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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) ing 346 from Uttar Pradesh, In a move likely to transform 221 from Haryana, 100 from MODI TO LAUNCH RURAL PROPERTY CARDS’ Woman injured as Pakistan rural India and empower mil- Maharashtra, 44 from Madhya lions of Indians, Prime Minis- Pradesh, 50 from Uttarakhand DISTRIBUTION ON OCT 11 violates LOC ceasefire ter will launch and two from Karnataka. via video conferencing on Sun- The beneficiaries from all volving modern technology twice in Poonch day the physical distribution these states except Maharash- is being carried out to benefit of property cards under the tra will receive physical copies millions of rural property own- Jammu, Oct 10 (IANS) small firearms and in- ‘SVAMITVA’ scheme. of the property cards within a ers.Prime Minister Modi will Pakistan troops were in- dulged in intense shelling “The launch will enable day -- Maharashtra has a sys- also interact with some of the volved in violation of the with mortars along the LoC nearly one lakh property hold- tem of recovering the nominal beneficiaries during the event. ceasefire on the Line of in Mendhar Sector around ers to download their property cost of the property card so it Union Minister for Panchayati control (LoC) in two Sectors 6 pm, to which the Indian cards through the SMS link de- will take a month, the state- Raj and Rural Development in Poonch district on Satur- Army retaliated befittingly. livered on their mobile phones. ment added. Narendra Singh Tomar will day. A woman was injured Pakistan had violated This will be followed by physi- The government hopes this also be present. during unprovoked firing ceasefire in Shahpur, Kir- cal distribution of the property move will pave the way for us- SVAMITVA is a Central and shelling from across ni and Qasba Sectors of cards by the respective state ing property as a financial as- scheme of the Ministry of Pan- the border. Poonch district on Friday governments,” said a Union set by villagers for taking loans chayati Raj and Rural Develop- Pakistan targeted civil- as well. government statement.The and other financial benefits. ment which was launched by ian areas in Mankote Sector Since January, Pakistan beneficiaries belong to 763 vil- This is also the first time that Modi on National Panchayati through small firearms and has made it a daily habit to lages across six states, includ- such a large-scale exercise in- Raj Day in April this year. heavy shelling around 1.30 violate the bilateral cease- am on Saturday, leading to fire agreement signed by injuries to the 40-year-old the two countries in 1999, CONG ARRAYS SONIA, MANMOHAN, RAHUL, PRIYANKA FOR BIHAR BATTLE woman.Defence Ministry killing 24 civilians and in- spokesman Colonel Dev- juring over 100 others in New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Imran Pratapgarhi, Prem ender Anand said Pakistan more than 3,190 LoC cease- The Congress has prepared Chand Mishra, Anil Sharma, troops again fired with fire violations. a list of 30 star campaigners Ajay Kapoor, and Virender ahead of the first phase of Singh Rathore are also on Bihar elections scheduled on the list.The Congress, as part October 28, which includes of the Grand Alliance along Nadda to kick off party chief Sonia Gandhi, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal former Prime Minister Man- and the Left, will contest 70 Bihar campaign from mohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, seats in the 243-member As- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and sembly. Gaya's Gandhi Maidan actor turned politician Sha- In the first phase, the Con- trughan Sinha. gress will contest 21 seats.The tomorrow According to party sources, Bihar elections are scheduled the Congress has shared the Azad, Shaktisinh Gohil, Sha- Gehlot, Captain Amarinder Jha, and Tariq Anwar.For- to be held on October 28, No- state right now along with list with the Election Com- keel Ahmed, and Randeep Singh, former Lok Sabha mer Governor Nikhil Kumar, vember 3 and November 7. cadres when he lands at Pat- mission of India.Others on Singh Surjewala, apart from Speaker Meira Kumar, Raj Sadanand Singh, Akhilesh Counting of votes will take na airport at 10 am. the list are senior Congress Congress Chief Ministers Babbar, Pramod Tiwari, Sa- Prasad Singh, Kirti Azad, place on November 10 and After this Nadda will get leaders like Ghulam Nabi like Bhupesh Baghel, Ashok chin Pilot, Madan Mohan Sanjay Nirupam, Udit Raj, results out the same day. down to business. He will head to Gaya where he will address a "massive TEMPLE PRIEST MURDER: TELANGANA FARMERS ADVISED NOT public meeting", says BJP National Media Co-Incharge Rajasthan Governor speaks to CM TO GO FOR CORN CULTIVATION Dr Sanjay Mayukh. The pub- New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) lic meeting will take place at Hyderabad, Oct 10 (IANS) which allowed anybody to sell Putting behind the seat- the historic Gandhi Maidan as thousands protest Agriculture experts and offi- the agriculture produce any- sharing delays, the Bharatiya in Gaya at 2 pm. Jaipur, Oct 10 (IANS) Tak- cials in Telangana have advised where, and the reduction of (BJP) is set to But soon, he will be back at ing cognisance of the inci- farmers not to go for cultivation taxes on the import of the com- formally kick off its Bihar Patna where he will get down dent where a temple priest of corn during the current sea- modities has become a curse on election campaign tomor- to the basics of poll strategy. was burnt alive by the land son as it is not likely to get even the poor farmer. row with party chief JP Nad- At 5.30 pm, the BJP chief will mafia, Rajasthan Gover- Minimum Support Price (MSP). The meeting was told that in da scheduled to address a address a meeting of party nor on Satur- At a high-level meeting on the international market, there massive public gathering at leaders and workers at the day spoke to Chief Minister crop cultivation and market- was a surplus of 28 crore metric Gayas historic Gandhi Maid- Atal Auditorium in the BJP Ashok Gehlot on the phone ing here on Saturday, they ex- tonnes of corn. an on Sunday afternoon. state Office at Patna where he about the situation. plained to Chief Minister K. As on date, there is a need Nadda's Bihar tour will will discuss the election strat- Meanwhile, thousands of Chandrasekhar Rao that ad- for 2.42 crore metric tonnes of start at 10.30 am tomorrow egy and the party's prepared- villagers protested in Ra- verse conditions prevailed in corn in the country but 3.53 with a visit to the renowned ness for it. jasthan's Bukna village in the country for cultivation of crore metric tonnes of corn is Hanuman Mandir where he All district presidents, MPs Karauli district against the case reported from Barmer. press note issued by the Gov- corn is concerned and it is not available.This would mean the will offer prayers. from the state, Vidhan Sabha brutal murder of temple He voiced his worry about ernor's office.Gehlot said the advisable to go in for that crop country has a surplus of 1.11 At 11.15 am, the BJP Presi- candidates, Vidhan Sabha priest Babulal Vaishnav the deteriorating law and government is keeping a vigi- in the state now. crore metric tonnes. dent will visit JP Niwas at incharge and convenors, and while the victim's family order situation in the state. lant eye on the law and order They said that with the policy To add to this, corn is cul- Kadamkuan in Patna to gar- other senior leaders will be refused to perform the last The Chief Minister said arrangement and officials decisions taken by the Centre tivated in 2.04 crore acres in land the statue of Lok Nayak present in the meeting. rites, seeking action and fi- that the state government has have been directed to take on corn import, the corn is not the country and 4.10 crore Jai Prakash Narayan. Soon, a top level meeting nancial assistance.Express- taken cognisance of the mat- strict action, said the press in a position even to get MSP. metric tonnes will soon hit the However, sources say, with selected leadership will ing worry about such inci- ter and the police are carry- note.On Saturday, thousands According to the Chief Minis- markets. With this, there are before these two official en- begin at the same venue. At dents, Mishra spoke with ing out a thorough investiga- of people gathered in Bukna tera's Office (CMO), they also enough stocks of corn available gagements, he will be given 6.45Apm, he will take part in Gehlot at length and also tion. The accused will not be village to protest against the said that the new farm legisla- not only for this year but also a rousing welcome by BJP's the Bihar Election Manage- discussed a minor's rape spared he said, according to a murder of the temple priest. tion brought in by the Centre, for the next year. top leadership present in the ment Committee meeting. INDIA REPORTS 73,272 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES, 926 FRESH FATALITIES New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) THE COVID˨19 CASE rashtra, 114 from Karnataka, 68 India reported 73,272 new FATALITY RATE WAS from Tamil Nadu, 62 from West coronavirus cases in a span Bengal, 48 from Uttar Pradesh, of 24 hours, taking the overall RECORDED AT 1.54 39 from Delhi, 38 from Chhat- caseload to 69,79,423, while PER CENT. tisgarh, 32 from Punjab, 31 59,88,822 people have recu- from Andhra Pradesh.The total perated so far, pushing the re- For the second day in a row, 1,07,416 deaths reported so far covery rate to 85.81 percent, the number of active corona- in the country include 39,732 according to the Union Health virus cases remained below 9 percent.India’s COVID-19 tally the Indian Council of Medical from Maharashtra, followed by Ministry data updated Satur- lakh.There are 8,83,185 active had crossed the 20-lakh mark Research (ICMR), a cumulative 10,120 from Tamil Nadu, 9,789 day.The death toll due to CO- cases of infection in the coun- on August 7, 30 lakh on August 8,57,98,698 samples have been from Karnataka, 6,293 from Ut- VID-19 climbed to 1,07,416 with try which make 12.65 per cent 23 and 40 lakh on September tested up to October 9. As many tar Pradesh, 6,159 from Andhra 926 people succumbing to the of the total caseload, the data 5. It went past 50 lakh on Sep- as 11,64,018 samples were test- Pradesh, 5,692 from Delhi, 5,501 disease during the period, the stated.The COVID-19 case fa- tember 16 and crossed 60 lakh ed on Friday.The 926 new fa- from West Bengal, 3,773 from data updated at 8 am showed. tality rate was recorded at 1.54 on September 28.According to talities include 302 from Maha- Punjab and 3,547 from Gujarat. Indian Horizon 2 city Sunday, October 11, 2020 Delhi govt’s ‘Deshbhakti’ curriculum for children in final stages New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) ulum started last year after the of discrimination, integrity, the curriculum for children meetings, I have often seen The Delhi government’s announcement by Delhi Chief care for public property, and in the age groups of 8-11 and teachers and parents talk- ‘Deshbhakti’ curriculum for Minister Arvind Kejriwal. natural resources will be the 11-14 as well,” a Delhi govern- ing only about the subjects children up to the age of 14 is The curriculum and board key to enable the child to be- ment statement said. and marks obtained by the in the final stages of prepara- committees were constituted come true ‘deshbhakt’ or pa- Sisodia appreciated the students. Through our new tion, it said on Saturday. in July this year to recom- triot.” approach of the curriculum curriculum and assessment Deputy Chief Minister mend the new curriculum for The curriculum panel -- committee that seeks to con- practice, the conversation be- Manish Sisodia on Saturday children up to the age of 14 mandated to recommend nect the curriculum with tween them should shift to the reviewed the proposed cur- and setting up of the Delhi Ex- the new curriculum -- pre- real-life situations, and em- overall growth of the child,” riculum while chairing a third amination Board. sented the design for enabling phasised that the proposed said the the Deputy CM. joint review meeting to take Both committees are likely children in the age group of learning goals should be sim- Sisodia said that the meet- stock of the work done so far to submit their recommenda- 3-8 gain diverse knowledge, ple and clear enough for the ing proposed the structure of regarding the state examina- tions by mid-November. competencies, values and at- parents to understand and the new board along with its tion board and the new cur- Explaining the key features the basis of Deshbhakti cur- ward stands today and there- titudes. thus be active participants in functions, and that the “as- riculum committee. of the curriculum, Sisodia riculum. Understanding of after on issues like inclusive- “Along similar lines, the their children’s learning. sessment is an integral part of The work on the new curric- said: “The assessment will be the teacher on where his/her ness, gender, different forms committee will recommend “During the parent-teacher Curriculum. Police appeals for restraint in Delhi man held by DGGI in Rs 190-cr fake input tax credit case New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) of Rs 69.59 crore to various passed by the accused. teacher murder case The Directorate General of non-existent firms. Saifi The investigation this case Mohammad Raj and Man- GST Intelligence’s (DGGI) was also accused of creat- spanned multiple loca- war Hussain have been arrested. Gurugram Zonal Unit ing four more fake firms, tions in Delhi and based Three juveniles have also been ap- (GZU) has arrested a Delhi namely M/s Galaxy Enter- on documentary evidence prehended,” said Vijayanta Arya, resident on charges of set- prises, M/s Moon, M/s Sid- and recorded statements, DCP North West. ting up and operating ficti- harth Enterprises and M/s it was ascertained that Saifi Rahul was a tuition teacher and tious firms on forged docu- Sun Enterprises based in was the key person in this he taught students at home. He ments and passing fake New Delhi, a Finance Min- racket. Accordingly, Saifi was a second-year student of Bach- Input Tax Credit (ITC) to- istry statement said. was arrested on October 9 elor of Arts. He is said to have died talling Rs 190 crore through It was ascertained that and presented before Addi- due to severe internal injuries and issuance of invoices with- Shamshad Saifi set up M/s non-existent persons. all the above-mentioned tional CJM, Gurugram, who spleen rupture. As politicians and out actual receipt or supply Techno Electrical and M/s M/s Techno passed on firms only supplied invoic- ordered him to be sent in media started gathering at the vic- of goods and services. Lata Sales based in New fraudulent ITC of Rs 98.09 es without actual supply of judicial custody. tim’s house, the Delhi Police cau- The investigations into Delhi on the basis of forged crore to M/s Lata, which goods. The total fake ITC of Further investigations New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) As me- tioned against giving the incident the matter revealed that documents in the name of further generated fake ITC more than Rs 190 crore was are in progress. dia gathered outside the house of a communal colour as the accused 18-year-old Rahul Rajput who was and victim belong to different com- beaten to death on Wednesday munities. “We appeal not to give the Inter-state drug cartelbusted in Delhi, heroin worth Rs 20 cr seized night by the kin of a girl with whom incident a different colour so that New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) His relatives are settled stringent NDPS Act. In this the deceased was friendly, the Del- the law and order is not disturbed in The Delhi Police special cell in different parts of Delhi regard, several cases under hi Police on Saturday appealed to the city. This was a matter between has busted an inter-state including Jwala Nagar, Kas- various heads including the general public not to give the the two families in which the victim drug cartel by arresting two turba Nagar, Nand Nagari riot, attack on police, have incident any communal colour as died. The arrests and apprehension key members: Paramjeet and Inder Puri. been registered against the arrests in the case have already in the case have already been done,” Singh and Ashwani. “They use to live and work them,” said Sanjeev Kumar been done. the officer added. Five kilograms of high- in groups. It is not an easy Yadav, DCP Special Cell. “The incident happened on Octo- The incident is said to have hap- grade heroin worth more task for police to apprehend The other accused, Ash- ber 7, we got a call from Babu Jag- pened on Wednesday night after the than Rs 20 crore in the any one of them or to re- wani, has also been indulg- jivan Ram Hospital that a boy has brother of the girl objected to Ra- international market has cover any contraband from ing in drug trafficking for been brought in an unconscious hul’s friendship with his sister and been recovered from them. their area. It is on record more than five years. He condition who later succumbed to confronted him with his relatives. Several mobile handsets arrested from Pusa Road. suppliers in Rajasthan and that on many occasions, used to take heroin from his injuries. The victim was having The girl’s brother along with four and SIM cards used in drug According to the police, supply the same in Delhi they had attacked the raid- Paramjeet Singh and sup- friendship with a girl in Jahangirpuri others including three minors as- trafficking activities have accused Paramjeet Singh and NCR. Singh also dis- ing police teams by pelting ply the same to various and the kin of the girl have thrashed saulted Rahul who later succumbed also been recovered. disclosed that he used to closed that his entire family stones from their rooftops drug peddlers in Delhi and Rahul after which he collapsed. In to his injuries in the hospital. Both the accused were procure heroin from drug is engaged in drug supply. in order to escape from the the national capital region. FICCI fined Rs 20 lakh for flouting dust control norms New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) quality in the national capital. During the inspection on recycling has been kept. The DPCC has now directed served during the inspection The DPCC said that non- The Delhi Pollution Control The hefty fine was levied af- October 9, the pollution con- It also found that the site the federation to not carry and submit a compliance re- compliance of the directions Committee (DPCC) on Satur- ter DPCC received a no com- trol board observed that no is not fitted with fine water out or restart any demolition port in a weeks’ time. will attract penal action as per day imposed a fine of Rs 20 pliance report from FICCI on anti-smog gun has been in- spraying nozzle system or activity without installing the “You shall deposit environ- the provisions of the Air Act, lakh on the Federation of In- the installation of an anti- stalled, demolished debris vehicle wheel washing facil- anti-smog gun, an undertak- mental compensation (EC) 1981. The National Green Tri- dian Chambers of Commerce smog gun (ASG) for controlling has not been covered, and ity, no dust mask has been ing for which has to be sub- of Rs 20,00,000 by way of de- bunal has, in multiple orders, and Industry (FICCI) for flout- dust pollution. The DPCC has unpaved surfaces are not provided to the workers and mitted within seven days. mand draft in favour of Delhi observed that one of the ma- ing environmental norms also directed it not to restart sprinkled with water. Also, no no continuous wind breaking FICCI has also been asked Pollution Control Committee jor sources of air pollution is during a demolition activ- the demolition activity with- data on waste generated from walls are provided with ade- to take adequate measures within 15 days,” the pollution demolition and construction ity amid the deteriorating air out installation of the gun. demolition, construction and quate height at certain places. to rectify the deficiencies ob- board said. activity going on in Delhi. Senior citizen tries to rescue septic tank cleaner, both die IPL betting racket busted, 17 held New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) and fell inside. der treatment and is in a con- Two persons including a “When Devender went into scious state. in south Delhi raid 60-year-old building owner the tank, he felt giddy and fell Then both Satish and Dev- Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Royal five gambling charts and died when they entered a safe- down in the tank. Then Manoj ender were taken out from the Challengers Bangalore gambling chits were seized ty tank in Molarband in Badar- went inside but he also fell tank by fire brigade officials (RCB) during the IPL Season from the accused. pur area of South East Delhi on down. Finally Satish went in and were rushed to Apollo 2020 and gambling through “Three persons were Saturday evening. to save them but he too col- hospital but were declared various other methods like tasked to check the scores of According to police , the lapsed,” said RP Meena, DCP brought dead. New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) charts and playing cards. cricket matches and inform owner of the building Satish associate Devender reached South East Delhi. “Further proceeding as per Seventeen persons were The betting module used betters for revising rates of Chawla, called two men to there for the cleaning work. Later, the people took Manoj law is being done and a case arrested on charges of six sets of walkie-talkies to betting, while others were clean the septic tank of his four However, as the duo entered out of the tank. He was rushed u/s 304 A IPC is being regis- gambling and betting, communicate and keep a into gambling and betting storey building. Manoj and his the septic tank, they collapsed to the hospital where he is un- tered,” the officer added. including on IPL cricket tab on the movement of through various other matches, in south Delhi’s police. means,” DCP South Delhi Devli village, Delhi Police Mobile phones, TV sets Atul Thakur said. said on Saturday. with DTH connection A case under Sections 3, 4, Farm laws: AAP to ‘gherao’ Khattar’s Karnal Those arrested during for viewing live cricket 9, and 55 of the Delhi Public late night raid on Friday matches, a wireless Internet Gambling Act, 1955 was residence on Sunday were found betting on the router, Rs 81,000 in cash, registered at the Neb Sarai New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) “Farmers are constantly mandi system in Haryana cricket match between 10 decks of playing cards, police station. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on harassed in the name of portals, and Punjab,” the member of Saturday announced it would e-payment, registration, gate Parliament claimed. hold a protest outside Haryana pass of mandis and in other Noting that farmers in Bihar Delhi govt appeals to families for Chief Minister Manohar Lal ways. In the last 15 days, own good land, get water for Khattar’s residence in Karnal farmers had to take the streets.” irrigation and also produce on Sunday morning over the The AAP leader pointed good crops, Gupta said they anti-dengue campaign new farm laws. AAP Rajya out that Haryana and Punjab come to Haryana and Punjab New Delhi, Oct 10 families to come together to Kejriwal has also said Sabha MP and Haryana affairs were agrarian states where to work just because of lack of (IANS) Following huge defeat dengue by inspecting that through the collective incharge Sushil Gupta said that more than 70 per cent people remunerative MSPs on their participation of children in their houses every Sunday efforts of all the Delhiites his party’s farmers’ cell would Gupta alleged that Khattar were directly and indirectly crops in their native states. Delhi in the fifth week of the for 10 minutes for stagnant “we will stop the breeding ‘gherao’ Khattar’s residence had always taken “anti-farmer connected to agriculture. “The BJP-led central ‘10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute’ clean water and draining it. of dengue mosquitoes and around 11 am. stands”. “Today, the farmers “These are the only states government also wants to bring anti-dengue campaign, Delhi Chief Minister protect our family and all of He said that the AAP was are facing difficulties in selling where the farmers get 60 per a similar situation in Haryana the Delhi government Arvind Kejriwal will be Delhi from dengue”. fighting against the “anti- their paddy crop. In Haryana, cent of the Minimum Support and Punjab,” the MP alleged. has appealed to families encouraging all the families This year, the Delhi farmer and anti-labour laws” around 1,500 to 2,000 kg millet Price on crops. At the same “The government wants to residing in the national in Delhi to participate in the government has also got passed by the central is produced in one acre of land time, in other states, only six benefit the industrialists. capital to come together in ‘10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute launched a dengue government in Parliament, but the farmers are not getting per cent of the grain is sold Farmers are protesting the fight against the vector- campaign in the fight helpline - 011-23300012 adding that party volunteers more than Rs 850 per kg due at MSP. But now, through against this conspiracy of the borne infectious disease. against the most prevalent and WhatsApp helpline - were arriving in Haryana to to the BJP government’s anti- these new laws, the central government and the Aam In its appeal, the Delhi viral infection transmitted 8595920530 to assist the participate in this protest. farmer policies. government wants to end the Aadmi Party. government has urged the by Aedes mosquitoes. general public. Indian Horizon Sunday, October 11, 2020 city 3 Hindu Rao row: 23 corona patients shifted, MCD DDA allotted land for Ravidas Temple after CM’s persistence: Bharti Mayor slams govt New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Jain’s statement, North MCD collected taxes. However, Even as 23 COVID-19 pa- Mayor Jai Prakash lambasted only Rs 400 crore have been tients were shifted out or the Arvind Kejriwal govern- released by the government,” discharged from Hindu Rao ment and accused it of “play- he claimed. Hospital (HRH) to LNJP Hos- ing politics” on the sensitive “They (Delhi government) pital on Saturday after HRH issue while “keeping the pub- could not even manage the doctors decided to withdraw lic in the dark”. affairs at the LNJP till Union from COVID duties from Prakash claimed that in Home Minister Sunday onwards to protest June, after the Hindu Rao personally intervened. It is non-payment of salary dues, Hospital was converted into very unfortunate that Jain is the North MCD Mayor flayed a dedicated Covid facility, the giving irresponsible state- the Kejriwal government and Delhi government had given ments and hiding the fact New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) community. also cautioned agitating doc- guidelines. “The MCD should immedi- in writing that all the expen- from the public. It is just an After the Delhi Development “I have come here to tors of action under the law. The Delhi government’s ately pay the salaries of doc- diture borne by the hospital, attempt to tarnish the im- Authority (DDA) allotted land share the happy news with The officials told IANS move to shift out the patients tors who have made huge including staff salaries, would age of the corporation and for rebuilding the Ravidas you. You might remember that while 11 patients were was announced by Delhi sacrifices during the coro- be borne by the state govern- destroy our credibility in the Temple in South-East Delhi’s that on August 10, 2019, a transferred to the state-run Health Minister Satyendar navirus pandemic,” Jain had ment. “But what the Kejriwal public’s eye,” Prakash re- Tughlaqabad area, senior historic temple of Sant Guru Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Na- Jain earlier in the day, who said. The resident doctors of government is doing now is marked. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ravidas Ji in Tughlaqabad rayan Hospital (LNJP) from had also slammed the North North MCD-run HRH had play politics on a sensitive IANS tried to reach out Somnath Bharti said on Friday was demolished by the DDA North MCD-run HRH, two Delhi Municipal Corporation threatened to stop COVID issue of Covid patients’ treat- to the Hindu Rao Hospital that the same was possible after the mismanagement and were sent to Aruna Asaf Ali (North MCD) for its “fail- services from 9 am on Sunday ment,” he alleged. Medical Superintendent for only after the persistence of mishandling of the sensitive Government Hospital. Ten ure” to disburse salaries to if they did not get salaries due “The Delhi government comments on the matter, but Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. issue related to the temple. patients were discharged as the agitating doctors for four for four months. has to pay the corporation calls and messages to the of- “After the persistence of There was chaos after it was per the COVID management months. However, responding to Rs 2,000 crore as its share of ficial went unanswered. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the demolished, especially in the DDA today allotted land to northern states of Punjab, rebuild the Ravidas Temple Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh Kidnapped Delhi jeweller rescued from Meerut, 2 held in Tughlaqabad area and also and Uttarakhand. changed its land use,” said “The number of followers of New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) of Karol Bagh, was recovered the INA Market by some un- She said she was told to Technical and digital sur- Bharti. Sant Ravidas Ji is huge and is Delhi Police have rescued a and mastermind Nitin Kansal known persons. In the after- hand over these things to one veillance of the call details He also said that Kejriwal spread across not only India, jeweller kidnapped and held and his accomplice Pankaj noon, she said she received Pankaj. Mukesh’s daughter of Mukesh’s mobile phone was the first leader to say but the whole world. The hostage at a house in Meerut Goel were arrested. a call from her husband’s went to the Metro station and revealed his location at Nan- that the site must be restored sermons of one humanity were in Uttar Pradesh and arrested On Wednesday, Mukesh’s mobile that Mukesh was in handed over jewellery and dan Nagar, Transport Nagar, because it is a question of faith. negated when the temple was two persons, a senior police wife lodged a complaint at Bulandshahr and asked her chequebook to Pankaj but Meerut. It was also found that He said the Delhi legislative demolished. officer said on Saturday. Prasad Nagar police station to reach Shahdara Metro Sta- the next day another demand Mukesh was contacted by assembly raised this issue Kejriwal was the first leader Rs 3 lakh given as ran- that her 50-yer-old husband tion with Rs 1-2 lakh, some for Rs 3 to 4 lakh was made. one of his business associates and passed the resolution, to say that the site must som money by the family of had left for his shop on Tues- jewellery and his cheque- The family then lodged a kid- Nitin Kansal, who resided at as it was the question of the be restored because it is a Mukesh Kumar, a resident day morning after called to book. napping case. the said address in Meerut. dignity and honour of the Dalit question of faith.” Handover MCD-run hospitals if unable to pay staff: Delhi govt New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) ter announcing that the Co- Corporation, South Delhi Mu- The Minister said that the We will run these hospitals Delhi Health Minister Satyen- vid-19 patients admitted in nicipal Corporation and East doctors and medical staff of better than them and release dar Jain on Saturday hit out these hospitals will be shifted Delhi Municipal Corporation Hindu Rao Hospital, which is all the salaries to the staff,” he at the to the Delhi government hos- and ruled by the BJP -- must run by the MCD, have given said. The Minister accused the (BJP) over the MCDs failure pitals by Sunday. Earlier, the release the salaries of the doc- notice of strike. “There are CO- BJP of “playing politics with to pay the salaries of hospi- resident doctors of North tors and staff of these hospitals VID patients admitted to Hin- the health of the patients”. tal staff under them, asking MCD-run Hindu Rao Hospital and “if it cannot do that, the du Rao hospital, and we have Jain said he doesn’t think the party to “handover” these had threatened to stop Covid hospitals should be handed directed the authorities to shift the BJP-run MCDs are short health units to the Delhi gov- services from 9 a.m. on Sun- over to the Delhi government”. them to the Delhi government of funds. “They impose heavy ernment if it is not able to pay day if they did not get salaries “There are currently 20 Co- hospitals.” taxes on people and col- salaries. The Delhi Minister’s pending for over four months. vid patients admitted to Hindu “I want to request the MCD lect hefty money but nobody remarks came in the backdrop The doctors and nursing Rao, and they will be shifted to pay the salaries as soon knows where that money goes. of a strike threat by doctors staff at the hospital are on in the morning over non-pay- taken after their protests did to the Delhi government hos- as possible, and if the North Their job is to play politics and and medical staff of the Kas- partial “symbolic indefinite ment of their salaries since not yield any result. pitals by Sunday. The patients MCD cannot pay the salaries blame games. Even after the turba Gandhi and Hindu Rao strike” since Monday wherein June. The Resident Doctors The Minister said that the would have a free hand in of Kasturba Gandhi Hospital directions of the central gov- hospitals in the national capi- they refrained from all ser- Association (RDA) of Hindu Municipal Corporation of choosing the hospitals that and Hindu Rao hospital staff, ernment on the removal of tal. vices, except emergency, and Rao Hospital had told IANS Delhi -- which is trifurcated they want to be shifted to,” they can place these hospitals health licenses, they did not Jain expressed his views af- protested daily for two hours that the decision to strike was into North Delhi Municipal Jain said. under the Delhi government. do it,” he added. Delhi’s air quality dips further 2 held with Rs 5 lakh in New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) within the human lungs and etc. Two cities -- Karnataka’s fake currency The air quality index of the bloodstream is currently the Kalaburagi and Rajasthan’s national capital plummeted main pollutant. Bhiwadi have ‘very poor’ to the decoy customer of to 221 and stood in the poor It also observed 253 quality of air. Special Cell after which they category on Saturday, a day stubble burning fires around According to Delhi-based were arrested. A case under after improving a notch, with Punjab, Haryana, and doctor Shuchin Bajaj, the section 489B/489C/120B/34 West Delhi recording the neighboring border regions. pollution will cause a lot of IPC PS Special Cell, Delhi has most polluted air, according A shift in Delhi surface wind issues to children and elderly been registered in this regard. to Central pollution Control direction, northwesterly to especially and with the New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) “During interrogation, Board (CPCB) data. southeasterly by October 12 ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Delhi Police Special Cell accused Nurul and Tulu As per the CPCB, out of is forecasted, which could The bad quality of air will has arrested two men and revealed that their villages 35 pollution monitoring as satisfactory, 101-200 as when pollution from stubble influence air quality positively increase the severity of the recovered Rs 5 lakh worth of Inayatpur and Anoop Nagar stations, the air quality index moderate, 201-300 as poor, burning combines with the in the coming week. lung infections. Fake Indian Currency Notes are close to the India- in as many as 24 stations is in 301-400 as very poor and suspended water droplets in “AQI is forecasted to “This will lead to worse (FICN) in denomination of Rs Bangladesh international the poor category, while 10 above 400 as severe. Delhi’s the lower atmosphere to form marginally improve to outcomes like pneumonia and 2,000 and Rs 500 from them. border and are dens of stations recorded the index neighboring areas, including a thick blanket of noxious the moderate category for breathlessness, tiredness and The two accused have been syndicates involved in anti- in the moderate category, one Ghaziabad, Faridabad, smog, thus creating health tomorrow, further AQI is lack of energy in the Covid-19 identified as Nurul, aged 40, national and illegal activities. was non-functional. Noida, Greater Noida, Meerut hazards for the residents. forecasted to improve by 12th patients, who have suffered. It and Tulu Sheikh, aged 45, Trafficking of FICN is one of The area near West Delhi’s and Gurugram have also According to SAFAR, October, but in the moderate will decrease the immunity of both residents of Malda in them. Due to this Kaliachak Mundka recorded the highest recorded poor quality of air. which comes under the category,” the air forecasting the community and will lead West Bengal, police said on has become a hub of the FICN AQI at 286. The System of Air Ghaziabad’s air is currently aegis of the Ministry of system added. to more widespread Covid Saturday. traffickers. They procure Quality Weather Forecasting the most polluted amongst all. Earth Sciences, particulate Nationwide, as many as 20 infections,” Dr. Bajaj, Founder The accused came to FICN through their sources and Research (SAFAR) With stubble burning, the air matter of the diameter of cities have poor quality of air, and Director of Delhi’s Ujala Rajaram Kohli Marg, (road and supply it to the rest of categorizes air quality in the pollution reaches a crescendo 2.5 micrometers which go including Agra, Kurukshetra, Cygnus Group of Hospitals connecting Geeta Colony to India,” said P.S. Kushwah, 0-50 range as good, 51-100 in Delhi-NCR every winter, deep into the smallest sacs Lucknow, Yamunanagar, added. Ring road) to supply the FICN DCP Special Cell. Court recalls riots chargesheet after police discloses witness names New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) A Zargar, under various sections Special Public Prosecutor been reached out to by the Investigating Officer and witnesses. identity of the protected Delhi court has recalled the of UAPA, Indian Penal Code, Amit Prasad told the court various persons with vested since the purpose of giving “and hence, it would be in witnesses and not to approach soft copies of the chargesheet Arms Act and Prevention of that the identity of some of interest, in relation to the protection to the identity of the fitness of things to ask them directly or indirectly in filed in the case pertaining Damage to Public Property the protected witnesses were present case.” Prasad said the protected witnesses is them, who are Officers of the any manner whatsoever. to the conspiracy in the Act on September 16. inadvertently disclosed by that it was necessary to extract for fair trial and for specific Court, to return them in the The judge added, “The northeast Delhi riots case, Under the Unlawful way of attaching untruncated the relevant document from protection to the witnesses, court and the Investigating return of the pen drive after the Special Cell of the Activities (Prevention) judicial and investigation the judicial file that is with hence, the immediate Officer can be asked to provide shall also pertain to the one Delhi Police “inadvertently” Act, there is provision for papers in the chargesheet, the court, replace it with a protection order is required to the fresh copies immediately supplied to the court itself. The divulged the names of the protecting the identity of the which is neither “intentional truncated version, seal the be passed. to the accused persons and record where the disclosure protected witnesses. witnesses for their safety. The nor deliberate”. original and keep it on the The Additional Sessions counsels on the next date.” of protected witnesses has The identity of witnesses was whole idea is to provide cover The prosecutor further told record. Judge directed the counsel The accused persons or happened in the judicial file revealed in the voluminous to the identity of the witnesses the court, “It has come to the In an order on October 9, for the 15 accused to return any other person or authority along with the pen drive in chargesheet filed by the police so that they can depose fairly knowledge of the investigating Additional Sessions Judge the pen drive containing have also been directed not the court shall be kept in a against 15 accused, including and independently in the agency that at least three Amitabh Rawat said that there the alleged disclosure of to divulge, publish, disclose, sealed cover in the court in the Tahir Hussain and Safoora court. protected witnesses have is a mistake on the part of the names of the protected disseminate or circulate the judicial file. SOUTH Indian Horizon 4 Sunday, October 11, 2020 Covid cases spike in K’taka BARC scientist goes missing from Land acquisition for as 10,913 test positive Mysuru Bengaluru, Oct 10 (IANS) over 40-45 per cent of the day, 49,618 were through Mysuru, Oct 10 (IANS) A 24-year-old sci- Kerala rail project on, For the third consecutive state’s caseload, Bengaluru rapid antigen detection and entist working in the Rare Materials Project day, Covid cases across reported 5,009 fresh cases, 60,362 through RT-PCR. at the Bhabha Atomic Research Institute Karnataka spiked with taking its Covid tally to Of the new cases from the near Mysuru has gone missing for the last Centre’s nod soon 10,913 testing positive till 2,72,731, including 62,104 districts, Mysuru reported four days, the police said. Thursday, taking its tally to active cases, while 2,06,976 826, Hassan 489, Davan- Assistant Scientific Officer Gulla Ab- Thiruvananthapuram, 6,90,269 so far, including were discharged so far, with gere 450, Chitradurga 418, hisheka Reddy, 24, was a resident of Cauv- Oct 10 (IANS) The land ac- 1,18,851 active cases. 3,045 in the last 24 hours. Dakshina Kannada 376 and ery Layout (New Janata Colony) at Yelawala quisition process for the “With 9,091 discharged With 57 dying of the vi- Tumakuru 366. Among the in Mysuru. Rs 63,941-crore Silver Line across the state, recoveries rus, the city’s death toll has districts where recover- Reddy had moved to Mysuru from Chit- rail project, a joint venture also rose to 5,66,610, while increased to 3,290 till date. ies were discharged, My- turu district in Andhra Pradesh a year ago of the Railways and Kerala 114 succumbed to the in- Of the 873 patients in the suru reported 472, Hassan after he secured a job at BARC, 15 km from government, is on and the fection in the last 24 hours, intensive care units (ICUs), 456, Ballari and Kalaburagi Mysuru. The police suspect that since he project is expected to get taking the death toll to 335 are in Bengaluru hos- 357, Uttar Kannada 296, was allegedly suffering from depression and the Centre’s approval soon, 9,789 since March 8 when pitals, 93 in Dharwad, 80 in Chamarajagara 292, Haveri migraine, he left without informing anyone. Public Works Minister G the virus broke,” said the Ballari, 48 in Hassan and 29 286, Chikkaballapur 285, Yelawala Inspector NH Yogananda told Sudhakaran said on Satur- state health bulletin on Fri- in Kalaburagi. Of 1,09,980 Dakshina Kannada 268 and IANS that Reddy was staying alone after his day. day night. Accounting for tests conducted till Thurs- Shivamogga 264. parents’ death a couple of months ago. The Silver Line corri- dor will connect Thiruva- Silver Line will run par- Kozhikode, and Kannur en nanthapuram to Kasaragod allel to the existing rail- route to Kasaragod. through trains with opera- way line from Kasaragod Sudhakaran said the tional speeds of 200 km per to Tirur, while an alterna- Cabinet has already given 2,540 new corona cases in Kerala, hour, covering the 529.45- tive green-field alignment its approval to the detailed km journey in four hours. has been chosen for Tirur- project report (DPR), sub- These trains will cover Thiruvananthapuram mitted by implementing no schools in Sep-Oct: CM the busy Thiruvanantha- stretch. agency Kerala Rail Devel- puram-Ernakulam stretch The Silver Line trains will opment Corporation Limit- Thiruvananthapuram, Sep tional institutions (schools) in 90 minutes, which at have stopovers at Kollam, ed (K-Rail), a joint venture 14 (IANS) As many as 2,540 either in September or Octo- present takes more than Chengannur, Kottayam, of the Indian Railways and new coronavirus cases were ber. This is also the thinking four hours. Ernakulam, Thrissur, Tirur, the state government. reported in Kerala on Mon- of the Centre,” said Vijayan. day, even as Chief Minister On Monday, 15 more fa- Pinarayi Vijayan ruled out talities took the state’s CO- Murder accused on bail killed, the reopening of educational VID-19 death toll to 454. institutions either in Sep- As many as 2,05,158 per- tember or October. sons are under observation Kerala BJP points fingers at CPI-M He said that 2,110 more in Kerala, including 22,917 patients were cured and dis- in hospitals. As many as Thrissur, Oct 10 (IANS) has to be looked into,” said This is the third murder charged in the state. 615 coronavirus hotspots Twenty eight-year- old Surendran. that the cultural capital of “At present, we have have been earmarked in the Nidhil, an accused in a Nidhil, an accused in the the state has witnessed in 30,486 positive cases, where- southern state. murder case near here, murder of a person named the past one week. as 79,813 patients have been Vijayan also slammed the was brutally murdered Adarsh, was out on bail. On The first victim was a cured in Kerala. The cases violation of Covid-19 pro- and State BJP President K. Saturday morning while he CPI-M grassroot leader are expected to go up as tocols by vested interests, Surendran swaid this was was travelling in a car, four Sanoop followed by the lockdown relaxations are in asserting that it won’t be case, the Kerala Chief Minis- about it. There is no charge done with the blessings of persons came in another murder of POCSO accused place. Even though public tolerated. “On Sunday, an- ter said that the Minister was against Jaleel. Baseless al- the CPI-M leaders. car and rammed it into Ni- Satish. The local police transport is not fully opera- gry protesters tried to way- called in for quizzing follow- legations are being floated “The deceased was a BJP dhil’s vehicle. have launched a manhunt tional at present, the cases lay State Higher Education ing complaints against him against Jaleel under the worker and this is nothing As Nidhil’s vehicle for the four attackers who are likely to go up once nor- Minister KT Jaleel. Appro- regarding distribution of the guise of gold smuggling case. but a well planned murder stopped after the crash, the abandoned their vehicle mal activities are resumed,” priate action has been taken holy Quran. Why should Jaleel resign?” and State Minister for Lo- attackers hacked him to after the incident and es- Vijayan told the media here, against such troublemak- “Jaleel holds charge of Vijayan asked. cal Self Government A.C. death. caped. The local police adding that the state was ers,” said Vijayan. Wakf Board and minority He also said that a new Moideen cannot wash his Nidhil along with a few have launched a manhunt planning to conduct 50,000 As for Jaleel’s questioning affairs. It was the UAE Con- committee under senior po- hands off it. The CPI-M others had allegedly killed for the four attackers who tests daily. by the Enforcement Direc- sulate here that handed over lice officer Manoj Abraham has unleashed criminals in Adarsh in July. After his abandoned their vehicle “In the given situation, it’s torate in the ongoing probe the holy Quran (for distribu- has been constituted to track Thrissur district. The role arrest, he was out on bail after the incident and es- not possible to open educa- into the gold smuggling tion). They (ED) asked him fake news in Kerala. of Moideen in this episode when he was killed. caped.

Allies object to move to give more and the state cabinet has the pow- BYJU announces ‘Let’s er to decide on a number of issues. It was also pointed out that certain Talk’ initiative for powers to Kerala CM, secretaries decisions which the cabinet hith- erto had to clear, could then be Thiruvananthapuram, Oct Minister A.K. Balan, those who are tweaked in the way it is be- cleared by the Chief Minister. employees’ well-being 10 (IANS) The first meeting of protested included Revenue ing conceived it would see the Those dissenting also said that a committee of Kerala Minis- Minister E. Chandrasekheran powers of the Ministers getting the collective decision making ters that met on the revamp of of the CPI and Water Resources pruned, while giving more pow- of the cabinet would be a thing the ‘Rules of Business’ did not Minister K. Krishnankutty rep- ers to the bureaucracy and the of the past. Following the strong have smooth sailing after two resenting the Janata Dal (S). Chief Minister who would then opposition to the draft rules, Ministers objected to giving The meeting could not come be able to interfere in the de- the meeting ended without any more powers to the Chief Min- to any agreement as the two partment of any minister. accord. Now the matter will go ister and also to the secretaries. Ministers who opposed it point- At present the last word in any before the full meeting of the At the meeting chaired by Law ed out that if the present rules ministry is the respective Minister ruling Left Democratic Front. K’taka minister stresses on mental health amid Covid scare Mental Health Day to be ment hospitals across the state. (breathing) and dhyana (medi- observed worldwide on “Though our doctors and nurses tation) daily. Exercise regularly Saturday. are boosting the morale of the and boost the morale of the fam- Stressing on a sound patients besides treating them for ily members and friends during mind during the pan- the infection, I urge the people to these hard times. No cause for Bengaluru, Oct 10 (IANS) people,” said Pravin Prakash, demic, Sudhakar, a use our counselling facility even panic,” asserted Sudhakar. Leading ed-tech startup BYJU BYJU’s Chief People’s Officer. medical doctor by occu- through the toll-free number (104) Hinting that a vaccine to treat the on Saturday announced the With the ‘Let’s Talk’ initia- pation, said there was a and stay fit mentally and physi- virus could be delayed, the minister launch of its wellness initiative tive, BYJUites can log in to the need for greater aware- cally,” said the minister. On the said that people should follow the -- ‘BYJU’s Let’s Talk’ -- where platform and select the thera- ness of mental health hardships the people are facing guidelines such as wearing mask, its employees will be able to pist, based on the issue and for fighting coronavirus due to the virus spread since mid- washing hands with sanitiser and access 24X7, one-on-one on- take the session forward, ac- to prevent suicide, mad- March, Sudhakar lamented that maintaining physical distance to line counselling via chat on cording to the company. Bengaluru, Oct 10 (IANS) Exhort- ness and stress arising out of de- many people had lost their jobs fight the disease. real-time, telephonic or video The platform said they will ing the people to take care of their pression. “As per WHO reports, 7.5 and were facing economic crisis. “As we are still in war with the counselling appointments have access to counselling ser- mental health amid the Covid-19 per cent of the people across the “Many people are also suffering coronavirus, it is imperative for all with an expert. vices in more than 20 Indian pandemic, Karnataka Medical Ed- country are victims of mental de- due to wage cuts over the last six of us to stay fit mentally and physi- They will also get free access languages, quarterly aggre- ucation Minister K. Sudhakar on pression. India accounts for 15 per months. Those who still have jobs cally. Though people followed the to self-assessment tests and gated reports, stress assess- Friday advised the affected to seek cent of global mental illness. As per are working from home for the last guidelines during the lockdown pe- wellness resources. The initia- ment tests, online webinars counselling provided by the state a survey, 20 per cent of Indians will few months, causing mental de- riod, they have been ignoring them tive aims at prioritising men- and various communication government at its hospitals across suffer mental illness by this year- pression and anxiety,” the minister in the unlock period,” Sudhakar tal and emotional health and initiatives. “The pandemic has the southern state. “Mental health end. Hence mental health is equally said. added. With 10,913 new cases till sensitising employees with the upended our daily lives. We is as important as physical health, important,” Sudhakar said. Allaying fears of the pandemic Thursday midnight, the state’s Co- concept of counselling. understand this and are com- especially during the pandemic. Noting that the state has a men- spread, Sudhakar said over 5.5- vid tally has gone up to 6,90,269, in- “We are hoping that with the mitted to prioritising mental Avail personnel counselling offered tal health authority to address the lakh Covid patients have recov- cluding 1,18,851 active cases, while ‘BYJU’S Let’s Talk’ initiative and emotional health -- just by the state government at its hos- challenge, the minister said 7.13 ered from the infection in the 9,789 persons have succumbed to we can contribute to fostering as we prioritise other aspects pitals across the state,” Sudhakar lakh people availed the personal state since mid-March. the virus since the pandemic broke conversations around men- of our employees’ well-being,” said in a statement ahead of the counselling facility in govern- “Practice yoga, pranayama out in Karnataka on March 8. tal health and well-being of Prakash added. Indian Horizon Sunday, October 11, 2020 Nation 5 2 terrorists killed in Pulwama encounter Infi ltration Srinagar, Oct 10 (IANS) Two area.As the security forces ze- levels down terrorists were killed in an en- roed in on the spot where the counter between militants and terrorists were hiding, they came in Kashmir security forces at Dadoora area under a heavy volume of fi re that in South Kashmir’s Pulwama dis- triggered the encounter. : GOC 15 trict on Saturday, offi cials said. “Two unidentifi ed terrorists Arms and ammunition, includ- were killed in the encounter at CORPS ing two AK-47 rifl es, have been Dadoora area of Pulwama. In- recovered from the slain terror- criminating materials and arms Srinagar, Oct 10 (IANS) ists.The fi refi ght between the and ammuniton, including two Army's 15 Corps General terrorists and the security forces doned off the area and launched of a specifi c information about AK rifl es, were recovered. A Offi cer Commanding Lt Kashmir Light Infantry attempts," he said.He said took place after the latter cor- a search operation on the basis the presence of militants in the search going on,” the police said. Gen BS Raju on Saturday (JAKLI) centre here.He as- that the situation on the said that less than 30 in- serted that the decline in Line of Control is under fi ltrators had managed to the infi ltration incidents control though there have Bihar's political strongmen feel the heat enter the Kashmir Valley from across the borders been cases of ceasefire Patna, Oct 10 (IANS) Bihars RJD.Following their inclusion, tortionists and criminals".Ga- ghuvansh Babu as well as on from across the borders was due to the Army's ef- violations. political strongmen are feeling the opposition party is facing gan's statement came a day poor people of Bihar," Sushil and LoC with Pakistan this fective measures. The GOC said that the the heat ahead of the Assem- huge criticism especially by the after Sushil Modi attacked the Modi said."Anant Singh has year as against 130 during Lt Gen Raju said there Army had, in the latest inci- bly polls. Political potshots in ruling NDA leaders. RJD and said that the RJD's won three elections on the the same period last year. was no change in the at- dent, foiled a bid to smug- Bihar are being aimed at lead- Chitranjan Gagan, state socialist leader Raghuvansh ticket of JD-U. Rama Singh was "This year, we have titude of Pakistan but the gle weapons into Kashmir ers such as Anant Kumar Singh spokesperson of RJD however Prasad Singh fought against also elected as MP from Vaish- stopped infi ltration to a Indian Army will deal with through a tube across the and Ram Kishor Singh alias took a dig at Deputy Chief such leaders till his last breath. ali constituency in 2014 on the large extent. Last year, 130 the nefarious designs of the Kishenganga river and Rama Singh. Minister Despite that RJD has given ticket of LJP and was part of infi ltrators entered Kash- neighbouring country. seized four AK-47 rifl es These two are considered and said that when these two tickets to Rama Singh's wife Narendra Modi government. mir; this year, the number "In all, 250 to 300 ter- and ammunition, which as strongmen (‘Bahubalis') of strongmen were with the NDA, Bina Singh to contest election Did they not face criminal is less than 30," the GOC rorists are waiting at the was made possible due to central and north Bihar and they were considered clean from Mahanar seat in Vaishali charges then? And now, they told journalists on the launch pads in Pakistan, the alertness of jawans and face a number of criminal cas- but as soon as they joined the district."RJD has used 'bull- become tainted as soon as they sidelines of passing-out but we have been able to help of surveillance devices es and both recently joined the RJD, they have become "ex- dozer' on the ideology of Ra- joined RJD?" Gagan said. parade at the Jammu and stop them despite their deployed by the Army. Indian Muslims’ ‘happiness index’ highest in world: Mohan Bhagwat Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) those invasions, leading to CEO Amol Pednekar and Ex- secondary to the Hindus here. tect it, as was witnessed even important thing is “we are all There is no country in the bloodshed, he said. ecutive Editor Ravindra Gole. Our Constitution gave equal during the times of Maharana one as the Indian nation”.“For world which treats all its mi- “There is a history of war However, he pointed out rights to all, and Babasaheb Pratap and Chhatrapati Shivaji this enlightenment must norities better than India, and and enmity. Yet Muslims and that this was not the case Ambedkar ensured it,” the RSS Maharaj, when Muslims stood come from within, it cannot the Indian Muslims are the Christians still survive in our in Pakistan where follow- chief pointed out. by them and fought against the come from outside. This is “happiest” compared to their country. They are not treated ers of other religions don’t He rued that only certain Muslim rulers or invaders, the the true nature of our country counterparts anywhere in the badly and enjoy all the rights have equal rights, though In- persons whose ‘interests’ get RSS chief said. and it’s called ‘Hindu’, though world, Rashtriya Swayamse- here,” Bhagwat said. dia was divided on religious affected indulge in such bigot- When asked whether his it has nothing to do with the vak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan His remarks came in a mar- lines and Pakistan was carved ry or separatist tendencies.But, views would be acceptable to deity we worship. Religion Bhagwat has said.Muslims athon interview with Vivek out as a separate country for when it comes to the country the Muslims and Christians, connects and unites the soci- came to India even before the Weekly, a Pune-based publica- Muslims.“Indians never told and its culture, all differences he said it was the “truth”, ety for material and spiritual Muslim invaders, but they tion house owned by the Vivek Muslims here to leave the (Pakistan) created for them, or evaporate and people of all but it’s a matter of choice for happiness of all the people,” came in larger numbers after Group, which was taken by its country as they have another said they would be treated as religions stand together to pro- them (the minorities), but the Bhagwat pointed out. Murdered priest’s last rites performed as govt Assam to close down all state-run announces Rs lakh aid, job madrasas, Sanskrit tols Jaipur, Oct 10 (IANS) After temple land.The priest of On Friday, Brahmin organ- of the priest will not be per- Guwahati, Oct 10 (IANS) The madrasas, his party would protesting for over 24 hours, the Radha Gopal Ji temple in isations staged a protest near formed till the demands of Assam government will close re-open them after coming to the last rites of the murdered Bukna village in Karauli dis- the mortuary of the hospital the family were met. down all state-run madrasas power in the next year’s As- temple priest in Rajasthan's trict, died in SMS Hospital in demanding action against Meanwhile, taking cogni- and Sanskrit tols (schools) as it sembly elections. Karauli district were per- Jaipur on Thursday evening the local Police Station in- sance of the incident, Rajas- can’t afford to teach religious “Madrasas cannot be closed. formed on Saturday evening while being treated for burn charge, transfer of the case to than Governor Kalraj Mishra scriptures with public funds, We would reopen these after the Gehlot government injuries. another circle offi ce, a gov- on Saturday spoke to Chief state Education and Finance 50-60-year-old madrassas if decided to give fi nancial Around six people had al- ernment job and compensa- Minister Ashok Gehlot on the Minister this BJP government closes compensation of Rs 10 lakh legedly poured petrol on the tion for the family. phone about the situation. said on Friday. them forcibly,” said Ajmal, also to the victim's family along temple priest and set him A team of police offi cials The Chief Minister said “Our government’s policy we a Lok Sabha member. with a government job. on fi re when he tried to stop assured them that their de- that the state government had announced earlier in the There are 614 government- Two offi cials who had them from encroaching on mands would be fulfi lled. It has taken cognisance of the state Assembly. There should aided recognised madrasas in helped the accused were sus- the temple land. was only then that the fam- matter and the police are car- be no religious education with Assam -- 57 for girls, three for pended.The priest Babulal The priest was rushed to ily members took the body to rying out a thorough investi- government’s funding,” he told tractual teachers are likely to boys, and 554 co-educational, Vaishnav was burnt alive on the local hospital from where the village on Friday evening, gation. The accused will not the media. be shifted to schools under the with 17 of them Urdu medium. Thursday by the land ma- he was shifted to the Jaipur said Suresh Mishra, a Brah- be spared, he said, according “We have nothing to say Education Department. There are nearly 1,000 fi a while trying to stop them hospital. Here, he breathed min leader.The villagers here to a press note issued by the about privately-run madrasas Following the government’s recognised Sanskrit tols, of from encroaching upon his last on Thursday evening. threatened that the last rites Governor's offi ce. and Sanskrit tols,” he added. announcement, All India which around 100 are gov- Sarma said that the state gov- United Democratic Front ernment-aided.The state gov- ernment would issue a formal (AIUDF) chief and perfume ernment spends about Rs 3-4 Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee’s condition notifi cation in this regard in baron Badruddin Ajmal said crore on madrasas and about November.After the closing that if the BJP-led government Rs 1 crore on Sanskrit tols in worsens, shifted to ICU down of the madrasas, 48 con- shut down government-run the state annually.

Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) next shooting schedule was Veteran Bengali actor Sou- on October 7. SOPs issued for Assembly lowing the SOPs. The enclosed mitra Chatterjee was shifted It was learnt that the ac- places where such events will to Intensive Care Unit in a tor had chronic obstructive be held can be fi lled up to 50% private hospital late Friday pulmonary disease-related by-polls in Gujarat of capacity with a maximum night after the 85-year-old's problem. of 200 persons.In open spaces health deteriorated, hospital Last year, he had suffered only one hundred persons will sources said on Saturday. a bout of pneumonia and be allowed, while maintaining Chatterjee, who had test- was admitted to a hospital a physical distance of 6 feet and ed coronavirus positive on for a few days. ensuring availability of masks, October 5, was suffering Earlier, many actors, di- thermal scanning, hand wash, from several comorbidi- rectors and producers like sanitizer etc. ties. He was immediately Ranjit Mallick, his daughter A maximum of 7 chairs will be shifted to an ICU for close and actress Koel Mallick, allowed (no sofa) on the dais. If monitoring.A day after his sources said Chatterjee was titled 'Abhijan' directed by wife Dipa Mallick, producer the dais is large then 2 rows of Covid-19 test on October 5 unwell for the past couple actor Parambrata Chatto- Nispal Singh and director chairs for 14 people (7 + 7) will gave positive report, he was of days and reportedly suf- padhyay.He had attended Raj Chakraborty had tested be allowed. For this, prior ap- admitted to the hospital but fering from fever. He was the shoot fl oor at Bharatlax- coronavirus positive but proval from the authorities will in a stable condition.The shooting for a documentary mi Studio on October 1. The have since recovered. have to be taken through an ap- plication where the date, time, again cannot be strictly said to Gandhinagar, Oct 10 (IANS) place and expected number Court asks Assam to set up detention centres be a temporary arrangement," The Gujarat home department of participants will have to be the order said.The high court has issued Standard Operat- specifi ed. order said that the Supreme ing Procedures (SOP) to be fol- For door to door campaign- outside jails for 'foreigners' Court had clearly provided that lowed during the upcoming by- ing, a maximum of 5 persons Guwahati, Oct 10 (IANS) Silchar, Dibrugarh and Tez- tiple petitions, asked the state 10 years have gone by since the detainees be kept at an ap- elections for 8 Assembly seats, (including the candidate) will The Gauhati High Court has pur and lodged the "declared government earlier this week a part of the jail premises in propriate place with restricted in view of the corona pandemic. be allowed. asked the Assam government foreign nationals" pending to set up the six detention cen- Goalpara, Kokrajhar and Sil- movement pending their de- The home department issued For road shows and rallies, to set up six detention centres their deportation or repatria- tres outside the existing jails. char had been declared to be portation and repatriation and the guidelines to be followed a specifi c distance will have to outside the jails for housing tion and whose movements The court ordered the govern- detention centres."Certainly, the places where they are to while campaigning for the by- be kept after fi ve vehicles and "declared foreigners", an of- are required to be restricted.An ment to submit an action taken a period of more than 10 years be kept may be detention cen- elections slated to be held on 30 minutes time gap shall have fi cial said on Saturday.The As- offi cial of the Border Wing unit report on October 16 regarding cannot be understood to be a tres or by whatever name such November 3.Political parties to be maintained between two sam government had set up of the Assam Police said on Sat- suitable accommodation for temporary arrangement. Even places are called, but they must will have to get prior permis- convoys of vehicles.For an elec- six detention centres within urday that Gauhati High Court the detainees.Justice Barua in in respect of Jorhat, Dibru- have the basic facilities of elec- sion from the district magistrate tion meeting, the district elec- the existing jail premises in judge Justice Achintya Malla his 11-page order said that it garh and Tezpur, a period of tricity, water and hygiene be- or police to campaign and hold tion offi cer will identify open Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Jorhat, Bujor Barua, after hearing mul- is discernible that more than fi ve years is almost over which sides appropriate security. public gatherings, while fol- spaces beforehand. Indian Horizon 6 LITERARY Sunday, October 11, 2020 TRAUMA AND SILENCE IN NO-NO BOY: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY READING By By Yuxin Zheng based on racial discrimination, which accurately Depicting the rugged reintegration of Ichiro represents the history (Nagata, Kim, and Wu Yamada, a no-no boy imprisoned during WWII, 37). Disillusioned by the racist government and Japanese American author John Okada presents traumatized by his incarceration, Mike, Emi’s a traumatized and conflicted Japanese American brother-in-law and a WWI veteran, “burst into community during the mid-1940s in his novel No- a fury of anger and bitterness and swore that if No Boy (1957). Applying Dan McAdams’ psycho- they treated him like a Japanese, he would act logical theory to their literary study of the novel, like one”; he resists the military draft and applies Floyd Cheung and Bill Peterson demonstrate that to go to Japan (Okada 90). Although Mike seems an interdisciplinary approach can “provide in- to be irrational at the time and causes conflicts spiration for different disciplines in the academy in his family later, his action can be understood to view Asian American experience in new and as a result of the trauma and humiliation from exciting ways” (213). Using an interdisciplinary the racist incarceration. Because of Mike, his approach as Cheung and Peterson did, I will draw younger brother Ralph feels ashamed, joins the on recent clinical studies on Japanese American military to wash off his shame, and decides to psychology to examine how characters in Oka- never come back to his family (Okada 91). Thus, da’s novel experience and cope with the trauma the divisive outcome of Mike’s action shows the of WWII and incarceration. Deeply affected by destructive effect of racial trauma on an individ- trauma, they exhibit eccentric behaviors, experi- ual and a family. ence depressions, and express negative emotions. Likewise, Ichiro experiences racial trauma. While silence helps them temporarily evade from When the government forces him to declare al- trauma, it also leads to negative consequences. legiance to either America or Japan in the ques- Under this interdisciplinary lens, No-No Boy is tionnaire, he is exposed to a family stressor and not simply a forceful piece of Asian American a psychological stressor as identified by Nakata literature, but also a realistic account of how war and Takeshita, both of which are contribut- and social injustices affect the psychology of Japa- ing factors to his trauma (590-593). Demanded nese Americans across generations. to pick a side, Ichiro is torn by the impossible Background swear allegiance to the Japanese emperor (Ques- Japanese Americans across generations. “neither husband nor father nor Japanese nor choice between his family and country and be- The decade between 1945 and 1955 is a “crisis tion 28) (Abe 5-6). Out of anger and suspicion Individual trauma is included as a form in Na- American but a diluted mixture of all” (Okada tween the two essential parts of his identity. period” for Japanese Americans who struggled towards the government’s motive as well as the gata’s study. Under individual trauma theory, 105). Ichiro also sees him as a coward who is too When Ichiro decides to comply with his mother to resettle in their families, communities, and reluctance to choose between Japan and Amer- trauma is defined as “an event that shatters one’s weak to convince his wife of Japan’s surrender and say “no-no” to the questionnaire, his self- mainstream American society after returning ica, 12,000 Japanese American men answered assumptive world, sense of self, and well-being” as he says, “[Pa’s] weakness is as bad as Ma’s hood becomes shattered and incomplete. Ex- from internment camps and battlefields (Kashi- “no-no” to the two questions; subsequently, they (Nagata, Kim, and Nguyen 357). In the novel, in- strength” (Okada 102). Considering Pa’s trau- claiming that “I am not Japanese and I am not ma 108). Set in the autumn of 1946, Okada’s were relocated to Tule Lake Segregation Center dividual trauma is exhibited through the inverted matic experience during his incarceration, his American […] I wish with all my heart that I were novel opens with a brief introduction of its pro- (Nagata, Kim, and Wu 39). Identified as a “no- gender roles, confused sense of self, and mental cowardice and weakness may not be inherent Japanese or that I were American. I am neither,” tagonist Ichiro Yamada, a twenty-five-year-old no boy” by other characters and himself, Ichiro illness of Ichiro’s Issei parents. Deemed mad by in his personality, but are results of past trauma Ichiro demonstrates his discomfort and conflict Japanese American returning to Seattle after could have spent his last two years being segre- Ichiro and sick by her husband, Ichiro’s mother that has shattered his sense of self. Identified with his ethnic and national identity, which re- “two [years] in camp and two in prison” (3). Al- gated at Tule Lake, though Okada never specifies firmly believes in Japan’s victory in the war, cit- as a psychosocial stressor, disruption of tradi- flects individual and racial trauma at the same though the opening does not seem impressive or this information or explicitly indicates that Ich- ing an anonymous letter from Sao Paulo. She as- tional gender roles in internment camps could time (Okada 17). elaborate, much social and historical informa- iro answers “no-no” to the questionnaire (Abe serts that “the victorious Japanese government is have traumatized Pa, leading to his loss of self- Trauma leads to Ichiro’s self-blame and depres- tion is condensed within the two plain words, 6-7). Rather, as Abe argues, Ichiro’s experience presently making preparations to send ships [for hood and the masculinity originally attached to sion. As S. Frank Miyamoto points out, many Nisei “camp” and “prison.” resembles that of a draft resister (6). In protest of us]” (Okada 14-15). From Ichiro’s perspective, it (Nagata, Kim, and Wu 39). Like many other Japanese Americans “tended toward self-blame Ichiro’s “two [years] in camp” refers to the incarceration, 315 draft resisters, who answered his stubborn and maniac Ma is a distorted per- Japanese men, Pa lost his “breadwinner role” in in face of racial trauma”: they blamed themselves mass incarceration of Japanese American, in- either “yes-yes” or “yes-no” to the questionnaire, son: she is “neither woman nor mother” (Okada the internment camp where men and women for not being American enough, rather than blam- cluding first-generation Japanese immigrants resisted their military duty in 1944 (Abe 6). De- 39). While Ma does not have a chance to exhibit worked the same low-paid jobs (Nagata, Kim, ing structural forces (qtd. in Nagata, Kim, and Wu (Issei), second-generation Japanese Americans spite their attempt to bring test cases to the fed- her interiority in this narrative told predomi- and Wu 39). Even after internment, he does not 40). Although Ichiro initially blames his mother (Nisei), and their third-generation children (San- eral court and challenge the “constitutionality of nantly from Ichiro’s point of view, her trauma- reclaim his role as the head of his household, but for his misery, he soon turns to blame himself, “I sei) (Nagata, Kim, and Wu 36-37). Triggered by the eviction and their continued confinement,” tized inner world can be accessed through the stays in the domestic sphere. He takes up cook- did not go [to the military] because I was weak and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin they were sentenced to an average of two years in real-life experience of Nao Akutsu, mother of Jim ing and other chores as Ichiro observes, “[he could not do what I should have done” (Okada Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 in Febru- federal prison (Abe 6). This group of draft resist- Akutsu, on whom Ma’s characterization is based. is] chopping up a head of cabbage for pickling. 32). With three consecutive “I”s, Ichiro directs all ary 1942, authorizing the removal of “all persons ers included Hajime Jim Akutsu, Okada’s friend As a Japanese immigrant, Mrs. Akutsu’s had Around his waist was a bright plastic apron and the blame to himself and torments himself with of Japanese ancestry” from the west of the US and inspiration for Ichiro. Therefore, federal jail been deeply traumatized by her American expe- his wide, stubby, stockinged feet were crammed guilt. Sharing Ichiro’s experience, many young and their relocation to ten different internment could have been where Ichiro spent his two years rience. For her, the United States was a country into a pair of shapeless reed slippers” (Okada 96). Nisei men blamed themselves for their suffer- camps (Nagata and Takeshita 587). Suspected from 1944 to 1946 for being a draft resister. that “stripped her family of their home, liveli- Dressed in garments associated with traditional- ing even though they also felt betrayed by their for disloyalty to the US government and alle- Either as a draft resister or a no-no boy, Ichiro hood, and real estate and repeatedly imprisoned ly female gender roles, Pa is likely to suffer from country. Their feeling of shame and humiliation giance to Japan, 110,000 Japanese Americans is perceived to be a traitor by many Nisei “yes- her, her husband, and her sons in a succession a loss of pride and the confusion over his new is severe to the extent that it “parallel[ed] the lived behind barbed-wires for an average of two yes boys” and war veterans upon his return. In of detention centers, internment camps, incar- position in the family structure. Disoriented and feelings reported by rape victims” (Hansen and to four years (Nagata and Takeshita 587). The real life, this unwelcoming and resentful senti- ceration camps, and penitentiaries” (Abe 68). traumatized by the disruption of gender roles, Mitson qtd. in Nagata, Kim, and Wu 40). Under incarceration was deemed a “grave injustice” by ment was present in the Japanese American Like Ma, Mrs. Akutsu rejected the idea of Japan’s Pa loses his selfhood and masculinity, which is heavy psychological burdens, Ichiro exhibits de- the Commission on Wartime Relocation and In- community during the initial years of resettle- surrender and cited a Brazil-based radio station previously attached to his identification as the pressive behavior. For example, he “only focus[es] ternment of Civilians in 1981 (Kim, Nagata, and ment. As Jim Akutsu told Okada, he was once as her evidence; like many other women, she head and provider. In the end, Pa’s weakness on negative details” and constantly sees the city as Akiyama 345). As implied by Okada in No-No “being warned about Nisei veterans on the job became an adherent of a South-America-based and femininity are manifestations of individual “dirty” (Storhoff 5; Okada 3). Given his traumatic Boy, Ichiro spent the two years between 1942 to who were out to kill him” (Abe 66). In such a ten- cult named Shindo Renmei (League of the Way trauma, same as Ma’s stubborn strength. When experience, Ichiro’s depressive worldview, obses- 1944 in an internment camp before his reloca- sion-filled context, Okada accurately captures of Emperor’s Subjects) and upheld the idea of Ichiro says, “[Pa] should have been Ma and Ma sion with self-pity, and his many bitter soliloquies tion to a “prison,” while his father, mother, and the air of guilt and shame, anger and confusion, Kaichigumi (victory faction) (Abe 67). When the should have been Pa,” he in effect suggests how are understandable as a consequence of individu- younger brother possibly stayed there till 1945 or conflict and pain surrounding both older and United States took away her social establishment his Issei parents have lost their selfhood and be- al and racial trauma while his psychological con- 1946. younger Japanese Americans, portraying a com- and then defeated her home country, it essential- came confused about their positions as a result dition demonstrates their lasting negative effects. After his years of internment, Ichiro was trans- plex psychological landscape of the community. ly shattered her “assumptive world” and “sense of trauma (Okada 102). Accurately represented Through Ichiro, Okada gives a realistic portrayal ferred to a “prison” either for being a “no-no Trauma in Various Forms of self,” thereby inflicting trauma upon her on by Okada, individual trauma is an important fac- of the shattered world and traumatized psychol- boy” or a draft resister. As Frank Abe points out, The incarceration, loyalty questionnaire, and an individual level. In the same way, the pain tor that shapes the psychology of Issei Japanese ogy of Nisei no-no boys. the exact reason behind Ichiro’s imprisonment is military draft have deeply traumatized Japanese resulted from a broken world and a lost sense Americans during their resettlement period. Beyond individual and racial trauma, the ad- unclear because Okada essentially conflates the Americans. In a recently published research, of belonging torments Ma. It eventually leads In addition to individual trauma, the “pow- ditional trauma of war and combat inflicts Japa- category of “no-no boys” with that of the “draft psychologists Donna Nagata, Jacqueline Kim, to her mental illness and distorted sense of real- erful race-based trauma” influences Okada’s nese Americans who fought in WWII. In No-No resisters” (6). Yet, no matter which category and Kaidi Wu present the trauma experienced ity. Ultimately, both women committed suicide Nisei characters, including Ichiro, Kenji, and Boy, Okada characterizes Kenji as a veteran suf- Ichiro belongs to, his imprisonment is a result by Japanese Americans in four major forms and under the burden of their psychological trauma. Emi (Nagata, Kim, and Wu 37). Well-aware of fering from combat-related PTSD and the physi- of his noncompliant response to the question- claim that “individual and racial-based trauma Whereas Ma’s stubborn and eccentric belief may the racial nature of incarceration, Emi, a young cal trauma of a lost leg. Like many WWII veterans naire administered by the US government in occurred at the time of incarceration, while the seem incomprehensible and even sickening at Nisei woman, comments that “‘It’s all right to be who “report vivid memories and dreams related 1943 to Japanese American internees of 17 years historical and cultural traumas emerged after times, her behavior is, in fact, a result from her German and American or Italian and American to their combat experiences,” Kenji is mentally old and above. Later referred to as the “loyalty the war ended at an intergenerational level” (37). traumatizing American experience and a clear or Russian and American but, as things turned tormented by the memory of war, especially his questionnaire,” it asked the internee if he was Juxtaposing three generations of Japanese Amer- manifestation of its long-lasting effect. out, it wasn’t all right to be Japanese and Ameri- killing of a German soldier: “‘He was up on the willing to serve in the military (Question 27) and icans in No-No Boy, Okada portrays multiple Like Ma, Ichiro’s father also exhibits a con- can’” (Okada 84). In her comment, she implies roof of the barn and I shot him, killed him. if he would swear allegiance to the US and for- forms of trauma and their varying influence on fused sense of selfhood: Ichiro describes him as that Japanese Americans were targeted purely inj.com THE ‘VERSIPEL’ CHARLES KINBOTE IN VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S PALE FIRE By Brenda S. Tolian as Kinbote in his delusional unpacking of the gamemaster spun a web so expertly understand this character of Kinbote, the But that the dread of something after Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov is a mas- the poem. Fine attunement of the reader that the reader finds themselves behaving name itself stands out dressed in sym- death, (Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1,75-79) terpiece of literature that seems to trans- to the details is further encouraged in the in delusional ways in their psyche while bolism. Kinbote, a surname, in the book These curious parallels draw even the form into a remarkably personal experi- understanding of the obvious psychologi- they read much like Kinbote. The charac- is also the word for regicide. He assumes light reader to intriguing themes, those ence for anyone who approaches the text. cal issues of Kinbote himself. The book ters like the readers hunting for the key of many names throughout such as Charles being that of suicide and madness, per- The book reads in many ways like a game takes on an almost game-like aspect as the ultimate truth. Xavier and the Beloved, his hidden iden- haps even murder. One must wonder at full of mysteries and innuendos and has in eye opens in an analytical view of the in- One can also wonder about the role of tity. In the note, concerning line 894 he the shift from king killer to that of suicide its postmodern approach no discernible ference of his character. the author himself, Vladimir Nabokov in is asked by another scholar if his name is ideation. For sure the dismissing tone rules. One can begin as usual, or dive into The world is unkind to those who are some ways so absent and other instances an anagram of Botkin. Within the index, taken by Kinbote over the passages of the the index or immerse themselves in the different. We see this as Charles Kinbote so very present on the page. Is he working the name Botkin is given recognition like suicide of Shade’s daughter is apparently cantos first. Our expectations of what text uses personification, objects, and emotion out his feelings in the character of Kinbote a skull found in an attic, both surprising an avoidance of the subject of suicide that should do and how someone should act to navigate a world that feels antithetical. to deal with his emotions concerning his and unexpected. The name is tied to a is often made by those who have tried. can become shattered by this book that His madness and assumed narcissism are brother Sergey who was a gay man? It is Russian-American scholar, hinting at the In this, we can draw more parallels to refuses to behave. Almost at once one has the tools he chooses to adapt to his world. not only his brother’s sexuality that was possibility of a former identity. Kinbote the character of Kinbote to that of Ham- this queer feeling that they are a witness The multiplicity of his life is his attempt to problematic for Nabokov but also his writes in the index: let in the theme of regicide, these cutting to the manipulations of Charles Kinbote in unify his whole person. He is a man who brother’s death in a Nazi concentration “Botkin, V., American scholar of Russian themes contained in both works. his reclamation of the story of John Shade lives in delusion and paranoia due to the camp (Sergey died just four months before descent, 894; king-bot, maggot of extinct Kinbote’s homosexuality during this era in life and death. Kinbote having dubious shattered pieces of his internal self, yet it is liberation) both were traumatic to the au- fly that once bred in mammoths and is would have demanded a double life. An intent in his interpretation as the reader entirely debatable if we ever honestly get thor in their way. Nabokov was not close thought to have hastened their phyloge- interesting parallel could be drawn here somehow comes to feel more uneasy in the actual reason why. The cause having to his younger brother, and in some ways, netic end, 247; bottekin-maker, 71; bot, between Kinbote and Nabokov’s brother the opinions they develop from one page to rest on one’s idea on just which char- his younger brother remained an enigma plop, and boteliy, big-bellied (Russ.); bot- Sergey. Both were exiles from the regular to the next. The ground is not stable in the acter he indeed is, keeping in mind there to him leading those who investigate to kin or bodkin, a Danish stiletto.” (Nabo- fringe of society being gay men. Sergy was funhouse reflections of Pale Fire. are many to choose. The ultimate puppet wonder if he was trying to understand him kov, 222) arrested with his lover Hermann Thieme It is easy to become obsessed with master of the entire work, Kinbote leads in his later writings. Steven Belletto writes, Since the name does seem to be an ana- on July 26, 1941.Dieter E.Zimmer writes: Charles Kinbote’s words and the paratext the reader unknowingly in the way he “Vladimir Nabokov recounts two gram, Botkin being more like bodkin as in “(they were arrested by the) local Stapo contained within the poem of four can- wants the text interpreted. chance events that had come to haunt his Hamlet’s mention of the bare bodkin adds and probably taken to the “Burg” of Kla- tos of 999 lines written by the character Some may argue this last point yet sit later life and fiction; the moment when an element of reflection to the character of genfurt, not a castle or fortress as the of John Shade (one can argue that it is the in a room of others who have shared the his father was murdered by an assassin’s Kinbote: name seems to imply but a former school reverse, many do). Nabokov successfully reading experience and noticed the argu- bullet meant for another, and the moment That patient merit of th’ unworthy takes, building that had become a Gestapo head- crafted a masterpiece that has no com- ment on truth and reality. The work chal- when as a boy Nabokov happened upon When he himself might his quietus quarter where they conducted hearings parison, but did he do it for the reader or lenges truth value in the questioning the his brother Sergey’s diary” (Belletto 755). make under the §129 of the Austrian Penal Code himself? To understand the richness of commentator and writer of the poem, as While Sergey remains almost invisible With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels of that time, “counternatural bawdry with the book, and to touch the inner psyche much as the fantastical commentator Kin- in his brother’s life, Kinbote is the oppo- bear, persons of the same sex” (Zimmer p.14). of Charles Kinbote one must be as fearless bote is doing the same of the text. Nabokov site in the pages of Pale Fire.To begin to To grunt and sweat under a weary life, inj.com Indian Horizon Sunday, October 11, 2020 LITERARY 7 J.P. NARAYAN: A REVOLUTIONARY IDEAL OF INDIAN POLITICS

By Lalit Garg life of my spiritual teacher Acharya In every phase of the history of Shri Tulsi. When the riots broke out India, there have been a few people across the country about his famous who have not only created a new his- book Agniksha, he was calmed by tory in the upliftment of the nation, JP’s call. At the behest of JP, Acharya but have also shaped or nurtured Tulsi also withdrew his book. the dreams of a happy free India. Jayaprakash Narayan is known for In this way, the name of Loknayak leading the opposition against In- Jayaprakash Narayan is prominent dira Gandhi in 1970. To remove In- among the great leaders who played dira Gandhi, she started a movement important roles in the politics of the called ‘Sampoorna Kranti’. Loknayak independence movement of India. said that the entire revolution con- He remained in the custody of the sists of seven revolutions - political, British rulers during the Civil Dis- economic, social, cultural, intel- obedience Movement, and then de- lectual, educational and spiritual cades after the Government of Azad revolutions. These seven revolutions Hindustan arrested him during the combined lead to a complete revolu- emergency. Dedicated to the uplift- tion. The heat of the entire revolu- ment of the country and the people tion was so terrible that the Congress of the country, JP has always held lost power in the center. The group democratic values. He continued to of youngsters used to go out on the live his life to do something unique streets on the shout of Jayaprakash and new to shape up the growth of Narayan. The spark of the entire India, after independence he could revolution that erupted from Bihar achieve great positions, but he set a had flared up in every corner of the goal to live life in accordance with country. Gandhian ideology. life journey was full of struggle and completed higher education from Bi- inspiration for Indian politics. The Jayprakash Narayan, popularly In the politics of independent In- spiritual practice. There were many har Vidyapeeth. In 1948, along with anomalies of politics can be over- known as JP, was synonymous with dia, when confusion, selfishness, stops in it, he gave a new direction Acharya Narendra Dev founded the come by basing their views. Because revolution in every household. Lal- greedy nature, ethnicity, commu- not only to Indian politics but also All India Congress Socialist Party. He he believed that a democratic gov- muni Chabe, Lalu Prasad, Nitish nalism, denial of democratic values, to the common people, he created later broke away from electoral poli- ernment represents the people and Kumar, Ram Vilas Paswan or Sushil distortions of power, etc. started new standards. Such as materialism tics and joined the ‘Bhoodan move- has certain principles, according to Modi, all today’s leaders were part spreading, then JP felt sad, he felt to spirituality, politics to social work, ment’ of Vinoba Bhave. which it works. The Government of of his youth army. The name of JP, that power was suffering from au- forced social reform and change of He played a decisive role in creat- India cannot call anyone a traitor, Jayaprakash Narayan, who held the tocracy and corruption, and then he individual minds. He was in favor ing a non-Congress government for unless the entire legal process proves torch of all the movements in the again jumped into the battlefield. of ethics from foreign power to do- the first time at the center by agitating that he is a traitor. When the politi- country from the freedom struggle He struggled throughout his life and mestic power, system from domestic against the Emergency.’Loknayak’ cal situation in the country was be- to the year 1977, emerges as a per- became a role model in front of the power, change from system to per- was Jayaprakashji’s greatest ideology coming uncontrollable, he said that son who had set the direction of the society, blazing like gold in the fire son and change from person to per- which deeply inspired the Indian life, the country’s leaders are not doing country with his ideas, philosophy of this struggle. In present politics, son. He dreamed of village self-rule that he lacked power, was not fas- justice to the people. It is the job of and personality. As soon as his name there is a great need to establish his all over India and also worked tire- cinated, he kept himself away from leaders to lead, but most of them are is taken, several images emerge in ideals and remember them again. lessly to shape it. power and kept looking for consent so timid that they cannot make truth- the minds of people about him si- Jayaprakash Narayan had become His entire life appeared for solu- in the national interest and this is the ful statements on unpopular policies multaneously. a memorial before death due to re- tions to the problems of Indian so- tragedy of a patriot. He may not have and cannot face public outrage if Jayaprakash Narayan, who truly nunciation and struggling life. Only ciety, like an avatar, like a messiah. been a skilled politician but was in such circumstances arise. described Loknayak’s words, was two leaders of JP attained the halo He wanted to bloom the lotus of good favor of advanced directions of poli- His interest was not in the posses- not only a devoted public figure and like saints in their lives. One was Ma- services in the mud of power in In- tics, was an inspiration. He deeply sion of power, but in the control of a humanist thinker, but his image hatma Gandhi and the other Vinoba dian politics. He did a lot for Indian felt the future directions of the coun- power by the people. He was a sup- is also of a very decent and poised Bhave. So when he came to the field society but the values he wanted to try’s politics. This is the reason why porter of non-violence, so he said public life. His slogan of socialism in 1974 after shying away from active establish in public life were not ac- he continued to advocate purity and that a violent revolution has always is still echoing everywhere. Even if politics with the slogan of ‘Empty ceptable to the political parties of selflessness in politics. brought some kind of dictatorship. those who do politics on their slo- the throne, the public comes’, then the country to a large extent. Be- Mahatma Gandhi was an admirer After the revolution, gradually a new gans are forgetting their principles, the whole country followed him, as cause these values were in favor of of Jayaprakash’s courage and patrio- class of privileged rulers and exploit- because the slogan and movement if following a saintly Mahatma. Born challenging the current structure of tism. His escape from Hazaribagh jail ers stand, people once again become of the entire revolution was aimed on 11 October 1902, Jayaprakash Na- politics as well as ending the condi- was quite popular and due to this he subject to it. at ending the evils, all the evils lie rayan was an Indian freedom fighter, tions of selfishness and greediness, had become the emperor of innu- I did not see Jayaprakash Narayan in these political parties and their social reformer and politician. He their aim was to establish a sense of merable youths. He was extremely but his inspirations have been the leaders. In the call for complete rev- was a social worker, also known as nationalism and morality, to make passionate but also a great revolu- foundation of my family environ- olution, he said that ‘eradication of ‘Loknayak’. In 1999, he was posthu- politics a medium of service. tionary. He was in favor of restraint, ment. My mother Satyabhama Garg corruption, removal of unemploy- mously awarded the Bharat Ratna. The life characteristics of Loknayak discipline and dignity. Therefore, he was his exclusive active social worker ment, revolution in education, etc. In addition, he was awarded the Jayaprakashji and the ideals of his never violated the limit of decorum. and servant. She used to run JP’s pro- are things which cannot be fulfilled Magsaysay Award in 1965 for social personality are somewhat unique He did not give up his studies even grams in Rajasthan, her ideals and by today’s system because they are service. Patna’s airport is named af- and amazing due to which he holds in odd circumstances and the finan- inspirations were part of our family the product of this system. So, in to- ter him. The biggest hospital of Delhi a different place among the heroes cial crisis did not break his morale. because of her personal connection. day’s time there is a need for com- Government, Loknayak Jayaprakash of Indian politics. In protest against It only reflected his commitment to Jayaprakash also has an invaluable plete revolution. And this revolution Hospital, is also named after him. the Jallianwala Bagh incident, he left any task, reflecting his conviction. contribution in resolving a very hos- of improvement should start from Loknayak Jayaprakashji’s entire school in British style schools and Jayaprakash Narayan has been an tile environment associated with the person to system. Ram Vilas Paswan : Great Leader of Dalit ileged, the Dalits had many char- agitators and political develop- dhist culture of Bihar. He was a acteristics of personality and grati- ments. He was always associated heritage for the NDA alliance. He tude, he has so much sarcasm, so with the concerns of revolution- worked hard for the overall devel- much closeness to folklife, so much aries and senior freedom fight- opment of Bihar. He was always simplicity, so much religion and cul- ers. Despite being a big and busy accessible to the people of his re- ture and so much truth that his per- politician, there was a wide range gion. He came into public life at a sonality is very and appreciable. He of aspects of his life - spontaneous young age and served the society continued to serve the country and participation in various religions with a lot of dedication and ser- the downtrodden till the last breath. and cultural activities. As much as vice. He was a politician walking His demise is the end of the politics he cared for the Dalit interest, the barefoot and ruling the hearts of of a nationalist thinking and the tribals would be ready for uplift- the people, he used to live like an “Messiah Mahaneta ‘’ of the prole- ment. ordinary worker anywhere. tariat. He was a symbol of a series of In the tribal areas of Baroda- Bihar and its people lived in individuals living on principles and Chhota Udaipur, Gujarat, he got their hearts and minds all the ideals. His death can be understood full support in the activities led time. Hopefully! The leaders of as the end of purity in political life, by Ganji Rajendra Vijayji and con- power, the stature of corruption of values, of culture, of Dalit politics, ducted by the Sukhi Parivar Foun- and arrogance, should take les- of the struggle for the proletariat, dation. Jain Tirthankaras had a sons from them and their demise. not to bend or compromise on the big plan in mind about the welfare He overcame the darkness of de- principles. land in Bihar. There is hardly any spair, inaction, failure and apathy Ram Vilas Ji did active politics aspect related to the concerns, with his confident and hopeful for five decades, held many posi- culture and history of the Jain lamp of life. tions, but he always remained dif- Tirthankaras of Bihar that is not Ram Vilas Paswan, who was ac- ferent from others. He was always beating in their hearts. He was tive in student politics, left the Bi- By Lalit Garg his death in politics not only as nine of them. This time he did not fearless in thoughts, stagnant in among the tallest leaders associ- har Police job and entered the field The death of Shri Ram Vilas the great hero of Dalits but also contest elections, but this time breaking values and dismissed in ated with the soil of Bihar and had of active politics. He established Paswan, the top leader of Indian the end of an era of high character in the seventeenth Lok Sabha, he a crowd that broke through the good relations with all the parties. his independent and strong iden- Dalit politics and Union Minis- and moral values. was sworn in as the Minister of circle. Legislative perception and Ram Vilas Paswanji was a very tity as a strong leader of the Dalits ter of Food Supply, who has done Paswanji was born in the vil- Consumer Affairs once again in realistic thinking associated with militant leader; his creative atti- of Bihar even during the populari- wonders in the politics of Bihar, lage of Sharabbani in Aloli block the Modi government. Never able his life were such powerful weap- tude towards everyone was always ty of Kashi Ram and Mayawati. He is an irreparable loss of Indian of Khagaria district of Bihar. He to become a big power in Bihar, ons whose blows never went away. creative, which always made him was a gem of Indian politics. He politics. He founded the Lok Jan was born on July 5, 1946. His fa- Paswan kept himself a force in For Bihar, he was really ‘Rama’ or different from others. His atti- played a key role in implementing Shakti Party in the year 2000 and ther Jamunji Paswan and mother Delhi politics and remained the loved and loved by all. As a young tude was always towards positive the dream project of One Nation- his political journey started with Siadevi were from a Scheduled need of various Prime Ministers leader, he presented his indepen- politics. His suggestions were so One Ration. During the lockdown the United Socialist Party. He was Caste family. He first married Ra- of the country for three decades. dent political thinking and ap- serious that it caught everyone’s of the Corona epidemic, he made the only political personality who jkumari Devi in the 1960s, who Viswanath Pratap Singh, HD Deve proach, strongly and effectively attention. He suggested moving extensive efforts to provide food got the opportunity to work with divorced in 1981. Usha and Asha Gowda, IK Gujral, Atal Bihari Ba- opposing atrocities and attacks on towards development one step and ration to the poor for free. He many Prime Ministers and was have two daughters from his jpayee, Manmohan Singh and democracy during the Emergency. ahead of politics. He was not only always worked for a good cause, also the leader of the house in first wife Rajkumari. In 1983, an now also held important positions Helping the needy, forging new an ally of the NDA alliance, but the not for a compliment. He lived life the Lok Sabhatwice. He created a airhostess from Amritsar and a in Narendra Modi’s governments. political faces, smiling and affec- main architect of its success. He to express himself, not to please unique history by winning elec- second marriage to Punjabi Hindu This combative and lively leader tionate to the younger ones, and was an important character of co- others. His life tried not to make tions in 1977 from Hajipur by a Reena Sharma. He has a son and of Indian politics lived like a kar- the life of Mr. Ramvilas Paswan, alition politics. They tried to pro- people feel that he was there, but record vote. He always fought for daughter. His son Chirag Paswan mayogi in politics. It is true that the jovial and laughable junk of vide justice to the underprivileged he did the work in such a way that the rights and betterment of tribal is an actor-turned-politician, cur- he was from Bihar; it is also true us, will be considered inspiring section of society and respect its people remember when they are caste. Ramvilasji, who started his rently the national president of that he belonged to LJP but even and unique the sense that he rights. not in their midst. In this way, he political journey in 1969, played the LJP and is currently playing an more true is that he belonged to touched all the concerns of life. If Ram Vilas Paswan gave a new gave a new dimension to his life an active role in the JP move- active role in the Bihar Legislative the nation, and was a national he was a politician, he raised his direction to politics with his co- and dominated the hearts of the ment and emerged as a firebrand Assembly. leader. He was a rare and sensitive voice for the downtrodden, cared ordination policy and simplicity. people. His personality is such an socialist. He was a public servant The political life of Shri Paswan- personality in the current politics for the proletariat, fought for their He was one of the distinguished ideal political personality that can voicing the disadvantaged sec- ji is a collection of many charac- of the country. rights. His approach was broad leaders to bring alive the cultural be called the renewable dictionary tions and constantly struggling teristics. He has contested 11 elec- This single politician who became and committed to Dalit interests. heritage of Bihar and raise his of proletarian development, cul- for the marginalized. We can call tions in the last 32 years and won the voice of the poor, the underpriv- He was also the architect of Dalit voice and fight for the Jain-Bud- ture, service and reformism. The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon 8 OP-ED Sunday, October 11, 2020 Trump Vs Biden: Michigan offers a glimpse of America’s ‘White Salafis’ BY MOHAMMED ALMEZEL part of the political discourse. Over A little known European-born when such tendencies are inspired Win or lose on November 3, the weekend, a court in Michigan conspiracy theory, the Great by a mainstream politician — Donald Trump has already reserved charged Barry Croft, a white Replacement, has over the past particularly one who occupies the his spot in history. Like him or not, supremacist and active member of few years found many believers highest office in the world, the White the 45th president of the United the Three Percent, and five others in the US. The theory claims that, House. President Trump, for all States will be remembered as the with “domestic terrorism” plot with the complicity or cooperation fairness though denied repeatedly man who galvanised American to kidnap Michigan Democratic of the ‘liberal elites’, the white that he will ever condone extremist politics in a way only few other Governor Gretchen Whitmer and European population at large is behaviour. politicians can claim of. a plan to storm the government being progressively replaced with But in his clear Machiavellian No American politician, perhaps buildings to “overthrow the state non-European peoples, specifically pursuit of retaining power, he since the election of John F. government”. Arab, Berber and sub-Saharan realises that his chances of re- Kennedy in 1960, has evoked The Michigan case might help Muslim populations from Africa election mainly rest with white such emotions that may very well researchers understand the and the Middle East through mass America — and not any white; the dominate the American psyche thinking and actual ability of armed migration, demographic growth and ‘Salafi’ white America. Similar to long after he leaves office. Trump militias in the US. Researchers a European drop in the birth rate. those Muslim Salafists who seek will always be remembered as a have been warning about the rise In August last year, Patrick a puritan society that mirrors in genuinely polarising figure who of the threat posed by these groups Crusius, a 21-year-old white their view the early days of Islam, awakened nationalist passions especially in an election that pits supremacist and subscriber to a world ruled by Sharia only, the Americans thought they had buried one half of the country against the threat likely comes from white but as a rallying cry. When our the Replacement Theory, opened white Salafis dream of an America deep over years of an incessant other in a way America may have supremacists and that over the rest leaders speak, their words matter. fire in a Walmart store in El Paso, that is purely white; a segregated progressive tide with the elections never seen before. Such schism of 2020, the terrorist threat in the They carry weight. When Texas, and killed 23 people, mostly America well before the civil right of such liberals as Bill Clinton and has of course been heightened by US “will likely rise based on several our leaders meet, encourage or immigrants of Mexican origin. In movement and ‘liberal onslaught.’ Barack Obama. political tension over the response factors, including the November fraternise with domestic terrorists, online notes he posted before he As the presidential election nears, When Black Lives Matter protests of the Trump administration to 2020 presidential election.” they legitimise their actions, and committed the massacre, he said it is less than three weeks away, gripped the country following the coronavirus outbreak and the There is no evidence of course they are complicit. When they stoke he was inspired by the mosque it will be important to watch the the death of a black man at the economic downturn which led to that links the Michigan plot directly and contribute to hate speech, massacre in Christchurch, New far-right dynamism, the behaviour hands of white policemen, it was record number of unemployment to Trump’s policies or speeches, they are complicit.” The Trump Zealand, in which a white terrorist of the white Salafis of America. fundamentally seen as a natural and the summer anti-racism who on few occasions condemned speeches have no doubt evoked shot and killed 51 Muslims during The race to the white House looks reaction to the rise of the Trump protests. Months before the such acts of terror. But Whitmer, nationalist sentiments. Friday prayers. Terror based increasingly tight, despite the early nationalist phenomenon, which Michigan arrests, the Centre for the Michigan governor, expectedly When he speaks of radical left on extremist religious or racial Biden lead in the polls. Yet it is far led the way to the resurgence Strategic and International Studies put the blame squarely on the conspiracy to take over America to tendencies has been rife well from over. But even if President of white supremacists and anti- (CSIS) said the US “faces a growing president. She referred to his call, “take away your religion”, abolish before the Trump presidency. Al Trump loses the election, there is minorities sentiment. Groups such terrorism problem that will likely during last month’s debate with Joe the right to bear arms, restrict Qaida, Daesh, white supremacists, not doubt that his impact on the as the Proud Boys, the Patriotic worsen over the next year.” Biden, to the Proud Boys to “stand individual freedoms and open the and many other terrorist groups American political, social and racial Movement, and the Three Percent In the June report, the CSIS said back and stand by”. door to immigrants, white groups existed and wreaked havoc for discourse will remain long after he — essentially names of far-right based on its data set of terrorist “Hate groups heard the may think it is their ‘constitutional decades. But it is perhaps one of has left the Oval Office. armed militias, have of late become incidents, the most significant president’s words not as a rebuke, duty’ to fight back. those rare occasions in history _GULF NEWS IPL 2020 in UAE: After Dhoni’s daughter Ziva gets rape threats, it is time to act against these trolls BY BORIA MAJUMDAR Every cricketer has faced the long time and may be it comes from deserve to be abused and punished. Very rarely do we see Mahendra wrath of social media for not doing the fact that I have a daughter of six. Issuing a rape threat is an act Singh Dhoni being trolled in India. well and Dhoni’s case is up there This is a seriously dangerous of crime and it is of paramount Sadly, this has been the case in the with the most extreme these trolls trend, that people have started importance that this is nipped in past few days. This time around, the have reached. to feel they are entitled to saying the bud. lowest of the low — hiding behind We don’t need Dhoni to validate anything and get away with it. After Frankly, we have already let this their keyboards - have aimed abuse himself on social media by these all, social media is faceless. persist for way too long and the at the former India skipper’s wife cowards. And why bring Dhoni’s With time, social media has discourse on prime time television and young daughter, even sending family into this? Sakshi and Ziva become a domain of unmediated is a reflection of what we have disgusting rape threats to five-year- are no way involved in it and yet abuse and that’s the worst that it gotten ourselves into. old Ziva on her mother’s Instagram are being abused and defamed. can get to. This is a slur against humanity account. Much like the way Virat Kohli’s wife For example, Sachin Tendulkar and such trolls go against the very Their fault: why has MS Dhoni Anushka has been targeted time was trolled for donating less than grain of what we stand for — the not been able to do what Dhoni and again online. Suresh Raina at the start of the idea of India. My India deserves does, win games for the Chennai It is time to act against these Covid pandemic and Ajinkya better from my fellow Indians and Super Kings, while in action in the trolls. Stop this once and for all. Rahane was trolled for donating 10 in this day and age of crisis that’s the Indian Premier League in the UAE? Peddling hate is the new India we lac rupees only. least we can do for our countrymen. Dhoni has tried his best every are seeing and that’s not the idea of While this is outrageous and No human being can ever be given game and he and his family have India we stand for. It is not what we to do with one’s family, wife or of abuse one can stoop to. Such vulgar at one level, it is alarming at a rape threat leave alone the iconic been abused and threatened. Why believe in and we will not tolerate daughter and anyone who violates people are either delusional or not the other. It shows the deep anxiety, MS Dhoni’s daughter. has he, the man with the Midas this as a society. this norm deserves the highest fit for civilised society. jealousy and anger people have for Anyone who violates the basic touch and multiple IPL titles under It is a cricket match that’s in punishment. In fact, since reading this piece the successful and it is as if they human code is a real disgrace and his belt, not able to win games this question and there will always be To issue a rape threat against of news, I have been engulfed by a need to always do things that are the sooner we realise this the better. time round? a winner and a loser. It has nothing a five-year-old is the lowest form sense of rage that I haven’t felt for a expected of them. If they don’t they _GULF NEWS US Elections 2020: What happens when Presidential debate is cancelled BY JON HEALEY loom ominously in the background sort of treatment usually given the debate with the intensity of a I can’t decide whether to fault whenever Biden answered to COVID-19 patients who had cat eyeing a squirrel, you would still President Donald Trump for pulling questions, as Trump often did to much worse symptoms than have no idea. out of next week’s debate with Hillary Clinton during their town he disclosed?” _ Harris pivoted Then Page asked Harris what she former Vice President Joe Biden, hall debate in 2016. The virtual immediately to Trump’s income would want to see from California, or extend the thanks of a grateful format wouldn’t allow that, which taxes. Seriously. His taxes. a state that enshrines the right nation. But after two sessions may have made it less appealing to Just as infuriating was the to privacy in its constitution and that insulted the intelligence of Trump. His poll numbers tanked discussion of what would happen by statute guarantees access to American voters, I’m leaning after the first debate, which may if the Supreme Court overturned abortions. She said, “I will always toward the latter. have been another factor in his Roe v. Wade. Page asked Pence, fight for a woman’s right to make The Commission for Presidential decision to withdraw. the former governor of Indiana, a decision about her own body,” Debates announced early Thursday But here’s why I am kind of what restrictions on abortion he’d but then shifted to talking about that, out of an abundance of caution, grateful that Trump is putting the like to see that state impose. He how the Trump administration the Oct. 15 debate would be staged kibosh on taking part in next week’s first talked about foreign policy, was urging the Supreme Court to virtually instead of indoors at the debate. The debate now stands then about whether Trump’s last- strike down the Affordable Care Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. cancelled but the gamesmanship minute Supreme Court nominee, Act. That’s important, granted, but The town hall format had called for displayed by Trump last week Amy Coney Barrett, would see Harris gave viewers no idea how far the candidates to be questioned by and by Vice President Mike her religious views challenged by she believed the right to an abortion members of the audience, which Pence during Wednesday’s vice Harris and other Democrats on the should extend. raised the risks of a coronavirus presidential debate has received policy oriented and productive. right to know more. Pence praised Senate Judiciary Committee. It was So Pence, the next time he spoke, outbreak. a lot of attention, which it Moderator Susan Page of USA the care Trump received, said “the forehead-slappingly bad. answered for her: “Joe Biden and Biden agreed to the change. deserved because it was extreme. Today held up her side of the transparency that they practised all He later came back to the issue, Kamala Harris support taxpayer Trump did not, saying in an But the most frustrating aspect bargain, posing pointed, potentially along the way will continue,” and but only to declare how “pro-life” funding of abortion all the way up interview on Fox Business, “I’m not of the debates has been how revealing questions about a series of then thanked Biden and Harris for he and Trump are. But what does to the moment of birth.” Is that going to waste my time on a virtual unenlightening they’ve been. Given major issues. Instead of answering, their expressions of concern. It was that mean in terms of restricting true? Harris didn’t respond, leaving debate. That’s not what debating is repeated opportunities to distil for however, the candidates delivered probably his most graceful dodge of the right of a woman to obtain an viewers _ and voters _ to wonder. all about.” Instead, the president Americans their differences and the broadsides their campaigns the night. abortion? Does he want them to be If the public has a right to know _ who’s still taking the steroid their plans for the next four years, wanted them to deliver. Given the opportunity to list illegal in all circumstances? Does anything, it’s what the candidates dexamethasone for his COVID-19 the candidates have largely whiffed. Nowhere was this more obvious the many open questions about he want doctors and nurses who plan to do on issues that are vitally infection _ will hold a campaign After the smouldering wreck of than when Page noted how Trump’s Trump’s health and the damning perform them to be prosecuted? important to them. And these rally. the Trump-Biden dust-up, many doctors had given misleading implications thereof _ for example, Does he want to outlaw the debates have failed to offer much I’ll admit, I was looking forward observers expected the debate or evasive answers about the “Why won’t he say when he last morning-after pill and other drugs on that front. So do we really need to watching Trump position between Pence and Sen. Kamala president’s health in recent days, tested negative for the virus?” that abortion opponents view as more of them? himself on the stage in Miami to Harris (D-Calif.) to be far more and asked whether the public had a Or, “Why did he receive the abortifacients? Even if you watched _GULF NEWS

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Sunday, October 11, 2020 international 9 Trump to hold 1st WH event after Covid-19 diagnosis Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) Blue Room Balcony, suggest- Black Americans to leave the Also on Friday, the Trump Mike Gwin said that “Trump On Thursday, White House US President Donald Trump ing that he will not be in close Democratic Party. campaign announced that the seems to be living in an al- physician Sean Conley had has planned to hold an event proximity to any one. “All attendees must bring a President will hold a rally in ternate reality where he isn’t said that Trump would be at the White House on Sat- According to an invite ob- mask with them and will be Florida on October 12. sick and contagious with Co- able to make a “safe return” urday, the first time since his tained by ABC News, the instructed to wear it on the It was confirmed by the vid-19”. to public events by Saturday, October 2 announcement event will feature “remarks White House Complex,” one President in a tweet, saying: “This decision is stunningly which marks 10 days since his that he and the First Lady had to peaceful protesters for law of the informed sources told “Will be in Sanford, Florida reckless and irresponsible, Covid-19 diagnosis, and that tested positive for the novel and order” by the President. ABC News. on Monday for a very big and it’s only the latest evi- he has responded “extremely coronavirus, according to me- Informed sources have said “All attendees must sub- rally.” dence that Trump has waved well” to his treatment. dia reports. that the gathering is in con- mit to a Covid-19 screen- Reacting to the announce- the white flag of defeat against The Centers for Disease A White House official told junction with a previously ing tomorrow morning. This ments of the White House this virus even as it kills thou- Control and Prevention (CDC) The Hill news website on Fri- planned event organized by will consist of a temperature all attendees is our priority event and also the Florida sands of Americans each week recommends that patients day that the President will ad- controversial conservative ac- check and a brief question- and following CDC guidelines rally, Democratic presidential and batters our economy,” self-isolate for at least 10 days dress attendants of the event tivist Candace Owens’ group naire. is strongly encouraged,” the nominee Joe Biden’s deputy ABC News quoted Gwin as after the onset of symptoms on the South Lawn from the Blexit, a campaign to urge “The health and safety of source added. direct response coordinator saying. from the coronavirus. Islamabad HC asks Sharif to appear by Nov 24 Venezuela’s National Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Abdul Hannan, consular at- before the court, especially so Electoral Council unveils new The Islamabad High Court tache at the Pakistan High as learned principal counsel (IHC) has asked former Paki- Commission, London, as well for appellant, namely Kha- voting machine stan Prime Minister Nawaz as Mohammad Mubashir waja Haris Ahmed, Senior Sharif to appear before it by Khan, director for Europe-I, Advocate of Supreme Court, November 24 to avoid being at the Foreign Ministry. stopped appearing in the declared a proclaimed of- Khan tendered as evidence matter after order dated Sep- fender. various documents to sub- tember 15, 2020. The IHC’s Registrar Office stantiate that efforts were “In this view of the mat- on Friday issued a written made in compliance with the ter, we are left with no op- order in the proceedings on court orders to effect service tion but to proceed further the appeal in Al-Azizia and of non-bailable warrants of under section 87 of the Code Avenfield corruption refer- arrest on Sharif. of Criminal Procedure, 1898, ences, reports Dawn news. A “The examination of state- and order issuance of proc- two-member division bench ments of above-mentioned above-mentioned appeals to warrants could not be effect- lamation for effecting service of the IHC issued the order. witnesses as well as the docu- ensure his attendance in the ed. It is not possible to con- and intimating the appellant Caracas, Oct 10 (IANS) “security and integrity in the On October 7, the court re- ments show that all-out ef- court as required under the clude in such circumstances to appear before the court on Authorities from Venezuela’s protection of information”. corded statements of Dildar forts were made for effecting law, the court order said. that appellant is unaware the date fixed,” Dawn news National Electoral Council Quintero added that the new Ali Abro, the first secretary service of non-bailable war- “Despite efforts, it is abun- about the pendency of appeal quoted the order as further (CNE) unveiled a new voting voting machine was “designed (consular affairs), and Rao rants of arrest on Sharif in the dantly clear that service of or the requirement to appear saying. machine model that will in Venezuela by Venezuelan be used in the country’s technicians” in order to “avoid upcoming December 6 dependence on providers”, UK PM to detail new Covid-19 measures on Oct 12 parliamentary elections. and includes new voting The president of the CNE, software that will “guarantee, London, Oct 10 (IANS) UK government was hoping from the worst impact”, the The details of each tier, Indira Alfonzo, explained above all, the secrecy of the Prime Minister Boris John- to “finalise these details as BBC quoted the letter as fur- including the level of infec- during the unveiling on Friday vote”. son will make a statement to soon as possible” amid “ris- ther saying. tion at which an area would that the machine “offers a “The principle of one MPs on October 12 detailing ing incidence in parts of the Under a three-tier system, qualify for it and the nature simple system that is easy voter one vote is guaranteed. new restrictions to slow the country”. areas will face differing rules of the restrictions, are being for the voter to experience”, We changed the entire spread of the novel coronavi- It also cites the “engage- based on case severity. debated this weekend. and that it also followed the authentication structure to rus in England. ment that is taking place Under the new restrictions, Pressure was mounting on necessary bio-safety protocols, guarantee that there cannot be A letter from Edward List- today and during the course pubs and restaurants could Johnson to consider tighter reports Xinhua news agency. identity theft,” he said. er, Johnson’s chief strategic of the weekend with local be closed in parts of northern restriction measures as the The rector of the CNE, More than 20 million adviser to MPs in the North authority leaders in your re- England and the Midlands country continues to see a Carlos Quintero, said that it Venezuelans will be eligible to West of England and seen by gion”. - where some of the highest sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. is “a modern machine with cast their ballots on December the BBC states that “it is very A set of measures being numbers of cases are occur- As of Saturday, the number essential technical elements” 6 to elect the 167 deputies of likely that certain local areas discussed “present difficult tween driving down trans- ring - while a ban on over- of coronavirus cases in the that can be adapted to the the National Assembly, who will face further restrictions”. choices. We must seek to mission, and safeguarding night stays is also being con- UK reached 578,390, while electronic voting system will hold office between 2021 The letter said that the strike the right balance be- our economy and society sidered. the death toll stood at 42,769. used in Venezuela, offering and 2026. Iraqi govt announces Afghan govt under scrutiny for alleged Merkel, German Mayors agree stricter historic agreement misuse of Covid-19 funds Covid-19 measures over disputed city Berlin, Oct 10 (IANS) to be strict rules for weddings Kabul, Oct 10 (IANS) incomplete information or former and current officials German Chancellor Angela and family celebrations, then Baghdad, Oct 10 (IANS) The Amid reports of a surge in refrained from providing of the Ministry of Public Merkel and Mayors of the this intervenes deeply in our Iraqi government has struck a the number of Covid-19 details about it,” said Sayed Health and a hospital country’s 11 largest cities private life and our freedom,” historic agreement with the semi- cases in Afghanistan, Ikram Afzali, the head of officials in some provinces have agreed that stricter said Merkel. autonomous region of Kurdistan the Kabul government is IWA. have been investigated. restrictions are immediately “But we are at a point where over the status of the disputed facing mounting criticism The Ministry of Finance “Investigation of the required to keep the Covid-19 we have to set priorities.” Yazidi city of Sinjar in Nineveh over alleged misuse of said the institutions that cases related to four infections rate below the If the number of new province. international funds to were assigned to fight provinces has been done. critical warning level of 50 Covid-19 infections in The agreement to restore battle the pandemic, the the health crisis have not Our colleagues are in the per 100,000 inhabitants over hotspots cannot be kept stability and normalize the media reported reported back about the process of concluding a seven-day period. below the critical warning situation in Sinjar came during A Kabul-based anti- scale and area of the fund them. They will soon issue At a press conference on level within 10 days at the a meeting on Friday between corruption organization, spending. their verdicts on it,” TOLO Friday, Merkel said that these latest, additional targeted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Integrity Watch “The overall money News quoted Jamshid were “crucial weeks” in the conference with the mayors. restrictions would become al-Kadhimi and officials from Afghanistan (IWA), on provided by international Rasouli, a spokesman for fight against the pandemic, The restrictions would unavoidable, a government the federal government and Friday said the government donors and the budget the Attorney General’s as cities across Germany include the extension of document said. officials from Kurdistan Regional was not ready to provide that was allocated by the Office, as saying. have reported significant the mandatory wearing of “The infection numbers Government (KRG), Xinhua the details of the money government for fighting On Friday, the Ministry increases in new cases in a face mask; size limits for might be rising, but we are news agency quoted an official it spent for combating the Covid-19 are estimated of Public Health on Friday recent days, reports Xinhua group gatherings in public anything but powerless,” statement as saying. pandemic, reports TOLO to 19.8 billion Afghanis,” reported 77 new Covid- news agency. and at private parties; and, if Merkel said, appealing to In the presence of Special News. said Shamroz Khan cases and two fatalities. “It has to be our goal necessary, the introduction the citizens to follow the Representative of the UN “The Afghan government Masjidi, spokesman for the As a result the overall to keep the number of of a curfew and possible Covid-19 rules. Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine has not been accountable Ministry. caseload in the country has infections within a range restrictions on the sale So far, Germany has Hennis-Plasschaert, the meeting in spending Covid-19 The Attorney General’s now increased to 39,639, where every infection of alcoholic beverages at reported more than 320,000 addressed administrative and budget, in many cases, Office said that some while the death toll stood can be traced,” Merkel restaurants and bars. coronavirus cases, while the security issues of Sinjar, which either they provided us cases of corruption against at 1,472. said following her video “I know that if there have death toll stood at 9,599. would help the return of the displaced people to the city, some 100 km west of Nineveh’s Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on ceasefire in Nagarno-Karbakh provincial capital Mosul, the former Caliphate of the Islamic Moscow, Oct 10 (IANS) with the facilitation of the agreed to begin practical statement. “All involved State (IS) terror group. Following weeks of renewed International Committee of talks with the mediation parties have confirmed their “The agreement would be the clashes, Armenia and the Red Cross and in line with of the OSCE Minsk Group adherence to the invariability beginning of solving the problems Azerbaijan have agreed on its regulations,” TASS News representatives on the peace of the negotiating process.” of all ethnically and religiously a ceasefire in the Nagorno- Agency quoted Lavrov as settlement in Nagorno- Renewed clashes between mixed areas in Iraq,” it noted. Karabakh region which will saying early Saturday citing a Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia The Iraqi government also begin on Saturday after 10 joint statement, signed by the “The Republics of erupted on September 27, pledged to make every effort to hours of negotiations in Foreign Ministers of Armenia Azerbaijan and Armenia, with intense battles raging search for hundreds of Yazidis Moscow, Russian Foreign and Azerbaijan. with the mediation of the in the disputed region who were kidnapped previously Minister Sergey Lavrov “Detailed parameters of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs of Nagorno-Karabakh, a by IS militants, according to the announced. the ceasefire regime will and based on the principles disputed territory which is statement. “A ceasefire is declared be agreed upon in the near of conflict settlements, begin internationally recognized It highlighted the importance of with the humanitarian aim future,” he added. practical negotiations with as part of Azerbaijan but Sinjar being “free of armed groups, of exchanging prisoners The announcement of the Foreign Ministers Jeyhun Karabakh conflict settlement the main task of reaching mostly governed by the both local and foreign”, noting the of war and other captured ceasefire came after trilateral Bayramov and Zohrab for more than 10 hours. the peace settlement as soon Republic of Artsakh, a de security in western Nineveh is the persons as well as to talks between Lavrov, Mnatsakanyan, respectively, The document also states as possible,” the Russian facto independent state with duty of the federal government. exchange bodies of victims Azerbaijani and Armenian held talks on the Nagorno- that Azerbaijan and Armenia Foreign Ministry said in a an Armenian ethnic majority. Indian Horizon 10 Business Sunday, October 11, 2020 US stocks rise as Wall Street eyes stimulus No change in petrol, diesel prices New York, Oct 10 (IANS) ending the day on an up- gressional lawmakers and for over a week now US stocks finished higher beat note. the Trump administration Kolkata, is also stable at Rs 76.86, Rs on Friday as Wall Street fo- US Treasury Secretary could bridge their differenc- 75.95 and Rs 73.99 respectively. cused on updates concern- Steven Mnuchin and House es and reach an agreement The price of petrol in Delhi, ing coronavirus stimulus. Speaker Nancy Pelosi on on the relief package before Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata The Dow Jones Industrial Friday continued talks sur- the presidential election on remains at Rs 81.06, Rs 87.74, Average increased 161.39 rounding potential corona- November 3. Rs 84.14 and Rs 82.59 per litre points, or 0.57 per cent, to virus relief package. Federal Reserve Chair- respectively. 28,586.90. The S&P 500 was Earlier this week, US Pres- man Jerome Powell on Petrol and diesel prices saw a up 30.30 points, or 0.88 per ident Donald Trump had Tuesday urged policymak- New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Fuel lot of volatility in the months of cent, to 3,477.13. The Nas- halted relief talks with Dem- ers to provide more fiscal consumers did not face any change July, August and September when daq Composite Index rose ocrats, then he reversed relief to households and in petrol and diesel prices for the prices moved up and down at 158.96 points, or 1.39 per with technology up 1.54 US-listed Chinese com- course and tweeted that he businesses hurt by the pan- entire week as stable global oil frequent intervals with diesel prices cent, to 11,579.94, Xinhua per cent, leading the gain- panies traded mostly high- wanted to pass legislation demic, warning a prolonged prices ensured that oil marketing witnessing steep fall lately. news agency reported. ers. Energy slipped 1.58 per er, with seven of the top 10 on aid to airlines and small slowing economic recovery companies did not need to go for a The development in the fuel Eight of the 11 primary cent, the worst-performing stocks by weight in the S&P businesses. could trigger typical reces- revision. Diesel price has stayed at market is in line with movement S&P 500 sectors advanced, group. US Listed China 50 index It is not clear whether con- sionary dynamics. the same level since last Saturday, of global oil prices. Crude prices completing one full week when the remained soft for most of the fuel did not see any revision. Petrol previous weeks and fell almost 10 Bank credit offtake remained poor in Apr-Sep: RBI report prices have been stable for a longer per cent to close to $ 40 a barrel a Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) all bank groups, especially turned negative,” said the period, completing 18 days on week back. In the last few days, it Although the banks remain foreign banks. report. Saturday. has risen and is now around $ 43 flush with liquidity and in- Credit growth of the pub- The deceleration in non- With no revision in fuel prices on a barrel. Continuing coronavirus terest rates lowered signifi- lic sector banks remained food credit growth was Saturday, in the national capital, pandemic has impacted oil demand cantly, credit offtake from modest, although with broad-based, with credit diesel continues to be priced at Rs and pushed down prices in the banks was very low and some uptick since March offtake slowing down in all 70.46 per litre. Similarly, prices of absence of any other trigger to lift “anaemic” during the first 2020. the major sectors. the fuel in Mumbai, Chennai and the markets. half of the current financial “Of the incremental cred- Though personal loans year (2020-21). it extended by the sched- and credit to agriculture The low credit offtake uled commercial banks registered some improve- Cess reduction to benefit can be attributed to the (SCBs) on a year-on-year ment in July 2020, the mo- weak demand and persis- the wake of the pandemic,” 5.1 per cent as of Septem- basis (September 27, 2019 mentum could not be sus- upstream oil and gas companies tent uncertainty amid the showed the Monetary Pol- ber 25, 2020, lower than 8.6 to September 25, 2020), tained in August. pandemic. icy Report for the October per cent a year ago, driven 62.3 per cent was provided Credit growth to services New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Ratings lowering the potential exploration, “During H1 2020-21, 2020 released by the Re- by weak momentum and by the public sector banks and industrial sectors has agency India Ratings and Research hampering increase in the output bank credit offtake was serve Bank of India (RBI). base effects. It noted that and 41.2 per cent by the pri- also tapered off after show- has opined that a cess reduction on of domestic crude and natural gas.” anaemic, reflecting weak It showed that non-food the slowdown in credit vate sector banks, while the ing some promise in the Q1 oil and gas sector is likely to benefit According to the agency, the demand and uncertainty in credit growth (y-o-y) was growth was spread across share of the foreign banks of FY21. upstream firms such as Oil and Nat- cess is calculated as a per cent of ural Gas Corporation and Oil India. the crude price realised by the up- “Together, these developments stream companies on their nomi- (likely cess reduction and change in nated blocks. Flipkart introduces 45-day paid festive internship for students the gas price regime), if implement- “During FY20, the upstream Bengaluru, Oct 10 aimed at helping students wandi (Maharashtra), Ulu- son, which will help gener- tory thermal screening be- ed, will be a big positive for their companies paid a total of INR148 (IANS) Ecommerce mar- gain critical skills in sup- beria and Dankuni (West ate more interest towards fore entering the facilities, cash flows from operations; how- billion in cess to the central govern- ketplace Flipkart on Satur- ply chain management Bengal) and Malur (Karna- the supply chain,” said maintaining social distanc- ever, this may not necessarily trans- ment on a total crude production day brought back its paid and create an ecosystem taka), Medchal (Telangana) Amitesh Jha, Senior Vice- ing while at work and use of late to higher free cash flows as the of 22.4MMT from the nominated internship programme of trained professionals for and several more, to identi- President, Flipkart. the Aarogya Setu app at all dividend payouts could increase,” blocks,” it said. Launchpad for undergrad- the e-commerce industry. fy meritorious students and Upon joining, students times, the company said. the agency said in a statement. “Given that bulk of upstream oil uate students from tier-II Over 2,000 students par- engage the selected ones at will be trained in various The exposure, Flipkart “These discussions come at the and gas production comes from cities and beyond to work ticipated in the internship its fulfilment centres. aspects of supply chain said, will help students back of the current lower crude and the nominated blocks on which the in its supply chain ahead of programme last year. “We are confident of management while fol- build long-term resiliency gas price environment, continued companies share a 20 per cent cess the festive season and the Flipkart said it is working providing an engaging and lowing strict practices that and agility in their opera- higher taxation (cess, royalty) and with the central government on the Big Billion Days sale. with educational institutes immersive working experi- prioritise their health and tions while upskilling them dividend distribution by these com- crude price realised, a higher cess The company said that across 21 locations includ- ence to our interns during safety. in this fast-changing exter- panies, which results in lower risk will result in lower profitability for the 45-day internship is ing Binola (Haryana), Bhi- the upcoming festive sea- This includes manda- nal scenario. capital available with them, thus them.” Russian nuclear power major Rosatom enters Stimulus hopes, healthy Q2 expectations to energy storage business keep sentiments high Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) Rus- ion energy storage devices - In stationary energy storage New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) inflation and industrial data terms of index also may be sia’s integrated nuclear power contracts previously conclud- systems, lithium-ion batteries The accelerated rise in equi- points. limited as and when it be- major Rosatom has floated a ed by a number of TVEL Fuel are used due to their unique ties will continue at least in “After a large weekly gain, gins. Banks seem to have new subsidiary RENERA to de- Company outfits - Cathode characteristics in terms of the near future, as investors the Nifty is close to a resis- some more upside in store.” velop and market lithium-ion Materials, NPO Centrotech number of cycles, voltage sta- expect a stimulus bonanza tance band of 12,113-12,246. The Reserve Bank made traction batteries for electric and Novosibirsk Chemical bility and energy efficiency, for the economy right before Hence the Index may inch an expected move last Fri- vehicles and energy storage Concentrates Plant. the nuclear power major said. the start of the festive sea- up gradually, we may see a day by retaining key lending systems, the company said. for emergency power supply, Module type lithium-ion Rosatom supplies the nucle- son. lot of stock and sector per- rates, but cheered investors According to Rosatom, the renewable energy resources traction batteries are widely in ar power plant equipment for Accordingly, traders are formances based on results and home buyers by giving newly incorporated RENERA and smoothing load demand. demand in the electric vehicle Nuclear Power Corporation of also expected to remain in- and other announcements,” a liquidity boost and an op- will develop and trade module Rosatom said the current market and are one of the most India Ltd (NPCIL) that build- vested on the back of antici- Deepak Jasani, Head of Re- timistic outlook. type lithium-ion traction bat- project portfolio includes over cost-efficient and technologi- ing four 1,000-MW atomic pated healthy quarterly re- tail Research at HDFC Secu- The RBI said it will resort teries for electric vehicles, as 120 ongoing and completed cally advanced solutions for power plants in Kudankulam sults and the Reserve Bank’s rities, told IANS. to on-tap long-term repo well as energy storage systems projects for supply of lithium- intralogistics. in Tamil Nadu. decision to continue with “For traders this is a good operations and open market the accommodative policy. period for short term flip- bond purchases to ensure However, volatility might ping. The support from RBI liquidity in the banking sys- Maruti readies for festive celebrations but with caution rise on account of profit in its recently concluded tem. It has also eased capital New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Last month, the auto major booking due to expensive MPC meet removes one requirements on home loans Despite an accelerated sales posted a rise of over 30 per cent propositions along with the macro concern.” to spur lending to the real es- run in the Covid era, automo- in its total sales. Accordingly, upcoming macro-economic “Hence the correction in tate sector. bile major Maruti Suzuki is still the company’s total sales rose cautiously optimistic about to 160,442 units in Septem- offtake prospects during the ber 2020 from 122,640 units SpiceJet operates maiden charter flight to Georgia upcoming festive season. sold during the corresponding New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Indians and foreign Traditionally, the festive month of last year. Budget airline SpiceJet nationals in the days to period is regarded as the Similarly, in August, the auto on Saturday operated its come,” said Debashis Saha, prime sales season in India major had reported a year-on- maiden charter flight to Vice President, Regulatory with brands focusing on new year rise in total sales. Its over- Georgia flying 176 students and Government Affairs, launches and shoring up off- all offtake in August had risen from Chennai to Tbilisi. from countries such as UK, SpiceJet. take performance. by 17.1 per cent in total sales Accordingly, the airline will Italy, Canada, Philippines, The airline has also However, Covid-19’s impact “We are optimistic about the ment downside. So our opti- to 124,624 units from 106,413 operate another charter Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, operated more than 8,200 is expected to diminish some festive season sales,” Maruti mism is muted a bit because of units sold during the corre- flight to Georgia from Kochi Russia, Netherlands, UAE, cargo flights and transported of the vigour during this sea- Suzuki India’s Executive Di- this.” Lately, a sustained trend sponding period of 2019. on Sunday for 174 Indian Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, over 60,000 tonnes of cargo son. Nevertheless, low base, rector for Marketing and Sales in pent-up demand along with Besides, it has stocked up students. Lebanon, Bangladesh, - carrying medicines and rising rural consumption and Shashank Srivastava told IANS. slow-but-sure acceleration in inventory at dealerships for The airline has played a Maldives, Uzbekistan, medical equipment and somewhat urban demand “A caveat here is that this economic activity has led to what just might turn up to be key role in repatriating more Turkmenistan and Sri Lanka. fruits and vegetables to all shoots are expected to drive time there could be headwinds higher automobile sales in In- the healthiest festive season in than 1.6 lakh stranded Indian “We will continue our corners of India and the growth. because of the Covid senti- dia on a sequential basis. terms of sales. and foreign nationals to and efforts in helping more world since March 25, 2020.

air traffic is concerned, it has reduced to less than half of is that the traffic is still only now, which is between 45- Unfazed AirAsia India sees sustained pax been highly directional be- passengers.” 35 per cent of the pre-Covid 50 per cent of our pre-Covid tween metro and non-metro “As young India starts re- levels on a year-on-year ba- capacity now, and expect a growth, to induct more aircraft cities, though we are now suming work and planning sis and we have a long way steady rise as we near the fes- New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) with the planned induction of getting more evened out with beginning to see the metro- holidays this festive season, to go”. “We anticipate the tive period.” Despite market speculations 5 fully-owned aircraft which the emergence of metro-to- metro traffic coming back.” we expect this number to fur- road to recovery to be gradual He elaborated that al- over its future, AirAsia India will bring down the average metro demand. “Passenger demographics ther increase.” and steady; we are cautiously though uncertainty continues foresees a sustained passenger fleet age to around three years. Not responding to specula- have changed significantly However, Bhaskaran point- optimistic about the festive to impact the demand, there demand to power its growth in In terms of passenger tion but affirming passengers’ with the proportion of under ed out that despite encourag- season that is coming up,” he is a sizable domestic market the coming quarter. Accord- growth, the company conced- belief in the brand, Sunil Bhas- 29- year-olds increasing to ing traffic growth which has said. dependent on leisure travel ingly, the pandemic-battered ed that despite directional im- karan, CEO and MD, AirAsia nearly half of the total pas- been witnessed over the last “We are already operating that will hopefully open up airline is in fact going ahead balance in traffic, the trend is India, told IANS: “So far as the sengers and those over 40 few weeks, “the harsh reality more than 100 daily flights later this year. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Sunday, October 11, 2020

Sharjah, Oct 10 (IANS) defeats has also coincided Rajasthan Royals (RR) on with a downturn in form for The players make captaincy easy Friday succumbed to their Smith and Sanju Samson. fourth consecutive defeat with On Friday, Smith scored for me, says Shreyas a 46-run loss to the dominant 24, which was the first Delhi Capitals (DC) here. time in four games that he Sharjah, Oct 10 (IANS) plans really well," said Shreyas is commendable, even the way After the match, Rajasthan crossed over into double Delhi Capitals (DC) captain in the post-match presentation the support staff is managing the captain Steve Smith said that digits. Samson, meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer hailed his team ceremony. team meetings," he said. while the bowlers did a good scored 5, which follows up mates for their performance "The surface did surprise us, "I think the mixture in our job to restrict DC to 184/8, on scores of 8, 4 and 0 in the after they recorded a 46-run we were also going to bowl first team is really good and we have which is the first time a team last three matches. win over Rajasthan Royals with the dew factor. Thankfully worked on our combinations. scored less than 200 batting “At the moment it doesn’t (RR) on Friday. it went in our favour." The boys have shared their first in Sharjah in this IPL, the seem to be going our way. This was DC's third DC ended their innings on thoughts pre-tour and their team is underperforming in I’m not batting too well consecutive win in the IPL and 184/8 and then managed to strengths and weaknesses, pressure situations. either.I did feel good tonight it came despite the fact that dismiss RR for just 138 runs in everyone is good in taking “We are not playing good with the bat but didn’t get they scored the lowest ever 19.4 overs. All six players who responsibility. enough over the 40 overs, hold of one that I feel I score by a team batting first bowled for the team on the day If one player goes down and not executing when the should have,” he said.All- this season in Sharjah. got at least one wicket. someone will pick him up. I pressure is coming on and you rounder Ben Stokes joins "I'm really happy with the "I am enjoying captaincy am happy with how we are can’t win many games that the team after completing way we came out in the second because the players make it really progressing and hoping to way,” Smith said. his mandatory quarantine innings. We thought it was an easy, especially the bowlers. maintain the momentum. We “The bowlers did a good job, on Saturday. under par score but the ball They switch in really fast, know can't take anything lightly and and I don’t think the wicket was stopping on the wicket their plans and the way they need to come with our plans, was as good as it has been WE ARE NOT EXECUTING WHEN THE and the bowlers executed their execute it in pressure situations execute them well." here, a bit stoppy tonight, and we gave away 10-15 extra runs. PRESSURE IS ON: SMITH We have to remain positive, French Open: Novak Djokovic survives Tsitsipas and turn things around quickly,” he added.The run of fightback, to face Nadal in final

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Paris, Oct 10 (IANS) World in the whole contest, on his The Swimming Federation no.1 Novak Djokovic survived 11th opportunity. Djokovic of India (SFI) on Saturday a fightback from fifth seed saved set point in game 12 but launched a video campaign Stefanos Tsitsipas in their a sensational Tsitsipas down- to emphasise on the key French Open semi-final to the-line forehand winner saw guidelines and communicated book a title clash against the 22-year-old break again to to all the state units to ensure the rampant Rafael Nadal. force a fourth set. implementation of the SOPs Djokovic beat Tsitsipas 6-3, Tsitsipas claimed a fifth as their top priority and work Implementation of 6-2, 5-7, 4-6 in a match that game in a row to leap to a 2-0 with the state governments/ lasted three hours and 54 advantage in the fourth set. But local authorities to facilitate swimming SOPs top minutes. that just prompted Djokovic to activities to resume from This was the fourth time in snatch the momentum right October 15 outside Djokovic’s career where he was back as he drew level. containment zones. priority, says SFI taken to five sets in the semi- From 40-15 up, Djokovic The Sports Ministry on final stage at Roland-Garros. got broken in the 10th game Friday issued the Standard the ministry officials to have state units and swimming A double break helped on a netted drop shot attempt Operating Procedures for sought SFI recommendation centres in the country who Djokovic take command of the to enter a deciding set against reopening of swimming pools while drafting the same," train competitive swimmers second set and a late break in Tsitsipas. outside the containment stated Monal Chokshi, to ensure these SOPs are the third saw him serve for the He was quick to reverse zones across the country in Secretary General, SFI."These implemented while they plan match at 5-4.Tsitsipas clung on the momentum in the fifth. which one of the noticeable guidelines are sacrosanct to resume training on top though, saving a match point to draw level, finally converting Djokovic raced to a double- wrapped up the win in three points is that not more than and we have encouraged all priority" she added. before breaking his opponent a break point for the first time break lead in the decider and hours and 54 minutes. 20 swimmers will be allowed to train during one particular session at the Olympic-sized LOOKING FORWARD TO HOST MANY MORE BIG TOURNAMENTS AT KALINGA STADIUM: HI pool.The SOP applies to all SAI and non-SAI centres wherein New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) new galleries, one on north Officiating President, Hockey at the Kalinga Stadium in training of sportspersons The Kalinga Stadium has and other on the south side, India said, "Providing the the future," he added.The may resume, provided no completed a two-year were added to the iconic best facilities for our players Kalinga stadium, which has orders of the local authorities milestone since being venue, making it a total of four and fans is a top most priority come to be known as one of prohibit such facilities to refurbished for the Hockey grand stands. and we are always grateful the best hockey stadiums in resume operations."As men's World Cup held in The opening of the to Odisha government for the world, has hosted many soon as the MYAS SOP for Bhubaneswar in 2018. refurbished Kalinga Stadium sharing this vision.""It has top level tournaments since swimming was issued on Before the World Cup, both was marked with an been fantastic to see the way the men's World Cup 2018. Friday, we have circulated practice and main turfs were exhibition match between the Kalinga Stadium has been The competitions include the document to all our state re-laid with new blue turf as hockey legends Dhanraj appreciated by one and all FIH Men's Series Finals, FIH units. We find the document per the FIH specifications. The Pillay and Dilip Tirkey's in the last two years. We are Hockey Olympic Qualifiers to be comprehensive and well- capacity of the main stadium teams on October 10, 2018. looking forward to organising (Men and Women) and FIH conceived. We are thankful to was increased to 15,000. Two Gyanendro Ningombam, many more big tournaments Hockey Pro League. NBA Finals: Butler’s triple-double keeps Miami Heat in hunt Orlando, Oct 10 (IANS) With Butler.Though star rookie team-mates for his exceptional The Heat had a slender one- Lakers and Heat exchanged 16.8 seconds left and 108-109 Tyler Herro wrapped up the performance.“I got a hell of point lead at the end of the first leads multiple times in the on the scoreboard, all that game with two free throws to a group of guys around me quarter and looked to build final quarter, however, Butler Los Angeles Lakers had to do keep his team in the equation, that make my job a lot easier. on it in the next one, however, laboured his way through was get one basket to clinch Butler’s 47-minute triple- I’m fortunate for those guys LeBron James scored 15 points and ensured that Heat will their record-equalling 17th double performance (35p, 11a, because when I pass it to them, in the second to ensure the continue to fight for the title in NBA title. However, it wasn’t 12r) on Friday forced a Game they make shots. When I get Heat don’t run away with the Game 6 on Sunday. to be as Miami Heat held their 6.The 31-year old became only beat going to the rim, they’re game. After attaining a four- James, who top-scored for nerves to pull off a 111-108 win the sixth player in NBA Finals there. So, we’re in this thing point lead at the end of the the Lakers with 40 points, in Game 5 of the 2020 NBA history to record multiple together and they give me a first half, the Heat scored 28 said that Miami Heat makes Finals, again on the broad and triple-doubles in the same lot of confidence to go out points in the third quarter to their opponents pay for every strong shoulders of Jimmy title series. He credited his there and hoop,” said Butler. lead by six points at 88-82.The mistake they make. TENDULKAR PRESENTS ‘GIFT OF LIFE’ Polish teen Swiatek beats Kenin CERTIFICATES TO ̉̈ KIDS 6-4, 6-1, wins French Open Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Ten Covid-19-enforced lockdown with congenital heart defects, seriously ill, but fortunate, made things difficult for the according to the statement. back in as Australian Open children who recovered from family, but Shivam received free During the interaction, the champion Kenin began to find serious illnesses received ‘Gift of cost treatment Sai Sanjeevani tiny tots asked Tendulkar some her range on Court Philippe- of Life’ certificates from cricket Hospital in Haryana, said a questions, like how to be healthy Chatrier. icon Sachin Tendulkar, with statement from the hospital. like him after having undergone The teenager again secured the youngest being Shivam, Tendulkar interacted with such complex surgeries. the break and held a set point a five-month-old child from the children and presented The batting master graciously on serve, only to be broken at Nepal, who was detected with the certificates virtually. responded with his words of 5-3. She however made up for an extremely complex heart The occasion was the wisdom, guiding and inspiring the missed chance when she ailment. commemoration of 1,000 these little children, who will broke the American's serve While Pooja gave birth successful heart surgeries one day become strong, able, for the third time to secure the to Shivam in Lucknow, of underprivileged children contributing citizens of India. Paris, Oct 10 (IANS) Iga opening set after 50 minutes. her husband in Nepal was performed at Sri Sathya “It is truly commendable Swiatek on Saturday became Kenin had fought through devastated when he got to Sai Sanjeevani Centres for that while the entire world is the first Polish player to win a four three-set matches from know that his child whom Child Heart Care amidst the experiencing unprecedented Grand Slam as she beat Sofia her six matches coming into he had not even seen was Covid-19 pandemic.These times, here is one solid Kenin 6-4, 6-1. Swiatek, 19, the final, including twice from diagnosed with TAPVC (total centres, located in the states team who have not stopped is the youngest French Open a set down, and began the her leg re-strapped, Kenin anomalous pulmonary venous of Chhattisgarh, Haryana and working and continue to champion since Rafael Nadal second set with a break.But it was unable to break the Pole's connection), a fatal disease, and Maharashtra in India, provide do their noble work. This in 2005, who was also aged was the only time she would momentum as she powered needed anything between Rs.7 free of cost surgeries and is a clear reflection of 19.After racing to a 3-0 lead in lead all set.Following an off- through the second set in just lakh and Rs.8 lakh for operation. interventions to children born their selflessness and their the first set, Swiatek was reeled court injury time-out to have 31 minutes. ENTERTAINMENT IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Sunday, October 11, 2020 ̉̊

ctress Ravee- PULKIT SAMRAT WILL WEAR TV COUPLE na Tandon RAVEENA Ais all set to TANDON TO BANGLES IF 'LAXMMI BOMB' PUJA resume shooting for a web series SHOOT WEB ISN'T BUMPER HIT post lockdown. The BANERJEE, yet-to-be revealed SERIES IN ctor Pulkit Samrat on where Akshay's character web project will be Friday announced says that he will wear ban- KUNAL shot in scenic Dal- DALHOUSIE Athat he would wear gles if he comes face to face housie, Himachal bangles if the upcoming with ghosts someday. Pradesh. Akshay Kumar-starrer Lax- Pulkit's tweet is inspired VERMA "I am looking mmi Bomb is anything less by the dialogue.Replying forward to resume than a bumper hit. to Pulkit's tweet, Akshay BLESSED shooting, but it is Pulkit tweeted from his wrote: "Thank you. Aapke important for us to verifi ed account: "Agar yeh munh mein ghee shakkar take safety precau- picture bumper hit nahin (here's hoping what you WITH A tions. We have hui to main choodiyan said comes true)." travelled by adher- pehen loonga) I will wear Several Bollywood ce- BABY BOY ing to all Covid-19 bangles if this fi lm is not a lebrities reacted to "Lax- guidelines. bumper hit)!! What an en- mmi Bomb"s trailer on ctors Puja Banerjee stagram story."It's a baby baby bump."Awaiting," Personally I am tertainer!!!" Twitter."Lovvee the trailer and Kunal Verma boy. Many congratulations she had captioned the very particular His tweet came in re- @akshaykumar sir!! Espe- Ahave become par- to you both," one of the post.Puja and Kunal had a about safety and sponse to an earlier tweet cially the saree bits! That ents to a baby boy.Kunal posts read.Kunal replied registered wedding earlier hygiene during by Akshay, where the su- WALK! Fabbb. Good luck shared the news with fans with a short 'thank you' this year and, reportedly, these COVID times perstar shared the trailer to the entire team!," tweet- on Instagram. He also note: "Ty".Two days ago, they will soon tie the knot and the entire cast of the horror comedy.In ed Kriti Sanon. re-posted congratulatory the couple shared a pic- in a traditional manner. and crew will be the trailer, there is a scene IANS messages of friends on In- ture where Puja fl aunts her IANS adhering to strict social distancing norms," Raveena #HAPPYBIRTHDAYSSRAJAMOULI : shared. Raveena will next be seen in "KGF: AJAY DEVGN, JR NTR, ALIA BHATT AND Chapter 2", which is a follow-up of OTHERS POUR IN WISHES FOR THE BAAHUBALI DIRECTOR the the blockbuster "KGF: Chapter 1", SS RAJAMOULI'S RRR FEATURES JR NTR, RAM CHARAN, ALIA BHATT, AJAY starring Kannada star Yash. Actor DEVGN, SHRIYA SARAN AND OLIVIA MORRIS IN KEY ROLES. Sanjay Dutt, who is currently under- roles. Talking about Ajay Devgn's going a medical character, SS Rajamouli earlier Bigg Boss : Hina Khan’s treatment, will play said, the actor exudes honesty and pictures in a yellow-floral a pivotal role in the integrity and that's why he is apt second part. for the part. The period drama is pantsuit are worth a IANS being made on an insane budget of Rs. 350 crore. second look VAANI The magnum opus has already ina Khan aka KAPOOR IN started setting benchmarks as it HSher Khan is back broke the pre-release business of in Bigg Boss. Yes, she CHANDIGARH India's biggest blockbuster, Baa- has entered the Bigg hubali 2 (also directed by SS Raja- Boss 14 house as a TO SHOOT FOR mouli) by a huge margin. Toofani senior along AYUSHMANN All the rights of the fi lm have been with Sidharth Shukla bought at record prices and reports and Gauahar Khan. KHURRANA suggest that it has already earned Hina Khan was the fi- over Rs. 400 crore from South India nalist of Bigg Boss 11, CO˨STARRER and overseas markets alone. and she was known ctress Vaani The fi lm, which was scheduled for the stylish outfits Kapoor is on way opular fi lmmaker SS and others shared beautiful to release in July was pushed to she wore. This season Ato Chandigarh, to Rajamouli, who is wishes for the blockbuster January 2021 and now the fi lm- is no different, where start shooting her new Pknown for helming director on their social me- maker has confi rmed that it has we have again seen fi lm opposite Ayush- blockbusters like Baahu- dia account. been postponed due to the global Hina Khan flaunting mann Khurrana. bali franchise, Magadheera, Talking about Raja- crisis of coronavirus. her gorgeous outfits. The fi lm directed by Eega and many others, is mouli's RRR, the makers In a webinar conducted by Film Courtesy : Bollywood- Abhishek Kapoor is celebrating his 47th birth- resumed the shoot recently Companion, SS Rajamouli said life set to begin fi lming in day today. While the fans after the lockdown. The pe- that they will reschedule the re- Chandigarh soon, Vaani are waiting for his upcom- riod drama features Jr NTR, lease of Ram Charan and Jr NTR aims to arrive early in ing magnum opus RRR, ce- Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, starrer once the core team meets WHY TWINKLE KHANNA the city to follow the lebs like Ajay Devgn, Jr NTR, Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and review the situation. quarantine process Alia Bhatt, Rana Daggubati and Olivia Morris in key Courtesy : Bollywoodlife before she gets down WON'T RETURN TO ACTING to work."It's a lovely, heart-rendering fi lm. uthor and former an author and fi lm pro- quitting as an actress."I "Tweak India", and her to our children and the from the dilemma many I have always wanted actress Twinkle ducer in recent years. She don't think I quit because new books, "What's In subliminal messages we people face every morn- to work with Abhishek AKhanna has re- admits roles for female there were no good roles. Your Dabba?" and "When are embedding in their ing -- of what to pack in Kapoor, having been so vealed why she has no characters were not writ- It is just a space I have I Grow Up I Want To heads. Real-life heroes the dabbas (tiffi n boxes). inspired by his fi lms. interest in returning to ten as substantially back left far behind. The spot- Be"."‘When I Grow Up help inspire our children The dilemma, Twinkle This feels like an amaz- acting.Daughter of Rajesh in the day when she acted light gives me a bit of a I Want To Be' is a book and make them feel that says, is a big one for us be- ing opportunity to be Khanna and Dimpla Ka- in fi lms in the nineties, heat stroke, to be hon- for children about real- they can achieve great- cause "we are just not a na- a part of his vision. Ay- padia, and married to as compared to today. est," Twinkle told IANS. life heroes. It came about ness as well," she said. tion that steps out at lunch ushmann is one of the Akshay Kumar, Twinkle However, that is not a Currently, Twinkle is from a discussion about Her other book, "What's to pick up a sandwich". most talented actors of has carved her space as reason she would cite for excited about her show, the kind of books we read In Your Dabba", stemmed IANS our generation and I'm only thrilled about our fi rst fi lm together being untitled fi lm is slated to release 'Kundali Bhagya' stars Dheeraj Dhoopar, a beautiful love story," AMITABH BACHCHAN in 2022. The multi-lingual fi lm Vaani said. is backed by the South Indian In the yet-untitled production house Vyjayanthi Shraddha Arya choreograph fi lm, Ayushmann plays SHARES HIS WORK Movies, popular for projects an athlete. The fi lm is such as "Mahanati", "Agni dance for show pitched as a progressive SCHEDULE Parvatam" and "Indra". ctors Dheeraj love story and is set in This is the fi rst time Prab- Dhoopar and north India. It is slated ollywood veteran Am- has collaborates with Big AShraddha Arya cho- to release worldwide in itabh Bachchan has B or Deepika. The two reographed a dance se- theatres next year. Bshared his busy work Bollywood stars have quence on the set of their IANS schedule with fans on social earlier worked to- show Kundali Bhagya media. gether in the fi lms with the help of the cre- (Swati Kapoor) is hell- Big B posted an Instagram "Aarakshan" and ative team. bent on taking revenge, picture from a recording stu- "Piku". Shraddha, who plays the and this romantic dance dio, where he is seen sitting in Big B's other up- role of Preeta in the show, will be a sort of relief and front of a mic and looking at coming projects are said: "We were very excit- reassurance for #Pre- a screen. He wears a track- Nagraj Manjule's ed to shoot this particular eRan (Preeta and Karan) suit and a face mask. "Jhund", the Emraan scene as we know how fans that both of them "At work .. KBC from 9 am Hashmi co-starrer much our fans like seeing deep down know that to 9 pm .. and after that here "Chehre", and Ayan Karan (Dheeraj) and Pre- they love each other, and at recording .." he wrote Mukerji's action fan- eta together."Explaining no external force can alongside the image. tasy drama "Brah- the current track on the separate them." The veteran, who turns 78 mastra", co-starring show, she said: "Mahira IANS on Sunday, is all set to star Ranbir Kapoor, Alia in a new multi-lingual mega Bhatt, Mouni Roy Karan and Preeta groove on the romantic song "Aap humari jaan ban gaye". Shraddha, who plays project co-starring Telugu su- and Telugu superstar perstar Prabhas and actress Nagarjuna. the role of Preeta in the show, said: "We were very excited to shoot this particular scene as we Deepika Padukone.The yet- IANS know how much our fans like seeing Karan (Dheeraj) and Preeta together."

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