Manyincluding Ms Mehbooba (2017)to3,16,424(2018)to43,059(2019). incursions by ChinaintoLadakhand following the abrogationofArticle 370of Mufti arestill under detention.The dra- The fruit, garment, carpet,IT, communi- China’s axis with Pakistanhavefinally The road to theConstitutionof IndiaonAugust5,2019. conian Public SafetyAct wasinvoked in- cationsand transport industries have shakenthesomnolenceof therest of India, Project J&K wasintendedtobreak up discriminately(444cases).Security of po- been badlyhit. but notenough. PCHIDAMBARAM thestate,reduce itsstatus to Union terri- litical leaderswas downgradedand their ■ The Supreme Court has yettohear Ram’s temple Website:pchidambaram.in tories,bringtheterritoriesunderthedirect protectedhousing withdrawn, putting an finally and decide thecases on constitu- Twitter@Pchidambaram_IN rule of the Central government,suppress end to mobilityand political activity. tionality of the J&K Reorganisation Act, LOCKDOWN DURINGA LET ME makeclearatthe outsetthatIsup- political activities, intimidate7.5 million ■ The Armyand Central paramilitary restoration of 4G services and the amend- LOCKDOWN portthe building of that temple in peopleof theKashmirValleyintosubmis- forces have an overwhelming presence mentstothe Unlawful Activities Ayodhya whose consecrationtakes place sion,and quell separatism and terrorism. in the Valley.38,000 additional troops (Prevention)Act,besides the numerous The rest of Indiaunderstands atotal next week.Itshould have happened While the means have been employed, were rushedinafter Article370 wasab- PILs challengingthe denial of different lockdown —nomovement outside one’s decades ago. It did notbecause of the none of the ends has been achievedand, rogated. Restrictions underSection 144 humanrights. home.Therest of India,eveninalockdown, pseudo-secularism that the Congress in my view, willnever be achievedunder CrPC areinforce practicallythroughout hasfreespeechandexpressionandaccess party has long adoptedasits creed. The the current dispensation’s policy. the year.After March25, lockdown has to newspapers, television, mobiletele- founding principle of this evil creedwas aidedthe administration to shut down THE NEW KASHMIR phones,Internet,hospitals,policestations, that under the safetyblanketof‘secular- everything. If thereisseeming ‘peace’, it ISSUE courts and elected representatives. In the ism’ it wasalright to abuse all secular THE STATEOFTHE is what John Kennedy calledthe ‘peace Kashmir Valley, thereisarights-denying tenets and principles if thishelpedwin ERSTWHILE STATE of the grave’. Therewas aKashmir issue since lockdownduringatotallockdown.Therest elections. It is important heretoremind ■ All major fundamental rightsare ef- 1947,when Pakistanobjectedtothe of India should imagine alockdown with- youthat this is the second time that a shi- Therest of India Let’s getsome hardfactsonrecord fectively suspended. The PublicSafetyAct ruler’s accession to India. Pakistan out freespeechandexpressionoraccessto lanyas is being done of aRam temple in understands atotal (main source: Report of TheForumfor and the UnlawfulActivities (Prevention) learnedthe lesson that it cannotwin a newspapers,television,mobiletelephones, Ayodhya.The firstone wasdone by Rajiv lockdown—nomovement Human Rights in J&K, July 2020): Actare invokedindiscriminately. Cordon warwith India and seize the Valley. Internet, hospitals, police stations,courts Gandhi in 1989 when he beganhis elec- ■ Between 2001 and 2013,the num- and Search Operations (CASO) arecon- Since August2019, however, thereisa andelectedrepresentatives.Thatisthesit- tion campaign in Ayodhya with the prom- outside one’shome. Therest berofterroristincidentshad declined ducted widelyand dailytocurb move- new Kashmir issue. The new Kashmir uation today. ise of RamRajya. of India,even in alockdown, from 4,522 to 170and the number of fa- ment.Allstatutorycommissionsto uphold issuehas manydimensions —the con- It will be ayear on August5,yet our Notasecular slogan at all, but consid- has free speechand talities(civilians, security personnel and rightshavebeen wound up. The newme- stitutionality of abrogating Article 370, vaunted Constitutional institutions — ered necessaryatthe timebecause of his expression and accessto militants) from 3,552 to 135. Since 2014, dia policy is acandid admission that afree the reduction of status from astateto Parliament, courts and plural political foolishdecision to allowMuslimstheir and especiallypost2017, the hardand media has no place in J&K and it sanctifies twoUnionterritories,the denial of po- system —havefound no answers to the ownpersonal lawbasedonthe Shariat. newspapers, television, muscular approachhas causedaspurt in censorship. litical and human rights, thedevasta- new Kashmir issue created on August This decision enraged even secular mobile telephones, Internet, violence (see Table): ■ The cases of Mubeen Shah, Miyan tion of the economy, the increase in 5, 2019.That is asad failure, and the Hindus, so the promises of aRam temple hospitals, police stations, Abdul Qayoom, Gowher Geelani, Masrat militancy,the newdomicile policy,the sadness is compoundedbythe fact that and RamRajya were made in thehope Year Ceasefire No.of Terrorist Fatalities Zahraand SafooraZafgar illustratethe completealienation of thepeople of the thereisnoAbraham Lincolnonthe that Hindus would fall backintothe courts and elected Violations Infiltrations Incidents (All) abuse of lawand the difficulties in getting Valleyand, now, disaffection in Jammu horizon. Norcan we hear the soul-stir- Congress party’s ‘secular’ arms. Rajiv representatives. In the 2017 881 136 398 357 justice. over the newdomicile policy and in ring words“that this nation shall have ended up losing the election. But this was Kashmir Va lley,there is a 2018 2,140 143 597 452 ■ The Kashmir Chamber of Ladakhoverthe complete absence of anew birth of freedom; and that gov- alast-ditchattempt to showthat although rights-denying lockdown 2019 3,168 7369 283 Commerce andIndustry hasestimated anyadministration. ernmentofthe people, by thepeople, he had pandered to the very worstkind 2020 646 n.a. 229 205 that the loss of production in Kashmir The rest of India asserts that the state forthe people shall notperish from the of IslamistMuslimsinthe Shah Bano mat- during atotal lockdown (uptoJune/July);Source: South Asian Terrorism Portal Valleyalone since August2019isabout of J&KisanintegralpartofIndiabut,shock- earth”. ter, he wasstill agood Hindu. Actually, he wasaParsi because in India it is the fa- ther’s religion that counts. Had the Congressparty been trulysecular, it would have shown the courage to resistthe pres- the murmurs at the national level, the History surefromthe Islamists who demanded inside Congressadoptedasofter“forgiveandfor- Meet Basu of DKBasu that theybeallowedtouse theShariat as get’’tonetowardstherebelliousPilotrather HEADLINE their personal law. Had RajivGandhi stood TRACK thantheusual“offwithhishead’’response. by the principles of real secularism, he AMITAVACHAKRABORTY landmark police case would neverhaveinterfered in the COOMIKAPOOR Supreme Court’s order that said divorced CAN DO BETTER [email protected] Muslim women had the same rightsasdi- NitishKumar’spopularitygraphisatanall- vorced Hindu women. timelow. TheperceptioninBiharisthatthe If theCongressparty believedinreal Chief Ministerhas been unresponsive IT WASthe mid-1980s and Calcutta, as it secularism, the Ayodhya movement DELUXE LIVING throughoutthe pandemic. He requested wasknown then, waswitnessing the final would neverhavehappened.Itwas after frantic Bihari migrantstoremain where phaseof theNaxalmovement—an armed it startedmixing religious fundamental- PRIYANKA GANDHI Vadrahas vacated her theywereand it wasthe neighbouring UP peasant revolt againstthe zamindars, ism with politics that the BharatiyaJanata Lodhi Estate government bungalow and CMYogiAdityanathwhobusedthemto the whichhad begun in the summer of 1967 Partyrealisedthat this wasagame that movedtoherduplexpenthouseapartment Bihar border.Regardless,Nitish mayyet in Darjeeling district’s Naxalbari area. To theycouldplaymuchbetter. So it wasthat intheexclusive Aralias,amulti-storeyapart- have aheadstart in the comingAssembly counter themovement’s violentturn inthe in 1990 Lal Krishna Advani converted a ment blockinGurugram, Haryana. The polls becauseofthe TINA factor.The RJD, 1970s, the Stateadoptedequallyviolent Toyota truckinto‘Ram’s chariot’ and set buildings aredescribed by the promoter particularly Lalu Prasad’s family, is deeply measurestosuppress it. Throughout the offfromSomnath forAyodhya with the DLFas“surpassingmostgloballuxurystan- divided. Lalu could have made the differ- 1970sand 1980s, newspaper columns demand thatatemplebebuilt whereRam dards”.Vadramay have lostaprizedLutyens ence,buthe isstillin jail,evenifheremains were fullofreports of Naxal deaths in po- wassaid to have been born. Millions of address in the heartofDelhi, but her new ensconcedinaRanchi medical institution, lice lock-ups and staged encounters. Hindus believe that this Ayodhya is the residence,whichshepurchasedmanyyears thankstoafriendlyJharkhandgovernment. Stories of these custodial deaths, pub- same as the Ayodhya of antiquity,and that back, does have compensations. The cov- Aftersevenyears,Laluhasnearly completed lishedinThe Indian Express, whereBabur built his mosque is the ex- ered area is some 10,000 squarefeet. his sentencesand is hopeful of getting bail and , promptedJustice act spotwhere Ramwas born. So, there ResidentsofAraliasandnextdoorMagnolia fromtheSupremeCourtinthelastcase.But (retired)Dilip KBasu, then Executive shouldnever have been adisputeatall towers can enjoy twogolfcourses setin even if he is allowedout of prison, Lalu can Chairman of the Legal Aid Services of West and instead of ademolition the mosque some 100acres, aclub,amulti-cuisine onlycampaign. He is barredfromstanding Bengal and asenior lawyer at the Calcutta could have been respectfullymoved, restaurant, 24 X7 concierge service, asa- forelections.Meanwhile,pollsterPrashant High Courtand the Supreme Court,tosend stone by stone, ontothe other bank of the loon,aspa,squashcourts,tenniscourtsand Kishor,who once showedaninterest in his aletteralongwith thenewspaperclippings riverSaryu. But, this would have deprived threeswimmingpools.Theneighboursin- home state, appears nowtobewaitingfor to then Chief Justice of India, PNBhagwati, manypoliticalleaders of electoral gains, clude DLF owner KPSingh, MD of Hero the 2025 elections. His candidatewill re- on August26, 1986. so it wasnot allowedtohappen. CyclesPankajMunjalandotherhigh-flyers portedlybethe young Pushpam Priya Chief JusticeBhagwati, who introdu- Politicalleaders were notthe only suchasSanjeevGupta,ShikharDhawanand Choudharyofthe newPlurals Party. Her cedthe conceptofPublic InterestLitiga- Illustration: Suvajit Dey culprits. Religious leaders were justas Suhel Seth. The problem forVadraisthat catchy slogan is:“Bihar can do better.’’ tion to the Indian judicial system, treated lice to producehim in court.” quirements” to be followed“in all cases of bad, and it needs to be said that Muslim thecomplexissoexclusive,the residents the letter as awrit petition, and the Shri D Afterhewas broughtbeforecourt, the arrest”. The apexcourtmandated that the religious and political leaders, who took will nottakekindlytothe obtrusive secu- KBasu, Ashok KJohri versus StateofWest man waslet off. police officer concernedmustpreparea suchanimplacablestand againstthe ritydetail forVadra, whoenjoys Z-plus se- COMMON INTERESTS Bengal and StateofUttar Pradesh case was Basu says the youngman wasnot memo containing details of the place and Ramtemple, did moretoharmtheir curity.The Congress politicalworkers with It’s notjustthe Congress which is di- takenupbythe apexcourt in 1987.(In July alone. Many youths with suspected time of the arrest,“attestedbyatleastone community than anyone else.Theywere their scruffy kurtas and pyjamas will prob- videdinRajasthan, the BJP is also split. The that year,Johri had written to the CJIover Naxallinkswerepickedupbythe police witness"; informthe next of kin of the obdurate, unyielding and unreasonable ablymeetthe Congress general secretary BJP effort to assistSachin Pilotinhis at- the death of an Aligarhresident,Mahesh across the stateatthe time, alarge num- person arrested “withinaperiod of 8to andmanystillare.The same Muslim forUttar Pradesh in Delhi. tempts to dislodgeAshok Gehlotisled by Bihari,inpolice custody.) Senior lawyer berofwhomwerenot producedbefore 12 hours afterthe arrest"; andexamine leaders who insist that theywillcon- UnionministerGajendraSinghShekhawat Abhishek Singhvi, nowaCongress leader, amagistratewithin the stipulated 24 him or her forany injuries and recordthe tinue to fight forrestoration of the Babri who is close to and in the anti- wasappointed amicus curiae. hours, and severalendedupdead in “en- same, if requested. Masjid at the very spot whereitonce MIND REAR GUARD VasundharaRajecamp. Raje wasnot even That case ledtothe landmarkorder in counters”. Despitetwo inquirycommis- The familymembers of Jeyarajand stood said notone word whenthe mag- Political writers oftenlabel the factions in seeninRajasthan tillveryrecently. Though 1996, known as the DKBasu judgment, sions setupbythe LeftFront government Bennix have allegedthat the father and nificent Hagia Sophia cathedral in the Congress as old guardand young turks, she would obviouslypreferanageing on the guidelines to be followedbyde- afteritcame to powerin1977, the truth son were remandedincustody despite Istanbul wasconverted intoamosque but these termshavelosttheirrelevance. Gehlottoayoung Pilotasapolitical adver- taining authorities forany arrest. of the killings remains unknown. “The being visiblyinjured and bleedingwhen justlastweek. The party division is notbyage,but on the sary, theinsinuationthatRajewasinleague The recent death following alleged commissions submitted their reports but brought before amagistrate. Asaduddin Owaisi has objected pub- questionthatwhetheraGandhishouldnec- with Gehlotisprobablyincorrect.True, the custodialtortureofPJeyarajand his son theywerenever madepublic,”says CPI Since the DKBasu case, the apexcourt liclytoPrime MinisterNarendraModigo- essarilybeparty president. Aginger group Rajasthangovernmenthadappealedinthe Bennix in TamilNadu has put thespot- (M-L) Liberation leader AbhijitMaju- has issuedeight moreorders dealingwith ing to Ayodhya to attend the shilanyas.He intheCongress,comprisingknown names SupremeCourtagainsttheHighCourtorder lightbackonthe case. JusticeBasu, who mdar,son of the Naxalbari movement custodialviolence, the lastin2015onamis- argues that it would be againstthe secular who areintheirlate50s or even older,se- to evict Raje from her government bunga- nowheads an NGOcalledthe National leader Charu Majumdar. cellaneous petition filedbyamicuscuriae principlesof theConstitutionforhim to at- cretlydiscussedtheissue.Aseniorlegalea- lowinJaipur, but thelaw thatwas struck Committee forLegal AidServices, recalls, As recently as 2014,another inquiry Singhvi, to enforcethe implementation of tend aconsecrationthatisspecific to one glegot windof itandleakedthenews to the down would have also benefitedGehlot. “One day, three men approachedmeto wasset up by Chief MinisterMamata the 1996 judgment. These orders intro- religion.Whatintriguedmeabout thecer- Gandhis, scuttling the talks. Thankstothe When shewas headingthe state, Raje had represent oneoftheir friendswho used Banerjee intothe 1971 Cossipore- ducedmanymoreguidelinesincludingset- tainty with whichhearguedhis case in TV ScindiaandPilotrebellions,the2004Rahul passedanorder allotting allformerstate to be apartofthe Naxalitemovement but Baranagar massacreinwhichreportedly tingupofstate humanrightscommissions debates wasthat he seemedtoforgetthat brigade whichincludedMilind Deora, Jitin CMs governmentbungalows forlife. haddisassociated himself from it and had 150youths alleged to be Naxals or having and filling up of vacancies in existing ones. putssecularism in the same basket Prasada, Sandeep Dikshit and RPNSingh been pickedupbythe police.Theysaid linkswith them were killed. Although the Justice Basu says that as ajudgehewent as apostates, hereticsand heathens.Itis is noweyedsuspiciously. The Rahul theywerenot awareofeventhe police reportwas filedin2017, it is yettobe on to deal with manycases of alleged tor- only Indic religions that do notmakeany groupies who want to install him as presi- ON DOG DUTY station wherehehad been taken... Ide- tabledinthe stateAssembly. ture. "In my judgments, Idirected district distinction betweenbelieversand unbe- dent arefaceless, backroom boys withno During the initial 21-daylockdown in ployedmyjuniors in different court- Basu, who went on to become ajudge judges to carry out surprise visitstopolice lievers and onlyIndic religions like political clout, who have been elevatedby March,when lakhs of migrant labourers rooms, but the youth wasn’t producedin at the CalcuttaHigh Court in January1987, stations, checkonindividualsheld in lock- BuddhismandJainismthat arefundamen- Gandhi in the lastfew years. Theyinclude were inenforcedquarantine,onlyveryfew courtfor three-four days.Weeventually says,“Inmy letterto theCJI,Iunderlinedthe upsand find out if thepolicehadregistered tallyatheistic. KCVenugopal,RandeepSurjewala,Kaushal in essential services were permitted free found he had been kept in what wasator- necessity of custody jurisprudence to cases againstthem andtheir details.” When Congress leaders behave as if Vidyarthee, Alankar Sawai, Sachin Rao, movement.Butpasseswerehandedoutlib- turehouse near Alipore(in south Kolkata). countercustodialdeaths,custodialrapeand However, piecemeal actions arehardly secularism wastheirpersonal giftto RajeevSatav andKanishkaSingh.Lastweek, erallybypolice stations to thoseclaiming Ipostedsomepeople in atea stall outside custodialinjury. Thepolicewillalways claim the solution, the 85-year-oldsays. “If India, theyforgetthat it wasnot an idea at the Congress RajyaSabha virtual meet, to bestray dogfeeders.Manyofthesepasses the house andtheyconfirmed theycould (anyincidentof custodialdeath)assuicide." custodial torturehas to stop, the DKBasu neededinIndia because the king wasal- onlyafew supportedSatav’s demandthat were misusedbydomestic servantstore- hear loud cries of pain from inside. Iap- In their order in 1996, Justices AS judgment has to be implemented ways notjustsecular butabove caste. Rahulreturnaspresident.Partly becauseof portfor duty. proachedthe magistratetoorder thepo- Anand and Kuldip Singh laid down 11 “re- in spirit.” And, therehas neverbeena Shankracharya who had hisown army likethe Pope once did. As aresult of so muchmuddledthinking and apolitical culturethatallows anything to be done forthe sakeofwinningelections, we have She nowcome to apass when in these SAID Positive after10years of social distancing Hindutvatimesthe supporters of NarendraModiopenlyspread hatred SUKHDEEPKAUR againstIslam and Muslims.The distinc- [email protected] were on thesameflight? survivor.Wouldn’t it belife’s greatestirony Afterameeting of residentstodiscuss so- My husband and Istartedsharing notes tion between Pakistani and Muslim has The next day, my daughter came home had IdiedofCoviddespite10years of social cial distancing took an angryturn,anRWA on handling idle teens, the joys and sorrows been slowlyerasedinthe pastsix years and my sister-in-lawand twonieces were distancing from my husband! executive wasreplaced. No one was of parentinginquaran-times.Ispoke to and the word ‘Paki’ has become aterm of APANDEMICmay notbethe best time to visiting. We had already created achain. Once out of danger,Iwas back to fret- spared by the warriors of socialdistanc- him about my insecurities and fears of be- abuse. It is an uglytime butifour politi- salvage abrokenmarriage, butlifeworks Soon, Ibegan to develop everysymp- tingoverthe fallout of thepandemic on my ing and the police were calledtochase ingasingle parent and living in asociety cal leaders still have in them amodicum in strangeways. When Covid-19 made so- tomlistedbyWHO.Itriedherbal concoc- children. To my horror, the International those on aleisurelystroll at the park. that still judges women likeme. of honesty letthem make the Ramtem- cial distancing the onlyantidotetoensure tionsthat my mother suggested. Icalled Baccalaureatecancelledthe Class 12 board As Unlock-1 wasset intomotion, the Whilewemay stillnot getbackasacou- ple in Ayodhya asymbol of healing. humans don’t infect humans, my es- the government helpline numbers in the exams,plunging us intodeeper uncer- un-lockdown of my marriagebegan too. ple, we arefriends now, leaving our past LetMuslims join in building the tem- tranged husband and I, whoweremain- lastweek of Marchtoget myself tested. tainty.Mydaughter,whowaspreparingto With no one to socialisewith and no busi- baggagebehind us.The pandemic may ple and when it is ready letbothcommu- taining social distancing forthe last10 All this while, my niece kept enquiring leave forboarding school near Bengaluru, ness to attendto, my husbandbecame a changethe worldfor the better or worse, nities come together to build amosque on years, startedtobond. about my well-being and Iabout the well- wasnow stuckwithnohomework,no masterchef in the kitchen. He took walks but,aswegothroughthesetimes, we must the other bank of the Saryu river. India As the pandemic arrivedinIndia,so did being (read symptoms) of my husband. He sports and perpetual hunger pangs. Being withthe children, dancedwith themin the all find our ownsilverlining. needs aprocessofhealing nowalmost my fear of gettinginfected from my hus- wasnow backinthe “weare afamily” list. home-quarantinedwithtwo teenshooked rain, and monitored their screen time. morethan it ever has before.Let it begin in band who returnedfromthe United Ispent twolong, agonising weekstak- to their phones is beyond what even night- My son,18,was unpleasantlysurprised SukhdeepKaur is afreelance Ayodhya nextweek andlet thePrime Kingdominmid-March.Mydaughter met ing steam, doing gargles, and devouring mares aremadeof. by his dad’s undividedattention while my journalistand writer Ministershowusthathetrulybelieves in him aday before Chandigarh got itsfirst everybit of news on Covid. My gatedcommunityinMohali of- daughter,14, realisedit’s easier to live with National Editor Shalini Langer curates the his ownslogan ‘Sabkasaath,sabka vikas, positive case from the UK. What if they On Day14,Ideclaredmyself aCovid-19 feredsome much-neededdistraction. her mother than her father. fortnightly 'She Said' column sabka vishwas’.

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Panchayats arecentraltothe government’sefforts to projectnormalcyinJammuand Kashmir,anexample of democracy at work. Oneyear afterthe erstwhilestate wasstrippedofits specialstatus, BASHAARATMASOOD &NAVEED IQBAL travel to two panchayatstofind out whatisholding them back—from lackoffundstopowers

INTERVIEW: J&K LT GOVGCMURMU ONEYEARAFTER ‘Earlier, AUGUST5 panchayat ANEXPRESS SERIES raj was for LADAKH name’s sake’ Baramulla TheL-G says thereisconstant interaction between Srinagar his officeand sarpanchs, panchs. J&K Interview to NAVEED IQBAL: Anantnag On delegation of powers: Although elections were held earlier too, therewas norealpanchayatraj.Intherealsense,elec- tions took placein2018, earliertheywere NDECEMBER 19,2018, (for)name’ssake.The73rd Constitutional 48 sarpanchs from amendment (on gram sabha as founda- Jammu &Kashmir tion of the panchayati rajsystem) wasnot elected just days ago implemented. Nowwehavedonethis — O calledonPrime Minister whatkindof powersto betransferred,etc. NarendraModi. Theyhad contestedthe polls riskingmilitant attacks,with both On capacitybuilding: We have made the National Conference and PDP boy- temporaryarrangements—thedistrictex- cottingthe elections thatwereheld under ecutive engineeralsofunctionsasthetech- Governor’s rule, and 708ofthe 2,135 nical officer.Their halqas in the Valleyseeing no contestants. concerns should Most of them hadfilednominationpa- notcometothe pers as Independents. statelevel. The TheCentrehad made big promisesto clearance for them —including transfer of Rs 2,500 (works)atthe croreayear to panchayats,and handing grass-roots level over decision-making powers regarding can happen at dis- 19 departments/subjectsinvillages. In trict level. But we his meetingwith them,the PM asked have to makeelab- them to servethe people. At KralwethvillageinBaramulla. Among the workscarriedout by the panchayat arethis drain, aculvert,afew tiledpaths,and fencingofthe local graveyard. Shuaib Masoodi oratearrangementsfor their staffing. For Morethan six months later,inJuly that, we requireanamendment to the 2019,justabout afortnight before the Panchayati RajAct, whichispending with Centreabrogated the special statusof the MinistryofHome Affairs. Jammu &Kashmir,senior officials in the KRALWETH, BARAMULLA;NORTH KASHMIR J&Kadministrationfacilitatedan interac- Onapanchayatcadre:We have already tion betweenmediapersons and more preparedastaffing pattern... Bigger pan- thantwo dozen sarpanchs, including RALWETH IS asleepyclusterof ureinimplementing the Panchayati RajAct areamong those who don’t attend these ority works. “None of the department rep- chayats,atleastinitially, shouldhave anac- women, in Srinagar.One of the major four hamlets,surroundedby in letter and spirit is holding backall-round meetings,hesays. resentativesattends the gram sabha. And if countsofficer.Withoutthis,howwillthey pointsdiscussed washow thedecentral- denseapple andcherry or- developmentinvillages. Givenhis stint in politics and public life, we go to them,theyshoo us away,” says Ali. dodispersing(offunds)andotherthings? K chards, and around 6kmoff the “Our biggestproblem is that we have not Beig says he has also come to believe that Beig has spent his entirelifeinKralweth, isationofpower through panchayats At least twoposts arecritical,CEO or would createanew political base at the Srinagar-Gulmargroad. Untilafewmonths been accordedthe status that we were bureaucracy has been ahindrance to in ahouse locatedbyafresh-water stream Secretaryforadministrative things,andan grassroots in Kashmir. ago, the Kralwethhalqa (one of 12 in Kunzer promised,” says Beig. progress in J&K. “I metthe with Chinar trees in the backyard. With his AccountsOfficer. We have indented2,000 But,the bureaucracy hasits ownpace. Block) wasrepresented by AftabAhmad “When we approachoffi- “People want L-Gafewdays agoand pre- familyhavinglived in fear of militantat- accountsofficers...Asarpanchcangive ad- Twomonths later,inSeptember 2019, Beig. In October lastyear,Beig waselected cials, theydon’t payheed sented himalistofworks tacksdue to itsinvolvement with politics, ministrative approval, engineerscan give Shafiq Mir,the presidentofthe All J&K theKunzer BlockDevelopment Council to our requests.Barring the panchayats, someone to be done in my block.” Beig says he wasreluctant to fill the form technicalappraisal,butanaccountsofficer PanchayatConference,along withsome (BDC) chairman, vacating the sarpanch seat. RuralDevelopment to help in crises… It Since January2018, the when panchayatelections were announced has to oversee financial arrangements. panchs who had metthe PM in December Beig, who comes from apoliticallyac- Department,all otherde- Kralwethpanchayathalqa in 2018.Itwas onlyafter somevillageelders 2018,saidempowerment still eluded tive family with his grandfather Saifullah partmentsignoreus. They is worth the risk only has takenon14works. sat him down that he submitted the form. Onpanchayatoffices:Thereare nopan- them.Eight months postelections,in having held the sarpanchpostbackin1957, don’t turn up at the gram if the lawisrespected “During the lastone year, “Even then, we didn’t tell anyone about it,” chayatofficesontheground,theyworked manycases,panchs were yettobenoti- wasone of thesarpanchs who metthe PM sabhas, letalone doing we have receivedfivein- he says. out of rental buildings. Now, we will cre- fied,the release of fundswas slow,and andAmitShahafter theabrogation ofspe- anythinginconsultation in letter and spirit” stalmentsunder the Of the 1,800-odd votes in the village, atepanchayatoffices,includingaccommo- fewdepartmentsconsulted panchayats cial status.The 53-year-old remembers the with us.” Fourteenth Finance 1,700-odd were polled,with Beig getting dationfor president and vice-president. or attendedgramsabha meetings. PM’s promisetothem, of empowerment. Under the Panchayati RajAct, represen- Commission. The total amount disbursedis more than 1,500. “People want panchay- Among the peoplethe panchs met In the last18months sincethe pan- tativesof20departmentsthat coveravil- Rs 16.48lakh,” says Ali Mohammad, the ats,” the 53-year-old says.“Theywant Importanceofsarpanchs:We have ex- during aDelhi trip on September 4, 2019, chayat elections, the grass-roots democracy lagehavetobepresent at gram sabha meet- panchayatsecretary, adding that even while someone to help them when theyface tendedstatusequal to DeputyCommis- postabrogation, wasUnion Home has brought Kralweth aculvert,adrain, ingswhereprojectsare to be decided the labour partiscovered by the MNERGS, problems. Say, forinstance, when ahouse sioners to BlockDevelopment Council MinisterAmit Shah. As TheIndian Express fewtiled paths, and fencing of the local following consultation. Forexample, to ex- this is farless than the Rs 19.68lakh they catches fire…Itisworth allthe risk onlyif (BDC) chairmen. We have coveredthem reportedatthe time, he told the panchs graveyard. tend electricity supplyintothe interiors of needtofinish the projects. departmentsrespect the gram sabhaand under an insurance of Rs 25 lakh. Hon- thatheexpected 20 of them to be elected Beig takespride in showcasing these as the village, Beig needs morepoles. Officers Apartfromthe slow flow of funds,the theelectedpanchayatmembers and hon- orariums have been giventoBDCs also. MLAs as and when Assembly elections his works, but says the government’s fail- from industries or education departments panchs rue powerlessness in deciding pri- ourthe lawinletterand spirit.” were held. He calledthem the leaders of PANCHSEATS(%VACANT) J&K, and told them it wastheir responsi- bility to ensurethat the benefitsofgov- ernment schemesreachedthe people.He also triedtoallay their fears, assuring VEERSERAN, ANANTNAG; SOUTH KASHMIR them security —along-pending demand 77.87% —and insurance cover. Central But it’s onlynow,justunder ayear LMOST90kmfromSrinagar, Kashmir later,thatthispromisehas materialised. Veerseranvillage, in Lidder Valley, On July18this year,the administration overlooksthe riverthatgushes A through Pahalgam before joining council under Lieutenant Governor GC Murmuapproved an insurance coverof the Jhelum. With about 62 per cent of itspop- Rs 25 lakh foreachpanch,sarpanch, ulation tribal, the panchayat, whichhas 445 BlockDevelopmentCouncil chairper- households, is reserved forScheduledTribes. 83.47% son,and electedmemberofmunicipal “Nearly 95 per cent ofthe people herefall South bodies, in case of death in militancy-re- BelowPoverty Line, with the working popu- Kashmir lated incidents. lation engagedin farm labourorconstruction Meanwhile, over the lastnine work.Mostpeopledonot have anysteadyin- months, twosarpanchs —SyedRafion come,” says 55-yearold Gul Mohammad November 27,2019, andAjayPandita on Kohli, the sarpanchofthe village. June 9, both from Anantnag—have been Kohli, 55, justlikeBeig of Kralweth, was killedinmilitant attacks. notkeen to contest the2018panchayat elec- 46.39% The slowprogress notwithstanding, tions, but wascoaxed by well-wishers. North in itsbig gambit in J&K, the BJP-ledgov- Earlier in the PDP,Kohlihad contestedasan Kashmir ernment at the Centrecontinues to see Independentsince theNCand PDPhad boy- panchayatsascrucial, both to push itsde- cotted the pollsand won. velopment agendaand forthe farambi- He has since then joinedthe Apni Party tiousaim of “bottom-up” revivalofpoli- ledbyAltaf Bukhari. tics. This has gainedmoreurgency since In 2018-19, the panchayatawarded nine the abrogation of special status of J&K on works, whichinclude three toilets,one road SarpanchKohli(right)inVeerseranvillage.Panchayats can’treplace electedgovernments,hesays. Shuaib Masoodi August5,2019, when mainstreampolit- and acouple of drains. “All these workswere ical leaders were detainedand barred carriedout under the MNREGS, and pay- from anypolitical activity. mentsfor the material component —about filter waterpipelines, electricity poles,but discuss issues and have aview. But big deci- that fall under the jurisdiction of the pan- Almostayear since, TheSunday Rs 8-10lakh —isstill pending,” he says. thereisnobodytotakenote of thedemands, sions can onlybetaken by an elected gov- chayatsand sarpanchs include agriculture, Express visitedapanchayateachinSouth DrivingavintageredMaruti800, he points he adds. ernment,” he adds, referring to subjectssuch animal husbandry, sheep husbandry, horti- Kashmir,wheremilitancy continues to to thepanchayatoffice that hasremainedun- “Therewas disappointment among all as domicile rules, delimitation of constitu- culture, education, forests, irrigation, and in- pose achallengetothe state, andNorth der lockand keyforever.“It wastaken on rent following the scrapping of tencies, etc. dustries. Apart from that,she added,some ‘Bottomup’ Kashmir,whichisrelatively more peace- in 2012,but rentals haven’t been paid,” Kohli J&K’s special status, but then “All were let down by When askedwhy de- schemes under the Integrated Child ful. KralwethinKunzer Blockin says,adding, “Land is available, the govern- thepromise of development partmentsdon’t consult Development Services arebeingimple- Baramulla district sitsinthe lap of ment should makethe office functional.” gave peoplehope. Butthere scrapping of special the gram sabha, as man- mented through the panchayats,and the politicalrevival GulmarginNorth Kashmir,and is home Another hurdle Kohli oftenencounters, has notbeenmuchdiffer- status, but we hoped dated,SheetalNanda, government recentlydecided that mining to middle-class and lowermiddle-class he says,isthe statebureaucracy,with offi- ence,” says Kohli. Secretary, Department rights“up to acertain extent” would also be The BJP-ledgovernmentatthe families.The population of Veerseran in cials notresponding to hiscalls..“There is no When asked aboutCentral fordevelopment... of RuralDevelopment giventothem. Centre sees panchayats crucial PahalgamBlockinAnantnagdistrictin accountability.” leaders heaping expectations Therehas not been andPanchayati Raj, said, Another department that has started both to push itsdevelopment SouthKashmir,onthe other hand, is LikeBeig, he says the onlyresponsive de- on sarpanchs and panchs, he “Theentire Panchayati working in tandem with the panchayats is agendaand for“bottom-up” re- morethan two-third tribal and over- partment is the RuralDevelopment says,“When youcame to my muchdifference” RajsysteminJ&K is a Jal Shakti or what waspreviously called the vivalofpolitics. This has gained whelmingly poor —95per cent of itspeo- Department. “It is the onlyone whichtrans- house,Ioffered teabecause I year and afew months Public Health Engineering department. moreurgency since theabroga- ple live belowthe povertyline. In South fers MNREGS funds intothe joint account of could afford it. ButifIdo nothavethe re- old. Earlier also therewerepanchayats but But, before anything else,Veerseran tion of specialstatus, when Kashmir,462 (58%) of 798sarpanchseats the sarpanchand the panchayatsecretary.” sources to take careofthe needs of people, therewas no devolution (of powers). For sarpanchKohlisays,heneeds an office. “I give mainstream political leaders remain vacant;inNorth,218 (28%) out of No officer from the blockorthe district what can Ido?” the firsttime, we aretrying that all func- MNREGS paymentsout of the porch of my were detainedand barredfrom 937halqas don’thavesarpanchs. attends turns up forgramsabhameetings, Panchayats cannotreplaceanelected tionariesget involved with them.” house. But Ican’t possiblydothe same with anypolitical activity. But, the dissimilarities end here. Kohli adds. “Nobodycares.”His villageneeds government, he says.“In the panchayat, we Nanda said the subjectsordepartments mining permissions or collection of taxes.”

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THE WHITE USA AUGUST1 Intelligence officials con- HOUSE Bostonbomber’s firmedinrecent days that for- US PRESIDENT Donald Trump KJMVARMA eign actors areactively seeking deathsentence said on Fridayhewould signan BEIJING,AUGUST1 to compromise the private Russian sources have already overturned executive order as soon as communications of “USpoliti- shared disinformation about Saturday to ban TikTok in the CHINESE PRESIDENT Xi Jinping calcampaigns, candidates and Biden’s familywithPresident AFEDERAL appeals court United States, ratchetingupthe on Saturdaysaid he wantstopush other political targets” while Donald Trump’s campaign. Fridaythrew out pressureonthe popularshort- foracontinuedadvancement of working to compromise the na- When asked directly, the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s video app’s Chinese owner to ties with Nepal amidstBeijing’s tion’s election infrastructure. Trumpcampaign refusedtosay death sentence in the sell it. sustainedforays to shoreuppro- Amidthe powerstruggle Foreign entities arealso aggres- whether it had acceptedmateri- 2013BostonMarathon The move wouldbethe cul- Trumpboards AirForce One on Friday. AP China Prime MinisterKPSharma within the ruling party in sively spreading disinformation als from anyforeign nationals re- bombing, saying the minationofUSnational secu- Oli’s grip on powerinthe back- Nepal, China has sought to intendedtosow voter confu- lated to Biden.Trumpwas im- judge who oversaw the rity concernsoverthe safetyof drop of intra-party feud in the rul- backPMOli in his questto sion headingintothe fall. peachedlastyear afterbeing case did notadequately the personal data thatTikTok coming days. It wasnot immediatelyclear ing communistparty. holdontohis post. Reuters file Thereisnoevidence that caught pressuring Ukrainian screen jurors forpotential handles. It would represent a WhileMicrosoftalreadyowns what authority Trumphad to In an exchangeofcongratula- America’senemies have yetsuc- leaders to produce damaging in- biases.Athree-judge major blowfor TikTok’sowner, professionalsocialmedianetwork ban TikTok,whichhas up to 80 tory messages with hisNepalese ceededinpenetrating cam- formation about work Biden’s panel of the 1stUSCircuit Beijing-based ByteDance, LinkedIn,itwouldfacefewerreg- million active monthlyusers in counterpartBidhya DeviBhandari spected Nepal’s sovereignty,ter- paigns or state election systems, son did in the region, even Court of Appeals ordered whichbecame oneofonlya ulatoryhurdles in acquiring the United States. It wasalso not onthe65thanniversaryofthees- ritorial integrity and political in- butDemocrat Joe Biden’s presi- though repeated allegations of anew penalty-phase trial handful of trulyglobal Chinese TikTok than itsmoredirect com- clear howthe banwould be en- tablishment of diplomatic rela- dependence,” Nepal’s Foreign dential campaign confirmedthis corruptionagainstthe Bidens on whether the 27-year- conglomerates thanks to app’s petitors, suchasFacebook,one of forced and what legal challenges tions, Xi assertedthat he was Ministrysaid in astatement. week that it has facedmultiple have been widelydiscredited. old Tsarnaevshould be commercial success. the sources said. it would face. ready to work to bring greater China’s profile in Nepal has related threats. The threat is notlimited to executed forthe attack Trump’s announcement fol- But ByteDance’s valuation ByteDance,Microsoftand benefits to the twopeoplesofthe been on the riseinrecent years The former vice president’s Russia. China, atargetofescalat- that killedthree people lowedfrantic negotiations on expectations forTikTok of more the US TreasuryDepartment, twoneighbouringcountries. as it spends billions of dollarsin team wasreluctanttoreveal ing condemnation across the and wounded more than FridaybetweentheWhiteHouse, than $50 billion, and itsinsis- which chairs the government Chinese Premier Li Keqiang investments. specifics forfear of givingadver- Trumpadministrationinrecent 260 others. “Butmakeno ByteDance and potential buyers tence on retaining aminority panelthathas been reviewing and his Nepalese counterpart Oli Besides the investments, saries useful intelligence. weeks, has been looking for mistake:Dzhokhar will of TikTok,including Microsoft stakeinthe app complicated ByteDance’s ownership of tooexchanged greetings. China’s ambassador,Hou Yanqi, Because of suchsecrecy,at ways to affect American policy, spend his remaining days Corp.Theyfailedtoproduceadeal deal talks, another source said. TikTok,declinedtocomment. “Highlightingthe deep- has made open effortstogarner leastinpart, foreign interference counter criticism of Beijing and lockedupinprison, with that would result in the Chinese “As farasTikTok is con- As relations between the US rootedcordial friendship since supportfor Oli, who facedamas- largely remains an afterthought pressurepolitical figuresitviews the onlymatterremain- companyshedding the app’s U.S. cerned, we’rebanning them and China deteriorate, TikTok has ages,the PrimeMinister(Oli) un- sive rebellioninhis party headed in the 2020 contest, even as as opposedtoChinese interests, ing being whether he will operations, according to people from the United States,” Trump emergedasaflashpoint in the derlinedthat Nepalhas consis- by co-chair of the ruling Nepal Republicans and Democrats National Counterintelligence die by execution,”Judge O familiarwiththematter. Thetalks told reporters FridayonAir Force disputebetween the world’s two tentlymaintainedthe ‘One China CommunistParty PushpaKamal alikeconcede it poses aserious and Security Center director Bill Rogeriee Thompson areexpected to continueinthe One as he returnedfromFlorida. largesteconomies. REUTERS Policy’ and China has always re- Dahal ‘Prachanda’. PTI threat that could fundamentally Evanina said, while Iran has been wroteinthe ruling. reshape the election at anymo- involvedincirculating disinfor- ment. Biden’s campaign is in- mation and anti-American con- Florida teenager creasingly concerned that pro- tent online. AP SRI LANKA charged as Portworkersstop Bidenclose to final workinprotestof ‘mastermind’ privatisation of Twitter hack call on runningmate WORKERSAT thestrategic Colombo Port have He said he wasleaving the KATECONGER& stopped work in protest companybecause he NATHANIELPOPPER ALEXANDRAJAFFE TOPCONTENDERS againsttheprivatisationof disagreedwith contentit OAKLAND,AUGUST1 WASHINGTON,AUGUST1 itsEastern Container has published. Reuters Terminal, demanding a ONE BY one, the celebrity Twitter AS JOE Biden nears the an- “written pledge” from Sri accountspostedthe same strange nouncement of his vice presi- Lankan President JamesMurdoch message: Send Bitcoin and they dential choice, the topcon- Gotabaya Rajapaksathatit would send backdouble your tenders and their advocates are wouldnotbeprivatisedby resigns from money. Elon Musk.Bill Gates. making final appeals. givingitto India.Themove Kanye West.Joe Biden.Former Thecampaignhasn’tfinalized comes afterthe workers News Corp President BarackObama. They, adatefornamingarunningmate, lastmonth threatenedto and dozens of others, were being but three people who spokeon KAMALAHARRIS go onanindefinitestriketo hacked, and Twitter appeared conditionof anonymityto discuss One of the front-runners, protestagainstwhatthey MICHAELMGRYNBAUM powerless to stop it. theplanssaidapublicannounce- Harris is aCalifornia called“Indianpressure”to &EDMUNDLEE While some initiallythought ment likelywouldn’thappen be- Senator of Indian and preventSriLankafromde- AUGUST1 Protesters carryaportrait of MahatmaGandhi as theymarch against restrictions imposedby the hackwas theworkofprofes- fore the week of Aug. 10.That’s Jamaican descent. velopingadeep-seacon- the government amid theCovid-19pandemic, in Berlin,Germany, on Saturday. TheGerman sionals, it turns out the “master- one week before Democratswill tainerterminalatthe JAMES MURDOCHwantsthe government has been easing lockdown measuressince lateAprilbut social-distancing rules mind” of one of the mosthigh- holdtheirconvention to officially country’s busiest port. PTI worldtoknowheisout of the remaininplace,asdoes arequirementtowear masksonpublic transitand in shops. Reuters profile hacksin recent years was nominateBidenastheirpresiden- familybusiness. a17-year-old recent high school tial nominee. RUSSIA Once considered apotential graduate from Florida, authori- Biden said in Maythat he Protestagainst heir to RupertMurdoch’s global ties said Friday. hopedtoname his pickaround mediaempire,JamesMurdochon Mexico 3rd in global pandemic GrahamIvanClarkwas ar- Aug. 1and told reporters this Kremlincontinues Fridayresignedfromthe boardof rested in his Tampaapartment, week that he would “have a for4thweekend newspaperpublisherNews Corp, wherehelived by himself,early choice in the firstweekof KAREN BASS severing his corporatetie to the deaths, France totesttravellers Friday, stateofficialssaid. He August.” He notablystopped Despiteher lateentry, the THOUSANDS OF people companies foundedbyhis father. faces 30 felonycharges andisbe- shortofsaying when he would 5-time Congresswoman marchedin the Russian far “My resignationisdue to dis- ing chargedasanadult. announce that choice. has movedquicklytothe eastern cityof Khabarovsk agreementsovercertain edito- ASSOCIATEDPRESS Hurricane may worsen Florida crisis Twootherpeople,MasonJohn Running mates areoften an- topofthe queue as a on Saturdayfor the fourth rial content publishedbythe PARIS,AUGUST1 Sheppard,19,oftheUK,andNima nouncedonthe eveofaconven- widely-acceptedchoice. weekend in arow,protest- company’s news outlets and cer- Fazeli,22,of Orlando,Florida,were tion. As he prepares to makehis ing at President Vladimir tain other strategic decisions,” MEXICONOW has the thirdmost FLORIDAHAS consis- It has already prompted accusedofhelping Clarkduring choice,acommittee established Putin’s handling of alocal Murdoch, 47,wrote in his resig- Covid-19deaths in the world, be- tentlyseenrecord some outdoor testing thetakeover.Prosecutorssaidthe to vetpossible running mates political crisis.Residents of nation letter,whichNewsCorp hind the UnitedStates andBrazil, Covid-19cases and is centres to shutand twoappeared to have aidedthe has provided Biden with brief- Khabarovsk,around 6,110 disclosedinafiling shortlyafter while France said it would test one of theworst-hit could make accessing central figure in the attack, who ing materials. Biden willlikely km eastofMoscow,are theclose of business Friday. travellers from 16 countries upon states by thevirus in healthcareevenmore went by the name Kirk. soon begin one-on-one conver- unhappyabout the July9 The terse note belied the be- their arrivalatFrenchairports the US —the country reporting difficult.Adirecthit by the DocumentsreleasedFridaydonot sations with those under consid- detention of the wider re- hind-the-scenes drama that has and other pointsofentry. the highestnumber of cases hurricanecould also require provide the real identity of Kirk, eration, whichcould be themost gion’s popular regional brought Murdochtothis point in Chinareportedamorethan and deaths in the world. Now, the statetoset up shelters, but theysuggestitwas Clark. consequential partofthe process SUSAN RICE governor, SergeiFurgal, hislifeand career.And it com- 50%dropinnewlyconfirmed thingscouldget muchworse, dangerouslyincreasingthe Clarkwasskilledenoughto go forapresidential candidatewho She has no experience who wasarrestedonmur- pletedaschismthathasleftJames cases in apossible sign that its as Hurricane Isaias seems to be chances of the virus spreading unnoticedinside Twitter’snet- values personal connections. holding elected office,but der chargeshedenies. His estrangedfromhis89-year-oldfa- latestmajor outbreak in the headedinthe state’s direction. quicklytomorepeople. work,said Andrew Warren, the The leading contenders in- plenty of experience detention, whichhis sup- therandhisolderbrother,Lachlan, northwestern region of Xinjiang Floridastate attorney handlingthe clude California Sen. Kamala working in the White porters saywas politically once adynastic triumviratethat mayhaverun itscourse. case. Clark convincedone of the Harris, CaliforniaRep. Karen Bass House as Obama’s NSA. motivated, has triggered foryearsheldsweepinginfluence SouthKorean prosecutors ar- Fridayreported688 newdeaths, undergo virustestsuponarrivalat company’semployeesthathewas andObama national security ad- hugeprotests, creating a over the world’s affairs. rested the elderly leader of ase- pushing the country’s total to Frenchairports andports. aco-workerwhoneededtheem- viserSusanRice.Thedeliberations headache forthe Kremlin Apoliticaloutlierinhisconser- cretivereligious sect linked to 46,688. 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Giventhe historic unrestasthe economy who countsFox News,aprime bers and underreporting gather- Travellers entering France ment thereforeonlyapplies to theyhadbrokeninto 130accounts mostsignificantchoice Biden has significanceof themoment,some stutters. REUTERS Murdochasset,amonghisclosest ingsto avoidbroaderquarantines. from16 countrieswherethecoro- peopleentering underlimited and raisedsignificant newques- confronted in hisnearly five- areurgingBiden nottolet the an- media allies. NYT Mexican healthofficialson navirusisspreading widelymust circumstances. tionsaboutTwitter’ssecurity. NYT decade political career.Hehas nouncement linger toolong. AP

GERMANY CONFRONTS THE BROAD THREAT OF NEO-NAZI INFILTRATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS How Germanfar-rightpoliceofficers, ex-soldiers planned for ‘Day X’

organic material. KSK. Over time, under Gross’s su- Germanyhas belatedly begun currency in far-rightcircles. Friedriszik,alawmaker in the KATRINBENNHOLD On the surface, those dis- pervision,theyformed aparallel dealing with far-right networks Neo-Nazi groups andother stateofMecklenburg-Western GÜSTROW,AUGUST1 cussing the plan seemedrep- group of their own. Members in- that officials nowsay arefar more extremists call it DayX—amyth- Pomerania,whereNordkreuzwas utable. One wasalawyerand lo- cludedadoctor,anengineer,adec- extensive than theyeverunder- ical moment when Germany’s founded.“Itisn’tjust theKSK.The THE PLAN soundedfrighteningly cal politician, but with aspecial orator,amilitaryaccessoriesshop stood. The reachoffar-rightex- social order collapses, requiring real worryis: These cells are concrete. The group would hatred of immigrants.Two were owner,evenalocal fisherman. tremists intoits armedforces is committed far-rightextremists, everywhere. In the army, in the round up political enemies and active army reservists.Two oth- Theycalled themselves particularly alarming in acoun- in their telling,tosavethemselves police, in reservist units.” those defending migrantsand erswerepolice officers, includ- Nordkreuz, or Northern Cross. trythathas worked to cleanse it- and rescue the nation. Nordkreuz wasone of those refugees, put them on trucks and ing Marko Gross, apolice sniper “Between us, we were a self of itsNazipastand thehor- Today, DayXpreppersare groups elaboratelypreparingfor drive them to asecretlocation. and former parachutistwho whole village,” recalledGross. rors of the Holocaust. drawing serious peoplewith se- Day X. Thedomestic intelligence Then theywould kill them. acted as their unofficial leader. Theydeniedtheyhad plotted Onecentral motivation of the rious skills and ambition. servicegot atip inlate2016, and One member had already The groupgrew out of ana- to kill anyone. But investigators extremists has seemedsofar- Increasingly, the German au- prosecutorsstarted investigat- bought 30 body bags. More tionwidechatnetworkforsoldiers and prosecutors, as well an ac- fetched andfantasticalthat fora thorities consider the scenario a ing in the summer of 2017.But body bags were on an order list, and others with far-right sympa- countone member gave to the The owner of this military accessoryshop in Schwerin was long time the authorities and in- pretextfor domestic terrorism. it took yearsbeforethe network, investigators say, along with thies setupbyamember of police indicatetheir planning also partofthe Nordkreuz group. NYT vestigators did nottakeitseri- “I fear we’veonlyseen the tip or asmall sliverofit, came be- quicklime, usedtodecompose Germany’selitespecialforces,the took amoresinisterturn. ously, even as it gainedbroader of the iceberg,” said Dirk fore acourt. NYT

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Ankita Dwivedi Johri aspects,” says SanjayKirtania, 50, one of the owners of Subh Lagan that has offices in Mumbai, Kolkataand Jaipur.Theyboast of N2018, when the30-year-old scion MatchMeIfYou Can finding successful partners forfamily mem- of abig real-estate firm returnedto bers of the Siyaram group, Gannon Dunkerley Ahmedabadaftercompletinghised- group, and the Mahycogroup. ucation in the US, he didn’t have Kirtania admitsthat some people have all muchofasocialcircle. So, when the How modern Indian matchmakers find partners for the young and the rich, sorts of “tedhe-medhe (random)”demands. “If Iquestion of marriage cameup,he did- the boys stresses on looks,Iremind them that n’t knowwhom to reachout to.“Ihad leftfor theyare notgoing to getfilm stars. Gujarati, the US right afterschool and had very few with alittle help from biodatas, counsellors and the alignment of stars Marwari, kitne khoobsurat honge?(Howgood- friends in Ahmedabad through whom Icould looking can aMarwari or Gujarati be)? Ineed meetaprospective partner,” he says. to find out what theyreallywant, what will In steppedSaurabh Goswami and Ultra suit their family, andwhat theydeserve,” says RichMatch—“matchmaker formillionaires Kirtania, whose familyhas been intomatch- across the globe”. Withits reachacross seven making forover50years. countries, 14 states in India, and officesinNew While Preeti, the mother of one of the boys York and London, apartfromits headquarters on the Netflix show, has been criticisedforbe- in Ahmedabad, the firm has been helping af- ing overbearing, both Goswami and Kirtania fluentIndiansfind that“specialsomeone”for saythe authority of parentscannot bedenied. nearly adecade now. “Wehavematched280 But the decision of the boyand girl is final, couples so farand therehas notbeen asingle “evenifparentsand panditsdon’t agree at divorce,” says Goswami, 36. times”, says Goswami. Mostmatchmakers ad- With his team of relationship managers, mit that while the lastdecade has seen counsellors, photographers, charteredac- women becomemoreassertive abouttheir countantsand asophisticated softwarethat requirements,familiesof prospectivegrooms helps sortout matches basedonlocation, have still alongwaytogo.“Mostofmyclients community,age and height, among other fil- want women from Ivy League institutions ters, Goswami found alifepartner forthe 30- who can hold an intelligent conversation but year-old that checkedall the boxes. “It is avery want them to work in the familybusiness. niche service, verypersonalised,unlikeonline Some saytheywant awoman who worksfor matchmaking portals. Imet alot of people and twotofour hours and then looks afterthe my familysteppedinonlywhenIwassure. I house and family,”says Goswami. wantedsomeone compatible,caste andlooks But with time, sayMishiMehtaSood and were secondary,”hesays. Tania MalhotraSondhi, manyofthese items Lastyear,hemarriedawoman whobe- on the arranged-marriagechecklisthavebeen longs to the Patelcommunitylikehim, “un- struckoff.“We areapproachedbywell-estab- derstood his family”, had agood education, lishedprofessionals, peopleintheirlate20s and “complemented”his life. “I knowwhat and early 30s, who arelooking forintellectual people might think of arrangedmarriages. But compatibility. Theyhaveworking mothers Idatedmy wifefor ayearbefore the wedding. and wantworking wivesand liberal husbands. Things arenot liketheyusedtobe20years Theydon’t careabout caste. Our focus is on ago,” he says. matchinglifestyles,and,yes, forthatmatching Witharranged matchesreportedly ac- wealth is important,” saythe women who es- counting for90per cent of the marriages in tablishedthe Delhi-based “boutique matri- India, services likethat of Goswami’s arethe monial service” MatchMein2015. modern-dayequivalent of the family elder, On the Netflix show, adivorcedwoman thecommunitypriestand theneighbourhood with achild is told that her options are“lim- aunty,who once matched“fair andtall” brides ited”. But Kirtania disagrees. “Wehaveset up with “well-settled” grooms. Theyrun back- aseparate division fordivorcedpeople with ground checks,matchhoroscopes, caste and eight staffmembers.Eachofthem have at familywealth,and even discuss pricklysub- is forfamilies worthRs1cr-50 cr (Rs 29,500as service in Delhi lastyear. least25successful matches everyyear,” he jectslikedowry. initial payment, Rs 1.18 lakh afterthe wed- In hershortexperience, says Chopra, she says.However, thereare hurdles. “While adi- Manyofthesestages of Indianmatchmak- ding); premium membership forthose worth has found that looksmatter mosttoher vorcedman canfind awoman who hasnever ing and the misogyny, casteism and sexism Rs 50 cr-100cr(Rs59,000asinitialfee plus Rs clients.“Especiallyheight. We have alsoheard been marriedbefore, the oppositeisnot true. that theysometimes reveal recentlyfounda 1.77 lakhlater), androyal membership forthe of people Photoshopping their pictures to Also, while aman with achildmay find awife, global audience through an eight-partseries Rs100cr-1,000crbracket (Rs 1.18 lakhfeefol- lighten their complexion, look more attrac- it is verydifficult forawoman to do so. Even if onNetflix.IndianMatchmakingfeaturesglobe- lowedbyRs2.36 lakh). “First, our tele-callers tive,and we have thorough checks to weed the man agrees,thereare objectionsfrom trotting matchmaker Sima Taparia who helps receive inquiries from families, about 12-15in out suchpeople,” says Chopra, addingthatshe familymembers,” Goswami says. find asuitable boyorgirlfor aday,ofwhich we select is surprisedbythe number The other no-gozone is singles in India and ●●● four-fivebasedonasearch of young peopleapproach- ●●● inter-religion marriage. America, oftenusing the on oursoftware. Then, we ing her.“Ihad alovemar- “WehavedoneMuslim and services of aface-reader,an ‘The client is god, meet thefamiliesinperson, riageand Ididn’t think the ‘Wardrobe dekh kar Christian weddingsbut all astrologerandacounsellor take adetailednote of their younger generation would within the community,” to guide some of her “neg- calling her ziddi or requirements—parents want arranged matches. shaadi nahi hoti. says Tania, adding, that age, ative”clients, an adjective andchildrenseparately. We But enquiries have in- however, is notabarrier mostlyusedfor independ- negativeis visittheirhomesandprop- creasedsincethe lockdown Culture is anymore, at leastincities. ent women who don’t erties and take pictures. If I in March.Overa100 peo- But one thing the want to settlefor Sima unthinkable,’ says have to travel in India, I ple have approachedus,” important,’ says matchmakers point outis “aunty’s”options.The show Saurabh Goswami, a don’t charge extra, but for she says. matchmaker Sanjay the wrong interpretation of was pannedasregressive, international trips, the While Punjabis are the words“adjust” and but does it hold amirrorto matchmaker client has to pay. We also mostopen in their choices Kirtania “compromise”, usedby the modern matchmaker? talk to their neighbours, (read willing to marryout- Tapariaon the show. “If you Goswami, whose firm ●●● friends and colleagues and KNOT SO SIMPLE side caste), she says, ●●● meetthe rightperson, you wasalsoapproachedforthe getwritten references. In (Clockwise from top) Astill from Indian Matchmaking; Samiksha Chopra and Sonali Marwaris and Baniyas pre- makechanges to live with series, says “client is god, your bread and but- the meantime, our in-house chartered ac- Kapur run The Perfect Match; and SaurabhGoswami and Sonali of the Ultra Rich Match fertomarry withintheir community.That is her.Weworkonour marriagebecause we ter” and terming them “ziddi (stubborn)” or countant vets theirfinancialdocumentsand whereanexclusivematchmaking servicelike want to makeitwork,”says Mishi. “negative”, likeTapariadoes on the show, is checksforany loans or bankdefaults,” explains the Mumbai-basedSubh Lagan, aimedatthe Despitethe entiremachinerybeing put unthinkable. “It’s notacorrect portrayal. The Goswami. Thebackgroundcheckssometimes Marwari community, comes in. “Cultureis intomotion, rejection is inevitable. To blunt entirematchmaking business is geared to- throw up all kinds of resultsfromdrug use to or rejection,” says Goswami, whofound his time of birth to makeapatri (horoscope). We mostimportant in our community.Wardrobe the blow, Goswami offers counselling serv- wardsfinding the right spouse forthe client’s the people already seeing someone else. “We wifeSonali through his ownservice. Shenow have twopanditsonourpanel who match pa- dekh kar shaadi nahi hoti (Marriages don’t hap- ices; Kirtania simplyoffersthe familyfive“bet- personality type, whatever it maybe,”hesays. don’t take up the clientsthen,” he says. workswith him. tris. Then, it musthavedetails about parents, pen by peeking intopeople’s cupboards), like ter” profiles. An MBA,he startedthe service afterstruggling The next stageinvolvesparentstalkingto The “biodata”, a curriculumvitae of the siblings, the family’s business as well as caste it wasshown in the Netflix show.Itmissedthe “Marriages and matchmakers mayevolve to find apartner forhimself. eachotheroverthe phone and then meeting prospective bride and groom, plays acrucial and religion,” says Samiksha Chopra, 48,who essence of an arrangedmarriage. Rehen-sehen buttheywill always bearound.Arrangedmar- Goswami’s firm slots families basedon the prospective partners. “The boyand girl role. “It is giventousbythe parents. Apartfrom alongwithherpartner SonaliKapurlaunched (social setting), khaan-paan(food habits), boli riageisnot aregressive concept. It is justan- their financial worth: the basic membership meetatleast eight to 10 timesbeforeapproval ageandeducation, itmusthavetheir dateand The Perfect Match, an upscale matchmaking (the waytheytalk), education, we match these other wayoffindingapartner,”says Chopra.

goodies overflowing with the right biodatas. her and her husbandisall decidedfor her. Here’s what an arranged marriage(hav- If anyone thinksthat this is no longer what Married Alive ing matchedcaste,colour,pedigree, gotra, happens in contemporaryIndia, Iinviteyou to nakshatra), whether it is between extremely speak to today’sdaughters-in-law. Thenew affluent families, or muchloweronthe so- brides.The experienced bahus,who have The Netflix show hides alot —from the money that cio-economic pecking order means:the bahu learnt to navigate this terrain. The ones who greases alliances to the rules that keep women in check needs to keep her head down, mind her busi- have packedawaytheir “modern western ness, and do as she’stold. The ghoonghat or dresses” and wear sanctionedclothing, who the veil mayhavegone, but the downcast getthe carwhen no one else needs it, who Shubhra Gupta easy,evenifeverything in it is staged. eyes arestill desirable. Patriarchy, handed needtoask forpermission when theystep Here’s the deal. It’s notcalled the Big Fat down generations,coloured everysingleas- out of the house. When it comes to Indian Indian Weddingfor nothing: thebigger it is, pect of anew bride’s life, as she took her first women who areinarranged marriages, the INDIAN MATCHMAKING unpacksonlyselec- the fatter the bottomline, the longerthe shop- alta-coloured steps in hernew home,her rulesare always made by themother-in-law, tively what an upper-class, upper-caste ping list, whichcould includeall ceremonies face nottoseen by the father-in-laworthe the sisters-in-law, and anyand allin-laws Indian marriageentails.It’snocoincidence on private islands to whichguestsare ferried elder brothers-in-law, because that would who feel theyhavethe righttoset out pre- that both the desi matches Sima Taparia via Learjets,toa“small” four-bedroom builder be “shameless”. scriptivebehaviour. makes arefor “boys”(grooms areinvariably flat so that the “children” could startwell, to The kitchen wasthe bride-bahu’s or- Youalso getalotofcutesy “oh, ours wasan termed“boys”and bridesare “girls”, even if hefty fixeddeposits forthe newbusiness the dainedhabitat, exceptthatwhatgot cooked, arranged love marriage”. Code for, themar- theyare well intotheir 30s). If the showhad groom wantstostart, to themuchmoremod- We see none of it on the Netflix showbe- KINDLY even the degree of masala in eachdish, was riagewas arranged,but we managed to fall included desi girls, the sticky territoryof estcar-bike-fridge-cash-in-envelope. All of it cause it needs to be palatable to aglobal au- ADJUST decreedbythe mother-in-law. Even today, in love witheachother,and lookhow happy “Kitne ki party hai, lena dena, saas ke liyezevar, costs, moneh, honeh. Oodles of it. And who dience.Anyone in Indiawould be asking the in manyhomes, the bahu serves the men and we are. Whichismoot, isn’tit? Because hap- Simi Ta paria (right) nanad ke liyesari (howwealthythe families pays forit? The “girl’s side”,ofcourse. There one question: howmuch? Thatwould be the the children. Then she eats. If the babycries, piness is notafunction of amarriagebeing are, the demands fordowry and gifts)” would could be a“reception” that the “boy’s” side real, true, authentic voice of aBig FatIndian consults an sheneeds to soothe it;ifshe is doingsome- arranged,ornot.Itishow to live with each have been harder to shove under the carpet. throws, but the bulk of it, of course,“ladki Wedding. Whydowenever hearwhat Sima astrologer in Indian thing else, she needs to drop it when anyone other,learning to work with eachother’s But the show steers clearofun-classy on- waaleykarenge, ladki ki khushi nahin chahiye aunty chargesfor herservices? She,who is a Matchmaking in the houserequiresher services.What time foibles, quirksandweaknesses. That is the ad- camerabargaining, because that would be (willbebornebythe woman’s family, don’t service provider par excellence, flitting from she gets up, what time she sleeps,what she justment and flexibility whichisneeded, and too“real”for ashowwhichwants to go down theywanther happiness)?” one destination to another,her basketof eats, howmuchintimacy is allowedbetween we didn’tneedaSimaTapariatotell us that.

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amagazine run by amonastic community in Hawaii, she said, “When Iwas young, Ididn't DOWN IN want to do theshows,becauseIdidn'tlike them. My father would beat up my motherin anger, and my motherwould beat me up. It wasaverytraumatic experience.” JUNGLELAND It wasamemory that sherecounted in private to others,too.Journalistand author GitaAravamudanrecalls meetingthe math- ematician in Trivandrum while she wasona tour of schools in the early 1970s. “She was pregnant and invited herself to breakfastat my home becauseshe wascraving forsome RanjitLal Kannadigafood. Shetold me howdifficulther lifewas as achild and howexploitedshe felt,” Ranjit Lal is an author, says Aravamudan. environmentalistand But eventually, shegrew into the lifeofthe birdwatcher itinerant, and the performer.Menon says the biopic is notabout one woman making alittle spaceforherself in aman’sworld.“Shakuntala Devi had to ownall the space. She neverques- tionedherself or spent time second-guessing others,” she says.Muchofthe film’s research Raising Cain came from conversations, spread over three years, with Anupama —and it depictsthe in- tense but difficult relationship theyshared.“It wasn’t easy to bring up achildalone.As Igrew Sibling rivalry frequently takes a older,wegrew intoafriendship. Afew issues deadly turn in the animal kingdom also startedcreeping up. But thething was: she wasmywhole family. It wasjusther and me in this wide world,” says Anupama. T’S PROBABLYone of the mostdistressing things a naturelover could witness. We tend to getall mushy ■ ■ ■ whenwesee fluffy newchicks in anest, frantically Ibegging forfood and their parents’ unconditional WhenShakuntalaDeviwasatoddler,atus- love and affection. But what goes on in manybirdhomes sle wasplaying out in her hometownthatisa is diabolical —the murder of the smallest, youngestmem- partofthe historyof Indian women’s struggle berofthe family, by itselder brother or sister, oftenwhen in STEM. It was1933, and NobelwinnerCV theparentsare away.Not that the parentscover them- Raman had refusedtoallowBombay- selvesinglorywhenthis happens: they justignorethe UniversitytopperKamalaBhagwatto carryout battered little one, and carry on spoiling the elder lout PHOTOS:FROMTHEPERSONALARCHIVESOFLATESHAKUNTALADEVIANDMSANUPAMABANERJI research inbiochemistryattheIndianInstitute with choice tidbits. No chastising, or saying things like, of Science(IISc)—becauseshe wasawoman. “Baby, aisanahin kartehain,sorry bolo (Baby, youare not Raman had to relent in the face of Bhagwat’s to do things like this. Saysorry!)” In fact, the parentsare persistence,but allowedher in on the condi- primarilyresponsible formatters to reachsuchapass. tion that shenot distract his male students. Manybirds,for instance, deliberatelylay their eggs at in- Prime Woman Shakuntala Devi’s singular journey— tervals. Obviously, the firstchicktohatchgetsall theat- largely unburdenedbygender prejudice— tention —and mostofthe food. The second egg, hatching doesn’t map easilyonto this struggle against afterawhile,ismerelyaninsurance policy in case some- conditioning, or institutional gender blind- thing dreadful happens to theolder laadla or laadli. Amother, aperformer,ahuman computer —afilm celebrates the many ness.“She wasanearning member forher Ifirstwitnessedthis happening in ablackkite’s home familyfromayoungage.So, she didn’t know in Mumbai, years ago. The elder lout went hammer and thedifference between men and women. She tongs at itsyounger sibling, who could onlysqueak plain- facets of the flawed but unapologetic woman that was Shakuntala Devi wasinstinctively feministand instinctively tively —not that it had anyeffect on itsmom. She just progressive,” says Menon. stuffedthe face of the lout and ignored herbaby. Of Forsomeonewhoblazedatrailoutsidethe course,itultimatelydied. This is afrequent happening in Amrita Dutta academia, she captured popular imagination. the homes of raptors wherethe parentsraise justasingle KaneenikaSinha,mathematicianatIISERPune, chickand the second is dispensable afterawhile. Youcan recalls being asked to speak on women in also see this happening in colonies of waterbirds suchas HE DAYafter,onJune 26,1977, the maths in her collegeyearsand choosing egretsand herons —and herethe weapon usedbythe front pageofalocalnewspaper, ShakuntalaDevi,“eventhoughseveralfaculty elderchick is itsown spear-likebill. If the nesthas been The Odessa American,splasheda membersaskedif shewasamathematicianat built over water, another sinisterelement comes intoplay. photograph of her on itsfront all”.“To be amathematician, do youhaveto Tpage. She is sitting with her back writeresearch papers onlyordoyou have to Even if achickisthrownout of itsnest, it can often, some- howmakeittothe lowerbranches of atreeorafallen log. to ablackboard, on whichisscrawledaginor- besomeonewhounderstandsmaths,discov- But notwhenthereare crocs or predatoryfish circling in mous number,spilling across 10 rows,which ersandhasafeelforthepatternsinit?Therules the water, waiting forjustsuchanopportunity.The chick’s aprofessor at South MethodistUniversity, of maths were apartofher being,” says Sinha. lastmomentsare notpretty. Dallas, Texashas takenfour minutes to scrib- But the question persists.“What she did is So whydosiblings displaysuchloveand affectionto- ble.The task is to find the23rdrootofthe 201- extraordinary. But, as mathematicians, we are wardseachother? It usually happens when food sources digitnumber.For acomputer programmedto concernedwith whythingsworkwithnum- arescarce, resulting in intense competition between sib- computethe same, it takesoveraminute. bers, whatisthe absolutecoretheoryon lings. The raptors justcannotpickupenough prey,orthe Shakuntala Devi does it in 50 seconds. whichthingsare based. She wasdoing ma- herons and egretsenough fish to feed their brood. So, sac- To theworld,sheis the“humancomputer” nipulation of numbers in averyquickway, rifices have to be made—and the eldestchick is happy with amysterious internal algorithm that homosexuality in 1977,when it wasconsid- SQUARINGUP no languagefor it. She did notwanttotalk whichishigh-levelarithmetic. It is notthe enough to oblige.But there’s aruthlessness to the waythe takesingiant numbers at aglance and turns ered an abhorrentdeviance.“...I wish to write (Clockwise from top) about her husbandbut said, whatotherop- kind of thing that excites mathematicians,” chickgoes aboutits task that makes youlook at these them intoplaythingsfor herperformances. abouta...minoritygroup,of my fellowhuman tion did gaypeople have?” recalls Gupta- says Geetha Venkataraman, amathematician Shakuntala Devi; But,asanew biopic that releasedonFriday on beings who have been very littleunderstood, Smith. It is aversionthe film contests,show- from Ambedkar University,Delhi. Amazon Prime Video seekstoshow, and forced to live in ‘half-hiding’ throughout Devi in her younger ing her inventing the fact on the spur of the In 1988, American psychologistArthur Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013)was greater than theirlivesbyasocietythatismercilesstowards days; actor Vidya moment during an interview. “When the me- Jensenattendedashowbythe prodigyinSan the sum ofthe numbers.“She wasahot- everything that differs from the statistical Balan plays dia repeatedly askedher whyshe waswrit- Francisco and invitedher to be tested in his blooded, unapologetic womanwho wanted norm,” she wroteinthe introduction to The Shakuntala Devi in ing abook onhomosexuality,she justsaidher chronometric laboratory. In apaper he wrote it all,” says Anu Menon, who has directed World of Homosexuals,which releasedafew Anu Menon’s film husband wasgay and, suddenly, her book was later, he recalledthe quirksof her relationship Shakuntala Devi.“Forher,maths wasnot about months afterher Dallas feat. It remains apio- that releasedon credible,” says Menon. with numbers: she neededto“see” the num- sittinginaroom and solving problems, but neeringinquiryintohomosexualityinIndia. bers before computing them, and hatedthem Amazon Prime spreading itsjoy... She cameout of nowhere “My onlyqualificationforwriting thisbook ■ ■ ■ being broken up intocommas. He recounted and travelledthe world—[and through her is that Iamahuman being,” she had written, on Friday howshe read “the number720 on acar’s li- life] she had no boundaries,” says Anupama though she had revealedthat her husband Shakuntala Devi wasfiveoryounger when censeplate” andbroke itdownintoa“6 facto- Banerji, her daughter,who is basedinLondon Paritosh Banerji,anIAS officer from Kolkata, her father discoveredshe wascomputing cube rial (i.e., 6! =6x5x4x3x2x1=720).” “Fora and who collaboratedwith Menon on the film. wasgay.The twohad metinBombayinthe rootsinher mind. He launchedher on the calculating prodigy suchasDevi, the manip- By1977,ShakuntalaDevihadbeenatleast 1960s, “when my mother wasgiving ashow, stage, making her perform in schools, busi- ulation of numbers is apparentlylikeanative fourdecadesintoanextraordinaryjourneythat and my father wasinthe audience,” recalls nesses and universities —apathsheneverre- language, whereas formostofusarithmetic MICHAELLBAIRD/WIKIMEDIACOMMONS took her out of apoor familyinGuttahalli, Anupama, though the film shows their first allystrayed from.Despiteher wishes, young calculationis at best liketheforeign language NO LOVE LOST Bengaluru, in pre-Independent India.Along encounter at aparty. Shakuntala wasnot formallyschooled, and we learnedinschool,” he wrote. Siblicide happensfrequentlyamong egrets the way, shebecame an auto-didact, teaching It “created havocinmylife”, Shakuntala became the primaryearner forher impover- ForMenon,though,ShakuntalaDevispoke herself Englishandotherlanguages,awoman Devi had said to filmmaker VismitaGupta ishedfamily.“At theage of six,Igavemyfirst morethanthatlanguage.Forherdaughter,she who lovedher saris, wine anddancing to Fred Smith, when she interviewedher in Atlanta major showatthe University of Mysore, and wasawoman“whonever looked back” but birds with mixed feelings: youwatch awhite egret float Astairesongs, amother struggling to squeeze in 2000forher film, ForStraights Only.“It was this wasthe beginningofmymarathon of stayed friends with herhusband even aftera gracefullyacross the sky and youwonder,“It’s probablya her fierce persona intothe demands of moth- areflection of howscientific she wasthat she public performances.” she told The NewYork divorce. “She had the guts to live alifethat she chickmurderer!”Can therebeanything worse? erhood, and awoman who wroteabookon wasable to studyit dispassionately. Therewas Times.Ina2000interviewtoHinduism Today, wanted,” says Menon. Yes, therecan. Iguess even hard-boiled, unsentimen- talresearchers musthavebeen horrifiedwhen theydis- coveredwhat the sand tiger-sharkbabydid to itspotential brothers and sisters. Theyfoundthat in the mom’s womb, the embryo that develops fastest, firstdigests itsown yolk and then cannibalises itsbrothers and sisters —regardless of whether theywereinegg form or embryos. AFace to Meet the Faces Higher up on the evolutionaryscale, siblicide happens among mammals, too. When sows have hugelitters and there’s notenough milk at mama’s milk bar,vicious fights How Indian craftspeople work aresealed. 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AUGUST 2, 2020 BOOKS 17 My Uncleand OtherMisogynists

PsychologistMary LTrump, 55, on what makes her uncle, the US President Donald Trump, the man he is, the changing face of the American electorate and why she is hopefulabout the upcoming presidential elections Paromita Chakrabarti

GETTYIMAGES WHEN DIDyou startworking on Too Muchand NeverEnough: HowMy Family Created theWorld’s Most Room at DangerousMan? It’s been acouple of years. It came out of my work with TheNew York Times —the in- vestigations intomyfamily’s finances, for whichIprovidedabout 40,000pages ofdoc- the To p uments. It wasthrough my workingwith them and filling in some details about my familyhistory that made me realise that this John Bolton’s political memoir might,indeed, be astory worthtelling. explains many things, including the Howdifficultwas it foryou to write the book? non-crisis of Balakot and the It wasextremelydifficult. Itriedhardnot irrelevance of India in Trump’s eyes to think of much of thestuffinthe book for decades. So, revisiting it, reliving it, especially the stuffabout my dad (FredTrump Jr,the sec- KP Nayar ond of President Trump’s siblings, who died of alcoholismatthe ageof42),was veryhard. Ihonestlywould have preferrednot to do it. TOUCHSTONE OF the value of John Bolton’s vi- ralmemoir wasadevastating statement by Has it helpedyou heal? Michael Pompeo, President Donald Trump’s Idon’t knowifthat’s possible in some Achief diplomat, when leaked digital copies of sense, but, on the other hand, Ifeel that if the the book were being read by anyone interestedinUSfor- book can make adifference to thediscourse eign policy across the world. in this country, then it would have been “It is both sad and dangerous that John Bolton’s final worthit. It also made sense to me to tell the public role is that of atraitor who damaged America by real storyofwho my father was. violating his sacred trustwith itspeople,” the Secretaryof Statesaid. “I wasinthe room too,” Pompeo claimed, and Alarge part of your narrative pivotson disputedaccountsofthe administration’s manyconse- howyour grandfather(Fred Trump, real- quential decisions by Trump’s former National Security estate baron) brought up his children Adviser (NSA). with aseveritythat disparaged kindness Authorship of this WhiteHouse memoir is, without or empathy. As apsychologist, do you doubt, Bolton’s lastpublic rite. Nobody in anyfuture think thatearly damagemakes acase for American administration will taphim forany job in the sympathyfor your uncles and aunts? Beltway afterthe crushing damagethe book has done to That’s agreat question because Iknow BARTONSILVERMAN/THENEWYORKTIMES his boss and manyofthose who were around Trumpin some people areconcernedthat that’s what diedwhen my grandfather wasquiteyoung testors were the mostdiverse in our country’s the years since the 2016 presidential campaign, and oth- Iwas trying to do and Iwanttosay defini- but Ididn’t knowhow until Iread about it in history and it has been reallymoving. ers who still playmusical chairsinhis presidency. tively,no! Ithink it’s perfectlyreasonable abook afew years ago. So, the toxic positiv- TheRoom WhereItHappened is notaneasy book to re- to have sympathyfor those children, be- ity that has shapedmyaunts and uncles, Ibe- Recently, Democratleader Alexandria viewbecause itspages have asurfeit of gems of equal cause theygrew up in those horrible cir- lieve,has deeplyimpacted Donald’s inabil- Ocasio-Cortez calledout Republican value. Delicious gossipand jaw-dropping insights, from cumstances and sufferedgreatlyfor it. ity to handle the current crisis, because he lawmakerTed Yoho forverbalabuse. Do Trump’s dislikeofBolton’s walrus moustachetoanoth- However, these arenow adult human be- couldn’t admit to it. In aweirdway,for him youfind this kind of misogynytobea erwise eruditeSecretaryofState Rex Tillerson telling his ings. Speaking of Donald specifically, he’s to admit that thisvirus waspotentiallyso morerecent phenomenon? cabinetcolleague Nikki (Randhawa)Haley, in the responsible forhis ownactions,heknows lethal and extraordinarilysowould be to ad- This has been along-standing project. If President’spresence, thatshe is afour-letterword. One the difference between right mit (a) weakness somehow. And, youlook at the make-up of the elected marvels at howUSforeign policyhas survivedfour years and wrong, he knows what the to admithow bad it has gotten Republicans, Ithink,atthispoint,theyare of an erratic, inconsistent commander-in-chief. rules are, he justdoesn’t think would be also to admit the mis- 99.9 per cent whiteand overwhelmingly Bolton,byhis ownadmission,was notTrump’s first theyapplytohim.Heneeds to takeshe’s made in handling it male. So, there’snodiversity inthe party and choice forany job, in partbecause of his moustache. Having be held to account. Therehas to from the beginning. that also means there’s no diversity of atti- rakedin$2million withhis best- be areckoning. Iamnot at all tudes or opinions. It doesn’t surprise me — seller,Bolton maynot needmore trying to gethim offthe hook. What does the electionof that kind of behaviour,rhetoric andmisog- moneythan he already has at the President Trumpand the yny. The onlything thatsurprisedmeisthat ageof71. Because he knows that Youwriteinthe book that values he represents say everysingle elected Republican would he has reachedthe end of his pub- your familyhas been the about theelectorate? wholeheartedlyline up behind Donald. lic life, Bolton can writethe truth, beneficiaryofAmerica’s In 2016,alot of things were as he sees it. Fewmemoirists in inclusive immigrant policy. going on. Firstofall, Ithink the The White House press secretaryhas public lifehavethe luxury. Howdoyou feel about the American electorate, over the last said, in arecent comment, that ForanIndian, it is instructive changes to immigration TOOMUCHAND four decades or so, has become President Trumphas had agreat record how, in the Trumppresidency,the policies announcedby NEVERENOUGH: increasinglyuninformedor ill-in- onLGTBTQI rights. Buttherehas been wheel has turnedfull circle in HOWMYFAMILY PETERSERLING President Trump? CREATEDTHE formedabout politics and gov- thecase of thetransgendermilitaryban, Indo-US relations. With presidents Ithink theyare anti-American ernment.Wealsowerereminded TIES THAT COVID-19, the potential economic collapse the proposedrollbackofhealthcarefor Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and WORLD’SMOST THEROOM at their core. This is acountryof DANGEROUSMAN in2016justhow misogynistic this UNBIND that we arefacing andall of the civil unrest the community, among other instances. BarackObama, America’s engage- immigrants. At one end of the countryis. It wasachoicemade that startedout legitimatelyafter thedeath She’s been lying since her firstday on the WHEREIT ment with India wasdrivenfrom (Top) Donald Trump HAPPENED:A spectrum,theyare short-sighted, BY MARYL at atime of relative peaceand of George Floyd (a Blackman, Floyd waskilled job and it is impossible to square his actions, the top. The bureaucracy,the State TRUMP with his father,Fred WHITEHOUSE nottounderstand the value im- prosperityand because people by policemeninMinneapolis inMay). It’s a starting with the transgender ban in the mil- MEMOIR Department in particular, migrantshavealways had in Simon and don’t understand deeplyenough Trump, on the roof of mess. It’s impossibletomakeany predictions. itary, with apro-LGBTQI attitude. favoured thestatus quowith India. buildingthiscountryand making Schuster howimportant government is to one of their Unfortunately, it’s apossibility (a second term BY JOHN BOLTON Be it on the Next Steps forStrategic Simon and us abetterpeople. On the other 204 pages; their livesand to America’s stand- apartment buildings forthe sitting President) and we in this coun- Did youeverformallycomeout to Partnership, the nuclear deal, the Schuster hand, some of the policies just `699 inginthe worldand howthe in Brooklyn in 1973; tryneedtodoeverything to avoid it. your family? foundational agreements forde- seem arbitraryand corrupt. worldfunctions, they were will- No,itwasn’tevendiscussed, because 577pages fence cooperation, environment Mary LTrump ing to take achance on somebodythat was- Do yousee Floyd’sdeathand the therewas no point. Firstofall, theywere `899 and climatechange,career civil The SpanishFlu contributedtomaking n’t awoman, who they thoughtspokehis outpouring of protests against neverparticularly curious about my per- servantstriedtoblocknew initia- your grandfather the man he was. How mind.I’d alsoliketothink that some people institutional racism making any sonal life, and, giventhe racism and misog- tiveswith India. This reviewerhas been witness to such do yousee this pandemic affecting justdidn’t completely understand who he difference to the elections? ynyinthe family, it wasn’t hardtoimagine resistance in three successive administrations before President Trump? Youwriteabouthow it wasand thatwillnolonger be the caseinthe Ihavealwaysbeen cynical about this that theywereall homophobic. So, Ijustkept Trump’s.Progress wasmade onlybecauseIndia became a fuels in him your grandfather’s brand of next elections. country’s ability to grapplehonestlywith its it to myself. personal policy priority with Clinton, Bush and Obama. ‘toxic positivity’. racism, but, forthe firsttime in my life,Iactu- Bolton writes that within the Trumpadministration, My grandfather wasimpacted by the What areyour expectations of the allyfelt ashift that makes me hopeful. We’ll Afterthe lawsuit by your uncle Robert, it wasthe executive agencies whichsalvagedthe relation- 1918 flupandemic. My great-grandfather elections in November? have to see, but the BlackLives Matter move- has anyone from theTrumpfamily ship with India whenevertherewas abump. The President diedofthe flu backthen. Honestly, Inever Idon’t know (laughs).Honestly,weare in ment hasbeenembraced in amoremain- reachedout to you? did notcareeither way. heardthat storytold. Obviously, Iknewhe suchanawful spotrightnow between stream waythan it had been before.The pro- No.Iunderstand whyand it’s okay. Hardliners in the administration wanted waivers to eight countries buying Iranian oil to be endedforthwith af- terTrumppulledout of the Iran nuclear deal. “One of the worstcases involvedIndia,which, likethe others, wasbuy- ing Iranian oil at prices well belowthe global market,” writes Bolton. “India’s making this argument wasunderstandable, Damned Lies and Statistics but it wasincomprehensible that US bureaucratsechoed it sympathetically.”The StateDepartment, forachange, insistedthat“India is so important.” The Treasurysup- Misinformation and disinformation have become so pervasive that it is now every citizen’s duty to call it out portedthem. The hardlinerswon, but onlyafter they fought hardfor months and eventuallyconvincedTrump Pratik Kanjilal tions andcombinations, aritual nod to Pascal, arms race as everyone and their teenage resentations, forinstance by illustrating a to end the waivers. and youmovedon. To Boolean algebra, if nephewtriedtogameit. But the authors re- farm to fork storybyusing the tines of afork, In India, thereisnolimit to the time we spendinpub- computers fascinated you, and to trigonom- mind us that generally, it is notnecessaryto out of scale, to represent data. Humans are lic discourse obsessing about the US. What does America THIS ENGAGINGbook,whichbreaksthe etry andcalculusfor everything else. Who climb intothe blackbox in which thealgo lives. highlyvisual animals, and tweaking agraph think about aparticular policy of our government? news that the numbers do notspeak for could have thought that statistics would turn Analysing the quality of input and output only is the easiestway to lead them astray. Reading through nearly 500pages of howdecisions were themselvesasadvertised, but as theyare out to be the mostimportant skill forunder- takesplain logic, and serves the purpose. The book makes adistinctionbetween made in Washington during Bolton’s tenure, howlittle tweaked,isdue out next Tuesday. But the standing what is going on in human affairs? Letusreturn to the coronavirus,and the old-school BS, whichonlyconveys the im- India matters to America comes as ashock. publishers should have rushed it to press In the ageofBig Dataand Machine squiggles and diagrams onthe frontpage and pression thatsomething is seriouslybeing When the (Narendra) Modi government optedfor the months ago, when the pandemic brokeout Learning, the problem appears to be ampli- in explainers mapping itsdevastating journey doneaboutsomething whichseriouslyboth- S-400missile system, defying US sanctions againstRussia, and graphs basedondubious data, depict- fied by the sheer size of datasets andthe in- through the human race.For wild inconsis- ers you(in 1980s India, “immediate imple- scores of hours were consumedonIndian TVand in think- ing the progress of the disease, the utter dis- scrutability of algorithms. Amovementseeks tency,considerthebizarredebacleconcerning mentation of action plan on warfooting,un- tanksbydiscussions on Washington’s reactions to the pur- array of the public health response, the transparency in algorithms—ifyou have the needfor masks,with opinionveering, like der direct oversight of high-powered chase. Trumponlyhad one brief conversation withhis CALLING chances that youwould be infected,and the been passedoverbyacomputer,you should BULLSHIT:THE the sweep of awindshieldwiper,between committee headedbyretired Supreme Court NSAonthis deal. That, too, on whyIndia thought the slim subsetofthe chance that youwould die, knowwhy —but the aim is easier stated than ARTOF their utter uselessness and their critical role judge”) and new-school BS, whichuses “the Russian air defence system wasbetterthan the US Patriot begantoappear everyday on thefront pages. achieved. Machine learning is trained on SCEPTICISMINA in containment.Mostembarrassingly,the languageofmath and scienceand statistics missile package. All that mattered to Trumpwas that if Contexts kept shifting,the conclusions reli- datasets whichare classifiedbyhumans,and DATA-DRIVEN WHO,whichhasalways setthe globalagenda to createthe impression of rigour and accu- India had selected the Patriotsystem, it would have meant ablydifferent, and united only in their ability it writes aprogram to categorisefuturedata. WORLD sensibly,fuelledthe uncertainty, undermin- racy.” It is so pervasive that callingitout re- morebusiness and morejobs in the US. America First! to urge youtolose faith in data. West and But even the authors of asystemmay not ing public trustinthe authorisedversion,and sponsiblymustbecome apublicduty. The book solvesthe mysteryofwhy Trumpsaid after BY JEVINDWEST Bergstrom, who teachinformationscience knowexactly howthat works. The book in the reliability of science itself. Recipientsofpropaganda believe the the Balakot attack that he had “decent news”and claimed at the University of Washington, remind us refers to an ML system tasked with separat- &CARL T And then there wasthis farrago(pace firstonlyiftheyare politically inclined to, that tensions between India andPakistanwerecoming to that faith is old hat. To knowwhat exactlyis ing pictures of huskies and wolves. But it was BERGSTROM Tharoor) of graphs, charts and datavisualisa- but arehelpless in the face of the latter.The an end, whenmostpeople thought otherwise. Bolton going on, youmustbeable to evaluatethe lookingatthe background, notthe animals. Penguin/Allen Lane tions.Here, too, the authors offersimple speciesbelieves itself to be numericallychal- writes that the WhiteHouse view, behindcloseddoors, data, and itsmanipulation, foryourself. It’s The AI hadrealised that while huskies may 324pages checks.Does the scale begin from zero, the lenged,and abjectlysurrenders when it is wasthat it wasnocrisis at all. He admitsphone calls were surprisingly easy. be shotinvarioushuman contexts,wild `809 point of origin of perspective, or an arbitrary confronted by data, no matter howobvi- made to SouthAsia. “The crisis passed, perhaps because, When we were in high school, statistics wolvesare mostlikelytobephotographed number whichconvenientlytweaksappar- ouslyspurious or misleading it maybe. in substance, therenever reallyhad been one.” and probability were sniffedatasinexact againstabackground of snow.Itwas only ent results? Is the scale linear,ordoes 1cm Sadly, the numbers neverspokefor them- mathematical fields that rely on the p-value, looking at the background, and spuriously represent one year at firstand 10 years after- selves. Now, twisteddatahas become so ThewriterisaregularparticipantinTrack1.5andTrackIIglobal astandardthat is oftenmanipulated.Unless but accuratelyidentifyingthe animals. wards, steepening curves? Is the timescale pervasivethat fact-checkers, the in- dialoguesonregionalsecurity,inparticularonAfghanistan- youwishedtostudy economics and see the Besides, mostalgos areproprietary,for a zoomedout to the extent that critical domitable Gauls of the information age, can- Pakistan-Indiaengagement world, youdidn’t wastetime on them. Mean, good reason. If Google releasedits ranking al- changes become invisible? The authors ob- notstemthe tide on their ownany more. It median, mode, standarddeviation, permuta- gorithm publicly,itwould sparkoff aglobal ject strenuouslytosexing up graphical rep- is time we all went digital plogging.

New Delhi THESUNDAY EXPRESS,AUGUST2,2020 A RSENAL PIP CHELSEA FOR 14TH FA CUP TITLE Arsenal outplayed an injury-plagued ten-man Chelsea on Saturdayatthe WembleyStadium to lift the FA Cupfor arecord 14th time. Arsenal defeated their cityrivals2-1 despite going downinthe fifthminute thanks to Pierre-EmerickAubameyang's brace .After Christian 18 SPORT Pulisic scored from inside the box, Arsenal woke up fromtheir slumber and equalised justbe- fore the half-hour mark through aPierre-EmerickAubameyang penalty. ENS IPLGCmeeting: Chinese sponsorship Standing out deals and health protocols on the agenda Magic forwarddoesn’t take knee as Spurs &USteam coachPopovich follows suit SHAMIK CHAKRABARTY Some keynorms in the SOP ASSOCIATEDPRESS KOLKATA, AUGUST 1 LAKEBUENAVISTA, AUGUST1 include conducting four testsin THE CHINESE sponsorship deals figureas twoweeksfor players, less JONATHAN ISAACbecame the firstplayerto an item on the agenda of the Indian crowdeddug-outsand dressing- notkneel when he stood before he andthe Premier League (IPL)Governing Council’s Orlando Magic playedthe Brooklyn Nets. virtual meeting on Sunday. On June 19,IPL’s rooms, closed-doors matches at In alater game, Popovich—agraduateof official Twitter handle had tweeted, leastinthe initial stageand the United States Air ForceAcademy, and “Taking note of theborder skirmishthat re- social- distancing norms. coachofUSA Basketball’s national team in ad- sulted in the martyrdom of our brave dition to his longtime duties as head coachin jawans, the IPL Governing Council has con- San Antonio —stood with his arms at his sides venedameeting next week to reviewIPL’s before the Spurs playedSacramento. various sponsorship deals.” communication from the BCCI with re- Hammon, one of Popovich’s assistant The tweethad come in the wake of the gardstocreating thebio-bubble. But it is coaches, also stood. She drapedone arm over flare-up on the Line of Actual Control that likelythat thefranchises will have to do it the shoulders of Spurs assistant Will Hardy, saw20Indian Armypersonnel, including on their own. We have our medical guide- kneeling to her right, and the other overvet- the commanding officer of 16 Bihar, lose lines ready.Weare waiting forthe BCCI di- eran San Antonio guardPatty Mills, kneeling their livesinviolent clashes with Chinese rectivesand accordingly will startprepar- to her left. Popovichand Hammon both wore troops in the Galwan valley. This willbe ing our bio-bubble. We expecttohear from “BlackLivesMatter”T-shirts,asalmostall play- Jonathan Isaac, an ordained minister, did notwear the BLM shirtashestood with their firstmeeting since that tweet. the BCCI afterthe GC meeting tomorrow,” ers and coaches have forwarm-upsand the his hands behind hisbacksilently praying duringthe anthem. AP It needs to be seen howthe members achiefexecutive of an IPLfranchise told The anthem. react when this issue comes up fordiscus- SundayExpress. “I’d prefer to keep that to myself,”said sion. Giventhe tournament is likelytobe- “Weare waiting forthe BCCI to list out Popovich, when askedwhat went intohis de- tremendousopportunity”to sparkchange.He gin from September 19,itwill be practically the SOPs, especiallythe protocols to be fol- cision. “Everybody has to makeapersonalde- Kneeling while wearing aBlack said the NBAiscommitted to emphasizing a impossible to find newsponsors at this lowedincase someone testspositive dur- cision. The league’s been great about that; Lives Matter T-shirt doesn’t go needfor changefor the rest of theseason, in- juncture. ing the tournament,” he added. everybody has the freedom to react anyway hand-in-handwith supporting cluding the playoffs. The IPL’s Chinese connections include theywant. Forwhatever reasons Ihave, Ire- Black lives.” “We’rehoping that we can keep every- Vivo,asmartphone manufacturer,asthe Overseas players acted the wayIwanted to.” body’s mind on that,” Popovichsaid. “A lotof tournament’s title sponsor;Paytm, apay- With thethird and final ODI between Isaac did notwearthe shirt. He wore his JONATHAN ISAAC thingsgo on in this countryday afterday after mentscompanyand IPL’sofficialumpire England and Australia scheduledfor whiteOrlando jerseyinstead, standing with ORLANDO MAGIC FORWARD day. ... Thingsget lostsometimes and we don’t partner,having investment from Chinese The IPL’s Chinese connections include September 16 at OldTrafford, theIPL play- his hands behind his back, theordainedmin- want this to be one of those things.” entity Alibaba; Dream11, IPL’sonline fan- Vivo,asmartphone manufacturer,as ers fromthe twocountriesmight notbe isterpraying silentlyasthe song played. ious charities and churches. Isaac, in his firstgame sinceJanuarybe- tasy league partner,and Swiggy,the the tournament’s title sponsor. available at the startofthe tournament. “Kneelingwhilewearing aBlack Lives “Weall supporthim,” Magic guardEvan cause of aknee injury, playedwell. He had 16 league’sassociatesponsor,bothhaving at- Franchises areeagerly waiting forthe SOP Matter T-shirtdoesn’t go hand-in-hand with Fournier said. pointson6-for-7 shooting in 16 minutes, help- tachment to Chineseinternetgiant that willhelp them withregards to the late supporting Blacklives,” Isaac said. Players and teams at the restartatDisney ing the Magic to a128-118 victory. Tencent. way, we arehelping the Indian cause.” arrivalofplayers. have electedto kneelfor the playing of the an- “I don’tthink thatkneeling or putting on Vivo acquired the IPL title sponsorship There’s aquestion markoverthe avail- Team notsurprised thems, doing so along the sideline nearest aT-shirt, formepersonally, is the answer,” forRs2,199 crorein2018inafive-yeardeal. Standard OperatingProcedure ability of SouthAfrican players, since inter- Isaac’sdecisionwas notasurprise to his theirbenches—whichalsohappensto bethe Isaac said. The NBAhas had arule since the The BCCI officials, however, have main- One of the mostimportant issues in the national flightsare notoperating from that teammates; he revealeditinateam meeting one where“BlackLives Matter”has been early 1980s sayingplayers muststand forthe tainedthat theywouldn’t hesitatetoter- meeting would be to have consensus on countrythere at the moment. earlier in the week.Isaac expected there painted ontothe playing surface. anthem. But Commissioner Adam Silversaid minatethe association if the Indian gov- the Standard OperatingProcedure(SOP) With foreign players arriving in batches, would be some critical reaction, givenhow Thursday night, when players from New ernment asksthem to do so. “Westand by forthe tournament, which, subject to the franchises want clear directivesinterms of the kneeling is partofastatement against Vocal coach Orleans, Utah, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los ourgovernment if it decides to ban Chinese government approval is going to be held in maintaining the bio-security. racial injustice and police brutality following Popovich, who oftenspeaksout on politi- Angeles Clippersall knelt forthe anthem, productsand companies.Thereare no two the United Arab Emirates (UAE). the deaths of, among others, Breonna Taylor cal and racial matters, has been vocal in recent that he wasrelaxingthat policy in these ways about it. In case the government de- As reportedbythispaper,some key ACUand anti-doping and George Floyd in recent months. weeksabout the opportunity that the plat- times when adesirefor equality and social cides to ban Chinese productsand compa- norms in the SOP include conducting four With travel restrictions in place, the “That’s apersonal decision,” Magic coach form of the NBArestart at Walt DisneyWorld justice is at the forefront of manyconversa- nies, we (BCCI)will be happy to follow Covid testsintwo weeksfor players, less BCCI has to decide whether the entire SteveCliffordsaid of Isaac’s choicetostand. provides. Television ratings forthe firsttwo tionsinthis country. that,” BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumalhad told crowdeddug-outs, notmorethan 15 play- workforceofits Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) “We’reall supporting eachother in this. Andif games Thursdaynight were massive;Turner “Listen,thenationalanthemmeansdiffer- this paper in June. ers in adressing-room, closed-doors will go to UAE. With eachteam needing one guysare notcomfortable kneelingand they Sports,whichairedthe doubleheader on TNT, ent things to different people,” TNT analyst At the same time, he had said: “In this matches at leastinthe firsthalf of the tour- integrity officer as well, the Indian board want to stand, nobody has aproblem with said the averageof3.4 million total viewers Charles Barkleysaid in televisedcomments case(Vivo as the IPL’stitle sponsor), we are nament and six-feetsocial- distancing might have to hirepersonnelfromthe ICC’s that. Isupporthim. His teammates support “morethandoubledthe network’s average Thursday. “I’mglad theseguysare all unified. takingmoneyfromaChinesecompany. It’s norms forcommentators. Anti-Corruption team. As foranti-doping, him. The organization supports him. That’s viewership” forregular season games. But if people don’t kneel, they’renot abad per- notthatweare giving moneytoaChinese The SOP will also have detailedsafety the National Anti-Doping Agency,too, partofliving in our country.” Popovich has said thesegames, and the son. Iwanttomakethat perfectlyclear. ... He company. Money, 42 percent of that goes protocols and guidelines on the squad might have to outsource the task of sam- Isaachasahistoryof beingactive withvar- eyeballs that will be on them,provides “a should notbevilified.” to the Government of India as taxes. So in a strength. “Wehaven’t receivedany official ple collection. YOURWEEKAHEAD BRIDGE SUNDAY CROSSWORD 2280 If it’s your YouareSouth, declarerin4S. ARIES (Mar 21 -Apr 20) LIBRA (Sep 24 -Oct 23) QUICKCLUES NORTH Birthday It is time to stop It’s oftendifficult to ACROSS ♠ 843 1. Secret plot(10) feeling sorry for letgoofthe past,and ❤J98 6. Currency of Bangladesh? (4) yourself. Youare youmight have blessedbytwo very your shareofregrets. ♦ 743 9. 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From time to time;occasionally MondayAugust3 SCORPIO (Oct24-Nov 23) WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH (4,2,1,5) Apersonal commitment whichisoffered TAURUS(Apr 21 -May 21) Youseem to spend a 23.The game __ __ :you areexposed, nowcan be reliedupon, even if itcomes The Sunand Mercury great deal of your life I♦ 4♠ in away?(2,2) arecertainlyina keeping other people Pass Pass Pass 24.Accumulating, banking or from someone youhaveknown foronlya sociable mood, so happy.Complex safekeeping funds? (10) shorttime. this is no time to cut planetaryindicationssuggest Needingjustone goodcard frompartner,South didwell to overcall 4S – 25. Old Gaelic(4) yourselfoff from other people, or that familymembers arebound Northwasnevergoingtoacceptagametry.WestleadstheDK,followedby 26.Ownership (10) the DQ. North has provided two useful cards –how do you plan to take ad- turn down attractive invitations. to come up with some new DOWN TuesdayAugust4 vantage ofthem? Youwouldbewise to push complaint or argument.You area 1. Automobilesormotors? (4) Nowthatthe Sunand Neptune areyour yourselfforward at work and big enough persontobeableto TheWestHand:S-76H-765432D-KQ6 C-96 2. Type of palm (4) personalplanets,youmayfeelthatitistime TheEastHand:S-105H-AKD-A109852 C-K75 3. Bias in favorofapartyorfaction take the initiative.Moneywise, forgiveand forget. to restoresome personal control over two your stars areinthe mood for (12) SAGITTARIUS(Nov24-Dec 23) AllNorthneedsistheCK–eventheCJmaybeenough!Asageneralrule, if 4. Point beyond whichchange is areas of your life—love andhome. arisk. Although the general youneedaspecificjack,queenorkinginpartner'shandtomakeorhaveagood impossible (7) playfor yourcontract, bidit! Partnerisn't going to know in amillion years 5. Bony partofthe skull (7) GEMINI(May22-June21) mood is optimistic, thathehastheoneperfectcardyouneed. WednesdayAugust5 Mars is still pushing certain adverse 7. Those who denyoneself the Financialmattersarenow absolutelycrucial EastsignalsencouragementandWestcontinueswiththeDQ,whichSouth temptations likedrinking or hunger forlove?(7) 19.Informer depositing excessively -- youforward,urging planetary ruffs. smoking? (10) 20. Won’t want to,particularlyif in S&L, that is (7) andagreements,purchasesandchoicesyou youtoexpress indications signify that you 8. Seizesorarrests (10) remarks areinbad taste! (3,4,5) 21.Knock backasmall drinkwhere makenow willshapeyoursecurity and yourself, and seize mustkeep your witsabout you. AsSouth,whenforcedtoruffwithapowerfultrumpholding,keepyourlower 11.Australian cyclones(5-7) 23. Swell to averyloudfinale (4) there’s an inclination(4) the high ground. You’llreceivea That’s partlybecause youseem trumpforentrypurposes.Onthisdealifyourufftheseconddiamondlow,you prosperity over the comingyear. 13.Executioner’sblade (10) cannolongergettodummytotaketheclubfinesseevenifspadesbreak2- 24.Inlaid gems mayturnout to be false 22.This description is hardlyfair great dealofcredit at work if you to be growing busier by the 2ortheC10issingleton.IfyouruffwiththeS9,however,andthenplaythe 14.The highest honour in the lowest (10) comment (4) burn the candle at both ends. hour.Plus, it’s possible that a SAK, you can enter dummy with the S8 to take the club finesse. Also,be ranking suit in contract bridge? 25.Wet likeDonald’s nephew, we’re ThursdayAugust6 Mind you, is other people’s valuable item could be lost, or sure to lead the CJ so you can stay in dummy if East doesn't cover. Playing (3,2,5) told !(4) Solutions to 2279 Muchtoyoursurprise adream is about to respect reallyworth the extra an arrangement properly,youwindupwithtentricks:sixspadesandfourclubs. 18.Inert medication (7) 26. What asplendidchapYis, and effort?That’s acalculation you’ll misunderstood, so keep Treat yourlowcardsthatareattachedtolong,powerfulsuitswithrespect. come true. What takesplace overthe next 19.Partnership; collusion (7) there’s anyamount likehim (1,5,4) QUICKCLUESAcross: 1Predecessors, have to make. everything above board. Theymaywellbethemostvaluable cardsinyourhand. 21.Flightless bird(4) twomonths will be the result of along DOWN 10Impound,11Bazooka,12Crier,13 22.Contest, conflict -"goan" anagram? period of planning. DealerEast,NSvulnerable. 1. The likelihoodofscraps (4) Feasible,15Metallurgy,16Graf,18 CANCER (June22-July23) CAPRICORN (Dec. 23 -Jan. 20) (4) 2. Wash–up of ages (4) Echo,20Even-temper,22Enraging,24 You’resucha Sometimesthe CRYPTICCLUES 3. Wrangles involving head of the Choir,26Chapati,27Fathead,28Ate FridayAugust7 universe seems to ACROSS sensitivesoul, but NORTH SOUTH(YOU) church in amendments oneswords.Down:2Reprint,3Drum typecastyou.Itis 1. Mumbailandmarkinspiring hope roll,4Coda,5Submerging,6Oozes,7 You’veeveryrightto besecretive.That,after this is no time to (12) said that it is better ♠ 862 ♠ Q109 or aform of employment? (5,5) Slobber,8Circumference,9Takenfora all, is the best waytoavoid criticism and whingeorwhine. 4. Hugekindofcamerawithout afirm foryou to save than spend, 6. To company, in short, forachange, ride,14Subvention,17Mercutio,19 Stellar alignmentsbasedaround ❤AQ985 ❤K10 mounting(7) comeoutontopwhileothersarestillonthe advice whichyou have often, it begins to showsome value (4) Haryana,21Proceed,23Glare,25Efts. gentle andfriendlyareas of your ♦ 762 ♦ AK43 5. Gulliblechapsaidtoget help (7) starting line. but notalways, followed. It 9. Take your time (2,1,7) CRYPTICCLUESAcross:1Highly chartsuggestthat youcan get 7. Likethe liar who can’t helpdance to probablydoesn’t matter what ♣AK ♣Q875 10.Obscene picturesmustbe amused,10Travail,11Chateau,12 away with anything. Well, couple’s vim ?(10) destroyed (4) Taiga,13Coleuses,15Oasthouses,16 SaturdayAugust8 almostanything.Bythe way, youdonow,justaslong as you Pair,18Nark,20Navigating,22 talk everything over with 12.MPs’shamelessness wheretickets 8. Clubsherelikely? (2,3,5) When changeiscoming, youneedtotake you’ll do well to getfinancial WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH 11.Ingreat numbers likeadim-witted Tabulate,24Alloa,26Ridesup,27 everyone who is involved. areavailable?(5,2,5) Baldric,28Bottomdollar.Down:2 deals settled by the middle of Pass 2♣ 15.Frenchman both loses and gains runner?(5,3,4) thenecessarysteps.Youmustmakeanextra Italics,3Hiawatha,4Yell,5Micronesia, the week. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) about producing electricity (7) 13.Having got tooflamingangry ?(10) effortto seetheworldthroughother’seyes. 1♠ 2❤ Pass 2NT 6Slake,7Deep-sea,8Stateofnature,9 Youmay put all your 16.Local transport hasRickintrouble 14.Nearly everyone,itseems,makes a Youmay go along with partners because LEO (July24-Aug23) Pass 3NT Pass Pass Cursoryglance,14Putastopto,17 prejudices to one side (7) lawful bet Parallel,19Rub-a-dub,21Illyria,23 Jupiterand Saturn you’retold to,but it would be better if you and makesurethat Pass 17. Rubtile thatcan be put together (3,3,1,3) Liszt,25Abed. arenow but ahair’s 18.Unable to sleep, due to the ship’s understood what is required,and why. other people respect WestleadstheSA,allfollowing, andshiftstotheDJ.Plantheplay. again (7) breadthaway, movement? 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