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Army got politicalsignal NEW PARLIAMENT First details of to identify, occupy ‘6-7 CentralVista:SC immunisation locations’ on LAC in May emerge: shots in batches of vred Chinese troops in August- cautions,makes KRISHNKAUSHIK end to occupythe heights, includ- NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 ing Mukhpari, Rezang La, Rechin 100 people; 30 La andGurung Hillamongothers, THEARMY'S move to occupy and the south bank of Pangong Govthitpause minutes each dominantheights in theChushul Tsointhe sub-sector. sub-sectorand bolsterits position The political leadership “had in the border face-offwith China giveninstructions to the forces No work until pleas decided, cango KAUNAINSHERIFFM in eastern Ladakhwastaken after in Mayitself, to identifysix to Farmersatthe Singhu border in NewDelhi on Monday. Praveen Khanna NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 apolitical go-ahead in Maytooc- sevenlocations wherewecan ahead withDec 10 foundation laying cupy“six to sevenlocations” go”, the official said. Underlining ■100individuals will be admin- along the Line of Actual Control the significance of these posi- isteredthe vaccine duringeach (LAC), asenior government offi- tions, the official said severalof Ahead of Bharat bandh today, war EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE ED session at avaccination centre. cial told The Indian Express. them arebeyondthe LAC. “It has NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 Onhold ■ The vaccinator will take at Following these directions, givenIndia something to bargain PLAIN E least30minutes to complete the ● fornow the topofficial said, theArmyfor- with,” the official said. of words betweenBJP, Congress EXPRESSINGITS concern at the EX process of vaccinating eachre- mulated plans and outmanoeu- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Government proceeding “ag- cipient,toensuretracking of a gressively” with the Central Vista THE SUPREMECourtor- possible adverseevent. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE INSIDE BUSINESSASUSUAL redevelopment while petitions der comes at atime when ■ Both government and private NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 againstthe project arepending, the government is aiming healthcare facilities willberoped FARMERS APPEAL BY UNNY the Supreme CourtMondaygave to complete thenew in to conduct the firstroundof ADAY afteraunited Opposition FOR PEACEFUL itsgo-ahead forthe foundation- Parliament building by immunisations forfrontline extendedsupporttothe PROTESTS laying ceremonyonDecember August2022. Forthe gov- healthcareworkers. December 8Bharat Bandh called 10 forthe newParliament build- ernment, the advantages As vaccines thatare expected by protesting farmer groups, the ATHLETES RETURN ing onlyafter it wasassured that of the project aremany: to finallydefeat the novelcoro- ruling BJPonMondayhit out at AWARDS no construction, demolition, or security,technology and navirus that has sickened67mil- the politicalparties foropposing PAGE 5 translocation of trees will be car- the cost-benefit of lion peopleand killedover1.5 the farm reform laws and, citing riedout at the sitetillitdecides integrated offices. It will million aroundthe worldseems theirearlier supporttomanyof the various pleas. nowhavetoput itsplans increasingly close, the high-level the provisions, accusedthem of tirade, wastrying to hide the “sin” “Afterinteracting with the on holdtill the court expertgroup working on the lo- "shameful double standards". of attempting to snatchthe liveli- SolicitorGeneral, and when the clears the way. gistics of administering it to The Congress hit back, saying hood of farmers and handing it CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Indians has firmedupsome key Police use teargasshells to disperse protesters, Monday. Express theBJP,bylaunchinga“senseless” overto its“cronycapitalistfriends”. decisions. and “mindless” anti-Congress CONTINUEDONPAGE2 AfterSerumInstitute of India sought emergency use authori- Onekilled as BJP workers sation forCovishield, aversion of EXPRESS NETWORK the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine In UP, ‘love jihad’ has two faces: man jailedin candidatethat it is manufactur- clash with police in Siliguri ing under licence, Hyderabad- basedBharat Biotech ap- The BJP has calleda12-hour one case, womangets police escort in other proachedthe regulator on EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE bandh in north Bengal on Mondayseeking similar ap- KOLKATA,DECEMBER7 Tuesdaytoprotest againstthe al- present asharp contrast—and police arrested and jaileda the father of 22-year-old Alisha, proval forCovaxin, the country's leged policebrutality. MANISHSAHU show howpolice have wielded Muslim man under the anti- lodgedanFIR at Prem Nagarpo- indigenous Covid-19vaccine A50-YEAR-OLD man waskilled While the police firedteargas LUCKNOW,DECEMBER7 the newlaw selectively. conversion lawdespitehis wife lice station in Bareillystating that candidate. in SiligurionMondayasBJP shells, usedwater cannons and In BareillySaturday, police saying thattheygot marriedin his daughter had been kid- “Bharat Biotech hasapplied workers clashedwiththe police resortedtoabaton-charge to UTTAR PRADESH police have did notentertain the complaint July. The man'sbrother wasalso nappedbythree persons, includ- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 aftertheywereallegedly stopped control the situation, BJP work- recordedfivecases so farinthe of afather that his daughter had arrested and jailed. ing the owner of afirm where from moving pastbarricades at ers pelted stones and allegedly nine days since the state's anti- marriedaHindu man aftercon- In Bareilly, police said they she had worked. EXPERT PANEL TO twopointsnear thestate secre- vandalisedbarricades. PHASE4:BOYCOTT conversionlaw,whichimposes version. Police said theywentby droppedthe woman backather Besides SiddharthSaxena tariat’s NorthBengal branch BJP state president Dilip HITS TURNOUT IN stringent conditions on inter- the woman's testimonythat she husband's home. In Moradabad, alias Aman (24),who married REVIEW VACCINE “UttarKanya”duringaprotest Ghosh claimedthat the man SOUTH KASHMIR faith marriages, came into force. got marriedinSeptember before police said the woman has been Alisha, the FIR namedhis sister APPLICATIONS rallyagainstthe Trinamool killedwas aparty worker who PAGE 4 But twoofthese cases, lodged the lawcame intoforce. lodgedin astate protection home. Chanchal, who washer colleague TOMORROW Congress (TMC) government. CONTINUEDONPAGE2 within 24 hours of eachother, But in Moradabad Sunday, On Saturday, Shahid Mian, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 PAGE 4

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NCRB reporton FROMPAGEONE prison data to Siliguri “Regardingthedeath,theadmin- Rasheedand Saleem have include category istrationandpolicewillbeableto been remandedinjudicial cus- suffered headinjuriesinthe ba- say. However, theBJPhasbeenin- todyfor14days.Whencontacted, for transgender ton-chargenear Phulbaricross- stigating the police. BJP workers SC cautions, Govt presses pause ADGP (Bareillyzone), Avinash ing.HewasidentifiedasUlenRoy. resortedtoviolence.Theytriedto Chandra,said:“Ihave to checkun- persons,HCtold The party claimedthat40ofits remove barricades and setfireto der whichcircumstances the ar- workers, including six Mahila the barricades. As if theywanted concern of the Courtwas ex- complete construction by regarding changes in land use quirementsinterms of space, rest wasmadeby Moradabadpo- Morchamembers, were injured the policetofire. But police pressed, on instructions, the 2022, in time forthe 75th an- forthe redevelopment. amenities and technology.The lice.” EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE in the policeviolence. showedrestraint.BJP believesin Solicitor General stated that niversaryofIndependence. Defending the project, the building structurealsodoesnot TheUttarPradeshProhibition NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 “Ulen Roy, our worker from the politics of violenceand is try- therewill be no construction The Benchdid notrefer to Centre had told the courtthat satisfy the upgraded earth- of Unlawful Conversion of Gajaldoba, wasbeaten up by po- ingto spreadtroubleinthestate,” activity of anynatureonthe the announcement but said it the existing Parliament build- quakeZone IV provisionsre- Religion Ordinance, 2020, prom- THE CENTRE on Mondaytold the lice with lathis. He sufferedin- he said. concernedsite(s) nor demoli- had listedthe mattersuo motu. ing had manydeficiencies, such garding safety,”ithad said. ulgatedonNovember28,seeksto Delhi High Courtitwill include juries on the head and body.He Later in the day, adelegation tion of anystructurewill be While clarifying that it had not as inadequacy of space, struc- The CPWD said the Central endconversion through unlaw- transgenderpersonsasaseparate alsohadpelletmarksonhisbody. of BJP leaders ledbyRahul Sinha done, includingthe further grantedanystay, the Benchtold tural weaknesses and security Secretariat is currentlyspread fulmeans.Itprohibitsconversion gender in the National Crime He later diedinhospital. visited theRaj Bhavanand met trans-locationoftree(s) will be Solicitor General Tushar issues. It said the Central Vista over 17 buildings andthere are formarriage,evenifitiswith the Records Bureau(NCRB)’s annual TrinamoolCongressmiscreants GovernorJagdeepDhankhareven kept in abeyance, until the pro- Mehta: “The fact that thereis project will save the public ex- 39 ministries located in the consent of the individual except reportonprisonstatistics.Acom- were withthepoliceandattacked as BJP workers in Kolkataorgan- nouncement of judgment in all no stay doesnot mean youcan chequer Rs 1,000crorethat the Central Vistainvariousbuild- when priorsanction is obtained munication in this regard has our workers. Manyofour work- isedarally and candle-light these cases,”aBench of Justices go aheadwith everything.” Government currentlypaysas ings. The different locationsof from the state. The lawprovides beensentto allstatesandUTs,the ers areinjured.This is aclearex- march.MPLocketChatterjee,and AMKhanwilkar,Dinesh “Wethought we aredealing rent formanyofits offices.The the central government offices forpunishment of upto 10 years courtwas told. ample of police brutality,” Ghosh party leadersJay Prakash Maheswari and Sanjeev withaprudent litigantand that Central Public Works “resultindifficulty in inter-de- in jail. Thesubmissionwasmadebe- told the media. Majumdar and BiswapriyaRoy Khannasaid. deference will be shown. We Department (CPWD) had sub- partmental coordination, inef- fore the division benchofChief The BharatiyaJanataYuva Chowdhury were also partofthe “In viewofthe above,we neverthought youwill go mitted that the current ficiency,lingertraveltime caus- Justice DNPatel andJustice Morcha(BJYM) organisedthe delegation. clarify thatthe authorities aheadsoaggressively withcon- strength of the LokSabha has ing trafficcongestionand Immunisation PrateekJalanduringits hearingin demonstration, whichbegan in “Wehavemet the Governor would befree to continuewith struction.Wedon't mind if you remainedat545 on delimita- pollution”. The CPWD also said forthe restricted emergency use. aPIL seeking adirection to NCRB theafternoon.ApartfromGhosh, and highlighted the gravesitua- procedural processes without do paperwork,orlay founda- tion carriedout on thebasisof that the central government is The subject expert committee forrecognition and classification seniorBJPleaderssuchasnational tion.Hewas concerned. He said altering thestatus of the site(s) tion stonebut no construction the 1971 Census andthatitis facing ashortfall of about 0.38 will look at all the three vaccine of transgender persons as asepa- general secretaryKailash hewillspeaktothechief minister in question in anymanner, in- should be done,” Justice likelytoincreasesubstantially million square metreand is candidate(Pfizer,Serum and rate thirdgenderintheir annual Vijayvargiya, national vice presi- over this,”said Sinha. cluding to continue with the Khanwilkarsaid. after2026 when the cap ends. paying around Rs 1000 crime Bharat Biotech), on the basis of publication of ‘Prison Statistics, dentMukul Royand anumber of Dhankhartooknote of thesit- scheduledprogramme of foun- When Mehtasought aday’s The newLok Sabha annually“in rentals forhired whichafinal decision will be India’.OnDecember 1, thecourt MPs participated in the protest. uation,andcriticisedthestatead- dation stone-laying on 10th time to respond, the Bench Chamber,itsaid,will beableto spaces”. In the newproject, takenbythe DrugController hadaskedtheCentreandNCRBto BJP MP and BJYM national presi- ministration and the police. The December, 2020,” theBench asked him to takeinstructions accommodate876 members there will be aCommon GeneralofIndia (DCGI),” senior appriseitabout anydecision re- dentTejaswiSurya wasalsopres- governor tweeted, said. in five minutes. Following this, and 1,224membersduring Central Secretariat with 51 government source said. garding the petition. ent. “Administration and police On November 5, the court Mehta assuredthat therewill joint sessions while the Rajya ministries in 10 buildings.An The American pharma giant Additional Solicitor General The BJP leaders ledrallies to- @WBPolicemustdesistfrompar- had reservedits order on peti- beno construction, demolition Sabha Chamberwill be able to undergroundshuttle of ap- Pfizer wasthe firsttoseek emer- ChetanSharma on Monday wards“UttarKanya”toprotest tisan stance and act in apolitical tions againstthe project, which or fellingoftrees till the court accommodate400 members. proximately3kmlengthisalso gency use authorisation on placedonrecord aletterwritten against“corruption anddeterio- neutral manner.” also includes aCommon decidesthe pending pleas. He On the needfor the Central proposedtobeconstructed“to SaturdayforitsmRNAcandidate. to states andUTs,according to rating law-and-order situation” He went on to add, “Level CentralSecretariat as partofan submittedthat onlythe foun- Vista, it said the present connect and integrateall the Over the course of next year which, “NCRB intends to include inthestate.BJPworkersallegedly playing field to Opposition can’t integrated complex. On dation-laying will be con- Parliament building “is almost buildings of CommonCentral and beyond, India will carry out transgender in thegender classi- triedto remove barricadesputup be lefttothe mercy of the police. December 5, LokSabha ducted. 100years old and aHeritage Secretariat”. It will be con- thelargest vaccinationdrive inits ficationofprisonersfromPSI- by thepoliceattheTinbatticross- Flagged issue to CS,Mamataoffi- Speaker Om Birla had unveiled The pending petitions have Grade-I building.” “Therefore, nected to the Delhi Metro history. 2020 onwards. Accordingly,gen- ingandPhulbaricrossing,andset cial and DGP WBPolice remind- the artistic design of the challenged thenotification on it is showing signs of distress Transit system at Udyog The national expertcommit- derclassification of the prisoners some on fire. ing-timeto beconscientiousand Parliament structure andan- December 21,2019, by Delhi due to over-utilisation and is Bhavanand Central Secretariat teeonCovid-19vaccineadminis- will be classifiedasMale, Female In response, the police used consciousofconstitutional obli- nouncedthat the aim wasto Development Authority (DDA) notable to meetthe current re- stations. trationdrew upitsfinalblueprint and Transgender in the PSI pro- watercannons,firedteargasshells gations.” on logistics after“97 per cent of forma and Annexures”. and finallybaton-charged the Dhankhar, who hasbeen at government facilities and 70 per protesters.Boththepoliceandthe odds withthe government since centofprivate facilities” submit- BJP accused one another of pelt- assuming charge lastyear,said, “I War of words between BJP,Congress teddataonfrontline healthcare Rampur district ing stones. urgedthemforsakeofdemocracy workers,thefirstprioritygroupto Dilip Ghosh said, “The police to ensurepoliticalneutralityof ad- The BJP fieldedsenior party government, had asked states BJP government that forcibly the Congress would support be vaccinated. admn renames notonlyfired teargasshells, wa- ministrationandpolice.Hightime leader and Union ministerRavi to amend the APMC Actand passedthe three blacklawsby the Bharat bandh fully. TheIndianExpresshadearlier tercannonsandresortedtolathi- police end political hatchet Shankar Prasad to take on the had even warnedthem that avoice votedenigrating “Atrocities and injustice on reportedthat asperdatasubmit- three gates, park charge,but also pelted stones at work!” Opposition. He alleged that a the Centrewould notprovide Parliament procedures and the annadatas cannotbetoler- tedbystatestothe expertcom- ourworkers.Policealsofiredrub- The governor saidhewas section of farmers had fallen in financial assistance in the ab- practice. The Modi govern- ated,” he added. mittee, 1crore frontlinehealth- Lucknow: TheRampurdistrictad- berbullets.MiscreantsofTMC stunnedand shocked on hearing the grip of afew people with sence of the three reforms. ment is acting as asubservient Opposition parties, includ- care workers arelikelytoreceive ministration has renamedthe were withthepolicewholobbed about the situation in Siliguri. He "vestedinterests", while as- He, however, praisedthe and subjugated servant of a ing manyregional outfits, on the firstdoseofthe vaccine early three gatesinthe city and apark crude bombsonour workers. tweeted, “With suchafinding serting that the government protesting farmer unions for handful of cronyindustrialists Sundaycame out in strong next year. thatwerebuilt by former minis- Many of ourworkersareinjured.” recordedanddisseminatedinthe wasworkingtoaddress their notassociating their stir with to handoverthe 25 lakh crore supportofthe 'Bharat Bandh' Topgovernmentsources told terand MP Mohammad Azam Kailash Vijayvargiyaclaimed public domain therecan be no misgivings about the reforms. political parties. agricultureproduct trade to its on December 8calledby TheIndianExpressthattheguide- KhanduringtheSamajwadiParty that bombs were thrown at his semblance of fair investigation Prasad said the BJP's rival Earlier,Prime Minister friends.And it is an ironythat farmer unions who have been linesonadministrationofthevac- (SP) government. car.“While police lobbed teargas @MamataOfficial!Alarmingsce- parties have jumped intothe NarendraModi, inaugurating it is blaming the Congress for protesting at Delhi's borders cinearebasedonthecrucialques- WhileMumtazPark —named shells and lathi-charged, miscre- nario: political neutrality being protest in abid to save their ex- the Agra Metrovirtuallyfrom it.” Asked aboutPrasad’s spe- for11days demanding the re- tionof thelikelihoodof anadverse afterAzamKhan’sfatherMumtaz antsbackedbythe TMC lobbed throwntowinds forpolitical istence afterbeingrepeatedly Delhi, said reformsare needed cific charges, he said, “The UPA peal of the Centre'snew agri- event being reportedafter each Khan —has been renamedto crudebombsonourworkersand hatchet work.” rejected by people in different fordevelopment. “Wecannot andCongress gave maximum marketing laws. dose.“Therefore,intheguidelines, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Park, us.Deathof UlenRoyisdueto po- elections across the country. build the next centurywith MSP to farmers andupheldthe Congress president Sonia we have finalisedthat therewill the Bab-e-HayatGate, which lice brutality.Our workers were LAC The ministerpointed outthat laws of the previous century. APMC system as also the MSP Gandhi,NCP's Pawar, CPI(M) be three separaterooms in each translates as ‘GatetoHeaven’, has peacefullymarchingwhenpolice On the current stateofplay, manyofthe parties that have Some laws that usedtobe system. So what arethe obnox- general secretarySitaram vaccinationcentre,”asourcesaid. been renamedafter Sahibzada resortedtobrutality.There is no theofficialsaid,Indiaisawaitinga declared their support to the good in the pastcenturyhave ious commentsthat he is mak- Yechury, DMKchiefMKStalin “In the firstroom, the benefi- Colonel Yunus AliKhan. democracy in Bengal.Itseems response from China to amemo farmers' protesthad suggested become aburden now. ing? What he is saying neither and PAGD chairman Farooq ciarywillhavetowait;thesecond Bab-e-Nijat (GateToExit) will that it is notonlythat police has it hadsent forthe ninth round of similar reforms in their mani- Reforms should be acontinu- makes anysense nor has any Abdullah,among others, have room is wherethe actual vaccine nowbecalledafter MajorAbdul been politicisedbut also that discussions at the levelofthe festos in the past. He read out ousprocess,” he said without reason behind it. The issuedajoint statement back- administrationwilltakeplace; Rafe Khan andBab-e-Ilm Gate therehas been criminalisation of corps commander.The eighth from the Congress's manifesto making anydirect reference to Congress manifesto clearly ing the proposedday-long and finally, they will be directed (GateToKnowledge),willnowbe policeinthisstate.We willnotrest round of discussions had taken forthe 2019 general election to the newlawsorthe farmer states that APMC will be re- strikeand pressedthe Centre to the observationroom,where calledasMaulana Imtiyaz Khan untilwe uprootthisTMCgovern- place on November 6. note that it hadpromisedto protests. namedasfarmer markets to meet the legitimatede- theywillhave to sitfor30minutes Arshi Gate. The newnames were ment. It is murder by police.We Accordingto theofficial,China "repeal" the APMCAct andalso ReactingtoPrasad'sre- and multipliedinthou- mands of the protesters. because some of the adverse re- unveiledbyUnion Minister will lodgeanFIR againstpolice. had previouslyshown willing- said that Rahul Gandhi had marks,Congress’s communi- sands.” The All India Kisan actionsoccurduringthisperiod,” MukhtarAbbasNaqviinthepres- Surely, giventhe kind of anarchy nesstopull backits troops from asked Congress-ruledstatesin cationdepartmentin-charge Tweetinginsupportof Sangharsh Coordination the source added. ence of stateministerBaldev we areseeinginWestBengal, it is Finger 4toFinger 8onthe north 2013 to take measures to allow Randeep Surjewala, while in- the protesters, former Committeesaid 24 political Sources said that since each SinghAulakhandRampurDistrict time forPresident’s Rule,” he bankof PangongTso,butthathas farmers to selltheir produce sisting on arepeal of the three Congresspresident Rahul parties have extendedsupport vaccination will take at least30 MagistrateAunjaneya Kumar added. nowchanged because “it seems directly. laws,said, “It wasthe Modi Gandhi said, “The ‘Adani- to the bandh call givenbythe minutes, only100 shots will be SinghinRampuronMonday. ENS BJP spokespersonSamik theirtopleadershipdoesn’twant Prasad said NCPleader government that broughtthe Ambani Farm Laws’havetobe farmer groups. administeredineachsession. Bhattacharya told reporters in it”. Sharad Pawar, who wasagri- three blacklawsthrough a revoked. Nothing lessisaccept- WITHINPUTSFROM “TheCoWinITsystemallows vac- Kolkata,“We have calledfora12- At the same time, the official cultureministerinthe UPA midnight ordinance. It wasthe able.” In another tweet, he said ENS,LUCKNOW cination sessions to be created, MAHARASHTRA hour bandh in north Bengal to said,China has demandedsince and vaccination sites to be fixed. protest againstpolice brutality September that Indian troops Once that is done, each vaccina- Forest dept issues and the death of our worker.As should move backfromheights In 2013,therewas astandoff to pressure his daughter formar- toldTheIndianExpress:“Themar- verted”byRashidthrough mar- tion session will be for100vacci- order to capture manyas40otherworkers,includ- intheChushulsub-sectorandthe afterChinese troopsoccupiedan riage, whichled to her stop going riagecould notbedonewithout riage. But speaking to reporters, nations.After30minutes,thevac- ing six women, areinjured and southbankof PangongTso,where area known as the Bottleneck, to work.HeaccusedManoj conversion. Ihad asked police to Pinkisaid:“Igot marriedtoRashid cinators will reportthe adverse or kill ‘maneater’ one of them is critical. Our state theyoverlookChina’sMoldogar- whichis18kminsidetheLAC.The Kumar and Anchal of putting invoke the newlaw and look into on July24. Ihavebeenliving here event, if any, on the digital plat- secretaryRathindraBosewasalso risonand theSpanggur Gap. issue wasresolvedafter 21 days. pressureonAlishatomarry the circumstances of the mar- in Kanth in Moradabad since form,” sources said. injuredand wastaken to hospi- “Chinawantsusto go fromthe The standoffineastern Aman. riage. Theywerenot ready to lis- then.Iamanadultand got mar- Dataonfrontline healthcare Pune: The stateforestdepart- tal.” south (bank)”, the official said, Ladakh is nowmorethan seven Station House Officer ten.” riedtoRashidasper my wishes.” workers collected by states are ment has issuedanorder to cap- The statepolice, however, de- adding, “wehavetold Chinathat months old, with no sign of dis- Avaneesh Kumar told The Indian Asked whythe newlaw was Circle Officer (Kanth) Balram currentlyinthe process of being tureorkill a“maneater”leopard, niedthe BJP’s allegations of “lathi the solution has to be apackage,” engagement. Both the countries Express that afterthe case was notinvoked,Circle Officer,City said: “The woman’s mother has uploadedontheCoWinplatform whichisbelievedtohavekilled charge”and blamedthe so that disengagement from all have positionednearly 50,000 filed,Alishavisitedthestationand (Bareilly),DileepSingh,said:“The alleged that Rashid deceitfully forverification and certification, as manyasseven personsand in- Oppositionpartyfortheviolence. friction pointsisdiscussedto- troopseachinthe region -- along said that she wasamajor,denied marriagetookplaceinSeptember temptedher daughter Pinki to the the sources said. jured four others in Beed, “TodayinSiliguri, serious acts gether.“Thereisnoquestion (of) withtanksand air defence assets thecharge of kidnappingandcon- when the anti-conversion law marry him and wasgetting her “Stateshavecollected data Aurangabad and Solapur forest of violence were committed by vacating the south” bank posi- -- amid the harsh winter where firmedthat she had gone with wasnot in place.Besides, the girl converted.” on healthcare workerson divisions between November 15 supportersof apoliticalpartydur- tions first, the officialsaid. the temperature can drop to Aman on her own. showedproof that she got mar- In hercomplaint, Pinki's Excel sheets.This dataisnow and December 5, 2020. ing their protest programme. The negotiations can take around minus 40 degree Celsius “Thegirltold us that she mar- riedinSeptember.” When con- mother Bala Devi said: “Tomarry being uploaded... There aredif- According to theforestde- Theyresorted to arson, brickbat- time and the government is will- in some parts. riedAman at an Arya Samajtem- tacted,ASP Bareilly(City), my daughter,Rashid brought her ferent levels; one wheredata partment, the suspected ting, firing and vandalism of gov- ing to wait,the officialsaid. “The ple on September 29 and that RavindraKumar,said: “The girl to Kanth and we followedthem arebeing uploaded, verified, “maneater” leopardhas created ernmentproperty.Policeshowed governmentand the forces are UP theyhidthisinformationfromher has givenastatement in courtin here. Then we got to knowthat and certifiedatthe levelofthe havocinvarious villages under restraint and didn’t do lathi- readyforthelonghaulif aresolu- at aprivate firm, and the firm's family. Thegirlhad the marriage favour of the youth.” the youth is Muslim. He hid his state; oncecertified, the data the Beedand Solapur forest di- charge orusefirearms.Onlywater tion cannot befound,”theofficial owner Manoj Kumar Saxena. All documentswithher,”saidKumar. In Moradabad, however, po- identity...he wasgoingtomarry areavailable with the Centre, visions, including places in Beed, cannonsandteargaswereusedto said. three accusedare Bareillyresi- Policegot Alisha'smedicalex- licetook adifferent course. my daughterand she wasmade and anychangesthereafter Ahmednagar,Solapur and dispersethe violent crowd. Referring to theissue in dents. aminationdone,andgot heriden- On Sunday,RashidAli (22) to wear aburqa.” will requirethe statetoseek Aurangabad districts. However, the death of aperson Depsang Plains, the officialsaid it In theFIR, the father claimed tifiedbyher family.OnMonday, wasarrestedinthe Kanth area Asked Mondayifpolice had specific permission,”sources Nitin Kakodkar,Principal hasbeenreported.Thebodyisbe- predates the current standoffby thatonDecember1, hisdaughter theygot her statement recorded while he wasgoing withPinki verifiedthe woman's claim that said. Dataon2.39lakh vacci- Chief Conservator of Forest ing sent forpost-mortemexami- severalyears. In DepsangPlains, lefthome“tocollectpendingdues before amagistrateinwhichshe (22) to gettheir marriageregis- she marriedRashidinJuly, the nators, many of whom are (Wildlife), issuedthe order on nation. The actual cause of death whichisclose to the strategic from heroffice”and didnot re- reiterated whatshe told police. tered.Rashid’sbrotherSaleemAli Circle Officer said: “This will be Auxiliary Nurse Midwives December 6. The order will be will be known only the reportis Daulat Beg Oldie postnear the turn.Findingherphoneswitched Policesaidtheydidnotinvoke (25), who wasaccompanying checkedduringinvestigation.The (ANMs), arealso being uploaded effective till January31, 2021. received,” tweetedthe statepo- Karakoram Pass in the north, off, Mian said, he went to the of- the newlaw becausethe girl's fa- them, wasalso arrested. girl has so farnot producedany by the states on the digital plat- Kakodkar’s order mentions lice. Indiantroopsare unableto access fice and metSaxena who did not ther didnot mention in hiscom- Pinki'sfamily, basedinBijnor, documentsofthe marriage.” Her form, the sources said. that priority should be givento TMC MP SaugataRoy blamed their traditional patrollingpoints provide anyinformation. plaint that his daughter wasbe- allegedin apolicecomplaint that statement before amagistrateis FULLREPORTON capturethe leopardalive. ENS the BJP forthe violence. 10,11, 11A, 12 and 13. 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ALL-INDIA BANDH TODAY Shops may Adhikarisano-show,Mamata Backing farmers’ stir, CM to Modi stay shut saysBJPtryingtobreakTMC govt: Scrap farm laws or resign in Kolkata immediatelywithdraw the ATRIMITRA farm laws or step down. It EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MEDINIPUR,DECEMBER7 should notcontinue to remain KOLKATA,DECEMBER7 ATRIMITRA in powerafter sacrificing the MEDINIPUR,DECEMBER7 BACKINGANall-Indiastrikecalled rightsofthe farmers.” THOUGHVARIOUsservicesacross by farmers’ organisations on TheTMCchief labelledtheBJP Kolkataare likelytobeaffectedon AMID SPECULATION about rebel Tuesday,WestBengal Chief a“partyof outsiders”,andsaidshe Mondaybecause of an all-India Trinamool Congress(TMC) MinisterMamataBanerjee on would neverallowthe saffron strikecalledbyfarmers’organisa- leader SuvenduAdhikari’s next Mondayasked theBJP govern- partyto take controlof Bengal.She tions,the government said it move,his politicallyinfluential ment at the Centretoeither im- urgedthepeopleof thestate to re- wouldmakearrangementstoen- family did notattend Chief mediatelywithdraw the“anti- sistany suchattempt.“Outsiders surecommuters arenot affected. MinisterMamataBanerjee’s rally people” farm laws or step down. willnot beallowedtograbBengal. The strikehas been calledin hereonMonday, prompting the The TrinamoolCongress Mymothersandsisterswillnever protestagainstthree agriculture TMC chairperson to allege that (TMC) has opposedstrikes since allowit.” laws pushed through Parliament the BJP wastrying to breakthe coming to powernine years ago. Thechief ministerpraisedpar- by theBJP-ledNDA inSeptember. ruling party with “moneybags”. Explaining the changeinstance, tiesopposingtheBJP,butmocked Shops and businesses are “I want to tell those who Banerjee saidatarally here, “We theCPI(M)andtheCongress.“The likelytoremainshut.Sourcessaid spread canards againstTMC neversupportedbandhssincewe CongresskissingtheCPMandthe ambulances and emergency leaders that we arethe most came to powerbecausethe gov- BJP in turns,”Banerjee said. workerswouldbeexemptedfrom honestparty.Weare notlikethe ernment cannotsupportstrikes. Making her point that there the strike. BJP,whichisusing itsmoney- As achief minister, Icannotsup- were no differences between TheWest Bengalgovernment bags to dislodgeOpposition-run portabandh.ButasaTMCleader, the CPI(M)and the BJP,she re- had opposedanall-Indiastrike governmentsinstatesand try- Isupportthe demandoffarmers. CM MamataBanerjee ferred to thesaffron party as calledbytrade unions on ing to break the Opposition par- We aresupporting the demands during arallyinPaschim “comrades”inher speech. November 26. The state govern- ties,” Banerjee said. being madebyfarmerstomor- Medinipur. Partha Paul Banerjeesaid no matter ment made attendance manda- The ChiefMinistersaid her row. Ihavenot forgottenSingur, howmuchworkher govern- tory forits employees,and the party wasahardnut to crackand Nandigram, and Netai...I ment did, itspolicieswere“al- statetransportdepartment would notsurrender to the BJP. MamataBanerjee speaks with party MLAs from Medinipur regiononMonday. Partha Paul am promising full supportto As aChief Minister, ways labelledbad”.She added, pressedintoservicemoregovern- Without naming anyone, farmers.” “Rafale scam wasn’t bad, PM- mentbuses.Butsofarnosuchan- Banerjeesaid she would notgive In 2006,Banerjee, then an Icannot support a CARES Fund, whichdoes not nouncementshavebeenmade. in to thosetrying to blackmail said the rapprochement efforts away]. Samaresh da also died.” areas in minority-dominated Opposition leader,had observed bandh.But as aTMC divulge itsdetails, isn’t badto “Elaboratepolicearrange- the party and bargain with it were aclosedchapter. However, thechiefminister Murshidabad. Paschim ahunger strikefor 26 days to leader, Isupport the them [BJP]. But theywant an mentswillbethereonroadto en- ahead of next year’s stateelec- Afterarriving at the venue, did notmentionthe names of Medinipur is considered to be protestagainstthe acquisition of demand of farmers. account of cyclone Amphan surenountowardincident takes tions. Banerjee asked senior party the rebelleader,his father Sisir Suvendu's stronghold. landinSingurforaTatacarfactory. Ihave not forgotten damagehere. West Bengalwill placetomorrow.Commuterswill “Those who arecorrupt are leaders SubrataBakshi and Adhikari,and brothersDibyendu Following the rally, thechief OnMonday, sheheldupasheaf of Singur, Nandigram neverbow itshead to the peo- be facing no problem as such,” nowjoining the BJP.CPI(M) Partha Chatterjee if all the MLAs and Soumendu. Sisir and ministertalked to the party’s paddy to drive home the point ple who murdered Mahatma saidaseniorofficerinpolicehead- goons nowhaveswitchedsides from the region were present. Dibyendu areTMC MPs from MLAs at thevenue. She told about her credentials as aleader and Netai.” Gandhi.” quarters Lalbazar. According to and areworking as cadres of the On hearingthat onlyAdhikari Tamluk and Kanthi, while Khejuri MLARanjit Mondol,a whohassidedwithfarmersinthe —MAMATA BANERJEE The chiefministersaid her sources, buses and taxis will run BJP,” she alleged. and Banasree Maity were miss- SoumenduisanMLA from Purba close associate of Suvendu, past. Various vegetables were CHIEF MINISTER government would continue to as usual. The chief ministeraddressed ing, Banerjee said, “All the MLAs Medinipur. Thefamilywieldsin- “Ranjit,you areour oldguard, placedonthe podium. Banerjee dole out free rations beyond Bengal Taxi Association the rallyatthe Medinipur have come to the meeting. fluence in manyAssemblyseats youhavefoughtfor theparty told the audience that vegetable June 2021after her party re- President Bimal Guha said, “We Collegeground days afterdia- Sudarshan [Ghosh Dastidar] da in Paschim Medinipur,Bankura, during our crises. So, do not priceswere risingbecausetheBJP main silent or put up with the turns to powerfor thethird aresupporting farmers but not logue betweenthe TMC leader- is ill. Mrigen [Maity] da also not Purulia, Jhargram, and parts of take anydecisioninahurry. was“stealingall the vegetables”. BJP’s misrule”. Lashing out at the straightterm.Electionsto the294- bandh.Taxiswillbeavailable..We ship andAdhikari brokedown. well [later,Banerjee went to his Birbhum —mainlyinthe Beforetakingany decision, TheTMCchairpersonsaidshe NarendraModi government,she memberstateAssemblyare likely have conveyed this to the police Afterthe talksfailed, the TMC house afterhearing he passed Jangalmahal region —and think twice.” would rather go to jail than “re- said,“TheBJPgovernmentshould to be held in April-Maynextyear. and transport administrators.” BRIEFLY Adhir hits outatCMfor 2,214 fresh Covid cases, Brownsugar 48 more deaths in aday worthRs5L ‘befriending’ Bimal Gurung EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE STATECOUNT seized,3held the public in favour of voting for KOLKATA,DECEMBER7 TOTAL CASES EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Bengal them,butinrealitytheyhavealso Malda:Three persons KOLKATA,DECEMBER7 Congress deprived the farmers by notpro- IN THE past24hours,2,214 fresh 505054 were arrested from chief Adhir vidingproperMinimum Support Covid-19cases and 48 deaths Malda district after STATECONGRESSpresidentAdhir Ranjan Price(MSP). The stategovern- were reported in the state. As INCREASE DEATHS brownsugar worth Ranjan ChowdhuryonMonday Chowdhury ment herehas been acomplete manyas2,231persons were 2214 8771 around Rs 5lakhwas hit out at Chief MinisterMamata failureasthe condition of the cured of the infection. The 472454RECOVERED seizedfromtheir posses- Banerjee for“befriending” healthcaresector,education and nNumber of active cases further sion, policesaid on Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha(GJM) da.Feels likeDidi can befriend economyhas deteriorated.” decreasedand became 23,829. 6167307 SAMPLES Monday. On atip-off, a leader Bimal Gurung aheadof Dawood, Lashkar-e-Taiba,and He blamedthe Centre’s poli- The total death toll in the TESTED TILL DEC 7 police team appre- next year’s Assemblyelections. JeM[Jaish-e-Mohammed]to win cies forpricerise,and said, “Now statestands at 8,771 on Monday. hendedthe three from Thecomments cameaday af- votes. Only votesmatter to her,” that elections have come, they The cumulative number of dis- tive in North24Parganas, 143 Mahadipur area on terGurung, who went under- Chowdhurysaid at arallyorgan- [BJP]haveagain startedtalking chargedpersons became tested positive in Hooghly, 126 Sundayevening, they groundin2017 afterthestategov- isedinUttar Dinajpur district’s about CAAand NRCissues in 4,72,454. The recovery rate also tested positive in South 24 said. “Around 450 gram ernment filedcases againsthim Raiganj in protestagainstthe Bengal. Here, Hindusand has increasedto93.55 per cent. Parganas and 77 tested positive of brownsugar wasre- in connection with aviolent Centre’s “anti-peopleBills” and Muslims have worked hand in On Monday,the total num- in Howrah. Apartfromthese dis- coveredfromtheir pos- Gorkhalandagitation, said his or- the“continuousfailureofthestate handandhencesuchpolarisation berofcases in West Bengal in- trictsinsouthBengal, 111tested session. Theyare being ganisation would work to help governmentingoverningBengal”. will notbetolerated.” creasedto5,05,054. On Sunday, positive in Paschim Medinipur, interrogated. Twoare Banerjee return to power. The The rallystarted in the town’s Comparing the TMC and the the total caseload was5,92,840. 58 tested positive in Nadia and residents of Kaliachalk GJM leader has mended his ties JailkhanaMore,andconcludedat BJP,the Congress leader said, Atotal of 31,453 moresamples 53 tested positive in Purba and one is from Jadupur withthe Trinamool Congress Siliguri More. Thousands of “Theyare twosides of the same were tested,taking the cumula- Medinipur. area,” English Bazar po- (TMC) governmentand in Congress workers attended the coin. TMC signifies murders,cut tive numberto61,67,307. In the past24hours, in north licestation's inspector- October severedties with the protestprogramme.Party work- money, unemployment. 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BRIEFLY CDSCOexpert CSIR to hold WithdatafromUKand paneltoreview TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE human trials of Covid-19 vaccine 280 CASES: ACTIVECASES:3,96,729 drug that ‘blocks DAYSSINCE 96,77,203 DEATHS:1,40,573 applications PANDEMIC transmission of India,Covishieldand BEGAN TESTS: 14,77,87,656 | RECOVERIES: 91,39,901 tomorrow CASES DEATHS RECOVERIES TESTS virus in 24 hrs’ DEC6 32,981 39139,1098,01,081 ANURADHA Covaxingotoregulator PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA MASCARENHAS NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 PUNE,DECEMBER7 Wasdiagnosedwith Covid-19earlier Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech seekemergency authorisation AN EXPERTcommittee of the THE COUNCIL of Scientific and Central Drugs StandardControl Industrial Research (CSIR) on Kingdom, and safetydatafrom India vaccine, COVISHIELD,” SII Organisation (CDSCO) will meet Mondaysaid it will holdhuman MAHARASHTRA PRABHARAGHAVAN& the trials of the candidatethat CEO Adar Poonawalla postedon on Wednesdaytoreviewappli- clinicaltrialsofantiviral drug ActorDivya ANURADHA areongoing in India. Twitter on Monday. “This will cations of Pfizer,SerumInstitute STATESWITHRISINGACTIVECASES Molnupiravir,which, according MASCARENHAS Senior officials at the Indian save countless lives, and Ithank of India and Bharat Biotech seek- ACTIVECASES RISEINLASTWEEK to astudy publishedinNature Bhatnagardies NEWDELHI,PUNE,DECEMBER7 Council of Medical Research the Government of India and Sri ing emergencyuse authorisation Karnataka 25,381878 Microbiology showsthat the re- ofcardiacarrest (ICMR), the country's topbio- @narendramodi ji fortheir in- fortheir COVID-19vaccine can- Uttarakhand 6,078 435 purposeddrug suppresses SARS- IN ITS application foremergency medical research body,said that valuable support.” didates, official sources said on Assam 3,555 202 CoV2(coronavirus) transmission use approval, Hyderabad-head- acandidateintendedfor usein While it is unclear howeffec- Mondaynight. within 24 hours. Mumbai: TV actor Divya quarteredBharat Biotechhas in- India mustsubmit datafrom tively Covaxin will bringdown The decisionwas takenlate STATESWHEREACTIVECASESAREDECLINING Afterameeting on Monday, Bhatnagar of YehYeh cludedinterim datafromearly- clinicaltrials conductedinIndia. the number of symptomatic on Mondayeveningafter the ACTIVECASES DECLINEINLASTWEEK CSIR director general Shekhar Rishta KyaKehlataHai to mid-stage human trials of its However, theauthorisation Covid-19cases –given that itsef- Hyderabad-basedBharat Maharashtra80,07910,918 Mandetold TheIndian Express, fame, who had been diag- vaccine candidateCovaxin, committeeofexperts,while ficacy information is yettobere- Biotech became the thirdphar- Delhi 24,693 10,398 “Wewill seek approval from the nosedwith Covid-19, died sources said. considering the Indian data, can leased–itislikelythat SII’s EUA maceutical firm to applytothe Rajasthan 22,4276,331 Drugs Controller General of early on Monday at ahos- Bharat Biotech submitted its also draw conclusions basedon requestfor Covishield maygive Drugs ControllerGeneralofIndia India(DCGI) this week itself so pital herefollowing acar- application to thedrug regulator datafrominternational trials. India early access to avaccine (DCGI) foremergency use autho- STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMCASES that the process can be initiated diac arrest,familysources lateonMondayevening, the Approval canbegranted given withanefficacy of alittle over 60 risation forits indigenouslyde- ONDEC6TOTAL of identifyinghospital sites and said. She was36. The actor sources said, becoming the third the extraordinaryemergency in per cent. By comparison, Pfizer’s velopedCovid-19vaccine Kerala 4,777 6,36,393 patientsrecruitment.” wasadmitted to Seven companyafter American the country,experts told The vaccine mayprovide over 90 per Covaxin. Maharashtra4,75718,52,266 The study,publishedbyre- Hills hospital recently. pharma giant Pfizer and Pune- Indian Express. cent reduction in the number of The Indian arm of US phar- searchers at the Institutefor West Bengal 3,1435,02,840 “She diedafter acardiac basedSerum InstituteofIndia The source close to the Bharat symptomatic Covid-19cases, maceutical giant Pfizer had on Biomedical Sciences, Georgia arrest.She wasadmitted (SII) to seek emergency use au- Biotech developmentsaid India trial datasuggest. December 4sought approval for STATESREPORTINGMAXIMUMDEATHS StateUniversity,claimsthatanew to hospital forabout thorisation forits Covid-19vac- doesnot have specific regulations Preliminaryfindings of itsvaccine from the central drug ONDEC6TOTAL antiviral drug has been designed seven-eight days ago,” a cine candidate. or permissions foremergency AZD1222, on whichCovishield is regulator,after the firm secured Delhi699,643 whichsuccessfullysuppresses familymember said. “This (Bharat Biotech's) is an use authorisation (EUA) –and based, showedthe candidatepro- suchclearance in the UK and West Bengal 46 8,723 theSARS-CoV-2virusand inhibits SeveralTVactors took to application (under the category therefore, the portalunder which videdaround 90 per cent efficacy Bahrain. transmission within24hours. Maharashtra4148,817 social media to mourn of) issue of permission to either these submissions aremade – if giveninatwo-dose regimen The Pune-basedSerum Accordingto the researchers,this Bhatnagar's death.Herco- import, manufactureadrug or SUGAM–does nothaveanEUA wherethe firstdose wasaround Institute of India sought sucha DataasonDecember6,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,IndianCouncilofMedical is the firstorallyavailable drug to Researchandstategovernments.Often,thenumbersreleasedeverydaycontaindatafrompreviousdays star Ridhiema Tiwari from forgrant of clinical trial NOC (no- category. This meansthat firms half the strengthofthe second nod forthe OxfordCovid-19vac- aswell.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareonlyindicativeandnotdefinitive quicklyblockcoronavirus. Sasural Genda Phool said objection certificate),” aperson have to seek regular market au- dose. Asenior government offi- cine,Covishield,onDecember 6. Molnupiravir is being devel- despitegoing through sev- close to the development told thorisation, and asubject expert cialprivy to SII’s application to “DCGI has already started opedbythe biotechnologyfirm eral problems, Bhatnagar TheIndian Express. committee looking into theap- CDSCOsaidthe firm has so far processing the applications. The RidgebackBiotherapeutics in always appeared positive Separately, adifferent setof plication maydecide to allow onlysought marketing approval subject expertcommitteeon DDC polls: Boycott collaboration with pharmaceuti- and smiling. PTI sources told The IndianExpress speedy accesstothe vaccine with forthe regimen wherebothshots Covid-19atCDSCOwill deliber- cal firm Merck.The drug can be that SII had completedthe appli- certain restrictions. of the vaccine were full doses –a ateonthe applications by Pfizer, takenorallyand treatment can cationprocess forits candidate This wasalso the case forthe regimen that had yieldedonly Serum InstituteofIndia and hits South Kashmir be started early forpreventing Covishield –avariant of the requests made by Pfizer and SII around 62 per cent efficacy. Bharat Biotech seekingemer- the condition of the patient from CHHATTISGARH University of Oxford- when theyapproachedthe Bharat Biotech,whichiscur- gency use authorisation fortheir becoming severe. 4minorsamong AstraZeneca candidate that SII is Central Drugs StandardControl rentlyconducting phase 3trials Covid-19vaccines on Decem- turnout in Phase 4 manufacturingand testing un- Organisation (CDSCO), according on over 25,000 participants ber9,” asource said. 8heldforraping der licence in India –on to asenior government official. acrossthe country, is expected At an all-party meeting on Over 300 ill with Saturday. SII submitted efficacy “As promised, before the end to complete theprocess by December 4, Prime Minister class9student datafromthe latestage human of 2020, @SerumInstIndia has February, according to aperson Narendra Modihad expressed unknown disease trials of the AZD1222 vaccine appliedfor emergency use au- privy to progress in the vaccine’s hope that aCovid-19vaccine Balrampur: Eight people, candidate in the United thorisation forthe firstmade-in- testing. maybeready in afew weeks. in Andhra’s including four minor boys,havebeen nabbed Eluru, Central by police aftera15-year- team to probe old girllodged an FIR of Raj KamalJha’s‘TheCity and the rape againstthem in Balrampur district, asen- SREENIVASJANYALA ior officer said on In South Kashmir, only Anantnag sawqueues. Shuaib Masoodi HYDERABAD,DECEMBER7 Monday. Theyallegedly Sea’wins Tagore Literary Prize sexuallyassaulted the girl THE MINISTRYofHealth and during the past15days in howthe poet’s work took the demic, the announcement of casional voter turnedupatthe FamilyWelfareissending a Gandhi Nagarareaofthe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE This year’s Tagore Prize ‘immeasurablystrange’, and the award, that carriesaprize BASHAARATMASOOD booths.Asthe poll closed in the Central team to Eluru in Andhra neighbouring Surguja NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 forSocial Achievement movedus, notbecause of its moneyof$5,000 anda &NAVEEDIQBAL afternoon, the turnout wasjust Pradesh’s West Godavari district, district. The parentsofthe strangeness but because we Rabindranath Tagore statuette, BONIYAR,VERINAG, 1.96 per cent, much lowerthan where340 peoplehavefallen victim,astudent of Class THE RABINDRANATHTagore wasconferredonthe metinitour ownimage, heard wasmade in Copenhagen, DECEMBER7 the 42.58per cent, 17.28 per cent, sickdue to an unknowndisease. 9, had lodged amissing LiteraryPrize-2020 was lateSultan of Oman in it our ownvoice.There could- Denmark. and 22.68per cent in the first West Godavari District persons’ complaint on awardedonMonday to The City and the people of n’t be amorepowerful impera- This year’sTagorePrize for ANEAR complete boycottin three phases respectively. CollectorRMuthyala Raju said, November 30. The girlre- and theSea,anovel written by tive of storytelling todaythan Social Achievement wascon- Shopian and very lowturnouts Pulwama district, where “Some of these peoplecom- turnedhome on RajKamal Jha, chief editor of The Oman and Indian this humanism –this is what ferred on His Majesty Sultan in Kulgam and Pulwama, three DDC constituencies plainedofseizures,anxiety,vom- December 5. PTI Indian Express. dancer-choreographer the Tagore Prize celebrates and Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the late the twoother districtsof –Pulwama I, Awantipora iting, andheadache. So far, the ill- The Cityand theSea (Penguin Sandip Soparrkar it’saprivilegetobeinthe com- SultanofOman, and the people south Kashmir,pulled Iand Awantipora II – nesshas notspread from one to J&K Random House) takesoff from panyofits extraordinaryfinal- of Omanand Indian dancer- down polling in the Valley went to polls, the turnout another person. People living in an incident of horrific sexual as- ists.” choreographer,Sandip to 31.95 per cent in the was6.70per cent –the other areas, whereEluru Minorsisters sault and murder in NewDelhi Theyincluded Amitav Soparrkar. fourth phase of the DECISION district had polled8.67 Municipality does notsupply on December 16,2012. “From Markunovic. Ghosh’s Gun Island,Nirmala Congratulating this year’s District Development 2020 per cent and 10.87per drinkingwater, have alsofallenill.” fromPoK J&K this starting point of the factual “Genuinelyconcernedwith Govindarajan’s Taboo,Ranjit awardees, the chairofthe Council(DDC) elections DISTRICT, cent votes in the second Union MinisterofState for repatratiated framework,Raj Kamal Jha takes present dayafflictions, this Hoskote’s Jonahwhale,Sachin awardingcommittee and on Monday. LOCALPOLLS and thirdphases respec- Home AffairsGKishan Reddy aleap of imagination and novelisalament of theflawed Kundalkar’s Cobalt Blue,trans- founder of the Prize, US-based Northand central tively. said the Central team, compris- Jammu: Armytroops on twinesastory of love and loss society,evocation to all who lated from Marathi intoEnglish publisher Peter Bundalo,said, Kashmir districtsrecordedade- In Kulgam, wheretwo con- ing Dr JamshedNayar, Mondayrepatriated two around the bond between a perishedinviolation of their by Jerry Pinto,Varun Thomas “Thisyear has been challenging centturnout and, with the stituencies went to polls, AssociateProfessor minor sisters from mother and achild that breaks fundamentalrights, but also a Mathew’s TheBlackDwarves of in manywaysfor the entire Jammu region seeing an impres- Monday's turnout was8.73per (Emergency Medicine) at AI- Pakistan-occupied away intorealms of phantas- ray of hope foradifferent hu- theGood Little Bay,Sonnet world. The spirit of humanity, sive 69.31per cent voting, the cent. The district recorded34.35 IMS, NewDelhi; Dr.Avinash Kashmir,who were de- magoriaand supernatural mankind, awaketoour intrin- Mondal’s Karmic Chanting, compassion,empathywilllead overall turnout in the Union per cent, 29.90 per cent, and Deoshtawar,virologistatNIV, tainedafter theyinadver- wheresuffering becomes mul- sic unity,eveninsorrow,”itsaid. Rochelle Potkar’s Paper Asylum, us to anew year and hopefully, Territorywas 50.08 percent. 64.45 per cent in the three ear- Pune; and Dr Sanket Kulkarni, tentlycrossedLoC into tidimensional," said the citation On receiving the award, Jha Bijoya Sawian’s ShadowMen, we shall allmeetinNew Delhi In Shopian, wherethe lier phases respectively. Deputy Director at National Poonchdistrict. ENS by members of the juryled by said,“IntroducingTagore’s and SudeepSen’s EroText. in-person forthe next award Kapran DDC constituency went FULLREPORTON Centrefor DiseaseControl, New itsliterarydirector,Maja Gitanjali,WBYeatstalked about Due to theCovid-19pan- ceremony…” to polls on Monday,onlythe oc- www.indianexpress.com Delhi, will reachEluru Tuesday.

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AHEAD OF BHARAT BANDH CALLED BY FARMER GROUPS

DELHI CONFIDENTIAL BJPslams‘doublespeak’asOppnbacksstir Firing agun from shoulders of farmers: Akhilesh detained, BJP ally announces CMs of BJP-ruled states lead attack march as Oppn rallies behind farmers

EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE LUCKNOW,AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW,NEWDELHI, CHANDIGARH,MUMBAI,SHIMLA, KOLKATA,JAIPUR,DECEMBER7 TIRUCHENDUR,DECEMBER7 WITH SEVERAL trade unions ADAY ahead of the Bharat Bandh backing the ‘BharatBandh’ and announcedbyfarmer unions manyannouncing parallel NOCELEBRATIONS,PLEASE seeking arepeal of the Centre’s CMs Adityanath, Khattar, Rupani, Chouhan protests insupportofthefarmers, newagriculture laws,the BJP on nearly allOppositionpartieshave HAVINGEXTENDEDsupportto theprotestingfarmersandBharat Mondayaccusedthe Opposition come out in arareshowofunity bandh call givenbythem, the Congress is leaving no stone un- parties of “trying to createanar- ManoharLalKhattar,afterameet- Bandh,” he said. againsttheBJP-ledgovernmentin turnedtoutilise the issue to gain some political mileage. Today, chyinthe country” by “politicis- ing at the PWD Rest House in In Tamil Nadu, addressing lendingsupporttothenationwide the party's central leadershipsent amessagetoall stateunits, ingtheissueusinginnocentfarm- Gurgaon, accusedoppositionpar- partysupportersattheconclusion strikeonMonday. askingthemnottocelebratepartychief SoniaGandhi’sbirthday ersfor theirown benefit”. tiesof “behavinglikethis”“when- of the stateBJP’s VelYatrain In Lucknow, Samajwadi Party onDecember9.Inaletter, AICCgeneralsecretaryincharge of or- Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled ever the BJPcomes forwardtodo Tiruchendur,Madhya PradeshCM president Akhilesh Yadavwas Vishal Srivastav ganisationKCVenugopal stated that Sonia has decidednot to states ledthe counter-attackon somegoodwork”.Heinsistedthat Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed stoppedfromheadingto Kannauj Akhilesh Yadavwas detainedinLucknowwhen the SP chief celebrateher birthdaythis year in viewofthe distress causedby the Opposition, accusing it of farmers in Haryana are“happy” that Opposition parties like to launchhis party'sKisaan Yatra wasonway to Kannauj to launchhis party’s KisaanYatra the pandemic and the ongoing farmers’ protests.Stressing that “doublespeak” and “firing agun and arebeing“instigated”to CongressandDMKcouldnotfight againstthe newfarmlawsaspo- Sonia has requestedthatnocelebratoryactivities should be car- from the shoulderoffarmers”. protestbythe“Opposition”which the BJP face to face and were lice detainedthe former chief riedoutonherbirthdaythisyear,theletterto stateCongresspres- Speaking to mediapersons at is “firing agun from their shoul- thereforeopposingthefarmlaws. ministerfor nearly five hours. TheCongress,NCP, Trinamool businessasusual… Whyisthe idents,CLP leaders, AICCgeneral secretaries, in charge of states his Lucknowresidence, UP Chief ders”.“Itisironicthattheagrarian In Uttarakhand, CM Trivendra PolicealsobeatupSPworkersand Congress,DMK andits allies,TRS, Winter Sessionnot being called?” andheadsoffrontalorganisationsasksthemto avoid“allsortsof MinisterYogi Adityanath alleged reform laws that were beingspo- Singh Rawatsaid farmers have supporters who were accompa- RJD,AAP,SamajwadiPartyandthe Meanwhile,atarallyinWest celebrations”. that the political parties backing kenaboutin2010-11aftertheUPA been misled aboutthe newfarm nying the SP chief. Leftare among the political par- Bengal’s Medinipur, Chief the farmers’ protestshad sup- government wasformed... at that laws whichare actuallyintheir in- Accordingtoseniorofficialsin tiesthat arebacking the strike. MinisterMamataBanerjee portedthe “same agriculturalre- timethey failedtomakeitandto- terest andaccusedthe Congress Lucknow, theKannaujdistrictad- InDelhi,severalCongressMPs backedthe Bharat Bandh and UPDATING ANIMAL FARM forms” duringthe Congress-led day, whenPMNarendraModihas government in Punjabofturning ministration had denied permis- stagedasit-inatJantarMantar, de- asked the BJPgovernmentatthe UPAgovernment in 2010-2011. made these agricultureBills ma- theagitationinthewrongdirection. sion to theSamajwadi Partyto manding that the winter session Centretoeither withdraw the THE CENTRAL Zoo Authority(CZA) will upgrade 15 zoos across “Whenthe Congresswas in terialise,then all theseparties are In Maharashtra, former CM hold the march,citing Covid and of Parliament be immediately “anti-people”farmlaws immedi- the country to meetinternational standards. The 10-year plan, powerthenparties like NCP, Left, protesting,”hesaid. DevendraFadnavis said the had imposedSection 144ofthe convenedtodiscusswhat they atelyorstepdown. announcedbyEnvironment MinisterPrakash Javadekar to- DMK,SP,BSPandTMCwere either Reacting to the Bharat Bandh Congress, NCPand Shiv Sena's CrPCinthe districts. called“extremelyserious issues” InRajasthan,BJPallyRashtriya day, includes thetwinning of Indian zoos with foreign ones in the government or were sup- call, Gujarat Chief MinisterVijay supportto thebandhhasexposed “People areseeing the double confrontingthe country, includ- LoktantrikParty,ledby Hanuman to ensuretheyreachthese standards. The announcement has porting it from outside. That time RupanisaidGujaratwouldbefully their “double standards” as the standardsof theBJPwhichitselfis ingthe farmer unrest. Beniwal, backedthe bandh call been asurprisingone on the backoftight financial circum- then AgricultureMinister Sharad functionalTuesdayandwarnedof newfarm reforms aremodelled organizing eventsbut is arresting Manish Tewari, the MP of and announced amarch to Delhi stances that the CZA has been facing in the light of the pan- Pawarwrote alettertothe state legal action againstthose “trying onActsalreadyimplementedsuc- the Opposition in the name of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, said, on December 12 to lend itssup- demic, resulting in fewvisitors and abig slumpinticketsales governmentsstating that there to vitiatethe atmosphere”.“The cessfullyinthe state during the coronavirus. BJP is desperatebe- “After1952,thisisperhapsthefirst porttoprotesters. across the country. wasaneedtoamend the APMC talk of Bharat Bandh by opposi- Congress and NCPregime. cause noweventhe common cit- time thatthe winter session of CPI(M) general secretary Act...Itisanexampleof theirdou- tionpartiesinthenameoffarmers Meanwhile, the Shetkari izenshavejoinedthe farmers. Parliamentisbeing scuttled in this SitaramYechurylashedoutatthe blecharacterandhowtheyare fir- has made it clear that farmer is Sanghatana, foundedbyfarmer Whenagovernmentbecomesthe manner by the government. We BJP forallegedly misleading the LATE STATESMAN ingfromtheshoulderof innocent justapretext. To showtheir polit- leader Sharad Joshi, hasdecided oppressor,aprotest turnsintorev- couldunderstandifthecountryhad peopleofthecountryandspread- farmersto createanarchyanddis- icalexistence,Congressandother nottoparticipate inthebandhand olution in notime. We will see for been in astate of lockdown and ingmisinformationabouttheop- FRENCH AMBASSADOR to India,Emmanuel Lenain, remem- order," the ChiefMinister said. opposition parties have joined to also oppose anymovetoroll- howmanydays, BJP will stop us,” Parliament could notbecalled… positionpartieswhohave shown beredformer President of the country, ValéryGiscard In Haryana, Chief Minister hands in this (call of) Bharat backthe three farm laws. Akhileshtweeted. Butnoweverythingelseisgoingas solidarity with the farmers. d'Estaing,who diedrecently,as“an exceptional statesman” who sawgreat potential in India-France strategic partnership. Interestingly,d'Estaing wasthe firstFrenchPresident to visit Athletes march India as chief guestonRepublic Dayin1980. In other states severaldistricts to Rashtrapati MAHARASHTRA With farmer bodies calling foraBharat Bandh today, Major APMCs suchasNavi Bhavan to TheIndian Expresslooksatother groups expressing Mumbai, Nashik,Pune and Rs 2,000 cr for farm loan solidarity, and services likely to be hit in states Solapur willremain shut. MSRTC has shut bus services return awards waiver; Jharkhand to PUNJAB HARYANA on sensitive routes but NewDelhi: Ledbytwo-time The DC Office Employees Indian Association of Mumbai buses will continue. Asian Games gold-winning for- Union of Punjab has Lawyers (IAL)secretary mer wrestler KartarSingh, afew replace Kisan Bima Yojana announcedtheywillgoon Ashwani Bakshi said they GUJARAT sportspersons from Punjab on mass casual leave andsit on have extendedsupport to Workers in Amritsar before leaving forDelhi to join stir. PTI Some APMCs areexpectedto Monday marchedtowards the ABHISHEKANGAD dharnaswhile the Punjab the bandh call. The Haryana remain closed,and the Rashtrapati Bhavan to return “35 RANCHI,DECEMBER7 DairyAssociation has Petroleum Dealer Welfare Textile Market Labour Union nationalsports awards”ina announceditwon’tsupply Association has announced Delhi from Haryana. unions have extendedtheir and TextileTempo showofsolidarity with farmers THE JHARKHAND government Hemant milk.Wholesale vegetable that petrol pumps will support. Ahigh alert has Associationhaveannounced agitating againstnew agriculture has earmarkedRs2,000crorefor Soren and fruit mandis, hotels and closed, while khap leadersin MADHYAPRADESH been issuedin35districts. theirsupportfor the bandh. laws but were stoppedmidway loan waiver to farmers in the petrol pumps will stay closed Jind have announcedthat Major trade and transport The authorities have also FULLREPORTON by the police. state. The government is also set from 9amto5pm. theywillblockall roads to unionsand Mandi Board imposedCrPC Section 144in www.indianexpress.com “Thefarmers have always to replace PM Kisan Bima Yojna According to thesource, dur- supportedus. We felt bad when with the state’s ownFasal Rahat ing the reviewofthe we sawthat our farmer brothers Yojna and has earmarkedRs100 Department of Agriculture, were lathicharged, roads were crorefor this scheme. Animal Husbandryand Co-op- closed. Farmers aresittingon Both theseinitiativesare set erative,the Chief Ministerwas streetsinbitter cold fortheir to comeintoeffect by theend of informedthat astate-levelcom- Farmer delegationmeetsTomar, seeks amendments rights,”saidKartar, goldmedallist this month,asper details that mittee has been formed under inthe1978and1986Asiangames. emergedafter the fourth dayof the AgricultureMinister. “Crop organisations,” the delegation self whyitcould notimplement berofthe delegation, said he The marching athletes the reviewmeetings of various loanee datahavebeen submit- HARIKISHANSHARMA said in alettertoTomar. suchagood initiative on the supports the newlaws. claimedtohavethe supportof departmentsconducted by Chief ted. Variousbankshavebeen NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 “Weare in favour of contin- ground,” Chauhan said, adding, While therewas no state- severalArjunaandothernational MinisterHemant Soren. asked to complete Aadhaar en- uing the MSP (minimum sup- “The farm laws areinthe inter- ment from the government sports awards winners. The biggestchallengere- abling of crop loanee. So farsix AMID PROTESTS againstthe new portprice) and (APMC) Mandi estofthe nation, that’s whywe about the meeting betweenthe The Indian Olympic mainsinimplementing the loan lakhsAadhaar cardshavebeen farm laws,adelegation of farm- system. But we requestyou that supportthese laws.” delegation and Tomar,sources Association offeredits firstcom- waiver.During the Assembly enabledout of 12 lakh loan ac- ers from Haryana and Uttar these laws should continue with KanwalSingh Chauhan, a said it took place at Krishi mentsonthe sportspersons' in- Question and Answer session in counts,” the source said, adding Pradesh on Mondaymet Union the suggestedamendments,” farmer from Aterna village in Bhawanfor about 40 minutes. volvement in the protest. “Of late March,inaresponse to aques- that the department is building a AgricultureMinisterNarendra says the letter signed by 20 farm- NarendraSingh Tomar Sonipat, wasalso part of the del- The meeting comes at atime sportspersons areseen to be an- tion on loansoffarmers, the gov- webportalfor thepurpose. Singh Tomar and demandedthat ers. egation. APadma Shri awardee, when farm unions aredemand- nouncing return of their National ernment had agreedthat the Loan waiver wasone of the allthe threeActsshould con- PushpendraChauhan from he said all the three Acts arein ing repeal of the three farm laws. Awards asamarkoftheirsupport farmers owedRs7,000 croreto poll planksofboththe Congress tinue with the amendments Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh was ernment should have held on- the interestoffarmers.Hesug- Five rounds of talksbetween the forthe recent farmers issue. the banks. and JMM ahead of the Assembly suggestedbyfarmerorganisa- among the members of the del- line discussions with farmers gested that the government government and representatives National Awards and farmers is- Asource in the government election. tions. egation that metTomar. across all panchayats,” he said. bring anew lawtoprovide legal of thefarmorganisations have sue aretwo separatethings,” IOA said: “The biggestchallengewill The replacement of the PM “Wesupportthese (laws). “The Acts aregoodbut the “Whyisthe government rais- guarantee forMSP. remainedinconclusive.The next President Narinder Batraand be selecting the criteria forloan Fasal Bima Yojna awaitsCabinet Theyshould continue by incor- government failedtoconvey the ing questions on the Andolan… Rampal Yadav, afarmer from meeting is scheduledfor SecretaryGeneral RajeevMehta waiver.” approval. porationofsuggestions by farm message on the ground. The gov- The governmentshould ask it- Rewari in Haryana and amem- Wednesday. said in ajoint statement. PTI 1ST PHASE OF KERALA LOCALPOLLSTODAY Day after CPM tries to wrestsecularposition, says Jamaat party in Cong wing meeting Shah, Vijayashanti

meanwhile, accuseeachother of ED andmaintainedthat the CPI(M) SHAJUPHILIP helpingtheSanghParivarincrease WHOVOTES,WHERE&WHEN Counting WelfareParty campaign would onlyhelp returns to BJP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,DEC7 itsfootprint in the state. Resultsof onDec ofIndia’s strengthen the Sangh.“When NewDelhi:Days afteritsoutstand- the civic body polls aresignificant 16 PLAIN E Leftstint WPI waswith LDF,weweresec- ing performance in the GHMC CAMPAIGN FOCUS ● WITH AN eyeonwinning back a in that theyare generallyconsid- EX ularandprogressive,butwhenwe elections,BJPonMonday received section of Hinduvoters who had eredtoreflectthepoliticalmindset 88,26,620 electorsregistered movedtothe Congress,weare amorale boostwhen actor- tovotein11,225pollingstationsin ■ RulingCPI(M)-led ■ OppositionCong-led driftedawayfromthe Leftfold in of the state, whichisscheduledto LeftDemocraticFront UDFfocusedon JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI and nowdubbedcommunal,”hesaid. turned-politi- thelastLokSabhaelectionsinthe holdAssemblypollsnextsummer. thefirstphase,StateElection itspoliticalwingwere “The CPI(M) campaign against cian Commissionofficialssay focussedprimarilyon controversiesrelatedto wake of theSabarimala issue, On Monday, ChiefMinister achievementsofthe thegoldsmugglingcase, supporting LDF untilthe WPI shows that party’s(CPM's) Vijayashantire- CPI(M),the biggestconstituentin PinarayiVijayanaccusedthe UDF 2019 Lok Sabha elections. double standard and hypocrisy.” turnedtothe 1STPHASEOFVOTING, PinarayiVijayangovt allegedcorruptioninthe thestate’srulingLDF,hasbrought and the BJP of vying with each In itsdebut in Kerala local CongressgeneralsecretaryKC party after in6,911wards,istoelect since2016 LifeMissionprojectand to focus the Congress-ledUDF’s otherto makepoliticalgainsfrom representativesfor body elections in 2015, Venugopalandstateunitpresident morethan a electoral understanding with communalism. The UDF,hesaid, ■ Effectivedisbursalof allegationsagainstthe the party had supported MullappallyRamachandran, decade. The 395localbodies5southerndistricts WelfareParty of India(WPI),the has joinedhands with both BJP socialwelfarepensions, CM'soffice the LDF in severallocal meanwhile,playeddowntheissue former Lok -Thiruvananthapuram,Kollam, politicalarmofJamaat-e-Islamiin and Jamaat, and thatthis “unholy stepstakentotackle ■ Arrest,imprisonment bodies, and ruled afew as and deniedanalliancewithWPI. Vijayashanti Sabha MP the local bodypolls, callingit nexus” would reflect in results. Pathnamthitta,AlappuzhaandIdukki coronaviruspandemic ofCPI(M)statesecretary partofthe CPI(M)-led “The UDF has no alliance with any joinedthe BJP –thatgotothepollsonTuesday “communal”politics. CPI(M)state secretaryandLDF andimplementationof KodiyeriBalakrishnan's coalition. Even in West party outside the front. The officiallyaday Thefirstphase of elections to convener AVijayaraghavansaid, 2NDPHASEOFELECTIONS variousprogrammes sonBineeshinamoney Bengal and Tamil Nadu, Congress has anational policy not aftermeetingHomeMinisterAmit the three-tier local bodies in “TheCongresshasgoneintoanal- inErnakulam,Kottayam,Thrissur, throughKerala launderinganddrugcase, WPI statepresident to have anyalliance with commu- Shah and assertedthat onlythe Kerala is slated forTuesday. liance with WPIatthe behest of PalakkadandWayanadon Infrastructure andBalakrishnan's HameedVaniyambalam nal outfits,’’ Venugopal said. saffron partycan fulfil the aspira- In itscampaign pitch, the Indian Union Muslim League pointsout, the party is Senior Congress leader and tions of the people of Telangana December10 InvestmentBoard(KIIFB) subsequentstepping CPI(M)triedtoportray thepollun- (IUML,aUDFpartner)...Itistrying with CPI(M). UDF convener MMHassan ex- Vijayashanti (54)was asouth ■ Hi-techschoolproject asidefrompartypost derstanding as the Congress's os- to give apublicappealforcommu- 3RDPHASEPOLLING plained: “The UDF's understand- Indiancinema star when she be- tensible overtureto“communal nal forces.This would lead to the inMalappuram,Kozhikode,Kannur ingwith WPI is neither apolitical ganher political career with the ■ BJP-ledNDApinning ■ Recentelectoral elements”, while the WPI has Congress’sruin.” andKasaragoddistrictson WPI statepresident Hameed decision nor does it have acen- BJPin1997.ShequittheBJPto join hopesonvarious victoriesinotherstates calledit“hypocrisy”onpartofthe “That party’s (Congress’s) soft December14 Vaniyambalamcountered,saying tralisedapproach. In 2015 local TRSduring the Telangana move- Communistpartyandpointedout corner towardsthe Jamaat-e- development giveconfidencetoBJP, thathispartyhasformedelectoral bodyelections, WPI had been mentandwaselectedto LokSabha thatitwas alignedwith the LDF Islamiwouldonlyhelpfurtherthe programmesinitiatedby whichisyettomakea understandingwithUDFinmany with the LDF.Now,the CPI(M)is in 2009. But shequit the TRSin notlong ago. Hindutvaagenda of Sangh Source: StateElectionCommission;PTI theCentre spaceinKeralapolitics local bodies “tostrengthen the aiming forcommunal polarisa- 2014 and joinedthe Congress be- Both CPI(M) and the Congress, Parivar,’’ he asserted. secular side at the nationallevel”, tion by targetingUDF,’’ he said. fore thecreation of the state.ENS Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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§ FOUNDED BY § RAMNATH GOENKA Farmers’ protestquestions reform that promotes BECAUSETHE TRUTH INVOLVES US ALL efficiency of agriculture,not well-being of agriculturists

TRUST THE IIMS Pramod Kumar By dangling threat of inquiry, education ministryslides back intomicro-management. PMO muststepin, again THE FARMERS’ AGITATION is unique in many Punjabhas been thefood bowl of India. It theseActs areintendedtoempowerthe farm- ways.One, it is acoming together of 31 ide- has largely showcasedaseller’s market.All ers and ensuredoubling of their incomes. ologicallycompetingorganisations.Two,it these years,Punjab has contributed the Farmers’ organisations arecritical of these HE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T seem to be able to keep itshands offthe Indian hassuccessfullypurgeditself of the influence largest amount of foodgrain in the central laws as they believe that theywill lead to the Institutes of Management (IIMs). As thisnewspaper has reported, the min- and interference of the establishedpolitical pool. However, in 2020, Madhya Pradesh con- privatisation of agriculture, reduce agriculture istryofeducation is consideringaproposal that will empowerittoiniti- parties as reflected in thepopular song, “Kithe tributed129lakh metric tonnes (LMT), while to asubsidiaryactivity,makeway forremov- ateaninquiryagainstthe boardofgovernors (BOG)ofany of the 20 IIMs, kithe paye aa vande,kedi party de kede jhande, Punjab’s sharewas 127LMT of wheat;Punjab ing the protective coverofgovernment-led Tif it is found to violatethe IIM Act. The heads of the institutes arealarmed, Ovotapaake khaave dande, Obholeya jatta lagged behindMadhyaPradesh.The Punjab procurement, MSP,Agriculture Produce samajh agende (Weare dividedunderdiffer- farmers see this as the outcome of an unlevel Market Committeeand other safetynets. rightfullyso, at this clear move to encroachonthe autonomyguaranteedtothe IIMs al- ent party flags,you voteonlytoget beaten field. They pointout that the Punjab farmers The reality is that the free market does not mostthree years agobythe very same Act. The mostrecent standoffbetween the gov- up;All youinnocent people, arise and un- arebeing asked to diversify their cropping have the solutions to improvethe well-being ernment and the IIMs involves itsone-year programme. The IIMs call it an MBAdegree, derstand their real agendas)”. Three, the patterns whereas other states likeMadhya of people living on the margins. The assump- as is the global norm in manybusiness schools. But the mighty UGC rulebook says only movement goes beyond the kisans, as there Pradesh and western Uttar Pradeshare en- tion that the market shall protect and multi- two-year programmes deservethat term. This illustrates the kind of tussle over triviali- is abroad-based engagement of the arhtiyas, couraged to produce grains. Whyare the plyfarmers’income is misleading. The new ties that bureaucratic systems expend energies on, almostbyreflex. small shopkeepers, landless labourers and farmers in these states notbeing supportedto farm laws have direct implications forthe This tug-of-war has playedout before.In2015, theministryunder Smriti Irani wasin- social and cultural activists. diversify to commercial crops, theyask. livelihood and survivalofthe people engaged Thesupport lent by families and women Punjab and Haryana receive morethan in or dependent on agriculture,food security volvedinatussle with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on the matter of government role is striking. In my interactions with the fami- Rs 80,000croreinMinimum SupportPrice of the poor and food sovereignty of the coun- in the eliteinstitutions. At thetime, the PMO had pushedbackagainstthe ministry’s plans lies of the agitators in the Malwaregionof (MSP)every year.Not onlyisthe livelihood try. No doubt, with these laws,agricultural to give itself sweeping powers over the IIMs, and underlinedthe needfor autonomyonvar- Punjab, the women, particularly,wereex- of the kisansand theirfamilies, butalso operations maybecomemoreefficient, but ious fronts, from scrapping the President’s role as “visitor” of the IIMs to the composition of pressive. ForaPunjabi, land is notonlyaneco- that of the traders, shopkeepers and other theythreaten to leadtothe marginalisation of theboardand regulation of the feestructure.Thankfully, the PMO’sviews prevailed.In2016, nomic asset, butalifeline and status symbol. beneficiaries dependent on this.According thefarmers. In other words, agriculturemay almostayear laterand with anew minister, Prakash Javadekar,incharge,anew draftofthe Manywomen exhortedtheir men,“Go and to data,only6per cent of the farmers in flourish,but agriculturists could perish. fight;wewill look afterthe houseand the India arefullycovered by theMSP,and 84 Being asurplus agrarian state, Punjab lawgavewide powers to the IIMs, with an internal system of checks and balances. ThefarmersofPunjab feel land till youcome backvictorious.”This sen- that from asellers’ market per cent arelocated in the states of Punjab needstosustain high levels of farm incomes The current move threatens to undothat detenteand slide backintocentral micro- timent is also reflected in song —“Khet tere and Haryana.Therefore, the possible with- witheffective market support to sustain the management forgoals that remain extremelyunclear.The PM has championedthe au- eh khon nu firde; Jo tu paddrekiteanter naal they are nowbeing pushed drawal of the protective coverofthe MSP livelihoods of 50 per cent of itspopulation tonomyofthe IIMs, asystemwhichhas proved itsmettle over and over again. The New (These corporateare eyeing your land, which into the buyers’ market. And is seen as an act of betrayal here. The argu- that is dependentonagriculture.Ifthe gov- Education Policy (NEP 2020), too, envisages greater freedom forinstitutions of higher youhavecultivatedwith hardlabour).” it would obviously be leftto ment also is that Punjab wasinitiallyused ernment wantstoprocure less, letthe farmer learning. Neither of those objectivesare metbythis attemptedchangeinlaw.Indeed, Anger againstthe central government was to fight hunger in the nation and the farm- be compensatedunder the WorldTrade visible amongstthe farmers, arhtiyas and the discretion of the Central ers of this stateworkedhardtodoso Organisation(WTO) compatible blue box. For dangling the threat of an inquiryoverIIM boards leaveslittle about the ministry’s inten- their families. The extent of the anti-Centre government to decide on the againstall odds while other states were this, theCentrecouldallocatesubsidies for tions to theimagination. It also depictsasuspicion of decentralisation characteristic of all feeling revivedechoes of the time of the quantum of procurement on taking advantageofthe industrial and in- diversification to commercial crops forthe Big Government,and signals itspatronising certainty that only“sarkar knows best”. It is Emergency in the 1970s. Thisisexpressedin thedeclared MSP. Also, formation technology revolution.Asare- farmers of Punjab. This subsidycould begiven precisely this attitudethat, over decades andoverseveral governments, hascramped the another song: “Khichla jatta, khichtyaari, sult, Punjab lagged behind and has re- forthree consecutive years.Tokeepthe taking agriculture out of the creativity of institutes of higher learning. Of all human endeavour,learning and knowl- pecha pai gaya Centre naal (Pull up your socks, mainedapredominantlyagriculturalstate. mandi system functional, the APMC Actmay edge,especially,are contingent on institutional freedoms. It is notsomething that should as we have lockedhornswith the Centre)”. EssentialCommodities In other words, the farmers of Punjab be reformed, thestate governmentspermit- be granted as afavour by apatrician stateto“deserving” B-schools of excellence,but pro- Even the traders and the arhtiyas, who (Amendment)Act will not feel that from asellers’ market theyare now tedtocollect mandi feeand arhtiyasgiven have been staunchsupporters of the BJP,have being pushed intothe buyers’ market.And handling charges. motedinall educational institutions. In this newflashpoint, the PMO muststepinagain only legalise,but legitimise, expressedtheir anguish against thenew farm it would obviously be lefttothe discretion Outsourcing agricultural operations to and convince the ministryofeducation to trustthe IIMs and backoff from apointless laws.Social activists,youth and the local the private players’ of the Central governmenttodecideonthe the big corporates and legitimising contract wrangle. As an IIM director told this newspaper,learn to trustthe Boardplease, the gov- singers and artists in theregion have been ac- procurement of foodgrain at quantumofprocurement on thedeclared farming amountstoavirtualabandonment ernment isn’t the onlyresponsible agency in the country. tively involved in the current mobilisation: prices lowerthan the fixed MSP.Also,taking agricultureout of the of the Prime Minister’s Atmanirbhar Bharat “Oh akla waleo chak lo kalma; Maar len na ri- MSP. In other words, nearly Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act project. The marketworks forthose whose flan saanu (Pickupyour pens, before the men will notonlylegalise, but legitimise, the pri- signals it can hear,but the voices of the poor with rifles act)” —acall to the intelligentsia 86 per cent of small and vate players’ procurement of foodgrain at farmers remain inaudible. It is pointless to to use their pen as aweapon and shield for marginal farmerswould be prices lowerthan the fixedMSP.Inother hope that the market will accomplish what INTHE OPEN the farmers. Severalwriters, artists,singers left at the mercy of the words, nearly 86 percent of farmers,who it wasnever cutout to do. andothers have comeforward and returned corporates, with reduced aresmall and marginal, would be leftatthe When granting emergency approval to anti-Covid vaccines, their statehonoursinprotest. mercy of the corporates, with reducedcol- The writer is Director,Institutefor Whyisthe anger so pronouncedin collective bargaining lective bargaining capacity. Development and Communication (IDC), India’s drug regulator mustensuretransparency Punjab? capacity. TheCentral government’sargumentisthat Chandigarh

ITHPHASE3trials forthe anti-COVID-19 vaccinesenteringthe last lap in severalparts of theworld,the ball is nowinthe courtofna- tional regulators to fast-track approvalprocedures that usedto W take years in the past. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare RegulatoryAuthority (MHRA) lastweek wasthe firsttotakethe CELEBRATING JNU emergencyuse approval (EUA) routetosanctionuseofthe vaccinedevelopedbythe pharma giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech. Pfizer has nowapproachedthe Drugs Controller GeneralofIndia (DCGI)for asimilar approval to useits vaccine candidateinthe country. The university’s greatness is earned, notbestowedonit The Pune-basedSerum Institute, the Indian collaborator of the vaccinedevelopedbyOxford University and AstraZeneca, has also sought an EUAfromthe country’s drug regulator. However, unlike“Section 174” of the UK’s Human Medicines Regulations or the US’s EUA Yoginder KAlagh guidelines,India’s drugregulationsdo nothaveclearly definedprovisionsforemergencyap- provals. The onus is, therefore, on the DCGI to ensurethat the compressedproceduredoes- JNUWOMENAND men have written stories Youknowyou areright and yettheydon’t lis- youare challenging it. When theydidn’t let n’t compromise on safetythresholds and is scrupulouslytransparent at everystage. of JNU at 50 (JNUStories: The First 50 Years; tentoyou. It saddens youand youfeel sorryfor me hold the AC meeting Iwent on satya- During thepandemic,theDCGIhasgivenemergencyapprovalsto drugssuchasremde- editors: Neeladri Bhattacharya,Kunal them. So, when Chenoywent to thechancel- graha, ahunger fast,until theylet me con- sivir.However, thesemedicines were notnew introductions to thepharmacopeia — Chakrabarti, SGunasekaran, Janaki Nair,Joy lor, PNHaksar,and said Alagh is downgrad- vene the postponedmeeting. At 50, only LKPachuau). They arestolid talesofperson- ing the prestigeofJNU because he goes to the KanhaiyaKumargoesonfast. remedesivir,for instance, has been usedasabroad spectrum antiviral forabout five years. alities who have arrived. Forinstance, jointsecretaryinthe MinistryofEducationto And then thereare the JNU women. A TheywererepurposedfortreatingCOVID-19patients. Unlikedrugswhichare onlyadmin- Sukhadeo Thorat,who waschairman of fixJNU’s grant and then lobbies with compa- tribe of their own. Analysing the backofbe- isteredtopatients, vaccines aremeant formass use by healthypeople. The safetybar must, University GrantsCommission and the niesfordonationsforbuildings(TataLibrary), yond, thedroughts, hunger.You name the necessarily, besethigherforthe latter.That’s whyregulatoryprocedures forvaccines arelong- Indian Council of Social Science Research and Haksarwas to admonish himin hisownstyle. issue,theyhaveput it at the forefront. In drawnout affairs. However, thepandemic has forcedregulatorybodies to crunchtimelines so on. Youname it he has done it. Similarly, Your VC will lead along life, he said. fact, AnuradhaChenoywas to forcemeinto and grant interim approvals if theyare satisfiedthat “the vaccine is safeand effective”. Kamal MitraChenoy. Aformer president of Sukhadeo Thorat came and metmeafter the madding crowdtoget thecrazedboys JNUTA, he wasthe firebrand of the teachers’ his stint at the university wasoverand said wanting to attackthe outsiders who had be- Globally, the EUAisavery recent addition to the regulatoryarsenal —inthe US, it association. Youmay think he is on the young men in Western Maharashtracome havedinappropriatelywith awoman stu- dates to 2009 and in the UK to 2012.Theyhavebeen granted primarilyfor drugs, diag- wrong ladder.No, he isn’t. Chenoy ledJNU to JNU with me as their icon. “But our reser- dent of the university.Yes, shave theirheads nostics, and equipment likeventilators or PPEs. When the search forashield against teachersand todaythat makes him asought- vation is afarce,” he told me. Iagreedand but hand them over to theDCP waiting with COVID-19began, the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) underlinedthat it will use afterpoliticaladviser.And so it goes on. The asked him to visit everydepartment in JNU, his forceoutside, she convincedthem. The the emergency provision onlywhen it is evident “the potential benefitsofavaccine can- young police commissioner, who ledthe work on reservation and tell us what to do. case is still taught in police academies as a didateoutweighits risks”. In October,the US regulator made anumber of additions to President’s cavalcade from JNU convocation, I, of course,was the vice- He said theywon’t give me thefacts. Isaid I successinriotcontrol if the local establish- wasaJNUiteand knewhow to leadthe cav- am appointingyou as aone-man commit- ment helps you. this approval proceduretomakeit“moretransparent”. People will have to be informed chancellor when JNU would alcade without creating moremayhem. not hold aconvocation teetodothe work.Hedid abang-up job and When JNU turned25, Iwas invited,tomy about the major risksassociated with avaccine candidateand “howthat threat would be I, of course, wasthe vice-chancellorwhen that’s howthe Indian InstituteofDalit surprise, to aGlobal Rectors Group to repre- addressedbythe product under the proposeduse”. The DGCI would do well to draw les- JNUwould nothold aconvocationbecause because it wasa“bourgeois Studies came to be setup. The activistThorat sent agreat Indian university.At50, thereis sons from itsUScounterpart, keep all channels of information open. it wasa“bourgeois practice”.SoIwould, practice”. So Iwould,every in JNU at 25 wasdifferent from the staid JNU and manyothers whichhavebeen es- everylateevening before winding up, write late evening before winding Thorat of JNU at 50. tablishedtobe“great” in itsimage. It is still personal letters of congratulationstoall up, write personal lettersof At 50, JNU has the activistKanhaiya unique in itsgenre. If fornootherreason,it those who got adoctorateand MPhil with A Kumar lobbying foryou as the onlyradical has an Actofits own, the others areall plus in my ownhandwriting. Theyremem- congratulations to all those in the group who have written stories.When lumpedtogether.But greatness at 50 can- THE VEGOPTION berthat and accost me anywhere in the who gotadoctorate and JNU was25, theywereall so. Sometimes, I notbepastedonanother institution, it will world. Youare Alagh, Istill save your letter. MPhil with Aplus in my meetthem again. The jholawallahs have be- have to be earned. Singaporehas approved an artificial meat product — They have memoriesofJNU at 50 and have ownhandwriting. They come journalists wearingpatented shoes. written so in the volume. VC,don’t youremember me, Iwas joint sec- The writer,aneconomist andformer the soya chaap has come full circle But lifewas different in JNU when it was remember that and accost retary of JNUSU,she tells me. At 50, come minister,was vice-chancellor of JNU just25. At 25, youare young and confident. me anywhere in the world. what may, youare the establishment. At 25, during 1992-95 NSINGAPORE, YOUcan nowget “chicken bites” (a nugget, really), whichhave nothing to do with chickens. The city-state has become the firsttoapprovea “cultured meat” product —flesh-equivalentsproducedinbio-reactors that do not Irequirethe slaughterofananimal.The move is beingseenasalandmarkmoment DECEMBER 8, 1980, FORTY YEARS AGO forthe livestockindustry: Forsome time now, severalcompanies have been de- veloping cultured meat to mitigatethe impact of animal rearing on climatechange as well as provide vegetarians with a“cruelty free” option. These arelaudable goals, no FARMERS STRIKE ASSAM STRIKE Japanese foreign ministerMasayoshi Itothat doubt. But vegetarian meat is also the disturbing, almostdystopic, fruition of aphenom- ABOUT 15,000 FARMERS setout from NORMALLIFECAME to agrinding haltand if theRonald Reagan administration up- enon that beganwith suchinnovations as the soya chaap. Jalgaon to Nagpur on a365 kilometremarch communication services were paralysed in grades itsties with Taiwan, Chinamay tryto Forpeople socialisedinfoodcultureswhereanimal protein is notthe centreofthe meal organisedbyOpposition parties. At thehead Assam as a24-hournon cooperation protest improveits relations with the SovietUnion. of the mammoth procession wasthe leader got under wayagainstthe installation of a The angryChinese statementfolloweda —inthe Subcontinent, forexample, acereal, pulses, vegetables usuallyaccompanyameat of the Opposition in Maharashtra, Sharad newministryled by Anwara Taimur. statement by Reagan adviser RayCline that dish —the overwhelming needthat vegetarians have to eat meat substitutes maynot make Pawar, the JanataParty leader RA Patil, the Transmission on theGuwahati station of the China was“diplomaticallyuncivilised” and sense. In fact, adietary pattern whichdoes notrelyonmass-producedanimal protein also PWP leader NDPatil. Twopalanquins carry- All IndiaRadio wasdisrupted. Mostparts of it should declareapolicy of non-belligerence putsfar less stress on the environment. That Indians consumedonly3.16kgofmeat per ing photographs of Mahatma Gandhi, the state, exceptCachardistrict, wasaffected towardsChina. capitaper annum in 2017,(in Singapore, the figureisover71kg, in theUS, 98.6 kg)isas Jawaharlal Nehru, BRAmbedkar and Jyotiba by the strike. Forthe firsttime, the All Assam muchtodowith eating habitsthat encouragediversity as socio-economic factors. Phule were at the forefront of the proces- StudentsUnion andthe Assam Gana Sangram INTELSAT LAUNCHED What is irksome about lab-grownmeat, andmeat-substitutes in general, really, is sion. The leadershavefinalisedacharter of Parishad did notexemptthe essential serv- THEWORLD’S LARGESTcommunication demands.These includeabuilt-in system on ices exceptthe police andhealth workers. satellite,Intelsat, waslaunchedfromCape that theyclaim nobility forwhat is essentiallyafear of missing out. Theyallowpeople to the lines of the costofliving indextodecide Canaveral from Florida in the US. It will be makethe choice of being vegetarian, without feeling liketheyhavetoactuallygiveup the support pricefor farm produce. They DENG’S WARNING able to handle 12,000 telephonecalls and meat. And finally, is all the research andmoneyput intoanover-processedchicken nugget charterofdemands also includes weeklyoffs THE CHINESE LEADER Deng Xiaopeng has twoTVchannels simultaneously—twice the worthit? Juststick to the soya chaap. andincreasedwages forfarm labour. reportedlywarnedUSauthorities through capacity of anyprevious satellite.

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Despitecontrasting approaches,China andUSsharegoalsonenvironment, recogniseitisfundamental status quo to anew worldorder.Indiamuststart work on building politicalconsensus to adapt to changed reality All models of bank ownership and governance have bugs andfeatures. Lettherebeopen debate

they prefertheimpossibilitiesof democracy without politics and marketswithout busi- ness —ishigher in social sciences likeeco- nomics. Maybebecause economicsisn’t a RAJAMANDALA science. NobelLaureateRichard Feynman wiselyreflectedthatphysics would be im- by CRajaMohan possible if electrons had feelings. It’s important to remember that the re- porthas manythoughtful recommenda- THE QUESTION of penalisingstubbleburn- Manish Sabharwal tions beyond the question about entrepre- ing that chokes the cities of north-western neur shareholders. And their question does India during the early winter months is only notdeservesuggestions of suspicious timing one of the issues in the largerargument be- IF YOUonlyread themultiple, interesting (whynow), conspiracy (who for), dyslexia tween the NDAgovernment and the Punjab and expertresponsestoRBI’s recent Internal (wecan’t improvesupervision),fatalism (we farmers. But the question of developing and Working Group report that targetshigher won’t improve supervision), and contested enforcing newenvironmental norms is not banking competition, youcouldbeforgiven history(fraud, notideology,drove national- limited to India. forbelieving that Indian banking doesn’t isation).The notion that financial institu- Our focus hereisonChina and the US — needradicalchange, that mostIndianentre- tions with tinyshareholders, professional the world’stwo largesteconomies.China’s preneurs deservetheir ownepisode in management, and boards that ban share- vigorous pursuit of “ecological civilisation” Netflix’sBad Boys Billionaires, andthat holders areinfallibleignoresIndianevidence under President Xi Jinping and president- banksare onlysafeinthe hands of employ- (mostrecent financialaccidentsinvolvedin- elect Joe Biden’s promise to putclimateis- eesorforeigners. Demonising Indian entre- stitutionsthat don’thave entrepreneursand sues at the heartofUSdomestic and for- preneurs notonlyexcludes capital buten- metcurrent ownership guidelines) and eign policies areset to transform the terms couragesthe possibility of Indian banking global evidence (foreign banksidealisedin of the global discourse on environment. At becoming likeWimbledon; it is playedin the current debatemade losses in the 2008 CRSasikumar leastsome goalposts of the climatedebate England but Britishers rarely win. Shouldn’t financial crisisthatexceededall profitsmade that we have known arelikelytomove,and sation. His decision to strengthen the party- Although coerciveand liberal approaches building big Indian banksbeanimportant since the Medicis invented banking in 15th quitesoon. stateagainstthe rest of society,curbdissent, to managing climatechangeare poles apart, strategic priority when five of the world’s centuryFlorence). This blind spotisthe Delhi is probablybetterprepared than and imposetough and unconventional solu- theysharesome important objectives. Both top10banksare Chinese?As Poet Ramdhari agency problem highlighted by the new in the pastwhen India waswidelyseen as tions forthe problems confronting China had China and the US (along with the West) SinghDinkar wrote: Kshama shobhitius bhu- book, LightsOut,about twoCEOs at General part of the problem on climateissues. Delhi itsexpression in the environmental policy. recognise the urgency of the challenge. jang ko jiske paas garalho(Benevolence only Electricwhereanew boardmember’s ques- is no longer defensive on climatechange Xi’s vigorous mobilisation of statepower Beijingand Washington arealso racing to de- befits snakes that have venom). tion to atenured member about the role of and is actively engagedinshaping the in- to enforce newenvironmental norms in the velop newtechnologiesthat will constitute Whatever is finallydone—the recomm- the boardofdirectors gets the unforgettable ternational debate. But the urgency of ad- lastfew years has helpedChina shedthe the foundations of the green economic fu- endations areopen forpublic comments— answer of “Applause”. dressing climatechangeislikelytointen- imageofbeingthe “bad boy” on climateis- ture. Both have zeroedinonindustrial policy anydebatemustopenlyconsiderthe painful Clearly,all modelsofownership and gov- sify in the immediateterm with the election sues. China’s ecological activism has been to achieve their climateobjectives. ForXiand status quo, the tyrannyoftechnocracy,and ernance have bugs and features and none is of Biden as US President and the prospect hailed or derided as the model for“author- Biden, gaining the leadership of the global the possibilities of entrepreneurship. perfect. But reactions to the reportsuggest of cooperation on climatechangebetween itarian environmentalism”. Forproponents, movement formitigating climatechange is Endingthepoorproductivity andwages that we Indian entrepreneurs needtointro- Washington and Beijing. Xi’s coercive strategy has been moreeffec- astrategic mission. Washington andBeijing of our MSMEs, self-employed, and farmers, spect about perception and trust. However, The newdirection of Chinese and US poli- tive than the“liberal environmentalism” of understand that climate politicsisinthe end needs rebooting Indian banking. The credit questioning the motivations of RBI’s work- cies (in partnership with Europe and Japan) democracies that find it hardtogenerate about rearranging the global order. to GDPratiohas been stuckat50per cent inggroup in raising questions is unfair,impl- will inevitablyput pressureonother states political consensus on the necessity forac- Biden is looking beyond rejoining the for10years (mostdevelopedcountries are ying that Nirav Modi and Bhushan Steel rep- to reorganise their energy production and tion or the natureofit. Paris Accordtoset accelerated timelines for 100per cent), the number of scheduled resent mostIndian entrepreneurs is using consumption, restructure economies, adopt Critics do concede the effectiveness of reducing carbon emissions. Therewill be a commercial banksislower than in 1947,net drunk driving as an argument againstcars, newtechnologies, andmanagethe internal some of China’s coercive strategies, but also special focus on an early end to the world- interestmargins areamong the highestin and believing that mostIndian entrepre- political backlashagainstthe costs that are point to massivepoliticaland socialcosts wide use of coal. The appointment of acab- the world, and bad loans have been over Rs neurs don’t careabout honour,stakehold- likelytobedistributed unevenlyamong na- of China’s ecological authoritarianism — inet-levelspecialenvoy on climatechange 10 lakh crorefor adecade. Over the lastfew ers, and purpose, seems ideological. Nothing tionsand the class hierarchies within them. the suffering of local communities arising and the choiceofformer secretaryofstate decades, we fixedthe big NBFC problem of unnatural about beingideological—the India’sability to influence the newgeopol- from top-down solutions, and the ten- John Kerryfor the job underlines the seri- “too-retail-to-fail”,butthelastfew yearssug- great newbook Jugalbandi by VinaySitapati itics of climate changewilldepend alot on its dencyofthe CCP’s technocraticelites to ousnessofthe intent of the Biden team. gest a“too-wholesale-to-fail” problem that of AshokaUniversity has the wise Atal Bihari domestic political resilience in adapting to makemajor mistakesinassessing and Biden has promised to Biden has promisedtodeploythe full needs reviewing their regulatoryarbitrage. Vajpayeequoting Jaki rahi bhawana jaisi, the newimperatives. Whileademocratic treating environmental problems. deploythe full range of rangeofforeignpolicytools—including Weak competition fornew banking busi- Prabhu moorat dekhitin taisi (a devotee sees Indiastruggles to deal with the newinternal Butthe Chinese model of coercive en- foreign policy tools — newtariffs and potential sanctions —to ness —depositsand loan concentration has God in the imagehewants to see). conflicts centredon climate, Chinahas crafted vironmentalism is finding an echo among including new tariffs and build avigorous newglobal regime on mit- increasedby70per cent in the lastfiveyears Fixing Indian banking needs luckand anew template of “coerciveenvironmental- some Westernenvironmentalists.Theybe- igatingclimatechange. Europe, whichisre- —meansthat our version of “too-big-to-fail” skill. Skill will come from foreignbanks(DBS ism”.Untilthe early 21st century, Chinawas lieve planetary survivalmustbethe fore- potential sanctions —to lievedtosee the US return to climateac- is “too-few-to-fail”. And current banking takeover of LVB),foreignpublic investors the prime example of putting growth and de- mostobjective of the moment and all other build avigorous new global tivism, is all settosupportsuchinitiatives. problems can hardlybethe fault of entre- (HDFC is 70 percent ownedbyforeigners), velopment above considerations of ecologi- considerationsmustbesubordinated to it. regime on mitigating climate On his part, Xi has signalledChina’s willing- preneurs currentlynot allowed. India can- foreign private investors (Catholic Syrian calsustainability.Thishas dramatically Whatever the meritsofauthoritarianen- change. Europe,whichis ness to undertakeadditional commitments notaccelerateits economic growth or Bank Fairfax investment), four public sector changed in recent years as Chinamoved de- vironmentalism, it has little political on carbon emissions than the ones made at counter China’ economic-growth driven banks(with an independentlygoverned cisively in addressing manychallenges of cli- chance of being replicated in democracies. relieved to see the US return Paris and an eagerness to work with Biden militarisation with the current structure, holding companythat has no access to gov- mate change. President Xi’s predecessor,Hu Plural societies arefocusedonimproving to climate activism, is all set on climatechange. At amomentofdeepen- management, ownership, governance, reg- ernment finances), and arevampedRBI (a Jintao, had identified theconstruction of a the natureofliberal environmentalism that to support suchinitiatives. ing conflictwith the US, cooperation on cli- ulation, andsupervision of banking. higher game in regulation and supervision “harmonious society” as amajor objectiveof relies on political consensus in drafting On his part,Xihas signalled matechange offers an important leverfor Overthelastfew decadescognitive expe- through organisational structurechanges, the Chinese CommunistParty.Resolving the newenvironmentalnorms and their effec- Beijing in engaging Washington. rts—aneliteglobalminorityof educated,art- specialisation, performance management, tension betweendevelopment and environ- tive enforcement as well as the reliance on China’swillingnessto In underlining climatechangeasanim- iculate,andconnectedprofessionalsto which training, and technology). ment wasverymuchpartofbuilding ahar- market-based mechanisms. undertakeadditional portant area of engagement with Biden, Delhi Ibelong —haveprovidedimportant ideas. The “luck”question is morecomplicated. monioussocietyinChina. Modernising liberal environmentalism is commitments on carbon has signalledits readinesstodeal withanew But we have become less mindful about the The British psychologistRichardWiseman As the scaleofthe challengeatthe na- indeedthe essence of president-elect Biden’s phase in the global politics of environment. unintendedconsequencesof theoryandless suggests that lucky people areoutgoing, and tional and globallevels became clear,the commitment to integrating the climate emissions than the ones But diplomacycan onlywin time and space opentothe messiness of changebecause of aremoreopen to newexperiences, talking CCP reframedthe problem as bringing har- question with the domestic policy agenda. made at Paris and an forIndia’sinternal adjustment to thenew im- our self-imageassociety’s fire alarms, seat to newpeople, and traveling to newplaces. monybetween humanity and natureand Biden plans to enforce environmental regu- eagernesstowork with Biden peratives. Delhi’s real test on climatechange belts, or lifeinsurance. COVID exposesthe Theysmile twice as often, makemoreeye the building of an “ecological civilisation”. lations that were either diluted or discarded on climate change. At a is on building anew domestic consensus that dangersofcertainty because, first, science contact, and areoptimistic. The RBI working The CCP’s formulation that the objectives by the Donald Trumpadministration and en- can address the economic andpolitical costs progresses through the iterative hypothesis group —staffed with people of talent, in- of amodern ecological civilisation arein hance the incentivesfor polluters to com- moment of deepening associatedwithaninternal adjustment to the testingof debate,disagree,pivot,andreassess tegrity,and imagination—seemsto have in- harmony withancient Chinese culture pensatefor theirviolation of norms. “Climate conflictwith the US, prospectofagreat global reset. that can’t proveanything rightbut proves tuitively understood Wiseman and chal- helpedgivethe pursuit of newclimateob- justice” is another important objective of cooperation on climate things wrong. Second, all prescriptions are lenges us to shiftIndian banking to being jectivesastrongerpolitical sanction. Biden’s domestic environmental policy. It is change offersanimportant The writer is director,InstituteofSouthAsian based on thebestavailable dataand will open, big and inclusive from itscurrent Once he took charge from Hu in 2012,Xi basedonthe recognition that pollution and Studies,NationalUniversity of Singapore changeasinevitablenewevidenceemerges closed,smallandexclusive form.No change brought his owndistinctive brand of gover- other ecological problems have agreater im- lever forBeijing in engaging and contributing editor on international orrelationshipschange.Third,scienceisbet- is finalised, but let’s have an open debate nance to thebuilding of an ecological civili- pact on the poor and minorities. Wa shington. affairs for The Indian Express terataddressing the technicalproblems of without canceling the question. the physical worldratherthan adaptive or wickedproblems of the human world. The writer is withTeamlease Services. Unfortunately, thetyranny of technocracy— Viewsare personal

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India’sOscarentry, ‘Jallikattu’, is aboutthe seethingbrutality of everydaylife NOWIN-WIN THIS REFERS TO the editorial, ‘Democ- IDEAS UmaMahadevan Dasgupta racy tutorial’ (IE, December 7). farmers have hadalongexperienceofpoor har- ONLINE vestsdue to theweather,and itsruinous DURINGAperiod of COVID-inducedself-iso- selvesinaRashomon-likeplotset inside a writing contains breathtakingly beautiful About Hareesh’s fiction, Ihavetosay this: effectsontheir lives. The operation of ONLYINTHE EXPRESS lation this year,IwatchedMalayalam police station. Afterthe deathofaTamil man sentences.Theyare dense and textured,with Thereare sentences in his prose that, when the contestedfarm laws,and their pro- movies. Theywerelikeabalm. The backwa- at aroadside ironingstand, his Malayali em- richdetail —the dip and swirlofbirds against theyend, Ihavetogobackand read them claimedbenefits aresubject to market ● THETAINTOF ters arebeautiful, as in ad films; the people ployersilentlybefriends his employee’s the bright green fields,the movement of again from starttofinish, because theyare conditions, whichunlikeactsofgod,are CRIMINALITY: areengaginglyreal.The stories areintensely widow. It is justthat: Friendship. Indeed, one long-oars gliding through the canal, the flit- so magicallycrafted.Itisthe same with alsoliable to corporate manipulations NIKITASONAVANE,SRUJANA local, setonthe blurredboundaries between of the best things about Malayalam cinema ting of piedpaddy skimmers over thepond Pellissery’s film sequences. —the latter acting in self interest, with BEJANDAMEYABOKIL rural and urban that is so peculiartoKerala. is howitdepictsfriendship betweenpeople —when suddenly, one word can stop us Suchasthe opening momentsof potential deleteriouseffectsonfarm- One plotunfolds in Kumbalangi, another in of different backgrounds notjustaspossible, short, suchas: Hunger. Jallikattu:Beforedawn, aclock ticking,and ers’ lives. Clearly,farmersare notcon- ● LAWANDLOVE:JAVED Angamaly, and athirdinIdukki;the settings but also light, natural and valuable. It shows Ithinkofthe opening scene of Hareesh’s people’s eyes snapping open, onebyone. vincedofawin-win situation in realty. IQBALWANIANDLDAVIDLAL arerichlyspecific to the narratives. In another what brings peopletogether. award-winning novel, Moustache (Meesha in Among the firstwords spoken in the film: LRMurmu, Delhi film, aftertheir inter-caste marriage, acouple But film is also apowerful waytoexplore Malayalam). Paviyan, who livesonthe em- “Hold the rope tight.”Aknifebeingsharp- www.indianexpress.com leave southern Kerala to startanew life in what dividespeople, suchasmisogyny, toxic bankment of theChozhiyappara fields,is ened; asuddenlunge; and blood spreading LEGALISE NOW Kasaragod in the north. masculinity,and lasting enmities between walking home one night in the month of darklyonthe ground. These areensemble stories, perhaps be- people in asocietythatcontinues to be riven Karkitakam.After going to “those with over- Inside ahouse, aman hitsawoman: THIS REFERS to the editorial, 'Clear the causeKerala is in someways more egalitar- with feudal and hierarchical elements. And filledgrain chests and stores of paddy” seek- “Rice-cakeagain forbreakfast?” smoke' (IE, December 7). It is preposter- ianthanmanyother places;alsobecause thatisthe theme of Lijo Jose Pellissery’s cin- ing abit of rice, he is returning empty- Whilethe men gather intoamob, the ous to selectively criminalise the con- FARMERS’ FUTURE that’s howcommunities live.Thereare ema. His Angamaly Diaries (2017) shows that handed. On the wayhome, he sees an women continue to cook tapioca, checkthe sumptionofmarijuana when other THIS REFERS to the article, ‘Make awkwardbrothers,inquisitivegrandmoth- man’s inclination forviolence runs deep. Ee eenampechi, or pangolin. “He pickeditup salt, petthe dog, and wash the clothes. deadlier substances suchasalcohol — Punjab great again’ (IE, December 7). ers, and ateenager who plays football, cooks Ma Yau (2018)shows that it runs deeper thinking it would amusehis children, make Jallikattu is aboutanancient violence, oftenspurious —are freelyavailable . The writer has made it clear that in- dinner and yearns forhis mum. Ilovethat a than the depth of agrave.Inthe firstfilm, a them forget theirhunger forawhile.” one that is deeplylinked to land and jungle. This has onlyresultedin acat and mouse creasingthe productivity of one or two person calledBabycan be awoman or a religious procession becomes the siteofa Even in God’s owncountry, just beneath “This land wasall adense forest,” says one game betweenoffendersand the venal crops (wheat and rice) is notthe way man, diminutive or large in size, Hinduor fight;inthe other,aman’s graveitself be- the surface, one encountershunger,inequal- character.“My dad usurpeditand gave it officials serving their vested interests. forward. Depleting watertable,increas- Muslim or Christian by faith. Acharacter comes an embattledspace. ityand deep fissures that arenever quitefor- to the church.” An outright banstimulates somepeo- ing costofthe fertilisersubsidy,virtual can driveanauto, be afriend, and have a The mostpowerfuldepiction of toxic gotten. Astarving child. Aboy digging the The film is aboutconflict betweenman ple to experiment and unscrupulous waterexportand soil degradationhave hobby, all at once. Identity doesn’t feel masculinity and violence is in Pellissery’s lat- earth forroots.The ghostofaman who has and beast; man and man; and man and players go underground to evade laws. posedathreat to the sustainability of rigidlyfixed.People can change. Can it be estwork, Jallikattu (2019)—selected as starved to death, still asking forkanji water. woman.Itisabout the seething brutality that The needofthe hour is to scale up the agriculture.Cropdiversification,cli- that people arecomplex? India’s official entryfor the AcademyAwards. Ascrawny migrant worker;awell-fed priest. lies justbeneath the surface of everydaylife. awareness about the pitfalls of addic- mate-friendly farming areneededtoin- The characters resisteasy categorisation. Jallikattu is basedonashortstory by the “Caste is still the primarysignifier of worth, tion rather than beinganannystate. crease farmer's income. Aphotographer learns from his elderly fa- Malayalam writer SHareesh. dignity,and position of peopleinKerala,” The writer is in theIndian Administrative Deepak Singhal, Noida DhawalJoshi, Churu ther howtosee. Three people find them- Likethe landscape of Kerala, SHareesh’s writes Hareeshinthe forewordtoMoustache. Service, and based in Bengaluru

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As ambitious parentsnudged by tech education companies push their children to startyoungwithlearning programming, critics raise redflags,the key contention being thatitisbeing taught tooearly forsome. Some of thequestions being raisedare part of an ongoing defamation caseinDelhiHighCourt.

And howdid the calltostart teaching What do the critics of code-learning at and marketing strategies adoptedbymanyof icy, as partofwhichitallegedly took down honestfact-basedcriticism is trulywel- AASHISHARYAN&PRANAVMUKUL code to children in elementary school an early agesay? these platforms. anyposts that were critical of WhiteHat Jr’s come…,” Bajajwrote in apostonthe jobs NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 come about? The primarycontention againstlearning One suchplatform, WhiteHat Jr espe- curriculum, teaching methodology,orits portalLinkedIn. Since the advent of computers and the to code at averyyoung ageisthat some age cially, has been rocked by criticism —allega- teachers, has also facedseverecriticism. MUMBAI-BASED WhiteHat Jr has been in the arrivalofcomputer coding as the next big groups, whichare being targeted by plat- tions againstthe companyhaveincludedag- AftercriticssuchasPoonia and angel in- So what has happenedinthe High news forthe pastseveral monthsoveral- thing,leaders of technology companies forms, arebeing pushedintoitevenbefore gressive marketing bordering on unethical vestor Aniruddha Malpani postednegative Court? legedly stifling free speechand misleading around the worldhavepushedfor codingto theyhavemasteredthe mathematical and practices, harassment of teachers and young reviews of theprogramming courses and On November 24,the courtdirected customers. In addition, the startup —which be includedasasubject in middle or higher technological fundamentals. children,aswell as of parentsofkids enrolled teachers,WhiteHat Jr firstapproachedsocial Poonia to refrain from posting about wasacquired by education tech company secondaryschool forstudentswho maybe Ametaphor that is oftenusedisthatchil- in the online codingclasses. media platforms claimingalleged copyrights WhiteHat Jr until the next dateofhearing. Byju’s earlier this year for$300million —has interestedtolearn. dren arebeing made to ride abicycle before While WhiteHat Jr is the best known violations, and subsequentlyfiled adefama- Thecourtalso asked him nottodownload found itself in the centreofadebateonthe In 2018,Microsoftco-founder Bill Gates theyhaveevenlearnt to walk.Softwareen- among platforms that teachcoding to chil- tion suit in Delhi High Court. the instruction setorcurriculum of rightage forchildren to startlearning to code. wroteinablogpostthateveryone could ben- gineer Pradeep Poonia,30, avocal critic who dren, thereare severalothers, including Poonia has claimedthat 17 videos posted WhiteHat Jr,and distributeit, as “the same efit from learning the basicsofcomputer sci- has become aprominent voice in the debate, Coding Ninjas, Coding Blocks,CampK12, by him on YouTube, twoYouTube channels causes financial loss” to the company. Whyislearning to codeabig deal? ence. According to Gates, coding, whichhe says:“There’s areason whyinmathematics Codementor,etc. run by him, twoRedditaccounts,one Poonia has also been directed nottohack At the turn of this century, when ex- taught himself and fell in love with at the age addition is taught first, then subtraction, then Twitter handle, one Quoraaccount, three intooraccess anyinternal chatsofthe com- tremelyaffordable computers made their of 13,led him to askquestions about howto multiplication,and then division. It is neces- WhyisWhiteHat Jr in the news? LinkedIn articles, and one LinkedIn account pany,ortopostcompany conversations on wayintotechnical and engineering colleges achievetasks, and find answerstoquestions. sarytolearn severalelementsofmathemat- WhiteHat Jr says it provides coding tutori- have been temporarilyorpermanently hisYouTubechannel. He mustnot,until the across the country, Indiawas abletoproduce “Thequestionsitteachesyoutoask—How ics and logical thinking before one can code. als to children between theagesof6and 18, takendownasaresult of WhiteHat Jr’s com- next dateofhearing, makeany comments ahugearmyofcoders and programmers — do youaccomplish atask? Can youfind apat- [What manyofthe online platforms aredo- through using what it says areinnovative plaintstothese platforms. on the number of teachers or the quality of essentiallypeople who could createcom- tern?Whatdata doyouneed?—are usefulno ingthesedays] is likesomeoneteachingyou methodsto keepthemengagedandinterested. The company, forits part, has maintained teachers at WhiteHat Jr,oruse the name puter software. matter whereyou go in life,” Gates wrote. to draw acar underthe pretext of making The platform claims to have developed that it is “under adeep targeted attackfrom WhiteHatSr, aplayonthe company's name, As computing devices have takenover Leaders of severalother tech companies youlearn howtobuild acar.” programming courses that allow“kids, teens, an organisedgroup, whichincludedfalse al- forhis YouTubechannel. everyaspect of life, theneedfor good pro- agreed. The idea, mostsaid, wastomakecod- and young adultstolearn howtocode at all legations and unauthorisedimages and Following the Delhi High Courtorder, grammersand coders hasbeen increasing ing as simple and accessible as the “mother Who teachescode-learninginIndia? ages with proper coding classes”. videos being posted”. However, some Poonia has takendownall the tweets and relentlessly—and calls to teachcoding and tongue” foryoung children. Gates subse- Enthusiastic entrepreneurs introduced Critics have,however, disputed the claims WhiteHat Jr executives, includingCEO Karan videos that were critical of WhiteHat Jr.Asof programming to young studentshavegot quentlynamedonline classes suchasKhan online education technology platforms along made in the advertisementsrun by Bajajhimself, have conceded having made date, his account on Twitter stands sus- louder.Inrecent years, platforms and compa- Academyand Code.org, whichhesaid helped the linesofKhan Academyand Code.orgin WhiteHat Jr,and raisedquestionsabout “mistakes”. pended, whichhas once inflamedall over nies have startedtoclaim that kids as young to break down the complexities of coding India. Though their introductionwent rela- claims that itsstudentslandedplush jobs at “We’vemade mistakeswhile growing again the debateonthe social media com- as those in elementaryschool mustbegin to intosimpler ideas. tively unnoticedinitially, severalquestions major softwarecompanies suchasGoogle up. Our marketing campaigns were poorly pany's handling of complaintsbycompanies learn coding. have since been raisedaround the methods and Apple.The company's social media pol- designed, whichwechanged.Legitimate, againstindividuals.

Ganesh Raghunathan, National Conservation Foundation ChandraSekhar Joshi, RamnagarDivisional Forest Officer CORONAVIRUS DASHBOARD For the first time since July, active cases below 4lakh MORE THAN two Covid deathshavebeen months of sustained reportedinIndiasofar. decline in dailydetec- The minor rebound in Bilal Habib, WII–NTCA road project tion of newcases of the daily newcases seen coronavirus infection in the lastweek of has meant that there November seems to have arelessthan 4lakh ac- halted,atleastfor the tive cases of thedisease time being. Formore now, alevel that was CORONAVIRUS than aweek now, the lastseen as farbackas COUNT dailynumberhas re- July.AsonSunday,there mained below40,000 were 3.96lakh known and less than the number active cases in the country, down from of people who aredeclaredto have re- the peakof10.17 lakh reachedinthe coveredevery day. thirdweek of September. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and It’s nowexactlyone month since Gujarat,wherenumbers hadrisensig- the lasttime morethan 50,000 cases nificantlyinthe second half of were detectedin aday.OnSunday, less November,havebeenrecordingaslow Clockwise from above left: Amacaque crossesacanopybridgeinarainforestonValparai plateauinAnamalaiHills, TamilNadu;the neweco-bridgebuiltfor reptiles in than 33,000cases were reportedfrom decline in dailynumbers. The lastone Ramnagar,Uttarakhand; and aRoyal Bengal tiger uses one of severalunderpasses along National Highway 44. across the country, taking the total week has also seen the re-emergence number of peopleinfected so farto of Kerala as thetopmostcontributorof over96.77lakh. newcases in the country. This is largely Sundaywasalsothefirsttimesince due to thefact that Delhi has shown a early Julythatlessthan400deathswere considerable decline during thisperiod. Building bridges in the forest, to help wildlife reportedinaday.Morethan 1.4lakh AMITABHSINHA

acrossanimal corridors, including National Forinstance, when highwaysare upgraded pretty fast,” she said. INDIAACTIVE CASES 396,729 SHINYVARGHESE Highway 37 through the Kaziranga-Karbi from twolanestofour lanes, youstopseeing Habibrecounted his team’s observations NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 Anglong landscape in Assam, and State roadkills. It doesn’t mean it becomes agreen on NH 44,whichintersectsKanha-Penchand 500,000 Highway 33 through the Nagarhole Tiger highway... It’s important thereforetounder- Pench-Navegaon-Nagzira corridors in vari- 454,940 RAMNAGARFORESTDivisioninNainital dis- ReserveinKarnataka. stand what the animal habitatsare in the area, ous sections.With five animal underpasses trict, Uttarakhand,recently built itsfirsteco- On the Kaladhungi-Nainital Highway, topography, disturbance types, road length andfour minor bridges on the 6.6-km road bridgefor reptiles and smaller mammals. ChandraSekhar Joshi, Ramnagar Divisional and itscurvature,” he said. within the forests, it’s one of India’s success 396,729 What arethese,and whyare theyimportant? Forest Officer,supervisedthe buildingofthe The span and distribution of eco-bridges stories. Theycapturednearly 18 speciesthat new90-footeco-bridge. “Wefound many should dependonanimal movement pat- usedtheseunderpasses, including tiger,leop- Whyeco-bridges matter 400,000 roadkills on this route, especiallyofreptiles terns. “The bigger bridges will see sambar, ard, andgolden jackal. Eco-ductsoreco-bridges aim to enhance suchasthe monitor lizard. The bridgeisan spotted deer,nilgai, wildpig usingthem, “Wehavea750m long bridgehere, possi- wildlifeconnectivitythat canbedisruptedbe- awareness-buildingmechanismfor this very while fortigers or leopards, if the bridgeis5m blythe world’s largestunderpass. Most cause of highways or logging. Theseinclude congestedtouristroute,” he said. “… The or 500m,itdoesn’t bother them. But some species use this.However, we found that on canopy bridges (usually formonkeys,squir- bridgewas away to see howwecan preserve animals likethe barking deer,whichprefer our50m bridge, sloth bears and female nil- LAST 10 DAYS rels and other arboreal species); concreteun- the ecosystem necessaryfor reptiles that feed closedhabitats, needsmaller bridges,” Habib gais don’t travel… In this 750m bridge, the Nov27Dec 6 derpasses or overpass tunnels or viaducts on insects, forsnakes that feed on reptiles, said. slothbear took twoyears to cross, thewolf 300,000 (usuallyfor largeranimals); and amphibian and foreagles that feed on snakes.” and the pangolin took less than ayear,while Note:The Dec 6figure in this graph is based on thegovernment updateonDec 7 tunnels or culverts. Usuallythese bridges are The challenges the spotted deer and jungle catbarelytooka overlaid with planting from the area to give it What builders look at Senior scientist DivyaMudappa of Nature month,” he said. acontiguous look with the landscape. Bilal Habib, Head, Animal Ecologyand Conservation Foundation, working in Tamil One of the largest underpasses –1.4km– INDIATOTAL CASES WORLDTOTAL CASES A2020 study by theWildlife Instituteof ConservationBiology,WII, said thereare two Nadu’s AnamalaiHills, builtcanopy bridges foranimal conservationisIndia is being built 9,677,203 67,316,936 India (WII) notedthat nearly 50,000 km of important aspectsofbuilding eco-bridges – forlion-tailedmacaques and Nilgiri langurs. along the Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra road projectshavebeen identifiedfor con- size andlocation. “When yousee aroadkill, “In 2008, we built six bridgesacross a3-km border,hesaid. Other proposals include the Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, struction in India over the next five to six youimagine thatthe animal has diedthere stretchwhere thesearboreal animals could Chennai-BangaloreNational Highway,inthe Welfare,updatedat11pmonDec7 updatedat11pmonDec7 years, while manyhighways arebeing up- and so youplace abridgethere. However… move freelywithout being run over.Our Hosur-Krishnagirisegment, near reserve gradedtofourlanes.The NationalTiger this maynot be theonlyindicator.Often you smallestbridgewas about 10mand the forestsfor elephantcrossings, and in the Conservation Authority,New Delhi, had iden- don’t see collisionsbecause theroad hasal- longestwas about 25m. These have been very Tadoba-Andhari TigerReservein tified three major sites thatwerecutting readybecome awall foranimalsinthat area. successful with the monkeys taking to them Chandrapur,Maharashtra. Inpreviousterm,whenNDAgovtwithdrewanOrdinanceamidprotests

the UPAregimeand came intoeffect from sent”clause providedunder sub-section (2) of Parliament during the firstleg of that them with the axeofyourOrdinance.” to reform the ‘Land Acquisition Act’ was HARIKISHANSHARMA January1,2014. The newlaw replacedthe of section2(Fair Compensation) in the new year’sBudget Session, thegovernment In the second leg of the Budget Session, raisedbythe states veryemphatically... And NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 Land AcquisitionAct, 1894,whichhad been LandAcquisition Act. promulgated it againasthe RFCTLARR the Bill wasreferredtoaJoint Parliamentary hence this reformedproposal wasintro- in forcefor over acentury. (Amendment)Ordinance, 2015 on April 3. Committee forexamination. On May30, the duced,” Modi said. IN THE ongoing farmers’ agitation, the NDA On December 31,2014, exactlyone year What wasthe journeyofthe Meanwhile, the Oppositioncontinued government reissuedthe Ordinance,asthe “But Isaw howthe farmers were being government has indicated that it will not afterthe newlaw had come intoeffect, the Ordinance? itsprotestsoutside and insideParliament. RFCTLARR (Amendment)Second misledand afear psychosis created.Mydear acceptthe demand by farm unions to re- government sought to amend it by promul- It facedwidespread protests.When the CongressleaderRahul Gandhi attackedthe Ordinance, 2015. farmers, youshould notbemisledand def- peal the three laws at the heartofthe gating the RFCTLARR (Amendment) governmentintroducedaBill to replace the government in Lok Sabha on April 20, 2015. initelynever be scared.And Idonot wish to protests.During itsprevious term, the gov- Ordinance, 2014. OrdinanceinLok Sabha Making an intervention Howwas it eventuallywithdrawn? give anyone the opportunitytomislead you ernment had withdrawnacontentious Through the Ordinance, the government on February24, 2015,the ANOTHER LAW during adiscussion on the Amidcontinuing anger againstthe and scareyou.For me,every singlevoice in Ordinance in viewofstiffopposition dur- attempted to makeseveral changes in the Opposition attacked it agrarian situation, he said: amendment,Prime MinisterModi an- thenation is important but mostimportant ing itsprevious term. 2013 Act. These includedempowering the over the proposed ANOTHER TIME “… your government is ig- nouncedthe decision to withdraw the to me is the voiceofthe farmer. We had is- government to exempt five categoriesof changes in the Act. The Bill noring the problems of Ordinance in his Mann Ki Baat programme suedanordinance. Tomorrow, on August What wasthat Ordinance? projects—national security,rural infrastruc- waspassedinLok Sabha farmers and does notlis- broadcastonAugust31, 2015.“Ihavealways 31st the deadline forthis ordinance ends. I Within months of coming to powerin ture, affordablehousing, industrialcorridors, on March 10 that year,but it failedtoclear tentothe voice of workers. Your govern- said that the governmentisopen to all views have decidedthatlet this ordinancebe May2014, the Narendra Modi government and infrastructure and social infrastructure RajyaSabha. Although anotice formotion ment is the government of industrialists… and suggestions on the issue of Land lapsed,” he said. promulgated an Ordinancetoamend the projects—fromthe requirementsof“deter- forconsideration and passing of the Bill was Your governmentisagovernment of big Acquisition Act, on whichadebateisgoing The Joint Committee of Parliament, Right to Fair Compensation and mination of social impact andpublic pur- giveninRajya Sabha on March 13,itcould people. Suit-bootkisarkar hai.Weall under- on. Ihavereiterated againand again that I headed by BJP member SSAhluwalia, held Transparency in Land Acquisition, pose”, and “special provision to safeguard notbetaken up forconsideration as the stand that…Onone hand youare weaken- am open to anysuggestion in the interestof severalmeetings to discuss the amendment Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCT- food security”. Besides, it also exempted House wasprorogued on March 28. ing farmers and labourers, and when they the farmers. But today, Iwant to tell all my Bill. Eventually, the Billlapsedwiththe dis- LARR) Act, 2013,whichwas enactedduring these categories of projectsfromthe “con- When the Bill again failedtoget approval areabletostand on theirfeet, youwill hit farmerbrothers and sisters thatthe request solution of the 16th Lok Sabha.

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TOPOFTHE WORLD Bidenbuildshealthteam tofightpandemic,names Becerraforleadingpost Fauci to be topadviser to presidentoncoronavirus Maduroshows his ballotinCaracas on Sunday. AP TREVORHUNNICUTT BIDEN’SHEALTHTEAM WILMINGTON,DECEMBER7 VENEZUELA XavierBecerra Vivek US PRESIDENT-ELECT Joe Biden Secretaryof Murthy Congressional said he will nominateCalifornia Healthand Surgeon AttorneyGeneral Xavier Becerra HumanServices General polls:Maduro forsecretaryofhealthand human claimsvictory services on Mondayasone of the RochelleWalensky Marcella topofficials on his team to fight Directorofthe Nunez-Smith VENEZUELANPRESIDENT the raging Covid-19pandemic. CentersforDisease Covid-19Equity Nicolás Maduro’s political Biden chose Becerra,62, a Control&Prevention TaskForceChair alliance claimed asweep- Latinoformercongressman,ashe ingvictoryMondayincon- faces morepressuretoadd diver- AnthonyFauci JeffZients gressional elections boy- sity to his Cabinet appointments, ChiefMedical Coordinatorof cotted by the many including complaintsfromthe AdviseronCovid-19 theCovid-19 opposition politicians and SWISS PAY TRIBUTE TO COVID DEAD Congressional Hispanic Caucus tothePresident Response criticisedinternationallyas about the number of Latinos. being fraudulent. The win Activists light around 5,000candlestocommemoratethe people who diedofthe coronavirus in Switzerland, in front of the Becerra will leadthe health givesMaduro control of Federal Palace in Bern,Switzerland, on Sundaynight. AP agencyasofficialsstruggleto con- populous stateinthe country Biden also chose Dr Rochelle the lastmajor branchof tain aresurgence of the novel with about40million residents, Walensky,chief of infectious dis- government outside his coronavirus, including record in- on Mondaycompelledmuchof eases at MassachusettsGeneral grasp. It plays outinthe fectionsandadailydeathtollthat the statetoclose shop andstayat HospitalinBoston, to run the US waningdays of theTrump US sanctions 14 hasexceeded2,000inrecentdays, home the dayafter it reporteda Centersfor Disease Control and administration, which Brexit crunch time: Standoff andto prepareforamammothef- record30,000-plus newcases. Prevention (CDC). leavesofficewithMaduro Chineseofficials fort to vaccinate Americans. Biden, who takesoffice on Dr AnthonyFauci, director of firmlyentrencheddespite “This team of world-class Jan. 20, has announcedtop nom- the National InstituteofAllergy itseffortsto bringabouthis puts EU-UK deal on knife edge over Hong Kong medical experts andpublicser- inees forhis national security and Infectious Diseases, whom departurethrough diplo- vantswill be ready on DayOne and economic teams. Biden has tappedashis chief macy andsanctions. “We crackdown to mobilize everyresource of the During his time in Congress, medicaladviser on the coron- have recoveredthe federal government to expand Becerra playedaroleinpassing avirus,said he would be involved National Assembly with RAFCASERT& HUMEYRAPAMUK testing and masking,” Biden said the Affordable CareAct, in all aspectsofthe response. the majority voteofthe JILLLAWLESS WASHINGTON,DECEMBER7 in astatement, adding that they DemocraticPresidentBarack Biden also namedJeffZients, Venezuelanpeople,” BRUSSELS,DECEMBER7 would “oversee the safe, equi- Obama’s main domestic policy an economic adviser known for Madurosaid. AP THE UNITED States on Monday table, and free distribution of achievement. In hiscurrent role his managerial skills, as acoron- ONE OF the mostintense days in imposedfinancialsanctions and treatmentsand vaccines.” in California, he leadsacoalition avirus “czar” to overseeaCovid- thelong-running Brexit trade ne- atravelban on 14 Chineseoffi- Morethan 282,000 of 20 states defending the pro- 19 response. The President-elect gotiations startedoff with little cials over their alleged role in Americanshave diedfromCovid- gram better knownasalso pickedVivek Murthy, aphysi- TURKEY good news about anyprogress Beijing’s disqualification last 19,the disease causedbythe Obamacareagainst Republican cianandformersurgeongeneral, Erdogan:Won’t Monday, with the United monthofelected opposition leg- virus, according to aReuters tally. attacks,including in acase before to return forasecond term as sur- Kingdom and the European islators in Hong Kong. Authorities in California,the most the Supreme Court lastmonth. geon general. REUTERS bowtothreatsin Unionseeminglystillstuckonthe The move,whichsent Asian same issues thathave doggedthe stockmarketslower,targeted Mediterranean standofffor months. the vice chairpersonsofthe TURKEY WILL notbow to EU chief negotiator Michel EU chiefBrexit negotiator Michel Barnierwith French envoy National People’s Congress Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in threatsinits disputewith Barnier held apre-dawnbriefing Philippe Leglise-Costa in Brussels on Monday. Reuters Standing Committee (NPCSC), Greece andCyprus over with ambassadors of the 27 the topdecision-making body of maritime claims in the member states to see if adeal is the Chineselegislature. hospital after positive virus test eastern Mediterranean, still possible with London ahead UK sees Franceplaying ‘bad cop’ Theactionwaswidelyseenas President Recep Tayyip of theJan. 1deadline, but had no partofaneffortbyoutgoing Sundayafternoon tweet, wished Erdogan said on Monday news of abreakthrough. President Donald Trumptoce- AAMERMADHANI& him aspeedy recovery. asEuropeanUnionforeign Irish Foreign MinisterSimon FRANCEHAS been ac- tiations. France has also ment his tough-on-Chinalegacy JONATHANLEMIRE “Get better soon Rudy,we ministers metinBrussels Coveneysaid Barnier’s message cusedbythe Britishof takenthe leadinde- and also boxPresident-electJoe WASHINGTON,DECEMBER7 will carry on!!!” Trumpwrote. to discuss the issue. But was“very downbeat”. playing “bad cop” in the manding that UK closely Biden,beforehetakes office on Giuliani did notimmediately Erdogan also said Turkey British Prime MinisterBoris trade deal negotiations align itself with EU rules Jan. 20, intohardline positionson US PRESIDENT Donald Trump respond to arequestfor com- wanted negotiations over Johnson and EU Commission as pointsstressedby and standards if it wants Beijingatatimeof bipartisananti- says his personalattorneyRudy ment, but on Sundayevening he the conflicting claims to chief Ursula vonder Leyenare Paris remain the main issues accesstothe single market. On China sentiment in Congress. Giuliani has tested positive for retweetedTrump’s announce- continental shelvesand due to speak by phoneMonday thatare still unresolvedbe- the other hand, Germanyhas The US had earlier slapped the coronavirus, making him the ment of his diagnosis. He also rightstopotential energy evening forthe second time in tween theUKand the EU.Itis been seen as the “good cop”, sanctionsonHong Kong Chief latestinTrump’sinner circle to The former NewYorkmayor tweetedthankstoaconservative resources. TheEUminis- barely48hours, to decide the French who have insisted trying to getadeal done. One of Executive Carrie Lam, the city’s contract the disease that is now is 76 years old writer who had said he was ters were due to evaluate whether to pull the plug on talks on access to fishing in British the reasons forthis is that the current and former police chiefs surging across the US. praying forGiuliani. grounds forsanctions —adecision that could costhun- waters, one of the tworemain- UK provides amajor market for and other topofficials in August. Giuliani wasexhibiting some GiulianionThursdayattended againstTurkey. REUTERS dredsofthousands of jobs on ingsticking points in the nego- Germany’s large auto industry. The sanctions prohibit the 14 symptoms and wasadmitted sively to battleground states in ahearingatthe Georgia Capitol, both sides and disruptcross- individuals and theirimmediate Sunday to GeorgetownUniversity an effort to help Trumpsubvert wherehewent without amask CHINA Channel trade foryears to come. members from travellingtothe Medical Center in Washington, his election loss to Joe Biden. On forseveral hours.Several state One official from an EU na- to be able to exportinthe EU.On were ongoing. US. Anyassets theofficials might according to aperson familiar numerous occasionshehas met senators, all Republicans, also did HKpoliceasks tion said “the difficulties persist” fisheries too, alot of work re- UK Foreign Office Minister have withintheUSwillbeblocked withthe matter who wasnot au- with officials forhours at atime notwear masksatthe hearing. over the legal oversight of any mains,said the official, who James Cleverlyacknowledged and US individuals and compa- thorisedtospeak publicly. without wearing amask. UnidentifiedTrumpteam mem- bankstofreeze trade deal and standards of fair spokeoncondition of the situation had changed little nies will be bannedfromdealing The 76-year-old former New Trump, who announced bers who had close contact with ex-lawmaker’s play that theUKneeds to meet anonymity because the talks despite the needfor speed. AP with them. REUTERS York mayorhas traveledexten- Giuliani’s positive test in a Giulianiare in self-isolation. AP accounts HONGKONGpolicesaidon Iran: Smartsatellite-controlled Roald Dahl’s kin apologise for his anti-Semitism Mondaytheyhad asked banks to freeze TedHui’s solute worst, Roald Dahl can help “Thereisatrait in theJewish accountsbecausetheysus- machinegun killed top scientist ISABELLAKWAI remind us of the lasting impact character that does provokeani- pectedmoney-laundering LONDON,DECEMBER7 of words,” the statement added. mosity,” Dahl said in an 1983 in- by theex-lawmaker,who programme to develop nuclear deputycommanderofIran’s The apologywas in such an terviewwith The NewStatesman. fledtoBritain afterfacing REUTERS weaponscapability.Tehran has RevolutionaryGuards, as saying THE FAMILYofRoald Dahl has obscurepartofthe author’s web- He reinforcedhis views in an- criminalchargesrelatedto DUBAI,DECEMBER7 longdeniedany suchambition. in aceremonyonSunday. “The apologisedfor “the lasting and sitethatitwas unclear howlong otherinterview monthsbefore his anti-government protests Israel has neither confirmed machine gunwas placedona understanding hurt” causedby it had been there. The Sunday deathin1990.“Iamcertainlyanti- lastyear.Police said it THE KILLINGofIran’s topnuclear nordeniedresponsibility forthe pick-up truck and wascontrolled anti-Semitic commentsthe au- Times,aBritish newspaper,drew Israel, and Ihavebecome anti- sought assistancefrom scientistlastmonth wascarried killing. by asatellite.” thormadeduring hislifetime. attention to the statement in an Semitic,”hesaid,accordingto The bankstofreeze funds re- out remotely with artificial intel- The Islamic Republic has Lastweek AliShamkhani, Dahl,the writer of classic chil- RoaldDahl is the writerof article Sunday. Independent,aBritishnewspaper. lated to acrowdfunding ligence and amachine gun givencontradictorydetails of SecretaryoftheSupremeNational dren’s bookssuchasCharlie and classic children’s books such Dahl, who diedin1990at74, In response to arequestfor operation tied to Hui.Hui equippedwitha“satellite-con- Fakhrizadeh’s death in adaytime Security Council of Iran, said the theChocolate Factory andTheBFG, as Charlie andthe Chocolate has acomplicated legacy. comment Sunday, theRoald Dahl had said funds raisedfrom trolledsmartsystem”, Tasnim Nov. 27 ambush on his car on a killingwascarriedoutwith“elec- made severaldisparaging com- Factory and The BFG His manyimaginative tales — StoryCo, whichmanages copy- crowdfunding lastyear to news agency quotedasenior highway near Tehran. tronicdevices”withnopeopleon mentsabout Jewish people in in- including Matilda, Fantastic Mr. rightsand trademarksforthe au- fund prosecution against commander as saying. “Noterroristswere presenton theground.Expertssaidlastweek terviews andin writing and made Fox and The Witches,aswell as the thor,said, “Apologising forthe policehad been deposited Iran has blamed Israelfor the the ground...Martyr Fakhrizadeh Fakhrizadeh’s killing exposedse- no secret of hisanti-Semitism. at the heartofRoald Dahl’s sto- Charlie books—haveendured wordsofamuch-lovedgrand- in alawyer’s account and assassinationofMohsen wasdriving when aweapon, us- curitygaps that suggestits secu- “Those prejudiced remarks ries,” the Dahl familyand the through the years and have been parent is achallengingthingto had nothing to do with Fakhrizadeh, who wasseen by inganadvancedcamera,zoomed rity forces mayhavebeen infil- areincomprehensible to us and Roald Dahl StoryCo. wroteinthe adaptedintofilms.But Dahl’s self- do,but made moredifficult him. REUTERS Western intelligence services as inonhim,”Tasnim,asemi-official trated andthat Iran is vulnerable stand in markedcontrasttothe online statement.“We hope that, avowedanti-Semitism has casta when the wordsare so hurtfulto themastermindof acovertIranian agency,quotedAli Fadavi, the to further attacks. manweknewand to the values just as he did at his best,athis ab- shadowoverhis work. an entirecommunity.” NYT

SHOOTOUTRAISESWORRIES ACQUISITION BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC MAY BE BIGGEST EVER OF ASINGLE ACT’S PUBLISHING RIGHTS 6supporters of hardline Bob Dylan sells his songwriting catalogue in blockbuster deal Indonesian cleric killed ing the controversial and politi- value of Dylan’s songwriting “It’s no secret that the artof mosthigh-profile in this year’s AGUSTINUSBEODACOSTA callyinfluential cleric forviolat- BENSISARIO corpus have both grownexpo- songwritingisthe fundamental buzzing marketfor music JAKARTA,DECEMBER7 ing coronavirusprotocolsafter DECEMBER7 nentially. key to all great music, nor is it a catalogues. severalmass gatherings to cele- On Monday, the Universal secret that Bobisone of the very Lastweek,Stevie Nicks sold SIX SUPPORTERS of Indonesian bratehis return from self exile in BOBDYLAN’Smemoir Chronicles: Music PublishingGroup an- greatestpractitioners of that art,” amajority stakeinher song- Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were Saudi Arabia lastmonth. Volume One opensin1962 with nouncedthat it had signeda Lucian Grainge, the chief execu- writing catalogue foranesti- killedinashootout on Monday, Rizieq wasscheduled to ap- the signing of his firstmusic pub- landmarkdeal to purchase tive of the Universal Music mated $80 milliontoPrimary police said, raising worries the pear forpolice questioningon lishing deal —acontractfor the Dylan’sentiresongwriting cata- Group,said in astatement an- Wave Music, an independent clash couldreignitetensionsbe- Monday, afterfailing to appear copyrightsofthe buddingsong- logue —including world-chang- nouncing the deal. publisherand marketingcom- tween authorities and Islamist lastweek. writer’s work.The terms of that ing classics like Blowin’ in the Jody Gerson, the chief exec- pany. Hipgnosis Songs Fund, a groups in the world’s biggest Munarman, aspokesman for agreement, brokeredby Lou Levy Wind, The Times TheyAre A- utive of Universal’spublishing British companythathas made Muslim majority country. the Islamic Defender’sFront of Leeds Music Publishing, met Changin’and Like aRolling Stone division, added, “Torepresent arapid runinthe market in just Jakarta policechief FadilImran (FPI), the hardline group ledby young Dylan’s approval. —inwhat maybethe biggestac- the body of work of oneofthe twoand ahalfyears, recently said theincidentoccurredjustaf- Rizieq, denied their entourage “Lou had advancedmeahun- quisition ever of the music pub- The Nobel-winner’s songwriting catalogue consistsofmore greatestsongwriters of all time disclosed that it had spent termidnight on ahighway when wasarmed, saying the clericand dreddollars againstfutureroyal- lishing rightsofasingle act. than 600songs. AP —whose cultural importance about $670 millionfromMarch the cleric’ssupporters attackeda his familyhad been travelling to ties to sign thepaper,” he wrote, The deal, whichcovers can’t be overstated—isbotha to September acquiring rights policevehiclewithfirearms,sick- adawnprayer event when they “and that wasfine withme.” Dylan’s entirecareer,fromhis privilegeand aresponsibility.” in more than 44,000 songs by les and asamuraisword.Police were attackedby“unknown Fifty-eight years, morethan earliestsongs to the tunes on his Dylan, 79, who has longcon- The price wasnot disclosed, Dylan had no comment, a Blondie, RickJames, Barry displayedtheweaponsduringthe thugs”. He said six of Rizieq’s 600songs and one NobelPrize latestalbum, Rough and Rowdy trolledthe majority of his own but is estimated at more than spokesman said. Manilow,Chrissie Hynde of the news conference. bodyguards were victims of “ex- later,the cultural and economic Ways,was struckdirectlywith songwriting copyrights. $300million. The deal is the latestand Pretenders and others. NYT Police have been investigat- trajudicial killing”. REUTERS

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST E-VOTING FOR UNITHOLDERS DURING DECEMBER 26-28 Jet Airwaystofly in summer FranklinTempletonwarnsoflosses of 2021,say newpromoters

ENSECONOMICBUREAU incaseofvoteagainstwind-upplan MUMBAI,DECEMBER7 JETAIRWAYS Ltd,whichcollapsed in 2019,islikelytobebackinthe personauthorisedunder November.Individually, Franklin skies as early as the summer of ENSECONOMICBUREAU Regulation 41,” FT said. IndiaLowDurationFund,Franklin next year (April-May 2021). The

MUMBAI,DECEMBER7 INED Fullredemption “Unitholdersmay note that a IndiaUltraShortBond Fund, airline’snewpromoters,MurariLal significant portion of the scheme Franklin India Dynamic Accrual Jalanand KalrockCapital, plan to FRANKLINTEMPLETON(FT)AMC notguaranteed assets is held in securities and the Fund and Franklin India Credit startdomestic and international EXPLA E haswarnedinvestorsof afallinnet ● liquidity position of eachsecu- RiskFundhave 48percent,46per operations with all the slots that On April17, 2019,Jet Airways ceasedall operations. File assetvaluesand losses for rity,and consequently the value cent,33 percentand14 percentof were availableto theairlinebefore unitholders if theyvote againstits INVESTORS COMPLAIN that Franklin Templeton(FT), which realizedmay vary dependingon their respective AUMincash. it stopped operations. decisiontowindupsixcreditguar- unilaterallydecidedtoclose the scheme, is nowforcing the timeavailabletogenerateliq- ABenchcomprising justices Announcingthe revival, the Accordingto astatementfrom back on itsfeetfast, and support antee schemes in April this year. them to backits decision. There’s demand from investors uidity.Anorderly liquidation AbdulSNazeer andSanjiv promoters said the “Jet2.0 pro- the newpromoters, the consor- the overall vision of the govern- According to FT,the Trusteeis that FT’s parent in the US should step in and provide funds would obtain better value for Khanna, while seeking response gramme is aimedatreviving the tium’s vision is “toregainthe lost mentto promoteaviationbusiness of the view that if the decision to forredemption. Even if investors votefor winding up, there’s unitholders,” it said. from investors, said, “… without pastgloryofJet Airways”with a ground, setnew benchmarks for through Tier 2and Tier 3cities in wind up the scheme in an orderly no guarantee that theywill getfull refund. “Therecan be no guarantee prejudice to rightsand con- freshsetofprocessesandsystems theairlineindustrywiththetagof India,”thestatementsaid.OnApril mannerisnot implemented,it that the outcomes will beexactly tentions of all parties, trustees are to ensuregreater efficiency and beingthebestcorporate full-serv- 17,2019,JetAirways ceasedallop- willprecipitatearush of redemp- as the Trusteeexpects,” FT said. permitted to call meeting of productivity across all routes. “As ice airline operating on domestic erations as it ranout of cash. tions,whichwill forceadistress The Supreme Court lastweek unitholders to seek their con- pertheresolutionplan,JetAirways and international routes”. Thestatementsaidtheconsor- saleofthe portfolio securities — “It is also likelythatsucha “Howcan we trustthem again? permitted Franklin Templeton sent/approval. Steps in this re- intendstooperateallof itshistoric It said Jet2.0 hubs willremain tium had evaluated the option of likelyresulting in areduction in large volume of sale in ashortpe- TheUSparentof FTshouldbailout TrusteeServices to hold meeting gard willbetaken withinaperiod domesticslots in Indiaand restart Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru startinganew airlinebutsomein- the netassetvalue (NAV)ofthe riodoftime would impact the the Indianarm.Indian investors with unitholders of sixdebt of oneweek. Therewill be stay internationaloperations.Ifevery- likebefore. herentstrengthsof JetAirways like schemeand substantial losses for bondmarketasawholeand put moneyinthe schemes con- schemes that thecompanypro- on redemptions till then,” the thinggoesasperplanandthecon- “The revivalplan proposes to theoptimalflightslots,brandvalue unitholders. Around Rs 26,000 compound liquidityissues forse- sidering the foreign parentageof posedtowind up on April 23, cit- judgessaid in itsbrieforder. sortiumreceivestheNCLT andreg- support Tier 2and Tier 3cities by andreputationforbest-in-classin- croreofinvestors’ moneyisstuck curities in the scheme portfolio,” thefundhouse,”saidstockbroker ing difficulties in thebondmar- The SC Benchalso frowned ulatory approvals on time, Jet creating sub-hubs in such cities. flight service and safety, giving Jet in the six schemes. FT said in alettertothe unithold- PawanDharnidharka. ket due to theCovid pandemic. upon the Securities and Airways wouldbebackintheskies This would boostthe economyin 2.0 an edge over others, were too FTsaidthefacilityof electronic ers. Further,ifthe scheme is On the other hand,the The apexcourt also stayed re- ExchangeBoardofIndia (Sebi) by thesummerof2021, theysaid. thesecities,helpJetAirways stand tempting to resist. voting will be made available to opened forredemptions under Trusteeisofthe viewthat an or- demption from the schemes till regulations, saying theyare not unitholdersfor the periodfrom these circumstances, meeting re- derly liquidationwould max- furtherorders. easy to comprehend forthe lay- December 26, 2020 to December demption demand as theycome imise the value of the portfolio The sixschemes that Franklin men. “Yourregulations areso INTERVIEW WITHANAND AGARWAL,GROUP CEO, STL 28.Ameetingof unitholdersof the is likelytoresult in disorderly dis- assets fordistributionofcashto Templetonhad shut since April sketchy. All theconfusion is be- schemewillbeheldonDecember tributions, besides significant unitholders on apro-ratabasis, this year have receivedtotal cash cause of your regulations. We ‘Wireline capexwill have to be on 29from9.00amviavideoconfer- lossesfor unitholders, it said. FT said. “Thus, in an orderly flows of Rs 11,576 croretill alsointerpret these liberally. A encing,accompaniedbythefacil- However, asectionof winding up, thereisagreater November27,2020frommaturi- layman cannotunderstand the ity of electronic voting on the unitholdershasbeendemanding likelihood of realising fair value ties, pre-payments and coupon languageofyour regulations,” same dayfrom9.00amuntil immediateredemption of the from theinvestmentswithin a payments,of whichRs2,836crore Justice Khannatold the par with investment in wireless’ 10.30 am, it said. moneyasper the netassetvalue. reasonable periodoftime by the wasreceivedinthe monthof Sebi counsel. THE CAPITAL investment expand,the morewirelinewill plannedbytelecom companies be required.With 5G,the data BRIEFLY in wireline and optical fibrenet- consumptioninIndiagoesup Cos garner `73,215 cr from mktsin RAISED IN OCTOBER COMPARED TO worksoverthe next fewquarters morethan 10 fold, whichis Bankersnotto `73,215cr `75,232 CRORE IN SEPTEMBER will have to be on parwith their nearly 10 GB per user per Oct, debt via private placement leads THROUGH ISSUANCE OF EQUITY AND DEBT SECURITIES investment in wireless technolo- monthrightnow. takepartinbandh gies to achievequality as well as Companies raised `73,215 crorefromthe capitalmarkets in scale of service, thegroup chief What canwemakeofSTL’s NewDelhi: Bank unions said October,withprivateplacement of debt instruments PURPOSE: The funds have `1.1 lakh cr mop up in August executive officer (CEO) of optical partnershipwith Airtel? Is it a theywill notparticipatein continuing to be themost-preferred route, as per monthly been mopped up mainly for fibrecable-maker and tech sign of things to come the ‘Bharat Bandh’ on bulletin published by Securitiesand ExchangeBoardofIndia business expansion plans, loan `1,944 cr raised through solutions provider STL, whereinwecan see moresuch Tuesday, even as they ex- repayments and working issuance of shares on a ANAND AGARWALsaid in an in- ent. Right now, if people act in a telecom-fibrecompany pressedsolidaritywithfarm- capital requirements preferential allotment basis teraction with AASHISH ARYAN. morecalibrated manner,we partnerships? ers protesting againstthe Edited excerpts: shouldbeable to comeout of this In 2019,therewas notalotof newfarmlaws. Farmer of the STATUSINSEPTEMBER: and leave thepandemic behind investment happening in this groupshavecalledfor ana- `62,331cr totalwas In comparison, corporates had While the firstthree months us. As farasSTL is concerned, the sectorinIndia.Therewas alot of tionwide shutdown on mopped up from private mobilised `64,389 crore and of the fiscal year were spent in shifttowards digital is creating a talk,re-calibrationand recorrec- Tuesday to protestagainst placement of debt securities `9,022 crore through private strict lockdown, therehas global demand forus. That gives tion. In 2020, with this sortofor- three recentlyenacted agri- and `4,144 crore through placement of debt securities been relative bounce-backin us good visibility in the short-to- der book,the investmentshave culture-related legislations. private placement of equity, and equities, respectively, economic activity. What were mid term. startedhappening again. This is which include qualified in September the learningsatSTL? amacroopportunity.The scale is institutional placement (QIP) The biggestissue foruswas Is it adeliberatefocus of decent, the executionisveryfo- Petrol,diesel and preferential allotment `5,825crwasraisedthrough working on project sites itself. In telecom companiestomove cused, andlargely will happen in risefor6thday routes sixmain-boardinitialpublic termsofaugmentingthe work- from apurewireless playtoa secondhalfofthis year.This is an offering,`62crorefromeight forceand gettingthe right per- combinedmix of wireless and integrated opportunitywhich NewDelhi: Petrolpricewas `2,200crraised through SME’sinitialshare-saleand missions, therewereissues. Alot wireline services? takesasolution-basedapproach hiked by 30 paise per litre the QIP route `554crorethroughrightsissue of time up until July-Augustwas Wireless givesyou coverage fibre, cable, interconnect, net- and diesel by 26 paise, ac- spent on that, along with making and wirelinegives youcapacity. work design, roll-out.Itwill bean cording to aprice notifica- surethat everybody is healthy Forexample,for Jio (Reliance Jio end-to-end solution.What it tionof oilmarketingcompa- 6companies launched IPOs on main board stock exchanges 1public issue of corporate bonds amounting to and safe. So,those were the issues Infocomm), 85 per cent of the does forAirtel is that it creates a nies.RatesforpetrolinDelhi are: CAMS, UTI Asset Management Company, Chemcon Rs 300 crore in October, data from the market Source: thatweencountered.Inhind- towers areconnected withfibre. robustbackhaul, towerconnec- rose to Rs 83.71per litre, Speciality Chemicals, AngelBroking, Likhitha Infrastructure regulator Securities and Exchange Boardof Sebi/PTI sight, everybody can wonder Airtelisnow adding muchmore tivity networkfor them. from Rs 83.41while diesel and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders India (Sebi) showed whether we could have planned to itspresent capacity. Full interviewon pricewentupfromRs73.61 better or done something differ- The morewireless services www.indianexpress.com to Rs 73.87per litre. ArcelorMittal: Stayonorders ‘Quarterly GSTRs to ease compliance from Jan’ NewDelhi: The National CompanyLaw Appellate ENSECONOMICBUREAU SCHEMETOCOVER92%REGISTEREDTAXPAYERS MSME taxpayersmay Tribunal(NCLAT)hasstayed NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 the orders of Ahmedabad ■The Quarterly filing of newsystemwould provide benchofNCLTdirecting THE GOODS and Services Tax Return with Monthly for8returns (4 GSTR-3B and file GST return via SMS ArcelorMittal India to pay (GST)taxpayers withturnoverup Payment (QRMP) scheme, 4GSTR-1). around Rs 1,300crore asIRP to Rs 5crore will have theoption whichwas approved by the ■The scheme will cover92% from the taxpayers, mostlyinthe costs in OdishaSlurry to ease their compliance burden GSTCouncil in October, or 94 lakh GST-registered ENSECONOMICBUREAU MSME sector,that GSTbe PipelineInfrastructure(OS- from January1,asthe facility to means that instead of a taxpayers. Currently, there KOLKATA,DECEMBER7 chargedonreceiptofpayment PIL) forusingits assets. file GSTR-3B onlyonquarterly ba- mandatory16returns that areabout 1.2crore registered instead of the taxliability com- sis kicks in. Currently, GSTR-3B is needtobefiledayear (12 taxpayers, including17lakh The MSME taxpayers will no ing to them on the date of is- filedonamonthlybasis along GSTR-3B and 4GSTR-1), the composition dealers. longer requiretolog on to theGST suance of invoice or receiptof MalavikaHegde with payment of taxes. portaltofile their return. Instead, payment whicheverisearlier. CoffeeDayCEO The Quarterly filing of Return theycan file their return through This causesblockage of working with MonthlyPayment (QRMP) 1.2crore registered taxpayers, in- tribulations of latefee,as the pre- an SMS helping to reduce their capital, putting muchpressure NewDelhi: Coffee Day scheme, whichwas approved by cluding 17 lakh composition deal- filledchallan will allowtaxpayers costofcompliance. on the liquidity. Enterprises Ltd(CDEL) on the GSTCouncil in October, ers. However, an assessee opting to deposit monthly35percent of Ajit Kumar,chairman, Central ThoughKumarremained Monday saidMalavika means that instead of amanda- forthe scheme will need to pay the cash paid in the previous BoardofIndirect Taxes&Custom non-committal to theproposal, Hegde, the wifeofits late tory 16 returns that needtobe taxonmonthlybasis but will quarterinthe electronic cash at asession of the Bharat he said, the Customs department founderVGSiddhartha,has filedayear (12GSTR-3B and 4 have the option to either dis- ledger,” asource said. Chamber of Commerce, said: rolledout the nationwide face- beenappointedasthecom- GSTR-1), the newsystemwould charge the actual liability via the The sources said that the “MSME taxpayers,with nil liabil- less assessment system forship- pany’s Chief Executive provide for8returns (4 GSTR-3B cashledger or through apre-filled scheme wasaimedatcutting ity,can file GSTreturn by amere ment clearances at everyport Officer.CDEL runsachain of and 4GSTR-1). challan amounting to 35 percent down compliance costofsmaller SMS. This will improvethe ease from 31st October providing CafeCoffeeDay restaurants The scheme will cover92per of the cash paid as taxesinthe taxpayers who areforcedtoen- of doing business, particularly maximumbenefit to theindus- in India. PTI centor94lakhGST-registeredtax- previous quarter. gage professional help forfiling duringthe COVID-19onslaught”. try, once again saving their costs payers. Currently, thereare about “This mayalso reduce his returns. 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Government of India Chinese exports to India Pandemic forces IKEAtoturn the Department of Atomic Energy Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology declinein2020 so far GeneralManager/TD, BRIT &Project Coordinator-MUFMPF/Chief Executive, BRIT,Vashi Complex, Sector 20, Vashi, Navi Mumbai 400703, page on catalogue after 7decades hereby invites sealed tenders on behalf of the President of India for item KJMVARMA India’s exports to China rate tender for following work. 01. TENDER NOTICE NO.:- BRIT/TD/LCL/CIRUS/MECH/2020/02 Date:03/12/2020 BEIJING,DECEMBER7 rise 16%inthe first11 consumers increasingly seekin- REUTERS spiration online, as well as shop- 02. DESCRIPTION OF WORK :- Complete in all respect the design, months of year,asper fabrication, finishing, powder coating, assembly,Supply,installation, CHINA’S EXPORTStoIndia de- STOCKHOLM,DECEMBER7 pingviatheweb.Inthe12 months Testing, Commissioning of two galvanized Iron (GI) powder coated clinedby13per cent in the first11 Chinese customs data to end-August, IKEA’sonlinesales double sash type fume hood with table for RPL, BRIT Vashi, Navi months of the year,while India’s BUDGET FURNITURE giant IKEA jumpedby45per cent. Mumbai and complete refurbishing of existing six fume hoods for cirus exports to China rose 16 percent saidithastakentheemotionalde- “The number of copies has reactor job by transporting to contractor’s work place and delivering inthesameperiod,asperChinese about $59 billion worthofprod- cision to end aseven-decade tra- gonedown,butwe have alsoseen back to LCL, BRIT,Vashi, Navi Mumbai after refurbishment. 03.Estimated cost (Incl. GST):- Rs.23,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Three customsdatareleasedonMonday. uctstoIndia from January to dition and discontinue itscata- thatpeoplehavemuchmoreused Lakh Only) The bilateraltrade in thefirst November,down13percent,are- logue, one of the world’s biggest our website, apps and social me- 04. Earnest money deposit:- Rs. 46,000/- (Rs Forty six thousand only) 11 months of 2020 touched$78 portinthe state-run Global Times annual publications, as shoppers dia.Thecataloguebecamelessand (Exempted by Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India) billion,amidstbordertensionsbe- said. China’s imports from India move online. The 2021catalogue at an IKEA storeinStockholm. Reuters lessimportant,”saidKonradGruss, 05. Sale of Tender documents:- 8-12-2020to22-12-2020 tweenthe twocountries in east- stood at about $19billion in the Thepublicationreachedapeak ManagingDirectoratfranchisor 06. Date of submission &opening of tender:- Up to 14:00 hrs or before ern Ladakh.The twocountries first11months, up 16 percent. in2016,whenmorethan200mil- Inter IKEA Systems-adivision of on 1/1/2021 and will be opened by him/her in his/her office at 15:00 Hrs. tradedabout$92.68billionworth Amidbordertension,Indiahas lion copies were distributed to featuring the MK Wing Chair on one,fromthisyear,runsto40mil- brand owner Inter IKEA Group. on 1/1/2021. For detail NIT,kindly visit website http://www.britatom.gov.in of goods in 2019. bannedover200Chinese apps as householdsand IKEA stores in the cover, had aprintrun of lion copies. “The interestinthe catalogue (A.C. Dey) According to customs datare- theyposedathreattothe “sover- morethan 50 markets. 285,000 copiesand wasdistrib- The decisionispartofIKEA’s has come down,” he told Reuters General Manager,TD/BRIT &Project Coordinator-MUFMPF leasedonMonday, Chinaexported eignty of India”. PTI Itsveryfirstedition, in 1951, utedinsouthernSweden.Thelast push to become more digital as in an interview. Kolkata WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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Reached the Awards, agitation ‘world top’ with Power of simplicity two separate single kidney, things: IOA to Anju reveals Hardik has fashionedaminimalistic technique that enables him to hitsixes seemingly with ease protestingathletes SRIRAMVEERA DECEMBER7 ANDREWAMSAN NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 SIXTYTOseventy batting videos of Hardik PandyawirelesslydroppedintoJitender ADAY afterseveral sportspersons threatened Singh’s phone. Then came atext: “Is every- to return their national awards in ashowof thing okay, coach?” solidarity with protesting farmers, the Indian Jeetubhai tappedupeachvideo, carefully Olympic Association (IOA) issuedacall to watchedwithincreasing satisfaction and treat national honours and the agitation as typedout his reply, “Yes all good”. It wasJune "twoseparatethings". end, and coachJitender had returned to his “Of latesportspersons areseen to be an- PRESSTRUSTOFINDIA villageafter amonth of training with Pandya, nouncing return of their National Awards as KOCHI,DECEMBER7 who wasstill working at nets in Baroda. “The amarkoftheir supportfor the recent farm- deal wasifIsawsomething notright in those ers issue. National Awards andfarmers issue Olympian Anju BobbyGeorge,who secured videos, Iwill return to Baroda. It wasn’tneeded aretwo separatethings,” IOAPresident ahistoric bronze medal in the 2003 World and he (Pandya) could happilygotohis wife Narinder Batraand SecretaryGeneralRajeev Athletics ChampionshipinParis,onMonday who wasexpecting achild; everything was Mehtasaid in ajoint statement on Monday. said she achievedsuccess and reachedthe fine with his batting,” Jeetubhai says. “Every Indian, includingus, lovesand sup- topwith asingle kidney. “I go reallydeep in my batting. Ireally like ports the farmers and we all would always In atweet,the ace athlete, agoldmedal- to know the factors whichIam working for. Illustration: SuvajitDey likeour farmingcommunity to be happyas listinthe IAAF WorldAthletics Finals [For me]maintaining shape is moreimpor- theyare the ‘Annadatas’ of our country.” (Monaco,2005),saidshe had manylimita- tant.Ikeepworking on my technique,”Pandya Ever since Hardik Pandyashifted to a Two-time Asiad gold-winning former tions, including being allergic to even a said this IPL. It’sastanceandtechniquecreated guardonthe off-stumpline, and opened wrestler KartarSingh —who on Mondayled painkiller,but still made it. "Believe it or not, for(and by)the six-lustofour times. Pandya his stance,ithas forced thebowlers to hit adelegation of Punjab athletestowards the I'm one of the fortunate, among very few has strippedbatting to itsessence: balance, different lengths and lines than what Rashtrapati Bhavantoreturn their national who reachedthe worldtop with asingle KID- eyesight,fast hands.Theaspectsthatheleaves theyare usedto. awards —criticisedIOA's stance. NEY,allergic with even apainkiller,with a outareasfascinatingastheonesheretains.He With the wayhetransfers weightona “Weand the farmers areone. As abudding dead takeoffleg...Manylimitations...still cutsoutthemuch-reveredpositive strides;he wider stancewithout taking astride, and wrestler, it wasthese farmers who fedme,or- made it. Can we call, magic of acoachorhis doesn’ttake astrideforward orback.Thereare uses his hips to generatefurious bat- ganisedvillagetournaments whereIhoned talent," Anjutweeted. no unnecessarytinyfeetmovementsthat can Hardik Pandyahas playedadecisiverole in India’s wins in the firsttwo T20Is. AP speed, Pandya has become the my skills, gave me cash awards.Sotheir cause Her career blossomedunder the coaching upsetbalance. He justleans forwardorback quintessential powerhitter of our times. is our cause. So howcan our awards and their of husband Robert BobbyGeorge.Anju said with his knee-flex, drivingthrough the hips, issuesbetwoseparatethings?” theArjuna and she chose the pandemic season to makethis without astride–aminimalistic explosion. From the hips to the flexedknees, to the Padma Shri awardee told The Indian Express. revelation to "motivate"all the sportsper- Pandya’s balance component has afew in- weight on the balls of the feet -asthe late Yadav impresses in audition Kartar, former India hockeycaptain and sons in the current generation, who aremiss- gredients: the knee-flexthat allows him to Martin Crowe would oftensay -the rest of Arjuna awardee Rajbir Kaur and others were ing their practice and competitions dueto spring offfromthe balls of his feet,the subse- Pandya’s stance retains anatural fluidity. on their waytoreturn at least40national the spread of the deadlyvirus. quent postural-sway that allows asmooth for third seamer’s slot sports awards in protestofthe farm bills before "The general perception of the people is transfer of weight and makes feet movement ■■■ theywerestoppedbysecuritypersonnel out- that Ihaveaperfect body.But the fact is that almostunnecessary, andthe associated hip- side the Delhi Press Club —less than five kilo- Iachievedall thesuccess in my field by over- turn that powers the bat to andthrough the It’sfascinatingthatof allthebatsmeninthe metres from the Rashtrapati Bhavan. coming all difficulties. Ihope that sharing of contactzone.“Thehead,thefeet andthehands” modern era, it’s Pandya who has takento SANDIPG “Wemet the media at the Press Cluband my experience will help motivate all aspir- arewhatJeetubhaiwatches,hischecklistwhen Crowe’s urging to move towardsoff stumpin DECEMBER7 rightoutside the security people had put up ingsportspersons," shetold PTI. Pandyastartsbatting. He rememberswhen T20(andwhileinthehittingzone).Theformer barriers to stop us. We had already made our Anju said doctors in Germanyhad ad- Pandyadiscussedwithhimacoupleof seasons classicist, who wasever-open to innovation, THE HIGHLY-RATED Western Australia all- plans known to them through the media. We visedher six months rest just20days ahead agoabout the newposition at stance -around would talk exactlywhatPandyadoes now- rounder Cameron Green filedyet another re- arerespected athletesand all we wanted to of the 2003 WorldAthletics Championship in the offstump, withasmall trigger movement aboutastancearoundoff-stumpanddeepin- minderof hispotentialwithanunbeaten114in do is apeaceful march towardsthe Paris. She said she complainedoffatigue that at times takeshim even outside off, and side crease. “If Iamfacing someone likeGlenn crisis,amidstencouragingperformancesfrom President’s residence. But theystoppedusas while in Germanyfor acompetition in 2003 deep inside the crease. McGrath,Iwouldstandonofforevenoutside,” Indians’ seamers Umesh Yadavand if we were rioters,” Kartarsaid. and doctores thereadvisedher rest forsix “He has that cricketing intelligence. With Crowetold this writer in 2008. “Ifhebowls on Mohammad Siraj as well as spinner Kartar,aretiredinspector generalwith the months and nottoeventhink aboutsports. his batting, he realisedthe thestumps, good lucktohim Ravichandran Ashwin. Yadavgrabbed three Umesh Yadavtook three wickets. File Punjab police, said that the forty-strong group "It wasjust20days aheadofthe Paris World needtocreateangles.Healso as Iamconfident about my wickets,whileSiraj andAshwinnabbedabrace wasdenied permission even though asecu- AthleticsChampionship. Iovercameall the stands deep in the crease Pandyahas stripped legsideplay. AndIhavetaken apiece as Australia Aendedthe second dayof rity official from the Rashtrapati Bhavan had issues andwon amedal in Paris," she said. with that guard–hetold me batting to itsessence: outhisstrengthof hittingthe thewarm-upagainstIndiansat286/8,aleadof Australia Afrom5for 2to60for 2beforeSiraj calledand assured him that the delegation Anju came to knowshe wasliving with a thathedoesn’thave to worry balance, eyesight, fast off-stumpand forced him to 39runsafterthetouristshaddeclaredon247/9. removedHead to put his side backintothe would be takentomeetPresidentRamnath singlekidney during an overall health check- aboutyorkersandbouncers,” go widerandevenchangean- In the firstaudition forthe thirdseamer’s game. Soon, theywere68for 4, when Ashwin Kovind. “Firsttheytold us we wouldbetaken up in Bengaluru2001due to somehealth is- the coachsays.“We worked hands. The aspects glefromwhere he bowlson slotfor the Adelaide Test,Yadavput in an im- had Harris caughtatslip for35. Indians' and then theydid not. Nowwehavebeen told sues before starting her international career. on gettinginastable, steady that he leavesout are thecrease.Iamamazedmore posing shiftwith the newball, accounting bowlers sniffedaquickkill, whichwould have it will take afew moredays to makethe "It wasshocking news forme. But Bobby position. But fundamentally, as fascinating as the batsmen don’t tryitout;it forwhat could be the new-fangledopening enabledtheir batters some moreuseful time arrangements. We will wait and see but there (husband) motivatedmetocontinuemyca- hehasn’tchangedmuch.The willfreethem up.” pair forthe firstTest, Joe Burns and Will in the middle as well as allowedtheir bowlers is no question of returning backtoPunjab reer and achieve success. He even offeredhis load-up,theway heholdshis ones he retains Pandyahas freedhimself Pucovski. The latter hung around for22de- an extendeddig on the final day. without meeting the president,” Kartar said. kidneyifIface anyproblem", she said. bat,thebat-swingarelikebe- up.The knee-flexthatallows liveriesbeforehewas caught at point when But Green put paid to theiraspirations Earlier,India's firstOlympic medal-win- Anju said she wasnow matureenough fore,sowedidn’t have to batsmen to apositiononthe driving Yadavbeforethe Indian bowler in- with asumptuous hundred,fullyjustifying ning boxerVijenderSingh reachedSinghu to handlethe situationbrought about by her worrymuch.Ijusttoldhim,‘justhave amethod ballsoftheir feet wasanother Crowe theme. ducedanickoff Burns to thewicket-keeper the hype that surrounds him. He bowledpen- border on Sundayand told the protesting healthissues. "If Ihad gone public with my to keepoutthefullballsonthemiddleandleg’.” “The balls of feet arewherethe energy and Wriddhiman Saha. Pucovski’s lastthree etratively without success and batted with farmers that he would return his Rajiv healththen, the situation would have been “The logic in this stance nowisthat it's springy muscle is”. Pandyadoesthat. His legs knocks had featured twomammoth double unrestrainedfreedom, his 114consuming Gandhi Khel Ratna –the country’s highest different," Anju said.Responding to her notsoeasy to getthat yorker at the baseof don’tremainstraight, instead theyflex, allow- hundreds, but he could notkickontoa only173 deliveries. ManyinAustraliareckon sporting honour –ifthe government does- tweet, Union Sports MinisterKiren Rijiju stumps –asheisalmostbythe stumps. With inghimtospringofftheballsof hisfeet.Theone meaningful scorethis time. Burns, on the that he should be straightawayhandedout n’t withdraw the “blacklaws”. said: "Anju, it's your hardwork, grit and de- bouncers, because he is so back, he gets ex- thing that Crowefussed about most wasfeet contrary, had been in wretched form, his last the BaggyGreen and he might have done “I have trainedinPunjab and eatentheir termination to bring laurelsfor India, sup- tratime and the bowlers trytopitchthe ball movement and strides. Pandyadoesn’t. He re- five outings yielding only57runs. himself abig favour by showing his class right bread. Theyhavebeen protesting in this bit- portedbythe dedicatedcoachesand the fuller forthe bouncer to trouble his head, but liesonawiderbase,andjusttheposture-sway Yadavdealing early blows andbowling in frontofAustralia skipper TimPaine. They ing cold and Ihavearrived hereasason and whole technical backupteam. We areso it’s noteasytoget the ball to bouncefroma (leaningforward and back) to transfer weight. economicallywould push his case forarare added104runstohelp Australiacross 200af- abrother.Other athletesfromHaryana proud of youbeing the onlyIndian so farto fuller length. If theybang it short, middle of His hips then generatefurious bat speeds Test appearanceoutsideIndia.But with stiff terAshwin had trappedNic Maddinson in wanted to come toobut theyhavegovern- win amedal in the WorldAthletic the pitch,because he is back, it almostsitsup through his swing. “He turns his backleg competition from Siraj andNavdeep Saini, he front of the wicket for23runs. ment jobs and fear repercussions. Iamin Championship!" and he has moretime to cut andpull.” from his hip and notfromhis knee, when he needs to keep producing suchspells in every Greendealt Ashwin with authority,even touchwith them and theyare with our farm- The openstance allows an unrestricted is drivingthrough the line,” Jeetubhai says. opportunity that dwells on him. Maybe, he slamming the cleverspinner foramassive ers,” Vijende said. view of the ball that is about to be released. This allows unimpededmovement forthe could getanother biteofthe redball later on six. Likewise, he dealt the seamerswithcon- Believeitornot, I'm one of the Since the shoulders arealready atouchopen, bat-swing and greater speedtoscythe the thirdand final day, though thepriority of viction,though Yadavwas unfortunatethat fortunate, among very few who abatsman can avoid the reflex-jerk-that can through the line. “When it’s short, he will Indians’ would be to getadequatebatting Hanuma Vihari grassedacatchwhenGreen We and the farmers are one. As a reachedthe worldtop with asingle invariablyhappen in amoreconventional press down on that front leg, and load up on practice afteraslewofthem had endureda wason24. Saha, too, droppedhim, on 78. But budding wrestler, it was these KIDNEY, allergic with even a stance to abouncer -which upsets the still- the backleg, sortoftwistand turn it quickly harrowing time in the firstinnings. Green made the best of his fortune and com- farmers who fed me, organised painkiller, with adead takeoff leg... ness of the head. “The head position is key,” and with his already open stance, it allows a With Yadavimpressing, it wasvital that piled his thirdthree-figuremarkofthis year. village tournaments where Ihoned Many limitations...still made it.” Jeetubhai says.“Both eyes arelevel,which free swing of the bat forthe pull. He has Siraj kept himself in contention withaclutch BRIEF SCORES: Indians 247/9dec my skills, gave me cash awards. So means the head isn’t tiltedand he watches the trainedfor hours, formonths, and nowit’s of useful performances. Awicketeludedhim (Pujara54, Rahane 117*; Pattinson3-58, their cause is our cause.” ANJU BOBBY GEORGE ball release with his right eye.” That right eye all anatural reactionarymovement.” in the firstspell,but he came to break an in- Neser 2-55, Head 2-24) trail Australia A286/8 ON TWITTER preference means the shoulder will face the AusvsInd, thirdT20, Liveon nings-steadying partnership by Travis Head (Harris 35,Green 114*, Paine 44;Yadav 3-44, KARTAR SINGH non-striker,with his hips also slightlyopen. SonySports Network,1.40pm and Marcus Harris. The pairhad resurrected Siraj 2-71,Ashwin 2-58)by39runs. ARJUNA AND PADMA SHREE AWARDEE

Top takeawaysfrom maiden F2 race win for Jehan In CL, Real fight forsurvivalas race could be effectively over in afew laps Managing brakes Messi, Ronaldo renewrivalry NIHALKOSHIE with tyredegradation greater than in Stepping up to Formula 2-'four to five NEWDELHI,DECEMBER7 FormulaOne or even Formula3. seconds faster' compared to Formula 3- "These Pirelli tyres areverysensitive. means Jehan has to be very accurateabout REALMADRIDare usedtobreezing through from Group B. Gladbachare on topwith AMAIDEN win in Formula 2, the national an- Thereisthermal degradation (overheating), brakes settings, whichlose efficiency if a the Champions League, rather than facing eight points. Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk them playing when standing atop the if youpush toohard. Youcan go from being driverisnot alert. "Formula2has steelbrakes. must-win matches near the end of thegroup eachhaveseven, twomorethan last-place podium, hisfatherwatching himfromthe in controlofthe race to being outside the So with F3's carbon brakes if youdidn't put stage.But poor performances this seasonhave Inter.Madrid will needawin to progress. stands. Jehan Daruvala's tough rookie sea- pointsinamatter of laps.Pushing very close enough temperatureinthem youcan lose leftZinedine Zidane's team needing avictory Theycan squeak through to Round of 16 son endedonagood note at the Sakhir race to the limit is hardbecause the car can start brakingefficiency.Wehavetouse atoggle on WednesdayagainstBorussia Monchen- with adrawifShaktar lose to Inter. trackinBahrain on Sunday. sliding," Jehan says. on the right-hand sideofthe steering wheel gladbachtoensurethe record13-time SALZBURGVSATLETICO MADRID The graduation from Formula 3to2had- It oftenboiled down to who had better to adjustdistribution of brakebalance and European champions don't miss out on the n'tbeen asmooth drive.But over twoweeks tyres towardsthe end.The questtomakerac- distribution. As the front tyres wear out you knockout phase forthe firsttime in the club's Group A, Thursday, 1.30am in Bahrain, the 22-year-old scored his first JEHANDARUVALA ing excitingfor viewers plus aheavier car all will go to the back, or vice versa. Youcan eas- Champions League history.Real Madrid’s is Withdefending champion Bayern podium -beforewinning sevendays later. contributetolower tyrelife. "Firstlythe car it- ilylose efficiency if yougotoo farforward the onlygroup whereall four teams remain in Munichalready through as group The RedBull Junior driveralso heldhis own DanielTicktumto take the leadwithlessthan self is quiteheavy,almost800kilograms with with the break balance because then your contention foraplace in the Round of 16.But winners, the second spotisdownto by defending his positionand regaining his 10 laps to go forhis firstwin. adriver. If youhavetyres that last the whole rear brakes completely switch offbecause thereisalot at stakeelsewheretoo.Hereare either Atletico Madrid or Salzburgwhen place in races againstone of the mostfamous "I remember when Iwas at the way, drivers would be pushing the whole thereisnot enough temperaturegoing into afew keygames from the lastround of Group theyfaceoff in Austria. DiegoSimeone's surnames in single-seat racing, Mick Wankhede Stadium forthe cricket worldcup way. But therewould be less racing.Asmall them.InFormula 3you startedwith aset bias Stagematches of the Champions League: Atletico has onlylostonce in all Schumacher in athrilling battle lastweek- and the nationalanthem would play, Iused lock-up and these tyres completely flat spot and finishedwith it. HereinFormula 2, you competitions this season. Adrawis BARCELONAVSJUVENTUS end. Schumacher,the race leader,after get- to feel reallyproud. And nowitwas playing and the race is completelyover,"Jehanadds. arecontinuouslyadjusting." enough to send it through, while ting fresher tyres during the pitstop wasin forme," Jehan, who races forCarlin Racing with atop team in Formula 2next Group G, Wednesday, 1.30am Salzburgmustwin. Jehan's mirrors and had caught up to be 0.7 Motorsport, says."My father wasthere, I Clutchchallenge season is linedupthough it's the exposure Barcelona will win the group unless AJAXVSATALANTA seconds behind third-placedJehan with five hugged him, metthe team crew,spokewith Race starts aretense-affairs because it withbig teams with F1 &F2races running Juventus can overtake it in head-to-head laps remaining. With three laps to go Jehan my mom,sisterand grandmother later in the takestime to getusedtothe bitepoint of the concurrentlythat's been the biggesttake- goals. Barcelonawon 2-0 in Turin. Group D, Wednesday, 11:25pm had to fend offduringwheel-to-wheel racing evening. This wasthe onlyrace wheremyfa- clutch in Formula 2. away.Schumacher,Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Ronaldo missedthat possible rematch Liverpool arealready through, leaving around corners to defend his position. ther attended this year," Jehan says. "Weuse twopaddles and the hand clutch and McLaren'sLando Norris have mostre- with Messi aftercatching the coronavirus. Atalantaand Ajax to decidewho joinsthe "As adriveryou justhavetomakeitashard (allbehindthe steeringwheel).Thebitepoint cently moveduptoFormula One but bag- The duo have notfacedanother since English champions. Atalantacan go aspossible,defendas hard as youcanandkeep Caring fortyres onthe clutchishardtopredict.Withso much ging aseat foranother year,gives Jehan more Ronaldo leftReal Madrid in 2018. throughwith awin or draw in the car behind. So Ididn't reallythink who it In astiffrookie season, an engine issue horsepoweryou can'tjuststartat 100percent opportunities. Amsterdam. Liverpool visit Danish club REAL MADRID VS M’GLADBACH wasorwhat he wasfighting for. Ijusttriedto robbed himofpowerfor agoodpartofthe throttle.Over last8racesI'vehadconsistently "I am doing something Ilove. Iwill be ly- Midtjylland. beassternasIcouldindefenceandintheend year.The Pirelli tyres have to be treated with good starts,but youalwaysget oneortwo ing if Isay Idon't feel pressurebut Ikeep it GroupB,Thursday, 1.30am LiveonSonySports Network it paid off," Jehan said. He'd battle it out with care, Jehansays.Pushthem toohardand a starts wherethings don't go the right way." all under control." All four teams stand achance to progress ASSOCIATEDPRESS

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